Deaf-hearing relations activists visit College

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Double dose of opera
Explosion of talent
Students showcase skills during
celebration of Hispanic culture.
TCNJ Lyric Theatre treats theater-goers to
two Seymour Barab comic operas.
See Arts & Entertainment, page 17
See Features, page 11
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Campus goes red to raise AIDS awareness
By Kristen Lord
Features Editor
Tim Lee / Photo Assistant
From lectures to talent shows, Prism painted the
campus red last week to support the annual AIDS
Awareness Week.
“We wanted the students to notice all the red around
campus,” Elaine Smolen, president of Prism, said. “So
even if they didnʼt know about any of the events planned,
at least the red piqued their interest.”
Those eating in Eickhoff Hall the night of Nov. 5 saw the
groupʼs promotion firsthand with a red-themed dinner.
Prism co-sponsored the week along with 22 other
student organizations. The week was packed with events
promoting AIDS awareness, including a movie screening of “Philadelphia” and a lecture titled “Living and
Loving in a World with AIDS,” with guest speaker
Elaine Pasqua.
Prism held an AIDS memorial service Nov. 7 to remember those who died from the disease.
Deaf-hearing relations
activists visit College
By Katie Ryan
Correspondent
Members of the local deaf
community joined students to
attend a presentation given
by the two founding members
of Discovering Deaf World
(DDW), a recently developed national association that
encourages the development of
deaf organizations across the
globe.
The Nov. 5 presentation,
which was co-sponsored by
the Deaf Hearing Connection
and Kappa Delta Pi education
honor society, was given by
DDW founders Christy Smith
and Dave Justice.
The presentation detailed the
trip Smith and Justice took to
eight countries to promote deafhearing relations and assist in
the development of stronger foreign deaf communities.
“It is part of the deaf world
and deaf responsibilities to get
help out to deaf people across
the world,” Smith said.
Smith, a deaf woman who
used American Sign Language
throughout the presentation,
was a contestant on the CBS
reality show “Survivor: The
Amazon” in 2003.
She and Justice came up
with the idea for DDW in 2007
with the goal of traveling the
world in search of foreign deaf
programs.
After fundraising for a year,
the two set off on a backpacking journey that took them to
New Zealand, China, India,
Australia and Thailand, among
other countries.
While spending six to eight
weeks in each country, Smith
and Justice traveled to both
major cities and small villages.
Throughout this journey, they
met with 101 deaf organizations, according to Justice.
see DDW page 2
see PRISM page 13
Mike Smith / Photo Assistant
It was the best week ever
The ʻBest Week Ever Tourʼ stopped at the College Nov. 7. The show featured
Chuck Nice, a regular on the TV show, and occasional guests Sherrod Small
and Judah Friedlander. The comedians talked about everything from race and
the recent election, to what separates the rich from the poor, to why men have
to get married. See Arts & Entertainment, page 16.
Report suggests alcohol policy changes
By Nancy Sai
Staff Writer
Graphic by Kelly Duncan / News Editor
Rhetorical or hortatory?
Professor classifies political
leaders’ personalities.
See page 2
The Commission on the Prevention
of Alcohol Abuse (CPAA) recently published a report containing four recommendations for the College.
The recommendations all relate to the
Collegeʼs alcohol policy.
According to the report, the first recommendation given by the Commission
was to form a “Healthy Campus Task
Force,” which will assess alcohol abuse
on campus. It will also be charged with
the implementation of programs and
policies to prevent alcohol and drug
abuse.
The Commission also suggested that
the College play a greater role in managing the student environment. This
includes changing student attitudes,
protecting students from drug and alco-
Trans Awareness Week
Prism funded to educate
on transgender issues.
See page 2
Networking knowledge
Students learn business
etiquette during dinner.
See page 3
hol abuse and acting quickly to treat
students who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction.
The Commission also recommended
making revisions to the Collegeʼs alcohol policy.
Finally, the CPAA advised the
College to involve “students and parents, faculty and staff, and alumni in
prevention planning.”
see CPAA page 3
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SGA designates ‘Freedom Week’ Trans Awareness
By Arti Patel
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association (SGA) passed a
resolution at its Nov. 5 meeting recommending that Nov.
9 through 11 be identified as
Freedom Week and be permanently placed on the official
College calendar.
President
George
W.
Bush declared Nov. 9 World
Freedom Day in 2001 to
commemorate the fall of the
Berlin Wall and the liberation
of Central and Eastern Europe
from communism.
The author of this resolution,
Michael Peters, senator of Legal
and Governmental Affairs, likened the observation of this
federally recognized date to
Flag Day and Constitution Day
in that it commemorates an
aspect of American history.
“It’s not a mandated thing,”
Peters said. “It’s sort of a recognition thing (and) up to the
College to put it on the calendar and recognize it.”
The resolution was passed
unanimously.
SGA members discussed the
possibility of greater security
measures on campus due to
the string of recent automobile
thefts.
Matthew Daley, sophomore
class president, who runs the
College’s online poll “The
Pulse,” said polling results
showed students feel strongly
that cameras should be added
to high-traffic parking areas.
“Students said they would
feel more safe if their cars were
being watched at the nighttime,” Daley said.
A new campus organization, Devoted to Reaching
Expectations and Mentoring
Students (DREAMS), received
official on-campus recognition.
President Kristina Avisado and
vice president Beth Dorrity represented the education program
centered on children in nearby
urban communities.
“(We are) urban education advocates working with
the AVID Tutoring Program
and the GetSet Tutor/Mentor
Program,” Avisado said. “We
want to help people from urban
backgrounds give back to their
communities.”
DREAMS, created about a
month ago by students, works
in conjunction with the entire
School of Education and the
five-year master’s program at
the College. Membership is open
to students of all majors, and
the club currently has 20 active
members.
“As far as being a mentor,
it’s all about you as an individual,” Evette Barnes, senator of
Business, said.
Teacher evaluation forms will
be updated in a “semester-long
process” Brian Skwarek, senator of Academic Affairs, said.
The new system may be implemented as soon as the end of
next semester.
“It’s a really big deal because
the old forms don’t fit with the
new (student administration)
system so, it will definitely be
changed,” Skwarek said. “It might
be made an online process.”
week
By Nate Currie
Staff Writer
The Student Finance Board
(SFB) allocated $350 to Prism, the
College’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender association, for Trans
Awareness Week. According to
the official proposal, the purpose
of the week-long event is to “raise
campus awareness about the difficulties facing the transgender and
transsexual community.”
The campus-wide event is
scheduled for Nov. 10.
SFB allocated $256.50 to the
Art Students Association (ASA) to
host Open Mic Night. According
to ASA’s proposal, the purpose of
the event “is to expose the College
campus to not only the visual arts
but also the musical arts, as well.”
Students will be able to exhibit
both their musical and artistic talents as easels, drawing pads and
various arts supplies will be available at the Nov. 14 activity in
Prof explores personality types
Gary Woodward, professor of communication studies, presented the semester’s
fourth colloquium at the Faculty Senate
meeting on Nov. 5. The lecture, “Finding
Ourselves in Others: Communication Style
and the Rhetorical Personality,” explored
key dispositions and outcomes of the rhetorical personality.
The four major dispositions include an
inclination to engage others in conversation, a high self-monitoring capability, a
large capacity for identification and other
distinct directions.
“When these temperaments cluster in
one individual, you get specific outcomes,”
Woodward said. “Each are discrete dispositions in character design, but the rhetorical personality is unique in that one person
has a mixture of the four.”
These rhetorical outcomes consist of a
heightened sense of agency toward helping
others, finding comfort in discrepant roles
and motivation to seek rhetorical transcendence, he said.
“Rhetorical transcendence is kind of the
nirvana in rhetorical studies,” Woodward
said.
The rhetorical personality is a combination of “disposition, opportunity and context,” making it extremely rare. However,
individuals have a tendency to be more
developed in certain areas and are likely to
have situational reactions along the lines
of the rhetorical outcomes.
The two major classifications of per-
sonality styles are hortatory and rhetorical. A hortatory person issues demands
on individuals or commands people to do
things, whereas a true person of rhetoric
targets issues that unify individuals.
“Different people use different styles
for purposeful reason,” Woodward said.
“President George (W.) Bush has a hortatory personality, while Bill Clinton is
an example of a person with a rhetorical
personality.”
The author of five successful books,
including the college text “Persuasion and
Influence in Modern Life,” Woodward is
expanding rhetorical analysis into areas of
gender and culture, while seeking inspiration from the films of James L. Brooks and
the common life experiences most people
share in his upcoming sixth literary work.
The topic of linguistic style propelled
the conversation toward political leaders.
Throughout the presentation, Woodward
showed clips of politicians and discussed
their mannerisms as a means of putting
faces to these communication styles and
personality traits. The discussion touched
on former British Prime Minister Tony
Blair, former U.S. President Bill Clinton,
President George W. Bush and former Vice
President Hubert Humphrey. Woodward
used the keys of a rhetorical personality,
context and opportunity to discuss new
President-elect Barack Obama.
“Obama changes (speech) styles
depending on his audience,” Woodward
said. “He has a vast repertoire of diverse
roles he can play to help support his
cause.”
Holman Hall.
SFB tabled a $1032.75 request
by the French Club for lack
of information and substantial
price quotes regarding its annual
soiree.
SFB denied a $338.40 request
by College Union Board (CUB)
to host a “movie night” in which
the film “21” would be screened.
According to the request, the film
“ties in education and mathematics into the real world.”
However, SFB members who
had previously screened the film
said it is more entertaining than
educational. The board ultimately
decided that since the film would
not be applicable or beneficial to
student’s lives, the request was
denied.
On Oct. 29, clubs Ed 2010
and the Trentones got budget
approval. The French Club and
CUB were awarded $325 and
Black Student Union was awarded $2,238.
DDW / Smith and
Justice describe travels
Gary Woodward, professor of communication studies, discusses different
communication styles and personalities in front of the Faculty Senate.
By Arti Patel
Staff Writer
approved
Christy Smith discusses treatment
of the deaf community worldwide.
continued from page 1
The development of programs within
each country was dramatically different,
Smith said. In Nepal, deaf members of the
community are assumed to be dumb and
incapable of learning.
“‘I love my daughter, but she is a mistake from God.’ That is what most people
think over there,” Justice said.
In comparison, Smith and Justice found
Japan offered a highly developed deaf
community.
“In Japan, you have deaf people working front line jobs, working with customers,” Smith said. “In America, how often
do you see deaf people working in businesses with customers?”
A video clip demonstrating the interaction between a deaf worker and a customer
pointed out what deaf people can achieve
if they are given the opportunity.
“Communication was never a problem
when they were given that chance,” Justice
said.
The presentation was only the second
Smith and Justice have given since their
return to the United States. The next phase
of DDW includes editing more than 100
hours of footage and translating it into 20
languages to create a marketable DVD,
as well as seeking sponsorship and funding to provide long-term support for the
program.
Smith and Justice also plan to continue
to travel the globe to discover more stories
of deaf empowerment and create further
connections with deaf programs in countries other than the eight they have already
visited.
“It is our future goal that eight will be
50, will be 100 in the next few decades,”
Justice said.
Throughout their journey, Smith and
Justice’s mission to educate communities
about deaf people was reinforced.
“We believe that a lot of oppression
happens in deaf communities, basically
born from ignorance,” Smith said.
During their trip to Cambodia, they met
a deaf teenage girl who had recently been
employed by a café that encourages the
assimilation of deaf people.
Before obtaining this job, the girl’s
father had often beat her, simply because
she was in the way, Justice said. Now, she
is the only person in her family who earns
a steady income.
“How the tables have turned with a
little opportunity,” Justice said.
Although a recently formed organization, DDW counts more than 2,000 subscribers to their online newsletter, which
further details Smith and Justice’s trip
and provides information about the future
goals of the organization.
For more information on DDW or
Smith and Justice’s trip, visit discoveringdeafworlds.com.
November 12, 2008 The Signal page 3
Knock, knock, who’s there? CPAA / College looks to
By Diana Bubser
Nation & World Editor
On Sunday Nov. 2 at 3:30 a.m.,
Campus Police was dispatched to
Travers Hall on report of an unknown
person banging repeatedly on several
doors and attempting to enter rooms.
Upon arrival, the officer met with the
person in the elevator lobby. The officer
asked what was going on, and the student said he had been locked out of his
room and his girlfriend’s room, which
he said was on the same floor. He
was unable to produce identification, which he said was locked in
his room.
The student smelled strongly
of alcohol and said he attended a
Halloween costume party
and consumed at
least five or six cups
of beer.
At this time, Lions’
EMS and Residential
Education and Housing staff evaluated
him and he was advised of the College’s
quiet hour rules and the possible ramifications of a disorderly person or harassment complaint.
There is no further information at
this time.
...
Campus Police was dispatched to
Holman Hall on Saturday, Nov. 1 at
9:10 a.m. on a report of the glass of a
vending machine being broken.
Upon arrival, the officer met with
an employee of Building Services, who
said he entered the building and noticed
the broken glass.
Upon closer inspection of the vending machine, the officer observed all
the glass was broken from the machine,
though the machine was still stocked
with snacks.
The officer immediately placed all
the snacks into a bag and stored it in the
Campus Police headquarters property
room for safekeeping.
this time.
..
On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 1:27 a.m.,
Campus Police was dispatched to the
Travers/Wolfe kitchen on report of a
theft.
The Sodexo manager said two Sodexo
employees removed food items from the
T/W kitchen on Oct. 31. One had taken
food valued at $19.10
and the other had taken $23.40 worth
of food.
Later in the day, she reported the
items were recovered and returned to
her office.
this time.
...
On Nov. 1 at 1:25 p.m., an officer
met with a student at Campus Police
headquarters. The student said she had
locked up her bicycle at Brower Student
Center on Oct. 20. When she returned to
get her bicycle on Oct. 23, she discovered it was missing.
The officer advised her to check
other locations on campus to ensure her
bike was not locked up elsewhere. The
search yielded no results.
Diana Bubser can be reached at bubser3@tcnj.edu.
future of alcohol policy
policies based on the commission’s
findings.
“I can already see movement in terms
“The proposed policy is winding
of the administrative response, specifi- its way through governance and will
cally in President Gitenstein’s Healthy be presented to the Board of Trustees
Campus Initiative, as well as the revi- for action at its December meeting,”
sions of the alcohol
Norfleet said.
and other drug policy
According
to
that are taking place “Hopefully over time, Woodward,
to
this semester,” Mark the College can become increase
student
Woodford, commisvoices in the recomsion chair and pro- completely acculturated mendations, CPAA
fessor of counseling in an atmosphere that student members
education, said.
informal
promotes such mutual conducted
CPAA,
which
surveys in Brower
was
established responsibility, and the Student
Center,
February 2007 by punitive reactions to Travers/Wolfe halls
Beth Paul, vice
and Eickhoff Hall.
provost, and James excessive drinking and
The Commission
Norfleet, vice pres- other drug use will be also conducted a
ident of Student
review of their recvery minimal.”
