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Federal Work-Study programs have changed at the University of Vermont this year, and students and staff alike are noticing the difference. Questions are answered in this week’s Feature.

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Bystanders hit with pepper sprayBy Kelsey Smith

Cynic Correspondent

“I wasn’t even sure what I had been hit

with, but i knew it wasn’t good when my

eyes started burning and I lost vision.”

Hannah WilsonTexas A&M University

Cop urinates on Tri Delta property, members claim

By Hillary Walton

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By Chase Thomas

Staff Writer

Police increase weekend presence

“Pepper spray is not a laser beam,” Morrison said. A main cause of pepper spray

hitting an unintended source can

be as simple as wind, she said.“Pepper spray should be used

in dire situations and only when absolutely necessary, otherwise it doesn’t seem fair or safe,” senior Erica Weinberg said.

NEWS2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

While most people were bundling up for a chilly afternoon, 19 students were stripping down to their underwear outside of Bailey/Howe Library. The students were “pantlessly

protesting” and making phone calls to Ken Salazar, Obama’s Secretary of Interior, about BP Amoco PLC’s newest oil drilling plans.“As we gather on the green

to make our call, students will

go without pants to show that BP’s continued efforts to drill are as insane as not wearing pants,” junior Morgan Fisher said.The students were a part of

the Greenpeace UVM group and have made more than 250 phone calls to Salazar protesting his support of BP’s offshore drilling plan in Alaska, sophomore Kate Kroll said. !"# $%&'(&)# '*# '%(+,$+'-#

offshore island made of concrete called Liberty , so that the drilling platform could be considered land­based and therefore legal,

according to The New York Times.“It’s for a good cause,” junior

Alec Morrison said. “These calls are entirely appropriate to stop the next catastrophe. It’s ridiculous that BP could start making the rules.”The Greenpeace student

network had college students nationwide make constant phone $'--.# (/# 0'-'1'%2.# /3,$&# 4# 56(#UVM members were the only ones to do it without pants, Kroll said.

For students with a packed schedule, making time to meet with an adviser just doesn’t compete with homework, extracurriculars, sports, eating and, on a lucky night, sleeping.The University is now

offering later advising hours for students in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Student Services Representative Dana Christianson said.“I think that it’s a long time

coming that students need later hours sometimes, to get some things resolved if they have a later class,” Christianson said. “Advising closed at 4:30, and we thought it’d be helpful to be open

later a few days during the week.”On Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday, advising will be available until 7 p.m. for anyone with questions about CATS reports or graduating, Christianson said.Senior adviser Mark Hall and

the assistant dean will work all three nights.In order to encourage use of

the changes, an e­mail was sent to students in the College of Arts and Sciences.789+.# :'.# /6%# ,%.(# :&&;<=#

Christianson said. “It picked up by Thursday. There’s not too many students coming in, but I think as the semester goes on it will increase.”

CAS to offer later advising hoursStaff Report

‘No pants, no drilling!’Students protest Alaskan oil drillingBy Becky Hayes

Staff Writer

First-year senators sworn into SGA

Nineteen UVM students take thir pants off to protest BP’s offshore drilling plan in Alaska. The

pantless protest took place last Wednesday in front of the Bailey/Howe Library.

KATE KROLL | The Vermont Cynic

GRANT Cracking down on drinking...continued from page 1

>+?&# ,%.(@A&'%# .(6)&*(.#were sworn into the Student Government Association (SGA) at the weekly SGA meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14.The new senators are Robert

Benner with 141 votes, Connor Burns with 88 votes, Zed Ballas with 73 votes, Alyssa Ravech with 71 votes and Zachary Malloy with 69 votes.

All students were able to vote between Sept. 7­9, and those elected were announced shortly after, according to the SGA website.Voter participation numbers

were down this year, with 310 voters and 13 candidates on the ballot as compared to last year, with 473 Voters and 20 candidates on the ballot, SGA Public Relations Chair Nick Monteforte said.

Staff Report

PEPPER SPRAY

Police use pepper spray on Church Street fight

...continued from page 1

TRI DELTA Students to file complaint

The Burlington Police Department receives a federal grant each year to address underage drinking. The money is used for the overtime pay /3# /3,$&%.# :9/# (9&*# B'(%/-# /*#weekend nights. It usually lasts 10­20 weekends, Chenette said.“We have an incredible

number of tickets coming in here,” Executive Director of Chittenden County Court Diversion Andy Twite said. “Last year the START team got direction from state level regarding the use of their funding. They started going out every weekend and the amount

of tickets coming in was crazy. We dealt with 1,006 tickets last year, our largest number ever.”Twite explained that things

slowed down over the summer, but now that the school year is back in session, the numbers have begun to pile up once again. “Somewhere from 35­50

tickets have been received in the past two days, they have not been put into the system yet, but they $/*(+*6&#(/#C/:#+*<=#9&#.'+)DAs far as the impact that these

changes have had on student­police relations goes, Chenette said that they haven’t seen an impact in call rate. People are still calling if they need help.

A formal complaint can be made to any member of the Burlington Police Department. If the complaint is considered serious, then it is referred to the Bureau of Internal Affairs, according to the Burlington Police Department website.According to the website if

./E&/*&#,*).#'#B/-+$&#&EB-/A&&#to be acting inappropriately,

disciplinary action will be taken. “Some instances require

disciplinary action, which may include warnings, remedial training, suspension, demotion, or dismissal. If a criminal act occurred, the State’s Attorneys F3,$&# :+--# 5&# 5%/6G9(# +*(/#the investigative process,” the website stated. Burlington Police did not

comment as of Sunday afternoon.

