Vermont Cynic Fall 2012 Issue 8

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Scandal comes to close

Former SigEps reflect on ‘bittersweet’ end to incident

By Becky Hayes, News Editor, tafson said he was prohibited by the students to any of that during to speak out, but we felt it was for Devin Karambelas, Assistant federal law to provide informa- finals,” he said. their benefit, not ours,” Adelman News Editor tion on the individual student Haller and Adelman said they said.

It was the question that who was responsible, but said understood the University’s raIn hindsight, Haller said he launched a thousand reactions: that the student was held ac- tionale and were more concerned thought things could have been “If you could rape someone, who countable for his actions. about the treatment they received handled better if the brothers had would it be and why?”

The entire process was com- from the national SigEp organi- been allowed to talk to the media.

UVM suspended the Sigma pleted in late April, Gustafson zation.

“I wanted to form a press rePhi Epsilon (SigEp) fraternity last said, but the administration waitWhen the case gained inter- lease right away,” he said. “Accept December when this survey ques- ed until this semester to come out national attention, Adelman said responsibility and set the record tion surfaced among some mem- with the results. he felt his former chapter was straight.” bers, triggering a media storm “We decided at abandoned by their national fraAndrew Lemens, national and protests by women’s rights that point we ternity. director of SigEp’s fraternity opactivists. wouldn’t “The national organi- erations, said the national orgaNow, two former brothers subject zation was telling us not nization responded quickly and are speaking out for the first time responsibly, sending a represensince the incident in response to tative over within 24 hours after UVM’s investigation results. the incident was reported, who SigEp as an organization coordinated directly with Unihad not been found responversity officials. sible for the survey, adminThere were ongoing istrators stated in an email issues that made shutting to the UVM community down the chapter necesSept. 20. sary, Lemens said.

Former SigEp president “The information from Alex Haller, class of 2012, the investigation suggested and senior Justin Adelman there were a number of said this conclusion of the other issues with the SigEp University’s investigation experience that the brothwas bittersweet. ers were giving,” he said.

“We’re happy our “An experience that did not names are cleared,” Adelalign with Sigma Phi Epsiman said. “We felt like we lon’s values.” weren’t repreStill, he said that it sented — like was the national we were left organization’s in the desintention to reert with noturn to UVM, where to go.” and that headV i c e quarters had President of See SIGEP Student Life PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTIN ADELMAN on page 3 Tom GusThe former SigEp house sits on Main Street last fall. The house is now a Champlain College dorm.

Dollar bill starts fire

By Nick Shigo Staff Writer First-year Stanislas Stantchev, 20, was arrested and charged with first-degree arson Oct. 13.

UVM Police Services responded to an activated fire alarm at Wills Hall at 6:30 a.m.

The fire started on the third floor and was caused intentionally, according to the police report.

Detective Skyler Genest reported that the fire had been set using trash from Stanchev’s kitchen and a plastic bag, with rubbing alcohol used as an accelerant. The fire was ignited by lighting a dollar bill.

The fire was put out by a Resident Adviser, junior Zachary Palladino, with a fire extinguisher, before the police arrived, according to the police report.

Two witnesses told police that Stanchev was significantly impaired by drugs and alcohol at the time, and he committed several other acts of vandalism, including throwing a trash can down the stairwell and ripping the exit sign off the wall on the third floor of Wills Hall.

When interviewed by the police, Stanchev initially denied being involved, but eventually admitted to drinking alcohol and taking 3 mg of what he called ‘benzos,’ short for the psychoactive drug benzodiazepine before starting the fire.

There were no reported injuries.

Cycling club threatened after beer bottle found in van

By Katy Cardin, Assistant News Editor, Becky Hayes, News Editor UVM’s Cycling club may need to shift into high gear after two unrelated incidents arose two weeks before a national biking competition.

An empty beer bottle was found in a van the club drove to a race Sept. 21, and reported to SGA. SGA made the decision not to sanction the club at their meeting Oct. 9 and to instead wait to see whether or not the Center for Student Ethics and Standards (CSES) finds club members in violation of UVM’s alcohol policy.

“We should wait for CSES to make a decision before we make a decision that we have absolutely zero information about,” SGA Sen. Alex Edelman said.

President Connor Daley disagreed with the senate’s decision, saying they were not following policy.

NEWS 1-3 — Petitions for a smokefree campus fill the air

“Having the beer bottle in their van is against SGA’s code of conduct and is in clear violation of University policy,” Daley said.

Some senators like Edelman were pointing out moral implications, Daley said.

We’re pretty surprised because no one on our team drinks. We’re very intense about racing.

Jake Warshaw Cycling club vice president Some senators said that since ‘everyone does it,’ SGA does not

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have the right to sanction a club for an empty beer bottle.

Daley disagreed and said SGA cannot pick and choose the policies they follow.

“Just because we don’t like a policy doesn’t mean we change it first,” he said. “If a policy is bad, we follow it and then make necessary changes after.”

Cycling club Vice President Jake Warshaw said the empty beer bottle did not belong to any of the club’s members.

“We honestly don’t have any information on it,” he said. “We’re pretty surprised because no one on our team drinks — we’re very intense about racing.”

There could be other explanations for the empty bottle, Co-president of Cycling club Ben Civiletti said.

“SGA say they know it was cycling because we were the last team to use the van,” Civeletti stated in an email. “However,

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Cycling club members speak at the SGA meeting in the Livak Ballroom Oct. 9. SGA decided to not sanction the cycling club. keys to vans are given out days in advance before they are used in some cases, meaning that others could have used the van after the cycling team returned it, but before their allotted time.”

Since the bill to sanction the

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club was not passed, the decision is currently in the hands of CSES. CSES Director Kim Martin said a group case like this one is similar to what typically happens to individuals who are thought to See CYCLING on page 3

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SPORTS 10-12 Soccer earns win and tie

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ABBY BECK

Vermont Technical College student Tyler McNaney poses with the device he and student Abby Beck created called the Filabot. McNaney and Beck hope the Filabot will revolutionize 3-D printing.

‘UVM Start’ups: Create 3-D crafts sustainably

By Phoebe Sheehan Cynic Correspondent Two students have found a way to make 3-D printing recyclable.

Senior Abby Beck of UVM and Tyler McNaney of Vermont Technical College have created a device called the Filabot that they hope could revolutionize the 3-D printing process.

This type of printing creates 3-D solid objects from a digital model, Beck said. It could benefit everything from third world countries to the fashion industry.

The Filabot recycles filament, the ink used for 3-D printing, through a process known as extrusion, which is how plastic materials are melted into spools of filament.

“An extruding system basically pressurizes a material [such as plastic] up against a dye that makes the material come out in that shape,” McNaney said.

If it sounds complicated, an easier way to understand it is to think about your cellphone case, Beck said.

“You have a cellphone case, so you would put your cellphone case into the Filabot,” she said.

“And then the Filabot would turn it into filament … then the ink or filament is put back into the 3-D printer.”

“You can basically reprint a new cellphone case out of your old cellphone case,” Beck said.

The Filabot can break down

Crime log

By Lauren Drasler Staff Writer

Oct. 9, 7:34 p.m.

A Residential Adviser in Coolidge Hall said they smelled marijuana coming from a dorm room. After searching the room, police took 2.83 grams of marijuana and a pipe from the student.

