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Volume 107 No.6 - September 29, 2008
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The past couple of weeks have been the climax of a longstanding recipe for disaster which boasted such ingredients as reckless greed, deregulation, toxic sub-prime loans, and a housing bubble. …Page 10
Contributing Writers Christina Niehaus Dan Langshaw Eric Sever Emily Ouzts Drew Cappy Alexes Spencer Melissa Alewine Cheryl D. Mello Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger Bob Demyan
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Opening Statements………Page 3 Jabs From the Left………Page 4 Hooks From the Right………Page 4 Cookies: Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Tracking………Page 5 The Struggle………Page 6
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Face[book] Lift…………Page 7 Verbal Assault Takes Place at CSU………Page 7 Harvard Law Professor Lectures at Cleveland-Marshall Moot Court………Page 8 Law Student Wins Legal Writing Contest, Lands Book Deal………Page 8 CSU School of Nursing Receives $200,000 in Funding………Page 9 Art Institute Hosts Faculty Exhibit………Page 9
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Monday Night Football Analysts Slides on Racist Comment………Page 18 Golf Clubs Drive to Remain On Top of Horizon League………Page 19
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Opening Statements By Chris Enoch The Cauldron Managing Editor
In the not too distant past, Barack Obama and John McCain selected their party’s vice-presidential nominees. These simple announcements by these two would-be presidents gave all Americans a glimpse at both Senators approaches to governing and leadership. While we now have a faint view of how these two candidates would operate in the corridors of power at the nation’s capital, questions remain as to what team of leaders will occupy key positions in the next administration. As much as Senators McCain and Obama outline their various policies, nothing is so revealing about a person as the company they keep. Both need to announce their Cabinets. The American people deserve clarity in this election. With our nation in the midst of two foreign wars, a financial meltdown, an environmental crisis and an era of petroldependence and $4.00 gasoline, it’s about time we all get a commitment on behalf of our candidates on just who will address these tremendous burdens left to us by eight years of catastrophic leadership. While McCain and Obama have both offered hints into what a future Cabinet might look like, mums the word as of late about exactly who departmental leadership will be allocated to. In keeping with this philosophy, here are a few individuals who by all accounts could lead us from the turmoil we find ourselves tethered to. For Secretary of State no better mix of foresight, experience and judgment exists than in New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. Having served previously as a Congressman,
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Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of Energy, Richardson brings the foreign policy gravitas that this position will require. A former presidential contender, Richardson has walked the political tightrope before and characterizes the “talk softly and carry a big stick” philosophy the Obama camp has emphasized throughout his campaign. He wasn’t the most popular candidate on the campaign trail, but his resume for this position is unparalleled. On the McCain end, Joe Lieberman D-CT would be a solid Democrat to choose in terms of both experience and capability. While Lieberman caucuses with the Democratic Party, he spoke at the Republican Convention and favors Republican foreign policy. Agree with him or not, his credentials are beyond question in this area. Senator Chuck Hagel R-NB would be a wise nonpartisan pick by Obama for Secretary of Defense. Hagel has been called the Lieberman of the Republican Party for his opposition to the war in Iraq and his support of a timetable for withdrawal. A veteran and member on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence, a Hagel pick would express the “new kind of politics” Obama eschews on the stump. McCain, if elected, should choose to retain current Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Gates has seen the type of criticism from both sides of the aisle that means he must be doing something right. Taking over for Donald Rumsfeld in 2006, he was confirmed with bipartisan support. Russ Feingold D-WI has been an avid civil libertarian since his career in government.
Known for his vote against the USA Patriot Act and co-sponsorship of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act which gave greater transparency to the process of campaign finance, Feingold would be an extraordinary if perhaps improbable choice to drag the nation out of the current constitutional crisis. Both candidates need an economic mastermind to understand the intricacies of free enterprise for the prominent position of Secretary of the Treasury. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, a communications giant and former general partner at Saloman Brothers, a previous superpower in the Wall Street Banking world would fit this entrepreneurial bill quite succinctly. Bloomberg’s politics are largely centrist and nonpartisan. Though he ran for Mayor of New York as a Republican, he later switched his party affiliation to Independent. As mayor he has balanced New York’s budget and expressed concern about income disparity between rich and as well as a diminishing middle class. What unites all of these possible, if perhaps idealistic choices for positions of leadership in the next administration? All of them either considered running or ran for President at one time or another. We understand that the nation only gets one President, but we need more than that, a team of leaders. Despite the overwhelming challenges America faces, the crisis this nation is most suffering through is one of leadership. Barack Obama and John McCain need to announce what kind they believe in.
by Frank Grigonis
Monday, September 29th • The Cauldron • Page 3
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Jabs From the Left By Dan Langshaw The Cauldron Contributing Writer
Halloween began early this year with the first presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain in Oxford, Mississippi. After McCain suspend his campaign and fled to Washington D.C. to fix the economic disaster he created through deregulation; there was great skepticism over whether the debate would happen. Most major news networks believed that McCain would throw in the towel and Obama would win by default. Instead of quitting, McCain sent his buddy President George W. Bush in his absence to debate Senator Obama. Republicans were very clever in deceiving the American people through the disguise of a Senator McCain’s Halloween mask. It was made clear throughout the debate that Americans would face four more years of the same failed policies in a potential McCain administration. Wait a minute - that person on stage wearing the McCain mask, really was Senator John McCain in the flesh after all. Luckily for our country the next President of United States Senator Obama came prepared to debate the issues and not play tricks on the American people. It truly was a treat for viewers to see Obama look his opponent straight in the eye and never back down as he inflicted jab after jab. The two rivals clashed over the issues such as the economic crisis, taxes, healthcare, the war in Iraq, failed U.S. foreign policy and other intense issues of debate. Obama came out of his corner swinging hard by attacking his Republican opponent on his overall 90% record of support with the President, adding that the current economic crisis is “a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by President Bush and supported by McCain.” Of course, McCain used the typical Republican playbook rule of accusing Democrats of raising taxes and wasteful spending. Obama was ready and fought back by saying, “John, you want to give oil companies another $4 billion in tax breaks”. The highlight of the debate was when Obama held his own ground on the issues of foreign policy, which was supposed to be McCain’s strength. The knockout blow came when Obama repeated three times “you were wrong on Iraq” and even corrected McCain by saying “John, you like to pretend the war began in 2007.” There is no doubt Obama was right about the war in Iraq, or that he won this debate. And most importantly, he is “The Change We Need”! Page 4 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
Hooks From the Right
By Chris Enoch The Cauldron Managing Editor
Running against his own party and his own president, John McCain R-AZ has polished a “Country First” platform and a maverick’s mantra for his entire campaign. Friday night’s debate with opponent Barack Obama, the Democratic Party nominee moderated by PBS’ Jim Lehrer saw no changes to this campaign tactic of self-assured conservative populism. While no knockout punch was delivered in Ole Miss, McCain clearly gained an edge while Obama started out strong but seemed to lose confidence as the debate continued. Controlling the direction of the debate for what seemed like the width of the program, McCain showed resilience on economic issues previously imperceptible before the 90 minute debate. This insipid competence coupled with the same callow resolve for a victory and “peace with honor” in Iraq became talking points for the evening. Self-assurance and aged acumen allowed McCain to effectively avert fact-filled attacks made by the Democratic nominee. While McCain called Obama naïve, Obama was not afraid to compliment his opponent’s statements, admitting that McCain was absolutely “right” on economic and foreign policy issues on at least five separate occasions. Though the media may have concluded otherwise in advance, an unanticipated degree of energy was displayed from the Republican nominee on every issue from the financial crisis to the budget, two foreign wars and federal tax policies. Friday evening it was McCain who was the candidate of lofty rhetoric. Pundits of all stripes and affiliations subtly presumed that McCain might not be ready to contend with Obama throughout the hectic and questionable lead-up to the debate. With imminent bailouts and mainstream financial insecurity, McCain managed to speak about the middle class remarkably without ever actually uttering the word. McCain chiefly responded to the nation’s economic duress by proposing drastic changes to the economy and budget including a temporary freeze on “excess” government spending, excluding veterans programs, other mandatory spending such as government entitlements and defense spending. Obama felt that such a proposal was “too broad.” Despite the fact that Friday’s debate accommodated the pressing CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Tracking By Roman Verzub The Cauldron News Editor
Relax. Take a deep breath. Now realize that you are being tracked while you are surfing the Internet. The culprit is a type of cookie - an Internet technology that lets a website remember who you are. Cookies were originally conceived by the Netscape Corporation, early pioneers of the worldwide web, as a method for websites to offer enhanced services. If you log in to Amazon.com and roam around their site, they’ll know who you are so that when you find something you want to buy, you don’t have to enter your ID and password every single time. Those are known as “first-party” cookies, and they’re perfectly alright, usually. “Third-party” cookies are the real problem. So, for example, if you log in to Orb.com, you’ll get a “first-party” cookie from Orb.com. You’ll also get a third-party cookie from “Google Analytics”. Why, if you’re on Orb.com, should you be getting a cookie from Google.com? The answer is, for “statistics”. Google Analytics is a service Google offers that gives website maintainers very detailed statistics about the users that visit their sites. In short, the site knows where you were before you went to the site, and where you went after you left the site, among other things.
