THURSDAY,Campus DECEMBER 10, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 23 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Students safe after kidnapping; six suspects in custody

BY SAM PASSANISI 11:32 p.m. noted that the two NEWS EDITOR students had been located. At a press conference on the UR seniors Ani Okeke Ewo evening of Dec. 6, University and Nicholas Kollias, whose President Joel Seligman said, kidnapping this weekend “There is a collective sense of made national news, are safe relief tonight that all of us feel. and recovering after being This could have turned out in rescued by a Rochester Police a very different way.” Department (RPD) SWAT Rochester Police Chief team on Sunday, Dec. 6. Ewo Michael Ciminelli explained and Kollias had been reported that, through a joint missing at around 6:30 p.m. investigation by RPD and on Dec. 5 in a vehicle with an DPS, “We determined that Illinois license plate. They were these students were forcibly ultimately held captive for more abducted; they were being held than 30 hours in a residence at against their will.” 22 Harvest Street, in northeast Ciminelli went on to explain Rochester. that after observing the location, An email sent by UR the SWAT team entered the Department of Public Safety residence using what he referred (DPS) to the University to as a “dynamic entry” and community at 5:20 p.m. on rescued the students. No one Dec. 6 notified students that was injured during the rescue, Ewo and Kollias had been he added. reported missing, and requested Neither student had sustained that anyone with relevant life-threatening injuries, JUSTIN TROMBLY / OPINIONS EDITOR HEADSHOTS COURTESY OF PUBLIC SAFETY information contact DPS. although one of the students Above left: The residence at 22 Harvest Street, where Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias were held this weekend. A follow-up email sent at SEE KIDNAPPING PAGE 4 Top right: Ani Okeke Ewo. Bottom right: Nicholas Kollias. SA cuts Hoeing, Gilbert evacuated Drug dealer robbery in funding for in pre-dawn fire Brooks Crossing lands BY PAMELA ORTEGO yearbook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER network rather than an actual fire. UR student in jail Although the fire had not future A small fire broke out on the spread from the trash can, the BY ANGELA LAI first floor of Hoeing Residential sprinklers had been activated in NEWS EDITOR said, the student let the four uncertain Hall on Nov. 20 at around 2:30 the bathroom as well as in three of drug dealers in and they all a.m. Many students living in the closest rooms, causing about An off-campus UR student headed up to the seventh floor. BY AMANDA MARQUEZ Hoeing evacuated upon hearing an inch of water to accumulate who allegedly orchestrated a A few minutes later, the three CONTRIBUTING WRITER the fire alarm go off, and went in each room. Six students were robbery of four drug dealers in individuals who committed the to neighboring dorm buildings directly affected by this incident as Brooks Crossing was arrested robbery were let in by a student This October, the UR Students’ Crosby, Burton, Lovejoy and some of their personal belongings, and charged with multiple who was exiting the building. Association (SA) Government Tiernan. The evacuation period including their textbooks and felonies on Saturday, Nov. 28. “The three individuals who defunded Interpres, UR’s only lasted approximately two hours shoes, were damaged by the According to UR Department committed the robbery were a organization that designs and before the students were allowed water. The smoke had also spread of Public Safety (DPS) Chief few minutes behind them and publishes an annual yearbook to return to their dormitories. throughout the first floor. Unable Mark Fischer, this student burst into the room while they for students to purchase in The fire was started by a cigarette to remain in their flooded rooms, allegedly “dealt with, on a regular were allegedly conducting a drug remembrance of their college that had been thrown out in the the students were approached by basis, four marijuana dealers in deal,” Fischer explained. “There experience. The organization was trash can of the men’s restroom Resident Advisors (RAs) and their the city of Rochester. He called was physical force used.” established in 1850. on the first floor of Hoeing. peers, who provided them with them, and had them come to While no students were The defunding came as a shock Upon witnessing the fire, another somewhere to sleep for the night. Brooks Crossing, where three injured, one of the drug dealers to members of the Interpres student immediately pulled a fire “Considering how much other individuals that he had was struck in the head with a Yearbook when they were notified alarm, waking the residents of damage could have been done, conspired with then robbed hammer and another person was in September, as they were in the Hoeing, who left the building we were lucky,” Hoeing RA and those four individuals.” struck with what was believed process of brainstorming for the while Public Safety responded. sophomore Niru Murali said. It is unknown how the student, to be a candle. Both victims 2015-2016 edition. Thirty minutes after the fire alarm Murali shared her appreciation who lives off-campus, gained were transported to Strong “We were notified by email and sounded in Hoeing, the alarm in for the patience, efficiency entry to Brooks Crossing. After Memorial Hospital, and were Gilbert also went off, this time he got into the building, Fischer SEE YEARBOOK PAGE 3 caused by a glitch in the wire SEE FIRE PAGE 4 SEE ROBBERY PAGE 4 INSIDE ‘YERMA’ FINALS ARE UPON US WENDY’S COLLEGE CLASSIC THIS CT Jesse Bernstein reviews the The most stressful time of the UR men’s and women’s Federico Garcia-Lorca play, year is upon us; lighten up with basketball competed this performed by the International Scott Mistler-Ferguson’s article. weekend in the Wendy’s Theater Program. The play runs College Classic tournament. until Dec. 12.

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It is our policy to correct all erroneous information as quickly as possible. If you believe you have a correction, please email [email protected]. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Interpres on probation, will not publish yearbook this year YEARBOOK FROM PAGE 1 organization, but were unable were so surprised,” Interpres copy to completely do so because SA editor Chirlien Pang said in an placed them on probation. interview. Interpres advisor Jennelle Hart Pang was, however, aware that explained in an email, “The Interpres was in a critical state. budget for 2015-2016 school “The publicity for Interpres isn’t year was submitted with a new great. Many people don’t know business model. Interpres would that we sell yearbooks in the first no longer have a contract to place,” she said. “The company purchase a set amount of books. that we order the yearbooks from It was to be switched to a pre- order model, only printing and purchasing what was already paid According to Pang, for, plus about two dozen extra SA had suggested that to sell during commencement weekend, which has always Interpres cover and been successful. This cut the subsidy request substantially. photograph school The group went from a budget events and post them of thousands of dollars to less than $700. However, because online following the they were coming off of a ‘bad format of a blog or an year’ the group was not given the opportunity to try this business electronic yearbook. model.” Members of Interpres were upset by SA’s decision, but IMAGES COURTESY OF RIVER CAMPUS LIBRARIES requires that we order a certain Pang said they understand that number of them, regardless of college yearbooks are becoming TENTATIVE DESIGNS RELEASED FOR LIBRARY RENOVATION whether we can sell all of them a thing of the past. She noted Top: The design for Evans Lam Square incorporates one wall of multi-function cubicles and collaborative workspaces. or not. In the past several years that “yearbooks are becoming Above: The current draft of the floor plan for Lam Square features study tables, computer desks and kiosks. Coordinator of we haven’t been selling enough, obsolete because of technology. the Digital Academy Rochelle Mazar wrote that “the furniture layout is still very tentative.” The draft designs were revealed at a which has put our organization Why would anyone want to River Campus Libraries press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 1. in debt. We even tried to reduce buy a yearbook if you aren’t the number of yearbooks ordered, guaranteed to see yourself in it but that still resulted in us having and can easily relive your college Shuttle routes to be Au Bon many copies left over.” experience through Instagram, Interpres staff writer and Facebook and other social media updated in January designer Caleb Krieg functions platforms?” Pain cafes BY SAM PASSANISI as the liaison between Interpres Junior Kelsey Csumitta agreed NEWS EDITOR of the most under-served stops, close and SA. In an interview, Krieg with Pang. When asked in and that the new route would an interview if she thought said “Basically what happened The Gold and Silver Line address that problem. BY SHAELYN RHINEHART college yearbooks were outdated, was that we were told SA no shuttle routes will change next SA also plans to survey students CONTRIBUTING WRITER Csumitta said, “Yeah, I don’t longer has enough funding for semester, with the new routes regarding the Green Line, buy them, but I would have yearbook, and I told them that going into effect on the first day Frederick said. The Green Line’s On Friday, Nov. 20, many considered it for senior year just we as an organization were not of classes in January. Working Tuesday and Wednesday routes hungry students walked to to be able to look back at everyone there to make profit, but to with Director of Transportation changed this semester, adding URMC, only to be faced with we graduated with. Even then break even. I had a small meeting and Parking Management Hugh stops at College Town, Tops Plaza the news that both locations of I wouldn’t really care if I got with Brian Leu, SA’s Policy and Kierig, Students’ Association (SA) and Costco instead of Walmart. the Au Bon Pain (ABP) cafe had one or not. I feel like Rochester Review Chair, and Zeina Elhaj, government surveyed the student Average ridership on the Green closed their doors for good. The Facebook groups for alumni are SA’s Treasurer, about the Policy body last month and found that Line dropped by about 50 percent abrupt announcement was met just as good.” and Review hearing. After the students were mostly in favor of this semester, he noted, possibly with confusion. Interpres’ probationary period hearing, they told me that we have the changes. due to competition from the Blue Regarding its closure, responses will last until the end of the to create and sell a yearbook with Starting in January, the Line, which also stops at College from students on campus have semester. Their status as an SA- no funding which is impossible.” shuttle routes will follow Town on weekdays. While most largely been negative. “ABP was recognized organization will According to Pang, SA had Intercampus Drive rather than other shuttles are funded by the a crucial part of my campus life. remain unknown until a follow- suggested that Interpres cover and Wilson Boulevard, stopping at University, the Green Line is It was an escape from campus up hearing is held next semester. photograph school events and Towers before continuing on to entirely funded by SA, making the food that still allowed me to use Marquez is a member of post them online following the Library Road and ITS. Associate efficiency of the route a priority declining,” sophomore Mattison the class of 2017. format of a blog or an electronic Director of Transportation for SA for them. Flakus said. yearbook. Interpres was on Government and junior Chadrick The newest shuttle, the College A common theme among board with restructuring their Frederick noted that Towers is one SEE SHUTTLES PAGE 4 SEE CAFE PAGE 4

