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TION OF
The Ithacan
SPECIAL SECTION THIS WEEK « NEW EXHIBIT DEBUTS ACCENT, PAGE 15
WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW OPINION STUDENTS CAN HELP SHAPE EDUCATION, PAGE 12
SPORTS CORTACA JUG GAME TURNS 50 YEARS OLD, PAGE 27
Steve Croucher
Sophomore
Diving
Megan Rumschik
Senior
Basketball
Jon Gregory
Junior
Wrestling A complete overview of sports this season THIS I SEE ON THE SET FOR A SENIOR THESIS FILM, PAGE 32
Swimming and
Jeff Bostic
Senior
Basketball
Cory Petermann
Senior
Track and Field
ITHACAN
fort
The Ithacan
Holding down the
EVAN FALK/THE
eight winter sports
frigid Ithaca winter,
Despite the inevitably in the gym, on the
temperature rising
teams will keep the of every team.
Look inside for a preview
track and in the pool.
Thursday It ha ca , N . Y.
nov e m be r 1 3
3, 2 0 0 8 Volume 76, Issue 11
Sheriff ’s office
Payingtheirway
As students worry about the increasing cost of college and decreasing resources,
investigates
leads in crash
BY ITHACAN STAFF
one student looks to raise awareness about a broken financial aid system The Tompkins County Sher-
iff ’s Department is following
several possible leads in the case
of a hit-and-run accident that oc-
curred around midnight Friday on
Route 96B near Rogan’s Corner
restaurant, according to Criminal
Investigator Kevin Cowen of the
Sheriff ’s Department.
Reports from students who wit-
nessed the hit-and-run accident de-
scribed the vehicle as a dark-colored
sedan that may have been a Pontiac
Grand Am, Cowen said. He said
the department
has a few leads
on vehicles with
damage but all
of the owners
seemed to have
legitimate alibis.
“We don’t
have anything
solid, we’re still DUNN said Public
hoping the pub- Safety has re-
lic keeps their sponded to other
BY JEN NEVINS sionately about, and her job, that she’s forced to eyes open,” accidents on 96B.
SENIOR WRITER do to stay in school. Cowen said.
Settled in behind the hustle and bustle of The juggling act she performs four to five Public Safety Master Secu-
the popular 12:05 p.m. lunch rush in IC Square times per week is an effort to pay, single-hand- rity Officer James Conlon said
is junior Lauren Flasher, with her chair pulled edly, for her education at Ithaca College. Right a car hit an Ithaca College stu-
up next to boyfriend Matt DiAnthony as the now, she’s looking at $60,000 in loans, and that’s dent who was walking on Route
television-radio major refuels during her only not yet including her senior year. 96B. When police were treating
one-hour break between classes. Her agenda is guided by a $400-a-week goal. the victim, another car struck an
It’s a precious time slot in her otherwise Monthly, she needs to bring in at least $1,000 officer from Public Safety in the
non-stop Wednesday schedule that lasts from before living expenses and savings to pay bills. same spot.
8 a.m. until 10 p.m. She’s only a quarter of President Tom Rochon said he anticipates Captain Derek Osborne at the
the way through her day, but tonight will be that students and their families will begin to Tompkins County Sheriff ’s De-
a good night. 10 p.m. is an early exit time for have a harder time paying for college in today’s partment confirmed that the stu-
her, as she usually waitresses until close at economy. He and Provost Kathleen Rountree dent victim was Derek Anderson,
Junior Lauren Flasher counts tips earned from Chili’s Bar and Grill. said in an Intercom announcement that the a sophomore at the college.
working at Chili’s, yesterday at her apartment. Two elements dictate Flasher’s busy life- “We’re still looking for a ve-
EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN style: her schoolwork, in a major she feels pas- See TUITION, page 4 hicle that’s going to have damage
to the front, side and possibly the
windshield,” Cowen said.
Students respond to professor’s tenure denial Cowen said Anderson had
fallen behind the group of stu-
dents he was walking with. He
said his friends did not realize
BY NORAH SHIPMAN claims she was denied tenure based Anderson was hit until another
STAFF WRITER on her political views and the subject car pulled over and informed
Students for Academic Freedom, matter of her teaching, such as the them of a body on the road.
a newly formed student organiza- Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Officials have been unable to
tion, has begun to take steps to raise The factors considered for receiv- confirm whether alcohol played
awareness about what they called ing tenure are detailed in the faculty a role in the scene, either on the
“violations of academic freedom” handbook and political views do not behalf of the victims or the ve-
fueled by a professor’s claims of un- play a role in the tenure process, How- hicular drivers.
just tenure denial. ard Erlich, former dean of the School Bangs Ambulance transport-
The group hopes to challenge of Humanities and Sciences told The ed the victims to an athletic field
academic barriers of what profes- Ithacan in an article Sept. 25. at the college where the victims
sors can and cannot teach. Students that joined the group were sent by helicopter to nearby
Sophomore Kyle Unruh, one of said that they thought that her hospitals, Conlon said.
the group’s first members, said aca- teaching was balanced. Dave Maley, associate director
demic awareness is critical to stu- Senior Jordan Jadallah said Ramlal- of media relations at the college,
dents’ academic experience. Nankoe taught from different points said the student was airlifted to
The group has six members but of view, which helped him better un- Upstate Medical Center in Syra-
Unruh said more than 20 students derstand international politics. cuse, N.Y., and the officer was
have expressed interest in joining. “I really wasn’t very aware of in- sent to Robert Packer Hospital in
From left, junior Kay Sweeney and sophomore Kyle Unruh meet in assistant
“We depend on higher educa- ternational politics before taking her Sayre, Pa.
professor Margo Ramlal-Nankoe’s office to discuss plans for the group.
tion as students, and we depend on EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN classes, and she just kind of opened Cowen said to his knowledge,
our professors to bring us accurate, my eyes to a lot of different ways of the victims were in stable condi-
truthful and comprehensive infor- As previously reported in The year probationary period. When she looking at the world that I hadn’t re- tion at the hospitals.
mation on these subjects,” he said. Ithacan, Ramlal-Nankoe was hired was reviewed again last year, her ally considered before,” he said. Investigator Tom Dunn of
The organization was formed in 1997 and entered a tenure-eligible tenure was denied. Ramlal-Nankoe Unruh said he thinks it is a prob- Public Safety said he knew his
when former students of Margo Ram- position in 2000. She was first re- threatened to sue the college in a let- lem if professors cannot make their department had responded to
lal-Nankoe, assistant professor of soci- viewed for tenure in 2006 but, as a ter sent to President Tom Rochon own decisions about what they can accidents there before as well.
ology, had heard she had been denied result of alleged irregularities in the and C. William Schwab, chair of the
tenure and may sue Ithaca College. review process, was granted a two- Board of Trustees, on Sept. 16. She See CLUB, page 4 See ACCIDENT, page 4
find more. online. www.theithacan.org
T HURS DAY BRI EF ING
2 The It hacan Th ursday, November 1 3 , 2 0 0 8
THIS
WEEK Nation&World
North Korea to cut off south border
The North Korean military announced yes-
13 THURSDAY terday it will shut the country’s border with
the South on Dec. 1 — a marked escalation of
Natural Beauty Campaign, spon- threats against Seoul’s new conservative gov-
sored by the IC Feminist Club, ernment at a time of heightened tension on
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the peninsula.
