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“The independent
voice of Salem State
College students”
The Salem State Log
Vol. LXXXII,
No. 1
Inside This Issue
News
Massachusetts State
lawmakers react to the
rising death toll stemming from texting while
driving. They introduced a bill in July that
could ban the practice.
Find out what could
face violators.
More on page 2
September 18, 2009
“Serving the
college community
since 1927”
FREE
Groups and Clubs Fair Draws
Salem State Out into the Sun
Opinion
Editor Emeritus Shawn
Mille describes his postgraduate life so far.
More on page 5
Columnist Matt Trapeni
ponders the behaviors of
drunk college males.
More on page 5
Features
Do you know what
celiac disease is? Find
out more about gluten
intolerance.
More on page 9
Columnist Jackie Kamel
gives freshmen the first
10 of her 21 tips.
More on page 9
Sports
Adam McQuarrie predicts this year’s Fantasy
Football sleepers.
More on page 11
Salem State’s field
hockey team won its
first game.
More on page 12
Contents
News................................. 2
Editorial............................ 4
Opinion............................. 5
Groups and Clubs............ 6
Features............................. 6
Police Log......................... 10
Sports................................ 11
Photo by Miles Weaver
The Groups and Clubs Fair attracted students to Alumni Plaza on North Campus on Tuesday, September 14. Groups and Clubs hoped to gain
members from not just the freshman class, but the entire student body. For more pictures of this event, turn to page 6.
Campus Institute Sponsors
International Day of Peace
In recognition of humanity’s
age-old desire for peace, Salem
State will celebrate International
Day of Peace, sponsored by the
Peace Institute on campus. The
event, marked every year on September 21, includes peace music,
a Champion of Peace award, and
refreshments.
Established in 1982 by a resolution of the United Nations, International Day of Peace is a
global holiday when individuals,
communities, nations, and governments highlight efforts to end
violence and promote peace.
Salem State is a part of this
worldwide celebration and to be
forging a new tradition in Salem-City of Peace.
This year’s celebration will
feature peace music by Salem
resident Maggi Smith-Dalton.
Smith-Dalton has performed
many concerts supporting the
causes of peace, social justice,
and advocacy for children. She
designed and taught a history
course titled “Antiwar and Pacifist Movements,” covering nonviolent social change in American
history, especially through music,
with a special focus on American
life from the Civil War to Viet-
nam. Smith-Dalton and her husband are founders of the Institute
for Music, History, and Cultural
Tradition.
On September 21, the Peace Institute will give the Champion of
Peace award to the North Shore
Community Mediation Center.
Founded 15 years ago, this Center provides dispute resolution
services to North Shore communities and trains mediators for
peer mediation in middle and
high schools. It holds workshops, seminars, and programs to
promote understanding of the
causes of conflict and ways to resolve it.
The Salem State College
Champion of Peace Award is
given annually to a person or
group on the North Shore, in the
Boston Metro area, or across the
state who has championed a culture of peace, contributed to the
promotion of the ideals of peace
and justice, and taken practical
action in favor of peace. The
award recognizes efforts to educate a wide range of people and
show exceptional responsibility
and influence in building peace in
our families, communities, and
the world.
Swine Flu Frenzy: Do You
Have Your Pandemic Pal?
By Brett Nolan / Associate News Editor
The country, and most of the
western world, is preparing for
the possibility of a widespread
out- break of H1N1, also known
as “Swine Flu.” Several colleges
and universities across the country have become proactive in reducing the risk of H1N1, and
Salem State is no different.
The college has set up a Web
site called Salemstate.edu/flu,
which is filled with information
about the H1N1 virus. College
awareness is key to fighting the
disease, since H1N1 affects
young adults more than any other
flu strain.
According to the Web site,
Salem State has set up a team of
representatives from the campus
to deal with the possibility of a
pandemic, and more specifically
an outbreak on campus. The Web
site did not reveal the names of
the team members.
The Web site emphasizes preventative care to reduce a student’s exposure to the flu and to
develop healthy habits. The site
encourages people to “practice
cough etiquette,” which means to
cough and sneeze into your
sleeve. It also urges people to
throw away used tissues right
away. It advises people to do the
obvious such as not touching
your eyes, nose, or mouth with
your hands, avoid ill people, and
thoroughly wash your hands.
The flu vaccine is currently
available, even though it appears
not to be very effective against
H1N1. However, it is still advised
that people receive the vaccine. A
vaccine protecting against the
H1N1 virus is expected in October. The Associated Press reported that the vaccine appears to
only need to be given once, and
the vaccine will take effect rapidly. People ages 18 to 64 had a
strong response to the vaccine.
People over 65 did not respond as
strongly, but still received a positive immune reaction.
For more information about the
H1N1 virus, please see Health
Services in the Campus Center
near the Commuter Lounge or
visit the Web site at
Salemstate.edu/flu.
A call to Health Services about
Salem State’s preparations and
funds was not returned.
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September 18, 2009
News
Mass. Considers Texting While Driving Ban
By Caitlin Rung
Log
/ Staff
In reaction to the increasing
number of deaths due to texting
while driving, the Massachusetts
State Senate introduced a bill in
July to ban motorists from using
their cell phones while operating
a motor vehicle.
Despite the threat that distracted driving presents, the Senate previously opposed any bills
that legislated against texting
while driving. A recent study
done by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute pushed Massachusetts senators to see the
danger that texting while driving
poses to all motorists. In their
study, Virginia Tech found that
drivers are 23.2 times more likely
to be involved in an accident if
they are texting.
The biggest texting culprits appear to be those in their teens and
early twenties. These novice drivers believe it’s possible to drive
safely while texting. However,
they are putting other motorists
and pedestrians at risk. Scott*, a
22-year-old Salem State student
said, “Several times while texting
I have veered off the road and
A new game available on The
New York Times’ Web site tests
motorists’ ability to multitask
while driving by requiring a
user to change lanes at high
speed while texting coherent
messages. The game presents a
fast-paced, frantic and slightly
unrealistic portrayal of highway
driving that ultimately proves
the intended point: Texting
while driving is extremely dangerous.
In 2007, Washington passed a
bill that banned texting while
driving, making it the first state
to do so. According to The Governors Highway Safety Association, 18 states – including New
York and Connecticut – have
followed suit.
There are 32 states left where
Image from www.mobiledia.com
texting
while driving is legal.
The RIM Blackberry Tour is one of
This
means
that in more than
the top cell phones on the market.
half of America, including our
found myself on the shoulder of
home state, drivers like Scott are
the road. In the past two weeks I
within their rights to text while
almost hit a telephone pole.”
driving.
When asked if he texts with pasAnother study, done by Car
sengers in his car, he said, “Other and Driver magazine, compared
people don’t let me text while
texting while driving to driving
driving.”
under the influence. Car
and Driver rented the taxiway of the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport and had two
men, ages 22 and 37,
write and read text messages while driving. Each
man had a passenger
record the driver’s reaction time to a red light on
the dashboard that represented break lights of another car.
Though Car and Driver
does not condone drinking
and driving, results
showed that both men
drove substantially better
while under the influence
than they did while texting.
Even with developments like this, some
think that a nationwide
ban of texting while driving will only lead to more
accidents, with motorists
going to greater lengths to
hide their habit.
Information is scarce
and the bans that are in
place are barely years old;
Researchers haven’t had
enough time to determine
their pros or cons. Texting
while driving is a dangerous and frightening habit.
