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Thursday Ithaca, N.Y. April 3, 2008 The Ithacan Volume 75, Issue 24

Alderwoman CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN fi les complaint against sheriff

BY AARON MUNZER SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER Ithaca Alderwoman Robin Holtham Korherr, M.A. ’03, has fi led a human rights complaint claiming that Tompkins County Sheriff Peter J. Meskill sexually harassed her when she was his executive assistant from June 2003 to last September. Korherr, 47, fi led the com- plaint Sept. 12. On March 26, the New York State Division of Human Rights found probable KORHERR is cause to hear accusing Meskill Korherr’s case. of sexual harass- Korherr ment originally took her complaint to the Tompkins County Hu- man Rights Commission, but the county turned the case over a thin line to the state for investigation be- cause of concerns about a confl ict Study shows college students more prone to eating disorders of interest. Korherr, who now works in Al- BY KATHY LALUK it would soon be tomorrow, and then she could eat. disorders, particularly those with anorexia ner- bany at the New York State Offi ce NEWS EDITOR “It ended up being a terrible cycle,” she said. “I vosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. of Homeland Security, said she etting out of bed one morning, Dani would wake up feeling terrible, so I wouldn’t eat all “Th e body has its own natural mechanisms left her job at the sheriff ’s depart- Stoller, then a high school student, day and then it would start all over again.” for regulating food intake and satiety,” she said. “I ment because of repeated “sexual felt slightly bloated — something she Now a sophomore at Ithaca College, Stoller think that … often societal infl uences make us lose harassment” from Meskill. attributed to her new medication for said she has grappled with an eating disorder and touch with those natural regulatory infl uences, “I couldn’t stand to work there Irritable Bowel Syndrome. negative body image since she was about 14 years particularly in a college environment.” any longer,” she said. G“Maybe I’ll just skip breakfast,” she thought old. Stoller said dealing with the adverse health Students at Ithaca College are making strides Shawn Martel-Moore, direc- to herself. eff ects of both of her conditions were diffi cult to reduce the promotion of eating disorders. tor of the Tompkins County Hu- At school, her stomach groaned with hunger, in high school, but college has introduced new Active Minds, a campus mental health educa- man Rights Commission, was but it would soon be lunchtime, and then she challenges to her. tion and advocacy organization, is sponsoring a unable to talk about specifi cs could eat. “When I got to college, it actually got a little week’s worth of events to raise awareness about of the case but said the division Fatigue accompanied her bloated feeling the more diffi cult,” she said. “It’s a whole diff erent eat- the growing problem of eating disorders. moved forward with it when next day when she crawled out of bed. ing situation with the dining halls; there’s often no Th e week culminates next Th ursday and Fri- they found they had enough evi- “I shouldn’t have eaten so much,” she thought portion control … and a lot of times you’re up late day with a play called “Dying to be Th in.” Th e play, dence for probable cause after to herself. “Maybe I’ll skip lunch today, too.” and you eat [junk food] because it’s there.” originally written by Linda Carson as a one-wom- conducting several interviews, By the time she returned home from school, Th ough Stoller developed her disorder prior to an show, has been split into eight gender-neutral requesting documents and gath- hunger gripped her, but it would soon be dinner- attending college, a recent study by the National monologues and will be followed by readings of tes- ering other information. Mar- time, and then she could eat. Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated timonies written by students with eating disorders. tel-Moore said an eff ort will be A nasty migraine, severe abdominal pain and Eating Disorders (ANAD) showed that of the ap- Junior Jenn McDonald brought the idea to Ac- made to hear the case in the next exhaustion forced her to drag herself out of bed proximately 8 million people in America with tive Minds earlier this year and said she hoped the four to six weeks. the next morning. eating disorders, 86 percent report the onset of events would serve as a platform for conversation “It’s an employment discrimi- “I still feel bloated and I don’t like how that symptoms by age 20. Th e 10-year study also showed among students. nation complaint, based on sex makes me look,” she thought to herself. “I don’t that 43 percent of participants noticed symptoms of Sarah*, a freshman at Ithaca College who strug- discrimination and retaliation,” have to eat today.” an eating disorder between ages 16 and 20. gled with bulimia nervosa earlier this year, said she Martel-Moore said. “In this case, By the time she was ready for bed, the hunger Dr. Vivian Lorenzo, a physician at the Health the division found that there was pang in her stomach was practically unbearable, but Center, said she sees many students with eating See DISORDER, page 4 enough information in the fi le to *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT STUDENT’S IDENTITY have an administrative judge hear the case.” A SHIFT AT THE TOP Korherr also fi led a retaliation complaint, which is done when a person claims to have been re- New music dean announced taliated against in the workplace because of actions they took. BY JOSHUA MELLMAN of Music for 23 years, announced his Korherr is a Democrat and STAFF WRITER plans to step down at the end of this the representative of the City of Gregory Woodward, dean of year and to retire next May. Ithaca’s Fifth Ward on the Com- Ithaca College’s Division of Gradu- Woodward will begin as dean on mon Council. She lives in Ithaca ate and Professional Studies, was July 1 and said he plans to step down and now commutes three hours a named the next dean of the School from his graduate studies position. day to Albany, which she said has of Music on Monday. Kathleen Rountree, provost and “ruined her life.” Woodward said it is an honor vice president for academic aff airs, said County Attorney Jonathan to serve the School of Music in a Woodward will be a strong leader. Wood said he doesn’t see any new position. “His work as a dean has shown likely probable cause in Korherr’s “To be asked to take on this role that he is creative, he is entrepreneur- complaint. He said as the attorney is tremendously exciting and re- ial, and he has the ability to create new for the county he will “most likely” ally the highlight of my professional initiatives that work well for students represent Meskill in the hearing. career,” he said. and faculty,” Rountree said. “[Korherr] has made allega- Th e search committee began look- Woodward has worked at Ithaca Greg Woodward, newly appointed dean of the School of Music, said he ing for a new dean in August when plans to leave his position as dean of graduate studies July 1. See SHERIFF, page 4 Arthur Ostrander, dean of the School See SEARCH, page 4 CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN

find more. online. www.theithacan.org THURSDAY BRIEFING

2 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 THIS Nation&World WEEK  Bush pushes for NATO’s support 3 THURSDAY President Bush urged NATO allies yesterday to recognize the seriousness of the anti-Taliban mis- “Do Pollutants Make You More sion in Afghanistan and step up with more troops Susceptible to the Flu?” pre- for the fi ght. sentation at 4 p.m. in CNS 112 “We expect our NATO allies to shoulder the burden necessary to succeed,” Bush said, appear- Mesa Española from 6 to 7 p.m. ing alongside Romanian President Traian Basescu in the Terrace Dining Hall at a news conference on a wind-whipped Black Sea Fashion show meeting, spon- beach at the presidential retreat. sored by Kuumba Repertory Bush welcomed recent announcements by at Theater, from 6 to 10 p.m. in least 10 countries, including France, Germany, Williams Hall 225 Norway and Poland, to provide additional troops to Meeting with Diane Gayeski, the 47,000-strong NATO force in Afghanistan. He sponsored by the International stepped gingerly around a two-year dispute between Association of Business Com- member nations, including Britain, Canada and the municators, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. U.S., that have combat troops in Afghanistan’s most in the Ithaca Falls Room dangerous areas, and those such as Germany, Italy and Spain that are limiting their forces to the more 4 FRIDAY stable north and west. Bush showed some understanding of those coun- Shabbat Services at 6 p.m. in tries’ reluctance to participate on the front lines and Muller Chapel in large numbers. Still, he said the outcome in Af- Ithaca College Comedy Festival ghanistan is too important to turn away from. Fail- sponsored by the Student Activi- ure there, he said, could produce a safe haven again ties Board from 7 to 9 p.m. in for terrorists and destroy an aspiring democracy. IC Square Fury at the gates Shabbat dinner at approximately China increases anti-Tibet rhetoric A student protestor in Indonesia shouts “God is great” at the damaged gate of the Dutch consolate dur- 7:15 p.m. on the Terrace Dining China has branded the Dalai Lama a “wolf in ing a demonstration in Medan, North Sumatra. Indonesia’s top Muslim organization called for a boycott Hall balcony monk’s robes” and his followers the “scum of Bud- of Dutch products to protest a fi lm that links Islam to violence yesterday. dhism.” It stepped up the rhetoric Tuesday, accus- BINSAR BAKKARA/ASSOCIATED PRESS 5 SATURDAY ing the Nobel Peace laureate and his supporters of planning suicide attacks. Ithaca College Comedy Festival Th e Tibetan government-in-exile swiftly denied try’s autocratic leader of 28 years has failed to Senator pushes for gay rights bill from 7 to 9 p.m. in IC Square the charge, and the Bush administration rushed to win re-election. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the Worship Night sponsored by the Tibetan Buddhist leader’s defense, calling him The opposition insisted it won an outright middle of an uproar within the gay community Awaken from 8 to 11:55 p.m. in “a man of peace.” victory and threatened to publish its own whose causes he has long championed. Emerson Suites “Th ere is absolutely no indication that he wants figures if full results from Saturday’s presi- Th e Massachusetts Democrat is leading a push to do anything other than have a dialogue with Chi- dential and parliamentary elections were not in the Senate for a federal ban on job bias against 6 SUNDAY na on how to discuss the serious issues there,” State released quickly. gays, lesbians and bisexuals — but not transsexuals, Department spokesman Tom Casey said. Independent monitors and Western govern- cross-dressers and others whose outward appear- Mesa Española at noon in the Wu Heping, spokesman for China’s Ministry of ments say election results show the opposition ance doesn’t match their gender at birth. Terrace Dining Hall Public Security, claimed searches of monasteries in Movement for Democratic Change, led by labor “We will strongly oppose it,” said Roberta Sk- the Tibetan capital had turned up a large cache of leader Morgan Tsvangirai, won a comfortable lar of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 7 MONDAY weapons. Th ey included 176 guns, 13,013 bullets, majority over President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu- “Leaving transgender people out makes that a 7,725 pounds of explosives, 19,000 sticks of dyna- PF party. fl awed movement.” Screening of “Yossi and Jag- mite and 350 knives, he said. Zimbabwe’s state newspaper, Th e Herald, Th e House in November approved the bill, writ- ger” at 8 p.m. in the Phillips “To our knowledge, the next plan of the Tibetan suggested the election was close. ten by openly gay Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., de- Room of the Muller Chapel independence forces is to organize suicide squads “Th e Zimbabwe Electoral Commission yes- spite strong protests from many gay rights advocates to launch violent attacks,” Wu told a news confer- terday released more election results with indi- that it didn’t cover transgender workers. 8 TUESDAY ence. “Th ey claimed that they fear neither blood- cations that Zanu-PF and the MDC Tsvangirai Some gay rights groups, including the Hu- shed nor sacrifi ce.” faction are headed for a tie in the House of As- man Rights Campaign, supported Frank’s bill TestMasters LSAT Seminar sembly poll, while the pattern of results in the and the decision not to risk its rejection by Con- from 6 to 8 p.m. in Friends Zimbabwe disputes election results presidential election shows that none of the gress by insisting on immediate transgender Hall 209 Zimbabwe’s state newspaper yesterday pre- candidates will garner more than 50 percent protections as well. IC Environmental Society dicted a runoff in last weekend’s presidential of the vote, forcing a re-run,” the newspaper meeting at 8 p.m. in Textor 203 vote — the fi rst offi cial admission that the coun- reported Wednesday. SOURCE: Associated Press 9 WEDNESDAY

