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Volume 107 No.12 - November 10 2008
Make Your Own Winter Wonderland By Faith Larraine
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Sections
Feature
Make Your Own Winter Wonderland
THE MELTING POT
NEWS
CSU Professors and Natural History Museum Talk About Race…6 CSU Men’s Basketball Reaches Radio Deal: WHKW 1220 AM Will Serve as Flagship Station…8 CSU to Host “Cultural Crossings” Lecture…8
Arts + Entertainment
Now Hear This!…12 Concert Picks of The Week…13 Psycroptic…14 4:13 Dream Come True: The Cure are Stuck in the 80’s. In a Good Way…16
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the staff
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As Teams Gear Up for Season, Basketball Coaches Receive Extensions…18 Men’s Basketball Play-By-Play Announcer Gears Up For Another Season…19 Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor Advertising Manager Copy Editors
Nick Camino Christopher Enoch Jayson Gerbec Sairah Zaidi Laura Krawczyk News Editor Roman Verzub Arts & Entertainment Editor Faith Larraine Sports Editor Robert Ivory Layout Editor & Web Designer Steve Thomas Cartoonists Michael Quintero Frank Grigonis Business Manager: Anne Werner
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Opening Statements…3 Blindsided: National City, Stock tax, and the Bailout…4 The Struggle: Dealing with Long-Distance Relationships…5
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istory was made Nov. 4. Barack Obama, America’s 44th President, is also our nation’s first black president. His inaugural address Jan. 20 of 2009 will surely be one for the history textbooks. Time has taught us that whenever walls finally fall or glass ceilings finally get broken, history has a way of remembering for the ages. How many times have all of us heard JFK’s inaugural address, an event which in many ways is Christopher Enoch minuscule compared to the reality we currently live? I’m sure you know the answer. That being said, this is history, and this history is, in fact, upon us. Obama is larger than life. On the surface, he’s more than a candidate, more than a president, more than any mundane ideology and more than any meager symbol to which you could allude. Obama is greater than the sum of his parts. One can hardly imagine walking in his shoes if you managed to scratch the surface of his character. But let’s. The gravity of the situation facing our nation is enormous: two foreign wars, an economy in crisis, 47,000,000 Americans without health care, the Constitution hanging by a thread, and the future of our very planet at stake. We all want the next president to be successful in bringing about the much-needed changes our system requires, but let us not forget that he is just a man. The progress of this iconoclastic individual and the jubilation over his victory inspires me to recall some ancient history I learned long ago in taking four years of a dead language. Thousands of years ago, at the height of the Roman Republic, large-scale celebratory parades, perhaps similar in many ways to our own concept of the inaugural address, were held after a Roman general had achieved a key victory in combat. These Roman civil ceremonies, called “triumphs,” were characterized by a general’s opportunity to bring his troops back to the capital with express approval from the Roman Senate. While a series of Roman officials, soldiers and family to the general were cheered as they marched into the city, the Roman general (called an imperator) would be carried via chariot as he glimpsed the merriment of a thousand throngs of citizens. As the imperator witnessed this celebration of his glory, a Roman slave stood behind him, chanting in his ear over and over, “Respica te, hominem te memento,” which translates into, “Look behind you and remember you are but a man.” “Remember, you are just a man,” the slave would say, “Remember you are just a man,” over and over continuously amidst the chaotic outbursts of civil joy and unity. In 2008 there is no shortage of problems to be solved. Now more than ever we look to a wise and responsible leader to fix our economy, bring our nation peace, and restore our proud Constitution. While this presidential campaign was ripe with idealistic enthusiasm and the energy of a new generation, it is time to put that idealism and that energy to work solving our nation’s problems. Barack Obama can’t do it by himself. He will need us for the next four years as much as he had the last two. To anticipate any other outcome would be a trip into the absurd. Remember, Barack Obama is just a man. He’s just a man.
