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pg. 2 e re Ca pdat h 5 alt ll u pg. He m bi s en’ th or f m e r Wo Mon Softball in Florida pg. 21 ARTS Lady Gaga video pg.7 Fresh off the lot pg. 19 pg.17 LIFESTYLES Vagina Monologues y nal tio istor a H N Thursday March 25, 2010 Education cuts affect students THE CRESTIAD pg.12 Allentown, Pa Vol. 93 No. 17 Cedar Crest College Breaking News Dissasfied students plan protest, administraon responds Khyla Flores STAFF WRITER The topic of discussion on Cedar Crest’s campus lately seems to be the new admissions video “Where are the boys?” There have been multiple Student Government Association meetings allowing students to express their grief or acceptance of the new You Tube video, as well as, giving Dr. Kimberly Owens a chance to explain the reason behind the making of the video to the student body. According to the SGA minutes, student have expressed concern in the following ways: “Future employers, parents, other colleges and adults that view the video will not take current students seriously or take the college seriously, there was a lot of time spent on other campuses in our area rather than our own, we are equating social life to boys – so many other events that weren’t even addressed, there wasn’t much current student input, we represent this college too and when someone sees the video it is representing our college and our students,” and many other concerns as listed in the SGA minutes from Feb. 24. Focusing on the concern of not being enough “current student input,” Owens states,” One thing that I have heard from a number of students is that they just wish they would’ve known about the video before hand and I think that’s a fair comment. If I had to do it all over again, even if I was pushed for time because of the campaign, I would’ve sent an e-mail out to the community so at least people would not have been as surprised by it. The reason I didn’t send out an e-mail is because after people started reacting to the video, I felt that it would have come off as defensive.” The campus community seems to have mixed feelings about the video: some in favor of it and some opposing it. However, the vast majority of students have ultimately rejected the video, ac- cording to the reactions during the SGA meetings. Among these students, a small group has decided to express their disapproval in a different fashion then the previously scheduled SGA meetings. This group of students, which includes junior student-athletes Lakeema Jones and Kelly Oakes, are dissatisfied with how things have been handled regarding discussions and having their voice heard about their college’s new admissions video. In regards to students feeling unheard, Owens states, “A couple of students had said that they feel like they are not being heard or that I am not validating their point of view because the video is [still on You Tube], but I completely respect the student’s point of view; I happen to have a different point of view and that is going to happen sometimes. The video was developed for a reason and at this point the video is going to stay up there.” She also explains the method the video is suppose to follow is, “a funny tongue-and-cheek video and that [where the boys are] is a number one question that we get from a significant portion of the prospective student population.” This group of students does not feel that the video accurately represents the student body here at Cedar Crest and are upset with what the overall video symbolizes. "I do not feel that the video represents Cedar Crest. I know I am not the targeted audience however I am a student who has been here for four years. In my opinion the video did not focus on a crucial element of our college, our community and the connection people develop from asserting themselves on this campus," states Oakes. This determined group of students has decided to make a stance and get their word heard by scheduling a peaceful and professional protest. This rally has been scheduled to happen on March 30th at noon. These students welcome all fac- ulty, staff, and students to join them in front of the steps of Blaney Hall to let their voices be heard. Owens claims to respect the students need to protest as she states, “I completely support the students’ right to express their opinion by means of protest. It’s something that happens at colleges all the time, since colleges have been here. I have participated in protests when I was a student.” Owens continues to state that, “What I hope also comes out in addition to the protest is that the students will take advantage of the opportunities that we are offering such as photo sessions and storytelling, future publications and future videos, as well as, the opportunity to be a student blogger.” One of the main apprehensions students had in the SGA meetings was that, “Concern was raised that student concerns were going to be overlooked purely because we are not the “target audience,” in response to Owens stating that the, “target audience is 16, 17, and 18 year old high school students.” Two prospective female students from Allentown Central Catholic High School, DinaMichele Boyer, 17, and Erin Kireider, 18, have seen the new admissions video and have formulated opinions regarding the effectiveness of it on drawing new students into the college. Kreider states, “They use popular music which is nice and a grabber for our age but I think they should focus more on campus activities and weekend trips scheduled by the college and not necessarily ‘where the boys are.’ She goes on to comment that the video “seems very disconnected and disjointed. The ideas are there but the execution needs work.” Boyer feels that, “there is not enough focus on athletics or the theater or the arts, and they could have put less focus on where the boys are, by just mentioning the things that can be co-ed on campus, such as men having the opportunities to take classes and such. But after watching Global Studies declared as new major Dr. Allen Richardson CRESTIAD SPECIAL The Cedar Crest faculty has voted in favor of a new major in Global Studies. Pending approval by the College’s trustees, the new major will include a core of 27 credits and 18 credits in one of three concentrations: Religion, Culture, and Society, International Business and Economics, and Global Stewardship. The program also strongly encourages students to have a Study Abroad experience of 1 to 12 credits. The new major is the result of work undertaken by Dr. Cate Cameron (Anthropology), Dr. Allen Richardson (Religious Studies) and Chris Duelfer (Economics). The major seeks to promote global transnational understanding and global engagement. Global Studies is an emergent field in the social sciences and is inter-disciplinary. The field includes a burgeoning literature which includes theoretical discussions in many disciplines. The literature crosses disciplinary lines and is not contained in any single field reflecting the integrative orientation of this growing area of study. As Cedar Crest College experience a growing interest in Study Abroad, the new Global Studies major will provide a way of integrating those experiences into an interdisciplinary academic program. The new major will lead to careers in the global environment, global health, global marketing agencies, human justice organizations, international governing agencies such as the United Nations, the World Bank etc., international service agencies, travel and tourism, mass communication and positions with the U.S. government such as work for the foreign service or the State Department. the video, I don’t remember the academics and activities available for students, only where the boys are and how I can socialize with them.” Kreider has been shown the old admissions video every year for the past three years when she has visited Cedar Crest College, attending the Biology Olympics in April. “I like the old video better because it was much more informative about what Cedar Crest can offer to prospective students. The new video would not sway my decision to attend Cedar Crest, and it is very unfocused.” The students organizing the protest want to assure the college community that this action is in no way an attack on Owens herself or anyone else involved in the making of the video. Owens understands the need to protest but stresses for future student involvement, as she states, “One of the reasons I would really like to see this happen is because the protest is to express a certain point of view which I totally respect, however having participated in protests, I know from experience that you don’t always get what you want but it doesn’t mean that you can’t have a positive impact to move forward.” According to the SGA minutes from Mar. 17, President Ambar stopped by the meeting and responded to this “hot topic” by saying that, “she encourages students to voice concerns and continue to ‘push’ the administration.” Although everyone is encouraged to attend this rally at noon, whether they have class or not, the professors holding classes at this time are not to be shown disrespect if students engage in walking out of classes to participate. Students, faculty, and staff wanting to participate in this peaceful rally are invited to make signs and T-shirts relevant to this protest. This group of students would appreciate everyone who wishes to be heard to courageously stand with them and be counted. Education costs rise Finances have always been taken into account when choosing a college to attend. Students should be applying to schools based on the location and the majors offered there, to find a perfect match, however cost becomes the overwhelming decision ultimately, in many cases. Education costs have risen substantially over the past few years, and even more over 70 years. When comparing the current yearly tuition at Cedar Crest to the past tuitions, say back in 1940, the differing results are astonishing, but not necessarily shocking. So how much have Cedar Crest’s education costs actually risen? arcle | page 10-11 2 NEWS Hauna Colista, Editor NATIONAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS What healthcare reform means for students Nicole Magloire ADVERTISING EDITOR President Obama followed through with his promise of bringing "Change" by implementing the new health care bill into law on Tuesday March 23 at 11:15 a.m. The bill which has been circulating around Washington for over a month was passed by the House of Representatives on Sunday March 21. The bill was faced with fierce debate and a vigorous day of voting on Capitol Hill before being sent to the President for approval. Those who are familiar with the bill can expect to see some of the changes mentioned to come into effect within a year after the bill has been passed. Student especially can rest easy after the new bill is set in motion due to policies that directly affect them. The health reform bill requires insurance agencies to be accountable for the health care they provide by laying out stricter rules for the agencies to adhere to. The new rules prevent discrimination and the amount of abuse and denial of care that comes from insurance agencies. The new health care reform makes health care more affordable for the average American by providing the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history. The new bill reduces premium costs for tens of millions of families in America and makes coverage more affordable for many more. This new bill sets up a new competitive health insurance market which gives middle class Americans the same health care options that congress members have. The new bill will work to help protect families from bankruptcy or debt because of health care costs. The new bill will also insure that Americans will receive full and affordable coverage from their health care providers. The health care reform eliminates the insurance agencies right to discriminate against adults and children due to preexisting conditions. The ban on discrimination against adults will go into effect in 2014, and the ban against discrimination against children will go into effect immediately. Students that work for small businesses will have the opportunity to re- ceive health care from their employers. The bill has made it that small business owners will no longer have to choose between offering health care and hiring new employees. The bill offers small business owners tax credits up to 35 percent of premiums to help insure their employees. In the new bill if you are denied coverage due to your health you can receive insurance from a new high risk pool. The pool will be established sex months from now and will actively function until 2014, which is the date that insurers can no longer refuse applicants for preexisting conditions. The part of the bill that may affect students the most is that students cannot be dropped from their parents insurance until they're 26. As long as one files as a dependent and is still claimed by his or her parents, one will be able to stay on the parent's insurance until the age of 26. The changes that have been implemented into the Health Care reform will change the way that students and Americans in general, receive health care. The changes will improve the lives of Americans all over the country and will give students the peace of mind they've been longing for. Quick Health Care Facts Costs of the bill will equal out to $940 billion in ten years It will expand coverage to 32 million Americans who are currently uninsured Beginning in 2011 seniors in the Medicare gap will receive a 50 percent discount on brand name drugs In relation to abortion, no health care plan would be required to offer abortion coverage. In 2014, everyone must purchase health insurance or face a $695 annual fine Illegal immigrants will not be allowed to buy health insurance in the exchanges even if they pay completely with their own money compiled by Nicole Magloire Cedar Crest College, 100 College Drive Allentown, PA 18104 Managing Editor | Dannah Hartman Advertising Manager | Nicole Magloire Copy Editor | Lauren Panepinto Photo Editor | Danyla Frazier Front Page Editor | Lindsey Jancay Danyla Frazier | Photo Editor Of the many different distractions that can occur while driving, cell phones have proved to be one of the most dangerous. With the new Allentown law banning cell phone use while driving, violators of the law may expect fines up to $300. Phone use while driving banned in Allentown city Stacy Williams STAFF WRITER Cell phones were created to make life a little easier, healthier and affordable. But what happens when this idea goes horribly wrong. Multiple accidents, some that result in casualties are one of them. Now states and cities are adapting the no cell phone use and have the appropriate punishment for this nationwide problem. On Friday, March 5, 2010, Allentown, becoming the fourth city in the state of Pennsylvania has now adopted the ban against drivers’ cell phone usage. And it was finalized on Friday, March 19, 2010. Other cities that already have this ban in full effect are Philadelphia, Erie and Harrisburg. Law enforcement hopes to have this ban put into full effect by the end of the month, according to The Morning Call. This ban seems a bit flawed and law enforcement has taken that into consideration. For the first month, known as the grace period, violators will receive a warning when caught driving and using their cellular device. So if the law is not known prior to the warning, the motorist will be informed of the law and will be advised to use hands free devices in the future. The Crestiad News Editor | Hauna Colista News Editor | Morgan Keschl Opinions Editor | Lindsey Jancay Assistant Opinions Editor | Sarajane Sein Lifestyles Editor | Dannah Hartman But once this grace period is over, violators will be fined a charge from $150 to $300. So be aware and safe. Switch to hands free devices while driving. According to the Morning Call, the bill will go into effect ten days after Mayor Ed Pawlowski signs the bill. City officials stated that a signing ceremony is set to be on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Being the fourth city by default, Bucks County overturned the ban because it was not uniform throughout the whole state, hence making it invalid. Many might question why did they decide to pass this ban all of a sudden. Well according to the Morning Call, “The bill’s sponsor, Michael Schlossberg, was moved y the tragedy that befell Jacy Good, A Muhlenberg College graduate who lost her parents and nearly died in a 2008 Berks County accident that was blamed on a teen using his cell phone.” This would never have resulted if people did not abuse the usage of a cell phone. Out of state individuals, do not fret, you will be warned before being fined. As well as the out of state individuals, residents will receive newsletter and all of the news coverage from the controversy has more than informed residents. There have been many mixed emotions and compar- isons of what this ban reminds the courts as well as residents of. Some compare enforcing that sing cell phones while driving is just as harmful as changing the radio station or adjusting your heat. Many individuals interviewed by the Morning Call already practice good driving safety to set good examples for either their children or passengers. “Tara Roseme of Allentown said the ban won’t influence her behavior because she already tries to set a good example for her three children by using her hands free device while driving. Another resident, Angela Stavinoha, “applauded the ban.” She stated, “I don’t’ talk on the cell phone. I let [my passenger] pick it up or let it go to voice mail. I think the ban is a good idea.” In regards to public safety, all states should slowly but eventually adopt this ban as a whole. A lot of lives can be saved and accident rates due to reckless driving involving cell phones will decrease and insurance rates will also remain low. Everybody likes to save money. Invest in a one time fee for a hand- free of your choice and avoid the strenuous fines for violating the law. Obey the law and preserve the value of life. Phone 610-606-4666 Ext 3331 Crestiad@cedarcrest.edu|cedarcrest.edu/crestiad Study Break Editor | Nicole Magloire Study Break Editor | Lauren Panepinto Arts Editor | Allie Scott Athletics Editor | Khyla Flores Faculty Advisor | Elizabeth Ortiz Staff Writers Molly Bair, Jessica Kuc, Katey Dauble, Christine Hickey, Jesenia Holguin, Rachel Morgandale, Michelle Palmisano, Alyssa Slinger, Joshlyn Susanen, Rena Wallace, Stacy Williams, Rachel Zarayko The Crestiad is a student run newspaper organization. It publishes one edition every week throughout the Fall and Spring semesters, available both in print and online at www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad. Its primary goals are to keep students informed about events and issues of concern to the Cedar Crest community and to provide staff members with an on-campus internship-quality media experience. Students participating in The Crestiad may receive academic credit for their participation. The final responsibility for news content and decisions rests with the editorial staff. The Crestiad is the student-run newspaper of Cedar Crest College and every member of the community is entitled to one copy free of charge. Additional copies of the paper are $1.00. Questions or concerns? If you have any questions about The Crestiad or concerns regarding content, please call the editorial staff and leave a message by phone, fax, mail or e-mail. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25 , 2010 | 3 NEWS CAMPUS NEWS Professors are recognized Amy Reese is promoted Michael Donovan is granted tenure and and granted tenure presents at conference Jesenia Holguin STAFF WRITER Cedar Crest College would like to take the opportunity to shine the light on Dr. Amy Reese on her recent promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in Biological Sciences. “I am delighted to have had my application for promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in Biological Sciences approved. I have enjoyed my time here and look forward to contributing my talents, time, and energy to the College in the future years,” Reese stated about having received the honor. Reese arrived at Cedar Crest College in the fall of 2004, making this her sixth year teaching at the college. She was attracted to the small campus school atmosphere that Cedar Crest had to offer; she felt this would offer her the chance to be “part of an active biology depart faculty team,” said Reese. Prior to teaching at the College, Reese taught what she liked to call “DNA boot camp” at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. The “DNA boot camp” was a shorter summer version of a typical semester long molecular biology course which made for a rigorous teaching schedule. “For three solid weeks in a row, the lecture was from 8-9 a.m. and the lab was from 9a.m.