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Season of protest

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by ithacan staff In a time of global unrest, Ithacans are standing up to protest economic, social and environmental issues.

Across the country and on a local level, students and citizens are up in arms against everything from fracking to student debt.

Earlier this year, revolutions erupted in coun- To see a tries across the Middle slideshow of East, including Egypt, protests, visit Tunisia, Libya and Ye- theithacan.org. men. Protests decrying budget cuts, police brutality and economic disparity have reached a peak in London, Greece and Spain. And in the United States, Occupy Wall Street has spread from Boston to Seattle.

The trend of revolt has not missed Ithaca.

Inspired by the widespread upsurge of civil disobedience, students at Ithaca College and inhabitants of the area have tacked themselves onto their own causes, marking a burgeoning season of protest.

Downtown, residents have stood in solidarity with their own Occupy Ithaca movement.

On Saturday, Ithacans marched against big banks, like Bank of America. Ithaca residents have also traveled to Zuccotti Park and Washington, D.C., to show support for Occupy Wall Street and to form a chain around the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.

Fred Wilcox, associate professor of writing, has worked at the college since 1987.

He said he does not remember seeing demonstrations escalate to this level during his tenure on South Hill.

“I haven’t seen a time like this, but then again the times are changing so fast, the economy is terrible, global warming is presenting a real danger, a real hazard to the world,” he said. “So students are just beginning to see the threat to their own health and well being, to their family’s health and well being, and their future.”

Ehab Zahriyeh, an independent multimedia journalist who covered protests in Egypt and in New York City, said the global attitude toward protesting has experienced a distinct shift.

“People have a different mentality,” he said.

“People aren’t going home. They’re saying ‘No, we’re going to stay here until our demands are met.’ That’s happening in the Middle East. They don’t leave the square, they continue to protest and it’s starting to happen here in the states, too.”

The rise in campus activism could be attributed to a new wave of student organizations —

some of the most active groups this semester at the college have existed for less than a year.

Junior Rena Ostry, president of the Environmental Leadership Action Network, a group affiliated with Greenpeace, said the culture at the college encourages activism. When ELAN began last year, it campaigned against Facebook’s use of coal power at its facilities.

“We immediately saw a surge of activists come out and join our club,” she said. “There were people who had never before defined themselves as activists or organizers who were just looking to be plugged into something.”

This semester, ELAN is focused on changing the college’s policy for using post-consumer paper from 30 percent to 100 percent.

Kaela Bamberger, co-president of the

See protests, page 4

Tuition calculator Fulbright applications surge despite budget cuts found unreliable by brian rank staff writer

By eli sherman staff writer

Discrepancies found in net price calculators used to help students gauge tuition costs could potentially create unrealistic financial aid estimates, according to Eric Maguire, vice president of enrollment and communication.

In accordance with the federal Higher Education Act of 2008, all postsecondary institutions participating under Title IV federal aid programs are required to include a net price calculator on their websites.

Ithaca College, which participates under Title IV, launched its own calculator Oct. 28.

The calculator allows families to plug in personal finances and a student’s academic background, run the numbers and get a financial aid package as well as an out-of-pocket expenses estimate.

Maguire said there are nuances and complexities of the financial aid process that are

See calculator, page 4

Though the Fulbright Scholar Program faced major budget cuts last year, and may face more this year, Ithaca College's program is seeing a rise in applications.

There were 21 students who applied for a Fulbright grant through the college this year, more than twice the number of applicants in each of the past eight years. Meanwhile, federal funding for the program was cut by $16.4 million last year. It could face further cuts in 2012.

Fulbright scholars receive a grant to teach, perform research or pursue advanced degrees in a country of their choice, usually for about a year. The federal government funds the majority of the budget each year for the Department of State’s Bureau of

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Hugh Egan, the college’s Fulbright program adviser, said

the program has been successful in attracting applicants and rewarding grants, compared to other scholarships affiliated

On right, Amy Cohen ’08, balances a chair on her chin for circus research she engaged in as part of the Fulbright program.

Photograph by Liat Rosenthal

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with the college.

“Fulbright has been a particularly successful endeavor on this campus,” he said. “And that doesn’t mean winners every year but that often means one or two a year.”

Just 20 out of 90 small institutions with master's programs had more applicants in its category in 2011-12.

To receive a Fulbright scholarship, students must complete a written application including a personal statement on what they wish to research.

Applicants are then evaluated on several categories, including their knowledge of the host program and country, ability to represent the U.S. abroad and their motivation

See fulbright, page 4

Snapshots Four students share their cultural adventures while abroad, page 15

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Italian prime minister to step down

Obama administration officials that the donor, George Kaiser, didn’t discuss the loan with the White House.

The emails show that Kaiser, an Oklahoma billionaire, called the failed company, Solyndra, a White House “poster child” on renewable energy. Solyndra received a $528 million loan from the Energy Department before it declared bankruptcy.

The emails were sent from Kaiser to an associate. It was not clear whether the emails also went to the White House, although they were obtained by the House committee through a subpoena of White House documents.

A White House spokesman acknowledged that while the emails suggest that Kaiser discussed Solyndra with the White House, the White House did not intervene in the loan, which was approved by the Energy Department.

Financial markets pounded Italy yesterday as investors hoped that Premier Silvio Berlusconi would not linger in office and delay reforms.

Italy’s president responded by declaring there was no doubt that Berlusconi would leave soon.

In another day driven by the European debt crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 240 points in New York morning trading after Italy’s borrowing costs soared to a new record high. Traders were troubled by signs that Europe’s unending debt crisis was enveloping Italy — the eurozone’s third-largest economy, a nation too big for Europe to bail out.

Berlusconi has pledged to resign after the Italian parliament passes the financial reforms that European officials have been demanding for months. The process can take up to two weeks, but President Giorgio Napolitano said that would be accelerated to days, allowing him to quickly begin talks on forming a new government or calling new elections.

Ohio vote discards union limits law

In Ohio, a hotly debated new law that severely limited the bargaining rights of more than 350,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees was repealed with more than 60 percent of the vote. The defeat was a stinging blow to Gov. John Kasich and cast doubt on other Republican governors who have sought union-limiting measures as a means to curb spending.

Kasich congratulated his opponents and pledged to consider his next steps carefully.

The disputed law permitted workers to negotiate wages but not pensions or health care benefits, and it banned public-worker strikes, scrapped binding arbitration and eliminated annual raises for teachers.

Coach to retire after sex scandal

Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, said yesterday he will retire at the end of this season.

Paterno said he was “absolutely devastated” by the case, in which his one-time heir apparent, Jerry Sandusky, has been charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years, including at the Penn State football complex.

He said he hoped the team could finish its season with “dignity and determination.”

The board could still force him to leave immediately. It also could take action against the university president, Graham Spanier.

Paterno said the school’s Board of Trustees, which had been considering his fate, should “not spend a single minute discussing my status” and has more important matters to address.

Anti-abortion law rejected in Miss.

White House officials praised the defeat of an anti-abortion proposal in Mississippi that would have defined life as beginning at conception.

President Barack Obama’s spokesman said in a statement yesterday that the vote was a victory for women and families. Spokesman Jay Carney says the president believes that extreme amendments like this would do real damage to a woman’s constitutional right to make her own health care decisions, including some very personal decisions on contraception and family planning.

Despite the loss in Mississippi, abortion

Emails uncover suspicious loan

Emails released by a House committee appear to show that a major donor to President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign discussed with White House officials a federal loan to Solyndra Inc., a failed California solar company.

That’s despite repeated assurances by

Hungry for change

A protester cries out as students and campaigners march in protest against higher tuition fees and government cuts yesterday in London. More than 2,000 people marched chanting “No ifs, no buts, no education cuts.” About 20 tents occupied Trafalgar Square.

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opponents say they’ll pursue the so-called personhood ballot initiative in six other states.

The Mississippi proposal was intended to prompt a legal challenge to the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a legal right to abortion.

Russia opposes nuclear sanctions

Russia said it would not support new or tighter sanctions against Iran despite a U.N. nuclear agency report that it is on the brink of developing a nuclear warhead.

Speaking yesterday to the Interfax news agency, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov is quoted as saying that Russia finds new sanctions unacceptable and “does not intend to consider such proposals.”

Gatilov said Russia believes that dialogue with Iran is the only way forward.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday that it would not comment on the International Atomic Energy Agency report until it had had time to study it carefully.

BP not responsible to clean oil spill

BP will no longer be responsible for cleaning up oil that washes up on the Gulf Coast unless officials can prove it comes from the company’s well that blew out in 2010, causing the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, according to a plan approved by the Coast Guard and obtained by The Associated Press.

The plan marks the near end of the cleanup phase of the oil spill, according to the Nov. 2 agreement obtained by the AP on Tuesday.

Now, BP will turn its attention to restoring areas damaged by the spill that began on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers. About $1 billion has been set aside for those projects, an official says.

About 90 percent of the Gulf Coast has been deemed clean, according to officials. The plan spells out when an area still needs to be cleaned and when BP’s responsibilities end.

SOURCE: Associated Press

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College lauds veteran military service by sally young contributing writer

This year’s Veterans Day Celebration holds a new meaning for active and veteran soldiers in the wake of President Barack Obama’s withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.

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Jane Ray, a member of the Veterans Celebration Committee, said the celebration will honor past and current service members.

“It’s mainly a musical tribute to veterans, those who are currently serving and those who have served,” she said.

LeBron Rankins, a staff psychologist at the college, will serve as the celebration’s keynote speaker. Rankins, a veteran himself, said it’s encouraging to see the college making a conscious effort to acknowledge veterans’ contributions.

“I’m glad that the college recognizes the ways in which it is important for us as a community to recognize those who have given themselves in service to our country,” he said.

Touching on the message of his speech, Rankins said he had many positive experiences serving in the military and learned that everybody — regardless of his or her motive for enlisting — was important to the mission.

“There are so many people who join the military for so many different reasons that it is impossible for any one person to capture the motivating factors for all people for deciding to join the military,” he said.

Ray said the committee members are also excited to have students involved in the celebration preparations this year. IC Supports our Heroes, a new campus organization dedicated to assisting active and veteran soldiers, has been working closely with the committee to plan for the event.

Its members will also be ushering at the ceremony and handing out programs.

Despite Obama’s troop withdrawal, Rankins

by Aaron rosen contributing writer

Members of Cornell University’s ROTC program march in the annual Veterans Day parade Sunday in Ithaca. The procession began on Cayuga Street and ended at the VFW Post 961 on West State Street.

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said he does not believe the decision will affect enrollment in ROTC programs that often help students matriculate into the armed forces.

“I believe that ROTC programs will continue regardless of the withdrawal of troops, and there’s a need for ROTC programs,” he said. “I would be surprised to learn that the withdrawal of troops affected the program here.”

Rankins said he also hopes young people join ROTC not just because there is a war being fought now, but also because enlisted soldiers see service as an opportunity to support their country, or continue a family legacy. He said it is also important to remind civilians of the service that veterans performed during their days in the military.

“There are a number of veterans right here on campus that have given their time and, not just time, but made sacrifices that the general public often can’t appreciate, or doesn’t appreciate. It’s

one of the small ways in which we as a community can just say thanks,” he said.

In previous years, veterans have spoken to attendees about their personal experiences serving in the military.

“One year we had someone speak who was really quite unforgettable who was a dog handler in Vietnam,” she said. “They would send the dogs out first to see if there was an enemy out there. It was really such an interesting talk that he gave.”

Donna Mosher, a committee member for past celebrations, said the event often strikes a nostalgic chord with many of the veterans.

“It has gotten quite emotional at times as they remember what they actually went through,” she said.

For more information on the celebration, visit https://www.ithaca.edu/veterans.

New college trademark met with poor response

by Gerald Doherty staff writer

Ithaca College’s newly implemented licensing policy, and the approval process that goes along with it, is causing some stress for vendors and student organizations.

Under the new policy, the college has initiated restrictions on the use of its trademark as it relates to most merchandise, including hats, pens and shirts. Protected terms include “IC,” “Bomber,” and anything involving the college’s “IC” logo. Only the colors blue, gold, black, and white may be used in new merchandise designs.

Rachel Reuben, associate vice president for marketing communications, said the college applied for the trademark last year because many other colleges have this protection.

“Other colleges have already done this and we hadn’t done it yet,” she said. “So we finally started that process about a year ago, and it was approved by the government in April.”

Reuben said anyone wishing to sell merchandise must first obtain a license by going through an approval process with Strategic Marketing Affiliates, the college’s licensing partner. Vendors then need to submit merchandise designs to the firm.

“This is standard operating procedure for vendors,” she said. “They

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do this with virtually all colleges that have licensing programs. Most colleges have licensing programs, we just didn’t have one in place here yet.”

Reuben said more than 100 vendors in the area have become licensed to sell apparel since the college secured its trademark. However, not all sellers are happy about the new approval process.

Brandy Adams, owner of I-Town Press, a screen-printing company, worked for PSP Unlimited, which supplied merchandise for the college for 10 years. She said the new process is relatively strict and has already had designs rejected under the new licensing policy.

“I had a job about a month and a half ago, and it was a six-color design, and I couldn’t get it approved, because it wasn’t gold, or navy, or white,” Adams said. “So you’re really, really limited.”

Adams said she anticipates the college will become less strict with the policy as time passes, something she has experienced before with Cornell University’s licensing policy.

“It’s just because it’s the first year they’re doing it,” she said. “So they’re really stringent about what T-shirt color people are allowed to have and logo colors and everything has to have a circled ‘R’ on it. I think it will get a

Brandy Adams, one of the Ithaca College’s embroidery providers, looks over thread samples for future designs Tuesday in her apartment in Ithaca.

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little bit more lax as the years come.”

Although Reuben held informational sessions in August and October and worked with the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs to raise awareness for the policy, many students have been caught off guard by it.

Senior Katie Gaskill, president of IC Cheerleaders, said her club ordered $1,000 worth of “Bombers” T-shirts to sell as part of a fundraiser.

The college stopped the on-campus sales rapidly because they said the shirts were not approved by SMA

and were not purchased from one of the college’s licensed vendors.

The college eventually worked with IC Cheerleaders to address the problem because the fundraiser was planned before the policy was implemented. Gaskill, however, said she still wishes the policy was more widely advertised.

“We were so caught off guard,” she said. “Even the people in recreational sports had no idea what the policy was. They’re trying to basically police everything that gets made on this campus.”

Svante Myrick became the youngest mayor in Ithaca history, at 24 years old, after sweeping the polls in Tuesday night’s election.

Myrick collected 54 percent of the vote, according to the Tompkins County Board of Elections.

I n d e p e n d e n t MYRICK said he Wade Wykstra hopes to improve received 25 per- the way in which the city performs. cent of the vote, while Independence Party candidate J.R. Clairborne obtained 13 percent, and Republican Janis Kelly brought in 7 percent.

According to unofficial data released by the Tompkins County Board of Elections, 3,443 Ithaca residents among the city’s 10,407 active, registered voters cast a ballot in the mayoral election.

Myrick, a 2009 graduate of Cornell University and alderman of Ithaca’s 4th Ward, will assume office Jan. 1, replacing Mayor Carolyn Peterson, a Democrat who endorsed Myrick’s campaign and has held the position since 2003.

Myrick thanked his campaign staff, supporters and voters for their passion and commitment to his mayoral campaign Tuesday night at the Holiday Inn in Ithaca.

He said his first order of business in office will be organizing the five new members of the city’s Common Council so the legislators can get to work addressing the city’s problems.

“I hope to bring my energy, my commitment and dedication to service,” Myrick said. “Hopefully we can bring down the cost of living, we can improve the way our city performs and improve the way we communicate.”

Irene Stein, chair of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee, said Myrick’s election marked a great night for local Democrats, and his agenda will likely transform into an effective mayoral administration for the City of Ithaca.

“Though he was a young person, he showed you can’t generalize about young people — that some young people are equipped and able,” she said.

“And he convinced people that he was equipped and able.”

Joseph Murtagh, a Myrick supporter who was elected as an alderman to the Common Council’s 2nd Ward, said Myrick’s administration should help expand the city’s tax rate and increase housing options for local residents.

“It’s definitely a change of direction for the city,” Murtagh said.

“It’s been eight years of a certain style of leadership. It’s been good leadership, but I think some of the issues that were talked about tonight and in the mayoral campaign really have to do with a direction for development.”

Junior Rob Flaherty, communications director for the Myrick campaign, said the victory culminates six months of a difficult, yet rewarding, campaign.

“It’s incredible,” he said, jokingly. “I’m going to Disneyland.”

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College sees program rise despite cuts fulbright from page 1

to participate in the Fulbright scholar program.

The committee sends an evaluation of each applicant to Fulbright, which then selects who will receive the grant.

Amy Cohen '08 was accepted to the U.K. program for the 200910 academic year to study the contemporary circus as an art form in the U.K. She said the most important aspect of the program was making connections with EGAN said Fulbright other schol- has been more ars, includ- successful than ing forming other programs. a production company with another student from the program.

“My expectation was that I was going to be this solo, wanderlust researcher, and I ended up having a greater sense of community than I could have ever imagined,” she said.

