The Communitarian - Delaware County Community College

Volume 24, No.1 • Oct. 7, 2014
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A different Eng.
Comp. II in the
works?
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Check out clubs
at different
campuses
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A student gets help from a new financial aid counter in Founders Hall
Photo by Maryleigh Sharp
DCCC renovates Marple Campus… again
By Maryleigh Sharp
DCCC is undergoing phase 3 of its
campus wide renovations, some of which
are scheduled to be finished by Spring
2015.
Phase 1 focused on improving the
STEM Building and Advanced Technology
Building. Phase 2 focused on converting
the library to a Learning Commons and
making better use of empty space on
Marple Campus.
Phase 3 involves renovating parts of
the Academic Building and Founders Hall,
the latter of which will be started Oct. 20.
The renovations will consist of a new
Enrollment Services Center, Institutional
Advancement Area, Student Center and
Dining/Lounge Expansion.
The staff in the Enrollment Service
Center will also be fully upgraded, which
means students will work with current and
new staff to make registering for classes
easier, as well as getting help with financial
aid, DCCC President Jerry Parker said.
“I was thinking we would never be
able to do this because it is so costly,” said
Parker, adding, “[but] integrating all of
these [services] will be better for all of the
students.”
Admissions, Cashier, Customer
Service, Financial Aid and Records will
all be in one area instead of in different
buildings. Students will receive an
appointment ticket and if they can not
meet at that time, they will have a smart
phone app to tell them when to come back,
Parker said.
“I wish they had this process when
I was here, “said Sofia Deliopoulos, a
psychology major at DCCC. “I hate the
fact that after I am leaving this semester,
everything is going on at DCCC.”
After completion, students using the
Dining/Lounge area will be able to sit in
front of the glass windows or in a separate
room to do homework while eating.
With the new Student Center, students
will have all their clubs and extracurricular activities in one general area.
Students who play sports can visit Andrew
Johnson, director of Wellness/Athletics/
Recreation, or learn about clubs on campus
from Amy Williams Gaudioso, director of
Campus Life.
“I am a full-time student and it’s easier
to find Amy Williams Gaudioso now if I
have any questions about the clubs because
I didn’t even know she had an office
before,” said Brandon Bronson, computer
science major at DCCC.
According to a campus-wide letter
released by Tony DeLuca, director of Plant
Operations and Construction Services, the
replacement of the six original elevators
in both the Academic and Founders Hall
Buildings will also begin on Oct. 1.
“There will be signs posted for safe
travel around the areas as well as security
present at times needed to help with
directions,” DeLuca stated in a letter
released Sept. 15.
Although the construction is
scheduled to end Spring 2015, Parker
said, “We are ahead of schedule.”
Contact Maryleigh Sharp
at communitarian@dccc.edu
Audra
McLaughlin
rocks DCCC
Volunteer and
reduce student
loan debt
page 14
Students weigh
in on tobacco
ban
page 3
The NFL under
attack
page 6,9
Fear factors:
Ebola,ISIS or
the common
flu?
page 3
Ciara Harrison, a psychology major at DCCC, gets an opportunity to meet with performer Audra McLaughlin at the Fall
Festival on Sept. 23.
By Rob Buffum
“I have always loved the medical field
as well as helping people,” said Audra
McLaughlin, a recent contestant on “The
Voice,” in a recent telephone interview.
“In music you help people as well, but I
was unsure if I could make it in the music
industry so I picked the medical assistant
program so I could help people.”
Like
many
DCCC
students,
McLaughlin changed her major more than
once. Her journey to find herself took her
from a psychology major to liberal arts and
most recently back to the medical assistant
program at DCCC.
McLaughlin said she never imagined
she would be where she is today.
(continiued on page 2)
Race at the box
office
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Campus Life
Audra McLaughlin sang “Breaking Through,” an anti-bullying song she wrote, at the DCCC Fall Festival on Sept. 23. The Fall Festival is an opportunity for students to
get to know DCCC’s student organizations and clubs.
Photos by Rob Buffun
(continued from page 1)
Most recently she has been in Nashville
working on her first single, “Wish I Could,”
with Sean Lacy which was released Sept.
22, the day before her performance at the
Fall Festival.
Her career began in Delaware County,
she said.
Before “The Voice” McLaughlin joined
the Delaware County “Let There Be Rock”
school, founded by John and Melissa Daley.
The school serves Delaware County
as a combination community center and
music school to empower kids to be the
next generation of rock stars according to
its website.
Shortly after McLaughlin joined the
Daleys, they asked her if they could send an
audition video to producers at “The Voice.”
Two weeks later, McLaughlin found herself
in New York City for a private audition for
the show.
The next thing she knew, she was in
LA in front of the show’s producers.
They called her shortly after and told
her she had made the cut to the blind
auditions that air on national television, a
privilege given to only 130 participants.
McLaughlin’s blind audition was
recorded on the first day of filming. Her
rendition of John Prine's "Angel from
Montgomery" quickly won her favor from
all four judges.
