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Vol. 87 No. 8
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
February 2, 2006
Cedar Crest gets the gold for
promoting healthy lifestyles
Janette Brunstetter
Staff Writer
The Olympics are on their way, and every
team is striving for the same thing, the gold
medal. Cedar Crest was not striving for it, but
they did earn it.
There are annual Excellence Awards
given in recognition of college campus’s
efforts to promote healthier lifestyles each
year. The National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators (NASPA) are the
people who host these annual events.
NASPA’s mission is to promote healthier campus environments by aiding student affairs professionals.
Cedar Crest was selected from a national
pool of program entries as the Gold Award
winner in the category of Student Health,
Wellness and Counseling.
Joan Laffey, Dean of Student Affairs,
commented about this award and what makes
Cedar Crest worthy of the gold. “The Health
Connection involves education, experience
and research. We know of no other colleges
that have programs integrating these three
components in a health initiative.
Through this health effort on our campus
we are beginning to establish a culture of
health and wellness. A Health and Wellness
minor has been established, seminars and
workshops on health are offered, Healthy U
has enrolled over 200 participants each semester, and we are engaged in research that studies
the health attitudes, beliefs and practices of
undergraduate women.
Through Healthy U participants have
added exercise and good eating habits to their
lifestyles. “[As a whole] they have lost over
1300 pounds and have formed habits that will
affect their health for years to come,” said
In this issue
Opinions 2-5
Just Blowin’ My Mind
Ms. Takes
Campus Corner
News 7-11
Cara’s Corner
Al Sharpton visits Lehigh
Lifestyles 12-16
Over the counter cough medicine
Following New Year’s resolutions
The benefits of teamwork
Sports 17-19
Basketball Update
AotW profiles
Arts & Entertainment
20-24
In concert: Dave Mathews Band
Bet you didn’t know:Dr. Robert
Wilson
Lori Gallagher | News Editor
Students and staff take time out of their schedules to workout in the fitness center. The center saw a 50
percent increase after the establishment of Healthy U.
Laffey.
Since the establishment of the Healthy U
program, the use of the Fitness Center has
increased by 50 percent. Healthy U offers three
types of programs to participate in based on
your own health goal: High Energy Living
Track, Healthy Bites Track, Making Changes
Track. More and more classes, such as yoga,
had to be added to provide room for the mass
amounts of participants.
The College has also hosted two successful health and wellness events, the Iron Woman
Triathlon in the spring and the Biathlon in the
fall. The program was not only successful, but
fun as well.
Anyone who is a part of the Cedar Crest
campus community can participate in these
events. This includes the faculty, students and
staff. The members get to be on a team which
provides more support for each individual and
more success over all.
When asked if there was anything else
Cedar Crest could do to improve this program,
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Students are
“fired” up
Lauren Sandt
Staff Writer
As Cedar Crest students returned from
their relaxing and much needed holiday
break, there were a few things that have
changed around campus.
While wandering the halls of Butz,
Curtis, Moore and Steinbright you will
notice that decorating is somewhat of a passion to the residents of each building. With
each door you can learn something about the
person living behind the walls. Some students keep their decorations minimal, but
many go the whole nine yards whether it is
through posters, pictures, art work, inspirational quotes or seasonal decor.
Everyone received an email from Mark
Vitalos, Chief of Safety and Security at
Cedar Crest, stating that because of new fire
code rules, decorating in all residential halls
will have to be downsized as of February 1,
2006.
Students are only allowed to display a
name tag, a dry erase board and minimal decorations that must remain above the door
knob, and may not cover more than 50% of
the door.
Nothing is permitted to be placed on or
around the frame of the door, or anywhere
else on the surrounding walls. If student(s)
do not comply with the new rule that has
been added, they will face a fire regulation
penalty. After the first offense, students will
receive a $100 fine and residence hall probation. The second violation results in extended residence hall probation and a $200 fine.
Upon the third offense, students will be
evicted from the residence hall and charged
with a $300 fine.
The limitations on residence hall decorating were not instituted by the college. This
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Students expected to voluntarily reduce
paper use in computer labs
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Editor
At the end of last semester, many students
were shocked to receive an email from
Information Technology that reported on paper
usage. In November alone, 140,000 sheets of
paper were used in the computer labs.
“Towards the end of last year… lab assistants were having trouble keeping up with
[the] demand” of replacing paper and ink, said
Shannon Greenwalt, an Information Support
Specialist in IT. Greenwalt works closely with
student lab assistants.
In response to the problem of excessive
paper usage, IT has started a poster campaign
and also encourages the use of duplex or double-sided printing.
Several of the computer labs on campus
are equipped with printers that automatically
use both sides of the paper. They can also be
used to print single-sided as needed. Printers in
Miller 20, Administration 8, and Curtis 201
and 104 duplex print by default.
“Not every lab has a duplex printer, but
we’re working on that,” said Kathy
Cunningham, Director of Information
Technology. The department is currently looking into shuffling printers between labs and
purchasing more duplex-ready printers to
place in heavy-usage labs.
“Nobody complained,” said Cunningham
of the new printers. “They seemed to like it.”
While duplex printing has obvious environmental benefits, it is also a space-saver for frequent printers. For example, instead of carrying 30 pages of PowerPoint slides, students
can print the same amount of notes on 15
pages - this means half the bulk in an already
overcrowded binder.
Paper usage has only recently increased
in campus computer labs. “We started looking
at it over the summer,” said Cunningham.
Since the start of the 2005-2006 school year,
the computer lab printers have gone through
340,000 sheets of paper - close to 17 trees.
IT’s current strategy includes surveying
the situation and focusing on voluntary aware-
ness. They also surveyed students on printing
attitudes, among other things. “We were surprised with the results,” she said. Many students want to see a reduction in the paper
waste happening at Cedar Crest.
Students’ most frequent comment on the
survey was that “professors should print out all
material for class, instead of making students
print it out.” This is a common complaint
among many students, and IT is encouraging
faculty to consider double-sided photocopies
for handouts.
“Everybody likes to print out their
PowerPoint slides and syllabus,” said
Cunningham. Many PowerPoint slides posted
by faculty on E-College end up being printed
in a campus computer lab. “It’s cheaper to
make a photocopy than a laser printout,” she
pointed out. One solution may be to send print
jobs to Printing Services, and sell slides and
handouts as supplements in the Bookstore.
“Students are not happy to have to print out
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OPINIONS
The Campus Corner
What are you most looking
forward to this semester?
Katelyn Burgett ‘07
Genetic Engineering
Shelby Ellery ‘06
Chemistry
Falling in love with women
Linda Misiura
Managing Editor
that women can do whatever they want. Like
her, women can take control of their lives and
destinies, obtaining master’s and doctorates
This past semester I fell in love with and changing careers. They can inspire others
women. This profound statement needs some to do good, or lead them in positive directions.
explaining, maybe even a lot of explaining. This past Sunday at a program targeting junBut patience is a virtue, even though I, person- iors, Cedar Crest alumna Kim Racon credited
ally, don’t posses it.
Pulham for her career goals and aspirations. “I
I was first stricken with this thought at thought I was going in to talk to her about my
winter graduation this past week. Though I independent study,” Racon said of Pulham.
have been at Cedar Crest for two and a half
“But she told me I was
years, and am always
going to become an
amazed at the capabiliEnglish professor and
ties of the women who
get my masters and
I
really
had
never
been
so
attend this school, I
doctorate. I left her
proud of the women who
really had never been
office and said ‘ok.’
so proud of the women
choose Cedar Crest for their That’s why I’m at
who choose Cedar
education until the moment Lehigh today.”
Crest for their educaBut it’s not only
the graduates walked in, and women like Blaney and
tion until the moment
the graduates walked
the professors processed in
Pulham who hold posiin, and the professors
tions of power as the
behind
them.
It
was
at
the
processed in behind
President and the
moment I realized that I had Provost that I have fallthem. It was at that
moment I realized that
fallen in love with women.
en in love with. I have
I had fallen in love
discovered in the past
with women.
semester
that
all
Or maybe I had fallen in love with what women have something to contribute to the
women can do. Dorothy Blaney spoke, and world, whether it is to make a difference in
reminded me of all the things she has man- one person’s life, in many people’s lives, or to
aged to do for this school. In the early simply make someone feel better about themnineties, Cedar Crest considered going co-ed, selves for a moment. I think that this has been
but with the strength of Blaney’s dedication brewing for more than the past semester; it
and leadership, a decade later Cedar Crest is just finally presented itself to me in one clear
still a women’s college with enrollment rising coherent statement.
each year. Sometimes it takes a woman to do
The realization happened relatively
a man’s job, they say, and Blaney stepped up quickly while I was standing in awe of all of
to the plate, bringing Cedar Crest to the rep- these graduates who had worked so hard to
utable school it is today.
walk across that stage. Some walked with a
Carol Pulham also spoke, reminding me
continued | page 3
“Research and my
dictators class.”
“Visiting graduate schools (especially in California).”
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OPINIONS
Just blowin’
my mind
Beth Coulter
Columnist
FEATURE COLUMN
CultureShocked
Emily Pulham
Life…or something like it
Greetings all,
I hope you all had a great break and find
yourself excited about the new term. My break
went all right, although I had to deal with the
flu after New Years.
I received an amazing Christmas gift via
an e-mail from a stranger. Perhaps you saw
my poem in the Cedar Crest Lit Magazine, In
Other Words. It was an ode to New Orleans
called “In the Aftermath.” I had it posted on
my website since September, and on
December 22, a woman wrote me to thank me
for writing it. She is a librarian for the Army
Corp of Engineers, and was looking for a
poem for the library display in New Orleans.
It is such an honor for me to have my poem
adopted in such a manner, by the people I
wrote it for. If you did not see it, I left it on my
website.
that he was. And I am much more confident
about my social skills. Perhaps we were
together in order to get to the place where we
can find what we both need.
With that in mind, I took it upon myself
to go out of my comfort zone. I never go out
by myself to a bar or anywhere really.
However, I had a blast on New Years Eve at a
local bar and grill singing Karaoke for the first
time in my life, so I gathered my courage and
went back on my own in mid-January. The
place has a crew of regulars that welcomed me
into their fold and encouraged me to sing, and
actually applauded when I finished
“California Dreamin’.”
I was not able to go out like this in the
past. I felt so bad about myself, so insecure
and lacking in any self-esteem. If someone
met my eyes, I would look elsewhere fast. Yet
Courtesy | Beth Coulter
Library display in New Orleans, featuring “In the Aftermath.”
Although my life is going well, I find
myself single once again. The really nice guy
I met on eharmony.com turned out to be not
who he said he was. He was extremely skilled
at being who I needed, saying what I wanted
to hear and never dissenting. Yet, what I took
for acceptance turned out to be acquiescing.
I need a challenge in my life. As a passionate person, I need a passionate partner. I
hope I am not wrong, but I feel I need to hold
out for someone who can teach me, not just
learn from me. I have found the deepest core
of me and I do not think I can settle for anyone who is not flying in the same plane as I
am. I guess it boils down to I would rather be
alone than to end up with less than what I want
and need. Nothing is better than "better than
nothing"; to wit, a relationship that does not
mean as much as it should. I know I will be
with someone who inspires me, and I am willing to wait until I find it.
I do not want to find myself alone in the
world again, but maybe now I have the confidence that I lacked before. As I told him when
we broke up, perhaps this is the way it is
meant to be. He is much more confident and
relaxed, far from the clean-cut, uptight dude
I complained about a lack of friends.
I think many of us come into society
without an understanding of social skills. We
see the people who just naturally get it, the
way to behave to draw in people and make
them interested in being a friend. Those of us
without that natural ability stand on the sidelines and wait for friends to approach us, not
understanding what is needed to create that
atmosphere to which people are drawn.
In my years at Cedar Crest College, I
have slowly learned these skills. I have found
that these skills are already present in all of us,
yet not easily understood. All it takes is eye
contact, a true smile, and a genuine interest in
other people to find yourself surrounded by
those who would like to be your friend.
My worst mistake in years past was my
insistence on telling everyone my life story,
my trials and tribulations. I could only identify with people based on their pain. Trust me;
this is the best way to drive people away.
Perhaps it was because I had no success
stories to tell. I was not proud of who I was or
what I did. If people did not see the neon “L”
for loser on my forehead, I would point it out.
Now, I have many good things I can dis-
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Columnist
I get the idea that many people think that cold in your skirt, and would like to go put
life in London, and England, must be very your pants on, everyone around you will be
similar to life in the states. We speak the same horrified and appalled and will move away
languages, our countries embark on wars from you. Similar to this is the phrase sweattogether, we are allies, so apart from the pants. English people think that word is disaccents, the obsessive tea drinking, and the gusting.
whole queen thing—surely there can’t be
The biggest difference, the one that
many differences.
catches me unaware every time, is that in
Wrong.
London, when you purchase something, no
It’s a whole ‘nother world over here. I one will tell you to have a nice day. No one.
had lunch with fellow Cedar Crest ex-pat Ever. That probably seems like a silly thing to
Michelle Durning, and
notice, but every time I
we spent quite a lot of
purchase something I
Pants, in England, are your
time discussing and
wait for it, I expect it,
underwear, and are, always
whining over some of
and nothing happens.
the irritating, cute, and
and forever, only your under- There’s just a big
down right bizarre difbetween me
wear. They are not your jeans; emptiness
ferences of this foreign
and everyone else in
they are not your trousers. So the store. In America, it
land.
You can’t get when announcing in a crowd- makes it personal, it
good peanut butter
you that in this
ed place that you are cold in reminds
here. Most schools
big open space of
your skirt, and would like to strangers, people still
don’t have a nice bookstore where the books go put your pants on, everyone want to make it personare laid out by class
you’ve spent a ceraround you will be horrified al,
number—you have to
tain amount of minutes
and appalled and will move
go to bookstores in the
of your life (probably
city and find your own
ten at any good Bath
away from you.
books. Don’t expect to
and Body Works; 45 at
be given a list of recleast if you’re at the Kommended books to buy that is less than two Mart on South Fourth street) interacting and
pages long for any given class. Three ring connecting with people, and it’s nice to have
binders do not exist in this country—just ones that validated.
with two rings in the center, and loose-leaf
Thing is, without the American pleasnotebook paper is apparently an American antries, the whole transaction feels hopelessly
thing.
inadequate and incomplete. I stand there starThen there are the annoying enough ones ing, just waiting for this human interaction to
that no guidebook will ever tell you, but so- be validated, to have it be given personality
help-you god if you get them wrong. “Pants” and purpose while the poor shopkeeper stands
is a prime example of this. Pants, in England, there wondering why I could possibly still be
are your underwear, and are, always and for- in front of him, and then presumably wonders
ever, only your underwear. They are not your if I’m now going to rob him with a big
jeans; they are not your trousers. So when American gun.
announcing in a crowded place that you are
It’s incredibly awkward for everyone
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Falling in love
continued | page 2
big smile, others nervously, and still others
waving their diplomas excitedly at their families cheering them on from the audience. But
each of the women who walked across that
stage was one thing: proud. They had each set
out to do something and had accomplished it,
even though each of their stories differed a bit
on the journey to the end, with some taking
much longer than others, and some viewing
this end not as an end but as the beginning to
something greater, a gateway to the rest of
their lives, a sort of “welcome to the real
world.” And I was proud for them.
It’s not only those who have left their
mark on Cedar Crest and are now moving on
that I fell in love with. It was also those who
are here right now making Cedar Crest the
place it is. I fell in love with women this past
semester because I saw their compassion, their
thinking capabilities, their views of the world,
their need for companionship.
The women on this campus all have one
thing in common: we are overachievers and
we do it well. We balance crazy schedules and
leadership responsibilities that would not be
possible at larger schools. We are friends with
people who are majoring in nursing and genetic engineering even though we are communication majors. We come together to raise
money for people in need, to volunteer for
those less fortunate, to govern ourselves, and
to make Cedar Crest a community to live in.
Cedar Crest is a college, but foremost it is a
community, a life-experience that will shape
the way you look at the world for the rest of
your life.
It is the beginning of the semester, and
there will undoubtedly be times during the rest
of this spring where I am aggravated with the
community that is Cedar Crest. But when I am
not here, I miss it, and I know that when I
leave for good, I will always be looking for a
reason to come back to the place where I discovered the power of the fairer gender.
OPINIONS
Mr. Chemist’s Neighborhood
David Raker
Crestiad Cartoonist
Ms. Takes
Jennifer Kumetz
Columnist
Caring and respect can
bring progress and growth
Just blowin’ my mind
continued | page 3
cuss. I talk about being a journalist, with my
own column in the school paper and freelance
work for the Quakertown Free Press. I talk
about my studies and interests. But mostly,
and this is the secret to making friends, I ask
about other people, their lives and hopes and
dreams. If they start speaking about pain, I let
them know I understand, and then turn the
conversation in another direction. If the pain
sounds extreme, I give them my card and tell
them to call the hotline number printed on it.
This is what I learned from my year and
a half long relationship. This is what I mean
when I say that perhaps it was meant to be this
way. The fates intervened and helped me find
someone who would help me grow, and when
the end came, there was no pain. Just a great
feeling of gratitude for all I received from this
relationship. Some of my deepest held dreams
came true, like swimming with dolphins last
year. Beyond that though, I found myself, the
truest self that I can share.
Until next time,
Peace,
Beth
Contact Beth at betheqt@voicenet.com
and visit her website for more writings and
information at www.bethcoulter.com
Culture-Shocked
continued | page 3
involved.
So am I miserable? Homesick? Or walking around a cold city cursing at every two
ring binder and cup of tea I see? No, of course
not. I’m told that this frustration at things
being easier in your home country is simply
called ‘Culture Shock,’ and that with time, it
too shall pass. So for the time being, I’ll do
my best to adjust to the differences, and
remember that the reason we come to different
countries is just for that—to be different. And
I’ll get used to it.
Come next fall you can expect to find me
standing in line at the bookstore grumbling
that I wish I could just go to Barnes and Noble
to get books and not wait in line, that three
holed binders are too rigid and constricting,
and then snarling at the girl at the register
when she tells me to have a nice day. Try not
to take it personally, I’ll just be enjoying
Culture Shock all over again.
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I
rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I
rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
(And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, 1978)
Welcome back, everyone! I wanted to
share this poem in light of both Black History
Month (February) and Women’s History
Month (March). Angelou’s poetic words portray a powerful note of resilience in this message of pride for African American women,
and can be words of strength for all women.
