Salem State Log Dec. 13, 2006

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INSIDE
ARTS
FEATURES
SPORTS
Artist of the Week
Pg 10
Winter Activities
Pg 19
Bynum Breaks Records
Pg 28
Hundreds Don’t Register,
May Lead to Class Cuts
December 13, 2006
The Independent Voice of Salem State College Students
Volume 82, Issue 8
Pulling Our Leg
By Meghan Griffin
Associate News Editor
The School of Arts and Sciences is worried that because hundreds of students
have not yet registered for spring classes, undersubscribed courses in many departments will be canceled.
Arts and Sciences Dean Anita Shea recently sent an e-mail to faculty members
asking them to advise their students to move quickly in removing any holds on
their accounts and register.
continued on page 13
Project 120 Still in the Works
By Giovanni Albanese Jr
News Editor
Log Photo by Benjamin Navon
A member of Grandma’s Third Leg interacts with the audience during an improvised
performance, Dec. 6 in Veteran’s Hall.
The pursuit of Salem State College
dropping the minimum amount of credits to graduate is still ongoing, but it
must be understood that it is a long
process, according to the dean of Arts
and Sciences, Dr. Anita Shea.
As of right now, the college requires
undergraduate students to fulfill a minimum of 126 credits to walk at graduation and be handed a diploma.
The proposal, written by Vice Presi-
dent of Academic Affairs Dr. Diane
Lapkin, hoped to reduce the minimum
amount of credits to graduate from the
aforementioned 126 to 120 credits.
Lapkin sent the proposal to the Curriculum Committee at the beginning of
fall semester 2005. Project 120 has
since moved on to the All College
Committee, where the proposal continues to be reviewed. Discussions have
centered around how it would best fit
the school’s curriculum in future years.
Danvers Blast Strikes Close to Home
see story on page 22
Log Photo by Lisa Nichols
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Salem State Police Log
Monday, November 27
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMS. Suspicious Circumstances at 14:00
Location: SULLIVAN BUILDING
Summary: Officer to check on skate boarder possibly causing damage.
TRESPASSING Trespassing/State Property at
15:11
Location: MEIER DRIVEWAY
Summary: RP reports of a youth skateboarding on
the steps and walls. Officer reports GOA.
HARASSMENT Phone Calls, Notes at 21:00
Location: CAMPUS POLICE STATION
Summary: RP reports of receiving harassing text
messages on his cell phone.
Tuesday, November 28
MEDICAL Any Medical Assist, Non-Alcohol
Related at 01:49 Location: BOWDITCH HALL
Summary: Front desk reports a male party tripped
and may have broken his arm. North Shore Ambulance responding.
ASSAULT Other Types Of Assaults at 20:46
Location: ELLISON CAMPUS CENTER
Summary: RP states a male party was assaulted
leaving the bathroom in the campus center. RP
states the party is fine and doesn’t need medical
attention at this time. Party is described as a black
male, 5’10 baggy clothes, and black hooded
sweatshirt.
Wednesday, November 29
Location: CAMPUS CENTER LOT
Summary: Officer out to check on report of skate
boarders jumping boards over cones, parties
advised to leave
Friday, December 1
MEDICAL Medical Assist, Alcohol Related at
00:40
Location: BOWDITCH HALL
Summary: Front desk reports a male party passed
out on the 4th floor stairwell. Suspected alcohol
intoxication, unresponsive. Rescue notified. 00:48
rescue on arrival. Patient has refused medical
treatment, his roommate will watch him for the
rest of the evening.
Saturday, December 2
Location: PEABODY HALL LOT
Summary: Verbal argument between male and
female party. Both negative WMS. The female
was given a verbal trespass and sent on her way.
The male party is a student.
Sunday, December 3
Related at 21:39 Location: BOWDITCH HALL
Summary: RP reports of a resident who is coughing up blood. Dispatch notified N.S.A. Officer
reports patient was transported to Salem E.S. via
N.S.A.
Monday, December 4
MEDICAL Any Medical Assist, at 10:12
Location: O'KEEFE CENTER SPORTS COM
Summary: Received a call from party requesting a
transport to health services for a student with a toe
injury. RP advised of policy and asked if she
would like rescue to respond. RP declined both
rescue and police services.
LARCENY Larceny, Other at 11:34
Location: SULLIVAN BUILDING
Summary: Officer to take a report of a missing
distribution rack.
News
Tuesday, December 5
Related at 12:57 Location: HORACE MANN
SCHOOL
Summary: Officer to assist with unknown medical
involving a student. Rescue notified and in route.
Party transported to Beverly Hospital by rescue.
Related at 14:36 Location: SULLIVAN BUILDING
Summary: Officers to assist HP party in a wheelchair who is stranded on the second floor after the
elevator fails. Party made her way down the stairs
with assistance from officers.
Wednesday, December 6
Location: OFF CAMPUS
Summary: Officer to check on a disabled vehicle
with female operator who appears to be in distress.
SPD on scene, all in order.
LARCENY Larceny, Other at 18:09
Location: BATES COMPLEX
Summary: Officer to take report of stolen Clipper
Card
Friday, December 8
VANDALISM All Types Of Vandalism at 10:53
Location: MEIER HALL
Summary: Officer to check on broken window.
Window broken by unknown party. Facilities notified for repair and cleanup.
BURGLARY Unlawful Entry - No Force at 11:18
Location: HARRINGTON BUILDING
Summary: RP reports that it was relayed to him by
a maintenance foreman that a 100 LB barrel of ice
melt is missing.
Saturday, December 9
Location: O'KEEFE CENTER LOT
Summary: Dispatch observed via the CCTV monitor, a large group of youths. They appear to be
tailgating out of parked m/v's. Officer reports that
the youths are from St. Johns Prep and no alcohol
appears to be in site. All appears to be in order.
SPECIAL ALERT:
Last week there was a report of an
assault in the basement of the Campus Center near the men’s bathroom.
The suspect was described as followed:
Dark skinned male
5’8”- 5’10” tall
Heavy set build
Last seen wearing a baggy, dark
colored,
hooded sweatshirt and baggy pants.
Be cautious of your surroundings
and contact the SSC Police if you
observe any suspicious activity.
If you have any further information
about this incident, please contact the
Salem State College Police at (978)
542-6511
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Pat Kantorosinski Picked for Employee of Fall Quarter
Patricia Kantorosinski has been
named the third “Employee of the
Quarter” for 2006. This award was
given by President Harrington and the
Labor Management Committee, who
presented Kantorosinski with a letter
of recognition and a $50 American
Express gift card. According to her
colleagues in the computer science
and psychology departments, Kantorosinski, a staff assistant, exhibits
Photo courtesy of Human Resources
“a seemingly boundless energy that
takes her through each day on the Employee of the Quarter Pat Kantorosinski is
flanked by Chairmen Mikhail Brikman (l.)
campus and beyond.”
The Employee of the Quarter pro- and Martin Krugman of computer science
gram was implemented to recognize and psychology, respectively.
employees who demonstrate outment, an employee must be benefited and
standing performance. “We think it’s a
have at least two years of service at the
great program to acknowledge employees
college. Additional information on rules
who make a positive impact on our campus
and regulations for qualification can be
community,” said Kevin Dougwillo, assofound at
ciate director of Human Resources. The
www.salemstate.edu/hr/. For answers to
committee invites members of the college
questions or concerns regarding employee
community to nominate someone they feel
eligibility, contact Dougwillo at ext. 6022.
should be considered for this recognition.
In order to be eligible for this acknowledg— Mary Bridges
ACLU Protests
Subway Searches
Following the announcement of “random
searches” on subways and in bus stations
by the MBTA, the American Civil Liberties Union has begun a campaign crusading against it.
The searches will be for “any kind of
device or substance that could be used as a
weapon,” according to an official MBTA
press release.
In response, the ACLU has started a public awareness campaign in which it has put
placards on the blue, orange and red lines
of the T, asking commuters to report if they
are searched, or if they see anyone being
searched. The ACLU is hoping that with
these advertisements, commuters will be
more aware of their constitutional right to
not have to undergo searches.
“These searches violate the Fourth
Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches,” said Carol Rose, executive director of the Massachusetts ACLU.
“[They] increase the likelihood of unconstitutional racial and ethnic harassment
without making anyone safer.”
“I think if we didn’t pay for it [that it
would be a Fourth Amendment violation],”
said Salem State student Joe Lordan, a
daily T rider. “But the MBTA has its own
police force, so I guess it has a right to
police its own investment.”
While some believe the search will do
more help than harm in deterring a future
terrorist attack, the ACLU believes the
opposite to be true.
“The ACLU shares the concern of those
who seek ways to ensure that our public
transportation systems are as secure as
possible,” Rose said. “We object to diverting scarce law enforcement resources
away from true security measures—such
as bomb checks on the tracks and in stations or two-way radios for emergency
workers—for a policy that will not make
us safer, but will take away our liberty.”
The MBTA declined to comment despite
given numerous opportunities.
“I’m fine with (the searches),” Lordan
said. “The T is filled with jerks.”
—Paul Collins
Commemorating Dr.
Nancy D. Harrington
President Nancy D. Harrington has spent
five decades establishing Salem State’s
status as a premier public college, but
come June, 2007 she will officially retire
from the presidency and part ways with the
college. Executive Vice President Dr. Stanley P. Cahill and Vice President for Institutional Advancement Cynthia McGurren
are acting as co-chairs in coordinating an
event to commemorate President Harrington’s contributions to Salem State. All
members of the college community are
encouraged to contribute ideas about a
special event to bid farewell to President
Harrington, to be held in the spring.
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The Snow Queen,
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Residence Halls Close, DGCE Classes End
5 p.m. (except students
with permission)
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Make-Up
Catholic Mass,
ECC MLK Rm., 7 p.m.
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Winter Recess
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Volume 82, Issue 8
Editorial Log
Salem State: No Place for Propaganda
The Copy Center spit out 400 copies of an obscure newsletter Dec. 5, which was
subsequently dropped at various places around campus. The document could loosely
be described as a “newsletter,” although a more appropriate term might be “propaganda.”
The document’s most glaring deficiency is the absence of an official staff box,
which would tell readers who produced it. Without a staff box, no one can be held
accountable for its content. Although the document references Facebook groups, Web
sites, and Instant Messenger accounts linked to the Student Government Association,
there is nothing to explain how and where the material comes from. Unless specific
names and roles are given, any reader is left to assume that all of SGA had a role in
producing the document.
The Log has learned that SGA paid $125 out of its budget for the printing of the
document. The SGA budget, which eclipses $300,000, is derived 100 percent from
student fees.
