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Holcad
The
Westminster College’s student newspaper
In this
edition...
Campus Writer
Students in London share
adventures
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Meet the new faculty members.
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Movies to hit or miss.
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Campus Statistic
of the Week
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After years of hearing everything from the responsorial chanting of the Catholic mass to the
laughs he shares with students, Father Philip Farrell will be leaving
campus. Farrell has spent the past
seven years dedicating his time to
campus while impacting the lives
of many students.
Farrell leads mass on Saturday
nights, is involved with Christmas
Vespers, is an active member of
Newman Club and spends time at
Mugsies after Mass with students
to relax and have a good time.
Senior and Newman Club president, Kim Worst, was trying to discover what made sense and how
she could fit into “the college
mold” when she met Farrell.
“In discussion with Father Farrell, he always seemed to say one
sentence that made sense and was
something I needed to hear,” Worst
said. “He also has helped me stick
through the rough times and have
faith.”
Agreeing with this statement is
sophomore and club member Amber Rex.
“Father Farrell has taught me to
live my life while keeping a strong
faith in Christ,” Rex said.
Rex feels that Farrell is an interesting person to talk with and that
he will be missed at Newman club
meetings and activities.
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By Derek Deremer
Watch the news for long
enough and eventually there will
be a story about turmoil in the
Middle East. The region seems to
be on the brink of disintegrating,
yet a single college amongst the
chaos shines a light of hope.
This college was the topic of last
Wednesday, Sept. 16’s Peace Studies Coffeehouse, the first of the semester. The Witherspoon room
was packed with guests to hear Israeli speaker Dr. Gideon Fishman
talk about the peaceful endeavors
of his school, Western Galilee College.
Fishman is president of the college and also a Professor of Sociol-
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since 1884
“He has been a good colleague
in ministry,” Reverend Jim Mohr
said.
Mohr has had the pleasure of
working with Farrell and has
shared many memories with him.
“He has participated in all campus worship services and has always been available for students,”
Mohr said. “He also has been a
wonderful leader and representative of the church.”
Farrell feels the same way
about Mohr.
“The cooperation and goodwill
that Jim Mohr and I share has
been magnificent,” Farrell said.
“This has been effective to campus
and has touched me perfectly.”
Farrell also believes that he and
Mohr work very well together.
“We create a common interest
and help to promote each other in
a diligent way,” Farrell said.
Many students and staff will
miss Farrell, but Farrell himself admits that he will miss this campus.
“I have crossed so many individuals’ paths in such a dynamic
Photo by Coleen York way,” Farrell said.
Being a part of this campus has
Friendly farewells
truly changed Farrell.
Father Philip Farrell and Reverend Jim Mohr have worked together to support students.
“It has given me a deeper ap“He is like the college student the students on this campus.”
“The students here have been preciation of the joy of life and the
that never left college,” Rex said.
Farrell has also accomplished marvelous and the faith has been way we exchange the spirit of
God,” Farrell said.
Worst agrees with Rex. “He can much while being involved on endearing.” Farrell said.
relate to us,” she said. “There is campus, and, according to Farrell,
Farrell’s impact on our campus
more to Father Farrell than the “the harmony and cooperation I will be missed by many. He has
white collar and black attire. He have shared with students and fac- been a wonderful part of our camhas a great attitude toward all of ulty” is one.
pus community.
ogy. He has published several scientific articles and has co-authored
two books. His presentation was
appropriately titled “An Island of
Sanity in a Sea of Madness.”
The relationship between Israel
and its neighboring Arab countries
has always been a struggle. As a
brief history lesson: The State of Israel was formed after World War II.
The persecuted Jews needed a
homeland and the United Nations
turn Palestine into the State of Israel. Many Palestinians were essentially thrown out of their
homes. Afterwards, turmoil resulted from this removal of the Palestinians and arguments of Israel’s
exact borders.
One of the biggest reasons the
religious chaos endures is because
the UN’s State of Israel includes
the City of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is
the holy land for Muslims, Jews,
and Christians. This ancient struggle for the holy land goes back to
even before the medieval crusades.
Every religion wants to call the
Holy City their own. So the bottom line- peace has not been a
conceivable concept in the Middle
East for a very long time. The
Arabs do not like the Jews and in
the turn the Jews do not like the
Arabs.
Western Galilee College hopes
to help students set aside their theological differences.
“We cannot stop the conflict, but
we can create respect,” Fishman
said. “Teach them it [respect] is
possible, and then maybe the word
will spread.”
Perhaps if Jews and Arabs can
learn together, maybe someday
they could live together as well.
Fishman has been teaching for 35
years and first saw Jews and Arabs
working together at West Galilee
College.
According the college’s website,
its mission is to “Provide high
quality academic degrees which
will attract students both from this
region and other areas” and “Help
develop the region by strengthening the population through education.”
Arabs who have remained in Israel have been victims of discrimination. Fishman feels one of the
keys characteristic of the college is
its religious tolerance and equal
treatment of Arab citizens.
“Arab students can walk tall
and not feel like second class citi-
zens,” Fishman said. “It’s an environment where Jews and Arabs
can compete for excellence on the
same level.”
Precautions are taken to ensure
the peace endures on the campus.
The school forbids politics of any
kind on campus. “We don’t want
college to be a fighting ground.”
Fishman argued.
The college gained accreditation in 1994 and currently serves
an estimated 1 million people. It
has seven research facilities and
plans to build more in the coming
years. Some facilities became so
large they were able to separate
and create independent schools.
See Peace Studies, Page A-4
Dr. Andrew Ade of English department earns national recognition
His experience in Africa inspired the award-winning play, A Question of Taste
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Dr. Gideon Fishman enlightens campus to diplomatic merits of a Middle Eastern college
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By Julie Norris
Women’s tennis continues
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Dr. Andrew Ade’s one-act play,
A Question of Taste, which
achieved local success, has earned
national recognition by winning
the 2009 Arts & Letters Prize in
Drama.
The play premiered in 2007 at
the fifth annual Theatre Festival in
Black and White, sponsored by the
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater
company, where it won Best Play,
Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor,
and Best Director. Later, Professor
William Missouri Downs selected
it out of plays sent in by playwrights across the nation, as the
winner of the Arts & Letters Prize.
The competition is held annually by Georgia College and State
University. Each winner receives a
$1,000 prize, publication in Arts &
Letters Journal of Contemporary
Culture, and an expenses-paid visit
to the GCSU campus to receive the
prize and participate in readings
and other special events.
“My favorite part about this is
that the play had a very nice success locally, in Pittsburgh, which
was just wonderful,” Ade said. “But
now it’s really nice to see how on a
national stage, in competition with
other plays, it’s held its own.
Enough people liked it to name it
one of the finalists and finally the
winner. It’s very reassuring that the
play has some good things in it.”
Dr. Ade describes A Question of
Taste as a political fable about
modern Africa. The two main
characters represent two different
generations and political philosophies that clash over important issues when they find themselves as
cellmates in police detention.
Ade lived in Africa as a volunteer for the Peace Corps in the democratic republic of Congo which,
at the time, was called the republic
of Zaire.
“I had lived there from 1981 to
1983,” Ade said. “A lot of the play is
my memories of living there and
the people I knew, but also watching the political chaos tearing up
the country and other African
countries.”
A Question of Taste will be proContributed Photo
duced at the Arts & Letters Festival
at GSCU’S Max Noah Recital Hall, Standing Ovation
which will be held on March 12,
(From left to right) Lonzo Green, Joshua Elijah Reese and Benjamin Blakey take their bows
and 13, 2010.
after performing A Question of Taste on the Beeghly stage on Nov. 3, 2007. A Question of Taste
won the 2009 Arts & Letters Prize in Drama.
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The Holcad — Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.
Opinion
RANT Passion or Paychecks?
& RAVE
If I would have studied, I
would’ve owned that test . . . instead I just moderately owned
it.
You conveyed a lot of depression in one word.
He’s a savvy saver.
I’m not bored BY you; I’m bored
NEAR you.
Shanno.
I think you left your self-esteem
back in your dorm. You might
want to go grab that . . .
Yay, he’s here. AGAIN.
Did you really just make an inappropriate remark about
chocolate chip cookies? Blasphemy!
I’m on the edge.
It’s dirrrty!
Am I supposed to know who
you are?
Science makes me itch.
I LOLed. Hard.
Have you ever stood in the
TUB, listened to the conversations around you and just said,
WOW?
It’s my birthday I can cry if I
want to, and you’re a pathetic
jerk so I will.
Stop going to the photo counter
for your prescriptions.
I’m going to fuss your day up.
Gray cloud is grumpy!
Rainbow is my bestfriend.
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ant to Rant &
Rave? Email
The Holcad
with RNR as the subject.
Recently I sat in a class with
other upperclassmen, and we
found ourselves suffering a “future
induced” panic attack. This is probably a genuine diagnosis for college students.
But I do not want to focus on
the “scary” economy or general
graduation fears. My peers kept reiterating a common point that
some of us are majoring in something we are passionate about
rather than working toward a specific and secure career.
“I’m a history major but I don’t
want to teach,” one of my classmates cried. “What am I supposed
to do?”
As an English major whose
skin crawls at the idea of trying to
teach elementary, middle or high
school students about composition
or literature, I agreed with her sentiments and wondered, “Is it smart
to follow our passions rather than
our economic good sense?”
This was not my first encounter
with this dilemma. From kindergarten to my senior year of high
school, I wanted to be a doctor. It
seemed like the most practical decision for me. I enjoyed the advanced math and science courses,
so it would be a challenging and
interesting career. The world will
always need doctors, so I would
have an excellent chance of finding
a job and earning a respectable
salary.
Perhaps I should have realized
earlier, but it took until my senior
year to discover I was not a robot.
I had no passion for becoming a
doctor. While my chemistry and biology classes stimulated me as a
student who enjoys learning, I didn’t get fired up discussing func-
Shannon Richter
Editor-in-Chief
tions, neither bodily nor mathematically.
What I truly loved was reading.
Not just absorbing texts well
enough to regurgitate answers for
a pop quiz or essay, rather getting
entirely lost in exquisite language,
compelling characters and introspections about human nature.
So what do we, the impractical
(economically speaking) artists and
preservers of literature, artifacts
and history who do not want to
teach, do when people ask, “What
are you going to be when you
grow up?”
I do not want the science, education, math and business majors
to feel neglected or believe that I
do not think you can be passionate
about any of these fields. Maybe
you can relate to my inner turmoil
or perhaps you are wisely working
toward a specific career and you
think I’m being foolish.
When I entered college, I declared two majors: English and
public relations. PR would be my
primary focus because I would
graduate and go directly into the
work force. I would keep English
as my hobby, a little pocket of happiness on days when I couldn’t
quite drag myself from my flexible
and liberating literary analysis
heaven to the formal structure of
PR. It felt like moving from the
warmth of real sunshine to the
sterile buzzing of fluorescent lights.
Apparently I hadn’t learned my
lesson just yet: Shannon, stop trying to be a robot!
It may have been impractical
and financially irresponsible (my
parents certainly weren’t happy),
but I dropped the PR degree so
that I am English major who
wants to go to graduate school
rather than a PR major who wants
to go directly into the workforce.
Stronger people may be able to
get their “hobbies” under control,
but I cannot.
So here’s to you, my fellow impassioned hobbyists. We may live
in hovels surviving on Spaghettios
and Ramen noodles, but we will
feast (intellectually speaking) on
Shakespeare, Buddhism, Socrates
and world history. We are already
poor (I’m paying my tuition with
lint from my empty pockets), so
our hopes are not high.
Will we succeed? No one
knows. All I know is that I have a
better chance of being happy trying to follow my fervor as far as it
will take me and failing, than attempting to enter a field that may
be the wiser economical decision
but does not evoke even the palest
imitation of the enthusiasm I feel
for English.
Shannon is a senior English
major and public relations minor. She has a fondness for
hedgehogs and is so obsessed with Jane Austen that
it frightens her roommates.
Isn’t it ironic?
one-of a-kind recipes. One show
featured Pittsburgh’s Primanti
Brothers and Dor-Stop.
Christina Alducka
Columnist
Whether you’re a sports fan or
enjoy comedy, there’s a show,
sometimes an entire network, just
for you.
My newest find, Man v. Food
on the Travel Chanel, showcases
Adam Richmond’s large appetite.
He’s not a competitive eater, he just
loves food.
Adam travels to a city, where he
indulges on iconic dishes. He then
seeks the city’s top food challenge,
which could be eating a 13 pound
pizza. If he wins the competition,
he receives the restaurant’s prize,
which is usually a t-shirt.
Years ago, I used to count down
the days—eagerly waiting for FriAdam isn’t after the prizes. He
day. No, I wasn’t anticipating the craves the feeling of defeating the
high school football game, I want- food, while entertaining viewers
ed TGIF on ABC.
along the way.