Clark Lounge The military’s chief delegate to inter-Korean
Biology Seminar, featuring talks informed his South Korean counterpart that
Zeke Nims ’00, at 4 p.m. in the North will “restrict and cut off ” cross-border
CNS 112 routes next month, state-run Korean Central
SAB movie screening “Sister- News Agency said.
hood of the Traveling Pants 2” Analysts called it a pointed political move
at 8 p.m. in Textor 102 designed to humiliate Seoul by hobbling a joint
industrial park in the city of Kaesong, just across
14 FRIDAY the border, that has served as a beacon of hope
for reconciliation.
Operation Crossroads Africa, Relations between the two Koreas — sepa-
information meeting, at 4 p.m. rated by troops, tanks and one of the world’s
in Park Auditorium. most heavily armed borders since a three-year
Shabbat Services at 6 p.m. in war that ended in a truce in 1953 — have been
Muller Chapel frosty since South Korea’s President Lee Myung-
bak took office in February.
Shabbat dinner at 7:15 p.m. in
After months without contact, the North’s
Terrace Dining Hall
military summoned South Korea to the border
SAB movie screening “Sister- for talks last month, only to berate Seoul over
hood of the Traveling Pants 2”
at 7:30 p.m. in Textor 102
anti-Pyongyang leaflets that continue to flutter
over the border in helium-fueled balloons.
Reincarnate re-emerges
Ram Bahadur Bamjan, in white, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, blesses a Buddhist monk
Yesterday’s warning — the North’s most con- about 100 miles south of Katmandu, Nepal, yesterday. Bamjan, 18, re-emerged Monday from the
15 SATURDAY crete, calculated threat yet — amounts to an ultima- jungle attracting thousands of devotees, after retreating from civilization more than a year ago.
tum to the Lee administration to acknowledge that BINOD JOSHI/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cortaca Live at IC, a game it must abide by past agreements, analysts said.
screening sponsored by SGA,
at noon in IC Square Iran test-fires missile into desert terday but said the government’s $700 billion by the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Iran has successfully test-fired a new gen- financial rescue program wasn’t designed to Gay marriage is legal only in Connecticut
16 SUNDAY eration of surface-to-surface missile that help automakers. and Massachusetts.
uses solid fuel, making it more accurate than Asked about Democratic congressional leaders’ Minutes after a judge entered a final ruling,
Nondenominational Protes-
its predecessors, according to Iran’s defense plan to rush financial aid to the industry, Paulson the New Haven city clerk’s office issued its first
tant service at 11 a.m. in
minister yesterday. cautioned that “any solution has got to be leading marriage license to a gay couple.
Muller Chapel
Mostafa Mohammed Najjar said on state tele- to long-term viability” for auto companies.
Catholic Community Mass at vision that the Sajjil was a high-speed missile He said Congress could try to make funding Pirates take over Turkish tanker
1 and 9 p.m. in Muller Chapel manufactured at the Iranian Aerospace depart- more available to the auto industry as part of a Turkish maritime officials said pirates have
ment of the Defense Ministry. $25 billion loan program approved in Septem- commandeered a Turkish chemical tanker off the
17 MONDAY He said it had a range of about 1,200 miles, ber to develop fuel-efficient vehicles. coast of Yemen.
which could easily reach arch-foe Israel and even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Ma- A statement from the Turkish Maritime Affairs
Celebration of Hip-hop, spon- travel as far as southeastern Europe. jority Leader Harry Reid are pushing for some- Directorate said the Karagol, a ship bound for India,
sored by the African-Latino
Solid fuel missiles are more accurate than the thing more sweeping to help the industry, which was hijacked yesterday, 16 miles (26 kilometers) off
Society, from 4 to 11:55 p.m.
liquid fuel missiles of similar range currently pos- is suffering under the weight of poor sales, tight the coast of Yemen. It was carrying 4,500 tons of un-
in Emerson Suites
sessed by Iran. credit and a sputtering economy. specified chemicals.
The official IRNA news agency said the test The statement said 14 Turkish personnel were
18 TUESDAY was conducted yesterday and television showed Gay and lesbian marriage ruled legal aboard the tanker.
the missile being fired from a launching pad in a Superior Court Judge Jonathan Silbert of New It is the second ship to be commandeered in
College-wide faculty meeting
desert region. Haven, Conn., ruled at a brief hearing yesterday the area in the past two weeks. On Oct. 29, So-
from noon to 1 p.m. in
Textor 102 morning that gay and lesbian couples may now mali pirates hijacked a ship carrying iron ore and
Auto industry not part of bailout pick up marriage license forms at town and city demanded a ransom for its return.
19 WEDNESDAY Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called clerks’ offices statewide.
autos a “critical industry in this country” yes- The judge ruling followed a historic decision SOURCE: Associated Press
“Making Cents of the Econ-
omy” sponsored by Student
for Economic Equality at 7:30
p.m. in the Taughannock Falls
meeting room
College&City on Saturday at St. Paul’s United Meth-
odist Church, 402 N. Aurora St.
Toy collection boxes are distrib-
uted throughout the county and
Activities will include a world one will be located at The Ithaca
“New York’s Missing Link: The
Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, Then
Student radio station wins According to Rory Rothman, asso- peace prayer by monks of the Nam- Journal. Donations should be new,
and Now,” presentation for Na-
MTV college music award ciate vice president for student affairs gyal Monastery, a talk by Tibet unwrapped toys that will go to chil-
Ithaca College’s radio station, and campus life, Stewart will offer the scholar David Patt and a sand man- dren in Tompkins County.
tive American Celebration Month,
at 7 p.m. in Williams 221 WICB, has been awarded the 2008 leadership skills and higher education dala demonstration.
mtvU Woodie Award for the best and public safety experience that Pub- There will also be traditional folk Annual adult spelling bee
ADD YOUR EVENT college radio station in the nation. lic Safety is looking for. dances and songs, Tibetan food, looking to fill competition
WICB is a student-operated, Stewart will begin as the direc- face painting and door prizes. The 10th annual Ithaca Public
Drop events for “This FM station that serves Tompkins tor of public safety Jan. 5. Tickets will be $10 in advance Education Initiative Adult Spell-
Week” in the marked box in County and beyond, reaching from and $12 at the door. For more in- ing Bee is looking for teams to
The Ithacan office, or e-mail northern Pennsylvania to Lake Ithaca hires new registrar formation, visit the Tibet Store on join the competition.
