Vermont Cynic Spring 2013 Issue 24

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Heroin new drug of choice in Vt. Molly Miller Cynic Correspondent

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALEX GOLDENBERG Heroin use has been increasing in Vt. according to Burlington Police.

Junior takes Truman

Nursing major wins competitive scholarship Staff Report Junior Jeanelle Achee is one of the 62 students in the nation who have been named a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar, a highly competitive national award that recognizes college juniors who have made a difference in public service.

Achee, a nursing major, was selected out of 629 nominated students this year, a feat she described as “surreal.”

“President Sullivan called to tell me, and I actually missed the phone call,” Achee said. “He left me a voicemail and his personal number. I’ve been keeping this a secret since Friday, which has been incredibly hard.”

Achee has participated in several organizations including Hope Works, re-election campaigns for Sen. Bernie Sanders, John Kerry and Barack Obama and created a leadership retreat for the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars

[Note - Some names have been changed to protect the source] Heroin use has been on the rise in Vermont, Sgt. Michael Warren of the Burlington Police Department said.

Due to recent redesign of the highly abused painkiller OxyContin that has made pills more expensive and harder for users to reach a high, consumers are headed toward cheaper and easier means of use, Warren said. “[The pills] can’t be crushed and snorted. The effects are diminished when they do that,” he said. “People can’t get the same high… so if they want that same kind of high, they’re forced to use a drug like heroin.”

Following this spike in heroin use, several arrests and raids have taken place throughout the Burlington area.

Since the beginning of the year, the BPD has conducted seven search raids, leading to 15 arrests for possession and use of heroin, cocaine and marijuana, according to the BPD. Vermont is the top ranked state in the nation for illicit drug use other than marijuana for adults aged 18-25, the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health stated.

Illicit drug use constitutes heroin, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants and prescription-type opiates, according to the survey.

Hitting closer to home, heroin abuse has affected the UVM community in the past.

Since the 2009 fatal heroin overdose of UVM senior Will Gates, Burlington Police and others have tried to get the word out about the life threatening use of illicit drugs, Warren said.

“It doesn’t just destroy them, it destroys everything around them.”

Steve* Drug Dealer Gates’ father has toured New England showing public service announcements for colleges, as well as participating in the documentary “The Opiate Effect,” he said.

The documentary, shown at the University last year, depicts the struggle of the molecular genetics major’s addiction to heroin.

Steve*, a senior, said he used to sell OxyContin pills to friends before he realized it often led

to even more dangerous drug abuse.

“It’s something that I’ve always regretted,” he said. “It led to a lot of them getting into h [heroin]. And it doesn’t just destroy them, it destroys everything around them.”

“The glamor drugs pull more attention because it’s much more public while h [heroin] isn’t even in many conversations much larger problem than most people understand,” Steve said.

Illicit drug use has also lead to increased criminal activity, including burglary, which has directly affected students, said Dr. Jon Porter, the director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing.

Two students were stabbed during a robbery involving over $2,000 worth of acid in the Wing parking lot in December of last year, according to a previous Cynic article.

Through implementing these strategies as well as others, there are three main solutions to stopping and preventing the escalation of drug use, Warren said.

“There has to be a deterrence, there has to be education, there has to be treatment,” he said. “All those things have to work together.”

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Sullivan’s new sessions Lauren Giery Assistant News Editor In order to bridge the gap between administration, faculty and students, President Thomas Sullivan introduced Conversations with the President where he could informally meet and While presidents throughout UVM history have met informally with the community in their own way, Sullivan’s style

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that aims to help young women with a parent in prison, according to a University Communications press release.

Achee is no stranger to distinction. She has also received state and national recognition in the form of the Duke of Edinburg Silver Award, the Miss

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said executive assistant to the president Michelle Atherton.

“This particular setting is something that’s new,” she said.

Two sessions with the faculty have taken place so far, “Fostering Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research” and “Mentoring and Encouraging Faculty Development and Promotion,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan said he believes the candid dialogue of these sessions on fostering interdisciplin-

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President E. Thomas Sullivan speaks to reporters about his plans for the University in the Chittenden Bank Room Feb. 22, 2012. ary teaching and research, and mentoring and encouraging our faculty address two important priorities for the University.

“It has shaped and informed my thoughts on ways the University can advance both priori-

ties,” he said.

Sullivan said he feels the sessions have been invaluable.

“It gives me the opportunity to continue the listening tour that has been a key part of my

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Local nonprofit seeks more volunteers Spain, and range from helping to rebuild schools to planting trees and more, the website stated.

VFP wants to increase its number of UVM volunteers as part of an effort to engage with the broader Burlington community, D’Aquila said.

“We have a couple thousand projects [in which to] place people,” she said. “We’re just trying to get as many people [as possible].”

UVM sophomore and VFP alumna Julienne Vergura said that unlike the highly structured Peace Corps programs, Volunteers for Peace offers

Ayla Yersel Staff Writer The Volunteers for Peace (VFP), which keeps its headquarters in Burlington, has organization that promotes peace among nations for 31 years, according to its website.

But Volunteers for Peace has faced tough competition with the Peace Corps throughout its existence, Social Media and Campus Outreach intern and sophomore Skye D’Aquila said. medium-sized schools on the Peace Corps’ Top Colleges list for 2013, with 37 undergraduate alumni currently serving in Peace Corps projects, according to the University’s website.

In contrast, VFP places about 10 volunteers from the University into volunteer programs each year, Director Meg Brook said.

“I think that a lot of them don’t know about [Volunteers for Peace],” D’Aquila said. “My campus outreach work has just been going around campus, people and trying to get the word out.”

Recently Volunteers for Peace started offering UVM students a discount to volunteer abroad.

Students need to visit www. vfp.org and enter the coupon code uvm13 in order to receive the discount at the time of

volunteer opportunities.

“It’s not like going with a group of American students and viewing the culture from a distance,” she said. “It’s more

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check out, D’Aquila said.

“The piece that’s really unique is that we exchange volunteers, not money,” Brook said.

“We send somebody to France, they send somebody to us... with all expenses covered.

No money is moving back and forth,” she said.

VFP coordinates with sev-

eral larger international organizations to place volunteers from all over the country into over 100 service programs all over the globe to promote peaceful relations among nations, according to VFP’s website.

“We’re not this little organization in Vermont gathering all these organizations in these

small communities,” Brook said.

“We’re working with actual organizations in each country that are trained in the same way to develop grassroots community-based projects,” she said.

Past projects have sent volunteers to countries such as Morocco, Kenya, Iceland and

hand.”

Volunteers for Peace also offers its volunteers control over where and how they serve.

“In the Peace Corps, you can’t choose where you goyou’re kind of locked into wherever they expect you to go-- it almost seems like they own you,” D’Aquila said.

“But with Volunteers for Peace, you can decide what kind of project you want to go on, and whether you want to go for a couple of weeks, a month, half a year- that’s all in your control,” she said.

IRA, FeelGood team up to fight world hunger “We hit the ground running, and three events later they have helped us raise an extra $3,000.”

One of IRA’s goals this year was to have more cooperation between clubs and organizations at the University, Davis said.

“This event met that goal well because FeelGood is very popular on campus and it keeps money within the University,” Davis said.

With three events so far, IRA has launched FeelGood

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FeelGood employees makes sandwiches in the Davis Center April

Kevin Santamaria Staff Writer When the Inter-Residence Association (IRA) and FeelGood began their partnership, participants from both sides did not expect it to become so successful.

The partners also didn’t expect that the national directors would want to replicate their model across the country.

The partnership is mutuportion of the cost of making grilled cheese sandwiches so that students can buy them at a discounted price. In return, FeelGood promotes future IRA events, Blanchard said.

“IRA’s work with FeelGood has inspired us to share the partnership with other resi-

dential hall associations across our 23 chapters,” National Program Director Corin Blanchard said. “With a $300 investment from IRA we are able to sell $2 grilled cheese sandwiches [instead of $4]. That day we were able to fundraise $1,500.” delis specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches across college campuses with 100 percent of proceeds invested in organizations trying to eradicate global hunger, according to its website.

The idea of subsidizing sandwiches in return for event advertising began when Director of Social Program of IRA, Eric Davis reached out to FeelGood, said President of FeelGood Chris Joy. “This partnership was a pleasant surprise,” Joy said.

sales goal, Joy said. “[Our] goal for fundraising this year is $28,600,” Joy said.

“So far we have raised over $20,000.”

Sophomore Natalie Bond said she appreciates being able to help end hunger while enjoying a delicious sandwich.

“Their cheese is so delicious and I love being able to do my small part,” Bond said.

Even though sophomore Megan Howley has never had a FeelGood sandwich, she still appreciates the work that they are doing.

“It’s admirable that FeelGood is making such great strides with just a simple American grilled cheese,” Howley said.

Blanchard said that she is excited to share IRA and FeelGood’s success and hopes that others will be able to replicate it.

“IRA and FeelGood have a shared mission,” Blanchard said. “We invite students to use

also to be informed about differences in the world.”

IRA and FeelGood plan to cooperate in aspects other than fundraising, Joy said.

“Hopefully we can work together on educational events that will strengthen the UVM community as a whole,” Joy said.

According to its website, FeelGood as a movement has raised over one million dollars since 2005.

“You can eat a delicious grilled cheese sandwich. You can help end world hunger.

