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COLLEGE PARK EDITION
A NEW KIND OF
BALANCING ACT
Nastia Liukin
on SMU's Campus
Smoking
Salvia?
ISSUE 7 FALL 2009
Tucker Max
He Better Hope
They Serve
Beer in Hell
Exclusive Interview
The truth
behind this
legal drug
Avoid
Sleeping
Your Way
to the Top
SHE'S 15 &
PREGNANT
Meet Shailene Woodley
The Secret Life of the
American Teenager
Networking 101
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14 Livin’ the Dream:
Abroad in
Australia
Too late to study abroad? STA Travel
offers a trip exclusively for college students to experience the down under.
What could be better than sun, surf
and kangaroos?
Plus: College Mag
12 Professors, Parties &
counts down its
three favorite Aussie
destinations.
We divulge the secrets of CEOs who
know the ins and outs of networking.
Learn everything you need to know
about making that first impression and
getting hired.
SPORTS
Paid Jobs
13 Microwave
Gourmet Chef
Hungry? Just hit the start button. From
steamed salmon to chocolate-drizzled
fruit, here’s how to make not only hot,
but tasty, dorm food.
21 Students to the
Rescue
Where were you at 3 a.m.? While you
were making out with some random
at the Halloween party, these brave
students were in the back of an ambulance, saving lives.
22 Who’s Smoking Salvia?
Inside the hallucinogen, its real effects
and how it might be on your campus.
17 A New Kind of
Balancing Act:
Nastia Liukin
his nineteen-year-old gymnast won a
T
gold medal, two silvers and a bronze
in the 2008 Olympics. She talks to CM
about celebrity life, endorsement deals,
GossipGirl, more gymnastics competitions and freshman year at SMU.
20 Olympic-Bound
College Students
Three students training for the 2012
Olympics while juggling a full-time college career.
Plus: Stanford and the
Olympics? Lindsay Meyer on
competitive rowing and looking ahead
to med school.
29 Get up, Stand Up
A look at three student activists who
wanted to do more than sign a petition.
Entertainment
23 He Better Hope They
Serve Beer in Hell:
Tucker Max
In this exclusive interview, he’s just as
obnoxious and overconfident as you
would expect.
Plus: Students nationwide sound off about
Tucker Max.
24 Suckers
This up and coming Brooklyn quartet
produced by TV On The Radio’s Chris
Moore made it onto Rolling Stone’s
“Hot List.” And the lead singer’s other
profession involves getting into bar
fights. You don’t want to miss this.
26 Your Secret
Obsession: The
Secret Life of the
American Teenager
Even though the characters are in high
school, we know you love their drama.
Check out our exclusive interview
with Shailene Woodley, who plays the
pregnant fifteen-year-old.
30 Sudoku
Sex
30 Making Copies like
30 Q&A with the Sex
CM’s report on the best printers that
will undoubtedly get you an “A”…
or maybe just make your “A”-worthy
paper look good.
Dr. Sawyer, College magazine’s regular
sexpert, returns to answer questions
about things that turn you on…like
anime porn.
Professor
It’s 1999
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SEPTEMBER
D.C. Short Films Festival
For film buffs and aspiring moviemakers, there will be a screening of 100
films from 16 different countries.
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Adams Morgan Day
Check out the annual street festival including colorful vendors, live music
from around the world and performers such as the Chinese Lion Dancers. September 14
16th Anniversary Party @ The Black Cat
September 1-6
September 20
September 5
September 26
High School Musical @ Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
D.C. Blues Festival @ the Carter Barron
Amphitheatre, Rock Creek Park
The National Book Festival @ the National Mall
Attend book readings, have books signed by one of more than 70 renowned
authors and collect freebies from the various tents and tables. September 6
Prince vs. Michael Jackson dance party @
The Black Cat
While you’re barhopping Labor Day Weekend, add this party to your list.
Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. 9 p.m.
September 27
Das Best Oktoberfest @ The National Harbor
Need an excuse to day-drink? Check out 100 craft brews, German food and
live music, all outdoors. Tickets, $20.
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October 3
Princeton Review’s Test Fest
Take a free practice GRE, MCAT, LSAT or GMAT at your campus.
Sign up at PrincetonReview.com/events.
October 3
D.C.’s 23rd Annual AIDS Walk @ Freedom Plaza
October 7
David Sedaris lecture & book signing @
GWU’s Lisner Auditorium
Don’t miss your chance to see this bestselling humorist and author of
Me Talk Pretty One Day in the flesh—it’s sure to be standing room
only. 8 p.m.
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October 17
Barefoot Truth concert @ DC9 nightclub
October 18
Annual Foggy Bottom/West End Neighborhood
Block Party @ GWU
October 27
D.C. Drag Queen Race @ Dupont Circle
Every year on the Tuesday before Halloween, crowds flock to watch drag
queens in fabulous costumes race down 17th street. The informal block
party lasts for hours after the race. October 28
Andrew Bird @ 9:30 Club
Don’t miss a fantastic show by this up-and-coming artist.
October 29 & 30
Guster @ 9:30 Club
They’re performing for two shows—get tickets before they sell out!
October 31
Nightmare on M Street
Join a crowd of costumed pub-crawlers to celebrate Halloween in the city.
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Publisher
Amanda Nachman
Creative Director
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Editor-in-Chief
Ashley Troost
Art Director
Pam Brown
Editors
Trish Daly
Courtney Egelston
Erin Lanzo
Jen Mino
Elizabeth Roberts
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Andrea Jo DeWerd
Photography Editor
Jessica Ettinger
Web Editor
Liz Krisher
Blog Editor
Tony Herman
Public Relations Director
For this month’s issue, we traveled to Australia and surfed,
flew to Southern Methodist University and met with Olympic
gold medalist, Nastia Liukin, witnessed student EMTs in action,
spent way too long discussing writer Tucker Max’s slutty escapades and discovered how a high school drama, The Secret
Life of the American Teenager, and its star, Shailene Woodley,
could recruit a legion of college fans. If you’ve been following
us online, our team also caught a ton of live music this summer at Bonnaroo and the All Good Festival. Our editor-in-chief
even covered one of Rolling Stone’s hot new bands to watch,
Suckers. Wish you could’ve been there? We had a lot of fun writing this issue of College
magazine and I think you’ll feel it too.
This summer, we also wanted to take College magazine and CollegeMagazine.com to
the next level. That meant adding even more creative and shocking content, launching
a greater interactive website and releasing bi-weekly e-newsletters with a sweet giveaway tucked in each one. But why add all this extra stuff? My goal is to make College
magazine your number one go-to for everything college-related. In exchange for our
daily online features from sex to academics, we invite you to get involved: share your
stories, photos and opinions, and you might even find your name on the front page of
CollegeMagazine.com.
While we launch new features left and right, Nastia Liukin advances her career, Tucker
Max turns his book into a screenplay and Shailene Woodley has her baby (kidding), consider taking your semester to the next level, too. Good luck this fall!
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HOT Summer Party this past May. Congratulations to
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Writers
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Jacye Scott, Mary Kate Sherwood,
Alyssa Walker, Jordan Walker
Photographers
Jon Dean, Eric Granwehr,
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EVERYONE'S DOING IT...GET PUBLISHED!
By Mary Kate Sherwood > SENIOR > ENGLISH > The George Washington University
T
hinking about grad school? Want
to add attention-grabbing professional experience to your resume
or CV? Getting your undergraduate
work published is one of the best ways
to boost your chances of snagging that
post-graduation dream job or coveted
grad school acceptance.
Bachelor of Science
The science field is one of the top academic
areas in terms of publishing—ALADIN
library databases list over 105 journals
in areas such as biology, neuroscience,
chemistry, computer science, environmental science, physics, geology, aerospace…
the list goes on. Science research papers
are almost always aimed toward publication, since publication of those papers
allows other researchers to build off those
studies and make further advancements.
“Medical schools don't ‘require’
research/publications of their prospective
students,” said Asya Israelit, the Editorin-Chief of the Columbia Undergraduate
Science Journal (CUSJ), “but it is a way to
show that you are serious about something
and you are willing to devote yourself to
[it]. Graduate schools expect their students
to have worked in a laboratory for a significant amount of time, and publications are
natural products of that commitment.”
Israelit notes that selection by the CUSJ,
like most journals, is highly competitive.
“This year we had thirteen submissions,
and will publish about seven,” she said.
“Last year, four were published.”
As for advice about grabbing the
editors’ attention with your submission,
Israelit reveals that the reviewers’ major
concerns are “the breadth of research,
clarity of writing and a reliance on the
scientific method.” While Israelit herself
discloses that she is partial to research on
neuroscience, she emphasizes, “All disciplines definitely get a fair chance at being
published. Reviews are double blind, so no
one has any idea of who wrote the piece
when they initially review it.”
