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The Univers i t y o f Vermont ’s independent vo ice s ince 1883
w w w . v e r m o n t c y n i c . c o m | Tu e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 1 6 , 2 0 1 0 – Vo l u m e 1 2 7 I s s u e 1 2 | B u r l i n g t o n , Ve r m o n t
CYNICT H E V E R M O N T
12
SPORTSMen’s hockey fights against Boston College11-12
OPINIONAre college sports a game anymore?4-5
LIFESopranos’ actor Carl Capotorto talks show with students
ARTSPretty Lights electrifies Higher Ground
NEWSCheck out the new ‘Crime log’1-3
DISTRACT
10Joel and Chris show mercy
6-7
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Cracking down on bus rider identification
“We’re not being nasty, we’re being
proactive.” Steve Johnson
Green Mountain Concert Services employee
By Katy PetifordStaff Writer
SARAH ALEXANDER The Vermont Cynic!"#$%&"'()*+,&-("*(.,/%(*00(123+#'(324()2/%("5*#6.%(7&$,&-(/212&1,%'8(because Burlington’s vacancy rate one of the lowest in the nation.
JAMIE LENT The Vermont CynicStudents are required to show their UVM IDs before boarding the off campus busses as a saftey precaution on the weekends.
See HOUSING on page 2
See BUSES on page 2
Catamounts come back from Friday loss to win Saturday against Boston College
NEWS2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
ALANA enrollment has reached an alltime high this fall, but graduation rates have left !"#$ %&'()*+,$ -%./01).2$ )&$ 340$recent achievements are enough, according to the University’s recent press conference.Assigned by the President’s
Commission on Racial Diversity, Gregory Herman Jr. is ,50*140*/).2$.0-$!"#$ 10,0*1(4$on ALANA student retention. “The research is not focused on
the dropout rates of ALANA, but rather their retention,” Herman said. “‘Dropout’ implies that the students leave UVM and do not complete their undergraduate /02100$0+,0-401067$Herman said he recently
received statistics of the retention and graduation rates of ALANA students and nonALANA students from Chris Lucier, vice president for Enrollment Management.8940$ /*3*$ -)++$ :0$ *.*+;<0/$
and put into different graphs,” Herman said. “Once that %((=1,>$340$/*3*$(%++0(30/$-)++$:0$
compared to other schools that have similar demographics to the University of Vermont just to see -4010$-0$,3*./$).$(%?5*1),%.$3%$other universities.” Herman’s research has
advocates, such as retention and assessment coordinator for the ALANA Center Khristian KempDeLisser.“I do think the research
-%=+/$ :0$ :0.0'()*+>7$ @0?5ADeLisser said. “I think there ),$ *$ ?),(%.(053)%.$ *:%=3$ 4%-$,3=/0.3,$ %&$ (%+%1$ 501&%1?$ -40.$(%?5*10/$ 3%$ -4)30$ ,3=/0.3,6$!).(0$ 34010$ *10$ &0-01$ ,3=/0.3,$%&$ (%+%1$ 3%$ B005$ 31*(B$ %&>$ -40.$one of them leaves it has a ?%10$ ,)2.)'(*.3$ )?5*(3$ %.$ 340$statistics.” Herman’s research is
connected to the University’s longterm improvement efforts 3%-*1/$1*()*+$/)C01,)3;6$“The retention of ALANA
students has been a focus for many years,” Herman said. “The President’s Commission on Racial Diversity submitted a series of recommendations to President Fogel and Provost Bramley ).$ D=.0$ EFFG>$ -4)(4$ &%(=,0/$on recruitment, retention,
curriculum and climate. The President’s Commission on H*()*+$ I)C01,)3;$ 210-$ %=3$ %&$ 340$President’s Task Force on Racial Diversity, established in January 2002.”The University has also
%12*.)<0/$?%10$10(0.3$0&&%13,6“This academic year, under
340$ J1%C%,3K,$ +0*/01,4)5>$ -0$ *10$deep in the midst of an integrated effort to address student success and satisfaction … [and] guide our operational and strategic actions to improve our retention and graduation rates,” Lucier said. 940$ /*3*$ *.*+;,),$ -)++$ +0*/$
3%$ %:,01C*3)%.,$ %&$ -4*3$ ,01C)(0,$are currently being offered and -4*3$ ,01C)(0,$ ,4%=+/$ :0$ %&&010/$to improve the experience of our ALANA students, Herman said.The main service is the
ALANA Center.8L0$ +),30.$ (*10&=++;$ 3%$ -4*3$
our student community tells us and advocate for their needs on a personal and institutional level,” ALANA Center Director Beverly Colston said. “We keep current on information regarding student of color retention and success and use this information to keep our (%++0*2=0,$=5/*30/$*,$-0++67
8M$ *?$4*55;$ *:%=3$ %=1$ '1,3Ayear retention numbers,” Colston ,*)/6$8MK/$+)B0$3%$=./01,3*./$-4;$more of our ALANA [and] multiracial students don’t persist to 21*/=*3)%.6$ L40.$ /%$ -0$ +%,0$340?$*./$-4;N7$Colston said that no one
should not make assumptions based on the numbers, and instead care about the student narrative.8M3K,$ (1)3)(*+$ 34*3$ -0$ 5*;$
attention to the student experience behind the numbers,” ,40$ ,*)/6$ 8#+34%=24$ '1,3A;0*1$retention numbers are high, 4%-$ /%$ %=1$ ,3=/0.3,$ &00+$ *:%=3$*330./).2$OPQN7$$Herman says that the services
(*.$ *./$ -)++$ :0$ )?51%C0/$but focus on ALANA student 1030.3)%.$-)++$501,),36$“The retention of ALANA
students is not something that -)++$ 2%$ *-*;$ *&301$ 10,0*1(4$ ),$done,” Herman said. “As the O.)C01,)3;$ (4*.20,>$ ,%$ -)++$ 340$,01C)(0,6$94010&%10>$M$-%=+/$4%50$that the focus of ALANA student 1030.3)%.$ -)++$ .%3$ 0C01$ 0./$ :=3$rather the initiatives be different /050./).2$%.$-4*3$),$.00/0/67$
Retention improvements spur ALANA emphasisStudent Government Association researches trends in minority enrollment
Five students have resigned from the Student Government Association over the past three -00B,>$ ).$ *//)3)%.$ 3%$ ?=+3)5+0$resignations over the summer.The recent resignations
include sophomores Dmitri R)./0$ *./$ D*,%.$ @*3<>$ S=.)%1$JesseRuth Corkins and seniors Julian Golfarini and McClain Cheney, according to SGA Vice J10,)/0.3$I*C)/$Q*()0-)(<6$ “This is very typical for the
0./$%&$ 340$ ,0?0,301>7$Q*()0-)(<$,*)/6$ 8J0%5+0$ 10*+)<0$ 340;$4*C0$*$time restriction and are unable 3%$ ,3*;$ %.$ :0(*=,0$ %&$ -%1B$obligations, or class time during the meetings. Most people that resign do so because they simply (*.K3$&=+'++$340$3)?0$(%??)3?0.3$anymore.”Typically students joining
should be able to commit to TFATU$ 4%=1,$ *$ -00B$ :=3$ ,%?0$students join thinking the only time commitment is the SGA meeting every Tuesday at 7 p.m., *((%1/).2$3%$Q*()0-)(<6$“So often people joining the
senate think that the group only convenes on Tuesday evenings and that’s that,” SGA President @%'$Q0.,*4$ ,*)/6$ 8V=3$ 34010$ ),$so much more that goes on in order to make sure business can actually be brought up on the ,0.*30$W%%167Though joining the SGA is a
3)?0$(%??)3?0.3>$,3=/0.3,$-4%$remain on board say they do so for a reason.
