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EYRIE OPENS IN OAK PARK
WHO was
ROBERT
MORRIS?
By Lashondra Graves
Photo Credit: Lashondra Graves
By Lashondra Graves
Eyrie, Robert Morris University’s
very own public restaurant, opened its
doors October 4, 2011. Eyrie is located
at 128 North Oak Park Ave in Oak Park
Illinois and is open for lunch Tuesday
thru Saturday from 11:30am to 1:30pm.
The restaurant is operated primarily
by RMU’s culinary students from the
Chicago campus, Orland Park Campus, and Dupage Campus. It is overseen by Dean and Executive Director
of RMU’s culinary Department Nancy
Rotunno, RMU Chef Cheryl Corrado,
and RMU Director of the Student
Center Nick Jarmuz.
The restaurant is a project that has
been in the works for eight years, just
one year after the culinary department
at RMU opened. It was two years ago
when the President of RMU, Michael
Viollt, decided it was time for the project to become an actual restaurant.
Dean Nancy Rotunno said the busi-
ness plan, menus, and design ideas
from the students that participated in
the ICenter project were very useful.
She also stated that the President’s office, Business Affairs office, culinary
department, architects outside the
school, and other school departments
were part of the glue that pulled this
restaurant together.
Sustainability is the theme of Eyrie’s
design and menu. The floors are made
of corkscrew and there are bamboo
doors and frames in the building. There
is even recycled décor and equipment
in the restaurant including glass in the
lighting that is recycled from Heineken
bottles. The restaurant’s seasonal menu’s
ingredients are local, and changes
every quarter with recipes from the
culinary students.
“This restaurant is a way for RMU
students to leave with the knowledge
and experience they will need to compete in their profession. Once the students become sophomores they must
take a course that entails them working in the restaurant. They cook, serve,
clean, wash dishes, greet customers,
and manage the restaurant. They are
still required to complete an external
internship before graduating which,
coupled with this course, gives them a
lot of experience in the business,” said
Dean Rotunno.
The students that have the course this
Fall were very excited about Eyrie. Ashley Shields, a Robert Morris culinary student said,” You will never find anything
else like this experience!” Natalie Riechers, a RMU women’s softball player and
culinary student, has the course this year
and she is very excited about working
in the restaurant. Other students who
have the course this fall and are working
in the restaurant include Michael Murdock, and Jeoffrey Hillman. Michael
was serving on October 5th the second
day Eyrie opened its doors and he said
he had never served before and it was all
very exciting to him.
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS CELEBRATED
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NEWS
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CUISINE
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ENTERTAINMENT
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SPORTS & HEALTH
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COMMENTARY
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Senior Vice President Deb Brody
and Director of Athletics Megan Smith
were having lunch at Eyrie. “I came in
to support the students,” said Brody.
Deb also suggested the Ribbolita Soup
which is a traditional, hearty Tuscan
white bean soup topped with Wisconsin parmesan cheese. The menu is reasonably priced and has items such as the
Eyrie Waldorf Salad which has Eyrie’s
Waldorf-style dressing, grilled chicken, apple and celery root, garnished
with pomegranate seeds and walnuts.
There is also the Whitefish Sandwich
which is fresh local whitefish battered
and fried, served with arugula and
pickled vegetables topped with lemon
remoulade on a fresh roll. The menu
also includes Eyrie Mac ‘n Cheese,
which is a rich and delectable goat’s
milk cheese sauce over elbow macaroni
accompanied by a side salad. For dessert they have the Rustic Apple Pie and
See EYRIE pg. 4
BEACH POLO WORLD CUP
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When someone asks you where you
go to school, you say Robert Morris
University. But who was Robert Morris? Robert Morris was a signer of the
U.S. Constitution, and he was a Senator
in the First U.S. Federal Congress from
1789-1791. Robert Morris was one of
the wealthiest individuals in the colonies
and an economic wizard. He won the
accolade “Financier of the Revolution.”
Robert Morris was one of the two people
who were the only signers of all three of
the Nation’s basic documents: the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.
Morris was born in England in 1734.
In 1744 he went to Chesapeake Bay
and attended school in Philadelphia.
As a boy, he was seen as ill suited for
formal school and too quick for his
teachers, so at 16 he was apprenticed to
the counting room of Charles Willing.
This was short lived due to the death of
his employer, but Morris soon after entered a partnership with his employer’s
son and Willing & Morris was formed.
Their company was an import/export
firm that grew very quickly. Willing &
Morris suffered greatly by the Stamp
Act and the colonial revolt against
it, therefore Morris and his partner
choose the side of the colonials against
the British rule.
See ROBERT pg. 3
RMU
ENRICHES
By Rasheeda Wadley
With the newly added sixth floor,
what better way to promote the liberal arts department than adding
new course offerings? This fall the
liberal arts departments launched
what are known as “Enrichment”
courses. These four-credit courses
do not count towards a student’s
degree but can serve as free electives towards graduation.
See ENRICH pg. 3
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THE EAGLE
THE EAGLE
LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
Dear RMU Students, Faculty, and Staff:
IN THIS ISSUE
RMU NEWS
The fall quarter is here and there are so many new faces here at
RMU! I would like to welcome all the new students to RMU and we
are glad that you are already reading the newspaper. Some of you
have even emailed me to become a part of the newspaper staff. The
newspaper will be creating many opportunities for those who are
interested in joining the staff to get acquainted with us.
EYRIE OPENS IN OAK PARK
This quarter also marks the beginning of the countdown to my
term as Editor-In –Chief ending as I will be graduating this quarter.
However, I promise that my last issues will be just as exciting and
informative as any other issue that has come out during my time
with the Eagle. The staff is working hard to continue to produce a
great newspaper. How do you all like the new masthead?
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I would like to invite you to write me with your praise, constructive criticism, suggestions, and inquiries at EagleEditor@RobertMorris.edu or just stop me in the hall when you see me. I look
forward to reading your emails.
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Sincerely,
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BEACH POLO WORLD CUP
Chicago hosted the world cup, with the best players in the world!
WORLD & NATIONAL
EAGLE ADVISOR
Paul Gazsak
pgazsak@robertmorris.edu
DESIGN ADVISOR
Jacqueline Carter
jcarter@robertmorris.edu
CAMPUS FACULTY
David Belotti
Lake County
dbelotti@robertmorris.edu
Beth Gainer
Bensenville
bgainer@robertmorris.edu
John Flaherty
Orland Park
jfl aherty@robertmorris.edu
Nicole Hager
Springfield
nhager@robertmorris.edu
Gerard Wozek
DuPage
gwozek@robertmorris.edu
Jane Wendorff-Craps
Peoria
jwendorffcraps@rmu.edu
ADVISORY BOARD
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Rasheeda Wadley
SPOOKY SEAS AT THE SHEDD
A family night in the shedd aquarium for halloween.
GYM CLASS HEROS
Gym Class Heros play with Dirty Heads.
CAFECITO
John Edwardds
Nicole Koskovich
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WE ARE AMERICANS
How much is that doggy in the window?
HEADACHES ARE A POLITICAL ISSUE
PUZZLES & COMICS
The battle to fight hunger.
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An inside look on the massive attacks in Norway.
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Twist your brain with these difficult puzzles or get a good laugh
out of our comic section!
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STAFF WRITERS
Andrea Kocher
Lashondra Graves
Edith Martinez
Patrick McSherry
Aaron Nielsen
Lissy Pfister
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CUISINE
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SUMMER PROSCIUTTO
CRAZY YEAR FOR BASEBALL
ART DIRECTOR
MEALS FOR A TIGHT WALLET
TATE CHARGED $2,000,000
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ARTS & CULTURE
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A theme of summer recipes that have a seasonally fresh ingredient base that is different in each recipe.
Utilizing seasonal ingredients ensures fresh meals at a reasonable price.
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Nancy Gabl
Robert Jackson
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Jennifer Lopez
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ENRICH cont. from page 1
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An overview of the man our school was named after.
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Editor in Chief
Jane Ungari
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Robert Morris’ first restaurant finally opens!
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Arrested Development
The ins and outs of this season’s collections
Lindsay Lohan sues Pitbull after he referred to her in a song.
An overview of this year in baseball, what’s to come, and how
crazy it has been.
Tate charged with running a $2 million Ponzi scheme that targeted
ex-professional athletes.
To Save, or not to save. That is the question.
The courses were added to the curriculum to stimulate both the students and instructors. Michael McMahon, the English
curriculum chair, said, “It’s a way for us to
show our passion and to hopefully inspire
some passion in students.” The courses will
be taught by instructors who have a genuine
interest in the subject matter. According to
McMahon, the idea is to “infuse the passion
of the teacher with what we think students
are passionate about.”
Some of the courses that are currently
being offered are Classic Filmmaking, Italian Culture and Language, Digital Painting,
Humor Writing taught by McMahon, The
Holocaust: Memory, History and Meaning,
Social Media Marketing, Sports Math, and
Math Enrichment. The Springfield campus
is currently offering a class entitled, “Illinois
Authors” taught by Nicole Hager. The classes
will take place from 2pm to 4pm, usually on
Monday and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and
Thursdays. These classes can also be taken
as a 5th class without any overrides or special permission. The classes are open to all
majors and, as of now, there is no GPA requirement.
These classes are an opportunity for students to break away from their prescribed
course of study and discover and cultivate
their talents. Although Robert Morris is not
known to be a liberal arts school, having a
well-rounded liberal arts department could
produce even more well-rounded graduates. This could only help students to present themselves as not only knowledgeable in
their field but also culturally advanced.
Students that are interested in any of the
new enrichment courses should contact their
academic advisor.
ROBERT cont. from page 1
When Robert Morris was 31, he was picked by
Philadelphia’s wealthy business elite to be their
spokesman in opposing the Stamp Act. Out of
this came the slogan “no taxation without representation.” By 1775 Morris was elected to the
Continental Congress, where he participated on
many of the committees involved in raising capital and provisions for the Continental Army. In
1776 he was given a special commission by congress. In 1776 Morris loaned $10,000 of his own
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Content is primarily produced by RMU students, faculty, and staf across all campuses. The Eagle welcomes contributions from all RMU students. All such submissions are subject to editorial revision and publication is not guaranteed.
continued finance of the war effort, and ultimately established the credit of the United States with
the nations of Europe. Morris was then appointed Financial Agent (Secretary of Treasury) of
the United States.
After the war, Morris served in the Pennsylvania Legislature and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He was later
an advocate for the new constitution. He was
then sent as a Senator for Pennsylvania when
that constitution was ratified. Robert Morris
died May 1806.
STUDENTS SEE THE VALUE OF NETWORKING
Interfaith Prayer Service
join the revolution.
money to the government for the Continental
Army. This money provisioned the troops who
went on to win the Battle of Trenton.
Throughout the war Morris personally underwrote the operations of privateers, ships that
ran the British Blockades at great risk, and thus
brought needed supplies and capital into the colonies. By 1781 he devised a plan for a National
Bank and gave it to Congress. Upon Congress’s
approval the bank became The Bank of North
America, an institution that brought stability to
the colonial economy. The bank also facilitated
By Cindy Byrd
After learning about and discussing networking strategies, communication skills, and networking etiquette in the classroom, ten CMT
440 students and their instructor, Cindy Byrd,
attended two local networking events - one
sponsored by the Peoria Chamber of Commerce
on September 8 and the other by the East Peoria
Chamber of Commerce on September 15th.
Byrd identified these events as key opportunities for the students to practice networking etiquette and their 60-second personal marketing
“commercial,” as well as expand their personal
network of contacts. Already active in the Peoria community through her own business, Byrd
wanted the students to experience first-hand
the value of networking while also introduc-
ing them to individuals in her own network of
contacts. Little did she know how significant
the opportunity would be until she received an
email from one student four days after the first
event.
