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Google Vs. China: The Fallout By Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger
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Heritage Suites Requires a Meal Plan By Samantha Shunk
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Contents Volume 110 • Issue 11
The Melting Pot
03 Opening Statements: Defeating Hate With Maximum Ridiculousity 03 Google Vs. China: The Fallout 04 IllumiNation: Republican morals, fiscal responsibility? Yea, suuuuure.
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05 CSU Discovers Possible Cancer Cure 05 Hertiage Suites Requires a Meal Plan 05 CSU Engineering School Becomes Only CAFCE Certified School in US 06 CSU President Holds Town Hall Meeting 06 Weekly Events Calendar
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Opening Statements
Defeating Hate With Maximum Ridiculousity By Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger, The Cauldron A&E Editor
Westboro Baptist Church. Those three words likely elicit one of three responses 1. Who? 2. That’s my Church! 3. Bunch of hateful monsters. - with little room for deviation. If you’re in the first or third groups, read on. If you’re in the second group, I have to wonder if you’re making proper use of your time in reading this: isn’t there someone you’re supposed to be actively hating right now? For the uninitiated, a man by the name of Fred Phelps founded said church in 1955. Don’t let the name fool you – Westboro is pretty thoroughly denounced by any actual baptist organizations. What could one little church in Kansas do that would cause their entire denomination to denounce them? Well, they could protest funerals of American soldiers, carrying signs displaying such tasteful, Christ-like slogans as “Pray for more dead soldiers,” “Thank God for 9/11,” “God Hates America,” and in what has perhaps become their most universally recognized slogan, “God Hates Fags.” At somebody’s funeral. Their distinguished resume also includes such noble acts as leading protests at the Holocaust museum, forcing
children to stomp on the American flag, and issuing a press release two days after the 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China, which said – and this is not hyperbole, this is a quote - “Our prayer is for many more earthquakes to kill many more thousands of... Chinese,” and of course, in case you didn’t understand what their shtick was all about, ending it with an emphatic “God hates China.” After 68,000 human beings died. But don’t feel left out. You don’t have to be Jewish, American, Chinese, gay, or in the military to be going to Westboro’s version of hell – you could also be Protestent, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, Hindu, Black, Italian, Swedish, Canadian, Mexican or Irish; and these are just the ones that I have quotes to support. But I have a sneaking suspicion the list essentially extends to anyone who isn’t in the Westboro Baptist Church. So believe me when I say, nobody wants to see these guys coming to town. The question is, what do you do? Backed by a small army of lawyers, the group is known to incite violence against themselves, and then sue the hell out of whomever they’ve baited. Figuratively, of course. So what do you do? Well, if you’re students at the University of South Carolina, and you hear they’re coming to protest at your state house – you do something awesome. Spearheaded by the USC Pastafarians of all people
(www.venganza.org, if you’re unfamiliar), a crowd estimated to be in the hundreds arrived on the steps of the courthouse to stage the most appropriate counter-protest I have ever borne witness to. The fundamental problem with a group of crazies, is you can’t talk sense to them, and you run the risk of seeming to validate their ridiculous viewpoints. So how do you combat the patently ridiculous? By cranking your own brand of ridiculous up to 11. So students arrived with slogans every bit as feasible as Westboro’s: “God Hates the New Facebook,” “God Hates Shrimp,” and “God Hates Cotton-Poly Blends” you know, in reference to Leviticus 19, the chapter right after 18, which is where the biblical argument against homosexuality comes from. Because hey, you can’t pick and choose what’s Scripture and what isn’t, am I right? Even more telling, however, were the multitudes carrying a simple, basic sign, proclaiming “If God Won’t Love You, We Will.” And here we have a shining example of precisely how to triumph over evil: dress up in silly pirate costumes, and meet the ridiculous with even greater quantities of silliness. Shout down hate with love, and joy, and wackiness. Let the world know how the Divine feels about Jenga. (hint: Hates it) For those rational souls among us, the path is clear: We shall defeat Evil by means of Maximum Ridiculosity.
Google Vs. China: The Fallout
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By Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger, The Cauldron A&E Editor The world held its collective breath, as a mouse stared down a dragon, and refused to yield. Except that most of the world continued to go about their business - breathing quite normally, thank you blissfully unaware of the monumental proceedings taking place. Oh! And the mouse in this case was connected to a computer. The dragon – well, I needed something to symbolize China, and I really wanted a compelling opening line. But the height of the unfolding drama demanded as much from me, and any writer who doesn’t admit to at least a little soft spot for overblown hyperbole, is either lying to themselves, or is in the wrong field. Anyway. For those who had no idea there even was an unfolding drama; a brief synopsis. The email accounts of several Chinese Civil rights leaders were hacked a few months back. Information control – from China’s Orwellian-monikered Ministry Continued on Page 4
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IllumiNation: Republican morals, fiscal responsibility? Yea, suuuuure. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele came under criticism this week when it became known that Republican donor Eric Brown was reimbursed $2,000 for a trip to Voyeur, a Los Angeles nightclub where topless dancers can be seen mimicking sex and bondage acts. The reimbursement was provided by the RNC. This is interesting. Republicans like to talk about many different ‘values.’ Two of those most frequently discussed are moral and fiscal responsibility. Morally, they claim to believe in the sanctity of marriage, the right to life (unless you are a ward of the state) and maintaining the illegality of narcotics like Marijuana. Fiscally, they criticize excess government spending and emphasize responsibility with campaign funds and party activities. I think we have discovered a serious case of hypocrisy. Unfortunately, I doubt many party members notice. This nightclub reimbursement is the perfect example of personal values that Republican supporters and officials advocate publicly, but are the polar opposite of what those same people believe personally. Now, mind you, this is certainly not true for all
By Reid May, The Cauldron Managing Editor
Republicans. Just like Democrats, some are true to the beliefs they advocate, others are far different. The problem exists in the belief that the people we elect actually mean what they say. Tell me that South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford believes in the sanctity of marriage. Better yet, tell me how two men getting married in his state is less respectful than an extramarital trip to Argentina while he told his wife, staffers and constituents that he was hiking the Appalachian trail. A number of Republican officials, from former President George W. Bush to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, have been accused of past illegal drug use. How do these (and other) officials really feel about the use of illegal drugs? When it comes to fiscal responsibility, the stance against frivolous spending and higher taxes only goes as far as big business interests. When it comes to personal expense—like an upgrade to business class for a trip to Argentina or the aforementioned night at Voyeur—greed takes precedence. Now, I will not just condemn Republicans. These
actions are no more appropriate than President Barack Obama’s past drug use, Nancy Pelosi’s all-expense-paid plane ride or the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s incident at Chappaquiddick Island in 1969. The Republican Party paints itself as morally correct, but actually supports candidates that feel differently. Then they advocate for votes among the portion of the population that worries about immoral behavior. Honest convictions are not made public, but often we find out just the same. Its time to begin combing our way through this maze of deception. Why vote for a candidate who will “preserve the sanctity of marriage” by opposing gay marriage, but spend a weekend in Argentina cheating on his wife—on the taxpayer’s tab. Republicans think they are entitled to something because of their moral values. I have news—your party is no better than mine. Maybe we believe in the legal use of narcotics, but at least we tell you before we use. Instead, you repeatedly deceive a public that is not as stupid as you assume. Now, if we would only do something to combat the problem.
