Mr. Carmack Signals Shift in Scene Protesters’ Rights

MONDAY,Campus FEBRUARY 27, 2017 / VOLUME 144, ISSUE 5 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org DLH Event Offers Lesson in Mr. Carmack Signals Shift in Scene Protesters’ Rights

By SAM PASSANISI SENIOR STAFF

Now is more important than ever to exercise your rights, sophomore Justin Delinois told the assembled students, an audience that included members of the Douglass Leadership House (DLH) and a bevy of visitors. Delinois was referring to DLH’s “Lounge Lesson” for the month of February: “Black Activism: Know Your Rights.” Delinois, who led the event, explained that the evening would address the topic of black TIANYI MA / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER activism in a broad sense, with Mr. Carmack performs his set in the Douglass Ballroom last Saturday night. a focus on the legal rights of By ISABEL DRUKKER music and hip hop.” mind for Dandelion Day so from playing his own music, protesters and other activists. A&E EDITOR The audience was filled with we thought that this would be claiming it was “not ready for He introduced Iman Abid, a a combination of students a popular and fun genre for the the world yet.” representative from the New It’s not rare to see Mr. Car- from RIT, UR, and groups of semester.” Rouchdi has been a DJ for York branch of the American mack’s smile while onstage. At Rochester locals. Members of Carmack used his time on- roughly seven years. He origi- Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), least, that was the case when the crowd brought glow sticks, stage to promote his upcoming nates from Atlanta, Georgia, who spoke for the better part he performed at the Spring light-up hula-hoops, and LED album with new music, as well where he was inspired early in of an hour on the legal rights Performance in the Douglass light gloves. as announcing that the night high school to seek out dance and restrictions activists might Ballroom on Saturday night. “This year we’ve been trying marked a month of being sober, music. face when attending rallies and Aaron Carmack is a music especially hard to get diverse to which the audience cheered. Rouchdi began producing his marches. maker who hails from Ho- events,” senior and SPB co- The show was opened by the own music two years ago, along “You can speak to anything nolulu. His style is a mix of president Lauren Birnbaum DJ Dopamine, UR’s own junior with junior Nick Henrichs, who [on public land] as long as it EDM/synth which his personal said. “We had an alternative Amine Rouchdi who played performs under the name Szoul. doesn’t condone any violence,” website describes as the “hinge act come during the fall and “hype-electronic type” music Together, they use the software she told the audience. to the doorway between dance we have a specific genre in for the show. Rouchdi refrained Ableton. She noted that the protec- SEE PAGE 3 tion of free speech extends to CARMACK the distribution of leaflets and literature as well, with the same URWB Scoring More Efficiently Than Since 2003 Students caveats. The summer of 2016 saw UR Women’s Question some of the largest #Black- LivesMatter rallies ever orga- Basketball stats Planned nized in Rochester, Abid noted, underlie strong season but those rallies also saw the iZone arrests of 74 people. By TREVOR WHITESTONE By AMANDA MARQUEZ So what rights does one have SPORTS EDITOR NEWS EDITOR when encountering police? Abid explained that the UR Women’s Basketball With the construction of ACLU endorses civil disobe- (URWB) is in the midst of the Barbara J. Burger iZone dience, and that it’s better to another strong season. The pro- slated for May, students who walk away unharmed from an gram has had winning records in attended last Tuesday’s Riv- interaction and take legal ac- 15 of the past 16 seasons, and has er Campus Libraries (RCL) tion later. clinched another such record this Forum questioned the new With that said, Abid ex- season, sitting at 17–8. space’s practicality. plained how to exercise one’s It’s difficult for a team to “I’m just a little bit con- Fifth Amendment right to re- distinguish itself with such a TREVOR WHITESTONE / SPORTS EDITOR fused with some of the pur- main silent (by announcing it), prestigious history, but this Junior forward Al Leslie dishes a ball to a teammate. poses of it,” one attendee and that citizens may legally year’s Yellowjackets are doing which is more than the typical So, for example, if a statistic said. “The booths are some- refuse to comply with a search something more efficiently than URWB team but still a strong is in the 80th percentile, this is thing that just got put into of their belongings—although any URWB team since at least figure in Division III. It is also, equivalent to that team would Rush Rhees, the collaborative the officer may legally (or not) 2003–scoring the ball. however, nine points worse than outperform 80 percent of URWB rooms are something that we search you regardless. It’s also They are scoring at a rate that of last year’s squad. in that statistic (even though only just put into Douglass, and legal to calmly leave, if you of 100.6 points per 100 pos- Previously, we looked at how 14 seasons were sampled, one just last week a bunch of us aren’t actually under arrest. sessions, a five point increase URBB fared versus its program can scale up to 100). were looking around in the li- Abid urged activists to have from last season, and the second history in Dean Oliver’s Four The rows of the table contain brary and could not find a seat the name of an attorney at hand time they’ve exceed 100 in this Factors. The same can be done an offensive, defensive, and net to sit down and study at.” when protesting, and to consult figure,which is also known as for URWB. Instead of using Z- version of each statistic. Defen- The iZone, a planned work- the ACLU’s online pamphlets ORtg, in the studied timespan. scores as done previously, the sive statistics pertain to what the space rehaul that will focus on encounters with FBI agents, At the same time, their defense estimated percentile within pro- team allowed opponents to do in on collaborative work, will immigration officers, and law has allowed an adjusted ORtg of gram history will be estimated that area, and the net statistic is essentially replace what is enforcement personnel. 84.5 points per 100 possessions, (using a normal distribution). the difference between the of- currently Information Tech-

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LOUNGE LESSON FROM PAGE 1 a discussion of activism in Activists should also take general, covering topics such as care to remember care to criminal justice, LGBT rights, remember that their rights racial equality, and animal on private property—which rights, among numerous others. includes campus and other He gave a brief lecture on private universities such as a number of black activists, RIT—may differ from those including Mary McLeod Bet- on public property. hune, a 20th-century educator Abid explained, in response who sought to improve educa- to a student question, that the tion for African-Americans; Department of Public Safety Wangari Maathai, one of officers wouldn’t need a war- Kenya’s first environmental rant to enter and search a dorm activists; Marvelyn Brown, an room or a car. actress and AIDS activist; and After speaking and answer- Jimmie Briggs, an investigative ing questions for the better journalist whose focus is on / PHOTO EDITOR YIYUN HUANG part of an hour, Abid turned human rights. AIDS REMEMBRANCE QUILT ON DISPLAY AFTER 23 YEARS the floor back over to Delinois, Passanisi is a member of who wrapped up the event with the Class of 2017. The Aids Remembrance Quilt, signed in 1994 by UR students and community members who had friends or family affected by AIDS, was on display in Lam Square and accompanied by a reception last Thursday. CORRECTIONS A news article in the Feb. 20 issue about the Dandyhacks PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE hackathon incorrectly lsited senior Anis Kallel’s last name as “Kalleo.” It has been corrected in the online version of the story. Fraternity Houses Damaged (1) & (2) FEB. 18—The front door to Theta Chi and a railing The Feb. 8 entry in the SA Senate Summary online incorrectly inside Sigma Chi were damaged. listed Rebecca Mooney and Jordan Smith as senators. They are former senators. It has been corrected. Suspicious People at Zornow Courts FEB. 21—Two non-University-affiliated people were ob- served entering an unsecured door in the Zornow Ath- 2 letic Center. They were warned and advised. 1 4 DO YOU LIKE Headphones Stolen from Pit (4) FEB. 21—A student reported that their headphones were taken from the Pit. WRITING 5 REPORTING Car Parked in Intercampus Dr. Lot Hit (5) FEB. 22—A vehicle parked in the Intercampus Drive MUSIC Lot was struck by another vehicle that fled the area. POLITICS Car Parked in Kendrick Lot Hit FEB. 22—A vehicle in Kendrick Lot was struck by an- FILM other vehicle that fled the area. MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS SPORTS Information provided by the Department of Public Safety. LITERATURE THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS DESIGN TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 28 THURSDAY | MARCH 2 DRAWING LOVE YOUR BODY SCREENING INTERNATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM GOERGEN ATHLETIC CENTER, 5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M. TODD THEATRE, 7 P.M.-9 P.M. UHS will be providing free screening for eating disorders This is the opening night of International Theatre Pro- as part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. gram’s performance of “That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her,” a dark comedy containing themes relating to social media and social justice. AND MORE?