Assistant News Editor Lindsey Ontario, with a potential audience to start next semester The Commons or contact Namgyal The spelling bee will be from
Hollenbaugh at lhollen1@ of over 250,000. WICB competed Brian Scholten has been named Monastery at 273-0739. 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Ithaca High
ithaca.edu by 5 p.m. Monday. against 19 other college radio sta- Ithaca College’s new registrar. School’s Bliss Gym.
tions from across the country for Scholten, who has more than 15 Donations to be accepted Area businesses, organizations
CORRECTIONS the award. Representatives from years of experience in student records for children’s holiday gifts and individuals sponsor each of
mtvU presented the award to WICB and enrollment management, will be Cops, Kids & Toys, a program the teams. Sponsorships are $375.
It is The Ithacan’s policy to on Friday and recorded the event. succeeding Chris Knauer, who ac- that helps families who are unable Proceeds from the Spelling Bee
correct all errors of fact. The mtvU Woodie Awards will cepted a position in North Carolina. to provide holiday gifts for their are used to fund many Ithaca Pub-
Please contact Jackie Palochko broadcast live at 8 p.m. Wednesday Scholten has most recently worked as children, will be accepting dona- lic Education Initiative grant pro-
at 274-3207. on mtvU and mtvu.com. registrar at Fitchburg State College. tions from now until Dec. 9. grams in the Ithaca schools.
He will begin his duties as reg- Cops, Kids & Toys has been There will be 24 teams of three
COPY EDITORS College names director istrar Jan. 5. As registrar, Scholten’s helping families and children in spellers competing for the title of
of Office of Public Safety job will be to provide leadership in need throughout Tompkins Coun- “Pick of the Hive.”
Khadijah Anderson, Becca Terri Stewart has been named the administration regarding all ty since the 1980s. Team members may come from
Burns, David Durrett, Al- the next director of public safety. academic records for current and Monetary donations are ac- the sponsoring organization, a com-
exa Besgen, Jennifer Eckl, Stewart has 20 years of pro- former students. cepted any time at any county law munity organization or individuals.
Heather Karschner, Lauren gressive law enforcement experi- enforcement agency, and checks For more information on or-
Kaufman, Cassandra Leveille, ence, serving as director and chief Cultural event to be held should be made out to Cops, Kids ganizing, sponsoring or joining a
Mary Kate Murphy, Benjamin of police at Trinity University and in celebration of Tibet and Toys Inc. Donations may team, visit www.IPEI.org or con-
White-Patarino, Meg Rind- deputy chief of police at Universi- The Tibetan Association of Ithaca also be mailed to George Sutfin, tact Spelling Bee chairwoman Ga-
fleisch, Emmy Schwartz, ty of the District of Columbia and will hold its 16th annual Tibetan Cul- Cornell Police, G-2 Barton Hall, brielle Weber at 256-4734 or by
Chris Zivalich. Texas Southern University. tural Day from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ithaca, N.Y. 14853. e-mailing her at ipei@ipei.org.
Th ursday, Novem be r 13, 2008 N E WS The I th a c a n 3
Local Red Cross reports acute blood shortage Community
BY STEPHANIE MCCORMICK
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
to honor life
Tompkins County is facing an acute blood
shortage, and Ithaca College students are be-
of student
ing asked to roll up their sleeves and give do- BY LINDSEY HOLLENBAUGH
nations. The New York-Penn Blood Service, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
the collection center for Tompkins County, The campus community will be
has reported limited supplies of types O and holding a memorial service in cel-
B, both positive and negative. ebration of Willie Jacobson’s life at 7
According to Laurie Hubik, senior regional p.m. today in Muller Chapel.
account manager for the American Red Cross, Jacobson, a freshman writing
not enough people are giving blood to keep up major, passed away last April. His
with the growing demand. friends reported he had gone miss-
“Only 4 percent of the population donates ing and after four days his body
blood. However, one in three people will need was recovered from the Farm Road
a blood transplant at some point in their life,” pond on campus.
Hubik said. “If you do the math, there’s no- The Rev. Meredith Ellis, the
where near enough people donating.” Protestant community chaplain,
Donated blood can be used in many ways, said the service will be a celebration
including treating trauma and surgery patients, in which Jacobson’s mother, profes-
premature babies and patients with cancer. sors and friends will speak. There
Hubik said though the Red Cross requires cer- will also be time for others to speak.
tain criteria for donating, basically anyone in Ellis said the campus needs this
good medical condition can give blood. service to take place now because
Hubik said in order to give blood donors when the community originally
need to be healthy, more than 110 pounds and met, it was more a time of shock
at least 17 years old. and bewilderment.
“College students are a great resource for “This is more a time to come to-
us in that respect,” Hubik said. gether, you cannot celebrate some-
Junior Kaitlyn McQuaid, co-president of From left, Red Cross Donor Specialist Jessica MacDowell draws blood from Dustin VanDenBerg, a one’s life when they have recently
the American Red Cross Club at the college, sophomore at Cornell University, at the organization’s most recent blood drive Monday at Cornell. died because you’re just in this state
said students should consider donating. DIANA COWDERY/THE ITHACAN of terrible grief,” she said.
“IC students should give blood because it is a Diane McPherson, associate
very effective way to help people in need, both in hospitals approximately three days after our blood drive. professor and chair of the writing
our community but also in the upstate New York drive and could help as many as 310 patients.” “As well as helping people, I’d feel like I’d department, said a memorial schol-
region,” she said. “Students should have little Freshman Leisa Robotham donated blood accomplished something if I donated blood,” arship has been set up in Jacobson’s
concern donating because all of the Red Cross when her grandmother needed to have surgery Lee said. “My blood type can help anyone who honor for sophomore, junior and
staff are well trained and very experienced.” last year. needs it, so no matter what, making the effort senior writing majors.