Bachelor of Arts
Humanities majors of all stripes can benefit greatly from publishing their work in
academic journals such as Illumination,
an undergraduate humanities journal
based out of the University of WisconsinMadison. Sandra Knisley, Illumination’s
Editor-in-Chief, notes, “Getting published
certainly is a resume boost, especially if
you plan to continue in academia. It's also
a publicity or marketing tool to highlight
your work.”
Illumination publishes works in a variety of disciplines, including literature,
history and even creative writing, fostering
stiff competition among the students; the
journal receives over 300 submissions a
semester, and publishes two essays, two to
three creative short stories, 25 pieces of artwork and a handful of poems. Knisley offers
encouraging advice to disappointed submitters, explaining, “If you aren’t accepted,
Novelist Since the
Fifth Grade
By Max Roosevelt > Senior > English &
American Studies > University of Maryland
Elementary school kids dream of being
astronauts, professional baseball players
and pop stars. For Dallas Woodburn, her
career began in elementary school. In the
fifth grade, she had her first book published
and a concrete idea of what her future
looked like. Now a recent graduate of the
University of Southern California, Dallas
has signed with a publisher and is currently
working on the final draft of her first full
novel. She also runs the Write On! project,
donating over 10,000 books to children.
Dallas talks at elementary schools and
is in the process of establishing her own
publishing company.
Read her full story at
collegemagazine.com
don’t think it’s because your work isn’t good
or even great. It just may not have fit with
the tastes of the current editors.”
Quality of writing is key in humanities
journals, as well as the appropriateness for
the reader. “Keep in mind that while we’re
an academic journal, we’re also a source
of entertainment and leisure reading for
our audience,” advises Knisley. “We have
a strong preference for essays that have a
very approachable, engaging writing style and deal with topics that
really resonate with college students.
Current events, pop culture, off-beat
history—topics like this will get our
attention.”
Publications like Illumination proWHERE CAN I GET PUBLISHED?
vide an opportunity to start building
American Journal of Political Science — Articles on public policy,
your academic resume. Knisley
international relations and American politics. www.ajps.org
notes, “For some writers and artists, we’re the first time they’ve been
The Kenyon Review — Fiction, poetry and essays. Holds a short fiction
published, so it’s a learning expericontest every year. Submit online at www.kenyonreview.com
ence and a stepping stone to larger
publications.” And how confident is
Virginian Quarterly Review — Poetry and prose. Started in 1924 by UVa’s
Knisley that publication will lead to
president Edwin A. Alderman. www.vqronline.org
future success? “I guarantee you,”
she says, “some of the next big
Biochemistry Journal: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine —
names in humanities scholarship,
Publishes results of original research that contributes to biological
art and creative writing will be able
phenomena. http://pubs.acs.org
to say they were first featured in
Illumination.”
Ploughshares Literary Journal at Emerson College — Poetry or prose.
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Each year they honor the best poem and short story. www.pshares.org
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I Hate J.J. Redick
It’s hard to keep up with all the talented
up-and-coming bands in the indie music
scene, and if
you lack time to
research charts
and new releases
every week, a
blog written by
a music snob is
the easiest way
to stay informed. Look no further than the
CM Music Insider blog for reviews and
great new bands.
“I do realize it can be described as ‘mainstream television’ material. But I also can
honestly ask, who cares when you have
someone so talented on your hands (or in
your ears)? Sorry if your indie filter won’t
let your pop sensibilities loose. Nearly
every song has the ability to lift you to a
level higher than you would imagine.”
Everyone has preferred media outlets to
catch up on the news, but political bloggers can make you think about current
events from a different perspective. Enter
CM’s Beltway Banter to read social and
political commentary from a college student’s point of view—it could come in
handy when you meet a cute political science major at a party.
“If you’re going to send
naughty text messages to
congressional pages, have
gay hook-ups in an airport
bathroom, hook up with
prostitutes, or hire a mistress to be your campaign
‘film director,’ just remember not to be preachy
about family values. Because if there’s
one thing voters dislike more than politicians not upholding a certain moral high
ground, it is hypocrisy.”
Have you ever felt lost when your friends
turn on SportsCenter and start speaking
a different language? CM’s sports blog
can definitely increase your sports literacy,
with everything
from draft recaps
to a list of the
best pro-athlete
tweets.
“Shaq is one of
the most entertaining athletes in
sports history and
his Twitter account is an extension of his
personality. Last season he tweeted that
he was at a local mall in Phoenix and the
first person to meet him there would get
free tickets to that evening’s Suns game.
Following his tweets have single-handedly
turned me into a Shaq fan.”
Inside the Dorm Room
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College is equal parts fun, seriousness, mayhem and Ramen, and we can think of no better
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dorm stories—they just might make it into the next issue. Here our top stories for this fall:
PASSED OUT ON HALLOWEEN
FOOTBALL AND FIREARMS
CAN'T FIND THE BATHROOM
Halloween night freshman year, my friend
passed out with his shoes on at a party.
Some kids started
drawing on him—
including
an
18-year-old NFL
cheerleader visiting friends that
night. My friend
woke up covered
in graffiti (various obscenities), and a few
days later we were shocked to see a picture
of him passed out, with the cheerleader
posing in front of him, in a local newspaper! Apparently the NFL team that the girl
cheered for saw the Facebook pictures of
her drawing on him and fired her, which
made for national news. My friend’s name
was never mentioned in the press, but the
picture of him passed out was on TV news
and on the internet.
–Drew Clark, Boston College
At my school, kids are allowed to keep firearms in the dorm for hunting, as long as
they register them and keep them in the
designated gunrooms in the dorms. One
Friday night, a bunch of us were hanging
out towards the end of the night when a
friendly football debate got
heated. All of a
sudden, one
kid went inside
the dorm and
came
back
with his gun!
He didn’t try to hurt anyone or aim it, but
apparently he wanted it around to emphasize his argument. I chose that moment to
call it a night.
–Conor Dalton, University of Montana
After a night out,
at about 3:45 a.m.
I heard my roommate get up, and
I decided to check
on her in case she
was throwing up. So
I checked the bathroom, but the door
was wide open, the light was off and she’s
nowhere to be found. I started to check the
rest of the apartment when I heard my other
roommate yelling, “Kat, do you think this
is the bathroom?” I walked in to find the
drunken mess sitting on a chair, pants at
her ankles...She thought the chair was the
toilet. She went back to bed and we were
cleaning up after her until 5 a.m. I’ve never
seen someone pee so much in one sitting.
–Alicia Stillman, Penn State University
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Professors,
Parties
W
ake up! Don’t let your professor see that yawn. Now more
than ever I implore you to sit
up straight in your lecture classes and stop
your fingers from texting. Your professor
may not know your name, but as one recent
graduate of Pace University, Radha Singh,
can attest, this just might be the very person who can jumpstart your career.
Networking today is essential in the
business world and no resource should go
untapped—starting with your professors.
On the first day of her final semester, Singh
strolled into her Advanced Sales Promotion
class hoping to fulfill the requirements for
a marketing minor as painlessly as possible. When her professor, Loretta Volpe,
mentioned that she was the CEO of the
top marketing firm, Global Marketing
Local Vision (GMLV), and that she offered
jobs to students, Singh’s senior careersearch radar started blaring. Taking action,
she firmly shook Volpe’s hand at the end
of class and introduced herself. Thus, the
networking began and Singh continued to
impress Volpe in the classroom.
Singh’s simple initiative led her to a
job with GMLV fresh out of college, and
today she’s responsible for some of the
FALL 2009
By Erin Lanzo > Senior > English >
University of Virginia
Paid Jobs
company’s big-name clients (ever heard of
Barnes and Noble?). “[I’m] the youngest
person that appears at client meetings,”
she says, but while being new to the game
has its learning curves, Singh adds “[I] can
give back at the same time.” She has the
advantage of relating to a younger clientele and bringing fresh ideas to the table.
“Any student in a business
class should give a resume to
Any
the professor to see how far it
should
goes,” or, even just “for review,
or networking,” says Singh.
Developing a relationship with
a professor by meeting during office hours,
or speaking up during class, could be your
golden ticket to a hefty salary. They are
experts in the field that they teach; they
know other experts and may be willing to
help you get your foot in the door.
Don’t stop there, though. Your professors are excellent resources, but they only
represent the tip of the networking iceberg. Cynthia Shapiro, a human resources
executive turned professional job consultant with her own company and a shelf of
self-written career advising books, claims
that networking is “really number one” in
the business world. Her secret to the process is her “10-5” rule. Invest in a product
called Cardscan, which centralizes your
contacts. “Always ask for business cards,”
Shapiro instructs. Go home, scan the cards
into Cardscan and after a month, contact
ten people, meanwhile, adding five more
contacts to your rotation. Simply fill your
contacts in on your latest interests and ask
if they know anyone in that industry that
you might speak with. Most likely, they will
give you the name of someone to contact.
Intimidated by power networking?