The repetition of the phrase “I rise”
brings to mind Sojourner Truth’s impromptu
speech in 1851 at the Women’s Rights
Convention in Akron, Ohio in which she powerfully repeats “Ain’t I a Woman?” Truth
spoke resonantly and passionately about
changing the assumption that all slaves were
black men and that all women were white. She
wanted to carve out a place for black women
that had yet to be recognized. Angelou’s poem
builds on Truth’s work and the work of many
abolitionists and suffragists of Truth’s time
including Lucretia Mott, Harriet Beecher
Stowe and Frederick Douglass. The abolition
and suffrage movements became linked early
on when black women recognized that their
status as women was leaving them below the
status of slave men, and when white women
who were fighting for abolition realized that
they themselves lacked many rights. I admire
the strength of all of the activists of the nineteenth century and today, yet am saddened that
even in 1978, when Angelou wrote “Still I
Rise,” that there was and still is today, so
much more progress to be made.
The Fourteenth Amendment was passed
by Congress in 1868. It states, in part, “nor
shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws.” This guaranteed all slaves citizenship. Yet, in 1869, when
the Fifteenth Amendment was passed, there
was no mention of gender in terms of voting
rights, meaning that black women, all
American women, were still left out of the full
account of citizenship. Fifty years later
women finally got the vote.
I was surprised to find that the last state
to recognize Martin Luther King Day only did
so six years ago, in 2000, when South
Carolina finally joined the rest of the country
in celebrating this man’s accomplishments. In
2002, Halle Berry became the first black
woman to receive a “Best Actress” Academy
Award. Berry was also the first black actress
to receive an Oscar for “Best Actress” in 2001.
In 1993, Toni Morrison became the first
black woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
for Literature, and Rita Dove became the first
black female Poet Laureate. Condoleeza Rice,
appointed in 2005, is the first black female
Secretary of State. I share these facts both to
recognize that African American women are
beginning to be attributed for their accomplishments, but also to see how recently many
of these firsts have occurred. What is procrastinating America waiting for? Well, it is obvious that despite our country’s slow coming
around, black women are continuing to carve
their place, to “rise” as Angelou says, and
make sure that no one forgets that the answer
to Truth’s question is YES.
Maybe caring and respect can bring
progress and further growth; happy
Valentine’s Day.
Here are some great authors to check out.
The following have written poetry and fiction
about the experiences of black women in different times and different places: Maya
Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rita Dove,
Lorraine Hansberry, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni
Morrison, Alice Walker and Ama Ata Aidoo.
For historical accounts of women and
slavery check out Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in
the Life of a Slave Girl,” Bethany Veney’s
“Narrative of a Slave Woman,” Kate Plake’s
“The Southern Husband Outwitted by his
Union Wife,” or Ida M. Beard’s “My Own
Life, or, A Deserted Wife.” All of these and
more may be found at www.docsouth.unc.edu
by clicking on the “Author” link.
The “Documenting the American South”
website has various pieces of e-literature that
can be searched by author, subject, title or
geography.
OPINIONS
The view from 15,000 feet: An elegant elevation
Gillian Maffeo
A&E Editor
Looking out into the never ending sapphire sky, I could feel my heart pumping as fast
as it could. “You ready girl?” called my
instructor. No words came out of my mouth; I
was silent as my adrenaline built up. We were
the last to jump, everyone had already jumped.
“This was it,” I thought to myself. Questions
ran through my head, but there was no time to
think. It was now or never.
I happen to be the type of person that likes
to do extreme activities. I have no fear (besides
spiders) and I love that rush that comes along
with doing all these audacious things. So far in
my life I have completed a vast amount of
extreme activities, but sky diving was next.
During the summer I went to Chicago to
visit some family, when I saw an advertisement
for Sky Dive Chicago. I had to go there!
The sky diving center was very nice and
professional, it wasn’t some cheesy “rinky
dinky” place. They even video taped you and
took photos.
After dropping two hundred dollars to be
in the air for eight minutes, my energy level
rose, and I continued to drink numerous cans
of Red Bull.
Before I could even get suited up, I had to
attend an hour long class. It was pretty boring
and it freaked me out a little because all they
talked about was what happened if you didn’t
pull the parachute, and all the risks. At that
point I had downed six Red Bulls and my anxiety level was high. I could feel the adrenaline
start to take over my body.
After the class, we got matched up with
our instructor, who we would be going tandem
with (by tandem I mean that the instructor is
attached to the back of you while you sky
dive). The instructor helped us put on all the
Courtesy of Gillian Maffeo
Arching my back and looking up, my instructor called out, “3, 2, 1, HERE WE GO!”
equipment that was necessary, showed me
some quick tips, and then we were off!
Walking out to the loading area, my heart
was pounding and my stomach was flip-flopping. My instructor was psyching me up and
asking me questions, and I pretended to be all
fun and games, but inside I was having a total
melt down.
After we boarded the plane, it struck me
that there was no turning back. I could tell who
the first time jumpers were because they
looked like they were going to puke, and I
could tell the regulars because they just looked
so calm; it was almost like they were reading
the Sunday paper with a cup of coffee.
The plane ride felt so long and dragged
out, and finally we made it to our peak of
15,000 feet. As soon as the door of the aircraft
flung open, wind brushed upon our faces.
Numerous people jumped out of the plane, and
my instructor and I were the last to go. Placing
my knees at the edge of the open door, I looked
down, and what a sight I saw! It was the craziest feeling I have ever felt in my life, and I
liked it.
Arching my back and looking up, my
instructor called out, “3, 2, 1, HERE WE GO!”
And at that moment my heart was beating hysterically as we made the actual jump out of the
plane into the calm sky. I could feel my blood
rushing to my head as I looked down at the
land that looked so small from my view.
Soaring at one hundred and twenty miles
an hour and descending at ninety miles an hour
through the Earth’s elegant atmosphere, I felt
alive and free; I was beginning to have fun.
It was hard to catch my breath in the air
because we were going so fast. Once we got
leveled my instructor pulled this little mini
parachute that helped us balance and float
through the air. Once we were floating I was
having the time of my life, I didn’t want it to
end.
Eight minutes passed and it was time to
pull the parachute, which I forgot to do. The
parachute ride was even more peaceful, but
boring; I’d rather be going a hundred and twenty miles an hour.
My landing was decent, I just plopped my
body in my instructors lap. When I landed I felt
like a new person and was ready to do it again.
The feeling was just amazing, words can’t
describe what I was feeling as I jumped out of
the aircraft and into Earth’s atmosphere.
I live for adrenaline. The feeling of your
heart pumping uncontrollably, while your
blood rushes through your veins as quickly as
possible, and that nervousness in your stomach
starts to unfold, making you question yourself,
“do I really want to do this?” is something I
live for.
The rest is still unwritten: Success stories never end
Sarah Magner
Opinions Editor
“Staring at the blank page before you/
Open up the dirty window/ Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find.”
Judging solely by the amount of AIM away
messages containing these lyrics, I would
imagine that most of you find Natasha
Bedingfield’s recent hit “Unwritten” to be
quite the inspirational tune.
Right you are; this song is one of the few
available on pop radio stations that is uplifting
and motivating to its listeners.
“Reaching for something in the distance/
So close you can almost taste it/ Release your
inhibitions/ Feel the rain on your skin/ No one
else can feel it for you.” Add a catchy beat to
the poignant lyrics, and you’ve got a contender for one of my favorite songs of all time.
As I stare at the page before me, I am
reminded that we’ve all been taught that a little positive thinking can go a long way in
goal-reaching. However, I would like to know,
how many of us actually believe this to be
true?
Surrounded by clouds of cynicism and
detachment from sensitivity in society, the
media, and yes, sometimes even our local
Cedar Crest community, I feel that it can be
particularly challenging to find the silver lining.
However, for the skeptic out there in all
of us, I have some guaranteed proof that positive thinking yields positive results.
Get ready to become a believer.
Like many other students on campus, one
of my New Year’s resolutions is to get into
shape. I have stuck to my diet and exercise
plan, yet the first few weeks were quite difficult as motivation and results were somewhat
lacking. However, keeping my goals in mind,
I have been pushing myself to press on. In
about five weeks, I have lost four pounds and
found tons of energy. My inner infomercial
wants you to know that “you too can achieve
results if you continue to think positively!”
Still not convinced?
This weekend, I traveled with five other
members of the forensic speech team to
Montreal, where junior Nadine Brosnan
placed 4th in prose, and sophomore Chelsea
Toth and I placed 4th in dramatic duo. This is
one of the largest tournaments our team travels to, and the level of competition is certainly very high. While it is true that we all work
diligently on our pieces, I feel that on a personal level, visualizing my best performance
is key to success in forensic speech. My inner
persuasive speaker would like to point out that
“visualization can also work for you, in anything from test-taking to sports to completing
that honor’s thesis!”
“No one else can speak the words on
your lips/ Drench yourself in words unspoken/
Live your life with arms wide open/ Today is
where your book begins.” Bedingfield points
out that we can find the joy in every situation,
so long as we allow ourselves experience it.
Another resolution that I have made is to
keep a daily journal. As I learn and grow, I
remember how much I have changed since
high school, or even since last year. I recommend you to do the same. When we have concrete evidence of our positive results, we are
more apt to give ourselves a well-deserved pat
on the back, as well as appreciate past hardships that turned out to be wondrous learning
experiences.
All in all, my inner writer (the one you
get to experience each semester on the opinions pages of The Crestiad) asks you to take
initiative, set goals, find the sunshine through
the rain, and, most importantly, recognize and
appreciate your progress.
Not completely pleased with your results
thus far? Not to worry.
The rest is still unwritten.
Sarah Magner | Opinions Editor
Sophomore Chelsea Toth and I proudly display our binders, used for our presentation of a dramatic duo in
Montreal, Canada. Toth decorated the inside covers of the black books with Sex and the City-themed photos and phrases, the ultimate reinforcements of empowerment and motivation.
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NEWS
Juniors learn the brew of life
Tiffany Wanzie
Staff Writer
There is nothing like a good cup of coffee
and a discussion with people who ignite inspiration into the hearts of their listeners. Sunday,
January 29, the junior class had the privilege to
network with alumnae and learn what life is
like after college.
The ten accomplished alumnae, all coming from different backgrounds and career
fields, gathered around the long discussion
table to share their experiences. They
answered questions concerning graduate
school, internships, and the various steps that
should be taken when searching for the perfect
career.
It has been reiterated to students that to
obtain one’s “dream career,” you must participate in internships, volunteer work, and join
everything humanly possible when in college.
After listening to these successful women, it
again holds true. Everyone on the panel
stressed the importance of networking when
pursuing any career. “We all should take hold
of every opportunity. Write down ideas for
your future. Network, be more persistent in
your daily life,” suggested Amy Martin, ‘03.
Not only did this event discuss the means
in obtaining the “dream career,” but the alumnae convinced students that there is much
more to life than stressing yourself over the
perfect 4.0, although good grades help. While
trying your hardest at the demands of college,
“take the opportunity to experience what life is
like in the real world. Then take a look around,
this is the time you find yourself,” said Megan
Longenderfer, ’97. Beth Peters-Petrow, ‘01
followed with her comment, “Listen to your
heart and follow it to where it takes you.”
No matter what the advice, every junior
It did not take long for the Student
Government to be back in action. The first
meeting of the semester was Wednesday,
January 25 and they sure knew how to keep
the ground moving. Student Government is
not just talking about elections, but also starting them earlier than last year.
During the meeting, a Constitutional
change was made to move up the date to begin
nominations. The senate voted that nominations for the executive board and representative positions of Student Government (SGA),
Student Activities Board (SAB) and the Honor
and Judicial Board (HJB) would begin at that
meeting.
In prior years, campaign time for students running for executive boards or representative positions of the associations or class
offices was limited. Now students will be
allowed over three weeks to prepare, organize
and campaign before the elections.
Another change, which was made to the
election process outlined in the Constitution,
was the reduction of the number of elections.
In prior years, there were three elections.
The first election was for the Student
Government President, Student Activities
Board Chair, and Honor and Judicial Board
Chair. The second election was for the other
executive board positions for the campus wide
organizations, including SGA, SAB, and HJB.
The third election was for representatives of
each class.
It was noticed that the number of people
who came out to vote dropped significantly
from the first election to the last. To encourage
more people to vote, SGA has combined the
president and chair election with the campuswide executive board election. “This will also
make it more competitive,” said Student
Government President Sabrina Kulakowski.
Another addition to the voting process is
the arrival of online voting. This was done to
encourage more people to vote. Student
Government Administrative Vice President
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Dean Laffey said, “There are always ways
that we can improve. The Health Connection
is really aimed at body, mind and spirit. I
think we need to develop more opportunities
in the area of health of spirit.
Other possibilities are smoking cessation programs, ways of helping to motivate
students, faculty, and staff to live healthier
lives. Motivation and desiring change are
important aspects in changing behaviors so
some further work in this area would be helpful.”
“Through Healthy U, participants have added exercise and
good eating habits to their
lifestyles. [As a whole] they
have lost over 1300 pounds and
have formed habits that will
affect their health for years to
come.”
Diane Gehringer
At the Junior Java, some students finish dinner and discuss their future plans after listening to the panelists speak about their experiences after Cedar Crest.
Student Government
News
Christa Hagan
Staff Writer
attending that night seemed to leave the
Tompkins College Center a little more
inspired, a little more on track, and not so worried about entering the “working world.” “I
believe this panel helped increase my knowledge in the field of education and I know if I
take their advice it will benefit my future,”
said junior education major Mallory Basso.
Cedar Crest
gets the gold
Carol Dao explained that there would be an email system set up where students could send
their votes online. This is a change from previous years when there was a table set up in
the area outside of the Bistro.
Dao also explained that a system would
be set up which would stop and discard repeat
voters, so people could not vote for one person
more than once or different people multiple
times.
In past years, each of the three elections
lasted one day. Now, with only two elections
and online voting, the polls will be opened for
three days for each election.
Another aspect of the semester the association is already gearing up for is Casino
Night. This annual tradition that SGA plans
every year and it is a favorite among many students.
This year Craps, Texas Hold’em, and
Blackjack will all be featured at the event.
Casino night will be part of Winter Weekend.
It is planned for Friday, February 17 from 6:30
-8:30 pm. This event is free and it includes
games, food, and prizes.
SGA also had two organizations come to
the meeting who wanted to be recognized as
new clubs.
The dance honor society, Nu Delta
Alpha, is now a recognized club on campus.
Since this organization is an honor society, it
has specific requirements for students to be
considered a member. Students do not have to
be dance majors, but they must have some
kind of dance involvement at Cedar Crest,
among other requirements.
Take Back the Night is an organization
that is rooted in raising money and awareness
about different forms of abuse. This group has
been active on campus previously. They
organized the Take Back the Night events in
the past. They are now officially recognized as
a club.
Student Government is also planning for
the Senate retreat which is scheduled for the
weekend of February 4 and 5.
Student Government Association meetings are every Wednesday at 6:00 pm in the
1867 room of the Tompkins College Center.
-Joan Laffey
Dean of Student Affairs
THE BUSKIN SOCIETY PRESENTS:
Vulvapalooza Week
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, February 5:
Movie night in Alumnae Hall Auditorium
Monday, February 6 & Tuesday, February 7:
“Why should famous women have all the good quotes?”
Felt Poetry at lunch & dinner
Tables in the TCC
Sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega
Wednesday, February 8:
“Shoe Toss”
A shoe is placed on a pile for every woman who has been
abused (400 shoes in one hour)
Thursday, February 9,
11:30-1:00 & 5:00-6:30:
Vagina Workshop
Note: You can leave early, but please do not arrive late. Once
the doors are closed, no one will be allowed to enter.
Friday, February 10 &
Saturday, February 11:
Vagina Monologues performance
Alumnae Hall, Little Theatre
8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 12:
Vagina Monologues performance
Alumnae Hall, Little Theatre
2:00 p.m.
Vagina pops and buttons will be available during lunch &
dinner throughout the week and the HAT LADY will be here
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Schedule subject to change
NEWS
New degree programs will broaden opportunities
Lori Gallagher
News Editor
In order to diversify and expand the program offerings at Cedar Crest, a Criminal
Justice and Marketing major as well as a
Masters in Forensic Science have been
approved by the faculty.
These programs began as proposals from
the department chairs to the Faculty Executive
Committee (FEC) and the Curriculum and
Academic Policy Committee (CAPC). The
Masters program was also submitted to
Graduate Program Committee (GPC) for
review and recommendation.
After each committee reviewed the proposals, a recommendation was made to the full
faculty. All three programs were put to a full
faculty vote in December. However, there
must be a thirty day waiting period between
the recommendation and the vote.
In the
news...
Kelly O’Donnell
Sago Mine Survivor’s health
improving
Randy McCloy, the only survivor of the Sago
Mine incident, has awakened from his coma.
He still has a feeding tube and cannot speak
but can chew and shallow soft foods. He is in
fair condition but he shows good chances
with slight neurological improvements every
day. He is to be transferred to a rehabilitation
center who specializing in cases such as his.
Bush comments on bin Laden’s threat
President Bush addressed reporters on
Wednesday explaining that Osama bin
Laden’s new threat to American’s should be
taken seriously. He also defended the
National Security Agency, regardless of the
amount of controversy it has brought and
said he will continue to back up the Agency
and its anti-terror actions.
Elections in Palestine
According to polls from the Wednesday elections in Palestine, the militaristic political
party Hamas seems to have taken the majority position in the country away from the
long time majority party Fatah. This is a very
important election as its results and the
actions here after will affect Israel’s, the
U.S.’s, and Europe’s strives towards middleeastern peace.
Passport Ring Busted
A group of nineteen people were arrested for
giving citizens of Pakistan, Jordan, Iraq and
Egypt passports with which they used them
to enter the United States and other European
countries. The passport ring members are
connected to the militaristic political party
Hamas and al Queda.
Tragedy Kills Seven plus Grandfather
Seven children ages 20 months-15 years old
were killed when a tractor trailer hit the car
pushing it against a bus and causing it to
catch on fire. Cynthia Mann, 15, was driving
with a learners permit but had no adult in the
car with her. When William Scott heard of
the news of his grandchildren’s deaths, he
had a massive heart attack and died. Three
children on the bus are listed in critical condition while two are in critical condition.
