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Vol. 86 No. 5
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
In This Issue
OPINIONS
To the editor:
To drink or not to drink
page 3
Facing obesity: one student’s 3step program to fight obesity
page 4
NEWS
ELECTION 2004
Special Edition
Update on President Blaney
page 5
Author Karen Armstrong talks in
“Identity and Power, Feminism
and Fundamentalism” series at
Lehigh
page 5
ELECTION
SPECIAL
National election has global
impact
page 6
Cedar Crest community voices
their opinions
page 8
LIFESTYLES
True Colors Dance
page 9
Playing the dating game
page 10
Review of Ghosts of Rhodes
Manor
page 11
Keeping your skin healthy
page
SPORTS
Athlete of the Week:
Kirsten Gustafson
Jill Churchill
Colleen Ford
page 14
Fall Sports Wrap-Ups
pages 14-16
LVAIC Calender
page 16
A&E
Bet You Didn’t Know
Meet Dr. James Ward
page 17
Musical Artist Interview
Toby Lightman
page 18
Movie Reviews
Shark Tales and The Grudge
page 19
A Nation Divided
According to CNN.com at 10:30 a.m.:
President Bush had 254 electoral votes and
51% of the popular vote with a total of 58,392,882 votes.
Senator Kerry had 252 electoral votes and
48% of the popular votes with a total of 54,873,148 votes.
The deciding state in the election, Ohio,
had still not been projected to either candidate.
Results from Iowa and New Mexico were still undecided.
Editor’s note: The Crestiad went to print on Wednesday, November 3 at 10:30 a.m.
All articles dealing with the 2004 Election are accurate as of that time.
November 4, 2004
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OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
Have your professors influenced the way you’re voting?
Nicole RubertelliJunior
Communication
Stacie KaufmanFreshman
Biology
Michelle DurningSophomore
Psychology
Danielle SkinnerFreshman
Genetic Engineering
“A professor has been an
influence because he really
encourages us to get out
there and vote, regardless of
which candidate we choose”
“...no, because I feel strongly
about my opinions.”
“I don't think they really influence the way I'm voting, but
they let me know it's ok to
express my opinion.”
“They say we should vote but
haven't tried to sway my
opinion.”
President for sale
The Crestiad
Fall 2004 Staff
Opinions Editor
Sarah Magner
News Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Managing Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lifestyles Co-Editors
Stacey Solt
Iva Tchomakova
Business Manager
Tonesha Baltimore
Lead Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Co-Copy Editors
Courtney Lomax
Lisa Stewart
Sports Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Photo Editor
Linda Misiura
A&E Co-Editors
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Web Editor
Laura Scioli
Staff
Heather Bidmead
Tierra Blue
Clara Bower
Nadine Brosnan
Beth Coulter
Alexandra Dorward
Erica Fleming
Lori Gallagher
Jennifer Kee
Jennifer Kumetz
Deidre Latoof
Bethany Mason
Lakena Outlaw
Kristian Parchinski
Rose Strong
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Has my life always been permeated
with brands? Everywhere I turn, I feel as if
I’m in a commercial for some product. When
I was younger, I didn’t care what type of
toothbrush I used or if my hair was shinier
than some supermodel’s hair. It was all about
function. With all of the reality shows that
are on every channel from PBS to ESPN2,
I’ve convinced myself that the Nielsen rating
on my life will soon force me into syndication.
I find myself watching television and
wanting things that I’ve never shown the
least bit of interest in before. The commercials are becoming the shows, and the programming is becoming the filler. Everyone
knows that long after the Super Bowl is over,
everyone can quote the commercials, but few
know who made the first touchdown of the
game.
Well, welcome the November Super
Bowl; elections.
Aside from the candidate’s commercials, I’ve found myself getting more and
more involved in commercials; yearning for
things that no sane person would ever want,
thinking that maybe the product would make
my life at least half as interesting as the
actors in the ads. I want a bag full of CocaCola bottles so that as I’m walking down the
street singing, I’ll make people smile. I want
to whiten my teeth to the point that when I
meet my friends for lunch, they think I have
an after-sex glow. I even want herpes so I
can use Valtrex, because then I can go canoeing with my extremely attractive, understanding and uninfected boyfriend, like the model
on TV. But I’m no schmuck.
Coca-Cola won’t buy me friends, white
teeth will never compare to sex, and herpes
wouldn’t get me into a canoe. So why do
companies try to perpetuate these unrealistic
outcomes and attitudes. Do they really think
this is what we want? Well maybe, but it’s
more likely that it is what they want us to
want. This same glossed-over reality happens
in political ads. George Bush chops wood
while a voice over talks about how great he
is and I’m supposed to believe he’s a working class guy who has my best interest at
heart. John Kerry wears his military uniform
while a voice over talks about how much
he’s done for his country and I’m supposed
to believe he’s a patriotic guy who’d do anything for his country. No one’s selling me
ideas, just images of people that appear to
stand for ideas.
Well, I decided to watch these ads with
the sound off, just to see if I could tell which
commercials were for against the candidate
portrayed. Well, of course I could tell, but it
was mostly from how attractive the candidate
looked in the photos and footage presented.
When the ad began much like that of a Crest
White Strip or shampoo commercial, I knew
I was supposed to like the person. Were these
smooth edits and soft filters supposed to
glaze my eyes over and have me so committed to the candidate that I rushed out and tattooed his name on my body? What exact
effect are the advertisers hoping for?
I’m not going to rush out and buy a bottle of Kerry or Bush or Nader at the end of
commercial in the same way that I don’t plan
to rush out and get genital herpes. The
romanticism associated with products ultimately pushes me away from engaging
continued on page 4
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OPINIONS
Out lines
Rose Strong
Crestiad Columnist
Robert Seneca and Stephen
speak freely in this country.
Stahl applied for a marriage license
“Congress shall make no law
on March 15 at the Bucks County
respecting an establishment of relicourthouse in Doylestown, PA, and
gion, or prohibiting the free exerbecame the first same-sex couple in
cise thereof; or abridging the freethe state to request the document.
dom of speech, or of the press; or
The county clerk explained that the
the right of the people peaceably to
law clearly states that marriage is
assemble, and to petition the
between a man and a woman, and
Government for a redress of grievturned them down.
ances.” (The First Amendment to
On Tuesday October 19, the
the U.S. Constitution)
couple learned that a judge disAccording to www.firstamendmissed a lawsuit that was filed
mentcenter.org, these words were
against them by twelve lawmakers
eloquently articulated by James
whom, according to the suit, says
Madison and according to Justice
the couple had discussed challengWilliam Brennan in New York
ing the Pennsylvania law.
Times v Sullivan in 1964, “the First
Nearly two months after
Amendment provides that debate on
Seneca and Stahl had requested a
public issues ... [should be] ... uninmarriage license, 11 Republicans
hibited, robust, and wide-open."
and one Democrat, none of them
The First Amendment was
from the county
written because at
where the request for
America's inception,
Same-sex marriage citizens demanded a
the marriage license
to censorship:
was made, filed a
guarantee of their
suit claiming the
A disregard for the basic freedoms.
couple had talked
Our blueprint
First Amendment for personal freedom
about challenging
by lawmakers
the state’s marriage
and the hallmark of
laws.
an open society, the
Pennsylvania
First Amendment
passed the Defense of Marriage Act
protects freedom of speech, press,
in 1996 and has been unchallenged
religion, assembly and petition.
to date.
Without the First Amendment,
Bucks County Judge Mitchell
religious minorities could be perseS. Goldberg ruled that "simply
cuted, the government might well
being part of a legislative body that
establish a national religion, protestpasses laws does not grant members ers could be silenced, the press
of that legislature standing" to file
could not criticize government, and
such a claim.
citizens could not mobilize for
According to Stahl, there is
social change.
currently no action being taken to
Rodney Smolla, Dean,
challenge the law.
University of Richmond School of
What were they thinking? Are
Law cites this in a speech:
we so powerful or threatening a
An obvious starting point is the
minority that just speaking our
direct link between freedom of
thoughts cause the need for us to be
speech and vibrant democracy. Free
stifled? This sounds like more than
speech is an indispensable tool of
just an issue of same-sex marriage.
self-governance in a democratic
How can our legislators not undersociety. Concurring in Whitney v.
stand this? Are they not briefed on
California (1927), Justice Louis
such things in seventh grade civics
Brandeis wrote that "freedom to
class prior to running for office?
think as you will and to speak as
Filing a lawsuit simply on the
you think are means indispensable
grounds that someone is speaking
to the discovery and spread of politabout an issue another dislikes or
ical truth."
disagrees with is beyond me.
How dare our legislators
I thought freedom of speech
attempt to censor anyone, regardless
was our right. A right afforded us by of what they discuss privately or
our country’s constitution written by publicly? There are few more worour forefathers. Although not
thy freedoms than our First
allowed many of the same rights
Amendment for U.S. troops to be
other’s whose sexual orientation
fighting and dying for on foreign
may be heterosexual, the GLBT
soils. Isn’t that the reason for the
community can still count on the
fight in the first place?
right of freedom of speech.
As the oldest democracy in the
How can we not feel violated
world, there is no finer example of
as a community to know this type
what our constitution allows us as a
of leadership is working for us in
people. It’s a scary world when our
Harrisburg and Washington, DC?
elected officials aren’t aware of this.
We will pay heavily if we cannot
Out lines: Events and Notices
--Check out Pride of the
Greater Lehigh Valley’s website at
www.prideglv.org for details and
updates about upcoming events
throughout the month of
November. Events include “All
Access Pride: I’ve Got Nothing to
Hide!” on November 12 and the
Gender Blender Youth Ball on
November 14.
--See page 9 of The Crestiad
for details and photos from Out
There’s True Colors Dance, held on
Saturday, October 23.
--Look for more Out Lines
updates in our next edition!
To the editor:
To drink or not to drink
This is in response to the letter
to the editor “Yes, we are going to
drink,” which appeared in the
October 7, 2004 edition of The
Crestiad. As concerned students, we
would like to address some of the
issues brought up in said article.
Yes, college students drink
alcohol and, shockingly, before they
turn 21 sometimes. And yes, some
of the most active and influential
students have done it. But the alcohol policy at Cedar Crest is based
primarily on state laws. Therefore,
the policy cannot and should not be
“loosened up.” The disciplinary
actions involved when students
break the law are not unnecessary,
but help provide students with the
knowledge about alcohol to make
better future decisions. It also
enforces the fact that law breaking
leads to punishment, in college as
well as in the real world.
Cedar Crest College provides a
safe environment for women and
men who want to learn. There are
52 organizations on campus which
provide many opportunities for
“engaging nightlife” which does not
include alcohol, but rather promotes
a stronger sense of community and
a relaxing atmosphere. If you would
like to see more events, you can
make a positive change through an
organization, such as SAB. One of
the many benefits of Cedar Crest is
that your voice is heard.
In addition, other colleges in
the area do not have looser alcohol
policies; students simply don’t seem
to get caught. But how many times
has a Cedar Crest student been at a
Lehigh party that they had to flee
from due to police interference?
Lehigh University had 179 liquor
law violations on campus in 2003.
Kutztown had 59 arrests due to public drunkenness. Muhlenberg had
124 liquor law violations, eighteen
people arrested for public drunkenness and 117 for disorderly conduct.
Cedar Crest had well under ten violations in each of these areas.
We personally are proud of the
Cedar Crest campus and its alcohol
tolerance (or intolerance). We are
not saying that you should never
have a drink until you are 21, but
there is responsible drinking and
irresponsible drinking AT ANY
AGE. We are lucky, here, to not be
kept awake all night by inebriated
individuals throwing furniture out
the windows and puking outside the
door. If you are responsible with
your drinking, there will be no
problems. If you are not, you
deserve your punishment and
please, be more careful and less verbal in the future.
Amanda Skelton
Senior
Melissa Bodnar
Junior
Dr. Micah Sadigh listens as concerned students speak.
Photo courtesy of Lakena Outlaw
Discovery of Self: Relationships
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
On Wednesday, October 27,
Dr. Micah Sadigh continued his
series of lectures on the Discovery
of Self. This discussion was based
on relationships.
The purpose of the discussions
is to create an atmosphere where
you can explore who you really are.
The group has quickly developed a sense of trust, and they
allow one another to share personal
experiences. Everyone was very
open minded and willing to seek
advice from the other individuals
who had experienced similar problems in the past, or are facing them
currently.
We began the lecture by discussing the most important thing
you can bring into a relationship.
Understanding was a factor that
most definitely considered important. Understanding is essential in a
relationship, because without understanding, it would almost be impossible to agree on a situation or seek
advice from your partner. A relationship is nonexistent without
some sense of understanding.
Two other key factors that go
along with understanding are honesty and patience. In a healthy relationship, both individuals should
practice patience. No relationship is
perfect, because no one is perfect.
With patience, there is room for
mistakes and improvement. If your
partner made a mistake and you
severed the relationship, then you
may be selling yourself short. Now
you will never know if the mistakes
that were made could have benefited your relationship. Having
patience with the situation, listening
to an explanation, and trying to
understand what your partner has to
say will strengthen your relationship and help both individuals to
grow.
Honesty is also important in a
healthy relationship. Being truthful
will build trust. If you are honest,
then the trust will always be there.
This will eliminate most of the
insecurities and worrying. Trust is a
very sensitive aspect of a relationship. Building trust with someone
should be valued greatly.
Establishing trust in a relationship
will build your confidence in the
relationship.
This is essential in my current
relationship. I am in a long distance
relationship. My partner and I
believe that we will be together
through college, and go on to marry
and start a family. This may seem
unrealistic to outsiders looking in,
because we are so young and have
so much to learn, but I believe if
you establish a mutual understanding of patience and honesty, then a
relationship can last as long as you
want it to.
The group went on to discuss
how different males were from
females. One student stated that
“when guys say red, they mean red,
and when girls say blue, they mean
red.” This means that males tend to
be more forward and literal,
opposed to females, who tend to be
more abstract. The idea that the
female is more emotional than the
continued on page 4
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OPINIONS
Discovery of Self: Relationships
male definitely has some play in
this. This why expressing to your
partner how you feel about certain
situations are important. Some individuals think their partner should
automatically know how they are
feeling, when this is usually not the
case.
The individual that is expressing the problems in the relationship
should be careful about the way in
which he or she approaches his or
her partner. Micah says, “when you
say ‘you,’ the defenses go up. They
need to hear ‘that makes me feel so
good, so special.’” This is a reassuring tactic. People don’t usually like
to hear about the wrong they are
doing in a relationship. Then, there
is a chance that the individual can
loose confidence and develop selfdisclosure. The key to preventing
continued from page 3
self-disclosure is reassurance.
This lecture was a wonderful
experience. It made me aware that I
am not alone with problems I face
in my relationship. Most of them
are common.
Progress both within a relationship and also on a personal level
depends upon how you choose to
deal with these problems.
“[The lecture] made me aware that not alone with problems I face in my relationship.”
Photo courtesy of Lakena Outlaw
President for sale
myself with that product, rather than
making me associate with it. When
it comes down to it, I don’t want to
feel as though I’m being tricked into
a purchase, or an action, or a feeling.
How do we let advertisers get
away with blatantly calling us stupid? Pretty easily, actually, because
we don’t demand the facts. Let’s
demand the pre-commercial commercial; the one where the girl loads
her heavy bad with bottles of CocaCola muttering about how expensive it is to make people smile and
how much her back hurts. Or how
about a post-commercial commercial that shows the canoeing trip’s
conclusion in which the perfect,
extremely attractive, understanding
and uninfected boyfriend breaks it
off with the Valtrex girl when she
tells him her secret and then he tells
all of his friends, forever destroying
her reputation?
