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Park’s power of attorney.

On Aug. 7, Dorothy Park signed a power of attorney agreement naming Park Jr. as her agent, including a New York Statutory Major Gifts Rider that would grant him the right to contribute major gifts on her behalf. Park Jr. then filed suit in Tompkins County Court on Sept.

24, seeking a temporary restraining order requiring Gomer to recognize his control over their mother’s affairs, according to Park Jr.’s affidavit.

As of Oct. 8, under orders from Judge John Sherman, Park Jr. is officially recognized as having power of attorney in a limited capacity.

Gomer also filed a petition that day asking the court to assign herself as her mother’s guardian, according to court documents.

William Troy, attorney for Park Jr., declined to comment on the case.

Ray Schlather, attorney for Gomer, said in an e-mail that Gomer did not wish to comment.

According to court documents, Dorothy Park’s will was altered Aug. 15 while Park Jr. was designated as her agent. In January 2007, the $200 million inheritance was to be split evenly between the Park Foundation and Park Jr.’s Triad Foundation.

The change made Aug. 15 designated $120 million to go to the Triad

Ithaca College has received a B+ grade on the College Sustainability Report Card, an annual rating released by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

Last year, the college received the same overall grade but scored lower in the “Food and Recycling” category this year. The college scored the same in all other categories.

Though the college scored high in most SGRECCI said it can be difficult to subjects like last track all funding year, C grades for sustainability. in “Endowment Transparency” and “Investment Priorities” brought this year’s overall grade down.

The report ranked the college for its sustainability performance during the last academic year in categories like “Food and Recycling” and “Student Involvement.”

Emily Flynn, a communications and research fellow of the institute, said the SEI is a nonprofit organization engaged in research and education through the advancement of sustainability in campus operations and endowment practices.

In its report, the SEI reported that the college did not make shareholder voting records of its commingled funds public. The organization also pointed out how the college’s investment committee reserves the right to restrict investments, which could include sustainability factors.

“Essentially it’s our lack of transparency [in endowments],” Mark Darling, sustainability programs coordinator for the college, said.

The college had an endowment of $178.9 million as of Sept. 30, Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration for the college, said.

Darling said the college takes a financially conservative approach to doling out money for sustainability, and the campus community has little say in the process of where that money goes.

Sgrecci said the college’s departments each have their own methodology for handling sustainability, making it difficult to track how much money specifically goes to sustainable practices.

“Departments all across the campus participate in supporting sustainability, and we don’t attempt to ask people to report how much of their time is used

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Online bullying spreads as students try to cope by kelsey o’connor

assistant photo editor

The online world is conveniently at our fingertips via Blackberries, iPhones, laptops and other devices, but to some, this constant access and universal fluency in social media can turn into a source of torment.

Last spring, Ithaca College student Mary* logged onto College Anonymous Confession Board and found that she was the subject of malicious, degrading posts on the forum about her body — making fun of her legs, saying she is ugly

See bullying, page 4 *Names have been changed to protect anonymity.

Park siblings locked in family power struggle assistant accent editor

The two heirs to the Park family fortune are engaged in a legal battle over which sibling should have the authority to act on behalf of their elderly mother.

Adelaide Park Gomer and Roy H. Park Jr., the children of Roy H. and Dorothy D. Park, have filed lawsuits concerning who should be granted the power of attorney for 98-year-old Dorothy Park.

Ithaca College benefits directly from the Park Foundation, an organization started by the late Roy H. Park Sr., who served on the college’s board of trustees from 1973 to 1993. The foundation distributes grants, scholarships and gifts to organizations.

The Park Foundation is an influential organization in relation to the college. It has funded many speakers and events at the Park School of Communications, the construction of the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise and the Park Scholar Program.

The Park Foundation was divided

by Dorothy Park in 2001 into the Park Foundation and the Triad Foundation, a separate organization Park Jr. runs.

Dorothy Park and Gomer serve on the Park Foundation’s board.

The result of the lawsuits could affect where future funding goes, depending on which sibling serves as Dorothy Park’s agent. Dorothy Park’s

From left, Adelaide Park Gomer and Dorothy Park at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new School of Business building in 2006.

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residuary estate is valued at more than $200 million.

Diane Gayeski, dean of the Park School, said she is not concerned about the current lawsuits affecting the college’s funding.

“I have no reason to believe that this matter in any way would jeopardize the current programs funded by the Park Foundation,” she said. “We’ve always had a wonderful relationship with Mrs. Park and Adelaide Gomer and the Park Foundation, and this

matter in no way impacts that.”

The power of attorney would allow either Park Jr. or Gomer to act as an agent and take care of their mother’s affairs, including signing checks and making charitable donations.

According to court documents, a springing power of attorney Dorothy Park signed in 2006 gave Gomer the right to assist her if a doctor asserted she was incapable of caring for herself.

Since February, Gomer and Park Jr. have contested who holds Dorothy

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Obama talks to Indonesian youth

In the Muslim nation that was his boyhood home, President Barack Obama acknowledged yesterday that U.S. relations are still frayed with the Islamic world despite his best efforts at repair. He urged all sides to look beyond “suspicion and mistrust” to forge common ground against terrorism.

Beaming with pride, Obama delivered perhaps the most intensely personal speech of his presidency, speaking phrases in Indonesian to a cheering crowd of more than 6,000 primarily young people who claimed him as their own.

The speech comes before a meeting of the Group of 20 major economic powers, which began yesterday evening in Seoul, South Korea, expected to be marked by trade tensions between the U.S. and major exporting nations such as China and Germany.

Legal action sought for equality

Gay civil rights groups trying to build momentum for a possible Supreme Court showdown filed two lawsuits Tuesday that seek to strike down portions of a 1996 law that denies married same-sex couples federal benefits of marriage.

The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Connecticut and New York and come just months after a federal judge in Boston struck down a key component of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The legal actions seek judicial declarations that the law enacted by Congress in 1996, when it appeared Hawaii would soon legalize samesex marriage, was unconstitutional because it prevents the federal government from affording pension and other marriage benefits to same-sex couples.

Poaching affects tiger population

More than 1,000 parts of tigers slain by poachers across Asia have been seized over the past decade, raising fears that the big cats are headed for extinction, said a new study by a key wildlife trade monitoring group.

The report said most of the tiger parts — including skins, bones, skulls and penises — were seized in India, China and Nepal and were destined for use in traditional medicines, decorations and even good luck charms.

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A major trafficking route, uncovered in recent years, begins in India, home of half the world’s tigers, and ends in China where tiger parts are highly prized as purported cures for a range of ailments and as aphrodisiacs. Experts say China’s economic boom has helped fuel the illegal trade, with more Chinese able to afford the expensive tiger products.

The report by TRAFFIC said between 1,069 and 1,220 tiger parts were seized in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries in the decade ending April 2010. TRAFFIC is a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Stocks and industrial average fall

Stocks fell slightly yesterday ahead of an upcoming meeting of world leaders and as Europe continues to grapple with government debt problems.

An unexpectedly sharp drop in firsttime claims for unemployment benefits was enough to give the market a significant lift.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 20 points in morning trading.

The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell more than economists had forecast and reversed a rise reported a week earlier. The claims number came after the government said last week that hiring by private employers rose at its fastest pace in six months.

Normally an upbeat jobs report would be enough to send stocks higher, but enthusiasm was kept in check ahead of a key meeting by world leaders. Members of the Group of 20 will be meeting today and tomorrow in South Korea.

The meeting comes as countries like the U.S. and Japan try to weaken their currency to help stimulate economic growth.

A global economic recovery has been slow, and many developed countries like the U.S. have struggled to expand at a pace that will cut high unemployment.

Oxfam International activists clad in masks of world leaders pose yesterday in Seoul, South Korea, to bring attention to global poverty issues. The group held a performance in spirit of the G20 summit in South Korea, which will bring leaders together to discuss the global economy.

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children in schools for the mentally disabled.

The government has come under increased fire in recent days as the three-year anniversary of the Nov. 13, 2007 ruling by the European Court of Human Rights approaches. The Council of Europe, a pan-European human rights watchdog, is set to review the country’s progress Nov. 30.

The Czech Republic has failed Roma children, the human rights groups said.

Kenya loses jurisdiction of pirates

A judge in Kenya’s second-highest court said Tuesday that the country does not have jurisdiction to try pirates if attacks have taken place outside Kenya’s waters — a decision that could harm U.S. and international efforts to have pirates tried in East Africa.

Judge Mohammed Ibrahim made the decision when he terminated a case in which nine Somali men were charged with piracy.

Czech government under scrutiny

Human rights groups said yesterday they filed a complaint with the EU accusing the Czech government of failing to comply with a court order that it stop placing thousands of healthy Roma

The judge ordered the men free because the alleged attack took place in the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast. He also directed the immigration department to repatriate the nine men back to Somalia.

Kenya is holding 123 piracy suspects for trial. Another 18 suspects have been convicted and sentenced in Kenya, according to the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime.

The international community has depended on countries like Kenya and the Seychelles to prosecute pirates who attack off East Africa. Somalia has been in conflict for nearly 20 years, and piracy is one of few opportunities to make money. Another popular criminal venture is kidnapping for ransom. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon recently said a special international court for pirates is being looked at.

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Are You Smarter Than An I.C. Faculty Member?, sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, will go from 7 to 9 p.m. in IC Square.

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Forum promotes fracking discussion

By Patrick Duprey staff writer

Ithaca College hosted a forum on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, Nov. 3 in Emerson Suites to break down its environmental, economic and political impacts.

The panel featured seven individual presentations representing different sides to the fracking debate and included a question and answer session.

It was moderated by Binghamton Public Radio and Television host Crystal Sarakas.

The forum, which many community members and a handful of students attended, was hosted by the college’s School of Business, the Commit to Change program and Sustainability at Ithaca.

Fracking is a controversial procedure that oil and gas companies use to drill for methane gas.

To siphon the natural gas from underground rock formations, drill workers inject sand, water and chemicals into the rock formation, opening the pre-existing rock fractures. Ithaca rests on the Marcellus Shale, which is a subterranean rock formation that contains largely untapped sources of natural gas that fracking would access.

Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost for sustainability, said many local fracking forums have been advocacy forums, so as an educational institution, the college decided to host a forum in an attempt to present both sides of the issue.

“We really wanted to create some dialogue,” she said. “We recognize this is an incredibly complex issue, and there are a lot of aspects to it.”

Mary Ellen Zuckerman, dean of the college’s School of Business, introduced the speakers.

Tony Ingraffea, professor of engineering at Cornell University, spoke about the environmental effects of fracking. Ingraffea said the chances of an environmental disaster are too high to pursue fracking in the local area.

“We would have to change the culture of the industry such that … your safety, your health and your environment are their number one concern,” he said. “I don’t think that will ever happen.”

John Holko, president of Lenape Resources and a representative for the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York, argued fracking would create employment opportunities. He said fracking would create jobs directly in drilling and indirectly in local restaurants, hotels, retail stores and other local businesses

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State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton said New York should set a precedent for hydraulic fracturing in a panel discussion Nov. 3 at Ithaca College. Fracking was a hot button issue in local elections this fall.

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that would benefit from more regional workers with income to spend.

“This is a broad-based employment,” he said.

“This isn’t just one little thing or two little things.

This is something that we can build an economy on.”

Jannette Barth, president of J.M. Barth & Associates economic consulting firm, said studies focusing on the positive economic impacts of fracking are usually one-sided. For example, Barth said the Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on gas drilling released in 1988 is outdated and shows signs of bias.

Helen Slottje, a public interest attorney with the Community Environmental Defense Council, Inc., a nonprofit firm supporting landowners, said there needs to be an in-depth and unbiased investigation of the effects of fracking before it is used locally.

“You can’t turn the switch off on this,” she said.

“This is a huge investment and an entirely different way of life.”

State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, who

represents Tompkins County, concluded the evening’s presentations. She said the state is at a “political tipping point” in the search for alternative sources of energy.

“We have to make a political decision now,” she said. “People around the country, people around the world are looking to New York to lead.”

Sophomore Max Grigri, an environmental science major, said he attended the forum out of concern about the negative impacts fracking could have on the local environment.

“From what I’ve heard, I’m really concerned with what could happen to the land that I enjoy very frequently,” he said. “I’m pretty sure this [forum] just further proves my thoughts on the issue.”

To see what documentarian Josh Fox, who visited the college Nov. 2 and was sponsored by the Park Center for Independent Media, has to say about fracking and his award-winning documentary “Gasland” visit http://theithacan.org/5135.

Salvation Army meets influx of needy families

By Nicole Ogrysko staff writer

As the recession continues to cause families across the nation financial difficulties, The Salvation Army of Ithaca is seeing an increase in the number of local residents passing through its door.

Major Carl Carvill, pastor and administrator of The Salvation Army in Ithaca, said the organization serves about 300 to 400 families each holiday, but more than 500 families have already asked for help this year.

“It appears that the economic climate in the rest of the country has crept into Tompkins County and even into Ithaca,” Carvill said. “We were fairly insulated previously. Some of these same issues of employment that we’re hearing a lot about are really having an effect here.”

Carvill said The Salvation Army will need to raise at least $250,000 for the holiday season — 4 to 6 percent more than at this time last year.

Karen Sargent, facilities manager, custodian and cook at The Salvation Army, said she has the opportunity to interact with many of those who attend Salvation Army events often.

“A lot of it has to do with our economy and the fact that jobs aren’t paying enough for people to survive,” Sargent said.

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Ithaca resident Janice Tucker said she has been going to The Salvation Army for about 15 years for its food pantry, meals and Thanksgiving dinner. Now, with no job and much of her time dedicated to attending a recovering addicts program, Tucker said she and others who frequent The Salvation Army have a hard time making food stamps last.

“Some people come because they have no choice,” Tucker said. “They also come to socialize with others and find out what’s going on in Ithaca.”

While regulars continue to stop

by The Salvation Army’s programs, Carvill said he has never seen some of the Ithaca residents who have recently been popping up at meals and for holiday programs.

“For those IC students who live in apartments off campus, they might live next door,” Carvill said. “A lot of folks are working hard to make ends meet. Often what happens is they’re making just enough to not be eligible for government or other subsidies, but they still have to pay the rent.”

Carvill said raising money and donations during the holiday season is one of The Salvation Army’s major goals, since many more Ithaca families are in need this time of year.

“We feel that every kid ought to wake up to presents under the tree,”

From left, sophomores Jennifer Grossman and Tammia Hubbard prepare for more than 50 dinner guests at one of The Salvation Army’s weekend dinners.

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Carvill said. “Every family should be able to enjoy a wholesome meal, with leftovers to carry them over for a few days.”

Besides an expanding need for donations and volunteers to help with holiday programs, Sargent said she’s noticed a 30 percent increase in attendance to Our Brothers’ and Sisters’ Table meals on the weekend.

“Last Sunday it was so full there weren’t any chairs left,” Tucker said.

While attendance is high, Sargent said the number of donations to the program is lower than usual.

Carvill said The Salvation Army will ring bells at local retail venues to prepare a large Thanksgiving meal for the community and will organize Adopt-A-Family programs for the

holidays like it does every season. But this year, Carvill said it is especially important for the community to give warm clothing or nonperishable foods to the organization.

He also said he encourages members of the community to start their own fundraisers to benefit families in need during the holidays.

Most of all Carvill said the goal of the organization is to invest in the futures of those in need so they can get through tough times and build a better life for themselves and their families.

“We work to support those who are trying to do something to help themselves,” Carvill said. “We look at that as an investment in someone’s future success,” Carvill said.

Candidate for provost and vice president of academic affairs, Abiodun Goke-Pariola, spoke yesterday at a session for students, faculty and staff about the importance of integrative learning, faculty expectations and his plans for achieving excellence at Ithaca College.

Goke-Pariola is the provost GOKE-PARIOLA at Otterbein was the final candidate to visit University in the college.

We s t e r v i l l e , Ohio, and was the last candidate to present his platform.

Goke-Pariola has worked as a teacher, scholar and administrator for 35 years at Georgia Southern University, Illinois State University, Berry College and others.

Building a strong faculty, developing a tenure program that focuses on major facets of faculty work, fostering an environment of high expectations among faculty and appreciating the changing demographics of new professors are all issues Goke-Pariola said he would address as provost.

He said it is crucial that the college has clear goals for the future.

“Without vision, we get lost in the process of transformation,” Goke-Pariola said.

Goke-Pariola also said the college should be working hard to prepare students searching for jobs in “overcrowded fields” to stand out among other college graduates.

When President Tom Rochon asked Goke-Pariola how he would approach the IC20/20 program, Goke-Pariola said he would create a time line to find the right moment to approach each issue.

Addressing his expectations for undergraduate students, GokePariola said if he were chosen as provost he would require each student graduate with experience in community engagement, research, professional development, intercultural engagement and leadership.

Goke-Pariola said he admires the strong sense of community at the college.

“This is one characteristic of a smaller community, so I think it told me that you are really doing a lot of things very well, and those are values that you don’t want to lose as you go through that transformation,” he said.

Martha Gray, director of the Office of Institutional Research, said she felt Goke-Pariola was not only well prepared for the position, but he also seemed like he would be able to find a compromise between the needs of faculty and the staff.

“He bridges a nice place between what the faculty are looking for and the staff are looking for,” she said.

Karen Johnson, manager of administrative operations in the provost’s office, said Goke-Pariola stayed true to the college’s goals.

“It’s all right on track with where we are going right now,” she said. “He seems very pleasant — somebody that would be easy to work with.”

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and publicly commenting on her other features.

“It’s awful because you have no control,” Mary said. “Having this shield of anonymity, it kind of makes you invincible because you can say whatever you want to whoever you want.”

CollegeACB is just one medium, along with texting, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace among others, that has turned into a platform for cyberbullying and online harassment.

Cyberbullying is defined by the Cyberbullying Research Center as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices.”

In 2009, MTV and The Associated Press surveyed 1,247 people between the ages of 14 and 24 and found 50 percent said they had experienced cyberbullying. The survey also showed that people between the ages of 18 and 24 were more likely than younger teens to have been targeted.

Senior Rob Engelsman found an “I hate Rob Engelsman” Facebook group his freshman year that had 125 to 175 members in about its first week. The group was made up of people he had graduated with in high school.

“People were posting stories and anecdotes from high school about why they didn’t like me,” Engelsman said. “They were talking about my glib smile and my sense of sarcasm.”

High profile examples of cyberbullying have emerged in all age groups in the past year. Last spring Alexis Pilkington, 17, of West Islip, N.Y., committed suicide because of posts on Formspring. me. More recently on Sept. 22, freshman Tyler Clementi of Rutgers University left the note “jumping off the gw bridge sorry” on Facebook about 10 minutes before killing himself because his roommate tweeted a link to a video stream revealing his sexual encounter with another man.

