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Saunders to be President of Florida Atlantic University
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Monday, march 8, 2010
The Melting Pot
A Passion for Fashion: The Basic White T-Shirt By Kerrie Bercher & Ashley Ammond
News
SGA Notebook
By Samantha Shunk and Reid May
Arts & Entertainment
I Wrote This On My Phone By Paul Kahan
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Contents Volume 110 • Issue eight
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03 Opening Statements 03 A Passion for Fashion: The Basic White T-Shirt 04 When a “Killer” Idea Goes Horribly Wrong
News
05 AHANA’s Black Male Initiative Hosts Networking Event05 Weekly Event Calendar 06 SGA Notebook 08 Photo Spotlight: Non-Alcoholic Mix Off 09 Weekly Events Calendar
An Inside Look at Your New Student Center
Story by Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron News Editor Photography by Alexes Spencer
Arts & Entertainment
12 In the Blood: Poverty in Your Face 13 Now Hear This! Music You May Have Missed
Sports
16 No Repeat, Vikings Out In Second Round than life” 17 Drive by the Cleveland Auto Show 18 A Legend in the Making? 18 Less Than 100 Days To Go; USA Still Needs Work
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Mission Statement I Wrote This On My Phone By Paul Kahan Whenever the discussion of the advancement of technology comes in to play, the first thing that pops in to my mind are the slovenly bloated human beings floating around on TV-screen-recliners as the world passed them by in Disney’s “Wall-E.” Normally, I steer clear of kiddie movies, but for those of you who haven’t seen it, its surprisingly dark, and holds up just the right kind of big ugly reflection in the mirror.
Saunders named sixth president of Florida Atlantic University By Reid May
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On Wednesday, March 3, Dr. Mary Jane Saunders was named the sixth president of Florida Atlantic University. Saunders, who was Cleveland State University’s provost and senior vice-president for academic affairs until her resignation on Jan. 28, says she is “thrilled to be chosen [as president].”
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Opening Statements By Samantha Shunk, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief
Can’t we just be on Spring Break already? With so much work to do before break comes and midterms to study for, it seems as if it will never come. I feel like I do when nearing the last few weeks of the semester when I have to make the final push to finish off the semester and feel I did my best. Why is it that in the spring it is necessary to make a final push midway through the semester? These are the days when I have no desire to attend my classes, even the ones I really like ordinarily. With this last week of intense schoolwork before break, we have two choices: get everything done or daydream about how wonderful it will be to be on Spring Break. I vote daydream (mostly because it is more fun to write about than spending the week working and studying). We will pretend that it will stay relatively warm here in Cleveland instead of dropping back down to the freezing temps that usually persist over Spring Break. I definitely remember a huge snowstorm that arrived on the last day of classes before break my freshman year. While those staying the Cleveland area will probably not be laying out at the beach since there is ice and snow on the lake, the weather in the upper 40s and 50s sure makes it feel like spring here. There may be days where the winter coat does not leave the closet, and in Cleveland that is pretty exciting. There will be some outdoor activities going on with the weather this nice, even if it is just a walk on the park. And, if the weather does turn sour as Clevelanders have become used to (I hope you are used to it.), then there will always be plenty of time to enjoy all those books, movies, and video games that have been sitting untouched since the semester began. Sometimes just being able to spend the whole day in pajamas can be magnificent. I am truly sorry if you have to work every day over break, but just keep reminding yourself of how sweet it will be to get that fat paycheck. And, contemplate how you will spend all that money. For those leaving the city for warmer climates: be excited, bring back a tan and don’t end up on a “Girl’s Gone Wild” video! Although it is true that not all Spring Breakers head to the crazy, drunken scene that tends to occur in certain parts of Mexico and Florida during these few weeks in March. To see what some CSU students will have done for an alternative Spring Break trip, check out the photos from the Viking Expeditions’ Nashville, Tennessee and Jacksonville, Florida service trips in the next issue. Regardless of what you plan to do over Spring Break, make sure to enjoy it! I have been told that they don’t give Spring Break in the “real world,” so we better make the best of it now.
A Passion for Fashion: The Basic White T-Shirt
By Kerrie Bercher and Ashley Ammond, The Cauldron Contributing Writers Upon waking up every morning, we have a decision to make about what to wear. Like most campuses across the nation, here at Cleveland State students seem to avoid getting dressed. Okay, not literally dressed, but the choice of wearing anything found in a magazine seems to be out of the question. This is quite understandable, because everyone—ourselves included—experiences those lazy days when rolling out of bed and throwing on a pair of sweatpants seems to be the most appealing option. But what if we told you that you could put together an outfit not only quickly and easily, but also without breaking the bank? Our practical fashion approach for the typical college student who wants to look good but is operating on a budget can be described by this simple little mantra: Something old, something borrowed, something new. This week, we are taking something old—simple, timeless, yet affordable—that can most likely be found in your closet already, and if not, at Wal-Mart in packs of four for about $10: the basic white t-shirt. Since the white t-shirt is so versatile, there are many directions one can go to create a magazine-worthy look for both day and night. For a daytime look that works for class or your job, we suggest pairing boyfriend jeans with something old (the aforementioned white t-shirt) along with something borrowed and something new. Because you and your friends or roommates may not always share the same size in clothing, the something borrowed may be a little tricky. Jewelry is always a good choice, since one size fits all. We suggest choosing an eye-catching necklace to add polish to the look. For something new, we suggest splurging on one of this season’s hottest items: a blazer. It doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive, but a blazer will be well worth your money, not only because it adds a touch of style and sophistication to any outfit, but also because you can get just as much use out of it as the white tee. Add a cute pair of flats to finish this daytime outfit, or a fierce pair of heels to easily transition this outfit to fit the nightlife scene so you’re ready to get your dance on (Bonus points if you and your roommate wear the same size shoe… and don’t have athlete’s foot). If you want to go for an even spicier evening look and don’t mind spending a little extra for the ‘something new’ category, the jeans can be substituted with a high-waisted skirt, which is also “in” this season. It will do wonders for your figure, works with or without the blazer and is fitting for many occasions; hence, the high-waisted skirt is a solid fashion staple. Pair it with some patterned tights and a cute pair of heels and you’re good to go. Keep in mind: these suggestions are simply a few of our favorite choices, not laws by which to abide. The versatility of these items allows for countless style options, so you can take the simplicity of a white t-shirt and spice it up with just about anything you can fathom.