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ON FACEBOOK MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 SA Constitution Rewrite Underway SafeZone Training Sparks Dialogue By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT opinion, needs to be checked,” By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT community that I am barely con- issues that LGBTQ+ individuals NEWS EDITOR NEWS EDITOR junior Senator Cindy Molina, a nected to,” freshman Jacqueline face in our gendered and het- signatory, told the Campus Times. Sanchez said. “It helped me eronormative society,” senior The Students’ Association (SA) “Processes like [appeals], when The Paul J. Burgett Intercul- understand more of the world Carlos Rojas said. “Even as a Government has been rewriting ARC and SAAC are under the tural Center (BIC) held its first around [me], and not just the gay man, my experiences are its constitution since December, legislative branch, are the kinds SafeZone Training Monday, parts of it that affect me. I also limited. Through this training, a move that ultimately must be of things put in to check a specific kicking off monthly training ses- just want to be a better listener I particularly reflected on how voted on and approved by the organization’s power, and we have sions designed to spark dialogue and the training helped me pre- I could better support gender student body. a number of organizations here on and increase understanding of pare to be a better one.” minorities like the transgender But the effort is, according SA campus, and the budgets of those the issues facing the LGBT The training also presented people in this campus.” members on the task force under- organizations are extremely rel- community. participants with a variety of The BIC intends to hold taking it, behind schedule. And, evant and crucial to the way they The training, according to BIC statements and scenarios. For identical training sessions once some of the proposed changes to are run and to student life.” program assistant and senior each situation, attendees shared a month—the next is on March the structure of SA have met oppo- Mavrelis felt the senators’ con- Michael Hellman, has been in their thoughts on how they would 20—and also to provide on- sition from within the government. cerns were unfounded. the works for three years and respond. demand training sessions for “We started this process a little “I think not enough information has been worked on by a team For example, in response to a student organizations and clubs. later than anticipated,” Elections was given to senators,” Mavrelis consisting of Hellman, senior scenario in which a student drops Hellman hopes the success and Rules Committee Chair Jake said. “I think what the senators are Nico Tavella, and BIC graduate a course because their professor of the BIC’s SafeZone training Braniecki said. “Nothing is set in thinking is that SAAC and ARC assistant Jay Skye. The BIC’s is refusing to use their preferred sessions will lead to similar stone. We are still in the basic talks are looking to be completely sepa- preparatory work included at- name, students discussed which programs on topics ranging from of structure.” rate and completely unchecked. tending training sessions held by faculty to approach and bias- race to disability awareness to SA is aiming to have the docu- That’s untrue.” the Gay Alliance of the Genesee related incident reports. religion. ment ready for ratification by the The revision process, which Valley and similar SafeZone Participants were vocal re- “I think every group I facilitate mid-April elections. At least a third started with the creation of a con- trainings at the Rochester Insti- garding several of the scenarios makes me more optimistic for the of the student body must vote in stitution task force, began toward tute of Technology. presented, providing especially future of this campus regarding favor of the new constitution for the end of November. The SA Con- SafeZone is a national “LG- passionate responses to the sce- issues of social justice, especially it to be ratified. stitution was last revised in 2005. BTQ awareness and ally train- nario in which a person says that LGBTQ issues,” Hellman said. At a Constitution Task Force “This is something that’s been ing” program. they would not be comfortable “I think as a campus, we need to (CTF) meeting Friday, Admin- trying to happen for the past few As part of the training, Hell- using a bathroom at the same be more open to having conver- istration and Review Committee years,” Guerrero said. “Last year’s man and Tavella discussed terms time as a transgender individual. sations about difficult topics, and (ARC) Chair Alex Guerrero branch leaderships tried to sit relating to LGBT issues, such as Students found discussions although hard and potentially and Appropriations Committee down and rewrite the document. “cissexism” and “two-spirit.” on the situations useful and triggering, having a discussion of (SAAC) Chair Nick Mavrelis But when [...] a timeline was laid Participants had the opportunity thought-provoking. Some even difficult topics [...] is necessary to submitted three proposals—one out, it didn’t look like that group to ask Hellman and Tavella ques- felt the need to take action to see positive social change on this by Mavrelis, and two by Guer- of people would have enough time tions pertaining to the terms. support their peers. campus and just life in general.” rero—for a new structure for SA to effectively write, discuss, and “I feel that I gained more “This training has prompted Schildkraut is a member of Government. have a document prepared for the of an insight in general into a me to the see the urgency in the the class of 2020. As of Sunday night, though, 10 spring election.” senators and a legislative aide (who Braniecki said he expects Senate is a member of the Campus Times to take two weeks to approve the editorial board) had signed a letter new constitution, since the docu- expressing concerns about propos- ment is likely to be tabled the first als that seemed to make ARC and week it appears in Senate. SAAC separate entities that would So far, a handful of decisions no longer fall under SA Senate. about provisions in the final The document specifically cites document have been made: the the necessity for Senate to be existence of the All-Campus able to oversee the two commit- Judicial Council (ACJC), that tees, which handle recognition, the SA president will be elected review, and funding of all student by popular vote, and that the organizations. SA president will have a fluid “That kind of power, in my cabinet. YIYUN HUANG/ PHOTO EDITOR Students particpate in the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center’s first-ever SafeZone Training, centered around LGBT issues. RCL Forum Finds Student Concerns About iZone Purpose RCL FORUM FROM PAGE 1 known as upper-ITS—will be that a space like this would be ITS employee said. ing to be using them, but the nology Services (ITS). kept and made handicap ac- useful for everyone. Among his concerns was the fallacy in that is, as we get Though the services the IT cessible, and more windows to “I think you should be aware fate of the desktop computers smaller with these tablet-like Center provides students with draw natural lighting from will that you are taking one of the that line the back portion of devices, there is in fact more will remain, the help desk will need for the computing pow- be relocated, and the space will er of the desktop machines be renovated to create “a hub that we have and the soft- and community for students ware that comes with them,” who want to make an impact he said. on the world through problem- Another student asked, “So solving, team-building, solu- I guess the point of this, re- tioning, and conceptual think- ally your vision of this, is ing,” according to Director of if you have an idea and you the iZone Julia Maddox. need help from someone in This is supposed to mean a completely different major that students will ideally use and want to collaborate, or the iZone to work collabora- just start an idea, you would tively on projects and network go to this spot. Why don’t with like-minded people. you just digitize this and It’s Maddox’s hope that the have a database?” space will be conducive to Though students were helping students learn how to largely critical of the iZone’s use and apply entrepreneurial current design plans, Maddox problem-solving and innova- and Dean of River Campus tive design thinking. Libraries Mary Ann Mavri- The preliminary design of nac welcomed the feedback the iZone includes open col- they received and say they’ll laborative areas and project continue to seek student opin- team rooms, a presentation ion in future RCL Forums. YIYUN HUANG/ PHOTO EDITOR “We want to have the voice and display space with an am- Rough design sketches of the Barbara J. Burger iZone were revealed at last week’s River Campus Libraries Forum. phitheater, a meeting and con- of the customer, our students, sultation space, administrative likely be installed. most and best used resources lower-ITS. at the center of everything we offices and workstations, stor- Despite the modern ap- of the University and replacing “I know the expectation is do,” Maddox said. age space, and a computer lab. proach to iZone’s design, stu- it with something new and un- that, as everyone gets their Marquez is a member of The mezzanine—otherwise dents at the forum were unsure tried,” a graduate student and own devices, people aren’t go- the class of 2017. PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 SA Constitution Rewrite Behind Schedule But Ongoing SA FROM PAGE 3 members—he estimated that student feedback on the new Several other members of the focus groups,” Guerrero said. on average two people miss constitution and obtain enough task force declined or deferred “We will poll the student body A fluid cabinet would allow meetings a week—was not support for the measure to pass comment. on what they think of the new the SA president to appoint cause for great concern. in April. ACJC Deputy Chief Justice document. Probably [after cabinet members as they see “We have to do our best Members of the CTF offered and junior Madeline Black- spring break].” fit, as opposed to the current and move forward and have differing assessments of what burn responded to a Campus Several other members of the provision that defines the cabi- the people who are present had been discussed as far as Times request for an interview task force declined or deferred net members the SA president and move forward with our student engagement. with, “Thanks, but no thanks.” comment. must have. discussion,” Braniecki said. “I’m not too sure [if there The only other ACJC mem- ACJC Deputy Chief Justice While the CTF has been “We’re providing as many will be any discussions],” ber on the task force is Associ- and junior Madeline Black- meeting weekly, several mem- opportunities to [make voices Mavrelis said. “I think there ate Justice and junior Christian burn responded to a Campus bers of the committee ex- heard] as possible. It comes should be though. I think we’re Keenan, who declined to com- Times request for an interview pressed concerns about atten- back to every meeting you [...] also looking at Facebook ment and directed all questions with, “Thanks, but no thanks.” dance of some of the members. have. You’re not always going advertising. That’s been pretty to Braniecki. The only other ACJC mem- “Tell them to start schedul- to have everybody there, but effective.” SA President Vito Martino ber on the task force is Associ- ing meetings so I can actually if there’s a majority opinion, Guerrero had a different did the same, additionally ate Justice and junior Christian show up to them,” freshman then that’s something that we understanding of where things citing a 2 p.m. meeting on Keenan, who declined to com- Senator Leif Johansen said. really need to highly consider. stood regarding publicity of Feb. 27 that he suggested the ment and directed all questions “They’ve been having all their Is there a way that we can the rewrite. Campus Times attend. That’s to Braniecki. meetings on Mondays from really account for everyone? “There will be a time when been pretty effective.” SA President Vito Martino 2-3:30. I have calc from 2-3:15 No.” [...] we will go out and host Guerrero had a different did the same, additionally cit- on Mondays. Hopefully they’ll As the spring elections ap- focus groups,” Guerrero said. understanding of where things ing a 2 p.m. meeting on Feb. 27 make meetings so I can actu- proach, members of the CTF “We will poll the student body stood regarding publicity of that he suggested the Campus ally get to them soon.” are working with the SA execu- on what they think of the new the rewrite. Times attend. Braniecki indicated that the tive branch’s public relations document. Probably [after “There will be a time when Schildkraut is a member absence of some of the CTF team to determine how to get spring break].” [...] we will go out and host of the Class of 2020.

