Beauty Pageant Contender Studies at Daemen College on the Side
Vanity Affair Beauty Pageant Contender Studies you're younger in competition, did the most community service ASCENT: How did you become at Daemen College you're shown that personality hours? involved with the National comes first. And from there, if American Miss Competition? on the Side you're beautiful, you can go any Volmy: Actually, you don't. If you where. If you look at the contes do one hour of community service, Volmy: I've been competing ever tants in Miss America, they all have By Chris Eagan that still counts as ten percent. The since I was little. Originally it was nice personalities and wouldn't be fact that you helped the community the Miss American Coed pageant, up there if they didn't. There are is what matters most. Three days and then in recent years I've been beautiful people with nice per before the pageant when we were in the National American Miss Danielle Volmy, a sonalities, and that's what a lot of registering, we helped donate pageant as well. I started when sophomore at Daemen College, was people misunderstand. teddy bears and books. We donated I was five. When I was little I recently awarded fourth runner- teddy bears to those in need and to modeled, did gymnastics, tap, up placement in the National ASCENT: What do you think can the Fire Department in New York ballet, everything. My mom got American Miss teen pageant be done to improve the public's City for distribution. We donated a postcard in the mail saying if for New York State. A Political perception of beauty pageants? books to kids that needed them you had beautiful girls to send Science major, Danielle and her in shelters and other places. I them over. So my mom registered family relocated from Brooklyn to Volmy: I think what can be done, personally donated five teddy me and my other sisters, and the Lockport for her college pursuits. and what's supposed to be done, bears and about ten books. I was first year was very nice. We liked I sat down with Danielle to talk is having contestants get involved flying, so unfortunately I wasn't it. I made it to the top twenty but about the many factors involved in community service and student able to bring more. But you'd be didn't the following year. But we in becoming a beauty queen. activities. It7s explained that you're surprised the number of girls that kept coming and I eventually won a queen and represent the state do Community Service. I don't do the Miss Title. ASCENT: There are traditionally of New York, and should do Community Service just for the many stereotypes associated with something to help the community. pageant; I do it regardless of the ASCENT: You placed fourth in beauty pageants. Do you feel that Helping elderly people at nursing competition. I like helping out the what branch of the competition beauty pageants are portrayed homes, helping kids at schools, community. this year, states or nationals? favorably in the public eye? basically helping people that need it. And that7 s what can actually be ASCENT: So there are girls that Volmy: States. It's called National Volmy :I think a lot of people done. A lot of people say 'she's a do it just to fulfill the Community American Miss, and you would mistake beauty pageants for being beauty queen, what does she do?' Service requirement of the think it's national, but it's really all about beauty. If you actually But when you're interviewed they competition? not. I'm not going to nationals fids went to a pageant, it's all about may ask you 'what did you do to year because I think it's a waste personality. Beauty has a part in benefit the state of New York?' Volmy: You can tell who likes to of money. If you go to nationals it, but if you lack personality you People just assume that you're do Community Service and who you have to pay about $1500 and won't get far. a beauty queen because you're doesn't. Most contestants at the aren't guaranteed a title. You're pretty. pageant do more than one hour of representing fourth runner-up for ASCENT: Why do you think Community Service. Their desire people have misconceptions? ASCENT: I know the National to help the community depends American Miss competition counts on who they are. Volmy: A lot of girls that become Community Service as ten percent CONTINUED - PAGE 2 beauty queens are beautiful. Some of the final score. Do you find that of them act like airheads, but impressive, or could that figure be just to joke around. My cousin, higher? for example, won the title three years ago. If you saw her, you Volmy: I've competed since I was wouldn't believe she won that title. five years old. The requirement Plagiarism on Campus If someone would sit at a pageant was more when I was younger, and