vermont cynic spring 2013 issue 19
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The Vermont
CYNICThe University of Vermont’s independent voice since 1883
See CAREER on page 3
Pres. Thomas Sullivan said
he knew it was time for Career
Services to undergo a renova
tion after laying out his plans for
the University.
That was where Dean of
Honors College Abu Rizvi
stepped in.
Rizvi submitted recommen
dations for improving Career
Services and career develop
ment to the University at the
close of the fall semester, and
they are currently under review.
President Sullivan asked
Rivzi to reevaluate Career Ser
vices because it was not consis
tent with his strategic plan, Rizvi
said.
“The biggest problem, from
my point of view, is that stu
dents have had little informa
tion about what they needed,
where to get it, or when to start,”
Director of Career Services Pa
mela Gardner said.
Rizvi said he believes this
initiative addresses an issue that
is on the minds of both parents
and students.
A nationwide study con
ducted by an organization in
California reported that career
issues concern 88 percent of in
coming students when they en
ter college, which is an alltime
high for this survey, he said.
“It’s on the minds of stu
dents,” Rizvi said. “And it’s
something on our minds be
cause we know it’s good for stu
dents.”
In 2012, the unemployment
rate for recent college graduates
was 9.4 percent, while the un
deremployment rate— under
employment including workers
!"#!$#%&$'(&%)*#+,-&.$'%$/'!$0*1-2,&/!+3$&45+'3&.6$7#0$/&#%+3$double that at 19.1 percent, a
May 2012 Economic Policy In
stitute report stated.
These numbers have left stu
dents like junior Catie Matheny
1&&+,/8$ #/9,'*0$ #:'*!$ -/.,/8$jobs in the future.
“I’m going to be a teacher
and I just worry about getting a
more desirable job and enjoying
it,” Matheny said.
Gardner said she believes
changes to Career Services are
necessary because many stu
dents don’t know where to begin
'/$!"&$5#!"$!'$-/.,/8$#/.$0*2ceeding in a career.
“Too few know about the
!&%%,-2$ %&0'*%2&0$ !"#!$ &9,0!$ 1'%$them,” she said. “Eventually we
all are responsible for our own
career success. We want to help
UVMers—gradually and with
support—build the skills they
need to do so.”
Firstyear Rachel Rhodes
said she feels that Career Ser
vice’s programs are not acces
sible to all students.
Lauren GieryAssistant News Editor
WALKER SULTZBACH The Vermont CynicCareer Services employees Lisa Susslin (right) and Kaylyn Blair work in the Career Services in Living/Learning Center Feb. 19. Career Services is currently undergoing reform to make it more helpful to students.
City election brings the noise
College students have been a
popular talking point in the elec
!,'/$%#2&$!'$-++$#$;#%.$<$0&#!$'/$the city council.
Towngown issues have
emerged as a subject of interest
in the contest between Progres
sive Jane Knodell and Democrat
Emily Lee, and each candidate
has pledged to take action on the
matter if elected.
Knodell, a former provost
and a current professor of eco
nomics at the University, is hop
ing to add at least one more term
to the seven she has already
served, most recently in 2009.
Lee, a vice president at bank
-%4$=&%%,++$>3/2"?$,0$#$/&72'4er to the local political scene, but
has proven herself an effective
grassroots organizer.
Ward 2—one of Burling
ton’s seven electoral districts—is
home to an estimated 46 per
cent of the University’s off cam
pus student population, accord
ing to campus planning services.
Both candidates agreed that
improving the quality of life in
the residential neighborhoods
requires the construction of new
student housing.
But the location of this pro
posed housing is where their
opinions diverge.
Lee said she believes it is
the University’s responsibility
to take the lead in building new
student housing and would ide
ally like to see it on campus.
But wherever its location,
Lee said that student appeal is
imperative, which has led to her
stance on repealing the dry cam
pus policy.
“The reason that nobody
wants to live on campus is be
cause it’s a dry campus,” she
said.
Knodell, on the other hand,
said she believes housing more
students on campus would in
crease the issue of walkby noise
and lead to complaints.
“What would [on campus
housing] do?” she said. “That
would just make the walkby
noise problem—which is the
hardest problem to solve in our
neighborhoods—a thousand
times worse.”
She said she supports stron
8&%$ /',0&$ '%.,/#/2&$ -/&0$ 7,!"$hope that it could decrease the
noise problem downtown.
Max Tracy, Progressive city
councilor and Knodell’s cam
paign manager, said he thinks
Knodell’s past experience on the
council leaves her more familiar
with the neighborhood than Lee
is, according to a Seven Days ar
ticle.
Lee said she thinks that al
though noise in the downtown
area is a problem, the fault does
not land on students.
She also said she thinks
shortterm solutions, such as
noise violations, are not the best
way to solve the problem.
“You’re not the problem,”
Lee said of students, “The prob
lem is that you have nowhere to
live and you’re living in a house
that has group quarters and a
huge basement for partying.”
Residents of Ward 2 can
vote on their city council mem
ber at the Integrated Arts Acad
emy March 5.
Career Services needs work, dean suggests
!""#$%&'$()*"+,Senior Staff Writer
Remembering Jamie
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NEWS2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
From Billings’ outdated
heating system to Coolidge
Hall’s plumbing problems,
some students may wonder
where the repair money is going
for the buildings that could ben
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tenance projects— with the
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most recent board of trustees
meeting, according to a Capital
Project Progress Report issued
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4!+&-$'?@$+)@$2+@$*+&,'0-$,--0!-$that needed to be addressed,
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cussed at the board of trustees
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Gary Hawley, research associate
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decision, but it was also an eco
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Building Council (USGBC),
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dents worry that other buildings
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Sophomore Sunny Jiang
has a lot in common with her
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apart is that she is an ocean
and half a continent away from
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international presence on cam
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years in length and will be re
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dents to UVM from all regions
of the world in addition to the
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national students must meet
the academic requirements,
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rector of higher education
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ture of the partnership was a
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ship is not only to recruit stu
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international students is co
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do something in terms of ex
pansion that we couldn’t sup
port with the same quality that
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of international students and
meet its outofstate enroll
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going to grow, it will still be at
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ed to UVM because of its safe
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ternational and American stu
dents should be in closer con
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countries and cultures, we are
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said she is excited to help build
an international student com
(0),#4$+#$3`^.“This is a special place to
study—it is the right size, it is
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made me feel comfortable
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dents, so we can be commu
nicating and share our experi
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Kevin SantamariaStaff Writer
“Even with the way UVM is going to
grow, it will still be at a rate that will
allow [international] students to inte-
grate.”
Emma SwiftInternational Student
Services
Trustees talk global diversity, moneyUVM seeks internationalization
WALKER SULTZBACH The Vermont CynicV#0@!)#-$-#0@4$,)$#2!$/,8!)$9!)#!&$B!C.$=S.$/,8!)$&!H!,*!@$<=>$(,??,')$,)$&!)'*+#,')-$E2,?!$'#2!&$H+(:0-$C0,?@,)5-$+&!$)'#$&!H!,*,)5$&!)'*+#,')-.
Lauren GieryAssistant News Editor
Aiken receives $13 million for green renovation
“All they do is send emails right now and it’s not really helpful at all,” she said. “And the programs and internships they do offer feel like they’re more geared towards certain majors, like business, opposed to being accessible to all people”Rizvi said his recommenda
!"#$%& "$'()*+& ,$*"$-& ./0%& !#&bolster the number and variety of internships available to students and to explore coop programs, he said. “Internships are a very large
avenue toward employment toward students once they graduate,” he said.These recommendations
also include developing oncampus student employment and reviews to ensure students are gaining skills when they’re employed in federal workstudy or nonfederal workstudy jobs on campus, Rizvi said.“We want to make UVM
more of a destination for employers,” he said. “We want to attract employers to come to UVM so that they can provide fulltime employment and internship opportunities for our students.” Another aspect of the plan is
to create more structured programs for students in all majors and also making Career Services more centrally located on campus, Rizvi said. “It’s pretty clear that advis
ing and supporting students in their academic pursuits is a very important role that the University is likely to pursue and enhance,” he said.
Senior James Bentil said Career Services has been helpful to him throughout college, especially the Catamount Job Search, but could still use some improvements.“In terms of the job market,
I would probably increase the
amount of exposure on campus,” Bentil said. “In terms of companies having good table presence, it’s on the lower scale. On top of that, I don’t know if they have student promoters; maybe throw that into the mix.”The President and his staff
are currently reviewing Rizvi’s recommendations. Rizvi said he hopes that ac
tions to improve Career Services and the University’s career preparation will start over this spring and summer, so these improvements will be implemented before the fall semester.“I think it’s very important
that we support students while they’re here at UVM, and prepare them for life after UVM,” he said.