Take a breath; as college students, we
have another skill that we shouldn’t underestimate: the art of partying. Glenn Evans,
CEO of Words and Numbers Publishing,
says the easiest way to gain a network of
acquaintances is to party. Of course, by
party, I don’t mean this Friday’s fiesta on
fraternity row. It can still be fun, though:
attend tailgates that include your school’s
alumni, join in on dinner with your parents
and their friends, get involved with club
association gatherings—and be social.
Evans believes that networking is all about
karma. Making acquaintances does you no
good if you don’t actively facilitate these
relationships; do favors for others if you
can, and surely the favor will make its way
back to you.
While you’re networking and researching job opportunities, keep in mind that
your contacts may be doing some research
of their own. “Make sure everything on the
student in a business class
give a resume to the professor
to see how far it goes
Internet [about you] is 100% professional,”
Shapiro says. This may mean deactivating
Facebook (gasp!) or simply de-friending
someone with incriminating pictures of
you. “Social media can be great for networking” she says, but only recommends
the site LinkedIn.
When it comes down to it, networking
is all about showing gumption and making
the first move. So perfect your handshake,
start the 10-5 and clean up your most
recent keg-stand photos online. Your
next employer could be a friend of your
parents’ or standing at the front of your
lecture hall.
Networking
Etiquette
Here are tips from our experts so you
don’t commit any fatal faux pas:
•W
ear business attire, and keep
yourself neat.
• Don’t chew gum.
• S end a thank you note promptly
after a meeting or interview.
•L
unch meetings are a chance to see
how a person interacts with others.
Be extremely polite to the server.
•W
hen discussing your involvement
in school, highlight leadership
positions.
•B
e respectful and professional
at all times.
• S eek to make a connection—you will
be more memorable. “We trust people
that are most like us, so a connection
is key,” says Shapiro.
The Microwave
Gourmet Chef
No Stove? No Problem!
By Andrea Jo DeWerd > Senior > English > The George Washington University /
the veggies and apples Photos by Eric Granwehr > Fashion Institute of Technology
Chocolate-drizzled fruit
Unlike
fondue,
chocolate-drizzled
fruit doesn’t need
to be reheated and
stirred every few
minutes, making
it both delicious
and easy.
In a microwavesafe dish, pour 1 ounce (a shot) of a
cream-based liqueur like Bailey’s or Kahlua
over 12 ounces (1 bag) of milk chocolate
chips. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time,
stirring between each interval, until chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate
over washed strawberries with the tops cut
off, sliced bananas or orange slices on a
plate or baking tray.
Steamed Veggies
With a microwave recipe this
easy, there’s no
reason not to
eat your veggies!
Your mom will be
so proud…
In a microwavesafe bowl, mix 1
handful of fresh baby carrots, 1 handful
of frozen green beans, and 1 can of undrained sweet corn with ½ cup of chicken
broth or water. Microwave until heated
evenly throughout (about 5 minutes), stopping halfway to stir. Drain off the liquid
JUST ADD 1 SHOT
While not every student has
measuring cups and spoons,
just about every student has
THIS handy measuring tool: the
standard shot glass. Here are a
few common conversions using a
standard, “single shot” shot glass
filled to just below the rim.
1 shot = 3 tablespoons
3 shots = ½ cup
6 shots = 1 cup ...and so on…
with a colander or slotted spoon, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
This same process works literally ANY
combination of frozen, fresh and canned
veggies. Try adding garlic or onion powder
for extra flavor.
Cinnamon “Baked” Apples
6 Essentials for Your
Own Mini-Kitchen
Every kitchen—whether equipped
with a full-sized refrigerator, oven
and stove, or just a mini-fridge and
microwave—needs these six basics
for the foundation of just about any
simple meal.
1. Colander
In My Kitchen: RSVP Collapsible
Silicone Colander with 2 Handles
$22.79 from cheftools.com
Try this simple
delicious dessert
in your microwave
as an easy end to
any meal.
Peel, core and
slice one apple. In
a microwave-safe
bowl, cover apple
with approximately 1 tablespoon of butter, 2
tablespoons of white sugar (or approximately
5 individual packets swiped from your favorite
coffee shop) and 3 or 4 hard shakes from the
cinnamon shaker.
Microwave 2 minutes, stir well and enjoy!
2. Microwavable dish
In My Kitchen: PYREX Grip-Rite 8”
Square Baking Dish with Lid $10.39
from Target.com
Steamed Salmon
5. Chicken broth
In My Kitchen: Nature’s Promise
Organics Low Sodium Chicken Broth
$2.99 for a 32 oz. carton from Giant
grocery stores
Recipe from the
talented Microwave Gourmet
Chef, my brother
Ryan DeWerd.
Yes, you read
that right, salmon
in the microwave.
It’s simple, but
absolutely satisfying if you’re craving a
good piece of fish. And better yet, frozen
salmon is about $1 per serving in a bulk
bag of 6-8 pieces.
In a microwave-safe
dish, cover a 3-4 ounce
salmon steak with ¼
cup white wine, ¼ cup
chicken broth, a squirt
of lemon juice and a
few shakes each of dill,
black pepper and garlic salt. Cover the dish
with plastic wrap (this is
so the steam will gather
and cook the salmon
through evenly).
3. Potholder
In My Kitchen: MU Potholder in Green
$7.99 from cheftools.com
4. Sharp knife & cutting board
In My Kitchen: J. A. Henckels
International 4-pc. Paring Knife Set
and Architec Gripper 11x14” Cutting
Board in Light Green $17.99 and
$14.99 from Target.com
6. Salt & Pepper
In My Kitchen: Chef’n Vibe Mini
Magnetic Salt and Pepper Mill Ball Set
(Note: These must be refilled with
sea salt and whole peppercorns)
$10.99 from Target.com
Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
Depending on the power of your microwave,
you may need to heat it for another 1-3 minutes. When done, the salmon should be a
pinky-white color and completely opaque.
Let the salmon cool for a minute or two
before eating.
Then pat yourself on the back for taking your first steps towards becoming a
true Dorm Gourmet!
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Livin’ the Dream
Abroad in Australia
Quick
Tip:
BY Amanda Nachman and Jennifer Mino
I
t’s the end of freshman year. You’ve conquered living in a
shoebox (a.k.a. your dorm room), navigating around campus
and drinking ridiculous amounts of cheap beer; the thrill of
living on campus has worn off. Consider yourself ready for a new
adventure—Australia.
Tourism Australia offered College magazine (along with a handful of other journalists) a dream opportunity—to travel to Australia
to investigate their popular new student work and holiday visa,
the STA Travel program and the backpacking experience. The visa
is designed for college students to take advantage of living in
Australia for up to a year while working temporary jobs to supplement traveling funds.
Want an internship?
Check out Seek.com.au for job
openings that fit with your major or
to inquire about an internship and
set up a phone interview.
only with hot travelers
from
England,
Germany, Ireland and
beyond. After downing a couple shots, we
hit the dance floor and
partied the night away.
The Workin’
Our second day in
Sydney, we attended
an orientation to learn
about bank accounts,
The Livin’
housing, travel tips and
I’ve always thought it would take an eternity to get to Australia,
beach safety. (The part on traveling was like a rollercoaster through
but I was pleasantly surprised that the 14 hours between L.A. and
Australia, so check out our top three destinations for a rundown
Sydney flew by (pun intended) while I lounged in my roomy seat,
and Australia.com for more details). STA Travel then presented a
watching on-demand movies and napping.
range of work opportunities: hospitality and resort work, organic
On arriving in Sydney, our group met up with a staff member
farming and internships.
from STA Travel to learn about the Youth Hostel Association (YHA),
Lauren Nicholl, a recent college grad from San Diego who had
where students can stay their first few nights. Word to the wise:
been living and working in Sydney for three months, chose to work
don’t forget your room key when you go to shower—the front desk
in hospitality. “I love meeting all sorts of people in the pub and resfeatures a photo collage of locked-out students in towels. The
taurant where I work. Also, the pay for this industry is better here
rooms resembled shoeboxes (familiar), but this YHA had a pool, a
than in the U.S.,” she said. Servers make about $16/hour. Another
movie room, hammocks and an underground bar, Scubar, proving
student, Joanna Szanto from Germany, already had a web and
that hostel life can be awesome.
marketing internship lined up before she arrived in Australia.
The staff cooked up some kangaroo (I was hesitant, but it actuAs for the farm work option, we spent a day at Springbrook
ally tasted like steak!) for a BBQ before we borrowed some bed
Farms where we learned to work on a real outback ranch. Excited
sheets and hit up the YHA toga party. The drinking age is 18, and
to ride horses, I didn’t expect to just take off through the mounI quickly learned that hostel parties are a lot like fraternity parties,
tains; it was fun but definitely a rough ride. We actually got to herd
cattle while on horseback. We also rode
motorbikes, ATVs and tractors—all necessary skills for farm life. The lessons opened
Aussie slang is half the fun of
living in Oz. Your friend Craig
my eyes to just how involved farming is, not
now goes by Craigo, breakfast
to mention painful…I’m not sure I would be
becomes “brekkie,” and
, tube, tinnie,
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a good fit for this kind of work.