You can attend an IRA event,” said Davis. “What’s not to love?”

IRA proposes goal: more interconnectedness with other campus organizations FeelGood is contacted by sophomore Eric Davis First donation is given for $300 to sell discontented sandwiches for $1 each Program more successful than expected, IRA owes FeelGood $300 IRA continues to donate money but grill cheese repriced for $2 each Davis asked FeelGood to give away fliers with each sandwich to advertise for IRA events FeelGood is hired to cater the statewide summit Owning the New Economy Director of Programing for the national division, a UVM alumni, inspired by the collaboration between IRA and FeelGood wants to expand the program to the 23 chapters around the U.S.

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CRIME LOG Lauren Drasler Staff Writer

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SGA UPDATES Marissa Beinhauer Staff Writer

37 people who will comprise the 2013-2014 SGA Senate were sworn in. Five seats remain for incoming first-years.

SGA approved the budget for campus clubs and organizations that totaled $1.6 million.

A bill was passed recognizing grant money given to College of Education and Social Services to work with special needs children in the Burlington area.

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Young at heart College athletes suffer from rare cardiac-related deaths

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Senior Dan Ciabattoni jumps during an event at the Frank A. Livak Facility April 6. Some athletes can experience a rare heart problem called arrhythmia. dents until it becomes a problem.”

Even the possibility of a diagnosis affects some athletes. on the men’s varsity soccer team, said he would be absolutely devastated if he was diagnosed with a heart condition.

“My dad was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy when he was 28 years old,” Regan said. “He was getting knee surgery, it had nothing to do really with his heart. It means no more cardio, no more soccer.”

Regan has to get tested for cardiac conditions every year because of his family history. His cousin was diagnosed when he was 17 years old and had to quit basketball.

“He wasn’t as big into basketball as I am into soccer,” he said. “But it still took a toll, he was still really upset because it’s so limiting.”

Regan recalled a senior on the team last year who had a cardiac condition that still allowed him to play.

“We wear heart monitors anyway when we’re training to make sure we’re working hard enough,” Regan said.

“His was primarily used to make sure he didn’t pass his limit.”

The emotional toll Love’s death ines prevented them from commenting on their recent experience with heart problems, said Alastair Ingram, assistant director of athletic communications.

“They’d like to respect the family,” Ingram stated in an email.

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UVM athletes stretch their limits for the love of the game, but even playing your heart out can go too far.

In the most rare occasions, collegiate athletes have been known to die from heart related problems.

After 29 years as a cardiovascular M.D., Dr. Philip Ades has only seen a small handful of cardio related deaths in collegiate athletes.

“In my experience, there’s only been about ten cases of student deaths,” Ades said. “I’ve been asked to evaluate many students for cardiac arrhythmia, which is basically an irregular heartbeat, but most turned out okay.”

Last month, UVM proved to be a tragic exception.

UVM student and track runner Jamie Love passed away unexpectedly from cardiac arrhythmia, according to the Burlington Free Press. The article’s comment on this “rare tragedy” acknowledges the undetectable factor that stigmatizes this condition.

Arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats, are genetic and may cause exercise related problems. In the case of athletes, this usually allows it to go undetected until intense, long-term physical activity initiates heart irregularity and its symptoms.

If cardiac arrhythmia is present, athletes may begin to feel chest and heart pains, dizziness and exercise induced fainting could occur due to the

heart’s inability to pump blood normally throughout the body, Ades said.

Even with these symptoms, athletes may not get tested or screened.

“Athletes are pushed incredibly hard to excel,” he said. “A coach may think it’s just a bit of dehydration, a well meaning family member may tell them to just rest and push past it, an athlete could work past their limit with the right motivation.”

Normally doctors conduct an echocardiogram—an ultrasound of the heart—to check for abnormalities, Ades said. If any are found, close monitoring of the heart and exercise is recommended. More concern is usually reserved for very severe cases of irregular beating.

The rarity of the condition and the cost of screenings prevent many programs from testing every athlete for cardiac arrhythmia in the hopes of catching it early on in order to accommodate the athlete, he said. eryone,” Ades said. “The key is to check the family history and getting tested if the symptoms begin to occur.”

UVM policy directs every student athlete to receive a baseline physical that includes a heart screening, said Associate Athletic Trainer Rebecca Choquette.

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Degree in health

Pushing for Public Health education Nick Shigo Staff Writer

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Thread Magazine, an independent publication centered on Burlington, is taking a one-year hiatus.

Thread mag not dead yet Staff Report Senior Chase Martin said it’s been awhile since he has seen an issue of local arts and culture publication Thread Magazine.

“I don’t think I’ve seen an issue of Thread in months,” Martin said.

But according to Thread publisher and editor Ben Sarle, Thread isn’t dead. Printing has just been late.

“It’s a bi-monthly publication, but it’s been a rough schedule,” Sarle said. “This last one we have been a month behind. I also didn’t get a chance to get as many copies of Issue 7 up to UVM, so that might be why you haven’t seen it.”

Thread Magazine, which Sarle launched in August 2011,

has carved out a niche covering the interests of Burlington’s collegiate and post-collegiate demographics.

From Ward 2 election candidates to creemees, the magazine has made its reputation on presenting Burlington’s culture of cool through photoheavy spreads.

“I used to thumb through it when it was in circulation but I haven’t really noticed its absence,” sophomore Andrew Fusco said. “I think it’s a cool publication with neat features.”

From a content perspective, Thread is virtually problem-free, Sarle said.

But as an independent publication that only runs every two months, Sarle said funding Thread has been a challenge. ure out how to get advertisers

which has been a task,” he said.

“We can’t do long contracts like Seven Days. But once we Sarle said Thread would be out soon with its Issue 8, but the publication is likely to take a one-year hiatus.

Sarle will be spending the summer and next year in New York after having been accepted to Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.

In the meantime, Sarle said Thread would continue to offer “just another mash-up of Burlington culture.” He said he has been grateful that the publication has been able to thrive so far.

“The community support has been amazing,” he said.

“That’s what has kept it going.”

You can check out Thread online at threadvt.com.

Marketing the supernatural Kelly Wheaton Cynic Correspondent Between giving tours of haunted buildings and hosting group tarot card readings, the Queen City Ghostwalk (QCG) has been Burlington’s guide to the supernatural for 12 years.

Thea Lewis, founder and co-owner of QCG, said she has taken the initiative to reach out to the UVM and Burlington communities to educate people about the paranormal.

“Over the past ten years we’ve really stepped up our marketing and we’ve been known to advertise in many traditional and some nontraditional ways,” Lewis said.

“Social media is big for us right now, and we have a great partnership this year with a group of savvy, energetic marketing students from UVM.” The collaboration to create a marketing plan began with the Cabot Marketing Challenge class at UVM, Lewis said.

“We were fortunate to be selected as winners in the Cabot Marketing Challenge through the University of Ver-

mont,” Lewis said. “Our team made a fantastic presentation, and had so many great ideas about how we could better promote our business.

Now, we’re in the process of working together to spend the funds awarded by Cabot—$5,000, to raise Queen community,” she said.

Senior Erika Colbertaldo is a member of the UVM marketing team in the Cabot Marketing Challenge class.

Her team’s goal was to make QCG not just a seasonal business for Halloween, but also hold events year round, Colbertaldo said. make this happen was to hold a Black Shamrock tour on the weekend of Saint Patricks Day,” Colbertaldo said. “On this tour, business owner Thea Lewis led two tours around haunted bars and pubs in downtown Burlington. Because of this event’s success, Thea will now hold it annually.”

Lewis and Colbertaldo said that their main focus is working on upcoming event Fright

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or national poetry month.

The event will host performers including Alice Levitt from Seven Days and Reuben Jackson from Vermont Public Radio, the website stated.

All tickets cost $13 and the proceeds will go to the Children’s Literacy Foundation.

QCG has donated to organizations such as the American Cancer Society and the Vermont Foodbank, Lewis said.

Junior Elise Crowley said she has been interested in QCG but has never had the chance to experience it.

“I haven’t done it before, but I’ve always wanted to do it,” Crowley said. “I live in Colchester, Vermont so every year [during Halloween season] I always look for scary things to go to.”

Lewis said she has appreciated the experience she has had with the students from the marketing class.

“I have really enjoyed working with my team of students from UVM, and wouldn’t hesitate to work with other classes in the future,” Lewis said. “It was a great opportunity for us.”

To prepare students for a career in public healthcare, the University will offer a graduate lic health.

According to a news release by UVM, the 18-credit program will become available in summer 2013 to medical and graduate students, health practitioners, public health professionals and healthcare researchers.

“There is an urgent need for more people trained in public health,” said Associate Dean for Public Health Jan Carney. “This is because of rising health concerns in modern society such as obesity, tobacco use and infectious diseases.”

Not only will the program prepare students for health issues prevalent in today’s society, it will also prepare them for changes in the healthcare system, she said.

The classes offered are part of nationally recognized core disciplines necessary for public health education. They aim to teach students the foundations

in public health sciences such as epidemiology, which studies the cause and effect of health tions, and biostatistics, Carney said. the core courses and are allowed one elective from a list including Global Public Health and Public Health Law and Ethics.

The course is offered online ity in planning, Carney said.

It also allows students not living in Vermont to utilize the program and provides faculty with the chance to use a variety of teaching methods, she said.

