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Finding a Sense of Place: Honoring Deborah Tall – Free Tours to Historic Native American Sites

This Saturday the first of two field trips sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Affairs and the Office of Student Activities will travel to Ganondagan, the site of a Native American community that was a flourishing and vibrant center for the Seneca people, located in Victor, N.Y.

Intercultural Affairs and Student Activities organized the event in coordination with Instructor of english Mary Hess and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Fay botham for their First-Year Seminars, “Native Heritage: Walk in balance on the earth Mother” and “Sacred earth: Native American Religious ecologies.”

The staff at Ganondagan will present a program about the history of the Seneca Nation and the Ganondagan site, after which the students can explore trails. Side stops will include the site in Geneva where Ganundasaga (New Settlement Village) was located, and, in canaindagua, students will visit the site of the signing of the canaindagua Treaty of 1794. Hess, the “tour guide” for this trip, will provide the historical context of the sites.

During the spring 2008 semester, a second field trip titled “Women, Slaves, and Abolitionists” will visit the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Women’s Rights National Park in Seneca Falls and the Harriet Tubman Home and the Seward House in Auburn.

The purposes of the field trips are: (1) to introduce students to the rich cultural history of the Finger Lakes region and, (2) to bring together students – in particular, first-year seminar students and international and exchange students – with other student groups to share a learning experience focusing on the cultural heritage of this region. The tours will honor the memory of Deborah Tall, former english professor, and will use her book as a guide for touring and studying the historic sites in the region that will give our students “sense of place.”

This trip is free of charge and is open to all students. Lunch will be provided. For reservations, interested parties can contact Alejandra Molina at 781-3797 and/or at [email protected]. Reservations must be made by Thursday, Oct. 18.

Finding a Sense of Place: Honoring Deborah Tall – Free Tours to Historic

Native American Sites

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to intern for a senator, a congressman, or even a presidential candidate? Several of your fellow HWS students spent their summer break doing just that, and would like to share their experiences with you!

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Political Science Department and Salisbury center for career Services will host a Political Science Internship Panel featuring six Hobart and William

Smith students. Working for politicians including Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and congressman Jim Saxton, a New Jersey Republican, the students will discuss how they obtained their internships, what they learned, how they filled their days, and how they made the most of their experiences.

The discussion will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanford Room. Reserve your seat by e-mailing [email protected].

Panel will explore Political Science Internships

In a soon to be released edited volume Authentic Artifice: cultures of the Real, Sarah DeGray ’06 will have her HWS honors project paper published. The paper, “Hip-hop and Authenticity: Navigating the Semiological, Ideological and commercial Functions of Authenticity in Rap Music and culture,” investigates authenticity in the hip-hop subculture and will be part of the 2007 cultural research collection.

“It is wonderful to see Sarah continue her intellectual pursuits after graduating from HWS,” commented Kevin Dunn, Associate Professor of Political Science and advising professor for DeGray’s honors project. “She produced a wonderfully insightful and original Honors Project, and it is rewarding to see her develop that into a publishable piece in an academic collection.”

DeGray’s paper, which in September 2006 she presented at a social science and humanities post-graduate conference on authenticity in the U.K., examines the relationships between the ideas of authenticity and the hip-hop subculture, exploring the realms of rap, graffiti, and break dancing. “Participants of this subculture are consistently making

claims to be real,” said DeGray of her paper. “I sought to find out what this means and determine the semiological significance of it by examining the signs and signifiers.” Drawing her paper topic from an interest and connection to Afro-centric rap in high school, DeGray’s media studies at HWS gave her cause to confront her despondency with mainstream rap music and its representation of culture.

The edited volume Authentic Artifice: cultures of the Real from the european Studies Research Institute consists of ten contributing authors who explore everything from piracy to publishing to tourism in relationship with art, music, and film. Despite the array of ideas and examples in these ten chapters, DeGray would explain that they all center on the common theme of “reproduction, representation, and redevelopment.” Fueling the connections within each paper as well as connecting them in the volume, these themes question how art is representing authenticity in culture and subsequently redeveloping signs and images in society.