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When a “Killer” Idea Goes Horribly Wrong By Justin Brenis, The Cauldron Copy Editor Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or stacks and stacks of our missing Cauldron issues…we WILL find you…) this past week, chances are you’ve already heard this story. DATELINE: SeaWorld - Orlando, Fla. Tillikum, a 12,000 pound male Orca (better known as a Killer Whale), after performing an evening show inexplicably kills his trainer. The trainer, 40-year-old Dawn Brancheau had been playing with Tillikum, standing in knee-deep water when suddenly the whale managed to get her long ponytail in his mouth and drag her underwater, drowning her. After a thorough investigation, it has been determined that this was, beyond a reasonable doubt, an accident. According to Nancy Black, a marine biologist who spoke with CNN after the incident, the whale could have possibly been trying to “play with Brancheau or get her attention or companionship…” Unfortunately for Tillikum, however, this does not look good, not just because his trainer ended up dead, but because he is a whale with a record. His current rap sheet now totes three murders: Brancheau, another trainer before he became the property of SeaWorld and a random man who hid inside the park until it had closed and then decided to climb into the tank for motives never determined. However, SeaWorld executives have decided to keep Tillikum alive because of the expense they would endure by killing him. He is currently the most viable male stud whale the chain of parks owns, and above all else, it is extremely difficult to train a new killer whale to do the tricks he does. Now, pardon me for a second here, but why is anybody surprised by all of this? No, I’m not talking about the park deciding not to kill the whale. What I’m talking about is the fact that every time a Shamu (the stage name used for all of the chains’ whales) at one of these parks offs a trainer or an overly eager guest, the people, especially those who wear the suits (three-piece, not wet) at SeaWorld, get all up in arms and shocked that it happened. Um, hello? When you build your family theme park around an animal whose species is prefaced by the adjective “killer” chances are you are running a much higher risk of this stuff occurring than if Shamu were a sperm whale, which would give a whole new meaning to sitting in the splash zone (couldn’t resist that one, sorry). Imagine if Disney World decided to drop Mickey and Minnie Mouse as their mascots and picked up real, live Wolverines in their place…do you think we would act shocked when the spinning teacups ran red with blood? I think not. I’m no expert here, but having watched “Free Willy” and attended SeaWorld Ohio a number of times as a kid, I feel like I can make an educated guess at why SeaWorld is having this problem. Firstly, killer whales are huge, and Shamu is kept in a pool of water barely large enough for him (or her) to fit in, let alone move around in. Then, every few hours the majestic predator is released into a slightly larger tank of water where thousands of children and intoxicated adults scream and take pictures, while music blares and special effects go off left and right. I don’t know about you, but I have a hard enough time managing cosmic bowling without getting a bit frustrated and over stimulated, so I don’t have trouble imagining that it’s probably hundreds of times worse for these animals. Secondly, these are wild animals we are talking about people. There is a reason why killer whales live in packs in the ocean and not individually in fish tanks on our mantels. In those environments they are happy, healthy and generally stress free. When we capture them and force them to live individually and perform for our amusement, we have completely stripped them of everything killer whale-y about them…except for the fact that they are still killer whales. This important fact being considered, how can we honestly be shocked when they suddenly begin to act the way they are supposed to? Finally, we need to stop anthropomorphizing these animals. Yes, dogs and cats are cute, and we name them and treat them like they are our children, but that is because after years and years of inbreeding they lack any wild instinct their ancestors once had. If I went out and captured a wild raccoon, no matter how cute I thought his little bandit mask was, or how many tricks I taught him, or if I named him Estéban, when I let him out of his cage none of it would prevent him from biting my face off. Brancheau’s sister, when interviewed the other day said the whales at the park, “were like her [sister’s] children.” Sorry, but no, they weren’t…at least not to the whales themselves. Killer whales cannot be children to humans; in fact, I would go so far as to say that any creature larger than us that weighs nearly 1,000 times as much as we do should not be considered our children. If not out of plain common sense, than out of the fact that when you run out of fish, you are going to look like the next most practical thing to eat.
Don’t get me wrong, I understand the tragedy here and the obvious educational purpose that SeaWorld serves. It is important that as kids we learn the importance of the world around us, and the beauty that is ocean life. I also think that SeaWorld, much like a zoo, serves this purpose to some degree, although zoos for the most part avoid forcing the species they protect to perform for our amusement every hour on the hour. I believe, however, that we should take this accident as a wake-up call and that parks much like this all over the country should consider alternatives to their current practices. Perhaps releasing the whales back into their native packs, or, if they still intend on keeping them, keep them in habitats built to sufficiently recreate their natural way of life. Otherwise don’t act surprised if when you go to visit them next you end up on the next episode of “When Animals Attack”…and deservedly so.