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the melting pot
Opening Statements
The Obama family waiting for the election results
Blindsided
National City, Stock tax, and the Bailout
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Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger s a college student, it is not entirely unheard of to wake up one morning, and after groggily shaking the sleep from your eyes, feel less than enthusiastic about your situation that morning. Sometimes, events we regarded as unimportant, details that we assumed would just ‘work themselves out’ – these factors can combine to provide one with a rather rude awakening, and the painful realization that events have quickly spiraled out of control. Waking up on Nov. 5, many of us faced a transition period. One of the most hotly debated presidential elections in memory ended with a historical decision, one that few Americans were unemotional about. But while the vast majority of our national attention was focused on these proceedings – as well it ought be – an event of great magnitude was occurring right beneath our collective nose. I am speaking of course, about the $700 billion bailout - a process that for all of its publicity and impact, was barely understood by many Americans, and quickly forgotten in the wake of election season. Macroeconomics is difficult enough to spell, let alone understand – leaving the people with little recourse, other than to trust the legislators in charge of the proceedings. In the words of the original, 3-page proposal, the plan was to “purchase bad assets, reduce uncertainty regarding the worth of the remaining assets, and restore confidence in the credit markets.” That proposal was rejected, and we are beginning to see some of the fallout of its 451page successor here in Cleveland. On Oct. 24, as the Presidential race was beginning to reach a fevered pitch, National City and Pittsburgh-based PNC announced their decision to merge through a stock-forstock transaction before the year’s end, making PNC the nation’s fifth largest bank, boasting
core deposits in excess of $180 billion. And through a curious twist of fate, it looks as though the U.S. Treasury Department is going to purchase $7.7 billion worth of preferred shares in PNC – funds which will more than adequately cover the expenses of the merger. However, before it agreed to merge with PNC, National City sought Bailout funds – and was flatly denied. Senator Sherrod Brown and Representative Steve LaTourette have both challenged the legality of this transaction, arguing that Taxpayer dollars were
never intended to fund corporate mergers. LaTourette’s office issued a statement detailing attempts to uncover more information about the origin of the merger; and whether or not the law allows for the bailout to fund industry consolidation. And according to an independent analysis sought by LaTourette, PNC would receive a $5.6 billion tax break for a this deal – a deal worth approximately $5.5 billion. Aside from the use of federal funds, LaTourette also has expressed concern about the tax benefits available to PNC in such a deal. A change in tax rules by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department allow a bank to immediately write off the losses of the institutions it acquires. And this leads us to the issue currently before us. Nov. 2: The Plain Dealer reports that Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration is “working with the Greater Cleveland Partnership to review municipal tax policies.” Specifically, taxes on stock options and deferred compensation, an issue
that primarily affects the highest positions at the executive level. Jackson announced the review a few days after one of the city’s handful of Fortune 500 companies - Eaton Corp - announced its intentions to relocate to Beachwood. Jackson’s announcement followed “months of rumors that taxes on stock options and other executive pay were souring a deal to keep Eaton downtown.” Cincinnati enacted the very same plan in 1998 – and while there is a continuing debate as to whether the results were significant enough to be considered economic motion in any direction, Cincinnati continues to lose numbers estimated at anywhere between
$1 and $8 million dollars every year in tax revenues. From a mathematic standpoint, the move has simply not worked. So here we find ourselves mired in a new discussion, at a time in which many Clevelanders – the author included – are loathe to pay any further attention to the political process, being quite simply burnt out. But as we at the Cauldron are fond of quoting, Thomas Jefferson once said that “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” Regardless of whether you feel that an economy is best stimulated from the bottom up, or the top down, your elected officials are discussing that multi-million dollar issue even as we speak. And we cannot afford a post-election “hangover” to cause indifference in us – weigh in on the issue, contact Mayor Jackson with your thoughts, and above all, remain vigilant. If our time truly is now, we had best act like it.
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The Struggle
Dealing with Long-Distance Relationships
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t’s a struggle being in a long distance relationship. In my experience, long-distance relationships really don’t do so well. There are so many things missing in those relationships when you aren’t Faith Larraine giving it your all. Being a woman, I probably have an entirely different idea of how long-distance relationships should work. I always seem to think that you should call each other everyday, make sure you can see each other if possible, and never get too attached because someone who is gone will probably cheat. I went on AskMen.com and they had quite a few good suggestions as to how to deal with these types of relationships. The first tip was to agree on an end. The first time I read that, I was very confused. Why would you want to agree on when the
relationship will end? Aren’t you trying to work it out? What they really meant was to agree on when the separation will end. Figure out when you should ask him to come home, or when you are going to move out there to her, or when you should just let it go and move on yourself. The truth is, is that you can’t spend your whole life waiting for someone. You have to agree on if this is going somewhere or if it’s just not. Their second and third tips are to schedule communication and visits. This made me think of the soldiers in Iraq. If they are in the midst of the war, they probably don’t have much time to communicate and definitely not much time to come home. But, if your sweetie is in say Wyoming and you live in Washington, you can at least take the time to call and if you have the money you can visit. Sometimes just talking on the phone is going to heal the wounds of being far apart. People need physicality, and I don’t just mean sex. People need hugs, kisses, hand holding, etc. AskMen’s fourth and final tip was to raise your trust level. I don’t know if I agree with this one.
