Salem State Log Nov. 5, 2010

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“The independent
voice of Salem State
University students”
The Salem State Log
Vol. LXXXIII, No. 4
November 5, 2010
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Governor Patrick
Visits Campus
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us online at
www.salemstatelog.com
Gov. Deval Patrick
came to Salem State on
October 25 to celebrate the
school’s new University
status.
Patrick, who met with
about 200 faculty members
and students, signed legislation in July that, as of
October 26, conferred university status on Salem
State and other state colleges.
In this edition:
News
Harvard Psychology
professor Ellen Langer
discusses the benefits
of mindfulness.
More on page 2
Salem State Sings!
raises $2,300 at
fundraising concert.
More on page 2
RHA Recognized
at National Level
Features
Log alum Caitlin Rung
describes professors’
experiences with commuter marriages.
More on page 5
Salem State students celebrate U-Nite on October 25.
Fans expect the forthcoming Harry Potter
movieto be spellbinding.
More on page 6
By Brett Nolan / Log News Editor
Article honors former
Communications
Adjunct Professor
Marcie Kennedy.
More on page 8
Rachel Harris reports
on Rock and Shock
weekend.
More on page 9
Sports
Brian Davidson previews the men’s ice
hockey season.
More on page 11
SSU junior Alex
Gomes wins the
individual crosscountry MASCAC
championship.
More on page 12
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State’s community
since 1927”
Photo by Beatrice Rios
Salem State “U-Nites” to
Celebrate University Week
Hundreds of Salem State students, along with the Salem State
Viking, celebrated the eve of
University Day in a basketball
court in O’Keefe on October 25.
The event called “U-Nite” was
presented by the Student Government Association, in honor of
Salem State officially becoming
a university the next day, on October 26.
Hosted by SGA president
Ryan Chamberland and Vice
President Erin Hadley, U-Nite’s
activities included basketball
games, an inflatable laser tag
arena, a student DJ, a build-astuffed-animal table, caricature
drawings, a paper airplane toss,
and hat customization. Dozens of
students waited in line for each
activity, with laser tag definitely
the biggest crowd-gatherer.
Chamberland, clad in university gear and blue-and-orange
face paint, said that he was
happy with the turnout and
thought that the night was going
terrific. He said he was especially happy to give back to SGA
for all the hard work its members
put into the event and Haunted
Happenings.
Hadley said, “It is amazing to
see and I hope people are having
fun. This has been a perfect destresser after Haunted Happenings.” More than 500 people
participated in Haunted Happenings.
Liz Roccoforte, last year’s
SGA president, said that she was
happy for the community and
hoped there would be future celebrations honoring the new university status. Jonathan Agusto,
chair of student life, said that the
event is a highlight of SGA’s
achievements and it made SGA
more approachable to students.
A lot of students seemed to
enjoy themselves and the new
university status. The fact that
students were celebrating together appeared to be just as important to the students as
becoming a university. Tori
Bryant, a sophomore nursing
major, said, “I couldn’t be
prouder to be a part of the SSU
community. Tonight’s U-Nite has
been a blast so far. I’m excited to
see so many students engaged.”
Nicole Gamez, a junior criminal justice major and RA for
Bates, said that she hoped the
university status would bring in
more international students. Lillian Allen, a freshman biology
major, said that she was excited
to see so many students together
because of how much they care.
The night ended with a countdown. Once the clock struck
midnight, confetti and streamers
were blasted into the crowd and
a stampede of students rushed
out of the gym.
Salem State’s Resident
Hall Association recently
received national recognition.
Michael Ahern was recognized as national RA for
the month of September.
Freshman Ryan Vinnicombe was the Northeast
regional winner as “firstyear student” for September. RHA’s Day of Service
on September 11 was also
name National Community
Service Program of the
Month for September for
its canned good drive.
The kudos for RHA
builds on awards it received in June at the annual
conference of the National
Association of College and
University Residence Halls.
There, RHA executive Director Michelle Dunn, was
named National RHA President of the Year. And
Freshman Stephen Fiore
was named National First
Year Experience Award
winner.
SSU Professors and Librarians Hit By Past Pay Freeze
By Sara McClory / Log Staff Writer
Faculty across the state, including Salem State University,
have been struggling with the
lack of raises. For two years now,
there have been no raises for
SSU faculty and librarians.
Faculty and librarians had zero
increase in their salaries for the
2008-09 and 2009-10 academic
years, according to Amy Everitt,
Professor of Sport & Movement
Science and President of the
Salem chapter of the Massachu-
setts State College Association
Union.
Though in many cases the pay
freeze did prevent the layoff of
teachers, it’s not a permanent solution for a problem that has
been going on since 2008, said
Everitt.
However, there is some light at
the end of the tunnel, according
to Everitt. This past summer, the
contract that contained a raise in
the near future was renegotiated
with agreed concessions and a
1.5 percent pay increase in this
2010-11 academic year. The 1.5
percent increase for 2010-11
takes effect retroactive back to
June 30, 2010. A 3.5 percent pay
increase for the 2011-12 academic year will take effect on
June 30, 2011.
On October 18, Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick signed
the supplement bill, allowing the
raises for the 2010-11 and 2011-
12 academic years to happen.
If the contract were denied, it
could have presented many challenges for the faculty and librarians affected, possibly causing
issues with other budgets on
campus or even forcing the tuition to once again go up.
The faculty recognizes the
crumbling economy, accepting
the zero percent increase for the
2008-09 and 2009-10 academic
years, said Everitt.
To read more, please visit us online at
www.salemstatelog.com
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THE SALEM STATE LOG
Harvard Professor Shares
Benefits of Mindfulness
By Sara McClory / Log Staff Writer
Harvard Psychology Professor
Dr. Ellen Langer discussed the
psychological and physical benefits of mindful health at the October 18 Psychology Colloquium
held at Veterans Hall.
Speaking to a nearly packed
audience, Langer spoke about
her new book, titled Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and
the Power of Possibility. The social psychologist also shared the
dynamics of mindful health.
Mindfulness, which involves
being open to and accepting of
events happening in the present,
gives people the feeling of engagement and makes us sensitive
to context and perspective.
Mindlessness traps us in the past
and we become oblivious to it.
Langer used a humorous example of mindfulness:
“I went to the grocery store
and paid with my credit card and
the girl at the register reminded
me that I hadn’t signed the back
of my credit card, so I did,” she
said. “Then she printed out a
form and I had to sign that as
well, so I did. And then the girl
took my card and the print out
and compared the two signatures
to make sure they matched, even
though I had signed both of them
right in front of her eyes.”
In 1974, Langer graduated
from Yale University and began
a flourishing career that includes
being author of 12 books and
more than 200 articles.
The award-winning social psychologist also discussed the dynamics of mindful health and
how getting a bad number on our
cholesterol causes us to stress
out, and getting a good number
causes us to pay less attention to
it. “If it’s chronic, do you have it
all the time? No, it’s uncontrollable and undetermined.”
Langer shared a story about a
study she conducted several
years ago with senior citizens.
They walked in like fragile, leaning dolls and left—some without
their canes—all with an increase
in hearing, feeling, memory, grip
and strength. The Counterclockwise study caused the 70-andolder men to have improved
mindfulness, a trait discussed in
her book.
In Counterclockwise, Langer
explains how breaking certain
behaviors and improving mindfulness, while decreasing mindlessness, can improve one’s life
considerably, making fundamental happiness reachable. Improving health, weight, aging, vision,
cancer and heart health are all
addressed, along with personal
stories and studies. This makes
her book scientifically riveting.
In addition, Langer presented her
vast knowledge in a way that
was intriguing to her listeners,
creating an atmosphere that was
enjoyable and informative.