Suicide prevention presentation will be trained in FinalCut Pro and Jumpstart team leader sponsored by Active Minds from College&City Soundslides programs and digital applications extended 7 to 9 p.m. in the Taughannock journalism backpacks before break- Th e application deadline for Falls Meeting room Feel Your Boobies group The concert is free and open to ing into teams of two to report team leaders at the Summer 2008 hosts awareness event the public. and produce a local story across Jumpstart program has been ex- ADD YOUR EVENT Feel Your Boobies, a nonprofi t For more information, e-mail diff erent media platforms tended through tomorrow. breast cancer awareness organiza- [email protected]. Th e program will end Sunday with Th e Jumpstart program allows Drop events for “This Week” in tion, will bring their Boobies Bus a viewing and critique of the project. fi rst-year students to get a head the marked box in The Ithacan to Th e Commons from noon to Adoption support group Th e workshop is open to all start on their offi cial transition into offi ce, or e-mail Assistant News 4 p.m. Saturday. to hold meeting today Ithaca College students, though college through community service, Editor Elizabeth Sile at esile1@ Th e celebration will continue Th e Ithaca College Adoption Sup- members of SPJ will be given pref- development programs and com- ithaca.edu by 5 p.m. Monday. into the evening from 9 p.m. to port Group will hold a meeting from erence if sign-ups exceed the 18- munity exploration. 1 a.m. at the Second Floor Bar. 12:10 to 1 p.m. today in Friends 201. student cap. Students must sign up To download an application visit CORRECTIONS Th e goal of the Boobies Bus is to Th e group aims to provide sup- before Monday by visiting Park 374. http://ithaca.edu/csli/downloads/ raise awareness about breast cancer, port and information to adoptive Th ere will be a brief meeting for jumpstart_teamleadap.pdf. It was reported in College & City especially among women under the parents and foster parents, adult participants at 7 p.m. Tuesday. For more information contact Deb on March 27, that the Bursar’s age of 40, wherever the bus travels. adoptees, siblings of adoptees and Mohlenhoff at [email protected]. Benefi t Auction was scheduled Th e event is free but a $3 donation those considering adoption. Ethicist to speak on future for that day. The event was held is suggested. Money raised will sup- Th e meeting is open to the college of plastic surgery culture Sciencenter to hold annual April 2. port the organization’s 2008 Boobies community and all Ithaca residents. Th e School of Humanities and egg dropping competition It is The Ithacan’s policy to Awareness Campaign. For more information, contact Sciences will host a presentation by The Sciencenter will host its correct all errors of fact. Please Doreen Hettich-Atkins at dhet- Alice Dreger, titled “Body Modifi ca- 23rd annual Egg Drop competi- contact Assistant News Editor Amani Gospel Singers [email protected]. tion and the Future of Normal,” at tion Sunday at Center Ithaca on Elizabeth Sile at 274-3207. to praise and perform 7 p.m. Tuesday in Textor 102. The Commons. The Amani Gospel Singers will SPJ announces weekend Dreger, a medical ethicist and Th ere will be several categories, COPY EDITORS celebrate their 30th anniversary for multimedia storytelling professor at Northwestern Univer- including the “Most Earth Friendly” in a night of worship and music Th e Society of Professional sity, uses history and philosophy to drop, that require participants to use Khadijah Anderson, Alex from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday in Journalists is sponsoring a weekend research why medicine today is often only biodegradable, reusable or recy- Barnett, Michelle Bizon, Allie Emerson Suites. for multimedia storytelling from unscientifi c and less professional. She clable materials. Clingan, David Durrett, Anna Th e Amani Gospel Singers will April 11 to April 13. has studied conjoinment, dwarfi sm Th e contest, which began in 1985, Funck, Kara Gornick, Heather present “Peculiar Praise” with Cho- Th e workshop will kick off with and sexual development anomalies. draws participants from the county Karschner, Lauren Kaufman, sen Generation Gospel Choir of an opening lecture April 11 by Doug Dreger’s presentation is spon- and around the state. Cassandra Leveille, Emmy Cornell University, Praise Dancers Feaver, a founding member and sored by the School of Humanities Registration begins at 9 a.m. for Schwartz, Brian Stern, Lauren and the Awaken Worship Band of former editor of thewashington- and Sciences through its C. P. Snow the fi rst drop at 11 a.m., and at 1 p.m. Strassman, Samantha Tibbetts Ithaca College. post.com. On Saturday, students Lecture Series. for the second drop at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 3 College reviews policy on sexual assault Wind testing BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL to take place SENIOR WRITER Th e college has instituted a zero-tolerance policy on South Hill for resident assistants who have been found guilty of crimes like sexual assault, Director of Residential BY DAVID DURRETT Life Bonnie Solt Prunty announced at a campus STAFF WRITER meeting Tuesday. Th e Ithaca Town Planning Prunty, who made the announcement with the Board unanimously approved a plan college’s Sexual Assault Work Group, said some of Tuesday to build an anemometer to the details are still being fi nalized. If a resident assis- measure the winds around South tant has been accused of sexual assault but has not Hill. If the tower’s measurements yet had a judicial hearing, Prunty said the student show the project is feasible, Ithaca would probably be suspended from the position. College could be deriving some of “We would need to remove the person from its power from wind energy. their responsibilities pending an investigation,” The anemometer will be used Prunty said. “We would need to make sure we’re for about a year to test whether not allowing them to continue in their role and there is enough wind blowing to then ultimately fi nding them responsible and re- justify building a wind turbine moving them.” in the hills behind the Terrace Prunty said the group has been meeting in re- resident halls. sponse to concerns raised after recent incidents of Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, pro- sexual assault on campus. fessor of physics, and John Confer, About 20 people attended the meeting in Tex- retired professor of biology, made a tor 102, where the group updated the campus com- plan to test the winds around Ithaca munity on work it has accomplished since it formed College when they hired Sustain- in February. Junior Dan Wald, president of Students able Energy Development, Inc. to Active for Ending Rape, said the group wanted feed- install the anemometer. back on the college’s sexual assault policies, which From right, Mike Leary, assistant director of judicial affairs; junior Dan Wald, president of SAFER; senior Th e project still needs to be are being reviewed. Alison Bliss, president of IC Feminists; and junior Sarah Brylinsky, a board member of IC Feminists, all approved by the Town Zoning Patty Sinclair, a member of the group and members of the Sexual Assault Work Group, meet with the campus Tuesday in Textor Hall. Board and would then need fi nal MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN resident director of Terraces 5 through 8, said the site planning approval from the meeting was successful. board process should be fi nalized later this week, can’t appeal, no matter what the verdict is. Planning Board. “I felt excited just to hear [the community’s] with the conduct code changes expected in May. Sinclair is also working with resident assistants If the turbine is deemed feasible, knowledge,” Sinclair said. “It gives us some new chal- Brylinsky said the responses the group received in a group to create a sexual assault program. Th e the proposal would be submitted to lenges and also another perspective.” were exactly what she was looking for. group has met weekly to discuss how to educate the college’s Facilities Planing Com- Th e group that met consisted of Sinclair; Wald; “We wanted to get feedback before we had so- residents about sexual assault. Th e group has talked mittee for approval, then to the senior Alison Bliss, president of IC Feminists; junior lidifi ed too much ourselves,” Brylinsky said. about putting up bulletin boards and creating a quiz budget process and fi nally to the Sarah Brylinsky, a board member of IC Feminists; One of the proposals the group is considering is on Facebook. Sinclair said they would soon start college’s Board of Trustees. Prunty and Mike Leary, assistant director of the Of- a minimum set of sanctions for sexual assault cases. handing out wallet-sized resource cards. Clark Joseph and Confer said fi ce of Judicial Aff airs. Brylinsky said the group began with open-ended Wald said Tuesday’s meeting would probably be a turbine would cost the college Wald said the group has been focusing on two questions, instead of a pre-determined set of ideas, the last one of the semester, but he would try to keep around $2.5 million. main areas to present to the Board of Trustees: which helped the group get positive responses. students aware of the group’s progress. Clark Joseph said she had pro- changing the judicial aff airs hearing board process Th e group also discussed the right of a sexual “We’ll defi nitely get [information about] what- posed a smaller turbine in 2004 and and changing the conduct code and sanctioning assault survivor to appeal the outcome of a judicial ever we decide out, and whatever happens in May, was told that a larger one might be process. He said the modifi cations to the hearing case. Currently, the survivor has no recourse and we’ll somehow get that information out,” he said. appropriate, which prompted her to test whether the greater expense was worthwhile. “If you’re going to spend $2.5 million on a wind turbine, you bet- Libertarian candidate ter be very careful to understand the wind you can expect in your area,” she said. makes campus visit Last March, Clark Joseph and Confer made the proposal to BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL but has always felt he’s more of Richard Couture, associate vice SENIOR WRITER a Libertarian. president of the Offi ce of Facili- Mike Gravel, a former senator “It was [diffi cult to leave] in a ties, who approved the plan. Th e and 2008 Libertarian presidential sense you get attached to a label and Town Planning Board then post- candidate, told an audience of about you have a certain loyalty to that poned voting on the plan because 20 students in Textor Hall on Mon- party,” Gravel said. of questions the Tompkins County day that representative democracy At the same time, he said he has Planning Department had raised isn’t working — and the only way to views that are really Libertarian, concerning the turbine, such as fi x it is to take action. which made the Democratic party a its visual impact. “I know representative govern- diffi cult fi t for him. Th e anemometer will take ment is broken,” Gravel said. “You Gravel said he entered the race a few weeks to construct and will have to believe as a Democrat because he wanted cost $50,000, but a matching grant you’re powerful to be included in the debates, un- from New York State Energy De- [to change it].” View a video like Ralph Nader, who has run as velopment Association would cut The lifelong of Gravel’s pre- a third party candidate every year Mike Gravel, former senator and 2008 Libertarian presidential candi- the cost in half for the college. Democrat, who sentation at he has run for president. date, speaks to nearly 20 students Monday in Textor 101. Th e wind turbine would, if represented theithacan.org/ Still, Gravel said he didn’t get EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN implemented, account for 5 to Alaska for 12 go/08gravel much airtime. rectly on legislative policy. bigger crowd. 15 percent of the college’s power, years in the “I only got four minutes in the “Freedom is participation, and “A former senator and presi- depending on how much wind U.S. Senate, was booted from the debates,” he said. “But if you watch participation is power,” Gravel said. dential candidate is visiting our there is. Democratic debates by NBC early those four minutes, I made the most “We don’t share actual power. If campus — that’s a huge deal,” Clark Joseph said wind power in the presidential race. NBC’s of them.” you have no ability to make laws, Kratzer said. “That’s disappoint- is “cost competitive” with coal parent company, General Electric, Gravel said he has spent only you’re not free.” ing to me that a lot of people and gas energy, the college’s said Gravel did not meet the crite- $350,000 on his campaign, much Th e IC Democrats hosted Grav- didn’t know about this.” main sources of electricity, cost- ria for participating in the debates. less than any other candidate. el’s visit to the college, but it was his Mason said she was happy ing only slightly more than them, Gravel, who in the past weeks has He said other candidates see campaign staff that organized the with how many people showed up and far less than other forms of publicly said he is fed up with him as a threat, which is why entire event. on short notice and felt Gravel’s renewable energy. his lack of media coverage and none of them spoke up when he Junior Brittany Mason, presi- visit showed a good alternative to Steve Figgat, a senior environ- being otherwise “marginalized,” was barred from participating in dent of IC Democrats, said she college Democrats. mental studies major, said some announced last week he would the debates. had been following the progress of “As president of a Democrats members of the Planning Board had run on the Libertarian ticket. “Th ey’re scared to death of me,” Gravel’s campaign and was shocked club, a lot of people say Demo- been concerned about the potential “I’ve very much been a misfi t in he said. when his staff contacted her. crats aren’t liberal enough for drawbacks of a wind turbine, which the Democratic Party,” Gravel said. Gravel said he didn’t have to “I was very excited,” Mason said. them,” she said. “So I think a lot of would lead them to vote against al- He said he has no ill will to- change his platform when he be- “It was right after he just announced Ithaca College students can relate lowing an anemometer. wards the idea of the traditional came a Libertarian, despite the he was running for president again to and appreciate his politics.” Figgat said that the wind turbine Democratic Party but does not fact that two of his key issues — on the Libertarian ticket, so it was Junior Elliott Feedore said he would, if successful, set an example like what it has become today. universal health care and higher more of a coup.” was glad he got the opportunity to to other communities. “I have rancor towards it as a war spending for public education She said the event wasn’t con- see Gravel. “If one goes up, there’s more party, and I didn’t want to be a part — contradict traditional Libertar- fi rmed until Monday morning, so “You don’t get to hear much incentive for others to go up, and it of that,” Gravel said. ian beliefs. there wasn’t much time to publicize. about him,” Feedore said. “I’m glad would just be good to see that hap- Gravel said he had mixed feel- Another key aspect of his plat- Junior Liz Kratzer said she we’re getting a viable alternative pening in a progressive community ings about leaving the Democrats form involves Americans voting di- thought Gravel would draw a on campus.” like Ithaca,” he said. 4 The Ithacan NEWS Thursday, April 3, 2008 Monologues address student dining habits Woodward “prepared” DISORDER FROM PAGE 1 for position had occasionally purged in high school but that her disorder didn’t fully manifest itself until she SEARCH came to college last fall. FROM PAGE 1 Sarah said she began purging once or twice a week, and by early November, she was purg- College for nearly 30 years and ing between fi ve and six times a week. She began served as the fi rst full-time direc- experiencing mood swings, fatigue and a sore tor of music admissions in the early throat — all common symptoms of bulimia. 1980s. He also was an associate pro- “I knew the facts, and I even knew I wasn’t re- fessor of music theory, history and ally losing weight,” Sarah said. “But I knew I was composition from 1984 to 1990. feeling better about myself after I purged.” Rountree said Woodward has Sarah said she attended therapy at the counsel- a strong history as a musician and ing center for about a month and a half before she has been active as a composer his told her family about her condition. entire career. “I was very secretive about it,” she said. “He brings expertise in the sub- “Nobody knew.” ject, knowledge of the school and a Th e Counseling Center off ers individual coun- great deal of enthusiasm,” she said. seling, group therapy and crisis intervention. Sar- Woodward said he plans to ah said counseling defi nitely helped her, but she is listen for the fi rst few months to still coping with her condition. see what is on people’s minds and “An eating disorder doesn’t just go away,” she follow the foundation laid down said. “Yeah, I’m not bulimic anymore, but I still Sophomore Dani Stoller performs a monologue Tuesday at a rehearsal for “Dying to be Thin” in by Ostrander. have to live with some of the psychological eff ects. Friends Hall. The play will be performed next Thursday and Friday in the Park Hall Auditorium. “Th e most important thing It’s something I am still battling.” SAMANTHA CONSTANT/THE ITHACAN right away would be to maintain Stoller said she thought eating disorders were a essarily refl ect a sudden surge in eating disorders, “It’s not something you can just turn on and the affl uence of the music school,” growing problem in society as well as at the college. but may refl ect better recognition and awareness off ,” she said “It kind of starts to stick.” Woodward said. “It’s a fantastic “I go to the gym and it’s always packed,” she of symptoms of eating disorders. Sanderson said most of the stigmas attached to place. Th at needs to keep going.” said. “Sometimes I wonder if it’s just for the sake “Th ere’s more pressure on people today to lose eating disorders are simply not true. Steven Mauk, professor of mu- of health or if it’s for something else.” weight,” Sanderson said. “I think that has contrib- “Saying that everyone who follows a diet will sic performance and chair of the Sarah said society’s focus on dieting and obesity uted to the increased number of [eating disorders].” become anorexic or bulimic is like saying every- search committee, said Woodward’s Sanderson said during the past decade, several one who drinks will become an alcoholic,” he said. credentials and understanding of Web sites that glamorize eating disorders, such as “But you don’t get an eating disorder today and get the school made a positive impres- “You don’t get an eating disorder Th inspiration and Pro-Ana/Pro-Mia, have sprung over it tomorrow.” sion on the committee. up and become popular among young adults. Stoller said often those with eating disorders “He had some creative ideas and today and get over it tomorrow.” Sanderson said there is some resistance to have a distorted view of how they actually look, suggestions for things we might — KEITH SANDERSON these sites, however. Th ere are about 80 groups but everyone copes in diff erent ways. want to consider for moving for- DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR ANAD on the social networking site Facebook that are “It’s really mixed,” she said. “Some people ward,” Mauk said. “He had a very against sites that promote eating disorders and want to deal with it on their own, others want dynamic personality, had a very has caused many Americans to eat irregularly, even extreme dieting. help only from friends, others want counseling. good, friendly demeanor, good ap- if they may not have full-blown eating disorders. Stoller, who is performing in “Dying to be Th in” … It’s hard to just put a ‘one-size-fi ts-all’ solution proach, that I think impressed the “I think with [Americans’] obsessions with di- next week, said she hopes the show will encour- with this problem.” entire committee.” eting and our distorted perceptions of body image, age people to talk about eating disorders and help Sarah said her bulimia and her eating habits are Dana Wilson, professor of mu- everyone has a mini-eating disorder,” she said. quell some of the misconceptions about the issue. something she will deal with the rest of her life but sic theory, history and composi- Lorenzo said those who exhibit some but “I’m secretly hoping for nervous laughter be- hopes that others don’t stumble down the same tion, said Woodward’s experience not all symptoms of an eating disorder may be cause that means it’s having some sort of eff ect on path she did. as dean of graduate studies and his characterized as having an eating disorder Not- people,” she said. “I know if somebody else had an eating disor- strong communication skills will Otherwise-Specifi ed. Sarah said many people wrongly believe that der, I would say to them, ‘Don’t you get it? Every- help him bring a new perspective to Keith Sanderson, director of communications eating disorders are an eff ortless way to get thin thing about you is beautiful,’” she said. “It’s just so the school. for ANAD, said the rise in statistics does not nec- and that they are cured easily. hard for me to see that in myself.” “He’s very bright and can hold and communicate a great deal of in- formation, and he has strong views about what can make the school a County offi cial denies better place,” Wilson said. Woodward said his 30 years of experience at the college would allegations of harassment serve as fantastic preparation for the new role. SHERIFF Wood said the Sheriff denies the “While there will be many FROM PAGE 1 claims and will wait until after the things left to learn, and many things hearing to comment. Wood said for me to fi gure out, I feel about as tions, [but] I don’t see any evidence no date has been set for a hearing. prepared as one can be, considering that supports those allegations,” he Meskill did not return a call to all that I’ve experienced,” he said. said. “I don’t know of any evidence his offi ce for comment. Sophomore Zachary Klein to review, or any witnesses.” Meskill was elected to head the said he is happy Woodward was Joyce Muchan, vice chairwoman Tompkins County Sheriff ’s Depart- named dean. of the Tompkins County Human ment in 1998 and most recently “I thoroughly believe the school Rights Commission, said that a state- defeated two challengers for the will fl ourish with him as dean,” ment Wood made to News 10 Now position in 2006. Before he became Klein said. “It’s really good to have on Monday about not seeing any evi- sheriff he was a member of the him back home.” dence in the case was inappropriate. county legislature. Rountree said she will speak to “Wood said he saw no evidence. He is a Democrat and has been people within the graduate divi- Well, fi rst of all, that’s totally inap- lauded for his work to improve sion and the deans about fi nding propriate for him to say, for him communication between his de- Tompkins County Sheriff Peter J. Meskill is denying claims of sexual someone to take over Woodward’s to comment on the case,” Muchan partment and the community, harassment according to County Attorney Jonathan Wood. current role. She said the discus- said. “Th e county attorney making most notably with a Web site sex COURTESY OF TOMPKINS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT sion will take place during the next that kind of statement is clearly ad- registry list and media releases, division couldn’t comment on administrative law judge hears the couple of months. vocating for Meskill, and that’s not and by reaching out to victims of pending cases until a decision has case and makes a recommenda- “We will be talking with the right because they’re both county domestic violence. been reached. Human rights com- tion to the Commissioner of Hu- graduate program and with other employees. Th at’s a really big issue Thomas Shanahan, spokesper- plaints are handled very similarly man Rights, who makes the final people on campus about how to behind the scenes because people son for the New York State Divi- to other court proceedings, he judgment on punishment and ensure the program has a strong are afraid to come forward.” Wsion h of Human a Rights, t’s said the said, your except there is no jury — an awards next damages. step?leader to move it forward,” she said.