Support from different voices and communities have been appearing online with some specifically aimed at the LGBT community.

In September, author and editor Dan Savage posted a video titled “It Gets Better” on YouTube as part of the Trevor Project, which is dedicated to ending suicide among LGBT youth. Since the original video, public figures —from President Barack Obama to Ke$ha — have joined in the online effort.

Two weeks later, Ithaca College seniors Matthew Timmons, Engelsman and Nick Righi decided to include the college in the initiative by making their own video, which had more

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From left, seniors Rob Engelsman and Matthew Timmons film segments of their rendition of the “It Gets Better” video campaign Oct. 11 in the Photo Lab of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. lauren decicca/the ithacan

than 16,200 views as of yesterday.

Created Equal, an on-campus LGBT rights group, held a rally against bullying and hate called “Make it Better” on Oct. 28 at the Free Speech Rock outside Campus Center.

Sophomore Devon Ritz, president of the group, said it is important to hold events to show the community that there are people who want to help. “[It is important] to show solidarity so people know that there are tons of people who care and don’t want this kind of thing to continue,” she said.

Justin Patchin, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, said cyberbullying and sites like CollegeACB will go unchecked until society recognizes that online harassment is an issue to be taken seriously.

“We have to develop a culture where people don’t find that kind of harassment and comments humorous,” Patchin said.

October was National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and throughout the month, the college sent out weekly Intercom tips on how to stay safe online.

Information Security Officer Kris Monroe said Information Technology Services does not have a specific way to report cyberbullying at the college, but they do have ways to report computer threats and abuse on their website.

Cyberbullying is still a new subject in the area of legal prosecution and can be difficult for schools to deal with because the bullying is occurring online as opposed to on school grounds.

In September, the University of San Diego’s Center for Education Policy and Law published its findings on dealing with cyberbullying legally.

Frank Kemerer, the principal investigator in the project, found that there have only ever been about 30 cyberbullying legal cases in the U.S. “[Cyberbullying] is tricky because the first amendment does certainly protect what people do on their own free time,” Kemerer said.

Kemerer said he believes a cyberbullying case going to the U.S. Supreme Court is inevitable.

“When that happens we’ll have a better understanding of the parameters of the law as it relates to student use of communication devices,” he said.

Engelsman said it is not surprising that current college students practice cyberbullying, but it needs to end.

“Our age group really came through the explosion of social networking sites, so we grew up with it,” he said. “But people are scapegoating the sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace as the problem instead of looking at the root cause, which is our attitudes. A lot more people are getting away with it and a lot more people are getting hurt by it.”

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on [sustainability] so that we can allocate part of their salaries to the effort,” Sgrecci said.

Sgrecci said private holdings are a primary reason the college has difficulty making the process transparent.

Because most of the stocks held by the college are mutual funds, in which many different investors have holdings, the college isn’t able to vote on certain resolutions, Sgrecci said.

Flynn said transparency greatly affects grading for institutions.

“It’s really just about opening up the dialogue so that many people know exactly where the money’s going,” Flynn said.

Sgrecci said he has never denied a member of the campus community access to endowment holdings.

Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the lack of transparency is a result of mutual funds, which make up 98.3 percent of the college’s endowments.

Darling said the college should

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form a committee that would include students in the process of sharing endowment information with the campus community. He said this type of community engagement supports the goals outlined in the IC20/20 vision plan released earlier this semester.

The only other low grade on the report was in the subject of investment priorities. In regards to the subject, Green Report Card said: “the college aims to optimize investment returns and does not invest the endowment in on-campus sustainability projects, renewable energy funds or community development loan funds.”

Despite the two C grades, Darling said the college is still a front-runner in sustainability initiatives compared to other institutions.

“It looks like we’re not doing enough when in fact we’ve lowered our carbon output through energy conservation in the past year to [around] 6 percent,” Darling said. “So we’re ahead of our targets.”

In comparison to nearby institutions, Cornell University received an overall A-, garnering As and Bs

Mark Darling, sustainability programs coordinator for the college, stands Friday outside the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise. juan tamayo/the ithacan

in all categories but “Shareholder Engagement,” in which it received a C. Syracuse University received a overall grade of a B, with a C in “Student Involvement” and a D in “Shareholder Engagement.”

The college scored high in the student involvement category, with an A. Senior Stephanie Piech, who has had sustainability internships with the college, said the student atmosphere lends itself to opportunities in sustainability.

“The student involvement in the

classroom and out is outstanding,” she said. “Most of the progress on campus stemmed from student research and projects.”

Brown said ultimately, she feels positive about the college’s efforts.

“The fact that we got high scores in a number of the other areas related to education and outreach and operations speaks highly of our efforts in this area,” she said. “One report card score does not really indicate what we’re doing as a whole campus community to become more sustainable.”

Foundation and $80 million to the Park Foundation.

Jon Jensen, executive director of the Park Foundation, declined to comment.

Maura Stephens, associate director of the Park Foundationfunded Park Center for Independent Media, said both Dorothy Park and Gomer consider their support of the college a high STEPHENS said priority.

Adelaide Park “As a longGomer is committime member ted to the college. of the college’s board of trustees, Adelaide will continue to share with the administration her passion for liberal education,” Stephens said.

A ruling from Judge Sherman on Nov. 3 placed limits on Park Jr.’s exercise of his power of attorney over his mother’s affairs.

A hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Tompkins County Courthouse to evaluate Dorothy Park’s mental competence.

Citations filed against IC café By nicole ogrysko Staff writer

Ithaca College’s Grand Central Café and 13 other eating establishments in Ithaca were cited for health violations in a report from the Tompkins County Health Department in October.

The report said potentially hazardous foods at Grand Central Café were not kept at 45 degrees or below. Specifically, inspectors observed 10 to 12 individual cream cheese packages, which were later discarded during the inspection, at 53 to 61 degrees.

Carol Chase, a senior public health sanitarian at the Tompkins County Health Department, said Grand Central Café was inspected Oct. 25, and a re-inspection has not yet been completed.

Chase said the number of inspections a year is based on the three categories of risk.

“Our facilities are categorized by risk, [meaning] the amount of food preparation that occurs in the facility, how many times the food goes through the temperature danger zone and what the public health risk is.”

As a low-risk eating establishment, Grand Central Café is inspected one to two times every year. The café faced similar violations in 2009 when cream cheese was reported to be between 48 and 60 degrees.

Chase said not keeping hazardous foods at or below 45 degrees poses a public health risk.

“We know that between 45 and 140 degrees bacteria will grow,” Chase said. “Bacteria especially peaks and will multiply exponentially over a length of time.”

Dining Services could not be reached for comment.

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Eighth annual celebration to honor local veterans By gerald doherty staff writer

Capt. Daniel L. Weed, a commanding officer of the U.S. navy and professor of naval science for the Naval ROTC program at Cornell University, said his years of military service have been some of the most important in his life.

“I look back on my career as the pinnacle of my lifetime,” he said. “I had many challenges that helped forge and sharpen my personality.”

Weed, who served in Operation Desert Strike in the Arabian Gulf in 1996 and also spent 11 years in Japan, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Veterans Day celebration at Ithaca College, and said his navy years have been given him an sense of pride.

“I made many friends around the world, and I’m very excited and proud that I’ve been able to serve my country,” he said. “I would encourage all Americans to be able to participate in military or civic service to support our country.”

The Eighth Annual Veterans Day Celebration at the College will honor the dedication and service of men and women. The free event, which will be held from noon to 1 p.m. today at Ford Hall in the Whalen Center for Music, will feature performances by IC Voices, the faculty-staff chorus, and the Ithaca College Brass Choir.

President Tom Rochon will open the event, and Rev. James Touchton will preside over the invocation.

The celebration will include a twominute video montage assembled

by Information Technology Services that features images like Mount

Rushmore, wheat fields and soldiers set to the tune of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Weed, who has received decorations including the Legion of Merit, said the theme of his presentation is whether veterans are American heroes.

“My premise is that, based on their service and the commitment that they’ve made to their country, that they truly are and should be referred to as American heroes," he said.

Weed said he hopes people will recognize that those serving in the armed forces are some of the most dedicated and hardworking people in American society.

Jane Ray, human resources specialist and co-chair of the event, said she encourages attendees to serve those who have served by bringing donations to the ceremony such as books, boot socks and coffee. Items will be used to put together care packages for troops serving overseas.

“Every year we try to encourage people to come out and support this, whether they support the war or not — whether they support the current political agenda that’s happening [or not],” she said. “We want people to come out and support the people who actually serve."

Faculty members and 20 students from the college participated in The Pillowcase Project, part of the national charity effort 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. Their red, white and blue pillowcases will be on display during the ceremony and will be sent overseas along with the care packages.

In addition to the celebration

Veteran Capt. Daniel L. Weed, who served 11 years in Japan for the U.S. Navy, works in his Barton Hall office at Cornell University yesterday. Weed is the keynote speaker at the college's Eighth Annual Veterans Day Celebration.

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at the college, the 91st annual Veterans Day Celebration, organized by the Tompkins County Veterans Day Committee, will be held at 11 a.m. in Dewitt Park in Ithaca.

Laura Ujlaki, chair of the Tompkins Country Veterans Day Committee, said the theme of the Dewitt Park celebration this year is on Cold War veterans, who she said make up the largest population of U.S. veterans yet have gone historically unrecognized.

“For soldiers who served from 1945-1991, there’s no official medal for their service because it’s technically non-wartime, no matter how much they served and everything they sacrificed,” she said.

Ujlaki said she hopes the Dewitt Park celebration instills a sense of pride in Ithaca's veterans.

“Veterans are usually very humble,” she said. “They served their country and they’re proud of it, and sometimes it’s difficult to live with.”

Kim Dunnick, professor of music and master of ceremonies for the college's Veterans Day celebration, will preside over the Pledge of Allegiance at the college's ceremony. Dunnick said the celebration is a way to honor and reflect on those who have served.

"People who serve are giving up a lot," Dunnick said. "It’s not a particularly well-paying job, and they often find themselves in harm’s way.”

Club makes meal time easy for students with diabetes

By Mary Apesos staff writer

Sophomore Meg Ryan texts her mother every morning from college to let her know she woke up that day. Then she pricks her finger and puts a sample of blood onto a test strip to test her blood sugar. She punches the meter’s reading into an insulin pump that is attached to her body at all times and counts how many carbohydrates she will eat for breakfast.

This daily routine is all part of Ryan’s struggle to deliver enough insulin to her system each day because she has Type 1 diabetes.

Ryan said the hardest adjustment for her to make at college was eating in the dining halls.

Now she is working with the Ithaca College Diabetes Awareness Club to make it easier for students like her to keep track of their diet while eating meals on campus.

“If I’m eating in the dining halls, it gets a little complicated,” Ryan said. “I have to pick out what I want then come back to the table and try and figure out what carbs are on my plate and try and count them without labels which is difficult and without measuring cups.”

Diabetes is a disorder of the endocrine system that occurs when the blood glucose level in the body is high. When the pancreas fails to produce insulin, a hormone needed to convert blood glucose into energy, it is called Type 1 diabetes. When the body builds a resistance to insulin it is considered Type 2. Both are chronic and must be regulated by maintaining blood glucose levels with a balanced diet and frequent exercise.

Since students living in the residence halls on campus must have a meal plan, Ryan said her diet is hard to maintain while at college. Ryan said when she saw a salad label at Towers dining hall that said a salad had 63 carbohydrates, she

began to question labels' reliability. Ryan said she knew a salad would have 20 carbohydrates at most.

“It’s flat-out dangerous for people with diabetes,” she said. “Because when the carb information is wrong on the nutrition labels, we enter the exact amount of carbs that we’re eating into our pumps. If we get too much insulin, blood sugar becomes very high.”

Junior Jessica Polizzi, president of the Diabetes Awareness Club, said she does not have diabetes herself but started the club last year because her grandfather died of complications from the disease.

The club is working on a project to educate the campus community about diabetes and is working to raise money for the American Diabetes Association and Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund throughout the month for National Diabetes Month.

Polizzi said the club also plans to create bulletin boards in residence halls and install measuring devices in the dining halls that will allow students with diabetes to keep track of their carbohydrate intake more easily.

Polizzi and junior Brandon Discenza, financial assistant and director of communications of the Diabetes Awareness Club, are working with Jeff Scott, general manager of the college's Dining Services, to implement changes in the dining halls that will make tracking meals easier.

Representatives from the club said dining halls will begin to offer a kit of tools such as measuring cups for students who have diabetes.

The proposed kit will be available in the Campus Center and Terrace dining halls.

Scott said he looks forward to piloting the kit with members of the club.

“It’s actually kind of neat that now there’s a club so that these students can collaborate,”

From left, juniors Maren Le Gear, Jessica Polizzi and Brandon Discenza, members of the Diabetes Awareness Club, meet Oct. 20 to discuss fundraising opportunities for National Diabetes Month.

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Scott said. “They can have some peer support as well as come to us in a concerted effort.”

Aside from setting up the kits and raising money, Polizzi said the club is not sure what issues they would like to tackle next. In the future, she said they hope to approach the club from a fresh perspective.

“We’re starting on a clean slate next semester," Polizzi said. "I really want to make sure we have concrete goals for the spring.”

Tom Czajak, director of Central New York American Diabetes Association, said he understands regulating diet at college takes discipline for students — especially those who have diabetes.

“There’s always the potential for late night snacking … that may derail the attempts to moderate a diet,” he said.

Ryan is the only student living with diabetes

in the Diabetes Awareness Club. She said she was amazed that so many people without diabetes wanted to help raise awareness but was disappointed that she was the only one who has diabetes.

“I really wanted to be in the club so I meet someone that has it and is going through the same stuff,” she said. “But that didn’t happen.”

Polizzi said Ryan has already made a significant impact on the club by sharing her experiences.

“It’s really fantastic that we have someone like that [who] can give us firsthand information,” she said. “Seeing how many people on campus are affected by this, it’s scary that they’re not being heard. So we want to be the voice.”

The Diabetes Awareness Club meets on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.

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Glitch blocks climate challenge

By Brian rank staff Writer

The Cortaca Climate Challenge was supposed to parallel the rivalry on the football field between Ithaca College and SUNY-Cortland in an effort to become more sustainable. But Ithaca students weren’t able to get past the first click of registration — a glitch in the challenge’s host website prevented them from participating, which means Cortland will win the competition.

The contest takes place BROWN said a glitch prevented through Carbon Culture, a students from website where people can registering. sign up to make environmentally conscious commitments such as carpooling and turning off lights, to reduce their carbon footprint in exchange for points.

Both schools have groups for the challenge, and the one with the greatest overall carbon reduction by the end of today will win a tree from Root Production Method Ecosystems.

Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost and vice president for academic affairs and organizer of the challenge, said she takes some responsibility for not pressuring the website technicians enough to resolve the issue, but the college will try again next year.

“We thought we had it resolved, but apparently not,” she said.

The college’s group has three members and is currently in the lead because of an additional glitch where points from last year’s America’s Greenest Campus Challenge carried into the new group. However, Brown said Cortland will be the winner by default, because its group has significantly more participants than the college’s group.

Junior Brennan McKenna, resident assistant for the college’s sustainably conscious living community, approached Brown about signing up because he wanted to involve his residents in

the challenge. He said the students’ inability to join the group and connect the competition to Cortaca was a letdown.

“It’s sort of disappointing [because] it was touted as one of these alternative things that Ithaca was doing against Cortland, and it ended up not taking off on our end,” he said.

Cortland did not have issues with its group, and took the challenge in stride, signing up more than 350 students. To help gain participants, Cortland held a sign-up event in September and created contests between dorms and administrative departments to reach the largest carbon footprint reduction.

Brown said the idea for the challenge began after the college participated in the Greenest Campus Challenge last year through Climate Culture. She said when Cortland saw how the website worked, it agreed to participate in the Climate Challenge as part of an effort to be more sustainable and keep the good aspects of the rivalry alive.

“We said it could be kind of fun to tweak the whole negative Cortaca Jug competition, which gets pretty ugly, and do a positive spin on it,” she said.

Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, coordinator for assistive technology and test administration services at Cortland, is helping to run the event, and said Cortland is happy with the students’ response so far. “[The challenge] goes right into our goal of becoming a more sustainable and greener campus in the future,” he said.

Cortland reduced its carbon footprint by 1.22 percent and saved 242,735 pounds of carbon dioxide since the competition began, according to the Climate Culture website.

Brown said even though the college could not participate fully, the experience fostered a positive competition between the two schools.

“It’s more about getting and engaging both communities and getting them working together to think about how they can make a positive impact together,” she said.

“Ultimately, we all win.”

See more from the Style Your Sole event at theithacan.org.

Shoes for a cause

Senior Jaime Bernstein-Ansaldi paints her TOMS shoes at the Style Your Sole event sponsored

by TOMS of Ithaca College on Friday in IC Square. TOMS was founded by Blake Mycoskie. For every pair of TOMS shoes sold, the company donates a new pair to a child in need.

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College & City Activist Bill McKibben to give keynote address Environmentalist and bestselling

author Bill McKibben will present the First Year Reading Initiative Keynote Address from 7 to 10 p.m. today in Emerson Suites.

M c K i b b e n , who has authored 10 books, is the founder of 350.org, an international MCKIBBEN environmental organization with a global grass roots climate change initiative. He also is a former New Yorker staff writer and Guggenheim Fellow.

The First Year Reading Initiative is a program for first-year students at the college to read and discuss one book with their peers and faculty. This year’s selected reading book was “Walden,” a classic by Henry David Thoreau.

Alumnus returns to Park to take on new position Chairman and chief executive

officer of 1Degree Media & Entertainment Company, Andrew H. Orgel ’74, has been named the Roy H. Park School of Communications’ first Assistant to the Dean for Industry Relations.

The new position was created to help the Park School create new relationships with important industry alumni and foundation leaders as well as to develop other sources of funding, internships, jobs and curriculum innovation at the school. Orgel will assist the dean in establishing and main-

taining these relationships.

Orgel is a television-radio graduate of the Park School. He spent six years with CBS News and was part of a start-up team that launched cable television networks such as MTV, A&E and Nickelodeon. He was named by Success Magazine as the man who “made TV interactive.”

He also is a frequent guest lecturer in the Park School. This past spring, he taught a 1-credit interdisciplinary course, “Media for Social Change,” which he designed himself.

Professor’s newest book showcases vivid imagery

Ron Jude, professor of cinema, photography and media arts, recently had a book of photographs published by The Ice Plant titled “emmett.”

The professor selected some of his early photographs he took in central Idaho in the early 1980s to use for JUDE the “emmett” collection. He enhanced the images with effects like filters and cheap telephoto lenses.

