MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 / VOLUME 146, ISSUE 10 Campus Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Remembering Joshua Luo Neon Trees Wows After Wait By SHWETA KOUL PUBLISHER “#notyourtypicalasianvio- linst. Aspiring hyperpoly- glot. Triple-sword swash- buckler.” These words introduce Josh Luo’s Facebook pro- file, a personal mission statement. In his picture, he stands with a bright smile in front of a foggy Golden Gate bridge. That smile, friends re- called, was something Luo always brought. “He doesn’t really stop smiling,” sophomore Ilene Kang, the cellist in his quintet, said. “In awkward or tense situations, he also smiles.” “I’ve looked through all of our group messages, past group emails, and he was always so enthusiastic and positive,” she added. Whether it was Luo prac- ticing his violin for hours, learning languages common and endangered, or fencing ELISSA MOY / UR PHOTO foil, friends and family re- Lead singer Tyler Glenn of the Neon Trees (shown above) performed with the rest of his band on UR’s annual Dandelion Day. member his usual positive demeanor. By WIL AIKEN “He was very quiet,” MANAGING EDITOR sophomore Yeahyun Son said. “He kept to himself, They braved the cold, the but he made a show of col- of the evening, harmoniz- from Spotify,” he said, be- but you could tell there was rain, the mud, and a two- lapsing during some of his ing with Glenn several fore flipping them and the a fire within him.” hour delay. By the time numbers. At one point, he times throughout, includ- rest of the crowd off as he Luo, a UR sophomore, things finally got going, conducted the audience ing a cover of the Human sang “Animals.” died on March 28, 2019. He students attending the Dan- in song. Later, he crowd Leageu’s “Don’t You Want His semi-joking frustra- was 20. The Pennsylvania delion Day performances surfed. Me”. tion with the students be- State Police confirmed the cause of death as suicide. were very, very ready. In short, the name of the For a performer willing came something of a run- Although quiet, his in- Clearly, so was Neon game was energy. Glenn to give so much energy to ning gag for the show. volvement on campus spoke Trees. From the first song came prepared. the audience, Glenn made “This song goes out to volumes. to the last, lead singer Ty- Neon Trees is a band, it clear he expected some- those assholes in the cor- Joshua Zhixiang Luo was ler Glenn strutted and spun of course, and Glenn gave thing back. A contingent ner who go to your school,” born on February 20, 1999 around the stage. He never credit where it was due to responded by chanting “Ev- he said before beginning in Los Angeles, California, slipped on the stage like his bandmates. Drummer erybody Talks.” a song called “I Love You to parents Roger and Weiy- he said he probably would Elaine Bradley might have “You don’t gotta sing the (But I Hate Your Friends.)” ing Luo. (“my ass is gonna break”), been the biggest surprise one song of ours you know In addition to being hy- In 2001, Luo and his fam- ily moved to New Jersey. SEE CONCERT PAGE 10 Neighbors walked by the New Jersey home, waving to two small children with Half-Day Senior Week Ticket Sales are Improvement, Says WCSA bowl cuts scurrying across By HAILIE HIGGINS friend Amanda at 7:30 a.m., people. ing the number of cash OPINIONS EDITOR the lawn. a half an hour before ticket The organizers of the registers from one to three, Those children were Luo sales were scheduled to be- event — 2019 Class Coun- although according to stu- and his younger sister, Seniors queued up early gin,” senior Melanie De- cil and Wilson Commons dents only two were used Valery. on Friday, April 19 for Se- Jong said. “Four and a half Student Activities — claim for the majority of the day. One of Valery’s earliest nior Week tickets — only to hours later, we were still in this to be the most efficient The planners also chose one memories of her brother was spend half their day waiting of the two sitting in buckets line. I only barely made the year yet. time when all tickets would in line that barely moved. pretending to drive cars. 12:25 bus to Eastman for “The actual data shows go on sale, in lieu of stag- Four years later they With over 1,000 students my viola lesson.” that more tickets were sold gered ticket sales, to stop moved again, to Media, in the class of 2019, long Tickets went on sale for in less time than in all previ- students from having to line Pennsylvania. Valery de- waits were to be