Ruby Thompson, a graphic design major, sent
Byrd a message to excitedly convey that she had
landed a part-time job from a contact made
at the Peoria Chamber Business After Hours.
Thompson received a job offer from AdCo after
following up on her initial introduction at the
networking event, where the AdCo representative had learned more about Thompson’s background and skills.
Although Alex Meeker had already started
a new job just prior to the networking events,
he still found additional value in attending the
events. A computer studies major, Meeker met
two men from AOS (Alexander Open Systems)
and discussed the IT industry. Meeker stated
“I learned that having professional contacts not
only can help you find a better position but also
help you at your present workplace. For example, at my level of experience I wouldn’t be able
to work with AOS, but I would be able to obtain
services that could help me at my present job.”
Although several students readily admitted
to feeling a little anxious and unprepared for
the events, they used various success strategies
such as eye contact. Kaley Butler, business major, thought it helped her connect with people
and that it “put that person at ease, and they
knew I was interested in what they were saying.” Another business major, Christen Henby,
described a team approach the students used at
the first event to conquer some of the anxiety
about approaching new contacts: “We worked
together and had some group conversations
with individuals in order to help loosen things
up…we were definitely approachable, especially
since we left room for others to join in the conversation.”
The business professionals in attendance were
quick to help the students by introducing themselves and sharing a few of their own networking tips and success stories. The head of a local
non-profit group called Teen Challenge inspired
the students to continue networking when he
told them that his organization’s revenues had
increased 40% in the three years he had been ac-
tively attending events. At the East Peoria event,
the students met the Chamber’s Executive Director, Rick Swan, as well as the mayor of the
city, Dave Mingus.
Cameron Coffman, an accounting major, had
a chance to reconnect with Todd Zessin, a local
business professional who assisted with recent
mock panel interviews at the Peoria campus.
Coffman said, “I really enjoyed listening to how
someone had progressed in business and feel
that it is information that I can use as I am beginning my career.”
Another student even took the opportunity
to network with a classmate. Trevonna Hayle,
a business major, is currently interning with the
Arthritis Foundation and knew that the organization was seeking local businesses as prize
sponsors for an upcoming fall event. Hayle
took the opportunity to “talk business” with
classmate, Kaley Butler, manager of a new pub
opening soon in Peoria to ask if the owners
would be interested in donating to the event.
Not only did Hayle network with a classmate,
she also won a fantastic door prize – a complete
Wii system and three games.
Mechelle Dailey, business major, summed it
up in her post-event reflection paper: “Honestly, I am very grateful that I have had the opportunity to take the Career Strategy course.
Although I am already a professional in the
workforce, this class has been invaluable with
providing advice that I can use in the future.”•
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EYRIE cont. from page 1
the Pumpkin Sponge which is a warm
sponge cake laced with seasonal spices
and ice cream enveloped in a delectable caramel sauce.
It was only the second day and the
restaurant was filled and there was
a line of people waiting to be seated.
Yvonne Benson, one of Eyrie’s local
guests who lives and works in Oak
Park said, “I anticipated this opening.
I walk past all the time and last week
I saw people in the restaurant. I called
the school to see when Eyrie was going to open its doors to the public. I
came the first day they opened, to find
it closed and I was very disappointed.
I made sure I made it today and I
love it. The food is great, I am really
shocked to find out that it is students
serving and cooking.” The residents
of Oak Park were very excited about
the restaurant and the Oak Park local paper has already published an
article about Eyrie.
“There isn’t a Robert Morris campus
in Oak Park. This is not only a great
location, but it gives the Oak Park residents a chance to experience Robert
Morris the “experience” University,”
said Dean Rotunno. •
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Photos by Lashondra Graves
Medical Assistants Week Celebrated at RMU
By Nancy Gabl
Medical Assistants at the DuPage
Campus are looking forward to celebrating their career choice from
October 17-21, 2011. These students
are well aware of the diversity of their
profession and are already hard at
work preparing for the clinical and
administrative roles their profession
requires.
Medical Assistants are responsible
for providing comfort and professional care to patients every day as
they work side by side with physicians. Whether they are giving medication, taking vital signs or hard at
work assisting administratively in the
clinical setting, they play a key role in
healthcare and are dedicated to providing quality patient care.
Medical Assistants from Robert
Morris University graduate with an Associate’s Degree in Health Sciences. •
EYE ON THE
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Photo Credit: ICenter
By Rasheeda Wadley
Photo Credit: Nancy Gabl
WHERE
ARE
THEY
NOW?
Heather D’Errico
By John Edwards & UCMO.edu
Heather D’Errico, a former bowler
for Robert Morris University, has become a coach for the University of
Central Missouri bowling squad as
she continues her education in exercise and sports science. After becoming a highly-decorated bowler for the
RMU Eagles, she was given the invitation to join the Jennies as an assistant
coach. “Heather brings a wealth of
knowledge and will be a tremendous
positive influence with our physical
training and the goals we aspire to
reach on the lanes,” said head coach
Ron Holmes. He had tried to recruit
Heather out of high school but was
unsuccessful in doing so as the Eagles
wooed her to Chicago.
While at RMU, she became one
of the most accomplished bowlers in
RMU history, winning twelve collegiate
all-tournament team awards, two perfect games, an 814 series, several AllAmerican accolades, and the Albert E.
Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award which
is given to the nation’s top female bowler. While coaching and going for her
Master’s Degree in Health and Exercise
Sciences, Heather will also continue her
training in hopes that she will be able
to become a part of the US National
Team for bowling.
“She comes from a very strong
bowling background and I am not surprised that she was a highly successful
student-athlete,” coach Holmes went
on to say. It is obvious that this high
achiever has endless possibilities in
her future of elite bowling and higher
education and as she puts her best foot
forward, only the future will hold what
this Eagle alumnus can do. •
A year ago Robert Morris University found a way to make good on its
promise to truly be “The Experience
University” by launching the ICenter.
The university wanted students to get
more hands-on experiential learning
in their chosen courses of studies. Experiential learning allows students to
get the experience that will ensure success in the workplace as employers are
looking for new hires that can hit the
ground running.
The ICenter has created many opportunities for students in every school
of learning at RMU to get the real
world experience needed to enter their
chosen career field. It has become a
successful consulting firm within the
school run by students where outside
companies and even RMU come for
business services. The students are
supervised by a faculty advisor, but
the planning and finished product is
all the work of the students on any particular project.
Since its inception, the ICenter has
seen many successful projects. The
most notable project was RMU’s very
own Eyrie restaurant where culinary,
architectural design, business and
graphic design students worked together over several quarters to open the restaurant. Another successful project was
the Lip Dub project that made its debut
over the summer with students lip synching to popular songs in a music video
that spanned the entire Chicago campus. Students from the Peoria campus
EDITORS
launched the “Making Room” initiative working with Feeding America to
create awareness about hunger in our
communities and generate donations.
Accounting students from the School
of Business Administration worked
with a local Narcotics Anonymous to
develop an accounting system for the
organization. An ICenter project also
created live streaming video of RMU
sporting events.
There will always be more ICenter
projects for students to get involved in
as there are always outside clients and
departments within RMU looking for
students to help complete their projects.
As a result of working on an ICenter
project, students can skip that last CMT
440 class; possibly get internship credit
or even a free elective credit. Obviously,
the most valuable benefit is the handson experience that allows students to
apply what they have learned in the
classroom to a real world project.
Although ICenter projects are not
yet required for graduation, students
should take advantage of the opportunity to start doing work in their field
before they graduate. It also give students the opportunity to step out of
their field and try something new and
exciting as did the non-culinary students who worked on the Eyrie project.
Student should visit the ICenter page
at www.robertmorris.edu/icenter and
also talk to their advisor about getting
involved. The ICenter is located on the
north side of the first floor at the RMU
Chicago campus for students to inquire
and explore! •
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One of the most common fears among human beings is “fear of the unknown.” As freshmen, college students are embarking
on the unknown. It does not really matter how old a freshman student is, they are entering a new world of knowledge, experiences and relationships. There will be feelings of excitement, confusion, enlightenment, and even frustration. There may even
be times when one is feeling discouraged either internally or by external forces. The key is to stay focused and even listen to
the advice of those who have been there and done that or have a vested interest in your success. The following RMU students,
faculty members and staff have offered their own words of encouragement for the newest members of the RMU community.
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It will be an unusual sight along the lakefront
this weekend, as for the first time, the Beach Polo
World Cup will be played in Chicago at North
Avenue Beach. As CBS 2’s Susan Carlson reports,
polo actually has a rich history in Chicago, with
its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s. But since it has
been a while, here is a crash course in the sport.
“This is not just a sport for elite, rich people,” said
polo player Bob McMurtry.
But how much do the rest of us really know
about how the game is played? The “king of
sports” leaves many of us royally confused. “Polo
is a little bit like hockey on horseback. So it is full
contact, full speed, a lot of passing,” McMurtry
said. The Beach Polo World Cup is traditionally
in Miami, but Chicago area players such as McMurtry are excited to have it on their home turf
this year.
But men aren’t the only ones mounting their
horses for the game. “The women’s segment is
the largest growing segment in polo,” said polo
player Tracy Regas, who has been playing for 15
years and will compete against players from all
over the world this weekend.
But the players aren’t the main attraction. “The
horses are the real stars,” Regas said. “It’s been quoted that they’re 90 percent of the game, and I completely agree.” And the horses love the game, Regas says. “I personally think they know when it’s a
competition versus just a practice,” she said. “We put
on the white pants. There’s a referee. There’s usually
a crowd. They get pretty excited.” “I actually had a
horse I retired, and she was sad because she couldn’t
go to polo anymore,” Regas added.
All the rules for polo are designed for safe
riding. The horses’ tails are tied up to prevent
tangling, and players can only swing the mallets
with their right hands, even if they’re left-handed.
“Then once you’ve kind of mastered that, or become reasonably accomplished at riding, then
it’s the matter of can you hit the ball and move
it in the right direction and control it,” McMurtry said. Arena polo is played in four periods
called “chuckers,” which are each 7 1/2 minutes long. The length of a standard polo field is
equal to about three football fields, but the one
at North Avenue Beach will be custom-built
and condensed. •
According to a new book, Chicago Bears star
Walter Payton abused pain killers in retirement
and became suicidal.
In “Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter
Payton,” author Jeff Pearlman says the Hall of
Fame running back used a cocktail of Tylenol
and Vicodin in retirement, kept tanks of nitrous oxide in his garage and even obtained
Ritalin from a friend whose son was prescribed
pills. Pearlman writes that Payton drew the
suspicion of pharmacists and a warning from
the police after visiting several drugstores to
have a dentist’s prescription for morphine
filled. Payton’s longtime agent, Bud Holmes,
is quoted as saying “Walter was pounding
his body with medication.” The book goes
on sale Oct. 4. An excerpt appears in this
week’s Sports Illustrated.
Holmes and Payton’s executive assistant,
Ginny Quirk, recall receiving suicidal calls at
all hours during the mid-1990s, and Pearlman
reports Payton was living apart from his wife
Connie and having extramarital affairs after retirement. That created an awkward situation at
his 1993 Hall of Fame induction, with Connie
and his mistress attending. Quirk is quoted as
saying it was her job to keep them apart. “The
introduction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
is supposed to be the greatest moment in his
life,” Quirk says. “And in truth, it was probably
the worst.. Four full days, and Lita and Connie
were like two ships passing in the night. If Connie was scheduled to come late, I’d make sure
Lita was there early. If Connie was there early,
Lita would be there late. I can’t describe the horror of that trip.”
