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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010

VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 23

GENEVA, NY

Human Body Found Near Seneca Lake

By Liz Witbeck ’10 A&E Editor

A human foot was found on the shore of Seneca Lake on April Fool’s Day last week. Police report that this is not a practical joke.

The following day, a badly decomposed human body was found in the town of Torrey, more than 14 miles away from where the foot was found.

The decayed foot was found inside of a sneaker. The discovery was made at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 along the Seneca Lake shore, near the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and 800 ft east of the boat launch at Lakeshore Park.

A couple and their young child discovered the foot while searching for driftwood. The family came upon a sneaker along the shore.

When they picked up the sneaker, they discovered the foot still inside.

They then reported the discovery to local police.

The Geneva City Police Department as well as Seneca County Police and New York State Police Departments responded to the incident. Ten police were at the scene in total on Thursday to investigate.

A dive team was also at the scene to search for other potential remains.

On Friday, April 2, while police

continued the investigation in the area, a human body was found at 3:56 p.m. The discovery was made by Yates County police along the shoreline near Perry Point Road in Torrey.

The foot was in an extremely decomposed state at the time of its discovery.

According to Geneva police, the foot was mostly bones with little tissue still attached.

The foot was cut off at the ankle as well.

The body was also found to be quite decomposed.

Police report that it was in such a decayed condition that it was not a whole body.

Geneva police released that the foot was a size 13.

Photo courtesy of: www.genevadevelopment.govoffice2.com From the size of the foot, On April 1, a foot was found on the shore of Seneca Lake by a family police believe that the looking for driftwood.

The following day a badly decomposed human body foot belonged to a human was found in the town of Torrey.

Both are being examined by the Monroe male. However, this is only County Medical Exampiner’s office. speculation, and police cannot be certain whether the foot is male or female until a medical must be completed to determine if If DNA is found within the remains, examination is done. the foot belongs to the found body. it will be submitted to a national Police cannot determine The remains of both the body police database and compared to whether there is a connection and the foot were sent to the Monroe current files. between the foot and the body, County Medical Examiner’s office.

The investigation still continues although they believe a connection A thorough examination will be among area police as to the source is possible. A medical examination conducted in the following weeks. of the human remains.

WEOS Faces New Management

By Whitman Littlefield ’11 Herald Contributor

Yang Hu/Photographer

During the final round of the 2010 HWS/IDEA Round Robin Debate Tournament held last weekend, Trinity College from Ireland (left) beat Cornell University to become this year’s champions.

Trinity College Wins 4th

Photo courtesy of: fybush.com

Aaron Read, the General Manager at Hobart and William Smith’s radio program made it clear that newly announced partnership with Rochester’s WXXI will not affect the quality of programing echoing throughout the Finger Lakes on WEOS 89.1, “We do local news now; we will do local news after the deal goes through. Thats not changing” he says.

Read strongly supports the collaboration of these two public broadcasting stations that was initiated by the Colleges’ President Mark Gearan who remarked with enthusiasm, “It’s got some

very exciting possibilities.”

Read, as manager, believes that the station itself, students, and the community at large stand to gain a great deal.

Since WEOS started playing NPR programing in 1990 “we’ve been competing with NPR entities;” now the two will work together to expand both the variety and depth of the programing.

Three years ago WEOS began receiving pressure from Nation Public Radio to higher an additional three full-time employees or risk losing the WEOS continued on Page 2

Campus Happenings

A&E

Inter view with Kevin Roose

Diar y of A Wimpy Kid

Housing for Fall 2010 WSC & HSG Update Upcoming Events

Annual Debate Tournament

By Liz Witbeck ’10 A&E Editor Spring has finally fallen upon Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and with spring comes robins. Round robins, that is.

The 4th Annual HWS/IDEA Round Robin Debate Tournament last weekend saw the participation of 16 teams representing 9 countries. In the end, the first place finish went to Trinity College Historical Society of Ireland. It is the first time the university has competed in the Round Robin.

Sub-Fr ee H os t s M oc kt a i l s Axis Dance Comes to Campus Book of t h e We e k

Team members Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin and Niall Sherry of Trinity College were recently crowned the debating champion team of Ireland for 2010. Ní Mhaoileoin, 20, is studying English and hopes to pursue a career in journalism. Sherry, 23, is majoring in Comparative European Politics and plans to obtain a doctorate after graduation this year.

DEBATE continued on Page 2

Opinions

Sports

Scissors Metaphor Falls Short

5 in Heron Hall of Honor

Nothing to Fear...Except ID Cards

Hobart Comeback Bid Falls Short

Defending the Studetn Body

Upcoming Games

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The Herald

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

Belinda Littlefield, Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Dennee, Campus Happenings Editor Tim Hollinger, Opinions Editor Liz Witbeck, A&E Editor Carrie Stevens, Sports Editor Amy Nimon, Photography Editor

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WEOS continued from Page 1 right to broadcast the syndicated programing.

Hobart and William Smith, facing its own multi-million dollar deficit, wage, and hiring freezes began to look for alternatives.

That is when President Gearan contacted WXXI and began forging a deal that incorporated the Colleges’ programing under the Rochesterbased media company’s supervision, thereby cleverly circumnavigating the NPR staffing requirements. The coalition does not jeopardize the Colleges’ ownership of the station or student involvement.

Read stressed that this partnership was not about saving money though; instead, it was about the Colleges’ commitment to providing the Finger Lakes region with the strongest public radio possible.

Cathy Williams, the Colleges’ Director of Communications, addressed fears that local news would be overshadowed by the larger Rochester market. “There will still be local news” she said, adding that WXXI instead plans to use its superior resources to expand the work WEOS has begun making it an even stronger “community resource.”

Perhaps more significantly WXXI has agreed to help the Colleges launch WITH 90.1 in Ithaca, New York by the end of May. This radio signal will be an extension of Finger

Lakes Public Radio especially tailored to the city of Ithaca with a focus on art, music, and culture in conjunction with WEOS, which will rely more and more on talk- and news-based programing.

