TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 / VOLUME 146, ISSUE 17 Campus Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Taiwanese Flag Hung in HKSA Event Handles Aftermath of Paint War Demonstration

By COREY MILLER-WILLIAMS NEWS EDITOR

On Friday, a group of stu- dents hung a Taiwanese flag in Hirst Lounge. Organized by senior Yaal Dryer and junior Mustapha Ibrahim, it was meant to “show support and solidar- ity” for the students affected by the administration’s re- classification of the Taiwan- ese and Hong Kong flags as “sub-national entities.” This classification was changed to “other countries and regions” following con- troversy a few weeks ago. The event, Dryer said, was attended by Taiwanese students, but also by Ti- PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN CHUI betan students. Dryer said The Hong Kong Students Association event with “Let’s go Hong Kong!“ written in Post-It notes. there is no Tibetan flag in By COREY MILLER-WILLIAMS “We felt like the school com- That refers to the agreement government in Beijing that con- Hirst Lounge, which denies NEWS EDITOR munity didn’t really fully un- brokered when China regained trols Hong Kong. Tibetan students’ identities. derstand the message behind control over Hong Kong after it “I don’t deny that I’m Chi- “This all needs to be On Monday, a crowd of stu- it,” she said, “so we decided had previously been under the nese, but I want to clarify that viewed in the larger con- dents gathered in Hirst Lounge to actually come up with this control of Britain. According what we’re striving for is not text of what’s going on,” to learn about and put up Post- event, to help de-escalate the to The Economist, the deal was to break free from China. said Dryer, referring to the its in support of Hong Kong’s tension a little bit.” that Hong Kong would retain What we’re striving for is just recent campus conflicts protest movement. Xu said that many students its governmental structure, but some semblance of freedom of surrounding Taiwan, Tibet, The event, organized by the who saw phrases like “Free governors would be replaced by speech, and a judicial system Hong Kong, and mainland Hong Kong Students Associa- Hong Kong” thought that Hong chief executives, who would that we have trust in,” Chui China, which most recently tion (HKSA), was intended to Kong wanted complete inde- be elected by a Hong Kong said. culminated in a back-and- reframe the on-campus conver- pendence from China, but this electoral college and approved Chui also said that the use of forth painting war in the sation around Hong Kong, par- is not the case. by the Chinese government. the Hong Kong fag during the painted tunnel. ticularly after the recent tunnel “It’s not sovereignty; it’s our According to The New York event was not meant to imply “[The University claims] painting controversy. autonomy,” HKSA member Times, Hong Kongers have re- that Hong Kong is entirely sep- that this was unrelated to Among the paintings in the and senior Ryan Chui said. cently felt threatened by actions arate from China, but is instead recent events,” Dryer said, tunnel were some in support “There’s also a bit of ambigu- taken by the Chinese govern- used as a marker of a Hong before insisting that the ad- of Hong Kong’s protesters, in- ity when it comes to mention- ment, including allowing police Kong identity. ministration needs to “look cluding messages in Cantonese, ing the term ‘freedom,’” Chui from mainland China to patrol “On National Day, we still at the larger political con- and phrases used by protesters. later added, “because I feel in part of a train station con- hoist the Chinese fag above the text.” HKSA president and junior like people also have different necting Hong Kong to China, Hong Kong fag. It’s courtesy; Dryer said they hoped Selina Xu expressed a wish to conceptions of what freedom a draft law punishing disrespect it’s also genuine. But when it’s that the event would be a educate UR students on what means. [...] By freedom, we of the Chinese national anthem, a Hong Kong matter, we want platform “for the Taiwanese is actually happening in Hong meant what’s promised to us: and bookstores no longer sell- to be able to present the Hong students to say, ‘We’re here, Kong. one country, two systems.” ing publications critical of the Kong fag,” he said. our identity is valid.’” SEE EVENT PAGE 3 Ibrahim posted a pic- ture of the new flag on the A Hong Kong Student’s Persepective on the Tunnel Paintings University Facebook group Overheard at Rochester, By EDGAR YAU your fght. You are not the an oppressive regime. And do it behind hollow calls for CONTRIBUTING WRITER where a heated discussion ones affected. At home, I live you dare to tell them to lay reconciliation. soon erupted. right next to the University down and die? In the name What is most offensive Sophomore Yifan Xu As a Hong Konger, I am of Hong Kong, where I have of what? Peace? Look inside is not your censorship, but expressed distaste for the appalled by the actions of the to worry about the safety of yourself and tell me if your your suggestion that negative event, writing, “The official Chinese Students and Schol- my siblings and parents ev- anger at my friends and fami- peace is an option that ben- name of TW is Republic of ars Association (CSSA). For ery time they leave the house ly comes from a place of love, efts anyone but the Chinese China and no one would ar- those not in the know, CSSA (although, my siblings rel- or jingoism. government. CSSA, you are gue for that.” recently led a group of stu- ish any excuse to not go to It makes me sick to see such a poor representation of the Sophomore Amber Hu dents to paint over pro-Hong school). My city will never be empty platitudes covering up Chinese student population disagreed. Kong, pro-Tibet, pro-Uighur, the same. cries for humanity and libera- here as a whole, a population “Taiwan doesn’t belong to and pro-Taiwan messages in My people will never be the tion. If you want to defend the that I know to be empathetic, ROC nor CCP [the Commu- the tunnels. same because of their relent- actions of the Hong Kong po- thoughtful, and caring. nist Party of China],” Hu To the CSSA: This is not less pursuit of freedom from lice, go right ahead, but don’t However, as an internation-

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A new chapter for Quad Foxes By SUNGWON YOON of foxes on campus that ap- CONTRIBUTING WRITER peared to have mange. Castrono- vo said his goal wasn’t to catch The iconic quad fox that cap- the foxes. Rather, he aimed to tured UR imagination has been protect students by keeping them revealed to be not one, but two away from them. furry creatures — and both may After realizing that the other be gone for good. option outlined by the NYS Peter Castronovo, manager Department of Environmental and senior sanitarian of UR’s Conservation (DEC) was to Pest Control Unit, said he frst euthanize the foxes, Castronovo started receiving calls about a took matters into his own hands “mangy-looking” fox on campus and attempted to treat the foxes. this spring. With the help of Krittrkris, a Students were feeding and tak- wildlife rehabilitation organiza- ing pictures of the fox — a fox tion, Castronovo planted mice which, according to Castronovo, and hard-boiled eggs injected displayed symptoms of mange. with ivermectin, a “medicine He described the charac- that helps cure mange in all teristics of foxes with mange: kinds of animals,” around the friendliness toward humans, dens. scaly skin, hairless patches, and The frequency of fox sight- constant hunger. All of these ings began to decrease. This was were present in the campus fox. a good sign. “When a fox gets Healthy foxes are nocturnal, healthy, it generally doesn’t want rarely seen during the day, and to come around people,” said tend to avoid people. Castronovo. After receiving more calls, The last reported fox sighting Castronovo realized there was was on the Wilson Quad during more than one fox with mange Meliora Weekend in October, on campus. Castronovo called when Castronovo himself en- the two foxes the South Cam- countered a fox. pus fox and the North Campus “There [was] a healthy-look- fox. He believes that the one ing fox walking right towards that lived near a parking lot of me,” he said. “It wasn’t acting the school was the one seen on strange, it wasn’t acting aggres- campus most frequently. sive. It was walking like it was a “We had traps,” Castronovo student.” said. “We kept setting traps, we Since then, Castronovo said, kept checking the traps. The he hasn’t received any calls or fox itself came close to my pest been notifed of any fox sight- THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS control specialist and we tried to ings or sightings of any other noose it, [but] we couldn’t get new wildlife on campus. TUESDAY | DEC. 10 THURSDAY | DEC. 12 close enough to do that.” “We spent tremendous In the meantime, the Offce of amounts of manpower, time, and UR COMIC-CON SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATION ABROAD Environmental Health & Safety effort to address this situation, RUSH RHEES, 9:30 A.M. - 4:45 P.M. DEWEY HALL, 2110D, 1 - 2 P.M. (EHS) sent out communications and I think we did it appropri- to the entire University, alerting ately,” he said. “I think we have If you’re thinking of studying abroad and want UR will be hosting its own comic-con. Activity the community to the presence a happy ending here.” more information, this is the event for you. Details booths and prizes will be available. Costumes Yoon is a member of the about scholarships, how to apply for them, and are encouraged. Class of 2023. other useful information will be available.

