April 8, 2011

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By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011

VOLUME CXXXII ISSUE 10

GENEVA, NY

Colleges Well-Equipped for Increase in Students Seeking Counseling Ser vices

By Tim Hollinger ’11 Campus Happenings Editor

Increase in student mental illness follows national trend The number of HWS students seeking assistance with mental illness issues has recently risen by about 60 percent since 2004. The dramatic increase reflects a national collegiate trend and has had the Colleges’ Counseling and Student Wellness Center (CCSW) adapting to the increased demand. The Colleges are confident that they have been able to readily and effectively address the larger number of students seeking guidance.

Sheila Singh, the Coordinator of Clinical Services at CCSW and a licensed psychologist, explains that the campus is incredibly responsive to student needs, “There are twenty people who will drop everything and jump forward to help if a student is in need.”

In 2004, 10 to 12 percent of the Colleges’ population sought guidance from CCSW; today about 15 percent of the student population utilizes the center’s services. This translates to over 300 students

currently making use of the center.

Over a four-year class cycle, 30 to 40 percent of HWS students will use the center at some point.

Although the student population has grown, this does not fully account for the increase. Associate Dean of William Smith Lisa Kaenzig attributes some of the increase to better awareness about the services offered at CCSW , “I don’t think it’s necessarily that we Photo courtesy of: images.forbes.com have more students with mental illness; The Colleges’ Couseling and Student and Wellness Center (CCSW) is word of mouth and adapting to the increased demand for their services by students. outreach about the counseling center students seeking services, broader sees students with developmental has gotten so much better.” societal shifts are also at play. or phase of life struggles; however, While Singh agrees that CCSW is seeing more students anxiety, depression, eating increased CCSW recognition has with severe mental illness issues SERVICES continued on Page 2 played a role in the higher number of than ever before. The center mostly

Rosensweig ’83 Provides Hope to Graduating Seniors

By James Dempsey ’11 Herald Columnist

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America is currently suffering under a dependence on foreign imports.

America’s Greatest Vulnerability: A Modest Proposal

By Jonathan Goldman ’12 Herald Columnist

If you live in the western world, you never have to think about it. Flip a switch and the lights go on. Turn the knob and water flows freely for either your morning coffee or your choice of a hot or cold shower. The grocery stores are filled with fruits and vegetables all year long.

If the growing season ends in this hemisphere, food is shipped in from elsewhere around the world: seafood and ramen noodles from Asia, chocolates and confections from Europe, fruits and vegetables from Latin America… even the poorest segments of the population are PROPOSAL continued on Page 4

Last week the Herald had the opportunity to sit down Hobart alum Dan Rosensweig ’83, whose resume includes a long list of illustrious positions: CEO of Ziff Davis, CEO of ZDnet, President of CNET, COO at Yahoo!, CEO of Guitar Hero, CEO at Chegg and a member on the advisory board at DoonersChoose.org. During the conversation, Mr. Rosensweig discussed what he did following graduation and how he turned this into such a successful career.

Seniors currently on the job search will be relieved to hear that the Internet mogul’s first job was painting houses.

While at Hobart, Mr. Rosensweig had originally planned on attending law school after graduation. However, this course changed. His parents were splitting up “and it didn’t look like law school was going to be in the cards in terms of being able to afford it. So I did what everybody else did, which is I painted houses, made money, and reassessed.”

Photo courtesy of: chegg.com Soon after, he would join Ziff Davis, where he started at the bottom, “cold- Rosensweig ’83, a career CEO, is the current calling mom and pop retail computer CEO of Chegg, a textbook rental company. stores, asking them to carry computer Dan was responsible for taking ZDnet public and magazines for resale.” His job at Ziff Davis evolved into an 18-year-long career where selling it to CNet for approximately $1.6 billion, he helped to develop, and eventually became CEO, HOPE continued on Page 3 the business technology news website ZDnet.

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which lead to his next position as CEO at CNet. One of the questions to Mr. Rosensweig was what experience at Hobart and William Smith Colleges stuck with him over the years; not surprisingly he answered, “the value of a liberal arts education.” According to Mr. Rosensweig, his time here at HWS taught him two important things. The first,“notlearningtosolveanyparticular problem, but rather understanding how to solve any problem.” The second, he told the Herald, “it is important to have answers to questions, but as you become more of an executive and manager you have to learn how to ask the right questions.” According to Mr. Rosensweig, both these lessons he “really got from my four years here at Hobart and William Smith, and they have been really valuable to me.” Given Mr. Rosensweig’s career, he has utilized and applied these lessons well.

In addition to being a successful Internet mogul and professional CEO, Mr. Rosensweig is a down-toearth family man. When asked about what it was like to run the Guitar Hero Corporation he said, “For a brief moment, I was a very cool dad.” During his time at Guitar Hero he was able to sign Jay-Z, Eminem, and Taylor Swift, while overseeing the debut of the DJ Hero platform, deemed the highest grossing intellectual property of 2009.

In case anybody is wondering, his favorite song to play is Eye of the Tiger, where he “rocks out on the drums.”

Currently, Dan runs the textbook rental site Chegg, and since his arrival there a year ago the company has adopted two new

programs aimed to make student lives a little easier. The first, Cramster, is a 24/7 source for students to get help with assignments from other students and experts, all in a matter of hours. All you have to do is post a question, either about a specific textbook problem or a general question, and within a few hours an expert responds with an indepth answer.

The other, Course Select, takes some of the stress out of registration by letting students schedule their courses using an online calendar. In addition, Course Select allows students to compare classes based on who is going to be in them, who has been in them, average grades from former semesters, and what other students have said about the class.

Right now there are over 600 campuses using this resource; unfortunately, HWS is not one of them. “The only thing stopping it from coming to Hobart is somebody from Hobart signing up with an email saying they want it to come here,” said Rosensweig. Once there is a small following at a school, it tends to grow rapidly, then Chegg invests the time and resources necessary to bring it to a school.

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SERVICES continued from Page 1 disorders, and autism spectrum disorders, which tend to make social interaction challenging, are all on the rise.

This trend is not unique to HWS; according to a study presented to the American Psychological Association, severe mental illness has become more common among college students than it was a decade ago. The study found that students are increasingly arriving on campuses with preexisting conditions and a willingness to seek help for emotional distress. While solid empirical answers have yet to be found, many psychologists are attributing the shift to better mental illness awareness and early treatment. “These shifts have allowed students who wouldn’t be able to come to college ten or fifteen years ago to attend,” explains Singh.

Associate Dean of Hobart David Mapstone says the Colleges are committed to being able to have the resources to support whoever is admitted to the school when, and if, they need support.

In several regards, HWS may be doing a better job addressing the heightened need for services than peer institutions. Other colleges have been forced to triage students with mental illness and have outsourced care. CCSW has been able to hire a new staff member, and employees have been working long hours.

Domestic and international turbulence are also contributing to student stress. Brian Van Brunt, the President of the American College Counseling Association, recently told reporter Tarmar Lewin, “More students are arriving on campus with problems, needing support, and today’s economic factors are putting a lot of extra

Dan Rosensweig graduated from Hobart College in 1983 and, although he went onto to become a professional CEO, heading such companies as ZDNet, CNet, Guitar Hero, and now Chegg, he actually started his post-graduate career painting houses.

stress on college students, as they look at their community members grappling with the tragic loans and wonder if there will be a career waiting death of Lawrence Hershon. The administration for them on the other side.” has been honoring the family’s wishes while Mental illness peeked at HWS in 2008, making sure students get the support they need. incidentally during the height of the global In an email to students, President of the Colleges, financial crisis.