NEWS 3THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Becky Hayes
Enterprise Editor
SGAUPDATES
SGA approved funding to hire a full-time Men’s Educator and create a Men’s Educational Center on campus.
Senate recognized UVM World Club, an organiza-tion on campus that encourages cultural learning between UVM students and international exchange students.
The Committee on Diversity, Equity and Environ-mental Ethics (CODEEE) will be investigating UVM’s diversity requirement with Faculty Senate to possibly replace the classroom aspect with a di!erent obliga-tion.
Lauren Drasler
Staff Writer
Feb. 911:19 p.m. 1$& #2,'+3& *3"4"$-& !53#)-5&the Jeanne Mance Parking Lot saw a car that appeared to have steam on the win*#.%6&75+$&!5+,'+3&.+$!&to investigate, he/she found four students inside smok"$-& 8/3"9)/$/6& :5+& #2,'+3&'#$,%'/!+*& !.#& ;";+%& /$*&took four grams of the drug from the students.
Feb 101:26 a..m. 1$,'+3&#$&/&$"-5!(0&;/!3#(&saw a student on Main Street that appeared to be intoxicated. The student was near the Davis Center, and, after <+"$-& 5+(;+*& <0& !5+& #2,'+3=&was transported to ACT for detox. The student’s blood alcohol content was .093.
Feb 1112:12 p.m. A report came in that a refrigerator had been stolen from the Living/Learning Center Building D. An of,'+3& /33"4+*& #$& !5+& %'+$+&and decided to take a walk through the building where he discovered the missing fridge in the Living/Learning Center Building E.
Feb. 1210:32 a.m.A person in Christie Hall called police services after seeing someone he/she felt was suspicious in the building. The caller described the person as a male with white hair and a beard. No one was found matching that description when police arrived.
7:20 p.m.Hall staff in Wills Hall was conducting a health and safety check in the building when they discovered a bong, grinder and some marijuana in one of the dorm rooms. >;#$& ,$*"$-& !5+%+& "!+8%=&they contacted Police Services and turned them in.
9:53 a.m.RAs in Austin Hall called Police Services after smelling an odor of marijuana coming from one of the dorm rooms. >;#$& /33"4/(=& /$& #2,'+3& ./%&)$/<(+&!#&'#$,%'/!+&/$0&8/3ijuana, but a grinder, vodka and six beers were taken from students in the room.
Feb 133:38 p.m.
RAs in Converse Hall contact ed Police Services in regard to an odor of marijuana. When /$,'+3&/33"4+*=&5+?%5+&!##@&a bong, scale and four grams of the drug from students in their dorm room.
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WALKER SULTZBACH The Vermont CynicSenior Andrew Cornelia speaks in support of the UVM World Club at an SGA meeting in the Livak Ballroom in the Davis Center Feb. 19.
...continued from page 1CAREER Rizvi recommendations
“I think it’s very im-portant that we sup-port students while
they’re here at UVM, and prepare them for
life after UVM.” Abu Rizvi
Honors College Dean
Junior Olivia Jones* hates the sound of leather on leather — it reminds her of the night she was raped.“That was the sound my belt made
when he took it off,” she said.UVM Police Services reported
seven sexual assaults in 2011, yet the Women’s Center saw 42 sexual assault cases that same year. Olivia was one of those cases. “It’s weird that it’s a number I am
a part of,” she said. “It’s just one small digit, and it had such an impact on my life.”Lt. Larry Magnant of UVM Police
Services said it is common knowledge that there are many more sexual assaults than are reported to the police.“The question is how much more,”
Magnant said. “Nobody’s really got a handle on that.“Somebody once said, ‘Well, we can
!"#$%&'(&)%'*(&(+$%%&'&week: Thursday, Friday, Saturday night,’” he said. “That’s kind an interesting theory. It’s just taking a stab in the dark; there isn’t really any consensus on that.” Nearly one in four women are sexu
ally assaulted while at college, according to a 2012 survey administered by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. “Gender based and sexual violence
is an epidemic on college campuses,” Director of the Women’s Center LuAnn Rolley said. No one is disputing that sexual as
sault is underreported, she said. There are a variety of reasons victims choose not to report an assault.“There’s a lot of shame if someone
has been assaulted, and on college campuses it’s mostly acquaintance assault,” Rolley said. “[The victim] might think, ‘No one’s going to believe me.’ There’s a lot of victimblaming. There’s a lot of shame.” Olivia agreed that the reporting
process can be fairly damaging.
“It’s a long and frustrating and really retraumatizing process,” she said. “It really wears you down. Anybody who says that it’s an easy thing to do has no idea what it’s like.”Three sexual assaults and one do
mestic violence case were reported to the Victim’s Advocate, Judy Rickstad, over this past weekend.“At certain times of the year, we see
higher numbers,” Rickstad said. “The weekend of Halloween is a worrisome time — last week was Valentine’s Day and all of a sudden we saw three cases of sexual assault.”Sexual assault is underreported as
well as under convicted. In 2012, there were 12 cases of sex
ual assault reported to Police Services. Only two sexual assault cases went through the Center for Student Ethics and Standards (CSES) that year.Victims have the option of going
through the CSES, the court system, both or neither.
It is more common that cases will be referred to CSES than the court system. According to data from UVM Police Services, it is even more likely that the assailant won’t face charges.“I was fortunate enough to have
[CSES] really work in my favor,” Olivia said. “It was long and painful and really complicated and awful, but the man who assaulted me has been dismissed from the university.”The last case to be referred to the
courts by UVM Police Services was in 2008. Rickstad said that peers and cultural norms discourage many victims from holding the assailant accountable.“They are more hesitant to go crim
inal because it is bigger and scarier,” Rickstad said. “They don’t want to get [the assailants] in trouble.”Olivia was assaulted in 2010 but
did not report the assault until 2011.
“I had talked to a few [of my friends] ,-&!$*(& -%'$.& '/0& 1&2'*& 3,,%03'(%)-&written off,” she said. “They really dismissed it, so I didn’t tell anybody else for a really long time.” A small number of people on col
lege campuses commit acts of violence, and they are often repeat offenders, UVM Police Capt. Tim Bilodeau said. 45))%-& 65/!$,%0& 73)50%'#8*& $%
marks.“Even though it’s one in four wom
en who are experiencing violence, it’s not one in four men who are assaulting,” Rolley said. According to Rickstad, one in 35 to
40 men commit sexual assaults. “If you do the math, these men of
ten have seven to 10 victims,” she said. “Of course this is a very heterosexual lense — I see a number of male clients too.”UVM works hard to combat sexual
assault on campus and to assure the utmost safety of its students, Rolley
said. “I know that
there are some universities across the country who are doing a fourth of what we do here,” she said.Despite UVM’s
dedication to this issue, survivors still face daytoday struggles. Although Olivia’s assailant was or
dered not to contact her, his friends continued to harass and make fun of her. “The most upsetting part was losing
the support of people around me,” she said. “I was really shocked that everyone took his side. Everywhere I went I was a social pariah.” Two years after her assault, Olivia
is now working at the Women’s Center and is involved with the feminist community at UVM. “I wish that we talked about [sexual
assault] more on this campus,” she said. “Universities and colleges are a prime place for sexual violence.”
*This name has been changed to protect the identity of the student.
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“ I went to his room and made it clear that I was very drunk, and I was having a lot trouble managing myself. He basically said that he would take care of me, and then proceeded to put me on the floor and began taking my clothes off and I told him that I was uncomfortable with that. That wasn’t what rape looked like to me. In thinking about it afterwards, I knew that I was uncomfortable about it, I knew that I was really shaken by it. I knew that I was traumatized by it, but I didn’t want to think about it. I was really scared. I was really confused. When I did reach out to another student, I was essentially dismissed. I was told that whatever happened to me must have been some sort of misunderstanding, that I had been drunk and so I couldn’t really remember what had happened to me, but the man who assaulted me was entirely sober and knew exactly what was going on.
Her story
“Gender based and sexual violence is an epidemic on college campuses.”
- LuAnn Rolley, Director of the Women’s Center
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JONATHAN POLSON
Spectaclea look through the lens
S P E C TA C L E 5THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 , 2013
For Valentine’s Day, students danced as part of One Billion Rising, a worldwide protest to end violence against women and girls which was held in the Davis Center Atrium on Feb. 14. The Women’s Center hosted the event and participants wore red and pink. Women’s Center Director Luanne Roley (bottom left) spoke at the event.