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Email publisher@ campustimes.org Join the Campus Write, Edit, Design, Illustrate, Times Photograph, and Create MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 campustimes.org / PAGE 5 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER EDITORIAL BOARD Let’s See School Spirit On Tuitions and Transparency Another year, another tu- like the one put out by Ad- dents can’t really be blamed active in the school’s commu- ition increase. In a perfunc- missions and Financial Aid, for wondering whether their nity. tory email sent out to the that distills this information tuition payments are bump- UR definitely has some student body on Sunday, the into a digestible form, with ing up the salary of one of school spirit; without it, the University announced that greater detail available on the horde of deanlets scurry- University would certainly tuition would increase by 3.7 request. ing about campus, or, say, for not be 32nd on US News & percent for the 2017-2018 Greater transparency in an entire quad of new grass World Report’s list of top academic year. this process would also help to be put down in advance of By VENNELA PANDARABOYINA colleges in the country. Stu- “These tuition increases to dispel the notion that many Meliora Weekend. OPINIONS EDITOR dents come to the University balance our intent to con- of the recent campus projects Obscuring those details is because they genuinely want tinue to control costs while are more for the benefit of at- how a disgruntled, apathetic My high school was, like to, and that’s apparent in the simultaneously continuing tracting prospective students student is created. Make this every high school, full of large percentage of Early De- to provide an outstanding and visiting alumni than for information readily avail- ups and downs. It provided cision students that make up education to our students,” the student body. able, and you can chip away a top-notch education, along the population. It’s apparent President Seligman said Was there a demand for at that. with excellent athletics and in the painted tunnel and in in a statement on the now our shiny new dining hall? Forgive us if it seems use- a vibrant arts department that the proliferation of images of $66,141 yearly commitment. The food’s better, sure, but less to lament the increased funded the theatre, choir, and Rocky all around campus. That yearly tuition raises couldn’t that have been ac- financialization of American band groups in the school. But with all the University are part and parcel of any higher education, wherein But it lacked something offers and with all that it can college education is, unfor- the organizing principle in every part of the school: offer, the school spirit pres- tunately, a moot point that’s Students can’t has become cost-efficiency, school spirit. ent is simply not as high as it long past discussion. Re- really be blamed rather than whatever an in- This problem manifested it- could, or even should, be. gardless, the administration for wondering stitution claims as its core self in many ways in my high For a school that boasts and the student body are values. We’re going to con- school, but I only realized that over 285 student-run orga- both done a disservice by whether theyir tinue to point this out until all these manifestations were nizations, UR’s school spirit the opacity of the process by tuition payments it changes, especially since linked when I left my high does not mirror this enthu- which the final number for are bumping up the these new costs are uniform- school. It was present in the siasm. While the 2020 Class tuition is reached and how ly borne by students, campus majority of students seeing Council was planning a spirit the distribution of those dol- salary of one of the service workers, and adjunct high school as a way to get to basketball game, we reached lars is decided. deanlets scurrying professors, among others. a good college. It was present out to several student run spir- Of course students are in- about campus. The first obligation of in- in how posters and flyers that it groups for co-sponsorship. terested in the University’s stitutions with endowments None of the groups got back ability to “attract and retain in the billions should be to But with all the to us, even after some of us our extraordinary faculty and its financially weakest com- University offers and tracking specific members of staff,” as the statement reads. complished without a community members, rather than each group down to ask them But if that statement alone plete change in venue? What to its bottom line. with all that it can if they were able to help with is the beginning and end of about moving the bookstore If the administration agrees offer, the school spirit the game. the evidence of that under- off campus, to the inconve- with that sentiment, than it present is simply not But it is not just the spirit taking, how are students ex- nience of students? should move to accept rep- groups that reflect the Uni- pected to see that in action? The list goes on. resentatives from the student as high as it could be, versity’s lack of enthusiasm. Where can they look for tan- That these projects were body, faculty, and SEIU Lo- or even should, be. Many groups resort to provid- gible results? undertaken to impress only cal 200United (representing ing free pizza or other types There is indeed a financial prospective families, and not campus and Medical Center of free merchandise to get report available on the Uni- the students who are actually workers) as voting members people to attend their events, versity website, but the doc- here, can’t be said definitive- of the Board of Trustees were posted around the school and while free stuff is a great ument is hopelessly dense ly, of course. But as groups tasked with making these de- to promote school unity or aspect of school events, it and inscrutable to those who that directly touch students— cisions on tuition and appro- events were aggressively torn should not be the sole or the aren’t familiar with bal- University Counseling Cen- priation of University funds. down or graffitied. It was ap- main reason people show up ance sheets, to say nothing ter, Office of Minority Stu- Allow those most directly parent in how almost every to events. Sometimes the free of those for whom English dent Affairs, and service affected by these decisions event held by student and food has no relation to the is a second language. There workers, to name a few— to have a say in their formu- even school organizations was event at all, but is just offered needs to be a fact sheet, much scrounge for resources, stu- lation. mainly attended by the family so that students who are drawn of the students who were part in by the refreshments might of the event—there was no in- possibly also participate in the The above editorials are published with the consent of a majority of the editorial board: Justin Trombly (Editor-interest in attending events you activities of the general event. Chief), Jesse Bernstein (Managing Editor), Vennela Pandaraboyina (Opinions Editor), Angela Lai (Publisher), Ben weren’t personally involved I think the key to drum- Schmitz (A&E Editor) and Alexandria Brown (Community Member). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the UR community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. with. ming up more school spirit is In some ways, school spirit for the University to focus on was something I wasn’t look- what is special about UR. It ing for in a college. does sound like a cheesy so- Campus Times School spirit had always lution, but it doesn’t make it been associated with having any less true. By focusing on SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 a student body that was dis- UR’s positive traits, the stu- Wilson Commons 102 proportionately inclined to dent body might develop more University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 sports and sporting events, pride in being part of the UR Office: (585) 275-5942 / Fax: (585) 273-5303 campustimes.org / [email protected] and I wanted a school that was community and history. Peo- equally interested in a variety ple can appreciate how all of EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JUSTIN TROMBLY of fields, not just athletics. the buildings have red brick, MANAGING EDITOR JESSE BERNSTEIN But after spending some which gives the entire campus time at UR, it is clear that a smooth, cohesive feel, or NEWS EDITORS AMANDA MARQUEZ HUMOR EDITOR ERIC FRANKLIN school spirit is something how the University has opened DAVID SCHILDKRAUT SPORTS EDITORS LAUREN SHARPE every part of the University all-gender bathrooms, or how OPINIONS EDITOR VENNELA PANDARABOYINA TREVOR WHITESTONE needs. all the trees on campus change A&E EDITORS ISABEL DRUKKER PHOTO EDITOR YIYUN HUANG It affects attendance at color during the fall, making BEN SCHMITZ PRESENTATION EDITOR SARAH WEISE Class Council events, sport- the entire campus look that FEATURES EDITORS SCOTT DANIELS COPY CHIEF SHAE RHINEHART ing events, dance group per- much more picturesque. JAMES GUNN ILLUSTRATION EDITOR LUIS NOVA formances, and cultural group Over time, an accumula- SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR SCOTT ABRAMS events, just to name a few. tion of small appreciations PUBLISHER ANGELA LAI When a student body has like these will foster a greater BUSINESS MANAGER NICOLE ARSENEAU pride in its university, it in school spirit than the one we 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 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 turn wants to support the pop- have now, and the University 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. ulation that makes up the uni- will be better off because of it. Campus Times is SA funded. 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Ever since he began cam- allegations without having to A paigning, U.S. President Don- substantiate his claims. He al- ald Trump’s preferred method leged that intelligence agen- of communication with the cies were illegally giving out public has been his contro- information to the media, but versial Twitter account. All provided no further evidence or throughout his campaign, his support for this claim. tweets occupied a large part of Trump’s use of Twitter in this daily media coverage, causing way was a useful campaign tac- equal parts uproar and enthusi- tic. Now that he is president, astic support. however, it is dangerous. However, the model of pub- Trump’s applause for all who lic communication expected of support him (Fox News “is him has now changed. The role great,” says one of his tweets), of the president and the respon- and immediate disparagement sibilities that come with that for every critique is more an HAVE OU O role demand a different level indication of a dictator than a Y of formality and neutrality than fair president. Such allegations P O I what President Trump is used against the media, government N D I

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brings with it a sense of dignity sound more like something N made up by a conspiracy theo- S Trump’s use of rist rather than the rational ideas of a president. Twitter in this With a title as powerful as way was a useful that, a person’s personal opin- campaign tactic. Now ions have the danger of becoming public belief, and taking of- that he is president, fense at trivial things can cause however, it is serious public anger. The role of dangerous. president dictates that personal matters must take a backseat for the benefit of the whole coun- and importance that Trump’s try, an implication that Trump’s R THE Twitter often seems to violate. Twitter proves he does not un- FO C A private account gives derstand. Trump does not seem E T T Trump fast and easy access to to comprehend the responsibili- I a platform that allows him to ties that come with the title he R say whatever is on his mind holds, and continues to misuse W unchecked. His tweeted out- the reach that comes with it. bursts about trivial matters like One can see a clear differ- an SNL impression make him ence between the official @PO- seem more like a disgruntled TUS Twitter and Trump’s per- teenager than POTUS. His sonal one. The official account tweets deeming media com- paints a very different picture of panies who are critical of his Trump’s voice; it’s everything behavior “fake news” make you would expect a president’s it obvious that he will dispar- account to be, and is clearly run age anyone who goes against and checked by his staff. him in the 140-character limit. Trump’s use of Twitter in this Tweets like these alienate al- way not only tarnishes the of- most half of the country, creat- fice he holds, but also misleads ing division rather than unity. the supporters who believe him, Trump also uses Twitter to put and creates unnecessary tension forward his opinion on or to an- around unproven claims. This swer to important news stories. creates an image that is not suit- [email protected] This serves to give incorrect able for a U.S. president, both impressions to his followers; for his constituents and the citi- his 140 character tweets cannot zens of the world. possibly represent a situation Chaturvedi is a member of accurately. He also tweets ac- the class of 2020.

UR OPINION “WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN AN OSCAR TONIGHT?” BY VENNELA PANDARABOYINA & YIYUN HUANG OPINIONS EDITOR & PHOTO EDITOR

JULIA WHITTEN, ‘19 ALICIA LAU, ‘19 MICHAEL MONROE, ‘20 RAYMOND YU, ‘19 RAFAEL JUNIOR, ‘18 ERIN STRAIGHT, ‘17

“I think ‘Hidden Figures’ will “Emma Stone, just because.” “‘Moonlight’ for Best Picture.” “‘La La Land’.” “I don’t watch the Oscars.” “Meryl Streep.” win Best Picture.” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 7 FEATURES Chi Rho Society, 20th Century Spirit Group and ‘Enforcers of Tradition’ By MELANIE DEJONG in an unmasking ceremony on CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dandelion Day.

If a black-hooded group was Chi Rho and the “Frosh- spotted running around campus Soph” Rivalry nowadays, they would probably Chi Rho played a pivotal role be stopped by Public Safety. Be- in the historic rivalry between tween 1909 and the mid-1960s, the freshmen and sophomore however, such a group had ad- classes. It was its members job, ministrative permission to do for instance, to enforce the pen- just that. That group was Chi alties of losing the famed “Flag Rho. Rush,” an activity wherein sophomores tried to keep fresh- What was Chi Rho? men from retrieving their class Once defined in the UR year- flag from the top of a greased book as “the black-hooded en- pole. If the sophomores were forcers of tradition,” Chi Rho successful, the freshmen had to was a society made up of sopho- wear their beanies and stay off mores who were dedicated to the Eastman Quad for a specified making sure freshmen followed period of time. the unwritten rules of the Uni- It also became a tradition for versity. These “unwritten rules” the freshmen to try to keep mem- included knowing the lyrics to bers of Chi Rho from appearing the University’s alma mater and at their unmasking ceremony. saying hello to each person you passed. The aim of the society Chi Rho’s Methods was to promote the growth of Chi Rho took different stances school spirit and community that toward tradition-breaking stu- results from honoring a shared dents at different periods of time. set of traditions. Some years, they had some bite ; other years they were more bark. Who was in Chi Rho? It appears that most years, they Chi Rho was a group of of were a combination of both. The sophomore men hand-picked 1960 yearbook puts it this way: by the previous year’s members “When, during the year, a fresh- for their leadership and dedica- man disregards a school tradition to the school. Upon joining tion, he is visited by a member of LUIS NOVA / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR the society, members selected a Chi Rho who explains the histo- While certain groups of mem- What happened to outside of campus. They were pseudonym based on an Egyp- ry and meaning of that tradition. bers sometimes took this a bit too Chi Rho? replaced by other honorary or- tian pharaoh, like Rameses or If the offender persists in this far, overall the society seemed to Chi Rho faded out of exis- ganizations such as Yellow Key Ptolemy, and they wore hoods disregard, several other mem- know it’s bounds and was suc- tence in the mid-1960s, when the (a UR parallel to the Golden Key during society activities to pro- bers of the society call on him to cessful in using these methods to pressing nature of world events International Honour Society). tect their anonymity. The mem- enforce the custom with slightly foster university traditions. turned students’ focuses from DeJong is a member of bers’ actual names were revealed more persuasive means.” intra-campus affairs to affairs the class of 2019.