Officials will be looking further into the
truck driver’s actions.
On January 17, 2006, the faculty
Pulham also believes that Criminal
approved the Criminal Justice and Marketing Justice is a nice addition to the programs
major, along with the Masters in Forensic offered at Cedar Crest.
Science program. President Dorothy Blaney
Criminal Justice is a relatively new field,
must take the vote from
that is growing. The
the faculty and make
demand for men and
her recommendation to
“Marketing has been the women in the Criminal
the Board of Trustees.
Justice field is also
most popular field among increasing.
The Trustee meeting
Cedar
will be on February 9, women in business.
Pulham explained
2006.
Crest is a women’s college so a that with Criminal
Provost
Carol
Justice majors, there is
marketing major will serve the often a temptation to to
Pulham is very pleased
that all three programs needs of our students. I think it train for lower level
were
approved. is a perfect fit.”
positions. At Cedar
Pulham explained that
Crest, the program is
“marketing has been
designed to encourage
the most popular field among women in busi- and prepare women to take high level posiness. Cedar Crest is a women’s college so a tions.
marketing major will serve the needs of our
The courses teach students to look at
students. I think it is a perfect fit,” said issues from an analytical and critical approach.
Pulham.
Graduates of the Criminal Justice program
should be able to look at the big picture in society and make educated and ethical decisions.
Pulham explained that this type of program can be offered because, “Cedar Crest is
grounded in the Liberal Arts and the information is not purely technical.”
The Masters in Forensic Science will help
Cedar Crest build on the strength that is
already in the sciences and the number of people working towards Masters degrees is
increasing. Another Masters program will also
enhance the experience for undergraduate students.
Like the Masters in Education program
that is already offered at Cedar Crest, the
Masters in Forensic Science will be open to
both men and women.
The Marketing and Criminal Justice
majors will both have classes that are offered
in the evening, so the programs will be open to
lifelong learning students as well as traditional
students.
Sharpton discussed current events and
relating government policies
Elizabeth Skoczylas
Staff Writer
At exactly 7:27 pm on January 24, 2006,
a booming voice rang out over the voices of
hundreds of Lehigh University students, staff,
alumni, and community members that gathered together in the Diamond Theater, waiting
to hear Reverend Al Sharpton speak. “Ladies
and gentlemen, to allow room for more people,
we ask you to please squish to the middle.
Thank you.” So many people had arrived to
hear the speaker, that people had to be turned
away, and asked to remain outside. For most, it
was well worth it.
Sharpton arrived approximately ten minutes late. “We were trying to find Bethlehem,
and then we were trying to find the star of the
east,” he joked about his lateness.
Sharpton has been recognized by Martin
Luther King Jr’s widow as being the future
leader of the civil rights movement, and by
Times Magazine as being one of the most
important leaders of our country. As such, it
seemed appropriate when he stated, “I could
never figure out how Santa Claus got in the
middle of Christ’s birthday, or what the Easter
Bunny had to do with the resurrection, but
soon Martin Luther King day will be the
same.”
From there, Sharpton discussed current
issues that America is facing today, and continually related them back to what he feels King
himself would be doing if he were alive today.
One of these issues was the war in Iraq. “If
Martin Luther King were alive, I think that
he’d first and foremost be concerned with the
war in Iraq. Why? Because, in his dying days,
he was concerned with the war in Vietnam!”
Entwining humor into his speech,
Sharpton discussed the situation with Saddam
Hussein, and Bin Laden. “The government can
tap you and me, but they can’t find a man
hooked to dialysis, producing tapes in the
mountains!” He criticized the government
greatly over the Iraqi war situation, constantly
relating it back to the Vietnam war.
Sharpton then went on to discuss Katrina,
and George Bush’s actions concerning the
storm, the biggest of which being the fact the
Bush did not comment on the fact that New
Orleans was virtually destroyed until four days
after the storm hit, and when he did, he stated
that he did not realize the severity of the storm
until it was too late. “He could see weapons of
mass destruction [in Iraq] that weren’t there,
but couldn’t see a storm that was there?”
Sharpton asked at one point.
Next, Sharpton discussed gay rights, stating that King had very close gay friends, there-
Daniel Sommer | The Brown and White
fore he would be for gay and lesbian marriages. Sharpton said that the government
believes that gay marriages breaks up marriage. “Breaks up marriage,” he asked. “More
marriages are broken up over adultery than by
gays and lesbians.” He said that this is a human
rights issue, not a beliefs issue, and being such,
it should be a right that people have.
Nearing the end of his speech, Sharpton
presented a challenge to the crowd before him.
“If the generations before us could fight to get
us these rights, certainly we can fight to keep
them” Why not put a fraction of your life aside
for something bigger than you?
For the most part, reactions to Sharpton’s
speech seemed very positive. Cedar Crest
Nursing students, Aurea Cordero and
Samnoun Kim, both Life Long Learners,
thought that he spoke very well. Kim thought
that it was impressive that people couldn’t
even find seats, and Cordero commented on
how although they had to be there for a class,
it was well worth it. Both were attending for a
leadership class.
Kevin Frost, a Lehigh University student,
majoring in Economics and International
Relations, however, disagreed with this point
of view. Frost felt that Sharpton misrepresented a lot of conservative policies. He was disappointed in the comments that Sharpton made
about Bush and his administration and felt that
the people in the audience, overall, were not
informed enough about the issues that were
raised.
NEWS
ALUMNAE SPOTLIGHT:
Amy Martin, Class of 2003
Back to the Crest in record time
Linda Misiura
Managing Editor
This spring, The Crestiad decided to go
back through the recent graduates of Cedar
Crest to see what they are currently up to. The
final product is the Alumnae Spotlight, which
will feature a different graduate with each
installment. If you know someone who is up to
something, fun, interesting, important, or lifealtering, contact us with your ideas at
crestiad@cedarcrest.edu
Amy Martin graduated from Cedar Crest
in 2003. Like most graduates, she saw herself
getting a job and moving on with her life,
looking forward to returning to the college
later in her life. She never expected that later
would really be only one summer after she had
graduated, and that she would be coaching not
only field hockey but lacrosse as well.
Martin came to Cedar Crest for her
undergraduate degree because it filled all of
the requirements that she had laid out for herself as far as what she wanted from a college.
“I knew I wanted a smaller college, within two
hours of my family, that had field hockey and
lacrosse and my major – Elementary
Education,” Martin said. She found all of
those things here at Cedar Crest, and much
more. Because of the small campus environment, Martin was able to play not only field
hockey and lacrosse, but also serve as Ring
Ceremony Co-Chair and SGA President.
Visible as the assistant lacrosse coach for
the past two years, Martin will take up the post
of head lacrosse coach this spring. “I always
told myself that I wanted to coach at some
point in my life,” Martin said. “Fortunately, it
worked out to be now and at Cedar Crest.”
Martin is expecting the lacrosse team to have
a great season this year with many key players
returning and some incoming experienced
freshman to add to the teams’ skill. “Our plan
is to finish in one of the top spots,” Martin said
with enthusiasm, “and it is definitely doable
with this team!” This past season she also took
over as head coach of the Falcons field hockey team.
As an elementary teacher in the
Allentown school district, Martin spends her
days there and nights at the college coaching.
“Once I received a teaching position in
Allentown, I knew that I wanted to help the
college in some way,” Martin said. She has
also been a member of the Board of Directors,
and currently speaks on panels to let undergrads know what its like out there in the real
world.
For the 2003 and 2004 school years,
Martin taught second grade at Muhlenberg
Elementary, and is currently teaching fifth
grade at the same school, where PSSA preparation is underway. One of the things she finds
most rewarding about her job are the relationships she forms with her students. “It can be
difficult at times when you are not only trying
to teach them the skills that they need but also
Former student
Jennifer Woytach
Editor in Chief
For those who are fashion savvy or just in
need for a stylish dose of reality TV, Bravo’s
Project Runway has it all.
Locally, people in the Lehigh Valley
tuned in on Wednesday nights to support Marla
Duran, an Allentown native who appeared on
six episodes of the hit television show.
Talking on her cell phone in a busy
restaurant in Los Angeles, Duran said she was
“born and raised, moved and came back” to
Allentown. After traveling to and living in
places such as England, France, New York
City, and Los Angeles, Duran decided to stay
in Allentown to be closer to her family and to
raise her son.
Always creative, Duran
attended George Washington
University for one year and left
to pursue an apprenticeship
with a potter in Washington
D.C. Not long after that,
Duran wanted to go back to
college. Duran then attended
Cedar Crest College for one
year, in the 1970s. Duran said
she “primarily studied French and
ceramics” while she was here.
Duran said she has been back to
campus for cultural events. With the
exception of new buildings, Duran
said that the College is not much
the ways of life,” Martin said. “I have met
many students who have had some great
struggles and they are not even 10 years old.
Sometimes it is hard to imagine how a child
can go through so much at such a young age.”
Martin says one of her greatest successes has
been the connections she has made with the
parent’s of the children she teaches. “It is a
wonderful feeling to know that you have
made a difference in not only their child’s life
but in the [the parents’] lives as well,” Martin
said.
One of the most important things that
keeps her life sane is organization, according
to Martin. “If I don’t have my bag packed, my
outfit picked out and the coffee machine set, I
can’t go to bed. It the little things, the routine,
that gets you through the crazy days,” Martin
said, offering her advice to keep others sane as
well.
While many graduates miss the campus,
Martin has been fortunate enough to have
been back to visit many many times. What she
misses most are the people she went to school
with. “I miss a lot of the friends that I had met
along the way,” Martin said. “Talking every
so often doesn’t seem like enough when you
spent so much time together either in the
classroom, at dinner or meetings.”
Martin is already looking for her next
job, where she hopes to be contracted and
then go on in school to get her masters in
Technology Education. “I look forward to the
possibility of getting married and one day
having a family of my own,” Martin said.
Martin, who can still be seen around campus in
sweats, now has a an office to call her own in the
gym, complete with photo posters of her teams.
In the 2002
yearbook,
Martin hustles down the
lacrosse
field. This
spring, she
will return to
the field as
head coach
of the Cedar
Crest
Falcons
lacrosse team
Linda Misiura | Photo Editor
shines on ‘Runway’
different today than it was while she
was a student. “It’s pleasant
to sit outside under the
stars,” she said, of the
campus’ open quad.
Her son was the
inspiration for the
beginning of her fashion career. She started
making clothes for him,
which led to making different items. Duran makes
clothes for herself, too.
When she appeared on The
Today Show with Runway
co-designer Diana Eng, she
wore a red top that she
bravo.com
made herself.
According to Duran’s biography on the
Project Runway website, “I like clothes that
feel good on the body, as well as look good. I
tend towards clothes that have an architectural
look. And I prefer timeless style over trendiness, although I do enjoy trends.”
Duran has also said that her clothes have
a vintage look. Aside from making clothes and
pottery, Duran has experience in drawing,
weaving, and jewelry making. “I like working
with my hands,” she said.
Duran has been in her Bethlehem studio
for five years. She referred to her studio on
East Third Street as a place with “a lot of
charm.”
NEWS
Firecode regulation limits residence hall decorating
continued | page 1
was mandated by the City of Allentown Fire
Inspector when he came to inspect the school.
Many students do not agree with the new
changes. “This school always pushes for us to
show individuality, and now they are taking
away one of the few areas we have to do so,
because now all of a sudden it is a fire hazard,” said Gina Bender who lives on the second floor of Steinbright Hall.
Jess Dyszel living on the third floor of
Moore Hall stated, “I think it’s ridiculous and
it takes away from our individuality”.
On the other hand, some realized that it
was not the school’s decision to adopt this
new rule, but they were still a little up in arms
about the topic.
Freshman Ashley Rancourt questions,
“How are our own personal signs and posters
any more of a fire hazard than school
approved club advertisements? I understand
the school didn’t make the decision, but I
think the ‘solution’ is a little dramatic.”
In reference to some students’ concerns,
not only are the doors being minimized as to
how much can be posted, but also the community lounges and halls. Anything that will be
hung will have to be approved, and new, larg-
er bulletin boards will be attached
to the walls of the lounges and
hallways for students to decorate
and place college wide advertisements.
Vitalos stated that, “This
addendum to the fire code
addresses an important residence
hall safety issue without being
overly restrictive. The safety of
our Students, Faculty and Staff has
always been a primary part of
Safety & Security’s mission here
at Cedar Crest College and we
support changes that will enhance
the overall safety of our campus.”
Kelly Mycek, the Director of
Residence Life also commented on
how the new regulations increase
safety. “The new fire regulation
limits the amount of flammable
materials on the door, [which]
lessen[s] the fire hazard [that]
could be caused by smoke and fire.
In addition, we do not want to hinLori Gallagher | News Editor
der individuals as they are exiting
the building [and] limiting the Students put photos and flyers on the new bulletin board in Butz Hall after they had to remove the decorations from the bottom half of their doors.
materials helps this,” she said.
Reducing printing
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200 pages,” she said.
Printing out PowerPoint slides can lead
to paper waste in another way - forgetting to
change to “handout” mode, and printing one
slide per page. Sometimes students realize that
they are not in handout slide mode and cancel
the job; by that time, “they still have 10 pages
of 1 slide on each,” said Greenwalt.
Lori Gallgher | News Editor
The printer in Curtis 104 is a duplex printer and
is set up to automatically print double-sided.
Cunningham and Greenwalt mentioned
another big source of paper usage - websites.
With technology such as Flash, web pages
often print out incorrectly. “In these cases,
print preview would help,” said Greenwalt.
Some students also print out more information than they need, such as all 18 pages of
a document that has one useful paragraph.
“They don’t realize that you can copy and
paste into Word,” said Cunningham.
Finally, Cunningham and Greenwalt
brought up one pet-peeve of lab assistants and
students alike - trigger happy users. “If it doesn’t come out the first time, they hit the button
again,” said Greenwalt. If the printer is
jammed or empty, this means each print job
will wait until the problem is solved and then
print copy after copy long after its intended
owner is gone.
Cunningham encouraged lab users to be
vigilant about paper usage on campus. “You
know the frustration of being in a lab without
paper,” she said. “You’ve also seen people taking paper [from computer labs] up to their
rooms.”
“If people don’t stop abusing the system,
we’ll have to do something. I would like to see
this happen voluntarily.”
Civil rights leader
Coretta Scott King dies
Lori Gallagher
News Editor
On Tuesday, January 31, the flag at the
King Center in Atlanta was lowered to halfstaff in memory of Coretta Scott King, who
passed away on January 30.
King was born in Marion, Alabama on
April 27, 1927. She was the widow of late
civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a
mother of four, and an activist. Mrs. King
helped organize marches and sit-ins at segregated restaurants.
King earned a B.A. in music and education at Antioch College in Yellow Springs,
Ohio. After King decided not to become a
school teacher, she attended the New England
Conservator
of
Music
in
Boston,
Massachusetts. She later integrated this musical background into her the civil rights move-
ment. King helped raise money for the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference by
singing and reading poetry at “Freedom
Concerts.”
As a family that strongly supported civil
rights, King had to watch over her family
closely. A year after the birth of the King’s first
child, Yolanda, their house was bombed in
response to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Mr. King was assassinated in 1968 just
before a planned march. However, just four
days after her husband’s death, Mrs. King
returned to finish the march. She continued to
support her husband’s cause until her death.
King had suffered from a stroke and mild
heart attack in August 2005. At her last public
event on January 14, she was in a wheelchair
and did not speak. Still she waved as the
crowd gave her a standing ovation. King died
at the age of 78.
Cara’s Corner
worldwide commentary
Cara Nicholl
Insufficient living
conditions persist in Africa
despite attempts to help
In times of war and political unrest in the
United States, people sometimes forget how
fortunate they are. It is hard to be affected by
the trials of individuals, especially in third
world countries, because they have so little
and we have so much.
Imagining life without electricity, running water, a computer, and especially, a
Sunday night without Desperate Housewives
is almost unheard of.
However, a recent article that appeared in
The New York Times on December 23, 2005
made readers think differently. “Another
School Barrier for African Girls: No Toilet,”
was the story that detailed the plight of African
girls trying to get an education, and it served
to remind those who are privileged to remember how much good fortune and how many
opportunities are set before them.
The New York Times article chronicles the
stories of different girls whose menstruation
cycles disrupt their education. A study by the
United Nations Children’s Fund gave the estimate that “one in ten school-age African girls
either skip school during menstruation or drop
out entirely because of lack of sanitation.”
And lack of sanitation does not just refer to
lack of clean water in sub-Saharan schools; it
also gives heed to lack of toilets and privacy in
general. For example, students in Balizenda
Primary School have to go to the bathroom
amid thorny scrubs.
Women’s rights and education are not the
only things Americans take for granted.
Childhood in general is something we take for
granted as well. Recently, www.unicef.org
reported of child abuse in Zimbabwe and
encouraged people to speak out, especially in
light of the recent rapes of six young school
children by their teacher in Zimbabwe.
More cases of child abuse come to light
in the form of child soldiers. On
www.unicef.org, former child soldiers detail
their lives as they speak from various
UNICEF centers, which give “medical and
psychosocial care for the children, who were
simply kidnapped from their homes by armed
militia.”
UNICEF also goes on to explain that
“many were forced to fight and kill, while others endured sexual violence during captivity.”
Both boys and girls are abducted to become
child soldiers, but as www.amnesty.org
reports, “Many girl soldiers are expected to
provide sexual services as well as to fight.”
These girls, who often become pregnant
by their abductors, have a harder time returning to their normal lives. As www.bbc.com
reports, UNICEF is now campaigning against
one of the recruiting rebel groups, the Tamil
Tigers, who deny any involvement in the
recent recruiting of children.
Our general health is taken for granted as
well, and this is especially obvious after reading reports on the AIDS virus spreading rapidly through Africa. The spread of AIDS has
affected entire villages and wiped out entire
families. As reported by www.bbc.com,
“South Africa has the most cases in the world,
with five million. Botswana, Lesotho and
Swaziland have the highest percentage of people who are HIV positive.”
The United States, among other agencies
trying to help out AIDS-swamped countries
such as Africa, has instituted a program called
Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, which
encourages abstinence (well-meaning as this
program is, it fails to emphasize education on
preventatives such as condom use).