Mark Gearan, told students, “And, as always, the Singh says students should not be afraid Hobart and William Smith Deans as well as the to come to CCSW, regardless of the size of Counseling Center staff are always available for their problem; students should “not feel like students. I encourage students to take advantage any problem is too big or too small… everyone of these caring and professional colleagues who at some point needs to talk to someone; the can assist with the various issues of grief and counseling center is a great place to start.” processing loss, and seek their guidance if a At CCSW, group therapy sessions are helping friend is in need of assistance.” students recognize that they are not alone and many students are being referred to community practices for the care they may need.

While stigma surrounding - Increased drug/alcohol use - Threats of suicide mental illness persists, it has - Acting recklessly - Seeking means to kill oneself declined, and hearing peers - Anxiety or agitation - Verbal expression of death express their experience can - Inability to sleep or eat - Violent or impuslive behavior make a huge difference for - Rage, anger, seeking revenge - Significant behavioral changes many. Strong social networks - Expression of not having - Depression or mood shifts reasons to live anymore - Isolation from friends/family also help facilitate stability.

- Feeling hopeless or trapped Dean Mapstone notes that sometimes it is hard to know if someone is struggling, “There is a gender component to this issue. Men tend to Immediate Emergency Assistance mask problems with alcohol, On campus (315) 781-3333

Off campus 911 drugs, vandalism, and acting out;” this is still problematic.

Campus Resources However, as mental illness Center for Couseling & Wellness (315) 781-3388 Hobart Deans Office (315) 781-3300 becomes normalized students Hubbs Health Center

(315) 781-3600 are becoming more inclined William Smith Deans Office (315) 781-3467 to seek the guidance they may Campus Safety (315) 781-3656 need.

This year has been particularly hard for many

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Campus Happenings The Order of Omega to Come to Campus

By Nicholas Batson ’11 Herald Columnist In the coming month, a new honor society will come to campus in order to recognize members of the Greek community. The Order of Omega will soon act as a means to acknowledge leaders among the fraternities at the school.

The Order of Omega is an honor society for undergraduate students within the Greek community. The organization acts as more than just an academic group for those in fraternities and sororities.

Since its establishment in 1959 at the University of Miami, the Order has been a leadership society that focuses on both students’ grades and their other involvements in college.

The chartering group will consist of 22 Hobart juniors and seniors from the different fraternities. In order to be

nominated for the Order, each Greek man must have at least a 3.12 G.P.A., as well as be a leader within his house and on campus.

Several others, such as a house’s faculty adviser, will also become a part of the chartering group as honorary members. Members from the national organization will come to campus

sometime in April to induct the group as the Chi Mu Chapter of the Order of Omega; the date is yet to be determined. Students from another college with an already-established chapter will also come to participate.

“The Order of Omega is being brought to campus now, because our Greek men do so much for campus and the Geneva community. It is time to recognize them for their achievements,” says Inter-Fraternity Council president Greg Warmt ’12.

Attempts to bring the society to campus started before Warmt’s term, but were finally realized thanks to his and the Council’s efforts. The charter was officially granted to the local chapter back in December. Now those nominated only have to wait for the ceremony to take place to officially welcome the society on campus.

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Campus Happenings PROPOSAL continued from Page 1 able to adequately feed themselves, to the point that obesity has become more of a social ill than malnutrition.

If we don’t produce a given good domestically it will be imported from the lowest cost producer.

The American supermarket’s food aisle is the apex of globalization and neoliberal comparative advantage.

This relatively easy lifestyle is made possible by cheap and abundant energy. Our farmers extensivelyusefertilizersmadefromhydrocarbons, to the point that ten calories of hydrocarbon energy go into every food calorie produced.

Natural gas accounts for 23.4% of domestic energy production. Ninety-five percent of the energy used in transportation comes from various petroleum derivations.

Our stores are stocked with goods from around the world; food is only the first of many goods that are the end result of globalized supply streams predicated upon cheap energy. These goods arrive by planes, trains, boats and trucks that all consume fossil fuels. Nearly everything that we eat, consume, or do is made possible through the cheap consumption of energy. Fossil fuels have created new landscapes of concrete and asphalt highways, parking lots, shopping centers and endless suburban sprawl. Crude oil, the most important primary energy source, has changed the very tempo of modern life by increasing the productivity of modern industry and accelerating the process of economic globalization.

It is no stretch to say that, were it not for the alphabet soup of hydrocarbon derivatives, the Western enterprise would be decades behind its current state of socioeconomic development.

At the same time, domestic production of crude oil has fallen roughly 42% from its peak in 1973, and presently 71.4% of oil demand is imported. This nation is utterly reliant upon oftentimes politically unreliable nations for the supply of its economic lifeblood.

The purpose of this article, though, is to show that oil is only the start of a long chain of foreign resource dependencies.

The dependence of the United States upon foreign energy has been thoroughly discussed in the public domain, though misinformation remains pervasive.

Peak oil is another matter, but that’s a subject for another day. What the political orthodoxy remains oblivious to is the American economy’s dependence upon foreign exports of the other natural resources requisite to economic growth, technological innovation, and social stability.

The U.S. imports very nearly 100% of its rareearth elements, niobium, strontium, manganese, and bauxite, 78% of its cobalt, 82% of its platinumgroup elements, 80% of its tantalum, and over 60% of its antimony, graphite, chromium, potash, and nickel. The cutting off of supplies of any of these

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commodities, even to a limited extent, could be catastrophic to the American economy. The risk of this occurrence is dire, due to excessive single-source reliance in every one of these markets.

Over 95% of the imports of REEs and manganese, and over 60%, of graphite, niobium, and antimony come from China alone, which has been placing export quotas and taxes on all of these resources for preferential domestic consumption.

Import reliance on platinum, the essential component of catalytic convertors, is at 94%, withRussiaandSouthAfricabeing the only two sources of note.

Photo courtesy of: 1.bp.blogspot.com South Africa supplies over half of America is dependent on foreign imports, rendering our chromium and cobalt. Brazil; our economy vulnerable to foreign political caprice.

84% of our tantalum, Mexico; 91% our strontium; Canada; 87% massive amount of excess supply of these minerals of our potash…and this list extends to roughly sold on the open markets, which in turn led to job two dozen other materials of which the majority losses, underinvestment in, and the destruction of of demand is imported; the aforementioned were supply streams in the domestic mining industry, simply the most critical (irreplaceable) materials, which directly led to our present reliance upon and this isn’t even beginning to delve into the foreign imports. On a side note, this process is a insanity that is oil. major reason for the strong corporate profits and This undesirable, fragile situation mortgages stock markets of the ‘90s – low input costs. the health and stability of the U.S. economy In order to at least partially address this to other nations, many of whom have less resource dependency, which is in the purest than amiable relations with our government. meaning of the term a systemic risk to American Furthermore, it renders our economy vulnerable national and economic security, this author to unforeseen catastrophes such as the recent proposes a reasonable relaxation of regulations Japanese earthquake that efficiently shut down on the mining industry, for example a speedinga critical part of the supply stream of many of up the permitting process, a liberalization of the America’s greatest international companies. This Department of Energy loans program, a tightening dependency renders our economy vulnerable to on foreign investment in domestic natural foreign political caprice, compromises national resources, and the imposition of export duties security, and exposes the business community to intended to retain for domestic consumption protectionist policies commodities produced in the U.S. that would lead This author would also propose measures to competitive encouraging the American business community disadvantages against to diversify their supply streams and sources of foreign rivals. raw materials, in order to lessen the chances of any Until this situation one earthquake or revolution posing a systemic is at least partially risk to American industry. dealt with, volatility Thirdly, this author would propose steps in the commodity being taken to reduce population migrations to and stock markets, the American southwest in favor of the underincreasing pressures populated central-northern states; the cities on our business of the former are well past the point of being community, and by environmentally sustainable, while the latter have extension, negative much room for growth. effects on GDP and Fourthly, regulations intended to end the employment growth irrigation of farmland using unfiltered river water are all but assured. The failure of our political - a process which will in the long term kill via leaders to recognize these issues is sheer madness. salinization vast swathes of domestic cropland It points towards systemic blindness and outright must be enacted, for the good of industry, even if stupidity in the highest echelons of power. These it would by consequence raise costs. pressures could have been partially alleviated Until at least some of these steps are taken, by the maintenance of the massive Cold-War era the supply stream feeding the American economy strategic mineral reserves, which in the aggregate will remain fragile, with potentially dire effects accounted for millions of tons of practically every on economic sustainability, vitality, and the industrial commodity. populations standard of living.