November 5, 2010
News
Concert Earns $2,300 for Scholarship
By Melissa Carella / Log Editor-in-Chief
Salem State Sings!, the concert
fundraiser for the Sandra B.
Fowler Scholarship Fund, earned
about $2,300 from its October 27
concert held at the Central Campus Recital Hall.
Talent from more than a dozen
faculty and staff gathered to sing
in honor of Fowler, the former
Communications Department
Chair who passed away in 2008.
Highlights of the evening in-
cluded Rhonda Berry, a painter
in the maintenance Department,
singing a lively rendition of
“Great Balls of Fire” and a soulful version of Leonard Cohen’s
“Hallelujah.” Karen Goodno, a
Visiting Instructor in the history
department, wowed the crowd
with the Civil War ballad “The
Honor of Your Name.” Communications professors Rob Brown
and Rebecca Hains performed a
duet to Rodgers and Hart’s
“Thou Swell.” Hains, a trained
opera singer, also sang the multioctave “Doll Song” from Les
Contes d’Hoffman. And 9-yearold Nick Cook--son of Communications Department Chair Judi
Cook--finished the evening with
a solo piano rendition of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From
my Friends,” followed by a finale that included the entire cast.
Photo by Evan Sahagian
The Salem State Sings! ensemble belts out“With a Little Help From My Friends” as the
final act at the fundraising concert on October 27.
True Costs of Coal Mining in Colombia to be
Discussed at November Forum and Talk
By Melissa Carella / Log Editor-in-Chief
This Sunday, November 7, the
Salem Alliance for the Environment & Health Link will be featuring a free public forum titled
“The Real Cost of Coal: Colombia to Salem.”
The forum will take place at
the First Church – Unitarian at
316 Essex Street in Salem at 7
p.m.
At this forum, there will be a
discussion regarding the human,
environment, and economic impact of getting energy from coal.
According to the Alliance, Massachusetts gets 25 percent of its
energy from coal, the primary
fuel burned at the Salem Harbor
Power Station.
Following this forum, on Mon-
day, November 8, Colombian
Union Leader Jose Nicolas Brito
Mendoza will be at Room 109
Sullivan Building from 11 a.m
until noon. His talk is titled “The
Human Cost of Coal: From
Colombia to Salem.” This event
is sponsored by the Program in
Latin American Studies and the
Peace Institute.
Photo from Google Image Search
Harvard Psychology Professor Ellen Langer
Groups and Clubs Meetings this semester:
November 29: Holiday Ceremony, Ellison Campus
Center, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Learn about different
holiday cultural traditions!
The Salem Harbor Power Station, above.
Photo from healthlink.com
Don’t come to school on thursDay, november 11.
no one will be here.
it’s veteran’s Day.
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Features
Professor Profile: Elizabeth Blood, Chairperson of Foreign Languages Department
By Diana Sadek
“The thing i love most about
Salem State is the students! I actually really enjoy teaching and
look forward to seeing my students in
class,” said Dr. Elizabeth Blood, Chairperson of the
Foreign Languages
Department.
Blood said she enjoys her career and
find the students
very interesting and
hard-working at
Salem State.
Blood, originally
from Tarrytown,
New York, dreamed
about traveling and
discovering new cultures and countries.
which made her
choose the foreign
languages field. Blood learned
French from her father, who was
of French-Canadian ancestry.
Her enthusiasm for learning
French led her to take French
classes while in high school. She
went to Connecticut College,
where she majored in anthropology and studied French as a
minor. She also studied Italian
and traveled to study abroad in
Florence Italy. “My French and
Italian experiences in college,
and in particular my French professors, really inspired me to
love literature and to want to
study it further,” she said.
Blood said she was inspired to
become a college professor by
her own professors. After she
graduated from Connecticut College, she worked for a year and
decided that she wanted to go to
Non-Traditional Student
Recalls Later-in-Life
Return to College
By Kerri Tarpey
Walking on to the campus of
Salem State for the first time,
long after my teenage years were
left behind me, felt very much
like intruding on a teenager’s
party in progress. College is a
place for young people. A society
comprised of beer, boys, babes,
bongs ... and a few books. I was
in foreign territory and afraid I
might be crashing their party.
Registration was a rough start.
I eagerly jumped through all of
the hoops laid out for me. I stood
patiently in line after line, but
every class was filled by the time
I stepped to the front. With no
more lines to stand in, I wandered into the middle of the
room hugging to my chest my
few papers like a shield. I stood
there, alone, with my heart beating loudly in my own ears while
everyone strolled comfortably by
me, gossiping in pairs or groups
of three. The crowd was thinning. Maybe it was time to drag
my defeated, dejected self home.
I spotted a familiar face, Communications Professor Judi
Cook, and without a thought
found myself confessing the
events of my morning. She assured me I shouldn’t give up,
made an exception, and it was
done. I had a class. This officially made me a college student.
It felt good.
I was fidgety the first day of
class. No one seemed to notice
me, though. They didn’t even notice each other. It was only 9
a.m., after all, so most students
seemed to be sleep-walking. It
seemed as if this was going to be
okay.
The only thing left to worry
about was if I remembered how
to study. I wasn’t very good at it
the first time around. I was sure
it was only going to be harder
this time. The first thing I
learned was that I have developed an insatiable curiosity since
the last time I was a student. This
was good. I also found out I have
a lot to say. This is only sometimes good.
I have been told that my boots
“rock” and my hair color is great.
The fact that I have a motorcycle
never fails to impress. Many a
friendly face has joined me for a
chat and it seems a waving hand
and smiling face is always just
around the corner.
Though not every class is riveting, every school day is much
more interesting than domesticity. It beats a lot of jobs I have
done as well. The girls on “The
View” will just have to live without me for a while.
The only thing I will change
once I have that silly and expensive piece of paper, a diploma, is
that I will start taking the classes
I have always wanted to take.
Good bye, geological sciences.
Hello, philosophy.
graduate school. She did so at
Boston College, completing a
master’s in French literature and
a Ph.D. in romance literature, specializing in
French and Italian 18thcentury theater.
Blood obtained a grant
from the French government as part of her doctoral studies that allowed
her to travel to Paris,
where she spent a year
doing research and taking
classes at L’ecole Normale Superieure, one of
France’s most prestigious
“grandes ecoles.”
“As I was completing
my dissertation, I needed
a job and I was hired to be
Coordinator of the McNair Scholars Program
here at Salem State,”
Blood said. “The program no
longer exists, but it was a really
great experience for me; it was
my first experience with Salem,
and I really loved the community
of faculty and students here.”
Blood said she was sad to
leave Salem State when she got
her first opportunity as a French
professor in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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She didn’t like staying at Pennsylvania and decided to come
back to New England after two
years. Blood worked as a visiting
professor at the College of the
Holy Cross in Worcester. When a
teaching position opened at
Salem State, she came back.
Blood was hired at Salem State
in 2003 and taught Italian and
French classes. In 2008 she was
promoted to Associate Professor
and elected chair of the department of foreign languages.
Blood has authored a French
textbook used at Salem State.
She said that “my textbook, project, intrigue, aims to combine the
best communicative teaching
techniques with the intellectual
draw of a mystery–story narrative, offering the students meaningful contexts in which to learn
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responsible for the Study Abroad
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students to Québec for the first
couple days to give them a tour
and help them settle. Stephanie
Pierre, a foreign language student, was glad that Blood is the
one who goes with the students
to Québec.