Nothing topped staying home
Now, from judging my televion a Friday night and watching sion picks, you’d assume that I’m
Boy Meets World. I followed Cory an avid cook. That’s not the case. I
and Topanga from elementary can barely boil water. I had every
school to college. I guess you could intention of “learning” how to
say I grew up with them. Now, I’m cook because my move into a
22, and have outgrown the replays. townhouse was coming closer, and
First, I don’t stay in to watch TV so was my responsibility of preparon Friday nights. I actually rarely ing my own meals. I knew I’d want
watch TV. Over the summer, I av- to eat more than PB & J.
eraged about 3 hours of television
My roommates and I each
a week. Guess what shows I did brought our share of kitchen supwatch? Cooking shows.
plies to the townhouse. We own a
I’m floored by Bravo’s Top Chef. bread pan, a potato peeler, and
It’s a competitive cooking show even a Crockpot. I have yet to use
where contestants are eliminated any of the items. Maybe not winonce a week. I know what you’re ning the pie baking contest when I
thinking, it sounds like another bo- was ten ruined my self-esteem.
gus reality show. But, it’s not. The
My food purchases for the
contestants aren’t like the outra- townhouse read: “Microwavable,”
geous people you see on VH1’s “Just Add Water,” and “Ready in
shows.
Minutes.” For now, that’s my kind
Top Chef contestants actually of cooking. I’d love to be a great
have talent. They whip up their chef like the kind I watch on TV.
own recipe to fit the week’s theme.
I want to be able to make
In the past, challengers prepared something without looking at a
meals using only vending machine recipe book. I wish I could cut a
items. Each time the camera fea- cantaloupe in less than twenty
tures a dish, I wish I were there to minutes.
taste it.
Heck, I need money to buy food
Another of my favorite shows, so I can learn to cook.
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives on
Food Network, follows Guy Fieri
on road trips to America’s local
restaurants. Cameras follow him
into the kitchens, where he watch- Christina is a senior English
es cooks prepare the restaurants’ major and writing minor.
She's probably one of the
bestsellers.
only students who follows
And, these aren’t your typical the Pirates. You can usually
burger and fry joints. He finds find her in her on-campus ofshacks on the side of the road that fice, MCC 257.
lure in hundreds of people for their
Want to write a letter to the editor?
Here are the rules.
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offensive language, personal attacks and libelous or potentially libelous statements. The Holcad reserves the right to reject any letter. No letter will be edited
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Biology Seminar (Phillips Lecture Hall (Hoyt G12))
11:40 AM
Open Door Reflection: Claudia Brown (Chapel)
2:00 PM
Sigma Phi Epsilon's Third Annual JUMP FOR
HOPE (24 straight hours) Ends
(Quad)
8:00 PM
Movie
in
Mueller: My Sister's Keeper (MCC
Mueller Theater)
8:40 PM - 9:10 PM
Theta Chi Men's Group (MCC 255
Weisel Conference Room)
10:30 PM
Movie
in
Mueller: Public Enemies (MCC
Mueller Theater)
Saturday, September 26,
2009
TBA Men's Cross Country @
Saint Vincent Invitational
TBA Women's Cross Country
@ Saint Vincent Invitational
1:00 PM
Volleyball @
Geneva (at Bethany)
1:30 PM
Thomas More*
FOOTBALL v.
2:00 PM
MEN'S SOCCER v. Baldwin-Wallace
3:00 PM
Bethany*
Volleyball @
4:00 PM
WOM EN'S
SOCCER v. Baldwin-Wallace
7:00 PM
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7:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Phi
Tau Phest (Phi Kappa Tau House)
8:00 PM
Movie
in
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10:30 PM
Movie
in
Mueller: My Sister's Keeper (MCC
Mueller Theater)
Sunday, September 27,
A new endeavor has your interest this week. There are those who
make it look easy, but you can appreciate the numerous steps involved, the trial and error process,
and the years of practice that it
takes to master any skill. Because
you understand what it takes,
you'll do well with this activity.
Your ideal teacher is a Leo.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
There is a big deal to work
through. You'll be mustering up
some enthusiasm for the task at
hand, though excitement may not
be your first response. That's what
makes you a classy individual.
You're able to choose the most effective emotion for the situation
you're in instead of letting your
feelings control you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You are getting along well with
those you see daily. In fact, the
more time you spend with a certain person the more you like him
or her. This is because of something called the "mere exposure effect." Use it to your advantage.
Make sure you are spending plenty of time with that person you
want to like you.
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nis @ Saint Vincent
Learned Along the Way" (MCC
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
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3:00 PM
Kappa Delta
Mu and the City (MCC WitherIce Cream Social to Celebrate Naspoon Lakeview)
4:00 PM
Women's Tentional Women's Friendship Day
nis @ Pitt-Bradford
(MCC Berlin Lounge)
9:30 PM
Newman Club
(MCC WItherspoon Maple)
7:00 PM
College De3:00 PM
Movie
in
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9:30 PM
Sierra Student spoon Maple)
Mueller Theater)
Coalition Weekly Meeting (Patterson 215)
7:00 PM
Gospel Choir
5:00 PM
Worship Praise
(Chapel)
Team (Chapel)
Wednesday, September 30,
2009
8:30 PM
Fellowship of
7:00 PM
Open
Door
Christian Athletes Meeting (MCC
Worship (Chapel)
TBA Women's Golf @ PAC Witherspoon Maple)
Championships (at Oak Tree CC,
8:00 PM
Alpha
Phi
West Middlesex, Pa.)
Friday, October 2, 2009
Omega Meeting (Patterson
311/312)
11:40 AM
Open Door at
11:40 AM
Biology Semithe Half (Chapel)
nar (Phillips Lecture Hall (Hoyt G10:30 PM
Movie
in
12))
11:40 AM
Student PreMueller Theater)
Law Meeting (Patterson 215)
11:40 AM
Open Door Reflection: Aimee Spicuzza (Chapel)
Monday, September 28,
11:45 AM
Faires Faculty
2009
Forum -- SoYoung Kang, Joyce
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Ninth AnHoellein, Bryan Rennie, Milagros nual Music and Meatballs PresentTBA Men's Golf @ PAC
Swerdlow, Joshua Corrette-Ben- ed by Concert Choir (3 Seatings) ACROSS
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Here, in Barcelona
nett, and Sherri Pataki: Moving To- (New Wilmington Presbyterian
5
Dross
wards Praxis: Helping Students to Church Social Hall)
9
Former Giant coach
11:40 AM
Open Door Re- Learn About Diversity Through
Sherman
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4:00 PM
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12:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Women's SocDerby four times
5:30 PM
Habitat for Hu- cer @ Fredonia State
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-SGA Day is this Friday,
manity Leadership Team Meeting
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sept. 25
(MCC 253)
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Japanese Anime Club (Old Main
23 Hormel competitor
7:30 PM
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-Homecoming Pep Rally
28 Australian Open winner:
Praise Team (Chapel)
7:00 PM
Men's Soccer Thursday, Oct. 8
1980
@ Fredonia State
Tuesday, September 29,
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7:00 PM
GA Meeting Okello was approved
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A 007 player
TBA Men's Golf @ PAC (MCC Mueller Theater)
Fall Fest plans were
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9:00 PM
ALLIES Meet- discussed
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ing (MCC Mueller Theater)
43 Conclude
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TBA Women's Golf @ PAC
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9:30 PM
Seekers (MCC were sworn in
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Berlin Lounge)
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Columnist and TV host
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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12:40 PM
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If you have any questions
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Nincompoop
create happiness, health and macy, you can moderate between
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wealth when you slow down and even the most difficult personaliquy
concentrate on one action, stick ties.
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with it until its completion and
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Teeth covering?
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
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point of view might be holding the time to finish the job. So if there's
purse strings tightly closed. Lucki- no incentive for you to work effily, you can sway this person with ciently, build one in. Declare a
your vivid descriptions. It will be a deadline and a consequence.
minimal expense for you to brightAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
en the whole scene.
18).
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Are you still enthusiastic about
In many ways, you cater to the a project now that you're in the
needs of your loved ones. It's often middle phases? Anyone can get
appropriate and easy to do so. But psyched about a fresh project, but
lately you feel constricted and those who maintain a high level of
tense about your contributions. It's excitement even when the newa sign that enough is enough. You ness wears off will earn the respect
can't keep compromising your of all. Prove that you have what it
soul without repercussions. Get takes with your consistent actions.
some time to yourself even if you
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
have to steal it.
SGA Minute
Highlights
CROSSWORD ANSWER
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21).
There may be a slight imbalance of work, or someone may
owe you money -- not enough to
turn into an issue, though. Score
keeping would only drain the
sweetness out of the personal rapport you’ve worked so hard to establish. If you basically trust the
other person, things are sure to
even out soon. Have faith.
SUDOKU
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No matter how great you've
become at multitasking, trying to
do more than one thing at a time
will be detrimental to you this
week. However, you're likely to
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4
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
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Conflict resolution will be your
thing. You won't be the one arguing -- more likely, you'll be an innocent bystander whose astute obCANCER (June 22-July 22).
servations are the key to creating
peace on earth. It's all in how you
You are a master transformer. say it, and when. With your diploNo, not a character in a comic
book, though you do wield a kind
of superpower when you think
about it. Just remember that difficult time in your past and how you
really turned the situation around.
Use that memory as a touchstone
to help you stay in touch with your
strengths this week.
You won't be sure of what you
want until you try it on. Growing
requires experimentation. There's
a fine line between stretching yourself and trying to be someone
you're not. It's hard to tell the difference between these two dynamics now, but if you keep your sense
of humor, you'll learn and do great
either way.
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September 25, 2009
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Meeting and Greeting...
Dr. David Offner
Dr. Sarah Kennedy
James Anthony
Dr. David Offner, assistant professor of mathematics, earned
his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Yale University
and his Ph.D. in mathematics with concentration in algorithms,
optimization, and combinatorics, which he suspects is just a
fancy word for counting, from Carnegie Mellon University.
His hobbies include going to the park with his two-year-old
daughter, Esme, attempting to dodge potholes while riding his
bike, dragon slaying, and Ultimate Frisbee.
Dr. Sarah Kennedy is an assistant professor of chemistry.
She earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Westminster College and her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kennedy grew up in Erie,
PA and she and her husband Chris live there with their two feline children, Snickers and Velcro.
Kennedy’s favorite things about Westminster are the professors and the small class sizes give her the opportunity to teach
her own labs and really get to know her students. While she
was an undergraduate student, Kennedy was involved in Habitat for Humanity and the Learning Center, and her favorite professor was Dr. Na, whom she had for Inquiry. She also loves
backpacking and being outdoors.
James Anthony is a lecturer of mathematics, who is originally
from Bellefonte, PA. He earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics with a computer science specialization from Lock Haven University and his master’s in mathematics with a specialization in number theory from Penn State University. He has teaching expierence at
Penn State, Lock Haven, The Pennsylvania School of Technology, and
most recently at Slippery Rock.
Anthony’s inspiration comes from a show that he used to watch,
Mr. Math Magic, which was about a moose who would teach math
to children. What he enjoys the most about Westminster College is
the students and the atmosphere.
He says that his biggest pet peeve is when “you get ridiculous
questions from students,” like are we doing anything in class today. A
fun fact about him would be that he owns more than 500 board
games.
Brenda Swart
Dr. Regine Ananou
Brenda Swart is a lecturer of Spanish who is originally from Durango, Mexico which is in the north near the border. She earned her undergraduate in Spanish and her master’s in Spanish with a specialization in
Latin America from Houston. Her favorite thing about Westminster College is the small campus and the friendly people. Her inspiration and
hero is Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the famous Colombian author of 100
Years of Solitude. Her biggest pet peeve is when students talk in class,
and a fun fact about her is that her home town of Durango is known as
the Land of Pancho Villa.
Regine Ananou is a teacher you wouldn’t expect to see at a small liberal arts college in the United States. Ananou is natively French but
earned a degree in English and Spanish from the University of Toulouse
Le Merail. Previously a high school Spanish teacher, Ananou welcomes
the change to college educating—especially as her husband is an administrator at Slippery Rock University.
Ananou has a daughter, Marie, who is seven years old and attends
Oakview Elementary School in Stoneboro, PA. When she was younger,
Ananou played basketball for ten years. Now, however, her hobby is
cooking. And of course, she loves to cook both Spanish and French cuisine.
Look for these fun facts about the
college’s newest faculty additions:
Which new faculty member owns a cat
named Velcro?
Who owns more than 500 board
games?
Who enjoys dragon slaying as a hobby?
Who has a daughter named Chloe?
Who got married in Key West last year?
Which new professor is also an
assistant librarian?
Who is originally from Durango,
Mexico?
Which professor is a Westminster
Alumna and had Dr. Na for Inquiry?
Who was nominated for the Kevin
Kline Outstanding Set Design award?
