/ VOLUME 144, ISSUE 12 MONDAY,Campus MAY 1, 2017 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Dandelion Day Bounces Back AARON RAYMOND / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Rapper Big Sean performed at UR Friday as part of the Dandelion Day festivities. By JUSTIN TROMBLY voice than a spotlight stage feature verses, and songs from “No Favors,” an 808-heavy make some fucking noise.” EDITOR-IN-CHIEF stomper. his fourth LP, “I Decided,” banger, saw Sean down on He got our name right the But he’s arguably the released in February. the main stage platform, feet first time—a good sign for a Big Sean isn’t that big. biggest act UR has snagged The show started with away from the front row, his visiting artist. And later, after Like, physically. for its annual spring show “Voices in My Head / Stick to flow as effortless and intense he said, “This that Rochester At the Dandelion Day in years, maybe ever, and the Plan,” a slow-burner off as it would be for the rest of University shit,” he seemed concert Friday night, the under that billing, he didn’t that album perfect for allowing the night, save for some softer aware of his mistake and kept five-foot-eight rapper looked disappoint. Sean to build the atmosphere: songs. “Paradise,” from his right. submerged in the giant, two- With a live drummer and a gradually more-intense song 2014 album, was up next, the You could see flashes of tier screens casting colors keyboardist/DJ rounding out with a tempo boost at its tail, same story. Sean’s mentor, Kanye West, and elemental patterns behind his trio, Sean took the crowd delivered from the top level And then: “If the University in his performance, and that’s him, more a silhouette with a through old hits, fan-favorite of his setup. of Rochester is in the building, not just because he ran thr SEE BIG SEAN PAGE 11 Tampon Effort Stablizing Senator Seeks to Improve International Student Life By SAM PASSANISI to precipitate the plunge, he By DAVID SCHILDKRAUT on several subprojects as international students don’t SENIOR STAFF NEWS EDITOR added. well as listen to and address like going to the Writing The pads and tampons are the concerns of current Center and what problems its The Students’ Association still being purchased by Floto Despite UR’s attempts to international students. has.” (SA) Government’s free and former SA Chief of Staff welcome the about 23 percent The committee, which Gil has identified nine pads and tampons initiative Linda Shackles, who deliver of undergraduate who’ve Gil hopes will be formed subprojects for the committee is looking more sustainable them to Facilities once a week come from abroad to study within the coming week, will to address over the coming with every passing week, for stocking in bathrooms here, many of those students consist of 25-30 international year. according to former SA Vice across campus. are left feeling disconnected students, a representative President Lance Floto. Floto believes the novelty from some aspects of campus from each endorsing From Getting Here Two weeks ago, the of the free tampons and pads life. student organization, and “From the beginning, I Campus Times reported on contributed to high usage Students’ Association (SA) a representative from the felt like things were lacking the struggles of the initiative in the first few weeks of the Senator Beatriz Gil—a University administration. or could be done better,” in its first two weeks. Since initiative. sophomore from Barcelona— Subcommittees will be formed Gil said of when she first then, Floto said, SA has seen “Students get excited is trying to address these to work on each subproject, arrived on campus. “When the usage of tampons and pads when a free service is being concerns through her and work will be consolidated we arrived, for example, as decline to more reasonable provided to them,” he said, International Students Project. via Google Drive. an international student, we rates. “and, therefore, will take Since October, Gil has been She cited her training to be a weren’t received by anybody. “We have seen the usage more supplies in the early working on developing the Writing Fellow as inspiration But when everyone, national drop from around 5,800 the weeks.” framework for this project to for the project. students arrived, they were first week, to around 3,400 Fewer baskets have been be implemented. “I am a Writing Fellow,” received by the whole the second week, to 1,900 the stolen or thrown out, as well. The International Students Gil said. “During the class community.” third week,” Floto said. Four baskets went missing in Project involves the creation our final project was targeting Gil is looking to work with Nothing is being done the first week of the initiative, of a committee of students international students. I was the D’Lions and Residential differently