The most recent blood drive at the college For Robotham, knowing she could help her to donate would be worthwhile.” “A lot of [the writing depart-
on Oct. 6 collected 95 regular donations and grandmother made giving blood easier. Robotham said she wouldn’t think twice ment’s] students were devastated
25 double-red units. A double-red cell dona- “It was my first time giving blood so I was about donating again. when he died,” she said. “This is a
tion allows a donor to donate two units of red a bit nervous, and I wasn’t really good with “I would give blood again,” she said. “It wonderful way to remember him.”
blood cells with the plasma and platelets re- needles,” she said. “But when it comes to help- wasn’t that bad an experience, and it’s for a good McPherson said the $2,000
cycled back into the body. ing someone like this, you do what you need cause. Next time I might be helping someone scholarship was Jacobson’s mother’s
According to McQuaid, the extracted blood to do.” else’s grandma.” idea. It is funded for the next five
is taken to a lab in Rochester where it is tested The demand for O-negative blood is espe- years and will begin in January.
and separated. cially crucial, as it can be given to anyone who The next blood drive in Ithaca will be from Ellis said Jacobson was an ex-
“The blood, platelets and plasma are stored needs it, regardless of their blood type. Fresh- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Ithaca VFW at traordinary young man.
there until they are needed from a hospital,” man Cynthia Lee said she plans to donate her 423 W. State St. The next blood drive at the “As tragic as it is for anyone so
she said. “Our donations were able to be in the O-negative blood at the next Ithaca College college will be Dec. 9. young to have to die, I know he
touched many people and had a
very warm and loving and surpris-
ing impact on them,” she said.
Students head to work For more information about
the memorial scholarship, con-
tact Professor McPherson at
Local business professionals welcome mcpherso@ithaca.edu.
students for an on-the-job experience
BY DAVID DURRETT
SENIOR WRITER
of Commerce also participated.
This year, junior Kylie Burnside, a
Circles larceny
When Delia Beck participated in
“Take an Ithacan to Work Day” last se-
mester, she was interested in becom-
communications management and
design major shadowed Simrat Ap-
plebaum ’07, the marketing manager
investigated
ing a school psychologist to work with at the Hangar Theatre. Burnside ob- BY SAMANTHA ALLEN
children. But after shadowing Cathe- served Applebaum work on the the- STAFF WRITER
rine Savage, chair of special education ater’s Web site and spoke with her A larceny in Circle apartment
for the Ithaca City School District, and about getting into the industry. building 32 was reported to the
seeing that she would be meeting with “We’re very similar in our experi- Office of Public Safety early Sunday
parents and teachers more often than ences, there’s been an immediate … morning, Investigator Tom Dunn
students, she changed her mind. connection,” Applebaum said. said. The missing items totaled ap-
“It just didn’t fit my personality to According to Deb Mohlenhoff, proximately $1,000, Dunn said.
be sitting in an office and filling out assistant director of community ser- The resident of the apartment
From left, junior Kylie Burnside shadows Simrat Applebaum ’07, marketing
my papers and not seeing the students vice and leadership development, reported his iPod and musical in-
manager at the Hangar Theatre, Tuesday for “Take an Ithacan to Work Day.”
as much as I would like to,” Beck said. who has worked with the program EVAN FALK/THE ITHACAN struments were missing from his
This year’s event took place Mon- as chair of Ithaca Forward, students bedroom between 1:30 and 2:35
day and Tuesday, connecting 35 stu- must first apply to the program and nies they had visited as part of their not have learned in class and helped a.m., after a party, Dunn said.
dents to local professionals. indicate which industries of interest. job-shadowing experience. her realize that while she still wants to The investigating officer, Sgt.
According to Kristin LiBritz, em- The Office of Career Services then “At least a couple of [the employ- work with children, she does not want Dirk Hightchew, reported that he
ployee relations coordinator at Ithaca works to place the students with the ers] mentioned it being rewarding to to be a school psychologist. found a broken screen window at
College, the first “Take an Ithacan to best industry. see someone who’s going to enter their “If I didn’t do it, then I would have the scene. Dunn said Public Safety
Work Day” was held in April when the “We hopefully try to match a stu- profession as a young professional, to been studying something I didn’t has considered the possibility of
Office of Career Services noticed the dent with a field they’re truly interest- be a resource for them,” she said. want to do with my future, it could forced entry, but it was unlikely.
need for a “nonthreatening” way for ed in working with,” Mohlenhoff said. Mohlenhoff said the program gives have been a waste of time,” she said. Dunn also said the victim
students to be exposed to a workplace LiBritz said the day was a good companies an opportunity to identify Burnside said, as she had switched claimed he had locked the window
environment. With the Tompkins way for students to evaluate potential and recruit new talent. into her major recently, she had not previously, so officials assume the
County Chamber of Commerce and careers, make connections and poten- “They graduate from Ithaca Col- been able to see what the working person or persons had access from
Ithaca Forward, an organization that tially find jobs. lege and instead of maybe immedi- environment was like but that the job the inside of the apartment.
builds connections for young profes- “It’s a great way to do an informa- ately trying to get a job in a big city, shadowing gave her that opportunity. Dunn said it is imperative
sionals, organizers spoke with em- tional interview, do a connection with [such as] New York or Boston, they “In school and in classes, you’re students remember their responsi-
ployers in the area to gauge interest. a professional who can be a good net- may consider staying here in Ithaca,” constantly hearing about the real bilities to protect their belongings.
Fifty students participated in the work,” she said. she said. world and how to prepare for it, but “Obviously lock your rooms,
event last year. Employers such as According to LiBritz, some of the Beck said “Take an Ithacan to really, I don’t think anything’s much know who is in your apartments
school districts, small businesses, non- students who participated in the first Work Day” taught her much about better than going out and seeing it and know who you’re letting into
profit organizations and the Chamber day went on to intern at the compa- her career aspirations that she would yourself,” she said. your apartment,” he said.
4 The It hacan N E WS Th ursday, November 1 3 , 2 0 0 8
Student film addresses financial aid New group
to promote
TUITION
FROM PAGE 1
college will take “aggressive action” to increase
free speech
enrollment and thereby create more revenue from
tuition. The college will also look for places in the CLUB
operating budget to cut and provide more fund- FROM PAGE 1
ing for financial aid. To ease student’s concerns, say in the classroom.
Rochon approached the topic again last night, at a “We think professors, if they
Strategic Visioning Plan listening session. consider an issue to be important
Earlier in the semester, she chipped a miniscule and salient to higher education for
amount off the debt pile by combining her labor students, need to be able to teach
and love. Current TV purchased her documentary, those things without having to con-
“Why Financial Aid Doesn’t Work”, for $200. It fea- sider possible negative consequenc-
tured herself as an example of the struggles of a stu- es of those teachings,” he said.
dent financially supporting herself through college Fred Wilcox, associate professor
at the expense of what she believes is a defective aid of writing, said he plans to be the
system in the United States. group’s adviser because the group
The station thought Flasher’s segment was an is supporting Ramlal-Nankoe in
interesting perspective — “a young person strug- her attempt to reverse the college’s
gling to make ends meet within a broken financial decision about her tenure.
system,” Sarah Evershed, the associate producer of “I support her efforts because
collective journalism at Current TV, said. I think it would be too bad if she
The five-minute segment aired Nov. 3 as a part of did not get tenure,” he said. “I think
Current TV’s special, “The Broke Generation.” The from what I know about her teach-
network picked up on Flasher’s pitch earlier this fall ing, students seem to respond to
as the result of a collaboration with her nonfiction Lauren Flasher busses tables at her job at Chili’s Bar and Grill in a scene from a documentary she her favorably. They seem to like her.
production class set up by John Scott, an assistant made this year, which was picked up by Current TV and focuses on how she pays for college. She seems to have a good relation-
professor of television and radio. COURTESY OF LAUREN FLASHER ship with the students.”