How about being straight with
us for once? I think that companies
would be surprised at how we’d still
buy things we didn’t need.
Where’s the commercial that
says “you really don’t need this
toothbrush that spins, lights up, and
sings to you as you brush your
teeth, but if you want to save some
time in the morning and are easily
entertained, this is for you”? I’d be
all over that toothbrush, even if just
for the fact that the ad had the nerve
to use the truth in its marketing.
Now, how about the commercial that says, “ I want to be the
president because my dad
was…vote for me, because everyone loves traditions!” or maybe “I
fought in Vietnam, I’m a Senator,
and I disagree with the other guy,
but I’ll give you the details on why
later…just vote for me”? Well,
because that’s really not what we
want to hear, but I think my point is
obvious.
So now that we’ve been sold a
President, it’s time to take a hard
look at the next four years and make
sure that in this nation’s post-commercial commercial, we don’t end
up as a nation that’s broke from
buying friends, still infected (with a
bad reputation), and lying about
how we got that “glow.” Now that
we’ve bought The President TM,
it’s time we demand for more truth
in our reality.
Facing obesity
in the Cedar Crest community
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
It is time to admit that being
overweight is a serious issue we are
facing in our community. This is a
very sensitive subject, but definitely
needs to be addressed. Why are so
many Cedar crest students overweight? Who takes the blame?
Some may say it is the food
plan that the college provides.
“They serve too much greasy
foods.” Others say, “oh I just can’t
find the time to get in the gym. I
am to busy.” Well keep that attitude
up, and eventually you won’t have
time for anything. Obesity is the
second leading cause of unnecessary deaths.
Obesity is a disease. A person
who over eats has a disorder. Did
you know that obesity can lead to
asthma, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, orthopedic complications,
sleep apnea, and even death?
The first step toward a healthy
lifestyle is admitting you have a
problem with your weight. If you
fool yourself, you will never make
progress.
Many people who are overweight try to avoid talking about
their weight. They may seem
embarrassed or insecure. This may
relate to something they experienced in the past. Everyone’s story
is different, but you cannot let your
past set you back from living a
happy and healthy life.
I am statistic of the overweight
population. I would eat because I
was depressed. I would lie about
my weight to my loved ones even
though I am supposed to be open
and honest with them.
Then eventually, I broke down.
I was not happy because I was also
lying to myself. If you are not true
to yourself, than you can forget
being true to anyone else. My first
step to a healthier life was admit-
ting how much I weighed, and realizing that this was not healthy. Step
two was setting goals to achieve.
How can I improve my eating
habits? What will I sacrifice in
order to be successful in achieving
my goals? Step three was following
through with my plans.
Living here at Cedar Crest,
you have so many resources accessible to you. There are people here
who care about your health and
wellness. Healthy U and Activtraks
are available when you are ready
for step three. Remember to start at
step one, and I am positive that
your friends as well as your neighbors here at Cedar Crest will be
very supportive.
Remember to be true to yourself. Whatever you have hidden in
the dark will come to the light if
you make room for it to happen.
Be True! Be Healthy! Be
Successful!
Just blowin’
my mind
Beth Coulter
Crestiad Columnist
Greetings All,
money but giving their own sweat,
I have a theory about emotion- tears and blood to help New York
al pain. There is no scale of severirecover.
ty. Pain is pain. What hurts worse,
We were magic for a moment
a broken finger or a broken toe?
in time.
Thus it is with the pain of the
Then the masculine marched
soul. If you hurt, that’s it. No one
in and blew it all away. Put away
can hurt more or less than another.
the grief and bring out the guns.
The only comparison is immediacy.
The outcry was that we had
Pain is sharper when it’s recent
been hurt, so we must hurt back.
(and time is relative).
And hurt back we did. We bombed
I bring this up because often
Afghanistan back to the Stone Age,
I’m approached by people wishing
although that wasn’t hard. They’d
to share their pain and their probscarcely recovered from the decade
lems. The usual preamble is, “it’s
of Soviet occupation when we
nothing like what you suffered…” I marched in.
bite my tongue to keep from
Let me be perfectly clear. We
responding, “it’s everything like
cannot succeed in stopping terrorwhat I’ve sufism by taking the
fered.” If someone
masculine track.
“Let me be
has pain, it is valid.
Violence begets
perfectly clear. We violence. The use
If someone has sufcannot succeed in
fered abuse, it is as
of comparative
painful as what I
stopping terrorism by ethics does not
have experienced.
make our actions
taking the masculine ethical.
Pain is pain.
track. Violence
I was asked to
Comparative ethics
define abuse by my begets violence. The is when you comphilosophy teacher
pare outrages, such
use of comparative as “the terrorists
back in 1999. I told
ethics does not make killed 3000 innohim I thought
abuse is any action
our actions ethical.” cents so it’s all
that robs a person
right for us to kill
of their dignity.
10,000 innocents.”
With this definition, I think we Ethical behavior is static, meaning
can agree that the majority of peoethics are ethics, not to be scaled to
ple have suffered abuse.
what ethics others have. The only
How do people deal with this?
comparison valid is “where are we
In general, although there are
compared to where we were.”
always exceptions, men act out
The feminine track insists on a
while women act out inwardly.
non-violent solution. How do we
Most women will choose self-abuse do this? In one word; trust.
instead of becoming violent toward
When children are out of conothers.
trol, parents sometimes choose to
This abuse takes the form of
send them to “boot camp” to get
eating disorders, promiscuity, selfthem to undergo an “attitude
mutilation, re-victimization through adjustment”. Do you know what
abusive relationships, drug/alcohol
the first exercise is for these vioabuse, etc.
lent, out of control kids?
You get the idea. This is not to
That’s right – an exercise in
say that women are never abusive
trust. The kids must fall backwards
to others. We’ve all met the typical
and trust that they will be caught.
“bitch,” and we know of women
The facilitators claim without a
who abuse their kids and their partfoundation in trust, no positive
ners. But for the most part, women
change can occur.
hurt themselves.
If that theory is valid for indiI think this has something to
viduals, wouldn’t it also apply to
do with the feminine and masculine the world? Our war on terror has a
universal traits. The masculine is
foundation of mistrust. We must
authoritative and aggressive,
kill everyone who disagrees with us
defending self being the primary
because we can’t trust them to
goal.
negotiate fairly. This is simply a
The feminine are those traits
way to avoid any discussion. If
that nurture and soothe, defending
“we’re right so that makes you
and protecting others is the priority. wrong” is our foundation, then
Everyone has a mixture of these
there is no solution.
traits, but they tend to be genderThe masculine says, “kill or
balanced (i.e. women have more
be killed.” The feminine says,
feminine traits in general).
“there must be a better way.”
The feminine is what engenI have a theory about emotiondered world sympathy for us after
al pain. If we all hurt the same,
September 11, 2001. Images of the
isn’t it time to stop the hurting and
crowds grieving and the lines of
figure out how to heal?
people to give blood that turned out
to be unneeded made the world
Until next time,
grieve with us. America shone her
Peace,
brightest in those weeks after the
Beth
attacks.
We showed we knew how to
Comments and questions can
care for others more than ourselves. be sent to betheqt@voicenet.com.
We showed that community was
You can read more thoughts at
more important than individualism.
www.bethcoulter.com. Listen to
Just consider how many people
“Political Science” talk and music
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Karen Armstrong’s Battle for God
President Blaney
recovering
from cancer
Courtney Lomax
Co-copy Editor
Armstrong addressing the audience at Lehigh University
Photo by Lakena Outlaw
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
Karen Armstrong spoke on
October 21 at Lehigh about her new
book Battle for God. Lehigh
University held a series of lectures
on “Identity and Power, Feminism
and Fundamentalism”.
Armstrong began the lecture
by discussing Islamic influence in
the West. Lead Muslim intellectuals
saw Islam in France, but no
Muslims. In Egypt they saw
Muslims, but no Islam.
Armstrong discussed fundamentalism in Islam. Armstrong
said, “I was constantly hearing
Islam isn’t capable of modernity.”
The outbreak in religious fundamentalism was monolithic ideology.
She said that fundamentalism is not
Islamic, and Islam fundamentalism
ideology was last to develop.
Armstrong said, “The Saudi’s are
not fundamentalists, they are radical
traditionalists perhaps. The rest are
simply struggling to live in a world
that is hostile to faith.”
Armstrong stated, “Secularism
was the coming ideology of a false
prophecy.” For Islam to practice
secularism, and pluralism, it would
mean having dependence on all
fronts; social, economic, religious,
and political. This would be inventing unprecedented situations, and
then be considered innovations,
which Islamic teachings are against.
Armstrong talked about modern secularism wanting to root out
all religion. This is when fundamentalists raised their guards. “The
fundamentalists felt threatened. The
message of separating religion and
politics seemed fearful and immoral
to the fundamentalist,” Armstrong
said.
“Every religion has its own
genius.” When Armstrong looks at
Christianity, Christians take the
doctrinal as theology of creation
and politics is viewed as sacramental value. In Islam, when a Muslim
sees the country in corrupt hands,
the primary aspiration is politics. In
Islam, the word of God is infinite.
Fundamentalists view the literal interpretation of the scriptures.
Armstrong said, “Any attempt to
suppress fundamentalism would
make it more extreme. Attempts to
suppress, convinces the fundamentalists, that they are correct.” AlQaeda strengthened due to suppression. Suppressing led to decoding
of ideology. “Anybody’s ideology
sounds peculiar to an outsider.” The
individual on the outside views differ, and therefore will not be able to
totally understand. Armstrong gives
an example of the views of Satan.
“Islam views Satan as a rather weak
and pathetic individual, that can not
see beyond material means.”
When asked if she saw a spiritual corruption developing in the
church from fundamentalism,
Armstrong said, “Not fundamentalism, but liberation. Not being able
to see clergy in the same way. I
think its more a question of secularism”
Armstrong believes fundamentalism is becoming belligerent and
is resulting in an undeveloped idea
of God. Armstrong stated, “We are
gazing over a gulf on incomprehension.” Fifty percent is happy with
modernity and the other half is not.
This is a very dangerous divide.
This leaves a clash within civilizations, fighting for the way they
want society to be.
Armstrong sat on a discussion
panel along with seven other religious scholars. This discussion was
broadcasted live throughout the
country.
“What I will never forget was
a Christian fundamentalist erupt in
the hall, and began to scream,
“Jews and Muslims had rejected
Jesus so they were going to hell,”
Armstrong said. “This silenced the
seven of us on the panel. We were
absolutely hopeless. With all the
knowledge sitting on the stage you
would think that someone would try
to explain to this man, but instead
we removed him from the assembly.”
Armstrong ended the lecture
by discussing the meaning of the
titled book Battle for God. “I titled
this book the Battle for God
because fundamentalist believed
there is a war on and in a war it
takes a long time for people to
come to the table.” Armstrong
expressed the depth of emotion
involved on both sides. Armstrong
closed the lecture with these last
words, “Lets examine our own
hearts. Self-examination is where
religious provision begins.”
Crestiad Update: Doherty celebrates personal victory
“President Blaney has finished
her cervical cancer treatment and is
recovering at her home on College
Drive,” said acting Provost Carol
Pulham.
Blaney’s immune system
needs to be stronger before she can
interact with others on a daily
basis. She frequently calls campus
and is currently working from
home. Blaney is expected to return
to campus in small doses.
Blaney’s absence has not
affected the daily routine of the
college, Elaine Deutch Executive
Vice President Finance and
Administration said. There haven’t
been any major decisions that
would need her immediate input.
The planning and budgeting for the
college is done in advance so
Blaney’s short absence has not
affected planning decisions.
The president’s absence is
obvious at big college events such
as the opening of the Oberkotter
Center.
“We really wanted her to be
there,” Pulham said. “She would
have led the celebration in a way
no one else can.” Pulham said that
since Blaney has been at Cedar
Crest, it hasn’t rained at May graduation. It rained during the
Oberkotter Center opening and
Pulham joked, “If President Blaney
was there, it wouldn’t have rained.”
Blaney originally planned to
come to the opening, Deutch said.
She hoped that her recovery would
be very quick and she could return
to the college sooner than she is
able to.
The freshmen have not had an
opportunity to see Blaney on campus the way upperclassmen have.
She was not present at the Open
Door Ceremony during orientation,
the Strawberry Festival or
Convocation in August. Deutch
expects that Blaney will hold some
type of event to introduce herself to
the freshmen and make up for the
events she was not been able to
attend.
Freshman Susan Miller thinks
that Blaney’s return will have a
positive affect on the freshmen
class and the rest of the college.
“The campus already has a strong
community feeling, so with her
presence and getting to know her, I
think it will only make the campus
stronger,” Miller said.
Fired up Films
A Series of Challenging New Political
Documentaries
for Reflection and Discussion
at Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest Colleges
November, 2004
All film showings will be followed by open discussion!
Seating is very limited, so please arrive early.
Attendance is free.
The Corporation by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott & Joel Bakan (2004)
Explores the history, inner workings, controversial impacts and potential
futures of big corporations. When corporations own everything, who will
stand for the public good?
“Highly informative, often shocking, and eye-opening.”---Prof. Douglas
Kellner, UCLA
Thurs., Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m. Lithgow Science Auditorium, Trumbower Hall,
Muhlenberg
Fri., Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m., Room 33, Miller Science Bldg, Cedar Crest
-------------------------------
In the October 7 issue, The
Crestiad printed a story about Rita
Doherty of the Psychology
Department and her goal to complete the MS Challenge Walk.
Doherty raised $1,788 in order
to participate in the walk that raises
money to research a cure for multiple sclerosis.
After finishing the 50 mile
long trek around historic
Philadelphia, Doherty smiled for the
photo with her family, complete
with signs congratulating her on her
impressive achievement. Even with
her blisters, Doherty was ecstatic to
have reached her goal.
Doherty's daughter was diagnosed with MS five years ago in
1999. She is the reason Doherty
undertook the grand endeavor.
Open Date: Fri., Nov. 12, 7:00 p.m., Room 33, Miller Science Bldg, Cedar
Crest
This time will be used to exhibit any of the films for which we were unable
to
accommodate viewers during our regular showing.
------------------------------Exhibition and Discussion of Local Alternative Media
Co-sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Alliance for Sustainable Communities
and the Communication Departments of Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest
Colleges, we will exhibit representative samples of local alternative media,
discuss the possibilities for expanding production and distribution of
community media in the Lehigh Valley, and organize our local efforts to
that end.
Among the videos shown will be one on anti-Iraq war activism in the
Valley.
Thurs., Nov. 18, 7:00 p.m. Lithgow Science Auditorium, Trumbower Hall,
Muhlenberg
------------------------------This program sponsored by the Communication Departments of
Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest Colleges, the Cultural Programs
Committee of Cedar Crest, and the Center for Ethics and the Political
Science Department at Muhlenberg.
For further information, contact Jim Schneider at Muhlenberg or Jim
Brancato at Cedar Crest.
ELECTION SPECIAL
NPR’s Liasson breaks down the election
Courtney Lomax
Co-copy Editor
National Political
Correspondent Mara Liasson of
NPR and the FOX News Channel
presented an unbiased look at the
2004 election at Allentown
Symphony Hall Thursday, October
28.
Liasson provides NPR and
FOX News with complete coverage
of the candidates and issues in the
presidential and congressional races.
“The most significant thing
about this [presidential] election is
how narrow and perfectly divided
we are,” Liasson said. “We are basically split 50/50 in this election.”
Liasson said there are three big
questions concerning this election:
who will turn out to vote, what will
the undecided voters do, and which
political strategies will work.
The GOTV, Get Out The Vote,
encourages people to register to
vote and then follows through by
encouraging people to actually go
out and vote.