Solutions to this problem,
the death toll of texting
motorists, and those they
take with them, continues
to climb with no end in
sight. For now, it seems
that we are all at risk.
* Person’s name has
been changed.
Photo by Ronni Porter
Andrew Decnklau helps to set up tables at the Groups and Clubs Fair.
Student Fundraises for Tuition
By Brett Nolan / Associate News Editor
No matter how many economists say we have seen the worst
of the recession, the fact remains
that unemployment is expected to
rise, and despite the government’s best efforts people are still
facing a hard time. People are
doing anything to save a buck.
Businesses are laying off workers, employers are cutting pay
and benefits, and some people are
even returning to school to wait
out the recession.
Education, which seems to be
the oasis away from the economy
isn’t an easy escape by any
means. Andrew Dencklau, a senior at Salem State, is a perfect example of how the economy can
stall or even completely end a
person’s education.
Dencklau, who majors in English with a minor in art, is thinking creatively on how to fix his
economic woes, which result
from the fact that he can’t apply
for financial aid and his parents
can’t help him. “Unless you are
legally emancipated from your
parents, you need your parents’
tax information to apply for financial aid,” he said. “I can only
give my tax information because
my parents are unable or unwilling to give me theirs. Since I
can’t give accurate numbers I
can’t apply for aid. I’m still trying to figure out how to get
around that.”
“My dad is self-employed,” he
added. “He owns a remodeling
business, and my mom works for
the church as a director. My mom
has health problems ranging from
immune deficiencies to heart
problems. She has been in and
out of the hospital ever since I
was little. The medical bills along
with paying for my father’s business have killed their credit. So
they can’t co-sign any private
loans for me. I have no other
family to speak of to help.”
Dencklau plans on hosting several fundraisers throughout the
year to help cover the cost of tuition, and with whatever money is
left over he will give to students
in a similar predicament. He is attempting to set up a benefit concert in the next couple of weeks.
The concert will feature a couple
of bands he personally knows,
one being Masters of Beer, a
Metallica cover band. Dencklau
hopes to have the concerts at a
free venue to help reduce costs.
The bands performing would
make an estimate 10 to 20 percent of the total gross. The price
of getting into the concert would
be roughly 5 to 10 dollars.
Another fundraiser in the
works is auctioning off a date
with Denklau himself. The timing
of the date auction and subsequent date are subject to his work
schedule. The concert’s date is
also a matter of meeting with
bands and finding time in their
schedules. Dencklau said, “I’ve
had this idea since freshman year.
Originally it was a website where
people donated money to me. Of
course, if donors wanted I’d keep
them informed by showing them
my transcript.”
Dencklau also estimates that by
the end of the year he will owe
Salem State $ 8,000, not including books.
Dencklau personally knows
about three or four other people
who had to drop out due to the
costs of higher education.
Dencklau is originally from
Colorado and his Facebook group
is called Keep Colorado in
Salem. He has been living in
Salem for three years since attending Salem State. If you’re interested in attending the events or
donating, please join the group
and get in touch with Andrew
Dencklau.
September 18, 2009
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News
Baker Named Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
“With the recent resignation
of longtime dean
Marc Glasser,”
noted Salem
State’s president,
Dr. Patricia
Maguire Meservey, “the college
has begun the
process of identifying the right
person for this
critically important position
through a national search,
which will take
time. It gives me
great pleasure to
announce that
Professor Emerson W. Baker has
Photo from www.salemstate.edu agreed to serve as
interim dean of
Salem State has named Dr.
the college’s school of graduate
Emerson W. Baker, a member of
studies until a search committee
the college’s History department
is formed and has named a perfaculty since 1994, to serve as inmanent dean."
terim dean of its School of GradBaker, who served as an historuate Studies until a permanent
ical archaeologist and a museum
dean can be appointed.
director before coming to Salem
State in 1994, has authored a
number of books, the latest of
which, The Devil of Great Island:
Witchcraft and Conflict in Early
New England, was published in
October 2007. In addition to his
teaching duties at the college, he
is a working historian whose
fieldwork has included excavations in Massachusetts and
Maine. In several of those, he has
included Salem State students.
Baker has also served as historical consultant to the PBS series
Colonial House.
"We have an amazing graduate
school,” dr. Baker noted recently,
“and I am honored by the
prospect of working more closely
with our talented faculty and
staff. It is truly an exciting time
for the school of graduate studies
as the college continues its quest
for eventual university designation."
Information for this article was
provided by www.salemstate.edu.
Visit Salem State’s Web site for
other press releases.
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ITS Provides Tech Help for SSC
By Carole Crowther
It’s September. Students and
faculty are coming back to campus to relight the torch of education. In that spirit, the
Information Technology Services
department at Salem State is
looking for ways to better educate the user community and ease
its use of technology. It is the department’s goal to provide students and faculty with up-to-date
technology for teaching and
learning.
Visit ITS’s Web page to take
advantage of a wealth of tutorials
and resources. The ITS department offers student support for
the Dell-recommended laptop,
the Cisco wireless client, and online tools, like Navigator, Blackboard, and Netmail.
The student laptop support
center, located in Central Campus room 128, is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Students can bring their laptops for an installation of Microsoft Office 2007 and Office
for Mac 2008 and McAfee anti-
virus/anti-spyware.
There are four open computer
labs, each with 16 workstations.
Lab attendants are available to
reset Navigator passwords and
answer basic related to wireless
connectivity. Additionally, they
will provide technical support on
WebCT, Netmail, and Office
2007. Stop by and take advantage of the great services ITS has
to offer you!
The computer labs are located
in Central Campus room 129,
Meier Hall room 201, Sullivan
Building room 111, and Harrington Building room 118 .
ITS’s Web site even offers tutorials for programs such as Microsoft Outlook and Navigator.
The Salem State community can
also attend various workshops
offered several times a semester.
Have a question? E-mail
I.T.S. at it-helpdesk@salemstate.edu, or call (978) 542-2036.
Carole Crowther is Director of
Client Support Services at Salem
State College.
SSC Emails Are “Phished”
By Amanda Read / Features Editor
Some Salem State e-mail users
have become the victims of
“phishing,” an attempt by hackers
to get users to reveal personal information through e-mail.
Salem State Chief Information
Officer Pat Ainsworth recently
identified this issue and reminds
the Salem State community that
“Salem State will NEVER ask
you for your user ID, password,
birthday, social security number,
employee ID number or other
critical information. Only a
hacker would ask for this information.”
The subject line of the e-mail
reads, “E-News {WEBMAIL}
System Upgrade!”
Salem State will be introducing
a new e-mail system in the future,
but don't let this fact persuade
you to give out any personal, protected information. Giving it out
can allow hackers to take over
your e-mail and introduce phishing all over the world.
If you feel you have received
the above-mentioned phishing email, please contact Pat
Ainsworth at painsworth@salemstate.edu to have your account
protected.
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Editorial
Lessons from a Fallen Soldier That We Cannot Learn in Class
Editor-in-Chief
Marie Purvinis
News
Steve Crossman, Editor
Brett Nolan, Associate Editor
Features
Amanda Read, Editor
Jacqueline Kamel, Associate Editor
Sports
Nick Colon, Editor
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Contributing Editor
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Production
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Photography
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Distribution
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Columnist
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Advertising Manager
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Faculty Adviser
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Financial Adviser
Bruce Perry
Editorial Consultant
Dr. Ellen Golub
Editor Emeritus
Shawn Mille
Staff
Jillian Aldrich
Alex Barboza
Zac Champigny
Matt Donato
Maggie Njigua
Michael Passarini
Mike Pelosi
Ashley Pivnick
Meaghan Quatieri
Caitlin Rung
Rosangeliz Torres
Welcome back to Salem State, everyone. My name is Marie Purvinis, and I shall
be your guide to the goings-on of our campus, our town, and even our world this
academic year. I am a Communications major, with a concentration Journalism,
and a minor in History. I am in my senior year and I will graduate in May.