“I was so overwhelmed when I
saw all the chairs turn around for me,”
McLaughlin said of her experience on
The Voice. “I was so nervous but definitely
excited at the same time. It was a crazy
experience. I was standing in front of four
[music] idols. I remember laughing the
whole time because I didn’t know what to
say. At the time it felt like a dream.”
Back home, she had to keep quiet about
how she did until the show had aired.
On May 6 the episode during which
McLaughlin was sent home aired. She said
it saddened her to leave the show, yet she
was grateful for the opportunity it gave her
to work with such talented musicians.
Since then McLaughlin has been
working on writing songs for her debut EP
album.
Going between home and Nashville
has become a regular part of her life, she
said, but she welcomed the opportunity to
return to DCCC for its Fall Festival.
At the DCCC Fall Festival McLaughlin
took the stage after being introduced by
Student Government Association president
Roberta Kelly.
McLaughlin played several cover
songs, and a few originals she has been
writing for her up-and-coming EP.
She played her song, “Wish I Could,”
a duet she co-wrote with Shawn Lacey that
was released on Sept 23.
Also in McLaughlin’s set was her song,
“Breaking Through,” written in support of
her anti-bullying campaign.
McLaughlin closed by saying thank
you to her fans and offering the chance to
meet with some. Approximately 25 people
stayed to get autographs and pictures.
“She was great,” commented Mona
Nyree, a communications major at DCCC.
“I felt proud to see that someone from my
school was on ‘The Voice.’ She brought
positive attention to our awesome school.”
Contact Rob Buffum at
communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
Audra McLaughlin sang her newest
song “Wish I Could” at the Fall
Festival. The song was released Sept 23.
McLaughlin, a DCCC alumna, was a
finalist on “The Voice” last season. She
is currently writing her first solo EP.
Welcome Back Social gives
new opportunities for
DCCC students
By James Pearson
Students decorated sugar cookies
and enjoyed iced tea and water while
attending the Welcome Back Social at
the Upper Darby Center Sept. 18.
Photo by James Pearson
Assistant Director of Campus Life
Allyson Yacovett offers advice to a
student on the process for signing up
for clubs during the Welcome Back
Social at the Upper Darby Center Sept. 18.
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Photo by James Pearson
DCCC’s Campus Life Office offered
its Welcome Back Social to students at the
Upper Darby Center Sept. 18.
The event encouraged students
interested in creating, joining a club or
student government branch.
Tables were set up in the Upper Darby
Center, while the presenters waited for
students to finish classes. Once students
began congregating to the tables, Assistant
Director of Campus Life Allyson Yacovett
and Student Activities Coordinator
Richard Smith began answering questions.
During the process students decorated
sugar cookies and enjoyed ice tea and water
as Yacovett discussed the services and
programs offered.
“Clubs are open to anyone as long as
you’re a student,” Yacovett said. “But the
clubs are in the recruiting process so we’ll
need to see if they will become active for
students to join.”
According to Yacovett, the process
for starting a club involves three factors
which are having three students who have
(Left to Right) Richard Smith Student Activities Coordinator and Allyson Yacovett
Assistant Director of Campus Life pose for a photo during the Welcome Back
Social at the Upper Darby Center Sept. 18.
Photo by James Pearson
the same interest as the person wanting
to create the club, a constitution given by
Campus Life, and an advisor necessary to
facilitate the club.
At least eight clubs need to be active on
DCCC’s Marple Campus and four on the
other branch campuses. The club listing for
last semester included 40 clubs that were
active on each of the campuses. Film club is
the only active club so far that is accessible
on DCCC’s Upper Darby campus, added
Yacovett.
“I came to just browse the clubs that
are available,” said attendee and liberal
arts major Liyi Chang. “I haven’t found
anything that interested me.”
According to Yacovett, other
information that was available included
membership in the S.G.A. (Student
Government Association). For students
wishing to be part of the S.G.A., they
need to fill out and then submit a member
application to the Campus Life Office
so their GPA can be verified. General
members must have a minimum 2.0 GPA
and officers must have a minimum 2.5
GPA. If the student meets the minimum
GPA requirement, their information is
added to the membership list so that the
Chairperson of the S.G.A. can contact
them. If they do not have the minimum
GPA, Campus Life will reach back out to
that student and notify him or her that
they do not meet the GPA required for
membership.
“We emphasize students to join clubs,”
Yacovett said. “The Campus Life Office is
readily available to assistance students in
finding a club that interest them.”
Contact James Pearson at
communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
Campus Life
Write or Wrong?
DCCC students may soon have a second option when registering for English Comp. II
By Robert Craig
After Beckie Northwood graduated
high school, she was excited to begin
college. But despite an earnest desire to
study public health, her current major,
Northwood said she did not anticipate the
rigorous study of literature in her English
Composition II class.
At DCCC, most students must take
English Composition II: Writing about
Literature, otherwise known as ENG 112,
to transfer or earn an associate’s degree.
“Having such a strong focus on
literature made writing the papers a lot less
interesting for me…,” Northwood said.
“My papers lacked any true depth due to
the fact that I was simply uninterested in
the topic.”
