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Thursday Ithaca, N.Y. March 19, 2009 The Ithacan Volume 76, Issue 22

Study reports area sewers as source of TCE BY DAVID DURRETT SENIOR WRITER Emerson Power Transmission Praying for Tolerance and the Department of Environ- mental Conservation are reevalu- Members of the Ithaca Baha’i community gather ating area cleanup methods after a report last year found that sewers to pray for Baha’is persecuted in the Middle East were the main source of trichloro- ethylene contamination. Th ough TCE has been an issue in Ithaca for more than 20 years, it was previ- ously thought that Emerson’s res- ervoir was the main source. TCE, which can cause cancer, liver and kidney ailments and ner- vous disor- ders over time, was Watch South Hill fi rst iden- residents’ responses at theithacan.org/ tifi ed on go/09tce. South Hill in 1987, after Emerson reported fi nding TCE in its personal reser- Ithaca Baha’i Kalyari Ramanujan holds a rose voir. Th e DEC required Emerson to Sunday at a prayer service in Dewitt Park. enter a consent order to address the EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN TCE contamination, and in 1994, Emerson installed a pump fi ltra- BY ELIZABETH SILE the Tehillim weaved in between messages and tradi- ing forward to, of a global peace, a true global peace,” tion system to treat contaminated NEWS EDITOR tional teachings of their own faith — Baha’i, a 165 year she said. groundwater. Th e TCE contami- Only the rustling of papers, the shrill of sirens old religion that emphasizes the unity of mankind. Th e arrests and detentions of seven Baha’i lead- nating soil was believed to have and rhythmic strum of church bells could be heard Baha’is believe each of the world’s major religions ers in March and May 2008 in Iran prompted mem- come from the reservoir, but his- over quiet mumblings of prayers in Dewitt Park. is part of a single process by which God reveals his bers of the Ithaca Baha’i community to gather Sun- torical and geological information “And truly thy Lord will repay everyone according will to humanity through divine messengers such as day. A photograph of these seven Baha’is rested on a found for the fall report revealed to their works; For he is well aware of what they do,” a Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Christ and Muhammad. tiny shrine, looking out toward the followers as they contamination came from sewers. woman recited in English. Th ey believe Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i prayed for equality and peace. Gregg Townsend, the regional “Th e troubles of heart are enlarged: O bring thou faith, is the most recent of these prophets. On Feb. 11, deputy Tehran prosecutor Hassan hazardous waste remediation engi- me out of my distresses,” another delivered in Arabic, Ithaca Baha’i Shamsi Brinn, who coordinated the Haddad announced to the press that the “illegal neer of the New York State DEC, said carefully weighing each sound. prayer, said prophets come with a message that is Baha’i group” would be tried on charges that in- most of the contamination aff ecting It was a small, muted event — more than 30 gath- right for the world climate at the time. cluded “espionage for Israel [where the Baha’i head- South Hill was originally dumped ered Sunday to protest religious intolerance. Prayers “[Baha’u’llah] has come to usher in the age that all into the sewer systems, rather than from the Quran, Bible, Buddha, Bhagavad Gita and religions and all peoples of the world have been look- See RELIGION, page 4 into the plant’s reservoir. “In addition to cleaning up the groundwater associate fi rewater res- ervoir, we’re going to be asking Em- erson to address the soil vapor mi- Teach For America applications at record high grating through the sewers,” he said. Th e DEC held a meeting BY BECCA BURNS also be attributed to a growing inter- March 5 to make an amendment ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR est among young people to engage to its 1994 Record of Decision With job opportunities for college in public service [and to] the reputa- that would upgrade the system seniors looking bleak, there has been tion we have developed among young that extracts toxins from the soil. a huge surge in students applying to people for achieving results with un- Th e cleanup for the land Emerson Teach For America, a national corps derserved students,” he said. owns will cost approximately $3.5 of college graduates who commit Senior Steven Lowery was accepted million. Th e DEC will formulate a two years to teaching in low-income to the program this year and will be plan to deal with on-site contami- public schools. teaching upper elementary education nation during the next few months Th ough these college seniors know in Connecticut this fall. Before this year, and will open the plan to public they will only make $27,000 to $47,000 he said he had no intentions of join- comment as early as June. per year, more than 35,000 college ing the program, but once he learned Diane Carlton, regional pub- seniors applied for the program this about its opportunities from Anasstas- lic aff airs and education offi cer year, according to Trevor Stutz, na- sia Baichorova, the college’s recruiter, for the DEC, said the work to re- tional communications manager of he decided he wanted to join. move contaminants, which poten- TFA. Th is is a 42 percent increase “She shared these amazing experi- tially include pumping chemicals from last year and is a new record for ences of classroom settings and po- to counteract TCE or removing the organization. tential growth as not only a person in contaminated soil, would have “Th is record number of applicants general, but a great leader when joining a minimal impact on residents, is especially encouraging because it the program,” he said. “It was a once in as much of the work has already occurs at a time when a growing body a lifetime opportunity to just go off and Senior Steven Lowery reads materials from Teach For America on Tuesday in been done. of rigorous research demonstrates try doing something great for the U.S. his Circle Apartment. Lowery will join the organization after graduation. “You’re not going to see a lot that TFA corps members are highly and actually use all of the liberal arts LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN of trucks or equipment coming in eff ective classroom teachers,” he said. skills I’ve obtained here at IC.” or out of the area,” she said. “Th ere Stutz said more than 6 percent of Lindsey Dickerson ’06 worked and social and human rights issues cally aff ected by issues of poverty.” won’t be an impact for [residents].” graduating seniors from Ithaca Col- for two years as a campus campaign because of the town’s location on TFA aims to eliminate this inequal- Ken Deschere, who has lived lege and 11 percent from Cornell coordinator for TFA, recruiting and the border. ity and to improve student achieve- on South Hill since 1981 and main- University applied for next year’s promoting on the college’s campus. “Everyone sees the statistics hung ment. Currently, about 6,200 TFA tains the Web site www.ithaca-ship. teaching corps. She now works in Brownsville, Texas, on fl iers around campus, but educa- corps members teach in 29 urban and org to organize relevant documents “While the economy played a role as a second-grade teacher. She said tional inequity is very, very real,” she rural areas across the country. on TCE contamination, said hom- in reducing competition for top appli- her experience there has largely been said. “Even by the second grade, I have Dickerson said she thinks the eowners in the area are concerned cants, we believe this year’s increase colored by issues surrounding immi- students who are already two years be- in Ithaca and across the country can gration, Mexican-American culture hind academically and who are drasti- See CORPS, page 4 See TOXINS, page 4