DeGray, who is currently a paralegal and legal assistant for Langrock, Sperry & Wool law firm,

is the sole contributor to the volume with only a b.A. degree. She spoke to this, saying, “It speaks highly of the quality of the HWS honors project in its ability to be akin to work at the Masters level, it simulates the graduate environment and prepares students for professional post-graduate work.” DeGray’s experience with the honors project and her subsequent publication and success has opened here eyes to opportunities in the academic field, and she plans to pursue a PhD in sociology/cultural studies. “I am proud of Sarah for writing such quality work,” said Dunn of DeGray’s achievements. “The Honors Program allows motivated students to really delve into a project and produce something of substance; for really excellent students like Sarah, the results can be the first of what may be a long line of academic publications and triumphs.”

Looking toward her plans to come, DeGray concluded, “With what I was able to accomplish in one undergraduate year makes me very excited about what I can achieve in graduate school. I will continue to work in this area; these are important and relevant topics in our culture.”

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Friday, Oct. 19, Alicia Pagan ’05 will return to campus to share her experiences as a Teach for America Teacher in an afternoon of Tacos for Teachers. Pagan, who earned her MAT from HWS in ’06, will speak at 12:20 p.m. in the Sanford Room.

Pagan, who has spent the last two years teaching in Atlanta, Georgia, will talk about why there is a need for the Teach for America program on campus as well as nationwide. Teach for America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and young professionals of all academic majors, career interests, and professional backgrounds who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity.

corps members work relentlessly to ensure that more students growing up today in our country’s lowest-income communities are given the educational opportunities they deserve. In the long run, the alumni are a powerful force of leaders working from inside education and from every other sector to effect the fundamental changes needed to ensure that all children have an equal chance in life

Pagan will highlight how a degree from HWS will garner qualifications to work in this highly selective program. “The Teach for America Program is a very competitive one,” stated head of Public Services, Ave bauder. “bringing Alicia back will help to lay out a road map for students on what they can do to put themselves in a better position when applying.” The section will also

examine ways in which two years with Teach for America can open up individual professional opportunities and positively impact the lives of children, as well as enlisting our nation’s most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequality.

As part of the center for civic engagement and Service Learning’s continual effort to civically engage HWS students, Pagan will highlight the importance of leadership in issues of service learning.

Lunch will be served for

participants, and reservations can be requested by e-mailing [email protected]. For more information on the Teach for America program, visit: http://www.teachforamerica.org/

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chris Myers Asch, the brainchild of a program that Time magazine has listed as one of the 10 things that will change the country, is set to bring his vision to HWS. The co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Geneva Room.

Asch, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a master’s and Ph.D. in American History from the University of North carolina at chapel Hill, is the co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy, which, when completed, would be a national civilian university modeled on military service academies. The Academy will provide a rigorous undergraduate education to students who will then devote five years of civilian service as a teacher, park ranger, police officer, border agent or other critical public service job at the local, state, national or international level. The idea is to provide a focused education for people who will serve in the public sector — either the federal, state or local government — and thereby create a new generation of civic leaders.

Asch was so dismayed by the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina that he wanted to create a new generation of people who were idealistic about government. “We need an institution that systematically develops leadership,” says Asch in a Time magazine article. “We need to elevate it in the eyes of young people so we can attract the best and the brightest.” Asch is a former member of Teach for America and the founder of the Sunflower county Freedom Project, an intensive academic enrichment and leadership development program for middle and high school students.

“As one of 81 colleges with a conscience, the HWS community has certainly expressed and acted upon the importance of civic engagement,” commented HWS President Mark D. Gearan. “However, pursuing public service careers after graduation has become limited, and Asch will be able to shed light on the importance, practicality, and application of such a lifestyle” Asch’s proposal has been given wide exposure. An Aug. 30 article in Time

magazine, “A Time to Serve,” featured the Academy as a vital component of voluntary universal national service. The idea also has bipartisan support: Democratic Sen. Hillary clinton (NY) and Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (PA) are co-sponsors of a bill that would allocate $164 million per year for the envisioned 5,000-student academy.

Gearan recently announced that service, at the local, national and global levels, is the theme for the President’s Forum speakers series this fall. Also highlighting the forum are two other creative leaders who will focus on their different areas of civic engagement in addition to the showing of two documentary films. “These three speakers will really give us an informed perspective on civic engagement,” Gearan said. “The students and the larger community will find plenty to stimulate the mind inspire the heart and challenge the spirit.” While here for the President’s forum, Asch will also speak to the class “Theories of American Democracy” in Stern 204 from 12:30-1:15.