For more than 20 years the best way
to teach college freshman composition
has been a debate among scholars and
professors of English. In a scholarly article
titled “Freshmen Composition: No Place
For Literature,” written in 1993, author
Erika Lindemann writes that freshman
English should provide opportunities
for students to master the genres, styles,
audiences and purposes of college writing.
However, Lindemann maintains
that studying a work of literature and
focusing on writing an essay about it can
amount to collapsing the discourses of the
academy into one genre (literature). This
can limit the students’ abilities to practice
other forms of writing and experience
other perspectives because of too strong
an emphasis on analyzing the literature,
rather than solid writing training, she
believes.
Some English faculty at DCCC agree,
saying that students would be better served
by offering them a choice. Consequently,
these faculty are attempting to implement
a new, non-literature based writing course,
ENG 113: Persuasive Writing, which is the
course’s working title.
According to Shannon Bullock, the
College Advisory System (CAS) faculty
delegate, ENG 113 focuses on rhetoric
and argumentation, not literature, as the
central focus for teaching students how to
write. “It is intended to be a continuation
of critical thinking and writing skills that
would serve as an alternative to ENG 112,”
Bullock said.
This course is currently under review
by the CAS, but the college is drawing
closer to a decision. It has not yet been
submitted for the final formal evaluation,
but Bullock said that if and when it is
approved, the course could be available for
students as early as Spring 2015.
Meanwhile, ENG 113 has been
approved for transfer to area universities
as a second-level composition course.
“West Chester University, Shippensburg
University, Nuemann University, and
Harcum University have deemed ENG 113
worthy of transfer credit,” said Dr. David
Freeman, assistant professor of English, in
an email.
But according to Bullock, ENG 113 will
not meet the prerequisite requirements for
DCCC’s higher level literature courses such
as Children’s Literature, Contemporary
Literature and World Literature.
Although ENG 112 will not be removed
from the college’s course catalogue, ENG
113 will be a second option for students
who would rather not focus on literature in
a writing course, Bullock said.
Some English faculty believe that there
is always a place for literature in the study
of English composition. But, according
to Matthew Wilsey-Cleveland, assistant
professor of English, there is also room for
a second choice.
“The curriculum for ENG 113 would
include more rigorous and complex
research-based assignments that focus
on more sophisticated registers of critical
analyses,” said Wilsey-Cleveland in an
email. “Rather than literary analysis and
fictional texts covered in ENG 112, the new
ENG 113 would be driven by composition
and rhetorical theory and purpose real
world and professional contexts.”
According to Wilsey-Cleveland, to
further the intense study of rhetorical
analysis, ENG 113 can offer students the
study of document design, visual rhetoric,
technical communication conventions
in business and scientific fields, and body
language.
“My perspective is that students would
greatly benefit from engaging in such study
precisely because the knowledge and skills
they acquire can be directly applied to the
world they live in and the careers they
are striving to realize,” Wilsey-Cleveland
added. “Good writing varies from genre
to genre. A compelling business proposal
or scientific report won’t have all the same
qualities as a moving novel. There are
These classic novels are sometimes taught in literature-based English composition
courses.
(From left to right: images courtesy of prepwise.com, thegarconniere.telavivian.com and whimsyisforever.com
certainly crossover skills but by and large
different types of writing require different
focuses and mastery of different skills.
Literature offers many things technical
writing does not, but the reverse is also
true.”
While many professors of English at
the college are interested in being a part of
this shift from literature to rhetoric, some
professors believe that literature still has a
place in college composition courses.
“One of the reasons we study literature
is to understand the human condition,”
said Elizabeth Gray, assistant professor of
English, who received a Masters of Fine
Arts degree in poetry. “I think studying
literature gives students problem-solving
skills… as well as an in-depth look at
the things that connect us, that make us
human.”
Although Gray does understand the
relevance of literature in composition
courses, she also believes that the potential
implementation of ENG 113 isn’t such
a bad idea because it would allow for
more flexibility for the faculty who create
program curriculums.
“I think that anyone could benefit
from studying literature and the beautiful
part is that you can never truly know what
a student will take away from a particular
work,” Gray continued. “But I do think that
any student can benefit from looking at
writing as a problem to be solved. I see that
as the role of ENG 113, a further practice of
problem solving.”
Gray also suggested that studying
literature gives students an opportunity to
examine great models of writing.
In a second scholarly article published
in 1993 titled “A Place For Literature
in Freshman Composition,” Gary Tate
promotes the same idea when explaining
what happens when literature is taken out
of English composition courses.
“We have denied students who are
seeking to improve their writing the
benefits of reading an entire body of
excellent writing,” Tate writes. “It is not
unlike telling music students that they
should not listen to Bach or Mahler.”
Northwood, like other students, said
she did not get what she hoped for in
ENG 112 and wishes ENG 113 had been
an option when she was taking English
Composition II.
“Most of my assignments were to read,
analyze and write a paper on a short story
that seemed irrelevant and did not do
much in assisting me to improve myself
as a writer which I ultimately was more
interested in,” Northwood said. “If I had
the opportunity to take a different writing
class I would have in a heartbeat.”
Contact Robert Craig at
communitarian@mail.dccc.edu
Students respond to the question, "How do you feel about the tobacco-free
campus here at DCCC?"
