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COLCHESTER CONFUSION

CYNICT H E V E R M O N T

Construction on Colchester Ave. will continue for the next two weeks 5

COOL KIDS CONCERTStudents chill out with rap group at Davis Center benefit concert

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When undergraduate student Lydia Rees tried to bike by Rowell Building to get to her room in Converse Hall, she was blocked !"# $%&''# (')(*'# +,# -.)&'/0',$#vests and talk about a bomb threat.“Stop. You can not go this

way, there is an emergency in the building right now,” Facility Coordinator Sue Williams said to a cyclist trying to weave his way through the confusion.They were two of many that

Williams turned away after a suspicious package was found between 22:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon in the animal care section of the Given Building. The package was deemed

suspicious because of odd color

and placement, according to UVM Police Captain Tim Bilodeau.12.&#)340'&/# /()$$'5# +$# $%'&'#

6,5# 7'&+4'5# $%6$# $%'# (60869'#indeed was suspicious, so we evacuated both the Given and the Health Science Research Facility and established a perimeter,” Bilodeau said.Steve Marriot of South

Burlington, one of 20 standardized patients who medical students practice on, was waiting to begin a session, when they had to leave the building. “The alarms went off and we

all had to run out in our skivvies!” Marriot said, clad in a blue hospital robe.Many people said they were

unaware of why they had to evacuate.

“They just told us there was an emergency in the building, but I later found out there was a bomb scare,” medical student Shohei Ikoma said.The University called the

State Police to evaluate the package, and the bomb squad arrived around 4:30 p.m.After the bomb squad arrived,

they determined the package was not dangerous.“They ended up doing a scan

of the package, and disrupting, essentially destroying the package. There were no explosives in the package,” Bilodeau said. “There was nothing in it at all.”“At this point, we don’t know

exactly how it got there,” he said. “We will do an additional investigation to see what did happen, who placed it there.”

Bomb squad called to Given BuildingBy Natalie DiBlasio

News Editor

There were times when the Centennial Field stands were 4**'5#!"#,'6&*"#:;<;;;#36,/# +,#6#season, when the paint was fresh 6,5#$%'#4'*5#$)(=>.6*+$"?#@%'#4'*5# +/#,)A#%)B'#$)#$%'#

Vermont Lake Monsters minor league team, and has been since 1994. The permanency of this,

however, is now being questioned as the Lake Monsters have been told that they cannot compete in the minor leagues with such a rundown stadium. According to the Burlington

Free Press, studies for the Commissioner of Major League Baseball in recent years have shown serious defects with the park, including unsafe conditions for the players and fans.Engineering Ventures, a

0),/.*$+,9#4&B<#+/#/$.5"+,9#A%6$#improvements and associated 0)/$/#A).*5#!'#,''5'5#+3#$%'#4'*5#and stadium were to be used for minor league baseball for the next 25 plus years, Richard Cate, vice president for UVM Finance and Administration said.C&)!*'B/# A+$%# $%'# 4'*5#

+,0*.5'# 6,# .,*'7'*# (*6"+,9# 4'*5<#poor lighting and substandard clubhouses, dugouts and bullpens. According to WCAX, this

testing, estimated at $50,000, was paid for by UVM, the Lake Monsters, a private donor and the city of Burlington.

D3# $%'# 4'*5# +/# ,)$# &',)76$'5<#the Vermont Lake Monsters will ,''5# $)# 4,5# 6# ,'A# %)B'# !6/'#if they wish to remain active in minor league baseball. “Nobody really wants it to

leave. We don’t want to leave. And we need to do something about it to make sure it stays,” Nate Cloutier, general manager of

the Lake Monsters, told WCAX in an interview regarding the aging stadium.On the Lake Monster’s

website, Centennial Field is referred to as one of the highest >.6*+$"# 4'*5/# 6&).,5<# %67+,9#been recognized for excellence by sources such as Beam Clay, the Sports Turf Manager’s

Association and Sports Turf Magazine.1@%'#4'*5#+/#)86"#3)&#6#0)**'9'#

!6/'!6**# 4'*5<E# /)(%)B)&'# 0*.!#baseball member Colby Morgan said. “However, it is not good 3)&# 6# (&)3'//+),6*# !6/'!6**# 4'*5#and the Lake Monsters should do something about that.” @%'# 4'*5# +/# 0.&&',$*"# ./'5#

by UVM for practices and club sports, but with last year’s abolishment of UVM’s baseball and softball teams, pricey renovations in order to bring the 4'*5#.(#$)#B+,)&#*'69.'#!6/'!6**#standards are highly unlikely.“Our school made the

Future of Centennial questionedBy Hillary Walton

Staff Writer

!"#$"##%&'()%"'*(+&,(,+-.#(,"/%-0,(*"1"2$,3(,02+(&,(0#,&1"(2-#*%$%-#,(1-/(4-$+(5'&6"/,(&#*(1&#,(&#*(0#"7"#(5'&6%#8(9"'*:DAMIR ALISA | The Vermont Cynic

Suspicious package destroyed, later announced harmless

UVM funds part of $50,000 study

see CENTENNIAL FIELD on page 3

The Vermont State Police Bomb Squad arrive on Central Campus after a suspiscious package was found in the Given Building on )/%*&6:

ELLIOT DEBRUYN | The Vermont Cynic

NEWS2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

!"#$% &'&(% ")'"% *+,% -(.-/(% 0//%the Grand Maple Ballroom in the Davis Center for one purpose — especially when there are only 500 chairs.The UVM Outing Club

)'1% 2"#$% 0&$"% 3(("245% ")2$% -'$"%Thursday — a yearly event that has attracted an increasing number of students for the past 15 years.“The meeting went great,

packed house, every seat was taken and there were people in the back standing. It’s gotten bigger every year,” senior and Outing Club leader Bobby Sudekum said. “My freshman 6('&% 7(% 7.8/1% 0//% 8-% )'/9% ")'"%room.”The majority of the 650

-(.-/(%'"% ")(%0&$"%3(("245%7(&(%0&$":6('&% $"81(4"$;% <$$2$"'4"%Director of Student Life for =8"1..&% >&.5&'3$% ?.)4% <@@."%said.“The momentum we have

coming off of TREK, we have 250 freshmen out on trips, and if every one of them tells their roommates how much fun they had on a trip, it grows like that,” <@@."%$'21A%B!"%-&(""6%38C)%1.($%it’s own marketing.” B!%$'"%.4%")(%D..&;E%0&$"%6('&%

Kayla Hoffman said.</.45% 72")% 2"$% 0&$"% '448'/%

meeting, the Outing Club has grown immensely.“When I came in ‘96, we

had between 15 and 20 trips per $(3($"(&;E% <@@."% $'21A% BF(#&(%C8&&(4"/6%&844245%0G(%".%$2H%"&2-$%a weekend, so closer to 55 or 60 trips. We went from a community of 15 leaders, and now we have *+:I,AEThe club is considering

adding more hikes to their typical repertoire of day hikes, canoe trips, backcountry hiking trips, rock climbing trips, mountain @2J245%"&2-$;%<@@."%$'21A“[In a] typical fall, we put

between 900 and 1000 students out on trips,” he said.</.45%72")% @(245% .4(% .9% ")(%

largest clubs at UVM, the Outing Club is a national leader.“The Outing Club currently is

")(% /'&5($"% C.4"248'//6% $"81(4":run outing club in the Northeast,” <@@."%$'21A</").85)% /('1(&$% '&(%

concerned about the usual fall in attendance during the spring, ")(6% '&(% C.401(4"% '9"(&% ")2$%strong start.“We’ve got a pretty big fan

base,” Sudekum said. “We’re really in a good place right now.”

