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Vol. 86 No. 11
In This Issue
OPINIONS
Thank you, Cedar Crest
page 2
Shacking up savvy
page 3
Signing off...
page 4
NEWS
French and Spanish classes to
be offered in fall 2005
page 5
Women in Business Award Winner
Sandy Solmon
page 6
“Hot tempers and unforeseen
dangers” rule the road
page 7
LIFESTYLES
Thinking green...
St. Patrick’s Day
parties and fashion
page 8
Tips to make the most of the
munchies
page 9
SPORTS
...From the Sports Desk
March Madness:
There’s just no cure
page 10
Cold weather delays outdoor
experience
page 10
Softball team lacking home field
advantage
page 11
SPRING BREAK
Contest submissions and winner
of TGI Friday’s gift certificate
inside!
page 12
A&E
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet John Crafton,
Parkhurst’s new chef
page 13
Leisurely Reading
John Stossel’s Give Me a Break
page 13
Nicholas Sparks’ The Wedding
page 14
Treatful Eats?
See how Chess n Checkers on
Airport Road measures up
page 14
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 17, 2005
Weimer inspires students to “follow your star”
Linda Misiura
Staff Writer
On Tuesday March 15, Cedar Crest Alumnae
Linda Weimer spoke to a group of students and
faculty in the 1867 Room about her experiences
in the world of communication after she graduated from the College in 1968 with a degree in biology. The talk was entitled “Connect with
Success,” but Weimer joked that it should have
been called “How did a bio major go astray?”
When Weimer first came to Cedar Crest, she
planned on being a math major, but quickly
deterred that goal after one round of calculus. She
then entertained thoughts of being a physics
teacher. But when she discovered that she was one
of the only freshmen in her class to pass the first
biology exam, she finally decided on her major.
Though Weimer majored in biology, she always
had a knack for writing, a fact that was not lost
even on her science professors, one of whom gave
her the inspiration to apply for writing courses
after graduation. Not that she didn’t try for a job
in the sciences.
“I applied to be a lab technician at Air
Products,” Weimer said. “But they didn’t want
me.” Weimer claims her lab work was never her
strongest suit, with the specimens hopping away
and failed results occurring often.
From Cedar Crest, Weimer went on to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison to train as a science journalist, and from
there was hired by the college for her first job.
She gained a truckload of experience while working at Madison, where she had many roles including editing and producing the science magazine
on the one the largest research campuses in the
nation. Sadly, it was also at Madison where she
lost her first job when the school decided to eliminate her position to deal with budget cuts.
What saved her? Her connections. “The
important thing is to connect,” Weimer said. “My
keys to success have been the people I’ve worked
with, the people I’ve come to know—people from
all over the country who have given me great
opportunities.”
Weimer, who has hired hundreds of people
during her working life, said, “It isn’t so much
what you major in or your
grades. I have never looked
at a transcript when hiring
anybody. It depends more on
the interview, their experience, and how they play with
others.” With her current job
title, Vice President of
University Relations for the
entire University of
Wisconsin system, Weimer
holds the authority to speak
on such things. “I was no
great student when I was at
Cedar Crest,” she said. “I
liked to take naps, and that
didn’t mix well with science
labs.” But with hard work in
the field, perseverance, and
connections, Weimer managed what most would call a
highly successful career.
The Council for
Advancement and Support
Linda Weimer graduated from Cedar Crest in 1968. She retuned to campus this
of Education has been a
week to inspire students with her words .
major part of Weimer’s
Photo by Linda Misiura
career, and she feels passionately about its goal to
afraid to admit you don’t like something,” she
re-energize the support for public high education.
said. “Don’t get stuck in a job you don’t like, folShe served for three years as the Chair of the
low your own star.” Weimer, who has had many
National Communications Commission and on the jobs in her career, has changed jobs whenever she
CASE Board of Trustees. Weimer is also a memfelt tired of her job. “You’re not going to want to
ber of the Cedar Crest College Board of Trustees.
go to work every morning, but as long as it’s most
In support of her work with CASE, she is currentmorning you want to get up and go, you’re in the
ly working on a book to be titled “Waking Up
right place,” she said.
from the American Dream,” which according to
As for having a plan, according to Weimer
Weimer, will focus on “what’s going to happen if
you need not worry. Her experience has been that
we don’t renew our interest in higher education.”
people with large goals often end up unhappy in
Weimer also co-wrote another book with a
life. She never had any large looming goal or
close colleague entitled “Reaching Out,” which
overwhelming pressure from her parents, and is
focused on leadership. “Good leaders teach you
not only happy with her life, but tremendously
how to accomplish more than one thing with your
successful. Weimer’s family has been a huge par
actions,” Weimer said. Though she enjoyed writof her success. “My mother is a wonderful role
ing the book, her favorite part was making a wonmodel for me,” Weimer said. “She’s optimistic
derful friendship, “I remember that more than the
and energetic and mentally active, and she’s 91!”
book,” said Weimer. It was just another chance for Other role models and mentors include past bossher to connect with people.
es and colleagues, Dorothy Blaney, and her grand
Weimer was full of advice she was just bursting to tell the students in the room. “Don’t be
continued on page 7
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Amanda Goodman
Staff Writer
The week of February 27 through March 5 is
entitled National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
and on Thursday, March 3, the psychology club
sponsored three speakers to talk about eating disorders.
Throughout the week, the psychology club
also sold lavender ribbons and bracelets that read
“hope and courage.” Lavender is the national eating disorder color. All donations and proceeds
from the week went to the National Eating
Disorder Association.
The first speaker of the night, Jane Ziegler
from the Allen Center of Nutrition, gave a seminar about food group myths, keys to a healthy
diet, and what to do if you have an eating disorder. She spoke about the fact that college students
are at the highest risk for eating disorders and
have the highest rate of bulimia.
This is because the college environment fosters eating disorders due to social, financial, and
educational stresses. Ziegler gave her 3/5/7
approach on eating.
The “3” aspect on eating deals with
variety, moderation, and balance. A college
student should have variety in their meals,
especially with vegetables and fruits.
Moderation is where most college students
seem to have their problems. Jane stated
that it was “almost like we live in a toxiclike environment since there’s so much
food to choose from.” Balance is the key
between eating right and the need to exercise.
the food pyramid (in which Ziegler does
not count fats and sweets). She said that it
is healthy to try and follow the food pyramid’s five groups as best as possible.
Jessica Hopper and Dr. Micah Sadigh are both encouraging peochoosing foods within the U.S. dietary
ple with eating disorders to "Get Real" expectations, "Get Real"
information and "Get Real" help, the campaign of the National
guidelines. This includes eating a variety
of foods, balancing that with exercise, and Eating Disorder Association.
Photo by Amanda Goodman
decreasing intake of fat, saturated fat, trans
fat, and sugar.
eight small servings of food a day with adequate
Ziegler’s seminar then turned solely to eating
protein, and to avoid skipping meals. She also
disorders, where she gave her advice if one has an
recommended avoiding foods
eating disorder. She recommended seeing a theracontinued on page 9
pist and a nutritionist concurrently, eating six to
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OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
Whom do you most admire?
Christy Kruk (‘05)
Computer Information
Systems
Ashley Barker (‘06)
Communication
“...Fiona Apple, because she has a
completely unique style of music
and she's a total badass, while
being not at the same time."
“...Christina Aguilera, because
she's not afraid to be herself."
Roshelle Glasgow (‘05)
Nursing
Cristy Botens (‘05)
Genetic Engineering
“...my dad because he is such a
strong person and my greatest
motivator."
“...Dr. Cristen Rosch because she
inspires me...her exemplary advising pulls me from the well of uncertainty, and places me on the path
to greatness."
Compiled by Nicole Rubertelli
The Crestiad
Spring 2005 Staff
Opinions Editor
Sarah Magner
Managing Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lead Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Photo Editor
Linda Misiura
News Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lifestyles Co-Editors
Stacey Solt
Iva Tchomakova
Co-Copy Editors
Courtney Lomax
Lisa Stewart
Thank you, Cedar Crest
A&E Co-Editors
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Business Manager
Tonesha Baltimore
Sports Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Lori Gallagher says she’s found everything she
was looking for in a college here at Cedar Crest.
Photo by Sarah Magner
Staff
Megan Ammons
Allison Capik
Beth Coulter
Ashanti Davenport
Alexandra Dorward
Erica Fleming
Lori Gallagher
Amanda Goodman
Jennifer Kumetz
Gillian Maffeo
Rebekah McClure
Cara Nicholl
Lakena Outlaw
Kristian Parchinski
Lori Gallagher
Staff Writer
Nicole Rubertelli
Jessica Smith
Rose Strong
Amanda Swartz
Alison Vande Bunte
Andrea Zajac
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This spring it will be one year since my
first visit to Cedar Crest. I came during
Junior Preview Day when all of the plants
were in bloom and there was not a cloud in
the sky.
After spending just a few minutes on the
campus, I knew this was where I wanted to
be for the next four years.
By that time, most of my friends from
high school had not even looked at colleges
and I already knew where I wanted to go.
That week at school, I could not even begin
to tell people how amazing my first Cedar
Crest experience was.
Maybe it was the aesthetically pleasing
atmosphere that made my visit so memorable
or maybe it was the faculty, staff, and students that made me want to come back. The
people I met throughout the day could not do
enough to help make my visit remarkable.
The tour guides were eager to show my
family and I around and the staff was very
knowledgeable, and they were there to
answer every question I had. When I talk to
other students, I almost find that even if we
have nothing else in common, we can agree
on the fact that Cedar Crest is a wonderful
place to be.
Now, I am three-quarters of the way
through my first year and I am certain that I
could not be happier anywhere else. At Cedar
Crest I have found everything I was looking
for in a college and more.
I think Cedar Crest is an outstanding
college is because the faculty members work
very hard to give the students an excellent
education. It really makes a difference when
a professor makes an effort to learn your
name, because it means that he or she genuinely cares about you as an individual. Also,
I found that the professors really take your
comments and suggestions seriously. I think
this shows that they take your future as seriously as you do, and that means a lot to me.
I am continually pleased to have the
chance to work with the Cedar Crest staff
because they are always very accommodating. I know that whenever I go into an office
I will be greeted with a warm smile and a
friendly welcome that could brighten even
the dreariest day.
Although there are many reasons I am
glad to be enrolled in CCC, I am particularly
pleased that I can be part of the many traditions this school has to offer. When I applied
to Cedar Crest, I knew that the school had a
history of traditions from the Strawberry
Festival to Ring Ceremony. I have enjoyed
every tradition I have taken part in thus far
including the Open Door Ceremony and the
Big Sis/Lil Sis program.
I am looking forward to the next three
years I plan to spend at CCC. I know that the
first year has only been a small part of my
many memories to come. I would like to
thank everyone for making this year unforgettable.
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OPINIONS
Out lines
Rose Strong
Crestiad Columnist
I work at Aetna, a large health care
harm to an individual and the Hippocratic
company and co-chair our national business
Oath is often put to the test.
resource network. My company employs
Our community is also known for being
approximately 26,000 people. If the census
less insured due to interpretations of our coninformation is correct and there really is one
stitution by our legislators in all but two
in ten of us, that makes about 2600 GLBT
states in the union. Lucky for many others
people that work for the same company as I
and me, Aetna has domestic partnership bendo.
efits.
The business resource group is supposed
Since my partner and I have managed to
to promote the business by utilizing a diverse
successfully beat her breast cancer (six-year
workforce and allowing all employees the
survivor!), we have had great opportunities to
chance to develop skills of teamwork, leaderdiscover that when you’re faced with a lifeship and professional networking.
threatening disease, you just come out, come
In best case scenario we manage to
out from wherever you are and face whatever
make a presence through our projects that
you have to in order to survive.
include such things as cell phone collection
We were lucky, though. Even though my
for local women’s shelters, breast health info,
partner was one of those lesbians who didn’t
food donations for local organization, Safe
get the care she needed due to being underSpace Initiative, and a Brown Bag Business
insured and not going to the doctor more
Lunch for professional growth.
often, we had a great experience. (Well, as
We also do community outreach and
great an experience you can have when fachave been a presence at
ing the cancer monster.)
the local Pride in the
All of her doctors
“Although you would think
Park in Allentown, the
were wonderful. The
a doctor would be trained hospital was fabulous
GLBT Expo in NYC and
to treat all patients equally, and the nurses were the
the upcoming True
Colors Conference in
there are still providers out ultimate in sincere, proConnecticut.
fessional bedside manthere that have little or no ners. I introduced myself
What we’d like to
knowledge of our special as “her partner” and left
offer to our employees
as well as our members
it at that. Most people
health concerns...”
is some information on
just handled it. I cannot
health care disparity for
say enough about the
the GLBT community.
sensitivity people displayed whether they got
Did you know that lesbians get more
it or not, and I really don’t think too many
advanced breast, cervical and ovarian cancer
people missed it; they just did their jobs with
diagnoses than heterosexual women? Why?
ultimate professionalism.
Because we don’t necessarily go to doctors
Since I thought our readers may be
for regular check-ups like our straight couninterested, here’s a start on what our business
terparts. Since we don’t have children, we are resource group is looking for:
less likely to go to a health care provider for
In an e-mail from PrideGLV there was a
continual lifetime care.
link to the PA Diversity Network’s survey on
Gay men are more likely to have
health care professionals. They are looking
advanced prostate cancer because they don’t
for people who have good doctors in the
have the trust in a health care provider to be
Lehigh Valley to enter them in their survey.
open about their sexuality for fear of rejecYou can view the survey here:
tion; so instead, they resist getting the prehttp://www.padiversity.org/survey.htm and for
ventative care they need.
further information on the PADN, check out
GLBT folks may not want to tell their
www.padiversity.org.
providers of their sexual orientation.