The images and stories of people, families, and villages stricken by the problems listed above are haunting. However, with the
privileges of such an industrial country, it is
difficult to imagine how these people feel. In
our modern society, we are not often reminded
of all we take for granted, but stories such as
these could help us realize just how fortunate
we are.
NEWS
The Crestiad would like to
congratulate former staff
and all winter graduates
On Friday, January 27, 2006, 86 students became alumnae of the College as Cedar
Crest held its annual Winter Graduation Ceremony in Lee’s Hall. Speakers included
President Dr. Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney, Provost Dr. Carol Pulham, and Life Long
Learner Maureen Bamert. The Cedar Crest College Madrigal Singers performed two
songs, A Song of Faith and Alleluia.
Pictured left Tonesha Baltimore,
former Business Manager
Tonesha and Nicole, you will be missed!
Good luck with all of your future endeavors and be sure to stop by
once in a while to pick up a copy of The Crestiad!
Ms. Baltimore graduated with a BA
in Management.
Pictured right, Nicole Rubertelli,
former Chitter Chat columnist and
Campus Corner photographer
Ms. Rubertelli graduated with a BA
in Communication.
Alito
confirmed
to Supreme
Court
Lori Gallagher
News Editor
After __ months since Judge Samuel
Alito’s nomination, the senate confirmed his
seat on the Supreme Court. Alito needed 51
votes of approval from the senate to be granted this position. Alito watched the Senate vote
with his wife and President Bush on Tuesday,
January 31, 2006 as they voted 58-42 in favor
of Alito, who is the 110th justice.
Alito replaced retired Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor. She was the first woman every
appointed to the high court and a moderate
swing voter.
This vote followed an attempted filibuster, which would have extended the debates
infinitely, thereby blocking the vote. However,
only 24 Democrats and one Independent senator supported this action. It was prevented by
a vote of 72-25 and the confirmation process
continued.
Senator John Kerry believed that the filibuster should have continued, but Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist disagreed.
According to CNN, Frist explained that a
“nominee with a support of a majority of senators deserves a fair up or down vote.”
Alito was well supported by the
Republican senators. Of the 55 Republicans in
the chamber, 54 voted in favor of Alito.
Senator Lincoln Chafee, who voted against
Alito is facing re-election this fall in Rhode
Island, which is a primarily democratic state.
Alito receive minimal support from the
Democratic party. Of the 44 Democrats in the
Senate, only four voted in favor of Alito. All
four senators were from states that supported
President George W. Bush in the 2000 and
2004 elections.
Alito was sworn in at the Supreme Court
a few hours before President Bush’s State of
the Union Address on Tuesday, January 31.
Alito joined Chief Justice John Roberts in the
House Chamber for Tuesday night’s speech.
On Wednesday, February 1, Alito was
ceremonially sworn into office in the East
Room of the White House.
LIFESTYLES
Wasting time and money on cough medicine?
New research suggests that OTC cough suppressants may not work
Amber Moyer
Staff Writer
That wonderful time of year is finally
upon us. Yes, the much-dreaded cold season is
in high gear. This time of year it seems everyone is sniffling and coughing. Colds often
seem inevitable, and many times people are
quick to reach for over-the-counter medicines
to relieve their cough. But is this always the
best thing to do?
America’s top lung specialists say that
there is no clinical evidence to back the theory
that over-the-counter cough medicines actually help relieve coughs in adults, and they may
do more harm than good in children. Yet
coughing is one of the major reasons people
see their physician. So what should you do to
prevent and cure your cough?
According
to
Nancy
Roberts,
DNSc,CPNP,RN, the director of health services at Cedar Crest College, “The three main reasons we cough are due to allergies, reflux or
post nasal drip. Instead of taking a cough medicine to suppress the cough it would be better
to treat the actual problem, rather than the
symptom.” Roberts emphasized that the best
way to protect yourself and others is to wash
hands frequently, cover up coughs, and stay
home when you are very ill to prevent the
spread of colds. She also recommended drinking a lot of fluids and using a humidifier, throat
drops or a saline gargle. Hydration is key for
staying healthy, especially during the cold season.
When asked if she thought prescription
cough medications worked better, she noted
that they may in fact relieve symptoms better
but they come with more severe side effects.
Many prescription medications contain
codeine that suppresses cough.
Roberts said that it is sometimes necessary to take over-the-counter medications for
your cough when the it interferes with your
sleep. Hydration is key all the time but if that
nasty cough is still keeping you up at night,
over the counter medications may help you
sleep.
Roberts also explained the dangers of
cough medicine and children. She said,
“Children do not have the same cough reflex
as adults, so they need to be treated differently.” Physicians are always careful about prescribing cough medications to children.
Coughing can be a sign that there is a serious
problem, which is true in anyone but especially in children. If the cough is not due to a serious condition most times it will resolve itself.
The best thing you can do to prevent
catching a cold is to wash your hands often and
Resolving to make
2006 a better year
Ashanti Davenport
Staff Writer
With the beginning of the new year just
under our feet, we vowed on New Year’s Eve
to make changes in our lives, or at least try to.
So then why are we here in February reminiscing about how we can either keep our new
commitments going, or planning the resolutions for next year?
According to Cliff Arnall, a British psychologist, “This is when motivational levels
are generally low. If you tried to quit doing
something for New Year’s, you might have
failed by now.” With the most depressing day
of the year (January 23) now behind us, we
can look on the bright side; we have made it
this far with resolutions we have kept, and we
have the rest of the year to start over and think
about next year.
You may be wondering how we can keep
those resolutions that seem to fall astray after
a few short weeks and are forgotten by the end
of the year.
According to Life script.com, “Choose a
resolution that means something to you. If you
aren’t emotionally invested in it (i.e. you truly
have no desire to lose weight, your just doing
it because someone is nagging you) it will
hold no enjoyment in its accomplishment. If
you feel like you are being punished, you will
rebel.” Personally relating to your resolution
can give you the extra drive it takes to stick by
it and fulfill that resolution.
Coming back to school after making
those resolutions, some students delve into
school work rather than concentrate on personal goals and new resolutions. This may be
a time to turn the resolution into something
that has reasonable limits for the college
lifestyle. Students sometimes worry about
grades and tests rather than putting time aside
for themselves, and ignore the resolutions
made before the stress of school began.
You need to look at the aspects of the
resources available and your surroundings in
order to stick with resolutions. You should
always have a moment of “me time,” rather
than giving time to everyone and everything
else. Be realistic in keeping your resolution if
it seems unbearable and impossible - maybe
you need to think of a better way to keep our
resolution with the same general goal in mind.
So by now, if you have not had a set back
in your resolution, give yourself a pat on the
back. If you had a setback and have strayed
from that anticipated resolution, just get back
on the wagon and start over by realizing
where things fell through. Everything happens
for a reason, so maybe if you did not keep
your resolution there must have been something that you can focus in on and get back on
track.
According to About Inc., a part of the
New York Times Company, the top ten new
years resolutions are, “1. Spend more time
with family, 2. Fit and fitness, 3. Tame the
bulge, 4. Quit smoking, 5. Enjoy life more, 6.
Quit drinking, 7. Get out of debt, 8. Learn
something new, 9. Help others, and 10. Get
organized.” Here are a few of your fellow student’s resolutions and how they plan to keep
them.
• “Save more money and lose weight,” said
Amy Miller, a senior Nursing major. She plans
to keep her resolutions by, “Balancing school
life with personal affairs to reduce stress, and
have a better approach to spending.”
• “Eat better and work out more,” said
Krystina Cassidy, a junior Elementary
Education major. She plans to accomplish this
by, “Going to the gym more and being aware
of what I am eating.”
• “Stay close to friends,” said Mary Jo
Moninghoff, a junior Dance major. Sheplans
to keep her resolution by “Planning more fun
things to do off campus to keep me sane.”
• “Not spend money frivolously,” said Jess
Andruchak, a junior Theatre major. She plans
on keeping her resolution strong by, “Having
the goal to go to Cancun.”
• “Use bigger words,” said Kristina Dennis, a
junior Dance major. Kristina said she will be
able to keep her resolution because, “I will
now have time to read the dictionary from
front to back, because I am no longer a nursing major.”
• “Be nice to my boyfriend,” said Rachael
Bisceglie, a sophomore a Psychology major.
She plans to keep her resolution by, “Seeing
her boyfriend more often because of a long
distance relationship.”
Stacey Solt | Lifestyles Editor
New research suggests that over-the-counter cough medicines may not be worth your time or money.
Instead, try focusing your efforts on staying hydrated.
stay hydrated. If you do find yourself fighting
off a cold, drink a lot of fluids, use a humidifier and gargle with saline if needed.
If that nagging cough is taking away from
your sleep, an over-the-counter medication
may help you get your rest, but other then that
they do not help very much.
For a child with a cough, keep an eye on
them and if the cough persists they should see
their pediatrician to rule out any serious conditions.
Best of luck staying healthy this winter!
International Corner
Prayers in Tibet
Christa Hagan
Staff Writer
Ever walked into or by a house and see
small flags stretching across lawns or draped
over doorways? Sometimes asking the owner
about the meaning of the piece will begin a
lengthy discussion of how the particular
object came about and why. At other times the
questions will result in a shrug from the owner
and a simple statement of, “I thought they
were pretty.”
People often decorate their homes and
rooms with fun, interesting international paraphernalia without necessarily knowing the
history or meaning behind these items. Prayer
flags hold a substantial amount of meaning
and were not created merely for looks.
From now on, looking at these flags of
Buddhist origin will not make you cock your
head in wonder. Instead, you can pass by it
knowing a thing or two about the tale of how
it came to be.
The most common Prayer Flags are horizontal flags known as “wind horse” flags.
They are most often square pieces of cloth and
commonly come in blue, white, red, green and
yellow. Each color stands for one of the five
essential elements which are sky, air, fire,
water and earth, respectively. This particular
prayer flag is not the only one, for there are
many different types which differ in meaning
and purpose.
Prayer Flags are found mostly in Tibetan
homes, monasteries and adoring mountain
paths. They are often seen spanning between
two poles but this is not the only way to display them, as they are often hung from one
pole as a single long flag. The flags are covered in prayers and it is believed that the
mantras will be spread worldwide as they
wave outside, with the wind carrying the
prayers and meanings near and far.
Lung-ta is often the creature which
adorns these flags. Lung-ta is Tibetan for
“wind horse” which was a Pre-Buddhist creature which carried messages from the earth to
the heavens by the wind’s speed and the
horse’s strength. Wind is often viewed as the
expression of our minds and the power which
fuels them. When prayer flags are hung, the
desire to pray and work for others is carried
father than the word of mouth.
It is believed that if the flags are low then
trying times are ahead and conflicts may arise.
When the flags are hung high, many
believe that plenty of opportunities are to be
seen. Many raise their flags to increase lungta energy.
For more information about Tibet and
Prayer Flags, try websites such as http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/symbols_tibet_buddhism.htm#prayer, where most of this information was obtained.
Christa Hagan | Staff Writer
Prayer Flags are found mostly in Tibetan homes, monasteries and adoring mountain paths. They are often
seen spanning between two poles; The flags are covered in prayers, and it is believed that the mantras will
be spread worldwide as they wave outside, with the wind carrying the prayers and meanings near and far.
LIFESTYLES
Fresh off the shelf:
You asked
for it...
Advice from
Gillian
Jergens Natural Glow
Daily Moisturizer
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Editor
The claim:
“Moisturize into the glow. Designed specifically for fair skin tones, Jergens
natural glow Daily Moisturizer
delivers the optimum amount of
naturally glowing color to even
out and enrich the appearance of
your skin. The maximum depth
and intensity of color will be
reached after about one week
of daily use.” Available for
“fair,” “medium,” and “medium/tan” skin tones.
How to use it:
Smooth on evenly to skin,
giving your skin several
minutes to dry before getting dressed. Wash your
hands after each use.
According to the package, “You will begin to
see a subtle development of
color within several days.”
The results:
My skin was noticeably brighter and darker
after just one use! In fact, I start to turn an odd
color after several days of continued use.
(Maybe it’s just me - I am fairly pale.) After a
bit of experimenting, I found that if I use this
product three or four times a week, I can enjoy
a light, inconspicuous “glow” all winter long.
The moisture level is amazing; I can
feel this lotion soaking into
my dry skin immediately. Jergens
Daily Moisturizer
might be a little
heavy for the warmer
season, but it’s perfect
for these dry winter
months.
New to the market is
Jergens Natural Glow
FACE Daily Moisturizer; I
haven’t tried it yet, but it was
designed to be oil-free and
lightweight, possibly solving
the warm-weather problem.
A-
Retail cost and where to get it:
Find Jergens Natural Glow in almost any retail
store or drugstore. Expect to pay about $6.
The benefits of teamwork
Many can benefit from a helping hand
Ashanti Davenport
Staff Writer
those hours on the treadmill going nowhere -but working out with a buddy can make all the
difference.”
According to Cedric Bryant, PhD, chief
Now that the winter blues have set in and
exercise
physiologist of the American Council
school is back in session, maybe you need a
little extra boost to get back in the swing of on Exercise, “People who exercise with a
things. Have you thought that there may be partner are more likely to maintain a workout
routine, and
other people like
they end up
you, feeling the
Now that the winter blues have set
with greater
same way?
weight-loss
in
and
school
is
back
in
session,
There
are
success
and
many people who
maybe you need a little extra boost
better overall
need a little extra
to get back in the swing of things.
health.”
something to get
If
you
There
may
be
other
people
like
them started. One
have
a
signifigreat idea is havyou, feeling the same way.
cant other, geting someone to do
ting fit togeththings
with.
Having another person or being part of a er can be a great way to make a relationship
group motivates individuals to accomplish better. It is also a good way to take out the
things and often gets them back into a routine. stress of life rather than taking it out on each
According to Joe Landsberger, author of other. Having a significant other can really be
Study Guides and Strategies, “Group learning, a great support, because you already confide
or working in groups, involves shared and/or in and rely on each other, and putting this into
learned values, resources, and ways of doing another aspect of a relationship can have
things. Effective groups learn to succeed by many benefits for you and your partner.
If you don’t have a significant other or
combining these factors. However, each
close
friends, maybe you have a dog.
group, and each individual, will only be as
effective as they are willing to embrace and/or According to Renee Cloe, A.C.E. Personal,
“Dogs can be extremely motivating workout
respect differences within the group.”
Having someone that you can study with partners for walkers and joggers. Their enthuor work on projects with makes the task at siasm is contagious, and they’re annoyingly
hand go smoother. One great aspect of having persistent about nudging idle television
a partner or a group is that there are different watchers off the sofa and out the door.”
Having someone to partner up with
individuals with ideas that differ from your
own, and experiencing what another thinks makes all the difference. So find someone, a
can be beneficial in all aspects of learning in roommate, a classmate, or even the family pet
any classroom. Often another individual will to get out there and explore new things while
pick up on something you missed, and maybe encouraging each other in education and in
you can enlighten them on something they exercise.
missed and share thoughts on things that are
Here are some inspiring websites to get
new to both of you.
Another way to explore buddy system you started:
benefits this semester is from a fitness aspect.
• http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
Having a workout buddy or group will library/activity/canine
encourage you to go to the gym rather than
• http://www.exercisetogether.com/
saying, “Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow.”
index.html
All You magazine says, “Exercising
alone can seem boring and pointless -- all
Gillian Maffeo
C r e s t i a d Advice Columnist
I am not familiar with the Allentown
area. The Cedar Crest formal is coming up
and I was wondering where I can find a
nice and inexpensive dress around here.
- Desperate for a Dress
Dear Desperate for a Dress,
If you have a car on campus, or if any of
your friends do, take a trip to the Lehigh
Valley Mall. It’s located off of Rt. 22 East and
is the second exit for MacArthur Blvd (From
22 North it is the first exit after you go under
the bridge). Once you get off of the exit bear
right and the mall will be on your right. If you
keep going straight, another store called Joyce
Leslie will be on your left, about five minutes
away from the mall in another shopping plaza.
If you browse the mall you will find a
variety of different stores. For example,
there’s JC Penny, Macy’s, Strawbridge’s. You
should be able to find a less expensive dress at
some of these department stores, and there are
other stores to choose from at the mall. I have
bought
many
designer
dresses
at
Strawbridge’s, including a lot of Jessica
McClintock dresses for low prices. So make
sure you keep your eye out for the deals!
There is also a rumor going around that
Strawbridge’s at the Lehigh Valley Mall is
closing, so maybe you’ll be in luck with some
sales.
Joyce Leslie has very inexpensive
clothes and dresses that could work for you if
you don’t have any luck at the mall.
Good luck and hope you find a lovely
dress for the occasion!
It’s my first Valentine’s Day with my
special someone, and I haven’t been in a
relationship before where I’ve had to celebrate Valentine’s Day. What do you suggest
I do?
- Clueless
Dear Clueless,
Valentine’s Day is such a nice and
romantic holiday! There are a couple options
you can choose from. If you want to make a
day out of it, give your special someone a little gift, and plan a romantic evening for the
two of you. If you’re stuck on gift ideas, obviously chocolates are the number one item and
roses. Make sure you don’t forget a card!
Ideas for a good evening are, you can go
out to eat; there are numerous restaurants in
the area and make sure you get reservations
first. A neat thing to do would be to get
authentic food like, hibachi, sushi, or something the two of you have never tried. Or if
you are tight on cash, plan a dinner that you
can cook for them. You could plan a very
romantic dinner, like the ones out of the
movies, with candles, nice silverware, romantic ambiance, etc. Oh I love those! After you
go out to dinner or cook dinner, go rent an
adorable romantic movie, or any of your
choice, and cuddle up on the couch and have a
great night!
Send your questions to Gillian at
gmmaffe@cedarcrest.edu or The
Crestiad at crestiad@cedarcrest.edu.
Healthy U
Cedar Crest’s own celebrity fitness club
Hillary Gold
Staff Writer
VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club has helped
overweight celebrities work together in competition to achieve an ultimate goal, a healthier lifestyle. Cedar Crest’s very own Health U
program uses similar techniques to motivate
individuals or teams to achieve healthier
habits.
Healthy U has been a program at Cedar
Crest for three years and has helped many students, faculty and staff learn new ways to eat
and exercise to stay healthy. Although there is
no drill sargent motivating you to exercise, the
peers on your team, your own set of goals for
weight loss and monthly weigh-ins help to
keep you on track.
