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By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

VOLUME CXXXII ISSUE 8

GENEVA, NY

PeopleSoft Software Blamed for Account Discrepancies Across Campus

By Tim Hollinger ‘11 Campus Happenings Editor

$27,000 Student Funds Still Off the Books The official books and records of the Colleges are correct; however, internal discrepancies, related to late data entry and failure to utilize relatively new software called PeopleSoft, persist in numerous budget accounts. Discrepancies between the general ledger, also known as official books, and working budgets are common in most large businesses, but HWS has seen an increase in pre-audit problems in the last few years because of a switch to the new accounting system that some have struggled to learn.

The extent of the discrepancies and exact number of accounts affected is still unclear as the business office plays catch-up and juggles data improperly entered by employees across the campus. It appears that grants, both Deans’ offices as well as various offices across campus have accounts that have been affected by the problem; however, none of the issues are as large as the $27,000 that was incorrectly attributed to the student excess fund. All of the accounts will be correct by the end of the budget year.

The PeopleSoft operating system, initiated in 2008 was intended to make accounting, enrollment, and campus data management easier and uniform across campus, but as with the implementation of almost any new accounting system, staff members have struggled to adapt. “It’s hardly intuitive- no matter what those people in the business office say,” said one department head who wished to remain anonymous. Other department heads admitted a learning curve, and were mostly ambivalent about the system.

Workers in the business office, who offer training and trouble-shooting on the Photo Courtesy Of: img.wallpaperstock.net PeopleSoft platform, maintain Colleges’ staff struggles to use accounting software, leading to that the system is easy to account discrepancies all over campus. learn and use. “I think it’s incorrectly attributed to the student the error. very intuitive; if you can online The governments quickly shop, you can use PeopleSoft,” says excess fund. In the wake of The Angela Freeman, who spends much Herald’s Feb. 11 report about informed the student body that of her time fixing data improperly the accounting discrepancy, the the excess fund has $100,500 entered by staff members, and Student Activities Office quickly in it; the problem is that it does adds, “with any new system there assured the student governments not. Administration officials have that the incorrectly inflated number pledged to place around $27,000 in will be hiccups.”

Meanwhile, miscommunication would become the government’s continues to plague the official excess fund, meaning the ACCOUNT continued on Page 3 approximately $27,000 that was fund netted around $27,000 from

“Ten and Ten” Program Hits Campus

By Ellen Harvey ‘12 Staff Writer

Cassie Diaz ‘13/Photographer Amy Nimon ‘11/Photographer

The “Ten and Ten” program is an effort to increase sustainability on campus.

Four weeks ago, the ‘Ten and Ten’ program began on campus, ushering in a new effort to increase sustainability on campus. “The goal is simple,” stated Anna Hertlein ‘12 , current Eco-Rep Coordinator and student organizer of ‘Ten and Ten’, “Increase recycling by 10% and decrease energy consumption by 10%.” The Colleges are competing with 630 other colleges and universities to claim the title of the most sustainable.

With less than six weeks left in the competition, it is time for the campus to fully commit increasing recycling and lowering energy consumption. These are not life altering decisions. A few simple choices can make a huge impact on campus sustainability.

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Campus Happenings

The cast of this year’s Vagina Monologues pose for a picture following their Saturday night performance, held on Feb. 18 and 19 in the Geneva Room.

Women’s Collective “Vagina Monologues” a Hit at Hws

By Annie Mandart ‘14 Staff Writer Did they just say “cumming on the Trolley?!”

The William Smith’s Women’s Collective put on their own splendid adaptation of “The Vagina Monologues” this past weekend.

The women performing, who came from

A&E

every class year, delivered a collection of monologues shedding light on the various ways to think about and celebrate vaginas.

The packed Geneva room was blown away

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Sports

“Paradise Hotel”

Veiled Struggles: Hobart Lax’s Come Back Attack

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StudentTrustee Elections Turkey’s Friday, March 4 REVIEW Headscarf Struggle For a List of the Candidates

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The Herald

Established 1879 By and for the Students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Belinda Littlefield, Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Day, Layout Editor Tim Hollinger, Campus Happenings Editor Whitman Littlefield, Opinions Editor Karissa Seeburger, A&E Editor Amy Nimon, Photography Editor

Contributors Tim Hollinger Morgan Williamson Kristyna Bronner Melissa Warner David Luna Hannah Semaya Nicholas Batson Laura Alexander

Syed Zaidi Emma Lowenberg Belinda Littlefield Ellen Harvey Harry Gu Amy Nimon Lynn Hu Jess McCue

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Jeff Henderson wants to start an egg cooperative, bringing together both members of the Colleges and the Geneva community.

Egg Co-Op Planned for Downtown Geneva

By Laura Alexander ‘14 Staff Writer

Submission Guidelines The Herald is currently accepting submissions for our upcoming issue. The deadline for this issue is Monday at 5 pm.

Must include the: 1. Name and Class Year 2. Individual phone number or e-mail E-mail submissions must be made via file attachment to herald@hws.edu.

If criteria are not met , The Herald may not be able to print the submission.

PROGRAM continued from Page 1 Another resource available to help students lead more sustainable lives on campus is the newly-formed EcoRepresentative group, led by Jamie Landi, HWS Sustainability Coordinator and Anna Hertlein.

Eco-Reps are important motivators in the ’Ten and Ten’ competition.

Hertlein explained, “EcoReps are student volunteers who keep an eye out for sustainable short-falls in the residential halls.

They are responsible for reading the gas and electric meter and environmental education in different areas on campus.” Each Eco-Rep is assigned to certain area on campus and are available to help students in these areas.

Last year, the Colleges reached their goal of a 30% recycling rate, beating out

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schools such as Princeton, Ithaca College, MIT, Stanford, Brown, Union, Vassar, Gettysburg, and Hamilton and placing 84th nationally.

“Unfortunately,” Hertlein lamented, “after the competition, our recycling rate fell to about 20%” This essentially negated the 10% gain in recycling. “Students can help make these results more permanent by continually being mindful of recycling and energy habits.

Waste management is important from the first day of the semester all the way through moving out for the summer.” This is not a temporary effort but a mindful shift in lifestyle that should serve students well after graduation in bettering their communities and the planet as a whole.

The Eco-Reps: Stacey Rice – Caird, deCordova, Emerson Noah Lucas – Hale, Bartlett, Durfee Eli Gleason – Medberry, Geneva Hannah Sarokin – The Williams Smith Hill Maeve Donnelly – Sherrill Ben Ahearn – O’Dells Claire Leavengood-Boxer – Houses on S. Main Street Marcie Day – O’Dells Dan Gadigan – O’Dells Ellie Anderson - JPR

How to Reduce Personal Consumption 1. Recycle cans, bottles, paper and plastic in the

no-sort, blue recycling bins 2. Take note of whether or not the

containers at the café are compostable 3. Turn off the lights in your room 4. Unplug your computers or use hibernate

mode when they are not in use 5. Have a better awareness of how often you

use electronic devices

In downtown Portland, Oregon forty hens are housed in a co-op.

They are fed, watered and provided with clean cages courtesy of the the members of Zenger Farms. Why, you may ask, is this relevant here in Geneva, New York? Because Jeff Henderson wants to start this exact same program in downtown Geneva.

