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FRIDAY, april 17, 2009
VOLUME CXXX ISSUE 22
Relay for Life A Success
HWS Reads with Speed
By Jennifer Crupnick ’10 Herald Contributor On Friday April 10th, 2008 the Colleges successfully hosted their second Relay for Life. The event is a signature activity of the American Cancer Society that helps to raise money to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment. The event was held in Bristol Gymnasium and ran from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The goal of the event was to have various teams, with one person from each group walking at all times. Essentially, students, friends, family, and community members were camped out and doing laps around Bristol gymnasium for twelve hours. Though this may sound exhausting, the gymnasium was full of high spirits, laughing, dancing, memories, activities, and hundreds of participants. The cochairs for the event, Lynn Cutter ’09 and Martica Wakemen ’09, as well as their volunteers, planned various events to keep the energy high. There were themed laps based on the colors people wore, piggy-back ride laps, and
Mr. Relay laps; some of the men at the event went on stage and got pampered with a makeup application. The result was Mr. Relay. In addition, there was a slideshow and remembrance ceremony for people who had passed
away from cancer. Though tears were certainly shed, this was a great way to show the participants how important their contribution was to the fight against cancer. Each participant set a goal for the amount of money they wanted to raise for the event. Participants were
By Katie Taylor ’09 Herald Contributor able to make their own contributions, and reach out to family, and friends for support. By morning the event had raised just shy of $46,000. Contributions to the College’s effort are still being accepted until June 1st on the event’s website (listed below). However, participants did not just donate money, sweat, and tears. Thirty people at the event cut their hair eight inches to help create wigs for those losing their hair from Cancer. As explained on the American Cancer Society’s website, Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated. Hopefully, Relay for Life will become an annual event at the Colleges - it truly makes a difference in the lives of millions of people.
Sally J. Priesand to Receive Blackwell Award
On Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 Whittier, an audience member, called PM, First Book Geneva hosted for backwards reading (which none their annual fundraising event, The of the Speed Readers volunteered Speed Read at Irene’s Coffee and to do). Dean Kaenzig pointed out Jazz Bar. Each Speed Reader, all of that the event was very coordinate whom are local campus and Geneva system-friendly as the book, Green celebrities had 20 seconds to read Eggs and Ham, is orange but the as many words as he or she could. eggs are green. Participants included: Heron Athletic First Book Geneva is a local Director Deb Steward, Geneva Campus Advisory Board of First Mayor Stu Einstein, Former Director Book, a national organization of the Community that works to Lunch Program Amanda youth Stern blew promote Marge Shanahan, literacy by Current Director the other readers out putting books of the Community of the water by reading in children’s Lunch Program homes. Many Jan Kenny, MAT a stunning 196 words youths living in student Amanda Geneva and our in 20 seconds Stern (WS ’08), surrounding Professor Jodi communities Dean, Dean Eugen Baer, and Dean lack access to books and do not have Lisa Kaenzig. Amanda Stern blew any books in their home. First Book the other readers out of the water Geneva works to reverse this trend by reading a stunning 196 words in by working with local organizations 20 seconds, with Dean Kaenzig in to provide books to Geneva’s youth. second place. The third prize was This year the Speed Read raised granted MVP status as the Reader $209 – which is quite a lot for a 20who received the most $1 votes. minute event. Since Irene’s Coffee The Speed Read 2009 MVP was Deb and Jazz Bar so generously donated Steward! their space for free, 100% of all the The Speed Read is a fun and money raised will go directly to hilarious event. This year, Marge buying books for kids. The money Shanahan read in German, her native raised will buy 84 books for children language, and Professor Cadence in our community!
Time to Get Started!
HWS Honors the First Woman Ordained as a Rabii in the U.S.
By Erin Meehan ’11 Herald Contributor
By Belinda Littlefield ‘11 Managing Editor Rabbi Sally J. Priesand is the first woman to be ordained as a Rabbi in the United States. On Thursday, April 23, she will join the ranks of the recipients of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award for acting as a pioneer to the nearly 1,000 women who have followed in her footsteps to join the rabbinate. The award ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Vandervort Room, located on the second floor of the Scandling Campus Center. Priesand was ordained as a rabbi on June 3, 1972, by Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, the President of Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. The ceremony will herald her into the ranks of other notable women such as: Dr. Wangari Maathai, Dr. Priscilla A. Schaffer, and Sandra Day O’Connor, who were previous recipients of this award for pioneering a place for women in their respective fields. Priesandin words that can be found on the Jewish Woman’s Archive admits, “when I decided to study for the rabbinate, I never thought much about being a pioneer, nor was it my intention to champion the rights of women. I just wanted to be a rabbi.” Intentional or not, Priesand will become part of a long tradition of women who are recognized here at the Colleges for having made a difference in the world when she becomes the 37th recipient
of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award on April 23. At the age of 16, she first made the decision to become a rabbi
despite opposition from teachers and classmates who suggested that she find a husband instead of seeking the rabbinate. However, she persevered despite all of this with the support of her parents who, in her own words, “gave me one of the greatest gifts a
Campus Happenings
parent can give a child: the courage to dare and to dream”, according to the Jewish Woman’s Archive. She also traces her entry into the rabbinate to the President of the Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion at the time that she was admitted to the school. The Elizabeth Blackwell Award is a tradition that was officially created in 1958 with the anniversary of William Smith College and Hobart College joining together. The creation of this award occurred nine years after HWS celebrated the 100th anniversary of Blackwell’s graduation by presenting the Elizabeth Blackwell Centennial Award- the modern day award’s predecessor- to twelve internationally famous female doctors. The award is named after the first North American woman to become a doctor in modern times; she is an alumnus of Geneva Medical Collegea precursor institution to Hobart College. The award is traditionally bestowed upon a woman of extraordinary achievement and one “whose life exemplifies outstanding service to humanity” according the HWS website.
A&E
Most people on campus have heard of the program Jumpstart but few actually know all the different qualities of the club. Christie Torruella, a former William Smith student who was raised and currently lives in Geneva, became the new site leader for HWS. Torruella’s story is remarkable. Not only was she a Jumpstart member when she attended the Colleges but she also participated in it as a preschool
Gala and Irene’s College Nights. Torruella’s main object through working with students is trying to create a stronger relationship between the HWS and Geneva communities. Currently the Colleges have the highest retention rate in the midAtlantic region, an impressive 97 percent. Torruella is hoping to have the club grow even more next year to include 40-43 members. Her goal
student. Her passion and belief in the program is apparent and magnetic. As a public relations major she is talented in communicating both the needs and expectations from the preschools and HWS students. Currently there are thirty-six members on campus referred to as “corps” members. They spend roughly ten to twelve hours a week participating in the program. This includes working one-on-one with children and teaching them literary, social and cognitive skills. They also have classroom assistance time where they act as a TA to the teacher and work with students in larger groups. Jumpstart is also a servicelearning course; meaning that after completion of one year and three hundred hours of service, college students receive course credit. There are also numerous events on and off campus that are sponsored by the club, including the Jumpstart
as the new site leader is to help the program grow to its highest potential at the Colleges. This time last year, with graduation approaching, Torruella began contemplating what she wanted to do after college. Instead of taking offers from PR Firms, her mother suggested applying for the head spot of the program at Hobart. Being a Geneva native and a former student of HWS, she was an ideal candidate. “I wanted to find something that would make me happy and be personally fulfilling” says Torruella. She could not be happier with her decision. Anyone can apply and they are accepting applications currently at www.jumpstart.org for next year. Not only is the program both academically and emotionally rewarding but there is also a two thousand dollars decrease on your tuition; something your parents would be pleased about!