Oct. 10, 5:54 p.m.

A wallet was stolen from

milk jugs, soda bottles, luggage, water pipes and even leggos, the team’s website stated.

McNaney developed the idea of the Filabot by studying how industrial recycling works.

The Filabot is a completely new innovation, Beck said.

“I saw an ad on the Internet for a prominent 3-D printing company that was giving $40,000 just for someone to come up with this,” he said.

For now, the pair is focusing on raising enough money using UVM Start, a crowdsourcing website, to mass-produce the device.

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shops that have recently opened, including one in Vermont and a larger one in Brooklyn.

“They basically all have these 3-D printers, and if they had a Filabot, then maybe they could benefit from that,” Beck said.

Ultimately, Beck and McNaney said they hope that they could one day introduce the Filabot into developing countries.

“Not only will these people be able to 3-D print items, but also recycle what they 3-D print and not have to worry about the filament,” Beck said. “If you’re in the middle of nowhere, how are you going to get that?”

The Filabot could also make its way into fashion in the next few years by even printing a pair of boots, Beck said.

The pair credited UVM Start with giving them the chance to develop their product.

“UVM Start is the best way to start your business,” Beck said.

“It’s so easy to set up: you just have to log on and set up a video.”

Each Filabot costs $400 to make, so Beck and McNaney said they hope that UVM Start will help by attracting donors who live in Vermont.

The group said they have over 800 pre-orders and plan to launch within the year.

The market for 3-D printing is a few years ahead, but the pair has found some 3-D printing

‘UVM Start’ups is a weekly staple which will highlight eight student groups that have started their own business and are using UVM Start to promote their work.

UVM Start is a website that helps student entrepreneurs connect with alumni for donations.

More information can be found on their Facebook page, www. facebook.com/uvmstart.

“UVM Start is the best way to start your business.”

Abby Beck

a student’s car parked in the Harris/Millis lot. The student reported that they had parked their car at 9 p.m. When the student returned to the car the next morning, they discovered that the wallet was missing.

10:14 p.m

An employee called Police Services to report four teenagers on Centennial Field who appeared to be in and around the Physical Plant vehicles on the field. Upon an officer’s arrival, the people were gone but four cigarettes had been stolen from one of the vehicles.

Oct. 11, 4:05 p.m.

Police Services received a report that two young children

were left unattended in a vehicle in the Jeffords lot. The caller reported that the children appeared to be between two and four years old. When police arrived, the father of the two kids had returned to the car. It was later determined that the father had forgotten something in a lab and left the children in the car because they weren’t allowed inside.

11:33 p.m.

Hall staff called the police about an odor of marijuana in Marsh Hall. When an officer responded, they received consent from two students to search the suspected room. The search turned up a pipe with marijuana in it and 15.36 grams of the drug.

already taken steps to ensure the house would be available when the time came for re-affiliation.

Adelman said that despite the positive contributions SigEp had made to the community — including 2010 UVM Greek Life Chapter of the Year and a $3,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald House — Greek Life tends to be denounced in the public eye.

“They look for us to mess up,” he said. “You never see a headline that says, ‘fraternity did community service’ – it’s always ‘frat suspended for rape survey.’”

Despite this, Haller said this incident brought awareness to the more serious issue of rape culture across college campuses.

“It’s so common with fraternities across the country,” Haller said. “Up here in Vermont, UVM Greek Life is much more focused on creating leaders — UVM Greek Life promotes good things, good ethics … we’re not the root of the problem.”

Junior Maura McGovern disagreed.

As a member of FedUp Vermont, a grassroots organization fighting against violence toward women, McGovern said that by clearing SigEp’s entire organization, UVM ignored the larger problem of rape culture.

“The fact that one person was involved and said it was okay means that overall, he felt comfortable within this organization to ask something like that,” McGovern said.

Because UVM’s SigEp chap-

ter made no response to the situation, McGovern said they did not take this issue seriously.

“No one spoke up against rape culture or how upset they were,” McGovern said. “The University needs to educate Greek Life.”

As for Haller and Adelman, the two said that they and their former fraternity brothers have finally come to terms with what happened.

We felt like we weren’t represented – like we were left in a desert with nowhere to go.

Justin Adelman Senior But the struggle isn’t over yet.

The fraternity is currently under review by the office of affirmative action and equal opportunity for an unrelated incident.

A female student was banned from the SigEp house by the fraternity last fall after a confrontation with one of the fraternity brothers, Haller said.

“This had never happened before and we didn’t understand how the situation would work,” he said. “We thought it was a non-issue and banned her to make sure it didn’t turn into anything bigger — now that we can reflect upon it, we see the other side.”

Whooping cough hits all-time high this fall

By Lauren Giery Staff Writer Confirmed cases of whooping cough have reached an all-time high in Vermont this fall.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a respiratory disease that targets the lungs and is characterized by severe coughing spells, according to the Vermont Department of Health (VDH).

There have been an estimated 300 confirmed culture-cases of whooping cough in the state of Vermont this year, VDH spokesperson Robert Stirewalt said.

There has only been one culture-confirmed case of pertussis within the UVM student body that occurred within the past month, said Jon Porter, the director of UVM’s Center of Health and Wellbeing.

“We are not seeing large cases at all of pertussis … but we do know it’s in Chittenden County and on campus,” he said.

The student with whooping cough responded just fine to treatment, he said.

Junior Charlie Nathanson, a friend of the student, said he had his worries regarding whooping cough.

“I’ve been washing my hands quite a bit, but to be honest I’m not sure how you prevent whooping cough,” Nathanson said. “If there’s any information I should know, I’d be more than receptive to it.”

One way to prevent the spread of whooping cough is a vaccination that protects against various diseases, including whooping cough, known as TDaP, which

lasts for seven to 10 years, Porter said.

Theoretically, everybody should have gotten a TDaP shot before they came to UVM, he said.

“The most important approach is to make sure immunizations are up-to-date,” Porter said.

However, anyone who has not received the TDaP vaccination can get them from the UVM student health clinic, he said. “[Whooping cough] is a good thing to be aware of,” Porter said.

“It is something we can immunize against, so it’s great to get the word out.”

There was also one other culture-confirmed case of whooping cough on campus in the child care center, Porter said.

Infants and young children are the most at risk group for developing whooping cough, much more so than college students; however, people of any age can get whooping cough, the Department of Health stated on its website.

Whooping cough is highly contagious, and symptoms include an irritating cough, severe coughing and even vomiting, the website stated.

Junior Sophia Trigg said she was not worried about whooping cough on campus at this point.

“I would definitely go to the doctor and make sure I was safe from it,” Trigg said, at the risk that whooping cough would become more prevalent on campus or in Chittenden County.

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Petitions for a smoke-free campus fill the air University Benefit Advisory Council proposes ban on tobacco implemented in three years

By Ben Plotzker Staff Writer Smokers may have to put their cigarettes out for good if one proposal becomes official.

The University Benefit Advisory Council released a proposal for a smoke-free campus at the end of last semester, after the Office of Institutional Research conducted a study on the prevalence of smoking tobacco on campus.

The survey found that 26 percent of students who smoke at UVM began after they were living on campus.

It was this figure that really surprised the council, chair of the council Jen Carney said.

“Smoking has caused chronic diseases,” Carney said. “We’re trying now to prevent health complications for the staff, faculty and students.”