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2 The Ithacan Thursday, March 19, 2009 THIS Nation&World WEEK  Leader denounces arrest warrant 19 THURSDAY Th e Sudanese president rallied Arab support- ers in Darfur yesterday by saying no war crimes “A Fig by Any Other Name court or the U.N. Security Council can touch Would Smell Just as Sweet: A even “an eyelash” on him despite an international Study of Phylogeny, Biogeogra- order for his arrest. phy and Floral Volatile Speaking to thousands at a rally in the south- Mimicry in Figs and Close ern Darfur town of Nyala, Omar al-Bashir de- Relatives,” presented by Wendy nounced the West for allegedly seeking to “create Clement ’02, at 4 p.m. in Center chaos in Sudan” and trying to split Darfur from for Natural Sciences Room 115 the rest of the country. Th is was al-Bashir’s second visit to Darfur Silent Auction, sponsored by since the International Criminal Court issued a IC SafeWater, from 7 to 9 p.m. warrant for his arrest on March 4 on charges of in IC Square war crimes in the western Sudanese region. 20 FRIDAY Th e Netherlands-based court accused al- Bashir of orchestrating atrocities against civilians “From IC to L.A.: Finding Your in Darfur, where his Arab-led government has Perfect Medium,” a presenta- been battling ethnic African rebels since 2003. tion by Larry Teng ’99, at Up to 300,000 people have been killed, and 2.7 4 p.m. in Park Auditorium million have been driven from their homes. Many fear the warrant could unleash violence Shabbat Services at 6 p.m. in against civilians and the joint U.N.-African Union Muller Chapel mission in Darfur. Shabbat Dinner at 7:15 p.m. in Th e Sudanese government responded to the Terrace Dining Hall warrant by expelling 13 large foreign aid agen- cies, most of them operating in Darfur, as al- 22 SUNDAY Sitting, waiting, wishing Bashir accused them of spying for the ICC. Th e Laid-off workers from the Longbin Distillery stage a sit-in yesterday at the China Resources Holdings U.N. estimates that the expulsion threatens more Company in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. The workers are demanding insurance and retirement Nondenominational Protes- than 3 million people with the loss of food aid, tant Service at 11 a.m. in benefi ts they say were lost when their distillery became a subsidiary in 2007. health care or suitable drinking water. ANDY WONG/ASSOCIATED PRESS Muller Chapel Catholic Community Mass at Court endorses switch of president 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel Madagascar’s highest court yesterday endorsed Taliban-led insurgency and the performance than $30 million from a program to investigate the army’s move to replace the president with his ri- of his government has been criticized by Presi- employers complicit in hiring illegal immigrants. 23 MONDAY val, but the African Union was considering whether dent Obama’s administration and other West- If Congress agreed, the money would be used it constituted a coup. ern capitals as inefficient and corrupt. to fi ght cartel-related violence. Speaker: Donna Brazile, spon- Supporters of opposition leader Andry Rajo- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Th e person spoke yesterday on condition of sored by the Offi ce of Multicul- elina had approached the constitutional court to Scheffer said the alliance needs four more bat- anonymity because the request has not yet been tural Affairs, as part of the “In affi rm the army’s action. talions in addition to nearly 60,000 troops al- made to Congress. My Own Words” series at In a radio address yesterday, the court declared ready in the country to provide security for the 6:30 p.m. in Emerson Suites that Rajoelina “is serving as president of the repub- August election. A battalion normally includes Madoff’s accountant faces charges The “Real Food” Event: Good lic” — even though at 34, Rajoelina is six years too 750 to 850 soldiers. Th e Bernard Madoff case expanded yesterday for People, Good for the young to do so under the country’s constitution. Speaking alongside de Hoop Scheff er, Karzai as prosecutors brought charges against David Planet, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in Th e court gave no reasons, saying only that told a news conference in Kabul that his govern- Friehling, Madoff ’s longtime accountant. Klingenstein Lounge Marc Ravalomanana had vacated his presidential ment’s foreign partners should respect and honor Friehling ran an accounting offi ce in a nonde- post and left the military to make the decision on his country’s independence. script suburban building north of New York City 24 TUESDAY how it would be fi lled. Karzai accused several nations of proposing and quickly drew scrutiny after the Madoff scan- to weaken the central government. dal broke. He had served as Madoff ’s auditor for IC Sustainability Group Meet- Western world warned of meddling several years. He faces up to 105 years in prison if ing from 12:10 to 1 p.m. at the President Hamid Karzai warned the interna- US leaders may tackle drug confl ict convicted of the fraud charges. Park Center for Business tional community yesterday against meddling in Th e Obama administration may shift tens of Madoff pleaded guilty last week to what could Speaker: Divine Bradley, spon- Afghanistan’s politics as it prepares for a presi- millions of dollars for enforcing workplace immi- be the largest fraud in history as prosecutors said sored by Student to Student, dential election later this year, saying the country gration laws to fi ghting Mexican drug cartels. they will continue to go after other people who from 1 to 8 p.m. in the Taughan- is not “a puppet state.” An offi cial familiar with the plan said the Immi- may have been involved. nock Falls Meeting Room Karzai faces an election in August, at a time gration and Customs Enforcement agency is con- IC Journal Release and Recep- when the country is embroiled in a vicious sidering asking Congress for approval to take more SOURCE: Associated Press tion, sponsored by Ithaca Col- lege Journal of Race, Culture, Gender and Ethnicity, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge Th e Fire Department urges the the eastern U.S. and that could seri- College&City public to stay out of the gorges ously alter ecosystems. ADD YOUR EVENT and off the trails until warmer weath- Th e workshops were organized Breakout sessions to focus He is the director of the Educa- er arrives and the trails are reopened. by Cornell Plantations, Cornell Drop events for “This on sexuality and sport tion and Information Core of the Cooperative Extension, the Cornell Week” in the marked box in Th e Sport, Sexuality and Culture Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Re- Offi ces at Ithaca College Department of Natural Resources, The Ithacan offi ce or e-mail Conference will continue today, start- search Center and focuses on the to move to Williams Center the Finger Lakes Land Trust and the Assistant News Editor Becca ing at 9 a.m., and end tomorrow at stress experienced by family care- Ithaca College’s Offi ce of Student Finger Lakes Native Plant Society. Burns at [email protected] 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall givers for people with Alzheimer’s, Financial Services will be moving to To register for the training work- by 5 p.m. Monday. and Textor Hall. cancer and terminal illness. the new Peggy Ryan Williams Center shops, or for more information on Th e conference focuses on ho- Th e Gerontology Institute, a pro- tomorrow through Saturday. the hemlock woolly adelgid, visit CORRECTIONS mophobia in sport; LGBT athlete gram in the college’s Division of Inter- Th e offi ce will be closed begin- www.plantations.cornell.edu. and employee rights; and intersec- disciplinary and International Stud- ning at 3 p.m. today and will re- It is The Ithacan’s policy to tions between race, gender, sexual- ies, promotes and supports research, open at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Seminar series to continue correct all errors of fact. ity and sport. curriculum development, community Th e Offi ce of the Registrar, Division lectures on green buildings Please contact Assistant News Keynote speaker John Amaechi, a education and community service ac- of Graduate and Professional Studies, Tompkins County Cooperative Editor Jackie Palochko former NBA player, will be discuss- tivities in gerontology. the Offi ce of Human Resources and Extension and the Ithaca Green Build- at 274-3207. ing his thoughts on LGBT athletes, some units of Information Technol- ing Alliance are presenting their fi fth coaches and sport industry profes- Public urged to stay out ogy Services are also moving to their annual Green Building Seminar Se- COPY EDITORS sionals today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in of city’s gorges and trails new locations in the Williams Center ries from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Emerson Suites. Th e Ithaca Fire Department is this week. March 31 at the First Unitarian Church Paloma Altamirano, Alexa warning residents and tourists to stay of Ithaca. Besgen, Marianne Dabir, David Gerontology professor off the city’s recreational trails that still Cornell Plantations in need On Tuesday there will be a lec- Durrett, Lauren Kaufman, to speak at Ithaca College remain closed from this winter. of volunteers to save trees ture titled “Solar and Wind,” in which Margaret Moran, Mary Kate Professor William Haley will be Th ough the trails may appear Workshops to train volunteers to a speaker will give a presentation on Murphy, Tahleen Ovian, Brittany giving his presentation “Th e Long- cleared of snow and ice, there are protect vital trees have been sched- how to size systems and some of the Rose, Meg Rindfl eisch, Emmy Term Benefi ts of Counseling and still patches of frozen ice along the uled for 10 a.m. on Saturday and fi nancial incentives available. Schwartz, Juliana Stiles, Benja- Education for Family Caregivers” shaded parts of the trail. 3 p.m. on Monday at Cornell Plan- On March 31, there will be the min White-Patarino. today at 7 p.m. in Textor 102. Water levels in the creeks are tations’ Lewis Education Center at presentation “Green Heating Op- Haley, who is a professor at also running high after recent rain. 1 Plantations Road. tions,” which will focus on the basics DESIGN the School of Aging Studies at With water temperatures still in the Volunteers will learn how to of point-source heating, geothermal Alexis McNutt (pages 1, 13, 14 the University of South Florida, 40-degree range in local creeks, a identify and report new infestations and solar thermal systems, and ma- and 27), Chris Carlon and Jane is serving as the spring 2009 visit- person can get hypothermia with of the hemlock woolly adelgid, a sonry heaters and stoves. Chen (page 23), Michelle Barrie ing scholar at the Ithaca College just a few minutes of exposure to small insect that has destroyed pop- Th ere is a fee of $5 per seminar or (page 28). Gerontology Institute. this water. ulations of the important tree across $20 for the series. Thursday, March 19, 2009 NEWS The Ithacan 3 Hotel plans continue despite air rights issues SGA considers BY REBECCA WEBSTER free paper STAFF WRITER Below is a map of The Ithaca Commons marked with Th e planning process for the luxury hotel proj- a star for the location of the hotel. The disputed air is ect on Th e Commons, interrupted by confusion UP IN THE AIR indicated by a cloud. distribution over who owns the section of air above it, may quickly get back on track pending the approval of a BY LEAH TEDESCO boundary line agreement. STAFF WRITER Six years ago developer Jeff rey Rimland pur- Students could start to pick chased a section of land on Th e Ithaca Com- up newspapers across the Ithaca mons, formerly the site of the Ithaca Hotel College campus for free if next and now a parking lot. He proposed building a year’s Student Government As- luxury hotel in its place in 2008. Rimland has sociation implements a new na- been working with an architect to come up with tional program. a plan for the hotel. Th e Collegiate Readership Th e hotel will be a high-end, boutique hotel, Program would be similar to one housing a restaurant, meeting spaces and about at Cornell University, in which 130 rooms. Th e initial proposal only included USA Today and Th e New York 102 rooms. Rimland said he added rooms to Times are readily available for make sure the hotel could function fi nancially. free to stu- With the added rooms, however, Rimland now dents Monday needs to build a portion of the hotel over the through Friday. Green Street Garage, which stands next to the Liz Rit- proposed hotel. tling, senior Th e question now halting construction is who account man- owns the rights to that space. ager for the Th e garage sits on top of another building, one program and that JoAnn Cornish, planning director for the city, USA Today, said is owned by Rimland. Th e city owns the garage. DESIGN BY ALEXIS MCNUTT said the pro- WOODSON said As a result, the city is having a diffi cult time decid- gram’s mission a free newspaper program would ing whether to allow the hotel to build over the ga- Downtown Partnership, said there is always a need proval by the Common Council before the air rights is to promote benefi t students. rage until it determines who has the air rights. for hotel rooms, because colleges surround the city. issue can be settled, which will likely happen at the civic engage- “We are not sure if we are going to be able to Th e hotel will not only help that but also bring more body’s April meeting. Cogan said members of the ment, global awareness and answer that because it has changed ownership so people downtown, she said. Common Council are eager to settle this issue and media literacy on college many times,” she said. “We are in love with having more visitors down keep the project moving forward. campuses by making pa- City Common Council member Daniel Co- here, [so they can] stay right in our pedestrian walk- “Th ere is a strong desire to get this done as pers available to students in gan said the Common Council voted at a meet- ing area so they can take advantage of our restau- quickly as possible,” he said. community spaces. ing March 5 to resolve the issue. City offi cials are rants and shopping,” she said. Cornish said the project is otherwise on track The college would only have now going through countless ownership docu- Lewis said because there is support for the and there aren’t any other problems. to pay for used newspapers. ments on the building to try to determine who hotel, there will likely be no problems settling “Everyone understands the value of a project The program would provide has the air rights. the issue and continuing the approval process for like this to the city, especially right now with the stands and display signs. Pa- “I don’t anticipate that we are going to have to the space. economy being the way it is,” she said. “Th e Com- pers left in the stand are free to spend a whole lot of time on it,” he said. “It is an unusual issue, but I think we all agree … mon Council is pretty willing to get this done and the college. Many people in Ithaca, including Cogan, said that it is probably going to work itself out,” she said. make it as easy as possible.” Senior Edward Lemonier, the hotel will bring more pedestrian traffi c and Cornish said the city attorney has drafted a If everything continues to go well, Cornish said vice president of communica- benefi ts to Th e Commons. boundary line agreement, meaning Rimland could the hotel would start construction this fall, and Rim- tions for SGA, said the college “Having that kind of anchor at the end of Th e build the overhang pending city approval. land is anxious to get started. already provides enough infor- Commons I think would really help increase the “We [came up] with the boundary line agree- Cogan said the air rights issue is all a part of mational resources to its stu- density and vibrancy that we are trying to achieve ment, which seems to be the quickest ... simplest the process. dents and adding this would downtown,” Cogan said. way,” she said. “It’s all in the works, and this is just one more be unnecessary. Kristen Lewis, operations manager of the Ithaca Th e boundary line agreement needs to get ap- piece of [the project] to keep it moving,” he said. “Implementing a new pro- gram such as this completely contradicts the college’s efforts in attempting to lower costs,” Lemonier said. Students take sustainable SGA president and senior Cornell Woodson said the pro- gram would not exceed $3,000 competition to the Web annually and could happen if SGA put on smaller events and BY AMANDA FOX an educational tool, with tips and used the leftover money for STAFF WRITER information about what raises car- the program. Ithaca College is joining schools bon impact and increases wasteful Natalie King, a freshman like Yale, Harvard, Stanford and energy. On Climate Culture, a stu- senator for SGA, said many pro- Georgia Tech in the America’s dent’s avatar guides a participant fessors require their students to Greenest Campus contest, an eff ort through diff erent ways to reduce read newspapers like The New to make campuses across the coun- one’s carbon footprint specifi c to a York Times each day. try more sustainable. student’s lifestyle. She said with tuition rising, Th e contest uses a platform sim- Users enter data to assess their it is hard to pay for additional ilar to a social networking site, said current climate impacts and earn subscriptions on top of books. Marian Brown, special assistant to points by adopting diff erent reduc- “Th e program is fantastic, the provost. Th e contest tracks how tion strategies and committing to dif- Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost, surfs the Climate Culture and I would love to see it hap- many participants and members ferent life choices. Web site Tuesday afternoon in her offi ce in the Administrative Annex. pen,” she said. “Even though use the Climate Culture site in order Brown said the contest advocates ALEXIS MCNUTT/THE ITHACAN newspapers may be dying out, to determine what place the college reducing carbon impact by using it’s still necessary to go through is in. simple actions around campus and in for sustainability and in my opinion, our Th e college is also taking steps be- the process of getting your news Th e contest is based on the number everyday life. Th ese things can include money could be used for other things yond America’s Greenest Campus by in that form.” of members who use the site, so the making sure all lights are off when pos- [than utility costs].” infl uencing offi ces on campus to take King said implementing such school with the most members takes sible, taking shorter or fewer showers, Mark Darling, a faculty supervisor on a more sustainable role through a program would provide a ser- the lead. Additionally, Climate Cul- giving up disposable coff ee cups and of REMP, said becoming more sus- the competition and creating other vice to the student body. ture monitors how much participants using double-sided printing. tainable and reducing carbon impact programs, as the Offi ce of Residential “It goes back to the basic reduce their energy use. Progress is Brown said if the college can re- will help the economy. Life has done. Brown said she hopes roots of SGA, which is to serve monitored by the Web site through duce its carbon impact, it would save “Everything that is good for the RHA will become more involved with and support the student body, a points system, and schools can win money, which can then translate into environment is going to be good eco- the contest. especially in terms of academ- based on how many participants they the money being spent in other places, nomically in the long run,” he said. Brown said the college will benefi t ics,” she said. have, as well as the amount of carbon such as academic programming. Darling said jobs may be created more from the contest if more organi- Currently, students can sub- reductions per participant. “So many things we have are fi xed to reduce energy costs and carbon zations get involved. scribe to the Monday through Th e contest puts the college head- costs,” she said. “If we can reduce emissions. He said technological She said it does not take much ef- Friday editions of The New York to-head with other campuses until it those fi xed costs, then it opens up jobs, such as designing products fort to be more sustainable, and with Times for $29.70 per semester ends in October. those dollars for other, and in some like solar panels and redesigning the help of Climate Culture, she hopes at Mac’s General Store. To date, the college has only sent respects better, purposes.” products like vehicles to be sustain- more people will fi nd it easier. Woodson said the Col- out an Intercom announcement, but Sophomore Kristyne Fetsic said able, could also be created. “A lot of times it’s not related to legiate Readership Program groups like the Residence Hall Asso- she supports eff orts to be more sus- Brown said the college has dem- being sacrifi cial, [it’s related to] ener- would expand media literacy ciation and the Resource and Environ- tainable in hopes that the money saved onstrated it is possible to be more sus- gy ... being wasted, which also wastes at the college. ment Management Program plan to can then be allocated elsewhere. tainable through “Hall Wars,” a com- money,” she said. “We would be sav- “I feel that a lot more students promote it for the rest of the semester. “I wish our money could go to- petition between several residence ing money big-time if we changed would read the paper if they could Th e Climate Culture site is also wards better things,” she said. “I am all halls organized by RHA last year. our everyday habits.” get it for free,” Woodson said. 4 The Ithacan NEWS Thursday, March 19, 2009 Iranian offi cials arrest Baha’i leaders Alumni RELIGION fi nd value FROM PAGE 1 quarters is located], insulting religious in service sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic republic.” If convicted, the seven will be sen- CORPS tenced to death, but so far none of the FROM PAGE 1 detainees have been tried. Baha’i communities in Iran and record number of applicants may other areas of the Middle East have be because of the recession as been persecuted since the religion’s well as an increased awareness of founding in Iran in 1844, said Shastin the subject. Purushotma, human rights offi cer for “Coupled with the economy, the National Spiritual Assembly of the applications are rising in large part Baha’is of the United States. due to students really understand- “Th e common theme is it’s for be- ing the urgency of this issue,” Dick- ing a Baha’i basically,” he said. erson said. “Additionally, TFA pro- Purushotma said today the reli- vides incredible post-commitment gion has more than 5 million follow- opportunities that defi nitely appeal ers in more than 200 countries, mak- to recent grads.” ing the faith one of the world’s most Leah Catlin ’06, though, said she widespread religions. does not think this increase has any- With more than 50 members, the thing to do with the economy. She Ithaca Baha’i community is small in fi nished TFA’s two-year program comparison to others around the state, last year and is now a kindergarten From left, Ithaca resident Deb Thompson looks at a photograph of seven Baha’i leaders arrested in Iran on which have community and worship teacher at a school in Atlanta. charges of espionage and propaganda while Kalle Brinnell places a fl ower in a vase Sunday at Dewitt Park. centers. Th e Ithaca Baha’is meet large- EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN “While I do think there is a sense ly in homes and public places but still of job security with being a teacher, have a strong sense of community. local, national and international levels and to be accorded their basic rights.” the Iranian government has provided I do not personally think that peo- Ithaca resident Mirion Eaton said through elected bodies called spiritual Ithaca resident and Baha’i Marjo- Baha’is with “all the facilities off ered ple would join TFA just because of she became a Baha’i follower one assemblies comprised of nine Baha’is. rie Tracy said she remembers press to other Iranian citizens,” and has “al- the shaky economy,” Catlin said. “A month ago, after exploring the reli- After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, coverage of the Iranian Shah ordering ways [shown them] great kindness.” sense of security may be a perk, but gion in Ithaca, because it proposes members of three separate spiritual persecution of Baha’i, when she be- Th e coming trial of the seven Irani- I think that more people are drawn peace around the world. assemblies in Iran were executed. came a Baha’i more than 40 years ago. an Baha’is not only drew protest from to the cause.” “It’s not a religion where you have to Th e seven Baha’is arrested in Iran “Th e Shah … practiced raiding Ithaca residents, but from Congress. Th ough Catlin said she had a show how religious you are,” she said. are part a larger movement of perse- places and taking people from their Purushotma said a resolution in somewhat satisfying experience “You have to show how much love you cution that began with the religion’s homes just because they were Baha’i,” the House of Representatives would with TFA, she said she thought she have, and that is the best thing.” inception, Purushotma said. she said, fi dgeting with the traditional condemn the Iranian government for could have been better prepared. Th e succession of the prophets, According to the International Baha’i ring she bought to celebrate her its “state-sponsored persecution of its “While I appreciated their according to the Baha’i faith, has been Federation for Human Rights, it is 40 years of faith. “Baha’i minority,” if passed. Th e Senate eff orts in preparing me for the challenging for followers of other estimated that more than 200 Baha’is Iran’s Attorney General, Ayatollah bill, Purushotma said, was similar. classroom, I did not feel prepared faiths to believe, especially in the Is- were executed between 1978 and 1998 Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi, pub- “Th ey call up the president and at all on my fi rst day,” she said. “I lamic republic of Iran where some la- solely on the basis of their religion. lished a letter to the country’s Minis- the secretary of state to speak out and felt that their professional devel- bel Baha’is as heretics and infi dels. Kathleen Holmlund, media rela- ter of Intelligence, Muhseni-Azheh’i, condemn the Iranian government for opment sessions throughout the Th e Al Ahzab chapter of the Quran tions offi cer for the National Spiritual on an Iranian news Web site Feb. 19. what it’s done,” he said. year could have been better.” explicitly states, “Muhammad is not Assembly of the Baha’is of the United Dorri-Najafabadi said religious minor- Both resolutions will be voted on Dickerson said along with help- the father of any of your men, but he is States, said persecution of Baha’is is ities are free to legally function as long in the coming weeks. ing these underprivileged children the Messenger of God and the Seal of not limited to Iran. In Egypt, Baha’is as they do not violate principles of in- Baha’is in Ithaca will continue to learn, there are many benefi ts to the prophets.” were unable to obtain identifi cation dependence, liberty and unity, Islamic pray for the Iranian Baha’is, while TFA corps members. She said an Purushotma said many fundamen- cards and passports that required provisions, and the laws of the repub- Baha’is in the U.S. and abroad con- added bonus is that they can receive talist Muslims interpret this to mean citizens to choose a religion between lic. According to Dorri-Najafabadi, tinue to put international pressure on their teaching certifi cations after Muhammad was the last of prophets, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. the Baha’is violate these principles and Iran to release the detainees. one or two years in the program. something Purushotma said is what On Monday, a court in Egypt lifted therefore must be monitored. Purushotma said he thinks the “It’s just a wonderful organiza- makes the religion so controversial in these grounds that prevented Baha’is “[Th e Baha’i faith is] not among the most eff ective way to achieve religious tion to be a part of,” she said. “You Muslim countries. from obtaining identifi cation. political parties or legal associations tolerance is through such pressure. really do get the feeling that you “Th e Baha’i interpretation of that Holmlund said Baha’is in Iran and that are licensed for activity, nor are “If someone is intending to com- are not only a part of an enormous is quite simple,” he said, “It is that Mu- other areas do not seek any more than they listed among the divine religions, mit a crime and they’re trying to do it social justice movement, but very hammad sealed one stage of history freedom of religion. nor do they meet the defi nition of reli- in the darkness, then someone shines well-connected with some of our and now a new stage of history has be- “Th e Baha’is are not asking to be gious minorities,” he said in the letter. a big spotlight, they still might try and nation’s best young leaders.” gun. Th e Baha’i teachings are for now.” recognized,” she said. “Th ey’re just In a Feb. 23 interview on the Ira- commit the crime,” he said. “But they Th ough only about 20 percent Baha’i leadership is organized on asking to live like any other citizen ... nian Press TV, Dorri-Najafabadi said might have second thoughts.” of applicants will be accepted, students like Sherry Shen, cur- rent campus campaign coordina- Below are several things to tor, said they feel it is worthwhile TOXIC TERMS know related to TCE. to apply. Changes made for cleanup Trichloroethylene (TCE): a colorless or blue She said she wants to help organic liquid with a chloroformlike odor. TCE these children living in poverty increase, despite being told TCE has not aff ected is most often used as a solvent to remove because she does not think it is TOXINS grease from fabricated metal parts. It is FROM PAGE 1 property values. fair that there is a diff erence be- Deschere said he was concerned about the not thought to occur naturally but has been tween lower and higher income found in groundwater from manufacturing with property values. remediation systems blowing toxins out of the area classrooms. and chemical disposal. Short-term and long- “Th ere’s enough of a concern about [TCE] in basements and into the air, which would poten- term inhalation exposure to TCE can affect “Th e root of the problem lies in Ithaca that it has scared some people who might tially make outside areas more contaminated. the human central nervous system with how people become part of a vi- have otherwise bought houses in our neighborhood Deschere said Emerson and the DEC’s approach symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, cious cycle and that school systems away,” he said, to cleanup was “maddeningly slow,” as it took them confusion, euphoria, facial numbness do not have enough teachers and As part of the cleanup, Emerson is both pro- until 2004 to realize that their initial approach to the and weakness. education advocates or leaders to viding homeowners with mitigation devices that cleanup was ineff ective. He said it would take sev- Solvent: a liquid or gas that dissolves a solid, lead these schools and transform can pump TCE toxins out of homes and is paying eral more years to clean up the TCE. liquid or gaseous solute, the minor com- the mind-set of so many children in for the cost of installing the systems. Carlton said “I’m glad that Emerson is still paying to help ponent in a solution. The most common these school districts,” she said. only homeowners with TCE contamination above clean things up,” Deschere said. “I’m glad the solvent is water, but TCE is also a solvent for Th e college graduates who get ac- 5 micrograms per cubic centimeter, the minimum DEC is still studying it. But, I’m mad it’s taking so removing grease from metal parts. cepted into the program will undergo amount of contamination in New York state, qual- long to identify the problems.” Groundwater: rainwater or water from lakes or fi ve weeks of summer training and ify. Th e minimum for Emerson to install the unit is Carlton said previous attempts to remove TCE streams that soak into the soil and bedrock will then be put into these diffi cult 0.8 micrograms per cubic centimeter. had not been as eff ective as newer techniques and and are stored underground in the tiny classrooms of poor and immigrant “If you register TCE in your home, it doesn’t said while only 417 pounds of contaminants have spaces between rocks and particles of soil. children right away. Catlin said this automatically mean you need to get a remediation been removed during the past 11 years, current Groundwater pollution occurs when hazard- has been one of her most challeng- system,” she said. technology can remove three pounds per day. ous substances come into contact and ing and rewarding experiences. Meg Jamieson, professor of cinema, photogra- Jamieson said the contamination eroded the dissolve in the groundwater. “Once you walk into your class- phy and media arts at the college, said her home sense of security she had from her home and Soil vapor: a method that reduces volatile room and meet your students, you qualifi ed for a free remediation system, which made her wonder if people can safely live on agents in petroleum products, which have realize just how willing you are to pumps out contaminants, but because it was in- South Hill. adsorbed into soil. Also known as “soil vent- work your hardest, to bend over stalled directly on her house, it shook so badly “It’s ... a perpetual, ongoing hassle, but beyond ing” or “vacuum extraction.” backwards, to stretch yourself to that it broke two windows. She said contamina- that, there’s also the sense of your house not be- your furthest limits to help these tion has resulted in decreasing property values ing the haven that you had hoped it would be,” SOURCE: THE DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL children realize their potential,” CONSERVATION AND THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL for homes, even while values for nearby homes she said. Catlin said. Thursday, March 19, 2009 NEWS The Ithacan 5 Tompkins County to receive stimulus funds for Medicaid