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Reflection on New Orleans By Chanel France ’11 Herald Contributor Spring 2008 marked the date of my first Alternative one day, or even one year and there remains so much that Spring break trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. I was so needs to be done after four years! The damage revealed moved that I had to go back. It has been a few weeks since I the complex web of injustices and inequalities that had returned to school in Geneva, NY from my second service for years been tangled hidden within the infrastructure of trip. The stories and experiences that I encountered were New Orleans. incredibly powerful, and should be shared. I am hoping The beauty that has come from the destruction to create a personal connection for those who read this to in New Orleans is the rallying together of grassroots increase awareness and activism in a city still in need of organizations that were birthed with the goal to help in any so much help. way possible. During the Spring Breaks of 2008 and 2009, During my first trip, our group worked on mold I had the opportunity to go to New Orleans and work with remediation in a retirement home. This task became very Catholic Charities to rebuild houses and eventually whole methodical and tedious, which eventually removed me communities and ultimately New Orleans! The family from the reality of what I was actually doing. And then, I whose house my group was working on took the time to opened the door to one apartment and received a painful express their sincere gratitude for our presence. They wake-up call. As I was going through the apartment, I said, “It is because of you [volunteers] that New Orleans came across a wedding album. Finding this momentous is being rebuilt”. In my opinion, Hurricane Katrina acted token came at a much needed as a wake up call to many point in time—I had gotten as a reminder It is so easy to forget about what is going people used to rhythm of tearing out of our humanity and carpets, spraying the walls, on in the world around us when we get civil service to one painting the ceilings, and as Americans— comfortable with the routine of life, but another had I forgotten that people, volunteering is an act of with abundant lives and the fact of the matter is that if you were democracy. histories, once lived in the so easy to forget to be dislocated from the place you aboutIt iswhat place that now was barren is going on and quiet. One of my peers called home and labeled a “refugee” in the world around us shared a similar story. While we get comfortable within your own country, you would when cleaning out a locker, this with the routine of life, want someone else to care as well. student stumbled upon a but the fact of the matter letter written to an incoming is that if you were to be student. It read, “Please dislocated from the place keep our school clean and safe next year”. There would you called home and labeled a “refugee” within your own not be a “next year”. Little reminders like these enrich country, you would want someone else to care as well. I and enhance the reality of what once was. was humbly and painfully reminded that even though New When we think of New Orleans, Mardi Gras, Bourbon Orleans may not be covered in the news does not mean Street and jazzy jambalaya typically come to mind. There that it is not important to be aware of. Driving into the is no doubt that New Orleans is unique and has been a city and seeing the spray-painted “Xs” on the houses was defining city in American history. For anyone who has had incredibly surreal. I am writing to anyone who will listen: the privilege of experiencing a part of the New Orleans’s Hurricane Katrina was a moment in time, but the mark culture, there is something intoxicating and contagious that was left is still very evident. Encourage activism about the warm and welcoming spirit that seems to engulf and involvement to be part of the change that you want to its visitors. It is because of its rich culture, life, and legacy see. Spread the word to those around you, go down and that New Orleans must never be neglected or forgotten, volunteer if possible and/or support the Gulf Coast Civic but rather preserved and rebuilt. Works Project (http://www.solvingpoverty.com/) by August 2009 will mark the four-year anniversary of reminding the federal government of the necessities and the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina. As horrible as this urgencies within our own country. natural disaster was, its damage was not contained to just
The Blotter Friday, April 10th • 2 Hobart students found smoking marijuana in Durfee at 8:43pm.
Saturday, April 11th
• $20 stolen from mailbox in Scandling Center at 12:30pm, still under investigation.
Sunday, April 12th
• Burgulary at 141 St. Clair reported at midnight, still under investigation. • Light pole damaged on William Smith Drive reported at 2:11am, still under investigation. • Coat stolen from Emerson reporated at 3:12am, still under investigation. •Car vandalized in Winn Seeley parking lot reported at 2:01pm, still under investigation. • 3 Hobart and 1 William Smith student underage found playing beer pong in Sherrill at 11:22pm.
A Spirited Review The Original Drink of the Week Since 2006
Frozen Peach Daiquiri Finally the weather is getting sunnier and everyone is taking time to enjoy being outside. Why not compliment the perfect sunny day with the perfect drink. A frozen drink can always make a good day even better, so a frozen peach daiquiri is a good choice. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz rum 3/4 oz orange liqueur 3/4 oz lime juice 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 oz fresh peaches (or substitute strawberries for the peach.) Mix the ingredients together with ice in a blender, then pour into a wine glass. Enjoy this drink while lying on a hammock, relaxing on the quad, or doing whatever other leisurely activity you enjoy most on a nice spring day. The Herald reminds you to enjoy the drink of the week safely and at the appropriate time and location, as long as you are of age…
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Campus Happenings William Smith Congress: Four Great Women Leaders for a Better William Smith By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor At the beginning of this semester a new executive the meeting and talks about it before the meeting in hopes board for William Smith Congress was elected: Rebecca of drawing people who care about campus happenings. Perkins as president, Colleen O’Hara as vice president, When awards are given out to William Smith or Hobart Amanda Daley as treasurer, and Jessica Gregor as Secretary. students, the executive board asks for nominations from The executive board of the 2009 year has the entire William Smith body. performed numerous tasks already. Certainly the The executive board has made plans for the future meetings facilitate great discussions within them, whether where the first order of future business is to keep a steady it be allotting money, granting club status, or otherwise harmony between the two governments in hopes that addressing a serious student need, the executive board one day, true cooperation will not need to be mediated; approaches any idea seriously but not coldly. The women it will happen on its own. They also have plans to make are very approachable themselves more and eager for suggestions transparent to the from the quorum; for William Smith as well them, the quorum works as to Hobart student best when the members bodies. They have of it are comfortable an office in Student participating with those in Activities and take an charge and are confident active role in many that their voices will be clubs. At the end of heard. Anyone is entitled each meeting they to have an opinion in ask for clubs to give Congress. announcements and There have been updates. This allows Hobart men who have clubs to advertise made points that were listened to just as earnestly as those freely to the Congress while simultaneously allowing the by William Smith women. The executive board does executive board to be aware of the great events that clubs not discriminate. As a result there have not been loud are planning. outbreaks, fights or any other serious dissonance within Congress has donated money to Chi Phi for the Fire the quorum. The executive board has worked very hard Ball, given speeches and awards on Moving Up day, taken to ensure that fact. They also want to continue working an active interest in Famous Women’s dinner, awarded with Hobart Student Government. In the past, the two top first year students bookstore money, supported executive boards and quorums have been at odds with each the madrigal concert, and supported William Smith other. The two executive boards get along well and hope to Athletics, just to name a few of their activities. They also continue doing so. Hobart Student Government is viewed host the Spring Fling at the end of the spring semester by these women as a potential ally rather than competition. and will again host “Dancing with the Faculty.” Clearly, Interactivity is a founding basis of the quorum one can note what the executive board has already meetings. The revision of the Constitution and what done this semester and look forward to its future plans. should be revised is decided by the entire quorum. Overall the current executive board is filled with All William Smith women may look at a copy of the active and caring women who not only see a great future constitution in Student Activities. Certain issues such as for William Smith, but work hard to make that happen as a need for more lighting on campus are better decided soon and efficiently as possible. with an active quorum. The executive board advertises
The executive board has made plans for the future where the first order of future business is to keep a steady harmony between the two governments in hopes that one day, true cooperation will not need to be mediated; it will happen on its own.
