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The New iPhone Patrick Stump Spoken Word Sustainability Pool Closing Trayless Cafeteria Occupy Wall St. Trayless Dining Hall? a good idea?

t the start of the semeseter, students made materials discarded into the solid waste Atheir way to the dining hall for their first stream contribute to odor and methane meals of the year, only to find that the generation at disposal facilities.” dining hall trays had disappeared. Instead, there was a flyer posted where the trays While all the motives are positive were kept, stating that they ones, students have mixed feelings were not to be used anymore. about the trays being taken away.

The reason? Called the “Trayless Dining Imani O’Connor, who used trays often in Initiative” by the Student Association, the past, is indifferent about the dining water, energy and detergent are being hall changes. “No trays means walking conserved by excluding the use of Trays back and forth a lot, but I waste less food in the Dining Hall. Also, less food is being without them.” Other students are also wasted, since students can only carry a indifferent about the matter. certain amount of food in each hand. Less food and detergent going down the drain Christina Duverger understands why means better quality in the community they were taken away, but it causes her water supply. The flyer states, “Food to “make multiple trips now.” She would

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like to see the trays come back. the need for water conservation, she It has sparked concern in some “It would make things easier.” feels as though those reasons do not students, while others don’t call for trayless dining. “There are seem to mind the change. Jacob Muller says that, “We other things they could have done.” should still have some trays However, the question remains: because some people carry two or Elissa Ortiz, who is a freshman at is it time to bring the trays back? three plates of food.” SUNY IT, feels as though the trays should be brought back, despite the Written By Courtney Couture Some students feel strongly about fact that she has not had a chance to use Designed By Jessica House the dining hall trays. Sam Alkhatib them. “I don’t like to make a ton of trips.” is extremely disappointed. “People like me like to get more than one The Student Association and Sodexo’s plate at a time. You don’t have “Trayless Dining Initiative” has had to go back up. It’s annoying.” various effects on the student body.

Christina Jean-Pierre knows full well why the trays were taken away, and while she understands

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Pages 2+3 TRAYLESS DINING HALL issue one

Pages 6+7 NINTENDO WIIU october 2011

Pages 8+9 AMERICA’S SUITEHEART: PATRICK STUMP

Page 11 SUNYIT GOING GREEN

Page 12 IPHONE 4S

Page 13 SKRILLEX: THE MOTHERSHIP TOUR

Page 15 WRITTEN WORD

Pages 16+17 SUNYIT POOL,, DOWN AND OUT Pages 18+19 Do you have something you THE TIDE OF CHANGE

Pages 20+21 ZOMBIES ON CAMPUS! would like to see in the paper?

Page 22 WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Submit your ideas or articles Page 23 UPCOMING FREE EVENTS ON CAMPUS to [email protected]

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In 2006, Nintendo released the Wii game system. By designing the effects, hi-res textures, and reflections through the scope while the television controller to act similar to a television that looked considerably better than the displayed the overall environment. remote, Nintendo garnered a new previous console. So far, Nintendo has announced market share-- the casual gamer. With On April 25th, 2011, Nintendo three games that fans can look forward the point and click interface, gyroscope announced their new console at the to seeing on the new console: Lego and motion sensing technology, those Electronic's Entertainment Expo along with City Stories, Pikmin, and a new Super unfamiliar with game controllers can offering playable demonstration units. Smash Brothers. The Wii U will also be feel comfortable swinging and pointing The first thing the user will notice about compatible with all of the current Wii the Wii Remote. By catering to the casual the system is the unorthodox controller. accessories including the classic controller crowd, the Wii has received a stigma Along with a standard set of buttons and and balance board. The new console will with the hard core gaming crowd. toggle sticks the Wii U's controller bears also offer full backwards compatibility The announcement of a 6 inch touch screen. The controller with older Wii games. Nintendo's eighth generation console, also contains a microphone, speakers, Beating both Sony and Microsoft the Wii U, attempts to lure back the gyroscope, accelerometer, rumble and a to the revelation of their next generation hard core gamers. One major criticism camera. The controller itself only receives consoles may have seemed like a strategic Nintendo received over Wii from the a digital signal from the console and has no decision on Nintendo's part but their hard core gaming community was internal processing power. Though games share holds aren't so assured of the the lack of high definition and overall can be played entirely on the controller, it new console's success. In the two days inadequacy of the hardware. Nintendo can also be used as an interactive display following Nintendo's unveiling of the plans on remedying their last consoles in conjunction with the television display. new system, shares dropped 10 percent, draw back by giving the the Wii U full One demonstration game Nintendo dropping to levels not seen since 2006. HD capabilities along with hardware on offered showcased this feature by giving Although the early revelation may not par with the Xbox 360 and Playstation the player a sniper rifle. The Wii U have been a sound decision, Nintendo 3. An HD Zelda demonstration showed controller was shown facing the television, proves once again their plan is to continue the game supporting HDR, water the controller's screen displayed the view marching to their own beat.