Payton spent all 13 seasons with the Bears
and retired as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher
after the 1987 season. He died from a rare liver
disease and bile duct cancer in 1999. In a statement, the Bears said Payton’s “competitive spirit
lives with us today. When we take the field each
Sunday, we represent the great players like Walter who helped build the rich tradition of our
organization,” the organization said. “Nothing
will change our feelings for a man we have the
deepest respect for and miss having around Halas Hall to this day.” •
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Ferris Bueller has returned to Wrigley Field,
though this time he didn’t have to cut class. And
he helped set a world record.
The 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ”
about three truant teenagers’ adventures around
Chicago was screened Saturday night at the historic baseball field. The event helped mark the
film’s 25th anniversary.
The trio attends a Chicago Cubs game at
the park in one scene. In another, Ferris lip
syncs “Danke Schoen” after getting onto a
parade float.
Prompted by that classic scene, more than
900 viewers sang the song before the screening. A representative from the Guinness Book
of World Records confirms it broke the previous
500-person record for the most people singing
in a round.
The screening was the first of its kind at
Wrigley Field. •
Photo Credit: themoviedb.com
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Obama proposes
letting the jobless
sue for discrimination
By Zachary Roth (The Lookout-blog)
Advocates for the unemployed have cheered
a push by the Obama administration to ban discrimination against the jobless. But business
groups and their allies are calling the effort unnecessary and counterproductive.
The job creation bill that President Obama sent
to Congress earlier this month includes a provision
that would allow unsuccessful job applicants to sue
if they think a company of 15 more employees denied them a job because they were unemployed.
The provision would ban employment ads that
explicitly declare the unemployed ineligible, with
phrases like “Jobless need not apply.” As The Lookout has reported, such ads appear to have proliferated in recent years, prompting an inquiry by the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Democratic lawmakers in both the House and
the Senate have introduced similar measures.
Obama said recently that discrimination against
the unemployed makes “absolutely no sense,”
especially because many people find themselves
out of work through no fault of their own. Advocates for employers oppose the proposed ban.
“We do not see a need for it,” Michael Eastman
of the Chamber of Commerce told the New York
Times.
Lawrence Lorber, a labor law specialist who represents employers, told the paper the president’s
proposal “opens another avenue of employment
litigation and nuisance lawsuits.” Louie Gohmert, a Republican representative from Texas, went
further. He told the Times that the proposal would
send the following message: “If you’re unemployed
and you go to apply for a job, and you’re not hired
for that job, see a lawyer. You may be able to file
a claim because you got discriminated against because you were unemployed.”
The current downturn is characterized by a
relatively low rate of layoffs, but still high unemployment. Many of the jobless have been out of
work for an extended period. Around 14 million
Americans are officially unemployed, of whom
more than 6 million are considered “long-term
unemployed,” because they’ve been out of work
for six months or more. The average duration of
joblessness is currently 40 weeks, the highest in
more than 60 years.
There is evidence that when people are out of
work for an extended period, their skills atrophy
and it becomes increasingly difficult for them
to find new work. Earlier this year, New Jersey
passed a bill banning ads that tell the jobless not to
apply. But it did not go as far as Obama’s proposal,
because it didn’t explicitly allow workers to sue if
they thought they were denied a job because they
were unemployed. •
A Real
We Are Americans
Fairy Tale
By TJ Winick ( ABC News)
By Edith Martinez
We live in a world of surprises, not knowing
what is coming our way. We are surrounded
by the imagination of other people and all the
stories built through those thoughts, but what
happens when these stories or thoughts are not
so imaginary anymore? How real does something have to look in order to believe it’strue?
What once seemed like a fairy tale came true
in Guadalajara, Mexico. On August 12, 2011
a bricklayer by the name of Jose Maldonado
claimed to find a fairy while he was picking guavas. In an interview with EFE, a Mexican news
agency, Maldonado states ‘I was picking guavas
and I saw a twinkling. I thought it was a firefly. I
picked it up and felt that it was moving; when I
looked at it I knew that it was a fairy godmother.’
As the news began to spread many neighbors
began to show up at his front door.
What is being displayed appears to be a
simple plastic figure that is being kept in a
small container filled with water.This fairy is
missing its left leg because Maldonado claims
to have broken it off when he captured it. For
many people the appearance of this fairy is
not as convincing, but yet many are willing
to do whatever is needed to take one look.
The recent discovery of a fairy has gained Maldonado a great amount of popularity. In order
for people from surrounding neighborhoods to
take a look at the so called “fairy” Maldonado
is charging a “donation.” Maldonado’s recent
unemployment and the donations he is receiving is making people question whether or not
he is doing it for the money.Not only is Maldonado taking advantage of the situation, but
his neighbors as well. His neighbors are selling photographs for 20 pesos, an equivalent of
about $1.60, as well as refreshments and food
for people waiting to see the fairy. •
Photo Credit: Edith Martinez
The health of a Presidential Candidate is an
important criteria for many Americans when
deciding whom to cast their vote for during the
Presidential election. A recent report by online
news site the Daily Caller brings into question
Republican Presidential Candidate Michele
Bachmann’s ability to serve in the highest office
in the land, due to severe migraines. The Daily
Caller citing three unnamed sources stated the
migraines “occur once a week on average and
can incapacitate her for days at a time”. The unnamed sources further indicated, Bachmann
was hospitalized on several occasions due to
migraines. Bachmann, who currently serves
in Congress as a Representative for the state of
Minnesota admitted that she does suffer from
migraines but takes medication to relieve the
condition. The Congresswoman further stated
that the episodes have never interfered with her
job performance and that she is in other wise
good health. Dr Brian P. Monohan, congresses’
attending physician, confirmed Bachmann’s
claim by providing a letter, which stated that, her
migraines were infrequent and controllable. According to the National Headache Foundation,
29.5 million Americans suffer from migraines
but lead productive professional and personal
lives. The foundation also revealed that women
are three times more likely to be affected than
men. If chosen to serve by the American people,
Rep. Bachmann would find herself in elite Presidential company. Presidents Thomas Jefferson,
Ulysses S. Grant and John F. Kennedy all served
with distinction while suffering from migraines
during their time in office. Other notables who
suffered from this condition are NBA legend
Kareem Abdul Jabbar, NFL Super Bowl MVP
Terrell Davis, and the legendary Elvis Presley. •
Photo Credit: The Week
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Ingredients
1 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tablespoon oil
8-9 oz fettuccine
½ cup heavy cream
½ stick unsalted butter
½ cup grated parmigiano-reggiano
2 cloves garlic, minced
Dash of nutmeg
Salt
Black pepper
Fresh or dried parsley
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Studio, File Suit
By Steven Greenhouse (New York Times)
Headaches Are A
Political Issue
By Robert Jackson
They are hundreds strong, but the protesters
calling themselves Occupy Wall Street claim to
speak for millions. “It’s about democracy; it’s about
everyone here has a chance to speak and be heard,”
said Justin Brown of Brooklyn, who joined the protest a week ago. Their causes include everything
from global warming to gas prices to corporate
greed, and the Occupy Wall Street website says
organizers took their inspiration in part from the
so-called Arab Spring demonstrations that have
tried to bring democracy across the Arab world.
But while their message might be a tad muddled,
all are united by their anger over what they say is
a broken system, a system that serves the wealthy
and powerful at the expense of the rest.
Protester Brendan Burke insists he and the others are fighting for more than 99 percent of the
American population. “Everyone has this problem,” he said, “White, black. Rich or poor. Where
you live. Everyone has a financial inequity oppressing them.” Few had heard of Occupy Wall Street
two weeks ago when protesters moved into a park
in the heart of New York’s financial district. But after 15 straight days, they are now getting the backing of prominent celebrities like documentary film
maker Michael Moore and Oscar-winning actress
Susan Sarandon.
They’re also now backed by powerful labor
unions with hundreds of thousands of members
and millions of dollars behind them. Sympathetic
protests are popping up in other cities, including
Los Angeles; Boston; Washington; Providence,
R.I.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Spokane, Wash.,
with many demonstrations taking place Saturday.
Columbia University political science professor
Dorian Warren said he thinks the protests could
continue to grow. “The country as a whole is not
happy,” Warren said. “Eight out of 10 Americans
are not satisfied with the direction of the country.
So they’re just expressing what people have been
saying.”
The protesters call their block of Lower Manhattan “Liberty Square” and it has been their aroundthe-clock home for two weeks. It’s a little city unto
itself with a media center and library, a kitchen -even a medical clinic. The square has a bit of 1960s
vibe, complete with folk guitarists, tie-dye clothing
and communal living. The protesters are getting
the word out through social media and their very
own newspaper, The Occupied Wall Street Journal.
The majority are under 30, but they are activists
of every age. Catharine Revland has been taking
part in protests since 1963. “Every demonstration
starts with being ignored,” she said. “Then sneered
at. Then hated. Then finally: they get the message.”
The protests have been mostly peaceful. That is, until Saturday, when 700 were arrested after a march
on the Brooklyn Bridge spilled over from the pedestrian walkway onto the roadway, blocking traffic for several hours. Most of the demonstrators
who were arrested were given summonses and released. “The key thing about any movement is that
it gets issues on the agenda that the political parties
don’t want to deal with,” Warren said.
While they may have a ways to go before attaining tea party-like influence, Occupy Wall Street
backers say they hope their message will continue
to gain momentum -- and will ultimately be heard
in the 2012 elections. In fact, some tea party members have been down to Liberty Square to lend
their support. Both groups are fed up with the status quo. Still, the protesters insist they are not all
Democrats nor Republicans. “We’re Americans,”
said Justin Brown. •
Two men who worked on the hit movie
“Black Swan” have mounted an unusual challenge to the film industry’s widely accepted
practice of unpaid internships by filing a lawsuit on Wednesday asserting that the production company had violated minimum wage and
overtime laws by hiring dozens of such interns.
“If you want to get your foot in the door on a
studio picture, you have to suck it up and do
an unpaid internship.” ERIC GLATT, 42 An accounting intern for “Black Swan.”
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, claims that Fox Searchlight Pictures, the
producer of “Black Swan,” had the interns do
menial work that should have been done by paid
employees and did not provide them with the
type of educational experience that labor rules
require in order to exempt employers from paying interns.
“Fox Searchlight’s unpaid interns are a crucial labor force on its productions, functioning
as production assistants and bookkeepers and
performing secretarial and janitorial work,”
the lawsuit says. “In misclassifying many of its
workers as unpaid interns, Fox Searchlight has
denied them the benefits that the law affords to
employees.” Workplace experts say the number
of unpaid internships has grown in recent years,
in the movie business and many other industries. Some young people complain that these
internships give an unfair edge to the affluent
and well connected.
One plaintiff, Alex Footman, a 2009 Wesleyan graduate who majored in film studies,
said he had worked as a production intern on
“Black Swan” in New York from October 2009
to February 2010. He said his responsibilities
included preparing coffee for the production office, ensuring that the coffee pot was full, taking
and distributing lunch orders for the production
staff, taking out the trash and cleaning the office.
“The only thing I learned on this internship was
to be more picky in choosing employment opportunities,” Mr. Footman, 24, said in an interview. “ ‘Black Swan’ had more than $300 million
in revenues. If they paid us, it wouldn’t make a
big difference to them, but it would make a huge
difference to us.”
Russell Nelson, a Fox Searchlight spokesman,
said Wednesday afternoon, “We just learned of
this litigation and have not had a chance to review it so we cannot make any comment at this
time.” The lawsuit is seeking class-action status
for what the plaintiffs say were more than 100
unpaid interns on various Fox Searchlight productions. In addition to seeking back pay under
federal and state wage laws, the lawsuit seeks
an injunction barring Fox Searchlight from improperly using unpaid interns.