“Changes in the health care professionals having additional knowledge in public health, to prevent more diseases and help entire populations of patients,” Carney said.

The end goal of the course is to prepare graduates to practice in a changing health care environment, engage in public health practices effectively and demonstrate knowledge and skills in foundation public health sciences.

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Premed student Lauren Wentz (left) and graduate student Kate Whitman study in the Dana Medical Library on campus April 9.

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Ink shops and you: where to get tatted JULIA MORENO

So, you want to get a tattoo. You have the drawing in mind and know a couple of friends who got tattoos in Burlington, but you still don’t know where to go, or what you’re really looking for in a tattoo shop.

For a good tattoo parlor, head to the obvious place: Church Street.

Around Church Street, piercing and tattoo parlors: Yankee Tattoo, Body Art Tattoo and Moose Tattoo.

Of course there are price discrepancies ranging from shop to shop. Naturally, tattoos will become more expensive based on size, placement and detail.

Larger tattoos that take more time can be priced by It can be overlooked that prices often differ because of number of employees, years of experience and sometimes a shop minimum.

This means a pricier parlor probably has a large or excellent staff, a prime location or a tough rent situation.

In order to decide where to get your tattoo, you need to think about price, cleanliness of the parlor, atmosphere and quality of the artwork.

In order to judge the most basic price differences of a standard tattoo, I traipsed through Burlington with two sketches of the letter “O.” two-and-a-half inches long and the second about threeand-a-half. I recorded the price quotes for both sizes if they were to be placed just below the neck on the upper back.

Let’s start with Yankee Tattoo. This parlor is located on Pearl Street in the same building as Radio Bean and Stacks. This shop does all kinds of body piercing and tattoos.

For the smaller “O,” I received a quote of $100, a reasonable yet steep price. For the larger “O,” the price of the tattoo racks up to $150.

Looking around, I noticed that Yankee has a sizable staff, consisting of about 8 tattoo artists.

When faced with questions, the staff was undeniably professional, perhaps even a little serious.

It seems their motto is of business.

Next on my list is Body Art Tattoo located on Main Street next to Muddy Waters.

This parlor is huge and has a sleek and clean environment with nice employees who were eager to show me their work.

When I asked for a price quote, the answer was as much as $120 for the smaller O and $150 or above for the larger O. Needless to say, I left rather quickly.

Finally, I checked out the unsuspecting Moose Tattoo, located on Church Street above the Red Onion.

Unsure if it was even open, I went in and was greeted by a small, cheery staff of 2. This no-frills, mom and pop shop stole my heart with their prices: only $80 for the small O and $100 for the large O. One of the artists handed me an album of Moose Tattoo’s previous work and explained their policy of drawing and redrawing before the inking session until the customer is happy and ready to commit to the tattoo.

Take the time to get to know the artist’s style before committing, and, most importantly, make sure the tattoo is your style!

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Sophomore Cam Kostyra shows off the tattoo on his chest April 10.

Tommy’s Column

Slushy shredding TOMMY GAMBINO

I’ve got my glasses on and the snapback hat to follow. Just a hoodie and shorts under the snow pants. It’s springtime on the hill again, my favorite time of the year.

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Sure conditions get windy and wet, but either way it’s 50 degrees out and we’re on the hill. It’s time to shred on what feels like a Squishy from Apu’s Kwik-E-Mart.

What’s better than feeling real nice cruising down the hill with no one around?

Yes, I know what everyone is thinking: “Oh yeah, I’d rather ride on powder.” Well, ya know, so would I. But get over yourselves, it’s April.

Take what you can, while you can. Also, this bright, shiny weather is optimal for goggle tans.

Spring skiing is an experience that everyone should enjoy. Consider this: zero crowds and a place to park at 10:30 a.m. that’s only a hop skip and a jump from the lift.

I advise spring skiiers to pack some snacks and munchies before a nice day of cruisin’ and chillin’.

Hell, maybe even grill out.

After all, students have these passes. Let’s use them until grass is poking out, ya’ll.

Whether you’re living at Jib City, bonking, slapping and tapping everything in sight or heading over to Carve Town for some serious edge digging, these conditions have you covered.

But still, watch out for the occasional Joey (Gaper) and his buddy Chad, cause as fun as it is to carve in a bowl of slurpie, you’ll be sliding if you have to grab onto the EBrake and avoid beginners.

There’s coverage mostly everywhere. Those real tight tree lines are still up with some good snow. Wait another few days and it’ll be gone. Get out while you can.

So when you’re packing up the car, take that one last look toward the mountain and think to yourself, “That was a great season.”

Ski season isn’t just about the amount of snow measured, but also the mere thrill of being out on the mountain.

As students in Vermont, we are of the lucky few who get to harness the power of snow in this way.

I have only one thing to say when we get off the slopes: Thank you.

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Connor Daley: man behind the emails Danielle Goglia Staff Writer One could imagine a day in the life of SGA President Connor Daley is littered with stress, meetings and classes no different than other UVM student.

But while Daley, a junior, is perhaps best recognized by his periodic emails to the student body, few students know the real Connor Daley, the one who goes to bed way too early and craves disco music.

Daley’s roots are based in a small Vermont town called Lyndon where he lives with his parents, his brother Cameron and golden retriever.

He said he came to UVM not only because his favorite colors are green and gold, but skiing.

“Not a lot of people know I’m a big cross country skier,” Daley said.

The SGA president said that athletics have helped get him through a lot of stressful situations his title presents.

He said he uses crosscountry skiing, running and in his demanding position.

He said this love for endurance sports came from watching his favorite athlete, Norwegian cross country skier and two-time Olympic champion Petter Northug.

And that’s not his only idol.

On the higher education end of the spectrum, Daley he could one day have a job

similar to Vice President of Derr.

“He is one of the nicest people at the University,” Daley said.

Daley described Derr as someone who “knows everything” about UVM and was involved with decision-making in all areas of the administration.

He said he strives to be in a staff position where he can sions in a higher education institution like Derr.

“I sometimes have a disco party by myself.”

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In general, Daley said he enjoys good relations with many top administrators.

“It’s good to have friendly and cordial relations, but they know my job and I know theirs,” he said. was a conversation he had with Vice President of Enrollment Chris Lucier where the ions on the University’s initiative to decrease enrollment and increase selectivity.

“We had a heated discussion about it,” Daley said.

“And then we talked about brewing beer, since we both homebrew.”

the administration, Daley said his true loyalty lies with the students he serves.

He said one of the best parts about his job as president is arguing on behalf of student interests. dent advocacy last year had to do with making the process for the [Living/Learning Center] mural more democratic…making career services better, and pushing for he said.

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mantha Holland has withand.

“Connor is a strategic thinker when it comes to leadership. He likes to a take a more proactive approach when dealing with SGA issues,” Holland said.

Holland also knows Daley outside of SGA. “On a personal level, Connor is a great person. He’s around,” she said.

Daley said he is most proud of better community relations facilitated by more

communication with the Burlington Police Department and the city council.

Ten years down the road, Daley hopes to be involved with higher education.

Although he considers himself a whiz for British history, he said his goal is to become a history professor at the college level.

But Daley is not all business. He said he has a secret desire to become Batman one day and loves to groove to disco music.

“I sometimes have a disco party by myself,” Daley said.

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Eco Reps Column

Listen to the kids Five dollar burger sizzles up sustainability efforts are obvious.

They also have a station set up which allows the kids to separate their waste and

STEPH HAYES

of a science teacher at Charlotte Central School, two EcoReps—myself and Senior Hayley Small—visited three about the Eco-Reps program and what we do to promote sustainability on campus.

Charlotte Central School has adopted the environmental mission of “The 4 R’s”, which stand for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. in environmental mission statements, but the last “R” incorporates something new The school, much like our own University, is trying to get students to integrate environmentally responsible actions into their daily lives. containing all local veggies and an absence of plastic silverware, the administration’s

Charlotte Central even has a collection bucket for non-recyclable bottle tops, which student’s up-cycle and make into art projects which are hung all over the school.

At the end of our presentation we gave the kids a “recycling challenge” and asked them to go through a bag of props and identify what items were compostable, recyclable or trash. The kids nailed it. we interacted with seemed to know more about recycling, compost and sustainability than the average UVM student.

We went to Charlotte Central School to teach kids, but they taught us an imour future. The more that sustainability education is assimilated into early education curriculum, the better.

When these students graduate and go to UVM or other colleges they will already possess the sustainable behaviors that Eco-Reps try so hard to teach students on campus every day.

of happy people. Yet when the menu arrived at my table, I was presented with the con-

ISABELLA BROWNE LORCHER

Incase you have been living under a rock for the past two years, every Wednesday is $5 burger day at Ri-Ra Irish Pub on Church Street.

Even better, it’s half price burger night, which sounds like a great deal to a broke college kid like myself.

I don’t know about you, but Wednesdays are busier I get out of class around 6 and usually have an evening of homework to look forward to.

It’s nice to know that on my most hectic day, there’s a place to get dinner for cheap.

Just a little before 6 p.m. my friends and I arrived in the middle of the dinner rush.

I’m not sure if the early popularity was a result of $5 burgers in a college town, but business was booming.

Inside there was a bar, booths, live music and crowds

something vegetarian.

While the regular menu had a few vegetarian options, the burger menu had only one vegetarian offering, a white-bean burger made in house with goat cheese and sundried tomato pesto.