“Healthy U is a part of the Health
Connection initiative which is designed to use
competition as an incentive for participants to
develop healthier lifestyles,” said Val
Donohue, the athletic director at Cedar Crest.
You can choose to compete individually or as
a team. You are then scored on a point system,
eating fruit or running a mile are points, and at
the end of three months your points are averaged together. The person or team with the
highest average is then rewarded with a prize.
“One semester we rewarded a mountain bike,”
said Donohue.
Teams are great for working out. When
you don’t feel like exercising or want to eat
that delicious Snickers bar or maybe busy with
work, you have a friend around for motivation. Psychology professor Dr. Diane Moyer is
an active participant in Health U. Moyer said,
“When I get too busy to go to the gym, someone will say, let’s go. I have plenty of motivators and try to motivate others.” You can also
meet new friends in the college community
while working out.
Sign ups have ended, but you can still
stop by the Health U office to get involved in
the program. Healthy U is a great way to get
started on a healthier you.
Fall 2005 results
Pounds lost:
187.48
Fruits & Vegetables consumed:
20,455 servings
Glasses of water consumed:
36,048 (2,253.0 gallons)
Calories burned:
1,001,377
(enough to burn 286.1 lbs of fat)
Congratulations to all of last
semester’s participants, and good
luck to Healthy U Spring 2006!
LIFESTYLES
Healthy
beginnings
An opinions piece by Stacey Solt
Crestiad Lifestyles Editor
Put your best face forward
Winter formal tips
Amanda Rachel Goodman
A&E Editor
Winter Formal time is approaching again,
and this is your year to shine. Whether you are
an expert in hair and make-up, or completely
clueless, follow these helpful hints to look
your very best on this special night.
Front and center: Your face
With the stress of the new year a distant
memory and February upon us, now is the
perfect time to have a healthy beginning.
There’s no “resolution” pressure, and the
campus gym is already starting to empty out.
Take the time today to start a new, healthier
lifestyle!
For the rest of the semester, this space
will be dedicated to healthy living. I’m looking forward to discussing a variety of topics,
including self-esteem, time management,
overcoming cravings, and of course healthy
eating and exercise. My goal for this semester is to bring health topics and advice to the
campus; hopefully we can all learn a few
things together.
This issue, I’d like to start with a quick
question: are you at a healthy weight?
According to the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), one in three
Americans is overweight.
One way that the CDC examines weight
trends is the body mass index (BMI), or
height-to-weight ratio. To find your BMI,
divide your weight in pounds by your height
in inches squared. Multiply this number by
703, and compare your final result to these
numbers:
Underweight = below 18.5
Normal = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25.0-29.9
Obese = 30.0 and above
Remember that your BMI is just one
aspect of your health. If you are an athlete or
very muscular, you may be considered
“overweight” by this chart, because muscle
weighs more than fat.
Another calculation you may want to
consider is your “ideal” weight. For the first
five feet of height, add 100 pounds. For each
additional inch, add an extra five pounds.
This is the mid-range healthy weight for a
woman at your height. A healthy weight
ranges from ten percent above and below
this number. For math phobics, I’ve included
some height and weight markers.
5’0: 90 - 110 pounds
5’2: 99 - 120 pounds
5’4: 108 - 132 pounds
5’6: 117 - 143 pounds
5’8: 126 - 154 pounds
5’10: 135 - 165 pounds
6’0: 144 - 176 pounds
Obviously, finding an “ideal” weight is
an inexact science. When trying to set a goal
weight, take into consideration your current
weight, personal weight history (have you
lost weight before, only to gain it back?) and
muscle mass. There is no point in being miserable at your lowest ideal weight when you
can be healthy and happy at a slightly higher
weight!
If you are unhappy with the results of
these calculations, now is the perfect time to
begin small lifestyle changes that can have a
big impact on your overall health. Just a few
minutes of exercise could mean the beginning of a healthier you.
Look for Health Beginnings again next
issue, where we will discuss the need for
exercise (regardless of weight!) and some
ways to squeeze in exercise on a college
campus.
Probably the most important aspect of
looking fabulous is beautiful skin. The extent
to which you wear foundation and concealers
is a personal choice.
The number one key to any foundation or
concealer application is moisturizing your
skin. If you have oily/combination skin, use an
oil-free moisturizer. If you are aiming to even
out your skin tone try a tinted moisturizer, such
as Skin Lights by Revlon. For troublesome
spot areas, dab a small amount of concealer
and gently blend into your skin. Using a brush
or your ring finger allows you to achieve more
even coverage.
If you wish to use foundation, blend the
foundation from the center of your face outwards. Make sure the foundation is blended in
all areas, including your neck and jaw line.
The eyes have it
Eyes are an area of the face where makeup can be used to play up your features. Makeup can be used according to your skin type and
your eye color. For fair skin, try using lighter
pastel shades while also using lighter eyeliners
to make the look sultry without being harsh.
For medium skin, earth tones (browns, golds,
and olives) are ideal, being the most flattering
for your skin. For dark skin, bolder colors
(rich colors in shades of purple, blues, and
greens) are perfect for complimenting your
skin tone.
For blue eyes, use shades of taupe/brown,
grey, purple, deep blue (a darker shade than
your eye color), and black (to create a smoky
effect). For green or hazel eyes, use shades of
brown, apricot, purple/plum, and dark green.
For brown eyes, use shades of copper, bronze,
champagne, brown, beige, and blue.
Sparkly eye shadows make any eye stand
out, and shades of gold and silver work for
almost any eye color.
Apply a lighter shade all over the eyelid
and use an even lighter shade in the inner corners of the eyes to achieve a more open eye.
Apply the darker color to the crease of the eyelid and to the outer corners of the eye achieving a striking contour. Adding a light shimmer
under your eyebrow will open up the eyes even
more and also add depth to the shadow that
you have applied. Eyeliners can be used to add
a natural look using browns and light greys,
while black adds striking definition to any eye.
Mascara is another key to playing up your
eyes. Using an eyelash curler (which is a must
even if you do not wear mascara because it
helps open up the eyes) apply a coat of mascara from the base to the tip, moving the mascara wand back and forth slowly as you move
to the tip of your eyelashes.
If you want extra standout lashes, use
both volumizing mascara and then a lengthening mascara (such as L’Oreal Voluminous and
Maybelline Illegal Lengths). You can also try a
double-sided mascara that has two types of
application to lengthen and thicken the lashes,
but make sure that whatever mascara you use
is waterproof (you don’t want it rubbing off
half way through the night).
Lucious lips
Start by lining the lips in a neutral shade,
which gives the lips a more natural look. If you
decide to play up your eyes, go for a lighter
neutral shade on the lips (add some clear, beige
or soft pink lip gloss by itself or over lipstick
to make them stand out.)
A big trend is fuller lips and if you
weren’t naturally blessed, trying a plumping
lip-gloss is a good idea. Try Pout Lip Plump
found at Victoria’s Secret for fuller lips.
Cheeks and contouring
If you don’t choose blush and bronzer
correctly, you can end up looking like a clown,
which is not exactly the look for Winter
Formal. Peachy and light pink shades look the
most appealing on most skin types. Adding a
shimmer to the top of your cheekbones and a
slight swirl of bronzer on the apple of your
cheeks will make them look more contoured. If
you do apply bronzer, apply it to areas the sun
would naturally hit, such as the bridge of your
nose and the apples of your cheeks.
Love your skin
Shimmer lotions (not glitter) add a sexy
and glowing look to the skin. Using a tinted
self-tanner such as Jergens Natural Glow can
help you achieve this look. Highlight your
décolletage and clavicles by applying shimmer
and bronzer in these areas to add depth.
Beautiful hair
If you have curly hair, try to use a moisturizing leave-in conditioner to make sure
Apply a coat of mascara from the base to the tip
of your eyelashes, moving the mascara wand
back and forth slowly as you move to the tip.
curls do not frizz. Dry your hair with a diffuser
and use a curling iron to give the curls a more
defined look. If you have a short hairstyle,
blow-dry with a round brush to make the hair
seem fuller and use a volumizing root lifter to
add even more volume. Adding pomade can
give your hair definition and give you a separated, piecey look. If you have layered hair, put
Velcro rollers in your hair while your hair is
wet (apply mousse and detangler before you
put in the rollers) and allow to air dry. Lightly
brush out the curls for a soft, wavy look.
Halter and strapless dresses look most
appealing with up-dos, with buns and French
twists being a popular look.
The number one key to feeling and looking fabulous the day of Winter Formal is to feel
comfortable in your own skin. If wearing
make-up and being glam is not something
you’re comfortable with, just apply chapstick
and some mascara and head on out for an
evening of fun. Either way remember to be
confident in whatever you are wearing,
because beauty transcends from within. For
more ideas and hints, check out current and
past issues of Cosmopolitan and the make-up
books of Kevyn Aucoin.
LIFESTYLES
Stay “fashionably” warm with winter’s finest garments
Scarves, gloves and boots a must
La Lonnie Moore
Staff Writer
The year is still brand new and if you
haven’t traded that denim jacket in for a winter
coat yet, better late than never!
This winter the weather’s favorite outerwear ranges from coats of all shapes sizes and
blends. Choose from a hip fur or faux fur coat,
a leather or suede coat or the warmest of warm,
the wool coat. Mariesha Dixon a high school
senior prefers her big warm coat that has a
polyester lining and is filled with the same. The
shell she says is nylon. Her hood is trimmed in
faux fur. She says her coat is “very warm.”
Of course what you wear underneath your
outwear makes a difference. No matter what
gender you might be, warmth is always the key.
If warmth and style just happen to meet, then
so be it!
Snow boots have become this season’s
most popular new accessory and and a bold
fashion statement. Some boots are sueded, and
some are rubber. They run the gammot from
tall to short. Some of the boots come with thick
rubber soles, and some are thinner. Some are
even worn alone instead of just on top of your
shoes.
Many individuals are getting in the swing
of things with down coats jackets and parkas.
No matter what the color or whether they come
with or without fur (faux or otherwise), the
warmth factor is key.
Not everyone agrees with this view of
fashionable warmth. Catherine Fitzpatrick of
the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a definite
opinion about fashion and staying warm.
“When the temperature dips to zero and the
wind makes it feel like 20 below, piling on a jillion layers of long underwear, sweaters, sweat
shirts, vests and puffy parkas in misguided
combinations of cotton, wool, Polartec, goose
down and fur does not ensure toastiness.” Of
course in Milwaukee their cold weather makes
our winters look like summer time in Hawaii!
If all you own is a light winter jacket try
layering with thermal underwear. As unattractive as they might be, they do come in a variety
of colors and styles. You won’t have to worry
about freezing under your clothes or catching a
draft. Layer with a polar fleece sweater on top
of the thermals - this way you are covered as
your body makes the adjustments from inside
temperatures and back to the outside.
Your outerwear look is not complete without the proper accessories. Once the snow hits
or the winter wind begins to blow, every winter
wanderer will be thankful to have scarves,
gloves or mitts, hats and the latest in warmth
for the ears, wool and fleece headbands.
Now that earmuffs are considered tacky,
headbands are great to cover the ears and not
mess up your hair do! Men today love the
whole headband phenomenon. Chris Ronvy of
AskMen.com concurs, “If you're not keen on
winter hats, you can always buy a nice headband. A simple headband can look decent on an
older and more conservative man. It will definitely keep your ears from getting frostbitten.”
Scarves are coming in all types of styles
and textures including wool, crochet, and cashmere, angora and fur. The truly fashionable
will find the animal print variety fascinating!
Leopard, cheetah, and tiger “oh my!”
Winter gloves in wool or leather are great
as well, and gloves lined in wool or fur will
make sure that your fingers are all warm and
toasty. Women will be thrilled to get the sets of
matching gloves, hats and scarves that come in
all prints to finish off their ensembles. If price
is a motivating factor for you, don’t worry,
because at this point in the season winter acces-
sories can be found on sale for at least twenty
to thirty percent off.
Wintertime is a time for fun and cherishing family and friends. You can enjoy activities
with them with no worries about not staying
warm, and not to mention stylish. Winter coats,
thermals, polar fleece pullovers, snow boots,
hats, scarves, headbands, and gloves are all you
need to look and feel your best this winter.
Website review
Innovation continues: Craigslist.com
Chaquetta Wallace
Staff Writer
Do you use sites such as ebay.com, overstock.com, or rummagehouse.com? Do you
love to buy or sell things on the internet at
competitive rates? Do you enjoying bidding on
high quality, lower than store cost items?
If you’ve answered yes to any of those
questions, then you’re a part of the new shopping revolution that has taken the world by
storm ever since the late 1990’s. There’s a
website that’s been growing at a tremendous
rate for 10 years now called Craiglist
(www.craigslist.org). You’ll love this website
because it’s not an auction website.
Craigslist is a free worldwide classifiedad website, with no annoying banner or pop up
ads. Described by itself as a local community
classifieds and forums - a place to find jobs,
housing, goods & services, social activities, a
girlfriend or boyfriend, advice, community
information, and just about anything else -- all
for free, and in a relatively non-commercial
environment.
You may be wondering, “how does it recruiters, & they pay below-market advertiswork?” It’s quite simple actually. To find an ing rates.
item simply click on a location in your geoAccording to the website, traffic-wise
graphic area, enter keywords in the search win- Craigslist get about 3 billion page views a
dow or click on the category that best exempli- month, and has about 10 million actual users.
fies what your searchWith 115 locations in
ing for, and happy
the United States
Are you a part of the new
hunting.
alone, you’re sure to
To post an ad,
find something near
shopping revolution that has
simply select a city
taken the world by storm ever you. Craigslist was
within your region,
since the late 1990’s?
click "post to classifounded by Craig
fieds," select a categoNewmark, who origiry and then fill out the
nally set out to tell
on-line form. An e-mail is delivered to your people about cool events around San
email address containing a link to another Francisco.
form. There the poster can edit, and publish
Over time, people started posting items
their ad.
on the list in different areas, such as jobs, stuff
The ad will usually appear on the site for sale, apartments & more. Newmark, a comwithin 15 minutes. Responses to the post are puter programmer, wrote software which could
sent through e-mail. Craigslist relays them to automatically add email postings to the site. He
your email, but for your privacy posts as decided to make craigslist as non-commercial
anonymous on its site. Everyday millions of as possible.
people browse & shop craigslist.
When asked by The Globe & Mail why he
There are no charges to posters, except for didn’t rake in the millions off of ads, he said,
job postings which are usually posted by “Some things should be about money, some
shouldn't, and I make enough doing contract
programming.”
There’s even a film documentary about
craiglist. Filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson
assembled film crews to document a random
day-in-the-life of the world's largest community board.
The 90-minute documentary, 24 Hours on
Craigslist, doesn't have a distributor yet, but is
playing at selected theatres in Chicago, New
York and San Francisco.
Nemark is nowhere near finished, and he
is constantly troubleshooting, refining, and
opening new location pages worldwide. He is a
trailblazer, a bittersweet success story and an
idol to many in the internet world.
When interviewed by www.downtheavenue.com, a technology blog he frequents,
Newmark responded to the question ‘what has
been the biggest challenge of craigslist?’ by
saying, “Chasing after the bad guys and.... how
do we deal with them. Whether its scammers,
spammers, people who post ads for things that
don't exist, etc. We need to do more self policing and also reward people who help chase
down the 'bad guys' for us.”
Winter formal advice
La Lonnie Moore
Staff Writer
In preparation for the Winter Formal here
at Cedar Crest on February 18, many students
are finding it hard to believe that the dance will
be here in less than two weeks. Here are some
tips and tricks for all party goers so that you all
are not caught making a deadly fashion don’t.
To ensure that you and your date do not
clash, arrange a time so that the two of you can
discuss what your color scheme is going to be
before the big day. This way you can color
coordinate jewelry, men’s accessories such as
tie clips or cummerbunds and of course the
corsage and boutonnieres.
Give yourself lots of time to dress shop.
There are plenty of dresses out there that will
give an allure of elegance and suit every body
shape and size.
Ladies, do as much preparation as you can
on the day or two before the formal. Do things
such as getting your nails done, getting a pedicure or getting waxed. In one or two days you
will still be looking sharp. There is nothing
worse than running around all day on the day
of the formal trying to get last minute things
done, and then having to rush to get prepared
the night of and wind up putting your make up
on wrong or something else just as catastrophic.
If you are going to wear open toed shoes
with your dress, make sure that you are wearing a very sheer pair of pantyhose with them
and make sure that your toes are done.
Dennie Hughes of USA Weekend magazine, says that for this season’s shoes, fashion
also means good feet. Strappy-jeweled shoes
are in, but what's the biggest foot faux pas?
Hughes says, “Watch for heel and toe overhang
please!”
If at all possible, try out a French “manicure” on your toes. The look is very classic and
elegant. Most salons will do a French manicure
on your toes without charging a huge extra
cost. If you opt to wear toenail polish make
sure your nails and your toes match with the
same color. And the color should match in the
same color scheme that you and your date
decide on.
Take jewelry into consideration, too. Is
your jewelry silver tone or gold tone? Is the
color scheme that you choose a warm scheme
or a cool scheme? Your toes should be a cool
color if your jewelry is silver and a warm color
if your jewelry is gold.
If you follow these tips and tricks, your
outfit at the winter formal should be a smash
hit! Don’t forget to color coordinate, get a
pedicure and prearrange your errands. Your
finished look and your date will thank you for
it!
LIFESTYLES
Successfully living with roommates
over if one of us had an early class.”
Here at Cedar Crest, if you are having
roommate trouble, you can go to your RA and
talk to them about what the problem is. But if
you don’t want to do that, here are some tips,
according to ehow.com, that can make living
with another person some what successful.
Gillian Maffeo
A&E Editor
Living with another person can be very
hard. It could be the fact that you live in a tiny
room, miss your own personal privacy, or just
get annoyed with some things your roommate
does. Or maybe you’re the type of person that
doesn’t mind your roommate and can’t bear to
live without them!
Leni Johnson, sophomore Elementary
Education Major, said that she can’t live with
out her roommate Jules Winters, also a sophomore. “I love my roommate because she is
someone I can always count on. On the outside
we look like we would have nothing in common when in fact we have so many common
interests and values.” Johnson and Winters
have been roommates since their freshman
year.
