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Registration issues spark Web petition

by Thad Komorowski staff writer

After experiencing a growing number of problems with registering on HomerConnect, students began an online petition Sunday to urge the administration to make the registration process more fair and efficient. Keep the The Homer- discussion going.

Connect system, Comment on implemented in this article at 2006, created a theithacan.org. one-stop site that allows students to access all of their college information from financial aid to meal plan selection. One of the system’s uses is class registration, but a vocal group of students are beginning to point out problems they are having logging into the program and completing registration during times of heavy traffic.

Junior Sam Patton created a Facebook event calling for students to demand reform of the current registration process by directing them to an online petition. A protest was planned but called off, and the petition, which had 159 signatures as of yesterday, took its place.

Patton said seeing his friends who are underclassmen receive false error messages from HomerConnect inspired him to start the petition.

“I sat Thursday with four sophomore friends and watched them not get into a single class they intended to,” Patton said.

“From my anecdotal experience, everyone I know has either had bad experiences or has been absolutely screwed by the system.”

Patton said he hopes the petition will pressure the college to address specific problems with the current registration process. Though Patton canceled the student protest he had planned for Monday, which involved blocking employees from working at the registrar’s office, he said he hopes students who sign the petition can coordinate one at a future date when more students can be involved.

“It was a little hasty to call for a protest right away,” Patton said.

“I switched my goal to an online petition, so once we get a thousand names on this, we’d actually be able to get enough people for a sizable enough demonstration.”

Sophomore Christopher Accardo said he found getting into classes stressful even when he had prepared course registration numbers before registering, as his adviser recommended.

“I got on to Homer at 7 a.m. and typed in all my CRNs,” Accardo said. “About 10 minutes

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the Bouncingoffwalls Caffeinated energy drink to disappear from shelves across New York state

by Kyla Pigoni staff writer

When freshman Sarah* cracked the can open, she never thought the next few hours would end with her in the hospital, unable to remember what happened the night before.

“I woke up in the hospital, all alone, still drunk and unable to remember what had happened the night before,” Sarah said.

“My phone was gone, my wallet and keys were gone, and all I knew was that I had alcohol poisoning.”

Sarah was drinking Four Loko the night she ended up in the hospital with a blood alcohol content of 0.26 percent. When she woke up in the hospital the next morning, still drunk,

she had a fuzzy memory of the night before.

The only memory she has from the ordeal is having her stomach pumped.

Sarah isn’t the only one to exceed her limit. Four Loko, a popular fruit-flavored malt drink that combines caffeine and alcohol in one can, will —Sarah* soon disappear from the shelves in New York state in response to health concerns.

Alcohol and caffeine are not a new combination, but the use of the two in one

“I woke up in the hospital, all alone, still drunk and unable to remember what had happened the night before.”

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*Names have been changed to protect anonymity.

College responds to demand for online courses

by Alexandra Evans Assistant News Editor

In response to a recent rise in registration for online courses during winter and summer sessions, Ithaca College will be offering more online courses for the second year in a row this winter session.

Since 2008, course offerings in both winter and summer sessions increased, though face-to-face labs and lectures still outnumbered the online options. But in Winter 2010, the number of online courses surpassed the number of face-to-face courses offered, 16 to 13. The gap grew for Winter 2011 with 19 online courses to 12 lecture courses.

Before the college offered online courses during these sessions, students who needed to catch up on credits had to stay on campus while their peers went home for break.

But since online learning grew in popularity, Rob Gearhart, associate dean of graduate and professional studies and director of online learning initiatives, said the college has adjusted its offerings.

“The increases in online are blowing us away,” he said. “When you and most of your colleagues don’t stay in Ithaca, but if you’re interested in picking up some credits, it’s a nice option for you to have.”

Jennifer Wofford, study programs manager, said the college

Senior Rachel Berger completes an assignment for her Topics in Media Law class online Tuesday in IC Square. She is taking the class online.

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is looking to further increase the number of courses available to students during the winter and summer sessions by facilitating a program for faculty to create more online courses and build on those already offered.

“We’re looking to provide faculty with opportunities to expand

those courses, maybe turn some of our face-to-face courses into online courses or integrate additional media and multimodalities into the online courses they currently have offered,” she said.

As a way to encourage faculty to teach online, Wofford sent an e-mail to faculty members Monday with an

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application for the Faculty Grants for Online Learning Development grant, which will provide eight $2,000 teaching stipends for faculty to participate in workshops to design a new online course for summer 2011, update an existing online course or translate a face-to-face course into an online course.

Gearhart said the grant coincides with the college’s short-term goal to better support students with online courses that still maintain a quality level of education.

“Good online instruction is similar to good classroom instruction,” he said. “It’s partly science and partly art. Good pedagogy translates across different environments.”

From narrated PowerPoint slides, podcasts, links to articles and readings in a textbook, professors can use a number of means to deliver content through an online course. While there is no one particular way to teach an online course, Gearhart said a good design is to make the content engaging and similar to an “Ithaca College learning experience.”

“As long as the course is designed well, then you’re having all of those kinds of experiences you’d expect to have in the classroom,” he said.

Stewart Auyash, associate professor of Health Promotion and Physical

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Nation&World

New report reveals BP negligence

BP and its contractors missed and ignored warning signs prior to the massive oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, showing an “insufficient consideration of risk” and raising questions about the know-how of key personnel, a group of technical experts concluded.

In a 28-page report released late Tuesday, an independent panel convened by the National Academy of Engineering said the companies failed to learn from “near misses” and neither BP, its contractors nor federal regulators caught or corrected flawed decisions that contributed to the blowout.

Donald Winter, a professor of engineering practice at the University of Michigan and chair of the 15-member study committee, said in a statement that plugging the well to seal it off for future oil and gas production continued “despite several indications of potential hazard.”

Ireland seeks economic bailout

Stocks were set yesterday to claw back some of the previous day’s losses as Ireland discusses a bailout with the European Union and Britain pledged support to help the struggling country.

Stocks worldwide have been rattled in recent days as investors fear Ireland will become the latest European country to need a bailout.

Greece was bailed out in May after it was unable to contain runaway spending. Ireland is now struggling after a collapse in its housing market forced the country to take over three large banks.

Britain offered to provide additional support to Ireland above and beyond any help it gets from the European Union or International Monetary Fund yesterday.

Pelosi elected Democratic leader

House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader yesterday despite massive party losses in this month’s congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership.

Pelosi, the nation’s first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans assume the majority in the new Congress in January.

She defeated moderate Democratic Rep.

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Heath Shuler of North Carolina, 150-43, in secret balloting in a lengthy closed-door gathering of House Democrats in the Capitol.

Pelosi, 70, overcame a rebellion from party centrists, and even some fellow liberals, who argued that the party needs to offer a new face of leadership after losing at least 60 House seats Nov. 2. She remains popular among the liberals who dominate the party’s House caucus.

Israel approves troop withdrawal

Israel approved the withdrawal of troops from the northern half of a village that straddles the border with Lebanon yesterday — a step that would end its four-year presence in the volatile area.

The pullout, expected to take place in the coming weeks, would resolve a key dispute between the two countries that has simmered since Israel reoccupied northern Ghajar during the war with Lebanese Hezbollah militants in 2006.

In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Security Cabinet, a decision-making group of senior government ministers, had approved the pullout “in principle.” It said Israeli diplomats would work with the U.N. peacekeeping force that patrols the border zone in southern Lebanon to make final arrangements. Israel wants to be sure that Hezbollah — and its arsenal of rockets and other weapons — is kept out of the village.

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Germany to heighten security level

Germany will increase security and vigilance across the country because of a heightened threat from international terrorism, the interior minister said yesterday.

The move came after new intelligence came to light, Thomas de Maiziere, Germany’s top security official, said. Germans will notice a visible response to the threat, including an increased police presence at airports and railway stations to remain in place until further notice.

Despite the heightened security presence, de Maiziere urged calm. Officials did not provide specific details about the threat.

It took House investigators two and a half years and a jury of congressional peers two days to conclude Rep. Charles Rangel of New York violated House rules.

A decision on his punishment will be much quicker. Possible sanctions include a House vote deploring his conduct, a fine and denial of certain privileges.

The House ethics committee set a hearing today on a punishment for Rangel, a Democrat who formerly held great influence as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

That’s only two days after an ethics panel of eight House members, sitting as a jury, found that Rangel’s financial and fundraising conduct violated ethical standards.

Militants lay claim to Madagascar

A colonel who supported a politician’s takeover in Madagascar last year claimed yesterday that he and other top-ranking officers have taken over the Indian Ocean island nation.

Col. Charles Andrianasoavina was joined

by the head of security of the president he helped oust when he made the declaration to reporters he had called to a military base near the capital’s airport.

Also present was a general who had served as military chief for Andry Rajoelina, the DJ-turned-politician who seized power last year.

Spy in Gitmo case not prosecuted

A British spy will not be prosecuted over allegations that he colluded in the torture of exGuantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed, the country’s chief prosecutor said yesterday.

Keir Starmer, Britain’s director of public prosecutions, said a police inquiry, which began in March 2009, had not produced evidence to support criminal charges against an officer with domestic spy agency MI5.

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People tear photos of presidential candidates to protest upcoming elections and the UN’s presence regarding the cholera epidemic yesterday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti will hold elections Nov. 28 in the midst of a month-old cholera epidemic that has killed at least 1,000.

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Local farmers discuss current struggle By brian rank staff writer

Local farmers at recent forums spoke out about the obstacles preventing small-scale local farms from starting social justice programs, citing time and money as the main barriers standing in their way.

Social justice for farmers generally focuses on treating workers fairly, paying living wages and providing reasonably priced local food. Farmers met to discuss these issues at a Nov. 1 workshop on adopting social justice standards at Ithaca EcoVillage and at a panel hosted by Ithaca College faculty members Julia Lapp, Paula Turkon and Michael Smith on Tuesday.

Smith, assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences, said small-scale farmers strive to implement these standards but face competition from large-scale farms that produce cheap food with low-paid workers and dangerous chemicals.

“If you have an orchard that is 10,000 acres and you can use well-skilled but underpaid migrant labor to pick the stuff, and you use pesticides instead of integrated pest management, you’re going to have a cheaper product,” he said.

At the EcoVillage workshop, members of the Agricultural Justice Project, a wage, labor and trade standards initiative, presented a proposed certification that would identify farms who abide by social justice standards regarding wages, treatment of laborers and pricing and trade standards.

Katie Creeger, who owns Kestral Perch Berry farm, said she attended the workshop to learn about running an organic farm “right” because she was just beginning to hire laborers for the first time. However, she said she realized Agricultural Justice Project's idea could not work for her small farm.

“If you add a lot of bureaucratic stuff and record keeping into that job description, there is just not enough time to do it,” she said.

Smith, who helped organize the panel at the college as part of the IC² initiative project “We are what we’ve eaten,” a collaborative study among three classes, said the farmers provided a new perspective to students from his class studying the history and contemporary implications of food.

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hours, just use the local resources,” he said.

Farmers invited to the college panel brought up similar issues to the ones that were discussed in the EcoVillage workshop.

Anna Steinkraus, who works at Little Tree Orchards and spoke at the college panel, said with all the time and energy required to run a farm, there is little opportunity to start programs that promote social justice.

“We’re so busy with what we’re already doing,” she said. “Sometimes, starting one of these things is like starting another business.”

Maryrose Livingston, co-owner of Northland Sheep Dairy, said she charges prices for her cheese below an ideal level to maintain customers, even though it hardly makes up for labor costs.

“We’re not really getting paid, but we’re still feeling that we don’t want to charge too much because we want people to eat it,” she said. “It’s a huge struggle for us.”

Smith said pricing is a major issue for small

farmers who cannot produce on a large scale and do not have the labor and capital resources of corporate-owned farms that can charge less for food — distorting the actual cost.

“Food should be more expensive,” he said. “If food is more expensive, then the people who are producing it ideally will get better wages and better working conditions.”

Senior Kristyn Polucha attended Tuesday's panel and said society does not recognize what farmer’s responsibilities entail, usually looking down on it as a blue-collar job.

“Our social system really doesn’t know about how much work these farmers put in,” she said.

“They have a lot of negative parts to the job. It’s hard to get by for them.”

Heather Sandford, who co-runs The Piggery, a farm that raises pigs for meat, said right now the extent of being active in bringing social justice practices into farming is just doing the daily farm labor.

Class introduces students to sociology field work By qina liu

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The nine Ithaca College students in Stephen Sweet’s Work and the Family class did not expect to do extensive undergraduate research but engaged in a semester-long project to study the relationships between college employees’ work and family dynamic.

They discovered that employees enjoy their work experience at the college. However, research also showed that workers wish they had more career flexibility because jobs interfere with their physical health and well-being in a negative way, Sweet, an associate professor of sociology, said.

The class was designed as part of the Ithaca College Wellness Initiative, a project funded by the IC² grants, to incorporate “integrative learning,” Miranda Kaye, assistant professor of exercise and sport sciences, said.

“By students conducting projects that they are interested in, there is a lot more learning that is going to take place than just me giving them information that they need to know,” she said.

Through the Wellness Initiative drafted by Sweet, Kaye and Mary Ann Erickson, associate professor of gerontology, students can research problems related to aspects of health

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and develop their own solutions.

Sweet, associate professor of sociology, said while he set the parameters for the class project, the students conducted every aspect of the interviewing and researching process as well as discussed whom they wanted to include in the study.

“The project is largely about experiential learning,” he said. “The idea was to actually get students engaged in doing real professional work and doing it in a systematic and rigorous way.”

Senior sociology major Keith VanderBrooke, a member of the class, said while he did not expect to conduct a study where students collected their own research, he thought it was a beneficial opportunity.

“He’s pretty much been trusting us to go and find these people, which feels nice, but it’s a lot of expectation to live up to,” VanderBrooke said.

Senior sociology major Alyssa Van Auken said employees such as professors and administrators enjoyed their work accomplishments but wished they had more time in which to complete things.

