CampusTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 2 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Education strategist Deborah Bial to speak at Commencement

BY SAM PASSANISI each year, focusing on public NEWS EDITOR school students who show excellent motivation and talent but who The University has selected might have been passed over by educational strategist Deborah traditional college application Bial as the Commencement processes. Each 10-student “Posse” Speaker at the 165th College attends one college, with the goals Commencement, which will take of campus involvement and mutual place on Sunday, May 17. success. Bial is the founder and president Bial is a graduate of Brandeis of the Posse Foundation, a New University and Harvard University’s York City-based organization that Graduate School of Education. sends outstanding high school In 2007, she was awarded a graduates to top universities on MacArthur Genius Fellowship for scholarship. her work in the field. The University of Rochester UR President Joel Seligman partnered with the Posse praised the choice of speaker, PARSA LOTFI / PHOTO EDITOR Foundation last year, making saying, “Deborah Bial is a change a commitment to provide full agent in United States higher scholarships for 10 freshmen education … her development of COMEDIAN BILL HADER ENTERTAINS IN Q&A SESSION annually. Fifty-one other colleges the Posse Foundation to support and universities are a part of the highly-qualified urban students Comedian Bill Hader answered students’ questions in a sold-out Strong Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 31. For a review, see page 11. Foundation’s network, graduating as they pursue higher education over 400 Posse scholars last year and beyond has had significant alone. A press release from UR impact, both on the lives of Communications noted that over individual students as well as on UR partnership with East 2,600 students have graduated the colleges and universities they since the program’s inception in have attended.” 1989. Passanisi is a member of High School moves forward the class of 2017. The Foundation selects small BY ANGELA LAI groups of 10 promising freshman could be taken over by SUNY; and we’re waiting for the very final NEWS EDITOR or they could do an educational approval from the State Education partnership organization.” Department.” In one of the last steps to finalize RCSD President Van White East High is Rochester’s largest the University of Rochester’s reached out to Warner faculty and public high school with around partnership with East High School, asked whether UR would work 1600 students, and it offers a the Rochester City School (RCSD) with East High as an EPO. comprehensive curriculum, Board approved the budget for the “When they asked us to do this, distinguishing it from the many money needed to implement UR’s we did not feel that we were the smaller focus schools in the area. plans for East High on Thursday, right organization to do it because Attendance is low at around 80 Jan. 29. we don’t have the apparatus–the percent. Larson, who spoke with The University will serve as East capacity–to do that work in parents, students, drop-outs and High’s Educational Partnership addition to what we do at the many other community members, Organization (EPO), meaning that University,” said Warner Professor observed “a discourse of failure and UR will lead East in its efforts to Stephen Uebbing, who will act as deficit.” improve school performance and East High’s new superintendent. “I haven’t met a parent who didn’t that East High will now have its White persisted, however, and care or a kid who wasn’t amazing,” own district. asked several more times for the she said. East, which had been deemed UR’s cooperation. To help address the school’s persistently failing by New York Larson recalled that UR President problems, Uebbing created a State, had been given five choices. Joel Seligman “was brought in on leadership team based on a New Warner School of Education the conversation, and it’s really his York State assessment tool for Professor Joanne Larson, who decision because it’s not just the deciding whether schools are failing. chairs the UR/East High Warner School,” and that after He formed six committees, one School Collaboration’s Family numerous conversations with for each of the six tenets on the and Community Partnership the New York State Education rubric, with the standard “Exceeds Committee, explained, “They could Department, Seligman agreed to Expectations” as their goal. close; they could phase in and phase the plan. Though Warner faculty and out, which they’ve tried a bunch Uebbing noted that while they staff chair those six committees, PHOTO COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS of times and it hasn’t worked; they initially had some reservations, “We Larson emphasized that “it is a full Deborah Bial will give the 165th College Commencement Address. could convert to a charter; they now have approval from all parties SEE HIGH SCHOOL PAGE 4 THANK A MAILMAN POLAR PLUNGE UR’S GOT TALENT INSIDE FESTIVITIES THIS CT DAY: FEB. 4 Spotlight on the Campus Post Humor Editor Erik Chiodo faces Rappers, dancers and violinists Office’s efforts behind the up against snow and freezing performed at Friday evening’s scenes. temperatures. talent show.

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PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Students venture onto Genesee River CHI HUANG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BY ANGELA LAI board near the front entrance. AN ARTIST USES A CHAINSAW TO CARVE AN ICE SCUPLTURE NEWS EDITOR The student stated he pulled down the paper and stomped out In addition to huskies, free hats, a photo station and much more, this year’s Winterfest Weekend featured ice sculptures 1. On Jan. 31 at 11:21 p.m. the fire. The smoke set off the fire of Rush Rhees Library and Rocky the Yellowjacket. and Feb. 1 at 11:39 p.m., Public alarm. The student stated that he Safety officers encountered two did not see anyone at the bulletin different groups of students board at the time of the fire. The THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS walking on the frozen Genesee paper was damaged and there River. One group stated that was a minor burn mark on the THURSDAY they saw footprints on the ice so FEBRUARY 5 bulletin board. No injuries were they believed that it was safe. The reported and the alarm was reset. TEEN HEALTH & SUCCESS PARTNERSHIP PHILHARMONICS - BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH second group was sitting on the The Rochester Fire Department ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EASTMAN KODAK HALL, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM frozen river and initially refused to and an Arson Investigator from URMC FLAUM AUDITORIUM, 4 PM - 6 PM The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will perform get off of the ice. The officers then the fire department responded. Join UR President Joel Seligman and Board of Trustees an all-Beethoven program spotlighting acclaimed contacted the Rochester Police member Danny Wegman as they speak as part of the British pianist Stephen Hough. Tickets can be Further investigation is underway. 5-year anniversary celebration of the program. purchased online at rpo.org. Department and the Rochester Anyone with information Please RSVP to Erin Bory. Fire Department. The students regarding this should contact FRIDAY then elected to get off of the river Public Safety at 585-275-3333 or FEBRUARY 6 on their own. No one was injured. [email protected]. Students should be aware that the BOB MARLEY EXPO SUSAN B. ANTHONY LETTERS ACQUISITION WILSON COMMONS HIRST LOUNGE, 4:30 PM- 6:00 PM RUSH RHEES HAWKINS-CARLSON ROOM, 5:00 PM - 6:00 Genesee River may appear to be Oil catches on fire in the Pit Celebrate the legacy of Bob Marley with guest PM completely frozen but due to the performances, food, music and karaoke. Hosted by the Attend a celebration of the River Campus Libraries’ swift water currents all year long, 3. On Jan. 31 at 10:08 p.m., Student for Caribbean Awareness (SOCA). The event is recent acquisition of letters written by women’s rights the ice may not be as thick as it Public Safety officers responded open to all. activist Susan B. Anthony to her “most cherished young appears. The fast undercurrent is to a fire alarm in the food lieutenant,” Rachel Foster Avery. very treacherous. Please stay off of preparation area of the Pit in SATURDAY the ice for your safety. Wilson Commons. Upon arrival, FEBRUARY 7 the officers found that the fire Burning paper sets off fire alarm PRINTING PRESS PRESENTATION BLACK STUDENTS’ UNION STEP SHOW was extinguished. Officers were COLLEGE TOWN BOOKSTORE, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM STRONG AUDITORIUM, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM told that oil had caught on fire in Mitch Cohen, executive director of the Genesee Arts The 12th annual step show features groups, League 2. On Jan. 31 at 3:05 p.m., a wok that was heating up. The Center, will give a presentation and demonstration of a of Extraordinary Steppers, Team Clash, ECC Public Safety officers responded fire suppression system for that printing press. The event is free and open to the public. Chaos Crewl, The Wilson Pearls, Roc Steppers, to a report of a minor fire in area activated and extinguished Distinguished Dynasty and the SOTA Roc S.T.A.R.S. Riverview Building A near the the fire. There were no injuries main entrance. The building’s and no known damage from SUNDAY fire alarm was also triggered. the incident. The Rochester Fire FEBRUARY 8 An officer was on the scene Department responded and VISITING ARTIST - NATASHA BROFSKY CHORAL PRISM CONCERT within a minute of the call. The checked the area. The alarm was EASTMAN CIMINELLI LOUNGE, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EASTMAN KODAK HALL, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM officer found that the fire had reset and there was a cleanup Natasha Brofsky, professor of cello at the Juilliard Come see 19 choirs perform in 90 minutes. The been extinguished by a passing School, will present a master class featuring cello unique “prism” format showcases groups ranging of the discharge from the fire students from the Eastman School of Music. from five to 155 voices, singing from various locations student. The student stated he suppression system. throughout the theater. 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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 UR astronomers Memorial Art Gallery closes due discover exoplanet to nearby Carnegie Building fire BY RYAN RUBENZAHL led the team that found the rings, STAFF WRITER said. “I had noticed in December of 2010 that the consortium A team of astronomers at SuperWASP had made their data the University of Rochester has publicly available, so I asked Mark discovered a strange object in the Pecaut to cross-reference our sun- sky. By observing an unusually like stars through this sample. ” long eclipse of a star in the SuperWASP uses ground-based southern constellation Centaurus, telescopes to hunt for exoplanets they have found a planet with a by measuring the change in light ring system 200 times as large as from stars. If a planet orbiting a Saturn’s. star passes between us and its star, The star, J1407 (a shortened a dip in the brightness of the star is of the much longer official name seen. This is what SuperWASP was 1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6), PHOTO COURTESY OF MEMORIAL ART GALLERY looking for, and Mamajek wanted A MAG employee brushes soot- and ash-coated snow from pieces in the outdoor Sculpture Park. is one of hundreds of young sun- to use that information to measure like stars that were discovered the rotation periods of the stars to BY AUREK RANSOM In addition to preventative it’s worth noting that soot and during a Ph. D research project led better our understanding of the STAFF WRITER measures taken inside the MAG, smoke do not necessarily cause by Mark Pecaut at UR. The goal of stellar evolution of young stars. An early morning fire at outdoor sculptures were also irreparable damage to works of the research was to examine sun- When Pecaut returned with the Rochester’s Carnegie Building on subjected to a brief cleaning. art.” like stars around 10 to 20 million data, one object stood out from Tuesday, Jan. 27 prompted the “The soot and ash from the fire The MAG has no formal years old. This is the time period the rest. All but one of the graphs closure on Wednesday of UR’s laid down a fine coating on top relationship with the Carnegie during which planetary formation of the starlight matched the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG). of the snow in and around the Building aside from their is at its peak - when new solar sinusoidal signals they expected to During its closure, the MAG ran Sculpture Park,” Colombo said. historical connections through the systems are being born. see from the sunspots’ rotation. air scrubbers to protect artwork “We felt it was prudent that we University and their proximity to “As in a lot of things in science, The star J1407 seemed to have from potential soot and smoke brush off the outdoor sculptures one another in the Neighborhood we were actually studying an abnormal pattern going on. damage. before the snow melted […] and of the Arts. something else when we noticed The light curve was very messy. deposited the ash onto the art.” the rings,” Associate Professor and “The closing was purely According to the UR Rare precautionary,” MAG Public This is not the first time certain Books, Special Collections astronomer Eric Mamajek, who SEE PAGE 4 EXOPLANET Relations Specialist Meg Colombo MAG pieces have experienced and Preservations website, the said, “and it also insulated the soot and smoke damage. Carnegie Building was originally public from the distracting “Many works of art have long constructed by UR in 1910 and Doctor to get Susan B. sounds and sights of the bright been exposed to the effects of soot served as a facility primarily for green, rather noisy air scrubbers.” and smoke; for example, those engineering education with space Colombo confirmed that the displayed in chapels where candles allocated to other departments Anthony Award MAG’s preventative measures have burned for centuries,” as necessary. After 1930, the worked “well and as expected.” Director of the MAG Jonathan space was designated as a female MAG employees are all trained Binstock said. “Even after BY FARKHOD DAVRENOV residence hall. The building was Chaudron has worked at the to deal with a wide range of centuries have passed and soot and CONTRIBUTING WRITER eventually sold by UR in the mid- UR School of Medicine and problems that could endanger the smoke stains have hardened, these 1950s and is currently owned by Dr. Linda Chaudron, Senior Dentistry for 16 years. In addition artwork housed at the University surface accretions are regularly Stern Properties. Associate Dean for Diversity at the to her position as Senior Associate Avenue building. “The entire cleaned from the surfaces of works Future plans for the Carnegie University of Rochester School of Dean, she is also a professor in MAG staff, the facilities and of art successfully.” Building are unclear. Medicine and Dentistry, will be the departments of Psychiatric security teams included, are “Because of the good efforts of Ransom is a member of honored at UR’s annual Susan Research, Obstetrics and focused on art conservation at all our staff, we do not have these the class of 2017. B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Gynecology, and Pediatrics. Her times,” Colombo said. concerns,” Binstock added, “[but] Chaudron has been chosen to research investigates the various receive the Susan B. Anthony aspects of depression and anxiety Lifetime Achievement Award, an that sometimes accompany and honor bestowed on those members follow childbirth. This work Computer app interprets emotions of the University community has helped identify and treat BY SAM PASSANISI who inspire other women to be new mothers at risk of perinatal Mental Health by Integrating his colleagues are on the cutting NEWS EDITOR trailblazers and groundbreakers. disorders that occur in the weeks Unobtrusive Multimodal edge of research into human- Chaudron will be the 14th female before or after birth. Researchers in the University Sensing,” the researchers computer interaction and artificial recipient of the award since its In addition to her scientific of Rochester’s Department of described how a computer can intelligence. Computer vision is a inception. Computer Science and the use facial recognition and data major research interest in human- SEE AWARD PAGE 4 Department of Psychiatry at the mining to interpret and predict computer interaction; devices as University of Rochester Medical human emotions. UR Professor commonplace as digital cameras Center (URMC) recently of Computer Science Jiebo Luo use facial recognition techniques developed new technology presented the paper last week to locate the faces in a picture in that can gauge a user’s mood at a national conference of the order to optimize the exposure. by observing them through a Association for the Advancement Luo’s computer program locates webcam and assessing the tone of Artificial Intelligence in Austin, the forehead of a user in order to of their social media output. In Texas. track the rest of the face. Once The methods used by Luo and a recent paper titled “Tackling SEE EMOTIONS PAGE 4