BY BRIANA PADILLA dards could result in higher payment CONTRIBUTING WRITER to providers for lower cost treatments. As a part of the American Rein- “Any improvement as far as in- vestment and Recovery Act, coun- creasing or further establishing reim- ties in New York state will receive bursement standards is likely to be an a total of $2.7 billion in Medicaid incentive for offi ces that accept med- relief during the next 27 months icaid,” said Brown. through increased Federal Medical Accessibility to Medicaid benefi ts Assistance Percentages. has been a hurdle for the Tompkins Th ese funds should ease the fi - County Department of Social Services nancial burden that comes with in the past. According to Carey, there providing Medicaid services, New are people in Tompkins County who York State Governor David A. Pat- are eligible but have not accessed Med- erson said in a press release. icaid because of the long process and Th e FMAP money will help heavy amount of paperwork. counties cover Medicaid costs with- “Previously, applying for Medicaid out having to make cuts from other has been a fairly onerous process,” Car- essential public services. It will also ey said. “We’ve tried very hard to make help prevent further increases in it as easy as possible, but state regula- property taxes in the state. tions have made it diffi cult.” Medicaid is a program funded Th e governor’s offi ce and the by state and federal governments to state’s health department are work- provide health care to certain popula- ing to make Medicaid more acces- tion groups such as pregnant women, sible to those who need it. small children, the disabled, the elder- Carey said changes have already ly and those receiving Social Security been implemented in Tompkins County income. Families with annual incomes Ethel Bennett checks in for an appointment with medical receptionist Theresa Toth yesterday at Ithaca Medical. to expedite the application process. Of- of $29,498 or less are also eligible. The stimulus package will help cover the costs of Medicaid for local health care practitioners. fi cers can now conduct telephone inter- If a doctor or registered health care ALLISON USAVAGE/THE ITHACAN views with applicants so they don’t have provider chooses to accept Medicaid, to submit all documents in person. they assume responsibility of a Med- state, the governor’s offi ce intends to ture, Tompkins County is projected Robert Brown, offi ce manager of Ultimately, the stimulus package icaid recipient’s medical bills and are spend responsibly, Anderson said. to receive nearly $4 million during the Ithaca Free Clinic, said the demand will allow the Department of Social later reimbursed by the state for par- Anderson said that, though the the next 27 months, based on Med- for health care in Ithaca and Tompkins Services to reach out to the commu- ticular services such as primary care, FMAP funds can be fl exibly dis- icaid projections made in this year’s County is unexpectedly large. nity, especially in these times of eco- inpatient care and laboratory fees. persed, conditional restrictions ex- executive budget. About $775,700 “Th e demand for our services is nomic crisis, Carey said. Promoting Matt Anderson, spokesperson for ist to ensure that the money will be will have been disbursed by the end far greater than any of the projections awareness of Medicaid and sending the New York State Division of the used to benefi t Medicaid recipients. of this fi scal year in June. we made when establishing this pro- the message that it can be obtained is Budget, said the program intends to “We can’t put [the stimulus] in a Where money will be disbursed gram,” he said. “If this program makes important to the Department of Social help state and local governments get rainy day reserve, and we can’t cut ben- within Tompkins County has yet to it possible for more people to access Services, he said. through diffi cult economic times. efi ts to Medicaid recipients,” he said. be determined, said Patricia Carey, state aid, it could do a lot to bridge the “We’re advocating that people “Th e FMAP money increases re- Th e funds will be dispersed to commissioner of Tompkins County’s gap between need and accessibility.” have Medicaid because it means that imbursement for Medicaid and low- each county’s administration, and Department of Social Services. Some of the FMAP funds will be people have their health taken care ers the state costs [of Medicaid] which each county will decide how to allot “It’s the state that’s really getting spent on research on cost-eff ective of, and that should be a priority,” is good for us fi scally,” he said. them. Th ough the New York State the money and then distributing it treatments and the establishment of Carey said. “We want people to know Because the stimulus is intended Governor’s Offi ce is still in budget to mitigate the Medicaid expenses medical treatment standards. Brown that [Medicaid] is out there, and it’s to relieve fi nancial burdens of the negotiations with the state legisla- of each county,” she said. said that establishing treatment stan- something they’re entitled to.”

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Steven Greenberg stepped out of the AE: In your role as a rabbi, what do you with him all night.” And Yaakov Levado [Ja- conventions of traditional religion when teach others who come to you asking about cob Alone in Hebrew] became like a name. he became the first ordained rabbi to pub- the topic of homosexuality? That wrestling match was a really power- licly announce his homosexuality along with ful image for me, and the loneliness prior his devotion to the Orthodox Jewish faith SG: There’s no one thing I say. It’s often to it also. … That for me kind of signaled in 1999. geared toward what specifically the person all sorts of things in my own search. The He is the author of “Wrestling With coming to me needs to talk about. … I help book I began to write after the article was God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jew- them discover from within the traditional published, and I began to kind of get re- ish Tradition,” a book in which he uses re- materials the possibility of living a good, sponses and believed there was a reason to ligious texts and personal experience to rich life as a person of spiritual depth and write further. tackle the divergence between religion moral integrity. So it’s got to be possible to and homosexuality. He has also written live like that as a gay person. AE: What kind of responses to your sexu- several other articles about similar top- ality and to the book did you get from the ics and has become an advocate for AE: I read an article you wrote, “The Roots Orthodox community? understanding and acceptance within the of Secular Humanistic Judaism,” and in the Jewish community. article you called the gay Orthodox iden- SG: Mixed responses — some encouraging Greenberg will speak at 7 p.m. Mon- tity a “communal purgatory.” What did and some encouraging with disagreement. day in Clark you mean It’s going to take a while for people to read Lounge. The by that? the book in the Orthodox world. It’s been lecture is free “You’re kind of stuck to the extent read in many places, and slowly Orthodox and open to that you want to go deeper into SG: You’re Jews and even Orthodox rabbis are begin- the public. kind of ning to read the book. Now even more than Steven Greenberg, a gay Jewish Orthodox rabbi, Staff writ- your Orthodox identity [but] your stuck to the before I know that there are Orthodox peo- is the author of “Wrestling With God and Men.” er Aaron Ed- gay identity withholds you so you extent that ple who are coming out of the closet and COURTESY OF STEVEN GREENBERG wards spoke you want giving the book to their family members. with Green- fi nd yourself neither here nor there.” to go deep- It’s being used by people in order to kind of AE: What do you hope to leave the Ithaca berg about —STEVEN GREENBERG er into your make reconciliation among members of the College community with after your lecture? his views on Orthodox same community and the same family. Judaism, his book, homosexuality and the identity [but] your gay identity withholds you SG: The recognition that these aren’t role Greenberg plays in the issue. so you fi nd yourself neither here nor there. AE: What are your thoughts on California’s only a bunch of verses, but they are also It’s very diffi cult to fi nd a community that’s Proposition 8? people, and therefore one has to first al- Aaron Edwards: Why did you decide to both religiously what you’re seeking but still low there to be a space for listening to the become a rabbi? accepts and respects you as a member when SG: I think it’s the last graft of a desire to human testimony. Our sacred texts — be- you’re openly gay. stop the trend happening all over America cause they appear in language and words Steven Greenberg: As an adolescent I where Americans just don’t understand — are readable in multiple ways, and we was just searching for meaning. It sounds AE: What prompted you to write your book, any longer why the government should be ought to be able to find a way to read these a little trite, but I was trying to figure out “Wrestling With God and Men?” telling us which marriages are legitimate texts in such a fashion that still allows 3 what life was about and turned to Eng- when there are churches and synagogues to 7 percent of the population to live lish literature and philosophy and then SG: It started with my article called “Gay- doing gay marriages. It’s delegitimizing decent lives. eventually to Judaism. I found an English ness and God.” It was printed in 1995 in those churches and synagogues that do rabbi and began studying with him. I was Tikkun Magazine under a pseudonym, them and the government can’t be in the AE: What are your hopes for the relation- really swept away with the depth and Rabbi Yaakov Levado, and that name comes business of discerning which churches and ship between religion and homosexuality? richness of Biblical, Rabbinic and Medieval from Genesis when Jacob is wrestling with synagogues are the right ones and which Jewish materials, [and] I just decided an angel. I chose a few words in that nar- are the wrong ones. That is the specific SG: Eventually I’m hoping it’s boring. this was the community I wanted to be a rative as my name because it says, “And reason that we have separation of church I’m hoping the people will say, “Boy, did we part of. Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled and state. really give people a problem about that?” 8 The Ithacan Thursday, March 19, 2009 Thursday, March 19, 2009 NEWS The Ithacan 9