“It’s easy to register,”
Liasson said. “It’s not as easy to
get off the couch and vote on
Election Day.” The campaign
GOTV is evenly matched. People
are fueled by passion for their
candidate. There are more
Republican voters who are for
George Bush rather than against
John Kerry. For the Democrats,
there are more voters against
George Bush rather than for John
Kerry.
Election coverage in
Pennsylvania runs
long into the night
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
On November 2 at 3:00 p.m.,
the news stories were all about the
extraordinary voter turnout. By
6:00 p.m., they had progressed to
polling problems and voting disasters. But by nine, the chaos was
starting to set in as the polling
places in 40 states and Washington
D.C. closed and the results started
coming in, fast and furious, first in
favor of Kerry and then in favor of
Bush.
But other election coverage
started early Tuesday morning
before most people starting lining
up at the polls. While small towns
were able to keep the lines under
control and get people in and out in
a timely manner, this just was not
possible in cities with larger populations.
Across the Internet, bizarre
stories appeared—some encourages
people to write in about their “voting horror stories,” with another
claiming Kerry the next President
because of an alignment in the
stars.
But the important stuff started
around 7:30 p.m. when the first
votes came rolling in overwhelming favor of President George
Bush. But the tension had not even
started, because the polling places
and in Pennsylvania had not even
closed yet.
Pennsylvania, the third most
populous state, with a total of 21
electoral votes has been bombarded
with visits from both candidates in
the past weeks. Kerry has visited
PA 22 time since March, and for
President Bush, PA was the state he
campaigned the most.
Pennsylvania lived up the battleground label Tuesday night, with
people voting as late as 10:30 pm,
long after polls had officially
closed. Because of the long lines
and high voter turnout, no projections could be made about which
candidate PA would go to, even
though Kerry had a seemingly solid
lead around 60 percent of the votes.
This was mostly due to the fact that
only little over half of all precincts
in PA had reported by 10:00 p.m.
Not only was voter turnout in
general up, but statistics show that
the percentage of black American
voters and young voters increased
dramatically since the 2000 election in Pennsylvania. For blacks,
there was a seven percent increase,
doubling their voting turnout from
2000. Young voters also increased
by seven percent, bring their total
up to 21% of the voting population.
By 10:00 p.m., Kerry had 112
electoral votes, while Bush’s number kept rising and counted in at
181. By 10:30, Bush had 195,
while Kerry was holding strong at
112. At this point, none of the ten
key battleground states had fallen,
and all projections being made
were for the candidate who was
expected to win in that state.
Pennsylvania had the distinction of being the first battleground
state called at 11:00 when major
news networks gave the state to
John Kerry. Kerry also won
California, bringing his total up to
188 electoral votes to the president’s 197.
As of 10:00 a.m. on
Wednesday morning, no winner
had yet been declared. While some
news networks and the Bush party
were certain the incumbent president had won, Kerry would not
concede victory to Bush.
According to
ABCNEWS.com, the election
results in Ohio were still too close
to call, though Bush did have more
votes in the state that will ultimately decide the election. With 20
electoral votes for Ohio still up in
the air and the votes that are up for
grabs in New Mexico, Iowa and
Wisconsin, the election could take
a sudden turn in favor of Kerry if
many of the provisional ballots that
were cast on Tuesday are determined valid and are counted quickly. For now, the Republicans claim
victory, but the Democrats refuse
defeat.
Though we can’t officially
congratulate either candidate, the
news networks in this election
deserve a pat on the back for the
job well done in projecting states to
candidates. While in the 2000 election there states were divvied up
before final counts were in, all the
major networks refrained from
making predictions without the
facts in the 2004 election.
“It’s generally better for the
election to have passion for your
candidate,” Liasson said.
There are two theories about
what undecided voters will do,
Liasson said there are three
big questions concerning this
election: who will turn out to
vote, what will the undecided
voters do, and which political
strategies will work.
Liasson pointed out. The Democrats
believe that they will vote for the
challenger, Kerry, so the Democrats
are spending more time trying to get
the swing voters. The Republicans
believe that undecided voters will
either stay home and not vote or
split evenly.
“It’s a nervous breakdown for
the polling industry,” Liasson said.
They won’t know if they missed a
surge until after the election.
The political strategies are
paying attention to the base, the
people who always vote
Republican or Democrat, or paying
more attention to new voters.
Liasson said that no big thing
or event affected the campaign.
Even when things should have
affected the campaign the candidates still remained at a dead hit.
The Democrat and Republican conventions did not heavily affect the
polls and neither did the debates.
No president has been reelected with an approval rating lower
than fifty percent. Bush has been on
the edge of the “danger zone” with
an approval rating between fortynine and fifty-two percent, Liasson
said.
Candidates spend the last part
of the election presenting their closing arguments. Bush is focusing on
the war on terror and keeping
America safe. He claims that Kerry
will not be able to keep the country
safe. Kerry is focusing on grabbing
headlines from the news to point
out that Bush is not doing a good
job.
“No incumbent has won the
election with polls so close at this
point,” Liasson said.
Students take vans to the polls
On Election Day, Cedar Crest vans were available to take students who were registered at their Cedar Crest
address to the local polling center at eight a.m. and five p.m. Fifteen minutes before the vans arrived for the five
p.m. pickup, students began gathering in front of the Administration building. However, when too many people
showed up, some students were forced to find alternative transportation to the polls.
Above and below: students waiting to get on the van... this was the easy part. Nobody knew just how long the wait would be
after arriving at the polling place.
Photos by Linda Misiura
On Election Day, Courtney Lomax and Clara Bower interviewed several Lehigh Valley residents at J.P.
O'Malley's Pub on Union Blvd in Allentown.
Comments and photos of the people interviewed are featured on page 7.
Photos by Clara Bower
ELECTION SPECIAL
“Final days”
National election has
global impact
by Brittany Wolverton
Deidre Latoof
Staff Writer
Working for last minute votes
Alexandra Dorward
Staff Writer
As millions of Americans
poured into polling centers on
Election Day, volunteers for both
campaigns were hard at work grabbing at last minute votes.
Even on the day when voters
had made their final decision, there
were still factors that could sway
the votes in one direction or another. One factor was the large amount
of undecided voters in this election.
Jason Jones, 23, of Bethlehem, PA
was planning on voting for Ralph
Nader. After Nader was excluded
from the ballot in Pennsylvania,
Jones was left with a choice of John
Kerry and George W. Bush. “I
ended up voting for Kerry because
he will bring the troops out of Iraq
quicker,” said Jones.
Another factor that effected the
election was voter turnout. Both
campaigns had volunteers working
the phones until the polls closed,
reminding people to vote and putting in an extra word for their candidate.
Other ways of soliciting votes
included canvassing door to door,
handing out pamphlets, or simply
putting up signs.
The atmosphere at the
Democratic headquarters in
Bethlehem was excited and
focused. Volunteers and organizers
stayed on task to make every
minute of Election Day count.
Volunteer, Alex Bartholomew, 22,
of Bethlehem said, “Since this election is so close and it’s very important that we get as many people as
possible to vote.”
The efforts of the volunteers
obviously had an impact on
Election Day. Record numbers of
voters turned out, some waiting in
line for more than three hours. This
election also inspired a nation-wide
renewed interest in politics. Many
people registered for the first time
and many who had sat out previous
elections were brought back to the
polls. “I know kids at school who
are volunteering for Bush and
Kerry. So, that just shows how
important this election is because
politics isn’t something that people
my age are usually really in to,”
said Bartholomew.
Volunteering numbers are up
this year all across the country.
Pennsylvania, being a battleground
state has seen a huge effort on both
sides. Nearby Lancaster County is
the largest Republican vote getting
area in the state, while the Lehigh
Valley was mentioned on CNN
Election Night as having an exceptional amount of volunteers working for John Kerry.
Bobby Williams, 27, top right. Williams voted on Tuesday and predicted that John Kerry would win. “The crowd [at O'Malley's] is
interested in the election. They asked me to turn on the TV to watch the results.” He still is not convinced that the election will be
exact. “I'm skeptical because of what happened last time.”
Matt Schaeffer, 25, above left. Schaeffer did not register or vote. He said that the election results do matter to him though, as he
wants Kerry to win. Schaeffer’s brother, Mike, 24, did not register or vote either. He voted in last election but did not feel informed
enough to vote in this election. “I should have voted - I want Kerry to win.”
April Strisovosky, 22, right, voted. “It's important to vote because once you turn 18 it's one of the biggest privileges you have as an
American citizen." She thinks it will be a dead heat until the end.
With the election finally over,
many people may feel as though,
by casting their ballots, a giant
weight has been lifted off of their
shoulders. Unfortunately, many
throughout the nation may still feel
the responsibility of their vote in
the aftermath of the election. It is
obvious to everyone in the nation,
with the current state of things in
America looking more dismal with
each passing week, that the
Presidential race between
Democratic nominee John Kerry
and President George W. Bush will
have a lasting impact on our great
nation. With enough chaos in our
own country to last a lifetime, it is
easy to get wrapped up in this
belief, but it is important to remember that events in the United States
of America, including presidential
elections, can have a great impact
on nations around the globe. The
future president will have an effect
on countries politically, economically, and militarily.
Relations with Middle Eastern
countries right now are faltering
due to the ongoing war on terrorism and the tension of Muslims, as
well as casualties of innocent civilians, grows steadily higher,. Kerry
and Bush have very differing views
when it comes to the Iraq conflict,
but which view will end the
destruction and which will cause
the most damage is a matter of
debate among many Muslim
nations. Some believe that because
President Bush’s reputation is riding on the outcome of the stabilization of the Iraqi government, he is
more committed to staying in Iraq
until the Afghan government can
securely manage itself without
American assistance. Others
counter this belief by stating that
President Bush has ostracized many
of America’s allies by invading
Iraq, going against the wishes of
the United Nations for his own sordid reasons. John Kerry has stated
plans to make peace with our
European allies such as France and
Germany, and mend old friendships
that have been strained over many
issues including economic and
environment. Both candidates,
however, have stated plans which
will conserve more energy and
make Americans less dependent on
Middle Eastern oil supplies.
Besides Iraq, many other
nations will be affected by the outcome of this election. For example,
both men have stated they intend to
ensure the survival of the Jewish
state of Israel, but they both have
very different methods for doing
so. Bush has proposed a solution
which will keep the states of Israel
and Palestine intact, but has been
lax when it comes to negotiations.
Kerry believes that the formation of
a Palestinian state is inevitable and
will negotiate to make the transition as smooth as possible.
A smooth transition for our
own country would be ideal as
well, but only time will tell
whether that is an option. Either
way, the outcome of 2004’s
Presidential election will have an
effect throughout the world.
Whether this impact is positive or
negative is speculation at this point,
but until then hopes remain high
that America’s economy will recover and we will stand stronger than
ever.
ELECTION SPECIAL
Cedar Crest community steps up to the open mic
Last Wednesday, Cedar Crest
students and faculty were given the
opportunity to speak their minds
and express their views on the presidential election.
An open mic was sponsored by
the Peace Coalition and held in
Alcove A. The lunchroom crowd
was periodically encouraged to get
up and speak out by President BA
Ciccolella and former President
Beth Coulter.
More than twenty people got
up to share their opinion in the two
hour time frame and while most of
the students spoke in favor of Kerry,
one woman stood up to say she didn’t know who she was voting for,
but she was considering Bush.
Here are some things the students and faculty had to say:
Dr. Cigliano:
“I have big issues I always
vote on. One is the environment. Another issue is
education, and I believe that
Bush has taken us in the
wrong direction. For me, its
more than just the issues, its
how the person approaches
the job.”
Jessica Hazel:
“I am a senior and I’m concerned about health coverage form my age bracket.”
Dr. Ettinger:
“Think about what you care
about, then vote. I look forward to casting my vote on
Tuesday for John Kerry.”
Richard Kliman
“The issue at hand is the
issue of integrity. Which of
the candidates is actually
honest? And which is willing to cheat to win?”
Leni Johnson:
“Do what you feel is
right—just vote.”
Mary Rish
Beth Coulter
Lisa Stewart
Cecilia Gerlach
“I fully support John Kerry,
but I am not the type to bash
George Bush.”
“The solution to the problem
is ‘don’t attack Iraq.’”
“I really feel that I was cheated out of an education while
growing up in Texas. Vote!”
“I’m voting for Kerry—Bush
has ignored the urban
agenda.”
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On Saturday, October 23,
OutThere, Cedar Crest’s gaystraight alliance, held their annual
True Colors Dance. The dance commenced with a night of fun, love,
and acceptance.
The cafeteria was beautifully
decorated with pride by the club
members who spent hours hanging
rainbow colored decorations, painting signs, and blowing up balloons.
After all their hard work was done,
they were ready to dance.
Due to a lack of publicity,
however, very few people showed
up for the festivities, especially
when compared to last year’s much
larger, boisterous crowd.
Still, the biggest drawback of
the night seemed to be the DJ,
which was provided by Digital
Sound Makers. They were chosen at
the last minute and it appears that
many were not too pleased with the
work. Junior Missy Mae Sturtevant,
Psychology major, agreed by saying, “the dance was fun except that
the djs were very disagreeable.”
Despite these minor problems,
there was plenty of fun had by all
who attended. Not only was the
dance important in raising awareness and promoting tolerance on
campus, but the proceeds from the
dance have been donated to AIDS
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Sarah Pearce, freshman liberal
arts major, was happy with the
dance though there was not a huge
crowd and she “thought it was a lot
of fun. We all had a really good
time together.”
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LIFESTYLES
Playing the dating game
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
The 2nd Annual “Singled
Out” game show and party, sponsored by Cedar Crest College’s
Black Awareness Student Union
proved to be a success.
The event was held on
Saturday, October 30 at 9:00 p.m.
with the main focus on fundraising money for the organization,
whose proceeds are going towards
Cedar Crest’s very own, Tova Samuels
future events organized by the
club.
The Singled Out show was
created and popularized in the
90’s by MTV. The theme of the
game show revolves around co-ed
hosts trying to pair up blind folded
contestants whose task is to
choose a mate after a series of
eliminating questions from a pool
of 50 pre-chosen singles. The
BASU organized the contest on a
smaller scale, allotting five singles
to compete for the contestant of
Contestant Lawrence Williams a.k.a. “L”
ladies love Williams
the opposite sex.
The bachelor was Lehigh
University’s athlete Lawrence
Williams a.k.a. “L” ladies love
Williams. Williams visibly struck
a cord with the ladies, as he had
no trouble lining up singles battling for his attention. “I am looking forward to meeting a young
lady with similar interest,” commented Williams prior to the
show. One participant felt the sentiment as she was almost lifted up
in her chair and placed on the
stage. “Singled Out is one of the
best events that everyone looks
forward to,” said one of the organizers sophomore Karen Baker.
“You have the chance to meet
some handsome males that just
may be your type.”
The attractive Bachelorette
was Cedar Crest’s own Tova
Samuels. “I just want to have a
nice time, and form some new
relationships,” commented
Samuels on her participation in
the show. The show gave Samuels
an opportunity to do just that, as
she had plenty of singles vying for
her attention.
The winner was chosen based
on characteristics such as appearance and personality. Erica Lance,
a junior at Cedar Crest, was exactly what Williams was looking for.
Apparently they had already
known each other.
The host, Alfonzo Dowe and
hostess Leni Williams were definitely the comic relief throughout
The ladies enjoy a night out on campus.and a chance to dress up in stule.
the night. “I’ve done a lot of
shows before, and it didn’t seem
like everyone was into it, but as
time went on they started getting
into it. I’m sure this had something to do with me,” said Dowe.
Williams was also not slacking in
the humor department.