I Wrote This On My Phone By Paul Kahan, The Cauldron Staff Writer
Whenever the discussion of the advancement of technology comes in to play, the first thing that pops in to my mind are the slovenly bloated human beings floating around on TV-screenrecliners as the world passed them by in Disney’s “Wall-E.” Normally, I steer clear of kiddie movies, but for those of you who haven’t seen it, its surprisingly dark, and holds up just the right kind of big ugly reflection in the mirror. The kind that absolutely invigorates me. But rather than warn the world of the dangers of intertwining big business and government, I’m going to take the route of the fat kids floating around watching TV. Because the image burned in to my skull really makes me begin to wonder, perhaps worry, that humanity is on a path to severe addiction. I am the first to admit that my Blackberry is never far from me. Hell, it often rests in my hand when I’m getting my well deserved six to eight. But more and more I’ve come to see we’ve begun to depend on our phones for more than just calling. Everything is done by text these days. Sliding that baby in a well-hidden spot during class and asking your buddy what they thought of the last “Jersey Shore,” or perhaps texting that cutie you met at the hookah bar the other night, is far from uncommon. It seems that in time we seek to cling to the lowest and easiest form of communication. Phone calls actually became passe when instant messaging became the new hot thing a few years back (catching you uncool kids up...) but now that we have saved our jaw muscles from overexertion, it’s time to give our four typing fingers a rest, and let the thumbs do the talking. Can’t wait til they can strap one of those ridiculous looking bluetooth devices on our heads, and make way for telepathic communication! By the way, can you tell me your top 10 best friends’ numbers without looking at your phone? Ten seems like an awful lot right? If we have the capacity to learn 50 plus states and their capitals, 10 people shouldn’t seem like such a task. Perhaps it’s because it’s just easier to stow them away in your phone. Good luck getting stuck on East 115th with a dead cell phone and only a gas station pay phone to rely on. No need to learn where anything is, especially when there is a GPS readily available. I personally can’t wait for satellites to crash and burn. The world will be overrun with stupid people who don’t know where they’re going, and hopefully the few people who do will not have my sense of humor when it comes to giving directions. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m painfully addicted to the internet myself and have already sworn my allegiance to Google as our eventual overlords and masters. But, perhaps the need to be wired 24/7 has begun to get a bit... ridiculous? No phone is complete without swift 3G connectivity and apps that make sure every comment, status update, picture “like,” and Farmville harvest (you jerk) doesn’t go ignored for even a moment. Everything has become simulation. Simulating real classes. Simulating human emotions through equals signs and parentheses. Simulation of real human communication. Now, I’m not telling anyone to go outside. That place is terrible. But perhaps skip the phone call and actually have a face to face conversation for a change. Learn how to drive all 12 minutes to Cleveland State by heart, rather than rely on your Garmin. Instead of playing the Sims, maybe you could.. I don’t know.. live? Make a sandwich and take a shower. Get in the pool, and then have someone take away the ladder, hopefully the results are the same. I didn’t really write this on my phone by the way.
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AHANA’s Black Male Initiative Hosts Networking Event By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron News Editor
The Kikundi Black Male Initiative (BMI) recently hosted a networking event entitled “Who’s In Your Circle?” The event featured Dr. Terrance Menefee, a CSU alumnus, who currently serves as the principal of the Valley View Boys Leadership Academy for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in addition to other prominent members of the local black community, including the Karamu Theater’s Playwright-in-Resident, Michael Oatmen. During a short speech preceding the reading of an essay, Oatman expressed the importance of hard work, calling hard work a “silver bullet.” “You may not be as smart as the next guy, but you can outwork him,” Oatman said. “Education has the power to change your life.” Professor Julius Simmons of the School of Social Work introduced Dr. Menefee, a former student of his. He also urged African-Americans to avoid falling back on race. Simmons claims that too many are still psychologically stuck in the pre-Civil Rights era. “If it’s a level field, I can beat you,” Simmons said. Following this, Menefee spoke, telling attendees of his life and of growing up in a single-parent household. In his youth, Menefee became immersed in the culture surrounding rap music. He believed he was going to be a rap star, and made a record after graduating high school. According to Menefee, it did well overseas, but he never saw any of the money. Shortly after this, Menefee became attracted to the lifestyle that drug dealers had, though he was not and would not become a drug dealer himself. He described being drawn to the nice cars and clothing that they had as his reason for befriending them. It was Menefee’s friendship with dealers that led to him being detained by authorities. Though Menefee spent about a week locked up, he described the experience as life changing. While in jail, he asked God for help. When he got out, he started seeking employment, and got two jobs in spite of his criminal record. “I was honest,” he said. Menefee strongly expressed the need for people to be honest in job interviews, especially for those with criminal records. Eventually, after doing what he described as “messing around” at Tri-C, Menefee was inspired by friend and University of Michigan football player (later superbowl MVP), Desmond Howard to get a real education, and he enrolled at CSU. Menefee went on to get a Masters in Education from John Carroll and a Doctorate of Education in Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Menefee used his story to show audience members the importance of overcoming adversity. “You can’t let a mistake hold you back,” he said. “Be aware of your limits and of what you need to do to be successful.” A question & answer session and reception followed Menefee’s speech. For more information on AHANA, including the Kikundi Black Male Initiative, call 216.687.9233 or e-mail s.archer@csuohio.edu.
Man in black tee: Michael Oatman Man in suit: Dr. Menefee The Man in the photo of the Q&A session speaking to Dr. Menefee is Stephen Furlow-Munn
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SGA Notebook
By Samantha Shunk and Reid May, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor
Open Forum Event Last Tuesday at noon, the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board and many of the senators gathered in the Main Classroom atrium for what was called an open forum. The event was designed by one of the newest members of SGA. Instead of having a forum where the senators and executive board discuss specific topics, the open forum had no specific agenda other than to learn more of what the students want and make it easy for them to meet their representation. Omar Kurdi, a sophomore and At-Large Senator and the coordinator of the event, said that he joined SGA as an honorary senator at first “because I wanted to be part of a change; I wanted to be part of something new.” And, as an honorary senator Kurdi did not have voting rights. After telling a little about what he has been doing since he became an official senator in January, he stated, “I came up with this forum as a promoting event for SGA and actually helping to serve students and listen to their concerns and suggestions.” Fouad Yared, a freshman and At-Large Senator, said that with his position he gets to “represent the campus as a whole, not one field in particular.” Yared is especially excited about the growth of interest in SGA; he claimed, “We’re three times the Senate size than normal.” LeeAnn Westfall, a senior and Science Senator, said that the event “is really just our way of reaching out and learning what the students want and giving them a voice. We are here for the students, so we needed to hear what they have to say.” Westfall and the rest of the senators were excited to hear what the students want to see happen on campus since all the goals set at the beginning of the year have been accomplished or are on the ballot. Moatasem A Bitar, a junior and Science Senator, claimed, “I met a lot of people who do not know about SGA.” He continued saying that the event was “kind of fun,” the students got a chance “to meet the E-board (Executive Board)” and the senators were able to meet more of the students body. A Bitar said that to continue to serve the students he and Westfall represent, “We are having a survey for the College of Science students,” which will be online on the SGA website and will be in the Campus Mailbag this week. Christina Sanders, a freshman and CLASS Senator, spoke about what she has been working on for the CLASS students, “I had a meeting with the dean last semester, and I was talking to him about maybe adding another major called Actuarial Science because it’s an up and coming major.” Sanders