“The people that I interviewed were at levels where they had a lot of work responsibilities, and a lot spent outside of work doing work things, like e-mailing from home,” Van Auken

Stephen Sweet, associate professor of sociology, speaks in his Work and the Family class Tuesday. The class is part of an integrative learning project.

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said. “But no one asked for less work.

They just asked for more time in which to do it, which is what I thought was most interesting.”

Junior Haley Samiljan said her research focused on employees who also need to care for family, such as young children or elderly parents.

“It’s not an easy task to have the family responsibility as well as work responsibility in any level of employment, and that it’s a continuous struggle,” she said.

Samiljan said she expected a class that was more discussion-based rather than one that incorporated an undergraduate research project.

However, she can see herself doing research like this in the future.

“I felt like a real sociologist,” she said. “It made me feel like the work I was doing was valid. It was something I’ve never done before and don’t know how to describe it other than real.”

Sweet said he is confident that the students’ work is accurate because it coincided with his own research and prior knowledge of work and family.

“I’ve been delighted — absolutely delighted with the quality of work and commitment to the work,” Sweet said.

Students hope to present their findings Feb. 27 at the Eastern Sociological Society Meeting in Philadelphia and between March 31 and April 2 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the college.

Ithaca College’s Office of Institutional Research created the IC Survey Clearinghouse in 2009 and is trying to gain more participants in order to make the website work more effective.

IC Survey GRAY said she Clearinghouse hopes more people will put is a web service the site to use. that allows faculty and staff to submit surveys they have conducted and their results to a website that processes and organizes the data. Before conducting a survey, they can check to see if a certain question has already been asked, and if it has, they can check the results of the question.

Martha Gray, director of the Office of Institutional Research, said there aren’t ways to monitor how many people are actually using the website, but she hopes to see the number increase.

“We do have a campaign by which we are informing the campus community through the vice president’s office and Intercom,” she said. “So I think that it’s going to build in its abilities to inform the campus communities on what is going on.”

Govind Acharya, a research analyst for the Office of Institutional Research who has been working on the Clearinghouse project for the past few years, said there are not enough surveys in the website’s database to make it function effectively.

“It’s still a work in progress,” Acharya said. "There are a number of features which need to get put into the Clearinghouse that will make it much more user friendly, for example searching by topic.”

Gray said the website was created to provide a more efficient way to conduct surveys on campus and reduce the number of surveys sent to faculty and students.

“The main purpose ... is to keep the campus community informed of what surveys are being done,“ she said. “We want to make sure that we’re not over surveying this population.”

Acharya said the website was created because student responses to surveys were declining.

“Students in particular are over surveyed and this is an opportunity to maybe lower the number of surveys but still get the information as needed,” he said.

Junior Michele Fortier said because students participate in a lot of surveys, it would be beneficial to open the website to students.

“It would be really cool for people who are participating in the surveys to see what the results of the surveys are,” Fortier said.

Gray said the Office of Institutional Research hopes the website will evolve and become a useful tool for the campus community.

“It’s in its beginnings,” she said.

“That is to say that I think it has more use in its features. You always want more people to participate.”

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Web classes offer fresh alternative Online from page 1

Education, who will be teaching Critical Health Issues online this winter, said one benefit to teaching online courses is he can dedicate more time to helping students.

“Usually when students take an online class during the winter or summer sessions, they’re only taking one or two classes, so they’re not bombarded with hundreds and GEARHART said hundreds of students have a pages a week, ” growing interest in he said. online classes.

One of the college’s initiatives, as stated in the IC20/20 document, is to “consider the utilization of online learning and collaboration technologies to bring virtual resources to the Ithaca campus and courses.”

Within the context of this objective, Gearhart said the college is looking at how hybrid learning — the use of both faceto-face and online courses — can blend into the educational experience on campus.

Another initiative highlighted in IC20/20 is to “consider the creation of one or more new overseas centers ... to undertake international study without loss of momentum in their academic programs at IC.” Gearhart said this goal is to help students who want to study abroad be able to do so while still earning credits toward their degree.

“Imagine if you could take six credits of internship and six credits of courses online that are happening back here,” he said. “You could spend a semester in New York and still be a full-time Ithaca College student.”

The college charges 90 percent of per-credit tuition during the academic year for online courses in the winter and summer. While there is currently no specific plan to offer aid for winter and summer sessions, Gearhart said the college may look into providing financial assistance for these sessions in the future.

“It would be helpful if we could discount it further,” he said. “We don’t have approval yet, but that’s one avenue we’re going to explore over the next year.”

Senior Rachel Berger, who is currently taking “Topics in Media Law” online, said she can see the benefit of taking online courses in the winter or summer to catch up or get ahead on credits. However, Berger said she wouldn’t take an online class again while on campus.

“I’ve felt very isolated in this learning process,” she said. “It’s very secluded. You are doing the work.

It’s you and your computer. Nothing beats sitting in a classroom with other people and having a dialogue.”

Auyash said online courses not only provide a way to get needed credits in the winter or summer but also give students the opportunity to pursue outside interests they might not be able to schedule during the fall or spring.

“You can do it not just to catch up or get ahead but to learn something new that you normally wouldn’t have access to.”

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can is coming under harsh scrutiny from politicians, students and health officials. As of yesterday, these drinks have been banned in five states.

Because of its popularity, high alcohol percentage, low price and overall look, Four Loko has been the target of state and federal attacks.

The New York State Liquor Authority pressured beer distributors Sunday to stop delivering the drinks to New York state retailers. This announcement came after a sting operation at 28 stores in the Bronx led to four arrests for selling the beverage to minors.

Phusion Projects, LLC, the maker of Four Loko, announced Sunday they would stop shipments to New York out of courtesy to the state. On Tuesday, Phusion Projects announced that it would remove the caffeine, guarana and taurine from all of its products to address the public’s concerns. According to a statement the company released Tuesday, it maintains its product is safe.

“We have repeatedly contended — and still believe, as do many people throughout the country — that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe,” they said.

Phusion Projects introduced Four Loko, its main product, in 2005. Named for the drink’s four main ingredients — caffeine, taurine, guarana and alcohol — it packs 12 percent alcohol and the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee into a 23.5 ounce can. As it grows in popularity, the safety of similar drinks has become a growing concern.

Before the combination was mass-marketed, consumers drank liquor with Red Bull and other energy drinks. The difference is that the alcohol percentage often seen in canned caffeinated alcoholic beverages is higher than some drinkers expect.

Jessica,* a 19-year-old sophomore, started drinking Four Loko this summer and finds the drink appealing because a friend told her it was cheap and could get her drunk quickly.

“It is easily transportable and is enough to drink for the night,” she said. “Sometimes it’s just a Four Loko night.”

While Jessica said she does not find the drinks harmful in moderation, she said that, as with any drink, too much is a bad thing.

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Senior Michael McGrath, an employee at Rogan’s Corner, stocks the coolers with Four Loko on Tuesday.

In the coming weeks, the drink will disappear from the shelves of Rogan’s and similar retailers.

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ter for Health Promotion, works with students cited for alcohol on campus. She said the caffeine in these drinks hides the effects of the alcohol.

“It’s really a risky drink,” Reynolds said.

“Students do not realize that there is at least five drinks in every can.”

Mike Brainard, owner of Rogan’s Corner, said he isn’t surprised products such as Four Loko are starting to be banned.

Rogan’s stocks six of the eight Four Loko flavors.

Brainard said he has noticed a shift in what students are drinking based on the fluctuating price of beer.

“We get two shipments a week from our beer distributor and probably go through five cases of each flavor of Four Loko a week,” Brainard said.

“It’s definitely our most popular drink.”

Now that these drinks have been outlawed, Brainard said he will no longer receive shipments

of caffeinated alcoholic drinks from his distributor.

Phusion Projects will stop sending shipments to New York tomorrow and Dec. 10 is the last day distributors can deliver the product to retailers.

Jessica said she thinks more research needs to be done to examine the dangers of drinks like Four Loko.

“I don’t know how they are banning something without even doing the research on it,” she said. “Alcohol in itself is dangerous. Taking out Four Loko isn’t going to do anything.”

Brainard said he thinks the company will rethink their product and develop similar alternatives.

“Something else will come out, and it will become popular too,” he said. “The amount of alcohol in these drinks is just surprising. There was a time that the state of New York would never have allowed this product to sell, but I guess they always find a way.”

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later, it still had not entered them and was frozen. So I tried again and had the same problem. I logged in again, but it just gave me an ‘error’ message for the next hour. It turned out my course selection went through the second time, but it never told me. I was relieved to have my classes, but ... it took me an hour to figure out.”

Registrar Brian Scholten said his office hardly received any phone calls or e-mails regarding registration before the petition began. The most common complaint received is over classes being full, an issue Scholten said is in the hands of the course instructors who set class sizes.

“The first three days of registration last week, you could count on one hand the number of calls we’ve gotten,” Scholten said. “What would really help me to know from students who are having problems registering is if they could be more specific about what it is they are encountering.”

Scholten issued an Intercom announcement Friday encouraging students to be specific in their complaints to the Registrar’s office about registering for spring 2011 classes.

Scholten said discussions of the need

to reform the current registration have only come up recently.

One possibility considered in recent discussions to reform the system is breaking students up into smaller groups with different registration times throughout the week. This would cut down on the number of students trying to access the HomerConnect system at one time, he said. The college may also need to look into getting a newer server for HomerConnect to improve students’ access to the site — problems he said have not been discussed in the past.

“The one we have is about 5 years old right now,” Scholten said. “There are servers out there that are better than the one we are using right now, so we’ve been talking with [Information Technology Services] about the possibility of getting one.”

ITS declined to comment on HomerConnect issues.

Kevin Fish, president of the Student Government Association, said SGA senators plan to bring Scholten to a meeting in the spring to talk with students about their experiences registering for classes.

“He’s going to come in and explain some of the problems that are common about registration,” Fish said.

Registrar Brian Scholten works Monday in his office. He plans to work with students to correct problems with HomerConnect next semester.

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“We’ll solicit feedback that we’ve heard from our constituents that will help him solve any of these problems.”

Scholten said he will try to give students a more active role in the registration process next semester when he has a better idea how to address their concerns.

“Students are usually involved very minimally in talk about registration,” Scholten said. “We’d

like to learn more about what they’re experiencing and what other things about registration they’d like to see that aren’t happening right now or they’re just not happy with.”

The student petition, “Ithaca College Class Registration Reform,” can be found at www.tinyurl.com/ fixhomerconnect.

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Bathrooms become more green

By Brian Rank staff Writer

Ithaca College is keeping it clean with new, cheaper and environmentally friendly toilet paper and paper towels across campus.

Lisa Belokur, director of facilities services, said the change comes after the college’s contract expired with Wausau Paper, which produces Bay West dispensers. The new contract with SCA Tissue, Inc., which produces the new Tork brand dispenser, will BELOKUR said new towels are help cut costs and provide more sustainable a more sustainable paper and cost less. alternative, she said.

According to the Tork website, the new toilet paper is made from 100 percent recycled paper. The paper towels range from 100 percent recycled fiber to a minimum of 40 percent post-consumer fiber.

Belokur said there are more options for 100 percent recycled toilet paper and towels than when the college chose a Bay West brand in 2004. She said the office tried a few companies but chose Tork based on environmental impact criteria and a low cost quote from a local supplier.

“We used the sustainable model,” she said.

“But really it was about not just how green the product is, but also from a labor stand point — are we going to need to refill it as often?”

Last year, the Office of Facilities Services spent approximately $120,000 on paper refills.

The office projected a 5 percent decrease in purchasing costs after the switch. That percentage may change once the office determines the paper needs for bathrooms in the Athletic and Events Center, which will be completed next academic year.

Belokur said waste will be minimal because the office plans to let the old paper run out before installing the new dispensers. She said no dispensers will be thrown away because the

companies loan them to the college and reuse them once the contract expires.

“We’re doing the most responsible thing we can by purchasing 100 percent recycled content paper towels, but in the long run when you use that paper towel, it’s still going to go into the waste stream,” she said.

Administrative and academic buildings were the first to receive the new dispensers this fall. The remaining installations will continue over the next few months.

In their search Belokur said they specifically excluded dispensers that used electricity.

For this same reason, Belokur said they also opted for paper towels over hand dryers.

“Hand dryers are in various locations around campus,” Belokur said. “But in some areas the wiring is not appropriate, and the Health Center prefers paper towels.”

Karin Wikoff, electronic and technical services librarian, said the bathrooms in the library are cleaner now that the new dispensers have been installed.

“There was always a lot of mess in the bathrooms,” she said. “Since they’ve installed the new dispensers — with a slightly better quality of paper — that has greatly decreased, which I am very glad to see.”

Sophomore LeeAnn Hill, an environmental studies major and resident of the Sustainably Conscious Living Community, said she uses a non-disposable towel for drying her hands instead of paper towels. Hill said she thought that choosing the most sustainable option was a step in the right direction for the college.

“This is the best way that they could probably provide convenience for students and also be the most sanitary,” she said.

Belokur said the selection and installation process involved a great deal of research and planning, but she thinks the college community will appreciate the change.

“I think they’re going to grab these paper towels and realize that this is a better quality [product],” she said. “Actually, they’re getting better quality for less money.”

Message in the music

From left, Palestinian performers Mahmood Jrere, Tamer Nafar and Suhell Nafar rap yesterday in the Park School of Communications Auditorium. The rappers are part of an overseas musical movement that fuses Arabic rhythms, Middle Eastern melodies and urban hip-hop. karla cote/The Ithacan

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Park alum takes job as assistant to dean By gerald doherty staff writer

Andrew Orgel ’74 has helped launch TV stations including Nickelodeon, MTV and A&E. He’s founded and cofounded a number of media companies such as 1Degree Media and Interactive Enterprises and has been labeled

by Success Magazine as the man who “made TV interactive.”

After these and many other accomplishments, Orgel has decided to work for to the school that gave him his start.