For more information on minority health
Although you would think a doctor would be
care disparities, you can check out this great
trained to treat all patients equally, there are
website from the Department of Health and
still providers out there that have little or no
Human Services Office of Minority Health at
knowledge of our special health concerns or
www.omhrc.gov. It covers all sorts of inforhave their own issues about our sexuality.
mation on all minority health issues.
“Do no harm” means more than just physical
Out lines: Events and Notices
-"War is a Wonderful Thing: An
Evening of Dissent"
Live music by Real West
BETHLEHEM BOOK LOFT
& CAFFEINE CAFE
521 E. 4th Street, 3rd Fl
Bethlehem, PA
610-691-1973
Saturday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m.
No Cover Charge
Intermission includes words about race,
gender and sexuality in the peace movement.
-True Colors Annual Conference XII:
Over the Rainbow and Out of the Box
Mark your calendar for TCXII:
Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March
19, 2005
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut
True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth
and Family Services is a not-for-profit 501 (c)
(3) organization working to eliminate the stig-
ma associated with sexual and gender minority status and to ensure that the needs of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex,
and other sexual and gender minorities are
competently met by those responsible for our
education, health, and well-being.
-Equality Forum
www.equalityforum.com
April 25 through May 1
From the website:
On July 4, 1965, forty men and women
staged the first gay and lesbian demonstration
in front of Independence Hall and the Liberty
Bell in Philadelphia. On Sunday, May 1, join
the National Celebration of the 40th
Anniversary of the GLBT Civil Rights
Movement to salute these Gay Pioneers and
our 40 Heroes who have made a defining contribution to GLBT civil rights over the last 40
years.
Cyndi Lauper and Kate Clinton to
Perform at the National Celebration
Shacking up savvy
Alexandra Dorward
Staff Writer
Gone are the days when little girls were
raised to believe that their prince would
someday arrive on a white horse and whisk
them away into eternal marital bliss. Gone is
the idea that girls should go off to college
and nab themselves an aspiring doctor or
lawyer.
Ambitious young women today are
aspiring ourselves to be doctors, business
women, etc. and raising a family is no longer
our destiny, it is an option. Many social
restrictions of yesterday have flown out the
window, and things that were once taboos are
now the norm. Now more than ever it is
important for women to keep their eyes open
when choosing the path of our lives.
For a little under a year I have been living with my boyfriend of a year and a half.
I’ve heard this practice referred to as “shacking up” and even “living in sin,” but the
politically correct term for it now is cohabitation.
It’s not shocking. Two of my best
friends are doing it, Jackie from Roseanne
did it, and Carrie from Sex in the City did it
too. I did, however, leave it up to my dad to
tell my grandparents about my new living
arrangements. I believe that living with your
honey can be a wonderful thing, and I stand
behind my decision, but like everything there
are risks as well as rewards.
First of all, be financially prepared.
Money may not be the first thing on your
mind when your judgment is impaired by the
hazy bliss of love, but it’ll sure matter down
the road. Everything does not have to be
fifty-fifty. For example, my boyfriend bares
the brunt of our expenses because I am a student and he is not. Decide on a system that
works for both of you and consider what will
happen if one of you should become unemployed for some reason.
Next, be prepared to reveal your true
colors like never before. You will be physically and emotionally exposed. Unless you’re
very discreet, your partner is going to see it
all---facial masks, no makeup, pigging out.
Sometimes you won’t be alone when all you
want is privacy. These types of issues can
only be dealt with by making sure you are
living with someone you truly trust and love.
The third piece of advice I have is to
discuss the future. If you would like to eventually marry or not, let your partner know
how you feel. I think a misconception a lot of
people have is that cohabitation is like marriage without the real commitment or responsibility that comes with it. I’m not taking a
free ride; I still dream about my wedding day
and there are certain commitments I won’t
make outside of marriage (co-ownership of a
house, children). I see this as preparing for
marriage and making sure it is the right
choice. But remember that living with someone as opposed to marrying them does not
undermine the emotional bonds that can
form. Ending a living-together situation can
be just as heartbreaking as a divorce.
Living together can be a lot of fun and a
great learning experience as long as you’ve
got a plan and the love is strong. For more
about this subject I recommend the book,
Shacking Up, the Smart Girl’s Guide to
Living in Sin Without Getting Burned, by
Stacy and Wynne Whitman. It has lots of
good tips, funny true-stories, and even legal
advice for preparing for the big move.
Three crazy weeks
Kristian Parchinski
Staff Writer
Parents send their children to college
because they went to college or because they
didn’t. My mother sent me because she didn’t. For as long as I can remember, I thought
my mother had been trying to live her dreams
and aspirations through me, but after fights
and actually getting thrown out of my house
over this past spring break, have I realized
that I was mistaken.
Freshman year here at Cedar Crest has
been challenging, fun, and memorable for
me. I never thought I’d feel this comfortable
so far away from my home. I love all the
friends I have made here and I firmly believe
that I would never feel this way at any other
college or university. There! I said it! I’m
actually happy for once! It feels so good to
get that off of my chest. Anyway, back to
what happened.
I once questioned exactly where I was
taking my life. I was told that its normal to
not know what you want to do with the rest
of your life at age 18, but really, the people
that tell you that are just trying to make you
feel better so that you can chill out and focus
on your schoolwork. After changing my mind
a ridiculous amount of times about which
area of study I wanted to get into from
Biology to English to Communications to
Business, I seriously considered transferring
because quite frankly, I felt that there was
nothing academic keeping me here. It was
only the friends I have made, and the comfort
I feel here, and let’s face it, that’s less than
half of the pie. You go to school to learn and
to get your degree so you can go somewhere
in life, not only to make friends. If I couldn’t
make a decision about what I wanted to
major in, and my mind would change very
rapidly, then why should I even bother spending all this money and also be in debt with
student loans for years after I graduate?
The student handbook says a student has
to declare her major once she has completed
45 credits. Forty-five credits seems like a lot,
but it really isn’t that much at all. In fact,
time really flies by. Especially if you want
time to slow down, so you can make a smart
and conscious decision I decided that I was
going to get an apartment here in Allentown,
transfer to LVC for fashion merchandising for
the 18 month program to get an Associates
degree, and work here all summer. My parents were furious. They were angry because
they want more for me in my life than they
have. Everyone knows or feels the gender
roles and stereotypes that women live
through each day in this society. My mother
has told me repeatedly that I will never be
treated the same as a man in my life, or even
in the workplace in the future. This never
really occurred to me, or at least sunk in,
until now.
There is much that I have learned from
my own experiences and others during my
homeless period this spring break. I’ve
learned that your family, whether crazy or
not, is the only one you’ve got. There are
things that your mother might say that you
may not agree with, and even know is wrong,
but to be disrespectful and go out of your
way to prove her wrong is always a bad decision. I’ve realized that my siblings, as busy
as they are themselves, appreciate that you
are home during breaks, and really admire
you. Let me tell you, to realize that someone
looks up to you is a good feeling, even if you
don’t understand why they do so.
In the conclusion and resolution of my
three crazy weeks, I’ve decided that staying
at Cedar Crest would be the best decision I
could make. I love being at an all-women’s
college. I wouldn’t change a single thing
about it, except of course, maybe the food. I
feel that I am involved on this campus, and I
know that if I wasn’t, it might just be easier
to leave such a wonderful place. But this girl
isn’t going anywhere. This is where I’ll call
my home for the next three years of life. I
love the traditions here. I experienced Ring
Ceremony first hand, being Secretary of the
Freshman Class, and at thoughts of transferring, the first thing that came to my mind was
not being able to be a part of such a beautiful
ceremony. I love the thought of having a
Cedar Crest ring, and not having one, and not
graduating from this wonderful place, well,
that’s just something I wouldn’t even consider thinking about again.
OPINIONS
Signing off...
Nicole Rubertelli
Staff Writer
I remember my drive to school the
morning of February 24. It seemed like it
would be just as every Thursday had been:
drive to school listening to Y100’s morning
show, go to classes and listen to Y100 on the
drive home. However, my routine was about
to be rudely interrupted.
The normal morning show personalities,
Preston and Steve, started off going about
their usual Thursday show full of wit and
humor, some music, and an update
from one of the cast members of the hit television show Lost.
Underneath all
of the usual
fun and
conversation
there
was
an
ominous
feeling
growing.
Preston
kept
bringing
up the fact
that they
were going to
be releasing some
important news about
the station. I needed to know
what was going on, but had to go to
class.
After class I ran to a computer lab and
went to the station’s website. Something was
wrong; it was under construction. At this
point I feared the worst as I logged into my
AOL account, only to find the upsetting email informing me that RadioOne, “the
Urban Radio Specialist” and seventh largest
radio broadcasting company (www.radioone.com) had taken over and that Y100 no
longer existed. Y100: “Philadelphia’s New
Rock” had now become 100.3 “The Beat.”
I went through stages of anger and disbelief before I could even blink. This was not
just any radio station; this was my radio station. I started to think of all the time I had
spent listening to Y100 since I was in seventh
grade. Y100 introduced me to music more
than any other source. It was the first station
on which I ever heard the Flaming Lips, No
Doubt, and Nirvana, as well as local bands on
their Sunday evening show, Ynot. This just
could not be. Without Y100 there was no
modern rock station in Philadelphia to listen
to.
Y100 was replaced with yet another hiphop and R&B format station, a far cry from
the alternative rock that I knew and loved. I
love all kinds of music, but I truly loved this
station. There are many rap and R&B stations
in the Delaware Valley and it just seems
ridiculous to add another, replacing a format
that is virtually dying out on the airwaves in
this and other regions.
If you are not familiar with Y100, you
should understand that this was not just an
average radio station. The station’s listeners,
in my opinion seemed almost like a family,
we were all in on the jokes and cared about
the DJs as if we knew them.
Y100 was not only about the music;
they cared for the greater Philadelphia community as well. According to the station’s
new website, y100rocks.com, since
1993 Y100 has held “8
FEZtivals and 8
FEASTivals, raised
over 400 tons of
food and donated
more than
$400,000 to
charity via
the Camp
Out for
Hunger
and Sonic
Session
releases.”
Although
the FEZ
and
FEASTivals
were, on the
surface, simply large concerts, they helped
in raising money and
food for local food
banks. For example, at the
FEASTival everyone is asked to
bring a non-perishable food item with them
as a donation. The Camp Out for hunger is
always a huge success as well. The station’s
DJs literally camp out to take any donations
great or small to help feed the hungry in the
community. It seems like every year they top
the amount donated previously. The last two
years they were fortunate enough to be positioned in the RV camping out in a shopping
complex by a supermarket making it even
easier for listeners to make donations. It just
goes to show how important Y100 was not
only to its listeners, but also to the society in
which they were based.
On Saturday March 5, 500 listeners,
supporters, and former DJs united on the
steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum to rally
for the station’s return. Although I could not
personally attend, it was great to see the support for the station. The turnout was a great
success, but the station still needs your help.
At this point when all hope seems lost,
there is something you can do. Whether you
loved Y100 or if you just do not want to lose
rock and alternative stations from the dial, go
to y100rocks.com and sign the petition to tell
RadioOne that you want them to reverse their
decision and bring back Y100! Over 57,000
supporters have signed so far, but the station
needs everyone’s support.
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Just blowin’
my mind
Beth Coulter
Crestiad Columnist
Greetings all,
I can be somewhat candid here at my
keyboard, typing this column. No real risk,
First, a fable for you.
for few people ever mention my writings to
In the middle of a small box canyon, in
me, and I am insulated behind the medium.
the magic mountains of a distant land, hung a In person, there is no insulation, and I am
golden swing. It seemed attached to thin air,
exposed to all reactions, good or bad, from
hundreds of feet off the ground. Many people
my audience.
had tried to get to it – but no ladder could
However, this is what I plan to do with
reach it. No one knew why it was there, only
my life. I want to speak to every person I
can, not only about sexual abuse and assault,
that it had always been there. After time, the
Golden Swing was a conversation piece and
but about healing, growing and working
no one tried to reach it or question its purtowards inner and outer peace.
pose.
You see, I’ve had this dream for the
One day, a strange woman came to the
longest time. A friend of mine painted it for
canyon town. She was either very wise or
me a decade ago because she knew how dear
very crazy. She was drawn to
this dream is to me. I want to
the swing and sat on the edge
be in the middle of a huge
“However, it leaves stadium, surrounded by peoof the cliff to study it. She
asked questions, but no one
me open to the possi- ple up to the rafters. And
knew any answers.
one of them, everyone
bility that I will need each
“If it is there, it must
there will be vowing, “No
have a purpose. If it is such a to become vulnerable More!”
huge effort to reach it, then a
This means no more to
in order to get in
great reward must come with
violence, no more to disretouch with things
it,” she thought.
garding human life, no more
people want to know; acceptance of unacceptable
In front of the astonished faces, she walked back
and that’s the risk.” treatment.
from the edge of the cliff,
So no more settling for
took a deep breath and ran
“tolerating,” for all that
full out to the edge and over. Throwing her
means is that we tolerate a lesser thing. It is
legs out in front of her, she sailed into the
time for acceptance of each person; women,
seat of the Golden Swing. She wrapped her
men, every color and creed; as equal beings.
hands around the chains and pumped her legs
This is what I have decided is the only
to get the swing moving.
way for the world to heal. First, we must heal
As the swing gained momentum, a giant
ourselves, then heal our country, then heal the
tree began to appear; the swing attached to
world. From an upbringing of violence, I
the lowest limb, the box canyon but one of its have found the secret to life is a strict adherroots. On every branch was gathered all the
ence to love and peace.
good spirits that ever were. Heaven had
Speaking for a sexual assault week
appeared and it took but a leap of faith.
makes me think of something I’ve come to
The End.
realize over the course of my studies. I
Why have I shared this fable with you?
believe it was Susan Brownmiller who wrote
Because it’s about taking risks. A leap of
that the pervasive violence against women
faith is merely a risk. To challenge one’s self
has already created victims who have never
and go to where one hasn’t gone before is to
been touched. Women are victims when they
take an enormous risk.
come to accept the limitations put upon them
This is what I do in this column, and
in order to avoid rape, such as not walking
now, also as a Keynote Speaker at
alone, or not wearing “suggestive” clothing.
