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REVENGINEERS AND THE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB ZACHARY MYERS OFFENDS 8-BIT REVOLUTION EVACUATED FIRST, REASONS LATER A modern musical twist on retro gaming. The repercussions of a sulfuric acid A student’s reaction to the RIT Skeptics fume buildup. Association and Rochester Atheists’ guest speaker. C The Rochester Victory Alliance at the University of Rochester of M needs healthy, HIV-negative men who have sex with men, ages 18-45 for local studies. Y

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K Tackle a course that would be more dicult during the academic year because of the time commitment it would take Concentrate on one or two classes to help improve your grades Pick up an elective in a topic you’ve always wanted to explore: Web Foundations Project Management Persuasion e list goes on & on… Immerse yourself in the ‘Deep Dive Incubator’ and turn that product idea you’ve been dreaming about into a reality Not staying in Rochester Rising second years and anticipated second for the summer? years— No problem, take a course online! Check our website! The Rising Second Year Survival Checklist comes out this week!

“I've heard that the average college student hits a road bump their sophomore year.. full of questions..[T]his 'sophomore slump' is true.” H. Harper (Capital University), student blog We can help you navigate it, go to our website at www.rit.edu/summer rit.edu/upperclass. Upper Class Initiatives EDITOR’S NOTE TABLE OF CONTENTS 04.09.10 | VOLUME 59 | ISSUE 25 EDITOR IN CHIEF Madeleine Villavicencio

| [email protected] LEARNING FROM THE POWER RANGERS

MANAGING EDITOR Laura Mandanas In 1993, I was obsessed with the “Power Rangers” (and I’m talking about the original, not this Ninja

| [email protected] Storm crap). Unfortunately, its airtime coincided with my older sister’s dismissal from elementary

COPY EDITOR Michael Conti school. I’m not familiar with New Jersey State Law, especially since I haven’t lived there for 16 years,

| [email protected] but I’m certain I wasn’t old enough to stay home alone. So, when our nanny picked my sister up, I

NEWS EDITOR Emily Bogle had to pry my eyes away from the television — sometimes kicking and screaming. At five, it was the

| [email protected] end of my world. That is, until my dad started recording episodes for me with the VCR.

LEISURE EDITOR Alex Rogala Now, I’m sure I wouldn’t be alone if I admitted to running around the playground pretending that

| [email protected] I could crush Putties with my Zord. I’m fairly certain you have similar stories and that you too were

FEATURES EDITOR John Howard assigned a character. And as stereotypical as it may sound, I spent a lot of my time as the Yellow

| [email protected] Ranger, but quite frankly that wasn’t the one I wanted to be. Many little girls wanted to be the Pink

SPORTS/VIEWS EDITOR Sam Angarita Ranger, but I wanted to be the Red Ranger. He had the mighty T-Rex, and everyone just seemed to

| [email protected] listen to him. But it didn’t matter, the only paraphernalia I received as presents were in shades of

ONLINE EDITOR Emily Mohlmann yellow or pink.

| [email protected] Then one day, one of my aunts decided that the “Power Rangers” was for boys and that it was much too violent for me to be watching anyway. She convinced my dad to stop recording it, and

WRITERS Sam Angarita, James Arn, Ory the only time I was able to watch it again was when my mom bought VHS tapes and the first movie Ballenger, Emily Bogle, Michael Burns, Kyle Hugo, was released. That was the first time, to my knowledge, that my gender prevented me from doing Laura Mandanas, Joe McLaughlin, Madeleine something I wanted to do. Villavicencio, Evan Williams Further down the road, I consistently had my interests questioned and I sometimes had to defend them. I liked Legos and K’NEX, and I frequently chose robotics sets over Barbie dolls. I hated wearing ART dresses, never combed my hair and scraped my knees climbing walls and trees. Personally, I didn’t

ART DIRECTOR Kelvin Patterson see what the big deal was, and I still don’t.

| [email protected] I was never a fan of applying labels and classifications to things. I still have trouble deciding

SENIOR STAFF DESIGNER Cassie Angerosa whether I’m Asian or Pacific Islander. (Lucky for me, most forms have that under the same

STAFF DESIGNER Caitlin Mc Cormick category.) And I think parts of this week’s issue demonstrate how some labels just don’t work. The Revengineers don’t necessarily fit in with conventional music genres (see “Revengineers and the

AD DESIGNER Lisa Barnes 8-bit Revolution on page 18), the new female market is breaking the barriers of gaming (see “The Rise RIT students Jason Herrling (left), Anthony Castiglia (middle), and Zachary Browning (right) compete in the

PHOTO EDITOR Michael Conti of the Woman Gamer” on page 20), and the Men’s Lacrosse team attempted to shrug off the label of Bucknell University Collegiate Cycling Race on April 4, 2010. | photograph by Chris Langer

| [email protected] “underdog” in their overtime nail-biter against SUNY Cortland (see “Lacrosse Beaten by Cortland in

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Joi Ong Overtime” won page 24). CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Amanda Berg, I may be oversimplifying the situation, but in my mind, all these things — chick flicks, boy-toys NEWS PG. 06 FEATURES PG. 16 VIEWS PG. 27 Robert Bredvad, Chris Langer, Victor Prado and music and film genres — end up in two categories: cool and uncool with varying degrees of

STAFF ILLUSTRATOR Stu Barnes awesomeness. If in the end you can’t dig it, then skip it and be done with it. RIT/ROC FORECAST TRASH TALK OR HATE SPEECH? WORD ON THE STREET

CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS Jamie Douglas “There is a misty plot afoot…” Violent language in online multiplayer video What is your pre-game superstition?