Orgel, a graduate of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, was named the assistant to the dean for industry relations Nov. 1.

In his new position, Orgel will serve as a bridge between the Park School and the media industry and will seek to open up job and internship opportunities, bring in new equipment and donations and enhance the school’s visibility in the industry.

“The industry is changing so much that I think the people in it can’t keep up with it, let alone students,” he said.

“If we can stay toe-to-toe with the industry and mirror it and also affect it, then our students can have a really big impact.”

Orgel will spend some of his time as assistant to the dean on the road and across the country, meeting with media professionals and bringing in resources to the college.

Diane Gayeski, dean of the Park School, created the new position

on an experimental basis with the help of outside donations. Gayeski said it was important for the school to reach out to communications professionals to keep Park on par with the industry.

“As I looked over the resources I had as dean of the Park School, one of the things I realized is that we need more and more engagement with the outside world,” she said. “I needed to basically expand my own capacities and capabilities by having someone who was focused on industry relations who would be located outside of Ithaca.”

Gayeski did not need to look further than her own Ithaca College class. She and Orgel graduated in 1974 with another 150 Park students, back when the college was one of only a handful of leading communications schools and when Rod Serling, writer and producer of “The Twilight Zone,” was teaching on campus.

Gayeski said she had an early respect for Orgel that continued into their professional careers.

“Even when we were in class together in 1974, it was apparent that he was very serious and very forward-looking,” Gayeski said. “He was always interested in economic models and the business behind the communications industry, and his career has proven that he has been a success in those areas.”

Since returning to the college, Orgel has collaborated with Nancy Cornwell, chair of the television-radio department, on a new mini-course called “sPark.”

Andrew Orgel ’74 (back center) stands with production team members of “To a Pulp,” a comedy series in its first season on ICTV, on Nov. 4 at the South Hill Business Campus. Orgel visited the students as they worked on the show.

COURTESY OF THE producers of “to a pulp”

Orgel said the course will introduce students to changes and trends in media technology. He said students will be encouraged to take the course in their freshman and senior year so they can remain aware of any shifts in industry standards.

Orgel said returning to work at the college has been a nostalgic experience, and he recalls working as a DJ on WICB during his time as a student.

“I thought I was going to be a radio personality when I graduated,” he said. “But a younger Park student told me that I sucked at the radio. And then she married me. So I guess that

was the end of what could have been a fabulous radio career.”

As assistant to the dean, Orgel is also responsible for maintaining contact with students. Though he has been on the job for less than a month, he has already immersed himself in that process by visiting Park student productions and talking with students about job opportunities.

Sophomore Nate Breton, a cinema and photography major and director of ICTV’s show “To a Pulp,” said he invited Orgel to one of his film shoots while he was in town but did not expect Orgel to be so helpful so quickly.

“With some alumni you feel like you have to say it point-blank and say, ‘I’m looking for a job in such and such, can you help me?’” he said.

“And you always feel awkward doing that. But with him he just steered the conversation that way.”

Orgel said he is looking forward to working one-on-one with students at the college, sharing ideas and inspiring a passion for communications.

“I like the interaction with the students,” he said. “I like to watch their productions, I like to meet with them and I like to talk with them in their classes. Maybe it makes me feel like I’m back in school.”

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College & City Health Center schedules more pre-holiday flu clinics

The Hammond Health Center has scheduled more opportunities for students, faculty and staff to get a seasonal flu vaccine before leaving campus for Thanksgiving.

Over the next few days, clinics will be open to college faculty, staff, Sodexo Dining Services employees and college retirees seeking a flu vaccination. The clinics will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Terrace Dining Hall near the old ID card office and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Health Center. During Thanksgiving Break, the center will host clinics from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Health Center.

No appointments are necessary for the clinics and attendees are asked to come dressed ready to receive a vaccine in the upper arm.

For more information, call the Health Center at 274-3177.

Students publish findings on athletic scholarships

Ithaca College graduate assistants Matt Carolan, Ryan Dunn, Michael Lee and Lily Mladenova recently collaborated with the National College Players Association — an advocacy group for student athletes — on a study that has proven that “full rides” at STAUROWSKY NCAA Division I schools are leaving many student athletes with less money for college.

The students worked with the NCPA and Ellen Staurowsky, chair of the college’s graduate program in sport management and media. They discovered that 336 NCAA Division I schools that claimed to be giving athletes full scholarships came up short, with an average annual deficit of $2,951.

The school with the highest shortfall was the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, at $10,962, and The University of South Carolina Upstate was the lowest, at $200.

The study has been cited in more than 150 print and electronic outlets, including ESPN-1, ABC News, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The study and its findings are available at www.ncpanow.org.

For more information, contact Alexis Marando in the Office of Media Relations at 274-1440 or amarand1@ithaca.edu.

Res Life seeks new intern for First-Year Experience

The Ithaca College First-Year Experience is now accepting applications for a paid graduate or undergraduate student intern.

The intern will work, and be paid for up to 10 hours per week to implement a comSOLT-PRUNTY munication and marketing plan for sharing important information with new students regarding their first-year experience.

The student selected for the internship will use communication

tools to share information with first-year students including print media, electronic media, MyHome and MyIthaca. The intern will also serve as a member of the First-Year Experience Coordinating Committee, which plans events for the year.

For more information, contact Joelle Albertsman, administrative assistant for First-Year Experience, for a complete job description at jalbertsman@ithaca.edu.

Applicants should then submit a cover letter and resume to Bonnie Solt-Prunty, assistant dean for FirstYear Experience in the Office of Residential Life at 2001 East Tower, or e-mail bprunty@ithaca.edu.

College to conduct test of outdoor warning system

Ithaca College will conduct a test of the Outdoor Warning System between 2 and 3 p.m. today. At least one set of siren tones will be activated, followed by a loudspeaker message noting it is only a test.

The tones and message may be repeated, depending on the results of the testing. There is no need to take any action in response.

The Emergency Notification System is used to alert the campus of any campuswide emergencies.

For more information, call Public Safety at 274-3333.

Re-enrollment ends Friday for college health benefits

Online benefits re-enrollment will run through noon tomorrow. The Employee Benefits and Worklife office has recommended that each benefit-eligible employee complete the online re-enrollment

Public Safety Incident Log NOVEMBER 1 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Circle Lot 3 SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person damaged vehicle mirror.

Investigation pending. Master Patrol Officer Jeff Austin.

OFF-CAMPUS INCIDENT LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Caller reported a person was physically and verbally harassed by another person. Criminal charges filed.

Sergeant Ron Hart.

ASSIST TOMPKINS SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Officer reported two arrests and two warnings were made off campus.

Investigator Tom Dunn.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: A key was found and turned over to Public Safety.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Circle Lot 2 SUMMARY: Caller reported a person sprayed paint on a vehicle between 9 p.m.

Oct. 30 and 5 p.m. Oct. 31. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Office of Public Safety SUMMARY: A key was found and turned over to Public Safety.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Public Safety Parking Lot SUMMARY: Gift cards were found and turned over to Public Safety.

FIRE ALARM LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Alarm caused by burnt food.

System reset. Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: Campus Center SUMMARY: Camera was found and turned over to Public Safety.

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Z-Lot SUMMARY: Three people judicially referred for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Patrol Officer Brad Bates.

NOVEMBER 2 HARASSMENT LOCATION: Park Communications Building SUMMARY: Caller reported receiving numerous harassing phone calls from person. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Chris Teribury.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Caller reported an unknown person threw an apple from a building.

Upon officer’s arrival, area was checked and unable to locate anyone.

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

Patrol Officer Chris Teribury.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOCATION: Whalen Center for Music SUMMARY: Officer reported an unknown person damaged a fountain. Investigation pending. Patrol Officer Steven Yaple.

process, regardless of whether medical coverage is elected.

If an employee wants to contribute to a Flexible Spending Account or the Health Savings Account they need to complete the online re-enrollment process.

ITS schedules downtimes for campuswide systems

Blackboard, Nova, Pulsar, Memphis, ACE/ARGUS and HomerConnect will be down for a 24-hour period over the weekend.

Information Technology Services announced the outage would be used as time for the storage area network disks — which are used to store data and other files — to be upgraded.

Each system will be down for approximately 24 hours.

ACE/ARGUS and Pulsar will be down starting at 5 p.m. tomorrow, HomerConnect and Memphis will be down starting at 6 p.m. Saturday and Blackboard and Nova will be down starting at 5 p.m. Sunday. Blackboard and Nova will be inactive during the business day on Monday as well.

For more information, contact the ITS Helpdesk at 274-1000 or helpdesk@ithaca.edu.

Cornell partners with FDA on food safety alliance

A new organization based at Cornell University is being created to help produce growers and packagers promote safety and prepare for future federal safety regulations.

Cornell, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced the creation of

the Produce Safety Alliance earlier this month.

The three-year, $1.15 million partnership is funded by the FDA and USDA and will be housed at Cornell through a grant provided by the Agricultural Marketing Service. Officials said the move will extend Cornell’s national Good Agricultural Practices program, a leader in the development of materials on agricultural practice and in its dissemination of food safety knowledge.

Ithaca Journal accepting service agency requests

The Ithaca Journal is accepting requests from all not-for-profit human service agencies for print and online publication as a part of its “A Time to Give” effort.

Agencies are asked to send their name of agency, mission, two items most needed and contact info.

Agencies with wish lists can send items to ijnews@gannett.com.

Guest speaker to discuss sustainability and Judaism

The Temple Beth-El Education Program will host guest speaker Miranda Phillips for her lecture “Judaism and Sustainability” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Temple Beth-El at 402 N. Tioga St. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Phillips received a master’s degree in Jewish education from Hebrew College in Boston. She serves on the Sustainable Tompkins board and participates in Interfaith Action for Healing Earth, a group that explores intersections between sustainability and congregational life.

selected entries from november 1 to november 4

UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA LOCATION: Circle Apartments SUMMARY: Person reported marijuana and paraphernalia in room. Investigation pending. Sergeant Ron Hart.

ACCIDENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Caller reported accidental damage to a shower door. Report taken.

Patrol Officer Chris Teribury.

NOVEMBER 3 MAKING GRAFFITI LOCATION: Upper Campus SUMMARY: Officer reported a person wrote graffiti. Patrol Officer Steven Yaple.

NOVEMBER 4 ASSIST/IPD LOCATION: All Other SUMMARY: Officer reported a possible fight in progress, which was later determined to be two people horsing around. 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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Stopping Cyberbulling

As technology expands, students need to end online harassment before bullying ends in more tragedies

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ith knowledge comes responsibility. This generation is able to access information in mere seconds, but we have been using technology to maliciously attack our peers.

A 2009 survey by MTV and The Associated Press found that 50 percent of people between the ages of 14 and 24 have experienced cyberbullying. In the past year, people bullied online have committed suicide in high profile cases, showing just how real the problem is.

While the legal system is still unsure of how to deal with cyberbullying, students need to take a stand and realize how serious it is. From a Facebook status to an instant message, tormenting another person online is a cruel manner that is just as destructive as harassing in person.

Online bullying can lead to depression, low selfesteem and even suicide.

The Ithacan acknowledges that reporting about the gossip website College Anonymous Confession Board may draw more students to visit it. But in an effort to end online harassment, The Ithacan asks Ithaca College students to boycott the website and not participate in cyberbullying. Students need to be aware of what they put online since there are no limitations as to who can access it.

The college should also be aware of online harassment and address it. Students that have found themselves to be the target of cyberbullying are encouraged to seek help and report cases to Public Safety.

This generation has been using technology incorrectly. While we have the ability to access instant knowledge at just the tips of our fingers, we have been using social media and online platforms to torment and humiliate others. The online tools we have been given have led to tragedy, and it needs to end.

Season to Give Students are encouraged to donate time and money to those in need

As the holiday season draws near and the recession continues, families across the nation are facing financial stress.

According to The New York Times, about 15 million Americans are out of jobs, and the unemployment rate remains at 9.6 percent.

On a local level, The Salvation Army of Ithaca recently reported an increase of families using the organization. While the organization usually sees about 400 families each holiday season, this year it has already seen 500.

The holidays are an especially hard time for families with children and little income. Many parents face the problem of trying to provide a memorable holiday for their children while not falling into more financial debt.

Ithaca College students are urged to remember and help those in need this holiday. If every student at the college donated $1 to the Salvation Army, the organization would have more than $6,000 to help families. Besides donating money, students can also volunteer their time by serving meals to families at The Salvation Army’s dinner programs.

The most generous holiday gift a student can give this year is thinking of those in need and finding a way to help them out during these tough economic times.

your letters Other health care options offered

I appreciate Kelsey Fowler’s front page article Nov. 4, “IC insurance not students’ only option,” but there was something missing. That something is another option available to every Ithaca College student — a discounted membership with the Ithaca Health Alliance. For only $80 per year, you can receive grants to help pay for many health-related expenses and get discounts at Ithaca-area practitioners. It’s a great deal, and you will be helping the Ithaca community’s health needs through the IHA’s Free Clinic (located at 521 W. Seneca St.). For more information about this

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“I think that they should [ban it].

I know a lot of people probably aren’t happy with that decision, but I know ... a lot of people abuse it.”

Rachel Allen ’12 Communication management design

“I like four loko, and I would be disappointed if it was banned.”

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“I don’t know what good that would do. Even before Four Loko became popular, people were mixing red bull and vodka. ” Elijah Kruger ’11 Recreation Management

“IT’s not healthy but if you try to ban it, it won’t work at all. ” Rochelle Matthews ’11 Psychology

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Government needs to start economic rebound

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he voters have spoken: they put the Republicans in control of the House in a year where the economy and deficits ruled debates. The GOP has checked President Barack Obama’s power only two years after his joyous victory.

Motivated by high unemployment and a ballooning deficit, the public is more determined than ever to get this economy moving with or without Obama.

But Americans need to realize that whatever issue they blame for today’s Sam Adams troubled economy, many economists will agree that Congress needs to do more to help stimulate the slowing recovery. A federal government hesitant to fix the economy is as dangerous as the same practices and products that got us into this mess.