Valid through May 31, 2015 PAGE 4 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 UR – East SA Senate to work with Facilities, Chaudron HIGH SCHOOL FROM PAGE 1 University commitment; it’s not just the Warner School. We’re leading ResLife for all-gender restrooms awarded BY SAM PASSANISI it in that sense, but there’s a lot of but that all-gender restrooms are example, has men’s and women’s AWARD FROM PAGE 3 opportunity.” NEWS EDITOR currently “extremely limited” restrooms on alternating floors. and medical contributions, Dr. For example, she observed that on campus. To remedy this, SA Wegman’s co-author David Chaudron has been a champion many East High students identified In a resolution passed on Senate recommended taking Markakis said in an email, “The for inclusion and diversity. She health careers as a key area of interest. Monday, Feb. 2, Students’ all-gender facilities into account goal of the resolution is to help relishes her current role as Senior She and Uebbing mentioned the Association (SA) Senate prior to the construction of new create a welcoming, inclusive, Associate Dean, citing it as a possibility of a medical careers advocated for the development buildings. and safe environment on campus “wonderful opportunity to work program at East High with help of all-gender restrooms on the Wegman noted that a Senate for all students.” He credited his across the institution to develop from UR Medicine. Other possible River Campus. The resolution resolution does not reflect any involvement with the College and collaborate on educational programs could include a business was written by SA Senator commitment by the University Feminists, as well as a UR course and career development program with the Simon School or a and Chair of the Academics administration, but rather puts on LGBTQ Issues in Education, programs that contribute to a revival of East High’s music program Committee Stephen Wegman, forward a request by the student with making him aware of the diverse and inclusive community with help from the Eastman School a sophomore, and senior David body. need for “inclusive bathroom at the University of Rochester.” of Music. Markakis. “We certainly intend to spaces.” “I have had great opportunities Larson added, “We’ll run it by All-gender restrooms are advocate for the creation The Senate has scheduled to be mentored by phenomenal the East High community. We usually single-user facilities that of all-gender restrooms in a meeting with University men and women,” Chaudron don’t want to just do stuff at them; can be used by people of any new buildings and facilities,” Facilities and Services to said, “I am thrilled to be able to we want to make sure it benefits gender identity. On campus, all- Wegman said. He added that discuss implementation of mentor and guide others who them, that they’re interested, that gender restrooms are currently most residence halls, especially the resolution, and Markakis seek to make a difference in students want to participate, that available on the third floor of Susan B. Anthony Hall and the said he hopes to be involved academia, medicine and science.” teachers don’t feel overburdened.” Wilson Commons and O’Brien Residence Quad, do not have in the process. The resolution The annual Legacy Dinner As for the involvement of UR Hall, but do not exist in most any single-use restrooms. mentions future conversations commemorates Anthony’s students, she said, “the potential is residence halls or academic “The most likely solution with the Office of the President, successful campaign for the incredible. I really want undergrads buildings. All-gender restrooms is having halls choose what the Board of Trustees and admission of women into the in all the potential majors to have are distinguished from other gender they want their restroom the Office of Advancement. University. In 1900, with help an opportunity to go there.” single-user facilities by their to be,” Wegman said. He said Wegman said the Senate also from the Rochester community, Uebbing noted, “We’re hoping for open, inclusive signage. that academic buildings would planned to meet with Residential Anthony met the demands of widespread student support. This The resolution notes that present the biggest challenge, Life and Athletics to discuss University trustees and raised is important work. We’re hoping “students and University affiliates because it would be difficult to bathrooms in their respective the $50,000 necessary for students will step up.” of all gender identities and build new facilities or relabel facilities. coeducation. Lai is a member of expressions deserve to have access existing bathrooms in those Passanisi is a member of “I am honored, humbled the class of 2018. to safe and inclusive restrooms,” areas. Lattimore Hall, for the class of 2017. and grateful to be among such amazing and accomplished women,” Chaudron said. “As an Computer program alumna of the medical school, this Exoplanet discovered honor is especially meaningful to me. To receive an honor that is EXOPLANET FROM PAGE 3 around 10 to 20 million years old, It had dimmed 95 percent at its Jupiter and Saturn most likely had predicts user emotions named in recognition of Susan minimum brightness, and during large ring systems surrounding B. Anthony is truly something FROM PAGE 3 another dimension to analysis of the weeks before and after that it them. The material in the rings EMOTIONS that I will always cherish.” sentiment. was behaving very badly. One day coalesced over millions of years this is established, a range of This year’s Susan B. Anthony An additional author of the the star would be at 30 percent, into the huge Galilean moons signals can be recorded, including Legacy Dinner will be held paper was Dr. Vincent Silenzio, then 60 percent, then 20 percent, around Jupiter, leaving a small pupil dilation, rate of blinking at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at an associate professor in the then 0 percent (back to normal ring system behind. Around and facial expressions such as the Staybridge Suites hotel Department of Psychiatry at light level, without any obscuring), Saturn, the rings coalesced into smiles or frowns. This data can in Rochester. The event will the URMC. Luo noted that then to 50 percent again. small moons like Titan, Enceladus be interpreted to accurately include a keynote address by the new technology could be “Right away we could tell and other smaller moons, leaving a determine a user’s mood. lawyer, actress and columnist useful in hospitals and clinics, something very odd was going bigger ring system behind despite Outside of facial cues, the Pam Sherman. The Jane R. where patients’ moods could be on,” Mamajek said. He put the starting with less ring material computers can use other physical Plitt Scholarship, the Fannie monitored by a camera and a printout of the light curve on the than Jupiter. data to diagnose mood. Luo Bigelow Scholarships, the Susan computer, giving doctors better wall next to his desk for the next If the material in Jupiter’s moons explained how the program B. Anthony Prize and multiple information on which patients few weeks. The eclipse’s symmetry were ground up into dust and uses tiny color changes in the Susan B. Anthony Scholarships were in need of the most urgent stuck out. Where it dimmed and spread out in a ring system around forehead to determine a user’s will also be awarded at the event. attention. then brightened on one side of Jupiter, it would stretch some heart rate. “It is an exciting time for The researchers have plans for the minimum, it brightened and tens of millions of kilometers in “We take a lot of measurements women in medicine and the technology to be released then dimmed at the same spot diameter and would be practically from the forehead and the cheek, science,” Chaudron said. “It is so as an app for smartphones and on the other side. “It reminded opaque. J1407b’s rings are over and then we average that to get satisfying to see so many young personal computers, although me of the transit of Uranus’ rings ten times as large as Jupiter’s and the heart rate,” Luo said of the women at the undergraduate and Luo noted that an app would back in 1977. Uranus’ rings were have much more material. technique, “in practice, we can graduate levels who are pursuing likely take one to two more discovered in this same way, by There is, however, at least one get it to within plus or minus careers that will not only help years to appear on the market. A watching the light curve of a star clear gap in the rings around five counts.” This method individuals but will answer some commercially available app could it passed in front of.” J1407b, indicating that a moon for diagnosing heart rate via of the most challenging and keep tabs on a users’ moods–“a After eliminating potential is forming and sweeping up the webcam was discovered by other important questions that affect self-awareness that they normally errors such as background noise, material around it as it grows researchers; however, users had our society.” don’t have,” Luo said. Davrenov is a member of the only explanation for the odd larger. The moon could grow as to stay perfectly still. Luo and his Passanisi is a member of the class of 2017. behavior of the light curve left large as the Earth in the future as colleagues were able to develop the class of 2017. was a gigantic ring system around it gathers more and more of the the technology so it could track a planet passing in front of the ring material. As this happens, the users as they move. star. The eclipse lasted 56 days, rings around J1407b would grow The other side of Luo’s meaning that the ring system was smaller. program relies on data science: over 150 million kilometers in The period of J1407b is interpreting a user’s social media diameter and therefore larger than estimated to be about ten years. posts and even keystrokes to help the distance from the Earth to the Astronomers are waiting for the determine how the person is Sun. next pass of the planet between feeling. Since it was the first exoplanet us and the star J1407. If another “To do that, we actually do discovered around the star 56 day eclipse is observed, something that other researchers J1407, the exoplanet was given the discovery will be further haven’t done.” Luo said, the official name J1407b. Other confirmed, and the mass of the explaining that “they only look nicknames, including “Meliora” planet can be determined more at the text information.” He and “Draupnir,” were thought of precisely. noted that social media posts by the team. Planetary scientists had been are often so short, and contain Objects like J1407b are not as hypothesizing planets with large so many acronyms and typos, uncommon as one may think. ring systems like J1407b for that even the most advanced Around 1 in 1,000 Jupiter-sized decades. text processing algorithms have planets around young stars like “The discovery was just waiting difficulty interpreting them. J1407 have similarly large ring to be made,” Mamajek said. In their approach, Luo and his systems. Rubenzahl is a member of colleagues have analyzed the When our solar system was only the class of 2018. content of images attached to a user’s posts, which can give THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / OPINIONS campustimes.org / PAGE 5 OPINIONS EDITORIAL CARTOON EDITORIAL BOARD Expand Friday Night Live’s vision for the arts

Arts hold an important role Week after week, the event open up a considerable creative in UR student culture. UR’s brings out the best of the UR outlet for student artists student-run rock ensemble, student community and fosters who are non-musicians. We No Jackets Required, puts on an earnest sense of community encourage Friday Night Live impressive performances on within the school–something and, to a larger extent, UR a regular basis. On-campus that is truly commendable. Concerts to reach out to other art exhibits of all kinds are Currently, music reigns organizations to further expand consistently forward-thinking supreme at UR as the form of art the scope of the arts here at UR. and thought-provoking. And that brings students together. Sophomore Kylie Sargeant, through the Campus Times, Concerts are more salient than who is in charge of booking for students express insightful art exhibits, so it makes sense Friday Night Live, offered some viewpoints on current events, that students are more aware of words about how she would pop culture and on-campus an upcoming concert than an like to see the event expand,

CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR life. Overall, UR empowers art exhibit or poetry reading. shedding light on another students with the ability to Herein lies potential for form of future development for EDITORIAL OBSERVER transcend the status quo and progress–the potential to build the event: expansion outside speak their minds through the a greater bond throughout our the UR community. Sargeant arts. arts community. recently said, “I would like to Flags aren’t for fun One of the most vibrant Friday Night Live (and UR see more Eastman students corners of UR’s creative scene Concerts) should collaborate performing. I have been temporary use and discard.” That is its “Friday Night Live” with other student-run arts working on getting more of sentence is preceded in the code showcase, which takes place in organizations on campus to them to perform here.” By by this one: “The flag should never Starbucks on Friday nights at host events which encompass bringing in Eastman students, be used for advertising purposes 10 p.m. and is organized by a broader range of arts. These Friday Night Live could in any manner whatsoever,” a UR Concerts. The showcase joint events could combine further increase its diversity. provision which is even more offers student musicians the readings from student poets In addition, it could foster a flagrantly disregarded. Theopportunity to perform for and storytellers, offering an greater sense of community flag is ubiquitous in television their peers in an intimate yet outlet for student writers; and continuity between River commercials and print ads for lively environment. Friday musical performances, similar Campus and Eastman Campus everything from department Night Live concerts have to Friday Night Live; and visual students. BY SAM PASSANISI stores to car dealerships, and featured student performances arts displays. Friday Night Live is a vibrant NEWS EDITOR while economic support for one’s ranging from acoustic singer- All of these would showcase pocket of culture on campus, songwriters to experimental the artistic abilities of students. and by expanding its creative Most Americans are fairly country is a wonderful thing, it needn’t be conflated with loop-pedal electronica to Considering how much outlets and geographical scope, knowledgeable about their progressive rock. Friday Night of a hub Starbucks is on it can bring even more students nation’s flag, having been drilled patriotism. The Flag Code goes on to say Live frequently garners a River Campus, hosting these together and be yet another through the Pledge of Allegiance packed house at Starbucks. extended arts events could reason why UR is “ever better.” daily in school and instructed in that “no part of the flag should some form about “flag etiquette,” ever be used as a costume or the rules and guidelines that athletic uniform.” In the past, surround proper use and display this stipulation has caused A step in the right direction of the standard. These rules are controversy over the uniforms It is an indisputable fact member of the University for transgender and nonbinary enumerated in Title IV, Chapter of U.S. Olympic athletes, which that all people, regardless of community have the right individuals. One of the U.S. Code. Most of are often striped and star- their gender identity, should to feel safe and comfortable, All-gender bathrooms already this is common sense – don’t let spangled. Personally, I should be feel safe, regardless of the but the University has a exist on campus, but only in a the flag touch the ground; don’t inclined to think that we could environment. Given this fact, responsibility to provide a safe, few locations. Their sparseness fly it underneath another flag; give the athletes an exception, it is unsurprising that gender comfortable environment for is problematic, but what is more lower it for the night, unless you since they are representing the issues have found their way students and other members of troubling is that other than have a flashlight to shine on it. country abroad and need to be into government, including the University community. SA’s resolution, the University Despite being enumerated in easily distinguishable during our own student government. We are a university of people has taken no initiative to the U.S. Code, most of these rules sporting events. Everyday wear, On Monday evening, SA and cultures, of values and publish directives addressing are not strictly enforced. Your however, deserves no such special Senate approved Resolution ideas. The ideals that we hold the systematic creation of all- neighbors might be unhappy consideration. Flag-print shorts XX, titled “Resolution Urging dear–including but not limited gender restrooms throughout about it, but you’re unlikely to be or bathing trunks are a twofold the Development of All- to respect, inclusion and its campus, a policy we strongly arrested or disciplined if you drop violation of the code; in sitting Gender Restrooms.” responsibility–are reflected in encourage the Administration a flag on the ground, drape it down, the wearer allows the flag to SA’s resolution does exactly SA’s resolution. to consider. over the hood of your car or fly it touch the ground. Outside of the what it sets out to achieve: it Today, the University sits at a To offer a concrete goal, upside down–although the latter flag patch worn on the uniforms “advocates for the reorientation crossroads, poised in a position we would like to see at least would be unwise, akin to shouting of police, firefighters and military of current public restroom of tremendous opportunity–an one all-gender restroom in fire in a crowded theater, since personnel, and the flag pin worn facilities,” such that all opportunity to affect peoples’ every academic and residential flying any flag upside down is a by politicians—both of which buildings used by members of day-to-day lives in such a way building. Residence halls universal symbol of emergency. are specifically exempted in the the Students’ Association reflect that they feel safer. With this should take first priority; let’s The flag code is limited in its code—use of the flag on clothing “the University’s commitment resolution, SA seems genuinely work to make people feel as enforcement for the same reason is well-intentioned but perhaps to a safe, accessible society for interested in bringing about comfortable as they can in their it isn’t illegal to burn the flag in not judicious. members, regardless of gender such change. For this, we homes. protest: freedom of speech. It’s clear that the people identity or expression,” and applaud them for standing up SA’s resolution is a welcome However, oftentimes Flag buying and selling these kinds “advocates for the modification for students. step toward the ultimate goal of Code violations are done not of products are not trying to of building design standards As it stands today, the creating a safe campus climate out of protest but rather out of make any kind of anti-American to include a commitment to University’s nondiscrimination for all individuals, but it is only simple carelessness. This is what statements. But, just as you creating all-gender restroom policy guarantees equal one step towards that goal. leads people to buy American wouldn’t use any national flag as a options in all newly constructed opportunity regardless of one’s While this resolution makes flag napkins for their Fourth of doormat, it’s reasonable to think or renovated buildings owned “gender identity or expression.” progress in the arena of safety July parties, despite Section 8 twice before using one as a throw or managed by the University If the University were to on campus, there is still much of the Flag Code, which states, pillow or cocktail napkin. If the of Rochester.” provide all-gender restrooms, work to be done in order to “It should not be embroidered flag were used less frequently for We fully support the it would go a long way in make our campus tolerant of all on such articles as cushions advertising and clothing, it might resolution. Not only does every encouraging a safe environment individuals. or handkerchiefs and the like, have more symbolic power in the minds of American citizens. printed or otherwise impressed The above two editorials are published with the consent of a majority of the editorial board: Aaron Schaffer (Editor- on paper napkins or boxes or Passanisi is a member of in-Chief), Adam Kadir (Managing Editor), Justin Trombly (Opinions Editor) and Jeff Howard (A&E Editor). the class of 2017. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board make themselves available to the UR community’s ideas and concerns. anything that is designed for Email [email protected]. PAGE 6 / campustimes.org OPINIONS / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 The 2015 budget: A mixed bag President Obama’s new budget proposal is well-intentioned in places, but mostly implausible

BY JOSH VERONICA all students in good academic makes higher education possible hikes—something President never agree to this type of tax, standing, which he announced for everyone without people Obama supports—cripple small but I’m sure Hillary Clinton’s resident Obama unveiled during the State of the Union, footing the bill for those who do business owners. staff is already working on a his latest budget proposal is included in the budget as not need tuition assistance. With higher education “Republicans voted against a P Monday, announcing well. While the idea of wanting Many educational programs becoming more accessible tax increase on millionaires” a long list of programs and higher education to be available were included in the budget. than ever, President Obama commercial. policies he’d like to see make to everyone is just, this is not the The president proposed a $3 wants to use the budget to get The president also included it through the Republican- way the government should go billion investment in high school something out of America’s foreign policy initiatives in his dominated Congress. Theabout it. science, technology, engineering best and brightest. It calls for budget, which appeared strong budget calls for massive federal If community college were and math education, which increased funding for medical relative to how his administration spending in 2016, but with an free, the government would could work hand-in-hand and environmental research, has handled foreign affairs. ever-growing federal debt, there be paying for every student’s with the proposed American which is money well spent. The The budget wants to continue is a low likelihood that most of tuition—regardless Technical Training Fund. health of Americans and of our to fund anti-Islamic State efforts the president’s proposals will be of their need. This planet should always be of the in the Middle East shortly after enacted. program utmost importance. Taxpayers the President was criticized for The budget has many sound will have no problem funding not showing enough support plans that could be beneficial to this, and Republicans would be after the terrorist attacks on the country, but the high cost wise to support this. Charlie Hebdo. of the proposals makes The proposal continues He also offers support to them appear impossible. funding for the Affordable Care NATO and other European The president’s party is the Act, a major expenditure nations at odds with Russia, minority in both houses of that will surely continue “including the governments Congress, and this budget to face opposition in most targeted by Russian seems to be written with Congress. It also calls for pressure.” In Ukraine’s eyes, this the understanding that a capital gains tax hike to support is too little, too late. Republicans will not pass 28% on the upper Additionally, the many of its pieces. It’s class—a budget provides $1 reasonable to think that billion in funding Democrats will try to for “promoting use the GOP’s perceived prosperity, security, stinginess as political and good government ammunition in the in Central America.” 2016 elections. Central America is not an The primary imminent threat to national theme of the security, and $1 billion is a steep budget is education. price for something that means The president called relatively little to taxpayers. for financial assistance President Obama’s budget for families to put children in seems idealistic, creating daycare, a policy that could programs while ignoring their prove very helpful. Daycare can price tags. It’s filled with many help children educationally and ideas: some beneficial, some socially and can allow parents to pointless, some expensive and work during the day, bringing would cost an astronomical most unrealistic. The cost of in income that benefits both the amount, and the money will this budget, in addition to the parents and the child. But the likely not always go to those who President Obama also called CHRISTIAN CIERI / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR president’s lack of a congressional exorbitant cost of these programs need it. Instead, the government for training programs to teach majority, makes this proposal needs to be kept in mind. should increase federal grant and Americans how to launch and measure that will never make rather worthless. The president’s plan to make loan opportunity to students sustain new businesses, which is it through Congress. President Veronica is a member of community college free for with the greatest need. This ironic, because minimum wage Obama knows Republicans will the class of 2018.

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Email [email protected]—you won’t regret it. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 7 FEATURES Thank a Mail Carrier Day: A look at the Campus Mail Center

BY RACHEL KAPLAN we have a ton of stuff coming in, Package overload has been, Mail Center since his freshman open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday SENIOR STAFF from books to bigger stuff like and is increasingly becoming year. through Friday and 10 a.m. refrigerators, futons and other more problematic due to the “As a freshman, I was a mail to 2 p.m. Saturdays during The United States Postal dorm items.” The summers tend lack of physical space. What courier. USPS delivers all of our the academic year, manages to Service (USPS) handles 40% of to be less busy because there used to be a simple post office mail to a sorting facility on Mt. maximize efficiency in spite of the world’s mail, which generated are fewer students on campus has been physically expanded Hope [Ave.], and from there the overload of incoming and $67.3 billion in revenue in the to receive packages, although it to make room for ceiling-high the mail is delivered to the Med outgoing deliveries. Outgoing past year. remains moderately active, as the stacks of alphabetically and size- Center and different buildings on deliveries, handled at one end of USPS employs approximately Mail Center service staff, graduate wise sorted packages, delivered to campus. So, I was responsible for the Package Center, are typically 74,000 mail carriers who drive to students, and local Rochester either “floor,” “rack” or “tubes,” taking it from there and delivering less popular, and enable students neighborhoods and deliver mail on residents still get deliveries. depending on size, space and it to the Mail Center.” to send letters, flat mail, or foot; approximately 7,600 deliver packages anywhere. only on foot. In 2014, USPS Incoming packages are handled reduced energy consumption at the other end of the Mail by 33% from the previous year. Center, while paper mail is Packaging and shipping services delivered to individual student brought in $12.5 billion, which mailboxes. Commenting on the was generated not only by the efficiency of the Mail Center, United States, but also by 190 Mirabella mentioned that international destinations. typically only one to two packages On Wednesday, Feb. 4, post are lost in an entire semester, while offices nationwide celebrated approximately 50,000 packages Thank a Mail Carrier Day, which are received in total. is dedicated to appreciating This past year, the Center the hard work of letter carriers, received a daily average of 422 couriers and all others involved in packages, amounting to 2,109 the mail and packaging industry. packages a week, and mail activity To celebrate, let’s take a look seems to be increasing at a steep at UR’s Campus Mail Center, rate. located in the basement of Todd Between Dec. 2014 and Feb. Union, and learn about the ins 2015, there was a six percent and outs of what goes on within. increase in flat mail received, Six days a week, the Campus and an eleven percent increase Mail Center is flooded with in packages received. The biggest four separate deliveries of jump, however, was in letters Mailmen and women at the Campus Mail Center, located in the Todd Union Basement. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMPUS MAIL CENTER approximately 400 packages received, presenting a whopping each–from USPS, UPS, FedEx Campus Mail Center Working apparent manageability of the Since sophomore year, Dickey twenty-five percent increase in and DHL, an international Leader Peter Lootens shared package. has been working to process just one year. package delivery agent. that Rochester students seem To deal with the constant packages. Whether you make frequent During September, the busiest to be above-average spenders in chaos of incoming and outgoing Package processing is the trips to the Campus Mail Center month of the year, up to 600 relation to college students in the packages and mail, the Campus crucial foundation to correct or occasionally drop by, we should packages may arrive on each rest of the country. Mail Center has one part-time package delivery. Once a package all stop to say thanks to our delivery, and numbers expectedly “Nationwide, campus mail and five full-time employees, as is delivered, it must be scanned mailmen and women for helping plummet during the summer centers deliver an average of well as seven student employees. and labeled, and an email must us send and receive our letters and months. twelve packages a year per Senior Ryan Dickey, a Brain be sent to its recipient, informing packages, and doing so efficiently Amy Mirabella, Supervisor student. However, our Campus and Cognitive Science and them of the package’s arrival and and enthusiastically. of the Campus Mail Center, Mail Center delivers an average Political Science double major, location. Kaplan is a member of explains that “during September, of twenty,” Lootens said. has been working at the Campus The Campus Mail Center, the class of 2018. Freshmen experience their first Winterfest Weekend BY ANGELA KLUZNIAK it, they learned to love it as much Freshman Ellie Johns was very overwhelmed by the number of everything out.” as the rest of the student body. excited for Winterfest, but it was events that were happening. “I Students flock out for the free CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Winter Wonderlandhard for her to know what to was expecting to run over quickly seasonal items and the excuse Winterfest Weekend began over giveaways at Wilson Commons expect. Though she had heard of for some cocoa and a quick look to relax and spend time with 20 years ago with a handful of their friends. Sophomore Zoya events and has grown immensely Ramzan says that her favorite due its popularity with students. part of Winterfest this year was This year, the weekend included “spending quality time with the Study Abroad Global Fair, friends, drinking hot chocolate Taste of Rochester, late night and waiting in the flipbook music, movies hosted by UR picture line.” Cinema Group, a Super Bowl Winterfest kicks off Spirit viewing party, and the Saturday Week, taking place this week on Winter Wonderland Celebration campus. in Wilson Commons. In addition to the giveaways, Campus Activities Board CAB brought in Bill Hader in (CAB) primary advisor Alvin for a Q&A session. Bill Hader Lomibao said “Winterfest brings is a comedian who worked on the entire College community “Saturday Night Live” for eight together to celebrate student life years. The show was a great at Rochester...this weekend in opportunity to meet Hader and particular celebrates winter and ask him questions. the start of the semester.” Just Winterfest Festivities include the beloved huskies that visit every year. CHI HUANG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Winterfest was led by Rachel like all the other community Levene, CAB’s Winterfest weekends, Winterfest is an are arguably the most widely the event and knew it was taking at the ice sculptures, but there was Weekend Chair. Levene said that opportunity for the student attended event–a signature part place, she did not know all that it a lot more to do than I expected,” putting the event together “was a population to come out and of the Winterfest Weekend since entailed. she noted, further explaining, lot of work, but seeing everything interact in a fun setting. 2007, according to Lomibao. When asked what her favorite “It is sometimes really hard to [fall into place] and seeing the This weekend is especially This year, Winter Wonderland part of the weekend was, Johns participate in what is going student body [enjoy] it made it entertaining for freshmen, since included a Build-A-Bear station, responded that she “absolutely on...I’d never complain about all worth it...I couldn’t be happier this is their first time experiencing picture flipbooks, hot chocolate, loved the huskies that [were] the free cocoa, cookies and hat, with the way it went.” Winterfest. Although many ice sculptures, picture whiteboards brought to campus.” but I’ll have to get there earlier Kluzniak is a member of freshmen knew very little about and a Rochester hat giveaway. Freshman Lydia Goff was next year to make sure I get to try the class of 2017. PAGE 8 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Foreign Focus: Rabat, Morocco

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LAUREN CONNAUGHTON Connaughton in a clothing shop in an old medina in Fes, trying on traditional clothing. Connaughton riding a camel in the Sahara Desert.