Elizabethtown College for their Sexual
I’m not saying that we should abandon
Assault Week. This will take place the
our safe guards. We should abandon the
evening of April 7, and I will confess that I’m acceptance we have of it and start working
nervous. I’ve spoken for classes and once at a towards a society where we have less to fear.
fund-raiser that had maybe twenty people,
Rape occurs in a sick society. Rape is an
but that’s the extent of my speaking engageaction of violence in reaction to internal
ments.
anger or rage. To heal the society is to heal
My nervousness stems from the fact that
this problem.
I tell my traumatic history when I give talks.
Too simple? Einstein believed the simI’ve decided that, since people have so many
plest answer is always the best answer. What
questions after I speak, I am going to give a
does it hurt to try?
brief intro then have an extended Q & A period.
Until next time,
I offer to answer any questions, except I
Peace,
do not give graphic descriptions. It doesn’t
Beth
matter what directly happened to me, and no
one needs to hear the blow by blow.
For more thoughts, see www.bethcoulHowever, it leaves me open to the possibility
ter.com. Questions and comments can be
that I will need to become vulnerable in order sent to betheqt@voicenet.com.
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NEWS
French and Spanish classes
to be offered in fall 2005
Lori Gallagher
Staff Writer
Do you want to expand your
college experience by learning
another language? This fall, you
can join the more than 115 million
people that speak French worldwide
or become part of the 400 million
people who speak Spanish
For the first time in several
years, Cedar Crest will be offering
French 101 during the fall semester.
According to Dr. Carrie Prettiman,
Associate Professor of Spanish,
who will teach French 101, this
class may not be offered again in
the near future. “It is important that
students interested in French sign
up for it this fall,” said Prettiman.
The class will meet every Tuesday
and Thursday from 2:30-3:45.
Although French 101 will not
be part of a major or minor study
this year, the possibility of another
foreign language program in the
future has not been ruled out. “We
have been hearing from students
that they would like to see more
languages offered, and this is our
initial offering,” said Dr. Elizabeth
Meade, Chair of the Humanities
Department. “French was a very
healthy major and minor for a long
time, until a few years after languages ceased to be a requirement
in the curriculum. If we have
enough enrollments over a sustained period of time, the faculty
[will] investigate reinstituting the
major or minor.”
Freshman Susan Miller is
pleased that this class is being
offered in the fall. “I think it’s
great that they're offering these
courses. It will just give students
here more options to explore,” she
said. “I think having some background in any language would be
helpful in any discipline.”
Spanish 101, a class that is
offered every fall, will be at a new
time slot next semester. Instead of
being in the evening, Spanish 101
will be Tuesday and Thursday
mornings, from 9:30 to 10:45. “By
moving it into the day, we hope to
increase enrollments among our traditional age students,” said Meade.
Every fall, Spanish 101 will be
alternated between the afternoon
and evening classes.
This class will be taught by
Amelia Moreno, a native speaker
from Mexico and a Cedar Crest
graduate. Moreno, who is currently
teaching Spanish 202, has earned a
Bachelors degree in Business
Administration and Spanish and she
is working towards her Masters in
Spanish.
Students do not have to speak
French or Spanish in order to register for either foreign language class.
“However, if you do have a year or
two of high school French or
Spanish, you may still take them;
the courses will also be challenging
enough for the person who does
already know a bit of the language,” said Prettiman.
Both classes will combine the
teaching of culture and language.
By the conclusion of either class,
students will be expected to read a
newspaper in the respective language, have simple conversations,
and understand the culture surrounding that language.
Taking a foreign language
class will not only increase a student’s awareness about that culture,
but it could also open greater
employment opportunities.
“Students with a good knowledge
of another language (particularly
Spanish, in our area) have a real
advantage in the job market,” said
Meade. “I would love to see our
education, business, and nursing
students, in particular, gain a good
working knowledge of Spanish to
help make them more attractive on
the job market.”
Spanish 101 and French 101
can serve as stepping stones in the
field of international business and
research. A foreign language could
also prove useful in fields of medicine, communication, and education.
Miller, who is an education
major, also thinks that having a
background in a foreign language is
an added bonus in the workplace.
“I think it would be really helpful,
because as a teacher, one may have
students where their first language
is Spanish. And if that student is
having trouble communicating, then
as a teacher you are able to work
with them individually. And in that
situation, having a background in
Spanish would help a teacher communicate with the parents, who
may not speak English well.”
“I firmly believe that all of our
students should have at least a rudimentary knowledge of a language
other than English. We live in a
multicultural world and all of us
encounter people from other cultures on virtually a daily basis,”
said Meade.
“Gender:
Scientific or Social?”
Jennifer Kumetz
Staff Writer
Nature vs. nurture has been
debated decade after decade.
People want to know where to
place the “blame” and how to
determine the differences between
genders, including transsexuals and
intersexed individuals, and human
sexuality. Is it innate or do we learn
and receive different societal messages which affect us?
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling,
molecular biologist, feminist and
lesbian, spoke and held a book
signing at Lafayette College on
Wednesday, March 2 as part of
Lafayette’s agenda for Women’s
History Month. Her presentation
was entitled “Understanding Sexual
Differentiation: A New Paradigm
for Psychology.” In an effort to
unite her own very differing points
of view, Fausto-Sterling approaches
the science of gender in an openminded way. “I enter debates about
sex and gender as a biologist and a
social activist,” Fausto-Sterling
says in the opening chapter of her
book Sexing the Body.
“My intent is to show how
these mutually dependent claims
work, in part by addressing such
issues as how-through their daily
lives, experiments, and medical
practices-scientists create truths
about sexuality; how our bodies
incorporate and confirm these
truths; and how these truths, sculpted by the social milieu in which
biologists practice their trade, in
turn refashion our cultural environment,” Fausto-Sterling writes.
Sexing the Body opens with an
account of the 1988 Olympics, in
which Maria Patino was stripped of
her medals and barred from competition after a DNA test showed that
she had a Y chromosome and testes
within her labia. She was essentially taken out of the category
woman, in which she had lived her
entire life, because of a bit of hidden information in her cells. Patina
succeeded in fighting for reinstatement and was again allowed to
compete. She was the first woman
to ever challenge the sex test for
athletics and a wake up call for
those who believe sex and gender
can be determined solely by biology.
Fausto-Sterling’s latest
research in attempting to provoke
physical and social scientists to
begin working with, instead of
against, each other involves
research of current literature, studies and experiments on child development from age zero to three. She
hopes her findings will foster integration between two areas of
research that have remained unnecessarily independent from one
another.
Currently, some of FaustoSterling’s findings show that there
is a difference in how parents
behave and react towards female
and male children. She has found
that although there are some slight
biological differences, such as size,
strength, sensory systems and language, in early childhood years,
they are too small to be able to
guess the sex of a child based on
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NEWS
Enrollment climbs slowly
Amanda Swartz
Staff Writer
For those of us classified as
upperclassmen, we can see it all
around us. Recall for a moment
the dining hall during the first
week of classes in late August:
not an empty chair in sight. The
fitness center, classrooms, parking
lots, even lines for coffee and a
deli wrap or a paycheck from
Student Accounts . . . all seem to
be harboring a greater number of
Cedar Crest students. As incoming freshman, this fact may not be
as much of an issue. But to those
whom have been waiting in line
after line for a Bistro piece of
pizza, the change has been a significant one.
Of all these changes, however, one of the most significant is
that which pertains to Residence
Life. And just in time for
“Housing Lottery” this March, the
Office of Residence Life is stressing more than ever the importance
of three little criterion that guarantee you your place in the big picture.
Midway through each spring
semester, students participate in a
system by which rooms are selected for the upcoming school year.
Participating in this process
ensures that returning students
whom have chosen to live oncampus again will have a place
reserved in a residence hall.
Sounds easy enough.
Participate, and you’ve got yourself a place to live.
Not quite.
“It is so important that students fulfill the three requirements
necessary to participate in the
selection process,” urges Kelly
Mycek, Director of Residence
Life. “That way, we know exactly
how much room we have to work
with for the incoming class.”
Students must: (1) have registered as a full-time student for
the fall semester (9+ credits), (2)
be financially cleared, and (3) submit a $200 deposit that counts
towards housing for the upcoming
year. Once these requirements
have been met, happy Res. Hall
hunting!
But the concern of greater
numbers of students with not
enough space for everyone is still
one that looms over many heads.
At the start of the 2002-2003
school year, 481 students were living on-campus. This number has
seen an overall increase, but has
still managed to slide from 533 in
2003-2004 to 509 at the start of
this year.
To counteract the slowly
climbing number, students of
sophomore standing have been
given the opportunity to move offcampus since last year.
“We want to make sure students know that they do have
options,” Mycek says. “Though
they are welcome to stay all four
years, students are able to experience life off-campus as well.”
Though the increase in
enrollment may be moving at a
steady but fairly slow pace, it is
indeed moving.
“I would think a new residence hall would be needed soon,”
says Rachel Lucas, a junior who
chose to live off-campus this year.
“It just seems like there’s less and
less room.”
Though this may be the case
in many students’ eyes, Mycek
stresses that is isn’t just an issue
for Residence Life.
“We’re always looking at the
big picture, asking ourselves what
our possibilities are,” she says.
“You have to look at classrooms,
the dining hall, even Health
Services. Then we have to ask
ourselves whether an increase
would be beneficial.”
Meanwhile, park yourself in
the paycheck line and thank heaven for the housing lottery.
Taco Bell boycott
finally over
(U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas Tuesday marked the end of a
three-year, nationwide boycott of
Taco Bell.
The fast-food industry leader,
a division of Yum! Brands, Inc.,
has agreed to work with the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers,
the Florida-based farm worker
organization that called for the
boycott.
"With a broad coalition of
industry leaders committed to
these principles, we can finally
dream of a day when Florida's
farm workers will enjoy the kind
of wages and working conditions
we deserve," CIW Co-Director
Lucas Benitez said in a written
statement.
The first step Taco Bell has
agreed to take to address wages
and working conditions in the
Florida tomato industry is to pay a
penny-per-pound "pass-through"
fee. In an agreement with its tomato growers, Taco Bell said it will
pay the equivalent of a penny per
pound, directly to the workers.
"With this agreement, we will
be the first in our industry to
directly help improve farm work-
ers' wages," Taco Bell President
Emil Brolick said in a written
statement. "And we pledge to
make this commitment real by
buying only from Florida growers
who pass this penny-per-pound
payment entirely on to the farm
workers."
CIW asked for the Taco Bell
boycott, called "Boot the Bell," in
response to the poor working conditions and low wages faced by
workers in the Florida tomato
fields.
"Florida's fields have seen
some of the most shameful
extremes of exploitation that this
country has known, both decades
ago and still today," Benitez said.
"My community is one of the
poorest communities in the country, and our sacrifices have helped
make Florida's tomatoes some of
the least-expensive, highest-quality tomatoes on the market today."
Yum! Brands also urged other
restaurant chains and supermarkets
to join in pursuing legislative
reform because "human rights are
universal, and we hope others will
follow our company's lead," said
Jonathan Blum, senior vice presi-
Open eyes for opportunities
Rebekah McClure
Staff Writer
President Blaney welcomed
Sandy Solmon of Sweet Street
Desserts as the Women in Business
award lecture on Wednesday March
2.
Solmon admitted that she was
unfamiliar with speaking in such a
manner as lecture but she was warm
and informative in her lecture as
she guided the audience through the
inception and rise of Sweet Street
Desserts. Solmon gave the history
of her endeavor into the formidable
world of entrepreneurial business.
Solmon's sense of humor kept
the audience entertained while she
rattled off a few facts about growth
trends in American food consumption, global business, and Sweet
Street Desserts.
Sweet Street Desserts are sold
in businesses such as Barnes &
Noble, Outback Steakhouse, and
Starbucks.
Clearly proud of the company
and its growth into the global market, Solomon made it very apparent
that this achievement was not accidental. The success of Sweet Street
Desserts rests on the shoulders of
dedicated employees, a very specific mission statement, and a strong
financial partnership with National
Penn Bank.
Solmon attributed her initial
success to a fresh idea that followed
the expansion of restaurant quality
foods. Today 450 million dollars
are spent each year by Americans
going "out to eat" this growth has
allowed Sweet Street Desserts to
expand to four times its original
Sandy Solmon and her daughter Alexis receiving her award.
Photo courtesy of College Relations
size. Solmon still values fresh
ideas in her business, believing that
innovation is the only way to continue to be the leading frozen gourmet dessert manufacturer in the
country.
When asked how they felt
about Solmon's story Lindsey
Moyer, senior accounting major,
economics minor, business finance
focus responded "I was very
impressed that she has managed to
come as far as she has with a
degree that doesn't relate."
Angela Burk, senior management major felt that it was a "very
inspirational speech coming from
her [Solmon] because I'm graduating soon and it's great to see her
and to hear where she came from
and what she had to go through and
where she is going."
Solmon's simple message to
students was "Keep your eyes open,
look for opportunities. If I can do it
anyone can!"
(In)human trafficking
Cara Nicholl
Staff Writer
On March 8, International
Women’s Day is celebrated each
year to raise awareness of the crusade to prioritize gender equality as
the top agenda in the hunt for international peace.
The Secretary-General of the
UN, Kofi Annan, made a speech
pertaining to the day, citing
progress in women’s rights, but also
recognizing that “new challenges
have emerged,” including the sickening, but expanding, practice of
human trafficking.