The Burlington City Council tried to pass a downtown smoking ban in 2009, but it failed due to the concerns business owners had that a smoking ban would deter potential customers, said Rep. Karen Paul of Ward 6.

“I think UVM will be more successful than the council was,” Paul said.

SGA remains neutral on the situation and the Committee on Diversity, Equity and Environmental Ethics (CODEEE) will merely pass the report over to the administration, Chair of CODEEE Aya Al-Namee said.

“This is much different than Church Street,” Al-Namee said.

“More people live on campus; you

cannot compare this campus to a group of restaurants and businesses for tourists.”

The University Benefit Advisory Council proposed the implementation of several project milestones over a three-year period in their report. Students would not see a smoke-free campus until the third year and feedback from the campus community and neighbors would be considered as well.

We’re trying now to prevent health complications for the staff, faculty and students.

Jen Carney Chair of the University Benefit Advisory Council “The report was released last semester, but not much was done over the summer about it,” SGA President Connor Daley said.

“There’s a lot of labor involved with cleaning up cigarettes, and budget costs have tightened things up.”

One major incentive with installing the plan is the impact a tobacco ban would have on the insurance policy for staff, he said.

There could be vision, hearing and dental benefits associated with a smoking ban on campus.

UVM seeks green energy ideas

By Ben Plotzker Staff Writer The Clean Energy Fund (CEF) has opened its annual Call for Ideas and is accepting proposals from students, staff and faculty until Nov. 16, a UVM email stated.

The Call for Ideas looks for input and proposals of all types, from offering new courses to installing solar panels on campus, according to the CEF website.

The CEF is funded by $10 from every student’s tuition and is currently supporting the Climate Adaptation seminar series offered every Monday at 4 p.m. in Lafayette L207.

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Three of the funded projects from last year were submitted by students and include providing heat and treating wastewater for the existing greenhouse and racing vehicles in the International Formula-Hybrid competition, according to the CEF website.

“The fund is an easy way for students on campus to feel somewhat involved in projects for clean energy and UVM,” junior Melissa Boyle said. “It’s cool that students are a part of the team that decides what projects the CEF partakes in.”

Ideas can be submitted to the CEF website.

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“Typically the communication will happen with the leaders of the club and they will deal with the individual at fault, if there is one,” Martin said.

But trouble didn’t end there.

Daley vetoed a separate finance bill allocating $4,200 to the Cycling club, which the members asked for to help pay for their trip to nationals in New Mexico.

To participate in the Collegiate Mountain Biking Nationals on Oct. 19, a team must have at least 16 qualified members, Warshaw said.

Warshaw estimated that the team would have to come up with three to four times the amount of money they currently have to pay for travel and lodging expenses.

Daley said he vetoed the bill because the club had more than enough money in their account.

“They have $8,000 in surplus from last semester, and we like clubs to be even at the end of the year because when there is a surplus, it could have been used to fund other clubs,” he said.

The Cycling club and SGA came to an agreement to give $50,000 to the club for the year, $2,000 less than last year, if they agreed not to ask for extra funding for nationals, Daley said. They asked for more money anyway.

Daley said his decision to veto the club’s allocated funds had nothing to do with the beer bottle incident.

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Barbara Johnson, who works in the human resources department at UVM, said that a smoking ban could also curb the unsightly problem of cigarette butts, which tend to accumulate on campus.

If this passed, there would be programs set up to help people stop smoking and limit further health complications, Johnson said.

“People from the physical plant weighed in quickly on the litter problems associated with cigarette butts,” Johnson said. “It was very surprising to hear this because a lot of custodial services workers smoke cigarettes.”

Junior Matt Gargiulo said he is concerned about the effects that cigarette smoking can cause.

“People do not realize that when they flick their butts on the ground, that it is actually littering and the chemicals from the cigarettes go directly into our watershed,” he said.

The report identified several potential barriers that could halt the shift to a smoke-free campus, including student and administrative resistance, infringement on an individual’s right to smoke and problems with enforcing a ban.

First-year Dakota Kashchy said the ban would be inconvenient because so many people smoke on campus and if it is outside, it’s not harming anyone.

First-year James Mugele said he agreed.

“I don’t think the ban will matter if it happens,” he said. “I feel like people are definitely still

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Junior Daniel Fuchs smokes a cigarette outside Bailey/Howe Oct. 8. The University Benefit Advisory Council released a proposal for a smoke-free campus which would be implemented in three years. going to smoke on campus either way.”

If the smoking ban becomes a reality, UVM would be following a trend that has now taken place at 814 colleges nationwide, up from 420 in July 210,according to report issued by Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights.

The next University Benefit Advisory Council meeting is Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The meeting is open to students, staff and faculty and there will be an audience response time during the meeting for feedback.

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LGBTQA Center launches new blog

Online resource will respond to anonymous student questions

By Sarah Kerson Staff Writer The LGBTQA Center, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and allied, has recently launched a new online project — a website called the Q and A. Its goal is to reach out to students on campus who have questions about LGBTQA issues.

The blog, which started in mid-September, is one way the LGBTQA Center is hoping to broaden its outreach and answer questions from students. Students can have their questions answered on the blog by submitting them via email. The questions are posted anonymously to protect the identity of students.

Becky Swem, a SUNY Plattsburgh graduate student who is interning at the LGBTQA Center, started the project to reach out to students who may be having a hard time on campus.

“I wanted to do some type of project for students who aren’t as comfortable,” Swem said.

The response from students has been slow — so far the site has only received one question.

But Swem and her colleagues at the LGBTQA Center hope that the Q and A blog will provide a safe space for students to ask questions and receive informed responses.

“The goal of it is really to allow

a space for students who might not feel comfortable asking whatever it is that’s on their minds,” said Chris Nile, a first-year graduate student at UVM who works in the LGBTQA Center. “[We hope] that they trust the center to be a space that would be able to come up with a reasonable answer.”

“The goal of it is really to allow a space for students who might not feel comfortable asking whatever is on their minds. [We hope] that they trust the center to be a space that would be able to come up with a reasonable answer.”

Chris Nile Graduate student Dot Brauer, director of the LGBTQA Center, agreed with Nile.

“We wanted those students to have a place that they could look at and potentially communicate

questions or concerns they have that would be comfortable for them,” she said.

Both Nile and Brauer noted that the blog is not intended solely for LGBTQA students, but for any student who may have questions regarding those issues.

“I think the issues can relate to absolutely everybody,” Nile said.

LGBTQA students are more likely to have experienced discrimination, sexual harassment and non-sexual harassment than heterosexual students, according to the 2011 Campus Climate Survey conducted by the UVM Center for Rural Studies.

The Q and A blog is one way the LGBTQA Center is reaching out to students to help them feel more comfortable on campus.

“There are students who are still uncomfortable on this campus, so I think the most important thing is for students to know they’re not alone,” Swem said.

“Other students have felt alone or have had common concerns about coming out or are afraid.”

The Q and A blog is one way the LGBTQA center hopes to be more inclusive.

“We want to convey the understanding that you don’t have to fit any certain kind of mold to be accepted or welcomed as part of the LGBTQA community,” Brauer said. “You are yourself.”

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JOHNNY SUDEKUM

Kiss that hangover goodbye The alarm sounds. Your head throbs and stomach turns. Let the Sunday morning hangover commence.