8V0).2$.0-$3%$OPQ>$M$-*,.K3$,=10$-4*3$3%$0X50(3$&1%?$!"#>$:=3$I really do enjoy being on senate,” '1,3A;0*1$ *./$ !"#$ ?0?:01$Alyssa Ravech said. “It can be a +%3$%&$-%1B>$:=3$340$0X501)0.(0$),$-4*3$;%=$?*B0$)367One empty seat has already
:00.$ '++0/$ :=3$ &%=1$ C*(*.()0,$10?*).>$Q*()0-)(<$,*)/6940$ !"#$ -)++$ 10C)0-$
*55+)(*3)%.,$ 34*3$ -010$ /=0$ :;$midnight on Nov. 10 and decide -403401$ 3%$ 3*B0$ %.$ ,%?0$ %1$ *++$of the applicants during the next ?003).2>$*((%1/).2$3%$Q*()0-)(<6$
8H0,)2.*3)%.,$*10$*+-*;,$ ,*/$:0(*=,0$;%=$:0(%?0$&1)0./,$-)34$340$,3=/0.3,>$:=3$-0K/$1*3401$4*C0$50%5+0$ -4%$ 4*C0$ 3)?0$ &%1$ 34),>7$Q*()0-)(<$ ,*)/6$ $ 8YC01;%.0$-4%$S%).,$!"#$ ),$ *$ ,3=/0.3$'1,3Z$ 34),$),$*$10*+)3;6$[%-0C01>$-0$4*C0$GE$students to represent the entire ,3=/0.3$:%/;$-0++$*./$)&$;%=$(*.K3$put in the time, then you’re doing a disservice to the students and *++$340$50%5+0$-4%$C%30/$&%1$;%=67940$ !"#$ ),$ *+-*;,$ +%%B).2$
&%1$ .0-$ 50%5+0$ *./$ 10C)0-).2$applications. If anyone is interested in applying, the
application is available at SGA on 340$R;.X$-0:,)306$“There are seven committees
on the SGA that do different 34).2,>7$ Q*()0-)(<$ ,*)/6$ 8L0$are looking for diverse students -4%$-)++$'3$ 340,0$/)&&010.3$ 3;50,$of position. We are looking for ?%3)C*30/$ ,3=/0.3,$ -4%$ (*.$4*./+0$0X31*$-%1B>$*10$2%%/$-)34$time management, and typically ,3=/0.3,$-4%$ 4*C0$ ,%?0$ ,%13$ %&$leadership role in the past.”
Five more students resign from Student GovernmentSGA vice president says the senators were overwhelmed the with time commitmentBy Hillary Walton
Asst. News Editor
JAIME LENT The Vermont CynicMany students have resigned from the Student Government Association, leaving multiple openings.
By Henry Bond
Staff Writer
Students struggle to find affordable living
#,$ 340$ 501(0.3*20,$ ,4%->$the majority of students choose to move off campus their junior and senior year, but many do .%3$B.%-$4%-$ 3%$'./$ 340$ 1)243$place. “I think there is a good
:=<<$ 341%=24%=3$ 340$ ,3=/0.3$(%??=.)3;$ %.$ 4%-$ 3%$ './$housing,” junior Erin Knapp said. “I don’t think UVM really reaches out to students to help them.”Director of Student and
Community Relations Gail Shampnois and Coordinator of OffCampus Services Alicia Taylor have developed an OffCampus Housing Workshop for students.“With the increase in
students, seniors and juniors *10$*-*10$%&$340$.00/$3%$,0(=10$a place earlier and earlier,” J1%5013;$Q*.*201$*./$-%1B,4%5$liason Jill Diemer said. “In recent years, the majority of students usually get everything together in November.” 940$ 2%*+,$ %&$ 340$-%1B,4%5,$
are to prepare students on a variety of things like information %.$4%-$3%$10.3$%&&$(*?5=,$*./$4%-$ 3%$ :0$ ,=((0,,&=+$ 30.*.3,6$940;$*+,%$51%C)/0$,3=/0.3,$-)34$10,%=1(0,$%.$4%-$3%$,3*;$,*&0$*./$40*+34;$ %&&$ (*?5=,$ *+%.2$ -)34$many other things, according 3%$ 340$ \&'(0$ %&$ !3=/0.3$ *./$Community Relations. “The idea[s] behind the
-%1B,4%5,$*10$ 3%$40+5$,3=/0.3,$prepare for the transition from living on campus to moving off campus,” Shampnois said.!3=/0.3,$ 203$ 3%$ ?003$ -)34$
members from the Burlington Police Department, City Council, Burlington Community Support Program and many other departments and resources, ,3*30/$340$\&'(0$%&$!3=/0.3$*./$Community Relations.
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students through outlets like Residential Life and signs inside the bus, Barr said.8\.$ [*++%-00.$ -00B0./>$
%3401$ 34*.$ *$ &0-$ 50%5+0$C%?)3).2>$-0$10*++;$4*C0.K3$4*/$340$ *,,*=+3,$ -0KC0$ 4*/$ ).$ 340$past,” he said.Though Barr said there have
:00.$&0-01$).()/0.(0,>$]40C1)01$said the bus is still not as safe as it could be.“Students are not more
1%-/;$34),$;0*1$34*.$).$510C)%=,$years but that does not mean that things are okay,” she said. “There have been issues on 340$,4=33+0$&%1$;0*1,$-)34$/1)C01,$and passengers not feeling safe :0(*=,0$ %&$ 340$ *(3)%.,$ %&$ *$ &0-$students and unfortunately this has caused a need for precautionary measures like checking IDs.”
UVM IDs checked for safety
BUSES
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NEWS 3TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
If you have received an email this semester asking your opinion on the sales of CocaCola products on campus, you have been randomly selected to participate in the Vermont Student Opinion Polls (VSOP).!"#$ %&'($ )*+,$ -.$ ("#$
semester are being sent via email to a randomized group of UVM undergraduate students about the CocaCola contract, Student Government Association (SGA) Public Relations Committee Chair Nicholas Monteforte said.“Many students want to get
CocaCola off campus, so the idea of the VSOP is to get student opinion about the issue that captures a good representation of the undergraduate body at UVM,” Monteforte said.The committee working on
the CocaCola contract, which expires in the spring of 2012, will analyze the results of the poll so that the voices of UVM students are taken into consideration, Monteforte said.“The results from the VSOP
have been essential in the past for acquiring the attitudes of students in a timely and costeffective method,” the Public Relations Committee stated.The VSOP was created in
1982 in order to collect students’ opinions about important campuswide issues discussed by the SGA, the Public Relations Committee stated.Recent years’ polls were
administered through pieces of paper given to students at random locations around the UVM campus. However, this process did not accurately represent the student body, Monteforte said.This year the SGA worked
with Institutional Studies to
collect a list of random email addresses of UVM undergraduate students, he said.The SGA will publish the
results of the polls on their website so that they are available to the student body, Monteforte said.
