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Student ON-CAMPUS ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

Uniform Crime report, there were 808 on-campus alcohol violations in 2003 loan rates 1 448 in 2002. decrease BY STACY MAJEWICZ Contributing Writer

More than just leaves are dropping this fall. Interest rates for student loans de­ creased for the fourth year in a row. The interest rates for the Stafford Loan and the Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students are now at their lowest since these pro­ grams began. The unsubsidized version of the . Stafford loan for current students now has a 2.77 percent interest rate. Whether a loan is subsidized or unsubsidized, the interest rate for a student in repayment is now 3.37 percent. The PLUS interest rate is now 4.47 percent. "It's good news for students and par­ ents," said Director of Financial Aid Lar­ ry Chambers. "The amount they pay back over the life of the loan is less than last year." Stafford loans are either subsidized, Alcohol violations skyrocket meaning that the government pays the in­ terest while the student is in school, or un­ BY NICOLE GEARING Circle, they're from residents who are going tion, said she didn't realire 800 violations subsidized, when the student pays all the News Editor back and forth from College Circle," Leary were reported last year. · but can defer the payments until af- said. "A lot of it wu 1111dents who weie car- "I was not at all aware that it was that ter graduation. n-,Dllmba"of The U.S. neasury Department deter­ students who were cau on promotion program as mines federal interest rates. To encourage pus nearly doubled between calendar years The increase may also be due to a 2001 made concentrated efforts to combat ex­ spcn'1\ng \nan unstable economy, the fed- 2002 and 2003. change in college policy, Leary said. 1be cessive student drinking in recent years with eral government sets low interest rates. On-campus alcohol violations increased change authorized its IC Reality program, which tries to de­ "In essence, students and parents are from 448 to 808, according to the Uniform RAs and other staff to bunk campus drinking benefiting from the low interest rates Crime Report, which was e-mailed Tuesday refer students to the myths with statistics 1 charged by the federal government as a re­ to all students. A majority of those violations campus judicial sys­ from the campus Core Al­ ◄ sult of a weak economy," Chambers said. occurred in residence halls, n

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■ 2 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 Nation & World Picking up the pieces of Ge~esis The Genesis space. capsule, which FRANCES RIPS THROUGH FLORIDA promised scientists potential clues to the origin ~f the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. It wasn't immediately known whether the cosmic samples had been destroyed. NASA of­ ficials believed the fragile disks that hold the atoms would shatter even if the capsule hit the ground with a parachute. NEWS BRIEFS AND LOCAi. EVENTS 'We're going to get the pieces out," said Roger The Vote 2004 Wiens, a payload leader for Los Alamos National Laboratory. "It's going to be a lot tougher to sort out the pieces of broken material." The presidential candidates and Hollywood stunt pilots had taken off to their running mates fanned out hook the capsule's parachute, but the refrig­ across the Midwest with Labor erator-sized capsule hit the desert floor with­ Day promises of job creation, ap­ out the parachute opening. pealing for votes in the territory piv­ The capsule was returning after three otal to winning November's election. years in space as part of six-year project that Polls in half the eight states on cost $260 million. the candidates' Labor Day agen­ da--Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylva­ Clint'on recovers after surgery_ nia and Ohio--show them running neck-and-neck. Those four Former President Bill Clinton was de­ states offer 58 electoral votes, scribed as doing well Tuesday, breathing on his more than 20 percent of the total own as he recovered from an operation to re­ needed to win. lieve arteries so severely clogged that they had Armed with statistics, Kerry posed imminent danger of a major heart attack. told workers that Bush had done lit­ He was taken off his respirator Monday night, tle to help them weather bad eco­ a crucial step in his recovery, Bob Kelly, a mem­ nomic times. ber of Clinton's surgery team, said Tuesday. "If you want four more years of "Everything is going very well," Kelly said your wages falling, if you want four on NBC's "Today." more years of losing jobs overseas Clinton underwent the four-hour quadruple and replacing them with jobs that pay bypass operation Monday at New York Pres­ DOUG FINGER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS $9,000 less than the jobs you had be­ byterian Hospital/Columbia. His heart disease AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN observes a submerged vehicle In Gainesville, Fla., fore, then you should go vote for was extensive, with blockages in some arteries Tuesday after rains from Hurricane Frances overflowed a nearby retention pond. George Bush," Kerry said. well over 90 percent, doctors said. The campaign said jobs created "There was a substantial likelihood that he last week's deadly raid on a school. Afghan vote campaigns start under Bush's watch pay less and of­ would have had a substantial heart attack," said In a nationally televfsed meeting, Prosecu­ f er fewer benefits than those lost, Dr. Allan Schwartz, chief of cardiology. Doc­ tor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed Campaigning for Afghanistan's first direct pres­ as employers struggle to handle in­ tors called Clinton's operation successful and President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into idential election began Tuesday, a crucial step in creased health care costs. said his return to full health will take weeks. the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a the nation's troubled transition to democracy af­ At a rally in southeast Missouri The former president also had high blood school last week in the southern Russian town ter the fall of the Taliban nearly three years ago. that was dampened by a steady pressure and may not have been adequately treat­ of J3eslan. Interim leader Hamid Karzai and his 17 chal­ rain, Bush said, "This economy, ed for high cholesterol. His was the first official acknowledgment that lengers have 30 days to woo some 10.6 million because of our tax relief and, be­ His doctors said he was put on a cholesterol­ the number of hostages bad been so high; the Afghans registered f~ the V - cause we have great people in this lowering drug a few days ago. Clinton was pre­ government initially said about 350 people bad About SO women,' alm.08': · te country who refuse to be intimi­ scribed cholesterol medicine in 2001 as he was been seized. A regional official later said the veiled, clapped wildly and prayed for their "sis­ dated, who believe in the future, leaving office. number had been 1,181. ter" under a tree in the yard as she took to task is strong and is getting stronger." Col. Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, chief of the Russ­ the country's warlords, some of whom are also· He also toured hurricane-battered Russia investigates crisis ian General Staff, reasserted Russia's right to candidates. Aorida on Wednesday, a crucial state strike terrorist.s. ~ywbere_in $e world. "Those people wh9 betrayed you and de­ in the campaign, handing out bottled A top Russian general on Wednesday Baluyevsky made his comments during a stroyed ·your homes and who killed your water and bags of ice, while back in warned the military will strike "terrorist bases joint news conference with NATO's supreme al­ loved-ones, they have no place in my govern­ Washington Democrats raised in any region of the world," while authorities lied commander in Europe, Gen. James Jones, ment," said Jalal, who. wore a headscarf. fresh questions about his Vietnam­ offered a $10 million reward for information after talks on Russia-NATO military coopera­ era Air National Guard service, leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for tion, including anti-terror cooperation. Source: The Associated Press suggesting newly released docu­ ments show he shirked his duty. College & City Source: The Associated Press Elections for SGA Congress IC students to perform music dividuals with physicai disabilities. with community members · The program will focus on goal setting, prob­ Corrections to be held today on campus lem solving, personal fitness and nutrition, Student Government Association Congress The 3rd annual Pastorate in the Park will be healthy communications, prevention of de­ In "Bombers blank Knights" on elections will be held today at polling stations held Sunday at 2 p.m. in DeWitt Park. The out­ pression, and advocacy. The program offers in­ page 22 of the Sept. 2 issue of on campus from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. door concert will feature an orchestra comprised . dividuals the opportunity to meet others, learn The Ithacan, Ithaca's women's This election i$ an opportunity for students of both Ithaca College students and local com­ about community resources, attain addition sup­ soccer team did not lose, but to-determine who will represent their academ­ munity members performing works by port and enhance skills, helping personal rather tied Oneonta in the NCAA ic schools and residence halls or choose off­ Smetana, Liszt, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. goals to be achieved. · quarterfinals and was eliminated campus representatives. In case of rain, the performance will be held The program is held every Wednesday until after penalty kicks. . There will be voting tables in the Campus Cen­ in St. John's Episcopal Church on the comer November 3. For information or to register, call ter, IC Square, Textor Hall, the Fitness Center, of Cayuga Street and Buffalo Street. For more Jeff Boles at 272-2433 ext. 23. Accommodation In "Goofy band is a giant success," Roy H. Park School' of Communications, the information call 592-8374. requests must be made ~fore Friday. on page 15 of the Sept. 2 issue of Towers Concourse, Terrace Dining Hall, James The Ithacan, guitarist John J. Whalen Center for Music and Smiddy Hall. DIIS Fair presents information College to commemorate Flansburgh was improperly identi­ Any student with a student ID can vote once on majors and minors offered fied as Dan Miller. for representatives for their school and residence-­ anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 hall, or for an off-campus representative. The A majors and minors fair hosted by the Divi­ The Ithaca College Community will remem­ It is The lthacaris policy to cor­ ballots are comprised of students who submit­ sion of Interdisciplinary and International Stud­ ber those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks rect all errors of fact. Please con­ ted intent to run forms by last Friday. ies will be held today from 11 am. to 2 p.m. in a Saturday. · tact Assistant News Editor Chris tent outside the Academic Quad. Two lone fountains by Dillingham Center White at 274-3207. Duet with silent film and cello Faculty, staff and administration will be on will run all day as a tribute to the two World to explore experimental music hand to answer questions about the majors and Trade Center Towers. Copy editors: Sam Appell, Bri­ minors offered. The campus community is in­ The Office of the President has decided that an DeMott, Kelly Helin, Justine School of Music alumnus and renowned ex­ vited to learn about the gerontology program, the college will hold a moment of silence at 1 Hughes, Toni-Ann Mastrac­ perimental electric cellist Chris White '87 will legal studies and culture and communication. p.m. before the football game against Buffalo chio, Emily Mitchell, Elaina accompany the German filmmaker Robert The event will also feature the Office of In­ State. Parisi, Sara Spizzirri, Bethany Weine's 1919 silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. ternational Programs, the Center for the Study In addition, a memorial service will be held Steel, Erin Tustin, Mary Updike, Caligari" Monday at 8:30 p.m. in the Park of Culture, Race and Ethnicity as well as the at 7:15 p.m. at the fountains. Claire Whalen, Hilary Woods, School Auditorium. Center for Teacher Education. Halley Yellin. The improvisational duet will be part of a con­ Meeting for journalism students tinuing collaborative research initiative to explore Health promotion programs to be held to hear opinions interrelationships between silent film, critical his­ for those with disabilities toriography, experimental music and film theory. A meeting for all journalism students will be The jazz cellist brings experience playing with The first of eight health-promotion pro­ heldfrom3:30p.m. to4:30p.m. todayinPark.220. The Ithacan groups ranging from a jazz string quartet to Celtic grams wili be held Wednesday from 3 p.m. The meeting's purpose is for students to groups. He hopes to change the idea that a cello to 5 p.m. at the Finger Lakes Independence voice their opinions about the program and Call 274-3208 is not normally associated with jazz music. Center. The program is free and open to in- make suggestions about improving it. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 NEWS THE ITHACAN 3

Studerits Homeland.4 -- Security find law • • reviews and order visa• process BY KARA CUSOLITO Contributing Writer BY NICOLE GERRING News Editor Junior Shannon Service has always as­ pired to attend law school. As the country nears the third an­ As one of the first students enrolled in the niversary of Sept. 11, 2001, interna­ college's new legal studies program, Service tional students are still feeling the long­ has already started working toward that goal. term effects of that fateful day. "I've always been interested in legal stud­ Foreign students have faced in­ ies," said the former exploratory major. "Ever creased security measures, height­ since high school, it's really the only thing ened fees and mandatory online su­ I could ever see myself doing." pervision since 2001, due to anti-ter­ Effective this fall, legal studies is the col­ rorism efforts by the Department of lege's newest major located within its Homeland Security and the State De­ newest academic branch, the Division of In­ partment. terdisciplinary and International Studies. The But Homeland Security an­ program encompasses all areas of law and nounced last week that ir may extend related courses offered at the college. security clearances for students who Associate professors of business admin­ come to the United States to study sci­ istration Gwen Seaquist and · Marlene ence or other sensitive subjects like Barken have been the driving forces behind nuclear power. EVAN D. WILLIAMS/THE ITHACAN the program's formation.' SENIORS SHANNON KRAUS and Robert Goldstein study legal documents at the The students who would benefit "My main motivation was_tp allow stu­ legal resear~h library in Smiddy Hall Wednesday. from the change enter the country on dents to look at the law '.from many differ­ the Visa Mantis security clearance. ent perspectives," said Seaquist, who has "As most of the courses were already in quired internships at local law firms and Diana Dimitrova, associate director taught courses like legal environment of busi- place, it was just a matter of putting them into links with the Washington Semester Pro­ of international student ~rvices, said re­ ness for both business students and legal stud- a new major," she said. gram will enable students to apply their cent additions to paperwork have made ies minors. During Seaquist's Wednesday evening Le- classroom: knowledge in the ~ork envi­ studying here more difficult for many Seaquist said the college's wide range of gal Research Seminar, she emphasized the ronment, she said. students. legalcomsesstimulatedin; long-term benefits of Service, who is currently enrolled in three Though Dimitrova said the Visa terest in the major over ~------~ critical thinking gained major requirements: Legal Environmental Mantis system is mainly for graduate stu­ time. She said students DIVISION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY from such courses. Stu- Business Law II, Employment Law and dents, she said this change could signal have asked for the creation AND INTERNATIONAL STuDIES FAIR dents in the Legal Re- Introduction to Ethics, said she looks forward more positive security revisions for all of a major for several search Seminar visit the to taking advantage of the opportunities foreign students. ' 1 years. Where: Academic Cued Comc1l University Law offered by this program. "It's just yet one more obstacle that ·~veryyear,wellavea :11Lm,to2p_.m.-tdday School' .µbnty ml ~ freshmen may enroll in the pro­ people have to overcome in a rather lotof studealsin meet mdie S~ ~ -~ all seven oftbt ,....,.~,--..ai stud- lengthy rocess," .Dimittova said. will have a

was pro. app cations to ~?1' electives m tnaJ , "schools in the United States all 2004 declined 32 percent from 2003. Marsha Smith said that al­ Eco1.ogjst links health to the envirolll11ent.- thoup it's gotten more difficult to ob­ . ' . , . tain a visa in bermitlve Jamaica; stu­ BY SHAYNA GARLICK Environmental contamination affects and imagining the future." dents have not stopped applying to Contributing Writer us all, Steingraber ~aid. . Steingraber plans to close her speech by American institutions of higher edu­ Steingraber sat in on several freshmen debuting a piece of writing that she has been cation. Few freshmen participated in discussions reading groups. She said ~though she was working on since being in residence at the col­ "I guess some security measures for "Living Downstream: An Ecologist unaware of the lower turnout compared to lege. ''The Pirates of Illiopolis" is a draft es­ have tightened, but that's a problem for 1 Looks at Cancer and the Environment," as last year, she could tell by some of the dis­ say, which she will invite the audience to re­ everybody," she said. "Oile change is part of the first year rea(Jing initiative. But cussions that the book was "verging on the vise and critique. that you used to get five years on your now, students of every year and major can overwhelming" for students. visa, but now it's only four years. I'll learn about solving environmental problems Still; she said she hopes·to make the lec­ have to leave •· immediately after I from author Sandra Steingraber 's lecture ture understandable for everyone, even non­ graduate." Tuesday. science majors. If she did not, it would be 1 The addition of the Student and Ex­ The expert on environmental links to a complete failure, she said. change Visitor Information System cancer and reproductive health will tell au­ "I hope that it should .be really com­ has complicated entry to and from the dience members how to :apply their area of pelling. My strategy as a speaker and as country for international students. interest to find solutions to environmental a writer is always to seduce my readers and This is the second year U.S. col­ destruction. my listeners through some pretty complex leges and universities have been .re­ Steingraber is in her second and final y~ science, through creating a great human quire~ to submit student data to the on­ as the college's Distinguished Visiting story," she said. . line security database. Scholar. She will give a lecture, "Living Her lecture will be a blend of autobi­ Added fees have also added to the Downstream and the Legacy of Rachel Car­ ography and science, as her writing and complex proces~. son," at 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites. speeches always are, said Steingraber. She ~tarting with visas issued after While Steingrabef said she will will also discuss the deliberate decisions Sept. I, international students will speak on the broad topic of how our health she made as ari author of'"Ltving Down­ have to pay a $100 fee to the govern­ is related to the environment, she said she stream" to make the book both similar to ment. Spring transfer students will be also wants to speak directly to students in and different from Rachel Carson's clas­ the first group affected by the fee reg­ her lecture. sic book "Silent Spring." ulation. "I'll be talking about how people in the Carson's book was written when Stein­ Dimitrova said the link between business school can reimagine business in graber was a child, an_d Steingraber said it has increased security and decreased ways that are more sust'ainable," she said. been an important influence in her life both admissions can't be firmly estab­ "I'll be talking about how people who are as a biologist and as a creative writer. lished, but U.S. schools are worried in the artistic community and the music She will also address personal experi­ about the long-term effects of today's community can unite their talents and in­ ences like motherhood at age 40 and a numbers. terests in the visual arts and music with the bladder cancer diagnosis at age 20. Ste­ "We don't really have a way of larger issues of our time." ingraber said she will compare these two knowing how things are affecting She also said she will address people experiences and show the opposite effects people," she said. "I've heard from col­ who are interested in horticulture, nutri­ they can have on one's life. leagues as well that it's a concern for tion and fitness, and how these different "Cancer makes you sort of live in the mo­ people across the land. We face in­ disciplines can be turned to making the ment and not make long-range plans," she LARRY WESTLER/THE ITHACAN creased competition from English planet a safer place for current and future said. "But having a child is all about long­ SANDRA STEINGRABER SPEAKS as a speaking countries like Canada, Eng­ generations. range plans and settling in for the long haul Distinguished Visiting Scholar In 2003. land and Australia." 4 THE ITHACAN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004