Keep calm: there is a cure that’s more effective than Advil, Tylenol and Ibuprofen combined.

If your hangover looks worse than the Redstone Lofts and you’re in search of the shortest distance to the summit, the Long Trail is the route for you.

Find your hiking boots, Nalgene, car — or someone who has one — and head east to the famous Mount Mansfield.

As you probably feel worse than after a night of dining at the Grundle, coffee is a necessary first step. Make a stop at the mecca of tourist information centers off of I-89 and get some free Green Mountain Coffee. The only catch is that you need to act like a tourist.

After you have consumed enough coffee, the drive to hangover salvation is only 45 minutes away. At this point you must look in the mirror and ask yourself: “how hungover am I?” If your hangover looks worse than the Redstone Lofts and you’re in search of the shortest distance to the summit, the Long Trail is the route for you. It is roughly 2.3 miles one way and is steep with cover overhead.

This is usually the most popular of all the routes so expect at least a 15 minute delay from talking to fellow hikers you pass.

If you are the more seasoned, less hungover hiker, the Laura Cowles Trail reaches the summit in about 2.7 miles. It is the steepest of all the trails and should be hiked with caution.

If scenic views are your pleasure, the 3.3-mile Sunset Ridge Trail is perfect. Since this route is above the tree line for the majority of the hike, the views are amazing, but do not attempt this hike in any sort of foul weather.

As your hangover recedes,

you should seek food. Conveniently, there are two key stops you should make.

The first is Cold Hollow Cider Mill, which offers apples in every form imaginable. There are apple salsas, mustards and spreads to buy, as well as applesauce and freshly made cider.

Second is the infamous Cabot Cheese stop. There are blocks of cheese from pepperjack to cheddar, and the Cabot staple: maple spread.

Now you can return to UVM a new person — refreshed and hangover free.

Hangovers are bad, but life is always good.

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Workshop teaches students bragging might be beneficial

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Career Services helps seniors’ job search strategy

By Thomas Rogers Staff Writer Graduation is coming up for seniors and trying to launch a career may be challenging.

That is why Career Services, a resource located in Living/Learning, helps seniors each fall with a series of events and functions geared toward approaching the professional world in the right manner and gaining exposure to its realities.

Holly Wilkinson, assistant director of Career Services, held a workshop called “Savvy Seniors Workshop: Strategic Job Skills” Oct. 10.

The workshop was designed to help students practice job interviews and highlight what employers are looking for in potential employees.

“I want you to think of anything good you’ve done in the past five years that has earned recognition,” Wilkinson said to participants. “Then think about your personal attributes which helped you gain this recognition.”

Wilkinson said that this is the best way to discover your best positive qualities and begin thinking of ways to promote these attributes to an employer.

She also went through a checklist of what employers are looking for in a potential employ-

ee, highlighting good problem solving and decision making, oral and written communications, analytical skills and leadership.

“I want you to think of anything good you’ve done in the past five years that has earned recognition. Then think about your personal attributes which helped you gain this recognition.”

Holly Wilkinson Assistant director of Career Services Wilkinson recognized that self-assessment is not a natural thought process for many to take.

“It’s awkward to do at first,” she said. “It really isn’t natural to brag about yourself.”

Ashley Fowler, a career counselor for Career Services, said that the biggest mistake students

make while putting together their resume is to undermine prior accomplishments.

“Anything you’ve achieved individually says something about your character,” Fowler said.

“That’s why I try to tell students to keep a continuous list of any particular achievements so ... you can pick from that list instead of having to search for it.”

Alex Colkitt, a public communications major and senior captain of the UVM Dance Team, attended the meeting looking for all the advice she could get.

“I’m trying to get into the fashion industry,” Colkitt said.

“I’m coming to all of these workshops in order to do whatever I can to get into the job market right out of college.”

Colkitt said she wants to live an independent lifestyle right out of college and this workshop would help her to interact with employers in hopes of finding this transition.

Upcoming Savvy Seniors workshops will include learning how to use LinkedIn on Nov. 7 and working on networking on Nov. 28.

More information on Career Services and upcoming events can be found on their website at www.uvm.edu/~career/.

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Eco-Ware makes cents Next time you eat your favorite campus meal — a flat wrap from New World Tortilla, a burger at Brennan’s or Charlie’s falafel — consider the amount of waste that is produced from your lunch’s packaging.

Although most of the to-go containers Dining Services uses are either recyclable or compostable, we can do one better — remove the waste produced from the system altogether.

Eco-Ware is a reusable take-out container program developed by UVM students, staff and University Dining Services and promoted by the Eco-Reps and Sodexo to reduce the environmental impact of take-out dining.

The program works in five easy steps: 1. Purchase an Eco-Ware cow tag at any Dining Services register for

2. Give your tag to the Dining Services staff member on-campus who is making your wrap, sandwich or salad. They will take your tag and give you back your meal in a reusable container.

3. Pay at the register and reap the benefits: 15 cents will be taken off the total of your meal for using Eco-Ware, and an additional five cents for using a spork.

4. After your meal, return the container to any cash register to be washed and you will be given a new tag.

5. Repeat.

Since the program’s launch in January 2011, Eco-Ware has expanded to nearly every dining location on campus.

More and more students are joining the program, but there are still thousands of meals being served every day in take-out containers.

Join the Eco-Ware program and eliminate waste from the system while saving a little money at the same time.

Eco-Ware pays for itself in 50 meals. Once you purchase a tag you are in the program for life. So let me just ask you one thing: Do you plan on eating more than 50 meals on campus by the time you graduate?

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012

This Week in Arts, Oct. 18 - 24 Friday The Lane Series presents Jason Vieaux and Julien Labro: The Music of Astor Piazzolla SARAH STICKLE

This Week in Arts highlights upcoming events at UVM and in the Burlington community.

Sarah Sickle provides her recommendations for local concerts.

Thursday Something with Strings

Red Square, 7 p.m., 21+ Something with Strings is a fantastic local bluegrass band with a strong folk-rock influence.

Rowdy, fun and talented, Something with Strings targets 18-30-year-olds who want to have a fun night and some cheap beer. Though the quality of cheap beer is debatable at Red Square, there’s no cover and the fun is guaranteed.

UVM Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m., $15 for students

Marco Benevento Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8:30 p.m., $15 Marco Benevento is a little known gem of the national experimental jazz scene who visits Burlington often. Eclectic, innovative and stupid talented, Benevento will turn your musical perspective upside-down, whether you’re a diehard country kid or a deathmetal fan.

A Brooklyn-based and Berkeley-trained pianist and organist, Benevento has studied under the likes of Brad Mehldau and collaborated with folks like Trey Anastasio of Phish and Andrew Barr of The Barr Brothers.

Simply put, Benevento owns his unique, jazz-

influenced, experimental indie-rock sound.

Nosferatu with live score by the Andrew Aiden Ensemble

The Roxy Cinema, 7 p.m., $15

Saturday Nosferatu with live score by the Andrew Aiden Ensemble

The Roxy Cinema, 7 p.m., $15

“Weird Al” Yancovic Flynn Center Main Stage, 8 p.m., $35/$45/$55 Weird. Al. Yancovic.

Enough said? I think so.

Sunday Queen City Hot Club

Radio Bean,11 a.m.

Queen City Hot Club is Burlington’s premiere gypsy jazz group.