Fox Searchlight acted illegally, the lawsuit
asserts, because the company did not meet the
federal labor department’s criteria for unpaid
internships. Those criteria require that the position benefit the intern, that the intern not
displace regular employees, that the training
received be similar to what would be given in
an educational institution and that the employer
derive no immediate advantage from the intern’s
activities. Movie companies have defended using unpaid interns, saying the internships are
educational, highly coveted and an important
way for young people to break into the industry.
Lawyers for numerous companies say the Labor
Department’s criteria are obsolete, adding that
department officials rarely enforce the rules
against unpaid internships.
The other named plaintiff, Eric Glatt, 42,
who has an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve
University, was an accounting intern for “Black
Swan.” He prepared documents for purchase orders and petty cash, traveled to the set to obtain
signatures on documents and created spreadsheets to track missing information in employee
personnel file. Mr. Glatt, who had been working
at A.I.G. training new employees, said he took
the position because he wanted to move into
the film industry. “When I started looking for
opportunities in the industry, I saw that most
people accept an ugly trade-off,” he said. “If you
want to get your foot in the door on a studio
picture, you have to suck it up and do an unpaid
internship.”
Adam Klein, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said
this would be the first of several lawsuits that
seek to fight these internships. “Unpaid interns
are usually too scared to speak out and to bring
such a lawsuit because they are frightened it will
hurt their chances of finding future jobs in their
industry,” he said. Mr. Footman said he was
sticking his neck out because “I hope this case
will hold the industry to a higher standard and
will get rid of this practice.” •
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pepper and sauté in hot oil until done.
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Fettucini Chicken Alfredo
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Meals for a Tight Wallet
A DELICIOUS PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE
By Jennifer Lopez
Ingredients
1/2 cup ground coffee
1-1/2 cups water
3 cups low-fat or fat-free milk
3/4 cup canned pumpkin (puree)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Whipped cream and ground nutmeg
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Directions
1. Place ground coffee in the filter of a drip
coffee maker.
2. Add water and brew the coffee.
3. While the coffee brews, combine in
a large saucepan the milk, pumpkin,
brown sugar and spices.
4. Cook and stir over medium heat until steaming.
5. Divide coffee into five mugs.
6. Add the milk mixture and stir.
7. Top with whipped cream and nutmeg or
cinnamon.
Beef Fajita Bowl
Photo Credit: Betty Crocker
Ingredients
1 cup uncooked regular long grain rice
1 lb boneless beef sirloin steak
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 burrito flour tortilla, cut into strips
1 bag frozen stir-fry be7ll peppers and onions
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Directions
1. Cook rice as directed on the package.
2. Meanwhile, cut beef along the grain into
2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into
1/8-inch slices.
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over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes
or until beef is no longer pink. Remove
from skillet.
Add bell pepper mixture and corn to
the skillet; cook and stir for 1 minute.
Cover and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring
twice, until crisp-tender. Stir in beef,
salsa, lime juice, chili sauce and cumin.
Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until hot.
Stir in cilantro. Divide rice among
bowls and top with beef mixture and
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Arrested Development
By Lissy Pfister
Photo Credit: Pop Weekly
By Nydia Rivera
If you listened to even an hour of pop radio this summer, you heard Pitbull’s “Give Me
Everything” at least a half-dozen times. The
song has been aired on the well-known radio stations of 103.5 KISS FM and 96.3 B96.
Some other stations included as well are Hispanic radio stations which are MEGA 95.5
and 103.1 LA KALLE. This song has been the
top number of songs played for the summer
of 2011. This song mentions a famous artist,
Lindsay Lohan, but not in a positive way. For
that same reason, Lindsay Lohan is suing Pitbull for using her name in the song “Give Me
Everything.” Lawyer Stephanie Ovadia, who
also represented Lohan in her lawsuit against
E*TRADE, has confirmed to CNN.
Lohan filed a similar suit reportedly seeking $100 million in damages against financial
services company E*TRADE last year after
the company aired a Super Bowl commercial that referred to a baby as “That milkaholic Lindsay.” The suit was withdrawn in
September 2010, with E*TRADE reportedly
paying Lohan “a confidential sum.” A line
from the single goes, “Hustlers move aside,
so I’m tiptoein’, to keep flowin’. I got it locked
up like Lindsay Lohan,” and the actress isn’t
happy about her name being featured in the
song. The “Give Me Everything” lyric was
in reference to Lohan’s July 2010 stint in
Los Angeles County Jail, when she served
13 days of a three-month sentence for violating probation on a 2007 conviction for
driving under the influence.
The actress is also lodging her complaint
against the song’s writers Ne-Yo and Afrojack,
obtained by TMZ. The suit claims that “By
virtue of the song’s wide appeal, condemnation, excoriation, disparaging or defamatory
statements by the defendants about Lindsay
Lohan are destined to do irreparable harm.”
The suit claims that the appearance of her
name in the song, which it says was used without her consent, “causes Lindsay Lohan to be
associated and identified in connection with
defendants.” Lindsay claims in the lawsuit that
she is “a professional actor of good repute and
standing in the Screen Actors Guild.” She’s suing under New York civil rights laws that protect people from having their name exploited
for commercial benefit. Ovadia tells CNN the
suit was filed in New York’s Nassau County on
Friday, August 12th.
The lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt the
broadcasting of the song, which is on Pitbull’s
latest album, Planet Pit. “Give Me Everything”
has given Pitbull his biggest hit yet by reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 in June and selling
2.96 million copies since its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Representatives
for Pitbull and Ne-Yo did not respond to
queries about the lawsuit at press time. Pitbull and Ne-Yo won’t be commenting, and
DJ/producer Afrojack seems to have taken
to Twitter. “Did you guys hear I might be
getting sued by lindsey lohan?” he wrote on
Saturday, August 20th, followed by “Is judge
judy still on?”
Lohan is attempting to repair her image
and reputation following a string of legal
woes over the past 18 months, which resulted
in stints behind bars, in rehab and at her Venice, California property under house arrest.
Why stop there? Didn’t Hilary Duff also write
a song about Lohan? And didn’t Tori Amos
also do that? And that British pop band, McFly, too? At this rate, she’ll spend the rest of
the twenties in judges’ chambers–but at least
she’ll have a pretty hot mix tape. •
Bitter Is The New Black: A Memoir
WHEN REAL LIFE KICKS YOU TO THE CURB
By Nicole Koskovich
Being laid off after the terror attacks of
9/11 was difficult for all, but when you have
a shopping addiction to designer labels it’s
a little more difficult to give it all up. After
being told of her promotion that would be
taking place in the next few days, Jennifer
Lancaster is laid off, much to her own surprise. Learning to be on a tight budget and
not to indulge in haircuts and highlights is
difficult for her and her boyfriend, Fletch,
after bringing in two dogs from a local shelter. One of her many hilarious ways to get
some quick cash is to get married to Fletch.
The wedding isn’t as perfect as she hopes,
seeing how the hotel they stay at in Las
Vegas is home to the Adult Entertainment
Expo the very same weekend. This is just
one of the many stories that fill the pages of
this lovely memoir.
Living in Chicago, Jen’s life is an end-
less game of changes in her career (or lack
there of ), love life, and even location. The
memoir covers her daily life from 2001
to 2003. In lack of a career, Jen started
a website to vent about her unemployed
life and the companies that haven’t given
her a chance or put her through many interviews, only to not be hired. Lancaster
pulls the website in the book by putting in
parts of her blog and some of the emails
that were exchanges between her and some
of her readers.
The memoir gives hope to those who are
in between jobs and careers. She shows the
readers to explore your passions during this
down period and that is where a new career
can stem. Exploring volunteering options is
also a great outlet for those who have free
time to spare due to the recession and lack
of jobs. Lancaster also gives hope to those
who are looking for a path during and
after college. •
Photo Credit: Amazon.com
Usually I go for movies but there is a cult TV
show that I must acknowledge if I am to call
myself a cult lover. Not to mention I would
get a serious thrashing from several friends if I
went one more month without mentioning Arrested Development. For three short seasons
this fantastic show, in both writing and acting,
captured my imagination and kept me coming
back for more.
The show is centered on the Bluth family,
whose patriarch, George Bluth Sr., started the
Bluth Company. George Sr. had committed
many crimes while in the CEO position of the
Bluth Company, the most serious of them landed
him in jail. George Sr.’s middle son, Michael,
does his best to keep the company afloat; while
the rest of the family seems to inadvertently be
sabotaging everything Michael does. What really makes the show interesting
is that Michael is the only normal person in
his family. He deals with an alcoholic distant mother, a failure magician older brother,
a mooching twin sister and an awkward mama’s boy younger brother. These characters
coupled with intense sarcasm and the fact that
none of them seem to be in double digits with
IQ makes me love the show that much more.
Top it off with Michael Cera and Liza Minnelli
and I’m sold. Many Arrested Development fans know of
the possible movie but we have all been waiting
for some time now and to my dismay I have
lost hope in the idea. So let’s paint ourselves
blue put on some cut offs and enjoy some corn
balls with Arrested Development. •
THE BOY WHO LIVED FALL MUST-HAVES
THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES ONLINE
By Lawrence Romero
July 15th 2011 marked the end of
a ten year journey with the official
close of the Harry Potter film series.
Though technically completed in
book format on July 21 2007, fans
waited with baited breath for the film
to prolong what was to be the bitter
end. Throughout the years, whether
or not you were a fan of the saga
which garnered high praise from
fans and critics alike, you couldn’t
help but hear of the boy wizard with
a lightning scar over the years. All
eight of the films are currently on the
list of 50 highest grossing movies of
all-time, seven of eight which are in
the top 25.
Originally a children’s book, which
also stretched over a ten year span,
the Harry Potter series evolved into
a mature and darker story much like
its film counterparts. It all started
with the titular character, who becomes orphaned, as a baby, after
the violent murder of his parents at
the hands of, He-Who-Must-NotBe-Named, Lord Voldemort. However, when Voldemort attempts to
use the Avada Kedavra curse on
baby Harry he finds himself powerless and destroyed by his own killing curse. We fast forward to when
Harry is ten and living with his
very muggle guardians, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, who treat
him poorly and want nothing
to do with him because of the
magic that courses through his
veins. On his eleventh birthday
things take a surprising twist when
Hagrid, the half-giant, shows up
and infamously bellows, “You’re
a wizard, Harry!”
The next six books in the series
tell of Harry’s schooling at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the rising of the Dark Lord, the
woes of becoming a teenager, his
friendships with magical pals Ron
and Hermione, several quidditch
matches, the threat posed by Voldemort and Harry’s constant battle to
fight the darkness that lies within
him and the final showdown against
Lord Voldemort.
Though the films may have seen
the end of their days, for the time
being, perhaps the books and their
content have not! J.K. Rowling has
decided to let Harry and friends
live on through a new online experience, Pottermore. On Pottermore
fans of the book will actually be able
to follow Harry along on his journey by re-reading the books! The
stories will have many more layers
added to them as what they read is
supplemented by extras and tid-bits
on-site. Additionally, the Wizarding World will finally become more
tangible, as members of the site will
be able to create potions, duel and
learn spells, and even be sorted into
one of the four houses at Hogwarts,
and earn points for their respective house. The site, which opened
to select members chosen through
contest, has already received tremen-
dous reviews. It has, by one of the
more popular fansites been dubbed
as, “one of the most amazing, engaging and breathtaking additions to
this fandom imaginable” It will open
to the general public in October!