The relationship enables a creative executive Junior Nate Banfield said he
from Current TV to choose and use student-pro- Flasher’s documentary. Then loan companies turn extracurricular activities like ICTV. As she works to had heard about similar cases of
duced documentaries while giving those students a them away because of strict lender requirements. pay off seven different loans, Flasher doesn’t con- professors being denied tenure
chance to get their piece on a national broadcast. Chambers said Flasher’s documentary has value sider this an option. Her free time is the time she based on political views but was
Scott said because Flasher applied her real-life ex- in demonstrating these challenges students face. It spends with her head to the pillow — and it’s begin- surprised to hear claims it hap-
perience to her documentary she made a “real form also points out “where the shortcomings are in fed- ning to affect her friendships. pened at the college.
of social engagement that has roots in old-fashioned eral aid programs that have not kept pace with the “They are growing apart from Lauren,” DiAn- “I was surprised, but I wasn’t,”
ideas about what being a citizen is all about.” cost of higher education,” Chambers said. thony said, sitting by Flasher’s side. “They still love he said. “I know that this happens
Flasher insists — in her documentary and in ca- The severity of the issue that has been affecting her, but she’s never around.” on campuses, [but] I was a bit sur-
sual conversation — that her college is not at fault. students for years resonates with Flasher today. Flasher’s documentary suggests a solution by cut- prised that it happened at the soci-
Instead, she blames the gap formed by “federal for- “Something needs to be done to get rid of that ting military spending and redirecting the funds to ology department of Ithaca College,
mulas” that restrict colleges from understanding a contradiction,” she said. higher education. The National Conversation Initia- which I think of as more liberal.”
student’s whole financial picture that would other- For Flasher, times have been even tougher — like tive, a campaign run by the National Association of The first project of the organiza-
wise allow them to grant more aid. last spring, when her position as a student was jeop- Student Financial Aid Administrators, are aiming to tion is bringing Ramlal-Nankoe’s
“What [colleges] look at for financial aid needs to ardized after the backbone of financial support that combat the issue by collaborating with a new presi- lawyer, Lynne Bernabei, a Wash-
change,” Flasher said. “Loan companies look at debt was her parent’s income, crumbled to nothing. dential administration and improve financial aid in ington D.C.-based attorney, and
and credit but the financial aid office doesn’t.” Her parents were already in debt last year when higher education through a fluctuating economy. Norman Finkelstein, a professor
In Flasher’s case, her FAFSA data does not reveal they moved from Limerick, Pa., to outside Bangor, Chambers was on the NASFAA Board of Direc- from DePaul University who was
the reality of her family’s financial situation. Her Maine. The economic state of the real estate market tors when Phillip Day, the president of NASFAA, also denied tenure, to campus Tues-
parents’ high income suggests to the financial aid made the first house impossible to sell and with two first approached the group to approve the initiative. day at noon. Finkelstein said he was
office that they should be able to contribute more mortgages, their debt quickly soared. “The hope is to understand how we might im- denied tenure for teaching the same
than they actually can. Flasher went through eight loan companies be- prove … rising financial barriers facing students and subjects concerning Israel, Palestine
“They don’t look at how far in debt [my father] fore she found one that was willing to help. In the parents, challenges that exist in delivery of student and Darfur as Ramlal-Nankoe did.
is or how bad his credit is, or the fact that he can’t lapsed time, she was forced to work enough hours aid, a lack of a coherent framework for reforming The event is open to all students, fac-
co-sign for a loan,” Flasher said. at Chili’s to pay the first two months of tuition com- financial aid,” he said. ulty and staff. The location will soon
An estimated 80 percent of students at the col- pletely out of her pocket. Through all of the hurdles, Flasher has yet to face be announced.
lege receive financial aid, according to Larry Cham- Of course, transferring to a more affordable the biggest obstacle: post-graduation payback. Her The speakers Tuesday and in
bers, director of student financial services at the col- school was an option, but one Flasher was never professors warn her of the woes they hear from re- the future will be funded through
lege. He also said the system is far from perfect. willing to make. Even today, she considers the finan- cent graduates about the difficult job market they’re donations Ramlal-Nankoe has
“The current tools to assess a family’s need for cial risk to be heavily outweighed by the benefits of entering. Flasher will likely have to get a second job received from people concerned
federal aid [are] flawed,” he said. graduating with what she considers to be a valued waitressing to supplement her income, she said. about her case.
The dead-end road denies students like Flasher degree from the college with opportunities from an As Flasher considers the task of balancing two Dave Maley, associate director
sufficient help from both leading parties in aid. First, established communications program. jobs instead of one job, five classes and homework, of media relations, said the college
they are denied by the financial aid office because of Reluctantly, Flasher said if she had the time she she said ironically, entering the real world seems like supports the organization.
“congressional methodology” as Chambers said in would be doing more to boost her résumé through it would be a relief. “Students are of course free to
form any kinds of organizations
that they wish,” he said. “Ithaca
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Works Department to make any difficult circumstances isn’t always ular side,” he said.
adjustments to the area, it must go understood or appreciated. Obvi- Banfield said the club’s goal is
through a long approval with the state would have to participate in Meskill, of the Tompkins Coun- ously all the people in the office are to teach students through speak-
state because 96B is a state road. He the decision to allow it to happen,” ty Sheriff ’s Department, about very concerned.” ers and advertising about academic
said there would be discussion in he said. such additions. freedom so they can fight for it.
the next few weeks. Noteboom said Herb Engman, “It probably will move ahead, If anyone has information re- “The students have a lot of pow-
“The town can’t just do it be- supervisor of the town of Ithaca, when is difficult to say until we garding the accident, call the Office er at this school that they don’t real-
cause it’s a state right of way. The has been talking with Sheriff Peter start having the discussions, of Public Safety at 274-3333. ize,” he said.
Th ursday, Novem be r 13, 2008 N E WS The I th a c a n 5
Food delivery group gives back
BY ANTONINA ZIELINSKA will never even see, or never even know,
STAFF WRITER but have touched,” she said.
Every Friday at 4 p.m. students slap on Aiken said economic pressures are mak-
hair nets and get to work in the Towers ing it more difficult for working adults to
Dining Hall, repackaging unused food. provide for their families.