. ' Bigaylais· Faculty praise now Prism new initiative

BY AARON MUNZER Continued from Page 1 Contributing Writer requests to Williams any time during the Freshman Francesca Sherman feels like year and he will maintain a list of vol­ she belongs at Prisrn, the new title for the col­ unteers. lege "queer-straight alliance." He hopes to enlist at least one facul­ "I never had an opportunity to join ty representative from every academic something like this," she said of the group, department. formerly called BIGAYLA, Bisexual, Gay "Having an ad­ and Lesbian Alliance. "My high school was ditional contact for a small and narrow-minded place, so I came these hardworking to .see what was going on here." students can only 1be group changed its name to Prism in an be positive," said effort to promote its mission of education and Williams. "And expanding social opportunities for sexual and CHRISTIAN ROADMAN/THE ITHACAN [the students] really gender minorities. 1be alliance also has a new JUNIOR BECCA SENICK, Campus Community Outreach Chair, takes down decora­ do appreciate , our mission statement and rewritten constitution. tions after the first Prism meeting of the year held Monday night. support in their ex­ ''We're here, we're new and we want max­ tracurricular activi­ imum involvement and all the support we can ty, she said. They raise awareness through ZAP pro- ties." get," said co-president Oina Evers. "We're ''We also liked the idea that when light fil- grams held around campus every year. Brian McAree, MCAREE a reinvented organization." ters through a prism there's a rainbow of col- Prism will hold open panel discussions vice president of Evers said the group changed the name for ors, reinforcing the rainbow gay pride image," with groups on what it's like to be a college student affairs and campus life, said the a variety of reasons. she said. "But there.'s also a diversity image student and a sexual or gender minority. Dur­ program will further institutional ''We started thinking about the name BI­ as well. The prism is the one thing we have · ing these events members will introduce goals. GAYLA, and how it wasn't inclusive," she said in common, but when you look past that, look themselves and then open it up for questions. "Any time a faculty member, like Bil­ ''When you're dealing with sexual and gender at all the other things we are as well." Aaron Escobedo, Prism ·education com- ly Williams, connects other faculty to minority people, that's a very big deal." Tenessa Roizman thought the new name mittee chair, said the wliole pogram is an "awe­ more students the college will win," Evers hopes that this change of direction was more appealing to a broader range of peo- some, eye-opening experience" for both the McAree said. 1 will bring moie people into the group. She pie. "It might get more people interested, and members on the panel and the audience. Suozzi is looking forward to in­ said the name BIGAYLA was confusing to now it's more open. The name BIGAYLA The group also has events planned dur- creased athlete-faculty interaction. some people who thought that the group did might have scared people away before." ing April, which is LGBT Education and "I think this program is going to be not include straight allies. Evers explained that the group is dedicat- Awareness Month. During "Gaypril," the great for student athletes," he said. "I "It's so important to have non-sexual and ed to a-eating a supportive network for its meni- group flies their rainbow flag in the ~uad to can't wait to have another contact in the gender minority people' who care about our bers. promote awareness. faculty to understand the issues a student rights and what we're doing," she said' Prism members discuss lesbian, gay, bi- However, Evers pointed out that not athlete bas to face on a day-to-day ba­ Evers said that there was a lot of thought sexual, and transgender issues, invite guest ev~ryone understands their group's message sis. It would get me more involved and on the name change. · speakers and hold social gatherings like a Hal- and ideals. - organized." '. · . ''The name Prism had a sort of multi­ loween carving party to promote · unity "For three of tl)e four years, someone has An e-mail will soon be sent out on the dimensional-meaning," she said. "A prism is among all students. scaled the flagpole to steal our flag," she said. faculty listserv in order to .get as ~y in the shape ofa triangle, and in the Holocaust · But the real intention of Prism and its "It's obvious that education aboutLGBT is- participants as possible, and a list of fac,­ they would prit pink ttjarigles on the uniforms . meµibers is simple;' Evers said. · · sues is not out on this campus. We are the only ulty members participating will then be of homosexuals in the concentration ~s.", "We want to create·the most change we ' student group whose flag keeps getting distributed to . all coaches and athletic The prism represents unity and diversi- can," she •said. stolen." programs.

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if to . net- work we had then." The computer security update that's re­ Weil said limited network capacity FREE cently caused insecurities at other college could be the source of the problem on oth­ campuses won't have a wide impact at Itha-· er campuses. ca College, since recent outsourcing of "I think a number of schools are con­ ResNet increased the net­ cerned about SP2 because of the ·ycAT Shuttle work's bandwidth, according amount of bandwidth needed," to the Office of Information Weil said. "With the rebuild of Technology. • ResNet and Apogee's network, The new Wmdows Security we're not. very concerned about to doWntown Pack 2 is the latest anti-virus and it." computer protection update for Microsoft's Web site warns Windows users. The program, re­ users that popular student appli­ leased Aug. 18, provides better cations like multi.player games, in­ defense against viruses, hackers stant message programs and on­ and worms, and includes a revised line radio could all be affected by Saturday, September 11 firewall and pop-up blocker. . . WEIL downloading and installing SP2. "In general, Windows SP2 is Certain virus scan programs may Saturday, September 18 a good thing from what w.e understand," not automatically download updates. said David Weil, director of web services Contrary to the warnings and potential ag­ and systems. ''The college servers gravation, however, students who have Saturday, September 25 should be very adequately able to handle downloaded the update haven't experi-. the load of downloading SP2, and Apogee enced problems. Saturday, October 2 (Apple Harvest even has extra bandwidth available in case "It actually runs better than the original," of a network problem." said sophomore Rain Calley. Festival) Weil said IT'S will test the program update The program offers added online pro­ before installing it on school computers. tection, _said sophomore Alex Weber. New update$ often need to be monitored, '"Ibere are a couple of good new add-ons, said Carl Penziul, assistant professor of like better firewalls and pop-up blocking," he math and computer science. said. . '"The first time' you restart Wmdow:s, it's Green St. Textor Towers State/Cay_uga "I think it's necessary, because we really slow, and you think it screwed up your p.m. want student computers and labs to be as computex. But after the second time you restart, 12:45 1:00 p.m. 1:04 p.m. 1:15p.m. updated as possible," he said. "But for now it's back to normal." 1:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:04 p.m. 2:1s p.m. it still needs to be checked out, and its ef­ Early concerns and fears about SP2 are now 2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:04 p.m. 3:15 p.m. fects determined." fading. George Mason University, one of the 3:45 p.m. p.m. Certain campuses, like the University of colleges that initially had blocked student 4:00 4:04 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Maryland at Baltimore County, University of downloads of SP2, is now offering a link to 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. · 5:04 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Michigan, George Mason University and Uni­ it on their site. 5:45 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6·:o4 p.m. 6:15 p.m. versity of Notre Dame, have blocked students •Weil said that any sluggishness in an In­ from downloading the update. They fear that ternet connedion ~uld be more related ro tbe 6:45 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:04 p.m. 7:15 p.m. it will clog campus networks and slow Inter­ connection speed the student purchased than 7:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:04 p.m. 8: 15 p.m. net connections. anything else. However, Weil said the college won't ban While Apogee's gold service should have the downloads. no prc;,blems downloading the service pack, ''H SP2 was released last year [when the Weil said students who opted to receive free college operated its own network], we prob­ 64K speed Internet may encounter longer ably would be wonying. We wouldn't know download times. l . Ii 6 THE ITHACAN .. NEWS THUR.SDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004

Online paychecks soon THE FIRST RULE OF MODEL U.N. available for students IS THAT YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT BY BRITTANY WEINGARTNER friendly way for the students to view their MODEL U.N. Staff Writer pay slips," she said. Junior Rachel Johnson said the new sys­ Beginning Oct. 8, student employees at tem to obtain pay slips is beneficial and Ithaca College will have a more convenient more convenient for students. Johnson has way to gain access to their pay slips. worked for the Ithaca Community Child­ THE SECOND IS THAT YOU MUST The college's· payroll office bas. an­ care Center through·a work-study program· nounced that it will cease printing of di­ since fall 2003. MUST COME TO OUR rect deposit slips for student employees; "I think [the new system] is a good idea," Students will have the option to she said. "Especially if you want INFORMATIONAL MEETING access information pertaining to to . know how much you got their pay online. . paid, but don't feel like Students will. also be-able to . trekking it to campus. It's good view pay slip information two for upperclassmen living off days prior to their actual payday. campus or in the Circle Apart­ Student employees received ments." an e-mail Wednesday informing In addition to being more use­ them of the change and how they · ful to the students and the depart­ can view their pay .slips. ment, the new system will also Direct deposit slips will still benefit the environment by re- be printed for the first two pay­ MULROONEY ducing the amount of paper and checks of the semester, Sept. I 0 paper waste, Mulrooney said. and 24. After that, student employees will '-'Most students just throw out the pa­ need to access them online. pers anyway," said Mulrooney:· "So the In order to view the paycheck infor­ new system will limit the amount of pa­ mation, students should go to per being wasted." http://vail.ithaca.edu/ace, and click on "Parnassus." They will be prompted for their user­ PAYSLIPS TIMELINE FOR PEOPLE name, e-mail address and password. The WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT: initial password will be the last six dig­ ~ its of the student's social security number. Sept. 8 - Students receive an e-mai I MONDAY,_SEPTEMBER 20; ·7 :30 P .M. After clicking on the "connect" button, informing them of the changes. students will be prompted for a pas~word, .. WILLIAMS 225 reset. All students will then be able to view Sept. 10- first paycheck of semester ::_ their pay information. . . . ' . to be available online and on paper. According to Payroll Manager Gertraud Mulrooney, the new system will reduce costs Sept. 24 - Second paycheck is av~il­ and labor in the department. Mulrooney also able on pape_r and on line. .JOIN ITHACA'S' BEST. KEPT SECRET. said the new system will be easier to use and more accessible to students. . ,_ : · Oct. 6 .. Students. with direct.deposit "The enhancement will limit the num- - can only view 'Checks on line: her of redundant tasks and is a nice, more ·Qu.estions? E~mail [email protected] or call 274-3544

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BY LINDSEY KNOX a tutor for the Metropolitan Center Contributing Writer for Urban Education gave her fur­ ther insight into the challenges city Marsha Vazquez, a new coun­ students face. selor in the Higher Education Op­ An internship at the counseling portunity Program, plans to en­ center of Lehman College in New courage under-represented stu­ York City shifted her focus to help­ dents to achieve their full acade­ ing minority college students. She mic potential. said she'll integrate these prior ex­ "I am the first person in my periences into one-on-one interac­ family to go to college," said tions with grant recipients. Vazquez, who works from the Of­ "My goal-is to get to know each fice of Multicultural Affairs. student that I'm working with indi- · "That has really driven me to want vidually, and hopefully learn Jtom to give back, because so many them as much~ they can learn from people were key in helping me get me," Vazquez said. She meets bi­ where I am today. I thought, if I weekly with freshmen and monthly can do it, anybody else can do it. with sophomores. I'm going to help others to attain Freshman Reonda Greathouse, an their dreams." HEOP recipient, said she feels Vazquez has been working since Vazquez can understand her own sit­ July as a counselor to freshman and uation. sophomore _HEOP recipients. She "She's younger, so she has a truer said she feels a special connection to influence on where I'm· coming HEOP, a state-funded, need-based from," Greathouse said. "I hope grant program for students of any she' 11 be there for me as a counselor KRISTINE CUTILLO/THE ITHACAN ethnicity with higher academic po­ and a friend." NEW OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL A~AIRS staff member Marsha Vazquez discusses her plans for the office. tential than may be reflected by their Vazquez jumped into the Ithaca high school records. _College community with the summer HEOP recipients, said Vazquez's.en­ Ithaca Coll~ge will not know of the Vazquez said that her interactions "I always wanted to work with program for freshmen HEOP stu­ thusiasm is refreshing. potential impact such cuts could have with ,the students have already under-represented populations of dents. She immediately started "Her educational experience until after the state attempts to boosted her enthusiasm. students or students of color," said working with students. and background in counseling will override Pataki's veto in November, "It really just impacted me to see Vazquez. The Latina from Bing­ ''They just came here for the first really benefit the students," Van De said Director of Financial Aid Lar­ how much potential these students hamton comes from a working time and I'm here for the first time," Voorde said - ry Chambers. have and how many dreams they c~ background and had to worlc es­ she said "They're going through ad­ vazquez·s goals include lobbying Beca~ of the wide impact pro­ have, and just hearing their back­ pecially hard to achiev~ her goals in justments and I'm going through ad­ the state government for HEOP fund­ posed cuts could have on the college, grounds," Vazquez said. "I just her home environment. justments. So, it was kind of nice ing, something the Office of Multi­ Vazquez wants both, recipients and love to talk to them." Vazquez received a bachelor's to see us go through that together." cultural Affairs has actively the entire student body to be vocal The college awarded 59 in­ degree in psychology from Bing­ Students are not the only ones ex­ worked on in recent y.ears. advocates for the grant program. coming and continuing students hamton University. ·, She then at­ cited to see Vazquez join the Office When the New York State bud­ "I'm just trying to get [students] with HEOP grants for the 2004- tended New Yor.k University to of Multicultural Affairs staff. get was passed _in late August, Goy. t_o realize how important it js to have 05 academic year, Chambers·· study counseling and worked with HEOP director Sue Van De Voorde, Pataki vetoed the state legislature's [HEOP] in place," she said. "Hope­ said. The average HEOP award is child ~teracy programs. Her role as who counsels junior and senior $1.1 mi1Iion allocation for HEOP. fully the spark will catch fire." $2,183, he said.