- 5p.m.,” Reese recalls. While taking on such a heavy workload might have been tiring, the rewards were priceless. Reese feels that the experience helped her figure out her passion. “It was an intense class but showed me how much I really loved teaching and interacting with students.” Reese received her B.A. from the College of Wooster [Wooster, Ohio] majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Music. She then continued her education at the University of Minnesota where she received a Ph.D. from the Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics. After her Ph.D. was complete, Reese says she “changed her major”. She continued her learning in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washing University School of Medicine [St. Louis, Missouri] where she finally found her calling. “I was very happy to move into microbiology, and felt as if I'd finally found the area in which I could teach and do research.” Jesenia Holguin STAFF WRITER Cedar Crest College’s Michael Donovan has been invited to present a session on teaching Business Ethics in the Academic Track of the Institute of Management Accountants Annual Conference. Donovan has also been granted tenure in Business Management and Economics. Regarding his presentation at the conference, Donovan is “honored that our approach at the College has received recognition.” Donovan came to Cedar Crest College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Legal studies and a minor in Economics from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. He then continued his education at Columbia University Graduate School of Business where he received a Master of Business Administration in Operations Management with honors. Donovan is also a Certified Management Accountant. Donovan has been at Cedar Crest for six years now, after having taught nine years at the Southern Maine Community College. He also worked as an adjunct professor at institutions such as Westbrook College, Husson College and the University of Southern Maine all of which are located in Maine. While at Cedar Crest College Donovan has been a part of teaching courses in the Business Department such as Business Ethics and, the ever challenging, Principles of Finance. He has also served as an advisor for groups taking the senior capstone course Applied Strategic Management. With all of the above accomplishments, Donovan still remains grounded and continues to work a strong work ethic. While he is going to take time to appreciate and prepare for Conference as well as presentation for tenure, Donovan says he is going to” Keep working hard,” here at Cedar Crest. Donovan will be recognized along with other Faculty members for their promotions on Apr. 15 at 4 p.m. in the Samuels Theater. CAMPUS NEWS Faculty, students and alumnae attend psychological conference in New York Rena Wallace STAFF WRITER The annual conference for the 2010 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association was held on March 4-6, 2010, in Brooklyn, New York. Students, faculty and alumnae of Cedar Crest College attend the meeting to hear what is happening across the landscape of psychology. In addition, they are given the opportunity to present their own research and findings. Prior to the event, Dr. Baker, Associate Professor of Psychology said, “I am hoping to hear a lot of new teaching ideas that I can incorporate into my classes here at Cedar Crest.” During the conference, Cedar Crest attendees were scheduled to present their research. Some of the presentations included a symposium titled “Attracting Undergraduate Students to Research”. It was chaired by Dr. Baker, and presented by a panel comprised of students from Cedar Crest College and Dr. Himmanen, Assistant Professor of Psychology. They were discussing the benefits of undergraduate research. “We were able to tell about our experiences with research to professors and students who were interested in either taking or teaching research courses,” stated Julia Lake, Senior and Psychology and Marketing major. Other presentations on the agenda included “An Assessment of personality for Humans and Equines” presented by Dr. Baker, Dr. Jane Ward and Eryn Ziegler. Also, “The effect of Music and Friends on Mood while Exercising” was presented Julia Lake, Senior and Dr. Baker. “Research was being presented on all sorts of topics, and it was very interesting to learn about all the different studies,” said Lake. “It felt really great to present my research and findings at the conference. I was presenting alongside other students (both undergrad and graduate) as well as professors and researchers, which was very exciting. It was also nice to know that all the time and effort I spent on my research project was being appreciated by fellow researchers.” Some other research presented included “Factors Affecting Victim Accountability in Sexual Assaults” was presented by Larissa Barbaro, Senior and Dr. Baker. “The Effects of Animals on Human Psychological and Physiological Well-Being” was presented by Jamie Bower along with Dr. Baker and Dr. Moyer. “Priming and Farming: Media Influences on Stereotype of Muslims” was also presented by Melanie Lantz and Dr. Baker. The Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) is an organization that is aimed at advancing the science and profession of psychology, according to its website. By achieving this goal, EPA conducts its annual meeting where the members of EPA present the latest advances in professional and scientific work to their colleagues. Dr. Baker said, “I often attend this conference and I always have an excellent experience.” The conference also allows psychologists to network with other psychologist on the eastern coast. “I think the conference is beneficial to psychology majors for three main reasons,” said Lake “The first is that research presentations can be listed on your resume, which looks excellent either for applications to grad schools or for future employers. The second is that it is an opportunity to meet fellow conference attendees and learn about their research and their organizations. The third reason is that it is good practice for future presentations.” Courtesy | Psychology department Jamie Bower ‘09 with degree in Psychology stands with her project poster. Courtesy | Psychology department A group of psychology students and professors after their panel session. Above standss professor Dr. Baker, Danielle Schmidgall, Larissa Barbaro, Melanie Lantz, and professor Dr. S. Himmanen. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25, 2010 | 4 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS March brings awareness to the social work profession and the Red Cross Sarajane Sein ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR March is often associated with the coming of spring, March Madness, or, occasionally, the Easter holiday. However, March is also Social Work Month and Red Cross Month, celebrating two professions – for the Red Cross, intertwined with that of Nursing that in their missions have a focal point of helping others. On the Cedar Crest campus, both of these months resonated with students and faculty. Nursing students on campus felt a deep appreciation for the work of the Red Cross. “I decided to go into nursing because of my grandmother. She got the best care from the nurses she was with when she had cancer and as a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse just like them,” recalled Evangelia Koutrolelis, a junior Nursing major, “I believe the Red Cross is such a good organization. They provide needs for people who have nothing.” Nursing faculty agreed with students as to the importance of the organization in helping others. “It is important to publicize major community care organizations. The Red Cross is so integral to the functioning of the health care system that without support they cannot exist. Publicity brings support,” said Debra Woodruff-Caper, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Dr. Nancy Johnston, Assistant Professor of Family Health Promotion, Wendy Robb, Assistant Professor of Nursing, and Nancy DalPazzo, also Assistant Professor of Nursing, acknowledged the Red Cross’ origins with nurse Clara Barton. “In addition to her work on the Civil War battlefields, Ms. Barton was successful in convincing the government to form the American branch of the Red Cross in 1881, and her legacy continues to this day. She is a shining example of what one nurse can accomplish,” said DalPazzo. The local Red Cross “is an essential part of our community's safety and humanitarian network,” said Johnston. “When disasters strike in the LV you can bet the ARC is on the scene to provide emergency housing, food and shelter as well as first aid along with the EMS team. I can't imagine our community without them.” “Recent global crises such as the devastation in Haiti, Chile and China bring awareness to the mission and daily actions of the American Red Cross and the valuable services that they provide to people in need,” stated Robb. Nursing professors also pointed out the role Cedar Crest Nursing students play in the community. “Nursing students have been involved in volunteering for the Red Cross during several of their nursing courses. The American Red Cross provides a setting outside of the hospital that allows students to practice and improve their nursing skills, while at the same time, give back to their community,” said Dr. Sandra Leh, Assistant Professor of Nursing. “The power in the work of nurses and “ the Red Cross springs from these fundamental humanistic values. The connection between these values and the work of all students at CCC is best highlighted by the commitment of our college community to provide service to the greater community,” said Amy Edgar, Assistant Professor of Nursing. Joan Timalonis, Assistant Professor of Nursing, reflected on her own experiences working for the Red Cross. “As a junior volunteer for the Red Cross, I worked with the volunteers and staff responsible for blood donations. I believe this experience influenced my career choice in nursing,” Timalonis recalled. “A few years ago, I supervised a group of Cedar Crest Students during a Nursing Department volunteer day at the American Red Cross. The agency was very welcoming. […] Students were so impressed that they wanted to continue to volunteer to aid the efforts of the Red Cross.” Social work faculty and students were also very excited to be recognized this month. Dr. Suzanne Weaver, Professor of Social Work and Gerontology, recalled about how she came to decide to go into social work, “The core values that reached out to me were: the inherent dignity and worth of all people, I know I’m part of something bigger than myself that has the potential to really impact people, whether by helping a foster child, working with individuals transitioning out of homelessness or incarceration, interacting with the elderly, or by advocating for changes of legislation ” -Carrissa Moore, social work major NATIONAL NEWS CAMPUS NEWS Forensic speech team hosts tournament Rachel Morgandale STAFF WRITER During the first weekend in March competitors from 15 states gathered on Cedar Crest’s campus for the District Seven Regional Tournament of the Forensic Speech Competition. The competition combines public speaking, theatrical performance as well as debate elements and covers a variety of topics from Impromptu Speaking to Prose and Poetry Interpretation. Whether it was a home turf advantage that put the Cedar Crest team over the top or not, they placed second in overall sweeps both days and seven members of the team won places at the National Tournament in Eau Claire Wisconsin this April. “It was nice to be on our home front, I liked it,” says Antoinette Byers-Paredes, “It was nice to let people see how beautiful our campus is… It’s just like when there’s a home basketball game or a home soccer team game. You feel more amped, you’re more comfortable.” Though Byers enjoyed the home pursuing social change and justice for oppressed and vulnerable individuals and groups […]” Dr. Kathleen Boland, Associate Professor of Social Work, also pointed out that the Red Cross and the social work professions can be deeply interconnected. Reflecting on her career as a medical social worker, she pointed out that social work students at the Master’s level can take a course in disaster training and be able to help counseling those dealing with the aftermath of disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti. She recommended that students interested in social work should “talk to somebody in the field, see what they do” to see if they would be interesting in pursuing that career. Social work students also reflected on how they felt to be recognized in this month. “I know I'm part of something bigger than myself that has the potential to really impact people, whether by helping a foster child, working with individuals transitioning out of homelessness or incarceration, interacting with the elderly, or by advocating for changes in legislation. The social work field is huge, its impact is huge, and I get to be a part of that,” said Carissa Moore, a junior Social Work major. “Overall I feel that the social work profession is underappreciated. People typically perceive social work as a profession that consists of high burn out rates and low pay. I am glad to see that March has been selected to educate people about the profession. It is interesting that March is also Red Cross Month because the reason why I have chosen to become a future social worker is mainly due my experiences and commitment to community service,” said Jennifer Bruno, a freshman also in the social work major. advantage she doesn’t believe it explains the team’s success, that is due to the hard work and long hours they put in. Byers will be competing in Program Oral Interpretation at the national competition with a piece about intra discrimination and racial stereotypes. Samantha Hyson and Katie Hyde are also competing in Program Oral Interpretation. Hyde will be focusing her piece on the realities of autism and Hyson will be discussing the topic of adultery. Kat Stevenson, Megan Newton, Alisha Heilman and Chelsea Anagnoson are also going to Wisconsin this April competing in a variety of divisions. Each were drawn to the team for different reasons, “I joined the forensics team because I debated in high school and was looking for a similar outlet of expression,” says Heilman. Even coach Tim Brown has a long standing love affair with Forensics, “ I competed in forensic speech in high school, and that combined with my love of theatre and performance - drew me into it. There's really not a ‘professional’ level of forensic speech - once you graduate from college, your forensic speech career is over, so it's nice to be able to give back and still participate in it via coaching.” How are coach and team preparing for the final competition of the year? Practice. “Every day we’re supposed to do about two hours, but I’ll tell you the truth, I do about one and a half,” Byers laughs. Rigorous rehearsal occupies all the team members’ free time in hopes of keeping nerves at bay and possibly bringing home a national title to Cedar Crest. “Once I get there, as I stand in front of the room with my book, I’ll probably be nervous. But right now no, because I know I’m putting in the hard work necessary,” Anagonson says. Whether you’re looking to improve your public speaking skills, make connections with students from across the country or just have a great time, Brown encourages any would-be forensicators to talk to the team and most importantly come talk to him. The skills the team develops are beneficial to any career or life path. G.R.E. maybe possible alternave to GMAT Lauren Panepinto COPY EDITOR The Educational Testing Service (ETS) that administers the Graduate Record Examination (G.R.E.) has been lobbying business schools to use the GRE as an alternative to the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Since they lost the rights two years ago to administer the GMAT. “More than 115 have agreed, including Stanford, M.I.T. and John Hopkins,” reports Christine Lagorio in her New York Times article The G.R.E. vs. the GMAT. There are very few differences between the GRE and GMAT. Both tests have verbal and quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and writing segments. There is a major price difference though. The GRE costs $140 to take, and the GMAT is $250. The GMAT was designed by business schools for business schools however David G. Payne, an associate vice president of ETS told the New York Times, “Contrary to what people might think, there are no business or finance as- pects of the GMAT that make it specialized.” ETS is also adding a section to the GRE this July. A non-cognitive section, with will consist of a questionnaire to be filled out by an advisor or professor, generally someone a student would be asking for a recommendation from. The questionnaire, called a Personal Potential Index, will ask the filling out the questionnaire to rate the student on a scale of 1-5 in six areas; knowledge and creativity, communication skills, team work, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. This section of the GRE will be optional. The purpose for this is for those students that “may not have gotten the best grade point in their undergraduate career or maybe aren’t great at standardized tests. They may want admissions officers to take other things into account.” Mr. Payne told the NY Times. In Christine Lagorio’s article “The GRE vs. the GMAT” in the NY Times she writes, “More than continued | page 6 www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25, 2010 | 5 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Naonal Women’s History Month Bigelow, was made the first woman in the 82 years of the Academy Awards to win the Best Director Award on Sun. Mar. 7. Her film also won the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay As more women are achieving success than Awards. ever before, National Women’s History Month is This month, the surviving members of the becoming a tribute to a growing field of expertise Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) pilots while also honoring women of the past. were awarded Congressional Gold Medals for The 2010 theme of the National Women’s their work during World War II. During the onset History Project (NWHP), a project created in of the 1940s dearth of male pilots, the military set 1980 to recognize multicultural women and their up a program for women to be trained to fly U.S. contribution to history, is “Writing Women Back military aircraft. Out of 1,800 women, 1,102 gradinto History.” The year the uated from the program, NWHP began, President Jimmy some who even had children. Carter gave a Presidential AdWomen would work for dress to make Mar. 2-8 National the military flying the planes Women’s History Week, and a while the men would drop whole month for the occasion bombs, among other feats, was dedicated in March 1987. and fewer than 300 women According to nwhp.com, pilots who are still living “less than 3 percent of the conhave finally been recognized tent of teacher training textfor their war efforts this books mentioned the month. contributions of women and Photo source | wnhm.com President Obama also when included, women were To celebrate the 30th anniversary the organiza- recognized women this tion designed a special logo. usually written in as mere footMarch. On International notes” in 1980 when the project began. In the pro- Women’s Day, which was on Mar. 8, Obama held gram’s 30th year, they state that “Today, when you a reception in the East Room of the White House, search the Internet with the words ‘women’s +his- promising to help empower women across the tory + month,’ you’ll find more than 40,500,000 world. During the reception, Obama recognized citations.” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for her This year, the program is honoring women work over the years with women’s rights and honorees from its 30 previous years, which made the following statement regarding gender amounts to a hefty list of women in history. equality: “The fundamental truth (is) that in 2010, While the NWHP is rehonoring honorees full gender equality has not yet been achieved; from previous years, March 2010 has yielded new that the task of perfecting America goes on; and recognition to women from pilots to movie direc- that all of us, men and women, have a part to play tors all on its own. in bending the arc in America’s story upward in “The Hurt Locker” director, Kathryn the 21st century,” Obama said. Rachel Morgandale STAFF WRITER Offensive on Taliban is underway Jessica Kuc STAFF WRITER Over a month has gone by since U.S., British and Afghan troops launched an offensive against the Taliban in Marja, located in southern Afghanistan. While much progress began after the first few days of the assault, the offensive, which was estimated to take about a month, is still underway. NATO has already announced similar plans for the northern province of Kunduz expected to take place this year. While very few details have been released about this prospective offensive, according to AFP the chief of staff of the International Security and Assistance Force in Kabul , General Bruno Kasdorf, said, “I don’t want to say that it will be the same scale and size as what we are seeing now in Helmand. But definitely something similar.” Currently there are approximately 15,000 total troops involved in the southern province of Helmand. The idea of these offensives is to hopefully rid the Taliban from some of their most popular strongholds in Afghanistan. The assault in southern Afghanistan, referred to as Operation Mushtarak, is said to be the first in a 12-18 month operation. According to AFP, President Obama is aiming to send another 30,000 troops overseas to continue to fight off the Taliban. Despite the intent to free the people of Marja from Taliban control, the southern continued | page 6 NATIONAL NEWS Nation’s capital legalizes same-sex marriage Stacy Williams STAFF WRITER According to the New York Times, the nation's capital Washington, D.C. is “the first jurisdiction below the Mason-Dixon line to allow such unions” legalizing same-sex marriage on Wed. Mar. 13. Even though such a legislative has been approved, there will still be many obstacles to overcome within Congress, city voters and within the courts. Individuals who support same-sex marriages have an optimistic outlook of this legislative becoming a law by the spring of 2010. States that already allow same sex marriages are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont. By next year, New Hampshire will be adopting the same legislature sometime next year. Within the Congress, Republicans and conservative Democrats are trying their hardest to throw the bill out, but the liberal Democrats will try their best to allow it. Further, there is a discrepancy within the church. If the bill is approved, they will go as far as restricting social services programs to those individuals. Reverend Robert Hardies views the passing of the bill as a bill that "ends harmful discrimination against same-sex couples, and we celebrate the City Council for supporting the human rights of all residents." Tamara Martin, President of OutThere, a student club on our campus that recognize the LBGT (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transsexual) community, believes the passing of this bill is a step to equality. “I am always ecstatic when I hear of a policy or bill being passed that helps the LGBT community attain equal rights and protection. I think that the bill legalizing samesex marriage in our nation’s capital is another giant leap towards making it legal nationwide,” Martin said. The passing of the bill in the nation’s capital is a step closer for places everywhere to reconsider the idea and adopting the same bill. “Same-sex couples, if they wish to make a lifetime commitment to each other, should be granted the same legal rights and benefits that are associated with marriage. It would be a great step forward for the legalization of same in Pennsylvania if Allentown were to take the first step and pass a bill.” While Washington, D.C. legislation believes this bill is a step towards equality, an opposing bill is being passes even closer to home. Crestiad Archive | Joshlyn Susanen Last fall Washington D.C. played host to an equality march. Thousands of people attended to rally suppport for LGBT equal rights, including same-sex marriage. The legalization of same-sex marriage in D.C. is an important step in the LGBT movement. “This past Tuesday a bill to ban same-sex marriage in PA was tabled, which only means that members of the LGBT community and our allies have more time to fight against it,” Martin said. As the LGBT community works harder to obtain equality nationwide, Washington, DC courts was proud to issue 151 marriage licenses, and all but four or so were to same-sex couples. Information source: www.nytimes.com . In the News Nicole Magloire Fugitive found in bar in hospital gown In Michigan, a fugitive wanted for bank robbery was found in a bar, across the street from the hospital still wearing his hospital gown. Police reported to philly.com that they saw the man walk out of the hospital and right into a bar with an intravenous needle still in his arm. The 20year old Elbert Lewis Thompson was taken into custody a short time after arriving at the bar, after the bar tender called 911. Thompson is wanted in Oakland County, Michigan, for armed robbery and other charges. Source: Philly.com NFL commissioner addresses Ben Roethlisberger issue NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said to MSNBC sports in his first in his first public comments about the issue he’ll be meeting with Roethlisberger “at the appropriate time.” Goodell began his remark with a comment referring to the situation at hand as a whole “The most important thing is we take the issue seriously. We are concerned that Ben continues to put himself in that position.” Goodell has repeatedly expressed to MSNBC sports that Roethlisberger is a reflection of the NFL and has to uphold himself as such. Source: MSNBC.com Texas Rep Neugebaur admits yelling “Baby Killer” Republican representative Randy Neugebaur admits to shouting baby killer while Rep. Bart Stupak was speaking. The comment was made while Rep. Stupak was explaining his position on healthcare. Though the comment was initially thought to be aimed at Rep. Stupak, Neugebaur later expressed to MSNBC that the comment was directed at the bill itself and not the person speaking. Rep. Neugebaur also said to MSNBC.com that “I have apologized to Mr. Stupak and also apologize to my colleagues for the manner in which I expressed my disappointment about the bill.” Source: MSNBC.com “Borat” star weds long time girlfriend Sacha Baron Cohen star of “Borat” and Isla Fisher star of “confessions of a shopaholic” were wed quietly in Paris according to Womans Day in Australia. The couple, who have been engaged for almost two years, said their vows in front of family and friends in a private Jewish ceremony in Paris. The couple which welcomed a daughter named Olive in 2007 has admitted that their relationship is far from conventional. According to Womans day Fisher wrote in an email to friends that “it was the absolute best day of my life and in so many beautiful moments I missed you all so much, I thought of you as everything was happening, but Sacha wanted no fuss, just us!” Source: OMG.yahoo.com www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25, 2010 | 6 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS What ’s happening? Thursday 25 9 am | Mystery Sport Intramural sport event Radio staons in danger due to possible legislaon Lauren Panepinto COPY EDITOR 12-1 pm | Zumba- Lees Hall Gym Friday 26 11-12 pm | Pilates- Lees Hall Gym 5-6:00 pm | Recylemania:” Locally Grown Food” Cook-Offdining hall Saturday 27 9 am-10 pm | Road Trip: Day in New York 10-11 am | Zumba- Lees Hall Gym Up until now radio stations have only paid royalties to songwriters, and not to the artists and musicians for the music played on the air. This month the Performance Rights Act Bill has been introduced to the Senate. This bill hopes to change all of this. If this bill is passed it would require radio stations to pay royalties to musicians as well as to songwriters. There are several major provisions of the bill. Radio stations would be able to negotiate with the Copyright Royalty Board to make one annual payment for the music they play rather than negotiating with each individual copyright owner. Accommodations will be 1-3 pm | Community ServiceAllentown Symphony provided for small commercial, noncommercial, and college radio stations. Smaller commercial stations will only pay $5000 a year, and stations such as NPR and college run stations would pay $1000 a year. Talk stations would not pay for small uses of music, and religious services on the radio would not pay anything. The bill goes on to say that these new rights given to musicians to be paid royalties would not over throw the rights of the songwriters. Many radio stations have become bitter about the possibility of the Performance Rights Act and have even refused to play the music of artists supporting the bill. The musicFIRST coalition is made up of “Musicians, Recording Artists, Music Businesses and Supporters United for Fair Pay.” On their website musicfirstcoalition.com they list the reasons as to why this bill is so important to the music industry, “Internet, satellite, and cable radio – all compensate artists for their work when it is played. Currently, when American music is played in foreign countries, they withhold royalties to protest the fact that United States radio stations do not honor a performance right for foreign artists.” Some stations claim that they are unable to pay any more then what they do to songwriters in royalties, and fear that they will go under if this bill is passed. KBCY, a Texas radio station fears that the added costs will force them to discontinue their community service efforts. Jim Christoferson, KBCY market manager, said “We’ll have to rely on fewer people to do more jobs and rely on syndicated programs…It’s going to affect the bottom line in a dramatic way.” Jennifer Bendall, executive director of musicFIRST, said in an article on ecoustics.com, “The legislators crafted an accommodation for the small broadcasters – but at the same time they did not want artists and musicians to continue to subsidize the radio conglomerates that rely on music to attract listeners and sell ads. The compromise language is fair to performers, fair to songwriters and fair to broadcasters…A fair performance right supports and encourages the creativity and content that will continue to make American radio profitable.” Radio can be great advertising for music artists, but many artists feel that they should be compensated for their copyrighted work. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION Sunday 28 8-9 am | Community ServiceWomen and Families Fundraiser at America on Wheels 1-2 pm | Zumba- Lees Hall Gym 3-5 pm | Community ServiceSecond Mile Friends Students concerns with admissions video Stacy Williams STAFF WRITER 7 pm | 6th Annual Indoor Triathlon On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, the Student Government Association continued the previous debate over Cedar Crest’s new admissions video, Where are the Boys?” This discussion continued without the presence of Dr. Kimberly Owens. Many people inquired on whether or not their input really would make a difference, if not now, for the future of making new admission videos and how would they go about that process. Other concerns were if it was appropriate to make a retaliation video that would counteract the demeaning video and on top of that what was the need for the rush of the making of the video since Cedar Crest has a rolling admission and why it was on YouTube of all places. SGA representatives responded to student’s concerns to the best of their ability and ensured that the questions that were presented they were 6-7 pm | SGA Meeting-1867 Room NWHD 7 pm | FADED show Monday 29 4 pm | Community Service: Impact Program 4 pm | Housing application deadline Tuesday 30 continued | page 4 Wednesday 31 12-1 pm | Core and More- Lees Hall Gym 6 pm | SGA Meeting-1867 Room 6:30-8:30 pm | Women’s History Month: THREAD SUBMIT YOUR EVENT Events can be dropped off in the box outside of The Crestiad office in the basement of Butz Hall marked “What’s Happening?” or email the News Editor, Hauna Colista at hlcolist@cedarcrest.edu. For an event to be included in a specific issue of The Crestiad, it must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday the week of the issue. offensive hit some roadblocks early on. According to the Los Angeles Times, written notices were dropped over Marja by helicopter days before the attack was supposed to begin advising citizens to relocate for their safety. However after the first few days of the offensive, there had already been reports of civilian deaths. Along with the 35 Taliban fighters killed in the first two days of combat were approxi- GRE/GMAT continued | page 4 1,800 business schools accept the GMAT, which was designed by business school deans to predict how well applicants would do in their pursuit of an M.B.A. On the Graduate Management unable to provide an answer for will be brought to Dr. Owens attention for a response. The discussion closed on a positive note stating that some positive solutions could be to start a video committee that ties in with College Relations and they could create more than one video and have a vote for the most popular video that was best felt that it represents our college. Other issues that were brought to SGA’s attention were the issue of bistro hours, parking and having a credit card machine inside of the bistro. The school has removed the charge for our room deposit, so they are considering on charging a parking fee. This brings us to the issue with the bistro and dining hall. Many of students rarely carry cash and only have access to a credit card, which inconveniences them. Students expressed their opinion on the matter and asked if the school would consider putting a credit/debit machine so that students who do not meet the meal hours, especially in the bistro, could be able to still eat even when their flex runs out. The final issue is the change on bistro hours, which have hit a lot of students who have really late and inflexible schedules. Last year the bistro use to stay open until midnight Monday thru Thursday and closed at 9pm on Saturday and Sunday. This year, the bistro barely stays open until its closing time, 9pm and some students go hungry from not being able to eat. The reply to this was the bistro was losing money due to the lack of students coming to the bistro at late hours during the week, so they decided to cut back on the hours to save money. Switching gears, students proposed before SGA to start an EMS club, so situations like the one which resulted first semester in the chemistry lab from happening a second time. The two representatives from this club, stated their proposal and after a SGA vote, it resulted in Cedar Crest College having their first ever EMS club. SGA President Caitlin Billow encouraged the senator to bring student issues and concerns to the meeting in two weeks. The next SGA meeting was held on March 17 in the 1867 Room. All students are welcome to attend. mately 15 citizens, including children. This came as a great upset, particularly to the United Nations who took almost immediate action to prevent the further deaths of neutral citizens. According to Voice of America (VOA) News, Wael HajIbrahim of the United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Kabul urged for people to “respect the neutrality of aid workers and respect civilian population who are not party to the conflict and should be treated with dignity…” While many citizens fled the town, some families were trapped in the fighting. The United Nations stepped up to take the necessary measures in providing these innocent victims with vital supplies such as food. According to VOA News, within a week after the offensive began, a U.S. Marine general reported that U.S.-led forces had gained control over the major roads in Marja. While approximately two-thirds of the Taliban fighters were overcome early on, the remaining groups put up a reportedly strong resistance. This offensive is said to be the single largest joint operation between Afghan and western troops since the start of the war in 2001. These troops have exhibited continuously steady action over the past weeks despite casualties on both sides – on Feb. 13 after the assault began, four NATO soldiers were killed. Marja is said to be one of the last major Taliban strongholds in Helmand, and as the Taliban diminish and our successes rise, attention will be in time turned to Kunduz. Admission Council’s website GMAC.com they list the main content differences between the two tests. The GMAT has a Verbal-Critical Reasoning section, which tests “reasoning skills involved in making and evaluating arguments, and formulating a plan of action.” and a Quantitative-Data Sufficiency section which analyzes “a problem and determine if the information provided is relevant and sufficient to answer the problem.” The GRE has an Antonyms and Analogies section that covers “vocabulary and word relationships.” A Comparison section that asks the test taker to “compare the relative sizes of two quantities.” And a Data Interpretation section where the test taker will “select the appropriate data to answer a question.” Overall admission experts advise students looking to pursue an M.B.A. to either take both tests, or just the GMAT. 7 OPINIONS It can happen to you Lindsey Jancay | Opinions Editor Christine Hickey STAFF WRITER Burlington Township School District, the school where I grew and graduated from, is suffering an approximate $4 Million budget cut due to the reductions in state aid. Under Governor Christie's proposed budget, according to the New York Times, up to 600 districts in New Jersey will reduce 5 percent of their budget, pulling out approximately $820 million for the $29.3 Billion Budget plan. New Jersey Education Association's President Barbara Keshishian stated on the njea.org website “New Jersey ranks 45th in the nation in state support for its local public schools. What is the governor's solution to that problem, which is the root cause of our high property taxes? Chris Christie wants to cut BOTH local school spending AND state educations pending.” How will this affect the schools in New Jersey? Reduction in maintenance and technology advances, teachers, aides and security, higher class sizes, and canceling programs for children. Usually, the first things cut from the public school system are classes which do not support the skills needed for passing state standardized tests. A wise teacher once told me during his training as an advisor for the school, “When people cut education, the people who are hurt the most by it are the kids.” Burlington Township School District will be reducing field trips, music department spending, transportation for after school high school activities, middle school clubs and transpiration. They will also be removing free SAT Prep, after school clubs at elementary level, German classes, freshman sports, reading specialists, literacy coaches, and several high school clubs. The clubs that will be removed are Art, Chess, History, World Language, Multicultural, FEA, Environmental, Billiards, Digital Photography, Literary, Lighting and Sound, Drama, TriM, Hip-Hop, Set Designs, Women's Issues, Snack Shack, Weight Room, School Store, Table Tennis, Stage Crew, and the Falcon Newspaper. Although several teachers, aides, and other workers from the district will be removed from their positions, the people who are hurt most are the children. Not only do they suffer in larger class sizes with slowly outdating text books and even more outdating technology, they tend not to expand outside of their usual educational bubble. These withdrawals in Liberal Arts and after-school activities can lessen a student's chance in expanding out into other social groups, learning other languages, delving into creative arts, and increase laziness at home. In short, some public school districts will become a place where you study for standardized tests, and are sent out into the world with the minimal education. Although the clubs are being pushed aside, there are high school students still fighting to keep theirs. The Literary Club, which promotes creativity, good writing, learning to give and receive criticism and critique, and expand reading throughout the school are currently writing letters and speaking out during meetings. Not only are they passionate about saving their club, but standing up for other reduces in the arts and multicultural learning. “Our club members are creativity personified,” Debra Freedman, an English Teacher at Burlington High School explained, “and we see definite growth in their writing from poem to poem and year to year.” Currently, the Literary Club is looking for donations from local businesses and concerned members of the community in hopes that $2 thousand will save their club. Schools all over New Jersey are suffering due to these cuts, and they aren't the only ones. New York, with their removal of the sales tax, has found it hard to keep their after school activities and their teachers, while California demonstrated in Sacramento on March 4th due to the large cuts to their Education Budgets. Because education is going down in the United States, students going to college may have a reduction in creativity, a lack of wanting to expand out into other cultural groups, or simply a loss of interest in delving into other activities that they were never allowed to have when growing up. They may do the minimum to pass, and slack off the rest of the time because they never learned how to expand outward. Isn't the point of an education to expand the mind set of a child and give them more than the necessary skills to develop properly in the world? Or is it developing into a processing plant to pump out cogs for the capitalism machine? lo f e s t ro g o Education cuts harm children t po it didn’t matter if I was in the car or not. We would undoubtedly be going at least 80 mph, no matter what type of road we were on. If I asked him to drive slower, or commented on his speed, he would get mad and yell at me for embarrassing him in front of his friends. Unfortunately, this is way too common. While I’m sure it is quite easy to form a quick opinion of this particular person, the ugly truth is that many people know someone like this, even if it isn’t quite to that extreme. Looking “cool” outweighs the underlying dangers in many people’s minds. My personal favorite is the most uneducated, demeaning excuse of them all: “it’s fun.” There is nothing wrong with having a good time and enjoying life. However there absolutely have to be some boundaries. Maybe drinking and driving, having unprotected sex, doing drugs, etcetera are “fun.” Mind you, I wouldn’t know. Still, even if they are, in some people’s minds, enjoyable, they may not be worth it. Yes, people can be lucky and never experience the consequences of these actions, but luck really is the only factor. Unless you have super-human powers, you are destructible. Bad things can happen to anyone, particularly those who make risky decisions. Whether destructive decision making is a one-time thing or a habit, consequences can result. Unfortunately, innocent bystanders can be affected by the bad decisions of others without ever doing anything wrong themselves. One person’s poor judgment, for any of the mentioned reasons, can end another person’s life. r a Most people, especially teenagers and young adults, would hate to live inside a little bubble of safety and never take a risk. It is normal to want to take a chance, try something new and have some excitement in your life. However, there is a very thin line between having fun and being dangerous. It is safe to say we have become a very educated nation as far as health and safety risks are concerned. For instance, people used to honestly not be aware of the risks associated with smoking cigarettes. Today, that is certainly not an excuse. Everyone knows smoking can greatly contribute to cancer, as well as many other complications. We know the dangers of alcohol and certain drugs, and those of reckless driving. With the simple click of a mouse, one can find more statistics about such things than he or she probably ever wanted to know. Yet still, young people in particular, tend to make continuously destructive decisions. Why? Because, “it can’t happen to me.