Written By Mitch Eklum Designed By Jessica House

6 • factory times factory times • 7 America’sSuiteheart: Patrick Stump

Last time Patrick Stump was on the Fall Out Boy album and Soul Punk. the song “This City.” Stump’s voice radio, he was still the lead singer of the For one, Soul Punk has a presence of is a perfect copy of the King of Pop Grammy-nominated punk rock band electronics and synthesizers that were himself. The gritty, staccato way he Fall Out Boy. Now separated from not used for Fall Out Boy. They spice pronounces his words, paired with the band, he is pursuing a solo career. up the melodies, and they make the that spontaneous belting voice of his, His new single, “This City,” from the album easy to enjoy. The heavy beats gains the fandom of every Michael upcoming album Soul Punk, is now and elaborate drum patterns make this Jackson fan. conquering the airwaves. album perfect to jam to, from clubs to Other tracks, like “Explode,” have Fall Out Boy made their way into the car stereos. Stump’s trademark harmonies charts with their first single, “Sugar, One could say that the style of this layered over his vocals, which fills We’re Goin’ Down,” from their third album is similar to some of Michael the sound, and makes it recognizable album, From Under the Cork Tree Jackson’s famous hits, especially in to Fall Out Boy fans. His R&B side (2005). The second single from that comes out in the track, “Allie,” album, “Dance, Dance,” peaked at especially with the heavy bass and number nine on Billboard’s Hot 100. overpowering rhythms. From then on, every album Fall Out With Fall Out Boy being out of the Boy created became punk rock gold. picture (for now at least), Patrick Other successful albums include Stump has claimed the spotlight for Infinity on High (2007) and Folie himself, and has taken his music into à Deux (2008). a new genre. If the album receives The band decided to go into an the same praises as the first single, indefinite hiatus after the release of “This City,” then he will have no their greatest hits album in 2009. After problems establishing himself in this it was clear that Fall Out Boy was new sound. The question is, is he in through making albums for the time the right place, or should Fall Out Boy being, Patrick Stump broke out of the rejoin and continue making tracks rock genre and clung to the pop genre with ridiculously long titles? in Soul Punk. Soul Punk comes out October 18th, There is a strong contrast between any 2011.

Written By Courtney Couture Designed By Krystal Coltrane

8 • factory times factory times • 9 10 • factory times SUNYIT Going Green

SEPTEMBER was a month full of On Saturday September 24, SUNYIT Go Green with Soles 4 Souls: Recycle sustainability-related activities that faculty and alumni were participants in your footwear through October 20, you helped kick-start a new Green Campus the Moving-Planet.org Utica event, part can donate “gently worn” footwear of Initiative at SUNYIT of a worldwide rally to demonstrate all types to people in need instead of solutions to the climate crisis. throwing them away. Soles4Souls can The campus marked save shoes from early death by National Pollution Prevention Week, Participants went on a series of bike cleaning them and shipping them to September 19-25, by focusing on ways rides in and around Utica to highlight needy people around the world, who to reduce emissions of greenhouse sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels will treasure the gift for years to come. gases. and local green community projects. See www.moving-planet.org/events/ Since its inception following the Asian This year, the campus Sustainability us/utica/1123 for more details about the tsunami, Soles4Souls has distributed Task Force is taking steps to “green IT event. over 15 million pairs to people in 127 up” by developing a Climate Action countries, and their efforts have been Plan to identify and reduce campus October is shaping up to be equally full publicized in thousands of articles, greenhouse gas emissions. of opportunities for members of the including the Green Guide by National campus community to go green. Geographic and Runner’s World. These initial steps will help the EcoChallenge: Inspires and challenges administration pursue goals to sign people to change one habit for the planet Drop bins at SUNYIT are located at the the American College and University Green Team members took steps Kunsela Hall main entrance and the President’s Climate Commitment and toward a lower impact lifestyle Donovan Hall south entrance lobby. move the campus toward carbon- with EcoChallenge this October 1 - 15. neutrality in the future. To find out what sustainable actions SUNYIT has joined a growing community are happening on campus and how SUNYIT also held the first in a series of people who are taking action on to participate, look for additional of Sustainability Open Forums on behalf of the planet. The SUNYIT announcements and blogs coming Wednesday, September 21. The Green Team focused participation in the soon or check out the SUNYIT Green purpose of the Forums is to improve EcoChallenge 2011 on Energy Efficiency Team webpage at http://www.sunyit. communication and the coordination and Alternative Transportation. edu/green_team. of sustainability activities on campus. For more information and tips for Written By Mark Bremer All are welcome to the next Forum pr reducing your impact, visit the Designed By Pamela Cooper esentation and meeting on Wednesday, EcoChallenge website at October 19, from 10-11 am in Donovan http://www.ecochallenge.org/ G102. The topic for the meeting is “The about_the_challenge/choose_your_ Climate Action Planning Process.” ecochallenge.