The Melting Pot Furthermore, for every site that you’ve been to that uses the Google Analytics service, all of this information will be noted, then shared it with Orb.com when you visit them. For instance, if you’ve visited popular gaming site IGN.com, the folks at Google.com will share that with the folks at Orb.com. That’s how tracking works. While most Internet browsers today have options that let users regulate what kind of cookies will be accepted, only one browser, Apple’s Safari, turns third-party cookies off by default, allowing you to accept cookies “Always, Never, or Only for sites you navigate to.” Ok, so they ended a sentence with a preposition. That can be forgiven, for the bit of text right below that option, which says “For example, not from advertisers on those sites.” Bravo, Apple Safari team. Not only do you turn third party tracking to be blocked by default, but you also tell the user exactly who they serve - advertisers. Yet, the most widely used Internet browser today is Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Not only does it hide the relevant setting options away in a very intimidating “Advanced...” menu, but it doesn’t even work. Somewhere between Microsoft’s constant security patching, fixing, and updating, it has managed to inadvertently break its third party cookie handling. Overall, the best browsers to use for cookie handling are Mozilla Firefox 3 and Opera 9. Though both browsers allow third-party cookie
by default, they have the most overall features to block and handle cookies in a secure and privacyconscious manner. Safari’s turning off of thirdparty by default comes at the expense of three key features, which Firefox and Opera have had for quite a while now: 1. Per-site cookie exceptions is a feature that all major browsers have. It allows the user to set exceptions “per site.” Wish to “always allow” cookies from a certain site and “always block” from another? That’s what this feature does. 2. Blocking outgoing cookies is the feature important to tracking cookies, specifically. Any browser can block third-party cookies from coming onto your computer. In fact, as mentioned previously, Safari does this by default. If Safari (or Internet Explorer, for that matter) is set to block third-party cookies, only newly arriving (incoming) cookies are blocked. They will both continue sending any (undesired) cookies outbound that are already on your computer. 3. Discarding new cookies is a feature for which Firefox and Opera are known. Both Firefox and Opera have options to automatically destroy new cookies when the browser is closed. This allows websites to use cookies in a single visit, but prevents the accumulation and clutter of cookies. It also prevents websites from linking several visits together.
A CARTOON BY MIKE QUINTERO
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The Struggle
Judging and Loving: Introverts & Extroverts By Faith Larraine The Cauldron Arts & Entertainment Editor
It’s a struggle being an introvert or an extrovert and dating your opposite. Do you feel recharged after solitary moments and time alone? When posed with an issue, do you take time to think about the situation before trying to give an answer? Would you rather spend a night at home with your love rather than go to a huge party? You’re probably an introvert. Does being around others create a lot of energy for you? Do you gather information by talking? Do you problem-solve things better when in a group? Do you usually pick a social event over an evening at home? You’re probably an extrovert. According to definitions in the Merriam Webster Dictionary, extraversion is, “the act, state, or habit of being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self.” Introversion is defined as, “the state of or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one’s own mental life.” In layman’s terms, extroverts tend to be more energized when around other people and introverts tend to be more energized when they are by themselves. I am an extrovert dating an introvert. We definitely have our differences, but we try to work through them as best we can. We both know that there is nothing wrong with how each other act; we simply have different orientations. There are several speculations on how and Page 6 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
why people fall into these categories. Carl Jung believed that introversion and extraversion refer to the direction of a person’s psychic energy. Hans Eysenck said that it is the degree to which a person is outgoing and interactive with other people, something that has to do with brain physiology. Extraverts seek social activity to raise their level of arousal, whereas introverts seek a place to escape it. Many times one type misinterprets the other. When an introvert is dealing with an extrovert, we extroverts always want to ask questions. What’s wrong? What did I do? Are you okay? Introverts hate this because they simply like peace and quiet, but aren’t trying to be rude, anti-social, or arrogant. But, this does not mean that your introvert does not want to spend quality time with you. Sometimes my boyfriend tells me that he needs his alone time, but he can still be alone with me being in the same room. He is comfortable enough with me around to be at peace with himself and be able to “recharge” as an introvert. One thing with us extroverts is that we usually don’t know when to shut up. Unlike introverts, who tend to think more before they speak, extroverts speak while they think, saying everything that comes to mind. An extrovert’s endless, pointless conversations can definitely wear out an introvert. Introverts tend to gravitate towards deep, logical, interesting conversations rather than small talk. Extroverts want these too, but we can’t leave silence for too long.
I think I need to prove my point from my perspective because some people may not think that being an introvert or extrovert and dating your opposite is a struggle. In my own opinion, dating an introvert is difficult. I put forward a lot of effort to make us do fun things together. He doesn’t mind if I plan things, but I won’t ask him to plan anything. The worst thing to do is to try to change your loved one into whatever orientation you are. One, you probably won’t be able to do it. Two, you might hurt their feelings. Never make an introvert feel like they are boring you because you want to go out on the town. Take some time out to stay at home with him or her and cuddle up; watch some movies. Or, go out with your own friends. Introverts love alone time so don’t feel bad about asking if it’s okay to leave them home alone. Never make your extrovert feel like everything they say is a waste of your introverted time. Yes, we may ramble, but (hopefully) we have a point. Listen to us the best you can, but you can stop us if you would like. We know we talk too much. If you want to talk to someone about your partner, or if you want help figuring out why you are the way you are, you can go to Cleveland State’s Counseling Center in Rhodes Tower 1235 or call them at (216) 687-2277. You can schedule an appointment and they will be more than happy to assist you. In my case, it’s a struggle being an extrovert and being in love with an introvert. But I love him for who he is, in all aspects.