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Opinions The JPR Chronicles: A Night of Thunks and Drunks It’s Friday, the most long-awaited night of the entire week.

You are already showered, dressed, properly scented, and adequately nourished for your long night of festivities. And now, it is time to fist pump and get “slizzard”.

While you are preparing yourself for the night ahead, I am sitting here, alone, in my room in JPR. I know that it’s the weekend and I am supposed to find time to unwind and relax.

Annie Mandart ’14 However, after a week of much work Staff Writer and little rest, sometimes all I want to do is relax in my sweatpants with my hair up. Sometimes, I yearn for a quiet night.

Unfortunately, such a night is never possible when you live in the Super Dorm.

Living in JPR means that things are always dirty, loud and smellyregardless of the day. When the weekend rolls around, JPR residents who intend to be sober must be prepared for the impending chaos.

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Need a condom? A pack of four is only $1.25 in the Rees 1 vending Look outside around 4 a.m.; if you can see through the thick cloud of machine. Can’t find the board that supports the mattress of your bunkbed? cigarette smoke, you’re likely to find an ambulance taking one of tonight’s It’s down the hall in Jackson, being used as a pong table. extreme revelers to Geneva General Hospital to assess the damage that Did you lose your roommate and her weekend hook-up? They are was done. JPR: super-dorm/party-house for First-Years and hell for terrible- probably making-out in the bathroom stall again. lottery-numbered-Sophomores. Looking for your friends? They are taking My advice for the class of 2015? Get ready. pictures in the Potter dryers.

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Opinions Looking at the Issue of the Underclass HarveyMansfield comes off as nothing short of controversial with his scintillatingly provocative analysis of the late sixties through “The legacy of the late Sixties.” Through an exposition of twelve issues - ranging from David Luna ’14 feminism to rock Herald Columnist music and drugs Mansfield concludes that all the issues have something in common.

He states, “The twelve issues…have in common the loss of distinction or distinctiveness in our culture and politics.” A necessary trait to become distinct includes inequality. In other words, Mansfield believes the political and social dichotomies afflicting our society are rampant with common qualities, lacking the attribute that is superior to all other struggles currently taking place. Aside from this view, another managed to make me think more seriously about movements and policies enacted, this is Mansfield’s analysis of the underclass.

In order to draw out his point on the underclass, Mansfield gives Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society a quick look. Mansfield sees LBJ’s Great Society as “an attempt to do away with an endemic human condition by means of government program…”

The Great Society program became Johnson’s agenda for Congress in Jan. 1965; this “endemic” condition would be dealt with through: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, conservation, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, and the removal of obstacles to the right to vote.

Johnson reasoned that, in modern America, every citizen has the right to adequate health care, a full education, decent housing, and the opportunity to develop his or her own talents.

The rhetoric is Mansfield’s condemnation and uncovering of the fatal flaw of the programs of the Great Society. The flaw, Mansfield states was “the failure to require or even to encourage any sense of independence or responsibility in the poor.”

Further, Mansfield claims the poor were made to believe that they “be lifted out of poverty without being obliged to take any action of their own.” This reality of the programs leads to Mansfield’s diagnosis that America is composed of beggars.

Mansfield’s analysis of the Great Society’s approach to the underclass inspires one to find their own version of what irks him/her about or what they find troublesome with social programs today. Many believe the programs in the past and today added layers of bureaucracy and wasted money on “hand-outs” to the undeserving. I believe programs just created

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President Lynon Johnson proposed the Great Society program to Congress in Jan. 1965 as a way to address the issue of the underclass in the USA. bureaucracies and threw money at problems without producing results. Another argument exists that the federal government should not even be undertaking these tasks at all.

At the same time, government spending on domestic problems coupled with the war in Vietnam placed a large strain on the economy with the result being that many of these initiatives were circumvented in their total development.

Nevertheless, the impact of the Great Society in many areas is undisputed as political leaders today still wrestle with how to deal with the issues of poverty, health care and education.

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Pictured above is the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Erdogan.

AK Party: Be Fair or Be Gone

For decades we have watched Turkey eagerly hoping for a bid to the European Union. Now the same economic and political bloc they hope to be a part Syed Zaidi ’12 of is watching a ‘forward Herald Columnist democracy’ go many steps backward. With the recent arrest of two journalists, Ahmad Sik and Nedim Sener, one wonders why a Prime Minister such as Erdogan, who calls himself a ‘heralder of democracy’ would call for such arrests.

The two gentlemen have been accused of involvement with the Ergenekon Gang, a group composed of ex-generals and businessmen who see themselves as ultranationalists and the ‘protectors’ of the secular Turkish state.

Prime Minister Erdogan fears that this organization remains a threat to both his post and his party.

He began investigations into this organization in 2007, which also brought several current generals into court. This was the first time that the army was present in civilian courts.

Since then, Erdogan and his relations with the army have increasingly been souring. However, with these cases,

both the Turks and the world have finally able to get a peek of the army’s actual role in this democracy.

Mr. Sener claims that his arrest comes after he published a book titled “Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies”, which addressed the murder of Hrant Dink and the reason behind his assassination. However, his prosecutor, Zekeriya Oz claims that his “other activities,” rather than his writing, was the reason for the arrest. To this day, Mr. Oz fails to bring any evidence to light regarding Sener’s activities and affiliations. Leaked transcripts show that the interrogations circled around the books and not the groups he was with.

So what does all this add up to for Turkey? Certainly, not a bid for the European Union. Mr. Sener’s arrest comes after many other journalists who just happen to be Kurd. Erdogan may also be using the Ergenekon gang as a smokescreen to arrest journalists who do not ‘line-up’ with his political and religious beliefs.

Finally, the Turks are becoming increasingly fed-up with the lack of evidence that the ruling party can bring to light and their protests only seem to be becoming louder. The bells are ringing on all sides of the AK’s ears and for Erdogan, he had better rid himself of these cases quickly if he wants his party, or any hope for Turkey’s bid to the EU, to survive.

more than a century. The school advocates global citizenship but this fence makes me wonder about local citizenship.

We embrace the Geneva community through service projects, our weekly Wegmans runs, as well as in that cup of coffee from downtown early on a Saturday morning. However, we live here on this side of the fence and they live there, in Geneva proper.

Are we not supposed to be

By Belinda Littlefield ’11 part of the Geneva community?