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NEWS 3TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

If you happened to be studying in the Bailey/Howe Library last spring, you may have come across a girl heating !"#$%&#'(!"#()#*$%#*$+&,#-((&#(&#a guy skateboarding over your philosophy paper. .(&#*$%#/&'*#*+0%1#*$%#2+3&4&5#

is initiating new policies to enforce peace and quiet, Dean of Library & Information Services Mara Saule said. “Two years ago was the

climax of insanity,” Head of the Circulation Department Angus Robertson said. The library is looking to take a

step away from the skateboarders, bike riders and delivery pizza orders of past years, Robertson said.6$%# '%7(),# 4),# *$+&,# -((&'#

are now designated for silent study, cell phones are allowed

in the café and lobby only, and food and drink are permitted everywhere, Saule said.To enforce these changes,

current staff members will issue “walk­throughs” to amp up faculty presence, Assistant to Dean for External Relations Selene Colburn said. A survey taken in Spring 2009

sparked policy changes when some students admitted to not being able to work in the library because of the noise, Saule said. “Have you tried to work in

there? It’s a zoo!” a note left in the survey read.Overall, students have been

gracious and compliant when corrected, and many are happy to see library staff enforcing quiet, Saule said. “As long as you’re using

your phone reasonably I don’t have a problem with it, but I 74)# ,%/)+*%25# '%%# 8$%&%# 947!2*5#may need to step in to encourage

silence,” senior Evan Salzberg said.Students deserve a quiet

space, “a safe environment away from the big, noisy world,” Robertson said. The overall layout of the

library is not ideal for a quiet atmosphere, as noise travels easily, so renovation is also being considered, Robertson said. The library at the University

of Massachusetts is being considered as a possible model. The renovation would entail information commons, learning commons, a writing center and academic support services, Saule said. The change has just begun and

faculty members are eager to hear back from students. If you have any complaints or suggestions, contact Selene Colburn, assistant to dean for External Relations, at selene.colburn@uvm.edu.

Library seeks to stop ‘insanity’New rules enforced after increase in student complaints

By Bridget PollicinoStaff Writer

!"#$%&'(")#%*+,%-'*++*%.'/$+%012,3%'+%14$%0$)'+,%5''6%'7%14$%Bailey/Howe Library, which is now enforcing stricter policies.

DAVID DYKE | The Vermont Cynic

Twelve Lady Gagas attempted *(# "!22# 4# /&%# *&!7:# ;<# 9%%*# !"#Church Street on Saturday at Outright Vermont’s 7th annual Fire Truck Pull.Team Gaga was one of

ten teams raising money for Outright Vermont, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth support center, Executive Director of Outright Vermont Melissa Murray said. UVM’s Greek community

entered two teams in the pull and raised $1,700.“This is the second year Greek

Life has been involved. It’s one of the many philanthropic events we like to get involved in. We’ve won two years in a row and raised quite a bit of money,” senior member of Pi Kappa Alpha Ben Trottier said.Together, all ten teams raised

$24,000 while competing for a =(2,%)# /&%# *&!7:# *&("$5# +)# 9(!&#categories: most money raised,

fastest pull time, audience favorite and best costume. The Greek Life men’s team

8()# 4# =(2,%)# /&%# *&!7:# 9(&# *$%#fastest pull time of 13.53 seconds, Trottier said.

Team Gaga won the trophy for most money raised, raking in over $7,000, team member Kate Vanwagner said. The community team

Queer Youth, walked away with audience choice.Murray said that she was

pleased with the total amount raised. “Last year we made $17,145,

so it’s a huge jump,” she said.

$24,000 raised to support LGBTQQ youthTwo UVM Greek Life teams join others to pull fire truck up Church Street

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DAMIR ALISA | The Vermont Cynic

By Katy PetifordStaff Writer

“Last year we made $17,145 so it’s a

huge jump,” Melissa Murray

Executive Director of Outright Vermont

4 ARTSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

For artist Moe O’Hara, the 18th annual South End Art Hop was more than an opportunity to show off her work, it was a chance for exposure and the opportunity to make money. “I can’t be a painter,” O’Hara said. “I can’t afford it.” She then went to sell a set of

handcrafted Scooby Doo buttons made out of old books. The Art Hop, put on by The

South End Arts and Business Association (SEABA), is an event that takes place in Burlington’s South End each fall, with studios and businesses being temporarily !"#$% &'% &!$% (&))"!*"'+% $,"% -./0/%website said. In keeping with SEABA’s

entrepreneurial spirit of fusing culture with commerce, O’Hara #12'% 3)2% 4&''"$$"'+% 53667% 2*'8'%and books that she remakes into consumable art. The recycled nature of

her work was mirrored in the repurposed warehouse characteristic of the South End where it was displayed. In the Firehouse Gallery on

Church Street, Jonathon Harris returned to his hometown to hold $,"%#!'$%',39%&))%3:%,*'%391+%;11"!%Landscapes. Harris began taking a picture a day for a year, starting on his 30th birthday. Harris watched as “art hoppers” played with streaming photo galleries of his life. Attendees ducked carefully

through a room­turned­web by way of strings arranged in what Harris called “[a] network graph of experiential themes” that revealed themselves to him throughout the course of the project. -*<$""1%2*::"!"1$%$,"="'%#))"2%

the room, each represented by a different color string that linked blog posts and photos from that year in Harris’s life. To encourage deeper

examination, Harris won’t tell anyone what each color means. Down on Pine Street in the