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in America. In fact, more than one-in-three teenage deaths are contributed to vehicle crashes. Additionally, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approximately three out of ten drivers or passengers will be involved in an accident involving alcohol at some point in time. However, the sense of indestructibility many young drivers posses at times outweighs the statistics. Many people just don’t think. Sure they have heard of the risks, but when they are driving 60 mph on a 35 mph road it is doubtful that the base of their thoughts is, “I could likely die doing this.” It is much more likely that they are thinking about getting wherever they have to be as fast as possible, looking cool in front of their friends, or simply having fun. When I was learning to drive, my dad always told me even if I was running late, it was quicker to get somewhere staying safely at the speed limit than to crash on the way. It is truly as case of “late is better than never.” He told me that even if I wasn’t to get in a serious accident, even a small fender bender would further delay me at the very least. The same closed minded motives can apply to any decision. I’ve heard countless times of people getting drunk or high because they are upset, and just can’t handle the situations that have been dished out to them. While that may very well provide a few hours of freedom from one’s burdens, a hangover at the very least is certainly not going to make a situation better, or more bearable. We all constantly hear about the dangers of peer pressure. Personally, I feel it is not only dangerous but annoying as well. For instance, in high school, I had a boyfriend who would drive slowly if I was in the car because I would ask him to. However, if he was giving one of his friends a ride somewhere, e of testost o Jessica Kuc STAFF WRITER om a sea on Fr e Lindsey Jancay, Editor . en .. Unexpected Unwanted Rachel Morgandale COLUMNIST My parents were married in 1967, and by 1969 my oldest brother, Jim, was born. Jim was followed eight years later by Aaron, who was followed two years later by Josh, and finally three years later by Micah. Four boys were a bit of a handful and it seemed their family would be complete, until nine years later my mother announced that she was having another baby. The boys had a mixed reaction to this announcement. At age 22, it was a bit embarrassing for Jim. Micah, at age nine, felt his status as the baby was threatened and fervently hoped I would be a boy at the very least. Josh, as the middle child, was fairly stoical about the situation, but Aaron was incredibly angry. “A baby will ruin everything,” he told my mother, “especially if it’s a girl, she’ll wear all kinds of frilly stuff. It’ll be ridiculous.” In spite of their objections, I was born on a snowy Wednesday morning in February. When Jim arrived from work, the nurses all assumed he was looking for his wife, not his mother and asked him how he liked his daughter when seeing him hold me. They all held me in turn; even Aaron, who stopped sulking the minute we were introduced. I can say with some confidence that growing up in a house full of brothers, with their friends coming in and out, all much older than me, has had an impact on my personality and the way I view the world. It still does have an effect, even though I’m not living with them anymore. Josh left home when I was six, so we’re only just getting acquainted now that we’re both adults, and the reluctant Aaron frequently sends me text messages. We have fondue nights where we’ll watch movies and shoot pool. The age gap seems to have narrowed after I reached my later teen years, but their influence still colors the way I see gender and how I interact with men and women. They’ve impacted everything from my fears of seeming “high maintenance” to my disdain for girls shrieking if there’s thunder or the lights go out. Sometimes I wonder if I would think, feel, or speak differently if I had been an only child, or had sisters instead. A different environment would have made a different person, and whether that would be a good or bad thing, I’ll never know. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad OPINIONS March 25, 2010 | 8 Pung my future in the hands of others Amethyst Iniave: a failed aempt Khyla Flores ATHLETICS EDITOR Nicole Magloire ADVERTISING MANAGER Have you ever sat around and waiting for a phone call or email that never came? Maybe it was from that special crush or a reply from a job interview or maybe it was from your grandmother just to say hello, but nevertheless you felt it important to anticipate the conversation. There are many moments in our lives in which we tend to lose patience, no matter how levelheaded we usually are. For most people, the loss of patience could come about due to waiting for test results or an income tax return to arrive or maybe even the timer to go off, signaling dinner is done. No matter how level-headed I would like to believe I am, I seem to be ‘losing my cool’ lately, and it’s not over taxes or tests or dinners; but more fittingly, over a long-awaited e-mail. And this isn’t just any awaited reply; this e-mail that has controlled my life for the past 25 days. I have become impatient and frustrated and sometimes angry, to which I assure you under normal circumstances, I do not release any of these emotions on a regular basis. This dreaded email that has me checking GroupWise just about every 20 minutes is due to my recent application to graduate school. I, along with many other fellow May graduates, have taken the plunge into mountains and mountains of graduate school applications. After sifting through a series of applications related to my major, I daringly decided to put all of my ‘eggs into one basket’ and apply to just one; my favorite of all. I am quite aware that applying to only one school is not giving me the best odds, nor was it the best choice on my account; however I wouldn’t feel complete if I were to attend any other college. So I figured why not save myself hundreds of dollars in official transcript requests and application fees and just apply to the only one I actually wanted to attend. Well that seemed like a good idea at the time, to fill out one application and wait for a response. But I never imagined that the wait would be this dreadful. Perhaps if I would have applied to a variety of colleges, I would be receiving responses more frequently and not start t o wonder what part of the application I messed up so terribly that I am not getting that long awaited ‘accepted’ e-mail. And it’s not even an ‘accepted into the college’ e-mail, I am waiting on the ‘your application was accepted’ e-mail. After I spent so many hours on that tedious application working and reworking every section listed, I just seemed to have run out of patience to wait for an ‘accepted’ response, letting me know that I have completed it to their satisfaction. My particular application process allowed me to submit everything, except the official transcript, online, and I must have looked over everything a hundred times, from my demographic information to my letter of intent. Once I clicked ‘submit’ I received the automated response telling me that my application has been submitted, however this par- Photo| hp://www.free digitalphotos.net Salvatore Vuono ticular college also sends out a following e-mail stating that everything has been submitted properly and accepted. So how does one find patience in waiting for a response in which they have no control over? Some possibly find peace in meditation or reading a book or perhaps shopping, but nothing seems to have the ability to console my impatience. To give myself some perspective, I did only apply 25 days ago, and on the college’s website, they do say that this is the busy season and do not expect replies by e-mail for 2-4 weeks, so there is a good possibility that I am just overly dramatizing the situation. But that logic still does not calm my nerves, so I guess you will find me neurotically checking my GroupWise account every 20 minutes until my dream college pops up in my mailbox. The idea that many universities had to lower the drinking age to 18 on college campuses is dangerous and may produce many alcoholics. The amethyst initiative which was launched in 2008 is made up of chancellors and presidents of colleges and universities around the country. The Initiative was created to help change the current legal drinking age of 21, to the significantly lower age of 18 on college campuses. The idea that the college presidents involved in the initiative have that 21 is “not working,” is unwarranted and may produce more problems than they’ve anticipated. In college you learn a lot, and are exposed to many different things, and one of those things is alcohol. Being underage is not an obstacle because alcohol is so accessible to everyone, that the majority of college students have tried it at least once before turning 21. There comes a time though, when students go past the point of just trying and experimenting with alcohol but instead become heavy drinkers. These students have an unrealistic view of the affects that alcohol has on your body and also the affects it can have on your future. According to abovetheinfluence.com a website dedicated to teens rising above the pressure to drink and do drugs, statistics show that the average teen has their first drink at the age of 14. Statistics also show that an estimated 3 million teens are currently alcoholics and several millions more have a drinking problem that they can’t manage on their own. There is no such thing as just one drink when you are underage. When you are under the legal drinking age, alcohol seems exciting and new, and something teens can do to be rebellious. But they don’t know that alcohol though it The poster child of conformity Hauna Colista NEWS EDITOR Clothing for young people seems to be about more than just function. Instead, the market is more focused on telling us how much we need to exemplify a certain “image.” This can be recognized at clothing stores like Hot Topic, Abercrombie and Fitch, Victoria’s Secret but perhaps one of the worst, and the one that make my skin crawl the most, is Hollister. With the stores’ cookie cutter layout, the low lighting, trendy dance music and the overwhelming stench of their disgusting cologne, how could anyone not recognize their corporate immorality? Being a 5’3” and in plus sizes just entering the store, I can feel their judging stares examining me. Their clothing only ranges to a size large, which is still made on the small end. I can almost hear them ask themselves, “Why is she here?” For these reasons I never go in, but it goes beyond simply not wanting to endure their judgment or smell like I bathed in a tub of their latest scent. I cannot live with myself knowing that by owning an item from this establishment I am supporting their superficial, discriminatory and blatantly poor ethics. This “image” is so strictly enforced that employees have several different clothing requirements. Leigh Anne Ehnot, a junior Dance major, worked at a Hollis- ter briefly worked at a Hollister store near her hometown in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. “They told me to wear tighter clothes and skirts. And I couldn’t wear anything black or purple because they didn’t sell it,” said Ehnot. Jillian Coyne, a former employee of Hollister for three years, confirmed that employees were not allowed to wear black or purple but described the requirements in further detail. Coyne described that all the clothing they wore must be sold at Hollister or closely resemble the clothing that Hollister sold. “We had to wear flip flops, even in the winter…and we couldn’t wear hooded sweatshirts or sweat pants even thought they sold them there,” said Coyne. During Coyne’s time at Hollister she connued | page 18 Daniella Mendez | Photo Editor may be fun for a little while can change your life forever. Treatment-centers.com, a national directory of drug alcohol treatment, states that 25.9% of underage alcohol abusers drink 47.3% of the total amount of alcohol consumed by drinkers under the legal age. Most teens that begin to abuse alcohol, don’t grow out of it as they get older but instead grow up to be alcoholic adults. Research performed by treatment-centers.com representatives, has shown that it takes 15 years for a person to grow into a fully fledged alcoholic. There research also concluded that this process is sped up in teens and young adults. Many college students come to school thinking that it’s just a place where they can party, but it’s supposed to be a place to get a higher education. College students may not be fully aware of all the illnesses that are caused by alcohol abuse, like cirrhosis of the liver for example. Cirrhosis of the liver is caused mainly in the US by high levels of alcohol consumption. Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver slowly deteriorates and malfunctions due to chronic injury. Cirrhosis of the liver prevents the organ from blocking infection, removing toxins and bacteria from the blood and also hinders its ability to process nutrients, hormones and drugs. Alcohol abuse is a very serious disease, and alcoholism is very hard to overcome, especially when started at such a young age. According to abovetheinfluence.com studies show that my generation has more addictive qualities than past generations and should be more careful when consuming alcohol. If more teenagers and college students were aware of the lasting problems that alcohol has on your body, maybe they would take part in it less often. Considering all that they have to lose and remembering that you go to college and school for an education, not an addiction. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March, 25 2010 | 9 OPINIONS From the right side of town Cresad Editorial Aack on Clean Air Act risks American health How would you feel if your health was in jeopardy? Generally people don’t stop and think about the potential health risks posed by pollutants in the environment, however we should due to The Clean Air Act currently being challenged. Originally passed in 1973, and later amended in 1990, The Clean Air Act was created to simultaneously protect public health and the environment. More recently, the Supreme Court confirmed in 2007 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s responsibility and authority to regulate global warming gases as a pollutant if, after extensive scientific research, they were found to endanger public health. The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that under the Bush administration the White House prevented the EPA from issuing a finding regarding the pollutants. After years of neglect, The Clean Air Act is finally being viewed as an essential aspect in protecting our environment and promoting healthy living. Under the Obama Administration, the EPA released their “endangerment finding” in December of 2009. The health risks of global warming emissions included longer heat waves that cause harm to the sick, poor, and elderly communities; extreme weather that can lead to injuries and even death; and increases in ground-level ozone which was linked to respiratory illnesses such as asthma. The current administration appears to be making every effort to take this matter seriously and act appropriately in taking the necessary steps to protect the environment and support the EPA. This effort, however, has been recently thwarted by Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski (R), who is working along with 38 co-sponsors to eliminate the Clean Air Act’s ability to protect Americans from global warming. On Jan. 21 Murkowski introduced S.J. Res 26, a resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the EPA relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribution findings for greenhouse gases. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists Murkowski’s proposal would block the EPA from issuing regulations for power plants and factories to reduce their emissions as well as knock down the new standards for clean vehicles. In Murkowski’s statement to Congress, which can be found on her website Murkowski.senate.gov, she says, “Make no mistake: if Congress allows this to happen, there will be severe consequences.” What Murkowski neglects to acknowledge however, is that by allowing her revisions to occur consequences will negatively affect both the safety of the public as well as the environment. Not only does such an attack undermine the superiority of the Supreme Court as well as the credibility of the EPA, it puts the health of the American people at risk. If Murkowski’s efforts succeed the measure would bar the EPA from requiring polluters to severely reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, causing severe health risks to human beings, animals, and plant life not to mention the adverse effects it will cause for our environment. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, The Clean Air Act has prevented more than 400,000 premature deaths as well as hundreds of millions of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Clearly pollutants are linked to health risks for human beings and if an act of legislation has the ability to save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is necessary that The Clean Air Act remain intact. If you want to speak out on behalf of our environment and your health you can take action to defeat Murkowski’s attacks on the Clean Air Act by visiting greenpeace.org and signing the petition to tell your senator why it’s important that these revisions are not passed. Dannah Hartman | Managing Editor Lindsey Jancay | Opinions Editor 2010 Spring Editorial Staff Editors Note: Pennsylvania senators Bob Casey and Arlen Specter have replied after being contacted to ensure that they are not one of the 38co sponsors of Murkowski’s S.J. Res 26. Hate crime targets blacks at Wal-Mart Stacey Williams STAFF WRITER I thought we were past the segregation of groups due to the color of our skin. We live in such an advanced society, what is the need to have differences due to the color of our skin? Isn’t this what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for? He was assassinated for what he believed was right, and no individual could tell him differently. Equality is defined for specific areas, such as ethnicity, sexuality or gender. According to dictionary.com equality means the “state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.” So, why it is that people take this definition and change it to fit their own preference? It’s 2010 and we have not yet learned from our ancestors, and it’s a shame. On Sunday, March 14, 2010, a 16-year-old boy committed a hate crime in a Wal-Mart in Washington Township, N.J. He got on the store’s public address system and made an announcement to all the customers. The boy calmly said, “Attention, Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now.” Ironically, the phone he used to make this racist statement was not in view of one of the security cameras. The store has 25 phones located throughout the store that employees can use to make announcements to the entire store, and some that are there for public use, and guess what, they’re not all within sight of the camera. After this incident, the store is removing majority of these phones, to prevent future events like such from happening. The teen was arrested on Friday and later released to the custody of his parents. The teen’s name, race, or if he has a criminal record has not been released, but he has been charged with harassment and bias intimidation. According to MSNBC, “Authorities would not say whether or not the announcement was planned or made impulsively.” The youth does not realize how much turmoil he has started. A manager got on the public address system, guess this, 10 minutes later, to publicly apologize to the store’s customers. Many wonder why a delay with someone apologizing for the ignorant individual’s behavior. Many customers stated that was not the first incident of a hate crime at that particular location, the incidents were never reported. Loretta Winters, president of the Gloucester County chapter of the NAACP stated, “We are concerned about that, and we’re looking into those incidents. We want to work with the community to make sure these types of incident don’t happen” (MSNBC). She later went on to say, “I’m assuming this person didn’t realize how hurtful his comments were.” Hate crimes have been on the rise in the United States. On October 28, 2009, The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. A version of the Act was first introduced in 1997, and the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed some version of it at various times since then. Since 2001, where hate crimes were at its highest, followed a slight drop in 2007 and major increase in 2008 for crimes of this manner. In 2001 and 2008, hate crimes were mainly against Blacks, Jews, and gay men and lesbians. People need to become educated on this increasing form of crime, that does not just hurt individuals physically, but emotionally. Be a leader and make a difference, and take the ignorance of the 16-year old boy, whose name was not released, and turn it into a positive motivator to prevent incidents like such from happening in the future. Submit your opinions! Do you fee l strongly a bout something that is hap pening on Ceda r Crest Cam pus? Maybe yo u have a world issue you w ould like to bring to campus aenon. Voice you r thoughts and passions th rough a le er to the editor. The C r ters t estiad we o the l co m es Ed ject a s lon itor on an Letg as respo y sub it n the fu sible and is tastefu l, signe ll nam The d wit e of t C h right restiad r he writer. eser v t o edit es th lengt fo h e mar. , languag r conten e and t, gram - Submit letters to the editor to the Crestiad e-mail account at crestiad@cedarcrest.edu To get your letter into the next paper, please submit it by midnight on the Sunday before the date the paper is to be published. This is a warning Sarajane Sein COLUMNIST Recently, a West Philadelphia abortion clinic operated by one Kermit Gosnell was shut down after the Pennsylvania Department of Health found numerous health violations, including those that arose after, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, ambulance workers could exit due to a locked door as they tried to bring a patient to the hospital. According to the Inquirer article by Marie McCollough, “Since 1981, Gosnell has faced 46 civil lawsuits, 10 for medical malpractice, including one case in which a patient died. He is now being investigated by federal, state, and city law enforcement authorities.” 1981 is longer than many of the students at this college have been alive. Why, after all of these lawsuits and all of these cases, is it only now that he is being shut down and investigated? These are young women who walked into this clinic and were victimized by someone who apparently did not care enough to run his business as anything other than “deplorable and unsanitary”, as the McCollough article quotes the Health Department as stating. In an Associated Press article, Gosnell claims that in his running of the clinic, he provided, “the same care that I would want my daughter to receive.” However, I’m not sure how that applies given the conditions that the Inquirer states the Health Department found in the clinic, including a lack of resuscitation equipment and a failure to do tests to make sure that the patients could safely undergo abortions at his clinic. Another Associated Press article, this one by Joann Loviglio, tells the story of a 22-year-old woman who died three days after going to the clinic, as well as a 41-year-old woman who died after being given painkillers and then additional medication at the clinic. It’s scary to think that this was allowed to go on unabated for as many years as it did. Is there anyone looking out and actually actively checking out some of these places? Or someone making sure people actually know what they are doing before someone dies and then it still takes 10 years (in the class of the 22-year-old) for somewhere to be shut down? All I can say is, no matter what you do and for what reason, do not trust your medical care to anywhere and anyone you do not entirely trust. Get a second opinion and bring someone you can rely on with you. I only wish that there would have been some way for these two women to have been warned about these conditions, and had their young lives not end in tragedy. 10FEATURES Khyla Flores, Editor 1926 1969 Admin A o w e i v erial s u p m a c f istra on and Facult y E DUCATION CREATES 1969 Khyla Flores ATHLETICS EDITOR Blan ey H all 1970 TCC b d n u G ro 198 g n i k re a 6 CCC In this type of economy, there are many instances in which bills get put aside for a later date, usually past the original due date. In a recession such as this, it can become increasingly hard for families to buy everyday necessities, such as laundry detergent, toothpaste, and even to some dismay, a college education. When a father’s or mother’s income does not suffice to pay for everyday expenses, important bills, such as education, fall by the wayside, because some may pass it off as an unnecessary expense in time of need. Going to college represents many things, but most of all, it is a way to practice independent living for students who soon will be pursuing a life on their own. Most parents want their children to strive for a prosperous life, maybe even one better than they had, and in most cases, providing themselves with an education is just the way to do that. The ability to have credentials when applying for a job is most important, and by going to college, young adults are able to gain many experiences and opportunities, along with a degree or two to list on their future resume. With all of the positives that college provides for their students, 197 Cho it almost seems like a sure-fire thing for every high school graduate to do, right? Well, it isn’t as easy as just deciding one day to go to college. On top of having, in most cases at least decent grades, students and their parents have to find a way to fund their education. Education is not cheap, no matter where the student chooses to attend. Some students opt for a year or two at community college before transferring, but even spending a couple thousand a year is too steep for some families. Of course there are other ways to fund education without paying out-of-pocket, such as taking advantage of the various scholarship and grant opportunities through the government, state, or organizations. According to www.finaid.org, there are about 1.5 million scholarships available each year to students, totaling more than $3.4 billion to be allotted to applicants. There are some students whom are very fortunate to have the opportunity of gaining scholarships to cover their entire education costs, whether it is due to a sport they play, a fellowship they belong to, or the exceptional grades they have received. The US Government also provides students with Pell Grants which allot a certain sum of money to students who can prove that their family cannot provide them with money for college. These grants are gifts and do not have to be paid back. Federal loans are also available to students who are in various levels of financial need. These are loans that are provided to students without a credit check, and that need to be paid back once the student graduates college. With all of the ways that make it possible to fund college, there are still students who do not have the availability of attending college because the out-of-pocket expenses are just not available. According to the College Board, in 2005 a student paid on average $29, 026 a year to attend a private college, and $12,127 to attend a public college, both including room and board. Experts expect the price of college to rise 6 percent each year for ten years, so according to these statistics, by 2015, students will be paying $49, 581 to attend private school. To many people, these prices are outrageous and by the time they are done with college, they will be paying back loans totaling the amount of a decent mortgage. Some may start to think how expensive college has gotten, and it must have been easier to handle the expense when it was much cheaper. Was it this hard to pay for college when, maybe your grandmother or mother gained a degree? Well one thing is for sure, that the 0 ir St t n e ud c i l b Pu s n o a www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad March 25, 2010 | 11 FEATURES 193 0 1928 Hocke Cur m a e T y s Do rmit or y A SOLID FOUNDATION b u t a t w h a t c o st ? cost was much less but all other monies, including minimum wage, and the cost of food and homes were also less then too. On average a Cedar Crest fulltime traditional student currently pays approximately $28,000 a year, not including room and board and additional fees, such as a technology fee, activity fee, and a communication fee. If the student was to live on campus their tuition would skyrocket to a total of approximately $38,000 depending on various options. From the difficulty to swallow their first college bill, students may start to wonder what previous attendees paid for tuition at their beloved school. Well back in 1940, where women pursued the option of gaining an education at a women’s college, Cedar Crest was charging a mere $750 for resident students and $400 for non-resident students. Students might think “I wish I only paid $750 a year for my education,” but minimum wage also needs to be taken into account when discussing education costs. The minimum wage in 1940 was a dreadful $0.43 an hour. The results of using an inflation calculator to compare the rates of $750 to money today, according to www.westegg.com, “What cost $750 in 1940 would cost $11,349.39 in 2009. Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2009 and 1940, they would cost you $750 and $48.88 respectively.” With those results, it looks like a student back in 1940 would’ve wished that students today only paid $750 so that their tuition only cost a mere $48.88 today. However that is also saying that, with normal inflation, a yearly education at Cedar Crest should only cost $11349.39, plus any additional charges and when compared to the tuition rate in 1940, but it is obvious that the price of education is more than double that number for a current Cedar Crest student. When using an inflation calculator to compare the minimum wage of 1940 to that of 2009, www.westegg.com states, “What cost $.43 in 1940 would cost $6.51 in 2009.” Thankfully minimum wage has also excelled what inflation predicted the minimum wage of 2009 would be, however not by much more, since the current minimum wage in Pennsylvania is only set at $7.25 an hour, according to the United States Department of Labor. It would seem that education has spiked over the past 70 years, and minimum wage has sluggishly risen behind it. Education costs in 1950 were not much different from 1940, costing a non-resident student only $450 and a resident student anywhere from $900-$1,250 a year to attend, because they now offered different locations for rooms. Due to inflation the cost of education at Cedar Crest kept rising, hitting a total of $1,900 for resident students in 1960; $3,100 in 1970; and $5,900 in 1980. Non-resident students kept approximately $1000 behind resident students in costs for education per year. College costs at CCC seemed to only raise about 2 or 3 thousand every ten years, but prices took a serious hike come 1990. Instead of paying only $5,900 in 1980, the cost for a resident student was approximately $15,686 for a year of college, and a non-resident student was paying approximately $11,130. That might seem like a huge price jump, but minimum wage also changed over those ten years, going from only $3.10 in 1980 to $5.15 in 1990. The cost of education obviously changed with the inflation of the US dollar, and other monies also changed, such as minimum wage and the costs of common household goods. So sure, it might have been cheaper to go to college back in 1940, but the same money struggles would have been present then, with minimum wage being so low. So when deciding on whether the cost of an education is a necessary cost, weigh in the benefits and security that an education will provide a family with in the future and not necessarily the money struggles are eminent now. 196 9 Stu d O s t en am C n s u p 1991 Thea ter P r oduc on 1986 199 Techn ologi ca l A dvan ces 1 r c e R n o ea l l a H All photos courtesy of Cedar Crest College Catalogs 12LIFESTYLES Dannah Hartman, Editor off the l h o s t e Fr While car shopping is extremely exciting, there is a long checklist of factors that must be considered when buying a new car, especially for college students. Safety, gas mileage, space, drivability, appearance and of course, cost, all come into play when deciding on a car. With these features in mind, I test drove three comparable 2010 midsized sedans from three different dealers in hopes of giving students insight into what’s out there. Compiled below are facts and my personal observations concerning the Nissan Versa, Ford Focus, and Chevrolet Cobalt. Compiled by Jessica Kuc, Staff Writer s 010 F ocu F d or 2 Approx. Price: $16,305 - $18,700 Gas Mileage: 24 city/35 highway I was a bit apprehensive about test driving a Ford, as I felt it might be a challenge to be impartial since my SUV and the majority of my family’s cars are Fords. I did end up driving the Focus, and much to my surprise I even ended my drive with a fairly impartial opinion towards the car. While this car did not feel extremely tiny either, it certainly did not have the cargo room the Versa did. There were three seatbelts in the backseat, but it did seem like three passengers would be tightly crammed. I also felt like I had to keep my seat closer to the steering wheel than I would have liked in order to give my passenger any leg room. While I unfortunately did not get to drive the Focus on the highway, I did at least get a feel of how it drove up to around 55 mph. It handled the road fairly well, though during my drive it was not faced with any specific obstacles such as potholes, railroad tracks, or sharp turns. It was not quite as responsive as the Versa, but definitely not a difficult car to drive. It provides for a reasonably smooth, uneventful drive. Appearance-wise, the Focus generally comes in seven colors including a unique color called Natural Neutral Metallic, which actually has a sharp, light lime green appearance. The Focus is equipped with the typical adequate safety features of most newer Fords. While this car did not stand out to me quite as adamantly as the Versa, for a potential customer looking for a midsized sedan with extra bells and whistles, this car is for you. While you can purchase this car with the bare minimum in technologically (without power windows, mirrors, etc.) there are many entertainment features that can be added to it. The most popular of these is likely SYNC, which can help find music, allows for hands free calling and audible text messages, and can provide turn-byturn directions, to name a few of its many attributes. Obviously, add-ons such as SYNC increase the value and price of the car, but they are at least possible options. Overall, I would rank this car on the good side of average. It works wonderfully to get from point A to point B, but I wouldn’t recommend it based on any amazing drivability features it embraces. The Focus is a nice, safe car to drive, and certainly felt stable, but is slightly forgettable when placed up against other cars with more distinctive traits. 2010 Nissa n Ver sa Photo |motortrend.com Approx. Price: $10,144 - $16,543 Gas Mileage: 26 city/34 highway I learned to drive in a Ford F350, so compared to that, even my SUV seems small and sporty. Therefore, when I got behind the wheel of the Versa, the first car I test drove, I initially felt as though I liked it, just because I wasn’t used to a car rather than that particular model specifically. However, after driving the other two as well, my first impression was a bit off – I simply love the car. I was informed from the beginning that the Altima was perhaps more comparable to the other two cars I was looking at, as it was a “step up” from the Versa. I didn’t even have to keep that in mind, as even with that said, the Versa would be my top recommendation. First of all, the car is certainly the roomiest on the inside. There is no center console; instead it features a large glove box and various other compartments around the car. This gives even the front seats a more spacious feel than the other cars. The Versa has an array of safety features, and for a small car did not feel unsafe to drive. I was able to test drive this car on the highway, and even as a driver used to trucks and SUVs, I did not feel small or unsafe passing larger cars and trucks. The Versa has a large windshield and had the most space between the driver and passengers’ heads and the roof of the car, again making it feel like a larger model than it may in fact be. What I liked most about the Versa was how smooth of a ride it was. While there is a bit of a jump when it shifts gears, for the most part it feels like you are driving on glass. The car is extremely responsive as well; it feels as though you could merely think turn, go, or stop, and it would do so. It also handled very well over potholes, snow and railroad tracks without even having to change speed to do so. The Versa, despite being equipped with a 4cylinder engine, did not seem at all powerless. Even going up to around 70 mph on the highway, and driving up some fairly steep hills on the back roads, the car never felt as though it was lacking power. For those drivers largely interested in appearance, this sedan typically comes in six colors with two interior color options. Overall, I would highly recommend this car. Photo |focus-fort.net 2010 Chev Approx. Price: $15,157 $24,330 Gas Mileage: 25 city/37 highway While the Cobalt is certainly an attractive looking car, and the best on gas out of the three cars, it was without a doubt my least favorite despite having a typically higher price tag. Although it is not unbearably small, and is in the same size category as the other two, I definitely felt more claustrophobic driving this car. I was extremely aware of the minimal distance between my head and the roof of the car, and widthwise it was fairly compact as well. The windshield is the smallest of the three and was on a steeper angle, which did provide somewhat limited visibility compared to the other cars. The rearview mirror was distinctively curved, and while I’m sure this is intended to provide greater rear visibility, it was honestly dizzying. While the Cobalt did not feel unsafe, it did not handle as well as the Nissan, particularly over railroad tracks. I felt the need to greatly decrease my speed, while the Versa allowed me to keep a steady