Affairs, was charged
ommendations to
with recommending
affirm they reflectNora Wentworth ed the “best practo the College how
to address alcohol
Student member of CPAA tices” from research
issues on campus
done on minimizing
and how to reduce
alcohol abuse.
dangerous drinking.
Sub-committees
The Commission’s members include were formed to investigate how to
students, faculty, staff, alumni and increase alcohol-free events at the
parents.
College.
“I believe that this policy will be
“The Commission’s recommendations
effective because it pays attention to clearly help us to continue to enhance
the student and the culture in which we our healthy community,” Paul said.
live,” Nora Wentworth, student member
Wentworth said she finds it comof CPAA, said.
forting that the faculty and staff at the
“If the students are provided with College are placing students’ health
information to make healthy decisions first. She said, “Hopefully over time,
and (have) the support and guidance of the College can become completely
the school to make healthy and smart acculturated in an atmosphere that
decisions, then we will,” she said.
promotes such mutual responsibility,
According to Norfleet, the office of and the punitive reactions to excessive
Student Affairs has already begun to drinking and other drug use will be very
update the College’s alcohol and drug minimal.”
Students learn how to dine with class
Dining Out in Professional Style teaches business etiquette
By Roxanne Neumaier
Staff Writer
Students learned about business etiquette and networking
at Dining Out in Professional
Style, sponsored by the office of
Career Services on Wednesday,
Nov. 5.
“I expect to expand my networking capabilities and further
develop my interpersonal and
interviewing skills,” Karen Nici,
freshman accounting major,
said.
Dressed in business attire,
students impressed potential
employers and sponsors.
“I’m extremely honored and
very pleased to each of you for
joining us this evening,” James
Chambers, associate director of
Career Services, said. “You all
look very lovely.”
The auditorium in Brower
Student Center was transformed
into a business dinner setting.
Tables with linens, centerpieces
and silverwear were serviced by
waiters in suits.
“This is one of my most
favorite annual events because
I get to see you the way you
look tonight, dressed all pro-
fessional,” James Norfleet, vice
president of Student Affairs,
said. “This is my eighth etiquette
dinner and I always walk away
learning something.”
Ann Marie Sabbath, the
founder of At East Inc., guided
the dinner and lesson. At Ease
is a firm specializing in domestic and international etiquette
programs.
“It’s best to have a meal after
a business dinner because the
focus is never on the food,”
Sabbath said.
Sabbath went on to teach the
students about silverwear and the
proper way to eat, using a salad
to demonstrate. The main course
was an artichoke- and parmesanstuffed chicken breast, roasted
broccoli spears and rice pilaf and
apple tart for dessert.
The discussion was open and
had ample audience participation.
After the dinner, door prizes
were announced, and every student left with a gift bag provided by the sponsor at each
table.
“I really enjoyed the dinner,”
Grace Chun, freshman business
major, said. “I felt like I got a lot
out of it.”
Students learned proper dining etiquette at Dining Out in Professional Style last
Wednesday, sponsored by the office of Career Services.
Nation & World
Churches reflect on Obama election
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jubilation, pride and relief
permeated pews and pulpits at predominantly black
churches across the country on the first Sunday after
Barack Obamaʼs election, with congregrants blowing
horns, waving American flags and raising their hands
to the heavens.
“God has vindicated the black folk,” the Rev. Shirley Caesar-Williams said as a member of her Raleigh
congregation, Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church,
brandished a flag and another marched among the pews
blowing a ramʼs horn.
“Too long weʼve been at the bottom of the totem pole,
but he has vindicated us, hallelujah,” the Grammy-winning gospel singer cried. “I donʼt know about you, but I
donʼt have nothing to put my head down for, praise God.
Because when I look toward Washington, D.C., we got a
new family coming in. We got a new family coming in.
And you know what? They look like us. Amen, amen.
They look like us.”
In the historically black New York City neighborhood of Harlem, Obama buttons and T-shirts were as
prevalent in the pews as colorful plumed hats, while in a
church in the former capital of the Confederacy, a young
girl handled a newspaper with a photo of Obama and the
headline, “Mr. President.”
At Los Angelesʼ oldest black church, ushers circulated through the aisles with boxes of tissues as men and
women, young and old, wept openly and unabashedly at
the fall of the nationʼs last great racial barrier.
And on the day that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
famously called “the most segregated day of the week,”
black and white Christian clergy members asked God to
give Obama the wisdom and strength to lead the country
out of what many consider a wilderness of despair and
gloom.
At Hungary Road Baptist Church in a working-class
suburb of Richmond, Va., the service was part celebration, part history lesson, led by a pastor who had felt the
sting of the Jim Crow South. The Rev. J. Rayfield Vines
Jr., pastor of the predominantly black congregation,
paused briefly as he recalled the indignities he endured
but did not bow to while growing up in Suffolk, Va.
“I was there when you had to ride in the back of the
bus,” Vines said under a simple cross illuminated by
AP Photo
Worshippers leave the Hungary Road Baptist Church after services at the church in
Richmond, Va., Sunday.
eight light bulbs. “I was there when you went to the department store and you couldnʼt try on the clothes. I was
there when they had a colored toilet and a white toilet.”
The pastor said he shared his humiliations Sunday
to help give those “who had not tasted the bitterness of
segregation.”
Inside Harlemʼs Abyssinian Baptist Church, member
Sheila Chestnut, 61, proudly wore a rhinestone Obama
pin on her suit lapel.
“I am so happy,” she said. “I cried so much. I never thought that in this lifetime I would live to see an
African-American become president of these United
States.”
When the Rev. Calvin Butts invited the congregation
to stand up “and give God praise for the election,” several hundred churchgoers rose as one, lifted their hands
and gave a sustained cheer, then chanted, “Yes we can!
Yes we can!”
At Apostolic Church of God on Chicagoʼs South
Side, less than two miles from Obamaʼs home, jubilant
Sunday services were peppered with references to the
election and calls to be grateful for his victory.
“We thank the Lord for this second Sunday (in November) after the first Tuesday,” Byron Brazier said to
resounding applause and cheers from the mostly black
congregation. “This is a wonderful time to be alive.”
Protests sweep across Calif. on post-Prop 8 Sunday News Bits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first Sunday after a gay marriage ban passed in California, activists rallied in defiance, including
hundreds of protesters outside an Orange
County megachurch whose pastor brought
Barack Obama and John McCain together
last summer for a “faith forum.”
About 300 gay-rights advocates fanned
out along sidewalks leading to Saddleback
Church in Lake Forest to voice their anger
of the churchʼs support of Proposition 8, a
constitutional amendment approved by voters Nov. 4 that overturns a state Supreme
Court decision in May legalizing same-sex
unions.
Ed Todeschini, a Human Rights Campaign volunteer, accused Saddleback in particular of helping propagate what he called
misinformation about the Supreme Court
ruling, including that gay marriage would
have to be taught to kindergarteners.
A message seeking comment left at the
churchʼs main office, which was closed
Sunday, was not immediately returned.
“They told such obvious lies. They used
their lies to deceive the public,” Todeschini
said of the church, which gained national attention in August when its pastor, Rick Warren, brought Obama and McCain together to
discuss their religious faith. The two candidates embraced during an often-contentious
presidential campaign.
Todeschini said Sundayʼs rally was
peaceful, with demonstrators waving placards with slogans including “Equality for
all” and “Shame on you.”
The amendment was passed last week
with 52 percent of the vote, and backlash
swept across California on Sunday after
In a record bailout of a private company, on Monday the
government provided a new
$150 billion financial-rescue
package to troubled insurance
giant American International
Group, including $40 billion
for partial ownership.
An 8-year-old boy faces two
counts of premeditated murder in the shooting death of
his father and a friend.
AP Photo
People protest outside the Saddleback Church on Sunday in Lake
Forest, Calif.
days of protests.
In Oakland, a large protest at the cityʼs
Mormon temple led the California Highway Patrol to close two highway ramps to
ensure pedestrian safety. Protest organizers said they hoped to tone down the anger that has characterized some previous
demonstrations.
“Our intent is not to disturb churchgoers,” organizer Tim DeBenedictis said in a
statement. “Our goal is to mend fences and
build bridges so that all Californians can
achieve marriage equality under the law.”
The pastor of the 4,000-member All
Saints Church in Pasadena spoke out
against Proposition 8, calling the religious
communityʼs support of it “embarrassing.”
The church announced while it could no
longer legally marry same-sex couples, it
would continue blessing gay civil unions.
“Itʼs very unfortunate and embarrassing
that the (Christian religion) is in large part
responsible for this act of bigotry,” the Rev.
Ed Bacon said after his sermon.
In Sacramento, a protest at the state Capitol was boisterous but peaceful as speakers
led the crowd in noisy chants. Protesters
waved rainbow flags, a symbol of the gay
rights movement, and “No on 8” signs as
police watched from the side.
Archaeologists discovered a
2,000-year-old gold earring beneath a parking lot next to the
walls of Jerusalemʼs old city.
President-elect Barack Obamaʼs
advisers are quietly crafting a
proposal to ship dozens, if not
hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States
to face criminal trials.
Information from APExchange.com
Editorial
The most wonderful
time of the year
Itʼs that time of year again.
The stress piles on, you worry about long waits,
getting everything done in time and getting exactly
what you want.
Yep, itʼs registration week.
Weʼve all been through it, sitting at our computers
at some ungodly hour watching TESS crawl as we
nervously await the fate of next semesterʼs schedule.
You hope that there isnʼt another junior with 87.56
credits trying to get the last open spot left in the one
tess.tcnj.edu
class that for some strange reason, everyone all of a Underclassmen will undoubtedly be relieved once TESS is replaced by the new system,
sudden wants to take.
erasing many class registration hassles.
You bite your nails, awaiting a sign that you finally got
into that mythology class everyone raves about, while
anxiously scanning the reviews on ratemyprofessor.com.
You bite your lip, hoping youʼve finally fulfilled your
Liberal Learning requirements in time for graduation,
dreading the conversation between your parents where
you tell them you need to take a summer gender
• Goldendoodle
course.
• Beagle
Of course you donʼt get the classes you need and send
the inevitable follow-up e-mails to your professors,
• Mutt
begging them to sign you into the class.
• Beethoven
The bottom line? Registration sucks.
cast your vote @
Luckily for those of us who wonʼt be graduating in
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May, the new, yet-to-be-named Student Administration
system is scheduled to debut in March 2009. Next
November 6 Results:
yearʼs incoming freshmen will know of TESS in name
only.
How did the emergency alert
At least, thatʼs according to several Signal articles
system perform?
written about the topic in the past few years. We
reported that the new system would have a back button,
• 45% I was adequately warned of the
an auditing feature for anxious juniors and seniors and
shooting
24-hour access.
• 36% The message could have come sooner
Of course we appreciate the Collegeʼs effort, albeit
• 19% I didn’t sign up
painstakingly slow, to eradicate the ridiculously creaky
and outdated TESS.
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Election suspenseful despite predictable result
This
election,
I
was
expecting
another long delay
in counting the votes
as in the previous
two elections. For
those two elections,
it was so close that
Kaleigh A. Levoyer no one knew who
would win, with the
recounting and other events dragging it
on for so long. Even though these events
happened in the last two elections, I still
stayed up to see how the events of this year
would transpire.
To my surprise, as soon as I turned on
the TV, it was already being broadcast on
CNN that Sen. Barack Obama was handily
beating Sen. John McCain in electoral
votes. I was shocked. After all, it was only
the beginning — it could have changed
in the next hour or so, though I hoped it
wouldnʼt. And as the hours went on, Obama
was still ahead of McCain as things began
to look worse for the Republicans, both in
the presidential race and in the House and
Senate.
Finally, at 11 p.m., when the West Coast
polls came in, Obama was announced the
winner. I was shocked and almost didnʼt
believe it for a second. But then some
guys on my floor started screaming and
running through the halls, going on about
Obama being president. That was when I
accepted the fact that Obama had truly won
the presidential campaign as the first black
to do so, and my first vote in any election
was for this historic race. After watching
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Obamaʼs victory, I was happy and at ease
with the election being over for me.
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ones of 2000 and 2004, I have to admit this
election night, though shorter than the other
two, was probably more exciting than the
previous elections.
First, compared to the race of 2000
between then-Gov. George W. Bush
and former Vice President Al Gore, the
suspense from the closeness of the electoral
votes was great and all, but after a while,
everyone just wanted it to be over.
Floridaʼs votes were recounted so many
times that it eventually had to be decided
by the Supreme Court, which stopped the
recounting. This eventually led to Bush
winning Florida and the election. But by
then, everyone was just exhausted and
not as excited as they had been a month
before.
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between Sen. John Kerry and Bush. Though
not as close as the one before, it was tight
in some states and in the Electoral College
until all the results were compiled. Another
important part of the election was the
publicity each candidate received before
the election. There was so much emphasis
on the backgrounds of each man that their
histories became more popular than the
candidateʼs campaigns.
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publicity surrounding the candidates and
their families. Most of the news before
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the election was about the pasts of the
presidential candidates and their running
mates, Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin.
It was so popular that even “Saturday Night
Live” received many great reviews for their
Palin skits starring look-alike Tina Fey.
I believe this election, despite the speed
of the vote counting, will be remembered
for years to come. I believe this to be mostly
because of the publicity of the candidates
and the result of the first black man being
elected president.
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Latin culture explodes Self-image weighs
By Rebecca Florczyk
Correspondent
The fifth annual Explosion Latina
took place Friday in Brower Student
Center in front of a packed audience of
more than 200.
Explosion Latina is an event sponsored by Unión Latina, an organization founded in the ʼ70s by a group
of Puerto Rican students attending the
College. Today, Unión Latina is run by
president Angelika Gutierrez, sophomore seven-year medical student and
international studies major.
“Explosion Latina is a time for
students from both Unión Latina and
those who arenʼt to showcase their talent,” Gutierrez said. She, along with
the executive board of Unión Latina,
have been planning the event since the
end of August.
The student showcase, hosted by Oliver Encarnacion, senior English major, and Eliana Reyes, College alumna,
was open to all members of the College
community.
“We sent out e-mails to every club
on campus to try to get people involved,” Gutierrez said.
The show consisted of nine performances, ranging from drumming and
poetry to singing and dancing. The first
performance included TCNJ Taiko, a
new campus organization skilled in the
Japanese drumming tradition of Taiko.
“The setup of each performance was
great,” Gutierrez said. “Taiko was an
explosive way to start the event and
then we moved into spoken word and
dance. We had such a variety with each
performance . . . they were able to
build on each other to make it a great
event.”