Jeff was inspired by the work of Zenger Farms, which began operation four years ago. By starting a similar project here in Geneva, he wishes to provide people with the same farm fresh, chemical-free eggs that the members of Zenger Farms are privileged to. “I’ve raised chickens in the past and feel they are a wonderful way to introduce people to local food, shared purpose, and the care of living things,” Jeff said.

The hens would produce, on average, one egg a day during the warmer months. If the co-op were to have 30 hens, that would mean that each of the 50 individuals and families that were enrolled would receive 15 eggs a week for most of the year. “The chickens wouldn’t be subjected to artificial light 24 hours a day to boost their egg production,” Henderson says; therefore, during colder weather, the hens would only be able to produce one egg approximately every other day.

The requirements to join the co-op are simple: commitment. “Members are expected to take an active role in the care of the chickens-feeding, cleaning, and protecting from predators and disease.

Each member will be responsible for one shift each week, either a morning or an evening, and occasional coop cleanings (probably once per month on a rotating basis). It’s not hard or timeconsuming, but consistency is the key.

There is no fee for joining,” Henderson said.

Clearly, the emphasis of this project is not monetary, but rather its goals are to to teach schoolchildren, increase community pride, and raise happy and healthy chickens in downtown Geneva.

The co-op aims to bring together a wide variety of Geneva citizens to work together in an effort to create a unique and beneficial addition to the Geneva, New York community.

The co-op will be located on Exchange Street, between the Holiday Hotel and the ice skating rink. This strategic placement is ideal for drawing citizens throughout Geneva to become involved in this interesting new project.

“If we can bring a wide variety of people together from across Geneva in the long-term care taking of chickens, we’ll consider the project a success,” said Henderson.

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Campus Happenings William Smith Congress Update

By Emma Lowenberg ‘13 Herald Contributor William Smith Congress met on Tuesday Feb. 15, at 7:30 PM (everyone is invited to our weekly meetings!). On the agenda were plans to publicize meetings, open communication, and increase student involvement in WSC. Radical and exciting ways to publicize the meeting were discussed such as posters, Martini columns, and other strategies. Student suggestions are always welcome and can be submitted by email!

“Bring a Friend to Congress Day” will occur at the March 1 meeting.

All voting members of WSC (or those who will have voting status by March 1) are eligible to win a sweatshirt by bringing the most non-voting member friends!

President of WSC, Kaylyn O’Brien, is now writing for the Martini to spread the word about WSC. She is also hoping to open a collaborative relationship with them.

WSC and HSG will speak with Community Councils to open the possibility of creating Student Government Liaison positions within each Community Council. WSC and HSG plan to hold two joint meetings in March instead of just one.

After all the publicity business, the board and voting members discussed the mission statement with a goal to complete one by the end of the semester.

WSC hopes to implement the statement for next semester.

In an effort to get more information out to the campus, especially following recent discussion among students, the

board shared information about the Sexual Assault and Harassment policies and the Excess Fund.

In terms of the sexual grievance issues, WSC is looking to create a group of students that would be able to voice their concerns about the topic, community standards policy, and level of information. This discussion will be ongoing. The Excess Fund, currently stands at $100,500, as of Feb. 15.

The board and voting members expressed interest in facilitating more student access to the fund.

Officially, it is student money meant to be used by students.

Those proposing concerts-with the intention of requesting money from the Excess Fund-have been withdrawn until next year.

Upcoming campus happenings were discussed including a Meet and Greet and Hillcrest. Sponsored by the William Smith Deans Office, this event would be a social event for WS students to attend with a woman that inspires them. The date has not yet been determined.

The following proposals were approved at the joint meeting with HSG on Feb. 8: EMS proposal for $1,700 in funding for NCEMSF, Alternative Spring Break $6,000 in funding for a trip, foam dance $2,000 party funding, “Seneca 7” received club status.

Remember to come to William Smith Congress meetings every Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Gulick 100! You’ll have to attend three meetings before you have voting status; so don’t wait until an issue that’s REALLY important to you pops up to go!

HWS Students to Skate for Hope

By Kristyna Bronner ‘14 Staff Writer You may have heard about the upcoming event, Skate for Hope, through word of mouth, the facebook event, or from reading about it in the last edition of the Herald. For those that have not, the event takes place this Sunday, Feb. 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

The event is intended as a fundraiser to Camp Good Days and Special Times, but this event is more than just a club organized fundraiser.

Several groups collaborated to make the event happen, including the HWS Figure Skating Club, the Hope House, and the Hobart Varsity Hockey Team.

Why Camp Good Days and Special Times? Sarah Smith ’12, Photo Courtesy Of: keukalakedashandsplash.com co-founder and President of the HWS Figure Skating Club as well The HWS Figure Skating Club, the Hope as a member of Hope House, and House, and the Hobart Varsity Hockey Caroline Dowsky ‘12, manager of Team corroborated on Skate for Hope.

Hope House, knew they wanted to plan an event where the skating with Hockey” where skaters can shoot club and Hope House collaborated. In pucks with the Hobart Varsity Hockey researching organizations that could Team. From 4:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m., there benefit, Smith found Camp Good Days will be a brief intermission while the ice and Special Times. is resurfaced. At 5:05 p.m., there will be a Camp Good Days provides summer brief introduction of Camp Good Days and camp and year-round opportunities to a performance by the HWS Figure Skating children, adults, and families who have club as well as several individual programs. been touched by cancer. The program The public skating will then resume until is a non-profit organization that relies 6:00 p.m. when the event wraps up. completely on donations and fundraising, Skate for Hope is the perfect as it offers all of its programs and services opportunity for HWS students to give back free of charge. to the community. Smith says, “It’s easy to This past Friday, the two met Gary get caught up in the hustle and bustle of Mervis, founder of Camp Good Days everyday activities: class, homework, clubs and Special Times. Smith commented, and sports and hopefully meals and sleep “Caroline and I left with goose bumps if we have time. But outside of our HWS down our arms after hearing Mr. Mervis home, there is an entire community that talk about the loss of his daughter to could benefit from our engagement, be it cancer at age 12.” The date of the event time, an extra pair of hands, or monetary was not randomly picked; Feb. 27 marks donations.” Take a few hours this Sunday the anniversary of the passing of Mr. to enjoy an hour or two of ice-skating for Mervis’s daughter, Teddi. a small fee of $5.00. Your afternoon of fun The event is planned to start at 4:00 will benefit Camp Good Days and Special p.m. with public skating as well as “Hit it Times.

Spring Recruitment Commences on Campus

By Nicholas Batson ‘11 Herald Contributor With the arrival of a new semester, the Greek community at Hobart College has begun its efforts to recruit new members to the six fraternities on campus.

Through various activities, the fraternities hope to expand their brotherhoods for the coming semesters.

Spring recruitment tends to bring in fewer members than the fall term. Some fraternities do not even add new members in the spring, aiming for one larger class in the fall.

The fraternities do mostly participate in Rush week, when the houses table and host events to garner interest in possibly joining a frat. Any Hobart student can rush a fraternity, from first year to senior. It is in the following weeks that only sophomores and older students can work to become brothers, through new member education or what is more traditionally recognized as pledging. For this semester, Rush took place last week, while new member education begins soon.