It’s hard coming to a new environment
and having to live with a random person you
have never met before, but in some rare cases
people have known their roommates previously. Brianna Adam, a sophomore Psychology
major, was one who had previously met her
roommate, Alyssa Bedard, at Accepted
Students Day in March during her senior year
of high school. Adam said, “Throughout that
day we ended up having numerous "pseudo"
classes together and decided to grab each
other's phone numbers. Over the summer we
ended up hanging out and keeping in touch.
We even went as far as going for an all day
shopping spree so we could coordinate the colors for our room. When we're in the room
together we are constantly laughing so in order
for us to even get the slightest bit of work
Roommates Michelle Dawes (left) and Megan Zellner, both juniors, demonstrate a fun and positive attitude. Tight space? Share one big chair!
done, we have to be alone in the room. This
semester we coordinated our schedules, or
tried to, so that one of us would be in the room
hopefully getting a chance to get work done!”
But on the other hand, some people may have
encountered the worst roommates possible!
Kristina Scott, a sophomore Nuclear
Medicine major, had some roommate troubles.
“We got along okay at first and then her
boyfriend would stay over. I'd have to get up
for an 8:00 am lab and they would constantly
be laughing and what not till about two in the
morning. After that we didn’t talk for a few
days and then one day she wrote me a note and
left it on my keyboard saying how sorry she
was. After that we agreed not to have guys stay
• Try to approach your roommate and talk to
her about what is going on in a nice and tactful manor; don’t let it become a huge argument.
You can respect your roommate’s privacy and
opinions and try to compromise on some sensitive issues.
• Work together and determine shared responsibilities.
• Ask your roommate to work with you on
creating a roommate agreement that outlines
your shared responsibilities and spells out
methods of resolving disagreements.
• Put your roommate agreement in writing.
Sign and date the agreement.
• Find ways to admire and appreciate this person.
• Assume good will.
• Communicate.
• Be positive.
If these tips don’t work for you, then your
best bet would be go talk to your RA. Get a
chance to know your roommate if you don’t
know them that well, and see if you have any
interests. Or if you don’t get along with your
roommate try talking things out, and if it progresses into fights, definitely talk to your RA,
or someone that can help.
Do college students have “real world” skills?
(U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. Raakhee Sharma, a University of Maryland
freshman government and politics major, has
worked at FunFit Family Fitness Center for
two years. On a typical day, she would drive
to the location of the party using a map, calculate how much gas she had used in the trip
so the company could reimburse her, fill out
the official paperwork for the family hosting
the party and collect payment at the end. At
this point, Sharma is more literate than many
graduating college seniors.
Many college students don't have basic
real world skills such as using a map or calculating a tip, according to a study released Jan.
19 by the American Institutes for Research.
The study tested almost 2,000 college
students in their last semester nationwide.
Participants were asked questions to test reallife skills, such as calculating a tax, understanding a job application or understanding
the point of a newspaper article. Almost all
participants were able to complete basic tasks
such as adding up a total, but relatively few
were able to complete the most difficult tasks
such as balancing a checkbook.
"If colleges had the assumption that students are prepared to take on college-level
work, the results set off an alarm that maybe
they aren't ready for such advanced work,"
said Justin Baer, a senior research analyst for
AIR
The study measured three kinds of literacy: Prose, which includes reading newspaper
articles and pamphlets; document, which
includes reading a form, map, or table; and
quantitative, which includes calculating a total
cost and comparing prices.
The study participants were then placed
into one of four categories -- below basic,
basic, intermediate or proficient -- based on
their scores.
Students by far scored the lowest in the
quantitative section. A staggering 19 percent
of students about to graduate from a four-year
institution and 29 percent of students about to
graduate from a two-year institute scored only
in the basic level, which means they are only
capable of doing simple math such as adding
up the cost of a meal and a drink from a
menu, not including tip. That type of math is
in a higher level of literacy.
It's a sight that waiter and junior music
education major Ian Stuart has seen often at
Hamburger Hamlet in Gaithersburg, Md.
"I have seen people who just can't think
it through, and they'll just look over at the
people they're with and shrug and have that
other person calculate it," he said.
The study's results have mixed implications." Certainly some of the results are disappointing, especially since it isn't just a survey
of college students; it's students who are about
to receive a degree" said Larry McQuillan,
communications director for AIR. "We generally think of a degree as a sign of higher education."
Baer said the study raises many questions about why college students lack such
skills and who is to blame, but only further
studies can provide answers.
"We would hope that, as part of the K-12
systems, kids would learn how to decode
prose and apply basic math," he said. "Kids
should be able to take their skills to the next
level," he added.
Though students are taught complicated
skills in grade school, they rarely know how
to apply them later in life, he said. A potential
way to help students would be to expose them
to more reading material or take an additional
class in college that would focus on realworld application of basic reading and math.
"We don't necessarily think of college
students needing adult education classes, but
they do need to learn these skills," Baer said.
The study also had some positive results.
When the authors compared their results to
previous studies, including one by the
National Assessment of Adult Literacy, they
found students have improved some of their
skills, and actually test better than the average
adult.
"Literacy declines over time, which
affects the adults," Baer said. He added while
the results seem to suggest college students
are becoming more literate than previous generations, only future studies will be able to
confirm that.
SPORTS
Basketball update: The Falcons are coming to play
Andrea Zajac
Sports Editor
The Cedar Crest basketball team returned
to the court to resume their season on January
2.
The past few weeks haven’t been easy.
After returning early from break the Falcons
were busy getting ready to continue their season. They were preparing to face off against
some tough opponents.
The Falcons Head Coach Val Donohue
was ready to start the season back up again.
“There was a little rust to dust off early on, but
they got back up to speed pretty quickly,”
Donohue said.
As the players returned they did have to
face a smaller team. Donohue felt her team has
handled this transition the best to their ability
not letting that get in the way of what they can
do on the court. “It’s tough when someone
decides to leave a team for any reason, and it
can demoralize the remaining members. But I
think those remaining have been mature
enough to put it aside as just another one of the
variables they can’t control,” Donohue said.
Senior Captain Amanda Swartz also feels
that even though they have the low numbers
they have managed it well. “We always seem
to do amazingly well against very tough teams.
I think we like to show them what we’re made
of and give them a run for their money,”
Swartz said.
One of those tough teams would have
been Misericordia. Misericordia is one of the
stronger teams in the PAC. The Falcons got to
show them what they were capable of. “We all
came to play that night. We executed everything almost perfectly in the first half and went
in at half time tied at 20,” Donohue said.
Senior basketball player Courtney Porzio fights over the basketball with a Gwynedd-Mercy player as
Sophomore Caitlyn Little comes to help out at their home game.
“Although we ultimately lost, it really proved
that we could do it when we want to.”
Some of the other teams the Falcons had
to face were Marywood and Cabrini also
strong competitors in the PAC. Both games
were losses, but once again Donohue felt her
team came to play. At both games the Falcons
were tied with their opponents late into each
game. They were unable to pull off the win, but
came very close each time.
“We often seem to play up to good opponents, but just as often we play down to lesser
ones,” Donohue said. “I can think of a game or
two that we should have won if we would have
had our heads in it. But then we’re just as capable of turning around the next night and having
a tremendous performance.”
A tremendous performance would include
the recent January 25 home game against
Eastern. The Falcons beat the Eagles by 10
points. “Last season they beat us by 33. That’s
a 43 point swing,” Donohue said. “You have to
look behind the Win-Loss numbers to get a feel
for our team.”
Swartz would agree with her coach that
their record doesn’t prove who their team really is. “It wouldn’t be fair for our fans to just
look at game statistics and make judgments
about our team,” Swartz said. “We are sticking
with teams who have at least double the number of players we do. So while they’re throwing in their second and third squad, we’re still
hammering away with the same five pairs of
legs for 40 straight minutes.”
While the Falcons season is far from over
they still have many games ahead of them.
Donohue knows her team is capable of pulling
off the wins. “We have quite a few winnable
games yet this season,” Donohue said. “If we
continue to play the way we have been lately,
we’ll do well in the home stretch.”
Porzio follows mother’s footsteps; scores 1,000
Andrea Zajac
Sports Editor
Senior basketball player Courtney Porzio
was honored on Saturday, January 21 at the
home basketball game against GwyneddMercy for doing something amazing: scoring
1000 points.
Porzio stood at center court proudly in
front of her many family members holding the
plaque she received. The one person whose
face shone the brightest was Porzio’s mother,
Missy. Missy had also scored 1000 points
when she herself was a member of the Cedar
Crest basketball team. Family was the one
thing that has always been behind Porzio’s athletic career.
“It was really satisfying to have my family involved in this honor. My family has been
the most important component of my success
on the basketball court,” Porzio said. “They
never pressured me to play the game. It was
just something that I loved to do.”
Her favorite fans that got to share this
moment with her are her two little sisters.
“They are always looking up to me and wanting to play basketball like their big sister.”
Porzio fell in love with the game of basketball as she watched her mother play. As she
got older she spent countless hours working
hard at a nearby court perfecting her game.
After running into some obstacles along the
way Porzio had some tough decisions to make.
She realized in her freshman year at
Muhlenberg College that she missed playing
basketball and decided to transfer.
“Cedar Crest gave me the opportunity to
play the game. I didn’t care if I scored two or
twenty points or if we won or lost, I just wanted to play,” Porzio said.
Accomplishing 1000 points didn’t really
occur to Porzio until her third year at Cedar
Crest. “I knew I was very close, but I never
liked to talk about it,” Porzio said. “I wanted to
worry about it when the time came.”
The time came at Marywood College.
Porzio was seven points away from reaching
1000 as she went against the Pacers. Nerves
played a role on the court. She realized it wasn’t going to be easy when the whistle blew.
“From the opening whistle, Marywood
was putting extreme pressure on me. I knew I
had to create my own opportunities in the lane,
which usually translate into free throws,”
Porzio said. It was at the free throw line that
Porzio finally got what she had been working
hard for.
“I made the first free throw and I kept
telling myself that all I needed was this second
one. The most important thing that I told
myself was that I had made foul shots so many
times in my career and that I knew I could
make this one,” Porzio said. “I was always
working hard and I thought it might never pay
off, but it finally did.”
Porzio was very proud of her accomplishment mostly because she gets to share it with
her mother. “This is an honor that doesn’t
come overnight. Anyone must work hard to
become better at something they love to do,”
Porzio said. Head Coach Val Donohue was
also very happy for Porzio’s achievement. “It
was great to be able to witness such an accomplishment, and honestly it was a weight off my
shoulders that she finally did it. She deserves
to achieve such a milestone,” Donohue said.
Porzio plans to put her plaque she
received on her desk for the time being. “I will
have it sitting on my desk to remind me of the
hard work and dedication I have put forth in
my college basketball career,” Porzio said.
Porzio is also ranked 11th in the PAC for
scoring and 6th in the free throw percentage.
She was also named Athlete of the Week for
January 9 through 15. Porzio averaged 14.7
points and 6.3 rebounds per game for that
week. She was also named to the PAC Player
of the Week honor roll.
C o u r t n ey P o r zi o , w h o sco red 1000 points in the game agains t M ar yw ood, once s aid
“ I [don’t] care if I scored two or twenty points or if we won or lost, I just wanted to play.” Porzio is pictured with Athletic Director Kelly McCloskey and Head Coach Val Donohue.
SPORTS
Athlete of the Week Amanda Swartz does it all
Lori Gallagher
News Editor
Senior basketball player and team captain
Amanda Swartz was named Athlete of the
Week for the week of January 2-8.
Swartz received this honor for her
tremendous hustle and tenacity during the
week. She also averaged 8 points and 2
rebounds per game.
“I can’t imagine playing anywhere else,”
said Swartz, when referring to her athletic
experience at Cedar Crest.
Swartz, who has played sports at Cedar
Crest since her freshman year, spends her falls
on the soccer field and her winters on the basketball court, currently captaining both teams.
College was not the first time Swartz ventured
into the athletic arena. She began playing soccer and basketball when she was five years old.
Swartz also joined the field hockey team in
seventh and eighth grade and she played softball during her junior year of high school. “I
always wanted to play lacrosse here. Then, I
would have played five sports and I could have
counted them on one hand,” said Swartz.
As a graduating senior, Swartz can look
back on her college athletic experience with a
smile. “During your first two years in college,
you play a sport just because you always have.
Now that I am ‘older and wiser,’ I realize how
lucky I am to have played sports in college,”
said Swartz.
When Swartz was looking at colleges, she
was interested in doing well academically and
still being able to play two sports. Swartz
feared that if she went to a larger school, she
would
spend
most of her time
on the bench and
lose the love of
the game. At
Cedar
Crest,
Swartz got the
opportunity to
play. “I can’t wait
until I have kids
and I can tell
them
that
I
played two college sports,” she
said.
S w a r t z
found what she
was looking for
at Cedar Crest.
While reflecting
on her past four
years,
Swartz
eagerly offered
advice to Cedar
Crest athletes.
“Be proud of the
fact that you are a
college athlete,
because as a senior, your experience is bittersweet,
but that does not
hit you until the last few seconds of your last
game.”
Swartz described the basketball and soccer teams as having a plethora of talent.
Bechtel ‘steps it up’
Andrea Zajac
Sports Editor
Junior basketball player Ashley Bechtel
was named Athlete of the Week for January
16-22.
Bechtel averaged 10 rebounds and 4.5
points per game for the week and had 5
blocked shots. This included a season high 15
rebounds and four blocked shots in a single
game against Immaculata.
While Bechtel is proud to have achieved
such an honor she feels that it is also her team
that is a big part of it. “It’s an honor. Even
being the only sport going on right now
everyone on the team works really hard, and
it’s nice to be recognized,” Bechtel said.
Bechtel has a positive attitude for the
rest of the basketball season. She sees a continuation of growth for herself as well as her
teammates. The athlete’s outlook really stems
from being a team player.
“I’d like to think that I’m improving as a
player and I think that the entire team is
improving. I expect us to get better and better,” Bechtel said.
Bechtel also continues to strive toward
personal goals out on the court. She is motivated by these personal goals. The first one on
her list was the record for most career blocks;
she has already conquered this goal. She persisted in her performance and also got most
career blocks in the season and most in a
game. Most of all she really just wants to see
her team go out on the court and succeed.
“I just want my team to win basketball
games so I’m doing anything I can to make
that happen,” Bechtel said.
She really has an appreciation for the
Cedar Crest athletic program and how it has
helped her as an athlete. The coaches and the
team camaraderie are most important to her.
“This year the coaches have worked on indi-
vidual skills outside of practice and I think
that is a major reason why I have stepped it up
lately.” And what is a team without your
teammates? “My teammates are some of my
best friends and it’s just fun being around
them,” Bechtel said.
Bechtel credits her interest in basketball
to her parents. She says she has learned a lot
from them about being a basketball player.
When she isn’t on the court she is concentrating on her Psychology major. While psychology is her chosen field of study basketball is
still ranked number one. Although if she had
a shot at a different sport surprisingly enough
it would be badminton, but for now it is safe
to say she is sticking to the court.
“Basketball is my life,” Bechtel said.
However, she explained that the basketball
team sometimes
gets down on
themselves
because
the
other teams are
tough competitors and sometimes it is tough
to be focused
academically
and play the
game. She says
to her teammates, “We are
in a competitive
league and I see
that everyone
on the team
loves the sport
and gives it all
they can. Other
teams in our
conference go
to school to play
the sport. We
come to do well
academically
and we play a
sport,
which
makes us very
Linda Misiura | Photo Editor well rounded. It
is a different
game for us.”
Like the basketball team, Swartz said that
the soccer team has a lot of potential. Swartz
has seen a lot of changes in the team. When she
began as a freshman, they only recently
became a conference team. Swartz smiled as
she remembered the team being one point
away from the playoffs her junior year.
As Swartz has watched her team grow,
she has matured as a player. Early in her
career, Swartz explained that she wanted
everyone else to get the goal or bucket. During
her junior year, she realized that if she wanted
her team to do well, she needed to become a
“scoring threat.”
Aside from her athletic involvement,
Swartz has been a very active member of the
college community. Swartz is a student ambassador, a Phonathon supervisor, a Student
Government senator, and a Healthy U coordinator.
Swartz, who is a Communications major
with minors in Management and Hispanic and
Latino studies, is also the president of Lambda
Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society. As
a Communication major, Swartz also had the
opportunity to participate in the Fund for
American Studies internship at Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C., during the
summer of 2004. Aside from enhancing her
education in D.C., Swartz also met her fiancée,
who proposed on New Year’s Eve.
Even though Swartz is near graduation,
her accomplishments have not yet begun to
dwindle. She was recently accepted to present
her senior thesis paper at the Eastern
Communication
Association
National
Convention in Philadelphia. Even though she
is slightly nervous about this presentation in
April, she is excited for her last semester at
Cedar Crest.
Who will it be?
Send your Super Bowl predictions to
crestiad@cedarcrest.edu and if you pick the right
score, get a treat from The Crestiad sports staff.
Congratulations to the 40 Cedar Crest StudentAthletes who were recently named to the Pennsylvania
Athletic Conference's Fall All-Academic Team.
Cedar Crest is the third smallest school in the 12school PAC, but had the fourth highest number of
women who earned this honor
The complete list of our student-athletes can be found at:
http://www.cedarcrest.edu/Redesign/athletics/pac_team.htm
Basketball Results & Game Schedule
1/16 vs. Immaculata*
76-4, L
1/25 vs. Eastern*
64-54, W
1/21 vs. GwyneddMercy*
81-27, L
1/28 vs. Rosemont*
61-38, L
2/4 vs. Alvernia*
2/6 vs. Marywood*
2/8 vs. St. Elizabeth
2/11 vs. Misericordia*
Jennifer Woytach | Sports Editor
1/23 vs. Misericordia*
46-2, L
* indicates PAC Contest
SPORTS
Congratulations to Kelly McCloskey
Kelly McCloskey will be leaving Cedar Crest College to coach lacrosse full
time at Alvernia College.
McCloskey has been at Cedar Crest since 1998 and has coached field
hockey and lacrosse and has served as Assistant Athletic Director. In
2002, she took over as head Athletic Director.
As the Falcons head lacrosse coach, McCloskey led her team to three
PAC Championship appearances in seven years. She has coached three
PAC Scholar Athletes of the Year and two Academic All-Americans.