speed. As far as safety features are concerned, this car is definitely impressive however. I was able to see a picture of a Cobalt that had been in rolet C obalt a head-on collision with a truck at 45 mph. The hood of the car came straight up and folded, and the engine dropped out beneath, leaving the driver, who was apparently not even wearing a seatbelt, with extremely minimal injuries. Despite the safety features put into this car, the Cobalt was not a particularly pleasurable drive. It was by far the least responsive of the three cars – the steering wheel and brakes felt especially tight, to the extent that some muscle power is actually needed to bring the car to a complete stop. This was definitely not something I expected out of such a small car. I will say that the Cobalt is undoubtedly a sharp looking car, and seems to have been designed with a sporty appearance in mind. It typically is available in seven colors, depending on the trim you choose. Similarly to the Focus, this car has extra features available as well. A typical trait of Chevrolets is OnStar, which can be helpful in the event of an emergency while driving. Overall, the Cobalt is the best car out of the three on gas and arguably on safety, however for a “midsized” sedan it is certainly compact. I liked this car the least due to the lack of interior comfort and lesser drivability. Photo |autos.yahoo www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25, 2010 | 13 LIFESTYLES Get the 411 on credit Alyssa Slinger STAFF WRITER In a time when younger people are finding themselves with more necessities, they are also finding themselves with more obstacles stopping them from getting credit cards and loans. New credit card regulations are preventing young adults from establishing and building a credit history, which prevents them from getting loans and credit cards. In a recent survey by FindLaw.com, 22% of respondents aged 18 to 34 say they were denied some form of credit within the past year. These could include credit cards, student or car loans, or even mortgages. Home mortgages, auto loans, student loans, and car loans each had a denial rate of 4% in the younger age bracket. The form of credit that was denied to young adults were credit card accounts, which were denied to 15% of respondents in the survey. So, with all this grim news of young adults getting denied credit and loans, and not being able to build a credit history, it may seem frustrating to think that there is nothing you can do. But not to worry! There are some things that everyone can do to build establish their credit history, and then build their credit from there on out. Check your credit report: You’re probably thinking, “But wait, if I don’t have credit, why check my credit report?” You never know if your identity has been stolen or if there has been a mistake if you haven’t checked your credit report. It’s really simple to do. There are three major bureausEquifax, Experian and Trans Union. You are entitled to one free credit report each year, which can be viewed at AnnualCreditReport.com. Open a checking and a savings account: Lenders see bank accounts as a sign of stability. Most banks will let you open accounts as minors, which then carry over into adulthood. Having these bank accounts allows you to start building your financial history. Understand the basics of credit scoring: The most important factors in your scores are that you pay your bills on time, all the time, and not to max out your credit cards when and/or if you do get one. Set- on time payments, and would be reting up automatic payments to pay ported to all three credit bureaus. your bills each month is a surefire Get a store card: Department way to know your bills are paid stores typically use finance compaeach month. A good rule of thumb nies, rather than major banks. and with credit limits is to use less than don’t do as much for your credit 30% of your limit, and then pay score, but they are typically easier your bill off in full each month, if to get. You shouldn’t go overboard you can. with these, however, and stick with Apply for credit while in col- just one or two cards. lege: While the new credit card regWith these tips, you should ulations make getting a credit card be able to establish credit, and build more difficult, if you have a parent your credit to be able to get a credit or guardian who is willing to co- card, or other types of credit insign or if you have an income while cluding car loans or student loans. in school, plus during the summer, Being young adults, money is not you are likely to get approved for a always in readily available, and card. Just be smart, and don’t max being self-sufficient by being reit out. sponsible with credit cards can reIf you can’t get a regular credit ally help out with small financial card, apply for a secured credit difficulcard: A secured credit card reties. quires you to deposit money with a lender, and then that deposit typically becomes your credit limit. Ideally the card you pick would convert to a regular, unsecured credit Pho card after 12 to | Free digi to 18 months of tal pho tos. n et A d min The quest for all natural deodorant Rachel Morgandale STAFF WRITER Most people would not think of leaving the house without deodorant. They also depend on deodorant to ensure that they maintain a very low level of body odor throughout the day. Most deodorants contain antiperspirants to limit sweating and cut odor off before it can start. Aluminum is the main ingredient in antiperspirant, a chemical that, according to the “How Stuff Works” website, enters into sweat glands and swells them shut to prevent sweat from exiting. Though research is still ongoing, there is some evidence to prove the dangers of using aluminum based deodorant/antiperspirants. Sweat excretes toxins from the body. Preventing their excretion could prove risky. Some studies have even suggested a link between aluminum and Alzheimer's Disease. Many people choose not to use typical deodorants because of these risks, but I have no choice. I am allergic to antiperspirants. As I entered puberty and began to carefully monitor my odor as most other adolescents, I started developing rashes on my underarms. My mother bought me Crystal deodorant, a natural mineral stick that you wet and apply to your the underarms. The rashes stopped, but as I grew older I began searching for something more effective and convenient to carry with me. What I have discovered over the past several years is that many all natural deodorants do not work. Everyone’s body chemistry is different, but I found a large number of products to be ineffective. My biggest disappointment was Desert Essence Natural Roll-On Deodorant. With tea tree oil, natural antiseptics to kill bacteria and the light scent of lavender extract, it promised long lasting results. I gave the product two weeks, reapplying it every few hours each day. The result was frustration and paranoia, frustration that it wasn’t working and paranoia that others might be noticing. My greatest success was Bubble and Bee Pit Putty. Though a bit more expensive than one would pay for a stick of deodorant (about ten dollars) it was worth every penny. Arrowroot powder helps keep underarms dry without blocking sweat glands and it contains lemon and clove oil to create a fresh and unique scent that could suit any woman or man. It also lasts all day to my glee. If you are switching over from a normal antiperspirant to a natural alternative there may be a detox period. The Bubble and Bee company includes a little guide with their product with suggestions for expediting the process through exfoliation and hot showers. They also suggest that an excess of red meat or not drinking enough water might increase your level of body odor. The best natural deodorants contain a base of clay or another absorbent material (like the arrowroot powder in Pit Putty). That helps eliminate the sweat that bacteria feeds on. In my experience, sticks work better than roll-ons and a little bit of essential oil goes a long way to create a light masking scent. Always read the ingredients of your deodorant, even all natural products can include preservatives and compounds like propylene glycol which is not especially harmful, but can be irritating to people with more sensitive skin. Though it may take some experimentation, natural alternatives to antiperspirant/deodorants can be satisfyingly effective and may be healthier in the long run. OA PROJECTS SCORE WITH UGANDA SOCCER CAMP Duncan Penn, one of the members of the team featured on the show “The Buried Life,” does more than just scratch items off a list, he also helps to build soccer camps for kids all over the world. The organization Penn is collaborating with, OA Projects, translates from the Latin “opportunitas aequa,” meaning equal opportunities. Formed in 2006 by a group of Canadian students, including Penn, OA Projects uses soccer to help build well balanced and stronger communities for children affected by wars. The groups’ objective is outlined on OAprojects.org as being “to increase opportunities for youth in war-affected regions to participate in soccer based community building activities.” They are currently working out of northern Uganda to connect war-affected youth with local youth leaders to play soccer with and discuss important community based issues. Through a series of trial and errors the organization determined that the OA’s projects can have the most impact in a post conflict region where there is a high need for stability and support. The organization put together a list of five projects that they hope to start in Uganda; Community soccer field rehabilitation, Workshops for Youth Leaders and soccer coaches, Soccer camps for peace, Soccer equipment distribution and Soccer leagues and tournaments for Peace. OAProjects.com also states “By supporting existing relationships and organizations, the project has a culturally relevant and sustainable impact.” The work that Penn did with his team “The Buried Life” came in handy with his organizational work when MTV and Socialvibe offered to sponsor a camp in Northern Uganda. The deal was that if The buried Life team could reach 75,000 fans on their facebook page, then MTV and Socialvibe would sponsor the camp. It was not long before the team had not only acquired but surpassed the number set, reaching a high of 363, 566 fans. With the goal reached and hopes high, MTV and Socialvibe made a deal to launch a soccer camp in Uganda. By starting the camp in Uganda the group not only wishes to reach out to war affected youth but also to enable female youth to be more actively involved in community building activities. The team also wishes to improve local infrastructure needed for engaging the youth in the soccer based activities. Both the OA project team and The buried life group released videos thanking all of their fans for adding them on facebook and helping them to start the process of having the camp built in Uganda. The OA organization will be releasing video journals about the project so that fans can follow the building process that they helped put into action. Ask Mac Girl Chrisne Hickey |Staff Writer Importance of E-mail Etiquette E-mail today has become one of the most common ways to contact friends, family, co-workers, bosses, teachers, and even people you do not know. Although we are taught from a young age how to write, writing an e-mail or anything on the internet has become much different than writing a letter. Like any sort of written text, emotions and ideas can be placed into an e-mail in a way the writer may not have intended, but the reader will take. E-mail etiquette to anyone reader, not just your bosses or your teachers, is extremely important. Here are some tips to ensure that your e-mail looks more professional than a text message written in short form. - Make sure your subject line is clear, so that the reader knows what you are reading, as well as how important it is. - Open your e-mail with Dear/Hello Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. Ect. If it is a personal e-mail, it’s still nice to greet them. - Check your punctuation capitalization, and most importantly spelling. Nothing is more embarrassing than sending out a group e-mail and misspelling for everyone to see. - Never give someone information such as usernames, passwords, credit card or account information over an email. It’s the most insecure means of transferring information. - Try to keep your information specific and precise. It’s nice to tell a story, but some readers might not be in the mood for a story, and may put your email off until later. - Reply as soon as possible, especially if the information is important. - Check your e-mail every day. Someone might send you or ask something of you that has time restraints. It’s especially important on this campus if you work in groups, and members may need last minute help or information. When e-mail is one of the largest forms of contacting, checking your e-mail every day ensures that you will get important tasks done, and be able to clean it out before it starts to fill up! Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/) has an extensive article on e-mail etiquette, as well as information on other writing forms for academic and business papers. If you’d like to ask Mac Girl a question, e-mail her at cahickey@cedarcrest.edu. Be sure that ‘Ask Mac Girl’ is in the subject line. 14 STUDY BREAK Nicole Magloire, Lauren Panepinto, Editors Crestiad Special Submitted by: Stephanie Spiker Who Said it? “ So, where is the Cannes Films Festival being held this year? “ ” 10. “ C e l e b r i t y Ve r s i o n “ I’m not anorexic. I’m from Texas. Are there people from Texas that are anorexic? I’ve never heard of one. And that includes me. ” Fiction writing is great. You can make up 9. ” ” “ I make almost anything. 8. WHAT’S WAL-MART? DO THEY SELL LIKE WALL STUFF?? 6. “ “ Smoking kills. I think gay marriage is 1. something that should be ” between a man and a woman If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life. “ ” 5. Jessica Simpson look like a 4. rock star! ” Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but ” “ I’ve got taste. It’s inbred in me.” “ I’ve never really 7. wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa. 3. cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff. 2. 7. David Hasselhoff 8. Ivanka Trump 9. Jessica Simpson Answer Key: 1. Arnold Swarzenegger 4. Tara Reid 2. Mariah Carey 5. Brooke Sheilds 3. Britney Spears 6. Paris Hilton 10. Christina Aquilera Submitted by: Stacy Williams ” Want this space? Take it! Place your ad here for only $10 Contact: Nicole Magloire Nrmagloi@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad Astrological editations Aries M a r. 2 1 – A p r. 2 0 You’re finally feeling content with your life. Your dreams are easily obtainable right now. STUDY BREAK Frame G a m Somewhere March 25, 2010 | 15 e s Ta u r u s A p r. 2 1 – M a y 2 1 Nothing is going as planned and you’ve been faced with a lot of disappointment right not. There is a lesson to be learned here, so try not to be over sensitive. Childrens Book Gemini May 22 – June 21 You’ve been taking care of everyone but yourself recently. Take some time for yourself and see to your own needs as well. Cancer June 22 – July 22 Exciting news is coming your way, whether it be an unexpected phone call or surprise letter, don’t take too long to respond! Answer Key: Leo Virgo Aug. 23 – Sept 21. You’ve had a lot of conflict with loved ones lately, use this moment of balance to confront the issues peacefully. Libra Sept. 22 – Oct. 22 You were stagnating over the long Winter, but don’t despair! With the warm weather comes renewed energy and creativity. Scorpio O c t . 2 3 – N o v. 2 1 You’ve been having some trouble with friends lately. Take a detached viewpoint to get a better handle on the situation. Sagittarius N o v. 2 2 – D e c . 2 1 You’ve been following establish social structures and traditions too strictly, take some time to let loose and relax. Capricorn Dec. 22 – Jan. 20 Stop limiting yourself, allow yourself to grow beyond your limitations and embrace your own inner strength. Aquarius Jan 21. – Feb. 10 Follow your dreams! Don’t allow anyone to prevent your from achieving what you want in life. Pisces F e b . 2 0 – M a r. 2 0 It may be frightening, but it’s time for a major change in your life. Be confident and embrace this change rather than avoiding it. Submitted by Lauren Panepinto Shirley Temple song 1. Somewhere over the rainbow 2. Animal crackers in my soup 3. Cat in the hat. July 23 – Aug. 22 You’ve been feeling inspired and energized lately. Use that energy to your advantage and get a head start on your upcoming projects. Submitted by:Michelle Palmisano Learn Hindi a – kh – b – ā – r a = ah kh = aspirated k. Like c sound in coffee, but longer ā = longer ahhh Meanings: Newspaper, journal Submitted by: Christine Hickey KU SUMMER SESSIONS ON-CAMPUS OR ON LINE! Stay On Track The perfect way to catch up or get ahead, KU Summer Sessions are now offered on-campus or online. Stay On Target KU Summer Sessions are a convenient way to make sure you stay committed to your academic goals! Stay On Top Make the most of your summer by earning degree credits from one of Pennsylvania’s most respected universities. REGISTER TODAY! Visit KUsummer.com for a full course schedule and registration form! Session I: May 24-June 24 Session II: July 6-August 6 17 ARTS Allie Sco, Editor LADY GAGA’ S TELEPHONE VIDEO C ONVERSATIONAL OR CONTROVERSIAL ? GOSSIP QUEEN There is nothing that has ever brought me more joy than watching Buzz Aldren do the cha-cha. At age 80, the moon man danced his first dance this past week on Dancing with the Stars, and let me tell you, I don’t know if his hips are real anymore, but prosthetic or not, that little champ made my heart smile when he shimmied across the dance floor. This seasons cast was more impressive than usual, each contestant seemed to stand out in their own different way. Kate Gosselin, and her two left feet put her in a deep hole with the judges, while Olympic medalist, Evan Lysacek, grabbed the title as the one to beat this year. Jake Palveka, the bachelor, seemed a bit out of his element, I feel that maybe if they let him wear his beloved mock turtle neck, you know, the one we see him wearing in every single interview, maybe he would feel more comfortable. ESPN correspondent, Erin Andrews, has the pleasure of dancing with the in-house hottie, Maksim Chmerkovskiy this year, but if she wants to get anywhere she needs to have a costume consultation, because that lime green bedazzled neck brace she wore is not going to get her the disco ball trophy. And of course ABC saved the best for last and waited till 10 p.m. till all the kiddies we asleep to show their final performer. Baywatch babe, Pam Anderson was the grand finale for the season opener, and I can vouch for the rest of America, we weren’t necessarily watching her ballroom technique. Dressed in a costume fit for an infant, Anderson tosseled her hair, molested her partner and shook her stuff for the whole world to see. This performance would have been ideal for a Whitesnake video, or flashdance, but not for family television; personally I felt violated, especially after seeing a 40 something year old’s butt cheeks fly out of her costume at the end of the performance. Bad news, is never good news, Chopper chump, Jesse James, has been ratted out for being unfaithfully his alleged mistress. James is married to Oscar winning, Sandra Bullock. James reportedly had slept with another woman, tattooed adult entertainment industry model, Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, while his wife was away shooting a film. The model was reportedly paid $30,000 for her tabloid confessional, where she spilled the juicy details with James. I have two small comments to make about this issue. Number one, Sandy should have known better; 50% of James’s children were mothered by porn stars. Number two; never trust a woman who has tattoos on her forehead. Gaga at her best with her outfits and hair creations. Moving along, the music video pays tribute to Thelma and Louise as well as the Kill Bill movies by bring back the “ P u s s y Wagon” and guess who is driving i t … none other than Jesenia Holguin STAFF WRITER Lady Gaga is on everyone lips with the release of her new music video for her hit “Telephone” featuring Beyonce. The music video, which totals nine minutes and thirty two seconds in length, has been the talk of the music industry since it dropped on March 11. “Gay Christmas arrived last night in the form of the latest Lady Gaga video for “Telephone,” which features Beyoncé,” said Entertainment Weekly (EW.com) The reviews were varied; Gaga’s however, it is important to underpartner in stand the plot of the video before crime Beyonce, or dissecting what people had to say rather “Honey B” as she is about. Here is some background on called in the video. the video: Gaga takes