Rush is one way of getting students interested in fraternity life. Sometimes people are attracted to the values and mottos a fraternity stands by. Phi Sigma Kappa’s three Cardinal Principals are the Promotion of Brotherhood, the Stimulation of Scholarship, and the Development of Character, for example.

Mottos like Chi Phi’s “Truth, Honor, and Personal Integrity” or Theta Delta Chi’s “Improving the Intellectual, Moral, and Social Being

Through Friendship” also peak people’s interests. It may also be what a fraternity does on campus that brings in new members. Often, recruits come through the sorts of activities and organizations brothers participate in, such as sports and Days of Service.

Why students join fraternities varies, whether it is for the people already there, an interest in being part of an organization or something to do with the centuriesold tradition of fraternal life. Why fraternities recruit is something of a different matter. Brothers sometimes state a very practical reason: money.

The more brothers there are, the lower dues will be and the more money a fraternity can have to function. Obviously, recruitment increases the size of a fraternity and ensures there are people to continue a group’s legacy and history on campus. It is also a way to bring new ideas into the groups.

“It’s about vitality, bringing in fresh new people and fresh newideas,”saysHunterLaCroix ’12, a Phi Sigma Kappa brother and Inter-Fraternity Council (I.F.C.) Vice President.

Inthelongrun,recruitment is beneficial to both new and old members. The current brotherhoods add more new blood to their ranks. For some people, fraternities are a way to become much more involved on campus. As Chi Phi brother andI.F.CpresidentGregWarmt ’12 says, “Fraternities can act as a gateway to the rest of campus.”

ACCOUNT continued from Page 1 the budget, but the money has yet to be moved, and The Herald has yet to learn where the funds will come from. “It won’t come from student funds,” says Director of Student Activities Robert Pool, who has been working to ensure similar problems will not happen in the future.

Despite the controversy surrounding the fund, members of the student governments continue to allocate funds out of the problematic account; most recently they promised funds to pay for the alternative spring break to Nicaragua, and to send members of HWS EMS to a conference.

Hobart student government President Drew Oliveira ’12 is confident that the problems are being taken care of, “we are going to base

all of our decisions off the number Pool gave us.”

Pool explains that the $100,500, which does not account for the withdrawals from the account this semester, is a real number the governments can work from, even as it will continue to fluxuate depending on how student clubs spend money.

The student governments, Student Activities office, and Budget Office are all looking into ways to simplify club financing and, thus, accounting.

Reacting to the ongoing saga of the excess fund, former HSG President and current Budget Allocation Committee member Ross Hicks ’11 says, “It boggles my mind that this could happen…there’s nothing for me to say about it, really.”

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Campus Happenings Houghton House Exhibits Plotkin’s “Riverscapes”

By Morgan Williamson ‘12 Staff Writer On Friday Feb. 18, the Davis Gallery at Houghton House opened a new exhibit: Sandy Plotkin’s Riverscapes. It opened at 7:00 p.m. and artist himself was there to talk with the guests as well as members of the faculty and staff, their families and students about his work. The art is hanging in the gallery and will be there until March 11.

The art work was the main show and many students were found looking closely at the paintings one minute and then stepping back to get a wider perspective in the next. Since the pieces were done in an abstract manner with short thick strokes of color to compose the entire image, both the close-up and wider perspective were needed to take in the entirety of the pieces.

In a sense, like George Seurat’s pointillism technique, Plotkin uses thick strokes of color to capture the essence of the color of each of these riverscapes.

When you look up closely to the painting you might be able to decipher what is the river versus

the trees versus the snow or grass, but not always.

Most of the time when looking closely at the images, they Photo Courtesy Of: www.hws.edu look like splashes of color and the image is lost. But if you step This is one of Plotkin’s pieces from his “Riverscapes” back slowly from the painting it exhibition, currently on display at Houghton House. all begins to come together. You Each of these riverscapes was inspired by the begin to see more the further you move back- that the grouping of colors to the top tributary of the Hudson River, which is located near left is part of the trees and flowers on the bank of the author’s home. In the lounge of the Gallery the river, and those darker colors at the bottom in there is a television that plays both the paintings the lower right are actually tree trunks and rocks. and photographs of the riverscapes being Like a mosaic, the little bits of colors are depicted. These are beautiful pieces that will leave carefully put together to make an image without the viewer surprised no matter how many times the use of line to create boundaries. What is also they look, because there is always something that interesting about each of these pieces is that they they did not notice before.

These paintings will be in the Davis Gallery are all done on different mediums, some on glass while others were composed on wood; the choice until March 11, and anyone is welcome to come of medium adds another element to the painting, and see them. The Gallery hours for the gallery creating a pattern underneath the paint that adds are Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. and an additional aspect to the scene being depicted. Saturday 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

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“Paradise Hotel”

An Emotional Rollercoaster

By Tim Hollinger ‘11 Campus Happenings Editor A three-day run of Richard Foreman’s “Paradise Hotel” packed the Bartlett Theatre and churned the emotions of all involved. The postmodern play, which is called “Hotel Fuck” in less conservative settings, explores coming to terms with sexual identities. The loose narrative threw some viewers for a loop, but had others clamoring for more.

An emotionally invested cast, expertly directed by Professor of Theatre Robert Gross, flung themselves into the eccentric roles of characters grappling with seemingly uncontrollable libidos, and what some would consider taboo sexual desires.

The thought-provoking production pushed the audience to reflect on sexual social constructions, the pain of being sexually different, the complacency of the masses, and a lack of general social dialogue about bedroom behavior.

It was extremely refreshing not to be handfed a rehashed classic; moreover, it gave audience members a more active role interpreting the many twists.

Seniors Reina Apraez ‘11 and Alex Johnson ’11 displayed the results of four years in the theater department, feeding the rest of the cast energy and flinging themselves about the stage.

At times, it seemed like they might seriously injure themselves or hit the audience with a wayward prop, but this added to the perversion of the spectacle and

helped express a mélange of sexual experiences, which include danger and risk.

First year Tyler Hatton-Bullock ’14 proved herself to be a new acting powerhouse on campus, displaying impressive emotional control and conveying powerful tension. Eric Hambury ’13 had a marvelous second night shifting the production into the next gear.

Bevin O’Connor ‘12, Ricky Nix ’14, Ariel Schonfeld ’14, and Alex Corless ’14 rounded out the strong cast.

The emotionally jagged fare lacked a tidy arch; instead, the play rose and fell from one crescendo to the next, abstrusely following the characters developing carnal appetites as they attempted to get inside the Hotel Fuck.

Once inside, their desires were somewhat fulfilled, but were also superseded by new cravings, challenges, and lingering pain from the past. When the action fell, the characters became the subjects of the coexisting alternate play called “Hotel Beautiful Roses,” in which their sexuality seemed to turn inward and revolt most of the characters.

Parts of the play did not make sense. At times it dragged.

And sometimes so many things were happening on stage it was impossible to follow everything; but all of this strengthened the overall experience.

The production was not about conveying a story; it was about challenging ideologies and the inherently complex, sometimes endless, multifaceted nature of sexuality. This was expertly done.