Earth Week 2009 By Jamie Landi ’05 Herald Contributor Earth Week 2009 is next week!! We are kicking off the week with a Water Bottle Exchange sponsored by the First Year Green Dream Competition. The six-week Green Dream Competition was held between 36 Common Ground classes, each of which presented an original Green Dream Proposal. A Green Dream Committee had the tough job of narrowing the 36 proposals down to four. Class Reps from the four selected Common Ground Classes presented their Green Dream Proposals to students, faculty and staff. The presenters did a fantastic job, and the proposals were well thought out with clear benefit to the Colleges’ Sustainability Efforts. At the end of the evening, however, the audience had to vote on one proposal for implementation. The winning proposal came from the Water Bottle Exchange Group. After months of planning, the Water Bottle Exchange Proposal is ready to become a reality. The launch
of the Water Bottle Exchange Program will start on Monday, April 20th and end Friday, April 24th. Bottles will be available in the Scandling Center from 11:00-1:30 and then also before and after evening Earth Week Events. Here is how it works: -Bring Five Disposable Plastic Bottles - Sign the Sustainability Pledge -Receive an HWS Green on the Go BPA-Free Nalgene Water Bottle The Water Bottle Exchange Program is designed to increase awareness about water bottle consumption, and ultimately supply the tools and motivation necessary to reduce the number of disposable bottles that we consume. There are A LOT of exciting events planned for Earth Week 2009 from April 20-26th, and I encourage you to check out the Earth Week Schedule on the following pages for more details. As always, feel free to email: Recycle@ hws.edu with any questions.
Greek Week Greek Week is beginning on Wednesday, April 22. Thursday we will have a dunk tank, where we will be dunking a number of your favorite faculty and staff members, including several Campus Safety Officers! The highlight of Greek Week will be a softball tournament where speakers will be set up with $1 song requests and Mark’s pizza will be on sale with all proceeds going to The
Religious Life
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American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes, an organization in which two brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa sit on the board of directors. The tournament will be on Friday (Saturday as a rain date.) It will be held on the fields behind O’Dells. We hope everyone will come out and join the Fraternities for a great time and a good cause.
Upcoming Events Friday 4/17 Fieldhouse • 12:20pm “No Sweat” @ g Room Dinner @ Comstock Dinin • 6:15pm Benjamin Hale Man” @ Sanford • 8:00pm Friday Flix “Yes era House n And Wood @ Smith Op • 8:00pm Medeski Marti Saturday 4/18 • Charter Day anza @ Vandervort • 5:00pm LAO Extravag Bartlett Tale of San Francisco” @ • 7:00pm “McTeague: A Sunday 4/19 al • 11:00am Classics Festiv b Pu @ fe Ca • 7:00pm Away Monday 4/20 Fieldhouse • 12:20pm “No Sweat” @ koff @ Scandling Kic ek • 11:00am Earth We Tuesday 4/21 @ Fieldhouse • 7:00pm 30 Minute Abs ordy @ Geneva Room op Je • 7:30pm Earth Week Wednesday 4/22 in Saga • Farm to Fork Meal served ouse ldh Fie • 7:00pm Yoga-Lates @ g Concert @ Chapel rin Sp le • 8:00pm Colleges Chora Thursday 4/23 d Sculpt @ Fieldhouse • 6:00pm Cardio Step an Vandervort well Award Ceremony @ • 7:30pm Elizabeth Black t @ Cafe • 9:00pm Open Mic Nigh
Schedule of Events Monday 4/20 Take the World in Your Hands by: Greening HWS - Earth Week kickoff (Scandling, 11-1:30) - ‘Green Dream’ Water bottle exchange kickoff (running-Friday) - Panel: HWS Green Progress Report (Geneva Rm, 7:30pm) Panelists: James Landi, Tom Drennen, Lynn Pelkey, Cathy Williams, waiting for confimation from Pete Poliniak and Jason Hamilton from Ithaca College Tuesday 4/21 Take the World in Your Hands by: Knowing Your “Green” - Earth Week Jeopardy (Geneva Rm, 7:30pm) - Four students (will be determined by survey) and two professors will participate - Optional Trayless Wednesday 4/22 Take the World in Your Hands by: Eating Local -Local Food Perspectives: Panel Discussion (Sanford Rm, 7:30pm) Panelists: Christine Moskell, Virginia Toruella, Prabi Basnet, Andy Fellenz, and Lesley Adams - Farm to Fork Meal in Saga for Dinner (5:30-7:30) - Trayless for the Day Thursday 4/23 Take the World in Your Hands by: Understanding our Climate - Steven Schneider lecture (Albright, 5pm) - Optional Trayless Saturday 4/25 Take the World in Your Hands by: Building Green - Work day at “green house” in Ithaca Will leave campus around 10:30, and help the owners of a sustainable home with some green building projects. Lunch is provided! Students will need to RSVP to stacey.rice@hws.edu Sunday 4/26 Take the World in Your Hands by: Having Green Fun - Sustainable Picnic and Peace Fest (Stern) - Band: Revision from Ithaca, NY (w/ veggie oil van!) - Sustainable picnic lunch served with compostable ware - Solar cookie bake-off - Bring your own tie-dye
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Campus Happenings Student Trustee Run-Off Election Candidates Tim Hollinger
Chris Jenco
My name is Chris Jenco and I am running for Hobart Student Trustee because I feel there needs to be a better link between the students and the Board of Trustees. (That sums the rest of this up so you may stop reading now if you’d like). When I was a freshman attending HSG meetings I heard updates from Adam Chaput about the Board of Trustees and decisions they
were making that would be affecting us as a student body. He also made a very conscious effort to get student opinions and concerns in front of the Board whenever they met. In doing this Adam made me feel as though the Board cared about students and that our voice mattered when they were weighing decisions. This was shown when the student body was allowed to choose many of the renovation details surrounding Scandling Center. I feel this connection between the students and the Trustees is essential for both parties to operate happily and efficiently. Without it, there is only more hostility on the campus towards those in charge, which leads to more student apathy. I feel I can build off of what Adam established, and bring the Board and students closer together. I will not make any promises about lowering tuition, or anything else that is outside the realm of my duty as Student Trustee. I will promise to get student opinions to the board, and bring updates back to the students after Board meetings. I will do this by tabling outside Saga, attending HSG meetings, and creating a Facebook group that will allow for both student input to myself as well as a forum to update students. If you have any other ideas you would like to see me try, I will be open and ready to talk to anyone who contacts me. I am Chris Jenco and I approve this message.