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Jason Altabet Cindy Molina Jordan Brown Pamela Ortego Caroline Callahan-Floeser Aurek Ransom Brian Caputo Angela Remus Julia Curtis Ryan Rubenzahl Farkhod Davrenov Jamie Rudd Dani Douglass Rachael Sanguinetti Adam Kadir Aaron Schaffer Raaga Kanakam Sarah Teitelman Rachel Kaplan Justin Trombly Allie Konzel Saad Usmani Amanda Marquez Xiao (Anna) Wang Julianne McAdams Lucy Wu Valid through December 31, 2015 PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 Students say, ‘au revoir’ to Au Bon Pain CAFE FROM PAGE 3 explained the situation. “The “would be placed in other of all.” open a high-end cafe in the space students’ responses is the negative closing was the result of a mutual positions within the University.” Though disheartened by ABP’s vacated by Au Bon Pain,” he impact its closure has on their decision between the University In the case of workers who worked departure, students are already explained. “We’re also working dining options. “Students who and the restaurant’s operator directly for Healthy Choice, looking to the future of those on plans to convert the [Medical spend most of their life in Hutch, to discontinue their business they were offered opportunities spaces. Sophomore Devin Marino Research Building] location into a Goergen or Carlson have very relationship.” The deciding to apply for different positions said he hopes that “they replace very comfortable, sit-down coffee limited eating options now, factors were based off “a dispute within the University. both the ABP’s with two different venue.” He finished by saying because Pura Vida doesn’t have about the terms of the contract Although ABP’s closure came restaurants,” adding that “it seems that they were “eager to make enough food to feed the whole between the University and as a shock to students and strange to have two of the same a formal announcement about Carlson library and students Healthy Choice, the business other customers, it was not so cafes in the Med Center, instead both locations,” and that students are too lazy to go to Danforth entity operating Au Bon Pain, unexpected to University officials, of using those spaces to allow should expect more information or Douglass,” sophomore Jess [and it] was resolved in November as the dispute occurred over a more variety in the food options.” in the near future. Occhiogrosso said. Sophomore with a mutual decision to end the period of several months. “The According to DiFrancesco, the Rhinehart is a member of Devon Foggio agreed, offering business relationship.” decision had the unanimous URMC already has ideas for the the class of 2018. the opinion that its closure was When considering what would support of appropriate University future of those spaces. “We’re “very inconvenient for those who happen to the full and part-time and Medical Center leadership,” currently working on plans to work in the Med Center.” employees who worked at the DiFrancesco said. Despite Associate Vice President for two ABP locations, DiFrancesco students’ disappointment, they Communications at the Medical stated that the University took remain “confident that the Center Christopher DiFrancesco steps to ensure that the workers decision was in the best interests SA, Transportation Student Abduction of two collaborate to improve suspended, students was a shuttle service SHUTTLES FROM PAGE 3 College Town businesses remains ‘directed event’ Town Express, has also been “a very strong possibility.” charged and In the meantime, “the College KIDNAPPING FROM PAGE 1 the details of the crime because funded by the University since it the investigation is ongoing. was introduced in October 2014. Town Express will be fully funded arrested had been shot in the leg. Doorley noted that releasing Earlier this semester, Kierig was and operational for next semester Seligman sent an email to additional information at this unsure whether that funding using the current schedule and ROBBERY FROM PAGE 1 the University community on time could be “detrimental to would continue into the Spring hours of operation,” Kierig said, treated and released. There were no Wednesday, Dec. 9, elaborating the investigation.” 2016 semester, prompting SA and funding for the route will significant injuries. on the kidnapping and Regarding the kidnapping, to begin researching alternative continue through at least the end The student was arrested and surrounding circumstances. In Ciminelli and Seligman both gave sources of funding. They reached of the Spring 2016 semester. He charged with two counts of robbery, the email, Seligman expressed reassurances that the situation is out to College Town business noted that, based on ridership two counts of assault and two counts gratitude to RPD and Monroe not believed to have been present tenants, who could conceivably data for the shuttles, the College of grand larceny for a total of six County District Attorney a threat to other UR students. pay for the line as a way to Town Express is UR’s third most felonies, Fischer said. The criminal Sandra Doorley, before quoting Ewo and Kollias were not bring student customers to their popular route, averaging 40 case is being investigated by the a press release from the District abducted from UR property, and doorsteps. people per hour. Rochester Police Department, and Attorney’s office that detailed Ciminelli described the crime as Frederick admitted that the Kierig reminded students that the student, who made his $15,000 the arrests of suspects in the a “directed event” in which Ewo response from College Town the Department of Transportation bail, was suspended from UR. kidnapping. and Kollias had been specifically businesses has not been favorable. and Parking Management is Fisher cautioned students, On Tuesday, Doorley wrote, targeted for abduction. Not all of the businesses in College “always looking for input from “Unless you know for a fact that “six individuals were arraigned According to an article Town cater to students, he said, users,” and that students can use the individual is a student and is on felony charges related to published Wednesday by and even the ones that do have their online comment forms to supposed to be in the residence hall, the abduction.” Dennis Perez the Rochester Democrat & been hesitant to fund a shuttle provide feedback. SA’s Green don’t hold the door. Let the person (age 24), Lydell Strickland (age Chronicle, Strickland has line. Many of the shops are new, Line survey will be conducted who’s behind you use their own ID. 26), Samantha Hughes (age previously been convicted of drug and may not yet have the resources next semester. If you can’t avoid letting someone 21) and Leah Gigliotti (age 20) possession, and was previously for it. Kierig, meanwhile, said that Passanisi is a member of in the building just because you’re were charged with first-degree accused of weapons possession. partial funding of the route by the class of 2017. going out and they grab it from kidnapping, which is a Class The motives of the kidnappers you but you know that they don’t A felony. Ruth M. Lora (age had not been revealed at press belong in the building, give Public 21) and Inalia Rolldan (age 19) time, and Ciminelli would not Safety a call and we’ll come over were charged with second-degree comment on whether drugs had Fire and flooding on and check it out.” kidnapping, a Class B felony. been involved. Lai is a member of Doorley reiterated, as had both Passanisi is a member of Res Quad prompt the class of 2018. Ciminelli and Seligman, that the class of 2017. they could not discuss many of evacuation of dorms FIRE FROM PAGE 1 fire alarm. Other students who evacuated were under the same for the patience, efficiency impression when first awakened

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Campus Times. involved, including the first freshman Janice Huang stated, responders, students and ResLife “My initial reaction was mixed staff. She added, “In the future, with annoyance and awe at how the importance of leaving the someone’s alarm could be that building and making sure your loud. My roommate and I tried

Join the roommates are out of the building our hardest to go back to sleep should be reiterated, but overall, until finally we checked outside it was handled quickly.” and saw the fire alarm lights. Some students who attempted Grumpily, we took what we to ignore the noise of the alarm needed and exited the building were prompted to leave their for what seemed like a whole rooms only because of their night.” roommates, Hoeing resident Murali also gave a statement and freshman Victor Zhang said. as to what she believes may be ­ — we guarantee it. “When the fire alarm went off, a potential hazard in the future. my roommates and I weren’t “It’s going to get cold this winter, sure if it was real or not. But I and people are going to want to figured it wouldn’t be a drill at smoke inside the building, and 2:30 in the morning so I forced that is unacceptable.” my roommate out of bed because Public Safety is still investigating I wasn’t about to let him die.” this event to ensure that similar Not all of the students left their incidents are avoided in the rooms that morning, however. future. Those who stayed thought that Ortego is a member the noise was coming from a of the class of 2019. student’s alarm clock, not the THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 5 OPINIONS EDITORIAL OBSERVER LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: example, we are told that “in This article highlights Question legacies I am writing in regards to Ms. most classes, only about 50 the perils of publishing Raaga Kanakam’s article, “Ten percent or less of the grade has “advice” articles that are one so esteemed in the eye of Tips for Getting Your Grades been accounted for” by mid- poorly researched, or without history. As one columnist for Up,” which was published in November. This may be true, appropriate expertise from the Washington Post wrote, the Nov. 12 issue. I applaud but unless Ms. Kanakam has the author. Academic advising because King’s adultery did not Ms. Kanakam’s intention to calculated this statistic herself is not a matter to be taken come to light during his most provide much-needed support (again, no indication that this lightly, and even if this article pivotal years of activism, “[he] for students as finals approach; occurred), the statement is just had been published in the was saved from ignominy. He however, her lack of research an unfounded claim. Opinions section, it is possible was preserved for greatness.” and expertise are cause for Much of the advice that Ms. that students will rely [on] BY ANGELA REMUS Should the same argument be concern. Kanakam provides is merely her it without consulting their made for Wilson? PUBLISHER Journalists, whether students own opinion. Advising students academic advisors or professors. Likely not, as flaws and or professional, have a duty to that their “best resource” There is no shortage of experts “As every Princetonian racism are as much a part ensure that the information for extra help is “going to on academic success at [UR], knows, [Woodrow] Wilson left of Wilson’s legacy as his they present is not only the Center for Excellence in and Ms. Kanakam should a lasting imprint on [Princeton leadership. The Princeton accurate, but from a credible Teaching and Learning” is a have consulted at least one University], and while much students are right: as Princeton source. From the byline, there bold statement, and in the before publishing this article. of his record had a very student Wilglory Tanjong is no indication that Ms. context of this article, a matter Over the past few years, I have positive impact on the shaping wrote in a column for the Kanakam has expertise, or of opinion. Similarly, keeping read several “advice” articles of modern Princeton, his Daily Princeton, “[Princeton’s] even experience, in providing a clean room and “not having along these lines, and I urge record on race is disturbing,” past was white-centered, academic advice to college to trip on cords or clothes” Campus Times to ensure that its Princeton University President white-focused and plagued students. In addition, she does may help Ms. Kanakam relax articles are well-researched and Christopher Eisgruber wrote with white supremacist not (at any point) identify and get better grades, but who credible. recently in a letter to campus ideology.” While this historical the sources from which she is to say this will help others Sincerely, protestors. In the wake of reality cannot be removed, has received information. For succeed? Jamie Sokol ‘05 student protests nationwide the removal of Wilson’s name over racial disparities and would be a potent symbol for ‘NO COMMENT’ their manifestations on those students from minority college campuses, the debate backgrounds. had arrived at Princeton But, removing Wilson’s It has to stop in full force. Among the name might not be the most critiques of student protestors productive option. The no longer be ignored. When I was a senior in high were Wilson’s racism, and Woodrow Wilson School Erickson’s reaction, while school, I spent a few months the students called for the of Public and International obviously violent and childish, interning at a gun control removal of his name from the Affairs touts its namesake is fairly typical of conservative nonprofit. I had only been university. for the educational mission rhetoric in this “War on there a few days when I made The President’s letter he established and his Guns.” It was only two years an apparently grave mistake—I continued, “I believe it is accomplishments in ago when Mark Kessler, used the term “gun control.” appropriate to engage our government; why not also the then police chief of a My superiors took me aside community in a careful include references to and little town in Pennsylvania, to let me know that I should exploration of this legacy.” discussions of the ways in BY JESSE BERNSTEIN released a widely viewed present myself as supporting video of himself finishing off “gun violence prevention,” Here, the president captures which some of his public COLUMNIST a larger problem—many policies did a great disservice a profanity-laden rant against not “gun control.” Dozens of don’t know the racist legacy to one demographic of our Last Saturday, a man shot gun control, John Kerry and studies have shown that people that Wilson leaves. More nation’s population? Wilson’s a newspaper. Erick Erickson, the U.N. by screaming, “Come react negatively to the term problematic than continuing legacy could become not only a pundit and editor-in-chief and take it, motherfuckers,” “gun control” and that even to honor Wilson for his one of greatness but also a of a blog called RedState, and firing an assault rifle for if people agreed with some of contributions to Princeton reminder to all students in posted a picture on Instagram about five seconds. While the basic tenets, the term turns University is omitting a the school to ensure that in of a bullet-riddled copy of these outbursts are anecdotal, them off immediately. Too conversation about his flaws. their future careers in public The New York Times, with a the sentiment behind them is many years of conservative Wilson opposed the efforts and international affairs, they caption featuring such gems widespread. vitriol toward the term, they of civil rights leaders. Wilson should learn from Wilson’s as: “The United States suffered “They’re coming to take told me, had made it toxic. advocated for segregation. example—an example of both its worst terrorist attacks since your guns.” That’s been the It has to stop. I refuse to Following his election, what to do and what not to September 11 and the New inane refrain for years now, tiptoe around the fact the Wilson dismissed 15 of 17 do. York Times’ response is that and it’s as misguided as the United States of America black supervisors previously More powerful than effacing all law-abiding citizens need day it was first uttered. Gun remains, to paraphrase The appointed to federal jobs and Wilson’s legacy is bringing their guns taken away. Screw control isn’t about trampling Onion, the only developed reinstated segregation in some his multiple legacies—both them”; “I hope everyone will on American liberties, country where mass shootings federal offices. These realities the good and the racist—to join me in posting pictures storming American homes to regularly happen. The are certainly a glaring flaw in light. We are better served of bulletholes in the New snatch the guns away or even gun discussion is getting his largely lauded legacy. by challenging ourselves to York Times editorial”; and about the Constitution. The buried under a mountain Wilson is not alone in the grapple with the reality of “#pewpew.” issue is beyond constitutional. of lies, half-truths and mixed nature of his legacy. an imperfect figure than of Erickson decided to put his It’s a matter of national political grandstanding— Martin Luther King, Jr., for eliminating it. superior marksmanship on full security. “We need more good guys example, committed adultery, Remus is a member of display in response to a front- There is simply no reason with guns! Teachers should a less than admirable trait in the class of 2016. page article in The Times. to sell or own the types of keep handguns next to the The article in question was an guns that are being found construction paper and lefty editorial titled, “End the Gun on the bodies and in the scissors! It’s a government Epidemic in America.” The homes of so many mass plot! Bad guys will find guns Thanks to everyone who last time the Times put an murderers in this country. anyway! It’s the Muslims!”— contributed op-eds editorial on the front page, the The perpetrators of the San and, in this age of polarization, year was 1920, and it was in Bernardino attack legally it’s only going to get more this past year. protest of the GOP’s decision purchased semi-automatic difficult to come together and to pick soon-to-be president rifles beforehand, and then pass meaningful legislation. Warren G. Harding as their easily modified the arms to There’s no doubt—fewer Ifran Bashir Joseph Orman candidate for the upcoming become fully automatic. The guns equals fewer deaths. No Jesse Bernstein Rebekah Paster election (“Harding […] is the Planned Parenthood shooter legislation is going to be perfect, Kevin Connell Gracie Peters fine and perfect flower of the reportedly used an AK-47 on and no one’s predicting that cowardice and imbecility of the his victims. What possible we’d see immediate change. But, Amy Esplain Tamar Prince Senatorial cabal that charged legal use could a civilian unlike throwing up our hands or Anna Garvey Jake Sehnert itself with the management of have for that weapon? Gun shooting some ink and paper, it Rachel Goldberg Zachary Taylor the Republican convention”). and hunting culture are each would be a sign that our leaders Muhammad Hadi Lucas Troadec This decision was newsworthy viable and real, but when a actually care that policies (or Manan Hora C.J. Van Huben on its own, which seemed hobby necessitates handling lack thereof) are killing people. Yoenia Krokova Josh Veronica to be the point—that the a deadly weapon or killing Remember to vote. “epidemic,” as The Times animals for sport, it’s fair game Bernstein is a member of Daniel Livingston Stephen Wegman editorial board put it, could to question its fundamentals. the class of 2018. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 FEATURES UR TECH The bare necessities of life will come to you