CARTOONIST Jamie Douglas games. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB EVACUATED ZACHARY MYERS OFFENDS FIRST, REASONS BUSINESS The repercussions of a sulfuric acid fume REVENGINEERS AND THE 8-BIT REVOLUTION LATER

AD MANAGER Alecia Crawford Madeleine Villavicencio buildup. A modern musical twist on retro gaming. A student’s reaction to the RIT Skeptics

| [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF Association and Rochester Atheists’ guest

BUSINESS MANAGER Tom Sciotto SG UPDATE THE RISE OF THE WOMAN GAMER speaker.

| [email protected] MyCourses changes. The true battle of the sexes.

PRODUCTION MANAGER Jayadev Alapati RINGS

| [email protected] Why you shouldn’t sleep on couches on ONLINE PRODUCTION MANAGER Viktor Nagornyy LEISURE PG. 11 SPORTS PG. 22 campus. | [email protected] AT YOUR LEISURE FOOTBALL RETURNS TO RIT

ADVISOR Rudy Pugliese Fried chocolate sandwich anyone? Pick-up team grows in numbers.

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CONTACT 1.800.970.5406 REVIEWS LACROSSE BEATEN BY CORTLAND IN OVERTIME Cover photograph by Joi Ong Reporter Magazine is published weekly during the academic year by a staff comprised of students at Rochester Institute of Technology. Business, Editorial, Now reviewing artists. Men’s Lacrosse battles it out against SUNY and Design facilities are located in Room A-730, in the lower level of the Campus Center. Our phone number is 1.800.970.5406. The Advertising Department can be reached at 1.800.970.5406 ext. 0. The opinions expressed in Reporter do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute. AR: Mady Sensei, you must Cortland. help me have sex. LM: I think you need a male sensei. She can’t help you there. Letters to the Editor may also be sent to [email protected]. Reporter is not responsible for materials presented in advertising areas. No letters will be printed unless signed. All letters received become the property of Reporter. DROPS, HOPS AND HEAD SPINS Reporter takes pride in its membership in the Associated Collegiate Press and American Civil Liberties Union. Copyright © 2010 Reporter Magazine. All rights reserved. No portion of this Magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission. Break dancers crunkin’ it in the Clark Gym.