PHOTOS BY Walker Sultzbach
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ARTS
If I had a time machine I would love to walk onto the set of SNL in 1977 and tell a young, mustached, upandcoming Bill Murray that in 36 years he would play the U.S. president in a Golden Globe nominated role just to see his reaction. To be completely honest,
the only reason I saw “Hyde Park on Hudson” was for Bill Murray. I am a huge Murray fan. Probably the best line he
!"#$%"&'( $)( *+"( ,#-( $'( ./+0(can’t politicians just be honest?” To see him play FDR and
portray the president as a charismatic, bingedrinking 1!2#*"&"&(-13"'(*+"(,#-(")tirely worth seeing. If you have ever seen
$45)$4( ,#-'( '24+( 1'( .6+5'*busters,” “Groundhog Day,” “Lost In Translation,” “Life Aquatic,” “Coffee and Cigarettes” or “Broken Flowers,” I don’t see how one couldn’t share similar love and appreciation for Murray.Overall, “Hyde Park” is
a halfdecent, sentimental piece and rides on the coattails of 2010’s “The Kings Speech” about King George 789'(45):$4*'(;&"<==88>(“Hyde Park” chronologi
cally takes place shortly after “The Kings Speech,” where King George has come to FDR’s country retreat to per'21!"( +$-( *5( ?5$)( *+"( ,@+*(against Hitler. A+$'( 45):$4*( B""#'( '5-"
what frivolous since the actual plot is driven by the story of the love affair between FDR 1)!(+$'(,B*+(452'$)>(Toward the end of the
,#-C( 1( -1?5&( ;#5*( B14*5&( $)volves King George eating an American hot dog, although it might come off as ridiculous. A+"(,#-(;&"'")*'(*+"(&"#1
tionship built between these two leaders as fundamental to the beginning of good poliy relations between England and the U.S.The only other actor whose
performance is commend1D#"( /1'( E#$%$1( =$##$1-'( 1'(F#"1)5&(G55'"%"#*>((=$##$1-'(and Murray had previously played each other’s love in*"&"'*'( $)( ="'( H)!"&'5)9'('"45)!(,#-C(.G2'+-5&">IJ5'*(5B(*+"(,#-($'($)(@55!(
humor, relying on the awkwardness of socialization between powerful people trying to keep up formal appearances. But by the end, you might
feel like you have watched a giant endorsement against monogamy.
The Cynical Viewer
PHIL CHENEY
Murray Love in Hyde Park
Art of ‘gloving’ no stranger to controversy
Despite having its roots on the west coast, the sevenyear old art form called “gloving” has become a common sight in the Burlington night scene that some students have quickly made their own. Gloving has evolved into
a performance art using LED #$@+*'( $)'$!"( *$@+*<,**$)@( 45*ton gloves. Glovers manipulate these lights with their hands using different skills and muscle memorization.Typically light shows are
seen at electronic music venues or raves, but many glovers perform to any music genre that inspires them.“I always glove at electronic
shows and raves that I go to. I used to enjoy them immensely without gloves, but after seeing how much fun they are with gloves, it’s hard to go back,” ,&'*<0"1&(K2'*$)(L&5*")*$'('1$!>A+"&"(1&"(*0;$41##0(,%"(#$@+*'(
in each glove and often an additional palm light. The lights house various LED chips and diffusers that allow for different modes and colors.The diffuser covers the actu
al LED light bulb, manipulating the way in which light travels through or is tinted with color.This permits glovers to cre
ate a light show of their own design.Gloving is no stranger to
controversy, however. As light shows are frequent at electronic shows and involved in the rave community, some event companies have criticized the art form for its association with illegal substance abuse.Insomniac, an event compa
ny based out of Los Angeles, Calif., made a decision to ban light gloves at their events in 2011. “Although there are many
who use these lights as an art form, the image that it creates when groups of music fans are '$**$)@(5&(#0$)@(5)(*+"(:55&(@1M$)@(1*(*+"(!"'$@)'(&":"4*'(;55�(and sends a false message of what the electronic dance mu
sic scene is about,” Insomniac stated in a message to fans. But not all glovers agree.“This presumption that
drugs go along with gloves is an irritating and false association that, unfortunately, myself and other glovers have to deal with” Protentis said. “Sometimes I feel embar
rassed about my gloving because people automatically assume I just go to raves every weekend to do drugs and trip out on lights, but really it’s more of an art than anything,” junior Karen Bishop said. In addition to gloving
“teams,” there are also communities that share the same views and come together in order to show people the positive aspects of gloving.“I think those who make
this assumption simply haven’t been exposed to or informed about just what gloving is,” Protentis suggested. “I believe that
if those people looked up YouTube videos of gloving teams such as Liquid Muralists or Ayo, they would see just how complex and sophisticated gloving can really be, and realize how much of an art it is.”Northern Lights is a Face
book group and community forum that allows glovers to post videos and interact with each other.=$*+( "%"&0( 1&*( B5&-( *+"&"(
are different styles and creative aspects depending on the artist. Glovers begin by learn
ing light show basics such as a .,)@"&(&5##I(1)!(1!%1)4"(2'$)@(musical expression to achieve personal gloving styles, Protentis said. YouTube allows glovers to
watch light show tutorials in order to master the basic tricks. Many of these concepts have originated from well known dancing styles such as “tutting” and “liquid.”
The LED chips and diffusers that enhance the gloves can be purchased online through companies such as CoinPro LLC and Emazinglights. Many of these California
based companies sponsor gloving teams across the country. Sponsored glovers receive
free merchandise such as gloves and batteries in exchange for promoting the company through light show videos on YouTube or social media, Protentis and Bishop explained.Emazinglights holds month
ly tournaments to exchange light shows and compete.Sponsored or not, those who
love to glove tend do so in order to enhance musical and artistic experiences.“I enjoy gloving because it’s
a good form of expression for me and it makes a lot of people happy,” Bishop said.
Jess SchwartzStaff Writer
COURTESY OF JESSICA SCHWARTZJunior Karen Bishop practices light gloving. This art has spread throughout Burlington in recent years.
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ARTS 7THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Last Fall, the University issued a campuswide ban on the sale of bottled water, ushered in by student activists and celebrated with the installation of a Davis Center arbor constructed entirely of plastic bottles. In keeping to academic values of
sustainable growth, Fleming opened its East Gallery doors Feb 12 for the premier of “High Trash.”The exhibit showcases work as
sembled with the “recyclereusereducereinvent” mantra in mind.“It’s all really cool, especially after
staring at this for more than 20 minutes,” senior gallery attendant, Ben Davis, said from his station behind Alan Emerson Hicks’ chandelier of plastic hangers. Held together by cable, the white
plastic prism projects a twisting shadow of smaller shapes on the walls.Davis’ neighbor, Japanese artist
Sayaka Ganz’s lifesize cheetah, is an explosion of redorange plastic. Hundreds of likecolored objects form its body. Small sandbox shovels and kitchen utensils strengthen its lean neck lurching forward.
“I thought the exhibit was going to be just plastic bottles and trash, but it is actually a lot of different mediums,” senior Julie Ho said. “I like the [castbronze] trash bags [by Lars Fisk]. There is all this colorful stuff thrown together so it really stands out.”
Fisk’s “Trashbags” is a maquette of a sixfoot marble sculpture he created in 2008. Another marble Fisk, “The Triumph of Styrofoam,” maintains the conversation echoed by each piece on display: the paradox of trash’s disposable permanence.Objects deemed useless ask visi
tors to question their short lifespan.
From the East Gallery entry, a painting by Tom Deininger brightens the room with a blue wave spiraling into a sandy yellow shore. A closer inspection reveals its sculptural qualities.
Inside the 3D wave of nostalgia is a latticework of grotesque beheaded Barbies and unwound VHS tapes. In his statement, Deininger explains his work as a physical and symbolic manifestation of our consumer society a planet littered with disposable, valueless goods.Michel de Broin’s “Dead Star” is
where drained batteries go to die. Re
using used batteries of different sizes, purpose and color, Broin has constructed a kidney beanshaped sculpture of creative, residual energy.Visitors conversed at a cash bar
and sampled an assortment of hors d’oeuvres as President Tom Sullivan commended the University for its green initiatives and Fleming curators for their artistic intuition.“This is an amazing gallery and
consistent with the curation [at the Fleming] the fusion of student ideas and faculty,” President Sullivan said at the opening event. “Tonight we celebrate that creativity and imagination…for this University’s forwardlooking ban on bottled water and commitment to the environment.”Davis is optimistic about ”High
Trash’s” potential to educate community members on rethinking trash.!"#$%&'()*+',-%./0%/%12'')%3/4
pus. For example, the UVM lofts are 5667%3'2+*('&8%9'%:;0+%</))'&%9/+'2%<=++,'08%0=%0=4'%>?'=?,'@%/2'%&'()*+'ly environmentally conscious,” Davis said. “[It is important] just seeing the stuff we throw away and how it is still useful.”“High Trash” is open to the public
until May 19.