It sounded good and observed the $5 guarantee. Naturally, I ordered it.

I really appreciate a place that will invest their efforts into good pickles I was not disappointed.

While the burger itself was a little dry, the sundried tomato pesto and goat cheese were delicious.

Ultimately, what I found was a pleasant surprise.

My two dinner companions were similarly happy with their burgers.

Some of you may relate with my bacon-loving friend who ordered the pub burger which includes bacon and blue cheese.

My other friend was less enthused about her Guinness

would you have two onions?” she wondered as she picked fried onion rings off caramelized onions sitting atop her burger.

Yet once the mess of onion was taken care of, the burger met her approval.

The burgers themselves were tasty and their company was just as good.

Each of our meals came with crispy fries and a homemade pickle.

I have a soft spot for dill pickles and have attempted to make my own, so I really appreciate a place that will invest their efforts in good pickles.

The burgers were huge mine home with me.

Reheated anything is nevwas glad to have left over burger and fries for lunch.

On Wednesday nights at $5 a burger, you really are getting your money’s worth.

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A deathly return

TIM BUTLER

“What did you see? When you died, what did you see?”

When we look back at The Golden Age of Television, a period that began in the mid ‘90s and is ongoing, I think “Mad Men” will, or at least should, be looked at as the greatest drama in television history.

This is, however, a shaky claim for two reasons: “Mad Men” is not over and “The Wire” is a thing that exists.

Generally, when asked for the pillars of this hypothetical golden age, your television guru will give you the four shows generally agreed upon as the greatest of our time: “Mad Men,” “The Wire,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Sopranos.”

“Mad Men,” for my money, is the greatest drama in television history because unlike the other three shows mentioned above, we already know how it will end and so do its characters.

This is a show consciously hurtling its characters toward their ends; whether or not they’re aware of this, or choose to accept it, is another matter entirely.

“The Doorway,” the two-hour premiere of “Mad Men’s” penultimate and sixth season, is cinematic in structure, somber in tone and pitch-black in subject material.

Midway through the episode, a character expresses frustration at a failed pitch: “We used to sell death for how? We ignored it.”

Death hangs over the episode like a black cloud, more visible than ever before: the of view of a man dying of a heart attack and the shadow follows Don and Roger around ad nauseum.

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nally gives Roger the sadness his mother’s passing could not provide him.

But death is inevitable; why now, at the end of the decade, do these people feel mortality closing in on them?

The ghost of Christmas ling Cooper Draper Pryce; I don’t think it is accidental that in almost every shot of SCDP’s creative lounge a lifeless, corpse-like writer lies fast asleep on the couch.

“Mad Men” is not an accidental show; it has not forgotten the tragedy that shook its characters so deeply late last season.

But it can’t dwell on it either. These things happen.

The question asked of Don Draper at the end of last season (“Are you alone?”) is an important one, sure, but I love that “The Doorway” simply doesn’t care enough to answer it until the last ten minutes of its juggernaut two hours.

Did anyone think Don would remain faithful after the credits of “The Phantom,” rolled?

“The Doorway” asks bigger questions–better ones.

Why are we doing this? How do we stop? How did we get here? What comes next?

Death was a silent byshattered everything. I cannot see it becoming anything less than the primary force driving the last two seasons of this masterful show.

One of the sometimes frustrating and often incredible things about “Mad Men” is how we know almost everything that awaits these people and their generation.

The characters have ignored death for too long.

They cannot deny its existence any longer.

So when Don Draper asks his doorman what he saw while he was “dead,” he’s not after something creative. He just wants to know.

For it is what comes after death–what lies on the other side of that cold, creaky doorway–that the characters of “Mad Men” and the viewers alike simply cannot predict.

What a relief.

Read the whole review online at vermontcynic.com

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It’s so good you will want to wear it.

Minetti Quartett puts on impressive show NATALIE SLACK

Minetti Quartett charged the UVM Music Building Recital Hall with incredible energy on Sunday, April 7 as a part of the Lane Series’ 20122013 performance season.

Hailing from Austria, this vibrant quartet features Knopp on violin, Milan Milojicic on viola and Leonhard Roczek on cello.

Minetti Quartett has established itself as a preeminent chamber music ensemble, gracing stages and participating in festivals all over the globe.

Since they won the Haydn Award at the International Joseph Haydn Competition in Vienna in 2003, the quartet has gone on to win more important prizes than any other chamber music ensemble Sunday’s program started off with Béla Bartók’s exciting String Quartet No. 4.

The audience seemed particularly captured by the fourth movement, during which the musicians used a plucking rather than bowing technique, creating a unique sound.

The quartet played with such vivacity that strings from Roczek’s bow broke on several occasions throughout the performance.

After the intermission, renowned pianist Andreas Klein joined the quartet for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414.

This Classical concerto provided a lovely contrast to Bartok’s 20th century string quartet.

JONATHAN POLSON The Vermont Cynic

(Top) Bozena Angelova, Anna Knopp, Milan Milojicic and Lenorad Roczek perform April 7. (Bottom) Milan Milojicic performs April 7. a wide range of musical tones and colors to the performance, but pianist and UVM junior Kayo Nagai said that she particularly enjoyed Klein’s addition to the program.

“He is calm and sophisticated, and he never forces music on the audience. It’s like the music just happens” Nagai said.

Minetti Quartett closed the program with Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky,” building to nal movement.

In addition to the superior virtuosity of each individual musician, Minetti Quartett stands out for their precision, attention to detail and incredible ability to move in perfect harmony with the music and with one another.

In the words of Austrian newspaper Die Presse, “They are top musicians with spirit and dedication who charge the music of the Classical and Romantic periods with energy for the new millennium.”

The Lane Series presents a wide variety of renowned artists every season and offers discounts to UVM students. Visit uvm.edu/laneseries for more information.

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Cleaning up the Dirty Projectors Lead singer chats with the Cynic David DeWahl III Cynic Correspondent The Dirty Projectors have been creating music in the indie rock world for over 10 years, and are known for their distinct sound that is rooted in harmonically complex vocals and experimental song structures.

Their sixth LP, “Swing Low Magellan,” released in July 2011, garnered critical acclaim and is perhaps their most accessible LP to date.

The Cynic chatted with David Longstreth—lead singer and creative force behind the band—to talk about the recording process, what the touring lifestyle is like and Wayne on their style.

“I don’t think I am really clever enough to write to a specific demographic and fulfill their fantasies.

You know, like a song about the best party or something like that.”

David Longstreth Lead Singer

Vermont Cynic (VC): What is your creative process understanding is that you do most of the songwriting and then bring the band together to record. How much do they David Longstreth (DL): Not much. I write all the drum parts, all the vocal harmonies and all the guitar parts.

But, you know, it becomes a different thing when you play it live; the feeling really cians in the band are amazing to play with.

VC: To what extent does the changing line up of Dirty Projectors play a part in the DL doing the band I put it together based on what the songs in front of me wanted and I would tour based on those songs.

So maybe the songs called for a pedal steel player, or maybe a really hard-core needed.

But in the last several years there hasn’t been a band. the players that could go with me wherever I wanted to go; the current members can do pretty much whatever I imagine.

VC: You spent a year in the boonies of New York recording “Swing Lo Magellan.” How did relocation imDL: It allowed me to be In the city there are always people hanging out and a lot of awesome things going on.

I love Brooklyn and I love being there but it’s hard to write there.

And also it was kind of nice after all the touring we had done on the previous record because you are around people 24 hours a day.

VC: Do you ever write music with a particular audiDL: Well that’s a tricky game to play. I generally try to do what feels right for me.

The things that I am interestI don’t think I am really clever enough to write to a like a song about the best party ever or something like that.

[Laughs] VC: What do you think of the touring lifestyle in generDL: Well, not really. It’s pretty exhilarating to be in a different place every single day, and once you have been doing it for a while you pretty much have a fan group in every town.

So wherever you go you are hanging out with your friends experiencing the most awesome things in that place.

But the amazing thing about being on tour is that you are like ‘fuck I am only in Minneapolis for one night!’

That aspect of it is pretty crazy because the dial is turned up to ten all the time, so that can get pretty tiring, but it’s basically pretty fucking exhilarating.

VC: You have said that Lil perspective on song writing.

Do any other rappers have an DL: I get into personaliI love that classic period of Wayne mix tapes leading up to “Tha Carter III.” It expands the idea of what you can do with a song, what you can do with language and just the idea of Wayne’s persona.

He can be so many different people, but at the end of the day he is always Wayne and it’s just mind-blowing.

The way he used language is just incredible… it’s sad to talk about Wayne right now.

I hope he is doing better, I hope he takes a rest.

There’s nobody like Go see David streth and the Dirty tors April 18 at the Ground Ballroom. are $20.

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Simon Green poses for a photograph. Green is the composer behind the down-tempo sounds of Bonobo.

Bonobo’s return: 11 years in the making Simon Green discusses latest album and tour Madeleine Gibson Assistant Arts Editor The iconic electronic composer behind the down-tempo sounds of Bonobo–Simon Green–is at it again.

With the recent release of “The North Borders,” Green continues to move forward from his classic jazz-inspired beats as a talented DJ, musician and intuitive collaborator. the soundscapes of Bonobo push beyond a presumptuous label. It is ambient but in the foreground, groove inspiring and yet complexly meditative.