A win for students and the Pirates
By Michelle Moore
“Within 10 minutes of sitting
“For the parade, we hope the Tidown in our seats, our section was tan will be leading the way, with
on the jumbo-tron. We even ended SGA right near the front,” senior
up having a first-year student with Travis Gulling, SGA president, said.
us on the big screen,” Timm said.
Recently, SGA elected new
“I had a blast, and it was made freshmen senators. Many of the
even better that the Pirates won students who ran for freshman pothat night,” junior Lizz Ward said. sitions want to become involved
The Pirates scored three runs in early on with the happenings on
the first inning, two more runs in campus.
Campus Writer
SGA did not expect much of a
student response when purchasing
tickets for the Pirates game on Friday, Sept. 18, they especially did
not think they would be rushing to
buy more.
SGA had 100 tickets for the Pirates game when they began selling on Monday, September 14.
During the first lunch session they
sold 108 tickets and needed to buy
more to accommodate the huge response.
“It was a good value for the
amount of stuff I got. I had a fleece
blanket, a ticket, and a bus ride for
$5, when normally a Pirates ticket
would cost $25 by itself,” junior
Holly Penco said.
SGA took names throughout
the week and ordered 150 more
tickets so as many students as possible could go. They also ordered
three more buses in addition to the
original two.
the seventh and eighth innings,
“I ran for office because SGA
leading them to a 5-1 victory.
seemed really cool. I didn’t know a
The Pirates game is not the only soul on campus, so I thought it was
event that SGA plans for this se- great that people voted for me,”
mester. SGA day is Friday, Sept. 25. freshman Hannah Paczkowski
There will be donuts, pizza, and said.
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In the nosebleeds
Juniors Holly Penco and Lizz Ward enjoy their Friday night
in Pittsburgh cheering on the Pirates to victory.
“It was really encouraging to
A final count of 250 students
see so many come out for the boarded the buses for the Pirates v.
event,” senior Leah Timm, special the San Diego Padres, that started
events chair of SGA, said.
at 7:05 p.m.
apple cider, as well as golf cart
With all of the activities
rides. SGA hopes to take a group planned for this semester, SGA
to Kennywood for Fright Night hope there will not be a dull mosometime in October.
ment for students.
Fall Fest will return around Oct.
23, and SGA hopes to get more involvement by holding football and
powder puff games. In addition,
Homecoming will be coming in
October. The pep rally will take
place on Thursday, Oct. 8, followed
by the Homecoming game and parade on Saturday, Oct. 10.
“I had a blast, and it
was made even better that the Pirates
won that night.”
Junior Lizz Ward
Peace Studies
From A-1
The school offers numerous
three year degrees programs and
is constantly making advances to
their curriculum. Fishman stresses the importance of education to
the region because it “breaks the
pattern of poverty.”
In addition, the college has encouraged grassroots movements
amongst Arab village schools to
improve their education programs
with the hopes of sending students
to West Galilee.
The current breakdown of student enrollment is 64% Jewish,
21% Muslim, 8% Druze, and 7%
Christian. The distribution has remained steady through the years
despite the lack of any enrollment
quotas. Students are judged solely
on their merits and nothing else.
Classes are taught in Hebrew with
English text books, so prerequisites are extremely grueling, especially for those not of the Jewish
faith.
Peace in the Middle East may
be a long ways off, but West
Galilee College hopes it can possibly turn an island of sanity into an
archipelago of sanity.
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September 25, 2009
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Campus News
...the New Faces on Campus
Dr. Eric Forster
Dr. Karen Resendes
Gianni Downs
Dr. Eric Forster is an assistant professor and assistant librarian. He earned his undergraduate degree in classical civilizations from Harvard University, a master’s in cultural anthropology from The New School for Social Research, his Ph.D. in
Medieval History from Saint Louis University and a master’s in
Library Science from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Forster was born in Fall’s Church, VA, which is near Washington D.C. However, he has moved many times and is currently living in his twenty-seventh home. He has been married
to his wife Julie, who is currently in North Carolina with their
dog Kiwi, for seven years, and is looking forward to fall break
when he will get to see them.
Forster’s hobbies include reading history and literary criticisms, writing journals and short stories, and spending time
with friends. He especially loves entertaining guests and having conversation. When it comes to Westminster, Forster loves
the size of the campus, especially the library and that he gets to
teach, interact with and get to know the students.
Dr. Karen Resendes, assistant professor of biology, earned an
undergraduate degree in biology from the College of William
and Mary and a Ph.D. in molecular biology, cell biology, and
biochemistry from Brown University. She was recently a lecturer at San Diego State University.
Resendes and her husband, Ray “No he doesn’t play for the
Ravens” Lewis, are both originally from the East Coast, so taking the job at Westminster feels like coming home again. She
has a daughter, Chloe, who is two years old and is looking forward to her first ever Pennsylvania winter.
Chloe, while presumably excited about her introduction to
our climate, could not be reached for comment. In regards to
PA, Dr. Resendes has missed the fresh spring rain as it hits the
asphalt, which they don’t get a lot of in San Diego. Rain that is.
They have asphalt.
Gianni Downs is the new assistant professor of theatre and
is in charge of the Beegly Theatre. He earned his undergraduate degree in technical theater at the University of New Hampshire and a master’s theatre design from Brandeis University.
He works in Pittsburgh as a freelance scenic designer and has
done work for the Irish and Classical theatres.
One of his several awards include a nomination for the
Kevin Kline Outstanding Set Design Award for Martin McDonagh’s Lieutenant of Inishmore. Before coming Westminster he was working about ten shows a year and hopes to continue work on several a year.
Downs is a big fan of fiction novels and likes to watch all
sorts of movies. He currently enjoys Westminster. “I’m lovin’ it.
Everyone knows each other; it’s just such a nice community,”
Downs said. He plans to get married next summer and hopes
to move closer to campus.
Dr. Lesley Ashmore
Kristenne Robison
Dr. Ashmore is a visiting assistant professor of biology. She earned her undergraduate degree in neuroscience from Illinois Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from The University of Pennsylvania.
She has research and teaching experience and comes to Westminster from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ashmore was unfortunately unavailable for an interview, however, after some Internet research, we found that she enjoys The Realm of Dungeons and
Dragons, The Animated Series, designs web pages and her husband makes medieval
clothing.
Kristenne Robison earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and nutrition from
Baldwin-Wallace College and her master's in education from Ohio State University, and
also a master’s in sociology from Syracuse University. She currently is just a few steps
away from getting her Ph.D. in sociology.
In her spare time she enjoys many different sports and was the volleyball coach at
Syracuse University. Robison likes to travel and has been to Denmark, Barbados, and
the Czech Republic. Last year Robison married in the Key West and plans to return
every year.
She hopes students will come visit her ugly chair in her office. She hopes it will bring
students in to talk with her. “So, we’ll see if it works.,” she said.
Breaking the silence
with Mixing It Up
By Ashley Kress
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Black
Student Union, the International
Cultures Club, and Allies sponsored the Mix It Up dinner in
McGuinness Dining Hall.
The dinner is used as an icebreaker for students to ‘mix it up’
and discuss topics “that you would
normally avoid because of people's sensitivity to various issues,”
BSU’s President, Vange Figueroa,
said.
Mix It Up gives students the opportunity to meet new people and
get different perspectives on taboo
topics.
Everyone who attended received free t-shirts, and the first
twenty students received a free
meal on SGA.
More than twenty students attended, each was assigned to different tables in the back room of
McGuinness.
A representative from each organization was at each table to
help with conversation. Facullty
members, such as Jeannette Hubbard from Diversity Services, were
involved in the dinner as well,
Daniel Stephenson, Allies president, enjoyed the dinner, especial-
ly his table.
“Most of the students at my
table had not known that there is
an issue around gay blood donation in America,” Stephenson said.
“As well as the issues revolving
around
transgendered
men/women keeping their jobs.
“Most of the reactions were positive from what I saw. The students
seemed to have been open to talk,
and loved the fact that there was
free food as well! This is one of my
favorite events that SGA sponsors
every year!”
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Dr. James Perkins’ Bleasby shows magic of procrastination
By Brendan Moulton
Staff Writer
On Thursday, Sept. 17 Dr.
James
Perkins
presented
“Serendipity: The Fruits of Avoidance” at the Bleasby Colloquium,
showcasing his summer work and
everything he did to avoid it.
This past summer, Perkins was
supposed to be researching footnotes for the fifth book in a series
about author and poet Robert
Penn Warren, known for his book
All the King’s Men. Perkins had
started work on the footnotes for
the third book, and had grown
tired of it while toiling on the
fourth book.
“The fifth book felt like going to
Photo by Stephanie Chaffee work,” Perkins said.
Instead of working on footnotes,
Fruitful Procrastination
Perkins took time to do some
During his Bleasby Colloquium on Thursday, Sept. 17, Dr. things that he wanted to do, such
James Perkins presented on various perks of procrastination as reading detective novels, of
which he had always been a fan.
and the knowledge he obtained while avoiding his “work.”
He is currently reading around
three novels a week.
He also found time to do some
things that he didn’t necessarily
want to do but felt he must accomplish. Perkins traveled with the
baseball team on their spring
break trip many years ago. The
coach has been nagging him to
write about the experience ever
since their return. As a result,
while avoiding his footnotes,
Perkins wrote an essay about the
sense of boredom in baseball and
a poem about a ballgame he attended as a child; focusing on the
awe he felt when his father caught
a foul ball.
Another way Perkins avoided
his footnotes was in the form of a
journal from the late 1800’s shown
to him by a woman from the
Shenango Home. When the
woman appeared in his office, she
allowed him to photocopy the journal and gave him permission to
publish it. The journal describes
two trips, both of which occurred
during a time when traveling was
difficult.
“All my life I’ve found things but
wasn’t looking for them,” Perkins
said. “If you look for knowledge
you’ll find it. It just might not be
useful,” Perkins said.
Of course, Perkins has plugged
along at the footnotes, which are
due in January of 2010, distractions or not.
After the presentation, Perkins
was asked what students can do to
achieve the kind of serendipity described in his speech. In response,
he showed personal journal number forty, which contains notes and
poems.
Perkins’ message is already well
known by many college students.
In fact, junior Ryan Sargent commented during the question and
answer session following the presentation. He believes that Perkins’
modus operandi of doing everything but his work, while still
working, is very comparable to
most college students’ modus
operandi of flitting between Facebook, Twitter, television, and
homework.
Whether it’s called the fruits of
avoidance or peripheral vision,
Perkins’ presentation proves that
time spent procrastinating isn’t
necessarily time wasted.
“All my life I’ve
found things but
wasn’t looking for
them. If you look
for knowledge you’ll
find it. It just might
not be useful.”
Dr. James Perkins,
professor emeritus of English
Chapel screen allows new worship opportunities
By Pat Sylves
Campus writer
The chapel’s new screen will
bring about new worship opportunities, according to Reverend Jim
Mohr.
Workers installed a new permanent projection screen in the
chapel on Sept. 10. This is a major
change for the chapel, which previously had to request a moveable
screen in advance.
The new screen will receive
much use and will provide a new
tool to further spiritual development. Various pictures and music
can be played in sync prior to
chapel services, and sheet music
can now be projected onto the
screen for all worshippers to view.
The screen will also make the
chapel a much more accessible
area for lectures and other educational events, as the lecturer will be
able to show film footage, information and more on the screen.
It is extremely well disguised
and in no way detracts from the
classic integrity of the chapel. However, the screen helps to modernize
the chapel and increases its efficiency.
Mohr, as the campus chaplain,
is pleased with the capabilities of
the screen.
“In reality, you do anything you
can to make the scriptures come
alive for the people,” Mohr said.
While the screen provides a
way to make this possible, it would
not be possible without the work
of Mohr. Mohr, who has worked as
a pastor for 17 years in various
churches, had never thought of the
calling of campus ministry.
However, when the calling
came, Mohr responded. He truly
enjoys working with the students
and finds solace in the fact that he
can help them develop leadership
skills and further themselves spiritually.
“When I look out my windows I
see the mission field,” Mohr said.
He enjoys the ability to visit students on campus, which is made
possible through the proximity of
his home to the campus. Mohr’s
home is also close enough to campus to host student discussion
groups, which he happily entertains.
Mohr’s experiences here have
led him to develop some unique
ideas about the campus and its
community. He enjoys that all
faith-based activities are volunteerbased, not required.
He also feels that it is important
that the chapel and its services do
not replace those of a church, but
instead helps students spiritually
develop and find a local church if
the they so desire.
Mohr is proud of the work trips
that students choose to go on and
believes that the trips are the most
important program that he has implemented during his time here.
Mohr, while constantly performing
both administrative and spiritual
duties, is not alone in his work.
Carey Anne M. LaSor, assistant
to the chaplain, and Diane Gabriel,
executive secretary, are Mohr’s support system. They view their job as
more than work; they view it as a
way of life.