Additionally, speakers and special programing like Fisher Center lectures and the President Forum speakers that are generated

by Hobart and William Smith will get increased coverage and will be heard all the way from Ithaca to Rochester.

Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Flowers, who oversees both WHWS and WEOS, also supported the changes. “The biggest concern was that student experience doesn’t change,” he said, adding that the partnership creates impressive opportunities for HWS students who want work both in radio and film because of WXXI’s role as Rochester’s Public Broadcasting Service provider.

The amalgamation of Finger Lakes Public Radio and WXXI will be a five-year test run where, “We maintain complete control over programing and lots of safeguards are built in” says Flowers. Furthermore, six months into the change in management there will be a mandatory Community Advisory Board where the Colleges’ staff, students, and community members address concerns.

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The Class of 2010 has

37 Days Until Graduation

HWS is Goin’ to the Dogs

By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor

Dublin Gearan How old are you and what breed?

I’m a golden-doodle and maybe 20 human years?

What are your favorite hobbies?

Meeting the many interesting people that come to visit HWS from all over What kind of people do you get to meet?

Oh, like the people who come for convocation, commencement, the forums.

What does your family do for the Colleges?

My father is the President and my mom does a lot of helping around. I think she also oversees the Chinese Culture Club.

Does being a president’s dog have any advantages?

I get to sleep in the office. It’s great.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell The Herald and student body?

Come to the speakers and events. I paw-picked these speakers you know. They have my approval.

DEBATE continued from Page 1 The team received $1700 in cash prizes for their victory along with trophies.

Second place was awarded to Queen’s University of Canada. Finalist teams were Cornell University of the United States and the University of Sydney in Australia.

Awards were also granted to the best speakers of the debate.

Receiving the prizes in that category were Tim Mooney of Sydney, Bronwyn Cowell of Sydney, and Jack Watson of Cambridge.

Winning the adjudicator award this year was Michael Kotrly.

For the final round, teams debated the proposition “This house would ban parents from genetically selecting children who lack a predisposition to homosexuality.”

Propositions debated during the other rounds of the tournament included the rights of corporations to fund political campaigns, the ability of jurors to pose questions to witnesses, and the utility of living an asexual lifestyle.

The debate tournament was launched in 2007 as a concept started by the HWS debate team. In the years since, the HWS Round Robin has continued to become more successful in fulfilling its mission of achieving high-quality debating.

The tournament has developed a partnership with the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), an organization recognized worldwide in debating. The partnership has brought prestige to the Round Robin as well as more funding in order to

host the event. Funding for the event is also made possible by the President’s Office and the Provost’s Office.

While it seems unlikely that Hobart and William Smith Colleges would be the place to host a debating tournament for international championteams,EricBarnes,Assistant Professor of Philosophy and coach of the debate team, believes that the tournament fulfills the need for small, elite debating championships, a need not currently being filled elsewhere in the debating world.

“Every so often you look around and you realize there is some need or some niche that has yet to be occupied” says Barnes. Speaking of the debating community, “They didn’t have any small, elite tournament... and the first person to go out and grab that intellectual space, that’s going to be us.”

The round robin format of debating ensures an intimate gathering, compared to other debates which have upwards of 400 teams competing. It also guarantees the most high-quality competition possible, with only championship teams entering the tournament. This is in contrast to other debates such as Worlds, where teams are of varying quality.

BarneshopesthattheHWS/IDEA Round Robin will continue to bring an interest in debate to the community.

“If more and more people start associating the idea of HWS with debate, then we might get more students who come here who are interested in debate…That’s my goal.”

The Blotter Thursday, April 1 • 5 ABC violations in Jackson at 2:10 p.m.:

Possession of alcohol <21- referred to the Dean’s Office Friday, March 2 • Criminal mischief in Hale and Barlett:

Shower curtains vandalized- still under investigation • Petit larceny on the Quad at 8:50 p.m.:

Keys and I.D. stolen- still under investigation Saturday, April 3 • Criminal mischief in Houghton, 704 S. Main and 775 S. Main:

Outside of house “egged”- still under investigation Sunday, April 4 • 16 ABC violations in Odells at 12:38 a.m.:

Possession of alcohol <21- referred to Deans Office • Criminal mischief at 704 S. Main at 11:05 a.m.:

Outside of house “egged”- still under investigation • Criminal mischief at 600 S. Main at 11:55 a.m.:

Window vandalized- referred to Dean’s Office

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Campus Happenings Kevin Roose Reflects on a Semester at Liberty University

By Rebecca Dennee ’10 Campus Happenings Editor

Kevin Roose, author of The Unlikely Disciple and Presidents Forum Series speaker joined the HWS community on Wednesday night.

Roose sat down with Herald reporter Rebecca Dennee to answer a few questions.

Rebecca Dennee: For students who have not read the book, why Liberty?

RD: Did you feel uncomfortable having to give up your own personal beliefs like your position on homosexuality to fit in?

Kevin Roose: It’s the biggest Evangelical Christian college in the world and it has 60,000 students.

When it was introduced to me it appeared to be the farthest thing from my home environment from the house that I had grown up in, the schools that I had chosen, and that had a certain perverse fascination for me. Here’s the farthest most foreign possible place, so my thought was that all my friends are going to go to Prague and Venice and Rio to do their semesters abroad so what if I instead did a domestic, ideological study abroad where I went to this school to expand my mind and see if I could fit in- they have a 46-page code of conduct and chapel 3 times a week- and see if I could build a bridge between my world and that world.