The Cynic caught up with Green while he was gearing up for an expansive tour that will take him to Higher Ground April 14.

Vermont Cynic (VC): With “The North Borders” out and into the world, how are you feeling about it, in this period of post-producSimon Green (SG): It’s good. I mean it’s one of those things where I’ve spent 18 months in sort of studio isolation and you kind of forget that there are people out there that want to hear it.

And especially because I mean in the last three years it’s worse, all that Twitter and everything is supposed to go online and it blows up a lot more.

Now this record is out and they’re all sort of talking again. It’s a weird thing really.

VC SG: No, not really, I just kind of forgot about it. It kind of goes away once I get back into the studio and for-

get that all these people are out there and then there they were again; so yeah, it’s a different mind set from being on the road and touring.

It’s very different from being in the studio, at home.

But I’m excited about this.

VC: What sort of sounds did you draw from in creating SG: I’ve been more into the UK house and bass music scene over the last few years or since the last record.

I think I’ve just been more into the production and electronics and wanted to lean away from that whole sort of jazzy vibe. It’s just... I don’t think it needs to be done anyI’m actually listening to, how a Bonobo record should sound like.

There’s still a lot of beautiful music out there that is made with drum machines and I think that has always kind of been my thing.

Non-traditional methods of making patterns… very emotive music and that’s what I’m making now.

VC: You have some really stunning vocal talent that you’ve brought into your work like Szjerdene, Erykah Badu on this album and Andreya Triana on “Black Sands.”

How do those artists become a part of your creative SG: I usually start the tracking and it’s already an instrumental.

I kind of know from the process of making a track whether it’s going to have vocals or whether it needs to be less of an instrumental.

And I think I’ve always

been interested in vocals whether it’s established or emerging.

I think there’s something interesting about bringing that second person into a track and how they interpret it.

VC: It’s almost like Bonobo becomes more than yourself in a lot of ways…it’s almost like a collection of musicians.

SG: Yeah, yeah.

You know it’s someone else’s take and some ideas I wouldn’t have. It’s something I can’t do. I’m not a lyricist and I think that’s the best thing: the collaboration.

You know when producers work with other producers you kind of get the same skill sets whereas I think it’s more interesting to collaborate, where each of you are bringing something that the other can’t.

VC: You do DJ sets and live band shows. Do you have a preference or do they serve SG: Yeah they’re very different. The DJ thing is more as with the live the band... it’s sort of more fun to tour with a live band.

VC: You’ve never played SG: No. I haven’t. I mean I actually DJed years ago; I played at Higher Ground, I think in 2002. But as far as time.

There weren’t that many people there that time.

Bonobo will be at the Higher Ground Ballroom April 14. Tickets are $17.

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DRK Productions celebrates three years Jessica Schwartz Senior Staff Writer

parties in Burlington which went really well and after that we got the paperwork done to

Electronic music, glow sticks and about 125 guests in costumes inspired the formation of a productions company three years ago at a downtown Burlington house party.

Three years later, DRK Productions will celebrate its anniversary by throwing its annual event, April Ghouls, at North End Studios April 13.

“It was nice to be able

Now DRK Productions throws events all over the New England area, producing events as well as providing the talent, Palmer said.

According to Palmer, on Jan. 19 DRK Productions threw an event in Southbridge, Mass. called “Love Of Lights.”

It had over 400 in attendance, making it their biggest event yet.

“After doing a string of events in Conn. and a few of our own events and collaborations in Mass., we’re now focusing on rebuilding

friend’s apartment which we frequently had parties at anyway,” Champlain graduate and DRK DJ Eric Palmer

our presence in Burlington,” Palmer said.

In the past, DRK Productions has worked with other Burlington companies such as 2KDeep, Mushpot and Electrode Entertainment.

According to Palmer, for this event they will be working with Insurrection, a “Dark Alternative Dance Nacht” from Burlington.

“They will be bringing a dark twist to April Ghouls, both by providing unique visual support on projectors and by bringing in genres of music that have never been played at a DRK event before,” Palmer said.

“We are very excited to see what effect Insurrection

will have on an already dark themed party.”

In addition to Insurrection’s support, the Radio Bean has agreed to cater beer for April Ghouls 3.

DRK has not always been just a productions company, according to Palmer.

“It started just by meeting each other at raves and becoming friends,” Palmer said.

“We lived all over New England so when we got together at raves we began to get hotel rooms together as a group to save money and be able to spend time with just each other.”

Since the company is made up of close friends, the group wanted to throw events

for people who appreciated the same music and create an atmosphere where people could meet up and form close bonds and friendships, as the DRK crew had, explained Palmer.

Ghouls in Burlington, I have been going to as many DRK Productions events as I could because I formed a group of friends, a family, that made those events even more fun,” Junior Deanna Hunt said.

“The music and vibes at the events are always awesome.”

April Ghouls 3 will take place at 10 p.m. at North End Studios this Saturday, April 13.

This Week in Arts: April 12-18 real experience unlike any other group in Burlington.

The band’s social message that comes through in their songwriting is the cherry on top. You don’t want to miss out.

SARAH STICKLE

This Week in Arts highlights upcoming events at UVM and in the Burlington community. Sarah Sickle provides her recommendations for local concerts.

Friday Apr. 12 2nd Agenda Manhattan Pizza, 9:30 p.m. 21+ 2nd Agenda is a local group that fuses too many genres to count. Primarily a stellar combination of hiphop and folk, the band also sic rock, among other styles.

Comprised of a guitar player, bassist, drummer and DJ, the band creates an ethe-

Saturday Apr. 13 Aaron Flinn Radio Bean, 7 p.m.

Aaron Flinn is one of Vermont’s most creative songwriters.

While many writers stick to a formula, Flinn moves create his own sound and style that varies from tune to tune, making each one a unique experience.

His low, raspy voice combined with his unparalleled guitar style completes the package. This guy has it all.

Catch him at 7 p.m. every Saturday in April at Radio Bean.

Sunday Apr. 14

The Big Lonesome Radio Bean, 10 p.m.

The Big Lonesome is kicking off their Spring tour in early April and we’re lucky enough to have Radio Bean as a stop on the way for this Boston-based band. try and Americana, this band has a lighter sound than most traditional honky tonk bands, making it accessible to a wider audience.

Upbeat tunes and twangy guitars hold for a true country experience while the lead singer’s voice carries pop inarrangements together.

This is a great band for diehard country lovers and even those new to the genre.

Monday Apr. 15 An Evening of Opera UVM Rectial Hall on Redstone Campus, 9:30 p.m.

I won’t pretend to know a thing about opera. This is

just a heads up for those of you who are into it.

Tuesday Apr. 16 The Burlington Bread Boys Radio Bean, 9 p.m.

You know them and you love them. The Burlington Bread Boys are UVM’s own singin’, stompin’ and drinkin’ honky tonk band.

Appropriately, they have a residency at Radio Bean this month before the Honky Tonk Tuesday band goes on at 10:30 p.m. Make a night of it!

Wednesday Apr. 17 Josh Panda and Brett Lanier Skinny Pancake, 7 p.m.

vately cursing Mr. Panda out for being such an ungodly good singer, he had the nerve to come over to our table and tell us that he had a cold.

Yeah, on his worst day he’s still a better singer and musician than most other folks in…well, the world.

And on top of that, he’s a really nice guy. Some people just have it all. Don’t miss out on this great night of acoustic music and crepes every Wednesday!

Tuesday Apr. 18 Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band Radio Bean, 11:30 p.m., $3 After a few weeks’ hiatus, they’re back! Really, if you haven’t experienced this band yet, you just need to.

Check out the Cynic’s video on the experience at www. facebook.com/thevermontcynic.

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Soul rock trio Mission South huddles before going to perform on stage at Nectar’s April 9.

Drummer Max Harwood performs at Nectar’s April 9. Harwood is a UVM and Cynic Alumni. Mission South met each other in elementary school yet attended different colleges.

Spectacle Three days with Mission South

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Vocalist Dan Miller introduces the band at their show at Nectar’s April 9. Mission South is a blues, soul and rock band based out of Washington, D.C. They released their second album, Migration Volume II, the day of the show.

To see the Cynic’s complete coverage of Mission South’s stay in Burlington visit Cynic Video at www.vermontcynic.com/video.

Rock band Mission South plays an acoustic set at Radio Bean April 7. The performance was one of three shows in the Burlington area.

Bassist John Beck of Mission South performs at Nectar’s April 9.

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Here’s to you, Kurt When people are gunning down elementary schools and bank executives are making millions at the expense of families, it is said we are living in a Godless age.

Maybe it is more accurate to say the times have become Vonnegut-less.

Today marks the six-year anniversary of satirist Kurt Vonnegut’s death. Known for his signature bushy mustache, dark humor and irreverent tone, he was one of our nation’s most celebrated writers, and no stranger to controversy.

Many of his books were incidentally banned, including his most famous, “Slaughter House Five.” Critics have dismissed his work as cynical and he may never get a place in Norton’s Anthology of Literature.

Despite this, we would like to state that as college students about to inherit an increasingly scary world, we need Mr. Vonnegut now more than ever.

We need him because for someone who could so easily thumb his nose at conventional religion, Kurt’s work is actually saturated with a morality. A the basic decency in people and treat them well, if only because that’s just the right thing to do.