Consisting of two acoustic guitar players, an upright bassist and a violinist, Queen City Hot Club lives up to their name with a lively, swing sound that makes you want to eat copious amounts of Cajun food and then dance it off.

Monday

Sambatucada!

Open Rehearsal

8 Space Studio Collective, 6-8:30 p.m.

Sambatucada! is a Burlington AfroBrazilian drumming group comprised mainly of locals. Their open rehearsals are exactly what they sound like: open to the public. If you want to join a music group or happen to really like Afro-Brazilian drumming, this might be just the thing for you.

Wednesday Josh Panda and Brett Lanier

Skinny Pancake, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Brandi Carlile with Blitzen Trapper

Flynn Theatre, 7:15 p.m., $34/$44/$55

The Peace and Justice Center Film Screening: The Dark Side of Chocolate Lafayette 207, p.m., Free

Lyrics filled with social commentary and political awareness drive the band, along with one of my favorite local rhythm sections: the Trevor Jewitt-Joshua Cleaver team.

Front man Andy Lugo is a singer/songwriter on the side and does a great job letting this personality, as well as a grittier, rocking one, come through for 2nd Agenda.

DJ Micael Plante is the real thing, turntables and all. A huge asset to the band, Plante utilizes sound clips and special effects to give the band a fuller sound. This band works better together than most and is definitely a group to check out.

6:45

Josh Panda’s voice was recently described as “ungodly beautiful” by UVM sophomore Alex Cline. “I actually bought his CD and put it on my iPhone … he can sing to me any time of day,” said Cline in a personal interview.

I talk about Panda a lot, so I thought maybe you folks needed to hear it from someone else.

This show in particular will give you all a chance to appreciate the ridiculously talented Brett Lanier, a pedal steel and guitar-playing god.

2nd Agenda Club Metronome, 9 p.m., 21+ Local hip-hop band 2nd Agenda pulls from rock and blues influences.

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Cellist lights up the Lane Series

By Madeleine Gibson Senior Staff Writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF RIA WALKER

Denver-based alternative rock/hip-hop band Flobots pose together in front of a brick wall. Flobots are set to play with bands Astronautalis and Jaw Gems at Higher Ground in South Burlington Oct. 21.

Flobots take a stand

Denver band spits politically charged game

By Aidan Dolbashian Staff Writer Since politics and music first mixed, generation after generation of artists have voiced discontent and frustration towards the state of global political affairs.

Prominent within these musical revolutionaries is the Denver-based alternative rock/hip-hop band Flobots.

Flobots rode into the limelight in 2008 with their hit single “Handlebars,” off their debut album “Fight With Tools.” Since then, they have released two additional albums: 2010’s “Survival Story,” which features Rise Against’s lead vocalist Tim McIlrath on the single “White Flag Warrior,” and this year’s “The Circle in the Square.”

Flobots has found a niche in today’s music scene, with songs that attack topics ranging from corrupt political infrastructures to international social injustices. Their thoughtprovoking rhymes are driven by relentless bass riffs and engaging viola melodies, while each track has a unique musical and lyrical feel.

The Vermont Cynic spoke with Flobots’ MC Jamie Laurie (AKA Johnny 5) to look into the group’s direction, examine the content of their new album, and preview what they have in store for Higher Ground this Sunday, Oct. 21.

Vermont Cynic (VC): A lot of your music is about challenging social conventions. The idea of transcending conventions is also reflected through the band’s diverse instrumentation.

How did a group of musicians from wildly different backgrounds come together to form such a cohesive sound?

Jamie Laurie (JL): I think it was that very thing that kind of united us. We all believed that it was important

and exciting to push musical boundaries, and we all have that commitment to try and make really interesting and good music.

The creative process is always an adventure because there’s no formula for what we’re doing. We just have to bring each song to fruition the best way we know how.

“It’s going to be a hell of a show. Even if you’re not into hiphop, or if you’re not into politics ... I can say with confidence that we will not disappoint.”

Jamie Laurie Flobot MC VC: How does that translate into performing live? What’s the onstage energy like?

JL: We’ve always really been known for our live shows, even more than our recording.

We really try to engage people physically and get them moving. We’re trying to engage people intellectually, to get them thinking. Most of all though, we’re trying to make sure that the feeling that you come away with is emotionally uplifting.

I think if you talk to anybody from any one of our shows, they come away with a smile on their face because they’ve had a really good time. Especially at Higher Ground – that place is a lot of fun.

VC: What was your favorite part about playing in Burlington?

JL: That show was one of the loudest shows on that tour. The audience was into it, and we were into it.

It’s going to be a hell of a show. Even if you’re not into hip-hop, or if you’re not into politics, or you don’t think you are, just come to the show if you want to have a fun night. I can say with confidence that we will not disappoint.

VC: Most of the lyrics in your songs are politically charged and cover a wide range of social issues. Do you think that music is an effective way to address these political and societal adversities?

JL: Absolutely. Music is what you turn to when you need comfort or if you need to let loose. I like to think that our music can do that same thing for people.

On our new album, we have a song called “Loneliness,” and that’s just what it’s about. I remember listening to the song “Low” by R.E.M., and just screaming it at the top of my lungs when I was in middle school because I had a crush on this girl. So we want to be that for every aspect of life, whether it’s your personal life, or it’s when you look at the world and you get frustrated.

Sometimes you see what’s happening globally and you want to feel empowered, and we want to address that feeling.

VC: There is a popular saying “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Do you feel as though your work with Flobots embodies the change that you want to see in the world?

JL: Absolutely. We try to do that on a daily basis.

We have the luxury though, that when we do it, other people get to hear it, and other people get to witness it.

Listening to our albums or coming to our shows should reflect what we want to see in the world, and we try to make sure we do that every day.

The University of Vermont presented Zoë Keating, a Canadian born and classically trained cellist, at the UVM Recital Hall Oct. 12 as part of the Lane Series.

Keating has pioneered a musical career in merging classical cello music with electronic styled looping techniques.

Wearing a pinstripe suite that matched her avantgarde musical style, Keating provided details on her musical career and creative processes in the pre-show talk.

After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, Keating moved to San Francisco, where she took on a software start-up day job while performing in friends’ rock bands on the side.

The electronic music scene quickly caught her attention while she was living with artists and programmers in a California warehouse.

“I was interested in ambient electronic; the way the music was specialized is part of that music,” said Keating in the talk.

“I thought, ‘how could I make music in that ambient electronic style with the cello?’”

Keating said she began experimenting with her cello in an electronic lab. Much of her early work was composed on old-school equipment and seldom written down.

Keating now uses much more advanced software such as Ableton Live, Super Looper and MiniPlex.

She used the three music software programs on her MacBook and pedals at her feet simultaneously throughout the show.

With the tap of a foot, these programs allow her to record and loop what she plays.

The final product creates layer upon layer of intriguing sounds from just one instrument.

Keating’s tall, slender frame allowed her to

move fluidly with the cello, performing songs such as “Optimist” and “Escape Artist” from her latest album, “Into the Trees.”

The structured pleats of her blouse fanned out as her bow created an ethereal, spacey landscape of plucking and percussion.

Hollow hand drumming on the cello’s side was looped as Keating continued to play alongside an invisible orchestra.

