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EXCERCISING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH CHOICE EDITOR IN CHIEF Amber Wilson-Daeschlein | eic@reportermag.com MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Spoto | managing.editor@reportermag.com COPY EDITOR Nathaniel Mathews | copy.editor@reportermag.com NEWS EDITOR Alyssa Jackson | news@reportermag.com LEISURE EDITOR William Hirsh | leisure@reportermag.com FEATURES EDITOR Nicole Howley | features@reportermag.com SPORTS EDITOR Kayla Emerson | sports@reportermag.com VIEWS EDITOR Joan McDonough | views@reportermag.com WRITERS Danielle Delp, Kayla Emerson, Angela Freeman, William Hirsh, Nicole Howley, Amanda Imperial, Alyssa Jackson, Juan Lachapelle, Crystal Mendoza Paulin, Nadia Pierre-Louis, Amy Sanderson, Michelle Spoto

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You can choose two; a social life, good grades, or sleep. Do you try to “work hard, play hard” by sleep deprivation? Do you subscribe to the “C’s get degrees” motto that some of my more socially inclined, sleep-conscious friends have chosen? Or do you, like me, try to do a bit of all three? For instance, I started writing this at a house party. My friend’s roommates are gone so we decided to partake in a game called “beer ball.” I, as a responsible designated driver, was playing with water.

Choosing what we spend our time on — whether it is on Reddit, doing homework or otherwise — will impact a college career more than the negative effects of procrastination or a late night partying. Through the actions we take, we are defining our behavior in an uncontrolled environment. If I want to stay up until 4 a.m. playing Euchre with my friends, there is no one who will wonder where I am or tell me to “drive safe” when I come home. How we were raised and taught as children has hopefully given us the tools to make informed decisions, but at this stage in life we are on our own.

In some circumstances, the freedom is refreshing. Each year, I stretch my wings a little bit farther and get a little bit more used to answering only to myself. In parallel, the safety net of parental guidance is gone. Going to a party and trying to write an editor’s note that will be seen by whoever doesn’t want to look lame eating lunch alone and — more importantly — my parents, doesn’t seem like a smart idea. But I’m trying it anyway. In this instance, my unusual work-place setting experiment is providing mixed results. On one hand, everyone around me thinks I’m a huge nerd for writing this at a house party. In contrast, I’m sure my parents are a bit skeptical of my work ethic.

My friend is yelling at me to join the party. “Close it, close it!” she yells, referring to my laptop.

Shaking her beer bottle at me in disappointment, she gives me a friendly eye-roll and turns around, distracted by an invitation to play MarioKart. At this time, I have a few more articles to edit and am bound by an early deadline. That and the fact that I suck at MarioKart prompt me to continue my work. But, there are trade-offs for everything. I might regret passing up the opportunity to get bested in a video game or I might be glad I crossed another thing off my to-do list.

As we continue to further exercise our independence throughout our time at RIT, there are many benefits and consequences to consider. Each person must find his or her own balance between friends, academics and sleep. No matter which choice we make, it is important to remember what these decisions imply about us as individuals, solely responsible for the outcome.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 04.19.13 | VOLUME 62 | ISSUE 27

Natalie DiPaola, RIT Drumline’s presient, uses a locker in the music room beneath a row of trophies including the one for the team’s most recent victory at the New York State Percussion Circuit Championship on April 7, 2013 in Syracuse, N.Y. | photograph by Griffin Moores NEWS 4. NewsDesk Leave of Absence policy gets a facelift.

7. RIT MSA Hosts Islam Awareness Week Events Encouraging religious diversity.

LEISURE 8. Reviews A characterful watering hole and a multi purpose pencil.

9. At Your Leisure Listen to tunes with your friends, online!

10. Taikoza Performers bring Japanese beats and moves to RIT.

11. Public Market See what we snagged for $20 or less!

FEATURES 13. Having Class Determining what’s available.

16. Lost Classes Space tourism and more!

SPORTS 18. RIT Drumline Takes Home 4th Straight State Championship Title A space-themed percussion show.

VIEWS 19. Word on the Street If you could create a class to take at RIT, what would it be and what would you study?

20. Dialogue is Everything Universities should not censor their employees.

21. Image is Everything Universities should hold their employees to ethical standards.

23. Rings Horse masks are catching on. Who knew? We did.

Cover photograph by Seth Abel

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BEYOND THE BRICKS

BY ALYSSA JACKSON | ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE DAYTON

NAVY CREATES NEW LASER IN PERSIAN GULF A laser designed to disable patrol boats and destroy surveillance drones is to be tested by the Navy next year, according to the New York Times. The laser is strategically located in the Persian Gulf, near Iran.

Iranian ships have been in conflict with U.S. warships in this area and research has been done for a new plane that could carry surveillance pods and eventually rockets.

The announcement made on April 8 by Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of naval operations, was intended to warn Iran of the United States’ increasing power in the sea so that they will not increase activity in the gulf.

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, “The laser is designed to carry out a graduated scale of missions, from burning through a fast-attack boat or a drone to producing a nonlethal burst to ‘dazzle’ an adversary’s sensors and render them useless, without causing any other physical damage.” There are some drawbacks to the technology used for the lasers: they will not work in poor weather conditions, the target needs to be within the sight of the drone and enemies can take counteractive steps to defend themselves against the laser, including covering drones or vessels in reflective material. Despite these shortcomings, “The weapon has destroyed targets in all 12 of its field tests,” according to the New York Times.

TRIAL FOR BIN LADEN’S SON-IN-LAW FACES DELAY

THIRD ARREST MADE IN RIT PROFESSOR EDLINE CHUN’S CASE

Because of the budget cuts caused by sequestration, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, may have to wait on the trial he faces for terrorism. Abu Ghaith was allegedly involved in the September 11 attacks and has pleaded not guilty to such charges, according to BBC News. According to Raw Story, Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said that it was “extremely troublesome to contemplate the possibility of a case of this nature being delayed because of sequestration.” There are concerns of whether Abu Ghaith, whose trial is set to take place in New York City, will receive a fair trial with the site of Ground Zero so near. Martin Cohen, Abu Ghaith’s lawyer, is considering requesting that the trial be moved because of these conditions.