continued, “It teaches students how to do risk management for companies, and it’s a very good paying job.” Sanders also said that the event was planned by a new SGA Senator and is “a great outreach to get students involved in SGA.” When asked what she is currently working on with SGA, Mary Matzorkis, a junior and Student Organization Senator, responded, “I am talking to advisors and getting to know different goals of the different groups and figuring out interactions with groups.” Matzorkis said she is also going to “try to create a more cohesive campus life.” Mohammad Faraj, senior and President of SGA, said about the open forum, “It will give students a chance to come and meet their prospective senators in their different colleges, and it is also an opportunity for SGA to be more proactive in reaching out to the student body.” With all the food, fun, music and prizes, the students were most definitely reeled into the event to meet those who are making changes in campus life. Online Voting with the BOE For the April election on campus, for the football and CityWheels issues, as well as the SGA general election, online voting will be used. For three days, students will be able to log into the voting site with their CSU ID and campus password to vote for or against the issues they feel will benefit themselves and others and choose the students that will represent them in the SGA executive board and senate. Eli Auerbach, the Chair of the Board of Elections (BOE) and a graduate student, said in regards to the new online voting, “We all really feel that this will open it up to the student body and we can exponentially increase the turnout of voters.” Auerbach continued, “The BOE is looking for a turnout of 5000 votes; last year we set a record with paper and pencil of 1213, so we really think, with enough generated interest from the student body, that we could easily clear 5000 votes cast.” Auerbach revealed that it was not just the BOE that made this happen, “The executive board for SGA worked alongside the BOE in approaching the University’s administration to get the approval necessary to then develop the system” of online
voting. Some of the features that are available with online voting were never previously available with the paper and pencil votes. Auerbach shared, “Every candidate that appears on the ballot will have a picture of themselves as well as a 500 character bio, and this will give the student body an opportunity while they’re voting to see the person they’re voting for and learn a little bit about them. And the BOE website, leading up until the election, will include extended platform statements and more information about football.” In addition to the ease of voting online, students are being enticed with prizes. Auerbach mentioned, “There will be prizes for voters.” He continued to say that “some of the prizes we’re looking at are gift cards to the bookstore, a parking pass, a rec center prize package maybe worth $175 and then the grand prize we are looking to get is an iPod touch.” So, why not vote? It is easy, it is convenient, it is a way to share your opinion and you could win a prize. Plans Turned into Actions Since the executive board has come into power this academic year, they have accomplished a lot. Many of the changes they wanted to make have been fulfilled or are pending on the student vote this April. Like any governing board, they inherited the problems and opinions towards the previous leaders, but those issues have been dealt with, and now the SGA Senate is overflowing with students wanting to get involved. SGA President Mohammad Faraj said, “One focus that we came in this year with is that we really wanted to focus on the freshmen so we could create sort of a ripple effect, and just really get the students engaged.” With so many freshmen senators in SGA, that goal was certainly accomplished. In response to feelings about the new online voting, Mohammad stated, “I am really excited because the sky’s the limit, this is uncharted territory. We don’t even know what to expect as far as turnout.” Although the goal of 5000 votes that Eli Auerbach expressed is one that Faraj, Auerbach, and SGA Secretary Shauna Jackson worked on together, no one will really know how the student body will react to the new voting system until it is time to vote. Jackson spoke about the online voting that the executive board of SGA and the Board of Elections worked to make into a reality. Jackson said, “I think for us it’s exciting. When we sat down over the summer and really devised a plan of what we wanted to do, that was number one on the list. And, to get that accomplished in less than five months feels like all the hard work we put in is going to pay off, and not just for us but for the students. The whole point is to have more students be involved and vote and really have a say in the future of the school.” Jackson wanted to say to the students, “Be active, get online, vote and express your opinion.” For more information on SGA, stop by the SGA office in MC 106 or call 216-6872048.
SGA To Hold College Pride Week During the week of April 5, SGA will host College Pride Week at Cleveland State University. The weeklong event will pit competitors from the seven different colleges at Cleveland State against each other in a battle for University pride. “LeeAnn Westfall started the Pride and Traditions committee this year to increase the pride and tradition at Cleveland State,” says Shauna Jackson, secretary of SGA. “We are hoping that [the competition] is done this year and [in the future].” The weeklong competition will feature collegiate battles on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday and Wednesday, three or four colleges will compete and the winners will face off on Friday for the championship, says Jackson. At 2 p.m. on April 9, immediately following the ceremony for the winners, SGA plans to host a football forum to discuss the upcoming ballot issue. The hope is that interest stimulated by the event will increase attendance at the forum. “The whole point is to get the colleges to compete and take pride in the University as a whole,” says Jackson. SGA plans to hold the events, which will include both physical and mental tests, in the MAC Gym at the Cleveland State Recreation Center. Plans are still ongoing, but information about registration will soon be available. The SGA intends to make online registration a possibility, says Jackson.
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Saunders named sixth president of Florida Atlantic University By Reid May, The Cauldron Managing Editor On Wednesday, March 3, Dr. Mary Jane Saunders was named the sixth president of Florida Atlantic University. Saunders, who was Cleveland State University’s provost and senior vice-president for academic affairs until her resignation on Jan. 28, says she is “thrilled to be chosen [as president].” “I had an absolutely wonderful opportunity at Cleveland State—from getting to know the whole campus as the director of the bio-medical health institute to being the founding Dean of the College of Science, and the Provost position, which really helped me to interact with the entire faculty and staff,” says Saunders. “That kind of campus-wide work helps prepare you for your own presidency.” Saunders will lead a University that is very similar to Cleveland State. Florida Atlantic has a combined enrollment of 28,000 students and boasts ten colleges on its seven sites. Like Cleveland State, Florida Atlantic opened its doors in 1964. “There are a lot of building initiatives on campus, where they want to build new dorms and a football stadium. Just like Cleveland State, they want to be more residential,” says Saunders. “And just like CSU they have a lot of economic challenges with the economy the way it is. There have been a lot of budget cuts.” Specific goals have yet to be set for her new tenure, but Saunders say those will be established in the early days. She does want to get the new Medical School onto firm footing and to spend some time “getting to know the institution and getting to know their concerns.” New opportunities for research institution partnerships, one of the things that Saunders says drew her to the opportunity, will be pursued in the early days as well. Torrey Pines Research and Scripps Florida are two of the potential collaborations that excite Saunders. Saunders also appreciates the opportunity to return to Florida, a place she spent 16 years before coming to Cleveland State. “I have many friends in the state of Florida and I have heard from many other University Presidents welcoming me to the area and the opportunity,” says Saunders. “When you have an opportunity like this, it’s such a great opportunity that you have to take it, but I will miss the students and the faculty and the staff at Cleveland State,” Saunders adds. “I love Cleveland State and everyone who goes to school there and works there and it was an amazing part of my career.” While the decision to leave was not easy, Saunders says she accepted the possibility when she allowed herself to be interviewed for the position. This is not the first time Saunders has been recruited for a vacant presidency, but it is the first time she has followed through with what she calls an “arduous” process. Saunders was selected as one of three finalists after the round of semi-finalist interviews on Feb. 25. Although she was aware of her nomination for the position, Saunders says the opportunity had nothing to do with her resignation from the position of provost.