BY HANNAH GREENWALD is very happy she chose it. were Moroccan, which allowed “I went a week early and did a love to go back and visit CONTRIBUTING WRITER IES Abroad provides classes her to learn directly from those backpack trip through Eastern Morocco, but not live there or internships through the native to the area and even Europe, from Budapest, to because “there [are] a lot of Morocco is a beautiful Université Mohammed V, allowed her to practice her Austria, to Hungary, to Spain problems for women there in country filled with many located in Rabat, as well as French. She got to meet new and to the Czech Republic.” terms of sexual harassment and different cultures, religions housing–either homestay or people, both Moroccan and Overall, her favorites cities gender equality.” and languages. It sits in the dorm residence–and field American. were Prague and Amsterdam. Connaughton also felt Maghreb region of North trips, with the goal of giving When Connaughton wasn’t Living with a host family that living with a host family Africa and is enchanted by its students the most authentic taking classes or spending time allowed Connaughton to learn made her lose a little bit of mystery and tradition. study abroad experience. with her host family, she was a great deal about Moroccan independence. With culture from its bustling Through the IES Abroad traveling both inside Morocco culture. “Here [on campus] you are souqs (open-air markets) and program, Connaughton had and around Europe. Whether it was with her own responsible for just yourself. its energizing atmosphere the opportunity to live at “The program took us on host family or one of the other You feed yourself. You don’t from its mountains and sea, it a host family’s house and many field trips and many Moroccan families that she met have to report to anybody. [In is evident that Morocco is an be completely immersed in bigger trips as well....The along the way, she said that Morocco], you had to report important and interesting place Moroccan culture. She had coolest [trip] was a three day trip “getting to know the Moroccan to the host family about your to visit. Many ethnicities and flexibility in choosing her class to the Sahara [that] included families was a highlight of schedule. ‘I am going to be cultures have entered and left schedule because she had no 10 hours of driving each way, [her] trip” and that “they home for dinner, or I am not Morocco, leaving it with all required classes to take for her stopping in small traditional were extremely hospitable and going to be home for dinner’ sorts of arts, literature, cuisine music major. villages, live Moroccan music, friendly...I think I learned the etc. You had to plan ahead. So and architecture to fill up the Connaughton took four amazing scenery, unforgettable most about Morocco from it was almost like being in high country. classes while abroad, including camel rides through the dunes them.” school again, dealing with your In senior Lauren an Arabic class, a class on Islam, and an amazing overnight in Being immersed in the parents.” Connaughton’s Fall 2014 a North African literature class a small oasis a few kilometers culture allowed her to see In addition, she also found semester, she had the amazing and a gender studies class with into the desert,” she said. Morocco through the eyes of that the Moroccan culture is opportunity to study abroad a specific focus on Morocco. However, Connaughton’s people who aren’t tourists. a lot more conservative and in Morocco and experience the Noting that her favorite favorite city was Fes, the She noted some traditional sensitive about things that plethora of cultures that exists class was the class on Islam, traditional capital of Morocco, activities that she took part in. Americans are not so sensitive there. which was taught in French, followed by Asila. “Every Friday is couscous about. This includes drinking “I chose to study abroad on a Connaughton explained that Asila is a beach town in day,” she said, “Fridays are the and other similar actions whim last year. I submitted the she also found it to be the most the north near the strait of religious day in Islam, and they because of religious restrictions. proposal weeks late and wasn’t interesting. Gilbraltar. eat couscous. There are a few Overall, Connaughton had sure if anything would work A regular week of hers “Asila was the most beautiful different versions [prepared] , an amazing experience being out...I hadn’t had much interest included classes that ran from beach I have ever been to,” she but my favorite was topped with immersed into a different in going the fall of senior year, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to reminsced. caramelized onions, raisins, culture, taking non-UR classes but decided that I would regret 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Connaughton also had almonds and vegetables. They and traveling around Europe. not going,” she said. Friday. “I was only in class until the opportunity to travel put some kind of meat in it Connaughton advises In the end, Connaughton 6 on Thursdays, though. Every throughout Europe during too. So scrumptious.” everyone to “definitely study went to Morocco through the other day I was out by noon,” her studies in Morocco. She She was also able to see and abroad for at least three months Institute for the International she said. visited Portugal, England, experience some of the possible or one semester.” Education of Students’ (IES All of her professors and the Italy, Belgium, France and the flaws that the country has. Greenwald is a member of Abroad) Morocco program and administrators in the program Netherlands. She claimed that she would the class of 2017. UR OPINION BY TANIMA PODDAR & PARSA LOTFI “IF YOU COULD CONVERT ALL THE SNOW INTO FEATURES EDITOR & PHOTO EDITOR SOMETHING ELSE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?”