According to mtvexit.org, the
UN estimates that “between 2 and 4
million people are trafficked worldwide every year” and the US State
Department claims that “as many as
500,000 people are trafficked in
Europe every year; the majority are
women and girls who are forced
into prostitution.” There are only
estimates, but it is thought that $713 billion is made from trafficking.
“Anyone who is thinking of traveling, working or studying or abroad
could be vulnerable,” mtvexit.org
read.
How does human trafficking
happen? Who would fall for such a
ruse? Why can they not escape?
Sometimes the women are recruited
by someone they are familiar with,
such as a boyfriend or a family
member, and sometimes they are
recruited by people making false
promises, such as a person from a
fake modeling agency. These
recruiters are boldly beginning to
seek people at places such as university career fairs, promising
opportunities to the women such as
in the tourism industry, the au pair
industry, or the agriculture industry.
Some actually do sign on to the sex
industry, but they don’t sign on to
be enslaved and paid little to no
money. Once they are signed up,
the recruiters hand them over to the
people who break them down physically and mentally, thus instituting
complete control over them. Most
traffickers use the women for
forced prostitution, but some are
used for pornography, forced labor,
and other activities such as begging
and drug delivery. Once there,
women are usually threatened with
violence, towards themselves and
their families back home as well.
“Olga,” a victim of human
trafficking, told her story, as printed
in mtvexit.org, “There were 10 of
us who came to Yugoslavia, all our
dancing group. In the beginning
they were saying about a program
we performed in Ukraine, but we
were forced to dance a striptease.
We refused, but we were told that
there would be no payment. One of
the clubs visitors liked my dance
and the owner said I had to go with
him. I refused, and all the girls supported me and also refused to work.
We did not appear onstage. Then
they started to beat us. But all the
same we did not begin to work.
Next day we were brought to a
field. We were taken out of the car
and said to make a circle, one of us
was seized by a guard, he pulled
her to the middle of the circle and
in our sight killed her. We couldn't
believe what had happened - But
after this none of us resisted.”
To raise awareness about
human trafficking, the MTV Exit
campaign presented a documentary
called Inhuman Traffic, presented
by crusader Angelina Jolie. There
are also websites such as Amnesty
International, UNICEF, and AntiSlavery International that hold more
details on trafficking and how you
can stop it.
So as International Women’s
Day passes, we can reflect on how
far we’ve come in the crusade for
women’s rights, but we can also
think of the large battle we have
ahead.
dent of Yum! Brands, in a written statement.
Since the national Taco Bell boycott has officially ended, so has the UT portion of it, according to Student
Labor Action Project member Alexis Herrera. Though SLAP, which spearheaded the boycott on campus, was unsuccessful in removing the Union's Taco Bell, Herrera said the pressure it put on the company to meet the CIW's
demands helped end the boycott.
"This is such a huge, historic and monumental event," she said. "We think it's about time."
NEWS
“Hot tempers and unforeseen dangers” rule the road
Alison Vande Bunte
Staff Writer
In some areas of Florida and
Alabama that I've visited during
previous spring breaks, the sand is
so white that, looking at it from
indoors, you can almost trick yourself into believing it's snow. That
doesn't work the other way around.
I've tried it many times, but I can
never fool myself into thinking that
the snow at home is just white sand.
Especially when it covers everything.
This year, I spent my spring
break, not in the south, but back
home in West Michigan. Suntans?
Swimsuits? High temperatures?
Nope. Lake-effect snowstorms? You
guessed it. Effects of the lake-effect
precipitation? Fortunately I wasn't
involved.
According to The Weather
Channel, "Driving in the winter
means snow, sleet and ice that can
lead to slower traffic, hazardous
road conditions, hot tempers and
unforeseen dangers." You remember
those "polar bear in a snow storm"
drawings? A blank piece of paper
with a nose and some eyes in the
middle of it? Substitute the polar
bear for a highway full of traffic,
and you have U.S. 131 in Plainfield
Township, Michigan, Tuesday
March 8. A 1.5 mile long crash
sight, 84 vehicles, over 34 hospitalized, one fatality, and one Grand
Rapids [MI] Press correspondent
caught in the middle of it all.
The account of the press correspondent, Ron Cammel, sounds like
something out of a risky reality TV
show: what to do in the middle of a
100 car pileup. The only difference
is this: with so many vehicles
involved, they won't be able to stage
this one for home viewers.
According to The Weather
Channel, "winter storms can be
beautiful and deadly. They can
include blizzards, freezing sleet,
[and] dangerous combinations of
temperatures and wind."
Wind and snow "are the worst
two conditions you can have together," said Cedar Crest junior Kelsey
Brand, a Chemistry and Psychology
major with a concentration in
Forensic Science, from Eagle River,
Alaska. "Snow on the ground and
snow in the air are obviously the
same color, and when it's windy out,
the snow banks on the side of the
road tend to move around so you
can't tell where the road ends and
where the snow bank is," said
Brand. "And if it's actually actively
snowing, you just get a sheet of
white, and most people either hit the
car in front of them or just end up
going off the side of the road
because they can't tell where it
ends." Such was the case in
Michigan where multiple motorists
said the whiteout came without
warning.
"The best advice for driving in
bad winter weather," according to
The Weather Channel, "is not to
drive at all, if you can avoid it." If
you must drive, The Weather
Channel advises that you "decrease
your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. You should
allow at least three times more
space than usual between you and
the car in front of you, turn on your
lights to increase your visibility to
other motorists, and keep your
lights and windshield clean."
"My car died only in the worst
storm we've had in four years. I was
in the middle of a highway, and it
was almost white-out conditions,"
said Brand of her worst winter
storm experience. "My car would
restart but it would only go 20 feet
before it died again, and my cell
phone was dead, which was bad on
my part, because obviously I needed
to get to a phone."
Brand said that there are some
things that every driver should
make sure to have along for the
ride. "I always recommend having
some sort of cell phone if you can.
If you can't, make sure you carry
change on you, so you can get to a
pay phone. Always carry a blanket
with you in case you have to camp
out in your car. Have flares in the
back of your car so you can signal
to other cars that you are stuck,
especially if your battery's dead and
your flashers
don't work," said
Brand, adding
that in her
predicament,
"flashers were
obviously not
very effective."
Fortunately,
Brand did not
have to camp
out in her car
due to first a fellow motorist and
then her father
following her to
make sure she
got off the highway and home
safely.
In the case
that you do get
stranded in the
middle of a
snow storm, "it's
best to just stay
in your car and
try to stay warm
The 1.5 mile long car crash in Plainfield Township, Michigan on March 8, 2005.
as best you can,
Photo retrieved from Fox17, WXMI.com
and try to get help
quickly," said
lished February 28. "Emergency
you get stuck, you can pour it
Brand, stressing that, "If you're ever
medical helicopters do save lives,
[behind your rear wheels] to get out.
stuck in a storm, you don't want to
by speeding patients to hospitals far
Often it's good to have it as a
leave your car, because they're
faster than ground ambulance could
weight in the back of your car. If
going to be looking for the vehicle.
and by reaching remote areas," yet
you have a lighter car, it keeps your
The vehicle's easier to spot than
the Times reporters added that, "21
back end down, so that way you
you. We have a lot of air rescue, so
of 27 fatal medical helicopter accidon't slide, especially if you have
they send a lot of helicopters. And,
dents between 1998 and 2004 were
front wheel drive."
actually, three or four years ago we
at night and often in bad weather."
If even the kitty litter doesn't
had a couple die because they got
No helicopters flew to the
help, and you have to stay put,
out of their car, and tried to hike to
scene of the U.S. 131 pileup, but 22
Brand's advice is to lock the car and
the town. They got lost, because it
ambulances and over 60 lawleave it turned off, "because you
was blizzard conditions. They
couldn't see which direction to go in enforcement agents rushed in. In the might get some carbon monoxide
midst of the chaos, Cammel
inside the car. So try not to waste
so they ended up freezing to death,
climbed out a broken window of his the gas."
because they were out of the vehitotaled car, crushed in between at
Transportation and snow are
cle. And they [the helicopter] found
least four other vehicles, and made
two things that, needless to say,
the vehicle in time that they
it to the side of the road unscathed.
don't mix well. But with spring
would've been able to save them,
Brand also recommends that
around the corner, these are things
but they weren't [there]."
drivers make sure to have "an extra
that those who drive may not need
Use of helicopters in the medpair of thick socks, gloves, hat,
to worry about until next winter.
ical industry is "little-regulated and
scarf... some sort of energy food
For more information on drivfast-growing," and the "number of
ing in snowstorms and other types
such sky ambulances has doubled in like a power bar," stored in their
cars, along with a first aid kit, and a
of weather, visit http://www.weath[the] last decade, to [an] estimated
flashlight. "And kitty litter. It's very
er.com/activities/driving/dri700," according to Barry Meier and
important," added Brand. "Have a
vingtips/snowice.html?from=interStephanie Saul of the New York
bag of kitty litter or sand so that if
statefl.
Times in a late edition article pub-
Gender differences
continued from page 5
these data only. So do these small
biological differences become controlling factors in a person’s development? Or do the cues taken from
parents and adults, based on their
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling
Photo retrieved from
www.bms.brown.edu/faculty
own perceptions of how female and
male children should be different, in
turn affect how the child is raised
and nurtured and thus who they
become as adults? Fausto-Sterling
believes, and hopes to show scientists, that it is “silly” to believe that
only one of the two factors can be
entirely dependent to determine
how a child develops, both physically and psychologically.
Fausto-Sterling believes that
people need to begin approaching
questions using an “embedded-coupled dynamic system,” which integrates the outside world, the individuals mind, and the individual’s
body as constantly working with, on
and against each other simultaneously. Often the viewpoint is that of
an “interactive system” in which
mind, body and the outside world
are three separate entities acting
upon each other independently.
As Fausto-Sterling’s research
continues, hopefully scientists will
choose to take her cues and cease
separating the physical from the
psychological and social. She warns
against taking every scientific theory as fact, and giving them objective status as the final word.
Theories and hypotheses are not
Women’s History Month presentations at Lafayette College:
fact, but questions hoping to be
answered. Also, mind and body are
inseparable from each other and
should not be seen as self-contained
entities. In terms of gender, women,
men, transsexuals, intersexuals, AIS
individuals (Androgen Insensitivity
Syndrome) and all other constructs
of gender can not be, and should
not have to be, explained away by
either a single DNA sample or a
single incident that occurred during
childhood. Life is interactive, as is
gender and sexuality.
Weimer
continued from page 1
mother who graduated from Cedar
Crest in 1892.
As for her accomplishments,
Weimer was reluctant to speak of
her awards and recognitions. She
was more eager to share her experience and knowledge with the students so that she could help them
with their futures. “Relationship
building is critical and so is connecting with what you really like
to do,” Weimer said.
Tuesday, March 23, 7-8:30pm,
Oechsle Hall Room 224
“D.R.E.D. Daring Reality Every Day”. One woman? or man?
show “breaks down racial and gender stereotypes and conventional gender roles hoping to create a better understanding and
acceptance of the beauty of the expression of one’s individual
truth.” (Lafayette.edu ‘Calender of Events’)
Thursday, March 24, 7:30-9pm,
Oechsle Hall Room 224
“It’s a Big, Bad, Beautiful, Brand New Sexual World Out There:
Lessons from Sex Research, Therapy, and Politics,” by Dr.
Leonore Tiefer, author of Sex Is Not A Natural Act, and Other
Essays.
Friday, March 26, 8-10pm,
Kirby Hall Room 104.
“Female Orgasm” (as part of Lafayette’s Sex Week) Workshop
by Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot,
to learn about the female orgasm.
Tuesday, March 30, 7pm,
Williams Center for the Arts, Lobby.
“Reflections: A Performance Art on Female Body Image.”
A 40 minute presentation by 10 female Lafayette students
followed by open discussion.
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Think GREEN on St. Patrick’s Day & party your leprechauns off !
Gillian Maffeo
Staff Writer
Do you ever wonder why we celebrate
little leprechauns and a man called St.
Patrick?
Aside from the sheer joy of spending
time with our friends and family -all of
whom probably dress in green and enjoy the
occasional green beer, there is (believe it or
not) more to this holiday.
Who was he? Well, St. Patrick was the
a patron saint of Ireland and one of
Christianity’s most widely known figures.
This religious feast day is celebrated in
memory of St. Patrick’s death. Irish families
traditionally go to church and then celebrate
in the afternoon.
Since St. Patrick’s Day runs during
Lent. Lenten prohibitions against eating
meat are waived and the people drink,
dance, and feast, traditionally on cabbage
and Irish bacon.
Don’t worry if you’re not Irish because
St. Patrick’s Day has come a long way from
only being celebrated in Ireland. Today people the world over are celebrating this holiday. For example the United States, Canada,
Australian and even Japan and Russia all
participate in the festivities.
Since the 1970’s the Irish government
instated a law that all pubs have to be closed
on March 17. But, this has changed due to
the fact that the government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick’s Day as a
means of bringing tourism into Ireland and a
showcase for the rest of the world to see.
Last year in Dublin, a multi-day feast
was attended by one million people. This
celebration included concerts, parades, fireworks, and outdoor theater productions.
Jealous that everyone in Ireland is having a good time during St. Patrick’s Day?
Well here are some hit spots in Boston, New
York, and Allentown, which traditionally
have a large amount of people of Irish
decent.
Boston, a city with one of the highest
Irish populations in the United States, has a
Guinness, green beer, smiles and shamrocks are a staple of St. Patrick’s Day
parade that runs through the city. This happens on March 20 in South Boston. The celebration is likely to be the second largest,
only rivaling that of New York City. More
than 36 bands will be attending, coming
from Florida, Ireland, Pennsylvania, and
Scotland. Along with the bands, clydesdales
will be marching with the large parade.