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FEBRUARY 19 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF having diffi culty breathing. One person MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE son declined medical assistance. LOCATION: East Tower transported to CMC by ambulance and LOCATION: M-Lot Report taken. Master Patrol Offi cer LARCENY SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown judicially referred for violation of the drug SUMMARY: Person reported a one-car Dirk Hightchew. LOCATION: J-Lot person damaged a light cover. Pend- policy. Sergeant Ronald Hart. motor vehicle accident that occurred SUMMARY: Caller reported an ing investigation. Master Patrol Offi cer Feb. 24. Report taken. Master Patrol CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL unknown person stole a newspaper Dirk Hightchew. CCV/USE OF ALCOHOL Offi cer Erik Merlin. LOCATION: Garden Apartment Road stand. Pending investigation. Sergeant LOCATION: Holmes Hall SUMMARY: One person judicially referred William Kerry. OFF-CAMPUS INCIDENT SUMMARY: One person transported to MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE for underage possession of alcohol. Pa- LOCATION: Coddington Road CMC by a friend and judicially referred LOCATION: Physical Plant Parking Lot trol Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. V&T VIOLATION/LEAVING SCENE SUMMARY: Offi cer reported a burglary at for irresponsible use of alcohol. Master SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-car LOCATION: Unknown location an off-campus residence. Tompkins County Security Offi cer George Whitmore. motor vehicle accident. Report taken. FEBRUARY 28 SUMMARY: Person reported an unknown Sheriff’s Offi ce investigating. Sergeant Master Patrol Offi cer Erik Merlin. vehicle damaged a parked vehicle and Ronald Hart. CCV/FIRE SAFETY-RELATED OFFENSES CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL then left the scene. Pending investigation. LOCATION: Terraces FIRE ALARM LOCATION: L-Lot Sergeant William Kerry. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF SUMMARY: Caller reported a clamp was LOCATION: Lyon Hall SUMMARY: One person judicially referred LOCATION: Towers Concourse attached to a sprinkler head and now SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused for underage possession of alcohol. FOUND PROPERTY SUMMARY: Offi cer reported an unknown cannot be removed. Two people judicial- by kitchen stove fi re. Fire extinguished Patrol Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. LOCATION: Offi ce of Public Safety person damaged an exit sign. Pend- ly referred for tampering with fi re safety and area ventilated. System reset. Fire SUMMARY: Bracelet found and turned ing investigation. Master Patrol Offi cer equipment. Investigator Tom Dunn. Protection Specialist Mark Swanhart. CRIMINAL TRESPASS over to Public Safety. Unknown owner. Dirk Hightchew. LOCATION: Circle Apartments MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED FEBRUARY 26 SUMMARY: Offi cer reported a person en- CCV/DRUG POLICY ASSIST ITHACA POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATION: Hill Center tered and immediately left an apartment LOCATION: Emerson Hall LOCATION: All other/City of Ithaca SUMMARY: Caller reported a person CCV/DRUG VIOLATIONS and another person was in possession SUMMARY: 911 Center reported a per- SUMMARY: Offi cer stopped a vehicle for sustained a nose injury while playing SUMMARY: One person judicially referred of alcohol. One person judicially referred son having chest pain. One person trans- going the wrong way on a one-way street. basketball. Person was taken to CMC for violation of the drug policy. Patrol for unlawful entry and both referred for ported to CMC and judicially referred for The operator was arrested by IPD for a by personal vehicle. Report taken. Patrol Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. underage possession of alcohol. Master violation of the drug policy. Master Patrol DWI. Master Patrol Offi cer Erik Merlin. Offi cer James Landon. Security Offi cer George Whitmore. Offi cer Dirk Hightchew. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA ASSIST ITHACA POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATION: Terraces CRIMINAL MISCHIEF FEBRUARY 20 LOCATION: Landon Hall LOCATION: All other/City Of Ithaca SUMMARY: Offi cer reported an un- LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: One person judicially referred SUMMARY: Caller requested assistance known person damaged the wall in SUMMARY: Offi cer reported an unknown FOUND PROPERTY for unlawful possession of marijuana. Pa- locating people that were involved in a stairwell. Pending investigation. person damaged an elevator panel. LOCATION: Mac’s General Store trol Offi cer Peter Wright. an off-campus incident. Four people Sergeant Ronald Hart. Pending investigation. Patrol Offi cer SUMMARY: Set of keys found and turned were interviewed by the IPD. James Landon. over to Public Safety. Unknown owner. FEBRUARY 22 ACCIDENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE FEBRUARY 24 LOCATION: Hilliard Hall CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT V&T VIOLATION/DRIVING INTOXICATED SUMMARY: Caller reported a ball ac- LOCATION: Circle Lot 9 LOCATION: Alumni Hall LOCATION: L-Lot MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED cidentally damaged a window. Report SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown SUMMARY: During a vehicle stop, the LOCATION: Circle Apartments taken. Patrol Offi cer Peter Wright. person damaged a vehicle. Pend- person made a threatening phone call. driver was arrested for DWI. Uniform traf- SUMMARY: Caller reported a person sus- ing investigation. Master Patrol Offi cer Pending investigation. Master Patrol fi c tickets were issued for the town of tained a shoulder injury. Person was trans- FEBRUARY 27 Dirk Hightchew. Offi cer Dirk Hightchew. Ithaca court for inadequate taillight, DWI ported to CMC by ambulance. Report taken. and DWI with a B.A.C. greater than 0.08 Patrol Offi cer James Landon. UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA FOR THE COMPLETE SAFETY LOG, MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED percent. This person was also judi- LOCATION: Garden Apartments go to www.theithacan.org/news LOCATION: Fitness Center cially referred for criminal conduct. FEBRUARY 25 SUMMARY: Three people judicially re- SUMMARY: Caller reported a person Patrol Offi cer Peter Wright. ferred for unlawful possession of mari- sustained a head injury while cheer- FIRE ALARM juana. Sergeant Ronald Hart. KEY leading. One person was transported to UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Circle Apartments CMC by ambulance. Master Patrol Offi cer LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a fi re in the CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CMC – Cayuga Medical Center Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Officer reported suspi- oven. Fire extinguished and system reset. LOCATION: G-Lot CCV – College Code Violation cious people in a vehicle. Three people Patrol Offi cer Peter Wright. SUMMARY: Person reported an unknown DWI – Driving while intoxicated FEBRUARY 21 judicially referred for unlawful pos- person damaged a vehicle. Pending inves- IFD – Ithaca Fire Department session of marijuana. Patrol Officer RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT tigation. Master Patrol Offi cer Erik Merlin. IPD – Ithaca Police Department CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Peter Wright. LOCATION: Upper Quad MVA – Motor vehicle accident LOCATION: Substation Road SUMMARY: Caller reported un- MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED RA – Resident assistant SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown CCV/DRUG POLICY known people threw fruit. Pending LOCATION: Whalen Center For Music SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol person damaged a mirror. Master Pa- LOCATION: Rowland Hall investigation. Master Patrol Officer SUMMARY: Person reported to V&T – Vehicle and Transportation trol Officer Dirk Hightchew. SUMMARY: 911 Center reported person Dirk Hightchew. have sustained a knee injury. Per-

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EDITORIALS A MISGUIDED DISCUSSION Th e college’s new poster program attempts to illustrate a diverse campus but instead skews the actual defi nition he new campaign “i Am Diverse,” created by Ithaca College’s Diversity Awareness Commit- Ttee, aims to highlight “diverse characteristics” in the campus community. Th ough every person’s individual experience and ideas are positive additions to the campus community, they do not necessarily make the college a diverse community. Th e program promotes diversity in terms of obvious, and sometimes typical, diff erences but diminishes the hard points that need to be made in the discussion. Th e idea that one person can create diversity eliminates the need for diversity within a group. Creating a poster campaign to prove that the col- lege’s mostly white, upper-middle class population is a diverse community minimizes a real problem the college has failed to address year after year. Th e ability to recruit and retain African, Latino, Asian and Native American students, faculty and staff is a major issue, one that must be addressed by the administration dur- ing higher education’s enrollment crisis. Th e committee’s motivation for creating this cam- paign is valid: Th ere does need to be more dialogue about diversity on campus, and this can mean more than just issues regarding race and sexuality. But label- ing the college community diverse because of any and every diff erence, such as where one grew up or what one’s hobbies are, appears trivial and is unfair to the SNAP JUDGMENT real work being done in institutions such as the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity. “I“I WOULD SAYS A GROUP NOT CONFORMING TO ONE Understanding and admitting the college campus SPECIFICSPECIFIC CCRITERIA,R AN OVERALL LACKING OF SIMILARITY is far from a diverse community will greatly improve the college’s outcome in the strategic visioning process. AND A MEMELTINGLT POT.” Prospective students will look critically at the demo- NADER KKHALIL ’09 FINANCE ANDAND MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT graphics of the student and faculty population when making their decision about whether to pay tuition dollars. For the sake of the college’s future, the adminis- Defi nition “DIVERSITY IS KNOWING PEOPLE WITH OTHER THOUGHTSGHTS AANDND tration and the campus community must also use that diff erences OPINIONS THAN YOUR OWN AND LEARNING AND KNOWINGNOWING same critical eye to evaluate and combat the college’s How do you ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WHOSE OPINIONS VARYY FROM lack of diversity. Th is can only come by first admitting defi ne diversity? that the college has a long way to go before becoming YOUR OWN.”OWN.” the poster child for diversity. STACYSTACY SAUPPE ’11 DRAMA/SOCIOLOGYOGY

SERVICE SALUTE “THE“THE COMPREHENSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PEOPLE THAT Student community outreach programs AREAR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT’S SOCIALLY NORMAL.” are given top honors for commitment RENA OSTRY ’12 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

thaca College student volunteers made the grade for the third consecutive year, receiving “I’VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF IT IN Ithe honor of being named to the President’s MY LIFE AND ESPECIALLY IN COLLEGE BECAUSE OF THE EMPHASISMPHASIS Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Th e award is the highest federal honor a college or THAT IS PUT ON IT HERE ... BUT I KEEP RETURNING TO THE TEXTBOOKXTBOOK university can receive in recognition for community DEFINITION [WHICH IS] ANYTHING THAT EMPHASIZES NOT JUSTUST ONONEE service eff orts. It is encouraging to see students con- GROUP OF PEOPLE BUT EVERYONE.”ERYONE.” tinue to go beyond their academic bubble and stay involved and connected with the community. NICHOLAS KELLY ’09 MUSICSIC Th e college was specifi cally noted for programs CCOMPOSITION AND THEORYRY such as Community Plunge and its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of commu- nity service. Th e campus is encouraged to continue ““MYMY DDEFINITION OF DIVERSITY IS JUST KNOWING A recognizing the crucial role service plays in giving LOLOT OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES students a quality educational experience, promote AND BACKGROUNDS.” these programs, and create new ones. During this current time of transition and ALYSSA CAFER ’12 PSYCHOLOGY economic strain, the administration should remem- ber the importance of connecting with the com- munity and keep it a part of the new vision. Faculty, staff and students should also off er suggestions to help integrate more ways to reach beyond South Hill through service. Connecting service with learning Write a letter to the editor [email protected] outcomes in the classroom will enrich the student 250 words or less, e-mailed or dropped off by 5 p.m. Monday in Park 269 body population and create a culture that is service- SPEAK YOUR MIND. minded even after graduation.

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GUEST COMMENTARY INSIDE Individual schools must collaborate on vision THE reat minds really do think alike. And DIVIDE many of the best minds at Ithaca College G— among our students, our faculty, our KENDRA SUNDAL alumni and our staff — have long asked the same questions: Why is it so hard for students and faculty in one school to work collaboratively with students Societal norms and faculty in another? Why can’t our exceptional schools work together in the service of a single, have racist past extraordinary college? Th ese questions came up again and again in the college’s close friend of mine be- strategic visioning process. lieves that all white people And it’s the question that Aare racist. Historically, has driven the current pro- racism comes from social struc- posal to move us toward an tures in the U.S. that have made “integrative” Ithaca College, it possible for whites to back up an institution defi ned by its prejudice with power, while the op- commitment to disciplinary pressed can never exert that same mastery, experiential practice power and therefore can never be and the innovation, leader- DIANNE LYNCH racist. So goes the argument. ship, teamwork and outcomes She and I have discussed this that result from strategic collaboration. many times, because I’d like to What would this look like? In a truly collabora- believe that we are all, regardless of tive college setting, the possibilities for learning and skin color, capable of overcoming From left, Lauren O’Connell, associate professor of art history, and Steve Clancy, professor and chair of experimentation would be as varied as the students our prejudices. I agree that we are the art history department, attend the strategic visioning presentation Feb. 17 in Emerson Suites. and faculty imagining them. And the structures and TJ GUNTHER/THE ITHACAN socialized within racist structures, systems of the college would be fl exible enough to and by benefi ting from these struc- foster innovation and breakthrough ideas. students in art, physics, chemistry, biology, advising; and new opportunities for experiential tures without always being aware One “Park School” possibility might engage photography, education, mathematics, music, learning. John Seely Brown, former director of of them, white people are often students in a process of development, planning and writing, immersive media and gaming, integrated Xerox Park and our 2004 Park Distinguished complacently, if not always overtly, execution in such team projects as: marketing and computer science could develop Speaker, said, “Th e way forward is paradoxically racist. On the other hand, I think it •A “Creative Studio,” in which students in a traveling exhibition of interactive games intro- not to look ahead but to look around.” is possible to raise awareness and cinema, television, photography, screenwriting, ducing the basic principles of physics, chemistry It is good advice for the college. Because when fi ght against the institutionalized English, writing, integrated marketing, art, theater, and biology for use by children’s museums; or we do that, a couple of things become clear: We racism that reinforces racial hierar- music, legal studies and business could produce a •A “Healthy Living Exhibit” in which students have everything we need to be the best undergrad- chies in the U.S. While the recent fi lm for screenings in Los Angeles and New York; in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, premed, oc- uate comprehensive college in the country. And the election may be a sign of progress, •An “Outdoor Adventure Studio” in which cupational therapy, physical therapy, gerontology, path forward is not a line but a network: It connects racism is still deeply rooted in our students in the natural sciences, outdoor adventure integrated marketing communications, psychology, us — school to school, program to program, op- society, and we must be vigilant in leadership, environmental science, environmental sociology, gaming and immersive media, music re- portunity to opportunity, in a new and dynamic working to eradicate racism in our studies, writing, social studies, health policy, Span- cording and screenwriting could produce a series of cross-section of powerful possibilities. own lives, and in society at large. ish, cinema, screenwriting and photography could interactive modules on health care topics — from We are one Ithaca College, and together, we are Th e racialized history in the explore the history, economy, biodiversity and cul- exercise to memory retention — to be installed in greater than the sum of our individual parts. It’s time U.S. complicates cross-racial rela- ture of the Peruvian Amazon; travel to the region kiosks at Longview or Cayuga Medical. to realize — and leverage — what that means. tions, but it’s a problem when that for an extended trip; and produce a documentary Other integrative models might include acceler- knowledge manifests into “white or photo exhibit for presentation; ated, certifi cate or extended degree programs on DIANNE LYNCH is dean of the Roy H. Park School of guilt.” Feeling guilty is unproduc- •A “How the World Works Exhibit” in which campus and online; new approaches to academic Communications. E-mail her at [email protected]. tive, though it’s an important step in realizing how much we benefi t today from pre-existing racist in- GUEST COMMENTARY stitutions. Still, we need to be able to take our historical knowledge and use it productively to educate Diff erently abled students cope with campus life ourselves on the structures of oppression and learn to be self- ver noticed how the only ac- rights. Recently, I wrote to Presi- critical. From there we can begin cessible way to get from the dent Tom Rochon requesting that to contribute positively to change Ebookstore to the Campus the college put together a plan to those institutions and to live in a Center is to physically go outside, make the school more accessible way that breaks with the past and walk a bit, go down a ramp, across to all students. He has received the brings us to a diff erent future. the street and up another ramp letter but has failed to acknowl- At Ithaca College we are privi- just to get into edge the suff ering diff erently abled leged to have access to an entire the building? members of campus go through on department dedicated to culture, For an able- a daily basis. If those running the race and ethnicity. It is one way to bodied student school don’t care about the rest of open ourselves to the questions it’s just up one the community, how will positive and issues surrounding race in our simple fl ight of change ever occur? society. Still, there is only so much stairs. I’m dif- Being handicap-accessible is to be gained from formal learn- ferently abled the law. It makes campus friend- ing. It is also important to take (also known as lier to prospective students (why advantage of opportunities to meet the more com- HUNTER LIA should they consider a campus new people and to attend events monly used ZAGER that disregards the minority?). It where people want to be engaged terms disabled or handicapped), doesn’t matter if you are perma- in open dialogue about diversity. and often I have had to fi ght for nently diff erently abled, an older We each have the potential to face my rights at Ithaca College. I professor or a student temporarily our prejudices head on and work would never dream of going into Comedian Jeff Charlebois kicked off the college’s National Disability on crutches, the campus must be to break them down. Dillingham, Friends Hall or the Awareness Month events in October 2007 in Emerson Suites. more accessible to everyone. When we begin to see how we FILE PHOTO/THE ITHACAN library-side entrance of Muller or New York state has many cat- fi t into the bigger picture, we can Job, because I know I would prob- I have Complex Regional Pain because I can’t maneuver my body egories of how a person is consid- create a future that is less racial- ably kill myself on a fl ight of stairs. Syndrome, a disease that is liter- to open a heavy door are just some ered diff erently abled. One of the ized, if not “post-racial.” Overcom- I don’t need the school to help ally one of the most excruciating of the ways the college neglects biggest reasons is the inability to ing a long history of racial op- make my pain worse. conditions known to modern students’ common welfare. I’ve walk more than 200 feet without pression will take true dedication Th ere are groups at the college, medicine. Every time I have to had professors make fun of my stopping. So why does a diff er- to dismantle the structures that such as Academic Support Ser- walk farther, or put more strain condition to the class, a teacher ently abled student have to walk have perpetuated it. Th e election vices, who are amazing to students or stress on my body, I’m liter- tell me he can’t save a seat by the more than 3,000 feet to get to an of President Barack Obama is just like me. But many on campus, the ally feeding this disease. Recently door to limit the pain of climbing accessible entrance? I don’t know one step in that direction. We still closed-minded and ignorant, make when the Phillips Hall elevator over other students and a campus what the laws are for how much a have a long way to go. As Martin daily life nearly impossible for broke down, I was forced to walk doctor belittle my condition. I was school has to be accessible, but I Luther King Jr. said, “Human diff erently abled students. Th e col- up the steep stairs for a week. Th e also told the London Center was do know one thing — whatever the progress is neither automatic nor lege claims open-mindedness, di- process was painful and awful. fully accessible only to get there to laws, Ithaca is barely making the inevitable. ... Every step toward the versity and support for its students While out-of-date elevators take a fi nd a fi ve-story, completely, 100 grade, if at all. goal of justice requires sacrifi ce, as written in the open-mindedness day off , my disease doesn’t. Broken percent non-accessible building. suff ering and struggle; the tireless vision and mission statement — elevators, a lack of accessible And consistently, I have been HUNTER LIA ZAGER is a senior exertions and passionate concern yet these words are hypocritical. entrances and areas where I have nothing but insulted through my communications management and of dedicated individuals.” As a diff erently abled student, I to pathetically wait for another nonstop battle with Residential design major. E-mail her at don’t see this “open-mindedness.” student to walk by to help me Life for accessible housing and [email protected]. KENDRA SUNDAL is a senior politics major. E-mail her at ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED do not necessarily refl ect those ofThe Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Lindsey Hollenbaugh at 274-3208. [email protected]. 12 The Ithacan Thursday, March 19, 2009 Thursday, March 19, 2009 ACCENT The Ithacan 13