DIVISION OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES www.ithaca.edu/gradstudies Thursday, April 3, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 5 Senior takes on heavy load for love of athletic training

BY ALLISON MUSANTE Ambrose said she has thrived on the adrena- STAFF WRITER line rush of working as a fi rst-responder for the Emily Ambrose said she became fascinated by women’s lacrosse, soccer and softball teams, the way the human body moves when she started and the football team, as well as the Ithaca high taking ballet classes at the age of six. Now, nearly school football team. 15 years later, the Ithaca College senior is work- “Working as a fi rst responder, you’re the fi rst ing on a screening system to help ballet dancers one at the scene of an injury, so you’ve got to prevent injuries. make the quick decisions,” she said. Ambrose said her 12 years of dance eventu- While working as a fi rst responder for sports ally led her to exercise science. teams at the University of California at Berkeley “It was dealing with my own injuries from last summer, Ambrose discovered a passion in dance that fi rst got me interested in being an ath- her future. letic trainer,” she said. “I went there to observe what a Division I Ambrose is spending her senior year working sports team was like,” she said. “And it was really with the Ithaca Ballet Company and conducting cool, so I’m working toward becoming an athletic research to develop training programs tailored to trainer for a [Division I] football team.” Todd Lazenby, clinical assistant professor of exercise and sports sciences, said Ambrose has a STANDOUT natural talent for athletic training. “It’s how she thinks outside the box,” he said. From left, senior Emily Ambrose works with junior Becky Bedard Tuesday in the athletic train- SENIORS “It’s how she clinically thinks about things and is ing room in the Hill Center. Ambrose is developing a system to prevent dance injuries. able to come to conclusions during the evalua- CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES tion process very well.” “Th ey were all incredible honors,” she ing majors do not have much free time. AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE Ambrose spends what little free time she has said. “All I can say is I have great professors “[Ambrose] works hard for everything she serving the community. Ambrose has participat- who have helped a lot with writing letters of gets. She’s always willing to help others,” she said. EMILY AMBROSE ed in the Adopt-a-Family program, Relay for Life recommendation, and that in itself has been such Ambrose said she has an internal drive to and the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance 5K Run. a great honor.” achieve and serve. help dancers prevent certain muscle injuries. She also helped organize a health and nutrition Senior sports studies major Katherine Mck- “Th ere’s a feeling you get when you do In four years, Ambrose has gained valuable fair at Longview Senior Center. enna said Ambrose almost never sleeps and puts something well and it pushes you to do more,” experience working with sports teams and has “[Athletic Training] students are busy peo- enthusiasm into everything she does. she said. “It’s kind of addicting.” received many regional and national awards, ple,” Ambrose said. “So while we don’t have an “She works so hard,” Mckenna said. “It’s just After graduating from the college, Ambrose including the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Asso- abundance of free time to do a lot of community above and beyond anyone I’ve ever seen, and as a will attend graduate school at the University ciation District II scholarship and the National service, it is certainly nice to do what little we can friend, she works just as hard.” of Oregon and work as an athletic trainer at a Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Ed- to give back.” But Ambrose said she has learned many valu- Division I school. ucation scholarship. Ambrose is also a campus leader, serving on able life skills from her energized lifestyle. Lazenby said he is confi dent Ambrose will Paul Geisler, assistant professor and program the executive board of REACH, an organiza- “With our major, there is a lot of balancing succeed in her future. director of exercise sciences, is supervising Am- tion that promotes campus health, and serving and time management that has to come into “She’s the type of person who will succeed brose’s research project and said her strong work as president of the Ithaca Athletic Training Stu- play,” she said. “I think I have learned some good extremely well in whatever she decides to do,” he ethic always shines through. dent’s Association. skills as far as stress management is concerned.” said. “Her personality, her drive and her self-ini- “She has a great personality, she’s mastery- Ambrose has also won nearly a dozen awards, Senior athletic training major Katy Gentile tiation — she’s preparing herself well for a great oriented and she always shows professionalism,” three of which were national awards recognizing said she and Ambrose have become close friends professional career in front of her. She’s one of he said. her commitment to athletic training. through their classes together since athletic train- the top-notch students in the program.” Applications for paid positions YOU ARE on The Ithacan’s editorial board INVITED for 2008–09 are now available. TO ATTEND Positions include: the Board of Publica- • Managing Editor • Photo Editor tions meeting to ask • News Editor • Assistant Photo Editor questions of editor in • Assistant News Editor • Chief Copy Editor chief candidates for the • Opinion Editor • Chief Proofreader 2008–09 school year. • Accent Editor • Online editing positions This advisory board to • Assistant Accent Editor • Sales Manager The Ithacan will also • Sports Editor • Classifi eds Manager be available to hear questions or concerns • Assistant Sports Editor • Year in Review Editor about the publication. Applications are available at the reception desk in the Roy • Design Editor H. Park Hall dean’s offi ce. 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The Park Distinguished Visitor Se- NC: Do you find it difficult being both from murder in that part of the world. The ries will host a presentation by Christiane a Western organization and covering the decision by the United States to use mili- Amanpour, CNN’s chief international Middle East? tary force there ... was a decision which correspondent, and James Rubin, former was highly questioned by the other assistant secretary of state for the Clinton CA: The answer is no, categorically no. party here at home, by many around the administration, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Although I am fully aware of how sexism world. The war lasted for three months, the Ben Light Gymnasium. is still a big problem for women … I have and I also had a diplomatic mission to Amanpour, who has received several very fortunately not faced that particular work with the Albanian rebels and the awards for her reporting, has been involved in problem, and in my business, women who Kosovo liberation army, to convince many world news events that CNN has cov- have [gone] before me have fought those them to disarm at the end of the war and ered — everything from the Iraq War to the battles. Even internationally, where there is enter politics. crisis in Darfur. Since leaving Washington, not a healthy women’s liberation or wom- Rubin, Amanpour’s husband, has worked in en’s movement, I feel that I come at it as a CA: The most important [story] that I have London as a broadcaster and is now an adjunct journalist, not as a woman necessarily, and ever covered in my career [and] in the his- professor at Columbia University’s School of I feel that people see me as a journalist and tory of the 1990s was the Bosnia War. That International and Public Aff airs. Senior writer Nick Corasaniti spoke with Amanpour and Rubin about international “Despite the cynicism ... I think our relations, world conflict and their careers in the media spotlight. history proves good journalism can Nick Corasaniti: How did you fi rst get inter- make a difference.” ested in international aff airs? — CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT FOR CNN James Rubin: When I was a student at Co- lumbia College in the early 1980s, … my not necessarily just as a woman. And I think was the first time that there was a geno- friends and I really thought … that there was that those are the times we live in. cide happening in Europe after the Second a very good chance that the world was going Christiane Amanpour, chief international corre- World War. And it was happening on our to suff er a massive nuclear war. And we re- spondent for CNN in London, has reported on NC: James, how was it switching from watch, in our backyard, and under the … ally thought that was a likely possibility. … several crises in the past decade. being the assistant secretary of state for glare of our sophisticated satellite news But I became politicized by that and took my COURTESY OF JOHN LOUGHNEY the Clinton administration to a professor operation. So it was a big challenge, it was interest in it in this more academic way and So that was my government experience. of media? a challenge to speak the truth, not to get became a committed researcher in the area Post-government, as an avid reader/watcher bogged down in what one side was trying of arms control and nuclear weapons policy of the media, everyone has an opinion on JR: Certainly the public perception is that to convey or what the other side was trying and U.S.-Soviet relations and treaties and this subject. It is inevitable. there is a thing called “the government” and to convey, and also not to be intimidated things like that. a thing called “the media.” And often, a lot by the leaders of the U.S. and Europe who NC: Why do you think that certain areas, of attention and discussion occurs about for many years didn’t want to do anything Christiane Amanpour: When I was about the such as Afghanistan, have fallen out of where they mix and where they match and about it and decided to describe it as just a age of a college student … there was a revolu- media coverage? what the relationships are. But I think in my nasty, little civil war instead of the blatant tion in my home country of Iran, the Islamic case it wasn’t as hard as it might have been. genocide that it was. revolution, and I was old enough to under- CA: Well, unfortunately, the old adage of “it And I say that because certainly my last job stand what was going on. And I thought if I bleeds, it leads” is correct. If there is a fl air-up in the government was interacting with the NC: What would you say to students who was going to be a part of these dramatic, earth … that gets a lot of attention. Afghanistan is media as a profession. Obviously I had to plan to attend your presentation? shattering current events, I would much rath- still getting attention; there is some excellent be very careful about opinion and commen- er take part as an observer and a storyteller, reporting coming out of there, but Afghani- tary, but I sort of thought of it as [I did my JR: I would tell them to remember … than as a victim or someone caught up in it on stan also suff ers from what happened early on. government job]. Before you come up with that by studying, by learning, by work- a personal basis. For instance, when the US government took what you think you ought to do, you have ing on something that moves you, that af- its eye off Afghanistan and put its attention to find out the facts and try to ascertain fects you, that you regard as significant in NC: What are your thoughts on objectivity in in Iraq, then sort of journalism moved from what the problem is, and that is part of the and of itself, you develop a specialty, an your line of work? there to Iraq as well. So I think that, unfortu- process of being a policy maker. So I tended expertise in one area. There are different nately, Afghanistan has fallen victim to a cer- to remember those skills and apply them in ways to climb up the ladder of success in CA: From my point of view, as a reporter, tain eye off the ball all around. these positions. policy making or international affairs, but obviously objectivity is our golden rule. for me what worked was to find something So I take that very seriously. But having NC: Is there any area in the world that a major NC: What is the most interesting or challeng- that moved me. And you asked me earlier said that, I don’t think that objectivity crisis could be brewing, or worsening, that is ing story you have worked on? about what started me out, for me it was means drawing a false balance or a false not currently being reported? nuclear arms control, and I was passion- equivalence, I think that it means giving all JR: The story for me that was the most ately intent on learning everything there sides a fair hearing and reporting the truth, CA: Well, look, from my perspective, I wish rewarding, the most challenging, the most was to know about that. And from do- basically. I also do believe, especially given we could do more reporting inside Darfur. difficult and the most intense was the ing so, and learning how policy is made the kind of reporting or the kind of trap that I think, that is, while there is a lot of noise war in Kosovo. When Madeleine Albright from this perspective of congress and the the journalists over the past 8 years or so about Darfur, it is mostly done by a lot of was the secretary of state, I was a close executive branch, and the peace move- since 9/11 have fallen into, [there are] the activists. And there is not enough report- adviser of hers and was someone she con- ment and journalists on this one issue that I traps of politicization of news and infor- ing coming out of there and that is for many sulted with closely about the issue of Koso- was passionate about, I learned a lot about mation. And I reject that totally, I reject reasons, including the fact that it is very dif- vo, the Serbs and the potential for mass how all of these issues play out. So when the politicization of information and I re- ficult to get in. … It would also be great to students have asked me in the past what ject the notion that facts should be reported get more reporting out of Burma and Tibet, approach they should take to looking or can be reported through an ideological places that have been really newsworthy for for a job or a career, I say that the prism. There is a baseline, we know that a long time but again have been difficult to one advantage if you are interested in this there are facts, we report the facts and that cover. So you know, things like that. area that you will have over some of your is our job. friends who may be lawyers and bankers JR: The issue that I think is going to be a is that the passion you can bring to the JR: For me, it is a slightly diff erent perspec- central issue for America in the next 3 to 4 actual work can bring you success, because tive. Having been on the receiving end of a years is Iran, and the complexities of that developing an expertise through inten- sity can then allow you to learn how your chosen profession works. For me at least, “Now [is] the time to start putting more it is more interesting to understand, in the future, about the Islamic world than it is attention into [international relations]” about derivatives. — JAMES RUBIN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CA: I would say that [journalism] is an ex- critical media … there were certainly times government are not well understood or ex- ceptionally noble profession. Particularly during my time in government when I plained. It has tended to be focused on the in my view, the profession of going out thought there was a lot more of a focus and outrageous statements of its president as into the world, bringing back complicated an enthusiasm created by bad news rather opposed to the more complex group that stories for your readers or viewers. I think than excitement created by good news. Th at runs the country in reality. There has been despite the cynicism of journalism, our his- is just a frustration that I felt, and it is inher- a kind of simplified journalism about who tory proves, even our relatively modern ent in the job that I had in the government, is right and who is wrong in terms of Iran’s history proves that good journalism can and it is not an easily solved one, and it is a ability and right to make nuclear energy for make a difference. And I think that I would simple fact of life when you are in the gov- its own people. There is also a very difficult urge young people to go into this business, ernment. Bad news tends to dominate over question as to what extent Iran has been but if they are considering going into this good news. If you have done something well the great beneficiary of the Iraq war and business, not to be dissuaded by the sort of that means that there is not much happen- what its regional power is likely to become. tide of sensationalism and silliness that has James Rubin, former assistant secretary of ing. If you haven’t done something well, the … Now would be the time to start putting state, will give a presentation with Amanpour pervaded the profession for many years. results are often more apparent and there- more attention to it so that we don’t say we on Wednesday in the Ben Light Gymnasium. But to know that there is still room and a fore covered and focused on and discussed. are sorry again afterwards. COURTESY OF JOHN LOUGHNEY great need for great journalism. 8 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008

Thursday, April 3, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 9 Campus events to heighten awareness of sexual assault BY BRENDAN MCCARTHY Senior Adina Mindick said the month is CONTRIBUTING WRITER especially important on college campuses Th is month, activist groups on campus and where she said students are not always aware downtown are coming together to host a series of their behaviors. of events in honor of Sexual Assault Aware- “[Sexual assault] is real,” she said. “It’s ness month. Priscilla Quirk, a coordinator of there. It’s not just something you see on the health promotion at the Counseling Center, Lifetime channel.” said she thinks it’s time to SAFER will also sponsor a free speech hour focus on these issues. at noon on April 15, when students will have “Sexual assault is an is- a chance to voice their opinions into a micro- sue year round, but by hav- phone outside of the campus center, said junior ing a specifi c month, it’s a Dan Wald, president of SAFER. good time for people to pull Senior Andrew Beeks said he hopes the together and to collaborate events help people realize that sexual assault and focus specifi cally on is a broader term than most understand. this issue,” she said. “Hopefully there will be a general, better Events throughout the understanding of what constitutes sexual month will be hosted by IC QUIRK said assault and that people understand it isn’t she hopes the Feminists, the Advocacy events will raise just rape,” he said. Center, the Health Promo- awareness Sexual Assault Awareness month’s events tion Committee, the Offi ce will conclude on April 25 with the Take Back of Residential Life and Students Active for the Night March and Rally at the Ithaca Com- Ending Rape. mons. Th is event is organized by the Advocacy Th e month’s events began Wednesday Center but is also sponsored by SAFER and IC with a showing of the documentary, “Search- Feminists, Wald said. ing for Angela Shelton.” An interactive play, Th e Clothesline Project, which will display “One Night,” will take place at 7 p.m. Tues- shirts created by survivors of violence, will be a day in the Park Auditorium. Th e play tells part of the night’s events. the story of an alcohol-related acquaintance “[The shirts] are an outlet for someone rape on a college campus. Th e audience will to express what has happened to them,” have a chance to ask the characters diff erent Wald said. “Maybe a message about how questions about the incident to decipher they are feeling, or something they would what actually happened. say to the perpetrator.” Quirk said she hopes the event will allow Quirk said she hopes this month will spark people to see sexual assault as more than just a interest in the community and a consciousness “stranger in the bushes” scenario. of sexual assault. “I hope people will be more proac- “Sexual assaults and acquaintance rape tive, and I hope they will be more aware of are more frequent than people are aware,” Walking for a cure the alcohol and sexual assault correlation,” she said. “If we are more open to learn- From left, Cornell sophomore Grace Ha and freshman Samantha Ray embrace during a she said. “[In] the vast majority of assaults ing and thinking about these issues, then silent lap at last Saturday’s annual Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. About that occur, one or both of the people have we’ll improve the chances that we will be 2,200 people participated in the 12-hour event and raised more than $200,000. been drinking, and it’s a risk factor we need able to intervene or prevent sexual assaults EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN to acknowledge.” or rape.” 10 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 Thursday, April 3, 2008 NEWS The Ithacan 11