The winner for Samuels’
attention proved to be Naim
Bowick. Bowick is a handsome
native of South Jersey, who came
here with his rap group, “The
New Era,” which performed during intermission.
“The girl we was fighting
over was hot,” said Bowick.
“Being a participant, I just wanted
to put on a show.” Samuels and
Bowick talked for a while during
the party, but chose to go their
separate ways. Samuels was more
interested in contestant # 4 whom
made the finals but was not chosen in the end. Bowick however
did not seem to mind since he
found his match in freshman Vikki
Brown. “Everything turned out
well,” said Brown. “I really
enjoyed the New Era rap group
performance. Rapper Naim is very
good looking.”
Obviously cupid’s arrows
were on target as sparks were flying at this year’s “Singled Out”
show. The BASU was excited at
the turn out and participation and
plan on organizing the event again
next year.
Really, he’s just not that into you!
Iva Tchomakova
Lifestyles Co-editor
Lets face it girls, if he hasn’t
called you after a week chances
are he’s not going to either-simply
put he s just not that into you!
It’s amazing how a catchy
phrase like that can spark instant
publicity and interest in an otherwise unknown book, inspired
from an episode of the tantalizing
show Sex and the City, and shoot
it rapidly to the New York Times’
best seller list.
He s Just Not That Into You is
starting to become an absolute
sensation especially among the
twenty something year old singles
out there, going as far as appearing on the MTV online shop.
Written by comedian Greg
Behrendt, a consultant on the hit
show Sex and the City, sought to
dish out the truth about how guys
really think and how girls hope
guys really think. Writer Liz
Tuccillo and colleague of
Behrendt on the show, co-wrote
the book often citing the woman’s
perspective and more often than
not siding with him.
This book is not revolutionary because it deals with dating
and advice tips it’s a sensation
because real women share their
relationship scenarios often to find
Behrendt totting the same “he’s
not that into you” slogan. Driven
by a strong rationale this book is
amazing at analyzing different situations yet coming up with the
impeccable conclusion that well,
you get it, “hes just not that into
you.” Behrendt explores various,
if not all scenarios in which guys
say one thing but do another,
excuses they make and the vanishing acts that they perform while
being in relationships. Perhaps the
appeal of the book stems from the
fact that every woman can relate
to a situation cited in the book if
she examines her own dating life.
Whether a man has given you a
Book Jacket
Photo Courtesy of Linda Misiura
bad excuse, or has made promises
he hasn’t followed up on, it’s a
sure bet to say that everyone has
been through at least one of the
situations discussed in the book,
which features well known dilemmas such as the timeless debate as
to why men do not call back and
the excuses they make. “Oh, sure
they say they are busy. They say
they didn’t have even a moment in
their insanely busy day to pick up
the phone. It was just that crazy.
All lies. With the advent of the
cell phones and speed dialing, it is
almost impossible not to call you.
Sometimes I call people from my
pants pocket when I don’t even
mean to. If I were into you, you
would be the bright spot in my
horribly busy day. Which would
be a day that I would never been
too busy to call you.”
Aside from the catchy slogan, Behrendt offers an empowering often humorous and even sarcastic message, drawing from his
own bachelorhood days (that now
are long gone since he mentions
his wife on numerous occasions)
with each vignette. Often he reassures the reader that despite the
realization that the object of their
desire has no affection for them,
they are worthy of attention and
love, but none- the- less should
just seek it in another place,
“..remember, you are the catch.
They are out to snare you. They
are not the tasty little mako that
will be so good mesquite grilled in
a nice lemon sauce. You are. Well,
you know what I mean.”
“I have read excerpts of the
book and it seemed really amusing,” commented sophomore
Erika Asselin. “I know it caused
quite a commotion among my
friends, probably because a lot of
the stuff in it made sense and was
totally true.” It is exactly this
humorous view while discussing
semi-serious topics that makes the
book so appealing and virtually
impossible to put down, not to
mention causing backorders in
stores such as Barnes and Noble
which had completely sold out
their editions of the book two
weeks ago.
Older guys = trouble?
Erica Fleming
Staff Writer
Moms begin warning their
daughters as early as pre-adolescence: “Watch out for those older
boys! They’ll get you into trouble!” According to the National
Center for Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia
University (CASA), our moms
may have had the right idea all
along.
According to a recent study
done through a telephone survey
of 1,000 young women, adolescent girls who date boys that are
two or more years older than they
are become twice as likely to
drink, four times as likely to get
drunk, six times as likely to try
marijuana, and more than four
times as likely to smoke.
The linking factor?
According to the study, girls who
date older guys are more likely to
have sex, and having sex makes
them more likely to try various
forms of substance abuse.
“This year’s survey reveals a
tight connection between teen sexual behavior and substance
abuse,” said Joseph A. Califano,
CASA’s chairman and president
on the CASA website.
Cedar Crest students seem
reluctant to believe in this link.
Cedar Crest student Jacquelyn
Toth said, “My boyfriend is two
years older than me, and since
boys don’t mature as fast [as girls]
I guess we’re both at the same
stage.”
Rachel Singer, a sophomore,
felt similarly. “I think [dating
older guys] is okay, but I think
that there should be a limit. I
think if the girl is a virgin it can
influence them to have sex. But I
don’t think drugs are much of an
issue.”
Students who are also moms
took a different view. One Life
Long Learning student has a
daughter who is a teen, and made
it a rule that her daughter only
dates boys her own age.
Perhaps it is more younger
teens that were the most influenced by dating older men; the
report did not specify. So, was
mom right? By the numbers
CASA has come up with, dating
an older man could lead to disaster.
LIFESTYLES
Fear and fright leading up to Halloween night
Deidre Latoof, Bethany Mason
Staff Writers
As the month of October
came to an end, the Cedar Crest
College community was given a
special Halloween treat in the play
The Ghost of Rhodes Manor, presented by the Cedar Crest College
Stage Company. This production
directed by Marion McCorry and
based on the book by Jean Lee
Latham, blended mystery, suspense, comedy, and a touch of
horror to create an atmosphere
that had the whole audience
simultaneously shaking and laughing.
The story is set inside of
Rhodes Manor, an old house that
is haunted by the ghost of a
woman who allegedly killed herself there twenty years ago. The
play opens with the arrival of two
mysterious women named Marcia
(played by Sara Mahoney) and
Alda (Elizabeth Bach), who is a
hypnotist. Once they enter the
house they begin utilizing the
secret passages that only they are
aware of. The night seems all a
mystery as people pop out from
what seems out of nowhere. After
they are hidden away, famous horror novelist Helen Underwood
(played by Laura Scioli), her secretary Mary Fitzgerald (Ellen
Doyle), and her maid Glory
(Natalie Hadjiloukas) enter the
house and we begin to get to
know the characters and their
secrets. The audience is clued in
to the fact that Mary is the real
Helen Underwood, and Helen is,
in fact, Mary. They have switched
roles because Helen is terrified of
crowds and does not like giving
Top left: Elizabeth Bach, Sara Mahony, Karen Cook, Nicole Hess, Christa Hagan, Angela Romano
Bottom left: Natalie Hadjiloukas, Ellen Doyle, Laura Scioli, Tesha Olivas
Photo courtesy of Bethany Mason
speeches. No one else knows that
they have switched places, and
this causes quite a bit of confusion
for other characters throughout the
play.
As the show goes on, several
more characters are introduced
and subsequently disappear in a
manner that is both frightful and
comical. Christa Hagan plays the
role of Deborah Cast, the creepy
undertaker who constantly warns
everyone to leave the manor
before the unpleasant arrival of it's
ghost or their demise. The characters fumble around, or in some
instances sleepwalk, in an effort to
find a potential murderer. The
lights often go out, and one would
hear screams, wondering what
they would see when the lights
come on, is someone dead? Did
another person vanish?
Angela Romano gives a stand
out performance as Tillie Van
Winkle, a southern reporter with a
love for the supernatural. Natalie
Hadjiloukas, in her Cedar Crest
debut, provides much of the comic
relief as the maid Glory, who is
apparently petrified of everything
around her. Hadjiloukas showed
off her acting chops and exercised
her vocal skills with the loud,
fearful screaming typical of the
horror genre. The rest of the cast
did an outstanding job as well and
included Karen Cook, Nicole
Hess, Tesha Olivas.
Everyone, audience and cast
alike, seemed to really enjoy the
performance, as the characters all
scramble around trying to remember one moment from the next and
tried to unveil these mysteries and
the truth of Rhodes Manor and it's
haunting ghost.
Samuels Theater was crowded during every performance,
even Sunday’s matinee show.
Karen Cook, a senior psychology
and theater major, played the role
of Mrs. Rhodes, and said of
Sunday’s show that “the audience
was amazing. When you have a
good audience, you become a better actor because you know that
your work is being appreciated. It
makes it worthwhile.”
The performance was indeed
appreciated by those in attendance. Melissa Donigan, a senior
biology major elaborated by
exclaiming “I thought it was
excellent! Just knowing how much
work went into it and seeing the
cast do such a fantastic job was
really great. I also thought it was
really cool that it was shown on
Halloween weekend.”
Between the ghost, haunted
house, creepy caretaker, eccentric
sheriff, identity switches, and
murder plots, this play had everything it needed to keep the audience enthralled.The Ghost of
Rhodes Manor was the perfect end
to the scariest month of the year.
International Corner:
Miss Earth Competition- might not be what you expect!
Christa Hagan
Crestiad Special
When one turns to a local
news source for an update on the
election, terrorism or war, it can
sometimes lead to surprising
results.
Many large news media corporations must cater to several
diverse groups of interest and
intellect if they desire to acquire a
larger audience. This might
explain why along with articles
regarding the Kerry and Bush
showdown, Iraqi bombings and
tidbits about jailbird Martha
Stewart, there is a small headline
nestled amid these well known
controversies.
The article on CNN.com that
might grab one’s attention could
be found towards the bottom of
the page with other miscellaneous
international and world news and
reads “Brazilian crowned Miss
Earth.” Some might scoff at a
title such as this and with images
of bikini clad beauty queens
parading through their minds and
close the browser before it infected their intellect. However, while
they are leaving their computers in
disgruntled, others might look and
make sure no body is watching
their screen and indulge in the
guilty pleasure by clicking on that
appealing attention-grabbing article.
If one were to go with the
Miss Earth Contestants
Photo courtesy of the Miss Earth Press Site
latter decision, they might just be
surprised with their trip down
information super highway and
the World Wide Web. In a pageant such as this one you might
expect to see attention starved
divas participating in yet another
mindless competition that requires
nothing more than a curvaceous
figure, a white smile and questionably sincere tears spilling over a
bouquet of roses. Yet, this is
where the Miss Earth competition
differs. Though it is considered
one of top three international pageants in the world, it has a different scope than the other two,
largely due to its extensive focus
and resounding theme of protecting the environment. Appearing
first in 2001, the Miss Earth competition was created by a
Philippine production outfit,
which demanded more of its competitors than merely white smiles
and shapely figures, although
those are present as well.
The aspect that really sets
this pageant aside from the other
top international pageants, is its
stipulation for entering being that
all participants have to be aware
and active against any environmental problems that plague the
country that they represent. The
pageant does have the stereotypical bikini contest, evening gown
parade, talent show and national
costume presentation, but on top
of all that a consciousness for the
earth is also required. Over the
three week stay in the Philippines,
the seventy delegates did more
than strut across stages, smile at
judges and entertain viewers. The
women worked part of their time
on cleaning beaches of trash and
pollution, and went as far as participating in farm work, planting
trees and releasing schools of fish.
Yet it does not stop there, they
even biked to promote clean air.
More and more countries are
beginning to join the competition
annually. Yet some countries cannot fathom the idea of women
from their nation exposing their
body in a bikini. An example of
this was the competition in 2003
when contestant Vida Samadzai
broke the standard norm.
Samadzai was the designated delegate representing Afghanistan, traditionally a very conservative
country with austere views of disrobed women. After appearing in
the pageant, she was condemned
by her country for participating in
the event. Regretably, there was
not a representative for
Afghanistan in the competition
this year. However, Vida
Samadzai returned this year, as
she was one of the eleven judges
presiding over the Miss Earth
2004 competition.
At the end of the pageant the
judges crowned Priscilla Meirelles
of Brazil as Miss Earth 2004,
because she not only displayed the
physical attributes of a beauty
queen but also effectively promoted awareness for the environmental issues which concern her country. In this competition, the
crowned Miss Earth is not donned
with runner-ups tagging “almost
but not quite titles.” Instead, she
is joined by three other women
who are deemed, Miss Fire, Miss
Air and Miss Water. This year
those titles were given to women
from Paraguay, Martinique and
Tahiti, respectively. The Miss
Earth Competition has always
been in the Philippines, it may
appear at another location in 2006.
LIFESTYLES
Ring ceremony marks milestone in college career
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
Each fall, Cedar Crest College
juniors look forward to carrying on
a College tradition. Dina Angstadt
and Rebecca Kennedy are this years
Ring Ceremony Chairpersons.
Kennedy, a Biochemistry
major with a concentration in
Forensic Science, took on the position of co-chair of the Ring
Ceremony to help out her class.
“As co-chairs, Dina and I have
pretty much planned the whole ceremony by ourselves. We have done
everything from writing the emails,
to the letters sent home, order flowers, rent buildings, gifts, and set up
rehearsal dates and times,” said
Kennedy.
Kennedy said that she and
Angstadt also received help from
Dean O’Neill, last year’s Executive
Board (class of 2005), Maureen
Gemmel in the bookstore,
Maintenance, Jeff Dreher, Susan
Cox in Alumnae Affairs, Leslie
Jones, Michele Valdelund, Karen
Khattari, and Kevin Gallagher.
Angstadt, a Secondary
Education and History major, said
that planning Ring Ceremony has
taken a lot of time. “The Ring
Ceremony chairs did other work
outside the meeting [of the Junior
Activities Council]. We started discussing some stuff before we left
for the summer and then have been
working on it since the beginning of
the semester,” she said.
”Dina and I began working on
the ceremony last semester by
reserving the necessary buildings
and getting our ideas together about
guest speakers and such. We went
straight to work as soon as the fall
semester began and have been
working since on it,” said Kennedy.
The hard work of all involved
will pay off on November 6. The
sixty-second annual Ring Ceremony
will be held this Saturday at 4:00 in
Lees Hall. The Class of 1944 held
the first official Ring Ceremony in
1942.
Dean Joan Laffey, Dean of
Student Affairs; Denise O’Neill,
Associate Dean of Student Affairs;
Sylvia Betz Gardener ‘71, Trustee
speaker, and Carol Miller ‘73, alumna speaker, will be speaking at
Saturday’s ceremony and juniors
Tara Jean Yurkovitz, Ashley Barker,
and Chloe Robinson will be performing the musical selections.
Both chairs are excited for the
ceremony to take place. “Being
involved in it really makes me want
to see how the whole day will turn
out,” said Angstadt.
“I am definitely excited about
the ceremony; not only because I
helped plan it, but because it is junior year and our time to shine in the
spotlight as we receive our traditional college rings,” said Kennedy.
Angstadt looks forward to
being a part of Cedar Crest history.
“I look at it as more of a tradition.
Obviously, it signifies that the class
has made it as juniors, but it also is
something that 61 other classes
have done, so this class is continuing the tradition,” she said.
“The ceremony is definitely a
milestone in my college career
because it is a time that I can celebrate after all the hard work and
effort that was put into reaching my
third year of undergrad. It was also
a great experience organizing such a
unique and important tradition for
the class of 2006, one I will never
forget,” said Kennedy.
“Their look is distinctive and
classy- and recognizable to other
alumni,” Angstadt said of the Cedar
Crest rings.
Ring Ceremony is a time when students cross over. Each woman is now one step closer to graduation.