By Nicole Ryder
Special to The Communtarian
“I like it because it keeps the campus
cleaner, but I'm a smoker and it's
annoying to have to go off campus
during my breaks to smoke.”
Kaitlyn Meckley, 19, West Chester, Business Major
“I think it's nice. I don't smoke [but] it
doesn't bother me when others do.”
Brianna McCauley, 20, Bryn Mawr, Liberal Arts
Major
“There should be an area that's ...
equipped with a place to dispose your
butts.”
Rachel Juliano, 19, Havertown, Business Major
“I enjoy it very much because I can just
go throughout the business of my day
without having to choke on cigarette
smoke.”
Tom DeFulvio, 18, Drexel Hill, Liberal Arts Major
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Campus Life
Students create MESA to help the earth
Photos courtesy of MESA
By Alyssa Wilson
Special to The Communitarian
Encouraging the progress of
environmental protection at Delaware
County Community College is one of
several important initiatives facing the
college’s student body.
In Fall 2013 this issue was brought
forth to the student community. The
Modern Environmental Sustainability
Association (MESA), founded by Nick
Jackson, was established as the first real
student effort towards environmental
awareness with the intention of allowing
current students a voice in environmental
efforts both on and off campus.
In its first academic year, the club
started work on an organic garden, adopted
a highway for Earth Day, and established a
hiking trail for student leisure, enjoyment,
and exercise. These projects featured
partnerships with the Human Services
Club, the Military Club, and the Art Club.
This year, MESA will operate on the
basis of two primary concentrations: (1)
the continued establishment of an organic
community garden to be completed for the
spring semester, and (2) the garnering of
educative resources to bring to campus on
how food production and different health
practices correlate with DCCC studentlife and the environment. As a club that
believes in improving the trajectory of
environmental sensitivity at DCCC, MESA
provides students with the opportunity
to collaborate with others on how to give
back to the environment.
Visit MESA on Facebook
Modern Environmental Sustainability Association
Surgical tech students celebrate their profession
Surgical Technology program students concluded National Surgical Technology Week after enjoying a celebratory breakfast Sept 26.
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Photo by Rowland Barnum
Commentary
Reserve judgment on NFL players
By Stanley Louis
Special to The Communtarian
Lately the NFL has been under
scrutiny. With each day, it seems there is
a new story causing an uproar from the
media and the general public, with the
last two incidences involving Ray Rice
and Adrian Peterson.
These NFL players are both dealing
with domestic violence cases. Rice
has been released by his former team,
the Baltimore Ravens, and suspended
indefinitely by the NFL while Peterson
has been put on the exempt list, barring
him from participating in any activities
with his current team the Minnesota
Vikings, as his case is still being reviewed.
Although I do agree that punishment
was needed in the Rice case I do feel,
however, that the name bashing of Rice
and his wife along with Peterson is
excessive and unnecessary.
To be clear: I am not stating that
assaulting a woman is appropriate.
That being said, I cannot make a
proper assessment of Rice and his wife
on what their private life is like. There has
been no evidence that this is an ongoing
problem between them, so I must view
this as an isolated incident.
Others may say that there is no
excuse for striking a woman or even
a child in any circumstance, as in the
Peterson case. I say you’re half right.
cannot tell a person who was raised a
certain way in a different culture how to
raise his child.
Of course in some situations, parents
have gone overboard with disciplining
their child, causing injury, but in the
Peterson case I do not feel that this is one
of those situations.
So before you label these two athletes,
get all the facts.
You should NEVER strike a woman,
no matter what the problem is, but I
Keep eyes on the road, not your screen
By Delia Franchi
Special to The Communitarian
According to textinganddrivingsafety.
com, a family owned company that
educates the public on the dangers of
driving and texting, “77 percent of young
adults are very or somewhat confident that
they can safely text while driving.”
I observe this confidence on a regular
basis. The number of young people I
see looking down and clearly texting
when driving is truly terrifying because
the number of lives they are putting at
risk, including their own, is absolutely
horrifying.
We have been warned several times of
the dangers and risks of being on the phone
while driving, yet some drivers continue
to do so because although they recognize
that accidents may have happened to other
people, they are convinced the accidents
won’t happen to them.
But the statistics tell another story.
The National Safety Council estimates
that at least 28 percent of all traffic crashes
– or at least 1.6 million crashes each year
– involve drivers using cell phones and
texting.
Clearly, drivers need to start taking
this more seriously. Lives are at risk, and
lots of them at that.
Some people may say it’s not dangerous
to text because they only take their eyes off
the road for a few seconds. But consider
this report from the Edgar Snyder and
Associates Law firm, which stated, “Studies
have found that texting while driving
causes a 400% increase in time spent with
eyes off the road.”
Therefore, even if drivers do check
their phones for only five seconds, it’s five
seconds of attention lost and possibly five
seconds of somebody else’s life or theirs at
risk, so it just isn’t worth it.
After all, no pain is worse than hurting
another human being or yourself by doing
something you know you shouldn’t. If you
hurt or kill someone by driving and texting,
the regrets you may experience could be so
deeply rooted, you may not even be able to
discuss them in therapy or in your deepest
conversations with those who love you.