factory times • 11 The Next iPhone: The 4s The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Apple is finally coming out with the IPhone 5. ait,W what? IPhone 4s? What the?

Ok so Apple threw the Megapixel camera on the IPhone4, seems as if Apple listened to these curve ball of the year. Every year the 4s has an 8 Megapixel Camera. concerns, for they have placed a like clockwork, Apple has released Users can now have one of the best second antenna in the device to their newly designed IPhone to cameras they’ve ever owned in their avoid any loss of service. A few the world. This year after much other features such as a new voice extended suspense, Tim Cook, the command recognition software, CEO of the company announced they called Siri, have been added. The will not be releasing an “IPhone5”. success of said software is to be seen Sigh. However, in a conference but adds to the “personal assistant” held at headquarters in Cupertino, aspect of the IPhone. One last California, Cook announced the feature, this one’s for the business IPhone 4s will be the next venture men and women out there, is the for the company. This latest addition IPhone 4s is world phone capable. will be available for sprint customers Hooray! along with existing Verizon and All of these new features for only $199, with a new back pocket. Shooting video at 1080p two year contract. That means the HD is also now a possibility, and IPhone 4 is now only $99 and The we’re just getting started. Included in IPhone 3 is free, where it’s still the updates of the phone, is improved carried. battery life. Feel free to spend eight Great price, Great features hours talking and six hours surfing at numerous carriers. Apple always the web. knows how to shock the people and this surprise definitely stirred up Speaking of web, download the rumor mill. The Inscrutableness speed and graphics speed should also of the IPhone 5 still remains. At be greatly increased with the faster least there is still something for us processor installed in the IPhone techies to dream about when we lay 4s. This might not be always true our head on our pillows at night. AT&T IPhone lovers starting October for American Verizon and AT&T Thanks Apple. 12th. consumers, since the newest edition What’s the big deal right? will stay restricted at 3g service from Well, the only thing resembling the these providers, but the 4s will be a Written By Nina Stoecke IPhone4 in the 4s is the body style, step up none the less. Designed By Brent Pickerd which is one of the slimmest and In the past, Iphone4 most modern body designs on a cell consumers were noted as complaining phone to date. As opposed to the Five about dropped calls. Surprisingly it

12 • factory times The moment we’ve all been waiting for! Apple is finally coming out with the IPhone 5. ait,W what? IPhone 4s? What the?