BY PARSA LOTFI Final situation: You are a student with no car, have no PHOTO EDITOR friends who have cars and you’ve either missed all the buses to How convenient would it be go shopping for groceries or if, with a couple taps of your you just don’t have time to go phone, you could hail a ride, that week. Look no further get a restaurant delivery or have than Instacart! This lovely groceries delivered? There are so service works very much like many apps out there that do all DoorDash. You essentially pick of these, and we’re familiar with a grocery store or supermarket, the base levels of all of them. We and, depending on the store, are pretty accustomed to calling the Instacart staff will either go up a cab company and having shopping for you or will have them pick us up. To get delivery, the store’s staff put together we are fairly comfortable calling your order for pickup. The staff a restaurant, feverishly hoping member then drives the food they actually deliver, or we go to directly to your door and hands GrubHub or some other online you the ingredients for whatever service to order the food. dish you have planned for later I don’t know how many people that week. Sounds like a dream have tried getting groceries come true, right? delivered, but if you have older The sad reality is that none relatives who live alone, they EMMA GUILFOYLE / ILLUSTRATOR of these services are currently might know a grocery store that service you’re interested in stories. Both services use a five- you covered. available in Rochester. For brings produce to their door. is available in your area, it’s point rating system where you DoorDash makes ordering various legal and political These are all well and good, but important to know that each rate your driver and your driver food for delivery very easy, and reasons that I don’t have the there are easier ways. There are service is different. Let’s start can also rate you as a patron. gives you a sense of safety. You time or patience to understand, apps out there that put all of with the ones that get you Drivers choose to accept fares open the app and choose from Uber and Lyft are not allowed these services at your fingertips. places. that pop up; so, if they see a an extensive list of restaurants in to operate in Rochester, though I’m sure you know about Uber, Currently, the two big dogs in patron with a low rating, they your area. Much like any other there has been speculation that but have you ever heard of their the industry are Uber and Lyft. may not be so inclined to accept online ordering system, you this may change. I don’t know if major competitor, Lyft? Have Both work in pretty much the them. pick what you want, pay and the same laws are preventing the you ever heard of DoorDash? same way, though the company Now what’s the difference submit your order. other services from expanding They put a ton of restaurants themes seem to be a little between Uber and Lyft? Here’s where they differhere, or maybe they just haven’t at your fingertips for delivery. different. With each, you open Well, Uber currently reigns from standard delivery from reached out as they are still new, If you want groceries, but don’t up the app and say you need top dog. They have a more restaurants or GrubHub: but hopefully we see them here want to leave the house, look a ride. You mark where you’d professional and serious vibe DoorDash has their own staff of soon, as they could be invaluable up Instacart, an app that gets like to go, and you’re set. In the about them. The colors are a delivery drivers who are standing to students. groceries to your door fresh and app, you will see the car you classic black and silver, and the by, waiting for your order. After Oh, yeah, another thing I fast. should expect and the driver company is very well modeled DoorDash puts in your order at forgot: if you have a relatively I can definitely understand if who will be chauffeuring you to have you feeling like you are the restaurant, a driver will pick new car (usually newer than you haven’t heard about a lot to your destination, making the riding with a limo service. up the food and bring it to your 2000) in good condition, and of these services, as they aren’t interaction as safe as possible. Lyft, on the other hand, is a door. Again, it is clear who you you need a job that works all available nationwide. Right Need another great feature? much more jovial company. A should expect to see handing on your schedule, you could now, Uber is the biggest app When you sign up with Uber or lot of their marketing is based you your meal. Just like with totally work for any of these based service, valued at $62.5 Lyft, you give them your credit on fluffy pink mustaches, which the ride services, your credit services. As a driver, you can billion, but even it isn’t available card, so there’s no fumbling many of their drivers proudly card is already logged with the simply switch on that you are everywhere. For now, you only around to pay the driver once display on the fronts of their company, so you don’t have to available, and orders begin to have access to all of the above you get to your destination. The cars. The company colors are worry about the fuss of paying transfer to you! There are quite listed services in major cities. charge is calculated based on pink and a fun shade of green the delivery person. DoorDash a few people who choose to This doesn’t mean they’re only your destination and charged so to keep the attitude light and makes life very convenient and make their living completely as available in San Francisco you don’t have to worry if you cheery. opens up the range of places you a driver for Uber, though you or New York City, but you have enough cash on you. Don’t In function, they aren’t very can order from. can use it to supplement your probably won’t be able to use worry, the app makes sure to tell different though. Both will get Restaurants no longer need to income however you please. them if you live in Beech Grove, you the cost of your trip before you to where you need to be, hire a delivery staff but can rely For now, let’s just keep our Kentucky. I’d definitely check you confirm that you want a although Lyft has usually seen on DoorDash to bring them fingers crossed that we get them on their websites and see if your ride. slightly lower pricing. business, which means that you in Rochester soon. city/town is on their listing of Once you’re in the car, you Say you really don’t feel like will be seeing higher-quality Lotfi is a member of served locations. are encouraged to chat up your going out at night, but you need restaurants offering delivery! the class of 2016. If you’ve confirmed that a driver and maybe share some something to eat. DoorDash has Sounds great for college.

UR OPINION “WHAT FINAL ARE YOU DREADING THE MOST?” BY BRIAN CAPUTO PHOTO STAFF

RJ MORROW ‘16 BEN YOUNG ‘18 JESSICA SHENG ‘16 KARTHIK RAMESH ‘18 GARETT GOWAN ‘17 ANNIE MOL ‘19 “Applied Data Analysis.” “Organic Chemistry.” “Clocks and Computers.” “Calculus.” “Material Science.” “Biology.” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 7 Six reasons why you should be having a lot of sex during finals week BY AMANDA MARQUEZ leaving you happier and ready Heart Association defines for the next few weeks and a result of the many hormones CONTRIBUTING WRITER to tackle another few chapters. as the bottom number that be an efficient way to provide produced during sex. Women measures the pressure in the you with a good workout and experience higher estrogen With finals week drawing Boosting immune system arteries between heartbeats. awesome health benefits. You levels, which lead to a better near, tensions run high. It’s A study conducted at This is beneficial to your can burn roughly five calories REM cycle and deeper sleep. important not to neglect your Wilkes-Barre University in overall wellness and gives you Similarly, male orgasms cause overall health while you’re Pennsylvania has shown that yet another reason to take that Common cold and flu lethargy, also making men rushing to complete endless students who engage in sex hard-earned study break. sleepy after having sex. amounts of school work. regularly have higher levels fighting antigens are Staying healthy is the key to of Immunoglobin A (IgA), released during sex, Relieving pain keeping your mind fresh while the body’s first line of defense the If finals are causing you to you study and take exams. against catching a cold, than “Sex strengthening your suffer from headaches, try Luckily, sex provides plenty those who do not. Common & ” immune system. having sex instead of loading of benefits that will keep you at cold and flu fighting antigens CT up on aspirin. When you your best during this stressful are released during sex, orgasm, your pain threshold time. If you don’t have 30 strengthening your immune LET SEX & THE CT HELP YOU per minute during sex, and increases, as the hormones minutes to spare at the gym, THROUGH YOUR MOST system. So, if you feel a cold AWKWARD SEXUAL YEARS. if you really want to get that released essentially block pain. try this instead. Here are six coming on within the next two heart racing, you can try This doesn’t just hold true for reasons why you should be weeks, you might want to wait different positions that involve headaches. Orgasms can help having sex during finals week. on scheduling an appointment using different muscles. relieve different types of body with UHS. It’s a great source of cardio aches and cramps. Relieving stress Although it’s super Increases sleep quality If studying for finals has Lowering blood pressure important to stay active, If finals have you up all An apple a day keeps the you feeling overworked and Regardless of how long it especially when you’ve been night worrying, don’t reach for doctor away? How about just overly stressed, forget getting lasts, sex can significantly lower sitting for long periods of a NyQuil; instead, have sex. having sex instead? It’s fun, a massage and pencil a quickie your blood pressure. According time, we all know how hard it Since sex is a form of exercise, effective and doesn’t cost any into your busy schedule. to a study conducted by the is to get motivated and make it causes your heart rate to declining. Having sex will help you relax. University of Paisley, sex time to go to the gym during increase which in turn leads to Your body’s dopamine and reduces your diastolic blood finals week. Luckily, sex can relaxation. The relaxation you Marquez is a member of endorphin levels will increase, pressure, which the American substitute as your workout experience after having sex is the class of 2017. Interested in joining the Campus Times next semester?

Contact [email protected] for more information. PAGE 8 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 How does Theta really think? System aims to combat bias BY JULIANNE MCADAMS BY JULIANNE MCADAMS Once reports are submitted, So, what does “Think Theta” campus provided these women Guzman-Rea said whomever is is MANAGING EDITOR really mean to its now-members? with a sanctuary. MANAGING EDITOR the Director of the Paul J. Burgett Remember the chalk-covered Meyer admitted she has heard Meyer said this history fostered “[...] Students [...] requested Intercultural Center, currently sidewalks that demanded we various sororities described as Theta headquarters’ emphasis on a way to document the herself, is in charge of reaching out “Think Theta?” It was easy to see having some sort of unifying “leading women”: “As a collective microaggressions [...] that our directly to students or community Kappa Alpha Theta, UR’s newest personality. But, she explained, for group we’re involved in so many students of color were exposed members mentioned in the report. sorority, as an opportunity; its the charter Theta chapter at UR, different ways on campus that as a to on a daily basis,” Director of Essentially, this reporting charter members would be able to it is less about sameness and more collective group we’re already kind the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural system facilitates action when make it whatever they desired— about the diversity of the group. of leading,” Meyer said. “Even if Center Dr. Jessica Guzman-Rea students observe unjust events at they could form an “identity” She said that because no one our members’ roles in other groups said in an email. the University. Guzman-Rea is based on their own. joined thinking about an already- are just [...] participating members She was referring to the birth of also Chair of the College Diversity I originally intended this story existing reputation, the women in [...] I think just being involved in the Bias-Related Incident Report. Roundtable (CDR), which to be an exploration of how new Theta are unique. things is a way of taking leadership This resource is now part of meets to “support and affirm” greek organizations develop their Hulbert touched on [...] for yourself [...] Just being an the University’s CARE Reporting “diversity in all its complexity and “identities” on a college campus. expectations, recalling her decision active participant is still leadership. System. It is meant to provide multifaceted dimensions.” Theta and Chi Omega, which to join Chi Omega in 2010. “I Leading from within.” the UR community with a mode “It wasn’t until the Confederate joined UR in 2010, were to be my think the idea of a charter class is Regardless of the common to record concerning events. The flag incident in October of 2013 case studies—Theta because of its very important because I felt like fundamental values that the form is available online on the same and conversations at the [CDR]” newness, and Chi Omega because there were no expectations [...] women who join new sororities page where people can submit that the Bias-Related Incident it is UR’s most recent charter there was nothing that dictated share, I knew my plans for this CARE reports, which are geared Report was created, according to sorority chapter before Theta. But, how I should act [...] what I should article had been thwarted; there is toward assisting individuals who Guzman-Rea. Events like the one I realized quickly that defining do.” no answer to the question of how are concered about themselves or mentioned here were the impetus “identity” is a slippery slope. It Meyer discussed what brings sororities “develop an identity” someone they know. for its foundation. falls quickly into “reputation,” Theta’s charter class together. “I on campus, and maybe that’s the The description of Bias-Related “My hope is that this article which then falls even faster into think what’s interesting about us point. “We need to start viewing Incident Reports on the website is the first step in making the “stereotype.” [...] is that none of us had any one people as individuals and not as a encourages members of the UR campus community aware that I sat down for separate thing in common except that we collective group because that really community to submit them, these reporting mechanisms exist interviews with Theta’s charter all like to create things and we all damages reputations for people,” “If [they] know of an incident [...] for our campus community president, Jackie Meyer, and wanted to make something new,” Hulbert said. “I think there’s a lot motivated by age, disability, to submit reports on students that UR alumna Sarah Hulbert, who Meyer said. “I would say that of negativity surrounding Greek ethnicity, gender, gender identity, they might be concerned about,” was a charter member of Chi we’re all creative, active people. I’d life because of that.” gender expression, national origin, Guzman-Rea said. Omega. When asked if this idea say, right now, that’s kind of our McAdams is a member of race, religion or sexual orientation McAdams is a member of of “sorority identity” was founded, identity. That we’re just trying to the class of 2017. of the targeted person or group.” the class of 2017. Meyer and Hulbert both said it create things [...] outside of that I was problematic. don’t think we really have one yet.” “People are grouped together as Creation seemed, for Meyer, a collective instead of being seen to be the prevailing characteristic as individuals who are a part of of the new sorority, but she an organization,” Hulbert said. discussed other commonalities Similarly, Meyer said, “I know a she’s noticed in her new friends, lot of people in a lot of different as well. Kappa Alpha Theta was groups [...] and I don’t really see DePauw University’s first all- all that much of a difference in women fraternity in 1870 and the personality types. I think was one of the first in the nation; a lot of people who join greek as some of the only women on the NOW OPEN AT CITYGATE! organizations are looking to lead newly-co-ed campus, they were and looking to just get involved marginalized. The foundation and kind of dive in [...]” of Kappa Alpha Theta on their 390 E. Henrietta Road Thanks to everyone who contributed photos & illustrations this past year.