KR: There was some tongue biting especially in the beginning, but I wasn’t there as an activist. I was there as a sort of amateur ethnographer and so for me once the initial shock of hearing words like those, my motivation was not to condemn them but to understand why this was okay. What moral framework exists here that it’s not okay to do x, y, and z but its okay to call the guy down the hall a “faggot” if he watches “Camp Rock”. My question was never “why is this happening?” because frankly it exists everywhere; my question was to understand and recreate that moral universe.

RD: From an extremely liberal university to a controlling one with room checks and curfews, how did you deal with the change?

KR: It was horrible (Laughter). I could not believe how detailed and restrictive this code of conduct was: no drinking, no smoking, no R-rated movies, no dancing, no hugs that last for longer than 3 seconds. This made the Army look like Six Flags. So I had to do a lot of adjustments, there was training… not to curse, to pray before meals and listen to Christian music so you just sort of had to be a wall flower for the first month.

Yang Hu/Photographer

RD: You interviewed Jerry Falwell shortly before he died and saw the human side of him. Was it hard to put aside the knowledge of the hateful remarks he made and go into the interview without judgment?

KR: Well, it wasn’t hard for me because at that point I had been at Liberty for four months. It was hard for my parents; they sent me all these emails beforehand saying “Just don’t give him your address”. They were scared for me; for them it was the equivalent of going to see Voldemort or something, it was the worst possible choice of an interview subject.

But frankly, once you are in there talking to a guy like that who is so charismatic, the struggle was to remember that stuff.

Grab the Herald next week to read the rest of the interview with Kevin Roose, an Unlikely Disciple.

WSC & HSG Update

By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor This week’s joint meeting had four main points to be addressed.

First was a reprise of the can drive proposal. The student, a William Smith sophomore, explained that between Thanksgiving and Winter Break, students can donate canned goods as a replacement for tickets. She wanted to have this done during Easter as well. In order to propose this to the Dean’s office, she needed the support of HSG and WSC. She also wanted a pamphlet given to first years during orientation. This would help any incoming students understand the parking system.

A group of students came to the joint quorums to propose an Ice Skating Club. It would be open to both Colleges and not be a club sport.

The William Smith students who came to propose for club status have already gathered interest by word of mouth. They have also spoken to the

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The women explained that they felt ice skating was an activity that would greatly benefit the Colleges. They have two events ideas already: a Winter Ice show and Skate for Cancer. They plan on working with Hope House for the latter event.

They will ask for money from the BAC and will fundraise what they need.

The South Asian Culture Club came back to propose for club status. William Smith already voted on the issue and Hobart had tabled for three weeks. The purpose of their club would be to provide awareness and celebration of South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, and India. The Asian Student Union focuses more on East Asian culture; the two are very different.

Points for the club included increasing diversity on campus. Another point for the club was that potential students who have an interest in South Asia are likely to stay and not transfer out if the student governments did not reject it. A point against the club pointed out the lack of additional

funding for more clubs.

The Hobart representative of the Food Committee gave an update on what the Food Committee had done.

He also asked for requestsmessages to deliver to Sodexo. He explained that the Café would soon have hot sauce available. Requests from the quorum included more gluten-free options, not using unsaturated fats, having less salt on the food, and better options for Passover in the Café. He agreed to bring these suggestions to Sodexo at the next meeting.

The student trustee elections had a lot of hidden issues and problems for those overseeing it. As a result, stricter and more defined rules will be created for Trustee elections.

Presently, Hobart has some, but William Smith does not. WSC intends to use Hobart’s. Both will also address newer forms of advertising that were done, such as Facebook ads. The quorums will be allowed to oversee the changes before implementation and have to vote them in.

Upcoming Events Friday, April 9 dervort Room • 9:00am- Senior Symposium @ Van ival: • 9:00pm- Disability and the Arts Fest ee Artists “No Destinations Beforehand: Thr

and Autism” @ Houghton

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Opening Reception @ Houghton

Saturday, April 10 : Kashong • 9:30am- FLI Service through Science Conservation Area Cleanup

@ FLI Institute (601 S. Main)

Relay for Life • 6:00pm- American Cancer Society @ Bristol Gym

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Campus Happenings Where Are You Going to Live Next Year?

Emerson

Village at Odell’s Pond

Pros- With two doubles and two singles, the Emerson Suites are some of the largest housing accommodations for groups on campus.

Most suites house 6 students and have their own bathroom and common room. Short of O’dells, this is the closest you will get to an apartment-style housing arrangement on campus. What makes Emerson superior? It’s closer to the majority of the campus, for one.

Also, students who live in O’dells may have a kitchen, but they also have to buy their own toilet paper and scrub their own toilet (if they dare!). The HWS cleaning staff makes sure that all of the trashes in Emerson are emptied, all the bathrooms are cleaned, and all of the carpets vacuumed. Additionally, the walls in this building are surprisingly thick. Yes, you will still hear your partying neighbors, but only if they are really raising the roof. Most other everyday noises are rarely audible from suite to suite.

Cons- The largest problem that I have faced living in this building is the inconvenience of the kitchen. While it does exist, there is only one in the entire building and it is on the first floor. If you live on any other floor it is mildly inconvenient, and for this reason I have yet to do any cooking this year. Also problematic is the elevator, which is suspiciously old and creaky (when it hasn’t been suspended due to fire alarms or other shenanigans). Granted, Emerson has an elevator and JPR doesn’t, so I will take what I can get. Especially since laundry is in the basement.

My opinion? If you have five friends who you are considering living with definitely give Emerson a shot. I have lived in this building for two years and would do so again given the chance. Depending on your housing needs Emerson might fit the bill.

Odell’s offers amenities that every student needs— private bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room—and a small community style living arrangement. The units range from 4 to 5 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms in every unit. Living in Odell’s is much like living in a condo, if you are sick of dining at Saga, the Café or the Pub, in Odell’s the fully equipped kitchen (bring your own microwave that is quite essential) offers the opportunity to cook on your own. The units also have a dish washer which will save many roommates from disputes over whose turn it is to do the dishes.