The publisher said the work “has the cohesive qualities of a dream — memories reorganized into a fictionalized narrative, imagery suffused with both an unsettling melancholy and the prismatic glow of youthful reverie.”

Jude has been teaching photography since 1993 and has been with the college since 1999.

His work has been exhibited at venues like the Photographers’ Gallery in London and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Student group to discuss current media problems The IC Progressive Discourse

Project will sponsor a discussion, “Today’s Media: Do student journalists report better than the Mainstream?,” from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Taughannock Falls room in the Campus Center.

The major topics of discussion will be Election Day and its results, the website Wikileaks as it relates to the first amendment, as well as the NPR vs. Fox News media war over Juan Williams, who was fired from NPR for comments he made on Fox News about fearing Muslims on planes.

The IC Progressive Discourse Project is a student organization that strives to bring critical discussion in important world topics to the college community.

School of Music to host composition competition The Ithaca College Choir will

perform the world premiere of “Dreams in the Dust” by René Clausen at 7 p.m. Saturday in Ford Hall at the 32nd annual Choral Competition Contest and Festival.

The event is free and will feature performances by six high school choirs. The choirs will be singing compositions that have been chosen as finalists for the national competition of newly composed works.

The winner will receive the

Public Safety Incident Log October 25 SAFETY HAZARD LOCATION: J-LOT SUMMARY: Caller reported antifreeze leaked from a vehicle. Speedy Dry applied and no harm caused to environment. Environmental Safety Specialist Mark Ross.

V & T VIOLATION LOCATION: Farm Pond Road SUMMARY: During a vehicle traffic stop, the driver was found to have a suspended license. Driver was issued uniform traffic tickets for the Town of Ithaca court for aggravated unlicensed operation and failure to keep right.

Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

IDENTITY THEFT LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person had made unauthorized purchases with a credit card. Incident occurred Oct. 23. Investigation pending.

Patrol Officer Jeff Austin.

October 26 CASE STATUS CHANGE LOCATION: Office of Public Safety SUMMARY: Officer identified the person who entered the Garden Apartments on Sept. 9 without permission. Two people were warned for responsibility of their guests. Patrol Officer Chris Teribury.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Grant Egbert Boulevard SUMMARY: During a vehicle traffic stop, the driver was issued a warning for inadequate headlights, and four people

were judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

BURGLARY LOCATION: West Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person entered a room and stole cash and a camera Oct. 25. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE LOCATION: Towers Dining Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person fell down stairs and sustained knee and ankle injuries. Person declined medical assistance from ambulance staff.

Master Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew.

October 27 SUSPICIOUS PERSON LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported a person sleeping in a lounge. Investigation pending. Sergeant Ron Hart.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Gannett Center SUMMARY: Cell phone found and turned in to Public Safety. Unknown owner.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Boothroyd Hall SUMMARY: Fire alarm activation caused by smoke detector being hit accidentally. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

October 28 LARCENY LOCATION: J-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown

Robert Campbell ’40, M.S. ’50 Endowed Choral Competition Prize.

Throughout the day of the competition, the participating high school choirs will be able to attend rehearsals and workshops. Selected composers will coach each of the choirs, who will perform the finalists’ works. The winning composition will be announced at the evening performance.

Students to coordinate 1-mile run to Commons Students from the Sport Man-

agement & Media Department at the college are coordinating the Finger Lakes Running Company’s first 1-Mile Downhill Dash that will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday.

The one-mile race is open to anyone interested and will start at the back entrance of the college on Coddington Road and follow Hudson Street down to the Commons.

Preregistration costs $8, and day-of registration is $10.

A Post Race Gathering at Finger Lakes Running & Triathlon Company will precede the race and will include food and prizes.

For more information, contact Down Hill Dash Race Director Chris Lotsbom at clotsbo1@ithaca.edu.

ITS to put new software on college computers Ithaca College’s Information

Technology Services will soon be putting McAffee’s Host Intrusion Prevention System as well as SiteAdvisor protection tools on most faculty and staff Windows XP computers at the college.

HIPS is designed to block sys-

tem-level processes associated with computer-harming behavior, while SiteAdvisor blocks websites that are known to distribute computer-harming software. The software will be installed automatically starting Monday.

Ithaca groups and stores to honor local veterans The Tompkins County Veterans

Day Committee will hold its 91st annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. today at DeWitt Park.

While the ceremony will honor all veterans, this year will specially honor Cold War veterans who served between 1945 and 1991.

The Sciencenter will also honor the holiday by granting free admission to veterans and active duty service men and women and their families today. A valid military I.D. is required for free admission.

Veterans will also be honored with free car washes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at East Hill Car Wash.

City of Ithaca’s request for redesign grant denied The City of Ithaca’s request for

a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation has been denied.

The city hoped to receive a $10 million grant to fund local infrastructure projects such as the Commons redesign but now has to locate other sources of funding.

The Transportation Investment Generating Economy Recovery II, or “TIGER II” grant, goes toward projects that address sustainability and economic needs in American metropolitan areas.

selected entries from October 25 to October 31

person stole a GPS unit from a vehicle between Oct. 18 and Oct 23.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Bruce Holmstock.

determined no threat was made and no knife was displayed. One person restricted from the campus. Patrol Officer Steven Yaple.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person threw a rock and broke a window.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

October 29 MAKING GRAFFITI LOCATION: Lower Campus SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person wrote on a sidewalk. Pending investigation. Sergeant Ron Hart.

LARCENY LOCATION: Lower Campus SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole a bike. Investigation pending.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Landon Hall SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

October 30 LARCENY LOCATION: Lower Campus SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person stole a bike. Investigation pending.

Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT LOCATION: L-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported being threatened with a knife. Officers

October 31 CRIMINAL POSS. OF STOLEN PROPERTY LOCATION: O-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported people in possession of a parking sign. Two people judicially referred for criminal possession of stolen property. Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Three people judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Master Patrol Officer Erik Merlin.

CRIMINAL POSS. OF STOLEN PROPERTY LOCATION: L-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported a person in possession of a barricade. One person judicially referred for criminal possession of stolen property. Master Patrol Officer George Whitmore.

UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL LOCATION: L-Lot SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol, open container and failure to comply with a college official. Safety Officer Kenneth Field.

UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL LOCATION: Circle Lot 9 SUMMARY: One person judicially referred for underage possession of alcohol and failure to comply with a college official.

Safety Officer Kenneth Field.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged an exit sign. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Andrew Schneider.

MEDICAL ASSIST/ILLNESS RELATED LOCATION: Hood Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a person having an allergic reaction. Person was transported to CMC by ambulance.

Master Patrol Erik Merlin.

MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED LOCATION: Hood Hall SUMMARY: Caller reported a light fixture fell and struck a person in the head.

Medical assistance was declined. Patrol Officer Mark Denicola.

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

Key cmc – Cayuga Medical Center CCV – College Code Violation DWI – Driving while intoxicated IFD – Ithaca Fire Department IPD – Ithaca Police Department MVA – Motor vehicle accident RA – Resident assistant SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol V&T – Vehicle and Transportation

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Less work, more quality

Lightening the load for faculty would result in less stress and more time to give to students’ education

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hile Ithaca College discusses how to lower faculty course loads to lessen the stressful tenure application process, it’s important to remember that lightening faculty workload will also lead to a better quality of education for students.

The college is known for its smaller class sizes and ability for students to contact faculty members easily. When prospective students visit the college, there is an emphasis on the small faculty-to-student ratio. But more courses for professors means there is less time and access for students to interact with faculty. By teaching more courses, faculty may also feel exhausted and stressed while applying for tenure. Their lectures may become tedious to students, and students may not receive the quality of education that the college stresses when faculty are over-worked.

If faculty’s workloads were decreased to 18 credit hours of teaching, faculty would have more time to devote to their classes. With fewer classes and students to be concerned about, professors will be more accessible for the students they are teaching. It would also give faculty the opportunity to publish more research for the tenure process and decrease their levels of stress.

Interim provost Gregory Woodward said that decreasing teaching loads is a goal to work toward in the IC20/20 plan. But if all faculty members moved to an 18-credit-hour course load, it could cost the college millions of dollars to fill in the empty course slots. The college is urged to make cuts on unnecessary spending where it can. New academic programs that will put more strains on professors should not be created. Where the college can make cuts, it should look at those departments.

By lightening faculty workload, the college can better foster the quality of a student’s education.

The best Choice The Ithacan urges the search committee to choose Abidoun Goke-Patriola

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s the search committee moves toward selecting a new provost, The Ithacan urges the committee to choose finalist Abiodun Goke-Pariola.

On paper, Goke-Pariola is the strongest finalist.

As the provost and vice president for academic affairs for the past four years at Otterbein University, a private institution in Ohio, he has the most experience as a college administrator. Goke-Pariola has also had experience as dean of the humanities, arts and social sciences at Berry College in Georgia.

Of the three finalists, Goke-Pariola has the most impressive résumé.

During interviews this week, he demonstrated his qualifications. Goke-Pariola came to his sessions with an understanding of the IC20/20 plan. It is significant for the next provost to have familiarity with this vision. Goke-Pariola also has a strong understanding of the importance of faculty and student engagement to the success of a college.

The college needs a provost that will engage with faculty and students. Goke-Pariola’s previous experience illustrates that he has this communicative ability. His background as a college leader and his past success with strategic visions and community learning show that he can help the college succeed with future goals.

your letters Provost editorial falls short

I wanted to thank The Ithacan for its recent editorial, “Choosing a new leader,” concerning the selection of a new provost. Urging the search committee to not only “pick the right fit for Ithaca College” but also to “choose the candidate who best suits the college” was both courageous and nuanced. So too was the accompanying cartoon, wherein four people are standing.

Perhaps Dormin’ Norman (actually my favorite part of the paper) should appear in the cartoon next issue?

Max Barth ’12

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I’m probably just going to stay in.”

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Students partake in mental health conference

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lison Malmon, creator of Active Minds stated, “Not everyone has mental illness, but everyone has mental health.”

Active Minds originated in 2001 as a studentrun organization to increase mental health awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Active Minds groups are changing the conversation about mental health all across the United States and Canada. Last weekend, 14 members of Ithaca College’s Active Minds chapter atErin Irby tended the National Mental Health on Campus Conference at Montclair State University to help “shape a growing movement.”

The conference began with Active Mind’s “Send Silence Packing” display, which included 1,100 backpacks to represent each and every student that dies annually on college campuses from suicide.

Seeing the 1,100 backpacks lined up in an assembly room resonated with each member of IC Active Minds. It not only gave a tangible presence for the deaths that occur every year, but it also motivated people to further reduce the stigma behind mental illness in order to allow others to feel comfortable about seeking help. The three-day event included speaker presentations, collaborative meetings with chapters in the upstate New York region and programming idea sessions to further increase awareness of mental health issues.

Throughout the conference, attendees were told positive interpersonal dialogue has been proven to change negative preconceptions of seeking help for mental health issues. Because of this, IC Active Minds is changing the conversation about mental health through its very own Speak Your Mind panels. SYM panels consist of students who have been personally affected

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Ithaca College students, with actress Brittany Snow, center, attend the Active Mind’s National Mental Health on Campus Conference on Sunday at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J.

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by or know someone who has been affected by mental illness. SYM panels offer an open, honest and personal discussion of the emergence of mental illness on college campuses. The panels will also give a voice to the positive and transformative effects of seeking help in the quest for mental wellbeing.

Post Secret founder Frank Warren did a presentation that was a highlight for many who attended. He stated that there are two kinds of secrets: those we keep from others and those we keep from ourselves. The purpose of his campaign is to provide a social community in order to attack stigmas surrounding mental illness. The

conference ended with an appearance by actress Brittany Snow and a presentation of her “Love is Louder” campaign, which hopes to inspire positivity and kindness to combat the recent bullying and hate in current events. Snow told her story of being bullied in high school, suffering from depression and coping with an eating disorder.

She is now focused on working with Active Minds to increase the conversation about mental health, to spread the word of recovery and to say that indeed, love is louder.

Erin Irby is a junior intergrated marketing communications major. E-mail her at eirby1@ithaca.edu.

Guest commentary

CSCRE celebrates 10th anniversary with speakers

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any people only know the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity because of its high profile discussion series, but it is an academic unit — endowed by Ithaca College’s board of trustees — Asma Barlas that delivers a curriculum focused on African, Latino/a, Asian and Native-American people.

The Center has two minors, in African Diaspora and Latino/a Studies, and we are now working to develop the last one in AsianAmerican Studies.

This year, the CSCRE is celebrating its 10th anniversary and, in connection with that, we have hosted two popular events as part of our discussion series, “Centering the Margins.” In September, we brought Bobby Sanabria to campus and, in October, bell hooks. Next semester will also feature several speakers and a performance by DJ Spooky.

The Center’s academic and extra-curricular programming aims to make visible the marginalization of ALANA groups as well as the implications of this marginalization for U.S. society. By marginalization, the Center’s faculty means everything from racial hierarchies, power differentials and systemic exclusion/ exploitation to the destruction and

Weiser’s Domain

Paula Ioanide, assistant professor in the Center for Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, speaks Monday in Clark Lounge for the center’s series.

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oppression of people of color. These are obviously complex and difficult issues to speak about which may explain the national curricular silence around them.

Even on our own campus, an ALANA-focused curriculum is of recent vintage since it was only in 1998 that a committee was tasked to look into developing an Ethnic Studies program. (Of the many faculty and administrators on this committee, only four of us remain at the college: Julian Euell, Naeem Inayatullah, Tanya Saunders and I).

As a result, when the Center was founded, it was behind the times because the college was too.

But in some ways, the Center

was also ahead of its time because the Ethnic Studies committee that recommended establishing it visualized it as having a campuswide mandate and being crossdisciplinary in nature. As a result, the CSCRE, which is housed in the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies, has a breadth of outreach that is difficult for school/disciplinary specific initiatives. Its minors draw on courses from all five schools and faculty from all the schools also serve on its advisory board.

This range and mode of collaboration enables enormous creativity and innovation on our campus.

The CSCRE’s intellectual,

epistemic and methodological approach to the curriculum is also innovative in that the faculty who conceptualized it wanted it to emphasize the interconnectedness of human life and social reality.

Among other things, this means critically interrogating all those binaries — for instance, between self/other, inside/outside, black/ white, local/global — that make their connections invisible. To this end, most CSCRE’s courses enable students to study the self in relation to the other, to use historical and comparative approaches in understanding people’s experiences, to appreciate how theory and practice inform one another, to critique the processes of knowledge construction and to see the U.S. as being part of a larger world.

In the two years the CSCRE’s minors have been on the books, we have had more than 30 students register for them — more than we had expected. Some of them are now pressing for a major, and, in light of student interest as well as a felt curricular need, we are considering a major in Comparative Race Studies.

This is the Center’s next challenge and all its faculty — Sean Eversley Bradwell, Paula Ioanide, Gustavo Licon and I — are determinedly working to meet it, with the college’s support.

Asma Barlass is a professor and program director for the CSCRE. E-mail her at abarlas@ithaca.edu.

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

y first job was working in the Gardening Department at Kmart.

I rode my bike down the street to drop off my application and landed my first formal job — arguably because of my expert shopping-cart gathering skills and not my nonexistent knowledge of the difference between pesticides and perennials.

From operating the cash register to paging people over the central speaker system when I didn’t know how to credit someone for returning a bag of mulch, technology is inevitably connected with the business world. With the birth of Twitter and other social media, new technologies also provide an alternative way to find jobs — instead of a bicycle and a No. 2 pencil.

Companies are making a shift to incorporate social media into the hiring process. LinkedIn is a perfect example of how businesses are beginning to adapt to social media and benefit from already established connections.

Businesses will also use Facebook posts or tweets as new methods to search for potential employees. It’s not out of place to inquire on job openings using a simple “@reply” to companies on Twitter.

The White House has also tapped into this social networking keg of information. Members of the Monster.com community can now jump over to Monster’s Facebook page and post questions for the Obama Administration about America’s employment climate. The White House will address the questions that get the most “likes.”

It’s in a company’s benefit to broadcast to the people that follow them when there’s a position open because it’s obvious those individuals are interested in the business. It’s like when I bought the limited edition box set of the “Gilmore Girls” complete series — obviously there’s a fan base there, and the addition of a bonus content DVD only increased my desire to have it.

But the hiring process isn’t the only area of the job hunt that’s experiencing technological benefits.

Smartphone apps are just one more way technology has changed the hiring process. With mobile apps that allow you to manage resumes, scan business cards for contact information and even make face-to-face video calls, they allow the recruitment process to be accomplished from a phone.

As the job market expands, so will social networks. Soon, more companies will begin using these connections to find qualified people to fill available positions — which reminds me, if I don’t want to wind up back in the Gardening Department at Kmart, I should probably remove “Weed whacking” from my Facebook interests.

andrew weiser is a senior journalism major. E-mail him at aweiser1@ithaca.edu

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Sophomore Zack Turner practices fire spinning, an art from the Philippines, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands on Friday. Turner spins with two other students. michelle Boulé/The IThacan

performances that use fire.

Turner and Aldrich perform fire poi, For most people, any hobby that would a practice that was started by indigenous sacrifice a dreadlock would cease to ex- people in New Zealand and later spread to ist on their list of favorite things to do. beach resorts and party scenes as a tourist But one dreadlock-less sophomore Zack attraction. Poi consists of two chains with Turner still loves to play with fire. a Kevlar wick on each end. The performer “I was spinning out in the woods, and dips the wicks into fuel, squeezes out the I looked over and saw that excess liquid and then lights the wicks on my dread caught on fire,” fire, spinning them around to create dazhe said. “You catch on To see a video zling patterns and mesmerizing shadows. fire every once in awhile. of the group Turner said he first spun fire three performing, visit That’s always a rush.” years ago while on a trip with a Buddhist theithacan.org.

Turner and his Caravan in India after watching a friend in friends, junior Todd Aldrich and senior a fire tribe perform. He said after he was Dana Miraglia, practice fire spinning, handed the chains, his nerves left him litan art form that originated in the Phil- tle room for creativity. ippines, Southeast Asia and the Pacific “It was this huge roar of fire on both Islands. Classified as a “flow art,” fire sides of me,” he said. “I was doing the most spinning is a broad category of artistic basic moves. I pretty much made two big circles the entire time. It was intimidating, but it was so invigorating that I knew I had to do it again.”

Since then, Turner has brought the art form to Ithaca College and the city and has spun with ICircus and at 2009’s Apple Festival on The Commons. This year the group performed at Earthdance 2010.

Aldrich said Turner sparked his interest in poi after he saw him perform at a party last winter. He spun for the first time in the spring of last year.