Rebecca Borsuk My name is Rebecca Borsuk and I am running for William Smith Student Trustee because I feel that there is not an even distribution of student opinion in the administration. The Board of Trustees makes very important decisions that affect all students here at Hobart and William Smith, so the student representing her peers should have an unbiased attitude and be dedicated to communicating the views of her peers. As a leader of many organizations here at HWS in many different areas of academic, social, and cultural interest, I feel as though I represent a wide range of students. First, I am a major supporter of the arts. I am a Dance minor and the Secretary of Koshare Dance Collective, for which I also choreograph and perform in every concert. I am a biochemistry major and have been nominated to become a Teaching Fellow, showing my dedication to helping other students succeed. Since freshman year, I have been an avid member of Campus Greens, serving as their Event Coordinator and VicePresident through 2008. Being a member of Campus Greens has shown me the importance of being environmentally conscious to ensure a greener future. I am an editor of the HWS Public Affairs Journal, which I will take over as Editor-in-Chief next fall. This demonstrates my dedication to living as a socially and politically engaged citizen. I am also the House Manager of the Current Events and Issues House, and will continue in this position next year as well. Finally, I served as an Orientation Mentor
Rugged Appeal
Tried and ruffled I pulled myself to attention. I was waiting for Vice President of Student Affairs Robb Flowers. It was edging past four on one of the first nice Fridays of the spring. I was about to file a general student complaint. Flowers was busy, but wanted to hear what I had to say, and quickly ushered me into his office. I told him that a large number of students had come to me with housing horror stories, an overwhelming number of students were upset about housing options for next year. Res-ed seemed over worked and tied to the uncertain size of next years incoming class. I spent over half an hour with Flowers voicing the concerns that students had brought to me about their housing for next year, and then talking about possible remedies for the on going problem. Before I left Flowers promised action. It was nothing new. I am committed to making student life better. There isn’t a week that goes by that I’m not working with someone on staff, students, or in the administration trying to solve and prevent problems at HWS that hinder student life. I have a positive record of making beneficial changes on this campus.
If voted Student trustee I will continue to be your advocate, I will voice your concerns to the Trustees, and communicate to you what the Trustees are planning. I will listen to you and report back to you. Many students are worried about the long term stability of our school. I’m among that crowd, but I’ve meet with President Mark Gearan about it. I’ve assured that Gearan and others know that students worried are about the growing cost of tuition. I’ve been ensured that more money will be opened up next year for financial aid. Writing as an editor for “the martini”, and then as Opinion Page Editor of “The Herald” I have constantly been up to date on the issues on this campus. Last year I was outraged to learn how the Budget Allocations Committee (BAC) was run so I joined the committee to alleviate the problem. Once involved I fought for more money for clubs, including progressive clubs. I worked to set in motion a BAC review committee, and have consistently fought for you behind closed doors. Please take a moment this Friday to vote for me for Trustee. I have the experience and track record you want your Trustee to have.
Julia Hoyle
to the class of 2012, showing my ability to communicate with my peers and be responsive to their opinions. There are many issues that I wish to address as student trustee, such as tuition, continuing to green our campus, making sure the plans for the new Performing Arts Center include student input, and getting more money for the BAC to distribute to student organizations. As student trustee, I will listen to your opinions. I will talk to you, make surveys, table in Scandling…whatever it takes to ensure that I represent YOUR voice in Trustee meetings.
Hello, my name is Julia Hoyle, and I am thrilled to introduce myself as a candidate for the William Smith Trustee position. I decided on a double major in French and Women’s Studies, and a studio art minor. I am an active member of Three Miles Lost, The Colleges Chorale, and Women’s Collective. I have also submitted articles for The Monthly Visitor and artwork for the spring 2009 Public Affairs Journal. I will be an ARAW facilitator next fall, I have tabled for NARAL, OXFAM, and Women’s Collective events, and I participated in The Vagina Monologues and 10 minute plays. I believe I will be the best choice for student trustee because of my ability to analyze issues fairly and thoughtfully. At multiple jobs my bosses have praised my work ethic and ability to cooperate. I am confident, respectful, friendly, and most importantly, I am very involved on campus. My involvement will allow me to represent the diverse opinions of Hobart and William Smith students. One topic I am particularly interested in discussing
is the effect of our economy on college tuition. The issue of increasing tuition and the consequences this has on us, and incoming students is very important to me. Back in February, many HWS students went to Albany to protest the state’s proposed cutting of $75 million in student financial aid. It concerns me how rising tuition rates will affect students that rely on financial aid. It is also important to continue our president’s promise to have a “green” campus. If the proposed performing arts center materializes, I would like to see it follow “green” guidelines. Keeping our campus “green” is important to understanding our role in a local community and global. As student trustee I would like to find new ways to get HWS students informed about current events and issues, and our role as global citizens. We need to occupy the space in our community in an informed and respectful way. I look forward to the election results, and I hope you give me the opportunity to be your voice as student trustee.
Spring into Fashion!
Trendy Ways to Jump back into Warm Weather
Jersey Dresses
By Erin Meehan ’11 Herald Contributor
The most exciting part of spring fashion is definitely the sundress! Keep it floral and feminine for the day and go edgy or sophisticated and dark for night. Even better— buy dresses, which can blend seamlessly from day to night in comfortable trendy fabrics such as jersey. Look at this one by LOVE YAYA from Shopbop.com.
Back to the Basics
Of course jeans are always in style and this year it is all about worn-in, rugged style. Here is a great pair by 7 For All Mankind. They are casual and slightly rough looking without being sloppy. The best part is they are also ecofriendly!
One of my favorite websites I check religiously is whowhatwear. com. The site is updated daily displaying different trends and celebrity styles. With the economy the way it is, it is important to be frugal when shopping. Instead, spending money on basic things such as a black dress or a great pair of boots is better than overthe-top items you will only wear once. With constantly fluctuating weather right now, one of the best and most practical trends is layering. If you’re worried about being cold when the sun goes down, throw on a scarf before you leave. Adding a sweater to a skirt or dress can give it a more casual comfortable feel. Just look at Kate Bosworth.
Flower Power For accessories, it is important to have fun! They should add spice and color to your outfit without looking heavy or overdone. Blair from Gossip Girl has inspired all young ladies throughout the country to go back to childhood with flower or bowembellished headbands. Here is one from the Crewcuts department of JCREW. Best of all it is only $16.50!