Photo by Linda Misiura
Goal setting: Do you reach for the stars?
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Co-Editor
complex. A goal is simply a vision,
or plan, of what you want to do or
what you want to happen. Setting
(and achieving) goals increases selfHave you set a goal today?
esteem, motivation, and confidence.
Some people are very goal oriImagine going through life without
ented – they thrive on to-do lists,
knowing where you
planners, and
are headed. How will
down-to-theyou know when you
minute schedget there? Goal setting
ules. Others set
gives you measurable
goals without
markers that indicate
realizing it.
progress and needs for
Whether you
improvement.
consciously set
While we all set
goals or schedgoals without realizing
ule your day
it, purposefully adjustwhile brushing
ing your subconscious
your teeth, goal
goals can help you
setting is an
manage your time
important part
One
long-term
goal
contains
many
short-term
goals.
more
efficiently and
of life.
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Goals
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be specific and
ate in four years? Get an A on your
“But if you don’t have a vision,
measurable. “You don’t know if
next test? Quit smoking, or lose 10
things will just happen to you.”
you’ve really accomplished somepounds? Setting good goals can
A goal does not have to be
thing” unless you can measure your
help you meet your wants and
needs.
“Very often, we’re not taught
how to set goals,” explained Dr.
Diane Moyer, an Associate
Professor of Psychology at Cedar
Crest. Moyer recently presented a
progress, said Moyer. If your goal is (studying for 30 minutes) can
to graduate in four years, your
quickly snowball into completing a
progress isn’t really measurable
long-term goal! The important thing
until you reach graduation.
is to set these small goals first, and
Congratulations, you graduate! But
stick with them.
how did you get there, and how can
Do not let other people set
you improve your chances for gradgoals for you. Goals that you set
uating on time?
yourself have more personal value
The easiest way to get from
and carry more motivation for sucPoint A to Point B is to set shortcess. If your parents set a goal for
term goals that
you to make
lead to your
Dean’s List,
Imagine going through life
ultimate longgoal
without knowing where you this
term goal.
will not
are headed. How will you
Instead of
mean as
focusing on
much to you
know when you get there?
graduation,
if you do
make a short-term goal of taking 15
not care about making Dean’s List.
credits a semester. Even more
Another important characterisshort-term would be to study 30
tic of successful goals is their measminutes a day for a science class.
urement: are they performance or
Studying will hopefully lead to
outcome driven? A performance
passing the class, which contributes
goal is, “I will exercise 30 minutes
to your goal of taking 15 credits a
a day.” An outcome-driven goal is,
semester. These credits add up, and
“I want to lose ten pounds.” While a
you graduate in four years.
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Goals
Dry skin getting you down?
Kristian Parchinski
Staff Writer
With cold weather on its way,
we’re all in the same boat when it
comes to dry skin and stress. Dry
skin gets worse during the winter
because the environmental humidity
is low. Some dry skin resembles
cracked porcelain. This type of skin
is usually just on your arms and
legs, but sometimes can be on other
places, too.
What can we do about this?
Never take hot showers in the winter. Try to keep them warm, even
though temptation is great. Hot
water actually increases the loss of
natural oils from the skin and worsens skin dryness.
Applying lotion as soon as you
finish your shower while your body
is still wet, since the water will trap
and seal the lotion into the skin,
making it softer, smoother and less
likely to be dry and flaky.
Moisturizers should be reapplied
liberally during the day and evening
when possible especially to those
areas prone to dryness (hands, arms,
legs) and when itchy.
It doesn’t have to be any specific lotion, but a few favorites are
Bath and Body Work’s Rice Flower
and Shea body lotion, but it’s a bit
pricey, so if your opting for something a little cheaper, which can be
used on a daily basis, Queen Helene
Cocoa Butter works great. You can
get a thirty-two ounce bottle of this
miracle worker at Walmart for a
reasonable price. Any type of Cocoa
Butter is good for people who may
have sensitive skin. It is usually
hypoallergenic, but just in case, if
you do have sensitive skin, try
Aveeno or Eucerin, which are nearly always hypoallergenic.
If lotion just isn’t your thing,
try purchasing a humidifier. Just
make sure to only turn on at night,
when you’re skin is particularly susceptible and then immediately turn
off in the morning to prevent too
much moisture. Also, try keeping a
window slightly cracked during the
day so moisture can evaporate. We
get older include dry and itchy skin,
wrinkles, sagging skin, color
changes, and "age spots." Even
more worrisome, however, is the
possibility that some of those age
spots may turn into skin cancer. The
more sunburns you have had, and
the more sun exposure, the higher
your risk for skin cancer! If it is
impossible to stay
out of the sun, make
sure you apply a
moisturizer with an
SPF of at least fifteen.
Keep yourself
hydrated. Drinking
8 eight-ounce glasses of water a day is
something everyone
should do all year
round to stay
healthy.
Dehydration from
any cause like medications, drinking
alcohol or caffeinated beverages, sun
exposure, and
smoking cause dry
skin, and even
stress may cause
Products that can keep your skin healthy: lotion and a loofa.
Photo by Linda Misiura dry skin.
It’s a proven
wouldn’t want mold growing in the
fact that smoking brings on dry
residence halls!
skin, premature aging, and the most
Another ritual that every girl
feared of all- wrinkles. Recent studshould try is exfoliating. So, when
ies have described in detail a condiyou’re in the shower and want to do tion called "Cigarette Face." It
your skin a huge favor, scrub away
doesn't kill or disable its victims-but
that old, dead skin. Any exfoliate
can permanently disfigure them.
will do. Not only will you scrub
What causes this condition?
away your dry skin, but also preHow do ten to fifteen years of
vent wrinkles and aging for the
smoking cigarettes leave an imprint
future. The older you get, the more
indelibly etched on the face of a
important it is to take care of your
smoker? While the precise mechaskin.
nism is not yet clear, there are some
Common complaints as people
good clues. Research has shown
that smoking acts on the small
blood vessels, reducing the blood
circulation to the skin. Skin that is
starved for blood, and therefore for
oxygen, tends to develop the characteristic signs of "cigarette face."
These signs are easily recognizable. "Crows feet" are at the
outer edges of the eyes and crease
in this area over time. We’re all
going to develop them one day, but
while normal "crows feet" are soft,
shallow and up to an inch in length,
most smokers have deep and prominent wrinkles up to two inches long
that extend upward and, typically
downward over the upper part of
the cheeks. They look as if they
were cut into with a dull knife.
"Smokers wrinkles" appear
much earlier than the wrinkles that
form naturally over the passage of
time. Lip wrinkling- smokers also
may have wrinkles that radiate outwardly around their lips. The same
kinds of wrinkles we all get from
smiling too much.
Can "cigarette face" be avoided? Of course. The obvious and best
way to avoid it is not to smoke. If
this is impossible to do, try cutting
back considerably. Various studies
seem to indicate that people who
smoke fewer than ten cigarettes a
day for less than ten years are only
a bit more likely to wrinkle prematurely than are non-smokers.
It is a little more than ironic
that so many women smokers go to
great lengths to preserve their
youthful appearance while they
insist on continuing the one habit
that makes them look old before
their time.
Following these simple steps
can make your skin soft and smooth
all year long!
cont. from page 12
performance-driven goal is within
your control, an outcome goal is
not always achievable. Setting an
outcome goal is sometimes setting
yourself up for failure.
Likewise, while getting an A
is an outcome goal, studying is a
performance goal. “Outcome
goals are counterproductive, since
they often focus on things that
cannot be controlled,” said Moyer.
Students have no control over the
difficulty of a test. What they do
have control over is their amount
of study time, and should set their
goals accordingly.
Goals do not mean much if
they are easy to accomplish. A
marathon runner would not set a
goal to walk for thirty minutes a
day: he can easily reach his goal,
but will not feel successful. After
all, he can run several miles at a
time! Why would you walk if you
can run? Difficult goals are better.
They give you something to reach
for and a sense of accomplishment
when they are achieved.
However, be careful to keep
your goals manageable. “You
want to challenge yourself, but
you don’t want to be unrealistic,”
says Moyer. While a 4.0 GPA is
admirable, setting a goal for
straight A's may lead to disappointment in college. Set realistic,
short-term goals, and adjust your
goals as time goes on.
While you might not want to
reach for the stars, setting goals
can be an important first step to
finding success and following
your dreams. Piece by piece, small
goals can lead to great things!
Victims of the Media: One woman’s story
who listened in shocked silence.
She described the way the
media affected her life immediately
after the tragedy. She found out, a
few days later, that Tom Snead had
had a previous restraining order for
stalking a woman in Lancaster.
She found out that Snead had written a checklist for the day, which
included the murders as the last
item. She discovered that reporters
had gotten so close to the crime
scene and Jen and Dave’s funeral
that they were broadcasting and
writing very personal details in their
reports.
All of these things turned
Shiner off from the media. “What I
don’t understand is how personal
intimate details protect the public,”
Shiner said. She elaborated that just
because reporters have legal access
The language of the press
tends to blame the victim and
excuse the perpetrator. Statements
such as, “He/She was drunk,” or
As Christmas creeps up with
“He/she loved him/her,” give the
decorations and toys sneaking onto
perpetrators of domestic violence an
store shelves, images of happiness
excuse for their actions. Questions
and family togetherness come to
of the victims’ actions before the
mind. The approaching holiday seacrime occurred tend to make the
son epitomizes the ideals of giving
victim appear responsible for being
to and helping others. Lynn Shiner
victimized. Both of these insinuhas embraced these ideals after
ations are horribly incorrect and
experiencing a horrible tragedy in
encourage further victimization
her family.
from the public.
This Christmas will not be
Shiner did, however, have
about celebration for Shiner. This
some
positive experiences with
Christmas marks the tenth year she
the media. She felt empowered
has spent without her children,
when journalists gave her
Jennifer and David. Shiner’s most
options, such as allowing her to
precious gifts were brutally murset up times and places for interdered by their father, Shiner’s exviews, giving her the questions
husband, Tom Snead, who then proahead of time, and even letting her
ceeded to take his own life.
read through the stories before
On Tuesday, October 19,
they went to print, which is
Shiner graciously came to
“Writing a story takes minutes. largely discouraged in the
Northampton Community
The effects that story can have on world of journalism.
College in Bethlehem to share
Shiner has attempted to
her story. The audience
the victims can last a lifetime.”
move
on with her life by purranged from high school stusuing
positive
action and
dents, Criminal Justice and
to
many
details,
they
also
have
ethiadvocacy
for
victims
of domestic
Journalism majors, and victims
cal issues to consider when dealing
crime. In Pennsylvania, there is no
advocates. There were about 100 in
with victims of crime.
such crime as domestic violence;
attendance, all of whom were
“Writing
a
story
takes
minutes.
these crimes get funneled into catedeeply touched by Shiner’s story
The effects that story can have on
gories such as stalking or harasswhich focused on her emotions as a
the
victims
can
last
a
lifetime,”
ment. This also adds to the public’s
victim and her experience with the
Shiner
said.
She
discussed
the
fact
disillusionment by not truly showmedia.
that journalists do not receive any
ing how often domestic violence
Shiner began by putting the
formal
training
on
dealing
with
vicoccurs in this state and by blatantly
audience in her shoes for the first 72
tims.
They
find
out
whom
to
talk
ignoring that it is a problem.
hours after she and a friend discovto
at
the
police
and
fire
departThe Pennsylvania Coalition
ered her slain children Jen, 10, and
ments, they are taught the intricaAgainst Domestic Violence recently
Dave, 8, in Snead’s home in Lower
cies of the courtroom, yet they have
published their 2004 Domestic
Paxton Township. Tears came to
no
contacts
in
victim
advocacy
cenViolence Fatality Report. It lists 106
the eyes of many audience members
ters or courses on “victim-ology.”
victims this year from January to
Jennifer Kumetz
Staff Writer
September. This only includes the
reports made by Pennsylvania
newspapers. In an introduction to
the report, the staff states,
“Although it does NOT reflect the
total number of domestic violencerelated deaths, this report offers a
strong indication of the scope and
lethality of domestic violence fatalities in this state.”
which is presented annually by the
National Organization of Victim
Assistance to a victim who commits
their life to aid victims’ rights and
advocacy.
Shiner plans to continue with
her fight for the rights of victims
and to share her experiences. In a
book titled Transcending:
Reflections of Crime Victims,
which intends to show the
plight of crime victims
Statements such as, “He/She dual
in dealing with the violence
was drunk,” or “He/she loved
and then with the courts and
media, Shiner shares her
him/her,” give the perpetrators
story with interviewer
of domestic violence an excuse
Howard Zehr. She hopes to
for their actions.
reach future journalists and
those who deal with crime
Shiner worked with the
and victims that words and actions
Pennsylvania Coalition Against
can impact a victim’s life in a very
Domestic Violence and Widener
real way.
University School of Law to form
“How can I be happy when I
Act 199, called the “Jen and Dave
don’t have Jen and David? Now I
Law.” This law allows a parent in a
can say that I’m happy, although
joint custody situation to find out if
I’m not as happy as I could be. I
there are any criminal charges
know I go down a lot, but not as
against the other parent, information often. When I go down, sometimes I
that Shiner believes could have
can’t explain it and sometimes it’s
alerted her to question Snead’s
because of a trigger. At Christmas I
accessibility to her children. This
go down severely. I don’t celebrate
information is accessible through a
Christmas at all,” states Shiner in
900-telephone number and is only
Transcending.
available in Pennsylvania.
For more information on vicShiner has also been named the tim advocacy or if you are a victim
program director of the
of domestic violence, contact
Pennsylvania Victim Compensation
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley
Assistance Program, which aims to
at www.tplv.com or (610) 437-3369.
ease victims through the claims
Their local hotline is (800) 799process. In April, U.S. Attorney
SAFE. The Pennsylvania Coalition
General John Ashcroft awarded the
Against Domestic Violence can be
2004 Crime Victim Service Award
contacted at www.pcadv.org or at
to Shiner. In September, she
their hotline (800) 932-4632.
received the Edith Surgan Award,
SPORTS
Sophomore goalie
shows her skill
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
As of November 2, field hockey goalie Kirsten Gustafson was
ranked sixth in the PAC for saves
with 179 shots against her and
10.53 goals against average. She
was also ranked seventh for saves
per game.
For these stats, and her
tremendous effort all season,
Gustafson was named Cedar Crest
College Athlete of the Week for the
week of October 11-17.
Kirsten Gustafson was the 2003-2004
Cedar Crest College Rookie of the
Year.
The sophomore nursing major
from New Milford, CT has been
playing field hockey since middle
school. "Back then I played field; I
was a sweeper. My team needed a
goalie my freshman year, so I have
been playing goalie ever since," she
said.
Coming from a strong high
school program, Gustafson finds
that Division III field hockey is just
as challenging. "There are so many
people that when you tell them you
play DIII sports, they think it's
nothing compared to DI or DII, but
the talent the girls in this conference have is amazing. There are so
many talented girls that we play
with. I'm not just saying Cedar
Crest, but all the girls in the conference have crazy amounts of skill
levels," she said.
Gustafson works hard, but
also has fun on the field. When
asked about her teammates, she
replied, "As for the girls on my
team, I can only say that I have
never had so much fun with a
group of girls. We all have so much
fun joking around, working hard,
and playing hockey. We have so
many memories from this last season and when we look back on
them, all you can do is smile."
The field hockey team ended
their season with a 7-12 overall
record. "I think we finished out
really well. We still have a long
way to go, but we definitely keep
getting better and next season will
be even better," Gustafson said.
Gustafson's leadership in the
cage prepares herself and her
continued on page 15
Disciplined athletes reap rewards
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
The Falcons tennis team was
ranked eleventh in the PAC
Preseason Poll and finished the season in ninth place, with a 3-11 overall record and 1-9 in the PAC.