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Zachariah Adham Megan Kibler Alysha Alani Angela Kluzniak Jason Altabet Nate Kuhrt Jodi Armstrong Nina Listro Alyssa Arre Parsa Lofti THE BEST SUB YOU’VE EVER HAD! Lucian Copeland Amanda Marquez Dani Douglas Sam Passanisi Bread and cookies baked Zackary Ely Jordan Polcyn-Evans Carly Gordon Angela Remus fresh throughout the day Hannah Greenwald Jamie Rudd Emma Guilfoyle Aaron Schaffer Sub trays • Party packages • Salads Michael Gulston Justin Trombly Hiba Iqbal Carina Wong Rachel Kaplan Lucy Wu dibellas.com THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / STAFF MESSAGES campustimes.org / PAGE 9 2015 Messages From Staff From Angela Remus From Angela Lai To everyone: I’m so glad I was To Sam: You’re the (Selig) able to come back and join a staff man. Your reliability, patience, that is so warm, welcoming, and and sense of humor made full of character. Thank you for production night far more loving me even though I don’t bearable than staying up stay in your company until the working with InDesign until wee hours of the morning! four, five, or six in the morning To Aaron: The last year was one should ever be. Thanks a of great bonding, much arguing, bajillion. and building one of the best To Julianne: Thanks for friendships of my time at UR. encouraging me to apply to be Here’s to sharing many more news editor last year! You have cups of Turkish coffee (can I get the brightest personality I’ve that half-caf?) and newspaper- known and seem to manage mache-d bottles of wine. everything on your overloaded To Angela, Sam, and Julianne: plate like a superhuman. I’ll You three are the best of legacies miss you--have an amazing that the News section could have! time in Vienna. To Dani: You are the Stanley To Aaron: Thank you for all to my Zero. The anthro to my Front row (left to right): Tanima Poddar, Angela Lai, Erik Chiodo, Sam Passanisi. Second row (left the time and effort you put IR. Looking back, I can’t imagine to right): Jeff Howard, Angela Lai, Danielle Douglas, Max Eber, Parsa Lotfi. Third row (left to right): into the CT, especially the news college without you. <3 Julianne McAdams, Raaga Kanakam, Justin Trombly. Back row (left to right): Aaron Schaffer, Justin section. It seemed to always be To Max: You taught me the Fraumeni, Scott Abrams, Nate Kuhrt, Aurek Ransom. Missing: Christian Cieri. in schaf hands with you. importance of a careful order. To Aurek: I’m confident that Thank you for forgiving my From Aaron Schaffer you’ll do a terrifek job as EIC. cheesy error. To Angela R.: You’ve been there basically every step along the way for me, and I really appreciate I’ve always been impressed by To Aurek: So glad we shared that—even the bizarre times, like when I strategized with you from my Turkish bathroom. your commitment to the CT. jokes, peculiar preferences, and To Julianne: You’ve been fantastic this semester, and I can’t thank you enough. To Trombly: Your passion my first med center dinner! To Angela L., Aurek, Tro mbly: You guys will do a fantastic job next year. Don’t forget where for journalism is inspiring. It’s To Justin: I love your the newspaper has been and where it can be. been great learning how-to- impassioned appreciation of To Sam P., Raaga: Don’t be afraid to overedit. You guys are dabomb.com writing-fellow with you and journalism, despite the computer To Tanima: I can’t wait to meet your grandparents. Julianne. science language you also speak. To Erik: I proclaim you the King of Text Wrapping. To Aurek & Trombly: Let’s To Trombly: I love your feature To Nate: You’re really funny a lot of the time. troi(ka) our best to meliora writing. To Jeff: V@p0rwav3 died after your shirt wasn’t chosen ;( this paper. I’m looking forward To Jeff, Tanima, and Scott: To Justin F.: You do a lot of work that you think goes unnoticed, but doesn’t. Thanks for being my to it. #proudparent confidant. To Parsa: Stay parsative. To Parsa and Erik: Much love To Max: The sports section is strong and you’re a huge reason why. To Sports: Have an awesome your way for your willingness to To Dani: You’re hands-down the nicest person I know. time abroad! chip in on the food runs! To Parsa: It’s hard to believe we’ve come such a long way in the last two years. To everyone I ran out of To Raaga, Christian, Nate: To Christian: You’re good at drawing and it’s great having you in the office; basically, you’re perfect. room for: I’m sorry that I I’m always surprised by what To Scott: We’ve had many really good times this year—let’s continue ‘em next semester! couldn’t write more--I’ve loved you bring to the table—OBOC getting to work with all of you. performances and a spur-of-the- It’s been a great (Campus) time. moment pasta dinner! From Aurek Ransom To all, I wish only the best. You make the newspaper worthwhile, and it was a true pleasure for me to work alongside you. Thanks for a great year. From Sam Passanisi From Julianne McAdams From Parsa Lotfi To Aaron: You’ve put a lot of To Justin: You were the reason I really appreciate the friendships I’ve built with all of the staff. Things weren’t always easy dedication into the paper this year, I put my name on the email list betwixt all of us, but we’ve remained strong and grown as a result. As a Photo Editor, I get but at what cost? Good luck going for CT. Without you, the most the pleasure of working with all departments, and that means a lot. Thought I haven’t always forward, boss. significant part of my college come through for Max and Dani in Sports, they have been amazing friends, always ready to To Angela Lai: I couldn’t have experience probably wouldn’t help. I’ll miss Max. OK, Dani too. Sam and Angela always have witty responses to everything, asked for a better co-editor. You’re have happened. You can always which makes talking to them so much fun. Stay positive. Raaga and Tanima gave me so many a skilled writer, and you’ve been expect some tea and a hug from challenges, but I’m happy that we got through them well. I loved laughing at Humor, and unfailingly pleasant to work with. me if you need it. reassuring A&E that their photos were, in fact, in RA. I also appreciate Christian and Mor- Thanks for all the teamwork this To Dani: Pretend this is an gan for not only illustrating better than any photo I could take, but for always listening and past year. I know you’ll do a great awkward and dramatic hug. I giving a word of advice when I really needed it. I’ve also had the good fortune to befriend job as publisher! love you, first friend. some of the copy editors who just brighten up any room they walk into. I will miss everyone. To Aurek: Remember to “make To Angela L: Go kick some Praise RA. it new” next year. ass as publisher. To Trombly: You get out there To Sam: I’m only your friend From Justin Fraumeni and manage the heck outta this to get closer to Phyllis. JK I paper, champ. adore you. To the staff — I couldn’t get any luckier to call you guys my friends. I’ve never felt more welcomed as part of a group then by the staff of the CT. The contributions each and every one To Christian: A picture is worth To Parsa: Thank you for a thousand words; sorry you only always putting a smile on my of you make to the office climate — your individual talents, personalities, and interests — have defined my UR experience, and I can’t imagine life here without any one of you. get twelve. face production nights. To Julianne: You are a wonderful To Trombly: “The audience, person and I’m looking forward which had at first been From Justin Trombly to reading your novels someday. indifferent, became more and To Aaron: You’re an ass. But a good friend. Kid A > Hail to the Thief. To Scott: No one is more Carol more interested.” To Julianne: Giddy, giddy, giddy, you’re a whirlwind, J-Star. than you. No one. To Aurek: Penguin power. To Angela Remus: You were a pretty good fake environmental stakeholder, too. To Max and Dani: Thanks for To Jeff: “Maybe someday, To Sam: What a clown! always brightening up the office! you’ll see my face among the To Angela Lai: Long Live The Troika. (And bringing the sports jargon.) crowd / Maybe someday, I’ll To Justin Trombly: Fuck you. To Raaga and Erik: I’m really share your little distant cloud” To Raaga: Thank you, thank you, thank you for joining EdBoard. glad both of you joined staff; To Scott: You’re acca-awesome. To Tanima: I hope Aaron visits your grandparents. you bring so much to the paper! To Angela R: You’re the reason To Erik: I’ll always cherish our moments, Papama. Looking forward to the three I became news editor, and the To Nate: You’re beautiful. of us being the grammar police reason I felt like I was good To Aurek: Strenuously typed for hours in a hot dorm room but still cheerfully yours. next year. enough to even try to be. To Jeff: Now we got all the coconuts, bitch! To Angela Remus: None of it To Aaron: I really didn’t used To Dani: Thanks for always letting me print! would have been possible without to like you, you know. Now we’re To Max: May Dicky Dees, always watch over you and your travels. your limitless positivity. Best of conditionally engaged. Thank To Scott: Never forget the original rivalry. luck in the future! you for always pushing me to To Parsa: Your goatee is the envy of all who see it. To Nate, Parsa, Tanima, Jeff, my limits. I’ll miss you when To Christian: No Ed Cartoon this week! Justin, Nate, and everyone else: you’re gone. To Justin Fraumeni: It’s always “Illmatic” time. You made the CT fun. PAGE 10 / campustimes.org HUMOR / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 HUMOR A few of the happier things about the holiday season This article is late BY CHRIS D'ANTONA you, whoever you are that reads the humor section, came to see. BY SCOTT MISTLER- declining on nothing but candy HUMOR STAFF 8. Using the acronym UR to Have you ever noticed that when FERGUSON for the ride home. make catchy names for university- Before I start this article, I want you have something you need to 7. Farts that are silent so no one HUMOR STAFF specific events. to thank my editor for giving me an be doing, you can suddenly be notices them. 9. When Douggie serves Banh Now that the dreaded finals extension. I’ve been extremely busy productive and highly interested Mi in the Street Food section. studying the developments of my in something else? It’s like this are upon us, it’s time to reflect 10. Working “Banh Mi” into on what’s still good and honest. Facebook newsfeed and listening weird part of our brains that conversations. to Future’s entire discography confuses focus and drive and I know everyone on campus is 11. Spitting dip. hunkering down, but in a week during the week leading up to displaces it somewhere it doesn’t 12. Going home to coffee that finals. The reality of it is that when belong. Today, I read the plaques or two, you’ll be back in your doesn’t taste like semi-unleaded hometown, so we must remind there’s something to be done, you of all the dudes that donated gasoline. can find something you’d much to our campus. Did you know ourselves of the little things 13. The impending thrill of we enjoy. Look up from your rather be doing, and I owed Ronald Rettner didn’t even go here? lighting my soon-to-be obsolete it to myself to watch the Seriously, I feel so misled. textbooks and electronic toy. notes on fire. Think of candy, pie, holiday- 14. The even greater impending flavored coffee and gum. Think thrill of crying at the beginning of family, friends, decent wine of the new “Star Wars” movie. and rum. We have a lot of things 15. Google Chrome’s to be happy about in these Incognito Option. last days; so, without further 16. Seeing the first robin of ado, I’d like to name a few. spring…in December. 1. Not touching my alarm for 17. That moment when the about a month. internet decides not to suck. 2. The beautiful weather (thanks 18. Playing “Hello” by Adele Obama). on repeat for ten hours straight. EMMA GUILFOYLE/ CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR 3. The sound of the door closing 19. Nondenominational music videos for “56 Nights”, So then I was researching when I leave a room after a final. Starbucks cups. “Codeine Crazy” and “I Thought other things about our school, 4. Seeing which of my friends 20. Sweatpants that I just it Was a Drought.” The most and did you know that the guy got fat when I go home. took out of the dryer that feel important things in my life will who wrote our alma mater, “The 5. Going to the same school as a like clouds. always take precedent over large Genesee,” died when he jumped demi-god (Pedro Vallejo). Mistler-Ferguson is a member of percentages of my final grades. into that very river? That’s nuts! 6. Spending my remaining EMMA GUILFOYLE/ CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR the class of 2018. A significant amount of time Why couldn’t someone have told spent writing this article went into me that when the Yellowjackets finding a place to sit down and start were singing it at convocation? ISIS releases official statement thanking Trump the damn thing, which I imagine Well, I didn’t write an article. has something to do with everyone And you certainly didn’t use BY ERIC FRANKLIN “Mr. Sprinkles,” an ISIS operative Trump our recruiting is through the else’s commitment to Future this time to study, so I guess we HUMOR STAFF in Syria who would only speak to roof! Obama bombs the shit out of listening and social media. As I both won today. So if you’re me under a pseudonym to protect Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, looked around at students’ monitors reading this, it’s too late (thanks, Donald Trump has always been his identity. “There’s a big cultural and Pakistan, teaching today’s and actions in the library, it became Drake), never stop procrastinating universally admired (by the people divide between us here in Syria Middle Eastern youth that America apparent to me that we were all and learn something you who actually matter, mostly just and most Western Muslims,” Mr. is a series of undetectable explosions preparing for a-Facebook-and want to learn today. Be Trump); but, after he publically Sprinkles explained. “The whole that appear on sunny days, and sleeping exam sometime this week. ever better, just like Future. announced his support for a plan yelling in Arabic and quoting Trump shows American Muslims Let’s get back on a topic. I have D’Antona is a member of to ban all Muslims from entering the Quran just doesn’t reach the that their country is at war with an article to write—that’s what the class of 2018. the United States, he received ears of most reasonable, everyday Islam, just like we’ve been saying praise from a new admirer–the Muslims. But, Donald Trump, he’s all along! They’re practically doing NOTE: HUMOR EDITORS ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, provoked more fear and anger in our work for us, all we have to do is FOR CLASSES IN GLEASON, STUDIO A. IF YOU ARE also known as ISIS or ISIL. In a America over these 14 shooting go on Twitter and find the recruits. video released on Tuesday, ISIS deaths than years of police brutality The caliphate will be established in DISSATISFIED WITH OUR INABILITY TO FILL THE SECTION heaped praise on The Donald for his and dead schoolchildren ever did!” no time!” most recent definitely-legal-and- Asked if he was worried about Trump continues to lead the WITH ARTICLES, COME BY TO GLEASON WITHIN THE practical policy position, claiming the efforts of President Obama Republican presidential polls, and NEXT WEEK OR SO AND WE WILL TELL YOU A FUNNY nothing they could do would be and the United States against the Obama’s approval ratings are higher more valuable in their jihad against group, Mr. Sprinkles replied, “Of than they have been in months. JOKE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE COMING the West. course not. Obama is a Muslim, he’s Franklin is a member of “He’s our best recruiter!” said on our side too! Between him and the class of 2017. OFF THREE DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP, SO; IF, BOTH OF Sleeping pods believed US ARE ASLEEP BY THE TIME THAT YOU COME BY TO RECEIVE YOUR TOLL-FREE JOKE, EITHER LEAVE US BE to be unproductive (PREFERRED) OR RING THE BELL THAT WE WILL HAVE BY NATE KURHT to sit when it hit me. Literally, I thing you will see is a reputable news got hit. There was someone in source ranking us in the bottom SITTING ON THE TABLE. YOU ARE NOT SUBJECT TO HUMOR EDITOR here. After sitting down we both one percentile of all universities.” This past Wednesday at realized what had happened, UR officials have released COMPENSATION IF YOU ARE NOT CONTENT WITH THE JOKE. the University of Rochester, and the student yelled at me for responses that can be summarized a bizarre sight was spotted in trying to use his pod. How was I in a few words; in short, they the quiet section of Gleason supposed to expect a student to be blame the weather. They feel that Thanks to everyone who Library; students were found asleep in one of those egg things?” the warm December has led to a contributed to the humor section what is believed to be sleeping The scene, as described by more active student body, tiring in the pods funded by last year’s Coido, involves someone sleeping students out by the time of their this past year. Student Association 5K challenge. in a sleeping pod­–a seemingly normal study sessions. Another Primary witness Erik Coido, he detrimental sight to the academic strike against global warming! Jason Altabet Justin Fraumeni stated, “Yeah, the other day was environment achieved by the The shocking display of weird. It was late at night and I social library, Gleason. Students controversial library habits, Austin Bailey Chris Horgan wanted to work in a sleeping are concerned moving forward. nearly equivalent to using the Laurel Barkan Julianne McAdams pod, like usual, in order to hide Senior A-Aron McAdams gave a Facebook, has even garnered Jesse Bernstein Scott Mistler-Ferguson my vision from the students who concerned response when hearing comments from notable Chris Cook Gracie Peters appear to be more productive than about the incident. “I can’t believe figures like Donald Trump. Chris D’Antona Saad Usmani me with their work written on the school is allowing students to He said, “I blame Muslims.” Eric Franklin every inch of the white board. I take their academic ventures in this Kurht is a member of got to the quiet section and began direction. Like, what is next? Next the class of 2017. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Fun on a dime Wynton Marsalis shines a light