“The layers are there because I only choose to use the cello, so I am sort of limited to this small box,” Keating said. “I like the rigid structures that I sort of play inside of.”

Despite this rigid structure, the sound she creates is anything but small.

The technical originality and striking sound engages a diverse audience from classical enthusiasts to tech geeks.

Although the tangling chaos of wires onstage is an innovative use of musical technology, Keating said she is wary of distracting viewers.

“As interesting as all that stuff is to me, I put it on the ground,” Keating said.

Her daring approach to music is synonymous with the DIY strategy she has used to promote herself, relying heavily on social media and music sites that cut out expensive middlemen.

“I did not mean to be DIY – it was my only option,” Keating said. “I guess I believe in it. If the door is closed, you sort of build your own building.”

Keating hopes to have a third album out by the end of this year.

Her albums can be purchased on iTunes and on her eponymous website.

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA STONE

Canadian cellist Zoë Keating poses with her chello case. Keating played at the UVM Recital Hall as part of the Lane Series Oct. 12.

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A rather close rapport violated the minute a beer bottle was found in the van, whether or not the Cycling club imbibed its contents, he argued.

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Mr. President, step up with the specifics We at the Cynic see great potential in President Thomas Sullivan’s ability to do great things for our University, but he needs to get specific.

When UVM President Sullivan took office, he focused the beginning of his tenure on listening to the University community, promising that the outcome would be his “thousand-day plan” for the University, a guideline to his specific policies.

Instead of delivering that plan, President Sullivan has been speaking about his vision in very broad terms, hitting over and over his four main pathways for success: making college affordable, improving our facilities, encouraging more public service and improving the student-teacher ratio.

There were no specifics offered, and we were excited to get to the actual nuts and bolts of his plan. Well, it never came.

As it stands, Sullivan’s four pathways are promising, but sound an awful lot like problems that most colleges across the U.S. are facing.

We at the Cynic are calling on the president to get specific and devise an actual strategy for advancing UVM. A thousand days, or 2.7 years, is a lot to plan. We hope President Sullivan can deliver on his promise of transparency and give us the actual plan, not more administrative language on “strategic implementation.”

Former UVM President Dan Fogel handled the same situation when he took office in 2002 a little differently: He quickly made it clear that his administration was going to advance the University in certain ways and outlined exactly how to get it done.

His timeline? Not 2.7 years, but 10. Fogel’s 10-year vision for the University was presented to the Board of Trustees and was transparent, held open to public discussion.

The administration looked different back then – frankly, it was much smaller. Fogel did not have the opportunity to hide behind vice presidents; he had to make his vision precise and future actions clear.

We encourage President Sullivan to follow precedent and not hide behind four vague pathways for success.

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JEFF AYERS

The UVM Cycling club narrowly avoided a sanction for having an empty beer bottle in an SGA-insured van during a recent trip. The possession of alcohol violated SGA policy and potentially the UVM Code of Ethics — a verdict from the Center for Student Ethics and Standards (CSES) is pending.

While the club denies that they were drinking, and asserts that the bottle shares no connection with their organization, the real issue at play here is the enforcement of SGA policy.

Connor Daley, el presidente, admonished some senators during the executive session for voting against officially sanctioning the club, and thereby sidestepping official policy. SGA policy was

After all, one empty beer bottle does not prove anything. All it suggests is a need for an investigation.

I have to respectfully disagree with our student body president in this case. The senators who argued against sanctions without full evidence may have violated a strict reading of SGA law, but they appealed to the greater ideal of “innocent until proven guilty.”

As the policy makers for our university’s clubs, SGA carries the responsibility of assuring that those policies are fair, and that they are fairly applied. In this case, they found the policy applied unfairly to the Cycling club.

After all, one empty beer bottle does not prove anything.

All it suggests is a need for an investigation. Based on available evidence, there is no way to know whether another group left the incriminating bottle. Many groups use the vans, and many college students drink.

To sanction the club immediately upon finding the bottle would have been reactionary in the extreme, and having CSES return a verdict of innocence would have left egg on the face of our governing body.

I applaud the restraint of our senators and would caution our president against overzealous adherence to policy, especially when based upon less-than-concrete evidence of wrongdoing.

But President Daley did veto a $4,600 request for the club’s trip to nationals. He says it was an unrelated move, but I would be willing to bet it still tastes like victory.

Jeff Ayers is a senior English major. He has been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

Overanalyzing a penis drawing I guess the local Vermont chapter of the Ku Klux Klan and the gay community can finally get along: they now have something in common.

And drawing male genitalia is also, apparently, an “expression of male dominance.”

JOSEPH BROWN

A couple of weeks ago, my dorm floor was reprimanded and required to have a lengthy group discussion.

Our crime? One of “bias.”

Specifically, there were too many penises drawn on the whiteboards on our doors in dryerase marker.

Mind you, this “crime of bias,” as the school calls it, wasn’t racially or religiously motivated: nobody drew a swastika or anything. We were told that drawing male genitalia is a sign of either “repressed homosexuality or homophobia.”

Indeed, those who draw male genitalia in erasable marker are either closet homosexuals who are content to sketch their own erotica or cross-burning, robe-donning Klansmen, who’ve recently traded their loyal affinity for the swastika or cross in exchange for a crudely drawn penis.

Frankly, this ludicrous assertion is more optimistic than anything.

If you vandalize someone’s property nowadays, you’re more likely to be called a homosexual, homophobe or misogynist than you are a vandal.

Indeed, if you weren’t paying attention in anthropology class, the advent of the dry-erase marker and complementary whiteboard afforded man an outlet through which to satisfy his primal, territorial urges, much in the manner that a dog uses a tree to satisfy his.

Again, this psycho-sexual babble is more optimistic than not; it seems that the whiteboard and marker served as a substitute for man’s inherent desire to sexually subordinate women.

Feminist organizations like Code Pink might benefit from handing out whiteboards instead

of their grotesque vagina costumes to promote “awareness.”

This sort of thinking ignores a significant consequence of the crime: it harms others’ property. If you vandalize someone’s property nowadays, you’re more likely to be called a homosexual, a homophobe or a misogynist than you are a vandal.

This is a significant problem in America today. We focus more on group rights than we do on individuals’. There is more of an emphasis on the undertones of a crime than on the actual crime.

In this case, the importance and sanctity of one’s property came second to the undertones of perceived group rights violations.

We’re losing our ability to address issues as they are, unable to abstain from giving an unqualified psychological diagnosis. While we can call vandals gay and homophobic, we might benefit from addressing them as they really are: first-years with a crude sense of humor.

For UVM’s self-proclaimed psychologists, this answer is not quite convoluted enough. Every vandalized whiteboard is, to them, a Rorschach inkblot test.

To this, I quote Freud: “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”

Joseph Brown is a first-year political science major and has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2012.

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Distractions:space out of this world

By Hope Olszewski, Cynic Correspondent ACROSS 3. Not considered a planet anymore 5. First person to use a telescope to view space 6. The sun and its orbiting planets make up the _____ ________ 11. An enormous grouping of stars bound together by gravity 17. Used to view space from Earth 19. The distance from the Earth to the sun 21. A star explosion 22. A sphere of hot gas 23. Results when energized particles from the sun react with Earth’s magnetic field 24. Small bodies of rock that orbit the sun 25. The path of one smaller object around a larger, fixed mass 26. _________ Rover landed on Mars this past August DOWN 1. There are eight of them in this galaxy 2. Planets such as Mars, Answers to “Athletics” crossword ACROSS 4. Low Impact 5. Shin Splint

Venus, Earth and Mercury are _______ planets 4. A measurement of distance equal to about 5.9 trillion miles 7. The galaxy containing our solar system 8. Planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are ____ ______.

