C AMPUS TIMES VOLUME 139, NUMBER 10 Serving the University of Rochester community since 1873 THURSDAY , APRIL 12, 2012 Patel/Czekai officially win Transportation fees, bus uncontested SA election routes set to change number of votes — seven. BY ANTOINETTE ENA meeting on March 26, were pus and the Eastman School The main tenet of Patel and JOHNSON considered when these changes of Music, will be reduced, with Czekai’s platform was inclu- STAFF WRITER were made to schedules and current plans showing the last sion, specifically encouraging Beginning in the coming fall routes. bus leaving the River Campus dialogue between students and semester, there will be myriad It was also discussed at the at 10:15 p.m. and returning student groups with different changes to UR’s transportation SA Senate meeting that a at 11:00 p.m. from Sunday to interests and affiliations. system, including a $6 increase, decrease in late night routes Wednesday. Thursday through Patel and Czekai also em- from $24 to $30, in the trans- would correlate with a possible Saturday the last bus will leave phasized communication in portation fees that are part of expansion of the Safe Ride the River Campus at 1:30 a.m. their campaign, coupled with a the undergraduate tuition. Home program, which was and arrive back at 2:20 a.m., greater push for transparency Transportation costs have launched in December 2011. although the times may be ad- and a desire to make the SA a risen dramatically and when The late night service, which justed slightly in the future. more accessible group devoid of the University renewed its con- is an offshoot of the Red Line’s There will be a new housing any impression of elitism. tract with First Transit, UR’s day time schedule and which route, the Orange Line, Like last year, this year’s bus transportation provider, runs between the River Cam- See BUSSES, Page 4 SA presidential race was after five years, it had to take uncontested, which Patel and into account higher gas prices Czekai say was “concerning and increased wages for the and a little disappointing.” At First Transit employees. the SA’s Presidential Debate, “In light of those under- drue sokol• PHOTO EDITOR held on Wednesday, April 4, standable increases, we have Juniors alina Czekai and roshal Patel officially won the Patel attributed the fact that had to make modifications of uncontested SA presidential and vice presidential election. this year’s election is the second our services to contain our uncontested one in two years overall costs while serving the BY LEAH BULETTI April 10 at 10 p.m. Election to the fact that the role of SA needs of our student as well as NE ws EDITOR results were officially certified president is often overhyped. we can,” Dean of the College The results of the 2012 by Information Technology “It may be a reflection of Richard Feldman said. Students’ Association elections on Wednesday afternoon, but how involved and fast paced When the fee was instated are officially in. Juniors Roshal will not go into effect until the the role of SA President and two years ago, talks began Patel and Alina Czekai won the results are approved by the SA Vice President is,” Patel and between the Transportation presidential and vice presiden- Senate on Monday, April 16. Czekai wrote in a communal Advisory Committee (TAC), tial race with a total of 992 votes Of the 15 write-in candi- statement. “We do believe the administration and various out of 1,124 cast, including date platforms for the presi- that students did not feel the student groups. All responses write-in candidates. The polls dential election, freshmen need to vote since it was un- from these parties, in addi- drue sokol• PHOTO EDITOR were open from Monday, April Sidney Royal and Duncan contested.” tion to input gathered at the Transportation fees for the 2012-13 academic year are slated 9 at 10 a.m. until Tuesday, Graham earned the largest See RESULTS, Page 4 Students’ Association Senate to increase $6. Changes to routes have also been made. D’Lion numbers drop: positions decrease for 2012-13 BY MELISSA GOLDIN “The biggest thing was which is similar to the current of D’Lions working on the Quad was discussed as early as the Sue B. and those living on the EDITOR -I N -CHIEF making it more consistent placement of D’Lions on the will remain the same. middle of February and the Quad. She believes that bonds This spring, the number of for both the freshman areas,” first floor of Sue B. The number The potential for a change beginning of March, as applica- between brother-sister halls D’Lion positions available for Nye said. tions were coming in. Incoming in Sue B. will be strengthened the 2012-13 academic year According to Nye, there were D’Lions were alerted in their as well because D’Lions