Explosion Latina also featured the
Treblemakers, the Collegeʼs only female a capella group created during
the spring semester of last year. This
group of talented young women performed two songs, including a spin on
the classic, “Itʼs Raining Men.”
Halfway through the show, a variety
of Latino dishes were served, including chicken and rice and empanadas.
“The purpose of Explosion Lati-
na,” Gutierrez said, “is to raise Latino
awareness on campus and expose the
College community to Latino cuisine.”
Unión Latina members also took
the spotlight during the Explosion,
with performances by sophomores Sofia Ochoa, biology/accounting major,
and Kristina Mercado, fine arts major. Ochoa, the fundraising chair, performed a cultural dance called Festejo,
a festive Peruvian dance. Mercado
dazzled the crowd with a beautiful a
capella rendition of two Spanish praise
songs.
According to Unión Latina board
members, Explosion Latina exceeded
all expectations.
“We were so concerned with the logistics of the night,” Gutierrez said.
She admitted that scheduling such an
event is not easy. Despite this, Unión
Latina plans to hold another Explosion
next year.
“Itʼs becoming a tradition,” Gutierrez said. “Everyone loves it and everyone enjoys it.”
Explosion Latina, hosted by senior
Oliver
Encarnacion,
featured
performances by several students.
heavily on students
By Melissa Redmond
Correspondent
The College welcomed Leslie Goldman,
author of “The Locker Room Diaries,” last
Thursday to speak about her problems with
body image, weight and appearance, issues that
affect a majority of women.
Goldmanʼs presentation at the College was
arranged by members of Bod Squad, Vox and
the Womenʼs Center. She is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, where her
battle with anorexia began 12 years ago.
Goldman recalled memories of spending
time with friends and going to fraternity parties, but mentioned observing thin, beautiful
young women at these functions, causing her to
re-evaluate her own physique. She noted how
girls dressed in tight clothing received attention
from young men and she thought, “Why arenʼt
I getting attention?”
In the weeks following this turning point in
Goldmanʼs life, she altered her diet and ran farther each day.
“In society, when you start losing weight,
you get complimented,” Goldman recalled
from her freshman year in college.
Her body was changing at a rapid rate, and
the tall, slender Goldman weighed about 120
pounds by Thanksgiving break. When her parents saw their daughter for the first time in three
months, their reaction to her appearance was
one of fear and anxiety.
“They wanted me to stay home and receive
treatment,” Goldman said. She was able to negotiate an agreement with her parents so she
could stay at school.
To this day, Thanksgiving is still a difficult
time for Goldman.
“The holidays are so inundated with food,”
she said.
Goldman continued to talk about her struggles with anorexia, and made it clear that women of any age are susceptible to the disease.
“No one can make you get better,” Goldman said of receiving treatment for anorexia.
During this time she learned she had a genetic
predisposition to the disease from her grandfather. Goldman recalled changes in her mood
and personality. “Someone who is not eating
becomes very dull and sad,” she said.
Eventually, she was able to control her is-
Speaker Leslie Goldman addressed
weight issues and self-image.
sues with her weight and focused on giving
lectures in gyms across the country. Goldman
explained she made herself a promise that she
would not be a prisoner of the scale.
“If your clothes fit you, and you feel happy,
itʼs great to be free of that number,” Goldman
said.
As the session progressed, Goldman advised
audience members not to be fooled by magazine covers and advertisements that portray
false images of beauty. She provided examples
of airbrushing and photo manipulation techniques that major publications utilize to create
images of perfection that mislead and damage
the confidence of women and men across the
nation.
“It was great to see the airbrushing and learn
that the pictures we see arenʼt real,” Courtney
Brown, sophomore English/special education
major, said.
For Brown, the topic of eating disorders was
familiar. “I had an eating disorder and it was interesting to hear about her own struggle,” she
said.
Goldmanʼs words touched other students, as
well.
Zakiya Clark, sophomore nursing major,
said, “Body image isnʼt all that important. Being healthy is.”
Annual conference celebrates minority achievements
By Alex Bachert
Staff Writer
“White, protestant, middle-aged, heterosexual
males. Does anyone fit that category?” asked Marisole
Conde-Hernandez. Hernandez, a sociology student
from Rutgers University, opened the Collegeʼs 14th
Annual Minority Achievement Conference (MAC) by
challenging the audience to define what constitutes the
majority versus the minority.
Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, a diverse on-campus organization dedicated to helping
women and minorities, ran the conference. The Collegeʼs chapter is just one of 48 in the national organization, which was founded more than 20 years ago at
Rutgers University.
“We are not a chapter-based organization. We all
aim for the same goals,” MAC coordinator Clarissa
Espinoza said as she described the group.
Chi Upsilon Sigma is founded on four principles:
political, educational, social and cultural awareness.
“Our main goal is to bring awareness,” Gabriela Luna,
president of Chi Upsilon Sigma, said. More than 100
million people in the United States are minorities. It is
projected that by 2050, half of the U.S. population will
be non-white.
The speakers at the conference were sisters, friends
and members of local businesses who all had valuable information and knowledge to offer. Mary Switzer, a gender equity specialist at the College, spoke
at “Showing Your True Colors,” one of the six workshops offered. Her discussion utilized colors to represent personality types and gave people insight into
their passions.
“Students need to learn who they are and how to
apply it to their career and everyday life,” she said.
The event was open to all College students, as well
as other interested parties. High school students, teachers, parents and friends also attended.
Yasmin A. Obie, a member of the Collegeʼs National Council of Negro Women, was there to lend her
support to fellow organizations. It is “basically about
empowering and making better people,” she said.
Rafael Figueroa, sophomore finance major at Ra-
mapo College, proved the conference was open to everybody, including males.
“I found out about the conference through a friend
and came to learn about leadership of minorities,” he
said.
The large turnout for the conference emphasized the
clubʼs goal of raising awareness in the community. Evelin Martinez, co-coordinator of MAC, joined the organization in fall 2007. When asked why she decided
to join, Martinez said, “What the sorority stands for.
The personality of the sisters. The level of involvement. I saw myself in the sorority.”
MAC is an event that takes place every fall, yet it is
just one of the many events the sorority sponsors.
“We do at least two workshops a week,” Espinoza
said. Other events include Week in Remembrance for
Founding Moms in April and Founders Week in the beginning of December.
After a successful day of workshops, Chi Upsilon
Sigma and friends concluded the event with a homecooked Spanish meal and the message of Hernandezʼs
opening advice to “spread the knowledge and power.”
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Prism / Club helps
raise AIDS awareness
“Pasqua was good to learn about statistics and real stories,” Hannah Knight,
public health chair of Prism, said. “(And)
to find out how we can protect ourselves,”
she added.
One of the highlights of the week was
the AIDS Benefit Talent Showcase. According to Knight, the event raised more
than $250 for the Hyacinth Foundation, a
local nonprofit organization dedicated to
serving the HIV/AIDS community.
Knight started planning for the week
months ago.
“Starting early helped us gather a large
number of co-sponsors and made it less
stressful during the semester,” she said.
The group started publicizing early
and often with tabling in Brower Student
Center, sidewalk chalk messages, banners and red ribbons tied around trees and
poles.
“This year, we definitely want to get
the campus more involved,” Smolen said.
“Students need to realize that it doesnʼt
matter if youʼre gay, straight, black, white
or Latina. Everyone has the responsibility
of protecting themselves from AIDS.”
According to the Center for Disease
Control, the number of AIDS diagnoses
in the United States
continued to significantly increase
within the last decade,
especially
in ages 18-24.
Approximately
56,300 people
are infected
each year.
Most
i m p o rtantly,
members of
Prism
hope to
fight the stigma associated with AIDS.
“The social death and exclusion of
people who are living with HIV or AIDS
is oftentimes just as excruciating as the
symptoms of the disease itself, if not
more so,” Knight said.
She also emphasized the importance
of getting tested for AIDS.
Knight said, “You are not invincible.
Go out, get tested, be safe.”
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Prism remembers AIDS
victims with candlelight walk
Members of Prism concluded AIDS Awareness Week with a
candlelight memorial walk and service. ʻThe memorial walk
and service allowed us to remember people who have died
from AIDS and form a stronger community,ʼ Hannah King,
Prismʼs public health chair, said.
at
Talent show raises $250 Speaker sheds light
By Garrett Rasko-Martinis
Staff Writer
At the end of the AIDS Benefit Talent Showcase
show on Thursday, organized by members of Residential Education and Housing and Prism, it was announced
that nearly $250 had been raised. It was the perfect end
to an evening filled with students using their talents to
help raise money for another event during AIDS Awareness Week.
The showcase, held in the New Library Auditorium,
drew some of the Collegeʼs most talented students. From
small bands to solo musicians, comedians to magicians,
there was a little of everything for those in attendance.
The showcase garnered a large group of College students in the small auditoriumʼs audience. Unfortunately, the crowd numbers suffered from the showʼs long
hours, as the audience gradually thinned out over the
course of the three-hour concert.
Adam Mamawala, senior communication studies major and former winner of the New Jersey Comedy Festival, added his comedic touch to the show. His hilarious
routine involved funny ideas for GPS voices, satirical
jokes about his family members and spot-on celebrity
impersonations that had audience members rolling in
their chairs.
Mamawala surprised the audience later in the evening when he took the stage to showcase another of his
talents. He sang with Pierre Miller, senior biology/music major, on piano and Craig Dickert, freshman music
major, who used his beatboxing skills. The two songs
performed included a cover of Craig Davidʼs popular
R&B hit, “7 Days,” and Leonard Cohenʼs uplifting
“Hallelujah.”
Another excellent musical performance came from
Colleen Napolitano, sophomore graphic design major. She played acoustic guitar and used her rich singing voice to cover “Sink, Florida, Sink,” by punk band
Against Me. Her second song was an original piece that
showcased her songwriting skills and musical aptitude.
Other noteworthy performances included a cover
of Jason Mrazʼs “Iʼm Yours,” performed by singer and
guitarist Thomas Coughlin, junior biomedical engineering major. Coughlin also performed a strong original
work.
Bryan Mayer, junior computer science major, wowed
the crowd with his magical expertise. Whether he was
bending steel rods, putting dollar bills inside of lemons
or reconstructing torn up pieces of newspaper, he didnʼt
on living with AIDS
By Molly Chase
Correspondent
Leigh Kazmaier / Staff Photographer
Students displayed musical, magical and comedic
talents at the AIDS Benefit Talent Showcase.
fail to impress.
“Believe it or not, I got most of our performers by
reaching out to a Facebook group calling for performers
to play at the (Rathskeller),” Kaitlyn McMahon, senior
sociology member and main producer of the AIDS Benefit Talent Showcase, said. “A number of performers
were returning again after performing at this concert
last year.”
This isnʼt the first year McMahon has been involved
in AIDS Awareness Week.
“This event is really special to me. Itʼs something
Iʼve done the last two years and itʼs my last chance
to do it before I graduate,” she said. “I think AIDS is
something that has really been forgotten. People seem
to think itʼs gone away and donʼt really care about it
anymore. What they donʼt realize is people die from it
every day and not just around the world but here too.
Itʼs good to see people come out and help us battle this
disease.”
It was a small, intimate group that gathered Nov. 3 to hear
Elaine Pasqua speak about living and loving with AIDS.
Pasquaʼs talk was enthusiastic and personal. She started off
with a story about her mother, Eileen Hawkins, and her battle
with the disease. Pasqua spoke about the secrecy and feelings
of ostracism often accompanying an AIDS diagnosis.
“When people donʼt speak out about it, it gives you the
impression that itʼs not in your community,” Pasqua said.
Pasqua mentioned the most common reaction among
people confronted with someone infected is the question of
how the virus was contracted. But with more than 40,000 new
cases a year in the United States alone, with the highest concentration in the country found in nearby Manhattan, simply
hiding the issue doesnʼt make it go away.
“We all have lapses. Weʼre human,” Pasqua said. “But we
shouldnʼt be judging people that have this disease. We should
be treating these people with compassion.”
Pasquaʼs impassioned talk certainly made an impression
on the audience.
“I started out thinking that it was fruitless … but I think
my attitudes have been altered dramatically … (because of)
tonight, by Elaineʼs presentation,” Julie Bergman, senior English/education major, said.
Part of Pasquaʼs talk was interactive. One activity showed
how it takes only one sexual partner to transfer the disease.
Each audience member had a medicine cup filled with a clear
liquid; all but one had water in the cup. The one exception
was sodium hydroxide (the “HIV virus”), which would turn
the water pink when mixed with phenolphthalein. What started as one cup with the virus turned into 10 at the end of the
experiment.
“It only takes one time to get infected,” Pasqua said at the
end of the activity.
Hannah Knight, sophomore special education/psychology major, was in charge of bringing Pasqua to the College.
“Sheʼs come here before,” Knight said. “Iʼve heard lots and
lots of good stories about her.”
Knight decided to bring Pasqua to the College earlier than
National AIDS Day, which is in December, with the mindset
that every day should be seen as National AIDS Day. “There
are going to be some events in December,” Knight said. “(But)
we wanted to spread it out so more people could attend.”
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Fashionistas tune into TV for latest trends
By Christina Blok
Correspondent
Every week, fashionistas all over
the country tune into their TV not just
for the drama and entertainment, but to
see what their favorite characters are
wearing. What started with “Sex and
the City” and a shoe-obsessed Carrie
Bradshaw developed into a stream of
TV shows trying to make their mark on
the fashion world.
Today, thousands of eager men and
women vie for jobs at top fashion
magazines. Elle magazine is one such
publication showcasing 11 interns
competing for one spot on a reality TV
show on the CW network. “Stylista” is
the newest of the more than 10 fashion-related shows on basic cable this
year. The CW also features shows like
“Gossip Girl,” “Americaʼs Next Top
Model,” “90210” and “Privileged,”
while cable network Bravo produces
hit shows like “Project Runway,” “The
Rachel Zoe Project” and “Tim Gunnʼs
Guide to Style.”
Certainly “Sex and the City” is the
most well-known and beloved fashionrelated TV show. Carrie, Samantha,
Miranda and Charlotte have made designers like Manolo Blahnik and Patricia Field, the showʼs costume designer,
into household names, while influencing magazine editorials, store windows
and fashion trends. Sarah Jessica Parker is counted among the top celebrity
trendsetters, and the movie version of
the show was so popular, actress Kim
Cattrall recently confirmed the possibility of a sequel.
“The clothes are like another character in the show. They help make it
real,” actress Cynthia Nixon said in an
interview with People magazine. However, the fashion-forward foursome of
“Sex and the City” had a budget that
allowed them to have a label-filled
closet that most people cannot afford.
To combat this, many Web sites began
showing low-budget fashion enthusiasts how to “get the look for less.”