The Mothership Tour

October 13, 2001: Center of Progress Building: Syracuse, NY

Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, booth and to either side a set of white each other to create a nonstop show. has been touring the country on his pipes that had to have been 30 ft tall. The pace doesn’t let up until the song Mothership Tour for almost a year now. Without warning, Skrillex steps out on Cinema, where during the interlude, His following has gotten much larger stage and immediately the lights drop the stage looks like its flooding with due to the increasing popularity of his and the entire stage turns into a giant digital water slashing down around pioneering style of electronic music called projector screen. Behind him was a CG the stage. The pace increases and the Dubstep. His show is not just about this cut sequence of a huge alien mothership lights begin to flicker and the whole style of music however. He manages to coming down to earth He began to start crowd starts to shake and then the merge hip-hop, dubstep, electro, house, remixing his song “Rock and Roll Will bass drops and its so loud that it and trance into one amazing live act. I Take You to the Mountain” and he drops shakes the entire arena. just happened to be able to witness this the beat and the lights start going crazy. After the show, my friends amazing show at the Center of Progress and I were waiting outside for building at the State Fair in Syracuse, everyone to gather so we could go NY. I could feel the excitement as I was home. Just as we wer about to pack standing in line, I could hear the opening it up, my friend spotted a black SUV acts make their way to the stage and the pull up just in front of us on the booming bass could be heard for miles sidewalk. We approached it and a around. security guard tells to to stand back, As I made my way inside, the but just as he did the rear window building was wall to wall with people, rolls down and its Skrillex, and he and the venue had to have been 90+ tells the security guard to lay off degrees. It felt like one huge dance party and we approached him. We talked and Skrillex hadn’t even come on stage to him about how great the show yet. The artist before Skrillex was 12th Skrillex’s light show is unlike any I have was and he gave us autographs. So a Planet, who is another great electronica ever seen at the 20+ shows I have been to. fantastic end to an epic show. artist. I had heard some of his songs That’s certainly saying something. His before and he put on an incredible songs do not dissappoint either. Where Written and Designed by Brent Pickerd performance in his own right. The any other electronic artist could queue energy was at a fever pitch when 12th up his songs and dance around for two Planet had left the stage. The stage hands hours, Skrillex doesn’t. Instead, he takes removed his set to reveal a huge white his popular and not so popular songs stage with a screen in back of Skrillex’s and remixes them seamlessly around

factory times • 13 14 • factory times Suicide : Written Word by Melissa Vargas

Would you call me suicidal? If I was to cut open my veins with the sharpest blade you can possibly find? And allow everything I had to offer pour out of my soul?

Would you sit and wait for the droplets of my blood to trickle down Of what’s left of my skin? Or would you call me suicidal?

But what if there was not a single blood cell poking out of this wound? Not a single white tissue. No physical pain at all. Would you still call me suicidal?

My thoughts were drowning falling deep into this dark shallow hole I was afraid afraid of what my emotions could lead me to but I am no longer afraid

So what If I told you that from these open wounds each time it is opened life crawls out making their way onto my fingertips grasping memories from this secret jar I’ve kept inside of me that ironically creates a new beginning for me Written By Melissa Vargas Designed By Jessica House Would you still call me suicidal?

factory times • 15 SUNYIT Pool : Down and Out the only repercussion of its closing. SUNY-IT has made strides on to make cuts; our own president is now campus buildings and fields in the past splitting his time between SUNY-IT Students didn’t just use that year. The modern student center opened and SUNY Morrisville as president of pool, but the community used it as well. in February of this year and the field house both institutions. Plus, we as students I’ve watched families come for open is in its final stages. I have to admit, the turf understand what it’s like to be low on swim to teach their kids how to swim, field is pretty cool. That’s all fine and dandy funding and have to make sacrifices on a get exercise or simple have some quality for the lacrosse, baseball and basketball daily basis, unless you invented the car fun together. Another backlash of the teams. What about tennis, bowling and that runs on rainbows and gumdrops. pool closing is that half the students on swimming? These teams were cut without the swim team have regretfully left to any prior notice or warning. All jokes aside, what am I getting attend a school that has a swim program at? The pool in the old campus center is set and lifeguards have lost their jobs. Now, we are all aware of the to be drained and the doors to be locked current status of the economy, and that forever. A bit sudden don’t you think? The After asking numerous of the worlds. All businesses have had pool being left to get old and dusty is not students their opinion on the closing,

16 • factory times What do you think? the majority of them are upset and some Should the pool be repurposed? are downright outraged that it is closed and they don’t have a say in the matter. Should it be re-opened? Others say it’s a way for the school to go green and save a lot of costs in Send us an e-mail at [email protected] and maintenance and repair. A petition is said to be in the works, but with all the tell us your opinion! new and unarguably positive changes on campus, like the new nanotech center, is the pool just something we’ll have to sacrifice?