ISAIAH EVANS ‘16 GINA BOLANOS ‘18 RAHUL MANAY ‘17 NAINA JAIN ’15 VALEV LAUBE ‘18 LILY KAMALYAN ’15

“A-pluses” “Pizza” “Money” “Fall leaves” “Sunshine” “Candy and chocolates” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / FEATURES campustimes.org / PAGE 9 Jodi Says: An alternate prescription for depression JODI ARMSTRONG depression – they aren’t friends. Additionally, when you’re Reminding yourself that it will And it’s never something to STAFF WRITER In fact they seem like natural depressed, it can be hard to really give you a physical good feeling, guilt yourself over. As much as I enemies. It’s a quest just to get connect, even with someone that it will give you a chemical preach sex as a positive thing in Depression is huge. Not only them in the same room. you’re dating. It’s hard to feel good feeling, that it might build my writing, it is not essential. are depression rates within the Depression is partly chemical. It understood, so it’s hard to feel your confidence and that it will And not wanting sex, especially country – within the world – can lower your libido, and it can close to someone. give you a venue to be intimate when you’re sick, is common, ridiculously high, but also, simply make sex less enjoyable. with your partner are all powerful expected, not your fault and not according to the American College And that can interfere (who am I things. wrong. If sex can be a helpful tool Health Association’s National the kidding – that will interfere!) with That said, be careful. Sex is not for you after discussing it with College Health Assessment, 30 relationships, as if the depression “Sex a treatment. In fact, treatment is your partner, then wonderful! percent of college students said & ” itself isn’t enough of a challenge. just that – only treatment. But, the bottom line is that your that they felt “so depressed that it LET SEX & THE CT HELPCT YOU But, in a simpler world, sex Sex is a positive thing to depression will always be more was difficult to function” at some THROUGH YOUR MOST could be really helpful in the cherish in your life, and romantic important than sex, and getting point within the past year. AWKWARD SEXUAL YEARS. battle against depression. Sex is a intimacy is something to be it treated is the most important So, it’s an understatement to feel-good drug. It feels good in the Sex can be a really helpful tool kindled during hard times. But it’s thing. suggest that depression is worth moment of course, but the residual for maintaining your intimacy in never something to force yourself Armstrong is a member of thinking about. endorphin rush lasts longer. a time when you need it most. into. the class of 2016. Before I continue with a And the positive feelings– Sex is powerful. And when completely self-indulgent especially the confidence can last you’re depressed, you need all the discussion on my two favorite BY JOSEPH LINDEN ‘17 for days. What can build your help you can get. things to talk about – sex and Crossword DIFFICULTY MEDIUM self-esteem more than consent Depression itself and the depression – let me just say that that says, “I want you!”? Not antidepressants often used as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 University Health Service has to mention that there’s a study treatment can make it hard to wonderful resources for those of 12 13 14 reporting that semen has natural want sex, though. us struggling with depression. antidepressant qualities. (Anyone It can be helpful to remind And professional help, or even just 15 16 17 want to take a bet on who yourself of all the potential positive advice, is worth seeking. motivated that study?) results of sex. 18 19 And now, onward! So, sex and UR Tech: Password perils 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LUCIAN COPELAND for their passwords, even more cracker program to guess. But STAFF WRITER advanced users tend to follow with the common 16-character 30 31 32 33 certain trends that make their limit on password length, it can be Well, the numbers are in. combinations easier to guess. hard to fit together enough words 34 35 36 The winner of this year’s most Passwords with substituted together to be useful. popular computer password is the words and trailing symbols And even then, only 37 38 39 40 may seem more airtight than an improbable sentences will work: incredibly secure and unguessable 41 42 43 44 45 combination 123456. unmodified version, but the truth “where art thou romeo” or “call I wish I was kidding. I’m not. is that they remain quite easy for me ishmael” can be referred to 46 47 48 49 Everyone’s favorite six numbers sophisticated hackers to break; in online text databases and will are followed closely by “password,” p4ssw0rd’ and ba5eba11*** aren’t still be susceptible to brute-force 50 51 52 “qwerty” and “1234678.” Slightly worth much when confronted with methods. less popular favorites include a high-turnover cracker program, To have a truly secure password, 53 54 55 “baseball” (no. 8) “letmein” (13) which can churn through billions it’s best to have a random and relative newcomer “batman” or even hundreds of billions of combination of words that elicit Across 8 Maker of luxury British phones (24). a memorable story but are not 1 Rush Rhees is an ___ of this 9 Atop, poetic Truly a secure bastion against drawn from any real text or campus 10 3rd. ___ phone e.g. the online legions. reference. According to Web 5 Pilgrimage 11 State of being for a male The list paints an N-Gram Services, the phrase “frog 8 Cavity with crystal lining 17 Reynolds who won back- uncomfortable picture for many. work flat,” perhaps constructed 12 Spend less money to-back American Comedy While Americans do seem to be from a memory of hitting a frog 13 Group of lawyers Awards and sang 49 Down getting more concerned about on the drive to work, has a web 14 Modern Rapier 19 Austen who wrote Pride and cybersecurity, even going so far recurrence of 1 in one quintillion 15 With 41 across, the this Prejudice as to supplant “national security” odds, pretty good for stopping school’s colors 21 What you call a knight in online searches, they remain even a determined hacker. 16 Scottish feline 23 This school’s location very, very bad at implementing But then, of course, you have 18 Every 24 DJ ___, host of a TV channel it. Needless to say, it has online to keep from falling for phishing 19 Coat by his name security companies in a bit of ILLUSTRATOR MICHAELA CHAN sites mimicking your bank 20 Iranian village 25 Puts food in mouth a panic, especially banking and passwords every second. address. And avoiding sharing 22 Cloth used to carry corporal 26 In the distance investment companies, which rely Advanced crackers use a your password across all the sites 26 Relating to music or 27 Beauty in India heavily on their members keeping branching system known as a you use. And not inadvertently sculptures 28 Phenylpropenes from their own accounts secure. Markhov Chain to move from installing a keylogger with that 29 “I’m ___-“ indicates that sassafras The rise of mobile finance one likely password to another, Chrome extension. And refraining they are not 32 Sight has driven the number of users so starting with a dictionary word from keeping it written in sharpie 30 More justified 33 ___1 is associated with depending on their online (say, peanut) and then corrupting on a Post-it note left on your desk. 31 Wading birds albinism accounts to an all time high, it in a predictable way (Peanut1) It’s a tall order. Nobody really 34 “A long, long time ___” 36 Gothic fantasy romance novel bringing in a flood of risk as new may only take a fraction of a wants to spend that much time 35 French poster being made into a movie and inexperienced users begin second more to guess than the and effort to thwart hackers. 37 Dressing or Farmstead 38 Flower clusters, e.g. to make accounts, storing their 13245 codes listed above. But, your final advantage is that 40 Roman locations 39 NYC Gas company as life savings in accounts protected What’s even more unfortunate hackers don’t really like spending 41 With 19 across, this abbreviated on NYSE only by a simple 8 character is that these exact sorts of word time and effort, either. university’s mascot 42 Ear ___ text box. And, even when corruptions are actively encouraged Applied security researcher at 43 Taste a drink 44 Islamic worship leader these firms implement harsher by the sign-in processes of many a Qualcomm Marcus Jakobsson 46 Athletic shoe 45 Monthly journal about password requirements, such as website. says “If they’re going to spend 49 ___ Classique, a Canadian numbers necessitating combinations of Most login portals still 200 hours to break into your record label 46 ___-wood words and numbers, for example, recommend the standard bank account and they find you 50 Crazy, or a song by Shakira 47 Watercloset users still inevitably find ways to combination of 8 characters with have $500, it’s not worth the 51 Stripped buzzer 48 “eew” be idiots. caps and symbols, and may even expense.” As long as you stay 52 Laser ___ 49 ___ Daba Honeymoon CEO of SplashData Morgan have little bars raising from “poor” away from the “easy mode” pool 53 Pun about eggs? LAST WEEK’S ANSWER: Slain says “Seeing passwords like to “strong” as the requirements of passwords, keep them unique 54 Jr. rank of commissioned are met, giving users a false sense for your important personal sites officer PIAHADCAECA ‘adobe123’ and ‘photoshop’ on ELLEDHINTER this list offers a good reminder of safety as they “l33t-ify” their and check the web address before 55 ___ and armor Down ALFORJASANDY not to base your password on the wording. logging into strange YouTube ABSORBTAEL name of the website or application To counter the onslaught links, you should be set. 1 Pamphylia alias DELEINTER you are accessing.” Sports, of lousy security practices, Oh, and avoid being a 2 “___ me maybe” OFFNATIONAL interests and birthdates are also many companies have instead millionaire, a selfie-prone female 3 Process that causes periods STADE ASANA ESSAYISTPOI poor choices, though they tend to recommended the use of “pass- celebrity or a Sony employee. 4 “We are the knights who say ___” LEONEYEAR be user-specific enough that they phrases,” combinations of short That’ll help too. HAMENECTARE don’t make the top ten lists. words with spaces which are Copeland is a member of 5 Cuban contradanza EGADSCHOPINE Unfortunately, when relatively easy to remember and the class of 2015. 6 Ancients’ calculator LIGHTKIPEON confronted with requirements can be nearly impossible for a 7 Take your Scottish time MOSSYSEESOD PAGE 10 / campustimes.org HUMOR / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 HUMOR Dear Chris: Help! Taking the plunge practice thoroughly. You don’t BY ERIK CHIODO Sunday when I take the plunge. put towards preparing my body know how good you are at sign HUMOR EDITOR This includes walking around in for this event. language until you have to use it to shorts and no shirt outside; if you Sometimes though, I go order pizza over the phone. Recently, I made the wise look at the last issue of the paper, to extremes. By looking up Dear Chris: I am a freshman decision to sign up for the annual there is evidence of this. I plan documentaries on Polar Bears at the University of Rochester and I Polar Plunge, in which participants on stopping because I’ve noticed and their abilities to withstand am confused about how some of the take a dip in Lake Ontario’s Public Safety following me around. the long, severe winter conditions things work here. I spent the entirety frigid winter waters. Fairly Either they are afraid that I will at the North Pole, I’ve gained of my URos and Declining on food straightforward, right? Wrong. I eventually pass out from the shock valuable knowledge on coping during the first week because I didn’t had a few expectations prior to of the cold, or they honestly feel with colder temperatures. realize that I have the Unlimited signing up for this event. I thought like I pose a threat. Keep in mind Unfortunately, most of the meal plan. I don’t want to eat at that we would be able to witness that I’m 125 pounds, soaking wet information that I’ve accrued by dining halls every day. Surely, there polar bears dive into Lake Ontario. and am barely tall enough to ride watching these documentaries must be something I can do to fix this. If people were participating instead on rollercoasters, so one of those has become worthless because -From, Penniless of polar bears, why wouldn’t they options is probably more likely. I’ve there is one major difference that Chris: This usually goes a little call it the “People Plunge?” Despite only taken cold showers for a week, distinguishes me from the polar under the radar, but Danforth is this alternative name for the event which is actually more of a problem bears: I’m not a polar bear. Trust BY CHRIS HORGAN consistently ranked as one of the sounding like an edgy and angsty with Facilities. By the time everyone me, at first I was in denial, but HUMOR EDITOR best dining halls in Sue B. As for pop group, it definitely suits the in my suite has taken a shower, this after sitting on this reality for a event better than the original, less leaves me with only cold water. I just bit, I’ve come to terms with it. Dear Chris: There’s a really pretty your financial situation, I’m afraid accurate name. Now that I’m aware use the Polar Plunge as justification This Sunday, whether I’m ready or girl, but she’s a freshman, and I’m a you have lost all of your Declining of my impending doom, I have gone for this sad reality. By putting my not, I’m going to take the plunge. second semester senior. and URos . But there are some ways through several counter measures classes aside, I’ve gained hours of Chiodo is a member of -Thanks, Romantic you can make money on campus. to make sure that I don’t die on free time (two to be exact) that I the class of 2017. Chris: I think what you need is Go to every concert at Eastman and a little more time. Try walking try to take advantage of the rule in underneath the clock tower. I’m which students can get $10 tickets. sure if you come off as a nice guy You can purchase your ticket–front A few UR advertisement ideas she’ll give you a chance. Go ahead row seats are preferrable–and then BY CHRIS HORGAN around his head. He hears a knock humans pull a human on a sled. and ask her on a date! scalp it for at least $90. You can also on the door, but doesn’t glance at It should become a tradition at Dear Chris: I have no idea what find ways to save money at school. HUMOR EDITOR the individual by the door until he the school and should be treated to do academically. I enrolled in For example, if you want to save Marketing is important, and brutally kills the bee that was flying as seriously as an Olympic events. some political science courses because money at the Pit, just put four bags I see a couple of opportunities around his head. He picks his face Winners get their name engraved I could see myself in the House of chips and some lettuce in a plastic for the University to create some up to and sees Rocky, who then on the back of the George Eastman of Representatives, or even being container and go through the line as entertaining advertisements. gives Seligman a blank stare and statue and are featured on the front president someday. But, I don’t quite if it were a salad. They price salads In one such advertisement, a leaves the room. page of the CT. A mandate will understand the structure of the class; by weight, so you’ll spend no more bunch of the school’s important One tactic businesses use then make it required for every we don’t do much. Lastly, my friend than a couple of quarters. figures are in a meeting, but the to market their product is to student to attend the race. insists that I take a sign language Dear Chris: I am a freshman meeting is delayed because the acquire a celebrity endorsement. To strengthen the school’s image, course with him, but I don’t know girl, and there is this guy, a senior, school’s mascot is missing from the I think the best fit for the school the University should provide what to expect from it. who keeps looking at me. I think he table. The commercial then turns is Lance Armstrong. The reason I pamphlets for every student to give -Yours truly, Clueless is going to ask me out or something. to Rocky the Yellowjacket hovering say this is because I couldn’t think to their friends back home. Within Chris: I think sitting around and What should I say if he does? over a spilled Pepsi on the sidewalk of any individual who better the packet is one of those “find the doing nothing is an authentic -With gratitude, Cheerful Chris: in front of Rush Rhees.This works exemplifies the school’s motto, differences in the picture” games experience that will prepare you This guy sounds like a total in other ways as well because both “Ever Better,” more than Lance but one photo is of the RIT logo for a position in Congress. So, stay freak. I would try to stay away from UR and Pepsi are being advertised; Armstrong. The guy never lets the and the other is the UR logo. This in those classes. I wouldn’t advise him as much as possible and if he everybody wins. truth get to him, or get out of him. way, the school can emphasize that you to try and become president, comes off as a really kind, genuine The next commercial features UR Lastly, the school should host UR exists and it is not synonymous though. After all, that could be a and innocent guy who really just President Joel Seligman at his desk. a human Iditarod race across with RIT. very stressful job. Go ahead and wants to meet you, it must be an act. He is filling out paperwork but is campus. In other words, instead Horgan is a member of take the sign language class, and Horgan is a member of the class of 2017. soon flustered by a bee floating of having dogs pull humans, the class of 2017. Plowing forward: A new UR perspective on a classic complaint BY KEVIN MCCLELLAND address these concerns by releasing a claims that he is in love with planning to reduce our current community is strong, and, if we CONTRIBUTING WRITER UR brand of snow shovel. Designed this shovel. He states, “We have maintenance staff by up to half work together, we can direct the by the school’s own fifth-year senior received literally hundreds of of what it is now, and we couldn’t money wasted on making the The University of Rochester is and mechanical engineering and complaints that our plowing has be happier.” roads safe toward a good cause. no stranger to bad weather. Year philosophy double major Doug been insufficient. So we decided While this system may seem Using the money saved, we will after year, it has tried to deal with Pelle, the spade boasts a royal-blue that, if students think the job is so perfect, some students have yet to finaly be able to begin our plan everyday snowstorms by using shaft leading to a dandelion-yellow easy, why not just let them do it? endorse it, arguing that the school to almost double alumni donation pounds of salt and large snow shovel head engraved with a giant With a simple, one-time fee added should even increase salting. Salt requests.” plows. Yet, despite all of the school’s “UR” in the middle. to their tuition, undergraduates enthusiast Grace Isisulu ‘17 claims Putting the economic and efforts, many students are still The tool has a unique handle will receive their own labeled that the school isn’t doing enough environmental benefits of this frequently injured by patches of design which allows for better shovels when they are given their to protect its students. “All last project aside, Pelle believes that ice and blinding snow. back alignment while plowing, school IDs.” spring, I had to walk around with the Snow-Away© can have an The 2011 storm was so monstrous relieving stress put on the lower Billig plans to require each an arm brace because I slipped even more important impact that the University was forced to vertebra and tail bone. Instead student to own and maintain one on a patch of ice and landed on on the campus spirit, saying, release a special edition of the of requiring a standing position of Pelle’s Snow-Away© shovels one of those stupid ‘Stop Winter “I completely understand how Weekly Buzz to instruct students like commonplace shovels, this with the possibility of a fine-or Falls, Walk Like a Penguin’ signs.” all current students must be how to safely cross the perilous revolutionary design instead has even expulsion-for those caught Billig stands by his decision feeling with regard to the current campus en route to their classes. the user push while on his or her misusing or losing theirs. This nevertheless, stating, “I believe weather: powerless. I have spent The article offered life-saving knees. new requirement has allowed the that we need to come together and a year and a half on this senior advice such as “take smaller steps” Pelle states that “having school to place more responsibility put these petty issues aside in order project because I know that it and “consider bringing a snow experienced the 2011 snowstorm for grounds maintenance onto to be part of something greater will help students feel like they’re shovel.” While this comforted my freshman year, I heard many the students. than ourselves. As we speak, part of something bigger. My many of the undergraduates, an of the complaints offered by my “The University is currently the University is compelling hope is that, while the students insignificant majority was angered, peers. I knew that if they could planning to almost completely environmentally directed clubs are crouched down, plowing the claiming that the school should only get their hands on a good- stop salting walkways,” Billig to support us in reducing the walkways clean every morning, have cancelled classes and not quality shovel, my shovel, then the said. “The system is a win-win amount of salt that flows into the they will see that giant “U” and expected the students to somehow whining would stop. Apparently, for both the school and its soil and Genesee. Sports teams are “R” and know that they’re part of purchase a shovel. the University agreed.” students. Students get to control being rewarded to change their a family that cares about them.” Today, almost four years later, the Rich Billig, a spokesman for the plowing and the University morning practices to plowing McClelland is a member of University has finally decided to the University of Rochester, is able to save money. We are the academic quad. The UR the class of 2015. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Hader brings insider television knowledge to UR

BY JULIANNE MCADAMS point, people started to sit back SENIOR STAFF down from one of the lines, and he insisted people come Actor, writer and comedian back up, saying that it was cold Bill Hader, most famous for outside and he had nowhere his time on “Saturday Night better to be. In the first five Live” (SNL), came to Strong minutes, Hader frequently Auditorium on Saturday night addressed a girl in the front row to participate in a Q&A as the as “Number One Fan.” He made Winterfest Weekend comedian. the large auditorium space feel Organized by Campus Activities like the audience was all just Board (CAB), the event was sitting around drinking coffee. largely advertised as featuring Hader provided the audience the “Winterfest Comedian Bill with personal anecdotes for just Hader.” Although this did not about every question asked, draw attention to the fact that which was one of the most the performance was not, in worthwhile parts about the fact, a standup show, Hader’s show. He gave an inside scoop meer presence was nonetheless to the behind-the-scenes world nothing short of hilarious. of SNL and different celebrity The night featured selfies with personalities. He talked about audience members, drowned jokes people would play on each plants, an uncomfortable other during the live show, like administrator, an ongoing writing the wrong thing on a cue PARSA LOTFI / PHOTO EDITOR correspondence with actress card to get each other to break Dean Burdick interviewed Bill Hader during the Q&A event on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Strong Auditorium. Kristen Wiig (with whom character, and he explained the Hader was casually texting the of the night, in fact, Hader get the whole room cracking up. and began pouring the water process of pitching SNL skits entire show, because they are downplayed his success, Between the two armchairs into the plant again, this time and the weekly production of best friends), and general life stating that he and most of in which Burdick and Hader emptying the entire bottle. the show. He also told a story advice for those of us who are a the comedians and writers he were sitting stood a table which Burdick looked unamused and about Robert Downey Jr. on the little more than afraid of the vast has worked with never have held a small potted house plant very concerned for the well- set of “Tropic Thunder.” Asking enigma surrounding our futures. any idea what they’re doing. and two water bottles. While being of the furniture as Hader the cast to look at “this thing” Before Hader came on stage, One of the most entertaining Burdick was speaking and trying tipped the table to release he’d been working on, Downey the crowd was primed with aspects of Hader’s performance to carry along the interview a waterfall onto the floor. Jr. then proceeded to show clips of his past performances was his interaction with his (and clearly wary of time, Once Hader was finished them the “Iron Man” trailer. in “SNL,” “Superbad,” “props,” turning what would considering his interruptions of essentially playing with All of the stories, plus the “Adventureland,” and his have been a casual, perhaps Hader’s tangental responses to Burdick, the audience formed fact that he sent a selfie of recent movie, “The Skeleton comedic information session continue with more questions), into two lines in front of either himself with the audience Twins,” among others. Dean about Hader’s experience in the Hader picked up his water side of the stage to ask their own to Kristen Wiig creating the of Admissions and Financial entertainment world into a full- and poured a little bit of it questions. He was incredibly feeling that we could relate to Aid Jonathan Burdick began fledged improv show, much to into the plant. “This may be open about answering him, and let’s be honest, who by asking Hader what he has the chagrin of the awkwardly- the last plant in Rochester,” questions and interacting with wouldn’t want to spend a night been up to recently, to which situated Dean Burdick. The he said, clearly in his element. the audience, and he even took hanging out with Bill Hader? Hader replied matter-of-factly, randomness alone of some of Moments later, Hader again pictures with the people who McAdams is a member “Nothing.” Throughout most the things he did was enough to ignored Burdick’s questioning were bold enough to ask. At one of the class of 2017. Celebrating talent, UR style BYJEFF HOWARD of the night was Hosier, whose A&E EDITOR feedback was earnest, loving and infectious. In response to On Friday, Jan. 30th, the student-run rock group NJR’s Lower RA Staff of Susan B. performance of “You’re so Vain,” Anthony Halls held its annual Dawn commented that she talent show, “UR’s Got Talent!” wanted to take the band on an The show featured several American tour – but only through student music performances, all warm states like California. of which received input from In between performances, UR faculty and staff judges. the event’s emcees kept the This year, the judges were Dean show rolling. Emcee Ben Hall of Students Matthew Burns, ‘17 put on a freestyle piano UR Brass Choir Director Josef and vocal piece about frogs Hanson and UR food service which was highly entertaining. worker, “Diva of Danforth,” In addition, Cole Oppedisano Dawn Hosier. The judges rapport ‘16 and Dan Chess ‘16 did with the performers made for an a whimsical bit of improv entertaining night, and the range involving vegan dinosaurs and of impressive performances kept cheese falling from the sky. In one phrase ringing true for the every moment of the night, jokes entire event: UR has got talent. and creativity were abound.