Don’t like parades, are of age and
rather hit up a bar? Well start moving your
bottom fast because the bars become crowded very quickly in Beantown. Some fun
places to check out while in Boston are the
Black Rose and Trinity in Fanuiel Hall. The
Black Rose offers live entertainment from
an ensemble of Irish singers and often has a
low cover charge for entrance, not to mention funny authentic Irish bartenders.
St. Patrick’s Day wouldn’t be complete
without the massive parade in New York.
St. Patty’s Day is here and new
spring fashion is near
Ashanti Davenport
Crestiad Special
With St. Patrick’s Day here, spring is
approaching at a fast speed, even though the
weather might not necessarily follow that
lead. Now is a good time to start looking
through your closet in an attempt to find
some trendy spring clothes. So here is a peek
at spring fashion guides for 2005 to help you
make the best selections of the season!
Surely there are clothes scattered somewhere in the back of your closet waiting to be
revived. Well this may be your lucky year,
and if not, here are some helpful hints to get
your wardrobe spring equipped.
“The return to nature look will use fabrics such as silk, cotton, hemp, ramie, linen,
and after showing elements found in grey
goods and yarn imperfections found in silks,
serving now as a natural, desirable feature,”
said Pauline Weston Thomas for
Fashionera.com. With this in mind the colors
of spring 2005 represent the brightness that
spring brings, while incorporating the natural
appeal to achieving this trendy blend. The
outlook for this spring is creating all new
ways to wear white, big bold 60’s prints,
macramé, and anything blue and green along
with bright new shades of yellow.
Remember those huge flowered dresses
and prints from the “summer of love?” well,
they are back. Big bold floral designs have
been stirring up the runway, especially in the
Los Angeles spring 2005 fashion show. A lot
of silky, flowy, dresses were grazing the runway in blues, greens, and in the elegance of
white. Making a comeback as this year’s
black, is white, this year’s spring fashion
color to watch. From skirts to pants and blazers, this year will present new ways to wear it
rather than hiding it in your closet. White halter tops and form fitting white tanks are very
popular and a great base color for any great
spring outfit.
For all of us college women on a budget,
Gap, Old Navy, N.Y.&CO, and Payless Shoes
have shown us some great affordable runway
styles in their spring selections. Right now,
The Gap has launched a collection incorporating below the knee skirts that are a must
have in big printed and pastel colors. Gap has
also gone on a khaki kick for this spring pairing that flowy skirt with a khaki blazer.
Old Navy shocks with its spring selection. Commercials constantly bombard the
tube for Bahama Shorts, reminiscent of a
vacationing grandma in Florida, yet somehow
they make their way into the trendy list and
almost look convincing enough to wear.
A hot item to check out is their white
blazer and 60’s floral handbags to jazz up
your spring wardrobe. Then on the dressier
more formal side NY&CO have a great selection of blues and greens to wear out or for
work. Form fitting pants in all of spring’s
hottest color are only a good parking spot
away.
Last but not least ladies, the savior for
cheap trendy spring shoes: Payless. Wear and
tear and don’t feel guilt. They have a great
selection of bow sandals, peep toed pumps
and mules in classy white, blue, green and
prints to top off those spring fashion must
haves at a great price. With spring weather
creeping up its time to get your spring fashion
wardrobe ready and trendy because you never
know when the first warm sunny day will surprise you. You don’t want to be stuck in those
old winter clothes now do you?
On March 17, the parade will storm through
5th Avenue for its 244th year.
Millions of people will be there watching, and millions will be at home watching
it on their televisions. Still not liking the
parade idea? Or want to grab a quick brew?
Some claim in New York that the best
place to go for beer is McSorley’s Ale
House. It is the oldest in operation and they
brew their own beer.
Other Irish pubs that celebrate this holiday are Dempsey’s Pub, which entertains
with traditional Irish music but to enjoy this
you have to be 21 or older. It is located on
61 2nd Ave. (between 3rd & 4th Sts.). Doc
Watson’s is New York’s best kept secret.
There the celebration does not come to a
close until the sun comes up. The pub is
located on 1490 2nd Ave. (between 77th St
& 78th St.).
If you’re looking for a place to wine
and dine, visit MacMenamin’s Irish Pub.
They have imported drinks and reasonably
priced food with outdoor dining on 93 South
St. (at Fulton St.).
There are many places to eat and drink,
but if you’re looking for something exciting,
the Bronx Zoo is highlighting their green
animals, which include The World of
Reptiles, on March 18 -19.
If you’re just thinking of staying put
here in Allentown, don’t worry, there is a lot
to do! Allentown and the neighboring counties have their own parades.
Looking for bars if you’re 21?
Bennigan’s has lines of beer for free while
the night club Banana Joe’s offers something for our underage friends. Doors open
and the 18 plus crowd is invited as well.
Main attractions are the vast quantities of
beer offered for the legal and several former
members of the Real World.
At the hit club Stonewall they are
throwing a huge party with lots of great
dance music on March 17, 18, and 19. On
March 17, doors are open for the 18 plus
crowd, one more hot spot you might want to
check out if you are underage. Starting at
11:30 p.m. you can go watch the drag show
and drink with a surprise guest!
Upstairs at the Moose Lounge, you can
participate in various games and get a free
drink, including Green Beer, Fuzzy
Leprechaun shots (in which you can keep
the glass) Guinness and Bass specials
throughout the evening. They are also cooking some Irish food specials.
Still don’t know what you want to do
yet? Well mostly every club or bar in
Allentown is having something special for
St. Patrick’s Day, as the day also falls on
Thursday (college night!).
Look around, check online for some up
coming events. Meanwhile, be safe and
don’t drive drunk and have a great, green St.
Patty’s Day!
International Corner:
Northern Ireland conflict rages on
Christa Hagan
Crestiad Special
One would sincerely like to think that
the laughing leprechauns, frothy beer stains
and gorgeous emerald isles are the main
things Irish culture is normally associated
with. Unfortunately, over many decades
religious unrest has prevented the Irish eyes
from always smiling.
Ireland has had a long history of religious strife, resulting in the Irish Republican
Army, civil feuds and unnecessary and
untimely deaths. Regrettably, the issue of
religion has been a persistent problem,
which has not been solved like many other
ones in world history. De facto, the religious
rift is still the main reason that there are
countless murderers, theft and the separation
of the predominately Protestant section in
Northern Ireland pegged against the
Catholic minority in other parts of Ireland.
People and government officials in the
United States, such as former President
Clinton have and still are pursuing peace
talks and are attempting to encourage the
Irish Republican Army to disband, regrettably with limited success. U.S. special
envoy Mitchell Reiss stated that “It’s time
for the IRA to go out of business.” This
statement by Reiss was invoked when the
IRA diligently offered to kill the shooters of
a Northern Ireland Catholic man.
Robert McCartney a Catholic in
Northern Ireland, was killed by a group of
men which included some members of the
IRA during a bar fight at the end of January.
This murder is just another offset for both
the IRA and its Northern Irish guerrilla ally,
Sinn Fein. It was not too long ago that
these two groups were held accountable for
a $50 million dollar bank raid which took
place in Belfast. Recently a meeting was
held between the IRA and McCartney’s family which lasted the better part of six hours.
During this meeting, it was made clear without question that the IRA was prepared to
seek revenge on anyone who was directly
involved with the homicide. The family of
the victim politely declined the group’s
intense offer.
London and Dublin both felt that the
offer was alarming and sought to find a
solution which does not involve guerrilla
warfare or any other violent tactics. The
chief of police Hugh Orde in Northern
Ireland issued a statement supporting antiviolent tactics to the resolution of this crisis.
Orde stated that Northern Ireland was not
“in business” to accept or applaud illegal
action. “We have to remember that it was
IRA members who killed Mr. McCartney, it
was IRA members who destroyed the evidence and it was IRA members who threatened and intimidated the witnesses,” stated
Orde at a press conference.
Regrettably this is not the first time that
peace talks between the Protestant section
and the Catholic minority have fallen
through. In 2000 President Bill Clinton visited Ireland and successfully mediated the
conflict and called for a truce. It was only
recently in 2004 that peace talks and the
truce failed, creating an up rise and surge for
violence. After not reaching a permanent
agreement both sides motioned for warfare
marking the end of peace talks.
LIFESTYLES
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Continued from page 1
that may trigger an eating disorder,
to introduce fruits and vegetables
with variety, and to exercise to help
maintain a healthy body image.
Warning signs she spoke about in
regard to people with eating disorders were restrictive eaters, weight
loss, and binging and purging.
Dr. Sadigh also said that eating
disorders are a learned phenomenon
and that a person with an eating disorder is not a symptom or a collection of symptoms. The eating disorder itself is the symptom but there
is a deeper underlying cause to the
eating disorder. He felt the society
is very judgmental and that eating
disorders are a societal disease that
we need to fight. To fight eating disorders, one needs to feel comfortable with what you are and who you
are.
The second speaker of the
night, Dr. Micah Sadigh, Professor
of Psychology, spoke about his personal experience as a counselor to a
female that had an eating disorder
and the document he wrote about
the experience entitled, “The Magic
Scarf: The Psychodynamics of
Eating Disorders.” Dr. Sadigh counseled a young woman at Lehigh
University who had severe bulimia.
(most bulimics can maintain a norsomeone in class and not know that
She had a severely distorted body
mal body weight) and that there is
they have an eating disorder. Much
image and could never talk to peoalways some underlying cause; that
of her riveting speech brought the
ple because of this. Dr. Sadigh sugthe eating disorder is not just a
crowd to tears and really showed
gested since she never felt beautiful
weight issue or a number on a scale. the reality of eating disorders to
in anything that she wore, to wear a
She stressed that eating disorthose that personally have never
scarf to a social event. When she
ders have very devastating effects.
been affected by them.
wore the scarf, people seemed to
She spoke about the effects that it
According to the National
talk to her, and the scarf became
Eating Disorder Association’s
an everyday item in her
Website, “In the United States, as
wardrobe. What the woman did
many as 10 million females and
not realize at first was that it was
1 million males are fighting a
not the scarf itself that made peolife and death battle with an eatple talk to her, but the fact that
ing disorder such as anorexia or
the scarf made her feel comfortbulimia. Approximately 25 milable and in turn made her feel
lion more are struggling with
approachable. Dr. Sadigh later
binge eating disorder (Crowther
saw the woman at a conference
et al., 1992; Fairburn et al.,
where she spoke about eating dis1993; Gordon, 1990; Hoek,
orders, and she still wore her
1995; Shisslak et al., 1995).”
magic scarf.
That is how real eating disorders
The final and most riveting
are. Effects on the body (accordspeaker of the night, Jessica
ing to National Eating Disorder
Hopper, a junior psychology
Association’s website) due to
major at Cedar Crest, spoke about
anorexia can include heart failThe Psychology Club raised over $80 from the
her personal experiences with
ure, osteoporosis, muscle loss,
eating disorders. Jessica has had profits of the purple eating disorders awareness
severe dehydration, kidney failbracelets.
bulimia since seventh grade and
ure, fainting, fatigue, dry hair
has been in and out of treatment
Photo by Linda Misiura and skin, and hair loss. Effects
since 2000. She has also battled
on the body (according to
with anorexia, and has been strughas had not only on her health, but
National Eating Disorder
gling with eating disorders for eight
her education as well, and how real
Association’s website) due to
years. She spoke about how most
eating disorders are. Hopper pointed bulimia can include heart failure,
eating disorders go undetected
out that you could be sitting next to
death, dehydration, gastric rupture,
Tips to Make the Most of Munchies
Allentown, PA (March 10, 2005) –
According to the Snack Food
Association, Americans spend more
than $32 billion annually to consume
6.4 billion pounds of snack foods
including potato chips, tortilla chips,
popcorn, pretzels, snack nuts, meat
snacks, pork rinds, cheese puffs, sunflower/pumpkin seeds, snack crackers, cookies and snack bars. As a
result, the American waistline is rapidly expanding.
Jane Ziegler, assistant professor
at the Allen Center for Nutrition at
Cedar Crest College, says that healthier snack alternatives do exist, and
with some minor dietary alterations,
snack junkies can satisfy their
between-meal cravings without packing on the pounds.
“The trick to becoming a smart
snacker is to make sure the foods are
doing something more for the body
than just satisfying a craving,” says
Ziegler. “A lot of the snacks that are
the most convenient have very little
or no nutritional value, but with a little bit of planning, you can have a
variety of foods at your fingertips that
can actually make snacks a beneficial
part of your daily diet.”
The urge to snack itself can
come from a variety of sources
besides being truly hungry. Other reasons include boredom, comfort, habit
or even seeing food on the television.
But some studies have shown that,
when the urge to snack strikes, nutrient dense foods (fruits, milk, vegetable, grains, meats) are more satiating than calorically dense foods
(candy, cake, chips, pretzels, soda).
In conjunction with National
Nutrition Month, a nutrition education campaign sponsored by the
American Dietetic Association
(ADA) every March that is designed
to focus attention on making
informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity
habits, the Allen Center for Nutrition
offers these tips to help get the most
out of snacking:
Keep it handy
If you know you get the urge to
snack throughout the day, keeping
healthier foods at hand – in a desk
drawer or the fridge – will discourage
going elsewhere to find a snack that
might turn out to be high in fat and
calories. “A smarter choice would be
to spread a little natural peanut butter
on whole-grain crackers. Peanut butter is higher in calories but it has the
added bonus of providing much-needed protein and healthy mono-unsaturated fats,” says Ziegler.
Serve it up single
There are actually a number of
nutritious snacks that come pre-packaged in single servings and are easy
to keep at the office or in the kitchen.
Things like single-serving fruit cups,
yogurt and individually wrapped
cheese sticks are all smart choices.
Just be sure to take note of the serving size on anything pre-packaged
from the grocery store.