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Opinions HWS and Geneva: What Can Be Done? By Tim Hollinger ’11 Opinions Editor The other week I meet an alumnus who lived in Geneva. She invited me into her home, chatted about the good old days at Hobart and William Smith and the relationship between the college and town. It’s a popular subject. When I get my hair cut at B and G barber shop in downtown Geneva my 85-year-old bald barber never fails to ask what’s going on at the Colleges. As a candidate for Student Trustee, and an involved citizen, I’ve had countless conversations about the relationship between the Colleges and Geneva. Most people think the relationship is currently unhealthy. I agree, but I think we could do some things to make it better. Most of my childhood was spent in a small college town. I’ve witnessed many of the complex dynamics that develop between towns and schools. I lived in Durham, New Hampshire, home to The University of New Hampshirea huge hockey and party school. Every few years tensions between the school and town would flare up. I remember being around ten years old and sitting downtown with my sister during the hockey playoffs. When the game ended the bars and fraternities opened their doors, students poured out, and soon people were throwing bottles, burning furniture, smashing windows and rioting. Despite bumps in the relationship people from the town knew they were dependent on the college and likewise the college knew it needed the support of the town. Here in Geneva the situation is similar, but there a few things that send a message of exclusion to the community. The fence that runs along 5 and 20 and separates us from the rest of
the world is a major problem. The fence is sending the message that we don’t want people to come in. The argument that the fence is protecting us is baseless, as anyone who wants to steal or rape, as shown in the numerous campus-wide safety alerts can drive or walk onto campus, fence or no fence. The argument that the fence is providing aesthetic value has
should not only be open, but also advertised to the surrounding community. HWS calls itself an intuition of higher learning, but community members are rarely present at campus events. Learning, in part, is about gaining new perspectives. We have the opportunity to interact with the community; instead, it looks like we’ve locked ourselves in ivory towers packed with beer and blearing cable TV. We make some efforts to advertise events, but with the largely unused resource of the radio stations- we now have both WEOS and WHWS- we could do a much better job at little additional cost. Finally, we must not judge Geneva on what we see downtown http://phisigmakappapsitriton.com/images/hobart_campus.jpg on a Saturday some merit, but you don’t need a steel night, nor should we let our weekend fence to spruce things up. If the brick escapades be how Geneva sees us. pilings were left and the metal of the I’ve heard a lot of stories about people fence removed there would still be a having negative encounters in the symbolic divide, and a design element, bars with ‘townies.’ This makes sense; but community members would feel however, a lot of the people who haunt welcome and students returning from bars aren’t the best representatives of late nights wouldn’t have to crawl the town, just as you or I, on a drunken under or over the wall. Friday night, may not be the best The lack of campus buildings representatives of the Colleges. We all downtown also contributes to the poor know things happen, so let’s try not to relationship. If the school were to move make too much of mistakes. the Bookstore, WEOS, or some other Have you explored Geneva and campus building downtown students the surrounding area before judging would get into town during the day it? It’s no utopia, but there’s some and members of the town would see really cool stuff in the area. There’s the activity of the college in a more a reason people spend their lives direct way. This may sound like a leap here. We should also stop knocking to some, but partial integration into graduates who stick around. They the community would be extremely should be celebrated for giving back beneficial for both parties. to where they got their education and Lectures, art shows, helping to make this an even better performances and even publications place to live.
Becoming a Number Jennifer Hollander ‘10 Herald Contributor I’ve been told that 98 percent of statistics are made up on the spot. I find that people who criticize statistics don’t understand how they work. Having taken a biostatistics class and now a data analysis class I can safely say that statistics are more than numbers. There is a great deal of research in figuring out the right questions- not to produce answers someone is seeking- but questions that can be answered. And while correlation does not always imply causation, there are correlation and regression formulas to track relationships between answers. Where a numerical value does not have a scalar value, there are still ways to track a range, mean, or a standard deviation. For answers with percentages and a margin of error, the numbers have great meaning and the margin of error does not equate to a bad calculation. Rather the researcher is 95 to 99 percent positive of the actual number in that range. Yes, one can always assume people did not answer honestly,
but that makes the results just as important- this is how the person or group being surveyed wishes to be perceived. I’m certain we’ve all had various surveys about our drug and alcohol use since middle school, but let me ask you this: did you really lie? Or did you lie because you wanted your peers to perceive you as cool for “messing with the numbers.” Lying in the survey can only hurt yourself or other people. In comparing percentages, you will sometimes see two similar numbers and yet the data shows how different those two groups are. Or you could see the opposite: two not so similar numbers (but not too far off) where the data shows how similar the groups are. If you do the math behind all of that you yourself may realize that the researcher’s claims are true. So do the math. Take statistics or learn about it. You may learn that statistics aren’t really made up on the spot; instead, the interpretation based on this math could be made up on the spot.
Trayless Tuesdays By Alexander MacDonald ’10 Herald Contributor In recent months a step has to get my food and eat it then I have to Finally, my main issue with been made on this campus to decrease rush off to class. Some people are this Trayless Tuesdays comes from the the wasteful tendencies the student busy. Immediately the issue of proper issue of its effectiveness. The total body participates in. From events nutrition for a day of classes and work amount of water that is attempted to such as Recyclemania to going door- limits the choices of what food to be “saved” (there’s a total amount of to-door asking for recyclable items, gather, should they wish to avoid the water on this planet, we are not saving the Green movement has successfully judging looks of the dish collectors. anything) is expected to be 12,000 been started on the Hobart and Further, there is the issue Gallons (if I am not mistaken). This is William Smith Campus. One of of what it does for the Saga staff. I roughly the same amount of water of a the most known about and small pool. Ultimately, the most discussed is the recent savings that is being sought creation of Trayless Tuesdays. is enough for each of 2,000 This single event has created people (a rough estimate a flurry of discussion both for of the HWS student body) and against and unfortunately to individually save .94 I am in the former category. Cubic Feet. This roughly Let me be clear, I do not have equals 22 liters of water anything against the ambitions per person. this movement embodies; in One thing I have fact, I fully support the idea seen on this campus is behind it. Unfortunately, I the rampant buying of disagree with the means in bottled water. I do not fully this case. believe everyone buys For those who remain bottled water, but surely unaware, Trayless Tuesdays most students buy some seeks to do exactly what its bottled beverage, and with title suggests, limit tray use this I make a proposal: http://thenextwavefutures.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/1178475329.jpg to near (if not total) disuse stop buying bottled and of trays on every Tuesday of every personally know one employee who canned beverages. According to some week. This may seem like a good idea is tasked with cleaning up after the estimates, the production of a single 1 to many people but unfortunately, it dinner crowd once in a while. With liter bottle of water requires 5 liters of is a bit of an annoyance. If you have this, that person (who shall remain water. That’s right, for that 20 oz bottle ever eaten at Saga, you know that nameless) has raised the point that of water, every person is spending 100 carrying two plates of food (let’s often students on Trayless Tuesdays oz just on production, this does not assume some people like the options do not properly dispose of their cups even including the shipping costs! If at both Classics and the Veggin’ Line) or plates (i.e. they leave them on the every person on campus used a mere 5 is a tad bit difficult at times. Couple tables throughout Saga) and as a less bottles of water (buy one and refill this with getting a glass of milk or result, that person must go through the it, for example) the “savings” would soda, and perhaps a salad, not to entire cafeteria to collect these items. be greater per person. In fact, if every mention silverware. Immediately I Is this really fair to that individual? student who buys bottled beverages can recognize a minor (and largely Those who clean up the dining area bought only one bottle and refilled it, inconsequential) problem. I do not after hours did not volunteer to spend the “savings” would be much higher possess four hands and as such, it is more of their time doing this work, than Trayless Tuesdays could ever difficult to carry these items at once. and again there exists the issue of hope to provide. Idealistic? Perhaps, I know I could always make multiple getting the work for classes done but it’s a measure I am personally trips but another assumption one versus cleaning up after the rest of the willing to implement. could make is that I have enough time student body.