Even with a threatened budget and increasing number of applicants, it may not affect applicants. Host countries usually provide grants to students in addition to State Department money. Private companies and foundations often give money to students studying or teaching in certain fields as well.

Michael Scott-Kline, director of the Fulbright Awards Programme for the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission, said U.S. funds account for about onethird of the grants, while the British government and private companies each pay one-third of the grants.

“We’re uniquely placed since we have a diversity of stakeholders, to hopefully make available a wide range of awards to Americans and Ithacans in particular — we hope — to come to the U.K. to study at the post-graduate level,” he said.

Contributions from foreign governments increased by $10 million to $89 million from 2009 to 2010.

Though Cohen did not have any financial trouble, she said she experienced a lack of support from the college. She said she felt a better Fulbright community could help make students aware of the program’s benefits.

“I came back wishing that Ithaca had that sense of support and awareness of what an incredible opportunity it was,” she said.

Scott-Kline said the number of applications from larger institutions greatly outnumbers small liberal arts colleges. He said larger institutions are better at bringing scholars back to campus so future applicants can hear about their experiences.

He said improvements to the program can be made, even with a higher number of applicants.

“What I would like for us to do is use what we’ve got with Fulbright as a model for how we might get interest in other awards started as well,” he said. “But I would like to develop Fulbright even further.”

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anti-drilling group Frack Off, said the group refocused itself after surviving a slow beginning last year. She said Frack Off was finally able to transition from posters to protests when the organization staged a demonstration Sept. 30 to request a formal college ban on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of extracting natural gas from the ground.

Bamberger said the Occupy Wall Street movement was a major motivator to have an active campus presence.

“If these people could drop everything and do something, then we can too,” she said.

Ostry, who also helped organize Occupy Ithaca College, said the Occupy movement is an ideal example of student organizations collaborating. Leaders from campus groups have increasingly attended each other’s events and traded ideas, she said.

Junior Emily Shaw, co-president of Slow Food Ithaca College, a campus group petitioning for more local food in the dining halls, said organizing with other groups provides a better perspective of the activist community.

“You get to see new faces and you get to see new aspects of activism," she said. "You get to see how everything is so interconnected and so linked.”

Last semester, the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity, a campus organization that raises awareness about economic and social issues, won a living wage for dining hall employees of Sodexo, the corporation that runs the college's dining services.

Jeff Cohen, associate professor of journalism and director of the Park Center for Independent Media, said there is no doubt students have been more active on campus in the last few months.

“This is the biggest thing in years,” he said.

“My only hope is when this group of students graduates, they continue to fight.”

In the 1960s and 1970s, student activism swept across campuses, mirroring a global unrest that draws parallels to the present day protest climate.

In 1968, students and demonstrators marched outside classrooms on South Hill in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., in opposition to the Vietnam War and in an attempt to bring attention to other issues like abortion,

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legalization of marijuana and premarital sex.

It was reported in The Ithacan at the time that there were more spectators than protesters. “The Ithaca College Story,” an account of the college’s history by John B. Harcourt, a former college historian and English professor, called it the institution’s first “demonstration.”

Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration, was a student at the college in the late 1960s and became a professor in 1970. He said unrest relating to the Vietnam War at the college was mild compared to Cornell University.

Thousands of citizens traveled Sunday to Washington, D.C. to create a “A student group took human ring around the White House, protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. over Willard Straight Hall Tina craven/the ithacan and literally was carrying is what the protesters want to change. machine guns,” he said.

“In Egypt, it’s very, very clear,” he said. “We But students at the college were not far bewant to write our constitution, that’s very clear. hind Cornell with significant demonstrations.

“They stormed the president’s office, did some We want to end emergency law, that’s very clear damage to some artwork and that type of thing,” and they also have a clear way forward.”

However, Zahriyeh said, for people in New Sgrecci said. “There was a hanging of an effigy York who are protesting banks, frustrations are out here someplace on the quad.”

Brian McAree, vice president of student af- clear. It's the solution, he said, that is foggy.

“We shouldn’t expect a huge milestone victofairs and campus life, said there were no major demonstrations after the 1970s until a student ry like they got in Egypt when the president was takeover of the admissions office in 2000. About toppled because there’s no president to topple in 10 students from the Young Democratic Social- this situation,” he said.

Cohen said if the student generation organizists group occupied the office to protest Sodexo Group investments in private prisons abroad and es and stays organized after graduation, there is hope for change. in the United States.

“It’s easier to change things here than in Egypt,” “I don’t view the activity that I see this year as being really unusual,” he said. “Each year there are stu- he said. “We have free speech, the Internet doesn’t dents who pursue issues that are of interest to them.” get suppressed — not yet — we have the ability to This year, the months of demonstrations run in local elections. There’s just so much more throughout the Middle East led to monumental ability to change things and change things fast.

We have powerful enemies, like Egypt had the civil rights victories.

Zahriyeh said a distinct difference between Mubarak dictatorship, we have the ‘corporatocracy,’ the protests in Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park and it’s powerful.”

Protests of issues from sexual violence to fracking have spurred this semester on campus and downtown

Nov. 6

Ring Around the White House IC and Cornell students went Occupy Ithaca College Protest Frack Off Protest to D.C. to help form a human Slutwalk Oct. 5 About 200 students participated IC students marched through ring around the White House IC students and local residents Occupy Ithaca Protest in a campus-wide walkout in campus urging the college to to protest the expansion of the protested sexual violence About 250 Ithaca residents solidarity with the Occupy Wall ban fracking on college land. Keystone XL pipeline. toward women. protested downtown to demand Street protests. economic reform.

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Planned Parenthood Rally Students marched downtown in response to proposed budget cuts to Planned Parenthood.

Nov. Oct. 24

Occupy Wall Street Protest IC students and Ithaca residents went down to Zuccotti Park to protest the state of the economy.

Slow Food Protest Slow Food Ithaca College, a group that promotes sustainable food, petitioned to get Sodexo to provide more locally grown meals.

Nov. 5

Bank of America Protest Local residents protested corporate greed in banks by urging citizens to transfer their money into local credit unions.

College designs calculator to estimate aid calculator from page 1

extremely difficult to boil down into a simplified online calculator. “[For] a student that is applying to the School of Music, a part of your merit scholarship is based on your audition,” he said. “Well, how do you implicate an audition on an online calculator and provide some level of assessment on an online calculator?"

Myra Smith, executive director of Financial Aid Services for College Board, said the shift is productive to give families a better understanding of what they are looking at for cost.

“It’s actually giving them a ballpark number for planning that they can use

to think very strategically about not just the academic criteria of getting into college, but also the cost and how to manage all of that,” she said.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System created a generic calculator template offered to all colleges and universities, but schools can customize or build their own.

Maguire said the college created its own calculator because the federal template is basic. He said a school with a complex financial aid awarding system, like the college's, cannot create an accurate estimate with it.

If the online calculator under predicts the financial aid a family can receive, making attendance more expensive, it may deter students from

applying, he said.

“If you inflate those calculations to try and accommodate or adjust for that dynamic, and you’re providing packages that overcompensate or provide more than what a family may actually receive. You’re building false expectations,” he said.

Keeping data current is another problem the net price calculator creates. The data used for the college’s calculator available currently are based on numbers compiled from incoming students from the 2011 fall semester. Prospective students applying for the 2012 fall semester will be using dated numbers because data for the next year’s academic funds will not be available until after

it is approved next February. The college’s deadline for regular admission applications is Feb. 1.

Jane Glickman, spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said in an email that the purpose of the calculators is to give an estimated net price because they cannot predict what next year’s tuitions and fees will be — let alone students’ tax returns.

“Our goal is to [do] everything we can to make college more affordable and accessible to all,” she wrote. “With any brand new tool intended to equip people with information that will help them make informed decisions, the Education Department will continually assess its effectiveness and consider adjustments if they are warranted.”

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Staff member offers reward for leads on stolen portrait by patrick feeney staff writer

Following the Office of Public Safety’s investigation into the disappearance of a past president’s portrait, a staff member is offering a reward for any information.

The portrait of George C. Williams, which hung in the lobby of Williams Hall, was reported missing Oct. 14 and is the second painting to be stolen on campus in four years.

Investigator Tom Dunn said the office has been investigating the incident, and as of Friday there have been no leads. He said the office is holding the replacement value of the painting at $6,000.

Gail Wagner, purchasing manager at the Office of Facilities, said the painting is worth more than what Public Safety is valuing it at.

“It’s an old, historic, original that can never be replaced,” Wagner said. “If that painting isn’t found, they will get some photographs and have it reproduced to look like it did.”

Williams was the second president of the college, from 1924 to 1932. He had the name of the school changed from the Ithaca Conservatory of Music to Ithaca College.

Wagner said the last painting to go missing was of Ellis Phillips, who was president of the college from 1970 to 1975. The painting was stolen from Phillips Hall in 2008.

Though a student on campus witnessed its theft, the portrait was never found and was eventually replaced. Recreating the portrait cost about $7,000.

The latest incident, Wagner said, convinced her to offer a reward for information on the painting’s whereabouts.

“The college has decided to not personally offer a reward,” Wagner said. “They did the same thing with the Phillips portrait, but I thought if we could [find it], I’m willing to personally offer $50 for any information, no

The site of the stolen painting of George C. Williams, in the foyer of Williams Hall. kevin campbell/the ithacan

questions asked, or if they bring the painting back and just leave it with Safety or here with me in the Office of Facilities.”

Laura Durling, assistant director of investigations at Public Safety, said not much can be done to improve security around the portraits.

“Sometimes buildings are open after hours,” Durling said. “It’s difficult to monitor that. It depends on, generically, if there’s a problem in a certain area we might do some surveillance, but added security depends on the circumstance.”

Wagner said she is disappointed with the way the situation has played out.

“We can’t point fingers at IC students,” Wagner said. “But who else would be over here doing that? It just sounds like a prank, and it’s really a shame. It’s grand larceny, plus defacing college property. It’s totally irreplaceable, and it won’t be the same.”

Anyone with information should contact Public Safety at 274-3333.

A warm melody

Freshman Dan Johnson strums “Badfish” by Sublime on Tuesday outside Landon Hall.

Students flocked outdoors Tuesday to enjoy the unusually warm weather, which peaked at nearly 70 degrees. The weather in Ithaca typically only reaches 45 degrees in November.

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Cornell scientists manipulate complex cotton by jamie nash

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Fiber scientists at Cornell University have discovered ways to manipulate cotton into high-tech, electronic devices that will help improve many aspects of life — including military, athletic, medical and personal.

Juan Hinestroza, professor of fiber science and head of the cotton development research team at Cornell, said the research paves the way for “smart clothing,” with abilities ranging from temperature control to protection from harmful chemicals.

“We can make cotton to conduct electricity,” he said. “We can make cotton to kill bacteria, we can make cotton to repel water, we can even make cotton to change colors — basically, we try to teach new tricks to an old fiber.”

Frederick Ochanda, postdoctoral associate and member of the cotton development team at Cornell, said the secret lies in nanoscale science, which involves controlling the molecules on the surface of the cotton with precise chemistry. Scientists embed nanoparticles of metals, such as gold, platinum, ruthenium, copper, silver and metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, into the cotton.

“Fabrics with embedded nanoparticles, or MOFs, can be developed into technology that can selectively capture gases,” Ochanda said.

This technology may sound like it comes from a futuristic novel, but the Cornell scientists said they believe it will be integrated into daily life within this decade. With proper investment, it can be transferred to existing manufacturers and be made in less than seven years, Hinestroza said.

Military personnel, first responders and others at high risk for exposure to toxic chemicals will benefit from the ability of scientists to apply this capability to cotton clothing, Ochanda said.

Cotton gloves, footwear and duty uniforms can be infused with gas-capturing metals to create built-in filtration systems to protect people from

From left, Frederick Ochanda, postdoctoral associate, and Juan Hinestroza, associate professor of fiber science at Cornell University, work with cotton Monday in the Human Ecology Building. kevin campbell/the ithacan

chemicals they may face while on the job.

“Some of the work that we do is actually sponsored by the Department of Defense, so we are interested in decomposing chemical warfare agents and protecting people who are exposed to them,” Hinestroza said. “We also want to protect them against biological agents, like viruses or bacteria."

Hinestroza said this technology can also be applied in other fields. In athletics, it can be used

to monitor the body temperature, heart rate and performance level of professional athletes. In hospitals, high-tech cotton gowns could essentially replace the large EKG heart-rate monitors and other computerized equipment.

“And all that is without affecting the comfort and flexibility of the cotton,” he said.

Youngjin Jeong, a member of the cotton research team and a visiting scholar from Soongsil University of South Korea, said aside

from smart clothing, cotton has some other high-tech capabilities.

“Cotton has the potential for applications such as flexible transparent displays, like touch panels for smart phones, battery electrodes, bio-sensors, artificial muscles and even as crack sensors for an airplane’s fuel tank,” she said.

Jeong said the best material for advanced applications is black cotton.

“It is very different from the type of cotton you know and see everyday — for example, it is 45 times lighter than copper,” she said.

Black cotton is infused with nanoparticles in the laboratory and is cheap to produce because it is made with nail-polish remover, or acetone, Jeong said. Other studies on smart clothing have been done, she said, but none have been successful so far without the black cotton.

High-tech cotton can be used for recreational purposes as well, Hinestroza said.

“We can make electronics part of your clothing; you can actually have MP3 players embedded into your T-shirt and ways to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi built into your clothes,” he said.

Even with intricate electronic systems built right into the clothing, getting it wet is not a concern, Ochanda said.

“Professor Hinestroza’s research group has previously developed a technology that is able to impart unique properties such as simultaneous water and oil repellency to fabrics while preserving their air permeability and comfort properties,” Ochanda said. “We will integrate both technologies to ensure the clothing is self-cleaning.”

Hinestroza said cotton is a fiber that dates back thousands of years B.C. and their work today is modernizing the ancient fabric.

“What we are doing now is taking this very old fiber and finding new ways to improve its functionality so that it can be used to benefit many, many people,” he said.

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College & City County designates land for stream rehabilitation

The Tompkins County Planning Department enhanced the stream on the city’s vacant parcel on Fall Creek on Friday.

The plot sits on the northern bank of the protected trout stream of Fall Creek at Cayuga Street, across from Ithaca High School. The site was planted with help from the high school’s environmental science classes and students from the Greater Ithaca Activities Center.

The project, part of Tompkins County’s Stream Corridor Restoration and Flood Hazard Mitigation Program, both enhances water quality and demonstrates the types of vegetation that can occur within stream corridors.

For more information, contact Scott Doyle at 274-5560.

College to host discussion on Malcolm X biography

Ithaca College’s Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity will host a panel discussing scholar Manning Marable’s controversial Malcom X biography, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” as part of the CSCRE “Black Men” series.

The discussion, which will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in ALI Clark Lounge, will review Malcolm X’s autobiography and provide new details regarding the circumstances surrounding the activist’s assassination 1965.

Marable, an American scholar who died before his book’s publication in April, reevaluates Malcolm X’s life through a series of questions.

Zaheer Ali, a history professor at Columbia University who assisted Marable with the book’s research, and Jared Ball, an associate professor of communication studies at Morgan State University, will serve as panelists for the event.

The panel is free and open to the public. For more information, call the center at 274-1056 or visit www.ithaca.edu/cscre.

Cornell unveils new plans for sustainable practices

Cornell University revealed its Cornell Sustainability Plan on Oct. 21, which brings together environmental groups and initiatives across campus to help implement the plan in the near future.

The President’s Sustainable Campus Committee, which provides oversight on administrative decisions that affect sustainability on Cornell’s campus and within the local area, developed the plan.

The PSCC also helps support the Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon emissions to net zero — balancing the amount of carbon released by sequestering an equal amount — by 2050 and encourages sustainability leadership on campus.

The organization consists of 10 teams, which organize, manage and coordinate green efforts on campus across 10 areas: people, water, food, land, energy, purchasing, transportation, waste, climate and buildings.

Politics lecturer published in political science journal

Matt Guardino, a lecturer in the college’s Department of Politics, recently had an article published in the American Journal of Political Science which shows how network television news coverage shaped public opinion on the Iraq War in 2002 and 2003.

The piece, which was co-authored by Danny Hayes of American University, was written to demonstrate that critical statements made by leaders of foreign nations and officials from international organizations who appeared in the U.S. mainstream media caused many Democrats and independents to express opposition to the war.

Anti-fracking documentary to be screened at college

A follow-up anti-fracking documentary, “All Fracked Up II: Water Isn’t Water Anymore,” will be screened at Ithaca College.

The film, which will begin today at 7 p.m. in Park Hall Auditorium, is a sequel to the 2010 documentary, “All Fracked Up,” creatANDRYSICK ed by Finger Lakes farmers Jeff and Jodi Andrysick.

The documentary features interviews with Ithaca College Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Sandra Steingraber, a recipient of the 2010 Heinz Award; Cornell University engineering professor Anthony Ingraffea, one

Public Safety Incident Log october 24 FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Officer found athletic equipment on the ground and turned it over to the Office of Public Safety.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences SUMMARY: Caller reported a person accidentally cut their hand on glass.