Google Vs. China: The Fallout Continued from Page 3
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Of Harmony – is pretty standard procedure behind The Great Firewall of China. Problem being, those accounts happened to be Gmail accounts. And Google figured out who did it. Surprise! It was the Chinese government. Unsurprisingly, Google took issue with this. Since moving into China, there had been ongoing qualms about just how comfortable the search giant could really be in a nation where state-mandated censorship was par for the course. Just how did this gel with Google’s unorthodox corporate motto, the unconventional-yet-succinct “Don’t Be Evil?” Especially when the censored items weren’t violent or sexual images, so much as anything that could possibly portray the benevolent Chinese Government in anything less than a stellar light. So this means that the Tienanmen Square Massacre never happened, there is no such person as the Dali Lama, and the Falun Gong never actually existed, and the Chinese Government certainly never detained and tortured any of them. In light of all this, Google declared that it had caught China red-handed, and was uncensoring its google.cn search results. The government replied that it expected Google to comply with Chinese law. It looked for all the world like a stalemate, with China backed into an unenviable corner. So! That brings you up to speed, but the question remains: what happens now? Well, several events are underway. Firstly, Google went ahead and unfiltered their search results. China, despite international economic pressure, declined to budge. State-run news agency
Xinhua claimed that Google was “intimately tied” to the U.S. Government, particularly the department of defense. Which, you know, one can’t really blame Xinhua for – if your every move is dictated by dictators, when said dictators tell you to accuse someone making them look bad of the same thing, hell, you might even believe that. But come April 10, Google will be pulling out of China. Turning their back on their significant (35 percent) share of the Chinese search engine market, and with it – millions of dollars, Google is sticking to their guns. Perhaps unsurprisingly, their stock has fallen 6.3 percent since the announcement, and that trend doesn’t look to be reversing any time soon. Yes, the Chinese market represents a tiny sliver of Google’s global income. However, when that tiny sliver comes out to an estimated $300-600 million a year, people sit up and take notice. But, all is not lost. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has announced their new strategy: Hong Kong. See, despite being part of China since 1997, Hong Kong operates under what the New York Times likes to call a “one country, two systems policy.” The important point being, that censorship is not mandated in Hong Kong. Google can continue serving the Chinese people from there, in simplified Chinese, without violating a single law. They’re keeping their R&D team, their sales team, and essentially all of their non-search-related employees in China. In other words, nobody’s losing their job over this, as far as Brin can manage. Unsurprisingly, Xinhua has decried Google’s declared strategy as “totally wrong.” They cannot, however, describe it as “illegal.” Because
the move is 100% within the parameters of Chinese law. So how does this affect the rest of the world? Well, the ripple effect is beginning to show its head. Godaddy.com has decided to flat-out leave China as well. Microsoft has announced its intentions to stay, earning some honest-togoodness ill will from its business partners. But the largest effect will take years to have a measurable effect – that being the fact that China’s dirty laundry has been aired for all the world to see, and that Google made the decision to turn down hundreds of millions of dollars rather than continue to look the other way. Global awareness of China’s – let’s say ‘twitchy’ and ‘inconsistent’ information-control policies is at an all-time high; bad news for a nation where the economy is so heavily based on international business. With their already-struggling economy hanging in the balance, China can ill-afford business partners second-guessing how much they can trust their Chinese intrests. Meanwhile, China has gone about its business, quickly deleting any internet post that portrays the events in a less-than-stellar light – or trying to. Paying individuals to make pro-government statements online is now common practice, but Chinese citizens are proving increasingly difficult to keep silent. In what is almost certainly unrelated news, this past Wednesday, it turned out that several yahoo mail accounts belonging to Chinese civil rights activists had been hacked, including not only Chinese and Taiwanese accounts, but extending to a law professor in the United States. And so the saga continues: it’s your move, Yahoo! Only now, the world is watching.
News
CSU Discovers Possible Cancer Cure By Samantha Shunk, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Michael Kalafatis, a Chemistry professor at CSU, may have discovered a cure for cancer. Years ago, Kalafatis created the drug that he has now coined CancerX, but he revealed that the name is not important. What is important is that the drug kills cancer cells. Kalafatis created what he called a less important side project for his students to inject this drug into petri dishes with leukemia cells inside. He said that “since 2001, I have had a variety of students do the experiment; all the time the cells that were put in this substance died.” At first he was thinking that the students were making mistakes with the experiment, but over time realized that they were doing it right. “Eventually, I started working with a group from the Learner Institute and the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center,” where after a successful experiment with the leukemia in mice, his friend convinced Kalafatis to let him try it on some extra mice with breast cancer. Kalafatis did not believe it would work and just gave CancerX to his friend and went home. Yet soon after that, he received a phone call from his friend at the Cleveland Clinic to tell him that it worked. From there, Kalafatis started working more with the experiments in mice, and did proper experiments like the one done for the leukemia. Kalafatis explained, “We injected the drug into the mouse into the blood, and the cancer disappeared, the tumor shrunk.” This drug worked well in more than one cancer as Kalafatis revealed, “We got seven kinds of cancer with mice.” After eradicating seven different types of cancer in mice, it was time to move forward. Kalafatis said, “I sent my drug to NIH (National Institute of Health) where they have a program to make drugs to see to people like me all over the country, to see if they have something promising, then they help them with the work.” The NIH sure did help Kalafatis by revealing that CancerX destroys many more types of cancer than he could test in Cleveland. Kalafatis calmly stated, “They tested the drug in a petri dish on 52 different types of cancer; all of them died.” A professor at Cleveland State University may have found the cure to 52 different types of cancer. Unfortunately, the project is pretty much at a standstill due to lack of funding; however, one student is currently working with the HeLa cells from one of the worst cases of cervical cancer, and the cells are extremely sensitive to the CancerX drug. Kalafatis said, “The next step is to get enough data to…get approval from the FDA and the government to use it.” But before more data can be obtained, money is necessary. According to Kalafatis, the real next step “is to get more money to find how it works, how it really kills the cells and why only cancer cells.” In mid-March, Kalafatis sent off a grant application with the Chemistry and Biology departments to request funds to continue research, but he will not receive the funds till the summer. With this many positive findings, he is sure to get the money. He revealed that so far, “All the money we got was provided to us by Cleveland State.” When asked how long he expects the development of CancerX into real cancer treatment to take, Kalafatis replied, “It could be five to 10 years, but the more money we get, the faster we can go.” One thing that Kalafatis reveals that he knows for sure is that “every time you put the drug on cancer cells it kills the cancer.”