UR TECH One Giant Leap for Mankind...From Earth By JAMES GUNN was inspired by the beer cre- the mass of the planet. This and their relative distance entists. They may be able to FEATURES EDITOR ated by Trappist monks). The can lead to the calculation of from their own star. Howev- determine if the planets have star is the first with exoplan- other characteristics of the er, soon they may be able to global oceans, like Earth, or Space: the Final Frontier. ets that the telescope has dis- planet, such as its density and know the composition of the even estimate the greenhouse Each day, that vast empti- covered, and thus it is desig- its physical composition. planets’ atmospheres, a cru- effect’s influence on each ness appears just a little less nated TRAPPIST-1. Using this method with cial step to truly understand- planet, allowing for a predic- infinite. On Feb. 22, NASA The interesting character- TRAPPIST lets scientists ing them. tion of the planet’s tempera- proved how far we’ve come istic about the technology discover much about planets In 2018, NASA will launch ture. Other gases, like ozone in our ability to explore and is that the telescope doesn’t and stars by simply observing the James Webb Space Tele- or methane—often emitted by discover without ever leav- directly observe the planets, scope, a telescope with un- bacteria—are very important. ing Earth. On that day, it an- which would be impossible precedented sensitivity to Ozone and methane balanced nounced the discovery of four due to their distance. Instead, certain wavelengths that are with carbon dioxide and wa- more planets surrounding the the telescope relies upon useful for making astronomi- ter has only one obvious ex- star known as TRAPPIST-1, the “transits” of the planets: cal discoveries. Using the planation: life. 40 light years from Earth. hence the “transiting” in the telescope, scientists will be Discovering the exoplan- All four planets are terres- name of the telescope. able to see a ring around each ets of TRAPPIST-1 is hugely trial—meaning they are pos- The telescope measures the planet, caused by starlight significant, yet it is only the sibly as habitable as Earth— light given off by the star; piercing through their atmo- beginning. It represents the bringing the total tally of when an object, such as a spheres. The fluctuating col- opportunity for furthering the habitable planets in the sys- planet, passes in front of the ors of the rings will allow the understanding the emptiness tem to seven. star, the brightness dims by a their effects and never having scientists to determine what around Earth—and reveals The word TRAPPIST has small amount determined by to view them directly. molecules the light is hitting, that space really isn’t so emp- nothing to do with Fetty Wap the relative sizes of the star Scientists will soon also be and thus determine the com- ty. This is still just the begin- or Admiral Ackbar; instead, and the planet. able to discover a lot more position of each planet’s at- ning of the quest to find life. TRAPPIST is an acronym There are other methods of about the planets. Currently, mosphere. Only time will tell if Earth is that stands for TRAnsiting observation, such as calculat- they know that the planets The discovery of differ- really alone. Planets and Planetesimals ing the effects of the planet have potential for life because ent atmospheric conditions Gunn is a member of Small Telescope (though this on the star’s orbit, that reveal of their similar sizes to Earth will be enlightening for sci- the class of 2020. WRITE FOR THE CAMPUS TIMES

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PUZZLES CAMPUS UNDERDOGS Opening Pitch Leaving a Legacy in Campus Sports For Fink, this all changed Rugby, to Fink, was the “sin- in high school; he met Susan gle-most formidable experi- Dauphin, his world history ence on this campus.” teacher. Though he had done Of Dauphin, Fink had few a number of sports in high words other than “literally the school, rugby was something most influential person in my life.” As a member By ETHAN BIDNA It would come to pass that of SAAC, Fink COLUMNIST Dauphin gave Fink the con- saw club sports fidence he needed to make a positive influence on the world weren’t getting the around him. At her insistence, resources he felt Fink would run for and win they needed. his high school’s class presi- dency in his freshman year, a position he would hold for his else entirely. entire high school career, serve “I couldn’t believe how as both his high school’s Na- much passion these 35 guys tional Honor Society president have for each other and a sport By MELISSA HOLLOWAY and “academics president” (a they’ve never played before COLUMNIST liaison between the adminis- college. I would do anything tration and the students) dur- for the people on this team.” Here at Campus Underdogs, ing his junior year, and serve Fink’s penchant for leader- we make a point of highlight- as his school’s Student Sen- ship and his love for his club BY DAVID SCHILDKRAUT ‘20 ing student leaders on campus ate president during his senior sports brought him to the role DIFFICULTY MEDIUM who do big things and deserve year. where he’s found the most their due. To this end, we make But Fink believes these ac- ways to make an impact: the a point of looking beyond complishments pale next to Club Sports Council (CSC). ACROSS: large campus organizations the experience he believes He originally joined because 20. Multiple scores giving no 1. Home of the Haji Waris Ali like the Students’ Associa- was pivotal to breaking out he wanted to learn more Shah shrine credit tion (SA) Government to find of his shell. This moment about club sports, and was en- 5. Math proof capstone 21. Burden-bearer these lesser-known leaders. would come in his sophomore thralled because “everyone is 8. Speedy PC data storage 22. Grayish-white But there comes a time when year, during Dauphin’s annual so passionate about their club 11. First man 23. To irritate someone we meet a campus leader “Leaders in History” tourna- sports.” It was around this same time 12. A regretful herb 24. Open Street Map, casually whom, despite their affilia- ment. In this competition, stu- tion with a big group, is do- dents would speak in front of that Fink began to rise in the 13. Electronic data interchange, 26. Pop icon ing groundbreaking work for their classmates on why a cer- ranks within the Student Asso- in passing 29. Zen master’s thought-provoking riddle their fellow students and, we tain leader was the greatest in ciation’s Appropriations Com- 14. Animal that starts the game mittee (SAAC), which works 30. Our school believe, deserves some time in this history of the world. With in contact with the monster the limelight. Dauphin’s insistence, Fink with club business managers 32. Hot ______17. Expression of pain Patrick Fink, a senior, is one took part. His speech on Cae- to manage their budgets and 18. Home of Buckeyes fans 33. Collapse in on oneself of these leaders. sar Augustus both won him resources. 19. Candy with a wide variety 34. Return to a worse state Growing up in Fulton, N.Y., both first prize in the contest As a member of SAAC, Fink of dispensers 35. Most irritable a small town outside Syracuse, and a lifelong passion for pub- saw club sports weren’t getting 21. Relating to time 40. A type of map Fink had big dreams. De- lic speaking and leadership. the resources he felt they needed. To this end, Fink has spent 25. 1000 cubic centimetres 43. Bony prefix spite coming of age in a town At UR, Fink continued his that he described as, “a place passion for service. However, his college career rebuilding 27. Color of the sky in Kyoto 44. Company heads of tech. where no one goes anywhere,” he admitted that he found him- the Club Sports Council, le- 28. One of three Norns 45. See 6-down 46. “Ready, set, __” Fink sought a broader horizon. self early on a bit too overzeal- veraging his experience with 31. Mr. McHenry’s snack at the SA to make it happen. During 47. American Seed Trade As- His home was a place of ous. start of the game complements. His father was “I came in really ambitious,” his tenure, Fink has rewritten sociation 36. Freshwater fish often deployed by the mili- he said, “joining a bunch of the CSC manual, given CSC 37. Objects of winter fun 49. Little demon tary, and his mother, whom clubs, including the Finance teams a voice in the approval 38. UK Parliament member 50. Kung ___ Chicken he described as the “perfect Council, serving as hall presi- of new club sports, and bal- 39. Louse egg woman,” helped to create a dent, and taking an overly- anced the needs of casual club 41. Phone electronics giant stern household while always hard load including upper-lev- sports groups and those that are more competitive. Now, as 42. The general area doing everything she could el physics and math courses. to ensure her children could My second semester, I took the council’s president, Fink 46. Earth deity This Week’s do what they wanted to do. It 24 credits. I dived in headfirst is excited to leave his legacy 48. Leaders that start the game was because this environment into everything.” by doing what he can to help with an overarching prayer Answers that Fink described himself as Despite his over-eagerness, a part of campus that was piv- 51. Two-___ sloth ultimately a shy kid, one who Fink soon found organizations otal to his Rochester years. 52. “My” to Caesar was, “very insecure for a long that he was passionate about. Bidna and Holloway are 53. Like the Concorde time.” The first of these was rugby. both Take Five Scholars. 54. Essence, in short 55. School organization linking staff and families 56. When a flight is due in

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Choose a drink. played some kind of sport in You’ve been enjoying the from college and tell every- A. Champagne for guests, C. Fresh, warm milk their youth. cult-lite experience for four to one about how you used to be Franzia when I’m alone As you moved up to high eight years as a member of a athletic until you had seven B. 32 ounces of Mountain D. Vodka school sports, things got a sports team, so why not step back procedures and four Dew little crazier, but it was all it up a notch? I hear Scientol- knee surgeries. Or maybe worth it for the friendship and ogy is pretty nice this time of that was just the gym teach- 3. What is your spirit animal? the opportunity to stick it to year. It may not be the easi- ers where I’m from, I’m sure A. Leech C. Tadpole those dumb kids in the town est thing to get into, but pretty you’ll be better. B. Sloth D. Snake next to yours. soon you’ll be living, eating, 4. Literally go to Greece: But then people left high and enjoying all your major You think you know enough 4. Where do you usually go on vacation? school for college, and left life events almost exclusively Greek from all three of the A. Las Vegas C. Oh, varies high school sports along with with your cult friends, and frat parties you got to go to, B. The backyard D. Mar-a-Lago it, leaving you to figure out everything will feel like it is and travelling only meant that what to fill that void with. back to normal. you were competing outside 5. How would your friends describe you? Some go Greek to enjoy 2. Become a coach: Re- New York State. Plus, what A. “A great guy” C. Immature that same sense of hardship live the college experience better way to get some sun on B. Calm and collected D. Tremendous and camaraderie, but pay for many times over as you guide your body as it slowly leaves it with money instead of time younger athletes through the the peak shape you were in 6. Where do you take someone on a first date? and effort. Others discover the same experiences you had. during your college years? A. Olive Garden is a qual- C. If it’s serious? Chuck E. ease of having a gym within Push them to work as hard as 5. Enjoy life: Cake? Sure. ity establishment Cheese’s walking distance and believe you did to achieve more than Hit the gym after work? Only B. Netflix and chill, may- D. Does that time in the closet that gaining copious amounts you could. But don’t worry, if you really feel like it. Leave be order a pizza count? of muscle mass above the you’re still better than they all that old stress behind you waistline can be equated with are, you just have to take an and rejoin the ranks of the real 7. What celebrity would you want to eat dinner with? athleticism. insane amount of Advil be- world, you’ll slowly accli- A. Christopher Columbus C. Beyoncé’s twins But some (like me) perse- fore you compete again. mate until one day no one will B. William Howard Taft D. Ivanka Trump vered, put in the extra effort, 3. Phys Ed. teacher: As the even suspect you were once a and continued in their chosen great Jack Black once said, college athlete. You’ve earned 8. What is the meaning of life? sports through college. But as “For those who can’t do, it. You deserve a smoke break. A. Make connections with C. Take as many nutrients as your four (or five) years come teach. For those who can’t Cook is a member of as many people as poss- you can and get out before to a close, you must once teach, teach gym.” Keep the Class of 2017. ible in the hopes of one anyone notices day exploiting them for D. Trying to fill the hole where your own benefit my soul once was with as B. Don’t worry, be happy money and attention We aren’t 9. What do you wear to look sexy? A. Spanx C. Birthday suit holding a Write for the Campus B. Oversized t shirt, no D. An extra long tie and gloves Times! pants that show off my big hands gun to your 10. How frequently do you poop? head but... A. Twice a day, at 9:00 C. I have never pooped in my [email protected] a.m. and 9:00 p.m. life sharp D. In an unending stream, B. Once a week, tops usually out of my mouth What Type of Shower Are You: Results

11. What is your preferred method of contraception? If you answered mostly As: Hotel shower. If you answered mostly Cs: Baby Shower. You put on a good appear- You live fast and easy. Your A. I keep a Magnum in C. How am I supposed to ance, and people are always life has gone by in a warm, my wallet and free know? My parents clearly happy to meet you the first pink haze. You don’t know UHS condoms in my couldn’t figure it out time. It’s only when they much about the world yet, room D. Masturbate to thoughts of try to get to know you but your current pad is get- B. Fall asleep before sex my daughter instead of that they discover your ting pretty cramped and instead of after having sex fickle temper, hot-headed you’re ready to move out one minute and giving the and experience life. It’s 12. Which of these celebrities is your role model? cold shoulder the next. You aren’t the worst person time to cut the umbilical cord and move on. Life A. C. they’ve ever met, but after five minutes with you will get more complicated—there will be tears and they’re ready to retreat to the comfort of their own you’ll have to get your shit together—but you’re friends back home. ready and excited to move on to the next stage of your life.