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and, while religious participation among students may be marginal, most might agree with Kurt that practicing art is a “good way to make your soul grow.”

UVM might also appreciate this fact: Vonnegut participated in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2004 traveling exhibit “The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were.” Kurt’s album? An imaginary Phish album titled, “Hook, Line and Sinker.”

Graphic and literary achievements aside, it’s Kurt’s philosophy that is worth remembering today: “There’s only one rule I know of, babies— God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”

In celebration of a life charness, comedy and hope, we urge our readers on this day to remind themselves that even in the face of certain doom, we’re in this together. No one, Vonnegut reminded us, is ever alone.

In his 1966 introduction to “Mother Night,” Kurt stated that we are who we pretend to be, so we must be careful with what we pretend to be.

Maybe we would all be better people if we pretended to be a little more like him. Rest easy, Kurt. We miss you.

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Trading land for their debt oil activity would devastate the area’s ecology.

JOSH GACHETTE

“We demand that public and private oil companies across the world not participate in the bidding process that systematically violates the rights of seven indigenous nationalities by imposing oil projects in their ancestral territories,” a coalition of Ecuadorian indigenous associations wrote in an open letter last autumn.

It’s in response to the then in which the Ecuadorian government will sell roughly one-third of the country’s entire stake in Chinese oil companies.

Last July, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights ruled to prohibit oil developments in the Sarayaku, a remote tropical rainforest territory in southern Ecuador with no developed infrastructure.

The court also mandated that governments obtain “free, prior and informed consent” from indigenous peoples before approving oil projects in their domain.

The California-based organithat seven indigenous groups refuesed these oil projects.

Ecuador’s Secretary of Hydrocarbons, Andrés Donoso Fabara, accused indigenous leaders of “not thinking about against poverty.”

Indigenous groups respond with the charge that Chinese

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would violate China’s own new investment guidelines, issued jointly by the ministries of commerce and environmental protection last month.

The guidelines’ third clause says Chinese enterprises should “promote harmonious development of local economy, environment and community” while operating abroad.

Regardless, the deal is poised for what Ecuador’s ambassador to China called a “relationship of

The forecast for Ecuador’s forests looks bleak. Financial woes gave the Latin America country few options. case, is a masterfully coy way of saying “payback.” The eastern nation looked to the Latin American to meet its growing energy demands.

In exchange for oil shipments to accommodate its growing energy appetite, China began loaning Ecuador billions of dollars. Ecuador owed China upward of $7 billion as of last summer, more than a tenth of its GDP.

ministration buffer the Lancet’s Despite nearly half a decade’s worth of research literature on air pollution, government action against polluters has been slow.

In a recent article, the New York Times reports that large hope for tight regulation: “The companies regularly ignore government orders to upgrade coal-burning electricity plants, according to ministry data.

And as with the oil companies, the power companies exert ronmental policy debates.”

In 2011, a coalition of Chinese power industry giants called the China Electricity Council pushed back hard against government proposals that would regulate industry emissions. CEC claimed that the costs of upgrading the plants would be too high.

“During the procedure of setting the standard, the companies or the industry councils Zhou Rong, a campaign manager on energy issues for Greenpeace East Asia.

China’s energy demand is beginning to become more environmentally sound, however.

According to Green Tech

25 million years from the population.

Previous studies done by the World Bank, World Health Or-

China Electricity Council show tion of electricity grew 0.3 percent last year, wind-generated electricity grew 35.5 percent.

Solar-generated electricity grew 41.4 percent and nuclear generation grew 12.6 percent.”

Still, the forecast for Ecuador’s forests looks bleak. Financial woes gave the Latin American country few options.

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Finding yourself in the fray Unveiling history tory is an injustice, as well as an insult to the level of understanding they possess.

JEFF AYERS

BIANCA MOHN

My senior year is winding to a close. self wondering how I have become the man who stands on the brink of graduation, the brink of uncertainty. What prepares anyone to meet that uncertainty head on?

The weekend of St. Patrick’s

Of all the classes taught in American schools, history surely wins for the worst taught subject.

We all have stories about the evil English teacher or the malicious math teacher, but at least we don’t graduate with drastically misinformed perceptions of the Pythagorean Theorem.

History, on the other hand, is a slippery, subjective beast that most students fall prey to through no fault of their own.

From the time we are in elementary school, we learn about the glorious deeds of our ancestors, from sharing a meal with the Indians to defeating the British with patriotic zest.

It isn’t until late middle school or early high school that critical analysis of history comes into discussion.

Until then, most students learn U.S. and European history in an overwhelmingly positive light, which is both wrong and dangerous.

It astounds me that until middle school, I was under the impression that the point of the Civil War was to free the slaves.

It was not until high school that the economic, political and social differences between the North and South were discussed as factors contributing to the Civil War. The problem is that history is taught to children in the U.S. in a clear-cut, basic approach.

There were the good guys (the U.S.) and the bad guys. Wars especially are portrayed as grand and necessary, with a clear winner and a clear loser.

Presenting young students with this false narrative of his-

in one of our favorite activities: putting on our cut off jean shorts (jorts) in preparation for a night on the town.

We had deemed it the beginning of jorts season.

In some small way, this much-maligned article of clothing has come to symbolize my transformation from self-conThe jort, never jhort, represents one of the many means of exwho exactly I was.

I know I probably lost many of you there as you rolled your eyes or even snorted in derisive laughter. But I mean it.

Four short years ago, I never could have put on such an attenout the front door into public.

Fear of anyone mocking me would have been too much.

In college we try to gain condiscipline, within professional circles and within peer groups.

We challenge ourselves to overcome mental blocks and try new things. Befriending new people becomes vital to success in that endeavor.

While classes and interning, skill development and construct a network, little moments

of self-discovery are most often found in unexpected places. year. Frayed denim brushed my thighs as I skied slushy spring moguls with my friend Cyril, a companion in jorts. We encountered skeptical looks, sarcastic catcalls and many a slowly shaken head.

A day beginning with a weak-kneed, peer pressured entrance into public, ended with a triumphant strut back to the hotel. I had discovered, and then conquered, a personal limit.

For most, self-discovery will not include wearing clothing

most commonly seen on ‘90s COPS reruns.

At the same time, these moments are unpredictable. When looking back, small choices that seemed unimportant often lead to patterns of behavior that best So don’t sweat the small stuff. Don’t refuse small chances to expand your experience, even in areas you may deem trivial.

Comprised of small moments of self-discovery, it all piles together into a person standing at the edge of a new era wearing his favorite pair of jorts.

you are old enough to comprehend that there are multiple perspectives and narratives to history. derstand all of the nuances of a historic event or person, but that does not mean that a falsiinstead.

Until students are older, they never learn that Martin Luther King had issues with alcoholism, abuse and plagiarism, or that George Washington owned slaves.

Ask a classmate about Woodrow Wilson, and they’ll probably tell you about his lauded efforts to establish the League of Nations and women’s suffrage.

We forget or are not taught about President Wilson’s military interference in Latin America, his racial segregation of federal employees, and the fact that he was personally opposed to women’s suffrage and supported it solely for political reasons.

Teachers and students alike are capable of higher standards.

There is no excuse for the blatant lies that we are taught, and the great quantities of information that are ignored.

The scary part is that many of these lies we hold as truths long after we stop being students.

Many of us walk around with false perceptions of our nation’s history, including historically incorrect information about other countries, too.

Recently I learned that the German concentration camps attributed to World War II were a continuation of identical German concentration camps in Namibia, Africa during the late 1800s.

Clearly our history teachers have failed us, and it is our responsibility to educate and seek out the historical facts from various perspectives, not just from the victors.

Embracing bibles instead of bumper stickers JOEY BROWN

It’s been 53 years since the election of JFK, and Rev. Anthony Yasi of the Universal Life Church proved in a recent letterto-the-editor that Catholic bashing is still alive and well in this country.

No, I don’t mean the Protestant-on-Catholic sort. Rather the seething, irrational contempt for them, more deeply rooted in today’s American seculars.

Before I am accused, like JFK was, of taking orders from the Pope in writing this column, I should note that I am, in fact, not a Catholic; I’m Jewish.

If you have not read Rev. Yasi’s column, I’ll sum it up quickly: Rev. Yasi, in writing a response to the director of the

Catholic Center at UVM, who wrote a response to a Cynic writer about the virtues of faith, decided to — instead of rebutting the Father’s point — attack the history of the Catholic Church.

His rant would have made Martin Luther cringe.

His point: “Faith isn’t the answer.” What, then, is? Rev. Yasi doesn’t really say. He’d prefer to destroy bridges and leave the rebuilding to moral cowardice.

After all, if you take a look at his church’s website, the only doctrine is, “Do only that which is right.”

And if that includes bashing other religions because their doctrine is slightly more developed than a John Lennon song or pithy bumper sticker on a Toyota Prius, Rev. Yasi is on board.

Nevermind the fact that the church’s website, on its homepage, states, “the Universal Life Church wants you to pursue your spiritual beliefs without interference from any outside agency, including government or church authority.”

By “church authority” or “outside agency,” I suppose it exempts itself.

It’s not only jealousy that inspires so much irrational hatred for Catholics, it’s ignorance, too.

Though there are evident theological distinctions between my religion and Father Schnobrich’s, I can admire the fact that his doctrine is rooted in something which is far more profound than Rev. Yasi’s unspoken — but true — doctrine, “Do that which feels good.”