Soda Plant, artist Jake Rifken was content to let things be. Rifken said he can spend hundreds of hours creating one of his wire sculptures. His interest is in the 539% 3:% 4!"&$*31% &12% '$!>4$>!&)%integrity. “I don’t really care what they look like,” Rifken said. His laid­back approach to his

art was evident in his mood as well. “I’m happy right now,” he said

as he held a beer. For people and artists alike, the South End Art Hop is a chance for networking and community building. “[It’s a chance] for exposure

more than sales,” Artist Dan Seigel, who makes and paints clay mugs that are used at Viva Espresso in the North End, said. In addition to visual art, this

year’s Art Hop also featured music. The Burlington­based Bluegrass band Something With Strings held a crowd during their set outside Fresh Market on Friday night. Hungry hoppers

paused to watch and eat. “A lot of people come by and

I’ve no idea who they are, but it’s cool that they stop and listen,” guitarist Adam Howard said. With artists showing their

work on the street or in a loud warehouse rather than a quiet gallery, the Art Hop creates a certain feeling that is especially attractive to some people. “The best thing is the

atmosphere. It’s very chill,” Andrea Boudreau, who visited the Art Hop, said. Fellow Art­Hopper Megan Winward agreed. “It’s the best way to experience art,” she said.

Hopping with music, visual artsArtists and residents enjoy the 18th annual South End Art HopBy Robbie MarcantonioCynic Correspondent

Vermont artist Corliss Blakely accidentally discovered her iPhone could function as a 4&1?&'@% ,"!% #1("!% &% 131$3<*4%alternative to the oil and watercolor paints she has spent the past 35 years working with.Blakely has been featured in

Mac Format and Digital Artist magazine in England, for her iPad and iPhone paintings of still lifes and organic forms found in nature. These “iPaintings” are being

showcased in the Flynn’s Amy E. Tarrant Gallery from July 2 to Sept. 5 to coincide with the summer Flynn Garden Tour.Titled “Visions of Nature”

these paintings have been created in a seemingly unnatural way, while portraying natural subject matter.Her website, www.

ipadpaintings.com, displays some of her paintings, such as one of delectable red peppers, unrecognizable as anything created by a digital device.Blakely found her unusal

medium at her studio one day.“I was at my studio waiting

for a panel to arrive for a commission,” Blakely said. “I was sitting there with my iPhone and thought I would buy an app and see what it was like. That day changed everything for me.”The new medium Blakely

found that day proved to be a great thing for her.“Now I can paint anywhere

at any time and I’m not dealing with toxic paints and mediums,” she said.Blakely thinks this sort of

artistic use of readily available technology could have big effects for future generations of artists.“I think that we are at the

cutting edge of this technology with the iPhone and iPad, she said. “The idea that you have a studio in your pocket is where I’m at … [this technology] will change the way artists create.”Though some may disagree

with her marriage of technology and natural beauty, Blakely does not care, she said.Blakely may have only

recently begun her endeavors in iPad and iPhone art, but she has been featured in art shows already and has many future plans.She participated in a

summer show in Windsor, Conn. with what were said to be the 14 most accomplished iPhone artists in the world, and in October, she will be a featured speaker at the Mobile Digital Artist Convention in New York City.At 652 Main Street from Oct.

1­4 and 8­10, the paintings will be displayed with oil painting counterparts for viewers to see the difference.

By Madeline GibsonStaff Writer

Artist creates iPaintingsPainter Corliss Blakely takes up the iPhone and iPad as medium for her

KATIE CASSIDY | The Vermont CynicVermont native Jonathan Harris’ exhibit in the Firehouse Gallery uses technology to represent social

ideas. Harris also has pieces in the New York Museum of Modern Art and Le Centre Pompidou in Paris.

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Returning students who received work-study, 2009-10

YesNo

Returning students who received work-study, 2010-11

YesNo

“We had a great group of students last

year, and many first years who wanted to return but were

unable to because of FWS cuts.”

Lisa Champagne Director of Athletic

Communications

“[RAs] have tons of things on our plate,

having to work extra hours at the front desk

adds to our already hectic schedule. We’re

students, too.”Rebecca Sandler

Junior and RA

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Changes to the Federal Work-Study program impact UVM

7FEATURE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

1,600 students are expected to accept and utilize

their work­study award this

year

How would you describe the availability of your front desk?

ExcellentGoodFairPoorExremely Poor

Distribution of work-study by class standing

First yearSophmoreJuniorSenior

Information graphics from a survey sent by The Cynic to the UVM student body with 853 respondents

By the numbers

25 percent of students who planned to return to the

University Heights South front

desk lost their work­study

58 percent of students

who planned

to return to the

Jeanne Mance

Trinity front

desk lost their

work­study

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0 of 10 complex front desks were fully staffed and

operational as of 9/14

The annual

work­study

budget is

$2.2 million

Last year the work­study

program was over budget by

$770,000

52 percent of students are

projected by

SFS to accept

and utilize

their work­

study award

this year

91 percent of students who planned to return to the Athletic Communications

Department lost their work­study

An unexpected cost

Many feel the changes in the

Federal Work­Study program

this year are taking a toll on

students, staff and faculty at

UVM.

The decrease in students with

work­study has given ResLife

staff — particularly resident

advisors — additional work,

sophomore resident advisor Alee

Graziano said.

“We’ve been picking up the

slack where Federal Work­Study

'()*/.('! 234/.5(! 6//.! '(370.8!the front desk,” Graziano said.

“[Resident advisors] have been

working in between classes

when work­study students are

supposed to be working.”

Students said they also feel

frustrated about varying hours of

the residence halls’ front desks.

“The hours at the front desk

are so staggered; whenever

I’m available, it’s not open —

for information, packages,

"23(/4/$9:! 0$'(! +/3$! ;3<2!Pion said. “It’s incredibly

inconvenient.”