the The opening viewer on ride of scene takes crazy and place in malevolent p r i s o n events that w h e r e eventually Gaga puts lead to her to rest the and Honey remarks B. running about her from the sexual oricops. This entation. video would Compiled by Sarajane Sein Throughout not be complete the prison without the kiss of scenes you see death the end…the Campus Corner How do you feel about the Telephone video? "I thought it was weird." - Bryanne Hornung, freshman, English major. dreadful “to be continued…” The video also features a textbook example of product placement. Advertising Age reports, on Gaga’s monumental video. “A scene in which Gaga curls her hair with Diet Coke cans was an homage to her mother, who used the exact same grooming technique in the '70s. Another sequence, in which Gaga poisons a whole diner full of patrons, is interspersed with footage of the singer making sandwiches with Wonder Bread and Miracle whip,” Advertising Age stated about just a few of the products featured. Fans of Gaga seemed pleased by the video with the “At video. One comment left Pho to | least nine on the Entertainment ww w.m tv.c different brands Weekly article read, “GEom make appearances in the NIUS! Vive la Gaga!” nine-minute music video, from Lady Gaga will continue Gaga's own Heartbeats headphones to shock the music world as to a "Beats Limited Edition" laptop, well as her fans most of whom canfrom HP Envy to "telephone" part- not wait to see what else she has in ner Virgin Mobile, and from Mira- store. cle Whip and Wonder Bread to Diet Have a comment you would Coke.” like to share about the video? Write What was even more interest- to the Crestiad and share your ing about all the products featured thoughts! in the video is that most of the Crestiad@cedarcrest.edu brands did not have to pay to get in SPRING DANCES PREVIEW a great opportunity to appreciate the arts "It confused the heck out of me... I thought she was going to be in the club [due to the lyrics]. [...] She killed everyone." - Alyson Mason, freshman, Nursing major. Katey Dauble STAFF WRITER "I think she's awesome, but at the same me, little kids are watching this." - Brianna Moran, freshman, Psychology major. "She's all about freedom of expression. Let Lady Gaga be who is. She's expressing something in there, I just don't know what." - Lauren Salge, freshman, Forensic Psych major. Do you love being entertained but have no time to travel far? The Cedar Crest College Dance Company Dancers are thrilled to perform in this year’s Spring Dances. Dancers have been working very hard to create memorable pieces that will be sure to captivate the audience’s attention. Dance pieces vary in style, intention, and music. This year, they have created pieces that relate to love and what it means to autism. This week has been especially difficult for the dancers. Tech Week is one of the most strenuous weeks for these dancers, but they are ready to prove that hard work pays off. Sarah Ives goes on to explain just how dedicated the dancers have been. “The girls performing in the concert are not just in it to be in it, they are in it because it’s their passion.” Throughout rehearsal, the dancers have “gotten really close” to one another, says Senior Elementary Education Major Kristina Hines. While some people may not be familiar with the Dance Program at Cedar Crest, the Spring Dances gives the community a great opportunity to appreciate the arts at the college. It’s not only about showing appreciation for the arts, but also showing the appreciation for the dancers themselves. The audience members don’t get to see the behind the scenes work that goes into these projects, but choreographers have worked hard throughout the semester to create the piece itself, choose costumes, music, and create lighting for a stage setting that will be appropriate for their piece. It’s a memorable night for the dancers, but you can also be a part of it by attending the show. The dancers would like everyone to “GO SEE IT! And save the date for Student Dance Works on April 23 and 24,” states Hines. It should be an exciting night of great performances so please get out and support the dancers this Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 at 8p.m. www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad March 25, 2010 | 18 ARTS Pop Culture From Across the Pond SPECIAL PREVIEW REEL REVIEW THE LAST BRINGING IT BACK Katey Dauble STAFF WRITER The Last Song, starring pop artist and Disney star Miley Cyrus, is a film based off of Nicholas Spark’s newest book. The movie is guaranteed to make your emotions swing from “oo-ing and awing” to touching moments that will make your eyes filter with tears. Touchstone Pictures describes the movie as a story of “second chances, first loves, and the moments in life that lead us back home.” Miley Cyrus plays Veronica, known as “Ronnie”, a New York City bound teenager who is forced to move with her father for the summer in a small Southern Beach Town. Her father is determined to re-connect with her through the only commonality they have with one another—music. Her brother, a young boy who looks up to his father in every aspect of life, has difficulty understanding the lack of communication between HOME SONG MARCH his sister and father. While Ronnie plays a submissive role with her father, she finds love can be the healing piece to her life. Ronnie goes through life-changing experiences 31 TO THEATERS EVERYWHERE and recognizes not all things can be healed by love, but love certainly empowers relationships to grow. Miley Cyrus played the role of “Ronnie” to my high expectations I held to her, although at times it did get “corny”. I think she plays the role well as a teenager in love because that is what she is going through in her real life situation so she could probably relate to the character a little. So you might not be into Miley Cyrus—well, Liam Hemsworth, who plays Will, the boy chasing after Ronnie, will give you a good enough reason to go see the movie. This handsome young is guaranteed to captivate your attention throughout the movie. The movie is well-sequenced. Each detail in the movie tells a different story, and I think that’s why the movie is so captivating. This movie can draw crowds from old to young bePhoto | www. touchstone.movies.go.com/thelastsong cause everyone can relate to one of the stories in the movie. I Genre: Drama give this movie 4 out Ratings: (PG), for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language of 5 stars. Duration: 1 hrs. 47 min Hollister continued | page 8 was involved in a class action lawsuit against the company. When she began working there, employees had to wear specifically Hollister clothing. However, the employee discount was not significant enough to keep their pay above minimum wage. While the case was settled and the strictly Hollister clothing requirement was removed, it is still an unspoken recommendation to hold a long term position. Hollister’s miserable ethics lie beyond things like clothing, but right down to a person physical appearance. I am not talking just cleanliness, but they actually judge a person’s looks. Coyne says that there was never any written procedure on hiring by looks but it was something that was said out loud without hesitation. “I do know that verbally it was ‘She’s hot, hire her’.” Hollister would also hire “ugly” people intentionally to work in “the back” to stock shelves, that way no one had to see them and distort the company’s image, described Coyne. During Ehnot’s brief time there she recalled that “if you were a little bit hefty, they weren’t going to hire you.” It is clear that my perception of this company by these accounts was correct but it goes even further beyond this. There have been countless lawsuits against Hollister, and its sister store Abercrombie and Fitch. And from what I have been seeing, something tells me that there are still more to come. While speaking with Coyne on her experiences at Hollister she made it a point to mention that there is even more to Hollister’s poor ethics. While she worked there for three years, she left only making 75 cents more than when she started. This billion dollar company has done anything they had to create an image of conformity, superficiality and materialism. They have discriminated, put down and diminished people but they have gotten what they wanted. By looking else wear for trendy clothing and accessories, perhaps we can show where our principles lay and that as human beings we respect our selves enough to not settle for their ethics. Rachel Morgandale|Staff Writer In January British and American viewers alike witnessed the end of an era on the long running program Doctor Who. The show started out in 1963 and went on a hiatus from 1989 (though it returned briefly in 1996) until 2005 when it bounded back to televisions world wide with a vengeance. With new writer Russell T. Davies at the helm and an actor named Christopher Eccleston playing the iconic Doctor the show attracted old fans and new viewers alike with slightly more edgy stories than the sometimes campy theatrical elements the classic series was known for. Eccleston stepped out of the role after only one season to be replaced by the young, charismatic David Tennant. For those readers that aren’t familiar with Doctor Who mythology: the Doctor is a kind of alien known as a Time Lord, Time Lords have a way of cheating death- their body “regenerates,” meaning it dies and is made over into a new body. This last fact has helped the show’s longevity, actors can move into their predecessor’s place with a simple scientific phenomenon explaining it away. This January saw the death of the tenth incarnation of the Doctor, played by Tennant. His replacement is the youngest actor to ever step into the role, 27 year old Matt Smith. Davies also left the show and has been said to be in America now working on some project or other (rumors say possibly an American version of Doctor Who, or the show’s spinoff, Torchwood). A sometimes writer on the program, Stephan Moffat has taken over as head writer with promises of action, intrigue and something highly coveted on Who: romance. A series five trailer shown on BBC America let the audience catch a glimpse of the new Doctor and his new companion, a redhead in a very short skirt named Amy Pond. Though the new Doctor dresses a bit like my high school Geography teacher complete with suspenders and a bowtie, this season looks to be even more adventurous, pushing darker themes that began pervading the series during Davies’ reign despite the program being a family show in an early evening time slot in the UK. A few weeks past, a teaser was released, available for viewing on BBC America’s website that I’m not completely convinced by. If I had seen the teaser first I wouldn’t be as excited by the upcoming season. It’s reads awkwardly and stilted in the format they chose. Check it out if you must, but don’t let it deter you. “Who is The Doctor?” will proceed the premiere at eight o’clock on April 17, the first episode of the new season will air at nine o’clock. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad March 25, 2010 | 19 ARTS VAGINA MONOLOGUE POSTSHOW WRAP UP Joshlyn Susanen STAFF WRITER This past weekend, March 1921, The Vagina Monologues: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer was performed in Alumni Hall. This year each girl had a lot of freedom with their piece. There were suggestions given for what to wear but they all got the chance to choose their outfits and add some of their own style to their part. Everyone was casted because of their personality and EVENT CALENDAR Compiled by Rachel Zarayko, Staff Writer Thursday, March 25 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from 11 A.M. until 6 P.M. Musician Matt Santry will be performing in the TCC Bistro at 7 P.M. Off Campus Event: The Weekend It Lives will be playing at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown. Doors open at 6 P.M. and tickets are $10. Friday, March 26 how they fit with the character. The directors guided the cast with a one on one session every other week. On Friday night, the rants were performed. Saturday night and Sunday afternoon the monologues were preformed. This year’s rants were brand new and had never been shown at Cedar Crest before. 60 people attended Friday night’s rant and Saturday and Sunday’s monologues had 30 to 40 people attend each show. At each show, the Hat Lady sold some of her beautiful, unique items. Also sold, was The Vagina Monologues themed shirts, pins, bracelets, candy and more. All of the sales combined from the themed items and admission prices totaled $1741.50. The proceeds are being donated to Turning Point, the Crime Victims Council and the VDay Campaign. T-shirts from this show, the past two years’ shows and the “Vagina Security” shirts can still be purchased by email to Molly McPherson at mjmcpher@cedarcrest.edu. The David Roper Trio scholarship concert will be held in the Alumnae Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 P.M. and the concert begins at 7:30 P.M. Admission is $15 and proceeds go to the Alumnae Association Scholarship Fund. P.M. Road Trip: Day in New York City. Busses leave Blaney Hall circle at 9 A.M. and leave NYC at 7 P.M. Sign up by contacting SAB. Students may bring one guest. Spring Dances directed by Robin Gerchman will be held in Samuels Theater at 8 P.M. Spring Dances directed by Robin Gerchman will be held in Samuels Theater at 8 P.M. Off Campus Event: Black Water Rising will be playing at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown. Doors open at 6 P.M. and tickets are $10. Also, at 7 P.M., Pop Evil & Charm City Devils will be playing. Off Campus Event: Third Eye Blind will be playing at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown. Doors open at 7 P.M. and tickets are $25. Saturday, March 27 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from noon until 5 Sunday, March 28 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from noon until 5 P.M. The FADED show will be in Photo |Joshlyn Susanen Above: The full cast of The Vagina Monologues: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer. the Alumnae Hall Auditorium at 7 P.M. Monday, March 29 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from 11 A.M. until 6 P.M. Tuesday, March 30 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from 11 A.M. until 6 P.M. Off Campus Event: The Winter Sounds will be playing at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown. Doors open at 6 PM and tickets are $10. Wednesday, March 31 Remy Miller’s artwork titled “Theme and Correspondence” will be displayed in the Lachaise Gallery. Entry is free and the gallery is open from 11 AM until 6 PM. Women’s History Month Event: THREAD. Several events will be held in the Samuels Theater, revolving around the inspirational film THREAD. It will begin with a reception in South Annex at 5:30 PM. The movie will play at 6:30 PM, followed by a panel discussion at 7:30 PM. The audience is invited for coffee and cookies at 8 PM in the South Annex. Tickets are required . Off Campus Event: Uncle Cracker will be playing at the Crocodile Rock in Allentown. Doors open at 7 PM and tickets are $15. www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad March 25, 2010 | 20 ATHLETICS Steelers quarterback a c c u s e d o f s exu a l a s s a u l t Sarajane Sein ASSISTANT OPINIONS EDITOR Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger is facing charges in an accusation of sexual assault by a Milledgeville, Ga., woman. The alleged victim is a 20year-old student, and these are the second set of charges Roethlisberger is facing this year. Steelers President, Art Rooney II was quoted in the Indiana Gazette saying that the team has the “luxury of time” to see how the case turns out prior to deciding what will be done regarding Roethlisberger’s status as their quarterback. “The case comes as Roethlisberger faces a lawsuit filed last July by a woman who says he raped her in 2008 at a Lake Tahoe hotel and casino, an allegation he strongly denies. Roethlisberger, who was not in custody, has not been criminally charged in either case and has claimed counter-damages in the lawsuit,” stated an ESPN.com article dated March 8th. According to ESPN, “The suit seeks a minimum of $440,000 in damages from Roethlisberger and at least $50,000 in damages from Harrah's officials” in retribution to the alleged crime. The lawyer’s quarterbacks accused the plaintiff in the case of making up her story in order to receive a large settlement from Roethlisberger, pointing out that she did not file a criminal charge against him. However, the accuser stated that she did not file criminal charges “because she feared Harrah's would side with Roethlisberger and she would be fired,” according to an Oct. 23rd ESPN article. In the face of these latest allegations, Roethlisberger has withdrawn from a celebrity “pro-am” golf tournament sponsored by Kraft and Nabisco. “Ben has graciously declined to participate this year. … He has been a very popular player over the years and we welcome his return in the future,” the website “The Huddle” quotes the tournament as stating through Hahn Communications. As of that article, published March 18th, the case was still under investigation. Controversy sprung up in the Milledgeville case when a picture was revealed showing Roethlisberger posing with several local police officers the night of the alleged crime, reported Gary Mihoces in a USA Today article. One of these officers was also the one who took down the initial report of sexual assault. However, Chief Woodrow Blue defended his department against possible claims of a conflict of interest. “The photos were taken over an hour before the investigation, and none of the officers in the photos, other than Blash doing the initial report being the supervisor, are involved in the investigation,” Blue said told USA today. He further explained, “[the photos] happened over an hour before the alleged incident happened, and it happened at a different establishment. They were about a block and half away.” Meanwhile, the attorneys for the 20-year-old alleged victim have been pleading with the media to preserve her privacy in articles regarding the allegations, according to a March 9th blurb in “The Huddle”. In another “Huddle” article, by Sean Leahy, published the same day, Ed Garland, Roethlisberger’s attorney, denied the allegations of sexual assault, stating that his client was “completely innocent” and later that, “We intend to finish this case in a way that neither his liberty nor his future is damaged.” Photo Source | www.tmz.com Steelers Quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, has proved to be very successful on the field, however he hasn’t had such luck off of the field. He has been accused multiple times of sexually mistreating women. Annual Ski For Cure benefits breast cancer research Lauren Panepinto STUDY BREAK EDITOR What does skiing and breast cancer have in common? The third annual Ski for the Cure hosted by Jack Frost Big Boulder (JFBB) in Blakeslee, Pa. On Saturday February 27 JFBB, hosted the third annual Ski for the Cure Breast Cancer Awareness day. The event raised over $30,000 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the cure, Northeastern, PA affiliate. 