by SA or Facilities compared to just one basket who will discuss and work trying to find out why a lot of Advisor program to give SEE PADS PAGE 3 SEE INTERNATIONAL PAGE 4 INSIDE POLITICAL BASEMENT GORILLAZ SOFTBALL SPLITS DISCOURSE CONCERTS ALBUM REVIEW GAMES THIS CT PAGE 5 OPINIONS PAGE 7 FEATURES PAGE 14 A&E PAGE 16 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 CORRECTIONS A jump headline last issue mispelled the name of the Handler Scholarship as “Hankler.” GOT A STORY PITCH? [email protected] YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR CALF COMES TO CAMPUS DO YOU LIKE A calf came to campus Thursday as part of Local Foods Week. The calf was located outside Sue B. PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE WRITING Power Outage in Dewey (1) REPORTING APRIL 23 - DPS and facilities investigated the cause of a power outage in Dewey Hall. MUSIC Items Stolen in Wilder (2) 2 DANCE APRIL 25—A student reports items taken from room in Wilder tower. 3 FILM Fire Near Gilbert (3) APRIL 25—A fire in the mulch outside Gilbert hall was POLITICS extinguished. 4 5 Damaged Door at Theta Chi (4) HUMOR APRIL 25—Unknown persons damaged a door inside 1 the Theta Chi House. SPORTS Belongings Stolen from Starbucks (5) DRAWING APRIL 26—A student reported belongings taken from Starbucks while they were left unattended. MAP COURTESY OF UR COMMUNICATIONS Information provided by the Department of Public Safety. THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS AND MORE? TUESDAY | MAY 2 THURSDAY | MAY 4 STUDENT DEGREE LECTURE RECITAL BOOK SIGNING: KATHLEEN FRASER CIMINELLI LOUNGE, 3:30 P.M.-5 P.M. BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE TOWN, 6 P.M.-7:30 P.M. The Eastman School of Music presents the musical Kathleen Fraser, author of “Mourning and Milestones: talents of Jeong-Eun Lee on the piano. Honoring Anniversaries, Birthdays, and Special Occasions after a Loved One Dies,” will be holding an interactive grief workshop and a book signing. MOVIE: POSSESSION BURIED CHILD DRYDEN THEATRE, 8 P.M.-9:30 P.M. TODD THEATER, 7 P.M.-9 P.M. The Skalny Center for Polish and Central European UR’s International Theatre Program presents its Studies and the Dryden Theatre present the movie rendition of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer-winning Buried “Possession.” Child. JOIN THE WEDNESDAY| MAY 3 FRIDAY | MAY 5 CAMPUS TIMES. HUTCHINSON MEMORIAL LECTURES PORTRAIT IN FIVE SHADES HUTCH 473, 4 P.M.-6 P.M. MAG, 7 P.M.-8:30 P.M. EMAIL PUBLISHER@ The Chemistry Department presents Kenneth D. Eastman senior Orlando Madrid’s Portrait in Five Karlin’s talk on “Generation and Characterization of Shades will be performed as a tribute to the works of CAMPUSTIMES.ORG Primary Copper (I)-Dioxygen Adducts: A Bioninorganic artist Mark Rothko. Perspective.” Reception to follow. 1812 OVERTURE: LAST DAY OF CLASSES EASTMAN-ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIA EASTMAN QUAD, 5 P.M.-6 P.M. KODAK HALL, 8 P.M.-10 P.M. Director of Orchestral Activities David Harman will be The Eastman Chorale, Eastman-Rochester Chorus, conducting his final performance with Tchaikovsky’s and Eastman Philharmonia will be performing the 1812 Overture. The performance will feature members works of Brahms and Duruflé conducted by William of the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Wind Weinert and Miles Canaday. Symphony, Brass Choir, the Carillon, and Dean of the College Richard Feldman as the cannoneer. If you are sponsoring an event that you wish to submit for the calendar, please email [email protected] by Monday evening with a brief summary, including the date, time, location, sponsor, and cost of admission. MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 / NEWS campustimes.org / PAGE 3 Mayoral Candidates Vie for Votes at Town Hall Initative on Track PADS FROM PAGE 1 per week thereafter. “If this program becomes permanent, Facilities will be the one to order the supplies,” Floto said, explaining that this would simplify the logistics of the initiative. SA Government is currently in the process of meeting with Facilities, which is also investigating the cost of ordering tampons in bulk. Long-term funding of the initiative would be a joint effort between Facilities, the administration, and SA Government. Floto confirmed that, pending approval from the other parties, SA Government does hope to make the free tampons and pads a permanent fixture of campus life. Passanisi is a member of the Class of 2017. YIYUN HUANG / PHOTO EDITOR Candidates for Rochester mayor speak to students and community members in Hoyt Auditorium Saturday. By ANGELA LAI Warren to attend what Delinois questions, then opened the growth and bring internet WANT PUBLISHER envisioned as the first of floor to the audience. access to the city, she proposed multiple mayoral town halls.