Forty­three percent of The Cynic’s survey respondents described the availability of their

front desk as “good” or “excellent,”

while 30 percent described it as

“poor” or “extremely poor.”

As of Sept. 14, all 10 residence

hall complex front desks were

only partially staffed, according

(#!#70</!=3.38/$'!3.*!$/'-*/.</!directors at the 10 complexes.

“Usually by the end of week

one, the desk is fully staffed.

Here it is in week three and we’re

'(-11! ($+-.8! (#! 011! '2-7('9:! >/3../!?3.</! @$-.-(+! #70</! =3.38/$!Debbie Crosby said.

A70</!=3.38/$'!'3-*!(23(!(2/+!

have been affected by students

unexpectedly losing their Federal

Work­Study award as well.

“Normally I have 20 to 25

returners; this year I only have

six,” University Heights North

#70</!=3.38/$! B23$./1!?3$(/11/!said.

ResLife is not the only

department to lose staff due to

work­study cuts. The Athletic

Communications Department

suffers from work­study

shortages as well, Athletic

Communications Director Lisa

Champagne said.

“I have been hiring Federal

Work­Study students for six

years, and I was disappointed

that I could not rehire the good

workers we had,” Champagne

said. “You expect juniors and

seniors to lose their work­study,

but not sophomores.”

In the Athletic

Communications Department,

CD!#7! CC!0$'(! +/3$'!"2#!,13../*!to return for the 2010­11 year had

their work­study cut, Champagne

said.

Director of Campus

Recreation Gregg Bates said the

Federal Work­Study changes

have stressed resources.

“Less Federal Work­Study

students put a greater strain on

our operating budget, as we are

forced to hire more non­Federal

Work­Study students to maintain

the same programs and services

for the UVM student body,” Bates

said.

The strain on the

department’s budget may force

Campus Recreation to reduce its

size or increase costs to students,

he said.

“Depending on how large the

budget problem becomes, we

may have to look at reductions in

[Campus Recreation] programs

and services or increases in fees

to support these programs,” he

said.

Departments have also

had to spend additional time

and resources training new

employees.

“It’s frustrating on our end

6/<3)'/! "/! 0.*! 8##*! "#$%/$'!and spend time training, then

have to restart the process the

next year,” Champagne said.

The McAuley and Wright

0(./''! </.(/$'! 3$/! <)$$/.(1+!short­staffed, which may result in

shortening the hours of operation

in those facilities, Residence

Director for Christie Wright

Patterson Rafael Rodriguez said.

“We haven’t been able to

start hiring [for Wright] because

we haven’t yet been approved to

start hiring by SFS,” Rodriguez

said.

Putting on the administrative band­aid

The University has created

the Student Employment Task

Force to respond to the fact that a

smaller number of students have

received Federal Work­Study this

year compared to last, Johnson

said.

The organization has met

once so far and was created at the

end of last semester, according to

Johnson.

Chaired by SFS director

Marie Johnson and including

representatives from Career

Services, the Human Resources

Department, Student Affairs,

Central Budgeting and other

departments, its goal is to create

more on­campus jobs for students

3.*! 0.*! '#)$</'! #7! 7).*-.8! 7#$!these positions, Johnson said.

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CYNICT H E V E R M O N T

OPINION 9TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Experimentation with drugs and alcohol happens on every college campus no matter where you go to school. The problem starts when

those experiments change from being on the outskirts of academic society to becoming a part of everyday life.At UVM, there is a large

percentage of the population that consumes alcohol and smokes cannabis on a regular basis, and they are considered normal and functioning members of society.However, it seems that a

growing percentage of students are also trying drugs for which the penalties are greater.Students who try drugs

such as ecstasy, LSD, Psilocybin (mushrooms) and several other prescription and harder

recreational drugs not only face the peril of side effects and lasting mental damage, but also felony charges and expulsion. Yet, somehow, these drugs

also seem to be becoming commonplace among students. Taking the drug Adderall

for its power to enhance focus, has become so widespread that many students say they need the drug to write a paper or study for a test.

In reality, Adderall and stimulants like it are really just brand­name amphetamines that are still considered illegal narcotics by the law. Unfortunately, being above

!"#$%&'(#&)#$%*&+!$,*$#,*-$,*$.(*!$saying no. The more students are exposed to this sort of behavior, the more they feel it appropriate and do not speak

out against it. This culture of looking the

other way tells students that their actions are acceptable. This, in turn, leads to increased use.At some point, we must grow

up to realize that college is not just about partying and getting through the classes to get to the weekends. How can you risk an

investment of thousands of dollars a year for a night or two of being out of your head?I hate to be a downer, and

I love sticking it to the man as much as the next guy, but when I see someone doing something outright dangerous, I let them know that they are in danger.If you see a friend dangling

off the side of a building for fun, would you just sit back and laugh? Of course not. Ultimately, if you see

someone doing something that you know can have serious repercussions, it is your responsibility as their friend to speak up and at least let them know how you feel.

Experiments outside the classroom

MAX KRIEGER

We must grow up to realize that college is not just about partying and getting through the classes to get to the weekends.

Max Krieger is a sophomore

political science major. He has

been writing for The Cynic since fall 2009.