Paul Krugman, a liberal op-ed economist of the New York Times, and Martin Feldstein, Ronald Regan’s conservative former chief economist, both agree that more action is needed on behalf of the federal government to hasten the recovery. In the political mess of Washington, the hopes of a bipartisan effort to fix the economy ebb with every election. Luckily, a branch of the federal government is independent from political agendas and is willing to act — the Federal Reserve.

In late 2008, the Fed slashed interest rates to nearly zero to encourage lending. The Fed also made direct loans to banks, bought troubled assets and purchased millions of long-term Treasury bonds. These measures were to ensure the American economy didn’t collapse.

Luckily, the actions of the Fed helped offset the chances of Great Depression 2.0. Earlier this month, the Fed announced another round of “quantitative easing,” also known as printing and injecting money into the American economy.

Clinton tries comedy

Former President Bill Clinton reportedly shot a short scene as himself in “The Hangover 2” last week in Bangkok. But I have to ask: Are all our nation’s leaders going to find their niche in comedy?

And Billy wasn’t just there for shooting his scene. He also gave a speech in the capital city on clean energy. THAT is killing two birds with one stone. — Aaron Edwards

From left, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan participate in a panel Nov. 6 in Jekyll Island, Ga. The two discussed ways to aid the economy.

Bobby Haven/The Associated Press

While it is certainly the right step, QE2 will not give the immediate development that millions of Americans salivate over. Rather, political action is necessary to jump-start this recovery — it is up to the American Congress to get the ball rolling.

One of the most basic ways to help unemployment is to give federal aid money to states. States are in a bind — some of their budget gaps are larger than the GDPs of small countries. As a result of huge debts, states terminate jobs to cut expenses.

There is no question that the first bailout prevented an economic catastrophe of high unemployment and terrible wages. But the bailout was, and still is, deeply unpopular among voters and members of Congress. A second wave of federal stimulus money, albeit seen as unthinkable by vot-

ers, is absolutely necessary to create jobs.

A GOP-controlled House is what many Americans want. But voters must realize that this economic slump will be prolonged without healthy state and local economies. Our elected officials fear giving more stimulus because of voter discontent — huge public deficits were a huge topic in the recent midterm election. Voters are reasonably afraid that huge deficits pose a substantial threat to the future of their global competitiveness. They do.

But at the same time, the benefits of taking on more short-term debt far outweigh the consequences of a prolonged stagnant economy.

Artist updates song in cover

Professor studies South American archaeology

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Above are pre-Inka sites outside Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru, where Michael Malpass, professor of anthropology, conducted research.

Courtesy of Michael Malpass

excavating the most promising of those sites. I plan to return with other students to do those investigations in the future.

A research project that I conducted with a colleague from the University of Maine discovered the earliest corn in the south Andean highlands, dating to around 1600 BCE. The same investigations found evidence of long-distance trade and highland-lowland interactions using phytoliths, microscopic plant remains found in grinding tools and soil from the site. Such sophisticated analyses are improving our understanding of ancient cultures.

One of the most interesting

Cortaca Weekend — for those who go to Ithaca College, enough is said in those two words. The weekend is utter mayhem for the two schools. This year I didn’t go to the game, but I still celebrated the mini-holiday it creates here in Ithaca. I held myself together better than last year, too. At least this year I didn’t end up getting X-rays.

— Lilly Miller

Sam Adams is a senior integrated marketing communications major. E-mail him at sadams1@ithaca.edu.

Guest commentary

have always been interested in the archaeology of South America, especially Peru, one of the areas of the world where high civilization developed. My interests and field experiences in that region range from studying the earliest huntergatherers of the Michael coastal zone to Malpass the Inca conquest of much of western South America in the 15th and 16th centuries. Topics of interest include the evolution of agricultural systems in the Andes and the origin and spread of state level societies.

The timing of the earliest arrival of humans along the western coast is still uncertain, though we know people were in southcentral Chile around 13,000 years ago. In several field seasons I have found that people adapted rather quickly to the sparse resources of this desert landscape. They used the abundant resources of the Pacific Ocean and terrestrial resources found in river valleys that cross the desert. Occasionally, they visited the high Andean region that is located to the east.

Students from Ithaca College discovered sites that may be very early in Camana along the south coast, though an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 prevented us from

Cortaca creates mini-holiday

projects I worked on was studying ancient and modern agricultural terraces in the highlands of southern Peru. There are about one million hectares of terraces in the Andes, yet about 60 percent of them are now abandoned. Our research, a multidisciplinary project of Peruvians and Americans, was aimed at finding out whether abandoned terraces might be put back into use to feed Peru’s burgeoning population. The research found that the limiting factor in reusing many of the terraces is irrigation water, not soil fertility. However, such water is a rare commodity in that all of the existing water is used for modern fields. Local communi-

ties would have to agree on who would get the water for field renovation, which has so far proven an intractable obstacle to their reuse.

With global warming melting the permanent snowfields from which this water comes, this problem will surely worsen in the future.

My most recent visit to Peru identified a problem that faces many archaeologists throughout the world. This problem is the continued destruction of archaeological sites. In the southern city of Arequipa, uncontrolled urban growth is destroying sites that might tell us how early occupants utilized this arid highland environment before agriculture. Near Camana, garbage is dumped in dry valleys outside the town where many of the early sites are located.

At least one site has been completely destroyed. In many regions, looters are digging up old cemeteries to find whatever valuables they can to sell. On my next visit to Peru, my Peruvian colleagues and I hope to talk with local officials to try and mitigate these impacts.

Archaeological sites are nonrenewable resources, and each is unique.

When the last one is destroyed, there will be no new information we can learn about the past. We all need to be aware of this problem, both in foreign countries and in our own backyards.

Michael Malpass is a professor of anthropology. E-mail him at malpass@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.

John Legend, in his latest outing with the Roots, covers Les McCann’s “Compared to What?”

It certainly sounds updated, funky, tight — a song for the 21st century no doubt. If you’re dissatisfied because the lyrics never coalesce into a story line, then Legend/McCann has done his job. Why do you want that? What does it give to you?

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Junior Devan Johnson sits with fiance Justin Luettger.

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Junior Devan Johnson arrived at her house in Oneonta, N.Y., with her boyfriend Justin Luettger, a junior at Davis College in Johnson City, N.Y., on Halloween night to find a row of pumpkins carved in Disney font spelling the words “Will You Marry Me?” Johnson said seeing the lit proposal immediately sent her mind in all different directions.

“I knew it was going to happen at some point, but it was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is that moment. This is it,’” she said. “Then I felt a giant panic. Not a panic of what am I going to do, but a panic of thinking a million thoughts and none of them being coherent.”

Once the two were parked, Luettger read Johnson a letter and finished the proposal by asking if he should get down on one knee to give her his grandmother’s ring. It was a moment Johnson was too excited to wait for.

“I was like, ‘Put that on my finger,’” she said.

Johnson and Luettger are one of a few couples at Ithaca College that are officially ending the dating game by tying the knot in the next few years. Despite being young, these students said they are sure of their decision, as it is the natural progression of their relationship.

Luettger said one of the remarkable things about their relationship is everything has had an easy progression, including getting engaged.

“It was just natural,” he said. “It was just this is what’s supposed to happen now. I don’t know how to explain how natural it was — you put shampoo in your hair and say, ‘Well I have to rinse it off.’ You’re not nervous about that.”

Senior Alexis McNutt said she feels the

same connection with her fiance Michael Unis ’08 and is sure of their future marriage — set for April 14, 2012 — because of it.

“It’s different from any other relationship I’ve ever had,” she said. “There’s some sort of st ar t compatibility we just happen to [have]. We planning wedlive together very well. We kind of function their both apart and as a unit, and that’s what you ding, which they want — to be better together and good apart.” plan to take place in Though both couples are sure their rela- Nicaragua in Fall 2013.

“They were a little nertionships will last, this does not mean others vous at first,” he said. “They still are so comfortable with the decision.

Junior Jenna Hollier said she often surprises are. They needed to hear me say people when she tells them she is engaged to that I am going to protect her and take care of her and provide for her no matter what, by any Justin Fleury, a junior at SUNY-Cortland.

“It’s certainly not something our peers ex- means necessary, and not hear that this needs pect,” she said. “I’ve met a couple people on to happen because she makes me happy.”

Unis said it can be difficult at times to go campus, and once I was engaged I just sort of against what people expect, but he and McNutt kept the eye out for the ring.” have to do what’s best Johnson said she and for them.

Luettger were ready for “It can definitely the next step long before be a challenge to go actually making the comagainst the stigma,” mitment, but Johnson’s he said. “But we also parents were nervous have to remember about the idea. that we are we and “We had a series of they are they.” conversations in which For his proposal, they said they wanted — MiChael Unis ’08 Unis, who lives in us to wait a while,” she Verona, N.J., arrived said. “We talked to them about it over the summer, and they freaked out, in Ithaca on April 1 and brought McNutt to Stewart Park for a picnic. Unis set up a blanwhich is why we waited.”

Luettger said it wasn’t until after he talked ket and laid out wine, cheese and pepperoni. to Johnson’s parents and reassured them of his When the two were finished commitment to Johnson that they were able to eating, Unis had the two draw portraits of each other.

“Mike is furiously scribbling,” McNutt said. “Then he flipped it over and it said, ‘Will you marry me?’

That was really sweet.”

Unis said the two have heard comments that they should wait longer before getting married but said he doesn’t see a reason to wait.

“The one thing that I always say is the only difference between being so young and waiting 10 years is that I am just choosing to spend the next 10 years with someone rather than waiting until I have everything

“The only difference between being so young and waiting 10 years is that I am just choosing to spend the next 10 years with someone.”

From left, Michael Unis ’08 rests his head on his fiancee, senior Alexis McNutt. The couple got engaged April 1 on a picnic in Stewart Park and plans to get married April 14, 2012.

Courtesy of Alexis McNutt

figured out,” he said.

Hollier said she and Fleury began their relationship with the intent of it becoming serious quickly. She said both she and Fleury felt they were at places in their lives where they wanted to settle down with someone.

“That’s one of the reasons it progressed faster than traditionally, because we both sort of knew where we were headed and what we were intending,” she said. “Both of us were interested in looking toward a long-term relationship that would transition to marriage.”

Fleury proposed while Hollier was visiting him in Baldwinsville, N.Y. He blindfolded her and brought her to a park. The two walked together along the trails before Fleury got down on one knee to pop the question.

Hollier said she felt a pull toward Fleury, who she met more than a year ago on the dating site chemistry.com, that made her comfortable saying “yes” April 2.

“It was sort of like everybody tells you you’ll know when you know, and that’s the way I’ve felt it’s been,” she said. “Even though it felt like we had just known each other, it felt like we have known each other and been best friends for a long time.”

McNutt said she sees being engaged as simply the next step in their relationship.

“It never felt like we were too young,” she said. “It just felt like another part of life, and we just happened to be experiencing it maybe earlier than other people.”

From left, Justin Fleury, a junior at SUNY-Cortland, hugs junior Jenna Hollier. The two got engaged April 2 while walking in a park.

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Hot or Not

Thursday, November 18, 2010

This week’s hits and misses

Assistant Accent Editor Kelsey Fowler judges which new “Glee” boys on season two are hitting the high notes and which ones are falling flat.

Hot

Darren Criss as “Blaine” After reaching mega-stardom status among Harry Potter fans for his role as Harry in “A Very Potter Musical,” Darren Criss comes to “Glee” with a sultry voice and an even sexier look. His rendition of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” is poised to be the next best-selling single in the show’s history, likely to beat out “Don’t Stop Believin’” with an expected 150,000 to 170,000 downloads on iTunes. His character will be a regular on the show, serving as a mentor for gay character Kurt. Rumor has it Blaine might be a future boyfriend for Kurt as well. The two sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as a duet on the recently released Glee Christmas album. Don’t fret ladies, Criss is straight outside of the show.

Lukewarm

Chord Overstreet as “Sam” Luscious lips and alluring abs comprise Sam, the newest member of the Glee club this season. His blonde-haired, blue-eyed look is a scrumptious addition to the rest of the cast, and his budding relationship with cheerleader Quinn is believable and sweet. Their duet performance of “Lucky” was one of the best pairings so far this season. However, Sam’s character comes off as one-dimensional — only ever worried about his looks and reputation. His voice is charming, but his personality is still lacking.

Not

John Stamos as “Carl” Guidance counselor Emma’s new squeeze this season is dentist Carl, who seemingly spends more time in the Glee club’s high school than in his own office. After interrupting the high school’s production of “Rocky Horror” with a mediocre version of “Hot Patootie” and constantly keeping Will from Emma, Carl is an annoyance who has been around too long. He’s creepy — always having to defend his relationship — and doesn’t serve any purpose in the show except as a hindrance to Will’s attempt to woo Emma. He may be a new guy on “Glee,” but he shouldn’t stay.

Embracing diversity

From left, junior Kristen DeStefano and sophomore Amanda Rissmeyer slow dance at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Prom on Friday. Dressed in style from head to toe, Ithaca College students and their dates enjoyed a free and easy evening without stigma.

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wtf

unfashionable fruity CocktaiLs Served up on The spring runway

Displaying what appears to be a high-end line inspired by Fruit of the Loom characters, runway designers Miuccia Prada and Stella McCartney draw their fashion inspirations from the produce department this spring. Prada sports a bold banana print top reminiscent of a tacky Hawaiian shirt while McCartney tones down her citrus explosion of lemons and oranges by leaving some breathing room for white space. While a tasty fruit medley decorates this gown, the sex appeal of this style screams nothing but art smock. Despite their efforts to incorporate bright prints and brand their “cheerful” collection, it’s up for debate whether this quirky spring fashion trend will go mainstream and turn frosty frowns upside down.

— Megan Devlin

omg!