Although SGA has a right to publicize and advocate for its causes, it is inappropriate for a political body to produce mass media. That is the definition of propaganda,
and it is disturbingly undemocratic. SGA has other means of disseminating information available to it—including this student-run newspaper—that are better able to get
the word out to the student body than an in-house organ. Furthermore, SGA already
uses student money to partially fund The Log; why would it waste funds on publishing redundant publications?
The answer, we think, lies in certain members of SGA’s leadership disagreeing with
aspects of the newspaper’s content. Most specifically, items published on the opinion
page. What they may not realize is that stories appearing on the page opposite the editorial page—the op-ed page—as well as the letters on this page, are submitted by
Salem State College community members. As such, these op-eds and letters are the
opinions of those individuals. Every newspaper has a responsibility to provide a space
for letters in response to previously published material, and a responsibility to provide
an opinion section for the discussion of issues important to its community. The Log
is no exception.
This newspaper prides itself on allowing students the means to share their opinions.
Whether you agree with something in the Opinion Log or not, it is healthy to at least
be having the discussion. Ideally, this newspaper wants to have an abundance of
columns and letters submitted by the student body and student leaders. Since The Log
has been receiving more submissions from the student body, the content within the
Opinion Log has improved dramatically.
The more you write in, the more acceptable you’ll find the content.
While the content of the letters and op-ed sections continues to increase in diversity, one group that has yet to take advantage of these pages is the Student Government
Association. The current administration has not sent The Log a single press release.
SGA senators have failed to use the Opinion Log to conduct public discussions about
the serious issues that confront SGA. Since September, no student representing SGA
has submitted an opinion to this newspaper. We’re sure members of the SGA senate
have opinions. Why do they choose not to share them with the student body through
the student newspaper?
This paper, which has been around since 1927, is realizing its potential as a public
forum. Readership has increased, as has participation in the letters and op-ed sections.
SGA needs to share information more regularly and more genuinely. The simplest
way to do this is to provide The Log with well-written press releases promoting all
things SGA. The Log is currently trying to create a Groups and Clubs section; maybe
if SGA was the first to embrace our efforts, other clubs would follow suit.
What distinguishes a democratic forum like a newspaper from a propagandistic
organ like the Dec. 5 document is its willingness to give voice to all members of its
community—even those who do not agree with us. This page strongly encourages all
our readers—especially those in SGA—to participate by submitting letters and opinions. Our letters and op-ed policies are printed on these pages.
Benjamin Navon’s e-mail is editor@ssclog.com
letters@ssclog.com
Finals
Students Organize to Rebuild New Orleans
For Spring Break 2007, 20 students will
embark on the volunteer experience of a
lifetime: an alternative Spring Break trip to
New Orleans, La. to participate in relief
work for the devastation of the hurricanes
of 2005. To do so, we need your help!
Our diverse group is comprised of 20
dedicated students whose goal for this trip
is not only to perform the task at hand, but
to educate our peers and persuade others to
engage in service projects comparable to
those of our own. Here is how you could
help:
We are looking for any kind of donation.
Our goal is to have each student fund-raise
$200. This money is for fees that we must
pay and as a donation for Community Collaboration International, the nonprofit
organization that we are going to New
Orleans with. If you would be interested in
donating or would like more information
about our trip, contact me at
a_slazar@salemstate.edu or log onto
www.communitycollaboration.org. Thank
you for your donation!
After reading John Peabody’s latest
socialist rants [Bush Administration Masturbatory Fantasies] in the Dec. 1 issue of
The Log, I was understandably a little confused. I read it again, but still I was confused by the piece’s complete lack of a
coherent argument. Peabody, like most
extreme liberals (socialist is just another
word for extreme liberal), lacks the ability
to present a well thought out argument on
anything. So he expresses his opinions the
only way he knows how: by repeating all
the same old tired, ultra-leftist hate speech
he reads at moveon.org.
I thought about presenting a point by
point response to Peabody’s opinion, but I
didn’t think The Log would print the 20
pages that would be necessary for me to
respond to each of his numerous tid-bits
of hate. Instead, I decided to follow John’s
lead and write a wish list for the Salem
State Socialists.
Following the example of the new “No
Place for Hate” zone, Salem State
decides that it is henceforth a “No Place
for Conservative Thinking” zone.
This may sound ridiculous to the rational reader but it is not as far-fetched as you
might think. Consider the fact that conservative voices are constantly being
drummed off stage during speaking
engagements at colleges. Last week at
Michigan Law School, protestors tried to
stop conservative United States representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado from
speaking on the issue of immigration. In a
scene reminiscent of the “Two-Minutes
Hate” in George Orwell’s 1984 Tancredo
supporters who organized the event were
shouted down, spat upon and even
assaulted. Anywhere conservatives speak
on a college campus in this country you
can bet that there will be people like John
there to try to silence them. So much for
free speech.
The new congress decides to adopt a
Canadian style social health-care system.
Like a lot of socialist ideas, free healthcare for all sounds like a great idea. But,
one need only look as far as Canada to see
its true effect. Mainly due to overreaching
social programs like socialized healthcare,
every person in Canada is made to pay a
50% income tax. Of course, what John
Peabody won’t tell you is that this means
that those taxpayers are forced to pay for
the medical care of people who don’t
work. Because of this fact, jobless people
take advantage of the system and in return
for the taxpayers having to give half of
their paychecks to the government, Canadian citizens are forced to wait as long as
six months to receive basic medical care.
Salem State realizes that there are not
enough minorities enrolled at the
school. In an attempt to celebrate diversity, they announce that any minority
will be accepted, no matter what their
qualifications.
It sounds great if you’re the type who
believes in affirmative action. But, like
most asinine liberal ideas, it has a grim
downside. After four years with these
admissions standards, companies across
the state begin to realize that a degree
from Salem State is a red flag when looking to hire an employee. Because anybody can get into the College, Salem State
completely loses credibility and anyone
with a degree from there is out of luck.
President
of Iran, Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, who regularly advocates
the destruction of Israel and the United
States, comes to America at the behest
of Secretary of Defense Gates, to discuss a way forward in Iraq. He promises that if the United States were to pull
out of Iraq that he would see to it that a
unity government was established. Taking him at his word, President Bush
accepts Ahmadinejad’s terms.
Six months later, Iran is in control of all
of Iraq’s oil and has set up terrorist training camps throughout the country. With
the United States reeling from the loss of
Iraq and criticism from its own liberal
pansies about how inhumane it was to
dethrone a brutal dictator, Ahmadinejad
decides that the time is right for him to
break his promise to America and carry
out his promise of wiping Israel off the
map. After all, as the prophet of Islam
himself said: “War is deception.”
So there you have it, just a few items on
the socialist wish list. I regret that I wasn’t
able to respond to all of Peabody’s opinion, but if he would like to debate a specific issue rather than just babbling incoherently, I would be more than willing to
do so.
Alexandra Slazar
Junior
Communications
Conservative Offers Wish List for Socialists
Nolan Barry
Sophomore
Communications
Opinion Log
Finals
letters, cont.
Michael Mitchell
President
Student Government Association
In the Dec. 1 issue of The Log, a political
cartoon was published by an anonymous
student that was to say the least, far fetched.
The cartoon depicted Dr. Lee Brossoit,
assistant dean of students and SGA advisor,
holding the leashes of four dogs and a cat,
each representing a member of the SGA
Executive Board. This is the second time
this semester that The Log has extremely
misinterpreted Dr. Brossoit’s role with
SGA, and one of many times that the SGA
has been attacked by The Log and it’s writers. That is why I feel the need to set the
record straight.
Dr. Brossoit has been a great advisor for
SGA, and that is all he does with the group.
His role is to advise, not supervise. He is
not our boss, and in no way does he have
any say on the groups’ final decisions. That
is what makes him such a valuable advisor.
The thought that Brossoit has the SGA Eboard on a leash is, as the political cartoon
in question would say, “preposterous”. In
fact, Dr. Brossoit makes it his goal to insure
that he is not infringing on our duties or
influencing the group to make decisions
that would favor his own person beliefs
[sic] or those of the college administration.
Kyle Meadows
Treasurer
Student Government Association
VIRGINIA PRATT
U.S. Should Get
Out of Mid-East
’Toon Wrong about SGA
The Dec. 1 of The Log published an op-ed
cartoon by an anonymous student who used
the name “JP Marat” that depicted the Student Government Association as leashed up
dogs under the control of Dr. Lee Brossoit,
assistant dean of students.
I write to The Log to say that this cartoon
is completely unfair and drawn by someone
who doesn’t actually know the facts, only
thinks they do. It wasn’t so much the content of the cartoon itself but the inferences
made by it. For example, each member of
the E-Board that was a male was drawn as
a different dog and the one female executive board member was drawn as a cat.
Also, certain dogs used to depict certain
members of the E-Board were also considered offensive.
To consider the five officers to be leashed
up animals is completely absurd. By no
means are we under the control of Dr.
Brossoit. Anyone who truly knows our
organization knows that Dr. Brossoit actually has very little input during our meetings. Often times, his input is only to make
students aware of things going on at the
college. More specifically, Dr. Brossoit is
primarily the advisor to me, not the rest of
the group.
I challenge this JP Marat to stop hiding
and to fill out an application and take interest in student government, as opposed to
pointing fingers. If JP is so adamantly
opposed to the SGA, I challenge him or her
to get involved and as a Log editorial said,
“Fix the system from within. JP will quickly find out there is nothing to change, as the
SGA is and always will be the voice of
Salem State College students, as it has been
since 1973.
Volume 82, Issue 8
A
KEVIN LETOURNEAU
The Myth of the Gospel Truth
“I
n fifth grade. You sat next to me
in math class. You helped me
cheat.” Mark responded matter-of-factly
to my inquiry of trying to remember
exactly how we first met.
I smirked behind the lip of a cup of
rum and Coke and continued to enjoy
this night of non-inhibited quality time
with my best friend of 13 years. We
were in a small tavern, a short walk from
my apartment, packed with mostly 30somethings, sound-tracked by a Fleetwood Mac wannabe cover band.
A few drinks and a blurry guesstimate
of laughs later, Mark brought the tone of
the night to an abrupt focused sobriety.
“Something has been bothering me for
a long time now.” I paused, half-giggling, smelling a punch line ahead.
“That summer when you came out to
me, I shouldn’t have reacted the way I
did. I hope I didn’t ruin any chance of
you believing in Christianity ever
again.”
“Mark, that was ten years ago,” I
responded quickly with nonchalant forgiveness.
“I know, but I still lose sleep over it,
sometimes.”
In eighth grade, after coming out to
him, I experienced my first slap of ignorance towards my homosexuality. He
had said that it was wrong, and that I
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ccording to the polls up to 70
percent of the American people and 80 percent of the
Iraqi people want the US out of Iraq. If
we have a democracy and if we promote democracy why aren’t the people’s wishes being honored? Why is a
war based on lies allowed to continue?