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Heritage Suites Requires a Meal Plan By Samantha Shunk, The Cauldron Editor-in-Chief
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CSU Engineering School Becomes Only CAFCE Certified School in US
By Alexes Spencer, The Cauldron News Editor
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Heritage Suites at the YMCA was purchased last summer for the purpose of providing student housing at CSU. Many CSU students lived in these public apartments before it was purchased for the university, but they are not all excited about the changes. Throughout this past year, a transition has been underway to convert this apartment building in to a dormitory. Jasmine Golphin, senior and resident of Heritage Suites, was understandably appalled when she discovered that she would have to buy a meal plan for the next school year when she has never purchased one in the past. She went to turn in the lease for the next school year recently, and Golphin recounted those events: “When I go to hand the lease in, I find out that I would have to buy a meal plan. Never in any of the paperwork that I got was that a part of the equation.” In response to Golphin’s claim that she was not informed of the required meal plan purchase, Clare Rahm, assistant vice president for Campus Support Services, said, “Throughout the time that we have been transitioning this building…we’ve always been talking about how it would be a residence hall. But what I’ve learned from this experience is that to say it will be a residence hall to a student that hasn’t participated in [a residence hall] they didn’t necessarily know what it meant.” The students did not realize that it meant a meal plan would be part of the deal. Golphin explained, “It’s one thing if we had known ahead of time or even if they had told us in the second lease that they gave us, but I had no idea.” According to Rahm, the students at Heritage Suites are currently signing the same leasing contract as the students in the other residence halls at CSU for the 2010-11 school year. A close look at the fine print in that contract reveals that there is in fact a clause that requires all students to purchase a meal plan if they live in the residence halls. Golphin revealed, “We are not trying to cause a fuss because we just don’t want this meal plan; it’s because there is nothing in the legal agreement that says we would have to purchase a meal plan.” Unfortunately for Golphin and the other students at Heritage Suites, if they in fact signed the contract that Rahm claims they are signing, then they have no legal grounds to contest this issue. Still, President Berkman is willing to hear their complaints this Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Rahm explained why all students living on campus are required to have a meal plan, “It’s part of the package if you live in the residence halls that it’s required; it’s in the housing contract that that’s a requirement.” She continues, “To offer a full residential life program, dining is part of that, and the reason is that it is a community building opportunity to bring the residents together over food, and financially having everyone participate means that the price for everyone is lower than if it’s optional.” Rahm revealed that at Heritage Suites students will have a lot more freedoms than students at the other residence halls, including having no RAs in the building. However, the students living there will not be exempt from a meal plan.
The CSU Fenn College of Engineering recently announced that it has become the first school in the US to become certified by the Canadian Association for Co-Operative Education (CAFCE). CSU joins over 80 other member schools. According to CAFCE, “co-operative education” is an academic program which alternates classroom learning with realworld work experience. To become CAFCE certified, work experience must take up at least 30% of a student’s academic study time. According to a news release by CSU, the college was evaluated on five dimensions: structural criteria, co-op in the institutional context, institutional commitment criteria, quality program delivery criteria, and monitoring and evaluation criteria. This certification granted to the Fenn College of Engineering establishes it as a college with a great academic structure. Students will be guaranteed real-world work experience in engineering programs as required by certification guidelines. “Fenn College’s Co-operative Education Program not only meets standards, but exceeds them, providing unparalleled opportunities for Cleveland State University students to earn experience in their field, which are crucial for career success in these tough economic times,” President Ronald Berkman said in the release. Not only is the Fenn College of Engineering the only school in the US to become CAFCE certified, the programs of the college are the only programs outside of Canada to hold this honor according to the CAFCE Web site. “The co-op program is great for students to get real-world work experience before they graduate, not only helping them develop their resume but to also help them decide what they might want to go into after they receive their degree,” said sophomore Rich Barker, a mechanical engineering major. “Considering we’re the only college offering such a program outside of Canada, it would be a pretty good idea to take advantage of it while you’re here.” The Fenn College of Engineering was established in 1923 and offers an array of degrees in various engineering programs including electrical, biomedical and mechanical engineering. For more information, visit csuohio.edu/engineering. For more information on CAFCE, visit cafce.ca.