In addition to recruitment, Greeks have their eyes on a shiny 5./1(4%"&.-)6%K%$)'-(1%/2J(%'%0&(%truck.Different chapters will form

"('3$% ".% -8//% '% 0&(% "&8CJ% 8-%Church Street during Outright L(&3.4"#$%'448'/%0&(%"&8CJ%-8//AM)(% 0&(% "&8CJ% -8//% .4%

N'"8&1'6;% N(-"A% OP% 2$% ".% @(4(0"%Outright Vermont, a program ")'"% $8--.&"$%QRSMT<%6.8")% 24%Vermont. “I’m very proud of all the

Greek leaders, and I am looking forward to seeing them win even more Fire Trucks this year,” graduate assistant for Greek life Kristin Lang said.In order to participate, each

chapter or team needs to raise $125.In an attempt to help the

chapters raise money, Greek life governing councils the Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council held a pasta dinner for $5 on Friday. “We really tried with this

event to reach out to the UVM and Burlington community by working with Outright Vermont and advertising all around campus,” Vice President of Programming for the Panhellenic Council Megan Long said. So far, half of the chapters

have fundraised all of the money for this event, but they have until the end of the week to raise money to participate. Phu Lam, senior Pi Beta Phi

president, said that she thought that the dinner was a great event to raise money for a good cause

and for Greek life as well. “I think the pasta dinner

is a great way to get the entire community involved,” Lam said. “Campus wide Greek events are

on of the best ways to meet people, stay involved and have fun. I am so proud Pi Phi can participate in an event that contributes to the greater Burlington area.”

By Chase ThomasStaff Writer

The Interfraternity Council held a pasta dinner for $5 on Friday !"!#$#%&'(&)!#!*'&+,'-$%.'&/!-0(#'1

ALEXA ALGIOS | The Vermont Cynic

Pasta party for the pull

Students turn out for Outing Club meetingOne of UVM’s largest clubs continues to gain membersStaff Report

$1 million left for student-athletes scholarship fundN"81(4":'")/("($% 325)"% 5("%

cut a break thanks to a $1 million gift and the creation of the NC).0(/1%<")/("2C%U841AR(.&5(% VA% NC).0(/1;% C/'$$%

of ‘51, named UVM as the @(4(0C2'&6% .9%)2$%WO%32//2.4% /29(%insurance policy after he died 24%X,,P%'"% '5(% IP;% 'CC.&1245% ".%University Communications.NC).0(/1% 7'$% C.:C'-"'24% .9%

the football team while a student at UVM and moved on to become the retired president, chief (H(C8"2G(%.90C(&%'41%C)'2&3'4%.9%Zurn Industries of Erie, Pa.“The endowment will

generate the equivalent of a full athletic scholarship for us (G(&6%6('&;E%Y2&(C".&%.9%<")/("2C$%Robert Corran said. “We’re very '--&(C2'"2G(% .9% ")2$% (HC(-"2.4'/%529"A% !"#$% G(&6% $25420C'4"% 9.&% 8$;%as it reinforces our longstanding

C.332"3(4"% ".% (HC(//(4C(% 24%both athletic and academic performance.” M)(% NC).0(/1% <")/("2C%

Scholarship Fund will support students of proven academic ability and need who are on at least one intercollegiate sports team, according to University Communications.Z(C2-2(4"$% 38$"% @(% .8":.9:

state students that graduated in the top third of their high school class, must remain in the top 50 percent of their UVM class and be recommended by the director of athletics. First preference will be given

to students from the state of New Jersey.The athletics department

has not decided whether to use the funds for one full scholarship annually or to 12G21(%2"%'3.45%$(G(&'/%$"81(4":athletes, according to University Communications.

By Natalie DiBlasioNews Editor

2)(,'&345&6',7!#'6&*88!7&'.!&9-:#7&;:<8!&=:88-((0&$#&'.!&>:"$6&?!#'!-&@(-&'.!&+,'$#%&?8,)A6&*-6'&0!!'$#%&(@&'.!&6B.((8&C!:-1

BOBBY SUDEKUM | The Vermont Cynic

Students will need to avoid parts of Colchester Avenue for the next two weeks due to construction.The city of Burlington is

planning to repave and reline parts of the street to eliminate vehicle sideswipes due to swerving and weaving common on the street, according to an email from Director of UVM Transportation and Parking Services Jim Barr.“I’ve seen information

on the website that indicates improvements for pedestrian crossing, bicycle lanes and wider vehicle lanes to hopefully eliminate vehicle sideswipes,” Barr said. The plan will involve grinding

off three inches of pavement and applying new asphalt in several sections of Colchester Avenue.For about one month, from

South Prospect Street to East Avenue, the street will be relined with one westbound lane, one eastbound lane and left turn lanes at key intersections, the email stated.!"#$%& #'$& ()*#'+& #%,"-.&

$*/0*$$%1& 2033& 1#456& #%,"-.&7)2+& #%,"-.& 84$40*/+& 1,"$#6& ,*5&intersection capacity to will evaluate the success of the new .)*-/4%,#0)*+& #'$& 94%30*/#)*&transportation website stated. The city will then decide

whether or not to install permanent features.“I heard verbally from

Nicole Losch, Burlington Public

Works Project Coordinator, that although the initial scope does not include sidewalk improvements, that those areas would be addressed once they decide what #'$& -*,3& #%,"-.& :,##$%*&2033& ;$+<&Barr said. The Colchester Avenue

Demonstration Project is part of the City’s enhanced Street Paving Program to determine if a =.)(:3$#$& 1#%$$#1<& .)*-/4%,#0)*&will increase safety for all users.According to the website,

the Demonstration Project will address several distinct segments of Colchester Avenue:

1. Prospect Street to >,*1-$35& !?$*4$@& A$54.$&#'%)4/'& #%,"-.& #)& )*$& 3,*$&and add a left turn lane to >,*1-$35&!?$*4$B2. >,*1-$35& !?$*4$& #)&

Fletcher Allen entrance: A$54.$&#'%)4/'&#%,"-.&#)&)*$&lane and add a multipurpose turn lane.3. Fletcher Allen entrance

to Fletcher Place: reduce #%,"-.& #)& )*$& 3,*$& 0*& $,.'&direction and add a left turn lane to Fletcher Place4. Fletcher Place to East

!?$*4$@& A$54.$& 2$1#& ;)4*5&travel to single lane.“Staff has reviewed this

demonstration project with the CCTA, CATMA (representing UVM, Fletcher Allen Hospital ,*5& #'$& !($%0.,*& A$5& C%)11D&and the Burlington Police and Fire Departments,” the website stated. “We have registered their .)*.$%*1& ,*5& 2033& (,E$& ,& -*,3&recommendation with their input in mind.”