ask a judge what they're and as I got older it became ten percent. It could be higher, but looking for, the most desired By Kathy Hörschel quality is personality. They don't you'd be surprised how much want somebody up there that's community service contestants do. For the past three years I did over pretty but can't communicate A recent case of plagiarism site. It is a clearly-worded para five hundred hours of community or get along with others. They in one of my classes "got me to graph of what can happen if one service. You'd think some girls just certainly don't want someone with thinking" how common plagia chooses to copy material. go to a nursing home and help out a negative attitude representing rism actually is. For every person for ten or twenty hours. I would The Catalog says "In an the state of New York. that is caught, there surely must assume the minimum every girl instance where then has been be others that are not. But what is a violation of the principles of ASCENT: Do you think televised in the pageant did was about two plagiarism, exactly? According to academic honesty, the instructor pageants such as Miss America hundred hours. the Oxford American Dictionary, may choose to follow one or more or other pageants as portrayed plagiarism is "to take and use of a number of possible alterna through the media have a negative ASCENT: Do you have to compete another person's ideas or writings tives including but not limited to: im pact? with the rest o f the girls as to who or inventions as one's own." In a 1. automatic failure of the work; way, it is stealing, and as such it is 2. automatic failure of the entire Volmy: No, I don't think so. My “All of Daemen is on pretty much a crime. course; 3. recommending expul mom doesn't think so. Televised Many colleges and uni sion from the degree program; or 4. pageants like Miss America are the Ascent” versities have strict policies on recommending expulsion from the looking more for beauty, in my plagiarism. It isn't hard to find the College. The student may appeal opinion. The judges are looking for school's policy on Plagiarism; it is personality also, but I think they're right inside the college Catalog, on looking more for beauty. When page twenty-seven or on the web CONTINUED - PAGE 2 ASCENT-PAGE 2 ON CAMPUS November 22,2005 Vanity Affair
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By Chris Eagan
because Ihave school commitments. free dress, and I think about from, where you live now, are the state of New York, but really I received a trophy and banner, no $1500. from, where you live now, and the Queen for your state plays crown because I wasn't the Queen, what school you attend. I'd the most important role. I'll be flowers, and about $500 to go ASCENT: What do you feel were probably include more details. competing next year for Miss towards nationals. But $500 can't your strengths and weaknesses Everything else I did well in. I Royalty, National American Miss cover nationals because the cost as a participant in the National did well in Walking; I did well once again, and Miss American is $1500. American Miss competition? in Formal Wear and Evening Coed. The latter two were Gown. So I would have to say my previously one competition, but ASCENT: Where was this year's Volmy: My strength is I love to speech. National American Miss broke state competition? smile. If someone can smile really off from Miss American Coed in good the judges think you have a ASCENT: What advice do you Volmy: It was in New York City. recent years. nice personality and by the time have for those participating in a you reach the interview they'll try beauty pageant for the first time? ASCENT: And you had to pay ASCENT: Is fourth the highest and find if there's a nice person your own airfare and expenses to you've placed? behind that smile. I like to talk and Volmy: Have fun! To me, it7s get there? can go on forever. You have to get really not about winning. If you Volmy: I actually became Queen along with others. If you isolate enter you'll understand it7 s not when I was seven years old in a Volmy: Yeah, your own airfare, yourself from the girls then people about winning, it's all about pageant entry fee, food, basically Miss American Coed pageant. will wonder if you will isolate having fun - and you will have everything by yourself. But when yourself from others as Queen. fun. you're a queen, you get more benefits. You get everything that ASCENT: If you're in the top five, ASCENT: What do you think you For more information on National the runner-ups get, plus a free trip do you get any specific benefits can improve on to place higher in American Miss visit their official to Disney World for two. , towards next year's competition? future competitions? website at www.namiss.com ASCENT: Nationals are held in Volmy: If you're in the top five you Volmy: Maybe my speech. You Disney World, right? get to go to nationals, but I'm not have to say your speech in front Write for the going to nationals. Like I said, you of a large crowd of people. It has Ascent. E-mail Sam at Volmy: Yes, Nationals are in Disney have to pay to go to nationals. The to feature details like where you [email protected]. World. As Queen you also get a get Queen doesn't pay, but the first, from, where you live now, second, third and fourth runner- a crown, modeling scholarship, ups have to pay for nationals. I wasn't paying for nationals rad a c Plagiarism on Cam pus