GIFT DROP OFF: “GIFTS FOR THE GIVING” JEOPARDY AND ELECTION RESULTS INTERFAITH CHAPEL, 221, 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. COMPUTER STUDIES BUILDING, 601, 6 - 8 P.M.

The Interfaith Chapel and the Students’ Associa- Hosted by the Audio Engineering Society, this tion for Interfaith Cooperation will be collecting night of Jeopardy will be the last of the semester. toys, clothing, and gift cards from Dec. 9 through It will be “audio” themed, and there will be pizza Dec. 12. Both new and usedunwrapped gifts and drinks provided. are welcome.

WEDNESDAY | DEC. 11 FRIDAY | DEC. 13

TREBELLIOUS SOCK AND STICKER FUN- REUSABLE MUG STUDY BREAK DRAISER DOUGLASS COMMONS, COMMUNITY KITCHEN, 2 - 5 P.M. WILSON COMMONS, FIRST FLOOR, 11 A.M. - 6:30 P.M. UR Sustainable will be hosting a study break GOT A SCOOP? Trebellious will be holding a fundraiser where they during the fall semester reading period. Reusable will be selling fuzzy socks and stylish stickers. If mugs are highly encouraged. interested, come support them this Wednesday!

HALLELUJAH CHORUS PERFORMANCE LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST DOUGLASS COMMONS, FELDMAN BALLROOM, 9 - 11 RUSH RHEES LIBRARY, 12 - 12:10 P.M. P.M. DROP US

The Department of Music will mark the transition Wilson Commons Student Activities, Dining A LINE. into the second half of the academic year by Services, and the IT Department will be joining performing Handel’s “Hallelujah” Chorus. Singers forces to hold a nighttime breakfast in Douglass in the Concert Choir, Women’s Chorus, Cham- Commons. Multiple vegetarian, vegan, and ber Choir, and Gospel Choir will be performing. gluten-free options will be available. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join.

If you are sponsoring an event that you wish to submit for the calendar, please email [email protected] by Monday evening with a brief summary, including the date, time, location, sponsor, and cost of admission. EMAIL [email protected] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 / CAMPUS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Student Podcast ‘Classically Black’ Builds Bridges to Classical World By MICHELLE SHUAI CONTRIBUTING WRITER tire episodes may focus on nect Conference, a conference connecting and reconciling on diversity in the arts. So far, various genres. Harris cited the duo has received enthu- As Spotify drops their a specific episode on the siastic responses from their end-of-year playlists, clas- comparison between “rap listeners, including teachers, sical music seems left in the beef and composer feuds.” students, and professional PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN CHUI dust with all the appreciation In other episodes, Harris said musicians. A collection of messages left in support of Hong Kong at the HKSA event. for the new and the young. they “incorporate some of the Harris and Brown have also EVENT FROM PAGE 1 to the infographic. The walls But through a podcast, two things [they] don’t see in the landed speaking engagements in Hong Kong are similar, ex- Eastman students have built conversation around classi- at Tennessee State University, Chui said that in hosting cept instead of graffti, they’re bridges between the worlds of cal music,” such as cancel a table in the expo at this past this event, HKSA wanted to covered in Post-it notes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart culture, both of which aren’t Sphinx Connect Conference, have a chance to explain the The Lennon Wall set up in and Kanye West. strictly related to classical and a feature in the Rochester Hong Kong protests specif- Hirst Lounge was flled with Hosts Dalanie Harris and music. Women Online publication, cally, which they felt had not messages in support of Hong Katie Brown began “Clas- Another reason Harris and among other things. They’ve been able to receive enough Kong. Next to the messages sically Black” in November Brown started “Classically also just put out a new video attention due to the other im- hung a Hong Kong fag. 2018. Harris, a senior major- Black” was to create a com- series called “Put Me On,” portant topics the wall dis- “We the protestors are ev- ing in double bass perfor- munity for African-American named in reference to the col- cussed. erywhere,” said a Post-it in mance, acknowledged that classical musicians, an often loquial phrase, in which the “Our home is literally burn- Mandarin Chinese. classical music may seem underrepresented group with- pair suggest classical pieces ing,” he later added, “and we “Be strong in the face of inaccessible to those without in the field. Harris remarked, based on a person’s taste want to be able to tell that adversity and oppression,” a great understanding of the “these people have been and feelings toward classical story and make sure it doesn’t said one in Spanish, while an- genre. [there]; we are still here.” music. get overshadowed by every- other, in English, read “On- Despite her experience in The beginning was bumpy. Despite already enjoying thing else that’s going on.” ward.” classical music, Harris shared The pair ventured off into a much success with “Classical- The event consisted of two Xu and Chui both ex- that she too has felt excluded completely unknown realm, ly Black,” Harris anticipates parts. The frst was an info- pressed hope that the event and undermined in a predomi- encountering obstacles along that it’ll take more work and graphic, meant to provide would push the campus to- nantly white classical music the way. Preparing to launch time for the podcast to reach clarity on the tunnel mes- ward conversation. culture built on centuries of the first episodes, the two its full potential, but she is sages. It explained the signif- “It’s about being under- elitism. Bringing these two struggled to figure out how hopeful about its start so far. cance of cultural and political standing and being willing concerns together, Harris and to upload their podcast via Although the stigma at- Cantonese phrases like “Be to take that extra step to hear Brown started the podcast to an RSS link, which would tached to classical music Water,” which the infograph- their perspective,” said Chui. create a far-reaching com- post their podcast to multiple remains, through “Classically ic says “has been adopted Xu said she felt the tension munity for African-American platforms, such as Spotify and Black,” Harris and Brown by many of the protesters to of previous weeks is slowly musicians and combat exclu- SoundCloud. Being music are working to tear away at describe the essence of this dying down, and that she was sivity and inaccessibility in students, Harris remembers the age-old reputation of the leaderless movement — pro- glad to see a dialogue appear the classical music world. feeling “completely ridicu- genre, inviting all people to testers move like water and as a result of the paintings. Harris said audience mem- lous” trying to write their own enjoy the wonders of classical adapt to whatever changing “Whenever I would walk bers have described listening code for the RSS link. music. circumstances they are in.” down the tunnel, I would hear to the podcast as being a “fly Harris recalled a time when, “One thing that sets us The second was a replica- people having interesting dis- on the wall,” included in a after she and Brown had fin- apart [is that] it’s really tion of the Lennon Walls in cussions about, ‘Oh, what’s conversation between her and ished a recording, “Katie hit important to us [to show] that Hong Kong, which is itself actually on the walls?’ And Brown. the save button, and then the we’re not one-dimensional based on a Lennon Wall in they would talk about, ‘So, In order to be as inclusive episode just disappeared.” By people because we study clas- Prague. The wall in Prague what are those events hap- as possible, Harris said that that time, it was early morn- sical music,” Harris said. is covered in graffti espous- pening in the world?’” they make it a point to speak ing, and Harris and Brown Shuai is a member of ing values of “freedom and Miller-Williams is a mem- colloquially about classical were exhausted. Faced with the Class of 2023. anti-oppression,” according ber of the Class of 2023. music. Brown often says that a difficult choice, Harris and “classical music [is] not high Brown ultimately recorded an art,” and the pair purposefully entire new episode to main- don’t write scripts beforehand tain authenticity. Looking for a more casual, authentic back, Harris said “Classically atmosphere. Black” taught her dedication Harris and Brown also want and determination. Today, to “show classical musicians the pair affectionately call the that they don’t have to feel missing recording “Episode guilty for having other inter- Atlantis.” ests,” said Harris. To Harris’ surprise, “Clas- Many “Classically Black” sically Black” has quickly episodes refer to a multitude grown and flourished over the of genres, especially dur- past year. Recently, the pod- ing the intermission, a more cast got a sponsorship from “creative and light-hearted” nkoda, a digital subscription segment that often features app for sheet music, and a pop-culture references from live-show, which is set for Brown. Other times, en- February at the Sphinx Con-