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GLOW IN THE DARK CAPTURE THE FLAG 09 SWILLFEST LAB EVACUATED Grace Watson Fields. 10 p.m. – 12 a.m. CAB presents FRIDAY The German House, 315 Gregory St. 6 p.m. The Swillburg good old-fashioned CTF with each team in glow-in-the- Neighborhood is holding their annual Swillfest. Complete dark garb for enhanced night visibility. BBQ provided. with live music by Raise the Roof and a silent auction, this DUE TO SULFURIC ACID ACCIDENT Cost: Free. event promises to be a fun way to close out the week. Cost: $15. by Laura Mandanas they’d be able to complete threatening condition. People NCAA FROZEN FOUR FINALS 10 ”THE CRUCIBLE” photograph by Victor Prado their experiments. “That with pre-existing skin disorders, Just about any TV on campus. Puck drops at 5 p.m. See SATURDAY Monroe Community College Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Contemporary happens sometimes, eye problems or impaired the final two teams in the NCAA Frozen Four battle it actors in modern dress re-envision Miller’s classic for a especially with this respiratory function may be more out for the tournament and title. modern audience. room. It’s one of the older susceptible to the effects. Cost: Your throat may be sore after this one. Cost: $10. labs; it’s not one of the All but two of the people in the retrofitted ones,” explained lab reported mild symptoms, Nicole Arroyo, a second many experiencing headaches and ROCHESTER TARTAN DAY CELEBRATION MUD VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT 11 year Biotechnology major. sore throats that lasted three to Grace Watson Fields. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The fraternities SUNDAY Main Street Armory, 900 East Main St. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. The “People were concerned four hours. The students were all and sororities play a double elimination tourney in the Rochester Scottish Heritage Society is hosting a day that that the situation might wearing chemical safety goggles, mud behind Gracie’s. would make any Scot proud. There are bagpipes, scotch become worse because which minimized eye irritation. No Cost: Free. tasting, and plenty of plaid to be had. the experiments were students were hospitalized. Cost: $10. still being heated. And so After approximately two some of us — actually, I hours of waiting and filling out CYCLING CLUB BIKE MAINTENANCE FUNDRAISER THE HOLD STEADYS WITH THE ORANGES BAND think the majority of the paperwork, everyone was cleared Tiger Statue. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Has your bike been sitting 12 Water Street Musical Hall, 204 N. Water St. 8 p.m. This indie class — went in to make to retrieve his or her personal MONDAY outside all winter and getting rusty? The cycling rock band out of Brooklyn has made their way up to the ROC sure that everything was belongings from the lab and go club is here for you, offering reduced prices on bike to improve your Monday night. This is just what the doctor turned off and unplugged home. The lab returned to normal maintenance. ordered. … We should not have gone use the following day, and the Cost: Varies. Cost: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. in, but they needed to be students were given an alternate turned off.” assignment to complete. After waiting in the hall “Everything was handled GREEK WEEK POOL GAMES 13 BRONCHO BILLY AND BEYOND: EARLY WESTERNS for another 10 minutes, according to procedure,” said Chris Gordon Field House, Recreational Pool. 5 – 9 p.m. Get TUESDAY Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. 8 medics arrived on the Denninger, director of Public Safety. wet and wild with your favorite Greeks, competing in a p.m. Tired of your typical Western? Tonight promises some scene and ushered the After the accident was called in, variety of classic pool games. of the earliest Western short films, one dating back to 1903. students further away from help arrived on the scene within Cost: Free. Despite their age, there will be plenty of macho action. On Monday evening, March 29, an not turned on. Corrosive fumes the lab. Units were present from the minutes; Denninger feels that this Cost: $7 regular, $5 students. organic chemistry lab in the College built up around the work areas and Henrietta Fire Department and the quick response time is an example of was evacuated due to a were inhaled by the students. Henrietta Volunteer Ambulance; of the system working. BREW HA-HA FEATURING BELGIAN STYLE BEERS GROWN & SEXY GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT buildup of sulfuric acid fumes. No Ten to fifteen minutes into the RIT Ambulance was on another Yelena Bilyaskaya, a fifth year 14 Cafe Underground Railroad, 480 W. Main St. 5:30 – 8 p.m. one was seriously injured. the experiment, people started call at the time, but two first Bioinformatics major who was lovin’ cup. 7 p.m. lovin’ cup is hosting an evening WEDNESDAY Gather your lady friends and spend an adult night out. The class was an evening section coughing. Two stockroom workers responders were sent. Each student in the class, agrees. “It was an dedicated to the tasting of many Belgian style beers of Admission gives you access to a buffet, games, prizes, and $5 of an organic chemistry lab taught passing by the lab noticed the had their vital signs taken and were accident. They happen,” she the world. If you’re a beer aficionado (or would like to worth of “Diva Dollars” to be redeemed with vendors. If you by Thomas Mastrangelo. In a strong smell and ordered the asked about their symptoms. said. “It makes you realize that become one), this is the place for you. bring a book for the book swap, the admission fee is waived. routine lab experiment, the 24 students out of the room. The fume According to the material it’s not a playroom, you know? Cost: $17, students $15. (21+) Cost: $5. enrolled students were heating a hoods were turned on and everyone safety data sheet (MSDS), We do fairly serious experiments. mixture of 2-benzoyl benzoic acid went out in the hall to wait. inhalation of sulfuric acid And granted, we know what the and sulfuric acid to convert it to At this point, the amount of produces damaging effects on the outcomes are, but we take as CAB PRESENTS: ZOMBIELAND NAZARETH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL “WELCOME” anthraquinone. Under normal fumes that had accumulated was mucous membranes and upper many precautions as we can and 15 La Maison Francaise, 4245 East Ave. 8 p.m. This 2008 film by Ingle Auditorium. 9:30 – 11:45 p.m. Start your weekend THURSDAY conditions, the fume hoods in the not yet apparent because the respiratory system. Symptoms sometimes things go wrong. I off early with this shotgun-wielding, zombie-killing Philippe Lioret tells the story of Kurdish refugee teen’s three lab would provide ventilation, and gas was colorless. Many of the may include irritation of the nose think it was handled very well, as amusement park of a movie. month journey to find his girlfriend in England. Trial and vapors would be carried away; on students believed that the room and throat, labored breathing best as it could have been.” Cost: Brains. tribulations ensue. this day, however, the hoods were would be cleared quickly and or even lung edema, a life- Cost: Free.

6 News | 04.09.10 7 SG UPDATE Rain is not a reason by Madeleine Villavicencio to stay indoors.

IMPROVING MYCOURSES Ken Kindler, technical support supervisor of the Wallace Center, spoke about the latest version of MyCourses and the updates that will come with its release. Version nine promises additional tools for course and instruction development for professors, user interface improvements, changes to the dropbox tool, and quicker responses for those accessing the service off-campus. MyCourses is RIT’s official course management system and is one of the teaching and learning technologies provided by the Online Learning department of Academic Services. The service enables instructors and students to interact and access course materials in an online setting. Because MyCourses is used as a channel for storing and submitting work, some of the main complaints about the system include space and version control. In addition to the space allotted per course, the system provides personal and group lockers at 5 MB and 50 MB respectively. For some classes, however, more space is required. Though Online Learning has discussed purging the file system every two years, they have determined that this would not create enough space to alleviate the problem. In the meantime, Kindler suggested that instructors take advantage of the dropbox options, which can be set up to only save the last version submitted, saving space and simplifying multiple submissions. According to Kindler, MyCourses is usually confined by the limitations of the software provided by Desire2Learn, a company that specializes in providing eLearning products. An example of this is the hard coded automatic timeout that executes after 30 minutes of idle time. Online Learning, however, has developed additional features for the system such as the peer2peer evaluation system. They are currently looking into enabling students to input and compute their own grades and incorporate the use of mobile devices. For more information on the services provided by MyCourses, visit https://wiki.rit. edu/display/myCoursesHR/Home. EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS

BYLAWS REVISED FOR TIER 0 AND COMPETITIVE SPORTS CLUBS Dave Mullaney, director of services, and Kaity Werner, director of Organizational Recognition, presented the SG bylaw revisions to add Tier 0 and Competitive Sports Clubs. In these proposed revisions, Tier 0 clubs would be the only clubs that could restrict membership based on GPA, class College Students ® level or program of study. They would not be able to request Get 20% OFF all full-price EMS brand items additional funds from the Finance Committee and would not be and 15% OFF all full-price national brand items required to attend Center for Campus Life Club Meetings. Must show valid college ID. Exclusions may apply; visit store for details. To aid in the implementation of Competitive Sports Clubs, a Competitive Sports Club Federation would be created. Membership would include the director of Organizational Recognition, a graduate assistant for Club Sports, the assistant director of Campus Life Programs, the assistant for Intramurals, the coordinator of Club Sports, and one representative from each of the recognized competitive sports clubs. Pittsford Pittsford Plaza 8 News | 04.09.10 585-383-1140 9

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Artist | Indie/Alternative | .com Pomplamoose Pomplamoose is not your typical showcases the backgrounds of the duo changes up the time Album | Post-Rock | 44 mins. Efkterklang burst onto the this album will be a definite Despite these highlights, indie band. Oh you’ve heard both artists. Conte hails from signature during the verses, “” Scandinavian music scene in departure from the roughness “Magic Chairs” is ultimately that one before? Well, this the land of , giving this song you’ve heard a Efterklang 2004 with “Tripper,” a watershed that won the band acclaim in a disappointment. Although time it’s for real. Seriously. The whereas Dawn has a history bajillion times a new, interesting glitch beat album that sounded its formative stages. Somewhat “Raincoats” alone is worth the group, comprised solely of Jack with soft pop; together they and awesome twist. as if it took its cues from an oddly oddly, it works. price of admission, in a way, the Conte and Nataly Dawn, have create a wonderfully unique If you already dig the indie/ melodic broken CD. The group The rest of the album follows album is too perfect. There’s very performed a grand total of two amalgamation of the two genres. alternative scene, I suggest made their real breakthrough, this same format, with lofty little variation, making for an live shows ever. Like so many As a whole, the album is very diving straight into “VideoSongs.” however, with 2007’s “Parades,” wafting over airy, heavily album of homogenous monotony. others, the pair has garnered cohesive and feels complete. But if you’re looking to ease an organic, orchestral gem that accented vocals reminiscent of the Diehard fans will surely consider their fame from YouTube and Last month, Pomplamoose yourself into some Pomplamoose blurred the lines between classical band’s Danish heritage. Highlights this album a must, but newcomers MySpace. The difference here released their second album, a lovin’, you should start out with and rock. include the melodic “I Was Playing would be better off starting with is that these folks are superbly collection of their best covers the cover album. Oh and since Although it continues in the Drums,” the gentle resolve of “The “Tripper” or “Parades.” talented. Between the two of entitled “Tribute to Famous you’re wondering: Pomplamoose same vein as “Parades,” “Magic Soft Beating,” and the pensive, them, Conte and Dawn perform People.” The scope of this album is a take on everybody’s favorite Chairs” carves its own mark in contemplative album closer, Recommended for fans of the Dirty Projectors. all the parts on every track. is huge. Covers range from Lady French word “pamplemousse,” Efterklang’s history. The album “Natural Tune.” The album reaches Everything you hear was created Gaga’s “Telephone,” to Earth, meaning grapefruit. It doesn’t get kicks off with “Modern Drift,” an its climax during “Raincoats,” a the old fashioned, analog way, Wind and Fire’s “September,” to any more awesome than that. After a three-year hiatus, Efterklang ambient number where warm vibrant and experimental number with no computer generated “My Favorite Things” from “The returns with their third album, vocal harmonies shine through that draws definite parallels to effects. Check them out on Sound of Music.” Each cover is “Magic Chairs.” Sadly, the Danish lilting swaths of piano work. fellow experimental rockers The YouTube to see for yourself. clearly crafted with great care quintet’s third full-length release Though it is only the first track, Dirty Projectors. BY ALEX ROGALA “Pomplamoose VideoSongs,” towards the original, but that leaves something to be desired. the production makes clear that the group’s first album, was doesn’t mean Pomplamoose released last year on iTunes. is afraid to play with the very The album consists entirely foundations of the pieces. For of original tracks and really example, in “My Favorite Things,” BY JAMES ARN

Album | Pop | 40 mins “Go” In his debut album as a cheerful sound, especially when of oddity, falsetto and musical AT YOUR Jónsi solo artist, Jónsi creates an accompanied with Jónsi’s airy depth. “Around Us” provides a LEISURE otherworldly place where voice, almost forcing you to mix of electronic and orchestral comic everything is epic and upbeat. smile while listening. strings while maintaining Jónsi’s by Jamie Douglas Jón “Jónsi” Thor Birgisson, the The album is mostly in distinct style. “Growing Till Tall” lead singer from Icelandic English, a definite departure ventures towards the ethereal, group Sigur Rós, is noted for from his Sigur Rós days, when which may appease Sigur Rós his falsetto voice and ambient, he sang primarily in Icelandic fans. The song’s build up is a textured (courtesy of and his own made up language, compliment to the previously a cello bow). His solo album Hopelandic. Jónsi’s English lyrics fast paced songs, and it also follows the band’s departure take away from the beauty of the showcases Jónsi’s unusual voice. from ethereal to a transition into music because it is no longer only As a whole, “Go” is an admirable a more “pop” sound, as seen on about the aesthetics. He relies debut and the perfect way to lift their last album. frequently on clichés, like “we your spirits, especially if you’re in Jónsi’s first single and album should all be in love,” found on need of creative inspiration or if opener, “Go Do,” starts with “Animal Arithmetic.” you want your walk to class to be layers of flute, electronic Language aside, the music a bit more epic. sounds and piano with heavy on “Go” is varied and beautiful. drums, adding a strong beat to Its upbeat nature is refreshing. the lighter music. It creates a “Sinking Friendships” has a blend BY EMILY BOGLE