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By Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger The Cauldron Senior Facebook Correspondent Sometimes, we all need a fresh coat of paint. Whether it’s a new hairstyle, different outfit, or something as drastic as tattoos and body piercings, there’s something compelling about changing one’s look. Naturally, not everyone will be thrilled with the changes, but at most, we’re talking about dozens or possibly a few hundred folks who might have something to say about the makeover. But what if it were 100 million people? In July, the popular social networking site Facebook.com began undergoing some aesthetic changes of its own. The modular, box-based design was swapped out for a tabbased interface, similar to web-browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox. These tabs serve to regulate content that had (to this point) appeared on the profile proper onto a self-contained module. In addressing the reasoning behind the changes, Facebook project manager Mark Slee said, “First of all, we wanted to make the site clean and simple by reducing clutter; we wanted to give you more control over your profile, and we wanted to focus on the recent and relevant content on the site.” Opinions varied widely, with some 40
million users switching to the new interface, and 10 million of those users switching back. In Sept. the vast majority of accounts switched to the new design permanently, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg claiming that “almost all 100 million people around the world on Facebook are using the new design.” However, not all is peace and love in the world of Facebook. A large and vocal segment of the population has opposed the new direction, some going so far as to hack their way into the old layout (This only lasted a few days). Groups within Facebook such as “1,000,000 AGAINST THE NEW FACEBOOK LAYOUT” (which as of this writing boasts a population of 2,565,495 members) are lobbying to bring about a return to form. The author had a hard time finding equivalent support in favor of the new design, topping out with “Change Is Good And So Is The New Facebook” and its 823 members. Still not satisfied, I hit the streets (tubes, really) of the World Wide Web, and asked people what they thought, positive or negative. Joe from Mansfield felt that “…there weren’t any real problems with the old one” and that “[they] released Facebook Vista, except without
the few good things.” Brandi from Denver added “I actually liked seeing everything on one page. I like the non conformity within the conformity.” Weighing in on the other side of things, Kat from New York admitted, “it did put my panties into a twist when I first began using it, but I’ve come to like the streamlined approach. I like having the millions of applications that people add to their page…consolidated so that I don’t scroll for miles before getting to their wall. The multi-tiered tab system for simple classification of Wall, Info, and Apps. makes navigation easy… I find it cleaner and smoother.” Since this is Mark Zuckerberg’s baby, it seems fitting to give him the last word. Addressing concerns in a Sept. 18 entry, Zuckerberg said, “Facebook is a work in progress. We constantly try to improve things and we understand that our work isn’t perfect. We appreciate the thousands of you who have written in to give us feedback. Even if you’re joining a group to express things you don’t like about the new design, you’re giving us important feedback and you’re sharing your voice, which is what Facebook is all about.”
Verbal Assault Takes Place at CSU SGA Member vs. Print Shop By Melissa Alewine The Cauldron Staff Writer
According to a police report obtained by The Cauldron, on Monday, Sept. 15 a verbal altercation occurred in CSU’s Print Shop, located in Main Classroom, Room 124. The Print Shop is run by CSU’s Student Government Association (SGA). Managed by Raymond W. Izard, active member of CSU’s SGA, it is one of CSU’s cheapest and easiest ways to copy mass print to outsource information to CSU students. President of SGA Bolaii Orimoloye had given Izard a mass print job a few days before to be completed by Monday Sept. 15. He walked into the Print Shop located next door to SGA, around 10:30 am to inquire about the status of
the project he submitted. Orimoloye became increasingly irritated with the current state of the unfinished project. Officer Vincent Nolasco stated that, “I saw one black male and two white males facing each other having a verbal dispute. I was informed that the work was not done, and he was trying to inquire why, and when it ccouldn’t be done.” Mr. Orimoloye was quite upset, and was asked to stand outside the print shop while Officer Nolasco spoke to Izard. The report stated that Mr. Izard received the job on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, but was unable to complete it due to the workload
he already had. Mr. Izard further stated that when Mr. Orimoloye found out, he became increasingly upset and verbally abusive, calling him “retarded” and stating that he should not be working there. The Cauldron made attempts to speak with both Mr. Izard and Mr. Orimoloye regarding this informational report filed by the CSU Police Department, but both declined individual comments. Officer Nolasco called Mr. Izard to check on the progression of things. Mr. Izard stated that he sat down with both Bolaii and Mr. Stephen Liss, Director of Student Life, and discussed and resolved the incident completely. Monday, September 29th • The Cauldron • Page 7
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Harvard Law Professor Lectures at Cleveland-Marshall Moot Court By Chris Enoch The Cauldron Managing Editor
Cleveland State University had a rendezvous with the Ivy League last Monday. Mark Tushnet, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School gave an effervescent speech in Cleveland-Marshall’s Moot Court on U.S. Supreme Court dissenting opinions. Tushnet received his B.A. from Harvard as well as his J.D. and an M.A. from Yale. His lecture, which shares the same title as a publication he edited earlier in 2008 was titled “I Dissent: Reflections on Supreme Court Dissenting Opinions” emphasized the essential role which Supreme Court dissenters have in the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Tushnet started his lecture outlining reasons why a Supreme Court Justice would issue a dissenting opinion rather than simply providing a standard notation of dissent. Reasons included dissent as self-indulgence, dissent as an invitation to a wavering judge to tilt the balance of the court
in another direction, dissent as a tool to influence the Legislative Branch and dissent for the purposes of historical justification. Touching on the self-indulgent nature of dissenting judges, Tushnet quoted a correspondence of an outmoded Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Harlan Fisk Stone who once wrote in the 1930s that, “the way to happiness and a good night’s sleep is to at least agree with yourself.” Most of Tushnet’s lecture spoke on specific “classic” dissents made famous and “vindicated by history” for their foresight and clairvoyance as well as “failed” dissents which never came to represent public opinion. Such dissents included Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan’s “classic” dissenting opinion on Plessy v. Ferguson, the historic 1896 landmark case which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation, Associate Justice Louis Brandeis “classic” dissent in
Whitney v. California, a verbose discourse on free speech which came to define the opinion of later Supreme Court justices and policy and Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter’s “failed” dissenting opinion in Baker v. Carr, the court decision which reinforced the democratic electoral concept of “one person, one vote”. While Tushnet did make mention of the dissents written in the recent past, he didn’t go so far as to evaluate how the future would receive such dissents or whether history would vindicate them. This was particularly the case when Tushnet spoke on Antonin Scalia, current Associate Justice to the Supreme Court who has written a number of scathing, caustic dissents against majority opinions throughout his career as a Supreme Court Justice. “Things (opinions) that are too recent, we don’t know if they will be vindicated by history,” Tushnet remarked, touching on how opinion is still forming around rather recent dissents.