In one week, two executive board members resigned from the InterResidence Association (IRA), the student organization representing students living within the residence halls at UVM.Director of Public Relations
Timmy Weaver and Vice President and Treasurer Veronica Butka resigned in the third week of October, IRA president Erik Graham said.Weaver said that he resigned
for personal reasons that were mainly due to the large time commitment.“I very much enjoyed the time
I spent with the IRA executive board and made some strong friendships,” Weaver said.Some of the responsibilities
as Director of Public Relations
include advertising for /01$#2#3('$("&-45"$6&73(#8$9:#&'$distributed to the residence halls and hung on bulletin boards, maintaining the IRA website and keeping archives for the organization, he said. “Unfortunately, the rate of
attrition within the IRA executive board is often rather high,” he said.Last year, IRA dealt with the
resignations of their president, Public Relations chairman, and Social Programming chairman, followed by the impeachment of their vice president, Graham said.“By the end of last year only
three positions out of the seven on the IRA executive board were held by the people who were originally elected to them,” he said.Graham continued to say
that it was uncommon to have
two resignations in the same week, but that these incidents were unrelated and happened by chance to occur at the same time.An email sent to all on
;<=64'$ &#'78#3('$ 3-(7%#8$students of the vacancies and gave them the opportunity to run.Elections took place Oct. 27.“The individual elected vice
president and treasurer was sophomore CJ Frisina, and the individual elected the chair of public relations committee was freshman Sam KahnArcangeli,” Graham said.Both positions are paid and
each semester every executive board member receives a stipend of $475, he said.All oncampus students pay
a $15 fee each semester that goes directly to IRA and the stipends for the executive board positions, Graham said.
With Black Friday — a national day of consumerism — approaching, a group of students has decided to stop spending.A campus consumer
standstill will occur on Nov. 15 as a precursor for a national consumer freeze campaign which will take place on Black Friday, Nov. 26. “Since we aren’t going to be
in school for Black Friday, [Nov. 15] will be a day with that holiday in mind,” event representative Sydney Stieler said. “The goal is the boycott of
buying anything on campus for the day,” she said. “We’re doing a lot of workshops, providing food and music, so don’t buy anything — but we’ll be providing a lot of free stuff at the same time.”The day’s mission is to foster
a community that supports waste reduction, creativity, local recourses and food systems and that shares ideas, skills and materials, according to the movement’s Facebook event page.“If we stop consuming for
a day, I believe that people would come to realize how dependent they really are on consumer goods,” Sophomore Elise Gloeckner said. “It will 8#%37(#>:$ ?#$ "<&8@$ <38$ /A=$sure inconvenient for many,
but I think the experience is an important one.”Although a complete
consumer freeze is the event goal, group members acknowledge that the achievement of this is not probable. “First off, I don’t think that
all people are going to take part in the event, although I’d love it,” Stieler said. “But I agree that even if they consume less it will send a clear message about the power of student body to Sodexo among other vendors.The day will include a number
of events including Tshirt stenciling in front of the library, a free public potluck and a free market at which students are encouraged to bring and swap thrift items, artwork, coupons, songs and more, the event page stated.It will also present live music,
as well as free mugs, reusable cups, workshops and educational sessions, according to event page. “Look around and keep
your eyes peeled for a schedule of events because they’ll be on ("#$ 9:#&'$ B#A&#$ 6-'(735$ <&-438$campus,” Stieler said. “We could make a statement that other campuses can look to.” “Imagine if students across
the country could work together to effect change on universities everywhere,” she said.
IRA confronted with double resignationBy Becky Hayes
Staff Writer
Vermont Student Opinion Polls question the Coca-Cola contractBy Lindsey Waters
Staff Writer
The Student Government Association (SGA) is creating a petition to stop the sale of bottled water on campus. The bottled water ban, called
“A Cheaper Way to ‘Tap That,’” started Nov. 1 and will last until Dec. 31. The petition is on UVM’s
website link The Lynx where students can pledge to cease their consumption of bottled water with the click of a button.In the United States, 50
billion bottles of water are consumed each year and about 36.5 billion are thrown away. It
takes 1,000 years for each bottle to decompose fully, according to The Lynx. “We believe that the sale
of bottled water contradicts the University’s vision of environmental responsibility and should therefore be discontinued,”the SGA petition said. While this is a positive step
in the environmentallyfriendly direction, could it be too much? “I think it’s a good idea, but
it seems a bit extreme having zero water bottles on campus.” sophomore Alison Gagnon said. CD-B#2#&@$ 7($ 7'$ 8#%37(#>:$ 5--8$for the environment and it would go along with UVM’s values.”
‘A cheaper way to ‘tap that’’
By Maura Satti
Staff Writer
SGA’s initiative to continue UVM’s commitment to the environment proposes ban
By Hillary Walton
Asst. News Editor
Combating consumerism
BAILEY CUMMINGS The Vermont CynicA Vermont Student Opinion Poll was sent out via email about the
CocaCola contract with UVM.
Crime log
On Nov. 7, students were cited for possession of marijuana, ecstasy and stolen property in Simpson Hall.! A court date is set for Dec. 13.!
A sensor was damaged and a "re alarm went o# in Jean Mance Hall on Nov. 6.! Police con"scated drugs and referred the student to the Center for Student Ethics and Standards.!
An alcohol o#ense occurred in Buckham Hall on Nov. 5 involving several students.
A small amount of marijuana, an MJ pipe, grinder and scale were con"scated from a student and a non-a$liate around Converse Hall on Nov. 5.!
By Katy Petiford
Staff Writer
UVM student-run group attempts to fight spending by promoting a campus purchasing freeze
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Opinion4 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
President Obama endorsed India to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council last week, pleasing some while irking others.For India, the endorsement
is great news. For neighboring countries like Pakistan and China … they’ve had better days.The Security Council is one of
six principle organs of the U.N. The members are responsible for deciding certain resolutions to !"#$%"&#!'"&()*'"+!*#,-))./$%$)&%$)'"(0)12$)3$%4&"$"#)4$45$%,)who have the most power — U.S., China, France, U.K., Russia —
with 10 other members serving on a rotating basis.Giving India a permanent seat
on the Security Council is a big step. By endorsing India, Obama is sending a strong message that “India is not simply emerging. India has emerged,” as he stated to the Indian Parliament according to The New York Times.Obama stressed the
importance of India helping to eradicate terrorist growth in Pakistan. Since 1947 when Pakistan was created, the two nations have been in hot dispute over the northern Kashmir territory and continue to struggle for a solution.The Pakistani government,
angered by Obama’s endorsement, might now be less inclined to eradicate terrorist groups within their borders, which could end up costing American lives.Sure, endorsing India could
give them more leverage over
Pakistan, and who better than an immediate neighbor to clean them up, but for now it creates more tension.As the only Eastern nation on
the Security Council, China is also a factor. They showed reluctant approval for the endorsement. Deep down they are worried. Our economic relationship
with China has recently become tense, and a stronger USIndia tie is adding to their preoccupation. China and India are sure to be vying for American economic love in the years to come.Also, should we be worried?
Obama said that stronger economic ties with India will be a “winwin” and that it will not come at the expense of American 6'5,-))7)1"8)#/!,)/&%8)#')5$(!$2$9)given that India has been sucking IT jobs from America for the last decade. Think Slumdog Millionaire times 10.Finally, does any of this
even matter? The U.N. Security
Council and General Assembly have proven ineffective in making decisions and actually solving !"#$%"&#!'"&()*'"+!*#,-)):');/')cares about who is a permanent member and who isn’t, right?Wrong. Adding India as
a permanent member could be a step toward additional restructuring of not only the Security Council but also the General Assembly, and help make the U.N. more effective.In our globalized world, the
U.N. needs to play a more vital role in international affairs. While China, Pakistan and the U.S. might be worried for now, including India as a permanent member to the U.N. Security Council is a positive step toward more U.N. restructuring and overall enhancement of international political organization.
Max Krieg is a senior global
studies major. He has been
writing for The Cynic since fall 2010.