Person transported to CMC by ambulance.

Sergeant Investigator Tom Dunn.

october 25 HARASSMENT LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Caller reported a person sending email/text messages and attempting to speak with them in public.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Terrace Dining Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported that three backpacks were found and turned over to Public Safety.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Hilliard Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported spilling hot water and sustaining neck and chest injuries.

Person declined medical assistance. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

issued uniform traffic ticket for Ithaca Town Court for unsafe backing. Patrol Officer Jeremiah McMurray.

CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxicated person passed out. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol.

Patrol Officer Dan Austic.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Fire alarm caused by a steam leak. System reset. Master Patrol Officer Robert Hightchew.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Ceracche Athletic Center SUMMARY: Caller reported person accidentally cut a hand with a knife.

Person transported to the Health Center.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

october 27 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Terrace-Circles Walkway SUMMARY: Person reported a one-car MVA. Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

october 26

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Higgins Field Turf SUMMARY: A person received a laceration to the head while playing field hockey.

Person was transported to CMC. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

V&T VIOLATION LOCATION: Circle Lot 8 SUMMARY: Caller reported a vehicle struck three parked vehicles. Officer

CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Bogart Hall SUMMARY: Three people judicially referred for drugs. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg.

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of the developers of hydrofracking technology; Cornell environmental biologist Robert Howarth, whose study shows that fracked gas is dirtier than oil and coal in the atmosphere; and Walter Hang, president of the Ithaca-based firm Toxics Targeting.

The filmmakers will be present at the event to answer questions from the audience.

Friday

Phi Kappa Phi Fall Awards Ceremony, which will recognize superior academic achievement, will begin at 4 p.m. in Campus Center.

Shabbat Services will begin at 6 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

Shabbat Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. in Terrace Dining Hall.

Cornell to host discussion about social justice unions

Sunday

Ithaca College students are invited to participate in roundtable discussions with officers and staff from a wide range of U.S. labor unions and other social justice groups from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 in Cornell University’s Statler Ballroom.

Students will receive information about careers in public policy and labor journalism at the event while meeting with the different labor union and social justice advocates.

To register for the event, email laborroundtable@cornell.edu.

Catholic Mass will begin at 1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel.

Monday “Where the Water Meets the Sky,” a movie sponsored

by IC Food For Thought, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Textor 101.

Tuesday Occupy the Mic, a speak out about students’ political lives, hosted by the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in IC Square.

Co-op to hold workshop on reducing energy costs

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkin’s County will hold a free workshop about reducing home energy use through low-cost energy-efficient improvements.

The event, which will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the extension’s building at 615 Willow Avenue, will give out free energy service kits worth $15.

For more information, contact Carole Fisher, at 272-2292 or email crf11@cornell.edu.

Internship Prep Sessions will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Business 114.

Wednesday SAB Music: Five Times August, a solo music project, will perform from 6 to 11:55 p.m. in IC Square.

selected entries from OCT. 24 to oct. 30

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported that another person had a high fever. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance. Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinberg.

october 28 HARASSMENT Location: East Tower Summary: Person reported receiving harassing emails from a known person.

Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

CASE STATUS CHANGE LOCATION: Hilliard Hall SUMMARY: Officer reported that the burglary originally reported in Hilliard Hall on Oct. 25 was unfounded and that no larceny occurred. Patrol Officer Christopher Teribury.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Tallcott Hall SUMMARY: Gift card found and turned over to Public Safety.

CASE STATUS CHANGE LOCATION: Office of Public Safety SUMMARY: Officer reported one person was judicially referred for the forcible touching incident that occurred Oct. 9 at the Terraces.

october 29 CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Bogart Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported receiving a phone call from a person who said they took an excessive amount of medication. Person was transported

to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for endangering themselves.

Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

V&T VIOLATION LOCATION: S-lot SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown vehicle damaged a parked vehicle and then left the scene. Investigation pending.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Williams Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person having thoughts of harming themselves. Person transported to CMC for mental health evaluation. Patrol Officer Dan Austic.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Center for Health Sciences SUMMARY: Caller reported a person passed out multiple times. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Clarke Hall SUMMARY: Person transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. Sergeant Terry O’Pray.

MEDICAL ASSIST LOCATION: Upper Quad SUMMARY: Caller reported a person with a migraine having trouble walking. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance.

Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

LARCENY LOCATION: Textor Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported two people stole a jacket. Investigation pending.

Patrol Officer Dan Austic.

october 30 CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: L-lot SUMMARY: Officer reported a person riding a bike, threw it down and walked away. Person was found to be intoxicated and unable to provide details relating to the ownership of the bicycle. The bike was taken as found property. One person was also judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol, failure to comply with a request for their ID and underage possession of alcohol. Patrol Officer Dan Austic.

LARCENY LOCATION: Garden Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported that an unknown person found their phone in the area and failed to return it to them.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

CONDUCT CODE VIOLATION LOCATION: Boothroyd Hall SUMMARY: One person was transported to CMC by ambulance and judicially referred for irresponsible use of alcohol.

Patrol Officer Dan Austic.

For the complete safety log, go to www.theithacan.org/news

Key cmc – Cayuga Medical Center DWI – Driving while intoxicated IFD – Ithaca Fire Department IPD – Ithaca Police Department SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol V&T – Vehicle and Transportation MVA - Motor vehicle accident

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just another cortaca chug

Faculty need to trust students to use adult discretion and understand the consequences of their personal choices of how to celebrate Cortaca weekend.

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rofessors aren’t babysitters, and giving students more work won’t necessarily stop them from partying on Cortaca weekend.

But in an email leaked to The Ithacan last week, Nancy Reynolds, Health Promotion Center program director, encouraged faculty to alter assignments due this coming Monday. According to Reynolds, giving students more work during the weekend of Cortaca Jug, the popular rival football game between Ithaca College and SUNY-Cortland, might help minimize high-risk drinking behavior.

The email, which was sent with good intentions, served as a platform for health promotion. It described a “prevention strategy” of increasing academic work to deter students from making unwise choices to help reduce excessive drinking.

But college professors are not glorified nannies who monitor their students. Their primary role is to provide material that meets the demands of the course for students to achieve its objectives. Yet the email implied professors should change their syllabi to help foster behavior modification.

If students want to be treated like adults, they should expect both the privilege and consequence that comes with such freedom and independence. And faculty should continue to hold them to these expectations. Students who make unwise personal choices knowingly pursue them and suffer the consequences, as is the case in any other scenario.

The Cortaca Jug is a tradition that is not going away anytime soon. The college should therefore continue to take a hands-off approach when it comes to highrisk drinking on this weekend. If students ask to be treated like adults, the college should trust students to make choices that are right for them.

drop the drill

The college should follow the City of Ithaca and ban hydraulic fracturing to ensure the ecological protection of its campus community for years to come.

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he City of Ithaca unanimously voted to ban leasing its land for hydraulic fracturing last Wednesday. Cornell University has its own moratorium on horizontal drilling. Ithaca College, however, has not yet barred fracking from its lands.

In an email response to protesters from Frack Off, an on-campus organization, President Tom Rochon said the college was committed to sustainability. But for an institution that prides itself on being progressive and eco-friendly, the college has still failed to join efforts to ban natural gas drilling. This has driven students and faculty to rally for the protection of its land and water, and the quality of life this preservation gives to the community.

While it is highly unlikely the college would lease its lands for drilling, prohibiting this action sends a powerful message to surrounding areas. It positions us as an institution that values relations with its ecologically minded community, both on and off campus. If the college fails to ban fracking, it could jeopardize the integrity of academic programs that emphasize ecology, as students could easily view the school as hypocritical.

To secure the environmental and health benefits that a drill-free area offers, the college should emulate the community and agree to openly ban and advocate for the removal of unsafe forms of hydraulic fracturing.

your letters College reprimands are lenient compared to real societal norms

While I agree with the perspective in last week’s editorial, “Tipsy Penalties,” that violations of the underage drinking and marijuana policies should have comparable judicial outcomes, I was disappointed that lowering the penalties for marijuana use was the proposed method for aligning them.

The editorial derides the current judicial penalties for underage drinking as “a slap on the wrist.” By arguing for a similar response to marijuana cases, it suggests a motivation not of promoting student health, but of avoiding personal responsibility for behavior choices in an already generous system.

To cite “contradicting societal norms” as the argument for not increasing alcohol

for their own voluntary choices, and no honest conversation about the issue can originate from that viewpoint.

ANDREW KOSINUK ’06

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sanctions is comical. American society’s current judgment on both underage drinking and marijuana use is criminalization, a far cry from the permissiveness of that society’s college subset. Ithaca students who engage in either behavior should appreciate its educationally focused, multiple-chance judicial system, rather than longing to live under true societal norms, which would respond to their first offense with legal action.

If campus initiatives that are currently seeking to change outcomes for substanceuse violations wish to be taken seriously, they must recognize that constantly advocating for less personal responsibility is a troubling trend. It casts those involved as representing no philosophy, ideal or moral system beyond not wanting to get in trouble

“It’s really unfair because I don’t drink, so it’s going to be me getting a lot of homework. Besides, it’s not going to stop people from drinking.”

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“We are students first. but at the same time it’s important to have every student at the game.”

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“I wish we had a conversation before, to figure out some other ways. It puts the faculty in a very hard situation.”

Ayana Richardson Assistant Dean for Student Services, Business School

“people are overreacting, and need to calm down, and stop villainizing a women who is just trying to think about a problem in a logical way.”

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“You’re told you’re an adult, but then you’re given limitations, and you’re not participating in the world like an adult.”

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Drinking should not dominate college tradition

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y recent efforts to promote healthy practices recently generated considerably angry energy among the Ithaca College community. To clarify, I did not “mass email” our faculty. I sent a draft of a document to a professor for feedback, hoping it would incite a possible dialogue on the faculty listserv about approaches to substance abuse prevention. While the appearance of the message in The Ithacan was unexpected, I never waste an opportunity to highlight prevention themes: After all, it’s my job.

Apparently, my words struck a nerve. As a newcomer to the college, I didn’t realize how fiercely protective students feel about the tradition of high-risk drinking on Cortaca weekend. It’s unfortunate that my intention to discuss the impact of high-risk drinking on student safety has turned into a focus on “more homework.” While I question how appropriate the latter is for discourse at the college level, I respect students’ views. I would have preferred a more balanced and civil dialogue, however, and the way it played out was a huge disappointment for me.

Understandably, the concepts of increased academic rigor — and decreased high-risk drinking — can feel threatening if individuals believe that the end result is less “fun.” On the contrary, some students that I’ve worked with who have succeeded in moderating or abstaining from drinking said they have a better time socializing. Most alumni even wish they had dedicated more of their free time in college to engage in cultural and academic opportunities the community offers.

I meet with students daily and listen to their stories and experiences with drugs and alcohol in a nonjudgmental and supportive manner. I also advocate on behalf of students for initiatives like the Medical Amnesty Policy, the New York state 911 Good Samaritan Law and the Marijuana Equalization Proposal. I support fair, value-neutral and harm-reduction

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Federal block on free speech

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Nancy Reynolds, program director of the Health Promotion Center, gave a presentation about stress management techniques in the Taughannock Falls Room as part of the Wellness Wednesday series.

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policies and evidence-based practices. This professional framework informs my role as a voice for some students who don’t feel safe speaking out against the drinking culture and as a prevention specialist who informs the campus on best practices.

The tragic loss of a student in an alcoholrelated death last semester put this issue in the spotlight. Frankly, the concerns voiced by the college community led me to believe we were ready to tackle this issue more effectively. Harm-reduction strategies aren’t pulled out of thin air. An environment of consistently high expectations for students positively impacts overall college success and satisfaction, and reduces high-risk drinking.

To interpret this as demeaning or controlling is simplistic and uninformed. Those of us who dedicate our careers to higher education

know that we guide students in respectful ways, both inside and outside the classroom.

Many faculty members can and do choose to guide students toward choices that support their academic success, health and safety.

As we approach Cortaca weekend, I’m reminded of the unheralded diligence of the players, coaches and other staff of the college’s football program. The Cortaca Jug is a high-stakes athletic competition with a rich tradition and a national following. It requires a level of physical and mental toughness and dedication to which most of us can’t relate.

Our football team deserves a climate of support and respect on game day. nancy reynolds is the program director of the Health Promotion Center at the college. Email her at nreynolds@ithaca.edu

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Students must recognize personal debt as political issue

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he other day, my roommates and I were discussing student debt when one of them revealed that she owes more than $50,000 in student loans.

“What?” we all shrieked in disbelief. She has borrowed thousands in loans just to follow her passion of Alyssa creating films. figueroa We’ve known her since freshman year, and we often saw her leave for work, but we never knew her story.

As students, many of us face student debt and other financial burdens. Some of us even work in smelly dish rooms in dining halls or travel 20 minutes to work a minimum wage job for corporations on Route 13. We overload our schedules and cram as many course credits as possible into one semester in order to graduate early.

We transfer to cheaper colleges, or we drop out of school.

These narratives need to be shared. Often, we think of our problems as only personal and fail to grasp how these are not individual problems at all. The Occupy Wall Street movement grew as small groups of people that gathered to share their anger about corporate greed and to convey their

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Student members of Labor In Promoting Solidarity rally for workers’ rights in April. This semester, the group is campaigning against student debt.

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stories in order to form a community. The time is now for students to gather with their shared frustrations concerning student debt, tell their stories and build a community around this common struggle.

When we deal with our burdens alone — which we often do — we establish them as personal and, in turn, depoliticize our struggles. It is time to make personal problems political ones.

We often think of increasing student debt, the financial crisis or corporate greed in terms of abstractions — societal structures that are confusing, immense and

impossible to change. We forget that student debt is the amount of money students owe to loan agencies, that the financial crisis is your friend’s house getting foreclosed and that corporate greed is the meager wages your roommate receives from his employer.

If we express our anger to others instead of internalizing it, we can help show those around us that they are not in this struggle alone. When we see that student debt is not only how much debt you are in, but also how much debt everyone who surrounds you is in, it becomes less of an abstraction

and more of a reality we all share.

It is not always easy for us to share our stories. Our society is intricately structured around individualism instead of community, so sharing stories seems too unnatural and vulnerable a move.

We demand that no one shall feel any sympathy for us, and that we can overcome anything on our own. We also must begin to see the isolation that lies ahead if we insist on going through life’s problems alone. This stunts our personal growth and hinders us from ever really making social change. We need not only to stand united, but also to feel and be united.

Students who want to begin this conversation should come to the Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity’s Occupy the Mic event at 7 p.m. Tuesday in IC Square.

Students can share stories concerning their personal economic troubles and listen to others’ stories. As we better understand the problems we all face, we can begin to create a true sense of solidarity among students. To further discuss what we can all do about our collective struggle, students can come to LIPS’s general meetings, which are held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Williams 218. alyssa figueroa is a senior journalism major. Email her at afiguer1@ithaca.edu

All opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Ithacan. To write a guest commentary, contact Opinion Editor Megan Devlin at 274-3208.

he U.S. government sent techies into a frenzy when it introduced a new law that limits freedom of speech online.

The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 is the latest move by the government to battle online piracy. The legislation focuses on websites, specifically those outside of the United States, which illegally infringe on copyright.

Under the act, courts could issue orders that require search engines, Internet service providers and other domestic services to make foreign content inaccessible within the U.S. Unlike the current legal process, which carries no weight outside the country, the bill would wipe anything that could infringe on copyright from the Internet to solve the issue of global online piracy.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has called PROTECT-IP a simple solution to a complex problem — and he’s right. It’s a policy that blocks websites that allow for fast action, but damage free speech. The nation needs a well-thought-out solution to this complex problem — one that relies on creativity, not censorship masked as protection.

The new bill is also a nightmare for the tech industry. It has created a blacklist of websites the U.S. will no longer allow citizens to access.

Websites like Wikileaks could be erased from the Internet if plaintiffs can prove to a court that their published content is copyrighted.

PROTECT-IP isn’t the first bill to target copyright infringers. But it makes removing content easier than last year’s failed precursor, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeiting Act. Unlike COICA, which required the government to file complaints against copyright infringers, PROTECT-IP allows private entities, like website shareholders, to bring cases to court. By opening up the legal process to the public, the bill could cause a chain of governmentsanctioned website takedowns and justify the removal without examining the claims.

PROTECT-IP is built to remove content first and ask questions later. If passed, the bill would be left to the courts’ interpretation, and therefore enable them to abuse judicial power. The danger is that perfectly legal websites could be removed until cleared for copyright, which would weaken their free speech, if not remove it entirely.

The bill will also force ISPs and search engines like Google to submit to the government’s requests by removing websites and reactivating them on command. Companies are speaking out against the bill because it would require them to devote resources and employees to monitoring sites all day. But these companies shouldn’t have to play the government’s games.

TJ Gunther is a senior journalism major. Email him at tgunthei1@ithaca.edu

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By Jessica Corbett Contributing Writer

A lifelong love of surfing culminating in a semester riding Southern Ocean waves; A native Londoner living with a Chinese family, having never spoken the language; A firsthand experience teaching English in Austria while learning the area’s history; A glance of recognition from a local walking

down a colorful street in an Italian town.