If you answered mostly Bs: Bath. If you answered mostly Ds: Golden Shower. You appreciate a good rest. Your success is even big- You don’t understand why ger than your hands. (And people spend so much time look at them! No one’s overworking themselves ever seen hands so big, B. D. and stressing themselves believe me folks.) People out when they can just want to either be you or kill crack a beer and be hap- you. You’re rich enough py instead. Most of your that even your shower is friends have gotten used to the smell of your apart- gold. It may not be advisable, or even sanitary, but ment, and the ones that haven’t aren’t worth being you haven’t technically broken any rules, so the friends with anyway. A bath may not be the best media should get off your back. You don’t even way to get clean, but it’s the easiest, and you like know anything about Russia. (But wouldn’t it be that. great to be friends with them?) Seigne is a member of the Class of 2019. Franklin is a member of the Class of 2017. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 campustimes.org / PAGE 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ‘90s Music Laser Show Proves Otherworldly Experience By SAM PASSINISI CONTRIBUTING WRITER ser.”) It’s not until “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins that we The snow falls in flur- really achieve lift-off, soar- ries—except at occasional ing into nebulous and star- intervals, when it’s checked studded vistas on Billy Cor- by a vibrant burst of lasers. gan’s aching vocal chords. It’s a Saturday night in Sarah McLachlan’s “Pos- February at the Rochester session” is next, followed Museum and Science Cen- by U2’s “Mysterious Ways” ter’s Strasenburgh Planetar- and Bush’s “Machinehead.” ium, and that can only mean Smoke begins to billow one thing: we’re going to the from the front of the room, ‘90s Laser Show. and beams of green and No, it’s not a cyberpunk blue light cut through the remake of the Rocky Horror haze, snapping like the fin- Picture Show. It’s something ger of a metronome. The last totally unique, and uniquely By this point , we’ve difficult to explain. No, it’s not a been here under the cyberpunk remake lasers for the better of the Rocky Horror part of an hour and I Picture Show. It’s can’t stop smiling. something totally three songs are a recogniz- unique , and uniquely able power trio: “Under the difficult to explain. Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Zombie” by The Cranberries, and “Smells I’m ushered in, along with Like Teen Spirit,” by Nirva- a sizable crowd, to the dome na, perhaps the most 90’s of of the planetarium—the LUIS NOVA / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR all 90’s anthems. room is by no means full, but By this point, we’ve been there are more people here neth?” fade into the austere Zeiss Company) rises from Much” kicks in, and sends us here under the lasers for the than I’d expected. and melancholic notes of a pit in the center of the hurtling out past the orbit of better part of an hour and I The seats are set back at a Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” room to cast star-scapes on Neptune. As one song segues can’t stop smiling. Is this what 45-degree angle to the floor, Prismatic shapes the domed screen over our into the next, I lose track of the future was meant to be a necessity when the show is heads. time, but I don’t want to look like? In 1999, I think maybe it happening above your head. pinwheel across the “Wonderwall” might be at my watch. was. As I sink into my seat, the observatory dome at the perfect song for drifting The playlist goes on— When the lights come up, projectionist assures us that the churning, wave- through interstellar space. ”Too Much” is followed there is scattered applause— smoke and strobing lights As Noel Gallagher’s plain- by Pearl Jam’s “Elderly but we mostly walk away in are nothing to worry about— breaking chords tive “maybes” crash over the Woman Behind the Coun- silence. it’s all part of the show. R.E.M.’s ‘What’s audience, we gaze up at the ter in a Small Town;” next The Strasenburgh Planetari- The lights snap off, and the the Frequency, ceiling, where crazy light is “Plush” by Stone Temple um, just down the street from music begins. patterns whirl against a star- Pilots and “Never There” by the Orange Line stop at East “What’s the frequency, Kenneth?’ fade into ry backdrop. By the time the song and Alexander, hosts laser Kenneth?” singer Michael It’s easy to imagine I’m light shows every weekend. the austere and ends, I’m not sure I Stipe roars, as the lasers in melancholic notes of not on this planet at all. A Music and themes vary by the back of the room etch the smile finds its way to my want to come back to month—Saturdays in March first patterns of the evening Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall.’ face. Earth. Fortunately, I feature a Radiohead playlist at on the screen above us. By the time the song ends, 8:15 p.m. and Dave Matthews Prismatic shapes pin- I’m not sure I want to come don’t have to. Band at 9:30 p.m. Shows are wheel across the observatory The planetarium’s mas- back to Earth. 50 minutes in length; tickets dome as the churning, wave- sive, multi-ocular star pro- Fortunately, I don’t have Cake. (All these songs now are $6 with your student ID. breaking chords of R.E.M.’s jector (nicknamed “Carl” for to. The blaring intro riff of live in a playlist on my Spo- Passanisi is a member of “What’s the Frequency, Ken- its manufacturer, the Carl Dave Matthews Band’s “Too tify account called “90s La- the Class of 2017. Rochester City Ballet Pays Visit to College Town By SREYOSHI SUR contrary at RCB. CONTRIBUTING WRITER perience at the event. on throughout the year. According to event man- From toddlers to “Rochester City Ballet In the upcoming month, ager Francine McAndrew, Company is a small one,” RCB is organizing a fund- the bookstore organizes about The University bookstore teenagers, everyone Genovese said. “So, the raiser called “Princesses and 100 events a year, including organized a storytelling event dancers are involved a great Pirates,” a children’s event 40 to 50 solely for kids. that featured dance as a center waited eagerly for deal with the outreach.” at their studio where kids can The ballet book-reading point Thursday afternoon. the dancers to make The mission of RCB is “to come and interact with the event was first of its kind, and From toddlers to teenagers, create inspiring, entertaining dancers. the turnout was more than ex- everyone waited eagerly for an appearance. and educational experiences The University’s book- pected. the dancers to make an ap- through the art of dance.” The mission The UR Kinder Lab also or- pearance. Every year, before their an- One of those ways is ganizes book-reading events Ballerinas from the Roches- nual holiday show, the danc- achieved through an intro- of RCB is ‘to at the bookstore. McAndrew ter City Ballet (RCB) Frances- ers come to the Barnes & No- duction to dance at an early create inspiring, has reached out to dance ca Genovese and Lauren Petit, ble bookstore in Pittsford to age. The RCB members hold groups like Ballet Perfor- dressed in brightly colored tu- read “The Nutcracker.” Over various after-school pro- entertaining mance Group to have more tus complete with pretty little the years they have also done grams at the Rochester City and educational student involvement in the ballet slippers, captivated the short performances in the School District. bookstore. youngsters. bookstore. They open their dress re- experiences through “We love doing events. The RCB participates in a vari- In bigger ballet companies, hearsals of “The Nutcrack- the art of dance.’ more the better,” McAndrew ety of outreach programs. the trainees and the appren- er,” “Peter and the Wolf,” said. “We actually do stuff like tices have most of the re- and “Cinderella” to students store hosts a variety of events Sur is a graduate student in this all the time,” said Geno- sponsibilities for community at the city public schools. throughout the school year the College of Arts & vese while describing her ex- outreach, but it’s quite the Their outreach programs go and summer, too. Sciences. PAGE 12 / campustimes.org A&E / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 Sun Kil Moon Invites Listeners to Think More By BEN SCHMITZ and personal, stream-often on “Common as Light from your own, turns out to It is exceptionally rare, es- A&E EDITOR consciousness style lyrics, and Love,” but rarely does have surprising parallels to pecially within the realm makes Kozelek’s songs un- it come across as entirely your own, the beauty of what of music, that we get such It is hard to take anyone like any other. baseless whining. Much of this music has the ability to a realistic look into some- seriously who describes an This style is well encapsu- the complaining done on say about the human experi- one else’s head. With most album as an “experience.” lated on “Chili Lemon Pea- the album is against soci- ence begins to become clear. albums, the enjoyment is Descriptors like that tend nuts,” in which a tight, roll- etal ailments that Kozelek As brilliant and unique found in the listener’s abil- to be red flags of a deeply ing groove of drums, bass, has meditated on following as this album is, it does ity to relate to the songs personal, yet not necessarily and synth carries Kozelek’s their growth in the public have weaknesses, most of and the songwriter them- relatable connection to an borderline rap vocals steadi- conscience in the past year. which are related to its sheer selves. Here, that enjoy- album that makes it difficult ly and entrancingly forward. These include gun control length. Kozelek’s lyrical for a fan to introduce it to The lyrical content here (“This sick epidemic that’s style that is initially entranc- The personal, others. Rarely, this label can is Kozelek in his stream- fucking up our sense of safe- ing doesn’t benefit from the minutia-intensive be rightfully earned by an al- of-consciousness style and ty and our community,” from extended period of listening bum when it transcends be- habit of breaking the the “Bergen to Trondheim”), required to get through this subject matter can ing listened to and becomes fourth wall. (“I’m on the transgender bathroom laws album in one sitting. The lived in by the listener. front porch staring at this (“But you won’t let a trans- personal, minutia-intensive begin to feel like Sun Kil Moon’s newly- old dusty bible and I’m writ- gender use a bathroom of subject matter can begin to rambling self- released “Common as Light ing lyrics.”) their choice?/What kind of feel like rambling self-in- and Love are Red Valleys of This is where the true rar- bullshit is that, you good old dulgence. indulgence. Blood” accomplishes this ity of this album lies: the hillbilly boys,” in “Lone “Common as Light and very feat. lyrics are often personal to Star”), and of course, Don- Love” sees Kozelek reflect- ment is complicated by the Sun Kil Moon is the name the point of mundanity—but ald Trump. (“When Donald ing on countless news items grimness, reality, and sheer under which former Red Kozelek offers listeners res- Trump becomes president/ from the past year, and these honesty of Kozelek’s songs, House Painters frontman idence in his own head. This Blame it on Facebook [ […] reflections are some of the but the unexpectedness and Mark Kozelek has been re- creates a powerful means for ] and every other thing that album’s best moments, but even uncommonness of leasing music since the early experiencing another human has turned this country/Into when we hear Kozelek re- common ground with him 2000s. “Common as Light perspective or even escaping a bunch of dumbed-down flecting about terror attacks makes that ground infinitely and Love” is Kozelek’s their own. slaves of technology,” also on “Bastille Day,” his senti- more meaningful. eighth release under this This is where the true in“Lone Star.”) ments don’t seem different We are living in an age name and his longest release Kozelek’s age, uncommon enough from those expressed where an inability to empa- by far. With its sixteen tracks rarity of this album lifestyle as a musician, and on songs like “Bergen to thize and see other points ranging anywhere from six hardline opinions can be Trondheim” to warrant so of view is creating divides to twelve minutes in length, lies: the lyrics are off-putting to a young lis- much further pondering, wider than ever. Say what the album clocks in at two often personal to the tener that has little in com- especially to a listener’s you will about who Kozelek hours and nine minutes in mon with someone like him. likely-weary ears when this is, but he doesn’t pretend to length. This is not an album point of mudanity— This is exactly why the al- song appears at over an hour be anyone he isn’t, and on that is easily digestible, es- but Kozelk offers bum’s ability to draw you and a half into the album. this album he opens himself pecially when listened to in into his head becomes so It is well-advised to listen up entirely, exposing every- its entirety, and it may prove listeners residence in captivating. The differences to the album over several ses- thing for people to critique, difficult for some to get into between your life experienc- sions to prevent Kozelek’s gawk at, and, hopefully, unfor this reason. his own head. es and beliefs and Kozelek’s musings from starting to derstand. What exactly makes it so lead to an expectation of sound like your weird uncle He lets the audience do compelling then? On “Com- Kozelek’s headspace is little common ground upon who never shuts up, drunk- the work of finding meaning mon as Light and Love,” not always a happy place to initial listening, but this enly mumbling about what and understanding for them- we see Kozelek perfecting be. In recent years, Kozelek is what makes Kozelek an he saw on the news. selves, and it is that active a songwriting style intro- has made news for his rude, ideal person to be making “As Common as Light participation that makes this duced with his last album offensive, and filterless de- this kind of music. When and Love are Red Valleys of album such a special and po- “Universal Themes.” This meanor, especially with you do start to realize how Blood” is certainly not for tent exercise in empathy. style, defined by entranc- members of the music press. Kozelek’s life, one that is everyone, but its importance Schmitz is a member of ing, repetitive instrumentals This bitterness appears of- likely radically different should not be understated. the Class of 2019.