MAX KRIEG
Obama backs India, making the right steps
For rat infestations, water leaking from the ceiling, sketchy /$&#!"<) &"8) +&=0) (&"8('%8,9)students in Burlington can pay a mere $1400 per month.It’s accepted that you’re going
to be overpaying if you rent in Burlington, but many students don’t understand why, and The Cynic joins them, questioning: Why?According to the U.S. Census
Bureau, the national vacancy rate for rental properties hit an alltime high at 10 percent last year. With Burlington vacancy rates hovering between one and three percent &"8)&),#$&80)+';)'>)8$4&"8)>%'4)students moving off campus, Burlington has one of the lowest rates in the country.According to Statewide
Housing Services, a healthy and fair renting market would provide somewhere around 5 percent vacancy.Of course, if you want to live
near a campus like American University, you may be paying $4000 per month for two bedrooms, but this is Burlington — 8'"?#)+&##$%)0'@%,$(>-Landlords and property
owners are taking advantage of the 1"&"*!&() ,!#@&#!'")4&"0) ,#@8$"#,)1"8) #/$4,$(2$,) !") &>#$%) #;') '%)three years of college.Living on campus is expensive,
and the requirement of signing
up for a meal plan makes it even more costly. Living off campus is supposed to help you control your spending.Additionally, students simply
want to live off campus when they get closer to graduation because everybody else does; it’s what you’re “supposed to do.” So, the choice to live on campus for three or four years is pretty unrealistic, and probably wouldn’t save you any money.The University is trying to
look optimistically at the situation by hosting workshops that teach students how to look for good deals and fair rents.However, the choices are few,
and often students will get locked into leases that empty their pockets and their parents’ bank accounts. We seem to be at the mercy of this niche market.For students, it seems
hopeless — what they pay for a dirty and broken down apartment in Burlington could get them a beautiful place in a big city with a more competitive market.If you think we’re just being
picky, visit any other school in a city the size of Burlington and see how students live for $1400 per month in a two bedroom.Many students pay these prices
for places that have uncontrollable heating, Plexiglas windows or ;&%3$8)+''%,-
There is no easy solution to this problem; property owners love the low vacancy rates and high demand, and students aren’t going to stop moving off campus. ./$) '"(0) 1A) !,) #') 5@!(8) 4'%$)rental properties in the little space Burlington has left.These prices are ridiculous
B) #/$) 3%'1#) #/&#) (&"8('%8,) &"8)property owners are turning over year to year are big, and, because of the low vacancy rate, unchecked. We need to saturate the market with more competition and more houses, so students can stop getting ripped off and start seeing how the real world works.
Hell-bound housing
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
COLUMNISTS
OPINION 5TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The recent death of Notre Dame student videographer Declan Sullivan has sparked a debate on how serious college sports have become. Sullivan was killed while
!"#$%&'(')**+,(""'-.(/+$/0'120%'+20'234.(5"$/'"$)+'20'1(6'!"#$%&'from fell over because of high winds.Was it necessary to put
Sullivan atop that lift in such terrible weather? Did the football team really need to practice in those conditions? Why is it even %0/066(.3'+*'!"#'-.(/+$/067The tragic event in South
Bend, Indiana highlights a much larger problem: the world of collegiate athletics has spun out of control. College athletes are amateurs, and per NCAA rules, (.0')*.,$440%').*#'-.*!+$%&'from their skills while enrolled in college. But this isn’t to say +2(+'/*""0&0'6-*.+68'6-0/$!/(""3'football, haven’t become big business. USA Today reported in 2008
that Notre Dame’s deal with NBC to broadcast football games was worth $9 million per year. The Washington Post noted that the Southeastern Conference has a 15 year television deal with CBS and ESPN, worth $3 billion. Mack Brown, the head coach
of the Texas football squad, makes $5.1 million. To put this into perspective, Kevin Sneddon and Mike Lonergan, the head coaches of the UVM men’s ice hockey and basketball teams respectively, made around $150,000 each during the 200708 year, according to the
Burlington Free Press.When multimillion dollar
coaches’ salaries and television contracts enter the picture, it’s no longer “just a game.”While students themselves
aren’t compensated, their talent translates into millions of dollars in revenue for instutitions. In 2006, the NCAA estimated that college sports teams generated $4.2 billion in revenue; they were #*.0'-.*!+(,"0'+2(%'+20'9:;'that year.When the expense of
these burgeoning athletics departments is passed onto students, it is clear that institutions place athletics above academics. The University of Cincinnati hiked the price of tuition in 2005 to cover a $24 million athletic department debt.While the bigrevenue sports
like football and men’s basketball may pay for themselves in the long run, academic success may fall secondary to success on the !0"4<'
Last year, 12 of the top 25 ranked NCAA men’s basketball teams posted graduation rates of less than 50 percent. In the wake of new academic regulations imposed by the NCAA, George Will of the Washington Post points out suspicious numbers of athletes in the same major, noting that 78 percent of Michigan football players majored in General Studies.
I’m glad that UVM spends money on new academic buildings instead of new sports facilities. It’s okay with me that the visiting hockey team has
to duck under a threefoot tall opening to get to their bench. As sad as it is to cut athletic programs, I applaud the University for cutting varsity baseball and softball instead of making deeper cuts into academic departments.Despite being a Division
I school, UVM isn’t driven by athletics. Our academic reputation precedes are athletic success (though I’d hope so – *%"3'+2.00'+0(#6'!%$6204'1$+2'winning records last year.) We don’t have a football
team or expensive stadiums. Our coaches aren’t plagued by ethics violations; our players aren’t involved in recruiting scandals. How clearer of a wakeup
call than an unnecessary death of a student to realize that we take college sports just a little too seriously?
I came to the University of Vermont for one reason: the forks. I knew that it had great
environmental programs, a fun hippie crowd and lots of snow, but the forks were just too awesome to pass up. =2$"0'!.6+'>$6$+$%&'?@A'(%4'
consuming the misleadinglygood visiting day food, I was told that everything from the cups to the cutlery would be turned right back into dirt and compost. No more wasting petroleum
products to make utensils and 4$%$%&'1(.0'+2(+'6$+6'$%'"(%4!""6'for thousands of years. This attention to detail showed me UVM’s true commitment to being green.Ironically, after touting this
environmental achievement, the University has since realized that
these products don’t actually decompose or compost... Whoops!The corn and potato starch
utensils and cups fail so utterly because they actually do contain some petroleum products in order to make them heat resistant, according to the Burlington Free Press.These utensils are now
mostly gone from campus and we are back to using regular plastic forks and metal cutlery. While this may seem like a
drawback, it may be a good thing for the University’s “greenatude” in the long run. A tremendous amount of
petroleumbased fertilizer is used to grow the corn anyway, thus it is still detrimental to the environment. So why are we using land that could grow food to grow forks?The practice of growing
tremendous amounts of corn that leaches the soil of nutrients instead of growing vegetable crops to feed people seems far worse than not having
compostable silverware. B2$6')*.C'!(6/*'62*5"4'%*+'
only be looked at as a failure on the University’s part to properly research their investments, but as a learning experience to be used as support for a truly green initiative.One solution to the problem
is the fantastic reusable plastic spork, allinone spoonforkknife, sold around campus. These fancy eating
accessories can be purchased around campus for one dollar. It comes in several different /*"*.6'(%4'1$""'&0+'3*5'('!>0'/0%+'discount at the Marketplace in the Davis Center.I suppose that I will stay at
?@A'406-$+0'+20'$+6'!/+$+$*56'fork fables, though I do hope that in the future the University makes sure it is doing more good than harm with its green programs.