Law Student Wins Legal Writing Contest, Lands Book Deal By Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger The Cauldron Senior Facebook Correspondent
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” – United States Constitution, Bill of Rights. The 2nd Amendment. Whether it’s the NRA rating presidential candidates, or the recent Supreme Court ruling (District of Columbia v. Heller, June 26 2008), firearms and the regulation thereof is a topic never far from the forefront. With one of our country’s oldest policies remaining such a hotly debated item, third-year Cleveland-Marshall law student Patrick Charles wanted to uncover the truth behind it, and immediately set to work. The result was an 82-page essay, “Bearing Arms in the Ohio Constitution: A Historical and Legal Analysis of Article I Section 4,” which Dean Emeritus Steven H. Steinglass nominated for the $10,000 Judge John R. Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing from the Houston, Texas based Scholarship Foundation of the same name. The judges chose Bearing Arms by unanimous decision. Page 8 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
Furthermore, Charles expanded his essay into a book entitled Founding Guns: The Second Amendment, the Supreme Court and Understanding the Right to Bear Arms in State Constitutions, to be released by McFarland Publishing next spring. This is nothing new to the former Marine Security Guard Battalion Sergeant, who started work on his first book, Washington’s Decision: The Story of George Washington’s Decision to Reaccept Black Enlistments in The Continental Army, December 31, 1775, in his sophomore year at George Washington University. Charles saw a second book, Irreconcilable Grievances: The Events That Shaped the Declaration of Independence, get published earlier this year by Heritage Books. On how precisely he manages to maintain a steady stream of such prolific writing, in addition to graduating with a triple major from George Washington University and now attending law school, Charles shrugs it off. “I had a lot of time to write Washington, honestly” he said. “It’s something I’m very
passionate about, and in writing about history, you just don’t stop until the question is answered.” When asked what prompted the leap from our Founding Fathers to Ohio’s revised code, he said, “I don’t think it’s a jump, not at all. Politicians reference history all the time, and following things like the Supreme Court case, there’s a lot of reference to what America was founded on, what was intended – and it’s clear that a lot them don’t really know.” Charles is very clear about his intent. “The truth. Once you’ve found the truth, it speaks for itself.” Charles had this advice for fellow CSU students who may also be aspiring authors: “If you’re going to be [on this planet], you might as well make a difference. History is my thing, but it’s pretty universal. You’ll run into a lot of doubters, a lot of people will say that you can’t do it - I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by a lot of great minds, and taking criticism is an absolute necessity. If you’re passionate about something, see it through.”
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CSU School of Nursing Receives $200,000 in Funding By Melissa Alewine The Cauldron Staff Writer
The prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has just announced that the CSU School of Nursing in the College of Education and Human Services is one of the first institutions in the nation to receive generous funding. The funds granted by RWJF will be used as incentive scholarships to boost the number of participatory students in the Baccalaureate Nursing Program. This program initiation gears to help resolve the national nursing shortage by increasing the diversity of scholars in accelerated nursing programs. The $200,000 will aid 20 students in the Accelerated BSN Nursing program this school year. The recipients must be entry-level students, and preference will be given to students who are under-represented or from disadvantaged backgrounds. New equipment and development resources will be purchased to improve success rates of scholarship recipients.
“This program aims to safeguard the health of the nation by helping to ease the nurse and nurse faculty shortage,” said RWJF President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A. “This new initiative also will advance our strategic goal of promoting leadership in the health professions.” These accelerated guidelines funded by RWJF help to license adults as registered nurses, even though they hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree in a subject area totally different than nursing. When students seek to enroll in this program, they are frequently discouraged because the amount of government aid decreases for the mere fact that this is a second degree. These scholarships will tremendously help discouraged students to complete the accelerated nursing program, and help decrease the national nursing shortage. The program launched in 2002, in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. It
includes a 15-month program for students with a non-medical bachelor’s degree. Classes begin in January and May of each year, and encompass only 30 students per term. CSU’s plan is to accumulate 60-80 students using the incentive scholarships granted by RWJF. Recipients of these awards will be referred to as Cheryl McCahon Scholars, in honor of the faculty member who was crucial in CSU’s initiation of this program. Dr. McMahon, sadly, passed away last month. Accelerated nursing programs are currently available in 43 states, and are the quickest way for scholars to become licensed nurses. The educational repertoire advances using previously gained skills and learning experiences. Instruction is intense, with full course classes offered. Quick educational study will help to efficiently decrease the shortage of national nurses with previously earned non-medical degrees.
Art Institute Hosts Faculty Exhibit By Alexes Spencer The Cauldron Contributing Writer
The Cleveland Institute of Art is currently holding a faculty art show of its best instructors to show the public what artistic courses and professors are available at the school. The exhibit features works of art by 41 faculty members, ranging from photographs to videos to sculptures and everything in between. Media included feathers, oil paints, silk, film, wire, everyday objects like purses and magazines, and glass. The small piece exhibit had an obviously astounding impact as several attendees remarked as they walked by, “Look at this one!” and, “Wow! Is that glass?!” There’s a notable painting criticizing George Bush’s war on Iraq in relation to its effect on the economy (a hot button issue during the current election season), and a striking, attentiongrabbing sculpture using bent and melted glass
rods. Various videos, paintings, photographs, and other art forms are on display as well. “I thought the really colorful abstract painting by the door was interesting. It was kind of weird though. I also liked the colorful ceramic vase,” Cleveland resident Na’Chelle Smith said. The faculty exhibit is meant to showcase the various styles of art there are to study and various media there are to work with at the institute. It gives those prospective students, interested in the school, an idea of what they could expect if they studied there. Chosen are the works that demonstrate faculty’s strongest artistic abilities, giving an idea of what their specialty is and how strongly they perform in their chosen field of art. “I love the picture of the forest with the [ray of] light running through it,” freshman Kari
Vozar said. “It was really neat. The silk squares were cool too.” The exhibit also serves to give the Cleveland community as an idea of what goes on inside the institute, and how it has earned its place as one of the region’s largest and most highly acclaimed art schools. “It was really interesting. There are a lot of creative and fun things here,” freshman Emily Rybarczyk said. “Every piece was different and unique.” The exhibit is free and open to the public until Oct. 5 at the Cleveland Institutes of Art’s Reinberger Galleries, open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. excluding Sunday and Monday. Those who wish to check out the exhibit can find more information on the Cleveland Art Institute’s website, www.cia.edu. Monday, September 29th • The Cauldron • Page 9
The Wall Street Financial Crisis
What It Means, And Why You Should Care By Sairah Zaidi The Cauldron Copy Editor The past couple of weeks have been the climax of a longstanding recipe for disaster which boasted such ingredients as reckless greed, deregulation, toxic sub-prime loans, and a housing bubble. The outcome? A series of monumental bank and investment firm failures precipitated by a massive increase in foreclosures, panic in the global financial markets, and a staggering $700 billion bailout proposal that was still being fine-tuned over the weekend in Washington. How we arrived at what is being called the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is a complicated matter, involving such things as adjustable rate mortgages, securitization, yield spread premiums and collateralized debt obligation. That’s enough to bewilder anyone without a sound knowledge of economics. It may also explain why polls have registered confusion on the part of the American public in regards to the proposed financial bailout package to buy $700 billion worth of toxic mortgages from financial companies in an effort to stabilize the markets and the general economy. In an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks poll conducted last Thursday, only 30 percent of those Page 10 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
surveyed supported the deal, 45 percent were opposed, and a surprising 25 percent were undecided. The collapse of so many financial companies is the culmination of the subprime crisis, which came to light in 2006 and 2007 but was in reality brewing for quite some time. Up through the late 1970’s, home mortgages were heavily regulated. The Truth in Lending Act of 1968 and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, for example, spelled out strict disclosure terms for lenders. This changed in the 80’s when a series of deregulatory laws were passed by Congress to alleviate the troubles of the banking industry and real estate market generated by high interest rates generated by a rise in inflation. These deregulations superceded state law, and paved the way for sub-prime lending. Around that time, securitization was created. A complex process which bundles, sells and repackages loans into bonds to be sold to investors allowed lenders to spread the risk and frees them from reliance on deposits and capital reserves, securitization was key to sub-prime lending because it diffused the potential of risks and default for lenders and removed rational incentives for prudent lending.