“The first time I spun fire, I probably had a few too many drinks,” he said. “Zack handed the poi to me, and I twirled them around a little bit. He lent me a practice pair for awhile, and when I decided I wanted to continue learning, I bought my own pair online.”

Junior Todd Aldrich performs fire poi, a form of spinning.

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not as difficult as it looks.

“It’s not a big learning curve,” he said.

“At first a pattern may seem impossible, but after a week or so of practicing, it’s automatic. It’s more of being aware of how the poi are moving and learning how your body has to move in relation.”

Aldrich’s roommate, sophomore Devin Castaldi-Micca, said he enjoys watching Aldrich spin because of the aesthetics involved in the art.

“It’s really neat to watch,” he said. “It creates these really cool patterns. It’s just entertaining to watch.”

While Miraglia has practiced poi, her specialty is in fire hooping, another type of fire spinning. Fire hooping uses a hulahoop with 6- to 7-inch metal rods along the outer rim, resembling a wheel with protruding spokes.

While Miraglia is proficient at hooping, she said the skill took time to acquire.

“I couldn’t even hula-hoop in the fall of last year,” she said. “A couple months later, I got really into it, and I was able to do all sorts of tricks. I watched a lot of videos on YouTube of hula-hoopers, and when I learned about fire hooping I knew I had to try it.”

Miraglia said her fear of hooping with fire is what encouraged her to try it.

“I like to try things that I’m afraid of,” she said. “Life is not a spectator sport.”

Aldrich said the three take safety precautions every time they spin. They use rubber gloves to squeeze the extra fuel out of the Kevlar wicks, spin off the remaining fuel before lighting up and keep a spotter nearby with a wet towel to extinguish fires.

The group also wears tight-fitted clothing and avoids using artificial products in their hair that could catch on fire.

Aldrich said besides taking precautions, the key to avoiding accidents is to remain confident while spinning.

“You have to respect the fact that it’s dangerous,” he said. “At the same time, you can’t be scared of it. Otherwise you’ll overthink it. That’s when it

becomes more dangerous.”

Aldrich knows firsthand the dangers of the art. He said in addition to having no hair left on his forearms, a Halloween performance at a Cornell University friend’s party left him scrambling to extinguish a fire that had ignited his back in flames.

“I didn’t get all the fuel off my right poi, and when I did a move behind my back, it sprayed along the back of my T-shirt,” he said. “It just lit up. It had been raining, so I lay down on the ground and snuffed it out.”

Aldrich, Turner and Miraglia spin almost daily in driveways and backyards.

Aldrich said the group would like to show their skills to a wider audience.

“We’ve talked about starting a school club or getting a larger community involved,” he said. “We’d love for people to ask us to spin at their parties. For us, it’s not a way to make money. It’s a hobby.”

Turner said the trance of spinning is what keeps him passionate about the art.

“The best part is getting into the fluid motion and not even realizing what you’re doing,” he said. “Once you realize to let go of the definition of what you’re trying to do, it gets much easier and more fun.”

Senior Dana Miraglia practices fire hooping.

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This week’s hits and misses

Assistant Accent Editor Kelsey Fowler spills the details on Starbucks’ autumn espresso drinks.

Hot

Pumpkin Spice Latte A quintessential fall drink, this blend of espresso, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and steamed milk topped with sweetened whipped cream is the perfect complement to a breezy autumn day. A sweet and spicy pumpkin flavor has coffee lovers coming back for this drink each fall. The pumpkin is subtle enough to not overwhelm the coffee flavor but strong enough to add a fresh taste that sets it apart from any other regular spiced latte. Iced or hot, this drink serves up a delicious drink full of fall flavor.

Show and tell

Online Media Editor Kaydi Poirier teaches students from the Watkins Glen Middle School newspaper club about multimedia journalism in The Ithacan office. The students visited the college to take a tour of the Roy H. Park School of Communications on Monday.

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Lukewarm

Toffee Mocha Starbucks’ newest drink for the fall mixes espresso, toffee sauce, fresh steamed milk and cocoa powder together in a steamy and smooth chocolate coffee concoction. The toffee flavor ends up tasting like a blend of hazelnut and vanilla, with a hint of caramel. However, as warming as the toffee flavor is, it is still missing the satisfying crunch of eating real toffee.

The caramel enhances the chocolate flavor, giving the mocha a candybar taste. On the verge of being too sweet, the drink is missing the dynamic flavors that make the pumpkin latte so satisfying.

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Eggnog Latte Eggnog is an acquired taste, but even fans of it will find it difficult to manage this latte. With espresso, steamed eggnog and milk topped with ground nutmeg, the Starbucks eggnog latte combines two flavors that are just not meant to go together: coffee simply doesn’t belong with the heavy, thick and creamy taste of eggnog. It’s hard to imagine the holiday season without drinking eggnog, but this is one drink Starbucks should have left for the milkman to deliver — not their baristas.

blog week of

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Blog Replaces Celebrity Faces And Names With Types of Bread

The blog “Bread People” on tumblr.com is a simultaneously frightening yet intriguing concept — re-working the names and faces of celebrities to include a specific type of bread.

From Betty Whitebread and Renee Pretzellweger to Rye Romano and Pumpernickelas Cage, the clever name puns almost make up for the scary — albeit well-done — photoshopped photos of the bread heads. Author Adam Malamut updates the blog every day with three or four new famous bread people.

There’s also a humorous FAQ section on the blog detailing how long bread people live and if they eat each other.

— Kelsey Fowler

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Woman Solves Game Show Puzzle After Guessing Only One Letter

The game show “Wheel of Fortune” has contestants guessing letters to fill in the blanks on word puzzles, and usually it takes a few rounds between the three participants to solve one phrase. However, a YouTube video shows a recent contestant, Caitlin Burke, correctly solving the phrase “I’ve got a good feeling about this” after only guessing one letter: L. The video clearly shows host Pat Sajak’s surprise at the astonishing solve.

Burke won a vacation to the Caribbean for solving the puzzle.

— Kelsey Fowler

quoteunquote They address her as ‘Governor Palin,’ which is like calling me ‘Dairy Queen Employee.’ I was once, but I quit.

— Comedian Tina Fay on Late Night with David Letterman, describing Sarah Palin’s current job as a contributor for Fox News.

celebrity

OOPS!

Miley’s mom has affair

Teen pop princess Miley Cyrus has faced plenty of controversy in recent years about racy photographs and inappropriate music videos, but suddenly it’s her family that’s forced into the spotlight.

On Oct. 27, Cyrus’ dad, Billy Ray, filed for divorce from his wife Tish, citing “irreconcilable differences.” According to “Us Weekly,” Cyrus’ mom alledgedly had an affair with rocker Bret Michaels, most famously known for his sleazy VH1 show “Rock of Love.”

Supposedly, Billy Ray learned of the infidelity and filed for divorce after 17 years of marriage.

Miley Cyrus and Michaels sang a duet “Nothing to Lose” together in February, and he became close to the Cyrus family.

Michaels’ rep denies the allegations, as does Cyrus’ rep.

— Kelsey Fowler

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‘Scoundrels’ glamorous story shines with truth

by Kerry Tkacik Contributing Writer

While many Ithaca College students only venture to Cornell University to party and attend concerts, some students at the college go to Cornell several times a week to rehearse and perfect their passion for theater.

Melodramatics Theatre Company Inc. will present its 13th student-run musical, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and next week from Thursday to Nov. 20 in Risley Theatre at Cornell University.

The Melodramatics Theatre Company Inc. If you Go opens its auditions to “Dirty Rotten both Cornell University Scoundrels” and Ithaca College stuWhen: 8 p.m. dents with the goal of today to Saturday producing diverse and and Thursday to exemplary shows.

Nov. 20 This year’s musiWhere: Risley Theatre at cal comedy follows Cornell University two conmen’s antics How much: $10 traveling along the for students and French Riviera as they $20 for general compete to swindle admission the money out of naïve Christine Colgate, an innocent American. Older, seasoned professional Lawrence faces off against young, arrogant Freddy in a bet to decide who gets to secure the territory for future cons and who has to leave town.

Sophomore Sarah Charles, who plays the female lead, Christine, said “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” presents the lighter side of musical theater and gives the cast the opportunity to let loose and show off its funny side.

“It’s not a show that really takes itself seriously, so I get to take risks and really put myself out there,” Charles said.

Timothy Dyster, a junior at Cornell and assistant director, said this show takes a different direction than shows the Melodramatics have done in the past.

“There’s a great change in tone in this show,” he said. “It’s much more alive, in-yourface comedy.”

Bryan Botti, a senior at Cornell and director

From left, junior Kristen Mixter (Muriel Eubanks) and senior Alex Mogil (Andre) rehearse at St. Luke Lutheran Church on Friday. The show follows two conmen on the French Riviera.

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of the show, said beneath all the laughs lies the moral of the story, which is complicated.

“There is a certain truth under any story, even with all the glitz and glamour, and that truth is often problematically dark,” Botti said.

“The fact here is that the two guys are robbing these old ladies, but they do it with such style

and grace that it seems OK, and we laugh at that. But in reality, they’re thieves.”

Senior Alex Mogil, who has performed with Melodramatics three times before and plays Andre, Lawrence’s right-hand man, said this is the most light-hearted show he has ever done with the company. Because theatrical

comedy can often be a hit or miss, Mogil said the cast is not taking anything for granted.

“With this show the biggest challenge is being prepared for people not to laugh,” he said. “Practicing the scenes, we’ll start laughing ourselves.

It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the idea that the audience is going to fall in love with the show.”

Mogil said having cast members from Cornell and the college combine their specialties produces a balance in the troupe.

While Cornell focuses on dramas, the college contributes a talent for musical theater. He said the two skill sets come together to produce Melodramatics’ musical productions.

The production is set in the modern day, and the action will take place on a colorful set that includes a grand staircase and several palm trees. The competition of con artistry concludes with a surprise ending.

One challenge that several cast members faced was mastering different accents for the show. Lawrence speaks with a British or German accent, depending on his victim and the nature of his con. Andre, an older French gentleman, speaks with a French accent. Mogil said mastering the speech wasn’t an easy task.

“My accent was kind of scary when I first came in,” said Mogil. “It was frustrating because at least British or German is very specific, where the French accent is so wandering.”

“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” as a comedy presents the cast of Melodramatics with the challenge of good timing. Dyster said the cast members perfected this through rigorous rehearsal that made them go above and beyond what was expected.

“It’s all about finding new moments every time you perform a show and the willingness to give thought outside of the process,” Dyster said.

Dyster said while he looks forward to the completion of the show, the troupe is always sad to see the curtain drop for the final time.

“There’s a sense of accomplishment that you made it through six fantastic showings, but there’s always a sadness because this group of people who you have essentially been spending 20 hours a week with for 12 weeks are no longer going to be a part of your daily life,” Dyster said.

“It’s definitely a very bittersweet feeling.”

Ink Shop celebrates decade of art

by Shea O’Meara Staff Writer

After earning a graduate degree from SUNY-Oswego, Pamela Drix came to Ithaca to find there was no studio for local artists outside of the city’s colleges. Ten years later, the Ink Shop is celebrating a decade of artistic talent and community.

Located on the second floor of the Community School of Music and Arts, the Ink Shop is a cooperative not-for-profit gallery and art studio run by volunteers to give artists a place to produce and display their work.

From Friday to To see a video Jan. 15, the shop is of the opening reception of celebrating 10 years Decadia, visit of existence with the theithacan.org.

Decadia Portfolio Exchange exhibit, which is free and open to the public.

Drix, a member of the shop’s board of directors and lecturer of art at Ithaca College, is one of four founders of the Ink Shop. Alongside co-founders Gregory Page, Mirri Amina and Christa Wolf, Drix spent three weeks in Ireland scouting out studio set-ups to start the Ink Shop.

The shop has had three locations and more than 100 shows in its first decade. Its current exhibit is its largest show to date and marks the first time patrons can buy a piece of artwork on the spot, instead of having to wait for the exhibit to end.

Though not part of the celebration, the Ink Shop is also housing a

Print Salon, a collection of prints made by past and present Ink Shop members being sold at discounted prices, ranging from $45 to $400, to benefit the shop’s programs.

The Decadia Exchange is a portfolio of prints made by 18 local Ink Shop artists focused on celebrating the shop’s anniversary.

Drix said Decadia is a combination of acadia and decade, and the exhibit is meant to support the shop’s success and look forward to its future.

“Acadia refers to our hope and future and current status as a place for artists to be creative and support one another and also hope for the future of sharing and growing in this endeavor,” she said. “And decade is of course celebrating 10 years.”

The Decadia exhibit required each artist to make 25 prints — 18 to be exchanged with other artists, one to be archived with the Ink Shop and the rest to be sold.

Kumi Korf, a local artist and former professor of art who has worked with the Ink Shop since its beginnings, said the artists’ willingness to create 25 prints showed their passion.

“That is the most exciting thing — people want to do this work,” she said.

Korf created a print for the exhibit and said it was Ithaca’s natural beauty that inspired her creation.

“Verse” shows blue and green swirling shapes that often cross to create darker color formations.

“Generally speaking, my inspiration comes from observing what I

see in Ithaca — the nature,” she said.

“Luckily we have very beautiful sights physically. Quite often I am very moved by what I see.”

Page, associate professor of art at Cornell University, is an Ink Shop board member and co-founder. He said his print was inspired by his appreciation for horticulture and belief that the Ink Shop will continue to grow. “Motifs of My Backyard: Horse Tails” depicts a dark green and black shape with light brown lines across it.

“There’s a type of plant in my yard that’s very persistent,” he said. “It’s called a horse tail, and that’s something I wanted to have in that image — a kind of indicator of something that’s going to be here for a long time.”

Junior Jiné Andreozzi, who interns at the Ink Shop to develop its web presence and bring the shop more recognition in the community, said the Ink Shop is a good tool for people to use to develop their art.

“The Ink Shop in general is a great resource that a lot of people don’t know about, especially for people who are interested in the arts but maybe don’t have time for a class on campus,” she said.

The Ink Shop’s yearly memberships come in two forms: artist associates are open to anyone and cost $350, and printmaker associates require the artist to submit a portfolio to receive a key to the shop and cost $500. The shop also offers art classes for learning skills from InDesign and Photoshop to screening and

From left, Wade Greenberg and Lindsay Warners study art in the Decadia exhibit at the Ink Shop. The show celebrates the shop’s 10 years in Ithaca.

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etching. A typical class costs $220 for four three-hour sessions.

Drix said the shop’s relaxed policy regarding what artists create encourages artists’ personal style.

“We really wanted to celebrate the diversity and the beautiful array of styles and techniques that our artists use,” Drix said. “We don’t proport a certain stylistic kind of manifesto to our artists. We really try to encourage individuality as much as possible, and

that’s what this show really expresses.”

Page said the Ink Shop is a valued presence in Ithaca because it brings attention to printmaking.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for the Ithaca community to have an operation like the Ink Shop — one [that supports] a unique type of art form — printmaking,” Page said.

“To have that here is pretty phenomenal, and it doesn’t happen in a lot of communities.”

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 2010 Students of SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College: Officials from both colleges recently met to discuss the November 13 varsity football game being hosted this year at SUNY Cortland. This year’s game is the 69th meeting of our varsity football teams vying, of course, for possession of the Cortaca Jug. We are all very proud of the accomplishments of both teams and believe that the game this year will once again be a great one.

As a fan, you can expect to see an outstanding contest on the field. Both teams and the coaching staffs have worked hard since late August to have successful seasons. The Cortland vs. Ithaca game will provide the players and coaches with a great challenge and the fans with a fun-filled, exciting afternoon. The stadium gates open at 11 a.m., kickoff is at noon.

For your information, Time Warner Cable is scheduled to televise the Cortaca Jug game live on local access channels in both the Cortland and Ithaca areas. The game will also be broadcast live on two radio stations -WXHC (101.5 FM) in Cortland (www.wxhc.com) and WICB (91.7 FM) in Ithaca (www.wicb.org).

For Ithaca fans traveling to Cortland, you will note that the New York State Police, the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Department as well as other agencies will be patrolling the highways and will be working at the game. In recent years, police officials in Tompkins and Cortland counties have set up check points before and after the game to apprehend those who are drinking and driving. If you are over 21 years old and choose to drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation and please do not drive! Further, no one will be allowed in the game venue with beverages of any kind. No backpacks, bags, umbrellas or containers of any kind will be permitted in the stadium, and security personnel will ask spectators to open coats for inspection. Items confiscated will not be returned. Numerous electronic video and audio recording devices will be in place throughout the stadium for this game, and potential law breakers are forewarned that these recordings will be made available to law enforcement authorities should the need arise.

As a football fan, your behavior at the game will reflect on your college. Please be supportive of your team, cheering good play and encouraging the players to do their best. Do not become involved in behavior that will embarrass yourself, your football team or your college. Cheers that include vulgarity or demean players, coaches, officials or fans have no place at this or any other game. Throwing objects on the field, at players, coaches, officials or fans will not be tolerated. In addition, fighting or other serious acts will result in criminal arrest and, when appropriate, on-campus judicial action to include possible suspension or expulsion.

This game has a long and wonderful history. The players and coaches have worked too hard to have the game tarnished by the actions of a few fans. Good sportsmanship on and off the field will make this an event that we will remember fondly for years to come.

Sincerely, C. Gregory Sharer Vice President for Student Affairs, SUNY Cortland Brian McAree Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life, Ithaca College

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November 13, 2010

To All Ithaca College Fans, As the regular season winds down, the anticipation for the Cortaca Jug can be felt throughout campus. This tradition is something that we as a football team look forward to year round. We take pride in representing our legacy and the Ithaca College student body against our opponents, especially against Cortland.

As players, we love the atmosphere created by the fans, and we appreciate the support we receive. The great attendance and participation of the student body is a big part of what makes this game so special. In saying this, we also have to acknowledge some of the behavior that can negatively affect the atmosphere. Disrespect shown towards players on either side of the ball as well as towards officials has no place at the Jug. Vulgarity and obscene gestures are unnecessary and can offend other spectators such as family members of players. There is no room for altercations with opposing fans. Please leave the physicality to us on the field. We expect an atmosphere of excitement and intensity, but this does not have to come at the cost of respect. Our football team takes pride in representing Ithaca College because of its reputation and class. We walk with a swagger onto the field because we know that we are prepared to represent a tradition that doesn’t need to be profane or disrespectful to be noticed.

This rivalry is very strong and has a great deal of emotion tied to it. However, if the people that are participating in the game can show respect and shake hands after the game, there is no reason for our fans to show disrespect by taking destructive action such as storming the field. You have to respect all the guys laying it on the line in this game, even if some of them are wearing red.