Javan Simmons is the third individual to be arrested throughout the investigation of Edline Chun’s murder, according to YNN. Police say Simmons had a signed check of Chun’s. With an accomplice, Simmons opened an account, deposited the money, and then took $5,000 out of the account. For this Simmons has been charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and grand larceny, according to officials. Simmons pleaded not guilty to these charges and was held at a $10,000 cash bail in the Monroe County Jail, according to the Democrat and Chronicle.

Jerrell B. Henry and Natalie A. Johnson have also been charged in Chun’s case. They are accused of killing and robbing Chun in her apartment on Feb. 3 or 4 and then leaving her body in a ravine in Tyron Park. Her body was found Feb. 6, the day Simmons is said to have taken the money from Chun’s account, according to the Democrat and Chronicle. Both Henry and Johnson will appear in state Supreme Court in June.

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SG UPDATE

BY JUAN LACHAPELLE

FORECAST

BY NADIA PIERRE-LOUIS

FRIDAY 19 At the April 12 Student Government (SG) meeting, representatives of the Student Success Steering Committee (SSSC) came to discuss their revision of the Leave of Absence (LOA) policy.

RitGA Spring Drag Show, Ingle Auditorium. 8 – 11 p.m.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

SATURDAY 20

Liane Fitzgerald and Stephanie Bauschard, representatives of the SSSC, came to SG to explain why the LOA policy needs to changed and current additions that are starting to be made.

They explain that the current policy is somewhat short and leaves a lot to be implied. They also say that there are many misconceptions about its effectiveness and whether it’s a right to utilize the policy. Afterwards, they explained how the LOA should be defined and executed. The two types of LOAs are planned and immediate, or, respectively, an LOA decided before the next term and one done during a term, respectively. Before then, most LOAs had no sort of plan for leaving or re-entering RIT. The SSSC want to implement a required letter of request with approval of the reason from the department. The student must also meet with a faculty member (preferably the student’s academic advisor) to clarify the reason for the leave and develop a plan for leaving and coming back. This plan would ensure that the student is on point with their academic career and success. Fitzgerald and Bauschard hope that the changes will cause much less confusion for RIT regarding refunds and tuition changes and better student relationships with their departments. SG approved of the changes made.

Celebrate the LGBTQ community with RIT’s Gay Alliance. The club is putting on an entertaining 90’s themed night where both students and professional drag kings and queens come together to perform.

Cost: $7

Brick Festival Bash, Gordon Field House. 9 p.m.

Come wrap up the Gallaudet and RIT’s sports filled weekend with a night of festivities.

There will be music, dancing and food to share with students from both colleges.

Cost: $6

SUNDAY 21 Heel Violence, Walk starts at U Lot at 12 p.m. Registration at 10 a.m.

This mile-long walk will be raising money and awareness for domestic violence and sexual abuse. All proceeds go to Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims. Heels optional!

Cost: $10 for students, $15 for faculty, $20 for Rochester residents

MONDAY 22 Pie-A-Pi, Infinity Loop. 11 a.m. — 3 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to throw a pie in someone’s face? Well here’s your chance.

Members of greek organizations with the letter Pi in their name are allowing students to pie them. All proceeds from throwing pies at those in Greek Organizations go to charity.

Cost: $1 to throw a pie, free to watch

TUESDAY 23 Yoga at the MAG, The Memorial Art Gallery. 5 p.m.

Interested in getting a workout in some new scenery? Come down to the MAG for an hour-long yoga class taught by individuals from Highland Park Bodyworks.

Cost: $10 per class

WEDNESDAY 24 RIT Softball vs SUNY Geneseo, Tiger Stadium. 3p.m.

Come out to support your Tiger’s softball team in this double header against Geneseo.

Go RIT! Cost: Free

THURSDAY 25 SpringFest, RIT Campus. 8 p.m.

SpringFest kicks off this year with a scavenger hunt that spans over four days during which your team must try to complete as many objectives as possible! An outdoor showing of the movie Ted in the Greek lawn begins at 9 p.m. There will also be free BBQ! Cost: Free

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RIT MSA HOSTS ISLAM AWARENESS WEEK EVENTS

by Danielle Delp

bunaim Rahman first became involve d w it h RIT ’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) during his freshman year nearly five years ago. Now, as he nears graduation this May, he leads the organization in its efforts to reach out to RIT’s student body about Islamic faith and culture. Between April 8 and 12, MSA hosted its largest event of the year: Islam Awareness Week. Each year between the months of March and May, colleges throughout the United States host educational events for a five-week period to help people of all faiths learn more about Islam. In the Rochester area, RIT, St. John Fisher College and the University of Rochester team up to provide activities that connect their Islamic student populations to the larger student body.

The RIT group began their efforts by hosting an informative table between April 9 and 10 in the Student Alumni Union. “Basically, we handed out pamphlets. What’s happening, you know, try to encourage people to come,” explained Rahman. “And, on the side, you get to know about Islam as well, so it has a promotional awareness to it. The main focus is, we’re really trying to make the events, the Muslim Student Organization and Islam more visible to the community here at Rochester Institute of Technology.”

The main events hosted by the group began April 11, with the Fast-A-Thon. This event was not unique to RIT, and was in fact held by numerous other Eastern U.S. colleges on the same day. Each attendee was encouraged to fast for the day in some form, as explained by Rahman; “We challenge everybody to fast for as many hours as you can, and then we break fast together at 7:40, approximately, when the

sun is going down.” During the fast, those in attendance were taught about fasting, how it is used in Islam and how the action is connected to the Islamic faith and traditions.