will went down, primarily because 73 D’Lions positions offered acceptance letters. presumably look for another of a decreased number of the last three academic years Vice President of D’Lions person to work with if they D’Lion applications received. and 68 hired for 2008-2009 and sophomore Ellie Law said do not have a partner on their Christine Nye, residential life academic school year. Only 53 that she did not understand own hall. area coordinator and advisor to D’Lions were brought on board why the adjustment was being Associate Director of Resi- the D’Lions, the Office of Resi- for 2012-13. This means that made at first, but now sees how dential Life Daniel Watts dential Life and the e-board of there will be four D’Lions per it will be beneficial in the long agrees that downsizing is the the D’Lion organization made floor on floors two through six in run. One benefit, she believes, right move. the decision. Sue B., as opposed to the typical is that the D’Lions will be able “I think the change to have The choice of where to cut eight. This means that there to forge stronger connections fewer D’Lions for the 2012- the positions resulted from an will be a 1:1 ratio of D’Lions among themselves. Currently, 13 academic year represents effort to make the ratio between to RAs, rather than 2:1 as in some D’Lions have expressed a smart shift to right-size D’Lions, RAs and Freshman previous years. frustration over the fact that the D’Lion organization,” he Fellows more consistent be- There will be two RAs, two they do not know everyone noted. tween the Residential Quad D’Lions and one freshman fel- leah buletti • NE ws EDITOR in the organization due to its But will not having a partner and the Susan B. Anthony low for the two halls that make Residential Life has decreased the number of D’Lion large numbers — the divide is make the job more difficult? Residence Halls. up a brother-sister pair, a set up positions available for the 2012-13 academic year. greatest between D’Lions in See D’LIONS, Page 4 UR follows nationwide trend to improve STEM curriculum BY JULIA SKLAR gineering and math (STEM) dents moving from research as researchers should not issue of faculty preparedness has is to prepare faculty to learn PRE S E N TATIO N EDITOR students. positions into formal teach- come at the cost of students’ by encouraging increased how to teach to an increasingly On Tuesday, April 3, UR CIRTL is based at the Uni- ing positions with little to no education. collaboration and integration diverse amalgamation of stu- released a statement inform- versity of Wisconsin - Madison actual teaching experience in “Good teachers are rarely among STEM departments dents, ranging from students ing the community that the and was founded in 2003, but between. rewarded by the adminis- within individual universities of racial diversity to students University has joined the has since grown to include 25 “There is no question that tration — at least nowhere and among the CIRTL mem- with diversity of academic Center for the Integration of of the nation’s top-tier uni- teaching in many departments near as much as successful ber universities altogether. backgrounds. Research, Teaching & Learn- versities, such as Vanderbilt, is secondary to research,” UR researchers,” Goldfarb said. “Both new and seasoned “Efforts to improve the ing (CIRTL) — which the Northwestern, Cornell and Biology Professor David Gold- “[Even though] one of the best faculty often teach their diversity of the scientific work- National Science Foundation now UR. farb said. things about UR and other classes without considering force are essential,” Professor supports — in an effort to The current crux of the While Goldfarb lauded the top research institutions is how their course material of Chemistry James Farrar better prepare science and problem in college-level sci- benefits of having successful that students are taught by fits into the mission of their said. “I believe undergraduate engineering faculty to inform ence education, as CIRTL researchers leading the next professors who are leaders in department or college,” Gold- and graduate programs [in the this generation of college- has identified it, comes from generation of scientists, he the fields they teach.” farb said. U.S.] are still ‘the envy of level science, technology, en- the trajectory of graduate stu- cautioned that their success CIRTL helps address the Another goal that CIRTL See STEM, Page 4 INSIDE T HIS ISSUE : SOF T BALL SHOWCASES SKILL THE MARRIED LIFE NEWS : UR wins national Arbor Day funding PAGE 3 OPI N I on S : The stages of pulling an all-nighter PAGE 5 UR softball dominated the competition this An exploration of what it’s like for a married pro- past weekend, winning all four of its games.