High Trash Rethinking trashy
art and sustainability
“[It is important] just
seeing the stuff we throw
away and how it is still
useful” Ben Davis, senior
Left: Students and residents gather in the Fleming Muse-um for the opening of High Trash Feb.12. This show includes works by artists such as Chakaia Booker, Dan Colen, Bright Eke, Max Liboiron and Sayaka Ganz. On the forefront of the show !"#$%&'(#$#)*+,-*.'$$/"0'$from used water bottles.
12--2/3$%&'(#$!"-'.$42--+'$sculpture sits on display in the Fleming Museum Feb. 12. Eke is a Nigerian artist who uses nature as inspira-tion for his work. In Janu-ary, UVM enacted a ban on the sale of bottled water on campus.
PHOTOS BY MACKENZIE JONES
The Vermont Cynic
Top: Sophomore Sara Elkins performs for Will Overman during the Battle of the Bands held in the Davis Center Feb. 15.They won Battle of the Bands and will be opening at Springfest.
Bottom: Bloom Machine (left) and Bible Camp Sleepovers also performed in the competition.
PHOTOS BY Walker Sultzbach
Spectacle8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
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This Week in Arts: Feb. 22-27
This Week in Arts high
lights upcoming events at
UVM and in the Burlington
community. Sarah Sickle
provides her recommenda
tions for local concerts.
FridayFeb. 22Steady Betty
Radio Bean, 11:30 p.m.An allfemale, allstar
band, Steady Betty are the new girls in town that I’m really excited about. A classic rocksteady sound, Steady Betty showcases talents such as Kat Wright, Jane Boxall, Caroline O’Connor (Vedora) and more.
SaturdayFeb. 23
Mildred Moody’s Full Moon Mas-
queradeSignal Kitchen, 9 p.m.
$12, 21+ You know them and you love them Mildred Moody has brought us full moons !""#$%&'()%*+,%-.$%-""%/'.$0%of crazy for the last few years. This month all proceeds will go to ADog to help him in )'0% !1)(% -1-'.0(% "#2/#3'-4%This month’s headliner will be Craig Mitchell doing Prince 1999. In other words, there is no reason not to go. Masks or face paint are required. No ball caps, sneakers or athletic gear. Tickets can be bought in advance for $10 at http://ticketf.ly/11VWYQd.
SundayFeb. 24
The Burlington Bread Boys
Radio Bean, 10 p.m. The Burlington Bread
Boys are new on the scene and a welcome
addition. Selfproclaimed as “sweatytonk,” I automatically like them. Catch them for some footstomping singalongs and drinking tunes. Loud and borderline obnoxious (in a good way), The Boys will surprise you with their great harmony work and musicianship.
Monday Feb. 25
Beach Fossils The Monkey House, 9 p.m., $10, 18+ 5#(% ,+26% '.$'#76+8/% !9%
with this Brooklynbased band that’s been stewing for the last couple years. With a new wave sound, Beach Fossils is playing in :'.++0/'% *20(% -% ;#&% $-,0%after their February 19th LP release of “Clash The Truth.” Don’t miss them!
TuesdayFeb. 26Bob WagnerRadio Bean, 8 p.m.One of Burlington’s best
musicians, Bob Wagner collaborates with everybody. Be sure to catch him in a rare solo engagement for some blues/rock originals and covers. A perfect preHonky Tonk dinner stop.
Wednes-day
Feb. 27Scott Mangan
1/2 Lounge Speakeasy, 9 p.m.
Tucked away between Red Square and some comic book store, the ½ Lounge is one of Burlington’s hidden gems. Known to some as a second living room yet completely unknown to others, it’s a great place to sit with a friend for a drink or two.
Scott Mangan is one of my favorite songwriters in Burlington. Refreshingly innovative, Mangan is best known as “Mildred Moody,” his alterego that headlines the monthly masquerade. Mangan’s music is upbeat and innovative, and he often mixes electronica beats into recordings.
Lyrically driven as well as rhythmically, Mangan is a songwriter to keep an eye on.
SARAH STICKLE
arts 9THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Aesop Rocks HG crowdThe lights dimmed down
low as DJ Big Wiz took his place behind the mixing table against the back wall of the Higher Ground stage Feb. 15. <)#%=6+*#8('+.%086##.%>-8/
drop lit up as the words “Aesop Rock” were scrawled out in red. The crowd roared; For many fans, this show had been a long time coming.Aesop Rock is the stage
name of veteran hiphop artist Ian Bavitz. Highly acclaimed for his complex lyrical content -.$%$'?#60#%02>*#8(%3-((#6@%A#sop has released six fulllength studio albums, with his most recent, Skelethon, debuting last year. Having originally scheduled
his concert at Higher Ground for last November, the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene forced him to cancel the date, along with a slew of shows in other affected areas. A devoted artist, Aesop re
scheduled the shows that the hurricane’s unfortunate impact had made impossible.Before he even took the to
stage, the crowd buzzed with #.#61,@% )-?'.1% *20(% )#-6$% ()#%'.?#.('?#%>#-(0%-.$%0='(!6#%6-=ping of the opening act, a Los Angeles hiphop artist by the name of Busdriver. When Aesop emerged from
backstage, accompanied by fellow MC and collaborator Rob Sonic, his fans exploded. The duo immediately broke
into the song “Leisureforce” as video clips of Aesop’s cat played +.%()#%=6+*#8('+.%086##.%'.%()#%background. With the crowd bouncing
and the bass thumping, line after line spilled out of the speakers on newer tracks like “Homemade Mummy” and deeper cuts like “None Shall Pass.” It was not long until the
&)+"#% 6++3% *+'.#$% '.% +.% A#sop’s brand of elaborate, social",76#B#8('?#%=+#(6,4%“[It was] reckless, master
ful and brilliant,” said Kyle Costigan of UNH. “The delivery, the timing, the signature [is unique]. He can take a really offputting beat and make it completely insane.”Taking a break, Aesop and
Rob Sonic decided to incorporate the audience’s in an unconventional segment called “Tour Cuts.” While Aesop and Rob per
formed “Racing Stripes,” a volunteer was called onto the stage and into Busdriver’s clipperholding embrace. The audience applauded in approval upon the reveal of Busdriver’s handiwork: two cleanlyshaven lines running across the fan’s head, resembling a cross.
Eccentric intermissions aside, the show featured an eclectic range of material, including both Aesop’s and Rob Sonic’s solo work, as well as songs from their hiphop collaboration, Hail Mary Mallon. Toward the end of the set,
Aesop handed the show over (+%CD%E'1%:'F@%&)+%B-0)#$%)'0%mixing skills, building beats from scratch for the whole audience to rock out to. As the night neared to a
close, Aesop turned to the audience to decide how the show should end. With the people )-?'.1% 0=+/#.@% )#% !.'0)#$% 2=%with a blistering remix of “No rEgrets” and the fervently requested antiauthoritarian anthem “Pigs.” Before leaving the stage,
Aesop expressed his gratitude to the packed ballroom. The crowd applauded in return, saluting the artist whose dedication turned a show that almost never was into a truly raucous occasion.