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to the staff editorial addressing BYO Day in the November 9 edition of The Cynic. Yes, we are encouraging a “buy nothing” day
on Monday, November 15, but there were a few assumptions in your article that I’d like to address.First, we are not saying “buy
nothing ever.” We are asking people to think differently for one day. Fix your own bike. Make your own greeting cards. Eat some delicious food. Just give us a chance to teach you something new.Second, America does indeed
depend on consumption right now. The problem is who is controlling these goods, and where they are coming from. We
don’t expect everyone to make their own computers or raise their own cows, but that doesn’t mean we can’t encourage people to stop and think about where an item is from or whether their new extra sweatshirt is really necessary.We don’t want America to
collapse into ruin. We want it to live up to its potential. Yes, China might be edging in on our power turf, but if we are so focused on a healthy economy and staying at the top, wouldn’t it make more sense to stop buying unnecessary plastic trinkets from other
countries and start buying wellmade items from our neighbors? We’d keep our money in our
own country, and we’d waste less money on trash removal and disposal. This money could be spent on education — so no getting “dumber” — or funding !.0'40-(.+#0%+6'*.'!D$%&'5-'inner cities or anything really.America should not be based
on buying from companies that shut down unions, run dehumanizing sweatshops, pollute our rivers, trash ecosystems all over the world, use bleach to clean hamburger
meat, and manipulate our government. America should be based on a strong sense of community, justice, and pride in our country’s amazing natural landscapes and resources.And third, we know a day
long freeze won’t solve our problems. But if no one even tries to think differently, we’ll never get anywhere.
Sincerely,Ilana Copel Class of 2013
Zach Despart is a junior political
science major. He has been
writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.
ZACH DESPART
MAX KRIEGER
Max Krieger is a sophomore
political science major. He has
been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.
Putting college sports in perspective
When a multi-million dollar coaches’ salaries and television contracts enter the picture, it’s no longer “just a game.”
Forks gone foul Quick Opinions
Josephine MillerDoes anyone know how to use a bike lock at this school? It pains me to see all of the easily detachable front wheels loosely tied to the bike racks around campus. An enterprising student could fund a UVM education with all the free bikes lying around this campus! Learn to lock your frame to the bike rack, not just the front
wheel.
Max KriegLast week over 50,000 students took to the streets in the UK to protest nationwide tuition increases. We need to be more European once in a while and take to the streets too. In order for changes to be made, we must demand them.
Jeff BarbieriThe personal belongings of Wall Street fraud Bernie Madoff were auctioned off in New York last week, including his bed, jewelry and even his clothes. No word on how much his Hamburglar halloween costume went for.
Buy nothing day a step toward something
ARTS6 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
The eyes, nose, hands, ear and mouth are arguably small in respect to how important their functions are. Sight, smell, touch, sound and taste dictate how we perceive and relate to our environment and each other.In the Firehouse Gallery’s
current exhibit “Homunculus,” artist and UVM professor Steve Budington has taken the painted human form and rearranged it according to sensory organs. The name of the exhibit comes
from the theory known as cortical homunculus, which presents a distorted scale model of a human !"#$%&' ()*$%+,()"' -.%'/$0/0$-(0)'of body parts that correlate to a ,/%*(!*',%),%1As a creative artist, Budington
is not interested in giving an anatomically correct version of the human body. “I’m wondering how our
more subjective and metaphoric ‘homunculus’ would be represented,” Budington said. “If our brain had a map of our embodied experience of the world, what would that look like, what would it reveal.”Budington takes his work
one step further, incorporating technology into the idea.“In daily life … our relationship
to technology is more ambivalent … technologies are enjoyed as an almost ‘natural’ extension
of our subjective selves — ear buds, outdoor gear, small mobile devices, social networking,” Budington said. On canvas, earbuds and
phone wires are physically attached to the ear while multiple colored eyes decorate the face.Budington’s work suggests
a literal unity between the body and technology, as if our ears themselves were the things we used to listen to iPods. “Many feel it is a terrifying
prospect to actually merge our ‘natural,’ physical body with technologies that are alreadyso close to us,” Budington said.The images are visually
related to surrealism, the contrasting pallets of the subdued 2+*3"$0#)4,' +)4' 2$(".-' !"#$%,'balancing out the more visceral imagery of exposed anatomies, Budington said.Exposed indeed. “When I
splice or dissect organs, including genitalia, it’s more about highlighting our culture’s ability to alter or rearrange the physical body than it is a communication of a subconscious event or personal epiphany,” Budington said.Upon entering the exhibit for
-.%' !$,-' -(5%&' 6+4(+' 7%,-*0--&'who works in the exhibit, was initially taken aback. 89-'!$,-'(-:,'$%;0<-()"&'=(-.'+<<'
the dismembered body parts.” Wescott said. “But then it’s quite interesting and beautiful … the
use of color, very vibrant. The element of sensory body parts that really evoke the senses.”The inspiration behind
“Homunculus” is Budington’s $%>%*-(0)' 0)' -.%' ?@A,' +)4' ?BA,&'when popular culture was obsessed with apocalyptic visions of machines, cyborgs and other “post human” entities who would take over the planet.Budington has seen this shift
dramatically.“The popular imagination
0C'-.%'<+,-'DA'E%+$,&'=.(<%'F#,-'+,'heavyhanded and problematic, was different in that it represented a merging of the individual with technology to create utopias or exceed physical limitations — think ‘Avatar,’” Budington said.We see this technology
everywhere — everyone has an iPod, iPhone or cell phone on
them at all times, Wescott said.To be plugged in and accessible
at all times — or entertained visually through images and music — is an important aspect of our lives. In society electronics can be considered extensions of our sensory experiences.To see how technology
has redesigned the body, visit “Homunculus” at the Firehouse Gallery until Jan. 1.
Exhibit explores magic of the five sensesBy Madeleine GibsonSenior Staff Writer
KATIE CASSIDY The Vermont CynicUVM professor Steve Budington showcases his “Homunculus” exhibit at the Firehouse Gallery.
Art exhibit investigates the relationship between the body and its surrounding world
7ARTS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Electronic music artist Pretty Lights — Derek Vincent Smith with drummer Adam Deitch — lit up Higher Ground last week for a sea of fans. “Tickets sold out at least two
months prior to the date [of the concert],” Higher Ground house manager Z Mecca said. “It sold out both nights.”The Sunday night concert
featured the captivating light show that they are famous for, utilizing the house lights as well as many smaller lights that changed colors and patterns in time with the music. Between this and the
electronic beats, the concert had a ravelike atmosphere. The energy level was sustained throughout the entire show, keeping the audience wanting more until the very end. The encore may have been
the most energetic song of all, featuring the opening act, Chali 2na, who rapped along with the techno tunes of Pretty Lights. “The warm up rapper was
awesome,” junior Courtenay Allen said. “The encore song Pretty Lights did [with him] was amazing.”Pretty Lights’ high energy
and enthusiasm for being in Burlington was obvious, creating a bond with the audience, who were also clearly psyched to be there. The audience’s attire
included bright colors and lightup elements, like gloves that had !"#$%&'( )*&'#$)( +$),!-#./( "$0(Tshirts with moving LED lights. Pretty Lights played a number
of their most popular songs, including “Finally Moving” and “Hot Like Sauce,” as well as material from their newest EP “Glowing in the Darkest Night.”Hundreds of people were
jumping and dancing to the beat for hours.“It had great energy and
everyone was just loving the music and Pretty Lights loves Burlington so they really got into it,” Allen said.This seemed to be the
consensus among members of the audience. “The show was great,
both acts were spectacular,” sophomore Max Dansky said. “It was clear everyone was really loving the vibes.”Very much a collegecentered
show, much of the crowd consisted of students from UVM and other local colleges.“I would have to say that the
majority [of that crowd] was college students,” Mecca said.With the ravelike
atmosphere of an electronic, lightscentered show and a collegeage crowd, it seemed to some that much of the audience was using drugs such as ecstasy and “molly” — a pure form of MDMA.“Like 90 percent of the
people there were on some type of psychedelic,” Allen said. “My friend bought a ticket from a random guy on Facebook and he asked her if she wanted some molly to go with it.”After playing until 2 a.m.
on Sunday night, Pretty Lights made an appearance at a party in Burlington.“One of my friend’s friends
knew the opening act’s manager and so we offered to have the [after] party in our basement,” senior Ryan Waingortin said.Pretty Lights ended the night
by coming to the party, playing for a while and then hanging out with their fans, Waingortin said.“[Pretty Lights] love coming
here,” Mecca said. “It was the +!/-(-'&1$#)2-(/-"$0(-2,3(0#0(&$(their whole tour, so they were /4.,!( ./352,0( -2"-( 6+!/-7( $#)2-(to have a night that they didn’t have to load all that stuff out and just kind of focus on the music, you know.”