Editor in Chief If so, I do not see what purpose the fence serves in promoting At the end of last year, when Boswell field was under this ideal. Another argument for construction, an orange maintaining the fence would be construction fence blocked off that it is a historical part of the the path leading from Emerson Colleges; given, I have no idea Hill to Bristol Field House. As a when the fence was put up but it result, my friends and I had to does not look that old so I would reroute to the gate that opens expect that isn’t.

However, let us assume it was onto Washington Street; this gate was frequently locked so put in with the founding of the that we had to crawl under it to Colleges. If we operate under this avoid going completely out of assumption, could maintaining a certain line of the fence or our way.

As I walked towards replacing it with stones in the Wegmans, I kept glancing at ground also serve the history? If the fence, which was now an we were to do either of these, it inconvenience to my weekly could symbolize the boundary Wegmans runs and wondered that had once separated the about its purpose. Why did this Colleges from Geneva.

Again, these thoughts were fence border only one side of our campus? I could not come given rise from my own sense of up with a logical reason. One inconvenience, but that does not possibility is that it keeps the change the fact that Geneva feels students safe by providing a like another world and the fence boundary between any unsavory only reinforces that impression.

Students have most of what elements and us; well, that’s definitely untrue as most of the they need on campus- and incidents have occurred on the they can order out without the Hill, where there is all-female inconvenience of venturing into Geneva- thereby not requiring housing and no fence.

As my friend and I crawled them to interact with the back under the fence to return community.

I do not know that taking to our dorm, I looked at the line of the fence and realized that on down the fence will help to one side there were the students foster better relations between and the whole of the HWS the Colleges and Geneva, but community and on the other isn’t it worth a try? Shouldn’t we was Geneva, the wonderful city advocate local as well as global that has hosted the Colleges for citizenship?

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Opinions A Time for Money and a Time for Blood For months Pakistanis have been waiting for the verdict of Raymond Davis, a CIA agent who killed two robbers on the streets of Lahore. Some wanted a trial, while others wanted him immediately hung.

In the United States, the White House and policy Syed Zaidi ’12 makers were engaging in the most strategic of Herald Columnist diplomatic channels to get its agent out. Recent reports indicate that Davis’s life came at the cost of a low million dollars. While his life has been saved, others remain in danger and the Pakistani government and army have been utilizing this as an opportunity for both money and resources.

For the last few months, The Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, has been mustering the masses against the United States, demanding that at no costs would Davis be given freedom. For years, The ISI has been accused of supporting insurgentsandterrorists throughout the region.

With the latest murder, who’s to say that hatred towards America would not be motivated by the same terrorists who hate the United States? If this is the case, should this not be a point for the Obama administration to once again push the Zardari government to clear out it’s Islamists.

On the other hand, they must be reminded that the U.S. has been under constant attack by the Zardari administration for its use of drones in Pakistan, and with the string of bloodshed of the innocent that has been occurring by both drones and cases similar to Davis’s, both the governments’ and peoples; patience is quickly dwindling.

At this point in time we wonder what could be done to improve channels between the two countries. During the Bush era, America shared

extremely warm relations with Pakistan.

In many ways, Musharraf was our puppet while in others ways he was Pakistan’s closest friend. However, it would be difficult to deny the fact that the two countries were close allies. However, with the Obama era, there seems to be an increase of tensions between the two respective countries. If this relationship can be summarized in two words they would be: trust deficit. I believe there is quite an apparent reason why.

First, there is a strong distinction in the policies between Democrats and Republicans regarding Pakistan. One chooses to be quite fine with dictators and chooses to work through direct deals while the other insists on democracy and diplomacy. However, one fact needs to be dispelled for both parties: the military must be fine with all talks brokered.

If one decided to look back at all important exchanges between the US and Pakistan, they would realize that there was a military presence in that discussion.

Furthermore, only the Pakistani government realizes the power of the army in Pakistan’s talks and makes sure to not step on any toes. Pakistan, on the other hand, has been promising to extinguish any extremist threat since 2001. However, even former President General Musharraf has said that they are still running around like roaches.

In order to try and close this deficit, economic trade needs to be established to bring hope to the Pakistani people while we press the military to continue to allow as to support their war on terrorism. We most realize that the Pakistani people need more options and those options can only come if we give it to them.

We must also take into account that the Pakistanis have been salivating over the deals brokered between the U.S. and India in the hopes that with all the territory it has lent to the U.S., some trade will also occur between Pakistan and India to treat the Kashmir plague.

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For sixty years, both countries (including China) have been at war over this “doll” and have used it as an excuse to increase military trade between Russia and China. It is time for this to come to an end, as well as, time for the Democratic people theory to come to life between the two rivals. Both the Indians and Pakistanis people are sick of it.

This trust deficit can be closed. We can avoid cases like Mr. Davis; furthermore, aren’t those millions of dollars more useful when put into institutional advancement in Pakistan. In the meantime, the U.S. needs to realize realizes the necessity of working with the generals. For if Obama can hit the reset button with an adversary like Russia, address a letter to our enemy’s president (Iran), then why shouldn’t we be able to work with a historical ally like Pakistan?

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Features

Museum Buffs, Check This Out Corning, NY: Corning Museum of Glass

Abby Kent ’12 Herald Contributor

If you are a fan of art, sculpture, or glass, you’re in the right place.

Just head about an hour south on NY 14, to the other end of Seneca Lake Photo courtesy of: www.cmog.org Photo courtesy of: new-york-pictures.org and you’ll find yourself in the town of Corning, NY. Visitors to the Corning Museum of Glass (right) can not only see such beautiful pieces as the 1905 The Corning Museum of Tiffany stained glass window (left); they can also experience the wonder of making glass themselves.

Glass is a fabulous place incredible colors and shapes, and the pieces glass techniques for less than $30.00. Because of to stop by on a day trip if you need to get away from campus, even if it’s still throughout the museum show how glass can be the popularity of the lessons, it is best to reserve rainy out. The drive itself is beautiful and refreshing, manipulated with spectacular results. Some of the tickets either in advance or right when you get most popular pieces in the collection include glass to the museum. The “Glass Innovation Center,” is surrounded by open farmland along the lake.

The Corning Museum of Glass offers a wide dishes made in the times of the Roman Empire, a another engaging experience, and offers visitors range of exhibitions, and will no doubt have majestic 1905 Tiffany stained glass window, and the opportunity to interact with the science and something interesting for everyone who visits. the haunting translucency of “Evening Dress with technology of glass.

“Glass is a mysterious and wonderful material Attractions include historical glass sculpture, live Shawl” by Karen LaMonte in 2004. The collection glassblowing, featured resident artists, and a glass at the Corning Museum of Glass exemplifies a wide that can be shaped in many ways,” and the Corning technology exhibit. According to their website, scope of glass techniques and historical periods, Museum of Glass is the best place to learn more about it. A visit to this museum is a valuable one, the museum has “the world’s best collection of art which makes each visit a unique experience.

Various glassblowing demonstrations as it showcases glass history, art, and science. And and historical glass. More than 45,000 objects that are shown all day, every day at the Museum. not to mention, the glassblowing lessons that are trace 3,500 years of glassmaking history.”

The museum collections contain a huge However, if you really want to explore glass, there offered daily are a unique and fun opportunity. You range of different types of glass art and sculpture. is a hands-on glassmaking program called “Make can learn more about hours, special events, and Glass is a medium that allows an artist access to Your Own Glass,” in which you can do a variety of glassblowing lessons at http://www.cmog.org.