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CSU President Holds Town Hall Meeting
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By Kristen Mott, The Cauldron Copy Editor
Ronald M. Berkman, the president of Cleveland State, held a town hall meeting on March 31 from 3-4 p.m. in the Main Classroom atrium. The town hall format gave the student body the chance to ask questions and address their concerns, as Berkman said, “The main part of the agenda is to listen to you.” Berkman began the meeting by updating the audience on the progress since the last town hall meeting. He has worked diligently to improve student services across the board, and announced that a new Enrollment and Student Affairs Division is being formed. The interim vice president will be Corinne Webb. Berkman announced that CSU is on track to open a K-12 international baccalaureate school in August. The school will open with kindergarten through second grade, and two to three grade increments will be added each subsequent year. Berkman also said that CSU has moved closer to a partnership with the Northeast Medical Association which would bring a medical school to the campus. “All programs benefit by the opening of a medical school,” Berkman said. Students were then allowed to ask questions, which mainly focused on these new developments on campus, student life and the future of Cleveland State University. Numerous questions centered on the opening of the K-12 school. Berkman explained that an international baccalaureate degree gives high-prestige to students. Enrolled students will take Chinese and Spanish, starting in the first grade, and one bilingual Chinese teacher will be assigned full-time to assist students. Children of faculty and students will be given top priority during the enrollment process. However, Berkman noted that the Cleveland Municipal School District is handling the assignment of jobs, so CSU staff will most likely not be
able to find additional work there. Several students asked Berkman for more information on the new medical school. Berkman said that its focus will mainly be on primary care, which will focus specifically on health disparities and public health. Scheduling concerns were addressed by a variety of students, and Berkman is hoping to resolve these issues with a new system for registering for classes. “I hope the first step in the system that will be useful is to allow students to register for the entire year,” Berkman said. Under his proposed plan, students will be able to choose classes for the entire academic year when they register during the summer. Berkman said that he would also like to see block scheduling, which would allow students to move quicker toward their degree. When asked about the tuition, Berkman confirmed that Cleveland State has proposed a 3.5% increase, which will go before the Board of Trustees this month. He said that the state of Ohio is heading into a difficult period and “we have to use our authority right now to raise revenue.” As for the future of Cleveland State, Berkman said he would like the campus to become as recognized as Ohio State University. In the next five years, he said that he wants to increase enrollment by 5-7% each year. He wants to see more students living on campus with Euclid Commons being opened and fully occupied. “If we can keep students on campus for longer periods of time, the chance that they’re going to get engaged increases,” Berkman said. In addition, he would like to see our basketball teams on the same level as Butler, and for the campus to have a functioning football team. The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the town hall meeting. The organization works to make sure students are informed of changes on campus and that their voices are heard.
4/6
India Dance Performance featuring Bollywood dancers. Noon in MC Atrium.
4/7
Tabla Drum music fusion performance featuring Kir an Madduri and Deepak Maddha at noon in the MC Atrium. Origami Demonstrations featuring Yayoi Kitawaki in the MC Atrium at noon. Mehdni Hand Painting featuring Harika Bandaru, Bhargavi Gadela, and Ashruta Patel in MC Atrium at noon. Leadership Roundtable: “Land the Job by Marketing Your Leadership Skills.” 3-4 p.m. in MC 103.
4/8
Lecture, Cambodian cuisine, and book signing featuring Loung Ung, author of “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers.”
4/9
Café Bellas Artes at the Cleveland Museum of Art. 7-8:30 p.m.
4/11
GLASA Hosts NEOH Meeting for area GSA’s from 4-6 p.m. in MC 134. Hey! Don’t see your event here? E-mail cauldroneditors@gmail.com to make sure your next event makes it into the calendar.
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Sports Management Gets A Distinguished Upgrade By Rob Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor
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here is at least one true fact about Clevelanders: they love their sports. So why should Cleveland State be any different? The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has announced in a news release that the distinguished Peter A. Carfagna will “join the University as an Executive-in-Residence and he will also serve as a consultant to the University’s Vice President for Business Affairs and Finance and assist with fundraising and athletic programs.” “I will be teaching in the areas of Sports Law, Sports Marketing and as the release indicated, I will be working to develop Sports Marketing related courses that would intersect with the business school and the undergraduate school,” Mr. Carfagna said of his new role at Cleveland State. Carfagna, a native of Cleveland and graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Lakewood, is a summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and a Rhodes Scholar. He has served as chief legal officer of IMG for over ten years and currently is the majority owner a baseball team, the Lake County Captains, an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, which play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, OH. “We like to think big,” Carfagna said of his overall goal of Cleveland Marshall. “Just in talking with President Berkman, Provost (Geoffrey) Mearns, and (Athletic Director) Lee Reed, we want to grow an attractive Sports Law, Sports Marketing major, that would be a differentiator for a school like Cleveland State, that has a big Division I sports program right here in Cleveland. So, to connect an academic and curricular standpoint with the placement opportunities here in Cleveland that present themselves, The beginning of a Sports Management and/or Sports Law major comes at the perfect time at the University. Cleveland States continues to expand their physical campus as well as making the school an attractive alternative for local students. It is worth mentioning how the Viking sports teams have become nationally known since they have been involved in national post-
season tournaments and league championships. However, Carfagna does not see success on the field as necessarily a key to having a terrific program geared towards sports. “You cannot control success on the field,” he noted as he commented on how the CSU basketball, softball, volleyball and tennis teams have all excelled and how great that is for the university. He also used Ohio University as an example and how their sports program has had their share of ups and downs on the field of play, but they have developed a “great” Sports Marketing curriculum in Athens. “They (Ohio University) do not have a Law School component to it, which makes us different, and could make us better over the long run.” Carfagna undoubtedly wants to get the sports marketing, sports law major going, but the seeds are already in place for a great program to grow on the shores of Lake Erie. Carfagna would be the catalyst that any program would be honored to have due to the fact that the experience he has had in the field is priceless. That background includes two books on the subject, “Sports and the Law: Examining the Legal Evolution of America’s Three ‘Major Leagues’,” and “Representing the Professional Athlete.” When asked how his prestigious background will help enlighten and motivate those that want to learn the ins and outs of sports law, Carfagna answered: “I have seen it all, if you will. Both from representing the individual athlete, which is one of the courses and one of the books I have written, to the broader spectrum of advanced contract drafting, which is a seminar that I have been teaching which cuts across all sorts of disciplines (intellectual property, labor employment, real estate). I think that would be a natural draw to anybody that wants to get into the field at whatever capacity, to be able to learn those skills.” The biggest key that Mr. Carfagna will bring to Cleveland State is the placement opportunity that students need to get into the real world of Sports Management and Sports Law. “Northeast Ohio is crazy about sports and we have a lot of opportunities, some of which we have already have been taking advantage of, like IMG have been taken in interns before, we want to expand that to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, and the hopefully the
professional teams here in town. I think I can make the right introductions to get the most qualified students the best placements, we can help get their foot into the door.” Using sports as a metaphor, Carfagna talked about getting those students in: “There is a lot of opportunity, but once you got that opportunity you have to take advantage of it. You have to score, you cannot just hold onto the ball. You have to put it in the basket,” he said as he chuckled. Cleveland still has plenty offer and that is one of the main reasons why Mr. Carfagna wants to help make CSU a key part to unlocking the corridor of downtown. The Ohio native noted that change is happening here now is an exciting place at an exciting time. He also stated that President Berkman and Provost Mearns did not have to sell him on that point, but rather they convinced the new faculty member. Carfagna knows that Cleveland State is on the right track, as well. “It’s a great place,” he remarked. “The whole university, and the Law School in particular, have made such great strides over the past few years. I’m just proud of it and I’m glad that it worked out, it lets me keep up with the many other things I am doing, but at the same time focus here at home and growing this into a very substantial Sports Law/Sports Management center. It will be good for Cleveland and be good for Cleveland State.” Included on Mr. Carfagna’s résumé is bringing minor league baseball to a suburb of Cleveland, but also making one of the greatest experiences in the minor league market. Classic Park opened on April 10, 2003 and has one of the best playing fields in the minor leagues as the $20 million, 7,000 seat ballpark, constructed by the city of Eastlake, was voted as the Best Playing Surface in the South Atlantic League in 2003, 2004, and 2007. “If we want to grow an athletic program, to be specific, and we wanted to grow baseball and help build a stadium, which the president would like to do, I think I could be of help having been through that experience.” That is something that both President Berkman and Mr. Reed have put on their list of priorities, as both have stated that having CSU’s baseball team play anywhere except for campus is unacceptable. “Build it and they will come is what I have learned.”