SELECTED ENTRIES FROM Public Safety Incident Log MARCH 3 TO MARCH 13

MARCH 3 an icy sidewalk sustained a hand injury FIRE ALARM MAKING GRAFFITI FOUND PROPERTY and was transported to Health Center. LOCATION: Circle Lot 10 LOCATION: Terraces LOCATION: Academic Quad DISRUPTIVE/EXCESSIVE NOISE Master Patrol Offi cer Dirk Hightchew. SUMMARY: Caller reported smoke was SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown SUMMARY: Key found and turned in to LOCATION: Terrace 5 coming from a cigarette dispenser. person had written graffiti. Investiga- Public Safety. Unknown owner. SUMMARY: One person judicially re- ACCIDENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE Smoldering debris extinguished with tion pending. Master Patrol Officer ferred for noise. Master Patrol Offi cer LOCATION: Physical Plant Parking Lot water. Sergeant Terry O’Pray. Donald Lyke. MARCH 9 Dirk Hightchew. SUMMARY: Caller reported snow damage to a parked vehicle. Report taken. Patrol MARCH 7 LARCENY FIRE ALARM DISRUPTIVE/EXCESSIVE NOISE Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. LOCATION: Gannett Center LOCATION: Terrace 3 LOCATION: Terrace 5 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown SUMMARY: Fire alarm caused by burnt SUMMARY: One person was trans- MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: East Tower person had stolen an iPod on Feb. 22. food. System reset. Master Patrol Offi cer ported to Health Center and judicially LOCATION: Circle Lot 4 SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown Investigation pending. Master Patrol Donald Lyke. referred for noise. Master Patrol Offi cer SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-car person had damaged toilet paper dis- Offi cer Donald Lyke. Dirk Hightchew. property-damage MVA. Report taken. pensers. Investigation pending. Patrol MARCH 12 Master Patrol Offi cer Donald Lyke. Offi cer Jeffrey Austin. RECLASSIFICATION OF CRIME CASE STATUS CHANGE LOCATION: Main Campus Road FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Offi ce of Public Safety MARCH 5 DISRUPTIVE/EXCESSIVE NOISE SUMMARY: Because damage was LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred LOCATION: Terrace 4 found to the fi re extinguisher, an in- SUMMARY: Fire alarm caused by burnt for tampering with fi re equipment and MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred cident from March 2 was reclassi- food. System reset. Environmental Health for criminal mischief. Both incidents LOCATION: R-Lot for noise. SASP. fi ed from suspicious circumstance to and Safety Manager Enoch Perkins. occurred in Emerson Hall on March 2. SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-car criminal mischief. Master Patrol Offi cer Master Patrol Offi cer Dirk Hightchew. property-damage MVA. Report taken. FOUND PROPERTY Bruce Holmstock. MARCH 13 Master Patrol Offi cer Dirk Hightchew. LOCATION: Academic Quad MARCH 4 SUMMARY: Cell phone found and turned CASE STATUS CHANGE FIRE ALARM LARCENY in to Public Safety. Unknown owner. LOCATION: Main Campus Road LOCATION: Terrace 1 MVA/PERSONAL INJURY LOCATION: Circle Community Building SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused LOCATION: College Circle Drive SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per- FIRE ALARM for damaging a fi re extinguisher. Master by burnt food. System reset. Environmental SUMMARY: Caller reported one-car MVA son had stolen a hamper and clothes. In- LOCATION: Dillingham Center Patrol Offi cer Bruce Holmstock. Health and Safety Manager Enoch Perkins. with injuries. One person transported to vestigation pending. Master Patrol Offi cer SUMMARY: Caller reported smoke com- CMC by ambulance. Report taken. Ser- Bruce Holmstock. ing from light ballast. Environmental MARCH 8 FOR THE COMPLETE SAFETY LOG, geant Terry O’Pray. Health and Safety Manager Tim Ryan. go to theithacan.org/news MARCH 6 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE V&T VIOLATION FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Landon Hall LOCATION: Z-Lot FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Upper Athletic Fields SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown KEY SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Pair of eyeglasses with case person had left trash in bathroom. vehicle had struck a parked vehicle, SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused were found and turned in to Public Safety. Investigation pending. Master Patrol CMC – Cayuga Medical Center causing damage, and then left the scene. by cooking food. Sergeant Terry O’Pray. Unknown owner. Officer Bruce Holmstock. CCV – College Code Violation Incident occurred between 1:30 p.m. DWI – Driving while intoxicated March 3 and 1:52 p.m. March 4. Inves- OFF CAMPUS INCIDENT CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LARCENY IFD – Ithaca Fire Department tigation pending. Master Patrol Offi cer LOCATION: All Other LOCATION: R-Lot LOCATION: Circle Apartment 4 IPD – Ithaca Police Department Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Person reported being ha- SUMMARY: Person reported an unknown SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown MVA – Motor vehicle accident rassed by a known person Feb. 28. Person person had damaged a vehicle sometime person had stolen an iPod between RA – Resident assistant MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED has fi led a report with Tompkins County between 7:45 p.m. March 6 and 2:30 10 p.m. March 1 and 4 p.m. March SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol LOCATION: Public Safety Parking Lot Sheriff’s Offi ce. Report taken. Master p.m. March 7. Investigation pending. 2. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer V&T – Vehicle and Transportation SUMMARY: A person who had fallen on Patrol Offi cer Donald Lyke. Master Patrol Offi cer Donald Lyke. Mike Hall.

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EDITORIALS TO-DO LIST FOR A NEW DEAN Th e School of Music’s fi rst new dean in 23 years should continue the momentum of his predecessor Th is is the fi rst of three editorials outlining pri- orities for incoming top-level administrators. Th e goals outlined are based on input from faculty, staff and students from each of these schools and the community. Next week’s list will outline priorities for Leslie A. Lewis, the incoming dean of H&S. To off er input, e-mail [email protected].

wenty-three years: It’s a tenure left by outgoing School of Music Dean Arthur Ostrander that Twill be daunting to fi ll. During that time, enormous strides have been made in nearly every aspect of the school’s programs, unilaterally raising recognition of the school as one of the best for music in the country. Th e appointment of Gregory Woodward to the position was met with almost unanimous enthusiasm Monday. Woodward, the current dean of graduate studies, has been praised for both his expertise in the fi eld and his history and familiarity with the institution, as well as its values and traditions. Woodward said his fi rst goal was to “maintain the affl uence” of the institution. He said he planned to listen to input from faculty and staff before beginning to make his own mark on the school and its programs. Woodward’s caution is understandable — the best incoming administrators are careful to allow time for SNAP JUDGMENT their colleagues to adjust to a new style of leadership before changing years- or decades-old policy. But as an employee of the college — no less, the School of “NO. PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T HIGHLY PUBLICIZED. Music — since the 1980s, Woodward has the unique I KNOW IT’S A FILM FESTIVAL, BUT I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT IS, advantage of being ingrained in the fabric most new WHAT IT IS, STUFF LIKE THAT.” candidates must wait to broach when they join an institution. ANDREA HALL ’11 EXPLORATORY Because of this, it’s possible to start building in the A New Leaf footsteps of Ostrander in a way that does not discount I DID ATTEND ONE BECAUSE IT WAS IN MY CLASS. … I LIKE IT. IT what the outgoing dean has done for the program. Th e Did you go Ithacan has compiled a list of priorities for Wood- to any FLEFF WAS PRETTY COOL. IT WAS ABOUT CHILE, ABOUT BIG CORPORA- ward to address, based on interviews with faculty and events this TIONS TRYING TO TAKE OVER LANDS. students from the School of Music who acknowledge week? KAREN ULLOA ’11 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Woodward’s sensitivity and attention to these issues but also urge him to address them in the order he sees most fi t. Th ese include, in no particular order: “I HAVEN’T, AND I HAVE NO EXCUSE. A LOT OF WORK THIS WEEK. THAT’S 1) Improvement on and expansion of the kinds of ABOUT IT. I’VE BEEN SWAMPED. … THIS IS MY FIRST TIME education off ered by the school, most notably, the OUTSIDE IN LIKE THREE DAYS.” string and jazz education programs. CHRIS ROACH ‘11 HISTORY 2) An increased attention to and expansion of diversity and international programs in the school, including a stronger emphasis on teach- “I’VE BEEN SO BUSY RUNNING ing the education and music of diverse popula- AROUND I JUST HAVEN’T HAD TIME.” tions, as well as the establishment of reciprocal and affi liate programs with conservatories and CHANDA SCHEETZ ‘11 POLITICS universities abroad, including Asia and the Middle East. “I’VE NEVER HEARD OF THEM.” 3) Recruitment. Th is includes initiatives to enhance the image of the School of Music MIGUEL WILLIAMS ‘09 from the local to international level, a focus COMPUTER SCIENCE on attracting students of a higher caliber and providing more scholarships to make an Ithaca music degree more aff ordable. “I WENT TO SIX. I WAS REQUIRED TO FOR CLASS.” 4) A greater flexibility in student scheduling KAY SWEENEY ‘10 SOCIAL STUDIES to allow for more freedom in selecting liberal arts courses.

Members of the School of Music community have voiced their visions for the future and put their faith in Woodward to fulfi ll them. With this information in Write a letter to the editor [email protected] hand, Woodward should tread toward his new posi- 250 words or less, e-mailed or dropped off by 5 p.m. Monday in Park 269 tion not with caution, but instead, with the confi dence SPEAK YOUR MIND. this list provides behind him.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

LET’S BE Campaign asks China to end Sudanese support SERIOUS

ost of you probably know about the genocide in Darfur. Th e confl ict in ANDREW TIEBOUT MSudan has left more than 400,000 dead and 2.5 million displaced since it started in 2003, and the UN has called it “the worst humanitar- Recognizing ian crisis of our time.” What you may not know, though, is the role the Chinese government plays college heroes in that genocide. China is the world’s biggest sup- porter of the Sudanese government responsible here are many collegiate for the genocide in Darfur. characters who leave an China purchases more Tindelible mark on all our than 70 percent of Sudan’s lives — Hot Card-Swiper Girl, global exports — primarily oil Over-Zealous SASP Offi cer, — which keeps the African Condescending Maintenance country’s struggling economy Man to name just a few — but afl oat and uses its clout in the there is one whose infl uence United Nations to protect the outshines all the rest. He is, of Sudanese government diplo- course, Th at Guy. matically. China also provides MANDY KESSLER In honor of the Th at Guys Sudan with many weapons. who have touched us all in some Th is support allows the Sudanese government to way, this Saturday will mark the continue to systematically murder, rape and dislo- fi rst centennial Th at Guy Festival. cate the people of Darfur. “I promise it’s going to be a An opportunity exists for the world to infl uence Jiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the Olympics organizing committee, holds the Olympic fl ame in really chill get-together,” said China and discourage its support of Sudan with the Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The Dream for Darfur campaign hopes to use the high-profi le President of Th at Guy Fraternity, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Th e Chinese games to end controversial relationships between the Chinese and Sudanese governments. MuMuMu, who goes only by the NIKITA BASOV/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS government plans to use the Olympics as a global nickname “Fergus.” showcase for its rising superpower status and is Magazine published an article on the campaign. on Saturday in Textor 102. Nicholas Kristof, Darfur “Do you think you’ll come? counting on the games to run smoothly. A growing But all of this is still nowhere close to being activist and columnist for Th e New York Times, Can you tell me right now if you’ll group of anti-genocide activists, led by the organi- enough. Th e opening ceremonies for the Olympics will speak at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Textor 102. Th e come or not? I need to make sure zation Dream for Darfur, is using China’s spotlight will take place in a little more than four months, three will provide insight into China’s role in the I’ll have enough napkins.” to raise awareness about the government’s link to and Beijing hasn’t altered its support of the Su- genocide and what students and staff can do to Th e festival will defi nitely, the genocide and its unique ability to end it. Th e danese government one bit. Once the Olympics bring it to an end. For those who cannot attend the probably, maybe take place in group is not calling for a total boycott of the games; are over, all leverage against China is lost and the symposium, Dream for Darfur’s Web site, www. Emerson Suites, but there is rather, it is using the event to pressure China to end government will have that much less of a reason to dreamfordarfur.org, also provides several concrete a slight chance it may have to its support of the Sudanese government. change its policies regarding Sudan. steps we can each take to pressure China. be moved to the off -campus Th is movement has gained momentum in So what can you do as an individual to make a Th e Olympics present our best and perhaps last residence of this guy who used recent months. In February, fi lm director Steven diff erence? At the very least, you can come learn opportunity to convince China to do its part to end to go here but had to drop out Spielberg, who had been serving as a creative more about the situation from some of the world’s the genocide. If we don’t act now, there’s no telling because of stupid family stuff consultant for the Beijing Olympics’ opening biggest Darfur activists when they visit. Next how long the current Sudanese regime’s hellish but who Fergus swears is totally, ceremonies, resigned from the position. week, IC’s chapter of STAND will host a two-day policies will remain in place and how long the completely chill. “My conscience will not allow me to continue symposium on the issue. Adam Sterling, director people of Darfur will continue to suff er. “For years, the Th at Guys of business as usual,” he said. of the Sudan Divestment Task Force and star of the this campus have stared at you in In March, China sent a special envoy to Sudan documentary Darfur Now, and Mohamed Yahya, MANDY KESSLER is a senior integrated marketing class even when you are looking, (though nothing substantial came from the diplo- executive director of the Damanga Coalition for communications major. E-mail her at akessle1@ struck up conversations about mat’s visit). And last Sunday, Th e New York Times Freedom and Democracy, will be speaking at noon ithaca.edu. personal problems you’ve never mentioned to them and shown an all-together lack of ability to GUEST COMMENTARY function in a social environment,” Fergus said. “And now the time has come to do just this one little, Coff ee shop would unite Humanities and Sciences simple thing for us.” He then added, “C’mon.” hen I was in college all of the other schools. Architects Th e brothers of MuMuMu — granted, a long time and members of the physical plant will be providing the entertain- Wago — my favorite place who are working on the Textor Hall ment for the festival, including was an on-campus coff eehouse renovations say that the building a kissing booth where it doesn’t that served all sorts of coff ees and is likely to be able to support a matter that you’re kind of seeing teas and odd snacks in a cramped new structure on top of the lecture someone because you’re not space with halls. It could have glass windows married or anything, a tuba-ban- wobbly tables, all around, with views of the lake jo-xylophone trio and a viewing funky artwork and an outdoor terrace with tables of this great new movie they just and interesting for the summer months. bought, “Garden State.” music. It was We should call it “Th e Fish.” It’s “We’re actually still looking always packed; the perfect name for H&S. Fishing for someone to sit in the dunk both students for knowledge. Fun In Science & tank,” Fergus said. “Hey, are you and faculty met Humanities. With a large aquar- busy on Saturday? Are you sure? there and it ium. We should keep the silver You can’t be busy all day.” was a favorite CYNDY SCHEIBE sculpture, of course. Th e highlight of the event will spot for people And it should be open all day be an activity in which everyone to go at night. Sometimes there long, on weekends and late at night, writes down their schedules for the were poetry readings or political until midnight. Right now there’s not next four months and puts them speeches on the small stage in the a single place on campus where stu- into a hat. Th e brothers will divide Students buy drinks at the business school’s coffee cart. Scheibe says a corner; sometimes there was live dents and faculty and visitors can go and memorize the information and coffee shop could commemorate the School of Humanities and Sciences. music. More than anything, the BRIAN STERN/THE ITHACAN in the evenings after a play, a concert, assign each guest Th at Guy. atmosphere made me feel like I was a speech or special lecture, to have “Our main goal is to serve the a college student in an institution perceptions or to celebrate the have their own buildings, while a cup of coff ee and talk about the community,” Fergus said. “And of higher learning — because what academic part of college life. Th e H&S quietly trudges on with no wonderful things we saw and heard. what better way to make our com- I remember most about the time I coff eehouse could have displays space to call our own. We deserve a We need that kind of place. mitment to community service spent there are the conversations of artwork and paintings, created place that can provide community Could we really make this hap- known than to show up at all your about issues and ideas, trying to or selected by members of the for students and faculty. pen? Yes. Faculty and students and club meetings or invite ourselves solve the world’s problems Art and Art History departments. And here’s where this cof- alumni could come together to talk, to your parties and stand right through discussion. Plants from the biology green- feehouse should be: on top of raise money, convince the powers outside of your conversations?” Th at’s why we need a cof- house. Research posters created by Textor Hall, in that big open space that be that H&S needs a coff ee- Fergus urged anyone who feehouse at Ithaca College, one students in the social and natural between Muller and Friends, with house of its own. needs directions or knows if there’s devoted to the long and wonderful sciences. A small stage where there that big, round silver sculpture And in a few years — when you anything good going on later not to tradition of humanities and sci- could be poetry or short story called “Th e Fish.” come back to IC for Homecoming or hesitate to give him a call. ences. Th ere are plenty of places on readings, theatrical presentations Th at space is right in the heart Reunion — I’ll meet you at Th e Fish. “No, I’m pretty sure I gave campus to get a cup of coff ee, but and political speeches. Menus in of Humanities and Sciences on you my number,” he said. “Well, a coff eehouse can be much more multiple languages. campus. It’s central to campus life, CYNDY SCHEIBE is an associate anyway, I have yours.” than that. It can be a place to share It would be open to everyone, of just like the role H&S often plays professor in psychology. E-mail her at common ideas, to argue about course. But all of the other schools in providing service courses for [email protected]. ANDREW TIEBOUT is a senior writing and anthropology double major. ALL OPINIONS EXPRESSED do not necessarily refl ect those ofThe Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Kara Cusolito at 274-3208. E-mail him at [email protected]. 14 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 Thursday, April 3, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 15