These are just a few experiences had by Ithaca College students who are studying abroad this semester. For four juniors, personalizing their experiences meant more than visiting rare locations or working at stellar internships — the cultural immersion they are experiencing is what’s stood out so far.

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A native Londoner, junior Rachel Thompson wanted to venture away from European culture. She chose China because she was unfamiliar with the language, the politics and the everyday life.

“I don’t know anything about the culture, except for Chinese food and Kung Fu,” she said.

Through classes in Mandarin, she is slowly picking up the language. She lives in a homestay, and interactions with her family educate her about Chinese culture. Even

her meals are authentic.

She recently finished a Tibetan studies class, which included a trip to some more rural regions of Tibet, where, after several days of not showering, she ended up bathing in a local river.

But even the showering experience in her homestay sparked some culture shock.

“There’s literally a showerhead in the bathroom but no bathtub, so you just shower in the middle of the bathroom and then wait for it to dry,” she said.

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From surfing the ocean to working for a television station that captures classic Australian culture, junior Jeff Reagan is riding the waves down under.

In addition to classes at the University of New South Wales, Reagan works as an intern for National Indigenous Television.

The channel is the only local one dedicated to the portrayal of the indigenous people’s culture.

“I would sum it up as if Time Magazine had it’s own channel, but it focused all on

indigenous people,” he said.

Reagan said though he didn’t have to learn another language, there were some barriers with the Aussie dialect.

“They have a lot of different lingo,” he said. “Such as, ‘cheers’ instead of ‘goodbye.’”

Though they are from opposite ends of the world, Reagan and his Australian comrades have a common passion — surfing.

“Surfing in Australia definitely defines the moment for me,” he said. “This is probably the best surf I’ve had.”

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Junior Matt Prokosch overlooks the city of Siena, Italy, where he is studying.

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Unlike many students who study abroad and choose to go to a major city, junior Matt Prokosch had other ideas.

Instead, he is currently living in the tiny town of Siena in the middle of Tuscany.

“I feel more comfortable in small cities,” he said.

Siena is so small that Prokosch has come to recognize the locals, something he said he never expected while studying abroad. Living in Siena has allowed Prokosch to practice his Italian.

“When I can actually effectually communicate in Italian to a native, it’s one of the best feelings ever,” he said.

Prokosch said even though the locals’ perception of tourists isn’t always positive, his host family has made him feel at home.

“When you actually go to someone’s house or you actually know them personally, they’re just like the nicest, warmest people I’ve ever met,” he said. “That’s where the Italians and maybe most Europeans in general really shine.”

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Junior Meaghan O’Donnell poses at the Belvedere, her favorite spot in Vienna.

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Though she is a physical therapy major, junior Meaghan O’Donnell has always had a passion for history. She chose Vienna because she wanted to be immersed in a rich culture, where she has been able to pursue her strong interest in WWII history.

She has spent some of her free time traveling to Kraków, one of the five major Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust, and Auschwitz, a concentration camp.

O’Donnell is working at an internship in Vienna, where she has experienced the

immense cultural differences and shared some of her own culture with younger Austrians. She teaches English to seventh to 12th graders twice a week.

The atmosphere is much more relaxed and teachers travel from room to room, rather than the students, O’Donnell said.

“They don’t really have any consequences or discipline, and there are foosball tables in the hallway,” she said. “But they still have to learn to pass exams that are much more difficult than in the U.S.”

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Hot or Not This week’s hits and misses

With the 23rd James Bond film in production, Assistant Accent Editor Shea O’Meara ranks the best and worst Bond actors.

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Sean Connery Sean Connery, named one of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” in 1989, was an instant success as the first actor to play James Bond in 1962 because of his ruggedly handsome good looks and natural charm. His refined, tough-guy portrayal of the gentleman spy set the bar for all of the following films and helped make the series popular. After filming the fifth movie, Connery left his role in the series only to return to act in the sixth film, “Diamonds Are Forever,” for a record salary that he donated to a Scottish charity. While his character may be known as “007,” Connery is a perfect 10.

Lukewarm Daniel Craig The upcoming film “Skyfall” will mark Daniel Craig’s third movie as James Bond. Craig, the most critically acclaimed actor to play James Bond to date, deviates from the typical pretty-boy look past actors had in order to make the character more intriguing. Despite his success in the role, Craig doesn’t command the instant name recognition Connery had in the earlier films. This transition from the glamorous spy to the brutish, less attractive and more emotional modern Bond detracts from the instant action appeal the film is known for. Sorry Craig, you just don’t have the “bod” for Bond.

To read a live review of the concert, visit theithacan.org.

Songs of passion

From left, Jeff Apruzzese, Michael Anglakos and Ian Hultguist, members of electronic band Passion Pit, perform Saturday in Barton Hall at Cornell University. The show, which included We Barbarians, was sponsored by the Cornell Concert Commission.

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Personal beauty product company designs ‘Twilight’-Themed Hair tools

Dying to have lush, flowing curls like Bella or casually messy locks like Edward?

As the release of “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” the third of four installments of the “Twilight” series, quickly approaches, PRO Beauty Tools sinks its fangs into the franchise with a new line of Twilight-inspired hair tools. Each of the nine products, including hair straighteners, brushes, blow dryers, curling irons and an ionic steam hair setter, is designed to recreate the characters’ famously flawless hairstyles. All the products have the character’s name written in white and a detailed how-to styling card for a dangerously alluring look. These new tools are sure raise a few hairs, especially with excited Twihards.

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George Lazenby Before playing Bond in the 1969 film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” George Lazenby was a male model in London and had little experience as a screen actor. While Lazenby had the obvious physical appeal to play the sexy spy, he lacked the acting experience that made other portrayals of the character effective. Lazenby left the series before the premiere of this only Bond film. He said he quit because his contract was too demanding and he could get other roles. Despite his good looks, Lazenby was far from a model Bond.

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unusual behavior on subway caught on hidden camera

While catching a bus can help a newcomer learn the layout of an area, reading the blog “People of Public Transit” will reveal the more eccentric aspects of community travel. The site features a man wearing a dog in a baby carrier on his back, a girl dressed up as Princess Peach and even more costumed citizens taking city transportation.

Picture categories include celebrity look-alikes and pimps. Anyone can share their wacky airplane, train subway or bus experiences by uploading their photos. It’s just a quick stop on the “O”-no-they-didn’t train.

— Allie Healy

quoteunquote I married for love. I would not have spent so much time on something just for a TV show.

— Reality TV star Kim Kardashian on her recent marriage to, and subsequent divorce from, New Jersey Nets basketball player Kris Humphries.

celebrity SCOOPS! Bieber faces baby fever Pop crooner Justin Bieber has had a fairly tame stint in the spotlight, but if 20-year-old Mariah Yeater is right, Bieber will have a baby shower to pay for.

According to Yeater, she met Bieber after a concert last year and the star invited her to come with him to a bathroom backstage. A little more than a year later, Yeater claims that Bieber is the father of her child. Bieber has denied the claims, but rigid court procedures encourage him to willfully give a DNA sample by Dec. 15. If the Biebs agrees, the final court decision on whether he has a responsibility to the child could come within months, but if he does not, prosecutors will have to litigate him. If the rumors are true, the star might be spending the royalties from his next few albums on child support.

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Professor captures old adventures in new book And I just don’t think that’s true. We can do a lot and change a lot without having to decide or even know who or what we are as people or as artists and anything else.

Nicholas Muellner, associate professor of cinema, photography and media arts, recently published “The Amnesia Pavilions,” a visual account of his journeys to Eastern Siberia.

The book is an autobiographical narrative that details Muellner’s personal growth and friendships with people from around the world during his years traveling.

Staff Writer Chloe Wilson spoke with Muellner about his experience with the book, the friends he made while he was abroad and his plans for the future.

CW: Have your other works also focused on Russian history and culture? What about this specific region of the world intrigues you?

NM: My two previous books were with Russia, to various degrees, and I curated an exhibition in Moscow in 2007; I studied Russian language all the way through college, and I studied Russian literature. When I started going to Russia as a young man and speaking Russian and started spending time around Russians, I became really fascinated with the culture, as much fascinated with everything that’s wrong with that culture and what is good about that culture.

Chloe Wilson: What is the focus of your new novel, “The Amnesia Pavilions?”

Nicholas Muellner: The central story is about me returning to a city in Eastern Siberia where I had spent time and photographed in 1990 and 1992. In 2009 I went back to the same city in Siberia to try to track down a friend that I had lost track of.

CW: Did your artistic style change between your visits to Siberia?

CW: Why did you choose this specific journey?

NM: The way in which my photography changed over that time period is also sort of a central narrative of my book. The culture had changed so drastically that my relationship to it was different.

NM: I wanted to remember what my relationship to that person had been because I’m such a different person than I was at that point in my life. I also wanted to go back to that place because I knew it would have changed a lot, and I am interested in how Russia has changed.

CW: Have you started working on any other projects? What should we expect from you in the future?

CW: What is the main purpose behind your new book?

NM: I am trying to ask a number of questions of the reader and viewer, one of which is how we understand the world through photographs and what the limits of that are.

CW: How is the book structured?

NM: It tries to place an equal but different value on how we read the language and how we read the photographs. There are sections of the book that are just pictures

Nicholas Muellner, associate professor of cinema, photography and media arts, poses with his newly released autobiography “The Amnesia Pavilions” Friday in his office in Park Hall.

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and there are sections of the book that are just text. The way that those forms speak to each other is something that I’m trying to create new conversations about.

CW: What do you think students who have taken your photography classes can gain from reading your book?

NM: I don’t really have a specific thing that I would want them to take away from it. I guess that education and becoming who you are is a long process. There’s a lot of pressure, especially in the current culture, that by the time you’re 21 you know exactly what and who you are, and I think that’s a fallacy that is really pushed through our educational system a lot.

NM: The next book that I’ve been working on for quite a while is about a tiny island off the coast of Nicaragua that has bounced back and forth in ownership between different parties over the last 500 years. A project further down the line, which I haven’t really started yet, is more connected to the book I just finished: a documentary book that’s about the lives of gay men in Russian cities where they’re connected to temporary gay identity through the Internet and live in a world of complete and absolute repression.

Finding art in medical practice Associate professor provides specialized care at local clinic to help artists and musicians heal from performance injuries

By Jillian kaplan contributing Writer

After spending his time teaching Ithaca College students the ins and outs of medical treatment and procedures, one professor is using his talents to help local actors and musicians at the Ithaca Free Clinic.

The clinic offers free medical assistance to Ithaca residents who are underinsured or uninsured, but until this semes- QUARRIER works with artists at the ter didn’t offer Ithaca Free Clinic. specified treatment for artists and musicians. To help bridge the gap in care, Nicholas Quarrier, associate professor of physical therapy, volunteers to provide monthly medical consultations for dancers and musicians without the financial means to see medical specialists.

Quarrier, who said he has always had an interest in performer injury rehabilitation, began treating local artists at the clinic for performance injuries last month, and he said he plans to continue volunteering at the clinic for about an hour on the third Thursday of every month.

“A lot of professional musicians and dancers don’t have insurance,”

he said. “That’s what I was hoping to tap into.”

Bethany Schroeder, executive director of the Ithaca Health Alliance, said between 1,000 and 1,500 people regularly attend the clinic who may otherwise be without care. Schroeder said uninsured dancers and musicians have used the clinic before, but now they can be helped more efficiently because Quarrier is familiar with the muscular strains and sprains dancers and musicians are prone to get.

“The aspiring or already-established artistic community are, in general, pretty well underserved simply because they lack the financial resources to take care of their injuries,” she said.

Schroeder said it usually takes about six months for the community to become fully aware of new projects such as this, though.

Graduate students in the occupational therapy program at the college also work with the clinic to treat patients. Quarrier said he hopes his involvement in the community will give undergraduate students in the physical therapy department a similar opportunity to gain hands-on experience.

“Once I get it secured down there with getting a decent population of patients coming in, I then want to get Ithaca College physical therapy students and occupational therapy

students to join me at the Ithaca Free Clinic and learn from that,” he said.

Quarrier said he thinks the college has not established a program like this earlier because most professors aren’t interested in working specifically with performers.

“I’m the only faculty member that has that interest on this campus [in] working with all the dancers and musicians,” Quarrier said. “It’s a specific interest.”

Schroeder said the new service will not only give artists better care, but will improve the clinic’s services in general.

“It benefits the entire community in the sense that if one segment of the community is well then the rest of us can rely on them,” she said.

Junior Stephen Gorgone, a mathematics, music performance and viola major, had to sit out of his music classes for 10 months after he developed severe muscle tension, tendonitis and nerve contractions. Gorgone began playing the viola more than 12 years ago, and he said his pain was from having to stay in contorted positions for extended periods of time. He said this type of chronic pain is something a lot of practicing musicians deal with.

“The tendonitis was from overplaying and just getting tense and having that build up,” he said. “I do know a lot of other musicians who

Junior mathematics, music performance and viola major Stephen Gorgone plays his instrument last Monday in a practice room in Ford Hall.

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have issues like this. It comes up more frequently than not.”

Gorgone turned to the college’s clinic in the physical therapy department where he met and began treatment with Quarrier. He said working with the professor not only helped him get back into his class, but also exposed him to exercises he now uses to prevent the injuries from happening again. “[The treatment] taught me techniques for reversing the effects

with back exercises and ways, before, during and after playing viola,” he said.

Gorgone said working with Quarrier made him learn to relax when he is practicing, and he said other local artists will benefit from Quarrier’s experience with these types of injuries.

“Now I have a better understanding of what I need to do to protect myself,” he said. “Never play through pain. It’s not worth it.”

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Existential show brings Hell to life

By Kelsey Fowler Accent Editor

Though typically reserved for sinners sent below ground, Hell may be right around the corner, or in this case, on stage at Cornell University.

“No Exit” is a 1944 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre, set to show at Cornell the next two weekIf you Go ends. The play “No Exit” is the source When: 7:30 p.m. of the author’s today, Friday and famous quota- Saturday, and tion, “Hell is Nov. 17 to 19.

One matinee at other people.”

In Sartre’s 2 p.m. Nov. 19.

Where: Schwartz depiction of Center at Cornell the afterlife, University three deceased How much: $10 characters ar- to $12 rive in Hell, only to find it’s not the fire and brimstone they expected. Rather, they are punished by being locked in a room together for all of eternity. They all arrive expecting to be tortured, but soon find, after asking about each other’s sins and memories of earth, their punishment is the other people — they are each other’s torturers.

Senior Alessandra Hirsch plays Estelle Rigault, a young socialite sent to Hell for a number of reasons, among them extreme vanity. She said the lengthy rehearsal process included some interesting questions as to what kind of Hell the characters were actually in.

“The discussions we had focused on things like, ‘Is there saliva in Hell?’”

she said. “How do you create Hell, what are the rules of Hell?”

For this production, director Juliana Kleist-Mendez, a senior at Cornell, added the element of dance with a shadow ensemble. The extra three characters mirror the main characters’ desires and memories.

She said it was difficult to incorporate this addition, as she was not only concerned with the length of the show, but also the pacing.

“You now have these three other people on stage that are changing the dynamic and the rules of the show and how it works,” she said.

No music is used for the dancers and their movements are based on the dialogue. Hirsch said working with more than two other people on stage was a welcome dynamic.

“The ensemble members are the spiritual and physical manifestations of our torture and what our life was back when we were alive,” she said.

“So to have that right in front of us, knowing how to interact with that, has really added a whole new layer onto the show.”

Since the characters are damned to spend the rest of time in one room, the challenge for any scenic director is addressing how to keep the audience interested. The room has no windows, no mirrors and only one door.

In this production, the wall of the room is constructed of solid, tight tiles moving to more scattered, separated strings of tile. While the room is clearly defined for the characters stuck in it, ensemble members slip in and out

From left, Cornell University graduate student Bashir Hassan (Valet) sophomore Olivia Powell (Ensemble) and senior Alessandra Hirsch (Estelle Rigault) are trapped in Hell, a single room for all eternity, in the play “No Exit.”

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through the empty space. The floor follows the same tile pattern.

Kent Goetz, professor of theater, film and dance and resident scene designer at Cornell, said he constructed the set to be practical, but also provocative.

“I wanted some sort of structure that could be pulled apart and look like it had a natural progression from something solid to something that was more ethereal and fragmented,” he said.

Even though characters reference specific colors for their costumes or set pieces in the script, Cornell’s “No Exit” has a muted palette. Three unmoving stark-white chaise lounges are the only set pieces in the room.

Goetz said the set was purposefully

drained of any specific color.

“It is a lifeless space,” he said. “There are different notions of Hell, and one, of course, is the fire and brimstone, but the other is just eternal banality.”

Each main character is dressed in mustard-yellow garb from head to toe, which creates a uniform appearance and connects the three people, putting them on a level playing field.

They each have only one entrance in the play — when he or she first arrives in Hell — and never leave for the duration of the show. Hirsch said being on stage for the entire performance can get exhausting.

“You have to sit on stage and talk for an hour and a half, and you don’t get any water or a pee break,” she said.