Drivers who text should also reflect
upon the young people who are getting in
accidents and aren’t living to graduate, or
go to college, get married or have a family
one day.
I have a lot of friends who try their
best not to text and drive but at times find
themselves doing so. They know it’s unsafe
and illegal, but they say they just can’t help
it. I always tell them that I would rather
they wait to answer my text than risk the
chance of losing them in a car accident.
If something is truly that serious or
important, I urge my friends to pull into
a parking lot, turn off the car and make a
phone call. If they do not feel the need to
do that, then the conversation or comment
really isn’t worth risking their life or
someone else’s.
It’s not that complicated: if you want to
stay alive, don’t text and drive.
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Editorial
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Roger Goodell’s credibility is shot
By Chris Linvill
Ray Rice, former Baltimore Ravens
running back, received a two-game
suspension after a video was released of him
dragging his then fiancée, Janay Palmer,
out of an elevator in the Revel Casino and
Hotel in February. The video was released
right before the NFL preseason started.
While
NFL
Commissioner
Roger Goodell was being scrutinized for
administering such a light sentence, a
second video from inside the elevator was
released, which showed Rice punching
and knocking Palmer out. Goodell then
placed Rice on indefinite suspension and
the Baltimore Ravens released Rice from
the team.
Goodell claimed he had no
knowledge of the video from inside the
elevator, but multiple sources insist that
Goodell did have knowledge of the full
situation and that there were many other
instances for which he should have taken
bigger actions against Rice.
One anonymous source from the
Associated Press said that Goodell received
more information from a voice mail that
was left for him and multiple sources from
ESPN said that Goodell was told the truth
by Rice himself.
What is more disturbing is that
TMZ got the video before the NFL. If the
NFL actually had access to the video first
then it seems like a cover up to everyone
else.
Correction
This puts the NFL in a tough
situation when it comes to their reputation.
Right after week one of the NFL regular
season, Minnesota Vikings running back
Adrian Peterson was indicted for beating
his 4-year old son with a switch, which led
to the Vikings suspending him for only
one game at first.
A similar case occurred when the
NFL failed to recognize that Peterson was
accused of beating another son who was 4
in June 2013.
Peterson was then put on the Vikings
Exempt List, which prevents Peterson
from participating in team activities until
he legal proceedings are dealt with.
Recent incidents seem to be part of an
ongoing pattern of inconsistent sentences
implemented by Goodell.
In November 2008, Goodell sentenced
Plaxico Burress to just a four game
suspension after Burress shot himself in
the leg with a semiautomatic pistol.
Burress was sentenced to 20 months in
prison on a weapon charge, so how could
he only be suspended for four games after
something so serious. However, Burress’
team the New York Giants released him
from the team.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger was accused of sexual
assault on two different occasions but
was never charged with anything nor
did any authorities get involved. But this
didn’t stop Goodell from suspending
Roethlisberger for four games.
It’s clear that Goodell needs to do
something to change the leagues policy and
DCCC students explore a hiking trail during an event sponsored by the Modern
Environmental and Sustainability Association April 22.
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Photo by: Windy Joseph
start making better decisions regarding
the NFL’s punishments or his days as the
NFL commissioner could be numbered.
The NFL is a business and is based
on making money just like every other
business. The NFL stands to lose a lot
of money if sponsors start taking action
against NFL because of the way things are
headed.
Goodell is not looking good to the
public but still has support from some
Players in the NFL like Chicago Bears
wide receiver Brandon Marshall. Marshall
defended Goodell to the media and brought
up how he changed his bad past and that
Goodell could also help other players by
setting up programs to help players that
have struggles in their life.
But should someone with so much
controversy in less than 10 years be allowed
to be in charge of a league with so much
influence in today’s society, especially with
the players being role models to a younger
generation?
Punishments for domestic abuse
should increase significantly, otherwise
we are giving a message to the youth
of America that when you get money
anything is ok.
So Mr. Goodell, you have two options:
you can resign at commissioner and let
someone else try to make things better or
you can make an immediate change and
make the league not look like a joke.
Managing Editor
Chris Linvill
Copy Editor
James Pearson
Reporters
Rob Buffum, Bob Craig, Maryleigh
Sharp
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In the May 6, 2014 edition, The
Communitarian incorrectly reported that a
newly created hiking trail on Marple campus
was a collaborative effort of Campus Life and
the DCCC Veterens Club.
According to Matthew WilseyCleveland, assistant professor of English, and
a recent news release, the trail was created
by the college’s Modern Environmental
and Sustainability Association (MESA) in
partnership with the Human Services Club,
the Military Club, and the Art Club.
The college community was invited
to walk the trail for the first time April 22.
Wilsey- Cleveland and Tanya Gardner,
assistant professor of communications
studies, were co- faculty advisors at the time.
Today the club continues to operate
under the advisement of Wilsey-Cleveland
and Erica Danowitz, assistant professor and
reference librarian.