Research shows WHO’S college students are reversing the stereotypical ON TOP? gender roles when hooking up

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BY MICHELLE SKOWRONEK a change in percentages of sexually active times with the same partner to climax,” about someone else all the time.” ASSISTANT ACCENT EDITOR young adults, but her interviews with Plante said. Jessie said not only is living the single Eric, an Ithaca College freshman, Ithaca College students revealed that Erik, a sophomore, said he knows life liberating, it also prevents possible has something his friends don’t — his those who are hooking up take a diff erent pleasing women takes time and atten- disappointment. virginity. It’s not because he has bad luck approach than their parents did, during a tion, so he takes a backseat when it “Most guys aren’t looking for a rela- with girls. Eric says he just has diff er- time when men were typically the ones comes to hooking up. tionship, so if you go in without expec- ent ideas about hooking up. Th ough his to initiate a date, hookup or relationship. “For me, the girl dictates the pace tations, you’re less likely to get hurt,” friends might not get it — new data show Justine, a sophomore, said when and determines whether or not a hook- she said. that plenty of other college students do. up takes place,” he said. “She also deter- Eric refrains from hooking up not Rebecca Plante, associate professor mines if there is more to the hookup or because he doesn’t know how to woo of sociology, recently conducted a na- “I’m just along for not. I’m just along for the ride; I want to a woman but because he chooses not tionwide survey researching the hook- follow her lead.” to. He said opportunities are out there ing up behaviors of college students, the ride; I want to Erik said letting one woman in par- for him and others like him, but taking who defi ned a “hookup” as an intimate ticular assume the dominant role led someone diff erent home every night is physical interaction outside of a rela- follow her lead.” him to what he said is the best relation- just not his style. tionship — from kissing to having inter- ship he has ever had — though he said “I’ve turned down hooking up a few course. Plante presented the results of —ERIK it’s up to her to decide when they will times in high school and in college and her four-year-long study to the campus make it offi cial. not because I didn’t fi nd the girls attrac- community on Feb. 25. in a lecture called “I would ask her out right now, but tive,” he said. “Hooking up outside of a “Hooking Up in the Little City.” She said she goes to parties with her single girl- I don’t want to rush anything,” he said. long-term relationship just isn’t for me, a common misconception on college friends, she notices they often take on “Whenever she’s ready, I’m ready.” and I get ridiculed for it.” campuses is that males are searching for a traditionally masculine role by seek- Jessie, a junior, said though many of Eric thinks he stands out among the hookups but not relationships and that ing out a hookup for the night. her girlfriends are looking for a serious traditional crowd of drunk, sex-driven females are looking for serious commit- “Girls want to feel important,” she commitment, she doesn’t plan on hav- college students at weekend parties, but ments. But her local research found that said. “Some might use hooking up as a ing a relationship in college. he said he wakes up in the morning with students are reversing these assumed validation of that.” “I don’t really have the time and no regrets. gender roles. But for many women, hooking up energy to dedicate to another person,” “For those that do bother me about it, “I found that some guys at Ithaca Col- doesn’t always mean racking up notches she said. “It’s hard enough trying to get they look at it as me being inferior to them,” lege don’t want to have sex with every girl on the bedpost. Plante’s research found through all of the things I have to do he said. “I look at it as not conforming to they see,” Plante said. “[And] some girls that women often look for a steady on a day-to-day basis without worrying their pressures and expectation of me.” on this campus are strictly not looking partner in order to build a for a relationship.” physical connection with Th ough Eric’s teammates on the foot- a sexual rhythm. She Students interviewed for this article defi ne the ambiguous ball team laughed when he told them he said when having sex DEFINING THE DEED term “hooking up” in their own words. has never hooked up with anyone, Plan- with a partner for the te’s research proves his passive approach first time, heterosexual to the opposite sex is not as uncommon women only orgasm 32 engaginge in sexual kissing, making out, relationsr with a per- maybe a little more, as students might think. percent as often as men sons whom you are not like some gentle Other students — who, along with Eric, do. The percentage in- in a relationship with – boob action. asked to have their full names withheld — creases each time the bbeyond just kissing. have also reversed the gender stereotypes. two partners have sex. Caitlin, a junior, said she’s not inter- Plante’s statistics show ested enough in anyone to dedicate time that women in a rela- to a relationship. She said she takes a tionship experience an mmaking out or having anything sexual that casual approach to hooking up. She said orgasm 79 percent as of- ssex with someone on happens between her hookups have mostly been with men ten as their boyfriends. a consistent basis two people that she knows personally or through a friend, She said moving from bbut not having a aren’t in a long-term not people she chooses at random. man to man does not rrelationship. relationship. “I just let whatever happens happen,” usually leave a woman Caitlin said. “If I don’t meet someone, I ei- sexually satisfied. ther go home or crash at a friend’s place.” “It’s obvious women anything more than aanything from kissing Plante’s nationwide data did not show need to have sex multiple making out — all tto having sex and get- forms of sex included. tting heavy in between. ACCENTUATE

14 The Ithacan Thursday, March 19, 2009

Hot or Not This week’s hits and misses

Assistant Accent Editor Michelle Skowronek recaps the best and worst spring break hot spots. Hot The Grand Floridian It doesn’t get much better than being on a beach, surrounded by peers from around the country, drinking exotic cock- tails and relaxing. Florida’s beaches are packed during spring break, but the crowd is completely worth it. With the perfect mix of Caribbean and Mexican cultures, fl avored by a splash of familiarity, Florida is the No. 1 getaway for college students on a budget. Granted, fl ight prices can get hefty, but a one-week vacation to the party-central location outweighs any price. Whether it’s Daytona, Panama City or Mixing ‘the force’ West Palm, Florida offers the best tropi- Brian Lawrence spins his latest mix of songs last Sunday at The Haunt. Lawrence’s band, Binary, plays industrial rock music and regularly performs at the bar. Sunday’s jam session was topped off with a guest appearance by DarkFader & Law, another eclectic rock group. cal atmosphere, cuisine and drink menu DAVID KORMAN/THE ITHACAN without needing a passport. Lukewarm Georgia Peaches ENGLISH BLUE DUCKS LOOKING FOR hohot Taking a road trip with a team can be an MORE THAN JUST BREAD BY THE POND amazing experience. Staying in a hotel in dates a big group always calls for funny prank wtf phone calls, running around in underwear If animals could post to the increas- thursday and no curfew guidelines. But for the ingly popular FMyLife.com, Cherry the Magple Gallery Open men’s and women’s crew teams, taking an duck would have the perfect entry. House Welcome Day, a 18-hour bus ride to Gainesville, Ga., wasn’t Last week at a wetland center in showing of the gallery’s latest work, will go from noon to quite the vacation they had hoped for. England, Cherry was introduced 7 p.m. at the Magple Gallery Starting the day at 7 a.m., rowing for two to Jerry, a male blue duck, in the Shop. Admission is free. hours and hauling boats to and from boat- hopes of furthering their endan- The Rozatones: Revi’s houses was an extra added burden to the gered species. While Cherry was Birthday Bash, featuring physically draining trip. The team bonding attracted, Jerry was more interested Sophistafunk, will begin at was great, the southern experience was in ruffl ing the feathers of Ben, another 9 p.m. at Castaways. memorable — but they all could have done duck. The two males hit it off, making it without the dried-out blisters. clear that more and more blue ducks are becoming gay this season. friday Jazz Happy Hour, featuring Not — Matt Biddle the Diana Leigh Jazz Quartet, Friends Lab Junky will go from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at It’s one thing not to have money to spend Oasis. Admission is free. on a nice spring break getaway. It’s anoth- Technicolor Trailer er to spend the last of your spare change Park, featuring El Ka Bong on the vending machines outside Friends and P-Spot, will begin at Lab during break. Unoccupied Ithaca can number 10 p.m. at The Nines. be quite tranquil, but locking oneself in Admission is $5. IC ’09 Happy Hour, a party one of the school’s computer labs until 58 for Ithaca College seniors 3 a.m. is just not necessary, cool or The percentage of people who prefer Coke over Pepsi in a poll based out with three drink specials and refreshing during spring break. There is a free wings and garlic knots, distinct difference between getting work of a North Dakota park. Voters were randomly selected as they walked will go from 5:30 to 8:30 done and making work to do, and there is p.m. at Moonshadow Tavern. throughout the park, and some even no way professors wanted to grade that Admission is $1 with a senior much homework when they came back. tried to persuade pollers with their card and $2 without. It’s called “break” for a reason. answers. The reasoning behind one Pepsi fan’s love for the soft drink left pollers questioning his legitimacy. “I saturday suppose it’s because I haven’t had Club Z, featuring two local an actual Coke in over three years,” radio hosts and DJ Nicky he said. Ding! Ding! Round one goes Wood, will begin at 10 p.m. to Coca-Cola. at The Haunt. Admission is $5 for people over 21 and — Michelle Skowronek $7 for people under 21. There is a special discount with college ID. sunday quoteunquote Man on Wire, a French docu- mentary directed by James If she won’t listen to Oprah, who will Marsh, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Cornell University in Willard she listen to? Straight Theatre. General admission is $6.50, $5 for Perez Hilton on Monday to MTV News about Rihanna’s seniors and $4 for students “decision to get back together with boyfriend Chris Brown. and children. ” Thursday, March 19, 2009 ACCENT The Ithacan 15 Players to take stage Campus theater group to perform humorous rendition of ‘Rumors’

BY AARON EDWARDS dent gossip girl, said there isn’t a STAFF WRITER dull moment in the show. Th e posh, fashionable socialites “It’s one of those shows that of “Gossip Girl” may have to pack you have to pick up on the little up their Gucci bags and Versace things because they’ll come back,” gowns to make room for a new cast she said. of gossiping characters soon to hit Grossman said he is happy to the Ithaca College theater scene. bring “Rumors” to IC Players. He They are none other than the said actors like Mutchler play their characters in the IC Players’ pro- roles to near perfection. duction of “Rumors,” written by “Ana Maria comes in every day Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright with questions about her character Neil Simon. With a slight grin and and then in every run-through, does an assuring nod, junior and direc- it a little bit diff erently and adds a tor Dave Grossman said the play little something extra to [her role],” will be “two hours of hilarious, he said. “I looked at [the show] yes- fast-paced tension.” terday for a bit and thought, wow, “Rumors” is the farcical story every person in this cast is absolute- of four couples who arrive at the ly perfect for their part.” upper-crust home of Charlie and Senior cast member Joe Roksandic, Myra Brock — two characters who who plays the intermittently stressed are never seen — for a lavish anni- analyst Ernie Cusack, said the charac- versary dinner. Th e fi rst couple to ters in the play represent exaggerated arrive, Ken and Chris Gorman, fi nd personalities of realistic people. their host Charlie in his room with “Everybody is a character,” he said. a gunshot wound in his ear lobe. “Th ey’re not real at all — they’re cari- His wife is nowhere to be found. catures. Th ere’s a base of reality, but In an eff ort to conceal the “com- they’re all kind of nuts.” plication,” the two fabricate stories, Senior Ashley Morris, who plays ideas and rumors to distract the the busybody Chris Gorman, said The cast of the IC Players’ production “Rumors” rehearses March 5 in the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for arriving guests from the incident. her experience in her role was a par- Business and Sustainable Enterprise. The cast plans on bringing individual creativity to the show. Th eir attempts lead to an evening ticularly interesting one because she LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN of misconception, twists, turns and has played Chris in another produc- back spasms — eventually involv- tion of “Rumors.” action and slapstick humor. Morris ters has shone through in rehearsal. of it isn’t to come away with a moral ing the intervention of the police. “It’s interesting to see the diff er- said the audience will easily relate “I’ve worked with [Grossman] or some really big message, I just Th e high-society characters ent ways in which I can create her to the comedy she and other actors before … he knows what he’s do- want people to leave the theater and clamor to protect a secret that starts into a new person, so I’m not just bring to the stage. ing,” Roksandic said. say, ‘You know what? Th e last two as an inaudible whisper and gradu- replicating what I did the fi rst time “It’s got a lot of humor that you Grossman said his vision for hours were a lot of fun.’” ally builds into an issue aff ecting ev- I did it,” she said. don’t have to really work to be amused,” the show was simple and un- eryone in the house. Th e IC Players’ production of she said. “It’s fl at out there funny.” adorned to let the audience have “Rumors” will be performed at Sophomore Ana Maria Mutch- “Rumors,” much like other com- Roksandic said under Grossman’s a good time. 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Clark ler, who plays Claire Ganz, the resi- edies by Simon, promises fast-paced direction, the craziness of the charac- “It’s a farce,” he said. “Th e point Lounge in Campus Center. Coed a cappella group streams individual style with harmony