Both of these hard-working
women share a strong bond with
their boss, whom they know to be
a man dedicated to the work of his
ministry.
“We’ve always had a full time
chaplain,” LaSor said, which is
more than many schools can say.
To have a pastor dedicated to
the campus alone, with no other
duties to attend to, is a rarity in
Photo by Ashley Kress
these times.
The trust shared among the Screen time
three is great, and each individual
The chapel’s new permanent screen will serve as a tool for spiritual development.
accomplishes his or her own duties
while coming together for support
and information.
the faculty and seems to never provide counseling or advice for the chapel office on the second
According to Gabriel, Mohr is leave.
any student or member of the fac- floor of Old Main.
always there for the students and
Rev. Mohr is always willing to ulty in need. He can be found in
Spicing up Hispanic Heritage
Month with a little salsa
A soulful “see you at the pole”
new knowledge about different
cultures.”
Also to start off Hispanic Heritage month, Hubbard sent out a
contest e-mail to all students on
campus. The contest was a trivia
question about the meaning behind the starting date of Hispanic
Heritage month — September 15.
The winner of the contest was
sophomore Laura Milanak, and a
banner announcing her accomplishment was placed inside the
window of the Student Affairs Office. Hubbard had some motivation behind this trivia question, of
course.
“I wanted them to go out there
and find answers for themselves,”
Hubbard said. “I sent out the email at 2:31 p.m. and by 2:32 p.m. I
already had some answers. Sure,
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it’s something they can easily find,
Step by step
but the point was for them to use
Students showed off their salsa moves under the tutelage their resources and find it!”
of instructors, Jeff and Colleen Shirey.
Hispanic Heritage Month originally lasted only one week and
for one hour and was followed by was proclaimed by President LynBy Allison McKinney
a DJ dance party where students don B. Johnson in the year 1968.
Staff Writer
practiced their newly-learned Twenty years later, under Ronald
Hispanic Heritage Month start- moves. According to sophomore Reagan, it became a month of Hised off with a bang as both the cafe- James Bonetti, the event was a suc- panic Heritage.
teria and Berlin Lounge were filled cess.
Also, the significance of Sepwith a Hispanic favorite – salsa.
“It was a lot better than last tember 15 is similar to that of the
On Sept. 15, McGinness hosted year,” Bonetti said. “The instruc- United States’ Fourth of July. In
a special dinner to kick off the first tors jumped right into things and the year 1821 the Latin American
day of Hispanic Heritage Month. they definitely knew what they countries of Costa Rica, El SalThe dinner was titled “Mex to the were doing. They had to teach the vador, Guatemala, Honduras and
Max” and boasted many different basics quickly because they only Nicaragua all declared their indetypes of Mexican foods for stu- had an hour before the dance par- pendence.
ty began, but it went over well.”
dents to choose from.
In addition to that, the indepenEvents like these all work to- dence days of Mexico, Chile and
On Sept. 17, the Berlin Lounge
was full of roughly forty students, ward the common goal that head Belize all fall during the following
all there to learn salsa dancing. Di- of Diversity Services Jeannette week.
versity services asked Dancing Hubbard says she has in mind.
Just like that, Diversity Service
with the Stars partners Jeff and
“Educate and enlighten,” HubColleen Shirey to campus to en- bard said. “That is the number one moves toward their goal — educalighten the community on the art goal of diversity services. I just tion and enlightenment.
of salsa dancing. The lesson went want everyone to come away with
Photo by James Bonetti
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Sports
Sports Writer
Senior running back Nick McKolosky led the Titans as they
bounced back after a disappointing
loss to Alleghany to ruin St. Vincent’s Homecoming with 27-14 victory on Saturday Sept. 19. This
win snaps Westminster’s ninegame losing streak while away
from Harold Bury Stadium.
McKolosky had 121 yards on
31 carries behind a beat up offensive line. Junior left tackle Garret
Frantz suffered an ankle injury in
the second game of the season and
was replaced by sophomore Adam
Fueller. Junior right tackle Zack
O’Brien hurt his knee in the first
quarter against the Bearcats, but
pushed through to help give McKolosky his third 100 yard game
against St. Vincent.
“Having us hurt definitely didn’t
help, but our backups were easily
able to step up and fill the role,”
O’Brien said.
McKolosky had one rushing
touchdown coming off of an impressive 72 yard drive and also
grabbed three passes for 26 yards
and a touchdown.
Senior quarterback Kevin Franz
bounced back from a dismal three
interception game last week to
have an impressive 187.5 quarterback rating. Franz went 15 for 19
for 167 yards and two touchdowns,
one going to McKolosky and another 36 yard score going to senior
wide receiver Jon Gubish.
Sophmore kicker Trevor Young
was named PAC Player of the
Week for going a perfect 3-3 on extra points and hitting a whopping
42-yarder in the first quarter and a
21-yarder in the third.
The Bearcat offense’s tandem of
quarterbacks included Kevin Corona who went 9-20 for 86 yards in
the first half while Jake Smith
went 6-17 for 87 in the second half,
racking up 173 yards. Running
back Zach Mihalko led St. Vincent’s ground game with only 37
yards on 40 carries due to the Titans’ stingy run defense.
Cory Meeker, the Titans’ junior
middle linebacker, once again led
the titans with eight stops while senior defensive lineman Neil Falco
followed up with six.
Westminster’s secondary had a
field day against St. Vincent’s dual
quarterbacks by intercepting four
of their passes. Two went to freshman defensive back Kyle Allen,
and another went to freshman defensive back Derrick Orloski. Senior cornerback Mariano Camerota also had his second interception
of the season.
The Titans will try to carry this
momentum into this week’s home
game against last season’s PAC
champion Thomas More. Thomas
More leads the series against West-
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minster 6-1 and the current squad
has never beaten the Saints;
Camerota understands the difficulty of the game ahead.
“We are going to have to be enthusiastic and come out with a
chip on our shoulder,” Camerota
said.
McKolosky was held for only
28 yards on 15 carries in last year’s
meeting with a patchwork offensive line; some believe he’s hesitatant to face the Saints despite his
big game against St. Vincent.
“I’m not really worried,” Mckolosky said. “I’m anxious to get out
there and redeem ourselves as a
team by coming out with a big
win.”
The Titans kickoff against
Thomas More on Saturday, Sept.
26 at 1:30 p.m. at Harold Bury Stadium. Fans are encouraged to
come down to help the Titans upset the reigning PAC champions.
Men’s soccer suffers hard-fought losses
Photo by Coleen York
No Hands
A determined Titan uses fancy footwork in an attempt to keep the ball away from the feet
of the Case Western Reserve competitor. The Titans went on to lose the game in overtime
with a final score of 1-2. Men’s soccer returns to the field on Sept. 26.
By April Scudere
The Titans lost in a close overtime game on Saturday, Sept. 19 in
a non-conference match against
The men’s soccer team fell 5-4 Case Western at Harold Burry Staas they hosted two home games dium. The final score of the game
against Case Western Reserve and was 2-1 which makes the Spartans
3-3-1 in their season.
Penn State Behrend.
Sports Writer
“Coach said at the beginning of
the week this is going to be a
tough couple days and he wasn't
lying,” junior Mike Codita said.
“We played a team in Case that is
always flirting with the national
ranking poll and gave them a
fight.”
The lone goal of the game for
the Titans was made by sophomore Jake Huey in the second half
after a throw in. This goal started
the scoring, giving the Titans the
lead 1-0.
The Spartans tied the game up
with a goal by Vinny Bell. The
game winning goal was scored
6:18 into overtime by Brian Evans.
The Spartans held the shot advantage 12-9.
Codita, the goalkeeper, ended
the day with 12 saves.
The Titans hosted Penn State
Behrend on Tuesday, Sept. 22, resulting in a 1-0 non-conference
loss.
The only goal of the day was
made by the Lions’ Jared Potts who
scored off of a corner kick by teammate Kory Kiefer with 86:30 on
the clock. The Lions barely out
shot the Titans 12-10. This improves their record to 6-1-1.
The goalkeeper, Codita, made
eight saves.
“The difference wasn't skill or
us having an off day,” Codita said.
“It’s a matter of how much everyone wanted to win, not to mention
a bit of luck always helps in a close
game. We took a lot away this
week and grew tremendously as a
team which is exactly what you
want to do when you face adversity.”
The Titans return to the field on
Saturday, Sept. 26 when they host
Baldwin-Wallace at 2 p.m.
Watch out, Grove City! Titans’ women’s
tennis remains undefeated in competition
By Christen Whalen
Sports Writer
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship title may not
belong to Grove City College
much longer because Westminster’s women’s tennis team has
been serving up nothing but wins.
Seven games into the season,
the tennis team has yet to lose a
match. The team, consisting of
eight freshmen and five upperclassmen, has been incredibly successful thus far. Practice may be
the most common key to success,
but it seems that fifth-year head
coach Scott Renninger has found
what really helps the team perform at their best.
“We run on a different schedule
from the other sports teams during
the summer,” Renninger said. “We
eat in the Field House, my wife
brings in a good, hearty meal for
dinner and it creates an environment where the girls can integrate
and connect.”
The team has already had three
significant victories this year by
winning two PAC matches and by
defeating Clarion University for
the first time since Renninger became head coach. Their success
has not been limited to matches
won. Seniors Hilary Newman and
April Scudere both received the
honor of being PAC Women’s Tennis Player of the Week in September. Recently, Scudere was named
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee Female Scholar Athlete
of the Month for September.
“These awards are a great compliment to both Hilary and April,
but an even greater compliment to
the team as a whole,” Renninger
said. “A large part of the team’s success is not only hard work, but the
girls like each other and have become friends. An award for an individual is an award for the team.”
The tennis team’s performance
is gaining attention throughout
campus as well.
“I think this is the best start
they’ve had to a season since I
came here,” senior Jenna Christ
said. “I hope they continue to play
well and that they’re able to dethrone Grove City in the championship this year. They really deserve it.”
Grove City’s women’s tennis
team has held the PAC Championship title consecutively for the
past 22 years. Last year, in the
2008 championship match, Westminster finished just 14 points behind Grove City. This year, hopes
are high for the chance to walk
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Dear ESPN,
who cares?
I’m not going to even spend my
time talking about it.
I knew it was going to be the
only thing I heard all day long on
Monday, but I’m not going to talk
about it. Just because Jeff Reed
missed two field goals and inevitably lost the game for the Brad Fetes
Sports Editor
Steelers doesn’t mean that it’s
newsworthy.
zines in which a vast majority of
Why? Because ESPN will the time they were at the number
spend exactly three seconds on the one spot.
issue.
While browsing the Internet I
They have more important saw someone put 30 Seconds to
things to waste my time on in the Mars at number one and The Beacrazy world of sports like college tles at number four. Upon discovand pro football video game simu- ering this I hoped Rolling Stone
lations, the next installment of a dropped everything and diverted
UFC match (which are being put one week of music coverage to reout faster than NOW CD’s), spond to this atrocity, but they did
whether or not Brett Favre is retir- not.
ing this year, and whether or not
Luckily though, I was glad to
anyone on the face of this planet see that in late July, ESPN wasted a
really cares.
week of my life to talk about how
Last week, I talked about Syra- Steve Spurrier didn’t vote, forgot to
cuse’s Greg Paulus, and that might vote, or mistakenly voted Tim
make me a little bit of a hypocrite Tebow to the #2 QB spot in the
here, seeing that I’m complaining SEC.
about how ESPN keeps talking
Mediocre football coach’s opinabout things that no one cares ions are apparently critical in this
about anymore, but I’ve come to poll. Tebow has dominated college
terms with that.
football and his numbers speak for
If ESPN is the “world wide themselves; 110 TD’s, 11 INT’s, and
leader in sports,” sports must mean two national titles in three years.
stories about arrested athletes, The week long coverage isn’t necKanye West, steroids, and the ever- essary.
crucial debate about who the best
It’s gotten to the point where I’d
athlete in sports is.
rather watch Baseball Tonight at
I think Michael Phelps and Us- one in the afternoon and mindlessain Bolt are basically super-hu- ly stare at the same ambiguous left
man. There is no way that a natur- fielder making the same ‘amazing’
al human should be able to move diving grab that will be made a
that fast on land or through water, thousand more times this year
but I hope that neither of them than wait through forty-five minever breaks a world record or utes of ESPN commentary on
comes near marijuana ever again. Michael Vick’s 4-4 for 19 yard NFL
Swimming the 100m butterfly in re-debut.