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State would consider taking languages,” Blood said. “Not only
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THE SALEM STATE LOG
November 5, 2010
Editorial
2010-11
LOG EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Carella
News
Brett Nolan, Editor
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Features
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Rachel Harris, Associate Editor
Sports
Ryan Mooney, Editor
Ben Snow, Associate Editor
Copy Editor
Shiloh Bramantecohen
Production Manager
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Photography Editor
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Web Editor
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Contributing Editor
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Distribution Manager
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Financial Adviser
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Editor Emeritus
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Staff Writers
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Ian Strimbeck
The Log welcomes articles and opinion pieces from everyone in the Salem
State community. You must include
your name and phone number with
your submission.
The Log reserves the right to edit
articles and opinions for length.
Have You Checked Your
Self-Esteem Lately?
As an advocate for human rights, I become highly concerned when the
welfare of people is compromised. Many times, harm is imposed by others, which makes it so that people suffer. However, there is suffering that
can be held within, impeding the way the victim conducts his or her life.
This internal suffering can be thought of as a mental illness in extreme
cases, but I think some mental suffering is due to the fragility of the
human condition itself, brought on by our society.
One way that we can hurt ourselves is by holding onto negative thinking regarding ourselves, having low self-esteem. Having low self-esteem
is a term heard often, but it is sometimes taken for granted. The situation
we have in our societies regarding self-esteem is an epidemic. Being a
media-frenzied nation—world even—we are bombarded with what appears to be images of perfection. Though perfection is impossible to attain, many people in society still seek to attain it. Through the
subconscious of viewers, this ideal image registers into the hard-wiring of
viewers’ brains, making it seem as if perfect attributes are the norm.
When talking about self-esteem, it is also important to keep in mind
that we are products of the society that we live in, and that the media is a
strong driving force of society. Moreover, true individualism is usually
non-existent. Our society dictates our behavior, the clothes we wear, even
the things we like. Sure, you choose what you like, but our society is what
presents it to us in the first place. Take, for instance, the situation if you
were to get pulled over by a police officer. A woman might cry due to the
situation, possibly evoking sympathy from the official. However, if a man
were to start sobbing in the front of the police officer, the driver would receive great disdain from the official! This shows how society clearly affects behavior.
When someone looks or feels outside of the societal norm, negative
feelings can result. Such feelings may include loss of self-worth, selfdoubt, and anxiety. Because we are not meeting the standards that we see,
we hold it against ourselves. Women, as an example, may want to appear
beautiful, while men want to be athletic. What I find so disconcerting is
how extreme the feelings against oneself can become. A woman may
eventually develop an eating disorder, and a man may want to then inject
chemicals to make himself appear stronger. What this all leads up to is
people holding back from their highest potential. Although we are in a
fast-paced, media-driven society, why is there always such a fuss to attain
the unattainable? Even if we acknowledge how perfection is not realistic,
our standards for ourselves can become outrageous. All I am saying is that
we should embrace who we are and to let things go. Or to at least recognize the negative thinking that needs to be left behind.
--Melissa Carella, Editor-in-Chief
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Opinion
For Profs, Absence Doesn’t Always
Make the Heart Grow Fonder
By Caitlin Rung / Log alumnus (May 2010)
Commuter marriages, or commuter relationships for that matter, can be the plague of
academia.
Many professors know too
well the pain and loneliness associated with being separated from
the one, or ones, they love. According to Time magazine, from
2000 to 2005 the number of
commuter marriages in the
United States jumped to 3.6 million. Almost 50 percent of those
couples were at least 100 miles
away from each other, and 50
percent were separated for more
than nine months.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Darlene Crone-Todd endured a commuter marriage for
19 years. Crone-Todd was completing her post-doctorate at
John’s Hopkins University in
Baltimore while her husband
worked and lived in Winnipeg.
Although they talked everyday
by phone and email, Crone-Todd
spent most of her time working.
“I was very focused on my postdoctoral work,” she said.
Crone-Todd kept busy and
spent time with friends to avoid
getting lonely. “I got involved,”
she said. “I joined a softball team
and did things that I might not
have done otherwise.” CroneTodd also took up knitting,
through which she met many
people she has kept in touch
with. “You search for a sense of
community,” she said.
Crone-Todd’s husband, who at
the time was not an American
citizen, had a hard time finding
work. He moved to Baltimore in
2001 to try to find a job in the
area. Unfortunately, the date of
his interview was September 11,
2001.
After that, it was “very difficult to get a job if you were not a
U.S. citizen,” Crone-Todd said.
“He was not able to work for two
to three months while we went
through the whole visa process.”
Crone-Todd’s husband eventually got his green card and was
able to secure a job.
After years apart, Crone-Todd
and her husband seamlessly fit
into each other’s lives again.
“We were both more independent
and self-sufficient,” she said.
“But both people can have independence and still coordinate as
a family.”
Crone-Todd maintains that her
successful commuter marriage
was a result of her and her husband’s strong foundation. “We
were married for 12 years before
we lived apart,” she said. “The
longer two people are together,
the better chance they have.”
Dr. Ellen Golub, Professor of
Communications, also had a
commuter marriage for four
years. Her husband was living in
Salem with her 2-year-old
daughter and she was commuting
from Salem to Pennsylvania
every week.
“I would fly to Philadelphia
Tuesday morning and stay with
friends and family,” Golub said.
On Thursday, Golub would fly
back home.
Golub relished the time away
from her family when she just
got to be a professional. “I enjoyed it a lot,” she said. “I realized the stress I was under in my
life.”
However, although she enjoyed the life of making new
friends and dining out, she
missed her daughter while she
was away. “She would say,
‘Mommy come home,’” Golub
said. “I felt torn. I missed her,
but I was a little bit delighted to
have time to myself.”
For a while, it was the perfect
relationship for Golub and her
husband; Golub didn’t mind
commuting and her husband didn’t mind staying home. However,
when her commuter lifestyle
took her unborn child, Golub decided it was time to stay put. “I
had a miscarriage in Philadelphia
Airport when I was commuting,”
she said.
Golub had gone to work that
morning not feeling well and her
boss sent her home. She was so
ill that she decided to fly back to
Boston. “I didn’t want to get
stuck in the hospital in Philadelphia,” she said. “I took my
chances and I got on the flight.”
Golub’s miscarriage ended her
commuter lifestyle.
Golub and Crone-Todd’s stories are ones often heard in academic circles. Couples often find
it hard to acquire academic jobs
in the same area, resulting in a
commuter marriage. The lucky
ones, like Crone-Todd, find a
way to make it work, while many
couples fall victim to the separation.
Ultimately, as with most things
in life, it is the strong who survive, and the couples whose relationships won’t fall apart while
they’re a part are the ones that
stand a chance at making it
through.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
The university has recently leased two new parking areas for Marsh Hall residents near the O’Keefe
Center. Both lots are located on Broadway Extension; one behind the McDonalds on Canal Street and the
other behind the former Jeffery Brothers furniture store. Both lots have signs at the front entrance indicating they are for Marsh Hall residents only. The maximum capacity for these lots is 125 vehicles on a first
come/first served basis. Please be aware that Marsh Hall resident students are not permitted to park anywhere else except in these designated parking areas.
The new satellite lots are well-lit and have emergency phones. They are on the university’s regular day
shuttle bus route and are available for on-call drop-off or pick-up Monday through Thursday evenings
from 7:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. by calling (978) 542-7777. They are a short walk to and from Central Campus.
If you have a Marsh Hall resident parking sticker and have not parked in these lots, I strongly encourage
you to do so. If you have been parking on city streets, be aware that you are taking legal parking spaces
from commuting students and South Salem residents. And as the weather changes, there will be no
overnight parking on these streets and your vehicle will be subject to ticketing, towing and storage fees.
Now that the university has been in session for almost two months, I am certain you have discovered
parking on or near the campus is very limited. If you do not absolutely need a vehicle, I strongly urge you
to leave it at home. Instead, please consider joining Zipcar, which provides a convenient and reasonably
priced alternative. To join Zipcar, you may go to http://www.zipcar.com and sign up under universities.