Not many business students attend introductory classes already knowing what career they want to pursue after graduation. 8$(9"5-:($&-(;"$3(+!/-(3,"!/(.*"$(to design and manage a business on top of the everyday stress of exams and decisions.Senior Ryan Orlove, however,
was such a student. He has applied what he has learned attending UVM’s Business School to a webbased business, <;.*#+,0=9;=((Originally called Burlington
Underground, Orlove wanted to provide localized support for musicians in the Burlington area and promote their performances through a geographically ordered live music calendar, Orlove said.People curious about the
downtown music scene can simply check the website’s 5"*,$0"!( -&( +$0( '2&( #/( .*"3#$)(at Nectar’s on a given evening
or stopping on tour at Higher Ground later in the week. Through social
networking capabilities of fan recommendations and reviews, navigating your next big show is a personal experience. Orlove got started when he
found himself in a situation all too familiar for college students. “I was broke from going to
concerts at Higher Ground so I started emailing managers requesting to interview bands,” Orlove said. “I started getting in for free.”Since then, Orlove has
interviewed between 30 and 40 musicians and bands like Pete Francis of Dispatch, Easy Star AllStars and Tea Leaf Green. As relations developed, more
/-&!#,/( "%&4-( -&4!#$)( 0#9+54*-#,/(and record companies ripping artists off kept coming up.>?$5,( 8( +)4!,0( &4-( 2&'(
0#9+54*-(#-('"/(-&(%,("(;4/#5#"$(&$(the road, I turned to the business side … kind of like, okay, well,
I’m interviewing bands that are going through problems because of what is happening in the music industry,” Orlove said. “How do we help these bands?”With Orlove’s
entrepreneurship and the web design of alum Dan Mesa, Burlington Underground — now <;.*#+,0=9;(@('"/(%&!$=<;.*#+,0=9;(&99,!/(;4/#5#"$/(
a chance to make their music available for download on the website, thus correspondingly providing users with access to these MP3s.The contract for musicians is
free and nonexclusive; the only requirement is a studio album, Orlove said. The website will allow
subscribers to purchase highquality MP3s after successful beta tests, he said. Beta testing is essentially
working out all of the kinks in order to go “live” beyond Burlington. Now at 40 to 45 %"$0/:(<;.*#+,0($,,0/(-&(/#)$("-(
least 150 to do so.<;.*#+,0=9;( 2"/( "(
commitment to local artists, but has signed nationally acclaimed bands like Lotus and Assembly of Dust, Orlove said. As a grassroots business,
contracted artists will receive 65 percent of the MP3 sales, allocated accordingly from a $9.99 monthly fee for consumer downloads, he said. Orlove was recently a
contestant on the reality webseries sponsored by Sprint and Microsoft, Second Chance. The contestants competed with three other entrepreneurs for a grand prize of $150,000 to reinvigorate the winner’s business. The winner is chosen by voters.“Second Chance involves
showcasing your former business, why it failed, and how your new business is going to succeed,” Orlove said. “Burlington Underground was organization and promotion of music. <;.*#+,0=9;( #/( &!)"$#A"-#&$:(
promotion and distribution of music.”In addition to a chance to win
a monetary prize, Second Chance has also provided Orlove with the opportunity to network and pitch his business model to investors.“I’ve met a lot of people
through the show Second Chance, so I can actually take this model and pitch it to ... investors, and then, [if we receive funding,] with that funding successfully implement it in Boston, Manhattan [and other cities] because that is where we can support ourselves [using the business] as a career,” Orlove said.By gaining subscribers
in major cities, local bands just starting out will have an extended fan base, leading to increased concert attendance and merchandise sales. This is how artists make their money.People can vote for
Orlove on Second Chance at BusinessonMain.com.
Pretty Lights sets Burlington aglowBy Alexandra RaymonCynic Correspondent
Amplifying Burlington’s local music accessBy Madeleine GibsonSenior Staff Writer
Student-run website merges social networking with local music
BOBBY SUDEKUM The Vermont CynicCrowds gather at Higher Ground to watch Pretty Lights performance on Nov. 8.
Popular electronic music artist plays double sold-out shows
8 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 LIFE
Being in college grants a sense of freedom from parents and this means wearing whatever you want. Sometimes, however,
when people walk by you and stare, they are not staring in admiration, but rather in sheer horror. The following are some of the worst fashion mistakes seen around campus.While I understand
and even encourage the need to express opinions and point of view through apparel, please do it with some class. Mixing and matching patterns can be okay, but a skirt with an image of a galaxy on it is not necessary. If you enjoy constellations, then join NASA, but do not display it on your clothing.Adding color to a
wardrobe is essential. Color illuminates, and gives the illusion of being happy, even if you are not. That being said, color should be restricted to one or two bold colors mixed and matched with other neutrals. Wearing the entire
!"#$%&'( #$( &$)( &*+,+(gives you the appearance of being a clown. I personally do not know anyone at UVM who wants to join the circus, but if you do, then you are the exception to this rule.Piercings and tattoos
are another way to display our creative sides. But rather than inking up our bodies, why not try a temporary tattoo? -.)/( 0"$( %)( 1#!+/( "$2(fun, and even designers like Chanel and Rodarte have taken a liking to this trend. Temporary tats are a
simple way to drastically change your look without commitment. Temporary tattoos act as an accessory to your &*+,+( +."+( 0"$( 0."$3)(whenever you wish, unlike a permanent tat.
JENN MSCISZ
THE FASHION COLUMN
Watch what you wear, you’re in college now
Actor Carl Capotorto stood at the front of a packed Lafayette lecture hall on Tuesday, Nov. 9 attempting to determine the fate of Tony Soprano, while students gathered to enjoy Italian food and watch the controversial last episode of the Sopranos. The event, “Pizza and Pasta
with Little Paulie” was organized by English professor and ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies Program director, John Gennari, who arranged the appearance of Capotorto. “I met Carl this past April
when we were both presenters at a conference at Hofstra University,” Gennari said. “And at that time I’d just recently read his memoir, which is a beautifullywritten account.”Capotorto’s memoir, “Twisted
Head,” speaks of growing up in the Bronx in the ‘60s and ‘70s as a young gay boy in an Italian family. Professor Gennari refered to
the book as “a vividly colorful, multilayered picture,” and states +."+(4"!5(.#67)58(#7(9!)2),$#$3(+.)(word ‘ethnic’” through his work. In addition to playing the
character of Little Paulie on “The Sopranos,” Capotorto has appeared in Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever,” John Turturro’s “Mac,” and many other movies. Capotorto is not only an actor and an author, but is also a playwright and screenwriter, Gennari said. Capotorto said that he is
slightly embarrassed by his brief appearance in the last episode of the show, but assured students that he had longer appearances throughout the previous three
seasons and gave an inside view on inner workings of the show. The last episode of “The
Sopranos” ended in a fadetoblack moment, leaving viewers wondering what happened. For this reason, it has become one of the most controversial TV season endings yet, Capotorto said.“It was an outrageous way
to end a story that went on for decades,” Capotorto said. “Fans divided into two camps, they either loved it or they hated it.”Students attending the
screening also divided into two
groups, but for different reasons. Some assumed that the main character of the series, Tony, had died in the last seconds of the show, while others took that to mean that the show would live on.“Tony is the protagonist of
the series,” one student in the audience said. “And so it makes sense that once he dies, the show has to end.” Others argued that the cut to
the credits symbolized the neverending nature of the show, and when asked Capotorto said that even he did not know the true
meaning behind the ending. While he said that could
not decode the mystery of the last episode, he was able to tell students what it was really like on the set of the show. He said that “it was like a
brotherhood, a very supportive set.” But it is still “The Sopranos,” and “it was a little like being in the mob — you had to have the right attitude,” he said. Between Capotorto’s inside
view of the show and the array of Italian snacks, students were able to get the full Soprano experience.