The downsides of thin walls make it noisy at times when loud music is being played especially on the weekends and the sensitive fire alarms that set the whole pod off at all hours. However, living in Odell’s gives students the most amount of independence while still living on campus. It’s location is a bit farther away from classes with a minimum 10 minute walk to campus buildings, but it makes up for the distance to classes with a grassy field behind it, a quick walk to the field house, as well as a close proximity to other students creating a small community on campus. Open to lucky juniors and seniors if you are looking for a place to have privacy and independence while still living on campus Odell’s is the place to be

Comstock Hall

Living in Comstock was a relatively positive experience.

Living with only William Smith women creates a different environment than living in a co-ed dorm. My first semester, I found the dorm to be a quiet place where I could study. At the end of the year I did have a noise problem with my neighbor, but most everyone else that lived in Comstock was respectful. Comstock has a common room with a decent kitchen, as well as a fancier common room on the first floor. That provided lots of space to study besides my room. Comstock connects through the basement to Miller, where laundry is available. A private bathroom is shared between two rooms which is unusual for dorm living. Sharing a bathroom with only two other women is a plus. The location of Comstock is further away from the quad and South Main than other dormitories, but the walk up and down the Hill is beautiful when the weather is nice. Overall I had a positive experience living in Comstock and I would recommend it to any upperclass William Smith student wanting a single in a relatively quiet location.

Geneva Hall It’s spacious and carpeted, with big windows and high ceilings. Also, there’s a wall that comes out halfway into the room and creates two separate spaces. There have been, however, frequent problems with the heat (aka really old radiators). Most of the time they won’t run when you want them to, and they’re noisy since you can hear the steam traveling through pipes and whatnot. You can, of course, hear everything whether it’s inside the building or the traffic outside. Also the weekends tend to get rowdy/messy (loud people, broken glass on the floor, messy bathrooms, etc). All in all there are probably better options than Geneva Hall, but it could also be a lot worse.

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Opinions In Defense: The Student Body

By Tim Hollinger ’11 Opinions Editor I love HWS so much that I cheated the system. At the end of the spring 2009 semester, while most students threw away their armchairs and hit the road, I stayed put. While my friends filled high power internships, I worked for the colleges. I rubbed shoulders with alums during reunion, watched the sports camps fill campus with life and swam in the lake almost every day. Living with two of my best friends on the edge of campus, I felt like I was still in school, only without the homework. Every day was amazing. When students returned I was delighted to find, even with classes, that every day is a joy. But it wasn’t always like that.

I used to hate this place.

I arrived on campus with typical wide-eyed wonder and misplaced expectations. I was overwhelmed by how much was going on and how cool everyone was. After club fair I received what soon felt like hundreds of club emails every day.

I wasn’t on a sports team and had a lot of time to burn. I soon fell in with some of the literary groups on campus, something I had no interest in before college. Before I knew it, I was helping edit the martini and my

time was gone.

Before allocating funds for student I was exposed to many of programming, the BAC hears the activist students who devoted proposals from every club seeking massive amounts of time to making funds detailing every event they both the school and the world a hope to host. With around fifty better place. It seemed like there student clubs–a few slide in and out of were hundreds of issues that needed being active-and an eye for itemized to be addressed proposals, the and only a handful hearings alone “I talked to many of over-stretched take four full days students about students trying every semester. campus issues and to take care of The number the problems. I of clubs on campus once again had was infuriated. is staggering. to reassess my It seemed like Students are everyone was extremely busy. assumptions about spending all their From Close Knit time watching TV how students spend to William Smith their time. ” and Saga sitting. I Rugby, there’s a wrote numerous club for everyone, articles demonizing the student body and if there isn’t, it’s not hard to start for being apathetic, and complaining a new one. While some clubs may about how awful some of the clubs have lower than ideal attendance, were because of low attendance. it does not follow that students are I thought about transferring. But I apathetic. My sophomore year I ran didn’t. for student trustee and was exposed I decided to work to improve to the entire student body. During things. I moved to the Herald my ill-fated campaign I talked to and became a voice in student many students about campus issues government. I ran for a position on and once again had to reassess my the Budget Allocation Committee, assumptions about how students where I was given a view of how spend their time. much really goes on at HWS. It boggles my mind that

Hobart Lacrosse players can come within inches of crushing Big Orange on Tuesday night and lead a class discussion on Wednesday morning; that there are more than a few students who hold two jobs.

The skill exhibited during Koshare and in the plays is often exemplary. The strength of the Colleges’ community service programs, and the time students spend helping others, is impressive.

Our debate team is world-class.

Students are producing published academic articles. Every night someone’s in the lab.

Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule and areas where we can improve. I have been disappointed in students’ ignorance and, at times, behavior, but it is has encouraged me to be forthright and speak out against intolerance.

It is wonderful that we have an administration that cares about the students and is willing to address problems.

I wholeheartedly encourage students to push themselves and see how much they can get accomplished. Now is the time to prove what you can do.

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Opinions The Metaphor of the Scissors is a Weak One

By Cory Andrews ’12 Herald Contributor Being a student here, chances are that you’ve probably had to answer the usual round of college questions posed by the various adults of your family. They usually come from distant aunts or uncles who all of a sudden are interested in making small talk with you, and often consist of things like: Where do you go again? Oh. Where is that? Never heard of it. It’s Hobart and William Smith, or William and Hobart Smith? And most of us get through these inquisitions with relative ease until, at the very last moment, there comes the question that stumps us all: Colleges? As in plural? What does that mean?

And to be honest, I’m not sure we really know what it means. At least that’s my impression from the short time I’ve been here. Of course we’re all familiar with the ‘two separate entities acting together to complete one goal’ mantra, accompanied by a reference to the oversized pair of scissors in front of the library. And at first, I thought that was pretty clever. It basically seems to boil down to the idea that for all intents and purposes we are one school, one president, one admissions, one

faculty, etc. Yet, for some reason, we have separate deans, separate sports teams, separate student governments, and men and women receive different degrees. So what I’ve been trying to figure out is: what kind of message does this all send? So far, the only thing I’ve come up with is that it sends a confusing one.