NEWS 3TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Junior environmental science (,F)%&G,%3&!B&H-1#$%+&IJ+&:,11$5&away unexpectedly on Sept. 1 in Burlington.“Our deepest condolences

are extended to his family,” Vice President for Student and Campus Life Thomas J. Gustafson said in an email to the UVM community. “His friends and faculty from within the University will miss Karl a great deal.”

A moment of silence was held )*&K%05,6+&L$:#B&MJ&,#&MN@IJ&:B(B&at the Howard Fountain on the Main Green.The family held private

services at home in southern Vermont, the email stated.If you or someone you know

is in need of additional support contact the Center for Health and Wellbeing’s Counseling ,*5& H16.'0,#%6& L$%?0.$1& ,#& OJNPQRQPIISJ&)%&T4(,*&A$1)4%.$1U&Employee Assistance Program at OJNPQRQPNMJJB

Whether you’re looking for some lunchhour entertainment or to learn more about what the Student Government Association VLW!D& 5)$1& )*& .,(:41+&XY>#?&has got you covered.UVMtv and the SGA

have teamed up to present, “Wednesdays at Brennan’s,” a show at noon during which SGA senators talk about campus happenings and answer 84$1#0)*1&"%)(&1#45$*#1BLW!& H%$105$*#& G)-&>$*1,'&

said that he hopes that starting the term off with the show will help students learn about what the SGA does on campus. “One of my main, central

focuses this term is letting them know who we are, and increasing communication between SGA and the student body,” Mensah said.UVMtv President Alex

Nenopoulos, Mensah and SGA H4;30.& A$3,#0)*1& C',0%& Z0.E&Monteforte said that they agree that this broadcast will be a good way to bridge the gap between students and the SGA. “We really want to get across

what SGA does and what it is,” Monteforte said. “We have a meeting every week, manage )?$%&MRJ&)%/,*0[,#0)*1+&,*5&',?$&a ton of boards. I don’t know if students know about all we do.” On the technological side,

UVMtv already has the setup to broadcast from Brennan’s,

Nenopoulos said.\'$&-%1#&;%),5.,1#&#))E&:3,.$&

on Sept. 8 and will continue each week. “That was my goal,”

Nenopoulos said. “I wanted to do it.”]4%0*/& #'$& -%1#& 1$110)*+&

Mensah and SGA Vice President ],?05& >,.0$20.[ discussed some of the current issues in the SGA and answered six or seven 1#45$*#&84$1#0)*1B&Various senators will rotate

in each week, Mensah said.“The great part about it was

that the students in Brennan’s were interested in what SGA had #)& 1,6& ,*5& #'$6& ',5& 84$1#0)*1&for them, concerns about the campus,” Nenopoulos said. “There are issues that want to be heard, and this is a step towards getting there.”First year Lisa Baldinger

said that she likes the idea of the 1')2+&;4#&?0$20*/&0#&5)$1&*)#&-#&in with her class schedule. “I hope they can have it

online to watch at other times, or ',?$&,&2,6&#)&:%):)1$&84$1#0)*1&in advance that will be answered on the show,” Baldinger said.The hope is that the show will

become a resource for students, be wellattended at Brennan’s and viewed on television or streaming live on the Internet, Monteforte said. UVMtv is broadcasted on

channel 12, as well as on UVMtv.net.“Keep watching!”

Nenopoulos said.

Karl A. Pfister passes away

SGA to air on UVMtvWeekly show features SGA senators and seeks to answer students questionsBy Christine BennettStaff Writer

By Natalie DiBlasioNews Editor

84$1#0)*,;3$& 5$.010)*& #)& .4#& #'$&program and, therefore, there isn’t any worth in investing so much money into a larger stadium.” Morgan said. “If the reasoning of renovation is to maintain the professional team, than it should be up to #'$& :%)"$110)*,3& )%/,*0[,#0)*&[Washington Nationals] to do the renovating.”Cloutier said that he believes

the Lake Monsters promote and bring money into the Vermont area.“Every time we go on the

road we’re promoting Vermont and tourism and stuff like that. Never mind the money that stays in state through concessions,”

Cloutier told WCAX. “We employ )?$%&MJJ&:$):3$& 0*&#'$&14(($%+&there’s going to be a lot to lose.”]$1:0#$& #'$& ;$*$-#1& #',#&

the Lake Monsters provide, the University will not be paying to %$*)?,#$& #'$& -$35& )%& 1#,504(&unless it determines at a later date that such improvements are needed to meet UVM purposes. =\'$& -$35& /$*$%,336& 1$%?$1&

UVM’s purposes in its current condition, and we do not need a baseball stadium,” Cate said.!..)%50*/& ^C!_+& -*,*.0,3&

responsibility for the project will now fall on the city of Burlington, which will still need help from private, local, state and federal resources in order to raise enough money to meet minor league baseball standards.

Construction on ColchesterCity seeks to improve safety by repaving roadBy Natalie DiBlasioNews Editor

Parts of Colchester Avenue are undergoing construction in hopes of improving pedestrian crossing and bicycle lanes.

ALEXA ALGIOS | The Vermont Cynic

CENTENNIAL FIELDStadium falls short of minor league baseball’s competition standards...continued from page 1

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4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 OPINION

CYNICT H E V E R M O N T

Dear editor,

I like to walk around

barefooted: something about

the feel of grass, gravel or

dirt between my toes has

always given me a sense

of connectedness with the

ground upon which I’m

walking. I know, I know — I

should probably take the

Phishphones out of my ears

and invest in a nice pair of

Birkenstocks right?

Though I’d be hard

pressed to call myself a

textbook hippie, I’d be even

harderpressed to say that

it wasn’t this loose leftwing

ideology that contributed

!"#$%&'($)#*"#+)#%,-./*)#,"&#Vermont.

Coming from a state where

high school football leagues far

exceed environmental groups

and “going green” refers to

the drunken shenanigans of

the St. Patrick’s Day Parade,

the progressive environmental

practices of both Vermont and

UVM were a big pulls for me

in choosing where to rest my

weary head — or rather, my

unclad feet.

0/*1#-2(#344567(&*/-(8#buildings on campus ranging

from silver to gold status, UVM

clearly has its act together

when it comes to setting big

time environmental examples.

However, it’s the little

things that worry me.

Walking home from

campus the other day,

barefooted as usual, I stepped

on broken glass. Now, I

understand the assumed risks

that come with unprotected

feet, but a smashed bottle

of Absolut just outside the

GreenHouse? Really?

To make matters worse,

upon collecting the carcass,

I lifted my head to be met by

a landscape void of visible

receptacles. Alone without a

student ID, I was left helpless

with hands full of glass;

stumbling around Athletic

Campus for want of proper

disposal.