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Aug.20 referred for underage possession of alco­ Aug. 25 Unlawful possession/marijuana Medical assist hol. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin. Criminal mischief LOCATION: M-lot LOCATION: Landon Hall LOCATION: O-lot ~UMMARY: Officer. reported people with mar- SUMMARY: Caller reported person with a dis­ Conduct code violation SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per­ 1Juana. Four students judicially referred for located knee. Ambulance transported the LOCATION: Gym & Tower Rd. sons _damaged a vehicle. Investigation possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer person to CMC. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray. SUMMARY: One student was judicially pending. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin. Donald Lyke. referred for underage possession of alco­ Larceny hol. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin. Suspicious circumstance Aug. 28 LOCATION: Boardman Place LOCATION: Boothroyd Hall Unlawful possession/marijuana SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown person V&T vlolatlon / DWI SUMMARY: Caller reported that unknowo per­ LOCATION: J-lot stole _construction material. Investigation LOCATION: J-lot sons entered room and moved items ~UMMARY: Officer reported people with mar­ pending. Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. SUMMARY: During a vehicle and traffic stop arou~d but nothing was missing. Investigation ijuana a~d alcohol. Three students judicially the oper~tor was arrested for DWI. The pe~­ pending. Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock. referred for possession of marijuana and Motor vehicle accident son was issued four uniform traffic tickets o_ne student referred for underage posses­ LOCATION: J-lot for lth~ca Town Court as well as a campus Medical assist sion of alcohol. Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Caller reported a one-car; prop­ summon$. Patrol Of!icer Donald Lyke. LOCATION: Main Campus Road erty damage MVA. Patrol Officer Dirk SUMMARY: Caller reported a person who Larceny Hightchew. V & T vlolatlon / DWI was roller-blading fell and was injured. The LOCATION: Terrace 8 LOCATlbN: Farm Rd. student was transported to the Health SUMMAR:: C~ller reported theft of MP3 play­ Aug. 21 SUMMARY: During a vehicle and traffic stop Center. Patrol Officer William Kerry. · er. lnvest1gat1on pending. Sgt. Ronald Hart. V & T violation I DWI the oper~tor was arrested for DWI. The pe;­ Location: Rt. 96B son was issued one uniform traffic ticket for Medical assist V & T violation SUMMARY: During a vehicle and traffic stop Ithaca Town Court. Patrol Officer Justin LOCATION: Terrace 1 LOCATION: College Circle Parking lot the oper~tor was arrested for DWI. The pe~­ Benson. SUMMARY: Caller reported a person SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown son .was issued two uniform traffic tickets dropped a mirror and susta.ined a foot vehicle struck another vehicle and left the for Ithaca Town Court as well as a campus Conduct code violation injury. Student was transported to the area. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer summons. Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. LOCATION: J-lot Health Center by friends. Fire Protection Terry O'Pray. SUMMARY: One student was judicially Specialist Enoch Perkins. Conduct code violation referred for underage possession of alco­ V & T violation LOCATION: College Circle Drive hol. Security Officer Michael Hall. Making graffiti LOCATION: S-lot SUMMARY: One student was judicially LOCATION : Terrace 11 SUMMARY: During a vehicle and traffic stop, referred for underage possession of alco­ Larceny SUMMARY: Caller reported that unknown· the operator was issued uniform traffic tick­ hol. Sgt. Frederick Thomas. LOCATION: College Circle lot 3 persons wrote graffiti. Investigation pend­ ~ts fo_r no rear plate, no insurance, operat­ SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per­ ing. Patrol Officer Charles Ross. ing with a suspended registration ·and Conduct code vlolatlon sons stole construction material. driving an uninspected motor vehicle. Patrol l.OCATION: East Tower Investigation per:,ding. Sgt. Ronald Hart. Officer Terry O'Pray. SUMMARY: Caller reported noise complaint. Two students underage possession of alcohol. Sgt. N". . SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per­ . e Building 4 FTedenc\t. ,nomas. SUMMARY: One student was judicially sons posted flyers. Investigation pending. SUMMARY: Two students judicially referred referred for underage possession ot alco­ Patrol Officer Justin Benson. for underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Officer Terry O'Pray. · Conduct code vloatlon hol. Security Officer Aaron Price. LOCATION: College ClrcleApalfll-2 , Larceny . SUMMARY: Four students were judicially Conduct code vlolatlon LOCATION: Center for Health Sciences Conduct code vlolatlon referred for alcohol policy violation, and . LOCATION: Emerson Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per­ LOCATION: College Circle Parking lot three people restricted from campus. Patrol Summary: Caller reported noise complaint. sons stol~ products from a bathroom vend- \ SUMMARY: Three students judicially referred Officer Donald Lyke. Four students were judicially referred for ing mac;:hine. Investigation pending. Patrol for underage possession of alcohol. underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Officer Justin Benson. Security Officer Jennifer Vicedomini. Conduct code vlolatlon Officer Donald Lyke. LOCATION: College Circle Apartments Aug.27 Conduct code violation SUMMARY: One student was judicially Aug. 24 . Unlawful posse-.lon/mariJuana LOCATION: College Circle Apartment 2 referred for public urination. Patrol Officer Conduct code vlolatlon . · LOCATION: Fann Rd. . ~ ' . SUMMARY: Officer observed a person with LOCATION: Terrace 6 . Erik Merlin. · SUMMARY: During a vehicle and traffic stop, alcohol. One student judicially referred for SUMMARY: Four students.wer9:Judicially . . the oll!rator was found !O be in p08$8SSion resp~nsibility of guest. Security Officer Aug.22 ~ef~r~ed for providing alcohol to underage. ~f manJuana. Officer issued ·an:appearance Jennifer.Vicedomini. Conduct code vlolatlon ind1vIduals. Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. ticket for unlawful possession of marijuana LOCATION: College Circle Apartment 14 and a uniform traffic ticket for unlicensed ,t\ug. 29 SUMMARY: One student was judicially Conduct code vlolatlon operation of motor vehicle, both for Ithaca Conduct code vlolatlon referred for underage possession of alco- LOCATION: College Circle Building 2 · Town Court. In additio!l, four persons were· LOCATION: Rowland Hall hol. Patrol Officer Erik Merlin. ·· SUMMARY: Four stlJdents were judicially restricted from the campiJs. Patrol Officer ' SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated ~ef~r~ed for providing alcohol to underage Willia~ Kerry. person. Student transported to the Health Unlawful possession/marijuana 1nd1v1duals. Sec~rity Officer Michael Hall. (?enter and judicially referred for irresponsi­ LOCATION: Terrace 2 Suspicious circumstance ; ble use of alcohol. Sgt. Keith Lee. SUMMARY: Caller reported odor of marijua­ Conduct code violation LOCATl0f':,I: C<:>llege Circle Apartment 6. LOCATION: Terrace Quad :: - C.Qnduct code vlolatlon na. Three students were judicially referred SUMMARY: Calleneported ~ conflict over for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol SUMMARY: SASP reported an intoxic~ted property. Investigation pending. Patrol LOCATION: College Circle Apartment 32 Officer Donald Lyke. person. The student was transported to the Officer Erik Merlin. SUMMARY: Two students judicially referred H~alth Center and was judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol and fail­ Conduct code violation for _irresf:>?nsible u_se of alcohol. Security ure to comply. Security Officer Jennifer Off1cerM1chael Hall. r: .. ;. · I , · :. , ~rceny . LOCATION: Landon Hall .i ~ .:.; ±. t..qcATtON·'. ,DiHingham Oenter ., -:; : i -: .Vicedomini. SUMMARY: One student judicially referred Conduct code violation SUMMARY: Caller reported unknow·n per-~.. . Conduct code violation for underage possession of alcohol. Patrol LOCATION: Main Campus R6ad " , : sors stole ~oney. lnv~st.ig~tion pending. Officer Justin Benson. · LOCATION: College Circle Apartment 16 SUMMARY: Officer reported an iritoxicated Sgt. Frederic.I< "fhomas. l : SUMMARY: Three students judicially referred Conduct code violation person. The student.was tra11s~~ed to the ~- ~ . ~ for underage possession of alcohol. Health Center and jr.tdicially. referred for ,;; ',( _"Larceny~ ".' . Security Officer Jennifer Vicedomini. LOCATION: East Tower irresponsible use of alcohol. Patro( Officer - , LOCATION: F-lot SUMMARY: Caller reported noise complaint. Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per­ Two students were judicially referred for sons _stole a parking permit. Investigation For th_e complete Public Safety Log, go to .. ~ -'!haca.ed.ulithacan. : ~ ~ underage possession of alcohoL Patrol , .. pe!1ding. Patrol Officer Bruce Holm13t~~, .. ..l ,, Officer Dirk Hightchew. ", ~ ~Harassment LOCATION: West Tower Conduct code violation KEY Conduct code violation S_UMMARY: Call~r rep~rted pe?ple ~reating a LOCATION: Terrace 3 · LOCATION: College Circle Apartment 8 d1s~urbance. E1gnt students ~e:referred .. · SUMMARY: Caller reported·peopl~ with alco­ ABC -Alcohol beverage control law SUMMAR:: Two students were judicially for Judicial action for harassment. Patrol hol. Seven students judicially referred for CMC - Cayuga Medical Center Officer Dirk Hightchew. DWI - Driving while intoxicated referred in two separate incidents for under­ underage possession of alcohol. Security age possession of alcoho~ Patrol Officer Officer Michael Hall. · • 1~q 7 1th~ca Fi_reDep~~ent Donald Lyke. . .. , Medical aislst ) - ' ' : IPD - Ithaca Police Department LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music Conduct code vlolatlon .. M~1 - Motor-vehlcl~ ~ccident Aug. 23 SUMMARY: Caller reported a person fell and LOCATION: Terrace Quad RA- Resident assistant ·' ~, , ~ustained an ankle _i~ury. J"he student was TCSD - Tompkins County Sheriff's Conduct code vlolatlon . . ~ S~M~Y:,9qe -~t~de~t judicially ..r,f .';'r~~d trar\sported to t~,Health Oenten Patfor . . beparfment LOCATION: College Circle Apartme~t 8 , Officer William Kerry. . . . . •. :for underage possession of alcohol.; Patrol · :- SUMMARY: One student was judicially Officer William Kerry. V&i·~ Vehicle and traffic violation ·Quote of the week ,. The Ithacan ...... THURSDAY "It tr.cps kids off drugs, and gets SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 them out here smashing cars. It keeps • • their heads straight." PAGE 10 - Robert Adams, Page 14 p1n1on Ed itorial·s -lRE ~C01MON EXPERIENCE'. Program disappoints WJ'/E AW. Book choice must involve student input ow attendance at the discus.sions were just one sign that this year's freshman reading initiative was a Lfailure. Even freshmen who read ''Living Down­ stream" openly complained about the book's overly sci­ entific nature and that they had tr01,1ble relating to the t subject matter. The selection committee's reasoning ap­ : . parently did not resonate with students as much as the administration had hoped. Choosing a book without student input and then ex­ pecting freshmen to attend a program they are told at Ori­ entation is not mandatory spells a recipe for disaster. 'The availability of the author to speak on campus was one of the committee's chief concerns. While this can have its own obvious benefits, the logic behind the idea constrains t_he n~ber of choices unnecessarily. Most clas.sic literature is automatically knocked out of the run­ ning, and scheduling could limit options. The program should also be treated as the first step into a student's college career; freshmen should be re­ quired to show up and discuss a book they enjoy. Admittedly, the program is only two years old and last year's more autobiographical boo~ "The Color of Water," was successful f~ot program. But if the concept behind freshman is to build a common expenence, it has to be a worthwhile encounter. ''Liv­ Letters ing Downstream," at least for the majority who did not bother to show up, was not. ; Having students on the selection committee could of­ vision ID membership to search for these recent events, and other abusive fer insight as to how students would relate to a book Olympic gold helps ways that allow our athletes to train at situations. The Advpcacy Center pro­ and how interesting and applicable it is to a recent high Andrew Block, ~ University of high levels. Let's support the efforts of vides free services to youth, teens and school graduate. ' Wisconsin-LaCrosse student, is a the future Andrew Blocks, not dis­ adults who have been affected by do­ The administration can claim 2000 hindsight but by member of the U.S. Olympic Gold courage them. mestic violence, child sexual abuse and havingaffect the foresight. to include students. in decisions that M:edal 4 x 400 relay team in A~1;1s. sexual assault. Counselor-Advocates of practice, even Division ill athletes can · survivors about their options. set lofty goals. Block's victory is one Support system exi·sts As the Ithaca community responds Park School drops ball that all Division ID students and ath- to and reflects upon these recent dis­ letes who strive to be the best, should Recent local events have called at- turbing events, help is available. Lack of planning, vision hurt students be proud of. tention to the frightening~ that our Counselor-Advocates are available The first week of classes for students in the jour­ On the other hand, this event push°- privacy may not be as secure as we once during business hours at the Advoca­ nalism program was a trying one. Sections were be­ es me to encourage the NCAA Division thought it to be. As technology bas cy Center o~ce, 277-3203, and can be ing rescheduled, professors were pulling double duty m membership to re-think their posi- evolved, so have surveillance methods. readied 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and potential adjuncts were still being interviewed to ti.on. At last year's NCAA convention, In 2003, legislation known as through our hotline, 277-5000. fill faculty gaps. · · the D-ID membership voted to further Stephanie's Law was passed in New Granted, one returning faculty member had to be re­ restrict the practice time that students York · State creating felony-level CAROLYN TURETT placed at the last minute, but the scheduling problems can have. These restrictions will penalties for those who, without con­ Adult Community Educator extended far beyond that unexpected situation. greatly limit any future athletes from be- sent, use mechanicai, digital or elec­ Advocacy Center of Tompkins County This scheduling frenzy reflects a larger problem with ing able to accomplish what Andrew tronic devices to capture images of an­ a lack of planning and misplaced priorities on the part Block has. Andrew was fortunate to other person in a place where that per­ of the higher echelons of the administration. have accomplished .this goal prior to son has a reasonable ~xpe.ctation of pri­ SEND A LETTER Roy H. Park School dean Dianne Lynch and jour­ many of these legislative reforms. He vacy. nalism chair Chris Campbell do not deserve blame for was also fortunate to have been a track While this legjslation is an impor­ The Ithacan welcomes corre­ this situation; previous administrators appear· to have athlete. In track and field Block chose tant step to assuring the safety and pri­ spondence from all readers. spent more energy o~placing trees in the school's lob­ to be coached for 21 ~eeks as an in- vacy of all citirens, law alone cannot Please include your name, by and other cosmetic changes to the building than on door athlete and another 21 weeks as fully address the impact of traumatic phone number, year of gra;ti,ua­ preparing for the transition to Lynch and Campbell. an outdoor athlete. This situation is · events ~n victims. Every 'person re- -i tion and/or your organization­ Making students the center of a school means tak­ unique to track; no other Division ID . sponds to trauma differently, but inva­ al or college title/position. ing extra steps to ensure that decisions as important as athlet~s have this option. sions such as unlawful surveillance can Letters must be 250 words or hiring for core classes are not made in haste. . As a membership, Division ID have both short- and long-term effects less and signed and submitted should be promoting legislation that on the victim. Managing life after an in writing or through e-mail supports our athletes' choice to ·excel. .. ~v'asion can be overwhelming; victims by Monday at 5 p.m. for publi­ Hats off to Andrew Block, an athlete may need assistance in responding to cation. The Ithacan reserves who dared to dream big and was able their concerns. · · the•right.to edit letters/or length, clarity and taste. to train .to an Olympic level in his. al- There is :support availabl~ · in Jhe :. . . . ~ . - ' . ~thacan· lotted forty-fylo weeks·. I urge the Oi- community for those imp~ted .by Founded in 193l www.ithaca.edufdhaca~