Now, anyone who knows me knows that I love to make plans. I plan out my day,
what to wear to protect myself from the weather, my pending wedding, the issues
of the Log, what tasks need to be done at my job, even how I spend my money for
the week. However, last Saturday, September 12, I realized that sometimes, plans
cannot always be fulfilled.
Even though I didn’t personally know Sergent Jordan Shay, who was killed in
Iraq on September 3, we went to high school together in Amesbury, Mass. and I
was friendly with his friends. I was struck by the news, especially when I watched
the clip on boston.com of his funeral. I saw his girlfriend, Kelsey Chandonnet, in
grief. Kelsey hid her eyes behind sunglasses, but she sobbed as only one could for
a fallen lover. Jordan had bought a ring and planned to pop the question when he
returned from his tour.
In honor of Jordan, I scrapped my plans for my first editorial. I originally
planned to discuss the motives behind “going paperless”; however, I found that his
death is more pressing for me—and for you, readers. Everyone needs to understand the major lessons that can be found in Jordan’s life and his death.
First, live for something you care about deeply. I was pleasantly surprised when I
first heard that Jordan joined the Army. I felt proud to know that he was one of
many Amesbury High School graduates to join the armed forces. Jordan was on
his second tour of duty in Iraq, which to me shows his dedication to this country
and its ideals. Also, on a romantic side, Shay lived for Kelsey. According to the
Daily News of Newburyport, Mass., for a long time he wanted to be with Kelsey.
They both were members of AHS Class of 2005, and dated for three years. Jordan’s aunt said, “It would have been longer if he had his way.... He was chasing
after her forever.”
If you have something you care about as passionately has Jordan cared about our
country and about Kelsey, imagine how the world could be. We would no longer
work at jobs that do not hold our interest. We would actually pick up that piece of
trash that is rolling down the sidewalk. We would call a friend in need. We would
even make a difference in the lives of people we haven’t even met.
Second, make plans, but be prepared to roll with the punches. Jordan planned to
propose to Kelsey. Even though he cannot fulfill those plans, we all have to realize
that sometimes, plans don’t come through. For example, I originally planned to
graduate from American University, I could no longer afford it after one year, so I
transferred here to Salem State. Salem State did not plan to build a brand new library; however, it needed to be done. Overall, sometimes we have to do things that
we do not plan for, just because there is no other way.
So Salem State, although Jordan was not a member of our student body, let’s remember him and every other soldier who has fought in Iraq. There are veterans in
our classrooms, as students and as professors. There are veterans in our families.
Jordan and others paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country. Let’s thank
them by showing them the honor they deserve and by remembering the lessons of
their lives.
--Marie Purvinis, Editor-in-Chief
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September 18, 2009
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Opinion
Letter to the Editor
Dear new students of Salem State College,
Let me first begin by welcoming you to campus. It is a busy time for all, and a new adjustment to get
used to. This is the time you wish someone would give you a few words of advice, just to make your life a
bit easier from here on out. I have been a student at Salem State five years now, and these are the things that
I wish someone had shared with me back when I first began.
Simply because you picked one specific major doesn’t mean you are stuck with it. Don’t be afraid to
take classes in other majors. You never know where this may lead. You might never know what you truly
want to do until you try. It is not uncommon for students to change their minds. Change your mind once,
change your mind six times, it doesn’t matter – you will graduate if yoiu are motivated to do so. This is
your education, and you need to be happy with it.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. There many people on campus who are here and willing to help you.
They want to. Trust in a teacher you click with, visit your advisor, visit academic advising. More times than
not, if you stump them, they will go and try to find you an answer. You do not need to just wing it and hope
for the best.
Don’t take classes just because your friends are there. Sure, it seems great to have a buddy in class, but
your education is completely different than your friends. Don’t take random classes just so you’re not
alone. Your classmates are in the same boat as you. You will make new friends.
Make sure you make a schedule you can handle. Taking six classes may lead to a faster graduation date,
but poor grades are not worth it. When creating your class schedule for the following semester, make sure
it’s a class load that is not overly taxing. Fewer classes allow you to focus more on those you are taking, instead of spreading yourself too thin. When they say “quality over quantity,” they mean it.
There are many different groups and activities on campus, and community time on Monday allows students to take part in all of these. Even those programs that are put on after class are a great way to interact
and meet new students. Go to campus programs. You will meet people.
Visit at least one play put on by the college, and at least one sports event. There is some amazing talent
here. Be a part of it. If you have a talent in sports, try out for the team. Anyone on campus can try out for
them.
Be prepared: books are expensive. There are cheaper alternatives online. Books are listed on the Salem
State bookstore Web site for classes in advance. It is a good idea to go ahead of time; otherwise you will be
waiting in a line of people that snakes around the store. It can move quickly – but who really wants to wait?
Parking will always be an issue. Get to campus early. You will need the extra time just in case there are
no parking spaces to be had. It is normal for people to ask if you are leaving as you walk to your car. It is
also normal for them to follow you with theirs. Don’t park where it says you’re not suppose to: You will be
ticketed and/or towed. On those days, avoid the middle of the parking lot. On the ends you will be fine.
Just know that Salem State does have many core course requirements. Know where you stand. Know
what you need to take, and what you can test out of. You don’t want to find out during your senior audit that
you are missing these requirements.
So remember, college isn’t just going to school. College is an experience. It is what you make of it. So
put your best foot forward.
Good luck this semester and throughout your journey that now begins at Salem State.
--Ashley Pivnick
A Boat Against the Current
A Column by Matt Trapeni
Welcome back to school. That engorged breast we suckle on yearly, like blind sallow fetuses yearning
for knowledge we know not how will help us in the years to come. Like our mother’s milk, Salem
State’s educational system feeds us till we get our fill, fail out, or graduate.
But just like the babies we still so unequivocally act like, when we aren’t “feeding,” (this breast-fed
metaphor is really coming apart at the seams) we are getting in trouble. I’m talking mainly to the gentlemen here. The guys I see, constantly, fighting with each other, with RA’s, even with complete strangers.
For my first column here at the Log, I want to talk about the bullshit that is fighting, and the power we
still, like infants, give to the idea of physical dominance.
Lets start with this, fellow denizens of this washed-up, clueless, blue-collar hive of scum and sadness;
Why the hell are you fighting every time you leave a bar? I’m not outside of this phenomenon, either;
I’ve started fights, I’ve been in fights--hell, the other night, I got my ass kicked without even patronizing
a single soul. Why? Why aren’t we intelligent enough to use our words? To not pick on someone else for
mere sport? Granted, maybe the alcohol helps make us a bit angrier, a bit more aggressive. I don’t fault
the drinkers; I’m just as depraved as the rest, and frankly, there’s little else to do in this town come
nightfall but drink. We feud over the pretty girls in town, apparently not smart enough to stop for a second, think of the consequences, and consider the fact that we’ve evolved above hammering each other’s
faces in a necessity to solve the odd look or lame joke.