Members of Stop Wasting Ithaca’s Food “It’s not necessarily dirt-poor people
Today, a campus organization, salvage food who come to our pantry,” she said. “It’s not
from the dining hall and drive it to local homeless people who come to our pantry.
food pantries for those in need. It’s people who have a need. It’s people
SWIFT unofficially started as a Leadership who know that we will be there and we are
Scholar project in fall 2006 when a group of making life a little easier.”
students decided to tackle food waste in the col- Jeff Scott, director of Dining Services, said
lege’s dining halls. The group has since expanded SWIFT has proven to be a dedicated organiza-
to include several new members outside of the tion and he has enjoyed working with them.
scholarship program. “There is great interest from the stu-
After months of debate and planning, dents,” he said. “They have been reliable,
the group decided it would repackage un- enthusiastic, especially on a Friday after-
used, cooked food from the Towers Din- noon when there are probably other fun
ing Hall once a week and deliver it to local things they could be doing.”
food pantries. Tim Leonard, Towers Dining Hall
Junior Maggie Kates, a leadership schol- manager, said working with SWIFT is not
ar, was among the students who joined the costing Dining Services any substantial re-
group when it started. Kates said she re- sources because they use food that would
packages food for the organization because be composted anyway.
it is a limited time commitment that has a “Through the weeks and months we have
real impact on the community. done it, it’s gotten very efficient,” he said.
“It’s seeing their faces when they’re Only food that was not put out to serve,
waiting there, eager for the food and so but was cooked, is donated, Leonard said.
appreciative,” she said. “It just makes me The food donated follows all health and
happy inside to know that they’re happier safety regulations.
because of a half hour that was effortless, Though SWIFT is able to distribute
of taking food and putting it in packages.” food every week, Venetsky said the group
Junior Katie Venetsky said SWIFT is needs more consistent help. She said it
helping a current national hunger crisis by takes at least five volunteers to package,
serving the community. She said the great and usually the group gets three.
rewards are worth the limited effort. “Packaging takes a lot longer when you
“You’re feeding 15 to 20 families every don’t have enough volunteers,” she said.
time you do it,” she said. Venetsky, the acting leader of the program,
In addition to the Freeville Food Pantry, said the group is working with Dining Services
SWIFT delivers to the Danby Food Pantry. to expand to other dining halls across campus
Paula Aiken, a volunteer at the Freeville
pantry, said the students are filling a real
and provide for more people in the commu-
nity on more days of the week.
Getting to know you
need in the community. From left, prospective student Gina Roussos speaks to Thomas Kline, admissions program
“The students from IC should take a lot While SWIFT is not a registered student or- director of the School of Music, on Tuesday at “Ithaca and You,” an open house for prospec-
tive students in Emerson Suites. Students, faculty and administrators participated.
of pride in knowing that their works are re- ganization, contact Katie Venetsky at kvenets1@ TJ GUNTHER/THE ITHACAN
ally making a difference in lives that they ithaca.edu for information on how to join.
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Joining at the seams
Longview quilters pair with campus
but seek more student interaction
BY GILLIAN SMITH Bridget Bower, archivist at the college’s li-
CONTRIBUTING WRITER brary and member of Quilter’s Dream, said
Ardie Bennett’s aged hands wave wildly the group’s afternoon meetings provide a great
around, pointing out the bold colors in the scene opportunity for the residents to interact with
on the quilt in front of her. These hands move people outside of Longview and allow students
gracefully, working their way across an intricate and staff at the college the opportunity to learn
pattern. She has been quilting for a while. a new craft while working with the residents.
Bennett and her quilting group, Quilter’s Christine Pogorzala, assistant professor of
Dream — a group of gerontology and Longview coordinator for the
residents of Longview, college, said students can also get a lot out of
a senior community; Browse this year’s working with groups like Quilter’s Dream and
Ithaca College staff ; quilts at theithacan. at Longview.
and a student — set to org/go/08quilts. “The intergenerational contact is impor-
work once a week to tant and significant,” she said. “Most of the
brainstorm ideas for new quilts and to learn students who become involved with activities
how to sew. and older adults say they think they get more
The members work on honing their sewing out of it.”
skills throughout the year, with the goal of having Freshman Molly Kilroy, a health sciences
an annual raffle and showcase in early Novem- major, was at the show Saturday and said the
ber. This year’s event, which took place Friday quality of the quilts and the talent of the mem-
and Saturday, raised money to help buy the sup- bers of Quilter’s Dream were impressive. Carol John, former assistant professor of occupational therapy and founder of Quilter’s Dream,
plies they use. “I have a newfound respect for these la- examines a quilt at the group’s annual showcase Friday at the Longview Senior Living Center.
“This really is the event of the year,” Bennett dies,” she said. “The amount of effort and SARAH GANZHORN/THE ITHACAN
said. “This is our big thing.” detail that goes into each of these quilts is
The quilts were arranged in no particular or- incredibly impressive.” with the students and the college,” she said. “The mitment, fewer students join. She also said
der, with some antique quilts dating as far back as John started the group in 2000. She was ladies and I, we really miss them.” the gerontology institute does not promote
the early 1900s and some that were finished just looking for a way to connect students, specifi- The group, which usually has 10 to 12 par- specific groups like Quilter’s Dream, rather
a few weeks ago. cally at the college, to the community through ticipants, encompasses a mix of experienced and it promotes participation in Longview as
Saturday’s event went off without a hitch, as the gerontology clinic’s “Senior to Senior” pro- novice sewers. a whole.
community members attended to admire the gram. She said a core aspect of this group is the “The teachers [are] very good about teaching Pogorzala said more students go to
37 beautiful quilts hung from wooden frames connection and interaction between members. a new student,” Bennett said. “Even some of the Longview for weekly events such as bingo.
around the room. “They don’t need to know how to quilt,” she more experienced quilters can learn from them.” “It depends on the kind of student and
Carol John, former assistant professor said. “As long as they are willing to learn a new Bower said the group tries to go be- whether they’re interested in that kind of ac-
of occupational therapy at the college and craft, we will take them under our wing.” yond its weekly sessions and interact with tivity,” she said.
founder of the group, attended the show and John said this year the group only has one the community. Bower said the finished quilts on display
explained to onlookers how each block of each student, while in previous years it has had two “[The people in the community] don’t serve as a symbol of the group’s successes and
quilt was sewn. or three. She said she thinks it would be better have any sense of the scope of what we do,” teamwork in every quilt they make.
“Everything needs to be precise,” she said. “If to have more students from the college work Bower said. “We have a great time … we all sit around
you’re off just one little bit, it’s just not going to with the quilters. Pogorzala said the group usually has more and stitch the binding down, it’s wild,” she
work out.” “It seems as if we have lost the connection students but because it is an ongoing com- said. “It’s very much a group effort.”