From what I can figure out, maintaining the two schools has much to do with maintaining the history, which, I admit, makes sense.

Dif ferentiating between Hobart College and William Smith College reinforces William Smith’s historical status as a women’s institution, which makes the HWS background extremely rich. But, if we were to become Hobart and William Smith College (no ‘s’), what would that change? The history is still

there, and just as if not more important. By bringing students in through the same admissions process but graduating them out of independent institutions, it suggests putting two different and unaffiliated labels on the same product.

I think is the wrong thing to do. Metaphorically it’s as simple as eliminating one letter (though legally I’m sure it’s not so easy). But doing so would provide a feeling of complete unity, which isn’t something I’ve noticed as being prevalent on campus. The metaphor of the scissors has now become a weak one. The two separate blades are held together by just one tiny screw. I think we should be rather, need to be connected by something much stronger than that. If we make this small change, we would have a name that maintains the integrity of two

historically separate colleges, yet shows that the two have officially become one in every way possible.

Plus it’s a lot less confusing.

Of course it’s not just about the name, but what this name change would symbolize. So I suggest that we take on this proposal. And in doing so, we might need to find a sculpture to go on the lawn in front of the library. Consider a two-pronged fork (you know, like the kind you use when grilling). There are still two distinct points, but they are welded together by a comparatively stronger and much larger handle.

The separate prongs represent both Hobart and William Smith, and while essential to the operation they are nothing without the guidance and structure of the handle (which represents the increased integration and unity) by which the students grips the tool that he or she will use to spear the academic world. While the metaphor isn’t pretty, and a giant fork would make a decidedly less elegant sculpture to adorn our grounds, I think it embodies the proper mindset which will bring positive changes to our school.

There is Nothing to Fear...

Except National Id Cards

By Liz Witbeck ’10 A&E Editor Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) have recently proposed a national identification card in order to prevent illegal immigration into the United States.

According to the Senators, they wish to implement a national ID card that is completely fraud-proof. Unlike past proposals for a system such as this, Schumer and Graham have no desire to construct a national database. The biometric national identification cards would not contain any private information, simply consisting of a picture of the owner of the card as well as their thumbprint.

The senators assure skeptics that the cards would simply be used as a means for preventing illegal immigration.

Yeah, right.

The idea of using identification cards as a means to prevent illegal immigration is quite absurd, if you think about it. The cards under the proposed plan will only be given to US citizens and legal immigrants, who are already registered in the US, so this program is not creating a system that is not already happening. Why should people who are in the US legally and innocently have to sacrifice their rights? Surely there must be a better method to preventing illegal immigration, such as stopping social services, education and health care. But instead of taking away from those who are doing wrong, Graham and Schumer propose to take away from the innocent-- a clear invasion on our liberties.

The cards come as a part of a four-pillar plan of Graham and Schumer. In addition to the cards, they propose strengthening security along the Mexican border, creating a process for admitting temporary workers to the US, and toughening the path to legalization for the current 11 million illegal immigrants in the US, to include community service and paying fines.

A national ID card, in any form it takes, has been repeatedly ruled as unconstitutional.

Americans have been aware for centuries of the horrendous consequences that could come from giving too much power to the government. In 1936, the Social Security Number system was created with hesitation, for fear it might turn into a national ID system. Though we still use SSNs today, they are not a means of national identification. The idea of national IDs was brought forth continuously throughout the 70s, due to the fear war had instilled in the country. However, governments continued to reject the use of national IDs. Recently, the idea of national identification has reappeared for a similar reason: fear. It is what politicians use to persuade people and to gain votes. When people are fearful, they are irrational, and will do things they might not consider doing otherwise. After the 9/11 attacks, politicians used fear as a major leverage point to make people feel comfortable with going to war with Afghanistan

and Iraq. At the time, many people felt like it was the appropriate thing to do because they were fearful. After the fear of the country subsided, people realized that they weren’t comfortable with the decision that had been made.

Schumer, Graham, and many other politicians, are using the same method. They are attempting to scare people into wanting a national ID card. Their proposal of a card to prevent illegal immigration assumes that illegal immigration is some big scary thing that, not only is worth preventing, but is worth giving up our Constitutional rights in order to prevent. They are trying to convince the American public that you should sacrifice your liberties for the greater good: keeping other people out of our country.

James Madison, fourth President of the United States, once said “If Tyranny and Oppression come to this Land, it will be in the guise of a foreign enemy.” Even our Founding Fathers could foresee our governments today attempting to oppress us by creating false enemies.

Now, I am not saying that Schumer and Graham have wrong intentions. I believe that these two men are probably incredibly sincere in their convictions, have convinced themselves that immigrants are an ultimate evil that will ruin this country, and they believe that so strongly that they are willing to force Americans to give up their rights for this cause. But that does not mean that you have to believe the same thing, or have to stand by as they attempt to take away your liberties.

Schumer and Graham are trying to sell their plan under the belief that, since there is no national database or personal information on the cards, it is a method that does not invade our liberties. But many people do not buy this, and the American people should not either. Since it is proposed as a universal system, it is highly likely that the cards will be required to go on airlines, apply for a job, and generally roam free about the country. Also, it is almost impossible to create a system such as this without a national database, and to create a fraud-proof card. A proposal such as Schumer and Graham’s brings us down the slippery slope towards totalitarianism.

There are some in favor of this plan who will say that national ID cards have benefits. With national ID cards, we will be safer because we can be tracked if we become lost or kidnapped. These people clearly speak from the fear that politicians wish to instill in us. To those who argue this, I ask: Did safety not exist before the invention of ID cards? Indeed, safety did exist before the idea of ID cards, and it continues today. It exists because of the steps you take towards your own safety, not because of the government. Safety is your own responsibility, not the government’s.