Now certainly I did

(2(.*9%$$)#-.8#".(:#;9*#*1(#amount of time it took me to

do so got me thinking: how

is it that a school with such

environmentally conscientious

ethics could skimp on

something as simple as putting

up a few more trash bins?

The three to four different

options for trash in the dining

halls are impressive to say the

least, but in a world where

convenience is king it seems

only logical to make desirable

practices easier than their

ignorant alternatives.

Fewer students are going

to take the time to pick up

waste if they’ve got to keep it

on them for half an hour before

*1()#-.8#%#'%&;%'(#7%.<More and more frequently

=#-.8#+)!($,#%&&/2/.'#*"#7$%!!(!#carrying cases worth of PBR

cans found stamped in the

ground from the night before.

I understand the rush of

college life with so many things

to do, places to be, friends to

meet, papers to right, etc., but

a Snickers wrapper does not

produce a tree no matter how

it’s planted.

Dispose of your trash, and

please: do not water the plants

with cigarette butts.

Josh MacGregor

Class of 2014

Barefoot and brokenhearted

Ignorance and fear is a volatile

combination.

Florida pastor Terry Jones embodies

the truth of that statement, as his fear of

a religion he clearly does not understand

led him to propose a Quran burning to

commemorate the Sept. 11 tragedies.

The holy book burning would have

been just another tragedy added to the

already infamous day. It would have

+%&>(8#%#8(!7(.*#/.*"#8(?&%2(8:#!($-!1:#ignorant behavior that could have been

irreversible on the world stage.

The mere threat of such a despicable

act may have caused harm to precarious

international relations. When you’re

balancing on a knife’s edge, any jolt can

lead to freefall.

Yes, Terry Jones is supported by

the First Amendment and has the right

to burn any books he feels like without

breaking any laws. But his denouncement

of a religion through gruesome spectacle

and combustion would have broken the

implicit, unwritten rules of tolerance and

humanity.

Actions like the one proposed by Jones

recall images of cross burnings commonly

used by the Ku Klux Klan in their

terrorization of African Americans and

other minorities — actions meant to make

the victims feel unwanted and threatened.

For many Muslim Americans, the

Quran dictates a way of life. It is a

spiritual guide as well as a set of rules for

being a better person. If Jones took the

time to read the book instead of dreaming

9?#@%)!#*"#8(!*&")#/*:#1(#+%)#-.8#+"&(#parallels between the values he holds dear

and Muslim values than he would care to

admit.

The scar of Sept. 11 is deep and cuts

across all elements of American society.

The attacks rocked our sense of security

and safety and opened our eyes to the

destructive violence that can emerge from

a deepseated hatred and from a radical

religious group.

What is Terry Jones if not a radical

&($/'/"9!#-'9&(#@/*1#%#8((?6!(%*(8#1%*&(8A#How do his proposed actions make him

any better, in an ideological sense, than

the people who brought down the World

Trade Center or attacked the Pentagon?

They do not.

Thankfully, when the pastor’s plans

became common knowledge he was hit

with an outpour of anger and his plans

were almost universally denounced,

causing him to cancel the Quran burnings.

I’m proud that the rest of America was

rational enough to realize a terrible idea

when they saw one, rather than giving

into misplaced anger and following Jones

blindly.

From the far right to the liberal left,

Americans across the country have shown

that they are ready to move forward by

condemning Jones’ actions.

Burning bridges

Alright Obama, it is about time we had a little chat. I know you have been busy

dealing with two wars, the oil spill, tea parties and the general economic turmoil around the world, but have you failed to notice your huge majority in Congress?!"#$%&'()*+",*-.$*&/$*0.%&*

Democratic president in years to have such a powerful force and you have wasted it completely. Clinton had nothing close

to a majority in Congress for the second half of his presidency and still managed to get more done than you.I loved your campaign. I

loved your message of hope, change, peace, love and puppies for everyone. I also know that people often promise things that they cannot follow through on. Alas Mr. President, you have

no excuse. You have the power and the support, but clearly not the will to get the job done.

You let the whole point of the health care bill, the public option, fall by the wayside. You haven’t introduced any major legislation regarding environmental issues or alternative fuels and you haven’t even gone anywhere near Social Security.

I understand that introducing these issues may be unpopular, but Mr. President you are not in a campaign any longer. Now is not the time to

win votes and stay in the moderates’ good graces. Now is the time to enact the change you promised and actually do something meaningful with your presidency. The way things are going,

you damn well better realize that this Democratic majority will not last much longer. Come November, you can

call yourself a lame duck for the next two years. The only way to avoid this is to introduce the change that you said you would.

1".*&/$*'"2$*"3*4"56*0#5*-*way to close Guantanamo. Come out and say once and for all that being gay or straight does not -33$7&*(",.*-89'9&(*&"*0.$*-#*:;<=)*Build wind turbines to

create jobs instead of giving banks cash to replace that which &/$(*'"%&*9#*&/$*0.%&*>'-7$*-#5*5"*so with the grace and dignity that we know you have. At some point, Mr.

President, you have to look in the mirror and say “I am the most powerful man on earth. I have the ability to move mountains.” Then, you have to use that power as best you can. Even if the Republicans

0'98,%&$.*".*(",*5"#?&*/-2$*&/$*votes, at least we know you tried. You can stand up with dignity and say that whatever happens in the end, it wasn’t for lack of effort or getting muddled up in petty politics. A president should be

the most model citizen, a man that stays true to his word and sincerely tries to help his country. Mr. Obama, I believe that you can be that man, so please use the power we gave you already, before it is too late.

OPINION 5TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

COLUMNISTS

MAX KRIEGER

MICHAEL FARLEY

All Jefferson Thomas wanted was his own frog in biology class.@"*-&*<A*($-.%*"'56*/$*-#5*

eight other black students $#&$.$5*&/$*%$4.$4-&$56*B/9&$;dominated Little Rock school system to do just that.C/$*5-&$*B-%*@$>&)*D6*<EAF)Thomas and his eight

peers, now known as the Little Rock Nine, were stopped from entering Little Rock Central High School that day by the Arkansas National Guard. It would another two

weeks until the Little Rock Nine, with the assistance of the <G<*H9.8".#$*I929%9"#*7-''$5*up by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, could enter the %7/""'*-#5*B-'J*&/$*/-''%*%$K9;safely.L-K$;7-''9#4*B-%*7"KK"#M*

beatings were frequent because the black students were not welcome there. Thomas was knocked unconscious several times while getting books from his locker.To deal with the

overwhelming amount of racial 29"'$#7$6*&/$#;4"2$.#".*N.2-'*Faubus closed all Little Rock %7/""'%*5,.9#4*&/$*<EAO;<EAE*school year to prevent any black students from entering.There would be no frogs for

them that year.When the schools reopened

9#*3-''*"3*<EAE6*"#'(*C/"K-%*-#5*one other member of the Little Rock Nine returned to graduate.P-%&*B$$J6*-&*=F6*Q$33$.%"#*

C/"K-%*B-%*&/$*0.%&*"3*&/$*Little Rock Nine to die — a stark reminder that those who suffered and endured through the racial equality civil rights movements are still a living part of history, and how our now

“equal” society isn’t so far away from the times when segregation was as commonplace as a Facebook update.But is our society really as

$R,-'*-%*&/$*K-%%;3$5*K$59-*-#5*history books tell us?Take Constance McMillen’s

story:Like most girls, Constance

wanted to attend her high school prom. Only difference: Constance wanted to bring her girlfriend to the prom instead of a boy. The rules in her school

district, which has a policy against sexual orientation discrimination, strictly >."/989&$5*%-K$;%$S*7",>'$%*from attending the prom.