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By Kathy Hörschel
the instructor's determination in accordance with the Grade Appeal Procedure." None of these options sound appealing. There have been cases of plagiarism in which students received a warning, for the first time, Nan to attend RITs Graduate Study Open House or had to withdraw from a class. In these cases, the students were lucky. Monday, January 9,2006 (Winter break period for mosQ Most students understand 10:00 a m - 3:00 p m (Lunch vuil be awed) and know what will happen to them if they plagiarize. I would like to inform » Lfanufaoul our TO* gradate png rams iit>qh-yw<», m-demadWth everyone that there are new software programs and internet sites that a • Most program faculty arai tour ifatond-the-art facUtios professor can scan your paper into Hear abord exerting research projects to see where your information came • Get infcrmafaan abwt the adrussion praoess and requremems from. That makes detecting plagiarism n o » much simpler then it used to be. My » Fini oui uhara graduates tri aur Hui suggestion would be to double or Enjoy a campus t u r triple-check your citations and quotes before you turn in your paper so you don't get accused or convicted of Registration is FREE plagiarism by accident. My stronger suggestion is just NEVER plagiarize in QnRttfM): www.riledii/grad By H a t gradini a&rrLedu Tofl-free fàuna: |86S) 260-3550 the first place. It's not worth ruining your academic career, not to mention all the money and time put into college RIT sacrificed over just one paper. November 22,2005 SATIRE ASCENT-PAGE 3
Daemen Student Competes on “Jeopardy”
RESULTS NOT PRETTY
By S.D. Wright
On Monday night, the It took Tyler a few m inutes fellow contestants answered a A source has inform ed the Daemen College community to muster up the courage to try and question correctly. At least twice, newspaper staff that Tyler had gathered in front of television sets answer at least one question. the camera caught him announc implied to several people at Dae across campus to see one of their "This landmass," Trebek in ing, "I knew that!" and throwing men that he had actually won the own, sophomore Tyler Magnus, toned, "has as its capital the city of his hands up in the air in disgust. contest before his appearance was appear on the quiz show, "Jeop Canberra, although it was Sydney, Tyler attempted to answer televised. "Yeah," one cheerleader ardy." Crowds filled the Wick the largest dty 'down under', that several more questions before the said, "He kept on coming around Social Room and other venues, hosted the 2000 Olympics." Tyler round was finished. Each time the all the parties w ith this big grin on and students even foisted signs buzzed in excitedly, and answered, results were less than satisfactory. his face, and saying, 'Who wants to of support. A few evening classes "W hat is the U nited States?" Tyler "According to Tyler," Professor At kiss the feet of the genius?"' were unexpectedly cancelled, as remembers that this drew stifled kinson, of the History Department, "All of the professors I professors expressed interest in laughs from his fellow contestants, said, "there is no such thing as a know were disappointed by Tyler. seeing Tyler on the famous quiz and the host himself seemed to 'branch' of government, because, Some went back to their offices and show. suppress a smile. as he said on the show, 'only trees locked their doors and started to Unfortunately for Tyler, "I remember that the first have branches.' I don't even know wail loudly." Professor Atkinson students and teachers alike were round was almost over, and the why I try." told the Ascent. almost universally horrified by only answer I had given was As "Double Jeopardy" At least one Daemen staff his performance. Tyler was elimi com pletely wrong. But I was, like, ended, Trebek announced that member was not affected. Dean nated before he could compete in I'm gonna kick ass in Double Jeop Tyler could not move on to the Steven Rickson said, "It doesn't the