But safety cannot exist if we do not maintain our

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“Why should people who are in the U.S. legally and innocently have to sacrifice their rights?” basic rights, which are being taken away from us when we support plans such as this one.

So why cause all of this fear? Why not just implement a program that takes away the benefits that illegal immigrants are receiving in this country? Why choose instead to take away the Constitutional liberties of those who are rightfully here? Could it possibly be that this proposal is not about illegal immigration after all? We are certainly not the first country to use foreign enemies as a guise for tyranny.

Many governments in history have imposed national ID systems on their citizens. Nazi Germany was one society in which everyone was required to carry around papers. Special papers used for Jews preceded the use of Stars, and are not much different than Schumer and Lindsay’s intended plans for illegal immigrants. Soviet Russia was another government where citizens were required to carry identification. Without it, one could not travel outside of their own town. Is America next?

Probably not. As stated before, Americans have historically rejected a national ID card. In 2005, the US passed the Real ID Act, which is supposed to require all states DMV offices to collect Social Security numbers, birth certificates, and other personal information from all its citizens, in order to construct a national database. Although $24 billion went into this program, not a single state has implemented it. Bad news for Graham and Schumer, good news for American liberty.

Hoorah!

We are sure to hear more about this controversial issue in the future. I suggest that all Americans make an informed decision for themselves about all issues, instead of relying on the emotional rhetoric of politicians. And remember: We have nothing to fear but those that tell us we have something to fear.

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Arts and Entertainment Book of the Week:

and a suggestion is raised that Danica and Zane should marry in order to achieve peace and unite their lines. Both sides are horrified by the idea but as

By Melissa Warner ’12 is said at the peace meeting, “If Herald Contributor you want peace, start between the two of you.” The question It is sometimes difficult to find a truly respective animals. The avians is, can they put aside their great fantasy book because fantasy is a tricky and the serpiente have been prejudices and actually trust genre. What can sound like an interesting plot warring for as long as anyone one another? can come off clichéd and dull if the author is can remember. In fact, it has Hawksong is a great not careful. Sometimes, fantasy can also be so been so long that both sides book not only because of its strange that it doesn’t make sense at all, and have forgotten how the war even entertaining plot but also the reader just gives up. However, the one began. The hate runs deep and because of the moral issues it good thing about this genre is that the options grows deeper with each person brings up. When reading it, are endless and, if written well, can transport killed. the hatred between both races Photo Courtesy Random House the reader into an entirely new, fascinating The heir to the throne of the seems an insurmountable world. avians, Danica Shardae, desires barrier and, yet, Danica and At first glance, Hawksong by Amelia peace above all else and when she finds the Zane are immensely dedicated to the idea of Atwater-Rhodes looks as though it has the youngest son of the serpiente throne dying peace. potential to veer off into the realm of cliché. in the fields of battle, she sits with him and Their love for their people and their However, the reader will be pleasantly comforts him until he dies. disgust with the constant killing are both surprised to find that the opposite occurs.

Word of her actions reaches the ears of the understandable traits. You will find yourself Hawksong tells the tale of two warring heir to the serpiente throne, Zane Cobriana. hoping that, against all the odds, they will be nations, the avians and the serpiente. As one He sees an opportunity to achieve peace and able to find the peace they both desire. can guess from the names of these nations, offers to meet with the avians. To the surprise these two races of people can morph into their of both their nations, the two royal families meet

Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

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Author James McBride Joins HWS for Community Read

By Rebecca Dennee ’10 Campus Happenings Editor Musician and writer James McBride author of The Color of Water joined the HWS and Geneva community on Monday for Geneva Read’s inaugural “Community Reads Month.”

The Color of Water explores the life of McBride’s mother. Ruth, who was born in Poland, fled from her father a sexually abusive Orthodox Rabbi, for New York City and later Suffolk Virginia. In Virginia, Ruth met and married an African American man and converted to Christianity. She and her husband opened a church together while raising their 8 children.

After 16 years of marriage her first husband died and she met and married another African American man who continued to raise her children with her and proceeded to give her four more making them a family of 14.

Ruth battled racism in a time when

racially mixed marriages were frowned upon until she found acceptance. Her life story is a remarkable tale of a family, love and enduring through the hardest of times.

An advocate of equal rights McBride noted, “Race is something that is used to push us against each other the sooner we get over it the better.”

McBride’s mother who died a year ago, never fully understood why McBride was interested in writing the book. “She didn’t think she had anything to say,” he said in Albright.

Raising laughter throughout the crowd over the hour span of his talk, McBride was a relaxed speaker and dedicated time to answering audience questions.

His advice for writers is like the Nike commercials, “Just do it! Don’t talk about it, just do it.”

Axis Redefines Dance & Makes It Accessible to All

By Jennifer Hollander ’10 Herald Contributor With disability awareness being recognized this month, the campus has decided to invite the renowned AXIS Dance Company to perform next Wednesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in the Winn-Seeley Gym. Sponsoring the arrival of this company is the College’s dance dept; they will surely amaze anyone who goes to watch them perform. The AXIS Dance Company is famous for its synthesis of disabilities and dance. This company both acknowledges and moves beyond the concept of being disabled; its performers are both disabled and nondisabled. This event ties in nicely to the Colleges’ month-long celebration of disability awareness and appraisal of the disabled being able.

The company was founded in 1987 and has grown in popularity since its conception. AXIS does not feel that any physical disability should impair one’s ability to dance; it takes a modern interpretation of dance and a modern interpretation of disability. The company has put on shows in over sixty cities in the United States alone. The also take on roles in the communities that they perform in, often engaging in service learning projects.

One of the dancers has done work with the prosthetic company that aided her in

becoming a dancer. Their ability to connect with their audience is highly praised. AXIS receives funding and grants from various art companies and foundations.