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Single copies of Thf Ithacan are available free of charge from authoru.ed distribution points on the Ithaca College campus. Multiple copies and mail. subscriptions are available from The lthac1111 office. Please call for rates. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 OPINION THE ITHACAN 11 Summer camp means more than internships This summer I spent my days teaching arts and crafts, playing with kids, singing goofy songs and sleeping under the stars. I worked 144 hours a week~ earning under a dollar an hour. I played games that involved College professors use wearing camouflage and hiding behind trees, and I made friends dead Marxist theories who are not yet four feet A few weeks ago, I saw a cartoon that tall. This summer, I reminded me of Ithaca. It showed a group worked as a camp of college professors examining a book on counselor. capitalism. One professor looked at the I couldn't be happier other and said, ''Well, we know it works in · with that decision. practice, but does it work in theory?" There's a small club of In ''The Right's New Wing," an article people like me out there, about conservative college students in the chan~ting under our Aug. 30 issue of Time magazine, Ithaca collective breath, "I'm College was described as a "suffocating JESSICA not in it for the money." gulag" where "liberals run the place." MCCOY We seek out experiences Liberal thought can flourish in a university Guest writer that enrich our lives and setting because professors are more likely make us happy, whether to discuss theory than practical or not they beef up our resumes or fatten our application. In a place that attracts liberals wallets. I can't imagine· a more perfect the way the town of Ithaca does, college summer job than camp counseling. But professors_will present liberal theories in there are those who think otherwise. their classes. As a journalism student, I feel pressure to Marxism has long been dead in almost meet certain standards. A good Park student PHOTO COURTESY JESSICA MCCOY LOOKING OVER PUGET S9UND, Jessica McCoy along with the girls In her summer · every comer of the world, yet it lives on in should participate in student media. A good program camped on Orcas Island In Washington this past summer. politics classes around the country. At Park student should spend a large portion of least one Ithaca College course has Karl his or her waking hours in the Park building. An.internship provides the opportunity to internships limits students' · view of what • Marx as required reading. A good Park student should get an internship try a profession without the commitment of constitutes a valuable experience. I feel that In my personal experience with Ithaca during summer vacation. If the student long-term employment. It gives students the just as every person has a unique set of College politics classes, I've examined the wants any chance of working in the media chance to explore their field of study outside values, accordingly there is a unique set of . effects the media have on politics, and I've after graduating, she $fll well better be the classroom, and gather that magical experiences that will satisfy that person's studied different theories on poverty. I've prepared. hallmark of employability: real-world needs and desires. Students need to feel free studied Supreme Court cases from the This kind _of pressure makes me squirm. experience. Yet there are lots of ways for to follow their own idea of what will be most 1950s and debated whether affinnative The outlook that following a set path of students to gain skills and prepare for the personally fulfilling for them~ action is a good ~-· Aside from the activities will lead to some sort of maximum future outside of interning. -The lessons. I _learned this summer are , Patriot Act, I have not analyzed or employability seems faulty. Sure, I agree Like summer c;upp. Or traveling, just as applicable to my future as any skills I examined one law_that Congress or the that preparing for the future counts, and that . volunteering- or just plain working. Many cou14 have gathere4. ~ an intern. _I feel _th~t ,.Presiden! hes suggested over the last three savvy students will arm themselves-with the students can't afford the l:uxury of working ~re is more-to D)e than just my major or my congressional terms. · ,au~•~nce necessary to figbttheir for a small or no~nt _paycheck. ~s. future. careei:, aJJ:d developing those ~ o_f This~~ to waym~laa. · · • · 3¥sclf t0. at , ·,only one V.l =,u\A,S. Debatin:g different to succeed in journalism, only one path will be a less desirable job candidate after schools of thought is crucial ·to · towards a decent job and that an internship college? Jessica McCoy is-a/unior journalism major. understanding politics and forming a must be a step mrdlat-padl. ~ PlacinJ too much iinportance on E-mail Mr at [email protected]. · ' .•. · .i personal political ., pmpective. I .~ assert that Ithaca College is one-sided in the theories that are·debated - when was the ' last time an Ithaca College politics professor assigned a reading by Milton Friedman or WIiliam F. Buckley? But If you could change one aspect· understanding theory is certainly Ithacan . important to un~ politics. . of your academic program, Unfortunately, this "theory over practice" policy has even found its way into ·· l_nqu1rer what would you improve? the Ithaca College discussion of Sept 11. In the world of elected politics, Sept 11 changed the way politicians and lawmakers '' I was _not allowed to take examine threats from other nations and '' I would like to be able to a senior French independent groups. ·1t changed foreign policy. At Ithaca College, prQfessors have held panel take more classes outside my study because I'm a fresh;_ discusmons, given speeches and written major. It's very restricting.'' man. 1· went to a higher-level essays about the "evil" American policies we had participated in that brought the class and the teacher said I attack on ourselves. 1bat kind of - BRIDGETTE p·1LLING '05 was too smart. '' discussion just isn't an influencing factor in PHYSICAL THERAPY - YOUNES RAJA '08 . elected politics. MATH/COMPUTER SCIENCE As we approach the November election, it would be easy for students of politics to focus_on the- idealistic theories · '' I would like them to · that have been presented in their cJasses and vote accordingly. Unfortunately for , , More internship-like pro­ include more hours of them, Marxism is dead, Sept 11 changed grams, like being able to visit hands-on training, particular­ a the way we see threats from terrorists and firms and organizations as a theory won't write legislation that has a ly off-campus, -for credit. '' prayer , of passing an evenly divided class.,, .- LAUREN NICHOLSON '07 Congress . - CATHERINE EKAR '07 TELEVISION/RADIO ·so as the election approaches, I BUSINESS encourage voters: · especially college ADMINISTRATION students, to learn the issues. Look at what -. the candidates have proposed and why they think their plans will 'YOik. Look at which laws and practices have worked in -,, Transmitting informa­ the put, and then vote accordingly. You ~' No testing for recertiflca- · won't_find this information in your politics tion.between the· faculty so classes, but it is far more important to the tion for equipment. lt'sjust everyone knows the same world of electoral politics than any of the annoying. You already know thing. It feels a little bit dis- - discussions you'~ have in those cJasses. how to use it. What's the . organized.- ,' _ , . . . . _ 1 '' The Ithacan will highlight political issues point?'''· . - LESLIE'LYONS '05 this semester through 1be Vote 2004. - JAY KANTOR '06 MUSIC PERFORMANCE "Setting the Record Right." by /(!mu!r IC CINEMA & PHOTOGRAPHY Republican Chair Michelle Men!dith will appear opposite "Crashing· the Party" by independent and /omu!r IC Democrat . -~rl Palsgaard. E-mail Men!dith at Debates and commentaries will appear on this page weekly. To conbtbute, please call Opinion Editor Matt Qulntanll_la at %74-3208. [email protected].

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Ir I t Manufactured sounds The Ithacan THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 The SecretMachines-made even the . PAGE 13 coolest kids crack a smile-on Saturday. Page 18 / ceen ,.c. ------• ~ /~\ · • craz \\ e of BY JIM HAWVER line for $100 about a month ago. He divid- tire stack, he bought another since table rules cent, quoting a line from "Rounders," a 1998 Assistant Sports Editor ed them up and gave 60 to each player. allowed for that until 10:15 p.m. · poker movie staring.Matt Damon and Edward Six or seven spectators had come to watch, But for most of the first hour, play was slow. Norton. Texas was toast. a couple to learn. Freshmen Alex Wisniewski Small pots didn't bring outright leaders. Play lingered · on. Fleming provided ACI'OM the table, Brooklyn's stack of chips from Philadelphia and Jon Fleming from · "I've got baseball practice at 8 tomorrow commentary while Washburn continued his looked taller than the bridge over the East River. Hawaii claimed seats at the table to be clos- morning," Washburn said. "Let's hurry this chip tricks. It had been two and half hours since the er to the action. game along." Wisniewski wanted to learn. The goateed first hand was dealt, and Houston native Joe "The first loser can join us in a little Nin- He fidgeted with his chips, folding two Stricker volunteered to teach while Fleming Brown had accumulated 70 chips, only 10 tendo 64 back mmy room," Fleming an- piles into one, and shuffled another deck so passed his phone over to the newbie. more than he started with. Fellow freshman nounced to the room. "I've· got Goldeneye, that the next dealer didn't have to waste time "Wow, this is like 'Training Day,"' Wis- Jason Melnick from New York City had five Mario Kart and Star Fox." mixing up the cards. niewski said, laughing. times that amount. None of the six was quick to react. No one At the far comer of the table, Fleming tired After an hour and a half, action finally "At least I'll get my 10 bucks back," wanted that shame. of watching the o~ers and took out his cell picked up. At 11:00 Stricker had lost all of Brown said right after Melnick took all of It took 40 minutes for the game to claim phone to start up his own casino. his chips. 1\venty minutes later, the quiet Rit- freshman Alix Friedman's chips and a com- its first victim. After Friedman lost his en- "I just won $150,000," he yelled. ''Texas ley. became the second victim. By 11 :50 p.m., manding lead. Second place was guaranteed Hold 'Em is what gets me through chemistry." Washburn was done. $1 O, the amount each player had started the "Saucy," a few people respond after Wash-· 1\vo bands_later, Melnick pushed all of his game with. The rest of the pot was reserved burn won a sizeabfe pot. chips in the middle. Friedman, dressed in a for the winner. "Pay dat man biz money," Stricker said Grateful Dead tie-dyed t-shirt and dreadlocks, Brown and Melnick had outlasted four with a faux-Russian ac- .called the bet. .other poker-playing freshmen Friday night in Melnick had doubled his stack _His two pair the lounge of the East Tower's 12th floor. of jacks and nines sent Friedman home. Adam . - . ood ~ • ,., Washburn·aff li.a&ert ocked out and os $60. He was in great po- their $10 entry fee. Friedman, who sition, his 350 chips towering over Brown's 70. _eaid extta to re-enter the: game, was But about 15 minutes, eight hands and down - . two all-ins lata', the tables had turned. It was The group, libodler lda:acard- Brown that bad bad a commanding lead with sharps, played Texas Hold 'Em, a · 370 chips to Melnick's 50. brand of poker that has seen a The following hand, Brown finished his spike in popularity over the last opponent off and picked up the $60 from two years, for nearly three hours the table. It was past midnight. Friday night Thanks in part to "I've only been playing for a cou- high-stakes toumainent telecasts on pie of months," Brown said. "I Bravo, ESPN and The Travel learned during my last week of high Channel, the World Poker Tour~- school. Over the summer we mate~ 50 million people are now play- played about two or three times a ing some variation of the card game. week." By 9:30 p.m., each of the six play- He took his winnings and the re- ers had grabbed desk chairs from their maining players and spectators be- rooms, pulled up a couch and gathered · gan to leave the lounge. On the around a wooden table in the humid com- way back to, their rooms, they ex- mon room. Not one of them had more than • chan ed phone numbers and a year of experience playing Hold 'Em. .,.__ _ ._ started9 planning next week's Around the table sat a jock fro~ Platts- game. - burgh, a joker from New Jersey, a hippie from .__.!ll!'M~ "How about higher stakes next Philly, a redhead from Brooklyn, a quiet kid -- time?" Washburn flSked as he put from Seattle and a cowboy from Texas. his chips away. "How about $20 2 Washburn went to his room an9 returned , - - .-: . ·.# • , • • -. - _ apiece?" '. · , \ • • with a Mortopoly-box-sFd briefc~ fu~ of ~ ·; FRESHMEN,POKt:R -~ -LAYERS (cloc:°kwl~ trom lower I~) joe·Br~, ~~~~N:~t: .. ~~i=" ' "Sur~," -.I~ro~n aSaid~. ·smiling. blue, green, o.r~g~. re~ng t~_l9,~· There were_5(Xhn total,)Vhich he bou~~ ~fl.:. . _., . -. _ . -- · , . , . ,. · · • · · ., : . . > . ·