Although there were grumbles amongst some audience members confused by the proceedings, “Hotel Paradise” succeeded in generating numerous conversations and was a worthy heir of earlier incarnations of experimental theater, drawing on the work of The Futurists, The Black Mountain School, and performance artists, to name a few.

It was a special play on many levels, and may have been one of Gross’ best productions.

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Jojo Ragon ‘11 and Hannah Sorgi ’14 tabling in Scandling by selling lollipops to promote “The Vagina Monologues.” by the passionate performances, in what was widely considered one of the best William Smith productions of the monologues in recent years.

Over the past few weeks, women’s groups at colleges and universities all around the country have been putting on their own productions of “The Vagina Monologues,” which is a play written by performer and activist Eve Ensler. The performances are part of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls by raising awareness and, through benefit productions of “The Vagina Monologues,” raise funds for organizations that provide assistance to women. V-Day was started by Ensler after her own experience delivering vagina monologues.

The monologues cover a wide variety of topics, all having to do with the vagina. There were stories about orgasm, cumming, femalemale sexual encounters, lesbian sexual encounters, angry vaginas, prostitution, rape, genital mutilation, and vaginal speech among others.

With such a wide range of vagina-related stories, the audience shared in the excitement of firsttimes and the pain that occurs when rape tears a family apart. The subject matter of the show makes the monologues something that college students and a more mature audience can enjoy; however, young viewers may not be the ideal audience.

The William Smith students did a great job creatively adapting the monologues to include slight references the Colleges female population. Cast members had the audience roaring with laughter at the monologue about orgasms, especially when one actress moaned the “William Smith moan”“It’s a great day to be a Heron!” The

audience roared with laughter, when another actress talked about how panties with built-in ticklers would have William Smith students “cumming on the trolley”.

Other hilarious monologues like “My Angry Vagina,” also lit up the crowd. In “My Angry Vagina” the performers described the awkward process of using tampons and the dreaded gynecological exam. The student performers stayed perfectly in character while delivering their raucous lines.

During more somber monologues, the audience was collectively mute, sharing a heavy silence when cast members read statistics about the sad but true reality surrounding sex-trafficking in third-world countries, and marveling at the powerful delivery of a memorized monologue about a brutal rape.

Viewers left the show smiling and feeling empowered, especially William Students. The actresses handled the content tactfully and tastefully and it was received maturely by all audience members.

For anyone who missed the production, it is highly advisable to look up the play on Youtube or visit websites like www.vday. org and http://safeharborsfl.org to learn more about how you can get involved.

The cause urges people to become aware of the cruelties being performed against females every single day. V-DAY is a process, it is a spirit, and it is a mission. In honor of V-DAY, Ensler’s play works to shed light on an area that is literally covered up most of the time: the vagina. The play performed at the Colleges raised funds that were donated to Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc. and the 2011 V-DAY Spotlight Campaign.

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Campus Happenings News On A Local Level

What Is Going On In the World, And Why You Should Care Not till the Cold War and its aftermath did nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear war begin to David Luna ‘14 vociferously Herald Columnist permeate U.S rhetoric from the living rooms of Americans to the highest authority figures.

The years 1947-1991 presented the U.S with many vexations, triumphs as well as the utensils that enabled the U.S to deal with the harms during the time. However, enter into the 21st century and you will be confronted with staggering global advancements in every aspect of life.

These progressions range from technology, international relations and growth (e.g. China), business and even how humans interact with each other. How have these advancements faired in the U.S.’s undertaking to reduce nuclear arms and create a stable and less hostile international climate?

Let us just say, if North Korea was to be taken in as a case study for examining this undertaking, the results would be less than favorable and do not match the United State’s expectations.

North Korea has been very successful in denying the United States and others information about its nuclear weapon program. The result is a high

degree of uncertainty about the size and character of the North Korean nuclear weapon threat, how it might be used, and what impact it might have.

Before diving into the details of N. Korea’s nuclear holdings, lets establish a foundation for which to evaluate their actions. North Korea is a weakening state, having serious economic difficulties and unable to feed its population.

Starvation is not uncommon.

North Korea is experiencing rebellious behavior in the forms major black market activities amongst others.

While North Korean propaganda has facilitated survival of the regime, that propaganda appears to be unraveling. And Kim JongIl’s poor health means that in the next few years a second dynastic succession will likely be attempted. While the regime is in jeopardy, it has not yet collapsed, and may not in the next few years.

The BBC News reported on November 21, 2010 that “In September last year, after having denied enriching uranium, North Korea said it was in the final stage of uranium enrichment, and further warned that it was continuing to reprocess and weaponise plutonium.” The report also speculated, through reliable sources, that North Korea had “more than 1,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium on a visit to North Korea.” Enriched uranium can be used for nuclear fuel or made into weapons.

Why should North Korea’s nuclear reservoirs be of concern to American citizens? North Korea actively uses its nuclear weapons for deterrence and coercion in peacetime. The United States and other countries are reluctant to use military force against North Korea because of the escalation that could result. As a result of their nuclear activities, North Korea has gained substantial leverage Photo Courtesy Of: mindcontrolandpropaganda.files.wordpress.com in international

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factions would have few nuclear weapons—perhaps only one or two. They may decide to use these weapons against other factions that threaten them, against external actors (such as the ROK or Japan), or try to sell them to third parties.

North Korea is a worsening state that is increasingly dependent on its nuclear weapons for deterrence of outside intervention, for both internal and external leverage in peacetime.

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negotiations because of its nuclear weapons.

North Korea may employ nuclear weapons in a conflict.

North Korea has said a little about what it might target with nuclear weapons and when it would do so in a conflict. North Korea might also use its nuclear weapons early in a conflict because it expects early U.S. nuclear weapon use.

It might wish to demonstrate its capabilities and resolve, trying to limit the U.S. use of nuclear weapons.

If the North Korean regime collapses, the leaders of various factions may take control of nuclear weapons. Most of those

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Features College On a Budget Tuition: $40,592; Room & Board: $10,458; Misc. Fees: $1,118; College Experience: Priceless Let’s face it, college costs a lot: in money, time, and traveling. However, while some costs are uncompromising, there are ways to save money. We at the Herald want to help cut down on costs by providing helpful hints about how to do college on a budget.

Time to eat! for club events or any ongoing food activities.

We have all heard For example, every club on campus is looking the jokes about to attract outside student participants, and college students have found that food- mostly pizza, but surviving on sometimes other foods- are used to bribe ramen noodles, but students into coming; take advantage of this! it does not have to It is a win-win for both you and the clubs. be a reality. By this If pizza really is not your thing, there point, you have are still other mostly untapped eating already selected opportunities on campus. and confirmed Every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m., your meal plan Chaplain Leslie Adams has pasta nights at Belinda Littlefield ‘11 for the semester; her residence on 630 S. Main Street, located however, here just down the street from the President’s Editor in Chief are some tips on House. saving money on snacks and the odd meal that is not covered by your meal plan.

It is important to note that, eventually you will get tired of having Saga food everyday, and it is at this point that eating can begin to cut into your savings.

First, you can utilize your snack money to eat at the Pub or the Cafe, since that money is already paid for.

The Pub offers an intimate atmosphere where you can socialize with friends, eat, and watch sports and television; the desserts there are not half bad either.

