OCTOBER 19, 2007 | WWW.REPORTERMAG.COM THE BLACKOUT Of ‘07 CHANCES ARE YOU STILL HAD CLASS BOB DYLAN STILL BLOWIn’ iN THE WIND LOVE & COMMUNICATION WHAT YOU AND A DOLPHIN MAY HAVE IN COMMON EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR IN CHIEF Jen Loomis BLOWING SMOKE MANAGING EDITOR Adam Botzenhart I don’t know why our generation is so prejudiced against smokers. Maybe the sheer CoPY EDITOR Veena Chatti amount of anti-smoking propaganda we inhaled as children instilled a lasting hatred NEWS EDITOR Joe McLaughlin of tar and nicotine, forcing us to blow hot air out of our lungs every time we see other LEISURE EDITOR Casey Dehlinger people blowing smoke out of theirs. Regardless of the cause, the symptom is very real. FEATURES EDITOR Laura Mandanas We discriminate against smokers, and we pat ourselves on the back for it afterwards. SPORTS/VIEWS EDITOR Geoff Shearer I’ve heard several wisps of conversation about increasing campus smoking restrictions WRITERS Elizabeth Bermel, Veena Chatti, Adriano this year. Carlos Cornejo, the College of Business Senator, was the first to spark this Contreras, Erick Davidson, Jean-Jacques DeLisle, discussion by proposing a ban on smoking in front of academic buildings. Since then, Casey Dehlinger, Mike Iannacone, Evan McNamara, the wisps have evolved into smokestacks, with the latest anti-smoking request coming Ryan Metzler, Govind Ramabradran, Geoff Shearer, in as a cutely titled petition for a “Smoke-Free RIT.” This petition demands that the RIT Chris Tosswill Administration not only bar on campus stores from selling tobacco products, but also ban smoking on campus entirely. ART ART DIRECTOR Josh Gomby I don’t think these petitioners see the true nature of their request: a solid piece of their STAFF DESIGNERS Kelvin Patterson, Jay Sfetko, liberty in exchange for less personal responsibility. Following their logic, I can easily Susie Sobota see the justification for banning burgers and fries in the cafeterias. RIT should not be STAff ILLUSTRATORS Greg Caggiano, encouraging the ingestion of fatty foods, especially considering the skyrocketing obe- Robert Modzelewski, Mike Norton, Erin Wengrovius, sity epidemic in this nation. What about World of Warcraft? Azeroth-addicted students Bryan Williams, Caitlin Yarsky squander their study and social time by adventuring in the virtual realm. Some of them CARTOONIST Alex Salsberg lose friends. Others lose scholarships. Should RIT be intervening in these students’ lives as well, by creating a “WoW-Free RIT”? PHOTO PHOTO EDITOR Dave Londres I don’t want RIT to be my daddy, holding my hand by day, and tucking me in every night. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Eric Drummond, Megan The very thought of it makes my mouth fill with ash. Rossman, Tom Schirmacher, Ross Thompson PRODUCTION $0.&065'03"/ PRODUCTION MANAGER John Carew Jen Loomis PRINTING Printing Applications Lab EDITOR IN CHIEF .0/%": BUSINESS 0$50#&3 01&/%*4$644*0/ PUBLICITY MANAGER Kayla Himelein TABLE OF CONTENTS AD MANAGER Geo Kartheiser OCTOBER 19, 2007 | VOL. 57, ISSUE 08 BUSINESS MANAGER Lilena Harris ON4TUDENT*SSUES CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Kyle O’Neill NEWS | PG. 04 SPORTS | PG. 12 MISSING SIDEWALK Why the South CROSS CoUNTRY All the Way to PM ONLINE Loop is still risky for pedestrians. Nationals. AT3*5 ONLINE EDITOR Dan Orth BRICK BEAT Power outage on campus. *NGLEAUDITORIUM One million dollar donation. VIEWS | pg. 13 ADVISOR FORECAST Because shit happens. AVOIDING FINANCIAL ARMAGEDDON %R.ARYBETHCOOPER%R)EATH#OICE1ARDEE Rudy Pugliese WEEKLY SENATE UPDATE The club Investing 101. */5)&4"6 STUDENTAFFAIRSEDWOLF4ASHA.ALINCHOC affiliation debate continues. Again. RIT RINGS Who ya gonna call? CONTACT VIEWS Casey Dehlinger discusses STUDENTGOVERNMENTOTHERCAMPUSLEADERS MAIN 585.475.2212 LEISURE | PG. 08 handjobs. WANTYOUTO EMAIL [email protected] HALLOWEEN ON ICE Jack Sparrow skates ADVERTISING 585.475.2213 on thick ice. EMAIL [email protected] BoB DYLAN Still blowin’ in the wind. AT YoUR LEISURE Things, Places, and 4":"/:5)*/( People, too… '3&& "4,"26&45*0/ Reporter Magazine is published weekly during the academic year by a staff comprised of students at Rochester Institute of Technology. Business, Editorial, and Design facilities are located in Room A-426, in the lower level of the Student Alumni Union. Our voice/TTY line is 585.475.2212. The Advertising Department can be reached at 585.475.2213. #&1"350'5)&%*"-0(6& The opinions expressed in Reporter do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute. Including on the agenda that we should all be “making out” is highly inappropriate. Let- ters to the Editor may also be sent to [email protected]. Reporter is not responsible for materials presented in advertising areas. No letters will be printed unless signed. All letters received become the property of Reporter. Reporter takes pride in its membership in the Associated Collegiate Press and American Civil Liberties Union. Copyright © 2007 Reporter Magazine. All rights reserved. No portion of this Magazine may be reproduced without prior written permission. 