‘JACKIE’ BY SCOTT ABRAMS SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

“I never wanted fame. I just became a Kennedy.” This line is merely one of many contradictory statements strewn throughout “Jackie,” Pablo Larraín’s biopic of the iconic first lady. You might not expect to see his kind of statement in a traditional biopic, but “Jackie”—starring Natalie Portman in what should be a career-defining role—goes far beyond the constraints of its genre, where it arrives at catharsis for both subject and viewer. The film presents Jackie Kennedy to us by displaying the different versions of herself she “plays” throughout several framing devices—an interview with a reporter for Life magazine (Billy Crudup) days after her husband’s death, a conversation with a Catholic priest (John Hurt), the first lady’s Emmy-winning White House tour, and, most importantly, her attempts to secure JFK’s legacy in his funeral arrangements. In each, the first lady portrays a different version of herself: the grieving widow for the public after witnessing her husband’s assassination; the poised professional during her television appearance; the angry solitary figure she cuts in her first moments alone in the East Wing, pounding vodka and smoking as she tries on different outfits. Yet what, of all this, is true? The script, by the producer of the “Today Show,” Noah Oppenheim, credits no source material, and the film heavily explores the idea that history is created by the way in which historical events are interpreted, rather than the events themselves. Perhaps to hint at this ideology, Larraín edits the film in a subtly ominous way—shots within individual scenes do not always align perfectly, creating an impression of inaccuracy. And still history is something of an obsession—both for Jackie and, well, “Jackie.” If there’s one string connecting the fragmented storyline, it’s a focus on how history is told. Jackie, who personally raised thousands of dollars to purchase antiques for the White House, holds a rather interesting view of it: “I believe the characters we read about on the page end up being more real than the men who stand beside us.” Who creates history? Those, like her husband, who participate in and mold events, or the writers, who spin the information displayed to the public? Indeed, these contradictions define the film. Jackie is ferocious but vulnerable, clever yet incredibly selfish. The beautiful costume and production design contrast with everything else in the film: it feels like a dream slowly becoming a nightmare. For the moments of Jackie dancing with her husband (JFK is portrayed, almost wordlessly, by Danish lookalike Caspar Phillipson) at a presidential ball, the film returns to the assassination multiple times, as Jackie must constantly. The memories no longer exist without one another. Keeping with the theme, the brilliant, Oscar-nominated score by Mica Levi seems to take the expected orchestral music and slowly deflate it, as if she was scoring a horror movie. Additionally, the score is often contrasted with the title theme of the musical “Camelot”, a song that appears repeatedly throughout the film. The reference, like much of the film (which premiered in September, months before the 2016 election), is unwittingly timely in a world where the White House has pitted itself against the media and spews countless lies to its citizens. The musical intones that “for one brief shining moment, there was a Camelot,” an age where “ordinary men [would band] together to fight for a better world.” As Jackie says, her husband, “had ideals. Ideals he could rally others to believe in.” “But there won’t be another Camelot. Not another Camelot.” Abrams is a member of thte Class of 2018. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13 ‘MEDIA MATRIX’ Carmack Concert Brings UR EDM Gumball Machine Is Scene Together Very, Very Gay CARMACK FROM PAGE 1 obsessed he has become with taking the perfect selfie for “We take vinyl records that Instagram and his mom not we buy and use virtual syn- understanding that. “I’m my thesizers, and we just kind own masterpiece brought to of put that together with hip- life / I’m prolific taking pic- hop, electronic beats, and just tures every night,” he pouts try to mash it up into this kind By JEFF HOWARD over demented, melting syn- of music,” Rouchdi said. “It COLUMNIST thesizers. The lyrics on this doesn’t fit any genre, it’s just track actually do a good job kind of what we are inspired I found Gumball Machine of highlighting how much by.” while I was on a long bus Instagram is seen as a high Rouchdi and Henrichs ride, manically flipping art by myself and my peers, both feel that Rochester’s through suggested songs on while to our parents it is so music scene matches their my SoundCloud account, far from it. style more than the UR au- hoping to find the next sound Another song I really like dience does“Basically, the that would elevate my soul to from Gumball Machine is music there touches back to TIANYI MA / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER a higher level of being. “Cooties.” The song has a the lack of the scene of elec- Mr. Carmack comes from Honolulu and performs a mix of EDM/synth music. I haven’t found that sound similar club-centric feel to tronic synth music and like, mack’s work, which, at the comes from experiencing it since I discovered Yung that of “I’m Gay and Insta- that scene is in Rochester at time, was sporadically posted first hand. Lean in 2014—these days I gram is Ruining My Life,” the Bug Jar, they’re all about and taken down from Sound- “What gets people into mu- will tell you that most music with a darker and more sen- that,” Henrichs said, having Cloud to garner interest. sic usually is seeing the show that’s not Yung Lean is stu- sual edge. performed there last Decem- “Making the music just and getting to experience pid. I might not have found The bass response on this ber. comes down to good quality,” what the music is made for. A my next Yung Lean on this track is pummeling, and it The UR DJ scene has grown Henrichs said. “And you ex- lot of people here don’t go to a fateful bus ride, but a name has a cool distorted bass and consistently in the last year, pect your audience to just be lot of festivals or don’t have a caught my attention—Gum- breakbeat breakdown that with performers such as ju- able appreciate the quality lot of experiences at concerts, ball Machine. evokes Deadmau5. nior Maverick Cummings and goodness of music in its and that’s I think, the biggest More accurately, Gumball This track would best be performing in a number of purest form. And then basi- reasons why,” Rouchdi said. Machine didn’t attract my at- described as Gumball Ma- campus events. cally they can hopefully ap- “I feel like maybe it might be tention so much as his bril- chine’s “hot and heavy” of- Though mostly at his frater- preciate it and audiences ex- a little too late for people, but liant track title did—”I’m fering. nity, Alpha Delta Phi. Cum- pand from that.” definitely seeing it in its pur- Gay and Instagram is Ruin- While it only has 73 likes, mings also notes that his work Birnbaum mentioned that est form at a show, the experi- ing My Life.” it is a very enticing preview will likely extend beyond genres for events thrown by ence is changing people.” When I saw this title my of coming attractions from campus because he feels it SPB are decided by the feed- The increase in campus DJs heart skipped a beat. I have Gumball Machine—strong, will be better received. back they receive via their and student-requested perfor- been waiting this whole life dark production with sensual “I think that’s kind of the online polls, meaning artists mances such as Zeds Dead for a raunchy, underground vocal delivery, very club- sentiment [to EDM/DJ mu- such as Carmack are invited and White Panda at D-Day gay artist to sing me to sleep ready. sic] that you’re there to be due to student interest. back in 2015, however, show at night—was this him? If you are looking for gay yourself and be who you are,” “I think what’s been helpful that the music scene at UR Well, Gumball Machine artists or are feeling really Cummings said. “I think with this year more than any other could be reaching a turning might not be the one. Luck- gay or just want to feel like college frat parties that ev- year is that we’ve gotten feed- point. ily, he comes close. you’re in a dark club with eryone is so concerned with back from the student body,” “I think there’s a group of “I’m Gay and Instagram is neon pink lights and sweat coming off as being weird or Birnbaum said. “We really people like myself who are Ruining my Life” has a four- beading on your neck, Gum- insecure or not being liked appreciate that and we can’t restless,” Cummings said, on-the-floor beat, Arabian- ball Machine is worth a lis- that that maybe factors into really represent everyone if “who want something differ- esque synth chords, and a ten. His songs are quirky, full it.” we don’t hear their voices to ent, want something new, and vocal style that would best of character and swag, and Cummings has been making begin with.” want to change things.” be described as male Ke$ha. very, very gay. (I’m gay.) music since his sophomore Rouchdi noted that an ap- Drukker is a member of Lyrically, on this song Gum- Howard is a member of year, also inspired by Car- preciation for EDM/DJ music the Class of 2017. ball Machine laments how the Class of 2017. Know something we don’t?