100% of the proceeds go to the organization, 75% of the proceeds will stay local to benefit women and men in northeastern Pennsylvania. Providing “breast health services for medically underserved and uninsured women and men in Northeastern, Pa. 25% of the proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the cure National Research Grant Award Program. Bernie Oldroyd, at 63 is the founder of Ski for the Cure and breast cancer survivor, was floored by the amount of money raised. She started Ski for the Cure 3 years ago and this is the most money it has raised thus far, raising $7,500 the first year and $19,500 the sec- ond. Oldroyd told Gary Blockus of the Morning Call “I really can’t tell you how many people participated, but the numbers were overwhelming…I am speechless…I’m floored. I really am. Jack Frost Big Boulder donated $3 from each of the regular lift ticket sales that day, and their generous donation will be $5,070.” Events that day included a “Pink Olympics Fun Race”, a pledge drive, dedication run, and raffle. The event ran from 8:30-10:30 am with the pledge drive being one of the biggest events, a Ski-a-thon where skiers friends and family support them with donations. With one skier raising as much as $2,600. The pledge drive a lone raised over $13,000. Jack Frost Big Boulder has been one of the largest supporters of Komen, raising $58,000 since Ski for the Cure began in 2008. At 11:00am the participants gathered at the top of the Exhibition Trail for a dedication run “In memory of all those who have lost their battle, in honor of those who are survivors and in support of those currently fighting,” as printed on Photo Source | www.jfbb.com Organizers of the event proudly present the check they have donated towards breast cancer, totaling $31,000. the JFBB advertisement for the event. At 4:00 the same afternoon Jack Frost Big Boulder presented a ceremonial check for the donated amount to Bernie Oldroyd, Dolly Woody, Executive Director of the Northeastern PA. Affiliate of Susan G. Komen, and the JFBB General Manager, Mark Daubert. JFBB will be hosting this event again in 2011 on February 26, and invites everyone to “Save the date and Think Pink.” www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad ATHLETICS March 25, 2010 | 21 Sports from a personal perspecve Juvenile Nascar Drivers Alyssa Slinger STAFF WRITER Soball brings the sunshine back Jesenia Holguin STAFF WRITER While those of us left in Pennsylvania were dealing with the lack of sun, the Cedar Crest College Softball team was soaking it up. During the week of spring break, the softball team was down in Florida competing in some non-conference play. “Florida is our first time during the season to get on the field. It's always nice to play on the fields and play together before we start conference games,” said Cassandra “C.J.” Krise, senior Genetic Engineering major. This time is really important for the team to get used to playing out on a real field rather than the gym in Lees Hall. Michelle Palmisano, junior Communications major, further explains, “Though the gym is useful, the gym is flat, bouncy, and not very true to a field. The way a ball moves on dirt is much different than the way the ball moves off the gym floor.” This was Palmisano’s first time traveling with Cedar Crest softball, however not her first time traveling for sports. Being a transfer to the college, Palmisano offered an interesting prospective on the trip. “I had been to South Carolina the past two years and Florida was a much nicer place to go, specifically because it's naturally a lot warmer! I was happy to be able to go to Disney and enjoy the trip two-fold as vacation and training.” Palmisano was not the only Falcon experiencing her first Florida trip. Lauren Salge, freshman Forensic Psychology major, had only good things to say about the experience. “As a freshman this was my first trip down to Florida with the team and it was great. It was great to get out of the gym and to actually play in warm weather.” While in Florida, the team had the opportunity to play in eight games against teams that do not participate in the Colonial States Athletic Conference, CSAC, which is the conference Cedar Crest plays in. On the field the team became familiar with playing with one another. “I think we made great progress as a team. We have a lot of new players and we learned how to play together,” said Krise. While things were coming together on the field, the same was true off the field. Co-captain Amy Stumpff,junior Nursing major, was asked if thought this was a critical time for team bonding, her response, “Absolutely, we all have been practicing together for a few months, but spending a week living together, hanging out every day and playing games really brings us all a lot closer together.” Top le: Samantha Makey and Amy Stumpff show off their skills on the field. Top right: The soball team arrive in Florida at the ESPN Sports Complex, ready to play their first game! Boom le: The soball team enjoys their me on the field. Boom right: The team enjoys some me out on the town during Spring Break. Photos Courtesy of Michelle Palmisano After watching this week’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, I realized that no matter how famous NASCAR drivers may be, they still act like teenagers. They think they know it all and that they don’t have to listen to anyone. The big difference between us and them is that if the driver doesn’t really know it all, they may have to suffer the consequences, whereas teenagers typically just suffer a blow to their ego. In Sunday’s race, Kurt Busch led 278 laps out of 500, and was one of the favorites going into the race, after coming off of a win the race prior to the off week before. Unfortunately, with 16 laps to go to the checkered flag, the caution flag came out due to debris on the track. A decision needed to be made as to whether to come in to pit or not. It was mutual between Busch and his crew chief Steve Addington to pit; however the conflict arose when deciding how many tires to change-two or four. Addington wanted to change only two, but Busch said to change all four. In the end, the pit crew changed all four, and it ended up being a bad decision. Four other cars beat Busch coming off of Pit Road, and with only ten laps until the checkered flag, Busch just couldn’t get the job done. He ended up finishing in third. If only Busch had listened to his crew chief, he very well may have won the race. The same thing goes for teenagers. If only they had listened to their parents. Then, they may have gotten the grades they wanted, or doors may have opened that otherwise may have not even existed. No matter how much money the drivers make, or how famous they may get, there will always be similarities between them and teenager. One thing to keep in mind is that Kurt Busch is only thirty. While, yes, this may seem old to teenagers, in reality, it really isn’t. And he isn’t a parent yet, so he hasn’t experienced what it’s like to have to say “I told you so” and to be the one dealing with a teenager who “knows it all.” Of all the things Busch learned from Sunday’s race, I think the one that should be most important to Kurt is to listen to the advice of others, and to remember that no one knows everything. Maybe next week at Martinsville, when an important decision needs to be made, Busch will realize that Addington is there for him, and that he doesn’t need to know everything because he has others to rely on. www.cedarcrest.edu/cresad ATHLETICS March 25, 2010 | 22 Cross Country named to All-Academic Team Khyla Flores ATHLETICS EDITOR The cross country team has proved to be very successful this past season. They have wowed their spectators with ambition and determination, which would make any team proud. But they have yet another great accomplishment to be pleased with. Cedar Crest’s cross country team has received an honor from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association and has been named to the 2009 All-Academic Team. The USTFCCCA has honored a total of 153 Division III women’s programs by naming them to the All-Academic Team; however Cedar Crest College has been the only one chosen from the entire Colonial States Athletic Conference. “I'm so proud of their achievement for a number of reasons. It shows that it is indeed possible to excel academically while being a student-athlete, it exemplifies the NCAA Division III philosophy which considers athletics just one important part of a well-rounded college experience, and it shows that the discipline required for and honed by participation in a sport like cross country can be readily applied to the classroom. I was especially pleased to discover that Cedar Crest was the only school in our conference that earned the honor,” states head coach Dan Donohue. This proves excellence from our cross country team, and is a great way to end such an amazing season. The team can chalk this honor up there with their other great achievements from this past year, such as taking home first place in the Goldy-Beacom Classic. Before the Goldy-Beacom Classic, cross country also took home first place at their annual Falcon Classic held on campus grounds. After taking home yet a third, first place win from the Women’s 5K Classic, Cedar Crest knew they had a team to be proud of. Not every team can be considered for the USTFCCCA award as there are certain standard they must meet. According to the Cedar Crest Athletics press release, “For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.10 team cumulative grade point average. “ Assistant coach Valerie Donohue reflects on the team’s success by stating, “This is a great honor for the cross country team. It really illustrates how hard they also work in the classroom - a true definition of a student- Khyla Flores | Athletics Editor The cross country team has dazzled it’s audience this season by chalking up first place wins, and receiving such high honors, as being named to the 2009 All-Academic Team by USTFCCCA. athlete! We are very proud of how much effort they put into the classroom - it takes hard work and determination to be able to balance their sport and their academics - they really have done a great job.” With receiving this honor, the Falcons have proved once again that they are not only successful on the field, but can prove success in the classroom as well. www.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad ATHLETICS March 25, 2010 | 23 Mysterious Sports + Fierce Compeon = Late Night Fun! Tale of two worlds Jessica Kuc COLUMNIST Khyla Flores ATHLETICS EDITOR Students these days are always trying to find new ways to get fit; whether it is diets or exercise or maybe a little bit of both. At college’s, such as ours, there are many programs offered to help students stay on the path to a healthy lifestyle. Aside from belonging to an athletics team, there are other options and events that the Athletics department, along with Healthy U, holds in hopes of gaining student participants who want to be active while having fun. Mystery Sports Intramural is a great example of a fun and active event held for students’ right here on campus. One problem students seem to run into all the time is scheduling conflicts. There are many work-out events and fun sporting activities that students can not attend because they have prior commitments. But the nice thing about mystery sports is that it isn’t held one just one night. The contest dates go on for a total of six nights! Mystery sports were held on March 1st, 4th, 15th, 18th, and 22nd, and the championship is being held tonight, March 25th at 9pm in Lees Hall. All of the other contest dates were held at 9pm as well, with the hopes of students’ schedules being more flexible to fit in these fun activities after classes and other commitments. Various intramural competitions are usually held throughout the semester, but this is the first time that a Mystery Sports Intramural competition has been held. The event was created as a fun way for students’ to get together and be active, while getting prepared for the Hall Olympics, which is right around the corner. The Mystery Sports Intramural was organized to make the sports that students will be participating in a mystery! Each of the six nights there is a different sport to participate in, however students’ do not know the sport until they show up. This type of competition has drawn a nice number of participants, with 3 teams competing, with a total of 30 students involved; that number can vary depending on the type of intramural sport offered that night. The students were encouraged to sign up as an individual or as a team. The first few nights went off without a hitch, as organizer Valerie Donohue states, “We’ve had floor hockey, volleyball, dodge ball, and soccer competitions so far. Each night a member of the winning team choose a piece of paper from a hat to determine the next night’s event. Participants don’t find out until the next evening. This event has been really fun for everyone involved, including those who plan it!” Even though the students’ come for a surprise as to what they will compete in that night, they have been very welcoming of any sport. “So far, we haven’t noticed anyone being disappointed. Its fun to watch everyone’s faces when they walk in and see what sport has been set up for that night. The people who are participating just want to have some healthy fun with friends. They are up for anything!” exclaims Donohue. Though this is the first time this event has been offered, it is very possible that they might organize an event such as this one again. Donohue states, “There is a good possibility we will do something like this again – you never know what we might throw out there!” The final competition will be held tonight at 9pm in Lees Hall, in which the points will be tallied up and t-shirts will be awarded to the winners. There will also be pizza available to everyone! Katey Dauble | Staff Writer Top left: Kelley Cipriani participated in kickball during the contest. Top right: Tiandra Allen enjoyed participating in Mystery Sports Intramural. Bottom left: Lauren Salge donned a selfmade t-shirt in support of the fun sporting events. Bottom right: Pictured from left: Leann Wallower, Brooke Biloholowski, Sarah Gilmore, and Kelley Cipriani enjoyed playing together during the Mystery Sports Intramural. While some sports are more dangerous than others, they all have their risks. Even the sports that may not be considered particularly extreme pose, for instance, a greater chance of an injury to a participant than sitting around studying does. Whether it is a sport recognized by the college or not, proper safety precautions cannot take a back seat to other considerations. The importance of proper sports safety hits home for me. My mother recently had a riding accident in which she blacked out and had to be taken to the hospital. Even after finally waking up, her memory wasn’t quite clear, and it certainly came as a big scare to my family. Without a doubt, if she had not been wearing a well-fitting helmet, her injuries would have been much worse, if not fatal. Similarly, 2008 Olympic dressage rider Courtney KingDye had a fall off a horse a few weeks back and has been in a coma ever since. While she has begun breathing on her own without a ventilator, she has undoubtedly suffered from this accident. She was not wearing a protective helmet at the time of the fall. At my barn, all riders are required to wear helmets, but this is not true of many places. While a lot of barns require children under the age of 18 to wear a helmet when riding, many do not have the same rule for adults. For some equestrian sports, helmets are not required in competition, and are honestly not a part of the typical show attire. A few examples of this are the cowboy hats commonly worn in most Western types of competition, and the top hats worn in the higher levels of dressage. Most college students are over 18 and are allowed to make these safety decisions on their own. While the vast majority of college sports are not life-threatening, many inconveniencing injuries can be avoided, or at least lessened, when one keeps her physical wellbeing a priority. Specifically pertaining to my sport, and any equestrian activities, deciding to take the unnecessary risk of not putting on a helmet does not make you look more respectable in any way. I can say from experience that helmets really aren’t that uncomfortable either! We are all young, but old enough to make our own decisions. Just like deciding when to study and when to practice, deciding to look out for yourself is a must for college athletes. 24ATHLETICS SEALE SELECTED TO ATTEND NCAA SPORTS FORUM Khyla Flores, Editor THE CRESTIAD cut here Upcoming Falcon Games Lacrosse Thursday, March 25 @ Bryn Mawr 4:00 p.m. Softball Friday, March 26 v.s. Wells College HOME 4:00 p.m. Lacrosse Sunday, March 27 @ Notre Dame 1:00 p.m. Softball Sunday, March 27 v.s. Notre Dame HOME 1:00 p.m. Lacrosse Tuesday, March 30 vs. Cabrini HOME 4:00 p.m. Softball Wednesday, March 31 vs. Penn State Abington HOME 3:00 p.m. Softball Tuesday, April 6 @ Immaculata 3:00 p.m. Lacrosse Tuesday, April 6 vs. St. Elizabeth HOME 4:00 p.m. Lacrosse Thursday, April 8 vs. Centenary HOME 4:00 p.m. Softball Friday, April 9 @ Neumann 4:45 p.m. The Falcon’s schedule has a whole new design! You now have the ability to cut it out and post it in your dorm or office, reminding everyone to support CCC! Khyla Flores ATHLETICS EDITOR All throughout college, students attempt to plan out what they want to do after graduation day. For some students, that planning takes a few classes and for others, it may take all four years. Many students take advantage of opportunities during college to help them figure out their plans, such as landing internships or attending conferences, and sometimes participating in both. Junior Lauren Seale, has been given the opportunity to research more into her future by being selected to attend the 2010 NCAA Career in Sports Forum. Seale, a veteran basketball and volleyball player, has been given the opportunity to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana right after the spring semester ends to explore what a career in sports would be like. This is Seale’s first time being selected to attend this forum and is the only student-athlete attending from Cedar Crest. There were a total of 408 students selected from all three divisions of the NCAA to attend this conference. “I feel honored [to be chosen] and it is something that I really wanted to do,” exclaims Seale. The purpose of this conference is to provide education and networking opportunities to the attendees. According to Cedar Crest’s Athletics press release, “The NCAA Career in Sports Forum is a four day event through which se- lected student-athletes will explore and be educated on careers in sports, with a primary focus on collegiate athletics.” This conference is provided to students at no cost, and they also supply them with airfare, lodging, and meals during the Forum. “Through the use of dual tracks, participants will examine the key functions of a coach or administrator within sports. Foundational skills such as communication, networking, recruiting, managing culture, transitioning, and budgeting will be covered with participants,” as stated on www.cedarcrest.edu. This conference happens every two years for NCAA sponsored sports, allowing students to follow one of two tracks; those interested in coaching sports and those interested in administrative work within sports. Seale has an interest in both coaching and administrative work in sports. As a Business Administration major with a marketing concentration, she would like to apply both her education and aspiration for coaching to her future endeavors. “I would like to get into marketing and promotions and still be around sports at the same time, so possibly even sports information,” states Seale. To further her experience, Seale has an internship this summer with the University of Delaware, focused on their sports information department and extending slightly into their marketing department. Seale already has an idea of Courtesy | Marci Lippert Junior student-athlete Lauren Seale proves that playing with dedication and hard work will pay off with deserved rewards and honors. what she wants her future to hold, as she states, “I would love to coach basketball in the future. I love being around the game and working with kids. I usually do a couple of basketball camps at my high school and I really enjoy it!” This opportunity, coupled with her summer internship will give Seale a good idea of what could be in store for her in the future Samantha DeVenuta and The Equestrian Team Rachel Morgandale STAFF WRITER It’s not everyday a member of the Equestrian team is named Falcon of the week, but early this month Samantha DeVenuta from Slatington received that honor. She was named High-Point Rider in the first show of the spring semester. She won in Novice Fences while riding a horse called “Eddie” and won Novice Flats while riding “Pilgrim.” The show saw many impressive efforts from the Cedar Crest team and they finished eighth overall with Eryn Ziegler qualifying for a place in the Zone Competition. DeVenuta was unavailable for comment, trying to balance school, work and extra-curricular activities. Her teammate Eryn Ziegler says, “Sammy has always worked harder to be the best rider she can be. This spring, she came out with a whole new level of confidence I had never seen her with before. She would go into the ring determined to come out with that blue ribbon. Additionally, she is always supportive of her teammates. You can always find Sammy standing in the ring cheering on her team, no matter what level they are riding or how they do.” Coach, Dr. Jane Ward, is very proud of De- Venuta and the rest of the team and their support of one another. She also notes how unique a “ Sammy has always worked harder to be the best rider she can be. Jessica Kuc, an equestrian enthusiast and columnist for the Crestiad says, "While I am a dressage rider, I have the utmost respect for anyone's accomplishments in the equestrian field. Horses certainly have minds of their own, and it takes a great deal of confidence to ride and compete one, especially one that you are not familiar with." ” Eryn Ziegler Equestrian teammate sport it is, “It is the only Olympic sport I can think of that includes animals as an integral part of the competition.” Their next show is on April 11, the Zone Competition held at Birchwood Stables. Courtesy | Eryn Ziegler Samantha DeVentura, pictured with her coach Jane Lucrezi.