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Chemist: pharm
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Grog: general na
drinking party.
A “grog-on” is a
drink
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Lash out: spen
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anything scary in the ocean
simply falls under the umbrella
term “baddie” (a.k.a. bad
thing). With a major drinking
culture, it’s no surprise that
half the Aussie dictionary is
terms for alcohol, so drink up!
The Travelin’
Our travels began in Sydney: exploring
Circular Quay, eating fish n’ chips, hopping
on a cruise past the Opera House and witnessing our first koala at Wildlife World. We
hiked in the Blue Mountains, and saw the
CM’s Countdown
of the Top 3
Australia
Destinations
3. Byron Bay
famous Three Sisters rocks, along with views of the waterfalls and valleys. For a little more
action, I would recommend The Bridge Climb, a popular Sydney attraction 440 feet above
Sydney Harbor.
After leaving Sydney, we traveled up the East Coast with the Oz Experience tour bus
(Warning: The guide talks…a lot) to Mojosurf surf camp, which quickly topped my list of
favorite Aussie experiences. We hung out with a group of student travelers, drinking beer
and boxed wine while playing endless rounds of Kings by the campfire.
The next morning at 5 a.m., we put on our wet suits and hit the beach. I started out
on the baby waves, but eventually made it out to deeper water and actually caught a real
wave. Even with the large quantities of salt water that I swallowed, it was seriously one of
the best days of my life.
As I boarded the flight to return home, I realized just how much Australia was about
soaking in the culture as it was soaking in the sun. The carefree attitude of the people
there had rubbed off on me. I thought back to that day at surf camp, when we first met
our guide. He pointed out his tattoo, which read, “Livin’ the Dream,” and it was true, I felt
like I really was.
2. The Great Barrier Reef
The world’s largest coral reef
stretching over 3,000 kilometers.
You can swim, snorkel, scuba dive
or sail to experience the beauty
of the coral and its sea creatures. Maybe you’ll even meet Ben
Southall, winner of the “Best Job in
the World,” who is paid to travel the
reef and blog about it weekly.
1. Fraser Island
Where to Start
1. Apply for the Work and Holiday Visa: Cost $193, Australia.com/workinoz
2. Plan Your Trip: If you don’t want to do it yourself, that’s where the STA
Travel packages come in to help with setting up a bank account, finding an
apartment and searching for a job. STAtravel.com
3. Book Your Flight: Air deals range in
price, but the average roundtrip flight
from L.A. to Australia is $500-$800.
Qantas Airways > Qantas.com
4. Choose: Travel destinations > Tourism
Australia > Australia.com
TOP VIEW
A beautiful beach town with tons of
shops and plenty of cafes that serve
unique vegan and multi-cultural
dishes. Right outside of Byron Bay is
the Nimbin, known as a hippie town.
“Careful with the kind of cookies you
eat,” says Sissel Jorgensen, one of
our guides.
The largest sand island in the world
with stretches of white beaches,
over 100 crystal-clear lakes,
colorful cliffs, tall rainforests and
not a single paved road—it’s paradise. You can ferry over
or take a chartered
flight. Enjoy the beaches,
explore or take a canoe
tour and camp out under
the stars.
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Surfing like the Pros
Step 1: Carry your board at a 45-degree angle, fin side facing you.
Step 2: First practice on the sand. Lying on your stomach, toes at the edge of your board, keep
arms straight ahead alternating to paddle.
Step 3: Pop up on the board so that you’re standing, but stay low.
Step 4: Keep feet parallel. Toes should face the rails, and arms should be out towards the nose.
Step 5: When the wave comes, paddle, pop up and ride it.
TAIL
FIN BOXES
15
SPORTS
A New Kind of Balancing Act
Nastia Liukin
By Anna Kowalczyk > Sophomore > Communication > University of Maryland / PHOTOS BY CASEY LEE > SOUTH METHODIST UNIVERSITY /
Hair by Kayle Williams of Vi.sion Studio www.visionproductionteam.com / Makeup by Gina Bettelli
D
riving around in her Z4, texting from her BlackBerry
or shopping at her favorite store, Urban Outfitters,
Nastia Liukin blends into the college crowd at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas. Take a second look, though, and you
may recognize this athletic blonde from your last box of Wheaties,
a CoverGirl ad or NBC, where the whole world watched as she
achieved every athlete’s dream—an Olympic gold medal.
As the winner of five medals at the 2008 Summer Games—
including individual all-around champion—and four-time world
champion, Liukin has achieved more at 19 than many will in their
entire lives. She’s traveled the world, appeared in a movie and
performed in front of millions. But she’s a newbie at something
most 19-year-olds have mastered: attending college.
Olympic Dreams
Born to two famous Russian gymnasts, it seems Liukin was destined to be a star. As long as she can remember, she was in the
gym, tumbling around, while her parents coached their students.
Her parents never pushed her to compete, but Liukin was doing
just that by age 6. She soon became a member of the national
junior team, winning her first all-around national title at age 13, and
later, winning four senior national championships.
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In August 2008, as most eighteen-yearolds were settling into their new dorms,
Liukin was settling into the Olympic Village
in Bejjing. Between training and competing, Liukin didn’t have much free time to
explore or walk the Great Wall of China.
But being in the village was a perk in itself.
Liukin met athletes from around the world
including her hometown favorite, Dirk
Nowitzi, a star basketball player for the
Dallas Mavericks. “I’m a huge fan,” Liukin
explained. “I even got a picture with him!
It was very cool to be part of it all. I was
able to see so many athletes I’ve admired
my whole life.”
Everyone was like,
'Oh my God, you're
the gymnast?'
All of her hard training led up to the
2008 Olympics. Performing in front of
the world, Liukin won the gold medal on
all-around, two silvers and one bronze. “I
couldn’t believe it,” Liukin said, remembering her first thoughts the day following
FALL 2009
her gold medal. “But I had to
stay focused because I still had
three more event finals.”
After her Olympic success,
Liukin flew home on the same
day as her final competition,
and, one week later, she left
again for a 36-city Olympic tour
where she performed with the
American men’s and women’s
gymnastic teams. She became an
international celebrity overnight.
In a whirlwind of post-Olympic
publicity, Liukin appeared on a
variety of talk shows, with Leno
topping the list, and was given a
small cameo on her favorite show
Gossip Girl.
Even after the Olympics had
ended, Liukin was still winning
remarkable awards, including
being named sportswoman of
the year by the United States
Olympic Committee (USOC) and
USA Gymnastics (USAG). Just
this summer she was awarded
the ESPY award for Best Female
Athlete and was nominated for
Choice Female Athlete at the
Teen Choice Awards. Not to mention,
endorsement deals were quickly knocking on her door. Liukin signed with AT&T,
BCBGMaxAzria and even CoverGirl.
Celebrity on Campus
As Olympic mania began to settle, Liukin
prepared herself to enter another arena:
college. Southern Methodist University
(SMU) was her top choice, and the only
school she applied to for its strong international business program and proximity
to home. Accepted in the spring of 2007,
Liukin deferred her enrollment until after
the Olympics. Then mindful of her busy
schedule, she registered for just one class,
philosophy.
Even though some time had passed
since the Olympics, Liukin didn’t enter
the campus unnoticed. On her first day of
philosophy, her professor asked each student to share his or her nickname after roll
call. When the teacher called “Anastasia,”
and Liukin corrected her, the entire class
turned around. “Everyone was like, ‘Oh
my God, you’re the gymnast?’” Liukin
remembers. Though everyone on campus
was welcoming, Liukin said it was often
difficult to determine if students wanted
to be her friend for her accomplishments
or for her personality. April, her closest
friend on campus, became friendly with
Liukin before she recognized her as the
Olympic gymnast.
Continuing her intense training to
prepare for the National and World gymnastic competitions, Liukin had little time
to spend on campus. As more publicity opportunities came her way, her time
became even scarcer and she had to drop
out of SMU. “It was frustrating,” she said.
“I had looked at my schedule at the beginning of the semester, and I thought I would
only have to miss a few classes. Things
kept coming up on short notice, though,
and I had to miss too many classes to stay
in school.”
Though Liukin only got a taste of the
college experience, she knows she wants
to go back for more. She plans to reenroll in January, after her competition
season is over. “I’ve always wanted to go
to college,” Liukin explained. “It’s just a
matter of time.”
When she does return, though, she
wants to make the time to get more
involved in campus life, particularly in
Students for a Better Society, a group that
April is heavily involved in and for which
Liukin attended a few meetings. “When I
was at SMU, it was so hard to get in class
time, let alone time for extracurriculars,”
Liukin explained. “When I go back, I want
to do much more.”