Plan ahead
“Setting aside a little bit of time
to prepare your snacks for the week is
a great way to ensure you’re snacking
on the right foods,” says Ziegler.
Dividing chopped vegetables or dried
fruits and nuts into single servings
makes healthy snacking just as easy
and convenient as pressing the vending machine button for a candy bar.
“If you have kids, invite them to help
out during this time too. Not only
will it familiarize them with healthy
portion sizes and nutritious foods, but
it’s also a way to spend a little time
with them each week doing something fun.”
Aim for nine
Everyone should aim for nine
servings of fruits and vegetables
every day as part of a well-balanced
diet. Substituting fruits and vegetables for cookies or candy during
snack breaks will not only provide
essential nutrients to the body, but
will also boost energy, help keep
weight down and help curb appetites
during larger daily meals.
Read the label
If there is no other choice but
the vending machine, opt for a snack
that is low in calories and contains no
trans fat. Some snacks like granola
bars may appear to be a healthier
choice, but the chewy varieties often
contain trans fats. “Soon all food
labels will list how much trans fat
they contain, but many already do,”
says Ziegler. “Choosing pretzels
won’t give you the nutritional benefits of something like yogurt or fruit,
but they are lower in fat than a bag of
potato chips or candy.”
Smartly Sweet
Cereal Bars
“This recipe is a smart alternative to rice krispie treats since it is
relatively low in calories and packs
a nutritional punch by providing
protein, calcium, vitamin d and
fiber,” said Ziegler.
¼ cup trans fat free margarine
32 large or 3 cups miniature marshmallows (One 10.5 oz. bag)
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup nonfat dry milk
1 cup raisins or other dried fruit
1 cup chopped nuts (such as
almonds)
4 cups unsweetened oat or rice dry
cereal (such as Cheerios)
Coat a 9x9x2 inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a
large saucepan, melt margarine and
marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Stir in dry milk.
Fold in dried fruit, nuts and cereal,
stirring until evenly coated. With
buttered hands, pat into pan. Cool
and cut into bars.
Makes 16 bars.
Serving size: 1 bar (186 calories)
inflammation and possible rupture
of the esophagus, tooth decay, and
ulcers. Effects on the body (according to National Eating Disorder
Association’s website) due to a
binge eating disorder can include
high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, Type II
diabetes, and gallbladder disease.
The effects of eating disorders go
beyond just physical, and require
immense therapy.
Eating disorders are real and
encompass more than a weight
issue. Help needs to be acquired as
soon as a problem is seen so that
physical and mental harm can be
ceased. There are many outlets such
as hospital facilities, to therapy, to
just talking to friends and family.
Good support from those around
you is always a good foundation to
getting the help that one needs.
Beauty is not a number on a
scale, or with the size of a pair of
jeans, but that which comes within a
person. Eating disorders have
underlying issues, and harmful
effects, that need serious attention.
If you see someone who you feel
needs help, please care enough to
see the beauty within them and the
reality of the situation that they are
in, and get them help.
Spring fever returns!
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Co-Editor
Are you ready for spring
yet? Good news! The first day of
spring is Sunday, March 20.
"I can't wait until it's warm
and stops snowing," said Nicole
Deitz, a sophomore biochem
major. "I do a lot of walking and
jogging outside. I enjoy it."
All around campus, students
are looking forward to warmer
weather and springtime pleasures.
Spring (and all other seasons)
occurs because the earth rotates
around the sun on a tilted axis,
making our half of the planet
closer to the sun and warmer during spring and summer.
The spring equinox is a day
when daylight and nighttime are
almost exactly equal, meaning
that earth has 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of night. It
always falls between March 19
and 21 on the Gregorian calendar.
It is also the first official day of
spring; a time to look forward to
more sunshine, warmth and a
rebirth of nature.
"I'm looking forward to
working out in my yard," said
Elouise Schreffler, Information
Desk Coordinator. She confessed
that she would much rather be
working outside than cleaning
inside. "I'll be getting the yard
back into shape," gardening and
raking and thatching, she said.
"It's so disappointing that it's
cold again," said Maxine Tam, a
sophomore genetic engineering
major. Tam wants the snow to
finally melt.
The Farmer's Almanac's
online forecasts are optimistic for
the coming weeks; they predict
one or two more snow/rainfalls,
with "unseasonably warm"
weather beginning in April.
Thunderstorms and stormy
weather will dominate the month,
with warm weather apparently
here to stay.
The Farmer's Almanac
develops its long-term weather
predictions based on sunspots,
moon phases, and other atmospheric conditions. Though weather forecasting is an inexact science, many Almanac users claim
80 to 85 percent accuracy.
The days will continue to
get longer after the spring equinox, bringing more minutes and
hours of sunshine until the first
day of summer. Keep your hopes
up - warmer weather and longer
days are almost here.
The Weather Channel is predicting clouds and a high of 43
for the first day of spring in
Allentown. Look for the sun to
rise at 6:05am and set at 6:14pm,
giving us a full 12 hours and 9
minutes of sunshine. Happy
spring!
SPORTS
Cedar Crest Sports Schedule
...From the sports desk
Andrea Zajac, Staff Writer
Amanda Swartz, Staff Writer
Jennifer Woytach, Sports Editor
Every sports fan, it seems, has a
favorite March Madness story.
Whether it is a Cinderella upset or a
disappointing last second loss to a
close rival, there is always a scenario
to relive each season.
The men are not the only ones
putting points on the board. The
women’s tournament has also grown
into a league of its own. Defending
champs, the Connecticut Huskies
seem to be on top of their game even
without standout guard Diana Terazzi
in the mix. Winning the Big East
Tournament in Hartford is only the
beginning of what they hope will be a
long journey again this March.
Since when did a bouncing ball
and hardwood floor become such a
coveted event? An event that draws
crowds not only in to the stands, but
in living rooms, bars, and college
lounges?
This annual affliction was born
in Illinois. The high school boys tournament sponsored each year by the
Illinois High School Association
grew from a
small invitational
affair to a
statewide competition with over
900 schools in the
late 1930s. The
field of teams
was then trimmed
into the “Sweet
Sixteen” we
know and love
today, with each
contest drawing
sell-out crowds.
A member
of the IHSA later
Old Dominion's Alex Loughton celebrates his team's 73-66 win
over VCU in the CAA championship game on March 14.
wrote an essay to
commemorate the
AP Photo
Wednesday, March 23
Lacrosse vs. Wesley – 4pm
Thursday, March 24
Softball vs. Haverford – 3pm
Monday, March 28
Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg – 4pm
growing phenomenon, entitled
“March Madness” because the tournament was held at the end of regular
season play. Finding the new term to
be a catchy one, local journalists continued to spread the word.
Now a national event in its 67th
collegiate year, a significant portion
of the fees generated from the licensing of “March Madness” and
“American’s Original March
Madness” continue to fund college
scholarships for Illinois High School
boys and girls.
The 2005 race to St. Louis
(where this year’s championship
game will be held) has officially
begun. Brackets were released on
Sunday, March 13, giving every spectator the chance to be ahead of the
game. Basketball fans everywhere
can get a taste of the action with the
help of ESPN’s tournament-friendly
website. Offering links to create your
own bracket, read articles on prominent players and past upsets, and play
the “tournament challenge,” everybody and their brother can become an
instant college basketball fan.
And maybe that is part of the
“madness.” Whether you have been
around for the Oregon-Ohio State
championship in 1939, or just happened to be channel surfing during
the Connecticut-Georgia Tech game
last season – March Madness excitement will suck you in.
-- Amanda Swartz
Cold weather delays outdoor experience
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
They were told to “stay in
shape” over spring break, but with
some not-so-agreeable weather, it
was difficult for the lacrosse team to
keep their energy up and stamina
high. “The weather over break wasn’t
Senior captains Bri O’Neill and Rachel
Lightfoot took advantage of the warm
weather in Jamaica.
Photo courtesy of Bri O’Neill
too inviting to go running in,” said
Susan Miller, freshman.
When the team returned on
Sunday after the long week filled
with trips, sun, and snow for some,
everyone gathered for a much needed
three hour practice. Rachel Lightfoot
and Bri O’Neill went to Jamaica for
break and played catch a few times
and did some running.
Though the team has been performing drills and doing conditioning
indoors since January, Sunday was
their first full practice outdoors.
Although the snow was gone, the
team was more than a bit chilled
when they came inside out of the 35
degree weather.
“The weather hasn't helped us
out at all so far, it's been so cold, and
with all the snow, it was hard to get
outside and practice,” said Kirsten
Gustafson, sophomore. According to
Gustafson, the practice was so important because “the game is completely
different when you go from playing
inside a gym to outside on the field.
The lacrosse team’s season officially began on Tuesday when they
Saturday, March 19
Lacrosse vs. Chestnut Hill – 12pm
Softball vs. Neumann – 1pm
Monday, March 21
Lacrosse vs. Moravian – 4pm
March Madness:
There’s just no cure
It’s the most wonderful time of
the year.
Don’t get excited, Santa made
his way down your chimney months
ago. But within the next few weeks,
be prepared to hear words like
“bracket,” “seed,” and “dance”
rolling off the tongues of sports fans
everywhere.
This is March Madness. The
time of year when bars and pubs
around the nation will have their TVs
tuned in to nothing but CBS and
ESPN – networks that will be broadcasting more college basketball than
anyone can take for the next three
weeks.
There is a type of excitement
that comes with this annual dance to
the Final Four that cannot be
matched. Comparable to the
Superbowl or even the World Cup,
March Madness is exactly what its
title claims to be: basketball insanity
for an entire month.
Few sports have the breath and
depth of history as college basketball.
Friday, March 18
Softball vs. Eastern – 3pm
played their first game away against
Rosemont, with a final score of 9-16.
“For our first game, I think we
played pretty well, Miller said. “But
it was so cold outside, so that made it
a little bit more challenging.”
Gustafson wasn’t quite so positive.
“Our first game unfortunately did not
go over to well and we made some
stupid mistakes. But it was our first
game, and we will be able to fix them
before our next,” she said.
With warmer weather on the
horizon (weather.com is forecasting
temperatures in the 40s next week),
the team will be on happier grounds.
“I am really looking forward to some
warm weather,” Gustafson said. “It
makes the game so much more fun
when you don't have to worry about
your hands holding on to a metal
stick and having them feel like they
are going to fall off! Not a great
feeling,” said Gustafson.
“We have a home game on
Saturday at 12 pm vs Chestnut Hill.
It should be a really exciting game,
and we're hoping to have a lot of fans
come out,” said O’Neill.
Wednesday, March 30
Lacrosse vs. Centenary – 4pm
Softball vs. Wilson – 3pm
Thursday, March 31
Lacrosse vs. King’s – 4pm
LVAIC Sports Schedule
Friday, March 18
Lehigh softball vs. St Peter’s – 12pm
Lehigh softball vs. UMBC – 4pm
Saturday, March 19
Muhlenberg softball vs.
Ithaca & Cortland State – 10am & 2pm
Muhlenberg men’s lacrosse vs.
Montclair State – 1pm
Moravian women’s lacrosse vs.
Susquehanna – 1pm
Lehigh baseball vs. Binghamton – 12pm
Desales softball vs. Wilkes – 1pm
Sunday, March 20
DeSales softball vs. Swarthmore – 1pm
Wednesday, March 23
Lafayette baseball vs. East Stroudsburg – 3pm
DeSales softball vs. Elizabethtown – 2:30pm
Friday, March 25
Lehigh Valley Track & Field Invitational,
Goodman Campus – 12pm
Tuesday, March 29
Muhlenberg baseball vs. Swarthmore – 3pm
Moravian women’s lacrosse vs. Wilkes – 4pm
DeSales men’s lacrosse vs. Drew – 3:30pm
Wednesday, March 30
Lafayette baseball vs. La Salle – 3pm
*home games noted in bold
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SPORTS
Softball team lacks home field advantage
Andrea Zajac
Staff Writer
Many may recall that early this
fall the field hockey team was without a field: now the softball team is
sharing a similar dilemma.
Construction on the new Da
Vinci Discovery Center of Science
and Technology began this fall and
continued through the winter. The
location of the center made for a
rearrangement of some of the athletic fields, the softball field in particular. Now the field is to be located
behind Steinbright Hall and just
below the field hockey field.
When was the softball field
supposed to be finished? "Originally
the plan was for it to be ready for
this season," Kelly McCloskey,
Athletic Director, said. However,
with the way winter has played out
the construction of the field has
been on hiatus. "It should be done
when we can get on it to put the
fence and backstop up; the weather
is holding us back," McCloskey
said. "It is difficult because at this
point we are waiting on the weather
Rain, snow, and freezing temperatures are not helping the grass on the new
softball field grow this season.
and we have no control over it."
The Falcons season has officially started so not having a field
can be very frustrating. "It's upsetting to me as well as the rest of the
team to not have our field ready,"
Jess Serfass, Senior and one of the
Softball Captains, said. "It's always
a plus to have home field advantage
and have time to practice on your
field to know its bumps and how to
play the ball."
The players have been practicing inside the gym, which doesn't
always allow an athlete the kind of
real experience she needs. They
have, however; been dealing with
their circumstance as best as possible. "We are making the appropriate
adjustments to the situation,"
Serfass said. "I believe everyone is
upset that we don't have a finished The Discovery Center will be located where the softball field used to be.
field, but it's pretty much out of our
hands."
The delay may have put a
In the meantime, the Falcons
Make sure to come out and
damper on the softball season, but
will be playing at Patriot’s Park for
cheer the team on at their home
the attitude of the players remains
at least the first two weeks of their
away from home.
positive. "It's been tough since we
season.
haven't been outside much, but I
feel we will have a successful seaDirections to Patriot's Park:
son if everyone works together,"
Serfass said. This doesn't mean that
there isn't any disagreement as to
From the east and west via Route 22: Exit 15th St. Follow
how the situation has been handled.