The Cafe offers Mexican fajitas and burritos, subs and wraps, as well as hamburgers and chicken fingers. At some point, however, this alternative Photo Courtesy Of: Zazzle.com will also begin to get a little tired.

Now, at this point, do not This could be you if you let your stomach immediately decide to go out to eat; dictate the use of your wallet. Instead, make instead, pay attention to advertisements the campus work for you and your wallet.

Every Friday night at 6:30 p.m., the Abbe Center for Jewish Life (764 S. Main St.) hosts a Kosher Shabbat Dinner, prepared by local campus celebrity Showtime Joe; the only thing is you have to email shabbat@hws. edu the Wednesday before that so that they prepare enough food.

In both instances no particular religious affiliation is necessary to attend, merely an openness to conversation and an appreciation for good food.

At some point, even these opportunities may become tiresome, at which point it might be a good idea to head to Wegmans. Prepared foods can be a strain on the wallet but if you have access to a kitchen, get some friends together and cook a home favorite.

For snacks, try to buy in non-perishables and bulk to cut down on trips to the store and the necessity of throwing things out. BJ’s is located just down the street, and it might be a good idea to contribute to a community BJ’s card if bulk makes more sense for you.

However, do not completely forget about the restaurants and take-out downtown. Sometimes, you really just need a break in atmosphere and places like Halsey’s, Morgan’s, and Parker’s are great places to hang out with amazing food. If you are just looking for a change in cuisine, get a few friends together and order in bulk so that you will have leftovers to enjoy later.

By the time you go through all of these different options, Saga will be a little bit newer and not nearly so repetitive.

Discovering Geneva

One student’s exploration of Geneva, NY, bringing appreciation to the undiscovered aspects of Geneva.

The typical Saturday morning for a college student involves recovering from the excitement of Friday night. Usually this recovery entails a movie and a pizza delivery. One movie unfailingly turns to Ellen Harvey ’11 two, couches become Staff Writer more seductive, and pajamas absolutely refuse to be tossed aside. Before you realize it, it’s nearly dinnertime and another night out beckons.

Where did the day go?

I have asked this question many times myself, and although I love a nice day of relaxation, there is always the guilt of having accomplished nothing, of not having experienced anything new.

I suppose part of the Saturday afternoon lethargy comes from the question: what else is there to do?

Geneva is not exactly a bustling metropolis to be explored, and if you have been downtown once, you have seen it all, right?

Although I used to prescribe to this logic, I began venturing out on Saturday afternoons to explore Geneva with a friend. I soon discovered that Geneva holds many mysteries just waiting to be discovered by those willing to look. Having come to this realization, my friend and I began a weekly tradition of thrifting at the surprisingly numerous antique stores of Geneva. Being a town of over 200 years, perhaps it is not surprising that history has become one of Geneva’s main exports.

A particularly prominent history store is

Photo Courtesy Of: www.geneva-antique-coop.com

The Geneva Antique Co-op, located next door to the Waterstreet Cafe, is one of Geneva’s unexplored and undiscovered gems in downtown Geneva.

the Geneva Antique Co-op, located at 473-475 Exchange Street. The store is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. It has two floors filled with jewelry, clothes, furniture, and infinite knick-knacks from multiple dealers. The sheer volume of things sold in the Co-op make it an entirely new and surprising experience every time I visit.

As I walk into the store my eyes hardly know where to settle. Glass cases line the wall, forming aisles and rooms filled with jewelry, old coins, pins, military paraphernalia, old records, baskets, pottery, and artwork. As I venture further, I can see walls of furniture, sectioning off different dealers’ wares. Some have specific themes, like “Nice Old Country Things”, whereas others are simply a mishmash of tea sets, books, fans, hats, tables,chairs,artwork, long mirrors, shelves, candlesticks, scarves, quilts, and fine china.

Perhaps my favorite section on the first floor is the old machinery area. Here there are working antique typewriters, a swath of antique Photo Courtesy Of: www.geneva-antique-coop.com cameras, old record The Co-op offers a variety of collectibles, among which include players, and wooda wall of antique lunchboxes, representing Charlie Brown, Star encased radios. There is something very Trek, Scooby Doo, Zorro, and Rambo, just to name a few.

wholesome and warm about these machines.

Perhaps it is the intricacy of their construction, the feel of hand-craftedness that set these objects apart. They seem less like machines and a great deal more like art.

The basement is another interesting area of the Co-op. It is slightly less organized than the first floor, but it still has furniture, artwork, pottery, and jewelry. It also features multiple collections. One of my favorites is the wall of antique lunchboxes, representing Charlie Brown, Star Trek, Scooby Doo, E.T, Zorro, Rambo and multiple old Westerns, all on cleaned tin surfaces. For those of you who love vintage things, being transported to another time, and a good laugh, this wall of lunchboxes will definitely take you there.

Another amusing collection found in the basement is an assortment of beer cans collected from different eras. In the two years I have been visiting the Co-op, I do not think anyone has bought one. For all you beer collectors out there, Geneva’s Antique Co-op is ripe for the picking!

Above all, though, I love entering the Co-op because it is filled with things from Geneva. I doubt there is a better way to learn about one’s temporary home than wandering through the thousand upon thousands of objects that were once used by the citizens here. It is like a lifestyle museum of Geneva, except it is a museum that I can take home. This is a history that I can take up and participate in. Perhaps that is putting a bit too much stock in material possessions on my part, but explore the Co-op and see for yourself.

Escape your Saturday afternoon doldrums, and discover a whole world within Geneva, whose surfaces have yet to be scratched.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Features Artist of the Week: Donte Taylor

Photos Courtesy Of: Donte Taylor

Donte Taylor ‘14 (pictured below ) plans to major in Architecture here at the Colleges. Above are two of his drafted designs, which demonstrates his passion for residential design. He hopes to pursue archietecture as a career.

How would you describe your art?

I would describe my art work as an expression of my thoughts, feelings, and ideas inspired by my peers.

What first drew you to this medium?

I was always interested in drawing because it was simply fun and it always kept me calm and relaxed. Whenever I was stressed or feeling down, I would pick up a pencil or a pen and start drawing. I feel that drawing was more appealing to me because it demonstrated a range of different skills and techniques, which really drew me in.

What’s your field of study in this medium?

My field of study is mainly in the two-dimensional medium of drawing.

Who is your favorite artist?

I love Abeijon-Fernandez’s work. He is a great architect that creates some amazing modern homes that are functional, but also are, themselves, a piece of art.

What’s your field of study at HWS? I plan to major in Architecture.

Photo Courtesy Of: Donte Taylor

What do you plan to do after you graduate? Do you plan to continue in this medium?

After I graduate I plan to work at some type of architecture firm and help with the design of mostly residential areas. I hope to y move from the two-dimensional medium to three-dimensional models and things.

What inspires you?

I would have to say that besides being inspired by my mom, I have a passion and love for residential design. Residential design inspires me to think about the many homes I have already seen in my lifetime and to think about new designs for a new generation.

If you could go to any city, where would you go? Why? I would either go to Chicago or Dubai. I would go to Chicago because there is some amazing architecture there, as well as, a combination of different architectural designs. Frank Loyd Wright has a number of his amazing homes, which number among the many great homes that are in Chicago. I would go to Dubai because they have a more modernized type of architecture, which is what I am really interested in right now.