49.82 seconds is absolutely insane,
Whenever Terrell Owens’ team
but in no way does that make loses, he’s going to complain, and
Michael Phelps the greatest athlete what he says won’t be important,
then, now, or ever.
and it doesn’t have to be covered
In the same vein running a on PTI, Rome is Burning, Mike
200m in 19.19 seconds makes Us- and Mike, SportCenter, Around the
ain Bolt a very fast man, but his Horn, and First and Ten. Please,
and Phelps’ natural ability does ESPN, get back to what really matnot mean they can hit a 94mph ters: the sports, highlights and the
fastball, score a goal on Marc-An- analysis.
dré Fleury, or beat Marco Templin
You can get rid of shows like
at mini-golf.
Sports Nation and people will still
It simply makes them fast - watch, I promise. I mean, Sports
very fast. A weeklong debate, or a Nation is just awful to begin with debate every time they do some- terribly awful.
thing ‘amazing’ (or get hit by a car)
Trust me, don’t let ESPN waste
over who the better athlete is, is a any more of your time.
waste of my time.
Everyone who has ever both- Brad is a 6 foot 185 pound
ered to listen to music basically senior history major. He
agrees that The Beatles are the loves walks on the beach,
dinners by candlelight, sportgreatest rock band of all time.
ing events and playing guiTo confirm this I checked a tar. His favorite color is
number of different music maga- blue.
Scores of
Interest
NFL Scores
New Orleans 48 – Philadelphia 22
Chicago 17 – Pittsburgh 14
Denver 27 – Cleveland 6
College Football
Ohio State 38 – Toledo 0
Penn State 31 – Temple 6
Michigan 45 – Eastern Michigan 17
Notre Dame 33 – Michigan State 30
Making a racquet
Freshman Alex Bailey prepares to serve the ball to her opponent. Bailey recently posted a perfect 6-0 record last
week with 3-0 marks at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles.
away with the title.
“Making it to the PAC Championship is going to take a lot of
hard work and dedication, in my
opinion,” junior Jarrett Zilko said.
“But our women’s tennis team is
more than capable of it.”
The team played against Mercy-
hurst College on Tuesday, Sept. 22
at Westminster. Results were not
known at the time of publication.
Their next game is against Saint
Vincent College on Sunday, Sept.
27 in Latrobe, PA.
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9/18 Win – Padres 5-1
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Cross country teams set competitive pace
Men’s and women’s teams look to St. Vincent Invitational for PAC preview
By Andrew Dafler
ishing with a time of 27:52.
“Westminster’s course is flat, so I
finished with a good time,” Hanes
said. “Penn State-Behrend’s course
is not as flat, yet I was still able to
get the same time as I did here.”
“I was really happy with my
performance this year,” Hanes said.
“Last year I finished over 28 [minThe men’s and women’s cross utes] at Penn State-Behrend, but
country teams continued to set the this year I was able to get in the
Overall, Hanes was not only
pace at the Penn State-Behrend In- 27’s, so I felt really good about happy with his performance, but
vitational on Saturday, Sept. 19.
that.”
with his teammates as well. In
The men’s team placed fifth out
This was the second race of the contrast to last year’s race at Penn
of twelve teams with 154 points. season for the Titans, after hosting State-Behrend, he feels the team
Sophomore Morgan Hanes was the Fisher Invitational on Sept. 12. improved immensely as the Titans’
the top finisher for the Titans in Hanes was the top finisher for the top five finishers all completed the
the men’s eight kilometer race. He Titans in that race as well, finishing race in less than 30 minutes.
finished 16th overall, producing a fifth with a time of 27:39. Com“Last year our top five were not
time of 27:37. Senior Jeremiah Pat- pared to his performance at the close to that, so it’s a huge imterson was the second best runner Fisher Invitational, Hanes feels he provement,” Hanes said.
for the Titans, placing 18th and fin- improved at Penn State-Behrend.
On the women’s side, the Titans
Sports Writer
finished third out of 12 teams with
90 points. Freshman Brittany
Kaltenbaugh continued her outstanding form finishing third overall with a time of 24:01 in the
women’s six kilometer race.
Sophomore Jennifer Krueger finished 12th with a time of 25:42.
Senior Rachel Hudson took 20th,
producing a time of 26:09.
“I was happy with my performance and my time, but since it
was only my second race I didn’t
really know what to expect,”
Kaltenbaugh said. “Mostly I was
happy with our team because we
took third, and all the girls had really good times. We tied Penn Staying together
State-Behrend, who had beaten us
Freshmen Andrew Wasil, Josh Caldwell and Sophomore Justin Jones race through the
the week before, so as a team we
fields
to the finish. The Titan men’s team took fifth out of 12 teams with 154 points at the
pulled together really well.”
Behrend Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19. While the men have been pleased with their
This was also the second race of overall performance, they look to the Saint Vincent Invitational as an opportunity to get a
the season for the women’s team. preview for PACs, which will be held at Saint Vincent. They’ll also have a chance to get an
At the Fisher Invitational, early look at other competitors, such as Grove City, who they usually do not compete
Kaltenbaugh led the way for the against until later in the season.
Titans, finishing fifth with a time of
24:04. Krueger was the next best and I’m a freshman, so I wasn’t re- ran smart and we were able to been longer, I think she would
finisher at 25th place, completing ally expecting it,” she said. “But have something in the tank for the have won.”
I’m very happy.”
finish.”
the race in 26:06.
The Titans travel to Saint VinThird year head coach Tim McAlthough pleased with the over- cent College on Sept. 26 to com“I placed fifth at the Fisher Invitational, but I was happier with my Neil was very pleased with his all performance of both his teams, pete in the Saint Vincent InvitaBehrend race,” Kaltenbaugh said. teams’ efforts at the Fisher Invita- McNeil hailed the performance of tional. Although early in the
season, this race carries much sig“Throughout the week the coaches tional. However, even after a cou- Hanes and Kaltenbaugh.
were talking about taking a ple weeks of hard practice, his
“Morgan Hanes is doing a great nificance as Saint Vincent is slated
smarter start, so at the end of the teams’ ability to strategically run job for us right now. He has so to host the PAC Championships on
race I felt like I had more to give, impressed him.
much competitive fire. He ran re- Oct. 31. This allows both teams to
but the more races I compete in,
“I was really pleased with the ally tough and smart” McNeil said. get a feel for the course and fellow
the better I’ll feel.”
performances of both our cross “He continues to get better each competition.
“The Saint Vincent invitational
Due to Kaltenbaugh’s stellar country teams at Behrend,” McNeil week.
is
a
huge meet because they are
performance at the Penn State- said. “Many runners had season
“I was very impressed with Britpersonal
records
(PRs)
and
some
also
hosting the PAC ChampiBehrend
Invitational,
she
has
been
tany's race. Being only her second
named Presidents Athletic Confer- even had career PRs.. We had two college race, she could have tried onships,” Hanes said. “Also, teams
Race to the finish
ence Women’s Runner of the Week tough weeks of practices so many to lead from the start, but she hung like Grove City, who we usually
Senior Rachel Hudson races toward the finish line. Hud- for Sept. 20. In addition, she has runners didn't have as fresh of legs back behind the lead pack for don’t see until later in the year, will
son took 20th at the Behrend Invitational with a time of earned a Titan “High Five” for the that runners want when they race. about a mile and a half. Then she be there. We’ll get a feel for the
The nice thing about our perfor- made a strong move and passed competition as well as the course.”
26:09. The Titan women's team placed third out of 12 same week.
mance was that we ran tactically about four women. Had the race
teams with 90 points.
“There are a lot of good runners
well. We didn't go out too fast, we
PAC Athletes of Volleyball hopes to serve up
the Week
victories after heavy losses
By Corey Kendall
Sports Writer
Freshman cross country runner
Brittany Kaltenbaugh is this
week's PAC Women's Runner of
the Week. She was the top finisher
at the Behrend Invitational hosted
by Penn State Behrend on Saturday, Sept. 19. Out of 110 finishers,
Kaltenbaugh placed third overall
with a time of 24:01
The Lady Titans had another
rough week as they took part in
the Carnegie Mellon Crossover
this past weekend and took on two
opponents on Wednesday night.
Hilary Newman was named
PAC Women’s Tennis Player of the
Week on Sept. 8.
In two wins the previous week,
Newman had a perfect 4-0 by going 2-0 at No. 2 singles and 2-0 at
No.1 and 2 doubles with teammate Rachel Jack.
The Titans beat Waynesburg 90 on Sept. 1 and Penn State
Behrend 6-3 on Sept. 4.
Unfortunately the Lady Titans
finished the day with no wins as
they fell to Case Western Reserve
and Point Park with scores of 3-0
(25-21, 25-16, 25-14) and 3-0 (2513, 25-21, 25-20), respectively.
In both matches, Botzum came
out to lead the Titans with eight
kills against Case and 12 against
Point Park. Meanwhile, Szakacs
handed out 24 assists in each
On Friday, Sept. 18, the Lady Ti- match and Incerpi tallied 15 and
tans traveled to Carnegie Mellon 18 digs against Case and Point
for the Carnegie Mellon Crossover. Park, respectively.
Unfortunately the Titans lost two
After four straight losses, the
games on the opening day of the Lady Titans jumped back into the
tournament, the first being to PAC's as they played Chatham and
Muskingum with a score of 3-1 Saint Vincent on Wednesday, Sept.
(17-25, 25-22, 18-25, 24-26).
23.
The second game was against
After losing to Saint Vincent
Carnegie Mellon who swept the with a score of 3-0 (27-25, 25-18,
Ladies 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-11).
29-27), the Lady Titans pulled out a
Although the Titans didn't 3-0 win (25-14, 25-18, 25-12)
come through with a win, they did against Chatham, the Chatham
have some notable players. Fresh- game counting in PAC standings.
man Alex Cochran had 16 kills in
In the Chatham match,
the Muskingum match to lead the Cochran had eight kills and four
Titans.
service aces to lead the Titans.
Senior Sam Botzum and
Ott came through with six kills
sophomore Tara Ott each tacked along with 10 digs while Szakacs
up nine kills while Botzum also marked down 27 assists. Incerpi
had three aces. Sophomore Jessie added 11 digs to the win.
Szakacs also had some notable
After a rough week, the Lady
stats as she gave 40 assists. FreshUp
in
the
air
man Tara Incerpi marked down 24 Titans are hoping to improve their
Sophomore Tara Ott serves the ball with vigor against
game as they travel to Bethany for
digs.
a three team match with Bethany Chatham. Ott contributed to the 3-0 win with six kills to acOn Saturday, Sept. 19, the Lady and Geneva.
company 10 digs.
Titans came back to Carnegie MelAlthough the Lady Titans lost
five of the six matches, they came
through where it really counts, improving their PAC record to 2-0.
Senior April Scudere was
named SAAC Titan Athlete of the
Week after a perfect 6-0 the previous week, including 3-0 marks at
No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, respectively.
Scudere was also named PAC
Women’s Tennis Player of the
Week earlier in September.
lon for the final day of the tournament.
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Arts & Entertainment
Comic book wars: Marvel/ Disney vs. DC
Some may expect an A&E editor’s column to contain a lengthy
diatribe on the most recent example of impertinence displayed by
Kanye West at the VMA’s; but really, what more is there to display?
This is just another tally mark on
his list of knavish behavior, and despite how rude it was to Taylor
Swift, it is not really going to affect
the entertainment world in any big
way.
Instead, I would prefer to discuss a more relevant happening:
the purchase of Marvel Entertainment by the cuteness juggernaut
that is the Walt Disney Company
in a deal that ultimately became
worth about $4 billion to Marvel
shareholders. Of course, not to allow themselves to be outdone, DC
Comics also restructured, with the
company being rechristened DC
Entertainment, Inc., and with the
President and Publisher Paul
Levitz stepping down and replaced
by Warner Bros. veteran Diane
Nelson.
Oh yes, in case you were unaware of the intricacies of
DC/Warner relations, DC Comics
had merged with Warner Bros.
Stefan Schneider
A&E Editor
years before, and therefore went
along for the ride as Warner Bros.
became the titanic Time Warner
Inc.
One may wonder what the purchase and restructuring of two
comic book giants really means to
the entertainment industry as a
whole; however, one must also
consider that both companies, in
one way or another, are involved
in the production of their films.
There has been something of a
Golden Age of comic book movies
ever since the X-Men films began
being released.
Since then, most of the biggest
blockbusters have been comic
book films, from Marvel and
Sony’s Spider-man series to DC
and Warner Bros. most recent re-
lease, The Dark Knight. Despite
some more uneven releases, the
sheer volume of comic book to
movie adaptations speaks to their
growing importance as an entertainment medium.
Marvel’s purchase by Disney
leads one to wonder exactly what
this will mean for the company;
they’ve already had several successful film adaptations, and those
that have not been so successful
were rebooted to accommodate
fan demands. What can Disney
add to the table, then?
Hopefully now all of the jokes
have diminished (though I found it
hilarious to consider a new Fantastic Four from Disney-Marvel, this
time starring the Jonas brothers
and Miley Cyrus), one can actually
consider the more serious pros and
cons. Disney will certainly provide
Marvel with a wide variety of markets, avenues that Marvel would
only be able to dream of before.