The library steps seem to be a popular place to speak your mind.We hear a student talking about a

terrible class, a new club promoting their organization with loud — and often hilarious — slogans and a Christian man preaching ,/0(!$"01$1#+2#$,33$40%&4$!0$"#335Wait, that does not sound like typical

UVM — hyper­conservative, acutely religious ideology being preached in front of !"#$3%/2,2-6$*7,28%&4$,$9#2-$:#/,!#$/#!1##&$the Christian man and 50 or more students.In actuality, it does sound like UVM, and

academia in general. A heated argument over the

philosophical elements behind one of the 1023:+*$;0*!$)0&!20<#2*%,3$!07%)*$%*$,3;0*!$)0;;0&73,)#$0&$,$3%/#2,3$),;7(*$933#:$1%!"$young, idealistic thinkers.However, following the debate on the

library steps, which took place Thursday, Sept. 16, we heard many students complaining about how someone like that could be allowed on campus.This complaint is contradictory in two

ways.First, if we embrace the idea of free

*7##)"6$1#$),&&0!$93!#2$0(!$,3!#2&,!%<#$02$highly controversial viewpoints.This man was completely within his legal

rights to be at UVM and got exactly what he wanted — an audience.Second, if you so strongly disagree

with this man and believe that he should not be standing in the center of what some people consider the most liberal place in the country, why give him the audience?=>$1#$:0&+!$720<%:#$"%;$!"#$#,26$"%*$

speech becomes obsolete.He started by standing in front of the

library discussing his volatile ideas with a few passers­by, when one philosophical *!(:#&!$,*8#:6$?=*&+!$!"#$%&9&%!#$2#&:#2#:$%&$!"#$9&%!#@AThe Christian man reveled in this

comment and used it as a jumping­off point >02$,&$,24(;#&!$!",!$3,*!#:$&#,23-$9<#$"0(2*$and grew exponentially in size.B<#&!(,33-6$,$CDE$703%)#$0>9)#2$1,*$

),33#:$%&$!0$;,8#$*(2#$"#$1,*&+!$:%*2(7!%&4$students in the library — and the man was forced to stand in the rain with only a few listeners — but his mission to be heard had /##&$>(3933#:5Ultimately, if we disagree with this sort

0>$,)!%0&$%!$*"01*$!",!$1#$:0&+!$,772#)%,!#$the notion of free speech. Without accepting the core values of

academia that allow us to debate in open forum, we may as well revert to a society in which opinions get lost among the popular consensus. =>$1#$:%*3%8#$!"%*$;,&+*$72#*#&)#6$1#$

should not provide him with the satisfaction of argument. He is not looking for people to agree with

"%;5$F#$%*$3008%&4$>02$)0&'%)!5Eventually, logical response to combative

actions will prevail. As the saying goes, “turn !"#$0!"#2$)"##85A

Turn the other cheek

10 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COLUMNISTS

Dear editor,

Max Krieger’s article

admonishing Wyclef Jean

from running for the Haitian

presidency seems reasonable

!"#$%&'()*(+,-*(%.)"/!0(“What I am attacking,” he

writes, “is the fact that celebrities

of any kind have the audacity to

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$"?!,("#,9).(/4,/$9-*)"/!-0(However, what Haiti

is experiencing, and has

experienced for most of the

last century, are not normal

/4,/$9-*)"/!-0(@#,(9#-*(#1(4*-(history, Haiti has been governed

by despots, sadists, kleptocrats

)"?(9$,?!,!,-0(@#,(*&,!!(?!/)?!-'(*&!(

country suffered under the

hereditary dictatorship of

@,)"/#4-(AB)2)(C#/5(C$>).4!,(and his son, Jean­Claude

“Baby Doc,” who maintained

power through rigged elections,

/!"-#,-&42()"?(?!)*&(-D$)?-0(In the 1990s, the regime of

Raoul Cedras, which came to

power in a military coup, was

estimated to have killed 3,000

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members of the corrupt ruling­

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*&)"(G:/.!1(H!)"0(It very plainly has done

;#,-!(*&)"(G:/.!1(H!)"0(I-4?!(from that, I would imagine that,

as president, Wyclef Jean would

make Haiti much harder to

4%"#,!0(Haiti is the poorest nation in

the Western Hemisphere, and

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was estimated to be living in

2#>!,*:(3!1#,!(*&!(!),*&D$)J!0(It stays that way in part

3!/)$-!(4*7-(!)-:(*#(4%"#,!0(K)"(you remember the last time you

heard about Haiti before the

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rapper at the helm might grab

a larger share of our attention,

and maybe, just maybe, make

it harder to ignore the almost

primeval human suffering that

?!+"!-(E)4*40 Increased attention might

also force upon Haiti’s politics

)(&4%&!,(?!%,!!(#1(&#"!-*:0(K)"(you name the current Haitian

B,!-4?!"*L(N!4*&!,(/)"(80( Corruption goes unnoticed

in such an environment, and

increased international scrutiny

might cause Haitian rulers to

conduct themselves a little more

!*&4/)..:0(8()%,!!(;4*&(<,0(=,4!%!,(*&)*(

it would be wonderful if Haiti

should produce a Washington or

)(H!11!,-#"0(O$*(*&)*7-("#*(%#4"%(to happen, at least not any time

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in the real world, is between

choosing amongst the same

oligarchs who have spent the

past decades robbing Haiti blind,

)"?(!.!/*4"%(-#9!3#?:("!;0(6&!(?!+"4*4#"(#1(4"-)"4*:'(

the saying goes, is doing the

same thing over and over and

!P2!/*4"%(?411!,!"*(,!-$.*-0Sincerely,

Ben Donovan

Class of 2013

In Burlington, you can step

outside of your house completely

")J!?(;4*&#$*()(&)--.!0Q>!"(4"(@,)"/!'(:#$(/)"(;).J(

outside of your house in the buff

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with a mere slap on the wrist if

you enter a public building or if

you inadvertently cause a public

"$4-)"/!(;4*&(:#$,(")J!?"!--0But throw a burqa on that

bare­boned body of yours and

head down to see the Eiffel

6#;!,(;4*&(:#$,(#*&!,(/#>!,!?(/#&#,*-()"?(:#$(;#$.?(1)/!()(+"!(or some jail time for that little