We love the support that you provide and appreciate hearing you guys cheer from the opening kick off to the final whistle. Please represent our school in a way that makes us proud to represent you. We hope to see you all there on November 13th, loud and proud to be Bombers.

Sincerely, Captains - Dave Ahonen, Dan Higgins, Dan Ruffrage, Thomas Vossler

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Kid Cudi ends concert on upbeat note

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by Alexandra Evans Assistant News Editor

Saturday’s Kid Cudi concert at Cornell University’s Barton Hall was more like one-third of a Kid Cudi concert. He didn’t enter the stage until almost two hours into the night, giving the first two performers more time than they should have had for their sets. But when Kid Cudi Kid Cudi finally did grace the stage, the Barton Hall concert instantly turned 180 deat Cornell grees away from mediocre.

University Kanye West pulled Cleveland, Ohio native Kid Cudi onto the music scene, and it seems Cudi is doing the same thing for Chip the Ripper, the concert’s opening act. Kid Cudi may have some talent, but he doesn’t have the ability to spot it.

New artists need to burst onto the rap scene, not nestle into it. Chip’s lyrics were all about girls, partying and weed ­­— typical, cliché and offensive. “I like my girls how I like my blunts, and that’s two going at once,” he raps. Newbie Chip doesn’t have the level of fame yet for people to disregard his blatant sexism. Physically, he looked stiff and exhausted despite bringing virtually zero energy on stage.

Cee Lo Green, a member of Gnarls Barkley and the concert’s second act, told the audience “tonight you can call me Gnarls” and unexpectedly broke into “Smile,” a song known by fans of the band.

“Crazy” was presented like a live mash-up; Green’s lyrics were accompanied by interchanging background tunes, which made for a danceable treat still sprinkled with a throwback feeling of 2007’s “St. Elsewhere” album.

Though Green’s performance was enjoyable, the sound quality wasn’t. His set sounded like static ringtones created by recording a song playing on the radio. This unfortunate setback inevitably brought down the quality of his performance.

During painfully long waiting periods between performers, the crowd obviously became restless.

People screamed “We want Cudi!” as others ruthlessly pushed and shoved each other. Perhaps there was a problem with the microphone connection, because crew members looked confused as they got the stage ready for Kid Cudi.

When Kid Cudi entered to wild applause, he began singing, but he couldn’t be heard. Whether this

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” presented by Standing Room Only Performing Arts Company, is a rock musical that tells the tale of a fictional band fronted by a transgender singer.

The show begins at 10:30 p.m. in IC Square. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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The Rainbow Gala is a prom sponsored by the House of Roy and Standing Room Only Performing Arts Company. The LGBT-friendly dance starts in Klingenstein Lounge at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $5 at the door with a semi-formal dress code.

“The Knight of the Burning Pestle” is a farce performed by

Hip-hop artist Kid Cudi performs Saturday at Barton Hall at Cornell University. While his set lasted 45 minutes, his two opening acts took close to two hours to perform, leaving the crowd impatient.

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was a problem with the microphone or if he was just singing too softly is unclear. As he started his second song, “Revofev,” his voice could be heard, but the music still overpowered him.

The sound problems became less of an issue when he got to “Ghost!” His passion for his music was apparent with the smile that stayed plastered on his face. He jumped around the stage singing “Mr. Rager,” “Man on the Moon” and “Soundtrack to My Life.” These songs are usually slow on the album, but Kid Cudi presented them as amplified, faster-paced versions, which engaged the audience well.

Chip the Ripper came to life when he joined Cudi on stage to sing their duet “All Talk.” It seemed being on stage with Cudi gave Chip a level of extra energy he lacked during his solo act. The two shared a great deal of chemistry, delivering a solid, clean number.

Twice during the show, Kid Cudi gave heartfelt

speeches that illustrated the poetic truth his songs are made from. He talked about his surprise that he became so popular, as well as about people who start to hate others when they become successful.

His second talk was geared toward his college-aged audience, saying “All that matters is what you want to believe — what you want to do.”

Kid Cudi ended the concert with his latest, wellknown song, “Pursuit of Happiness,” which didn’t sound as clean as the CD version. But for the crowd, this didn’t seem to be a problem as they danced and sang along.

Though Saturday’s concert was full of sound problems and a boring opening act, the apparent passion Kid Cudi brought to his performance made up for all other difficulties. As Cudi finished his last song, he yelled out, “I love you, Cornell!” As the crowd fanatically screamed, jumped and waved their hands, it was apparent they loved him too.

’80s influences ring true in band’s premiere album

by Jared Dionne staff writer

Calling new-wave outfit Violens children of the 1980s would be a vast understatement. The New York trio is so enamored with ’80s musical styles that it’s almost unbelievable. On their Violens debut full-length re“Amoral” lease, “Amoral,” the Friendly Fire band breaks out the Our rating: synthesizers and reHH calls the decade that music aficionados either loved or hated.

Violens’ influences aren’t so much influences as they are would-be emulations. The band is one cult following and some eyeliner away from being The Cure with a hankering for synth.

For all anyone knows, “Amoral” could

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be the spearhead for an all-out ’80s revival movement.

“Acid Reign” kicks the album into gear with aggressive guitar licks and a rapid-fire bass line. Lead singer Iddo Arad’s voice echoes across the track as lyrics meld together with the assistance of mic effects. The song’s bombastic nature surges through the speakers and increases the album’s intensity.

“Amoral’s” introductory track, “The Dawn of Your Happiness is Rising,” while slightly cheesy because of the giddy lyrics, is incredibly catchy. The song features jubilant bass lines and uplifting vocals that wouldn’t sound out of place as a B-side on U2’s “Boy.” Even with all the good of the ’80s, there is bound to be some bad. The opening of “It Couldn’t Be Perceived” showcases none other than the long

Ithaca Shakespeare Company about actors trying to put on a play. Tickets range from $8 to $12 and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts.

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“The Mousetrap,” a play presented by IC Players, is a murder-mystery show from author Agatha Christie. Tickets are $5, and the show begins at 8 p.m. in Clark Lounge.

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“Reasons to Be Pretty” is a play addressing the question of how much being pretty is worth. The show begins at 8 p.m. in Dillingham Studio 3.

Pitbull rules Cuban sounds

by Megan Devlin Staff Writer

Pitbull takes listeners back to the heat of summer with “Armando,” a recording entirely Pitbull in Spanish.

“Armando” While some Sony Music may consider the Our rating: Spanish lyrics a HHH barrier, Pitbull’s Cuban-inspired rhythms and instrumentals help listeners connect with the artist’s cultural roots.

The title track “Armando” pays tribute to traditional Latin musical styles with a tenor voice swaying in between light claps and free-form percussion.

Listeners experience a wider range of Pitbull’s talent and his personality in this album. “Armando” is an unusual but pleasing blend of Latino-pop and Cuban trovadore.

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forgotten and certainly not missed saxophone solo. The sax’s lonesome wail rises up as if included to pay homage to sax master Kenny G. The rest of the track is filled with soaring vocals, but the unfortunate solo hangs as an omnipresent specter.

Violens makes a valiant attempt with their debut album but falls short in originality and creativity. The band’s incorporation of used and abused musical themes does little for the progress of their music.

The album includes Cuban percussion such as bongo and steel drums. In “Yo Quiero” and “Amorosa,” a rapid tempo helps drive the fast lyrics and mimics influential Salsa rhythms.

“Armando” still retains Pitbull’s signature hollering and heavy breathing of “Mr. 305.” With its top hit “Bon, Bon,” the album’s newest club-worthy tunes are sure to be instant floor-fillers.

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quickies “Man on the moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager”

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The fourth album from this Swedish indie-pop band is warm and cohesive. With the soft vocals of a new lead singer and fun upbeat dance hits, “WYWH” is worth a listen.

This Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter’s third album is named for its reduction from 50 songs to the 13 that made it onto the album. The tracks are uplifting and soulful.

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Film gives new look at old-school issue [ Documentary highlights heroes fighting to change broken schools

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It’s really no secret that the United States’ public education system needs an overhaul. But writer and director Davis Guggenheim still manages to make “Waiting for ‘Superman’” an informative and heartbreaking documentary about “Waiting for public education.

‘Superman’” The film foParamount cuses on the United Vantage States, looking at Our rating: so-called “dropout HHH factories” and how American students consistently fall behind in math and reading skills. By graduation, many of the students in the United States are several grade levels below proficiency.

The movie turns its attention to educational reformers like Michelle Rhee, recently resigned head of Washington, D.C., public schools, and Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone and several other charter schools in low-income areas throughout the country.

In addition to interviewing heavyweights in education, teachers’ union leaders and special interest groups, Guggenheim also interviewed five students applying to charter schools and followed them as they sat through the nerve-wracking entrance lottery.

Guggenheim is no stranger to documentaries; in the first 10 minutes of this film, he refers to his first documentary, “The First Year,” about first-time teachers. He also directed the film “An Inconvenient Truth.”

The movie does well in taking the lives of children usually deemed “statistics” in terrible schools and making

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Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, appears in the documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman’” as a champion of charter schools. The film addresses the faltering public education system in the United States.

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their stories compelling. Rather than looking at how unfortunate their lives seem or the slim chance they have of making it to good schools, the film looks at the dreams of the children. It also takes a look at the sacrifices that their parents and guardians make to better the lives of their kids, such as a mother working three jobs to put her daughter through Catholic school.

Where many documentaries get heavy with statistics, “Waiting for ‘Superman’” turns them into amusing cartoons of children moving on to careers, students being left behind by antiquated education standards and terrible but tenured teachers being traded between schools because they can’t be fired. The cartoons are

engaging and keep the film from feeling too numbers-based.

The most interesting, inspiring and heartbreaking parts of the documentary, however, are the interviews with the students. Washington, D.C., fifth-grader Anthony wants to go to a charter school so he can build a better life for himself. Daisy is a fifthgrader in Los Angeles who wants to become a doctor and go to college — something her parents never did.

The movie falters when it tries to mock politicians. The majority of the documentary is a bittersweet look at children trying to get an education in areas where it’s nearly impossible.

When Guggenheim shows footage of presidents signing education bills

Road trip duo delivers laughs

By James Hasson staff writer

Todd Phillips has defined himself as a director of “male buddy” comedies. With a string of successes including “Old School,” “Starsky & Hutch” and last year’s summer blockbuster “The Hangover,” Phillips ends 2010 with “Due Date,” a wild comedy with more compelling charac“Due Date” ters and an arguably deeper Warner Bros. story than his past films.

Our rating: Peter Highman (Robert HHH1/2 Downey Jr.) is one flight away from being with his wife as she gives birth to their first child. But Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) gets them both on the no-fly list after Ethan disregards airline protocol. Without his wallet and ID, Peter (Robert Downey Jr.) takes a chaotic road trip which were left on the plane, Peter has no choice with Ethan (Zach Galifanakis) in “Due Date.” but to join Ethan on a conventional Hollywood duo Courtesy of Warner Bros. road trip to get home in time.

Phillips uses his proven style of comedy well with takes advantage of Ethan and is prone to anger. One a group of men in over-the-top situations as they scene involves Peter’s not-so-socially-acceptable scramble desperately toward their goal. Galifianakis way of dealing with an annoying kid. Not only is embraces an awkward character similar to his char- it surprisingly laugh-out-loud funny, but it also acter in “The Hangover” with his dry execution of enhances the story by calling into question Peter’s ridiculous lines. Downey’s character has a darker ability to be a parent.

Like most of Phillips’ movies, a little suspension comedy, which works well considering the character is empathetic. But lowball humor, such as when of disbelief is needed to enjoy the mayhem, such as a Peter has to endure Ethan’s awkward sleeping habits car chase that is somewhat unbelievable because of spending a night in the car, doesn’t add much to the how much destruction it causes. Some of the jokes also seem too childish, such as when one character film except cheap laughs.

With two famous and experienced leads, the runs into a car door.

“Due Date” is enjoyable on many levels, both as protagonists generate a substantial story about life’s journeys. Galifianakis’ character is comically oblivi- a comedy and a compelling story. It is one road trip ous, but he steps up his performance as he carries people can definitely hop on board with. the emotional weight of a scared individual making “Due Date” was written by Adam Sztykiel and his way in the world. Downey plays a perfect antithesis to Ethan. Peter is initially an uptight jerk who Alan R. Cohen and directed by Todd Phillips.

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into law, and in the case of President George W. Bush, making grammatical mistakes as he introduces the No Child Left Behind Act, the movie gets preachy. This isn’t a Michael Moore documentary. It doesn’t need to bash presidents to be effective.

While the documentary doesn’t really reveal anything revolutionary about the schools in the United States, it’s still a staggering look at the statistics of the failure of American education and a touching look at what families will go through to try to make their childrens’ lives better.

“Waiting for Superman’” was written and directed by Davis Guggenheim.

3-D visual effects salvage bland film

By Matt Rosen staff writer

As the second 3-D animated film this year about a crazy villain who decides to change his lifestyle, “Megamind” isn’t nearly as memorable as this summer’s “Despicable Me.” But the film still manages to entertain with a whimsical voice cast and fine visual flair.

The plot centers on the “Megamind” blue, egg-headed villain DreamWorks Megamind (Will Ferrell) Our rating: who comes to earth with HH1/2 a plan to defeat his arch nemesis, superhero Metroman (Brad Pitt).

While the satire has plenty of pop culture references, it’s difficult not to compare Ferrell’s high-pitched frantic villain to Steve Carell’s cunning Gru in “Despicable Me.” Both characters are constantly planning new destructive schemes with the help of their minions, but deep down they just want to fit in. The laughs are mostly forgettable because the writing is recycled. However, the 3-D is surprisingly striking with colorful action sequences that begin and end the film.

Always-dependable Tina Fey gives her character, Roxanna Ritchi, a quirky, dry originality that the rest of the story is missing, especially with an ending that has every character dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Bad.” The slick visuals and entertaining voices in “Megamind” make up for most of the beenthere-done-that feeling. But the film ends up feeling a lot more minor than mega.

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“Megamind” was written by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons and directed by Tom McGrath.

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All the right moves

Junior Hank Penree transfers to South Hill to find balance between wrestling and academics

by Andrew Kristy staff writer

The match was tied 0–0 as junior Hank Penree stalked, bear-like, around his opponent. As he breathed in, his muscles flexed and stretched across his shoulders, making him look almost double his size. Then it happened.

He impressively fought his man to the ground with a swift, brutal take down, and in an instant, Penree was winning 5–0 and had his 197-pound opponent on his back in the quarterfinals last weekend at the Ithaca Invitational in Ben Light Gymnasium.

It’s not surprising that he is winning, considering Penree once had a full scholarship to wrestle for Division I North Carolina State University. Penree’s early success culminated with him winning the New York State High School Wrestling Championship at Frankfort-Schuyler High School in Frankfort, N.Y., compiling a 161–17 record through five varsity seasons on the wrestling mat. He also earned all-state defensive end honors on the football field.

Penree said North Carolina State’s pre-med academic program and its athletic environment initially wooed him.

“Their sciences and mathematics were awesome,” Penree said. “And you could be 10 miles from the stadium and just feel the noise.”

But midway through the 2009 wrestling season, Junior Hank Penree, wrestling at 197 pounds, stares down his opponent Saturday at the annual after Penree had amassed a 7–5 career record at North Carolina State, the Division I honeymoon Ithaca Invitational in Ben Light Gymnasium michelle boulÉ/the ithacan turned sour. Penree said there wasn’t a specific event that occurred but rather a buildup of issues.

“The problem was when wrestling overtook academics,” Penree said. “Now wrestling wasn’t fun.

Now it was just a job. The coaches didn’t have priorities straight. We had kids dropping out because they were failing — people that would go to school for four years without a degree.”

Penree began searching for schools and looked at Utica College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Ithaca College because they had his intended field of study and an acceptable balance between academics and sports.

One reason Penree said he was drawn to the college was because of the physical therapy doctoral program where students take general liberal arts classes for their first three years, and then partake in graduate field-work study for the final three years.

“I liked it a lot because of the three and three program, the wrestling program, the coaching staff,” Penree said. “Coach Nichols, he’s a great guy.

He made it clear that if you need a day off for academics, we’re here for academics too and not just wrestling. It’s just a great opportunity to be able Penree (top) maintains his balance in a match at North Carolina State University. to come to a school where you can compete with courtesy of hank penree such a top-notch team and still have one of the top academic schools.”

Though academics was a primary concern for his transfer, Penree still has passion for wrestling.

Penree’s wrestling style is not flashy, but it’s effective. He wrestles like a champion boxer — he hangs around in the match and in the end is able to overpower and endure his opponent. Penree said the aspect of being able to bear all of the pressure of the outcome is what has drawn him to the sport.

“I like the fact that it’s you and another guy,” Penree said. “No excuses. No one else to blame. If you win, it’s because you won.”

As Penree’s thick, sweat-glazed arm was raised in the air to signify his quarterfinal victory Saturday, it was evident he had found his ideal place. Walking off the mat, Penree was greeted by his younger brother Andrew, who joined him at the college and on the Bomber wrestling team this year after transferring from SUNY-Albany where he had been wrestling From left, Assistant Coach Dave Auble talks with Penree before his match at the annual for the club team. Andrew, a clinical health studies major, said he also was swayed by academics and the Ithaca Invitational in Ben Light Gymnasium. Penree competed at 197 pounds. michelle boulÉ/the ithacan

fact that he could be reunited with his brother.

“It’s definitely had its positives that I’m with him,” Andrew said. “It’s going to help us both succeed.”

Though Penree is one year older than Andrew, Penree was held back in first grade and the two brothers grew up together in the same class. They graduated high school with a class of about 65 kids and wrestled on a team of only five athletes. Even though Penree’s town lacked in the number of athletes on the team, he was still backed by a strong support — his family.

Penree grew up surrounded by six siblings: Megan, Andrew, Jake, Amy, Pete and Dan, two of whom — Pete, 28, and Amy, 27 — are fighting overseas.

“I mean, ‘Afghanistan’ is what he [Pete] tells us, but we don’t really know,” Penree said. “We’re just hoping [they] come back safe.”

From the beginning, the Penree family has always looked out for one another as their single mother Michelle had the task of raising them on her own.

The brothers grew up as partners on the mat, wrestling each other during every high school practice because they were the only heavyweight competitors on the team. This relationship ultimately translated to a stronger bond out of competition.

Michelle said there was an instance when Andrew needed to receive treatment to remove dead skin for burns on his feet, and Penree was there in support.

“When Andrew screamed, Hank attacked the doctor,” Michelle said. “And then all the rest ganged up on him too. We did have to find a new doctor.”

Penree said having his brother with him through his life has been beneficial on and off the mat.