Beyond the Medals
Today, Liukin’s life revolves around preparation for the 2009 competition season, training thirty-two hours a week, and her popularity
hasn’t slowed since the Olympics. Even after exhausting days of
training and publicity, Liukin tries to fit in “normal stuff,” like heading to the mall with friends, watching a movie—she loved Slumdog
Millionaire—or rereading one of the Twilight books. She keeps in
touch with her fans through daily Twitter updates and blog posts
on her personal website, www.NastiaLiukin.com.
Down time has always been a rare occurrence for this Olympian,
though, who up until this point had shaped her entire life around
winning the gold medal. Liukin’s teenage years were filled with
gymnastics training, up to seven hours each day, and she attended
a private school specifically for athletes and actors, which allowed
for her intense schedule. Although she was able to attend prom,
she missed out on other typical high school experiences, such as
dating and performing in school plays. Liukin says she would have
liked to try public school, but overall has no regrets about her
childhood. “I’ve always had this Olympic dream,” Liukin said. “I
knew that all the extra stuff could come later.”
When I had an injury, a lot of people were
putting me down, but I got through it and
achieved my biggest dream.
It’s clear the journey to achieving her dreams wasn’t easy, and
injuries and criticism along the way often contributed to what
Liukin called “tough times.” An ankle injury prevented her from
competing at 2006 Worlds, and some critics in the gymnastics
world doubted she would be able to return and succeed in gymnastics. Family, friends, fans and her drive for success have helped
Liukin to overcome these physical and emotional obstacles. “I
never gave up,” Liukin explained. “When I had an injury, a lot of
people were putting me down, but I got through it and achieved
my biggest dream.”
Olympics 2012?
Liukin plans to finish school and further
pursue her acting and modeling careers.
In fact, pre-Olympics, Liukin had a small
role in the 2006 gymnastics movie Stick
It (her training schedule prevented her
from accepting a larger role).
Later in her life, she hopes to put
a business degree to use, but she isn’t
sure how yet. “In terms of my big career,
I really don’t know,” Liukin laughed.
“Gymnastics has been my life since I
was born. It has gotten me to where I
am today and given me so many amazing opportunities. I can’t imagine life
without it.”
Even though she has already
achieved her biggest dream, winning
the gold medal, she’s not ready to leave
the gymnastics arena just yet. Liukin
questioned her future in competitive
gymnastics, but her love of the sport
was too strong to leave it behind. Instead, she jumped back into
the gym. She plans to live at home until the 2012 Olympics, training with her coach of ten years, her dad.
With Nationals and Worlds on the horizon, Liukin has set new
personal goals and choreographed new routines. “I’m just having
fun and seeing what else I can accomplish,” Liukin said. “We’ll see
where it takes me.”
Nastia Liukin In the Hot Seat
If not gymnastics: Dance
Nadia Comaneci or Mary Lou Retton: I’ve always really looked up to Nadia
and the things she’s accomplished so I’ll go with Nadia.
MVP: Parents
One food for the rest of your life: Sushi—Caribbean Roll
A night out with the girls or in with the boy: In with the girls. I love
spending time with my girlfriends, but I definitely like staying in better.
Desktop background: Picture of me and Jay Leno
Ideal 21st birthday: Going to Los Angeles with friends and family, but a Vegas
party may be in the works.
If you could erase one memory, it would be: Maybe my injuries from
gymnastics, but I really have no regrets. Recovering from it made me a better
person and athlete.
In 10 years: I really have no idea. Hopefully, I’ll be done competing and
finishing school. I would love to live in Los Angeles, but I haven’t really thought
about it.
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Olympic-BoundCollege Students
By Jessica Arden Ettinger > Junior > Art History & English > University of Virginia
What did you do this summer—kick up your heels at a beachside
bungalow? More power to you, but a few college students had some
serious plans for the summer…like training for the next Olympics.
Angela the Martial Artist
Angela Creutzberger was a little too busy to
shop for her freshman dorm room this summer. At the end of July, she competed for a
spot on the National
Judo Team at the
Junior World Trials
and is now focused
on the 2012 Olympics
in London.
Creutzberger
travels around the
world for judo. She’s
worked
with
the
Tokai University judo
team in Japan and
has gone as far as
Thailand to compete.
Luckily, she has her family’s complete support; her parents relocated to upstate
New York so Creutzberger could train with
Olympic coach Jason Morris.
Fitting with the determined mindset
for judo, Creutzberger has big plans for
her college career. When she enters Union
College in the fall she’ll begin a five-year
master’s program towards a degree in
nutrition. “I really want to work with Team
USA Judo as a nutritionist,” she says, “so
I can help athletes learn to diet and cut
weight much healthier.”
Carsen the Handball Player
Senior Carsen Chun played both basketball and football in high school before a
friend introduced him to team handball
during his freshman year of college. It’s an
intensely
competitive sport that
combines
the
skills of soccer
and
basketball
and is gaining in
popularity in the
U.S.
Although
he’s only been
involved in the
sport for four
years,
Chun
is already the
FALL 2009
captain of his team, has participated in
College Nationals and has even earned
a spot on the Men’s National Team. Chun
spent a large portion of his summer in
Germany competing.
The Air Force Academy should be quite
proud of Chun, but it’s certainly not going
to cut him any slack. While practice does
get him out of extra military meetings,
skipping class is a definite no-no. Although
many schools grant their athletes scholarships, Chun says he chose the Academy
for its prestige, not its financial generosity.
With a rapidly approaching graduation
in May, Chun is “hanging in there” to finish his business management degree and
working hard to win College Nationals in
handball. After graduation, he’ll focus his
energy on the 2012 Olympics.
Women’s National Golden Gloves competition, where she finished third. She plans
to continue competing and after graduation this winter, Fisher hopes to work as a
personal fitness trainer while still keeping
her eye on the 2012 Olympic games.
Lauren the Boxer
Lauren Fisher, a fashion merchandising
major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
is ranked fifth in the nation for women’s
boxing. Unfortunately, her sport isn’t recognized at the Olympics yet. This October,
however, the International Olympic
Committee may change its mind.
At 5’4” and 125 pounds, Fisher is
what her coach, Rick Fanella, calls “an
elite athlete”—a block of muscle with the
mental stamina to combat the stereotype
that women lack the flair and power of
men. Fanella imagines that once the world
becomes aware that the sport has been
denied Olympic authenticity for so long,
the international reaction will be nothing
short of incredulity.
Fisher’s rise to the top
has been fast-paced. Prior
to last April, her experience
with boxing was limited to
watching Mike Tyson fights
with her father. She attributes her success to her
dedication and the ability to avoid serious injury,
although, “out of everything,
it’s mental,” Fisher says. This
July she competed in the
Stanford and the
Olympics?
Meet Lindsay Meyer
By Jessica Arden Ettinger > Junior > Art
History & English > University of Virginia
Most of us might think that taking a year off
before college is a bit of a cop-out, a lazy
excuse to simultaneously avoid the real world
and scholastic responsibility. But that’s not
the case for Lindsay Meyer, a sophomore at
Stanford who spent what would have been
her freshman year training for the 2008
Olympics in Beijing. While a lot of us were
drunk-dialing our exes, Meyer was preparing
to compete in the women’s quadruple sculls.
Want to know how she balances rowing and
Stanford, now that she’s back in school?
Check out our interview online at
Students to the Rescue
College EMTs
BY Courtney Egelston > Senior > MAGAZINE JOURNALISM AND POLITICAL SCIENCE > Syracuse University /
Photo by Ben Hider > Pratt Institute
I
t’s Thursday night and Travis Jaquith,
a sophomore at the SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry, is
pumping beer into a red Solo cup. He mingles around the room as the party rages on
until early morning. On Saturday night the
scene is mostly the same, but Jaquith isn’t
at the party this time; instead he’s right
outside in an ambulance, performing basic
life support for a Syracuse woman on her
way to the emergency room.
Jaquith works as an emergency medical technician (EMT) for Rural Metro in
Syracuse and makes $9.18/hour. He is
certified as an EMT-Basic, which means he
is qualified to assist patients at accident
scenes, with childbirth and with cardiac,
respiratory and trauma emergencies in the
ambulance.
Jaquith is on call for up to 24 hours on
weekends and weekdays, finishing his shift
only to head straight to class. With just over
a 50-hour workweek, Jaquith is a full-time
employee. He’s also a full-time student taking 16 credits toward a pre-med major. “It’s
a lot of work. I try and get all my stuff done
during the day and treat school like a 9 to
5 job,” Jaquith says.