Could there be a better way to prove our superiority? God, wouldn’t it be nice if before you took a
swing, or pulled out a blade over something as trivial as a drunk sophomore meathead yelling at you and
your mates, you asked yourself a few of these rhetorical questions? Or maybe, the simple fact is, we
haven’t evolved to the point of Sesame Street simplicity. (Grover, that blue-furred Buddha, said “Use
your words.” You’ve all forgotten.) My advice? Spend more time in the library, and less at a shitty bottom-feeding downtown bar. Drinking’s fine, but if you’re not smart enough to hit a book before another
human, then maybe you should go back to school. And stay there. If you’re in college, you’ve been in
school for at least 13 years. Apparently that, plus however long Salem State takes you, isn’t enough time
for the emotional mutants we’ve devolved into.
Lessons from
Post-Grad Life
With Shawn Mille
Lesson one: Money WILL solve your problems, but
how you get the money could cause more problems.
It’s been five months since graduating from Salem
State, and already I have been forced to be a grownup.
The carefree days of college life, when the biggest problem was either staying in on Thirsty Thursday to complete the homework due on Monday or attend a party
with my friends, are over.
The reality that I needed a full-time job to pay ALL of
my bills quickly caught up with me. In an effort to provide financial stability for myself, I decided to take ANY
job that paid well and to put my career on hold, for the
time being.
Within two months of graduating, I found a job ... in
the health care field. The job was with a non-profit
agency that worked with people with behavioral difficulties. Two factors played a heavy role in me considering
the job: my mother holding various positions in this field
throughout my childhood (if she could do it, I knew I
could) and my brother having behavioral and mental difficulties.
However, the self-promising disillusion that my life
would be easier once I had money flowing in from ANY
job clouded my judgment. During paid orientation for
this job, I realized that the job was not for me.
This wasn’t some moment of epiphany, because I knew
going into orientation that I would most likely not enjoy
the job; I was taking the job for monetary reasons only.
My need for money and greed got the best of me. I
wanted a new car. I wanted an apartment. I wanted many
things that only this job could provide for me. The job
would also provide me with headaches and no full weekend off.
During orientation, I had the opportunity to discuss
what it was like working for, let’s call it, “Help Others.”
He said that working at Help Others was like babysitting
but some days it could be tough. He then continued to tell
me that “just the other night some dude got hit with a
baseball bat between the legs.” The person that had been
hit needed to be sent to the hospital. Being attacked by
someone half my age, who may not understand why what
he was doing was not okay, was not okay with me. Needless to say, I turned it down.
Another negative of working at Help Others is part of
the dress code. It’s “very casual” but no flip-flops. I understand the safety of not wearing open-toed shoes
around youngsters and at least working for American
Eagle (two different ones at the same time) I am earning
less money but still enough to get by. I understand that
some day I will have to retire my favorite type of
footwear, but I am just not ready yet. So for now, I will
stay working in retail, doing something that comes easily
to me and where I can dress in a way that comes naturally to me.
If I learned anything during my six-year stay at Salem
State, it was that there is no need to rush into ANYTHING, even graduating, and in this case, taking a job
that I will not enjoy and that will make me miserable. I
think for now, I can accept that I earning money while
living at home. At least I will always have a warm meal
available for me.
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 6
September 18, 2009
Groups and Clubs
G&C Fair Attracts Hundreds on September 14
Greg Bingham of the Salem State Biological Society attracts
potential members with a corn snake.
Representatives of Groups and Clubs pass out fliers, and give away
candy and other swag as they attempt to enlist new members.
Salem State has numerous groups and clubs, ranging from academic clubs such as the Economics
Club, to performance clubs such as Student Theater Ensemble, to the Student Government
Association and the Public Relations Student Society of America.
Members of Repertory Dance Theater pass out fliers to potential dancers.
Photos by Ronni Porter and Miles Weaver
Groups and Clubs! Don’t Forget the Fall Meetings:
Monday, September 28: Viking Spirit Awards. 11 a.m.
MLK Room
Thursday, October 1: Haunted Happenings Grand Parade
Saturday, October 3: Family and Friends Carnival and
Barbecue. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
(Groups and Clubs may choose to participate in either the
Parade or the Carnival)
Thursday, October 15: Haunted Happenings Preparation.
4 p.m. MLK Room
Sunday, October 25: Haunted Happenings. 12 p.m. - 5
p.m.
Monday, December 7: Holiday Ceremony/Spring Semester Preparation. 11 a.m. MLK Room
September 18, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 7
Features
Forest River Park: A Hidden
Local Treasure
By Rosangeliz Torres
Log/ Staff
Photo By Miles Weaver
Salem State professors Nancy Dudley, Don Springer, and Rob Thurlow at the reception for their exhibit See
It Work, on display in the Winfisky Gallery until October 1.
Puleo’s Dairy Opens in Downtown Salem
Have you ever wanted to just
go for a nice walk? A walk without cars honking or the potential
for dog poop on your sneakers?
Well, believe it or not, Salem
State has its own scenic area right
here near campus!
It wasn’t until my senior year
that I discovered the path at Forest River Park. Luckily for me,
my backpacking instructor
showed us the trail and even took
us down it for our viewing pleasure before I left officially left the
school.
Walking on the trail was fine,
relaxing actually, until I started to
notice the broken beer bottles in
the marsh that the trail runs
through and thought, “What the
hell?!”
The trail itself is interesting. I
found myself thinking how could
this have been here this whole
time and me not notice it? I can
think of more than a few times
where I’d been so stressed out
about school and general life and
needed a walk without having to
see building after building. A
walk without looking into the
faces of the lost freshman or the
seniors who thought they were on
top of the world. I could have
taken advantage of this hidden
pocket of nature a long time ago.
Backpacking Professor Katherine Bloom commented before our
hike that the trail is managed by
the City of Salem but that the Biology department and Salem
State students come down once in
a while and clean the place up.
Question: Where have they
been this semester? Once we got
to the top of the hill on the trail,
we saw more broken glass, bags
of chips and other trash.
My thoughts are these: We
have this valuable resource, why
not take care of it? In an age
where forests and wildlife are on
the losing side of the battle with
humanity and our restless efforts
to destroy our planet, again, why
not take care of what we already
have?
Instead of trying to make the
school more attractive to potential students by building more
dorm rooms, why not insist on
improving the land around us for
the students that are already here?
Forest River Park may not be
the most beautiful and scenic
park around, but it sure is my hidden treasure.
To get there, turn onto West
Avenue at the intersection of Loring Avenue and Lafayette Street
The park is at the end of West Avenue.
Log Publications
2009-10:
Phtoto by Marie Purvinis
Puleo’s is now a part of downtown Salem with its new location on 133 Washington Street.
By Meaghan QuatieriLog
/ Staff
Summer is over and classes are
back in session, which means facing the stress of homework and
exams. Take a break from studying, head downtown, and enjoy
some homemade ice cream at the
new Puleo’s Dairy location.
Puleo’s Dairy was established
in 1928 when, using a Model T
pick-up truck, Charles “Charlie”
Puleo started home delivery
routes in the Salem area. By the
1940s the business had grown
into a state-of-the-art dairy and
opened a seasonal roadside ice
cream stand at 376 Highland Avenue in Salem. In 1989, an entire
dairy renovation allowed the
dairy bar to stay open year-round.
Puleo’s opened a new store in the
summer of 2009 located at 133
Washington Street in downtown
Salem.