BY WHITNEY FABER In the future, the group hopes to enter STAFF WRITER competitions in the area and would like to see Coldplay, Pink, Radiohead, The Thief one of the songs from its CD on the “Best of and Zox are not the typical composers for College A Cappella” list, Goodliff e said. songs sung by an a cappella group. Jeans, Unlike traditional a cappella groups, untucked dress shirts, plaid skirts and indi- Voicestream is made up mostly of nonmu- vidual styles are not the typical outfits for sic majors, so the group must overcome the performers in a concert. hurdle of working with members that may But Ithaca College’s a cappella group not be able to read music. Voicestream has never followed the classic Goodliff e said having less experienced conventions of what is expected of a college members is both an advantage and a disadvan- singing group — and after seven years of tage, as they often bring a new perspective to reinventing and rebuilding, the 18-member the music. But, it also may take extra time to coed group is progressing toward the suc- learn a piece. cess it has always wanted to achieve. “It allows more freedom for arrange- For Voicestream, coupling contemporary ments,” he said. “Rather than focusing on songs from the ’90s with a casual yet intensely the pure musicality and the music rules, it’s dedicated group has brought the opportunity more about doing it all by ear.” Members of Voicestream pose after an A Cappella Festival last February in Brattleboro, Vt. to tour at other colleges and high schools. Voicestream sets itself apart as the col- Voicestream is known for its quirkiness, style, originality and individual personalities. Voicestream will travel Saturday to lege’s only coed group. The mix of nine COURTESY OF VOICESTREAM Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania to women and eight men in the group brings sing with its a cappella group. In the past, diversity and a more rounded sound. Staying loyal to their modern philosophy, the same time when we all walk into that door, the group has also traveled to perform and Junior Tia Newsome, the group’s social the performers dress casually for all of their because we are such a cohesive group, all those teach workshops at high schools in the Bos- coordinator, said because it has such a va- concerts, inserting each person’s individual diff erences just melt away,” he said. ton area and in Brattleboro, Vt. riety of members, Voicestream can avoid fashion sense into the group’s image. Junior Garin Bulger saw Voicestream The group is also producing its first al- catering to the classic expectations of a col- Goodliff e said this diff erence in Voices- perform in the past and said the casual look bum in five years called “Acapocalypse,” lege a cappella group and focus on a more tream’s overall look is what makes it stand out and approach to the performance was what scheduled to be released in fall 2009. The modern feel. and makes the group memorable when it goes grabbed his attention. CD is a mix of songs the group has per- “We want to branch out and show that on tours. “Th ey have more personality than other formed in the past two years. everyday modern music can be used as “We call it ‘dressy rock,’” he said. “It can be groups,” Bulger said. “It makes their concerts Senior and Voicestream President Joe great a cappella pieces,” she said. anything from jeans, a button-down shirt and more lively and entertaining to watch.” Goodliffe said touring helps expose the Newsome said her favorite song the group tie [for guys], and girls will wear jeans with a Flying in the face of convention and group to new ideas and allows them to performs is “High Time I Got Mine” by Th e Feast. skirt and a really cool dressy top.” meeting success along the way, Voicestream make their sound more innovative. She said it is a song the group has taken from the Senior Vice President Lou Caligiuri said that will continue to travel and grow in the “We defi nitely want to keep going and radio and brought to the a cappella stage. combining the individual styles and personali- coming years. touring because it’s a very diff erent experi- “Th at’s our most complex piece,” Newsome ties to create a more relaxed and informal atmo- ence getting to listen to other groups and said. “It’s the piece where all the diff erent parts sphere is at the roots of the group’s dynamic. Voicestream’s next performance at Ithaca getting to teach people what we do,” he said. have really fun and intricate music.” “We are all so diff erent and unique, but at College will be April 18. 16 The Ithacan Thursday, March 19, 2009

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BY ALEXANDRA PALOMBO that makes legitimacy diffi cult outside of Ha- STAFF WRITER waii, where the instrument is used for tradi- At more than 6 feet tall, Ithaca College tional island ceremonies and rituals. junior Nick Bombicino is physically intimi- “Th ere is an element of diffi culty in being dating, but the broad-shouldered funnyman serious when you do have the ‘rinky-dinky- is also a natural performer with a silky, deep dink’ of the ukulele because, try as hard as voice who plays piano, drums and brass in- you can, it’s very hard to get the ‘rinky-dink’ struments. His large hands look as though out of the ukulele,” Bombicino said. they could crush his tiny ukulele. But for Sophomore Lena Weinstein, who also Bombicino, that sight gag is part of the Ha- plays the ukulele, said it has an image waiian instrument’s appeal. that is different from many other more “It’s small, and I’m a bigger guy, and I’m conventional instruments. tall, so holding this tiny little thing is a little bit “Th e ukulele is sometimes passed off as ridiculous,” he said. a comedy instrument,” she said. “But there’s It’s a gag that Bombicino and fellow uku- defi nitely a chance to be a serious musician.” lele player junior Connor Franklin aim to Weinstein said Franklin and Bombicino share with other students. They have played have inspired her to lighten up the lyrics and their original mash-ups at Voicestream tone of the songs that she writes for her band, concerts, since both are members of the Th e Butterbeer Experience. college’s coed a cappella group, and late at “I have this reputation for writing really night at weekend parties. Senior Danielle serious, depressing songs, and they [Bom- Hendrickson said the duo’s performance at bicino and Franklin] can just take the most the Block IV Voicestream concert last May stupid pop songs ever and make them hys- was a pleasant surprise. terical and worth listening to,” she said. “It was very unexpected, and I was pretty Bombicino and Franklin said they plan impressed,” she said. “It’s a really strange ad- to jam with other Ithaca ukulele players dition, but it sounds adorable.” like Weinstein and to find more diverse Bombicino fi rst picked up the ukulele in instrumentalists, like mandolin players, to high school in order to teach an actor in a collaborate with. Both plan to begin writ- play he directed and met Franklin through ing their own ukulele music and eventually Voicestream in 2008. Franklin, who is known make a master mix of Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” for performing barefoot, received his bari- Paramore’s “Misery Business,” Miley Cyrus’ tone ukulele as a Christmas gift from a rela- “See You Again” and “Dragostea Din Tea” tive (“I think by mistake,” he said). He also — otherwise known as “The Numa Numa plays the guitar and the piano but said he’s Song” — which could all be transposed to partial to the ukulele. the same key for a seamless transition from “It’s a lot of fun to perform with because one song to the next. Bombicino and Frank- you can focus more on your performance,” he Junior Nick Bombicino sings and strums his ukulele Tuesday outside the Roy H. Park School of lin hope the music will be as popular here as said. “Th ere’s two less strings to worry about Communications. He and junior Connor Franklin create mash-ups of pop songs for the ukulele. it is abroad. than if you’re playing a guitar.” LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN “In England, there is a group of people During performances Bombicino and who do this very seriously called the Uku- Franklin strum away on their ukuleles, each musical performance. bicino agree that while there is potential to lele Orchestra of Great Britain, and it’s very singing a different pop song while manag- Because the ukulele is seen as more of a be taken seriously with a ukulele, like famous well-received over there,” Bombicino said. ing to stay in sync without throwing the humorous instrument, its credibility is al- Hawaiian artist Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, there “Th e question is, how would it translate in other off. The result is an offbeat and funny ways questioned. Both Franklin and Bom- is also a tonal quality inherent to the ukulele the U.S.?” 18 The Ithacan ACCENT Thursday, March 19, 2009 single Contrived performance taints emotional drama Tracks we’ve BY MONICA WATSON got on repeat STAFF WRITER file As a haggard man plods forward on ‘LOVE SEX MAGIC’ a pier, he drops the bundle of clothes Ciara featuring Justin he is carrying, climbs the railing and Timberlake plummets himself into the water be- Timberlake further expands his low him in an attempt at suicide. Th is collaborations with this new single, tragic yet overemotional scene sets providing backups for Ciara. The two singers sound fl awless, perfectly the tone for the romantic drama “Two accompanied by a catchy beat. Lovers.” Its melo- dramatic plot has FILM ‘SHIMMER AND SHINE’ become common- REVIEW Ben Harper place in the fi lm in- “Two Lovers” Harper experiments with a Magnolia heavier sound on this new single, dustry, but director James Gray’s under- Pictures an example of his new band, Our rating: Relentless Seven. stated and simple ★½ approach prevents ‘FROM THE HIPS’ it from seeming trite. Still, Gray’s Cursive One of the original bands off the eff orts are negated by one overshad- Saddle Creek label strikes again owing fault — bad acting. with their heavy single “From the Bipolar Leonard Karditor (Joaquin Hips” off of the new full-length Phoenix), who was recently released “Momma, I’m Swollen” album. from a psychiatric institution, strug- COMPILED BY HALEY DAVIS gles after being rejected by his fi ance. After attempting suicide multiple Accent’s Oldie But Goodie times, he moves in with his overbear- From left, Ruth (Isabella Rossellini) and her son Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix) share a heartbreaking moment in one of ing yet loving parents in New York. In the few believable scenes of the dark drama “Two Lovers.” Phoenix’s forced acting spoiled the fi lm’s potential. ‘THE BIGGEST LIE’ (1995) an attempt to help their son out of his COURTESY OF MAGNOLIA PICTURES Elliott Smith slump, the two decide to play match- This short song demonstrates maker, setting him up with Sandra Phoenix did not believably portray the members because they are too busy Th e connection between the mother Smith’s amazing lyrics as he whis- Cohen (Vinessa Shaw), the daughter tortured soul of Leonard. In his last focusing on Phoenix’s subpar act- and son can be felt coming through pers, “I’m tired of dancing on a pot of a prospective buyer of their dry movie before heading off to pursue a ing. Every scene seems to go on for the screen from the well-meaning of gold-fl aked paint.” cleaning business. music career, Phoenix does not leave an eternity, and the fi lm as a whole Ruth. Th is is in spite of Phoenix, not —HALEY DAVIS Despite his parents’ attempts, the audience wanting more. To put moves at a slow and emotionless because of him. Leonard falls for his neighbor, Mi- it bluntly, his horribly awkward and pace. Even the inherent drama of “Two Lovers” attempts to be en- chelle Rausch (Gwyneth Paltrow), forced acting ruined the fi lm. Many sexual encounters, medical emer- dearing and thoughtful. It strives to an emotional roller coaster with a of the scenes that could have been en- gencies and possible deaths are un- create a message for the viewer, but quickies mountain of baggage, including a dearing or heartbreaking were made able to revive any sort of excitement. isn’t really able to construct one, drug addiction and a married lover laughable by his portrayal of Leonard. Th e fi lm is like a person who com- and it fails to form a bond between who promises to leave his family In one scene, Leonard tells Sandra why plains too much — interesting and audience and actors. In spite of its for her someday. Leonard strings his fi ance left him. Phoenix’s inability possibly tragic at fi rst, but annoying eff orts, the fi lm falters in its for- Sandra along while forcefully pur- to get into character makes it impos- after a few minutes. mulaic plot and less-than-stunning suing Michelle, sometimes with a sible for the audience to connect with Th e fi lm has its meaningful mo- acting that makes even the twists of stalker-like obsession. Leonard emotionally. ments, though. In one of the fi nal the fi lm feel forced. With what could have been a fan- By placing Phoenix in every scenes between Leonard and his tastic ensemble, including a stunning scene, Gray made it practically im- mother Ruth (Isabella Rossellini) the “Two Lovers” was written by performance from Shaw, the movie possible for the fi lm to create any audience can feel the heartbreak felt James Gray and Ric Menello, and had the potential to be great. But sense of intimacy with audience by a mother having to let her son go. directed by Gray. COURTESY OF INTERSCOPE RECORDS “IT’S BLITZ!” The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Interscope Records The album features contrast- Irish rock vets return in full force ing songs, like the acoustic version of “Soft Shock” on the advanced version and the fast- U2’s latest album takes listeners on a rhythmic journey paced “Dull Life.” BY ALEXANDRA PALOMBO Boots.” Previewed at the opening of this year’s STAFF WRITER Grammy Awards, this is arguably the most A rhythmically diverse album is almost as catchy song of the CD. essential to a college student’s road trip as a Bono’s cadence and The Edge’s raw and car. U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” is no excep- buzzing guitar are similar to those of “Ver- tion. Varying beats and a natural fl ow between tigo” from their last album, 2004’s “How to fast-paced songs and ballads make the band’s Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” “Get On Your 12th studio album the quintessential road-trip Boots” easily serves as the exciting final leg soundtrack. U2 reminds audiences why the to the musical journey with its steady thump band remains relevant of drums. more than 30 years after Overall, “No Line on the Horizon” is COURTESY OF NETWORK RECORDS COURTESY OF MODERN WHOMP RECORDS ALBUM its formation. It manages REVIEW strong in its mix of relaxed and thoughtful “GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS” to retain elements of its U2 slow songs with upbeat and danceable ones, Lost Channels signature sound in the pro- “No Line on making it an album that will easily take the Network Records Idol turns out idle CD The soft sound of the Great cess of reinventing itself. the Horizon” listener from one musical coast to the next. Lake Swimmers returns on its BY AARON EDWARDS Th e title track starts Universal Music Th e music lets listeners picture themselves new release, “Lost Channels.” STAFF WRITER the album off with a bang, Group hitting the gas to the country-like twang of From “Palmistry” to “Unison Our rating: Falling into Harmony,” every song American Idol fi fth season-winner Taylor Hicks’ as bassist Adam Clay- ★★★★ “Stand Up Comedy;” taking in the view to the deserves a listen. new album “Th e Distance” has a few tracks worth ton fades a heavy low mellow rhythms of “White as Snow” and “Ce- adding to a music library. His smooth vocals on beat into the up-tempo song. Bono’s voice is dars of Lebanon” (the most melancholy track tracks such as “A Woman’s Got to Have It,” a duet stronger than ever, sounding much as it did on the album, and perhaps a subtle dig at the with Elliot Yamin, who placed on the 1987 U2 staple “With Or Without You.” wars in the Middle East); and looking out over third in the show’s fi fth season, ALBUM Th e second track, “Magnifi cent,” keeps the al- a city skyline to “Breathe.” is sure to please current fans. REVIEW bum’s fast pace like a driver speeding down But overall the album lacks Taylor Hicks a freeway. It features synthesizers, a Middle substance, focus and original- “The Distance” Eastern-infl uenced guitar line and a surpris- ity. Th e rest of Hicks’ songs are Modern Whomp ingly religious undertone — a reference to the full of clichéd lyrics and strained Records early U2, which was founded as a Christian Our rating: singing, especially in the ballad rock group in 1970s Dublin. ★★½ COURTESY OF 4AD RECORDS “Nineteen” — “He’s the boy next Th e CD slows down with its third track, “DARK WAS THE NIGHT” door / He might have carried your bags at the gro- “Moment of Surrender.” With a backing of Various Artists cery store.” Th ese and other lyrics in Hicks’ compi- light organs and heavy piano, the song gives 4AD Records lation resemble the usual found in typical Southern Th e Edge a chance to show off his smooth gui- This two-disc compilation features 31 songs by top indie folk music. tar skills to accompany the band’s beautiful artists. “Train Song,” a collab- Th e serious topics covered in Hicks’ tracks — four-part harmony. Th e slow and relaxed vibe orative effort by Feist and Ben Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq — hit close to home, continues on “Unknown Caller,” as Bono uses Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie is but Hicks’ deadpan tone and lack of varied emotion his falsetto to ease the listener into the song. an especially worthwhile track. throughout the album does not support his overall Th e song fl ows into the next track, “I’ll Go COMPILED BY HALEY DAVIS message. Listeners will fi nish listening to the album Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” but the wondering what that message actually is. CD truly kicks into gear with “Get On Your COURTESY OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Thursday, March 19, 2009 ACCENT The Ithacan 19 TICKET Pages from comic book shine on big screen  STUB  ‘Watchmen’ succeeds in remaking cartoon action scenes and wild drama VALID FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BY JAMES HASSON CINEMAPOLIS STAFF WRITER The Commons 277–6115 Long before the fi rst trailers of the live-action superhero drama TWO LOVERS ★½ “Watchmen” were released, peo- 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and ple claimed the Alan Moore 1986 Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. graphic novel series was nothing less than “unfi lmable.” Th is may not be SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ★★★★ far from the truth, for anyone trying 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and to fi lm “Watchmen” and include ev- Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. ery character, event, backstory and Wednesday matinee 5 p.m. theme from the 12-part comic book series would be forced to market it FALL CREEK as a trilogy as long as “Th e Lord of PICTURES the Rings” series. Yet Zack Snyder’s 1201 N. Tioga St. 272–1256 adaptation of “Watchmen,” almost a three-hour fi lm, works as a trib- THE WRESTLER ★★★ ute to the original. 9 p.m. and Th ough it is not a FILM Weekends 4 p.m. carbon copy of the comics, the movie REVIEW THE CLASS “Watchmen” 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and “Watchmen” pulls Paramount the basic story and Pictures Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. many of the series’ Our rating: From left, Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson) and Silk Spectra II (Malin Akerman) storm through a jail, fi ghting anyone who iconic moments ★★★ WENDY AND LUCY ★★★½ steps in their way. The mystery-adventure story line from a legendary comic book series comes to life in “Watchmen.” from the pages and COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES 7:15 p.m. and onto the screen to delight fans of the Weekends 2:15 p.m. novel and intrigue fi rst-timers. Dr. Manhattan’s absence triggers a they get instead is a condensed, ness through his terse delivery of “Watchmen” begins in an al- Cold War showdown between the streamlined version of the story. dialogue. Haley also delivers a star THE READER ★★★ tered version of the year 1985 when U.S. superheroes and Russia similar Snyder makes most of the altera- performance as the eerie, hollow 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. and Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley), a to the Cuban Missile Crisis. tions as to not overwhelm fi rst-time Rorschach. Rorschach is intimidat- Weekends 2:15 and 4:35 p.m. vigilante known for his mask of a Snyder once again displays his viewers with excessive backstory. ing with his mask on and haunting shifting Rorschach ink blot pattern, knack and passion for translating the Characters’ quotes from two dif- without it. His bone-chilling facade REGAL STADIUM 14 investigates the murder of an Ed- fascinating vision of graphic nov- ferent instances in the comic book is amplifi ed by the ugly scars and Pyramid Mall 266-7960 ward Blake, who is quickly identi- els onto the screen, also seen in his are often combined into one scene bruises created from layers of make- fi ed as the Comedian (Jeff rey Dean blockbuster adaptation of “300.” Th e to save time. In addition, references up, and when he unmasks himself, CORALINE ★★★½ Morgan). Rorschach, believing a sets and most costumes are remark- to “Th e Black Freighter” comic book the theater gets slightly darker and a 11:50 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5:10 p.m., mysterious “Mask Killer” is hunting ably accurate to Dave Gibbon’s illus- are left out, along with many of the few degrees colder. 7:40 p.m., 10:15 p.m. down masked heroes, active and re- trations, fi lling the real-life scenes minor characters’ stories. Th ese edi- Many fans of the “Watchmen” tired, proceeds to spread the warn- with the bright, lush shades of color tions force some of the comic book’s novel will get their money’s worth DUPLICITY ing to the rest of the “Mask Killer’s from the comic book series. Snyder depth and symbolism to be lost in seeing their favorite superheroes 12:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m., potential targets: Dan Dreidberg/ pays attention to even the smallest the translation. come to life on the big screen. Th ose 10:10 p.m. Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson); Laurie details, such as a copy of Hollis Ma- Th e actors succeed overall in car- who haven’t read it yet are equally Jupiter/Silk Spectre II (Malin Aker- son’s book “Under the Hood” and rying the strong personas of their likely to enjoy “Watchmen” as a mov- HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU man); Dr. Manhattan/Jon Osterman the ancient Egyptian artifacts deco- diverse and fascinating characters. ie standing on its own. Either way, ★★★★ (Billy Crudup); and Adrian Veidt/ rating Adrian Veidt’s offi ce. Th ey use the source material as a people will easily recognize a terrifi c 12:10 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 8 p.m., Ozymandias (Matthew Goode). Th ough “Watchmen” remains strong foundation for their char- and passionate comic book adapta- 11 p.m. Th e situation escalates when Dr. visually faithful to the comic book acters emotions (or lack thereof), tion born from the dedication and Manhattan, the only masked hero series, the plotline departs from it at motivations and personalities. Even zeal of the entire “Watchmen” team. I LOVE YOU, MAN with actual superpowers and who times. Hard-core fans of the series Goode, whose appearance bears 11:40 a.m., 1:20 p.m., 2:20 p.m., also plays a key role in the U.S. strate- should not raise their expectations the least resemblance to his original “Watchmen” was written by David 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:50 p.m., 7:50 p.m., gic defense plans, disappears after an so as to expect a perfect frame-by- character, manages to capture Ozy- Hayter and Alex Tse, and directed by 9:40 p.m., 10:40 p.m. emotional outburst on a talk show. frame replication of the series. What mandias’ keen intellect and ruthless- Zack Snyder. KNOWING 1:10 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:20 p.m.