Relay for Life: ‘Why I Relay’ ...for the friend I never got to know

...for my friends, family, and others effected

told that she wouldn’t last the year- yet she managed to make it until 2011, showing her strength of sprirt and personality.

So, why did I title this “for the friend I never got to know?” I titled it thus because I’d only recently started talking to her- after I’d gotten my license a year ago and was able to make

By Belinda Littlefield ’11 the hour-long drive to Editor in Chief work at my godfather’s lawfirm.

I did Relay for Life my I’d only met with her first two years because it was a total of four times when a fun event and my mom’s I received the news of her co-worker is a breast cancer passing. I called my godfather survivor. And while cancer has to extend my condolences, crept closer to my life in the and that’s when it really intervening years, touching began to hit me. He was not the life of my friend’s mom, nearly as shocked by what only a month ago did it really had happened as I was, effect me. having known about it for the I woke up on a Saturday past four years. I, however, morning to a text from had been told of both her my mom that asked me to diagnosis and her death in call her; I was immediately one breath. worried. When I called, she I look back now and I wish told my that my godfather’s that I’d known; I wish that I wife had passed away that could go back and talk with Thursday. her more. Everyone has their I was shocked, because usual regrets for time mispent the last time I’d seen her, she with their loved ones. was so happy and talking I regret the time I never about her most recent trip to got to spend with her; the Russia this past summer. time I neglected to spend I’d never gotten even with her because I didn’t the slightest inkling that she know that our time together was anywhere near close to was finite. death. My mom then told me So, I do Relay for Life this that she’d died of pancreatic year for the life of the friend cancer, which I later found out I never really got to knowwas the fourth leading cause someone that I think, I could of cancer death. She was have learned a lot from. diagnosed four years ago and

who is going on her third year as a survivor of level three breast cancer.

I walk to show my love and support for her and in celebration of her third year of being cancer-free.

Finally, last spring just before spring break, my mother was diagnosed with Morgan Williamson ’12 breast cancer and is still going through Herald Contributor chemotherapy. She will complete her My name is Morgan treatment in August and l Williamson and I am the walk for her.

Team Leader for Team She is the strongest Cake for Relay For Life this year. I relay for three person I know and I am so happy that she is just major reasons this year. that much closer to being The first is that I cancer-free. Unfortunately wished to continue the she will not be able to join tradition that my friend, me this coming weekend who graduated last year, started of creating a team for Relay but she will be there in spirit. and walking in honor of I also relay as a way to her friend who died of support others who have cancer while she was in had similar experiences as school. I walk to support her. I also relay for my aunt mine. It is a hard time for

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anyone who has friends and family with cancer, and I want to be there to help and be supportive in any way I can, because sometimes you just need to know that someone is there for you, even when you are walking around in circles.

Having the support of my friends really helped me to be strong, not only for myself but for my mom, as well, because she needed to know that I was alright in order to be able to focus on herself.

I encourage everyone to join and help out, because you have no idea how much it means to know that someone is willing to walk in circles all night to show that they support you. It means a lot to everyoneto know that there are people out there that care enough to hope for a cure and are willing to spend their time showing it.

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Features

HWS: Through Students’ Eyes

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Katie Taylor ’09, Amy Nadel ’09, and Morgan Hopkins ’10, former Women’s Collective members, came to campus on March 26 to lead a worskhop in the Women’s Collective Conference.

President Gearan and Eric Cohler ’81 dine together with students following Cohler’s talk “Through an Artist’s Lens Trusting Your Eye in a World Gone Mad” on March 25.

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Sarah Marlow ’12 participates in a debate, held in Professor Hussain’s class on Wednesday, April 6, while fellow classmate Nate Campbell ’11 listens , awaiting his turn to speak.

HWS Spanish and Hispanic Professors Carlose Villacorta (left) and Edgar Paiewonsky-Cond join Ph.D. candidate Leah Retamoso during Peruvian Poetry Night on March 24.

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Wit & Commentary A Letter to the Student Body TO: HWS Student Population Your excuses are no longer acceptable.

We understand that you enjoy your freedom and that you thrive on the feeling of invincibility- great, congratulations. No longer having to deal with your nagging parents; you feel power.

It is as if the weight of the world has been lifted off of your shoulders, and you are as carefree as a chirpy little bird in the sky.

Although college may involve both freedom and the occasional feeling of invincibility, these are not the aspects of college that should be most important.

When your parents dropped you off at college many moons ago, they felt confident in knowing that this would be the place at which you would grow and mature into the fine young person they raised you to be.

Some parents may not have even gone to college, and you’re the first one, bringing your family name along for a new experience. No matter what the situation is, your parents put their faith in you to behave maturely, take your classes seriously, and spend their money wisely. Not to mention, you’re supposed to be making them proud.

So we ask, HWS students, what happened to those bright and smiling young faces that were seen around campus back in August? Walking around campus now,

students seem to be passive, apathetic, and generally uninterested. What went wrong?

The extended winter may have cramped your style a bit, but it’s high-time to kick things back into gear. Mom and dad are no longer on top of you about work, laundry and hygiene, and it’s time to take things into your own hands. Pick yourself up, get your butt to class, and get good grades.

Have fun with your friends, but get all of your work done, too. We go to a classy school, so sloppiness really is not an option.

During the week, saying, “I was tired,” “I was sick,” or “I forgot” will not fly with your professors.

On the weekends, don’t you dare use “...but I was drunk!” as an excuse. You are responsible for your behaviors and decisions, don’t try to give anyone else or anything else the credit.

Students, next time mom and dad call, tell them something they can be proud of.

And no, the fact that you got written up again will not be as exciting to your parents as it was to your friends. You want to make your parents happy- that’s why you came to college, right? HWS students, with only four weeks of classes left, now is your time! Get out of bed, leave the sweatpants behind, and put on your happy face. This is your time, try not to waste it.

It has come to our attention that the campus desperately needs a cannon.

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Arts and Entertainment Book of the Week: The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory

By Melissa Warner ’12 Book Reviewer The author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Constant Princess, Philippa Gregory, continues her series on the Tudors with The Queen’s Fool. This addition to the series follows the relationship between Mary I of England and her half sister Elizabeth as they both maneuver for power, as seen through the eyes of fictional Hannah Green, a fool to the royal court.

After her mother was burned at the stake for being Jewish, Hannah and her father fled from Spain to seek refuge in England. Dressed as a boy by her father for her own protection, Hannah also possesses the Sight, which allows her to see the fate of other people. When the influential Didley family visits Hannah’s father’s bookstore and discovers her, Hannah is forced to become a fool in King Edward’s court and is later sent by the Dudley family to spy on Lady Mary, next in line to the throne in the event of King Edward’s death.

However, Hannah finds herself becoming fond of Mary I and stays with her throughout her rise to the throne, becoming her fool instead. Mary eventually sends Hannah to spy on her younger half sister Elizabeth, who Hannah finds endlessly fascinating for her spirit and ambition to live.

Caught between these two powerful women, Hannah is swept along as England becomes divided between both Catholicism

and Protestantism and Mary and Elizabeth.

As history moves forward, Hannah’s personal coming of age story is a sub plot to the novel. Engaged to be married to Daniel Carpenter, a boy from a secretly Jewish family, Hannah is initially resistant to the idea of her betrothal. As she grows up with the strong examples of Mary and Elizabeth in her life, Hannah dreads the idea of being subservient to a husband. However, she also has strong feelings for her master in the Dudley family, Robert Dudley. Later she even begins to see her betrothed, Daniel, in a different light. Will she ever act on these feelings, though?