final round, and in fact held a ardy." third round because he had a matter if Tyler doesn't know that negative score throughout much of Sadly for Tyler, this was not negative score. "It's all right," he Hemingway was an American the competition. to be the case. As the D ouble Jeop told Trebek, "I'll just study real and not a French writer. We're Appearing on the show ardy round began, Tyler was con hard and do it again next week." At interested in shaping his political with the standard "Daemen fused by the questions. "I totally this point, Trebek informed Tyler opinions and getting him to think College" sweatshirt, Tyler played felt like writing down the words that this would be his one and only critically. Which means, think criti against Renee Wilkerson, a junior Trebek said and going to some of appearance on "Jeopardy." cally about the Spawn of Satan, from Princeton University, and He my professors and asking them "I still love him!" exclaimed the Republican party. That's all Ching, a freshman from the Uni what they meant afterwards." Kasey Ferguson, as Daemen stu little Tyler needs to know." versity of California at Berkeley. As the round progressed, dents and staff left the Wick Social Tyler Magnus couldn't "I could tell those kids were really Tyler confesses that he began to Room shaking their heads and agree more. "So I didn't do well smart. But I had a good feeling go become bored. "I zoned Trebek ignoring Tyler. "Who cares how with the questions. Who cares?" ing in," Tyler said. out, man, and it was all about the smart he is! Besides, he looked re He said, pulling his girlfriend Apparently, that "good pretty femininis in the audience." ally cute on TV. And that Princeton Kasey close. "At least I was on feeling" was in no way justified. As He remembers that he girl really needed some make Jeopardy, dude." the first round began, Tyler stared then had a moment of shock. "I up." in shocked silence as Alex Trebek, was gonna lose this thing!" So he Tyler was philosophical af the host, asked the questions. "I decided to pretend to know the ter his defeat was televised. "Look, was, like, what the hell are they answers to the questions anyway. so I'm not Einstein or anything. But talking about! Man, I never learned Tyler began to make irritated at least I tried. Doesn't that count this stuff in IND class!" sounds whenever one of his______for anything?"______
New “Literature Club” a Complete Failure
By S.D. Wright
Simon Roseman, a se Roseman had scheduled acquired a reputation for the world's greatest works with nior, woke up one morning this the meetings for every Tuesday "nerdy"behavior before this. Rose m y peers." November with a great idea. He afternoon. "Yeah, the first few man has been known to approach Roseman admits that he decided he would form a new meetings I felt utterly crestfallen girls on campus for dates with a does not have a girlfriend. "No, club at Daemen College, called because I had prepared this ex bow and the greeting, " 'Daugh man, this is not what I'm talking "The Literature Club," intended tensive reading list for all of us to ter of the Gods, divinely tall and about. Why can't we talk about the to be a forum for students to share share," Roseman said, a copy of divinely fair.' That's a line from conflicts emerging from decon their opinions about great literary Malcolm Lowry's Under the Vol Homer, and it describes you per structionist theory? Or the brutal works. Yet Roseman soon realized ca n o under his arm. "And no one fectly." realism of John Steinbeck?" that he was totally alone in his showed up." Roseman has yet to seen Flustered, Roseman ended interest in classic books. "Yeah right," said a Psy success with this strategy. the interview with the Ascent and "That kid really needs a chology major who did not wish Also, Roseman has taken to walked in the general direction of girlfriend," opined Sarah Sweed, a to be identified. "I'm in college to wearing t-shirts emblazoned with the library, puffing on a cigarette. junior. "I see him in the library, like, read textbooks, and that other stuff literary quotes. "Welcome to Daemen," he mum every day, and he's never reading confuses me. Who cares about the "Look, okay, so I'm not bled. anything that's required." human condition? I need a degree, the coolest guy around, but all I The people and situations described on Roseman, anticipating a big dude." wanted to do was discuss broad this page are utterly and entirely ficti turnout, was disappointed. Apparently, Roseman had human themes as expressed in tious. ASCENT-PAGE 4 COLLEGE CULTURE November 22,2005
The Great Foo Fighters Outing
