CampusTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 20 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Almast takes SA Senate seat after ACJC decision BY JUSTIN TROMBLY OPINIONS EDITOR an attempt to resolve the issue, Anmol Almast sat in the Senate chose to form a selection gallery of the Gowen Room, a committee to appoint a senator little anxious. “Never know how from a field of senior applicants. it’s going to go,” she said with a The body made its decision after half-smile. consulting with ACJC Chief It was Monday, Nov. 1, and the Justice Wesline Manuelpillai sophomore was waiting to take and Senate Election and Rules part in her first official meeting Committee Chair Paul Jaquish. as a Students’ Association (SA) Almast, the next-highest-overall senator—the result of a decision vote-getter in the spring elections, delivered by the All-Campus found that decision unfair—in her Judicial Council (ACJC) three reading of the SA Constitution days prior that ruled on an appeal and Bylaws, the seat ought to have filed by Almast, the first such gone to her. She filed her appeal. appeal since 2010. ACJC heard the case, Almast Almast filed the appeal on Sept. v. Students’ Association Senate, 21, contesting the constitutionality on Friday, Oct. 16 in a two-hour AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER and reasonability of the Senate’s session in the Gowen Room. decision to fill a vacant seat via a Senator and senior David Stark STUDENTS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH ARTS & CRAFTS selection committee. The vacancy represented the Senate. ACJC was the result of SA Vice President released their decision on Friday, Students participated in a variety of activities, including lantern painting, at the ‘Halloween Around the World’ event in the Wilson and senior Melissa Holloway’s Oct. 30. Commons Bridge Lounge on Thursday evening. resignation from the Senate on “The vacant seat must be April 20, after having been elected offered to the candidate with the Trustee to fund iZone to both her current position and next-highest number of votes,” Burdick to a Senate seat. the ACJC decision reads. “If the The Senate was concerned with next-eligible candidate declines renovation in deconstructs the lack of seniors at its table; or is unable to fill the seat, then with Holloway gone, only two the seat must be offered to each Rush Rhees Library financial aid remained, and no other seniors candidate in descending order by BY JULIA CURTIS had run in the spring to take her number of general election votes said. She added that the iZone CONTRIBUTING WRITER place. To the senators, having a until a candidate accepts the seat, will connect students with each process third senior was not only an issue or until there are no more eligible This week, the University of other, give them the resources BY PAMELA ORTEGO of representation, but an issue of candidates.” Rochester Libraries announced to develop skills, form teams, do CONTRIBUTING WRITER adhering to the SA Bylaws. In SEE DECISION PAGE 4 that University trustee Barbara research and find mentors who J. Burger ‘83 has made a $1 can help them take their project On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Dean million commitment to the River to the next level. of College Admission and Campus Libraries to go towards The iZone will be on the first Vice Provost for Enrollment the creation and implementation floor of Rush Rhees Library, Initiatives Jon Burdick hosted of the iZone. where the IT Center (ITS) is “Financial Aid and Fairness,” The iZone is a proposed currently. The ITS Help Desk and an evening workshop addressing renovation project in Rush many of the current workstations the perceived mystery behind Rhees to fill the gap left by will still be in the space. Student financial aid processing. In other programs and offices on feedback, provided by student an effort to engage campus in campus. Dean of the Libraries working groups and open town conversation about the topic, Mary Ann Mavrinac said it hall meetings, was the driving Burdick told students how was a priority throughout the force behind this decision. financial aid calculations work. planning stages not “to duplicate Mavrinac said it was found that Burdick shared the most anything already being done,” students think of the library as basic calculation used when and that with this project, River a comfortable space. According determining a student’s eligibility Campus Libraries intends to give to her, being situated in an for need-based financial aid: “A students the opportunities and established, welcoming location minus B equals C,” where A the resources they need to explore ensures that students without a is the average cost of annual and develop their ideas. business background will still attendance, B is the amount When taking on have the opportunity to apply parents or guardians can spend entrepreneurial projects, some of their entrepreneurial spirit. and C is the eligibility for An entrepreneurial mentality financial aid that a student AARON SCHAFFER / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the main questions for students are “how to form a team, how extends beyond business; more might have. Sophomore Anmol Almast argues her case during the ACJC hearing on Oct. 16. to get the skills [they] need to generally, it’s about finding Burdick continued to explain Following ACJC’s decision, Almast was offered the Senate seat, which she accepted. see an idea through,” Mavrinac SEE IZONE PAGE 3 SEE WORKSHOP PAGE 3 INSIDE A GUIDE TO UR TECH: REVIEWING FIELD HOCKEY WINS WASHINGTON, D.C. THE APPLE TV LAST GAME OF SEASON THIS CT Wondering what the best places Parsa Lotfi reviews the Apple The UR field hockey team to visit in Washington, D.C. are? TV in his weekly UR Tech ended its season with five This guide has all the answers. column. straight wins and will be proceeding to finals. CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR PAGE 11 HUMOR PAGE 7 FEATURES PAGE 15 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 WEEKEND FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY AM Showers/Wind Cloudy Mostly Sunny High 68, Low 44 High 51, Low 36 High 49, Low 32 Chance of rain: 30% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 0% PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Craigslist seller scams UR student AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER BY SAM PASSANISI STUDENTS CELEBRATE 'HALLOWEEN AROUND THE WORLD' NEWS EDITOR fire extinguisher in the laundry A student gets her face painted by a member of Creative Arts Club in the Wilson Commons Bridge Lounge on the 1. On Nov. 2 at 12:30 p.m., room. A check of the area evening of Thursday, Oct. 29. a student reported they had determined there was no lost several thousand dollars legitimate reason for anyone while trying to buy a car from to have used the extinguisher. THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS a Craigslist seller. The student No one was located in the reported that everything area when officers arrived. The THURSDAY appeared to be “kosher,” smoke alarms were cleaned NOVEMBER 5 including the VIN of the car out and the alarm was reset. ‘TOYS, TRINKETS AND PHOTOGRAPHS’ ACTIVE MINDS SPEAKER: MEG HUTCHINSON for sale. As the sale proceeded, Nothing in the room appeared RIVER CAMPUS SAGE ART CENTER, 4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. HOYT AUDITORIUM, 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. the student realized some damaged. Environmental “Toys, Trinkets and Photographs,” designed and Singer-songwriter, poet and recording artist Meg produced by Eastman senior Nikki Joshi, features Hutchinson will speak about her life with bipolar of the documents the seller Services was notified to clean the unexpected rhythms of everyday objects and disorder. Tickets are $3 for students, $4 for faculty was providing appeared to be the area. photography installations. and staff and $5 otherwise at the Common Market. fake. The student requested his money back and the seller Car hits pedestrian in FRIDAY agreed to pay back the money College Town NOVEMBER 6 on a certain date. However, AFTER HOURS: THE 2016 ELECTION EASTMAN BROADBAND that did not happen. The 3. On Oct. 29 at 6:54 p.m., STRONG AUDITORIUM, 8:00 P.M. EASTMAN EAST HATCH RECITAL HALL, 4:00 P.M - 6:00 P.M. student contacted PayPal, who Public Safety and Rochester After Hours A Cappella brings the excitement and This event features pieces from members of had issued the cash cards used Police Department (RPD) drama of the 2016 election to UR, featuring politicians Eastman’s composition department, and is free and in the transaction, and found officers responded to the performing songs by Echosmith, Mumford and Sons, open to the public. they had been emptied. The report of a pedestrian struck ZZ Ward and more. Tickets are $7 for students and student never received the car by a vehicle. 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