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CampusTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 / VOLUME 140, ISSUE 23 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Going Douglass shave-free renovation to promote in the works men’s health BY JULIANNE MCADAMS STAFF WRITER BY JARED SMITH NEWS EDITOR The first phase of planning for the future of the Frederick As November concludes, Douglass building began at an hundreds of thousands of open forum Tuesday night, Dec. mustaches and beards will meet 3, with Dining Services staff and their demise. undergraduates. Renovations to “Movember,” originating as the space will occur as a result an addendum to No-Shave- of the movement of the cam- November, has become a global pus bookstore to College Town, non-profit movement to raise slated to open Fall 2014. awareness and funds for men’s Representatives from each of health. the dining locations at UR were To commemorate the month present, but the discussion it- and the goal of raising awareness self was driven by student con- for men’s health, the Well-U tributions. Students in atten- Health and Wellness Program dance represented Team Green, for UR employees is hosting a Students’ Association, and photo contest on Facebook for the Campus Activities Board employees to send in photos of (CAB). their mustaches. This meeting was the first re- “Our mission is to provide garding the future of Douglass. employees with the tools “This is just the information and resource they need on a gathering phase,” Marketing daily basis to be as healthy as Manager for Dining Services possible,” Health & Wellness Kevin Aubrey said. “From here Activities Coordinator Gary they will be going back and Jones said. “Our main ways creating the possible solutions. to help are through biometric They are considering numerous screenings, which are free blood possibilities within the build- screenings for employees as well ing, including utilizing the as an online health assessment. bookstore space.” It’s a great opportunity for Currently, the future of the employees to get a snapshot building remains unknown. of their health without having PHOTOS courtesy OF HAMMOND, KINDER, HAJDUCZOK, LONG VIA FACEBOOK Whether it will end in an addi- to go outside of the office.” Clockwise from upper left, Nic Hammond, Max Kinder, Alex Hajduczok, and Dave Long uploaded photos of their “Movem- tional study space, a completely SEE MUSTACHE PAGE 4 ber” mustaches to Facebook. The campaign aimed to raise awareness and funds toward men’s health. new dining area, or both is up for debate. “[It’s] too early to tell at this Train derailment stage,” Aubrey said. “Douglass SA shortlists 26 proposals for will definitely be changing.” hampers student travel plans The meeting was led by Vice $5K Challenge President and Senior Principal BY SARAH TEITELMAN us in implementing the winning BY JENNY HANSLER Many students rely on the Empire of Baker Group, Mona Milius. COPY EDITOR proposal,” Topudurti said. “The SENIOR STAFF line, which runs from New York The company designs dining 26 that could be completed within City to Albany and stops in Roch- facilities at higher education in- Last Sunday, the Students’ the time frame and budget that we Several UR students had travel ester. Initially, it seemed as though stitutions. Associations (SA) Senate released have are up for voting. We found inconveniences following the re- students would still be able to Milius began by surveying the 26 finalists for the $5K out that eight of the proposals can scheduling of trains in response take the train back to Rochester. students on how they use din- Challenge, an opportunity for UR and will be implemented anyway, to the fatal derailment of a Metro- However, for almost all students ing locations on campus, asking students the chance to propose without 5K support, so those were North train last Sunday, Dec. 1. scheduled on early trains, this was students to identify the entranc- a project that can be completed removed from voting.” The train involved in the ac- not the case. Sophomore Chloe es they use at different dining with $5000 of funding. The eight projects that the cident, which derailed outside of Chepigin was supposed leave the centers at different meal times. By the conclusion of the Senate is currently implementing the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Croton-Harmon station at 7:58 “Our goal is simply to under- submission period, students had include a condiment and hot Bronx around 7:20 a.m., caused a.m. Her train was continually stand campus better,” she said. submitted 71 proposals. chocolate printing station in service of the Amtrak Hudson delayed before finally being can- Aubrey commented on the “We ran all 71 ideas by the