12 Leisure | 04.09.10 13 During a period of open dance, Eugene Cleveland practices a head spin at the Technical Grounds three-on-three break dancing competition.

three-man/woman crews from RIT, the too, what else you got?” Yet there was never Rochester area and across New York any malice afterwards. The handshakes and state took to the floor to battle for hugs after each contest were a testament to AND over $250 in gift cards, a five pound the strong sense of community between the DROPS, Hershey bar and — most importantly — performers. bragging rights. The best example of the camaraderie that A three judge panel that included defined the event took place between rounds. As HOPS, RIThym Crew president Brian “Mistavio” the judges deliberated, the dancers quickly took Douangradty, a fourth year Mechanical to the floor and started a cypher, the name given by Evan Williams Engineering Technology major, picked which to a group of breakers who circle up and perform photograph by Amanda Berg HEADSPINScrews would advance from round quick sets in the center one-by-one. Ever walk into a room and get the feeling that to round. But this wasn’t like Ellen “Yeah I can do The cypher is where you get to truly you’re just not cool enough to be there? Well, Degeneres judging American Idol. All that too, what see the diversity and creativity of that’s exactly the vibe I got upon entering three judges were proven b-boys and this insanely talented group. From the Clark Gym on March 26 for the first knew exactly what they were looking else you got?” head spins to floor work, to a kid annual Technical Grounds three-on-three for from the competitors. Words like who put his leg over his head and break dancing competition. Sponsored by “foundation,” “style” and “explosiveness” were used slid himself across the floor, almost every element the RIT RIThym Crew, the College Activities to give the dancers some criteria. After an opening of street dance was covered. It was like watching Board and Red Bull, the b-boy/b-girl battle had routine from Velocity, RIT’s hip hop dance team, the Cirque du Soleil with a better soundtrack. Some completely revamped the atmosphere of the battle was on. brave audience members even hopped in the mix. usually docile gymnasium. The scent of free In a battle, attitude is everything. The comedians, With smiles all around, the cypher demonstrated Red Bull was so thick in the air that it clung to the acrobats, the crowd pleasers — every b-boy has the passion and unity of this group of individuals. the insides of your nostrils, and the thunderous their own personality and letting that uniqueness Yet even with the camaraderie of the scene, only one hip-hop beats pounded so hard you could feel shine is what wins over the crowd and the judges. crew could walk away victorious. them from your chest to your toes. Chicago’s DJ But the best dancers focus on one thing: their The finals came down to a decision between crews Franco De Leon reigned over the crowd from up opponent. The playful combativeness between DFC and Jedi Knights. Citing their high energy and on stage, warming them up for the show, but the teams was almost like watching a swagger tug of willingness to take chances, Douangradty made the real spectacle was down on the floor. war; you went this hard, so I have to go that much final call. The Jedi Knights were crowned tournament Anytime you see someone doing handstand harder. Some breakers taunted and mocked champions, walking away with a slick prize pack and pushups on their fingertips for a warm-up, you their opponents, sometimes even mimicking the respect of everyone in the room. know it’s going to be a good show. Over a dozen them mid-routine to say, “Yeah I can do that

15 Trash Talk or Hate Speech? Violent Language in Online Multiplayer Video Games by Ory Ballenger | photograph by Joi Ong