Some of the more exciting
news is the interest Pixar has in
teaming with Marvel; given the
high quality of work Pixar has
turned out in the past, this could
be a marvelous (forgive the pun)
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partnership.
There is a significant number of
cons, however; Marvel has used
third parties to get their movies off
the ground, with 20th Century Fox
behind the Fantastic Four series,
Sony on board the Spider-man series, and Paramount with the budding and successful Iron Man franchise. Although Disney has made
no attempts as of yet to hijack
these franchises and produce them
internally, it is difficult to imagine
Disney allowing the competition to
run their acquisitions for long.
On the DC side of the fence,
they have already proceeded in increasing their market by releasing
straight-to-DVD animated releases
under the label Warner Premiere,
with Superman/Batman: Public
Enemies and Justice League: Crisis
on Two Earths forthcoming. Likewise, live-action films have been
under production in a big way
with the new restructuring, including Jonah Hex in 2010, and further
future releases including The
Green Lantern and Lobo.
Clearly both corporations are
working furiously, with Marvel’s
already early lead getting an extra
boost with the most recent purchase. Whether or not this step
will help them or harm them in
the long run has yet to be seen;
likewise, DC’s restructuring could
bring them to success or failure.
Time will tell, to the benefit or
detriment of movie audiences.
Stefan is a senior English
major, and he has just
learned a terrible truth:
Chancellor Palpatine is a
Sith Lord!
Row: another topless and
Good news for Phish fans Sorority
plotless film in the slasher genre
By Ben Portz
By Brett Gerthoffer
Megan’s phone showing a picture
of the bloody tire iron. Thus the
A&E Staff Writer
ridiculousness and typical question
Sorority Row may seem like a of “who is killing us all one by
typical slasher film filled with un- one?” ensues.
derdressed girls, dumb character
Although the editing (Elliot
decisions, and poor plot develop- Greenburg) and direction (Stewart
ment that ends terribly; well, that’s Hendler) are quite stylish and well
because it is. This movie brought developed, the plot (or lack therenothing new or exciting to the of) and characters are not. Poor
slasher genre to even be worth writing and a failed attempt at huwatching. Poor and overused fore- mor leave Sorority Row lying next
shadowing,
underdeveloped to Megan’s body at the bottom of
themes, and convoluted subplots the mine shaft as dead as she is.
render Row a jumbled mess of an- The dialogue is simple and makes
noyances wrapped around not-so- the sisters of Theta Pi sound even
exciting killing scenes.
dumber than their character deci-
A&E Writer
Phish, known for picking up
many of the Grateful Dead roadies, has just released a new album
entitled Joy, which will indeed add
“joy” to many of their fans because, of course, it’s been nearly
four years since their last album.
This new record incorporates
everything that a Phish fan looks
for: jam band anthems, catchy guitar riffs, and trippy lyrics sung by
front man, Trey Anastasio. For a
typical Phish fan, this album is perfect. To the non-Phish fan, the album Joy won’t have you suddenly
like them, but rather, still have you
confused as to why they have a following.
The album opens with the song
“Backwards down the Number
Line.” It is essentially an anthem
giving praise to their fans who
have been with them throughout
the beginning. It opens with a
groovy, country guitar hook, and
goes into Trey belting out adoration to his fans “Laughing all these
many years/ We’ve pushed
through hardships/ Tasted tears/
We made a promise/ One to keep/
I can still recite it in my sleep.”
The next track, “Stealing Time
from the Faulty Plan,” opens with
a sweet Santana-esque guitar riff.
The middle of the song allows the
band to jam with one another,
meshing perfectly, showing that
they in fact have been playing for
nearly twenty-five years together.
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I’m guessing live, this song goes on
for nearly ten minutes, allowing all
of the Phish-heads to go nuts. And
knowing a couple Phish fans myself, these songs are what they live
for.
The song “Sugar Shack” is a
catchy reggae tune, which incorporates poppy hooks and psychedelic
lyrics, making this a signature and
memorable song for Phish fanatics.
One of my favorite songs on the
album is entitled “Kill Devil Falls.”
It’s got a fast, bluesy feel with an
impressive guitar solo played by
Anastasio himself. This track definitely sounds like an ode to their
predecessors, the Grateful Dead. It
is evident that Trey echoes influ-
ences of Jerry Garcia in his voice
during this upbeat jam tune.
The album comes to an end
with a 13 minute anthem entitled
“Time Turns Elastic.” This track is
the quintessential Phish song. The
band takes you through a journey
filled with guitar distortion and
memorable verses, overlapped
with piano driven choruses and
fast paced bass slapping. Who
could want more?
If you’re a fan of the jam band
and have never been a fan of
Phish, I suggest you buy this album. You could learn a few things.
And if you really want to go all out,
buy yourself a tie-dye shirt and go
to one of their concerts. They’ll
blow you away.
A group of sisters of the Theta
Pi sorority at one of the largest party schools decide it is a good idea
to pull a prank on one of the sister’s cheating boyfriend. They give
Garrett fake roofies to slip in his
girlfriend’s drink and have his way
with her. The prank evolves when
she fakes a series of convulsions
and an apparent death. The sisters
and boyfriend take Megan to a run
down mining area where they will
pretend to dump her body.
Garrett then proceeds to ruin
the prank by driving a tire iron
through her chest to “deflate her
lungs” so she won’t float in the
nearby lake. The sisters vow to
throw Megan down a mine shaft
along with the tire iron and never
speak of the whole situation. The
plot thickens when all the sisters
receive a text message from
sions. Everyone seems to think
that wondering off by themselves
is a good thing to do with a serial
killer out for their heads. This
leaves nothing to surprise when
the lonely wanderer gets jumped
from behind and slaughtered.
Some of the intriguingly lacking dialogue holds the poor foreshadowing with lines like “if you
survive the night” and “please God
don't let me get killed. Please God
don't let me get killed”. Row also
tries to add elements of humor
during times of peril like most
slasher films of its genre, but fails
miserably.
When the ice queen leader of
the sisters, Jessica (Leah Pipes),
finds the transformed tire iron
complete with a spear gun hook
and knives instead of basic tire
changing tools stuck through a
kids throat, she says; “it looks like
its been pimped out”. I laughed
not because it was funny, but because of how stupid she sounded.
Even worse than that is the multiple times she refers to Facebook to
“befriend someone” or “update her
status”. Honestly, if you write Facebook into the script so bluntly (or
at all for that matter), you should
consider improving the dialogue… immensely.
The only thing that this film deserves a bit of credit for is the
unique and thoughtful direction
and editing. Considering the circumstances of the poor script and
tasteless dialogue, the post-production elements look like gold. Dark
settings and eerie ambient sounds
effectively set a creepy and intense
mood giving the film at least a tiny
bit of scariness. Despite the great
combination of the soundtrack and
quick off the shoulder shots and
transitions you won’t ever get
scared or jump out of your seat
when you’re supposed to.
Sorority Row presents hardly
any effective elements in scaring
or entertaining the audience.
You’ll quickly find yourself bored
and pointing out every single
dumb character decision and stupid thing one of the sisters says,
which is throughout the entire
film. Row brings nothing new to
the slasher genre and doesn’t deserve to be associated with even
mediocre “slashers”.
Brett’s Rating
Ben’s Rating:
Love Drunk: sophomoric in more ways than one
By Amanda Ehrhardt
A&E Writer
Boys Like Girls’ sophomore effort, Love Drunk, is a compilation
of radio-friendly, mainstream
tracks that if derivative and slightly
asinine will nonetheless be palatable for tweeners and college girls
alike. Singer Martin Johnson (lead
vocals) teams with band mates
John Keete (drums), Bryan Donahue (bass) and Paul Digiovanni
(lead guitar) to write and perform
the album’s eleven sugary-sweet
songs that couldn’t reasonably be
classified as anything but straightup pop. On the album’s second
single “She’s Got a Boyfriend
Now,” Johnson asserts, “I’ve got a
rock band.” If this is rock, it’s rock
with a purity ring.
The album begins with “Heart
Heart Heartbreak,” an upbeat,
catchy and fun little ditty that is
easily the best track with its goodnatured energy and appealing repetition. It’s certainly a more natural choice for a single than the
album’s next track, “Love Drunk,”
a song that, while infectiously
catchy like its predecessor, is riddled with clichéd lyrics and an obAmanda’s Rating:
noxious overextension of its main
theme. Believe me, there is no one
who enjoys a metaphor more than
an English major, but when you
move from “love drunk” to “hungover” to having “just one sip” that
will “make me sick” all in the span
of one chorus, it becomes more
than a little excessive. The up-tempo numbers continue with “She’s
Got a Boyfriend Now” and “Contagious,” offerings that are pleasant
sounding but ultimately forgettable.
The band slows their tempo
down in the middle of the album
with a series of love ballads that
lack a concrete identity and seem
to have been composed purely for
the sake of rhythmic variety. The
first of these, “Two is Better Than
One,” features a duet between
Kanye-stricken Taylor Swift and
Johnson, and while it starts prettily
and Johnson utilizes an attractive
middle range that has a nice tambour, he quickly slips into whininess when Swift adds her harmonies to the chorus. In these
moments, I can only think one
thing, mean and catty though it
may be: “Johnson sounds more
like a girl than Taylor Swift.” I
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think I’ve reached my breaking
point; there’s only so much
squeaky boy singing I can tolerate.
“Someone Like You” partially lifts
me out of my prejudice, but as I get
further along into the song the
tune takes a detour that seems to
be the pattern plaguing the slow
tracks on this album: a nice,
promising beginning that is quick-
ly killed by hackneyed lyrics. The
whole piece comes off like an
uninspired attempt to imitate Oasis, and although Johnson’s voice
shows more musicality he simply
loses me when he utters, “I’m runnin’ from Jesus.” Unfortunately, I
think the opposite is true. The final song on the album, “Go,” was
the one slow track that satisfied me
from start to finish— a simple, tuneful song that was gentle and effectively sung. If there are two songs
to take from this album, “Heart
Heart Heartbreak” and “Go” are
my strong recommendations.
Now, to be just to Boys Like
Girls I will concede that the problems with Love Drunk are not entirely their fault. The primary issue
that disables the album from rising above halfway decent radio
pop is the fact that it’s incredibly
overproduced. Listening to the
tracks, it appears as if the sound
mixers showed no restraint and
added every bogus syncing or
cheesy electronic effect they had at
their disposal to all of the songs. I
have no idea what degree of artistic control Boys Like Girls had over
their album’s production but I’ll
venture to guess that because
they’re coming out of Sony it was
very little. All of the effects impose
a musical façade on the album that
is very hard to penetrate—they are
so distracting that it’s difficult to
discern what kind of musicality
the band members have as instrumentalists. There were tracks
where I wasn’t even aware that
any guitar work was involved.
Again, though, this seems to be
the fault of the production company; if Boys Like Girls were allowed
to just be a band rather than a
tightly-packaged, money-making
machine for the masses I think
they would have the potential to
be a fun and interesting group.
There are suggestions of musical
intelligence that would have more
room to develop if released from
such tight restraints. Johnson
writes or co-writes all of the songs
on the album, and he incorporates
a driving motif throughout most of
the tracks that adds a sensible cohesion to the album. Also, from
what I could tell, Keete sounds like
a pretty adept drummer.
While Love Drunk sacrifices
complexity and irreverence for an
accessible sound for the masses,
the music is catchy, upbeat, and ultimately, fun. Not all music requires meditation or body-slamming to be enjoyed—a casual
side-to-side head motion and a
slight hip-shaking will suffice for
Boys Like Girls. Although it begs
for more of the raucous griminess
that makes real rock music so
good, it is a perfectly legitimate example of mainstream pop music.
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From Afar is far from ordinary
By Brendan Moulton
A&E Writer
Ensiferum’s From Afar is a solid
folk metal album, but brings
enough to the table to entice listeners new to the genre.
From Afar is the fourth studio
album of the Finnish band, whose
members fit into the category of
long-haired head-bangers who
aren’t as good looking as the musicians that America loves, yet are
utterly passionate about their music. They have recently toured the
U.S. as part of Pagan Fest 2008 and
also supported Amon Amarth during their Twilight of the Thunder
God tour.
The first two words that come
to mind when listening to the album are “epic” and “bombastic.”
For the most part the songs flow
together very well and the choruses are catchy enough to make anyone want to sing along.
The CD is composed of nine
songs and its real strength lies in
three of the longest tracks. The
two longest songs, collectively a
two part epic called “Heathen
Throne,” are easily the best songs
on the album.
Both songs are more than 10
minutes long and move through a
wide range of epic guitar riffs,
moving folk melodies and combinations of the two, which is what
the genre’s all about. Furthermore,
both songs have excellent harsh
and clean vocals provided by lead
singer Petri Lindroos and Markus
Tiovonen, respectively.