Through the years many have
been able to call a movie franchise
the epic of their time, be it Star
Wars, Indiana Jones, Rocky, or even
Jurassic Park. For this generation
we can proudly call Harry Potter
our own. Through the years the
story of the boy who lived, will continue to impact many generations to
come. However, we are the generation that grew up with Harry, Ron
and Hermione. We witnessed the
rise of the Dark Lord, the guarding
of the Sorcerer’s Stone, the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, the
escape of a wrongfully accused
Prisoner, the enchanted Tri-Wizard tournament commenced with
the Goblet, the rise of a rebel Order, the death of beloved Professor
Dumbledore at the hands of the
Half-Blood Prince and in the end
the death of Voldemort, also known
as Tom Marvolo Riddle, with the
aid of the tale of the Deathly Hallows. At the finale in London, the
actors, directors and even creator of
the story, Joanna “Jo” Rowling, gave
their final words. Ms. Rowling’s
final words were put simply and
bitter sweetly, “Whether you come
back by page or by the big screen,
Hogwarts will always be there to
welcome you home.” •
Photo Credit: Burberry
By Lissy Pfister
To my horror I found myself looking through my collection of fall
fashion magazines and realizing I
need a whole new fall/winter wardrobe. This season every major designer seems to be focused on the
60’s. Mod fashion is back in full
force, to my delight, and there are
several items you can add to your
wardrobe that will carry over to next
season. Here are my hints to what
you should focus on for fall.
Red pants – Whether they are
cropped, skinny leg, jean or polyester you need them. Red is a
much more versatile color than
people think, and everyone should
have it in their wardrobe. Pair the
pants with a denim top for a relaxed look or a sweater vest for a
sophisticated angle.
Trench coat – Every time fall
comes around I bug everyone about
trench coats. I don’t care if you are
a student or a full formed mem-
ber of the work force you need a
trench coat. A trench is something
you should take the time to find
the perfect fit and spend a little extra money because you will keep it
for several years.
Black and white – In a lot of designer shows models were traipsing
down the runway with black and
white patterns. A scratching pattern
is my favorite but if you’re looking
for something more subdued go for a
floral pattern. With black and white
patterns you can add a colored top
or bottom to amp up the look. Pair
a black and white top with your red
pants for a jaw dropping look.
LWD – This season the Little
White Dress is all the rage. Many
celebrities are pairing it with tights
and boots for fall and winter. Many
women, especially women with fair
skin like me are intimidated by so
much white. To ease your way into
the LWD try a white skirt, the white
won’t be next to your face so it won’t
bleach you out. •
WORLD CHARTS
WILLY WONKA AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY
By Lissy Pfister
I know, I know Charlie in the Chocolate Factory is not a cult classic movie, but I’m talking
about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Do me a favor, think back to the original from
1971. If you haven’t seen the movie since you
were little you’ll be in for a shocker, and if you
haven’t ever seen it you’ll love it. Don’t get me
wrong, Jonny Depp did a wonderful job portraying Willy but for me his character was to
child-like and not nearly psychotic enough.
Now Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, with his
crystal blue eyes and electrocuted hair, just
makes my day, month and year. Gene’s Willy
Wonka is more a grown man who keeps his insanity under lock and key until you get on a
boat or a crazy shaving cream spewing car. Not
to mention the whole crazy cast isn’t half bad
considering most of them are under the age of
15. Now, I’m not saying the new movie is bad,
I love that one too. Especially the extra’s they
put in, like the back story on Wonka or, my
personal favorite, when he runs into the doors
of his glass elevator. Seriously check the movie
out, its basic idea that “anything is possible”
makes you feel like a kid and leaves you wanting to become a magical inventing chocolatier.
After all “Invention, my dear friends, is 93%
perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation,
and 2% butterscotch ripple.” •
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UNITED
STATES
UNITED
KINGDOM
JAPAN
1 Someone Like You
Adele
2 Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5
3 Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
1 Contre Jour
Chillingo Ltd.
2 SPY Mouse
Electronic Arts, Inc.
3 Angry Birds
Rovio Mobile
1 The Crystal Maze
1 We Found Love
Rihanna & Calvin Harris
Dynamo Games
2 WhatsApp Messenger
2 Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
WhatsApp, Inc.
3 Angry Birds
3 Loca People
Sak Noel
Rovio Mobile
1 Omoidasenakunaru
Back Number
2 Green a.live
YUI
3 Bo peep Bo peep
T-ara
top40-charts.com
1 Real Steel
October 7, 2011
2 The Ides of March
October 7, 2011
3 Dolphin Tale
September 23, 2011
1 Johnny English Reborn 1 The Dukan Diet
Dr Pierre Dukan
October 2, 2011
2 Rick Stein’s Spain
2 The Lion King (3D)
Rick Stein
September 16, 2011
3 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 3 One Day
David Nicholls
September 16, 2011
1 Million God
1 Rise of Planet of Apes
Aruze Media Net Corp
August 5, 2011
2 Modern Combat 2
2 Moteki
Gameloft
September 23, 2011
3 Free Music Download Pro 3 Fast Five
Byungsook Oh
April 29, 2011
itunes.apple.com
1 A Stolen Life: A Memoir
Jaycee Dugard
2 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
3 The Help
Kathryn Stockett
boxofficemojo.com
1 Practice Version!
Yuki Wakatsuki Teruo
2 Tiger & Bunny
Post Media
3 Exceeding their law
Peter Sage
amazon.com
PUZZLES • COMICS
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WHAT
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DO
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LASHONDRA GRAVES SHARES UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
SPOOKY SEAS OVERNIGHT
Calling All Fans
Parents and children get to sleep over
at the Shedd, enjoy themed presentations, animal encounters, dinner and
breakfast, gallery activities and a live
Dj with dancing. This spectacular
event will be on Friday, October 28 at
6:30 P.M. In order to be able to stay
the night, children must be 5 years
and older. There is an option to only
stay until 10 P.M if you have children
under 5. For more information about
this event visit http://www.sheddaquarium.org/families.html
For all the pop punk and alternative
rock fans, the first week of November will indeed be a treat. The very
popular pop-punk band, Gym Class
Heroes, will be playing with reggaepunk band, Dirty Heads. Gym Class
Heroes has a large fan base of all ages
while Dirty Heads seems to attract
indie-hippie fans. Dirty Heads and
Gym Class Heroes will be rocking
out together at The House of Blues on
Wednesday, November 2nd. Doors
open at 6 p.m. for all ages although
parental accompaniment is recommended for young teens. For more
information visit www.houseofblues.
com.
WHERE?
Shedd Aquarium 1200 South Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Calling All Fashionistas!
Do you love fashion, music, models,
and celebrities? This fall, Plush Culture presents Love on the Runway 2
Fashion Show! This is their secondannual fashion show that already has
everyone talking about it. This year
they are featuring Chicago R&B artists blended with the best fashion
you will see in the city of Chicago.
Recording artist Miguel, with hit
singles such as “Sure Thing” and “All I
Want is You”, will be performing live.
There will be designs by CLEONS
Clothing Co., Desztinni, and Fraley
Le. The show will take place on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 7pm in the
Harold Washington Cultural Center.
For more information or tickets visit
www.LoveOnTheRunway2.EventBrite.com
WHERE?
4701 S. King Drive in Chicago, IL.
PUMPKINS IN THE PARK
Navy Pier features their annual
Haunted House of which has been
rated as one of the best and scariest haunted houses in Chicago. Located at 600 East Grand Avenue this
haunted house is not appropriate for
children. The price for tickets may
vary from $20 to $30 but reviews say
it’s worth it. This haunted house will
be opened from October 1, 2011 until
November 1, 2011 and the hours are
6pm-11pm.
WHERE?
House of Blues, 329, N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60654
THE EAGLE
WORD SCRAMBLE SUDOKU
INSTRUCTIONS
Can you figure out what words these are? Unscramble the words and fill in the
corresponding blanks! Good Luck!
1. urajtlosni
2. cemlus
3. teiudso
4. oavprel
5. nightot
6. suitupr
7. ealge
8. lscoia
9. bcanrh
10. srnecmuo
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Navy Pier 600 East Grand Avenue,
Chicago Illinois
Catering to yet another genre of music, the Congress Theater will prepare
itself for different kind of excitement,
hip hop music. Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man will join the stage
with fellow rapper Curren$y. Together, they will give the last hip-hop performance of October this Halloween
weekend. The Congress Theater welcomes the preformers on Thursday,
October 27th at 7:00 pm. This show
is welcome to people ages 17 and up.
For tickets, inquire at www.congresschicago.com.
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WHERE?
Congress Theater 2135 N Milwaukee
Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
They also have vegetable pressed sandwiches
such as the Jardin.
Cafecito was opened three years ago by Philip
Ghantous. Ghantous is a theatre major who decided to open a restaurant to finance his career
in theatre. He opened Cafecito because he wanted to bring a Cuban Latin feel to the Chicago
Loop. Cafecito’s design was inspired by Ghantous. He said he wanted Cafecito to be a place
where everyone can feel comfortable and meet
new people. When asked to explain he gave the
example of a CEO and a student enjoying a meal
together.
Located on the Congress side of RMU’s Chicago campus, Cafecito is one of the Chicago
Loop’s best keep secrets. For more information,
please visit cafecito.com and refer to Cafecito’s
ad in this paper. •
LAST MONTH’S SOLUTIONS
Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.46)
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Photo Credit: Lashondra Graves
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Photo Credit: Lashondra Graves
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1) Time-honored ceremony
5) Blacksmith‘s tool
9) “___ for All Seasons”
13) “... unto us ____ is given” (Isaiah 9:6)
14) “I cannot tell ___!” (apocryphal
Washington quote)
15) Greek salad morsel
16) Aston Martin-driving agent
18) Black tea variety
19) Didn’t go fast?
20) Mistreat
21) The way the wind blows
22) Cheddar description
23) Common surname
25) Sweet-talk
28) Suffix with “narc”
29) Bonfire remnant
32) Build up, as a fortune
33) Dumfries girl
34) Mrs., in Montreal
35) Large quantity
36) They can be paid online
38) Girlfriend in Paris
39) “... ___ he drove out of sight…”
40) Bollywood costume
41) It may be picked up in a trash heap
42) Sleep study measurement
43) Healing cream additive
44) Mall tenants
45) “As You Like It” forest
47) Alternatives to Levis
48) Make unreadable, in a way
50) Old battle-ax
52) It has four quarters?
55) Memory failure
56) Ross Macdona1d‘s supersleuth
58) “Home Improvement” star Tim
59) Help in a heist
61) Red root veggie
62) Threw down the gauntlet
63) Sensitive, as a subject
Cuba Comes to the Loop
Cafecito is a Cuban Café located at 26 East
Congress Parkway in the Chicago Loop area.
“Cafecito is a Pan-Latin cafeteria where people
meet,” said the owner Philip Ghantous
Cafecito’s menu includes Cuban coffee favorites such as the Cafecito which is a Cuban
espresso combined with a teaspoon of sugar.
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Method Man and Curren$y
Their menu also includes breakfast items,
pressed sandwiches, platters, soups, specialty
salads, and American coffee items. The breakfast menu includes homemade items such as the
Bistec Con Huevos which is a steak, egg, grilled
onion and cheese sandwich. The lunch menu
includes items such as the Chivito which is a
pressed sandwich with steak, ham, bacon, fried
egg, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, and onions.
INSTRUCTIONS
Puzzle
1 (Medium,
difficulty
0.53) so that each row, column, and each one of the
Fill
the
9x9 grid
withrating
numbers
nine 3x3 blocks contain numbers ranging from 1 to 9. Good luck!
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
WHERE?
Photo Credit: Nate Brelsford
Lashondra Graves
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WORD SCRAMBLE
1. daughter
2. amusement
3. scissors
4. engine
5. microwave
6. frequent
7. trousers
8. knowledge
9. yesterday
10. observation
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
DOWN
1) Indian prince
2) “The hour ___ hand”
3) Large reference book
4) Chicago-to-Detroit dir.
