CampusTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 / VoLUMe 139, iSSUe 15 Times SerViNG The UNiVerSiTY oF roCheSTer CoMMUNiTY SiNCe 1873 / campustimes.org iNSiDe Seligman weighs state, ThiS CT future of online learning Ur SChooL oF NUrSiNG’S ApproACh To oNLiNe CUrriCULUM DiSCUSSeD BY LEAH BULETTI online degree programs” and NeWS eDiTor now offers two: the Family Psychiatric Mental Health While UR maintains its Nurse Practitioner program ‘GANGNAM commitment to the resi- and the Registered Nurse to STyle’ dential college feel at least Bachelor of Science comple- on the undergraduate level, tion program. The school also Sophomore Brian Shin UR’s School of Nursing has offers 44 other hybrid online earned a spot on the embraced the trend of on- courses with required in-class Korean talent show DRUE SOKOL / phoTo eDiTor line education and plans to and online components. It “K-pop Star.” The SA officially confirmed the election results of the new Class of 2016 senators on Monday, Sept. 18. From expand online offerings in a plans to launch two new PAGE 8 FeatureS left to right are new senators freshmen Wesline Manuelpillai, David Stark, Anthony Salazar and Luke Metzler. model that UR President Joel hybrid online programs by Seligman praised in his An- 2015: a Leadership in Health women’s nual Report to the University Care Systems program and a VOLLEYBALL SA welcomes new senators community given to the UR Doctor of Nursing Practice BY SARAH TEITELMAN Liu, Douglas Reyes, Ulrik to answer” because meet- Faculty Senate last week. program. CoNTriBUTiNG WriTer Soderstrom and Elisabeth ings have not yet begun. “Our School of Nursing Dean of the School of Watson. He did however express has been the leader at our Nursing Kathy Rideout said Freshmen elections of- After what many students optimism that he would University in developing a that while the prerequisite ficially came to an end on described to be a close sena- accomplish a lot this year significant online curricu- courses have minimal in- Wednesday, Sept. 12 when torial race and an unprece- and “follow through with his lum,” he said in the address teraction with faculty and the Students’ Association dented 1,805 votes, the Class campaign promises,” which on Tuesday, Sept. 11. are entirely self-directed, the The ’Jackets have won (SA) announced this year’s of 2016 elected freshmen include extending the hours The School of Nursing has hybrid online programs are their last five games. picks for Class Council, Sen- Wesline Manuelpillal, Luke at Douglass Dining Center been offering online learning restricted to a small number PAGE 16 SporTS ate and Hall Councils. Metzler, Anthony Salazar and and providing students with for about a decade, beginning of students to maintain a high The 2016 Class Council David Stark. more fresh produce. with elective courses such as quality of education. BLAST FROM comprises Grant Dever, Alex When asked about his “I’d like to see strong in- physiology and anatomy — “Faculty and student in- Dwulit, Mikako Harata, goals for the year, Stark said volvement by the students basic courses needed to start teraction is critical,” Rideout THE PAST Daniel Hargrove, Allen the question was “difficult SEE 2016 pAGe 4 a nursing degree. The school said, adding that it is also vital currently offers five of these to maintain the same rigor in UR loses in last Courage Bowl, prerequisite courses for a the course when it is taught Bachelor of Science degree online, while catering to the solely online. need for convenience. ends participation after eight years About a year after they Despite the success of the started offering these classes, School of Nursing’s programs the school began building — 41 percent of the rush rhees Library has what are now called “hybrid SEE CURRICULUM pAGe 4 digitized a collection of manuscripts from the 1800s. Optics professor wins PAGE 3 NeWS $630,000 prize LEHRER BY LEAH BULETTI “This invention flowed DANCE NeWS eDiTor naturally out of a whole line of research in which I’ve been Professor of Optics and engaged my whole career,” Dean of Research David Williams said in a phone Williams has won the top interview. prize awarded worldwide in Williams was awarded half his field. of the total one million euro Williams was presented prize money — $630,000 — CoUrTeSY oF NorM KieFFer with the prestigious Anto- toward future research.The Ur lost in the last Courage Bowl it will play in on Saturday, Sept. 15 after competing in the charity game to ben- nio Champalimaud Vision remainder of the prize money efit Camp Good Days and Special Times for the past eight years. For game coverage, see Sports, page 16. will be shared with five other Lehrer Dance was an Award at a ceremony in BY JUSTIN FLEMING turn later, and the Cardinals Bowl had to be shared with