The modern design is one of the most demanded right now and it would be a great experience to go there and see both the buildings and the houses of the city.

HWS: Through Students’ Eyes

Lynn Hu/Photographer

Lynn Hu/Photographer

Members of the BAC gather together on Sunday, Feb. 20 to hear reproposals from clubs for the Spring 2011 semester.

Anna Dorman ‘14 (left) travelled with the HWS Debate Team to Princeton University on Feb. ?? for a debate competition.

Harry Gu/Photographer

Amy Nimon/Photographer

Two William Smith students take advantage of the chocolate fountain in Saga on Feb. 14 in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Linh Tran ’11, an exchange student from Vietnam, tutors Alaina Broderick ’11 in Vietnamese in the library.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Opinions The federal budget for the 2011 fiscal year consists of $14.1 trillion of debt and $1.1 trillion in deficit deductions, defense spending, and appropriating funds to social programs.

What exactly does this all mean, you

By David Luna ’14 ask? It means a Columnist tedious task awaits those who try to decompress all that a national budget encompasses. This tediousness has led a significant amount of the American public to pay no attention to budget debates at all, or to get lost in the complex terminology that a budget is composed of.

The federal budget makes a point to lay out to the nation its projected fiscal future.

Some factors the Federal budget concerns itself with are: deciding how the Government spends taxpayers money, planning how the Government pays for its activities, scheduling Government borrowing or repayment of borrowing and serving as a historical record for past expenditures in the hopes of influencing future approaches.

The federal budget is a powerful document with the ability to change the lives of millions of Americans. President Obama’s 2011 budget, for example, lays out a vision not only for economic recovery, but also for more equitable and sustainable economic growth. To establish the framework for a stronger, more inclusive America the budget supports innovation and small business development, transportation and clean

The Political Rundown energy infrastructure and education and workforce training system reform.

It is a plan that provides immediate assistance to those suffering most in tough economic times, such as low-income citizens, working families, and communities of color by creating opportunities for them to find success. This is the vision that Obama believes and would like to see come to fruition in an “instantaneous” manner. This instantaneous manner, however, is highly unlikely since the projected benefits will not begin until a few years from now, at which time Obama will already be out of office.

What has happened to the concept of getting things done swiftly? In recent years, it has become a disturbing trend for our nation’s officials to declare change 20, 50, heck even 100 years from now. These false promises and legislations give the public a misguided reassurance that the issues are being taken seriously, while allowing the administration to slack off. For instance, Obama will be long gone by the time his budget really starts kicking in, and if his policies were to stumble, he would not have to the face the repercussions.

On Monday February 1st, President Obama released his proposed $3.8 trillion budget for the fiscal year of 2011, which begins this October 1. According to the Obama Administration, the freeze on nondefense/security discretionary funds is

occurring in order to find cost cutting savings with a “scalpel rather than an ax.”

The 3-year freeze is focused on keeping federal spending to $447 billion annually from 2011- 2013. Obama’s budget makes a number of tough choices in an effort to cut the deficit by a projected $1.1 trillion over 10 years. This would be enough to prevent an explosion of debt in the next decade and to reduce the risk of a fiscal crisis.

It’s interesting that so many Americans talk about health care reform as a part of the bailout, when programs like TARP and other similar programs are going to make up less than 2% of our overall spending next year.

On the other hand, Social Security (19%), Medicare (13%), Medicaid (8%) and Net Interest (7%) will make up almost half (47%) of our 2011 budget.

The folks at the website moneyning.com provide a more thorough breakdown of the federal budget.

The Budget Breakdown:

Discretionary Security – 23% Non-Security – 14% Social Security – 19% Medicare – 13% Medicaid – 8% TARP – 0% Job Initiatives – 1% Health Reform – 0% Other Programs – 16% Net Interest – 7%

Veiled Struggles: Turkey’s Internal Struggle With the Headscarf

By Syed Zaidi ’12 Herald Contributor With 78% of the Turkish people against the banning of the headscarf, one wonders how democratic Turkey is. It is secular, but democratic is another, much larger question.

In the last few weeks, we have seen several governments topple at the hands of their people. We have continued, however, to turn a blind eye to events unfolding in countries that we have a strong relationship with.

The ban on headscarves, started by the founder of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is nearly impossible to implement. Even the first lady of Turkey wears it out, including to ceremonies honoring Turkey’s beloved founder. The majority of the female population wears the scarf practically everywhere, and the army or police to stop this from occurring can do little.

Women in Turkey frequently have problems finding jobs due to their rebelling against the headscarf, and many find it difficult to be employed post-graduation. Some decide to take on a dual identity of sorts, and wear scarves at home while remove them at work. This causes an internal struggle for many women

that for some eventually leads them to leave the country.

Employment in Turkey has dropped by an astounding ten percent.

This is due primarily to employers refusing to hire women who wear the headscarf. This form of discrimination once again poses a question as to Turkey’s use of such fundamental international agreements as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

One also needs to realize the context of this ban, and recognize that Turkey is not helping their Muslim allies Photo Courtesy Of: turkeyetc.blogspot.com in Europe as it continues to In Turkey, 78% of the population has spoken out against the ban struggle to become a member prohibiting the wearing of the headscarf in universities. of the European Union.

First, many European countries such as France, the with many of the same views they Instead of trying to pave the Netherlands,Albania,Spain,Germany are trying to escape in from in their way to freedom for women, they are and Italy are extremely hostile to the home state. endorsing a ban that is creating, in practice of wearing the headscarf, As Turkey tries to become more some circumstances, conditions that and view it as an obstruction to their in-line with the European world, it women cannot live under. When culture. also alienates itself from its neighbors will the Turkish government realize With many Muslims moving from in the East. Both the government that most Muslim women see the Turkey to another European country and the citizens of Turkey suffer from headscarf as a symbol of Islam and as for freedom, they are confronted these practices. a religious duty?

Verbatim:

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Jordan Carson ‘13

“Have the shuttle run during the day time.”

“More parking spots”

If you could do one thing to improve campus what would it be?

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Jesse Wilson ’13,Ellie Barrertt ‘13

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Opinions Bahrain and Iran?

By Syed Zaidi ’12 Herald Contributor Bah-rain! E-Ran! Two countries average Americans have hard times pronouncing and are now up in smoke once again. Protesters in Bahrain now consider their government illegitimate and see an entity that is suppressing a minority population, which in reality is the majority in the nation.

However, one wonders how suppressed they really are or if there are other mandates they are demanding which may upset other powers. On the other hand, the youth in Iran have been effectively protesting against the government Rahbar, Ayatollah Khameini and his government. Similarly, a government that finds itself in the minority is fighting against the majority of its population.

Bahrain is run by a monarchy similar to the Saudi government and Iran’s Valiyal-e-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists) is applied by a very secular, yet intellectual, population. While Iranians do love and respect their religion, they do want an application of this faith to run their government. With this said, both populations want a change and with recent events in the Middle East, it has become increasingly possible if certain factors were to occur.