Why are our tax dollars being flushed
down the toilet? Why are the deaths and
human suffering for both the Iraqis and
Americans allowed to continue?
What have been the results of the
war and U.S. backed militarism in the
region been so far? In Iraq, most
Iraqis are without electricity more than
20 hours a day. More than 25 percent
of the doctors have fled the country.
Hospitals, clinics, schools, homes, and
infrastructure has been destroyed.
Most of the population has family
members who have been killed or
maimed. Most people are suffering
psychologically and physically. Basic
needs such as clean water and food are
not guaranteed. The education of children and young people has been disputed. Conditions for women are
worse, and there is no safety.
What the conditions in US occupied
Afghanistan? There is no safety or
security outside of Kabul. Poppy production and the drug trade has
increased. U.S. tax money was used to
bribe warlords and promote corruption. Corruption permeates the country. The country remains in shambles.
Girls still do not have access to education. Women still do not have any
rights, and the standard of living is
horrible. The population has little
access to clean water, food, and health
care.
What are the conditions in the West
Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon were US tax
payers dollars are used to fund Israeli
aggression? Innocent people are killed
and maimed daily. Safety can not be
assured. Homes and businesses are
destroyed. The economy is shambles.
Farmers can not get to their fields.
Families can not visit relatives. Huge
portions of the population are arrested,
detained, tortured, and imprisoned.
Civil society can’t function so support
shifts to fundamentalism. The use of
chemical weapons, and cluster bombs
continue pose short term as well as
long term environmental damage, and
human suffering intensifies.
Given the results of US militarism in
the Middle East thus far, how can
members of the congress and President think about attacking Iran? When
will we stop promoting the tactics of
death and destruction in the interest of
corporate greed? How many more
people have to die? How much bigger
does the US debt have to get? What
are you going to do to stop this insanity?
Virginia Pratt is a fourth year
student in the MSW program.
Volume 82, Issue 8
Arts Log
Art Department Faculty Shines in Winfisky
By Keri Mucci
Arts Editor
As the fall semester is coming to an end and it seems all
there is to look forward to are blinding migraines, anxiety
attacks and gigantic zits, thanks to final projects and
exams, this time of year marks something else, Salem
State College’s Art Department Faculty Exhibit.
Being showcased in the Winfisky Gallery in the Ellison
Campus Center from now until December 14, is the artwork of instructors and staff that grace the college every
day. Though they are respected for mentoring and influencing students, the purpose of the annual group exhibit is
to recognize them not only as instructors, but as the artists
they are.
The gallery has 36 forms of artwork on display created
by 18 members of faculty. These featured works range
from techniques of drawing, painting, printmaking, pho-
tography, glass and ceramics along with professional
art, such as graphic design and computer imaging.
Richard Lewis, a chairman of the art department and photography instructor is participating in
the exhibit for his 14th consecutive year, this time
around presenting an entirely unique music and art
project. “Blue Kentucky Skies” and “Song for J.F.”
are two products of the past year’s endeavor of incorporating music with visual art and design. “Machine
475” is the name of Lewis’s collaborative group that
has been compounding the voices of people from all
over the North Shore and reproducing a clever and
dramatic style of electronic music. Lewis, who
serves as the general manager of the group, has
pulled songs straight from their album “None of This
is Real” and fashioned music videos to complement
this innovative sound.
“Machine 475”, which consists of SSC students in
the art and theater departments, faculty and friends of
Lewis’s, mesh and mix together a sound which is even
hard for Lewis to pinpoint. Referring to this in a past
interview with The Salem Gazette, he stated, “It’s
impossible to define the music because every song on
the album is different.” Some may say they can hear
jazz with hints of folk or classical, and others may
hear a bit of hip hop. The point is that they experiment
with as many voices and sound as possible.
Lewis, who hopes to expand the project, is in the
process of creating more music. He urges anyone at
the college with musical abilities to come forward if they
are interested in collaborating. “There are hidden talents
in Salem State College,” said Lewis. “If we can tap into
them, we can make something really good.”
It is no surprise that this diverse range of talent carries
over in the sound and visuals. The album cover and still
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features Dick and Jane, two fictional characters watching
a black and white television set as it projects dancers onto
the screen, seeming as they are dancing along to the
music. The entire album is available to download for free
at www.machine475.com.
The Salem State Log
Arts
DVD Review
Page 9
Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’ Unrated Director’s Cut Still Rates High
By: Paul Collins
Contributing Editor
When Detective Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie
Foxx) tells Detective James “Sonny”
Crockett (Colin Farrell), “I would never
doubt you,” it reflected the sentiment most
fans of the original television series had of
writer and director Michael Mann in
regards to the feature film based on the
series.
He did not break their trust, both in theaters and on the newly released unrated
version of the film.
After serving as executive producer (and
many say creative force) for the show’s run
from 1984-1989, Michael Mann has gone
on to examine the more realistic side of
crime in such films as “Heat” and “Collateral”. In “Vice” he took the same route,
highlighting not only the criminal life, but
the personal life of criminals and their
police counter-parts.
The theatrical version of the film starts
off with one of the hottest songs of 2005,
Jay-Z & Linkin Park’s “Numb/Encore,”
giving the soundtrack a blistering start that
continued throughout, something the show
was notorious for. It also started off with
Farrell & Foxx joined by their Vice squad
counterparts at a Miami nightclub, working on an undercover sting against a local
pimp named Neptune (Isaach De
Bankole). During this, we get a first look at
the playboy side of Det. Crockett. He
plunks down a hundred dollar bill and
charms a foreign bartender with slick lines
and a sharp look.
Part-way through the deal, Crockett
receives a phone call from a past informant
whom they haven’t spoken with in months,
prompting Crockett to call the FBI, whom
the informant now works for. After being
chased down on the highway, the informant tells Crockett and Tubbs that he “gave
up everyone,” only leaving the detectives
that he didn’t rat on after his wife was kidnapped by a sophisticated white supremacist group. Following a phone call to
Tubbs by the SWAT team inside Alonzo’s
home, Foxx is given the often over-drama-
tized task of telling someone their loved
one is dead, and he handles it with a subtle
amount of shock and sympathy. The shock
does not remain subtle much longer once
Alonzo, well, I don’t want to give that
away.
Crockett and Tubbs follow up by meeting with their Lieutenant Martin Castillo
(Barry Henley Shabaka) and FBI Agent
Fujima (Ciaran Hinds), where they learn of
a leak that may have come from a myriad
of government agencies. Since it didn’t
come from Miami-Dade P.D., Fujita wants
the detectives to pick up the trail left with
the assassination of two undercover agents
(which is one of the film’s more graphic
scenes).
The Vice squad meets with a much more
subdued informant. He pushes them to the
man Fujita believes will lead them to the
leak, Jose Yero (John Ortiz in a first-rate
performance), a metro sexual version of
Tony Montana, minus the drug habit and
over-the-top antics. He greets Crockett and
Tubbs with a handshake, but keeps it strictly business when he questions the credibility of the detective’s undercover operation.
“Who the [bleep] knows you?” he asks
with a small dose of machismo.
“Well, my mommy and daddy know
me,” replied the rugged Crockett.
Farrell’s delivery in that line sums up his
performance: intense, yet calm and calculated, much like the criminal kingpin
Crockett and Tubbs are up against,
Archangel de Jesus Montoya (a chilling
Luis Tosar). It’s one of the reasons Montoya’s business manager Isabella (Gong
Li) falls for the undercover detective after
sleeping with him for “business” purposes.
They’re almost the same person, they just
happen to be on opposite sides of the law,
except Crockett is more willing to display
emotion (as subtle as it may be).
Then there is Foxx in a role much different than those of his past few acclaimed
films. In “Ray” he was Ray Charles. In
“Collateral”, he was the trepidacious cabbie doing anything to stay alive. In Vice,
he’s the hardened undercover officer, but
not hardened to the point of stagnation.
WMWM 91.7 FM Album of the Moment:
Tokyo Police Club’s ‘Lesson’
By: Paul Collins
Contributing Editor
To answer your first question, Tokyo Police
Club is not from Tokyo. They’re from Toronto. It makes no difference, because they sound
w a c k y
enough to
have come
from
the
Japanese
music scene.
On
the
foursome’s
debut, they
take a high
energy indie sound and almost play it to death,
creating a sound perfect for those without an
attention span and an knack for the trite.
Clocking in at a swift sixteen minutes, “A
Lesson In Crime” makes believe that no one is
listening to what it’s saying and pushes all of its
focus on the rhythm and melody.
Vocalist/bassist Dave Monks, drummer Greg
Alsop, keyboardist/vocalist Graham Wright
and guitarist/percussionist Josh Hook create a
cozy sound and are all competent on their
instruments, sounding like the Canadian bastard child of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s and The
White Stripes.
It’s not enough to hide their lyrical shortcomings, be it self-indulgent (“Cheer It On”), rambling and cluttered (“Be Good”) or science-fiction turned boring (“Citizens of Tomorrow”).
Even when the band is able to not be ridiculous
with their words, they try too hard to be a little
more off-beat than the rest, throwing in the
occasional talking over lyrics (“Nature of the
Experiment”), killing any momentum they
might be able to build on.
If you’re not one to really listen to the words,
and are looking for a simple escape from the
bubble gum pop and repetition of the radio, “A
Lesson In Crime” may be the alternative you’re
looking for. If not, don’t worry, they have no
jurisdiction to arrest you.
Paul Collins’ e-mail is
arts@ssclog.com
Photo courtesy of www.miamivice.com
Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) and James “Sonny” Crockett (Colin Farrell).
When his live-in girlfriend and Vice Intel
analyst Trudy Joplin (Naomi Harris) is in
trouble, he jolts into action, but not loaded
with gimmicks like a Schwarzenegger or a
Vin Diesel. He has weapons, he has backup, and he gets her location and acts
accordingly. No cowboy antics. Just like
his performance: smooth and confident.
The action is hot and ultra-realistic, a
tool Mann uses like a craftsman. It’s calculated in its hectic pace and builds wonderfully each time it comes about.
In the DVD, Mann’s toolbox and blue
plans for film making are revealed and it’s
a pleasure to watch. If you’re an aspiring
filmmaker or just a psychotic film fan, the
behind the scene look at the technical
aspect of shooting on location as well as
Mann’s commentary during the film make
the disc worth buying.
The unrated version of Vice clocks in at
2 hours and 19 minutes, and may have
been better if given even more time to
breathe. However, even with obvious
changes, it leaves no doubts.
Paul Collins’ e-mail is arts@ssclog.com
Finals
Artist of the Week
Tracy Brennan
Major: Art with a concentration in Photography
Year: Senior
Interests: photography (of course), I love to read and
write, and I go to the movies a lot. (Which is why I
can’t pick my favorite movie, can’t decide).