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How Playoff Road Will Be FEB. 24 MEN’S TRACK @NYSCTC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—SEVENTH OF 12 Determined for UR Basketball WOMEN’S TRACK @NYSCTC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—THIRD OF 10 By JAKE SEHNERT sity rotates rights to host the tion to having the crowd on their FEB. 25 CONTRIBUTING WRITER tournament between the men’s side. MEN’S BASKETBALL @EMORY UNIVERSITY—L(63—62) and women’s teams; the wom- URWB currently sits in third WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @EMORY UNIVERSITY—L(57—73) As the basketball season en’s team will host this year. place of the East Region. The MEN’S TENNIS @VASSAR COLLEGE—L(5—4) comes to an end, UR Men’s and URBB currently sits atop the largest advantage the ‘Jackets MEN’S TRACK @NYSCTC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS—SIXTH OF 12 Women’s Basketball (URBB East Region, indicating they have is earning an 8–5 record in WOMEN’S TRACK @NYSCTC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS—SECOND OF 10 and URWB) are optimistic about will be considered in every one of the best conferences in all their future. Both teams are go- round until they are selected of Division III. Every team in the FEB. 26 ing to finish in the top three of or the bracket is filled. The re- conference has an overall record MEN’S TENNIS @RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE—L(5—4) their conferences with overall gional rankings will be redone above .500 except for Brandeis WOMEN’S TENNIS @RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE—W(7—2) records of 21–3 and 17–7, re- after this article is published, University, and seventh-ranked spectively, excluding their final but with a better record and a Washington University will play games at Emory University. head-to-head victory over sec- University of Chicago on Satur- As a result, both teams are ond place St. John Fisher Col- day to determine the conference THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE poised to make their post-season lege, UR is in good condition. winner. Boasting a win against MARCH 3 tournaments simultaneously for In an interview, Coach Flock- Washington U., and playing MEN’S SQUASH @CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—ALL DAY the first time since 2014. Before erzi pointed out the team’s well in a tough conference, puts MEN’S TRACK @ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—2 P.M. examining each team’s paths strong non-conference perfor- the ‘Jackets in a strong position WOMEN’S TRACK @ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1—2 P.M. to the tournament, let’s take a mance, where the ‘Jackets went to make the tournament. look at the tournament selection undefeated. Their overall record Last year, they made a run to MARCH 4 process as described by URWB puts them in a strong position to the Elite 8 before falling to Am- MEN’S SQUASH @CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2—ALL DAY Head Coach Jim Scheible, a not only be selected to the tour- herst College. The team’s com- WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. UNION COLLEGE—10 A.M. member of the selection com- nament, but also to host the first position has changed, however, MEN’S TRACK @ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2—10 A.M. mittee. two rounds of tournament play. having replaced two graduated WOMEN’S TRACK @ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2—10 A.M. For both the men’s and wom- Homecourt advantage is cru- starting point guards with fresh- WOMEN’S LACROSSE @THIEL COLLEGE—1 P.M. en’s leagues, the first teams into cial in postseason play because men Brenna James and Lauren MEN’S TENNIS VS. UNION COLLEGE—2 P.M. the tournament are the confer- teams can travel anywhere Foley. But ultimately, the expe- ence champions, who fall into within a 500-mile radius for the rience of making postseason run MARCH 5 Pool A. Then, Pool B for men, first couple rounds. A long bus gives the team confidence in its MEN’S SQUASH @CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3—ALL DAY and Pool C for women, are com- ride limits the physical prepara- ability to compete this year. WOMEN’S TENNIS VS. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY—10 A.M. posed of teams who did not win tion for games, giving the home Sehnert is a member of their conference. For women, team another advantage in addi- the Class of 2019. Pool B aggregates teams without a conference, from which LAST WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS one team is selected. To orga- nize Pool B and C, teams are MEN’S BASKETBALL @ EMORY UNIVERSITY separated and ranked according In their last regular season game, UR Men’s Basketball fell to Emory University to eight regions. on Saturday after a 3-point attempt from sophomore Jake Wittig failed to Then, the selection commit- find the basket, which would have won them the game. Junior Sam-Borst tee compares the current lead- Smith had a team-high 22 points, 14 of them coming in the second half. ers of all regions to make its The men are awaiting their NCAA Tournament fate, as the field will be an- picks. The team who was previ- nounced on Monday. ously behind the selected team then moves into first place of WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @ EMORY UNIVERSITY the region, and the process is UR Women’s Basketball fell to Emory University on Saturday, giving the repeated. The two leagues use Yellowjackets an overall record of 17–8 at the end of their regular season. different criteria to compare Junior Al Leslie led the team with 23 points, boosting her career total to teams, but both incorporate 1,386 and lifting her to third place on the career scoring chart. winning percentage, strength of schedule, and performance versus each other or common op- TRACK & FIELD @ ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ponents. Both Men’s and Women’s Track & Field traveled north to St. Lawrence University this Saturday to compete in the New York State Collegiate Track Teams are organized into four Conference Indoor Championships. Senior Brant Crouse won two state clusters upon selection and the titles in the 400-meter race and was a part of the 4x400-meter relay placed top seed of each cluster hosts first at the meet. The other runners were freshman Mark Westman, junior the first two rounds of the tour- PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Wesley Clayton, and senior Nathaniel Kuhrt. The women’s team finished nament. Each year, the Univer- Junior forward Tucker Knox and URBB are awaiting their playoff seeding. the weekend in second place overall as a result of numerous event wins over the course of the weekend. On Friday, sophomore Kylee Bartlett won WHAT TO WATCH FOR STANDINGS the pentathlon and the distance medley relay team consisting of graduate student Catherine Knox, junior Colleen Arnold, freshman Julia Myers, and URWL BEGINS REGULAR SEASON @ THIEL COLLEGE UAA MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOOL CONF ALL senior Samantha Kitchen also took home a state title. On Friday, there were UR Women’s Lacrosse will kick off their season this Saturday away at Thiel a total of five event wins including Bartlett’s 60-meter hurdle and high jump Washington (Mo.) 12-2 20-5 College in Pennsylvania. Two home games will follow on Wednesday against victories. Two other state titles were captured by Kitchen in the 800-meter SUNY Geneseo and next Saturday against Oswego State. Rochester (N.Y.) 10-4 21-4 and Knox in the 3,000-meter. The women’s 4x800-meter relay team of My- Emory 9-5 18-7 ers, junior Brianna Loughran, freshman Jordan Hurlbut. and senior Anne Chicago 8-6 16-9 Peterson tallied one more event win. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD @ ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Carnegie Mellon 8-6 14-11 Next week, both the Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams will travel to Ithaca for the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships in which MEN’S TENNIS @ VASSAR COLLEGE athletes who posted qualifying times throughout the season will compete. UAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOOL CONF ALL In a close match, UR Men’s Tennis was defeated by Vassar College this Saturday. At the beginning of the match, the men would win all three doubles 12-2 23-2 Washington (Mo.) points. At its conclusion, freshman Yifan Shen and Vassar’s Alexander MEN’S SQUASH @ CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Chicago 10-4 18-7 Luckmann competed in a winner-take-all match, in which Luckmann would UR Women’s Lacrosse will kick off their season this Saturday away at Thiel Rochester (N.Y.) 8-6 17-8 prevail after Shen took the second set. College in Pennsylvania. Two home games will follow on Wednesday against Carnegie Mellon 7-7 18-7 SUNY Geneseo and next Saturday against Oswego State. Emory 6-8 15-10 CATCH THE BIG GAME? INTERESTED IN WRITING ABOUT IT?