Left: Work by local artist Alice Muhlback recently went up on the walls of Mannible at Cornell University. JIM LUDLOW/THE ITHACAN Decorating Downtown Local artists showcase work around Ithaca BY DANIELLE PACCIONE geography, depicted with custom-colored STAFF WRITER elevation surfaces and at times draped with A multicolor skull hangs on the wall, natural color satellite imagery,” Hart said. watching as people sip coffee and munch Last weekend, the display at Mannible bagels. Tranquil landscapes soothe anx- changed to host Alice Muhlback of the local ious patients waiting to see a doctor. store Spirit and Kitsch. Her art diff ers greatly Geography proofs were replaced by col- from Hart’s, as it includes characters and a orful paintings to amuse library patrons strong expression of the artist’s personality. at Cornell University. Muhlback’s work had previously appeared Unique local art has been popping up on the menus at Juna’s, as well as an assort- on the walls of some unexpected places ment of merchandise, including credit cards around Ithaca. and coff ee sleeves, for a national company Sophia Stella, a customer at Collegetown that has been in circulation for two years. Bagels on Th e Commons, was unable to pry She is now creating designs to be used in her eyes away from the art above the small kitchen textiles. café table. Pasetty said she also likes the local “[Th e art] brings energy and gives you artists themselves. something to look at,” she said, peering “Once I get to know someone, I tend to over her large cup of coff ee. enjoy their art even more,” she said. Th e multicolored skull hangs parallel Back downtown, up a staircase and above to a painting of a bottle of wine at CTB. Soundworks music store is the Ithaca Free It is not just a place for a bagel, sandwich Clinic, a health care service for uninsured or caff eine fi x. Th e popular eatery fea- members of the community. A staff of vol- tures eye-catching art by local artist Sam unteer physicians, herbalists and acupunc- Sprague and will do so until early May. turists work among the art of Ithaca College Th e display also includes a soft pink senior Amanda Vella. waterfall, a turquoise underwater scene and Th e 21-year-old art major’s eight oil a navy and black desert landscape. paintings hang on vibrant green and orange “Its distinct colors keep the place upbeat,” painted walls, giving those who are ill some- Stella said. thing beautiful to ease their minds. CTB’s marketing staff has recently start- “We try to make it a friendly, uplifting en- ed to call the community arts partnership vironment,” clinic coordinator Jim Goodreau to choose artwork for most of its three lo- said. “It really adds quite a bit of warmth.” cations. Local artists have approached the Like many of Ithaca’s cafés, the clinic coff ee shop with samples of their work both also aims to support the community and in person and electronically, according to its artists. Sandy List, a marketer for CTB. “[The walls] are not very peaceful, “Th e artwork really enhances our stores,” but my paintings tend to be peaceful and List said. “It gives local artists a chance to dynamic,” Vella said. show their work.” Th e oil paintings are 16 by 20 inches, with On East Hill, off the front lobby of Mann the exception of one that is 24 by 30 inches. Library at Cornell University, is Manndible Th e clinic houses one still life, one portrait Café, which opened in September. Kath- and six landscapes. leen Pasetty and Pam Gueldner, owners of “I paint from life,” Vella said. Manndible, are the former owners of Juna’s Th is means she may place herself in Café, which closed in late February. Th e food, front of a still life, have her boyfriend sit Above: Work by local artist Sam desserts and beverages are not the café’s only for a portrait or lug her big wooden easel Sprague surrounds diners at Colleg- display of local fl avor. and canvas to paint outside, but the harsh etown Bagels on The Commons. Pasetty said she plans to present new local weather of Ithaca’s winters often hold her JIM LUDLOW/THE ITHACAN Below: Senior Amanda Vella paints in a artists every three to six months. back from creating landscapes outside. studio in Ceracche Center on Tuesday. “I like local art … it’s really about my “It usually starts with mixing my Vella’s work was recently displayed at philosophy of appreciating the scene palette and painting one stroke after an- the Ithaca Free Clinic downtown. around me,” she said. “Th e people, the other, trying to relate each stroke to the MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN landscape, the work, the life … it’s about other, rather than just building up the sustainability too.” background and the body,” Vella said. “I’ll Last week, Mannible featured the try to paint it all at once to create a sense unique art of Jay Hart, of harmony.” whose work was ap- Vella, who describes her art as impres- proved and placed in sionistic yet not overly expressive, said she the café by Pasetty. Sets doesn’t believe getting work shown in cafés of small, framed proofs is particularly diffi cult. For her, the hard part were intentionally de- is having enough art to showcase. signed not to overwhelm “It’s hard to get a breadth of work that the ambience of the eat- relates to one another,” Vella said. “I’ve ery. It would be easy for developed a style so all of my paintings anyone to be stricken by can be shown at the same place.” Hart’s work — though Vella, originally from the small town of the images’ explanations West Hartford, Vt., is used to the people in are a bit technical. her town concentrating on hobbies such as “Typically my work hunting rather than paintings and artwork. seeks interesting com- “It’s really cool to be in an artsy town,” positions of broad scale she said. “People are really interested.” ACCENTUATEUA

16 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 Spotlight Because the world is a funny place

Since its premiere in 1992, MTV’s “The Real World” has been one of the most consistently popular, albeit predictable, reality shows on television. Staff Writer Andy Swift looks ahead at the show’s upcoming 20th season, which will unite a new group of strangers in the dramatic capital of the world: Hollywood.

Unlike the casts of previous seasons of “The Real World,” everyone in the new cast has come to California seeking fame and fortune. There’s sure to be plenty of drama in the house, which has been specially built with environmentally sustainable materials. Oh, MTV, you’re so cutting edge.

The star of the season looks to be JOEY KOVAR (pictured below), a bug-eyed aspiring actor from Chicago. Despite being young, good looking and Caucasian, Joey claims he “ain’t no pretty little white boy” and at- Words of wisdom tempts to prove this by getting completely Vivian Gornick, an acclaimed essayist and critic, read from her works Tuesday in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. Gornick spoke as part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the writing department and the School of Humanities and Sciences. wasted and picking fi ghts with the other MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN guys in the house. Joey eventually admits to having a history of addiction during a good cry with one of the other housemates. hohot Joey is not the only over-the-top member number dates of the household. BRIANNA TAYLOR is an exotic dancer with dreams of becom- thursday 2.3 Fred Eaglesmith will ing a professional singer. She’s bound to butt heads with the house’s resident The size, in feet, of a crocodile stolen perform at 8 p.m. at The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave. $20. feminist, SARAH RALSTON. last weekend from an aquarium in Angelique Kidjo will perform Norway. Offi cials said they believe the at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, The token goofball is GREG HALSTEAD, the 4-year-old croc was smuggled out in 107 W. State St. $29.50. fi rst “Real World” housemate to be selected a bag and are afraid it will die from Make a Wish Foundation by viewers online. Greg refers to his ac- stress and improper habitat. They’re Benefi t featuring The Roza- quaintances as “peasants” and the women hoping the $4,900 reward they’re tones, Mystic Trick and Tundra he sleeps with are known as his “associ- offering for tips will help them recover Toes will be held at 9 p.m. at Castaways, 413-415 Taughan- ates.” With the face of a Muppet and plenty the animal before the thief loses a few fi ngers — or before the crocodile nock Blvd. $7. of tricks up his sleeve, Greg quickly gets on Josh Dion Band will perform the other housemates’ nerves. reaches its max length of 8.2 feet and takes out the entire thief. at 10 p.m. at The Nines, 311 College Ave. $5. — Jamie Saine “The Real World” seasons are generally hit or miss. Some seasons, like “Las Vegas,” friday are delicious cornucopias of intense drama Hee Haw Nightmare and steamy hot tub parties. On the oppo- will perform at 5:30 p.m. at site end of the spectrum, other seasons, DR. PEPPER ATTEMPTS TO KICK Felicia’s Atomic Lounge, like “Paris,” are pretty much GUNS N’ ROSES INTO GEAR WITH 508 W. State Street. snoozefests from start to lmao OFFER OF FREE SODA FOR EVERYONE Admission is free. fi nish. Regardless of how SPCA Benefi t Drag Show entertaining “Hollywood” It’s been 10 years since Guns N’ Roses will be held at 9 p.m. at turns out to be, however, released a new CD, and front man Axl Rose Common Ground, you can bet you’ll see the has been diligently working on the band’s sixth 1230 Danby Road. $5. dynamic housemates on studio album, titled “Chinese Democracy.” Entrain will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Castaways. $7. future “Real World/Road Now, Dr. Pepper is getting in on the prolonged Glass of Water will perform action. The company has released a state- Rules” challenges for at 10 p.m. at The ABC Café, years to come. ment saying if the album is released in ’08 308 Stewart Ave. Admission everyone in America will get a free can of the is free. soda. Rose spoke about the company’s “The Real World: release saying he’s happy for the support. Hollywood” premieres Let’s cross our fi ngers and hope this odd saturday at 10 p.m. April 16 support will result in more gritty rock and VIC Radio Benefi t Battle of on MTV. 23 fl avor goodness for all. the Bands will be held at 6 p.m. at The Haunt. $5. — Ryan Bryant Ayurveda CD Release Party will be held at 9 p.m. at The Haunt. $7. Johnny Dowd Band will per- form at 10 p.m. at The Chapter quoteunquote House, 400 Stewart Ave. $5. “You look like the guy who the neighbors sunday Steph Hayes and Adam later say, ‘He mostly kept to himself.’” Brodsky will perform at 7 p.m. at Felicia’s Atomic John McCain to David Letterman on “The Late Show” on Tuesday Lounge. Admission is free. Tanya Morgan will perform “ at 9 p.m. at Castaways. $7. ” Thursday, April 3, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 17 Fashion show launches line and welcomes students BY KAYDI POIRIER es she designed for the show into a line. Th e CONTRIBUTING WRITER Showstopper will make its formal debut as a Ithaca College junior Tatiana Sy has been full line at a launch party this Saturday at Pan- designing her own clothing all her life, but she cho Villa. It is open to the public, and models said she never seriously considered designing will be showing off brand new designs recently for others, let alone launching her own line of added to the collection. fashion. Th at is, until junior Biana Lee Forse- “Things have just fallen into place,” Sy ca approached Sy about designing pieces for said. “I started to see [that] the pieces from the annual student run fashion show, Cap- the show could represent the start of a line, ture the Dream. and that jumpstarted me into the process. Th e show, which will be held in Emerson There’s a great opportunity to do this here in Suites, is supported by the Offi ce of Academic Ithaca, especially with this [fashion show].” Aff airs and is scheduled every year during The Showstopper line is very feminine, visitation weekend of accepted ALANA (Af- consisting mostly of dresses and evening rican, Latino/a, Asian and Native American) wear. Sy plans to add day wear in the future, students, which provides them with a taste of which will be less formal but run along the campus and college life and involvement. same lines of skirts and dresses. Sy will have eight to 10 pieces in the fash- “We want women to feel a certain way ion show, which will showcase the talents of in our clothes, to be illuminated for a night 50 amateur and professional student mod- in that dress, in any context, from dinner els of all shapes, sizes and colors, as well as parties and galas and balls to everyday club student performances from IC Circus, a wear,” Sy said. “We want the woman to feel vocalist, a rock ’n’ roll violinist and a rap that there is a part of her in that dress.” group from Ithaca High School, said junior Freshman Mark Forte, a production as- Cornell Woodson, who is production man- sistant for the show, described it as an ager of the show for the third year in a row. amazingly diverse and choreographed show “We really wanted to show that we are that will really pop. connected to the community [by including “People said last year’s was good, but this local high school students],” Woodson said. one will be phenomenal,” Forte said, adding This year’s show is all about diversity, that he had to submit a résumé and be inter- from the models and the performers to the viewed in order to be part of the crew. clothing and the music, he said. This year the event will benefit others in Th e show will consist of four scenes: a drag a variety of ways: Colleges against Cancer opener, followed by a club scene, an American From left, freshmen Emily Wespiser and Emily Cergol rehearse for the Capture the Dream fashion will be accepting donations for the Ameri- Gangster-style scene and a Cirque de Soleil- show Monday in Emerson Suites. The show will showcase clothes from The Showstopper. can Cancer Society during the event, and esque fi nale. Guests can expect bright colors MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN profits from Sy’s launch party will go toward and upbeat, engaging music spanning several about it. It doesn’t fit in the box,” he said. people this year — borrows clothes from stores Keep a Child Alive, which provides medical generations and a variety of live entertain- Those involved said it is all about em- in Ithaca and the Carousel Mall in Syracuse. care for HIV/AIDS patients in Africa, and ment to fi t each theme. powerment — giving students on all ends of Clothing from New York City has made its way KIVA, which helps entrepreneurs in impov- Woodson, who produced the show for the project a chance to learn, do what they onto the runway in Emerson Suites in the past, erished countries start their businesses. the first time as a freshman in 2006, said love and break out of any shells. but this year designs will be coming mainly “Expect the unexpected,” Woodson said. he has no boundaries for himself when it “Many of the models have never done from stores such as Express, Banana Republic, “Emerson Suites will not look like Emerson comes to leadership and event planning and anything like this before, and now we’re giv- Cache and Lane Bryant, to name a few. Suites that night.” adapted the same approach to this show. ing them a chance to go out there and show Th en there is Sy’s line, Th e Showstopper, “Plus size models, short guys, tall guys, what they can do,” Woodson said. which was virtually born from this fashion Capture the Dream will be held at 8 p.m. black, white, Asian … that’s what we like Every year the production staff — about 16 show when she decided to turn several piec- tomorrow in Emerson Suites. Admission is free. 18 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 Thursday, April 3, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 19 Rustic Overtones return Horn-driven septet ends hiatus and stops in Ithaca during spring tour Th e Maine-based Rustic Over- BD: How are you guys keeping it tones formed in the early 1990s fresh on the road this time around? and enjoyed a wave of success throughout the decade. Th e sev- DG: Fresh? We’ve got a lot of … stuff en-piece group recently reunited off the new record, and actually we’re after breaking up in 2002 and will incorporating some of the songs we bring its horn-fueled sound to Th e hadn’t played for the previous tours Haunt tomorrow. Staff Writer Byard and stuff that were on our records that Duncan spoke to lead singer Dave we just kinda brought back to life. … Gutter about the band’s long history You keep it fresh by just being excited and more recent news. to play every night and giving a high- energy performance. Byard Duncan: You guys had some problems with labels, which BD: Are you writing new material? led to each member going his sep- arate way. What inspired you to DG: We just got done building a keep going? studio up in Portland, [Maine,] — where we’re Dave Gutter: Um, I don’t know. … from — and You burn a couple pancakes before we’ve been Watch a video you get a good one, I guess. writing a of Friday’s whole bunch performance at BD: It was a pretty lengthy hiatus of new stuff. theithacan.org/ before the release of your latest al- Probably 10 go/08rustic bum. How did that time apart aff ect or 12 songs your songwriting process? already for our next record. From left, Jon Roods, Tony McNaboe, Spencer Albee, Dave Gutter, Jason Ward, Dave Noyes and Ryan Zoidis, of the Rustic Overtones. The band broke up in 2002 but recently reunited and will visit The Haunt on Friday. DG: I think it made it better. We BD: Rustic Overtones has a very COURTESY OF VELOUR MUSIC GROUP got better as songwriters because eclectic sound. From which direc- know: Beatles, punk rock, jazz, James music and making records. Th ere’s a But those are just the last three days. I we went into, you know, songwrit- tions are you guys coming? Brown is all stuff that kind of formed lot of us and a lot of ideas, so we want mean, there’s years of that sort of thing ing individually rather than just as a our musical taste. It’s all pretty much to have a big Rustic Overtones factory that I can piece together, but working band … So where normally I would DG: Our main influence right now the same now. And I don’t think any- that will just keep spitting out music. with David Bowie was a huge, huge bounce an idea off Tony [McNaboe] as far as songwriting goes is ... not thing’s come out in the fi ve years that thing, and that’s now available on our or Ryan [Zoidis], they were no lon- as much to watch everyone else for we weren’t playing that really changed BD: What’s your craziest Rustic vinyl release of the “Lead Paint” single. ger there, and we had to all kind of what to do, but kinda watch what my mind about music. Overtones memory? … We just shot a video for “Letter to hold our own. When we got back not to do. Because there’s just a lot the President,” and it’s gonna be most- together, you know … [it was] defi - of crap out there, so we just try to BD: Any plans for the future? DG: I mean there’s a lot of really crazy ly streaming online stuff for right now, nitely a diff erent process as far as make music that’s not crap. ones. … So far on this tour we’ve seen but that was … a fun experience, and writing songs. … It was kind of like DG: We’re always working on new a girl get hit by a car, we saw a girl get that will be out soon. riding a bike again. It came back to- BD: Who are your main infl uences? stuff in the studio and writing. You a Brazilian bikini wax in the middle of gether pretty easy, but we’re all defi - know with all the other groups, are a club — by one of our band members Rustic Overtones will perform at nitely more profi cient after those DG: As far as infl uences, I mean still alive and well, but we just do all — … and we saw a car spin out on the 9 p.m. tomorrow at Th e Haunt, four or fi ve years. there’s stuff we all grew up on, you of it — but yeah we just keep playing highway going about 100 [mph]. … 702 Willow Ave. Tickets are $15.