Thank you for your cooperation.
--Shane Rodriguez, Deputy Chief, Campus Police
Dear Editor,
On February 7, 2009, when I had just arrived home from work, I found out that my ex-boyfriend was
murdered in front of a 7-Eleven in Brockton. Although he was my ex-boyfriend, he still meant a lot to me.
When I gotten the news, I never thought I would lose him like this, especially to street violence. After, it
took me awhile for me to realize that he was in a better place. It reminded me of when I lost my best
friend of 10 years to street violence when he was murdered for being set up for something that he did not
do. It seemed like I was just losing everyone I loved and were very close to me over nonsense.
When I spoke to my best friend’s father, he had stated, “I just prayed and prayed that he was going to be
all right; he was coming home with me tonight. I thought I was going to bring my baby home with me.”
After hearing and seeing a father so distraught by it, I could not bear to say anything, because I know what
he’s going though. His son was more like a big brother to me, so I could sympathize.
Not only did I lose close friends, but I had also other friends who had lost their loved ones to violence,
including a boy named Eric Smith, who was 18 years old and left out on the street for dead. “Blue Hill is a
main street, and cars go by there all the time no matter what time it is, how you don’t see a body laying
there?” stated one neighbor who lives in the neighborhood. Recently, a friend of mine lost two of her family members in the Mattapan quadruple murders in September. All this violence that is happening in our
neighborhoods is really affecting the community, because the killers are still out there on the streets.
--Shukora Matthews
Dear Editor,
As someone who “has ink” as you put it, I find this article (“Inside the Tattoo Word: Are You Ready?”,
Sept. 24) repulsive. First things first: You say that you’re not a “poser” because you have more than two or
three tattoos. Well, Ian, just because you have more tattoos than the person next to you doesn’t mean
you’re the messiah of all things ink. In all reality, the fact that you wrote an article like this makes you far
more of a “poser” than someone who only has one tattoo.
This article reeks of someone who only got tattoos for attention and to be able to say “look how much
cooler I am!” Anyone who takes your advice on what you think is the “right” tattoo for them SHOULD
NOT be getting a tattoo.
The last thing I’d like to add is your choice of interviews. Really, dude ... the Purple Scorpion? Well, I’ll
be honest--that choice doesn’t surprise me coming from someone like you, but if you want to interview
people with real talent, do some research. I’ve experienced the anything-but-pleasant people who work at
the Purple Scorpion, and if anything, I would caution everyone not to go there for a tattoo. Unless, of
course, you want some run-of-the-mill, pick-it-out-of-a-book flash tattoo that someone else already has.
Personally, I get all of my work done by a woman who is one of the sole reasons tattooing is legal in
Massachusetts: She refuses to give any two people the same tattoos, and she tattoos because she really
loves and has a passion for it, unlike the people at Purple Scorpion who tattoo because they want money.
Take some advice and wear your tattoos in silence, but please, if you disagree with me and wish to discuss it further, I would love to meet you and see your work because I can only laugh while I imagine the
tattoos you probably have. No disrespect intended, just adding my opinion to your opinion section.
Klynn Bagaco, Ashley-Michelle Cole, and Kevin Turano stroll outside the Bartolon School
of Business in October, taking advantage of the last days of Indian Summer.
--Jillian Morand
Photo by Melissa Carella
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November 5, 2010
Features
Upcoming Harry Potter Film
Generating Fan Excitement
How Facebook Has Become a Phenomenon and
the Possibilities this Social Network Provides
By Shiloh Bramantecohen / Log Copy Editor
By Alex Barboza
Halloween may be over, but
who ever lived, Lord Volemort.
the notorious night of witches
Vicky Leisey, who claims she
and wizards is yet to come,
was the first person in Virginia to
thanks to the next--and penultipurchase the fourth book, “Harry
mate--Harry Potter movie.
Potter and the Goblet of Fire,”
On Nov. 19, millions of people said it’s not only 20-year-olds
will don their Hogwarts gear and and under who are interested in
head to the movie theaters for the the next movie. “I went to see
midnight premiere of “Harry
The Town recently and an old
Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” woman—I mean really old, like
“I have my own Gryffindor
80—saw the trailer and was
shirt!” said Ashley Windsor, a
screaming, ‘Oh my God!’”
Harry Potter fan since 2000. She
Even those who are less oband her roommate Kristen Beausessed with the seven-part series
regard reserved their tickets
by author J.K. Rowling are still
weeks in advance for the midexcited about the seventh movie,
night showing at the Danvers
which will feature the first half
movie theater. This will be Beau- of the seventh and final book in
regard’s
the series.
first
Sarah
midTourigny,
night
a fan
Harry
since
Potter
third
pregrade, admiere,
mitted
but
that she
Windwouldn’t
sor has
go to the
been to
midnight
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night
but plans
showto see the
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film on
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the openthe ating night.
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phere is
big part of
amazour childing.
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said
her
Tourigny.
twenty“When I
first
was in
birth- The on-screen adaption of Harry Potter third or
day on and the Deathly Hallows is premiering fourth
Nov.
grade, I
November 19th in movie theaters
28,
was really
throughout the United States.
Windinto it. My
sor said
friend’s
she will go out with her friends
room had Harry Potter parapherto get drinks and then watch the
nalia everywhere.”
movie again. To some it may
Harry Potter has had a huge
seem like a silly way to spend a
impact on this generation; some
birthday, but for someone who
people even refer to it as the
has invested more than a decade
“Harry Potter” generation. Many
of her life in Harry Potter, it’s the Salem State University students
perfect way to celebrate.
grew up reading Harry Potter and
“It’s got this cult following
attending the midnight showings
now. People show up in costume
for all the previous movies.
to the movies. How could you
The books--the first of the
not watch it?” Windsor said.
series released in America in
Jessica Landry, a fan since
1998--were an instant must-read
2004, said, “Midnight showings
for children and adults of all
are the best way to get the full ef- ages.
fect of a huge blockbuster. Peo“My friend and I stayed up all
ple are dressed up, every seat is
night reading Harry Potter, and I
taken. There’s so much exciteremember I had a dance recital
ment!”
the next day!” said Leisey.
“I’m dressing up as a HufWindsor had a similar experifelpuff student or Bellatrix
ence reading the seventh book.
Lestrange,” said Nancy ReinShe said she read from eight at
haret. “I’m so excited!”
night and finished the next mornFor those Muggles out there
ing.
who are not Harry Potter fans,
“Now we’re ending this chapHogwarts is where Harry Potter
ter of our life right when the segoes to school to learn magic.
ries is ending,” said Landry, who
There are four houses at Hogwill graduate next year right after
warts: Gryffindor, Slytherin,
the second part of the “Deathly
Ravenclaw, and Huffelpuff. BelHallows” hits theaters. “There’s
latrix Lestrange is a villain who
something so comforting about
works with the most evil wizard
Harry.”
Mark Zuckerberg developed
Facebook in 2003 along with his
fellow computer science classmates at Harvard: Eduardo
Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and
Chris Hughes. Ever since September of 2006,
when Facebook expanded to anybody
over the age of 13
with a valid email
address, Facebook
has become the
newest way for
people now to communicate with one another.
When Zuckerberg and his
friends first developed Facebook,
it was only made for Harvard
students; it was then expanded to
any college in the Boston area.
Eventually, Facebook included
any student attending a college,
university, or high school. It was
not until 2006 when Facebook
started to become one of the
most-used websites. According
to a poll at www.compete.com,
Facebook is ranked number one
for most social used network
worldwide, ending MySpace’s
10-year run at the number-one
spot.