As far as weaknesses go, the album does have a few. First is the
most common complaint the majority of bands get when they release a new CD, that is, it doesn’t
sound like their other albums. Arguably, any good band that has
members that are learning and developing as musicians will change
quite a bit between their first debut
and their fourth album. The problem is the direction From Afar is
taking leads Ensiferum to sound a
lot like a corny power metal band
with clichéd lyrics and uninspired
music, very much like Dragonforce.
Granted, the lyrics are still excellent and the music is very original. However, the amount of epic
in the album seems to be forced
and way over the top at times. The
CD opens with an acoustic folk
melody intro, but the second song
slaps the listener in the face with a
blast beat from the drums, soaring
keyboards and a scream from the
lead singer.
Also, something about the album suggests that the band had
too many ideas about what they
wanted it to sound like. The second to last song, “Tumman Virran
Taa,” is a chant in Finnish without
any instrumental backup. It
sounds like it could be straight
from the Kalevala or Beowulf spoken in its original language. It also
sounds awesome; however, it’s discordant from the rest of the album,
which is entirely in English with all
of the lyrics accompanied by instruments.
Overall, From Afar gets three
stars out of five, mostly because it
made me want to ride into battle
with my nonexistent Viking ances-
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tors. The album does have a few
very good songs that capture the
unique blend of European folk
melodies and heavy metal that created the genre called folk metal.
However, it is not very cohesive as may also worry fans of the band,
an entire work, and the cheesiness making From Afar average, but far
of much of the album would tend from ordinary.
to discourage listeners who want
music they can listen to for years. It
Brendan’s Rating:
Hilarious with a chance of awesome
By Ryan Sargent
A&E Writer
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs may not have been at the top
of every student’s must-see list this
past weekend, but it definitely deserves priority. While based on a
children’s book, the film’s writing is
smart, funny and mature. Along
with a stellar voice cast and its topof-the-line animation, Cloudy very
well could be this season’s Happy
Feet or Finding Nemo.
Cloudy’s protagonist, Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), is a mad scientist of sorts, but a good-hearted
mad scientist. After being madefun of throughout his childhood
for being a nerd, Flint sets out to
create an invention that will bring
life back to the island town of
Swallow Falls, whose economy has
suffered greatly in recent years.
After building a machine that
turns water into food and accidentally blasting it into the stratosphere, the machine begins sucking
up clouds and showering the island with food, restoring the town’s
economy. Flint makes it big when
he interviews with Sam Sparks
(Anna Farris), a television meteorologist with her own nerd issues.
Having seemingly solved the economic problem, Flint still longs for
the approval of his distant father,
however, and is left to question
whether his invention will really
save the town for good.
While the plot may seem simplistic, there are sub-plots running
throughout that add depth and
maturity. As previously mentioned,
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Flint’s father, Tim (James Caan),
disapproves of Flint’s love for science and inventions, and urges
Flint to give up his imagination
and take over the family bait-andtackle business. Mayor Shelbourne
(Bruce Campbell) has his own
plans for Flint’s food-weather machine, Sam and Flint’s relationship
is explored further and even sidecharacters like Officer Earl Devereaux (Mr. T) get their own time
in the spotlight, with Officer Devereaux’s relationship with his son
running as a parallel to the relationship between Flint and Tim.
The film’s writing em-
phasizes these themes through a
great deal of comedy, which is executed with wonderful timing and
creativity. Flint’s sidekick Steve the
Monkey (Neil Patrick Harris) is a
constant source of hilarity, as Flint
has created a monkey-thoughttranslator that Steve wears, allowing him to communicate his insatiable want for gummy bears or
other food.
Some of Flint’s other inventions
make appearances, including
spray-on shoes and hair de-balder.
Tim’s reserved manner and inability to understand Flint’s technology
also comes into play, as well as the
corpulence of the Mayor. Officer
Devereaux gets his own share of
the comedy, and very well might
be one of the best animated characters in recent history.
Even through the comedy,
Cloudy never loses sight of its
themes, allowing for moments that
are emotionally serious and heartwarming. Being a family movie,
the film would be at fault to not include these moments, but unlike
so many other computer generated
movies being produced, Cloudy
takes itself seriously enough to not
heavy-hand the message to the audience.
To my surprise, the film doesn’t
let any plot-threads dangle either;
all of the stories, even the smaller
side-character stories, are wrapped
up by the end of the movie. While
this was one of the strengths of the
film, one of the side-plots felt a little unnecessary, but it did come
through with a decent bit of comedy in the end.
The animation in Cloudy is stellar. While cartoony, I wasn’t really
expecting the level of detail that
the animators put into the little extras of the film that really make it
shine. The food raining from the
sky looks realistic. Another little
extra that made my day, and is far
too overlooked in almost any other
film, is that Flint’s computer
screens were actually running normal-looking operating systems. It’s
a nit-pick, and not necessarily important to the film, but after seeing
a million other movies portray
computer operating systems as
some magical, flying-throughspace-screensaver-interface, it’s nice
to see someone actually try for
once.
A side note about the animation: Cloudy was also released in
3D, with some theaters having separate screens for 3D and 2D showings. I attended a 2D showing and
was blown away; I would gladly
pay the full price of admission
again and the extra dollar for a
pair of 3D glasses to see all of that
food flying at me.
While some may write off
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as yet another kiddy-cartoon
movie, the film contains something for everyone. Of course, the
little kids in the audience I sat with
were pleased, but so were their
parents and myself, so it’s safe to
say that this film covers the gamut
of demographics; Cloudy is smart,
funny, and overall a good time.
If you find yourself in a
quandary about whether to see the
latest Hollywood strumpet run
through the same lame horror plot
again or to see Cloudy with a
Chance of Meatballs, definitely put
on your rain boots and go to the
theater with a hungry appetite because Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs is much more filling.
Jennifer’s Body: not much to see
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By Max Muska
A&E Writer
If you’re a Juno fan like me, you
were probably excited to find out
that writer Diablo Cody had another movie coming out, and if you’re
a horror fan as well, you may have
been worried that Cody would
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have trouble making the switch
from comedy to horror.
Jennifer’s Body is considered
“dark comedy,” but fails to deliver
on both fronts. The dialogue is too
Juno-esque to fit the darker theme
and the horror is all cliché.
The story centers on two best
friends named Jennifer (Megan
Fox) and Anita or “Needy” (Amanda Seyfried) who are complete opposites; Jennifer is a cheerleader
and Needy is a total geek (kind of
like that Taylor Swift song). Jennifer drags Needy around everywhere she goes, causing some
trouble with Needy’s boyfriend
(Johnny Simmons).
Jennifer wants to score with
some rock stars from the city, so
the two head to the only bar in
town to see indie band Low Shoulder. Unbeknownst to the girls, the
wannabe rock stars happen to be
satanic and are looking for a virgin
to sacrifice in order to gain favor
with Satan, catapulting their ca-
reers skyward.
To make a long story short, Jennifer isn’t a virgin and the ritual
goes horribly wrong. The band still
gets their fame, but a demon inhabits Jennifer’s body. She proceeds to feed on the local boys for
nourishment, using her “assets” to
seduce them.
But best friends don’t keep secrets, so Jennifer tells Needy the situation. Given this knowledge,
Needy goes to the occult section of
the school library (what high
school has an occult section?) and
makes plans to end Jennifer’s feeding frenzy.
I must say that I had fun watching this film: definitely a popcorn
flick. But I think Diablo Cody gets
her teen lingo from the early
nineties. Unless, I’m way behind
the times (which is possible; I’ve
been out of high school for five
years), high school students don’t
talk like this. The dialogue was
reminiscent of the plastics from
Mean Girls, which doesn’t translate
well into a horror setting.
Also, I’m pretty sure this plot
outline has been used and
overused many times before.
There’s nothing original about rock
stars selling their souls to the devil
for fame, and the same goes for a
dead teenager coming back to
wreak havoc (Sorority Row uses a
similar concept).
The best part of the film is the
soundtrack. I must admit that Low
Shoulder’s “Through the Trees,”
which becomes the unofficial
theme song for the tormented
town, is a great indie rock song.
The mix of indie rock, metal, and
goth rock music throughout the
film fits the story and mood well
and gave my ears a much needed
break from Megan Fox’s annoying
voice a few times.
I think Diablo Cody should
stick to comedy films in the future.
Horror with Juno-style dialogue
just doesn’t work. If you want to
see a film that succeeds everywhere this one failed, I’d suggest
last summer’s Drag Me to Hell.
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Features
Fighting off the freshmen fifteen Question of the Week
Chocolate chip cookie vs. chocolate chip granola bar. Hamburger
and French fries vs. grilled chicken
salad.
These are just two examples of
choices that we are faced with
everyday when waiting in line for
food. The choice is completely
yours, and only you can prevent
the freshman fifteen from becoming an added stress in your life.
We have all heard the rumors
about the freshman fifteen. It’s
that terrifying belief that most students who go to college end up
gaining fifteen pounds during their
freshman year.
While that may seem like a
scary concept, it doesn’t hold true
for everyone, and it doesn’t have to
happen to you.
The college life is a life full of
temptations. The second mom
and dad drive away is the second
you are officially on your own. All
of a sudden no one is there to
watch over you and make sure
that you eat right or exercise daily.
It’s up to you to eat what you want,
and whenever you want.
You can have ice cream for
breakfast, pile on the portions at
the Tub or the cafeteria for dinner,
and have all the salty and sugary
sweets that you desire for late
snacks.
The choice is up to you, and
while eating healthy may seem
easier said than done, it is possible
to eat right and eat well while at
college.
Contrary to what most people
Katie Ellison
Features Editor
believe, the average freshman does
not gain fifteen pounds during
their first year of college. According to kidshealth.org, that number
is just a myth, and most students
only gain three to ten pounds in
their first two years of school.
Keep in mind that this is an average, so some students will gain
more than five pounds while others may lose weight.
In order to avoid gaining
weight there are several things
that students in general should pay
attention to.
One of the biggest temptations
in college is having an all-you-caneat buffet. Oftentimes there is
soup, salad, pizza, burgers, fries,
and having too much of this stuff
too often can be very damaging to
a person’s health.
The trick is moderation. Learning how not to overeat is one way
that students can avoid putting on
the pounds during their first year
of college.
Another bad habit that students
get into is eating late at night. We
all have those late night study ses-
sions where we have so much to
do and so little time, and often
times we count on fatty foods and
caffeinated products to give us the
fuel that we need.
This leads us to eating and
drinking things that are bad for us
such as chips, cookies, candy and
pop. What we sometimes don’t realize is that the calories that are in
these products are hard to break
down late at night because our
body has no time to metabolize
them. Therefore, the chance of
gaining weight is highly increased.
The last thing that students
should avoid is lack of exercise.
When you eat high calorie foods
it’s so important that you can compensate for them in some way.
A great way to maintain your
weight and make up for all of the
overeating or snacking is by exercising a couple times a week. We
are lucky enough to have two
great workout facilities on campus,
and we should all try and take advantage of them so that we can
stay healthy and stay fit.
Not to mention that the school
is also offering Zumba sessions
which started on Sept. 14 and will
continue through Oct. 10. The sessions are one hour long and cost
ten dollars each. Zumba is an exercise program that combines
body-sculpting movements with
dance steps. It’s a fun and easy
way to get involved and get in
shape.
According to newsweek.com,
“Going away to college makes all
students vulnerable to weight gain
and disordered eating, often at the
same time.” This is because the
move from high school to college
is a dramatic one, and the stress of
it can trigger overeating.
Students, myself included,
sometimes eat in response to
stress, anxiety, sadness or even
homesickness. Eating comfort
foods can temporarily relieve some
of those feelings and be emotionally satisfying.
However, eating unhealthily
will not solve your problems, and
often times it only leads to you
feeling worse about yourself and
the situation that you’re in.
Luckily, there is a solution.
There are simple common sense
things that you can do each and
every day to help manage your
weight and stay on track.
Things like not eating when
you’re stressed out, keeping
healthy nutritious snacks in your
dorm room and eating at regular
times without skipping meals can
all make a huge impact on your
weight now and your overall
health in the future.
Best of luck to all of you freshmen in fighting the freshman fifteen and everyone else in staying
fit and fabulous.
Katie is a sophomore English
major and secondary education and writing minor. The
Holcad staff does not think
she dresses like a grandma.
What food do you want to see more of in
the TUB?
Sophomores Emily Domasky, Genevieve Sieckowski and junior Atalie Hayes
Freshmen Kaitlyn Cerilli, Courtney Crown, Hannah Paczkowski, Sammi Garrity, Nick Dalessio, Greg Zivkovich and Leigha Zengaro
Want to see your
crib featured in
The Holcad?
If you and your roommates are interested
in being featured in
WC Cribs, contact
Features Editor,
Katie Ellison,at
ellisoks@westminster.
edu.