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Photo Spotlight: Non-Alcoholic Mix Off Photography and captions by Amy Gircsis
Chi (triangle symbol) Epsilon -Ashley Mogel, Monica Battaglia, Amber Klot
Kimberly and Angelica from Latinos Unidos. Phi (triangle symbol) Psi Inc. - Tyrone, Tariq, Dearamis
Young people Initiative
Dramatic Arts Movement Ens. Bake Sale
Latinos Unidos with thier drink- Coquito!
Sigma Tau Gama - Phil, Garth, Tim - Drink T-Rex
Chi Lambda Omega Emily Collier and Emily Ladd
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Weekly Events Calendar By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron News Editor
3/8
Dr. Susan Branson presents “Wife, Mother, Kidnapper, and Counterfeiter: Ann Carson, Not Your Typical Early American Woman” lecture in Parker Hannifin Hall. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. Lecture to follow.
3/9
PRSSA Pizza Sale from 11:30 - 1 p.m. in the MC Atrium. Fashion Show Casting Call in the MC Auditorium from 12-2 p.m. Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Dan Chaon and Monica Ferrell in MC 134 at 7:30 p.m.
Weeklong Events: FREE Vouchers for the Cleveland International Film Festival are available in Student Life all day, every day. Hey! Don’t see your event here? E-mail cauldroneditors@gmail to ensure that your group or organization’s next event is added to the calendar.
3/10
Cleveland Film Festival Information in the MC Atrium from 11-1 p.m. Chili Challenge in the MC Atrium from 11-2 p.m. Fashion Show Casting Call in the MC Auditorium from 6-8 p.m.
3/12
Finance Committee Budget Hearing from 4-8 p.m. in MC 134.
3/11
“Let’s Talk About Sex” in the MC Atrium. PRSSA Pizza Sale in MC Atrium from 11:30 - 1 p.m. Society of Physics “Patent Law” Presentation at noon in SI 117.
An Inside Look at Your New Student Center Story by Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron News Editor Photography by Alexes Spencer
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In the Blood: Poverty in Your Face By Samantha Shunk, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief For the past two weekends, including Thursdays, the CSU Dramatic Arts Program has been presenting the play In the Blood in the CSU Factory Theatre. The performance gave a true look into the poverty that exists all around us. The premise of the play by Suzan-Lori Parks is intriguing as a look at the way the poor are really treated in our society. Using the name “Hester” for the main character, and her relations with “Reverend D” bring in all the feelings associated with the beloved Hester Prynne from Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. The play is meant as a postmodern tragedy, and it sure pulls through in that respect. It was pretty depressing overall, and is likely to make one at least tear up if not full-on cry. Alas, that is the nature of a tragedy. The most compelling parts of the play were the monologues that each of the characters who put Hester down performed. It was at these times that the actors, who are all CSU students, showed their talent. However, when it came to the interaction between the characters, there was something lacking the majority of the time, in most cases it was the lack of feeling in the lines delivered. Yet, at other points the actors were entirely in the moment. Left and right, the audience witnessed Hester being taken advantage of because she is too weak to deny their requests. At times, Hester, played by Elisa Hanna, shows just how much power she can assert, and it is quite intense. With such a small cast and such a small stage area, the performance made the most of what was available. Each actor, with the exception of Hanna who plays Hester, has two roles. In total there are only six actors, and five of them show their versatility within short spans of time. The warning of “strong sexual content” in all the advertising and at the ticket booth is quite intriguing, and there certainly was that sexual aspect to the play with talk of threesomes, ejaculating inside Hester and blow jobs. It would have been slightly awkward to have viewed with parents, especially if you get squeamish while watching a PG-13 sex scene with them. Although the play was not what I expected, it did give a powerful look into a life of poverty and all the problems that go along with it. While not the most magnificent performance ever, the production of In the Blood at the CSU Factory Theatre carries its powerful theme and message well.