“My interest in photography grew from my love of
taking snapshots with disposable cameras. I was
always the one at the party with a camera in your face.
I loved capturing moments, especially little moments
that others may overlook. By now I have been
exposed to all types of photography through my classes, and while I still enjoy portraits and candids, I have
discovered that creating the moment can be just as
rewarding, if not more. Commercial Photography
allows me to set up and control all aspects of my
shots, and creating something from just an idea or
vision can be immensely gratifying. There is a creative and technical challenge that is posed by taking
an ordinary object or product and trying to make
interesting and engaging images with it. I love taking
on that challenge!”
Compiled By
Alison Dick
Volume 82, Issue 8
The Salem State Log
Arts
Professor J.D. Scrimgeour Reads from Award-Winning Collection
By Meredith Lang
Log Staff
As SSC students, faculty and many others gathered in
the Martin Luther King Room for Professor J.D. Scrimgeour’s creative writing program series on November 30,
some audience members seemed surprised when he stated
that Massachusetts ranked 49th in the nation in regards to
public spending on higher education. There to celebrate
his success of his award-winning book, “Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In and Out of Class”,
Scrimgeour went on discussing this lack of student spending, along with the problem of a student-teacher divide.
Scrimgeour, who named his collection after the 1951
Langston Hughes poem, won the Association of Writers
and Writing Programs (AWP) Award for Nonfiction in
2005. He believes that students at SSC can see through
the artificial assignments professors give and that they are
constantly forced to choose between their life and their
education. He bases “Themes”, on a teacher who stresses
the importance of learning both in and beyond the classroom by comparing his own Ivy League education with
Winfisky Exhibit
that of his students at SSC.
“I take into account my understanding of students when
devising assignments and planning classes,” he said. “And
not just an understanding of where they are academically,
but what their whole lives are like and how school fits into
those lives.”
Scrimgeour, who wrote his first essay for “Themes” in
1997, got the idea to compose a collection of essays about
the trials of learning in 2001. His book can be divided into
three different sections which bring you along first in his
experience as an educator, second as a student and the
third past encounters that include pieces on baseball and
dance.
“J.D. Scrimgeour’s writing is courageous in its honesty,” Kathleen McDonald, who runs the Center for Creative and Performing Arts on campus. “It’s an insightful
confessional of what constitutes meaningful learning,
what the professor is learning in and out of the Salem
State classroom. It is beautifully written.”
As Scrimgeour read from his essay “The Swans of Charter Street,” a PowerPoint presentation displayed photos of
Salem’s streets, children’s artwork and swans among
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many. Scrimgeour spoke of past Salem residents Horace
Mann and Nathaniel Hawthorne and their contributions to
education. Mann believed that all students, rich and poor,
should experience the best education together and revolutionized and established public education in Massachusetts. One of his recognitions is a yellowing bust of him at
the Horace Mann School. He also believes that
Hawthorne’s writing is classic and should not go unnoticed.
Scrimgeour said that students from private schools fear
and pity the public students. He acknowledges that he
went to Columbia University, a prestigious Ivy League
college, and that even there he felt the student teacher
divide. “I’m writing about Langston Hughes’ experience
at Columbia compared to my own,” he said. “There is a
sense in that poem of the speaker trying to see how he and
the instructor might be able to have an actual human connection…and that’s what I am interested in—how students and teachers can mean something to each other.”
Meredith Lang email is arts@ssclog.com
continued from page 8
Professor Ken Reker, who is the
instructor for Art and Design and is participating for his second time, is the creator
of the large Hummer image that seems to
gravitate from the wall as you step into the
gallery. Reker referred to the Hummer as
a “symbol of American greed” due to its
inappropriateness in the market and titled
his piece “UMME”, which is the word
Hummer stripped of its first and last letter.
Reker hopes to communicate the clash
between nature and manmade objects.
“The Hummer is the antithesis of nature,
the epitome of consumerism. And I have
taken it and blown it up into an over-thetop image,” said Reker.
The vast painting which appears to have
taken a great deal of time to create, in reality took Reker about three weeks. Working with an absorbent sheet of photo backdrop paper, he was able to use a layered
watercolor technique and create an
aggressive image with a soft, silky effect.
Reker also incorporated rearview mirrors,
which are painted in vibrant colors reflecting what you could imagine to be lush
foliage surrounding the vehicle. This contrast with the dull colors of the Hummer,
along with the striking colors of the natural world convey his feelings on the balance and opposition to nature.
There is not much time left to view this
exhibit and whether you are an art major
or minor or just someone who enjoys seeing fine artwork, this is a great exhibit to
experience in person. Close up your fall
semester by appreciating the wide range
of talent that takes place at this college.
The Winfisky gallery is free to visit and
open various times throughout the week
and also by appointment.
Keri Mucci’s email is arts@ssclog.com
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Gospel Truth
was going to hell, and a few other things that
the Bible allegedly proclaims on the subject.
It hurt, but like most junior high spats, all is
forgotten fairly quickly. Once things had
returned to normal, an interesting friendship
began to develop.
I began to minimize references to my sexuality, and he did the same with his Christianity. We would go about our time spent together, choosing to omit certain facets of our
lifestyle. He no longer encouraged my attendance to his Friday night youth groups and I
bit my tongue on commenting on a cute guy
crossing our paths.
Years later, entering our first years of college, our tolerance of each other’s hidden
aspects slightly evolved. A new integration
consisted of a casual mentioning of his time
spent at Sunday services and an acknowledgement of my seeing a new man. That
aside, we carried on with our nonsensical college ventures.
Whenever I would mention this unspoken
understanding we had with each other, people
could not understand how we maintained the
friendship. Their arguments would contend
that faith and sexuality make up an enormous
component of our lives and who we were as
people. Censoring our beliefs and lifestyles
was a form of an untrue, dysfunctional friendship in their eyes. Especially one that dealt
with Christianity and homosexuality; two
words that are believed to never coexist in the
same sentence unless dealing with a sex scandal.
When this topic was discussed amongst my
gay friends, I encountered reactions of anger
and disgust. All of a sudden, a wave of gay
activism colored their faces red, and I had
become the poster boy of a bad homosexual.
“How can you be friends with someone
who doesn’t accept you for who you are?”
Mark does accept me for who I am. He
likes my taste in movies, and laughs at my
jokes. He’ll offer to drive when my gas tank
is on ‘E’ and returns my phone calls. We
make time to hang out with each other, and
have never fought except for the time I
bought the last copy of a Weird Al Yankovic
CD he wanted, in sixth grade. I couldn’t
understand the bewilderment I was receiving
from everyone.
We live in a culture where religion is being
pit against sexual preference in a never-ending battle of ‘you’re either with us or against
us.’ Gay marriage is the new eighth deadly
sin and as a homosexual, faith is expected to
be scoffed at.
“You sleeping with another man is no worse
a sin than me swearing, which obviously I do
sometimes… the swearing part, I mean,”
Mark reasoned.
Half-laughing and half-admiring my closest
friend, I realized calling my sexuality an act
of sin might not have been the most ideal
form of acceptance. However, he understands
and forgives, just as his God does.
Mark and I might not talk in great detail
about the book of Genesis, or the raunchy
details of my sex life, but by that same token,
the topic of hair color or pant size doesn’t
spark too much of an in-depth conversation,
either. Beyond a question of doubt, our faith
and sexuality are in fact, important factors in
our lives. Though by understanding that we
are not defined by who we worship in a
chapel or who we worship in bed, we have
been freed from these ignorant chains that
have been pushed upon us for too long.
Kevin Letourneau is a sophomore studying
communications
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Opinion
by Efrain Ponce
opinion@ssclog.com
News
Class Cancellations
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continued from front page
According to Dr. Shea’s e-mail, as the fall semester
reaches an end, she will have to make the decision to cancel any under-enrolled sections before the add-drop period in January, unless a considerable amount of students
register soon. As of Dec. 1, Shea said there are approximately 700 returning students not enrolled for spring
classes.
Registrar Ali Guvendiren said the Bursar’s Office or
Health Services can place holds on student accounts
blocking their ability to register, “until the student
resolves the issue with the office that placed the hold.”
Bursar Julie Collins said those students with outstanding
balances have holds placed on their accounts. “We go
through the same process each year,” she said. According
to Collins, letters are sent beginning with the October bill.
She said the Bursar’s Office is still receiving fall tuition
payments each day, and holds are being removed.
Collins said right now there is not an unusual amount of
holds placed on student accounts, and she doesn’t understand why so many have failed to register. “When we initially put on the holds there was an increase, but when it
came time for spring semester registration, the number
dropped dramatically.”
She also said she thinks it is unfair to those students who
have registered if classes become canceled as a result of
those who have not.
Collins said departmental advisers have no knowledge
of any hold that may be place on a student’s account.
Therefore, they will attempt to sign a student into a class
they cannot register for.
According to Collins, there are meetings planned to fix
this problem.
“The College is currently investigating a number of possible ways to inform students as well as advisers if any
particular student has a hold,” Guvendiren said. In addition, Guvendiren believes this will help so an adviser will
not “sign [a student] into a class they can’t register for.”
Nurse practitioner Nathalie Hebert estimated that there
are currently 50 to 60 holds on students’ accounts placed
by Counseling and Health Services. There are “certain
immunization laws enforced by the state,” she said. If a
student does not reach the immunization requirements, or
does not return their immunization form, a hold is placed
on their account. Hebert said letters are sent to students
who may have health holds placed, but so far, “students
have been very good this year with getting their information in.”
As of Dec. 6, “we have over 400 students who need to
clear their records, and then register,” Guvendiren said.
“This is not any larger number than in past years. I do not
see this will be the cause for canceling more classes than
they would normally.”
Guvendiren said the Registrar’s Office informs Academic Advising immediately of those students who did not
register, and Academic Advising sends individual letters
to students presenting them with options.
There will be a late registration event held in Veteran’s
Hall on Jan. 11, and students can also register during the
add-drop period, which goes until Jan. 24.
Shea’s advice to students? “Register now, because deans
will be canceling low-enrolled classes very soon.”
Meghan Griffin’s e-mail is news@ssclog.com
Project 120
continued from front page
The proposal has been modified from the
original document when passed on by the
Curriculum to the All College Committee.
If passed by the All College Committee,
which consists of faculty and students, it
would not affect any students that are
enrolled at the time of approval: it would,
however, apply to incoming freshmen and
transfer students in the following academic year.
The process remains in the hands of the
All College Committee. According to SFL
professor Bette Bailey, who heads the Curriculum Committee, while Project 120 is in
governance with the All College Committee, there is a time line being sought for the
departments to submit changes to their
flow sheets.
The procedure is more complicated than
just retracting credits and courses from
departments; there have been mixed
reviews about the proposal.
“I agree with [Project 120],” Shea said.