The school board even went as far as to cancel the prom so Constance and her girlfriend could not attend.What about Amy Sorrel’s

story?Ms. Sorrel taught

journalism at an Indiana high school, and was forced to quit her job after one of her students wrote an article for the school’s paper in support of gay equality.The school newspaper,

8$7-,%$*"3*-*<EOO*@,>.$K$*Court ruling, does not have First Amendment rights, so school "3079-'%*7-#*5$795$*B/-&*7-#*-#5*can’t be published as well as who can and can’t be employed.Ring any bells?So I ask you readers: Will

we change, or will we let the dream of equality die with those who fought for it?

Vermont is championed across the nation for its >.$%$.2-&9"#*"3*%K-'';&"B#*direct democracy in the form of C"B#*:$$&9#4*I-(6*/$'5*&/$*0.%&*Tuesday in March. But few focus on the

Vermont General Assembly, a gem of simple, democratic government quite literally nestled in the Green Mountains. State government, in many

places, is synonymous with corruption, evoking memories of political machines in Illinois and New York. Yet Vermont has a system that in many ways prevents corruption. The Vermont General

Assembly — consisting of the House and Senate — meets from January until May. They are >-95*T=GG*-*B$$J6*"#'(*B/9'$*&/$*legislature is in session. Thus, Vermont legislators

are public servants in the truest sense of the term. C/$(*-.$#?&*3,'';&9K$*

politicians, a notion that the Founding Fathers rejected. Our legislators are also our farmers, lawyers and teachers.Legislators in Vermont don’t

do it for the money, as there’s no way you can feed your family

working only half of the year.They can’t just be

complacent and collect a paycheck. The only incentive to become a state legislator in Vermont is a genuine one, to conduct the business of the state and serve its citizens.

There seems to be a correlation between how much legislators are paid and how '-.4$*&/$9.*%&-&$?%*5$079&*9%)*California, the poster child of budget mismanagement, pays '$49%'-&".%*T<<U6GGG*>$.*($-.6*-#5*/-%*-*5$8&*"3*T<O*89''9"#*— to put this into perspective, Vermont’s total budget is just "2$.*T<*89''9"#)*It seems odd that the

legislators who do the worst job get paid the most, huh? The starting salary for members of the United States House of V$>.$%$#&-&92$%*9%*T<FD6GGG)*H#*August Rasmussen poll found &/-&*W,%&*<=*>$.7$#&*"3*HK$.97-#%*describe the performance of Congress as “good.”Granted, the amount

of business that Vermont

X*>">,'-&9"#*=Y<6GGG*X*9%*surely less than that of New +".J*Z*>">,'-&9"#*<E*K9''9"#)*Vermonters like to keep it simple. Our representatives do just that, representing the interests of Vermonters in Montpelier for half of the year, then returning to their lives as private citizens.[#*\$.K"#&6*$'$7&$5*"3079-'%*

have fewer constituents and, thus, average citizens have greater access to government. Vermont and Texas have the same number of legislators, while the population of Texas is DG*&9K$%*&/-&*"3*\$.K"#&)Living in a small state

means that when traveling abroad — or sadly, in other parts of the United States — people don’t know where you’re from. But when a state gets bigger,

5$K"7.-7(*%/.9#J%6*5$079&%*%"-.6*corruption breeds and disunity grows. Sure, our congressional

delegation consists of only one person, but Vermont preserves Rousseauian democracy in a way that no other state has and represents the purest form of direct democracy that exists in America today.

Michael Farley is a senior

education major. He has been

writing for The Cynic since spring 2008.

ZACH DESPART

Freedom, unity and democracy

Zach Despart is a junior political

science major. He has been

writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

Dear Mr. President, it’s about time

You (Obama) have the power and the

support, but clearly not the will to get the

job done.

Max Krieger is a sophomore

political science major. He has

been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

Quick opinions

Despart

For the love of all that is holy in this world, please please please bring the Crispy Baja Chicken Sandwich back to the Simpson Store. I think I am going into withdrawal.

Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., wanted to burn Qurans to protest the Sept. <<*&$..".9%&%*-&&-7J%)*]",'5*/9%*K$%%-4$*really have been about making a statement to terrorists? Or provoking an already radicalized group into more violence? Thankfully, we’ll never know.

A new study published in Time magazine found that moderate drinkers live longer &/-#*#"#;5.9#J$.%)*^$%&*#$B%*[?2$*/$-.5*since Cook Commons got dinosaur crunch ice cream.

The death of equality

Vermont legislators are public servants in

the truest sense of the term.

Name calling was common; beatings

were frequent because the black students were not

welcome there.

“”

Krieger

Farley

6 ARTSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It was a Saturday in City Hall Park and, unlike other days that week, the weather was not pushing Caribbean temperatures. The Champlain winds were blowing steady, and Burlington families pushed around babies in strollers, their dogs tagging along leashless beside them.The combined effort of the

Burlington Council of Art (BCA) and an array of local artists was showcased on Sept. 4 as part of the foundation’s summerlong Artist’s Market.The market features 33

artists, listed on the BCA website, whom after paying a fee, display their work in the hopes of acquiring faithful !"#$%&$%#'()*'('+%!,-.“The market features

/()*0(*$1' !%232)(4' ,)$' (%-' 5'values innovation, creativity and experimentation in 6!)-$0+!%(%7' 6%(8-' 5' ()*' 2#'constantly evolving,” the BCA’s mission says.For Claudia Venon, this is

/$%',8-/'7$(%'2)'-/$'0(%9$-+4(6$'and the extra spirit, creativity and devotion to local crafts has drawn her back again. “[It is a place to] showcase

my work, have a face to it, to see what works and what doesn’t,” Venon said.Venon determines the

demand for her embellished clothing, Japanese silk bags and other nature

inspired accessories by what marketgoers purchase and ogle at, she said.By putting a person’s face

to their craft, the market encourages local investment in a cause that people can identify with.UVM English and studio art

alum Jennifer Kahn sells at the market and has found it to be a growing opportunity to explore what jewelry appeals to the locals who frequent her table. “I price at what people

would spend, not what I need,” Kahn said.The fall is an excellent time

to sell, she added, with tourists and returning college students who have not yet emptied their bank accounts. Her intricately cut copper

+2$6$#1',%$*'-!'*(%9'()*'0$-(4426'hues of reds, are displayed alongside her experimentation with popular metal clay. “[A lot ] of people come for

the farmers market, “ she said. “Eventually I’ll do a higherpriced line in galleries and stores. [For now] I price as to what I’d pay.”Beyond the artwork, Kahn

spoke of the market fondly. “This is my social life [every

Saturday]; the food, the babies and the dogs.” From May 22 to Oct.