The AXIS Dance Company has won several Isadora Duncan Awards for their work. Isadora Duncun was a woman credited as the founder of modern dance. Her legacy lives on in the many dancers worldwide who share her passion and spirit. AXIS is a collective of dancers who follow in Isadora Duncan’s legacy. Their 2009 show series was known as Light Shelter. It was sponsored by groups such as National Endowment for the Arts Consortium Grant. It had its own original score along with original chorography. The 2008 shows were A Room with No View and Vessel. As every year passes by, the company expands further into newer cities and gains more recognition for their work.

AXIS Dance Company

Wed. April 14 @ 8 p.m.

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Winn-Seeley Gym

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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010

Arts and Entertainment Diar y of a Wimpy Kid: A Disappointing Adaptation

By Hannah Semaya ’13 Herald Contributor Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an adaptation of the popular children’s series written by Jeff

Kinney.

The series follows Greg Heffley starting his journey through middle school. The movie follows the same storyline, with Greg being played by Zachary Gordan (“Ni Hao Kai-Lan”).

Joining Greg is his best friend Rowley, played by Robert Capron (Bride Wars).

The movie is fairly predictable, with Greg and Rowley trying to figure out where they stand on the social ladder of middle school.

The problem with Diary of a Wimpy Kid is just how predictable it really is. Every plot twist, every character development is clear from the set up.

Zach has a normal family. Devon Bostick (“Being Erica”) is the typical bullying older brother offering not-so-sage advice to Zach.

Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn) and Rachael Harris (The Hangover) are the zany but loving parents.

Zach makes all of the mistakes expected of him, and his adventures are mildly amusing if not

unique.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is definitely aimed directly at kids. Gross out humor, shallow lessons, and a main character that is not that likable fail to capture what made the original series so popular.

There is one or two moments in the film that are unexpected, and it is unfortunate that there were not more of them. After a surge of pretty intelligent movies directed at kids, it’s a shame that this one fell so short.

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The Cracker Factory Hosts Art Show

By Yang Hu ’13 Herald Contributor

Substance-Free House Hosts Mocktail Party

By Liz Witbeck ’10 A&E Editor

Yang Hu/Photographer

The opening reception of Art Show at the Cracker Factory was held on Saturday, April 3, 2010 in the Cracker Factory. People walked around the space of art, enjoying wine and gourmet food provided by Red Dove Tavern. People in attendance included many HWS art and architecture students as well as many professors.

This art show featured Adam Chase, William Cordova, Gerri Davis, Aaron Gemmill, Graham Mcdougal and Nicholas H. Ruth. Some are local artists, and others are from New York City. Nick Ruth is an art professor here at HWS. On his HWS website, Ruth talks extensively about his creative processing, “When I am making a picture, and it evolves over time into something that does what I want, it tends to be because I recognize a

particular interplay of feelings and forces. Although some pictures have more of one and less of another, they only ever add up to something when there are enough feelings and forces present to trip over each other in an interesting way.”

The Cracker Factory is located on the restored second floor of a factory and acts as an additional space in Geneva for the arts, serving as a location for dance, music, visual arts as well as other events. It is a new venue in the city of Geneva.

More recently, both the Finger Lakes Film Festival and several Finger Lake Dance events were held here.

The Cracker Factory is located on 35 LeHigh Street, in Geneva, NY. For a calendar of upcoming events, visit their website at: http://www.thesmith. org/venues/cracker-factory.

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The Substance Free House will be hosting a Mocktail Party next Friday, April 16. The event is a part of the substance-free programming that house holds during the course of the year to promote safe and healthy lifestyles and decisions.

House residents will be serving popular beverages at the event: piña coladas, mimosas, cosmopolitans, mojitos and more. Although these drinks are well known for their alcoholic form, the drinks will be served without the alcohol at the Mocktail Party.

Hors d’oeuvres that have been expertly paired with the mocktails will also be served during the event.

The evening will also feature

live music, courtesy of residents of the Carr-McGuire House.

In the past the Mocktail Party has been a regular event used by the Substance Free House, but had been dropped from its annual activities.

The house seeks to bring the event back into its regular programming.

It is hoped that the event will be enjoyable for both residents and guests and that it will remain an annual event for years to come.

The Mocktail Party will take place on Friday, April 16 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Carr-McGuire House, 775 South Main St. Cocktail attire is highly recommended. All are welcome to join for this fine evening of drinks and fun.

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Sports

Five Inducted into Heron Hall of Honor

By Carrie Stevens ‘12 Sports Editor On March 27, five William Smith alumnae were inducted into the Heron Hall of Honor: Leah Cornwell ’02, Kelly Martin ’84, Pam DuMond Tarnowski ’96, Amy Vandervort ’89 and Kelly VanGorden ’02. In addition to these former athletes, the 1992 national championship field hockey team was honored as a William Smith Team of Distinction. This is the seventh class to be incepted into the Heron Hall of Honor, which raises the Hall’s membership to 44. Established by the William Smith Heron Society in 1996, the Hall celebrates the role, advancement and importance of women in athletics.

Leah Cornwell, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, played soccer and basketball for the Herons. An All-American in both sports, Cornwell was a four-year starter for the soccer team and a three-year starter for the basketball team. During her senior year, she guided the William Smith Soccer team to NCAA Semifinals. The same season, Cornwell was named the 2002 NSCAA Division III Player of the Year. On the hardwood, Cornwell averaged 15.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocked shots as a senior.

Like Cornwell, Pam DuMond Tarnowski also played two sports for the Herons—field hockey and basketball.

Currently a preschool assistant teacher and an

independent distributor for Premier Designs Jewelry, DuMond Tarnowski was a three-time field hockey All-American and was a four-year starter for the basketball team.

Kelly Martin competed for the Herons year-round, playing field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.