Aidan Dolbasian Cynic Contributor
Foxygen, a Los Angelesbased songwriting duo, is comprised of longtime friends who have produced countless EPs of ranging quality and sound beginning in their early teenage years. The newest album, released
by independent record label D-1D-12&-6@%'0%()#'6%!60(%=6+$uct with a distinct concept, offering an undeniable cohesive sound. Arguably, it is their best to date.Foxygen makes music that
Pitchfork.com has described as “bedroom pysch” and “nostalgia rock,” noting the fact that band mates Sam France and Jonathan Rado make music that sounds like it is from 40 years ago. “We love 60s and 70s mu
sic. We’re very disillusioned; we can’t relate to modern music
very well. We don’t even know any new bands,” France and Rado stated in a Jan. 31 Pitchfork.com article.This statement could be an
indicator that Foxygen is merely a throwback band with nothing new to offer to the modern listener, but this is far from the case. The duo has created a psych
rock infused album with a sense of uniqueness and modernity. The total product is best digested in one sitting.Foxygen creates an exuber
ant infusion of sounds and vocals ranging from groups such as the Doors, the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. There are certain songs
in which I am convinced Jim Morrison is singing and others where I swear it is Mick Jagger crooning on the microphone.Take the second track of the
album for example— a nostalgic, laidback groove called “No Destruction.” The song simultaneously
references numerous retrorock quotes such as the “door of consciousness” (think the Doors) and “everything you see is love,” a clear reference to the closing sentiments of Abbey Road. In the very same song,
France makes a poignant statement claiming, “there’s no need to be an asshole/you’re not in Brooklyn anymore,” a modern
critique of the New York City lifestyle and culture the two artists escaped. This contrast works and em
bodies the concept of the entire album, a fusion of old and new; the recognizable and the unfamiliar.The references to cities
continue in “San Francisco,” a catchy, soothing and downright infectious track with numerous tempo, key and stylistic changes. A(%!60(%"'0(#.%()#%0+.1%0##30%
32$$"#$@% >2(% 2=+.% 6#B#8('+.@%the sounds meld in a most pleasing fashion, prompting numerous repeats.“Shuggie,” the most pop
friendly track, is woozy, melodic and catchy, with an Ariel Pink/ MGMT vibe. The song has three distinct
tempo changes, each coupled with various vocal approaches from France that demonstrate his raw talent as a singer.<)#%-">23%B'#0%>,%-(%-%>6'0/%
36 minutes and the closing song, similar in sound to the Beatles, wraps up an entertaining and nostalgic album. While each track draws
parallels to numerous artists of the past, it is undeniable that Foxygen has created their own unique sound. I highly recommend that you sit down and introduce your ears to Foxygen. You won’t regret it.
DAVID DEWHAL
Foxygen creates nostaligic gems
LORENO LINERO The Vermont CynicHiphop artist and producer Ian Bavitz, better known by his stage
name Aesop Rock, performs for a crowd at Higher Ground Feb. 15.
The Cynical Listener
President Sullivan wants the
best and the brightest.
Coming on the heels of re
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about reducing class size while
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lier this month — a 400page
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titillating piece of information: a
$2.5 million allocation to cover
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being pulled from 2012 reserve
funds, with $2 million slated for
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on the record and a number of
outlets expressing a desire to
reduce the size of the UVM stu
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a direct shift in goals from the
previous administration.
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UVM witnessed large construc
tion projects — Aiken, Davis
Center, Simpson Dining Hall —
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it is also true that campus is
packed to the gills.
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sizes with strong studentteach
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recruiting budget, will allow our
school to select the strongest
candidates regardless of their
(&*2*01-0"-5(1-"90-"6-5"!)'04-A drive for smaller enroll
ment coupled with the lowest
proposed tuition increase — 2.7
5'#!'+0- F- *+- #'!'+0- :':"#1=-/*,+*.'/-(-$'/*#'-0"-69+$-GH<I/-needs somewhere other than on
the backs of students.
B8'- /8*60- 7*22- &'- $*6.!9204-B8'#'- */- (55#"J*:(0'21- (- .3'-million dollar gap between rev
enue and expenditures that
must be negotiated without the
&'+'.0-"6-,#'(0'#-09*0*"+-$"22(#/4--But President Sullivan’s ef
forts are commendable.
K1-&'!":*+,-:"#'-/'2'!0*3'=-class sizes will start to shrink
(+$-08'-A9(2*01-"6-/09$'+0/-7*22-rise.
<1- 0*:'-(0-GH<- */- !":*+,-to a close, but President Sul
livan’s goals leave me hopeful
6"#-08'-6909#'-"6-:1-/""+%0"%&'-alma mater.
UVM is poised to return to
the intimate setting of collabo
ration between professors and
students that lured me in the
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Trustees set the mood
According to the UVM sourcebook, 77.6 percent of applicants
were accepted in 2012. This is hardly a
number that allows us to claim “public
ivy” status.
STAFF EDITORIAL
Career Serviceshas a job to doWhat’s worse than a pinch on the
!8'')-6#":-,#(+$:(-(0-(-6(:*21-#'union?
M8'+- 08'1- (22- /0(#0- (/)*+,- 1"9-78(0- 1"9I#'- 52(+/- (#'- 6"#- (60'#- !"2lege.
For most students, the answer is
CN-8(3'-+"-*$'(=D-(+$-*0-/5(#)/-(+-*+ternal monologue of indecision and
panic.
The truth is, most students —
about 88 percent according to a
Californiabased nationwide sur
3'1- F- '+0'#- /!8""2- 08'*#- .#/0- 1'(#-with concerns about a career. Most
students have a hard enough time
choosing a major.
Most colleges are equipped with
(- L(#''#- O'#3*!'/- "6.!'- /0(66'$- &1-professionals whose job it is to ex
amine a student’s interests and assist
08(0-/09$'+0-/0'5-&1-/0'5-0"7(#$-.+$ing a job.
These professionals help choose
and arrange a curricular path
through college, set up internships
and undergraduate research oppor
09+*0*'/-(+$-'3'+09(221-5#"3*$'-!"+nections in a networking sense.
And UVM has one of these of
.!'/4-P*$-1"9-)+"7-08(0Q<(1&'- +"04- E+$- 08(0I/- 5#"&
(&21-&'!(9/'-1"9-+"+!8(2(+021-$'2'0'-their occasional emails, unaware of
their importance.
R9/0-/"-1"9-)+"7=-08'1-8(3'-08*/-2*002'-,2(//-&"J-08(0-/9&021-5#"0#9$'/-from the lessvisible side of Living/
Learning, which leads into their of
.!'- 08(0- */- /)*2269221- 09!)'$-(7(1- *+-the corner of E building.
So it’s obvious that something
needs to be done about this. And the
Cynic applauds both President Tom
Sullivan and Dean Abu Rizvi for their
8(#$-7"#)-*+-0()*+,-08'-.#/0-/0'5/-0"ward a revamped Career Services.
O9#'=- 08'- "6.!'- *0/'26- !(+- &'-stronger and more opportunities can
be added, but the real problem lies in
(!!'//*&*2*014Students need more than an oc
casional email that lists a few intern
/8*5/-08(0-#'(221-"+21-(5521-0"-(-/:(22-division of majors. There needs to
be more interaction between Career
Services and students and more
outlets through which students can
reach them.
The Cynic has faith in Sullivan
(+$-S*T3*-(+$-7'I#'-/9#'-08'1I#'-$"*+,-08'*#-U"&/-3'#1-7'22-/"-08(0=-7*08-Career Services help, students can
have jobs, too.
COLUMNISTS
Illustration by Dana Heng
Religious faith, whether or not we would like it to, plays an intimate role in American culture. Christian morality is found throughout our founding documents, our currency and the Pledge of Allegiance.For a secular nation, we
have certainly allied ourselves with idealism, particularly of the Christian variety.But how much of a doctrine
must you align yourself with in order to be considered a part of an institution? In this example the institution is the church, and for me it’s Catholicism.It’s not uncommon to hear
an adult describe their spirituality by saying “I was raised Catholic.” As a thirdgeneration ItalianAmerican, Catholicism is a relatively large part of my family history. Yet there came a time for
me, particularly when I became aware of the movement for reproductive rights, that I abandoned years of private Catholic education for a religious break.The day I chose to return to
the church and try to revitalize my faith was on Jan. 20, two days before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.Needless to say, my hopes
of a discourse about peace and love were replaced with a sermon preaching against a prochoice agenda. If I choose to disagree, can I still be a Catholic?The issue of abortion is
controversial regardless of how you spin it. Yet there are other, seemingly simpler stances the Church takes that I couldn’t support. In a place supposedly cen
tered on love and tolerance, I felt shockingly out of place.After a few weeks, I contin
ue to grapple with the morality of attending church. There are important messages the church can teach, which initially brought me back. But I could not subscribe to the concept of celibacy or oppose birth control on behalf of the church. I can’t imagine a loving
God, if he or she exists, sending someone to hell for something like safe sex or sex at all. I don’t foresee any number of services being able to alter that belief.Is this something many re
ligious folk struggle with? Is it worth giving up on? For a time I was sure, but now the lens is fogged.