I suspect that Rev. Yasi is jealous of the fact that Father Schnobrich has actually found spiritual meaning in his life.

After all, Catholicism offers its adherents a stringent, yet What’s more, it’s original.

After all, even Stalin could have told you that it’s good to do what is right, even if by “right” he meant smashing printing presses and packing farmers into mass graves.

Moreover, Rev. Yasi utterly fails to recognize the right of which his church speaks. The good deeds, of which his church is so fond, stem from post-Enlightenment, Judeo-Christian values.

The average fundamentalist Muslim from Wackistan could tell you that obliterating the United States, also known as “The Great-Satan,” is right.

I do hope that Rev. Yasi would condemn such religiously motivated hatred, but to do so, would interfere with what makes another “feel good.”

The words behind Rev. Yasi’s column serve not to criticize the doctrine, but to condemn that the Father even has a doctrine.

Disdain for promiscuous sex? “Trite dogma!” declares the reverend. Aversion to abor-

to gay marriage? “Your opinions are rooted in hatred.”

It’s not only jealousy that inspires so much irrational hatred for Catholics, it’s ignorance, too.

If you’re a socially-conservative Catholic at UVM, you don’t think abortion is murder.

You just want to crackdown on those lippy broads setting up camp at the Planned Parenthood downtown. This appears to be Rev. Yasi’s view.

People actually have strong convictions and a certain rationality behind what they believe.

As Father Schnobrich pointed out in his column, people don’t actually hate the Catholic Church; rather, they hate what they think is the Catholic Church.

Rev. Yasi never quite progressed beyond a sixth grade understanding of the Catholic Church.

And why should he? His “church” never came with a manual, only a bumper sticker.

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Rowers use team bonds to reach gold Colin Hekimian Assistant Sports Editor From 4:00 a.m. practices to rigorous weekend races, it is clear that the UVM crew team has some of the hardest working athletes on campus. Yet, the team doesn’t always receive the most attention.

UVM’s crew club began in 1986. Since then, athletes have been waking up before the crack of dawn every day to row on Lake Champlain or Lamoille River.

“Normally we’re up at 4:30,” junior rower Joshua Barry said, “People say ‘Why do you do it?’

When you’re at Lake Champlain and when you rode 6000 meters down, and you’re spinning and you see the sun coming up over the mountains, it makes everything worth it.”

According to Vermont’s rowers, crew is the ultimate team

sport; more so than any other.

Teammates fully rely on each other to keep them going.

“During a 2k race, 2 minutes in you’re ready to quit, but you have to remember that there are 7 other guys or girls in the boat with you,” Barry said. “The second you stop, you’re letting them down and you’ve lost.”

The crew team is a very close-knit group.

They spend a lot of time together in hotels, car rides, spring break to South Carolina, and, of course, practice.

“We aren’t in sororities of fraternities because we are each other’s family,” Barry said.

The rowers spend every day together. Junior Buster White says, “These are the guys you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.

“And if that’s the kind of thing you’re looking for when you come to college you’re interested in then you should join

UVM crew. People you see your groomsmen, best man, children’s godparents.”

The UVM Crew team begins its spring season April 14 with a race against Middlebury for both men and women.

They will face off against the US Coast Guard, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of New Hampshire, and Bates College before the New England Rowing Championships May 4 and American Collegiate Rowing Association.

Being the only other team in Vermont, Middlebury has continued to be Vermont’s longstanding state rival.

The rivalry between the teams have lasted for years, however as of 6 years ago when Middlebury began hosting races, the competition escalated.

Each year, these teams battle for the Vermont Cup. In 2012 Vermont took home the win.

The crew team came off of a strong performance in the New England Championships in the fall. “Last year we got silver and bronze in our 4s and silver in our the men’s novice 8. We’ve been New England champs in the 4s for the past 4 years. For a club program we hold our own.”

“4s” races are those in which each boat competing carries 4 team members. Similarly “8” races sits 8 rowers to a boat.

“It’s [The New England Championship] a great way of gauging your performance [at the ACRA]. At the New England Championships you know where you’re going to stand and you want to prove everybody wrong that you can do it.”

Due to its remote practice sites and far off competitions, crew is a foreign sport to most.

Which is why the Crew team constantly has to go through the process of recruiting.

“Recruitment is just an on-

going process. We’re always happy to take new people on,” Barry said. “We’re a club sport.

We don’t cut. So if you want to sign up, we teach you how to row. We don’t turn anybody away.”

The crew’s fan base is not large, but fans are supportive.

“People don’t really know too much about the sport,” Barry said. “We always have one of the loudest cheering sections.

They give you just the kick you need to keep you going.”

When asked about the message the crew team would like to send out about the underexposed sport, White added, “It’s a great sport. Rowers are very dedicated, trustworthy people who will push themselves to the limit not only in rowing, but academics and in life.”

“Joining the crew team is a great decision. It’s a sport that will last the rest of your life.”

Women’s lacrosse drops ball in league game Josh Aronson Staff Writer It was a sunny Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field this past weekend when UVM’s Women’s Lacrosse team hosted the Boston University Terriers in their fourth America East Conference matchup this season.

The faceoff resulted in a 20-17 loss for the Catamounts on their home turf. The defeat brought Vermont to a record of 6-8 overall and 1-3 in league play. The 17 goals made in the game tied a season high for the Vermont.

The game was a high scoring back and forth battle that exceeded well over the two hour mark.

Vermont junior Sydney Mas fueled the Cat’s offense as she pocketed four goals.

The goals advanced Mas to tie

UVM lacrosse alum Vanessa Cox who graduated in 2005, on the all-time scoring list with 173 points.

First-year Erica Estey netted a career high three goals and one assist, for the green and gold. Junior Karli Mack-

able to close out the game from there.

“The game was back and forth the whole time, but unfortunately we came out on the wrong end,” junior captain Jake Remien said. “We lost one of our key defenders senior Jen

VanderZalm also added 3 joint goals and an assist to the board

responded well.”

Madsen tore her ACL during the game, with just three games left in the regular season. The injury may be a huge blow for the Cats as they continue towards tournament play.

This was the last conference matchup between the two teams, as Boston University plans to leave America East to enter into the Patriot league next year.

Vermont will return to action Friday when it hosts the Boston College Eagle’s in their

The Cats jumped out to a 10-2 lead over the visiting Terriers, however Boston rallied and scored 9 straight goals against a weary Vermont defense. The Terriers led Vermont 11-10 at the half.

Halfway through the second half, Boston netted another 4 consecutive goals, however this time was answered

by Mas. The junior brought the Cat’s score to within two of their competition, at 17-15. But two goals is as close the Cats would get, as the Terriers were

the season. The last time the

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Vermont goes for a goal in a game against Stony Brook March 23. teams met Vermont travelled to Boston where the Eagles topped Vermont 15-9.

Boston currently has a record of 6-6 this season. Players to watch out for are Sophomore

Molly Erdle. Each have gained Atlantic Coast Conference CoOffensive and Defensive Player of the Week respectfully; for their performance in The Eagle’s recent win over the Duke Blue Devils.

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Catamounts spring into a new season Ehrlich, who both cleared 3.35 meters in the pole vault. They earned the Catamounts eight points in the meet.

The Catamount Open last weekend welcomed Dartmouth, Williams and Plattsburgh State.

First-year Colby Cunningham set the pace with two victories on the day, one in the high jump and one in the broad jump. Later that day he was even seen jumping with joy.

The Catamounts boasted 12 well.

In addition to Cunningham, Isaac De La Bruere took the javelin, junior Tyler Parent danced in the discus and junior Varpilah Chase won the triple jump.

Junior Nika Oulette also won in the javelin, junior Yolanda ALICIA ACCETTA The Vermont Cynic

Jake Beilecki Senior Staff Writer begun and the Catamount squad is prepared for the new year ahead. they have “outstanding athletes in all events this year” and the team will strive to build on the six ath-

letes they sent to the NCAA’s last season.

Junior Nika Ouellette enters the season with promise as the Second Team All-American tory.

She climbed the ranks and ally for Javelin last season.

This year, Ouellette has alShe managed the third best ters, not far off from her career best and America East record against Dartmouth and Umass Lowell senior Ethan McBrien ran

away with the 5,000 meter-run.

His time of 14:53 was 40 seconds better than any of his competitors.

Brien as an athlete to watch after the New Hampshire native received All-New England honors following his 2012 campaign. were seniors Mary Krug and Tess

5000-meter and junior Valarie Moyer won the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Senior Ethan McBrien won Greenwald took the 400-meter, in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

The team travels to the Mason Invitational next weekend and we at the Cynic will keep you updated on the team’s and individual athlete’s accomplishments.

Vermont riders sweep contest at national level Taylor Feuss

Over the past two weeks the UVM Snowboard Team sent 14 of their riders along with coach Charles Souchuns to compete at the 23rd annual USA Snowboard and Freeski Association national competition held at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

Along with the Snowboard Team, Vermont’s Freeski team also sent nine of their own to compete, an increase from the seven it sent in 2012.

Athletes from all over the United States converged at Copper Mountain to compete against each other for the chance to step up on that podium.

Events that riders can compete in include rail jam and slope style format events.