Almost all college students use
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old friends, find new friends, or
just stay in touch with one’s own
friends. Facebook currently has
more than 400 million users
worldwide. Even some college
professors use it to make any
class announcements, knowing
that students are more likely to
check their Facebook rather than
checking their own email.
Like any other campus, Salem
State computer labs are more
than likely to be filled with students on Facebook rather than
them doing a paper or any other
assignment. Salem State junior
Joe Ginsburg admitted being on
Facebook every day. When asked
why, he replied, “Facebook helps
me to keep in touch with old
friends in high school. Everybody goes away to college and
sometimes people lose touch
with one another. I think that is
why Facebook is so popular, it
prevents people to lose touch
with one another.”
Students from all over the
world now use Facebook, and it
has become a new way of communication in
this era of technology. Facebook allows
people to put
pictures they
may have taking
when hanging
out with friends.
As long as the pictures are appropriate they are allowed on Facebook.
Facebook also allows anybody
to speak their mind by updating
one’s own statuses without any
worries about censoring the message. When doing school assignments, students may go to
Facebook because they might
need a break from work and
probably need to find some
amusement from their friends.
That is why Facebook has become so popular within a few
years: because it does allow people to communicate with one another even when they are alone
working on a school assignment.
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Features
Another Kennedy With it All: Remembering Marcie Kennedy
The following is a profile written before Adjunct Communications Professor Marcie Kennedy passed away
earlier this year. At the author’s request, the Log is publishing an adapted version to honor Marcie.
By Doria Maselli
“I became a teacher because I
needed something to talk about
at Christmas since I stopped
working full-time,” is the reason
Marcie Kennedy, former adjunct
professor of communications at
Salem State, jokingly gave when
asked what made her decide to
take on a teaching role here at
SSU. Growing up with both parents as teachers in the Salem
school system, it’s not hard to
figure out that teaching was in
her blood. In fact, two of Marcie’s three brothers currently
work in education, one as a principal, and one in admissions.
A native of Lynn, Marcie grew
up the only girl among three siblings. When it was time to
choose a college, Marcie said
part of the reason she attended
Bentley College was because it
was only a short drive from her
parents’ house and no matter
what, she could always make it
home for dinner.
After earning a finance degree
from Bentley in 1994, Marcie
headed straight for graduate
school at Northeastern University. She enjoyed finance, but
wanted to combine her financial
background with her passion for
writing and find her niche in the
corporate world.
Her first opportunity to combine these skills was at Boston
Edison, where she worked as a
corporate communications consultant during the day while pursuing her master’s degree fulltime in the evenings. Here, Marcie was able to hone her writing
skills by editing business and
human interest articles for the
employee newsletter, revamping
the community advertising program, and drafting and distributing press releases and pitch
letters.
Though intelligent and articulate, it was almost hard to imagine a soft-spoken, down-to-earth
woman with such a maternal
nature as an executive in the corporate world. But after receiving
her master’s degree in technical
and professional writing in 1996,
that’s exactly where Marcie
headed. Her first job title was
marketing manager for First Call
Corporation, a division of
Thompson Financial Company.
When she left First Call to pursue another job opportunity in
2000, Marcie had worked her
way to vice president of global
marketing responsible for all
product marketing, public relations and communications efforts. She was then appointed the
director of marketing communications for Elron Software, Inc.,
where she worked until 2003,
when she made the decision to
leave the corporate world to start
a family.
Marcie married at age 24 to
her husband, whom she met
while at Bentley. She knew she
wanted to have children, but
wanted to be able to dedicate the
same time and efforts to her children and family as she had to her
responsibilities in the workforce.
Marcie continued to work on a
consultant basis in marketing and
communications and lecture parttime at Salem State while raising
her 4-year-old son, Owen, and 2year-old daughter, Mave. She
lived with her husband and children in Lynnfield, two exits
away from the house she grew
up in, where her parents still live.
Marcie joked, “My husband says
the umbilical cord has just
stretched across Route 1.”
It’s not difficult to see that
Marcie applied the same principals to teaching as she did to parenthood. Her kind, soothing
voice and nurturing, encouraging
nature made her classes a positive learning experience that students actually looked forward to.
Marcie, who didn’t look much
older than a college student herself, had a down-to-earth way of
combining her experiences, past
and present, into a teaching style
that students could relate to. She
was intelligent, attractive, and
successful, yet there was something about Marcie that was so
real, so kind, that it was hard to
visualize her in the corporate
world as the Vice President of
Global Marketing overseeing a
team of ten, simply because she
seemed too nice.
Marcie said that she probably
wouldn’t return to the corporate
world after having children, but
fortunately for Salem State, she
continued to teach. She remembered unique things about every
class, every student, and encouraged her students to keep in
touch and update her with their
progress in school and in life.
Students did keep in touch, because after having a teacher as
well-rounded and experienced as
Marcie, why wouldn’t you? She
always offered to give advice,
and was easily accessible both
inside and outside the classroom.
Marcie had a passion for writing, and continued to exercise it
by keeping a scrapbook and documenting milestones and important events in her children’s
lives. She wanted to write a
book, maybe about growing up
with three brothers, or maybe a
compilation of funny excerpts
from the day-to-day experiences
of raising children.
“If I failed at anything, I didn’t
want to fail as a mother,” is the
reason Marcie gave for leaving
the workforce to become a
mother. From conquering the
corporate world, to balancing
part-time work while raising two
children, to whatever the future
held, it was hard to imagine Marcie Kennedy failing at anything.
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Features
The Log’s Horror Geek Goes to “Rock and Shock” Weekend
By Rachel “Horror” Harris / Log Associate Features Editor
On October 16, I can safely
say that I had one of the best
days of my life. I went to Rock
and Shock weekend in Worcester, and let me tell you, love at
first sight doesn’t even cut it.
I went to this show originally
because I had bough tickets for
the “Halloween Hootenanny,”
which was a performance of Rob
Zombie, Alice Cooper, and the
Murderdolls--all bands that I’d
never seen live, and I was damn
sure not going to miss if they
were all on the same bill. However, once I saw who was at the
actual convention—the Halloween Hootenanny decided to
become part of the weekend, but
there were concerts put on by the
actual convention at a separate
venue—the urge to buy my ticket
went up tenfold. Motionless in
White and William Control were
playing, not to mention GWAR.
Don’t act as if you don’t know
who they are, and if you really
don’t, Google them. You’ll be digusted, and slightly intrigued, I
imagine. I am quite good friends
with Motionless in White, and
well …William Control is just
hot. Google him, too.
I walked into the convention,
and the line to see George
Romero, father of the zombie
movie, had a line going out of
the door, and it was $40 to get
something signed from him.
What a ripoff. Fortunately, my
boyfriend decided to put his copy
of “Night of the Living Dead”
back into my purse, and figured
it wasn’t worth it.
I walked over to the corner,
and there was a familiar face,
who recognized me as well. His
name is Terrance Zdunich, and
he is one of the writers of the
cult flick “Repo! The Genetic
Opera,” who also happened to
play the narrator character of
Graverobber. He’s there to show
off his new comics, The Molting,
as Terrance is also an artist, and a
good one at that.
Since Terrance played a character called Graverobber, and we
have a habit of making fun of
each other, I brought him a CD
of songs that all allude to either
graverobbing or necrophilia. He
looked at me as if I had kicked
his pet cockroaches (yes, he has
pet cockroaches). He laughed, realizing that I had just gotten another joke over on him, and he
gives me a huge hug, asking how
I’ve been.
After some friendly chat, I got
in line to see Nivek Ogre of the
bands Skinny Puppy and Ohgr,
and who also played Pavi Largo
in “Repo!” Once I got over my
gushing at meeting one of the
forefathers of modern industrial
music (and stop swooning, too), I
mention how I loved him as Pavi
(who is a character that likes to
kill the women he has sex with,
and then wear their faces…).