Investment banks also played a huge role n the process. Companies such as Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs (any of those ring a bell?) underwrote most of these sub-prime securitizations. In a nutshell, sub-prime lending is the practice of loaning money for mortgages for consumers who are considered high risk due to factors such as low credit scores, income level and employment status. These loans often come with high adjustable interest rates. However, Dr. Engel explained, many consumers who signed on for sub-prime loans actually qualified for prime loans with preferable interest rates, but this information was not disclosed to them. The lenders and brokers targeted people with low credit scores, obviously, but also those with little financial know-how. As a result, these loans were often made to the elderly, the lower-income, and those without college degrees, as well as minority groups such as Hispanics and blacks. For example, according to the NAACP, African Americans hold more than half of the subprime mortgage loans at risk of foreclosure. Lack of transparency and disclosure, as well as deceptive advertising which described the
loans in complicated and misleading terms, were rampant. “If you buy a used I-Pod, for example, you know what to expect in terms of the whole ‘buyer-beware’ concept. These mortgages, in contrast, were so complex that people couldn’t parse what they were getting into,” CSU Professor Dr. Engel explained. Not all homeowners were innocent. Many misrepresented information on their mortgage applications, and people often made bad bets in hoping that they would be able to refinance on appreciated property value in a few years. However, the responsibility to conduct background checks and reject applicants ultimately lay with the lenders. The government has also been unable to escape unscathed in the blame game. Government backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac dominated the mortgage underwriting. A tangled web of profit was described by former Dallas Federal Reserve Vice President Gerald P. O’Driscoll as such: “The politicians created the mortgage giants, which then returned some of the profits to the politicians - sometimes directly, as campaign funds; sometimes as “contributions” to favored constituents.” On April 18, 2006, home loan giant Freddie Mac was fined $3.8 million, by far the largest amount ever assessed by the Federal Election Commission, as a result of illegal campaign contributions. Much of the illegal fund raising benefited members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, a panel now front and center in the $700 billion bailout package negotiations. In 2006 and 2007, home prices began to decline as the housing bubble went bust, and refinancing a sub-prime loan became much more difficult. Defaults and foreclosures skyrocketed. During 2007, nearly 1.3 million U.S. housing properties were subject to foreclosure activity, up 79% from 2006. The sub-prime lending crisis, as it became known, heavily affected global financial markets, and during the summer the U.S. stock market entered bear territory. The events of the past few weeks seem inevitable in retrospect, but the extent of the damage to the financial sector, and the rapid fashion in which these events occurred, has many shocked. Many are proclaiming the end of an era of unfettered capitalism and deregulation glorified by Milton Friedman, the economist hailed as the godfather of staunch free market ideology. For students in particular, ‘The Wall Street Financial Crisis’ headline rings like some remote, ivory-tower phenomenon
Financial Crisis Timeline:
Sunday, Sept. 7th Federal government takes over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Sunday, Sept. 14th Bank Of America bids on the Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers battles bankruptcy.
Monday, Sept. 15th In light of the Lehman Brothers’ collapse and the emergency sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, the US stock market suffers its biggest one day decline since Sept. 11, 2001. Speculation about giant insurance company American International Group fuels further fear.
Tuesday, Sept. 16th The US Federal Reserve gives AIG an $85 billion loan in exchange for an 80% stake in the company.
Saturday, Sept. 20th Bush Administration proposes $700 billion financial plan
far from the world of term papers, exams, extracurricular activities, after-school jobs and general time-management struggles. However, as Dr. Engel pointed out, “Students, and young people in general, need to make sure they come of age in an economic environment that’s going to protect them.” The financial meltdown affects many aspects of students’ lives, no more so than in the category of student loans. For example, the recently collapsed Lehman Brothers was quite active in the college loan market and owned the loan company Campus Door. More than 70 companies have quit the college loan business since the start of 2008. Congress approved through the 2010 school year a program that will allow students who rely on loans to continue their educations regardless of current difficulties in the private credit market, Wednesday Sept. 17 and Tues. Sept 16th. The bill now goes to President Bush for signature. Tight credit markets also affect decisions like buying a car. In general, loans have the potential to become more difficult to receive, and more expensive. It also affects the job market. As companies have less to invest, layoffs increase and the supply of jobs decreases. Students who have followed the crisis are largely weary of the bailout package. Senior Blake Almaguer, a political science major, said, “This is going to cost $2,500 for every man, woman and child in the United States of America. Where are we going to find all this money?” Senior James Westfall, also a political science major, said, “This was the ultimate triangle of greed and deception between banks, mortgage brokers and consumers.” He described how he had bought a house in 2003 in a responsible way, arguing that irresponsible borrowers and lenders share the blame in the mess and shouldn’t be rewarded. Dr. Engel urged students to follow the crisis and to take a more active role in discussion. She also called for the revitalization of a movement for consumer rights and protection. “For people like me, you know, my retirement is tucked away, I have tenure, I’m secure. They are the ones who need to worry about this. If I could snap my fingers and make the world different, one thing would definitely be that students understand that this is the financial world they are inheriting, and they should get mobilized.” Monday, September 29th • The Cauldron • Page 11
Arts & Entertainment
Flashback 1969:
WOODSTOCK
By Faith Larraine The Cauldron Arts & Entertainment Editor There were enough people at this event that they could exceed the population of Phoenix, Newark, Louisville, Nashville, or Oklahoma City. $200,000 was used to advertise this event. There were over 30,000 people camped outside of the venue 24 hours before any band even started to tune their instruments. Traffic was backed up for 12 miles. You may have been one of the two babies that were born on this farmland arena, or you may have been a descendant from the person who was killed in their sleeping bag by a tractor. And even if you didn’t know any of these things, you probably know that this was one of the biggest and most famous events in music history. Woodstock. History Woodstock took place in 1969 in Bethel, NY on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre dairy farm. John Roberts, a young entrepreneur at the time, and Joel Rosenman, a former professional musician, were the ones to provide the finances for the event. They put an advertisement in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, stating a search for a legitimate investment opportunity. Musical concert promoter Michael Lang and
American musician Artie Kornfeld saw the ad and collaborated with Roberts and Rosenman to make something special happen. The four gentlemen first had the idea of making it into a retreat-like recording studio in Woodstock, NY. The idea later changed to an outdoor music and arts festival. Roberts almost pulled the plug on the event, concerned the he was losing too much money to something that was just going to cause him a huge debt. Luckily, he stayed in the game. The concert was planned to run from Aug. 15 to Aug. 17. If tickets were bought in advance, the cost was $18, but with inflation that would be $75 today. If a concert-goer came to the gate, it was $24 for all three days. Performances Friday, Aug. 15 was the first day of Woodstock. It began at 5:07 p.m. and encompassed 10 acts. The opening act was American Folk Singer and guitarist Richie Havens. Indian religious figure Swami Satchidananda gave the invocation after Havens’ performance. After him was the rock n’ roll band Sweetwater, the psychedelic folk Incredible String Band, and folk singer Bert