Though the largest group represented at this event tends to be Muslim students, Rahman noted that curiosity draws in interfaith students as well; “I’m really happy that, at yesterday’s event [Fast-a-Thon], about five or six nonMuslim members showed up as well, and they were really interested to learn about Islam and our religion and our student body club, the Muslim Student Organization, what we do; we had a conversion. That was really fruitful, and I’m really happy that they came.”

The Fast-a-Thon was followed up by a movie night April 12. Though still educational, the event was planned to be more relaxed than Fast-a-Thon and far more casual. “We really open it up to the guests that are coming in, so if you have any questions about Islam or you want to know something about the Muslim Student Organization, or even what the religious life here at this campus looks like.”

The week was planned to draw to a close with the final and largest event, the Interfaith Dialogue session hosted by the Center for Religious Life. The event is unique, as nearly every religious group and association on campus was invited to send a speaker for a panel-style discussion activity. Events similar to Fast-a-Thon were planned at the other major universities in the area. For two hours on Saturday April 13, the floor was open for questions from anyone for any of the religious groups being represented.

The final event was designed to emphasize the interfaith aspects of Islam Awareness Week. Since religious students of all faiths often have a difficult time maintaining worship habits upon entering college, Rahman and the MSA hope to present the different religious groups and opportunities available on campus; “Our main target is not just Muslims.

It’s all the students, every single student at RIT. And that’s what really makes it a diverse event. Because I know RIT is really known for its diversity, so we’re really trying to emphasize that in our events.”

REVIEWS THE LANDING STRIP by Justin Claire

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here’s a sign in the window of The Landing Strip, a neon number boldly advertising Land Shark Lager. In spite of this, you won’t find it on tap or in a bottle – when pressed, the bartender admitted it was a bit of a tease, but confessed he liked

the way the sign looked, which I couldn’t fault him for. That exchange seemed to sum up The Landing Strip quite aptly; there’s no pretense to be found and the beer list holds no surprises, but the bartenders were both engagingly amiable.

Despite it being my first visit, my concerns that I’d stick out as a stranger on a slow Monday night proved totally unfounded.

The décor is somewhat haphazard, largely falling into either “tropical,” “aviation” or “beer,” but in no way bound to these guidelines; the bathroom features, for no discernible reason, a map of the continental United States (perhaps thinking the juxtaposition would be too jarring, the ownership helpfully surrounded it with some safe, yet familiar beer posters).

The place isn’t especially big, but comfortably accommodates the essentials — pool tables, jukebox and TV.

It’s a damned friendly place – over the course of the night I discussed the risks of motorcycling with a genial firefighter, conversed with a 20-something who convinced me to try her favorite beer (Stella Artois, which proved much less palatable than our discourse) and with a mustachioed man who burned me with a Beatles trivia question, then proceeded to lay out an agreeable playlist of their finest works. One bartender shared with me her outlook on March Madness, the other detailed his affection for the fine art of horse racing and waxed philosophical on Buffalo’s political climate. On a Monday night where I constituted fully ten percent of the clientele, I never felt out of place or starved for conversation. That and with pitchers for $7.50 – what else could you ask for in a watering hole?

UNI ALPHA-GEL KURU TOGA by Amy Sanderson

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you buy this mechanical pencil “ Once you’ll never want to buy another pencil again. ” “

henever I go to Japan, some of the main things I shop for are pens and pencils because of the amazing variety and quality available there. When I went back a couple years ago a new technology called kurutoga had debuted. Kurutoga is a device developed by Uni that spins the lead slowly inside the pencil as a person writes, which results in the tip of the lead being a perpetual point. Curious to see if it worked, I bought an alpha-gel pencil with the kurutoga technology; it was the best decision ever.

With this purchase, gone were my days of inconsistent line widths!

Along with the kurutoga tech, the alphagel pencils have a great grip. A squishy gel material that is easy on the fingers covers the area where the user holds the pencil, but it’s not too soft that writing becomes difficult or uncomfortable. The eraser is replaceable, which is great if you run out.

Another favorable feature of the pencil is the variety of lead you can purchase by hardness and darkness, from 6H to 6B. This is good for drawing because it allows an artist to have a choice as to what lead type they can use instead of being limited to whatever 0.5mm lead is standard in the United States. It is tedious, however, to keep changing out the lead if you need to use many different pencils at once, which is a drawback of the fancy mechanical pencil.

Overall, the kurutoga alpha-gel mechanical pencil line is superb. The product is durable and reliable—I have had it for two years now without any problems—and the design is sleek.

Although it is a pricey pencil, if you’re willing to spend the $15 it is well worth the investment!

AT YOUR LEISURE STREAM OF FACTS In 1998, a group of students at MIT hacked the university’s homepage to show that the school was bought by Disney.

The PRANK unraveled because the asking price of $6.9 billion was found to be too cheap for the school.

The inclusion of Mew in the first Pokemon games was a PRANK by Game Freak programmer Shigeki Morimoto.

Removing the debug features from the game, Morimoto was able to fit the mystery Pokemon in the remaining 300 BYTES of space.

BYTES are made up of EIGHT bits. A single byte can be broken into two smaller four

HAIKU Late to the party.

If you were a student, spring You would be failing.

COMIC

by Corinne Newbegin

WORD OF THE WEEK

bit halves called nibbles or nybles. The nybles can be broken down further into two bit semi-nybles.

The average American does not in fact swallow EIGHT spiders every year. This urban LEGEND originates from the internet rumors and chain mails from the 90’s.

The statistical probability of someone unwillingly swallowing a spider is close to none.

The word clue originates from the Greek word clew, which translates to “a ball of yarn.” In the LEGEND of Theseus, the hero used a ball of yarn to navigate through the labyrinth of the Minotaur.

Metagrobolized (adj.): Perplexed or mixed up.

Sentence:

Jeremy was metagrobolized while looking over his professor’s written corrections on his exam.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I wasn’t born a fool. It took work to get this way.”