5) Disorderly crowd
6) One way to think
7) Confessor‘s revelations
8) Stand for statue
9) Watchful and ready
10) Mickey Spillane’s creation
11) Mary Kay competitor
12) Can’t live without
15) Science of light and vision
17) Catamaran movers
22) Shade of green
24) Hit‘s opposite
25) Provide party food
26) Dino’s love
27) Margaret Rutherford film
portrayal
28) Stan’s partner
30) “Let a ___ Be Your Umbrella”
31) Shoes not designed for
comfort
36) Hay unit
37) Civil War fighting ship
38) “Famous ___”
(cookie maker)
40) Depress
41) Direct
44) House’s counterpart
46) Turn back to zero
47) Reduce
48) Bacon unit for a butcher
49) Hearty partner
51) Vocalist MeEntire
52) Youngtown’s state
53) “... and ___ the twain shall
meet”
54) Maritime raptor
57) Major broadcaster
CHECK THE
NEXT ISSUE FOR
ANSWERS TO THIS
MONTH’S PUZZLES!
FAKE NEWS
14 THE
EAGLE
Old Guy Moves Up CIRCUS ARTS
THE NEW MAJOR
By Joseph Neuchâtel
Photo Credit: GoCareers.com
By Suzie Creamcheese
The beloved accounting professor
Mr. Jim “Old Guy” Coughlin will be
moving up to the Liberal Arts department in order get a change of scenery.
His new desk, which will be located on
the sixth floor, gives him a much better view than the parking lot view he
has now. This change also allows Mr.
Coughlin to teach something he has
wanted to teach since the moment he
walked into the doors of Robert Morris
University, the Chinese language.
By teaching Chinese, it allows him
to stay in touch with his business
roots and help students think more
globally instead of just home based.
On top of that, it gives students a
boost on their resumes and allows
them to have an opportunity to work
with one of the largest and healthiest
economies in the world. An administrator said, “We have been wanting to
have a foreign language program for
a very long time. At the forefront of
that fight was Jim so we asked him
to step in. We were floored when he
said Chinese, but then he explained
the process of his thinking.” Anyone
who knows Mr. Coughlin understands that he puts understanding
the process before memorization, a
teaching style he has implemented
for as long as anyone can remember.
Understanding that Mr. Coughlin
wants students to think on more of
a global scale is something that he
vividly expressed.
The original problem with this expansion of the liberal arts department
was the thought that student interest
would be relatively low because many
students get frustrated with learning a language different from their
own. But as interest has grown in the
thought of a foreign language, the administration finally broke down and
pushed it through. “I can’t wait to
start learning Chinese,” claimed one
student, who desires to be an international lawyer. “I think it will help
boost myself above the competition
when I go looking for a job.”
The class, set for its inaugural
beginnings in the Winter Term of
2011, is set to be an enrichment class
amongst the many others that have
started to be offered by Robert Morris University. The hopes are that
the Chinese class will take off and
become a full time teaching position
for Mr. Coughlin. In the mean time,
he will fill his other teaching duties
by transitioning into the liberal arts
department by teaching English. His
Winter Term will consist of two Chinese classes and two English classes
on the Chicago campus.
In order to help boost the program
he has been craving for so long, Mr.
Coughlin is also trying to get support from the faculty in order to
send Business Administration majors
to China as a part of RMU’s Study
Abroad program so that junior and
senior level students will be able to
put what they have learned into practice. “The thought process here is to
make sure that they have learned adequately,” said Mr. Coughlin. “Without
practicing in the real world, there is
no confidence from the student when
he or she goes out on a job interview
or when a situation arises and they
need to use the language they claimed
to have learned.”
As Mr. Coughlin makes his way
to the sixth floor and leaves his second floor beginnings behind, it will
be a sad goodbye for his accounting students that he has such a large
impact on. “I am sad to see him go
because he was a good accounting teacher, but if it is where he will
be happy, then I wish him the best,”
said a former student. There is no
doubt Mr. Coughlin will make this
program a successful one because
when there is passion and desire
wrapped into one person, success is
the only option. •
Starting in the Winter 2011 quarter, Robert Morris University will
begin offering scholarships for the
“Circus Arts” to students who perform in RMU’s new traveling circus.
Scholarships will initially be available
for lion taming, acrobatics, sword
swallowing, flame spitting, juggling,
and clowning. The circus, tentatively
named “The Eagle Circus,” will begin performing at Chicagoland venues during the Spring 2012 quarter,
then nationally during the Summer
1 quarter.
Robert Morris continues to expand
campuses and programs, while also
looking to beat out the stiff competition from other colleges and universities in the area. One individual who
took part in this decision, who requested to remain anonymous, said,
“RMU now has a football team and its
own restaurant, Eyrie. It was a logical
step that we continue to differentiate
ourselves from the competition. The
best way to do that, we decided, was
to start a circus.”
The scholarship will draw in a new,
diverse group of students who don’t
necessarily qualify for more traditional scholarships such as athletics and
academics. However, all current students who happen to possess any of
these unique skills are also welcome
to apply for the scholarship. Each recipient will be awarded at least 50% of
their tuition each quarter, while some
will be awarded a full 100%.
The traveling circus will also provide a revenue stream for the scholarships, with admissions and vending
being fed back into the scholarship
fund. However, some students are
doubtful that the circus will be able to
finance itself.
“Is this where my tuition money
is going? To start a circus? Whoever
made that decision needs to be shot
out of a canon,” said senior Billy Jenkins.
Others are more optimistic about
the circus. “I think it’s a great idea! I
learned to juggle when I was a little
girl and now I can pay off my tuition
with those skills,” said sophomore
Brittney Chalmers.
Tryouts for the scholarship will be
held on the 6th floor in Chicago on
Tuesday, October 25th from 2-3pm.
Equipment will not be provided, so
bring your own swords, juggling pins,
and lions. If you have any questions,
direct them to TheEagleCircus@
robertmorris.edu.•
Photo Credit: Adam Kovski
HORRorscopes
By Madam Natasha Madam Natasha studied with gypsies in France, witch doctors in Africa, and with a well-known master of shrunken heads. Currently Madam Natasha has been working closely with
a Queen of Voodoo, who will remain nameless, in the Chicagoland area.
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 23)
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18)
Gemini (May 21 – June 21)
Happy Birthday, you are going to look the
best you have ever looked. The only thing
you have to do is look at yourself from someone else’s point of view because, the Mickey
Mouse goggles are getting you all confused.
Take a day off. This month you are up for
the ride of your life, keep your eyes and
ears open.
The stars are aligning themselves, but that
has nothing to do with you. Switch out the
soda for water this month, only then will
you be able to experience tears of joy.
Scorpio (Oct 24 – Nov 21)
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
Cancer (June 22 – July 22)
Learning to do many things well is a great
thing, but in your case this month you
must master something.
Set goals, be orderly and tidy, and wash up
every day. Don’t worry none of these things
are as hard as you think. Besides, there are
classes for them.
What goes up must come down. This
doesn’t apply to your rent, it will only
go up.
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19)
Leo (July 23 – Aug 22)
Be aware of what’s going on around you,
under you, over you, and on the side of
you because, they are everywhere.
Jack be nimble Jack be quick, but you
will burn your jeans if you jump over a
candle stick.
You will take an unexpected turn and end up
somewhere you were not trying to go. Pay attention to the road while you are driving to
prevent this.
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20)
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)
You are going to be happy with every restaurant you go to this month. Bring a bag
lunch to school.
No, you can’t jump in front of a train and
live to talk about it, so don’t try it, besides
people will miss you.
Look for new ways to solve problems.
Consult a superhero like Spiderman, he’s
good at it.
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CRAZY YEaR FOR BASEBALL
Tate George
Charged in
$2 Mil. Ponzi
Scheme
By David Voreacos and Eben Novy
Tate George, a former player for the National
Basketball Association’s New Jersey Nets and
Milwaukee Bucks, was charged with running a
$2 million Ponzi scheme that targeted ex-professional athletes. George, 43, raised more than $2
million for his company, The George Group, after
telling investors his real-estate development portfolio was worth $500 million, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation complaint accusing
him of wire fraud. “In reality, The George Group
had virtually no income generating operations,”
U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman in Newark, New Jersey, said in a statement today.
George used the money he raised to pay early investors in his company and to fund living
expenses such as mortgage and child-support
payments, restaurant meals, clothing and gas,
according to the FBI complaint. George faces as
long as 20 years in prison for the scheme, which
prosecutors said began in 2005.
He surrendered to the FBI today and appeared in federal court in Newark, wearing a
light-green suit and handcuffs. U.S. Magistrate
Judge Patty Shwartz set his bail at $250,000, secured by his mother’s house in Newark. Shwartz
ordered George to turn over a list of his real-estate projects. She declined a prosecutor’s request
to order George to disclose all the investors in
those projects.
‘Maintains His Innocence’
Photo Credit: Jessica Peterson
By Jesus Lopez & John Edwards
This year in baseball has been pretty crazy. Not
as much as last year but a close second. Many critics believed that the time of the pitcher was over,
but then Justin Verlander became the most dominant pitcher in baseball by a large margin. In addition to him, Clayton Kershaw has surprised everyone with his stellar dominance in the NL West. But
with every division up in the air it seems like only
AL East has been the most predictable division in
baseball this year.
The Yankees will get into the post season with
ease. This certainly does not seem like a bold prediction but the way people have been talking about
the Yankees’ offseason you would think they have
no shot at reaching the playoffs. It’s true that the
Yankees have had a poor offseason, but their roster, one that was good last year, will pretty much be
back for this year’s post-season.
In addition, while the Red Sox reloaded, the
Rays lost Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Matt Garza
and their top two relievers. Essentially for the Yankees and Red Sox to miss out on the postseason,
the Rays, Tigers, White Sox or A’s would have to
beat them out for the Wild Card, because the division will be a battle of the two, which has already
been won by the Yankees.
But as we march towards October… and everybody knows what time it is; time for some
MLB playoffs and the World Series. These
are a couple of my possible matches for the
upcoming playoffs.
ALDS: (American League Divisional Series)
The Rangers were able to take their series
because the Tampa Bay Rays were only able to
squeak in by the hair of their behinds and just
ran out of gas. For the Yankees, the series should
have been easier but instead they faltered and
fell to the Detroit Tigers. This was a measly end-
ing to the number one seed in the AL but that is
the magic of the post-season.
NLDS: (National League Divisional Series)
In a surprising match-up, the Phillies prove
to be too strong for the Diamondbacks and take
the series in three – sweeping them out of the
playoffs. And as the Brewers continue their hot
streak, look for their amazing pitching to overtake the Atlanta Braves in five games.
ALCS: (American league Championship Series)
A rivalry will be born as the Tigers and Rangers slug it out. The one who wins this series will be
the one who is able to protect the lead or in basic
terms, who has the best bullpen.
NLCS: (National League Championship Series)
The pitching-strong Brewers will go head-tohead with the Cardinals for a NL Central showdown. The Brewers should be able to make their
way to the Fall Classic although the Cardinals have
shown great poise and have the ability to take it all
the way. But Fielder, Braun, Weeks, Marcum and
Greinke beat will the Cardinals in seven games to
advance to the fall classic.
World Series:
In the World Series the Rangers and Brewers
will battle hard, considering both teams possess
lots of power, but the Brewers pitching gives
them the overall advantage. This will help them
edge the Rangers and will beat Josh Hamilton
and Michael Young will fall short again.
End of the year awards will be like this:
AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez (BOS) has been
among the league leaders in RBI’s, hits, average and has been the leader of the Boston Red
Sox, Gonzalez is well deserved of the MVP.
But you can’t forget about his teammate Jacoby Ellsbury who has rightfully put his name
in the running.
AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander (DET) dominated throughout the whole season and is hands
down the most complete pitcher in the big
leagues this year and might even receive some
MVP votes.