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Photo Spotlight: CSU woMEN’s softball Photography by Rob Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor
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Arts&Entertainment
Noise Inspectors More Reviews From The Boy With The Boot
Photography by Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger
By Jonathan Conley, The Cauldron Staff Writer
CSU 39th Annual Art Show
By Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger, The Cauldron A&E Editor
It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. It has also been said that brevity is the soul of wit. Lately, it’s been said; “Killstring! There isn’t room for a thousand words – be brief!” Hint taken. So while I could wax prosaic about the experience of attending Cleveland State’s 39th annual Student Art Show, detailing who took what prizes for which works, applying dexterous language in describing the great range, the breadth of style and topic - but hardly in quality - on display. I could mention that the kindly folks at the CSU art department were good enough as to provide cookies and beer. I suppose I could talk about the competition for merit scholarships also underway, and taking up the easternmost wing. I could mention that the winners and honorable mentions were littered with non-traditional students, perhaps letting slip that my personal favorite piece was created by a Project 60 student. I could go into the incredible pieces on display upstairs, cluttering the hallway between lockers and classrooms – breathtaking works that would feel at home in just about any gallery, not just a student exhibit – forced Continued on Page 14
Titus Andronicus – The Monitor Dear Señor Andronicus, You are a blast from the past, bro. You guys are straight out of 10 or 12 years ago in the post-punk-indie-scene. A little bit D4, some Hot Water Muzack, a little bit Bruce Springsteen, a dash of pickled onions. Very Desparicidos on the vocals (if that guy could sing a lick), but more roots-y Americana. Your youthful anthems draw constant comparisons to many other bands; just thought I’d explain the first paragraph. You fit right into the Cleveland rust belt feel. I think some of your songs are a little long and too heavy on the Civil War motif that you’re going with, so the songwriting comes across a little amateur. Maybe that’s your thing, because you sound like a band that would be great in someone’s packed basement with a can of beer in my hand and blood on someone’s face. So while I might not frequent your new disc that often, I encourage you to come to Cleveland and play a small venue please so I can get all sloppy and sing along real loud with my brethren in arms. I’ve always wanted to chant “You will always be a loser!” over and over again with a beat. 7 out of 10 boots Trying to create a more perfect union, boywiththeboot White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights Dear Jack and Meg, I didn’t know this was a live cut when I got this album. If it weren’t for the crowd noise on the tracks, I would have never known. Your guitars are fuzzy and off – and, Meg, you are the exact opposite of a metronome. Go buy some rhythm before you make anymore albums, please. 3.1 out of 10 boots. I don’t like live albums too much. Thanks but I’ve heard all of these tracks under-produced already, boywiththeboot Liars – Sisterworld Dear Liars, I never did mind a liar. I’m not one of those people who look for integrity or honesty as my number one policy in a friend. I look for a sense of humor. I’ll hang out with a knee-buckling bullsheizer over a do-good loyal schmuck any day. Anyways, where am I…yeah – your new album? not too funny. Now that that is out of the way, I really think you did a good job. A bit of a mood music/soundtrack type
of disc which could be a bore in the wrong atmosphere, but it’s really dark and creeped out. You’ve successfully created the alternate universe you were searching for when creating your “sisterworld” within the chaos of L.A. (god I hate that place). It is much like being in a forest. A scary forest rank with murder and hatred and with a handful of guys who are slightly tone deaf (which eerily adds to the ambiance). In a world of indie stars using layer on layer of mostly spacey-synth crap, you’ve kept your music tactfully orchestrated without being overdone. Slinking around like a wolf in the night, the guitar work snaps out at you; and though the recording quality can sometimes be uber-clean, the music never becomes too polished. Lots of thick vocal layers – the opening track starts T.V. On The Radio style with just vocals and humming strings, but you’ve got a much darker earthy vibe, and when that Three One-G reminiscent rock kicks in? Awesome. Okay, I’ve got a new Usher album I’ve been dying to review so again…NOICE. 8 out of 10 boots. From the forest, boywiththeboot Usher – Raymond vs. Raymond Dear Ursh, Are you serious? You can’t be serious. You started your new album by having someone else say your name with lots of echo? Wait every track does that?? I think we all know that we’re about to listen to an Usher album, I would never do that on accident. You are super good at singing and dancing, but you (like most contemporary R&B stars) have no taste or sense of self-awareness. I would love it if you were standing in a room with a live band singing D’Angelo style, but for some reason that’s not cool. You’ve gotta be smarter than you show on this album – you’re part owner the Cavs, brah! The closest you come to being real is when you show some vulnerability in the middle of the track “There Goes My Baby.” And thank Pharell for giving you a lightweight listenable track in “Certified”the groove is decent. I bet money that right now as I write, you’re hanging out somewhere with your shirt off. And for the record, no one should ever have to seriously use the phrase “No homo.” Some small amount of boots out of 10. Properly clothed, boywiththeboot
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Concert Picks
Hip-Hop Week:
Inside Cleveland State’s Young People Initiative By Jon Conley, The Cauldron Staff Writer Trolling past the conference rooms on the main floor of the MC, I found myself relearning from Will Smith about how parents just don’t understand and I saw a sign blankly stating “Free Food.” I walked by it once, seeing the students inside all on the same page about something and felt like I shouldn’t head in. Once I realized that pizza at Rascal House isn’t free, I decided to take a chance. I was told to have a seat next to this meeting’s mediator. Steve, a student and M.C. himself, was heading up this group forum on hip-hop presented by and in collaboration with Cleveland State’s student Y.P.I. (Young People Initiative) and their hip-hop week, running from March 29 to April 3. This forum was filled with students who had been affected by, were in promotion of, or completely uninformed about hip-hop. Discussions heatedly ranged from artist’s responsibility to self and community, the portrayal of hip-hop in today’s culture, if hip-hop is even itself anymore, and the ever cyclical chicken and egg argument: Is the state of the game the media’s fault or the people’s? In the wake of Texas’ porterhouse sized effort to remove this music as a viable American tradition and cultural movement, I found the need to discuss and promote the world of hiphop not only educational and informative but also viable and relevant. I was intrigued by the YPI and wanted to know more about what they do, who they are, and why they were promoting hip-hop. I met with two of the YPI’s board members to find out what I could. In addition to general information about the group; I also wanted to know what their goal was, why hip-hop, what else did they have planned and how do other students get involved? Eletha Thompson and Shanelle Moon, told me in their own words what the group meant to them and what they were up to this week and beyond. The Young People Initiative mission statement reads as follows: “The purpose of the organization shall be to encourage, engage, and enlighten students at Cleveland State University, while developing young leaders who are active on campus and in the community.” It was founded by students for students about a year and a half ago. In their eyes, it was created by those who wanted a label-less and hassle-free way to learn leadership skills and promote civic and social activeness, duty, and awareness in themselves and the community around them. Notably plighted by the harshness and peculiarity of overt homelessness in the Cleveland metropolitan area, Moon seems driven by what she sees when she steps out into the surrounding downtown area. She sights a homeless man she met during last year’s homeless walk, and how the stories he told personalized the homeless experience. Eletha Thompson creates some levity within the group by seeing this as a great way to learn prosperous priceless skills to lead without becoming a Greek. But again, why hip-hop week? According to these two, the music has come under duress through the abuse of the culture. Hip-hop is hidden under the glamor of poorly thought out rap music and has all but disappeared. The purpose of this, the first annual hip-hop week is to educate and reverberate the true meaning. Too often is it swept under as the guise of a womanizing, greed-infused, popularity-induced show and tell. Moon and Thompson see it as more than that and … Continued on Page 14
By Alexes Spencer and Jonathan “Killstring” Herzberger, The Cauldron News and A&E Editors Sweet Fancy Moses, there’s a sun in Cleveland after all! If you find yourself feeling disoriented by this strange, glowing disc that has suddenly appeared in the sky, DO NOT PANIC. It is a theoretically natural phenomena that is said to occur at least twice every year or so in this region, and should disappear behind
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a familiar wall of grey clouds soon enough. The important thing is to REMAIN CALM. Reach for something familiar, and reassuring - like say, some refreshing live music? From the funky jazz of NOMO to Jucifer’s massive wall of sludgemetal, there’s no shortage of fine auditory sensory experiences to reorient you after all that disconcerting sunlight.
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Killstring’s Pick: 4/10 Lottery League 2010 – The Big Show! @ the Beachland Everything
Alexes’ Pick: 4/11 Drive-By Truckers @ Beachland Ballroom So, before I get into the soy-tofu “meat” of this pick, I want to preface this with: I love Pandora. If it weren’t for the beautiful Web site and their Music Genome Project, I would not know the band I’m recommending to you right now. With that said, DriveBy Truckers are appearing at the Beachland Ballroom this Sunday for a whopping 25 buckaroos. Their alternative rock-country sound is just country enough to satisfy my inner-Southern girl while not annoying the other 95% of me. They are the epitome of “a little bit country, a little bit rock-n-roll.” On top of that, the band’s Southern Pride mixed with a rejection of the South’s cultural practices is really something I can really get behind. And something you can really get behind too. Or, you know, you can just go, pay your money, and stand there dancing or sort of swaying. Either way, be there on Sunday. Other shows: 4/5 Honor by August w/Luna Halo, The Ruse @ Peabody’s, $8 4/6 Japandroids w/Avi Buffalo, Jaguar Love, Two Hand Fools @ the Grog Shop, $10 4/7 Bassnectar w/Major Lazer, DJ Vadim @ the House of Blues (buy tickets @ the Grog), $20 4/8 Fred Eaglesmith w/The Fabulous Ginn Sisters @ the Beachland, $18 4/9 Jucifer w/Trans Atlas, Electric Lucifer @ the Grog Shop, $7
What, pray tell, is a lottery league big show? That’s a damn fine question, truth be known – straight and to the point. The answer is a bit slipperier. Basically, what happens is that you have 144 musicians from various bands and solo projects, sorted by algorithm (algorhythm?) into 33 discrete bands, who then compose original music, and then perform it at the aforementioned Big Show. If that sounds silly, experimental, and more than a bit mad, well – you seem to have grasped the essentials. Honestly, this show benefits greatly from higher levels of familiarity with the local scene – especially if you catch your share of concerts at said Beachland Ballroom – but even if you’re unfamiliar with the individuals onstage, there’s no need to worry; they’re pretty unfamiliar with each other, too. If nothing else, this promises to be a night of weird, fun, and different music. The whole idea is built around taking risks. Why not take one yourself, and check it out? Tickets are fifteen bucks in advance, and we’re unlikely to see another of these for at least another two years.