Unwinding after a long day of Actions by a few for abusive language and behavior. They classes, I boot up “Halo 3” for individuals can also have a report feature that’s accessible hinder game play for from any game, allowing players to call the some much-needed R and R. the entire gaming moderators’ attention to disruptive players. community. “The However, a moderator is about as good as a Dodging bullets left and right, I number of times trooper on the Interstate 90: they can only that I’ve heard hate cover so much ground, and no matter how score a solid kill for my team. speech on the PC is many violators you catch, people are still very infinitesimal,” going to speed. My opponent’s response is swift said Keyworth. On the PC, safeguards vary from game “Mostly [they’re] just to game. Most games don’t have global and vocal: “Fucking nigger bitch!” bullies looking to moderators or administrators, but Keyworth get a reaction from finds that most of the servers he plays on do In online multiplayer video games, people.” If he encounters someone who is a decent job of self-policing — the regular occurrences like this are almost passé. The being too abusive, he’ll either mute the player players drive off the hateful ones. For ones internet creates the perfect storm of social or leave to play on another server completely. that aren’t, there are server administrators interaction and anonymity. Phrases that would Similarly, Saxe said that he simply mutes who can be contacted about disruptive players. never be uttered aloud in polite company everyone when he gets into a game so he Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work. find their way into microphones on a regular never has to deal with it, which consequently “The worst is when it’s actually one of the basis. This “trash talk” is certainly nothing removes the social aspect almost completely. owners of the server [making racist comments], new; every gamer has heard it, and most Abdoul Diaw, a first year Electrical so there’s no one demanding they calm down; have probably dealt out their fair share. It has Engineering major, finds that such offensive that’s when you know you need to be going become as much a part of the online gaming behavior ruins the experience. Originally someplace else,” said Keyworth. Despite these subculture as capture the flag. But when does from West Africa, he hadn’t encountered complaints, Keyworth doesn’t feel there is really the language used move out of the realm of such hateful language until coming to the any need for stricter controls. trash talk and become directed hate speech? United States three years ago. Diaw sees the Saxe and Diaw, however, disagree. For Diaw, “It’s generally the younger audience, I feel, at language of multiplayer games as hurtful and the lack of punishments on the PC feeds into his least according to their voices,” said Ben Saxe, frustrating. “For me, playing is about getting frustration. “Someone needs to come up with a second year Game Design and Development away from books and papers and relaxing, but something … to just ban them all,” said Diaw. major. “They sound like 12-year-old boys, just when you see those kinds of things it stresses Saxe, on the other hand, thinks companies ranting on, and you just want them to shut up.” you more,” said Diaw. As a result, he has quit need to develop an anti-hate mechanism for Saxe, who is half Chinese, is an avid gamer on playing CounterStrike on the PC, and now dealing with players, by rewarding players the PC and PlayStation 3. According to him, it is almost exclusively games on the PS3. who don’t engage in that type of behavior and much more rare to encounter racist language on There are safeguards against abusive punishing those who do. “We need to work the PS3, but certainly not unheard of. behavior online, but the level of enforcement on some sort of system to get these people,” For some, like David Keyworth, a third depends on the game and the network being said Saxe. year Game Design and Development major, played on. Xbox Live, the networking service “Even when they can’t see the person, it still the language used is no big deal. Keyworth, for the Xbox 360, employs a full-time team hurts,” said Diaw. “Try and step into the shoes primarily a PC gamer, finds that he rarely runs of moderators who monitor the behavior of the people being cursed at, and see if you into such abusive behavior, but when he does, of players and can issue suspensions from were them if you’d like it.” he doesn’t let it bother him. the service or even ban people entirely

16 Features | 04.09.10 17 “It’s a fun sound that you can do a lot Boy. For complicated riffs, notes through DeWitt’s laptop, which is always on stage must be chosen from a screen- running the show for their live performances. with … It’s definitely nostalgic,” said sized inventory and laid in one When it comes time for writing songs, though, the musician Jim DeWitt, a graduate at a time. band links the same technology through a Super The device itself — a modified Nintendo Entertainment System for output to a of RIT’s Information and original Nintendo Game Boy larger, group-friendly screen. (circa 1989) — essentially acts “It’s a crazy thing when you’re writing music Technology program and current as a portable, pocket-sized on it and then it reminds you of a game … It can . However, the sound just like that one level or that one part in a RIT web developer. DeWitt is the amount of effort that went game,” said Mostyn. into pimping this gadget out is Despite such a unique approach to musical bass player in Revengineers, an easily recognizable by the way interpretation, the Revengineers weren’t in Maynard cradles it. A fresh the dark when they started making Nintendo- instrumental electronic rock band paint job and a new screen produced music. The band’s style is part of a new to the Rochester indie scene. were a must, due to the age of sub-genre of known as 8-bit, the machine. Illuminating the pulling its name from the 8-bit era of architecture The band’s unique sound that he is screen is a custom backlight that in computer and gaming consoles. According to glows a full red; a nice change DeWitt and the rest of the band, the community referring to comes not from a guitar from the sickly green blur that within 8-bit music has a strong following, these devices are known for, especially in San Francisco and New York, and it or a bass, but from the inner workings and a necessity for playing live is very supportive and encouraging of new talent. shows on dark stages. “It’s just such a cool scene for it online,” said of a handheld videogame console: a The most important part is the Maynard. “It’s like this Venn diagram that overlaps audio. According to the group, between people who are independent musicians, Nintendo Game Boy. the audio capacity of a Game Boy people who are pseudo-computer programmers, can be broken down into four and people who are into electrical engineering.” Such an abstract musical addition might deliver sound channels. Two of these channels account Among the bands Revegineers look up to in the images of floormates beeping buttons in unison in for the “normal synths” — the reason Mario has 8-bit community is a based band a sweaty Computer Science floor lounge, but these a theme song. A WAV channel is available for called Anamanaguchi. With a similar sound guys aren’t fooling around. Though “Nintendo loading and writing samples and the last channel and ensemble approach that the Revengineers rock” is a simple tag that the Revegineers use, is white noise, which can be used for a snare drum take, the band, according to the website, “makes they also are self-described as basically, pop or symbol-type sounds. Though the limitation to loud, fast music with a hacked NES [Nitendo influenced rock with an upbeat tempo. Their only three tonal instruments at a time could be Entertainment System] from 1985.” With music has surprising depth, layered in sheets of seen as an obstacle, the band sees it as a source Anamanaguchi providing the score for a new bold guitars and thumping synth beats that move. of inspiration to become more creative. In order -based that is set to drop “We’re not just making music with it [a Game to channel that creativity properly, DeWitt and soon, it seems that the influence games have on Boy]. We’re making music with an element of it,” Maynard installed a professional audio output and the 8-bit world has come full circle. said DeWitt. rewired the electrical components of the Game Looking ahead for the Revengineers, the DeWitt sat alongside two of his guitarists, Boy to bypass the factory installed default. band continues to progress, toying with the Nick Maynard, a Music Education graduate “The original sound output that’s on it is… it idea of adding vocals to their tracks and of SUNY Fredonia, and B.C. Mostyn, an MCC sounds awful,” said Maynard. “You install this possibly including a projected visual aspect student studying Graphic Design, trying to [the new output] and it sounds a lot louder. It’s to their performances. Maynard has even figure out the words that would describe their clearer; the tone is bassier. It sounds like a considered starting up a video style. Sporting tattoos and Marvel T-shirts, they professional synthesizer.” game instruction program for seem a perfect blend of tech, punk and indie. To write their music, Revengineers use newcomers to the 8-bit genre Along with his contributions on the bass, DeWitt software specifically designed for the interested in electronic music. assists with the electronic components of live Game Boy, known as Little Sound DJ (LSDJ R Meanwhile, the band is planning show appearances at venues like Bug Jar. Kolbe for short). The software is recorded onto out their next live performance Resnick, a Political Science major at University a writable game cartridge that loads with the and working on their first record. Futuristic- of Rochester, rounds out the four-piece unit on Game Boy’s “on” switch (the same way original nostalgia may be uncharted territory for most drums. Each with good-sized histories already Tetris does). With the use of this software at their musicians, but these artists are focused on Revengineers, (clockwise from left) Jim DeWitt, B.C. Mostyn, Nick Maynard and Kolbe Resnick. under their belts, the band found its way together fingertips — literally — the band can log an entire creating new sounds, turning heads, and getting through the common interests in musical song as if producing sheet music for immediate them to move to the beat. approaches of DeWitt and Maynard. playback and even play live using control combos. For more information on 8-bit music, check out Revengineers and the 8-bit Revolution Though it’s a group effort when it comes time The band incorporates a modified computer http://8bitcollective.com and http://chipmusic.org. to write new material, Maynard handles a lot of keyboard with link cable attachment as a remote To follow the Revengineers on Tumblr, go to http:// by John Howard | photograph by Meron Menghistab the programming responsibilities on the Game for the Game Boy. The device can also be operated revengineers.tumblr.com.