Written By Nina Stoecke Designed By Jessica House

factory times • 17 The Tide of Change

Located at the center of New York we all have in common is that We September 24th after demonstrators The TideCity’s financial of district,Change Wall Street, has Are The 99% that will no longer marched uptown and closed off been referred to as the Money Capital tolerate the greed and corruption several streets. Witnesses report of the World. Over the past decade, the of the 1%.” The ambiguity of the that also on September 24th, three questionable exchange of money has exact legislative implementations woman were held down by plastic led to gatherings at the Money Capital. has caused the occupy wall street netting and doused in pepper movement to receive criticism. spray by police officers for “not On September 17th, 2011, a call to having a permit to protest”. attempt to end the greed and corruption By the 13th day of the protests, in the United States was made. The those gathered split into two On October 1st Protesters moved protests have been called “Occupy camps. The first believing that the to the Brooklyn Bridge where more Wallstreet” due to the amount of protests require some degree of a than 700 activists were arrested protesters sleeping in tents, refusing to cohesive goal, the other believing requiring the use of ten buses to leave the protest. that the protest must remain haul the arrested protesters off the amorphous. bridge. The following day, drivers Although there is no single group of the city bus program sued the leading the organization of Occupy Although NYC mayor Bloomberg NYPD for commandeering their Wallstreet, a number of political and stated prior to the occupation of buses and forcing them to cart non political associations have become wall street, “People have a right detainees. involved. to protest, and if they want to protest, we’ll be happy to make In a time of such economic The Canadian based group, Adbusters sure they have locations to do it”, instability and monetary media foundation is credited with the the protest have not been without imbalance, it is relieving to see introduction of the peaceful occupation police resistance. people generate publicity and of Wall Street to protest the United States actively attempt to counter the lack of effective legislation regarding the Four protesters have been conditions brought by greed and global economic situation. According to arrested for wearing masks, one power in wall street. With so many Adbusters, the central demand of the was arrested for crossing a police not realizing the degree of the protest is that President Obama “ordain barricade and two more were current economic imbalance, the a Presidential Commission tasked with arrested for illegally entering a occupation of wallstreet is a step in ending the influence money has over building belonging to Bank of the right direction by exposing the our representatives in Washington”. America. issues to the mainstream.

The movement is centered around the Over 80 people were arrested on Written By Mitch Eklum catch phrase statement, “The one thing Designed By Pamela Cooepr

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On October 30th, a zombie walk will be happening on our campus! Exciting right? There is a five dollar entry fee, which will appropriately be going to Helen Hayes Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center (because zombies know that brains are cool, right?). Put on your best zombie makeup or get made up as a Zombie before the walk, in the Student Center Multi-Purpose Room PRIZES (make up will be provided for those without). Did I mention that you also get entered into a raffle to possibly win something awesome with your entry? There will be a game raffled off, as well as MOVIES a zombie movie set, a starter pack of Magic the Gathering Cards, and of course, a trophy will be given to the best dressed as a Zombie! Additional raffle tickets can be bought for five dollars an arms FOOD length. Baked goods will also be available for you to enjoy as well! For additional information, you can contact Zachary Rowe ([email protected]) or Jessica Casey ([email protected]). OCTOBER 30 630 PM Written and Designed by Jessica House

factory times • 21 What are you listening to?

hilton johnson Disturbed Arch Enemy Godsmack Killswitch Engage “Ungodly amounts of trance”

Nina Stoecke We Found Love - Rihanna Fish - Craig Campbell Gimme 3 Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies Gone Away - Whiskey Myers

Felisha shamsuddin

Josh Vielti No Sleep - Wiz Kalif It Girl - Jason Derulo Fly Love - Jamie Fox Danza Kudura

ivy Heartbeat - The Fray Mr.Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan Eyes (ft.Mindy) - Kaskade Use Somebody - Kings of Leon Dancing in the Dark - Dev

jessica house Woe- Say Anything Ghosts’n’Stuff - Deadmau5 Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine Just a Friend - Biz Markie One of the Boys - Katy Perry

Want to share your songs/bands with us? E-Mail us! [email protected] Designed By Jessica House 22 • factory times Upcoming Events on Campus all events are FREE for SUNYIT students!

October Events October 26: Halloween Game Show, Student Center Multi-Purpose Room Genesis Year Book photo oportunity!

November Events Friday November 4th: Ice Skating Trip New Hartford Rec. Center Sign up soon in Campus Life Office!

Friday November 11th: Open Mic Night Featuring The Untouchables! Multi-Purpose Room, 8PM Food+Drink! Phat Week Monday November 7th: Kevin the Food Dude Kunsela Auditorium, 9:30PM

Tuesday November 8th: Debra DiGiovanni, Comedian Student Center Multi-Purpose Room, 9:30PM

Wednesday November 9th: Grocery Game Student Center Multi-Purpose Room, 9:30PM Free Bags to first 60 People

Want to share your songs/bands with us? E-Mail us! [email protected] Designed By Jessica House factory times • 23 Earn your master’s here.

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