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Local News
Chester County ‘Music Man’ protests hip-hop
A homeless Chester man, sometimes referred to as the "Music Man," expresses his feelings about hip-hop music. Music man walks around the city of Chester everyday,
listening to music, and has been doing that for years, residents say. Most of the music he listens to is from the 80s, and current day music. He says his ultimate goal is for
music to be how it was when he was growing up, hence the sign.
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Local church draws attention to gun violence
In a continuing pursuit to bring an end to gun violence, the Chester/Delaware County chapter of Heeding God's Call has organized a “Memorial to Lives Lost to Gun
Violence” at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church. It was set up on Sept. 20th by volunteers, dedicated on the morning of the 21st, and is actively located at 727 Harvard Ave.
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Sports
Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins by one field goal (37-34) Sept. 21, leaving the Eagles headed into the fourth week undefeated and in first place
within the NFC East division. This was the last game of their three-game win streak. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Eagles (26-21) on Sept. 28, thus ending their
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The NFL doesn’t really care about domestic violence
Ravens running back Ray Rice, right, and his wife Janay made statements to the news media May 5, 2014, at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills, Md,
regarding his assault charge for knocking her unconscious in a New Jersey casino. On Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, Rice was let go from the Baltimore Ravens
after a video surfaced from TMZ showing the incident.
(Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/MCT)
By Brett Quinn
Special to The Communitarian
In the fall out of the Ray Rice Saga and
the handful of other domestic abuse cases
involving NFL players that have arisen in
the past few months, we have been fed the
same statements countless time. We’ve
been told this is something that the NFL
refuses to tolerate, yet the actions by the
league say otherwise.
Commissioner
Roger
Goodell’s
original ruling of suspending Ray Rice
for two games was recently upgraded to
an indefinite suspension, but the motive
behind his decision is questionable.
Goodell only decided to increase the
suspension when TMZ Sports released
a video to the public showing Ray Rice
hitting his wife in the face and knocking
her unconscious. Public outrage forced
Roger Goodell’s hand.
Contrary to what he would like us
to think, it was not a decision founded
on morals and his desire to “make things
right.” Additionally, Goodell needed
massive public outcry criticizing his
insubstantial two game ban of Rice to even
make an official protocol for NFL domestic
abuse cases.
Goodell is not alone in his phony
actions and statements. The Carolina
Panthers allowed Greg Hardy, who
was convicted of domestic abuse in the
summer, to play for them in week one and
only deactivated him after public backlash
created a public relations nightmare for
them.
The San Fransico 49ers are currently
allowing
defensive
lineman
Ray
Macdonald to start on their team despite
having charges of domestic violence levied
against him. Commissioner Goodell also
allows this.
The Arizona Cardinals displayed good
judgment by immediately deactivating
running back Jonathan Dwyer last week as
soon as charges surface. It is hard to take
that move seriously, however, as a week
prior to Dwyer’s arrest, the team signed
running back Chris Rainey who has been
convicted of both domestic abuse and
stalking charges in the past.
Despite all the posturing done by the
NFL to appear like they truly care about
eradicating domestic violence, there is
hardly a single piece of evidence available
to show so. Actions speak louder than
words, and the NFL’s actions indicate that
they do not care about domestic violence;
they care only about public perception.
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National News
Apathy, not Ebola, is the deadliest disease
By Kyrie O'Connor
Houston Chronicle (MCT)
This week, we're all really worried
about invasions.
First, fueled by our lieutenant
governor, we were told to worry about
Islamist militants entering the country
from our southern border.
That the "prayer rug" found at the
border turned out to be an Adidas jersey
probably hasn't slowed anybody down.
‘I'm told the students at one of our
tonier suburban high schools are in a
tizzy, worried about the ISIS threat at their
doors.
Then Omar Gonzalez, a troubled
veteran, breached multiple layers of
Keystone Kops to run pell-mell through
the White House.
He had 800 rounds of ammo in his
car, we were told. That he got into the
White House armed with only a pocket
knife and his car was blocks away, and that
his motives are still unclear, does nothing
to calm the roiling public.
Oh, and the Ebola virus came to our
shores in the body of Thomas Eric Duncan,
who at least went to Dallas, secretly
pleasing all of Houston.
Now we're really going to die.
That we have a fully modern (if
somewhat clueless) health system and
decent knowledge of epidemiology, yet
again, has stopped no one from flipping
out.
I don't know enough about psychology
to know why at this particular moment the
notion of penetration of our national body
is so specifically frightening.
But it's there.
Ah, but here's the thing. We have
“You must know that
plain old flu kills on
average some 36,000
Americans a year.”
A few things are at work here. First,
we love going nuts with fear, that frisson
of dread that wakes up our hectic but, let's
face it, kind of dull lives.
A small epidemic, a light dusting of
terrorists, now that would be something to
talk about.
Remember after 9/11 when every onehorse town in America decided it was the
next target?
actual, real, serious stuff to worry about
and fear, stuff we even have a measure of
control over.
The mostly imaginary threats have
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than ISIS.
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International News
Kurdish troops, backed by US, British aircraft,
recapture key town on Syrian border
By Mitchell Prothero
McClatchy Foreign Staff(MCT)
IRBIL, Iraq _ Kurdish militia have
captured a strategic border town on the
route between the Islamic State-held cities
of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq as
part of a three-front offensive launched to
retake territory lost to the group over the
summer, Kurdish officials said Tuesday.