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Now Hear This! Music You May Have Missed
By Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger, The Cauldron Arts & Entertainment Editor You. You, and that astonishingly graceful happy-dance you do after seeing an A on your returned midterms. Cleveland’s best kept secret? Well, no, probably not. For a phrase so often thrown around, determining whether or not the item in reference qualifies for the hallowed ‘best kept secret’ status is hardly a process of scientific rigor. When the label doesn’t apply, this fact – with all due respect to your glorious happy-dance – is fairly evident, and straightforward. But what about when it does? And if so, how long does it apply? Is Melt still Cleveland’s Best Kept Secret in terms of restaurants, when they’re drowning in awards, and people have flying grilled-cheese sandwich tattoos? The Black Keys might have been the Cleveland/Akron scene’s best-kept secret in 2002. But when Time Magazine names you one of the “10 Best Acts of 2003,” this label no longer applies. Slight nitpick: this selfsame seven-year-old article, it refers to the Keys’ Thickfreakness as having released “to absolutely no acclaim” seems to ignore that Rolling Stone gave it three stars, calling the record “scalding.” It may not have been the highest praise, but come on, Time – you’re one of the most respected publications in the English language, and I’m a journalism student. It should be harder to show you up. Ahem. Regardless of the location of nits, and your faithful narrator’s desire to pick them all, like some grotesquely mutated game of Pokemon, the point remains: the oftoverused label of Best Kept Secret is a tricky thing to imply, let alone maintain. So I want you to understand the inherent gravity of what comes next. Stavesacre is Modern Rock’s Best Kept Secret. I don’t know if this is still true of the band’s coverage, but there was a time when you couldn’t read anything remotely related to the band without encountering the above phrase. And the ingredients all seem to be there: unique, evolving sound, that featured the muscular bass guitar-work of Dirk Lemmens as the primary melodic focus, a unique vocalist in Mark Salomon, who sounds like, well; he sounds like Mark Salomon. And nobody sounds like him. Add in a die-hard yet tiny fanbase, and the checklist seems pretty well complete from top to bottom. That, and there’s an unsettling trend of laziness in rock journalism – once somebody has used a phrase to describe an artist enough times, everybody else jumps on the bandwagon. I once read an article where one such journalist described his early days, writing about Jerry Lee Lewis. His editor said something wasn’t right, and made some adjustments, the largest of which was introducing Lewis as “Piano-Pounding performer, Jerry Lee Lewis.” The reporter, curious, looked it up, and sure enough, big papers across the nation were all using that, like it was his formal title. As I recall, this is the part where our journalist pal realized that hacks move in packs. But I digress. So Stavesacre – who take their name from the plant Delphinium Staphisagria, a beautiful, purple-flowered little plant, of which every last inch is poisonous in some way, and your friendly narrator can apparently spell correctly without the help of spellcheck– was slapped with that label early on, and it seems to have held fast throughout the length of what is assumed to be their career, past-tense. This was an unfortunate result of being on Tooth&Nail records from 1995 to 1999, and not being a pop-punk band. Life’s like that sometimes. But what does one do with a band that has their roots in thrash and metal, starts moving toward more ponderous, slower-paced fare, and displays an increasingly deep and rich lyrical sensibility? If you’re Tooth & Nail records from 1995 to 1999, you put them on tour with pop-punk and ska bands. You put their decidedly darker tone (think less Black Sabbath, and more The Cure) on the road with the happy-go-lucky pop bands, because, well, you’re Tooth & Nail records from 1995 to 1999. The band found themselves at a crossroads. Having departed from the “foreboding” (another word that cropped up like a weed) sound that permeated their first two records, 1996’s Friction and 1997’s Absolutes, the band was poised to release what was supposed to be their breakthrough album, both creatively and professionally. The result was 1999’s Speakeasy, and it was astonishingly successful at one of those things. From the almost poppy riffs of “Keep Waiting” to the hauntingly beautiful
“Gold and Silver,” Speakeasy sounded like – well, honestly, it didn’t sound like anything else, not really. In a time when the term ‘emo’ had been formed, but nobody knew what to do with it yet, the term was applied to the record with little success. Emo would go the way of eyeliner, tight pants and 7th grade crushes. This was a pack of hulking metal dudes singing about the end of the world. Nobody knew quite what to do with that. Meanwhile, the record was quietly brilliant, and nobody knew. Deemed “not Christian enough” - which would be understandable, given T&N’s technical listing as s Christian label, if not for the fact that the selfsame label had been shoving MxPx’s “Chick Magnet” down the throat of anyone who got within a five mile radius of MTV. Fact is – and yes, this is approaching a micro-rant – the whole idea of Christian labels has been a little silly since about 1982 or so. It’s less about finding a voice, and more about fetishising the concept of religion, and cornering a niche market for yourself. Stavesacre quite simply decided that they would make beautiful music. Some of it would be spiritually themed, as Mark Salomon & co. are certainly not without their leanings – but the idea of spirituality-as-product never sat well with the band. A little feud ensued, and in 2001, the band released Collective, thereby completing the terms of their contract, and signaled what Salomon would later call “leaving the Christian music scene altogether.” Collective was (perhaps unsurprisingly) a collection of tracks from their first three albums, a split EP, and some alternate versions of the songs “Keep Waiting” and “Gold and Silver” - the latter of which was drastically re-imagined as a somber piano ballad, swapping the slow-building intensity and explosively grandiose of the original for an achingly blossoming duet, an ode to empty space as much as anything else. In a preiTunes world, it wasn’t uncommon to sometimes buy an entire record on the basis of one, must-have song. This was that song. The band would go on to release the phonetically self-titled stāvz’ā’kər, which is either their best or worst album, depending on who you ask. Since you’re already 1,000+ words into this article, I shall assume you’re asking me, in which case, yes – if I had to choose one album that encapsulates what it is about Stavesacre that so many have grown to love, yet so few have come to know – then yes. It’s brilliant, and varied, and heavy, and sad, and lush, and gorgeous, and so on. It’s also not perfect – the recording quality takes a bit of a hit, as their new label (Nitro, by the by) had little in the way of monetary resources at their disposal. Salomon and Lemmens would later lament the album, publicly expressing their “dissatisfaction” with the finished product. But since we’re swimming in cliches already, your humble narrator will meekly submit that it’s one of the oldest adages that artists routinely loathe what history claims to be their best work. In any case, if beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, beautiful music can certainly lay claim to the ears. Still, if stāvz’ā’kər was a mistake, the band set out to rectify it, albeit slowly. In 2006, they released How To Live With A Curse, which carried on the tradition established in Speakeasy, and refined in stāvz’ā’kər, but with an exponentially crisper and cleaner production. Powerful and melodic, the record shines – but. There is always a “but.” Stavesacre was losing steam. Now in their thirties, and with several members married and enjoying success in ‘day jobs’ working in television production, the band had simply run out of steam. Salomon had been fronting in rock bands since 1984, and the man was tired. In 2007, Stavesacre announced that they were going to make one last record with their original guitarist, and call it a day. In 2009, the band released a 5-song EP, Against The Silence, which showcased a bit of a return to their thrash-punk roots, while retaining the lyrical dexterity and operatic sense of scope that the band had gained in its 15 years of existence. Silence seemed to all but signal the end of Stavesacre – except that the band itself has yet to make as much official. Nevertheless, any hope that the faithful might have held for Stavesacre to break into a more mainstream audience have been long since abandoned. The “Best Kept Secret” had finally earned the title. And with that, it’s up to you. If you’ve ever enjoyed a more somber brand of rock music, you owe your ears a brief whirlwind tour of what Stavesacre has to offer. You might find something you never knew you loved, something to trigger your rightfully hidden happy-dance: your own little Best Kept Secret. If so, I hope you’ll decide to share it too. A confession, if you will indulge me for just another moment, dear reader? I hate secrets. Always have.