BY ANGELA REMUS were supposed to make you feel BY AUREK RANSOM vocalist, Audrey Shakir, to the channeled, briefly, the sound of PUBLISHER something—a sense of wonder! A&E EDITOR stage. Shakir—incidentally, the adults in the “Peanuts” series. I was really good at it.” Blanding’s mother—has a Following a laid back rendition He was wearing a checkered, Arriving at Rochester, he He is the world’s preeminent style all her own: it’s low and of “Santa Claus is Coming to button-down shirt and a grin. wanted to keep this creative jazz trumpeter and the bandleader powerful, and she holds no Town” by the rhythm section— “Want a story?” he asked side of himself alive. of the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JLC) punches with the blue notes featuring a cascading piano solo as I walked up to him at the “There’s a space forOrchestra, who were Tuesday’s and vibrato. And it’s true: she is an by Nimmer, edging occasionally National Museum of Play at the storytelling in science, but not guests at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak excellent scat singer. Shakir is an on the virtuosity of Art Tatum; Strong. when you’re a brand new grad Hall. He is also well-respected in active presence onstage when she Jackson on an unsatisfyingly brief “Of course!” I replied. I gave student,” he quipped. “I believe the world of classical music, and is singing—and when she isn’t. She but solid drum solo; and Carlos him my prompt: something very strongly in making the even his critics agree: Wynton swings her arms, claps, leans back. Henriquez on a smooth, walking about a bird lost in the city world a more whimsical place.” Marsalis has brought dignity After her scat solo, she laughed and bass solo—the band welcomed of Rochester. He asked what That’s what Smith does—not and respect to jazz. In spite of all put her face in her hands. Sinclaire back for a rendition of the bird’s name was. Like a only with the content of his this, Marsalis sauntered onstage The song closed on passages “The Christmas Song.” Closing good Rochesterian, I replied, short stories, but also with the Tuesday at eastman’s Kodak replete with interjectory scat out the concert, the band played “Meliora.” setup itself. He has a chalkboard Hallto raucous applause, which he solos. Elvis’ hit, “Blue Christmas,” “Silent Night” in the boogie And that was it. He sat down, labeled “10-cent stories,” humbly acknowledged as he took followed. Wynton wryly noted, style of Fats Domino, with both typewriter atop a book on a chair, a typewriter and a his seat among the other trumpet “There’s the gift, and there’s always Sinclaire and Shakir on vocals. molecular biology on his lap, molecular biology textbook to players, filling out the back row of the pill. […] [The holidays are] a I had the good fortune to and wrote. prop it on. He sets up around the traditional 17-piece big band. Karl Smith is a fourth- Rochester: Ontario Beach His stage presence is conservative. year Ph.D candidate in Park’s Pier, the Corn Hill Arts He gave a brief introduction, and Biophysics at the University, Festival, the Rochester Public wasted no time in striking up the working on nanoporous Market and, most recently, the band. silicon membranes—a Strong Museum of Play. The orchestra kicked off filtering technology. He’s also “Until the first person comes the night with Count Basie’s a storyteller. And, according up, you’re just sitting there,” 1961 arrangement of “Jingle to him, he has been for a long he said. But when the first Bells.” Remaining true to the time. person does, things change. quintessential late Basie style, JLC “I worked as a historical “I don’t know what it is about played with the relaxed, high- interpreter at a boy scout camp the setup, but [people] feel energy drive characteristic of Basie’s in New Mexico,” he said. “I like they can really open up to “Second Testament” orchestra, would tell these dramatic stories me. Sometimes it’s wonderful, born in the mid-1950s. JLC’s that weren’t supposed to scare sometimes it’s perplexing drummer, Ali Jackson, played you or make you laugh. They SEE STORIES PAGE 13 with echoes of Sonny Payne, of Basie’s Second Testament band. SAM PASSANISI / NEWS EDITOR More obvious was the allusion to Jazz vocalist Denzal Sinclaire sings with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Basie’s famous personal style by on Dec. 8 at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall. ‘Yerma’, the dark tale pianist Dan Nimmer: minimalist, double-edged sword.” The song interview Shakir before the BY JESSE BERNSTEIN their ultimate struggle is unpretentious key-plunking. featured Sinclaire and Shakir in concert. According to Shakir, A&E STAFF something to behold. Take 5 Next on the set list was JLC duet. Sinclaire lamented, “I’ll have Eastman is the band’s third stop scholar Devin Goodman plays trumpeter Marcus Printup’s a blue Christmas without you,” to on its holiday tour, and she was “Unsettling” might be a sagacious old woman, and he arrangement of “Caroling, which Shakir responded, to the excited to be a part of it. “It’s just the best word to describe does it without hamming it up Caroling,” popularized by Nat amusement of the audience, “He’ll such a thrill, it’s such a pleasure,” the International Theatre for laughs—his performance King Cole. One of two guest have a blue Christmas without Shakir said. “I can’t even describe Program’s production of gives off the sinister air of vocalists for the evening, singer me.” A strong alto solo reminiscent how it really is—I don’t have the “Yerma.” Translated from the someone who just seems Denzal Sinclaire made his first of Ben Webster’s thick sax tones words.” original Spanish by director too genuine. During the appearance. Sinclaire, who has followed a rare baritone sax solo. Most recently from Baltimore, Gisela Cardenas, Yerma penultimate religious ritual, an urbane, soothing voice, is In his introduction to the next Shakir made a career as a jazz tells the story of the titular his cackling is the icing on a economical with his swung notes song, Irving Berlin’s classic “White vocalist in Atlanta. Her influences, woman’s deep desire for love, terrifying cake. Junior Ian Von and flourishes, careful to neither Christmas,” Marsalis joked that like most jazz musicians’, are freedom and above all, a child. Fange is Victor, Yerma’s would- overdo nor disappoint. During “[it achieved] an estimated 50 varied. Shakir’s vocal influences Her desire goes from innocent be lover, and his powerful instrumental interludes, Sinclaire million in sales—and it’s good, include Shirley Horn, Joe to desperate, from desperate to voice promises more than Juan perched himself on stage right, too.” Then he talked football. (He’s Williams (“One time, I heard him obsessive and from obsessive ever could. He and Rabenold’s behind the pianist. Craned slightly a Saints fan.) The song started off live, and it was like being at a rock to maniacal. All the while, brief interactions are electric. forward, engaging his feet in a sort with an uncharacteristic—but concert”), Jimmy Scott, Mahalia everyone in her small town As for that religious ritual— of shuffle-step in time with the not uncommon for jazz—Latin Jackson (“She was the first vocalist has an opinion of her, from it is beyond comprehension. music, hands clasped behind his rhythm. The trombones emitted that I ever heard that kind-of made the husband who spurns her In the interest of avoiding back, he awaited his cue to return. an eerie sound with the use of their the planet stop spinning for a bit”), to the old woman who might spoilers, I’ll skimp on the In a sentiment echoed by the bucket mutes, while the trumpets Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and not have Yerma’s best interests details; but, if you see it, be band, he concluded the song with squealed in the background. many more. Shakir remarked, “I at heart. prepared to be equal parts the sound of pealing bells, slowly Following “White Christmas” try to hear something in everyone The stark, haunting set confused and awed. It wouldn’t fading. was “Sleigh Ride,” a hallmark of that I can use, or that can make me establishes the bizarre tone be out of place in a horror After a groovy arrangement any middle school’s “infamous go, ‘I wonder if I…’ ” right away. The lights come up movie, and it’s masterfully of “We Three Kings of Orient Christmas concert,” which But Shakir’s influences are not on a single black tree planted done. Are,” the audience was treated to Marsalis dubbed the “only concert confined to vocals. “I chose to among finely raked dirt, Cardenas’ attention to detail saxophonist Walter Blanding’s that parents, brothers and sisters are be a singer, but I don’t think of situated next to Yerma’s home, shines throughout. Her unique arrangement of “I Saw Mommy forced to attend.” The backdrop, myself that way,” Shakir said. “I which consists of a single staging choices help give the Kissing Santa Claus.” The trumpet as if to emphasize the accumulated really try to think of myself as an slanted tile floor. Looming play its eerie feel, such as a section squeaked out kissing kitsch of “Sleigh Ride” over the last instrumentalist, and I have to same over it all is an ominously large scene where the town gossips sounds to introduce the tune. 60 years, changed to a bright red expectations for myself on my brick-red structure that serves wave a giant piece of fabric Marsalis noted that, when first with green accent lights, reindeer instrument […] [My] influences as the backdrop for the play. around themselves as they released, the song incited scandal, and a sleigh filled with presents. include people like Charlie Parker Yerma is played with dance. And, again—that ritual and mused, “What would you In an arrangement by Blanding […]. I love the […] understated restraint by sophomore is something to behold. have to do today to get a song for his mother of “(Everybody’s method of Miles Davis. I love John Andria Rabenold, who shows For fans of Lorca’s original banned?” The audience laughed— Waitin’ for) The Man with Coltrane, and how he plays like a keen sense of when to pull Spanish iteration, fear not: nobody knew. “If you find one,” the Bag,” Shakir indulged the he’s using words […]. There are so back and when to explode. the poetry of his words is Marsalis beseeched, “let us know.” audience with another scat solo, in many people to whom I look—it Her lines are delivered with still there. The production After an abrupt ending, the the middle of which she shouted isn’t just vocalists.” a trembling strength that’s at is vintage Lorca, with all the band transitioned to a less racy “Dizzy Gillespie!” (Gillespie, The best jazz musicians, Shakir once vulnerable and powerful. strangeness, sadness and love choice: “Winter Wonderland.” a bebop pioneer, was present said, are those who compel you Her rapport with her husband, fully intact. Introducing her as “the world’s in Shakir’s solo.) “You better to listen—not just those in her Juan (played by junior Zachary Bernstein is a member of greatest scat singer,” Marsalis watch out now,” she exclaimed influences, or a list of jazz greats. Stuckelman) is obvious, and the class of 2018. welcomed the second guest as a trombonist took a solo that SEE JAZZ PAGE 13 PAGE 12 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 Midnight Ramblers electrify Top ten albums of 2015 BY MEGAN KIBLER around in green tights. However, had arranged a majority of the BY JESSE BERNSTEIN released one of the most interesting rap albums of 2015, a year that was CONTRIBUTING WRITER there was lot more transpiring, in a songs in the set list, strategically A&E STAFF musical sense, than that. This piece used silences as climactic points and full of them. “Summertime 06” is If one thing is certain, the featured a variety of tempo shifts created a great blend of contrasting ...And, by “top ten,” I mean “ten vulnerable, aggressive, hurting and Midnight Ramblers know how to and a smooth blend of jazz and dynamics. The piece eventually favorite.” Enjoy. hurtful, and Staples’ structural save the day—with a medieval twist. funk that supported sophomore built up to a conclusion highlighted and lyrical inventiveness is on full The backstory of their fall show Charlie Aldrich’s charismatic solos. by senior Tom Downey’s powerful 10. (tie) Beach House, “Depression display. Best tracks: “Lift Me Up,” involved the antics of Robin Hood Who knew Aldrich could be king of belts and an overall musical fusion Cherry”: Beach House released “Norf Norf,” “Jump Off the Roof.” and his hunch man, Little John, the dance floor and a flighty Maid of the group. two albums within a month this who often seemed two steps ahead Marian? Not only did Downey become year, but just one cracks the top 8. Thundercat, “The Beyond/ of his poorly-equipped leader— The high energy was contrasted Little John, but also