;).J(#1(:#$,-0S!-'(@,)"/!(T(*&!(/#$"*,:(

with the most fashionable and

pretentious population in the

;#,.?(T(4-(9)J4"%(9#>!-(4"(the social equality pool, and

the ripples are about to be felt

;#,.?;4?!0In a landslide decision, the

@,!"/&(.#;!,(&#$-!(2)--!?(

an act banning the wearing

of burqas, a garment worn by

women which covers the entire

body, head and face, by a vote of

UUVRW06&!(3)"(T(;&4/&(*&!(@,!"/&(

X!")*!(2)--!?(YZ[RW(T(;4..(%#(into effect soon, at which time

the wearing of burqas in any

2$3.4/(2.)/!(4"(@,)"/!(;4..(,!-$.*(4"()(\W]^(+"!()"?()(/#$,-!(4"(@,!"/&(/4*4_!"-&42'()-(;!..()-()(\W]'^^^(+"!()"?($2(*#()(:!),(in prison for any man caught

forcing his wife to wear such

/#>!,4"%-0

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burqas, has met 21st­century law

deeming such a law is, in fact,

#22,!--4>!0I"(#22,!--4>!(.);()**!92*4"%(

to counter another oppressive

law?

N#;'(*&!(*,#$3.!(;4*&(.);(T()":(.);(T(4-(*&!(2$,!()934%$4*:(#1(*&!9(4"(%!"!,).0(6&!(.);(-492.:(-*)*!-(*&)*(

all body and head coverings are

A4..!%).05Illegal for whom? Just

;#9!"L(G&)*()3#$*(9!"L(M,(*#$,4-*-L(M,(9!"R*#$,4-*-L`Why the question about

tourists and men in burqas?

G!..'(4"(I2,4.(#1(*&4-(:!),'(after Belgium passed a similar

.);'()"(8*).4)"(*#$,4-*(;)-(+"!?(\[V^(1#,(;!),4"%()(3$,D)0(Since there is no Italian

law against them, the woman

in question stepped on a plane

in Italy a righteous person and

stepped off in Belgium as a

/,494").0N#;'(*&!(D$!-*4#"(*&4-(.);(

begs the asking of is simple:

When is it right to ban clothing?

I*(;&)*(2#4"*(4-(4*(a$-*()-(oppressive to ban burqas as it is

to force the wearing of one?

Is the world doomed to

,!-!93.!(b#4-(b#;,:7-(A6&!(Giver,” where a Big Brother­type

forces us to live in a black­

and­white clothed world of

similarity to ensure fairness,

non­discrimination and non­

offensiveness for all?

M,(4-(4*()3#$*(*49!(*&!(world collectively drops our

2,$?4-&"!--(T()"?(2)"*-(T()"?(we just let it all hang out?

I think I’ll stick with the latter

#"(*&4-(#"!'(*&)"J-0

MICHAEL FARLEY

Hands off my burqa, Big Bro. Quick Opinions

Barbieri

6&!(c!2$3.4/)"-(#1(C!.);),!(),!(*,:4"%(*#(;4"()(X!")*!(-!)*(4"(N#>!93!,(;4*&()(X),)&(B).4"(/.#"!(;&#().-#(4-(1)9#$-(1#,(&!,()"*4R9)-*$,3)*4#"()?(/)92)4%"0(I guess if you have a winning formula,

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6&!(&)-&*)%(-:93#.(def(4-(D$4/J.:(3!­coming an Internet and college campus

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4"%(-),/)-9(#,(;4*0(6&)*'(#,(4*7-(3!/)$-!(4*(&)-(*&!(;#,?(A&)-&5(4"(4*0(Q4*&!,(;):'(watch your inboxes and status updates

T(*&!:7,!()3#$*(*#(%!*(g##?!?(;4*&(&)-&08(9!)"(&)-&*)%-0

In the wake of the recent underground

%)-(.4"!(!P2.#-4#"(4"(X)"(O,$"#'(K).410'(4*(has come to light that up to 60 per­

cent of the nation’s gas lines are in the

same “unsafe” grouping as the one that

/)$-!?(*&!(/)*)-*,#2&!0(8"(*&)*(.4%&*'(*&!(construction work on Central Campus

replacing old piping doesn’t seem that

3)?()1*!,()..0

“

”

Kreiger

Farley

Start making the welcome

banners, prepare the victory

parade and start baking those

red, white and blue cookies

3!/)$-!'()-(#1(I$%0(UW'(*&!(/#93)*(2&)-!(4"(8,)D(4-(#>!,`(6&!,!7-(#".:(#"!(/)*/&h(M$,(

troops won’t be coming home

until 2011’s end, meaning they

won’t be safely back in the states

for an additional year after

A#2!,)*4#"-(&)>!(!"?!?05(6&!(>4/*#,:(/##J4!-(9):(3!(

%!**4"%(/#.?(3:(*&!"0(Yet all of these truths

lie hidden under more

congratulatory handshaking and

back­patting than one might

see from the winning team at

the end of your average baseball

%)9!0(G&!*&!,(4*(4-(M3)9)(

claiming that “we have met

#$,(,!-2#"-434.4*:5(#,(i!"0(c):(M?4!,"#7-(D$42(*&)*(A&#2!(has replaced despair” upon