“On top of that, there’s the challenge

of making the characters seem real, and seem, forgive the pun, but alive.”

Through use of a shadow ensemble, Kleist-Mendez said she aims to reflect the fragmented pieces of each character’s self as they mirror each other, knowing they are dead but acting like they’re still alive.

Kleist-Mendez said people often forget the other side of “Hell is other people” means people can still change and come to terms with who they are.

“The reason that the characters are ultimately here is because they were unable to make those radical changes,” she said. “The message for me is that we’re still alive and they’re not. We can change. I hope you come out grateful to be alive.”

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Cast glows in heartwarming musical

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by aaron Edwards editor in chief

There’s a light — or several, rather — in Dillingham Center at Ithaca College this week.

That light is the college theater department’s production of “The Light in the Piazza,” the classically infused, Tony Award-winning musical by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas, based on a novel

by Elizabeth Spencer. In the production it’s 1953, and Margaret Johnson (senior Hannah Dubner) and her daughter Clara Johnson (junior Celeste Rose) are visiting Florence, “The Light in the Italy. Because of a childhood Piazza” accident, Clara has a mental Ithaca College deficiency. She is a woman Department of in her 20s with the mind of Theater Arts a little girl — a “twist” to the show that doesn’t really come as much of a twist.

Seen as something of a savior for what many viewed as a depreciated state of commercial musical theater in America, “Piazza” glistened its way onto Broadway in 2005. It racked up a few Tonys and quickly became a mainstay in people’s minds as a musical with a steadfast appreciation for classical and operatic devices. The show is part love story, part family drama and dabbled with quaint imperfections that, for a musical like this, add to its message that beauty can be found in even the most unusual of circumstances.

Director and associate professor Susannah Berryman returns to familiar material after having helmed a production of “Floyd Collins,” another piece of Guettel’s, last fall. Much suited to such a successful show coming to the college stage, the focus in this take on “Piazza” is not on flashy presentation, but the performers and the illustrious music.

Senior Bruce Landry plays an endearing and vocally captivating Fabrizio, the young Italian man who has an almost too clichéd love-at-first-sight experience with Clara. He portrays the bachelor with a childlike innocence, the kind of joy a kid gets when he sees a new thing for the first time.

His counterpart, Rose, is the undoubtedly stunning star of the production, as she brings a docile but powerful soprano to Clara’s emotive numbers like “The Beauty Is” and the musical’s titular ballad in the second act. Their electrifying chemistry is warming to watch unfold. As a young boy without

IC Justice will host an awareness concert featuring campus performance groups and will provide information about human rights organizations on campus. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Emerson Suites.

Admission is free.

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Island Beats, hosted by the Ithaca College Caribbean Students’ Association, is a festival of culture, music and traditions meant to raise awareness about Caribbean culture. The event will begin at 9 p.m. Admission is free.

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Fall Flower Arranging, an Fabrizo (senior Bruce Landry) walks with Clara (junior Celeste Rose) in the award-winning musical “The Light in the Piazza.” The show is Ithaca College Theater Department’s second of the year. courtesy oF sheryl sinkow

proficient English skills and a young woman with an ingenuous timidity, the two seem to be learning how to love each other step by step.

Dubner’s Margaret is a stark and abrasive woman with a gentle spot for her daughter. She holds fast to her conservative demeanor, and her voice — rich and developed — wonderfully captures the burden Margaret carries while caring for Clara. Important to note is Margaret’s character was written for a stage dame well over 40. But with horn-rimmed glasses and some stellar physical acting, Dubner plays the mature role with poise and precision.

There’s one downside to what is otherwise an enjoyable, enriching production: the set. The designers could have taken a minimalist approach, with a few set pieces and strong costumes to balance, or attempted to create a more technical extravaganza, like the college’s endeavor in its

production of “Chicago” last fall.

Instead, a poorly executed backdrop of Italy keeps this production’s visual appeal in a weird state of limbo as it is neither simplistically beautiful nor grand. Instead, it’s distracting and looks unfinished. The painted-on buildings create little sense of depth or space on the stage, which is unfortunate because a combination of meticulous lighting and a semi-bare stage would have served the production’s purpose tenfold compared to what was actually carried out.

Nevertheless, this production couldn’t have come at a better time. We’ll all need some light and warmth before things start to get even more frigid in Ithaca.

“The Light in the Piazza” will run until Saturday in the Hoerner Theatre at Ithaca College.

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Two years ago, Coldplay’s musical juggernaut “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” was a dominant force in alternative rock music.

With the release of “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay the band tweaks “Mylo Xyloto” “Viva’s” formula Capitol for the worse by Records turning its back Our rating: on alternative HH rock and opting for full-fledged pop notoriety.

On its prior releases, Coldplay mastered the arena anthem with songs like “Fix You” and “The Scientist.” But on the new release, it takes the easy way out by replacing meaningful lyrics

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with filler pop sounds.

The album’s first single, “Every Tear Drop is a Waterfall,” is less of a song and more of a shopping list. Lead vocalist Chris Martin rattles off lyric after disjointed lyric when he sings of trapezes, commas and cathedrals. The biggest crime Martin commits is the perpetuation of a recent trend in pop music that has artists singing about playing music.

He sings in the opening lyric, “I turn the music up/ I got my records on.”

There are a few bright spots on “Mylo Xyloto.” “Charlie Brown” is a foot-stomping glimpse into the true potential of the album. There’s a stunning contrast between the sharp synthesizer lines and some acoustic elements.

Guitarist Jonny Buckland’s playful riffs shine through while Martin keeps the vocal embellishments where they

Song of the Week “Turning Into Stone”

by Benjii Maust staff writer

On her 11th album, “Eleven,” country star Martina McBride attempts to break free of the country mold that has dominated her career.

The cheery track “Broken Martina Umbrella” calls McBride on a joyous “Eleven” brass section Republic and is the least Nashville country-soundOur rating: ing song on the HH1/2 album. Changes like these make the new release shine as McBride takes risks and ignores the standardized themes of the coun try-pop canon.

The album’s rock-flavored opener, “One Night,” features fun, upbeat guitars, bounding percussion and playful lyrics. “Always

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should be — in the background.

Nothing signifies Coldplay’s pop intentions more than its recruitment of Rihanna for “Princess of China.” If the listener ignores the chanting and “lalas,” they might find a song about an unfortunate break up. But if they can’t do that, what’s left is an overproduced jumble of fuzzy synthesized sounds.

“Mylo Xyloto” marks the end of the band’s time as an alternative rock entity and the beginning of their focus on pop styling.

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Komedy at Kilpatrick’s, a showcase of local comedians, is open to all who are willing to perform. The event will begin at 10 p.m. at Kilpatrick’s Publik House. Admission is free.

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“Mysteries of Lisbon,” a film about an orphan growing up in Lisbon, will be screened at 3 p.m. in the Willard Straight Theatre at Cornell University.

Tickets are $4 to $7.

Be This Way” incorporates reggae and Auto-Tune, without a hint of slide guitars or banjos to be found, which comes as a welcome surprise in the genre.

Despite these fun toe-tappers about young romance, the rest of the album repeats McBride’s worn-out sound and is predictable as if she is cautiously testing a newfound pop style instead of diving into recreating herself as an artist.

“Long Live the King”

The Decemberists Capitol Records

William Shatner Cleopatra Records

Phantogram RCA

Less than nine months after the release of its sixth studio album, “The King Is Dead,” indie band the Decemberists is back with an energetic release that pays homage to the Grateful Dead.

Former “Star Trek” hero William Shatner’s charming space-themed album features him talking-singing to popular mellow rock songs with guest artists such as Sheryl Crow and Steve Miller.

Phantogram experiments with brass and electronic sonic elements to create a silky smooth song structure.

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instructional seminar hosted by the Discovery Trail, will focus on basic floral design techniques and styles. The workshop will begin at 1 p.m. at the Cornell Plantations.

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Director Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel “The Rum Diary” is part wild travelogue and part ode to the icon“The Rum ic Gonzo journalist.

Diary” Johnny Depp FilmDistrict plays Paul Kemp Our rating: (though he might HHH as well be portraying Thompson himself ), a failed novelist whose boredom with late 1950s New York City life and American politics drives him to Puerto Rico to become a journalist for the crumbling San Juan Star.

The plot mirrors Thompson’s own early career. The story loosely revolves around Kemp’s uncovering of social and economic corruption in San Juan, his pursuit of a beautiful married woman named Chenault (Amber Heard), and his miscellaneous drunken misadventures with photographer Bob Sala (Michael Rispoli).

The episodic nature of the film poses one of its main problems.

In Robinson’s attempt to instill Thompson’s eclectic narrative style and personality, the writer-director jumps from drinking to romance to journalistic ethics without a clear thematic focus. Because of this uneven structure, especially toward the climax, many scenes either drag on for too long or end too abruptly, which creates a sense of lack of fulfillment or over-indulgence.

Still, the majority of the film is quite entertaining. Scenes of Kemp’s drunken excursions with

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Lotterman (Richard Jenkins) confronts writer Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who works for a newspaper in Puerto Rico.

Kemp’s character in “The Rum Diary” is based on the early life of journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.

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Sala generate laughs, especially for those familiar with Thompson’s affinity for alcohol and drugs. With a few exceptions, these scenes do not dilute the seriousness of Kemp’s confrontations with his editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins) over honesty in journalism, and immoral businessman Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) over the exploitation of Puerto Rican people by American entrepreneurs. Robinson captures a more serious, earnest side of Thompson’s journalism and literature, which is often eclipsed by his drug use and eccentricity.

Depp played Thompson effectively before in Terry Gilliam’s

“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” and he expands the role already familiar to him. Gilliam’s earlier film portrays Thompson as a living cartoon, but in “The Rum Diary,” Depp scales back the exaggerations and portrays Kemp more realistically as a man caught up in the culture shock of San Juan. Kemp seems younger and more no-nonsense in this film. He is also more passionate and less pessimistic about politics and journalism. He abuses his share of substances, but believes in his writing.

Robinson and Depp’s combined efforts present a picture of Thompson in his youth, when

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failure meant the opening of more windows of opportunity, and when journalism had real power to shake up the “bastards” who manipulated the little people. It is that genuineness and passion that makes “The Rum Diary” a pleasant ride in spite of some of its uneven pacing.

With “The Rum Diary,” Robinson does not get drunk on the mythology of Thompson’s legend, but offers a more neglected perspective of the author that, if no less rebellious, is all the more compelling.

“The Rum Diary” was written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson.

Harold and Kumar crashes from high

By James Hasson staff writer

By Matt Rosen staff writer

Hysterical actors are thrown into a much less entertaining “Ocean’s 11”-style caper comedy in “Tower Heist.” Even the celebrated return of Eddie Murphy can’t save this crowd-pleasing, but far-fetched and forgettable film.

Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) is the general manager of a luxurious and well-secured residence in New York City. When the tower’s richest resident, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), gets accused “Tower Heist” of fraud, Kovacs and his fellow Universal employees lose their savings and Pictures Our rating: decide to rob his high-rise flat HH1/2 that’s presumed to have $20 million in hidden cash. Desperate for help, Kovacs goes to Slide (Murphy), a small-time crook who proves to be key in executing the heist.

Director Brett Ratner places more emphasis on the setup than the actual robbery itself. Ratner has assembled one serious cast for the film with Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, and Téa Leoni. But it’s Murphy as Slide that gives the film its spark.

Murphy’s return to the big screen after years of “Shrek” is refreshing, but the other actors can’t compete with his comedic timing. When he’s not onscreen, the film lags and becomes an average heist flick.

Jamaican housemaid Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe) adds to the craziness, and Ratner makes the correct move in giving her certain humorous scenes with Murphy. But she can’t escape the convoluted stereotypical jokes in the script relating to her weight.

The idea of the everyday American taking back what was originally his or hers gets lost amidst the fancy production values. What begins as a fresh Robin Hood-esque heist comedy sadly becomes a

When Harold and Kumar first got baked in 2004, their trip to White Castle helped propel the stoner comedy genre. Two sequels later, they celebrate the holidays with tired gags in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas.”

“A Very Harold Harold (John Cho) and & Kumar 3-D Kumar (Kal Penn) are trying Christmas” find the perfect Christmas Warner Bros. tree after they burn their first Pictures one down by smoking an Our rating: unbelievably large joint. The H1/2 narrative quickly gets lost beneath ludicrous sub plots involving New York gangsters, a toddler hopped up on cocaine, toilet humor, a robot waffle maker and a Broadway number with Neil Patrick Harris.

Director Todd Strauss-Schulson’s wackiness from past CollegeHumor shorts carries over, as the duo burns through a list of illogical jokes.

Kumar’s plan to take a church’s tree involves distracting priests with a young boy, for example.

Characters speak to the audience, mostly about the 3-D. The blatant and dull references paint the film as the butt end of its own joke.

The 3-D itself hardly enhances the experience.

Marijuana smoke floating across the screen pops, but otherwise the 3-D is unimpressive.

The movie may amuse with its short attention span and the temporary shock value of its jokes. But once the mist of marijuana smoke dissipates and the credits roll, the whole experience can be quickly forgotten.

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Josh (Ben Stiller) and Slide (Eddie Murphy) must plan a multi-million dollar penthouse robbery.

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standard showy celebrity film.

Stiller portrays Josh as an honest, all-American working man looking to help his friends since he invested their money with Shaw in the first place.

But the script leaves his character in the dust in the end, and he is left with an amusing but unsatisfying flirtatious plotline with cop Claire Denham (Leoni).

When Stiller’s crew finally robs the penthouse, the film’s plot unravels. Despite the entertaining conclusion, the film spends too much time building up to the robbery, rather than showing it.

Murphy and the rest of the ensemble bring their Hollywood charm and easy-to-love charisma to the fluff storyline, but “Tower Heist” is robbed of its potential in the end.

“Tower Heist” was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson.

“A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas” was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.

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finish line Decorated graduate student runner competes for spot in Olympic Games

Graduate student Maegan Krifchin runs to the finish line Friday on the Ithaca College Cross-Country Course. Krifchin will compete in the trials for the Olympic marathon.

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to test her speed against local competition. She had switched over to running full time by her Graduate student Maegan Krifchin’s fluid sophomore year of high school and became an running motion propels her downhill on the All-American runner during her senior year.

Krifchin accepted a scholarship to Ithaca College Cross Country Course. The leaves that cover the sloping concrete path crunch Syracuse University in 2006 and earned her under her small frame. As students stumble out degree in health and exercise science in 2010. of bed and prepare to drag themselves to their She excelled at middle-distance racing for 8 a.m. classes, Krifchin has already knocked a both the women’s cross-country and track and field teams. She won the 1,000-meter few miles off her morning run.

Krifchin is practicing for her ultimate run at the 2006 Eastern Collegiate Athletic goal: a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympic Conference Championships in Williamstown, Games in London. She will compete at the Mass. with a time of 2:52.81. She also broke the school record for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Tri1500-meter run in the als on Jan. 14 in Houston for outdoor track-and-field an opportunity to represent season of her senior year the nation on the biggest with a time of 4:22.65. stage in sports. Though she Krifchin said she has been a top finisher among — graduate student Maegan Krifchin enjoyed the excitement of female competitors in many the shorter races, where road races, Krifchin will be running in the first marathon of her career runners go all out from the starting point on.

“It’s a different mentality when you toe the when she competes in the trials. She is the line and know the race will be over before you college’s only representative in the race.

Krifchin said not knowing what to expect know it,” she said. “You have to run fast right from the 26.2-mile race in Houston will be from the gun, which is different from a distance race where you have plenty of time and work an advantage.

“Marathon training is just something I’m on pacing throughout the race.”

Krifchin started her graduate work learning, and I’ve wanted to learn about it for a while,” she said. “The excitement of toward an occupational therapy degree at starting something new is a good motiva- Ithaca College less than two weeks after tor for me, and it’s good to be kind of naïve leaving Syracuse.

Krifchin has had to learn how to balance about this.”

The journey to the Olympic trials has her graduate work with her training schedbeen a steady progression of new challenges ule during her two and a half months at the for the Long Island native. Krifchin played college. She tries to get her assignments soccer at John F. Kennedy High School in done right away so she can free up time for Bellmore, N.Y., where, she said, her propen- running and still keep her mind clear.

In her spare time, Krifchin has started sity for running was evident while she was to turn some heads on the road race circuit. playing the sport.

“When I was playing soccer I played She gained momentum by winning the 2011 midfielder, and I never got tired running back Johnny’s Runnin’ of the Green five-mile race and forth,” she said. “As I got older, other girls got in March. She followed that up by placing a little bigger and started knocking me around a in a field of 5,080 women and more than 15,000 runners at the Utica Boilermaker little bit, but I could still outrun them.”

Krifchin decided to take up track and field 15-kilometer race in July.

By matt kelly staff writer

“It’s a different mentality when you toe the line.”

After enjoying success in the Runnin’ of the for her first marathon. It will focus on tempo Green, Krifchin started training with Stotan and progression in runs.

Krifchin said the Olympic trials have Racing, an independent running club based in Syracuse. She said running with Stotan helped been on her mind since she earned a fifthher realize she had the skill set to compete at place finish out of women competitors at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon in longer distances.