Standout performers included AARON RAYMOND / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER No talent show is complete Magnifique Nsengimana ‘18 and Jackie Capita ‘18 performs a tender ballad at “UR’s Got Talent!” without (a) winner(s) though, sophomore Jeffrey Kanyama ‘17 an original song, “Running,” and thrilling (Burns was less response to Alexandria Brown’s and this year’s were Alexandria who went under the pseudonyms accompanied by Thomasimpressed – he wasn’t sure if the performance of “Running,” and Thomas, whose authenticity DJ Studd and Makaveli, Andolsek ‘18 on percussion. The performance was even real, what he said the song would have had the audience mesmerized. respectively. The two rappers two put on an earnest, catchy with Yarberry playing along listeners, “running, running, Still, the entire event, from its put on a fiery and confident hip- and captivating performance. In with his “little computer”). running away”). Hanson offered ambitious performances to its hop performance which echoed another bit, James Yarberry ‘18 In “UR’s Got Talent” valuable constructive criticism creative judges and emcees, the sounds of DJ Khaled and played violin along to a backing tradition, the judges were stars to performers on how they could proved that UR’s student body other 2000’s gangsta rappers. In track of Nirvana’s “Smells Like as much as the performers. improve their stage presence is a force to be reckoned with. addition, Alexandria Brown ‘18 Teen Spirit”, which Judge As usual, Burns played his and showmanship and had a Howard is a member played acoustic guitar and sang Dawn described as cinematic role as the panel’s grump (in warm attitude. Still, the MVP of the class of 2017. PAGE 12 / campustimes.org A&E / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Katy Perry: rise of a bubblegum princess BY JEFF HOWARD of “Teenage Dream” and Kissed a Girl”, guest the night sky on nothing but A&E EDITOR “California Gurls”, where Lenny Kravitz had a metal platform with a star she spun in circles in genuine rapport with on top. Her grace brought to “Super Bowl are you ready a beach ball bikini Perry and played a to ROAR!” shouted Katy Perry amongst sharks and slick guitar solo before With her delightfully as she stood atop a gargantuan palm-trees. With bowing out. Guest mechanical lion at the 49th her delightfully Missy Elliot, silly, scandalous and annual Super Bowl. Glowing silly, whose spot in a glitter-flame dress and on the childlike attitude, whipping a golden rope, halftime Perry transported the pop superstar emanated show command, intrigue and a little viewers to a high- bit of whimsy. represented a return fructose paradise. From her opening number, from a 15-year “Roar,” Perry's performance hiatus, had the elevated pop to new levels of scandalous Twitter abuzz mind Glinda the Good Witch sugary goodness. Part of this is and childlike with her fiery of the East from “The Wizard because, in all its technicolor attitude, Perry performance. Some of Oz.” Shining brilliantly in glory, Perry's performance was transported said that she stole the show. her starry dress and surrounded human–she never hid the fact viewers to a high- Still, Perry fit into the rap mold by fireworks, Perry's victory lap that she was pumped to play fructose paradise. Other times, CHRISTIAN CIERI / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR well, projecting a vibe that was was at once absurd and sincere, the Super Bowl. Warming Perry's show was aesthetically a fierce and a little sassy. playful and cathartic. Call it the audience with smiles, awesome. During her and the dancer's outfits were The highlight of the Super music; call it performance art. but focusing on a mission performance of “Dark Horse,” beautifully jagged, icy and Bowl halftime show was its It doesn't matter: on Feb. 1, to entertain and transcend, Perry weaved throughout a futuristic. closer, “Firework,” which was Katy Perry proved herself to be Perry's presence shone with crew of neon dancers dressed as The performance's special simultaneously minimalist a true neon goddess. the aura of a true bubblegum chess pieces. The choreography guests were memorable as well. and over-the-top. During the Howard is a member of princess. Take her performance during this number was taut, During a rock rendition of “I song, Katy Perry ascended into the class of 2017. Super Bowl commericals get heavy BY SAAD USMANI of the game. For viewers who vicious-looking velociraptors. lost its justification for doing so. feel-good commercial and really A&E EDITOR grew up with the arcade game, However, “Furious 7,” People watch the Super Bowl struck the chords with equality it was certainly a memorable took the cake with lots of commercials to have a good movements and social media. I’m not sure what to think of experience. For viewers who cars racing, cars chasing, cars time, not to feel emotionally The commercials that played the Super Bowl, whether it was just love great commercials, dropping out of airplanes with disturbed or guilty. Considering on Super Bowl night showed the Seahawks’ fantastic catch this had to be one of the best parachutes and cars jumping Nationwide makes money off a new trend with commercials followed by a quick interception from last night. Some other through skyscrapers. Yes, of this, it’s even more awkward. that has been emerging. With by the Patriots guaranteeing nostalgia-based commercials I’m still going to go see it. Nationwide was the darkest the amount of money paid a win, or the eerily sappy and were the Snickers’ Brady Most of the movie commercial of the night, but to host a commercial for dark commercials that were Bunch/Danny Trejo/Steve commercials were good for there were other ones that that night – this year it was played in between each play. Buscemi mashup and BMW’s what they were, but there was a were much more inspiring. approximately $4.5 million for There was a dashing renewal of commercial that compared the noticeable dearth of many other Coca-Cola’s commercial every 30 seconds – companies inspiring advertisements, but mysterious enigma surrounding high-profile movies coming about Internet hate comments want to spend more money on the dearth of actually humorous the Internet back in the 90s out this year, including “The was one of my favorites of meaningful commercials that spots cast a shadow on the to its new i3 electric car. The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Star the night. It addressed the audiences will connect to. Sure, otherwise entertaining game. commercial was very clever in Wars: The Force Awakens,” problem of online hate speech there will still be comedic ones, There were a few spot-on the way it attempted to compare and “Fantastic Four”. and replacing hate with love but in the coming years, there hilarious commercials that the two technologies, though it Out of all the commercials, and self-appreciation. It’s an will be fewer of them. We’ll aired, with my favorite probably did come off as very tacky at Nationwide’s really got even more important issue see more of the commercials being the “Clash of Clans” the very end when twerking was everyone’s attention of considering the amount of hate that will resonate with you commercial in which Liam mentioned. We also saw some everyone. What seemed to speech that dwells on Facebook, once everything’s done and Neeson plays off his “Taken” new movie trailers for the year, be another inspirational Twitter and Yik Yak. The “Like over. Nevertheless, let’s just character attempting to seek including ones for “Jurassic commercial featured a child a Girl” commercial attempted hope that we don’t see one like revenge from his online rivals World,” “Pitch Perfect 2,” who proclaimed that he can’t to stop the notion that doing Nationwide’s anytime soon. in the game app. It perfectly “Furious 7,” and “Terminator: ride a bike, fly, get cooties, or something “like a girl” held a Usmani is a member balanced the self-aware aspect Genisys.” “Jurassic World” was get married. It’s curious at this negative connotation. It was a of the class of 2017 point, but the punchline hits February 5-10, 2015 (and it surely hits hard) when the child says “I couldn’t grow up, Doug Elkins because I died in an accident.” Choreography, Etc. presents Boom. Watching it with my friends, everyone Mo(or)town/Redux asked the same question: February 8, 2015 3pm Spurrier Dance Studio “Wait, what just happened?” The commercial went on to show shots of an overflowing CHRISTIAN CIERI / STAFF ILLUSTRATOR bath tub, and the serious persona of Liam arguably the most exciting one a television that has fallen Neeson’s character in “Taken.” of the bunch in terms of action over,and some chemical sprays Another advertisement that and spectacle. We saw some in a cupboard. I understand the was extremely impressive and pterodactyls picking up some sentiment that the commercial Tickets on sale at the nostalgic was the Budweiser tourists, some new shots of the was going for, but it did so Common Market “Pac-Man” commercial, in half-T-Rex, half-velociraptor, in such a cruel way that most $5 Students which a guy was randomly hybrid dinosaur, and more people just were not expecting. $15 General chosen to be Pac-Man and of Andy Dwyer/Star-Lord/ It was done in such a hard- Free with inspire For more information, contact the Program of DANCE Festival compete in a real-life version Chris Pratt befriending some hitting way that it completely Dance and Movement at (585) 275-5150 or visit www.rochester.edu/college/dance All-Inclusive Pass THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / A&E campustimes.org / PAGE 13 Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ propagandizes true-life BY JONAH JENG soldiers in “Black Hawk Down” act but Kyle’s face – rock-hard replaced instead by the uneasy understood his story to be SENIOR STAFF is to necessarily make us impassive save for the barely feeling that a potentially rich about someone who was flesh afraid of the Somali militants. contained tremor that exposes film had been sacrificed in the and blood; in the very opening Most biographical war That kind of insularity is not compassionate rage but the name of jingoistic hagiography. sequence, an armed, Arab child films don’t outwardly identify unavoidable. But the type ardor of a man possessed by a You may argue that “American approaches an American tank, as “action movies” because of perspective “American psychotic nationalism. When Sniper” shouldn’t be receiving and it is Kyle’s trigger who will the pairing of the two genres Sniper” imposes is downright asked by a psychiatrist whether this much flak for its staunchly decide the fate of both. But these sounds inherently unethical. propagandistic – it doesn’t simply he thinks about those he’s killed, unilateral approach to moments are few and isolated. Real-world combat involves real elevate Kyle to mythic status but he says he is haunted more by representing the war because, Before long, I got the queasy lives, after all, and to suggest turns the Iraqis into offensive heck, Hollywood’s been making that they be terminated in the cartoons designed to elicit The type of perspective “Yeah America!” action movies Unfortunately, the service of an adrenaline rush is to our hate. There is a gruesome for decades, and the “enemies” film goes for neither appear callous, if not downright scene involving a power drill- “American Sniper” at the time have always been inhumane. “American Sniper,” wielding terrorist that, while it imposes is downright conveniently cast as the villains. character study nor Clint Eastwood’s recent biopic may be based on real events (I You may cite “Die Hard” (John on the most lethal sniper in have my doubts), is appallingly propagandistic – it McClane vs. the Russians in satire. U.S. military history, seems to manipulative. The violence is so the wake of the Cold War), feeling that the film threw them be an exception in the making. outlandishly brutal and is drawn doesn’t simply elevate the newest “Rambo” filmin simply as tokens of moral Before his death, Kyle had 160 out for so long that we are forced Kyle to mythic status (Stallone arbitrarily chooses the struggle to appease critics looking confirmed kills in his decade- to withhold our sympathy from Burmese on which to project to bash the movie for exploiting long career as a Navy SEAL. That the Iraqis, especially since the but turns Arabs into our nation’s fear of Third World true-life war for the purposes of statistic, plus the film’s badass film presents us with not a single dictatorships), and the slew of action–packed entertainment. title, plus the fact that Bradley sympathetic Iraqi character. Then offensive cartoons . post-9/11 action movies that pit All these moments could have Cooper packed 40 pounds for the there is the enemy sniper, whose A-list actors against Arab Terrorist happened in real life, but the role and would have fit right in existence reduces the conflict the people he couldn’t save, caricatures. Even though the way the film fails to use them among the Expendables, makes of the war into a glaring good/ and we believe him. What his argument that “my crime is to advance either narrative the implicit claim that, if any war evil dichotomy, and yes, he is statement indicates could be, on okay because I wasn’t the first to or character development biopic were to be an action movie dressed in all black. We root for the one hand, true compassion commit it” is really no argument suggests that they exist simply and get away with it, “American Kyle not because we want to, but for his brothers in arms, but at all, there is some merit to to convince dissenters that Sniper” would be the one. because we have no other choice. it also suggests a disregard for the suggestion that “American Eastwood is respecting the And so it is, unequivocally and And maybe this is all the better the other, equally human lives Sniper” shouldn’t be blamed for three-dimensionality of the aggressively, an action movie. for the film’s pro-American he’s taken. Nationalism is not a problem that is larger than real Chris Kyle. In reality, The film’s trailer suggests equal sentiments because, had we been the same as selective empathy the critics are probably right. screen time between home given more autonomy as viewers, or even bloodlust, but taken Bradley Cooper has It’s a shame, because the film and the frontlines – that as we might have chosen otherwise. to an extreme, the former had a lot going for it. Bradley much time would be devoted Kyle, while not lacking in can descend into the latter. never given a more Cooper has never given a more to psychological warfare as its In these character-revealing powerful performance powerful performance (except military counterpart – but reality There is a gruesome moments, “American Sniper” maybe in “Silver Linings reveals the hushed machismo of seems poised to be a different, (except maybe in Silver Playbook), and the opening the film’s title to be less ironic scene involving a greater film – a uniquely sequence is dazzling – the vice- than we’d thought. For two Linings Playbook). power drill-wielding unflattering portrait of like tension generated by silence hours and fourteen minutes, we patriotism-gone-wrong with and narrative delay feels straight follow Kyle through four tours terrorist that, while enough tact not to reduce its the scope of just one movie. out of “The Hurt Locker,” of duty, each of which presents subject to an anti-American With all that in mind, I and the scene culminates new challenges to overcome. may be based on real lampoon. Unfortunately, the still felt Eastwood’s film to be with an astonishing jump cut Much of the film has an episodic events, is appalingly film goes for neither character especially off-putting because that captures the masterpiece rhythm, sending Kyle on mission study nor satire. Despite it’s a biopic. Not only that, but “American Sniper” could have after mission like a character in a manipulative. scenes that give a glimpse into it’s a biopic about someone who been. But it is impossible to think videogame. There are shootouts, the depths of Kyle’s person, recently passed away and whose in terms of “could-haves” when a standoffs and stretches ofcharisma and charm, makes a whether it be his PTSD or his life involved people, places, and movie deals so completely with agonizing suspense. After a while, disarming hero because he is all-American hoorah, the movie events still urgently relevant to present-day circumstances. And Kyle is no longer just a soldier portrayed as being so singularly ultimately trades them all in for our world today. What is most once we’ve set our sights on but a gung-ho gunslinger at war patriotic that everything – his plot – mission after mission, bad disconcerting is the fact that the the social and political context family, his life beyond the war – guy after bad guy. By the time film knows this and still tries within which the film places Much of the film has falls by the wayside. When footage the film’s closing documentary to take the action-movie route. itself, we realize that Eastwood an episodic rhthym, of the 9/11 terrorist attacks plays footage salutes the passing of Sprinkled throughout the film has completely missed the mark. on the Kyles’ living room TV set, an American soldier, all sense are moments of moral crisis Jeng is a member of sending Kyle on the focal point is not the terrorist of complexity has disappeared, which indicate that Eastwood the class of 2016. mission after mission like a character in a UR Dances Student Kickoff Concert February 5, 2015 8pm, Spurrier Dance Studio videogame. inspireJAM with a faceless mass of villainous February 6, 2015, May Room, Wilson Commons Arabs led by a Final Boss master Bboy/Bgirl Battle 8pm sniper, whom Kyle confronts Doug Elkins Choreography, Etc. in a climactic showdown. February 8, 2015, 3pm, Spurrier Dance Studio University of Rochester’s Celebration of Dance and Community That last sentence describes the first of many reasons why 30 Master Classes taught by renowned “American Sniper” is only half of guest artists and UR Program of Dance and what it promises to be: the film’s Movement faculty sharing dance and an actioner all right, but it gets movement from cultures all over the world. away with very little. For starters, there’s the movie’s alarmingly one-sided representation of the Iraq War. One would think that, after films like “Battle of Algiers” and Eastwood’s own “Flags of our Fathers” / “Letters from Iwo Jima” double feature, Hollywood would have been more receptive to the truth that humanity exists on both sides of any war. It’s true that war Tickets on sale at the Common Market movies typically focus on one All-Inclusive Festival Pass side of the conflict, whether to $18 through Feb. 5 streamline the narrative or evoke $25 starting Feb. 6 (sold at the door) the existential limitations of an Registration for workshops is necessary upon individual soldier’s perspective; arrival or at the Kick-Off, Feb. 5 7pm-9:30pm For more information or a full schedule, contact the Program of Dance and Movement at (585) 275-5150 or visit to identify us with the marooned Events are first come, first served www.rochester.edu/college/dance/events PAGE 14 / campustimes.org SPORTS / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Snubs and Subs: NBA All-Star Rosters Patriots steal Super Bowl BY JESSE BERNSTEIN Kyrie Irving, PG, Cleveland Sacramento Kings XLIX victory STAFF WRITER Cavaliers Chris Paul, PG, Los Angeles Paul Millsap, PF, Atlanta Clippers BY MAX EBER Brandon LaFell. They couldn’t We’re living in quite the era of Hawks Tim Duncan, C, San Antonio SPORTS EDITOR enjoy the lead for very long, for the NBA basketball. There haven’t Al Horford, C, Atlanta Hawks Spurs Seattle quickly responded to even been this many big, marketable Jeff Teague, PG, Atlanta Kevin Durant, SF, Oklahoma BY NATE KUHRT the scoreboard. This left the Pats stars in this many cities since Hawks City Thunder CONTRIBUTING WRITER with an even two minutes on the the ‘80s, a time that some still Chris Bosh, PF, Miami Heat LaMarcus Aldridge, PF, What a game it turned out to clock. As New England was the consider the heyday of the league. Dwyane Wade, SG, Miami Portland Trailblazers be! This year’s Super Bowl was most efficient team in the league As far as All-Star games, this is Heat Russell Westbrook, PG, expected to be a classic east vs. at scoring with two minutes or both good and bad. On one hand, It says a little something Oklahoma City Thunder west battle, but nobody could have less, it isn’t all that surprising that it’s great to see different players about the state of the Eastern First of all—it should be noted predicted the edge-of-your-seat they marched down the field for getting their due every year, and Conference that fewer than half that Kobe, who is injured, is thrill that this game dished out. six. What is more shocking is the large talent pool means that of the teams in the conference are being replaced by the Kings’ Both the Seahawks and Patriots that Seahawks were able to utilize there aren’t any flash-in-the-pan- represented here. Top to bottom, DeMarcus Cousins. However, on have been incredibly successful in the 31 seconds that the Pats left type players sneaking on the though, this is a pretty strong the original roster, Cousins was the recent era. If the Pats are well- them. Both the Seahawks and roster that’ll have you saying, “He crew, but there are definitely some left off. known for cheating, they’re even Patriots were incredibly efficient made an All-Star team?” in three legitimate questions. Now—assuming that the roster better known for winning. New moving down the field, averaging years (ahem, Jamaal Magloire). Dwyane Wade has played just above had stayed with Kobe in England has established a clear-cut over 5.5 yards per play in the half. However, the sheer volume of 35 games this year, logging just 32 the starting lineup and DeMarcus dynasty and including 2015, have After all the sharks were put deserving candidates means that minutes per contest. He’s scoring watching from home for the appeared in a whopping five Super away and Katy Perry landed, we get gems like this Damian 21 PPG on 49% shooting for a actual game, we’d be looking at Bowls since 2004. The Seahawks, the second half began. The third Lillard Instagram post: “I just sub-.500 team, which is nice, and three pretty grievous snubs here. though not having much hype quarter did not play out the want to thank the coaches who probably worthy of a spot on the Cousins has been an absolute or fanbase until recently, have same as the first half. Rather than feel I wasn’t good enough, the team most years. The problem is monster this year, averaging 23.6 become a recent playoff regular. continuing to go score for score, fans that didn’t think I was good that Kyle Korver, who would be PPG and 12.6 RPG in an age Their status as a powerhouse in the the Seahawks jumped out to a 10 enough, and Adam Silver also for the fourth (absolutely deserving) where very few guys are able to NFC comes hand in hand with point lead following a field goal not thinking I was good enough.” Hawk on this team, is having one put up those sorts of numbers. their Super Bowl victory last year. and a Russell Wilson touchdown. Yes, worthy players miss the cut, of the greatest shooting seasons His PER of 24.9 is extremely There was much excitement At this point, it seemed that and it often becomes a bigger story in the history of the impressive, and while he could buzzing after the fashion in which the Seahawks may run away than the actual roster. That is both sport. His certainly cut down on the each team won their respective with it just as they had done last extremely annoying and turnovers and ball-watching, he’s conference championships. year against the Broncos. Brady, something that been nothing short of an All-Star The Seahawks pulled out an however, had other intentions. happens this year. His exclusion from this unbelievable last-minute comeback The Patriots strung together a almost team is a consequence of Tim to reach overtime, complete with a series of drives with astounding every Duncan’s selection. I’m as big a recovered onside kick and scoring accuracy. They scored two year. Duncan fan as anyone, but there’s the tying points as the clock ran unanswered touchdowns giving no way he deserved to make the down. They stole the overtime win them a four-point lead with two team over Cousins. from Green Bay to secure a return minutes remaining in the game. He’s been his old wily self, ticket to the biggest stage on Earth. The Seahawks had the directing on offense and defense, The Patriots obliterated their opportunity to win the game, but he hasn’t affected games at the opponents, the Indianapolis Colts. but they needed a touchdown. In level of Cousins. Analysts predicted a Patriot victory, one of the craziest catches since Duncan has played nine more but they speculated Andy Luck David Tyree’s helmet catch, the F o r games, which may have figured and Co. might put up more of a Seahawks were granted a miracle. example: into his selection, but this was a fight. After a definitive victory, Seattle wide receiver Jermaine when someone deemed miscue. the Pats found themselves as the Kearse bobbled a deep bomb “undeserving” makes the Then there’s our friend Damian main topic on Sports Center, not downfield, the ball bounced off team, you get one group Lillard. Dangerous Dame has for the crushing win, but for the his legs and bounced back into the of writers turning up their been an integral part of Portland’s scandal that accompanied. We’ve air, where Kearse was able to gain noses and saying, “This is CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR defensive resurgence this year, all heard about far too much about possession. This incredibly lucky why we shouldn’t let any old while continuing to make “DeflateGate;” The story of 11 turn of events managed to land casual fan vote.” I presume that true shooting percentage of .743 Portland’s potent offense flow. out of 12 under-inflated Patriots them on the Patriots one-yard- afterwards they go to Barnes & leads the league, basically unheard They’re currently the four seed footballs followed New England line with less than a minute to go. Noble and passive-aggressively of for a volume 3-point shooter. in the gladiator ring that is the all the way from the It was second down and a scoff at people buying James While he can’t really create his Western conference, and, for the conference single yard to the game-winning Patterson novels, but that’s yet own shot or play much defense, first time in a long time, it seems championship touchdown, Patriot fans couldn’t to be confirmed. Then another Korver’s very presence on the like they could make real damage. to Super Bowl look as the victory visibly sliped group counters that the All-Star court bends defenses in ways that Now, how is it that Kevin weekend. away. Rather than run the ball Game is nothing but a showcase allow everyone else to get open Durant, who’s played just 22 After with arguably the most effective of the players that the people want shots. games this year, has made it in two long running back on short yardage to see most, so the actual quality What he’s done for a Hawks over Lillard, who’s played every situations, the Seahawks attempted of who makes the team in the end team that’s been the best in the single one of his team’s games this what will be considered one of is irrelevant. That would make league this year is absolutely season? the most controversial play calls sense if players’ Hall of Fame cases fantastic, and is more than enough While Durant has certainly for this season. They chose to weren’t constantly judged on, oh, to warrant him a spot over Wade. played better than Lillard, the pass the ball and not give it to how many All-Star games they Besides that, Nikola Vucevic Thunder have been mediocre Beast Mode, Marshawn Lynch. made throughout their careers. If (19.4 PPG, 11.4 RPG) might at best, even in the games Wilson’s pass was intercepted by you get cheated one year because have a gripe with Chris Bosh he has appeared in. Lillard’s rookie safety Malcolm Butler to someone else got the equivalent grabbing a frontcourt spot over contributions to a winning save the Super Bowl for the Pats. of a lifetime achievement award, him, but his team’s shoddy record team have been, overall, much He picked a huge moment to you’d be justifiably pissed! and questions about his skill more impressive than Durant’s record his first career interception So, rather than get involved in outside of grabbing boards and admittedly great game-to-game when he saved New England either of those arguments, let’s do throwing them back up the rim play. from a seemingly definitive loss. what sports fans have been doing rightfully push him out for this Lastly, Mike Conley, Jr. needs Who is to blame for the loss? since the Greeks were wrestling year. to make an All-Star team or Mark Most likely, Pete Carroll’s play naked—argue about the minutiae Western Conference Starters: Stein is going to have aneurysm. CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR call, but at this point we can only of ultimately meaningless awards. Steph Curry, PG, Golden State The Grizzlies’ point guardweeks of Marshawn Lynch ducking speculate. While it is easy to look Eastern Conference Starters: Warriors counting stats won’t blow anyone the media, the big game began. It back at the last offensive play the Kyle Lowry, PG, Toronto James Harden, SG, Houston away, but his percentages have started with a very quick, scoreless Seahawks called and criticize it, it Raptors Rockets (projected) been stellar, and his maturation first quarter. Although both teams really was not that far out of the John Wall, PG, Washington Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles as a leader has the Grizzlies as the are specifically known for their ordinary. Of the Seahawks’ red Wizards Clippers two seed in the West. His defense great offenses and star quarterbacks, zone TDs for the season, 43% have LeBron James, SF, Cleveland Marc Gasol, C, Memphis has been spectacular, as usual, the Pats and Seahawks were living come off of passing plays. But, Cavaliers Grizzlies and this should’ve been the year up to the saying, “Defense wins one would think with three full Carmelo Anthony, SF, New Anthony Davis, PF, New for him. Kobe was elected on championships.” Both teams downs, Lynch would have been York Knicks Orleans Pelicans reputation alone, but in a perfect defenses were ranked in the top 10 in able to power through for the win. Pau Gasol, PF, Chicago Bulls Bench: world, his spot would belong to the NFL this season, and it showed. Eber is a member of Bench: James Harden, SG, Houston Conley. In the second quarter, the Pats the class of 2017. Jimmy Butler, SF, Chicago Rockets Bernstein is a member of took the first lead of the game with Kuhrt is a member of Bulls DeMarcus Cousins, C, the class of 2018. a touchdown pass from Brady to the class of 2017. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / SPORTS campustimes.org / PAGE 15 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Danielle Neu - Women’s Diving