“if it’s done in a sensible way.”
Shea also pointed out that the toughest
problem with Project 120 lies within the
business and nursing departments.
Lapkin, the author of the original Project
120 proposal, is completely supportive of
the idea.
There is a widespread belief among students that the college is aspiring to become
UMass–Salem: that is false, according to
Dean Shea. What the school hopes to
achieve, she said, is university status separate from the chain of UMass schools
located in Lowell, Amherst, Dartmouth
and Boston.
Project 120 is not a proposal for the
hopeful acquisition of the title, “university,” to be branded at the back end of
“Salem State.”
“[Project 120] won’t affect [Salem State
College] becoming a university,” Shea
said. “120 credits are appropriate.”
According to Bailey, a timetable for
when the proposal will become official is
uncertain; however, she said that “the earliest these changes will be through governance is the end of the academic year.”
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If the proposal did pass by the end of this
academic year, the implementation by curriculum procedures, which would normally be done during spring semester, would
be delayed until fall semester for it to coincide with the curriculum catalog; therefore, Project 120 will not be in place until
Fall 2008, at the earliest.
Giovanni Albanese Jr’s e-mail is
news@ssclog.com
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What a Semester
it’s Been...
Top Row (L-R): School of Business Dedication, Sept. 14;
Clothesline Project, Sept. 27,
Salem State Jazz band performs
Oct. 19; Harrington’s last Homecoming Hurrah, Oct. 14 .
Middle Row (L-R): Salem State
is No Place for Hate, Oct. 30; Jeff
Evason performed with his wife,
Tessa, Sept. 14. Kyle Cease entertained students, Sept. 7.
Bottom Row (L-R): Circle of
Rainbow Spirituality, Nov. 27;
Program Council comedy show,
Oct. 11.
1. Happy Feet PG
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams
2. Casino Royale PG-13
Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
3. D?j? vu PG-13
Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer
4. The Nativity Story PG
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo
5. Deck the Halls PG
Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick
6. The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus
G
Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell
7. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of
Kazakhstan R
Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian
8. Turistas R
Josh Duhamel, Melissa George
9. Stranger Than Fiction PG-13
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal
10. National Lampoon s Van Wilder:
The Rise of Taj R
Kal Penn, Shobu Kapoor
Amusements
The Salem State Log
Top 10 Pop Singles
This Week Last Week
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4. The Beatles new entry Love Apple
5. Snoop Dogg new entry Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Doggystyle/Geffen
6. Beyonce No. 9 B Day Columbia
7. Soundtrack No. 5 Hannah Montana Walt Disney
8. Akon No. 2 Konvicted Konvict/Up
Front/SRC/Universal
9. 2Pac new entry
Pac s Life
Amaru
10. Keith Urban No. 6
Love, Pain & the
Whole Crazy
Thing Capitol
Nashville
B E A T L
E
1. Akon feat. Snoop Dogg No. 1 I Wanna Love You
Konvict/Up Front/SRC
2. Beyonce No. 3 Irreplaceable
Columbia
3. Akon feat. Eminem
Smack That
SRC
4. Justin Timberlake
feat. T.I. No. 4 My
Love Jive
5. The Fray No. 8
How to Save a Life
Epic
6. Hinder No. 6 Lips of an
Angel Universal Republic
7. Gwen Stefani No. 25 Wind It Up Interscope
8. Ludacris feat. Pharrell No. 7 Money Maker
DTP/Def Jam
9. Snow Patrol No. 9 Chasing Cars Polydor/A&M
will.i.am/A&M
10. Fergie No. 5 Fergalicious
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Top 10 Albums
1. Jay-Z new entry Kingdom Come
Roc-A-Fella/Def
Jam
2. Daughtry new entry Daughtry RCA
3. Various Artists No. 3 NOW 23
Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group/EMI/Universal/Zomba
S
Top 10 Hot Country
Singles
1. Carrie Underwood No. 1 Before He Cheats
Arista
2. Rascal Flatts No. 2 My Wish Lyric Street
3. Sugarland No. 3 Want To Mercury
4. Kenny Chesney No. 4 You Save Me BNA
5. Tim McGraw No. 5 My Little Girl Curb
6. Brad Paisley No. 6 She s Everything
Arista
Nashville
7. Montgomery Gentry No. 7 Some People Change
Columbia
8. George Strait No. 9 It Just Comes Natural
MCA
Nashville
9. Rodney Atkins No. 13 Watching You Curb
10. Lonestar No. 12 Mountains BNA
Answers on page 23
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Top 10 Video Rentals
1. Ice Age: The Meltdown PG animated Fox
2. The Da Vinci Code PG-13 Tom Hanks Sony
3. Cars G animated BV/Disney
4. Mission: Impossible III PG-13 Tom Cruise Paramount
5. Little Man PG-13 Marlon Wayans Sony
6. You, Me and Dupree PG-13 Owen Wilson Universal
7. John Tucker Must Die PG-13 Jesse Metcalfe Fox
8. The Break-Up PG-13 Vince Vaughn Universal
9. Accepted PG-13 Justin Long Sony
10. Nacho Libre PG Jack Black Paramount
Top 10 DVD Sales
1. The Da Vinci Code PG-13 Sony
2. Cars G Walt Disney/Pixar
20th Century Fox
3. Family Guy: Volume Four NR
4. Accepted PG-13 Universal
5. Over the Hedge PG Paramount
20th Century Fox
6. John Tucker Must Die PG-13
7. Mission: Impossible III PG-13 Paramount
8. Little Man PG-13 Sony
9. The Little Mermaid G Walt Disney
10. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey Saves Santa and
Other Mouseketales NR Walt Disney
1. Name the last pitcher to
have four consecutive 20-win
seasons.
2. Who was the last pitcher to
win 20 games one season and
lose 20 the next?
3. Name the head coach when
the University of Michigan
football team won its first
Associated Press national
title.
4. Three NBA teams won 50
or more games for five consecutive years between the
2000-01 and 2004-05 seasons. Name at least two of
them.
5. Name the last NASCAR
driver before Jimmie Johnson to win both the Daytona
500 and the Allstate 400 at
the Brickyard (formerly the
Brickyard 400) in the same
year.
Amusements
¥ Decoration
management
made easy:
Wrap string
lights around
paper towel
cores; wine
boxes (find
them at your
local liquor
store) can be used to separate wrapped ornaments; and garment bags are a nice cover for
wreaths and garlands.
¥ Now is a great time to go through your 2006
calendar and notate dates for 2007. Pay attention to when you had appointments for the dentist and your annual physical or well-woman
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appointment, in addition to birthdays and other
celebratory dates. Make a note on the month
before in your 2007 calendar as a reminder
that you need to schedule a repeat appointment.
¥ "If the kids are heading out sledding, be sure
to check the weight restrictions on the sled and
look for splinters or scrapes in metal that might
have created a sharp edge." -- C.E. in Minnesota
¥ "I always clip the return address from the
holiday cards we receive and tape it to a sheet of
paper, which I then store after Christmas with
next year's cards. (I buy them after the holidays
at a great discount!)" -- G.W. in South Carolina
By Samantha Weaver
¥ It was comedian Norm Crosby who
made the following sage observation:
"When you go into court you are put¥ Give overnight guests the spa treatment.
ting your fate into the hands of 12
Assemble a basket with clean towels in all sizes,
people who weren't smart enough to
some pretty soaps, bottled water to keep in their
get out of jury duty."
room and a few magazines tuned to their
interests. Laying out an extra blanket or
throw is a good idea, too.
¥ If you're an eBay junkie, you may
have noticed a new trend: Some
pregnant women are auctioning off
ad space in the form of temporary
tattoos on their bellies.
¥ The people who make it their business to estimate such things say that
this year between Memorial Day and
Labor Day, Americans ate more than
7 billion hot dogs.
¥ In 1965, while he was employed by
Herman Miller, a firm that designs
and manufactures office furniture,
Robert Propst invented the cubicle.
Evidently, he didn't realize at the
time that he was creating a monstrosity -- later in life he regretted
coming up with the idea, calling the
modular office system a "monolithic
insanity."
¥ In case anyone's
There are 95
in one pound
late.
tor in decisions you're going to be facing.
C A N C E R (June 21 to July 22) As you
move into the new year, your travel aspects
grow stronger, and you might find yourself
making decisions about a destination and a
traveling companion sooner than you'd expected.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) With the new
year's opportunities almost within reach, the
Arian's courageous aspects are raring to go.
And don't be surprised if a lot of people follow
the zodiac's most trusted leader.
T A U R U S (April 20 to May 20) Change lies
ahead for the brave Bovine who is ready to
shuck off the tried and true to try something
new. But appearances can be deceptive. Check
it all out before you charge into anything.
G E M I N I (May 21 to June 20) This week
promises a peek into what the new year holds
for the Gemini Twins, both in love and
careers. Family matters continue to be a fac
L E O (July 23 to August 22) The new year
holds both glitter and gold. This means Leos
and Leonas should begin getting the facts
they'll need to separate the real thing from the
sham in order to make important decisions
next year.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A good
way to start the new year might be to arrange
for a visit to someone you haven't seen in a
long time. You might also want to do that project you put off a while back.
L I B R A (September 23 to October 22) As you
contemplate the new year's potential, you
might want to talk things over with people
who are or have been where you want to go.
Their experience and advice can be helpful.
counting:
Hershey kisses
of choco-
S C O R P I O (October 23 to November 21)
Someone close to you might feel you have no
more room for him or her in your life. This
calls for immediate reassurance of your love
so you can start the new year on a high note.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) The coming year will bring more people
into your life. Some situations might not work
out as well as others. But overall, everyone
earns something, and that's always a good
thing.
C A P R I C O R N (December 22 to January 19)
The new year could find you indulging in one
or more of the hobbies you've always wanted
to take up. And don't be surprised if they ultimately direct you toward a new career.
A Q U A R I U S (January 20 to February 18) The
artistic Aquarian should find more opportunities in the new year. You might even make
some potentially helpful contacts as you gather
to ring in the year 2007.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The new
year offers challenges for Pisceans who want
to make better use of the skills they now have
and learn new ones. Personal relationships
show stronger positive aspects.
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SGA Concludes Blockbuster First
Semester
Salem, Mass. — The Student
Government Association will
wrap up the Fall 2006 semester on Dec. 21.
This semester saw SGA take
part in or sponsor over 30
group and club events and
tackle a bevy of other issues at
Salem State College.
In September, the Student
Government Association saw a
return visit from Ellen Gootblatt, a syndicated talk show
host for 22 years, to speak to
students on the topics of
healthy relationships, trust,
leadership and others. The
program was well received
again for the second year in a
row.
In the month of November,
the Student Government Association helped fund and send
four members on the Multicultural Student Association’s
$20,000 trip to Atlanta, Ga.