Puleo’s continue to offer locally produced products that include freshly processed milk,
iced tea, juice, and its ever-sopopular chocolate milk. "I love
Puleo's chocolate milk,” said
Peabody resident Jamie Saxonis,
13. “I ask my older sister to take
me almost every day to have their
yummy chocolate milk.
Mmmm!”
Offering twenty-seven different
flavors of ice cream, Puleo’s has
become a local favorite. Stick
with the originals: Vanilla,
Chocolate and Strawberry, or try
some unique flavors such as
Apple Strudel and Coconut
Chocolate Chip. For Halloween
they will be featuring new and
exciting flavors, for example,
Voodoo Dough, Monster Mash
(pumpkin), and Haunted Heath.
“Puleo's ice cream has such a
bold taste. I love the fresh, homemade taste it has, you can't find
that anywhere else. Reminds me
of getting ice cream at a fair,”
said Maggie McCue of Malden.
Puleo’s offers outdoor seating
or you can hang out inside where
there is a counter to lean on. They
also have a faceless cow-cutout
that seems to be popular for pictures. ClipperCards will soon be
accepted at their downtown location.
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November 13
December 4
January 29
February 12
February 26
March 12
April 2
April 16
April 30
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September 18, 2009
Features
Album Review
Ellipse
Imogen Heap
Release Date: 2009
Label: Megaphonic
By?Michael Passarini /
Log Staff
Of all the solo acts to come
into prominence in this decade,
there is little doubt that Londonborn singer-songwriter Imogen
Heap is one of the most consistently creative and attention worthy of the lot. Heap was formerly
an aspiring classical pianist before she refocused her energies
when she was introduced to
MIDI sequencers and electronic
music. Heap secured a record
deal with Almo Sounds in the late
‘90s, releasing her debut LP I
Megaphone in 1998.
Although she gained further
recognition following her 2002
collaboration with producer Guy
Sigsworth in the group Frou
Frou, Heap's big break came
three years later with the release
of Speak for Yourself. With its detailed electronic textures, clever
use of found-sound samples, and
boasting the stunning hit single
“Hide and Seek,” which puts
Heap's breathy, sensuous vocals
center stage, the album was one
of the finest releases of 2005.
After two years of slaving
away in her home studio, Heap
has returned with the understandably much-anticipated Ellipse.
Although clearly cut from the
same mold as Speak for Yourself,
Ellipse is a markedly different
creation. The attention to detail in
the production, the
lushly processed vocal
harmonies and reflective, melancholy lyrics
are still there, but have
noticeably been scaled
back. Far from the idiosyncratic timbres and
gut-wrenching emotion
of her last release, the
thirteen tracks of Ellipse are filled with
muted synth pads and a
generally more restrained, ethereal aesthetic.
The album as a whole is a quality release worthy of being listened to repeatedly. Tracks such
as the vocal overdub-heavy
“Earth,” the haunting “2-1,” and
the triple-meter “Canvas,” whose
opening guitar riff unexpectedly
recalls Discipline-Era King Crimson, are standouts that will be occupying space on countless iPods
for years. Others, however, come
off as somewhat uninspired, like
the clichéd “Little Bird” or the
rather dull “Between Sheets.”
The rest are stuck somewhere in
the middle. Tracks like “Swoon”
or the album’s
single, “First
Train Home,”
have the potential to be
classics, but
end up falling
just slightly
short of being
such. On the
one hand, it is
unfair to stack
Ellipse up
against Speak
for Yourself,
but the comparison is inevitable. At
best, Ellipse is
a darkly atmospheric
work infused
with Heap's
inventiveness.
At worst, it is
an unsuccessful rehashing
of Heap’s previous effort.
Hopefully, Ellipse's tracks
will be subject
to the same
remixing and
reworking on
Heap's upcoming tour
that Speak for
Yourself's material was on
her last.
Men’s Fashion
Another year, 600 pairs of sweatpants and gym
shorts seen on D-day: Salem Student Invasion
Edition. I got a lot of hate mail last semester for
apparently driving home “hipster propaganda,”
if I recall the terminology of the letter correctly.
Whoever penned it was jealous, because, as Vice
magazine put it so eloquently, “Fashion Nerds
are the only nerds you can’t beat up because they
get more [girl] than you.” Take that, jerks. For
those who are ready to dress like adults, and
shed their gym-short material cocoons, I’ll start
the year off with what I deem to be three
“things” to anchor your manly fall closet with:
SWEATERS--Cotton kills, they told us in
‘Scouts. They meant in terms of its moisture absorbancy; I mean in terms of the fact your
hoodie’s lame as hell. Go wool and grab a
sweater when you’re cold. Be it a cardigan or
crewneck, sweaters lend a woodsy touch, and is
there any season that encapsulates the ideal of
cold air and trees better than the one we’re about
to enter? The answer is, unequivocally, Nein.
BOOTS--Like its sister transition season,
Spring, Autumn is muddy. Boots are easy to slip
on, unarguably manly, and go with most anything. Be it work boots, cowboy boots, whatever.
You’ll need something to tromp in apple orchards with, when you venture on the most pastoral date of the year with your lil’ sweetie. My
suggestion? Buy those Wellington Boots that
English gentries have been using for centuries
while they hunt quail and farm and do other
hard-ass English-countryside activities. Girls recently got into wearing them; let’s all decide
now to take them back.
LEATHER JACKET--Think Brando, think
McQueen, think Dean. DO NOT THINK
CHARLIE SHEEN! I’m talking leather jackets
that are punk-rock tight, road-rash ready. Not
three-quarter-length leather blazers that went out
with WHAM! I’d also advise you to buy vintage,
so they’ll already be broken in. Even if you’ve
never worn a leather jacket, the trick is, when
you do wear one, to have the confidence to convince us that that shit’s like your second skin.
So now you know. Remember to keep color
palette in mind: Autumn is when the world dies.
At least in this neck of the woods. Dark colors,
earthy colors. We’re in mourning for the passing
of warmth. Dress Accordingly.
--Matt Trapeni
September 18, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 9
Features
When Honesty Becomes Rude:
Is It Still Worth Saying?
A Column by Jackie Kamel / Associate Features
As a sophomore here at Salem State, I can’t prophesize your entire tenure here like
an old, wise soothsayer, but since the first year here happens to be the most fresh in
my mind, it may be nice to pen the first issue with not only advice that I knew coming in (but still, sadly didn’t follow) but lessons that I had to learn the hard way. Take
it was a grain of salt if you’re one of those tenacious, self-willed, masochistic typesbut the following is, if nothing more, a guide to ease the nerves and prevent future
miseries and clichés.
ONE: Sleep. This is absolutely the most important thing. Last year, I wrote an article on the importance of sleep and then naturally became an insomniac. It’s pretty
easy to do. After all, you’re not living at home, you don’t have to GO anywhere. I’ve
always been a curious person, and the possibility of people in the lobby talking at 3
a.m. was too good to sleep through. It became so bad, I would stay up days on end
and when I slept it would be for only four hours at most. Oddly, all the people who
were insomniacs with me left Salem State, but I can’t say it’s a fact that those things
correlate. What I CAN base fact on is that no sleep makes you stupid. You lose your
memory, your will, and then your sanity. You WILL sleep through classes, and you
WILL get sick. When you don’t sleep, your immune system gives up and you’ll
catch the first cold you come in contact with (trust me, they’re swarming around
here especially in the freshman dorms), and said cold will stay in your system for as
long as the entire semester if you don’t sleep regularly. Afraid of the freshman fifteen? If you don’t sleep, your body can’t lose or maintain weight. Your attitude will
drop and so will your looks. Sleep would be the best advice I could possibly give
you. So sleep before you end up in a hospital, sedated and having to pay a grand for
an ambulance.