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Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Affirmative Action at 607-274-3909 (voice), 607-274-1767 (TDD), or [email protected] as much in advance as possible. 20 The Ithacan ACCENT Thursday, April 3, 2008 single Newest gambling fl ick lives up to standards Tracks we’ve BY KATE LONGENECKER got on repeat CONTRIBUTING WRITER file When Brad Pitt’s character in ‘FIRE LANCES OF THE “Ocean’s Eleven” walked out of the ANCIENT HYPERZEPHYRIANS’ Bellagio with $160 million, audiences The Sword were hooked on movies where the Metal can either transcend clichés or average person can swindle a big- stumble into them, so it is refreshing name place for a heck of a lot of mon- when an up-and-coming group such ey. So who doesn’t want to see a true as The Sword proves talent can exist story about college students making within the oft-chauvinistic genre. a killing in Las Vegas in a “legal” way? ‘UP YOUR SLEEVE’ “21,” based on the novel “Bringing We Were The States Down the House” by Ben Mezrich, Tennessee rockers recall The is the true story of Walkmen at their most melodic in students from the FILM this single from their just-released Massachusetts Insti- REVIEW debut “Believe The Thieves.” tute of Technology “21” Youthful rock’n’ roll at its fi nest. Michael who take on Vegas De Luca ‘FOOLS’ casinos for millions Productions The Dodos of dollars through Our Rating: This fast-paced acoustic number in- blackjack. ★★★ troduces a number of jangly sounds Th e movie opens in order to pump up excitement. in a casino while a voice explains how the phrase “Winner, winner, chicken Accent’s Oldie But Goodie dinner” was coined and moves on to ‘GOOD VIBRATIONS’ show some basic hand signals used by From left, Choi (Aaron Yoo), Jill (Kate Bosworth), Professor Rosa (Kevin Spacey), Kianna (Liza Lapira) and Ben (Jim Marky Mark and the cheaters. Th e last signal the voice goes Sturgess) are a team of MIT card counters who take on a Vegas casino in “21,” which is based on a true story. COURTESY OF MICHAEL DE LUCA PRODUCTIONS Funky Bunch on to describe is the fi nger through the Though he has received critical hair, which means, “get out, now.” Th is enrolled, discovers Ben is gifted with ent than “Across the Universe” or the mess with. Th ough he’s considered acclaim for his turns in fi lms, Mark allows viewers to come to the conclu- numbers. Rosa, incidentally, used “Other Boleyn Girl.” Ben’s humble, the “bad guy,” we still respect him and Wahlberg has never been as sion that what’s going on is risky and to be a high stakes blackjack player dorky attitude makes viewers feel for understand where he’s coming from. badass as when moonlighting as could have some consequences. and made an inordinate amount of the character. His friends, Miles (Josh Kate Bosworth does a great job as positive rapper Marky Mark. Th en the fi lm fl ashes back to Ben money card counting. He eventually Gad) and Cam (Sam Golzari), provide Jill Taylor, a lesser member of Rosa’s COMPILED BY WILLIAM EARL Campbell (Jim Sturgess) at a Harvard recruits Ben for his “team,” a group comic relief and make some of the card counting team. Jill is a cute, bub- interview for a full scholarship to of four MIT card counters who go scenes a lot more fun to watch. bly girl with a past where gambling graduate school. Th e professor who is to Vegas every weekend to perfect Kevin Spacey does well portray- went awry — but that doesn’t deter conducting the interview explains that their skills. Ben joins with the intent ing Rosa as an intimidating, yet down her from taking up the hobby. She and quickies Ben’s credentials are off the charts, of making $300,000 for school then to earth professor. He appears to be a Ben make the perfect couple, leaving but they are the same as several other cutting out — but if that were the case genuine man with honest intentions viewers hoping they work out and students applying. He goes on to ex- the fi lm would be very short. Th ings — to legally earn money using simple make a ton of money in the process. plain that Ben needs to fi nd a way to get complicated when Cole Williams math. It turns out, however, that he’s “21” is not only a great high stakes jump off the page in his essay and truly (Laurence Fishburne) comes into the only trying to help himself. Counter gambling movie, it’s also entertaining. dazzle the interviewers. Ben leaves picture, determined to catch card to Spacey is Fishburne, who is trying It has violence, it’s sexy, it’s risky and, without a clue on how to go about counters and save his casino’s money. to help the casino and prevent money all in all, it’s funny. the essay. Luckily, an alternative to the Th e acting is what makes this from being stolen. Fishburne keeps scholarship soon presents itself. “true” story believable. Sturgess does his character in control by not being “21” was written by Peter Stein- Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey), a a great job hiding his English accent someone the audience despises, yet feld and Allan Loeb and directed by math professor at MIT where Ben was and jumping into a role much diff er- still being the guy you don’t want to Robert Luketic. COURTESY OF XL RECORDINGS ‘WALK IT OFF’ Tapes ’n Tapes XL Recordings These blog superstars seemed to Debut album goes back in time drop off the map after the success of their hyped 2005 debut “The Loon,” but luckily their follow-up LP is as dynamic as their fi rst. She & Him blend country and ’60s feel beautifully BY RYAN BRYANT Th e disc features two quite beautiful cov- STAFF WRITER ers, Th e Miracles’ “You Really Gotta Hold On Actress Zooey Deschanel and singer M. Ward Me” and Th e Beatles’ “I Should Have Known met during the fi lming of “Th e Go-Getter” when Better.” Th e Miracles’ cover allows Deschanel the two worked on the soundtrack. Ward decided to stretch her crooner chops on this simpli- to help Deschanel produce some material, and fi ed version of the Motown hit. Ward adds they formed She & Him in 2007. Th e duo’s first al- his smoky vocals to help the track feel like a bum, “Volume One,” is a testament to the artistry truly blues ballad. “I Should Have Known Bet- and talent of both. Deschanel’s soothing voice and ter” takes a much more mellow pace than the Ward’s delicate instrumentation creates a record original, with a Hawaiian-esque twist, soft per- COURTESY OF ANTI that is a perfect recollection cussion and swaying guitars. Both covers off er COURTESY OF VELOUR RECORDINGS of days gone by. ALBUM unique interpretations of classic tracks. ‘RABBIT HABITS’ Th e album off ers up a REVIEW Th e album’s only hiccup is the last track, a Man Man nice mix of country ballads She & Him performance of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” Th e Anti “Volume One” Maine rockers reunite about heartbreak and ’60s song doesn’t feel as polished as the rest of the disc. This crazed Philadelphia collec- Merge Records tive is known primarily for its BY BYARD DUNCAN bubbly hits. Each of these Our rating: An a cappella version of the spiritual hymn seems carnival-inspired stage shows, STAFF WRITER two formulas is superbly out of place on the otherwise impeccable album. but the group’s third album adds ★★★½ even deeper tones to their Part of what made Maine-based group Rustic implemented. Deschanel’s She & Him serves up a wonderful trip back to frenzied rhythms. Overtones so appealing a decade ago was its ability vocals, which sound like a blend of Patsy Cline a simpler time. Deschanel establishes herself as a to mix musical ingredients without producing a sour and Karen Carpenter, off er up a sweet innocence. songstress, rising above the many actresses who taste. “Rooms by the Hour” in 1998 was an earnest Ward’s guitars and keys are simple enough to keep try their hands at singing. Ward helps to craft a — if slightly clumsy — attempt the focus on Deschanel’s gorgeous singing. beautifully simple CD that is a calming release at eclecticism, and 2001’s “Viva ALBUM Th e album’s most country-toned tracks, from today’s hustle-and-bustle world. Nueva!” found the horn-infused REVIEW “Change is Hard,” “Black Hole” and “Got Me,” are septet moving toward a focused Rustic Overtones reminiscent of a Cline ditty complete with slide sound. “Light at the End” picks “Light at guitar and gentle piano. Deschanel has a slight up where the band left off but the End” twang to her voice that is darling. On “Black Hole,” Velour Recordings also raises questions about Our rating: she sings “But I’m stuck here / Getting misty over where it might end up. ★★½ you / I’m alone on a bicycle for two.” Th ese beauti- “Light,” produced after a fully tragic lyrics are typical of the album’s theme COURTESY OF 4AD fi ve-year hiatus, sounds a bit thrown together at of heartbreak and longing for love. ‘MOUNTAIN BATTLES’ times. Th e distorted peaks and pulsating synth of “I Was Made For You” and “Sweet Darlin’” are The Breeders “Rock Like War” hardly complement the loping the album’s two ’60s-inspired tracks. Th e tapping 4AD acoustica of “Carnival,” while the poignant politics drumbeats, jazzy piano and background vocaliza- The Pixies reunion never pro- duced the studio output which of “Dear Mr. President” are laid to rest after only tions on “I Was Made For You” conjure up images was originally promised, but brief examination. of an evening at Johnny Rockets. “Sweet Darlin’,” luckily bassist Kim Deal was Still, well-constructed horn lines, and infectious co-written with actor/musician Jason Schwartz- able to whip up a reunion of her other band, The Breeders, for the and hiccupping rhythmic fi gures, provide enough man, contains a beat you can clap to, accompa- group’s fourth album in 18 years. reason to dive into the album’s genre-bending tunnel nied by vibrant strings and a grooving guitar akin COMPILED BY WILLIAM EARL of sound — even if the light is tough to distinguish. to “Leader of the Pack” by Th e Shangri-Las. COURTESY OF MERGE RECORDS Thursday, April 3, 2008 ACCENT The Ithacan 21 TICKET Comedy fails to take off in ‘Superhero Movie’  STUB  Spoof of ‘Spider-Man’ misses opportunities despite promise of parody plot idea VALID FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

BY WILLIAM EARL fers many diff erent types of fl ubs. CINEMAPOLIS SENIOR WRITER Perhaps the most noticeable vari- The Commons 277–6115 Harboring hatred for “Superhero ety are tech-fueled yuks, which fi ll Movie” is easy enough to do. Af- the motion picture with a strange CITY OF MEN ter parody trash such as last year’s blend of net product placement and Fri., Sat., Sun. 9:35 p.m. “Epic Movie” and the recent “Meet misplaced enthusiasm for youthful Th e Spartans,” it appeared the nail appeal. Th e fi lmmakers must be- GRASS was fi rmly in the coffi n of unevent- lieve that the mere mention of web Sun. 7 p.m. ful spoofs that followed the tradition developments such as MySpace and of classics such as 1980’s “Airplane!” Facebook are hilarious to a target SCOUTS ARE CANCELLED and “Th e Naked Gun” series. audience fl uent with the internet. Sat. 4 p.m. But from its onset, the hype Outside of this bizarre Inter- surrounding “Superhero Movie” net emphasis, which will inevitably FALL CREEK was shockingly positive. Allegedly, sprout into an f-list comedy trend, PICTURES director Craig Mazin was hoping the humor is as stale as your average 1201 N. Tioga St. 272–1256 to revive parody features by rising Adam Sandler rubbish. above stale pop-culture references Even outside of brainless hu- CHOP SHOP in favor of an actual story line. mor, it is surprising how often po- Sat. 7 p.m. From this perspective, “Super- tentially humorous situations are hero Movie” succeeds. Outside the not properly mined for signifi cant MAN PUSH CART admirable semblance of a plot, there screen time. Th e “X-Men” parody is Sun. 2 p.m. are few other triumphs. a large part of the fi lm’s advertising Th e story revolves around the campaign, but the short segment in MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY teenaged Rick Riker (Drake Bell), the fi nished product barely touches ★★★ who is bitten by a mutant dragon- on the subject’s rich potential. “X- 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. fl y and, once he transforms into a Men” was also a Weekend matinees 2:15 superhero, adopts the appropriate frequent target and 4:35 p.m. moniker of “Th e Dragonfl y.” Keeping in “Epic Movie,” FILM in line with this premise, much of the a fi lm terrible REVIEW TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE plot is a basic rewrite of 2002’s “Spi- enough to not “Superhero Sat. 4 p.m. Movie” merit the designa- der-Man.” Sure, there are a few brief Dimension dabbles into the territory of 2000’s tion of “comedy.” Films REGAL STADIUM 14 “X-Men” and 2005’s “Fantastic Four,” Th e most nota- Our Rating: Pyramid Mall 266-7960 but kudos to Mazin for keeping his ble omission is the ★ eye on the prize by spinning the nar- lack of a proper 21 ★★★ rative web in Spidey’s territory. showdown between Th e Dragon- 12:50 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., Unfortunately, “Superhero Mov- fl y and his nemesis Lou Landers Drake Bell plays “The Dragonfl y” in the new paraody fi lm, ‘Superhero Movie.’ 6:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:35 p.m., ie” only inspires nostalgia for the (Christopher McDonald), aka “Th e COURTESY OF DIMENSION FILMS 10:05 p.m., 12:25 a.m. excellent fi lm being parodied. In Hourglass.” Landers’ power — the supporting cast. Leslie Nielsen, a further back into the mix. terms of storytelling, this facsimile ability to suck life out of humans in master of the genre, is shamefully Ultimately, “Superhero Movie” 10,000 B.C. is so lazily constructed it could dou- order to cement his own immortal- cast aside in his small role as Rick’s is custom-built as a lowbrow com- 6:35 p.m., 9:15 p.m., 12:15 a.m. ble as a poor eff ort from not-so-avid ity — is an intriguing plot point that supportive, though strangely horny, edy aimed at the tween sector. If fans. Clearly the overhyped plot was is under examined. Even more tragic Uncle Albert. Th e same can be said you love drooling over Drake Bell THE BANK JOB scribed as little more than a spring- is the fi nal battle between good and of “Arrested Development” alumnus while Googling pee jokes, this fi lm 4:20 p.m., 7:25 p.m., 10 p.m. board for jokes. evil, which is frequently foreshad- Jeff rey Tambor, who is little more is for you. But the rest of us will Yet said laughs never come, as owed but stunningly anticlimactic. than a cameo as a self-medicated likely group this as another failure COLLEGE ROAD TRIP “Superhero Movie” is largely a fi lm Woefully undercooked moments doctor. Furthermore, the oft-bril- in a string of perennially lazy paro- 11 a.m., 2:10 p.m. of missed opportunities. Th ere is such as these give the fi lm the feel liant Tracy Morgan is primarily dy bombs — one in which a cham- little room for an unfunny spoof of cobbled-together deleted scenes, featured for one extended joke tar- pioned plot is trumped by painfully DRILLBIT TAYLOR ★★½ picture in the modern cineplex. where a true movie lies underneath geting those who are wheelchair- lazy wisecracks. 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m. Primarily, the failure derives all of the pointlessness. bound, while capable “Scary Movie” from a large number of fl at jokes. Th e fi nal insult to the audience series veterans such as Craig Bierko “Superhero Movie” was written DR. SUESS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! Mazin, who also wrote the fi lm, of- is the complete waste of a great and Regina Hall are stuff ed even and directed by Craig Mazin. ★★½ 4:40 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 9:45 p.m.