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Concert picks of the Week By Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger and Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron A&E and News Editors
Spring break, so...close. I know we’re all crawling desperately toward that week of schoolless frenzy. Some of us will be off to warmer climates. Some of us will be partying it up at the St. Patty’s Day parade. Some of us will be doing homework (Alexes). Some of us will be making rude comments on our Facebook statuses about other publications. But until Spring Break, we all need a little something to get us going. Perhaps, a show?
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Other Shows: 3/8 Bang Tango @ Peabody’s, $10 3/8 Spoken @ Grog Shop, $12 3/9 Kidz in the Hall @ Peabody’s, $14
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IWrestledABearOnce @ Grog Shop
3/9 100 Monkeys @ Grog Shop, $15 3/10 Kreator @ Peabody’s, $24 3/10 Only Living Boy @ Grog Shop, $5 3/11 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ Grog Shop, $15 3/11 Gaelic Storm @ House of Blues, $21 3/12 Boondox @ Peabody’s, $15 3/12 We Were Promised Jet Packs @ Grog Shop, $12 3/12 Chrisete Michele @ House of Blues, $30 3/13 Hammerfall @ Peabody’s $24 3/13 Cage the Elephant w/ As Tall As Lions @ House of Blues, $18 3/13 Mykal Rose @ Grog Shop, $23 3/14 Uncle Kracker @ Peaboy’s, $23 3/14 Robin Thicke @ House of Blues, $37
Oh Dillinger Escape Plan will be there too. So, before anyone goes and gets their proverbial panties in a proverbial bunch, I have nothing against Dillinger Escape Plan. I just wouldn’t care about this show if IWABO weren’t playing. I also wouldn’t be qualified to tell you to go to this show if IWABO weren’t playing. That being said, IWABO IS PLAYING. This Louisana born-and-raised group is sure to knock your socks off. If the jazz and country-infused grindcore
doesn’t get you, seeing the noises that come out of petite vocal powerhouse, Krysta Cameron live will. This show will be the perfect cathartic release for all of your midterm frustrations as well as the best beginning to a spring break that there ever was, especially for the measly 18 bucks it’ll cost you. I have but one question tiny segment of the CSU community who is remotely attracted to grindcore: Where will you be when all hell breaks lose?
Jonathan’s Pick
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G. Love and Special Sauce @ House of Blues Now, there are no shortage of interesting options. Ted Leo’s coming, for crapes’ sake! And Crapes are delicious. However, sometimes you just want some sloppy, jazzy, hip-hop blues, am I right? Well, I suppose I can’t speak for you - maybe you don’t want that. Maybe you hate babies and sunshine, too. Maybe you didn’t clap during Peter Pan, secretly hoping that Tinkerbell would stay down. Maybe you’re the guy who adds wax to chocolate? Maybe you get up early in the morning, and blow up the roads with dynamite, ensuring bountiful potholes for the rest of us in hopes that we can understand what it’s like to see nothing but ruin and despair no matter where we look. Truly, the ways in which you could hate things that are obviously wonderful are mind-boggling. But it’s midterms -
let’s not boggle our poor minds any more than we have to. G. Love and Special Sauce will make you want to shake your booty, regardless of its size, dexterity, or likelihood of actually being called ‘a booty.’ Regardless of your preferred method of referring to the space between your legs and your back, you’re going to want to shake it - which you roundly deserve, am I right? ‘Course I’m right - I’m in print. And on the internet - that’s confirmation from an external source! And that, my friends, is science. (Editor’s note: it is most assuredly not. Killstring, you shame science with your lies) Plus, G. Love’s rolling with the Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - and yes, they spell it wrong on purpose. They’re chilled out reggae pandas, and you want to argue spelling with me? That’s it. That’s proof. You, my friend - you need to dance. It’s twenty bucks for an advance ticket, and 8:00 on a Wednesday night is the perfect time for Midterm stress release.
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Monday, March 8, 2010 / Page Sixteen A Legend in the Making?
The young Jimmie Johnson is coming up through the ranks and is beginning to establish himself as one of the top racers, but is he becoming a legend?
>>> Page 18 | Less Than 100 Days To Go; USA Still Needs Work | The US have their problems, but so does their first opponent in the World Cup
No Repeat, Vikings Out In Second Round
By Robert Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor The Horizon League will have new Champions this year. A banged up and injured Cleveland State men’s basketball team lost Friday night to the University of Milwaukee Wisconsin 85-72. Freshman Tim Kamczyc led the Vikings with 20 points and six rebounds in 38 minutes, and junior Norris Cole had 16 points, five assists, and three rebounds and steals each. Cleveland State finishes the year 15-16, but won 10 league matches in their first year of the post-Bullock and Jackson era. The Panthers win the season series against the Vikes, as each team won their game on their home court, but the Panthers beat CSU in Indianapolis, when it counted the most. CSU was without junior D’Aundray Brown who had to leave their Tuesday night game against Loyola after getting an elbow in his eye. Brown, who missed last year’s tournament after a leg injury, had to have surgery for what was reported as a ‘detached retina.’ His 8.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, and especially his 32 plus minutes were missing in the depressing loss. Freshman forward Charlie Woods would take D’Aundray’s place in the starting lineup, but finished with no points in eleven minutes, missing both three-point shots that he would take. Brown was not the only injured Viking, as Trevon Harmon played 16 minutes (much less than his season average of 30 minutes) off the bench, as he tried to return to his form in only his second game back from suffering a concussion. Tre hit a three pointer with less than three minutes to go in the game, his only basket, but did have three rebounds and three steals. Cleveland State missed their first three shots of the game and turned the ball over twice before finally scoring their first basket, but the Panthers already had five on the board at the 17:17 mark of the first half. The Panthers’ senior guard Ricky Franklin (13 points, six rebounds and six assists) hit a key three pointer to answer the Vikings’ first basket, and Milwaukee would be on a roll from then on. The Vikes only shot 44% from the floor and fouled 27 times as the Vikes would bow out early from this year’s rendition of the Horizon League Championship. The Panthers now have a chance to play in the Horizon League Championship on March 9, with only one game in their way. The Vikes won the turnover battle (13-15), but had nine more fouls than Milwaukee. The bright spot for the Vikings was Kamczyc’s continual inspiring play in big minutes. The freshman has stepped up for head coach Gary Waters throughout this season and now looks to have cemented his spot in the starting lineup for the 2010-11 season. Kamczyc shot 7 of 10 from the field hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arch, and grabbed two offensive rebounds. The Vikes trailed the Panthers 32-24 going into the half, as both teams answered each other with buckets on opposite ends of the court in the last 6:40 of the first half. The second half started much like the first, as the Vikes missed a two pointer, fouled, then missed another three pointer all in the first minute and a half. Franklin hit a three pointer with 16:29 from Ja’Rob McCallum (14 points), then McCallum hit his own three. Before they knew it, the Vikes were down 45-31 with 16 minutes to play. It snowballed to a 20 point lead with just ten minutes to play, and the Vikes were down and out for the count. CSU rallied to get the deficit down to seven, but the clock was not on their side and fell to the Panthers on the court they won the Horizon League title on last year.