Hannah is also caught in the middle of a bitter rivalry between the two most powerful women in the country. Will Hannah be able to stay in the presence of the Queen she loves and the Princess she looks up to? Or will she be forced to choose between them? Worse than that, as England becomes more Catholic under the rule of Mary and the Inquisition begins to spread, Hannah no longer feels safe. With Protestants being burned at the stake, hiding her secret Jewish identity becomes more and more of a risk.

The Queen’s Fool is well written with complex characters and engaging plotlines.

For the most part, Philippa Gregory stays true to historical happenings but also puts her

own interpretations on the characters of Mary and Elizabeth. Mary is portrayed in a much kinder light than is usually given to “Bloody Mary” and Elizabeth is written with an edge of seductiveness not usually given to the “Virgin Queen”. All in all, this book is an entertaining interpretation of historical events as it sheds light on the plight of the Jewish population of the time period through the experiences of Hannah and her family. While reading this story of two half sisters on a direct collision path, the reader will find that, like Hannah, they are unsure who they hope will come out on top.

Senior Choreographers’ Concert

Showcases Senior Talent

By Laura Alexander ’14 Herald Staff Writer

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PUSH Physical Theatre performed in Winn-Seeley on Friday, March 25, amazing the audience with their physical feats.

PUSH Physical Theatre Exceeds Expectations

By Annie Mandart ’14 Herald Staff Writer On Friday, March 25, Rochester’s PUSH Physical Theatre showed HWS that dance can exceed our expectations. Sponsored by HWS, the awe-inspiring performance occurred in the Winn-Seeley Gym-Theatre and was open to students and community members alike.

PUSH co-founder Darren Stevenson categorizes his group’s style as something that is “like regular theatre…but more painful.” The group was founded eleven years ago by husband-and-wife team, Darren and Heather Stevenson. On the group’s Facebook page, the dancers say that, “PUSHrepresentsthecouple’sdesireto ‘push’ the boundaries of conventional theatre.”

Its physical feats can be aweinspiring (hence the ‘painful’ attribute), but the cherry on top of this acrobatic sundae is PUSH’s ability to grab hold of audiences’ emotions through exceptional storytelling.” The group has traveled across the country performing similar concerts at schools and colleges, and has also toured in England and Mexico.

Friday’s audience was definitely in for a big surprise when PUSH’s small but wildly-talented company took the stage. PUSH performed eleven acts, each of which had an accompanying story or set of notes in the program.

Each act had a purpose or a message, and was therefore uniquely different than the others. The act, entitled Parenthood, was extremely moving.

Before the dancers took the stage, Darren addressed the audience.

Darren’s words spoke of a time when he and his wife went out for the night and left their children with Darren’s parents. Arriving back at the house late at night, Darren found his father sitting up waiting. Darren then told his father that he was an adult now and did not need anyone looking out for him.

In a very nurturing way, Darren’s dad noted that Darren would always be his child, no matter what. A parent’s job, he said, is never done. Parenthood, Darren said, is for everyone- people who know what it means to be a parent, as well as, those children of all ages who feel the presence of their parents in their lives.

The movement theme for the performance seemed to be “defying gravity.” In the audience’s eyes, movements looked effortless and perfectly fluid. The dancers displayed magnificent feats of strength as they lifted and balanced each other in the air. William Smith first year, Ariel Trent, says, “The movements were mime, in the coolest way, of course! Darren and his company members are really talented and enthusiastic; I hope they come back to HWS soon.” Overall, audience members were highly impressed.

In the inspirational words of Darren, “We are a small but insistent voice in a world of beautiful and gifted movers...”

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Last Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, three senior majors- Rebecca Borsuk, Kathryn Bowering, and Nichole Geary-choreographed and performed a series of dance pieces that had been in the works since last semester.

On April 1 and 2, three senior dance majors - Rebecca Borsuk, Kathryn Bowering and Nichole Geary - were afforded the unique opportunity of choreographing and performing a series of dance pieces that have all been works-inprogress since last semester.

Winn-Seeley gymnasium housed the performances and was packed with students wanting to see the remarkable work that these three women created at their Senior Choreographers Concert.

The performance began with an abstract piece called “Look at My Feet.” This piece was described as a “structuredimprovisation”andsaw the three choreographers and the rest of the performers stretching and doing final run throughs of their routines on stage.

Next, was a piece with seven dancers choreographed

by Rebecca Borsuk entitled “Perception.” This piece asked the questions “How do societal influences affect individuality?

What causes individuals to accept or resist conformity? How does an individual’s perception of a social

norm influence their ability to remain an individual?” Following that came a duet by Bowering and Geary called “No Expiration Date.”

After a brief intermission, choreographer Kathryn Bowering andsevenotherdancersperformed “Manifest,” a piece commenting on truth and finding one’s own voice.

Next, Rebecca Borsuk performed a solo called “Transect” which mixed the elements of light and dance to create a breath-taking performance.

The finale of the 2011 Senior Choreographers Concert was “Funk’d Up,” a piece created by Nichole Geary and set to the music of Fela Kuti. This piece brought all of the performers together on stage for a final time.

Each of the seniors involved in this concert have different plans following graduation, ranging from a career in the health care field to something relating to writing. One thing they all have in common, however, is their wish to incorporate some aspect of their love of dance into their lives beyond HWS.

“Musik” April 14-16 @ 7 p.m.

Bartlett Theatre

$5 General Admission.

Free to HWS Students, Faculty and Staff.

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Arts and Entertainment ‘Battle Los Angeles’:

Nothing We Haven’t Seen Before By hannah Semaya’13 Herald Movie Reviewer

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‘Limitless’ Lacks a Serious Plot

By Kirsten Spalding’14 Herald Movie Reviewer

What would you do if you had the businessman character, Carl Van Loon. ability to access the power of your entire He hires Eddie to manage a merger brain? The movie Limitless explored between his company and another. Oh how one might behave if humans were yeah… his ex-girlfriend even wants able to access the remaining 80% of his him back. Typical. brain.

Although Limitless is entertaining The Hangover’s Bradley Cooper to say the least, it lacks a serious plot. plays Eddie Morra, a struggling One minute, the plot is going one way writer who, at the beginning of the and then the next, that entire idea is movie, resembles a druggie or an dropped and never heard of again. After alcoholic. After being dumped by his Vernon’s murder, Eddie is questioned hard-working, editor girlfriend, Lindy, by a cop who believes Eddie to be a Eddie runs into his ex-wife’s brother suspicious character. Do the directors on the street. Vernon, the ex-brother pursue this? No. Do they show the cop in law, is a drug hustler. Vernon again? Yes, but only to tell Eddie he is a explains to Eddie that he has a new suspect in another murder. Eddie hires drug called NTZ, that will turn Eddie’s himself the biggest defense lawyer in luck around. the state and isn’t even charged. Does NZT, Vernon explains, allows the the audience hear about that murder user to access the entire brain. The again? Not at all. drug casts the user in a flattering The story also lacks character light and enables he or she to recall development and interaction everything seen, heard, or read and development. At one point, Eddie then organize it within the brain to form meets up with his former ex-wife, a coherent argument or discussion. also a former NZT user. They discuss Eddie takes the drug and is wowed the memory-lapse side effects of the by its effects— he feels amazing and drug. She warns Eddie of the drug’s notices a heightened sense of both dangers and how it can eventually kill focus and awareness. Miraculously, you, especially if you stop taking it. In Eddie even completes the first part of this scene, the audience notices that his book in a single night. the once beautiful ex-wife now looks Determined to acquire more old and deteriorated. After this scene NZT, Eddie contacts Vernon once however, there are no more mentions again. However, a client later murders of the ex-wife. And what about the newVernon as Eddie is out doing Vernon’s found relationship with Lindy? Don’t errands. Eddie, not on NZT, is able know. It was as if they never broke up to locate the hidden stash of the pills in the first place. as well as a wad of cash. From there,

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Battle Los Angeles. The premise is something we have all seen before.