AL Manager of the Year: Manny Acta (CLE)
No one gave the Cleveland Indians a chance
in the beginning of the season. They had the
best record for most of the first half of the season and kept in the race until the final weeks
of the season for the division title. All thanks
to Manny Acta.
NL MVP: Ryan Braun (MIL) dominated
pitching this year and had helped lead the Brewers to the playoffs with his first 30HR-30SB year.
In addition he leads the NL in average and has
knocked in 100 RBI’s again.
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw (LAD) had
a monster year on a team that will finish with
around the .500 mark. He also didn’t have the
kind of run support he deserved but still managed to get a 20-win season.
NL Manager of the Year: Kirk Gibson (ARZ)
did not have a lot to work with but found a way
to get guys in his clubhouse to step up and win
a division, which means he should be the hands
down winner of this award.
While baseball is always unpredictable (for
instance the 2005 World Champion Chicago
White Sox and the 2010 champs, the San Francisco Giants) there is still some consistency in
the game and that consistency lives with the fact
there will always be heroes and moments to remember in October because baseball’s best moments live in the late innings and the wee hours
of playoff baseball.•
“He maintains his innocence and will plead
not guilty,” George’s attorney, Thomas Ashley,
said outside the courtroom. “All these charges
are clearly defensible.” One investor, identified
in the complaint as B.K., transferred $300,000 in
July 2007 for what George said was a real estate
project in East Orange, New Jersey, according to
the complaint. George promised that he would
pay the investor $18,000 in interest by the next
January, the FBI said.
George was questioned under oath on March
10 about B.K.’s investment and “falsely testified
that he had spent the entirety of B.K.’s $300,000
on the purported real estate project,” the FBI
said. In 2008, former NBA player Brevin
Knight filed a breach-of- contract lawsuit
against George, The George Group and a third
defendant over a $300,000 loan in June 2007 for
a development project in East Orange. Knight
secured a $450,000 judgment against George
and his company in August 2009, according to
records in federal court in Newark.
WALKING
AMONG US:
Can you hear us now?
PROFILES OF RMU
ATHELETES
By John Edwards
JORDAN TUIA
From:
Portland, Oregon
RMU Sports:
Football
Major:
Business Management
Photo Credit: John Edwards
Jordan Tuia comes to Robert Morris University by way of a community college transfer and has become
a pivot member of the inaugural
football team as the middle linebacker, showing true leadership
skills through solid play. A native
of Portland, Oregon he started his
college career in California (a place
that he holds close to his heart) at
Mendocino College. After completing his career there, he decided to
take his love for the game to Robert
Morris. “I chose to play here because
I love the game and I wanted to keep
playing and they gave me the opportunity,” he said with a grin. He was
Favorite Team/Player:
San Francisco 49ers/Troy Polamalu
also very adamant about being able
to continue his education while playing the game that he loved. Garnering All-Region and All-State player
at the 6A level (Oregon’s most elite
level) as a senior in high school were
his best memories of his football career to this point. He was quick to
point out however that his favorite
moment in an RMU uniform were
when the Eagles got their first win
over Ave Maria University, for which
he contributed nine total tackles and
a sack. In hopes that he continues his
dominant play on the field, we wish
him and the Eagles good luck for the
rest of their season. •
Aubrey Sparrey
From:
Oak Forest, IL
RMU Sports:
Basketball
Major:
Applied Health Sciences
Arrest Ordered
In October 2010, Knight asked a judge to order
George to appear at a deposition to explain why he
had not paid any of the judgment. In January, U.S.
District Judge William Martini ordered George’s
arrest, records show. On March 1, George appeared at a contempt-of-court hearing in Newark
and was ordered to appear for a March 10 deposition, records show.
George attended the University of Connecticut, where he hit the game-winning shot against
Clemson University in the third round of the 1990
National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. With one second remaining and Connecticut trailing by one, George caught a full-court pass
from teammate Scott Burrell, spun around and hit
a 15-foot jump shot as time expired. He was selected by the Nets with the No. 22 pick in the 1990
NBA draft. In a four-year career, George averaged
4.2 points and 1.8 assists a game. •
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Photo Credit: RMU Athletics
Aubrey Sparrey, a talented player
from Oak Park, Illinois came to
Robert Morris University because
of the coach, John Natanek, and the
educational possibilities the school
offered. Playing the game of basketball since she was six years old, she
brought her talent to Robert Morris
in addition to leadership skills. Her
favorite memory from high school
was when she helped her team head
into double overtime. Though they
lost the game, “It was special because
we came together as a team and
forced the game into a double over-
Favorite Sports Team:
Chicago Bears
time. Coming together though as a
team was what made it so special.”
Becoming an Eagle also meant being a part of a team and one that she
grew close to over a trip to Florida
during Christmas break. Bonding as
a team is something that has made
the Women’s Eagle team stronger
and should help to push them forward as their coming season approaches. As practices begin to start
here in the coming weeks, we wish
Aubrey and her fellow teammate’s
good luck as they strive to represent
our school with pride. •
Photo Credit: Sportsworld.com
By Kory Honel
“It isn’t what you do, but how you
do it.” This famous John Wooden
quote is merely just one of many
quotes Coach Lauren Joyce Hensel
preaches to the Men’s and Women’s
Volleyball teams at Robert Morris
University. Coach Hensel was hired in
2008 to not just coach but to turn the
volleyball program into a competitive
contender on and off the court. Her
key focuses were academics, athletics,
and preparation for what is to come
for student-athletes beyond college.
The 2010 season in November was
a very exciting time for our Lady Eagles in Chicago and this year should
be no different. Going into her fourth
season as the women’s head volleyball coach at RMU, Hensel and the
women’s team have been going nonstop since the season’s end to raise
the bar even higher for the program.
Hensel will carry nineteen women on
the 2011 roster - the largest roster she
has had since 2008. With eight strong
returners that all played big roles in
last years success, Hensel will add
eleven talented recruits to the RMU
Women’s Volleyball team. Along with
the incoming talented freshmen this
recruiting class will also add a number of experienced transfers, coming
from NCAA Division I and II, NAIA,
and Junior College programs. “The
talent pool should be very deep this
year, which will allow us to compete
against some of the best teams in the
CCAC and the NAIA.” The newcomers are hailing from as far as Indiana,
Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, and California and joining with some of the
best local talent in the Mid-West.
There is definitely something special going on with this program and
you can see that through their recruiting. “I have an honest philosophy
when it comes to recruiting. I want
the recruits and players to develop an
open relationship, because the chemistry starts with your visit and goes
from there,” says Hensel. The team
looks forward to the competition and
that will come with having a larger
roster. This is all Hensel’s recruits buy
into and she can’t wait to get all the
players in the gym and see what they
can do this year. “After three years
of hard work by my coaching staff,
it is going to be great to see a group
of people with the same mission and
goals working together.”
“Everyone has to understand that
our priorities are academics, athletics, and then everything else, the only
thing that takes precedence to that is
family,” says Hensel. Standards plus
goals, rules, and team chemistry is the
perfect equation you need in becoming a successful team. Hensel sets her
standards high in regards to academics by requiring a higher GPA than
the institutions. Hensel expects more
from her athletes and wants them to
see that academics is the main reason
why they are here.
The expectations for this season’s
team couldn’t be higher, and the team
is ready to take these challenges. This
year’s team motto, “Can You Hear Us
Now?” is what the Lady Eagles de-
cided upon. “As a team we choose this
motto because we do believe we can
be one of the best teams in the CCAC.
We also want to gain respect as a
competitive program and a great University,” says returner Melissa Joyce.
Very eager to get going in 2011 is
returning middle hitter Kim Smith,
who was one of the teams kill leaders last year. Kim has very high expectations for this year’s program
and expresses her thoughts on this
upcoming season. “If we all apply
Coaches philosophy, and continue to
work hard, play as a team, and continue to raise our level of play, we
will be unstoppable.”
The RMU Eagles are definitely
going to be in the underdog position coming this fall. As they surprised a lot of people in the conference last year, they intend do it
again this year, but with a bang. The
phrase “Can You Hear Us Now?”
is set in the RMU Women’s Volleyball Program and they intend to get
this statement across to the CCAC
and other competitors. Hensel has
brought the program to life through
hard work, discipline, and priorities
and with this year’s team and talent she has the potential to have her
best season yet. “I am looking forward to the season, but more importantly I am looking forward to
seeing people grow as people not just
as athletes, that is one of the reasons
why I love coaching,” says Hensel.
It is going to be a very competitive
and exciting year for volleyball in the
windy city this fall. •
The Effects and Aftermath of Infidelity
By Andrew Lucko
There are millions of people
throughout this planet who do not
understand the importance of a solid
relationship. They do not understand
the dedication that is required from
both parties in order to have a loving,
happy, and monogamous partner.
These people are cheaters; those
who practice the “art” of infidelity.
They not only are cheaters within
their relationships, but they’re cheaters in their own lives. These types of
people are what cause the heartache
and the suppressed memories and
emotions that the victim of these bro-
ken relationships has to endure.
The tiny triggers that make a heartbattered person into believing that
their new partner is cheating is beyond what normal minds would usually process. One small comment,
one small movement, one small action can trigger a victims mind into
a thousand different directions like a
firework. Causing this to become a
burden within themselves and with
the relationship they have just begun.
Things are not easy for the person
in distress over their own thoughts.
That victim feels overwhelmed with
uncertainty, confusion and doubt.
Constantly worrying about what their
partner is doing and why they’re doing it is NOT a life to live. This only
raises the insecurities and the feeling
of having to have control over everything within that relationship because
of their thoughts.
Before allowing your hormones
to take you away to another level of
ecstasy, please think of the person
that you’re hurting with your actions.
There is more than just their reaction
to worry about. These people will
have this on their minds for the rest
of their lives. Some may take a little
longer to let go than others, but it will
always be in the back on their mind.
Am I being cheated on? •
COMMENTARY
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commentary
Embracing Winter
By Darrell Millar
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epic
join the revolution
How Secure Is Our Campus?
By: Elizabeth Sandoval
If security everywhere is a priority,
then why not enforce it completely on campus?
Robert Morris University should impose and
enforce a higher level of security for the Chicago
campus. This will ensure the well-being of the
students and faculty.
There is not one day that goes by in
which students who do not attend RMU are sitting in class or walking freely around campus.
This may cause some RMU students to feel uncomfortable and unsafe in school. When entering the library or the cafeteria IDs are required,
then why not require them to enter school?
Prior to entering the building IDs should be
required and scanned in order to get access to
the campus. This will help keep the students
safe by regulating who enters RMU. Another
approach to improve security measures can be
to have a security guard on every floor of the
building. Metal detectors can also be an option
to improve the safety measures at the university;
this will aid in the prevention of weapons entering the school.
It is not news to all of us how incidents in other schools in the past, have jeopardized the safety and well-being of students. This
happens because students are able to fool the
security systems in their schools; because such
systems are not effective enough or are just basic
security systems. Are we in danger? How safe
do we really feel on campus? How effective is
our security system? These questions can easily
be eliminated if the school is willing to change
their security standards.
For being a “private” university, it
seems like everybody can get access to RMU. It
would not hurt the school’s budget to make such
changes to the university and in return there
will be a safer campus and less worried students.
I think that for the amount of tuition we as students pay each year; the least we can expect is to
feel safe in school. •
The party’s over folks! Another Chicago summer has come to pass. Time to stow away those
summer dresses, tank tops and cargo shorts and
bury the sunscreen deep in the bathroom cabinet. While you’re at it, go ahead and throw out
that fashion sense. Gone are the lazy afternoons
lying in the park, attending your local street fair
or watching your favorite band tear up Lollapalooza. If you’re reading this nursing your favorite
iced coffee, savor it. It may be your last for a few
months. The time has come to face the truth that
another Chicago winter is just around the corner.