When I got a photo with him, he
placed his hand on my face, as if
debating to take it. I was giggling, whether nervously or not,
but it didn’t matter.
After getting my picture, I got
into the humongous line for Bill
Moseley. If you don’t know Bill
Moseley by his name, you have
probably seen a movie with him
in it. He was Otis in Rob Zombie’s “House of 1000 Corpses”
and “The Devil’s Rejects,” and
he was also in most of the horror
movies that we take for advantage, such as “Army of Darkness,” “Night of the Living
Dead,” and “Texas Chainsaw
Massacre 2,” not to mention
“Repo! The Genetic Opera.”
Catch the pattern?
Problem is, while everyone
else was incredibly sweet, Bill
Moseley was being incredibly
rude to his
fans. Unfortunately, I came
rather unprepared moneywise for this
concert, as I
became unemployed a week
or so before
this concert
happened, so I
was broke.
Getting a picture signed
was $20. I only
had $10.
Upset, I asked
for a photo
with him. He
seemed unenthused about
said photo, and
got pissed
when I
couldn’t buy a
photo to get
signed.
Now, in line
for Bill Moseley, I saw one
of the performers that I was
there to see,
and it is
William Control. William
Control, real
name William
Francis, is also
the vocalist for
Contact Professor Steve Matchak, MH319A,
the punk band
smatchak@salemstate.edu or the geography
Aiden, but
department for more details.
you’d have no
idea, as he acts
completely difSponsored by the Salem State University
ferent when
Geography Department and Student Club
not in “Aidenmode,” as we
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like to call it. I started squealing
like the stupid fangirl I am, because one, he is incredibly talented; two, he is incredibly
good-looking; and three, because
he was two feet away from me.
After some browsing of goods,
we ran into Will again. I approached him quietly and said,
“Excuse me, Will?”
He looked at me and said,
“Oh! Hey what’s up?” I let him
know that I saw Aiden perform
in Mansfield, Mass. at Warped
Tour in 2009, and that I was very
excited to get to see the other
side of him perform. I also told
him, not realizing I was rambling
at this point, that I needed to feel
better, because Bill Moseley was
mean. Will, as he likes to be
called, then proceeded to give me
the biggest, most comfy hug I
think I’ve ever had the privilege
to have. The fact that I would run
into Will at least another five
times that night was also unexpected.
After some running around,
the time for the meet and greets
occured, and I had to walk by the
booth that had the actor and actresses who play the Human
Centipede to get to the back wall.
There they were, Motionless in
White, a goth-screamo band out
of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
whom I’ve become rather familiar with after basically going to
every show they have in Massachusetts that I’m aware of.
I walked up to get my free
signed poster. Chris Cerulli, better known as Chris Motionless,
who is the vocalist, looked up
and for a second I didn’t think he
recognized me, but a smile hit
his face. I said hi, let them know
how excited I am to see them,
and that once more, I drove
down from Salem to see them.
Chris responded with, “Hey, does
Salem suck in October?” I
replied, “If you’re into tourist-y
shit, then no. Why, what’s up?”
He told me that they’re going to
Salem for his birthday, which
happens to be the next day. I
wished him a happy birthday,
and let him know that of course
it would be the one day I’m not
in town. You couldn’t take pictures with the Murderdolls, but
getting to meet Wednesday 13
and Joey Jordison (of Slipknot
fame) made my life just a bit
more awesome, which I didn’t
think could happen at this point.
Well, it was time to move over
to the Palladium, the venue in
which the concerts placed by the
convention would occur. We got
there in time to see Motionless in
White play, and they performed
mostly new songs off of the
album “Creatures” their first fullrelease that had come out four
days prior.
During the song “Abigail”
about the Salem Witch Trials,
Chris Motionless actually
pointed to me. How he managed
to see me in the crowd is another
mystery, but I felt rather loved
that when he was singing “So
now Salem please save me,” he
thought to point to me. Of course
this good vibe wouldn’t last, at
least momentarily, as some belligerent GWAR fans started to
flip the band off. After Chris decided to heckle them back, one
of the fans decides to bum rush
the stage, knocking all of us at
the barricade out of the way.
Balz saw this, ran over to the
front of the stage, yelled at the
kid, and then grabbed him by his
hair, and smashed his face into
said barricade.
Every band that was playing
was a metal band except for
William Control. He’s an electronic act, and mainly sings
about death and sex. He came
out wearing an almost robe-like
textured jacket, all black outfit
(including vest and cravat), and
loafers. Totally not what you’re
used to when you just saw a band
that has people covered in tattoos
and piercings. True, Wil is also
covered in tattoos, but these were
mainly hidden tonight.
The show started with the electronic intro “Vorspiel,” which is
the second track off of William
Control’s second album, Noir.
Now, since this is my ringtone,
I’m not really used to hearing it
live, and I thought the floor was
shaking from the bass. Wil
walked out on stage with his guitarist Nick, cigarette on his lips,
removing his jacket. He told us
to dance, to relinquish our fear,
to feel the music and to bond
with him. Most of the songs he
played had to deal with sex, including the song “Strangers”
about a random hookup. He also
performed his song “Deathclub”
from the Underworld: Rise of the
Lycans soundtrack. I was sad that
he didn’t perform “Whipping
Haus,” but I suppose that was for
the better. He did “All Due Restraint,” which is probably just as
bad.
After Wil performed, we scurried off to the DCU Center,
where the Halloween Hootenanny was. Unfortunately, we
missed Murderdolls, and came in
slightly into Alice Cooper’s set. I
enjoyed some of the stage shows
that Alice Cooper had, including
one scene where he strangles a
woman with her own pantyhose
(this was post-guillotine and pregallows, of course.) After Alice
left the stage, Rob Zombie’s set
was being put up, to the sound of
Johnny Cash. Once Rob Zombie
came on, it was a cavalcade of
demon worship. Blood, sex, fire,
and inverted pentacles abound,
and a slew of his hits, including
some songs from his days in the
band White Zombie
It was a long ride home, but it
was worth it. I kind of wish
every day was like this; seeing
good bands, hanging out with
good people, enjoying horror,
and loving life. Hope you all had
a good Halloween. Until next
time, readers….
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November 5, 2010
Police Log
October 18-24, 2010
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY: Trespassing,
Oct. 18, Monday at 09:03.
Location: MEIER HALL.
Officer reports notified Ronald
Tankanow, to depart the campus
and the party did so willingly.
Active trespass notice at station.
LARCENY: Larceny, other,
Oct. 18, Monday at 12:39.
Location: MEIER HALL.
Officer to take a report of a
stolen wallet and ClipperCard.
MEDICAL: Emotionally Disturbed Person, Oct. 18, Monday
at 15:37. Location: ACADEMIC
BUILDING (S.C). School of Social Work faculty member called
regarding a student with mental
health issues and requesting an
officer to stand by at a meeting
with student on Tuesday, October
19th.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Past
Hit and Run, Oct. 18, Monday at
15:49. Location: O'KEEFE
CENTER LOT (MAIN). Party
came to the station to report a
past hit & run accident involving
their vehicle. Report taken.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury TA, Oct. 18, Monday
at 16:22. Location: OFF CAMPUS. Cavalier Coach driver reporting a minor motor vehicle
accident. Officer reports that
Bellange Gerard of Salem, MA
was unlicensed and will be summonsed into court for operating a
motor vehicle without a license.
LARCENY: Larceny From The
Person, Oct. 18, Monday at
17:30. Location: SULLIVAN
BUILDING. Party reporting the
theft of a textbook. Report taken.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Local
Smoke Alarm, Oct. 18, Monday
at 18:32. Location: BATES
COMPLEX. Officer to investigate a local smoke detector
alarm, set off by cooking.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related, Oct 18,
Monday at 21:33. Location:
PEABODY HALL. Front desk
staff reports resident complaining of a high fever. Officer reports service not needed.