FLAG FROM PAGE 1 and “ensure that this never wrote. “It is an indepen- happens again” by barring dent state.” CSSA from campus. Dryer also referenced a Dryer decried CSSA’s petition that they, junior actions in the tunnel, de- Warish Orko, and some scribing their paintings as other students created af- “random [...] fun-related ter the tunnel paintings. imagery that was just meant The petition calls for ad- to censor.” ministration to “issue a In the comments of the clear statement” taking a Facebook post, Hu ex- stance against the Chinese pressed a desire for dia- Students and Scholars As- logue. sociation (CSSA) for or- “There has been a lot of ganizing students to paint political stuff happening on over the original paint- campus, and it gives a per- ings, “partake in meaning- fect chance for discussions ful restorative justice” and and exchanges of ideas,” “disciplinary action,” re- she wrote. classify Taiwan and Hong Miller-Williams is a mem- Kong under the “national ber of the Class of 2023. section” of the flag display, PAGE 4/ campustimes.org TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 DO YOU LIKE WRITING? 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Although they were noodles were bouncy, jiggly, Tuesday night, dozens of peo- will host a talk on artifcial By OLIVIA BANC seared nicely, they were too a little chewy, and silky: the ple packed into a modest room intelligence, delivered by UR COLUMNIST oily for me on the outside. perfect textural composi- to listen to a scientist speak on computer science professor The chicken was moist, but tion. The gravy was simple: bottom-up and top-down per- George Ferguson. About two years ago, my the interior favor left me a little sweet, creamy, and ception. “He’s talking about artif- friend Wade and I made wanting more. I did not get could have used a bit more This is Rochester Science cial intelligence — everybody plans to eat at Han Noodle any kimchee favor at all. I favor, but it was comforting Cafe (RSC), held the fourth is talking about how artifcial Bar. think I detected general cab- as it was. The beef, much Tuesday of nearly every month intelligence is taking over the And every single time we bage-y notes, but none of like the fsh, was tender and during the school year. “The saw each other for the fol- that unmistakable kimchee buttery and didn’t even need idea of a science cafe is to en- “RSC’s objective is lowing two years, we would kick. to be chewed at all. The bok gage the community of non- to engage the public lament the fact that we had specialists,” said UR biology in more sophisticated yet to go on our noodle date. professor David Goldfarb, who felds of science at Well, my friends, after much is one of the two co-organiz- waiting, Wade and I fnally ers of the RSC, said after this a level they can fnd got our spicy noods. month’s cafe on November 26. fascinating in We had to wait two years “It’s an old concept, a ‘sci- relation to their and drive through a bliz- ence cafe” he continued. “To- own lives.” zard to get there but, oh my night, you observed an expert goodness y’all, it was worth talking to non-specialists — world and our jobs, but then it. more like a conversation.” few really understand what I was happy to discover RSC is often held at cof- artifcial intelligence is,” Gold- that Wade operates like me fee shops with about 10 to 12 farb said. in that he enjoys getting people. This one was unusually The cafe’s beginnings go tons of different dishes and large with about 50 people. back to 2008. going family-style at meals. “If it gets too large, then “Josh Faber, another profes- So, naturally, we combined it will become a lecture, and sor at RIT, had the same idea our talents and made this a most people in the room will as I did at the same time,” he multi-course extravaganza. not have the opportunity to said. “So the Rochester Sci- To start off, we split the tell their own story,” Goldfarb ence Cafe is a collaboration braised pork belly steamed said. between UR and RIT. [Faber] buns. We were shocked by Every available month, a would handle the spring series, how quickly the food came professor from UR or RIT is and I do the fall one.” out. They kept bringing us invited to the cafe at Barnes & This was over a decade ago. one piping hot dish after an- Noble to give a talk. Originally, the cafe received a other as things were ready. OLIVIA BANC/ COLUMNIST They are not allowed to small grant from the National Zero wait, high reward. Han Noodle Bar stuns our CT Eats columnist with its cheap prices, sizable portions, and scrumptious dishes. Not only does Han Noodle Bar have noodles, bring in slides, as that would Science Foundation for cook- The bread was fabu- they also have sides like the crispy tofu and chicken dumplings reviewed today. break the fow of the conversa- ies, coffee, and the traveling lously fuffy with just a bit tion and turn it into a lecture. fee for speakers. But at some of chewiness and a lovely “You don’t have time to point the grant lapsed, and sweetness. And the pork Onto our gigantic entrees, choy was cooked to a slight- get into technical details or a UR’s Department of Biology inside was divine. Sweet, I’ll start with the Szechuan ly softened texture, but blackboard to write on, so you now covers all these expenses. salty, and meaty, it was so hot pot fsh fllet. The menu was still crunchy enough want a coherent story,” said Goldfarb, refecting on Lal- tender and melty. The chives detailed that this szechuan to bring the perfect crunch UR professor Edmund Lalor, or’s talk on how our minds on top added the perfect tiny peppercorn sauce is meant to round out this otherwise this month’s presenter. “My work, said that he appreciated bit of crisp to help complete to be “fery” and “numb- buttery dish. only prep was to try to make a the impact of scientifc engage- this wonderfully-balanced ing.” In actuality, it wasn’t I’ll also mention that, small number of bullet points ment on the public. “These bite. very spicy at all. It was a lit- since this trip with Wade, I of the main topics that I wanted people today can go home on Our next pick, the crispy tle spicy, a little sweet, and did return to Han a second to hit, and then go through that Thanksgiving and talk about tofu, brought even more smokey. Delicious — let’s time, and my entree then, sequentially and keep the audi- human perceptions.” holiday joy to the table. get that straight — but not the Seafood Broth Noodles, ence with me as I go.” Lam is a member of Though the tofu cubes were numbing in the slightest. was a soup I may never for- RSC’s objective is to engage the Class of 2022. a touch too frm and dry on Wade also pointed out get. The favor of the broth the inside, they had a per- how the peppers were alone was exquisite, and fectly crispy coating that charred beautifully before there was so much beautiful was thick without being being added to the sauce, seafood packed inside. too heavy. The surrounding which was a nice touch. To sum it up, Han Noo- sauce was excellent. It re- The fsh fllet was beau- dle Bar’s food is delicious, minded me of a Thai curry: tiful as well. It was moist, served in gigantic portions, a little coconutty, creamy soft, unbelievably buttery, comes out quickly, and — and rich, with a nice medi- and it soaked up the sauce most enticingly for the vast um-high spice level. I found delectably. I can’t remem- majority of us students — is myself going back to pick at ber the last time that I had cheap. this dish all throughout our fsh that was this favorful I’d return again this week. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID GOLDFARB Edmund Lalor gave the November talk at Rochester Science Cafe about human meal. and cooked this masterfully. Banc is a member of perception and how our minds work. the Class of 2021. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER ED-BOARD The Campus Times’ Flag Display Should Be for the Students, Next Step by the Students This new system lets us run more effciently and kept the n Nov. 25, stu- to prospective students and By blindly accepting the UN tradition of print alive. dents got an email families, so it obviously has list, the University is dodg- Additions to the staff don’t Ofrom administra- been a source of pride for ing its responsibility to en- stop there. CT now has a tion saying that the fags in our University. gage with the student body business manager, which will Hirst Lounge may be taken We understand why we on a sensitive issue. If a stu- be a major improvement. We down due to a handful of got this email in our inbox- dent wants to disagree with have made so much money controversies over the years, es. Administrators had a re- the UN on what they call By SHWETA KOUL most recently regarding the sponsibility to address the home, why should UR give PUBLISHER is made through advertise- ments, but that money was classifcation of the Hong controversies in both Hirst an outside entity the fnal eptember started off not being used to help the Kong and Taiwan fags. Lounge and the painted tun- call? with a few scares for CT’s mission. With a business Some fags were moved nel. However, we think the And so, we call on the the Campus Times manager, we hope to continue because of a University de- better solution is not to lose University to take the advice S cision to use the United Na- the display, but for UR to es- it gives us at every convoca- editorial staff. Due to outside spending money effectively. unforeseen forces, we were We plan to add an engage- tions’ guidelines to select tablish its own guidelines. tion and commencement: re- down a Managing Editor, a ment coordinator. At times, and order them. Although we aren’t in a fer to our Meliora Vision and Photo Editor, and an Illustra- there seems to be a gap be- We appreciate the admin- position to dictate what the Values. tions editor. tween writers and editors, istration’s attempt to avoid guidelines should or should Instead of future discus- Although we found re- which we hope to bridge with student confict, but the fags not say (we cannot speak sions on how to replace the placements, our commitment this position. should not be taken down. for everyone), why use the fag display, let’s have open to delivering the content that Expanding the CT staff will Aside from being aes- guidelines of an outside in- forums to gather student in- our readers expected never help us hone in on the areas thetically pleasing, they stitution with different val- put on guidelines for it. Any swayed. of improvement we need the serve as a visual represen- ues than us? attempt to curate a fag dis- As the semester went on, most. tation of one of UR’s best The UN has its own politi- play that represents the Uni- we eventually found excel- Still, more work needs to strengths: diversity. Students cally biased reasons for rec- versity’s diversity demands lent staffers for those posi- be done on beefng up our have made clear that they ognizing, or failing to recog- that students have the stron- tions, and more. campus presence. This week, feel more comfortable at a nize, nations. And anyway, gest voice. That’s because we added bios of our staff were upload- school where they can see we just aren’t the UN. Why If UR really takes pride in two Social Media Editors and ed on our Facebook to help representation of themselves should we emulate its clas- its diverse student body, then a Video Chief this semester. connect our faces to the pa- and their homes. Tour guides sifcations? It doesn’t make they should let the students These additions have allowed per. A video will be released always seem to point out the its guidelines based on our choose how they’re repre- us to expand the way we tell next year about what really Hirst Lounge fag display values, or our community. sented. stories as a paper. goes on during Sundays at This editorial is published with the consent of a majority of the Editorial Board: Wil Aiken (Editor-in-Chief), With the increasing digita- the CT offce. More journal- An Nguyen (Features Editor), Hailie Higgins (Opinions Editor), Efua Agyare-Kumi (Managing Editor), and lization of journalism, social ism events need to be held, Shweta Koul (Publisher). The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the UR media has arguably become especially right after our gen- community’s ideas and concerns. Email [email protected]. the best way to inform. 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PERSEPECTIVE FROM of a country to which you still I can’t help but feel used. It is fun. The martyrdom of my After half a year, I can say the PAGE 1 have much loyalty. But it is is much easier to cheer on the people is not something I take emotional toll on me and my morally imperative to be criti- liberation of a city when it is pride in. To my American family has been great. The toll -al student, I understand both cal. not burning around you. These friends who genuinely care: on my city has been great. The the feeling of separation and I feel those backing the protests are fun to follow. Support our cause, but don’t toll on the bodies of my people the need to more fully identify protests often seem far more They’re endlessly entertain- treat it trivially. But this is not has been great. with your ethnicity or nation- invested in anti-Chinese sen- ing, aesthetic, and righteous. to excuse you, CSSA, for your What toll has it taken on ality. I feel most like a Hong timent than in genuine soli- But they’re also complicated chauvinism. you? Konger when I am away from darity of my friends and my and morally grey — as all As somebody who par- Hong Kong. But that does not people. The response to all this things are. These Xi-Jinping- ticipated in the protests over 光復香港 justify blind nationalism. The strikes me as a masturbatory Winnie-the-Pooh memes help summer, I’ve seen the peace- 時代革命 cries to stop violence promote impulse to align with the right nothing. They do not make me ful majority marching, and the tyranny, not peace. Do not side of history. I have seen a feel supported or cared for. I police brutality. I’ve also seen (Translation: Liberate Hong confate your identity with the blatant disregard for nuance or feel like a spectacle. the violence and aggression Kong, the revolution of our actions of your government. I accountability for the genuine I understand the excitement towards not just the Chinese times) see the apparent necessity in damage caused by movements over a cause like this, but this government, but mainland Yau is a member of defending the transgressions like these. is not fun for me. None of this Chinese people as a whole. the Class of 2020. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 7 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER Deck the Halls with Matzo Balls By MELANIE EARLE I was surprised at the outburst heritage was questioned by my I would walk the streets of doesn’t come in one font. When SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR and, as a Jewish person myself, peers, especially around the the city and peer into store people question me today, I did not understand why the boy Jewish holidays. They would windows, marking down all laugh, because I know there is was offended, or why I was in ask if I was “really Jewish,” as the Hanukkah related things I no such thing as a “true Jew.” In ffth grade, on a brisk New trouble. I was embarrassed and if there was a standard set of discovered. I skipped through I practice my Judaism the way York City day, my classmates made to feel disrespected my requirements I needed to meet. aisles and hunted through piles that makes me feel closest to sprawled across our raggedy own culture. I didn’t have my Bat Mitzvah, to fnd hidden treasures. I took my culture and my religion. In- classroom carpet. Our teacher This was the start of my rela- so that meant I couldn’t be pictures of my favorite acquisi- stead of feeling embarrassed by had us practicing holiday songs tionship with Hanukkah. truly Jewish, they said. I was tions. the ffth grade incident, I smile. for the upcoming winter show, I used to celebrate both conveniently Jewish enough, In eleventh grade, a friend I didn’t disrespect my culture or and with holiday seasonal zeal Christmas and Hanukkah, the however, when pennies were who had long known about attack my heritage. I celebrated we sang. holiday jackpot. I didn’t get thrown at me throughout mid- my game bought me a gift. my culture and took joy in the When we came to one of the large presents for Hanukkah, dle school. These events made She presented it to me proudly, upcoming days of Hanukkah. Hanukkah songs, a few class- usually a scratch-off ticket and me question my Judaism, and I and I opened the bag to fnd a Hanukkah is not about the mates and I got up and started some jelly donuts. We lit the asked myself if the accusations blue teddy bear holding a white gifts, latkes, dreidels, or jelly- dancing. We few around the menorah and celebrated at least were true. It felt like I need to dreidel. I lovingly named him donuts. It’s about celebrating classroom laughing, our move- once with latkes. prove my Jewish-ness in some Matzo Ball. He followed me my identity, and there’s no ments becoming erratic as the At the beginning of middle way. I began looking for ways from class to class that day, ac- one right, “properly Jewish” song progressed. Then one school, with the Hanukkah to connect with and represent companying me down crowded way to do that. So I rock my boy stood up and said some- song incident still fresh in my Judaism. hallways. Hanukkah-themed socks, light thing along the lines of, “Stop! my mind, I began to interact When I walked into a Matzo Ball is important my menorah, eat latkes, and You’re making fun of Jewish more with my Jewish heritage. store in December, I noticed to me because I fnally felt celebrate the Maccabees and people!” Shabbat services on Friday the abundance of Christmas recognized by someone outside the miracle of the oil burning We stilled at once and looked night became a more regular items, and lack of Hanukkah my family. Such a small gift for eight nights. around, confused. Our student- occurrence. I started going to pieces. Maybe there would be showed that my friend re- And maybe while I do that, teacher stopped the song. The Hebrew school. I carefully lis- a menorah in storefronts, or a spected how I celebrated and “The Hanukkah Song” by boy looked at us angrily as the tened to prayers and committed few dreidels and chocolate gold practiced my Judaism. Every- Adam Sandler plays in the student-teacher began to lecture them to memory. The stories of coins, if I was lucky. time I see Matzo Ball, I smile background, and Matzo Ball is us on our behavior. How we the Torah and their connections Instead of feeling left out and a warmth blossoms in my at my side. were being disrespectful to the to modern life became clearer. or ignored, I started to make a chest. Earle is a member of boy’s culture — how the danc- The legitimacy of my Jewish game out of it. In high school, I know now that Judaism the Class of 2023. ing was wrong. The Truth Has a Liberal Bias By EDDIE HOCK Unity vs. Racism.” Proponents of the far right Consitution by accepting gifts neglect the necessary informa- STAFF WRITER This prompted a colossal out- cawll honest reporting that re- from foreign powers, describ- tion that Republicans are threat- cry on Twitter from Democratic fects negatively on them “fake ing those facts doesn’t mean ening that security, we aren’t After the mass shooting in candidates and pundits, liberals news,” but when they are called a journalist is a liberal shill. It being objective. El Paso this August, which left and leftists, and anyone with out for spreading open false- means they’re doing their job. Objective journalism isn’t 22 dead and 24 injured, the at- regard for journalistic integrity hoods, their critics are called The role of journalism is about aligning with an imagi- tacker’s so-called manifesto who had heard the speech and “biased.” not to act as a megaphone for nary median voter’s position, surfaced online. knew that Trump hadn’t said Kellyanne Conway’s “alter- public fgures. If our headlines nor is it about presenting un- The document was a direc- that. native facts” are the next step. read “Trump says so-and-so” qualifed statements from prov- tionless rant against immigrants After the response, the Times It’s been said before that Amer- instead of “Trump lies” every en liars without clarifying that and Latinx people, that par- changed the headline to “As- ican conservatives (those who time the President lies to the they are false. roted far-right rhetoric warning sailing Hate But Not Guns.” get their news through Fox and American people, we cannot Objective journalism is about of a “Hispanic invax“replaced” This was barely an improve- far-right online sources) live in pretend to be objective journal- the truth. Even if liberals are as the racial majority in the ment, but the American atten- an alternate reality from the rest ists. We are doing a disservice more likely to believe it than United States. This idea, fre- tion span for what we consider of the country. to the people who rely on us conservatives, we should not quently called ‘white geno- “politics” — which at this point But they don’t. Whatever to stay informed. If we write forgo honesty in an attempt to cide,’ garnered attention two apparently includes mass loss someone believes, if those be- “Dems clash with Republicans accommodate the ignorant. years earlier at the “Unite the of human life — is short, and liefs don’t line up with reality, over election security,” and we Hock is a member of Right” rally in Charlottesville, we moved on to the next day’s that person is simply incorrect. the Class of 2021. when ultra-nationalists wearing outrage. I’m not talking about dif- MAGA hats and bearing Swas- I haven’t moved on. ferences of opinion. If, for tikas, Confederate fags, and One of America’s most re- example, someone supports Tiki torches chanted “you will spected newspapers considered Immigrations and Customs En- not replace us,” which quickly a clearly disingenuous headline forcement (an organization that, became “Jews will not replace ft to print, and I’m convinced incidentally, has only existed us.” that the Times did so because it since 2003), that’s an opinion. After the rally — during feared being called part of the It is not, however, an opinion which a Trump-supporting liberal media. Trump and the that ICE has thrown children in white nationalist struck and decaying remains of the Repub- camps, or deported people who killed Heather Heyer, a leftist lican Party have found success have been law-abiding Ameri- counter-protester, with his car weaponizing the phrase “liberal cans for decades, or separated — the President infamously media” to paint any journalist families, or privately shared said that there were “very fne that doesn’t repeat the admin- photos of dead migrants. Just people… on both sides” of the istration’s offcial line as an en- this Thursday, video came out event. emy of the people. showing that border agents lied After the El Paso shooting, Even many who agree with about the death of 16-year-old President Donald Trump de- unfavorable coverage of the Carlos Hernandez Vasquez in livered a similarly gormless American right seem to un- their custody this May. speech, pleading for God to critically accept that the cover- These are facts. Truthful re- “protect us,” giving the shoot- age is biased. Since the second porting on them is not bias, er’s white nationalist motiva- Bush administration and the even if it implicates ICE’s sup- tion only a cursory mention, “lamestream media,” conser- porters in callous disregard for and blaming the eighth-dead- vative sources have slid deeper human rights. liest shooting in American his- into hard-right politics under If the facts show that the tory on violent video games. the guise of being “fair and bal- Trump administration is fun- With the country reeling and anced.” This slogan, used by damentally incompetent, or Hispanic Americans fearing for Fox News since its inception that Justice Brett Kavanaugh their lives, the New York Times in 1996, represents the double perjured himself during pre-ap- released their intended headline standard to which journalists pointment hearings, or that the for the next day: “Trump Urges are held. President continually violates the emoluments clause of the PAGE 8 / campustimes.org CULTURE/ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 CULTURE The Pan-religious Appeal of Emmet Otter