18 Features | 04.09.10 19 THE RISE OF THE Woman

Gamerby Alex Rogala | illustration by Stu Barnes

all began with “I got invigorated in the last four years by other TRIBULATIONS an Atari. Jessica things like DDR, Pikmin — of all things — and Seeking to eliminate the social stigma that Bayliss’ family had Katamari,” says Oyzon. For her, the attraction to has been attached to gaming, video game always played board gaming deals with the interactivity it provides. companies have begun to explore new ways games; in search “What I do like about gaming that I do not get of marketing games to audiences that aren’t of a new means from television is a sense of causality, that I’m already playing. of entertainment, making stuff happen.” Nintendo’s Wii was among these, with its the video game unorthodox, remote-shaped controller and consoleIt seemed a natural extension to them. WOMEN AT WORK unique library of games. In 2007, Nintendo After her family brought it home, Bayliss Bayliss, an ardent gamer, had never considered started a “Wii Ambassadors” program, aimed picked up the controller and hasn’t put it a career in gaming. Entering college as a Music at promoting the Wii to middle aged women. down since. Decades later, Dr. Bayliss is an major, she switched to engineering before finally In the program, “ambassadors” host parties assistant professor in RIT’s Game Design and deciding on computer science. As a professor focused around the Wii. Development program and considers herself to in RIT’s Computer Science department, she With the increasing the number of female be an avid gamer. began to incorporate gaming into the program’s gamers, game companies have encountered And she’s not alone; Dr. Bayliss is among first year curriculum as part of the Reality and several pronounced challenges. There’s a a steadily rising minority in the video game Programming Together (RAPT) pilot program. stigma attached to gaming, and girl gamers world. Realizing an untapped potential, game Eventually, the project garnered the attention of are no exception. developers began designing and marketing Microsoft, receiving a grant. When the project “I used to play [World of Warcraft], and I was games for women. With the new market, succeeeded, Bayliss went to aid RIT’s fledgling definitely embarrassed to tell people that,” the number of female gamers has increased newly-formed game design program. said Christine Stone, a fifth year Electrical substantially in the past 15 years. But if there is a shortage of women gamers, Engineering major. She notes that many girls there’s even more of a shortage of women who play may be singled out for it. PLAYING THE GAME developers. According to the International Game Male gamers tend to view their female Althought the video game market is Developers Association, only 11.5 percent of counterparts with a sense of curiosity, and predominately male, the tides are turning — game developers are female. Many speculate perhaps even admiration. “I was playing ‘Left and fast. According to the 2006 Nielsen “Active that this deficit is the reason games often do not 4 Dead’ the other night, and I went into an Gamer Benchmark” study, while only 30 cater to women’s interests. online game — a quick match — and I was only percent of overall gamers are female, women Among the programs created to address voice activated in a second round and people currently make up about two-thirds of the this gender imbalance is Sony Online were like, ‘Wait, are you a girl? You don’t really online gamer community. Entertainment’s “The Gamers in Real Life” see that in here,’” said Lauren Stockli, a second Eloise Oyzon, a Fine Arts and Animation (G.I.R.L.), a scholarship program that aims year International Relations major. professor involved in the Game Design to convince girl gamers to enter the world But for her and Stone, this has never led to and Development program, got her start of professional game development. The any particular problems. “I never was really with text based games. After a period of program is only in its third year, but it’s hoped bothered by being the only girl,” said Stone, disinterest, a slew of bizarre and innovative that students become more interested as it “I just wanted everyone else to treat me as releases caught her eye. continues to grow. an equal.”