LARCENY: Under $250 (Criminal Compl), Oct 19, Tuesday at
06:36. Location: PEABODY
HALL. Larceny occurred 10-1710 at 10:45 AM. Lieutenant out
to return the stolen item to 22
Sunset St., Salem.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related, Oct. 19,
Tuesday at 07:27. Location:
PEABODY HALL.Officers respond on a report of a female
who has passed out in the 1st
floor bathroom. Officer reports
party is conscious and alert. Atlantic Ambulance notified. Party
transported to NSMC.
VEHICLE:Oct. 19, Tuesday at
09:42.Location: BIG PARKING
LOT BEHIND BUILDING #1.
A license check of the operator,
Rachael Lord, age 26, status suspended, nonrenewable. Operator
placed under arrest for operating
after a suspension and giving a
police officer a false name. Family member will pick up vehicle.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Local
Smoke Alarm, Oct. 19, Tuesday
at 11:13. Location: Atlantic Hall.
Officer to investigate a report of
local smoke detector activation
room 303, caused by cooking.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related,Oct. 19,
Tuesday at 14:38. Location: ELLISON CAMPUS CENTER.
Officer responding to health
services; Atlantic Ambulance to
transport party to Beverly Hospital.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related,Oct. 19,
Tuesday at 17:29. Location: ELLISON CAMPUS CENTER.
Officer out on a report student
has burned her hand on a light
bulb. Student will go to hospital
on her own.
LARCENY: Larceny, other,
Oct. 19, Tuesday at 18:11.
Location: CAMPUS POLICE
STATION. Party reports the larceny of her debit card. Officer to
investigate, report taken.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON:
Oct. 20, Wednesday at 01:30.
Location: SMALLER LOT
ACROSS FROM BERTINI’S.
Suspicious male party in vehicle.
(Aldridge, Matthew, age 18). Mr.
Aldridge was advised that he
can't park in the lot. He exited
the area with no further incident.
LARCENY: Larceny, other,
Oct. 20, Wednesday at 10:37.
Location: MEIER HALL.
Officer to take a report of a
stolen purse.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Oct. 20, Wednesday
at 11:29. Location: BOWDITCH
HALL. Officer to take report of
suspicious circumstances.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Past
Hit and Run, Oct. 20, Wednesday
at 12:19. Location: O'KEEFE
CENTER LOT (MAIN). Witness
reports observing a minor hit and
run accident no injuries. Witness
able only to provide partial license plate of suspect vehicle a
black Mazda MA reg. 65X operated by a female driver.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any
non-injury TA, Oct. 20, Wednesday at 12:29. Location: ADMINISTRATION PARKING LOT.
To take report of minor motor
vehicle accident no injuries involving SSU facilities vehicle
and a Staples delivery vehicle.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Oct. 20, Wednesday
at 15:32. Location: SULLIVAN
BUILDING. Female party reports being harassed by her former boyfriend. Officer to
investigate, report taken.
ASSAULT: Other types of assaults, Oct. 20, Wednesday at
18:27. Location: MEIER HALL.
Female party reports that she was
struck by one of two females
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walking in the opposite direction.
Officer to take report.
MUTUAL AID: Assisting other
Police, Oct. 21, Thursday at
10:34. Location: OFF CAMPUS.
Officer to assist Salem Police
with traffic at a motor vehicle accident scene.
LARCENY: Larceny, other,
Oct. 21, Thursday at 15:10.
Location: CAMPUS POLICE
STATION. Party reports stolen
clipper card. Officer out to take
report.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE:
Any drug abuse violation, Oct.
22, Friday at 00:56. Location:
BEHIND BUILDING #1 AND
THE DORM. Officers report
three parties under arrest on bike
path behind Marsh Hall. Officer
reports that a Donovan, Phillip,
Arruda, Kendrick, and a Grasso,
Roberto were arrested for possession with intent to distribute in a
school zone. Mr. Grasso will also
be charged with for carrying a
dangerous weapon.
MEDICAL: Medical Assist, Alcohol Related, Oct. 22, Friday at
00:59. Location: BOWDITCH
HALL. RA called regarding an
intoxicated male. Officers’ and.
Atlantic Ambulance responds.
Party transported to NSMC by
Atlantic Ambulance.
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION:
Minor in Possession of Alcohol,
Oct. 22, Friday at 01:36. Location: BATES COMPLEX.
Giarrusso, Nicholas, 18, will be
summonsed into court for being
a minor in possession of alcohol.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Oct. 22, 2010-Friday at 02:28. Location: MARSH
HALL. RA reports that there is
an odor of marijuana in the hall
way. Officers respond. Civil citation issued to Kenneally, Timothy, 19, for being in possession
of marijuana.
MUTUAL AID: Assisting other
Police, Oct. 23, Saturday at
00:19. Location: OFF CAMPUS.
Salem Police asking for assistance with a motor vehicle accident. Officer assisting Salem
Police blocking off the intersection of Bridge Street and the bypass road leading to Beverly.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm, Oct. 23, Saturday at
18:24. Location: ATLANTIC
HALL. Officer to investigate a
local smoke alarm. Officer reports room 313 caused by cooking.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Oct. 24, Sunday at
00:22. Location: PEABODY
HALL. RA called requesting an
officer to break up a possible
party in room 420. Officer respond, officers report party was
gone on arrival.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Oct. 24, Sunday at
00:24. Location: BATES COMPLEX. RA called requesting an
officer to break up a possible
party in Bates apartment 10B.
Officers respond, officers report
party was gone on arrival.
VEHICLE STOP: Oct. 24, Sunday at 11:19. Location: COLLEGE DRIVE. Q2 query of the
vehicle status active, nonrenewable. A license check of the operator Jason Trowt, 24, status
suspended, nonrenewable. Operator placed under arrest for a suspended license and transported to
SPD to begin the booking.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Emergency Telephone Activation,
Oct. 24, Sunday at 15:13. Location: ELLISON CAMPUS CENTER. Officer to investigate
e-phone activation, reports all in
order.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Emergency Telephone Activation,
Oct. 24, Sunday at 17:16.
Location: ATLANTIC HALL.
E-phone activation, party reports
that the elevator is stuck on level
two, and that no one is trapped.
PTN has been notified.
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Sports
Preview of Men’s Ice Hockey
By Brian Davidson / Log Staff Writer
How many miles does it take
to win a championship? It took
the Salem State Vikings 5,169.4
miles to hoist the inaugural Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey
Championship trophy in March.
The trip started at Salem
State’s home rink—the Richard
H. Rockett Arena—had a
Thanksgiving layover at the
Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth,
Minn., and ended at Fitchburg
State College’s Wallace Civic
Center. Less than one minute
into the overtime period of the
MASCAC championship game
in Fitchburg, Salem State sophomore forward Matt Genovese
skated across the top of the right
wing circle and snapped a wrister
past Fitchburg State goaltender
Robert Vorse. With that goal,
Salem State became the first
MASCAC champion.
This season the Vikings face a
sea of tests that have the potential to take the wind out of their
ship’s sails. Salem State will
begin the season against the defending ECAC Northeast Champions—the Wentworth Institute
of Technology Leopards—at the
Rockett Arena on November 5th.
The next game will feature the
2009-10 NCAA Division II
NESCAC-10 first-place finisher
Assumption College. In addition,
the Vikings will face the MASCAC runner-up Fitchburg State
Falcons three times this season—
twice at home and once on the
road.
At the helm of the Viking’s
ship is Head Coach Bill O’Neill.