By JANE PRITCHARD ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR liams’ characteristically witty lyr- ics and infectious melodies here would pave the way to further To complain that a Christmas cinematic collaborations in “The movie is “too Christmassy” may Muppet Movie” and “The Muppet sound like a redundancy, much Christmas Carol,” so take note of like griping that water is “too wet” such gems like “The Bathing Suit or that a Martin Scorsese movie is That Grandma Otter Wore,” “Bar- “too white and male.” B-Que,” and the tear jerking fnale Yet, as many a Facebook aunt that is “Brothers in Our World.” will relate, I often fnd myself So, aside from all the reasons I overloaded with artifcial, capi- just listed, why am I so adamant talist-driven Christmas imagery about welcoming this classic as during the holiday season. Chrim- a fxture in your holiday oeuvre? bofcation, if you will. Well, it’s simply because of how That’s not to say I won’t watch universally enjoyable this flm is. the generic drivel that Hallmark The holidays are a time when we and Netfix churn out so gen- should all come together and be erously every year (much like able to share what we love with an incredibly large and fscally those who we love. straining dominant/submissive Never consumed a piece of relationship). I’m just going to Muppets media? Not a problem. pine like a little Dickens-esque or- Not exactly an avid consumer of JANE PRITCHARD / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR phan boy for a time when holiday Christmas media? Never fear! movies really struck an emotional the various anthropomorphic crit- met’s work tools to make a new times, there are points where you Emmet Otter is a friend to all who chord with me. ters that populate the down-home, dress for the show. wonder how they got away with seek his message of unconditional If you fnd yourself agreeing sleepy village of Frogtown Hol- I’m not going to lie to you. This finging a puppet down a slope, love and community. with what I just said, one, con- low. plot isn’t really what brings “Em- slapping a voiceover on it, and While it’s not a 100 percent grats! I bet you’re a pleasure at Our story revolves around the met Otter” to life for me. The truth calling it a day. Then you realize, Christmas-free movie (right there holiday parties, and, two, may I hardworking, loving mother and is, I’m here for the full spectacle. oh, it’s exactly this grey-zone be- in the title, bud), there are no ref- suggest the Jim Henson-direct- son duo of Ma and Emmet Otter This movie is incredible to look at. tween staged perfection and seat- erences to Jesus Christ or Santa ed “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band who, despite their fnancial strug- The puppets and scenery are lov- of-his-pants direction that makes Claus or any kind of evangelical Christmas” for your not-quite- gles, are separately determined to ingly crafted and give off a pleas- Jim Henson productions so mem- message in all 48 minutes of this Christmassy-but-it’s-got-the- get each other the best Christmas ant aura of homespun geniality, orable. little special. Just Emmet Otter giving-spirit, made-for-television present possible. much like the Calico Critters play- Fans of Henson’s more main- and his jug band extolling the ben- viewing pleasure? The two are each led to partici- sets my mom never bought for me stream work will enjoy the brief efts of mama’s bar-b-que and our That’s right — if you can’t re- pate in a neighboring town’s tal- as a kid, which today has led to me narrative cameos made by Ker- capacity for brotherhood through late to the rehashed variations ent contest for a whopping $50, being prone to moments of emo- mit the Frog — who, I may add, the magic of song. of “average woman falls in love with Emmet entering his ragtag tional instability whenever I see is dressed like a gay uncle at an Hey, it’s Emmet Otter’s world, with a clueless Christmas prince/ jug band and Ma entering as a them in the discount bin at Kohl’s. autumnal farmers market — as but don’t worry: There’s plenty of knight/ghost/etc.,” I’m betting solo act. Hilarity ensues as Emmet The puppetry is charmingly well as the spirited and brilliant- room for all of us. you’ll feel at home in the tale of uses Ma’s washtub to construct his over the top and the jokes are just ly performed musical numbers Pritchard is a member of a pair of talking otter puppets and washtub bass and Ma pawns Em- the right amount of terrible. Some- throughout the flm. Paul Wil- the Class of 2022. Aliens Exist During NJR’s “Final Frontier” By OLIVIA ALGER you think I look like an alien?” There were songs featuring CULTURE EDITOR She did. Other kids saxophones, trumpets, cellos, a looked like aliens, too. There French horn, and a piano. Some My favorite movie growing up were galaxy tights, glow-in-the- of them were out of tune, and it was “Muppets from Space.” It dark glitter face paint, and yellow took some of the players until SWEATER YOU was a messy, psychedelic trip of stars plastered onto cheeks. One mid-song to notice. Once they a flm my parents had on VHS. kid was wearing an actual alien did, they fxed it quickly with The main song on the groovy costume, peering through black overlapping vocals and quick in- WAITING FOR? soundtrack was Earth, Wind & slits in a green morph suit. We strument swaps. Fire’s “Shooting Star.” sang along to songs we knew, like But that’s how it goes in the When I heard No Jackets Re- CCR’s “Bad Moon Rising” and NJR house shows. While the rock quired (NJR) was putting on a David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” band ensemble is smaller and space-themed show this weekend, And we swayed gently to songs tighter, the house shows feel more I crossed my fngers in the hopes we didn’t, like “Stars and Plan- like a giant jam session for all they’d cover this groovy tune. ets” by Liz Phair and “Black Hole kinds of musicians. The auditions And they did. Sun” by Soundgarden. to join the group are casual, and “Man,” my roommate The concert was packed. everybody gets a chance to play said, “this is groovy.” But it was also more lowkey, as in the performances. Three girls My roommate and I like my roommate said, than the rest bopped in front of microphones going to NJR shows and dancing of the shows we’ve been to. As a for “Walking on Sunshine” while around like a couple of maniacs. big NJR supporter, I can tell you three boys sang Blink-182’s We’ve seen all of the ensembles, that I’ve rarely seen anyone sit- “Aliens Exist.” The two high- from the rock band concerts in the ting down during a show. But last lights, in my opinion, were “The May Room to the acoustic jam night, my roommate and I found Sky is a Neighborhood” by the sessions in the tunnels. ourselves seated on the foor, Foo Fighters and “Gravity” by On Saturday, the Drama House rocking band and forth to the gen- John Mayer, two songs totally was decked out for the house tle harmonies of “Here Comes the transformed from their original WRITE FOR THE show called the “Final Frontier,” Sun.” sound into fervent covers. featuring all songs about the sun, It wasn’t that we were bored. Later, walking down the drama moon, and stars. A ragtag group We were just ... vibing. house steps into the snow, my CAMPUS TIMES of musicians carrying various in- There was a range of music for roommate said the show was struments milled around in space everyone, and a lot of the songs more mellow than any other she’s gear. In line for the bathroom, I involved the majority of the NJR seen. “A kickass time, though,” talked to a bass player wearing a group. Members were crammed she said, right before she caught dress with tentacles trailing down onstage for both Europe’s “The me as I slipped on the last step. the skirt. I thought she looked Final Countdown” and more “Kickass music, too.” cool. swanky, jazzy bits like “Fly Me to Alger is a member of “Thanks,” she said. “Do the Moon.” the Class of 2022. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 / CULTURE campustimes.org/ PAGE 9 CT RECOMMENDS Nintendo Fitness Boxing By SING CHAN ture”) with their new console, twist to the torture (in other was I calculated to have a fit- much boxing you have done. CULTURE EDITOR the Nintendo Switch. Basically, words, the BDSM of working- ness age of 34, which made me It is known by many that When I announced my cou- the developers just really want out). When you first begin the feel like an aged pumpkin, but I exercising can reduce stress rageous attempt to lose weight, gamers to get out of their beds game, you pick a trainer who also woke up the next morning hormones and increase mood- my friends hesitantly suggest- and start working out. will teach you the boxing strat- with a sore arm barely able to elevating hormones. For me, ed that I should perhaps exer- Thanks to Nintendo, I can egies and encourage you dur- hold up my phone. simply punching in the air al- cise. now practice boxing (and smash ing the exercise. If you want to The more I played this game, lowed me to release my stress I dithered, debating whether everything) in my single dorm fulfill your trainer’s expecta- the more I appreciated the func- (and my frustration with my to awkwardly go to the gym room with the Fitness Boxing tions and get perfect hits, you tions it included. The game is Editor-In-Chief). and work-out, or proudly ac- game, where I twist and bounce will actually have to move your very encouraging and helps The people who will benefit cept the fact that some of us and punch to the beats of some body and try to punch. with building commitment, the most out of this game are will just have to be above av- outdated pop music like “Call According to the players’ perseverance, and strength. I those who feel too awkward erage in everything, including Me Maybe.” The game is basi- training goal (set after the initial am aware that my trainer is just to go to a gym or want to try body weights. But Nintendo cally a combination of a fitness fitness test), there are different a 2D virtual character, but hav- committing to exercise. But, made my life easier. and a rhythm game — so play- daily sessions that include two ing support during the exercis- if you are already working-out If you owned a Wii more than ing “Tap Tap Revolution” with routines to complete. Besides es still made me want to strive regularly, there’s really no need a decade ago, you’ve probably your body. these sessions, you could also harder and get better hits. The to spend 50 bucks on a fitness played Wii Sports and Wii Fit. To me, exercising is an in- further work-out from a variety game also calculates the num- game. Nintendo discontinued the humane torture that only the of strategy-specific practices, ber of calories you burn on top And yes, I did lose a few Wii, but continues to develop strongest and bravest can en- such as only practicing jabs. of your fitness age. While the pounds from playing this game. fitness games (like “Fitness dure. But “Fitness Boxing” My first attempt with this numbers may not be accurate, it Chan is a member Boxing” and “Ring Fit Adven- adds a playful and pleasurable game was a disaster — not only still provides a glimpse of how of the Class of 2022.