Downplayed drama chases love MISS MARCH 4:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m. BY MATT BIDDLE the movie’s 80-minute run time. She appears stoic STAFF WRITER and reserved for most of the fi lm, making pre- RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN Head to the megaplex, and the marquee will cise acting choices, except for a few memorable 11:30 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 2:10 p.m., be full of big-budget fl icks like “Th e International” moments of emotional release. For instance, she 3:40 p.m., 4:50 p.m., 6:40 p.m., or “Taken.” Meanwhile, director Kelly Reichardt shows subtle indignation at her arrest, thereby 7:20 p.m., 9:20 p.m., 9:50 p.m. presents an understated tale of a woman traveling making her tearful breakdown in a gas station across the country with her closest friend — her bathroom later in the fi lm much more moving TAKEN ★★½ dog, Lucy. “Wendy and Lucy” is wonderful for its for the viewer. Her enthusiastic smile over a small 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., subtle, slow pacing and the breadth of emotion tidbit of good news is also more satisfying when 8:10 p.m., 10:50 p.m. displayed by the fi lm’s heroine. compared to her usual look of anguish. Michelle Williams stars as Wendy Carroll, a wom- As a character, Wendy simultaneously possesses THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT an down on luck traveling from a determination to pull herself out of her desperate 2:40 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 8:20 p.m., Indiana to Alaska to fi nd a job. FILM situation and a hopelessness that manifests itself in 11:10 p.m. With just a pillowcase of mea- her sloppy haircut, timid presence and unkempt ger possessions, Wendy’s only REVIEW appearance. She seems at once independent in her WATCHMEN ★★★ “Wendy and 12 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:30 p.m., companion is her dog, Lucy, Lucy” decision to venture across the country with only her a yellowish-brown mutt. Th e Oscilloscope dog by her side and weak in her reliance on strangers 6:20 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m., 10:30 p.m. audience never fully learns the Pictures she encounters along the way. Wendy (Michelle Williams), with her dog Lucy, circumstances that brought this Our rating: Th roughout the fi lm, Wendy gets by with the travels across the country in search of a new job. woman to her journey, though ★★★½ help of these few caring strangers she meets in the COURTESY OF OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES one strained phone conversa- Oregon town. A security guard (Wally Dalton) be- tion with Wendy’s sister alerts viewers that Lucy is comes the closest thing Wendy has to a friend. A ers hoping for a more frantic, exciting speed. In CORNELL CINEMA probably the closest thing to family Wendy has. mechanic, played by Will Patton, gives Wendy a telling Wendy’s story, however, it is necessary to 104 Willard Straight Hall 255-3522 After Wendy’s car breaks down, a grocery store discount on car repairs. Watching Wendy relate to trot along carefully and thoughtfully, almost at the employee reports Wendy for shoplifting a couple these people is interesting because each character is rate of real life. For more information, visit cans of dog food. She’s taken to the police station necessary to push Wendy through her troubles. “Wendy and Lucy” is not for those seeking a http://cinema.cornell.edu. and slapped with a $50 fi ne, a large sum for the Th e movie is a realistic portrait of a woman high-profi le Hollywood production. Th ose who cash-strapped traveler. To make matters worse, struggling economically, made more poignant by the are looking for a realistic, moving take on life, when Wendy returns to the grocery store to retrieve nation’s current crisis. Reichardt is an excellent sto- however, will fi nd the fi lm’s story line and acting OUR RATINGS her dog, which she had chained outside at the time ryteller who knows when to use moments of silence refreshing and worth every penny. of the arrest, Lucy is missing. Th us, Wendy searches to move a scene, instead of obtrusive dialogue. Excellent ★★★★ for her lovable pooch on foot. Th e movie’s other great strength is its pac- “Wendy and Lucy” was written by Jonathan Good ★★★ Williams is fantastic in the lead role, especially ing. While other movies drag on, this fi lm moves Raymond and Kelly Reichardt, and directed by Fair ★★ considering she appears on screen for nearly all of slowly — deliberately. Th is may put off some view- Reichardt. Poor ★ 20 The Ithacan CLASSIFIED Thursday, March 19, 2009

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BY CASEY MUSARRA “I knew I wanted to do well and that I ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR needed to, but going to nationals has been Rising to the challenge is freshman a whole new experience,” she said. “I was Emma Dewart’s forte. She had never com- walking in as a freshman, not knowing peted in the pentathlon before joining the what to expect. I found that the girls were women’s indoor track team this year, and really welcoming, and my nerves kind of now she is a state champion, an Eastern disappeared when I got here.” College Athletic Conference champion Of the five events in the pentathlon and an All-American in the event. — high jump, shot put, long jump, 55- “I came here as a sprinter and a jumper meter hurdles and the 800-meter run — and [Head Coach Jennifer] Potter a couple Dewart had only competed in the high of practices into the start of the season was jump and long jump regularly and the like, ‘I think you’re going to be a multi,’” shot put occasionally at Barker High Dewart said. School in Barker, N.Y. Dewart said because she had little “We toyed around with putting her in experience in some of the pentath- the pentathlon in high school,” Barker High lon events, she never expected to School Head Track Coach Bill Wilson said. place first at the ECAC Champion- “But I couldn’t risk having her fall over the ships and said the NCAA Champion- hurdles and get hurt so we never did it.” ships were even more intimidating, as Last year, Dewart’s ability to rise to a she faced off against mostly juniors challenge and try new things really shone and seniors. through. Wilson said he was not sure if she would be able to win From left, freshman Emma Dewart and senior Lizzie Bronson run Monday at Butterfi eld a sprint event so he had Stadium. Dewart earned All-American honors in the pentathlon during the indoor season. her compete in the triple ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN jump to pick up points in the fi eld. Marcia McCord said. “I could never lated on the track because, as a physical “We put her in, and do what she does on a daily basis at a education and health major, she studies she ended up breaking meet.” sports as well. the school record,” Wil- In high school, Dewart earned While her first indoor season was a son said. “Th at’s how we five varsity letters in track and field, big change for Dewart, the change in discovered she could tri- as she moved up to varsity in eighth surface has not affected her jumps. ple jump — I didn’t know grade, and also lettered in soccer “She’s jumping more consistently this she knew the steps.” and basketball. year than she was last year,” Wilson said. Wilson said Dew- Despite a busy track schedule, De- “I’m curious to see how she can do on the art always put in extra effort by going into school early to work out, and she continues “She’s an animal. I could never do what to do that now. “She works a lot on she does on a daily basis at a meet.” her core,” Wilson said. —SOPHOMORE MARCIA MCCORD “When she came home on breaks, she’d be in the weight room.” wart manages to play on the wom- high jump outdoors.” Her father, Jona- en’s club basketball team at Ithaca Wilson said Dewart has always been than Dewart, was also a as well. able to pick up on things from older ath- long and triple jumper Wilson said Dewart always had good letes as well as pass her knowledge down in high school. Wilson speed, but her jumping ability has come a to younger athletes. Last season, Dewart said on Saturdays when long way and playing multiple sports has worked with three freshmen to set her high the team was not prac- probably contributed to her success. school’s record in the 4x100-meter relay. ticing, Dewart would be “I don’t know if she ever stood still,” “She worked with them on handoff s,” out on the track prac- Wilson said. “Everything she does, she Wilson said. “She was kind of like the ticing her jumps with does at high speeds, she goes all out. If mother hen last year with us.” her dad. she’s walking down the hall, she’s walk- Th ough she works hard to help her With fi ve events to ing fast. If she’s talking, she’s talking fast teammates improve, Wilson said Dewart is work on, Dewart said — that’s the way she’s wired.” fueled by competition and hates losing. pentathletes are usually While athletics seem to be “Next year will even be better for her the last people to leave her main focus, Dewart is also an because if there’s a freshman girl that practice because they excellent student. comes into Ithaca and looks like [she’ll] end up doing two or After Wilson nominated her, Dewart push her, [Dewart’s] going to work hard three workouts a day. was named to the 2007–08 All-Western to beat that little girl,” Wilson said. “She Freshman Emma Dewart competes in the long jump Jan. 24 at “She’s an animal,” New York Scholar-Athlete team. does not want to get beat, especially by the Upstate Challenge in Barton Hall at Cornell University. sophomore teammate Wilson said her studiousness has trans- someone younger.” ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN 24 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, March 19, 2009 Baseball team has solid start to rebuilding year