Wacky wire billboard structure depicts wonders of the weather

Innovators Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo of Lead Pencil Studio are taking a stand against the advertising industry with their “faux-billboard.” On display in Blaine, Wash., this inverted ad structure sends a profound message about the nature of consumerism, exposing the visuals causing people to pump the breaks these days. Metal wires sporadically jut from a deconstructed figure that captures clear skies and starry nights, reminds viewers of the world’s natural pleasures. This edgy art form has launched a creative movement toward dematerialization as the faux-billboard spreads beliefs to the public without pledging allegiance to the corporate world.

— Megan Devlin

quoteunquote “If Elton John and Madonna had a baby it would be Lady Gaga.”

— Rock star Jon Bon Jovi to People Magazine commenting on Gaga’s ideal biological parents.

celebrity

OOPS!

Bale rants about fame

Christian Bale has had his share of dark, brooding roles. From Batman to American Psycho, he’s proved that he excels at angsty and angry characters. However, in a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Bale demonstrated the same kind of anger we’re used to seeing on-screen. In response to a question about being famous, he commented, “Well, it’s embarrassing to be a star. Most people look at you like, ‘That’s not a f--ing job, is it?’... I do love people ripping the s--t out of me. I don’t know what that’s about, but I love it.

The more crap you give me, the happier I get.”

Bale’s rants about the perils of stardom and obscenity-laden complaints aren’t likely to win him the approval of the public.

Pipe down and stop trying to bite the hand that feeds you, Christian.

— Cady Lang

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Exhibit gets ‘personal’ with view of humanity

by Megan Devlin Staff Writer

While sets of wide vertical lines stretch upward on the canvas, thin ones stream across the landscape at sharp angles. The overlapping creates an abstract, grid-like formation with a rough texture surrounded by etchings of Chinese holographs encoding the nearly identical row of silverpoint artwork.

The Handwerker Gallery opened the exhibition “Personal Codes” Oct. 21.

It features If you Go the work “Personal Codes” of Michiko When: 10 a.m.

Itatani, a to 6 p.m. Monday, ChicagoWednesday and based artist Friday; 10 a.m. to and a pro9 p.m. Thursday; and noon to fessor at The 5 p.m. Saturday School of the and Sunday Art Institute Where: of Chicago, Handwerker until Dec. 10.

Gallery “Personal How much: Free Codes” is an autobiographical “power of fiction” that explores the concept of human existence and its understanding. In her statement, Itatani said she draws inspiration from human achievements and fuses the additive and ecstatic elements of the West with the meditative and symbolic ones of the East.

While previous gallery exhibits have featured more small-scale prints, viewers can expect to see more largescale oil paintings along with Itatani’s silverpoint drawings in this exhibition.

While there is no theme for the exhibit, Erika Fowler-Dactur, interim director of the gallery, said it’s nice when the schedule has different artworks.

“We try to bring as much diverse work in here as possible to get as many students, faculty, staff and community members to come see the works,” she said.

The entire show encompasses two complementary series. In “Moon Light/Mooring,” Itatani is more sparse and stylized with her paintings, whereas in “HyperBaroque” the artist implies an ornate aesthetic.

Fowler-Dactur said each one contrasts the other with its aesthetic.

“Works in ‘Moon Light/Mooring’ are more introspective or looking in,” she said. “The ‘HyperBaroque’ series works have more to do with the desire for outward knowledge — with seeking knowledge outside of ourselves.”

Junior Kelly McKennan, a monitor-assistant at the gallery, said the large-scale works had a more tranquil effect on her. She said it offers viewers time to reflect.

“It feels almost peaceful when you stand in front of it,” she said. “It’s not as easy to come up with a judgment right away.”

In a 98-by-154 inch oil painting titled “Cosmic Wonderlust,” Itatani depicts a brighter scene. White and light gray tree-like figures are rooted atop a white background. An orange ring glows around the base of a white trunk while grid-lined shapes jut out. Sprinkled atop the canvas are off-white and blue-gray dots that give the painting a 3-D surface.

Many of the paintings from “HyperBaroque” depict library spaces exposed to sky with no ceiling space.

The artist’s use of ornate decorations, pastel colors and abstract detail draws more realism to the works.

Each piece in the “HyperBaroque” series contains a repeating pattern of globes that resemble planets, while

Freshman Kristen Klocko studies “Redon’s Garden,” a piece in Michiko Itatani’s “Moon Light/Mooring” collection Monday in the Handwerker Gallery. Itatani’s paintings and drawings will be at the gallery through Dec. 10.

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others are more imaginary. Drawn to the scene, senior Sara Rawson said the globes reminded her of planets. With a deep blue, star-dusted ceiling and an earth-toned flooring, Rawson said the painting “Star Messenger” changed her view of the scene.

“I love that this is taking me inside and outside and bringing it together,” she said. “There are the walls, and then it looks like the rings are street lights.

The outside [of the painting] could easily be foliage and the sky be stars.”

Fowler-Decatur said when she met Itatani at the gallery’s “Artist Talk” on Oct. 28, Itatani was a woman of few words. When explaining her work, she said the artist did not want to reveal too much detail.

“Her work sometimes, for certain viewers, is frustrating,” she said. “It’s very important to her that the viewer brings his or her own interpretation of the artwork to the gallery when viewing her works.”

A signature facet of Itatani’s

work is her repetition of symbols.

Each of her pieces includes an enclosed ring of miniature dots that contrasts the background of the canvas. Fowler-Decatur said her 10-year-old son interpreted one of the painting’s rings as fireflies.

“He visited a pond, and there are fireflies out there,” Fowler-Decatur said. “That’s his experience, and he brought that to the painting. That’s exactly what [Itatani] wants her viewer to do.”

Bicyclist offers look at travel When best-selling author, travel writer and bicycling advocate Joe Kurmaskie first moved to Portland, Ore., he was sometimes mistaken for a homeless man when he took his kids to preschool in a trailer attached to his bike. Now he’s gained a following.

At 7 p.m. today in Textor 101, Kurmaskie, also known as “The Metal Cowboy,” will “perform” his stories of the road. His work first found its way into print when he was an editor of a newspaper and needed to fill space. This led to his outdoor column, from which he wrote five books. His latest book “Mud, Sweat, and Gears,” details his ride across Canada with his family.

Staff Writer Gena Mangiaratti spoke to Kurmaskie to learn more about his work, family and nickname.

Gena Mangiaratti: How did you get started doing what you’re doing?

Joe Kurmaskie: I got my start when I was in fourth grade. It would suffice to say I wanted to see the world on my bike and write when I was in elementary school, and I eventually did that when I was 19. Just thought it was a great way to see the world, the right tempo. It was also a cheap way to do it because I had no silver spoon — I was just raised middle-class. So I did that, and it made all the difference. I was taking a little time off from college launching a bike and canoe touring company, and I decided to ride a bicycle from Maine to Florida.

That became a sort of skeletal structure of what eventually became “Metal Cowboy.”

GM: You put a lot of detail and observations in your writing. Is this purposeful?

JK: I don’t shy away from politics or environmental issues or picturesque scenery or what have you in my writing. You can entertain

people with humor, you can punch them in the gut with whatever satire or issues you want, but you can’t preach to them. You can speak some truths along the way if it serves the story.

GM: When you travel to speak, how do you usually present your work?

JK: I’ve always been sort of a storyteller and … I do not read from my book, I perform. I’m a rock-on-tour Mark Twain-esque entertainer of sorts. There are slides, there are images.

The slides aren’t like “Loon, Bird of the North Woods” that bore people to death. It’s to set up and punch-line different stories. So it’s a multimedia performance, and it’s fun. It’s biting at times, it’s introspective and it’s looking at wider issues as well from advocacy. That’s how I wrap it all up, in humor and sort of straightforward forthcoming-ness and a bit of wondering off about the world with all of its warts and all.

GM: It sounds like you have had a lot of adventures on the road. Do you ever find yourself getting less easily scared because of all these different experiences?

JK: A lot of people would think the way I’ve lived has been all MacGyver moments, but it hasn’t. I mean riding across the Australian outback was a bit dicey by bicycle, but I also follow the sugar train. I always have the train right alongside me. I’ve never totally ridden it off the rails — if you appreciate that expression — for me anyway. … When we went across Canada people were saying “Wow, Canada, you’re way out there.” I’m like, “Well, Canada is part of the United States practically.” It’s good to learn how to use your own inner resources. I mean, back 100 years people went back across the country. Those were the real [adventurers]

From left, Lorenzo and Joe Kurmaskie stand at the Cottonwood Pass in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The stop was part of the family’s trip across America in “Momentum is Your Friend.”

Courtesy of Joe Kurmaskie

— I’m just a cardboard cutout of an adventurer compared to a bygone era. So I never felt too scared or in danger.

GM: You’re married with four boys. How do you balance your family life with your riding?

JK: I take the family. That’s the other thing. My first couple books were really the stories of a young man exploring the world and learning and himself and my limitations and what have you.

The last two books have been how to keep the adventure going in the same way but how few of us realize that you don’t have to stop living just because you have a family. You don’t have to ignore the family, you can incorporate them,

whether it’s canoeing or biking. The passions that you had when you were younger don’t have to die when you have a family. You can adapt them, and it’s a heck of a lot better than giving them Xbox carpal tunnel, sitting in front of the couch and playing video games. It’s a better way to live, I personally believe, and it would be a great thing if we could rescue families from the couch one expedition at a time.

GM: Where does the name “Metal Cowboy” come from?

JK: I will perform that story. I don’t want to give it away, but it involves a rainy morning, a blind old rancher and bit of poetry.

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‘Doctor Who’ fan club brings time travel to college

By Alexandra Palombo Senior Writer

It seems sophomore Sarah Singer was destined to be a “Doctor Who” fan.

“It’s been a part of my life pretty much since I was born,” she said. “My parents were big fans, and I’m actually named after a ‘Doctor Who’ character. So I just grew up watching the show.”

Super-fan Singer is part of the new group on campus this semester, IC Time Lords, who devote their Friday night meetings to watching “Doctor Who,” a BBC television show and cult favorite.

The club’s president, junior Julie Hepp, said she started the club to watch “Doctor Who” with other fans and to introduce more students to the show.

“Even though it’s about an alien, it’s very human,” she said. “There’s a lot of relationship issues, and there’s a lot of action and adventure and drama things, but there’s also a very soft and humorous side to it.”

There are currently 23 members of the club’s Facebook group. Recent attendance has been closer to two or three people though. Members watch the episodes and other “Doctor Who” videos on YouTube and talk about what they like about the show.

Senior Amber Drummond heard about the club on Facebook. She said she loved the writing on the show compared to shows in the United States.

“Even though the seasons are shorter, I feel like they have more character development and action than a full American season,” she said.

The show ran from 1963 to 1989 for 26 seasons. It was picked back up again in 2005 and is currently in the fifth series of the current run.

“Doctor Who” focuses on an alien known as the Doctor and his adventures through time and space in his time travel machine, the TARDIS, with his companions. Since the Doctor himself is an alien, the actor playing him can change at any time without story issues popping up.

So far in the series, 11 actors have played the Doctor. Sophomore Caitlin O’Connell said her favorite Doctor was the 10th one, played

From left, junior Julie Hepp, president of IC Time Lords, and senior Amber Drummond watch an episode of “Doctor Who” at the club’s meeting Oct. 1. The group meets at 5 p.m. every Friday.

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by Scottish actor David Tennant.

“David Tennant is amazing,” she said. “He’s a really good actor and quite attractive.”

O’Connell said she started watching the show after her friend recommended it to her. She said she liked it because of how lighthearted the show was and how it didn’t take itself too seriously.

“It’s goofy sci-fi,” she said. “It’s very low budget, and it’s just silly.”

O’Connell and Singer both said they hadn’t seen the earliest seasons of the show, because they’re difficult to find on DVD and online.

Since “Doctor Who” is on BBC in the United Kingdom, fans in the United States have a hard

time finding places to watch the show, leaving viewers like Hepp to dig around online to watch their favorite show.

“I didn’t have BBC America until last summer, so I found a lot of websites to watch it off of,” she said. “I took it though, because it was ‘Doctor Who.’ It was worth it.”

Singer said she watches the show with her parents at home on SyFy Network and also follows other British television shows like “Spooks,” “Primeval” and “Being Human.” She said she likes the honesty of British shows and the intelligence of the stories.

“It doesn’t need to pander to people,” she said.

“The characters are more relatable, and the actors look like real people. It’s a more intellectual experience because you can get into the characters and the stories more because you’re not just watching them for their appearance.”

Hepp said in addition to sharing a love of Dr. Who, the club members also share a sense of geek camaraderie and shared jokes that few other clubs on campus offer.

“I feel like in a club like IC Time Lords, you can just ramble on and everyone’s there with you,” she said. “In the first meeting ... we were going on back and forth about which characters we liked, offshoots of the show like ‘Torchwood’ that we liked. It was awesome.”

Hepp said the club hopes not only to spread that whimsy to the whole campus, but also to participate in “Dress Up Like a Time Traveler Day” in December and to raise money to make “Doctor Who” T-shirts.

Drummond said she hopes the club will help create more fans of the little-known show.

“I feel like so many people just don’t know what it is,” she said. “When they do they watch it, they love it.”

O’Connell said she wants to reach out to more science fiction fans as well.

“We could share the wonderfulness that is ‘Doctor Who,’” she said. “There are enough dorks on campus who would appreciate it.”

The IC Time Lords club meets at 5 p.m. every Friday in Friends 201.

Alumnus starts organic coffee outfit Freelance photographer Clay Enos ’91 recently founded Organic Coffee Cartel, an online business that sells specialty coffee based on a humanitarian model of quality, respect and creativity. Every bag of coffee is sleeved in a numbered collectible art print, and 51 percent of profits are donated to charities.

Staff writer Shea O’Meara spoke with Enos about what kick-starts his day and his inspirations, objectives and the collaborative efforts of his coffee company.

Shea O’Meara: How did OCC get its start?

Clay Enos: I was on assignment in Wahaca, Mexico with a bunch of coffee professionals ... some of the finest importers, roasters, buyers and journalists. I was really inspired by the work they were doing and the power quality coffee had to improve the lives not just of us who drink that coffee but [also] of the farmers who grow that coffee.