‘Norwegian Wood’ Finds Hope in the Aftermath of Suicide By ESTHER BEN AMI “Norwegian Wood” in 1987, a signifcant, overarching el- acters, Toru and Naoko, are ir- deep and empathetic insight to STAFF WRITER though the story itself takes ement, the novel is so much revocably tied to each other by those suffering from depression place in the 1960s. The novel more than that. The Guardian’s their shared trauma. They are, or suicide-related grief. Winter has arrived here in became immensely popular review of “Norwegian Wood” in many ways, both wandering So, if you fnd yourself in Rochester, covering our campus among Japanese youth, and it comments on how the novel’s through an endless winter of the forests of winter alone right in a blanket of snow and ice. is now one of Murakami’s most landscape of winter serves as a grief and loss. Unable to process now, I recommend picking up Looking up at the dreary gray well-known works. metaphor for the theme of death their friend’s suicide, the two “Norwegian Wood.” The poeti- sky, and trekking through the The story is told through the it so eloquently portrays. How- characters are pulled, almost by cally introspective monologues snow and freezing tempera- sensitive yet detached lens of ever, winter not only symbol- a sinister force, towards a simi- may warm your heart. Such tures to get to class may make Toru Watanabe, a college stu- izes the natural inevitability of lar fate of depression and iso- sensitive and broken characters many students feel even more dent in Tokyo. He and one of his death, it also displays the quies- lation. Haruki Murakami does may leave you with feelings of stressed than they already are at childhood friends navigate their cence of living things. an excellent job of depicting understanding and compassion. the end of the semester. Some lives after enduring the tragedy “Norwegian Wood’s” habitu- how two people, and society as But most of all, “Norwegian might fnd solace retreating into of another of their close friend’s al return to winter as the story a whole, is weighed down and Wood” is here to show you that the comfort of a sensitive book. suicide years prior. delves deeper into its charac- connected by unprocessed grief. while your winter may seem If that sounds like you, I have “Norwegian Wood” is dra- ters’ complicated psyches por- “Norwegian Wood” does pro- cold, cruel and lonely, it will the perfect read for this winter: matically reviewed by Politics trays something that’s arguably vide a ray of hope, however. eventually end. Haruki Murakami’s “Norwe- and Prose Bookstore as “a young worse than life naturally reach- Although many readers are be- Ami is a member gian Wood.” man’s hopeless, and heroic frst ing its fnal stage: stagnation. wildered by its ambiguous end- of the Class of 2022. Haruki Murakami wrote love.” Although this is certainly Two of the story’s main char- ing, overall the novel provides a