4/10 Cellbound, Scalera, and like a hundred other bands @ Peabody’s, FREE WITH FLYER 4/10 The Fall of Troy w/Envy on the Coast, Twin Atlantic @ the Grog Shop, $12 4/11 Smile Empty Soul w/Black Sunshine, The Missing, Twice a Week @ Peabody’s, $10 4/11 NOMO w/Cleveland Zoo, In Tall Buildings @ the Grog Shop, $8
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Photography by Rob Ivory
Gladiators Back In Style, But Snake Bitten In Second Half By Rob Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor
The Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) started their 2010 season off on an energyfilled night. But a high scoring first half was not enough to beat the Arizona Rattlers, as they fell 61-56 Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena in front of the best football fans in the nation. The Gladiators had a high-flying first half, but were outscored 47-21 in the second half and lost their first regular season game of the year. “It’s a 60 minute game and we only played 30 minutes,” Gladiators quarterback John Dutton said after the game. “This games on me, I take full blame.” It was the first home game for the Gladiators since June 30, 2008 when they beat the Orlando Predators 6966 in the AFL Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Dutton threw for 287 yards total and had seven touchdown passes and receiver Ben Nelson racked up 154 yards receiving and scoring four times. “It was a great crowd” Gladiators head coach Steve Thonn said, “they were into it and they were loud and it really helped us the first half.” The Gladiators took no time getting on the board as Quarterback John Dutton hit Ben nelson in the corner of
Are the recent changes right? By William Wodka, The Cauldron Staff Writer
In recent weeks the National Football League has been meeting to discuss what can be done to change the format of the overtime periods. In the past, the players’ union, the Commissioner and owners have discussed the option of change, but due to recent events they are taking a hard look at it. In the past they changed the kickoff marker and that seemed to work, but looking at the probability of the team who won the coin toss winning the game, something had to be done. The article “OT Format Proposal a Step Forward, but Doesn’t Go Far Enough” by Senior columnist of NFL. com Vic Carucci says statistically 59.8 percent of teams
the end zone and the Gladiators led 7-0 after a five-play drive. After the Rattlers scored on a 16 yard pass to tie the game, the Gladiators put the next 28 out of 35 points on the board. The only Rattler points in the first half after their first touchdown was a 24 yards interception return by Riley Swanson with 3:30 left in the first half to make is a 28-14 game. Cleveland came back on the next drive and scored a touchdown with only 49 seconds in the half as Dutton threw touchdown number five and put the Gladiators far out ahead 35-14 at the half and looked to have the game Arizona’s dormant offensive was no fault of their return team, as returner Trandon Harvey continuously slipped through the Gladiators kickoff return team and gave the Rattlers good field position throughout the first half. Harvey racked up 86 yards on three returns in the first half alone and would later return a kickoff in the second half at a critical time in the game. The Rattlers would finish with 212 yards total from kickoff return yards and two touchdowns from them. “We didn’t cover any kickoffs,” Thonn said after the game. “Special teams really hurt us tonight. We just have to get better at it” that win the coin toss win the game, on average. The new rules say if the team that wins the coin toss scores a field goal then the other team has the opportunity to score as well. If the game is still tied then it goes into sudden death where whichever team scores first wins. But if the team that wins the coin toss ends up scoring a touchdown then the game is over. Also not much has been said for the regular season but according to an article on ESPN.com titled “Proposal to Change OT Rules in Playoff Games Passed by 28-4 Vote,” the rule is only for the post season. This is likely in response to what happened in the NFC Championship game last season that put Brett Favre on the bench watching Drew Brees take the New Orleans Saints down the field to score the game winning field goal in overtime. But are these rules justified? It seems like there is a lack of purpose. For example, why is it that the opponent can contest the field goal but not the touchdown? There has to be a fair rule to allow a team a fighting
The second half was the determining factor in the game as the Gladiators would only score three touchdowns and turned the football over enough times to let Arizona come away with the win. Dutton threw an interception with 5:39 left in the third quarter as Arizona would capitalize on it and tie the game at 35 with a 15-yard touchdown pass. The two teams would score back and forth until the Gladiators’ Brent Holmes was stripped of the ball on the kickoff with 5:06 left in the game. The Rattlers would get the ball only four yards away from the end zone and scored two plays later to go ahead for good. The Gladiators had one last chance, but Dutton threw his last interception when he and Nelson miscommuncated and Dutton threw the ball to his receiver’s left and the Nelson broke right. “It was just a stupid interception,” the quarterback said. “It was not a veteran move. I thought I had something else, but that’s on me.” The Gladiators have seven home games remaining on their home schedule, including their next home game, which is Saturday, March 15 when they take on the Tulsa Talons at 7pm. For a complete schedule, visit their website at Clevelandgladiators.com. chance. As for the regular season, the rules should not change. This happens all the time, for example look at the NHL. In the regular season if a game does not end in an overtime period they play a shootout. But in the playoffs they play another full period until someone scores. It’s understandable that the league is trying to make it fair and more exciting for the fans, but why run it this way? It might suck but hey the team that didn’t win could have played different in regulation and simply didn’t. There are winners and losers in each game and in each game there are exciting moments and plays that keep the fans into the game. Trying new rules to “play fair” is not what the league should be worrying about right now. The league is already going through the threat of no salary cap and scaring everyone, not to mention the words “lock out” have been mentioned, so for those in the upper management of the league my advice is to concentrate on money instead of a quarter that most of the time does not happen.
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Major League Baseball By Reid May, The Cauldron Managing Editor
Mere hours after this article hits the stands, the Cleveland Indians will kick off the 2010 season at the Chicago White Sox. For the Tribe, this season spells uncertainty. A young team, missing the comfortable mainstays of recent years, will attempt to find its own path in a very murky American League Central. Here is a breakdown of the Indians’ chances—as well as predictions for the rest of the Major Leagues and the 2010 World Series Champion. This year the Indians will feature a line-up flush with youth. Luis Valbuena and Matt LaPorta (second and first base) will make their debuts as infield starters, while Michael Brantley rides a brilliant spring into the left field position. Lou Marson will take over catching duties after the departures of Victor Martinez and Kelly Shoppach. Jhonny Peralta, a fixture at shortstop in previous seasons, will move to third base to accommodate the slick glove of Asdrubal Cabrera. In the rotation, arrivals Mitch Talbot and Justin Masterson join Jake Westbrook as he returns from a near two-year sabbatical because of Tommy John surgery. Fausto Carmona, the 2007 19-game winner, will try to better a season in which his dismal performance found him spending several weeks in rookie ball. David Huff, in his second year with the big league club, returns as the fourth starter and last years’ leader in victories with 11. After a surprisingly successful spring (19-9, second in the Cactus League), the Indians will begin the season with questions. The biggest is the pitching staff, which must be serviceable in order for the strong lineup to have a chance to compete. Westbrook must return to form and stay healthy,