Change in these countries would be a hundred times more difficult to occur. In the case for Bahrain, the United States has invested billions of dollars into protecting our interests in this part of the region. It is highly unlikely that we would reverse so much political and financial support; however, there is an alternative. Just as the United

States has pressured Israel in the past to negotiate with the Palestinians, we can also pressurize the Bahraini government to increase their relationship with the Shiite and other populations in the country.

The suppression of Shiites in Bahrain is not as intense as in Saudi Arabia and one could perceive that the Bahrainis, with their proximity to the Iranian government, have a different government in mind.

The Iranians have been protesting not only Photo Courtesy Of: news1.capitalbay.com Ahmadinejad but also Ali Khameini. On Feb. 14, in the village of Sanabis near Manama in Bahrain, a One asks, why both? demonstration was arranged on Facebook, the same social network which Ahmadinejad is still was used as part of organizing the uprising in Egypt. president only due to may be somewhat unclear. However, increase representation in the Khamenei. However, Ahmadinejad hold very little real one thing is for sure: the US should state, and the Bahraini majorities the economic freedom they are power with respect to Khamenei be watching the fireworks.

It is clear that change is demanding, regime change will not and serves very much as a barking necessary in both Bahrain and be necessary. dog for the former.

In the case of Iran, the more the Both are ideologically similar Iran. But as Americans we should and both share agony to the continue to encourage democracy West encourages the protesters, the opposition, composed of Mousavi, in the same fashion as we have more the Iranian regime will utilize Karoubi and Rafsanjani. The latter for Egypt and Tunisia. In Bahrain, that encouragement to fuel their two were responsible for protesting while regime change might hurt Anti-West stance. In both cases, one gas prices, lack of electricity and our relationship with the country, should wonder if democracy for hard-line Anti-West stances taken by democracy might truly twist our Middle East states is the best answer for the United States or is liberal, the former. Whether the people are relationship with Gulf states.

On the other hand, if we more progressive change a better calling for absolute regime change or a complete change in leadership encourage the monarchy to alternative.

Raphael Durand ’13 Hobart College

Student Trustee Debate

Brianne Ellis ’13 William Smith College

Find Out Who Your Kees Nordin ’13 Hobart College

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Student Trustee Candidates Are And What They Stand For

Wed. March 2

Noah Lucas ’13 Hobart College

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An Afternoon of Skating and a Special Performance by the HWS Figure Skating Club

Sun. Feb. 27

4pm – 6pm

The “Cooler”

(Geneva Recreational Department)

$5 Admission

Includes ice skate rentals on a first come-first serve basis For more information, please contact Sarah Smith at SS3117@hws.edu

Alexandra Galasso ’13 William Smith College

8:00 p.m.

Cellar Pub

Loren Marshal ’13 William Smith College

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FRIDAY, FEBUARY 25, 201

Book of the Week: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson

By Melissa Warner ’12 Herald Contributor For those of you who have been following this popular mystery series, this book is no doubt old news. However, since it is still listed on The New York Times best seller list, it deserved a review of its own.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson, came out last May as the final book in the Millennium Series.

This series has become world famous and have received positive reviews from numerous readers.

The Millennium Series not only provides an interesting mystery to follow (which only gets more fascinating as the books go on) but also provides the reader with the opportunity to learn about Sweden itself.

The characters in this fantastic book series practically make the series what it today.

The books are all well written and complex, but it is the characters that make them, especially the main character, Lisbeth Salander.

The following review contains some spoilers for anyone who is not finished with the books, so read at your own risk!

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest picks up more or less exactly where the second book (The Girl Who Played with Fire) left off. In the first scene, we find Lisbeth Salander arriving in the emergency room of Sahlgrenska Hospital after an intense altercation with her father and brother.

Her injuries require surgery, especially the gunshot wound to the head, which she received from her father, Zalachenko Salander.

Incidentally, her father is also being treated at the same hospital for the wounds L. Salander inflicted on him with an axe.

After the successful surgery, L. Salander is moved to intensive care for recovery but is guarded and can only be visited by the police, doctors, nurses and her lawyer.

Two rooms away, Z. Salander is also recovering and his proximity has L. Salander on edge.

As preparations begin to gear up for L. Salander’s murder trial, the Section (a secret division of Säpo, the security service of Sweden) also begins to create a plan to cover their tracks.

They are aware that their cover-ups for L. Salander’s father, a former spy, who was secretly granted asylum in Sweden, will be devastating if discovered.

After rounding up some of the retired members of the Section, they move to silence Z. Salander, among other goals.

On the other side, Blomkvist is spending his time frantically trying to put up a fight for Salander, even convincing his sister to be L. Salander’s lawyer for the trial.

Will L. Salander be able to win her trial?

Will Z. salander’s cover-up ever be revealed to

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the general public? These and other questions are finally answered in this eagerly anticipated third book.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is everything readers wanted out of the final book of this series.

It is fast paced and exciting, mainly because everything finally comes together in its entirety.

The book and the series can be dense with its various sub-plots but is overall a steadily engaging read.

Anyone who loved the first two books will no doubt feel the same way about this finale.

The only bad thing about reading the book, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, is knowing that there are no more engaging, heart-stopping books to look forwards to in the future.

“Gnomeo and Juliet“ Offers Mediocre Entertainment

By Hannah Semaya ’13 Film Critic For never was a story of [less] woe than this of Juliet and her…

Gnomeo? The concept behind “Gnomeo and Juliet” can pretty much be understood from the title.

Take the classic story of “Romeo and Juliet,” and retell it through the lives of gnomes. Garden gnomes, to be precise. To elaborate, the story takes place in the adjunct backyards of the Montagues and Capulets, who happen to live on Verona Drive.

Sounding familiar yet?

In short, “Gnomeo and Juliet“ takes the classic play and makes two major changes: the first being the prolific gnomes, and the second being the transition from a tragedy to kid’s movie. It is not the first time Shakespeare has been adapted to the big screen, and it was not bad at all for what it set out to be.

James McAvoy (“Atonement,” “The Last King of Scotland”) and Emily Blunt (“The Adjustment Bureau,” “The Young Victoria”) voiced the star struck lovers of the Montagues and the Capulets.

Michael Caine (“Inception,” “Batman Begins”) and Maggie Smith (Harry Potter one-seven) make up a part of a very talented ensemble. In fact so many big names are attached

to this movie, that it is hard to believe that the fact that Elton John was acting as the Executive Producer was not as publicized as the being another big name. His stamp is all over the movie, from the music to the numerous dance numbers.

The problems within “Gnomeo and Juliet” lie within the fact that they are taking a tragic story and trying to make it up-to-date and kid friendly.

This led to the unfortunate inclusion of elements like lawn mower riding and a comic-relief lawn flamingo. Neither did anything but distract the viewer. As someone who has (been forced to) read “Romeo and Juliet,” the additions were painful and glaring.

Perhaps their actual target audience (children) would enjoy it more. With that being said, it was not an unpleasant movie.

The animation was cute, although the 3-Dementional aspect was very unnecessary. The story was not terrible, although that could be contributed to the original Bard.

This movie is one to see with your friends or family for a fun night out, but is not a must-see film. I would give this movie a two out of five stars.