took on ten. With “Depression Cherry,” Where the Giants Roam”: It’s in terms of humorous puns, that with the hauntingly powerful “A the vocal role of Tina Turner in the Baltimore duo made some funky, it’s dark, it’s fun and it’s is. In a version adapted to the UR Photograph,” featuring strong the same night. Admirably, he interesting adjustments to their only 16 minutes long. Thundercat campus, the duo’s main goal was to solo work by sophomore Justin won this challenge. This cover of sound (organs, in; drums, out) capped off a great year (prominent defeat the enemy and restore peace Maldonado. Junior Ben Hall, who SEE RAMBLERS PAGE 13 and went more aggressive than spots on Kamasi Washington’s and prosperity in the Bursar’s office. ever. Best tracks: “Space Song,” “The Epic” and the album After various slow-motion battles, “Sparks,” “Days of Candy.” occupying the number one spot on they achieved their goal. To top it this list) with a spectacular EP that all off, Robin had his own personal 10. (tie) Marilyn Manson, “The hinted at greater things to come. cheerleader: Maid Marian, who Pale Emperor”: As for Marilyn Best tracks: “Them Changes,” seemed as if she had been trapped in Manson, he can now lay claim to “Lone Wolf and Cub.” her dorm room for a little too long. an album that seamlessly blends Throughout a two-and-a-half metal, house and blues together 7. Sufjan Stevens, “Carrie and hour musical journey, the night was in his best work in years. Manson Lowell,”: The cult of Sufjan tends full of surprises, multiple costume anecdote: I accidentally went to expect a certain vibrant, kinetic changes, various genre shifts and to a Marilyn Manson show this energy from his records, and rightly constant entertainment. summer. In the space of, like, five so—he’s always given that to them. The night began with a disco- minutes, he cut his wrist, blew his However, on “Carrie and Lowell,” infused Boogie Wonderland, nose in the crowd, quoted William he goes sparse and somber. That featuring, as promised by the Blake and burned a bible. Suffice isn’t uncharted territory for him, advertisements, men jumping it to say, it was quite a show. but it sounds smaller than anything MORGAN MEHRING / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR Best tracks: “Killing Strangers,” he’s done, and, consequently, he “Mephistopheles of Los Angeles,” finds those tiny moments that “Third Day of a Seven Day Binge.” make this album great. Best tracks: 2016 Oscar Predictions “Death With Dignity,” “Eugene,” 9. Vince Staples, “Summertime “Carrie and Lowell.” BY SCOTT ABRAMS might pose threats for the win. Predicted nominees: Cate ‘06”: Staples, the 22 year-old PAGE 13 COPY EDITOR Predicted nominees: Todd Blanchett, “Carol”; Brie Larson, former Odd Future hanger-on, SEE ALBUMS Haynes, “Carol”; Tom McCarthy, “Room”; Jennifer Lawrence, It’s still quite early in the awards “Spotlight”; George Miller, “Joy”; Charlotte Rampling, season, and there are surely be “Mad Max: Fury Road”; Ridley “45 Years”; Saoirse Ronan, some surprises in store, but here Scott, “The Martian”; Stephen “Brooklyn.” are some likely nominees for next Spielberg, “Bridge of Spies.” year’s Oscars. Best Supporting Actor: Best Actor: Michael Keaton, a favorite to Best Picture: Unusually, this is kind win last year in “Birdman,” might With their wide critical of a boring category this have a second chance at the prize love and strong box office, year. Reigning champ Eddie if he and Mark Ruffalo don’t “Spotlight,” the dramatization Redmayne is back with another cancel each other out. Other of the Boston Globe’s 2001 transformative performance in possible narratives: Sylvester investigation of sexual abuse “The Danish Girl” and could Stallone, again playing Rocky in in the Catholic Church, and win again, but the film has the much-lauded “Creed,” could “Brooklyn,” the story of a 1950s received mixed reviews, and ride his popularity to a win, or Irish immigrant torn between some are more impressed with Jacob Tremblay, who is supposed two countries, look like the Alicia Vikander’s performance to have given one of the greatest biggest locks in the race. “Inside in the film. Leonardo DiCaprio child performances of all time, Out,” Pixar’s return to brilliance, looks to be in the pole position could upset. However, it’s Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of to finally win for his demanding notable that SAG snubbed both Spies” and Lenny Abrahamson’s work as a hunter left for dead in “Spotlight” actors and Stallone in “Room” look pretty solid too. “The Revenant.” favor of actors who might not be Todd Haynes’ “Carol,” a love Predicted nominees: Matt on the Academy’s radar, like Idris story between two women in the Damon, “The Martian”; Johnny Elba for Netflix’s “Beast of No 1950s, won the New York Film Depp, “Black Mass”; Leonardo Nation.” Critics’ Circle (NYFCC) Awards DiCaprio, “The Revenant”; Predicted nominees: Paul for Best Picture, Director, Michael Fassbender, “Steve Dano, “Love and Mercy”; Screenplay and Cinematography, Jobs”; Eddie Redmayne, “The Michael Keaton, “Spotlight”; and it seems to be gaining steam, Danish Girl.” Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”; despite claims that the Academy Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”; Jacob might find it too cold. “The Best Actress: Tremblay, “Room.” Revenant,” directed by last year’s In contrast to the former “Best Director” Alejandro G. category, Best Actress is stacked Best Supporting Actress: Inaritu has received early mixed this year. Saoirse (pronounced This race looks to be between word so far but hasn’t screened “sir-shuh”, like “inertia”) Ronan, Alicia Vikander and Rooney widely. Finally, “The Martian” who won the NYFCC Award Mara, unless one or both is pushed and “Creed” look to represent the for Best Actress, and Brie Larson into the Lead Actress category, or year’s populist choices, but both look to be in a battle for the category confusion leads to them being snubbed by the Screen win, though I wouldn’t count missing out on the nod. The final Actor’s Guild (SAG) Awards out former winners Jennifer three slots are could go to Jane doesn’t look good. Lawrence or Cate Blanchett, Fonda, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Predicted nominees: “Bridge even if it’s unlikely if they’ll win Banks, Jennifer Jason Leigh or of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “Carol,” so again so soon. After those four, SAG nominee Rachel McAdams. “Creed,” “Inside Out,” ”The it looks like a battle for the final Predicted nominees: Kate Martian,” “Room,” “Spotlight.” slot among Charlotte Rampling, Winslet, “Steve Jobs”; Jennifer Carey Mulligan and surprise Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Best Director: SAG nominee Sarah Silverman. Eight”; Rooney Mara, “Carol”; Ridley Scott will likely win his But watch out: if Blanchett’s Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight;” “overdue” Oscar, but if either costar Rooney Mara ends up Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Todd Haynes or George Miller— being nominated in this category Girl.” also considered overdue—can instead of supporting, she could Abrams is a member of get themselves nominated, they win. the class of 2018. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13 Ramblings under the midnight tree Wynton Marsalis FROM RAMBLERS PAGE 12 the group’s soloists very well. To conclude the show and “Proud Mary” had a jazz fusion Among several other notable the clever storyline, there was performs at Eastman feel beneath its upbeat waters pieces, “Hey Mama” particularly a mock alumni battle over “Go and catchy choreography. It showcased a successful genre Ahead and Kiss Him,” featuring FROM JAZZ PAGE 11 Shakir said. “They really don’t She wants people to listen to was somewhat reminiscent of jump from a smooth pop and Ramblers of all ages. This know how else to do it. They do the vocalist when they sing, and a Blues Brothers setup, but jazz blend to a Caribbean feel. included the young son of a past everything perfect—bam! right to find something to listen to that instead of Aretha Franklin, it It filled up the space like an Rambler dressed in a jersey. And, between the eyes, to where you’ll is unique to them. “You know, featured Tina Turner. infectious drum beat that kept who knows? Perhaps he will join be sitting on the edge of your seat it’s kind-of like you’re in a love Vocal Point, featured as the the audience engaged. The solo the great forces of Ramblers a and don’t breathe, it’s so subtle that affair or something, and you’re guest group for the night, work by senior Scott Lamm was cappella in the future. you’ll miss something. […] That’s in a situation […] where you’re provided a solid set list and a charismatic and stylistically fit Kibler is a member of what I’m looking forward to.” with somebody […],” Shakir strong blend that complemented with the genre well. the class of 2017. She also praised the inspirational described. “You don’t want them leadership of Marsalis. “This is to be thinking about somebody a guy… he’s kind-of old-school else, just you. ‘Oh, that sounds about the music. I’ve run into his just like Ella Fitzgerald…’ That’s spirit before, is what I want to Hot albums for a hot year not exactly what I’m going for. I say,” Shakir mused. “[…] all he want you to listen to me.” FROM ALBUMS PAGE 12 Just Sit.” Barnett’s debut album synth-heavy album, but all the wants is your best, that’s all. And 6. Drake, “If You’re Reading is a deceptively straightforward fun and interesting elements that At the same time, by Shakir’s then he wants you to dig and find This, It’s Too Late”: The man rock album, but that’s exactly comes with the former is still there. own admission, influencessomething else, too.” who launched a thousand memes how she draws you in. Her lyrics Do yourself a favor and check out color any musician’s style. The concert was every bit transcended it all on the year’s are aggressively curious and the music videos for this album, Listeners, however, should not as good as Shakir claimed. An biggest mixtape. Drake’s insistence confused, but happy about—it’s too. Best tracks: “Let it Happen,” fixate on anyone other than the immediate standing ovation on his image as the dark, brooding no coincidence that the happiest “Nangs,” “The Less I Know the musician(s) in front of them, and greeted the performers as soon as “rookie and the vet” can be grating she sounds is when she sings, Better.” appreciate their unique style. their final song ended. “Happy to some, but his ability to put “I wanna go out/But I wanna Shakir had nothing but praise Holidays” was projected onto together a complete album has stay home.” Best tracks: “Kim’s 1. Kendrick Lamar, “To Pimp A for the musicians of the JLC the stage as the audience shuffled never been better. Top to bottom, Caravan,” “Nobody Really Cares If Butterfly”: A masterpiece from Orchestra. “The band doesn’t out. “IYRT, ITL” is the best Drizzy has You Don’t Go to the Party,” “Dead a master. During a tumultuous know how to do anything but Ransom is a member of ever put out. And it didn’t even Fox.” year for racial tensions in this hit you hard, every-which-way,” the class of 2017. have “Hotline Bling.” Best tracks: country, Kendrick managed to “Energy,” “6 God,” “Used To.” 3. Hop Along, “Painted Shut”: No make the record of the moment, exaggeration, lead singer Francis capturing the frustrations, 5. Sleater Kinney, “No Cities Quinlan might have the best triumphs and challenges that Thanks to everyone who to Love”: Ten years after “The voice in rock today. It’s like ballet face us all. He’s a hell of a contributed to the a&e section Woods,” Sleater Kinney returned, on scorched earth: throaty and storyteller, and smart enough sounding like they’d been both violent, but also delicate and reedy. to surround himself with other this past year. hardened and liberated by the The whole album is like that—a talented people (Thundercat, hiatus. It’s more punk-ish than throwback, but also forward- Dre, Snoop, Kamasi some of their earlier work, and looking, genuine and impetuous. Washington, Flying Lotus, etc.) Scott Abrams Graeme McGuire gone are the slow burn, neo- Best tracks: “Horseshoe Crabs,” that make him look even better. Joe Allen Morgan Mehring Zeppelin jams of “The Woods”; “Waitress,” “Happy to See Me.” He’s redefining rap, bringing Jesse Bernstein Pamela Ortego in their place are tight, bristling back funk and adding a sane Nicolas Brown Sam Passanisi little bangers that pack a punch. 