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Arts and Entertainment Houghton House Presents: Joseph Mougel By Amy Nimon ‘11 Photography Editor “I couldn’t lead troops into something I didn’t believe in.” M o u g e l ’ s exhibition opened in Houghton House on April 3, preceded by a talk during which Mougel shared an assortment of his work: photographic series’, short films, and installation projects—as well as his light sense of humor and tendency to make fun of himself: “This picture was taken after I’d started to gain weight…” “When you look http://www.516arts.org/images/exhibitions/out_underground/mougel_hole.jpg at a photo, you’re just revisiting the same A man emerges from a hole moment. What happens when you add dug in the terrain of Wendover Field time to that moment?” asks Mougel, in Nevada—the sight from which the as he presents his collection of motion B-29 Bomber “Enola Gay” departed for media art in Houghton 112. In addition its quest to unleash an atomic bomb on to “Hole,” Mougel has created two Hiroshima in 1945. The man emerging other short films: “The Field,” and from the hole is Joseph Mougel, and the scene is from his short, nearly- “Up and Down.” Both films feature silent film titled “Hole.” The film is himself, multiplied. In “The Field,” about a minute and a half long, and all multiple Mougels run around a but a few seconds of that time is spent vast, desert-like landscape, laying focused on the mysterious, uneventful out a landfill. In “Up and Down” hole…until at last Mougel emerges, this same crowd of Mougels runs looks around, and decides to go back around an open field, jumping in and out from behind small in. Mougel is a photographer/ shrubs—a practice from Mougel’s videographer, installation artist, and days in the military. “The Surplus Room” is one professor at Ringling College of Art of Mougel’s installation pieces, or and Design in Florida. He completed as he calls it, “a 3D photograph.” his undergraduate education at the Mougel made a project out of University of Georgia where he restoring a military surplus room; received a BFA in Photography, soon the room was filled with objects followed by an MFA in Photography like canteens, bunkers, knapsacks, from the University of New Mexico. gas masks, military tags, and the Prior to college he served five years like. He organized the entire room, in the Marine Corps—an experience spending great amounts of time that can be observed in his many there alone, polishing the floors, photographs taken during that time. He was trained as a videographer during sorting, and logging all the new his time in the military, and “hated it.” gear that came in. He even lived Mougel left the military early, stating, in the room, constructing a tent out of tattered cloth, and taking
care of a small “don’t-touch-me” plant. The installation is an on-going project, as new equipment is always coming in to be logged. “In Character” is Mougel’s video installation piece currently on display in Houghton House. A number of screens hang around the room, each with a short clip of a different individual talking and moving constantly—a commentary on identity and gesture through characters inspired by virtual worlds like Second Life, Grand Theft Auto characters, and even some real people. “I’m such a people watcher,” says Mougel. “One of my favorite things to do is sit somewhere and see what people are doing.” The room is dark other than light from the screens, and filled with the murmur of various people all talking at the same time. The characters wear unique outfits, talk to themselves, sway back and forth, and perform gestures that are specific to their own characters. Sometimes they even fall asleep. The exhibition will be on display in Houghton House until April 22.
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Smith Opera House Screens OscarWinning “Slumdog Millionaire”
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Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, “Slumdog Millionaire” is a breathless and exciting film, a buoyant hymn to life, and a heartbreakingly effective paean to destiny. It screens at 2:00 on April 19, and at 7 p.m. on April 20 and 21 at the Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. Fanciful, epic and exuberantly paced, “Slumdog Millionaire” chronicles the life of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), a dirt-poor orphan who captivates the masses as he wins a fortune on India’s most popular quiz show. Told in non-linear style, the movie switches among harrowing stories of Jamal’s childhood in the slums of Mumbai to his moments of awkward glory as a contestant on the show to his sudden incarceration and ensuing interrogation. It is this questioning by a police inspector (Irfan Khan) that elicits the compelling flashbacks of his
early youth. Some of those memories are deeply disturbing. Jamal recounts terrible cruelties from his impoverished childhood: homelessness, torture, prostitution. He forms a bond with a savvy street urchin, Latika (played as a teen by Freida Pinto), which blossoms into love. Despite-- or perhaps because of-- his
traumatic childhood, Jamal becomes a determined romantic. In the process, he acquires knowledge on a wealth of subjects. By the time he appears as a contestant on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” he has absorbed a range of information, keeping him on the show far longer than the smarmy host (Anil Kapoor) finds credible. A Dickensian story, “Slumdog” is both universal and quintessentially Indian. Some of the film is in Hindi, which heightens a sense of authenticity, as does the musical score. With dazzling, magical realism and vigorous storytelling, the film has an enchanting power, fusing a fairy tale quality with gritty realism. Yet even with interwoven surrealistic images, the story portrays cultural accuracy. In a highly charged, intensely Technicolor world, there is poverty and privation but also laughter and hope, accentuated by the tribute to Bollywood musicals during the final credits. The beautifully rendered and energetic tale celebrates resilience, the power of knowledge and the vitality of the human experience. Horrifying, humorous and life-affirming, it is, above all, unforgettable. It is rated R and has a running time of 120 minutes. Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 for students and senior citizens. Call 315-781-LIVE (5483) or toll-free 1-866-355-LIVE (5483) for details or to order tickets. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.TheSmith. org.
Dollhouse By Jennifer Hollander ‘10 Herald Contributor
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Imagine a world where you can change a person on the inside and yet the person can be wiped clean, like a blank slate, at the end of whatever task that was asked of them. Welcome to the world of Dollhouse. Adelle DeWitt, the head of the Dollhouse the viewers watch, is in charge of a process where a blank slate individual (Doll) gains memories, personas, and traits of a person necessary to perform a task. With the aid of a technician, Topher, the Dolls absorb the traits. These dolls are then “Actives” and perform out the task as if they were that person. When the task is over Topher wipes all of the Active’s memory blank, and the person starts again as a fresh, new individual. They have no self-awareness or personality, except for a doll code named “Echo”. Dollhouse follows Echo, her handler (the person who assists an Active Doll), and two other dolls that she has befriended, Sierra and Victor. We also learn of a “rogue active”, code named Alpha, who escaped after all the personalities that were used inside of him come out all at once, leading him to become murderous and crazy. The series has twists and turns such as an episode where Echo is remote wiped and her memories of the personality she absorbed suddenly disappeared without the aid of the machine Topher uses in the middle of a task. In another episode where it is revealed not all of the Dolls’ memories were properly erased. Directed by Joss Whedon, who gave us Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, this series will entertain science fiction fans and the philosophical.