Additionally, the center for civic engagement and Service Learning will host a speech from Asch to kick off their civic discourse series. As part of a new initiative in which students are able to discuss public issues and engage in policy on service and engagement, Asch will speak about his program and its role in the future.

The President’s Forum Series, established in the winter of 2000 by President Mark D. Gearan, is designed to bring a variety of speakers to campus to share their knowledge and ideas with students, faculty, and staff of the colleges, as well as with interested community members. Forum guests generally take the opportunity during their campus visits to attend classes or gather with students and faculty members to discuss issues.

To read more on the Public Service academy, visit: http://uspublicserviceacademy.org/

To read the complete Time magazine article, visit: http://www.t i m e . c o m / t i m e / s p e c i a l s / 2 0 0 7 /article/0,28804,1657256_1657317_1657570-3,00.html

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Geneva’s Own Gym class Heroes Take The Stage


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The Gym class Heroes performed at the Smith Opera House last Tuesday, bringing a large crowd. The band who hail from Geneva originally give hommage to their roots in their lyrics.

Travis Mccoy, a member of Gym class Heroes, the Geneva-based band that recently received MTV’s 2007 Video Music Award for best New Artist, met with students from Associate Dean chip capraro’s First Year Seminar, “Rock Music and American Masculinities,” on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Geneva Room.

The band was in town for a sold-out show at the Smith Opera House, their first hometown appearance since Seneca Lake Whale Watch in August 2005.

capraro’s class looks at the lives, times and music of elvis Presley, bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, bruce Springsteen and Kurt cobain, -- central figures in the history of American rock music from 1950s rock and roll to 1990s grunge. The seminar was designed to give students an appreciation for the role of gender, race, class, sexuality and region in shaping men’s identity and experience.

The band has been on MTV several times in 2007, with “cupid’s chokehold/breakfast in America” spending time atop the network’s playlist. The group was also featured on such programming as Spring break ‘07 Live, TRL, and MTV Live, as well as on MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, and MTV Tr3s. “cupid’schokehold/breakfast in America” also proved a rotation favorite at VH1, Fuse and Mun2.


1. Don’t have long, drawn out conversations when it is clear that others around you are trying to study. Whether it’s talking to a friend, significant other, or parent, realize that not everyone wants to hear about how you spent every single minute of your evenings for the past two weeks. Remember that there are people around you who could be listening—not necessarily because they are interested but because they can’t concentrate while you’re carrying on this conversation. Also, keep it appropriate. If you’re calling your boyfriend or girlfriend, make it PG. I think most of us have been in an incredibly awkward situation where we are cringing and trying to tune out whatever the person in the cubicle next to us is saying. Which brings me to number two…

2. Don’t be obnoxious with your cell phone. It’s fine to take a quick call now and then, but make it quick. And please, put your phone on vibrate. You’ll still be able to hear it if it rings, and you won’t disrupt others with a blaring britney Spears song that reaches the far corners of all four floors. Use the vibrate control within reason, though. Texting someone can be just as annoying as calling if you’re constantly getting messages. Plus, the clicking of the keypad gets distracting fast.

3. Don’t crinkle things. Yes, we’ve all snuck food from the café into the library at some point or another, but when you’re attempting to get the wrap out of the ten thousand pieces of saran wrap, it becomes quite noisy. Try to at least partially open it before you get inside. If, for some reason you must open it in the library, do it fast. If you’re the type who tries to stay quiet by unwrapping it nice and slow, it’s not working. You actually are prolonging the process, and thus distracting everyone that much more.

4. Don’t tap. Maybe this is just one of my pet peeves, but I get really mad when the person next to me is endlessly tapping his foot or hand on the table or floor. I start to focus more on the tapping, and usually end up falling asleep. So, I might spend four hours at the library and not get any work done. At all. So, don’t do it. Please.

5. Don’t shout across the library. Sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised how often it happens. I know it takes effort, but walk to your friends twenty feet away, and spare yourself ten angry pairs of eyes from the people working around you.

Okay, well, obviously, these five points all deal with consideration. And common sense, really. The library is a social place, yes, but it is also supposed to be a quiet environment where people can study. Just remember that whatever you do in the library, others can hear, and sometimes see. So, unless you want strangers to know your entire life story, keep the above points in mind.