He is not alone in this. At nearly 300
colleges nation-wide, students balance
ended up dying, and I had to go to class
saving lives with schoolwork. Julian Barkan,
after that,” Jaquith recalls.
a senior microbiology and history dual
His roommate, Erik Elken, thinks the
major at Penn State, works as an EMT
job wears on Jaquith. “He’s constantly seefor his school. Barkan covers all concerts,
ing tragedies and deaths. Every once in a
sporting events and general campus life.
while he can do something fun, and that’s
He tries to fit in homework or sleep during
downtime on his shift,
but occasionally being
Sometimes I skip class and sleep. I feel
an EMT gets overbad, but it’s my job and I can’t predict when
whelming. “Sometimes
I skip class and sleep. I
I’m going to get a call at 4 a.m.
feel bad, but it’s my job
refreshing, but most of the time if an ambuand I can’t predict when I’m going to get a
lance is coming, the situation is bad.”
call at 4 a.m.,” he says.
Still, both Jaquith and Barkan say
For him, nothing about work is prethey’ve learned a lot from their jobs. For
dictable. “My typical call is a student who
Barkan, the job is a learning experience
drank too much and has no one to take
relevant to his future career. “Working as
care of them,” Barkan says. “But it varies.
an EMT solidified my decision to go into
I’ve dealt with everything from cardiac
medicine, and it’s given me a lot of experiarrests, ankle breaks, dehydration, to suience,” he says.
cide.” When traumatic calls upset him,
But there is another perk. “I’m a
Barkan finds comfort in talking to family
19-year-old kid, and I get to drive around
and friends, and in reflecting on his own.
in an ambulance with lights and sirens and
“I try and calm myself down,” he says. “I
speed,” Jaquith says, “It’s fun!”
know that, working in medicine, I’m going
to see a lot more
messed up stuff.”
For
Jaquith,
the easiest way to
handle tough calls
is to push thoughts
of them out of his
By Alyssa Walker > Towson University >
mind. “We’re kind
Junior > Public Relations and Business
Administration
of taught to just
It’s Saturday night, and you’re raging. In a feat of
brush it off—try and
extreme strength, your best friend funnels five
distance [ourselves]
Keystones…then collapses. Wondering what a profesas much as possible.
sional would tell you to do?
What I do on the
Penn State EMT Julian Barkan says if you notice a
job is what I do on
friend passed out, check the ABCs—airway, breathing
the job, and when
and circulation. Make sure nothing is blocking the
I’m not there I try
airway, that he/she is able to breathe and that there
not to think about
is blood circulation/pulse. “If you look and they aren’t
it,” he explains.
breathing, try tilting their head back or laying them on
But there are
their side to open the airway. If neither works, call an
some nights that
ambulance ASAP.”
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are harder to foralcohol or drugs, their body could be going through
get than others.
serious complications, including a heart attack or
“There was a triple
seizure. Barkan says the most important things are
fatal fire over on the
keep them awake and responsive, get them to throw
East Side, a couple
up and keep them hydrated.
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was a family that
Is There a Doctor
at the Beer Pong
Table?
21
Who’s Smoking
Salvia?
BY Elizabeth Roberts > Sophomore >
Communication > University of Maryland /
Photo by Jon Dean > Savannah College of Art
& Design
A Controversial Drug Appears out
of the Vapors and into the College
Community
In her friend’s room, everything was made
out of tiny puzzle pieces. Her sight was
unclear and everything had a jagged edge.
She walked out of the room and began
to cry because she was in such a peaceful
state. It became difficult to talk because her
muscles felt like they had stopped working.
When the roller coaster ride ended, she
thought she was in kindergarten, giggling
nonstop while struggling to stand up so
she could become the line leader.
These were the compiled experiences
from Anna Nickerson*, a senior at Ramapo
College, dealing with delusions under the
effects of salvia, a hallucinogenic drug that
is legal in 43 states, although many are
attempting to pass legislation to make its
use a felony.
A mind-altering herb that was discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico, salvia isn’t
supposed to be physically addictive, but
there has been little research done. The
drug is relatively new to the market and is
often compared to acid because it involves
seeing false images and experiencing
unrealistic events. “In a salvia trip, the hallucinations all appear really real, whereas
with LSD the hallucination is very colored
and improbable things appear,” said
Fabien Marot, a freshman at Chabrillan
College in Chabrillan, France.
Salvia trips involve a mixed bag of
hallucinations: sometimes they are positive, while other times people experience
apocalyptic feelings. With either, physical
manifestations of the salvia’s effects include
temporary feelings of a loss of limbs, dizziness and general hysteria. “In my first
experience with salvia, my spirit and vision
had trouble, and I couldn’t move my body
for two or three minutes,” said Marot.
“I trusted that my body was a candle,
my head had burst into flames, and
everything I saw around me burned.”
It is common for many hallucinations to result in simulation life-death
situations. “I had a bad trip once and
thought the world was ending. Everything
I saw was wrapping itself up and falling
FALL 2009
inwards like the world was
imploding,” Brandon Goetz,
a sophomore at Radford
University, said.
Ken Weinberg, Director
for Outpatient Services at
Mountain Manor Treatment
Center, has had patients that have gotten
treatment center Junction Inc., believes
in trouble with the law because of intense
that the potential for danger is immense.
salvia hallucinations. “They felt so weighed
“Salvia can affect oxygenation and irritate
down by their clothes that they ripped
your lung tissues. Any type of irritation can
them all off and got arrested for disturbing
lead to inflammation, which in turn plays a
the peace,” Weinberg said.
role in cellular mutation a.k.a. lung cancer,”
Jim Weber, the director of the Drugs,
Bosley stated. Salvia can also cause serious
Alcohol and You program at Colorado
misjudgments: “…you might think you’re
State University, had
immune from falling from far
seen zero cases of salheights. If you choose to jump,
I trusted that my
via users in 1999, but
you
die,” Bosely explained.
this year, 5 percent of
body was a candle
,
Edward
Keats*, a junior
all drug related cases
my head burst
who
left
New
York University,
that came to him had
in
to
fl
doesn’t
recommend
salvia.
am
es, and
to do with salvia. He
“Real
trippers
are
the
people
ev
er
yt
hing around
believes that the
that want to escape reality…I
biggest issue with
me burned.
just
wanted a high,” Keats said.
this drug is the psy“[With salvia] I felt out of control.
chological dependence that
Everything was imploding in on
students can develop. “Ninety percent
me
and
the
world was coming to an end
of any and all addiction is ultimately psyin
a
split
second…
I was scared shitless. I
chological, which is far more enduring and
didn’t
think
I
was
going
to live after.”
powerful than ‘physical’ dependency by
As
the
American
government’s
proitself,” Weber said. “I’ve seen an increase
claimed
War
on
Drugs
may
be
coming
to
in salvia usage…as the word gets out that
a
close
on
certain
products,
many
wonder
it can make you trip and that it is still legal
why salvia is so widely decriminalized when
to buy, curious minds want to know. Lots of
it’s considered to be a “harder” drug than
times they later regret it.”
marijuana. “There hasn’t been enough
Michael McCourt, a sophomore at
tests on salvia. Similar to how the tobacco
Temple University, disagrees with Weber’s
industry used for 60 years the ‘we don’t
opinion on psychological dependency. “It
have proof so nothing is wrong’ mentality,
certainly didn’t affect me physically and perthe salvia followers are using the evidence
haps the only lasting ‘mental’ effects that I
that absence of evidence is evident of
had was the lucid feelan absence of problems,” Weber said.
ing that I had expanded
“However, this just means that we don’t
my brain to areas it had
have proof yet, it doesn’t mean that there
never reached before,”
isn’t real danger to salvia usage.”
McCourt said.
John Bosley, Clinical
Director of the drug
*Names have been changed.
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The Slutty
Success:
Tucker Max
BY Courtney Egelston > Senior > MAGAZINE JOURNALISM
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE > Syracuse University
Tucker Max is a vulgar, offensive,
self-proclaimed asshole.
He is also a best-selling author of the book
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, recently
adapted into a movie, and for its premiere, he’s touring to college campuses
nationwide. This University of Chicago and
Duke Law School graduate seems to have
found the secret to success—get laid and
write about it. His inappropriate, unfiltered
chronicles of his life as a drunken man-slut
will make you laugh so hard, you won’t
be able to hate him. Or maybe you will;
in which case, sue him. It’s already happened. Twice.
COLLEGE MAG: What has the
process been like adapting your
book into a screenplay?
TUCKER MAX: The process of
adapting the screenplay was very
hard for two reasons: One, understanding that while my stories are
truthful, the movie did not have to
be, and two, understanding that just
because a bunch of scenes were
funny on the page, it didn't mean it
was a good movie.
reaction is. It's not relevant because it's
not her life, it’s mine.
CM: Do you keep track of how many
women you've slept with (or people
you thought were women)? If so, what’s
the number?
TM: Of course not. That's f--king creeper.
If you are a guy and have slept with more
than 30 or so women, and you know your
exact number, that is f--king weird.
CM: Not that we advocate the use of
erectile dysfunction drugs or that you
need them… but have you ever used
Cialis, Levitra, or Viagra and which do
you prefer?
TM: I took Viagra once to see what it was
like. It was awful. I had a f--king hard-on
for almost four hours. I had to put ice on
it to make it go away. Never again.