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Arts and Entertainment Ask Doctor Blackwell Got a question about sex that you need answered? Can’t ask anyone else? Write me at herald@hws.edu
Dear Liz, The other night my best friend came out to me. She told me that she is pansexual. I am disturbed by my friend’s newly found attraction towards pans. How can I comfort my friend in her time of distress and convince her that her attraction towards kitchenware is not the way to go? Sincerely, Out of the Frying Pan Dear Out of the Frying Pan, While I understand your concern for your friend, there is nothing to be alarmed about. This is simply a misunderstanding of the various complexities of human sexuality. Indeed, pansexuality has nothing at all to do with sexual attraction towards pans. The term “pansexual” refers to people who believe they have the potential to be attracted to any person, regardless of gender. In other words, if you are breathing, there exists the potential for a pansexual person to be attracted to you. This of course eliminates the possibility of pans, or other forms of kitchenware. Please take note that pansexuality does differ from bisexuality, in that bisexuals recognize a sexual attraction towards both men and women, while pansexuals are attracted to people who may fall outside of this gender binary. So please take comfort in the fact that your friend is simply exploring their own sexuality, and try to be there for them in this time of emotional need. You need not fear your friend being sexually aroused at your next Tupperware party.
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Enjoy the Ride in “Adventureland” By Ethan Guralnick ’11 Herald Contributor
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This is NOT “Superbad 2”. This movie is being advertised as the sequel to Superbad because it has the same director, but it couldn’t be more different. Both are coming-of-age stories, but “Adventureland” lacks the large amount of gross-out humor and replaces it with more heart. “Adventureland” has all the elements to be “Superbad” though. It has the cute girl the guy wants to be with, and the jerk childhood friend who always beats him up, but it’s a much more personal story than most teen flicks in a long time. Brennan (played by Jesse Eisenberg) has just graduated from college (rare for teen movies) and graduates thinking his parents are paying for his trip to Europe with his college buddies. The year is 1987 and hard times are abound like they are today. His father has been laid off, causing them to cancel the trip of a lifetime. Brennan goes home unable to find a job while his friends are in Europe. He ends up working the worst possible job at a crappy local theme park. From there it’s a great coming-ofage story as he falls in love with a girl and learns the hardships of life. What makes this movie work is that the jokes and story are so well balanced that I wasn’t bored as I usually am with most teen movies. This one does not rely on site gags like most do. One of the best things was that it
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was a movie where I could actually relate to some of the characters, especially Brennan. Students worry about what they are going to do after college, and this movie shows that if you don’t get into the job that you’ve been studying for, you’re not going to be screwed, and that there is still plenty to learn in life. Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Brennan, does a good job playing the nerdy boy who is inexperienced with girls. For the first half hour it felt like he was echoing Michael Cera’s stereotypical awkward man-child, but was able to make the role more mature than most of Cera’s—and more believable. Kristin Stewart plays Em, Brennan’s love interest. Hot off her “Twilight” success, Stewart nails the shy but cute girl that many know exist. It’s nice to see a change from the usual super hot girls in teen movies that the nerd gets…which usually isn’t the case. The rest of the cast does a good job supporting. Bill Hader from SNL fame brings comedy relief when needed as the park’s manager, and surprisingly, not playing his usual cocky motor-mouth role is Ryan Reynolds. He plays an important part in the story which I won’t reveal, but does an impressive job taking a more serious turn than usual. An element that is always important is, if a movie is set in a certain time period, that the historical accuracy is right, and the director (Greg Mottola) nails it with a great 80s soundtrack, and attention to the ridiculous hairdos and outfits people had in the 80s. It definitely felt like the movie was shot in the 80s, which is always important. Overall, this is more of a drama/romantic comedy that feels more like an independent film than a major studio production. It’s a nice breath of fresh air from the other garbage currently out there, and was a pleasant surprise. If you’re looking for a laugh a minute, don’t go. I give it 8/10 stars.
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Sports UMass stuns Hobart in OT On Saturday, April 11, the Hobart College lacrosse team rallied from a two-goal fourth quarter deficit to reclaim the lead only to see 14th-ranked Massachusetts steal an overtime victory for the second straight season. Senior Tim Balise scored just ahead of the final horn to force overtime and classmate Jim Connolly netted his only goal of the contest 23 seconds into OT to lift the Minutemen to a 7-6 ECAC win. The Statesmen (5-5, 1-4) entered the final quarter trailing the visitors 5-3. Junior Kevin Curtin halved the deficit just over a minute into the frame with his 14th goal of the season. Classmate Tyler Cassell evened the match less than two minutes later with his team-leading 17th. Both teams had chances to take the lead over the next five minutes, but UMass goalie Doc Schneider and Hobart goalie Max Silberlicht lived up to their pregame billing as two of the best in the nation. Schneider finished with a career-high 21 stops, including 12 in the first half, while Silberlicht matched his careerhigh with 18 saves. Senior Jeff Colburn took the attention away from the defense and gave Hobart the lead at the 4:59 mark. He slipped inside his defender
and dumped home a shot from the doorstep for his second tally of the game. With the two points, he became the seventh Statesman to record 100 career points, raising his total to 101 (56g, 45a). Following a failed clear by Hobart in the waning seconds of regulation, the Minutemen (7-3, 4-0) made a nearly full field dash and got
26th goal of the season with a high shot over the kneeling keeper. Hobart held its only other lead of the day when Colburn scored an extra-man goal midway through the first quarter for a 1-0 advantage. The Minutemen carried a 2-1 lead into halftime thanks to second quarter scores by Art Kell and Balise. Balise made it 3-1 with an extra-man goal to start the third quarter. The Statesmen needed just 14 seconds to wipe out the advantage. First-year Chris Pedersen scored back-toback goals at the 8:25 and 8:11 marks to tie the game at 3-all. Pedersen’s second goal was set up by a faceoff win by sophomore Nunzio Doldo (9-of-16 at the X) and a ground ball pick up and heads up pass by Curtin. UMass got both goals Kevin Colton/ Photographer back in the final four minutes of the third on strikes by junior the ball to Balise on the left wing. Will Jeffery and sophomore Ryan Despite a double team that forced Marcus. him to his knees, he managed to get a This is the second straight bounce shot away that beat Silberlicht year the Minutemen have used a late just ahead of the horn. Balise finished comeback to beat Hobart in overtime. with a game-high three goals. Last season, UMass scored twice in In overtime, UMass won the the final 80 seconds to force OT and opening faceoff and Stephen Zorkers set up an 8-7 win in Amherst. took a low shot from the edge of the The Statesmen will be back in crease that Silberlicht stopped, but action on April 17, when they travel Connolly was there to collect the to St. John’s. Faceoff in Queens is rebound and score his team-leading scheduled for 3 p.m.