BY CASEY MUSARRA While Streich said he knew the ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR team was going to be good, he said After losing nine seniors last he did not think everything would season, the Bombers should be come together so quickly. entering a rocky rebuilding year. “It’s really exciting to see the But after taking five out of eight talent level,” Streich said. “I could games on their spring break trip see it inside and in the fall, but to California, giving them their now I can tell we’re really going to best start since 2006, it’s a rebuild- be a good team.” ing process that appears to be go- Perez said the team developed ing smoothly. great chemistry early into the sea- “Th e last couple of years we’ve son, which has really helped the gone like 3–6, 4–5, so this was a team on the field. pretty good trip,” senior second Head Coach George Valesente baseman Dylan Perez said. “We said the coaches were pleased have a pretty young team, but a with how the young players made lot of guys stepped up and came the transition from the gym to through for us.” the field. Playing outdoors for the first “The young men progressed time after weeks of indoor practic- and got better as we went through es can often the games and started to under- be a tough STAT CHECK stand the things we’d like them to transition, The Bombers’ 5–3 do and how we’d like them to re- but the Blue record is their best spond,” he said. and Gold start to a season Valesente said the team landed since 2006. Ithaca seemed to opened its season in Friday night in California, so the do it with California. players were able to get two prac- ease — even tices in Saturday before their first with some inexperienced play- game against No. 18 California ers. Perez said based on the way Lutheran University, which they they played, the younger players won 8–3. looked like they had played under “We come back with an under- pressure before. standing of the skill levels of the Sophomore pitcher Aaron Sapp, players and what situations they who only made fi ve appearances can play in to help the team be last season, earned a complete successful,” he said. game shutout victory over Oc- Valesente said he realizes there cidental College in his fi rst career are areas of the game the team start March 10, letting up only four needs to improve upon, such as hits over nine innings. Sophomore holding runners and baserunning, Matt Streich, a transfer from St. but playing games is the only way Mary’s College of Maryland, led to get better at those things. the Bombers in RBIs with 12 and “These things are very difficult averaged .310 during the eight- to teach in practice, so the only game stretch in California. Sopho- time you really get any kind of ex- more Rob Zappia, who played for perience at it is during a game, so Sophomore pitcher Aaron Sapp throws warm-up pitches at baseball practice yesterday at Bucky Freeman Field. The the junior varsity team last season, that’s what the game’s importance Blue and Gold went 5–3 in their eight opening games in California. Sapp posted a 2–0 record in his two appearances. contributed a career-high fi ve RBIs LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN is,” Valesente said. “We’ll work on Sunday in the Bombers’ 5–3 win it in practice, but you need to take over Menlo College. cause we’ve been in the gym for a shot, and everybody did their pared no matter who was in the what you work on in practice and “Coming out here you really five weeks,” Perez said. “You come part. There was never a point game, whether it be a freshman or apply it to the game. ... So that’s don’t know what we’ve got be- out here, and you give everybody where we felt like we were ill-pre- a four-year senior.” the key thing for us.” Bombers start season in south BY THOMAS ESCHEN “We are really excited about what we STAFF WRITER saw,” Greaney said. “Th e three losses we had As soon as the softball team took its fi rst were all only by one run, and we ended on a steps off the plane for a 10-game stretch in positive note.” Clermont, Fla., last week, it was clear the Two out of those three losses were even Bombers were not in central New York any- closer than the scoreboard showed, having more. After gritting through weeks of avoid- gone into extra innings. ing freezing outdoor temperatures in the “We know we can play with anyone,” Wil- stuff y Ben Light Gymnasium, the team got a son said. “We just hope to win those extra- breath of fresh air. Fitted in a better climate inning games in the future.” for softball, sophomore third baseman Alli- In those games, Ithaca scored many of son Greaney said she had no problem getting its runs with two outs, which kept the score back into the game. close. Th e players proved to each other they “Everything comes back NEXT UP can produce in clutch situations, an experi- so quickly,” she said. “Field- Ithaca travels ence that will be vital when the postseason ing the ball off the grass south again to rolls around. and seeing the ball in the compete in the “We work well together,” junior Caitlin Ryan sky instead of the gym raf- Salisbury, Md., said. “We don’t let things get to us and are very Invitational ters is a lot nicer.” this weekend. even keeled.” One of the most im- The Bombers In the games where the Bombers fell short, portant parts of the spring will play four fi elding mistakes led to the opposition capital- break trip is the adjust- games. izing and taking the lead. ment period. Often, the “Errors are what caused a couple of the way the team comes together after those fi rst losses,” Greaney said. “It is kind of a positive in few games outside is more important than the a negative way though, knowing we just have win-loss record. to fi x that to win those games.” “In those fi rst couple games we are really After playing 10 games in six days, Ithaca feeling each other out,” junior tri-captain out- will have a full week of practice to mend its fi elder Katherine Wilson said. “We were fi nal- mistakes. Coming back to South Hill, the team Sophomore third baseman Allison Greaney prepares to throw during an infi eld drill Monday ly able to actually play and see what everyone is hoping to be able to practice on Kostrinsky at Kostrinsky Field. The Bombers went 7–3 in their spring trip last week to Clermont, Fla. could do.” Field for the fi rst time all season. While the TJ GUNTHER/THE ITHACAN It did not take long for the athletes to ad- Ben Light Gymnasium does provide a service- just to both the game and each other. Th e able venue, the Bombers noticed that most If they get ideal weather, it will be much When the Bombers return, they will have team went 7–3 during the trip, fi nishing with of their rust came because of being cooped easier to prepare for their next onslaught of their fi rst home game Wednesday against two wins in a doubleheader over Northwest- up inside. games — a four-game stretch this weekend in No. 6 SUNY-Cortland. Th ough it won’t be ern College and Bates College. Th at will serve “Most of the things we struggled at were Salisbury, Md. As a part of the Salisbury Invi- the southern atmosphere the team has gotten as a big psychological boost going into the re- things we couldn’t necessarily work on in the tational, they will once again be put to the test, used to, a green Kostrinsky Field will be a wel- gional part of the schedule. gym,” Ryan said. with two doubleheaders in two days. come sight for the Blue and Gold. Thursday, March 19, 2009 SPORTS The Ithacan 25 Disappointing conclusion Men’s track and fi eld does not meet expectations in ECAC Championships

BY KEVIN MCCALL handoffs,” he said. CONTRIBUTING WRITER Another valuable asset to the South Hill After the men’s track team finished first squad was senior captain Tim Shea and in the Empire 8 and fourth in the state, the sophomore Anthony Veroline competing as Bombers were primed for a top perfor- part of the distance medley relay team that mance March 6 and 7 at the Eastern Col- fi nished 13th. lege Athletic Conference Championships in Orenstein said Shea and Veroline accom- Medford, Mass. But the Blue and Gold fell plished their feat through hard work. Shea short of their expectations, finishing 38th came back from training in Los Angeles in out of 50 teams. order to compete, while Veroline had gone Th e sprinters, junior Jon Lin and sopho- to Alaska and hiked a mountain with rocks mores Max Orenstein and Jeff Wetmore, in his backpack during the off season as a started off slow in the two-day meet at Tufts training exercise. University running in the 55-meter pre- Injuries suff ered in the New York State liminary and fi nishing 24th, 16th and 23rd Collegiate Track Conference Championships respectively. Th ough all three sprinters suf- on Feb. 27 and 28 took their toll on the Bomb- fered career-worst outings and would have ers on the second day of the ECAC Champi- liked to go to the fi nals, Wetmore said none onships, as they fell 11 spots from 27th place of them were concerned that their perfor- at the end of Friday to an overall fi nish of 38th. mance in the preliminary would carry over Wetmore and Lin were battling hamstring in- into the later relays. juries while Orenstein was suff ering from a “We treated each event individually and bad back. didn’t let it get to us too much,” he said. “A lot of us had to go to many physical Th e relays gave the South Hill squad an therapy sessions throughout the week just opportunity to show its depth, a factor that to be able to compete,” Orenstein said. “We set it apart from its opposition. Th e Bomb- couldn’t train all week.” ers’ 800-meter relay team showed their mix Junior sprinter Joel Trager, who earned all- of young talent and veteran experience. Lin, ECAC honors in the 500-meter run, said the Orenstein, Wetmore and freshman Doug team peaked at the state championships the Koury ran the race, earning all-ECAC honors. previous weekend and some fatigue may have Senior captain Chris Covino said the ca- set in. maraderie between Orenstein and Wetmore “Even though some teams hit their stride Sophomore Anthony Veroline carries the baton Jan. 24 at the Upstate Challenge at Cornell was essential to the success of the relay. around that time in the indoor season, we University. The Bombers will begin their outdoor season March 28 at the Ithaca Invitational. “Th e two of them work great together on did really well the week before at states,” he ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN [the] team, and that propelled us to our sixth- said. “Since a lot of us were running a lot more place fi nish,” he said. than we were used to, the magnitude of all the teams were also feeling fatigued toward the some expectations in their fi nal meet of the in- Orenstein, on the other hand, was not sat- races pushed some of us over the edge, and we end of a long indoor season. Th e Bombers just door season, they will use it as motivation. isfi ed with the team’s performance. started to have hamstring problems.” had to come together as a team and support “We underperformed a little, and we’ll “We probably could have finished sec- Trager said the injuries were not a psycho- each other in order to succeed. prepare even harder for the outdoor season,” ond or third, but we had a few messed-up logical factor in the meet because the other Covino said though the athletes did not meet he said. 26 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, March 19, 2009 Home away from home Reis Tennis Center houses men’s squad during inclement weather conditions

BY ANDREW WEISER players return to South Hill to practice on the STAFF WRITER outdoor courts, easily adapting their play to When it’s freezing outside and wind is yet another location. whipping around campus, the sharp sound “Th e court time [at Cornell] is so valuable of the men’s tennis team perfecting its vol- that you have to use it all for hitting and drills,” leys is missing, and the ball darting back Dunnick said. “In the spring once we’re out- and forth across the net is absent from side it’s completely diff erent, there’s time for Ithaca College’s outdoor tennis courts. But more conditioning.” that doesn’t mean the weather stops the Before the spring season, the team also team from practicing. travels south down to Hilton Head, S.C., dur- Th e Reis Tennis Center at Cornell Univer- ing spring break to compete with several oth- sity houses the only indoor courts in Ithaca, er teams in a neutral setting. With the many so when the conditions outside don’t allow court transitions and notable number of away for the team to properly prepare, the athletes matches, the players are still able to perform move indoors. at a winning level, even when they spend most “It’s our only option if we are going to hit of the season on the road. and prepare for the season,” Head Coach Bill “Th e guys all do pretty well transitioning,” Austin said. Borda said. “But that’s because we’ve had to Th e team primarily uses this time indoors deal with that personally growing up and play- to work on its hitting, while acclimating itself ing high school tennis.” to compete in similar environments. When it comes down to home matches in “We’ve defi nitely been on the Cornell the midst of all the team’s traveling, there are courts a lot more than previous years,” senior still parameters that surround outdoor play, co-captain Andrew Dunnick said. “Th at is go- mainly involving the weather. ing to help us down the line.” The Intercollegiate Tennis Association But for this team, it’s more than just us- has weather requirements that state for a ing time away from campus to practice and match to occur, the temperature must be prepare — it’s what ultimately carries over to above 50 degrees and the wind less than the competition. 20 mph. During the last four seasons, the Because the weather in Ithaca doesn’t al- men’s tennis team has played a total of 84 ways accommodate outdoor play in early matches, 64 of which have been played spring, several home matches can be relocated away from campus, in both indoor and to Cornell. However, the players have learned Junior Andrew Kalicki works on his backhand during the Bombers’ practice Tuesday at the outdoor settings. to anticipate these circumstances. Ithaca College Tennis Courts. The South Hill squad’s home opener is at 5 p.m. today. “Other schools have indoor facilities, so “It doesn’t really aff ect me as a player ALLISON WASSINK/THE ITHACAN it definitely gives us a leg up,” junior Tay- knowing where I am going to play,” sopho- lor Borda said. “Once we transition to the more Josh Rifkin said. “I’m expecting the fi rst an undefeated record on neutral courts “Th e bottom line is that you go in with the outside courts, we’re ready because of that few matches to be at Cornell and the later few this season — is sure to continue to ‘Hoosiers’ mentality,” Austin said. “A court’s a indoor time.” to be at our courts.” build on its success while adapting to court. Th e parameters are such that you play When the weather starts to warm up, the The team — having already posted any environment. with the conditions you got.”

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 The Ithacan 27 bombers to watch

SOPHOMORE KATIE HURLEY WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Hurley picked up nine goals and two assists in the Bombers’ two- game trip to West Palm Beach, Fla., including a career-high fi ve goals in the Bombers’ 19–7 win Friday over Vassar College.

SOPHOMORE DAVID GAL MEN’S LACROSSE

Gal made 15 saves in the Bomb- ers’ 7–6 win over Drew University in San Diego to help the No. 5 Blue and Gold improve to 5–0 Breaking out overall on the season. From left, juniors Krissy Roth and Ian Turner practice break dancing with IC Breakers on Tuesday in the Aerobics Room of the Fitness Center. IC Breakers is a break dancing club that started in 2006 as an offi cially recognized club sport. LAUREN DECICCA/THE ITHACAN

SOPHOMORE the foul line DAVID AHONEN BASEBALL Weird news from the wide world of sports This weekend chaos ensued on Division I basketball Ahonen leads the team in home courts across the country (thus the term March Mad- runs with four in his last fi ve ness). But before No. 1 University of North Carolina fell games and is second on the to No. 22 Florida State University there was another team in batting average, hitting they battle Friday between Utah State University and New .469, and RBIs, with 11, through Mexico State University. While the game itself ended in the Bombers’ fi rst eight games. a 71–70 victory for the Utah State Big Blue, the Big Blue bull mascot took a pounding from New Mexico State’s saidit Pistol Pete. During a time-out with seven seconds remain- ing on the clock, Big Blue ripped off Pistol Pete’s fake mustache. In retaliation, Pistol Pete chased the bull to I didn’t know half-court, jumped on his back and tried by the to take him down to the fl oor. After that it was that numbers failed, he tried to choke the bull big of a deal. before returning to his end line. I thought all 10 — Casey golfers do this. The number of games Musarra the softball team Unni Haskell, a played in a six-day span during spring break 62-year-old native of in Clermont, Fla. See Norway residing in St. 64The number of away or story on page 24. Petersburg, Fla., after neutral matches the men’s she scored a hole-in- tennis team has played dur- one on a 100-yard0-yard hoholele ing the last four seasons. Feb. 25 at CCypressypress See story on page 26. Links in St.. PPetersburgetersburg on her fi rstt hole ever. Haskell hadad been tak- ing golf lessonsessons for two months bbutut had nevneverer play of the week played oonn an actuaactuall coursee and did notot even Chris Carman GAME-WINNING GOAL warmm up. Senior attackman With four seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Men’s Lacrosse the Bombers’ game against Drew University, Carman scored off of an assist from freshman attackman Tom Carman scored the game-winning goal Mongelli to end their spring break trip to California with in the Bombers’ 7–6 win over Drew a perfect record. With a 5–0 overall record, the South University on Thursday to give the Blue Hill squad moved up one spot to fi fth in the nation in and Gold a 5–0 overall record. Monday’s United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III Poll. 28 The Ithacan THIS I SEE Thursday, March 5, 2009

Above: The people that live around and support the resorts in Punta Cana, located on the east coast of the Dominican Republic, are dependent on tourists for work. One small neighborhood produces picture frames that are sold at the resorts in the area. inReal paradise Life

Photo Editor Evan Falk explored the community outside of the resorts during spring break in Punta Cana, a region in the Dominican Republic

PHOTOS BY EVAN FALK PHOTO EDITOR

Above: A man removes fi shing line from his catch on a private beach on the east coast of the city.

Above: A girl plays basketball before she goes to class. There is only one school to support a large section of Punta Cana. The school has two classrooms that teach fi rst through sixth grade.

Left: Students wait in the school yard for class to start. Often foreign investors are necessary to build governmental institutions, such as schools, since most federal funding is focused on the resorts.