Later on that month, SGA cosponsored, along with Alumni
Affairs, Hispanic American
Society and various other campus organizations, “Platanos
and Collard Greens”, a Broadway show that deals with
interracial relationships and
whether or not they can survive.
Most recently, SGA saw its
biggest initiative yet, Project
120, pass through the All-College Committee and on to
President Harrington.
Additionally, SGA will be
delivering toys to the children’s wing of the North Shore
Medical Center on Saturday,
Dec. 16.
“Hospitals are never fun to
be in, especially during the
holidays,” said Michael
Mitchell, President of SGA.
“But we hope that this small
act might make the holiday
season a little more enjoyable
for those kids who will be in
the hospital.”
For more information
regarding the Student Government Association, please contact Sharon Rivers at 978-5426079.
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Fall 2006 Examniation Schedule
Class Meeting Time
Exam Day / Date
Features
Time
Thursday, Dec 14
MWF 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
TTH 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WF 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec 15
MWF 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
TTH 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Monday, Dec 18
TTH 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
MWF 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec 19
TTH 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
MWF 2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec 20
MWF 12:30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
MWF 3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec 21
MWF 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
TTH 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Make-up Period Friday, Dec 22 By Appointment
Features
The Salem State Log
Winter Activities in New England
By Lindsey Davis
Log Staff
All nighters. Anxiety. Piles
upon piles of work. Oh, the joy
of the holidays.
If you are like most students in
early December, you are probably on your way to a complete
nervous breakdown. Somehow,
the end of Thanksgiving break
catapulted you into the most
frenzied two weeks you will ever
have to deal with. Until next
semester, anyways.
Luckily, New England offers a
variety of distractions during its
brutal winter months to keep
you from doing your work.
Before you head home for break,
be sure to sample a little of what
the area has to offer. From
Salem to Sunapee, there is
something for just about everyone looking for a little fun during winter in New England.
For those students planning to
stick around the Salem area, the
city offers a few holiday happenings. First up, for the history
buffs, is the Christmas in Salem
House Tour. This walking tour
showcases homes in Salem dec-
orated for the holiday season,
from mid-century mansions to
more modern apartments.
According to HistoricSalem.org, the tour will feature “thirteen artistically decorated properties, including elegant 19th
century mansions, homes once
used as carriage houses, and
cutting edge condominiums
demonstrating creative reuse of
urban buildings of another era.”
Some stops will have live
music, and the outing will culminate with a walk through
Salem’s Old Town Hall. For
dates and rates, check out historicsalem.org.
For those of you looking for
something a little more refined,
The Hawthorne Hotel will host a
Brunch with Santa on Dec. 17.
Take the kids, brothers, and sisters for a visit with the big guy,
but keep in mind, reservations
are recommended and it does
cost a little bit more than the
Santas at the mall. Head to
www.hawthornehotel.com for a
complete pricing, as well as a
calendar of other events hosted
at Salem’s most historic hotel.
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Kevin Ciborowski
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Marcus Neeley
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Features
The Salem State Log
Tips on How to Ace Your Final Exams
By Meaghan Glassett and
Lauren MacLeod
Log Staff
As finals week approaches, students
around campus are starting to prepare
for their exams. From first time freshman to experienced seniors, a couple
of students shared how they get ready
to get through the stressful time
which lasts from Dec. 13 - 21.
Although he has never taken a college final before, Brian Glassett
offered some helpful hints.
“If you read, recite, and review the
material you learned, then you will
receive a good grade, it is as simple as
that,” Glassett said.
Glassett also feels that he must put
all distractions aside when studying.
He said that the library is the best
place to do that.
Foreseeing the amount of students
who may need an escape from their
daily distractions, the library will offer
extended hours during finals week.
Beginning Dec. 13 the library will
remain open 24 hours a day until 5:00
p.m. Dec. 15.
Another helpful studying method is
to set up study groups.
“As long as you keep your stress
level down, studying with a group or
by yourself will help you remember
the material you learned,” Glassett
said. In addition to providing students
with the motivation to study, group
sessions allow students to combine
notes and clarify material with one
another.
In addition to setting up study
groups, or finding a quiet place to
study, students should take a few
more things into consideration.
First, make sure you are on time for
all of your finals. Set your alarm clock
a few minutes early. This will allow
you enough time to press the snooze
button, if you’re accustomed to the
habit, and will keep you from being
rushed.
Second, eating a balanced breakfast
will help keep you alert throughout
your test.
Finally, manage your time wisely, as
it is the key to finals success. Many
term-papers and final projects are due
during finals week. It’s important to
budget your time accordingly. Don’t
leave things to the last minute; make
sure you have enough time to prepare
for your tests. Sharyn Sweeny, an
employee of the Learning Center,
believes preparedness and time man-
agement are the key, as they prevent
you from spending the night before a
final studying instead of sleeping.
“Get some rest, cramming doesn’t
work,” she said.
The reporters’ e-mail is
features@ssclog.com
Toys for Tots Spreads Holiday Cheer to Disadvantaged Children
By Maeghan Thompson
Log Staff
Toys for Tots started in 1947 when Major Bill
Hendrick’s wife, Diane, handcrafted Raggedy Ann
dolls for needy children. The couple then realized
that there was a need for an organization to help
disadvantaged children during the holiday season.
The Toys for Tots program was born.
The toys are sent to warehouses to sort by age and
gender and then the Northshore Community Access
Program delivers them. Essex County has been the
most successful program in Massachusetts.
Pam Oppelt, the Benefits Coordinator here at
Salem State started helping Toys for Tots three
years ago when she began working at the college as
part of the Human Resources department.
Elaine Love also helps run the Toys for Tots on
campus by going to the drop off boxes on campus to
store the toys in a safe location.
Janet Pilkington, a student representative of the
Business Honors Society, Delta Mu Delta, has incorporated Toys for Tots in the Business school here on
campus. This is Delta Mu Delta’s first year handling
the Toys for Tots drive. Pilkington has helped by
putting up flyers and running advertisements on the
plasma televisions around campus. The Salem State
Toys for Tots drive has grown tremendously in the
three years since Pam started here. There currently
are drop off boxes at the library, Meier Hall, the
O’keefe Center, Sullivan Building, as well as every
cafeteria on campus.
Norm Dobson, a retired Marine, has been working
with Toys for Tots for forty-two years. He started
working in Boston when the program was much
smaller—so small that the Marine Corps Reserve
would repair individual toys. The Toys for Tots
drive now requests new, unused toys, because the
reserves no longer have the time to dedicate to this
much hands-on involvement.
However, Dobson was obviously touched by the
program, as he continues to participate in new
capacity. He brings the toys from the Salem State
campus to the Stoneham warehouse, where they are
then taken to Lucent Technologies in North
Andover. There, volunteers help to prepare the toys
for shipment to local agencies. These agencies are
located all over Massachusetts, in places such as
Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Lynn, and Saugus.
In addition to needing toys, the program may also
need new warehouses. Both the Stoneham and
North Andover warehouses may be shutting down
next year.
This year the local Toys for Tots had a $10,000
allowance to spend at Toys R’ Us and a $30,000
allowance to spend at WalMart.
Ninety-seven cents out of every dollar raised contributes directly to Toys for Tots. This is largely possible because it is a strictly volunteer program.
If there are any toys left over after the project
deadline, Dec. 21, they are sent to the United Way
and other charity programs.
All students and faculty are encouraged to donate.
Toys for children ages 1-3 years and ages 10-14 are
especially valuable, as these tend to be the age
groups with the least number of available toys.
Restricted toys include anything dangerous or violent, and toys must be new and unwrapped.
By having the toys unwrapped, it gives parents a
personal feeling because they can wrap them however they want.
If you or anyone you know is interested in donating or volunteering, visit www.toysfortotsma.org.
Maeghan Thompson’s
e-mail is features@ssclog.com
Massachusetts Drop
Off Locations:
Acton
Amesbury
Andover
Arlington
Ayer
Belmont
Beverly
Billerica
Boxborough
Burlington
Byfield
Cambridge
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Concord
Danvers
Devens
Dracut
Georgetown
Groton
Groveland
Hamilton
Haverhill
Ipswich
Lawrence
Lexington
Littleton
Lowell
Lynn
Magnolia
Malden
Marblehead
Marlboro
Medford
Melrose
Merrimac
Methuen
Middleton
N. Andover
Newburyport
Peabody
Pepperell
Salem
Saugus
Shirley
Somerville
Stoneham
Sudbury
Swampscott
Tewksbury
Topsfield
Tyngsboro
W. Concord
W. Newbury
Westboro
Westford
Wilmington
Woburn
The Salem State Log
Features
A College Student’s Guide to Holiday Shopping
By Meredith Lang
Log Staff
The holiday season is here
and it is time to go shopping
for your loved ones. This can
be a stressful experience for a
college student lacking funds.
Yet there are ways to give
gifts to those on your list that
will save money while brightening the recipient’s day. All
you need are good organizing
skills, some budgeting tips
and a little creativity.
The first thing to do is to
make a list of the people you
need to buy presents for.
Keep the list simple by narrowing it down to those closest to you- parents, significant
other, siblings, grandparents,
and best friend. Next to each
name, apply a budget for that
person, and be realistic about
the budget. “I try to put
money away in November for
holiday shopping,” said senior, Jeannine Heisey. “It
lessens my stress level, and I
don’t feel like I’m wasting a
paycheck.” It is not plausible
for a college student to spend
$100 on their sister for
Christmas, even if she really
wants that iPod. Try not to
spend more than $25 on one
person if the list is lengthy.
Remember rent is due the
first of the month.
The next step is to decide
what to buy each person.
Online research can be helpful in the process. Utilize
giftfinder at www.Target.com.
“I wanted to get my grandmother something special,”
said SSC pre-school teacher
Meghan Zinn. “I looked at the
Target Web site and searched
under gifts for grandparents
and found the perfect ornament for her-only $7.99.”
Target’s Web site also allows
Winter Activities
If you looking for a little more culture
than Santa, check out www.boston.gov.
This year, the city is hosting a program
entitled the “Mayor’s Holiday Special”.
The site offers half prices on tickets to
events throughout Massachusetts,
including a discount on the Boston Pops
holiday performances. Don’t miss the
link for BosTix! These small vestibules
are located in Boston and offer steep
discounts on shows going on that day.
It’s cash only, but for students it may be
the only way to take in Beantown’s gem,
The Boston Ballet “Nutcracker”, affordably.
If you’re up a little more adventuring, hop on the train and get into
Boston yourself. Don’t miss skating on
frog pond. The pond, located at
Boston Common, opened Nov. 16, and
stays open throughout the winter. For
adults, its $4 to skate and $8 to rent.
Admission is free for those under 13,
and skate rental is cheaper as well.