The offensive, which was described
as "limited"' by a Kurdish security official,
was supported by the heaviest anti-Islamic
State coalition airstrikes in a week, with
warplanes flown by the United States
and its allies striking at least 20 targets _
including the first strikes by British planes
since Parliament approved military action
in Iraq.
Kurdish forces, known as the
peshmerga in Iraq, began attacks early
Tuesday morning on three fronts _ at the
border with Syria at the town of Rabia;
at Zummar, a city outside of Mosul; and
outside Kirkuk, a city that the peshmerga
occupied in June when Iraqi army troops
withdrew in the face of the Islamic State's
advance.
Kurdish officials and media reports
said that the offensive at Rabia and
Zummar, both of which fell to the Islamic
State in early August, were going well.
There were fewer clear reports about the
fighting outside Kirkuk.
The Kurdish offensive marks a
resurgence of the peshmerga militia after
its lightly armed forces proved no match
in August for the heavy weapons employed
by the Islamic State, which the insurgent
group had captured when it overran Iraqi
military positions in June. In the months
since, the peshmerga, which is made up of
two separate groups each loyal to one of
the two main Kurdish political parties, has
been reorganized to improve coordination
and training and has begun to receive
heavier and more advanced weaponry
from Western countries.
But whether the quick results at Rabia
were a sign of an improved peshmerga
was uncertain. Reports indicate that the
Islamic State had moved a large number
of fighters out of the area to reinforce its
units fighting in Syria, according to a
Kurdish military official who did not have
permission to speak to the news media.
"This is not a major offensive to retake
Mosul," said the official, who reports to
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani in
Irbil. He said Rabia was a target "to cut the
flow of weapons and men between Mosul
and Raqqa" and to put pressure on Islamic
State forces holding another northern Iraqi
city, Sinjar.
The fighting near Kirkuk was
undertaken by peshmerga troops loyal
to former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's
party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan,
which is based in Sulaimaniya. It was a
sign of continuing coordination issues that
the official said he was not well informed
on the progress there.
"We
have
improved
our
communication with Talabani's men
through a central operations center, and
this attack was done in coordination with
them, but I don't have immediate progress
reports as that information is processed
through their commanders," the official
said. He described efforts to build one
centralized peshmerga command as "in
progress."
Kurdish refugees arrive in Yumurtalik, Turkey, fleeing the advances of
Islamic State extremists on the north Syrian city of Kobani, on
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Annabelle’
neck-in-neck for No. 1
spot at box office
A doll is possessed by a murderous cultist in Warner Bros' "Annabelle."
(Warner Bros. Picture/MCT) USA
By Saba Hamedy
Los Angeles Times(MCT)
LOS ANGELES _ A prequel to “The
Conjuring” about a haunted doll and a
David Fincher thriller will fight for the No.
1 spot at the box office this weekend.
David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” is
expected to gross as much as $25 million,
according to people who have seen prerelease audience surveys. This would put it
in a tight competition for No. 1 with horror
film “Annabelle,” which could gross as
much as $27 million.
Meanwhile, tracking services show
a wide range of expectations for “Left
Behind,” the third wide release to hit
theaters this weekend. The film, distributed
by Freestyle Releasing, could pull in
between $5 million to $15 million.
Based on the popular novel by
Gillian Flynn, Fincher’s film follows
Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) after his wife
Amy (Rosamund Pike) goes missing
on their fifth anniversary. As secrets of
their marriage unfold, police, media and
community members try to unearth
whether Nick killed his wife.
The R-rated film, co-produced by
Twentieth Century Fox and New Regency,
cost about $61 million to make. The studios
anticipate a more modest opening of about
$20 million.
Fandango, a Los Angeles-based
ticketing website, said on Wednesday that
the thriller is poised to become one of the
highest-selling October movies since the
company launched 14 years ago.
It earned a score of 89 on the site’s
“Fanticipation” indicator, just behind the
stranded-in-space film “Gravity” at the
same point in its sales cycle last year.
The film has a number of advantages.
For one, it has the star power behind
Oscar-winning Affleck. In 2012, “Argo”
grossed about $19.5 million in its opening
weekend and went on to earn $136 million
and an Oscar. In 2010, “The Town” grossed
$23.8 million in its opening weekend and
went on to gross $92.2 million.
Fincher has also developed a cult
following for films such as “The Social
Network” and “The Girl with a Dragon
Tattoo.” This, added to the reader fan base
for Flynn’s book, will likely lure in core
fans.
However, many of the director’s films
usually see big numbers over time rather
than just in their opening weekends.
By comparison, “The Social Network”
opened to about $22.5 million in its
opening weekend in 2010. It went on to
gross about $97 million. Likewise, “The
Girl With a Dragon Tattoo” pulled in $12.8
million in its opening weekend in 2011. The
film, based on the popular novel by Stieg
Larsson, went on to gross $102.5 million.