The Ascent's resident ryone we know to see if they wanted Finally the doors opened and home. But don't worry, Tony and I did to go to Chicago with us. Between the we made our way to the gates. I took not pee on the funeral home. As Tony expert on contemporary two of us, we called at least twenty a couple draughts of Cuervo and then and I were going, Tony looked over rock music describes an people and we heard the same stupid shoved Jose down my pants behind his shoulder and said, "Holy shit! A cop's coming. Get back in the truck." expedition he recently sob story from everyone. I eventually my belt. They scanned our tickets and called my one buddy Tony from work then we were frisked. Once in the jeep, Katie asked what the took to see the Foo and I asked him if he wanted to go. The security guard patted my problem was and we said that there Fighters in concert The following is a transcript of sides and then lifted up my hoodie was a cop parked right behind her. Ka our conversation, derived completely and saw my Gatorade bottle. I looked tie asked, of all people, two drunken from memory, of course. down and said, "How the hell did that kids what to do, and Tony told her get there?!?" The guard yanked the not to pull away. The cop sat behind By Adam DeRose______"Hey Tony, i f s DeRose!' "What's up, dude?" bottle out from my pants and threw it us for a good five minutes before he "Nothing. Do you want to away before he let me in. pulled up alongside of us and said, "It's one-hundred and six go to the Weezers / Foo Fighters show As I saw my tequila fly from "Everything okay? Good. Okay. Bye." miles to Chicago; we've got a tank tomorrow?" the hands of the security guard to And that was that. full of gas, half a pack of cigarettes; "...Um...what time does it the garbage can, all I could think Katie eventually got us lost. it's dark, and we're wearing sun start?" was "NOOOO! That's real alcohol We ended up pulling over in a parking glasses...." Those are the famous "Seven-thirty, p.m." abuse!" lot in a strip plaza at five-thirty a.m. words from Elwood Blues, of The Blues "Um...well, I dunno, I have The Kaiser Chiefs were the We slept in the jeep until about nine Brothers. That was pretty much what school..." openers. They were thanking the or ten a.m. Then we finally got back the Kid (my little sister Katie) and I crowd and crap like that. They said on track to get home. were saying on October 3,2005. It was they were from England and I shouted Once we were in Canada around ten-o-clock a.m. when the Kid "[The Kaiser Chiefs] back from my seat at file opposite end again, I made a point of having Katie and I hopped into her jeep to drive to of the building, from the two-hun make a small detour driving by Lon Buffalo to pick up my buddy Tony told the crowd... dredth level, "Go back to England! don, Ontario. I had a motive: I wanted before we forged onwards to Chicago We want the Foo Fighters!" Katie and to see the Labatts Brewery. The Kid for a Weezers/Foo Fighters show. they were from Eng Tony laughed hysterically and then was a little pissed-off. She said, "This Let me give you a little back land and I shouted denied knowing me. is worse than taking an alcoholic to ground information to my story. Finally Weezer took the stage. a bar. Now I'm just taking one to the Sometime this past August, I was back... 'Go back to They put on an awesome set and headquarters of the problem." What surfing tiKe net with the Kid. At that didn't miss a cue. They played all can I say? I had to see the Brewery! It time I was a little bummed out because England! We want of their great songs with some extra was like a pilgrimage to me. My trip I had missed the Foo Fighters show in goodies in there too. They played Bev to the Labatts Brewery is tantamount Toronto, because the same day Green the Foo Fighters!" erly Hills, We Are All on Drugs, Buddy to a Christian going to Jerusalem or a Day was playing in Buffalo. Since I Holly, Undone-The Sweater Song, Say It Muslim going to Mecca. So we saw file had bought the Green Day tickets the Ain't So, and H ash Pipe. Weezer also Brewery, but we did not take file tour moment they went on sale back in the covered Blur's Song tw o (the Woo- because we did not have the time. spring, I was kind of bound to that "It's in Chicago!" who! song) and the Foo Fighters' Big show. So, sadly, I missed the Foos in "Oh! Urn, well, okay!" M e. Canada. We picked Tony up at around The show suffered because "...I had to see the I soon found myself on the ten-thirty a.m. or so. We had our Map- of an absence of pyrotechnics. Also, I Foo Fighters webpage, and noticed quest directions and we headed out to saw signs that anybody caught crowd [Labatts] Brew that they were still on tour and that the Peace Bridge. The customs guard surfing would be thrown out. Other ery. It was like a there were still tickets on sale for