A similar phenomenon has occured
with “Gossip Girl,” a show that some
have declared fills the void left by “Sex
and the City.” The teen drama, based
on a popular book series, showcases
“the scandalous lives of Manhattanʼs
elite.” Like the women of “Sex and the
City” girls, the characters on “Gossip
Girl” have money and designer duds
at their disposal. However, the showʼs
increasing popularity has forced the
fashion world to make the looks shown
on “Gossip Girl” accessible to those
with lower budgets.
Blair Waldorf, one of the main characters on the show, single-handedly
brought about the trend of chic headbands and multi-colored tights. Those
looking to copy Blairʼs look need not
look further than Forever 21, whose
fall/winter line includes more than 20
types of tights and leggings, and numerous styles of headbands.
The CWʼs morning news now includes a segment showing viewers how
to get Blairʼs look for less, and features
characters on other fashion-centric CW
shows. Web sites like gossipgirlinsider.com and gossipgirlfashion.com also
show how to achieve the characterʼs
style on a limited budget.
Reality shows have also made their
mark on the world of fashion by showcasing the “behind the scenes” moments of the fashion industry. The
wildly popular “Project Runway” has
become the springboard for new upand-coming fashion designers, including season one winner Jay McCarroll,
season three winner Jeffrey Sebelia
and the “ferosha coutura” winner of
season four, Christian Siriano, all of
whom have showcased at New York or
Los Angelesʼ Fashion Week.
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Shows like ʻGossip Girlʼ have inspired some of the latest fashion trends.
Siriano also designed gowns for
the models at the Emmy Awards and
appeared on ABCʼs fashion-centric
“Ugly Betty.” “Project Runwayʼs”
host, model Heidi Klum, even wore
one of Sirianoʼs designs to the Emmy
Awards. The fashion elite have taken
notice with guest appearances by Parker, Diane von Furstenburg, Victoria
Beckham, Brooke Shields, Nicky Hilton and Catherine Malandrino.
The show even produced two spinoff series, “Project Jay,” following
the struggles of McCaroll, and “Tim
Gunnʼs Guide to Style,” a fashion
makeover show.
Bravoʼs “The Rachel Zoe Project”
follows celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe
as she works with designers and boutiques to style celebrities such as Debra
Messing and Jennifer Garner. Having
already established a successful career,
Zoe is able to show viewers the glamorous but stressful life of a stylist as she
attends fashion shows, meets with de-
signers such as Erin Featherston, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la
Renta, and spends thousands of dollars
on designer and vintage clothes.
The CWʼs “Americaʼs Next Top
Model” and Bravoʼs “Make Me a
Supermodel” show wannabe models
working the runways, doing photo
shoots, commercials and going on gosees with designers. Shows like these
give aspiring models the chance to
show the industry their talents. Winners from both shows have signed
with agencies and walked the runways
in major fashion shows.
Fashion-based television shows have
created a marriage between the high
fashion world and everyday people.
By giving viewers access to high fashion designers and name brands, those
watching at home have become more
aware of the fashion world and what it
really takes to be a part of it, as well
as making viewers more conscious of
their own personal style.
Start preparing to cope with cold weather
By Alex Seise
Staff Writer
The weather outside is well on its way to becoming frightful, so why not take some time to spruce
things up inside and make your dorm space delicious
and delightful?
A few months ago, Hillary Clinton released an
ad asking voters which candidate they wanted to
take their 3 a.m. phone call. An interesting premise
during an election year, but when I was young, we
didnʼt care who took the early morning phone calls
during the winter months. The dog could have answered the phone as long as it meant we didnʼt have
to go to school due to snow and ice.
Alex Seise / Staff Writer
Itʼs time to prepare for the upcoming winter
months, including dressing appropriately.
Now that Iʼm away at college, Iʼve learned that
snow and ice donʼt necessarily mean life takes a
break for a day or two. Instead, itʼs necessary to
keep trucking ahead despite the damp, slushy mess
that may cover the roads. Being prepared for winter
is crucial to staying comfortable and cozy without
having to leave your dorm room.
Stock up on non-perishable
food items like soup, crackers,
canned fruits and macaroni and
cheese. These items can be stored
in an airtight box for months inside a closet or beneath a bed. Instead of schlepping
across the campus to Eickhoff Hall through several
inches of snow, pop an instant meal into a bowl and
enjoy an easy meal. Or, if you and a group of friends
are craving something a bit more exotic but are still
banking on a lazy evening, use campusfood.com
and have dinner delivered. Leave a nice tip; itʼs not
fun for any delivery person to trek through the icy
streets without proper compensation.
When you go home for Thanksgiving, stock up on
a few supplies that you might not have remembered
back in August when you moved in. Grab extra blankets, sweatshirts, fleece pullovers, scarves, gloves,
coats and anything else that keeps you warm. Layer
an additional blanket above your comforter to create greater insulation in your bed. Though it may be
tempting to seal your windows tightly and turn your
room into a sort of cinder block incubator, resist
the urge. Warm rooms lacking airflow will lead to
germs, and itʼs important to keep fresh air circulating at all times. Bundle up instead to keep warm and
healthy.
Last year, the fire alarms went off in my dorm in
the wee hours of the morning during a snowstorm.
It was not a pleasant experience, but it helped that
my gloves, scarf, coat and boots were left out and
ready to go. Itʼs a good habit to keep warm clothes
in close range should an alarm go off late at night,
especially because you might find yourself outdoors
for a long amount of time. Youʼd
probably find yourself with a major
cold if you were to walk around the
snow in socks, so at the very least,
keep a pair of unlaced sneakers at
the ready.
When you are walking from class to your dorm,
enjoy an insulated mug of hot cocoa or tea. For an
extra treat, make some homemade whipped cream
and spike the recipe with a few drops of peppermint
oil for a candy cane twist on a great hot cocoa topping. Sprinkle some cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar on
a bag of popped, unflavored popcorn for a yummy
cold-weather treat. And heat some fresh apple cider
in the microwave with a pinch of brown sugar, cinnamon, a few cloves and some nutmeg for a quick
mulled cider.
Cold weather on campus doesnʼt have to bring
misery or madness. Prepare in advance and you can
make the best out of a day of canceled classes. Take
that 6 a.m. phone call with a smile and before you
tuck yourself back in for a few extra hours of sleep,
glance out and take in the sight of the sparkling early-morning snow.
Next week, Alex will talk about pressed leaves and
all of the craft projects College students can do with
them. What are your favorite autumnal arts and
crafts? E-mail DormSpace@alexseise.com to share.
Arts & Entertainment
Nice, Small put on best show ever
By Caroline Russomanno
Have you had the Best Week Ever? You might not have,
but Chuck Nice, Sherrod Small and Judah Friedlander
were having a pretty good one when they stopped at the
College on Friday, Nov. 7 as part of the “Best Week Ever
Tour.”
“Best Week Ever” is a VH1 news spoof in which comedians comment on the pop culture happenings of the past
week — including celebrity gossip, TV and movies. The
tour, however, seemed to be less about what is normally
featured on the show and more about each comedian’s personal comedy.
The show kicked off on the Kendall Hall main stage
with Chuck Nice, a regular on the show, and someone who
was very concerned about College students.
“You’re so quiet, it’s like at a seminar or something,”
he said at the beginning of his set. “This is a pretty tough
school though, right? No wonder you’re sitting there so
ass tight.”
Nice focused mostly on money issues, race and girls.
“Women travel in a pattern,” he said to the audience.
“One hot chick and then the three linebackers with her.”
According to Nice, women take care of their friends
when they go out, but guys don’t give a damn about each
other.
“You go out, girls, and we go on safari,” he said, “We
wait ’til one strays from the herd … she’s drunk and limping. I think I can take her out.”
Nice, who is black, also commented on recent political
events.
“I was watching the election and I was like, damn, my
momma was right. I could have been fucking president,”
he said. That line got one of the biggest laughs of the
night.
Finally, Nice warned College students not to be judgmental, even though he himself can’t seem to break the
habit. He recapped a story about when he was on the subway in New York and decided to be a hero and “watch” a
suspicious-looking man of Arab descent with his “big-ass
bag, terror beard and toilet paper swirly hat.”
After staring for a while, Nice realized the man wasn’t
going to do a thing and had an epiphany: “Now I know
how white people feel at 3 a.m. when we’re standing by
them at the ATM.”
Next up was Sherrod Small, a semiregular guest on the
show. “Oh, wow,” he said during his opening, “Some of
Sherrod Small (left) and Judah Friedlander improvised performances on race and sports, respectively.
ya’ll are just staring up here at me like … he’s made of
chocolate.”
Most of his set revolved around money and race.
“I get out-blacked by young white kids every day,” he
said.
And according to Small, there’s no middle class — only
rich people and not rich people: “People who say ‘I’m
middle class’ — you’re adorable.”
Small also explained why people get married and why
women are better than men.
“A vagina is a formidable opponent. It beats everything
… rock, paper, scissors …”
Small closed with a backhanded compliment for the
College. “I’ve heard this is a really good school — it’s really tough, right? But … The College of New Jersey — on
paper, it sounds like the dumbest school in the nation.”
Finally, Judah Friedlander took the stage. The most
well-known of the three (he is a regular on NBC’s “30
Rock”), he was also the least entertaining.
During the preshow interview, he said, “We don’t really
plan what we’re going to say — on the show or the tour.
We just make it up as we go along.”
And that’s exactly what he did.
Most of his set consisted of him asking College students what they were good at (mostly sports) and then
claiming he was better and giving reasons why.
When a student expressed an interest in bowling, he
said, “Yeah, they won’t let me bowl anymore. I once had
a 580 in the fourth frame. I got a strike with a golf ball.
They made me stop after that.”
The highest score one can get in bowling game is a
300 (in 10 frames). His set got the fewest laughs, as it
wasn’t relevant like Nice’s and Small’s, and was also
less thoughtful.
After the three comedians had their say, they invited
an audience member to the stage (sophomore political
science major Kelly Rossiter) to partake in a short segment very much like the show. They looked at pictures on
the big screen at the back of the stage and commented on
them off the top of their heads.
Finally, they selected five audience members to come
on stage and tell the crowd why they had the best week
ever. The girl who had just ended her 10-month celibacy
was the clear winner.
Annual WTSR Lavathon swaps ZZZs for $$$s
By Matt Huston
Staff Writer
WTSR’s third annual “Lavathon,” a 24hour marathon radio program, demonstrated
that student organizations at the College will
stop at nothing to generate sorely needed cash.
The event’s namesake is event founder and
WTSR DJ Pat Lavery, a senior communication studies major who spent 24 hours on air
to raise money for the station.
In preparation for Lavathon, which began
at noon on Nov. 6 and ended 24 hours later on
Nov. 7, WTSR packed Lavery’s schedule with
celebrity interviews, live musical performances and an evening sports show, not to mention
hours of alternative music straight from Lavery’s CD collection.
Instead of hosting the fundraiser from station headquarters in the Kendall Hall basement as they have in recent years, WTSR
broadcast Lavathon 2008 live from Brower
Student Center for the majority of Lavery’s
grueling day-long shift. Lavery faced the challenge with excitement, noting this year’s program was even more dynamic than it had been
in previous years.
“There’s a lot more lined up this year than
there ever has been,” he said. This year’s event
required more than six weeks of preparation
and organization from various staff members
at WTSR.
One of the most impressive draws to Lavathon is the sheer amount of physical effort exerted by Lavery to remain entertaining and en-
Pat Lavery stayed up for 24 hours to raise money for charity and WTSR.
gaging throughout the 24-hour period. Lavery
said he’s “not a big coffee drinker at all,” and
“the secret ingredient is just to keep yourself
hydrated by really any means necessary.”
“I have found that a 20-ounce bottle of water goes just as long a way as a little can of Red
Bull,” he said.
By lunchtime on Nov. 6, the student center was packed. Lavery mounted his platform, complete with a desk, microphones for
performers and a public address system, and
Lavathon was on.
“We had some technical difficulties in the
beginning,” Lavery said, “but we got off to a
pretty good start after that. By 2:30 (Thursday)
afternoon we really hit our stride.”
The afternoon schedule included additional student performances by WTSR pro-
gram director Jeff Rupert and Cat Costentino,
junior communication studies major. Around
1 p.m., Lavery conducted an interview with
filmmaker Chris Barrett and Efren Ramirez of
“Napoleon Dynamite” fame, who recently coauthored a self-help book titled “Direct Your
Own Life.”
In the evening, Lavery, sports director
Mike Leatherwood and Wayne Sciangola, a
community volunteer, sat down for a sports
discussion, during which they interviewed
New York Jets cornerback Darelle Revis.
Later that night, musician and College alumnus John Dutton — who planned to release
an iTunes single the next day — performed
around 9 p.m.
“We got a lot of people asking what was
going on, a lot of people interested in the acts
we had performing,” Lavery said Friday afternoon. “If anything, it increased our visibility
tenfold from being locked up down here (in
the Kendall basement).”
WTSR staffers collected donations for the
radio station. The goal of the fundraiser was
to generate money to replace old or damaged
equipment. A portion of the proceeds will also
go to the American Red Cross.
Lavery projected $400 dollars in donations,
which would be an all-time Lavathon high.
WTSR will also be collecting donations
from individuals and independent businesses
in the community.
“When all is said and done, I’m looking
probably upwards of $1,000, maybe $2,000,”
Lavery predicted. “Three thousand is the
magic number, but if we get to $2,000 that’s
about twice what we’ve ever raised.” At press
time, $280 is the count, but he’s still waiting
on money from parents, businesses and community volunteers.
Last year, Lavathon raised several hundred
dollars in honor of College student Matthew
Wasser, who was killed by a drunken driver.
WTSR donated funds to the Joe Torre Safe
at Home Foundation, a charity that mirrored
Wasser’s love for the Bronx Bombers and
community involvement.
Lavery named several WTSR staff members who were crucial to this year’s program,
including station manager Darren Farinas,
operations manager Amanda Burd, DJ Rob
Viviano and assistant music director Steve
Avigliano.
Parody abounds in Black Box
By Katie Brenzel
Staff Writer
Theater enthusiasts flocked to the
Don Evans Black Box Theatre on Nov.
6 for the opening night of the doublebilled presentation of Seymour Barab’s
“A Game of Chance” and “La Pizza con
Funghi.”
Thursday night’s performance was
the first of four, held from Nov. 6
through Nov. 9.
The theater resonated with the
boisterous laughter of a full audience,
which enthusiastically responded to the
humor of the two comic operas.
The night began with Barab’s “A
Game of Chance.” The opera depicts
three young women who are discontent
with their current conditions. Each
is visited by the Representative, the
messenger of fate, who grants the
women their respective desires. Though
the messenger enables the realization
of their dreams, the women remain
dissatisfied, wishing they had asked for
more.
Opening night featured seasoned
performers on stage. The roles of
the three women were performed by
Cassandra Boff, junior music education
major, Elizabeth Ehret, sophomore
music education major and Mary
Starkey, junior music education major.