By Sara CravattsStaff Writer
Sapphire, author of the bestselling novel “Push,” spoke at the Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom on Nov. 9 in a talk entitled “Push, Precious, and Black Women in Literature.”A poet, public speaker,
performer and awardwinning novelist, Sapphire has received much acclaim for her literary works. Her national best seller “Push” was recently adapted into the Academy Award winning movie “Precious,” interim provost Jane E. Knodell said in her introduction. Sapphire’s talk drew a large
0!&'2(:("56&7+(,55#$3(+.)(;!"$2(Maple Ballroom. Students, professors and community members came to hear her lecture. “I loved it,” sophomore
Felicia Mensah said. “It was very insightful. I read her book and seeing her talk about the black community was very moving.”The topic of the book and
discussion, “Push” deals with contemporary issues of literacy and education and the affect they have on black women. Sapphire said she is a strong
advocate for education. “I believe education can make
a difference in women’s lives no matter how far on the socioeconomic ladder they may be,” she said.Sapphire said her passion for
the awareness of education is what inspired her to write “Push.” After an encounter with the women whom “Push” was based on, Sapphire was motivated to tell her story.“I honestly believed if we told
the truth of those around us, we can bring about change,” she said.Sapphire spoke about a time
in her life when she did not write. Her eighth grade teacher, who she described as a black middleclass woman, was the one that discouraged her.Sapphire’s teacher told her
that it was “impossible to believe that her kind could produce anything.” Sapphire said she blamed
herself for this encounter. “I wondered what was wrong
with me. It actually took me 30 years to wonder what was wrong with her.” Sapphire’s new attitude
led her to take a second look at women and literature, allowing her to write again. She recognized that the relationship between black men and women was usually portrayed as sad, so she decided to explore the female reality. She described romantic
love as being the core of most literature and wanted to do
something different with “Push.” She instead put language at the center of “Push” instead of romance, she said.“‘Push’ places literacy over
romantic love,” she said. Sapphire described “Push”
as exposing truths through the !)"56(&8(,0+#&$<“I chose to go into the gray
"!)"( &8( ,0+#&$=( +&( '!#+)( 7&6)(inconvenient truths,” she said.With that, Sapphire ended
her talk and was awarded with a standing ovation by the crowd. “I thought it was great. She
was so lyrical, especially when she was reading the poetry,” senior integrated professional studies major Kathy Manning said.When asked about what she is
working on next, Sapphire shared that she has a novel called “The Kid” coming out in May 2011.
By Jordanna GoodmanStaff Writer
Acclaimed novelist Sapphire pushes boundaries with poetry and prose
SARAH ALEXANDER The Vermont Cynic!"#$%!"&'('#('%)#'*%+,-.%/'&#"0'12%1&'3.%('%456%1(78.0(1%"9'7(%(-.%:'0(#';.#1<'0"$%=0"$%.&<1'8.%'0%>';?%@?
“Little Paulie” hosts night of pasta and the fate of Tony
Students fill Grand Maple Ballroom to hear the inspiration behind the Academy Award-winning film “Precious”
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By Jessica McWeeneyStaff Writer
New computer science program iCompute looks to enhance the future of technology
Photo courtesy of UVMtvA male and female contestant get to know one another on the set of UVMtv’s new dating game show.
Students try their luck at finding true love
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Sports 11TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
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NFL PICKS WEEK 11By Rory LeylandStaff Writer
Washington Redskins @ Tennessee Titans
The Randy Moss swap
continues! If the NFL was a
yankee swap, Moss would be the
iPod that everyone thinks they
want until they realize that it
!"#$"%$&%'"()*$)+,$"%*$*&#-./(#$their locker room.
You have to trade that iPod,
even if it’s just for the pair of
+0,1)#2$ $ 3,4)1)-5$ (!)$ 6&("%#$needed a receiver after Kenny
Britt’s injury troubles.
The Redskins have been
a model of inconsistency this
year, with impressive wins over
the Bears and Packers coupled
4&(!$*)7,-"0&8&%+$0,##)#$"+"&%#($the Lions and Rams. It’s hard
to predict which Redskins team
will show up, but I just feel safer
with the Titans.
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Oakland Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers
The Raiders are over .500!
They beat the Broncos and
9)"!"4:#$ ;,%1&%;&%+0<$ "%*$outlasted an impressive Chiefs
team. This season would warm
Al Davis’ soul if I had any reason
(,$=)0&)1)$!)$4"#$"$0&1&%+$=)&%+2$$Darren McFadden looks
like the real deal and it turns
out Jason Campbell is just
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=)%;!&%+$4"#$"$>?$,%$(!)$:%))@jerk reaction scale.
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C"&*)-#A$7"&%$#(-)%+(!5$-.%%&%+$the ball, happens to matchup
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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles
Ahmad Bradshaw is a
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Michael Vick is back under
center and still looks better
than ever, but I don’t see them
,1)-;,7&%+$(!)$X&"%(#A$+-)"($"00@around effort.
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Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers
Josh McDaniels’
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run the ball, can’t stop the run
… I don’t know if McDaniels
has ever watched a Super Bowl
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took Tim Tebow and Demaryius
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SPORTS12 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Wednesday !!"!#
Men’s basketball @ Connecticut7 p.m.
Women’s ice hockey vs. Connecticut at UVM2 p.m.
Men’s basketball @ Quinnipiac3 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Boston CollegePatrick Gym3 p.m.
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Friday !!"!$
Women’s basketball vs. MaristPatrick Gym7 p.m.
Saturday !!"%&
Women’s swimming and diving @ Holy Cross2 p.m.
Sunday !!"%!
Women’s swimming and diving @ Bryant University1 p.m.
It took until the second night
of the series, but the men’s hockey
!"#$% &'#(()% *+,-"% !.+,/0.% #'1%2#3!/+"1% !."4+% &+5!% 64'% ,7% !."%season against the defending
national champion, the Boston
College Eagles.
8."% 9#!#$,/'!5% 6"+"%defeated 32 on Nov. 12 to
begin the series but on Nov. 13
!.")% 64!.5!,,1% #% (#!"% 2,$"*#2-%attempt from the Eagles and
skated to a 53 victory.
“Coach is really happy about
!."% 2.#+#2!"+% 6"% .#:"% 4'% !."%(,2-"+%+,,$%#'1%6"%.#:"%#%0+"#!%0+,/3% ,7% 0/)5% #'1% 6";+"% #((% 4'%it togethercoaches included,”
&+5!<)"#+% 9,'',+% =+42-(")% 5#41>%?@";:"% 5!#)"1% 2,'&1"'!% 4'% "#2.%,!."+A%6"%#(6#)5%*"(4":"1%4'%"#2.%,!."+% #'1%6"% B/5!%6#'!"1% !,% 0"!%!.#!%&+5!%64'>%@"%6#'!"1%!,%6,+-%hard together and it paid off and
',6%6";+"%3+"!!)%.#33)%#*,/!%4!>C“I give these kids credit after
going through seven games
64!.,/!%#%64'%#'1%!.");:"%#((%*""'%very close contests, not easy to go
through emotionally,” Vermont
head coach Kevin Sneddon said.