leaving his Iraqi command

post, it is clear that both the

military and the government are

trying to play up this supposed

“transition,” which in effect only

means that our guys can’t shoot

+,-*()":9#,!0(6&!(#1+/4).(/&)"%!(9!)"-(

that instead of undertaking

combat operations, troops will

be limited to defense posts

and security patrols, all while

training an Iraqi security force,

which by most accounts seems to

be more than a year away from

3!4"%()3.!(*#(*)J!(1$..(/#"*,#.0(6&)*(-!!9-(.4J!()(?!+"4*!(

improvement to me, but

these claims of success and

“met responsibility” are most

?!+"4*!.:(2,!9)*$,!'("#*(*#(mention misleading to the

I9!,4/)"(2$3.4/0(

6&!(D$!-*4#"(8(&)>!(4-h(G&)*(happens if we are ready to leave

once and for all and the Iraqi

security force is not ready?

Unreasonable deadlines only

.!)?(*#(9#,!(?!.43!,)*4#"08*()22!),-(*&!(M3)9)(

administration is simply trying

to create a good aura around the

2,!-!"*()"?(1$*$,!(I9!,4/)"(4">#.>!9!"*(4"(8,)D0(G&4.!(4*(4-("#*(M3)9)7-(

;),'(8(+"?(9:-!.1(,!-!"*4"%(his audacity to claim that he is

9)J4"%()(?411!,!"/!(4"()(/#"g4/*(that has more or less been a

stagnant drain on our economy,

not to mention a steady loss

#1(I9!,4/)"(.41!'(1#,("!),.:()(?!/)?!0(M"(X!2*0(j'(KNN(,!2#,*!?(

*&)*(*;#(k0X0(-#.?4!,-(;!,!(J4..!?(

in Iraq, not two weeks removed

1,#9(*&!(A!"?(#1(/#93)*05(In this light, it seems

ludicrous to conclude that our

responsibilities have been met

when our soldiers are still dying

for this confused cause and the

goal of training the Iraqi military

4-(1),(1,#9(/#92.!*!0(6#(9!'(*&4-(&!),J!"-(3)/J(*#(

the capture of Saddam Hussein,

*#(;&4/&(i!#,%!(G0(O$-&(declared with his trademark

-94,Jh(A<4--4#"()//#92.4-&!?05(M".:(*&4-(*49!'("#*&4"%()/*$)..:(happened to feel accomplished

about, and 50,000 soldiers are

still stuck in Iraq doing more or

less the same thing they have

been doing since Hussein’s

/)2*$,!0(81(*&!(M3)9)()?94"4-*,)*4#"(

and the military are so

convinced that we’ve won, then

why not remove more troops

immediately?

How many soldiers does

it take to teach another army

&#;(*#(2,#*!/*(*&!9-!.>!-L(M,'(if more action need be taken

despite these claims of success,

;&:("#*(+"4-&(*&!(a#3L(Either way, some sort of

measurable action is better than

this mire of futility our soldiers

&)>!(3!!"(-*$/J(4"(1#,(:!),-("#;0While we are back home

eating our victory cookies with

M3)9)'(*&!:(),!(*&!(#"!-(-*4..(#$*(*&!,!(T(+%&*4"%()"?(?:4"%(a$-*()-(3!1#,!0

End of combat phase does not end problems

When is it right to ban clothing?

These claims of success and “met responsibility” are most definitely premature

Insanity still rocking HaitiMichael Farley is a senior

education major. He has been

writing for 6&!(K:"4/ since spring 2008.

!"##$$%&'()"')$$)*$&$+'*,$-"&'$English major. He has been

writing for 6&!(K:"4/ since fall 2010.

JEFF BARBIERI

SPORTS 11TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The men’s soccer team continued their early season success by winning the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nike Fall Classic the weekend of Sept. 10. The Classic, hosted by the

Catamounts at Centennial Field, was a three­day event that was comprised of Vermont, University of New Hampshire, Cornell University and Presbyterian College. Vermon beat Presbyterian 4­0

on Friday, Sept. 10 and defeated Cornell 2­1 on Sunday, Sept. 12.“Our team is just more of

a team,” junior defenseman !"##$%&'()*$+'+"$,-'./)'01+2'3452'for each other.”65)' .2)"7839+2:' 7)#2";$2<'

of the Catamounts was evident over the weekend as the team put together an impressive 4­0 barrage against Presbyterian and a comeback win against Cornell.On Friday, Vermont used

ball control and a relentless offensive attack as they rained down 17 shots on Presbyterian and got goals from senior Connor =>?9$)#@' 39+2' <)"9' A%B22' C$+;$#4'and two goals from junior Nick O’Neill. Sunday’s game saw an intense

2­1 come­from­behind victory DB9' E)97B#2' "4"$#+2' "' ,$D3%1;2'Cornell team. In the 21st minute, Cornell’s Franck Onambele cleaned up a loose ball in front of the UVM net for 1­0 Cornell lead.

Six minutes later, Nick O’Neill sent a corner kick through the Big Red defense and found the foot of Yannick Lewis, who was able to 3#,'25)'F"%&'BD'25)'#)2'2B'2$)'25)'game 1­1.The game remained tied until

the 65th minute when Connor O’Brien scored the winning goal off a rebound from a shot by senior Patrick Alonis. O’Brien was named offensive MVP for the tournament.“Connor O’Brien always

seems to be in the right place at the right time,” Vermont head coach Jesse Cormier said after the game.“He really gave us that

breathing room and the light at the end of the tunnel, and we fought to the end to get the result.”The end result for Vermont

is one of mental toughness. A %B7)F"%&'*$#' "4"$#+2' "' ,$D3%1;2'opponent is something that may not have been possible last year.“I don’t know if this would

have happened a year ago,” Cormier said. “I think we are a little tougher, more mentally tough. I think we went against a gritty opponent and we provided some grit, so that was good.”Yannick Lewis was the

defensive MVP of the tournament and he knows that, at this point in the season, consistency is crucial.“We just have to continue

this,” he said. “Our energy has been good throughout this

tournament. Now we are just trying to be consistent, play the

way we’ve been playing these past few days, bring it to the next

tournament and get another tournament win.”