, .I/, f I I I fj 14 THE ITHACAN ACCENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 Accent Stutlent craShes before classes BY CARLY SPARtcS down and the whistle is from Ithaca, came to cheer her father's tracks. pete in ·the state fair. On Contributing Writer blown. The cars crash into on her husband at the Tru­ "I'm in the pit all the Prizes at all levels range each other, ttying to inflict the mansburg Fair. time," she said. "When from less than $50 to sever- While most students most damage on the other ve­ "For years I wouldn't 1' m 16, I'm going to be out al thousand. were putting the finishing hicles while trying to keep come to the demolition there." Twenty-six-year-old touches on their new rooms their own car intact. The last derby," Lott said. "I always Kylie Rancich, 13, a Robert Adams, a heat-win­ the day before classes start­ car still running wins. avoided it. I thought it was friend of Albrecht's nef of the derby at the Tru­ ed, fre~ Bryonna Al­ The national demolition a hillbilly thing." . younger sister; is also con- · mansburg· Fair~ received a brecht was spending the derby circuit began in the She said that when her sidering driving in the der- modest $40, but be said he night smashing c.ars at the an­ mid '60s and was televised husband first started com­ by. She's an avid spectator believes it's worth it. nual Trumansburg Fair de­ for several years after its peting, she still saw the der­ of the event at Trumansburg "It keeps kids off drugs, molition derby. ·· conception. In the '70s, by as "redneck" but she , every year and said she will and gets them out here Albrecht joined the local however, the broadcasts quickly became hooked. probably compete when smashing cars," he said. "It derby on a whim. Her were replaced by other Though Lott was still wor­ she is of age: keeps their heads straight." FACULTY boyfriend's car broke .sports programming. ried about her husband rs While the derby at the As for Albrecht, though JULIE FROMER down, and they joked · In recent years, the safety, she admitted she Trumansburg Fair attracts she didn't win the compe­ ASSISTANT PROFESSOR about smashing it. Before sport has regained popular­ enjoyed watching the large ~rowds, it doesn't tition, she loved participat­ OF ENGLISH she knew it, he and her fa­ ity in the United States and spectacle. stop there. The winners of ing in the derby. She said ther were helping her pre­ Canada, especially at town The derby is attracting a heats in the Trumansburg she would compete again, Hometown: New Market, pare for her first demolition. and state fairs. whole new generation of Fair Demolition Derby go but only if she can·find an­ Md. Though she says she's "For some towns, if competitors who are not yet on to a second round of other cheap car.. not a girly-girl, Albrecht there was no derby there'd old enough to participate. competition several days What's your favorite Purity chose to paint her car in be no fair," Albrecht said. Lott's 12-year-old daughter, later. The winner of the sec- Karl Palsgaard con- Ice cream flavor? light pink with cat ears and Pixie Lott, a derby fan Taneal, aspires to follow in ond round goes on to com- tributed to this story. Finger Lakes Tourist, but it's whiskers. not as good as Ben and She said the unusual Jerry's New York Super appearance of her car drew Fudge Chunk .. comments and questions from spectators. What was the most Influ­ "There aren't that many ential book you read in women in the competition college? so the car was kind of a "Zen and the Art of joke," Albrecht said. Motorcycle Maintenance." Albrecht said she was . one of only two women What qualHles about col­ competing on Aug. 24. De­ lege kids remind you of spite this, the derby at­ yourself at that age? tracts fans of all ages, male Their excitement about and female, every year. reading texts and consider­ "It's exciting," Albrecht ing ideas for the first time. said. "You really get an ... The to anatyze our power adrenaline rush." world and see through The - officials line the rhetoric. KARL PALSGAARD/THE ITHACAN competitors up back to FRESHMAN BRYONNA ALBRECHT stands with her father Dave (left) and her boyfriend Shane Hinkle out- back, then the crowd counts MEETING REMINDER! THE . (you are in charge of r~freshments) Time ·is Money.... · BOOKSTORE · · Don't Waste Yours! REMINDER TO· ALL ✓ call Cas.ual Catering STUDENTS . Cash, Check, 274-3774 · Visa, Mastercard Accepted or Order On-Line at PLEASE PURCHASE ALL YOUR www.ithaca.edu/dining/casualcater.html Fast... Simple ... Delicious ... and Right Here On Campus! 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They had their share of freshman expe­ alarm is not malfuncµoning. He gets up this riences in the dining hall. early because be is a student manager at Cam­ "When I was a freshman, I had a big milk pus Center Dining Hall and it's his respon­ carton explode all over me in front of every­ sibility to ensure that breakfast preparations Qne," Williams said. "It took about an hour flow well while the rest of the campus sleeps. and a half to clean up and I was a little bit But Williams said he doesn't mind getting embarrassed." up tJ)is early. Most stpdents are initially placed in the "I am a morning person," Wtlliams said. dining hall for their work-study. Every ''I am very comfortable getting up at 6 a~m. freshman is offered a job with at least three and going to work so I can pay my bills." hours per week. For some, like freshman Ben · Once he arrived at the dining hall Friday Stockwell, it is their first job. he rushed from station to station and em­ "I guess a dining hall is a good way to start ployee to employee maltj.ng s~e that every­ off at college, but I wish that I could get a thing from the maple syrup to that frozen veg­ job where I didn't have to clean up after. etable mix the dining hall serves for break­ everyone else all the time," Stockwell said. fast was ready for the morning diners. For those seasoned in the world of work, In addition to these responsibilities, he also the dining hall offers flexible hours. organized the employee list. On Friday, "One of the better parts of working in the someone did not show up. When this happens, dining hall is that they offer flexible hours and Williams must call his fellow student and leave work with our student schedules," freshman a message asking why the employee did not · Jeff Penoyer said. show up. Unless workers have an excuse from Students may opt to work for campus din­ a doctor or the health center, after two to three ing because of the close proximity, the high­ instances, they cannot work for dining services er than average starting wage of $6.50 hourly, again. the manager wage of arounq $7.50 and the Amiably speaking with new student ability to meet others. workers and showing them the tricks of the · "The good thing about working at dining dining hall trade was a more pleasant task dur­ halls is that it is a good way to meet upper­ ing his Friday shift. After helping the new stu­ classmen," Stockwell said. "It is a good job dents, he headed to the omelet station to cov­ because you can start off at the bottom and er while someone took a break. work your way up to become a manager and With a friendly attitude, he catered to the eventually make pretty good money." particular stu_dent requests of egg-white Organizing an average of 550 student omelets with broccoli while still keeping an workers in_ all dining locations, Gene eye on the activities of the student wm:kers. Wescott, the general manager of dining ser­ Just as Williams helps the new employ­ vices, said he realizes the benefits that the stu­ ees ease into their new job, he is learning dent workers and managers contribute to en­ how to be a good student manager, a skill sure that all meals flow smoothly. that will serve him ~ell in his profession- "The students are an integral part of '?8111· al career. . · · · ., ·., ·. · · 4 ''The role o.f-a student manager is to del- ·_ positions centered around mealt-i:me which GHAN MAZELLA/THE ITHACAN egate to student workers the duties that need makes it easy for them to work when we need SOPHOMORE ANDREW WILLIAMS puts out fresh bread and bagels Wednesday morn­ to be taken care of and not pressure himself them most." Ing at the Campua Center Dining Hall. WIiiiama la a student manager for dining services. SuzuRi :m.akes music accessible for all ages BY AARON ARM rected by Sanford Reuning, who the most renowned musicians and in order to better understand For Pohlman, one way of Contributing Writer founded the institutes 30 years educators of any similar programs their role in the process. tracking the students• progress was ago. This July brought students, in the country. "It brings families together," to watch how the quartets, con­ Hundrem of dlildren, each widl in­ parents and teachers from as far as Reuning himself was one of the Reuning said. sisting of two violins, a viola and strument in hand, were eager to be­ France to ithaca to learn music ac­ first violinists to work with Reuning's program includes a cello, would improve with every gin three vigorous weeks of musical cor:ding ~o the Suzuki method. Shinichi Suzuki, the creator who teaching institute as well, where performance. However, as far as enliglxenment Though some were not The Suzuki Method intro­ brought the method to the United 80 teachers are enrolled in class­ quartets are concerned, the learn­ yet in preschool, and others may al­ duces music to 'children at an ear- States in 1964. es that instruct the best way to ing doesn't simply concern music. ready be looking at colleges, they were ly age. As early as' 3 years old, Reuning describes the Suzuki teach the Suzuki Method. This re­ "If you stick together, each all here because of a similar passion. Suzuki students are first taught to Method as a "philosophy," based quires as much work on the week it becomes easier to work as They were students of the listen and absorb the music they on the belief that every child is ca­ teachers' part as is expected from a group, and you work as a Suzuki Institutes held annually at will learn to play years later. pable of creating music, and that the students. team," she said. Ithaca College. The Suzuki Insti­ Ithaca's Suzuki Institutes have a parents should be equally devot­ One of the many indicators that As a music education and per­ tutes are run · jointly between demographic spanning 40 states and ed to encouraging their kids. Par­ the Suzuki Institutes are success­ formance major, Pohlman's stud­ Ithaca College and Ithaca Talent nine foreign countries. Reuning said ents are required to accompany ful is the number ohtudents that ies must also include how to Education. The programs are di- he believes that the program attracts their children under 13 years old return. Year after year familiar teach others. The junior year faces are seen, including one teaching program assigns each family whose five children par­ music education major two stu­ ticipate in the program together. dents to instruct, and an Ithaca The string quartet. Verklarte, College professor or Ithaca Talent who came to play in celebration Education mentor to observe of the institutes' 30th anniversary while they teach. this s.:immer, featured a violinist Pohlman complimented Pro­ who was a former student. fessor Renning and his work. The success of the program is "It's a wonderful opportunity also measured in the improvement for students," she said. "It's all of the students. According to Re­ about making music." uning, there is a noticeable ad­ James Mick, a music education vancement in students througpo~t graduate studying to get his mas­ the course of then; three-week stay. . ter's, learned piano ·through the Reuning said little kids like to do Suzuki Method. Although Mick is work in an effort to emulate the an advocate of the system, he be­ older generations. It is in this en­ lieves it is best utilized in a one­ thusiasm to work that the Suzuki on-one environment and not nec­ Method is successful. essarily appropriate for public "You're surrounded by all teaching. these families from all over that Mick heavily supports the tra­ all seem to have the same goals," ditional private Suzuki environ­ Reuning said. ment, maintaining that the most Another testimonial to the successful of string players often Suzuki Institutes' success is senior come out of the Suzuki Method. Maureen Pohlman, who attended He said he believed the effec­ the institutes as a student during tiveness of the method stemmed · her last two summers of high from the enthusiasm often seen in school. She_recalls being in a mu­ young children. JESSICA SHERLOCK/THE ITHACAN sical environment and learning "A 3-year-old never says 'I SENIOR MAUREEN POHLMAN plays her violin ual~g the Suzuki method In the Academic Quad. from her peers. can't,"' Mick said. ''They just do." 16 THE ITHACAN ACCENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 ..__, Hybrid in dentand College adds environmentally sound car to fieet used by campus organizations BY EMILY MCNEILL AND has not received much feedback from clubs that ADAM SHEPHERD have used the vehicle. Once there has been ad­ Contributing Writers equate response to the vehicle, Couture said he would evaluate the Prius and decide Burning 2,500 gallons of gasoline does the whether. to purchase other hybrid vehicles. same amount of environmental damage as us­ The demand for the Prius, Toyota's hy­ ing one gallon of paint. Or so says Jason . brid car, is three times greater than the sup­ Greenman, a sales and leasing consultant for ply, which equates to about a year and a half Bill Cooke Toyota in Ithaca. That is, if it's on a waiting list. gas burned by the Toyota Prius, a hybrid car. Freshman Alyssa Gardina has already de­ Ithaca College was able to purchase a cided she wants to trade in her 2005 Ford-Es­ Prius late last semester. cape when the hybrid model comes out. Because hybrid cars switch between fuel "I'll save on gas and it's better for the en­ and a battery as an energy source, they are able vironment," Gardina said. to get more miles to the gallon and burn fuel Each gallon of gasoline burned releases more efficiently. The 2003 Honda Civic Hy­ 19 pounds of carbon dioxide into the envi­ brid model emits 2,000 pounds less carbon ronment. Because CO2 emissions are a dioxide and consumes l 00 less gallons of fuel known cause of global warming, fuel effi­ than the conventional Civic per year. ciem;:y rates can have a significant effect on Students approved to drive vehicles for the environment. campus-sponsored trips can get behind the Environmental Attorney Robert F. wheel of this fuel-efficient vehicle. It's now Kennedy Jr. has stated for years and reiterat­ part of fleet of 21 five-passenger cars, sev­ ed in his support of democratic presidential can­ en seven-passenger minivans and six IS-pas­ didate John Kerry that if Congress raised fuel JAMIE SIEGEL/rHE ITHACAN senger vans owned by the college. efficiency standards by 7 .6 miles per gallon, PHYSICAL PLANT DIRECTOR Richard Couture shows off Ithaca College's own hybrid. Despite the Prius' lower passenger ca­ the nation could eliminate all of its Middle­ Greenman said that the price of the Prius The long waiting list for hybrid cars con­ pacity compared to vans, Physical Plant was Eastern oil imports. will likely fall as more are produced, but for trasts the trend of fuel-inefficient vehicles. drawn to the car because of its less nega­ Proponents of hybrid cars commonly cite now owning the Prius is more expensive SUV sales now account for 24 percent of all tive impact on the environment. the economic advantages of consuming less than owning a comparably siud non-hybrid vehicle sales in the United States, an increase ''The college is malting a strong_ com­ ·gas, but the economic advantages only .ex­ car. of 14 percent in the past 10 years. Howev­ mitment to developing programs that em­ ist in some cases. The Toyota Corolla, for But for customers looking at SUVs, buy­ er, Ford, GM and Toyota all have plans to phasiu sustainability and the environ­ example, is a non-hybrid car that gets 40 ing a hybrid makes more economic sense. The introduce more hybrid versions of their ve­ ment," said Richard Couture, the director of miles to the gallpn and costs about Ford Escape hybrid, which is scheduled to be hicles, beginning with the larger vehicles that the Office of the Physical Plant. "[After] test­ $15,000. The Prius the college owns gets released this fall, is in roughly the same price are least fuel-efficient. ing the vehicle out and checking on avail­ 60 miles to the gallon, but it costs about range as other SUVs, but its fuel efficiency is The challenge is trying to keep up with ability, we decided that the Toyota Prius $21,000. about 15 miles per gallon higher. demand, Greenman said. Toyota facilities would be the best sustainable vehicle to have Depending on how much a customer dri­ People who buy hybrid cars in 2004 can are working 24 hours a day, but can't keep in oor rental fleet." ves, it may take years for the savings in gas also qualify for a tax credit of $1,500, al­ up. Due to the low supply, Toyota has ddne Ithaca College's Prius bas yet to be used ex­ money to make up the difference ii\ initial though the credit will likely be reduced by virtually no advertising for the Prius, tensively because it is so new. He said that he price between a Prius and a Corolla. $500 each year until it is eliminated in 2007. Greenman said.

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J ;-. I' THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 ACCENT THE ITHACAN 1 7 Book~lover sells TUIYABIOA (It can change your life!) his life's passion BY CHRISTOPHER O'LEARY publications for student movements na­ Whatever your major, study abroad can work for you. Contributing Writer · tionwide from its office where the ABC Cafe stands today on Stuart Avenue. Whether it's your first international experience, or you're already an experienced It is not an average shopping trip when In 1972, protesting against the war oc­ traveler, there are programs out there that match your interests and needs. shoppers enter the glass doors of The Book­ cupied so much of Goldman's time that he ery in Ithaca's Dewitt Mall. A store that has was not able to complete his German Lit­ called Ithaca home for 29,years is a land­ erature doctorate at Cornell. Instead, mark in itself, with endless walls of antique Goldman took the position of associate di­ books and warm colored rugs decorating rector for Cornell's human affairs program. the floor. Three years later Goldman opened the There are, in fact, two Bookeries. The Bookery's first store and in 1985 he original store began as a foreign language opened the Bookery II. book shop and has since developed into a Jarrett Villines, a Bookery II employee, used book store. Subject category signs are said he never enjoyed working so much un­ New Program in Australia! hand written in calligraphy, and ancient en­ til he joined Goldman's business. ITHACA COLLEGE WALKABOUT DOWN UNDER cyclopedias are encased in a glass table. "It is a joy to work for him," Villenes The Bookery II, down the hall, features said. "He is very hands off and he trusts Wednesday, 9/8, 6:00-7:00, Williams 225 posters of literary characters on the walls you to use your instinct a bit." Thursday, 9/16, 5:00-6:00, Williams 225 and sells new books. The business did not mean the end of · Unlike the uniform layout of chain Goldman's publishing career. In 1991 he Tuesday, 9/21, 12:10-1 :00, Textor 103 bookstores, both of Goldman's stores began "The Bookpress," a monthly liter­ seem more like personal libraries than the ary and political publication drawing ITHACA COLLEGE LONDON CENTER: sterile fast food restaurant-look of larger from Ithaca's artistic talent. chain stores. "I t~ought, 'What better place than a Wednesday, 9/8, 7:00-8:00, Williams 225 Jack Goldman, the man who gave birth bookstore to get it going?"' Goldman said. Tuesday, 9/14, 12:10-1:00, Textor 103 to this literary sanctuary in 197 5, is a char­ "The Bookpress" ran successively un­ acter well known in Ithaca for his contri­ til 2003 when Goldman said competition Thursday, 9/16, 6:00-7:00, Williams 225 butions to local literature and political caused him to stop pvblishing and moni­ activism. .tor his business more closely. STUDY ABROAD OPTIONS AT lTHACA COLLEGE: He began reading during his chi)dhood But Goldman believes that while he has in Los Angeles when his uncle, an "old lost some sales to bookstores such as Bor­ Tuesday, 9/7, 12:10-1 :00, Textor 103' fashioned bibliophile," would give his ders and Barnes & Noble, he knows that Thursday, 9/9, 12:10-1:00, Textor 103 nephew books as presents. his business simply has to attract more lo­ Wednesday, 9/15, 6:00-7:00, Textqr 02 · "He didn't have much money," Gold­ cal business than they do. i man said. "Brit whatever. he had lie spent "It just means you have to beat them it on books, tobacco and cheese." both," he said. Goldman first came to Ithaca in 1965 to ~r years in the book il i$ + FY I + t ost any en- ff you plan to study abroad on ANY International program u ng tti University. He said he believed the general thusiasm for his enduring passion. His mood spring of 2005, you must notify the Office of International Programs landscape and culture of the area haven't lightens when he talks to customers about the of your plans by Nov. 1, 2004. changed much since his time at Cornell. Bookery's walls of literary treasures. While he said he thinks it is more crowded Patrick Powderly~ a book collector Office of International Program&,,.. 213 Muller Center ~274-3306 with people, stores and activity now, he said from Rochester, said he is a Bookery reg­ there has always been a division between ular because he has always benefited ~ local res1dents and university students. from Goldman's passion for literature. "The university culture still ran the town "If there is a particular version of a book economically back then," he said. that went out of print a century ago," At the time, the flurry of protestors and Powderly said, "Jack always keeps his eye rallies against the Vietnam War made both out for it." Cornell and Ithaca College hubs of student Powderly believes it is Goldman's activism. Believing the student voice tireless search for rare and used books that 'first meeting needed greater coverage throughout the gives Goldman an advantage over his United States, Goldman began producing competitors. political publications. "Unlike big bookstores, it is obvious that In 1967 he started the "Glad Day Jack has a genuine love for books," he said. Press," a title taken from William Blake's "You know that when you shop here it goes - acruitinu famous painting. The press made several way beyond money."