Don’t forget the $2 for hot chocolate
and gloves for that hand-to-ice contact. You can skate Mondays from
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Tuesday Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 10:00
shoppers to search for gifts
within a price range. Instead
of buying your sister the iPod,
buy her the iPod case for
$14.99. (Hopefully, your parents will buy her the actual
device.)
Gift cards allow freedom of
choice, but do not give someone a $15 gift card to an
upscale store such as Banana
Republic. The recipient won’t
be able to buy a headband
there without paying out of
pocket. Try a gift card to Old
Navy instead. Most of their
merchandise is on sale after
the holidays, and a $15 gift
card will buy a hat and gloves.
Old Navy’s Web site also
allows shoppers to search for
gifts by price. Buy Mom terry
slippers for $10 and lounge
pants for $12.50. Throw in an
issue of O Magazine and she
is in paradise.
If you cannot afford to
p.m., and Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 9:00
p.m.
While we’re still outside, let’s not
forget one of New England’s main
attractions: the mountains. Skiing,
snowboarding, and playing snowbunny in the lodge are all favorite
winter past-times for us New Englanders. Though its not quite ski season,
a number of the mountains are
already making snow, and offering
cheap lift tickets and rentals to get
their seasons underway. Ski at mountains like Sunapee and Wildcat in
N.H. and get two-for-one lift tickets
for mid week night skiing. Larger
summits, like Sunday River, offer free
lift tickets when staying overnight. A
snowy weekend away with friends?
Heck yes!
Even when the temperature drops,
there is still plenty to do in the New
England area. This is just a tiny sample of what’s going this season, but if
you do a little of your own digging,
you’ll be sure to fend off those winter
blues... Or your homework.
Lindsey Davis’s email is
features@ssclog.com
Free Log ads for
student groups!
Call ext. 6448.
spend any money during the
holidays, but would like to
give to loved ones gifts, then
get creative. Put a photo
album together for your
father; spend a day with a
grandparent- especially if he
or she is living alone. Make a
CD of your girlfriend’s
favorite songs or a compilation of her favorite Christmas
songs. “I made a CD of Christmas songs for my girlfriend,”
said 23-year-old Salem resident, Joseph Stasio. “She
liked it more than any piece
of jewelry I have given her.”
Most importantly, do not
procrastinate. As Abraham
Lincoln said, “Never leave
that till tomorrow which you
can do today.” Follow that
advice, and you will easily
enjoy your holiday.
Meredith Lang’s e-mail is
features@ssclog.com
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More money-saving
gift ideas:
Offer to baby sit your
niece and nephew free
of charge.
Clean the house for
your parents or
grandparents.
Change the oil in your
girlfriend’s car—and fill
her wiper fluid.
Shop online
and save gas
Utilize Bargain stores,
such as:
Target
Wal-Mart
Old Navy
Christmas Tree Shops
Marshalls
TJ Maxx
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125 Canal Street, Salem
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978-745-3571
also in Georgetown, Manchester, Marblehead, Concord and our
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Pick up The Log at
Crosby's Market in
Salem
Make it a one-stop
shopping trip with:
a bank, pharmacy, laundromat,
and other merchants
all within walking distance
from the college.
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Danvers Blast Strikes Close to Home
By Brian Lepire
Log Staff
Nov. 22, 2:45 a.m. Mike Bernard had just stepped
out on the porch of his apartment to smoke a cigarette before heading to bed. A night of heavy drinking with a friend had left him tipsy and exhausted.
Bernard, a Salem State junior studying communications, took a drag while looking over the waterfront next to his home on the Beverly/Salem line.
Nov. 22, 2:45 a.m. Alexis Sullivan, a junior at
Salem State, was sleeping after a short week at
school. Thanksgiving break had begun a day earlier.
She had five days to not worry about the end-of-thesemester deadlines looming ahead.
Nov. 22, 2:45 a.m. Lisa Nichols lay in her bed, resting peacefully. A junior transfer student, she had
spent the night before relaxing at home. The next
few days would be spent catching up with friends
and family.
One minute later, Nov. 22, 2:46 a.m. A mushroom
cloud exploded over the water. A drunken Bernard
had just witnessed what he describes as “a small
atomic bomb” go off in front of him.
“Fear swept over me,” Bernard said. “All I could
think was ‘What just happened? I am too drunk for
this.’”
Nov. 22, 2:46 a.m. A gust of wind swung open the
windows of Sullivan’s basement room in Danvers.
“I thought it was thunder at first,” she recalls.
“The animals were going crazy.”
Nov. 22, 2:46 a.m. Nichols, who lives on Water
Street in Danvers, woke up flying through the air.
“I was thrown from my bed. Stuff was falling on
me,” she said. “I thought the house had been struck
by lightning. It was the loudest noise I’ve ever
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heard.”
Bernard, Sullivan, and Nichols had all witnessed
the after effects of an explosion at CAI Inc., an
industrial ink plant located off Water Street.
The explosion could be felt as far north as New
Hampshire and destroyed or badly damaged nearly
70 homes, including the New England Home for the
Deaf. Neighborhood residents started walking the
streets, looking for answers.
“People were coming out of their homes, running
to see what happened,” Nichols said. “We thought
the gas station had gone up. Then I saw people with
blood on them. Others were walking around in
shock.”
No fatalities were reported, but some severely
injured residents were taken to the hospital.
“My best friend’s mom [who lived near the blast
site] had a dresser fall on her,” Sullivan said. “She
was the most seriously injured. It’s amazing no one
died.”
Although it took only moments for police and firefighters from Danvers, Salem, and Peabody to arrive
at the scene, it seemed like an eternity in Nichols’
memory. At the first mention of a chemical explosion, Nichols and others retreated to their damaged
safe havens, fearing the effects of unknown toxins.
“We didn’t even know there was a chemical plant
back there,” Nichols said with a hint of aggravation.
As officials arrived on the scenes, homes were
evacuated. However, Nichols was allowed to stay
because her house was only slightly damaged. It
would be awhile before she felt comfortable again,
though.
“It was a tough first few days. A lot of shock,”
Nichols said. “I had a couple of nights of rough sleep
afterwards.”
In the aftermath, Danvers was beseeched with
help. When they found out the extent of the damage,
citizens like Sullivan began thinking of ways to help
their neighbors. Nichols remembers being turned
away from the Danvers High School where the city
of Danvers and the Red Cross established a temporary shelter. Everyone in the community was offering aid in the wake of the disaster. To do her part,
Nichols baked for the officers and firefighters who
spent the next few weeks securing and clearing the
area.
There is still more that needs to be done though.
According to the Boston Globe, the Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency has recorded 153
families and businesses that will need assistance in
rebuilding. The previously quiet Danvers neighborhood is officially a disaster site. After declaring it
was not arson that caused the explosion, investigators have turned their attention to the chemical
plant’s practices. The blast, that was felt in New
Hampshire and was measured on the Richter scale,
has left many residents angry at CAI Inc. and Arlen
Co. Inc, a paint manufacturer that shared the warehouse with the ink company.
“The chemical plant has done little [to help us],”
Nichols said. “The next day, they had their representative at a press conference. All she seemed to say
was ‘sorry’. There is a lot more that needs to be
said.”
“I want to know how they are going to help,” Sullivan said.
No matter who helps, recovering from the events
of Nov. 22 will take time. Time can change everything.
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“We want to involve the students, faculty and administrators in this project,” Cahill said. A committee will be appointed to review all recommendations and assist in the planning
process. Cahill asks that suggestions be e-mailed to honordrharrington@salemstate.edu. Also indicate in your message
whether you are willing to serve as a committee member or
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Crossroad Conversations
The 2006-07 “Crossroad Conversations” held the second of
four forums sponsored by the interdisciplinary studies
department in Charlotte Forten Hall Nov. 30. On hand were
a panel of faculty members, who opened with remarks and
then engaged the audience and each other in a discussion of
the many faces and implications of globalization. Panelists
specialized in fields such as global marketing, global environmental issues and concerns, cultural impact of global climate, and case studies in globalization. Due to their extensive knowledge of the subject of globalization, the panelists
were able to touch upon many topics. Following the forum, a
dinner in the faculty dining room, sponsored by the Salem
Five Foundation, gave the guests and panelists an opportunity to speak with each other one on one.
“The main goal is to get a group of people together and talk
about a common issue,” said forum organizer Dr. Elizabeth
Duclos-Orsello of IDS. She said the discussions range in
topic and appeal to students of all majors, so all are welcome.
The third Crossroad Conversation will take place March 1,
2007 in the same location, also followed by a dinner. For
additional information about the Crossroad Conversation
series or to reserve a spot for the third installment, contact
Duclos-Orsello at educlosorsello@salemstate.edu or at ext.
7210.
—Dan Dourian
RAs Recruitment
Residents here at Salem might already be aware of the
responsibility and dedication it takes to be a resident assistant. The Department of Residence Life has announced the
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start of its search for new RAs for the 2007-08 academic
year. Some qualities that the position requires are a GPA of
at least 2.0, good time-management and organizational skills,
maturity, and leadership potential.
“The student’s nomination of their leaders is critical in
assisting our department to find great candidates for our residential community,” said Mathew Chetnik, associate director of Residence Life.
If you know of any student who lives on campus, possesses these traits and whom you think would make a good,
strong leader, do not hesitate to nominate them. One can do
so by emailing their name and contact information to Chetnik at mchetnik@salemstate.edu. All nominations are due by
Wednesday, Dec. 20. Any further questions or requests, especially to see a copy of the RA job description, can be
acquired by contacting Chetnik via e-mail or at ext. 6416.
— Jonathan Lunde and Kristen Sacco
Toys for Tots
In an attempt to help those in need this holiday season, the
Human Resources and Equal Opportunity office will be
holding its annual Toys for Tots drive at Salem State through
Dec. 17. Students and faculty are encouraged to drop an
unwrapped new or fairly unused toy in the various drop-off
boxes with the Toys for Tots sign on them around campus.
These drop-off areas are Meier Hall, the North and South
Campus cafeterias, the O’Keefe Center and the Sullivan
Building.
This event is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps, which
has dropped off toys to children in need since 1980. People
are asked not to bring clothing and only toys, for children of
all ages. People should also not be alarmed if their toys are
not there after a certain period of time, since Elaine Love has
been assigned to move the toys to a safe location from time
to time. Toys must be dropped off by December 17; coordinator Pam Oppelt can be reached at ext. 6030 to answer questions.
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Swim Team, Downgraded to Club Status, Gets the Brush off
By Kristen Morneau
Sports Editor
The swim team
once again has been
downgraded to club
status and not all are
thrilled about the
decision and the
lack of attention
from the school,
especially the team.
The decision to demote the team to a club
group was based on lack of participation.