BY MAX EBER pretty proud moment for me prepare yourself before a dive? SPORTS EDITOR as a diver. It was something I Before every dive, I go through didn’t really expect to happen, the mechanics of the dive on 1. How did you first get into diving? and it was exciting to be given deck and try to visualize it. I My mom was the swimming the opportunity to compete with always aim to block out negative and diving coach at our high really good divers from all over. thoughts about things that could school and would bring me along 4. How did it feel to break go wrong right before I go. to all of her meets and practices. your personal record and set a 6. Who do you look Diving always interested me, so pool mark this past weekend? up to most? Why? I decided to try it when a club Because of the subjectivity of I look up to the two older divers team began practicing at our pool. the sport, high scores at meets do on our team a lot. They really 2. How do you combat the fear of not always line up with personal helped me adjust to college and mistakes in such a precise sport? best performances. I was excited to being a part of the swimming and I try not to worry too much break those records this weekend, diving team here. They are also about the possibility of making because even though the meet both super supportive and make a mistake on a dive. Mistakes was somewhat high scoring, I practice more enjoyable every day are inevitable and will probably was happy with the way I dove 7. Would you rather cook dinner happen to everyone at some and I was glad that my scores for Che Guevara or Lady Gaga? point in the meet. I think it’s reflected that. It is also reassuring I would rather cook dinner for more important to recover and to know that my dives are getting Lady Gaga. I would have to put a get mentally back into the meet COURTESY OF UR ATHLETICS better, and my scores are going lot of work into it... I hear she likes after making a mistake so it Danielle Neu holds her form as she plummets toward the water in this past up from where they were last her meat raw. Raw raw raw raw raw. doesn’t affect the entire meet. moment as a diver? Why? qualifying for the National year, as well as earlier this year. Eber is a member of 3. What is your proudest I would have to say that Meet last year at zones was a 5. How do you mentally the class of 2017. LAST WEEK'S SCORES The 2020 Olympic Games FRIDAY, JAN. 30