DONE READING? RECYCLE THIS PAPER. PAGE 10/campustimes.org HUMOR / TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019 HUMOR Same Shirt, Three Formals By JOHN PINTO Kendrick Hall and met his HUMOR EDITOR date at her suite in Wilder, where he claims she was left Citing a variety of factors “speechless” by his fashion including an overload of choices. schoolwork, a lack of clean “What can I say?” La- clothes, and low societal Guardia-Karsh told CT, “la- standards, a UR student has dies like a man who’ll dress announced he will wear the up for them. That’s the pow- same blue and white striped er of Morning Mist, man — dress shirt to three different it’s bold but versatile. At this formals this weekend. point, it’s not even like I’m Sophomore Nathan La- getting away with anything Guardia-Karsh said he came by wearing the same shirt to three different parties — it’s “ “I just kind of more like I’m letting even rolled out of my more people experience the nest of unwashed shirt.” LaGuardia-Karsh’s date, comforters and JANE PRITCHARD / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR who would only speak with Moe’s wrappers CT under the condition of ffteen minutes complete and eternal ano- nymity, said she spent over before the frst two weeks planning and four pregame of the frst pregame of the frst For- ula design: the nice blue and ties for anyone who needed hours actually preparing for Formal – College mal – College Republicans, white button down that my to class things up a bit for each of her four Formals. naturally – and realized that hot stepmom Anna got me formal season. But I was su- The UR College Republi- Republicans, my laundry pile had started for Christmas last year!” per busy with putting off my cans, delighted to receive a naturally – and to bleed into my bed-nest,” LaGuardia-Karsh reports lab reports and fnal proj- non-Tibet related piece of LaGuardia-Karsh told the he then pulled the garment ects, and also I have a para- correspondence, confrmed realized that my Campus Times. “I’m think- on and stumbled into his lyzing fear of ever asking to CT that LaGuardia-Karsh laundry pile had ing, ‘Oh geez, there’s no Kendrick Hall bathroom, another man for help with attended their formal, that started to bleed into way I’m gonna be able to where he admired himself anything, so I just never re- they “valued both his and get away with wearing my for several minutes in a mir- plied. Eventually I realized his date’s attendance,” and my bed-nest.”” offcial Ill-Advised Native ror mostly covered in dried that my tight as fuck shirt that his “less than stellar” at- American Headdress outft toothpaste globs. would make any borrowed tire decisions were “of less to this decision after abso- from Halloween, College “The lack of a tie bothered tie a distraction from my importance than drawing in lutely no soul-searching or Republicans is WAY too me at frst,” LaGuardia- aesthetic.” women to bone on Saturday consideration. classy for that to fy,’ and Karsh said, “and honestly, When asked what his and debate the reproductive “I just kind of rolled out of then there it was, nestled be- that’s kind of on me. A guy aesthetic was, LaGuardia- rights of on Sunday.” my nest of unwashed com- tween two socks with little in the Frisbee Fellas group Karsh answered: “ Morning Pinto is a member of forters and Moe’s wrappers marijuanas stitched on them chat messaged all of us last Mist.” the Class of 2020. 15 minutes before the frst and a sweatshirt with a neb- week and said he had extra LaGuardia-Karsh then left Just Finals Things: Stories from the Show us Library By ETHAN BUSCH neck bent. The ghosts of Web- “My roommate has had some CONTRIBUTING WRITER your works past seemed to haunt him trouble, she’s been missing her as his empty eyes stared at a black ADHD medication, I feel really It’s the most wonderful time computer screen. Redmond is, bad for her,” she volunteered, un- Funny Bone... of the year! No, not Christmas; of course, currently enrolled in asked. “I have absolutely no idea I’m so Jewish I didn’t even know MTH 161, so I inquired about his who would take unprescribed what date Christmas was on un- thoughts on the recent midterm medication. I mean honestly. No til I was a teenager. I mean fnals which took place, of course, at the clue.” season! end of the term. One sophomore, Miss Tilly When else can you stress over “Midterm? We had a midterm? Towe, was calmer about the pro- a test worth half your grade for I missed that … I guess the zero cess. Save for the occasional which you are wholly unpre- will probably improve my grade,” twitch of her left eye and a small pared? When else can you have said Redmond. patch of hair missing from her more study breaks than study ses- Other students have found head, Towe seemed perfectly sions? When else can you beg and coping methods. Junior Chrissy placid at the prospect of fnals. plead with your declining daddy Crinkle said she fnds it very im- “Finals? I’m not worried about to keep you alive with more portant to keep her energy up dur- them … not at all. Nonono no snacks? Okay, maybe you can do ing fnals. no no… No. No. No concerns those things whenever you want, “It can get a bit expensive to at all whatsoever,” said Towe. Write for the CT! but during fnals you get to do keep buying coffee, so I have to “What do you mean some of my them with extra stress, so I guess fnd other ways to stay awake,” hair is missing? It’s right here in that’s neat. said Crinkle. “I like to study in the my hand, see? Everything is just In the spirit of this wonderful 500 stacks, that way my fear of fne!” season, I decided to ask some ghosts keeps me alert and aware.” The takeaway is this: Whatever students about their fnals experi- Crinkle’s pupils seemed to be your fnals experience looks like, humor@ ences. expanding to the edges of her iris- remember, nothing is more im- I found frst-year Rudolph es, as she constantly tapped a toe portant than having pretty head- Redmond in Gleason Library. on the ground and drummed her ings for your cheat sheets. campustimes.org His shoulders were low and his fngers on her laptop. Busch is a member of the Class of 2023. campustimes.org / PAGE 11 HUMOR / TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 2019 The Offcial CT Holiday Traveler’s Guide The Demon Girl Who Lives in the to Insufferable Passengers Tunnels: Thanksgiving in Hell is Hell By LUMI SCHILDKRAUT dinner. It’s not a trick question. It’s By STELLA WILKINS SENIOR STAFF CONTRIBUTING WRITER stupidly obvious. Not turkey! Not even meat, in fact. Did you guess Hi! I’m Nix, the demon girl who tofu? If you guessed tofu, congrat- As the holidays roll around, lives by that super hot spot in the ulations! You win the knowledge many of us at UR face long trav- tunnels. Everyone thinks I’m the that there’s someone down in Hell els back home. Every airport and Devil, but they’re wrong — I’m smiling up at you. train station will be flled with just your everyday college demon Let me be clear: Tofu has no joyful messages and festive deco- girl who’s here to study every sub- place at a holiday table. How is a rations, as well as thousands of ject her heart desires. I write be- demon supposed to enjoy the holi- people all overfowing with ro- cause being the only demon girl days when meat, a staple of the de- mantic ideals of travels into won- on campus is a little lonely, but monic diet, is not present? Nothing drous worlds of colorful lights. I have a lot of fun experiences I personal, Beelzebub, but we know Those people are insufferable. want to share! you’re the one who went vegan. JANE PRITCHARD / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR Maybe it’s just me who’s tired So one of the biggest things You’re the one who cursed us with I should clarify that it’s not the eling during this time of year. So of listening to these idealistic hol- people don’t realize about demons bland mashed potatoes and cran- holidays themselves that I hate. my gift to you this season, fellow iday travelers who have clearly is that we are human. I mean, ob- berry sauce on tofu. I have nothing Believe me, the only thing that students, is a guide to said travel- never experienced winter in New viously not homo sapiens human. against people being vegan, but gets me through the end of the ers. That’s right, I took time out of York City. Nothing gets me in Human in that we share some when you sabotage Thanksgiving semester is the thought of spend- my very, very busy schedule (in the holiday spirit like hordes of similarities with humans. Human dinner, it’s not funny. I had to go ing an entire week with creepy an attempt to avoid writing that people scrambling around like in that we demons fuck up. Bad. get fast food from McDonald’s. uncle Joe in Grandma’s tiny liv- fnal paper) to explain who these ants, horses being abused by their For example, I went home to (Yes, there are fast food franchises ing room, the one with the itchy people are, how to spot them, and coachmen, and Times Square Hell for Thanksgiving Break. in Hell.) brown couch and life-sized na- how to handle them. You’re wel- covered with pitch black snow I knew I didn’t really want to You know what? I just don’t rec- tivity scene. I hate the types of come. that serves as a constant reminder head home for the holiday, but ommend taking a vacation to Hell. people one encounters while trav- that our planet is dying a painful when you get a personal invita- I spent the second half of break at death. tion from Satan himself, well, you one of our national parks, and it don’t really get to say no to the Big was terrible. Go to Tahiti. Go to The Overly-Attached Couple Boss. Alaska. Go to Death Valley. Go How to spot: I would love to share exactly anywhere but here. The ambience • Shoving their tongues down each other’s throat in the middle of an airport or sharing one seat on the how I went to Hell and back over sucks. The wildlife could kill you. train. the weekend, but the University Your vacation will, literally, be • Defnitely did not check the weather report before packing. Counsel advised me not to for Hell. • Women: over-the-knee brown books, leggings, plaid shirts, big scarves, hat. Probably an Ashley. your safety. Of course, after spending two • Men: khakis that don’t ft quite right, Nikes, hoodies with something offensive written on it. So let me be clear: Hell is def- days in a row at Rising Phoenix • Oftentimes, these creatures congeal into one mass as a result of their inseparability. nitely NOT accessed by a secret NationHell Park, I had to go back How to handle: passageway in the B level of Rush to school. Unfortunately, Hell • If an encounter occurs, pretend it didn’t. It’s useless to attempt to stop them because, just like Ashley’s Rhees. decided to close the Upstate and Instagram post said, “nothing will ever break [them] apart! Happy 3 weeks babe!” Literally walking into Hell on Western New York portals for • Consider bear spray, since they want to act like animals. the frst day of break, suitcase in Thanksgiving weekend mainte- hand, my expectations weren’t nance, so I had to take the Hell’s The “I Told My Parents I’m Doing Well in My Classes but How Do I Confess That I Lied and I Don’t terribly high. Fortunately, some Kitchen portal. Want to Be a Brain Surgeon, but the Owner of a Microbrewery in Oregon with My Bro Holden” Guy of my older friends were there to I knew I should’ve stayed longer How to spot: greet me. There’s nothing like be- as soon as I stepped out and discov- • Possibly browsing LinkedIn as if it were Instagram. ing greeted by Virgil, Dante Aligh- ered that the weather was primed • Lots of beard. ieri, Marie Antoinette, Marie Cu- for mass destruction. Still, I had no • Maybe a crystal necklace. rie, and Fred Rogers (if you only choice but to drive the rental car • Furiously typing on his MacBook Air. knew). up the New York State Thruway • Has gotten up from his window seat to use the bathroom at least fve times. That was the only good part of all the way to Rochester. I know How to handle: my vacation. As soon as I walked people assume that death doesn’t • Offer him some craft beer or a cortado. It may seem counterintuitive to give this guy caffeine, but trust into my room, there was clearly scare demons, but you try driving me here. trouble afoot. several hundred miles in near-bliz- • Attempt to move your seat (last resort move – low rate of success). My room, which had been zard conditions. I passed no fewer sparkling clean months prior, was than a dozen pileups and spinouts The 25 Year Old Whose Life Is Spiraling out of Control but She Has to Prove That She Is So Much trashed as if a tornado had gone over the course of an hour, in case Happier Than Her Stupid Sister with Her Stupid Husband and Stupid Kids through it. Unfortunately, it was you were wondering what Hell is How to spot: my little sister Eris, who seems like when it freezes over. • Orders white wine off the Delta Airlines menu for an hour-long fight. to stir up mayhem wherever she I made it back. Somehow. I • Probably wearing a peacoat. goes. She isn’t in school anymore, slid into Rochester just before • Has ordered a second wine. having graduated and gone into midnight, welcomed back by the • Watching Dirty Dancing and crying. advertising for car insurance com- scorching hot temperatures of my • Has now ordered a vodka cran. panies. dorm room. I’m sure I’ll regret How to handle: What I was really looking for- saying this, but for once, I didn’t • Honestly, she’s harmless until the sobbing starts, so you’re best off enjoying the spectacle and feeling a ward to was dinner. I’m a huge mind. little better about yourself. meat fan, so the prospect of turkey Schildkraut is a member of had me actually excited. But guess the Class of 2020. The Stupid Sister with her Stupid Husband and Stupid Kids what was on the table when I got to How to spot: • Matching outfts. • Stiletto heels. JANE PRITCHARD / ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR • North Face jackets. • Bought iPads to occupy the kids so they don’t have to. • Talking about their trip to Bermuda and “how funny it is that they ran into Will Smith in LAX” and “did you hear about that new singer Billie Eilish? She grew up right around the corner from our new house in LA! We’re basically neighbors, this one time we brought over some...” How to handle: • Soundproof headphones and 90s alt rock. • Learn Latin and whisper hexes under your breath while rocking back and forth in your seat and foaming at the mouth.