TWO: Try not to even need an ambulance. The bill isn’t worth it unless an accident occurs and you absolutely need medical attention. I know a girl who got drunk
every weekend and was carried out at least five times.
THREE: Avoid picking up the habit of smoking. A lot of people I know came here
as smokers, but a lot of people who smoke currently, previously did not. All too
often, to hang out with their friends outside and because it’s more ubiquitous here,
people who used to hate the idea became addicted. Come winter? I promise you
won’t want to stand out in the cold. Also, smokers: remember, the more your recruit,
the more people you’ll get asking to bum one off of you. And that is annoying.
FOUR: Join clubs. I know, this sounds really preppy and cliché, but it’s absolutely
true. You need to make solid friends with people outside of your dorm, and outside
of your major. If times get bad, it’ll be an escape, an escape that not only harbors
your interests but looks really good on a resume.
FIVE: Freshman year counts. This isn’t like high school. You want as good of a
GPA as you possibly can have in case on the off chance you need to transfer, or if
you want more scholarships (or need to keep the ones you have!).
SIX: Try to exempt out of classes, or take six in a semester. Warning: This is only
for those who can really only handle it (It’s not entirely stressful. You find there are a
lot of hours in a day). You may have heard a “rumor” that people here don’t graduate
in four years. Let’s try and not fit into that category.
SEVEN: Talk to and befriend your professors. Trust me, it is absolutely worth it.
I’ve learned that the majority of professors here know what they’re talking about,
and even if they don’t, they’re still relatively good people. If you talk to a professor
who intimidates you or frustrates you, you’ll gain a sense of understanding (and if
not, your fears will at least be confirmed). In the real world, it’s all about who you
know, and a lot of times, an old professor can really help you out. So get to know
them! Chat them up at Dunkin’ Donuts. Who knows? Maybe one day when you
sleep through class, they’ll let you slide.
EIGHT: Seeing a counselor on campus doesn’t make you problematic or crazy.
Your lifestyle is rapidly changing, and it feels ten times better to talk it out with
someone. They’re not here to psychoanalyze you. They’re just really nice, and really
chill to talk to when you’re stressed out or even when you’re bored with everything.
That, and they’re free.
NINE: Appreciate free things. Because let me tell you, people don’t realize how
poor they are until they go to college. Sure, it’s great in high school when you’re just
paying for clothes and food sometimes. Now, it’s almost everything, and money goes
fast. Try and keep it in a bank (I recommend Bank of America; the local banks
around here are weird. Shh…) because if you have even one dollar in your pocket
and you DON’T spend it at upper Chartwells, one of these nights, someone around
you is going to order Dominos, and oh, guess who has the money for Cinnasticks?
TEN: Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. Most
people here with specific majors who look like they have it all figured out, really
don’t. And I know, it’s a shame to waste time in a major if inevitably, you’re going to
switch it because you’ll be here longer than the expected four (six) years. The truth
of the matter is this: most jobs nowadays will hire you just based on having a degree.
It doesn’t matter WHAT it’s in with the exception of obvious jobs, like being a doctor or a teacher-and even then, we’ve seen that most of the time, that’s not even certain.
Gluten: The Ninja Allergy
By Jillian Aldrich
Log Staff
/
One fine afternoon in late June of 2009,
I was happily eating away at some greasy
General Tso’s chicken and white rice when
Editor
I received a phone call from the doctor.
Test results were in: I had celiac disease.
My mom graciously finished my food for
me, claiming it was for my health, and I
went to work looking up the brand names
of gluten-free beers.
Celiac disease is lifelong, unlike regular
food allergies that you can grow out of or
take medicine for. When someone with
Celiac eats gluten, it creates an immunemediated toxic reaction that causes damage to the small intestine, making it
difficult for the body to absorb any kind of
nutrients. Even though there is much damage being done to the small intestines,
there may be no symptoms of the disease.
Symptoms of the disease fluctuate. They
often copy other bowel disorders and not
all the symptoms involve a similar situation. Some symptoms include fatigue, depression, anxiety, growth failure and upset
stomach. (For a longer list of symptoms
please visit http://www.celiac.org/cdsymptoms.php.)
I went for an overdue physical, which
included a blood test. I told my doctor I
wanted a blood test to check for blood
sugar levels because I had been experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression and
fatigue. The test came back showing very
low blood sugar and extremely low iron
(anemia).
My doctor continued to do tests (two
more blood tests in fact; I informed her of
my fear of needles before all this) and
soon found the low blood sugar and anemia were caused by celiac disease.
Gluten is the name for the proteins in
specific grains. These proteins are found
in all forms of wheat, and this includes
durum, semolina, spelt, kamut, einkorn
and faro. Other related grains are rye, barley and triticale. You can find these ingredients in almost anything. Things like
brown and white rice are safe, while oats
are still questionable.
When it comes to what you can and
can’t eat, it is much easier now than how it
used to be. Nowadays, they have many
different kinds of gluten-free breads and
baked goods. Restaurants like UNOs have
gluten-free menus (gluten-free pizza and
beer are amazing!), and even some fastfood places are cooking their French fries
in separate fryers so people with allergies
won’t have to worry about cross-contamination. The most difficult part of buying
gluten-free is the cost. Normally a loaf of
bread would be around $3.00, but glutenfree bread can cost anywhere from $5.00
to $7.00.
Celiac disease can hit at any age, and it
isn’t quite clear yet what causes it. It is
hereditary in families with a history of
celiac disease or diabetes. If you have any
history in your family of these conditions
or you suspect you may have celiac disease you should be tested. If celiac is not
treated it could result in depression (from
lack of nutrition), anemia, insulin-dependent Type I diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, liver
disease, intestinal lymphomas. and other
GI cancers.
After I was diagnosed, my family went
to get tested. Both my parents are clean.
However, out of four children, three of us
have celiac disease, which will make holiday meals much easier on me! More
gluten-free stuffing at Thanksgiving for
all!
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THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 10
September 18, 2009
Salem State Police Log
September 1 - 11, 2009
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept. 1,
Tuesday at 08:59. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Local smoke detector activation.
Thursday at 09:24. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Officers to assist
a party with an ankle injury. Rescue notified and en-route Party
transported to NSMC.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept. 1,
Tuesday at 09:13. Location:
PEABODY HALL. Local smoke
detector activation.
BURGLARY: Unlawful Entry,
No Force, Sept. 3, Thursday at
11:12. Location: BOWDITCH
HALL. Officer to take a report of
a stolen pair of shoes.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 1, Tuesday at
14:04. Location: PEABODY
HALL LOT. Officer to take a report of a past motor vehicle accident.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 3, Thursday at
15:23. Location:HARRINGTON
BLDG. Party reports he believes
that his motor vehicle may have
been ransacked while it was
towed from Lot-K.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept. 1,
Tuesday at 20:13. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Officer investigating local smoke detector
activation.
VEHICLE: Vehicle Stop, Sept. 2,
Wednesday at 19:05. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS. Officer
out with MA 82XS45 in Lot O
near the Enterprise Center. Registration status comes back revoked
due to bad check. Operator
Roberta Marshall D.O.B.