At home, men’s soccer sweeps Nike Fall Classic using a ‘team-first’ mentalityStaff Report

Senior Pat Alonis (right) and junior Zach Paul battle for possesion against Presbyterian College. The Catamounts defeated Presbyterian 4­0.

BOBBY SUDEKUM | The Vermont Cynic

12 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 SPORTS

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Men’s soccer vs. Brown1 p.m. Centennial Field

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Women’s soccer vs. UMBC12 p.m. Centennial Field

Field hockey vs. Monmouth 12 p.m. Moulton Winder Field

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NFL PICKS WEEK THREE

Illustrations by Dana Ortiz

After a mind­boggling beginning to the NFL season,

we have a nice slate of games for week three. This week’s

guest predictor is photography editor Kruti Kansara. Do

you think you’re up to the challenge? Become a guest

picker by e­mailing vcsports@uvm.edu. This week, the

picks are made by:

WA: Will AndreycakDG: Diana GiuntaEZ: Eli ZinkKK: Kruti Kansara

With the Colts’ early loss to the Texans, the AFC

South has more of a completive feel to it. Similarly, the

loss of the Cowboys to the Redskins makes the NFC

East a division that could be won by three teams, sorry

Philadelphia. That makes this early season matchup a

somewhat intriguing one.

I will be watching the matchup between the running

game of the Titans vs. the defensive front of the Giants.

!"#$%& '(")%()& %*++,,-%& .,+/*%,& ",& .#,/0%& 1",& 2#%1&tackle and gets into the secondary. The Giants, while

down at the linebacker position this season compared

to past seasons, have a brilliant front four that have the

/.$3$14& 1(&5/0,& 1",&2#%1& 1/+03,& ()& '(")%()& 1"/1&5(%1&teams fail to do.

The turnover differential will determine this one.

Both Vince Young and Eli Manning are prone to

interceptions, so this game will be interesting. In the

end a quarterback’s miscue will decide the game. Sorry

Eli.

Prediction:(WA) Tennessee Titans(DG) Tennessee Titans(EZ) New York Giants(KK) Tennessee Titans

The Falcons have been on the precipice of success in the division ever since they drafted Matt Ryan as their franchise

quarterback. But the only way they can secure themselves as legitimate playoff contenders is by beating the Saints.

A great matchup of quarterbacks will headline this game: The future quarterback of the division, Ryan, against the

quarterback of the present, Brees. Based on that explanation alone, it’s pretty obvious who will win this one. One day

the Falcons will be the NFC South’s best team, but not yet. That title belongs to the champs.

Prediction: (WA) New Orleans Saints(DG) New Orleans Saints(EZ) Atlanta Falcons(KK) New Orleans Saints

Does anyone else have a strong dislike for Jay Cutler as a quarterback? I

know at least 75 percent of you just nodded your head to that question. Cutler

"/%& 1",&6(1,)1$/3& 1(&.,&/& 1(6&27,&8*/#1,#./+0& $)& 1",&9:;<&.*1& =(#&>"/1,7,#&reason he can’t push himself out of the ditch of underachievement and

disappointment.

The Packers need an answer at the running back position after Ryan Grant

was lost for the season. But let us be honest. It’s all about Aaron Rodgers and

the passing game for the Pack. The Bears are far from the defensive juggernaut

that they used to be, and this Monday night matchup has lost a little luster

compared to previous seasons. That being said, the Bears’ running back Matt

Forte is a stud, and if Cutler can have a game he’s capable of, the Bears have

a shot.

?",&@/+0,#%&"/7,&$)+#,-$.3,&(==,)%$7,&2#,&6(>,#A&:(#&1"/1&#,/%()<&/)-&)(1&because of my bias against Cutler, I’m picking the Packers here.

Prediction:(WA) Green Bay Packers(DG) Green Bay Packers(EZ) Chicago Bears(KK) Green Bay Packers

TENNESSEE TITANS VS. NEW

YORK GIANTS

ATLANTA FALCONS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. CHICAGO BEARS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

At the beginning of this season, who would have thought that this game would be a compelling one? In fact, if you asked me before week

one, I’d have said that this is one of the top battles of ultimate mediocrity in the NFL. But the Chiefs stunned the Chargers in week one, and

the 49ers are on the cusp of being a playoff contender due to the lack of competition in the NFC West. A win for either team elevates their

long­shot playoff status.

?",#,&$%&%(5,1"$)B&+"/#5$)B&/.(*1&1",&!"$,=%A&C(5,1"$)B&1"/1<&=(#&%(5,&%1#/)B,&#,/%()&1"/1&D&+/))(1&6*1&54&2)B,#&()<&5/0,%&5,&>/)1&them to continue winning. The division is up for grabs. The Raiders are an utter disaster, the Broncos are offensively challenged to the point

where Tim Tebow might start in a few weeks and the Chargers were just beaten by the Chiefs.

Prediction:(WA) Kansas City Chiefs(DG) Kansas City Chiefs(EZ) San Francisco 49ers(KK) Kansas City Chiefs

By Will AndreycakSports Editor