to lead a young rotation with steady production. Carmona’s emotional struggles from a year ago must be controlled—a responsibility that falls heavily on the shoulders of pitching coach Tim Belcher. Talbot, Masterson and Huff need to throw strikes consistently and avoid silly mistakes. Those three will be pushed by Carlos Carrassco (Columbus) and Aaron Laffey (bullpen), who are only a phone call away if things begin to slip in the wrong direction. The bullpen itself returns Chris Perez, who will close while Kerry Wood recovers from a back injury, as well as Rafael Perez, Jensen Lewis, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith and Laffey. Newcomer Jamey Wright joins that group. The pen is a big unknown for the Tribe. As has become evident in recent years, this team could go the way of this young bullpen, which leaves some questioning the Indians’ chances. Do not be surprised to see this group perform above expectations. Lewis, R. Perez, Smith and Laffey have all shown the ability to throw strikes consistently. The lineup is the least of the Indians concerns. The run differential in spring training was plus-63, the highest in the major leagues. Grady Sizemore, healthy for the first time since early last season and Travis Hafner, who has found his swing again, according to Arizona reports, look primed for another power filled season. Shin-Soo Choo brings his consistent production back to the three hole, joining with Sizemore (2), Hafner (4) and Cabrera (1) to make a dynamic top four. Brantley and LaPorta are expected to hit well, too, while Brantley should be able to duplicate his production from AAA ball (46 steals) last year and steal alot of bases. Sizemore and
Choo should also run quite a bit under Manny Acta’s NLstyle system. Peralta, Valbuena and Marson are less certain to perform well, but can be pushed by a solid bench with Andy Marte, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Redmond and Austin Kearns. With all this, expect the Indians to find a spot in the middle of the Central, but not fall far from the top. The winner of this division probably finishes around 85 wins. The Indians are capable of being right there in September if things go as planned. The season should at least be interesting, if not successful. Division winners: AL East: New York Yankees (99 wins) AL Central: Minnesota Twins (86 wins) – Indians finish 7-10 games back. AL West: Seattle Mariners (88 wins) AL Wild Card: Boston Red Sox (98 wins) NL East: Philadelphia Phillies (96 wins) NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals (99 wins) NL West: Colorado Rockies (88 wins) NL Wild Card: Atlanta Braves (89 wins) ALDS: New York over Minnesota / Seattle over Boston NLDS: St. Louis over Atlanta / Philadelphia over Colorado ALCS: New York over Seattle NLCS: Philadelphia over St. Louis WS: Philadelphia over New York
Opening A ‘Spectacular’ Stadium By Robert Ivory, The Cauldron Sports Editor
In this new era of Major League Soccer in the United States, the New York Red Bulls, and the city of Harrison, NJ unveiled the newest soccerspecific stadium (until PPL Park opens in Philadelphia in June) in the country. With a friendly against Brazilian powerhouse Santos, and their opening MLS match against the Chicago Fire on a chilly Saturday night, Red Bull Arena is officially open for business. The 25,000 plus seat stadium was built to the tune of around $200 million dollars and was delayed for four years (originally scheduled to open in 2006). Despite these setbacks, Red Bull Arena does not disappoint. When the architects (Rossetti architects, who also constructed Toyota Park in Chicago, Palace of Auburn Hills home of the Detroit Pistons, and The Home Depot Center, home of Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy) built this new arena, they definitely wanted to add a European feel to it. They hit the nail on the head and many comparisons can be made with Amsterdam Arena, Allianz Arena in Munich, and Emirates Stadium in London. Several features that standout from the new arena include the shape of the arena (a curved silver rectangle), a roof that covers the stands and just over the touchlines, and as for the seats, they are the closest to the field in the MLS allowing you to sit closer to your favorite MLS players than any other stadium. The players love the new arena as well. Red Bulls Captain Juan Pablo Ángel said in several interviews that the stadium was simply, “spectacular.” If this is the trend that new stadiums will take in the United States, soccer is looking on the up and up, especially if it’s making a bid for the 2018 and/or 2022 World Cup. Take a look at some of the pictures The Cauldron took at the new arena.
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Hip-Hop Week:
Inside Cleveland State’s Young People Initiative Continued from Page 11 want the community and student body to know. Citing the consciousness of artists they deem worthy of reflecting the true essence of hip-hop (Mos Def, Common, and Jay-Z to name a few), they see an art form that can bring out the natural leadership and activeness that the YPI is trying to promote. Moon (who spiritedly played the roll of “Devil’s Advocate” at the forum) equates hip-hop to being “no different from politics” in that people who don’t do the research will never understand and will be quick to jump on a bandwagon leaning the wrong way. Thus, the purpose of hip-hop week is to educate and broaden perspectives. They’ve held events to not only create an air of knowledge, but also to have fun. The forum was thoughtprovoking and held itself together with the commonality and peacefulness of students. Hip-hop jeopardy was a hidden teaching exercise and the jam session and Apollo nights were designed to show the talent of MC’s in all walks of hip-hop and induce rhythmic panic in your bones. Up next for the Initiative will be their 2nd annual Homeless Awareness Week. This originally caught flack from CSU for their controversial “Homeless Day,” deemed to be a mockery. For the group, it is a serious exercise in empathy that consists of a day outdoors raising money by pan-handling, while eating only food that is given to them - followed by an entire night sleeping under the city stars (trust me, not the romantic way). This year shows CSU on board, proving the swagger and pull the group is starting to hold. April 19-25 they invite all students to participate. Wednesday of that week is when the “Homeless Day” will occur at the intersection of E. 22nd and Euclid, outside of Viking Hall. The week culminates on the weekend with CSU’s Do-Gooder Day on Saturday (told you they were on board) and the YPI’s participation in the March of Dimes walk the following Sunday. Are their efforts paying off? We’re looking at a new group on this campus whose drive isn’t through a frat or sorority, and isn’t rewarded by someone else stepping in to distribute the goods; they handle everything first hand. One major problem that irks the Initiative board: they are often viewed as a “black” group and they are working hard to break this stigma. The group is open to all students (that’s the only requirement) of all walks of life and they deeply want to broaden their member base. Right now they find it hard to peg the number of members they have. While many many students are active in the Initiative, only the 15-20 board members are countable. JOIN THEM. All you need is the drive to be a good person. They hold open meetings on Friday’s at 3 o’clock in the Main Classroom at the Howard A. Mim’s Cultural Center. The homeless week is their last big event for the year before they vote on next year’s leaders and recess for the summer. One thing the YPI does extremely well is care for their members. They constantly try to have member appreciation outings to keep morale and unity intact. You are all welcome to come - and they want you there, civic duty is never an elitist action. In the meantime, can someone please tell the Texas Board of Education that hip-hop is currently beating out country-western in educational inspiration? Thanks.
CSU 39th Annual Art Show
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upstairs due to an embarrassment of visual riches. I could relate how nearly every piece was – and some doubtlessly still are – available for purchase. Anywhere that you can come home with a piece titled “Scholar Attacked By Fairies” for a hundred bucks is probably worth exploring. I could do a lot of things. Or, I could shut up, let images tell the story in ways that I couldn’t
hope to, and remind you that this gallery is going to be open from the time you read this, to May 8. Unless you’re reading this past May 8, in which case, thanks for browsing The Cauldron’s Archives! Enough talk. Head to the gallery – words can’t do sufficient justice, and photographs make the barest of scratches upon the surface.
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