15th St. south toward center city. Stay on 15th St. to Wyoming
"I wish they would have done
St. Turn left onto Wyoming St. Follow Wyoming St. Follow
all the work on the field in the fall
Wyoming St. to south 12th St. Turn left onto South 12th St.
so it would have been ready,"
(there is a small sign the directs to Patriot's Park). Follow to
Serfass said. "I believe they should
St. John St. Turn left onto St. John St. The softball field is
take advantage of the weather we
right there on your left, parking on your right.
have been having and do as much as
possible so we can play there as
soon as possible."
WANTED:
Cedar Crest College IronWomen
Bring your sneakers and swim suit to the
1st Annual
IronWoman Indoor Triathlon
Students, Faculty and Staff:
Whether you run stairs like Rocky or
have the upper body of Olive Oil,
everyone is welcome to participate
in this indoor event
chalk-full of prizes and awards
for both individual and team categories.
Shorter distances – same excitement.
The race begins Thursday, April 14
See you at the finish!
Falcons lacrosse results through March 17
3/14, vs. Rosemont*
16-9 L
3/16, vs. Misericordia*
score not available at press time
*indicates PAC contest
SPRING BREAK
I went to Tampa, FL over Spring Break.
--Gillian Maffeo,
Staff writer
We lost a meatball in the foosball table over Spring
Break.
--Christa Hagan and Libby Steimel
During break, I made "Nervous Nellie" cupcakes for
the neuroscience club bake sale. The green candies
represent nuclei, the orange icing shows cell body
and axon extension, and the stringy blue lines illustrate dendrites.
--Sharon Kozden
My roommate and I went to Madeira Beach, FL (on the
Gulf Coast) for Spring Break 05!! We had an awesome
time on the white, sandy beaches!
--Heather Morgan and Stef Frace
This picture was taken by my grandmother on March 7. We waited in line
for 2 hours (starting at 5am!) to ensure that we were allowed in the Good
Morning America studio (Times Square NYC) for a live show. My grandmother, aunt, and mom were all caught on camera during the live show!
This picture is of me and Charlie Gibson (host) and was taken after the
show in the studio (The Crestiad has his signature on the cover under the
masthead).
--Corinne Tartaglia
Heading to the beach to enjoy a relaxing day in Punta
Cana, Dominican Republic.
--Courtney Porzio
Unfortunately, over my spring break I ended up with a
bout of the flu--which meant lots of time lounging on the
couch and movie marathons with old friends until all
hours of the night. And, of course, reading The Crestiad!
--Linda Misiura,
Photo Editor
This is a picture from Alternative Spring Break, Southern Pines trip. This
is all of us standing in front of the house we were working on at the end of
the first day.
--Kelsey Brand
"Who says girls and power tools don't mix?
Alternative Spring Break 2005, fun times in NC"
--Skye Mullarkey
Most of my Spring Break was spent at Sears with my
crazy colleagues and new boss. Good life, Great price!
--Jennifer Woytach,
News Editor
For her valiant efforts in taking The Crestiad
to new places, Corinne Tartaglia
won the $20 gift certificate to TGI Friday’s.
Congratulations Corinne!
Sara Mahoney, Lynn Wilson, Gretchen Kowalik, Lindsey Moyer and Jen
Hannum walking on the beach in Nags Head at the Outer Banks in North
Carolina.
Feeding my baby cousin before I put him down for
his nap.
--Megan Goss
The Crestiad - March 17,, 2005 - Page 13
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bet you didn’t know...
A New Face for Food Service: Parkhurst’s new head chef John Crafton.
Rebekah McClure
Staff Writer
College this past summer to help work the
Alumnae Reunion and I fell in love with the
atmosphere of the campus and staff. When
the opportunity arose I felt it was a great
position to fulfill. I feel more satisfied on the
day to day learning experience being at CCC.
The Crestiad: What are the major facets of
being the head chef?
John Crafton: I think [a major] aspect is
food knowledge. It’s an educational experience every day. Learning new materials and
safety to develop a certain art, because to me
food is art. Also as a chef you have an opportunity to meet various people doing various
jobs. I might be a nice Italian and Greek cuisine chef and run into a chef who does pastries. I can learn from any other culinarian.
TC: How long have you been a chef?
JC: I would say over 15 years as a chef in
different technique areas such as an executive
chef, executive sous chef, Grande Mauge
chef (garnishing), also a banquet chef for
2000 and 3000 people. I’ve done kosher
meals. I had my own kosher kitchen once.
TC: Have you always wanted to work with
food?
JC: Yes. My family owned a catering business in Chicago. I’m a native of Chicago.
And my own family fired me when I was 13
years old for eating the meatballs. That’s
when I got my passion for working with
food; from my family experience.
TC: What are your favorite aspects of
TC: Any major projects in mind for the
menus?
JC: Themes. I want to institute various
themes to break monotony of food repetition
which will be coming up next month, two to
three times a month starting in March.
TC: Favorite dishes?
JC: Italian and Greek cuisine.
Meet John Crafton, Cedar Crest’s new friendly
face!
being a chef?
JC: Meeting people. I’m a people person. I
love to communicate and get fed with information. Also I like to talk to clients and learn
their likes and dislikes I think it is very
important. It’s a joy to learn every food critics
needs.
TC: How did you pick CCC?
JC: Working with Parkhurst Dining Service I
had the opportunity to visit Cedar Crest
TC: Hobbies?
JC: Fishing. I love fishing. Fishing, reading,
food tasting, going out to restaurants and stuff
like that.
TC: Fun facts about you?
JC: I like traveling out of the States. I want
to complete a marathon. I love to work with
kids in mentoring programs to help their
esteem. In Chicago I worked for youth programs. I traveled to at least five different
states, three of them I worked with youth and
youth programs like the Boys & Girls Club,
YMCA’s and stuff like that. It gives me great
joy to make a difference in someone else’s
life in a positive way.
Leisurely Reading
Educating the Masses: John Stossel’s manifesto
Lisa Stewart
Co-Copy Editor
John Stossel of 20/20 fame, has taken
his television work to print in his book, Give
Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters,
Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the
Scourge of the Liberal Media... This book
explores how John Stossel went from being
an Ivy League graduate with a stuttering
problem to the provocateur of hard-hitting
features on ABC News. John Stossel is
known for exposing those who cheat regular
people under the guise that they are helping
them.
One of his first reporting jobs was
exposing a letter stuffing scam (“Work From
Home, Make Great Money” ads in the newspaper) that failed to send envelopes to stuff
once the money was paid, but rather sent info
on how to advertise in newspapers to get others to fall for the same trick. When he confronted the people who scammed an elderly
woman who wanted to make some extra
money, the woman cut it, chasing the person,
yelling “You stole my money,” they dodged
the cameras. This was John Stossel’s type of
confrontation. He refused to be polite to people who stole from others, confronting them
with the hard questions right away, calling
them liars and cheats to their faces and airing
it all for the world to see.
However, Stossel didn’t become the
“scourge” of the liberal media by helping the
elderly reclaim their lost money, actually he
was praised by his peers for doing so; it was
when Stossel began to confront the lies and
destruction of “public interest” groups like
lawyers, activists, and “legitimate” professionals that his colleagues expressed distaste
for his work. Stossel hides nothing in his
book, now in paperback, depicting his fellow
employees at certain places (and he names
March 18-19
8:00 p.m.
Student Dance Concert
Samuels Theatre
March 18
7:30 p.m
Battle of the Bands
Lee’s gym
Ryan bad in the women department, Nick’s arrest, Branch’s bundle, Dawson’s split, Lil’ John
almost in the slammer, and more!
Poor Billy Joel. It seems like he's
always in the headlines. What's he doing
there now? Well the Piano Man is in rehab
for a drinking problem. He's not a rookie to
these facilities either. In 2002 he was
checked in for a substance-abuse problem.
So we all know the Backstreet Boys
are trying to make a comeback this March.
Well, it seems as though youngest member
Nick Carter is trying to gain some publicity for their new record… even if it's not
good! The 24-year-old was arrested in
Huntington Beach for drunken driving. But
if you are interested, the quintet is hitting
the road March 21.
In other police news, Lil' John almost
was arrested! The dreadlock wearing rapper
got a crowd extra rowdy while taping a
concert for MTV's Spring Break in Panama
City, Florida. Luckily he was able to calm
them down before the handcuffs came out.
Looking for a new record company to
sign you? Slipknot drummer M. Shawn
Crahan (or also known as #6 or Clown)
has himself a new business named Big
Orange Clown Records. The first group he
signed is Gizmachi, check them out!
While performing in Chicago's performance of Sweet Charity, Christina
Applegate broke her foot. The Married
With Children star is said to be out for the
remaining shows.
There are lots of broken hearts in the
world of entertainment. Now it's our turn,
ladies, to pick up the pieces!
- Excerpt for John Stossel’s
Give Me a Break
have let things get this way? And this is
where the effects of this book are hoping to
take place.
If the individual wanted to regain control
of their lives, then they would vote for politicians who do not forfeit all control to government agencies, according to Stossel’s views.
But Stossel also recognizes that bureaucracy
can get the best of voters. It is not so hard to
ignore the rising taxes or businesses closing
or even to associate those things with the
passing of new laws and regulations. Give Me
a Break, a very intelligent collection of cultural and political opinions and stories exposes truth, very much in the same way as the
20/20 segment of the same name, but now
offers ways that the reader can contribute to
making this society no longer need “a break.”
A
What’s Happening?
March 26
Art Department NYC Trip
Events
April 8
7:30 p.m.
Dave Roper Trio Concert
March 20
6:00 p.m.
FADED Show
Alumnae Auditorium
Jillian Dawson
A&E Editor
Michelle Branch and her bass player
husband, Teddy Landau, are having their
first baby. The couple is said to hit the road
for a few tour dates before the bundle of joy
comes.
I was once a heroic consumer reporter; now I’m a
threat to journalism.
As a consumer reporter,
I exposed con men and
thieves, confronting them
with hidden camera footage
that unmasked their lies,
put some out of business,
and helped send the worst
of them to jail.
these employers) as lazy, or intensely union
controlled, or lacking creativity.
The heart of this book lies in the carefully chosen anecdotes that Stossel offers the
reader, but the brain of this book lies within
the theme of government ignorance and arrogance, which is threaded through the entire
text. Stossel, a self proclaimed “classic liberal” (which is essentially a Libertarian), ponders whether the government has ever actually solved a problem that it was given or even
offered up a solution that couldn’t have been
reached by the people of this country had
they been given a chance. The War on Drugs
has given flight to a black-market trade of
narcotics, put non-violent offenders into prisons, crowding them, and yet the problem
doesn’t seem to be “solved” at all. John
Stossel begs the question, How could we
Chitter
Chat
March 21
3:00 p.m.
Gallery Exhibit: Mary
Hark
Tompkins Gallery
April 10
Gavin DeGraw
Muhlenberg College
Not only did The Crestiad's Jennifer
Woytach dismiss Ryan Cabrera (please
refer to page 16), but so did his girlfriend
Ashlee Simpson. According to some
sources the couple who's always seen cuddling on MTV has now split up. What
might be next for Simpson? Well, rumor
has it that her and That 70's Show star (and
Lindsay Lohan's ex) Wilmer Valderrama
are getting cozy. We'll have to watch and
see what happens!
American Pie actress Shannon
Elizabeth and her curly haired husband,
Joseph Reitman, are separating. They
seemed so cute together…
As many of us know Denise Richards
and her Two and a Half Men husband,
Charlie Sheen, are having their second
baby. But after three years of marriage the
couple has decided to end their nuptials.
Richards filed for divorce earlier this
month.
Is Chris Klein up the creek? Rumors
have been flying that he and former
Dawson’s Creek star, Katie Holmes, have
called off their engagement. The couple was
together for seven years!
Treatful Eats?
Chess n Checkers Pub & Restaurant: All fun and games?
Top: Chess n Checkers sign
outside of their restaurant
located at 1801 Airport Road.
610-264-4131
Left: Chess decor is located
inside the restaurant.
Right: Before sitting down to
eat, this is your greeter!
Photos by Nicole Rubertelli
Nicole Rubertelli
Staff Writer
Upon entering Chess n Checkers Pub &
Restaurant in Allentown, one is drawn to the
centerpiece of the room, an enormous fireplace. The double-sided structure reaches to
the top of the cathedral ceiling and is nestled
between the dining tables and the bar.
Once seated, the décor of the room
becomes most interesting. With its checkerboard tabletops and intricately carved wooden chairs it is obvious that Chess n Checkers
pays attention to detail.
The room is lit during the day by natural
light streaming in from numerous long windows situated all around the dining area. The
air is infused with light instrumental music
that is sure to compliment your meal. The
restaurant delivers a classy atmosphere without a stuffy dress code.
The food is quite good. I decided to go
with lighter fare and chose one of their “King
Size Salads.” I chose the Checkers Jazz
Salad, which includes a mixture of fresh
greens, fettuccine, vegetables, and in this
case, chicken. It was an interesting combination that turned out to be quite delicious.
The presentation of the meal was
impressive. The salad was stacked with a few
large pieces of chicken breast, slices of tomato, onion, and other vegetables all adorning a
textured coral-hued bowl. Although it looked
very appetizing, the presentation did lead to
one drawback; the salad was very difficult to
eat. It was very hard to manage cutting up
the large pieces of chicken and vegetables
due to the bowl that it was served in. A platter would have been much more appropriate
and manageable.
I also had a few Checker fries on the
side. These are basically large waffle fries,
which are prepared to a crisp golden brown.
They are very tasty and I recommend trying
them at least once.