23, downtown Burlington welcomes locals, college students and visitors to see what the community’s strong relationship with art has helped support.

It seems that every event that has ever been held in the Grand Maple Ballroom has either been a dry, academic event or felt far too small for the space. The Cool Kids show on Saturday, Sept. 4 broke both of those conventions.From the time that opener

DJ cRAIG mITCHELL came onstage on Saturday, the crowd of students attending the Cool Kids concert in the Grand Maple Ballroom was energetic.The soldout crowd didn’t

$)-2%$47' ,44' :+' -/$' %!!01' ":-'everyone pushed together in an attempt to get as close to the stage as possible, giving the concert the feeling of being packed.A part of UVM’s Week of

Welcome, the event was put on by Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) and Student Life.The two groups started

planning the concert last April, working together throughout the process, SigEp Vice President of Programming Brennan Keeler said.“SigEp and Student Life

had a great partnership doing this,” Keeler said. “I had Jimmy Doan acting as an advisor for the concert and overseeing the entire process making sure that everything went off without a

hitch.”“Having Jimmy, who has

many concerts and other large events under his belt, made my life so much easier,” he said.In addition to being a good

concert that was a fun way to start off the school year, the Cool Kids show was also a charity event.One dollar from each ticket

went toward YouthAIDS, the advertisement for the show said.;<-'=(#'+4())$*'(#'('"$)$,-'

concert from the very beginning, and Student Life was very excited for that,” Keeler said. “We are donating the money to YouthAIDS because it is SigEp’s national philanthropy.”The concert raised $760 for

YouthAIDS.With the money to donate

all collected, there was still the show to enjoy.After a bit of lag time between

mITCHELL and The Cool Kids — to which the crowd responded with chants of encouragement — rappers Antoine “Mikey Rocks” Reed and Evan “Chuck Inglish” Ingersoll took the stage.Reed and Ingersoll both

performed songs off of their 2008 album “The Bake Sale,” such as “Gold and a Pager” and “A Little Bit Cooler,” and debuted a number of new songs.The crowd of mostly UVM

students danced as much as

the densely packed atmosphere would allow, putting their hands up at appropriate times, such as in response to the lyrics of “Bassment Party:” “So if you ugly keep your hands by your side / But if you not then put them in the sky.”After leaving the stage, The

Cool Kids returned, in response

to a bit of encouragement from the crowd, to play a short encore.“Setting up a concert is a lot

of work,” Keeler said. “However, the night of the show, it is the best feeling seeing everyone in the crowd enjoying the music that you helped bring about.”“My only expectation for

the event in the beginning was

that we would raise a pretty substantial amount to donate, so going by that everything was met,” he said. “Adding on all of the experience I gained and the people I made happy, I could not have even fathomed we would have had this outcome.”

By !"#$%$&'$()&*+,'Staff Writer

Grand Maple Ballroom keeps it cool with Kids and charity

By Julia WejchertArts Editor

Burlingtonians gather for local Art Market

KRUTI KANSARA | The Vermont CynicThe Cool Kids show took place on Saturday, Sept. 4 in the Davis Center as part of UVM’s Week of Welcome.

7TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010LIFE

Students mean business with partying

Clafoutis made easy

With the summer well

behind us, and the cold weather

just starting to set in, the days of

picnics on the beach are quickly

dwindling.

For those who are looking for

a way to bring back memories of

fresh summer days, or maybe

just celebrate a birthday, keep

reading.

Clafoutis, pronounced “clah

footee”, is a French dessert

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To serve 8 you’ll need:

7( 8(/0-(95(:9027( 3 eggs

7( ½ cup of sugar

7( ¾ cup of milk

7( ½ stick of melted butter

7( 1 pinch of salt

7( 2 tbsp vanilla extract

7( 2 tbsp spiced rum (optional)

7( 3 servings of fruit (i.e. 34

apples/pears/plums, 3 cups

cherries with pits/berries)

OR 3 cups of chocolate

chips

7( 1 bowl

7( 1 whisk

7( 1 medium cake/pie tin

Preheat the oven to 350

.*'2**1( ;"42*&4*%,6( <%=( :9023(sugar and salt in the bowl,

then crack the eggs, pour the

milk, butter, vanilla and rum in

with them. Stir with the whisk

steadily until the dry and wet

ingredients have fully mixed

and there are no clumps.

;92( ,4*( )##%&'3( ,2".%,%9&"##>(cherries, pears, apples or berries

have been used, but bananas,

plums, apricot and almost any

fruit will work. Chocolate or

carob chips can also be used.

For larger fruits slice into

small hors d’oeuvre sized pieces,

peeling them before hand if

necessary.

With any remaining butter,

grease the tin until its entire

surface, including the sides. For

a delicious sugary crust, you can

then sprinkle a dusting of sugar

over the butter and shake the tin

to distribute it.

Gently pour the batter into

the tin and let it settle for a few

1*/9&.16( ?"$*( >902( )##%&'( 95(choice and add them into the

batter, once again making sure

it is well distributed.

If you wish, you can decorate

the clafoutis by placing the

fruit or chips in patterns on the

surface of the batter.

Using an oven mitt, place

the tin in the 350degree oven

and let it bake for roughly 30

minutes.

When it is ready, the clafoutis

will be a light golden brown that

is solid but still mushy, like

bread pudding or a casserole.

Remove the desert from the

oven and let it cool for about 20

minutes before eating, can be

eaten warm, cold or reheated

with maple syrup, frosting, or

whipped cream.

MICHAEL MALEK

BOBBY BRUDERLE | The Vermont CynicCaleb Atwood, Brad Opsahl, Brady Lee and John Daley (not pictured) started the “I’m Partying”

Tshirt company in the spring of 2010.

While most partygoers are

content to just attend the party,

in the spring of 2010, three UVM

1,0.*&,1(.*/%.*.(,9(,02&("(-29),(on their partying.

Juniors Caleb Atwood and

Brad Opsahl, alum Brady Lee and

University of Connecticut student

John Daley began a Tshirt com

pany — I’m Partying — with the

mission to bring out the party in

everyone.

The Tshirt company “came

out of nowhere,” Lee said.

With the idea to start up a T

shirt company to make some ex

tra money, Lee called Opsahl and

suggested, “We should just make

a shirt that says ‘partying’ on it,”

Lee said.

Lee’s idea transformed into

I’m Partying, LLC.

@AB(C"2,>%&'()21,(-2%&,*.(DEE(Tshirts that read I’M PARTY

ING in block letters across the

front and began selling them at

last year’s SpringFest held on the

CBW Green.

Since then, Atwood has been

selling Tshirts at other campus

events as well. Last Friday, I’m

Partying sold the shirts and stick

ers at the Ski and Snowboard

F#0+A1()21,('*&*2"#(B**,%&'6“Now we have thousands [of

Tshirts],” Atwood said.