Nicholas Dogas, sophomore music
education, assumed the role of the
Representative.
The audience was in awe of the
profound musical talent of the four
individuals. Though this play didn’t
rouse the explosive laughter the
next would, the audience seemed to
appreciate the subtle irony of the plot,
accompanied by the masterful voices of
those performing.
“They all have so much talent. It
was an incredible performance,” Kelsey
Long, freshman art education major,
said.
Byrne and Eno attempt
to recapture their past
By Chris Payne
WTSR Music Director
and Steven Avigliano
WTSR Assistant Music Director
David Byrne and Brian Eno
“Everything That Happens Will Happen
Today”
4 stars out of 5
TCNJ Lyric Theatre performed ‘A Game of Chance’ and ‘La Pizza con
Funghi,’ two one-act operas that parody 19th century Italian opera.
“La Pizza con Funghi” followed.
The opera employs a serious tone in
the beginning, depicting the anxious
relationship of Madame Voluptua and
her husband Count Formaggio.
However, the satirical nature of the
piece materializes as the outrageous
interactions between Voluptua and her
secret lover, Scorpio, unfold. Despite
the tragic components of the play,
including a failed love affair, betrayal,
murder and a poisoned mushroom pizza,
the opera capitalizes on parodying the
quintessential 19th century Italian
opera.
“They did a great job mocking the
Italian-opera style. It was hysterical,”
Margaret Lawrence, freshman English/
philosophy major, said.
Jacqueline Leiva, senior music
education major, played the character of
Voluptua. The impressive, yet dramatic,
performance of the exaggerated soprano
kept the audience in hysterics. The
role of her clumsy lover, Scorpio, was
assumed by College alumnus Kevin
Peters.
Daniel Cameron portrayed the
disgruntled, homicidal husband, Count
Formaggio. They shared the stage with
Nora Sirbaugh, professor of music, who
assumed the role of Phobia.
Their expert performances, coupled
with the innate humor of the opera, left
the audience in an uproar during the
entire performance.
Even musical director Lynda
Saponara, who accompanied on piano,
couldn’t help chuckling during the
ridiculous ending.
Lyric Theatre provides various
performances throughout the year, so be
sure to look for upcoming events. It’s an
experience you won’t want to miss.
Smith’s ‘Porno’ not just meaningless sex
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Kevin Smith’s new film is more emotional than gross.
By Pete Spall
Staff Writer
There are far too many films lacking the word “porno” in their title.
But what may appear to be a gross-out sex comedy on the surface is
actually a Kevin Smith film with more emotional resonance than most
of his previous work.
“Zack & Miri Make a Porno” is the story of two childhood friends,
the titular Zack and Miri, who are shlogging through their 20s working
low-wage jobs and spending their earnings on hockey skates, toys and
Fleshlights, while ignoring a mounting pile of bills.
When the twosome find themselves on the brink of starvation, they
are forced into the glamorous world of amateur pornography. Knowing
they can’t write, direct, film and star in the movie by themselves, a rebel
crew is assembled. For this, Smith even recruited real-life adult film
stars Katie Morgan and Traci Lords.
But what was originally a passing idea, the prospect of making a
porno, takes on weight. Can there be sex without consequences? Like in
all of his films, Smith demonstrates that as hard as we try to differentiate
between fucking and making love, the line is a thin one.
Coming off this summer’s “Pineapple Express,” Seth Rogen returns
to a role similar to his work in “Freaks and Geeks.” Instead of being
the pot-smoking ne’er-do-well, which he is currently pigeonholed
as, Rogen’s Zack is childlike, impish and yet, a mature and pensive
character at the same time.
Initially, Elizabeth Banks’ Miri is present only to be reactionary
to Zack, but as time goes on, she breaks into her role. Banks shows
a woman at an emotional crossroads and at no point does she ever
undermine her performance by becoming a victim. She rightfully and
graciously takes as much fault in this relationship as Zack.
Smith shines in his creation of authentic exchanges between men
and women — not just the word choices, but those subtle glances and
pauses that are true to life. He gets how people engage one another, but
he also gets how we all feel, even if those emotions aren’t always the
prettiest.
But this is not to say this is a serious movie. It is quite the contrary.
The film’s true laugh riot is Craig Robinson. After years of stealing
scenes in films like “Knocked Up,” “Walk Hard” and his work on “The
Office,” Robinson delivers big as Rogen’s co-worker/producer.
Brandon Routh of “Superman Returns” fame and Justin “I’m a
Mac” Long both go against type by playing a pair of gay actors in a
scene that leads to nothing but comedic results.
With songs from Marcy Playground, Primus, Len and MC Chris,
Smith continues his tradition of elegantly synching popular music to
even the most awkward of human experiences. In the climactic wrap
party scene, Live’s “Lift Me Up” plays over what may be the most
heartbreaking moment in recent film.
Even though Gawker has said this picture may not necessarily be
Smith’s because of Rogen’s appearance, it should also be noted that
Gawker has it out for Rogen. Just look at the tone of the Ghostbusters 3
article.
Judd Apatow may have created the monster that is Rogen, but he
didn’t invent the comedy. Smith has engineered a film that is hilarious,
thoughtful and dirty enough to make even Andrew Dice Clay cringe.
Keeping this in mind, this film packs more sentiment and genuineness
than many of the films created today, including Apatow’s.
After releasing a string of solo albums in
the early ’90s, ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has regrouped for another go-round
with musical guru Brian Eno, the facilitator
of much of his past musical glory. The result,
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” is a vibrant reminder of their collective
ambition.
Decidedly less experimental than its 1981
precursor, “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts,”
this collaboration has a pop sheen to it, with
a polish that the duo like to call “electronic
gospel.” The genre-bending style is most successful on standouts like “Life Is Long” and
“Strange Overtones.” Though comparing this
music to the Talking Heads denies it a great
deal of artistic justice, the style brandished
here is not far off from standards like the
Heads’ cover of Al Green’s classic “Take Me
to the River.”
When our two heroes move toward more
eclectic territory, the results are similarly satisfying. The sprawling, six-minute artistic
venture, “I Feel My Stuff” opens with sparse,
creeping piano and after several twists and
turns, chugs through an upbeat electronic
outro.
Though this gem may have lacked the
hype, Byrne and Eno remain a force to be
reckoned with.
Key Tracks: “Life Is Long,” “I Feel My Stuff,”
“Home”
Passion Pit
“Chunk of Change”
4 stars out of 5
If you keep your ear close to the indiemusic floor, you’ve probably heard rumblings
about Passion Pit. After generating some buzz
over the summer by touring with groups like
Death Cab for Cutie and gaining attention at
music festivals like CMJ, Passion Pit is benefiting from today’s blog hype industry.
The debut EP has been out for just over a
month now, but it’s worth revisiting, or finding
for the first time if you haven’t already. It’s an
impressive collection of layered dance songs
that have an undeniable energy.
From the irresistible sugary melodies of
“Cuddle Fuddle” to the infectious hook of
“Sleepyhead,” Passion Pit quickly proves they
know how to create memorable songs.
The real test of the group will come early
next year with the release of their first fulllength album. Passion Pit know how to craft
an excellent single, but it will be interesting
to see how they fare when given the room to
stretch out on a longer record.
It’s rare to find an electronic group that can
record instantly danceable songs without veering into over-the-top territory, but Passion Pit
does just that. Keep an eye on this group.
Key Tracks: “Cuddle Fuddle,” “Sleepyhead,”
“I’ve Got Your Number”
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Old Number 7 showcases roots music
Old Number 7 performed a high-energy mix of
country, roots and classic rock staples.
By Dylan Golcher
Correspondent
A small but spirited crowd gathered in the Rathskeller on the balmy evening of Nov. 7 to enjoy the country
sound of the New Jersey-based band Old Number 7.
The band played an excellent combination of classic
rock and country hits, including Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’
After Midnight,” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s
“Lookin’ Out My Back Door,” the Beatles’ “The Ballad
of John and Yoko,” Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed,
Delivered” and the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.”
The band, which played every song passionately and
energetically, admitted this particular show
was early by their standards. Around
6 p.m., Danielle Donnangelo, one
of the guitarists/vocalists, said to the
crowd, “Sorry guys, its early for us.”
Casey Ritchings, the other guitarist/vocalist, said at the end of the show,
“This is the first gig we’ve done before ‘Jeopardy’ was
over.”
Throughout the show, the band interacted with the
crowd, at one point asking whether they should “fast it
up or slow it down,” in reference to the pacing of the
songs.
Each song played during the performance evoked a
feel-good atmosphere inciting head-nodding and fingertapping to the rhythm. The band, which normally consists of four members, brought in a fifth member to play
harmonica and sing.
According to Ritchings, Old Number 7 has been playing as a band for about four years. He said three of the
band members are from Jackson, N.J., while the other is
Panic at the Disco pleases
if you can tolerate tweens
By Caroline Russomanno
Tweens to the right of me. Tweens to the
left of me. Tweens to the front and back of
me. I’d never felt so old in my life. And
once the young girls in their newly bought
matching shirts filed into the row in front of
me, I knew I was doomed.
But that’s what I get for going to see
Panic at the Disco.
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,
a venue almost identical to Madison Square
Garden on the inside, though smaller (with
a much better sound system), was completely full on Nov. 2, one of the last dates
on the inaugural Rock Band Live tour. The
Cab, Plain White T’s and Dashboard Confessional were also featured.
The show kicked off with the Cab, one
of indie label Fueled by Ramen’s newest
discoveries. The Cab aren’t bad live, but
they have the nasty habit of sounding like
a ’90s-era boy band. Lead singer Alex DeLeon actually sounds like *NSYNC-er JC
Chasez.
Plain White T’s then took the stage.
After getting the prerequisite “new songs”
out of the way, they finally played the only
song they ever wrote that anyone really
cares about, “Hey There Delilah.”
It was more like, “Hey There Squeaky
Pre-Teens Singing.” I actually liked the
song when it first came out, but overexposure and a good smack to the head cured
me of my temporary insanity. Plus, I heard
the girl that lead singer Tom Higgenson
wrote about dumped him.
Finally, some semblance of music returned to the show when Dashboard Confessional took the stage. Chris Carrabba,
lead singer and emo king, was as brilliant
as always. The band played new favorites
like “Vindicated,” the hit song from “Spiderman 2,” but also fell back on old reliables like “Hands Down” and “Screaming
Infidelities.”
Unfortunately, the markedly young
audience didn’t appreciate the sheer brilliance that is a 33-year-old man singing
about teenage heartbreak. I had to physically restrain my friend from throwing her
shoe at the three prepubescents in front of
us when they started screaming “You suck”
during “Hands Down.” The 12-year-olds
were not available for comment.
In an effort to connect with the younger
crowd, Carrabba and company actually
covered a Miley Cyrus song. Which song?
I have no clue (and I am so thankful for
that). All that mattered was that was one of
the only times the crowd went nuts for the
practically legendary band. I weep for our
younger generations.
Finally, Panic took the stage. One of the
most talked about — and bitched about —
bands of this decade, Panic, despite all the
hype about how they were signed and how
they’re trying to be the Beatles on their
newest album, can put on a show. And a
damn good one, at that. They started, predictably, with “We’re So Starving,” the first
song from “Pretty. Odd,” their latest album.
From there, they traveled through an array
of songs from their two albums, including a memorable performance of the ballad “When the Day Met the Night,” a song
about the romance between the sun and the
moon. It sounds corny, but it’s one of the
most beautiful songs the band has written.
Another highlight was “Northern Downpour,” which is, according to the band, the
most important song they’ve ever written.
I don’t know whether I agree with that, but
nevertheless, the song was one of the many
showstoppers of the evening. “I Write Sins
Not Tragedies,” the infectiously catchy
tune that won Panic the 2006 VMA Video
of the Year award, was also fantastically
done.
One drawback to the performance was
the singing. Lead singer Brendon Urie’s
voice is amazing, and he executes wonderfully live, but the newest vocalist in the
band, Ryan Ross (also the lead guitarist)
did nothing to help. Whenever he sang, all
he did was make Urie sound like he had
a cold. There’s a reason the band replaced
you with Urie back before you were signed,
Ross.
Besides a showy instrumental rendition of the Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So
Heavy),” Panic only played one cover (and
thankfully it wasn’t a Jonas Brothers song)
— “Shout” by the Isley Brothers, as their
closer. And no offense to the Brothers, but
Urie nailed it. His writhing, dancing and
ridiculously dead-on vocals drove home
the fact that the show belonged to Urie. He
owned the stage and made me remember
why I was the only one over the age of 18
in the audience.
from Eatontown, N.J.
When asked about the genre of music the band plays,
Ritchings said, “We don’t consider ourselves country.
We’re a roots band. We like to dig into the sound of old
blues and classic rock.”
While the band mainly performs covers of other
songs from both classic and contemporary artists,
Ritchings said they do have a few original
songs, but they did not play them during
their performance.
Michael Lawrence, one of two
Rat chairs from College Union
Board, also spoke about the band’s
genre and style of music.
“We try to get a good mix of music to appeal to everyone’s taste. Country music isn’t exactly everyone’s thing,
but as you sit and listen to the performance you can grow
to appreciate the band’s talent,” he said.
The band culminated their performance with a superb
rendition of the Johnny Cash hit, “Jackson.” After the
show, Ritchings said they are used to playing in front
of different sized crowds, with each crowd affecting the
way they play.
“When we see people dancing and really getting into
the music, it makes us play to that energy level,” he
said.
Based on their performance, it would seem as if the
Rat crowd brought out the energy that drives the band.
Drive By closes concert
series with acoustic set
The Jersey City-based band Drive By appeared at the last
performance of the WTSR Concert Series on Wednesday, Nov.
5 in the Kendall Hall TV Studio. The band, which has shared
the stage with Saves the Day and My Chemical Romance,
among others, performed an acoustic set. To listen to Drive By,
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Scorpio
Pisces
October 23 — November 21
You are really excited for
something this week. Donʼt
let anyone bring you down,
even though some will try,
because they are jealous of the
new and exciting things you
have going on. You have big
changes coming.
Cancer
February 19 — March 20
Trying new things is always a
good thing to do. You usually
are a creature of habit and
you arenʼt that adventurous,
but you will feel the urge to
be daring this week. Be sure
to avoid trouble as you are
heading toward it.
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You will see or hear
something that is extremely
hurtful to you. However,
you may soon find out that
you misinterpreted what you
heard or saw, so be careful
not to jump to conclusions
this week.
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No matter how hard things
get, you know that you will
come out a winner in the end.
You are competitive and you
are determined to succeed
at whatever you do. Your
confidence will pay off in the
end.
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Thinking on your feet is a
talent you must master this
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spot and you will have no clue
what to do. Use your quick wit
to figure out a way to escape
from this trap; otherwise, you
might fall flat on your face.