Within the corridors of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee sat the widow and children of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Outside the court’s grandiose columns, the launching of Neopets, a virtual pet website, created quite a stir. No one seemed to care.“The evidence you hear may
go to the essence of this Republic and may in fact shake some of the foundations of this Republic,” attorney William Pepper addressed to a Memphis courtroom on Nov. 15, 1999. The previous year, King’s
convicted killer, James Earl !"#$%&'(&% ')% "%*+',-)% ').+/"+#%at the age of 70. Upon arrest, he was encouraged by his lawyer to sign a guilty plea (not a confession, mind you) in exchange for a more lenient sentence. Leniency’s promise was thrown by the wayside when Ray was given a 99year stint in prison. 012(+% 3',% .+,2% 45% 3-6+,% -1%
incarceration, he attempted to recant. Even though the King family attested to his innocence, he faced an apathetic American public and a legal system that was too overwhelmed to notice . 1999’s King Family versus
Jowers and Other Unknown CoConspirators was the only trial ever held regarding the tragic events of April 4, 1968. It paints a picture of the day that differs heavily from what most Americans think happened. After a monthlong trial
and 70 witnesses, six black and six white jurors needed only -)(% 3-6+% 2-% .)&% 78-#&% 9-:(+,%and “others, including governmental agencies” responsible
for the murder of the reverend. The Kings accepted an award of $100. The 2,735 pages of court
transcript detail a dense web of planning and manipulation on 23(%*"+2%-1%1(&(+"8%")&%,2"2(%-1.cials. It was revealed that a three/")%,6+;('88")<(%2("/%"1.8'"2(&%with the Army Security Agency was assigned to keep tabs on the reverend in the weeks leading 6*%2-%3',%()&=%0%&(<8",,'.(&%>?@%memo notes him as “the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country.” Lloyd Jowers owned Jim’s
Grill, a restaurant located across the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was murdered. He spoke -1%.;(%/()%:3-%:()2%2-%3',%A+'88$%including two Memphis police -1.<(+,=%9-:(+,%:",%*+-/',(&%"%substantial sum if he would receive and pass along a package.
Upon opening it, he found "% +'B(% '),'&(=% 0)-23(+%/")% +(2+'(;(&% 23(% .+("+/% 23(% &"#%before the assassination. The night of, he was handed the stillsmoking gun, wiped it down with a towel and hid it temporarily in his shop. Witnesses reported seeing
a sniper in bushes with access to King’s fateful perch. But, the next day at “seven o’clock in the morning Inspector Sam Evans [of the Memphis Police Department] called Maynard Stiles, who was a public works administrator, and asked him to get a work crew out there and to cut down those bushes.” Sanitizing a crime scene is hardly standard operating procedure.
The parade of curious coincidences continues. Eli Arkin of the Memphis Police Department @)2(88'A()<(% ?6+("6% 2(,2'.(&%that members of Atlanta’s Eleventh Military Intelligence Group :(+(% ')% 3',% -1.<($% 2",C(&% :'23%surveilling Dr. King. Thirty to forty minutes before the shooting, all of King’s police protection was pulled. Bobbie Balfour, a waitress at
Jim’s Grill, was forbidden from A-')A% 2-% "% B--+% 1"<')A% 23(% +(;erend’s balcony. Paul Butler, a taxi driver who told authorities that he saw a sniper run into a squad car, was found dead on a highway right outside Memphis within twentyfour hours of the assassination. Equally jarring is prosecuto
rial attorney William Pepper’s assertion that the King was intentionally placed in the balcony room: “Someone appeared who indicated representation of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and said he must have an open room on the balcony from which he could overlook the swimming pool – which was empty at that time of year anyway. Lorraine Bailey [the motel’s owner] complied and made the switch.”King Family versus Jow
ers and Other Unknown CoConspirators was a civil trial, not a criminal one. Therefore, it is possible that the King family would have been unable to secure a guilty verdict under the more stringent proceedings of a criminal case. The trial ought to be com
monplace knowledge, not merely a fun factoid for conspiracy theorists. Under US law, the United States government was found guilty of giving one of its citizens the death penalty for the crime of civic activism. Viewing this crime with complacency equates to complicity. Happy Black History Month.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 11
CAROLINE DECUNZO
!"#$%&'()*(+,'-$)&.)")/#.0)1("#2)3&04)"'),'5(+%"#(5)6"7$#8))94()4".):((')3#&0&';)<$#)The Cynic
.&'+()<"%%)=>?=8
JOSH GACHETTE
MLK murder disclosedCOLUMNISTS
I would like to compliment the staff of the !1'&+ for its continued endeavor to report on all things UVM. I appreciate the paper’s efforts to balance itself as a viable news source while remaining edgy to retain the attention of its target population – college students. The !1'&+ has taken this a
step too far, however, with the )-),(),'<"8%-DE(<2'.<"2'-)%-)%the cover of its Valentine’s Day issue. Because, while this “Sexy Issue” is meant to be the !1'&+)“unbuttoned,” the only thing truly unbuttoned in this issue is the cover model’s shirt.Besides the cleavage gracing
the cover, the photo posted
online the night before with an alternate cover titled “Something big is coming” with a suggestively halfnaked male, is equally concerning. Within this issue, there is
no explanation for the displays of skin, no caption or followup article. The somewhat forced theme of romance and sex is present, but the cover is only implicitly connected to these stories, which simply leaves room for a shady interpretation.These are interpretations
that could accuse the !1'&+ of objectifying women… and men. Or maybe the newspaper has decided to just throw some skin on its cover for more student readers. Perhaps the !1'&+ has decided to embrace its naked culture and become a porn
magazine — it’s all up for interpretation.This sleazy marketing
,2+"2(A#%',%&(.)'2(8#%")%"2tention grabber, and a totally unwarranted one. The choice is ultimately not risqué – only tacky.As a student and reader of
the college newspaper, I expect and encourage the !1'&+)to discuss real life and the interests of its target population — including sex. Push buttons, make innuendos, talk about these issues — but I would encourage the paper to do so in a way that is tasteful and does not involve selling itself.
AnonymousClass of 2014
Dear Editor,
Reader asks Cynic to button up
Campus Voices
“Yes. I think it happens when people are drunk and they blame it on being drunk
when it is actually assault.”Nikita Aris, Class of 2013
Do you think sexual assualt goes underreported at UVM or
on college campuses in general?
“Abosolutely. The victim is impaired and she doesn’t feel like she should report it — and
the same with the guy — he’s drunk and does something stupid without fully realizing.”
Emerson Jessup, Class of 2015
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Six black and six white jurors needed only one hour to find
Lloyd Jowers and “others, including
governmental agencies” responsible
for the death of the reverend.
Guarding faith
@$.4)A"+4(00()&.)")/#.0B1("#).0,5('0)"'5)4".):((')3#&0&';)<$#)
04()!1'&+).&'+()<"%%)=>?=8)
“The nature of the crime itself might cause it to go underreported. People don’t want to talk about
it or don’t feel it needs to be reported. Victims may also think it is partially their fault.”
Katie Broder, Class of 2014
“It happens more under the terms of alcohol when it comes to college incidents, but probably not in situations world-wide.”
Alex Chay, Class of 2015
Across
5. Romantic
7. Secret admirer
10. Ice cream
13. Red
14. Flowers
16. Sweethearts
17. Kiss
18. Jewelry
Down
1. Roses
2. Date
3. Heart
4. Bouquet
6. Cupid
8. Cards
9.Aphrodite
11. Eros
12. Arrow
15. Chocolate
19. Love
Answers to last week’s crossword: Be my Valentine
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 D ISTRACT IONS12
Distractions: This week in Middle Ages
1066 to 1485By Hope Olszewski, Staff Writer
Camp Morning Wood by Scott Womer
Across 2. Cast as a woman struggling to survive after a tsunami3. A movie about being on a raft with a tiger11. A “crazy” rom-com14. Actress plays a CIA agent17. This actor’s character learns to dance and loves the Eagles19. Plays a wife who has just suf-fered from a stroke20. Already won best picture at the Golden Globes
Down 1. The “D” is silent4. Pilot who pulls daring moves dur-ing a crash5. She plays a widow who falls in love6. Youngest Best Actress nominee!"#$%&'()&*+(,-#.-/8. Plays one of the nation’s most well known presidents9. Character is a WWII veteran 10. The search for Osama Bin Laden 12. Won golden globe for best ani-/,+&)#.-/13. This man’s character caused problems because he stole some bread15. French best picture nominee 16. A musical revolution 18. The Academy Awards are also known as the ______
Illustrations by Laurel Saldinger Never Mind by Madison Harris
A Night at The Oscars And the Award Goes to...
Catamount athletics was shaken
to its core this past weekend after the
news of the tragic and untimely death
of one of their own.
Student athlete James “Jamie”
Love, was a junior studying mechani
cal engineering while also being a key
member of both the varsity Track and
Field and Cross Country teams.