Eric Sambolec, assistant coach of the men’s September. Her finishing time of 1:11:04 was cross-country team and distance coach for the third-fastest time in the half marathon the men’s track and field team, said Krifchin’s by an American woman in 2011.

Krifchin said the feeling of qualifying for most prominent trait as an athlete is her menthe 2012 Olympics in London is one that is tal and physical endurance.

“With distance running, you can’t always hard for her to describe right now.

“Someone could have a great day and see all the traits that could make somebody good from the outside,” he said. “Certainly somebody else could have a bad day, and I when you see her running down the street hope that it’s me who has a great day,” she said. you can tell that she’s fast, but what sets her “I’m sure I’d be a little shocked, and of course apart is that the longer the distance goes, she it would be the most amazing experience.” doesn’t really slow down.”

Before arriving at the college, Krifchin contacted women’s crosscountry Head Coach Bill Ware about joining the Bombers’ coaching staff. When there wasn’t a spot for her, Sambolec reached out to Krifchin so she could help the team build endurance and train for running long distances.

Senior distance runner Jacob Brower, who competed in the 5.2-mile run this season, said Krifchin stimulated the men’s cross-country team to compete harder in practice.

“It didn’t turn out to be weird because you’re just training with another person who is just as good as you,” Brower said. “Where it helped was when you were having a really bad day or were feeling unmotivated; you didn’t want to look like a total idiot.”

On a typical day, she usually runs twice a day for a combined total of 10-15 miles. She is beginning a new block of training that will bump up Krifchin competes in the Rock ’n’ Roll Philadelphia Half her daily distances in preparation Marathon in September. Her finishing time was 1:11:04. courtesy of maegan krifchin

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Bombers poised for Cortaca Jug game By andrew kristy staff writer

harlan green-taub

Drug policies pry too much When the NFL Players Association and owners came to an agreement to end the lockout this summer, one condition of the deal was that the league would implement Human Growth Hormone testing.

The exact time when the league would start testing players for the anabolic steroid that builds muscle mass and improves athletic performance was not specified, but the NFL promised it would begin this season. With the regular season more than halfway over, not a single player has been tested for HGH. The controversial issue is the invasiveness of the test. There is no simple way to find an elevated presence of the hormone in a player’s system. Only a blood test is able to detect whether a player has been taking the drug.

While I understand professional sports leagues taking a stand against other more compromising illegal drugs, I find the crusade against HGH much harder to comprehend.

According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, HGH is typically used in cases when someone has a natural deficiency of the hormone or is facing a muscle-deteriorating disease, such as HIV/AIDS or cancer. Athletes, however, are using the drug to increase muscle mass and quickly recover from injuries. Stars including New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and golfer Tiger Woods have been connected to using HGH. Drugs have been a part of professional sports as far back as the ’50s. Before HGH, it was steroids, and before steroids it was amphetamines, also known as greenies, which were popular primarily with baseball players looking for a way to stay energized during a long season. While all of these are banned substances in sports, players are constantly injected with cortisone to help numb the pain caused by injury.

Yet cortisone shots, which may make athletes susceptible to a more serious injury, are used without question.

As a fan I want to see the best players on the field at all times. These are people being paid millions of dollars to play games, and if they make the conscious decision to take these drugs because it will allow them to play, the leagues should let them do so.

These are adults who have made a choice to pursue careers as professional athletes. They are already putting their bodies at risk by simply stepping onto the field. If players make the decision to use substances such as HGH, leagues should not prevent them from doing what they want to their bodies.

Harlan Green-taub is a senior televison-radio major. Contact him at hgreent1@ithaca.edu.

Though the football team is out of the playoff race and the SUNY-Cortland Red Dragons need help from other teams to earn a postseason birth, Saturday’s game between the two teams will be a clash between rivals with a burning desire to win.

The Bombers had their streak of 40 consecutive winning seasons snapped with a loss Saturday against Alfred University.

But for most of the Bombers’ The Bombers own seniors, who have won two of a 34–18 all-time the last three Cortaca games, edge in Cortaca the regular season finale is of Jug games. utmost importance.

Senior cornerback Spence White, who is second on the team in tackles with 54 and first in forced fumbles with four, said the graduating class will have an added spark out on the field because of the implications of the game.

“As seniors, this is our last game so we definitely want to win,” he said. “We’re going to have a little extra juice there.”

Sophomore quarterback Phil Neumann said giving the veterans a win in the most anticipated game of the year to end their careers is a goal for the entire team.

“It’s going to be their last game of football, and that’s a tough thing to think about — it’s weird to think about,” Neumann said. “Those guys are in that situation right now, and we definitely want to send them out with a win.”

Though the seniors will be playing in their last game as Bombers, underclassmen such as Neumann will be looking to finish the season strong in one of the most well-known rivalry games in Division III. Senior linebacker Joe Gilfedder said the younger players’ performance in the game could carry over to next season.

“For the underclassman this is the 2012 season,” Gilfedder said. “You want to have a strong start and just get that momentum going into the offseason.”

Cortland comes into the game in third place in the New Jersey Athletic Conference with an overall record of 7–2 heading into its only outof-conference game of the season. The team is coming off an offensive explosion in which they defeated SUNY-Brockport 64-43.

Gilfedder said the Bombers are going to need to shut down the Red Dragons’ rushing attack to

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Junior running back Jarrett Naiden runs into the open field during a game against Alfred University on Saturday at Butterfield Stadium. His 86-yard burst was the fifth-longest run in the college’s history.

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combat their opponents’ offense.

“They have a very talented running back, so I think the key is to, at least defensively, stop the running game and make them one dimensional,” he said.

Regardless of the tough opponent the South Hill squad will go up against, White said, the team will not get caught up in the hype that surrounds Cortaca Weekend.

Though the team is focusing on the game and

treating it as a standard week of preparation, Neumann said the Blue and Gold understand the historical significance of the Cortaca series, in which the Bombers currently lead 34–18.

“No matter what our situation is, every year this game is going to mean a lot, whether we’re in the playoff hunt or not,” he said. “It’s a longstanding tradition, and we all recognize the importance of that. We’re excited to be a part of it and make our mark on it.”

Team earns playoff bid despite conference flub By george sitaras staff writer

The women’s soccer team’s 2011 season nearly ended after it was upset in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Conference Tournament over the weekend, but the Bombers clinched an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs.

Despite having an overall record of 11–2–3 and winning five of seven conference games, the Bombers entered the Empire 8 Tournament as the third seed before falling to second seed Nazareth College.

The Bombers were most inconsistent in offensive intensity this season.

When the Blue and Gold scored the first goal of the game, they had a record of 11–1–3. But the team lost two of the three games, including its 3-1 loss against Nazareth on Saturday in which it allowed its opponent to get on the scoreboard first.

The Bombers went 7–0–2 through their first nine games, outscoring their opponents 28-7 over that nine-game span. Five players had multi-goal games in that same period.

Junior midfielder Julie Winn, who scored a pair of goals in a shutout win against Marywood University on Sept. 7, said the team’s defense gave the offense confidence to take more risks.

“I felt more comfortable taking chances on offense because I had faith that my defense would be there

From left, senior midfielder Katie Simon goes for a steal against sophomore forward Ellyn Grant-Keane during practice yesterday on Upper Terrace Field. emily park/the ithacan

if necessary,” she said. “Our offense starts from our defense, and they have been a very integral part of our success because it all begins with them.”

But as the Blue and Gold faced tougher opponents, the tides began

to shift. Over its next five games, the team went 2–2–1. Its first loss came Oct. 4 at home against Misericordia University.

Sophomore forward Jackie Rodabaugh said the team displayed

over-confidence after scoring the opening goal and were taken off guard by a resilient Misericordia University team.

“They had a lot more energy than we did,” she said. “They came out with their first goal, and we put our heads down,” she said.

The South Hill squad lit up the scoreboard in the next game Oct. 8, against Alfred University, but fell short against the eventual Empire 8 Champions, Stevens Institute of Technology, the following day. The Bombers outshot Stevens 28-18, but eventually lost 2-1 in overtime.

Stevens senior forward Kathleen Schuckers, who scored the gamewinning goal in the 109th minute, said defense was the key to her team’s win.

“I think our high pressure helped us a lot,” she said. “Not breaking down defensively was a key to winning the game.”

The Bombers will face IllinoisWesleyan University on Saturday for the first time in team history. Junior forward Rachael Palladino said the team’s losses do not discourage them, but motivate them to play better in the postseason.

“Sometimes the game just doesn’t go your way when you leave it all out on the field,” she said. “That just makes us work that much harder to defeat our next opponent.”

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Wrestlers defend national rankings by christian araos contributing writer

Collectively, the wrestling team is ranked fourth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association rankings, but five individual Bombers with dominant performances last season have been motivated to achieve individual glory this season.

Five of the nationally ranked wrestlers on the South Hill squad — graduate students Jeremy Stierly and Nick Sanko, and seniors Derek Brenon, Seth Ecker, and Matt Mahon — are striving for a national title in their respective weight classes.

Ecker is the defending national champion in the 133-pound weight class, which earned him a No.1 ranking at the beginning of the 2011-12 season. He is also the only Bomber to win Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Ithaca Invitational twice.

Ecker said he owes last season’s success to his teammates and the coaching staff. He said last season’s achievements and this season’s early success were a result of his concentration on the collective efforts of all of the Bombers’ wrestlers.

“I just try to go in to every match and do whatever the team needs,” he said. “When it comes down to my opponent and me it’s always really situational for me.”

Stierly was a runner-up at last year’s national championships in the 141-pound weight class. He reached last year’s final and lost to University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

junior Bebeto Yewah.

Stierly said winning a national title would be the ultimate honor.

“I’ve really progressed the past few seasons, but when you’re able to compete and win at that level, you know you’re one of the best,” he said.

Brenon is the third-ranked wrestler at 157 pounds, but he said he has failed to meet his own expectations since he transferred from Jefferson Community College two years ago.

Brenon entered last season’s national championship as the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds, only to fall to Centenary College sophomore Chris Burdge in the first round. He had anticipated a rematch with Burdge at last weekend’s Ithaca Invitational, but was eliminated by Johnson and Wales freshman Terrance Bennett in the second round.

Brenon said persistence and staying focused on each individual match were the most important factors for him to win a national title.

“I’m still trying to be top four in the nation, and I’m just trying to take things one at a time,” Brenon said. “I want to get my name on the school’s wall of honor.”

Burdge took second at last weekend’s Ithaca Invitational and is currently the second-ranked wrestler in the 157-pound weight class.

Sanko said he aspires to stay healthy this season after missing most of his sophomore and junior seasons with an injury. He went 18–6 last season before making his first

From left, Thiel College junior Kevin Heyman tries to pin Bombers senior Matt Mahon during the first round of the Ithaca Invitational on Friday in Glazer Arena. Mahon placed second in the heavyweight class at the meet.

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trip to the national championships and losing to Ohio Northern College senior Luke Miller.

Sanko entered this season in sixth place in the NCAA rankings and made it to the finals of the Ithaca Invitational before he lost to New York University senior David Rice.

Mahon also lost in the first round of the NCAA Championships last season and in the second round of

the Ithaca Invitational to begin this season. He set the school record for pins with 19 last season.

Though each one of the five nationally ranked athletes on the roster are contending for individual recognition, they all want the team to win the program’s first National Championship since 1994.

Senior Max Cohen, who was a last-minute addition to the group

the Bombers sent to last year’s NCAA Championships, said the team is capable of having more wrestlers earn national recognition in Division III. “We want guys in all 10 weight classes to be ranked,” he said. “We want 10 All-Americans, and this is the best squad that I’ve been on in my four years so it’s definitely a possibility.”

Look online for game stories from these sports: SATURDAY • 9 a.m. Wrestling at Wrestle For A Cure Duals in Harrisburg, Pa. • 11 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country at NCAA Atlantic Region Championships in Canton, N.Y. • Noon Football vs. SUNY-Cortland

tuesDAY • 6 p.m. Women’s Basketball at William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y. • 8 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y.

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Diver empowers squad Though there are three fewer divers on the women’s swimming and diving team this season, the seven divers on this year’s squad still have their anchor — senior captain Jodi Costello.

Costello won the 3-meter dive in Tuesday’s meet against William Smith College, which helped the Blue and Gold remain undefeated in five meets this season. Her win helped the team increase its dual-meet winning streak to 25. She earned all-state recognition in both the 1- and 3-meter dives COSTELLO said and in all three seasons has she prefers to competed for the Bombers. dive at 3 meters.

She set a school record in the 1-meter dive with a final total of 399.65 at the Bomber Diving Invitational on Jan. 30.

Sports Editor Kevin McCall spoke with Costello about the team’s fast start to the season and what she hopes to achieve in her second year as a captain.

Kevin McCall: How do you feel after being elected a team captain two years in a row?

Jodi Costello: It’s great for the team that it can have both swimmers and divers be captains, but for me personally it’s awesome because we’re all friends as divers. I have a lot of responsibility to relay information to my friends and teammates, but my leadership position boosts my own confidence while I’m competing.

KM: Do you prefer competing in the 1-meter or 3-meter diving event?

JC: I like the 3-meter event better than the 1-meter, which is unusual. Most people like the 1-meter dive better because it’s not as scary for them, but I like the 3-meter dive because I compete better and the increase in height gets me more excited. There’s not as much extra time at 3 meters as you would

think, but I’m more capable of doing harder dives and there’s not as much of a gap between the finishing scores.

KM: What advice are you giving to the underclassmen divers on the team?

JC: A lot of the new divers in the program are also new to the sport. So for them the most important thing is to not be intimidated. They have to just put themselves out there in competition and see what happens. We’re trying to show them how much fun we can have as a team while still being competitive at meets.

Hopefully they’ll enjoy it as much as we do. It is sad that it’s my last season, but I try to keep that in mind at every single meet and give the team everything that I can.

KM: Did your background in any other sports help you transition to diving at Ithaca?

JC: I ran track and cross country in addition to being on the dance team at my high school.

I did gymnastics from when I was 4 years old until my freshman year of high school, then switched over to diving that summer. Gymnastics helped me transition to diving the most.

Both sports are definitely similar, but the technique is a little bit different since in diving we tend to land on our head, as opposed to our feet in gymnastics. When I twist in diving, my hands are placed in a different position and when I’m flipping, my hands are more tucked in than they are in gymnastics.

KM: How can you sustain the momentum the team has built so far?

JC: We’re going to start working on a few of our harder dives, or optionals, but we’ll also be finetuning our voluntary dives that we’ve been doing.

By practicing harder dives, we hope that people will have the confidence to attempt some of them in competitions, rather than just in practice.

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Football forecast With the offense struggling, the Bombers will have a tough time reclaiming the Cortaca Jug

Gavin Cote Senior Play-By-Play

Junior running back Jarrett Naiden exploded for a career-high of 141 rushing yards versus Alfred University. However, it was the absence of a consistent pass game that hindered the Bombers in Saturday’s 21-19 loss. If the team hopes to claim their fourth Cortaca Jug in the last five seasons, they must get improved play from the quarterback position. After completing just 32 percent of his passes last game, sophomore quarterback Phil Neumann must be more efficient passing the football. SUNY-Cortland is allowing just 195 passing yards a game. If the Bombers can find this balance, they could claim the Cortaca Jug.

Way of the sword

From left, freshman Tariq Widarso and junior James Annand work on their technique at a sword team practice Monday night in the aerobics room at the fitness center. The sword team uses wooden bokken during practice.

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Kevin McCall Senior Sports Editor

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The Bombers are 21–5 in Cortaca Jug games at Butterfield Stadium, but I expect them to come up short in a one-sided contest this year. The Red Dragons are a hot team coming off a record-setting performance in which graduate student quarterback Dan Pitcher tied a single-season game record with five touchdown passes. Look for the Bombers’ corners to contain the passing game, and their special teams will keep them in the game early. But much like the past few seasons, the Bombers’ inability to run the ball consistently and defend the rushing attack will hurt them in the second half. Score: Cortland 27, Ithaca 10.

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The number of tackles senior linebacker Joe Gilfedder has for the football team this season. See story on page 24.

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Weird news from the wide world of sports

University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley found himself in a dire situation Saturday night before the Volunteers’ football game against Middle Tennessee State University. Dooley’s starting kicker, sophomore Michael Palardy, was hurt in practice Thursday, and backup kicker, senior Chip Rhome, pulled a muscle in pregame warmups. Good thing for Tennessee, redshirt freshman kicker Derrick Brodus wasn’t busy. Dooley picked up the phone and called Brodus at his fraternity house an hour before kickoff and got him a police escort to Neyland Stadium. Brodus passed a sobriety test, and then suited up. A two-time all-state soccer player in high school, Brodus converted on all three of his extra point attempts and hit a 21-yard field goal just before halftime to give Tennessee a 24-0 lead. Dooley awarded him the game ball following the victory. “It’s a great story,” Dooley said.

“I’m going to write a book one day about the things that have happened to me in the last two years.” There’s little doubt this will be near the top of the list.

–Harlan Green-Taub

The number of pins senior Matt Mahon had for the wrestling team last season.