LEATHERHEADS Book gives outsiders uneasy peek into music business 4:50 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10:25 p.m. NIM’S ISLAND BY HARRY SHULDMAN story of the person he’s staring at, even if he’s 11:20 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 4:30 p.m., SENIOR WRITER never met him or her. 7:05 p.m., 9:25 p.m., 11:45 p.m. With the possible exceptions of Tipper Gore, Kennedy also has a natural talent for ascribing cops and Scott Stapp, there’s no greater enemy snarky nicknames to nearly everyone he meets. For THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL to rock ’n’ roll than corporate suits: faceless, an industry tell-all like this, it’s expected that the 10:30 p.m. fun-hating squares who refer to bands as prod- names be changed to protect the quasi-innocent. ucts and albums as units. Yet, according to Dan Kennedy takes things a step further, naming one THE RUINS Kennedy in his new book, “Rock On: An Offi ce boss he didn’t care for too much “Dick.” Th e execu- 11:50 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:40 p.m., Power Ballad,” these are the people who run the tive with the magnifi cent corner offi ce who hasn’t 8:15 p.m., 10:40 p.m. recording industry. Or, as Kennedy puts it, these changed his hairdo since he signed the band Rush are the people who have successfully run the re- back in the early ’70s gets the apt moniker “Rush RUN, FAT BOY, RUN cording industry into the ground. Hair.” Th e funnier the nickname, the higher up the 12:30 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 5:30 p.m., “Rock On” is Kennedy’s chain of command that person probably is. 7:55 p.m., 10:20 p.m. memoir, or power ballad, Rock ’n’ roll is about disrespecting authority about working during those BOOK whenever possible. Th is is not the case with the STOP-LOSS halcyon last few months at REVIEW business of rock ’n’ roll, where corporate hierarchy 12 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 5:10 p.m., Atlantic Records in Rocke- “Rock On: An is everything. Kennedy was working at Atlantic 7:45 p.m., 10:35 p.m. Offi ce Power feller Center before a bunch Ballad” Records for well over a year, yet he never stopped of executives split multi- Algonquin Books feeling like an outsider in the system. He struggles SUPERHERO MOVIE ★★ million dollar bonuses Our rating: to take orders from suburban classic rock dads, 5:20 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and axed almost everyone ★★★½ but also feels weird about having his own author- 9:55 p.m., 12:05 a.m. beneath them to cut costs. ity — even if that authority only governs his assis- Like scoring an awesome seat on the Hinden- COURTESY OF ALGONQUIN BOOKS tant and a few unpaid interns. VANTAGE POINT ★★ burg, at least it was fun while it lasted. Well, fun Records: to compose a congratulatory adver- It would be hard not to get weirded out by 12:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m., for the reader, that is. tisement for Phil Collins. On his fi rst day at the Kennedy’s job, which includes boardroom de- 5:50 p.m., 8:05 p.m. Kennedy describes a similar rock ’n’ roll up- offi ce, all it takes is having to write something nice liberations about whether or not to buy Fat Joe bringing to Chuck Klosterman, another fi ne about the guy who wrote “In the Air Tonight” to a $30,000 fur coat and learning that matchbox writer whom Kennedy echoes in style and taste. launch Kennedy into a near existential crisis. twenty must (MUST) be written in lowercase at all Both seem to have been raised entirely on Kiss Kennedy does a lot of panicked thinking dur- times or the band’s manager will scream at you. OUR RATINGS and Led Zeppelin. While the writers continue to ing “Rock On.” He is blessed/cursed with the Kennedy shows the day-to-day ridiculous- love these bands unequivocally, it’s evolved into awkward habit of staring at a person when he ness of working at a major record label as a way Excellent ★★★★ more of an ironic love for Kiss. or she enters the room without even realizing it. of portraying how easy it is to be distracted by Good ★★★ Th is makes it all the more amusing when Ken- During this time, his brain spouts out paragraphs the little things while an entire industry is col- Fair ★★ nedy is given his fi rst big assignment at Atlantic that seem to completely describe the entire life lasping into itself. Poor ★ 22 The Ithacan CLASSIFIED Thursday, April 3, 2008

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BY ANNA GHOSIN-SZELIGA Slowly, he transcended the invisible line CONTRIBUTING WRITER between spectator and athlete. he sound of leather boxing gloves Th e hours spent watching matches as connecting blends with the sounds a child allowed King to recognize boxing of machinery, chatter and workout techniques and proper form. Television, tunes in the aerobics room of Ithaca however, did not help King adjust to being TCollege’s fi tness center. hit by an opponent in the ring. Shoes shuffl e and shift during each ses- “I suppose there’s a natural aversion to sion, as two boxers try to improve agility and being punched in the face,” he said. “Actual- stay ahead of the other “opponent.” Th ey move ly getting in the ring and having somebody around and duck under jabs and hooks from punch at you, that’s how you learn how the other’s black gloves. to move to avoid a punch … It sounds a One is junior journalism major Aaron little bit terrifying, I suppose.” King, the other is Mead Loop, an associate After training regularly for professor of journalism. nearly two and a half years, King King said no one gets knocked around, but entered the world of competitive Loop’s eyes always stay fi xed on King’s gloves, boxing. In April 2007, he quali- which occasionally return a hit or jostle an fied for the Golden Gloves arm. Th ey laugh and joke in between drills after winning the Syracuse with fl ushed faces and sweating brows. regional competition. By At least once a week, King heads to the Fit- that point, he was running ness Center around 8:30 a.m. to meet Loop, who almost 10 miles per day in was interested in boxing and a new workout addition to training ses- routine. King brought up the idea this fall after sions during the morning the two got to know each other through diff erent and afternoon. classes and the Society of Professional Journal- In his qualifying match, ists, of which they are both members. King gained the upper hand “It’s kind of an interesting thing because early. Within the fi rst 10 sec- I see him as a mentor, yet I’m teaching him onds of the opening round, something, too,” King said. he had knocked his opponent King, who has never lost a match as an sideways with a left hook, disturb- amateur, won The New York Daily News ing his balance. A minute later, King Golden Gloves competition for amateur fi nished with a strong right hook and sent boxers last April. him reeling through the ropes. Th e match was King inherited his love of boxing from his called; no additional rounds necessary. father, Jasper King. His earliest memories of King said he had decided not to tell his boxing are staying up late on Saturday nights parents about his boxing until he had quali- to watch matches with his father. Despite his fi ed for the Golden Gloves. love of the sport, neither Jasper King nor his “I called them up and said, ‘Hey, I just knocked wife, Alma, ever intended for their son to step somebody out today in the fi rst round. I’m gonna into a boxing ring. go to the Golden Gloves’. And then they yelled at “He never would ever let me box,” King me for about 10 minutes …,” King said. “Th en my said. “I boxed a little bit behind his back when mom said, ‘Well I guess we’re going to have to get I was in high school. It didn’t really work out.” tickets to the fi ghts.’ So that was pretty cool.” As King eventually learned, college is a His parents made the trip to Syracuse last whole new game. He discovered the Greater April, with his fi ancé, junior Liz Getman, Ithaca Activities Center and its boxing gym younger brother, Nathan, and two friends from during his freshman year. King found coach his hometown of Connellsville, Pa., which is Danny Acres, who helped him develop and near Philadelphia, the home of Rocky. hone his abilities. King, with a buzzed hair- Th e group cringed with each hit, and there cut, stands at 5 feet 11 inches tall and is cer- were plenty of those in the semifi nal round, tainly not bulky, but Acres described him as especially on King’s side. Th e end result made a “natural” because of his physical strength the earlier rounds worth watching. King won and mental awareness of boxing. in his 165 lbs. weight class and division, be- King began to visit the gym a few times a coming the 2007 Golden Gloves Champion. week and found he couldn’t stay away. “We were all very proud of him … [but] “I didn’t know if I’d fall in love with do- his mom and I were glad he was done,” ing it the same way I fell in love watching Getman said. it, but I did,” he said. “I absolutely did. It After the Golden Gloves, King took some was immediate.” time off to recover from an elbow injury and pounds the week before the Golden Gloves raises money to fund clean water in developing A few days at the gym turned into fi ve to rest. Maintaining the same weight was also a after spending spring break at home. countries, and they will be traveling to Nigeria six days per week, two to three hours at a time. challenge, and King actually had to lose fi ve Th e lessons with Loop have become an this summer for a two-month stay with Children unusual way to expand on their student-pro- of Rural Africa, an organization dedicated to fessor relationship. Shortly after their les- providing educational services to children. King sons began, King was invited to observe the also writes for iMPrint and IC View magazines, tae kwon do class of one of Loop’s daughters, focusing on politics and social sciences. who has earned a brown belt. He focused on King said boxing is still on his mind. He said upper body movement because tae kwon do’s he misses boxing competitively but does not re- strength is in leg movement. gret his decision to stop. With a light school load “Aaron is a boxer, but he’s also a gentle- coming up for his senior year, the possibility of man,” Loop said. “If you get to know him, his training again has crossed his mind. interests are so wide ranging — it’s not just Regardless of the decision he makes, King about the boxing.” plans to stay involved in the sport, but in a dif- King has returned to the GIAC on occasion ferent way. He has entertained the idea of open- but not for competitive boxing. He said be- ing a boxing gym, or coaching aspiring boxers cause of schoolwork and other activities, he isn’t and sharing the experience he had at GIAC. ready to go back. In the fall, King and Getman “It’s going to be a part of my life. Probably co-founded IC Safewater, an organization that for the rest of my life,” King said.

Above: From left, junior Aaron King trades punches with Associate Professor of Journalism Mead Loop last Wednesday in the Fitness Center. King works on boxing with Loop twice a week. Left: King, who has never lost a match in his career, won the The New York Daily News Golden Gloves competition for amateur boxers last April. His father, Jasper, was also a boxer. MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN 26 The Ithacan SPORTS Thursday, April 3, 2008

FOURTH AND Pitching staff mows down Stevens SHORT Starters lead Bombers BEN STRAUSS to four-win weekend

BY CORY FRANCER Baseball coach ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Starting pitchers are the cornerstones for any a true Bomber baseball team. During four games last weekend against conference rival Stevens Institute of aseball head coach Technology, the Bombers received four stellar George Valesente is not performances from their starting pitchers, lead- Btoo old to do a lot of ing to four wins over the Ducks. things. Sixty-three is the perfect Th e Blue and Gold opened conference play age to enjoy your grandkids, Saturday with senior right-hander Nick Sottung stump for the AARP or break a on the mound. Sot- hip in the bathtub. tung has consistently LISTEN LIVE But coach collegiate base- been one of the South Tune in at 3:30 p.m. ball? That’s what makes Vale- Hill squad’s best pitch- Tuesday on 92 WICB sente something of an atypical ers throughout his four for the Bombers’ older gentleman. seasons in Ithaca and game against Valesente, originally from is 4–0 this season. His SUNY-Oneonta. Seneca Falls, N.Y., has been the head 27 career wins put him baseball coach at Ithaca College one behind his cousin, Kyle Sottung ’04, for most since “My Sharona” was a No. 1 hit. wins by an Ithaca pitcher. Entering his 30th year at the helm, Against Stevens, Sottung was dominant. He he is one of the longest tenured threw six innings, allowing only three hits, strik- employees at IC. It’s something that ing out six batters and not surrendering a walk. comes as a shock to even him. He held the Ducks to only one run and earned “I didn’t remember until you the 12–1 victory. Sottung said his curveball was reminded me,” he said. “It’s hard the reason for his success. to believe.” “I really had command of the strike zone the Sophomore right-handed pitcher Tom Fishback warms up during practice March 24 at Freeman Field. Valesente is more Ithaca College whole time,” Sottung said. “My curveball was Fishback earned his fi rst win at the college level Sunday against Stevens Institute of Technology. CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN than Prospect Day. He went to working good … it’s an out pitch for me.” school here when the college was After the game one win, junior Pete MacDan- stellar performances from starting pitchers. Se- performance from a starting pitcher in their second still downtown and was a baseball iel took the mound in game two for another mas- nior southpaw Shane Wolf took the mound in game of the day and fourth of the weekend. star back when IC was still Division terful pitching performance. game one. Wolf had a rough outing in his pre- Sophomore Tom Fishback, another tall right- I. He even played in the fi rst basket- MacDaniel went the distance, throwing a vious start against SUNY-New Paltz on March hander similar to MacDaniel, took the mound in ball game in the Hill Center. complete seven-inning game, striking out 10 26 but was excellent against Stevens, throwing game two. Fishback went four innings, surrendering “Th ere was some conversation batters and only surrendering three hits. Mac- a complete game with nine strikeouts, allowing only three hits and not giving up any earned runs. about who was going to score the Daniel, who stands at a menacing 6-foot-5 inch- just seven hits. Wolf said mixing up his pitches Th is was Fishback’s fi rst win at the college fi rst basket,” he said with a smile. “It es on the mound, credited his ability to locate his translated into success. level, something he said he owes to the older wasn’t me.” pitches, especially his slider, to his success. “Against New Paltz I had one bad inning,” guys on the staff . Following graduation in “From the beginning I had all three pitches Wolf said. “I threw a lot of outside fastballs and “I look up to all the older pitchers like Sottung 1966, he played AAA ball in the that I could throw over for strikes,” MacDaniel they went the other way really nice. I got in a bit and Wolf, along with [Head Coach George Vale- Washington Senators farm system said. “I was getting sliders over, and being able of trouble with that against Stevens, too, so I had sente] to help me become a pitcher,” Fishback said. before settling down at Freeman to set batters up with other pitches helped a lot.” to make some adjustments. I started going inside After last weekend, the South Hill squad stands Field for what has turned out to Th e Bombers won the game 4–1 behind the out and mixing it up a little better with the chan- at 10–6 and is riding a seven-game winning streak be a nice, long stay. tall right-hander’s dominant pitching, giving geup and slider, so that helped me out against thanks to outstanding starting pitches. If opposing In his 30 years, “Coach Val” has MacDaniel his fi rst win of the season. Stevens a lot, actually.” batters can stay off balance and confused against the won two national championships, Th e Blue and Gold faced Stevens in another Th e Bombers won 9–3 behind Wolf’s pitching Bombers, there should be no trouble adding more two national Coach of the Year doubleheader Sunday and received two more and were ready to receive yet another outstanding W’s on the record. awards and 885 games. But most of all, he’s molded countless 18-year- olds into graduating men. Jeremy Peters is one of them. Snow postpones Bombers’ weekend doubleheaders Th e physical therapy graduate student played under Valesente for three years. BY DAVE URAM work and get a bit of a rest. “He’s one of the most infl uential STAFF WRITER “I think it was good that we people in my life,” he said. Th e fi rst thing Head Coach Deb can catch up on our work,” se- And when asked about playing Pallozzi said in her offi ce Monday nior pitcher Carly Myers said. “If for a guy eligible for social secu- around 1 p.m. was, in simple terms, we can get ahead that’s good for rity, Peters laughed and remem- there was nothing that dealt with her our academics.” bered a story about a bus ride to 9–5 team to talk about. Quite frank- Senior co–captain and short- a game. ly, she could not have been more on stop Erica Cutspec agreed with her “Coach Val turned around and the money. classmate. Along with the fact that it yelled, ‘Everyone turn off your ding- Prior to Monday, the last set of was good to get extra time to hit the pods,” he said. “Other than that, he’s games the Blue and Gold played books, it was also good for them to still a 30-year-old at heart.” were last Th ursday at SUNY-Cort- rest up so they can be fully ready for Valesente has shunned the land, which was the last time they their upcoming stretch of games. retired life in Boca Raton, instead even stepped on the diamond. Th eir The Blue and Gold’s next choosing the frosty winters of good friend Mother Nature had a lot scheduled games are this Saturday Ithaca, where it’s been known to to do with that predicament. at home in a doubleheader against snow in the middle of April. Th e day after the two game sweep conference rival St. John Fish- Every day he’s out there work- of the Red Dragons (6–5 in 11 in- er, which should be their home ing with pitchers in the bullpen, nings and 3–1), Ithaca, N.Y., got hit opener, pending Mother Nature’s throwing batting practice, hitting by about six inches of snow. feelings on precipitation. fungoes and doing everything Th eir home opener, which was “We have conference games,” else to make sure his team re- originally scheduled for this past Pallozzi said. “Th ese are the biggest mains one of the most successful Saturday against Rensselaer Poly- games of a schedule, and it’s our fi rst in all of college baseball. technic Institute in a doubleheader, home game so the kids should be “It’s a combination of disci- was postponed and has not been re- pretty excited.” pline and love,” Valesente said. scheduled, while their away double- The only quandary may be “Nothing is more satisfying than header the next day against the Uni- this Saturday’s games, which are Senior Stacy Pelesz backhands a ground ball during the Blue and Gold’s seeing a team develop a person- versity of Rochester was postponed the first the South Hill squad practice March 24 at Kostrinsky Field. The Bombers are 9–5 on the season. ality and see their focus be on the until next Wednesday. CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN will have played since the two big outcome of the game relative to Th ough these changes due to wins against Cortland on March Ithaca College.” weather are nagging, and the con- scheduling. She said the seniors Another dilemma for the Bomb- 27. Still, that does not worry this It’s a mantra that’s bred 30 years stant practicing in the Ben Light on the team are used to this hap- ers this weekend was that in addi- confident team. of excellence. And no one would be Gymnasium has become tedious, pening, but the younger players on tion to their postponed games, all Cutspec said if they stay men- opposed to 30 more. it is nothing new to the Blue the team might need some time the gyms were hosting a dance fes- tally focused and practice well, they and Gold. to adjust. tival, so the team could not practice should not have a problem. BEN STRAUSS is a senior Pallozzi said during this time “We have a lot of young kids who indoors either. In response, Pallozzi “It shouldn’t have an effect if journalism major. Contact him at in the season, it is common for may not be that quite used to it yet,” gave her players the weekend off so we prepare the way we should,” [email protected]. the weather to play a factor in the Pallozzi said. they could catch up on their school she said. Thursday, April 3, 2008 SPORTS The Ithacan 27 On the defensive Pair of seniors help underclassmen learn Bombers’ system on the fl y