“Swimming is not about numbers,” said
Daveen Macsata, captain of the women’s
team. “Swimming is an individualized team
sport. When you step up to race it’s about
what you can do and no one is there to help.
If you happen to get points along the way
then good job.”
Macsata, who has been swimming for 12
years now, has tried her hardest to get all she
can for the swim team but one of the tasks
she faced was even some practice time for
her club team.
Macsata had to go as far as to talk to Vice
President Cahill to get the time needed for
her swimmers. As she worked around their
new coach’s schedule, as well as everyone
else’s, she found a time in the afternoons
when the pool would be available and the
team could practice.
“I tried to schedule practices and get pool
time and we were told we couldn’t have it,”
Macsata said. “A couple of kids wanted to
swim so they went to open swim and were
told that they needed to leave because they
were on the team.”
Eventually it was worked out but not without more trouble than thought, according to
Macsata.
Still the members of the swim team are not
happy with the way Salem State has been
treating their club. Lack of attention and promotion for the team might be the part of the
problem according to some.
“They need to promote the sport,” said
Meaghan Simpson, a former Salem State
swim team captain and presently a volunteer
coach. “Never once while I was there have
they done anything to promote the sport at
this school. They promote tennis and golf
more than they promote the swim/dive team
and we are just as talented.”
A big difference that seems to bother many
of the teammates is practice time, the lack of
competition and funding. A club team doesn’t get the funding as varsity level teams and
this means they cannot travel as far, thereby
limiting the amount of meets they can
attend. According to Macsata the swim team
competes in about 10 less meets as a result.
The team however hasn’t given up when it
comes to competing.
“Other schools want competition in a
swim meet,” said Kyle Misuraca, a member
of the swim team. “A club program looks
like joke. Salem State destroyed Gordon
College in our opening meet and they initially did not want to race us because they
thought there would be minimal competition.”
Despite obstacles the team morale hasn’t
seemed to diminish. “The kids work really
hard and get no recognition for what they
do, and the accomplishments they have
achieved,” Simpson said. “Every time that
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the college has taken something away from
them, they fight harder and swim faster.”
According to athletic director Tim Shea
the NCAA requires a certain amount of
players/members on the team to be considered a varsity level sport. He has seen an
increase in participation from last year to
this year but not enough to remain at varsity.
“It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride,” Shea
said about the flip flopping status of the
team. “I hope we have a successful club
team and still give them the opportunity to
get in the pool and swim.”
The swimmers on this team have not given
up on their sport and continue to swim and
compete as hard as any varsity level team,
but they want some more recognition.
“After they announced it was a club sport
they dropped it from the sports page and
made it like we weren’t ever athletes,” said
freshman diver Logan Pearsall. “Lacrosse I
believe is still a club sport but because they
win some league they are ‘important.’ We
have swimmers and divers that have and
will win New England championships but
the school and the athletic director doesn’t
see it like that.”
This past Saturday Pearsall set new school
records in the one and three meter spring
board event with scores of 302.75 and
306.22 and because of his accomplishment,
he has qualified for Division III Nationals in
Houston Texas in March. However, Pearsall
is unable to attend because “the sport has not
been recognized at varsity status” according
to Simpson.
The team continues to have success and
has in the past as well. Back in the 2004-05
season the swim team had “been the most
successful in the history of the college,”
according to the Salem State Athletics website, posted February 23, 2005. “No other
team has scored as many points or broken as
many records.” Also all of the swimmers
were able to compete in a championship
meet that season.
Kristen Morneau’s e-mail address is
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Girls Lax is Back
By Kristen Morneau
Sports Editor
The search has ended and the tryouts
can now begin. Women’s lacrosse will
be making it’s debut at Salem State
again coming this spring as Jill McGinnity has stepped up and been selected as
the new head coach of the women’s
lacrosse team.
McGinnity, who is also the head
coach of the Lady Vikes field hockey
team, has played lacrosse before at
Salem State in 1996 for the club team.
She also plays for another club team for
the past six years.
Tryouts are open to all who is interested. More specific details are in the
process of being made right now. Be on
the look out for tryout dates, times and
locations here in The Log as well as
around campus.
Kristen Morneau’s e-mail address is
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Sports Calendar
Vikings Schedule
Hockey
Dec. 27-28: Salem State College Ice
Hockey Classic
Dec. 27: Plymouth State University at
VIKINGS, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 28: Third Place Game, 4:00 p.m.
and Champoinship Game, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 2: VIKINGS @ Fitchberg State,
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 5: VIKINGS @ Trinity College,
7:00 p.m.
Dec. 29: Wesleyan University at
VIKINGS, 8:00 p.m.
Jan. 9: Endicott College at VIKINGS,
7:00 p.m.
Dec. 30: Third Place Game, 4:00 p.m.
Jan. 11: VIKINGS @ Southern Maine,
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 9: VIKINGS @ Lasell College,
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 13: VIKINGS @ Fitchberg State,
1:00 p.m.
Jan 13: VIKINGS @ Fitchberg State,
3:00 p.m.
Jan. 16: Westfield State @ VIKINGS,
6:00 p.m.
Jan. 16: Westfield State @ VIKINGS,
8:00 p.m.
Jan. 18: VIKINGS @ Emmanuel College, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18: VIKINGS @ Emmanuel ColJan. 6: VIKINGS @ Wesleyan Univesi- lege, 5:30 p.m.
ty, 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 20: VIKINGS @ Framinham
Jan. 12: Amherst College @ VIKINGS, State, 3:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 23: VIKINGS @ Massachusetts
College, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 13: Hamilton College @
VIKINGS, 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 19: VIKINGS @ Babson College,
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 20: VIKINGS @ UMass Boston,
3:00 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Dec. 29-30: Salem State College
Christmas Tournament
Women’s Basketball
Dec. 29/30 Salem State College Christmas Tournament
Dec. 29th Salem State vs College of
New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Dec. 30: Third Place Game, 12:30p.m.
Jan. 20: VIKINGS @ Framingham
State, 1:00 p.m.
Jan. 23: VIKINGS @ Massachusetts
College, 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Track and Field
Jan. 20: VIKINGS @ Tufts Invitational II
Jan. 26/27: VIKINGS @ Boston University Terrier Classic
Women’s Track and Field
Jan. 20: VIKINGS @ Tufts Invitational II
Jan. 26/27: VIKINGS @ Boston University Terrier Classic
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Tufts Jumbos Hand Lady Vikings First Loss of Season
Page 27
By Joshua Melanson
Log Staff
The Salem State women’s basketball team
was ready to put their 5-0 record to the test
against Tufts University, Dec. 5. The Jumbos
of Tufts came into the James Twohig Gymnasium with a 3-1 record hoping to hand the
Lady Vikes their first loss..
Tufts came out strong in the first half by
playing shut down defense and producing
turnovers. Salem State came out of the first
half turning the ball over 18 times and finishing the game with 29.
Tufts head coach Carla Berube set a game
plan to shut down key players Lindsey
Watkins (9 points) and Danielle Jenkins (6
points). Tufts University took a 29-14 lead
going into half time.
In the second half, the Lady Vikings came
out stronger with help from the junior guard
Melissa Macchi of Peabody. She went 5 for
11 from field goal range and finished the
game by dropping 11 baskets.
Salem State had a tough time shutting down
Tufts point guard Valerie Krah (15 points) and
junior guard Jenna Gomez (14 points).
Tufts University also had trouble possessing
the ball, allowing the Vikings 23 turnovers.
The Lady Vikes tried to battle back with last
moment desperation, but it was Tufts Taryn
Miller-Stevens who held onto the ball while
the final seconds of the clock ran down. With
the loss, the Lady Vikings traveled to Gordon
College, Dec. 7.
Joshua Melanson’s e-mail address is
sports@ssclog.com
Log Photo by Christopher Misterka
Michelle Gosselin (10), above, attempts a free throw late in the second half. Tufts University handed the Lady Vikings their
first loss of the season, Dec. 5 in the O’Keefe Gymnasium.
Vikings Beat Newbury, Extend Win Streak
December 13, 2006
Volume 82, Issue 8
By: Nick Curcuru
Associate Sports Editor
The Salem State men’s basketball picked up their third straight
win beating Newbury College 7361, Dec. 5 at Salem State College.
The Vikings (4-1) were lead by
junior guard Alex Finn who scored
a season high 23 points in 26 minutes coming off the bench.
“It was a good team win,” said
Salem head coach Sean Doherty.
“Alex Finn had an exceptional
night shooting the ball.”
The game was a dog fight early
in the first half. The teams were
going back and forth and the score
was knotted at 20 with just over
nine minutes remaining in the half
until Finn drained a three pointer
at the 8:20 mark. Finn’s three
sparked started a 20-8 run to end
the half, and pretty much ended
Newbury’s hopes of winning the
game.
Newbury was able to cut the
lead to five points at 50-45 midway through the second half, but
Finn came up big again hitting two
more big three pointers to give the
Vikings a 56-47 lead.
Newbury kept battling cutting
the lead to five points one more
time, but they just did not have
enough to overtake the Vikings.
“Newbury was a good team that
came in with a purpose. We had to
bring everything we had to get the
win,” said Doherty.
In addition to Finn’s superb
game, senior forward Brandon
McCombs gave a rock solid effort
with 16 points and a team high 9
rebounds. Doherty also credited
freshman guard Nick Tokarski
with an exceptional job passing
the ball, dishing out 14 assists.
Doherty also credited the Salem
fans.
“They are our true sixth man,”
said Doherty. “They did a great
job getting us over the hump during the game.”
Nick Curcuru’s e-mail address
is sports@ssclog.com
Bynum Breaks School Records at Harvard Invitational
Log Photo by Christopher Misterka
Salem State dominated Newbury College from tip off until the final buzzer in a 73-61 win, Dec. 5 in the O’Keefe Gymnasium.
By Benjamin Navon
Editor in chief
All-American, Eddie Bynum broke his own record in the 55
meter dash at the Harvard Invitational, Dec. 12.
While competing against Division I and Division II runners,
Bynum also broke the school record in the 200 meter dash.
Bynum runs approximately two miles a day to stay sharp. He
continues his regiment completing various workouts for
endurance and speed depending on what he sets out to accomplish.
“You have to be in shape and keep your mind focused on
what you want to accomplish,” said Bynum.
Bynum was named All-American last year, where he placed
8th in National competition.
Clearly, Bynum has not lost his step coming into this season.
“He’s doing pretty well,” said Dennis Floyd, the Vikings Track
Coach.
“He a very talented individual,” Floyd said. “He’s a tremendously hard worker and a dedicated individual. He just comes
in and get the job done.”
Breaking records is nothing new for Bynum whose phenomenal sophomore season put Salem State Track on the map.
Benjamin Navon’s e-mail is editor@ssclog.com
Eddie Bynum

Salem State Log Dec. 13, 2006

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