CM: Apart from drinking and saying
inappropriate things, what are your
hobbies?
TM: At this point, I feel like all I do is work
on this movie. I've forgotten what else
there is to life. I walk my dog a lot; I guess
that's a hobby.
Love ‘Em or
Hate ‘Em
BY Jayce Scott >
North Carolina State University
Tucker Max is known far and wide in the
college world for his road tripping, bromance, AA meeting and keg stands. To
some he is a god, but to others, not so
much.
wild times and partying,
“butCrazy
I know those who did worse.
Tucker just put it to paper and
talks about it.
Kris, 22, Senior,
Tufts University
”
Where else can you
“Hefindrocks.
that kind of filth?
”
Dillon, 18, Freshman,
University of Houston
In May 2009, Tucker Max spoke at
The Ohio State University and was
met with fans and protesters. Here’s
what one protester, Stephanie, a
sophomore, had to say about it:
CM: How involved were you during the
actual filming?
CM: Some people idolize you—who do
you idolize?
TM: I was very much involved. Nils and I
also produced the movie; we picked the
director, cast the actors, ran rehearsal and
were on set every single day.
CM: What campus had the hottest girls?
TM: Genghis Khan and Hannibal Barca. I
am not kidding at all—Genghis Khan was
probably the best strategist and leader of
all time, and Hannibal Barca had balls of
titanium. Love them both.
TM: That's hard to say. There are so many
schools with hot girls—FSU, UF, ASU, UT,
UK, Ole Miss—I would have a hard time
picking just one.
CM: Apart from the lawsuits, have
you had encounters with groups who
oppose what you do? How do you
handle them?
CM: Do you have a process to finding
the girls you sleep with?
TM: Well, at my last speech at Ohio
State, there were almost 100 people
protesting me. It was awesome! You can
see the video on YouTube—they are
all upset, trying to disrupt my speech
and screaming and yelling. I just
laughed and mocked them. I
For more opinions on Tucker Max, and
mean, come on, don't you have
to tell us what you think of him, go to
anything better to do?
CollegeMagazine.com/TuckerMax.
TM: Do I have a process? I'm famous; girls
come to me now.
CM: Has your mom read your stories?
How did she react to your book?
TM: Of course my mom has read my
book, but I don't really care what her
“A public university paid $8500 for a
man to come and speak, whose most
famous stories include quotes such
as…‘All women are whores.’ When
behavior such as Tucker Max's is celebrated, paid for by universities and
considered normal and funny, it creates
and contributes to a climate that
regards women as sexual objects, nonhuman, undeserving of respect, or in
some cases, according to Tucker Max,
undeserving of even their life.”
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ENTERTAINMENT
Suckers:
They’ll Get Your
Body Movin’
By Ashley Troost > SENIOR > ENGLISH > University of Maryland /
Photos by Eric Granwehr > Fashion Institute of Technology
Are you a fan of MGMT,
Wolf Parade, or Akron
Family? Then get ready for
the new “experimental pop”
band, Suckers. Although Suckers
released their debut EP only a few
months ago, this Brooklyn quartet is already gaining recognition
from the music press. The band,
composed of Quinn Walker,
his cousin Austin and their
two buddies Pan and Brian,
even made it onto Rolling
Stone’s “Hot List.” Although
Suckers has received mostly
positive reviews, lead singer
Walker is more interested
in the negative press. “I
think recently somebody
called one of our songs
‘totally unlistenable’ or
something like that, it
was hilarious.” The selftitled EP, produced by
Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder
and TV On The Radio’s
Chris
Moore,
was
described as, “campfire sing-alongs for the Animal
Collective generation” by Time Out NY. Who doesn’t like
campfire sing-alongs?
The band members all go way back; they grew up in New
Haven, Connecticut and met after high school, Quinn Walker
explained: “Pan first played in a punk band, and [Austin and I]
were anticipating the day we would play with him. Brian was going
to play a show with me and as soon as we started practicing for
the show, we just clicked and I knew he had to play with us.” All
four members attended college, Walker being the only one to
drop out. “It was a good excuse to get somewhere else for a
while. I never took school that seriously.”
Walker did, however, take music seriously as an
undergrad. “I listened to lots of punk music and classic
rock like Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles. When I went
to Seattle, I started getting into more of the indie stuff
[like] Built to Spill and Modest Mouse.”
While Walker started his music career as a one-man
band, playing drums, guitar and electronics, he knew he
was missing creative depth. “I’ve always wanted to collaborate with my cousin [Austin],” he said, “and you can’t
create a big enough sound with just one person. It’s hard
FALL 2009
to compromise with other people, but it’s also more fun to share
with your friends than to do it by yourself.” Nonetheless, Walker’s
voice stands out, having had comparisons to Spencer Krug, the
lead singer of Wolf Parade. “I’ve never agreed with that,” he said.
“I’ve heard that a lot [but] I didn’t start listening to Wolf Parade
until I started getting all of these comparisons.”
Wolf Parade-esque or not, Suckers has started quite the buzz. In
fact, the band was invited to play at this year’s South by Southwest.
“SXSW was definitely the most attention that we personally got
from shows,” Walker explained. “It was just really wild. We played
two or three shows a day. I think we got three hours of sleep the
entire week.”
Despite performing shows himself, Walker isn’t that into watching live music. “I really like to listen to music recorded rather than
seeing it live. I guess it’s more difficult to pay attention to. With
something like SXSW, it’s a really big party scene and a lot of the
people weren’t even paying attention.”
Walker and the band may be gaining fame rather quickly, but
all are still otherwise employed. Walker works as a bartender at
Arrow Bar in Manhattan. No, don’t ask for his autograph, and yes,
he has gotten into some bar fights. “I don’t start fights,” he said,
“I stick up for friends, but if someone picks me on I’ll start fighting
with them. I got jumped by about 20 guys after I knocked one of
their friends’ teeth out.” (Note to self: never get into a fight with
Quinn Walker.)
Although Walker wishes he could release an album tomorrow,
fans will have to wait for a full-length album to drop this winter.
“Every song on it is probably going to be a song that was written
[for which] we each participated a quarter of the way. One person
will start playing something and then the rest join in. That process
takes a lot longer than a song that you wrote by yourself.”
As for impending fame and fortune? It takes time. “It’s kind of
ridiculous how long it takes to get an album out to labels since
they want to do all this press work beforehand. I just feel like once
you’ve made the music and it’s recorded, let’s put it out the next
day.” Patience, Walker. It seems like the real deal is just around
the corner.
COLLEGE COMEDIANS
By Ian Brecher > University of Maryland
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Breznay
You don’t have to look long or hard to find the humor
in college. Ha, long or hard. Meet two students
who are taking the stage to get a few laughs by
using their college life as stand-up material.
Syracuse University senior Tyler Gildin and Temple
University senior Rudy Mezzy share their jokes
with College Mag. To read more and watch their
routines, visit collegemagazine.com
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ratings chart. Created by Brenda Hampton,
the woman behind Seventh Heaven, this
show gives a family-friendly version of high
school, but college students are among
the largest demographic of its more than
four million viewers.
“I watched every episode last season,” said Rashika Murthy, a sophomore
information studies student at Syracuse
University. “My boyfriend, a college senior,
got me hooked. We love all the drama and
the whole plot of it: she’s pregnant and the
bad boy is the father.”
Apart from a teenage mother, The
Secret Life also offers plenty of steamy
hookups and love life complications,
including a devoutly religious cheerleader
saving it for marriage. “Adrienne, the resident slut, is my favorite character,” Murthy
said. “She gets everything she wants.”
Emer Reynolds, a film studies freshman at Columbia College, runs Shailene
Woodley’s official fan site, which started
small but has been getting hundreds
of hits a day since The Secret Life aired.
Reynolds likes how the characters are
maturing in the show. “I really like the story
My boyfriend, a
college senior, got
me hooked.
Your Secret
Obsession:
The Secret Life of the
American Teenager
By Courtney Egelston > Senior > Magazine Journalism and Political Science >
Syracuse University / PhotoS COURTESY OF Tyler Boye
Imagine telling Mom and Dad you’re
sexually active at 15. If it wasn’t you,
it’d be entertaining—and it is, every
Monday night.
The Secret Life of the American
Teenager is finding its place in prime time.
The ABC Family original has a growing fan
base: its season two premiere was its most
watched episode, proving that viewers
FALL 2009
want more of the drama. The show, which
airs at 8 p.m., is based around the unexpected pregnancy of 15-year-old band
geek Amy Jergens, played by Shailene
Woodley. Add in a divorce, memories of
sexual abuse, love triangles, best friends
and talented costars (including 80s megastar Molly Ringwald), and you’ve got a
show that rivals hits like Gossip Girl on the
going on between Amy, Ricky and Ben. I
also like how Grace's character is developing, and she's no longer such a good girl. It
will be interesting to see where everything
goes with the lead characters. They have
all changed so much since season one,”
Reynolds said.