Seniors Jordan Borris, Katie Skemp and junior Brandon Anewalt
Please e-mail Katie
only if all of your
roommates agree to
participate and are
willing to all be there
for the photos.
Sophomores Ben Gandolfi and Paige Vella
WC Cribs
Katie takes a hike to Eich.
Sophomores Jordan Zabo, Josh
Bradley, Andy Giallonardo, and Frank
Lehmen are the exception to the common misconception
that boys are complete pigs. Suprisingly
enough, their room
was incredibly clean
and organized.
I
would even go so far
as to say that it was tidier than most girls
dorms that I have
been in, and that is really something to be
proud of.
Things to Do This Weekend:
Friday:
SGA Day
11:40 a.m. Biology Seminar in Phillip’s Lecture Hall
11:40 a.m. Open Door Reflection in the Chapel with
Claudia Brown
8:00 p.m. Movie in Mueller: My Sister’s Keeper
10:30 p.m. Movie in Mueller: Public Enemies
Saturday:
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
The guys have a
wide range of
posters and advertisements
hung
throughout
the
room. They moved
their desks into
their closets so that
there could be more
floor space for various activities.
Volleyball vs. Geneva at Bethany
Football vs. Thomas More
Men’s Soccer vs. Baldwin-Wallace
Volleyball at Bethany
Women’s Soccer vs. Baldwin-Wallace
Mass in the Chapel
Phi Tau Phest begins
Movie in Mueller: Public Enemies
Movie in Mueller: My Sister’s Keeper
Sunday
1:00 p.m. Women’s Tennis at St. Vincent
3:00 p.m. Kappa Delta’s Ice Cream Social in Berlin
Lounge
3:00 p.m. Movie in Mueller: My Sister’s Keeper
5:00 p.m. Worship Praise Team in the Chapel
7:00 p.m. Open Door Worship in the Chapel
8:00 p.m. Alpha Phi Omega meeting in Patterson 311
10:30 p.m. Movie in Mueller: Public Enemies
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London Exchange students share their stories
Sarah sends salutations from Seville Retracing steps in Oxford
By Sarah Byerly
Staff Writer
Hola amigos! Greetings from
Sevilla, Spain! I write to you from
the cultural heart of Andalusia.
From its narrow streets that lead to
elegant cathedrals and universities,
to its plazas and gypsies who claim
to tell your fortune, Sevilla is a vi-
singing in the night as well as the
smells of fresh empanadas or gazpacho in nearby tapas bars.
Because Sevilla is located in the
southern portion of Spain, there is
an abundance of Moorish influence in the city’s architecture and
style. La Giralda is probably one
of the best examples of this impact
through its artistic designs and
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teracting with the local Spaniards.
International students (mostly
Americans) spend the night conversing in Spanish with one of the
locals at a club or tapas bar.
If you are a language major and
will be studying abroad in the
spring or upcoming year, I recommend any activities that allow you
to fully immerse yourself in the
culture of your chosen city. Your
conversation and listening skills
will improve when you only think,
hear and ultimately speak the language of your new “home.”
While I have yet to see a bull
fight or soccer game, one can still
enjoy the streets of Sevilla or even
spend the day at the beach. I recommend Cádiz; it is a 2 hour train
ride from Sevilla and costs 20 Euros round trip.
One can relax and spend the
day swimming in the ocean or
simply explore the city and what it
has to offer. If you are on a budget
like me while studying abroad,
save your money for trips to different cities and possibly countries.
Much of your learning and ‘growing up’ will come from outside
travelling, conversing with the locals and making connections with
the historical buildings and museums you study about in textbooks.
Though it has only been my
second week in Spain, here are
some tips for those of you interested in studying abroad: get involved—participate in activities that
are planned by your advisors, practice your language with others
(members of your home stay, professors, etc.), be aware of your surroundings: you will probably get
lost but will still manage to find
your way back home and most importantly: enjoy yourself.
Travelling to different cities and
making your way through a foreign country is what makes you
globally aware and attentive to this
world and its people.
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Sarah K. visited Christ Church College where the young girl who inspired Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland visited her uncle, who was once the college’s dean.
By Sarah Kehr
Staff Writer
It’s 8:20 am, the time your coach
bus is supposed to depart for the
two-hour journey to Oxford, and
brant, welcoming city for all travel- geometric artwork that is so prevayou have no idea where to find it.
ers.
lent with the Moors. While travelSweat starts to surface on your
Having spent my first week in ling abroad, it is always interesting
brow, the man giving you direcMadrid, which hosts some of the to see traces of outside influences
tions suddenly doesn’t make any
most beautiful museums and in a particular region and how it
sense, and you’ve been up and
palaces, from el Prado to el Escori- impacts the city’s beliefs, ideas and
down the street in every direction.
al and el Palacio Real, one can also way of life.
You are lost and late.
find a certain peace and tranquility
I currently live in the region of
Seven WC students, myself inwhile walking through ‘la ruta de Nervion, which is a 35-40 minute
cluded, experienced this phenomeDon Quijote’ and admiring the walk to my school (one way).
non on the morning of Friday
windmills in Castilla-la Mancha.
Classes are five days a week since
Sept. 11, 2009. What was supposed
Sevilla, however, is a city that they are intensive Spanish courses.
to be a relaxing day-trip to Oxford,
radiates beauty both day and Beginning September 28, however,
England, turned into a scavenger
night. Whether climbing to the school days here are generally
hunt for the right departing coach
34th floor of la Giralda that over- Mondays-Thursdays at la Universibus.
sees the city or taking an evening dad de Sevilla, leaving the weekWe sprinted up and down the
stroll past la Catedral, there is an ends free for travel if you choose.
London streets until finally a man
attractive quality about Sevilla that
Each day there are various acgave us accurate information. By
is evident through its churches, tivities and programs students can
the time we found the correct bus
plazas, restaurants and people.
participate in—from “Salir con Escompany and departure sight, we
The city also expresses its cul- pañoles” to bull fights, soccer
had missed our scheduled bus
ture through the distant sounds of games or excursions to different
with a reservation for seven seats.
fans at a ‘partido de fútbol’ (soccer cities. “Salir con Españoles” are inLuckily, all was not lost. The drigame) or a group of Spaniards teresting and good practice for inver of the second bus scheduled to
depart for Oxford kindly checked
our confirmation number.
He must have felt charitable, or
all seven of us looked pathetic, for
he finally stated, “You know you’re
supposed to pay for the second
trip, right?” before pointing to the
red double-decker bus and telling
us to climb aboard. Finally we
were Oxford bound.
The group had no map, no
plans, and no idea what to do once
we arrived at Gloucester Green
Coach Station. An executive decision was made regarding most of
the group’s physical state at that
point: find the first restaurant and
wait for our friend who managed
to miss not only the first bus, but
the second as well, due to an alarm
clock mishap.
A short distance away from the
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station a lovely free house called
Sarah B. confessed to wanting to charge the windmills in Castilla-la Mancha after walking The Four Candles served an early
through ‘la ruta de Don Quijote.’
lunch. After a round of fish and
Sarah B. marvels at the intricate architecture of la Catedral.
chips and barbeque chicken melts,
we were ready to embark on our
exploration.
Since there was no plan of attack for the day, we roamed
through the tranquil streets under
a blue sky full of white, puffy
clouds. We attempted to find the
real Oxford University, but it’s not
as easy as it sounds.
In fact, Oxford is made up of
more than one college. One of my
goals for the day was to find the
Christ Church College where
Lewis Carroll met the dean’s
daughter who became the main
character in Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland (I am an English major after all). We finally found the
Christ Church campus, and it was
absolutely beautiful. All of the architecture was so intricate.
Purple ivy grew up the middle
of one of the buildings and green
grass was evident in every direction. A sign regarding Lewis Carroll and Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland confirmed my mission was accomplished, and we
strolled along the football fields
into an alleyway heading toward
town.
Our second mission of the trip
was to ride punting boats, as recommended to us by several of the
former Westminster in Oxford students. A short walk later we found
a punting boat dock and a guided
tour for a relatively good price,
though only four of the seven
could go for the ride.
A punting boat is almost like a
gondola in Venice, where the driver (or “punter”) stands on the back
with a long stick easing the boat
along the river. The “punter” for
our boat was a polite chap named
Will. He sensed our lack of knowledge about punting remarking
“I’m guessing ‘punting’ where you
come from has to do with a football.”
He explained about the activity
and even taught us how to “punt”
using the long stick to push and
steer.
As Will eased the boat along the
river and told us about the ball he
was going to that night thrown by
Prince William and Prince Harry, I
was faced with the most beautiful
scene of the trip thus far.
Lush green trees formed a
scenic background as people
napped or sat along the banks eating or chatting. Ducks swam
alongside the boat and birds flew
amidst the college tower lined
horizon. Will described Oxford as
“sleepy,” but, in addition to its
sleepiness, it is a relaxing and studious atmosphere.
After becoming almost too relaxed, we docked and rejoined the
group. We walked toward the Eagle and Child pub (another recommended site by former WC students) for dinner. The Eagle and
Child not only has great food, but
an interesting background: C.S.
Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien used to
meet and engage in writer’s talk
with a group known as the
“Inklings.”
Two hours after arriving we
were still there laughing and
telling stories until it was time to
find the Gloucester Green Station
once more (well in advance of our
departure time, just in case). With
one wrong turn and a friendly fellow to point us back in the right direction, we made it to the departure site with time to spare. Oxford
was left behind and the fast paced
London was our final destination.
It’s funny to think that our destinations were reversed for the
group that traveled to England
only two years ago. While visiting
Oxford our group tried to put the
past group’s shoes on and envision
what they did on a daily basis. This
was difficult, for everyone’s experience is so radically different. There
are highs and lows either way you
look at it, but really, we’re here—
and that’s all that matters.
Getting around London: oysters, the Tube and double-deckers
By Katelyn Livingston
Staff Writer
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Going a day without using an
Oyster Card while studying in London is like going a day without using a Titan Card.
Only, an Oyster Card can’t buy
a mashed potato bowl, or get you
entry into a party. It doesn’t even
have your embarrassing picture on
it that you’re mom sent in. An Oyster Card provides transportation
around London, the third largest
cosmopolitan city in the world.
The 30 students studying
abroad in London for the semester
have forgotten about rolling out of
bed at 9a.m. for their 9:20 classes.
To make it to class on time, London students studying through the
CAPA International Education program have to allow an hour of
commute, and Oyster Cards are an
absolute must.
“I usually try to leave around an
hour and fifteen minutes before I
have to be somewhere,” junior
Emily Winn said. “You never know
if you’re going to have to wait for
the bus or how long the Tube will
take. Everything varies day by day
so it’s good to allow some cushion
time.”
Upon arrival in London on
Thurs., Sept. 3, Oyster Cards were
the first things handed out while
being transported from the airport.
The actual Oyster Card itself looks
similar to a blue credit card and is
swiped over a censor screen on infamous red double-decker buses
and inside of every Tube station.
Students were given unlimited
access on their Oyster Cards to a
large geographical area of London
for the semester from the CAPA
program.
Typical commutes to school
every day consist of a five to ten
minute walk to a bus stop, followed by a fifteen minute bus ride
to the nearest Tube station, then
around a half hour ride on the
Tube. Some students are lucky
enough to eliminate riding the bus
and instead can walk to a Tube station, but regardless the long walk
to the townhouses or Hillside from
the TUB compares to a Sunday
stroll for London students.
Add to that a large book bag or
tote filled with textbooks and laptops necessary for the Internet
cluster courses, and you’ve got 30
students in need of a chiropractor.
“We do so much walking here,”
sophomore Danielle Ulrich said.
“To get to school I walk five minutes to a Tube station then take a
half hour long Tube ride and walk
about 10 minutes from my stop to
the CAPA building. With all of my
books and everything, it definitely
can be a painful experience.”
Oyster Cards may be the safest
form of transportation for students,
though. Driving and sitting on the
opposite sides are sure to provide
much confusion and London
streets are more bustling than
calm and quiet Market Street.
Driving along Market Street
also does not lead students to
sights such as Big Ben, or Buckingham Palace. Oyster cards, however,
do not disappoint in that depart-
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Now that they’re Londoners, our exchange students enjoy cruising on double-deckers.
ment. A few swipes of an Oyster
Card, and the pictures of you
standing in front of Tower Bridge,
Globe Theatre, Hyde Park, houses
of Parliament, or the London Eye
can be uploaded to Facebook in a
day’s time.
The use of Oyster Cards and
public transportation is only one of
many adjustments students have
faced while swimming in the cultural pool of London, but it definitely is one of the biggest adaptations. Oyster cards, double-deckers,
and Tube subway rides are immensely different from walking
and Happy Bus rides on the weekends.
“It’s been an adjustment getting
used to public transportation, but it
is all part of the experience and
definitely provides some great people watching,” junior Sara Reis
said.

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