“Every practice we would go at it, and that’s what made it so good,” Penree said. “That’s what made us work harder and harder. There’d be practices where we’d fight each other, but then we’d go home, and we’d be fine. We’re brothers, we’re a year apart and we’re in the same grade. We’re like best friends — we do everything together.”

As both Penree and Andrew continue to adjust to a new school and team, Nichols said he has high hopes for both of them in the 2010-11 season. “[Hank] works hard,” he said. “We’re hoping for him to be a big part of this team. Those guys can really help the team and really help out the heavyweights.”

The heavyweights have been the less dominant part of the squad historically. Though the Bombers rolled to a third consecutive victory in the Ithaca Invitational, Penree’s weight class, 197 pounds, has only produced three individual champions in the past 27 years. Penree finished the tournament in a respectable fourth place.

Penree said he’s looking forward to this season because of his new outlook and environment.

“We want to win a national championship, but at the same time we also want academic honors as a team,” Penree said. “It’s a nice balance. Wrestling here is fun.”

From left, Johnson & Wales University freshman George Madosky tries to bring down Penree.

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The Hot Corner Casey Musarra

Family rivalry in the stands

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here’s a reason why parents’ weekend and the Cortaca Jug don’t fall on the same date. For most Ithaca College and SUNY-Cortland students, having your parents come up for arguably the biggest party weekend of the year would be a letdown. But the Musarra family has no boundaries.

This year, my mother, a 1984 Cortland alumna, will be making the trip to Cortland from New Jersey for the game. My mother is not exactly the world’s biggest football fan, and she’s quite possibly even further from the world’s biggest drinker, so it may seem odd that she’s willing to travel about 400 miles roundtrip for an event she seemingly wouldn’t enjoy.

She made the trip for Cortaca a few years ago and while walking past the typical slew of drunk girls she said, “Honey, it’s only noon — you’ve got a long way to go.”

But the woman knows how to party, and I’m fairly certain she loves Cortland more than she loves her children. She’s really not even coming to see me — I’m more of an afterthought. When making arrangements to get to the game, I asked if she wanted to play the role of bus driver, but she wasn’t too thrilled.

And don’t expect to see one strip of blue and red in the stands.

Mom’s informed me that despite already dropping the $8 on her ticket, she might not even go to the game in favor of hanging out at her old favorite bar, The Dark Horse.

Every time my mother sees someone in a grocery store wearing SUNY-Cortland attire she stops them to have a full-blown conversation, but somehow when I was making my college decision she forgot to mention that Ithaca and Cortland have a fierce rivalry that dates back several decades.

Fortunately Ithaca’s sitting in the lead with twice as many Cortaca wins as the Red Dragons, and with three consecutive wins for the Bombers, it’s made going home for Thanksgiving breaks quite a treat. But with Cortland ranked No. 22 in d3football.com’s top 25 poll and the Blue and Gold’s playoff hopes over, I may be looking at a long weekend of trash talk.

But if the South Hill squad is able to pull out the victory, the class of 2011 will be the first class since 1987 to see their home team win every year they attended the college. My mother only saw the Red Dragons win once while she attended the school.

So for us, Cortaca is more than a holiday dedicated to playing mimosa pong at 7 a.m. and yelling second-rate chants across the bleachers — it’s all about family rivalry. There may not be a Geller Cup, but the taste of victory is sweet enough to last a whole year — if not more. casey musarra is a senior televison-radio major. Contact her at cmusarr1@ithaca.edu.

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Seniors poised to sweep Cortaca Jug By harlan green-taub staff writer

When the football team suits up Saturday to play SUNY-Cortland in the 52nd annual Cortaca Jug, more than Route 13 bragging rights will be at stake.

A Bombers’ victory would give the 2011 senior class a perfect 4–0 record against the Red Dragons in what Sports Illustrated once dubbed the “biggest little game in the nation.” No senior class has gone undefeated against Cortland since the class of ’87.

Senior quarterback Rob Zappia has been a The Bombers’ offense part of the rivalry the put up 287 passing past three years as a yards and 34 rushing backup, but will make yards Saturday against his first start in the hisAlfred University. toric game this year.

“You try to prepare the same for every game, but we know how big this rivalry is,” Zappia said.

“The intensity and atmosphere when you walk into that stadium is electric. Pride is on the line.”

Not having qualified for the playoffs, for the team, and more importantly the seniors, this will also be the last football game of the year, Zappia said.

“Unfortunately we weren’t able to pull out a win against Alfred and get into the playoffs,” Zappia said. “All of us want to finish our careers on a positive note, and the added bonus of playing Cortland only increases that desire.”

For senior wide receiver Tom Vossler, who in Saturday’s loss at Alfred University became the all-time receptions leader in school history, a final Cortaca Jug victory would cap an already historic career, he said.

“There’s a lot of motivation going into this game just knowing the history of it,” Vossler said.

“It’s special to be able to finish my career in a game that means so much to so many people.”

Vossler, who recorded seven receptions in Saturday’s loss to move his career total to 136, passed Abe Ceesay ’00 who recorded 131 receptions for the South Hill squad from 1996-99.

“To be a part of the tradition here and have my name in the record books means a lot,” Vossler said.

Head Coach Mike Welch said the unselfish attitude of this year’s senior class, particularly the senior leaders on offense, has driven the team forward this season.

“They’ve dedicated themselves to the team

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From left, senior wide receiver Tom Vossler makes a catch as junior cornerback Mike Conti defends him during practice yesterday at Higgins Field. Vossler set the team’s record for career receptions Saturday.

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concept and have tried to instill that attitude in their teammates,” Welch said. “Whether Vossler has 10 catches in a game or one, he’s solely focused on what he can do to help the team win.”

Welch, who has been part of the Cortaca Jug rivalry as both a player from 1970-73 and as coach from 1984-present, said he knows what it means for a football player to win his final game and acknowledged the added intensity the rivalry creates.

“Cortaca is a special game that’s mentioned right up there with some of the biggest rivalries in college football,” Welch said. “Not very many players have a chance to finish their careers in a game like that.”

Zappia said for him and senior tight end Dan Higgins, this game will mark the end of an eightyear connection that began in 2004 at Greece Athena High School in Rochester, N.Y. “Me and Higgins have known each other for a long time,” Zappia said. “We’re going to cherish this game a little bit more on a personal level because it will be our last game as teammates.”

A win Saturday would make this year’s senior class the eighth to finish their careers undefeated in the Cortaca Jug game, and Welch said they’re aware of the history.

“They know what this game means to the two schools,” Welch said. “They know what it will mean to cap their careers with a win.”

Junior helps send Bombers back to national stage AW: What were your thoughts and feelings when you found out you were named the tournament MVP?

Junior outside hitter Chelsea Hayes has been a force on the court for the Bombers all season. After the Blue and Gold won the Empire 8 Conference Championship last weekend — the first time since 2005 — Hayes was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

In the South Hill squad’s championship match against Elmira College, Hayes recorded 16 kills on a .297 hitting percentage, nine digs and three block assists. The South Hill squad begins its push for a national title against Lebanon Valley in the quarterfinal match of the NCAA Regionals hosted by Frostburg State University on Friday.

Sports Editor Andrew Weiser spoke with Hayes about her success, winning the Empire 8 title and qualifying for the NCAAs. Andrew Weiser: What was it like to win the Empire 8 Championship this year?

Chelsea Hayes: It was more of a respect thing. We haven’t really had that respect in a while — that we were a contender that we were up there.

Even though we ended up coming in second last year, we still placed lower in the rankings at the beginning of the year, so it’s definitely a great feeling to be respected and play well and really be a contender again.

CH: I was shocked. I mean, it’s an honor. We have so many great players on our team. That’s one of the strengths of our team is we don’t have huge stats, we don’t put out big numbers, because we have so many different good players.

AW: Is there anything specific the team is working on this week in preparation for the NCAAs? CH: It’s basically the same. We’re just concentrated on being healthy and maintaining, being well conditioned but not overdoing it so that we’re not tired for competition. But it’s just the same old, competition play, lots of short practices so that we’re not tiring ourselves out.

Junior outside hitter Chelsea Hayes bumps the ball at practice Monday in Ben Light Gymnasium. The team went 11–0 at home during the regular season. parker chen/the ithacan

AW: Did it change the dynamic to go in as the No. 1 seed and play on your home court?

CH: Being undefeated at home this season is awesome, but always being the home team, having your fans, your family, everyone there

to support you is beneficial in all athletics. But knowing that you’re No. 1, it’s kind of an added pressure, but it’s also an added confidence [because] we were seeded first but we hadn’t won the title, so we were still focused on making sure we clinched the No. 1 position.

AW: Is there any sense of nervousness or uncertainty, knowing that the team hasn’t been to the NCAA stage since 2005?

CH: It’s not so different from what we do. It’s a great honor, and we’re really proud of ourselves for making it this far, but in our minds, it’s just another tournament. It means a lot more, but I don’t think it’s anything too unfamiliar for us.

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Twice the effort

Professor to test brain and brawn in Ultraman Double challenge by andrew weiser sports editor

Adam Peruta, assistant professor of strategic communication, is about to undertake something only 15 individuals in the past 17 years To see a video have completed. of Adam Peruta After finishing training for the the Ultraman Can- Ultraman, visit ada competition theithacan.org. this past summer, Peruta is preparing to complete in the Ultraman Double, which means competing in two Ultraman events in a year. Peruta will be pursuing that goal Nov. 26-28 at the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii.

The Ultraman is a three-day-long event, comprising a 6.2-mile swim, 261.4-mile bike and a 52.4-mile run.

Peruta, who previously competed in two Ironman events and is currently raising money for the Ultraman event, said the race has always been about pushing himself to see what he’s capable of.

“I was just looking for something a little bit different, a little more challenging and also something more intimate,” Peruta said.

“I was looking for something a little more personal you could say, and I stumbled across this and I looked at the distances and thought, ‘Wow, that is ridiculous.’”

Only 40 people were accepted to the Ultraman Canada — Peruta was one of them.

One aspect of the Ultraman event is that all participants are required

to be self supported. Peruta asked his aunt and uncle, Kathy and Bob Hettrick, to be his supporting cast in Canada, which involved driving ahead in a car, making sure Peruta had the necessary food and drink and even kayaking alongside him during the swim.

Bob, though initially taken aback and unaware of what the event entailed as far as support, said he was committed to helping Peruta any way he could — even when Peruta asked him to kayak the 6.2 miles alongside him.

“I actually went out and bought a kayak and kayaked two to three times a week for two months prior to the competition,” Bob said. “Adam had anticipated doing the swim somewhere between three and three and a half hours. So I would go out and kayak for two, two and a half, three hours.”

While competing in the Ultraman Canada, Peruta said, he had to fight through his body overheating, his hatred of swimming and the mental challenge of pushing himself to the limit.

“Even a lot of times when I do my long-distance training, I’ll listen to my iPod or have music,” Peruta said. “This really kind of focuses you, it’s just you alone with your thoughts the whole time, and sometimes for me that’s a dangerous place to be. But yeah, it can get very lonely, but at the same time I just enjoyed it; it was a time for me to reflect on my training.”

Peruta’s daily training schedule is

Adam Peruta, assistant professor of strategic communication, bikes during the Ultraman Canada in July in British Columbia, Canada. Peruta placed 14th of 39 participants and finished the three-day event with a time of 30:1:14. courtesy of rick kent

packed — from his 5 a.m. workouts to his evening training session that lasts one to two hours. Sophomore Joe Weber, who founded the Ithaca College Triathlon Organization last semester, for which Peruta is the faculty adviser, said he has spent time cycling with Peruta as well as watching his swimming routine.

“He’s super intense,” Weber said.

“I’ve seen him in the pool — because I lifeguard on the weekends — and on the weekends there’s a three hour shift, and he comes in right at 2 and doesn’t leave until 5 o’clock.”

In preparation for Hawaii, Peruta has been busy coordinating packing lists, hotels, buying nutritional supplements and specific gear to cope

with the heat during the race.

Peruta said the chance to be among a select group was one of his motivating factors.

“I’m not going to lie, that was part of the appeal to do it.” Peruta said. “But I just love the challenge, I like to push myself, I like to see what else I’m capable of. Everybody says it’s absolutely crazy.”

But Peruta said the recognition wasn’t the only thing driving him.

Peruta said the Ultraman World Championships incorporate the traditional Hawaiian values of aloha (love), ohana (family) and kokua (help), all of which capture the philosophy of the organization that he is raising funds for through this event.

The Endure to Cure Foundation is a non-profit that specifically raises money for pediatric cancer patients.

Peruta said it’s important that he give back to a cause that can actually make some tangible differences.

“With Endure to Cure, that’s the primary goal of the organization — all the money goes to pediatric cancer patients,” Peruta said. “It’s not like everybody else is not significant in terms of where the fundraising money goes, but the children, that’s our future.”

For more information on the Ultraman World Championships and how to make a donation, go to www.peruta.com.

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Bombers use week off to prepare for regionals by thomas eschen senior writer

In any sport, a week off can give a team a number of positive outcomes. Sometimes it allows time for injuries to heal, while other times it allows more room for game planning and mental training. For many of the athletes, it can be a much-needed break from the rigors of the regular season.

With a successful regular season and nine straight weeks of competition under their collective belt, the members of the men’s cross country team finally had a week off this past weekend in preparation for the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships this weekend.

For a team that had so much success this season, the challenge is to keep the momentum gained from winning an Empire 8 Conference Championship title on the right track. But the athletes will not complain about the time off, senior Tyler Gustafson said.

“I don’t think there are any negatives to the time off,” Gustafson said. “It’s important to get a little rest. If anything, it will help us, because if we competed hard this past weekend there would be a chance we’d be tired for regionals, and the goal is to go in at 100 percent.”

The team did not follow its normal schedule of events for a typical week of training, only running for 45-60 minutes on the weekdays until Friday. The Bombers then traded grass for rubber and graced the Butterfield Stadium track. Every athlete took part in a 2-mile time trial, graduate student Bill Way said.

“It’s the second time we’ve done it this season,” Way said. “We did it once in the beginning and once in the end. It’s kind of a special end of the season ‘treat.’”

Way said he enjoyed the change of pace in the practice routine, setting a team record in the race with a time of 9:28.

By keeping the athletes’ competitive focus sharp, it makes it harder for them to sleepwalk through the long layoff and keeps their bodies in tip-top shape as well.

That mental edge will be key this weekend,

From left, senior A.J. McConville, junior Daniel Craighead and senior captain John Davis set the pace during practice yesterday on Coddington Road. The team won the Empire 8 title Oct. 31.

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as the Blue and Gold compete in familiar territory — Oneonta, N.Y., the same location the SUNY-Oneonta Airfield Invitational took place Sept. 17.

While some of the top runners did not compete there, many of the athletes were

there to see the course, allowing them to envision different aspects of the course weeks in advance. Normally, the runners get just a day or two in advance to actually see where they will be competing.

“Now we have an idea what the course

is, and that’ll impact our strategy,” Way said.

“We’ll be able to visualize what it is like to come off the starting line, where we want to be on certain turns and our position in the race depending on where we are on the course.”

Considering the Bombers did not have these advantages during the regular season, their collection of athletes are poised to make a strong showing.

The Blue and Gold are not led by just one runner every single race, which is a testament to the team’s depth. Few teams in the northeast have more than one athlete who can outrun the rest of the competition.

“The fact that we have so much depth as a team will give us a lot of confidence,” Way said. “That will help us not get too worked up or overwhelmed. We’ve had some weeks where someone had an injury or didn’t run so well, and someone always stepped up.”

For much of this season, Way has shared the top spot on the team with senior captain John Davis. Davis, who edged out Way by just a few steps at the finish line at the Empire 8 Championships, said their competition on the course has benefited both runners.

“We definitely push each other,” Davis said. “We have brought each other through tough spots all season. It’s been helpful for both of us.”

If the South Hill squad can use its depth and be successful Saturday, it will begin to realize its ultimate goal of the NCAA Championships, which has been on its radar since June, is attainable.

Ranked No. 36 in the nation by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, the Blue and Gold know anything is possible and this might be the season where everything clicks, Gustafson said.

“It’s kind of crazy how much success we’ve had,” he said. “We’ve been just as close in the past, and for some reason it didn’t click.

We’re hoping this year it just falls into place.

If it happens we can be a very competitive and dangerous team.”

Look online for game stories from these sports: TOMORROW

• TBD Volleyball vs. Lebanon Valley College at NCAA Regional Quarterfinal in Frostburg, Md.

SATURDAY

• 11 a.m. Men’s cross country at NCAA Atlantic Region Championship in Oneonta, N.Y. • 11 a.m. Women’s cross country at NCAA Atlantic Region Championship in Oneonta, N.Y. • 11 a.m. Wrestling vs. Centenary College at John Reese Duals at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Noon. Football at SUNY-Cortland • 1 p.m. Wrestling vs. Hunter College at John Reese Duals at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • 3 p.m. Wrestling vs. College of Mount St. Joseph at John Reese Duals at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • 5 p.m. Wrestling vs. King’s College at John Reese Duals at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • TBD Women’s soccer vs. Springfield College at NCAA Regional semifinal in Ewing, N.J.

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• 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. William Smith College in Ben Light Gymnasium

Wednesday

• 7 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Hobart College in Ben Light Gymnasium

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I can’t picture a bigger stage to go off on than to win at Cortland and leave this program with a 4–0 record against Cortland.

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BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN Ithaca College bombers

Total points scored

first downs Rushing Yards

Passing Yards

Total offense Touchdowns for

total Points allowed

225 150 593 2,282 2,875 29 158

SUNY-Cortland Red Dragons Total points scored

first downs Rushing Yards

Passing Yards

Total offense

Touchdowns for

total points allowed

283 162 1,703 1,416 3,119 38 61

No ticket to the game?

If you can’t make it to the game, here are some other ways to follow the Blue and Gold this Saturday in the 52nd annual Cortaca Jug game.

Senior quarterback Rob Zappia on what it would be like for him and the rest of the seniors on the team to end the season with a fourth consecutive win over SUNY-Cortland.

91.7 WICB Channel 16 ICTV www.bombers.ithaca.edu

Key players

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Senior Wide Receiver Anthony Giuliano

Senior Quarterback Rob Zappia

Giuliano has been the most consistent receiver for the Red Dragons, hauling in 37 passes and six touchdowns.

Zappia has thrown for at least 200 yards and a touchdown in every game since the Bombers’ season opener.

Graduate Student Quarterback Dan Pitcher

Junior Kicker/Punter Andrew Rogowski

Pitcher leads the Red Dragons’offense with 1,288 yards through the air and 13 touchdown passes this season.