At the beginning of the season,
coach Daniel Watts said, “Our goal
is simply to be disciplined athletes
and hopefully the rewards will follow.”
Two disciplined tennis players
worked their way to the playoffs
this season. Junior Jillian Churchill
and freshman Colleen Ford had the
opportunity to play in the
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
post-season tournament with a 3-4
regular season record. Churchill has
also been named to the PAC All
Academic Team. Not only are our
fellow Cedar Crest students, taking
care of business on the court, but in
the classroom as well.
Churchill started playing tennis, when she was in high school.
She is a chemistry major that balances athletics and academics very
carefully.
The professors at Cedar Crest
are supportive of the athletic
department. At times she felt overwhelmed when her match conflicted with labs. Churchill’s workload
has doubled this semester. “There
are lab reports due, and test to study
for all in the same week,” she said.
Churchill’s biggest influence is her
parents, because they have always
been supportive in whatever she
decided to do. She has a very simple goal in life, and this is to be
happy.
Churchill’s doubles partner,
Colleen Ford, is a nursing major
with a minor in sociology. Ford
finds her balance by getting her
work completed as early as possible. Her goal in life is to be a nurse
practitioner, and being able to work
with children. Advice that Ford
would give to someone with similar
dreams would be to have fun and
enjoy it. “They should play like
they have nothing to lose and give
it their best at all times,” she said.
Ford biggest influence is all of
her coaches throughout her athletic
career. “They taught me valuable
skills, such as sportsmanship and
they have always encouraged me to
have fun, and give it my best,”
Ford said.
Churchill and Ford played at
the Westend Racquet Club in
Allentown on October 22 in the
PAC playoffs for doubles. They
were eliminated in the second doubles quarterfinals by Jennifer
Whaley and Amanda Mullin of
Marywood. For their efforts, both
were named Cedar Crest Athlete of
the Week for the week of October
18-24.
Both were very excited about
being a PAC player. This was a
great experience for the girls, who
cannot wait until next year, to do it
again. Churchill and Ford had a
wonderful season and enjoyed
being on the team this year. “As
much as tennis is an individual
sport, it also is a team sport. My
doubles partner [Jill Churchill] and
I had a great season and were
encourages by the rest of our teammates,” Ford said.
Doubles team Churchill and Ford helped Cedar Crest tennis acheive their goals.
Cross country looks back on successful season, while some prepare for Regionals
Kristian Parchinski
Staff Writer
The cross country team’s season ended on Saturday, October 30
with a fifth place finish at the PAC
Championships. The race was held
at Gwnedd-Mercy College and the
Falcons placed ahead Wesley,
Arcadia, Immaculata and Alvernia.
Senior Katie Brown finished
thirteenth, junior Larissa Hall finished sixteenth, and sophomore
Jennifer Shaffer finished twentyfirst out of sixty-eight runners.
“The only place we didn't live
up to our own expectations was the
conference championship,” said
coach Dan Donohue. “It was a
decent finish and we were proud of
everyone's efforts, but I think it's a
sign of how far our program has
come that we had loftier expectations for ourselves.”
Donohue said the competition
in the conference is getting stronger
each year so the team should be
proud of its strong finish.
“Looking back, I'd say we had
a very successful season - everyone
stayed healthy, many individual
goals were met, we had a conference Runner of the Week, we had
our first individual and team victories in a while, and Katie [Brown]
made the All-Conference Team”,
Donohue said.
“We have a larger team than
we’ve ever had and we are young
but strong. I think if everyone
keeps up their training over the
winter and summer, we will be a
force to be recognized next season,” Katie Brown said.
Freshman Lauren Sanders
said, “For me, the season ended up
being about so much more than
getting a good time, or finishing in
a certain place. It was all about the
team itself, and everything we got
through together. Cross Country
may be a very individual sport, but
I never felt more like a part of a
team than I did during this season.”
Cedar Crest will participate in
the NCAA Division III Mideast
Regional on Saturday, November
13 at Allegheny College.
The cross country team relaxing after the PAC Championships at Gwynedd-Mercy College.
Photo courtesy of Dan Donohue
Falcons results through November 2
Cross Country
Field hockey
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball
10/22 Haverford Invitational
Team finished in 7th place
10/20 vs. Gwynedd-Mercy 3-1 W
10/21 vs. Philadelphia Bible 2-1 L
10/23 vs. Alvernia 4-0 L
10/28 vs. William Patterson 4-0 L
10/21 vs. Philadelphia Bible 0-0 T
10/25 vs. Eastern 2-0 L
10/22 Jill Churchill and Colleen
Ford advanced to the PAC playoffs in doubles. They were defeated
in the second doubles quarterfinals
by Jennifer Whaley and Amanda
Mullin of Marywood.
10/24 @ Keystone Tri-Match
vs. Keystone 3-0 W
vs. SUNY- Purchase 3-0 W
10/26 vs. Eastern 3-0 L
10/28 vs. Arcadia 3-2 W
11/2 First round PAC playoff
vs. Cabrini 3-0 L
10/20 PAC Championships
Team finished in 5th place
SPORTS
Falcons fall in first round
Courtney Lomax, Jennifer Woytach
Co-copy Editor, Sports Editor
years a PAC volleyball playoff
game was held at Cedar Crest.
Several Falcons are ranked in
The fourth seeded Cedar Crest
the PAC for their outstanding
College volleyball team hosted the
accomplishments this season. Junior
#5 Cabrini Cavaliers in the first
Betsy Bauer is the #3 hitter (.290),
round of PAC playoffs Tuesday
#4 killer (100, 3.7/game) & #3
night. This is the first time in three
blocker (34, 1.26/game) in the PAC.
Senior Lisa
Stewart is ranked
#6 digger in the
PAC, while sophomores Kim King
is ranked as the #9
digger and Helen
Luu is ranked #5
in assists. Bauer is
also ranked #3 for
blocks in the
nation for
Division III
schools.
All this talent, however, is
not what led the
team to its playoff
appearance.
“We clicked
as friends and
teammates,” sophomore Michelle
Durning said. The
Clockwise from top left: Clara Bower, the Falcon, Keri
team eats dinner
McDevit, Rachel Lighfoot, Bryn Wiragh, and Maria Stefani
together and
sport their Cedar Crest pride.
spends time getting to know each
other on the van
to away games. “We have so much
fun off the court,” Durning said.
“We have an incredible amount
of talent on the team,” captain Lisa
Stewart said. “Team chemistry is the
one thing that I think contributes
most to our success.”
“I absolutely adore my teammates as people and not just players,” Helen Luu said.
The Falcons were optimistic
going into Tuesday’s match against
Cabrini. In regular season play,
Cedar Crest beat Cabrini, 3-2.
“I think that being a team that
was highly underestimated in the
beginning of the season has fueled
our fire to prove the preseason poll
wrong as well as the teams that we
lost to in the beginning of the season wrong,” Luu said.
Though confident about facing
Cabrini again, the Falcons were
upset in three games. And even with
their playoff time cut short, the
Falcons held their heads high. “I’m
so proud of my team getting so far.
We put a lot of effort into this season and I can safely say I end this
season with a smile on my face. I
only have good memories and look
forward to next year,” said junior
Magdalena Pritz.
Stewart was proud to end her
volleyball career at Cedar Crest.
“It’s great to be able to have such a
great team for my last year and I’ll
Preseason poll and teammates
motivated soccer team
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
On Monday, October 25, the
Cedar Crest Falcons soccer team
put up a valiant effort against the
Eastern University Eagles.
The Falcons lost the game, 20, and ended their season with an
impressive overall record of 10-7-2.
The Falcons finished in seventh
place in the PAC with a 4-6 conference record and twelve points. The
team was one point shy of securing
a spot in the conference championships.
“I am happy with our overall
record. It is the best we have ever
had. We had a nice winning streak
in the beginning, and even though
we hit a rough patch, we stayed
together as a team and came out on
top,” said captain Rachel Lightfoot.
When asked about the progress
made throughout the season, captain Ari Weisenreder, said,
“Amazing. This was our best year
so far, and we even won a tournament championship.”
Lightfoot noted winning the
Hood Tournament over the Labor
Day weekend or beating Neumann
College in overtime this year as her
most memorable moments.
“It was awesome. We never
beat them before and I can still see
the goal that won us the game. I
kicked a free kick and the goalie
dropped it and Amanda Swartz
kicked it in, and we won!” she said.
She and Weisenreder both
agreed that the season was successful. “When we first saw the preseason poll, we laughed. They ranked
us tenth place [out of 11 teams]. It
gave us all the more incentive to
show everyone that we were better
than that, and we definitely proved
it,” said Lightfoot.
Weisenreder said that she was
happy with the team’s record at the
end of the season. “I couldn’t ask
for more. This is our first winning
season,” she said.
“This season we grew greatly
as a team and individuals. We had
some great winning streaks and
struggling times, but in the end we
all had a great time,” said senior
Val Tomino.
“This was our best season
ever. All together we made a great
run for the playoffs. We only
missed it by one point. We grew a
lot as a team and I couldn’t ask for
better team mates,” said Lightfoot.
“There are so many memorable moments, like all the various
van rides, Golden Corral, staying at
the hotels in Maryland, and World
Cup, but obviously it’s going to be
hard to forget my last game ever.
Everyone was so supportive and
caring; I don’t know what I would
have done without all of these girls
giving me their shoulder to lean on.
I hope everyone gets a chance to
experience something like this,”
Weisenreder said.
Unity played a big part for the
Cedar Crest soccer team this season. The winning and the losing
and the ups and downs were a team
effort.
“At our last game, it wasn't
just the seniors that were upset, but
the whole team,” said Tomino.
Assistant Coach Michael
Donovan said, “They [the team]
performed admirably and deserves
the college’s complete respect. I am
very proud of them.”
The Lady Cavs, left, and the Cedar Crest Falcons, right, prepare for Tuesday’s PAC
matchup.
never forget it.”
Tuesday’s game was played in
front of a large crowd in Lees
Gymnasium. The game was sponsored by SAAC and there were free
t-shirts and a poster contest. The
Falcon was also on hand to pump
up the crowd.
“It was great to see all of the
students, faculty, staff, friends, and
family support our Falcons. It was a
great year and a good match,” Kelly
McCloskey, Athletic Director, said.
“It’s always tough losing a PAC
tournament game, but we’re proud
of our Falcons.”
Congratulations to
Hilary Prescott on being named to the
2004 All-PAC Tennis Sportsmanship Team
and to Katie Brown,
All-PAC Cross Country Second Team.
Taylor overcomes injury in
time for PAC nod
Kristian Parchinski
Staff Writer
Freshman Allison Taylor
received PAC Honorable Mention
for cross country the week ending
October 24 after recovering from
an injury.
“When I finally got to really
start running after recovering from
my injury I was so excited,” Taylor
said. “I had been watching my
team run and race without me for
weeks and I knew that I was going
to give it my all the moment I
could join them. I am pleased with
the great improvements I have
made in the few weeks I have been
able to run.”
Taylor, who has been running
cross country since ninth grade,
said she was surprised when she
received the PAC Honorable
Mention. She said she was determined to run hard in order to make
up for lost time due to her injury.
“I was a bit disappointed to
have lost all of those weeks where I
could have been practicing and
improving but really that drove me
to give all I had for the remainder
of the season,” Taylor said.
Taylor’s fifth place finish
among the Cedar Crest team at the
PAC Championships qualified her
to run in the NCAA Division III
Mideast Regional on Saturday,
November 13.
“I am glad that there are two
weeks between PACs and
Regionals,” Taylor said. “This will
give me time to hopefully improve
even more, and prepare for the
race.”
Allison Taylor
Photo courtesy of Dan Donohue
Gustafson
Rachel Lightfoot, Ari Weisenreder, Val Tomino, and Megan Miller were the senior soccer players.
Photo courtesy of Rachel Lightfoot
defense for tough games in the
PAC. "When both teams are playing hard and getting pushy, it
makes the game really intense.
When games aren't like that, just
talking with the team and yelling
and having the team talking and
yelling back and forth encourage-
ment really keeps up the mood,"
she said.
Even though she faces shots
from some of the strongest players
in the PAC in the fall, during the
spring, Gustafson is the one shooting. She plays home (an offensive
position) for the Falcon's lacrosse
team.
SPORTS
Complete ‘package’ worked
for field hockey team this season
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
The 2004 field hockey season
wrapped up a week ago today, finishing with an impressive 7-12
overall record and a 4-7 PAC
record. The team was happy with
their success, but sad to see another
season end.
“My favorite moment was
going on a four-game winning
streak during mid-season play,” cocaptain Jamie Kistner said. Being a
senior this season made the end bittersweet for this Cedar Crest athlete. “My least favorite moment
was the feeling associated with having completed my last collegiate
field hockey game.” Kistner, however, isn’t looking back in sad
remembrance, but looking forward
to her future, which includes attending Drexel University to pursue a
Masters degree.
Kerry Asbury, in her third season as head coach, said that coaching this team was an excellent
coaching experience for her, along
with the assistant coach, Stephanie
Beck, who was new to the Cedar
Crest team this year. According to
Kistner, Beck “brought extreme
knowledge and experience to the
Cedar Crest program.”
Though the team didn’t win all
of their games, they still excelled as
a team, and their coach was proud
of them. “We were thrilled to beat
some very tough teams and to get
very close to beating some of our
conference leaders as well. I’m
extremely proud of these girls, their
progression as a team and their
ability to keep their minds set on
their goals throughout the entire
season,” said Asbury.
“This team was a special one.
They knew how to play well and
get down to business, but they also
knew how and when to have fun as
well. These girls were also an
extremely funny group and made
me and my assistant coach laugh a
lot! They really had the ‘package’
of knowing how to work hard and
have fun at the same time,” Asbury
said.
While the seniors of the team
are fondly remembering this season
and season’s past, Asbury is looking
forward to next season, hoping to
make each team better than the last.
“I am looking forward to all of the
girls returning, with the exception
of four very talented and irreplace-
able seniors that have been an outstanding asset,” Asbury said.
“Along with the girls returning, I’m
looking forward to new players
coming in with their own set of talents and strengths to enhance our
hockey team. I am looking for this
combination to push us further
along in the conference and to be
strong contenders overall next
year.”
The seniors’ farewell was an
emotional one, as endings always
are. Asbury, given a chance to say
goodbye said, “The seniors that will
be truly missed are: Courtney
Porzio, Jamie Kistner, Megan Kees
and Corinne Campbell. These girls,
along with their talent and level of
play, have led the field hockey team
in such a positive way for the past
few years that their contributions
will never be forgotten. They were
the leaders that every coach would
want to have on a team. I want to
thank them again for their positive
leadership, their level of intensity
and their unselfish and team-first
attitude at all times. I am proud of
each of them, their team loves them
and we wish them the best in all
their future endeavors.”
LVAIC Women's Sports Schedule
Friday, November 5
Lafayette Swimming and Diving vs. Army, 5:00 p.m.
Lafayette Volleyball vs. Holy Cross, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Swimming and Diving vs. Colgate, Navy, 6:30 p.m.
Lehigh Volleyball at Army, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 6
Lafayette Swimming and Diving at Bison Sprint Invitational, 11:00 a.m.
Lafayette Volleyball vs. Army, 4:00 p.m.
Lehigh Crew at Rutgers
Lehigh Field Hockey vs. American, 11:00 a.m.
Lehigh Soccer vs. American, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Volleyball vs. Holy Cross, 7:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg Soccer in the Centennial Conference playoffs
Wednesday, November 10
Cedar Crest Basketball, scrimmage, 7:00 p.m.