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Making an impression on
someone can be a good or a
bad thing. Luckily for you,
this week you will make a
really good impression on
someone, even though you
might not realize it. This
person will help you out.
April 20 — May 20
Virgo
Sometimes the most difficult
thing to do is be honest,
because you know that you
will hurt someone you care
about. However, by not being
honest, you are only hurting
yourself. Be strong and tell
the truth.
Libra
May 21 — June 20
July 23 — August 22
Drama free is the way to
be. Even though you thrive
on living life and going out
almost every night, sometimes
itʼs good to be free from the
drama that usually is present
in your life. Enjoy the calm
while it lasts.
August 23 — September 22
Everyone makes mistakes and
does things they regret. The
important thing is how you
deal with the situation after it
happens. The best thing to do
is genuinely apologize and try
not to make the same mistake
twice.
September 23 — October 22
You have a lot of decisions
to make, some bigger than
others. Itʼs the seemingly
less important decisions that
will be the most difficult for
you to deal with. Think long
and hard, but make sure to do
whatʼs right for you.
Capricorn
Aquarius
January 20 —February 18
Gemini
There are things that are
private, and sometimes you
forget where the line is. You
need to stop being so open
about private details of your
life, because people can use
these things against you and
hurt you later.
It might be relatively easy to
forgive, but forgetting is not.
Someone close to you has
hurt you deeply and trusting
them again is proving to
be difficult. Take it slow;
they will understand your
hesitation.
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By Lauren Costantini
Love Match
By Maham Qureshi
Are you looking for love? Sometimes, it can be right under your nose. This week, we matched good friends Anna Ho,
junior biology major, and Mark Soryal, junior mechanical engineering major, and they went on a date to an ice skating rink.
Afterward, they were interviewed separately and hereʼs what they had to say about their love match.
1. On a scale of 1-10, how would 4. Do you feel that you are
you rate the date?
compatible?
Anna: 9
Anna: (long pause) Yes, I mean
heʼs pretty laid back, and heʼs tall
Mark: 9
... and cute.
2. What did you do on your date? Mark: Yeah, because we both like
What did you talk about?
Anna: We went to an ice skating
rink and then we went out to eat
afterwards. We talked about school
and what we did on Halloween.
I also told him my amazing story
about how I witnessed a robbery.
Mark: We went to an ice skating
rink and we just ice skated, really.
I kind of learned how to ice skate.
It was a learning experience. We
talked about school, life, the future,
good things to come.
3. Do you think
connection?
Anna: Definitely,
connection. We
nonstop.
Mark: Absolutely,
been a connection.
the same things, like having fun and
cars. We have the same friends too,
so it just makes sense.
5. What did you like about your
match?
6. What didnʼt you like about your
match?
Anna: He didnʼt shave.
Mark: The way she was better than
me at ice skating.
7. Would you suggest “Love Match”
for others?
Anna: Yes, you never know what
catches youʼre missing out on.
Mark: I would say yes, because
there are a lot of students who like
other students but are too shy to say
anything.
there was a
there was a
were flirting
thereʼs always
Anna: Heʼs very easy to talk to. He
is a lot of fun — we joke and laugh
a lot together.
Mark: Her sense of humor.
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If you would like to be matched up like Anna and Mark, then e-mail
qureshi2@tcnj.edu with your name, age, grade, sexual preference,
description of yourself and a description of your ideal match.
8. Would you go out on a second
date?
Anna: (nods) We had a lot of fun
except this time, he should shave.
Mark: Yes, definitely, but not ice
skating. Maybe something Iʼm good
at, like basketball.
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Strong dose of ‘D’ drops Colonials
By Duncan Slobodzian
Staff Writer
The Lions embarked on their
third and final long trip of the
season and emerged winners
over New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) opponent Western Connecticut State University
(WCSU), 30-20.
The College took a 24-14 lead
into the locker room at halftime
and matched WCSU’s six points
in the second half to move its record to 4-5 (4-4 NJAC).
Junior defensive back Justin
Beres had a breakthrough game
on the defensive side of the ball,
pulling in three interceptions that
killed three consecutive Colonial
drives in the first quarter.
“I overcame frustration in the
very beginning of the game, and I
took it out on the field. I was just
trying to help get something going on defense, and I wound up
making some plays,” Beres said.
“Each of the interceptions was
Junior DB Justin Beres
had three interceptions.
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Key defensive plays and the dual passing attack of junior quarterbacks Bill Picatagi
(above) and Chris James helped the Lions drop the visiting Colonials 30-20.
different; I jumped two of them, this year, especially on defense
but on the third, I had good cover- and special teams.”
There are a number of posiage and it came right to me.”
Head coach Eric Hamilton has tives the players and coaches can
watched Beres embrace his pres- take away from this game, maksure-packed position with grace.
ing it easy to be optimistic about
“Beres is coming into his own. the team’s future.
Early in the year he was Colonials 20
“To watch our
scuffling, but he worked
team finally develop
30 its own personality is
through it and with all Lions
the teams picking on him, he has what we have been trying to do
started to develop that mental from early on. It has taken longer
toughness a corner needs,” Ham- than expected, but the good news
ilton said. “He is finally over- is that it is happening,” Hamilton
coming some early-season injury said.
issues. He never misses a practice
The offense worked to manand wants to be the best he can to age the game and turn the generhelp the team.”
ally favorable field position into
Hamilton’s young and rela- points. The Lions worked from
tively inexperienced bunch has the ground up, placing the burden
come together and improved each on their running attack.
week.
Junior running back Michael
“We have had our share of ad- Yetka finished with 16 carries for
versity but have stayed the course, 54 yards and a touchdown, and
and hopefully now it is starting fellow junior running back Chase
to pay off,” Hamilton said. “We Misiura took his 14 carries for 38
have played a lot of new faces yards and a touchdown.
The two-back system has
proven successful for the Lions
this season. Each runner gets
the opportunity to rest up during
a long series and, when they are
both in action, the chance to do
some pivotal on-field damage.
“We always have fresh legs,
and we help each other out,”
Misiura said. “It’s cool that there
are two tailbacks playing because
it’s nice to have a blocker with the
same mindset as you. It helps in
knowing where to go (and) what
cut to make.”
The two players in the backfield are not the only productive
duo on offense. Junior quarterbacks Chris James and Bill
Picatagi have shared snaps all
season. Two games ago, Picatagi passed for 192 yards and a
touchdown against highly touted
SUNY-Cortland.
It was a different story this
see WIN page 29
Lions denied
(L) 2-1
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Winter sports previews
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Queens of the Jungle?
Field Hockey Playoff
Outlook
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Swimming and Diving
Making waves: Men claim fifth straight meet
Women tripped by D-II Owls, still stand at 4-1
By Bobby Olivier
Sports Assistant
A successful showing in a dual-meet weekend has
the College’s men’s and women’s swimming teams prepared for the remainder of the season. The teams traveled to Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday, with
each team taking home a win, improving their undefeated records to 4-0. The men’s team, led by sophomore
Joe Tseng’s two individual wins, defeated the Diplomats 121-81, dropping their record to 0-2.
Tseng took first in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing
in 10:33.15, and in the 100-yard backstroke, where he
finished in 54.60. Tseng also took part in the first place
200-yard medley relay team, which included senior Ted
Yoa, sophomore Tom Medvecky and freshman Mike
Vernoia. The team finished the event in 1:38.71 to open
the meet. Medvecky also finished first in the 200-yard
freestyle (1:44.47), while freshman Jesse Taylor placed
second in the event (1:50.87).
Rookie Ryan Clarke finished the 200-yard individual
medley in 2:00.10 for the first-place finish, and sophomore Shawn Kircher took first in the 50-yard freestyle
(22.27) to keep the Lions rolling through the meet.
Other highlights included wins by junior Eric Rohrs in
The men’s swimming and diving team bested Franklin & Marshall College and
Southern Connecticut State University.
the 500-yard freestyle (5:13.72) and senior Tom Nawrot
in the 100-yard backstroke (48.34). To seal the victory,
the Lions’ 200-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of
Clarke, Kircher, Medvecky and Nawrot, scored a win,
finishing the event in 1:27.38.
The women’s team was equally dominant on Saturday, besting Franklin & Marshall by a score of 124.580.5, dropping them to 0-2 as well. The Lions began
the meet with a 200 medley relay win as the team of
freshmen Leah Varvaro, Laura Pierce, Traci Hofer and
sophomore Katie Morgan finished in 1:51.96. Morgan
finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke as well, completing the event in 1:09.16.
Continuing the winning trend, Hofer took first in
the 50-yard freestyle (25.29) and the 100-yard freestyle (56.14). Capturing first, senior Stefanie Rashti
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Winter Sports
Lions in search of winter wonderland
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While the men’s basketball team will look to rebound under new head coach Kelly Williams’ guidance, the women’s basketball and wrestling
crews are hoping to build off impressive 2007-2008 campaigns that saw both teams jockeying for national titles.
As the College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams
and the wrestling squads get ready to make their annual
runs at championship gold this winter, The Signal gives
you a first look at what’s in store.
Women’s Basketball
It was a tough way to go out.
Last year, the Lions fell in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) to the Kean University Cougars before losing in
the NCAA Tournament. However, if you ask the team members now, that disappointment has faded as they look to build
off their newfound experience in the 2008-2009 season.
“The losses in the NJAC finals and in the NCAA tournament are the fuel to this season, but in a positive way,” junior forward/center Alex Gregorek said. “We are not going to
dwell on it, but we are going to use it to drive us forward and
to try and accomplish even more this year.”
The team has even higher hopes for this season, as most of
the team is returning to action, with the notable exception of
graduated guard/forward Sara Best.
“Sara is, of course, a great loss (for) our team,” Gregorek
said. “But we do have a lot of returning players with experience, as well as new players that bring a new dimension to
our team.”
The Lions went 22-7 overall with an 11-2 conference record last year. They will continue to look to senior center and
captain Hillary Klimowicz as a team leader. Klimowicz led the
Lions in points, rebounds and blocks per game last season.
The question remains, however: Can the Lions get the job
done in the NJAC this year?
“We do have a great chance of taking the conference, but
nothing is guaranteed and we need to work hard to get it,”
Gregorek said. “Nothing is going to be handed to us.”
— Michael O’Donnell, Opinions Editor
Men’s Basketball
Twenty years ago, red-shirt freshman Kelly Williams sat
on the sidelines as the Lions raced into the finals of the 1990
NCAA Division III tournament. In 2008-2009, the rookie
skipper will look to stir up some of that magic as the new
head coach of a Lions’ squad on the rebound.
“To be able to come back home and coach in the same
place that I played is just an exciting feeling, and I’m very
excited about that opportunity,” he said.
Williams inherits a team depleted by graduation. Offensive catalyst Mark Aziz, big man Jeff Warner and speedy
point guard Corey Gilmore are all gone, leaving the first-time
coach’s team in the hands of his co-captain guards, sophomore Jay Frank and senior Jeff Molinelli.
“Obviously losing that senior group and the points they
produced last year (was) one of the areas that was a concern
for me going in,” Williams said. “I’ve seen a lot of promise
in Jeff Molinelli. He’s going to have to add to his successful
junior year. We’re also going to lean on Jay Frank.”
Molinelli is a complete package. The shooting guard is
a three-point threat, capable rebounder and solid all-around
scorer who ranks among the NJAC’s top offensive threats.
Frank, a precise shooter who went 42 percent from the field
as a sophomore, will also come to the forefront of a newlook offense that Kelly continually describes as “aggressive.”
That style of play will be helped by some of Williams’ former
charges from Mercer County Community College.
Senior guard Eric Hayes will adopt Gilmore’s role at
point guard. While he is not necessarily a major scoring threat, Hayes’ passing ability will be key for a team
that hopes to run the floor and attack opposing defenses.
Transfer center Alat-Eldin Ahmed, another ex-Mercer
competitor, will add some muscle to the Lions’ speedy
attack. Standing at 6-foot-9 and weighing 255 pounds.,
the big man could bring some powerful post play back
to the College.
— James Queally, Sports Editor
Wrestling
Expectations are high for the wrestling team. With the return of its two All-Americans — senior Greg Osgoodby (174
pounds) and sophomore Justin Bonitatis (165 pounds) — as
well as the team’s two other co-captains — juniors Dan DiColo (149 pounds) and Tyler Branham (141 pounds) — the
odds are in favor of the Lions repeating the success they had
on the mats last season.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has already showed similar confidence in the College, ranking
the Lions 14th among Division III colleges across the
nation.
Thanks to Bonitatis and sophomore John Barnett
(149 pounds), the Lions will not have to rely solely
on the performances of their more experienced wrestlers. They can also expect a strong showing from their
younger stars.
The team opens up its winter warpath tonight in Packer
Hall against the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology.
— Steve Cohen, Staff Writer
The Cheap Seats
If he can’t make it there, can he make it anywhere?
By Steve Cohen
Staff Writer
Let me start by saying I have no vendetta against Stephon Marbury. In fact, I
have more of a grudge against the Knicks
for trading Patrick Ewing to the Supersonics more than eight years ago. However, if
I ever hear another group of people start
a Marbury chant, I will do something that
makes the guy from “No Country for Old
Men” look like Bugs Bunny.
As I said earlier, I have no personal beef
with the artist formerly known as Starbury,
but let’s be realistic: This is a man who
signed an $80 million contract to put up
the numbers you would hope to get from
your second-best bench player.
13.9 points and 4.7 assists is, in
my opinion, unacceptable for the
second highest-paid point guard
in the league.
However, Steph is finally doing something to contribute to his
estranged team this season. How is
he doing this? By riding the bench.
Is he doing so willingly? Of course
not.
But who cares? Coach Mike
D’Antoni has the right idea. He doesn’t
care who it pisses off. Marbury will re-
ceive less playing time than I will from
the Knicks in the foreseeable future under the new Knicks head coach. There is
no point in trying to go over D’Antoni’s
head, because after meeting with new
team president Donnie Walsh, Marbury
learned the front office is completely
backing D’Antoni’s decision.
Unless all three of the Knicks’ top
guards — Chris Duhon, Jamal Crawford
and Nate Robinson — come down with
an incurable disease simultaneously, I
think it’s safe to say Stephon Marbury’s
days as a New York Knick are in the
past.
Let’s be honest. No matter how good
his numbers were in the past, the statistics are misleading. He may have
averaged more than 19 points and
close to eight assists a game in
his 12-year career, but how many
times has he helped any of his
teams make the playoffs? Four
times, plus, he only made it with
the Knicks the year he was
traded halfway through the
season and didn’t have a
chance to ruin the mechanics
of their offense.