Aliens are coming to attack the earth! They want our precious resources! And it’s all up to a washed up army sergeant with a troubled past to save the planet, and it all comes down to a battle in Los Angeles.

The problems with this movie do not lie just in the clichés racking up from the very first scene, the delight it seems to take in exploding an entire city, or the lack of an original plot.

The biggest issue is that all three of the aforementioned issues are very apparent over the gluttonous two-hour span of film. That is not to say that the movie is bad for what it is: war, explosions, and aliens.

Sergeant Michael Nantz is played by Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Thank You For Smoking). He’s looking to get out of the war game, realizing he’s become overshadowed by the new generation of recruits.

Of course on the very day he wants to get out, the alien war pulls him back in. The aliens attack without warning and seemingly without reason.

This is not a spoiler- it is

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revealed in the trailers and even in the movie blurbs.

Unfortunately, the alien invasion is the closest the movie gets to having a plot. The rest of the cast of characters is as unmemorable as the plot.

Battle Los Angeles is a fine example of a war movie with aliens. There have been many preceding it, and there will definitely be more to come.

The effects were good, the explosions were big, and the conclusion was mildly satisfying. If you haven’t seen Independence Day, Skyline, Cloverfield, Signs, or if you are generally not prone to cynicism, you may enjoy this movie.

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‘Paul’: A New Take on a Tired Favorite By hannah Semaya’13 Movie Reviewer

Alien movies have always been a big thing. From 1979’s Alien to 2011’s Battle Los Angeles, it’s safe to say that filmgoers are no longer easily surprised when it comes to films of this genre.

So there are aliens. So what?

Battle Los Angeles tells the story of an epic battle between humans and extraterrestrials, boring the audience in the process with all of the tropes and contrivances it uses.

Everything Battle Los Angeles was, Paul was not.

There are no evil aliens here, no brooding courageous soldiers to protect our earth.

In Paul, there are two British comic book geeks and one very friendly alien with a very raunchy sense of humor.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are Graeme and Clive, longtime friends who came to the US on holiday. Pegg and Frost are widely known

for their collaborations on Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz. Shaun of the Dead is Pegg and Frost’s take on zombie films just as Hot Fuzz is their depiction of the buddy cop genre. But Paul is different; unlike their previous films, it does not embody the alien genre. It reinvents it.

Graeme and Clive’s plans for their vacation include attending a comic-con convention, and also touring the famous alien sites. It is on this journey that they come to encounter Paul, who is voiced by Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express, Knocked Up).

Jane Lynch, Patrick Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor and others appear in what turns out to be quite a fantastic cast. The plot works, the twists and points being far from predictable.

The new take on an old genre was refreshing, and very fun to watch.

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Arts and Entertainment Ask Doctor Blackwell

Japanese Taiko Drumming Group to Come to Geneva for Fundraiser Performance

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!

Dear Dr. Blackwell, S ometimes, being a girl sucks! In addition to all the biological crap we deal with, there are social pressures concerning how we should act, dress, look, etcetera. One big issue I have been struggling with lately, is the slut versus prude phenomenon. I know this is an issue a lot of girls deal with, and since it’s Sexual Assault Activism month, I feel like it’s probably a good time to get some advice.

Okay, the main issue is that I don’t really know what the “appropriate” way to dress is when I’m going out on the weekends. I am comfortable with my body, and usually don’t really worrying about impressing others, but on the weekends I love getting all dressed up because I know it’ll get me attention. Is that bad? I mean, I know it works, because it works for lots of girls I see venturing out on Friday nights. However, even though I dress certain ways, I don’t find it okay for guys to be touching me or trying to get me to go back to their rooms. I mean, I’m glad that the guys aren’t pushy about it or anything, but I still don’t like that they all just assume I’m a slut because my skirt is a little short. How can I go out, look good, have a good time, and not feel violated at the end of the night?

Is it even possible?

The memory of last years amazing Taiko drumming concert hosted by Taikonnection still lingers in the air at the Smith Opera House. This time, as they return to Geneva, they will be performing once again to fundraise for victims of the recent disasters in Japan.

“Drums for Japan” featuring Taikonnection will be held on Sunday, April 17 2-4pm at the Smith Opera House. Taikonnection is a taiko drumming group of Cornell graduate students. 100% of all the money raised will go directly to Asahi city of the Chiba Prefecture.

This was one of the cities most directly affected by the Tsunami and is also the home town of one

of our Japanese professors here at HWS as well as a member of Taikonnection. Professor Kyoto Klaus will be performing along with the group on the day of the concert.

To purchase tickets, Asian Student Union will be tabling everyday until the day of the concert during lunch at Scandling Center.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for grades 12 and under. They can also be purchased at www. thesmith.org .

We encourage the HWS community as well as the Geneva community to come together and help support this important cause.

Thanks Lizzy, What Does He Think I Am? Dear What Does He Think I Am?, First of all, my dear, never refer to yourself as a “what”. You are an individual, a unique individual with a brain and a heart. If you do not appreciate yourself, however do you ever expect to get the respect you deserve from others? That being said, take pride in yourself, and love yourself for who you are as opposed to just what you are.

My comments in response to your question follow suit with my comments above. Although I do understand that girls today are interested in getting the attention of others, both males and females alike, I am worried that young ladies today are too caught up in this “trend”. Whether or not some guy believes it, you girls are all beautiful in so many ways. Beauty, my dear, is not only something that needs to be advertised on one’s face- confidence, personality, intrigue, talent, skill, and self-esteem can all make an individual beautiful. That being said, I think it is important for you to take pride in and own each and every one of the wonderful aspects about your character that make you, you.

Although it is nice to have someone ogling over you at times, it should not be something that you need in order to feel validated. Assure yourself that you are a confident and strong young woman, and you will start to understand that the attention of boys is not at the top of your priorities.

Also, you should be able to dress however you want, as your outfit choice is an extension of you, not an invitation to hormonal boys.

However, this does not mean that you should not be smart when picking out your attire. Although you may be strong and special, you only have control of yourself, and cannot guarantee that boys will respect you when they should. Be careful on the weekends and at all times, and never sell yourself short.

Good luck, Dr. Blackwell

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“13 Assassins”, directed by Takashi Miike, hit the box office on March 25. The movie takes place in Japan during the mid18th century and is a great movie for action film fans.

‘13 Assassins’ Turns It Up to 11

By Ethan Guralnick’11 Herald Contributor

It’s been a pretty slow year for good flicks. Well it usually is from January to May, so nothing new there. But, on March 25, an amazing movie hit the box offices.

“13 Assassins.” If you’ve been bored with the recent garbage that has been released, (Hop, Yogi Bear, Battle LA) and are in need of an adrenaline boost, “13 Assasins” is the right movie.

Directed by Takashi Miike, better known for his overtly violent films such as “Ichi the Killer” and “Audition,” has made what is easily his best film, and approaches it from a classic Samurai film perspective.