“So I’m very proud of them, they
5!/2-%!,0"!."+%#'1%7,/'1%#%6#)%!,%0"!%4!%1,'"A%#'1%',6%D%!.4'-%!.")%7""(% (4-"% !.")% 2#'% 3(#)% !.#!% 6#)%and play against any team in the
country.”
Sophomore Chris McCarthy
and senior Wahsontiio Stacey
'"!!"1%!."%!6,%0,#(5%7,+%E"+$,'!%,'% F,:>% GH% 6.4("% &+5!<)"#+% =4((%I+',(1A%B/'4,+%9#$%I!-4'5,'%#'1%sophomore Chris Kreider scored
for Boston College.
The action began early in the
&+5!%3"+4,1%6."'%J29#+!.);5%0,#(%put the Catamounts on top less
than a minute into the game.
The Eagles rebounded quickly
!.,/0.A% 64!.% I+',(1;5% 0,#(% #!%KLMKA%#'1%!."%0#$"%6#5%":"'%,'2"%
again.
N!#2")% +,/'1"1% ,/!% !."% &+5!%3"+4,1% 64!.% #% 0,#(% #!% GOLGPA%putting the Catamounts up 21
64!.% #% 6+45!% 5.,!% 7+,$% !."% ("7!%circle.
The Eagles chipped at and
eventually toppled Vermont’s
("#1% 4'% !."% 5"2,'1%3"+4,1A%6."'%Atkinson and Kreider both
scored, giving the Eagles the 32
lead. This sealed the fate of the
Catamounts, as neither team
52,+"1%4'%!."%&'#(%3"+4,1>%The second night of the series
*"0#'% :"+)% $/2.% (4-"% !."% &+5!%but had a dramatically different
ending.
Sophomores McCarthy,
Sebastian Stalberg and Tobias
NilssonRoos scored for Vermont
,'%F,:>%GKA%#(,'0%64!.%&+5!<)"#+5%H.T. Lenz and Brickley. Junior
Q4$$)%R#)"5%52,+"1%!642"%7,+%!."%S#0("5%#'1% B/'4,+%9#$%I!-4'5,'%also scored.
Mirroring Nov. 12, the
9#!#$,/'!5% B/$3"1% ,/!% !,% #'%"#+()% &+5!<3"+4,1% ("#1% ,'% #% 0,#(%from McCarthy.
Also similar to the previous
night’s game, the Eagles came
back quickly to tie. Atkinson
52,+"1%#!%MLOTA%!)4'0%!."%0#$"%#!%one.
Stalberg gave the Catamounts
the lead again at 15:32 and this
2#++4"1%!."$%#((%!."%6#)%/'!4(%!."%!.4+1%3"+4,1A%#5%'"4!."+%!"#$%6#5%able to score in the second.
Boston College sophomore
Pat Mullane took control of the
puck in the offensive zone early in
the third period. He came close to
scoring but couldn’t put the puck
3#5!%B/'4,+%0,#(4"%U,*%J#1,+">%Instead, the Catamounts
641"'"1% !."% 0#3% B/5!% 5"2,'15%later at 2:28. Brickley passed the
3/2-% !,% V"'WA% 6.,% 5"'!% #% 6+45!%5.,!% 3#5!% J4('"+% 7,+% .45% &+5!%career goal.
Brickley scored a goal of his
,6'%#!%XLYYA%!4334'0%4'%#%5.,!%!.#!%5"'4,+% Z#'% V#65,'% .#1% !#-"'>%8.45%3/!%!."%9#!#$,/'!5%/3%Y<G>The Eagles did not give up,
!.,/0.A%#'1%4!%6#5%."+"%!.#!%!.")%began their drive to close the gap
and push for a late comeback.
R#)"5% 52,+"1% !6,% 0,#(5A%3/!!4'0%.45%!"#$%64!.4'%,'"%0,#(%,7% !)4'0% !."% 0#$"% #5% !."% &'#(%
3"+4,1%6#5%64'14'0%1,6'>%“Tip of the hat obviously to
=9A% ),/% -',6% !.");+"% 1,6'% #'1%,/!%#!%Y<G%#'1%!.")%$#1"%4!%#%0+"#!%+/'%#!% !."% "'1% !."+">% D% !.4'-%6"%got a little bit tight and tense and
6,++4"1AC%N'"11,'%5#41>Both teams took timeouts in
!."%&'#(%$4'/!"5%,7%!."%!.4+1%#'1%Boston College made the decision
to pull sophomore goaltender
Parker Milner from the net.
This decision left the door
,3"'%7,+%F4(55,'<U,,5A%6.,%5"'!%the puck across the ice from the
defensive zone and scored an
empty netter to seal the victory at
GTLHP>The next challenge for the
!"#$% 64((% *"% #% 0#$"% #0#4'5!%UMass on Nov. 23.
UVM grabs first win of year against No. 6 Boston CollegeBy Diana GiuntaSenior Staff Writer
BOBBY SUDEKUM | The Vermont CynicThe Catamounts — Matt White (number 19) and Lance Herrington (number 20) — go for a goal against Boston College Eagles’ goalie, John
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By Jeremy KarpfStaff Writer
The Cynic sports shorts of the weekBoss of the week:
Paul Millsap
In Utah’s game against the
J4#$4%R"#!%,'%F,:>%TA%J4((5#3%52,+"1%GG%3,4'!5%[%4'%!."%&'#(%HX%5"2,'15>%J4((5#3%[%6.,%52,+"1%YP% 4'% !."% 0#$"%[% ."(3"1% +#(()%.45%!"#$%7+,$%#%HH<3,4'!%1"&24!%2#33"1%*)%.45%\/++)%,7%52,+4'0%4'%!."%&'#(%5"2,'15>%J4((5#3%5#41%,7%.45%3"+7,+$#'2"A%?D%0/"55%6."'%it rains, it pours.”
Goat of the week: Eddy Curry
Put aside the fact that this
guy is making $11.2 million this
season to sit on the bench for the
Knicks. A report surfaced last
Wednesday claiming that Curry
45% *"4'0% 5/"1% 7,+% ]^KAOOO% 7,+%failing to pay for auto repairs in
HOO^% #'1% HOOX>% 8.45% +"3,+!% 45%5/+7#24'0%4'%#%)"#+%6."+"%9/++)%45%*"4'0%5/"1%7,+%,:"+%]POOAOOO%7,+%.#:4'0%5"_%64!.%#'%/'1"+#0"%girl. The Eddy Curry saga keeps
0"!!4'0%6,+5"`%#!% ("#5!% 4!%64((%*"%over after this year.
Quote of the week
?@"% -',6% !.#!% 9.4(1+"55%1,"5';!%.#:"%,/+%*#2-5A% 5,%6.)%5.,/(1%6"%.#:"%.45a%I5%$/2.%#5%D%.#!"%.4$A%D%64((%-""3%3(#)4'0>CAn unnamed player on
the Vikings roster voicing his
displeasure concerning head
coach Brad Childress, according
to Sean Jensen of the Chicago
Sun Times.
Women’s soccer team names new head coach
Kristi Lefebvre has been
'#$"1%!."%."#1%6,$"';5%5,22"+%coach. Lefebvre, a native of
Colchester Vt., had been serving
as interim head coach after
b6#$"%V(,)1%+"540'"1%7+,$%.45%3,54!4,'% ,'% c2!>% HP>% V"7"*:+"%recently completed her third
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Swimming and diving improves to 6-1
Senior Kate Weaver earned
three victories as the Vermont
564$$4'0% #'1% 14:4'0% !"#$%topped Maine and Keene State
on Saturday in Keene, N.H.
Kailey Gardner, Avery Pittman
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