The group chose an accepting

market for their startup. “It was

such a good idea to start this on

a college campus. I feel like this

is somewhere where you get kids

who are ready to party all the time

and that’s unique to college cam

puses,” junior Xana Raymond

said.

The group tried the idea out

9&(,4*%2(52%*&.1()21,("&.(2*/*%G*.(the response they were looking

for, according to their Facebook

page.

“All of our friends have been

pretty supportive,” Atwood said.

While college students are

their target market at the mo

ment, Opsahl said that he thinks

the Tshirts have a relatable mes

sage. “It’s ‘I’m Partying’ no mat

ter who you are and how you do

it,” Opsahl said. “My little brother

even has a Tshirt.”

The three said that they are

impressed with the Tshirt com

pany’s quick success. “Its kind of

cool when you just see some ran

dom person with our shirt on,”

Opsahl said.

“I’ve seen [the Tshirts] on

people all over campus,” junior

Gianna Vannelli said.

The Tshirt company’s suc

cess is not limited to UVM’s

campus, however. “I’ll go visit

a school and bring Tshirts,” At

wood said. “I sold some at the

Kid Cudi concert in Middlebury

[in May].”

Atwood said he plans to visit

the Princeton University campus

later this semester.

Atwood said that they are

looking to add new designs and

possibly sweatshirts and pint

glasses into the mix, but for now

they are trying to get their name

out there before they expand.

As of now, the Tshirts are

available on the company’s web

site, www.impartying.com, which

goes live this week.

By Katie Ida

Life Editor

BOBBY BRUDERLE | The Vermont Cynic‘‘I’M PARTYING” Tshirts come in a variety of styles and colors.

Company owners also plan to add new designs in the near future.

T-shirt company finds popularity on UVM campus

“It’s ‘I’m Partying’ no matter who you are

and how you do it ... My little brother even

has a T-shirt.” Brad Opsahl

Undergrad Gourmet

8 ADVERTISEMENTTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

ACROSS1- Ingrid’s “Casablanca” role5- Enclose9- Maxim14- Flows15- Dynamic beginning16- Muslim teacher17- Exclamation to express sorrow18- Boring into wood20- Majestic22- Cheer for Manolete23- Sugar source24- Author Silverstein26- Swedish auto28- Mosaic pieces32- Long narrow excavation36- Cockpit abbr.37- Of Nordic stock39- Mild cigar

40- Narrow ledge42- Approvals44- Watch45- Broadcasting47- Arrive at49- East Lansing sch.50- Saw for cutting wood with the grain52- Philosophy of Zeno54- “____ the night before Christmas ...”56- Air France destination57- ___ breve60- DC bigwig62- Small mug66- Built to withstand an earthquake69- Appoint70- Stomach woe

71- Knee72- Forearm bone73- Coeur d’___74- Airline to Tel Aviv75- Swill

DOWN1- Some nest eggs2- Corker3- Break, card game4- Evaluate5- Snowberry6- Actor Fernando7- He sang about Alice8- Swimming holes9- Latin 101 word10- Hand weight for exercising11- Drug-yielding plant12- Adhesive13- 3:0019- Milk source21- Greek fertility goddess, !ightless bird25- Stratum27- Circle segment28- Small drum29- Nicholas Gage book30- Leash31- Alleviates33- Model Campbell34- Cruci"x35- Bunkum38- Cool!41- Wrong43- Derisive46- Uncooked48- Hawaiian city51- Flying stinger53- Swan constellation55- Suit fabric57- Water, abroad58- Soothe59- Ornamental fabric61- Christmas63- Audacity64- ___ expert, but...65- Tides that attain the least height67- Before68- ___ roll

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DISTRACTIONS 9TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

!"#$%&The Adventures of Joel and Chris by Andrew Becker

No Good Reason by R. Valenti

Hypocrite!

SGA President Kofi Mensah speaking at Brennan’s at 12pm

on Wednesday, September 15.

10 ADVERTISEMENTTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

SPORTS 11TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The men’s hockey team roster will have some new faces this upcoming year. Connor Brickley, Nick Bruneteau, Anthony DeCenzo, Arthur Griem, Brooks Herrington, H.T. Lenz, Alex Vazzano and Matt White comprise the newcomers. !"#$% #&'(% )*''% $+,-,% .&,%

studentathletes help our program to continue to move forward on the national scene, but equally important, they will be great ambassadors for our university with contributions in the classroom as well as in the community,” Sneddon said. The team’s captain, senior

defenseman Kevan Miller, also said that the new players bring positive things to the team. “I feel the newcomers are a

talented group that bring a range of strengths. First, they all have great attitudes and are already adding to the culture we have here at Vermont,” Miller said. “It is clear that each one of them has spent the summer preparing for the season as they all came here in great shape.” Brickley posted 22 goals for

USHL Des Moines Buccaneers last season — the highest on the team. He also won a gold medal with the U.S. National Under18 team at the 2010 International

Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s U18 Championship. “Connor had an incredible

season playing for Des Moines, as well as representing team USA in four different international venues,” Sneddon said. “He brings size, speed, scoring and grit to our roster and will have an immediate impact for us.” Bruneteau did not spend

time in junior hockey but comes straight from ShattuckSt. Mary’s where he was the leading defensemen in scoring.

Sneddon said that despite Bruneteau’s lack of junior hockey experience, he is ready to become a skilled defenseman in the tough Hockey East Conference. Griem is another defensemen

who Sneddon and Miller say will have a shot at making an impact with playing time this season. “Defensively, the two

newcomers will add to our depth

back on defense and create positive competition for playing time,” Miller said. DeCenzo brings offensive

scoring power, having tallied 14 goals and 16 assists for the TriCity Storm last season. Lenz, also a forward was a

teammate of Brickley in Des Moines. There, his 21 goals were tied for secondmost on the team. White scored 36 goals with 42

assists for the Pittsburgh Viper Stars and also spent time playing for Des Moines. “Matt has had an interesting

path to college hockey but we are extremely fortunate to have him join us at UVM,” Sneddon said As for Herrington and

Vazzano, they will be joining their older siblings who are already on the Catamount’s roster. Herrington is the younger brother of junior defensemen Lance Herrington and Vazzano is the younger brother of junior goaltender John Vazanno. The younger Herrington

played for the New Hampshire Monarchs of the EJHL, scoring 108 points over his two years with the team. Vazzano, like his older

brother, is a goaltender. He comes to the team straight from prep school and coach Sneddon thinks that he will continue to develop nicely as a member of the Catamounts.

“[Goaltending coach] Lovelette will be perfect for his continued development as a college goaltender,” Sneddon

said. “Alex makes our trio of goaltenders as solid as any team in the NCAA.”