-Danny Kaye

REPORTER RECOMMENDS If there’s something about the modern state of music, it’s the dominance of individualized listening. iPods, earbuds, and the like have made the practice of listening to music as a group less and less appealing. This is where Earport comes in. A cross between an evolving DJ setlist and AIM, Earport allows people to log-on with others and continually add to a music playlist.

Over the course of two and half hours, I created a room and tested the service with two other people in order to replicate what the experience is supposed to be like. Compared to sitting down and listening to an LP front-to-back, Earport playlists are sporadic and often filled with songs that are at odds with each other musically. This odd spontaneity is one of the best aspects of Earport. It forces users to kick your playlist perfectionism to the curb in order to enjoy it.

The impromptu song choice coupled with the chat bar is ideal for music diffusion to take place amongst your friends as well. As the session went on, I was able to expose myself to a variety of great tunes I wouldn’t have otherwise considered. The chat bar helped to facilitate great discussion on the music we were playing and definitely enhanced my appreciation for the chosen tracks.

While the videos Earport brings up can sometimes be recordings with varying quality from YouTube, it was a real treat to get music videos brought into the playlist every once and awhile. It just served as a reminder to how conceptually weird music video interpretations of your favorite songs can be. Faulty recordings brought to the playlist can easily be removed and replaced with a direct YouTube link of your choice into the search bar.

Overall, it was a really enjoyable and great for those nights when you feel listless and have some time to kill. Who knows? Your next favorite track might be discovered with your friends.

To view the Earport Highlight Tracks, check out reporter.mag.com

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Taikoza

THE SOUNDS OF JAPAN AT RIT

by Crystal Mendoza Paulin photography by Max Hautaniemi

Members of Taikoza, Japanese taiko drum group, perform during CAB Late Night and Global Union presents: Taikoza: Sounds of Japan on April 6 in Ingle auditorium.

Three large drums are set at a dramatic 45 degree angle on Ingle Auditorium’s stage.

Three more, one large and two far, smaller drums stand further back onstage. The lights dim and vibrations rock the auditorium.

Six individuals stalk onto the stage holding long, slink-like rattles over their heads. The sound of rain reaches the audience, casting a spell of calm. The hypnosis is rudely broken by the deafening strike of a drum. The rattles are dropped and the performers each pick up a pair of wooden bachi to strike a drum. Arms arc and point the bachi in a practiced pose before each decisive strike.

A stark, heavy beat slowly accelerates into a gargantuan thunderstorm then ends distinctively. Time slows and a maiko dancer glides in wearing traditional Japanese dress, slowly turning and extending her arms in time with the sultry fue, or flute, and soft drumbeats. She exits and a fue soloist takes her place. The sound swells up, slows to near silence, and then shudders back to life again. The pace visibly changes when the performers re-enter the stage playing kane cymbals. The night is swept into emphatic drum beats intermixed with lively fue harmonies and dances.

Suddenly a trickster appears wearing a comical mask, signaling a desire to play the drums too. Each performer rejects the request with the final performer going so far as to kick the clown offstage. The trickster

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refuses to comply and continually returns to the stage until the performers haul him to sit amongst the audience. Of course, the clown jumps on stage again and this time is allowed to play the drum (although he comically fails to strike with their technique). Delighted, the clown runs back into the audience and pulls a student up to play a drum with him.

Soon the performers have picked up their kane and walk among the audience, playing with them. The performers return to the stage and play their final song with even more emphatic gusto. Finally, they lower their bachi, step away from the taiko, and invite students onstage for a chance to strike the traditional drums.

Taikoza is a New York City based group that showcases the Japanese taiko (meaning big drum) made famous by Shinto summer festivals. The group performs throughout the country and actively reaches out to colleges. Aksa Asgher, third year New Media Marketing major and Vice President of Global Union, worked with College Activities Board Event Managers third year Biochemistry major Taylor Gosselin and first year Industrial Design major Hannah Abele to bring Taikoza to RIT. Gosselin saw the flyer for Taikoza and was intrigued. “I know Japanese culture has a stronghold at RIT so I knew it would have a strong response,” said Gosselin. “I

太 鼓 座 researched the group and found out they were doing a sort of college tour. That’s perfect because we try to invite groups who are tailored to a college atmosphere.”

“In house collaboration is great, but it’s good to bring in a different performance to raise awareness” said Asgher.

Amy Monaghan, a third year Fine Arts Photography student, went to gather inspiration for her photo project on Japan.

Before the performance she said, “It’s exciting to see that they’re bringing a professional group on campus. I can’t wait to see what visualizations they have in store for us.”

Olivia Ottinger, a third year Fine Arts Photography student, came for her passion “I just love Japanese culture!” said Ottinger.

Marco Lienhard, music director of Taikoza, loves to educate. “Universities are where people are more accepting and experience things outside of their major and spark their interests. I don’t always explain every aspect of the music in order to give people freedom to interpret the sounds in their minds. We want to share the love of the drum and the history and culture of the drum. The sound touches people even when they don’t know the background of the drum. The public is part of the atmosphere so it becomes one large heartbeat. So we understand, see, and feel other cultures.”

PROCURING THE PRODUCE:

ADVENTURES AT THE

PUBLIC

MARKET

by Michelle Spoto

With the smell of fresh-baked empanadas in the air, the vivid colors of the vegetables and the uplifting music of an accordion, every one of my senses piqued as I walked past the market stands. The combination of the sights, the smells, the sounds and a little bit of that rare sunshine was the perfect recipe for an instant dose of happiness on a crisp Saturday morning.

The Rochester Public Market, open every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, offers an array of fresh food sold by local vendors. From vegetables to fish to homemade pasta vendors, the market provides Rochester residents with a variety of foods and spices for purchase. In addition, coffee shops and empanada stands solicit passersby with their temping scents.

After watching my roommate come home from the market each week with a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, I decided it was time I tag along with her. Admittedly, this was only my second time going to the Rochester Public Market. Having been at RIT for three years now, it’s hard to believe that I could let all that time pass without more frequently taking advantage of all the market has to offer. With a usual weekly grocery budget of $30, I attempted to reduce that figure by a third, hoping to buy a week’s worth of groceries for only $20 at the market.