expected, 15 different events. Some, ous years,” WSAC wrote in up repeatedly. scribed how she and Luo but many expressed frustra- such as yoga, have only 50 an email to Campus Times. But some tickets are more often organized elaborate tion at the line’s slow pace. tickets for sale, whereas the WSAC also mentioned coveted than others. events there. “I got in line with my Senior Ball anticipates 650 improvements like increas- According to Senior Week SEE OBIT PAGE 5 SEE LINES PAGE 2 INSIDE MORPHINE IN GENDER NEUTRAL RICE CREW THE ULTIMATE HUTCH CLOTHING SHOWCASE CLUB SPORT THIS CT PAGE 4 FEATURES PAGE 9 OPINIONS PAGE 11 CULTURE PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 Senior Week Lines Stall LINES FROM PAGE 1 wanted — but they also left two- to-four hours later than expected. Events Chair Julia Fraser, “[Waiting in line] was an ex- previous years saw tickets for perience, for sure,” DeJong said. the Local Brewery Tasting and “But from the sound of it, they Day at the Vineyard sell out hadn’t run out of any tickets By quickly, and students with this the end of [the frst day]. I could in mind hurried to get there be- have slept in, waited in line for a fore 8 a.m., fearful of not Being half an hour, and gotten the same aBle to attend all the events they thing.” wanted. Fraser, a senior herself, said “I think the problem was com- that she is sympathetic to the stu- pounded By the fact that so many dents who had to wait so long. students decided to show up at “However, we are incrediBly the same time, But what can you excited for Senior Week Events do aBout that?” DeJong said. and cannot wait for the Class of “We were worried the tickets 2019 to attend these events,” she would sell out, so we got there added. as close to the opening time as Senior week tickets are still we thought would be reason- available (with no lines) at the WILL SEALANDER / CONTRIBUTING WRITER able. I assume all the other stu- Common Market, and go on sale dents in line were thinking the to non-senior undergraduates in AFRICA BUSINESS CONFERENCE EXPLORES CONTINENT'S POTENTIAL same thing.” May. The second annual business conference, April 27, empowered African entrepreneurs to own the narrative of their Most students walked away Higgins is a member of continent. with passes to all the events they the Class of 2022. PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Sidelined - Athletic Center(1) APRIL 22—Two students reported being injured while playing basketball. They declined medical treatment. TAKE YOUR WRITING Rear Window - Wilson Blvd (2) 1 APRIL 24—A vehicle parked on Wilson Blvd was TO THE NEXT LEVEL. the victim of a home run during a baseball game, when the suspect ball hit it’s rear window and 3 Clawed Caper - Alpha Delta Phi (3) APRIL 25—Sometime between 4/23/19 at 11:00 BUILD YOUR RESUME and 4/24/19, an unknown person(s) took a case of lobster tails from the freezer. 2 OR PORTFOLIO. Fire investigation- Goergen APRIL 25— It was reported that sparks were coming from multiple electric outlets. Rochester Fire Dept responded and the area was checked and the system reset. MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS TUESDAY | APRIL 30 THURSDAY | MAY 2 LET’S TALK: ESL CONVERSATION HOUR ZEN MEDITATION GROUP FREDERICK DOUGLASS COMMONS 305, 5:00PM-6:00PM INTERFAITH CHAPEL, SANCTUARY, 5:30PM-7:00PM Join the Language Center for ESL conversation The Zen Buddhist Group invites you to join their hours. This is an informal conversation session for weekly meditation sessions. Come if you’re inter- WRITE FOR THE CT. those who speak English as a second language. ested in Buddhism, and would like to learn more. COMIC CON CHEMISTRY HARRISON HOWE AWARD RUSH RHEES LIBRARY, LAM SQUARE, 11:00AM-4:00PM ROBERT B. GOERGEN HALL, SLOAN AUDITORIUM River Campus Libraries invites you to UR Comic 7:30PM-8:30PM Con. At this event, there will be free items, chanc- A lecture: “Megalibraries: Discovering New Materi- es to win prizes and other fun activities. als and Cellular Functions” will be given by Chad A. Mirkin. WEDNESDAY| MAY 1 FRIDAY | MAY 3 JUST DANCE AND DOUGHNUTS STUDY BREAK! CHEMISTRY SENIOR THESIS POSTER HAVENS LOUNGE, HAVENS LOUNGE, 4:00PM-7:00PM SESSION 2019 It’s the last day of classes, so come celebrate with ROBERT B. GOERGEN HALL, MUNNERLYN ATRIUM your fellow classmates. There will be games running 2:00PM-3:30PM of “Just Dance!” and free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts This is an annual event which highlights the re- for those that attend.