The New Jersey Nets failed to make
the playoffs all three years Marbury was
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Steph’s getting paid $20 million to check out the scenery in New
York. Staff writer Steve Cohen is slightly angry about this.
a member of their team. However, after
Stephon was traded to the Suns for Jason
Kidd, the Nets won two consecutive Eastern Conference championships, reaching
the playoffs six years in a row.
What does the future hold for the former All-Star? Who the hell knows? I’d
say he could go overseas, but I don’t
think anyone would want him. They are
getting enough players who still have talent at this point. I would say he should
give the CBA a call, but the Knicks’ other
greatest acquisition this past decade, Isaiah Thomas, caused the CBA to go bankrupt years ago, so I guess that’s out of the
question, too.
All jokes aside, Marbury is still young
enough to turn his career back around for
the better. One thing’s for sure, though: He’s
got to get on the court to make that happen,
and that sure as hell isn’t going to happen
while he’s a New York Knickerbocker.
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Cross Country
Lions zero in on Rangers Young Lions lead
Field Hockey
By Kristina L. Shemming
Staff Writer
had a fantastic day for the Lions,
posting three of the four goals on
the day.
The Lions concluded their
Also taking part in the ofregular season in convincing fensive attack was Reuther, who
fashion on Tuesday, as they shut notched three assists on the day,
out the visiting Rangers Rangers 0 improving her total to
of Drew University, 4-0.
11 for the season. “Two
Lions
4 of the three assists were
They got the ball rolling
early in the first half on
on corners. My role on
their Senior Day celebration as penalty corners allows me the
freshman forward Alex Okuni- opportunity to distribute the ball
ewicz knocked in a feed from to my teammates and they had
senior midfielder Katie Reuther some great touches on the ball
less than two minutes into the to get it on the cage,” Reuther
game.
said.
“We put a lot of offensive
While the Lions were putting
pressure on goal against Drew on an offensive clinic, workand were able to get offensive ing the ball through the field,
corners,” sophomore forward the defense did not allow the
Leigh Mitchell said. Mitchell Rangers to unload a single shot.
Freshman goalies Shannon Syciarz and Shannon Barch didn’t
even have to record a save in the
shutout.
“Our offense really worked
our passing game well and kept
it in our offensive end the majority of the game. We had good
support and kept the pressure on
goal,” Mitchell said.
The Lions return to the field on
Saturday, where they will face the
winner of a preliminary round in
the first round of the NCAA tournament beginning at 11 a.m.
“The keys to success for postseason are good communication
and supporting our teammates
throughout the field,” Reuther said.
“If we work together, we will be
able to accomplish anything.”
The Lions showed they are ready for the national stage, ending the season with a
shutout victory over Drew University.
team at ECAC’s
By Danny Gustave Pazos
Staff Writer
The 2008 Eastern College
Athletic Conference Division
III Championships were held
on Saturday at Colt State Park
in Bristol, R.I. Both the Lions’
men’s and women’s teams finished in ninth place.
Freshman Sara Smith took
37th in 25:07 in the 6-kilometer
run and senior Sara Best came in
56th in 25:32. Sophomore Noelle
Gotthardt took 68th while freshman Annie Amitrani took 69th
despite finishing with the same
time of 25:51. Junior Denise
Belz was the final runner to score
for the Lions. She came in 81st
place with a time of 26:03. The
College’s women’s team, ranked
19th nationally, scored a total of
294 points.
The Lions’ men’s team was
led by both a senior and a freshman. Veteran Brian Kopnicki took
36th place, touring the 8-kilometer
course in 27:43. Finishing close behind him was freshman Nick Bond,
who took 37th in a time of 27:47.
Freshman Shaun McGeever
finished in 43rd place on the day
in 27:56. Sophomore Kyle Roos
followed, claiming 56th in 28:05,
and freshman Kevin Schickling
earned an 83rd-place finish in
28:35.
The 25th-ranked Lions posted
Rookie Sara Smith was the
women’s top performer.
a final score of 254 points.
The women’s side of the competition saw second-ranked Williams College win the championship with a score of 23 points,
while 29th-ranked Amherst College finished in second with 75
points.
The men’s competition had a
similar finish, with Williams taking the championship once again.
The eighth-ranked Ephs put up 64
points for the win. Keene State College took second with 100 points.
The College’s men’s and
women’s teams will travel next
week to the 2008 NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Championships, held at St. Lawrence
University in Canton, N.Y. The
meet will determine the region’s
2008 qualifiers for the NCAA
Division III Championship on
Nov. 22.
Playoff Preview
Year of the Lion? The march for an NCAA crown
By Kristina L. Shemming
Staff Writer
It’s a familiar time of year for the College’s dominant field hockey program. The
time has arrived for the 15-2 Lions to avenge
last year’s Elite Eight loss to Middlebury
College and begin their quest for a 2008 Division III National Championship. The Lions
are no strangers to success this year, claiming a conference championship and falling
to only two opponents, both of whom were
nationally ranked.
The Lions will get their chance Saturday
when they head to Tufts University in Medford, Mass., to face the winner of Wednesday’s game between the Blue Jays of Johns
Hopkins University (16-4) and the Captains
of Christopher Newport University (13-6).
The Lions downed the Blue Jays earlier this
year in convincing 3-0 fashion. The team has
been inspired by a resilient senior class that
boasts key contributors on both offense and
defense.
“The past three years in the postseason
we’ve caused our own demise and I think
that’s the most heartbreaking part for us to
accept. It’s our motivation to play better and
to never take any game for granted,” senior
defender Kelly Mitchell said. Mitchell, the
2007 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III First
Team All-American and NJAC Defensive
Player of the Year, has helped anchor a Lions’ defense that holds a conference-best .85
goals against average.
“Her skills on the field and her leadership
make it much more comfortable for me in
the cage,” freshman goalie Shannon Syciarz
said.
Mitchell has experienced a multitude of
personal and team successes in her four years
here, but has yet to reach a Final Four.
“Our senior class has never made it to the
Final Four, and it’s been our goal to make it
there ever since our season ended last year,”
Mitchell said.
It is a goal that has replayed in their minds
despite the difficulties that accompanied their
team since the first day of preseason camp in
August.
“As far as last year, we do not want to end
up where we did with a loss in the Regional
After an unlikely return from a preseason elbow injury, senior forward
Jackie Gelinas is ready to lead the Lions into the postseason.
Senior forward Jenny Lubin has been within reach of a national title
before, but this year she believes her team will hoist the hardware.
Championship. This year we are going all the
way,” senior forward Kendra Boyd said.
Mitchell’s younger sister, freshman forward Leigh Mitchell, has found the perfect
way to complement her big sister’s defensive efforts. She enters the postseason with a
team-leading 16 goals on the year.
“I am really happy to be able to contribute all I can to this team, especially the senior
class,” the younger Mitchell said. “They are a
great group of leaders and role models for the
younger players and I can speak for everyone
on the team in saying that we want to give
the seniors the best season they can possibly
have.”
The Lions’ success on both ends has been
aided by the outstanding play of Syciarz in
the net.
“She has a calm reassurance about her
that not only keeps her own head in the game,
but all of us playing defense as well,” Kelly
Mitchell said. It will be the first time freshman Syciarz will experience the mania of a
collegiate postseason, but her teammates are
encouraged by her confidence on the field.
“I’m so excited for postseason. The whole
team has been working hard all season and
this is the perfect time to show it,” Syciarz,
who has 62 saves in 17 games for the Lions,
said.
It has been an interesting year for the Lions, who were plagued at different points in
the season by injuries to their senior leaders,
forward Jenny Lubin and midfielder Jackie
Gelinas.
“This year especially has been very challenging (injuries, new turf, etc.) and it would
mean so much to see all our hard work pay
off,” senior midfielder Katie Reuther said.
With a victory, the Lions would return
to the field on Sunday in a 2 p.m. start. It
could be a dream come true for the Lions
who, if they get to the round of eight, will
face their long-time rivals, the Falcons of
Messiah College. The Lions will get their
first chance to reverse years of postseason
frustration when they take the field at 11 a.m.
Saturday.
“We know have the skill and heart to do
great things in postseason,” Kelly Mitchell
said. “We just have to act on it and prove it to
everyone else.”
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Women’s Soccer
Loss leaves Lions down, but not out
By James Queally
Sports Editor
The torch has been passed.
Searching for a fourth straight New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) title, the
Lions ran into a roadblock in Glassboro,
N.J., Nov. 5 as eventual tournament winner
Rowan University dropped the Lions 2-1.
The crushing loss ended the Lions’ streak of
three conference tournament wins, but the
team still earned an at-large bid to the NCAA
Division III tournament, which will kick off
this weekend.
With their automatic bid, the Profs will
host a portion of the bracket when they open
up against SUNY-Oneonta this weekend. The
Lions will travel to Skidmore College, where
they face Moravian College Saturday.
With the NJAC rivals on opposite ends of
the bracket, they can only have a rematch in
the tournament final.
“Our loss at Rowan was very disappointing, especially considering our record this
year didn’t guarantee us a postseason bid
without winning the conference,” senior
midfielder Jillian Casey said. “Not only have
we won the NJAC tournament the past three
years, but we have made it to the final four
each of those years as well, so it was very
difficult to face the fact that our season may
have been cut short so suddenly.”
Lions
Rowan was aggressive on their
home turf, slowing the Lions’ nor- Profs
mally furious offensive attack.
Two of the Profs’ rookies put the ball in the
net early, setting the tone for the evening.
Freshman midfielder Nina Fragoso found
classmate and midfielder Veronica Rhea in
the box halfway through the first period, and
the rookie rocketed the pass behind the Li-
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Despite some late heroics from senior forward Jamie Kunkel, Rowan
still bested the Lions 2-1 in their NJAC semifinal tilt.
ons’ junior goalkeeper Jessica Clarke to put
the Profs up 1-0.
After the opening score, the match became
a defensive battle that saw the Profs successfully limit the Lions’ shot count. Throughout
the season, the Lions have dominated the
shots-on-goal category, chipping away at opposing keepers on the way to victory. But the
Profs outshot their rivals from the College six
to four in the first half and 13-11 overall.
Rowan junior Sarah Volkomer, who was
honored as the NJAC Goalkeeper of the
Year, frustrated the Lions for the second time
this season, snaring nine saves on the night.
Clarke only managed four saves, allowing
1 two goals on Wednesday.
The second Prof score came
2 with only 2:48 to play, killing any
hope the Lions had of forcing overtime. Sophomore forward Jess Babice found
the back of the net when she went one on one
with Clarke and blasted a shot into the upper
right hand corner to make it 2-0.
Lion senior forward Jamie Kunkel gave
her squad a chance with 22 seconds remain-
ing, beating Volkomer for the second time
this season off an assist from Casey, but the
clock ran out on the Lions’ title chances before they could score again.
Wednesday’s semifinal win was the
Profs’ first over the Lions since 1996. The
teams tied 1-1 during a midseason encounter where Kunkel became the first player to
slip a goal past Volkomer all year. Rowan
(15-0-2) shut out top-seeded Montclair
State University on Saturday to win the
conference crown.
While the sting from the defeat remains,
Casey says Monday’s announcement that
the team would play on reenergized the
Lions.
“When we found out that we received
a bid to the tournament, the team was absolutely ecstatic,” Casey said. “We’re very
excited for the opportunity and looking
forward to extending the season as long as
possible.”
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The Lion defense came to life for the first time since the Homecoming victory, capitalizing on four Colonial
turnovers to edge closer to .500. Their record now stands at 4-5.
week as James, who did not see any playing time against SUNYCortland, got the start and finished 11-18 for 140 yards and a
touchdown.
The Lions have only one more game at home against rival
Rowan University left in their 2008 campaign. They will hope to
ride the emotional high attained from the road win at WCSU into
the finale against the Profs.
“The win was a big morale booster. We have Rowan next week,
and we just want to beat them. That would make us all happy,”
Misiura said.
Doing so would bring the Lions’ record back to 5-5 for the
season, and give them a two-game win streak to build on next
fall.
Hamilton echoed Misiura’s sentiment and feels that Rowan’s
team — which stands at 7-2 (6-2 NJAC) — poses a big challenge
and an even bigger chance for the decidedly young Lions roster to
grow up in a hurry.
“As far as this week’s game, we know a couple of things: it is
our last game of the year, and it comes against a quality opponent,”
Hamilton said. “Our team, especially our younger guys, need to be
excited about the opportunity playing Rowan at this time of the
year. It gives us a chance to finish the season on a good note.”
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Despite losing on the road, the
Lions looked impressive against
tough D-II competition.
completed the 200 freestyle in 2:02.13.
Junior Brittany Collyer also finished first
in the 200 individual medley in 2:16.78.
The Lions finished the meet on top, taking first in the 200-yard freestyle relay
with a team comprising junior Ashley
Robb, Collyer, Pierce and Varvaro.
Sunday, the men’s and women’s teams
traveled to New Haven, Conn., to take on
Division II opponent Southern Connecticut State University. In the men’s meet,
the Lions clipped the wings of the Owls,
defeating them 162-120. Medvecky and
junior Myles O’Connor each won two
events to lead the College to its fifth win
of the season. Medvecky took first in
the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events
(52.43, 1:56.99), while O’Connor bested
the competition in the 100- and 200-yard
breaststroke (57.82, 2:10.54).
Other highlights from the men’s meet
included a 1,000-yard freestyle victory
by sophomore Tim Rauch, who won the
event in 10:07.19, and a 3-meter diving
event win by freshman TJ Burns, who
scored 212.15 in the victory.
“I think the one thing that is driving
everyone is the opportunity to become
better than we were last year,” Medvecky
said. “We placed seventh at NCAA’s and
that got everyone excited. This year we
know we are capable of much more.”
When asked how the swimmers relate
to each other around this time in the season, coach Brian Bishop said, “It’s like
a domino effect, when one guy steps up
and the rest follow.”
In a close meet, the women’s team suffered their first loss of the season, falling
to the D-II Owls, 156-142, dropping to
4-1 on the season. Freshman Traci Hofer
recorded three wins for the College, despite the loss. Hofer finished first in the
100 freestyle in 54.64 and was also part
of winning 200 and 400 freestyle medley teams for the Lions. Also on the 200
medley team were Varvaro, Morgan and
Pierce, while the 400-yard medley team
comprising Pierce, Varvaro and freshman Melissa Hessler. Pierce also took
first in the 50 freestyle event, finishing
in 25.13.
“It is very physically and mentally
challenging to swim two big meets backto-back,” Delahanty said. “But I am
so proud of each and every one of the
girls.”
Next up for the Lions is a trip to
Bloomsburg University on Nov. 21.