Yes, I know Chicago has an annoying habit of
giving us the odd warm day in October (think
2009 marathon), but it really is just a smoke screen
people. Do not be fooled. You may as well go ahead
and pull out the snow boots, winter coat and the
sweater Grandma knitted for you last Christmas.
You’ll be pulling them out with a heavy heart at yet
another lost summer. You declare once again that
this truly will be your last winter in an arctic like
metropolis. Next year it’s Southern California all
the way! But I have something for all you naysayers
out there: Get over it! It’s not all doom and gloom.
We should all embrace the cold. Following a
stormy night, open your front door as dawn breaks.
A fresh layer of snow waits to greet you. How can
you not marvel at the sight? Icicles hang from the
trees, glinting in the sunlight. It takes you back to
your childhood, when you would get a sudden surge
of excitement at making the first footprint of the day.
When presented with the first snowfall of the season, who can resist scooping up a handful of snow to
make a perfect little snowball, or throwing yourself
to the ground to make a snow angel. Then the world
wakes up, shattering the winter wonderland scene.
That is until the next snowfall comes our way.
As much as we may wish for warmer climates
over the dark winter months, I couldn’t imagine
spending Christmas in Miami or L.A. There’s
something charming about Christmas trees, Santa
and snow. They seem to go hand in hand. And
what about how it makes you feel as a Chicagoan
in the midst of a Midwest winter? It gives you the
right to laugh at your fellow compatriots further
south, complaining about a day of sub 40-degree
temperatures. Let’s face it, things could be a lot
worse (and I’m looking at you, Alaska).
However, as wonderful as a Chicago winter can
be, come March, even a snow lover like me is eagerly awaiting the thaw. Especially when you get to the
point in winter where the thought of a 32-degree
day makes you want to break out the t-shirts and
shorts. When being reverted to a childlike state after a fresh snowfall is replaced by sheer loathing and
dread at having to leave your warm bed. When the
once cute, little snowman the boy next door built
now resembles the spawn of Satan. Then it’s over;
you’ve made it through another winter. The trees
outside the window slowly lose their skeletal shape
and show signs of spring trying to push through.
You can hear birds singing and people enjoying the
outdoors once again. Before you know it, baseball
season has started, and you’re sitting at the ballpark,
wearing shorts and a t-shirt, grasping an ice-cold
drink, wondering what all the fuss was about.
The reality is, we all need the cold winter months.
We need the changing of the seasons to save us from
monotony. So the next time you find yourself scraping ice off your car, don’t forget to take in the winter
wonderland around you. While you’re at it, drop to
the ground to make that perfect snow angel. •
REAL LIFE TIPS
To save or not to save that is the question?
By Sanina Ellison
Starting a careder can be very exciting. After settling into the responsibilities of the job,
then come all of the great benefits; you get
paid sick days, holidays off and vacation days.
You’re thinking this is awesome, my dream job.
Then the big question “Should I participate in
my company 401(k) plan?” What is a 401(k)?
A 401(k) is an employee sponsored retirement
savings plan. It’s a vehicle that allows you to put
money away each paycheck tax deferred for retirement. You’re young, you have plenty of time
to start saving right? Wrong!
Here are 5 reasons why it is important to
participate in your employee savings plan.
Tax Deferred
What is tax deferred you ask? Tax deferred
means that when you put money into this account you don’t pay taxes on it until you withdraw it. What is the benefit of this? Now you’re
in a higher tax bracket than you will be when
you retire. When you retire and are ready to
withdraw the funds you will pay less in taxes.
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Tax Free
If you plan to make more money at 59 than
you are making now you could be in a higher
tax bracket. Starting a successful business or
becoming a high salary company executive
may be examples of how you can end up making more money at an older age. In this case,
you can open a Roth 401(k) where you pay
taxes upfront as you put the money into the
account with the expectation that when you
withdraw the funds as a successful business
person, there are no taxes to worry about.
Company Match
There a lot of companies that reward you for
participating in their 401(k) program. Some
companies will match your contributions dollar for dollar up to 5% of your income. That
equates to free money from your employer. Pay
attention to vesting rules set by your employer
plan. Each employer may be different.
drawal may be difficult to get, and costly if you
receive it. Remember, your 401(k) is meant to
provide retirement income and it should be a
last-resort. Money that is withdrawn prior to
the age of 59½ typically incurs a 10% penalty
tax unless a further exception applies. This
penalty is on top of the “ordinary income”
tax that has to be paid on such a withdrawal.
However, some reasons for which you can take
a financial hardship withdrawal are: to pay
Tax Benefits
If you made $50,000 last year and you paid
$3,000 into your 401(k). You are only taxed
on $47,000. You pay less in taxes because your
401(k) contributions are tax deductible.
Hardship Withdrawals
While I am not an advocate of withdrawing money from your retirement plan prematurely, there are a few cases where you may
need to withdraw funds from your 401(k),
and wouldn’t it be nice to know that you have
been working at your employer for 5 years and
contributing your 401(k) the entire time. Now
you have a little nest egg built up. The with-
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for higher education for you or a dependent
needed within 12 months, to prevent eviction
or foreclosure, to buy a primary residence, and
to pay un-reimbursed medical expenses for
you or your dependents. Remember you must
check with your employer’s plans rules before
attempting to withdraw funds. For information
on 401(k) plans visit www. http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/retirementplanning/401k.htm. •
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HE SAYS SHE SAYS WORDS OF THE MONTH
wanderlust [won•der•luhst ] noun
Interfaith Prayer Service
Aaron Nielsen
In
remembrance
of the victims of the
September 11th attacks, New York City
put on a multi-religion
prayer service. What
good does this do? Sure
peace is good, and all
religions speak about
it. But bleaching religion to make some bastardized Unitarian “all
you need is love” lifestyle isn’t right. It just feeds
this modern culture of not respecting tradition.
There’s a reason traditions exist, because they
just make sense. I don’t want the traditions I
grew up with and the traditions I want my kids
to grow up with to be spoiled by other religions.
Yes, let’s remember the victims, but leave religion out of it. You can do all sorts of remembering and memorializing without ruining any
religions. Play some music, read some poems,
show some pictures, hear some testimonies and
that should do it. Heck, even get the President
and some diplomats to come and make some
speeches. They could hand out some gifts to the
victims. I think it would be very nice.
Point is, don’t mess with my religion. I get
it, you think that I’m being harsh, but there’s
a reason religion needs to be so strict, It’s
the truth. •
Lissy Pfister
When the towers fell
10 years ago, many different denominations
came together to help
heal and move forward.
This year, in order to
remember those who
lost their lives, several
different religious leaders again came together
to lead an interfaith prayer service. Back when
the towers fell this was a necessary service when
so many where in need of spiritual guidance, but
today some are questioning whether this is an appropriate.
My question is what in God’s name makes it inappropriate? When such a tragedy happens it is no
longer about what religion you are or what you believe in. It is about coming together as a nation and
doing everything we can to help. There are stories
about how after the towers fell if you came into a
prayer service no one asked you what religion you
were because it didn’t matter. What mattered was
you were there and wanted to worship.
If our world could be more like that, maybe
religion could do what it is meant to do, create
peace and understanding among people. It pains
me to think that there are people out there so
prejudice and hateful that they can’t see how this
is an amazing thing. •
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SO FRESH SO GREEN
By Jason Groller
“The problems of the world cannot possibly be
solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are
limited by the obvious realities. We need men who
can dream of things that never were,” is a great
quote by John F. Kennedy that truly opens one’s
eyes to all the bad things in this world. After reading this, questions may arise in one’s mind such as,
“What can I do to better the world?” and “What
problem should I attempt to tackle?” In the opinion of most, global warming is the biggest issue
that the world faces today. Global warming is the
increase in the world’s average temperature with a
continuous rate. With this increase in temperature
come many side effects that harm the Earth.
Some believe that this is all a myth, and some
believe we must change our ways to help the
globe. The people that believe it is a myth say it
is just a myth made up by scientists to get people worried. After careful research, one would
find that this is not the case. Global warming is
a major issue that not only effects humans, but
recently has had a greater toll on many animals
across the world. It is very apparent that global
warming does exist in every part of the world today because of the dramatic effects in the freezing Arctic climate, the blazing heat of Africa,
and the very versatile climates of Australia.
The Arctic regions of the world have seen the
most change due to global warming. The Natural
Resource Defense Council says that the average
temperature is increasing way more consistently
in the Arctic than anywhere else. It is rising twice
as fast as any other region in the world. This may
not sound like it is a big deal, but it is. Due to the
temperature increase, the icy land is melting away
causing a substantial rise in sea levels. With sea
levels rising, the ocean currents are being altered
and it is disturbing the natural weather patterns.
Another effect of these massive glaciers melting is the effect it will have on the animals that live
there. Some of these animals that are affected in-
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clude polar bears, penguins, caribou, whales, walrus, and seals. All of these animals depend on the
ice for survival and a spot to raise their kids. It is
important for survival because this is where these
animals’s entire food source comes from.
The next region that is being most affected by
global warming is Africa. Everyone knows that
Africa already has very poor countries that have
men, women, and children starving every day. As
one can see, Africa cannot afford to have any more
problems. For this reason, it is essential to really
do something today to help stop the impact global
warming will have.
African climate will also be hurt due to global
warming. Since Africa is already known for its
blaring heat of the savannas, the rise in temperature will only make things worse. It is expected
that due to the temperature rise and more frequent
draughts, there will be many more wildfires that
will ignite throughout the summers in Cape Town
and in the winters on the savanna zones.
Finally, another region that is being most affected by global warming is Australia. Australia is
highly known for its beautiful coral reefs. Imagine
if these magnificent sites did not exist anymore.
This is what global warming is doing. It is creating
a bleaching effect that makes these coral reefs lose
their color. Since after bleaching takes place many
coral reefs die, it will also kill off the entire ecosystem of that area.
One can easily see that signs of global warming are all around us. It is our duty as members
of this planet to try and reverse, slow down, or
stop this world wide crisis of global warming.
We need to start making changes today in order
to make a difference in this epidemic. Elizabeth
Kolbert, staff writer for The New Yorker, describes this perfectly by saying, “People tend to
focus on the here and now. The problem is that,
once global warming is something that most
people can feel in the course of their daily lives,
it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.”•
STEVEN JEFFERS
BRANDI RAMIREZ
“Food”
“Jordynn”
“Cat. Black cat to be
more specific. I’m
getting Halloween
decorations ready.”
“The NBA 2k12
commercials that has
Michael Jordan and
Drake in the commercial”
“I would go back to
1996, to watch Michael
Jordan and the Bulls
win the championship”
“The Comcast commercial with the turtles
and their new baby.”
“It be like that sometimes“
“If I wasn’t mean, you
wouldn’t love me.”
1
What is the very
first word that
comes to mind?
2
What is your
favorite
commercial?
“I still love the Terry
Tate office linebacker
commercials from
Reebok some years
back.”
“ The Miller Lite
commercial where the
guy is screaming like a
girl on the roller
coaster”
“E Trade commercials ”
3
If you had a time
machine, what year
would you go back
to? Why?
“Early 2010, so I could
get tickets to some
Blackhawk stanley cup
finals games”
“ 1981… something
about 30 years in the
past seems right (Back
to the Future).”
“60s because the
hippie era fascinates
me!”
4
What are you
currently listening
to?
“Deadmau5”
“Dancing in the Dark by
Dev”
“Volbeat and AC/DC ”
5
What is your
favorite phrase of
the month?
“I don't have one”
“ Hope is for the
unprepared.”
“I don't care"
“Any time in the
Victorian Era in the U.S.
The architecture and
the changes throughout
America fascinate me.”
“Lady Antebellum I Need “Metamorphosis by
Blue Stahli”
You Know”