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8 The It hacan Th ursday, November 1 3 , 2 0 0 8
November 15, 2008
To All Ithaca College Fans,
As the regular season for football winds down, the anticipation for the Cortaca Jug is felt
throughout campus. This tradition is something that we as a football team look forward to year round.
We take pride in representing our legacy and the Ithaca College student body against our opponents,
especially against Cortland.
As players, we love the atmosphere created by the fans, and we appreciate the support we
eceive. The great attendance and participation of the student body is a big part of what makes this game
so special. In saying this, we also have to acknowledge some of the behavior that can negatively affect
the atmosphere. Disrespect shown towards players on either side of the ball as well as towards officials
has no place at the Jug. Vulgarity and obscene gestures are unnecessary and can offend other spectators
such as family members of players. There is no room for altercations with opposing fans. Please leave
the physicality to us on the field. We expect an atmosphere of excitement and intensity, but this does
not have to come at the cost of respect. The football team takes pride in representing Ithaca College
because of its reputation and class. We walk with a swagger onto the field because we know that we
are prepared to represent a tradition that doesn’t need to be profane or disrespectful to be noticed.
Over the past few years there has been a serious issue involving fans storming the field at the end
of the game. We have to ask that this does not continue. This rivalry is very strong and has a great deal
of emotion tied to it. However, if the people that are participating in the game can show respect and
shake hands after the game, there is no reason for our fans to show disrespect by taking destructive
action like storming the field. You have to respect all the guys laying it on the line in this game, even if
some of them are wearing red.
We love our fans and the support that you provide and appreciate hearing you guys cheer from
the opening kick off to the final whistle. Please represent our school in a way that makes us proud to
represent you. We hope to see you all there on November 15th, loud and proud to be Bombers.
Sincerely,
Daniel Juvan
Captain
Matt Scalice
Captain
Brian Weverbergh
Captain
Th ursday, Novem be r 13, 2008 The I th a c a n 9
November 15, 2008
Students of SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College,
Officials from both colleges recently met to discuss the November 15 varsity football game being
hosted this year at noon by SUNY Cortland. This year’s game is the 67th meeting of our varsity football
teams and the 50th competition for possession of the Cortaca Jug. We are all very proud of the accom-
plishments of both teams and believe that the game this year will once again be a great one.
As a fan, you can expect to see an outstanding contest on the field. Both teams and the coach-
ing staffs have worked hard since late August to have successful seasons. The Ithaca vs. Cortland game
will provide the players and coaches with a great challenge and the fans with a fun-filled, exciting after-
noon.
For your information, Time Warner Cable is scheduled to televise the Cortaca Jug game live on lo-
cal access channels in both the Cortland and Ithaca areas. The game will also be broadcast live on two
radio stations -- WXHC (101.5 FM) in Cortland (www.wxhc.com) and WICB (91.7 FM) in Ithaca (www.
wicb.org).
For Ithaca fans traveling to Cortland, you will note that the New York State Police, the Tompkins
County Sheriff’s Department, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Department as well as other agencies will be
patrolling the highways and will be working at the game. In recent years, police officials in Tompkins
and Cortland counties have set up check points before and after the game to
apprehend those who are drinking and driving. If you are over 21 years old and choose to drink alco-
holic beverages, do so in moderation and please do not drive! Further, no one will be
allowed in the game venue with beverages of any kind. No backpacks, bags, umbrellas or
containers of any kind will be permitted in the stadium, and security personnel will ask spectators to
open coats for inspection. Items confiscated will not be returned. Numerous electronic video and au-
dio recording devices will be in place throughout the stadium for this game, and potential law breakers
are forewarned that these recordings will be made available to law enforcement
authorities should the need arise.
As a football fan, your behavior at the game will reflect on your college. Please be supportive of
your team, cheering good play and encouraging the players to do their best. Do not become
involved in behavior that will embarrass yourself, your football team or your college. Cheers that in-
clude vulgarity or demean players, coaches, officials or fans have no place at this or any other game.
Throwing objects on the field, at players, coaches, officials or fans will not be tolerated. In addition,
fighting or other serious acts will result in criminal arrest and, when appropriate,
on-campus judicial action to include possible suspension or expulsion.
This game has a long and wonderful history. The players and coaches have worked too hard to
have the game tarnished by the actions of a few fans. Good sportsmanship on and off the field will
make this an event that we will remember fondly for years to come.
Sincerely,
C. Gregory Sharer
Vice President for Student Affairs, SUNY Cortland
Brian McAree
Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life, Ithaca College1 0 The It hacan Th ursday, November 1 3 , 2 0 0 8
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Public Safety Incident Log SELECTED ENTRIES FROM
OCTOBER 22 TO OCTOBER 31
OCTOBER 22 urinated in public. One person judicially EXPOSURE OF PERSON tally falling down stairs and injuring MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED
referred for indecent conduct and provid- LOCATION: Upper Athletic Fields right ankle. Person transported to CMC LOCATION: Campus Center
UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA ing false information. Master Patrol Offi- SUMMARY: Caller reported a person was by ambulance. Master Patrol Officer SUMMARY: Caller reported a person ac-
LOCATION: West Tower cer Donald Lyke. urinating in public. One person judicially Donald Lyke. cidentally sustained a hand injury. Person
SUMMARY: One person judicially referred referred for indecent conduct. SASP. transported to CMC. Report taken. Ser-
for unlawful possession of marijuana and CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA geant Ronald Hart.
underage possession of alcohol. Patrol LOCATION: Circle Lot 8 LOST PROPERTY LOCATION: East Tower
Officer Daniel Bechtold. SUMMARY: One person judicially referred LOCATION: Unknown Location SUMMARY: Two people judicially referred MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED
for underage possession of alcohol. Mas- SUMMARY: Person reported a lost for unlawful possession of marijuana. Pa- LOCATION: Center For Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 23 ter Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. cell phone. Report taken. Sergeant trol Officer Peter Wright. SUMMARY: Caller reported a person ac-
Terry O’Pray. cidentally stuck himself with a needle
SAFETY/ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD UNLAWFUL DEALING WITH A CHILD OCTOBER 28 and passed out. Person also received an
LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences LOCATION: Circle Apartments OCTOBER 26 abrasion under eye. Person escorted to
SUMMARY: Caller reported an odor of SUMMARY: Caller reported noise and LARCENY Hammond Health Center. Report taken.
natural gas. Environmental Health and made an alcohol complaint. One per- CRIMINAL POSS./STOLEN PROPERTY LOCATION: Circle Apartments Sergeant Bill Kerry.
Safety located a leak from the boiler and son was issued an appearance ticket LOCATION: E-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported known person
facilities repaired the problem. Report for town of Ithaca court for underage SUMMARY: Officer reported a person stole food. Pending investigation. Master OCTOBER 30
taken. Environmental Health and Safety possession of alcohol. In addition, in possession of a sign post. One per- Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.