Lafayette Volleyball vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Lafayette Volleyball at Navy, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Volleyball at American, 7:00 p.m.
Cedar Crest, DeSales, Moravian, and Muhlenberg Cross Country
NCAA Division III Mideast Regional (at Allegheny College) 11 a.m.
Lafayette Volleyball at American, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, November 19
Cedar Crest Basketball at Notre Dame Tournament
Lafayette Basketball at Eastern Michigan Classic, 5:30 p.m.
Lafayette Swimming and Diving vs. Lehigh, 7:00 p.m.
Moravian Basketball vs. Gwynedd-Mercy, 6:00 p.m.
Cedar Crest Basketball at Notre Dame Tournament
DeSales Basketball at Hendrix College, 3:00 p.m.
Lafayette Basketball at Eastern Michigan Classic, 3:00 p.m.
Lafayette Volleyball, Patriot League Tournament, TBA
Moravian Basketball, Consolation/Championship game, 2:00/4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 21
DeSales Basketball at Johns Hopkins Tournament, 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 23
Moravian Basketball at DeSales, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Basketball vs. Princeton, 7:00 p.m.
LVAIC Men's Sports Schedules
Wednesday, November 3
Muhlenberg Soccer in the Centennial Conference playoffs
Winner of the Muhlenberg/Franklin & Marshall match up to take on winner of the McDaniel/Swarthmore game on November 6 or 7
The field hockey team has one last pre game talk. The bleachers are decorated with signs and balloons for seniors Corinne
Campbell, Megan Kees, Jamie Kistner, and Courtney Porzio.
Lafayette Football at Colgate, 12:30 p.m.
Lafayette Soccer vs. American, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Football at Georgetown, 12:30 p.m.
Moravian Football vs. Albright, 1:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg Football at McDaniel, 1:00 p.m.
Cedar Crest Athlete of the Week nominees
for the week of October 11-17:
Brittanney Smith (soccer)
Katie Brown (cross country)
Sunday, November 7
Lehigh Soccer, 3:00 p.m.
and the week of October 18-October 24:
Allison Taylor (cross country)
Ashley Wenk (field hockey)
Lisa Stewart (volleyball)
Megan Miller (soccer)
Friday, November 12
Lafayette & Lehigh Soccer (Patriot League Championships, TBD)
Lehigh Wrestling vs. North Carolina State, 7:00 p.m.
Floor hockey Results
First Place:
The Schockerz
Second Place:
The Winners
Third Place:
The Golden Bees
The undefeated Shockerz were the floor hockey champions.
Photo Courtesy of Dan Donohue
Friday, November 5
Lehigh Soccer at Navy, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Swimming and Diving at Colgate, 6:30 p.m.
DeSales, Moravian, and Muhlenberg Cross Country
NCAA Division III Mideast Regional (at Allegheny College) 11 a.m.
Lafayette Football vs. Holy Cross, 12:30 p.m.
Muhlenberg Football at Moravian, 1 p.m.
Lafayette & Lehigh Soccer
(Patriot League Championships, TBD)
Lehigh Wrestling at Penn State Duals
Friday, November 19
Moravian Basketball at Gallaudet, 7:00 p.m.
Fourth Place:
Rogue Sirens
DeSales Basketball vs. Franklin & Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette Basketball at Duquense, 3:00 p.m.
Lafayette Football vs. Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.
Fifth Place:
Magpie Mafia
Sunday, November 21
Moravian Basketball at Catholic, 1:00 p.m.
Sixth Place:
Sugar Daddies
Tuesday, November 23
Lafayette Basketball at St. Peter's, 7:00 pm.
Moravian Basketball vs. DeSales 8:00 p.m.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet Dr. James Ward, history professor here at CCC
of the best scripts you could see on television
in the ’sixties. George—that is, Buzz—was
always getting disappointed. But he kept coming back.
Jillian Dawson
A&E Co-Editor
The Crestiad: Where did you attend college
and what did you major in?
James Ward: Middlebury, in Vermont.
History, of course.
TC: Did you always want to be a professor?
JW: Hard to say. I thought about a lot of
things. Either from books I read or movies I
saw, I entertained ideas of becoming an architect, an archaeologist, an artist or writer (a
really powerful attraction when you’re in your
late teens and have just discovered Thomas
Wolfe), and lots more. Had I to do it again,
I’d probably prefer running a small, high-end
restoration shop for classic British motorcycles, maybe five or six projects a year. You
need a lot of technical knowledge for something like that, some business savvy, and a
sense of history. Talk about a self-determined
existence, with a high measure of satisfaction,
both tangible and aesthetic.
TC: What song or album can’t you get
enough of at the moment?
JW: Can’t wait to get my hands on the new
double CD by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
(“Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus”).
According to Nick and his bandmates, it’s
their masterpiece, which, in view of several
previous masterpieces, is saying a lot. Nick’s
an acquired taste, not for everyone. And anything Jeff Beck turns out. Amazing that he’s
still going strong.
TC: What is the most shocking music video
you’ve seen in the past few months?
JW: I stopped watching the video channels
quite some time ago. However, I did catch the
new Eminem video and really found it a lot of
fun. The guy’s a genius, although probably a
warped one. Anyone who can send up Osama,
TC: If you were a Crestiad staff member,
what do you think you would write about?
JW: What’s happening in the country and the
world—the important stuff. What’s happening
on this campus. Fewer throwaway pieces, and
scrap the news syndicate columns. More
investigative reporting, to get to the bottom of
things without being fobbed off with pat
explanations and rationalizations. More things
that push the envelope. I’m adamantly against
all forms of censorship, Patriot Act (and its
local variants) be damned.
Dr. Ward, the director of the Honors program
wouldn’t share any of his classic jokes with The
Crestiad because he’s “used them all up in class.”
Moby, and Michael Jackson has got something on the ball. Eminem should go into politics.
TC: What are some of your hidden talents?
JW: Fixing things. Always knowing which
way to turn, when you come up out of a New
York City subway. Getting out of potentially
dangerous situations, usually in one piece.
I’ve been lucky.
TC: If you could be anyone for a day who
would it be?
JW: How about “Buzz” (the character George
Maharis played in “Route 66”)?
He was the dark-haired one. I think they
rebroadcast it on “Nick at Night” somewhere
in the ’eighties. Sterling Silliphant wrote most
of the episodes, which meant they had some
TC: Do you have any pets?
JW: As my students know, those three dogs.
In order of seniority, Devon/Decker (he’s got
two names), the Jack Russell; Davey, the
Australian Shepherd; and Corey, the Chinese
Crested Powder Puff. Jane, my wife, has her
horses, and Elizabeth, our daughter, has horses, another dog, and an army of cats.
TC: If you were elected as our newest president, what would you do for our country?
JW: Where do I start? Mostly I’ve voted for
the losers. If this piece comes out after the
election, we’ll see if I’ve managed to do it
again. Compare the damage done by the current regime in Washington with, say, the
exemplary work Jimmy Carter has done in his
post-presidency. Case closed.
TC: What was your favorite Halloween
costume growing up?
JW: Can’t really remember. There were some
interesting ones, when I was in a creative
mood. Maybe I pretended to be a college professor. You can get a lot of mileage out of that
one.
Concert Review
Mirah and the gang hit the stage in Center City Philadelphia
Chitter
Chat
Jillian Dawson
A&E Editor
Check out who the stars are
endorsing for president, who’s
Mandy’s new doctor friend, 007
newest face and much more!
It seems as though the 2004 presidential election brought all the celebrities out of
the woodwork of their $10 million estates to
support either George W. Bush or John
Kerry. The folks of Tinseltown seemed
delighted to endorse their favorite candidate
and went to all lengths to get the word out
to vote. Let’s take a look at who some of
these famous faces wanted in office to lead
our country.
Senator John Kerry had a bunch of
legendary names tied under his belt. Carole
King and Neil Diamond promoted the
Democrat along with R.E.M, Pearl Jam,
Eminem, and Jersey natives Jon Bon Jovi
and Bruce Springsteen. Also, Meet the
Parents stars Ben Stiller and Robert De
Niro pulled in publicity for Kerry, along
with Ashton Kutcher and Leonardo
DiCaprio.
President George W. Bush’s supporters weren’t as public as his rival Kerry’s
were. However, he pulled in power name
and California governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger to endorse him to continue
his term as president. Among some of his
followers was Frasier star Kelsey
Grammer, not to mention Texas native
Jessica Simpson, and fellow pop star
Britney Spears. Long haired rock ‘n’ roller
Kid Rock was also caught up in the mix
along with many other celebrities who supported the Republican.
But don’t think every celebrity is
pulling out their Uncle Sam hat. Alice
Cooper has been noted as saying that his
musical peers’ endorsements are “treason
against rock ‘n’ roll.”
Also noting, MTV.com has received
numerous complaints against President
Bush’s lack of airtime on the network. They
have issued a statement reading, “We agree
with you that we can best serve our audience by presenting both candidates and campaigns in equal measure. But while Senator
Kerry has now sat for two interviews with
MTV, President Bush has yet to agree to a
single appearance.”
Mirah
The Butchies
Lisa Stewart
Co-Copy Editor
Lo-fi, alternative folk singer, Mirah hails
from the Philadelphia area and her return to
the city on Tuesday October 12 warmed the
hearts of the crowd in the First Unitarian
Church basement. The show at the church in
Center City Philly was scheduled to begin at
an early 7 p.m. as the band Yo La Tengo was
headlining their 8 p.m. show with an acoustic
set upstairs in the sanctuary and the sound
from the basement would be distracting.
The show began a little late with local
singer-songwriter Cara Hyde, who played to a
seemingly lackluster crowd that opted to sit on
the basement floor and watch her, rather than
stand and show their active support. The
crowd showed plenty of support for Hyde and
the conclusion of her set in the form and
cheers and applause, but it may have been due
to the abundance of CDs she offered to the
crowd for the small price of signing up for her
e-mailing list.
The back of the church basement was
lined with tables for the bands to sell their
merchandise as well as political awareness
driven tables. Some of the tables had anti-
Bush stickers for sale and pamphlets about the
importance of voting and making an informed
decision. Throughout the entire evening, people working to recruit volunteers to go doorto-door and register more Kerry supporters
walked around and spoke to the crowd about
the urgency of the matter.
The second of the four all female artists
was The Butchies. The reason the show had to
be earlier than most, The Butchies rock loud
and rock hard. Their punk rock meets feminist
art rock music rang in the ears of the crowd
even between the songs. With members, Kaia,
Alison, and infamous drummer, Melissa York,
all dressed in matching outfits as they always
do (this time showcasing navy blue button
down workers shirts and navy blue Dickies
brand pants, so that they looked like jumpsuits), the intensity and energy were so high
that the audience didn’t break their smiles
until they realized the set had to end as Kaia
asked the crowd, “Does anyone know what
time it is?” Due to the time constraints and
necessary quiet, The Butchies were only able
to play five or six songs before they relinquished the stage to avant-garde folk rocker
Tara Jane O’Neil.
O’Neil took the stage with three other
Tara Jane O’Neil
musicians to accompany her “art” including
one on drums, one playing keyboards, drum
machine controls, and secondary guitar, and
the last musician singing back-up and playing
rhythmic instruments like the tambourine as
well as playing a bit of violin. The actual
music of her set was extremely impressive,
with a wide array of instruments and sounds
coming through. She also did a lot of experimenting with sound and feedback from the
speakers, but sometimes it was unclear as to
whether she had a set list at all, or even if the
songs existed before the band got on stage.
O’Neil’s mumbling of lyrics and perpetual lost
gaze had people questioning whether she was
under the influence of some kind of sedative.
The crowd grew weary of standing for her
performance as well, and many of the Philly
scenesters relented to the basement floor once
again to wait out the rest of her performance
until the headliner, Mirah, played. It’s really
too bad, because O’Neil’s music got a lot better towards the end of her set and what
seemed to annoy the crowd the most was her
personality, whether it was self induced or not.
At last, Mirah took the stage and everyone in the entire place stood and moved closer
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Now back to your regularly scheduled
Chitter Chat...
Guess who the newest couple on the
block is? Singer/actress Mandy Moore
snatched up a doctor. Well, he plays one on
T.V. Her and Scrubs star Zach Braff have
been seen being extra cozy with one another
this past month.
Ashton Kutcher has a few new roommates... Demi Moore’s teenage daughters.
Apparently That 70 s Show star is playing
dad while his lover interest is in Wales filming a new flick titled “Half Light.” Why
can’t the girls stay with their father Bruce
Willis, you may ask? He’s been away in
New York.
Pierce Brosnan has been endorsing
Irishman Colin Farwell to be the next
James Bond saying, “He’ll eat the head off
them all,” at an awards ceremony in Dublin.
Rocky icon Sylvester Stallone is coming out with a new fitness magazine titled
“Sly”. It will hit stands in early January and
aims to men 35-54. Sorry ladies.
Musical Artist Interview
The Cr estiad talked to Toby and found out about her “Everyday” and the “Angels and devils” she encountered her first year in the biz.
Jillian Dawson &
Tonesha Baltimore
A&E Co-Editors
Toby Lightman’s debut album
“Little Things” has put her on the
road to stardom. With her hit single
“Angels and Devils” and the yearlong promotional tour, there’s no
doubt this soul pop singer will be
booked on the charts for a long
time.
The Crestiad: You went to the
University of Wisconsin,
Madison. What did you major
in?
Toby Lightman: I majored in film
and digital recording. It helped with
my videos, coming up with treatments and the digital recording I
used in the studio when I was making my album.
TC: In November you are going
to start filming your guest
appearance for NBC’s American
Dreams. What will you be doing
on show?
TL: Right now it still up for discussion but I heard that they are
allowing the artist to pick what
song they want to sing of their own.
I am still working on what song I
am going to do, I am not good at
picking what I want to do that
would fit in with the 60’s time era.
TC: You opened up for Prince at
the Rose Garden Arena in
Portland, Oregon on September
1st. Where you a fan of Prince
before than?
TL: I definitely appreciated his
music more and was motivated to
listen to more of his stuff. I definitely appreciated his work before
though, I mean, Prince is a legend
so it was just amazing to be around
him.
TC: How was that whole experience?
TL: I loved it. His band was so
nice and helpful, they helped us set
up and everything. I got to talk with
Prince during our sound check. He
came out and I was really star
struck. What do you say to Prince?
He was really nice and quiet, but he
is just so great.
TC: How long have you been on
tour?
TL: It will be a year this month. It
has been fun but I need a break that
is coming up. I will be off tour at
the end of this month and then
November is pretty full but I get all
of December off.
TC: Do you have a favorite track
on your debut album, “Little
Things”?
TL: “Everyday” because I enjoyed
writing it and it was the hardest
song so it took a while to finish. It
was worth it when it was finished.
TC: You’re from New Jersey.
What’s it like performing in your
hometown?
TL: I am from Cherry Hill, which
is right over the bridge. I actually
performed there yesterday [Tuesday
October, 26] It was fun and a great
show. The good thing was that
there were more of people I didn’t
know compared to just all of my
fans which is always great. I was
really pumped.
TC: In track 9, “Everyday” you
sing “a desire to be what others
want me to be, which is nothing
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The Sound Booth
Nonpoint is on point
Jennifer Kumetz
Staff Writer
With politics and the Iraq war a part of
daily life, Nonpoint’s new album, Recoil, is
definitely on point. Politically charged tracks
like “The Truth” and “Side With the Guns”
are balanced by quieter tracks like “Wait” and
a cover of Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight.”
This nu-metal quartet includes vocalist
Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, guitarist and vocalist Andrew Goldman, and
bassist KB. With emotion packed vocals,
insightful lyrics, hardcore beats, and striking
melodies, these boys have much more to say
than run of the mill metal bands.