Prior to coaching at Cedar Crest, McCloskey was an assistant for the
field hockey and lacrosse teams at Cabrini College from 1995-1998.
The Alvernia Crusaders made the PAC playoffs for the first time in its
five year history last season.
Crestiad Sports Editor Jennifer Woytach hugs Kelly McCloskey in the gym after her going away celebration. Woytach, who has been coached by McCloskey for the past two years, says Coach will be missed
greatly by all.
Combination of work and play
pay off for Morcom
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
“I love the sports I play, so practices are
enjoyable for me. I like knowing that each day
I can improve in my sport and I look forward
to just doing what I love,” Janelle Morcom
said in response to her motivation to practice
each day.
A freshman Chemistry/Forensic Science
major, Morcom is a three sport athlete, who
also plays field hockey and softball. Morcom
played her three sports during her freshman
year at Delaware Valley (PA) High School,
but after an injury, only continued to play field
hockey and basketball.
“I like each one for different reasons,”
Morcom said, about which would be her
favorite sport. “I’m not too sure I’d be able to
choose one.”
Morcom has been playing basketball for
nearly a decade. “When I was in third grade,
[I played] for the YMCA and since then I’ve
been on several different teams,” she said.
“It was a challenge in the beginning, but
Dan Donohue
I think I’ve adjusted well to the transition” of
shifting from high school to college play, she
said.
“Every sport demands that you run, so
running is something I am constantly doing. I
think since I’ve played each sport for so long,
it’s just normal to go from one to the other for
me,” Morcom said of continuously going
from season to season.
The Falcons are currently 2-13 overall
and 1-10 in the Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference (PAC) and in last place in the
North Division. “We’ve come a long way
together,” Morcom said of the Falcons’ team
chemistry. “It’s been a difficult season, but we
manage to stick together and play hard each
game.”
Morcom uses her athletic ability to stay
on top of her game off the court. “If anything,
sports help me stay on top of what I need to
do,” Morcom said. “I don’t have much time to
fool around, so my work is always done on
time. I’ve learned over the years to balance
many things at once and I‘ve learned to keep
things organized.”
“I think we are looking forward to seeing
some of the teams we played in the beginning
again to get some revenge,” Morcom said, of
her teams’ goals. “We had a few games that
slipped though our fingers, but I think we can
get them the second time around.”
Morcom’s personal goal? “To play hard
and help my team to a few more wins. I want
to improve my shot, and make better decisions
on the court.”
Morcom called “stretching my abilities
on the court and seeing exactly how much better I can make myself when I work at what I
want” her greatest achievement during her
Falcons basketball career.
Morcom’s hard work has paid off. A two
time CCC Athlete of the Week, she was chosen for the week of December 5-11 for her
performance during the Cabrini game, along
with averaging 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds for
the week. She was the Athlete of the Week, for
the week of January 23-29, for averaging 11.3
points, 4 rebounds and 4.7 steals over three
games last week, including a season-high 9
steals against College Misericordia.
McCloskey was a 3-year, National All-American at Temple University. She
participated in three NCAA Division I Championship Tournaments, includ ing one trip to the NCAA Final Four. She was a standout player for
Boyertown High School.
A celebration was held in her honor on Tuesday.
Sports Photo of the Week
Send your favorite sports photos to crestiad@cedarcrest.edu
to be considered as next week’s “Photo of the Week.”
Above: CCC Players of the Week Janelle Morcom, left, and Courtney Porzio, right, anticipate a rebound
versus the Griffins.
Below: Danielle Frustillo passes the ball to her teammate.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Reel Review
HOSTEL
Amber Moyer
Staff Writer
The much-anticipated film Hostel presented by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill
Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2) and written and directed
by Eli Roth (Kill Bill Vol. 2, Donnie Darko) was
not all that I had hoped for. It was not the
thrilling horror film I expected it to be. It has
been described as sick, twisted, horrific and full
of gore.
At most points the film lived up to this
description, but as far as the storyline and development of the plot goes, it left something to be
desired. I did not recognize any of the actors
names and it was obvious as to why as soon as
the film started. It was very slow to develop and
left me wondering what the point was throughout the whole movie. The few exciting parts of
the movie were in the last fifteen minutes.
The first hour of the film was about two
American college friends Paxton (Jay
Hernandez; Crazy/Beautiful, Ladder 49) and
Josh (Derek Richardson; Bring it on Again,
Dumb and Dumberer, When Harry Met Lloyd)
backpacking through Europe with their
Icelandic friend Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson) that
they had met along the way. They are in search
of constant partying and European women.
Along their journey, they meet a fellow
traveler who informs them of a particular hostel
in a remote town in Slovakia, in which he promises they will find what they are looking for.
Soon after they arrive at the hostel they meet
two girls Natalya (Barbara Nedeljakova:
Shanghai Knights) and Svetlana (Jana
Kaderabkova), just as promised.
Most of the film is about the travel to get to
this hostel and the good time they have with the
girls they meet. Towards the end of the film, the
viewers are made aware of the intentions of the
European women. They actually make money
for delivering American tourists to a remote
abandoned warehouse where people pay to torture and ultimately kill tourists for a thrill.
I think the idea behind this film is very
scary and could have been developed into a
decent horror film; however the majority of the
movie was about three tourists in search of
cheap thrills and foreign women.
This film is very violent and graphic without much of a point. Finally at the end of the
film, I started to make some connections as to
how it all came together. Unfortunately this
took too long and I lost interest pretty quickly
into the movie. I feel that this film lacked substance and the actors lacked needed skills to
portray their characters.
The R rating did not do justice to the material shown in this film. I would not recommend
this film to many people; it does not have much
to offer to viewers. It is definitely not for
younger viewers or those who have weak stomachs. Sometimes gore is needed in horror
movies, but in this case it is all this film had.
Although I don’t think many people would
enjoy it, I would recommend it to someone who
just wants to see a lot of gore and does not mind
a very slow developing plot. If you are someone who frequently watches horror movies and
you are looking for a new scare that is above
the rest, you are looking in the wrong place.
In my opinion it is slightly below average
of what you would expect from a quality horror
film. Nevertheless if your curiosity is still there,
I recommend checking it out for yourself.
C-
Rumor has it...
According to horrorchannel.com,
Lionsgate and Screen Gems are planning to put out a sequel, Hostel II,
within the next 12 months.
Writer/director Eli Roth will return to
the helm, though there’s no word on
whether or not Quentin Tarantino will
have any involvement this time out.
Good Eats
Fairways Tavern & Grille
Lyndsay Hosak
Staff Writer
If you are looking for a restaurant that can
serve you in many different styles and ways,
the Fairways Tavern & Grille in Lehighton is a
great choice for you.
The Fairways Tavern & Grille used to be
the Mahoning Valley Country Club. When the
Mahoning Valley Country Club was bought by
its new owners, Oliver and Dante Angelus, it
underwent tremendous amounts of work and
updating. It’s no longer a members only establishment, and the restaurant now stays open all
year, even when the golf course is closed.
I have been employed at the Fairways
Tavern & Grille for a little over nine months
now and I have watched it change into the phenomenal restaurant it is today.
The dining room is a host for numerous
events. You can book anything from a wedding, a Christmas Party, or even a business
function. The dining room can hold around one
hundred and fifty people comfortably. It has a
beautiful circle bar with mirrors surrounding it
and a wooden dance floor in the middle of the
room.
When there isn’t an event going on, you
can sit in the dining room for lunch or dinner
where you will receive formal style dining. If
you exit through the door in the dining room it
takes you to the newly finished patio. The
patio holds around one hundred and fifty people. It’s also a perfect setting for a spring, summer, or fall meal if you love the outdoors.
There’s also one more room at the
Fairways Tavern and Grille, which has become
the most popular. It was closed for a month or
two while it went under a complete renovation
and remodeling. The new “Tavern” is an amazing new room where you can feel comfortable
to eat. It has wooden walls and a wooden
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cathedral ceiling. The room also features a
stone fireplace and a large stone bar. The bar
has a large plasma television above it which is
only one of the three that are located inside
that room. The room also has new French
doors that open to the new patio as well. The
Tavern also is a host for live entertainment
every Thursday night. Local bands perform
and there’s a DJ there starting at 8:30 every
Friday night.
As for the food, the Fairways Tavern and
Grille has a fairly large menu that gives you a
lot of different choices. To start your dinner
off, I recommend their delicious hot crab dip
as one of their many good appetizers. The
menu serves you for practically anything you
are in the mood for. If you are looking for a
light meal they have several different salads
and numerous burgers and melts. They also
have anything your taste buds desire ranging
from NY Strip steak and other steaks, to several different chicken dinners, lobster tails, and
surf and turf. If you are a seafood lover, you
should definitely try the house specialty of
Broiled Maryland Crab Patties. If you’re not
too full after dinner, they also have to-die-for
desserts such as their homemade peanut butter
pie - which happens to be my favorite!
If you are looking for a great time in a
beautiful setting with mouth-watering food,
the Fairways Tavern and Grille would be a
great choice for you!
The Sound Booth
This Valentine's Day, fall in love with Fall Out Boy
Tiffany Wanzie
Staff Writer
Roses Are Red
Anemone
Aster
Dahlia
Daisy
Freesia
Hydrangea
Iris
Lilac
Lily
Orchid
Pansy
Poinsettia
Rose
Snapdragon
Tulip
Pop punk bands are gaining popularity
throughout America with their unique style
and charismatic lyrics, setting them apart from
other genres. Among the considerably long list
of punk entertainers is Fall Out Boy, a band
that approaches music with originality and
depth. Their new album From Under the Cork
Tree features themes of love, heartache, and
the ability to cope under the pressures of society. Maybe you've heard of some of their
record-breaking
hits on the radio
such as “Sugar,
We're
Going
Down,”
and
“ D a n c e ,
Dance,” both
composed of
powerful beats
that stick with
you throughout
the day.
After I listened to this
CD, I noticed
that Fall Out
Boy is different
from most punk
bands because
of their creative
lyrics and song
titles. The song
titles are longer
than average and usually play on words from
famous movie lines such as “Nobody Puts
Baby in the Corner” and “A Little Less
Sixteen Candles, A Little More ‘Touch Me’.”
I admire artists who can put themselves out
there, emotionally in their lyrics and FOB succeeds in every way. The lyrics are based upon
real life experiences of the band and are written by the bassist Peter Wentz. He produces
creative lyrics that stay in your head long after
the song is over such as, “We're going down,
down in an earlier round, and sugar we're
going down swinging.” Whether the songs are
written about life while touring or the ups and
downs of being in a relationship, this album
can appeal to audiences of every age as well as
to individuals who can relate to the same
experiences. The lead singer Patrick Stump
has a strong and moving voice that stands out
from other singers. His voice juxtaposed with
the brilliancy of the lyrics has made FOB the
new fad of 2006.
This spring the “Black Clouds and
Underdogs” tour, headlining Fall Out Boy, is
overtaking America. My friends and I are psyched to find that
they are coming
to Pennsylvania
in two different
locations. First,
they will perform
in
Pittsburgh on
April 22 and on
May 10 in
Hershey
(the
last day of
finals). I know
that I am going
to buy tickets,
not only for
their music, but
also
because
they appear to
be wholesome,
genuine guys
that
would
never let fame
go to their
heads. I heard they enjoy signing autographs,
posing for pictures, and staying after the concerts to meet and greet fans. This is something
most musicians don't do anymore.
FOB is a band who has worked hard to
get to where they are today. Like anything else
in life, you never know what could happen
unless you try. Who knows; maybe this
Valentine's Day you too will be head over
heels in love with the four guys from Fall Out
Boy. B+
In Concert:
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Noah Slayton
Guest Writer
One of the most popular and profitable
touring acts of the last few years has been the
Dave Matthews Band, considered by some to
be the modern-era jam band archetype. The
group, originally from Charlottesville, VA,
recently completed its winter tour, playing one
of its final dates in Philadelphia on December
13.
On the heels of their latest album, Stand
Up, the band seems to have injected some new
energy into their live performance, although
one could hardly say it was ever lacking. The
show opened with “Recently,” an old classic
off of the band’s early EP of the same title.
Other favorites from the early years included
“What Would You Say,” one of the singles that
propelled Under the Table and Dreaming to
success in the midst of the early-90s grunge
scene. “Minarets,” “Dancing Nancies,” and
“Seek Up” all rounded out the collection of
tunes culled from the band’s earliest days on
the road.
The band did not neglect its newest material, however. “Louisiana Bayou,” “Hunger for
the Great Light,” and “Old Dirt Hill,” for
example, all seemed to be crowd pleasers. At
the same time, the performance of these songs
illustrated one of the more noteworthy abilities
of the band—to mold a song captured in a studio-setting into a true live-classic. Moreover,
the band’s live performance of these new
recordings was a bit of relief to those who, like
myself, were somewhat suspicious of Stand
Up’s divergence from the band’s traditional
folk-style.
Even the heavy production of Mark
Batson, whose recent credits include work with
Eminem, could not dampen the band’s desire
to jam. Front-man Dave Matthews seems to
have taken a slightly less-prominent role on
guitar on newer tunes, nodding more than ever
to Carter Beauford (drums) and Stefan Lessard
(bass) to provide a steady rhythm backdrop for
Boyd Tinsley (violin) and LeRoi Moore (saxophone). Matthews’ signature singing style and
guitar chops do not completely disappear,
however, so the band’s chemistry certainly
remains intact.
As an added benefit, the band featured
two guests for a majority of the show. Butch
Taylor’s keyboard playing has become an
almost permanent fixture in the band’s live act
since he began touring with them in the late
1990s. Additionally, trumpet player Rashawn
Ross guested on many of the evening’s songs,
complementing band-member LeRoi Moore’s
already substantial contribution.
After a 14-song set marked by such staples as “Crash into Me,” “Grey Street,” and
“Minarets,” the band reappeared for an encore,
concluding the show with “Christmas Song
(Remember 2 Things),” and a segue of
“Pantala Naga Pampa” into “Rapunzel
(Before These Crowded Streets).”
As popular lore holds, however, one of
the drawbacks of going to a Dave Matthews
Band show is the stereotypical Dave Matthews
Band fan. Much to the chagrin of the two
teenage girls nearby, “Dave” never got to the
all-time fan favorite “#41,” despite their best
efforts to let him know, via high-pitched
screams (during every other song), that it was
“like, the best song ever.” And while anyone
can enjoy a cocktail or two while listening to
some great live music, the 15-year-old boozer
who comically fell down three rows of seats
before the concert even began, seemed to be
enjoying his cocktails a little too much.
Coming from someone who has now seen
the band six times, however, it’s hard not to tell
someone that they need to check this band out.
While the Dave Matthews Band shows no sign
of slowing down either in the studio or on the
road, their live performance is certainly one
that shouldn’t be missed.
Reel Review
Hotel Rwanda: The story of a hero in a time of genocide
Justin Williams
Staff Writer
To mark the start of Black History month,
it seems appropriate to slide back to a critically acclaimed film released at the very end of
2004. Hotel Rwanda is the courageous tale of
Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle, Ocean’s
Twelve, Crash)), who was the manager of the
high class Mille Collines Hotel in the city of
Kigali during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
In the aftermath of the bloodshed,
Rusesabagina garnered international attention
for granting asylum in his hotel to over 1,000
refugees of the violence. Rusesabagina has
been the recipient of various national awards
in recent years. Most notably, his honors
include the Immortal Chaplains Prize for
Humanity in 2000, the National Civil Rights
Museum Freedom Award in 2005, and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
The film sets out to establish several
themes, each of which are equally as important
as Rusesabagina’s story. The reputation of the
Rwandan genocide is a particularly brutal one,
which the film does detail, though the ideas are
purveyed with harsher words rather than gory
images. Several scenes set their sights on the
failure of the United Nations and critique the
Western nations about their efforts to mobilize
an intervention force to put an end to the genocide. These criticisms are generally accepted
and cited as a critique of the United Nations in
modern politics. Most estimates place the
death toll somewhere between 500,000 and
one million people, though it is thought to be
closer to the higher of those two figures.
The film goes to great lengths to explain
the roots of the fighting between the two major
Rwandan ethnic groups- the larger of them
being the Hutus and the minority being Tutsis.
Extremist Hutus, linked mostly to a national
militia called the Interahamwe, were the perpetrators of a great portion of the genocide.
Their systematic pursuit of known Tutsis was
a key element in creating the dramatic and suspenseful auras of the film. The majority of
Rusesabagina’s refugees were Tutsis, though
Rusesabagina himself was a Hutu.
Producing a movie in which the central
topic concerns genocide is often going to
breed controversy. Whether or not the film is
particular to the exact motives and events as
recounted by Rusesabagina (who served as a
consultant to the film as told in the credits), it
did make a noticeable, concrete effort to preserve the aesthetic nature of a man willing to
risk his own life for the safety of both his family and countrymen.
Characterized by brilliant acting from all
members of the cast, Cheadle succeeds at
showing how Rusesabagina dissolves the
notions of hatred and bigotry in a film that
truly finds a source of heroism in the face of
tragedy. A+
Bet You Didn’t Know
Meet Dr. Robert Wilson: English Professor at Cedar Crest
Mary Ann Leone
Staff Writer
Robert Andrew Wilson was born in McKees
Rocks, Pennsylvania. He attended Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, earning his undergraduate degree in English, History, and Prelaw, and later his master’s degree in
Literature. He earned his doctorate from
Lehigh University. Joining the CCC staff fulltime in 2005, Bob teaches American literature,
literary theory, and composition. Recently, he
became Director of Writing.
The Crestiad: Your doctoral dissertation, As
Good as Gold: Money, the Market, and
Morality in American Literature, 18571914 discusses women in the workplace.
What did your research reveal?
Robert Wilson: The market openings for
women began during the Civil War at the
height of industrialism, not during WWII, as
many people tend to think. During the Civil
War, women needed to work while their husbands and sons went to war. More importantly,
though, there was a market for women. The
tensions arising from middle-class women
working and not looking for husbands are from
the 19th century.
In my dissertation, the “race suicide”
dilemma, describes the phenomenon of women
choosing to go to work and have careers rather
than having families. Coined by Teddy
Roosevelt when he was president, the term
gave voice to his concern about Anglo-Saxon
women who would get a job in a buttonsewing factory, for example, then use their
money to buy baubles and luxury items, rather
than for [their] families. It represented “willful
sterility,” as expressed by Edith Wharton.