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By ETHAN BUSCH junior Marcus Sim each win- I was just getting by with ex- CONTRIBUTING WRITER ning their frst two matches. penses,” said Davies. He was While the team is currently drawn to UR by its strong ac- Squash is a bit of an enig- ranked sixth, they hope to ademic programs and by the ma to many UR students. improve. “We’re probably coach, former world number A lot of people have no looking to be a top four team four Martin Heath. idea how the sport is played. this year,” said junior Ash- Heath has helped to make A lot of people know that our ley Davies. “We’re hoping to the Yellowjackets into peren- men’s team is quite good at get a guy coming in January nial contenders in collegiate the sport. A lot of people think from England […] If we get squash. When Heath took of squash as a preppy, elitist, this guy in January we’d be over the program in 2005, exclusionary sport. For those PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS looking to try and make the the team was ranked num- who fall into the frst group, Ashley Davies reaches down along the left wall for a shot. fnals.” ber 28. Three years later they here’s a breakdown: Squash walls on its way to or from es taking the overall victory. Davies himself, who plays were number three. The team is played on a small, rectan- the front wall, but the shot is Each player is ranked, and at the frst seed, is a notable hasn’t dropped out of the top gular court by two players. only in when it hits the front. their match is against the op- talent. Prior to attending UR 10 in a decade. (There is doubles squash, but Points are scored when the posing team’s player of the he played on the professional The team will have a short ball bounces twice, or is hit same rank. squash circuit, before decid- break before facing a series “We’re hoping to get out of bounds. (There are up- The UR Men’s Squash ing to use his talents on the of top teams. They hope to a guy coming in Jan- per boundaries on the side team took their frst such court to help him along a dif- continue their success at the uary from England and back walls, and an upper victory, 5–4 over Cornell ferent path. “Unfortunately second ranked Trinity Col- […] If we get this and lower boundary on the on Thursday. Saturday, the “When Heath took lege. Less than a week later front wall.) Yellowjackets struggled over the program in they will face number fve guy in January we’d Games are played to 11, but through a 7–2 loss to the ranked Yale University, num- be looking to try and must be won by two points, fourth-ranked University of 2005, the team was ber 10 Dartmouth College, make the fnals.” and matches are decided by Pennsylvania. The following ranked number 28. and number one seeded Har- whoever wins the best of fve day the ‘Jackets suffered a Three years later they vard University. While they it’s far less popular.) Players games. narrow defeat, this time 5–4 were number three. ” may be unknown to many UR hit a small rubber ball at the Generally the sport is in- against Drexel University. students, the Yellowjackets front wall. When they suc- dividual, but in school it is While it has not been an ideal squash isn’t the most lucra- are a force to be reckoned in cessfully do so, it becomes played as a team, with the start, the Yellowjackets show tive of sports. You can do collegiate squash. their opponent’s move. The team that wins the majority some promise, with frst-year very well if you are in the Busch is a member of ball may hit the back and side of the nine individual match- Abdelrahman Lasheen and top 10 [in the world] ... but the Class of 2023. CEZ SAYS The Corporate Side of Professional Sports How did Super Bowl com- brand. While the success of the actions of franchises Sin City. The disloyalty to- mercials come to cost$5 the team can be extremely while in search for new wards the Raiders’ faithful million to air? The same important to sales and mar- markets. In recent history, supporters hurts sports fans way as every other busi- keting, the operations side the Los Angeles Rams, everywhere because of the ness: By fnding their audi- of the franchise is often the Los Angeles Chargers, blatant reason — greed — ence and maximizing their one that truly makes the big and Oakland Raiders have behind the move.