21 by Sam Angarita FOOTBALLphotographs by Michael Conti

(SG) sanctioned them as a club sport. Boateng and his then-roommate Elvis Herrera, a second year Mechanical Engineering Technology major and the club’s vice president, started throwing a RETURNSfootball in the fields outside the residence halls with a few other current members. Boateng remembers: “After a while, I thought, ‘why not start a team?’” And so it began; the talk of making it a club sport, the search for an advisor, the implicit talk (or “dream goal,” as the team puts it) of bringing the sound of a member of the RIT flag football football back to RIT. team taking a painful dive. Though the group had been playing tackle TO RITIt is atop this synthetic surface that the team football, the rough nature of the sport held many PICK-UP TEAM practices, even if it’s not the ideal place for dives. liabilities for the Institute. “SG told us that if we They’re trying to get as much playing time in as wanted to play football, we had to start as a flag possible before their April 10 tournament against [football] team,” says Boateng. GROWS IN five other schools. So, flag it was, and with the green-light from SG, Gideon Boateng, second year Mechanical the team was formed in the fall quarter of 2009. Engineering Technology Management major, sits “That’s when the real hard work started,” says NUMBERS with me on the sideline, eyeing his teammates Boateng. “At first, anybody would just show up in practice, half in conversation, half in analysis and play.” The running track in the Gordon Field House of the plays they are making. In helpless The team put together a board of members Eric Longville, a second year Game Design and Development major, hauls in a sharp pass from quarterback RJ Pollard during a Sunday afternoon outdoor practice. does not a merry football field make — even for distraction, he attempts to explain to me how to set rules and meeting times. But as the Longville is among the 16-man roster that will be vying for Rochester area bragging rights in the upcoming Flag Football tournament on April 10. the less aggressive sport of flag football. Don’t this whole thing got started. quarter wore on, people stopped showing believe it? Go there on a Thursday night at 9 and Though the team was only formally up. In the hopes of keeping the team going, “We were there for two hours,” says Boateng. “It was really chilly, but Digging a little deeper, other flag teams surfaced; Monroe Community listen for the sound of porous jersey grazing recognized last year, the members were playing they held their own trials toward the end of you could tell the whiners from the athletes.” College, St. John Fisher, SUNY Brockport and against the rough polyurethane ground. This is together well before before Student Government fall quarter. They had players to spare showing up. Medaille all had teams that met the criteria Boateng starts laughing as he remembers the long to ensure a fair game for both sides. Of night arguing about who should make it or not course, something had to be done to — he claims that’s what he wanted, though — engage all these teams in a competition. and after the few escaped laughs: “We were And so the April 10 “RIT Brick Ball there past 1 a.m.” he says. “Some of the “We’re Tournament” was dreamt up. Of the eight best players didn’t make it. We were teams they invited, five have signed up for looking for commitment. About one- just trying to get the day-long tournament on Saturday. third of the guys there were not ready But what’s a spectacle without spectators? by that fall. That was our one rule — people behind it and Right now, that is the biggest concern for consistency over talent.” the team. Just before winter break, the team played say like,happen ‘hey,bigger on this a scale”muchcould“We need people at this tournament; we need this to their first outside opponents: the University of convince the administration,” says Eric Longville, a second Rochester. The game was held on the turf field, covered year Game Design and Development major and the club’s treasurer. “We in a small layer of snow. Though the team lost the game (UR won by one want to get as many students as we can cheer us on … We want to just touchdown), the team was excited once again. have fun, play football and just go back to that dream goal. We’re just “That was a great experience for us,” says Boatneg. “It was a good boost trying to get people behind it and say like, ‘hey, this could happen on a much for the players. It wasn’t just practice.” bigger scale.’”

22 Sports | 04.09.10 23 (Left) RIT Lacrosse players celebrate after scoring in the fourth quarter bringing RIT into a tie against University of Cortland. (Top) Dan MacRae, #16, runs towards the goal in the second quarter of the game against University of Cortland. Mac Rae had the opportunity to break the tie, but was thwarted by a timely Cortland save. (Below) Coach Jake Coon talks to his players during a timeout during overtime.

The RIT men’s lacrosse team prepares for the game on March 31. Coming into the game, defending national champion SUNY Cortland was ranked fourth nationally among Div. III schools. It was a home game, and the air was thick with tension as the Tigers awaited a highly touted Red Dragons team. LACROSSE DEFEATED BY CORTLAND IN OVERTIME photographs by Chris Langer

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Though the Red Dragons dominated the first quarter, 4-1, the Tigers made a strong comeback in the second, (Above) Devin Lamb, #25, and Elliott Cowburn, #39, celebrate scoring an additional six times. after each point.

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