Danforth, newer laptops at the IT and Empire Lines to be suspend- celled. value of her survey. individual University departments center, video recording of ed until mid-afternoon on one of Sophomore Gina DeMeo was “It may seem simple, but how that would potentially work with SEE VOTE PAGE 4 the busiest travel days of the year. SEE TRAVEL PAGE 4 SEE REFURBISH PAGE 4 A LOOK BACK PUNDIT CLUB ‘a bright room INSIDE AT 2013 CALLED DAy’ THIS CT Humor’s most frequent Learn about the nation’s TOOP’s latest production, contributors craft their oldest literary club, which has set during the rise of Nazi magnum opus. roots in the city of Rochester. Germany, opens Thursday. PAGE 8 HUMOR PAGE 9 FEATURES PAGE 12 A&E PAGE 10 / campustimes.org FEATURES / THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 Ask Estrada: Hookups, RED businesses offer relationships, and threesomes off-campus discounts I’ve been in a mostly happy how important the relationship relationship for almost a year. was to her, and more. BY JULIANNE MCADAMS At any of the 140 plus off- The whole time we have been If you decide to pursue the Staff WRITER campus establishments, students dating, I have had strong feel- friend, give it at least a few can present their sticker on their ings for a close friend of my months for your own feelings The College Town project ID cards and receive anywhere girlfriend. It is a really terrible about the breakup to settle and has been a work in progress for from a 5 to 20 percent discount, dilemma, and I feel awful let some time pass, mainly out five years now, with its main depending on the business. By about it. What should I do? of respect for your girlfriend’s goal to connect the UR student visiting the RED website, or look- feelings. Should you and the body with the larger Rochester ing for the matching red sticker the friend decide you want to start community. RED, however, a on the door of the establishment, ‘ Sex & seeing each other, it would be a less well-known program is still signifying its participation, stu- CT’ mature and considerate gesture struggling to gain momentum dents can find out which local LET SEX & THE CT HELP YOU for both of you to let your ex- as it works to bring people a business are a part of the program, THROUGH YOUR MOST girlfriend know what is going bit further from the collegiate the exact locations, and discounts AWKWARD SEXUAL YEARS. on before she finds out from bubble that can so easily keep that are offered. someone else. I won’t pretend us closed in. To start, I’d step back and that it’s an easy thing to do, but A facet of the Rochester Cen- ‘Instead of just think about why you’re having it will make your lives easier in ter for Community Leadership BY MARIE-JOELLE ESTRADA these feelings for this other girl. the long run. (RCCL), Rochester Every Day seeing UR, we can COLUMNIST You said that you’ve had these (RED) provides students with see the whole city of feelings ever since you started discounts to participating busi- Why won’t my boyfriend dating your girlfriend, but if Ultimately, you need nesses in the area. Examples Rochester.’ perform oral? How can I push they really were so strong, why to pursue people include Boulder Coffee on Gene- him in the right direction? didn’t you pursue the other girl see Street, several restaurants -Graduate Assistant Without talking to your boy- in the first place? who you think you’ll featuring various ethnic foods, Christopher Camacho friend, I can only guess about I think a better question is to Lakeshore Record Exchange on his reasons for not visiting your ask yourself if you’re really happy be happy with. It’s Park Avenue, and Greenwood downtown. It’s possible that he with your current girlfriend and just much more Books in downtown. simply had a bad experience with this relationship. Research sug- Founded in 2003 by a group The fact that so many popular a previous female partner who gests that when people are really complicated when he of undergraduates, RED aims to restaurants and stores are a part felt too self-conscious to enjoy satisfied and committed, they encourage students to stray from of RED seems to go unnoticed. it. He also may not be entirely often put down attractive alter- or she is close friends their comfort zone and experi- In fact, most students only know confident with his skills in that natives in order to maintain the with your recent ex. ence the local businesses unique RED exists at all by the sticker area or have misconceptions of positive views of their partners. to the city of Rochester. they see on ID cards, not by the experience. The fact that you’ve managed to “Instead of just seeing UR, we the actual title or even what the develop feelings for the friend can see the whole city of Roch- sticker does.