Roosevelt was concerned that the Eastern
European and Chinese immigrants in the U.S.
were out-populating the working women.
The struggle of women to define themselves while being in the marketplace as workers and mothers and more generally their influence, and how a market-driven society shapes
the world. For example, in Kate Chopin’s The
Awakening, Edna Pontellier is an effete, bour-
geois woman who really wants to find happiness by divorcing her husband. She can’t find
happiness in her lover, but where she seems to
find it is in the profits from selling her art. Her
ability to think about and to use money is a
way of defining herself. It’s significant that her
husband is a financier.
Consider the Greek word “Tokos.” It
meant both usury -- lending money at interest
-- and childbirth, thus linking two inverted
ideas of reproduction: unnatural, monetary
(money making itself out of itself) versus natural, motherly (flesh and blood making flesh
and blood). Women going to
work were seen
as violating
their supposedly natural
place in economics – the sexist idea of men out
making money, women making babies. This is
all the topic of many a medieval sermon, particularly from St. Basil, the Great, among others.
TC: Speaking of sexist, one might wonder at
your interest in this topic, which seems to be of
primary concern to women.
RW: One needn’t be a woman to be concerned
with women’s history or women’s rights. And
I choose to write about the role of literary
women in modern markets because it’s relatively unexplored by other critics. Most critics
focus on social concerns such as family or politics rather than economic issues.
TC: Michael Crichton writes in his autobiographical Travels, “Western man is…so bombarded with opinions, concepts, and information structures” that for him it’s imperative to
go to remote places to stay in tune with his true
self. Knowing of your love of
kayaking and
is by climbing the mountain or paddling a difficult river, you aren’t worried about, “have I
made my rent payment? What’s my family
doing for Christmas?” It’s “here’s the mountain; how do I get up it?” You’re confined in
this space, so all of these concerns don’t matter when you’re in that moment.
Also, I think it’s problematic the way that
Crichton suggests this as the means of finding
one’s authentic self. Sure, that’s one side of
me, and there is a zeroing out of certain parts,
but I wouldn’t define myself that way.
TC: According to the creator of Taoism, LaoTzu claims “existence is beyond the power of
words to define.” Do you concur?
RW: Yes, I would. There is more to one’s ideas
than what language can represent.
outdoor activities, can you relate to this?
RW: It’s interesting that he says Western man
– what about Western women? But there is
some truth about the different ways that men
and women go about their quest for identity.
The coming-of-age tale is usually a male story,
and there’s this tradition of men heading out on
their own. I imagine he’s thinking of John
Steinbeck’s Travels with Charlie and Jack
Kerouac’s On the Road or Thoreau’s Walden:
fleeing society to find oneself.
Speaking personally, nothing gets your
attention as well as a Class V rapid. If you talk
to people who go backpacking or kayaking,
they talk about the freedom, but for me [these
activities are] confining. What I mean by that
TC: Who are your heroes?
RW: My grandfather brings a “very pragmatic, Pittsburgh-steelworker view of life.” I’m
distrustful of other brands of pragmatism.
The people I admire most are people who are
curious about things, which goes back to my
philosophy about life. Just be curious; the
rest of life will figure itself out. The people
who succeed in life are the ones who are the
most curious: how to succeed in business,
how to succeed as a good father…Their
curiosity is their investment in their own
lives. And one of the most important places
where curiosity and success come together is
in college.
TC: What about you would your colleagues
find most surprising – perhaps a closet
Romantic?
RW: A closet Romantic? Sure. I proposed to
my wife in Florence, the birthplace of romantic love. During a trip to Italy one pre-dawn
morning I proposed, in Italian, in front of the
chapel in which Dante Alighieri first saw
Beatrice, the poetic muse of his life. She is, in
fact, the woman who leads Dante out of hell
and into heaven. And I have a mean tango, too.
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Robert Wilson
Chitter Chat
Leisurely Reading
A Million Little Pieces
Jennifer Kumetz
Crestiad Columnist
There are as many reasons to love A
Million Little Pieces as there are to hate its
author James Frey. This book, published in
2003, is the story of one man’s experience in
rehab for addictions to alcohol and crack. It is
not a typical addiction novel that
whines about how the world
wronged the addict, but instead an
intense look, sometimes gruesome, sometimes painful, inside
the reality of the narrator’s strife
and how he takes responsibility
for his own behaviors and choices. The narrator does not buy into
the Alcoholics Anonymous or
Narcotics Anonymous programs,
the 12 step-program, which is
taught by all rehabilitation facilities as the only way to get and
stay sober.
Although the narrator eventually seems to possess integrity
and personal responsibility, the
author does not. When I got my
copy of A Million Little Pieces, I
had not heard any of the hype, no
advertisements, no marketing, no
reviews. Sounds a little sheltered,
but I work second shift, so I don’t
get to watch Oprah or the 10
o’clock news. Nowhere on the
cover did I read the word “memoir” or “autobiography.” I am
glad I did not, because this
allowed me to enjoy the book for
what I thought it was; a story, fiction, maybe based a little on real
events. I did notice that the narrator had the same name as the
author, but I did not take that to
mean that all the events in the
book were supposed to be true.
Consequently, I thoroughly enjoyed the book
and found it refreshing in that it showed more
than just the rehashed “I found God” story
about recovery. It showed that there can be
more than one way to achieve sobriety, which
I happen to agree with.
“Addiction is a decision,” Frey writes,
“An individual wants something, whatever
that something is, and makes a decision to get
it. Once they have it, they make a decision to
take it. If they take it too often, that process of
decision making gets out of control, and if it
gets too far out of control, it becomes an addiction.” Later, he goes on to write, “People in
here, People everywhere, they all want to take
their own problems, usually created by themselves, and try to pass them off on someone or
something else.”
If you would also like to enjoy the book
and also have not heard any of the hype,
maybe you should not continue reading,
because this may ruin it for you. On Oprah’s
October 26, 2005 show, titled “The Man Who
Kept Oprah Awake at Night” she touted Frey’s
book, which she had added in September 2005
to her Book Club. Soon after, The Smoking
Gun, a website dedicated to exposing the truth
about entertainment, news and other media
(www.thesmokinggun.com), revealed facts
they had discovered about Frey’s criminal
record, and people began doubting the “memoir’s” authenticity. The Smoking Gun uncovered very little in the way of Frey’s criminal
activity which he describes as extensive in A
Million Little Pieces, and found no evidence of
any jail terms that were mentioned
in the book.
While Frey was being questioned on Larry King Live, Oprah
called in to defend Frey saying that
“the underlying message of redemption in James Frey’s memoir still
resonates with me and I know that it
resonates with millions of other
people.” Oprah continued, “I rely on
the publishers to define the category
that a book falls within and also the
authenticity of the work.”
On Oprah’s January 26 show
she interviewed Frey about fictionalizing his “memoir.” “I feel
duped,” she said, “But more importantly, I feel that you betrayed millions of readers.” She was most
upset about the fact that when
explicitly asked about the facts of
the book Frey backed up his fictions
as truth. That is the one point that
was disgusting about Frey, but I do
not claim to personally adore any of
the author’s I read. It is disgraceful
that he chose to lie, but it can not
make me hate a story that I formerly loved.
This reader does not feel
betrayed, but that may be attributed
to my not much caring what the
media has to say about the author
(ironic, as I myself have so much to
say), or in which category publishers place books. If labels and categorizations are ignored and the
work is judged on its own merit distinct from
its author and what other’s have to say about it
(even me) than this book can be enjoyable. I
still love the book and would recommend it,
despite its superfluous capitalization and disregard for traditional format and grammar, and
the media’s degradation of its author.
Grade: As a novel A
James Frey’s integrity F
The Sound Booth
Panic! at the Disco
Annette L.Guastella
Staff Writer
It's time for us to take a chance
It's time for us...
Well we're just a wet dream for the webzines,
Make us it, make us hip, make us scene
Or shrug us off your shoulders
Don't approve a single word that we wrote
With lyrics like these, it is not a surprise
Panic! At the Disco is emerging on to the poppunk scene fast. With upbeat rhythms and song
titles as controversial as ‘Lying is the best
thing a girl can do without taking her clothes
off’, the new album. A Fever You Can’t Sweat
released on September 27, 2005, is a hot item
today. Sharing a record label with Fall Out
Boy, The Academy Is, and Less Than Jake is a
dream come true to any up and coming band.
With Brendon Urie leading with vocals,
Ryan Ross on guitar, Brent Wilson on bass and
Spencer Smith on drums, they began writing in
their home town of Las Vegas, Nevada, the
album that they knew would send them into
stardom. After the lead singer of Fall Out Boy,
Pete Wentz heard the amateurs, he quickly
convinced Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen label
to sign them.
On Tuesday, January 17, Panic! At the
Disco appeared on Total Request Live on MTV
to premiere their new video of ‘I Write Sins
Not Tragedies’. They have since jet off to
Europe to tour with The Academy Is on ‘An
Ambitious Ones and Smoking Guns
Tour’. With one music video and a
recent CD release, these Las Vegas
natives are already selling out
venues.
Sit tight, I'm gonna need
you to keep time
Come on just snap, snap,
snap your fingers for me
Good, good now we're making some
progress
Come on just tap, tap, tap your toes to
the beat
And I believe this may call for a proper
introduction, and well
Don't you see, I'm the narrator, and this
is just the prologue?
With their fan base growing, using
Myspace and purevolume, they are growing
bigger and bigger with each passing week. The
punchy pop beats that Panic!(as their fans call
them) uses just make you want to get up,
dance, and let loose! They are not the traditional type of music that comes out of Vegas.
There are no cape-wearing Elvis’s or showgirls
that accompany the band;
just pure fun and creative
lyrics to sing along too.
A-
Kelly O’Donnell
||
Crestiad Columnist
With a new year, comes all the award shows
and fashion that we love to criticize. In
Golden Globe news, both Walk the Line and
Brokeback Mountain walked away with
quite a few awards. ABC’s hit series, Lost,
Desperate Housewives, and Grey’s Anatomy
all won awards. Steve Carell (The Office)
and Hugh Laurie (House) each won an
award for best actor and gave memorable
speeches. This was only the first award show
in a lineup this season including the SAGs,
Academy Awards, and the Oscars.
Speaking of award winners, Joaquin
Phoenix, Golden Globe winner for Walk the
Line, was in a car crash but fortunately
ended up being perfectly fine. Phoenix lost
control of his car which then collided with
another car. The other driver ended up being
fine as well and there was no trace of alcohol or drugs in either vehicle.
A Million Little Pieces author, James Frey,
is in serious trouble not only with readers
but by none other than Oprah Winfrey.
Winfrey recently backed up Frey’s book (a
nonfiction work about his drug addiction) on
Larry King Live, but later apologized saying
that she was wrong. She then interrogated
Frey on her show and said she felt “duped”
by him. Frey would do well to remember
that this is Oprah Winfrey, the same woman
who took on the beef industry and won.
Get out those black outfits, veils, and tissues. The cable channels UPN and WB will
be no more. They will now be the CW, a
network owned equally by CBS and Warner
Bros. Such shows as Veronica Mars,
Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, and
America’s Next Top Model are expected to
be shown but the fall lineup will not be
announced until May.
In similar news Disney has bought out
Pixar. Yep that’s right folks, Pixar, well
known for its animation such as Finding
Nemo, Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and The
Incredibles, has sold out for $7.4 billion dollars. Pixar has had a long time relationship
with Disney; Disney distributing most of its
movies but things went sour in 2004
between Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner
and Pixar’s Co-Creator Steve Jobs. Things
seem to be great between Jobs and new
Disney CEO Robert Iger. All I can say is I
hope their movies continue to be more like
Finding Nemo and less like The Little
Mermaid 2.
Sadly Chris Penn, co-star of Starsky and
Hutch, The Darwin Awards, and Reservoir
Dogs and brother to actor Sean Penn, died on
January 24. He was found in his Santa
Monica house where there appears to be no
foul play. Toxicology tests have been ordered
and although an autopsy was performed the
cause of death will not be known until tests
come back.
In baby news, Meg Ryan adopted a little
baby girl from China. She will be the sister
to Ryan’s son, Jack Henry, with whom she
had with her ex, Dennis Quaid. Brooke
Shields, who had postpartum depression and
wrote a book about it, has recently
announced that she is pregnant and expecting a girl. And lastly, just in case you have
had your head in the sand on an island with
Tom Hanks for the last few weeks, it’s my
duty to report that Angelina Jolie and Brad
Pitt are expecting their first child together
on May 2. I will not however report who and
how the news was broken to Pitt’s recent ex
Jennifer Aniston.
Mark Your
Calendars
On-Campus:
Saturday, February 4, 11:00 p.m.
College Bowling Night at Rosebowl
Thursday, February 9, 9:00 a.m.
Road Trip: Broadway Show - “Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels”
Saturday, February 11, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mall and Movie Weekend
Visit: www.cedarcrest.edu
for more information
Gallery Exhibition:
Robert Schatz
Megan Ammons
Staff Writer
To take a step into a dreamer’s world, one
only has to go so far as to step into the
Cressman Gallery. Robert Schatz’s “( )scapes:
Between Abstraction and Reality,” theme
appears to be abstraction of hills and distant
horizons. Schatz said, on behalf of the several
layers of meaning in his work,“ ‘scape’ means
a view, and so these works may be thought of
as views into the energetic nature of reality.”
He placed his work on sheet music,
which makes a fascinating effect in the white
spaces of the paintings. When you get close to
one of the paintings, you can see the bumps of
the acrylic paint that gives the surface both a
rough and smooth feel. The texture of the lines
clearly indicates finger painting.
The hills and the horizons in the paintings
were rounded forms. Even with the difficulty
of finger painting each work, Schatz made
each unison in proportions. There were a few
paintings that had two separate boards that
made one whole picture. However, when I see
that each painting resembles the rest, I can
only wonder if Schatz was lacking a new creative idea.
The more dramatic of the paintings were
those painted in black, white, and gray tones.
Color in his works did not have the same
effect, because those that he chose to use were
too light to see (such as Paesaggio with yellow-orange Ground).
Schatz’s work is abstract, to the point
where each viewer can be creative about what
they see in the paintings. What will you see? If
you take a critical view at his work, remember
to look closely and then step back. The distance can create a new portrayal of each painting. It was fortunate, for Schatz’s work that
this gallery offers the extra space.
Off-Campus:
Tuesday, February 14, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
The Harlem Globetrotters
Sunday, February 12, 4:00 p.m.
A Valentine’s Concert “Two Part Invention
and Friends - Music from the Heart”
Saturday, February 11, 6:00 p.m.
Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
Mest with Allister, Scary Kids Scaring Kids,
and the Classic Crime
Monday, February 13, 8:00 p.m.
Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Guinness presents the Green 17 Tour 2006
featuring Flogging Molly
Support the Philadelphia Flyers at the
Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA on
Saturday, February 4 vs. the New York
Rangers, Wednesday, February 8 vs. the
New York Islanders and Friday, February 10
vs. the Washington Capitols.
Support the Philadelphia 76ers at the
Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA on
Friday, February 3 vs. the Detroit Pistons,
Monday, February 6 vs. the Houston
Rockets, and Wednesday, February 16 vs.
the San Antonio Spurs.
Visit: www.ticketmaster.com
for more information
Fashion has been known to repeat
itself. The Alumnae Museum is attempting
to demonstrate this with a show dedicated to
that idea. Many patterns such as polka dots,
paisley and leopard print have been considered trends throughout several different
decades. Flared jeans, corsets and polo shirts
along with many other clothing styles have
also been spotted more than just once in a
lifetime.
The upcoming exhibit is going to be
showing how certain styles are recycled. Not
only will the museum be putting many of its
items on exhibit but in addition, hosting a
mini fashion show at the opening with students, staff and local volunteers. The models
will be demonstrating how trends of the past
reappear in contemporary clothing.
The opening will be at 2:00 p.m. on
Friday, February 24 in the lobby of Curtis.
ATTENTION:
Moravian University
Friday, February 10 & Saturday, February
11, 8:30 p.m.
The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Wu Tang Clan
Christa Hagan
Staff Writer
Let The Crestiad know for their
new section on the local music
scene at crestiad@cedarcrest.edu;
Tuesday, February 7, 8:00 p.m.
Guest Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Concerts & Events:
Preview
KNOW OF LOCAL UNDERGROUND BANDS FROM
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, OR NEW YORK?
Lehigh University
Visit: www.desales.edu; www.lafayette.edu;
www.lehigh.edu; www.moravian.edu;
www.muhlenberg.edu;
for more information on events through the
LVAIC Institution
Alumnae Museum
“Paesaggio Nr. 54, 2005
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
ACROSS
1. Perch
6. Philosophy dr.
9. Windshield cleaner
14. More ill
15. Undignified
16. Foe
17. Fishing net
18. Paris lover
19. Andes animal
20. Disease transmission
22. Madrid houses
23. Do wrong
24. Lateen-rigged sailing
vessel
26. On this
30. Weaker
34. Satirical publication
35. Come up
36. No
37. PA “Ivy”
38. Family restaurant, Bob
___
39. Crazy
40. German river
41. Branch
42. Fledged
43. Fiendish
45. Stephen King novel
46. Imitated absurdly
47. Cry
48. Comprehend
51. Loathsome
57. Present occasion
58. Feminine undergarment
59. Eagle’s nest
60. First woman in House
of Commons
61. Rule
62. Affixes
63. Serves
64. Unagi
65. Elms
DOWN
1. Kind of computer
architecture
2. Margarine
3. Actress Lena
4. Mailed
5. Treachery
6. Boring
7. Prefix meaning same
8. Diminishing
9. Greeting
10. Spouse’s family
members
11. Carrots’ accompaniment
12. Austen novel
13. Scandinavian rugs
21. Tonic companion
25. Snake sound
26. Wished
27. Clyster
28. Cleanse
29. Eternity
30. French money
31. Vacant
32. Desirous
33. Prepared
35. Able to evade
38. Sea eagle
39. Fuel
41. Jalapeno followers
42. Colorful
44. Cheerleader in costume
45. Cow talk
47. Shoulder blanket
48. Chew
49. Activist Parks
50. Against
52. Hillside
53. Back
54. Great Lake
55. Egyptian river
56. Roberts in Ocean’s
Eleven
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