She earned William Smith’s Stephanie Christie ’82 Award as the rookie of the year, as well as the Hazel Nettleship Hardy ’65 Award and the Marion Harrison Greene ’20 Award. Martin earned Kevin Colton/Photographer a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1984; in 1993, Five alumna were inducted into the Heron Hall of Honor Class 2010. she earned a master’s They include Kelly Martin ’84, Pamela DuMond Tarnowski ’96, Leah degree in education from Cornwell ’02, Amy Vandervort ’89, and Kelly VanGorden ’02. the University of New her own dog walking business, and career with a state championship in Hampshire. Martin taught math and economics at Worcester also volunteers for the American the 100 breaststroke and honorable mention All-America honors for a Academy, and now teaches second Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

A former swimmer, Kelly ninth place finish in the same event grade at Berwick Academy.

By the time Amy Vandervort VanGorden was a four-time NCAA at the NCAA Championship meet. graduated from William Smith in Championship qualifier. She was VanGorden majored in psychology 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in awarded the Herons’ Stephanie and sociology, and later pursued psychology, she ranked in the top Christie ’82 Award, Hazel Nettleship a master’s degree in sport and three in Heron basketball history Hardy ’65 Award and the Winn- exercise psychology and a doctorate in several statistical categories. Seeley Award before graduating degree in physical education and administration During her sophomore, junior in 2002. She holds a handful of teaching and senior seasons, she was voted current records—50 breaststroke, from Springfield College. She is team MVP. Vandervort was the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, currently an assistant professor at Bloomsburg University. third Heron to reach the 1,000- the 100 IM and 200 IM. VanGorden concluded her point mark. Currently, she runs

Hobart’s Comeback Bid Falls Short at Denver

By Ken DeBolt The Hobart lacrosse team’s rally from an eight-goal third quarter deficit came up short in a 17-13 ECAC loss at Denver this afternoon. Senior Kevin Curtin led the ill-fated charge with three of his team-high five points in the late stages of the game.

Offense was the name of the game right from the opening whistle, when sophomore Bobby Dattilo scooped up the faceoff and went straight to goal for his first collegiate goal, taking just six seconds off the clock and giving Hobart the early lead. Six minutes later, senior Mike Suits scored to double the Statesmen advantage.

Denver (6-4, 1-0) netted back-to-back goals to tie the game with 4:19 remaining in the opening quarter. Senior Tyler Cassell put the Statesmen back in front with 2:45 left, but Patrick Rodgers scored the second of his three goals with 55 seconds left to send the teams into the second quarter tied 3-3.

Dattilo got off to a great start, winning five of the first seven faceoffs, but the Pioneers got the better of him in the second quarter (5 of 8) and really turned it on after halftime, winning nine of 10 in the third quarter. Denver translated those possessions into goals, outscoring Hobart 5-2 in the second

quarter and 6-3 in the third.

The teams traded goals to start the second frame with Hobart forging ties at 4-all (on Curtin’s first goal) and 5-all (on a strike by junior Tim Bigelow), but Denver rattled off three straight to take an 8-5 lead into halftime. Alex Demopoulos led the run with a goal and an assist.

First-year Tyler Simmons opened the second half scoring, off an assist from sophomore Chris Pedersen, but the Pioneers blitzed the Statesmen with six unanswered goals in less than three minutes to take control of the game.

Demopoulos kicked things off with consecutive scores. He produced a game-high six points (4-2). Dillon Roy ended the flurry by winning the faceoff and heading straight to the cage for a 14-6 lead. He was 13of-24 at the X and collected a gamehigh 12 ground balls.

Hobart (2-6, 0-3) kept fighting. Pedersen and sophomore Sam Miller scored off Curtin assists before the end of the third quarter to trim the deficit to 14-8 with 15 minutes to play.

Denver scored to start the fourth quarter, but the Statesmen struck back with four in a row from Pedersen, Cassell, Suits, and Curtin to make it a 15-12 game with 7:10 to play. Dattilo, who got back in the

Kevin Colton/Photographer

Chris Pedersen ’12 craddles the ball toward the goal. Following the loss at Denver, the Statesmen hold a 2-6 overall record. groove in the fourth quarter winning 7-of-8, won the ensuing faceoff and gave Hobart a chance to make it a two-goal game, but the team’s first shot went wide and the Pioneers backed it up to claim possession.

Denver made the most of the opportunity, scoring with 6:00 left and again at 3:48 to put the game out of reach. Miller completed the day’s scoring with 1:46 left on the clock.

Pedersen finished with four points (2-2) and a team-high seven

ground balls. In addition to Miller’s two goals, he also caused a teamhigh three turnovers. Dattilo was 16-of-32 at the X with six ground balls.

The Pioneers’ Peter Lowell earned the win with 10 saves, while senior Max Silberlicht took the loss with 11 saves.

Hobart will return home for another ECAC contest on April 10, when the Ohio State Buckeyes visit McCooey Field. Faceoff is scheduled for noon.

Upcoming Games Friday, April 9 William Smith Lacrosse vs. Clarkson 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 9 William Smith Rowing vs. Rochester 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 10 Hobart Rowing at Knecht Cup 8:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 10 Hobart Lacrosse vs. Ohio State 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 10 William Smith Lacrosse vs. St. Lawrence 3:00 p.m.

Sat/Sun, April 10/11 William Smith Golf at Vassar Invitational 11:00 a.m./8:30 a.m.

Sat/Sun, April 10/11 HWS Sailing at Prosser Trophy Throggs Neck, NY

Sat/Sun, April 10/11 HWS Sailing at Presidents Trophy Boston, MA

Sunday, April 11 Hobart Tennis vs. NYU 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, April 11 William Smith Tennis vs. NYU 10:00 a.m.

Monday, April 12 William Smith Tennis at RIT 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 13 Hobart Lacrosse at Canisius 7:00 p.m.