BY ANDREW LOVELL classmen have really stepped it up SPORTS EDITOR and the younger kids have fallen The women’s lacrosse team’s right into place.” defensive back line depth is young Printz returned to the start- this season — very young. ing lineup this season after miss- Of the 25 players on the wom- ing all but three games last year en’s lacrosse team, eight are de- because of a broken ankle. Lull fenders. Five of those eight defend- said Printz’s presence has been a ers are freshmen. The youngsters steadying influence on the Bomb- have proven ers’ back line. more than BACK TO .500 “Eryenne was a starter last year capable early The Blue and before she broke her ankle be- on, how- Gold defeated fore our Florida trip, so we had to ever, which Elmira College fill that void,” Lull said. “But she has helped 21–6 yesterday came back this year and has given to improve to 3–3 the Bombers 110 percent, and that’s been huge overall. Read the (3–3 overall) full game story at for us.” overcome a theithacan.org. In the Blue and Gold’s three tough open- wins this season, Lull and her de- ing stretch to their season. fensive counterparts have helped The trio of upperclassmen – se- hold their opponents under 10 nior captain Suzy Lull, senior Ery- goals all three times. enne Printz and junior Kathleen A lot of the credit can also go Michel – have each started all six to senior goalie Emily Brooks, who games for Ithaca, contributing in has started all six games this year. a number of different areas. Lull is Her 10.8 saves per game rank her tied for the team lead in ground- among the leaders in the Empire 8 balls, a key defensive statistic, in that category. From left, Ithaca senior defender Eryenne Printz, Elmira College attack Lauren Mokes and Ithaca sophomore mid- with 14. But arguably their most Lull said Brooks has impressed fi elder Sarah Cox battle for possession of the ball during the Bombers’ 21–6 win yesterday on Carp Wood Field. MAX STEINMETZ/THE ITHACAN important contribution to the the entire team with her play so far. team this season has been men- “[Emily’s play] in the cage has and zone defense [but] we’re proved as a whole, Brooks said that are stepping in all are really toring the five underclassmen. been the most impressive thing,” strong in both,” Brooks said. Melanie Braun has emerged as talented, and our two senior de- Senior attack Meagan How- Lull said. “She’s just been unbe- “Zone is harder to play, so it’s one of the top substitute off the fenders have set an example.” ell, the South Hill squad’s lievable since the beginning of harder to teach the younger kids bench, behind starters Lull, Printz The Bombers will need their fourth-leading scorer with 13 the season.” the complexities. It’s something and Michel. defenders – both young and old points, said the first-year players Th e Blue and Gold generally go that’s hard to be played through- “Melanie Braun is one of the – to continue their steady play, as have followed the lead of their back and forth between man and zone out the game. Man is easier from first freshman low defenders to be they face a pair of Empire 8 teams upperclassmen counterparts. defense, which is something Brooks beginning to end, but zone creates subbed in,” Brooks said. “I’m re- on the road this weekend. Ithaca “We lost a lot of upperclassmen said can make the transition to the col- a better defense.” ally happy with how [the defense] faces St. John Fisher College at from last year, so we have a young lege game diffi cult for freshmen. While the group of five fresh- is coming together. The unit as a 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Nazareth defense,” Howell said. “The upper- “We go back and forth in man men defenders has steadily im- whole is clicking. The freshmen College at 1 p.m. Sunday. 28 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Contact the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies at 607-274-3143 or [email protected] for more information. www.ithaca.edu/summer Thursday, April 3, 2008 SPORTS The Ithacan 29 Rugby team seeks return to club organization status BY MAURA GLADYS “We have pasta dinners on Friday nights,” STAFF WRITER Wright said. “This season we watched The men’s rugby team is used to taking the entire “Rocky” series. We’ll eat pasta on its fair share of opponents. It’s played and drink Gatorade. They’re good times Cornell University, Utica College, Niagara and it makes sure that we’re all there and University and even a team in Canada. not partying.” Its biggest opponent, however, is turn- Zettel said the team’s only goal is to play ing out to be Ithaca College itself. After rugby, not party. several unsuccessful tries, the rugby team “They’re solely interested in playing rug- is still not recognized as an Ithaca Col- by,” Zettel said. “The heart of it is a good lege club sport, something its members say group of kids that really just wants to play is frustrating. rugby. But we want to do so in a manner “We are paying college students,” junior that the school’s going to support us. We Mike Oliver, one of the founding members want to go through all the appropriate steps of the team, said. “We pay the same price as so that we can play rugby for the school.” the football team, and other teams, and it’s Another factor preventing them from kind of unfair to us.” becoming a recognized organization is the Ithaca Rugby was formed a year ago by Office of Risk Management, which deals several Ithaca College students disappoint- with liability and insurance with the school. ed by the lack of a team on campus. After According to Wright, the team takes mea- generating interest and securing a coach, sures to prevent injuries and stresses the they submitted a proposal to the college relative safety of the sport. to become a recognized organization but “People think that it’s just a bunch of were rejected. guys that quit varsity sports and want to “I think they wanted to see if we’d disap- hit with nobody watching and no rules ... pear,” Oliver said. which is also not true at all,” Wright said. They remained persistent, applying for “Obviously there are injuries that occur. It’s recognition and getting turned down a sec- a contact sport, [and] contact sports are un- ond time. The college will review their third predictable. But it’s the same with football, proposal over the summer. lacrosse, even soccer. We take a lot of care Sarah Hawkins, the program coordinator with injury prevention on this team. We hit, for recreational sports, said the process for but we’re not idiots.” selecting club sports is undergoing changes, The Office of Risk Management declined which is a big reason for the delay. to comment on the team’s recent attempts Because they’re not a collegiate orga- Junior Abe Park throws a pass during the men’s rugby team’s practice yesterday afternoon to become a club. nization, the team is not part of the New behind Emerson Hall. The team is attempting to become a recognized club sport on campus. Becoming a recognized school organiza- CONNOR GLEASON/THE ITHACAN York State Rugby Conference, which makes tion would create numerous opportunities it difficult to schedule games and create lot of drinking stigma, things like that. banded about 15 years ago, according to the for the team, including the ability to schedule contacts with other rugby teams. They now [But] that’s just a few idiot teams making a current players, for drinking. games more easily and become eligible for all- scrimmage against collegiate teams such bad name.” The new team members are doing all star teams and compete in championships. as SUNY-Binghamton, Cornell, Utica, Ni- The team’s coach, Mike Zettel, said the they can to dispel these frat boy myths. “We’d be able to compete for our school,” agara and SUNY-Oswego, as well as Divi- sport is beginning to change the stereo- They’ve raised money and formed a team sophomore J.C. Von Holtz said. “There’d be sion-III rugby teams in the NYSRC. They’re types associated with it. for Relay For Life and plan on becoming in- a lot more pride involved in it, other than also not allowed to advertise around cam- “Rugby in the United States has this volved in Habitat for Humanity. just for ourselves.” pus, making word of mouth their strongest tradition of being a frat boy kind of sport,” Hawkins said the past shouldn’t affect Von Holtz said the team will con- advertising tool. Zettel said. “But it’s really going through a the school’s decision. tinue to train and play, and attempt to Junior Drew Wright, another found- transition where it’s on it’s way to becoming “[The past] shouldn’t have any bearing show the school that their main goal is to ing member, said their main obstacle is a legitimate sport.” on whether they’re accepted now,” Hawkins play rugby. the image of rugby in the U.S. as a brutal Zettel was involved with rugby at Cornell said. “Rugby uses a lot of resources, and “We train every single day, on and off the sport played by teams that care more about University as a graduate student and heard there are issues like insurance and field pitch, in the snow, in the rain,” Von Holtz drinking than rugby. about the team being formed at Ithaca. He space that have to be taken care of.” said. “We’re all very dedicated players, and “I think there’s a lot of stigma associ- approached them to help them get started. They’re also taking steps to keep players we just want to bring a good sport back to ated with rugby,” Wright said. “There’s a Ithaca’s original rugby team was dis- out of trouble. the school.”

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SATURDAY MONDAY Men’s and women’s outdoor track and fi eld @ Men’s tennis @ Hobart College Hamilton Open Men’s and women’s crew vs. the University of TUESDAY Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Baseball vs. SUNY-Oneonta Technology Baseball doubleheader vs. Utica College WEDNESDAY Men’s lacrosse vs. Nazareth College Softball @ the University of Rochester Softball doubleheader vs. St. John Fisher Men’s lacrosse vs. Union College Look online College Men’s tennis vs. Alfred University Women’s lacrosse @ St. John Fisher College for game stories *All events subject to change due to weather from these sports: SUNDAY Baseball doubleheader vs. Utica College PLUS GET MORE Softball @ Alfred University Photos from all home events 30 The Ithacan Thursday, April 3, 2008 THE BUZZER

Thursday, April 3, 2008 The Ithacan 31 the foul line Weird news from the wide world of sports It’s never easy watching your favorite team lose the Super Bowl. However, one Seattle Seahawks fan has run into a bit of trouble after displaying that he is still bitter over his team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. This 24-year-old Seahawks fan was working at a fast food restaurant in the Seattle area when a man dressed in Steelers clothing entered the restaurant and began making friendly comments about the Steelers’ vic- tory over the Seahawks. One employee at the restaurant claims to have told the Steelers fan to not make com- ments like that to the man who is making the food. The Steelers fan thought it was a joke until he received his burger with a “loogie” lodged inside. A local deputy was informed of the situation, and the 24-year-old chef was booked on charges of fourth degree assault and possession of marijuana and was eventually released. — Cory Francer Row, row, row your boat The women’s crew’s varsity eight boat, which is ranked fi fth in the country, rows during their race in Ithaca’s season-opening regatta last Saturday on Cayuga Lake. The South Hill squad is back in action at 11 a.m. Saturday against the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology on Cayuga Lake. EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN

Ithaca’s athletes weigh in on life away FACE OFF from the field, boat and track. Senior Midfi elder Senior Coxswain Junior Pentathlete Senior Distance Brandon Rose Steffanie McKay Cory Petermann Caitlin Catella Men’s Lacrosse Women’s Crew Men’s Track Women’s Track they saidit I haven’t heard anything but WHAT ARE THE BEST AND Best: Rochester Best: Oakridge, Best: Anywhere No raves and WORST PLACES TO PLAY Worst: Stevens Tenn. in N.J. preference ON THE ROAD? Worst: Whitney Worst: Anywhere euphoria. Point in Mass. WHO DO YOU HAVE Kansas Michigan State American North Maybe it’s WINNING THE NCAA University Carolina because it was TOURNAMENT? cold and people WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE I don’t know Undecided Anyone but Barack PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? Hillary Obama were buying lots of beer. WHERE IS THE BEST PIZZA Sammy’s Sammy’s Sammy’s Pizza Aroma IN ITHACA? Washington Nationals President Stan Kasten on the fi rst game played in Nationals Park, the new stadium by the for the Washington numbers team. The Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday 3–2 on a walk-off home run by Ryan Zimmer- man. The0 number of losses junior Aaron King had The 2number of proposals during the time he the men’s rugby team 10 competitively boxed. has presented to the col- lege to be recognized as The number of strike- King won the Golden 5 a club sport. The college outs junior pitcher Pete Gloves Championships The number of freshmen will review a third this MacDaniel had Saturday in 2007. See story on defenders on the women’s summer. See story on against Stevens Institute page 25. lacrosse team. There are eight page 29. of Technology. defenders in total. See story on page 26. See story on page 27. 32 The Ithacan THIS I SEE Thursday, April 3, 2008 mapleWealth of goodness Cayuga Nature Center participated in the 29th annual Maple Festival last weekend. Th e festival featured crafts, activities, food, music and a tour down the Sugarbush Trail.

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Top: From left, Phil King and Heidi Bardy of the Cayuga Nature Center teach visitors how Native Americans gathered and boiled sap from maple trees. Above: Connor Baird takes part in an old-fashioned lumberjack competition. Top right: Inanna Magmuson enjoys cotton candy after visiting the face painting booth. Right: Pure Cayuga Nature Center Maple Syrup was sold at the festival.