At first, purchasing food at the market seemed a bit overwhelming; the wonderful sights, smells and sounds suddenly put me in sensory overload.

However, a stroll though the stands quickly excited me to begin my bargain shopping adventure. My first purchase was a bunch of cilantro, sold for only $1! I love the unique taste that the herb adds to food, but given its price ($2 for a bunch at Wegmans), it’s generally not on my typical grocery list. My next purchase was a container of salt potatoes, 15 of them for $2. Hoping to get reimbursed for the purchase (this was a work adventure after all!), I asked if, by any chance, I could get a receipt. After a confused look, I got an “I think I can make something for you” from the vendor. Next thing I know, I’m being handed a six-inch piece of cardboard with my purchase, the price and the date. The best part: the “receipt” read “Salt Patotes.” Still pleased by this unfortunate misspelling, the makeshift receipt now hangs in my apartment for everyone’s amusement.

Needless to say, I didn’t ask for a receipt for the rest of my purchases which included: two hot Italian sausages for $2, a pint of strawberries for a dollar and a half, a half pound of cheese curds for $3, a quarter pound of homemade pasta for $2, 15 tomatoes for $3, a grocery bag full of spinach for $2 and my favorite purchase of the day: three heads of cabbage for $1!

Spending $17.50 in total, I’d call my trip exceptionally successful. I managed to get a lot of the staple items I buy routinely (potatoes and tomatoes) while also indulging in my inner foodie by purchasing the local sausage and homemade garlic chive pasta.

Toting my new purchases home, my mind flooded with all sorts of delicious recipe ideas. The fresh strawberries, I decided, would be delectable topping hot oatmeal with a squeeze of honey. Having the dish for breakfast during the week, my anticipation was well placed; the cold strawberries and the sweetness of the honey were perfectly refreshing on a cold morning. I used the tomatoes, spinach and cheese to make a delicious wrap pizza, a quick and healthy meal for a busy night.

Overall, my time at the market was more than positive. The low prices and fresh, local food are just bonuses to the wonderful experience of strolling though vendors and seeing the sights and hearing the sounds of the Rochester Pubic Market.

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“GENERALLY registration has gone pretty smoothly. I mean obviously I don’t always get all the classes that I want or that I need. But just the biggest thing was that they didn’t offer the class I needed this quarter and since it’s a prerequisite to the other ones, that just caused issues,” explained second year Packaging Science major Morgan Moak.

In a random survey of students asked about their registration in the past, some students expressed similar feelings about registration: they don’t always get the class section they wanted and sometimes it can be more difficult to get into classes outside of their major. But all of the students surveyed said that they could get into a course section that worked for them eventually.

Moak transferred into the Packaging Science program in the fall after a year as a Photography major. Even with a switch in program and the transition to the semester system, she was supposed to be able to graduate on time. However, due to a prerequisite course she needed to take this quarter being canceled, she was told that she would need to stay at RIT for an additional semester.

In order to avoid situations like this, RIT works at the general and individual level to make sure that students have access to the classes they need. Recently, time and effort spent on this work has intensified with the looming transition into semesters. With new plans in place to measure what changes need to be, all are hoping that the process will be as smooth as possible.

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General Structure “It’s a balancing act,” says Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, associate dean and professor in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

Registering for classes can be a balancing act for students who have to mix and match the courses in their schedules until they have a good combination of the classes they need with the classes they want at the times that fit. However, Mozrall was referring to the people who come up with the available courses and sessions who have to weigh several factors in their scheduling decisions as well.

“It would be irresponsible of the university to have multitudes of sections of courses with two or three students in them. It would be irresponsible of us to use your tuition dollars to not fill these classes but at the same time you want to make sure that you have enough classes to fill the needs of the student,” says Mozrall.

“So there’s that balancing act of making sure you have enough sections but not too many sections. It’s balancing that supply and demand and trying to do it in the most optimum way.”

Mozrall’s college has a scheduling officer in charge of finding this balance while setting up what courses the college will offer. The people within the departments of the college send the scheduling officer information such as which courses need to be offered, how long each session needs to be, if the class requires a lab or a certain type of classroom and the number of students within their department who need to take the class. Then, from this information, the department can determine how many sessions they need to offer for each course.

When scheduling courses, figuring out class sizes and determining the number of sessions, “One of our restraints is our classrooms,” explains Joe Loffredo, RIT’s registrar. “There are only so many classrooms that can hold large numbers of students.”

Mozrall also commented that the course determination process differs by college due to their different audiences. “In liberal arts, they are serving all the students in the university where as, in engineering, we are primarily serving engineering students,” says Mozrall.

“We don’t offer a bunch of classes that students from other programs or degrees from across the university are going to want to take like liberal arts or the College of Science. So the process is a little bit different.” For instance, the departments within the College of Engineering only have to take into consideration

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the students within their majors when determining how many seats to offer. The College of Liberal Arts, on the other hand, has to determine how many seats to offer based on the number of people throughout all the majors at RIT that might need to take their courses.

The process for determining course schedules has also shifted due to the semester conversion.

But luckily, the university as a whole has planned far in advance. Courses were proposed for New York State Approval about three years ago and then a committee with representatives from all of the colleges began meeting over a year and a half ago to begin discussing course and scheduling specifics. Scheduling for semesters was quite different from scheduling for the quarter system.

“With semesters, everything was brand new: new courses, new requirements,” says Loffredo.

However, the advance planning is not something new to the colleges. “The planning process for scheduling is done way before students register,” says Mozrall. “But still, you try to predict how many students will be in the class.”