SO: Is OCC sold exclusively on your website?

CE: One of the folks on that trip owned the URL organiccoffee.com. ... So I said to him, “Listen, let’s turn it on. Let’s make a company that gives money away but sells this quality coffee and does it online but with all of the best practices in the industry.”

And he was willing to do it. ... I essentially run the thing by myself — lost a ton of money so far, but I’m commit-

ted to this idea that coffee can change the world. Just by making better choices, we as consumers can affect that change. Right now it only exists online, but I’m working with people to develop it further to maybe start getting it into cafés.

SO: Do you sell the art as well?

CE: I don’t sell the actual art, but every bag that comes with an artist’s work has the URL on the inside and [customers] are encouraged to work with [them] directly. I see this more as a promotion for the artists. The artists are contributing to me. I’m not paying them or anything.

SO: How did you find the artists that are featured on the website?

CE: ... I have this notion to get it away from my circle of influence, to allow each artist who I’ve already chosen to choose the new artists so there becomes this kind of creative family tree. ... I’ve spent the last year traveling the better part of this hemisphere taking photographs and visiting coffee farmers, really as a photographer with a passion for coffee.

SO: How large is your consumer base now?

CE: Oh, it’s tiny. I think I’ve sold a few thousands — nothing that’s going to allow me to live off this by any chance. Ultimately, I don’t want to depend on just me. ... My challenge isn’t the artistic side. My challenge is

getting customers. It seems people aren’t quite as enamored with experimenting with coffee online.

SO: What inspired you to create this new idea?

CE: I was struggling a little bit with some of the kind of holier-than-thou notions that are very much integrated into specialty coffee. ... I was interested in the power of coffee as an economic model but also in the way relationships were formed through coffee. Everyone loves their coffee. ... It’s a way to establish friendships. Why not reward that with a visual relationship where artists can be part of that?

SO: Do you have one specific story about traveling to all of these places that really stands out?

CE: I was in Guatemala just recently, and I was visiting a co-op, and it was so humbling and rewarding to know that my efforts, really as a photographer but also as a potential buyer, were going to change the way these people were living. ... The world of coffee has spilled huge economic disparities. ... By drinking better coffee, by extension it helps farmers like that.

You can’t help but being humbled.

SO: Is there anything else you’d like people to know about OCC? CE: Business doesn’t always have to be about profit. ... The majority of our profits go to charities committed to ... improving quality [and] under-

Clay Enos ’91 founded Organic Coffee Cartel and travels worldwide taking photos and buying coffee. He donates the company’s profits to charity.

Courtesy oF Clay Enos

standing throughout the coffee supply chain. ... It can be about making the world a better place and a more visually interesting place, which is always the artists’ priority.

SO: How can Ithaca College students get involved with OCC? CE: If you’re making coffee for yourself and you’re interested in making the world a better place and treating

yourself, drink specialty coffee. ... As young, intelligent, creative people, they should go to my website, design some art and send it my way. They could be customers, and that would be lovely, but what would be more fun would be for those inclined to send me a sleeve that we can put out into the world.

Organic Coffee Cartel is available online at www.organiccoffee.com

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Game adds new dimension to play

hot dates

thursday

by Christopher Roach and Whitney Faber

Combichrist, the Norwegian

Contributing Writer and Accent Editor

The latest game in the first-person shooter franchise “Call of Duty” sold 5.6 million copies 24 hours after its release Nov. 9, breaking the previous record of 4.7 million copies, which was set last year by “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.”

Call of Duty: Though “Call of Duty: Black Ops” Black Ops doesn’t exactly revolutionize the Treyarch old standards set by the former games like its sales did, it’s still an improvement in the now seven-game franchise.

Unlike the other games, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” takes place in the time period just between the last games of the franchise during the Cold War. The campaign puts the player in the shoes of special ops agent Alex Mason as an unknown group tortures him. The levels of the game take place as Mason’s flashbacks during the interrogation. The player is then asked to complete a range of missions, from searching and destroying targets to escaping from a prison camp in different locations, including parts of Russia, Cuba and Vietnam.

The campaign itself is business as usual for the “Call of Duty” franchise — there are distinct improvements, but it’s essentially the same concept driven by basic “go here, kill this” objectives. With each new release, the graphics get better, and the campaign seems to become more and more cinematic. Both are true with this latest game. “Black Ops” is also made more interesting with its character focus, as the player continues playing as Mason throughout the campaign — different from the previous games in which the player would become different soldiers in different locations. Though the game does have the feature of the development of a central character, the story starts to fall flat because of the standard “run and gun” gameplay seen throughout the rest of the franchise.

“Black Ops” is the players’ introduction to “COD points,” a feature only available in multiplayer. The biggest change in the game and one of the greatest improvements, the multiplayer mode is now in a currency-based system in which a player earns both experience and currency during a match. Like in the other games, the experience points unlock features like guns and multiplayer

electro-industrial band, will play with Aesthetic Perfection and iVardensphere at 8 p.m. at The Haunt. Tickets are $20.

“The Invisible Frame,” a film that follows director Cynthia Beatt and actress Tilda Swinton as they travel along where the Berlin Wall once stood, will show at 7 p.m. at Willard Straight Hall.

Tickets range from $4 to $7.

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A soldier repels down a wall for a mission in Russia in the game “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” the latest of the seven-game franchise. In the game, a person plays as special ops soldier Alex Mason.

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modes, but the COD Points buy the guns, attachments and other customizations that a player wants after they have been unlocked. The new system allows players to buy specific equipment and personalize his or her features. The new system gives players an opportunity to specialize and customize his or her playing style. Buying guns with COD Points also keeps players from being dominated by others of a higher level because the guns and their attachments are not immediately available to people after leveling up.

There are other tweaks to the game that also alter and improve online gameplay. For example, “Black Ops” comes with more guns available than in previous games, offering many different ways to get kills, some of which are fun, though not necessarily effective, such as the explosive-tipped crossbow and throwable tomahawk. Not only are more guns available, but they are more balanced against each other

so there isn’t one great gun for each class.

Also new to “Black Ops” is the theater mode.

Taking a note from Bungie, the game developer for Halo, players are able to relive their greatest gameplay moments. Treyarch does take the theater mode a step further than Bungie, allowing players to post their clips directly to YouTube. While this mode does not alter the gameplay, it does offer gamers the opportunity to watch their previous matches, see where they could have done better and learn some new things by watching the players they faced.

Between the new customizations and innovations, “Black Ops” is a standout addition to the “Call of Duty” franchise. Though it keeps to the basic, structured missions in the campaign, there are many improvements in the online multiplayer mode that help to progress the game. While not quite revolutionizing first person shooters, it is still a game that keeps to the great franchise.

Diva returns to glitzy roots with classy holiday album

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Christmas is just around the corner, and there couldn’t be a better gift to ring in the holidays and shift the tone of radio stations across the country than a Mariah Carey Christmas album.

Mariah Sarcasm and inCarey evitable puns aside, “Merry Carey has delivered a Christmas II fresh set of Christmas You” tunes well equipped Island Our rating: with all-time favorHHH ites, new spins on venerable classics and just the right number of breathy riffs to hold people over until the time comes for another installment.

It’s been 16 years since Carey made

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a Christmas LP, and in the long hiatus between her bona fide 1994 album “Merry Christmas” and this Nov. 2 release, she has shifted countless times as an entertainer. Returning to her glamorous roots, Carey shines with upbeat tracks like “Oh Santa!” infusing hip-hop and gospel into songs Christmas lovers know all too well.

Smooth, jiving harmonies decorate the rest of the ballads, and Carey’s legendary five-octave range is featured prominently on the song “When Christmas Comes.” Celestial backup voices accompany some of the strongest, crispest vocals Carey has ever delivered on an album.

The CD doesn’t come without its flaws, though — timing being a key one. The only valid explanation for an out-of-the-blue Christmas album

band, will play with Consider the Source, a self-described sci-fi funk band, at 9 p.m. at Castaways. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

Iron Horse, a bluegrass and rock cover band, will play from 6 to 9 p.m. for Free Music Happy Hour at The Haunt.

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“Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play that chronicles life in a small, American town, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $10 to $12.

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Keir Neuringer will sing his AFGHANISTAN SONGS, tracks about alarm and outrage, at 7 p.m. at Felicia’s Atomic Lounge. Admission is free.

CD breaks bars with beats

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While Lil Wayne’s prisonbreak album, “I Am Not a Human Being,” does not offer as much lyrical originalLil Wayne ity as previous “I Am Not ones, gone are A Human the days of the Being” artist’s signature Cash Money use of onomatoOur rating: poeia in songs HH like “Lollipop” and “Mrs. Officer.”

Lil Wayne includes clever puns and sexual innuendos in songs like “Gonorrhea” and “Hold Up,” while offering percussion and electric chords to drive his heartfelt lyrics in songs like “I Am Not a Human Being.”

Rapping about the life of money, sex and drugs, “Mr. Carter” gives listeners a musical mix of

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would be if there were some revolutionary take on the music. Instead, Carey’s album is as routine as they come. It’s no sin to take that traditional route — and probably smart given the recent bumps in Carey’s career — but it builds up anticipation of something that could have been more innovative.

There aren’t many surprises on this new CD, but with almost two decades separating the album from the last release, it’s safe to say that it was about time, Mariah.

passion and pleasure in this new release. The offensive nature of his lyrics is still present; however, Lil Wayne incorporates distorted tonal scales and brass instruments to give his words a lighter tone.

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As every good morning news show producer knows, broadcast television is one of the most stressful but rewarding jobs, which is precisely why “Morning Glory” is so fun to watch.

For Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams), “Morning getting hired as an Glory” executive producer Paramount to work with her faPictures vorite anchor Mike Our rating: Pomeroy (Harrison HHH Ford) is a dream come true. But as the young producer soon learns, to boost the ratings of the fictional network IBS morning show “Daybreak,” Fuller must not only arrange attention-catching segments but also tame some of the most egotistical personalities in television: anchors Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) and Pomeroy.

McAdams does a good job playing a frazzled, enthusiastic workaholic who finds herself always glancing at the news competition from the other major broadcasting networks in her free time, rambling and using hand gestures as a form of communication.

She delivers a strong performance by becoming the thread that ties all the characters’ narratives together.

Her perky personality perfectly compliments Ford’s stubborn and cranky demeanor as the washedup news reporter and anchor that was fired from his previous job on an evening show and demoted to a morning show host. In one touching scene, the two banter back and forth as Ford shares secrets that shaped his personality.

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Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) produces the morning news program “Daybreak” with anchors Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) and Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford). The film chronicles Fuller’s trials with the bickering rivals.

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Aline Brosh McKenna’s screenplay is similar to her previous work, such as “The Devil Wears Prada.” If McAdams plays the young protagonist that pulls herself up by her own bootstraps, Keaton and Ford share the role of the “devil dressed in Prada.”

These powerful personalities wearing dress shirts and business suits refuse to follow McAdams’ orders, and they make her life a living hell. Keaton and Ford’s bickering is amusing, as each anchor tries to get in the last word before closing the show.

However, McKenna’s trite plotline does not make “Morning Glory” any less enjoyable to watch. Perhaps Ford does not compare to Meryl Streep’s performance in “The Devil Wears

Prada,” but he does deliver an honorable scowl and reads the prompter while ardently chewing out fluffy story ideas in favor of maintaining his lost pride and dignity.

Roger Michell also does a decent job as the film’s director, and cinematic elements of the film add to the story. In one such sequence in which everyone is bombarding McAdams’ character with questions, there is a real sense of the pressures on an executive producer. The shooting of the scene with subjective camera angles puts viewers at the center of McAdams’ position of authority as co-workers raise an endless stream of issues.

“Morning Glory” also provides

Predictable film strays off track

By James Hasson staff writer

One hundred tons of uncontrolled steel barrels down a track at 70 miles per hour. Anything unfortunate enough to get caught in the way is destined to be a pile of rubble — too bad not much does. Sure, there are some thrilling scenes in “Unstoppable,” but for the most part, the movie “Unstoppable” is a dull collection of shots of 20th Century trains, barely held together by Fox weak plot and characterization.

Our rating: HH Train engineer Frank Barnes (Denzel Washington) and conductor Will Colson (Chris Pine), who squabble over personal issues, must work together to stop a train filled with cars of flammable, hazardous chemicals Frank Barnes (Denzel Washington) jumps between running through Pennsylvania from crashing. cars, trying to stop a highly explosive runaway train.

“Unstoppable,” which is based on the real-life Courtesy of 20th Century Fox story of the “Crazy Eights” train incident in Ohio in 2001, feels underwhelming with its premise of a sary dramatic elements — kids on a field trip in destructive train. Many of the movie’s gaps are filled the train’s path, wives and children who distance with the same shots of trains moving through the themselves from the heroes and greedy bosses who countryside. And even though the shots themselves care more about money than risking lives to stop are crisp, the repetition is dull. The characters talk the train.

Frank and Will’s climactic attempt to finally stop about the destructive potential of the train more than the train shows it. There is a spectacular and the train is a redeeming action scene. The audience explosive train crash as part of a daring operation to feels invested in the characters and concerned as regain control of the train, but there are less than a they jump from car to car across the speeding locomotive. The scene of the undercarriage belching handful of other instances of destruction.

The heroes who try to save the day are similar, sparks and flames is also well-shot and suspenseful.

In the end, “Unstoppable” has its moments of actwo-dimensional protagonists: hardworking family men. Even though the two are not supposed to get tion, excitement and destruction. But they are too along, Frank and Will’s tension is weak as Frank just infrequent in a movie that fills the rest of its time laughs at Will’s anger. They have back stories that with weak characterization and drawn-out drama. hardly mean anything in the story as the protago“Unstoppable” was written by Mark Bomback nists spend the majority of the film in a train cab.

The writing seems desperate, adding unneces- and directed by Tony Scott.