Rogowski leads the team in points with 49 and has kicked at least one field goal in all but two games this season.

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THE FINAL SCORE

senior wide receiver dan ruffrage vs. Cortland’s defense

Ruffrage leads the Blue and Gold with eight receiving touchdowns this season, which is three more than the total number of touchdown catches allowed by Cortland’s defense in the Red Dragons’ first nine games.

junior linebacker eric toporoff vs. Cortland’s Running backs

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Dan Ruffrage

Toporoff is second on the team in total tackles with 66 and second on the team in tackles for loss with 11, but he could have trouble with Cortland sophomore running back Justin Autera, who has 1,000 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns this year.

2009: Ithaca 23, Cortland 20 2008: Ithaca 35, Cortland 13 2007: Ithaca 40, Cortland 17 2006: Cortland 23, Ithaca 20 2005: Cortland 37, Ithaca 30 The Bombers lead the all-time Cortaca Jug series with a record of 34–17 and will look to hold onto the Jug for the fourth consecutive season. The Blue and Gold hold the longest winning streak in the series, winning nine straight Cortaca games from 1973-81.

Bombers’ Offense vs. Cortland’s Defense

The Bombers’ offense comes into the game averaging 25 points per game. The Blue and Gold could potentially face problems against a Cortland defense that ranks first overall in points allowed in the country, giving up just 6.8 points per game.

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Watch a video of the action from the Ithaca College Invitational at theithacan.org.

Creating separation

From left, Norwich University freshman Dave Pinto tries to get ahold of senior Steve Andolena in their match at 157 pounds Saturday at the annual Ithaca College Invitational in Ben Light Gymnasium. The South Hill squad has won its invitational 12 times since 1983, including the past three, and is ranked fourth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association preseason poll. michelle boulÉ/the ithacan

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As the temperature drops outside on South Hill, deck we’ve got the inside scoop on the eight varsity teams deck track, mat and in the pool. turning up the heat on the court, From left, women’s basketball forward senior Elissa Klie and men’s basketball guard senior Chris Cruz-Rivas will look to lead their respective teams back to title contention this season. caption

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gymnastics

South Hill squad balances execution with mental focus by andrew weiser sports editor

The gymnastics team is preparing to make a run at qualifying for the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association championship meet as a team this season — something it hasn’t accomplished in the past three years.

Junior Jessica Bolduc, who competes in the vault, uneven bars and floor exercise, said finishing fifth at last year’s Eastern College Athlete Conference championships was a disappointment, and the Bombers are in the hunt for a top spot this year. The top three teams qualify for the NCGA. “We put high expectations on ourselves,” JUST THE FACTS Bolduc said. “When we Head Coach: Rick Suddaby don’t achieve something we know we’re capable of Last year’s record: 8–9 doing, it kills the team as a whole, and we got that at Key losses: Brianne Sullivan ’10 ECACs, unfortunately.” and Samantha Whiffen ’10 Despite not qualifying for the NCGA meet Key returners: Senior Kailee Spusta and juniors Jessica Bolduc as a team, the South Hill and Kay Gordon squad had 11 individuals compete, and both Bolduc Captains: To be determined and senior Kailee Spusta received All-America honHome floor: Ben Light Gymnasium ors. Sophomore Chelsea Robie, who qualified for the NCGA on the uneven bars, said the Bombers are already focused on getting back to the national stage, despite not having its first competitive meet isn’t until Jan. 15.

“We’re training harder,” Robie said. “We’re throwing more skills. We just started doing what we call core routines, which is almost a full routine with some parts left out.”

Sophomore Katie Sampson practices a routine on the balance beam at practice Nov. 2 in Ben While the Bombers graduated three seniors Light Gymnasium. The Bombers returned 10 of 11 athletes who qualified for the NCGA last year. from last year’s squad, they have welcomed back graham hebel/the ithacan two of them, Rachel Taylor ’10 and Emily Graber them and they’ll help me out.” ’10, who are involved in Ithaca College’s graduate support for each athlete in every event.

During practice, the Bombers not only “They help lead the freshmen and direct program and are helping during practice.

Senior Caitlin Cleary said it’s been ex- them,” Cleary said “They help you with what work on the physical execution involved in tremely beneficial to the Bombers to have you’re going to put in your routine and stuff. their routines but also dedicate time to focus Taylor and Graber’s experience and expertise Also, it’s good because if I’m having a problem on the mental aspects.

Bolduc said Graduate Assistant Coach in practice to provide instruction and added on an event I know they did, I’ll go and talk to

Ali Clausen has helped the gymnasts prepare by visualizing their routines in their heads without errors.

“She comes in and talks to us about what we need to do, what we need to visualize, and it just really works,” Bolduc said. “Some people don’t think it does and has no affect, but, especially in gymnastics because it’s so mental, what you tell yourself is actually what you’re going to do and what you think is actually going to come out. I’m so happy to have her — she’s a gift.”

With almost two months before they open their season against Yale University in the Ben Light Gymnasium, the Bombers have to develop a competitive mentality early in the year and gain confidence, Cleary said.

“Just our mental focus — we have to train like we’re competing,” she said. “So that when we’re in the meet we’re not thinking about something else and make a small mistake that could be avoided. So it’s just we have to learn to practice under pressure.”

Another key aspect of the team’s preparation during the preseason is making sure they get up to speed after winter break.

Bolduc said there are a few different ways the team simulates the environment at a meet in practice to get the team up to speed after break.

“We show routines, and it’s like a practice meet basically,” Bolduc said. “We have other things like adversity day, where there are distractions like there would be at a meet — really loud music or people just screaming and clapping or just not saying anything at all — things to make sure we’re focused on what we’re doing.”

Bolduc said remaining competitive throughout the season, especially during preseason training, will be key in how far the Bombers advance this season.

“One of the main things we need to see ourselves doing is not [just] going into the gym and practicing,” Bolduc said. “It’s more of a performance and every time we go in there we need to perform. It’s definitely doable. We really need to make nationals as a team, and we also could possibly win it.”

men’s indoor track

Blue and Gold return talented roster

by Matthew Kelly contributing Writer

After a successful indoor season last year, the men’s track team will look to improve that performance behind an extremely strong core of returning seniors.

As the defending Empire 8 Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference champions, the Blue and Gold are welcoming back several national and state qualifiers. With a strong group of underclassmen, the team looks to build on last year’s success and make an impact at the NCAA championships this season.

The South Hill squad already looks to be in peak form after a strong outdoor season last year and the successes of the men’s cross country team, which several indoor track athletes competed on this fall, senior high jumper Chris Stahlmann said.

“We have All-Americans returning and guys doing well already in cross country,” Stahlmann said. “So doing well in nationals is something we look forward to.”

Senior sprinter Max Orenstein, who qualified for nationals last year and was named All-American in the 100- and 200-meter dash in outdoor track, and sophomore sprinter Chris Mastrosimone, who earned All-American honors in the 400-meter dash, are two notable returners for the Blue and Gold this season.

Orenstein, who was also named Track Athlete of the Year at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference indoor championships last year, said he is gearing up to come out strong again this season.

“I want to set a personal record time in all of my events,” Orenstein said. “I want to break the school record in the 4x400-meter relay and the 50-meter dash, and I want to become an All-American for indoor track as well.”

Senior and fellow sprinter Jeff Wetmore, who has qualified for nationals two years in a row and holds the school record in the 200-meter dash, and senior sprinters Kevin Hurley and Brian Turnbull, as well as Orenstein, return to a Bombers’ relay squad that consistently scored points for the team last season.

“One of our biggest strengths as a team last year was our never-ending depth,” Orenstein said.

“Especially in our relays, we would always score a lot of points in our events thanks to that.”

The team’s jump squad also holds championship aspirations this season. Stahlmann, senior long jumper Kyle Devins and junior triple jumper Travis Johnson are all back and healthy after the jump squad coped with several injuries last season.

“Personally, injuries hurt us a lot,” Stahlmann said. “Especially in jumping. Kyle Devins and [sophomore] Brian Maley both popped their

hamstrings, and Travis Johnson suffered a back injury. We should perform better with a healthy set of guys this year in the jumps.”

Last year was a particularly frustrating season for Devins, who qualified for nationals in the same meet he injured his hamstring.

“It was frustrating watching the team at ECACs and nationals and not being able to compete out there with them,” Devins said.

Devins was forced to sit out the remainder of the indoor track season and said he was never quite right during the outdoor season once he JUST THE FACTS returned. Now Head Coach: Jim Nichols that Devins is finally back to Last year’s finish: First at full strength, NYSCTC Championships and sixth of 48 teams at ECACs his teammates are predictKey losses: Curt Bell ’10 and ing a breakout Andrew Brown ’10 season for him, Stahlmann said.

Key returners: Seniors Max “Kyle Devins Orenstein, Jeff Wetmore and is a monster in Kyle Devins the weight room,” Senior Max Orenstein runs at practice Nov. 1 at Butterfield Captains: To be determined Stahlmann said.

Stadium. Orenstein was named an All-American last year.

“He’s like a volmichelle boulÉ/the ithacan Home track: Barton Hall cano waiting to at Cornell University This season is a proper send-off, Stahlmann said. erupt and he usu“I hate RIT; enough said,” StahlRochester Institute ally does it at the of Technology’s mann said. “Looking at how well our right times.”

The Blue and Gold have set other final year in the Empire 8 before preseason has gone and how well goals this season, aside from repeat- they move to the Liberty League. our cross country team is doing, I’m ing as Empire 8 champions and The Bombers would love noth- cautiously confident that we can lay ing more than to give their rivals the smackdown on them.” qualifying for nationals again.

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women’s indoor track

Hitting their stride Squad’s runners prepare to set the tempo as team gets set to defend multiple titles By chris lotsbom staff writer

After sending three athletes to the NCAA Championships a year ago, the Bombers return many of their top performers from last season.

In 2009, the Blue and Gold won the Empire 8 Conference, New York State Collegiate Track Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference titles and will be looking to replicate that success this season.

One of the Bombers’ key returners is junior Emma Dewart, who placed second and third overall and earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in both the pentathlon and high jump. Dewart, who cleared a height of 1.66 meters at nationals, will lead a group of very talented high jumpers.

Named the Atlantic Region Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association in the spring, Dewart has been one of the top athletes on the team for the past two years. Dewart competes in the high jump, was in the top 10 in the 100-meter hurdles during the outdoor season and is one of the top pentathletes in the NCAA. Dewart said the roster this season is stacked with talent, and the team’s skill should allow it to not only match last season’s success but surpass it.

“We are looking very deep this year,” Dewart said. “I foresee a lot more girls qualifying for the ECAC and national championships. We have a very skilled and hard-working group of girls on the squad this year, and we plan on doing big things.”

Joining Dewart in the high jump is

sophomore Amanda Rissmeyer, who made the trip to nationals during the outdoor season in the spring. Having cleared 1.68 meters, both Rissmeyer and Dewart were ranked as high as fifth nationally in the event.

Also returning for the Bombers in the field events is senior Kristen DeStefano, one of the top pole vaulters and sprinters in the conference.

On the track, senior Marcia McCord sets the pace for the Blue and Gold. Named the Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Year during all three of her indoor seasons, McCord has racked up four indiJUST THE FACTS vidual school Head Coach: Jennifer Potter records, ranging from the Last year’s finish: First at 60-meter dash NYSCTC Championships and to the 400-mesixth of 49 teams at ECACs ter dash. This Key losses: Amanda Boccio ’10, year, McCord From left, juniors Emma Dewart and Hannah Evans, sophomore Chelsea Gallup, senior Lindsay Melanie McCormick ’10 and is focusing on Johnston and sophomore Kerry Tkacik run at practice Nov. 1 at the Butterfield Stadium track.

Bridget Hastings ’10. making it to michelle boulÉ/the ithacan the top of the Key returners: Junior Emma Dewart tance athletes that enable our She wants to create to qualify for nationals again.” podium in each and seniors Kristen DeStefano, Anchoring the distance squad is team to be strong competitors in muscle memory, that and every event Marcia McCord and Kate Leugers way in her events senior Kate Leugers, the school record basically all of the distance-runshe competes Captains: To be determined the movements will holder in the mile. Leugers went to the ning events,” Randall said. in.

McCord Last year, the Bombers were NCAA Outdoor Championships in come more naturally. said she will be Home track: Barton Hall Junior sprinter the 10,000-meter run last spring. Put- ranked as high as seventh in the tweaking her at Cornell University Rebecca Coffman ting in more miles and running twice nation, a ranking they’ll look to imtraining routine said the team has a day during the summer, Leugers has prove on this season. McCord said to develop the the team is prepared to come out fast been preparing for the season since been working to stay at the top. details needed to reach the top.

Along with Leugers, the Blue and and continue its recent success.

“At NCAAs, everyone’s got talent,” September, and this year’s team, like “We are looking toward being Gold return junior Heidi Baumbach McCord said. “But it’s about maxi- prior squads, has high expectations.

“We had our preseason up until and sophomore Jenn Randall. Randall stronger than years past,” McCord mizing that talent. I’ve been focusing a lot on the technical aspect of the October and now we’re having our said the team is “well rounded,” and said. “We’ve got a great group to do it sport and strengthening some weak full time practices,” Coffman said. the core group of distance runners with. It’s very possible to win ECACs We’re looking to win the Empire 8 will allow the group to be competitive again and send a squad to NCAAs points I have in my events. ” this year. The talent, support and work McCord said one of those weak again; we’re looking to win states and in every meet.

“We have many talented dis- ethic is all there.” points she is focusing on is her form. then ... we have a lot of people trying

men’s swimming and diving

Bombers boast deep lineup in hunt to qualify for NCAAs by alex holt staff writer

If there’s one word to describe the men’s swimming and diving team, it’s watertight.

The Bombers finished last season with a record of 11–5 and a third-place finish at the New York State Championships behind Stevens Institute of Technology and Union College, despite struggling to fill lineups for every event. A combination of seven returning seniors and 11 freshmen on this year’s team has left the Blue and Gold solid in every single event.

The biggest challenge the Blue and Gold have to face during the early part of the season is figuring out which lineup of swimmers to place in particular events.

“We’ve got a lot of talent this year,” Head Coach Kevin Markwardt said. “And we’re a lot more broad-based than we have been in a few years in terms of covering the events. There’s a lot of new bodies, and we’re trying to figure out how to make it all work.”

Markwardt said one of the challenges that comes with having so many freshmen is how to balance their personal goals with those of the team.

“Some of [the freshmen] have an idea of what they want to do, and it’s not exactly what we need, so we have to work with them so they can figure out how they’re going to help us,” Markwardt said. “We’re still going to help them figure out their needs and what they want to do.”

Regardless of which freshmen do wind up

contributing the most for the Bombers, those freshmen will have to do the contributing away from the Hill Center, because six of the Bombers’ eight regular season meets this year are on the road.

Junior Antoine JUST THE FACTS Connors, whose Head Coach: Kevin Markwardt three straight wins in the 50- and 100Last year’s record: 11–5 yard freestyle against Le Moyne College, Key losses: Matt Carolan ’10, Andrew Longcore ’10 and Gary Rensselaer PolyWesterhoff ’10 technic Institute and SUNY-Cortland have Key returners: Senior Steve helped the Bombers Croucher, juniors Antoine Conners Freshman Taylor Van Cott swims butterfly at practice Nov. 3 in the Hill Center Pool. The to a 3–0 start, said the and Jeff Rapp and sophomore Bombers are off to a 3–0 start this season and are averaging 172.3 points per meet. travel doesn’t worry Jake Lichter graham hebel/the ithacan the team.

Captains: Seniors Kramer Jakubek, younger crowd’s ready to take on to break through to the NCAA National “Competing at Bobby Gendimenico and Croucher. that mantle and that responsibility Championships — which the Bombers home and compethave fallen short of in the past few years once they’re done with it.” ing away are two Home pool: Hill Center Pool One of the advantages of having — though some individual swimmers, like completely different so many new additions this year is Connors, have made it through the first cuts mind sets,” Connors said. “While it’s kind of tiring, traveling, com- that the Bombers can deal with individual fa- only to go home after the second round.

“Right now our relay teams are seeded peting away is exciting because you’ve been tigue more easily, senior Steve Croucher said.

“We try to put guys where they’re go- third and fourth in the nation, so we’d like to swimming and practicing at home all week for months and months. So you’re excited ing to place well,” Croucher said. “But if we keep in that top 10 and make it through to nato be somewhere else, and usually it leads to have wiggle room, we can always place guys tionals,” Connors said.

Croucher said there are also some other in different events to try to get them out of faster times.”

Connors said the team will miss the con- the grind, because when you’re swimming goals the Blue and Gold have in the back of tributions and leadership of Gary Westerhoff the same event throughout the season, that’s their minds as the season starts.

“Everyone knows our goal is to take down ’10, Matt Carolan ’10 and Andrew Longcore 10-plus meets. So we’ll try to place a couple ’10. However, there are athletes stepping up to mid-distance guys in the 500 or the 1,000 just Stevens at states,” Croucher said. “This year, we’ve got a great group of guys, a lot of talent, to mix things up.” fill those holes, Connors said.

Connors said one of the team’s goals is and we want to take that top spot.”

“At the same time,” Connors said. “The

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PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS G - sophomore sean rossi

PPG: 11.0 APG: 7.9 MPG: 34.0

C - Senior phil barera

g - junior jordan Marcus

PPG: 16.3 fgp: .653 rpg: 10.2

PPG: 18.2 3pp: .348 ftp: .780

G - junior jessica farley

PPG: 5.1 apg: 2.4 sPG: 1.7

g/f - senior

jordan confessore PPG: 7.8 FTP: .756 RPG: 3.5

G - Senior Chris Cruz-Rivas

F - sophomore Devin Shea

PPG: 4.3 fgp: .495 rpg: 3.0

PPG: 13.5 RPG: 6.3 spg: 1.5

PPG: 3.9 fgp: .311 ftp: .733

F - Sophomore Andrei Oztemel

PPG: 10.4 3pp: .413 ftp: .851

c - senior elissa klie

PPG: 10.8 rpg: 6.8 spg: 2.9

PPG = points per game fgp = field goal percentage 3pp = 3 point percentage ftp = free throw percentage rgp = rebounds per game mpg = minutes per game spg = steals per game apg = assists per game men’s basketball

Bombers focus on hustle and improving on defense by harlan green-taub staff writer

Coming off its second consecutive 20-win season, the men’s basketball team has high expectations for this year.

Returning the five leading scorers from last year’s squad, this year’s team is primed to light up the scoreboard like it did last season, when the Bombers averaged nearly 84 points per game.

“We’ve been able to put up some points the last few years,” senior guard Chris Cruz-Rivas said. “We really pride ourselves on our passing ability and being able to find the open man.