1*;;" 4PONSOREDBY4(4TUDENT"FFAIRS THE CASE OF THE MISSING SIDEWALK by Madeleine Villavicencio uring the 2005-2006 academic for Facilities Management Services and year, Student Government Student Government, at this stage, it is Women’s Senator Denise Her- out of their hands. rera spearheaded a motion to Dconstruct a sidewalk for the South Loop, Before construction can begin, it must connecting University Commons to the receive approval from the Army Corps of dormitories. This proposal was approved Engineers. They required more time than by the administration and promised to THE SoUTH LooP expected for assessment. The Army Corps students. A year and a half later, the side- of Engineers is a federal agency which has walk is nowhere to be found. WALKWAY PROJECT the authority to review projects that could raise wetland and water quality concerns Concerned that no construction had oc- “HAS BY NO MEANS as well as other environmental issues. Re- curred over the summer, Herrera ap- gardless, Yarrington believes, “There is no proached Ed Wolf, Student Government BEEN STOPPED FROM reason to expect that they will do other President, for an update. Admitted Wolf, than approve the project, ultimately, but “This project was done before my time, so I RIT’S PERSPECTIVE, their review will take a minimum of 90 don’t have a lot of information.” Neverthe- days.” This was not anticipated by Stantec, Our promise: less, he followed up on the project by call- RATHER IT HAS and therefore came as a surprise to Facili- ing James Yarrington, Director for Campus ties Management Services. No other attorney, Planning and Design & Construction Ser- BEEN MAKING vices in Facilities Management. Another issue that has prevented the no other law firm, CONSIDERABLE start of construction is the area’s slope of According to Yarrington, “The South Loop land, or grading. There are different design will fight harder Walkway project has by no means been PROGRESS grades for paving, draining, and blending stopped from RIT’s perspective. It has with undisturbed land. “One can rarely or smarter been making considerable progress to- TOWARDS ACTUAL simply scrape dirt away and throw gravel wards actual construction.” Contrary to and pavement on top of existing grades… to defend you. popular belief, Facilities Management has CONSTRUCTION. Grades [need] to be modified in any areas been attempting to keep the effort mov- where either the pathway would have ing. A few months ago, they hired Stantec, tipped too steeply away from level and/or a design and construction firm, to survey posed an unsafe drop-off back to undis- the area. “We then went through the vari- turbed land,” explains Yarrington. ous phases of design work to arrive at a final plan, produced bid documents [which Although Facilities Management had are] detailed drawings and specifications, hoped to start construction before Winter and bid the work competitively. The lowest –JIM YARRINGTON Quarter, it is because of these difficulties bidder was Keeler, a local Rochester con- that the construction has been delayed. struction company,” explains Yarrington. Per Yarrington, construction will begin in He said that although it is still a priority ” Spring 2008. • 4 News | 10.19.07 BRICKBEAT RIT FORECAST STUDENT GOVERNMENT OCTOBER 19, 2007 compiled by Sarai Oviedo WEEKLY UpDATE photograph by Megan Rossman SATURDAY WEDNESDAY To start the meeting, Representative at Large Matt Danna made 20 BLT BASKETBALL 24 GASSER DISTIN- a clarification on the difference between a report and an an- ToURNAMENT: SLC Gym GUISHED LECTURESHIP IN nouncement: reports tell the Senate what has happened in the Courts 2 & 3, 12 p.m.–2:30 BUSINESS: JETBLUE: Ingle past week; announcements notify people about upcoming events. p.m. A three-on-three bas- Auditorium, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Additionally, it was clarified that every organization only has one ONE MILLION DoLLARS ketball tournament hosted David Neeleman, Chairman vote, even if they send two representatives. by Sarai Oviedo by the Business Leaders and CEO of JetBlue Airways, of Tomorrow. Winners talks about the business of FRESHMAN SENATOR ELECTIONS On Wednesday, October 10, Peter Schottland, CEO will receive trophies and flying people. Cost: Free. There has been a significant showing of interest in the position. and owner of American Packaging Corp. (APC), gift cards to Buffalo Wild Rather than having to listen to every speech, the Senate will announced a one million dollar donation to RIT for Using the dim hallway lights kept on by a generator, Michael Romero works to Wings. Cost: $15 per team. THUrsDAY review applications as they come in. The top seven applicants the expansion of the Plastics and Packaging finish his Advanced Computer Architecture exam during the blackout on Monday, DANDIYA: Clark Gym, 6 p.m.– 25 THURSDAY NIGHT will make speeches. Innovation Center. October 8 in building nine. 1 a.m. A cultural dance fes- CINEMA SERIES: HIGH tival.