EMAIL [email protected]. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 An Advanced Look at URWB’s Strengths and Weaknesses URWB FROM PAGE 3 of success in basketball, the times this season, also leads valuable than other turnovers fense to make this calculation, -fensive and defensive statis- Yellowjackets have certainly the team in total rebound per- to the team causing them, since so that strength of schedule tics. recruited well. centage (estimated percentage they give the offense efficient played into the statistic. So the As mentioned before, the following numbers will be rel- ‘Jackets are doing exceedingly ative to the average women’s well on offense, with a perfor- PERCENTILE ORTG PACE EFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA college team. mance in the 95th percentile The result is that Deming in ORtg, but their DRtg (op- and Leslie lead the team with ponent ORtg) is in the 17th OFFENSE 95% 96% 86% 30% 68% BPMs 7.6 and 7.4, respec- percentile, putting their net rat- 88% tively. Leslie leads the team ing at the 42nd percentile. One in OBPM at 4.1, and junior DEFENSE 17% 56% 10% 51% 19% should keep in mind, however, forward Jillian Silvestri has a that they are still outscoring team-high 4.1 DBPM. To give an example, if Leslie played opponents by a significant 16 NET 42% -- 86% 18% 28% 26% points per 100 possessions. with an otherwise average They have achieved their team for 100 possessions, that offensive prowess primar- team would now outscore op- ily through lights-out shooting Junior forward Al Leslie, of total rebounds grabbed by fast-break potential while also ponents by 7.4 points over that and limiting turnovers. Beside who certainly does more than a player when they are on the ending the opponent posses- span, instead of breaking even. effective field-goal percentage, shoot, leads the team with 1.26 court), with a percentage of sion with no points. From here, two additional another measure of shooting PPWS. Guard and fellow ju- 17.3. Deming is second at 14.9 Finally, a player’s tendency extensions can be made. Mul- efficiency is PPWS (points per nior Lauren Deming is second percent, which is exceptional to end plays on offense (via tiplying BPM by the fraction weighted shot), which divides at 1.11, and freshman guard for a guard. shot attempt or turnover) is of total team minutes that the total points by shot attempts Lauren Foley is right behind at The statistic can be broken shown in usage rate. Unsur- player logged gives PAA, or (free throws are counted as 1.10. up into offensive and defen- prisingly, Leslie leads the points above average. Since .475 shooting attempts). This Foley is one of four sive rebounding. Leslie, ju- team at .307, with Deming in Leslie has played more min- season’s team has produced Yellowjackets with a 3-point nior forward Mary Kronen- second at .248. utes than Deming, she’s been 1.01 PPWS. attempt rate above .500. (This wetter, and sophomore guard Combining all advanced in- worth more PAA (which also A benefit of using PPWS is is the ratio of 3-point attempts Lena Ethington each broke 10 dividual stats that have been has offensive and defensive that it can provide an idea of to overall field goal attempts.) If Leslie played mentioned thus far, one can components that are used in what the team’s ORtg would A full 72 percent of her field calculate a players’ Box Plus- minor ways in the final calcu- be if shooting was all that mat- goal attempts have come from with an otherwise Minus. Normally, a plus/minus lation). tered in offense. If that were behind the line, and the team average team for in basketball is just the team’s Finally, one can subtract the case, the team would score as a whole is attempting them 100 possessions, net scoring while the player is players’ PAA contributions 100.9 points per 100 posses- at its highest recorded rate. on the floor. However, there from the team’s points scored sions, which is right in line Considering the current that team would are a huge amount of factors and allowed for the season, and with its actual ORtg. basketball trends, being led now outscore in play, especially quality of find how the team would’ve This means that other aspects by teams such as the Golden opponents by 7.4 one’s’ team and their oppo- done without them. Subtract- of the team’s offense—turn- State Warriors, 3-pointers are a nent. Starting in the NBA, a ing this from the team’s’ actual overs, offensive rebounding, strong area to invest in. After points over that statistic called RAPM was performance gives WAA (wins and free throw frequency— all, making 33 percent of your span, instead of used (Regularized Adjusted above average). The leaders in are roughly cancelling out. It 3-point shots is just as valu- breaking even. Plus-Minus), which now has the statistic are shown in the should be kept in mind that able as making 50 percent of a sort of successor in ESPN’s shooting is the best predictor 2-point shots. The team, in this RPM (Real Plus-Minus). PLAYER WAA of offensive performance, so regard, has picked their shots percent in offensive rebound- They both treat each player ing. Meanwhile, Leslie and as an independent variable, these numbers have at the very almost perfectly. The ratio of AL LESLIE 2.8 least high correlation. their 2-point field goal percent- Deming broke the 20-percent trying to isolate for the play- The team has limited oppo- age (.463) and their 3-point mark in defensive rebounding er’s effect on plus-minus while nent shooting as in years past, field goal percentage (.316) is (which is far more frequent on the court (the league aver- LAUREN DEMING 2.5 but it hasn’t produced nearly 1.47. than offensive rebounding). age should always be zero). as many turnovers as usual. In Ideally, a team with a ratio Deming just eclipses Leslie This means a large sample LENA ETHINGTON 1.2 fact, the ‘Jackets’ opponents below 1.5 would continue to in assist percentage (the esti- size is needed, since it’s dif- MARY have caused two more turn- trade off higher percentage mated percentage of teammate ficult to isolate one player’s 0.8 overs per 100 possessions than looks on 2-pointers for more field goals assisted by a player performance while 10 are on KRONENWETTER while they are on the floor), the court. For this reason, data their rivals—and they are al- difficult 3-pointers until the ra- JILLIAN SILVESTRI 0.8 ready turning over the ball at a tio reached 1.5. (A team could 21.6 to 21.1. Leslie, how- from the previous season also low clip on offense. plays into the statistic. There are many limitations To do the same for URWB, table below. when studying a team’s per- uniformly stored play-by-play This statistic attempts to say formance relative to its own data would be needed for, at what record an otherwise .500 instead of against league-wide the very least, every team on team (against a .500 sched- data—trends from season-to- their schedule. In fact, despite ule) would have if they added season are able to provide bet- the many advanced statistics that player. So, considering ter context. For example, the sites for Division I, a similar that the ‘Jackets have played league average for ORtg could statistic hasn’t been calculated 24 games thus far, a 12–12 be 90 in one season, and 95 a because of the sheer amount of team would now go 15–9 if it few seasons later. teams and players. added Leslie, which is a huge- More stable, however, are Instead, one needs to do a bit ly significant contribution. net statistics, found in the third of approximation. Basketball An important thing to note row of the table. Going back Reference’s BPM (Box Plus- with WAA and BPM is that to turnovers, it’s clear that it Minus) uses the aforemen- they’re not simply compar- tioned statistics, and regresses ing a team or lineup with is not URWB’s strongest area. GRAPHIC BY TREVOR WHITESTONE / SPORTS EDITOR However, its edge in effective URWB has both scored and allowed more points per possession this season. them to get coefficients toward that player to one without the field goal percentage is certain- RAPM. For example, 10 addi- player—they’re comparing ly apparent. have a 3-point percentage much tional percent points in defen- to one with a league average When offense and defense closer to their 2-point percent- ever, had by far the best turn- sive rebounding may be worth player replacing them. So are considered simultaneously, age if they only attempted over percentage on the team, a point in BPM (although the saying a perfectly adequate this season’s team is in line 3-pointers given wide-open coughing up the ball only 9.1 formula has a few parts, so player (who isn’t someone all with URWB tradition almost looks, but it would still benefit percent of the time. For anoth- such a translation can’t really that easy to find), in Leslie’s exclusively because its shoot- from attempting slightly more er indicator of how efficient be made). place, would be worth three ing, and despite lukewarm per- difficult shots from beyond the her play has been, consider After calculating a raw fewer wins in a 24 game– formances in other areas. arc, given the 3:2 points ratio that she leads the team in both OBPM and DBPM (offensive span, truly underscores her There are many factors be- from making a shot.) URWB’s block percentage (4.0) and and defensive components, value. hind all of these statistics, ratio is right in the wheelhouse lowest foul percentage (2.2). which, when combined, give With her and other members whether it be league-wide for efficiency, so there’s no Ethington and freshman the overall BPM) for each of URWB, you don’t need to trends, what a coach values the reason for its players to change guard Brenna James have player on roster, the team’s look this hypothetically to see most, and, of course, the play- their shooting habits. caused turnovers on defense actual offensive and defensive how valuable they are. But it ing style and strengths of the Leslie, who is 10th in Di- most frequently, each stealing performance versus league does put their performance in personnel. vision III in scoring at 22.2 the ball on at least three per- average must be considered. perspective. Keeping in mind that shoot- points per game and has won cent of possessions. Steals, Here, we used URWB’s sched- Whitestone is a member of ing is the strongest predictor UAA player of the week four it should be noted, are more ule-adjusted offense and de- the Class of 2019. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 SPORTS A Rounded Look at Irving’s Flat-Earth Comments By TOM BORCHERT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Before hopping aboard social commentary on the the “Kyrie is a Flat-Earther” current status of the media. bandwagon, though, let’s Commissioner Silver advo- Kyrie Irving, the All-Star take a moment to be rational cated for this view, saying in point guard of the Cleveland or, at the very least, optimis- his own interview that “... he Cavaliers, made headlines tic. was trying to be provocative, this past week for reasons Irving’s initial statement and I think it was effective. completely unrelated to his came on a teammate’s pod- I think it was a larger com- on-court prowess. Just before cast, and was made in de- ment on the sort of so-called All-Star Weekend kicked off cidedly less than serious fake news debate that’s go- in the Big Easy, news broke circumstances. Furthermore, ing on in our society right that Irving believes the Earth he added that he really just now [...] personally I believe is flat, saying, “This is not wants people to “do their the world is round.” even a conspiracy theory, the own research” and make a In the same interview, Sil- Earth is flat. The Earth is flat. decision. ver, seeking a lighthearted It’s right in front of our faces. This makes it clear that he tone, joked: “Kyrie and I I’m telling you, it’s right in is not being entirely serious, went to the same college. He front of our faces. They lie to and that his words should may have taken some differ- us.” probably not be taken at ent courses.” This revelation shocked face value. It gives reason to Clearly, this event should many, and has some de- doubt whether Irving actual- not be taken terribly seri- nouncing Irving as a poor ly holds his so-called belief, ously, and it is certainly ri- role model for children. The and allows some measure of diculous to condemn Irving’s statements also prompted hope that Irving is not, in actions. At best, he was mak- some entertaining discussion fact, a wildly-unhinged con- ing an astute social commen- in the NBA world, including spiracy theorist. tary, and at worst, he truly ASHLEY BARDHAN / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR an uncomfortable disclaimer Additionally, when asked believes that the Earth is flat. of actual hype surrounding year the NBA will learn a offered by Commissioner point-blank about his views, Most likely, however, the the NBA All-Star Game. lesson from the Irving case Adam Silver, and later, a re- Irving chose only to com- truth lies somewhere in the All in all, this mediastorm and spice up the All-Star buttal of Irving offered by ment on the prevalence of middle, and this entire epi- over Irving highlights the Proceedings. popular science educator fake news, perhaps hinting sode is more of a commen- dearth of buzz for NBA spe- Borchert is a member of Neil DeGrasse Tyson. that he is simply providing tary on the lethargy and lack cial events. Perhaps next the Class of 2019. Club Rugby Balances Brains and Brawn By LAUREN SHARPE ing skill and tactics. SPORTS EDITOR “The nature of rugby as a sport requires you to have In the words of Winston a high level of trust in your Churchill, “rugby is a hoo- team, ” Easter said. “Much ligan’s game played by gen- of our success on the field tlemen.” comes from how close we The UR Men’s Club Rug- are as a team both on and off by team, known as the Ug- the field.” lies, who’ve won the state Another important factor title two out of the past three for the Uglies is the strate- years, is no exception to this gic aspect of rugby, a sport claim. that requires its players to “For 80 minutes, you go study its complex tactics. toe-to-toe with the opposi- “While fitness and athleti- tion, clawing for every inch, cism are huge parts of the and when the final whistle game, usually the smarter blows, you dust yourself and more skilled team wins,” off, shake hands, and have a Easter said. “While we con- good laugh about the game,” stantly push ourselves physi- senior and team member cally, we encourage our play- Ruairi Conway said. ers to do so mentally as well, The game is known for by studying film matches.” intense physicality and bar- The team accepts all new baric nature. A typical rugby members, regardless of ex- match lasts about 80 min- perience level. Rookies on utes. the team are taken under the “Every player is hurt and wing of veterans, who teach tired after the first ten min- them the rules of the game utes,” junior player Rumi and make them feel wel- Easter said. “The key is to come. get up and keep on making YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR “We throw rookies right Members of UR Club Rugby participate in a drill at practice in the field house. tackles and plays.” into the mix and try to guide Senior player Patrick Fink them through the intricacies played sports my whole life “Fortunately I learned to a high level of talent on their agreed. of the sport as we go through and loved playing football love the sport itself and will roster. “You play for the rugger on the drills or intrasquad in high school,” Collin said. definitely continue to play In the spring, the team your left and right, and you scrimmages,” Fink said. “As “I wanted to maintain be- after I graduate,” Conway begins its Sevens season, play to improve and spread a vet, I have gained a large ing apart of a close team, said. where each team plays with the sport of rugby,” Fink respect for those mentors and that’s exactly what I got During the primary club seven men on the pitch, rath- said. “Our success certainly who guided us when we first when I started playing for rugby season, the Uglies er than playing with 15 like derives most from our strong got here. We took them for the Uglies.” compete in the Nescro Small they do in the fall. team relationships, allowing granted, but now understand Fink began playing rug- College League and play The Uglies will compete us to understand our individ- how much they did for us.” by in high school. . Senior against both in-state teams in several tournaments this ual and team strengths and Joining the Club Rugby Ruairi Conway played rugby and those in the broader spring, but their number one weaknesses.” Team at UR was freshman for ten years before coming northeast. In the fall of priority is competing in na- For the team, chemistry Dylan Collin’s introduction to UR. He took up the sport 2015, the team was ranked tional qualifiers in Platts- on and off the pitch is crucial to the sport. in Ireland, his home coutry, 13th in the nation in its di- burgh, N.Y., in April. to success, and is as high on “I decided to check out the because of the its popularity vision. This season, despite Sharpe is a member of the list of priorities as refin- rugby team because I have among his classmates. being a building year, it has the Class of 2019.