Manager Tim Ryan. person was judicially referred for un- son judicially referred for possession SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE
derage possession of alcohol, criminal of stolen property. Master Patrol Officer V&T COMPLAINTS LOCATION: Terraces
MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE conduct and unlawfully providing al- Dirk Hightchew. LOCATION: D-Lot SUMMARY: Caller reported residence
LOCATION: Y-Lot cohol to minors. Master Patrol Officer SUMMARY: Caller reported vehicle drove door was found open. Pending investiga-
SUMMARY: Caller reported a two-car Donald Lyke. CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL through several intersections without tion. Patrol Officer Peter Wright.
MVA with property damage. Report taken. LOCATION: Towers Concourse stopping. Pending investigation. Sergeant
Patrol Officer Daniel Bechtold. CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL SUMMARY: One person judicially re- Bill Kerry. OCTOBER 31
LOCATION: Circle Lot 7 ferred for underage possession of
ANIMAL COMPLAINT SUMMARY: One person judicially referred alcohol. SASP. LARCENY CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
LOCATION: Terrace Quad for underage possession of alcohol. LOCATION: Center for Natural Sciences LOCATION: East Tower
SUMMARY: Caller reported a possi- Sergeant Terry O’Pray. CCV/IRRESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per- SUMMARY: Person reported unknown per-
bly rabid raccoon. Animal put down. LOCATION: Tower Road son stole a computer sometime between son damaged an exit sign. Pending investi-
Sergeant Bill Kerry. CCV/UNDERAGE POSS. OF ALCOHOL SUMMARY: Person transported to CMC 1 and 3 p.m. on this date. Pending inves- gation. Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke.
LOCATION: Circle Lot 7 by ambulance and judicially referred for tigation. Sergeant Ronald Hart.
OCTOBER 24 SUMMARY: One person judicially referred irresponsible use of alcohol. Sergeant FOUND PROPERTY
for underage possession of alcohol. Terry O’Pray. MAKING GRAFFITI LOCATION: School of Business
ASSAULT Security Officer Christopher Teribury. LOCATION: East Tower SUMMARY: Cell phone found and turned
LOCATION: J-Lot CCV/DISRUPTIVE/EXCESSIVE NOISE SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown over to Public Safety. Unknown owner.
SUMMARY: Caller reported people CCV/IRRESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE LOCATION: Terraces person wrote graffiti in the bathroom.
yelling. Two people judicially referred LOCATION: Boothroyd Hall SUMMARY: Three people judicially re- Pending investigation. Patrol Officer UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA
for disorderly conduct, and one person SUMMARY: One person judicially referred ferred for noise violation. SASP. Peter Wright. LOCATION: Circle Lot 8
judicially referred for assault. Pending for irresponsible use of alcohol. Security SUMMARY: Three people judicially re-
investigation. Sergeant Terry O’Pray. Officer Christopher Teribury. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF OCTOBER 29 ferred for underage possession of alco-
LOCATION: East Tower hol; two people additionally judicially
CCV/IRRESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED SUMMARY: Officer reported unknown per- UNLAWFUL POSS. OF MARIJUANA referred for unlawful possession of mari-
LOCATION: Eastman Hall LOCATION: Substation Road son damaged a sign and tore papers from LOCATION: Garden Apartments juana, and one additional judicial referral
SUMMARY: Caller reported an intoxi- SUMMARY: Caller reported a person a bulletin board. Pending investigation. SUMMARY: Officer reported people for unauthorized possession of property.
cated person lying on floor. Person accidentally fell on stairs and sus- Master Patrol Officer Dirk Hightchew. threw firecrackers off balcony. Two Sergeant Bill Kerry.
then left area and entered a room. One tained an ankle injury from fall. Per- people judicially referred for unlawful
person judicially referred for irrespon- son declined medical assistance. A FIRE ALARM possession of marijuana; one person SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE
sible use of alcohol. Master Patrol Of- report was taken. Master Patrol Officer LOCATION: Terraces judicially referred for tampering with LOCATION: Substation Road
ficer Donald Lyke. Dirk Hightchew. SUMMARY: Fire alarm set off by burnt fire safety equipment; one person ju- SUMMARY: Officer reported unknown
food. System reset. Sergeant Ronald Hart. dicially referred for tampering with evi- person threw toilet paper all over the
CCV/IRRESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE CRIMINAL TAMPERING dence; one person judicially referred for ground. Pending investigation. Master Pa-
LOCATION: Eastman Hall LOCATION: Union Quad LOST PROPERTY underage possession of alcohol; and trol Officer Donald Lyke.
SUMMARY: While investigating another in- SUMMARY: Officer reported people LOCATION: Garden Apartment Road one person judicially referred for unlaw-
cident, officer located an intoxicated per- stacking traffic cones in front of entrance. SUMMARY: Individual reported a lost ful possession of fireworks. Sergeant FOR THE COMPLETE SAFETY LOG,
son. Person declined medical assistance Five people judicially referred for crimi- wallet. Report taken. Master Patrol Officer Ronald Hart. go to www.theithacan.org/news
from ambulance staff and was judicially nal tampering. Master Security Officer Erik Merlin.
referred for irresponsible use of alcohol. George Whitmore. CRIMINAL TRESPASS
Master Patrol Officer Donald Lyke. OCTOBER 27 LOCATION: Terraces KEY
MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown
FOUND PROPERTY LOCATION: L-Lot MAKING GRAFFITI person entered room and tampered with CMC – Cayuga Medical Center
LOCATION: Circle Lot 1 SUMMARY: Officer reported a two-car LOCATION: Terraces items. Pending investigation. Sergeant CCV – College Code Violation
SUMMARY: Beer was found and turned MVA. A report was taken. Master Patrol SUMMARY: Caller reported unknown per- Ronald Hart. DWI – Driving while intoxicated
over to Public Safety. Unknown owner. Officer Dirk Hightchew. son left remark on bulletin board. Pend- IFD – Ithaca Fire Department
ing investigation. Master Patrol Officer CCV/HARASSMENT IPD – Ithaca Police Department
OCTOBER 25 MVA/PROPERTY DAMAGE Bruce Holmstock. LOCATION: East Tower MVA – Motor vehicle accident
LOCATION: Terraces SUMMARY: Person reported two people RA – Resident assistant
EXPOSURE OF PERSON SUMMARY: Officer reported a one-car MEDICAL ASSIST/INJURY RELATED had a dispute. One person judicially SASP – Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol
LOCATION: Circle Lot 8 MVA. A report was taken. Master Patrol LOCATION: Terraces referred for harassment. Patrol Officer V&T – Vehicle and Transportation
SUMMARY: Officer reported a person Officer Donald Lyke. SUMMARY: Caller reported acciden- Peter Wright.
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