9. Scientist who determined we were part of a heliocentric solar system 10. The natural satellite of Earth 12. Planet known for its rings 13. Small ice particle that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star 14. Cloud of gas and dust 15. Smaller stars are called _______ stars 16. A ball of ice and dust that often has a tail 18. Largest galactic body in our solar system 20. Star formations that resemble different objects and figures 7. Fixed Resistance 9. Endurance 11. Beta Blockers 12. Static 13. Strength

14. Interval 16. Aerobic 17. Circuit Training 18. Yoga 19. Body Mass Index

21. Lean Mass DOWN 1. Cool Down 2. High Impact 3. Repetition

6. Flexibility 7. Core 8. Pilates 9. Electrolytes 10. Plateau

15. Calisthenics 20. Warm Up

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The sun takes 225 to 250 million years to orbit the center of the Milky Way. The Earth could fit inside the sun approximately one million times.

Saturn has a density less than water.

The moon drifts 3.8 cm away from the Earth every year.

When two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently attached to one another.

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The Shelburne Fire Department takes on UVM students.

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Sports

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012

Cats start season with renewed hope Taylor Feuss Staff Writer After rounding out the 20112012 season with an unfortunate record that consisted of 27 losses and only six wins, the Vermont men’s ice hockey team has made a significant effort to recover for the upcoming year.

The program has added new coaches and players in hopes of returning to their former hockey powerhouse glory.

UVM was projected to finish 10th in the league, according to the recent Hockey East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. This is a significant knockdown from the team’s ranking the previous year of a projected sixth place finish.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, defending champion Boston College was selected to earn the top spot in the league again this year.

Other teams that fans can expect to see out on the ice this season include Merrimack, Providence, the University of New Hampshire, Boston University, Northeastern, UMass Amherst, Minnesota, Maine, Dartmouth and St. Lawrence.

This past summer, head coach Kevin Sneddon announced the addition of two fresh faces to the Vermont coaching staff, Kevin Patrick and Kyle Wallack. Together they bring nearly 25 years of Division I coaching experience and knowledge that will no doubt help to improve the Catamounts this season.

“We are extremely fortunate

NATALIE WILLIAMS The Vermont Cynic

Sophomore Nick Luukko reaches to get the puck past Concordia defenders in an exhibition game Oct 6.

Vermont started the season with a tie against Hockey East opponent No. 6 UMass Lowell Oct. 12. to add two of the nation’s finest assistant hockey coaches to our family,” Sneddon said.

The Catamounts graduated seven seniors from the team last year, consisting of four forwards and three defensemen. By the end of last season, the seniors alone racked up a total of 72 points out of the team’s total 223.

Eight new players from across the country have been added to Vermont’s roster as part of the 2012 recruiting class. The class features forwards Jake Fallon, Robert Polesello, Ryan Rosenthal and Jonathan Turk, defensemen

Yvan Pattyn and Caylen Walls, and goaltenders Billy Faust and Brody Hoffman.

Each member was specifically chosen by the coaching staff based on their elite skills both on and off the ice. They are all projected to be big contributing factors in the team’s success this season.

UVM has also added two transfer student-athletes that will now be eligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules. Junior forward Pete Massar comes to Vermont from Clarkson University, while sophomore forward Jacob

Fallon originally played with the Indiana Ice in the USHL for nowassistant coach Kyle Wallack.

“Our returning studentathletes, led by our captain and three assistant captains, have done a tremendous job of making the newcomers feel like a part of the family from day one,” Sneddon said during a preseason interview.

Along with these many new faces, there will be several familiar ones returning to the ice, with eight of the team’s top 10 scorers having returned ready for action.

Forwards Connor Brickley

and Chris McCarthy, and defenseman Nick Luukko are also returners that missed games last season due to personal injuries.

Brickley endured a major injury to his knee during a game at the World Championships this past year. McCarthy also endured a season-ending shoulder injury five games into the season, while Luukko sustained a severe injury to his abdomen, leaving him benched for the remainder of the season as well.

The season started off as anticipated, as the men in yellow and green earned their first win in their exhibition game against Concordia University, with a final score of 7-1. Even with little time to prepare, Vermont proved that they’re ready for the competitive season ahead of them. The boys jelled together as a team and set the standards for the rest of the season.

In their second game of the season, the Catamounts went on the road to face No. 6 ranked UMass Lowell. After four periods of a fierce back and forth battle, the score was left at a tie of 1-1.

Sophomore Colin Markinson scored the goal to tie the game midway though the third period of play, saving the team from a heartbreaking loss.

The Catamounts return to action this week as they head out on the road to face No. 8 ranked Merrimack Oct. 26 and 27. UVM will be back in Gutterson the following week when they face Providence College.

UVM finishes 2nd Colin Hekiaman Staff Writer On Friday afternoon, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed in the annual St. Michael’s Invitational against Middlebury College, Lyndon State College and the host, St. Michael’s College.

Both teams placed second in the invitational, finishing behind Middlebury College, and ahead of Saint Michael’s and Lyndon State. The men’s team finished with 65 points, and the women’s team had 53 points.

The Catamounts were resting their top runners for the America East Championships two weeks from now.

For the men’s 8k, UVM had five runners in the top 20, although the top 18 runners ran an incorrect route.

Leading the men’s team, first-year Fletcher Hazlehurst (25:43.9) and Thomas O’Leary (25:54) finished 12th and 13th respectively.

Vermont’s top five included first-year Erik Buser (25:59), Dan Moroney (26:02), and Oliver Scofield (26:30), who all finished in the top 20. Rounding out Vermont’s top seven runners were first-year Aaron

Anderstrom (26:39) and junior Tucker Nixon (26:44), placing 21st and 23rd.

Vermont’s adjusted team score for the men’s team was 65 points.

The women’s team fared a bit better, finishing with 53 points.

Two upperclassmen led Vermont in the women’s 5K race.

Senior Kathryn Martin (18:35) was 10th overall, while junior Valerie Moyer placed one second later at 18:36.

First-year Abby Hurd (18:52) and Jolie Navatka (18:53) crossed the finish line in 14th and 15th place.

The Catamounts had their top seven runners finish in the top-20 overall.

Rookie first-year Amber Peirsol (19:10.4), sophomore Sydney Durand (19:10.7), and first-year Hilary Rawding (19:20) placed 18th, 19th and 20th respectively.

Middlebury College won both the men and women’s titles with 15 points in each contest.

UVM will next compete on Oct. 27; the University of New Hampshire will host the 2012 America East Championships at College Woods in Durham, N.H.

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NFL Picks Week 6 Cincinnati vs.

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Houston vs.

Baltimore

This is a key divisional game that will play a big part in determining whether these teams will attain a wild card birth.

Unfortunately for both teams, neither looked sharp in their week six performances. The Bengals lost to the winless Browns and are allowing a QB rating of 99 as well as a 66 percent completion rate to opposing quarterbacks.