Once registration hits, if more students need the class than the colleges predicted, the college may look for a bigger room to keep the class in to create more seats. If that isn’t the most effective decision or not an available option, then the college might open another section of the course instead. As Mozrall explains, “If we know that there are more students that need the class, we do whatever we can to create more

“If we know that there are more students that need the class, we do whatever we can to create more opportunities for students to take that class.” to teach another class instead. When students have slightly different course plans due to factors such as changing majors, it can be more difficult for the colleges and departments to include all the necessary classes for them in the general course plans which, for the semester transition, were arranged by year level. But that’s why the colleges have arranged for individualized planning to take place as well.

Individualizing “There was an overall, generic plan but you know as a student here that everyone follows a slightly different plan,” said Mozrall. “Not everyone follows the same thing so that’s where the Individualizing plan came in.”

This registration period, every student was required to meet with their advisor for an Individual Advising Plan (IAP). The advising practices implemented during these meetings have also been in development over the course of the semester transition planning in order to make this registration period as smooth as possible. But there are many factors that advisors now have to take into account, some of which were not as prominent before.

For instance, Loffredo explains that, “Another big change that we are implementing is, in the past we have never had the [Student Information System] enforce prerequisites, and that’s new for this fall too.” This change is meant to help make sure that the students taking the class are qualified and to leave seats open in the class for students who are.

However, for Moak, this reinforcement of prerequisites posed a problem since the class she

couldn’t take this quarter is one that she needs as a prerequisite for other required classes.

This is an important factor for others to consider as well. Lawrence R. Contero, an academic advisor in the College of Liberal Arts, advises students from all majors about their liberal arts requirements and concentrations.

He explained that in quarters, before the reinforcement of semesters, some of the concentrations would allow or require the students to take upper level courses. Now concentrations are made up of three courses but some of the upper level courses may require the student to take a foundation course too. This means that some concentrations might end up including four or five courses instead. “Not every single concentration is only going to be a minimum of three courses. Because it is a specific concentration, it might add up to one or two extra courses involved in it,” says Contero.

Contero also mentioned his advising of third or fourth year students who need to take their liberal arts courses still might not find room in their schedules. “On occasions, depending on their circumstances, we do make exceptions for them, and we might occasionally substitute

a course but it depends on the student’s circumstance and where they are falling in here at RIT at that time,” explains Contero.

But first Contero assesses all the options.

When a student can’t find the course they need, Contero first asks if they have looked at all of the other options. Then if there is a course that interests them and still fills the requirement, it could serve as a substitute.

Moak later met with her advisor in order to discus additional options and possible substitutes for her class too. She thought about taking a summer course at a community college but due to the specific material covered in the class offered at RIT, her advisor told her that it would be a difficult class to replace. Her advisor did try to comfort her with the information that she would not have to pay tuition while on co-op. She also gave her an additional option: “She said what I can do is I can just overload on credits for one semester that I have left and then that way, I will still be able to graduate when I was supposed to and still do co-op. The meeting went kind of well. It was better than I expected.”

And Mozrall explains that if an advisor has a student with a unique situation, “They can ask the department head or another faculty member … so then as a team, we figure out what to do.”

“Another big change that we are implementing is, in the past we have never had the [Student Information System] enforce prerequisites, and that’s new for this fall too.”

Adapting Although there might be some hiccups in registration this quarter, especially with the semester transition, there are people at every level of RIT trying to make sure that everyone gets into the classes they need.

As far as Moak’s situation, she feels “like it’s not something that’s going to continue to happen. I think, just because of the switch of going from quarters to semesters, that it’s a problem now.

But I think once we’ve adapted to semesters, everything is going to flow a lot smoother.”

Loffredo believes that the system will only get better too especially since they have from now until the end of summer to make even more corrections and changes to the system: “The good thing is we have some time to react.”

But for this week and next, “Students will enroll for fall, our first semester,” says Loffredo.

“And… it’s going to be interesting.”

“The next two years here — two and a half — will be able to let me know if things will get better or not,” says Moak. With time, we will be able to figure out if the classes for semesters fit together as well as, or better than, the quarter system.

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LOST CLASSES Unfortunately, true gems of classes sometimes get lost to time. Some of these classes are sensible, others whimsical. But schedules and departments change, or student interest wanes, causing classes to no longer be offered. Space Tourism and The Psychology of Altered States of Consciousness have been gone a few years, while Hunting has been gone a few decades. Whole majors get lost, like the Textiles major, while others, like Psychology, get created. Perhaps some of these course changes are for the best. But one must wonder why these lost classes were offered to begin with, and why they went away.

SPACE TOURISM Dr. Clinton “Clint” Wallington is a professor in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He taught Space Tourism for two years, back around 2000. The course originated with Dr. Francis Domoy, chair emeritus of the former School of Hospitality and Service Management (SHSM), who was inspired to create the class after meeting Buzz Aldrin.

The class was discontinued as SHSM went through leadership changes.

According to the University News website, “The course explore[d] the history of space exploration and habitation, economic and technical factors related to commercial development of space (particularly low earth orbit habitats such as the International Space Station), and business development, dietetics, environmental management including HVAC, orbital mechanics, packaging science and tourism management as they relate to future space tourism needs.”Wallington recalled that the course focused on what it would take to live in space, including practical considerations of eating and using the bathroom in microgravity.

At the time Space Tourism was offered at RIT, companies like Virgin Galactic were promising space tourism flights as early as 2010.

However, due to the lack of Federal Aviation Administration regulation of spaceflight and the high expense, commercial flights into space are not yet available.

“It’s going to take a few more years, but I think it’s going to happen,” said Wallington. When that day comes, there will be a demand for space tourism experts. For now, private citizens wishing to travel to space must settle for a ‘vacation’ at the International Space Station for upwards of $20 million.

HUNTING

Over 30 years ago, RIT offered a Hunting wellness course. Many other wellness courses from that time period, such as Igloo Building and Skeet and Trap Shooting, have also disappeared.

“Our program was very different at the time,” said Dugan Davies, the current wellness coordinator for RIT’s Wellness Instructional Program.

At the time hunting was still a course option, RIT required six wellness classes to graduate, instead of just the current two. Naturally, the school tried to offer a wide variety of options, many of which utilized off-campus facilities.