Rail jam’s are events in which snowboarders perform multiple tricks off of objects such as rails, boxes, pipes, will rides and several other creative places. Scoring is done in the “jam” style, where every rider can take as many runs as the clock permits.

Marketing Manager and junior Brandon Sauer said participation at USASA gives UVM good exposure.

“It was good to see east coast riders competing at the national level and putting Vermont on the map in both men and women’s pipe,” Sauer said.

Members of the team got the chance to leave Burlington for a week and experience Vermont’s sister state, Colorado. During their days off from

competition, team members were able to “shred” the local Colorado mountains.

The USASA National Championship is the largest snowboard and free skiing event in the nation. The top regional amateur athletes are invited to compete for the chance to be ranked as national champions.

It has previously been the norm that riders who won Nationals would get to compete at the next level, the X Games.

This is no longer the case, acwebsite.

“It was good to see east coast riders competing at the national level” Brandon Sauer Marketing Manager The X Games is an annual sports event, arranged by ESPN, which focuses on action sports such as skiing and snowboarding, according to This year, senior Connor Winton took home second place in the men’s pipe jam division, an event similar to the rail jam. Vermont senior KC Copper also secured a second place spot in the women’s pipe jam division.

Winton and Copper’s teammates who also made the trip to Colorado include seniors Sandy Roundy-Lane, Andrew McIsaac, John Hancheck, Kate

Kostrya, Dave King, Mike Kent, Brianna Vay, Kendall Williams, Kia Ellis, Rafel Rodriguez and juniors John Welch and Stephanie Nelb.

When it came time for the Freeski team to ride, the athletes proved that they could compete, sweeping the competition in their division.

“I am very proud of the team and how they have been learning and progressing,” Freeski president Noah Labow said. “Each year we raise the level of the team and continue to recruit new talented student athletes.”

Senior Ian Adams competed in the open class rail jam, following in the footsteps of 2012’s open class rail jam winner and free ski team legend, Sam “The Operator” Putnam.

Teammate and senior

for the 19+ Slopestyle after all

Matt Gardner placed fourth

from Vermont placed in the top 5. Sophomore Dave DiMarco tin Goldberg secured second.

Alexis trailed coming in third, while junior Logan McKee, who sustained a broken hand on the trip, and sophomore

“Nationals was a great success this year and was a proper culmination of a winter training and progressing our skills,” Ebestein said. “Everyone skied well throughout the week and had a great time representing our team and the school.”

19+ half pipe. He accomplished this after training on the half pipe only a few times this year. stein and Jared Necamp both spent practice time preparing for the open class Slopestyle.

During each run of the competition, Ebenstein unfortunately fell on the rails.

“A coached instructional competition team is new at UVM”, Labow said. “There is a system to learning how to safely execute tricks in the park and pipe, and FST is quickly catching on.”

Necamp successfully skied the rails for the open class overall after competing against some tough competition.

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Handling athletic injuries in the YouTube era whether to see the injury. In the

JEREMY KARPF

Every year brings even more gruesome injuries to athletes than the last. With bigger, stronger and faster players it sometimes feels as if it is a consequence of the sports culture. But when Louisville’s Kevin Ware broke his leg, the YouTube era reached a crossroads.

There have been graphic injuries prior to Ware’s and sadly his will not be the last, but his is unique. Ware went to close out on Duke’s Tyler Thornton’s three-point attempt with 6:33 the Elite Eight matchup.

His focus appeared to be on the ball, but when he landed, his leg buckled and broke in two spots.

The injury immediately brought to mind Joe Theismann breaking his leg on a Lawrence Taylor sack in 1985. A sock protected Theismann’s leg from view. Ware did not have that same luxury.

His injury was immediately visible to everyone present and watching on television.

CBS, who was airing the game, ultimately chose to show the play twice on TV but refrained from showing it inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

In a YouTube world, the public has free access to choose

was viewed millions of times.

Ware himself did not initially realize that his leg was broken. It took until Louisville head coach Rick Pitino went to examine him before it elicited a reaction. “[He] went to help me up, he glanced at my leg and his eyes got huge,” Ware said in an interview with ABC news. “I looked down at my leg and it was just automatic shock.”

Some of Ware’s teammates reacted in the only way they could, by throwing up.

Others such as Russ Smith began to cry. “I heard it. Then, I saw what happened and I just fell,” Smith said in an interview with the New York Daily News.

Trainers rushed to Kevin’s side, putting a towel over the injury to block it from view.

“It’s sticking six inches out of the leg and he’s yelling, ‘I’ll be seen anything like that before in my life” Pitino said.

And win they did, following 16 minutes to play, the Cardinals points and was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Midwest Region despite suffering from a severe virus.

The way Louisville stayed composed and executed in order to reach the Final Four was admirable, but this injury transcended sports and entered the general consciousness.

CBS made a decision to not do postgame show. ESPN, also instead only showed a reaction shot of his teammates.

The story got national attention from the mainstream media, too. On Thursday, Good Morning America’s Josh Elliot interviewed Ware, choosing not to show the injury, but calling it a “horrifying moment, one so graphic that we purposely blurred it.”

Later on that night, Ware appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to read the Top 10. Called “top 10 things going through Kevin Ware’s mind when he broke his leg”.

The list included “10. What was that loud cracking sound?

Heat, then ice or ice, then heat?”

Ware showed immense maturity taking on the gallows humor head-on.

Louisville played inspired basketball in their Final Four matchup against Wichita State, with 13:35 left in the game, earning a place in the NCAA Championship game against Michigan.

Ware was on the sidelines, cheering on his team after having surgery earlier in the week.

And there he was again, next to the Louisville bench, as the Cardinals captured the NCAA Championship on Monday night.

We will never know the effect that Ware may have had if he had not sustained his injury, but his absence provided the opportunity for role player Luke Hancock.

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The weekly recap Josh Aronson Staff Writer

named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. his injury, Kevin Ware was able to motivate his teammates to reach the peak of their sport. His presence acted as a physical reminder of pain and hardship inherent in reaching the pinnacle of college basketball.

Even in the heat of the moment, having just won a Nationed the focus away from himself and in interview with a Kansas City news station said, “It’s not about me, I’ve never been that type of guy. These are my brothers. They got the job done.”

Whether Ware will be able to return to play Division I basketball remains an unknown, but seeing the way that he has handled himself in the wake of the injury, I have no doubt that he will make every effort to do so.

athletetweet Taylor Feuss Sports Editor

Boss of the week Rick Pitino, Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino could’ve had the greatest, most successfully week in recent sports memory. First, last Wednesday, his son Richard was named the head basketball coach at University of Minne-

points to get Louisville back into the game.

This built upon Hancock’s impressive performance in his team’s Final Four matchup with Wichita State where he scored

sota. On Saturday a horse that he co-owns named Goldencents, won the Santa Anita Derby and

Monday night he won his second National Championship with a

Kentucky Derby. Sunday, Pitino was inducted into the Basket-

a feeling Pitino won’t be toping this past week for quite a while.

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Wood honored for effort on and off the track Colin Hekimian Assistant Sports Editor Kaleigh Wood, a senior on UVM’s women’s cross country the Outstanding Athlete Award from the UVM Women’s Center on Monday night.

Wood was honored at the center’s annual awards banquet.

The Women’s Center hosts its recognize the contributions and campus. The center chooses one female recipient for the Out-

community as well as athletics and academics. stemmed from her effort to adopt the nationwide You Can Play Project on campus. According to its mission statement, You Can Play is dedicated to creating spect and safety for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation.

It works to guarantee that athto compete and be judged only by what they contribute to their sport.

America East announced an unprecedented partnership with You Can Play in December as the project was adopted at the Wood competed in four season-best time of 19:35 at the UNH pre-conference meet to rank 14th on the team. The Cyn-

ic sat down with Kaleigh Wood to ask about her accomplishments at UVM. Q-How does it feel to have won the UVM Women’s Center’s Outstanding Athlete Award?

If feels great to win this award from the UVM Women’s to Christine Dolan and Cathy Rahill for nominating me. It

throughout my years at UVM and it is a great feeling knowing that other people think my work is making a change.

Q-How does it feel to be in your last season?

It was so bittersweet to be done for so many years, but it

Q- What were your goals for the season?

My goals for my last season injuries. Running is one of those

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Senior Kaleigh Wood runs in a race during Vermont’s Cross Country season. Wood recently received an Outstanding Athlete Award from the UVM’s Women’s Center in their annual banquet this March.

listen to your body and make sure you are taking care of your-

One main goal for the You Can Play Project is helping out en Powers, as much as possible

I spent my junior year season not running due to injuries so this past cross country season I focused on training hard, listening to my body and it paid off. I didn’t suffer any major injuries and I was happy with my 5k times.

Q- What are your goals for the You Can Play Project?

end of April.

We want there to be representation from all the teams at UVM to express that UVM is committed to creating an incluBTQ athletes feel safe and not judged by their sexual orientation but only their athletic ability.

We really appreciate all the

athletes taking time out of their busy schedules to participate work UVM is doing to make student-athletes.

Q-What is your proudest accomplishment as an athlete?

I think my proudest accomplishment as an athlete is just

athletics.

It has been extremely exciting and rewarding being a part of projects like the You Can Play Project, leadership programs UVM Athletics.

It’s also been rewarding to and educate younger students order to make athletics a more Honestly, I just like helping people be who they are and speaking up for what I think is right.