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a beautiful panoramic view of New York City. The busy city environment adds another dimension to the film and reflects the competitive nature of the television industry.

While “Morning Glory” may be an enjoyable comedy about making it as a producer in the television industry, the film also holds a few truths that aspiring media-makers can live by: the industry is hard — McAdams’ character is found frequently banging her head against the wall— but in the end, perseverance pays off.

“Morning Glory” was written by Aline Brosh McKenna and directed

by Roger Michell.

Movie looks inside financial calamity

By Rachael Lewis-Krisky Contributing writer

Director Charles Ferguson makes the financial crisis of 2008 intellectual, understandable, humorous and entertaining in his documentary “Inside Job,” narrated by Matt Damon.

Ferguson is well-known for his award-winning documentary “No End in Sight.”

In “Inside Job,” he flawlessly “Inside Job” explains the complicated Sony Pictures aspects that played into the Classics Our rating: economic meltdown, inHHHH cluding the housing bubble and credit default swaps.

There is a derisive tone throughout the film.

Ferguson’s exposure of economists, bankers and politicians is effective in portraying the corruption that caused America’s turmoil.

During interviews, Ferguson was unafraid to call out bankers and investors on their unethical practices. Economist Glenn Hubbard became so angry he began counting down the minutes until the end of the interview.

Ferguson also talks to people from “Tent City” in Florida where hundreds of homeless Americans live in tents while they look for work.

The heart-wrenching scene reveals the effects the crash had on middle class Americans.

Most interviews were critical of the banking industry. Ferguson comes off as aggressive, trying to get to the truth rather than the wellplanned, optimistic answers most people gave.

The tagline sums up the severity of this crisis in global history: “The film that cost over $20,000,000,000,000 to make.”

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“Inside Job” was written by Adam Bolt and Chad Beck and directed by Charles Ferguson.

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Senior takes his skills from the pool to the high jump in back-to-back seasons Senior Kramer Jakubek swims the butterfly stroke during practice Friday in the Hill Center Pool. graham hebel/the ithacan

BY andrew weiser sports editor

For senior Kramer Jakubek, jumping from one thing to another is almost second nature.

Whether it’s exploding off the blocks for the men’s swimming and diving team or driving himself over the high jump bar for the men’s track and field team, Jakubek has experienced success during his collegiate career while competing in not only two varsity sports but in two completely different environments.

Jakubek, a clinical health studies major, brings a fierce intensity and competitiveness to both sports, which is something his mother Jill Legg instilled in him from an early age.

When Jakubek was about 8 years old, his family took a trip to Nickerson State Park in Brewster, Mass., to visit with family. Jakubek was swimming in the lake when he found himself in a potentially life-threatening situation.

“I was out deep in the lake on this little tube,” Jakubek said. “I was flipping off it, just being a little kid, and I was swimming out to try to get it. But I couldn’t quite reach it and kept pushing it farther and farther. I just panicked and got tired and started flailing my arms.”

Legg, who was on shore with family at the time, dove in and swam the 100 yards out to Jakubek and pulled him back to land. Legg said she never imagined a situation like that happening to Jakubek.

“I didn’t think he’d be the type that would panic,” Legg said. “But he did, and I realized I needed to get him more accomplished. He had taken lessons before, but that’s really where he got into the competitive aspect of it.”

Following the incident, Jakubek, who said he doesn’t remember much after he panicked, began taking private swimming

lessons. By seventh grade, he was swimming for the varsity team at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley, N.Y. Having ran distance and cross country in middle school, Jakubek said in high school he decided he need a change of pace. After seeing some older athletes and friends doing high jump he opted to make the switch.

Jakubek said he had to balance playing both sports, which was made even more difficult when his track coach senior year wanted him to compete in winter track. Jakubek juggled playing two sports in the same season and said practices weren’t the only events he had to form his schedule around.

“Meets also interfered with each other,” Jakubek said. “So I had to balance which meet is more important for which team and that kind of thing. Swimming was more of my winter sport and track was more of my spring sport.”

During his senior year at the state qualifiers in track, Jakubek learned that a friend and fellow competitor senior Chris Stahlmann, who attended neighboring Goshen High School in Goshen, N.Y., was also coming to South Hill. Stahlmann said the topic of schools came up in conversation, and the fact they were both attending the same college was a surprise.

“Both of our schools had prom on the same day so we were talking about that,” Stahlmann said. “Somehow the conversation got to school and stuff, and Kramer was like, ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to IC next year,’ and I was like, ‘Oh shit, no way.’”

Having known each other for several years, both athletes said it’s reassuring to have a familiar face who is also at a similar skill level in the high jump.

“It’s great to have that in common,” Kramer said. “Having been competing against each other for a long time, and now we’re competing with each

Senior Kramer Jakubek clears the bar while practicing the high jump Sunday at Barton Hall at Cornell University. graham hebel/the ithacan

Then-junior Kramer Jakubek (center) comes together with teammates last season at the Don Richards Memorial Invitational hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y. jake lifschultz/the ithacan

other, that’s pretty cool.”

As a freshman, Jakubek only competed in track, and it wasn’t until he was swimming one day and caught the eye of a team member, that Jakubek joined the squad.

Jakubek said he hadn’t swam competitively since high school and his first practice was both a fun and painful experience.

“We had to swim across Lake Cayuga,” he said. “I hadn’t swam in like a year and half. I was kind of messing around swimming but not serious. I thought I was going to die. I got out and couldn’t even bend over my muscles were so sore.”

In his first year with the swimming team at the college as a sophomore, Jakubek posted the sixth-fastest time of the year in the 50-yard freestyle, fifth fastest in the 100-yard freestyle and the second fastest time in the 100-yard breaststroke, in large part because of the training he puts in during and out of season.

After last season, Kramer got several swimmers involved in the Power 90 Extreme or P90X workout, which he does during the offseason. The workout is a fitness program structured around short training cycles with varied intensities that confuse the muscles so the body never gets used to the routines and can maximize each workout.

Junior James Sica, who is a member of the swimming team and also one of Jakubek’s roommates, said Jakubek set the tone for the workouts.

“A bunch of the guys from the swim team did it together last spring semester after our season was over,” Sica said. “Kramer basically led the way on it. He got all the workouts, explained all the exercises. He kind of ran the show while we were doing them.”

But once the winter swimming season is over, Jakubek has to adapt to the new

environment of track and the high jump, which he said he approaches differently than swimming.

“With swimming I’m just swimming as fast as I can all the time,” he said. “High jump is more of a finesse thing, so the littlest thing could mess up a jump — not being angled properly with the bar, not throwing your head back enough, just these little things you can mess up.”

But the mental aspect of the sport isn’t the only difference, Jakubek said. During the track and field season, Jakubek said he’s doing strictly plyometic workouts — a type of exercise designed to improve both speed and strength — in addition to leg lifts, squats, leg presses, calve raises and ankle exercises.

Jakubek said some aspects of his swimming fitness routine translate to the high jump.

“When I’m racing, I kick as hard as I can,” he said. “But in practice my legs are pretty heavy. I’ve got to try to use them a little more. When I’m in the weight room working my legs, I’m always thinking about track and that this will help me get through it in the long run.”

Jakubek’s track career includes finishing fourth in the high jump as a sophomore at both the Eastern College Athletic Conference and New York State Collegiate Track Conference and garnering all-ECAC and allNYSCTC accolades at both meets.

Jakubek said he will not only miss the camaraderie of his teammates from both teams but also the environment he’ll leave behind when he graduates in May. “Just the whole intense collegiate competition and just knowing that every time you go out there, it’s for something,” Jakubek said. “You can make a name for yourself and make your team look good. I’m definitely going to miss the real competition aspect of that for sure.

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thaca College tends to attract many upstate New Yorkers.

With the Buffalo Bills and Sabres being the only professional sports teams (I say that loosely) in the area and being only about an hour away from Syracuse, many of those New Yorkers have a big love for Syracuse University athletics.

While it’s typically been the Orange men’s basketball team that has received high praise in the past decade or so, this year the football team has stepped up and clinched its first bowl berth since 2004. But Lee Small ’09 said while he was growing up in the suburbs of Syracuse, football was the bigger squad in ’Cuse.

“As big as basketball was, football was still the bigger deal with Donovan McNabb and Marvin Harrison — players of that caliber that kind of were the last straw of the football team being great.”

Small said players like Harrison and Dwight Freeney who played for ’Cuse even influenced him to become an Indianapolis Colts fan.

While many Division I programs set their goals to reach a Bowl Championship Series game, senior and Syracuse fan Michael Hibbard said this team is happy just to eligible.

“I don’t think that there are any expectations right now for this program. They are — I don’t want to say satisfied — but they are excited to just be in the position that we’re in. The Big East conference has just lost so much credibility in football that just in general having a winning season is making this team pretty happy.”

But the honors don’t end with the bowl game berth. The Orange have received votes in the AP and USA Today top 25 polls, and even though they sit outside that everglorious ranking, it has been quite a turnaround from their worst four-year stretch in school history at 10–37 before this season.

So far this year the Orange are sitting at 7–3 overall and 4–2 in the Big East with two games remaining in the regular season.

While it’s quite a feat for a team that hasn’t won a bowl game since 2001 and hasn’t been the sole recipient of the conference championship since 1998, Hibbard said fans aren’t getting their hopes up.

“Syracuse fans in general are just excited to see a team succeed,” he said. “There’s a long way to go to get the program back to what it was, but this is bringing some light out of a very dark program — for like I said the past decade or so — I don’t think that people are going crazy just yet.”

Though the fans aren’t getting too rowdy, Small said he already has next season on his mind.

“I’m looking forward to next year already actually, with hopefully the upward strides this team can take with another year with Nassib at quarterback and Marrone as head coach,” Small said. casey musarra is a senior televison-radio major. Contact her at cmusarr1@ithaca.edu.

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Team wraps up highlight-filled season By harlan green-taub staff writer

While the football team couldn’t cap its season with a victory in the Cortaca Jug game, falling 20–17 in a heartbreaker at SUNY-Cortland on Saturday, this year’s squad accomplished plenty on the field this season.

Whether it was having a catch highlighted as a play of the week candidate on D3football.com, finishing undefeated at home or watching a young defense come into its own, there was a lot to cheer on the Bombers The Bombers’ defense for this season. held SUNY-Cortland During the Bombers’ to 63 passing yards and forced one victory over Springfield interception Saturday.

College on Oct. 23 came the play of the year for the South Hill squad. On second down and 8 yards early in the third quarter, senior quarterback Rob Zappia found senior tight end Matt Crandall for a 33-yard reception. The stats don’t tell the whole story. Crandall made the catch despite being double covered and having his face mask ripped off as he was thrown to the ground.

“It was definitely one of the best catches I’ve ever seen,” Zappia said. “I kind of just put it up there to see if he could make a play, and he came down with it. I almost didn’t believe that he caught it.”

The Bombers scored on the next play and cruised to a 23–14 win.

The Blue and Gold finished the season undefeated at home, going 5–0, and capped off their season in an emphatic home win against Utica College on senior day, defeating the Pioneers 30–6.

The class of 2011 finished their careers with a combined 18–3 record on South Hill.

“We were really able to play well at home this year,” graduate student safety David Ahonen said after his final home game. “We’ve always been comfortable playing here. The crowd really gets behind us and takes us to that next level.”

Senior wide receiver Tom Vossler finished his career Saturday, posting a game-high eight catches for 83 yards in his final game for the Blue and Gold.

Vossler finished his career with a school record 144 receptions, 1,798 receiving yards, the fourth highest the program’s history, and 13 touchdowns.

The Blue and Gold’s defense finished second in the Empire 8 Conference in scoring, giving up

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From left, SUNY-Cortland junior Tom Lewis watches as senior tight end Dan Higgins tries to make a catch as SUNY-Cortland senior Joe Lopez defends in the Bombers’ 20–17 loss Saturday in Cortland, N.Y. graham hebel/The ithacan

just 17.8 points per game, and will return seven starters next season.

The South Hill squad was third in both rushing yards allowed per game and pass defense, giving up 124.8 on the ground and holding opponents to 175.9 yards through the air. The Bombers also forced the second most turnovers (25) and allowed the fewest first downs (154) in the conference.

Junior cornerback Mike Conti, who led the team and finished second in the Empire 8 with six interceptions, said the defense will be a strong point for the squad next season.

“We’re returning a lot of starters, and experience plays a key role on defense,” Conti said.

“But at the same time Coach Welch is going to put the best eleven players out there. That keeps us motivated to keep getting better throughout the off season.”

Despite finishing this season with a 6–4 record, this year’s senior class made two trips to the NCAA playoffs, won the Cortaca Jug three times and had a chance to win the conference in their final conference game — not bad for a team that was picked to finish third in the conference.

“We didn’t accomplish all of our goals this season,” Head Coach Mike Welch said. “But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be proud of what they’ve done over their careers.”

South Hill squad finishes season on NCAA stage by jesse cases

assistant sports editor

After being ranked eighth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll and starting the season 5–1, the women’s soccer team bowed out of its eighth straight NCAA tournament appearance with a 3–0 loss to The College of New Jersey on Sunday.

Despite the second-round loss, the earliest exit for the Bombers since a second-round 3–1 loss to Messiah College in 2006, the Blue and Gold still had a successful season, finishing tied for first in the Empire 8 with Nazareth College with a 7–0–1 record and finishing 13–5–1 overall.

Senior goalkeeper Jessica Platt said the Bombers had a good year, but things don’t always go the way the team would like them to.

“We definitely had a successful season,” Platt said. “We won tough games and lost some tough games.

We went through, rode the waves and had our highs and lows just like any other team. Sometimes things just don’t go your way, but we’re one of the best teams in the nation.”

The Bombers finished the season 4–3 in games that were decided by a single goal with the most recent being the Blue and Gold’s 1–0 win over Springfield College in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Head Coach Mindy Quigg said the team’s defense, which was one of

From left, Hartwick College freshman Jayme Bentley contends sophomore Caroline Jastremski for the ball in the Bombers’ 7–0 home win Oct. 20.