Hailing from Armonk, N.Y., Love
was active throughout his high school
career, taking part in crosscountry,
track and lacrosse. He earned three
All League titles for crosscountry
along with two All County sports in the
4x800 relay.
!"#$% $"&% '(&#% )*#"+,&% -&% -% .-#-mount, Love represented the green
and gold in eight indoor season track
meets, placing in the top twenty at the
2011 America East Indoor Track and
Field Championships.
Love’s usual events were the
800meter and 1500meter runs, in
which his talent continued into his ju
nior year.
He was constantly striving to
achieve new career high merits at regu
lar season invitational meets as well as
national championships for track and
'/012%However, Jamie Love was not just
a runner. He was not simply a list of
stats. He was not represented by the
number pinned to his jersey on race
day.
To those who knew him, he was a
'/(3/%4("/+15%-%6"##7%())88-#/%-+1%-%loving person.
The determination and passion that
Jamie had was not left on the track or
trail following an extra long run. This
was a mentality that Jamie brought
into every aspect of his life.
Whether he was looking to better
his track times, master that new trick
on his snowboard or study for an up
coming exam, Jamie brought his whole
heart into everything that he did.
Competitive by spirit, if his perfor
mance was anything shy of what he ex
pected for himself, he wouldn’t give up.
According to words said about Ja
mie at this week’s memorial service,
he possessed a mentality that people
should never get discouraged at their
failures.
They don’t weaken you; on the con
trary, they make you stronger. Wise be
yond his years, he knew that if you got
what you wanted every time you try, it
takes away from the beauty of that mo
8/+#%6$/+%7)*%'+-007%-3$"/9/%"#2He instilled this outlook on life onto
everyone he touched — his teammates,
his friends and everyone who crossed
his blissful path.
Aside from his hardworking out
look, Jamie had a compassion for oth
ers that could not be matched.
I want you to stop and think for
a second. Imagine yourself walking
down the road alone. You see some
one struggling beside you, whether
they have lost their way or have fallen,
would you help them?
Jamie would have. He was the kind
to stop whatever he was doing to make
sure someone else was ok even if he did
not know them.
If you were struggling on your runs,
he would push you. If you needed
&)8/#$"+,5%$/%6)*01%'+1%-%6-7%#)%,/#%it for you. If you were sad, Jamie would
'+1%-%6-7%#)%8-:/%7)*%0-*,$2%That kind of personality is not
something that you can buy, it comes
naturally. You do not come across
these kinds of people very often but
when you do, you know it. It hits you
like this frigid Vermont wind and takes
your breath away.
For those who may not have known
him, I urge you take a second to stop
and think of Jamie as much more than
just a name, more than an a news story
headline. Take his words and carry
them with you.
As a student, a classmate, a team
mate or a friend, we are all Cata
mounts. While we are a community
that has been broken, we are also a
community with room to grow.
We are Jamie Love.
COLOR
sports 13THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Spirit of Love lives on in heartsMemory of student athlete Jamie Love never to be forgotten
Top: Junior James “Jamie” Love runs dur-ing a Track and Field event. He passed away on Saturday in the Redstone Lofts. He placed in the top twenty for the 2011 America East CHampionships. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALASTAIR INGRAM
Bottom: Students gather out-side of the Billings Library for a memorial service in honor James “Jamie” Love Feb. 22. PHOTO BY PHOEBE SHEEHAN
If you were struggling on your runs, he would push you. If you needed something, he would find a way to get it for you. If you were sad, Jamie would find a way to make you laugh.
TAYLOR FEUSS
BLACK AND WHITE
SportsCats struggle for a winThe Vermont men’s lacrosse
team hosted the Colgate Raiders
!"#$%&"'(#)(*+#%,#"-(#"(!./0#)&0"#game of the spring season this
past Saturday, Feb. 16.
1%"-#"-%0#)&0"#0(!02,#.!"3-'4# 3!.(# "-(# 5!"!.2',"/0# )&0"#loss as they fell to the ten ranked
Raiders, 137.
The Vermont loss improved
Colgate to 20 this season and
brings the Catamount record to
an unfortunate 01.
Colgate was lead by junior
attackman Brendon McCann
who racked up a gamehigh
)6(#72!*0#8-%*(#$(&.2,"/0#3-%(9#scorer was junior attackman
Graham Horvath who tallied
three goals for the men in green
and gold.
:;,# "-(# )&0"# -!*9# 8(#.26(+#the ball well and there were a
lot of positives that can be taken
away from the game,” senior
captain Drew Philie said.
<-&2'7-2'"# "-(#)&0"#-!*9# 29#play, the score remained close,
with Colgate netting a pair of
goals and an assist from last
years Tewaaraton winner, se
nior Raider Peter Baum.
The Tewaaraton Award is
a trophy annually presented to
the NCAA men’s and women’s
lacrosse player of the year.
Vermont answered Colgate’s
lead with two goals of their
28,# !0# )&0"=>(!&# !""!3?(&#@%3?#A!&"*(""# (!&,(+# -%0# )&0"# 3!&((&#goal in the Catamount uniform.
Following in Bartlett’s path,
Horvath added a goal of his own
to the board, bringing the team’s
"2# !# "%(# B'0"# 26(&# )6(# .%,'"(0#into play.
The back and forth momen
tum continued into the half time
break as neither team was able
to gain much of an advantage.
Multiple goals from both Ph
%*%(# !,+# 024-2.2&(# .%+)(*+(&#Andrew Buckanavage aided in
the Catamount’s 55 tie with the
Raiders as the clock struck zero.
The Raiders came out strong
in the second half scoring three
unanswered goals, which ex
tended their lead to 85 over
Vermont with just 8:37 left in
the third period.
Horvath, a transfer from
Hofstra, led the way for the Cats
as he scored his second goal of
the game with just seconds left
in the frame.
The goal pulled Vermont
closer to their opponents leaving
them within two of the Raiders.
“I think we will continue to
improve and get better down
the stretch.” Philie said. Last
year Philie was second on the
team in points with 29 goals and
5 assists.
“Colgate is a very good team,
but I thought we did a lot of
things well,” Philie said.
Andrew Muscara was a
bright spot for the Catamounts
as he won 11 faceoffs propelling
the Cat’s to a ground ball advan
tage of 2725.
;,# -%0# )&0"# 3!&((&# 0"!&"C#Sophomore Dan DiStefano
made nine saves for Vermont.
In their next outing, Ver
mont will travel to Providence
Saturday, Feb. 23 as they look
92&#"-(#)&0"#8%,#29#"-(#0(!02,D##Conference play doesn’t
start until late March and the
Catamounts will look to use
their out of conference schedule
as a way to incorporate young
4*!>(&0# 2,"2# "-(# )(*+# (!&*># 2,#and build team chemistry with
the ultimate goal of reaching the
America East tournament for
"-(#)&0"#"%.(#0%,3(#EFGFD#
Josh Aronson
Staff Writer
ALEXA ALGIOS The Vermont Cynic!"#$%&'())(*+"&',&"-'./$0$"'*/(&1"2'3%-#')/"'4"03'$#'('1(5"'6(&*/'789'7:;7<'=/">'/(3')/"$&'4&2)'0%22'%?')/"'2"(2%#')/$2'@(2)'!()A&3(>')%')/"'B%01()"'C($3"&2<'=/"$&'#"D)'1(5"'$2'(1($#2)'.&%E$3"#*"'F"G<'7H'()'.&%E$3"#*"<
Skiers and snowboarders are
shredding for diabetes research
at an event at Pico Mountain Re
sort in Killington Feb. 24.
Donations for Diabetes is
!# ,2,4&2)"# 3-!&%"># 2&7!,%H!"%2,#"-!"#&!%0(0#.2,(>#"2#),+#!#cure for the disease. Participants
raise money through either ski
ing or snowboarding and all
proceeds go to the cause.
Lynn and Brad Pratt started
the charity three years ago when
their sevenyearold daughter
Ashley was diagnosed with Type
1 diabetes. Their goal was to
spread awareness that a cure for
diabetes is within reach.
The B>#$* got a chance to sit down with the Pratt family and
talk about both the history of the
program as well as its future.
“As my way of coping with
this diagnoses, I felt like I need
ed to do something to help her,
not just that day, but in the long
run,” Lynn Pratt said. “We hope
to make a difference by raising
funds to help support diabetes
&(0(!&3-# !,+# '*"%.!"(*># ),+# !#cure for this disease. This will
allow our daughter and all the
others out there like her lead
normal lives.”