“It’s all about this whole war and it’s
about the truth. There are a lot of untruths and
a lot of bullshit that we’re being subjected to
and it’s difficult to know who to trust, isn’t
it?” Soriano said to Lava, the bands new
label.
This is Nonpoint’s third album preceded
by Statement and Development which sold a
combined 300,000 copies. The band formed
in 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They
appeared in Ozzfest in 2002 and have toured
with Linkin Park, the Deftones, and
Disturbed.
Front center: Elias Soriano. From back, left to right: Andrew Goldman, Robb Rivera, and KB.
Nonpoint put 12 months worth of
thought, reinvention, and personal toil into
this album. Everything is a collaboration of
all four artists bringing themselves together
for a powerful album with messages that vary
from track to track.
On track two, “The Truth,” Nonpoint
questions the government with lyrics like, “If
we only knew the truth about what really goes
on. Maybe all the things I / do would make
sense just for once. Maybe we could work our
way around it, if / we only knew the truth
about it.”
Track four takes on a quieter more sincere and reflective tone. In “Wait” Soriano
sings the refrain, “Why should I wait (I hate
this feeling) for my mistakes (they’re tearing
me up inside). Why should I wait for something to point me the right way?”
Soriano’s pride on the album is track
five, “Rabia,” which translates to “rage,” sung
entirely in Spanish. He belts out, “I don’t
even know you, why are you staring? Why
are you fronting, face to / face.”
The rest of this 13 track album finishes
in the same manner, mixing reflective messages with more hard core politically inspired
songs. The only exception is the cover of “In
the Air Tonight,” which Nonpoint adds a
rockin’ kick to without losing the original
darkly calm ambiance.
This is a job well done whether you prefer mosh pits or emotional melodies, with
radio worthy songs throughout. You can feel
the energy and talent of each Nonpoint member come through loud and clear. B+
Louque: Creating a new genre of music
Erica Fleming
Staff Writer
It’s hard to pin down what kind of music
Dustan Louque creates. Is it R&B? Is it reggae? Is it soul? Is it a new kind of funk
derived from his Louisiana hometown?
It is a little bit of all these things, and as
such Dustan, the front man for his band
Louque, coined a new term for his music:
NewLaFaya. The name comes from the
hometowns of Louque and co-writer Donovan
Guidry, New Orleans and Lafayette,
Louisiana, respectively.
In an interview with Venice magazine,
Louque explained his reason for categorizing
his own musical style: “Everybody wants to
say the music is like this or sounds like that.
Ya’ll can say what you like; we’re calling it
‘faya.’ You know how everybody is; they
gotta put you in some kind of category. That
was just our way of putting our own stamp on
it.”
On their debut CD So Long, Louque
combines these elements of reggae, R&B,
soul, and funk to create a truly unique sound.
The first track, “Perique,” combines plaintive
chords and drawn out lyrics to create a melancholy feel that draws the listener in. “Art,” the
third song on the CD, contains a repetitive
keyboard line and percussion and a catchy
bridge that combine for a very interesting
song.
But while Louque may have created a
new and fresh type of music, many of the
songs seem to run together; it is often difficult
to distinguish one song from another. The
songs are well written, and the lyrics interesting, but Louque uses his soft percussion,
repeating keyboard lines, and slightly raspy
voice almost the same way on each and every
one.
So Long is nothing if not mellow. It is
great background music, has imaginative
lyrics and a fresh new sound, but isn’t anything that will stick out in your mind. Play it
while you do your homework; you might not
even notice it’s there after a few minutes. B
Here on Campus
Reel Reviews
The Grudge leaves audiences
scared in their seats.
Talking with artist Richard Stetser who is bringing
his carved wood exhibition to CCC
Tierra Blue
Staff Writer
Starring:
Sarah
Michelle
Gellar and
Jason Behr
Rated:
PG-13
Duration: 1
hour and 30
minutes
Deidre Latoof
Staff Writer
Hitting theaters just in time for
Halloween is Sarah Michelle Gellar’s latest
horror flick The Grudge. This film is actually
a remake of a very popular Japanese movie
by the same title, and is also directed by
Takashi Shimizu. This film is also set in
Japan but features American actors in the
main roles. While Shimizu did a decent job
creating a highly Americanized thriller, it no
doubt pales in comparison to the original.
The acting was shallow at best and the characters never last long enough for us to really
care about them. However shallow the acting, this movie is still worth seeing if your
idea of a fun time is having the bejeezus
scared out of you.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is no stranger to
the horror genre and after taking a bit of a
break from movies, she taps into her Scream
2 memories and renews her role as America’s
reigning scream queen. It appears at times,
though, that she still hasn’t quite gotten Buffy
the Vampire Slayer out of her system as she
runs around Japan trying to solve the mystery
of what is going on.
Another WB alum, Jason Behr of
Roswell, is also featured in the movie as well
as Bill Pullman and Clea Duvall. However,
two of the actors in the film, Takako Fuji and
Yuya Ozeki, outshine the well-known
American actors by reprising the roles that
they played in the original Japanese version.
Though they have very little speaking roles,
their performance in the film gives it just a
little more credibility. Because of these two
actors, I found myself jumping out of my
seat more times than I can possibly count.
There is no argument that this movie leaves
the viewer questioning every noise they hear
and checking every corner before they go to
bed and those who scoff at a good old fashioned haunted house horror movie will be
pleasantly surprised.
This thriller begins with action and
excitement and ends in the same style. It
leaves the heart pounding and the skin crawling, even when you know what is just about
to happen. The only real problem with this
movie is that there is so much going on, in
fact, that it is hard to keep up sometimes.
Several characters are introduced and then
subsequently killed before Gellar is even
introduced and yet the destructive force
responsible for the deaths throughout the film
is not even explained until the movie is nearly over. This, coupled with the fact that the
chronology of the film is never in order and
never explained, can make things more than
a little confusing, but the film never ceases to
shock and horrify.
For those of you out there who enjoyed
The Ring, another American remake of a
Japanese movie, then this movie is something you want to check out. Many of the
effects and story are similar, though this
movie seems to have more happening and
also explains things a little bit better. Despite
some less than stellar acting, this movie will
still provide all of the scares you need if
you’re still craving a little Halloween adventure. A-
Two tails up for underwater hit
Tierra Blue
Staff Writer
Shark Tale was about a little fish with
big dreams named Oscar
who encounters a number of
things to reach his goal.
However, having big dreams
comes with big problems!
Oscar gets a brilliant
idea when he finds a dead
shark body among some
coral one day. A few of
Oscar’s friends help him
portray himself as a hero of
the neighborhood reef,
where he lives and works.
Everyone praises Oscar and
his big dreams finally come
true.
Unfortunately, his story
unravels. Will Oscar come
clean about what really happened to the public? Or will
he continue to live as a
hero?
Will Smith is the voice of Oscar. Costarring with Smith, Robert De Niro is the
voice of “Don Lino”, a very hip shark who is
involved in the Shark
Mafia.
Renee Zellweger is
Angie, Oscar’s best friend,
who sees Oscar as a hero in
her own eyes already. Jack
Black is Lenny, a hilarious
young shark, who does not
fit the mold of his shark
family.
Finally, Angelina Jolie
provides the voice of Lola,
a sassy, little beta fish that
does not take “no” for an
answer.
Along with many other
actors, this animated comedy promises to have your
gills aching with laughter!
A
Starring: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie, Renee Zellweger,
Jack Black, and Martin Scorsese
Rated: PG
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
The Crestiad had the pleasure of interviewing an artist that will be displaying his
artwork at Cedar Crest College on
November 15, 2004 until January 23, 2005.
The distinguished artist, Richard Stetser,
will be staging his artwork in the Art
Display Gallery located in the Tompkins
College Center.
The Crestiad: How did you get started in
the Art industry?
Richard Stetser: I’ve been a practicing
artist since graduating from art school.
TC: What brings you inspiration to create a piece?
RS: The general shape of the piece of wood
on which I plan to work.
TC: Do you have a favorite piece?
RS: The last piece that I’m working on is
always my favorite piece.
TC: How long does a piece take in order
to be completed?
RS: It depends on the complexity of the
piece, sometimes two years, sometimes
less.
TC: Are you a current educator at the
University of the Arts?
RS: No, I retired in 2001 after 40 years of
teaching.
Richard Stetser’s CCC exhibition is titled
“Sculpture”. He has been in the industry since the
1960’s.
TC: In preparation for your art exhibit
at Cedar Crest College, what will
be your theme?
RS: There is no theme, although most
pieces relate to organic container forms.
TC: Is there anything else about you that
you would like the Cedar Crest
Community to know prior to your art
exhibit?
RS: Pertinent information is in the press
release from the Gallery. Thank you for
your interest in the show.
Mirah in Philadelphia
to the stage in order to catch a glimpse of the
influential singer. She began the set with an
a cappella song that seemed to preach about
society, using eating as a metaphor. As the
show went on, the crowd loosened up to
Mirah, calling out requests for her to play
and attentively listening to her stories
between songs. During such stories, the bass
drum from upstairs could be heard, signaling
that the opening bands for Yo La Tengo were
still on and the audience had more time to
enjoy Mirah.
Mirah, who usually plays venues solo,
with just a guitar and a microphone, was
accompanied by a drummer on a selected
few songs and a violinist/harmony singer of
many others. Though this was the type of
music one would think people sit for, the
crowd swayed back and forth and sang along
as Mirah sang. Towards the end of the set,
when everyone knew the show would have
to wrap up, Mirah decided to try something a
little different and asked the audience to
keep singing “ ba da da da dum” which hardcore fans of hers knew was the background
for her song “Pollen” She attempted to come
down from the stage, having the audience
circle around her, but the sound system
would not allow it. Once Mirah decided to
stay on stage and sing the part, she noticed
that the audience was not in the same key as
she needed them to be, so she stopped and
restarted a couple of time, and finally gave
up and chose a new song for the interactive
ending. Mirah finally concluded the show at
11:30 p.m. with a song off of her album entitled, “You Think It’s Like This But It’s
Really Like This.” The show was well worth
seeing, and though Mirah and The Butchies
have been around for a long time, their tours
are becoming fewer and far between.
Lightman’s angels and devils
close to me”. In a few words, who is Toby
Lightman?
TL: That is yet to be seen. As long as you
are someone you want to be and you are
happy with yourself than you are fine. I am
still growing but I am happy with myself.
TC: Were you ever pressured to change
your image to conform to today’s pop
style. Does Lava Records give you the
freedom to just be yourself?
TL: At one point I wanted to be whatever
type would make me famous like everyone
else. Right now I am happy with myself but
I am willing to try any image to help my
career grow.
TC: Your music is classified as Soul
R&B, do you agree with that. What artist
have influenced your style?
TL: I listened to a variety of old soul like
Stevie Wonder and blues and rock like Led
Zeppelin. I have a mix of music that I listen
to.
TC: Where were you when you heard
your first single?
TL: I was in Austin, Texas driving around
getting ready to go to a show. We were all
just stunned and quiet listening to it, just
surprised. It is weird hearing yourself on the
radio but we were all excited when it was
over.
TC: Is there anything else you would like
our readers to know about you?
TL: Just to buy the album, give it a chance
and I don’t lip-synch <laughs>.
TC: No Ashlee Simpson moments for
you?
TL: No, I don’t believe in using prerecorded music for a concert. I mean you just do
your job, and that whole acid reflux thing, I
totally don’t believe that story. I could never
do it, I will always sing live no matter what
because that’s what I do. I will always do a
real live show.
Week of November 8, 2004
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
A rejection of your attempt to be friendly
leaves you with two choices: Try again,
or give up. If you want to make another
effort, go slowly. Let things develop
without pressure.
HOROSCOPES
Here’s what’s happening
on campus and beyond:
SALOMES'S STARS
NOVEMBER
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
A much-talked-about workplace change
could be coming soon. Be sure to get all
the details involved in the process, and
once you have them, you can decide how
you want to deal with it
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21)
There could still be a communication
problem holding up the resolution of a
troublesome situation. Stay with it, and
eventually your message will get through
and be understood.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
It could be a problem dealing with unfamiliar people who do things differently
from what you're used to. But rely on
that strong sense of purpose to get you
through this difficult period.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
You might still believe that your trust
was betrayed, although the facts would
appear to prove the opposite. But by the
week's end you should learn something
that will help set the record straight.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19)
A possible change in your workplace
schedule might create a chaotic situation
for a while. But once things begin to settle down, you might find that this could
work to your advantage.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
To avoid neglecting a personal matter
because of a demanding new workplace
schedule, start prioritizing immediately.
Knowing how to apportion your time
takes a little while to set up.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
Holiday plans could be a challenge
because of shifting circumstances. But a
more settled period starts by midweek,
allowing you to firm up your plan-making once and for all.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) A recent job-linked decision might
need to be reassessed because of the possibility of finding benefits you might
have overlooked. Check out all related
data to help in the search.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
It won't be easy to avoid some of the
pressures that come with change. Best
advice: Take things a step at a time, and
you'll be less likely to trip up while
things are in a chaotic state.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) The facts continue to be on your
side. So make use of them in dealing
with any challenge to your stated position. Also, open your mind to the offer
of help from an unlikely source.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
A personal situation you agreed to might
not be as acceptable to the other person
involved in the matter. Avoid pressuring
and bullying. Instead, seek common
ground by talking things through.
(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.
Answers to last edition’s puzzle
6 4:00 p.m.
Ring Ceremony
Lees Hall
8 8:00 p.m.
Yellowcard
Electric Factory
421 N. Seventh St.
Philadelphia, Pa
10 9:30 p.m.
First Year Programs Sex
Jeopardy
7:00 p.m.
Broadway Production of Cats
825 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, Pa
11 8:00 p.m.
42nd Street
State Theatre
453 Northampton St.
Easton, Pa
12 8:00 p.m.
Indigo Girls
Keswick Theatre
Easton Road and Keswick
Avenue
Glenside, Pa
13 9:00 a.m.
Student Activities – Road Trip
New York City
14 – 20
Community Service
Hunger & Homelessness
Awareness
Week
Across
1
4
7
10
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
21
23
24
26
28
30
31
34
36
40
41
42
43
45
47
48
Certified public accountant
Oath
Picnic pest
Grasps
The other half of Jima
Warning
April
Pen stuff
Elegance
Also
Three
Extension (abbr.)
Hertz
Seasoner makers
Gleans
Baby’s bed
Royalty
Run
Unsatisfactory
Pen fillers
Whelp
Rio de Janeiro
Lubricate
Express objections
Thicket
Raggedy Ann’s friend
Genghis __
50
52
54
57
58
60
61
63
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67
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70
71
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Down
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
Black
Cuban dance
Vendee
Pain unit
Marvel
Mountain Time
Verve
Tales
Unpaid
Hand covering
Animal rope
American sign language
Made of oak
Fast plane
Crazy
Lair
Mugger
Pine tree nut
Liable
Eight
Hold
Came out of sleep
Both
Association
Vacations
Greenwich Mean Time
11
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22
25
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31
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44
45
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57
59
60
62
64
66
68
Bake eggs
Behind
Mr..’s wife
Spring flower
Doctor’s picture
Fall mo.
Boxer Muhammad
B
Uneven
Tempo
French “yes”
Licensed practical nurse
Rive
Not (prefix)
Small child
Slick
Dekameter
Eats
Tides
Whichever
Upset
Surpass
Pouts
Assumed name
Elicit
Split apart
New Jersey’s neighbor
Swiss-like cheese
Combine
Males
Time zone
North American nation
Fellow
16 9:00 a.m.
Community Service
Blood Drive
Lees Gym
21 6:00 p.m.
FADED Show
21 - 28
Thanksgiving Break
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