12/25/59 will be summons to
court for operating a vehicle with
a revoked registration. Criminal
citation issued for stop sign violation and revoked registration
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 2, Wednesday
at 20:59. Location: PEABODY
HALL LOT. Officer out with
male party lying on the grass.
Shane Hardy, D.O.B.
05/08/91,WMS negative.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 3, Thursday at
17:27. Location: HEALTH
SERVICES. Officer responding
to a panic alarm. Officer reports
area was checked and all appears
to be in order.
VEHICLE: Vehicle Stop, Sept. 3,
Thursday at 20:18. Officer reports out with MA Reg 31KH46
for a speeding. Officer reports
Mr. Siervo Jimenez, D.O.B.
10/27/88 of #111 Nahant St,
Lynn, Mass. will be summonsed
into court for operating after revocation and for speeding. Motor
vehicle was towed by Bill's Auto
towing.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Emergency Telephone Activation,
Sept. 3, Thursday at 22:06.
Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS
RESIDENCE HALL.
Officer to investigate E-Phone
activation.
LARCENY: Larceny, other,
Sept. 3, Thursday at 09:13
Location: BOOKSTORE.
Officer to take a report of a theft
of a backpack.
DISTURBANCE: Noise Complaint, Sept. 4, Friday at 00:33.
Location: BATES COMPLEX.
RA request assistance breaking
up a party. Samual Cook D.O.B.
08/12/90 of 1A Clinton St.
Chelsea, Mass., MiranVelagic,
D.O.B. 08/01/89 of 204 Bay State
Rd. Melrose, Mass., Alisha Bartoloni, D.O.B. 06/21/90 of 75
Marathon St. Arlington, Mass.,
GabrielleArsenavult D.O.B.
06/01/90 of 4 Overlake Rd.
Wakefield, Mass., and Jake
Scoyne D.O.B. 07/15/89 of 55
Park St. Danvers, Mass. were all
summonsed into court for being
minors in possession of alcohol.
Samuel Avoine D.O.B. 03/18/88
of 405 Rue Des Bourgault, SaintJean-Port-Juli (SD) Quebec,
Canada was summonsed into
court for procuring alcohol to minors.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related, Sept. 3,
PARKING & TRAFFIC:Any
non-injury, Sept. 4, Friday at
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY: Trespassing, Sept. 2,
Wednesday at 21:43. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Ryan Clarke,
D.O.B. 10/11/95 and Nicholas
Daffe, D.O.B. 12/13/95 given
second verbal trespass from campus.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any injury traffic accident, Sept. 2,
Wednesday at 22:50. Location:
OFF CAMPUS. Out with motor
vehicle accident. Victims were
transported to NSMC and vehicles were towed.
08:34. Location: O’KEEFE CENTER LOT. Officer responding to
a motor vehicle accident with no
injuries.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept. 4,
Friday at 11:24. Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE
HALL. Officer to check on a report of a local smoke detector activation.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 4, Friday at
16:44. Location: PEABODY
HALL. RA reports of an odor of
marijuana. Officer to investigate,
officer spoke with the occupants
of the room, Sean Scalfani and
Christopher Mazzone.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE:
Any drug abuse violation, Sept.
4, Friday at 21:47. Location:
BATES COMPLEX. Officers report out to investigate an odor of
marijuana. Officers report that
Sean Kinsella, Alexander Barry
and Brian Spiro were issued civil
citations for possession of marijuana.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 07, Monday at
01:11, Location: BOWDITCH
HALL. RA reports that a group
of youths from Rainbow Terrace
made comments in front of
Bowditch Hall. Officer to investigate, officer reports group gone
on arrival.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 07, Monday at
07:59. Location : O’KEEFE
CENTER SPORTS COMPLEX.
Officers checking on a party attempting to gain access into the
building.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 07, Monday at
20:49. Location: HARRINGTON
BUILDING.
Officer reports that a group of
youths were removed from the
gym.
MUTUAL AID: Assisting other
Police, Sept. 08, Tuesday at
03:58. Location: OFF CAMPUS.
Report of a suspicious person at
the rear of Rainbow Terrace
checking doors and windows.
Salem PD notified. SSC officers
assisted with area search for suspect.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 08, Tuesday at
09:53. Location: BOOKSTORE
Officer out with a party who removed a book off a shelf and attempted to sell it back. Party
advised. David Rocno D.O.B.
2/24/89.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related, Sept. 08,
Tuesday at 10:10. Location:
O’KEEFE CENTER SPORTS
COMPLEX. Party reports a student has passed out in his class,
and is requesting medical assistance. Rescue responding. SFD
responding after being notified by
rescue. Party transported to
NSMC.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Emergency Telephone Activation,
Sept. 08, Tuesday at 22:33.
Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS
RESIDENCE HALL. Officer to
investigate a e-phone activation
in the elevator.
DISTURBANCE: Noise Complaint, Sept. 09, Wednesday at
00:29. Location: BATES COMPLEX. Report of a loud group in
the wooded area behind Bates
Building One.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sep 09,
Wednesday at 08:14. Location:
ENTERPRISE CENTER. Officer
to check on a report of an electrical-type smell in the building.
Salem Fire Department notified.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 09, Wednesday
at 10:49. Location: O’KEEFE
CENTER LOT. Officer to take a
report of a past motor vehicle accident.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 09, Wednesday
at 11:40. Location: O’KEEFE
CENTER LOT. Officer to investigate on a report of a past motor
vehicle accident, no injury.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Sept. 09, Wednesday
at 18:32. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL
Officer out to check on elevator
e-phone activation.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept. 09,
Wednesday at 19:33. Location:
CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Alarm caused by
cooking in room 229.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 09, Wednesday
at 21:19. Location: HARRINGTON BUILLDING LOT. Officer
to take a report of a past motor
vehicle accident.
MEDICAL: Medical Assist, Alcohol Related, Sept. 09, Wednesday at 23:12. Location:
PEABODY HALL. RP reports of
a female party who is vomiting in
front of the building. Party signed
a refusal to be taken to NSMC by
Atlantic Ambulance.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 10, Thursday at
07:07. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS. Officer to take a report of a motor vehicle accident
with no injury.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury, Sept. 10, Thursday at
07:07. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS. Officer to take a report of a motor vehicle accident.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Sept 10,
Thursday at 19:32. Location:
MEIER HALL. Salem Fire reports of a fire alarm activation.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS: Liquor
Laws, Sept. 10, Thursday at
21:42. Location: PEABODY
HALL LOT. Officers report that
Cassandra Callan, D.O.B.
08/24/90 of #371 Washington St,
Melrose, Mass., and Shauna
Sasso, D.O.B. 08/01/90 of 186.
Lincoln St, Melrose, Mass. to be
summonsed into court for being
minors in possession of alcohol.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS: Liquor
Laws, Sept. 10, Thursday at
21:59. Location: PEABODY
HALL LOT. Sergeant reports that
Joshua Shrotridge, D.O.B.
11/01/89 of 1171 SE Gaskins Cir,
Port St. Lucie, Fla., for being a
minor in possession of alcohol.
September 18, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 11
Sports
Fantasy Football
Sleepers: Episode 1
Perpetual channel changing: check. PDA access to CBS Sports:
check. Neglected girlfriend: check. Selling out and cheering for
the receiver facing your favorite team: check. Cheering for a running back to score only one touchdown because you’re starting
him in one league and facing him in another: check, check,
check, check!
Ooooh, baby! It’s football season, or as every male in America
calls it (drum roll and dramatic pause), Fantasy Football Season.