2. Tame Ipala, “Currents.” Simply voice to the racial discussion in Sam Gilbord Jordan Polcyn-Evans Best tracks: “Surface Envy,” “No the best album Kevin Parker has America. Best tracks: “Alright,” Jeff Howard Aurek Ransom Anthems,” “Fade.” ever made. Critics have claimed “The Blacker the Berry,” “King that Parker has thrown off the title Kunta.” Jonah Jeng Angela Remus 4. Courtney Barnett, “Sometimes of psychedelic rocker in favor of Bernstein is a member of Adam Kadir Aaron Schaffer I Sit and Think, Sometimes I this much more dance-oriented, the class of 2018. Megan Kibler Lucas Troadec Yoonsie Kim Justin Trombly Yoenia Krokova Saad Usmani A story’s worth a thousand dimes Remy Lambert Katherine Varga David Libbey FROM STORIES PAGE 11 with more questions to set the you want to collect is dimes. I and sometimes it’s downright framework of the story. guess they’re small relative to frightening.” Earlier, Karl had explained their worth.” Over the last two years, Karl to me, “It feels like we do The same can be said of Karl’s Earn 3 credits has written over 400 stories— something together.” I saw stories: they’re small relative over semester last Friday at the Strong that happening. Karl writes, to their worth. The stories Museum, he wrote 35—so he bringing the story together— are short and sweet, rather break! certainly has a collection of the but there’s buy-in and creativity silly and marked up with the wonderful, the perplexing and on the part of the “client,” as inevitable errors of writing the frightening. well. He invites them to join in with a typewriter, but they’re Karl finishes my storythe whimsy. worth something more. They’re and rips the page from the “Do you want to know why worth a chance encounter with typewriter, giving the bottom they’re 10-cent stories?” Karl a guy in a checked shirt, a edge a playfully ragged look. asked. I did. According to Karl’s typewriter,and some creativity. And just in time, too, as other uncle, “a penny’s too small, a Remus is a member of museum-goers approached. quarter’s too heavy. The thing the class of 2016. GCC’s ONLINE A gaggle of pre-schoolers wearing too-large orange jerseys is shepherded over. In Winterim Courses response to their shouts of prompts and characters, Karl Session Runs writes a story about a “cookie Dec. 14, 2015 - Jan. 8, 2016 man” that falls on top of Humpty Dumpty, breaks him • Hip Hop Culture (MUS107) and has to figure out how to put him back together. The • Female Role in Film (CIN242) inversion of the classic Humpty • Intro. To Healthful Living (HED204) Dumpty story—that Humpty • US History (HIS203) Dumpty doesn’t fall, but rather is fallen on—is lost on them. • Intro to Meterology (MET101) He finishes the story, and reads • And others - click online: it to them with characteristic energy and enthusiasm. Later, www.genesee.edu/winter/ a freckled blond girl gets a story—a “fairy tale about Santa ANGELA REMUS / PUBLISHER 1-866-CALL-GCC Claus’s elves.” She’s surprised “10-cent story” writer and UR graduate student Karl Smith pecks away at the keys that he keeps prompting her of his typewriter. Smith was a guest at the Strong Museum of Play on Friday, Dec. 4. Genesee Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution PAGE 14 / campustimes.org SPORTS / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 FROM THE ATHLETE’S PERSPECTIVE Women’s basketball snags third place in Wendy’s Classic BY EMILY LEWIS paint, tallied an impressive a significant contribution to scored 18 points from the nine, and junior McKenzie SPORTS STAFF 15 points (two from 3-point the win, adding 10 points and, bench, with contributions Bezon seven. The Cardinals range), five rebounds (three as usual, playing exemplary from sophomores Mary moved to 5-2 on the year In Saturday’s consolation of of them offensive) and three defense to keep the team on Kronenwetter, Jillian and secured fourth place in the Wendy’s College Classic assists. Together, the Leslie- track for a win. Junior Brynn Silvestri, Lizzy Atkinson, the Wendy’s College Classic. tournament, the University of Deming duo is a difficult one Lauer also had an impressive Cassandra McCambridge, Along with Leslie, Cusack Rochester women’s basketball to stop for any team. performance—four assists Vanessa Davis and senior earned a spot on the second team defeated the St. John The ‘Jackets roster is stacked along with five points and Kelsey Hurley. Hurley also All-Wendy’s Classic Team. Fisher College Cardinals 78- with a powerful presence of seven rebounds. recorded two blocks. Rochester will look to pick 54. The home-court victory guards. Senior Kayla Kibling The intelligence and poise St. John Fisher senior Mary- up another win this Saturday moves the ‘Jackets record to scored eight points and displayed by these three Kate Cusack led her team at Ithaca College as they take 6-1, putting them on track pulled down four rebounds athletes is remarkable. with 20 points, shooting 11- on the Bombers at 4 p.m. for a stellar season. for the ‘Jackets. Junior Outside of the starting 12 from the free-throw line. Lewis is a member of Rochester was paced by Sarah Kaminsky also made five, the ‘Jackets also Junior Emily Piacentini had the class of 2016. All-American sophomore Al Leslie, who recorded 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and a steal. This marked Leslie’s fourth double-double of the season. For the second consecutive year, the forward was named to the All-Wendy’s Classic Team. At this point in the season, Leslie leads Rochester in scoring, averaging nearly 15 points a game. On the court, the phenom will continue as a force to be reckoned with on the court and will certainly be one to watch as the season progresses. Sophomore guard Lauren PHOTOS COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Deming, a dominant threat Left: Senior forward Tylar Guerrieri eyes the basket as she takes a jumpshot over the defender. Right: Sophomore forward Al Leslie fights through heavy contact for a on the outside and in the layup in traffic. Processing ‘The Process’ BY JESSE BERNSTEIN Thaddeus Young, Spencerfor the first time since he was Colangelo, who will serve as roster moves, though many SPORTS STAFF Hawes and Evan Turner; hired, people are really starting the chairman of basketball insiders have disputed that hello, Nerlens Noel, Michael to doubt The Process. The operations. Representatives for claim. 38-147. That’s the Philadelphia Carter-Williams, a few first- reflexive answer to any criticism the Sixers have stated Hinkie Bernstein is a member of 76ers’ record over the last three round picks and a mountain of used to be, “Just wait, you have will still have the final say on the class of 2018. seasons, giving them a .267 second-round picks). to be patient, we’d rather be bad winning percentage that’s as 2. Trade Michael Carter- now and great later than difficult to watch as that number Williams after he wins Rookie mediocre forever, you is to understand. It’s been three of the Year. don’t understand seasons of offensive incompetence, 3. Draft three centers in ‘The Process.’” defensive ineptitude, draft picks consecutive drafts. But, it’s now sitting out and “potential” 4. Lose, a lot. those same through the roof. The whole 5. Get high draft picks, hope defenders spectacle is difficult to follow they pan out. who are because the characters keep 6. ??? starting to changing, though the general 7. Win, a lot. question story stays the same. Veterans are whether shuttled out for young, cheap, It’s the fourth step that so they were would-be benchwarmers that many take issue with. The sold a false are getting loads of playing time; obvious outcome of trading bill of goods. meanwhile, draft picks are being away every quality player who Joel Embiid stockpiled like the end is nigh. management doesn’t think will may never play Consequently, over the past two be a part of the eventual winning in the NBA; seasons, the Sixers have endured product is that this team is very, Okafor doesn’t two of the three longest losing very bad. The word “tanking” have a single streaks in the history of the sport gets thrown around quite a bit, veteran around to (26 and 28 games). Now, rookie implying that the Sixers are lean on for support; sensation and the anointed losing on purpose. They’ve been Noel might just end future-franchise player Jahlil accused of creating a culture of up being “meh”; MORGAN MEHRING / ILLUSTRATION STAFF Okafor has to have a bodyguard losing, of ruining competitive and who knows if at all times after a few nightclub balance and of swindling their Dario Saric will fit into incidents, and patience is just season-ticket holders out of a crowded frontcourt, let alone Thanks to everyone who teetering on the edge of revolt. their money. It’s fashionable actually play. Times are dark. Ladies and gentleman, welcome for players, executives and As always, the refrain remains: contributed to the sports section to “The Process.” even agents to take potshots at “Trust ‘The Process.’” But, trust this past year. Sam Hinkie is the architect Philadelphia. Teams have been has to be built both ways. If of this elaborate plan, and, bad before. Why the hate? Hinkie has been accused of as a result, the Sixers General No team has ever so nakedly treating players poorly since his Savon Amos Nate Kuhrt Manager has endured an embraced this (proven) method arrival, and he can’t be truthful Jesse Bernstein Remy Lambert enormous amount of name- of getting better: be bad, draft with players and agents, how Sam Jenks Callis Emily Lewis calling over the past few seasons. a superstar. Sure, coaches have can fans trust that he’ll be “The Process” is hazily defined put bad teams on the floor truthful with them? Ruairi Conway Andrew Lucchesi as follows: before, but no team has ever Hinkie’s been in Philadelphia Karli Cozen Jade Miller done it so purposefully. Therein a few years now, but he’s got a Bella Drago Jackie Powell 1. Trade away middling lies the hate for Mr. Hinkie, the little bit to learn about trust. Milagros Garcia Jake Sehnert veterans and non-stars for pale stats-wizard who the Sixers’ This week, the 76ers have Alec Girten Ben Shapiro expiring contracts and draft faithful hope knows what hired NBA legend and current Max Kinder Lucas Troadec picks (goodbye, Jrue Holiday, the hell he’s doing. Because, head of USA Basketball Jerry THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Alex Veech - Swimming BY MAX EBER the school record and earning a NCAA Division III ‘B’ cut time SPORTS EDITOR for the 100 breaststroke? I’m really excited! I had shoulder Junior swimmer Alex Veech has surgery my freshman year, so picked up where she left off last season being able to prove to myself as she continues to have impactful that I can come back from that performances. In the recent session is surreal. It’s been a tough road of Liberty League Swimming and dealing with my injury, but I’m Diving Championships, she set a new really excited to see what’s next school record in the 100 breaststroke now that it’s feeling better. with a time of 1:04.16, claiming a 6. How do you feel about the second-place finish. She also claimed team recording its seventh third place in the 200 breaststroke. consecutive Liberty League Her impressive performance in the title? 100 earned her a NCAA Division I’m pumped for seven years III ‘B’ cut time, as the team secured straight, and ready to work for its seventh consecutive Liberty League PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS year eight! title. Junior Alex Veech takes a breath during the Liberty League Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday. 7. Would you rather make piña the sport? people surrounding me every day! Why? coladas with Carl Sagan or 1. How did you first get into The best part of the sport is 3. Do you have any pre-game My younger brother, Kristian. He Leonardo da Vinci? Why? competitive swimming? the people. The team dynamic is rituals? is a sophomore at Berklee College I’d like to make piña coladas I first began swimming so unique from every other sport, I always fuss with my goggles. of Music in Boston. Music has been with Leonardo da Vinci! I could competitively because of my especially here at UR. Our team My biggest fear is that they will his thing since we were kids. He see some amazing artwork, younger brother! I have always here is a family. We support each fall off during my race, so I spend wrote his first symphony when he hopefully pick up some sort of enjoyed the water; but, when my other through each practice, during the couple minutes before [and] was seven! He’s been my best friend artistic skill and then eat massive brother took me to my first practice, every race and in the classroom as adjusting them on my face to make through it all, and he inspires me amounts of authentic Italian food. I fell in love. well. I love the team here. I’m truly sure they will stay on. to follow my dreams. Eber is a member of 2. What is your favorite part about grateful to have such awesome 4. Who do you look up to most? 5. How do you feel breaking both the class of 2017. Squash opens season LAST WEEK'S SCORES with a hot 2-1 start THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