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AROUND THE
DORM
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Michael O’Donnell
“The Ref”
Duncan Slobodzian
Staff Writer
Brandon Lee
Staff Writer
Justin Jez
Staff Writer
Around the Dorm playoffs are here, baby. The top six sports squawkers will face off in a three-week tournament for ultimate bragging rights. The two
semifinal winners and one wild card will meet in an epic final battle in the Dec. 3 issue of The Signal. This week, No. 2 seed Justin Jez, No. 4 seed Duncan
Slobodzian and No. 6 seed Brandon Lee fight about the AFC East, Jake Peavy and the NBA. Suicidal Cubs fan Mike O’Donnell will judge.
1. Thanks to Tom Brady, the AFC East is one
of the most muddled divisions in football. The
top two teams stand atop the division at 6-3,
with the Dolphins and Pats close behind at 54. Who is going to win that division and why?
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DS: It’s going to be a dog fight, don’t get me
wrong, but the good old New York Jets are
going to close the deal. After all the hoopla
surrounding the Brett Favre signing died
down, the reality set in for the Jets faithful
(myself included): We have a high-risk, highreward quarterback who can make any game
a nailbiter. That said, the 6-3 record that puts
the Jets in a tie for first already denotes a twogame improvement from last season’s 4-12.
Gang Green has shown they can more than
hang with the rest of the division: They lost
by a narrow margin to the Pats in the Meadowlands, they went up to Buffalo to beat the
Bills and they topped the suddenly resurgent
Dolphins down in Miami. While the defense
looks questionable at times and the offense
often struggles with finding an identity, the
Jets have set themselves up to make a run. If
they can continue winning the games they are
supposed to win, and some they aren’t (like
this Thursday’s game in New England), they
can make the turnaround a reality and go from
second-worst to first.
BL: I was about to choose the Jets to win,
but then I thought Brett Favre was a pick six
waiting to happen, and you can’t have that in
your quarterback. Buffalo is 0-3 in the division. The Patriots don’t have a running game
to protect their new quarterback and the secondary is terrible without Asante Samuel.
The Patriots defense is also too old to stay
healthy and produce the entire season. So
that leaves the former 1-15 Miami Dolphins.
Defense and forced turnovers win championships. The Dolphins are second in the AFC
with a plus-9 turnover differential, second to
only the Tennessee Titans, who have a plus10 turnover differential. Forcing turnovers is
extremely important during a game and keeps
your offense on the field and your defense off
it. The Patriots are No. 7, the Jets are No. 12
and the Bills are No. 13 in the AFC in that
category. The Dolphins have a creative offense to mask their personnel flaws. If you
focus your defense on Ronnie Brown, you’ll
have to deal with Ricky Williams, Ted Ginn
Jr. or even Chad Pennington. That’s how creative the Dolphins offense is.
JJ: My guess is either the Jets or the Pats
will win the division. It would have been the
Pats outright, but as I am writing this I heard
the Jets won by nearly a million points an
hour ago. Despite Brady’s injury, the Pats
are built to win. Belichick simply keeps
his teams mentally sharp and prepares his
teams better than anyone in the league (even
if he sometimes cheats). When the playoffs
come, the Pats should be there. Unless Favre pulls off some of his magic, I see the
Jets finishing somewhere around 10-6 and
second in the division. Despite key injuries,
the Pats have been playing good football.
They’ll be healthy soon and will finish the
season strong.
MO: This was a tough one to call, but I’m
going to give the 3 to Brandon. As crazy as
it sounds, you have to be impressed with the
Dolphins’ turnover ratio and their Wildcat
offense, which has them rolling through
their weaker schedule this season. Duncan
gets a very close 2 for pointing out how the
Jets are actually winning games they’re
supposed to this season, and not just the
ones they aren’t. Sorry Jez, but you get the
1 for not providing enough backup on this
question.
2. Jake Peavy has been the talk of the offseason baseball world, with several teams bidding for his services. As of now, the Cubs and
Braves are the front-runners for him, with the
Dodgers being tabbed as the long shot. Who
is going to land the former Cy Young winner?
DS: I’ll say the Cubbies, if for no other reason
than they are the most high-end and prominent locale. The Braves have lost a lot of their
14-straight NL East luster, and the Dodgers
stand somewhat in disarray. There are plenty
of questions surrounding the pitching staffs
of those two teams, but few will question the
abilities of Chicago’s finest: Carlos Zambrano and Rich Harden are already in place, and
adding a talent of Peavy’s caliber could make
for a downright frightening rotation. The Cubs
are coming off an immensely disappointing
finish to 2008 (not that you would have to remind their fans) — over three NLDS games,
they lost what took an entire year to build. If
they are able to bring in Peavy, it could do
wonders as far as rejuvenating an otherwise
devastated city. Peavy might well be chomping at the bit when he thinks about the golden
opportunity that lies ahead in Chi-town.
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farm for Peavy and then add more to a ballooning payroll. The Cubs also traded away
Sean Gallagher, their top prospect, to the Athletics for Rich Harden.
JJ: O’Donnell wants me to say that he’ll go
to the Cubs. Then he wants to hear something
like, “They’ll be so good and they’ll finally
make it to the World Series (maybe just win a
series), and finish with the best record in the
league once again.” Well, for lack of a better thought, I will say that. Seriously, baseball
trades come down to money. The Dodgers are
looting piggy banks to pay Manny, so they’re
out. So, it’s between the Braves and the Cubbies. Personally, I think the Cubs need to land
Peavy to get some momentum going into the
season and show their fans that they are proactive in trying to win a World Series, building around their talented team. They will pay
the extra cash to get him this offseason.
MO: Seeing as the media have tabbed the
Cubs as the front-runner, I’ve got to give
the top spots to those who picked the Cubs.
Duncan gets the 3 for citing that Peavy is
indeed chomping at the bit to play in Chicago. It’s his top choice at this time. Jez gets
the 2 for for patronizing me and for not
saying why the Cubs need Peavy for momentum. Brandon, the Cubs have made it
known whom they are offering, including
infielder Ronny Cedeno, Sean Marshall
or Rich Hill, another young major leaguer
and a pitching prospect. 1 point.
3. The NBA season is off to a roaring start,
with the Lakers and Celtics being picked for a
rematch. Will this happen again? Or is there a
dark horse these elite teams should fear?
DS: It’s always a tough proposition to predict
a finals rematch, and even though the early
season returns have provided little evidence
to the contrary, I have to dissent. I think there
are too many hungry and talented teams out
there — particularly in the Eastern Conference — to say that the same two teams will
be ushered in. I think this may well be Cleveland’s year to break through; last year, they
had the Celtics up against the ropes and took
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BL: Peavy will be a Brave. The Cubs simply
don’t have enough prospects to land him. It
isn’t known what the Cubs are offering, but
the Braves are offering a package of Yunel
Escobar, left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes or righthander Charlie Morton and a third player,
who should be a top prospect. In that package you’re getting a solid major leaguer and a
choice between top pitching prospects, along
with another top prospect. The Cubs had the
seventh-highest payroll in baseball at $118
million in 2008 and are also looking to re-sign
Ryan Dempster. They would have to trade the
them seven hard-fought games in the conference finals. This year, it’s hard to forsee LeBron letting them falter if the same situation
arises. He’s the kind of player who can will a
team to victory and make his teammates better. On the other coast, the Lakers look real
strong but will have to contend with the usual
powerhouses: San Antonio, Dallas, New Orleans and the other contender du jour. I think
Portland is primed to make a run, even sans
Greg Oden. Rookie phenomenon Rudy Fernandez, coupled with bona fide stud Brandon
Roy, make for a backcourt on pace with many
of the other playoff-bound teams.
BL: The Celtics have a big three and now the
Rockets have a big three. If Ron Artest continues to keep his demeanor the way it is now,
the Rockets will be a force to reckon with.
He’s the enforcer and the heart the Rockets
have been lacking with Tracy McGrady and
Yao Ming at the helm. Not only do you have
Shane Battier to shadow the likes of Kobe
Bryant, but you have Artest to throw at him
as well when he’s not protecting T-Mac and
Yao. On offense, Artest can do a little of everything, from shooting the three to working
the low post with Yao.
JJ: These two should make the finals again,
but the NBA season is a long and dangerous one. Any major injury to either of these
teams could deny them a finals appearance.
Kobe decided to forgo finger surgery in the
offseason, Lamar Odom has a history of
major shoulder problems and Andrew Bynum could reinjure his new knee. On the C’s
side, the “Big 3” are all over 30 and due for
some nicks and bangs. In the East, Detroit
and the Cavaliers are good candidates to
benefit from a Celtics injury. LeBron proved
a couple of years ago that he can lead a team
through the East himself, while the Iverson
trade has recently made Detroit a true contender. Over in the West, Houston and New
Orleans could usurp the Lakeshow, barring
a major injury. Houston’s own “Big 3” could
prove a real force as they get used to Ron
Artest, and NO looks good with Chris Paul
and the gang healthy (for the most part) and
one year more experienced. But, all things
being equal, it should come down to another
Lakeshow-Celts finals matchup.
MO: Brandon gets the 3 on this query
for citing the Rockets as the top contender to the Lakers’ Western Conference throne and how their new acquisition can help them on both sides of the
floor. As much as I think the Lakers are
going to take it this season, the Rockets
do offer the biggest challenge with their
“Big 3.” Jez gets the 2 for discussing the
Lakers’ injury questions, even though
you really can’t predict an injury. Duncan, the Blazers? Unlikely. Enough
said, 1 point.
Brandon is finals bound, 7-6-5. Duncan stays alive as a possible wild card.
“If the playoffs
started today the Knicks
would be there.”
- Brandon
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Montclair State University
Stevens Institute of Tech.
Ramapo College
Franklin and Marshall Col.
So. Conn. State University
Bloomsburg University
Bucknell U. Invitational
Bucknell U. Invitational
Lions’ Invitational
C.W. Post
New York University
William Paterson University
Rowan University
Metro. Conference Champs.
W 193.5-105.5
W 172.5-89.5
W 111-72
W 121-81
W 162-120
5 p.m.
9 a.m./5 p.m.
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2 p.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Womenʼs Soccer
## PLAYER
GP
G
A Pts Sh
Shot% GW PK-AT
------------------------------------------------------------7 Jamie Kunkel
19
9
8 26 74
.122
2
0-1
23 Maria Grady
12
1
1
3
4
.250
0
0-0
13 Jillian Casey
19
4
3 11 25
.160
0
0-0
27 Coleen Weber
19
5
2 12 43
.116
1
0-0
25 Brianna Brennan
19
0
1
1
8
.000
0
0-0
5 Julianne Delorenzo
18
1
1
3
9
.111
0
0-0
30 Jaclyn Levowsky
17
0
1
1
4
.000
0
0-0
14 Casey Caruso
19
7
0 14 36
.194
3
0-0
29 Kelly Fenney
14
0
0
0
2
.000
0
0-0
15 Melissa Martin
19
0
1
1
2
.000
0
0-0
9 Eva Gimello
5
1
1
3
3
.333
0
0-0
6 Allie Schilling
16
3
1
7 28
.107
1
0-0
16 Gina Colati
7
1
1
3
1 1.000
0
0-0
28 Laura Delaney
19
8
1 17 43
.186
1
0-0
4 Nikki Migliori
18
0
5
5
8
.000
0
0-0
24 Momoko Aoe
18
2
1
5 10
.200
0
0-0
3 Erin Cunliffe
19 10
2 22 42
.238
2
0-0
2 Brenna Rubino
6
1
2
4 11
.091
0
0-0
Total...............
Opponents...........
19
19
56
13
38 150 396
13 39 134
.141
.097
12
6
0-1
0-1
Lion of
the Week
Justin
Beres
Football
Junior defensive back Justin Beres intercepted three passes against Western Connecticut State University to lead the Lions to a 30-20
victory on Saturday. Each of Beres’ interceptions came in the first half off three consecutive
Colonial possessions. The College is now 4-5,
and Beres’ play will be key in the Lions’ upcoming rivalry game against Rowan University this
weekend.
—Bobby Olivier, Sports Assistant
This Week In Sports
Football
November 15
vs. Rowan University, 12 p.m.
Womenʼs Soccer
November 15
@ Moravian College, NCAA First Round, TBA
November 16
@ NCAA First Round, TBA
Cross Country
November 15
@ NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships, 11 a.m.
Field Hockey
## PLAYER
GP G
A Pts Sh
Shot% GW PS-AT
-----------------------------------------------------------4 Leigh Mitchell
17 16
5 37 80
.200
2
0-0
15 Alex Okuniewicz
17 14
3 31 35
.400
4
3-3
1 Kendra Boyd
17 9
2 20 30
.300
1
0-0
24 Katie Reuther
17 5 11 21 43
.116
1
0-1
10 Gabby Cafone
17 8
1 17 53
.151
3
0-0
3 Jackie Gelinas
10 4
9 17 20
.200
1
0-0
13 Jenny Lubin
12 4
2 10 20
.200
3
0-0
19 Kelly Mitchell
17 0
6
6 26
.000
0
0-0
6 Kellyn Riley
12 2
1
5 10
.200
0
0-0
5 Allie Barrington
9 0
2
2
1
.000
0
0-0
17 Mary Waller
17 0
1
1 14
.000
0
0-0
18 Maggie Rarich
13 0
1
1
5
.000
0
0-0
8 Kacey Reichhard
7 0
0
0
3
.000
0
0-0
2 Leah Geissler
15 0
0
0
2
.000
0
0-0
88 Shannon Syciarz
17 0
0
0
0
.000
0
0-0
77 Sammi Brach
6 0
0
0
0
.000
0
0-0
29 Michele Montalbano
4 0
0
0
0
.000
0
0-0
25 Kristen O’Neill
17 0
0
0
0
.000
0
0-0
Total...............
Opponents...........
17 62
17 15
44 168 342
10 40 127
.181
.118
15
2
3-4
1-1
Wrestling
November 12
vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, 7 p.m.
November 16
@ Ursinus College Fall Brawl, 10 a.m.
Field Hockey
November 15-16
@ NCAA Regional Round, Medford, Mass., 2 p.m.
Menʼs Basketball
November 15
vs. Lehman College, 7 p.m.
November 18
@ Brooklyn College, 5:30 p.m.
Womenʼs Basketball
November 15-16
@ Stevens Tip-off Tournament, 1 p.m.
November 18
@ Mount Saint Mary College, 7 p.m.
Trivia Question
Game of the Week
Last Weekʼs Answer: Los Angeles Lakers (Swept 4-0 in finals)
The College’s field hockey team will travel to Tufts University on
Nov. 15 for a four-team NCAA regional
tournament. The Lions will play the winner
NCAA Regionals
between Johns Hopkins University and
Tufts University
Christopher Newport University to keep
Nov. 15-16, 2 p.m.
their national championship hopes alive.
The New York Jetsʼ historic 47-3 defeat of the St. Louis Rams was
their largest margin of victory in franchise history. What team did the
Jets previously have their largest margin of victory against?
Field Hockey

Deaf-hearing relations activists visit College

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