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MEGHAN MAZELLA!fHE ITHACAN BOOKERY OWNER JACK GOLDMAN stands amidst walls of books in his store. The store began as a foreign language bookstore nearly 30 years ago in the DeWitt Mall. 18 THE ITHACAN ACCENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 Social clhnber is shown fairly BY MIRANDA PENNINGTON Contributing Writer

Indian.;born director Mira Nair's work is known for being rich in imagery, visual theme and dramatic texture, as seen in · · ·

2001's "Monsoon Wed­ I MOVIE REVIEW ding," her first contribution to mainstream American I **** 1 "Vanity Fair" cinema. The director's lat­ est work, "Vanity Fair," L______~~-J continues to uphold her production standards. Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, "Vanity Fair" is the 19th century In .. story of Rebecca Sharp, a lowly governess who 7:15 p:\ climbs into the upper crust of society by dazzling Weeke men, fueling the elitist resentment of women along and 4:3 the way. While she is a dedicated schemer, she does not lack for genuine emotion. Becky's af- , fections are real, but born of strategy. Played subtly by Reese Witherspoon, Becky is a mixture of charm and audacity. She demonstrates superb control of herself and those around her, cleverly balancing diplomacy and deceit. Witherspoon gives Becky an air of ded­ COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES icated sweetness, only to allow a smirk of tri­ CAPTAIN Rawdon Crawley (James Purefoy) and wife Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) umph and fun to cross her face as she walks attend the mllltary ball In Brussels before the battle of Waterloo In "Vanity Fair." out of the frame. Nair captures these charac­ ter-revealing moments with masterful camera · Solid casting and direction led to satisfying for the assembled women of the party, and she ap­ work, creating a sense of dramatic irony for the performances from James Purefoy as Becky's propriately chooses, ''Now Falls the Crimson Petal viewer that is usually reserved for the theater. gambling husband, Rawdon Crawley. He (now the white)." }3ecky 's choices are foiled by those of her clearly showed the transformation of his ardent As Becky sings, each woman softens, and girlfriend Amelia, who is married to a philan­ love for Becky turning to disgust as he comes is entranced. The series of close-ups on the dering soldier, George Osborne (Jonathan to recognize her utter self-absorption. women enhance the scene, making it a visual Rhys-Meyers), who dies fighting in the The actress playing Amelia Sedley (Romola metaphor for Becky Sharp's triumph. Napoleonic Wars. Amelia's subplot is touch­ Garai) is also effective, bringing a touch of Nair''~ "Vanity Fatr," while a much less ing, as she spends her life in self-denying refinement to an otherwise whiny and irritating amusing view of London society than mourning for the unworthy Osborne, but ·her character. Gabriel Byrne coldly portrays Lord Thackeray's, leaves the judgments about weaknesses fail to inspire the same sympathy Steyne, a crucial architect of Becky• s success and Becky's character to the viewer. In the nov­ generated by Becky's strengths. downfall. His chivalrous attentions tum lecher­ el, Thackeray's narration portray,s her as The film lacks the biting wit of Thackeray's ous and his generous demeanor becomes ag­ merely a self.:-interested force to be reckoned satirical novel. Instead, just as in 2002's lavish gressive and frightening when it becomes clear with. In this film, viewers see Becky"~·p.ro­ film version of the musical "Chicago," the im­ Becky is unable to repay him as he wishes. gression from ambitious governess to infamous moral heroine is likeable, an undeniable protag­ Nair-created a world vivid enough lo justi­ cautionary tale; it becomes possible to un­ onist. Witherspoon deftly draws the loyalty of the fy her departure from the first-person narration derstand the motivations that propel her for­ audience during her skirmishes of wit with those that characterizes Thackeray's novel. She ward with such energy. who would disp~age or dismiss her. takes 19th century London and touches it with R.t.tl}.er than cre~ting yet .anothe~ s~allow . . . ~. . so- 1 slWd.v · · · ~~ .. · ~ork. ~ !q an ~~~"world/ as 1Qther movie cial climber did,not cast Becky as e1ilier tlie ar­ imbulng an:0 d, k Clfy with new 1fght: ' treatnien~ a¥ do~. ait1 tif;•...-...i--~ p.m. chetypal villain, nor as the pure and flawless vic­ . Her deliberate costume and musical selections classic novel in a new and richer light, and has tim. Nair acknowledges that B~ky's ruthlessness help illustrate the subtle social dynamics that Becky judiciously chosen Witherspoon to play is evil, but it is clear that Becky's losses are self­ engineers. In one of many music-centric scenes, Becky Sharp as an in-depth character. The end inflicted. In addition, the supporting characters Nair dressed the women of the party in white gowns result is a satisfying and compelling s~ry. are not simply props for ~r ascent, but rather are with touches of red and Becky in a vibrant dark three-dimensional characters. blue. Mrs. Steyne asks Becky to perform a song "Vani~ ftJir" wa~ directed.by, Mi~a.Nair. Hipsters loosen up to rock out -

BY DAVID MOORE Secret Machines took the stage. "Blowing all the other kids away," Garza's backup vocals for support. Staff Writer The band's keyboard-heavy constituted perhaps the most memo­ These several verses were the emo­ post-rock assault immediately rable lyrics of the night Brandon Cur- . tionaJ Jlighlight of the night, though Ithaca was awash with aspiring worked its magic on the audience, tis• vocals were for the most part in­ the emotions were short-lived. After hipsters on Saturday night for the as lead singer Br~don Curtis and distinct, and tended to meld with the a few minutes of sparce instrumen­ premiere of guitarist Josh Garza· initiated .swrounding music. The penultimate tation, Ben Curtis' drums kicked in this year's LIVE REVIEW what would essentially be one con­ song was sung in a foreign language, once again, paving the way for yet iiber-hip Cor-· The Secret tinuous·medley of .songs. and the effect was similar to that of another arduous jam. nell Fanclub Machines The first song, an atmospheric in­ Sigur Ros• ''Hopelandish" language. Set closer ''Nowhere Again" was line up, kick­ strumental build-up based on a sin­ The band's reliance on careful­ a definitive highlight. The band's at 7 Cornell University ing off with a gle chord, slowly gained momentum ly layered instrumental construction times meandering atmospheric performance as druminer Benjamin Curtis pum­ gave most songs the feel of ambi­ sound gave way to a perceptible rock by Texas• Secret Machines. meled a perpetually escalating beat ent soundscapes, all grounded by structure, leading to the formation of Local openers The King Left and that has become a defining charac­ Ben Curtis' consistent, rigid drum­ an informal mosh pit on the periph­ Fanclub regulars We Are the Arm teristic of the band For the song's fi­ ming. During one rare subdued mo­ ery of the stage. Tousled hair was fur­ warmed up the crowd for a thrilling nale, the band's continual crescendo ment, Gana and Ontis silenced their ther tousled, and, more importantly, night of stone-faced arm-crosmlg and climaxed in a swirl of indistinct sound assault completely. the apathetic vibe of the hip crowd half-hearted toe-taps frpm the crowd that most likely jolted even the most Brandon Curtis proceeded to was lifted. If one paid close attention sporting the typical indie rock skin reserved music snob in attendance out sing a heartfelt verse with only the to the crowd, even a few smiles were tight T-shirts, black jeans, cartilage of concert atrophy. Rhodes tone of his keyboard and discernible. rings, Pwilu and pompadours. The remainder of the set con­ , ___We,, Are tile Arm offer~d.. the sish.--rl. of about six songs, though the · same schtick they've been selling exact number is somewhat unclear successfully since last year, a given the fluid nature of the band's blend of absurdist noise pop and presentation. Most of the material quasi-structured post-punk guitar came from their 2004 release, and synth theatrics. In future per­ "Now Here is Nowhere." formances, the band would do "Pharaoh's Daughter" was an ex~ well to add some bite to their Devo cellent showcase for Ben antis' pre­ posturing, eschewing silly non-se­ cise, thundering drumming skills. quiturs like "Wash my socks!" for His booming percussive work sug­ something a bit more confronta­ gested the fiery intensity of a speed tional. Their color-coded tank metal drummer while somehow tops were admittedly ~ ingenious fitting perfectly to the band's ab­ costuming decision. · stractly psychedelic sound. . After a brief intermission, during . ''The Road uads Where It's which many audience me~ Led" hinted at Led Zeppelin's oft­ stretched their arms and "legs -in quoted ·brand heavy rock while re­ COORTESY·OF·THE SECRET MACHINES . 'prepa{8tion for yet another long taining the b(Uld's distinctly modem THE SECRET MACHINE$' keyboardist and lead singer Brandon Curtis fronted the band's Impressive set at Cornell Saturday nlghL stretch of standing perf~y still, The post-rock sound 1be chorus, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 ACCENT THE ITHACAN 19 Versatile set shows band's skill BY CHRIS CUMMINGS Contributing Writer ' J◄ I l l The best bands ignite crowds at eye level and ann's length. J They build and release tension in sweaty clubs packed shoul­ 1 I I der to shoulder. Sometimes they l jump off speakers and bust guitar LIVE REVIEW l strings. The Slip spent this past La­ The Slip bor Day at Castaways doing all of j the above, late into the night. Castaways l I The matchbox stage was scattered I I with Christmas lights and dwarfed by huge speakers on either . , side. The scraggly looking three-piece group barely fit on stage, j but brothers Brad and Andrew Barr, and childhood friend Marc 1 Friedman seemed right at home. They made up for the lack of space with technical prowess and a commanding presence. People surged around the pool tables in front of the_bar and spilled out of the building onto Castaways' deck over­ looking the Cayuga Lake inlet. The group's laid-back jam band flavor brought a wealth of relaxed and friendly fans. Everyone from Ithaca College freshmen to Ithaca'~ more musically sentient. middle-aged residents attended the show. Despite differences in age and options t9 drink legally, most people were united by a common taste in T-shirts and Tevas .. The Slip opened with "Lots of Socks," a mellow instru­ mental that has a Wilco feel. Intensity built when lead singer Brad Barr snapped his low E string in a fit of strumming. The busted string swung along with Barr's convolutions as he violently played otit the rest of the song. As the set progressed, Andrew Barr beat out incredibly quick, layered rhythms on his 1960s vintage drum set. With DENNIS DISBOT/THE ITHACAN all four crashing symbo~ gleaming ml under the stage lights, SINGER AND GUITARIST Brad Barr leads rising jam band The Slip in an eclectic set of electronic, jazz, blues it looked like the skinny drmnmer's hands were everywhere, and folk arrangements. The band played to a full house this past Labor Day at Castaways. hitting everything at once. He also integrated various per­ cussion props. He spun the clicking wheel of a toy truck and is its versatility, and not just the typical 20-minute improv be likened to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham. He laid an in­ swung around plastic tubes to make an ethereal howl. versatility of most jam bands either. It switches seamlessly tricate foundation that the other two members built on. Such The crowd shared its joy in 'The Slip's eclectic sound with between jazz variations and blues arrangements, electronic a prominent bass accompanied by the first-rate drumming tangled dancing and spastic screams. After the end of the first and fo~ The group has its own distinct sound, a rare com- of Andrew Barr only balanced by Brad Barr's guitar, gave set the group went onto the deck to cool off in the night air modity in any genre. the band a rowdy, bass-heavy sound. and connect with excited fans. Recently The Slip has ~n ·underscoring its power- Brad Barr represented the group's hometown, Boston, by The fact that 1be Slip could nearly fill Castaways to ca- house a~t by releasing a pair of live albums, "Alivelec- asking if the Red Sox were winning. There was little response, pacity on a Monday night indicates the buzz that sUITOunds tric" and "Aliveacoustic." Ithaca was the first stop on a not just because the Red Sox had beaten Oakl!11ld 8-3, but this group. It's an up-and-coming band in the~ of widen- two month long tour that will bring the band across the because even a bitter sports rivalry couldn't disrupt the in- 1 ing its~,~ aad ~~-~ •. --- • • .. ,.-.. r,riai,j • • • The Slip was saddled with the Jam ban label after sev- g e secijn ac ra nt?::·;1:::a~c~"P.elllll!po!'!'!!.,~wr if9"'-·••~lt~e~~-b~and* romi •- out the set with a foot-stomping new .,.._ era\. critically acclaimed studio albums, touring with the All- dren of December" with his rough vocals. He looped-his gui- tune, "Paper Birds.,. Brothers and playing events like Bonnaroo and the New- tar and electronic sounds with foot ·pedals, and went on a Before leaving the stage, The Slip thanked the fans. The · · · limb with a prolonged slide bar solo. crowd responded to the stirring performance with a sincer- . :,roup lt8Dd out . The consummate bass stnnnroing l)f Marc~ cobld ·ity that musicians live for. . · · Band suffers from singer's addiction The Libertines fall short of sophomore album expectations . . BY JESSICA.DACCHILLE throughout the verses and call-back and somewhat unpopular decision to Staff Writer chorus, asking each other, "Have we exile Doherty from the band after last enough to keep it together?/Or do we just · ditch attempts to fund rehab have fallen For a band releasing their second al- keep on pretending/ and hope our luck is by the ways_ide. Barat made it clear that bum, The Libertines have already creat- Iiever ending?" if Doherty is able to kick his habit, he will ed for themselves an infamous saga that "The Man Who Would Be King" be welcomed back with open arms. COURTESY OF VAGRANT RECORDS . · would warrant a starts where "Tell the King" from ".Up the The drama may ultimately overshadow TELLING ALBUM _MLE warns listeners. seven-part "Be- Bracket" left off, an,d _employs a trumpet, · the music since the songs seem to suffer bind the Music" an atypical Libertines elem¢nt, to layer the under the weight · of an unglamorous Saves the Day release miniseries. sound. Doherty . t~ents, , '.'I .- watched addiction. Hopefully dowri the road, after At the center friendship slip away/.. bpt it wasn't sup- a string of talented albums, 'Toe Libertines" album ~fold g~odies of this saga are posed to be that way."' _ will be,looked upon as a soundtrack to a · two best friends, "~usic When the-Light's Go··Out" is troubled time. · BY CHELSEA THEI~ frontmen and songwriters Peter Doherty arguaoly the best song on .the album. · Their debut seemed to be a promise of Contributing Writer and Carl Barat, whose love was tested by Doherty and Barat sing a ballad of tender greatness. Unfortunately, 'Toe Libertines" Doherty's severe . drug ··addiction. The verses while the lead guitar explodes into . merely hints at it. "Ups and Downs: Early Recordings And -';' . '' band has become fodder for the British ~ energetic and' bittersweet chorus. A B-Sides" is an appropri~ title.for ~aves The . press, and now Barat, along with bassist pleading Doherty sweetly sings, "All the Day's ne;west al- . , John Hassall and drummer Gary Powell highs and the lows/and the tos and the fros bum - well, newest . continue to' trudge· ·on . ~ithout they left me dizzy/ Oh won',t you please of the old that is. Doherty. ' ' ·. '. .. forgive me." · ' _; : r ' •• While all songs Their brilliant debut alb\}m, "Ugthe_. . _The last three songs are a trilogy de-· include voices . ··Brackei/' is a.,.cn~nf@t~oetic I coin- . yotecf_to the tumult of thefr'relation'shii>". ' brimming ·with · mentarfbn yoiµlg; ~orkirig-clas's' London· .. -- Do.Hert)' · contempfoo·uslf retorts oµ ·the:: · emotion, catchy . : · . -: . · . . life. ~t was·~eant to be~ tighter, more · appropriately titled "The Saga/' "No, l lyricsandsmooth~)t~i~~v~tbe" ~ghlycraftedfollow~up, their eponymous ain't got :a proble~_it's you ~ith the', ' 1 band's ability to ehm1t·tJUt·dr~ Iriatenal. second album, "The Libertines," falls short problem." . ' -· • 1 Since diese are '11 :~y.',~qgs-, listeners.. ofexpci;tations. · · · The slow tempo track "Road 'to Ruin ' can tell how ~ b~-.1:l@J~olvoo and grown "-c . Not J nuch ·l>Jl~ , changed or progres~ed ., features _a·strained and painful Baral telling ', · over time. · · ·· ·:~ . ~;.:{,. ·. ;-·, ·_ · ·, ~ ' · ~tylistically. _But The Clash legend Mick · Doherty to "trust in in_e/ take me by the .: ' "A Drag In D Flat~ and}'Sell My Old Jone~-"~ceKag'"1 ·-lends ', .qis producing hand." · . : . ' •" I Clothes, I'm Pff To Hea:ven" have a pop · talents ~d turns potentialiy·stoppy work "What B~came -of the Likely Lads" I feel, while "Ups and Do~" and ''The Art- · ·~ - ~ intG a spontaJ!~()us and intimate sound. · _ends tlle trilogy and album with a glim- 'l I j Of Misplacing Fir~aaµ_s," however. will ': .' ·. , -~,'l'he Libertines" is aptly self.:titled mer of hope. Bara~ cheerfully croons_ , I satisfy fans looking (oi ' the . baruf's · because ~e focus-~i~ now turned inward. "Please don't. get me wrong/ see I forgive . "j signature sound. '· . :The :songs, and especially the lyrics, have · you in a song .. ./if that's important to you."· A five track' acoustic FP of familiar Saves · ,. · becom~ honest_expressions of what it's Doherty loyally replies, "It's important to TbeDay~' is:inserted:~tbemiddle. Tbe -,~ J o be: en_sconced in The· Libertines' me." . _ . other 14 tracks could easily exist as a _solid storm. . . . ~v,idently through their lyrics, the Lib- COURTESY OF ROUGH TRADE RECORDS album on their own. . · tfhe~~atcby first single _and opening · 'ertines believe the power of ~ir friend- BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Carl-Barat and Overall, ·"Ups and Downs" is a fresb--rc- track, ,"Can't S.d. Me Now~" uses folk ship can overcome ·their problems. How- ·· Peter Doherty sing lyrics about their . lease that may cause some turbulent feelings, influenced · haq:nonica. · Doherty and ever, that remains to be seen. rocky friendship and career In The but the band does give warning with its title. Barat's vocals shuffle back and forth Recently, Barat has made the difficult Ubertlnes' sophomore self-titled release ...... __. Event of the week THURSDAY First Fridays Salon ~ "Disc to Pass: SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 Wor1d Music as Communication" on PAGE 20 Friday at 4 p.m. in Park 22_0.