Men’s hockey team adds eight players for the upcoming season By Diana GiuntaSenior Staff Writer

Sports shortsBy Will AndreycakSports Editor

Pilypaitis named to Canadian national team, signs professionally over

seasFormer women’s basketball

star Courtnay Pilypaitis has been named to the Canadian National women’s basketball team.Pilypaitis went through a

monthlong training camp with Team Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia in July and another camp in Waterloo, Ontario last week before being one of 12 players selected to the team.This will be Pilypaitis’

fourth international tournament representing /0&0102% 34$% +,5% .5-$% #&% $+,%senior squad.Team Canada left for

Europe on Monday for its .&0'% 65,6050$*#&-% ',01*&7%up to the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women taking place Sept. 23 – Oct. 3 in the Czech Republic.In addition to being

selected to the Canadain National team, just a few days earlier Pilypaitis was signed to a professional contract with VICI Kaunas in Kaunas, Lithuania.

O’Neill named America East Player of the Week

Junior forward Nick O’Neill has been named America East men’s soccer player of the week for the week ending Sept. 7.89",*''% *-% *&% +*-% .5-$%

season with Vermont, having transferred into the program from Creighton University. Thus far, O’Neill has recorded .:,%6#*&$-%#&%$)#%7#0'-%0&1%0&%0--*-$% *&% +*-% .5-$% $+5,,% 70;,-%with the team. The two goals have both

been gamewinners, with the .5-$% <#;*&7% 070*&-$% "#=% >?%Stanford, and the second a diving header with 20 seconds left in the second overtime to beat Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Cross country team names captains

The UVM women’s cross country head coach Matt @,'.,'1% +0-% &0;,1% -,&*#5%Sam Leach and juniors Alexa Mazur and Morgan Powers as captains for the 2010 season.For the men’s team, coach

Joe Gingras announced that senior Charlie Schaefer, junior Connor Jennings and sophomore Ethan McBrien will serve as tricaptains.

BRYANT HUGHES | The Vermont CynicUVM men’s hockey playing a game last year in Gutterson Field

House. The team added eight players this year.

“These fine student-athletes will help our program to continue to move forward on the national scene.”

Kevin SneddonHead Coach

New England Patriots @ New

York JetsLast year the Jets

established themselves in

the AFC East early in the

season with an enormous

victory over New England.

They have an opportunity to

do the same this year as they

are pitted in an early season

matchup against their

archrivals.

Tom Brady’s “I hate the

Jets” comment this past

offseason will be locker

room material for the Jets

who will, of course, bring

relentless pressure on Brady

and the Pats. The Patriots

look to bounce back after a

!"#$%"&'()* +,-.&//* ,&##* $&*the Ravens last year and win

the division yet again. If the

Patriots are going to win this

game, they have to match the

+"0##'"0*&/*$10*20$#*-()*!()*a way to pick apart the Jets

blitz schemes, which is much

easier said than done.

The key for the Jets, in

this game and the season,

3#* $10* +,-.* &/* #04&()%.0-"*quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Sanchez has been ripped in

$10*+"0%#0-#&(*504-'#0*&/*13#*inconsistent performance,

but all he has to do is make

easy throws against the

Pats and the Jets will win.

The running game can,

and will, carry the Jets in

most games, and the special

teams, coached by wiz Mark

Westhoff, are phenomenal.

The Jets’ defense is going

to make an example out of

Brady and a statement to the

rest of the AFC and the NFL.

Chicago Bears @ Dallas CowboysTony Romo and the

Cowboys are expecting big

things entering this season

and an early stumble is

simply not acceptable.

The Bears are extremely

inconsistent, mostly because

their quarterback, Jay Cutler,

is arguably the most talented

quarterback in the league

but cannot use that talent

&(* -* 6007%$&%6007* 5-#3#8*The Cowboys are going to

pressure Cutler into throwing

multiple interceptions, and

the Cowboys’ offense will

roll.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennessee

TitansIf Mike Tomlin is truly

-* 9"0-$* 4&-41:* 60* 63,,* !()*&'$* 3(* $10* !"#$* /&'"* 6007#*of the season. Without Ben

Roethlisberger, Dennis

Dixon will take the role of

starting quarterback. Dixon

6-#* -* #$-()&'$* )'-,%$1"0-$*quarterback for the Oregon

Ducks a few years back and

can make a lot of plays that

most NFL quarterbacks

cannot.

Its hard to see the

Titans dropping a game

like this after all the

momentum they

had at the end

of last season.

But don’t be

s u r p r i s e d

if Vince

Y o u n g

takes a

s t e p

back early in the season.

Chris Johnson will get his

yards but Young will throw

a few interceptions, which

will cause the Titan offense

to sputter. In a surprise

outcome, the running game

and defense of the Steelers

will edge out Chris Johnson

and the Titans.

New York Giants @ Indianapolis Colts The battle of brothers

Manning will be the headline

in this game. Besides the

sibling rivalry, not much else

will be interesting. Colts roll

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati

Bengals

Besides New England

@ New York, this is the

best game of the weekend.

The Bengals are thirsty to

prove themselves within

the division after going

undefeated in the AFC

North last year. The Ravens

are improved, as are the

Bengals. Expect this game

to be extremely physical

with the Ravens edging out

;3(43((-$3*5.*-*!0,)*9&-,8

12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 SPORTS

Wednesday !"#$

Women’s soccer vs. Sienna @ Centennial Field 4 p.m.

THIS

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Friday !"#%

Women’s soccer vs. Temple @ Centennial Field 4 p.m.

Women’s !eld hockey @ William & Mary

Men’s soccer @ Colgate

Saturday !"#&

Men’s & women’s cross country @ UMass Amherst w/ Maine, Colgate and UConn

Sunday !"#!

Women’s !eld hockey @ Virginia Commonwealth

Men’s soccer @ Lafayette (hosted by Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y.)

Women’s soccer vs.Colgate @ Centennial Field 1 p.m.

NFL picks week two

Prediction(WA) New York Jets(DG) New England Patriots(EZ) New England Patriots(JA) New England Patriots

Prediction(WA) Dallas Cowboys(DG) Dallas Cowboys(EZ) Chicago Bears(JA) Dallas Cowboys

Prediction(WA) Pittsburg Steelers(DG) Tennesse Titans(EZ) Tennesse Titans(JA) Tennesse Titans

Prediction(WA) Indianapolis Colts(DG) Indianapolis Colts(EZ) Indianapolis Colts(JA) Indianapolis Colts

Prediction(WA) Baltimore Ravens(DG) Baltimore Ravens(EZ) Baltimore Ravens(JA) Baltimore Ravens

<0"0*3$*3#*=*$10*!"#$*6007*&/*>?@*+347#:*#&"".*3$A#*6007*BC*D-41*week three of the Cynic staff members, plus a guest, will select their +"0)34$3&(#* /&"* $10* 50#$* !E0* 9-F0#* &/* $10*60078* G13#* 6007A#* 9'0#$*is Cynic Opinion Editor Jeff Ayers. If you would like to be a guest +"0)34$&"*3(*(0H$*6007A#*3##'0:*0%F-3,*E4#+&"$#I'EF80)'8Writers: WA — Will Andreycak, Sports Editor; DG — Diana

Giunta, Senior Staff Writer; EZ — Eli Zink, Senior Staff Writer

WA - Will Andreycak

DG - Diana Giunta

EZ - Eli Zink

JA - Jeff Ayers

illustration by Dana Ortiz

illustration by Dana Ortiz

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