Fantasy Football is the only event that makes the next five
months of cold weather and slushy streets somewhat bearable.
However, the only question of how bearable this season is
going to be relies upon two important factors: your drafting
skills, and of course your first-round pick making it past the first
quarter of the first game, *cough* Tom Brady. Some of you are
still swearing under your breath about that one, and rightly so.
Don’t be mad at yourself. Brady was, and is, a first-round pick
for sure. For those of us that drafted LT with the first overall pick,
we feel your pain.
But, all of that aside, first and second round QB’s, RB’s, and
WR’s, who will be this year’s hidden gems, or sleepers as they
are called in the fantasy world? Who will be the DeAngelo
Williams of this year? The late-season Peirre Thomas? The
1,300- yard wide receiver on a winless team, such as Calvin
Johnson? In short, what third to sixteenth-round pick will carry
you to the promised land?
In New England terms, “Who’s gonna be the wicked good
sleepas?”
Here is my list:
Reggie Bush. Yes, I said it! Reggie Bush. Look, has he lived up
to the hype? Absolutely not. But here’s the thing: In 10 games
last year he scored six touchdowns, and had more than 800 total
yards. His yards-per-carry average over three seasons is a horrific
3.7, but he averages 70-plus receptions a season and is good to
score eight to 10 touchdowns if he can make it though a full season. Use him as a Peirre Thomas handcuff in standard leagues,
but as a legit No. 2 back in PPR leagues.
Felix Jones is my favorite to be a stud this year. I gave him an
honorable mention in last year’s sleeper article, but this year I
have some reliable stats. Reliable stat numero uno: yards-percarry, 8.9! Are you kidding me! This guy had three touchdowns
in five games before getting injured. Unfortunately, he backs up
Marion “The Beast” Barber, but that is irrelevant. Jones will be
the yardage guy this year for the Cowboys and will still score a
ton of touchdowns.
Anybody from New York will be able to tell you who Leon
Washington is. The rest of the country? Not so much. He is the
most underrated running back in all of football, averaging 5.0
yards-per-carry over the last three seasons, and scoring eight
touchdowns last year. Best of all, he’s backing up breakdown
candidate Thomas Jones, who has had 900 rushing attempts combined over the last three seasons. Don’t doubt it. Just scoop him
off the waiver wire while you can.
Other RB sleepers: Derrick Ward, Knowshon Moreno, LeSean
McCoy, and LeRon McClain.
Next Issue: Wide Receivers Sleepers.
--Adam McQuarrie
MMA Exposed to Primetime Kimbo
By Nick Colon / Sports Editor
As the newest season of “The Ultimate
Fighter” premieres on September 16, MMA
fans worldwide will tune in to see Kevin
“Kimbo Slice” Ferguson make his debut on
the show.
Ferguson grew up in Florida after coming to the United States from his birthplace
in the Bahamas. Having a rough childhood,
Ferguson went through the tragedy of Hurricane Andrew, and the disappointment of
being cut by the Miami Dolphins, before
ultimately becoming an online brawler
made popular by YouTube.
Leading up to his brawling career, Ferguson was a bouncer at a strip club before becoming a limousine driver and bodyguard
for a pornography promotion company.
According to ESPN, Ferguson was arrested
in 2002 for carrying a concealed weapon
and having an open container, though the
charges were later dropped.
Ferguson’s first fight came in 2003 when
he was taped fighting a Florida local who
had been terrorizing the neighborhood.
When that video hit the Web, it immediately gained more than 2 million views, and
in the process giving Ferguson the nickname Kimbo Slice. Kimbo was his childhood nickname and Slice was what online
viewers dubbed him after the large gash he
gave his opponent.
Image courtesy of bloodyelbow.com)
Perhaps his biggest claim to fame came
in a fight he did not win. In 2004, Slice
fought a Boston cop named Sean Gannon.
In that YouTube hit sensation, Ferguson
was knocked down three times, and the
third time he was down for a 30-count. This
was the first time Ferguson had lost a fight,
and he hasn’t been shy about his yearning
for a rematch.
“I would literally give my left [expletive]—but I wouldn't tell anybody—to fight
him again,” said Ferguson in an interview
with ESPN.
Now, years later and a little bit richer,
Ferguson will make his debut in the premier fighting organization in the world,
better known as the UFC. Will Ferguson
flourish in his MMA career, or will he flop
and lose everything he’s worked for?
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 12
Men’s Soccer Lose to Panthers
September 18, 2009
Sports
By Adam McQuarrie / Assistant Sports Editor
After a 2-1 victory against the
Endicott Gulls in the Vikings
home opener on Saturday, September 5, the men’s soccer team
took a notch in the loss column
against the Plymouth State Panthers and split its two-game home
stand to start the 2009 season.
Senior Forward Andrew
Angus, No. 9, scored his second
goal of the season to give Salem
State an early 1-0 lead. Sophomore Forward Raphael Santos,
No. 11, gave the Vikings a 2-0
lead at 36:28 in the game.
However, it was all about the
Panthers’ offense for the remainder of the contest. Plymouth
State’s leading scorer, Semir
Mehmedovic, posted his first of
three goals in the game with just
over five minutes remaining in
the first period. Three minutes
later, Junior Tommy Schrey
scored the Panthers’ second goal
to even the score.
It was an offensive onslaught
from the Panthers as they continued on with four more unanswered goals, the last of which
being Mehmedovic’s third score
of the day. The final was 6-2.
The Vikings are 1-1 this season
and have one more game against
a non-conference team, at UMass: Dartmouth, on September
16, at 7 p.m.before the team goes
on to begin MASCAC play.
Field Hockey Starts with a Win
Image courtesy of www.salemstatevikings.com
Raphael Santos evades two Plymouth State Panthers on September 9.
September is Back to School and Back to Football
By Nick Colon / Sports Editor
By Adam McQuarrie / Assistant Sports EditorThe first two weeks of every
rable game nearly eight months
Despite being out-shot by the
Salve Regina Seahawks, 18-10,
the Lady Vikings managed to
squeak out an overtime win 2-1
on Saturday, September 8.
Salem State held the lead for
the first 59:01 of the game, when
Seahawks freshman Kelly Burke
scored her fourth goal of the season to even the score at 1-1.
Thanks in large part to the outstanding goal keeping of Junior
Jessica McKenna, No. 0, the
Lady Vikings were able to bring
the game into overtime.
Salem State Sophomore
Catherine Dowling, No. 3, scored
the game winning goal 6:58 into
overtime on an assist from Junior
Katie LaPrad, No. 14
The Lady Vikings are 1-1 and
played its first conference and
home game on September 12,
losing to Plymouth State 1-2.
September can be characterized
by five words: back to school and
football.
Now that students are back in
school, football takes precedent
in many sporting fans’ minds.
True fans know that it does not
have to be their team playing, as
long as some team is playing.
Since the Pittsburgh Steelers
won the Super Bowl over the Arizona Cardinals in a very memo-
ago, all football fans have been
fantasizing about how their team
can reach the pinnacle and celebrate just like Ben Roethlisberger
or Santonio Holmes.
The last taste of football for
fans was back in April, when
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hosted the 2009 NFL Draft,
and said those magic words:
“With the first pick in the 2009
NFL Draft...”
Now that football is back with
the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers opening NFL kickoff weekend with an overtime
win over the Tennessee Titans,
every football fan just made a little more room on his or her calendar every Sunday, Monday,
sometimes Tuesday, and even
Thursday.
If only football was a yearround sport.