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Sommer who died in 1990 due to respiratory illness. American folk musician Tim Hardin played an hour long set from his two songs If I Were a Carpenter and Misty Roses. Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar played five of his songs through the rain. After him were American singer-songwriter Melanie, American folk singer Arlo Guthrie, and Joan Baez who was six months pregnant at the time. Saturday, Aug. 16 opened up at 12:15 p.m. starting off with American band Quill. After them came British musician Keef Hartley and his band, Country Joe McDonald from Country Joe and The Fish, and American songwriter and harmonica player John Sebastian. Making his first onstage performance with his band was Grammy award winning Mexican rock musician Carlos Santana. After Santana came boogie band Canned Heat, American band Mountain, and American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin. This would be Joplin’s second to last onstage performance. A year later, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. After Joplin came American rock band Creedance Clearwater Revival, funk band Sly and the Family Stone, CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
Krysta Cameron of IWrestledABearOnce Remarks On: How Metal Just Got Gay
Arts & Entertainment
By Alexes Spencer The Cauldron Contributing Writer
The deep vocal growls associated with grindcore style music almost immediately put the mental image of a seemingly strong guy, covered in sweat, releasing something from deep within. But who would ever associate a girl with that sound? Fans of IWrestledABearOnce would. Krysta Cameron is the powerhouse of the Shreveport, Louisiana based band, and she has no problem with the stigma that comes along with being the front woman of a grindcore band. “People think that just because I’m a girl, I don’t want what I’m doing as far as touching guitars, turning on amplifiers . . . If I go into a show, they tell me I have to leave. ‘Oh, is that your girlfriend? Is she with you? Is that the merch girl?’ It sucks, but it’s a male-dominated society. That’s what we’re hoping to change,” Cameron said.
Regardless of what people say about Cameron, or her sister Mim, who just took on one of the guitar positions, another position longassociated with males, IWrestledABearOnce took their home-recorded EP and “made it” to the point of having their CD available in Hot Topic. They’ve also reached a plateau at which they can go on tour, playing at Peabody’s on Sept. 19, with another stop promised on Oct. 27 at Pirate’s Cove. “I’m most excited about the fact that [the EP] actually did something,” Cameron said. “We recorded it in Stephen’s bedroom in Ruston, Louisiana, it is crazy.” The band plans to release a CD soon, building upon their recent stardom. “We plan on going home and writing more songs and going out to LA to record them. Hopefully we’ll have an early/late spring release
of our new album and then we’re going on tour,” Cameron said. She also added, “There’s some talk of us doing Warped Tour.” The band’s mainstream breakthrough seems strange, considering how much pride they take in not being serious, even having a campaign (rainbow foil shirts included) called “Metal Just Got Gay.” “A lot of bands take themselves too seriously, we’re not like that at all. We came up with ‘Metal Just Got Gay’ [while] we were driving a really long drive. And my sister joined the band, and she’s actually gay, so it makes perfect sense now,” Cameron explained. With the new album in the works, and a wave of relentless touring, IWrestledABearOnce can only be expected to continue their current surge of success, regardless of their obvious step outside of conventional artistry.
Eagle Eye Preview By Faith Larraine The Cauldron Arts & Entertainment Editor Eagle Eye is going to be a movie that none of us will forget. Shia LaBeouf reunites with director D.J. Caruso and executive producer Steven Spielberg to create this “race-against-time” thriller. Characters Jerry Shaw (LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan) are thrown together by mutual telephone calls from a mystery woman. The woman explains to Jerry that the FBI believes he is a terrorist and also threatens to kill Rachel’s son unless they both comply with her instructions. Into the movie, it’s realized that the woman has control over cell phones, traffic lights, and other electronics that allow her to aid their mission and keep them alive, although it’s not clear what she’s having them do or why. The idea for the movie Eagle Eye was created many years ago by Spielberg. “Steven’s initial concept focused on the idea that technology is everywhere,” said coproducer Pete Chiarelli. “It’s all around us – what would happen if it turned against you?” Spielberg wants this film to make you want to turn off your cell phones and PDA’s, afraid that you might be the next victim of the internet generation. Watching the trailer, the intensity of this movie is up there on the scale. Every move the characters make leads them to another phone call and another dangerous situation. LaBeouf has recently starred in the movies Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal
Skull and Transformers. In the beginning of the movie, Jerry’s twin brother dies, and LaBeouf commented about his character, saying, “He’s an underachiever in a family of seeming overachievers.” Similarly, Monaghan (Made of Honor, The Heartbreak Kid) stresses the normalcy of her character, Rachel, who is dragged into this crazy plot. “She’s just trying to get through her day-to-day life with her son while working hard,” Monaghan said. Even though the movie is supposed to take place over just a few days, it took more than two and a half months of filming, of two hundred scenes, at over one hundred different locations. Monaghan said that the constant traveling helped her with the dynamic of her character, Rachel. “It really does keep you on the edge,” Monaghan said, on how it contributed to her acting in the action thriller. “Getting in that car and not really knowing where you’re going every day.” What if you turn off your computer at work when you are about to leave? A report is sent to your boss documenting the amount of work you did for the day. You get in your car and check the messages from your “smart” house which tells you that you’re out of milk. Your GPS tells you the closest place to get some. Your electronic family health monitor reminds you to tell your son to take his asthma medicine and reminds you it’s time for your check up. Our modern reliance on things that we
don’t fully understand could lead to a startling vulnerability, as seen in Eagle Eye. “These are all things we have a lot invested in,” LaBeouf said. “They were built to make our lives easier. However, not many people stop to think about how it all works.” Also starring in Eagle Eye are Rosario Dawson (The Pursuit of Happyness) and Bill Bob Thornton (Mr. Woodcock). Eagle Eye is in theaters now.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Perfect Antidote: The College Cafeteria Grows Up By Eric Sever The Cauldron Staff Writer
By the end of the fifth week of the semester, I’ve pretty much reached my breaking point. I just can’t do it anymore, and as much as I’d like to leave, there just isn’t the time. Plus, I’ll be damned if I’m going to give up that parking spot I had to be here at 8 a.m. to get. No, I’d pretty much thought I was trapped at lunch. I’d have no choice but to eat the endless cardboardy pizzas, rubbery chicken tenders and dry, gray burgers that make up our on-campus food fare. For those of us that love and respect the food we put into our bodies, for those who enjoy a quality lunch in a comfortable downtown restaurant, we’ve always had to leave our downtown campus to find it. That was until we had Elements Bistro. In a sunny, modern dining room, with huge windows overlooking the equally lovely patio, a buttoned-down wait staff knowledgeably serves high quality, reasonably priced food. Best of all, many of the foods are made in house and are locally produced or grown. As many of you know, this is a huge selling point for me, and Elements does not disappoint. From the West Side Market, the sausages are made by J+J and the cheese comes from Meisters. They serve a daily pasta special from Page 14 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
Ohio City Pasta. Locally-based Phoenix Coffee provides the coffee menu. Tomatoes and greens come from local farm distributors. Head chef Amy Woodward tells me that soon Elements will be carrying Ohio-sourced wines and beer from the Great Lakes Brewing Company. I was thrilled to find out the maple syrup comes from my hometown of Chardon. Known for its maple, the Chardon, Ohio syrup is mixed with fresh strawberries to create a bright, irresistible topping. The cinnamon French toast ($6.25) is born when the fuchsia syrup is poured over the locally-baked, cinnamon-battered ciabatta. While Executive Chef Frank Hurley oversees all food on campus, he places well-deserved trust in Chef Woodward to handle Elements. “Everything is made from scratch,” Woodward proudly professes. She points to the succulent rosemary ham, marinated in house. “It’s kind of a lengthy process actually.” Featured at breakfast and lunch, the earthy ham can be paired with potato pancakes and eggs in the breakfast combo ($6.50) or with Amish baby Swiss cheese and red onion confit on ciabatta in a grilled sandwich ($7.50). Woodward’s recipe for strawberry lemonade ($2.50) is a perfect balance of sweet and sour with bold natural flavors and chunks of fresh strawberry.