• Women’s Basketball vs SUNY Geneseo - L 48-56

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

• Men’s Squash vs Drexel University - W 8-1

• Men’s Basketbll vs Rochester Institute of Technology - W 80-64

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Sophomore Micky Bertocchi lunges to boast against the side wall. • Men’s Squash vs University of Pennsylvania - L 3-6 BY NATE KUHRT at positions five, seven and eight, HUMOR EDITOR which were each settled in five • Women’s Basketball vs St. John Fisher College - W 78-54 games. Although the result did The fourth-ranked University not favor the Yellowjackets, that of Rochester men’s squash team the backend of the lineup all had • Men’s Basketbll vs Robert Wesleyan College - L 77-79 traveled to Philadelphia, Pa. to close matches is promising for the kick off the team’s regular season. team moving forward. Upon completion of its first two After losing to the Quakers, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 matches there against Drexel the Yellowjackets rebounded University and the University of against the tenth-ranked Princeton • Men’s Squash vs Princeton University - W 8-1 Pennsylvania, the team traveled to University. UR’s team dominated Princeton University on Sunday. against the Tigers, mirroring Rochester cruised to a dominant its match against Drexel. The 8-1 victory against the eighth- final scoreboard read 8-1, with ranked Drexel in its opening match Rochester winning. The win was of the season Friday, slaying the highlighted with victories in all of THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE Dragons. The team rallied behind the top seven spots on the ladder. 3-0 victory performances in The depth of the Yellowjackets’ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 individual matches from second- bench proved too much for position junior Ryosei Kobayashi, Princeton. Additional praise must fourth-position senior Neil be given to senior Neil Cordell and • Men’s Track at Rochester Institute of Technology Early Season Invitational - Henrietta, NY - 4:00 P.M. Cordell, seventh-position junior freshmen Lawrence Kuhn, who Aria Fazelimanesh and ninth- both went 3-0 individually over • Women’s Track at Rochester Institute of Technology Early Season Invitational - Henrietta, NY - 4:00 P.M. position senior Meng Xiaomen. the weekend. UR also captured victories from Rochester looks a stronger team sophomores Tomotaka Endo, this year compared to last. On top SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Micky Bertocchi and Ben Pitfield, of returning all four All-American as well as freshmen Lawrence honorees, the team appears to have Kuhn. much more depth throughout the • Men’s Basketball vs Union College - 4 P.M.* For the second match of ladder. In previous years, it had the weekend, Rochester squash seemed that Rochester didn’t have • Women’s Basketball vs Ithaca College - 4 P.M.* traveled all of about five minutes the backend skill to compete with to compete at the University of the best squash teams in the nation. Pennsylvania. UR did not fare as But, this does not seem to be the *DENOTES HOME GAME well against the seventh-ranked case this upcoming season, and it Quakers. The team lost a hard- is exciting to see the potential of fought battle 6-3, only winning the team moving forward. (DH) DENOTES DOUBLEHEADER at positions one, four and six. Kuhrt is a member of The team lost three close matches the class of 2017. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 / SPORTS SPORTS Birds of Prey World Cup brings top skiers to Colorado BY ALEC GIRTEN competitors from 15 different also known as super-g. This in the giant slalom, racers get CONTRIBUTING WRITER nations. The race started discipline has slightly tighter two runs on the even tighter off with a bang, as Italian turns and less gliding sections turns of the giant slalom The 2015 Birds of Prey World Christof Innerhofer rode bib than downhill, but still has the course. The winner Cup ski races wrapped up this number one down to an early thrill and risk of a speed event. is the racer who weekend at Beaver Creek Ski lead. After a few racers came On this snowy morning, it was posts the best Resort in Colorado. The event close to Innerhofer’s time, the Austrian and four-time- combined is a regular stop on the annual the Norwegian Aksel Lund defending overall champion Fédération Internationale Svindal, wearing bib 16, finally Marcel Hirscher who took the de Ski (FIS) World Cup Ski bested Innerhoffer by 0.97 top spot on the podium, with Racing Circuit. Over the seconds with a time of 1:42.34. a time of 1:06.90. weekend, racers competed in The next racer out of the Hirscher was followed up by three different disciplines— starting gate—Svindals’s his rival, American Ted Ligety, Sophomore Ryosei Kobayashi stretches to save a ball. downhill, super-G and giant compatriot, Kjetil Jansrud— who came from bib number slalom—as they tried to came down just one-third 29 to finish just .3 seconds establish who could ski down of a second behind his close behind Hirscher. Just 0.03 the different courses the fastest. friend. The flying Vikings, seconds behind Ligety was The events started off on as they are collectively called, fellow American Andrew second run. Friday with the running of the would remain at the top of the Weibrecht. This race With Ligety out of downhill on the classic Golden podium, eventually joined by marked Hirscher’s the race, Hirscher posted Eagle course. Downhill is Guillermo Fayed of France in first World Cup the third-best time on the the fastest, highest-risk and the third position. All three super-G win and second run and the best most exciting discipline of men attacked the rigorous Weibrecht’s first combined time of 2:32.58. EMMA GUILFOYLE / CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATOR ski racing. In downhill, as course with no hesitation, as World Cup podium France’s Victor Muffat-Jeandet in the other disciplines, the their impressive finishing times spot. and Norway’s Henrik Kristoff racers take turns making one show. For Svindal, what was The weekend time. In the rounded off the podium. The run down a pre-set course of more striking was the fact that concluded with the giant first run, Hirscher, who raced result certainly was a thrilling gates. Each racer must make the win was his third victory in slalom. After an impressive second, set the top time and way to conclude the weekend the correct turn around every three races. Without a doubt, showing in the super-G, once again displayed his and posits Hirscher as a serious gate and cross the finish line these stellar results assert him Hirscher and Ligety were formidable skill. Running contender for what is shaping in order to officially finish the as a favorite for the rest of the expected to duke it out once fourth, Ligety looked to be up to be another exciting race. season. again on the hill for another on form but suddenly crashed World Cup season. This year’s race was contested Saturday marked the running victory. Unlike the previous hard into one of the gates, Girten is a member of on a clear-skied day with 57 of the super giant slalom race, two events of the weekend, disqualifying him from a the class of 2017. Men’s basketball falls in heartbreaking Wendy’s Classic championship game BY JAKE SEHNERT went into halftime with a junior guard Mack Montague’s in themselves and each other is ones who don’t play produce CONTRIBUTING WRITER seven-point lead and more than season-high 16 points. manifested in their intense team everyday in practice and work doubled it by the end of the Although the team did not play. hard. Honestly, we’re pretty lucky The University of Rochester game, winning 80-64. Senior win the tournament, they are Although Borst-Smith as upperclassmen to have these men’s basketball team entered the Jared Seltzer led the team with off to a tremendous start at 6-3 (averaging 17 points and 4.1 freshman come in and make an 50th and final Wendy’s College 24 points and 14 rebounds, both and have great chemistry. Head assists per game while shooting impact.” Classic with a 4-2 record. They career highs, to help propel the coach Luke Flockerzi said in an 50.4 percent from the floor) As the season progresses, were looking to win the last team over the Tigers. interview that the team is “a very and Seltzer (averaging 18 points the team hopes to maintain its tournament of the year before Lastly, the Yellowjackets moved hard-working, committed group and 8 rebounds while shooting current success. As a message to conference play. The team started on to face Roberts Wesleyan in that really gets along and plays 46.2 percent from deep) have the student body, Seltzer said, off the tournament on Dec. 2 the championship of the Wendy’s for each other.” Seltzer and Borst- provided veteran leadership “The fans are always great in in a game against the College College Classic. The team was Smith also commented on their so far, the Yellowjackets have the Palestra and get us more at Brockport on with a 65-59 outscored 43-38 in the first team’s success. also experienced consistent motivated to do well.” victory. Junior guard Sam Borst- half. But, with a minute left and “I think we’ve become a lot freshmen contributions. Similarly, Borst-Smith thrives Smith led the way with 22 points, down two points, they the team closer,” Seltzer said. He also noted Michael Mangan and Jacob off of the energy of the crowd, 18 of which came in the second managed to get the ball when there is “more overall belief that Wittig are two impact players saying, “I’m pretty sure everyone half, while senior power forward Borst-Smith made some clutch we can do better than [in years who average over 20 minutes else on the team does, so the more Jared Seltzer and freshman shots down the stretch. past]. We have all the pieces to be per game. Regarding the support the better, and we’re PHOTOS COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Jacob Wittig each contributed However, Roberts Wesleyan a good team, and the coaches are freshmen, Flockerzi said, “Each thankful for all we have already.” double figures, 14 and 12 points, managed to hold on to a narrow putting that as a mindset for us one of them is talented and has The ‘Jackets plays their next respectively. 79-77 victory. The UR team to go out every game and expect a chance to really contribute not game this Saturday at 4 p.m. This set the team up to play veterans led the way in the loss, to win.” Borst-Smith supported only during their four years but in the Palestra against Union in the semifinals against their with Seltzer scoring a new career- Seltzer’s sentiments. “Everybody during this season.” Borst-Smith College. local rivals Rochester Institute of high 26 points, in addition to just likes everybody,” he said. added, “Right away they’ve had Sehnert is a member of Technology. The Yellowjackets Borst-Smith’s 19 points and The team cohesion and belief a great solid impact; even the the class of 2019.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS Left: Senior Jared Seltzer looks to power towards the hoop. Right: Junior guard Sam Borst-Smith drives forward the hope in the semifinals of the annual Wendy’s Classic Tournament on Saturday.