many at the station we pulled up to was a than that, it was badass! venues. Besides hanging out with the scary and tough mofo. He asked us And then the house lights pilgrimage to me." Kid that night, I was also hanging out where we were going and why and were out and the fans started scream with Mr. Jose Cuervo and Mr. John we told him to Chicago for the Foo ing. The Foos took the stage and the Labatt. It was a good mix. Between the Fighters show. I guess the officer did first riffs of their song In Your Honor We finally arrived back in Buf not believe us because he asked us for four of us, we decided that it would rang through. falo on Tuesday, October 4th. Katie and our tickets. We showed him the tickets be wonderful to finally see the Foo The Foo Fighters could and I looked at the concert shirts we had Fighters. and he let us through. should have played for hours. The bought while there, and one showed a Crossing through Canada to The Kid and I love the Foo Kid said they played for about two list of all the cities the tour was hitting. Fighters and we figured that this get to the show was much faster. When hours. Considering they have five The Foos were also playing in Detroit would be the closest that we would we were cruising through the country, albums out (one a double-disc), they and Cleveland. "Man, Adam, you ever get to seeing my first love, I soon discovered that file Kid's jeep could have played forever. The Foos must have been pretty drunk when Nirvana! I ended up buying tickets ran out of numbers on the speedom played a lot of new stuff from the latest you bought those tickets!" for the show in Chicago. eter. We were going one-hundred double-disc release In Your Honor, but I just chuckled and said, "Do At first, Chicago does not look plus at three-thousand r.p.m. on that they also included a lot of songs from you think we can outdo ourselves and that far away from Buffalo on a map. tachometer. The jeep definitely had their previous albums. Such songs hit up the show in Cleveland?" In fact, it's only about two inches, some balls. they ripped out were All My Life, My which is no big deal. I was definitely Eventually we made it to Hero, Best of You, Learn to Fly, Up in down, the Kid was down, and so was Port Huron, Michigan, which is north Arms, Times Like These, Last Song, The Do you have a unique concert of Detroit. As we traveled through my girl Shannon. It was a done deal One, Stacked Actors, DO A, This is a Call, experience? Write the editor at to see the Foo Fighters in Chicago. Michigan, we passed by the outskirts End Over End, Breakout, and Everlong. [email protected]. "That is the stupidest thing of Detroit, through Lansing, the edge While Everlong was playing, I looked you two have ever done!" Or so said of Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek, which over to the Kid and said, "Crap, this is the voice of reason coming from my is the home of "Kelloggs"! it. This song is known for being their mom. Mom thought it was dumb Mapquest said that it would closer." that we were hiking out to Chicago take nine hours and change to get to Fortunately for all of us, the The A scent for a concert. She thought it was the the show. We made it in eight. When Foos proved me wrong. The Foo Fight we arrived, we foun file arena. Since dumbest thing the Kid and I have ers' drummer walked away from his Editor-in-Chief S.D. Wrighi the show started at seven-thirty, and it ever done together; obviously, Mom drum kit to play a song off the new Assistant Editor Erin Wilbert doesn't know a lot. was six-thirty, I thought we just had an album, Cold Day by the Sun. The Foos Once school started, there was hour until the show started. Then Tony ended up closing the show with one Writers Chris Eagan a sad turn of events and Shannon was informed me that I was still on Buffalo of their best and most kick-ass songs, Kathy Horschel unable to make the show with Katie time and not on Chicago time, and that Monkey wrench. Adam DeRose and me because of stupid school. I I hadn't considered the changeover. After we left the show, Katie Ad Director Fran Carson We ate breakfast and bought a twenty- hate how stupid school is in always drove back because Tony and I could Faculty Advisor getting in the way of fun! Apparently, four pack of Bud Light. We started not - to say the least. Shannon had anatomy lab practical tailgating in the Target parking lot. Eventually, we made Katie P. Siedlecki, Ph.D . and a quiz in clin lab. Don't worry: Mr. Cuervo came along pull over because we had to piss like So the Sunday before the with me on the trip. He was stored racehorses. Katie ended up pulling show, the Kid and I were calling eve safely in a Gatorade bottle. on the side of the road near a funeral