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A Legend in the Making?
By William Wodka, The Cauldron Staff Writer NASCAR has seen its fair share of good racers including, but not limited to: Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, and Dale Jarrett. But only a handful of these racers have had what it takes to be called “great.” One of the greatest, whose life was unfortunately cut short, is Dale Earnhardt--but is there someone better than he was? The young Jimmie Johnson is coming up through the ranks and is beginning to establish himself as one of the top racers, but is he becoming a legend? Looking at Earnhardt’s history, he started out in 1979 and won rookie of the year. Through the years he built a great resume not only with wins but with awards as well. On daleearnhardtinc.com he has a laundry list of awards including most popular driver and ESPY driver of the decade. He also won the Daytona 500, essentially the the Superbowl of NASCAR, once in his career. Earnhardt raced in 676 races throughout his career and won 76 races. Before the Nextel Cup Series was thought of, the NASCAR season winner was chosen based on the point system NASCAR still has today. On the NASCAR web site it shows in total Earnhardt won 7 championships, including consecutive championships twice in his career. Based on this does Johnson have what it takes to be a legend like Earnhardt? According to the Team Lowes Racing Web site, Johnson, who first rolled out on the NASCAR scene in 2002, is teammates with Jeff Gordon in the Hendrick Motorsports team. Johnson has won 51 races including his latest win in Las Vegas just a couple weeks ago. He has won four consecutive Nextel Championships and is the only driver to qualify in the top 12 in the race for the chase since the concept was institutionalized in the league. He works hard on and off the race track as well. He is the spokesman for Lowes where you can see him in plenty of commercials for them. He also built a Jimmie Johnson Foundation where they help children, families and communities in need. If Johnson stays on pace he will definitely break plenty of records including many of Earnhardt’s. He is currently burning rubber and making plenty of drivers eat his dust as he flies by in his number 48 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. He is also being filmed for an upcoming HBO show that takes a look at the life of a race car driver. He has everything going for him and is a fan favorite for many. His stylish driving includes bumping, drafting and escaping crashes all around him. Though he may have his off races, he is consistently on top and is sure to be a legend. For those who love Earnhardt, watch out because there is a new driver that is sure to be at the top when his career once all is said and done. Earnhardt is still missed to this day and what happened was tragic though his name lives on through his stats and his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. This NASCAR season is going to be an exciting full-speed, fullthrottle adventure.
Less Than 100 Days To Go; USA Still Needs Work
By Robert Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor Ok, so what did you expect? The United States men’s national soccer team never scored against the Dutch coming into this week’s international friendly, but the US played quite nicely against one of the best teams in the world. Before you crinkle up this paper because I am going writing another soccer column, understand that this sport means so much too many of us living around this nation. After watching the game and having time to think about what the Americans did, I am quite pleased with their 2-1 loss in Amsterdam. Yea, I know the Americans scored within the last five minutes after the Dutch pulled their best players, but there is much to be optimistic about because it was not the final roster that manager Bob Bradley will take to South Africa in June (DeMarcus Beasley, really?). But the biggest problem that the Americans need to worry about from now until the World Cup is that we need a healthy roster. Too many players are not match fit now, which means that they will be struggling to get fit for June. Take Stuart Holden’s injury 34 minutes into the friendly with Holland; a definite bookable offense with studs up, nonetheless, sees one of our best midfielders out a possible six weeks with a fractured fibula. Compile that injury with Clint Dempsey’s ‘moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee’ and forward Charlie Davies’ horrific car accident, that did kill a person, and the US are reeling from serious injuries. As for the game against the Dutch, I can live with a 2-1 score line, but what I cannot live with was the US giving up a stupid penalty. I do not care how bad you lose your man; you do not give up a penalty to any European powerhouse, which will almost always be converted into a goal. The second Dutch goal was certainly just being
lucky and getting the right deflection, a livable mistake. I imagine the atmosphere had to be a great experience as well. The atmosphere had to be the best that any American soccer team has experienced and it will come close to the experience that the players will get when they play against England on June 12. I was certainly upset that our captain, Landon Donovan, did not have much of a role in this match. I am starting to wonder if Lando’s new loan at Everton has taken a lot out of him and if he is tired from the higher level of competition that he plays with in England. However, as much as I was saddened to see Donovan play, I was glad to see Jozy Altidore continue his strong play at forward, as he will knock in a few goals in South Africa. Last thing I want to mention about the game this week, I love the new kits that the team will be wearing at the World Cup. They are modeled after the 1950 team that beat England in the World Cup. Maybe we are looking for a little bit of karma, as the US may need a win against England to get them into the next round and it may get more people involved in this country in the beautiful game. The US have their problems, but so does their first opponent in the World Cup, England. Doctor Phil should become their team psychologist, because the Brits have some crazy drama going on within their team. First, we have defender John Terry who impregnated a teammate’s girlfriend and then tried to keep it secret. Wayne Bridge, who has been a solid defender for his country, refused to play for England because of Terry’s tomfoolery with Bridge’s partner. Not to mention, the US press showed Bridge not shaking Terry’s hand before a match between the two this week. England has that hanging over their heads, as well as a very slow start against Egypt at Wimbley Stadium last week. The Africans jumped out to a 1-nil lead as Mohamed Zidan put Egypt up and shocked the English crowd. But, three goals from two substitutes put the game away for a 3-1 England win, but the play of England did stir worries among the home nation. Is Steven Gerrard their captain for the World Cup? We do not know, but one thing is . certain, both nations have much more to prepare for in such a small window of time
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