....._: Catholic Mass - 1 and 9 p.m. in ·Muller Chapel. Today BANG ON THE DRUM ALL DAY Ariadne String Quartet - 4 p.m. SGA Elections - 9 to 5 p.m. in at Hockett Family Recital Hall, campus polling areas. Whalen Center.

Division of International and Habitat for Humanity weekly Interdisciplinary Studies Fair - meeting_.:... 4 p.m. in North 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Meeting Room, Campus Center. Center Quad. OCLD Welcome Picnic - 4 p.m. Study Abroad Options at Ithaca at Klingenstein Lounge, Campus College-12:10 p.m. in Textor Center. 103. Elective Recital - Joshua Anlme Society weekly meeting Horsch, piano, at 7 p.m. at - 7:30 p.m, in Center for Natural Nabenhauer Recital Room, Sciences 115_. · Whalen Center.

Fireside Chat and Mass - 8 Open Mike Night - 7 ,p.m. at the - p.m. in Muller Chapel. Pub, Campus Center. I • l Sports Sports Men's tennis at 4 p.m. at Women's soccer vs. Simmons or Binghamton. Wellesley at the Wellesley Invitational, Wellesley, Mass. Women's tennis at 4 p.m. at , Binghamton. Men's tennis vs. Mercyhurst at 12 p.m. at Hobart.

Friday Men's tennis at Hobart at 3 p.m.

Shabbat services and dinner - Community 6 p.m. in Muller Chapel. Welcome Back Students Brunch - noon at Veralma "The ~ First Fridays Salon - "Disc to 1850 House" Bed and Breakfast - Pass: World Music as at 211 Hudson Street. Communication" at 4 p.m. in Park 220. . Monday Students for Christ weekly n:teetlng - 7:30 p.m. in Center for JAMIE SIEGEUTHE ITHACAN Natural Sciences 112. Fitness 101 - "Avoiding the MATT SCHOLL (left) and Dan MIiis (right) enjoy their long weekend by Jamming out on the quads. Freshman 15" at 7 p.m. at ... ~ Rachel S. Thaler Concert Wellness Center, 302 Center for Pianist . - Vii, ·

Minority Business Student · Association weekly meeting - Sports 7 p.m. in Williams 222. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION Volleyball vs. Oneonta at 3 p.m. FOR DEGREE FOR at the· lthaca·Invitational, Ben Asian Culture:Club ~ meet­ DECEMBER 2004 · Light Gymnasium. Ing - 7:30 p.ni'.-In Friends 20t.-. -. · ,;,,. - ·• GRADUATES-. _,-... ,

Women's tennis vs. St. Lawrence Ithaca College-~g1vl~onmenta.t " LAST DAY TO DECLARE ,-,..;:;.:.t_l t~ _'.~-, ~ :~ :J ~ ~ ,;: ~• ;.~\ ~ ,; , ,,/'·-~:_t' at3 p.m. Socl~ty ~,e~ ~l~g..:.... f\ -'~ '" :. PJ(SS/FMl. lN.SEMESTE.if , COURSES. '.' . -:>- 1 L. -. _ , i ¥0\J.'VE 1ftOUGtiT~ABOUT p.m. 1n·Fnen~20~. "" ·"' '"1-' - ~ 16__ Volleyball vs,, Massachusetts ..· "'i :r.·- .J Institute of Technology at 7 p.m. at lthaca College Republicans - 8 Latin· Heritage Month Dlnn~r - p.m. in Friends 308. 6 p.m. in Klingenstein Lounge, . ·: ~SUICIOE . the Ithaca Invitational, Ben Light Gymnasium. Camp~s Center. ~ uesda y ·Rosh --h Service- 7 YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO Saturday .. p.m. in -~uUer. Ch~I. : -'. ·· · , "~ ...... ~ "'• . •. ~- .:_ ' •~---. ·,. •. .,, ···t {"' Mass of the ·Holy' Spirit - 12:05· ·· :eureau:of· Cdncerla week4y_/· \.,. -· . ,~ralK it p.m. in Muller Chapel. , •. - ·,_ meeting - 7 p.m. in the Campus about Catholic Community First Year · Center Seminar Room., Retreat-10 a.m. atAII Saints .,. . - , -~ So··WEOAN ' Chapel. . London Center lnfQrmatlonal ·.- , • ·• " ' :. • . • ·i Sesslon-12:10 p.m. in Texto(·-· American Marketing, Masterclass - Vladimir 103. Association weekly meeting - ,- . Feltsman, piano, at 12 p.m. at .. _ _ _ • _. . . _ -~7 p.m. in $,middy -112. . ~ ._ y· ~ :.i : . . , - -, .,,.. ' . •- _ Hockett Family Recital Hall, ·Do It Yours,lf weekly meetings·-,,,. · · •. • -- •>c : -_-- ·_ :~ 0 f Whalen Center. - 7 p.m.- in Fri~nds 201'. . Residence Hall Association -. weekly meeting- 8 p.m. in

Sports First Year Reading lnHiatl,e~1 ,.il . ~'1h-~ eeti_~p'.,~90m,p ampu,~ ; ,;. · Women's cross country at 12 Speaker- "Living Downsl'ecurf , "'"~ G._et'\ter\ l, ·· • . : ; _· . . : ·-· -· -:; _- · ..-.;,-~ With grateful acknowledgement of the support 1 0 p.m: at the Pat Peterson and the Legacy of Rachel 61irsort' •3' ·' . ?, :. ... \, +~ ' --.~- ·• '- 'e Of the Rodd D. Brickell Foundation l~vitational, Oswego. by Dr. Sandra Steingraber at 7 Sports p.m. in Emerson Suites, Campus Field hockey vs. Brockport at 4 Football vs. Buffalo State at 1 Center. p.m. at Yavits Field. p.m. at Butterfield Stadium. Circle K weekly meeting - 8 Women's tennis vs. Nazareth at p.m. in Friends 210. · 1 p.m.

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. GABBY IMMARINO/THE ITHACAN ___J JUNIOR QUARTERBACK JOSH FELICETTI drops back to pass In practice Friday. Felicetti earned the highest passer rating In school history In 2003, posting a 153.88. Bombers hope mix of rooki-es and.Veterans closes holes in backfield

,9y PAUL GANGAROSSA was just as bitter as anything Jack Frost ·likely be the opening-day starter against Staff Writer could dish out. . . · , · . , B"ffalo State S~urday. . ~ felt like we had• 9PfMPdlity .,d "If I'm~ I q.ow.l bfve a DY next to ·Eapire 8 adds When asked wliat he remembered of · we missed it," coach Mike Welch said of me that can do just as well and keep the train \ast )'ear's frigid, season-ending loss to the loss. "I thought we were as good a foot- going." Rensselaer in the NCAA quarterfinal ball team [as Rensselaer], and certainly bet- Though he. knows he's in a close two new temns playoff'~ jllJl.ior Justin Esposito said ter than how we played.~• , competition, Davis still cai:nt?S: ~ with he couldn't see too well. Almost IO months later, Esposito and the swagger of a veteran, ancl even sports to conference ·· No, not because of the blankets of snow the rest of the returning players have start- the title of"King James" as his screensayer. coming down, but because his eyelids were ed to warm up to the idea of another run "I like the competition because it makes me BY PAUL GANGAROSSA periodically frozen shut. at a national championship. This year, the elevate my game to the point where, at Staff Writer "I dove for a pass and just came up with Bombers are in the midst of an awkward practice, I know I can't slack off today." a face full of snow," Esposito said. "Right stage: They are not quite a veteran team, Between all of the backs returning. Empire 8 football just got a bit more then, one of my eyelids was frozen shut. I · but too experienced to be _called young. from last year's team, they only produced interesting. had to run and sit in front of one of the area "I think we've got some good talent in 111 combined rushing yards last season. - The conference has added two teams heaters to thaw." · a lot of different spots,~• Welch said. "The Esposito said he's confident· that the to begin this season: Springfield College The players even preferred a few inches question is: How are we going to become experience both Davis and Baez gained (Mass.) and Norwich University (Vt.). of snow on the field because the grass was a team?" from watching Celebre and Greer-Carney With the new additions, the Empire like a sheet of ice. First, start with what works. last year will be worth more than any 8 reaches the minimum requirements to ''We played in cold all year, but that was Perhaps the highest point of optimism is statistic could say. have its conference champion receive an pretty intense," Esposito said. the returning skill players in the Blue and The Bombers will have to replace a automatic bid the NCAA playoffs. After Unfortunately, from what looked like a Gold passing attack. Junior quarterback legacy at left tackle left by Tariq Ahmad, a a 4-0 record against conference foes last winter wonderland came a 21-16 defeat that Josh Felicetti returns for his second full sea- third-team selection to the Football Gazette year, the Bombers welcome the change. son as a starter, and figures to jump up even All-America team. Filling his cleats will be "In past years we've fallen short be­ higher on Ithaca's all-time stat sheets. sophomore Brett Monnat, who has size and cause of NCAA subjectivity," coach Mike After 18 career starts, Felicetti ranks in the strength and is just looking for the game Welch said of the new rule. "It's excit­ top five in passing yards, completions, experience to supplement that talent. ing that we can now decide it on the field" touchdowns and completion percentage. Defensively, the front four will be held The rivalry between Ithaca and Last year, he posted a career-high and down by a quartet of seniors, anchored by Springfield has been intense. Two years school-record passer rating captian Brian · Steele. The . 'south Hill ago, the Bombers blew up on Springfield of 153.88. squad allowed just 11.3 points per game in 44-20. Last season, the Pride returned the On the receiving end the final 10 games of the season, while favor with a 51-22 domination of the Blue of Felicetti's bullets and tying a school record with 37 sacks. Alex and Gold. In both cases, the home team bombs will be a pair of Shafiro led that category with six, followed won. This year's game is at Butterfield familiar targets: Esposito by fellow tackle_Jeff Kasarjian with four. Stadium Oct. 30. Ithaca is 22-7 all time and senior captain Jeff Junior Dustin Ros.s, last year's leading tack- against Springfield, including 12 Welch. lbe two compiled 41 ler (101), will lead the linebackers. Also look straight wins between 1978 and 1990. receptions apiece during the for senior Jose Colon to be an impact player. Welch said he looks forward to the 2003 campaign, with Welch hauling in The Bombers will have to play without new competition. eight touchdowns and an astounding 19.2 defensive end Nick Thayer, though. He suf­ "There's no sense in getting into the yards per catch. His career average fered a leg injury and Welch does not have playoffs if you're not ready to play," he of 16.8 ranks fourth all-time in a timetable for his return. He did confirm said. "We think it's a great challenge and school history. For now, his 60 ca- that his status is "highly unlikely." will make our conference even better." reer re.ceptions put him at 15th. Arguably the biggest off-season The South Hill squad has only Now, fill in tlie holes. acquisitions for the Bombers are two new squared off against Norwich once. The Last season, the Bombers members to the Empire 8' Conference. , Bombers came out on top 35-14 in the pounded out 141.1 yards per game on Rival Springfield College, who handed ·the 1984 ECAC Championship. the ground with a pair of north-south Bombers their worst loss of the season last The preseason rankings, as voted by seniors: Pete Celebre '04 and Caleb year, 51~22, and Norwich University have the coaches, tallied a tie between the r .Greer-Camey '04. Now, they will look to joined, giving the conference champion an Bombers and Springfield, with 43 votes. ~r dynamic duo of soph9more standouts to automatic- bid to the NCAA playoffs. Norwich ranks fourth with 29. Ithaca has put up some similar stats. James Davis and With that, there: are now three .teams.on won the Empire 8 chaIµpionship the past Alex Baez are a pair of shifty backs who bring Ithaca's schedule (Springfield, Broe~ and two seasons, ,but is by no means a lock -~ -speed and quickness to. the backfield. Lycoming) that made the NCAA playoffs last to repeat afler the addition of powerful · "There's a·lot of pressll(.e',knqwing year. But Welch is optimistic. .., Springuel4, wliich is ranked as high as GABBY IMMARINO/THE ITHACAN that we had great backs last y~ with Pete "A lot rem,ajns,to be seen_but certainly fifth in Division m by D3football.com. JUNIOR JUSTIN ESPOSITO (right) -and and Caleb, and really you just don!t want· there's the potential to be a playoff team artd­ Ithaca is 12th in-that poll. senior Kevin Mitchell run a route Friday. to let anyone down," said Davis, who will make another run at it." 24 THE ITHACAN SPORTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 Blazing a new trail Three seniors lead a group of youngsters on cross-country team

BY PAT BOHN could be measured in more Contributing Writer than just distance. "It's almost like a shared sac­ It's difficult to imagine a rifice," he said. "Everybody's Preparing podiums runner as successful as Mike getting up together, getting out at nickname Olympics Styczynski '04 ever wearing there at 7 a.m. and doing these the label of "has been." But morning runs. When the whole Chucky Bubbles. Saturday, those very words team does this .. .it really fosters That's what they call me here in the appeared on the back of his grey a good team atmosphere." office. Just don't ask why because I still singlet. Along with the extra don't really understand either. Still, there he was looking mileage, a handful·of runners hit Sure, everybody has had their array of much like he did after four years the weight room on their own, nicknames - Corky, Moose and Lobster of racing for the Blue and in addition to the circuit training Bisque were some of mine - but above Gold: covered in dirt, hunched the team does twice a week. That all other origins of alter egos, it is the over and sweating, but with an extra time in the gym could be world of sport that has produced some of unmistakable smile on his the difference between a trip to the most memorable monikers. face. nationals and a trip home. . Take for example George "Babe" And just like old times, While this is a team that lacks Ruth and Michael "Air" Jordan. Reggie Styczynski crossed the finish experience - there are 11 Jackson was "Mr. October" and Julius line ahead of the pack. sophomores and only three ...__ Irving was "Dr. J." Namath ("Broadway") It was all part of the alumni race seniors on the squad - having and Jackson ("Shoeless") were no Saturday, where he joined more good chemistry - and strong average Joes either. than 100 other Bombers, both past leaders is crucial. That's where So, somewhere in between the spirit and present, wflo raced by runners like Barnes, and class­ of the Olympics, Dave Letterman and the doz.ens of cheering fans in the first mates Darren Zens and captain Top 25 series on ESPN, I went in search "competition" of the season. Shawn Calabrese enhance the of the players with the best nicknames on Unfortunately, it is the only team's ability to gel. And hav­ each of Ithaca's eight fall sports teams. time this year Styczynski will ing someone like Styczynski is Prepare the podiums. reach the finish line first, and his invaluable. 8. "Wally Bear": Bill Ware, women's legs will certainly be missed. "When [the young guys] see cross-country coach. He was the lone Ithaca runner all the work that Mike's put in With 30 years on South Hill, Ware is to go to the national champi­ and the success he's had ... they Ithaca's Joe Paterno. He's a cross between onships last season, finishing look up to him and want to -,: - Fred Rodgers and Hugh Heffner: your fa­ 24th and earning All-American emulate him," Barnes said. vorite grandfather who.the girls go nuts for. status. But to say he's removed What this team really wants is But because he's a coach, he automatically from Ithaca's cross-country to return to national competition. slides to the bottom of the list. That and team would be flat out wrong. But that won't be easy. Ithaca's he graduated from Cortland. In fact, his role has expanded. region is loaded. The SOutl\ Hill 7. "Na1111111111guess": Narguess He is now the assistant coach of squad finished behind or tied with Arjomand, women's tennis, junior. a team trying to reclaim a spot Geneseo, The College of New Coach Bill Austin must think he's that at the national meet when the Jersey, New York University "let's get ready to rumble" guy, because season starts next week at the and St. Lawrence at the regional that's how he announces Arjomand Pat Peterson Invitational at meet last season and will need to before every home match. Oswep leapfmg two-of ...,.115_.~..._to