The Steelers lost to a lackluster Titans squad and suffered key injuries to their offensive line and running backs. Some guy named Baron Batch led the team with 10 carries and 22 yards.

If the Bengals win, expect AJ Green to have a monster game.

The second year wideout is taking the league by storm and put up 135 yards and two touchdowns against highly regarded corner Joe Haden. Anyone remember what Demarius Thomas and Tim Tebow did to Steelers corner, Ike Taylor, in the divisional playoff round?

With that said, the Steelers are coming off a Thursday night game and get an extra three days to rest and prepare. I’m banking on Big Ben exploiting a suspect Bengals secondary and winning a close, hard-fought game in Cincinnati.

The Ravens travel to Houston fresh off losing Pro Bowl caliber players on all three levels of their defense. As of Monday, they’re still undergoing tests, but Lardarius Webb and Ray Lewis are likely out for the season.

Haloti Ngata’s status is uncertain as well. If the Ravens were your preseason pick, feel free to join me in a swift jump off the bandwagon.

As for the Texans, they will need to regroup after allowing Aaron Rodgers and company to throw for six touchdowns in a Monday Night Football shellacking.

These teams are very similar in that they both want to run the football and play defense, but can also fall back on solid yet unspectacular passing games if needed.

With the absence of Ray Lewis and potentially Ngata, I expect the Texans to take control of the game on the ground, force the Ravens to throw the ball more than they’d like and pick up a rebound win at home.

The Picks Cincinnati: Colin Pittsburgh:Will,Jeremy,Jake, Mike, Josh

The Picks Houston: Jake, Colin, Jeremy, Mike Baltimore: Will, Josh

Carolina vs.

Dallas Despite losing to the Ravens last week, the Cowboys certainly showed up to play. They moved

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the ball effectively on the ground with DeMarco Murray and Felix Jones combining for 185 yards on 32 carries.

Tony Romo passed for 261 yards and led the team on what would have been a game-tying drive had they punched in a twopoint conversion.

The Panthers are coming off a much-needed bye and will look to turn around what many expected to be a breakout season.

Their issue thus far has been their lack of offensive weapons outside of Steve Smith and Cam Newton. Their running back trio that they shelled out 50+ million for has been mediocre, and there isn’t a No. 2 wide receiver on roster. Don’t expect the Panthers to fix these problems against the stingy Dallas defense.

With or without DeMarco Murray, who suffered an ankle sprain last week, I’m expecting the Cowboys to win handily in Carolina.

The Picks Carolina: Jeremy Dallas: Jake, Will, Colin, Mike, Josh

Chicago vs.

Detroit Despite typical Jay Cutler malarkey, the Bears have the best point differential in the NFL and sit atop the rugged National Football Conference (NFC) North.

While they’ve had a softball schedule thus far, all their wins have come with gusto, cruising to victory by 16 points or more in each.

The Lions are your typical underachievers — young, undisciplined and fumbly. Still, they could beat any team on any day.

There’s a chance Jahvid Best may return from the injured reserve this week, and considering his 12-carry, 163-yard performance in a win against the Bears last year, that could be huge.

However, a key aspect of that game was the Detroit crowd – aiding the Bears into nine false start penalties. This game is played in

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I’m going with the upset here.

Backs against the wall last week, the Lions pulled out a win against Philadelphia and this game should carry the same importance for the 2-3 squad.

Expect Calvin Johnson or Brandon Pettigrew to have a big game. If the Bears focus too

much attention on Calvin, look for Pettigrew to wreak mayhem down the seam of the Bears’ cover two.

The Picks Chicago: Will, Jeremy, Colin, Josh Detroit: Jake, Mike

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Cats earn win and tie Lockout continues Julia Dwyer Assistant Sports Editor Vermont traveled to Boston University and earned a 0-0 draw in double-overtime on Oct. 10.

Vermont junior Conor Leland and the Terriers’ goalkeeper Nick Thomson were both credited with seven saves in the game — preventing offensive chances from both sides to materialize into goals.

In the 85th minute, BU’s Max White received his second yellow card of the game and was ejected from the field. In the final five minutes of regulation and in both overtime periods, BU played with a man down, but Vermont was unable to capitalize on the advantage.

“I thought the guys did a good job tonight. We managed the game well and matched their energy and quality,” said Vermont head coach Jesse Cormier in a Vermont Athletics press conference. “BU is an excellent team. They are very dangerous and to get a clean sheet on their field is an accomplishment. I am very proud of the effort and the heart we showed tonight.”

On Saturday, Oct. 13, Vermont defeated Binghamton on their home turf in Vestal, N.Y. 1-0 with a late game goal after another double-overtime game.

The win keeps the Catamounts’ position at first place in America East standings and improves their season record to 6-4-4.

The win was also Cormier’s 70th career victory with the Catamounts.

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Senior Zach Paul works around a defender in a game against Niagara Sept. 9. Vermont is undefeated in America East play.

In the 104th minute of the 110-minute game, senior Joe Losier converted a penalty kick to defeat the Bearcats, 1-0. Losier is 5-for-5 in penalty kicks this season and leads the team in scoring with six goals.

“Binghamton really came out with a great game plan and attitude and stifled us. We didn’t play well on the offensive end, but we defended well,” said Cormier in a Vermont Athletics

press conference. “We made it difficult for Binghamton in that third of the field.”

Even though the Bearcats had a 16-6 shot advantage, Conor Leland earned seven saves — his second straight shutout and fourth of the year.

Vermont will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 20 to host New Hampshire at Virtue Field.

Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien announced last week that he would be coaching a youth hockey team starting in November to raise money for charity.

While players have headed to Europe to wait out the lockout, NHL head coaches are left to find activities to occupy them. To date, the NHL has lost five days and 26 regular season games. As this lockout drags on, relations between the NHL and its fans will be tested.

In the public relations war, the NHL owners have hired focus group guru and veteran Republican Party strategist Frank Luntz and Luntz Global to lead the campaign. His company has the motto “it’s not what you say, it’s what they hear” and gave us the terms “climate change” and “death tax” to describe global warming and the estate tax.

Luntz and his group will now attempt to recast how the public perceives the continued lack of progress in negotiations.

Presently, the NHL is losing the publicity war, and so Luntz conducted a focus group with 30 NHL fans.

One participant shared what was said, and one possible slogan we may see could be: “The players are not the enemy. The union is the problem.” If the perception is that the union is the villain and not in line with its players, the owners are able to escape blameless. And so the slogan, “shared sacrifice,” appears to be popular.

The idea of a shared sacrifice with the NHL owners seems laughable, but it is important to owners that fans do not stay away once hockey returns. It just might be working, too, as participants left with a higher opinion of the owners when leaving the focus group.

Talks are beginning anew and there is some semblance of hope that a deal can be reached.

If the lockout continues into November, there are discussions of an All-Star exhibition tour of locked out players across Europe.

Sidney Crosby’s agent Pat Brisson organized the IMG World Stars Tour during the 2004-2005 NHL lockout. The World Stars consisted of 25 to 30 players competing in 10 games over two weeks across Europe. Any talks are still in an exploratory stage, but there is a demand for hockey.

In the mean time, ESPN has begun airing KHL league games, and college hockey is about to begin. Fans can get their hockey fix from the AHL and amateur leagues, but with each day the lockout carries on, more fans will turn elsewhere to spend their time and money.