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• Men’s Squash vs Franklin and Marshall College L 4-5 CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR BY RUAIRI CONWAY images taken from that day SUNDAY, FEB. 1 CONTRIBUTING WRITER was of Yoshinori Sakai: dubbed the “Atomic Bomb Boy,” the The 2020 Summer Olympics 19-year-old student-athlete from • Men’s Basketball vs Brandeis University W 78-50 in Tokyo have sparked a Hiroshima carried the Olympic great sense of patriotic pride torch up the stadium steps to in a country that has taken light the cauldron having been hit after hit in recent years. born just hours after the “Little • Women’s Basketball vs Brandeis University W 62-61 Still recovering from the Boy” bomb decimated the city. 2011 tsunami and dealing with But a new millennium means worrying economic stagnation. new problems: with an aging Tokyo won its bid to hold the population and massive scars Summer Games a little over a from the tragic earthquake and THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE year ago. Currently, Japan is ensuing tsunami, including what is known as a “matured” ongoing radiation leaks at the economy, never falling but never Fukushima Daiichi nuclear improving: in an economic limbo power station, can Japan host a FRIDAY, FEB. 6 that has given it a rather jaded reinvigorating Olympics 56 years image which will be difficult to after the previous ceremony? shake. The Tokyo 2020 games will Early estimates show that • Women’s Basketball vs New York University - 6:00 PM* mostly be funded by the Tokyo the country could benefit from Metropolitan Government, the approximated 3 trillion • Men’s Basketball vs New York University - 8:00 PM* which has accumulated $4 Yen ($30 billion) and more billion in reserve funds. than 150,000 jobs created. This is a worryingly miniscule “The outlook has not been SATURDAY, FEB. 7 figure when stacked against the so bright for the Japanese, and likes of Beijing, which spent this will be something bright, • Women’s Track and Field at Ithaca College Invite - 11:30 AM - Ithaca, NY $50 billion on reinventing something Japan will look the city for the 2008 games, forward to,” said Tsuyoshi Ueno, and London, who spent $18 senior economist at NLI Research • Men’s Track and Field at Ithaca College Invite - 11:30 AM - Ithaca, NY billion for 2012. This is not the Institute in Tokyo, shortly most promising way to start. after the International Olympic Japan beat out Istanbul and Committee President, Jacques SUNDAY, FEB. 8 Madrid in the final round of Rogge, made the announcement voting to earn their second from Buenos Aires. • Men’s Basketball vs Brandeis University - 12:00 PM* opportunity to host the games. When it comes to international The last time Tokyo hosted events such as the Olympics the Summer Olympics was and FIFA World Cup, it’s • Women’s Basketball vs Brandeis University - 2:00 PM* back in 1964, after the dust of hard to gauge the balance World War II had settled. It of cost and benefit, but the was a fabulous occasion. The Japanese are optimistic and opening ceremony was seen as a looking forward to a challenging turning point from which Japan and exciting path ahead. *DENOTES HOME GAME ushered itself into a new era. Conway is a member of One of the most symbolic the class of 2017. PAGE 16 / campustimes.org THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 / SPORTS SPORTS FROM THE ATHLETE’S PERSPECTIVE UR Women’s Basketball: Climber summits Down to the wire a frozen Niagara Falls BY EMILY LEWIS a force when things weren’t going CONTRIBUTING WRITER their way. As Zywicki put it, “When BY DANI DOUGLAS The UR Women’s Basketball a game gets tough, the team that’s SPORTS EDITOR team is looking forward to a big going to win is the one that can weekend at home as they take on come together through adversity.” Before last week, Will Gadd the New York University Violets The Jackets defeated Brandeis had never visited Niagara and Brandeis University Judges. 62-61 in a thrilling game that Falls. Within an hour, he had Both teams will present their share boiled down to a free throw made scaled a 150-foot frozen section of challenges. But, after looking at by star freshman center Alexandra of Niagara’s Horseshoe Falls the results from their most recent Leslie with 24 seconds to go in along with co-climber and game, it seems that the Jackets regulation. Leslie sealed the deal alpine guide Sarah Hueniken,. thrive under these circumstances. with this foul shot along with Such a feat had never before Taking on challenges 16 points and seven rebounds, been accomplished in history. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL and overcoming them as a while a number of other players With a nearly constant flow Gadd made the 150-foot ascent from the base of Niagara Falls in just one hour. unit is something in which stepped up throughout the game. of six billion cubic feet of water this team takes great pride. Brynn Lauer contributed 14 per second, Niagara Falls rarely in the Canadian Rockies and inspired by the company – Gadd’s points, including four triples; freezes over, making last week returning from an ice climbing desire to summit the frozen falls junior forward Emily Lewis had the perfect opportunity for an expedition at the top of Mount was entirely his own. nine points; and sophomore adventure previously unheard Kilamanjaro only a month ago. “This was just straight ‘I would guard Sarah Kaminsky had seven, of. Preparations had taken “By the time I started climbing love to climb Niagara Falls,’” he including a major three-pointer eight months, from training Niagara Falls, I had [already] spent said. “I don’t get paid anything in the final minutes of the game. to permitting to staffing,so much time thinking about how extra in my contract, this is just Throughout the entire game, and, although the climb was not to die doing it that I was just the coolest waterfall in the world the team wide display of defensive short, Gadd described every focused on the climbing and where and Red Bull just helps make it grit was outstanding. Brandeis moment as “unbelievable.” I was, making sure that each time I possible. It freezes just enough to fought for all forty minutes, Gadd, 47, is a professional threw the ice pick it was absolutely climb it, and I had just thought ALI KOMAR / SENIOR STAFF but the Jackets prevailed. climber from Alberta, Canada. solid and good,” Gadd said. “It was ‘game on, I’d love to do that.’” “Winning games by 20 or 30 “Coach always tells us that He was dubbed National awesome, I was standing halfway Even though climbing is an points can be fun… but when they’re not going to lose it, Geographic’s 2014/2015 up Niagara Falls, and it really extremely individual activity we come together and pull out you need to beat them.” Lewis “Adventurer of the Year,” and has doesn’t get any cooler than that.” and Gadd does not feel that a win against a good team, it is continued. “That’s exactly been ice climbing, rock climbing, Normally, any attempt to publicity takes away from the exhilarating,” senior sensation what happened on Sunday.” kayaking and paragliding for climb the Falls is considered experience. Having a film crew Ally Zywicki remarked. If that’s This speaks to the level of prestige over 30 years all over the world, illegal. Gadd, a Red Bull Athlete, present allows him to show the case, the Jackets certainly in the competitive University beginning his career at age 16 was able to receive funding his adventures to the world. had a blast this past Sunday Athletic Association that the and publicity with the help of Gadd’s passion for the sport is with their big win over Brandeis. Yellowjackets participate in, but the company in addition to not purely a result of the physical The game was a 50/50 battle the competition is what makes it access to a U.S. Parks Service adrenaline rush he experiences. all the way down to the final all worth it. According to junior permit giving legal permission “It’s a great way to see the seconds, but the Jackets came guard Kelsey Hurley, the Jackets to make the ascent of the Falls. geography of the world,” he said. together and pulled away with “love the competition. It’s a huge “Niagara is by far one of the “All these sports are a really great a big win. “We play for each motivator every day in practice”. coolest, most iconic waterfalls in way to get out and pay respect to other. That’s the bottom line”, If the Jackets continue at this the world,” Gadd said. “When nature, but also to really feel it… sophomore Sarah Kaminsky said. rate, the future for these talented I was at Kilamanjaro, everyone That’s what I want to do with the What separated the Jackets from young women will look promising. was talking about ‘Niagara rest of my life: go and document their opponent was their ability to Lewis is a member of Falls’….it’s really a global thing.” the places in the world that dig deep and assert themselves as the class of 2016. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL Even with the commercial are disappearing very quickly.” Gadd digs into the frozen falls. aid, his feat was by no means Douglas is a member of the class of 2017. Djokovic, Williams thrive Down Under BY BEN SHAPIRO who had her breakthrough SENIOR STAFF of her Rochester connection. whether a woman could help flak he took for hiring a female The win makes her the first Murray succeed in men’s tennis. tournament in Australia, reaching coach was entirely unwarranted. The Australian Open came Rochesterian—Rochester, While Murray mostly let his the semifinals. “Madison Keys... In a broader sense, however, to a close on Sunday when top- Minn., but who’s counting?— tennis do the talking last week had her best tournament and Murray used his influence on ranked Novak Djokovic captured to win a Grand Slam title. to prove the doubters wrong, he is coached by [former world court, in the press room and his fifth title in the land Down While the winners all also commented on his decision, number one] Lindsay Davenport,” on social media—he tweeted Under, beating Andy Murray deserve recognition for their “A lot of people criticized me Murray remarked. “I see no #MoreWomenInSport during in four sets in the men’s singles accomplishments, perhaps the working with her, and I think so reason why it can’t keep moving the tournament—for women’s final. Also victorious was world most important storyline to far this week we’ve shown that forward like that in the future.” equality, a noble cause that number-one Serena Williams, come out of the event was Andy women can be very good coaches.” Although Andy deserves nothing but praise. who beat Maria Sharapova for the Murray’s outspoken defense of To understand how progressive Murray’s performance Shaprio is a member of sixteenth straight time to claim women’s tennis and the overall Murray’s statements truly are, it’s in the final against the class of 2016. her 19th grand slam singles title. role of females in the sport. important to understand that male Djokovic was somewhat In men’s doubles, the Murray is unique in that his players more commonly speak disappointing, losing unheralded duo of Simone journey to the upper ranks of dismissively and negatively of the his last nine games, his Bolelli and Fabio Fognini came professional tennis has been heavily women’s game. Consider what tournament was overall through the draw to unexpectedly influenced by women. Murray’s one of his competitors, Australian an indisputable success. win their first Grand Slam title. mother coached him as he grew Marinko Matosevic, said last He silenced those who Legends Martina Hingis and up, and she continues to frequently year when asked if he could ever doubted whether Leander Paes, both of whom have travel with him to tournaments. work with a female coach: “For he could still been playing professionally for Last year, Murray shocked the me, I couldn’t do it since I don’t over two decades, added another tennis world when he took the think that highly of the trophy to their collections by unprecedented step of hiring women’s game. It’s claiming the mixed doubles former Australian Open and all equal rights these title. The women’s doubles Wimbledon champion Amelie days: Got to be result was a shocker, with first- Mauresmo to serve as his coach. politically correct. time partners Lucie Safarova and The decision to hire a woman So, yeah, someone’s seriously Bethanie Mattek-Sands coming was met with a heavy dose got to give it a go. It won’t be me.” contend for grand slams, out of nowhere to win the event. of skepticism and criticism, Murray also noted the success and perhaps more Mattek-Sands’ triumph is with many players, coaches of nineteen-year-old American importantly, he particularly notable because and tennis journalists doubting Madison Keys, a rising star proved that the CHRISTIAN CIERI / ILLUSTRATOR