See story on page 25.

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I don’t see why at 50 I can’t be in better shape than I am now.

If anything, I’d like to try to represent that to people.

Surfer Kelly Slater after winning his record 11th World Championship title last Tuesday at 39 years old.

Bombers to watch Jarrett Naiden Junior Football

Carly Jones Junior Swimming

Naiden rushed for a career-high of 141 yards on 18 carries in the Bombers’ 21–19 loss on Saturday to Alfred University. His 86-yard run in the second quarter was the fifth longest in the college’s history and set up a field goal.

Jones earned Empire 8 Athlete of the Week honors after winning three events in the Bombers’ win Saturday over SUNY-Cortland. She won the 50-and 100-yard freestyles and 200-yard individual medley.

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Senior Drau Wickramasinghe, president of the Ithaca College International Club, performs Kandyan, a traditional Sri Lankan dance, at the 10th anniversary of the One World Concert on Friday in Emerson Suites. The concert was the closing event of the annual International Week, which showcases elements of cultural diversity in the Ithaca College community. parker chen/the ithacan

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From left, junior guard Sean Rossi and senior guard Jessica Farley go up for a jump ball Friday in Ben Light Gymnasium. Both teams hosted the Empire 8 Championship Tournament last season.

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men’s indoor track

New facility fuels team to defend reputation

By Alex holt staff writer

The men’s indoor track team is confident it can compete for a fifth straight Empire 8 Conference title this season despite losing some of its top performers.

The Bombers will be competing without last year’s top seniors, including all four of their captains: distance runner John Davis ’11, sprinters Jeff Wetmore ’11 and Max Orenstein ’11, and long jumper Kyle Devins ’11.

Orenstein and Wetmore were two of the Blue and Gold’s best short- and middledistance runners. Orenstein had the team’s top individual times of the season in the 55-meter dash, the 60-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. Wetmore had the team’s top individual times in the 200-meter dash and 300-meter dash.

JUST THE FACTS Devins was the Head Coach: Jim Nichols only Bomber to make it to the NCAA Indoor Last year’s finish: Second at Track Championships NYSCTC Championships, third at last year, finishing ECAC Championships 13th in the high jump.

Senior jumper Key losses: John Davis ’11, Jeff Travis Johnson said Wetmore ’11, Max Orenstein ’11 and Kyle Devins ’11 Orenstein, Devins and Wetmore could turn Key returners: Juniors Chris Mastroout difficult to replace simone and Matt Confer because they were among the team’s top Captains: To be determined performers in the past few years.

Home track: Glazer Arena “We definitely lost a really strong core,” he said. “But I know we learned a lot from them that can carry over to this year.”

Sophomore pole vaulter Jarrod Monacelli begins his vault during practice last Thursday on Though key members from last year’s the outdoor track at Butterfield Stadium. The Blue and Gold begin their season Dec. 3. team are now gone, senior distance runrachel woolf/the ithacan ner Daniel Craighead said his expectations up with a team-best time of 15:30.87 in the Championship, the Blue and Gold will haven’t diminished.

“We know we’re still able to contend for all 5000-meter run at the Empire 8 Conference enjoy some home-field advantages. With the awards we won last season,” he said. “We Indoor Championships. He also competed the Athletics and Events Center now open, in the 3000-meter run at the state champi- the team will host two meets this season have a few guys who are ready to step up.” after not hosting any during the team’s last Craighead was a top finisher as a dis- onships, finishing the event in 8:57.91.

In defending their 2010-11 Empire 8 indoor season. tance runner on last year’s team. He ended

With the new facility, the Bombers will be able to host the 2012 Empire 8 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Jan. 28.

Johnson said hosting the conference championships gives the Bombers even more motivation to repeat as Empire 8 Champions.

“Every year we go out and expect to win it and look forward to winning it,” he said. “But this year, especially since it’s sort of the christening of our facility, we want to go out there and do well.”

While the Bombers’ practice setting might have changed this season, junior sprinter Chris Mastrosimone said the practice routines remain the same, including a combination of sprints and longer distances. He said the indoor season measures a runner’s skill more the outdoor track season in the spring.

“Basically we train hard indoors to prepare for outdoors,” he said. “Indoors there’s no wind, so there’s no correlation between your time and your running. It shows your real talent and your real times.”

Mastrosimone was successful on both the 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams, which finished in the top five in both state and regional competitions.

Johnson finished the long jump with a distance of 5.61 meters at last season’s Cornell Relays and 12.78 meters in the triple jump at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships.

The team will have only a few meets at Cornell University before hosting the conference championships and competing in the Ithaca Bomber Invitational on Feb. 4.

Much like the Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakaim Memorial Alumni Run, which opens the season for the men’s and women’s cross-country teams, the meet will pit the current team against Bomber alumni from both track and field and cross-country.

Mastrosimone, who had the team’s third-best times in the 200- and 400-meter dashes, said the team is more motivated than ever to start the indoor season.

“We’re really competitive kids trying to set some new records in the facility,” he said.

“So it should be a good year.”

gymnastics

Blue and Gold eye national title By haley costello contributing writer

The gymnastics team has high anticipation and expectations this season after it placed third at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship meet and outscored all Eastern-based schools that competed last season.

Head Coach Rick Suddaby said the third-place finish at nationals was rewarding and motivated the team for the upcoming season.

“We ended up third last year in a fun win because two of the teams we beat beat us all year,” Suddaby said.

“The kids got very consistent, and they could hit whatever counted.”

Suddaby, a two-time National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Coach of the Year, is entering his 27th season at the helm. He has led the Bombers to the NCGA Championships 23 times in the 25-year history of the meet.

The Blue and Gold performed well at home during the 2011 season with a record of 5–1. Their overall record of 8–7 and a third-place finish at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference earned them a spot at the NCGA Championship, where they finished third out of seven teams.

Senior Jessica Bolduc said the rest of the team plans to carry over the talent and experience it

developed last season into the early meets of this season.

“We are going to use what we know skill-wise from the gym and just practice really hard because we have a really strong team, and we hope to perform to our best,” she said.

Bolduc contributed to the team’s success last season, as she placed in the top five in the all-around event in every meet she competed in. She became the South Hill squad’s most decorated gymnast last season, adding her 11th career All-American honor and winning the individual NCGA title for the floor exercise with a score of 9.75.

Sophomore Shilanna Gallo also received an All-American honor at the national championship meet last year, scoring a 9.4 on the uneven bars.

The Blue and Gold lost six seniors from last season including Kailee Spusta ’11, a three-time NCGA All-American in the floor exercise. But they have added freshman Valerie Cohen, whose strength and hard work has earned her high accolades from the coaching staff and fellow teammates.

Suddaby said the team’s work ethic in the gym and focused mentality shows the Bombers’ desire to be the best team in the nation.

“We sat down as a group already and decided on a handful of things

that we want to do better than any other team,” Suddaby said. “One of the key things is we are going to be ready early.”

Senior Tiffany Grube, who competed in both the floor exercise and vault last season, said the team is setting more efficient goals that motivate it to excel from day one.

JUST THE FACTS “We’re working harder than I’ve Head Coach: Rick Suddaby ever seen us work before in the gym,” Last year’s finish: Third at she said. “Everyone NCGA Championships is just so motivated to be the best, and Key losses: Justine Picciano ’11 we are really pushand Kailee Spusta ’11 ing each other to try Key returners: Seniors Tiffany Grube harder skills and be and Jessica Bolduc really consistent.”

The team will Captains: To be determined open its season Jan. 14 with a meet at Home gym: Ben Light Gymnasium SUNY-Brockport and will host rival S U N Y- C o r t l a n d in a key matchup at home March Sophomore Chelsea Robie twirls on the uneven bars during practice Nov. 1 3. Out-of-conference opponents in Ben Light Gymnasium. Robie had an average score of 9.13 last season. include Ursinus College, Wilson rachel woolf/the ithacan College, Rhode Island College and Athletic Conference Championships NCAA championships.

Temple University.

“We all have the same goal in mind, Bolduc said the team wants to cap- on March 10, which the Bombers italize on the return of the successful will host. Winning at that meet in which is winning nationals,” Bolduc coaching staff and a strong core of the Athletics and Events Center will said. “The more we talk about it, the seniors to win the Eastern Collegiate earn the team an automatic bid to the more tangible it becomes.”

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wrestling

NCAA title hopes National Championship goals fuel Blue and Gold in the offseason By christian araos contributing writer

Recent successes have only left the wrestling team hungrier for the program’s first NCAA championship in more than a decade.

Most teams would be content with the success the wrestling team has had: four Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference titles in five years and a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championships last season.

The South Hill squad has the burden of high expectations, but has a solid mix of veterans, freshmen and transfer students who are ready to perform. Eight wrestlers graduated last year, including Blaine Woszcak ’11, who finished fourth in each of the past three tournaments in the 149-pound weight class, and David Priest ’11, who won 96 matches in his four years career in the 174-pound weight class.

Head Coach Marty Nichols said he is confident that the squad can qualify for the national championships in every weight class and improve its finishes in all of its matches.

“We were fourth last year, sixth the two years before, and this year I think we could win it,” he said.

Senior Max Cohen said he is approaching the season with more poise and expects the Bombers to not only qualify for, but also win a national title this season.

“Anything less than that would not be good enough,” Cohen said.

“I don’t see anyone else getting in our way.”

Cohen had 18 wins last season and earned an at-large bid at the

national championships. His win total improved by 13, and he finished second in the 125-pound weight class at the ECWC Championships.

The Bombers were invited to compete in the 2012 National Duals on Jan. 7 and 8 in Chicago.

Junior Derek Brenon entered JUST THE FACTS last year’s National Championship as the top seed in the Head Coach: Marty Nichols 157-pound weight Last year’s finish: 14–2, Fourth class with a 20—3 place at NCAA Championships record overall. He lost his first-round Key losses: Blaine Woszczak ’11 match to sophomore and David Priest ’11 Chris Burdge of Centenary College, Key returners: Seniors Seth but said he is eager Ecker and Matt Mahon and graduate student Jeremy Stierly to redeem himself.

“This year I’m Captains: To be determined just going to wrestle hard and block that Home gym: Ben Light Gymnasium out,” he said.

The first step for Brenon and the Bombers was the Ithaca From left, junior Evan Connors tries to take down senior Doug Kramer during practice last Thursday in Glazer Invitational last weekend in the Arena. The Bombers are ranked fourth overall in the NCAA preseason poll, the same spot they finished in last year.

Ben Light Gymnasium, where kelsey martin/the ithacan Brenon had a rematch with Burdge Junior transfer student Jules which Nichols said would be one in last weekend’s Ithaca Invitational. from opponents this year.

“It doesn’t matter if I got first Doliscar is expected to fill the va- of the most challenging matches of Brennon went 2–1 at the event.

One wrestler who exceeded ex- or second or third,” he said. “Every cancy Priest left in 174-pound the season.

“We’re going to wrestle against weight class. pectations last year is senior Seth match is the same.”

The South Hill squad will three or four teams in the top 20 of Ecker led the Bombers to a Ecker. He won the National Championship at 133 pounds last year, second-place finish overall at the have plenty of early tests against Division I,” he said.

The Bombers said they hoped but said he has already put it behind Ithaca Invitational and was named formidable competition outside of him so he can focus on recapturing the tournament’s Most Outstand- Division III. They will compete the experience of going against Diviing Wrestler after placing first in the at the Wrestle for the Cure Duals sion I opponents will help the squad the honor again. against Shippensburg University this achieve glory in Division III. “I’m not trying to dwell on that 140-pound weight class.

But now that the team’s seaThere is a palpable excitement weekend in Shippensburg, Pa. too much this year because I know I They will also wrestle at the son has begun, it’s no longer over the newcomers to this year’s have to do it again,” he said.

Ecker said he is relatively calm squad, most of whom will make up Body Bar System Invitational on about hoping for success, but Nov. 19 at Cornell University, meeting expectations. about having a target on his back the lighter weight classes.

women’s swimming and diving

Past success motivates Bombers for the future By steve derderian contributing writer

The women’s swimming and diving team must fill the void left by two of the best swimmers in school history this season after losing two All-Americans from last year’s roster.

Sheila Rhoades ’11 and Joanna Ferreri ’11 were instrumental players for the team’s championship season last year. Rhoades graduated with the college’s record in both the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle, and Ferreri set personal bests in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter freestyle.

Because Rhoades and Ferreri both graduated, Head Coach Paula Miller said, she is not sure what to expect from her team until the championship part of the season.

“It’s going to be an exciting year, but it’s going to take us some time to adjust,” she said.

The team has also completed workouts under graduate assistant coach Nick Stone.

Senior captain Amanda Vitullo said Stone has encouraged a new mindset based on diligence and confidence.

“He has been working with us on building team goals, and the main thing we’re trying to focus on is keeping a positive attitude,” Vitullo said.

The Bombers have been strong in the sprint freestyle races in the past, and will also need those stronger swimmers to com-

pete in other events as well.

JUST THE FACTS In the season opening meet against SUNY-FredoHead Coach: Paula Miller nia and SUNY-New Paltz on Oct.15, Miller chose mid-disLast year’s finish: 15–1, First at tance swimmer Carly Jones in UNYSCSA Championships sprint races such as the 100yard breaststroke and the Key losses: Shelia Rhoades ’11 and 200-yard individual medley.

Joanna Ferreri ’11 Jones won both races.

Key returners: Senior Amanda Vitullo Vitullo said the team is and junior Carly Jones relying on the athlete’s individualized skill to win meets Captains: Seniors Jodi Costello, this year.

Simone McCarron and Vitullo “Those second and third places are becoming more Home pool: Athletics and Events Center Pool and more meaningful to win because we do not have that go-to person like in the past,” Junior Carly Jones swims during practice Nov. 1 in the Athletics and Events Center Pool. Jones she said. was on the Bombers’ 200-meter medley relay team that won the New York State Championship.

Senior Missy Keesler is another key regraham hebel/the ithacan turner who will most likely add strength, as Senior captain Jodi Costello, who finished have had in the past, we’re just trying to get the the All-American has been used in freestyle second in the 3-meter dive in the first meet, girls we do have as ready as possible to get the and backstroke races.

The coaches also saw potential in fresh- leads the divers this season. The Bombers points that we need,” she said.

Costello said using the Athletics and man Kylie Bangs, who won the 100-yard have six divers on this year’s roster — four less Events Center pool will allow the swimmers than they had last year. backstroke in 59.84 seconds.

Costello said the team is not focused on and divers to practice together, which will Miller said she had never seen someone swim that fast so early in the regular replacing the divers who have graduated, help the team bond faster.

“Practicing with them and being on the season. She said Bangs could eventually top but is working to help each diver improve same deck creates a better sense of unity,” the 100-meter backstroke record set by Amy individual skills.

“Since we do not have as many girls as we she said. “It makes you feel more like a team.”

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men’s basketball

South Hill squad prepares to bolster defensive game By andrew kristy staff writer

Though last season ended with a playoff loss, the men’s basketball team is striving to reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the past three years. This year’s group of Bombers hopes to achieve this goal with an added focus on defense.

The Bombers expect to build off a 20-win season. They were eliminated from the NCAA Championship Tournament after falling to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 82-78 in last year’s regional semifinals.

The Blue and Gold graduated two starting players last season: Phil Barera ’11 and Chris Cruz-Rivas ’11. Barera, the Empire 8 Player of the Year, led the team with an average of 16.6 points per game, while Cruz-Rivas led the team in rebounds — averaging 8.6 per game — and steals with 33.

Junior captain Sean Rossi, senior Jordan Marcus and junior Andrei Oztemel return for the Bombers. Rossi dished out a program record of 263 assists and was the best in Division III in assists for the second year in a row.

Marcus and Oztemel were the team’s top shooters from behind the three-point arc, making 44 and 40 percent of their shots, respectively. Both were key contributors to the Bombers’ dominant offense last season, which averaged nearly 90 points per game and did not score fewer than 70 points in a game all year.

Rossi said since scoring comes so easily for the team, there needs to be more of an emphasis on man-to-man defense this season.

“Over the past years, we haven’t really been in a good position to help,” he said. “If we get beat by our man, we were just kind of playing one-on-one defense instead of playing defense as a team.”

The defense could also be fortified by

Rossi and Marcus said Sweeney has had one of the most impressive preseasons of any player on the team so far and should get more playing time during crucial minutes.

Sweeney scored 18 points in 28 minutes of playing time JUST THE FACTS in his first season in 2010-11.

Jordan played in all 27 games for the Bombers last season.

Head Coach: Jim Mullins Rossi said the versatility on the roster will be a strength, but Last year’s finish: 20–7 the team will need to find the right combination of players in Key losses: Chris Cruz-Rivas ’11 and Phil Barera ’11 the preseason in order to perform well in the regular season.

Key returners: Junior guard Sean “We have a lot of guys that Rossi, senior guard Jordan Marcus can definitely go out there and junior forward Andrei Oztemel and play with us,” he said. “It’s a matter of finding the right Captains: Rossi and senior guard people right now and what Joe Zenz piece they are of the puzzle.”

Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium This years’ schedule features three tournaments — the Max Ziel Men’s Basketball Classic at Oswego, the Radisson Carnegie Mellon Invitational and the Doc Greene Tournament at Juniata — until the team begins conference play at the start of the new year.

Marcus said the team is anxious to begin play and is looking forward to a matchup with top 25-ranked SUNY-Oswego.

“They beat us last year on our home floor, so we’re looking forward to the opportunity to get From left, junior guard Jordan Healy defends junior forward Andrei Oztemel during practice last back at them,” he said.

Thursday in Ben Light Gymnasium. Oztemel led the Bombers in three-point shots last season.

Jordan said the Blue and Gold’s mentality kristina stockburger/the Ithacan has stayed consistent from last year’s successful new additions to the Bomber program. Jon University, will see starting time as a forward. season, with the added concentration on shutTanous joins the Blue and Gold’s staff as an Mitchell appeared in seven games as a freshman ting down opponents. assistant coach following six seasons as an at Rutgers and has the talent to potentially drive “Obviously we want to have another 20-win assistant coach at SUNY-Potsdam. the Blue and Gold to a conference title this year. season,” Jordan said. “We really want to have On the court, 6-foot-6 sophomore Frank Sophomore center Tom Sweeney and soph- other teams score in the 70s or 80s and still Mitchell, a transfer student from Rutgers omore guard Chris Jordan are also returning. keep our points in the 100s or high 90s.”

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Keep an eye out for these players on the Bomber basketball teams to come up big in clutch moments during the season

Women Forward

Guard

Players

13

Center Jessica Farley

Year

PPG

Jenn Escobido

Year

Kathryn campbell

Year

FGP

’12 8.4 ’14 57.9 SPG - Steals Per Game FGP - Field Goal Percentage GP - Games played

PPG

jacqueline shinall

Year

SPG

’14 7.4 ’12 1.1 Devin Shea

Year

RPG

’13 6.5

women’s basketball

Team pushes toward NCAA championship bid by matt kelly staff writer

The seniors on the women’s basketball team have compiled a three-year record of 44–4 in Empire 8 Conference play, but have not won a conference title in that same time span.

The Blue and Gold enjoyed a successful 2010-11 season in which they boasted a 15–1 record in conference play and an overall record of 20–7. Their performance earned them the No. 1 seed in last season’s Empire 8 Conference Tournament.

After defeating Utica College in the semifinals, the team’s 2010-11 campaign ended with a nine-point loss to rival Stevens Institute of Technology in the conference finals in Ben Light Gymnasium.

Senior guard Jessica Farley said the memory of that loss is still fresh in the returning players’ minds.

“That’s all we talked about after the season,” Farley said. “We all wrote down our goals, and I would say at least half the team’s goals are to win an Empire 8 Championship.”

The 2011 squad appears to have the talent to sustain another deep run into the postseason. Leading scorers Elissa Klie ’11 and Jordan Confessore ’11 have both graduated. Klie was the team’s only player to average double-digit points in 2010, and the Bombers were still the top scoring offense in the Empire 8 Conference, as they averaged 67.2

points per game. Confessore, meanwhile, had 31 steals.

Head Coach Dan Raymond said the team’s offense will be more balanced this season with guards such as sophomore Jennifer Escobido, senior Jessica Farley and sophomore Kathryn Campbell averaging more points per game.

JUST THE FACTS “Jen Escobido is going to be really good Head Coach: Dan Raymond because she’s so efficient,” he said. “I anticipate Jess Last year’s finish: 20–7 Farley becoming a little bit more of a scorer and Key losses: Jordan Confessore Kathryn Campbell pick’11 and Elissa Klie ’11 ing up her scoring.”

Junior forward ElizKey returners: Sophomore forward Jenn Escobido, senior guard Jessica abeth Conti said she Farley and junior forward Liz Conti expects the Blue and Gold to be multi-diCaptains: To be determined mensional, capable of running a team off the Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium floor and dominating in the paint.

“This team should be very fastpaced,” she said. “We have more speed on this year’s team and a lot From left, senior guard Jacqueline Shinall tries to get past junior guard Catherine Lewis during practice last more size too, so we’re going to be Thursday in Ben Light Gymnasium. Shinall started 25 of 27 games for the Blue and Gold last season. looking to put the ball inside. We kristina stockburger/the ithacan have three new freshman who are 8 Conference matchups includes that has left them unfulfilled thus big, back-to-the-basket players and his team in 2011.

“One thing we’re looking to im- a rematch at Stevens Institute of far in their careers. so we’re looking for them to also get “I’m looking forward to the prove on is the mental toughness part Technology on Jan. 14, the Bombinvolved in the offense.”

Raymond said the Bombers will of the game,” Raymond said. “We need ers will not begin their conference challenge,” she said. “It’s kind of have to be disciplined as well. He to be able to withstand somebody’s schedule until they finish playing bittersweet because it’s my last year, but I really want to go out with a has been stressing fundamentals in best shot and then be resilient and nine non-conference opponents.

Farley said her season will cen- bang and be able to lead the team to preseason practices and said he is keep coming after our opponents.”

While the team’s slate of Empire ter around clearing the final hurdle an Empire 8 Championship.” looking for full-game efforts from

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men’s swimming and diving

Newcomers offset loss of strong senior class By doug geller contributing writer

The men’s swimming and diving team is defending its titles from the Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association and Empire 8 Championship meets last season.

The Bombers are a much deeper group of talent this year, as several key members from last year’s squad, including seniors Antoine Connors, Jeff Rapp and Derek Rand, are returning.

Rapp finished second in the finals of the 200-yard backstroke at the UNYSCSA Championships, setting a school record with a time of 1:52.50 and meeting the NCAA B qualifying standard. Rand placed in second with a total of 492.95 points and scored 501.25 points in the preliminary rounds of the state championships. Both of these scores met the NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

Rand also competed in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives at the NCAA Championships this year and finished in 13th and 15th place, respectively. This year he aims to come in the top 10 in the nation in both diving events. He said he expects more of the team’s swimmers to join him at the national championships.

“Last year it was only me, and the only thing I missed was my teammates,” he said. “I want them to be there with me too.”

Head Coach Kevin Markwardt said several freshmen will make an immediate impact on the team this year, including Clement Towner, Logan Metzger, Peter Knight and Ben Kennedy.

Towner will be swimming distance events like the 1000-yard freestyle, Metzger will compete in the 200-yard freestyle, Kennedy will race in the 100-yard backstroke and Knight will swim in the 50-yard freestyle.

Markwardt said Towner will add endurance to a group of freshman that are accustomed to

swimming in shorter events.

“Towner coming in fills a gaping hole we had in distance,” he said. “We still don’t have tremendous depth there, but we have a fantastic sprint team of top-quality guys.”

Towner said each of his classmates will bring individualized skills to the team and create a balance between short and long distance events JUST THE FACTS as well as relay events.

“In each of our areas, Head Coach: Kevin Markwardt we support the team very well and will make it a Last year’s finish: 15–1, first better victory at state.” place at UNYSCSA Championships The Blue and Gold defeated SUNY-New Key losses: Jerry Diamond ’11 Paltz and SUNYand Bobby Gendimenico ’11 Fredonia in their Key returners: Seniors Antoine season-opening meet Connors, Jeff Rapp and Derek Rand Oct. 15 at the Athletics and Events Center Captains: Seniors James Sica, Pool. Seven individual Tyler Kenton and Rand swimmers took first place in their events.

Home Pool: Athletics and Events Connors, Towner and Center Pool sophomore Taylor Van Cott won two races each. The 200-yard freestyle relay team, composed of junior Jake Robbins, sophomore Zach Kundel, Knight and Connors also took first place at the meet.

Senior diver Derek Rand does a flip off the diving board during practice Nov. 1 at the Athletics “I didn’t think we would win as much as we and Events Center Pool. The Bombers have gone undefeated in their first four meets this season. did, and that had a lot to do with the depth of graham hebel/The Ithacan performances,” Markwardt said. “We typically Bombers’ B-relay team last season said the new have one, two or three guys that will have out- conference opponent can match.

“Potentially we have five very solid divers, and competitive environment will build cohesion on standing swims, but four or five events into the meet I looked at my assistant coach, going when you can score some big points in diving, the team because it allows the swimmers and divers to practice simultaneously. that’s a big plus at the state meet,” he said.

‘This is unexpected and really pleasant.’”

“The divers used to have to come in at The team will compete in the new Athletics Markwardt said most of the team’s strength came from short-distance swimmers and and Events Center Pool, as opposed to the Hill eight at night, and swimmers have been practicing at two, so this year we definitely view a larger group of divers. He said improved Center Pool, which has been drained.

Senior captain James Sica, who swam for the ourselves as one unit,” he said. distance swimmers also help create a team no

women’s indoor track

Strong throwers lead returners By rebecca alpert staff writer

Though the women’s indoor track team’s top scorers have graduated, this year’s squad is looking to build on last year’s dominant season.

The Bombers won the Empire 8, New York State Collegiate Track Conference and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

They had four athletes compete at the NCAA Championships.

Runners Marcia McCord ’11, Kate Leugers ’11 and Emily Moran ’11, have all graduated.

McCord broke school records in the 60-, 200-, 300- and 400-meter dash events last season, while Leugers was the Bombers’ top performer in the mile run at the ECAC Championships in New York City.

Moran also competed in the ECAC Championships as a member of the Bombers’ 4x400-meter relay team that finished first. She completed the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.82 at the Indoor Championships in Rochester, N.Y. Senior Emma Dewart said the Bombers would miss the graduates’ dedication and drive to succeed as individuals and teammates.

“They came to practice every day and pushed not only themselves to be the best that they could be, but also their teammates,” she said.

Senior throwers Ashley Dublac, Caity Erickson and Katie Middleton will have more prominent roles with

the losses of those three players.

Middleton said she and her classmates felt an obligation to help the new runners transition into the program.

“It is our job to make sure everyone knows what is expected of them and to help our new girls get acclimated with our training methods,” she said.

Middleton was the team’s top performer in the shot put at the Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational at Cornell University with a distance of 11.63 meters. She said she is not worried about the team performing well despite losing key competitors from last season.

“Our team never dwells on the past,” she said. “We look toward the future and we expect many girls will step up this year to become top scorers, like our alumni Bombers.”

The Bombers will have a tougher schedule compared to last season, as they will compete at six meets at Cornell University in addition to Boston University’s Valentine Classic. The state and regional championships will be held in Clinton, N.Y., and New York City, but should the team qualify for the national championships, it will have to travel to Grinnell, Iowa.

Dewart said the Blue and Gold have the potential to win a second consecutive ECAC title, but will have to be diligent in their approach to competitions.

“The biggest obstacle we will face this year is preparing ourselves not only physically, but mentally to build on our accomplishments last year,” she said.

Dewart set a program record JUST THE FACTS in the 55-meter Head Coach: Jennifer Potter hurdles last year with a time of Last year’s finish: Sixth place 8.44 seconds. at NCAA Championships She said the team has been Key losses: Marcia McCord ’11, steady in its Kate Leugers ’11 and Emily Moran ’11 preparation for the season.

Key returners: Seniors Emma “In the preDewart, Ashley Dublac and season we have Katie Middleton been working on consistenCaptains: To be determined cy and slowly Home track: Glazer Arena building into the start of our season to avoid injuries and downfalls throughout the regular season,” she said.

Erickson said the players are looking to build on their sixth-place finish at last year’s NCAA Championships.

She said she wants to make the most of her last season on the team by im- Senior Emma Dewart clears a hurdle during practice last Thursday in Glazer hurdles last season. proving on her fourth- and seventh- Arena. Dewart set the school record in the 55-metergraham hebel/The Ithacan place finishes in the shot put at the Marc Deneault Memorial Invitational javelin at nationals. I’m ready to push individual sport, but it is the pressure of knowing you are out there on the myself harder than ever this year.” and state championships.

Middelton said since meets judge track, on the runway and in the circle “As a senior, I’m still trying to process the fact that this is my last year both individuals and teams, motiva- not only competing for yourself, but for your teammates, that drives you throwing at IC,” she said. “More than tion comes from fear of failure.

“Track and field is such an to be the best,” she said. anything, I’d love the chance to throw

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Winter sports predictions Men’s basketball:

Men’s swimming and diving:

Women’s basketball:

Women’s swimming and diving: · 12–0 dual-meet record

· 20--5 regular season record · 11–3 in the Empire 8 Conference · NCAA Tournament appearance · 19--4 regular season record · 14–0 in Empire 8 Conference · NCAA Tournament appearance

Men’s indoor track:

Dave gofman

sports director wicb

Women’s indoor track:

Gymnastics:

· 22–3 regular season record · 13–1 in the Empire 8 Conference · Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Women’s basketball:

· 20–3 regular season record · 12–2 in the Empire 8 Conference · Loss in semifinals of ECAC Tournament

Men’s indoor track:

Play-By-play ictv

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· Second at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Women’s indoor track:

· Third at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

kevin mccall

sports editor the ithacan

· Top three at UNYSCSA Championships

Wrestling:

Men’s basketball:

jason rickel

· 11–1 dual-meet record · Top five at UNYSCSA Championships

· Top five at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships · First at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Members of Ithaca College student media weigh in on the eight teams this season

THE ITHACAN

· 13–1 dual-meet overall record · Top five at NCAA Championships

Men’s basketball:

· Top five at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

Men’s swimming and diving:

· 10–2 dual-meet record · Top 15 at NCAA Championships

Women’s swimming and diving:

· 12–0 dual-meet record · Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Wrestling:

· 13–1 dual-meet overall record · Top five at NCAA Championships

Gymnastics:

· Top five at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

· 19–4 regular season record · 11–3 in the Empire 8 Conference · Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Women’s basketball:

· 20–3 regular season record · 13–1 in the Empire 8 Conference · Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Men’s indoor track:

· Third at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Women’s indoor track:

· Second at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Men’s swimming and diving:

· 11–1 dual-meet record · Top five at UNYSCSA Championships

Women’s swimming and diving:

· 12–0 dual-meet record · Top three at UNYSCSA Championships

Wrestling:

· 12–2 dual-meet overall record · Top three at NCAA Championships

Gymnastics:

· Top three at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

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On the home front Catch these home games as teams take to the court, track, mat and pool MEN’S BASKETBALL Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium Date

Time

Nov. 19

SUNY Institute of Technology

Nov. 29

6 p.m.

SUNY-Cortland

Dec. 2

6 p.m.

St. Lawrence University

Dec. 6

Rochester University

Dec. 10

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

Jan. 6

6 p.m.

Baruch College St. John Fisher College

Jan. 7

2 p.m.

Nazareth College

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

Elmira College Alfred University Utica College Stevens Institute of Technology

Date

Time

Nov. 29

8 p.m.

Dec. 2

8 p.m.

SUNY-Cortland St. Lawrence University

Jan. 6

8 p.m.

St. John Fisher College

Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 27

Jan. 7

Nazareth College

Jan. 28

Jan. 20

4 p.m.

8 p.m.

Jan. 21

4 p.m.

Elmira College Alfred University

Jan. 24

8 p.m.

Utica College

Jan. 27 Jan. 28

8 p.m.

4 p.m.

Stevens Institute of Technology Hartwick College

Opponent

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Home pool: Athletics and Events

Center Pool Time

Opponent/Event

Nov. 19

noon

Hamilton College, Hartwick College, SUNY-Geneseo

Dec. 2-4

TBA

Ithaca Bomber Invitational

Jan. 28

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

Alfred University

Date

Feb. 4

Opponent

4 p.m.

Hartwick College

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Home pool: Athletic and Events Center Pool Date

Time

Nov. 19

noon

Hamilton College, Hartwick College, SUNY-Geneseo

Dec. 2-4

TBA

Ithaca Bomber Invitational

Jan. 28

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

Alfred University

Feb. 4

Opponent/Event

Union College

Union College

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK Home track: Glazer Arena MEN’S INDOOR TRACK Home track: Glazer Arena Date

Time

Jan. 28

10:30 a.m.

Feb. 4

10 a.m.

Event Empire 8 Indoor Championships Ithaca Bomber Invitational

WRESTLING Home gym: Ben Light Gymnasium Opponent

Date

Time

Dec. 10

4:30 p.m. SUNY-Oswego

Feb. 3

7 p.m.

Stevens Institute of Technology

Feb. 4

noon

Delaware Valley College

Feb. 15

7 p.m.

SUNY-Cortland

Date

Time

Jan. 28

10:30 a.m. Empire 8 Indoor Championships

Event

Feb. 4

10 a.m.

Ithaca Bomber Invitational

Feb. 5

3 p.m.

Bomber Heptathalon/ Pentathlon

GYMNASTICS Home gym: Ben Light Gymnasium Date

Time

Opponent/Event

Jan. 28

2:30 p.m.

Springfield College

Feb. 18

1 p.m.

Harriet Marranca Memorial

Mar. 3

4:30 p.m. SUNY-Cortland

Mar. 10

1 p.m.

ECAC Championships

Junior Eliana Blatt dives off the 1-meter board during a meet against SUNY-Cortland on Saturday at the Athletics and Events Center Pool. The Bombers have won 24 straight meets. dan states/the ithacan