By CEZ GARCIA profts. decisions. moved (or will be mov- Sports franchises will SPORTS EDITOR Sports franchises are A team’s marketing is the ing) locations in order to continue to operate with still increasing in value at most crucial aspect of its expand. The Rams began the goal of success on both When I mention the a rapid rate that cannot be proftability. A key exam- in Los Angeles, moved to sides of the offce, but it is New York Yankees and matched by most corpora- ple is political demonstra- St. Louis, and after estab- becoming more and more JPMorgan Chase & Co., tions. According to Forbes, tions during the national lishing roots, decided to apparent that the business you probably think of them the Golden State Warriors anthem in the NFL. The move back. The Chargers side holds a stronger grasp very differently. While you value has increased by 367 spearhead of the protest, recently made the move on the future of a franchise. might be right to do so, they percent over fve years and Colin Kaepernick, has been to Los Angeles from San The decisions made by both serve to maximize the the Los Angeles Clippers’ unemployed ever since the Diego. And fnally, despite these franchises seem scar- proft of the company and has increased by 282 per- initial incident. Despite having one of the most loy- ily similar to those of big its brand. cent during that same time leading a team to a Super al fanbases in sports, the name corporations as their According to Forbes span. Imagine if you could Bowl and holding mul- Oakland Raiders will move values continue to increase. Magazine, the Dallas Cow- invest in these franchises tiple quarterback records, to Las Vegas as the fran- Garcia is a member of boys is the most valuable as publicly traded compa- Kaepernick is unable to chise seeks new wealth in the Class of 2022. sports franchise in the nies. The returns on your fnd a team due to the po- world with an estimated investments would be as- litical and public relations value of $5 billion and an tronomical. Most franchis- baggage he carries, which operating income of $365 es are owned by a single may hurt the proftability million. While this might owner, or a small collective of a franchise. The image not come close to the worth of wealthy individuals, and of the brand is important of Forbes’ number 1 on the the returns for these indi- and the possibility of it be- list (Apple, with an esti- viduals are massive. ing tarnished is something mated value of $205.5 bil- Sports franchises are that the franchises will go lion), it still demonstrates multifaceted; half of their to great lengths to avoid. the immense amounts of operations are focused on While many corporations money that exist in sports. the success of the team care about the well-being How did sports become while the other half are fo- of their shareholders, some such a booming business? cused on the success of the fan bases feel betrayed by JANE PRITCHARD/ ILLUSTRATIONS EDITOR