The show might focus on high school
kids, and its Facebook fan page is full of
young viewers, but that hasn’t stopped it
from being a dorm-room favorite.
Ashleigh Scott, a junior at the University
of New Haven, watches after classes with
her roommate. “I like how they talk about
real issues—divorce, sex, boyfriends—
that happen within our age group,” Scott
said. “And I think it’s great they show it on
a channel that targets young teens and
families.”
Roland Burke, a Syracuse 2009 graduate, said he often goes back and forth from
watching the show with his family and two
teenage sisters, to watching it with his
football teammate. For him, it’s a show
anyone can enjoy.
SHAiLENE'S SECRET LIFE:
Sex in high school is a normal thing
these days, and not debatable.
TV SHOW: Prison Break
SW: Oh my gosh, it’s been completely
normal. I’ve always gone to public school
and I still do.
ACTORS: Leonardo DiCaprio,
Meryl Streep
CM: How do you balance going to high
school and acting?
FAVORITE PART OF BEING
ON THE SHOW: Working with
Molly Ringwald
SW: I haven’t been actually at school
every day, so a teacher comes to my
house at nights. I miss out on hands-on
things, like labs, but you have to give
something up to get something else.
HOBBIES OFF THE SET:
Sewing and crafting
“I watch it because a lot of people
I know watch it, and we all talk about it.
All the characters on the show have crazy
problems and it shows sample ways on
how to deal with them,” he said.
Still, there are some parts of the show
viewers just can’t get into. For Burke, the way
sex is portrayed on the show seems unlikely.
“I hate that they show all these unrealistic
conversations between parents and teens
about sex. I don’t think it’s realistic to have
sex brought upon the characters at such a
young age… maybe if the characters were a
bit older, but 15 seems too young.”
But for other viewers, this controversy is
what makes the show great. “A lot of teenage shows focus on sex, alcohol and drugs,
whereas The Secret Life focuses on other
problems, which are just as real,” Reynolds
said. “They deal with difficult issues and
that’s what gives the show its edge.”
COLLEGE MAGAZINE
TALKS TO
SHAILENE WOODLEY
The seventeen-year-old star
of The Secret Life
College Magazine: You started
acting when you were five. How has
the journey been for you?
ShaILene Woodley: I’ve always
thought of it as a hobby, not a career.
Instead of going to soccer practice,
I went to auditions.
CM: Do you feel like you’ve still had a
normal childhood?
FALL 2009
SW: I don’t think it’s controversial. It
brings up issues that people have to deal
with. Sex in high school is a normal thing
these days, and not debatable.
CM: What sets The Secret Life apart
from other teenage dramas?
SW: It veers away from the material side
of high school and digs down deep to the
emotional issues. It takes away partying
and goes to the heartfelt stuff.
CM: Do you ever feel like you’re giving
up a lot? Is there a part of the “normal
American childhood” that you’re
missing?
SW: I’m missing the four-year college experience. I’d love to stay in the dorms and all
that, so I will go to a university one day.
CM: What are your college plans?
SW: I’m going to start community in the
fall and take online courses and night
classes. When the show ends, I want to
go to NYU and study psychology and
interior design.
CM: What are you most looking forward
to in your college experience?
SW: All of it! The freedom of being on
your own, making all your own decisions
and also the responsibilities of having to
cook for yourself. I also think going to
class and learning will be cool.
CM: How did you prepare for the role
on The Secret Life?
SW: I talked to a lot of people who were
pregnant as teenagers and are now
adults. Since I’ve never been pregnant,
there’s no way for me to know exactly
what that’s like. There wasn’t a lot I could
do except for the physical preparation,
like how [to] stand, sit and walk. Mentally,
I had to do it on my own.
CM: Your character Amy went through
big changes last season, any insight on
what we should expect for her next?
SW: This season will be about her raising
the child, and how she can’t go to school
dances or football games because she
has to watch her kid. It’s a whole new
responsibility for her.
CM: The show deals with some pretty
controversial, intense issues (teen pregnancy, sexual abuse). What was your
reaction when you read the script?
CM: Would you say that’s unrealistic to
ignore drugs and alcohol?
SW: Alcohol and drugs are a big part of
high school, but people can watch Gossip
Girl or 90210 if they want to get that side. I
think we should include it more because it is
part of high school, but I also think it’s cool
you can watch the show with your family.
CM: Do you think the show is making an
impact on teenage pregnancy?
SW: It’s definitely not glamorizing teenage
pregnancy, but it’s also not saying it’s a
bad thing. It’s saying, if you get pregnant
there are consequences, your life will be
turned upside down, but you’ll be okay.
Chris Stevens protesting about
cutting ties with Russell Athletics.
Get Up,
Stand Up
Three Students
Changing the World
BY Trish Daly > Senior > English and
American Studies > Boston College
C
olumnists, critics and commentators have called our generation
politically “apathetic,” and thanks
to Facebook and Twitter, we’re characterized as “peer-oriented” and “seeking
instant gratification.” But just witness the
contribution by young people to the last
election, look at the legions of students
across the country who are fighting for
their beliefs, even when people don’t want
to listen, and then try calling us the “apathetic” generation. Whether it’s through
grassroots organizations, sit-ins, protests
or lobbying, student activists today are
making their voices heard.
A Sit-in Against Sweatshops
The Issue: Do you know where your
favorite school-pride hoodie came from?
Chris Stevens wants you to think about it.
This Penn State junior is passionate about
labor issues and self-empowerment for
workers. As a member of United Students
Against Sweatshops, he’s working to
ensure that universities insist on decent
conditions for the workers that produce
their apparel—and to make Penn State’s
apparel sweatshop-free.
The Student: Stevens’ most exhilarating
action on campus was a 31-person sit-in at
the university president’s office. All were
arrested, slapped with a misdemeanor
charge and threatened with a $2,500 fine
or year in prison. Fortunately, “our judge
dropped this ridiculous charge.”
The Impact: Stevens is most proud of
forcing PSU’s administration to cut ties
with Russell Athletic, a collegiate apparelproducing company with “a terrible track
record when it comes to the treatment of
its workers, particularly in underdeveloped
countries, such as Honduras.” Penn State
became the 10th of 70 schools to drop
Russell. Stevens says, “Most people don’t
even know that all of the clothing they are
wearing is made in sweatshops. When they
discover this, they’re outraged that Penn
State is complacent.”
Free HIV Testing on Campus
The Issue: Does
your college provide
access to contraceptives and HIV testing?
Alexandra Scott, a
senior at Georgetown
University promotes
sexual health and reproductive rights for
everyone, especially young people. As
Scott puts it, “In addition to being an activist for youth sexual/reproductive health
issues, I’m an activist for youth activism.”
The Student: Scott’s activism style
blends grassroots organizing and policy
work. She has lobbied on Capitol Hill, and
more recently pioneered the World Aids
Day Blog-a-Thon to facilitate dialogue
among young people worldwide about
HIV. As Scott described it, “SPEAK UP,
JOIN THE MOVEMENT, BLOG ON!”
The Impact: Scott’s biggest project on
campus was an HIV testing van initiative.
Even the bigwigs came out: “Top administrators agreed to be tested and students
like myself agreed to stand by the van
talking about HIV testing on campus.”
With free testing for all, the turnout was
incredible—they weren’t even able to
test everyone who lined up. Scott says,
“Colleges support some of the most innovative and impassioned thinkers. In this
Age of Obama, young people are paying
attention and they are speaking out!”
Blowing the Air Horn for
Human Rights
The Issue: “If you want peace, fight for
justice!” is Patrick Mulkern’s motto. He’s a
junior at Boston College and his “gateway
cause” was the School of the Americas, a
U.S.-run combat-training school in Georgia
for Latin American soldiers. Graduates
have been linked to human rights abuses.
Mulkern has attended the annual vigil/protest of U.S. foreign policy there three times
and has consistently supported the cause
on campus.
The Student: When he’s not pulling
all-nighters in the library, Mulkern’s working on social justice projects. “I wouldn’t
consider anything I’ve done in the name of
activism too crazy, although some would...I
guess that’s what makes me an activist.” He
built a model of a house he visited after an
immersion trip to Mexico, attaching stories
from Mexican people he had met. “A lot of
blood, sweat and angst-y rants went into
the planning and constructing, but it was
such an eyesore on the quad that people
stopped to ask what was going on.”
The Impact: Mulkern goes to great
lengths to raise awareness. In a campaign
about human trafficking, he stood in the
quad blowing an air horn with a sign: “If
you think this is annoying, then make it
stop (human trafficking).” As he puts it,
“The things people threatened to do to
me were a justice issue in themselves.”
Pat Mulkern at an SOA protest.
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Making Copies Like it's 1999
BY Jordan Walker >Junior >
Magazine Journalism & Spanish >
Syracuse University
CM’s Printers Report
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