The soups are also a star attraction. Restaurant supervisor Connie Porter tells me that one CSU employee “comes in everyday just for the minestrone.” Porter and Woodward name the fresh mozzarella and tomato sandwich ($8.50) and the Elements side salad ($3.50), with fried goat cheese, as two of the most popular lunch dishes. The smokiness of the West Side Market kielbasa ($8.50) fanned around two giant locally-made pierogies and sautéed spinach is a hearty, stylishly presented dish. All around, the food is beautifully plated and showcases some really sophisticated and fresh flavors. Finally, hungry CSU students and faculty can find themselves a quiet lunch spot that serves quality food with a respect for local business and fresh ingredients. And, they won’t even have to give up that precious parking spot. Elements Bistro on Euclid (On campus - first floor of the Parker Hannifin Administrative Building) 2300 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 (216) 802-3131 www.elementsoneuclid.com
Concert Picks of the Week
Arts & Entertainment
By Jonathan Herzberger and Alexes Spencer The Cauldron Contributing Writers Alexes’ Top Pick: Thrice Time Warner Tower City Amphitheater, Oct. 2 If the sheer musical genius of The Alchemy Index (four albums based on the concept of creating music that matches the elements of air, wind, earth, and fire) isn’t enough to make you want to roll out of bed and see Thrice in concert, consider the fact that the band has been active since 1998. With a reputation for being amazing musicians, and ten years of experience, the show promises to be interesting and worthwhile. Jonathan’s Top Pick: Ryan Adams and the Cardinals Palace Theatre, Sept. 30 As an aside, I will in fact get you started on Rise Against, or fellow tour mates Alkaline Trio. In a good way. But my pick of the week has to be the mercurial Ryan Adams. How good is his new band The Cardinals? Good enough to make one of the longest running solo acts in Indie drop his name from the band. That’s right. Just The Cardinals. If you like country music, and wonder what all this ‘Indie’ hype is about, if you like rock music and want to see one of the most dynamic performers of our generation, if you like music do yourself a favor and go see the Lighting In A Bottle that is Ryan Adams and The Cardinals. The cheapest tickets are $10.00. There is no excuse. If these concerts don’t tickle your fancy, you might try one of these: 9/29 The Ataris at The Agora 9/29 Hanson at House of Blues 10/1 Street Dogs at The Grog Shop 10/2 Sevendust at House of Blues 10/3 Hollywood Undead at The Agora 10/3 Cappadona (Wu Tang) at Peabody’s 10/4 Obituary, Unleashes, Carnifex at Peabody’s
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Arts & Entertainment Flashback 1969: Woodstock
CONTINUED from PAGE 12 The Who, and Jefferson Airplane. The Who went on stage at 4 a.m. and played a 25-song set. Sunday, Aug. 17 was supposed to be the last day of the festival, but it rolled over into Monday, Aug. 18. English rock and blues singer Joe Cocker was the opening act for Sunday. Cocker was followed by Country Joe and The Fish, English blues rock band Ten Years After, and Canadian rock band titled The Band. American rock group Blood, Sweat, and Tears started at midnight, spilling the festival over into Monday. Then, American blues guitarist Johnny Winter took the stage with his brother Edgar Winter. Folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young took the stage next, but Neil Young didn’t come on until later. He also refused to be filmed for any sort of documentary. Then came the Paul Butterfield Blues band, Sha-Na-Na, and the infamous Jimi Hendrix was the closing act for Woodstock. Cancelled Performers and Refused Invitations The Jeff Beck Group was supposed to perform at Woodstock, but they broke up the week before the event. The Canadian group Lighthouse was supposed to present at the event, but they decided not to show up, fearing that it would be a bad environment. John Lennon was contacted so that he could ask the Beatles to play at Woodstock. Lennon said the Beatles would play only if Yoko Ono’s could play as well. The promoters for Woodstock turned down Yoko, turning down the Beatles. Jim Morrison was the reason why The Doors didn’t play at Woodstock. His fear of large outdoor venues made the band cancel at the last moment. Led Zeppelin was asked to perform, but they declined and went on their own summer tour which was a success for the band overall. Tommy James and the Shondells didn’t want to attend the event because when his secretary called him, it was noted that she simply said, “There’s this pig farm in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field.” The band stayed in Hawaii instead. Mind Garage backed out because they had a higher paying event somewhere else. Bob Dylan was going to play at Woodstock, but then his son became ill. He also didn’t like the abundance of hippies that were going to be present. Misconceptions and Media Coverage What Bob Dylan said about there being Page 16 • The Cauldron • Monday, September 29th
an abundance of hippies was in fact true. The event has been noted by many sources to have drugs available and ‘free love’. However, for the number of people that arrived at Woodstock, there were not enough facilities or first aid for everyone. Also, it rained a good deal of the time. Everyone had to struggle with bad weather, food shortages, and poor sanitation. A misconception about Woodstock though, was that it did turn out to be a very peaceful gathering. Only two fatalities were recorded at the event, and two births were recorded as well. The New York Times wanted a reporter to go and write up an article about how bad the event was and the horrible conditions of backed up traffic and illegal use of drugs. The reporter they sent, Barnard Collier, attended the event and saw that it was one of the most peaceful sessions of a lifetime. He refused to write the article they wanted, and persuaded them to let him write the article he wanted; an article on how Woodstock brought people together and helped to recognize how much of a “beautiful accident” it was. In 1970, Kornfeld went to Warner Bros. and asked for money to record a documentary titled Woodstock. He was turned down by everyone except Fred Weintraub, an executive at Warner Bros. According the book “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls” by Peter Biskind, Warner Bros. was about to go out of business and the documentary on Woodstock saved them. The film received an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. In 1994, the director’s cut was released and included unseen footage of Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, and Canned Heat. Retrys and Today Events took place in 1973, 1989, 1994, and 1999 to try to remake Woodstock, but none of them could top the original. Today, there is a plaque at the original site commemorating the festival. In the middle of field is a totem pole, carved to resemble Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jerry Garcia. In 1997, Alan Gerry bought the site and 1,400 surrounding acres to create the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The Center opened on Jul. 1, 2006.