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by Mike KaplunSports editor

With some seasons wrapping up and some just heating up, the HWS fall athletic season remains exciting. Here is a look at how each team has faired recently:

The Hobart college football team won its third straight game on October 13 with a dominating performance over Merchant Marine Academy, 55-9. The Statesmen improved their record to 4-2 overall, 3-1 in the league. Hobart stays home Saturday, October 20, as the team welcomes St. Lawrence into town. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. on boswell Field.

The William Smith college field hockey team is in the midst of a two-game losing streak following a 4-2 defeat against Lebanon Valley on October 13. The eighth-ranked Herons are 10-3 overall, but remain a perfect 5-0 in league play. On October 19 and 20, the Herons will play host to Vassar and Rensselaer on Mccooey Field. Start time for the ladies’ Vassar contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.

The 16th-ranked Hobart college soccer team fell to 8-2-2 on the season after losing to Ithaca on October 10. After a 10-day layoff, the Statesmen are back in action on October 20 and 21, when they travel to clarkson and St. Lawrence, respectively.

On October 13, the fifth-ranked William Smith college soccer team remained unbeaten on the season with a 2-0 triumph over RIT. The ladies are 12-0-1 on the season, with their lone tie coming against Hamilton in September. While the Statesmen are away, the Herons will stay home on October 20 and 21 for contests against clarkson and St. Lawrence. Their match versus clarkson is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

In the Harry F. Anderson Invitational hosted by Roberts Wesleyan, the Hobart college cross country team finished tenth out of fourteen teams. Leading the Statesmen was sophomore ben Flanagan, who placed 18th out of 134 runners. On October 20, the Statesmen travel to Rensselaer for the Saratoga Invitational.

In the same invitational, the William Smith college cross country team also finished in tenth place. Pacing the herons was sophomore Katie Pietrak, as she placed 35th out of 149 runners. The ladies will the join the men at Rensselaer on October 20 in the Saratoga Invitational.

On October 15, the Hobart college golf team finished the fall portion of its 2007-2008 season by tying for fourth place in the Muhlenberg Invitational. Winning the 75-player tournament was Hobart first-year Jeff Mayo, which is the first victory by a Statesman since September 2005. The Statesmen will be back on the links in March for their spring season.

In its final tournament of the season, the William Smith college golf team finished seventh out of nine teams in the Wellesley Golf Invitational. Representing the Herons on the leader board was junior Nickie calandra. The junior placed eighth in the 48-golfer field.

The Hobart college crew team won four of five races in the HWS challenge on the canal on October 13. The competition celebrated 25 years of rowing at HWS. The Statesmen are back on the water on October 20-21, as they will compete in the Head of the charles in boston.

Like the Statesmen, the William Smith college crew team cruised in its canal races, winning four out of four events. The ladies join Hobart in boston on October 20-21 in the Head of the charles.

The HWS sailing team came in first, seventh, and eleventh, respectively, at its regattas last weekend. The team won the MAISA Fall North No. 2 Regatta hosted by cornell with a record-low score of 79. HWS is back on the water on October 20-21, when the team will compete in regattas hosted Navy, brown, and Merchant Marine.

The William Smith college tennis team finishes its fall season on October 19-21, as the ladies will compete at the NYSWcAA championships in Ithaca. Start times for the competition have yet to be announced.

For complete HWS fall athletics schedules, visit www.hws.edu/athletics. When you get time to step away from the books this week, please go cheer on your fellow student-athletes. Your support is always appreciated.

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HWS Athletics events on campus This Weekend

October 19William Smith Field Hockey vs. Vassar, 4 p.m.

October 20Hobart Football vs. St. Lawrence, 1 p.m.William Smith Field Hockey vs. Rensselaer, 2 p.m.William Smith Soccer vs. clarkson, 2 p.m.

October 21William Smith Soccer vs. St. Lawrence, 1 p.m.

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The 2nd annual Fall Nationals will be held on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th. Fall Nationals consists primarily of a competition between class years for the coveted Auld H chalice. This year events have been added, and the intensity of the competition looks to be greater than last year. entrants are still needed for the soap box derby down the Smith driveway on Friday at 3:30. There will be three divisions: class year, Faculty/Alumni, and Open. On Saturday the competition continues on the Quad beginning at 3:30. There will be a tag team eating contest, keg toss, obstacle course, and tug-o-war. come down to the quad and get into the games; free t-shirts for the first 50 members of each class year. capping the day will be the reggae band The Ravers jamming out all night. So bring you friends and siblings down, and remember Safety is No Accident.

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