Davies cited many possible reasons why classes like hunting are no longer offered. For one, the Wellness Instructional Program is striving to offer more on-campus classes. Also, over the years, the focus of the program has moved towards fitness.

The Hunting class, though, presents a unique challenge: weapons use. Recently, said Davies, RIT has avoided offering classes that involve weapons use, including a proposed Paintball course. Some wellness classes such as Kali use stick weapons, but with New York State’s toughening gun laws, hunting and shooting courses are more difficult to put in place.

While it is also possible that classes like Hunting are no longer offered because of a decline in

by Kayla Emerson illustration by Jon Lavalley student interest, Davies recognizes that students do enjoy the outdoors, as evidenced by the thriving Interactive Adventures wellness courses.

She said it would be interesting to poll students and gauge their interest in bringing the Hunting course back. Students interested in proposing a new wellness class can fill out a New Course Proposal available online.

MAJOR CHANGES

Changes in course offerings are a reality in an ever-evolving academic institution like RIT. Now, we are going through the big semester conversion causing some courses and their content to be rearranged. But in other periods of change at the university, entire majors have been deleted or formed leading to changes in courses as well.

When the Textiles major was removed, it took most of the related courses with it. And when the Psychology B.S. program was added in 1996, some courses were removed as well.

This included The Psychology of Altered States of Consciousness which, according to an email from the Psychology Department Chair Andrew Herbert, was “very popular with long waiting lists.” However, the course did not fit with the B.S. program and was taken off the course list as a result.

Course offerings wax and wane with student and teacher interests. Space tourism was an exciting topic during its time, just like Humans vs. Zombies Bootcamp wellness courses addresses a popular topic now. Losing an interesting class is disappointing but it can open a space for something new.

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A bass drumer for the RIT Drumline puts his instrument on in the parking lot of Onondaga Community College before their performance at the New York State Percussion Circuit Championship on April 7 in Syracuse, N.Y.

RIT Drumline Takes Home

Fourth-Straight State Championship Title nce a year a group of RIT students is herded into a tent where they anxiously await their turn to perform at the New York State Percussion Circuit. An RIT alumnus gives a penny to each of the Drumline members to symbolize how each one is a smaller part of a greater group.

His moving words reach them and he pulls them together for a hands-in right before their performance.

Natalie DiPaola, a fourth year Animation major and president of RIT’s Drumline, was ablaze: “We played the best show we’ve done all season and everyone was happy about it.

I was so proud of the group! We really appreciate our alumni like Matt Sansone who came out and supported us.”

RIT ’s Drumline is an SG-recognized performing arts group made up of battery and pit percussion ensembles. Drumline performs throughout the year at campus sports events and festivals such as Springfest and Imagine RIT. This year RIT Drumline was the only group competing in its class. Ryan Hare, fifth year Electrical Engineering major and Musical

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director/vice president, recalled, “Syracuse University, Cornell, and Onondaga Community College used to be in our class, but that was a long time ago. Sadly, there just aren’t too many college lines anymore.” DiPaola explained further, “A lot of it depends on funding. The independent class means it can be a community group, a college, or pretty much any type of line. The groups that we normally compete against either didn’t have enough money to continue or not enough interest.”

The New York State Percussion Circuit begins in February and ends in April every year. When the circuit ends, Drumline members decide on a theme for next season’s performance, select a songwriter, and begin practicing the new set of songs in September.

This year things happened a little differently.

“When we got the finished product, we didn’t think it was challenging enough for us,” DiPaola stated, “we wanted to try something totally different.” Hare, first year Computer Science major Erik Ritter, and graduate Film Production student Jessica Cooper took on the challenge. The three joined forces to write and arrange all of the parts for the performance.

Although groups typically pay a professional

by Crystal Mendoza Paulin photograph by Griffin Moores

to arrange music, DiPaola was highly supportive of her Drumline members: “Now we can truly say we are 100 percent student run.”

Under these circumstances the Drumline began officially practicing for the circuit in December and had to work extra hours to make up for the lost time. However, DiPaola didn’t mind the extra hours: “Practice is fun because we can hang out and mess around when there’s some down time. The people on Drumline were some of the first friends I made here when I was a freshman and they’re still my best friends today.”

At the end of the day, taking home their fourth state championship trophy was just icing on the cake for the RIT Drumline. Hare summed up the experience saying, “I think it was great just seeing everyone excited to perform and put on a really great show. The championships aren’t that important to us; it’s really all about representing RIT and having a good time doing it.”

WORD ON THE STREET If you could create a class to take at RIT, what would it be and what would you study? photographs by Jonathan Foster

“Kama Sutra 205... I feel like I could do a great service to the men of this campus.”

Aaron Thomas RIT Alumnus, Photojournalism

“Cooking class... Desserts, because I love desserts.”

Syamimi Md Jamal Fourth year Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience

“Underwater basket weaving... I don’t know.”

Alex Bohn Fourth year Advertising Photography

“Sleeping 101. I have insomnia.”

Emily Himmelwright First year Media Arts and Technology

“I would have a leadership class. I think being a leader is an important skill that would help you with jobs, any situation really, anything in a group.”

Austin Cowan First year Computer Science

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Dialogue Is Everything

by Kayla Emerson | illustration by Ethan Thornton University of Rochester Professor Steven Landsburg does not condone any sort of rape or sexual crime. Many uninformed individuals have misinterpreted his March 20 post “Censorship, Environmentalism and Steubenville” as debating the illegality of rape — or worse, promoting the rape of unconscious individuals. He said in an April 3 blog post, “It is settled that damage to rape victims is real, great, important, and deserves the attention of the law.” Landsburg’s March 20 post raised three hypothetical questions to generate dialogue about what should be legal and why.

Landsburg’s March 20 blog post does not conflict with any ethical standards that I know of. Neither did he encroach on any standard of the University of Rochester, written or implied. For this reason, University President Joel Seligman has opted to preserve Landsburg’s freedom of speech, as well as his professorship.