O’Neill graduated four seniors,
including Christopher MacInnis
(14-16-30) and Damen Nisula
(7-15-22), as well as last sea-
son’s top defensive pairing of
Kevin Hughes and Brett Noll.
However, O’Neill is not entirely
concerned over the team’s losses.
“Overall our depth is encouraging,” said O’Neill. “This will
give opportunities to younger
guys to get more ice time.”
Senior Co-captain Sam Cannata will take the top defenseman
spot. Junior Ryan Pezzulo and
sophomores Dan Smolinsky,
Brian Hanafin and Stephen
Sands will compete on the depth
chart for the remaining spots.
The high-power Salem State
offense will feature sophomore
Nick Lampson, who is returning
after his MASCAC Rookie-ofthe-Year season. Lampson posted
17 goals and 13 assists last season. Sophomore Casey Terrerri
will also look to have an impact
after amassing 31 points on 10
goals and 21 assists.
Junior Giancario Capodanno—
a transfer student from UMASSDartmouth—and former
Fitchburg Falcon Chris Costigan,
will suit up in orange and blue
this season. Last season, the
newcomers ranked second and
third in scoring for their respective teams.
LaCour will return for his senior season as the Vikings netminder. LaCour was 5-2-1 in his
2009-10 campaign, which was
cut short after suffering a concussion against the University of
Southern Maine. In Lacour’s absence, freshman backup goaltender Sam Avoine found a
rhythm that would make a salsa
dancer blush. The returning
sophomore compiled a 9-4-2
record that culminated with a
victory in the MASCAC championship game.
SCOREBOX
Men’s Soccer
10/23
10/26
10/29
Salem State 0, Worcester State 1
Salem State 4, University of Southern Maine 0
Salem State 1, Mass. Maritime Academy 1
Women’s Soccer
10/23
10/27
10/30
Worcester State 1, Salem State 2
Salem State 0, Wheaton College 3
Mass. Maritime Academy 0, Salem State 3
10/23
10/27
10/30
Salem State 2, Western Conn. State 3
Salem State 8, Anna Maria College 2
Framingham State 0, Salem State 2
Field Hockey
Women’s Tennis
10/22
Salem State 2, Bridgewater State 5
Women’s Volleyball
10/28
Framingham State 3, Salem State 0
Stats taken from SSU website; stats are current as of November 1.
Gomes Wins Individual MASCAC
Cross-Country Title in October
By Ben Snow / Log Associate Sports Editor
Salem State junior Alex
Gomes won the individual crosscountry MASCAC championship
at Stanley Park in Westfield on
Saturday, Oct. 23.
Gomes ran five miles in a time
of 25:36.02 to claim the title—12
seconds ahead of runner-up
Stephen Wahome of Bridgewater
State. The Vikings finished sixth
overall as a team.
Gomes, who majors in geography at SSU, hopes to qualify for
the Men’s NCAA individual
championship this year like he
did as a freshmen when he attended the University of Southern Maine. If he finishes in the
top eight in the New England
Regionals at Williams College,
he will make the national tournament. He said this year he wants
to become an All-American and
race in Wartburg, Iowa where the
top 35 Division-III runners compete. He ranked 97 his freshmen
year.
Gomes said that since the track
and field program at SSU has
been cut, he will run unattached
track meets after the cross-country season is over. He said that
Coach Dennis Floyd can get him
into Boston University, Fitchburg
State and other meets during the
outdoor season. He also said he
will be on the Salem State club
team, where he can qualify for
club nationals.
“I’d rather be running for
school, but what can you do
when you find out that your track
NCAA career is over?” Gomes
said in a Facebook.com message.
“And because I transferred here
for financial reasons, I will never
have a way to compete on the
track national at NCAA level.”
Gomes said his training is a
seven-day-a-week process. The
Vikings run long distances (6-13
miles) on Sundays. Mondays
they either run hills or in pools.
Wednesday is a workout day during which they run miles or
sprints. Tuesdays and Thursdays
are normal running days and the
miles vary. Fridays the team runs
lightly (3-6 miles) to prepare for
race day on Saturdays.
In 2010-11 Season, Men’s Basketball Team
Hopes to Turn Around Last Year’s Record
By Melvin Almonte / Log Staff Writer
Defense wins championships.
Any person with knowledge of
the game of basketball has heard
this phrase a few hundred times.
Triple that number and the answer is how many times the
2010-11 Salem State Vikings
have heard that phrase.
The Viking players and
coaches seem to be in a defensive state of mind this season, a
state that seemed to be nonexistent last season.
The Vikings are coming off an
11-17 season, the second-worst
record in the program’s history,
and a season in which they
ranked last in the conference in
points allowed.
“It was definitely tough last
season,” said senior captain Nick
Linear, who will look to come
back from a season where he
never looked 100 percent. “We
struggled last year on defense so
we’re going to put a lot more
emphasis on defense this season”
The Vikings did manage to
have the top scoring offense in
the conference last season. A
large part of that success was due
to forward Brian Clark, who led
the team in scoring with an average of 15.2 points per game.
Clark has returned this season
noticeably bigger and looking to
have a conference MVP-type of
season.
Good friend Tristian Shannon
will accompany Clark in the
frontcourt. Shannon, the team’s
leader in rebounds and field goal
percentage last season, will provide a strong presence down low
on a team that lacks size.
The team will welcome the arrival of Community College of
Rhode Island transfer Apollos
Wade. Wade, a true pass-first
guard, will provide stability to
the point guard position. Wade
averaged 21.6 points and 6 rebounds per game in his senior
year of high school.
The return of senior captain
Brennan Bennett will also improve the team this season. Bennett enrolled in a graduate
program at Salem State, making
him eligible to play this season.
The former Boston College
transfer will provide leadership
on the court for the Vikings.
Look for contributions from
sophomores Nate Simpson and
Tavone Wynder. Justin Nieves
could also see some valuable
minutes.
The Vikings open their season
at home against Worcester Polytechnic Institute on November 16
at 7 p.m.
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November 5, 2010
Sports
Salem State-Wentworth Hockey Preview: First Matchup for Teams Since 2007-08
By Ryan Mooney / Log Sports Editor
The Salem State Vikings
Hockey team will begin defending their MASCAC title
tonight, November 5, against
the Wentworth Leopards at
Richard H. Rockett Arena.
But Coach Bill O’Neill’s
mind is on the game at hand,
and not on the high expectations that are placed on the
shoulders of the defending
conference champions.
“Our expectation is we
want to win,” O’Neill stated
bluntly.
Tonight’s meeting will be
the first between the two
teams since the 2007-08 season—a game the Vikings won
3-1.
SSU has five players on
their current roster who were
on the team the last time they
faced Wentworth, including
senior captain Sam Cannata.
Cannata is the top defenseman for the Vikings and he
proved to be a solid playmaker
with 14 assists last season.
Mike Genovese, Casey Terrerri, and last season’s MASCAC
time in this game, as they are expected to all season.
No one on the visitor’s bench
has ever faced the Vikings, but
that does not by any means give
SSU the advantage. Wentworth
went 20-5-1 overall last season
and finished with the best conference and overall records in the
ECAC Northeast. Do not expect
home ice to be a factor either, as
Wentworth put up an impressive
11-2-1 record on the road last
season.
Salem State will deploy its top
defensive pairing of Cannata and
Dan Smolinsky often against
Wentworth’s top line in an effort
to slow down Skylur Jameson.
Jameson had 18 goals and 25 assists for the Leopards last season.
James Lacour—who returns to
the Vikings lineup after missing
most of last season with a conPhoto provided by Salem State Athletics
cussion—will get the nod in
goal for Salem State.
Rookie of the Year Nick Lampson should all see significant ice
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