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the Bombers’ main focuses throughout the season, played a large part in the team’s success.

“Our team defense was huge,” Quigg said. “It’s the backbone of our team. Because we’re so youthful all over, it’s hard when you have new players trying to get into a rhythm.

I knew we had to base our foundation on our team defense and our team bought into it and did a great job with it.”

The Bombers’ youth is illustrated in that 23 of the 34 players on the team are freshman or sophomores.

Graduate student midfielder/

defensive back Liz Masucci said despite being such a young team the freshman class came in right away and made a big impact.

“They really stepped up huge and came in and picked up pretty quickly how this program runs,” Masucci said. “Everyone was always pushing each other. With so many people on the team that’s what you need, and that’s why we were successful this year.”

The Bombers had nine different players named to the Empire 8 allstar team this season, highlighted by sophomores Rachael Palladino, Julie Winn and Megan Palladino, who were all named to the all-star first-team.

The Blue and Gold continued the team’s streak of undefeated games in conference, stretching the streak to 16 conference games since the Bombers’ last loss.

Masucci said the Bombers had a good season despite the secondround NCAA loss, and the team came a long way from how it looked at the beginning of the season.

“It was a fight throughout the entire season,” Masucci said.

“There were a lot of kinks to work out, and I’m really proud of everyone. I had a lot of fun this year, and it was just a great year altogether.

It may not have ended the way we would have liked, but we definitely went out fighting and you can’t ask for anything more.”

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Together as one Bombers’ captains’ council strengthens team bonding by danielle d’avanzo contributing writer

While sports teams typically name a single captain, two co-captains and even three or four captains, the women’s swimming and diving team is taking it one stroke further.

Instead of the typical two or three athletes being named captains this season, the women’s swimming and diving team will look for leadership from a captains’ council.

With 49 athletes on the roster, the team has given the role of leadership to the council made up of graduate student Naomi Mark, seniors Joanna Ferreri, Sheila Rhoades and Jillian Santer, juniors Jodi Costello, Missy Keesler and Kelly Murphy, and sophomore Carly Jones.

Each member of the council was selected based on votes from the other members on the team. This is the first season the Bombers have used a captains’ council.

Head Coach Paula Miller said she made the decision to switch to a captains’ council because of the strong leadership of many individuals on the team.

“The team votes for captains, and the problem was that the votes were all over the place,” Miller said. “This is the first time we did a captains’ council because we have such a big senior class, along with a few juniors, so we’re trying to develop leadership.”

Another issue that led to the decision of the council was that captains

in the past were overwhelmed with the workload associated with being a captain. This year, responsibilities like fundraising, clothing orders and team dinners have been divided among the eight captains.

Keesler, a backstroke and freestyle swimmer, said the mixed level of classes on the council has changed the leadership this year.

“It’s a different dynamic because we have the three seniors, two juniors, the one sophomore and then the two divers,” Keesler said. “We get to see more of our divers than we did before because we’re really trying to involve them more and make it more the swimming and diving team, not just the swim team.”

Jones, who swims breaststroke and individual medley, said the council has helped the team become more unified this year.

“Since we’re all different classes it gives the underclassmen opportunities to come and talk to different people if they feel more comfortable with certain people,” Jones said. “It definitely gets more voices heard.”

Diving Coach Nate Brisley said he has noticed the women’s swimming and diving teams becoming closer and cheering each other on more at meets.

“Now the women’s side of the diving team really understands what the swimmers go through on a bypractice basis, and the swimmers understand what the divers go through,”

Sophomore Laura Goodwell swims freestyle at practice Tuesday in the Hill Center Pool. The Bombers are averaging 181.25 points per meet this season and return to competition against Hamilton College on Saturday in Clinton, N.Y. michelle boulÉ/the ithacan

Brisley said. “It helps put everyone on the same page and makes them all understand that they all work very hard but just in different ways.“ Freshman diver Korie Fackler said the captains’ roles are different than her experience in high school.

“Our captains for high school didn’t really have as much say for anything,” Fackler said. “If I needed to ask them a question or if I had a problem with what was going on, I couldn’t really talk to them about it because they didn’t really have any

impact with what happened. The captains here though, they definitely have meetings with the coaches and talk to the coaches about what’s going on at practice so they have an influence on what’s going on.”

While the captains’ council has been successful so far this season with no major issues, both coaches said it is still too early in the season to say whether or not the council will be used in the future.

But in regards to this season, Miller’s decision to have a captains’

council rather than only a few individuals is evident in the team’s voice.

Freestyle swimmer Ferreri said this year’s council has been able to get more of a full-team perspective rather than just the seniors.

“I know my freshman year there were just a couple of captains,” Ferreri said. “Although we did have a say, it was mainly just the seniors running the show. It’s nice to have the word of the whole team and see how everyone’s feeling so that we can choose our decisions accordingly.”

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Squad fueled by nationally ranked relay teams by alex holt staff writer

The members of the men’s swimming and diving team are no strangers to being the fastest swimmers in the pool.

None of the current athletes were on the team the last time the squad had a losing season, but rarely has the team dominated a swimming event the way they’re currently blowing away the competition in relays.

Only three meets into the 2010-11 season, the team has seen all four of the Bombers’ relay teams ranked among the top 35 squads in Division III by USA Swimming, which compiles the rankings for the NCAA based on the times for every Division III event.

The NCAA recently started requiring all teams to send the times for all their events to USA Swimming, and so far this season, three of the team’s four relay squads are in the top 25, and both 400-yard freestyle and medley relay teams are in the top 15 of Division III. Senior and co-captain Steve Croucher, who also competes in freestyle events individually, said each relay team brings something different to the pool.

“Our [400] medley relay is probably the fastest of our relays, and then our 200 freestyle relay is probably a close second,” Croucher said.

The medley relay relies on four separate individuals swimming the butterfly, back, breast and freestyle strokes, while the 200 freestyle is structured around four strong freestylers.

There are a few differences between the two types of relays. The medley relays are held at the beginning of meets while freestyle relays occur toward the end. The distances make a difference too, Croucher said.

“Two-hundred free is a lot easier than a 400 freestyle since you don’t need a lot of endurance,” Croucher said.

Junior Jeff Rapp, who also swims backstroke and the individual medley, said a successful meet can ride on the 400-yard freestyle relay.

“Usually in a close dual meet it comes down

Senior Jerry Diamond swims the breaststroke during practice Tuesday in the Hill Center Pool. The South Hill squad is 3–0 this season and has outscored opponents 517–317 this season.

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to the 400 free relay at the end, and if you can really get some sprinters to pull through, you can win the meet,” Rapp said.

The South Hill squad is off to a 3–0 start this season and has yet to lose a 400-yard freestyle relay.

Part of the Bombers’ success in relays this season is because the team has a deeper roster overall than in previous seasons. With

nine freshmen joining the team, the Blue and Gold have more swimmers to fill out their lineups and place their best swimmers in their best events.

Rapp, who is currently on the Bombers’ top 400-yard medley relay team alongside sophomore Jake Lichter, freshman Taylor Van Cott and junior Antoine Connors, said the Bombers don’t tend to medal with their

relay lineups early in the season but can potentially switch based on how swimmers are performing down the stretch.

“We really don’t vary the lineups very much,” Rapp said. “We’re probably going to start switching them up at the end of the season because other guys start swimming faster, but we already know who are the fastest strokers and who are the fastest sprinters.”

Those fastest strokers include freshman Connor White, who is slated to take over Rapp’s spot on backstroke in the 800 medley relay. Rapp is poised to switch from the 800 medley to the 400 freestyle to make room for White. He said the change doesn’t bother him, and he’s looking forward to the challenge.

“I’ve been on the same freestyles for two and a half years so I don’t mind switching up,” Rapp said.

While each swimmer’s role in a relay varies from event to event, an athlete’s responsibility tends to be more defined in freestyle relays.

“In a freestyle relay, there’s a little more pressure on the last guy because you’ve got to finish, and the first guy’s got a little more pressure because he starts the race,” Rapp said. “The middle guys kind of hold pace and try not to get beat by the other team. With medley relays, you’ve got your stroke, and you know what you’ve got to do.”

This season, the South Hill squad has only lost one relay event which was the 200 medley relay — losing by .19 seconds — in its first meet of the season against Le Moyne College.

Freshman Cheffy Thomas, who also swims backstroke, said the Blue and Gold’s relay athletes enjoy the event because of the way the race embodies the teamwork and effort required in the sport.

“I just enjoy relays in general,” Thomas said. “They’re just a great way to really bond with the guys on the team so as long as it’s a relay. It’s not just you who’s swimming, it’s you and three other guys so you can’t hold back anything.”

Look online for game stories from these sports: TOMORROW

• 6 p.m. Women’s basketball at University of Rochester at Chuck Resler Invitational in Rochester, N.Y. • TBD. Men’s basketball vs. Grove City College at Penn State University at Behrend Tip-Off Tournament in Erie, Pa.

SATURDAY

• 9 a.m. Wrestling at Cornell University’s Big Red Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y. • Noon. Men’s cross country at NCAA Championships in Waverly, Iowa • Noon. Women’s cross country at NCAA Championships in Waverly, Iowa • Noon. Women’s swimming and diving at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon. Women’s swimming and diving vs. Hartwick College in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon. Women’s swimming and diving vs. SUNY-Geneseo in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon. Men’s swimming and diving at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon. Men’s swimming and diving vs. Hartwick College in Clinton, N.Y. • Noon. Men’s swimming and diving vs. SUNY-Geneseo in Clinton, N.Y. • TBD. Men’s basketball vs. Penn State University at Behrend/ Muskingum University at Penn State University at Behrend Tip-Off Tournament in Erie, Pa. • TBD. Women’s basketball vs. Montclair State University/Mount St. Mary College at Chuck Resler Invitational in Rochester, N.Y.

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Ruffrage led all Bomber receivers with 53 catches for 695 yards and eight touchdowns. Ruffrage became the eighth receiver in Bombers’ history to catch 100 passes. Ruffrage had three straight 100-yard receiving games in the Blue and Gold’s wins against Widener University, Lycoming College and Hartwick College. Ruffrage also led the Bombers in receiving in five of the team’s 10 games this season.

With the fall season ending, The Ithacan’s sports staff picks the season’s best Bombers

men’s soccer Senior Jeff Geyer

Geyer led the Bombers with 22 shots on goal and five points while scoring two goals and adding an assist. With 50 shots, more than twice as many as any other player, Geyer had the most shots by a player in seven years. Both of Geyer’s goals came at crucial moments for the team, giving the Blue and Gold their only goals in wins over Hobart College and Rochester Institute of Technology.

field hockey

women’s soccer Sophomore Rachael Palladino

Palladino has been the most consistent player this season for the Bombers, scoring a single season record 20 goals and five assists. She also set the single season record for total points with 45. Palladino has been named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week three times this season while also being named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year.

volleyball

Sophomore Tracy Rivas

Junior Kate Thoene

Rivas led the Bombers in goals this season, recording more than twice as many as any other player with seven total and also led the team in total points with 14. Rivas was named Empire 8 Player of the Week on Oct. 16 after scoring two goals in the team’s 5–4 loss to the University of Rochester on Oct. 13 and scoring the game winner in the Bombers’ 2–0 win over Elmira College on Oct. 16.

men’s cross country Graduate student Bill Way

Way saved his best season as a Bomber for last, leading the men’s cross country team to a seventhplace finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals. He won Empire 8 Runner of the Week three times, all on his way to earning a nod as an individual in the NCAA Division III Championship. He is ranked sixth on Ithaca’s all-time record list with a career-best 25:08.60 in the regional meet.

Senior Dan Ruffrage

Thoene was one of the most consistent players in the conference this season. Thoene was named Empire 8 Player of the Week on Sept. 20 and has been named to three all-tournament teams during the 2010 season. She racked up 144 blocks to lead the Empire 8 and has 322 total blocks in her three-year career.

Thoene has also tallied 296 kills and was named to the all-conference first team this season while playing in 128 out of the Bombers 131 matches.

women’s cross country Junior Heidi Baumbach

Baumbach earned all-region honors after finishing ninth at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships in a personal best time of 22:38.90. Baumbach will compete at the NCAA National Championships this weekend. Baumbach, who earned seven Empire 8 Runner of the Week honors, was the Empire 8 Champion and placed third at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships.

women’s tennis

golf

Sophomore Cristina Nunez

Freshman Amanda Failla

Failla paved the way for the Bombers on their way to the Empire 8 Championship. Failla started off the season by breaking a club record in the first match and continued to dominate her opponents throughout the season. She exceeded expectations with her performance on the course as a freshman, and with her success this fall, it was no surprise that she was named Empire 8 Rookie of the Year.

Nunez led the women’s tennis team to a 10–0 record and a sixth consecutive Empire 8 Championship.

Nunez was named Empire 8 Player of the Year for the second straight year and earned first-team allconference in both singles and doubles play. Nunez posted a 16–1 overall singles record and went 15–3 in doubles. Nunez heads a squad that will make its fifth consecutive appearance in the 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships in May.

they said it Thirty years from now I can say I was on the floor while history was being made.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley on teammate Kevin Love recording the first 30 point, 30 rebound NBA game in 28 years.

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Supporting their team by wearing blue and gold, Ithaca College fans filled the stands Saturday in Cortland, N.Y. More than 10,000 fans attended the 52nd annual Cortaca Jug.

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Despite losing the 52nd annual Cortaca Jug on Saturday, the Bombers still recorded their 40th consecutive winning season, a feat only six other schools at any collegiate level have matched.

SUNY-Cortland senior Joe Lopez tackles sophomore wide receiver DJ Forbragd on Saturday in Cortland. The Bombers lost 20–17.

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Above: Junior kicker Andrew Rogowski kicks a 29-yard field goal during the Cortaca Jug on Saturday. Rogowski’s kick put the Bombers up 10–3 at the end of the second quarter.

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Right: Several Ithaca College alumni show their school spirit in the stands Saturday.

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