But Seligman also seems to have missed the point of Landsburg’s post. In Seligman’s April 3 conference “Remarks at ‘Confronting Sexual Assault on Campus’ Conference,” he stated that, “At our University, we work hard to balance our commitment to provide a safe campus, one as free as is reasonably possible from a hostile work environment and discrimination and harassment, with our commitment to academic freedom.” Seligman seems to be mischaracterizing Landsburg’s remarks as hostile, although they are anything but.

Rather, Landsburg was attempting to start interesting dialogue with his blog post. In his own post on April 3, Landsburg describes his March 20 blog as, “more idle noodling than anything else, with no good arguments and no conclusions; the whole point is that I can’t seem to figure out what the good arguments are on this subject, and I was hoping for a little help from my readers.” He mentions that anyone who claims to disagree with anything in his March 20 post is misreading his post, because he is not making any assertions, only raising questions. He points them to explore the archives of his blog to find controversial assertions he made in the past.

Seligman is one of the individuals misreading Landsburg’s post. During his April 3 conference Seligman said, “No one who has known an individual who has suffered rape or sexual assault can ever view such crimes as hypothetical questions.” Seligman seems to have been swept up by the witch-hunt, to some extent. Fortunately, he was wise enough to champion free speech, despite any feelings that Landsburg is tarnishing the image of the University.

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So to Seligman I say, thank you for preserving free speech, and never let aspirations towards an untarnished, conflict-free institution persuade you to create a dialogue-free institution.

Allow the principles of free speech alone to guide your policy decisions, because free and open dialogue is the only machine for good ideas rise to the surface and bad ideas to be debated until they are dismissed.

I cannot imagine a case where it would be acceptable for an academic institution to place its image above its academic dialogue. While it is certainly true that employers are legally allowed to set standards for employees, no reasonable standard would limit the kind of speech that Landsburg participates in with his blog. If individuals at the University of Rochester or from the general public disagree with Landsburg,

they should engage in an informed, rational discourse with him rather t h a n i m m e d i at e l y c a l l f or h i s censorship or firing.

One can’t help but notice that Landsburg has not apologized for any of his comments — though he has certainly been given the opportunity.

He has only clarified his point.

Unfortunately, the straw man attacks against his supposed position on legalizing rape have distracted from his original questions regarding our justification for law making. He was challenging peoples’ thinking, and this is a sign of a true academic. I should hope that, in the future, the University of Rochester actively promotes this academic discussion, rather than reluctantly allowing it.

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Image Is Everything

by Angela Freeman | illustration by Stevie Thompson The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of REPORTER. Universities can and should hold their employees to ethical standards to whatever degree is necessary in order to maintain their desired public image and level of professionalism. While freedom of speech is protected by the United States Constitution under the First Amendment, unspoken laws of workplace etiquette still carry weight in modern society — and create quite a stir when flouted. The recent scandal over University of Rochester professor Steven Landsburg and his controversial remarks about sexual crime indicates a conflict of interests between free personal expression and the everyday give-and-take of navigating a professional workplace.

When an individual enters the professional world, he or she holds the implicit understanding that a certain canon of limitations on language, dress, behavior and other aspects of everyday life are expected in order to maintain a functional, conflict-free work environment. By accepting a professional job post, a person makes an unspoken agreement on some of these issues, and may formally acknowledge others through a company workplace policy code of some kind. In “The New Rules Of Business Etiquette,” Forbes magazine cites the ubiquity of technology, changes in fashion and work carrying over into weekends as factors that contain countless nuances, and can make modern-day professionalism

difficult to navigate for both employers and employees. Without a set office policy, the article proposes that professionals may feel confused or conflicted about answering work emails during non-business hours, and what exactly a “casual Friday” entails.

While accurately interpreting the First Amendment to provide equal freedom of speech to U.S. citizens is a legitimate goal, it must be understood that there is a time and place for expressing controversial opinions — just because an individual possesses the right to do so does not mean that they should. For example, an employee at a religiously affiliated university possesses freedom of worship, and the right to hold whatever beliefs her or she desires. However, expressing anti-religious sentiments in the workplace, while surrounded by adherents to the criticized belief system, is not an intelligent career move, and could very well result in a formal reprimand, alienation of coworkers, loss of a job, a lawsuit or all of the above. Any behavior that occurs in the public eye is subject to judgment, and many companies and institutions value their overall appearance to potential consumers more than a troublesome employee’s right to radical freedom of speech at their own expense.

This was exemplified in a 2011 case in Pennsylvania, when customer complaints led to a Chicago Outback Steakhouse employee being fired for merely donning a yellow Tea Party bracelet.

Citizens of the United States live in a culture where image is everything and the ripples of every action increase with additional factors such as controversy, fame and power. The importance of public image becomes apparent in every step towards gaining a successful career, and this vital aspect of professionalism increases the higher up a job position is.

Landsburg may have gotten away with his comments if he held a post lower on the career ladder, but working for the University of Rochester as a professor put him in a position of prominence. The media plays a noteworthy role in amplifying this effect, by catering to shocking, sensational stories that sell. Political campaigns, elections and other career moves made public are fraught with complex interpretations of an individual’s every move.

The Landsburg controversy gives rise to further questions- would the outspoken professor have made the same sweeping statements if he was up for a promotion? In an official statement from the University of Rochester, President Joel Seligman revealed the college’s viewpoint by stating, “Academic freedom is a core value of our university and vital to provide assurance that one can hold unpopular or provocative views in safety. This is not always an easy balance, but it is a balance vital to uphold in a university that both values respect for all of our students, faculty, staff and visitors and intellectual freedom.” While advocating the freedom of speech and First Amendment rights is admirable, offended employees, students and prospective students alike may not share this view — and after all, no university can survive without a substantial community of supporters. Offended readers must call his awareness of political correctness and moral issues into question, and it seems unlikely that his attention-grabbing statements would be rewarded.

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