HOOKS FROM THE RIGHT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4
needs of the economic crisis, the contest was specifically aimed at foreign policy. McCain showed particular strength in this critical area. With a clear command on a litany of international issues, McCain attacked Obama’s rapid withdrawal plan in Iraq, the soundness of the Senator’s position on tough diplomacy with rogue regimes absent preconditions and statements made by Obama maintaining that as President he would reserve the right to act on incontrovertible intelligence to take out terrorist threats. Obama in previous Democratic debates demonstrated a willingness, if elected, to issue military strikes on terrorist cells within the nation of Pakistan if Pakistan refused to act on such factions. These constant attacks clearly took the wind out of Obama’s message, and he seemed to lose strength in the last half hour of the debate. Referencing international crises of years past and tying them clearly to crises currently unfolding, McCain showed the vigor and venerable wisdom that only a true elder statesman carries. A spry McCain is set to debate Obama two more times before the presidential election on Nov. 4.
Sports Monday Night Football Analysts Slides on Racist Comment ESPN Fails to Punish Kornheiser During Hispanic Heritage Month The Cauldron Sports Editor
Racism in professional sports has been very prominent for the past several years. That is not my opinion, that is a fact. During the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles Monday Night Football game during Week 2, Color Commentator Tony Kornheiser made the quintessence bonehead call on national television. ESPN attempted (the typical politically correct stance of) airing a highlight from their ESPN Deportes broadcast during their English broadcast. This was another try by the National Football League (NFL) and ESPN to get more international fans (and dollars) pumped into their companies during Spanish Heritage Month. But, Kornheiser made the following comment after listening to Spanish: “I took high school Spanish, either he said he’s not going to be touched, or please pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow.” The comment received a mild chuckle from co-commentators Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski. This was a reminder of the several ‘racist’ comments made through the recent past years, starting with Rush Limbaugh. In 2003 he resigned from ESPN after the comments he made about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Donovan McNabb. Limbaugh, host of the nationally-syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show and conservative political commentator, stated on another ESPN program, Sunday Countdown, that, “The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do so well.” McNabb was stunned of the comments and stated that the comments were “not something
that I can sit here and say won’t bother me.” A black eye for ESPN, but less of a national interest then Don Imus. Imus would be guilty of insulting the Rutgers’ Women’s Basketball team during their run to NCAA Basketball Championship in 2007. After his comments, many national media outlets covered his remarks and wanted Imus’ resignation immediately. CBS Radio cancelled the program and Imus was eventually out of a job due to the efforts of prominent African American leaders, such as Al Sharpton. Again Imus would be in the national limelight when he would again make stupid comments, but this time against now Dallas Cowboys cornerback, Adam “Pacman” Jones. Admittedly, Jones has had problems with his continual troubles in nightclubs, but Imus again suffered from mouth-in-foot disease. Ironically, Kornheiser would voice his opinion against Imus and his comments on Kornheiser’s show Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. But the largest national outrage in sports was yet to come. Tiger Woods is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most recognizable athletes in the world. For that reason he has a gigantic target on his back by other golfers. Kelly Tilghman realized the same notion, but used the phrase, “Lynch him in the back alley.” Tilghman was suspended, but the most controversial part of the story was the magazine Golfweek ran the story, but displayed a noose on the front cover of the magazine. Controversial again, as Editor Dave Seanor was rightly fired for his actions of
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allowing the magazine to be printed. This brings us back to the comments made by Mr. Kornhesier. Kornheiser, which made a weird apology during the same broadcast about his words, did not receive any reparations for his comments. ESPN did not make any second thought of apologizing and made no fanfare of the comment. That makes one wonder why the NAACP or the leaders of the Hispanic community have been nowhere to be heard of after the comments. An issue with the lack of an apology from Kornheiser or the channel just goes to show that ESPN is not afraid of what they put on their airways. Also, this reason is a fundamental problem that technology has with 21st century sports. ESPN has such a great hold on sports that they don’t worry about these issues, much different from 2003 when it was not such a case. Would this be more of an issue if this comment had been made in Major League Baseball? According to MLB, 28% of the league is not born in the United States, where only 20 Latino players can be found on NFL rosters. Plus, one of the most famous African Americans to grace a field can be associated with Major League Baseball as he broke the color barrier so famously. Today’s athletes will never understand the hardships their predecessors have gone through, like Jackie Robinson. So much more credit must be given to these great leaders, and not just remembered for their actions, their legacy, or especially their stats.
Golf Clubs Drive to Remain On Top of Horizon League
Sports
CSU Men Top of Table, Women Will “Turn Heads” By Robert Ivory The Cauldron Sports Editor
“Consistency every round.” That has been the motto for last year’s Horizon League Coach of the Year, Mike Weir. And since his teams have been listening to this advice, they are continuing last year’s success. After their time in Bowling Green, the men hold a one stroke lead over the University of Detroit-Mercy and a four stroke lead over Youngstown State University. “The effort level has never been the question,” the second year Viking coach said. “There have been too many rollercoaster rounds this year.” The best the team has finished is 4th out of 13 teams, but in that Tournament, the John Piper Intercollegiate, the squad shot a final round of 288, which was good enough for the lowest round of the tournament. Despite the 4th place finish, the team finished seven shots in front of Horizon League foe, University of DetroitMercy. Not all the good news has been a team success story. Senior Jake Scott came away with Horizon League Player of the Week honors, as he again looks to the continuing total of awards as a Viking. “It just shows that he can set the bar for the rest of the players,” Weir said of his award winner. Scott finished tied for fourth overall and outshot all other Vikings by six strokes. The team’s finish is impressive since big name schools, such as Dayton and Eastern Kentucky were among the schools attending the tournament. Looking at their next match, the Vikings will be hoping to put some distance between them and the other Horizon League teams as they host their annual CSUTelich Sun Life Financial Invitational in Chardon, OH at the end of the month. “It gives a great home course advantage,” Weir stated as his Vikings draw closer to their home match. “A lot of times home course advantages are no big deal, but in a golf course that is really tough, such as ours, it is.” If the entire Viking athletic program is looking to repeat the success of last year, it may be on the shoulders of this team to start the year off right. As much as Weir loves the men’s squad, he is ready to bet that his women are ready to turn it around. And why shouldn’t he as the Vikings shot a school record 316 at the Ball State Cardinal Classic last week in Indiana. The team is close to breaking into the top three of the Horizon League standings, but has a difficult task as they enter the Akron Invitational. “We are playing strong fields,” Weir explained. “Playing these teams will help us strive to where we want to get to.” For the Vikings to find their grove, they maybe well on their path to success. All they need is a reminder of last year and the same determination to win.
Monday, September 29th • The Cauldron • Page 19
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