The more open looks you have, the more likely you are to score.”

Head Coach Jim Mullins said he expects even more production out of his squad this season now that they have had a year to get familiarized with his style of coaching and each other.

“It makes the transition into this season easier because there is not as much focus on learning a new system,” Mullins said. “They can just go out and play basketball like they know how.”

The Bombers make up for their general lack of size — their tallest player is 6-foot-9-inch freshman center Tom Sweeney — by employing a strategy that includes precision passing, unselfish ball movement and fighting for rebounds to create transition on offense.

Because the South Hill squad is smaller than most teams it plays, Cruz-Rivas said the team has taken on a scrappy mentality.

“We’re going to fight for every loose ball and every rebound tooth and nail,” he said. “We know that we’re not the biggest team, but we feel like we can out-hustle anyone.”

No athlete on the team embodies the scrappy mentality more than senior center Phil Barera. Despite standing just 6-feet-6-inches tall, Barera, the preseason All-American, led the Empire 8 Conference in rebounding last year, averaging 10.2 per game while finishing

would have competitions to see who finished games with more floor burns, indicating they went after loose balls.

“It was something we did for fun but at the same time did to stay focused,” Cruz-Rivas said. “Phil usually came out of games with a few more then I did.”

One place the Blue and Gold are looking to JUST THE FACTS improve this season is on Head Coach: Jim Mullins the defensive side of the ball. The Bombers finLast year’s record: 20–8 ished last on the defensive side, giving up 76.8 points Key losses: Will Gaskins ’10 and per game despite leading Tom Brown ’10 the conference in points per game.

Key returners: Seniors Phil Barera and Chris Cruz-Rivas, junior Jordan “We’ve worked on being Marcus and sophomore Sean Rossi more aggressive, pressuring the ball more and trying Captains: Barera and Cruz-Rivas to disrupt passing lanes,” Barera said.

Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium It’s clear the Blue and Gold have no problem shooting the basketball, but the defense must play tighter in order for the Bombers to win the Empire 8 Championship — something they have failed to do the past two seasons despite finishing first and second in the regular season, respectively. Mullins said coming in first in the conference is a main focus for the team.

“Our goal is to win the conference,” he From left, freshman guard Josh Borfitz tries to prevent senior center Phil Barera from shooting in said. “We’ve done everything the last few practice Nov. 2 in Ben Light Gymnasium. The team opens its season Wednesday at home. seasons but win our conference, so that’s our rachel orlow/the ithacan goal for now.”

The Bombers have NCAA Tournament assecond on the team in scoring average with from the South Hill squad’s strategy.

“He embodies what we try to do in all facets pirations, but Mullins said he is set on keeping 16.3 points per game.

“I’ve really tried to step up and lead this of the game,” Mullins said. “Most of the guys he his team even-keeled.

“We’re concerned with what’s in front of season,” Barera said. “The best way to lead is defends are at least four inches taller than him, by example and try to get the other guys to but he’s able to do what he does because of his us,” Mullins said. “We’ve got a long season ahead of us, so we’ll think about that when the intensity on the boards.” play with the same intensity.”

Cruz-Rivas said last season he and Barera time comes.”

Mullins said Barera is a player who benefits

f - senior jane Debiasse

women’s basketball

Squad looks to capitalize on size advantage inside by jesse cases

assistant sports editor

After posting the first 16–0 record in conference history last season, the women’s basketball team returns to the court this season hoping to build on last year’s success.

Despite key losses from last year’s team, the Bombers look to be just as dominant this season by using their strengths to the team’s advantage.

Last season, starting seniors Katherine Bixby ’10 and Lindsay Brown ’10, who combined for 26.6 points per game, led the Blue and Gold in scoring. Bixby earned a spot as an All-American last season and along with Brown, accounted for more than half the team’s threepoint field goals.

Head Coach Dan Raymond said making up for the losses of Bixby and Brown will not be easy, and several players will need to contribute more.

“We don’t expect any one person to make up for the loss of Lindsey Brown and Kat Bixby,” Raymond said.

“It’s going to be spread throughout the team. We expect Elissa’s scoring to pick up a little bit. We expect Devin to be more of a scoring threat and … with Riley, Jordan, Jess Farley and Jane on the perimeter we expect them all to contribute a little bit more.”

Senior forward Elissa Klie said the Bombers’ low-post players will be key for the team this season.

“Our inside game is definitely going to be a strength this year,” Klie said. “We have some smart post

players who are a little bit bigger and more physical than they have been in the past.”

One of those JUST THE FACTS players is sophoHead Coach: Dan Raymond more forward Devin Shea. Shea Last year’s record: 22–6 started just four games last season, Key losses: Katherine Bixby ’10 but Raymond said and Lindsay Brown ’10 he expects her to Key returners: Seniors Elissa Klie, contribute much Jordan Confessore and Jane more this season.

DeBiasse and junior Jessica Farley “Devin looks really strong, reCaptains: To be determined ally well,” he said.

“We’re happy with Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium her. This year she did not play soccer so she’s in basketball shape now and isn’t trying to get in basketball shape all season like she was last year.”

Shea said in order for the team to be successful again this year, it’ll need to focus on conditioning.

“Our goal is to be the best fit team in the Empire 8 and in the region,” Shea said. “We’re doing a lot of runFrom left, junior guard Jacqueline Shinall defends sophomore guard Catherine Lewis as she looks for an open ning and a lot of post work. We’re teammate in practice Friday at Bartels Hall at Cornell University. The Bombers open their season Tueday at home. focusing a little bit more on the post michelle boulÉ/the ithacan game, but we’re still not falling away “We want to force the other teams high expectations for this season. in,” Farley said. “We’re going to be from our guard strength either.”

“I fully expect to win the conferJunior guard Jessica Farley said able to compete with every Empire to have to play better and have to the team is doing a lot of full-court 8 team and make it to the Empire 8 shoot well from the outside and give ence again,” Klie said. “Although our scrimmaging to help prepare. She championship game. We have a tal- them nothing easy,” Klie said. “If we team is different than it was last year said that this year’s team has a lot of ented group of girls and there’s no can commit to playing 40 minutes of it’s not necessarily bad different. It’s talent, and there are high expecta- reason why we shouldn’t be able to defense every single game, we can be just different, and we have the talent really effective on defense inside and to get there if we can really commit tions going forward into the season. win it.” to playing hard, every single day, Klie said protecting the paint will outside and shut people down.”

“We have a really good group of Klie said the Blue and Gold have starting now.” talented freshmen that we brought be key to the team’s success.

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women’s swimming and diving

South Hill squad takes aim at return trip to NCAAs by danielle d’avanzo contributing Writer

The women’s swimming and diving team will look to maintain its championship stroke this season after placing 14th in the NCAA championship team standings last year.

The Bombers, winning their third straight upper New York State Collegiate Championship and 11th consecutive Empire 8 conference title last year, return the majority of athletes from last year’s squad and will look to use experience to their advantage this season.

Last season, seven athletes represented the Blue and Gold at the NCAA Division III Championships. With six of those athletes competing again this season, junior Missy Keesler, who swims JUST THE FACTS backstroke and freestyle, said this Head Coach: Paula Miller year’s squad has set the bar high.

“I expect that the way everyone Last year’s finish: 12–1 has been working hard we’re going to do fantastic this season as a team,” Key losses: Carolyn Dartt ’10, Keesler said. “I’m excited most of all Laura Kucsan ’10 and Christie just to see what these freshmen will Fries ’10 do this year.“ Key returners: Graduate students Graduating six seniors from last Jen Heberton and Naomi Mark year, the team is looking to fill the and senior Sheila Rhoades gaps with not only the returners, but also the incoming talent.

Captains: Mark, seniors Jillian The freshman class has already Santer, Joanna Ferreri and Junior Kelly Murphy swims the 1,000-yard freestyle in the Bombers’ 195–98 victory Oct. 30 against Rensselaer Polytechnic stepped up and made contribuRhoades, juniors Kelly Murphy, Institute in the Hill Center Pool. The team is off to a 3–0 start and travels to Hamilton College on Nov. 20 for its next meet.

Missy Keesler and Jodi Costello tions this season, helping the dina Grimaldi/the ithacan and sophomore Carly Jones South Hill Squad to a 3–0 start They’re pushing to help them toward that goal. Miller said exercise is helping the team work harder and with wins over Le Moyne College, Home pool: Hill Center Pool them in order to be graduate assistant Nick Stone has been run- push each other in practice.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute “We are working harder than ever,” Keesler successful, and that’s ning the dry land and weight programs while and SUNY-Cortland.

Senior freestyle swimmer Sheila Rhoades what’s really good about keeping a large Miller is planning on including more kick- said. “We’re bringing in new exercises that we’ve squad because there’s competition in order ing, explosive work and power exercises as never done before. It’s definitely gotten more said the freshmen bring a lot to the pool. intense. The only reason I get through practice the season progresses.

“It’s been fun having a lot of new people and to compete.”

Graduate student diver Naomi Mark said every day is because of my teammates.”

Head Diving Coach Nate Brisley said the seeing what they’re capable of because they’re With the season just getting underway, all just phenomenal swimmers and girls,” team’s depth will also help the athletes motivate these tougher workouts are beneficial to the the Bombers are working to not only repeat team’s development.

Rhoades said. “They’re helping us in more ways each other to perform their best.

“The dry land and strength training is really as Empire 8 and state champions but also to “They depend on each other to push them than we thought possible.”

Head Coach Paula Miller said an important every day at practice so the depth of the ros- important for the diving program,” Mark said. place higher at nationals.

“Honestly, we have one of the most talented factor is the large number of athletes on the ter will really help everyone on the team stay “[Stone] is starting to do more functional stuff with us, which is nice because you can take teams I have seen in a long time,” Keesler said. motivated,” Brisley said. roster this year.

The Blue and Gold are setting their sights some of the problems you have on the diving “I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone “It’s not just the ones who go to nationals,” does, how far we can go with this and how we Miller said. “What’s really key is the depth. on states and nationals and are incorporat- board and rope them into your workout.”

Keesler said focusing more on cross training do at nationals.”

It’s not just those ‘stars’ — it’s everyone else. ing new exercises in and out of the pool

wrestling

Bombers’ leadership sets the tone by andrew Kristy contributing Writer

After two consecutive sixth-place finishes at the NCAA Division III National Championships, the wrestling team is looking to advance even further this year.

Last season was highlighted by a school record of 20 wins, as the Blue and Gold rolled to a 20–1 season and finished third in the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference.

However, the Blue and Gold graduated five of the 10 members of their starting lineup. Despite losing Jon Gregory ’10, Chad Winowich ’10, Willie Horwath ’10, David Sbriscia ’10 and Joe Goetz ’10, the Bombers return a powerful team to the mat. The squad features three All-Americans and one national qualifier.

Seniors Blaine Woszczak and Jeremy Stierly will be taking over the role of captains on this year’s squad. Woszczak, who competes at 149 pounds, is a two-time AllAmerican, finishing fourth in nationals in back-to-back years.

Stierly, an All-American at 141 pounds, was runner-up in the NCAA tournament and awarded ECWC Wrestler of the Year.

Head Coach Marty Nichols said he instilled the importance of the captains’ leadership in determining the outcome of the season.

“It’s their team, that’s what I tell them,” Nichols said. “It goes down in the record books, and these guys

‘names show up as the captains of the team. It’s a huge factor; if we don’t have leadership we don’t have a team.”

Stierly said he and Woszczak will use their knowledge and experience as a tool to lead the team. Stierly said making sure the freshmen are keeping up their grades, maintaining their weight and understanding what the team is about as a whole is vital over the course of the season.

Stierly said the competition in practice is another force driving and motivating for the team.

We’ve got some of the best wrestlers in the country that we wrestle everyday,” Stierly said. “So that’s been a big plus.”

Stierly and Woszczak will have the task this season of leading not only a talented roster but one with championship experience. Junior Seth Ecker and senior David Priest are two returners who bring their experience and talent to the mat.

As a freshman, Ecker, who wrestled at 133 pounds, was named ECWC Rookie of the Year and earned All-American with a sixth place finish at nationals. Priest, competing at 174 pounds, is a three-time qualifier of the national NCAA tournament.

The Blue and Gold will also have some fresh faces filling out the lineup with the addition of three transfer students and six freshmen.

Nichols said he has high hopes

for his 2010-11 roster, which was ranked fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association preseason poll.

“We always want to win a national championship,” he said. “Obviously, we’re in the top five to start, and we obviously don’t want to finish there.

We want to finish higher than that.

We probably, potentially have seven or eight JUST THE FACTS All-Americans Head Coach: Marty Nichols on our team.”

Though the Last year’s finish: Sixth at NCAA starting lineup Division III championships only contains Key losses: Jon Gregory ’10, 10 members, Joe Goetz ’10 and Chad the Bombers Winowich ’10 look to make the season a Key returners: Seniors Blaine team effort. The Woszczak, Jeremy Stierly and Blue and Gold David Priest currently carCaptains: Woszczak and Stierly ries 32 athletes, and Nichols Home mat: Ben Light Gymnasium said every wrestler will prove to be vital to the team’s success.

“It’s the guys that aren’t necesFrom left, junior Seth Ecker wrestles with SUNY-Oswego freshman Randy sarily our starters, and there’s a Sisenstein on Saturday at the Ithaca Invitational in Ben Light Gymnasium. lot of those guys,” Nichols said. “If michelle boulÉ/the ithacan those guys do a lot better, and work harder, it’s going to make everybody Lycoming College and placed first able to set high expectations for better, so those guys are a huge out of 10 teams last weekend in their down the line.

“We’ve been working harder and factor. [If they] push those guys annual Ithaca College Invitational in a lot earlier,” Woszczak said. “And then we could really do something Ben Light Gymnasium.

Woszczak said the South Hill our conditioning has been better. throughout the year.”

The Blue and Gold opened up squad has to put in the necessary We’ve got a shot. The team has a lot the season with a 32–7 win against work going into this season to be of potential.”

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Men’s basketball: 22–4 regular season record 13–3 in the Empire 8 Conference Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Men’s basketball: 20–6 regular season record 12–4 in the Empire 8 Conference Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Men’s basketball: 23–3 regular season record 14–2 in the Empire 8 Conference Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Women’s basketball: 20–4 regular season record 12–4 in the Empire 8 Conference Loss in semifinals of Empire 8 tournament

Women’s basketball: 18–6 regular season record 12–4 in the Empire 8 Conference Win Eastern College Athletic Conference title

Women’s basketball: 21–3 regular season record 13–3 in the Empire 8 Conference Loss in the first round of NCAA Championships

Men’s indoor track: Top 20 at NCAA Championships

Men’s indoor track: Top five at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Men’s indoor track: Fourth at Eastern College Athletic Conference title

Women’s indoor track: Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Women’s indoor track: Second at New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships

Women’s indoor track: Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Men’s swimming and diving: 7–2 dual meet record Top 20 at NCAA Championships

Men’s swimming and diving: 7–2 dual meet record Fifth at Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championships

Men’s swimming and diving: 8–1 dual meet record Fourth at Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association Championships

Women’s swimming and diving: 12–0 dual meet record Top 10 at NCAA Championships

Women’s swimming and diving: 11–1 dual meet record 10th at NCAA Championships

Women’s swimming and diving: 11–1 dual meet record 13th at NCAA Championships

Wrestling: 14–1 dual meet overall record Top five at NCAA Championships

Wrestling: 15–0 dual meet record Third at NCAA Championships

Wrestling: 13–2 dual meet overall record Second at NCAA Championships

Gymnastics: Top five at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

Gymnastics: Fourth at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

Gymnastics: Third at National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships

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Find out when the Bombers will be competing in Ithaca

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium

woMEN’S BASKETBALL

Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium

Date

Time

Opponent

Date

Time

Opponent

Nov. 17

7 p.m.

Hobart College

Nov. 16

7 p.m.

William Smith College

Nov. 28

4 p.m.

SUNY-Oswego

Nov. 28

2 p.m.

SUNY-Potsdam

Dec. 9

7 p.m.

Nazareth College

Dec. 9

6 p.m.

Nazareth College

Jan. 7

8 p.m.

Alfred University

Jan. 7

6 p.m.

Alfred University

Jan. 8

4 p.m.

St. John Fisher College

Jan. 8

2 p.m.

St. John Fisher College

Jan. 18

8 p.m.

Elmira College

Jan. 18

6 p.m.

Elmira College

Jan. 22

4 p.m.

Hartwick College

Jan. 21

6 p.m.

Stevens Institute of Technology

Feb. 5

4 p.m.

Utica College

Jan. 22

2 p.m.

Hartwick College

Feb. 15

8 p.m.

Rochester Institute of Technology

Feb. 5

2 p.m.

Utica College

Feb. 15

6 p.m.

Rochester Institute of Technology

women’s swimming & diving

Home pool: Hill Center Pool

Women’s track & field

Home field: Barton Hall at Cornell University

Date

Time

Opponent

Jan. 22

1 p.m.

University of Rochester

Date

Time

Event

Jan. 30

10 a.m.

Bomber Diving Invitational

Dec. 4

10 a.m.

Cornell University Relays

Jan. 21

4 p.m.

Cornell Pentathlon

Jan. 22

1 p.m.

Cornell Upstate Challenge

Feb. 6

10 a.m.

Cornell Pentathlon

Feb. 12

10 a.m.

Cornell’s Kane Invitational

Feb. 18

4 p.m.

Cornell Multi

Feb. 19

10 a.m.

Cornell’s Denault Invitational

men’s swimming & diving

Home pool: Hill Center Pool Date

Time

Opponent

Jan. 22

1 p.m.

University of Rochester

Jan. 30

10 a.m.

Bomber Diving Invitational

wrestling

Home court: Ben Light Gymnasium Date

Time

Opponent

Dec. 8

7 p.m.

Rochester Institute of Technology

Jan. 27

6 p.m.

SUNY-Oneonta

Feb. 11

7 p.m.

Wilkes University

Feb. 16

7 p.m.

SUNY-Cortland

Feb. 26

7 p.m.

Eastern College Wrestling Conference Championships

men’s track & field

Home field: Barton Hall at Cornell University Date

Time

Event

Dec. 4

10 a.m.

Cornell University Relays

Jan. 22

10 a.m.

Cornell Upstate Challenge

Feb. 12

10 a.m.

Cornell’s Kane Invitational

Feb. 19

10 a.m.

Cornell’s Denault Invitational

gymnastics

Home gym: Ben Light Gymnasium Date

Time

Opponent

Jan. 15

1 p.m.

Yale University

Jan. 15

1 p.m.

SUNY-Brockport

Sophomore Alec Svoboda clears a hurdle during practice Nov. 1 at Butterfield Stadium.

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