But New Line’s “Annabelle,” which
cost about $6.5 million to make, may scare
up bigger crowds than “Gone Girl.” The
studio estimates the film will make about
$20 million.
The R-rated horror film follows the
haunted doll from “The Conjuring” named
Anabelle. In July 2013, “The Conjuring”
cast a spell over audiences and opened to
about $41.5 million. It ended up grossing
$318 million worldwide.
“Left Behind” will likely draw in the
same faith-based crowds that popularized
“God’s Not Dead.” Based on books by
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, the
apocalyptic thriller, which cost about
$15 million to make, stars Nicolas Cage.
Freestyle Releasing expects the film to
gross as much as $10 million.”
In limited release, Warner Bros.’ “The
Good Lie” will open in 461 theaters. The
Reese Witherspoon drama could make
about $2.5 million this weekend.
On Wednesday, Paramount Pictures
released Jason Reitman’s “Men, Women &
Children” in New York and Los Angeles
markets. The film will expand to the top 12
markets on Friday.
Paul Strand: Master of Modern Photography
This fall, the Philadelphia
Museum of Art will present
the first major retrospective
in nearly fifty years devoted
to Paul Strand (American,
1890–1976), one of the
greatest photographers in the
history of the medium. Paul
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Photography will explore
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Peace Corps & AmeriCorps
Pledge to Expand Outreach Efforts on Ways to Reduce Student Loan Debt through Public Service
Peace Corps director highlights agency’s
efforts to increase outreach to diverse
communities at National Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Week Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C, Sept. 23, 2014
– Peace Corps Director Carrie HesslerRadelet and Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS) CEO Wendy
Spencer today joined U.S. Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan and Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Director Richard Cordray in pledging to
help public servants and national service
participants, including Peace Corps
volunteers and AmeriCorps members,
reduce their student loan debt. The agencies
are among the first federal agencies to take
CFPB’s public service pledge on student
debt.
“This marks an important step forward
in Peace Corps’ continuing effort to break
down barriers to service and open doors
of opportunity for new generations of
potential Peace Corps volunteers,” HesslerRadelet said at the National Historically
Black Colleges and Universities Week
Conference in Washington, D.C. “Student
loan debt is a significant factor for many
young people considering public service,
including Peace Corps volunteers, so it is
incumbent upon us to help educate them
on the benefits available.”
“Given that more than 60 percent of
AmeriCorps alums go into public service
careers, it’s important they know about
options that can help them reduce their
student debt,” said Spencer. “Our nation
needs more public servants, and the effort
we are kicking off today will help more
AmeriCorps alums translate their service
commitment into careers in the public
interest.”
Through this pledge, the Peace Corps
and CNCS commit to share information
about options for managing student
loan debt with applicants, volunteers,
and employees. In partnership with the
U.S. Department of Education and the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
the Peace Corps launched a new web portal
and public education campaign to help
current, future and returned volunteers
understand the benefits that may be
available to them to help manage their
student loans if they choose public service.
“Student loan forgiveness has become
a key tool to enhance the affordability of
public service careers,” said CFPB Director
Richard Cordray. “We are working to raise
awareness of this program by getting more
employers involved and are so pleased that
leading public service agencies like the
Corporation for National and Community
Service, AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps
are joining our efforts.”
“I am delighted to sign this pledge to
actively inform the employees at the U.S.
Department of Education about Public
Service Loan Forgiveness as a way to
reduce their student loan debt,” said U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
“This program can save thousands of
dollars for government workers and nonprofit employees who dedicate their lives
to public service. It’s also a great recruiting
tool for government agencies and tax
exempt non-profits that want people to be
able to follow their heart and passion—
and not just chase a big paycheck because
they have to pay back loans. We can’t afford
to lose that talent because of student debt.”
There are a number of benefit options
to help reduce student loans for Peace
Corps volunteers and returned Peace
Corps volunteers, including the Public
Service Loan Forgiveness Program
(PSLF). Peace Corps volunteers may
qualify for forgiveness of remaining
federal student loan debt after they have
made 120 qualifying payments (10 years,
if consecutive payments) on those loans
while employed full-time by certain public
service employers. If enrolled in PSLF
under an income-driven repayment plan,
volunteers may have qualifying payments
as low as $0 throughout their service.
AmeriCorps engages more than 75,000
Americans in intensive service each year at
non-profits, schools, public agencies, and
community and faith-based groups across
the country. After successful completion of
their term of service, AmeriCorps members
are eligible to receive a Segal AmeriCorps
Education Award to help pay college
tuition or pay back student loans. Since
1994, AmeriCorps members have earned
more than $2.7 billion in Segal AmeriCorps
Education Awards. AmeriCorps members
can take advantage of a number of student
loan benefits, including the Public Service
Loan Forgiveness Program.
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3. Earn your bachelor’s in business with the
new Haub Degree Completion Program.
The Haub Degree Completion Program offers a convenient, affordable and flexible education. With day,
evening and online courses, the Haub School of Business makes it possible to earn your bachelor’s in
business from experienced faculty members at an AACSB international accredited institution.
Open House on Oct. 14 from 5-7:30 p.m.
Visit sju.edu/transferinfo to get more information or register.
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