~- "Patty"! Brooke Aldrich, field That's not to say that last sea­ ' - ...ll'llll'IIIL..11111'111111!.- get one of the top spots and hockey, senior. _ son was unsuccessful for the McGreal race across the course Saturday at the annual alumni run. qualify for the NCAA champi­ When Aldrich and a fellow freshman Bombers. Tying for fifth at the onships. But Calabrese said the with the same first name were trying out regional competition is no everyone want to step up and mandatory daily morning runs. opportunity is there, in part, for the squad three years ago, teammate small task. But for a team that train harder over the summer." The benefits of this are two-fold. because other teams may · be Sarah Gibble needed a way to differen­ had gone to the national meet In response, the coaching Putting in those extra 15 to 20 overlooking the Blue and Gold. tiate · the two. As senior captain Joy three years in a row, the ending staff and runners have increased miles a week will build up "It takes a great deal , of Bostrom put it, ''from the amount of food left something to be desired. . the ofJ-season workload with strength and endurance, which pressure off your shoulders," [Aldrich] consumes you would think she "It was disappointing," senior the hopes of a payoff at the end should lead to lower times. But Calabrese said. "I'm glad that was eating for a 200-pound meathead." Jon Barnes said. "But it's a of the season. Styczynski said the real benefit it's on other runners now. We 5. "Barn-Barn": Dan Ross, football, wake-up and I think it made Unlike last year, the team has of the early-morning runs can use it against them." sophomore. . The coaching staff is responsible for this one after they discovered Ross was really the son of Barney and Betty Bombers not lost without Laythani Rubble. Let's just put it this way: you'd I - rather fight a crocodile with a toothpick BY EVAN KORN Coach Bill Ware said the impact of hav­ than get blocked by this fullback. Contributing Writer ing an older, more mature squad carries 4. ''The Messiah": Mike Styczynski, significant value. men's cross-country assistant coach. The Amanda Laytham era has come to an "They shouldn't be as nervous this Here's a guy who makes the Road­ end. But that doesn't worry senior Lindsay year," he said. "They see the rest of the runner look like Wile E. Coyote. It's too Dalipaz. competition and they know that they are at bad his holiness just graduated or he would For four years, Laytham's name has been this level." be polishing a nickname medal right now. synonymous with domination. Last year, Ware, the reigning Empire 8 coach of Bronze. "Bob": Lauren Oman, Laytham '04 was the Empire 8 athlete of the year, has _coached 19 cross-country volleyball, junior. the year and took 56th overall at the national All-Americans during his 14 seasons at the Now Oman can hang with the likes championships. In 2000, she placed 10th helm. This season, Ware has not altered a of Barker, Costas, Dylan, Evans, Hope, overall in the nation. The following yeflf, she workout plan that he's had success with in Marley, Novak, Saget, Vila, - and yes, finished 36th, and she ranked 14th in 2002. the past. even Bob the Builder. The captains She holds the· second-best 3-mile time in "We won Empire 8 last year," he said. couldn't think of anything better for school history and the eighth-best time in "We've been at nationals the last four years. Oman, but the coaches named a special the SK. It seems to be working." set after her: ''The Bob." ''The fact that we lost Amanda obviously That workout includes fiv~ strenuous days Silver. "Dirty": Dave King, men's is going to hurt us," Dalpiaz said. "Although of long runs at Buttermilk Falls, hill training soccer, senior. Amanda is going to be·gone, we have a very and practicing on a variety of courses, Teammates say this name fits King strong team." Krebs said. better than hippies in The Commons, but The graduation of Kristen Cravatta The leadership of six seniors will provide that's all I know because I didn't want · leaves another hole on the roster. Cravotta the younger women with a blueprint for to get within a soccer field of him. finished 34th in the region last year ~d was success. Kasianchuk, Meyer and Blasiak will Gold. "Toe": Lacey Largeteau, 12th in the state in 2002. complement the accomplished senior women's soccer, senior. "They were important losses," senior group, while providing stability for the next .-- The big man upstairs must have a sense captain Kara Krebs said. "But there are few years. And with a new class of recruits, of humor. He literally gave Largeteau people ready to step up and everyone's the Bombers are hoping that the young large toes. Her teammates noticed her working hard." runners can step up. oversized feet and were quick to slap her Though the dynamic duo will be missing, "It's too soon to tell," Krebs said. "We GABBY IMMARIN HE ITHACAN with the label. Still, it's not a bad name there is some good news. Five of the seven have 14 freshmen. Anything can happen." SENIOR KARA KREBS, a ca In this for a filtbol star. runners from last year's national meet in But one of the positive byproducts of uaaon, takes a rest at the flnliH llne So, to sign off i1l Stuart ~cott fashion: Hanover, Ind., will be returning. That includes having a veteran squad is the quiet, centered after the annual alumnl .race Saturday. Let the debating begin. core seniors Bridgette Pilling and Dalpiaz, aura that an experienced unit exudes. just yet. Instead, they focus on one day at junior Anastam.a Kamanchuk and sophomores They've been through the battles before, and a time. Press Box appears in this space every Susan Meyer and Rachel Blasiak. Also they create a sense of emotional equilibri­ The Bombers will take their first strides week. E-mail Jim Hawver at returning is senior captain Kara Krebs, who um. But t.he South Hill squad has not ex­ Saturday at the Pat Peterson Invitational in jhawver [email protected]. placed 45th in the state last season. actly punched its ticket to the national meet Oswego. ·~ #\)," " ., .. f'" ,· • THURSDAY: SEPTEMBER "9 2004 ------SPORTS THE ITHACAN 25 ------:.'----.....:.'------....,....------___ ....

Meacham,,: . - ,. earns third Bombers.play second double~overtime game in ,a -T'ow shutout 1 BY ALEX D~ L(?S RIOS , wasn't. serious and Smith BY BRYAN ROTH Staff Writer will be listed as day-to-day. Contributing Writer Sophomore Alex ·· ~·-1· , ,'!'i .· By~JlO~lel.,tD~~~-,.. , ~ ~~Y, -~iw» blanked a ,., . Andy . Sffilth,~ . tfle ., hero.~, havmg'4lis-playe~ outsmart · Clarkson _squad that almost had her ag~inst Cortla~d. _suffered.· <;1 _ ~h~ 9pp9si_tiqn )~i~ ~W.Jlg 3- · on _its team~- she was heavily .ay.oor .calf ~~ m the1f~s~ , .IIllS~es• .• . ·•: :.,, , -...-; .... .:• ~, .. recruited by the Golden Knights ty,1f · . 4114. ,~:. ·:; This means t1ie Blue'and .,, r•·.~an-, fod.. Goi:e .~ d.1¥>o_. ~ ~ gon_$e :Blue c~ose t_o s1 _. , ,, -~~_, ~ ,~ aaq~. \! 1 of.the. game.. ball q\ric~y and efficiclitlY, .· , . Wifh hef' tj;lother ~d father on < 1t·, wasn't a confere,nce -. up the field·, a' strategy· that'., hand, Meachall) gave another game. ~p we didn't w~t to wor~ffd .to ~rf~c~ion _iJ;l .the . . . . ,: . , ; · , . REBE9CA GARON~R/TH.E ITHACAN . strpng perform~ce before g°iving push_hup.'!)Jyrne said. extra n;iinutes

, • • . He addw:J fbatthe inj~ry .• agains.~ Cor~lahd . . , . ,.1 C~l~n~no,and ~fendm.- Henry ~ep~lv~a. ~effrie,J~t~r sc;:~ t~ tying goal. mate Rebecca Palmese. The two · · held off the Clarkson· attack as the 1~~~¢a_· -~'7~~~~--~~-,P.:r.~gon ~~~,f!Qi¥ :~:~~?~~~:~~~ l!IY AOAM··WARNER.: . , . . Hause recorded 12 kills, three aces who currently holds the Massena Contributing Writer and _13 digs against Rochester en High School , record of 37 . ,; , ·. • route to earning .a .spot. on tJ;ie,All- shutouts 4urin'.g her three-year . Senior -Julie .~oth has proven Tournament .team.. She was also stint as a st~er. - __,._ once again why she~s,one of the best named Empir~· s· rookie of the "I. really' think we can expect :Di~sion-ID _volleyball play~rs in ,the week. Bus& collected a team-high 38 big things from Aimee," said nati.Qn. · . . , assi~ts. in 'iht ~in over Rpchester. senior . mi4field~i Michelle . . .. -The, All-~erican and Empire 8 "It was neat to see with four.new · Graziadei, who scored against St. ' player 'of the _w~k led Ithaca to a starte~ and,~o-~~w pJayers -~ they Lawrence: ''~ike ~ny player, : 4-0 record and a touniament' could adju_st so well,". po,novan there is ·room for improvement chaµlpionship last weekend at the~ . saicJ. "We are,.st~g 'at a 'place th~t and if she stays. focused and Dragon Invitational in Oneonta. The' . ~~ ~.Hitle ~lu~er than 'tbe:~~o~ching keeps working hard she will __, , B·ombers . ~tonD:ed . past R~hester, i' staff expected." ...... • have an ama~ing four years as a ., U~ca,. , Pot~dam . and Oneonta, Whil~therookiesplayedlargeroles Bo.mber."·:. , • controlling play from the onse~. . , '. . in the ,tounrn,me~ ~ctory, R,ot}l was a At the.othe:tend of the field, se- lp. fact, the performance w~ so . f9iceJq,be reckoned '_Vith: ,compiling nior Lacey L~geteau and Dorney ~ .• ~oqn,natH1g, the !3ombers lost ~ total 21 kills in the ~~I1$llip g~ over supplied the. offensive firepower of ~o ~ts.the eptir~ y.,~kend- one Oneonta. By the end of the_Wef?~end, • along with (mwadei. largeteau tal- . to Rophest~r and one to Oneonta. 1 R<>!fi hoo..nio':ed ~ .seveqthplace all- . lied·an assi~~3gainst St. Lawrence .. JR9th] really has,nq idea hQw.~-. time_op.1f:);l~a•s -~,r lglls J.isJ .with and &Jleake~f ~ shot past Clarkson .. , ente4 she ~s," coach Jcµiet Donovan . 1,365 arid had.won d)e MVP awaf(l for goalie 'Carly Draper off a pass from -.:_,,;. . . said. "She led her' team and showed .· the tournament: . . ,. . ., ,... . . senior Raebel Thau. . .a lot of confidence~ She was cahIJ, , ."Julie is a very; coii~istent player," Domey'-remained red-hot fol- 1 · co>lec~~d, and.she's jµst starting o~t s'aid · senior~,i, Je~ C~e5._,"She's lowing: ~er ~ame-:}?inning goal her.seruor Y~¥, so~w~.are really ex~ alw~xs there and ~OC?_sn:t. liaye_a lot against denes~o. She added .cited i,o see what. sl).e's going to do of highs and lows. She re~llykeeps three go3ils between the two ,- r~thy rest of the seasqn.'J, . r. _ . , the teaµii a goo~ consffiqtlevel. " . ganies, i~~luding ,,two against Th~ co-capt;µn is l;he true defin- . . . AWtou~ -~Qth is a k~y Gc;>mpo- Clarkson. Bo~ gqals were as- .)tion of a ~p-;- caliber player. R,oth'~ ., nei;it to.the 'ttain's •&uccess, the rest ~isted by juw.o.r KaitlinSweeney. - -- lead~~shil) abilities have enabled - of'the Bombers caimo~ ~lely -~pend , Dorney qoW has four- goals and i t~e y~u4ger cor~ •O~ the teai.n ~c;> ,.step J ~• ~m, h,er}~ .ql ,~ tfie .bii pJ~ys. For · ·' · 'eight,points cin the year _:_ three ; nght m 31ld play.with ~oolfdence. ,them to b.e ~uccess~ this se~p.. the :· ~y,qf her Ii points from the 2003 .f~ r;'Th.~ < younger..,p~ayers:' ~mi't, . _tai~~~d, .~1:1P ,- ~('fre~h¥J~,~ : and ·•· campaign. . .., ,. , I · ~~v~ -~Y.., a_p,prel:iens19n ~~ - p~~~ .. . ve~~.~~v,e ttRP~~~~11.t the · . With .~ . ~otr.enie , $Oaring, s~ -'t-W~f~~/;, ju,~9r c~~tain '.~ea: ,,te~•·~·f~-,~~-- tllf 2se,~Qn r,µis 'its have Meac~~f~9'18~ts of the ':l(;Blil;f;.&atd./:r~y.de~~tely_w.;:ff. not. j,,_ &P:Uf,tir. :,frj, '!>/ ,_ ' .. t~o .. ..., F "'JII season and What she'll be able to · ,,t .. , , '. ~. , > :,. 1NfCHO~S'P. MAZZLICCOTTl;IEilTHA~Nr. ,af,raid to.sfep m.anif:~t.»t,t ..::. i.;, ,: - ~ ;§9UP1;_..,Hi1J, ~pads )Yil_I be do for the Bomoers FRESf:t,.A~- KAT,~ _HA~E-spl~e~t.~ .. ~all ~ri_na p~e.,, -~: ~r~§,,.Qonqy~. ~~f!pat~

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I Lions, Ithaca went QQ. to shtit_out the ' Oswego Lakers 2--0 Wednesday. Christine ''We had to prove·it's not luck that Dorney, Ithaca is going to be a contender this Soccer year," senior Joy Bostrom said. "We had to prove it by SkilLWe did The senior that by going out there and winning.'! striker netted four The Bombers drowned the of the Bombers' Lakers in a muddy battle in Oswego, six goals in their improvin~ their record to 2-1. The _ · _ - · NICHOLAS P. MAZZUCCO/rHE ITHACAN three games this Bombers offense _overpowered · JUNIOR ALE)( SCUDDER (left) faces off against_the College of New Jersey's Colleen Dougherty during · season. th~ Lakers, pounding Oswego Ithaca's 4-3 win on Saturday at Yavlts. Fleld. The·Bombers also defeated'Oswego, 2-0, Wednesday. Dorney scored the game's lone with 31 shots. At the other end, · · · · · goal in a 1-0 win over Geneseo Sept. Ithaca's solid defense held its ing ar01µ1d and I whipped.it toward over the College of New Jersey was In the cage, Baraiola played 1. She netted the game-winner in the opponents to a mere three shots. the net." their first of the season. The win aggressiv~ly. On several occasions team's 2-0 win at St. Lawrence Oswego goaltender Kim Senior captain Brooke Aldrich marked the first time since 1987 the she boldly left the crease and Saturday. On Sunday, Dorney tallied Trepasso stopped a career-high 19 assisted on the play. Blue and Gold tamed the Lions - kicked the ballto teammates, who two scores in a 3-0 win over Clark­ shots during the onslaught while "We definitely dominated the ., " a perennial field hockey power- · : then cleared the defensi~e , zone son at St: Lawrence. sophomore goalie Andrea Baraiola game," she said. "But [Oswego's] house, who were selected by a · ·with ease. Compared to their lack­ .Last season, she was second on only had to make a single save for lceepet·made some good saves/' .coaches' poll to be the favorite for luster season. opener, a .3-2 loss to the team in scoring with five goals. the Blue and Gold. Sophomore Christina Capozzi this years' New Jersey Athletic Elmira Sept. 1, the Bombers played Dorney is -·a·heath and physical ''We came out strong; even scored five minutes later to d011ble Conference championship. with poise and confidence Sunday. education major .from Islip Ter- though we plaY,~ in tough' condi- · the Bombers' lead. "I think we just took the ''We've· always had· this drive.'' race, N.Y. · lions," B~said. •~ offensive Wednesday's one-sided victory - momentum from Sunday and Bariaola said after Sunday's game. power was there.'' has given Ithaca an optimistic out- stepped it up another .notch," "You can't teach the effort. 1be ef- After a . scoreless first half, ,look for the.rest of the ~ii. Bostrom said. ''We carried over the . fort's.there. We just needed.to work- By the numbers sophomore midfielder Bryce Meck ''We',:e all just so pumped for this' intensity to today's game." on skills; and we did:'-' , scored the game-winnmg go,al 8:33 , season,"·M~k said. 'There are so t. · Tbe~SC

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' .. ~ NICHOLAS P. MAZZUCCO/THE ITHACAN SENIOR SARAH GIBBLE steals the ball from College of New Jersey's Kristin Shields Sunday at,Vavlta Flekl. Gibble scored Ithaca's second goal In the 4-3 win.

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