“13 Assassins” takes place in Japan during the mid-18th century.

An extremely sadistic bastard, Lord Naritsugu (half brother of the current Shogun) is going around the country killing, mutilating, and raping whoever he pleases. This guy has no boundaries. A member inside the cabinet recognizes that this dude needs to be killed, ASAP. Recruited for the job is wellrespected Samurai, Shinzaemon.

Shinzaemon is convinced to takeon the job during a spine-tingling yet disturbing scene that shocks audiences.

Accepting the job, Shinzaemon recruits twelve other Samurai to join him on the suicide mission, as Naritsugu is well-

guarded when travelling. The first half of the film does take its time to set up the story and characters, but fails to bore. This really pays off in the end when characters start to die.

Joining him are twelve of the finest Samurai in Japan, and the thirteenth member is a guy they find in the woods who is a villager, but surprisingly kicks the most ass in the second half. And wow, when the second half starts, it doesn’t stop.

The last forty minutes of the film are pure bloody carnage. It’s not Kill Bill fountains of blood style carnage, but still insane nonetheless. Miike is known for his gore, but surprisingly takes a more traditional approach, showing quick spurts of CGI blood when baddies are hacked and slashed. The set piece though is filled with crazy stuff. Bulls are set on fire, people blown up, and dismembered.

If you’re an action fan, you need to see this. Yes, this film has subtitles. OMG!!! Get over it, it’s not that hard to do some reading. Grab some friends, and some adequate drinks, and enjoy the crazyness of “13 Assassins.”

It’s now available on VOD (video on demand), through itunes and Amazon.

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Sports

William Smith Herons Lacrosse Looking to Bring It All the Way to the Liberty League Championships

By Anne Kietzman ‘13 Sports Writer

The Lacrosse team became the first ever William Smith team to play an official contest on Boswell Field. The Herons took on St. John-Fisher in the historic match, with the first draw being symbolic as Athletic Director Deb Steward and Dean Banks were both on the field. “It has been our home for the last four months, it’s just a beautiful facility. I would like to say thank you to all who were involved in making it possible,” says Head Coach Pat Genovese.

The Herons are almost halfway through their season now and much of their success can be attributed to not only a strong work ethic but also unique and effective leadership. Finding a leader on the Heron Lacrosse team is like shooting fish in a barrel.

“We have lots of leaders, girls who will scream at you and girls who will be there when you’re crying after a game. Everyone responds differently to leadership,” says junior co-captain Megan Brophy, “There’s no classism, the sophomores have really stepped up and lead by example, everyone is being held accountable.”

The sophomore class should be a major factor for William Smith this season; Kevin Colton/Photographer Coach Pat Genovese and Brophy both have high praise and expectations for Junior Katherine Vesce dodges two defenders in William Smith’s game against Geneseo on the class of 2013. “One of the differences Saturday, March 26, notching three goals and an assist during the course of the game. from last year to this year is that we have over nationally ranked teams; according to Megan first team all-Liberty League nods as she enters her lots of starters back and huge sophomore improvement… Lots of leaders, lots of power, lots Brophy “we saw fast improvement in Florida… it third year starting for the Herons. Joining Johnson of players,” both coaches agreed. The sophomores was great for team chemistry because there were are classmates Rosie Scheibel (the top returning scorer) and Katherine Vesce, who has multiplied have big shoes to fill in their future as they sit right no distractions”.

The Herons entered their bracket as the lowest her goal total from last year by 15. The two have behind a very powerful junior class. ranked team but came out victorious.

“Don’t give been off to a hot start along with sophomore Of course, many players agree that they owe up under pressure.

Don’t let the other team dictate Marissa Potter who has already surpassed the a lot to their two seniors Kara Grogan and Cassie close games, because they are only going to get amount of goals she scored last year.

Findlay. Sophomore Marissa Potter remarks harder,” Brophy remarked on what the Herons took At midfield William Smith touts a very talented “everyone looks up to the seniors. They play so away from Florida and what it means as they look Callie Frelinghuysen- a captain and another 3-yearhard; they have given their heart and soul to each down the road to the remainder of the season. starter who forced 24 turnovers last spring, more player, to this team, and to the game. It means a The Herons hope to return to the Liberty than double that of any other Heron player and lot having them on the team [they were originally League tournament after a one-year hiatus, a the third highest in the Liberty League. part of a class of nine]”. completely realistic expectation if you consider Kathryn Gillan will take the majority of draws William Smith plays a challenging schedule that William Smith currently leads the league in at center, moving from her attacking position last that includes current #3 in the IWLCA coaches goals per game and is second to last in turnovers. year.

Also on the circle will be sophomore Katie poll Hamilton and #5 Cortland. Already this spring The Herons are also currently undefeated in league Dexter who has 15 draw controls on the year. In the the Herons have been challenged, playing three play after a 2-0 weekend against St. Lawrence and backfield the Herons will rely on Megan Brophy’s nationally ranked teams. In Florida the Herons Clarkson, and tied for first in the league standings. composure, leadership and excellent field sense as defeated #16 Messiah only days after Messiah Of course, the Liberty League is always challenging she leads an outfit that includes the consistent and defeated #7 Franklin and Marshall. with the presence of Union and Hamiltonagainst stifling defender Liz Seidel.

The Herons suffered close losses to both St. In goal you’ll find sophomore Jesse Wilson, John Fisher and Geneseo, both of whom make whom (especially Union) the Herons look to win this year.

The Herons are lead by junior Lucy already possessing on her resume a full season as appearances on the IWLCA poll. The Florida trip Johnson whose on-field finesse has earned her two starting keeper. The Herons should expect some did more for the Heron squad then give them wins big, break-out performances from Kathleen Ragan, a small yet powerful player who is quick and tenacious at both midfield and attack, and new-comer Micailah Adee. The team will also benefit from the level-headed experience of Cassie Findlay, the only starting senior.

The Herons are deep this year, sophomore Mary Kate Renehan started all 15 games last year and adds that experience to the strong Heron defense. Senior Kara Grogan and sophomore Megan Marra will make contributions (to the defense and midfield respectively), so will the arsenal of attackers that is Emily Leahy, Katie Shaw and Christine Abramo.

Newcomers Rachel Fippinger and Kelsi Cleary-Hammarsedt look to break into the Heron defense as they continue to follow a sharp learning curve. Classmate Hannah Schickel will contribute at center taking draws along with Potter and Gillan. The Herons also have depth in the keeper position adding two first years to the roster Maggie McNair, and Avery Griffith who will act as a manager this year.

Photo courtesy of: hwsathletics.com The Herons return to Boswell on April 9 Junior co-captain Megan Brophy will return to lead the Heron lacrosse defense this when they take on the University of Rochester season, having started all fifteen games in the Spring 2010 season last year. at 2 p.m.

This Weekend’s Games Sat., April 9, 2011 Hobart Lacrosse at Ohio State 1:00 p.m.

Sat., April 9, 2011 William Smith Lacrosse at Geneva 2:00 p.m.

April 9-10, 2011 Hobart Rowing at Vassar Invitational 11:00 a.m. /10:30 a.m.

April 9-10, 2011 HWS Sailing at Ithaca TBA

Sun., April 10, 2011 William Smith Tennis at St. Lawrence 1:00 p.m.

Sun., April 10, 2011 Hobart Tennis at St. Lawrence 3:30 p.m.

Sun., April, 2011 William Smith Rowing at Ithaca TBA

Wed., April 13, 2011 Hobart Tennis at Geneva 4:00 p.m.