Although the meal had its trying
moments, the taste of the food definitely
overshadowed any minor difficulty the meal
presented in presentation. The food at Chess
n Checkers is really delicious, and relatively
inexpensive. They serve everything from
appetizers, to sandwiches, to seafood, all
with great taste and fair prices. You can even
use most major credit cards to pay for your
meal as long as the total charge is ten dollars
or more.
However, it should be mentioned that
there are a few rules at Chess n Checkers.
According to their menu: “Separate checks
are discouraged due to interference with
timely food service.” This can pose a slight
inconvenience when dining in a group that
wants to pay separately. Also, if you are
interested in sharing a large meal with a
friend be aware that there is a two-dollar
plate charge “for sharing on all dinners.”
Of course, you can avoid most of the
pitfalls of this establishment, by simply calling in an order and picking it up. Almost, if
not all of the items on the regular restaurant
menu are available for takeout. I would recommend this if you are on a budget or if you
plan on sharing a meal, that way you do not
run into any extra fees.
Overall, Chess n Checkers is a great
place to dine whether you choose to have
your meal there or take it out. As long as you
are aware of their policies, dining at Chess n
Checkers can be a lovely experience. B
Leisurely Reading
Spark’s combines romance with a twist
Amanda Rachel Goodman
Staff Writer
From the author of A Walk To
Remember, The Wedding is the follow-up to
the immensely popular The Notebook, a
romantic story of a man who goes to extreme
lengths to win back the love of his life. From
anyone who has ever read a Nicholas Sparks’
novel, you know they are filled with love,
and it is not just regular love, but the love
that can actually make you cry just from
reading a novel (and yes, from reading both
The Notebook, and The Wedding, both books
made me cry, since they are just purely
romantic).
The Wedding starts out in New Bern,
North Carolina (the same setting seen in The
Notebook) where Wilson Lewis starts telling
his story of a marriage and a wedding. His
wife Jane is the daughter of Noah and Allie
Calhoun (for anyone who read or saw The
Notebook will remember that they are the
main characters from The Notebook). Now
Noah is beyond romantic and the love that he
shared with Allie is something that Jane
always admired growing up. Even though his
in-laws love is a shining example, Wilson
has a hard time showing his emotions and
has not been the greatest father or husband
(although has focused heavily on being a
financial supporter). Jane and Wilson have
three children, two daughters and a son, and
their daughter Anna is about to get married.
During this whole commotion of a very short
period between engagement and the actual
wedding ceremony, Jane is thinking about
leaving her husband. Wilson knows this for it
is obvious in her actions, well her lack of
actions. Wilson will not lose his wife though,
for his love has grown throughout the years
for her. He uses help from Noah and Allie’s
love as a guide to make his wife fall in love
with him, again.
Sparks’ is a master at romance and this
book does not disappoint (and if you loved
The Notebook, Noah and Allie both play
important roles within this book as well.) At
first reading, I liked The Notebook more, but
upon completion of the novel The Wedding
definitely can compete with The Notebook.
The Wedding has a twist, which I will not
disclose, but the only hint I will disclose is
that it is sappy and romantic (and even after
reading The Wedding, I still would not have
expected it or picked up on it.) Also at first
reading, I was unsure how it was going to be
a sequel to The Notebook (which I really
would not call it a sequel since that can be
quite misleading since it does not follow the
storyline of Noah and Allie, but instead of
one of their children) but it does tie in both
novels quite nicely, but I would not recommend reading The Wedding if you did not see
or read The Notebook.
One thing I love about Sparks’ is that
the characters are real and have human flaws.
Check out other
Nicholas Sparks books!
Three Weeks With My Brother 2004
The Guardian - 2003
Nights in Rodanthe - 2002
A Bend in the Road - 2001
The Rescue - 2000
A Walk to Remember - 1999
Message in a Bottle - 1998
The Notebook - 1996
Many women wish they could have a Noah
Calhoun in their life, simply because some of
us wish for that hopeless romantic guy
(they’re out there somewhere right?) But
Wilson Lewis is a character in which he has
many flaws and in order to keep his wife and
to show his feelings for his wife, changes
himself for her, just is beautiful. Any
Nicholas Sparks’ novel (I haven’t read all of
them, although I own five books that he has
written) is not usually for a person who does
not appreciate romance and love, so I do not
recommend them for a person who does not
love a tear jerker. If you love to fantasize
about everlasting love, almost fairy tale love,
then Nicholas Sparks’ books are for you. Just
don’t go expecting your significant other to
magically turn into Noah Calhoun or Wilson
Lewis after you read the book if they are
romantically challenged, just reread the book,
enjoy the romantic plot with the amazing
twist, grab a box of Kleenex if you get emotional, and just be thankful for Nicholas
Sparks’ for being in touch with his romantic
side for writing us another amazing book. A
Reel Reviews
Diesel proves he’s more than an action hero
in Disney's The Pacifier
The Sound Booth
First Annual Battle of the Bands
Andrea Zajac
Staff Writer
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One of the CCC Battle of the Bands contestants: Symptom.
Starring: Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham,
Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max
Thieriot, Chris Potter, Brad Garrett
Rated: PG
Duration: 91 minutes
Plummer children show him that it doesn’t
always have to be about being physical.
One of the best moments of the movie is
when Wolfe is done with his mission. Lulu
the middle child hands him a picture and
says “This is so you won’t forget me.” Wolfe
replies “how can I forget you, you are my
best friend.”
Diesel proves he can be a family man as
well as an action hero. He really shows the
viewer that there is a softer side to his heart
and that it isn’t all rough around the edges.
Diesel may have a muscular build, but those
muscles are fully capable of a gentle bear
hug. As far as The Pacifier goes, if a movie
can make you laugh and warm your heart all
at the same time, it’s definitely worth seeing.
Adults and children alike will enjoy this
movie. A
Photo courtesy of www.thesymptom.net
Special When Lit will be at March 18 Battle! Don’t miss them!
So Spring Break is over, what’s a girl to
do, right? Well, put those schoolbooks aside
and come out to support the first annual battle of the bands here at Cedar Crest College!
This Friday, March 18, in Lee’s gym will be
just the thing to kick the weekend off right.
WCCC and Buskin have signed up four
hot bands that you don’t want to miss. The
event is $3.00 with a current student ID and
$5.00 for general public! Doors open at 7:00
Photo courtesy of www.specialwhenlit.net
p.m.and the battle begins at 7:30 p.m.
So get your friends and head over to the
gym. Food, drinks, and band merchandise
will be available!
Bands include:
Hey Hey - Metal/Dance
Special When Lit - Pop Punk
Symptom - Hardcore
David Filth - Acoustic Rock
FEATURED ADVERTISER
We all know too well the kinds of parts
Vin Diesel is used to playing so it comes as a
shock that he is in a comedy as well as a
family drama. However he doesn’t stray too
far from his usual characters with action
packed scenes. Diesel proved that he could
fit many different faces in the movie The
Pacifier.
The movie starts with Lieutenant Shane
Wolfe, a top navy seal, (Diesel) on a mission
to save a man who works for the department
of defense. When that man gets killed
Lieutenant Wolfe is now on a mission to protect the man’s family. What he doesn’t know
is that he is about to turn his wetsuit in for a
diaper bag.
This mission to protect soon turns out to
be a mission against unlikely foes – crying
babies, disgruntled rebellious children, and
total chaos. As soon as Wolfe steps foot in
their house the five Plummer children set
their own mission into motion. Instead of
Wolfe being “in command” the children
seem to take that role.
Some of the more comedic highlights of
the movie include Wolfe trying to change a
diaper through the use of household pliers,
Wolfe showing up covered in sewage after
chasing down one of the kids tracking
devices, and a fight between Wolfe and the
crazy Romanian Nanny, Helga. Humor is
also provided by the kid’s vice principal and
unusual wrestling coach played by
Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett.
His character is very smug and arrogant, but
unfortunately can’t talk the talk, especially
when facing Wolfe. The action scenes that
take place during the movie even bring a
smile to your face.
Although the mission seems to be taking
a disastrous turn Wolfe learns that what this
family needs most is not military control, but
emotional care. Wolfe has only ever knew
what it takes to be tough, but never thought
he would see the other side of it. The
Concert Review
HOROSCOPES
SALOMES'S
STARS
It’s Tr ue: Cabrera’s show a bust
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
Ryan Cabrera and I were better off in a
long distance relationship.
On March 7, I headed to Crocodile Rock
Cafe to see what the Texas native had to offer
live.
It wasn't much.
My friends and I purposely put off getting there on time to skip opening act Bonnie
McKee. We entered Croc Rock with a group
of kids who “already had their tickets
checked” (one employee yelled to another).
After the confusing entrance, we were even
more surprised to find that at 8:00 Gutterluck
was just getting off stage. Bonnie McKee was
up next. So much for skipping that opening
act.
McKee's hair was teased out and up,
eighties style, and her sequined top was
almost as annoying as she was. Cabrera finally took the stage a little after 9:00 (which
seemed like forever) to someone who was
already unhappy.
Were you ever completely turned off by
someone the second they opened their
mouth? Mr. Cabrera was number one on my
list that night. When he took the stage and
was greeted with blood curling screams from
the teenage girls holding their poorly made
heart shaped signs, I think his ego was boosted a foot or two, just a bit bigger than his
hair.
Week of March 17, 2005
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
A pesky health problem should clear up
soon. Meanwhile, travel -- both for personal as well as for business reasons -- is
strong in the Aries aspect this week, and
well into the next.
Ryan Cabrera seems like a good catch with his top 40 hits, but his live performance is quite a shocker!
In case you were wondering about these
heart shaped signs, I’ll fill you in. Boo to
people who are completely ignorant to the
fact that there are some people who actually
pay money to see a show, not the back of
crooked cardboard and boo to the Croc Rock
staff for letting those people in.
Now, let’s pretend I was over Bonnie
McKee and the signs. Let’s pretend I could
have saved myself a $20 ticket if I knew the
Croc Rock staff was a tad more observant.
There I was, just anxious for Cabrera to start
playing songs from his album, Take it All
Away. Once he started playing though, I was
hoping someone would take him away. Don’t
get me wrong. When he played music, all
was well.
But when he talked, which was most of
the time, well was more like hell. He talked
about some dream he had being in his underwear and about doing his hair. He talked
about Paula Abdul for a good while and then
started on Paul Simon. He played a Simon
cover, which wasn’t terrible, but I was hoping
that I’d hear something original.
Cabrera did play 40 Kinds of Sadness,
which I found to be significant seeing as how
we had something in common. I wonder what
really bad concert he was at when he was
feeling forty kinds of sadness?
My advice: if you like Ryan Cabrera,
don’t see him live.
Answers to last edition’s puzzle
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Look for Bovines to be on the move this
week, whether it's traveling for fun or for
business. Other "moves" include workplace adjustments and, for some, relationship changes.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
Geminis who have just gone through a
hectic period involving job and/or family
matters might want to take some wellearned time out to relax and restore those
drained energy levels.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
A romantic situation seems to have
stalled, just when the Moon Child was
expecting it to go forward. Could be a
bad case of miscommunication going on.
Talk it over openly and honestly.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
Showing a genuine interest in something
that's important to a friend, family member or colleague could open a communication line that had been pretty much
shut down for a while.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Making a potentially life-changing decision takes as much knowledge as you can
gather, plus determination and patience.
Take your time working it out. Don't let
anyone rush you.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
You should be back on schedule and
heading in the right direction after clearing up a misunderstanding. But there
could still be some setbacks. If so, correct them immediately.
Corrected Answers to
February 17, 2005 puzzle
(Vol. 86 No. 9)
Across
1
4
7
10
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
21
23
24
26
28
30
31
34
36
40
41
42
43
45
Tempo
Central Intelligence
Agency
Prisoner of war
Sanctified
Boiling
Neon fish
Gambling game
Card game
Mexican indian
Foot extension
Metric weight unit
Married woman
Snack
Theater
Severe
Rotating mechanism
Declare
Tempt
Spy
Otherwise
Teaspoon (abbr.)
Title of respect
Deer relative
Lady
Waistbands
47
48
50
52
54
57
58
60
61
63
65
67
69
70
71
72
73
74
Eye infection
Halite
Wager
“Hungry __” (children’s
game)
Not inner
Aced
Compass point
Night bird
Bumbling insect
Visualization
Flightless bird
Gods
City
Pops
Fear
Reverend ( abbr.)
Dynamite
New York City
Down
1
2
3
4
5
6
Origin
Christ’s disciple
Mountain Time
Drink quickly
Charged particle
Particle
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
20
22
25
27
29
30
31
32
33
35
37
38
39
44
Brand of
dispensable
candy
Swimming
mammal
Inflict
Bacon-let
tuce-tomato sandwich
Little boy’s name
Bite
Parody
Autos
Please respond
Ripen
Is
Beginning
Main artery
Limited (abbr.)
United States of
America
Revolutions per minute
Cooking fat
Lease
Wily
Stretch to make do
Extra-sensory percep
tion
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) A business matter keeps you pretty
busy, but try to squeeze in time to be
with family as well as close friends. You
need the good vibrations you get from
people who care for you.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21)
Investing in an attractive prospect (business or personal) with little or no information can be risky. Avoid future problems by getting all the facts before you
act.
45
46
47
49
51
52
53
55
56
57
59
60
62
64
66
68
Spot
Coke
Adjust
Sleep disorder
Spring flower
Greek author
Silly
Type of wood
Keepsake
Rug
Bawled
Expel
Escudo
Governor (abbr.)
Staff
Newsman Rather
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19)
Someone close to you might have an
unexpected reaction to a decision you
feel you're prepared to make. Listen to
his or her point of view. It could prove
surprisingly helpful.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) Don't give up yet. That once warm
personal relationship that seems to be
cooling off fast could recover with some
tender, loving care, and who better than
you to provide it?
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Career matters are strong this week. You
might want to enter a training program to
enhance your skills. Also, consider getting professional help in preparing a brilliant resume.
(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.

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