The idea of this organization
is for participants to raise mon
ey by skiing or snowboarding,
very similar to a donation walk,
just “Vermont style.”
100 percent of the proceeds
from this event will be donated
to the Juvenile Diabetes Re
search Foundation in hopes that
it will contribute to discovering
a cure for the disease.
If you raise $50, you can ski
for half price, and if you raise
$500, you can ski for free. Along
with skiing and snowboarding,
you can win some event mer
chandise and prizes for the most
money raised as well as other
categories.
From ten to 12 o’clock, there
will be a timed ski race, with the
fastest times winning prizes. Do
nations for Diabetes has $1,200
worth of prizes donated by lo
cal businesses and more is still
coming. The more people that
know about it, the more money
can be raised for this important
cause.
If you are interested in par
ticipating or have any other
questions visit Donations
forDiabetes.org.
For business there is the op
tion for some great exposure by
sponsoring the event or donat
%,7#!#4&2+'3"#"-!"#3!,#I(#&!9J(+#or serve as a race prize.
“Last year we raised over
$14,500, and this year I just
hope to beat that! I would like
to thank our major sponsors
for this year’s event, because we
would not even be able to get
close to that number without
them,” Pratt said. “We also have
many local businesses sponsor
ing and donating prizes and
&!9J(#%"(.0D#1%"-2'"#!**#29#"-(.C#we could not do this event. I
hope you will help us out with
this wonderful cause!”
Shred for cure Colin Hekimian
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5. Are the Memphis Grizzlies Better After the Rudy Gay Trade?In a word, yes. Memphis
took a big risk when they traded star forward Rudy Gay and many argued that the trade was more for salary cap availability than for play on the court. Fact is, prior to the trade the
Grizzlies had an impotent and individualistic offense ranking near the bottom of the league in both points and assists per game. Since the trade the Grizzlies
have scored more points and !"#$%&'()*(+$,% )'%-$%"% )'./0#$%defense holding all but one opponent to less than 100 points in February. 4. Will Derrick Rose Return
this Season? Reports surfaced around the
AllStar Break that Rose was behind schedule on his recovery and did not yet have a timetable for his return. Going so far as to say he “wouldn’t mind missing this year.” Rose understands the sever
ity of the injury he sustained and plans to take the necessary time to return healthy. But I do expect him to return at some point this season. If the Bulls are lucky enough
to get Rose back before the beginning of April, we may see glimpses of a preACL Rose in the runup to the playoffs. If not, Bulls fans and NBA
fans alike will be forced to wait until next season to evaluate the health of Rose’s knee. 3. Can the Lakers Make a Se
rious Playoff Push?As a Celtics fan it’s hard
to not feel a little dissonance watching the Lakers struggle as they have this season. This past offseason Los Angeles brokered a trade that brought in sevenfooter Dwight Howard, making the Lakers the sexy pick to win a championship. The problem was, all of those
analysts had not seen the team actually try and play together. Howard has been dominant
1!$(% !$%2"3$4% *)% )'% )!$% 5''67%but that has not happened nearly often enough. The team is on their third
coach, Mike D’Antoni. And despite being one the most potent offenses and having the “new” Kobe assisting teammates before looking for his own shot, the team is three games under .500. Experts say that they will
need to win nearly 70 percent of their remaining games if they hope to make the playoffs. The Lakers now have some
thing to rally around, following the passing of team owner Jerry Buss. Maybe his memory can be
the catalyst for turning their season around. I expect a seventh or eighth
seed for the Lakers, and once the post season arrives anything can happen. 2. Are the Celtics Still a
Threat Despite Losing Rajon Rondo?Since Rajon Rondo went
down with an ACL tear on January 25, the Celtics have gone 81 including wins against the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers. Rather impressive for a team that has been decimated by injuries this season. In addition to losing Rondo
the team is also missing forward Jared Sullinger and guard Leandro Barbosa for the remainder of the season. Paul Pierce and Kevin Gar
nett have stepped up and become the focal points of the offense again, getting their teammates involved.
8(,%"9)!'+:!%*)%*4%,*;0&+9)%)'%admit, the team seems more excited to play every night following Rondo’s injury.
Nine games is not a long enough stretch to evaluate whether Boston is in fact a threat in East – not even their upcoming west coast road trip can. Time will answer that ques
tion, but early signs make the Celtics appear to be a team to fear even without their star point guard. 1. Are We Witnessing a
“New” Lebron James?<*(&$%1*((*(:%!*4%064)%=>8%
Championship last season, a weight seems to have been lifted from Lebron’s shoulders. It certainly helps that critics
can no longer claim he has never won anything. And with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Heat are the odds on favorite to again represent the East in the Finals. Lebron has looked domi
nant, putting together another MVPcaliber all season. But the Lebron that we have seen in his past ten games has been transcendent. That included a sevengame
stretch where he scored more than 30 points including six games where he was shooting ?@%.$6&$()%;6'2%)!$%0$9,A%James is one of the game’s
best passers, scorers and defenders, and was even before this most recent stretch. This will be different if Leb
ron is able to prolong his success through the rest of the season. If he does, the debate over
best player in the game may begin to shift to best player ever.
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The return of Rusin
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ALEX EDELMAN The Vermont CynicJunior forward and native Vermonter Candon Rusin goes up for a shot in Vermont’s exhibition game against Concordia Nov.3 at Patrick Gym.
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Candon Rusin isn’t your typical Vermont basketball player. For starters, he scored 2,000
points throughout his high school career with only three of those four years spent at local Twin Valley high school. Scoring 1,000 in four years
of lax Vermont competition is widely celebrated across the Green Mountain state. Rather than embracing the
:*('62'+4%04!%*(%"%42"99%.'(,%mentality, the Wilmington resident took his abilities to North Carolina for his senior season where he accomplished the 2,000 point milestone. From there, he was recruit
ed to play at Marist College in Poughkeepsie New York. 84%"%064)/B$"6%C+4*(%9$,%)!$%
team in scoring and impressed everyone with his shooting stroke, knocking down 43 percent of his shots from downtown. Despite his individual suc
cess, the team saw little in the win department and his journey came full circle when he enrolled at the University of Vermont. When asked how he enjoyed
!*4% 064)% )1'% B$"64% ")% D"6*4)7%Rusin responded, “Marist was a great school, a little different than what I’m used to, a little closer to the city and whatnot … just felt like it was time for me to move on from Marist and decided to come here.”
Due to transfer regulations, Catamount fans were unable to 4$$%)!$%?/E%:+"6,%*(%!*4%064)%B$"6%back in Vermont. On the subject of last year’s
American East championship game against Stony Brook Rusin said “after watching the guys play Stony Brook last year in the championship, those are the games I was like man I wish I could play.” His restlessness didn’t stop
him from striving to improve.
The diligence came to light when he dropped 25 points in front of a roaring Patrick Gymnasium in a rematch against Stony Brook this season. The Catamounts defended
their home court with a 8173 victory.Rusin’s style of play has been
particularly important in help*(:% )'% 099% )!$% #'*,% 9$;)% -B% 064)/year phenom Four McGlynn,
who transferred to Towson this year. Rusin has developed into a
consistent scoring threat and reliable outside shooter in John >$&3$6F4%5$G%';;$(4$A%But his return to Vermont
hasn’t been without adversity. Currently battling through
a turf toe injury, the shootingguard has played only four minutes in the team’s last four games. He said he is taking the in
jury on a “day by day basis.”In the four games Rusin
sat out the team came up short against both Boston University and Stony Brook in their second match of the year “With every loss you learn
as much as you can from it, 1")&!%"%9')%';%092%'(%*)%"(,%*2prove,” Rusin said. In speaking about his Cata
mount teammates Rusin had this to say about sharing a backcourt with consistentastaxes point guard Sandro Carissimo.%HI'+%,'(F)%0(,%2"(B%.'*()%
guards that really like to pass 064)%"(,%)!$(%4&'6$7%-+)%!$F4%:')%a little bit of both. He can knock ,'1(%-*:%4!')4%"(,%0(,%.$'.9$%in the right spots,” he said. As the regular season winds
down, Candon’s personal goal for the remainder of the year is )'%J+4)%:$)%-"&3%'(%)!$%5''6A%But as a team they hope to
get back to the championship game, do well in the playoffs and make it to the tournament. A healthy Candon Rusin will certainly contribute to reaching these goals.
Jake BieleckiStaff Writer
“With every loss you learn as much as you can from it, watch a lot of film
on it and improve.”
“After watching the guys play Stony
Brook last year in the championship,
those are the games I was like, ‘man I
wish I could play.’”
S P O R T S16 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 , 2013
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