scientists who developed opti- impressive show of Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, were ahead for good. UR UR’s much-maligned deci- cal coherence tomography athletic prowess. pUBLiSher Sept. 14 for his pioneering would walk away from their sion to end its participation work in adaptive optics tech- (OCT) — another method PAGE 12 A&E With the game tied in the eight years of participation in in the event after Saturday’s nologies. SEE VISION pAGe 4 fourth quarter of Saturday’s the Courage Bowl without game. THURSDAy’s eighth annual Courage Bowl, ever managing a win. Last fall, UR Athletics the UR field goal squad trot- Co-founded by UR and started to consider dropping WEATHER ted out for what they hoped St. John Fisher College in the Courage Bowl in the hope would be the game-winning 2005, the Courage Bowl that the decision would help score. Aside from a small benefits Camp Good Days the team perform better in gathering of UR fans, the and Special Times, an organi- the early part of their confer- capacity crowd at St. John zation dedicated to providing ence schedule. Fisher College’s Growney unique experiences for chil- “If you look in recent his- Stadium was subdued. This dren diagnosed with cancer tory, for us to play a top-10 was as close as UR had ever and other diseases. The kids team early in the season has been to besting Fisher in the also get to participate in the been difficult,” UR Athletic Sunny/Windy Courage Bowl, and everyone game as honorary coaches Director George VanderZ- high 74, Low 55 in attendance felt it. and cheerleaders. waag said of playing Fisher CoUrTeSY oF roCheSTer.eDU Thirty seconds, a blocked Unfortunately, the spot- — a perennial Division III professor of optics David Williams was awarded a prize of $630,000 PAGE 2 NeWS field goal and a 72-yard re- light on this year’s Courage SEE FINAL pAGe 4 for his pioneering work in adaptive optics on Sept. 14 in portugal. PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 FIVE-DAY FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Showers Scattered T-Storms Showers Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Chance of precipitation: 30% Chance of precipitation: 40% Chance of precipitation: 40% Chance of precipitation: 20% Chance of precipitation: 0% High 74, Low 58 High 66, Low 58 High 61, Low 44 High 61, Low 48 High 68, Low 51 SECURITY UPDATE Eastman student encounters intruder BY LEAH BULETTI Residence Halls on Friday, Sept. NEWS EDITOR 14 at 12:57 a.m. for a student who claimed to be experiencing 1. A student at the Eastman an allergic reaction to a prescribed School of Music discovered an in- medication, Lafferty said. The dividual hiding in the bathroom of student was transported to the her off-campus residence on Gibbs Strong Memorial Hospital Emer- Street on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at gency Department for evaluation 3:15 p.m. The individual told her and care. that if she stayed in the bedroom, she would not get hurt. The stu- Perp pilfers parking meter dent sprayed the individual’s face with pepper spray and fled after 5. An unidentified suspect taking her cell phone. knocked a parking meter head Rochester Police determined off a pole adjacent to Joseph C. KATIE ARMSTRONG / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER that the individual had entered Wilson Boulevard near Fauver the apartment through a window Stadium and stole the meter GRASSROOTS GROWS EVER GREENER, GOES TO GREENTOPIA where the screen had been cut, head sometime before 1:35 a.m. Sophomore Leah Mould, a member of the student organization Grassroots, learns how a printing press works during Greento- according to UR Security Investi- on Thursday, Sept. 13. Security pia, a festival that celebrates all things green, held in the High Falls District of downtown Rochester on Saturday, Sept. 15. gator Daniel Lafferty. The student found a small water valve cover at was not hurt. the base of the pole that they be- lieve the suspect used to knock off THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Man exposes penis in park the meter head, Lafferty said. THURSDAY 2. A staff member reported on Supposed gun sighting SEPTEMBER 20 Monday, Sept. 17 at 12:20 p.m. raises false alarm AMERICAN StUDIES LECTURE: ¡BAILAMOS! that, as she was walking in Gene- STEPHEN SHAPIRO 8 - 10 P.M., HIRST LOUNGE, WILSON COMMONS see Valley Park, an unidentified 6. Security officers and police 4:45 - 5:45 P.M., HAWKINS-CARLSON ROOM, Bring your dance shoes and learn some belly dancing male sitting on a bench exposed responded to a call from Wilson RUSH RHEES LIBRARY and salsa moves from UR’s very own Sihir Bellydancing his penis to her as she passed by. Commons on Wednesday, Sept. Guest speaker Stephen Shapiro will give a talk Ensemble and SALSEROS.