Photo courtesy of (clockwise) top10movies.net, roughcutreviews.com

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FRIDAY, FEBUARY 25, 2011

Arts and Entertainment Ask Doctor Blackwell

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Have a question that you need answered?

Can’t ask anyone else?

Write me at Herald@hws.edu

The Elizabeth Blackwell section welcomes any and all questions concerning your life, your roommate’s smelly feet, your sex conundrums, the attractiveness of that guy in your Bio lab or the way that girl in your English class looks at you when you take your seat. Lizzy is here for you, at your service. If ever there was someone to whom you could ask your most burning questions, it would be the ever helpful Elizabeth Blackwell! I am waiting with my always honest opinion, so start sending in those questions!

“FILM: Giselle” : Fri., Feb. 25

Royal Opera House, London @ 7:00 p.m.

Time : 2 hrs, 10 min, plus one intermission

Tickets : $16 “FILM: The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011”

: Sat., Feb. 26 @ 7 p.m.

Animated shorts @ 7 p.m. Live action @ 8:45

Tickets : $6 “LIVE: Pink Floyd Experience” : Sun., Feb. 27

Music @ 7:30 p.m.

Cover band plays Pink Floyd music

Tickets : $30 Pre-sale, $35 @ the door *All events are held at the Smith Opera House (82 Seneca St., Geneva, NY) unless otherwise noted.

Dear Dr. Blackwell, I have a roommate from hell. I feel bad for myself in this situation as well as all of our floor mates. How the can someone be so disrespectful? Okay, before I get ahead of myself, let me explain. The thing is, my roommate just really likes to have sex. I get it, you have your needs, congrats. I mean, I like sex, too, but I don’t like having it in a shared dorm room all hours of the day. Maybe I’m just unusual, but sometimes I do think homework and studying is a bit more important than satisfying my libido. Any who, my roommate’s views on this seem to be quite to the contrary. She has her boyfriend visit all the time, and they just stay in the room 24/7 and have sex. Don’t they ever get tired?! Now Lizzy, seeing as you constantly portray such a positive image, I’m sure you would never be like this if you were my roommate. What do you suggest I do in this situation, though? I can’t handle the constant sex noises, and I’m sure the floor mates are getting sick of them too. Please help!

Sincerely, The Rooms are too Small, The Walls are too Thin Dear The Rooms are too Small, The Walls are too Thin, Oh goodness! It seems that all you crazy college kids think about these days is sex, but I am glad that you have your priorities set with your studies. As for your roommate and her boyfriend, though, I am not sure that I have the proper advice for you. It is clear to me that there is a lack of communication between you and her, but that is something with which I can not help. You and your roommate do not necessarily need to like each other but you do need to respect each other. Talk with her, and set boundaries where necessary. This could include rules about boys in the room and even the length of time a guest is allowed to stay over. You are right in saying that everyone has needs; however, if these needs of hers are infringing upon your room rights then there is a problem. Talk to your roommate, be reasonable with her and you can just hope that she will return the favor. I am certain you will do what is right.

Hope this helps Dr. Blackwell

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Sports

Hobart Lacrosse’s Come Back Attack Over Robert Morris

By Jess McCue ‘12 Sports Writer The Hobart lacrosse team played a tight game against Robert Morris University on Saturday, Feb. 19. In the first three quarters, Hobart trailed behind by a score ranging from 3-4 points, but always stayingrightonRobertMorris’ tail. At half-time Robert Morris was up 6-4.

The Statesmen tied it up late in the game with senior Tim Bigelow’s goal assisted by junior Sam Miller, giving Bigelow his second goal of the game.

In the final minutes of the fourth quarter, with the score tied at 8-8, junior Chris Pederson scored putting the Statesmen in the lead. Hobart took the win with a final score of 9-8. Pederson not only Kevin Colton/Photographer scored the winning goal but also completed a hat trick (3 Junior Chris Pederson scored in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, handing the Hobart Statesmen their first win of the spring season. goals in a single game).

Other Statesmen who scored were first year Cam Stone, sophomore Tyler Smith, junior Derek Akner, and sophomore Ethan O’Connor.

While not scoring goals other Statesmen leaving their mark were junior Bobby Dattilo, who dominated the faceoffs, winning 16 out of the 21 restarts. Goalkeeper senior Evan Kirk made 12 saves holding off the offense of Robert Morris and achieving his first career win in goal. Over all, the Hobart men fought well to ensure their win over Robert and Morris and the entire team deserves praise.

Our Statesmen travel next to face Cornell on Feb. 26 at noon.

William Smith Basketball Soars to Victor y in Pink

By Jess McCue ‘12 Sports Writer William Smith Herons flocked to a victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the night of Feb. 18. The Herons beat Rensselaer 72-64 in Bristol gym last Friday night. Senior Mollie Danahy scored a game-high of 25 points with seven rebounds.

The majority of Danahy’s points came in the second half, paving the way for the Heron’s victory. Junior Kristen Kush also scored double digits in the game with 15 points total; also contributing in the double digits was sophomore Sydni Salvatore with 10 points. All three: Danahy, Kush, and Dalvatore brought down four or more rebounds in the game.

Joining the rebound champions of the night was first year Jacqueline Murphy with six rebounds, and also scored 10 points for the Herons.

Rensselaer started off leading the game 8-2. The game was a constant struggle to maintain a comfortable lead. The three-pointers were flying

Kevin Colton/Photographer

Mollie Danahy ‘11 scored a game high of 25 points with seven rebounds. Here, she shoots past two Rensselaer players. as both teams tried to secure a lead.

Free throws from Rensselaer’s Linda Larsen tied the game at 29 with 49 seconds left in the first half. It

was first year Sasha Borenstein who countered with a three-pointer.

It was not soon after Borenstein’s awesome counter that Larsen again

scored, cutting the Heron’s lead to only two points.

It came down to sophomore Jaimie Rubin making her final four free throws to clench the win for the William Smith Herons. This win provided them with a spot in the league playoffs at the end of season, leaving their record 9-4 in the Liberty League.

Rensselaer was not the only opponent the Herons were battling that night. This past weekend, instead of wearing the proud green and white the Herons’ switched it up to some classy pink. The Herons were all wearing pink jerseys and shorts in awareness of breast cancer.

The basketball teams sold Pink Zone T-shirts in Scandling Campus Center to help raise awareness about breast cancer and raise money for the research foundation. The Herons proudly sported their pink as they soared to victory.

This Weekend’s Games Friday, Februar y 25, 2011 Hobart Squash at Northeastern 2:30 p.m.

Friday, Februar y 25, 2011 Hobart Basketball at Geneva 6 p.m.

Friday, Februar y 25, 2011 William Smith Basketball at Union 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 25, 2011 William Smith Swimming/Diving at Finals 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Februar y 25, 2011 Hobart Basketball at Geneva 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 26, 2011 Hobart Lacrosse at Cornell 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 26, 2011 Hobart Basketball at Geneva 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, Februar y 26 William Smith Baketball at Liberty League Championship 3:00 p.m.

Athletes of the Week

Olivia Beckwith ‘13 William Smith Squash

Bobby Dattilo ‘12 Hobart Lacrosse

Sports Photo of the Week

Jess McCue/Photographer

Picture Above (in pink): Kristen Kush ’12 and Chelsea Tracy ’12