Reeland Inducted Into Allegheny County Athletic Association Hall of Fame Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ longtime Coordinator of Sports Medicine, Doug Reeland, was recently inducted into the Allegheny County Athletic Association Hall of Fame. One of 21 inductees in the seventh class to be recognized by the association, Reeland joined the ranks of his already-enshrined Bolivar High School coaches. “It was a very humbling experience, because I was inducted with all of my high school coaches,” Reeland said. “They all influenced my life as an athlete, and to join them in the Hall is an honor.” The Hall of Fame was created to honor coaches, athletes, and officials that personify athletics in Allegheny County. Reeland is the fourth former
Bolivar High School athlete to be recognized since the Allegheny County Athletic Association Hall of Fame’s inception in 2003. He was the only Bolivar representative this year. Reeland got his start in athletics as a member of the football, basketball and track teams at Bolivar. From there, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Oklahoma in 1972, and became a certified athletic trainer in 1978. Reeland spent six years with
the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club, working with all levels of the organization, and served as the athletic trainer for the Alfred State University wresting team, as well as the Bolivar football squad. Since 1979, Reeland has been an invaluable member of the Hobart and William Smith Athletic Departments, working with both Heron and Statesmen teams. He is also an active member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), including the Association’s Eastern and New York State branches. Reeland served for 18 years on the NATA’s ethics committee, and has been recognized by the NATA for 25 years of service.
#6 Hamilton Edges #16 William Smith in Overtime CLINTON, N.Y.—The 16thranked William Smith College lacrosse team fell to sixth-ranked Hamilton 8-7 in overtime in a Liberty League contest on April 10 at Campus Road Athletic Field. Heron senior Michaela Parnell (Guilford/Guilford, Conn.) netted the game-tying goal with 1 minute, 14 seconds left in regulation to force extra time, but Continental Anne Graveley would score the game-winner with six seconds to play to give Hamilton the victory. The Herons slip to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference, while the Continentals improve to 9-1 on the season, 5-0 in the Liberty League. Junior Sarah Goodkind (Millbrook School/Greenwich, Conn.) led William Smith with two goals and an assist, while Parnell and junior Molly Fitzgerald (Gould Academy/Sudbury, Mass.) added two goals apiece. The Continentals were led by Kallie Briscoe’s three goals and two helpers, while Kate Marek and Graveley each tallied twice. Hamilton jumped out to a 2-0
lead, thanks to goals from Marek and Briscoe. William Smith answered a short time later with its first score of the day. Sophomore Kara Grogan (Gunnery School/West Simsbury, Conn.) found classmate Cassie Findlay (Episcopal/Riverside, Conn.) for the tally with 15:24 to play in the half. Fitzgerald evened the contest at 2-all off an assist from Goodkind less than three minutes later, but Hamilton’s Marek and Liz Rave would net back-to-back scores to reclaim the hosts’ two-goal lead. With 56 seconds to play before the break, Fitzgerald scored her 33rd goal of the season, bringing the Herons within one, 4-3, but Graveley found the back of the net with 2 seconds remaining to give the Continentals a 5-3 advantage at the break. William Smith came out firing in the second half, scoring the first three goals of the stanza to grab a 6-5 lead with 19:31 on the clock. Findlay found Goodkind to start the run, followed by Parnell’s first goal of the day. Goodkind tallied again, thanks to a
helper from junior Brittany Callaghan (St. Luke’s School/Armonk, N.Y.), to give the Herons their first lead of the day. Briscoe scored consecutive unassisted goals to put the Continentals back on top, 7-6, before Parnell’s second score of the day forced overtime. Senior Heron goalkeeper Becky Josefiak (West Seneca East/ West Seneca, N.Y.) collected a careerhigh 17 saves, including two clutch stops in the final minute of regulation. Hamilton goalie Kate Fowler recorded five saves. The Continentals out shot William Smith 33-14.
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Statesmen Snap Losing Streak By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor On Tuesday, April 14, Hobart’s Tennis Team defeated St. John Fisher College, 8-1. “This win was a big confidence builder,” Matt Chin stated. Chin, a sophomore, and his first doubles partner, first-year Matt Hursh, crushed the Cardinals by a score of 8-3. In their road to victory, the Statesmen won two of their three doubles matches, and swept all six of the singles matches. The team improves to 1-4 on their home court, and 3-14 on the season. First-year Walter Green hopes this momentum will carry over to the Liberty League Championships, which Hobart hosts this weekend. “It would be nice to be on a winning streak before the Championships begin.”
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Slamming a serve to his opponent, Matt Chin puts the ball in play.
Josefiak Picks Up Weekly Liberty League Award William Smith College senior Becky Josefiak (West Seneca East/ West Seneca, N.Y.) was named the Liberty League Women’s Lacrosse Co-Defensive Performer of the Week on April 13 by the league office. She highlighted the Heron defense in William Smith’s lone contest last week. This is the first time she has earned the award this spring. A goalkeeper, Josefiak collected a career-high 17 saves in the 16thranked Herons’ 8-7 overtime loss at No. 6 Hamilton on Friday, April 9. She stopped 10 of the 12 shots she faced in the second half, allowing William Smith to rally from a 5-3 halftime deficit and force overtime. Josefiak anchored a Heron defense that held the defending national champion
Continentals to their lowest scoring output of the season, more than seven goals below their season average. Josefiak shattered her previous career mark of 13 saves, which she set in the 2007 season in a win at St. Lawrence, and matched twice this season in victories over St. John Fisher and St. Lawrence. Overall, she ranks third in the Liberty League in goals against average (9.12) and fourth in save percentage (.515). The Herons own a 7-2 overall record and are 4-1 in Liberty League action. They will be back in action on April 15, when they travel to Nazareth for a non-league contest at 5 p.m. Fans unable to make it to the game can listen live on WHWS-FM (107.5), or follow along with live stats.
This Weekend’s Games Fri, April 17th, 2009 Hobart Lacrosse at St. John’s 3 p.m.
William Smith Lacrosse vs Rochester 2 p.m.
William Smith Tennis vs. Brockport 7 p.m.
William Smith Golf at Leaman Chapionship 11 a.m.
Sat, April 4th, 2009 William Smith Rowing at Skidmore 10 a.m.
HWS Sailing at America Trophy HWS Sailing at MAISA Spring Open
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By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor Andrew Cobb, Ben Ramsey, David Roberts, Jack Trimble, Matt Scanlon, Dillon Nachbar, and David Grossman – crossed the finish line of the 2,000 meter course in 6 minutes, 20.2
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Hobart Rowing at Colgate 10 a.m.
Statesmen Score Two Bronze Medals This past weekend, Hobart’s Rowing Team headed home with two bronze medals that they won at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River; both varsity boats finished third in their respective races. Although the Statesmen were the only Division III program registered in the regatta, Head Coach Mike Alton was pleased with their performance, stating “the guys did a phenomenal job.” The varsity eight – powered by Harrison Goldberg, Max Swagler,
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seconds, close behind Temple (6:16.3) and St. Joseph’s (6:19.8). The second varsity eight boat completed the course in 6:50.6, beating the Scarlett Knights, Bison, and Marietta. The novice eight – driven Drew Coogan, Ryan Scully, Michael Garland, Harold Zurakowski, Adam Moser, Eddie Crockett, Mark Wasmund, Will Gore, and Michael Copacino – posted a time of 7:15.3. The Statesmen travel to Colgate this weekend to compete in the annual Seneca Cup.
William Smith Lacrosse
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Overall: 7 - 2 Streak: 1 Loss
Overall: 5 - 5 Streak: 5 Losses
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Hobart Tennis
Overall: 6 - 4 Streak: 2 Losses
Overall: 3 -14 Streak: 1 Win