You should definitely be precautious when dealing with these relationships. Raising your trust level could make you quite naïve. What if your partner was already a cheating whore? You probably shouldn’t give them anymore trust, especially if they move away. But, if you know you have an extremely loyal partner and someone who really loves you, you should trust them and you should respect them enough to allow them to trust you. (Meaning, don’t go screw someone else). I know it’s hard; I’ve been there myself. But you don’t have to give up just yet. You may not have to give up at all. The key to long-distance relationships is patience. You have to have patience with your partner and with yourself. Jealousy can rush in and clog your mind. You definitely don’t want that to happen. But infidelity can rush in just as fast. But if you really love the person, and you really care for them (maybe they’re the one or have the potential to be the one) then please folks…don’t give up. It’s hard to find someone who you can be open with. Even though they may be far away, some of those people can stay in your hearts at home.
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CSU Professors and Natural History Museum Talk About Race Speakers Ask, “Are We So Different?” Robert Ivory
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o matter where we are in the country, we are faced with the obstacles of race and racism. With the partnership of Cleveland State and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, students, professors, and members of the community were able to ask questions and share personal experiences on the topic, last week. The crowning achievement of the night was the exhibition: Race, Are We So Different? at the museum. The Exhibition kicked off in September and runs until January 4, 2009. “We lay out the history of race throughout the country,” Resource Specialist for the Race Exhibit, Kathryn M. Hall said of the ongoing exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. “The other piece of the exhibit is that it does not blame. One of the most difficult reasons we have a difficult time talking about race is because people take on blame. The exhibit is careful to give information, but does not make one feel overwhelmed with guilt.” The night began with a very informative PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Barbara Hoffman who teaches cultural and visual anthropology, human diversity and African
cultures at Cleveland State. The most important fact of her presentation was that all humans can be genetically traced back to single parents. Scientific fact is that we are all brothers and sisters. After the powerful PowerPoint presentation, the audience was asked to join the panel in their ‘living room,’ a way to freely talk, like a family, about the troubles that go on. These family members included Dr. Njeri Nuru-Holm (Vice President for Institutional Diversity at Cleveland State), Dr. George Ray (Associte Professor in the Department of Communication), Dr. Joanne Dowdy (Professor at Kent State University), Dr. Michael Williams (Director and Associate Professor of Black Studies), and Dr. Hoffman. The conversation shifted from a talk from the objective to the experiences, expressions, and thoughts on race from all members that attended the evening’s event. “Talking about race at Cleveland State is important because we need to graduate cultural competent individuals and citizens that will understand and value the diverse
culture in which they are going to live and work,” Dr. Nuru-Holm said of the University and the exhibit. Dr. Williams gave a history of race of the country that stems back to the founding fathers of the nation. He called it ‘twin pillars of freedom.’ “Jefferson, in Virginia, was putting together freedom and democracy, but at the same time they were developing the idea of slavery. It was two competing ideas (freedom and slavery) going back and forth. Over a period of time they had to find a way to justify slavery and at the same time not hurt freedom.” The museum is open Monday through Sat., 10 am to 5 pm, Wed. 10 am to 10 pm, and Sun. noon to 5 pm. Admission is $5 for college students with id, $9 for adults, or $5 after 5 pm on Wedn.. “You don’t have access to it [the exhibit] in every part of the county. It is one of a kind,” Hall said of the exhibit. “It is a wealth of information as we prepare them as a leader to lead in a multicultural world.” For more information, log onto the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s website, www.cmnh.org.
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CSU Men’s Basketball Reaches Radio Deal WHKW 1220 AM Will Serve as Flagship Station
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ith the Cleveland State men’s basketball regular season slated to begin in just a few days, a radio contract with WHKW 1220 AM was completed last week with the CSU Athletic Department in an agreement to broadcast every game live on the air. Salem Communications and CSU also came to terms on broadcasting games on WHKZ 1440 AM The Word in Warren, OH. This radio contract is an exciting time not only for the CSU men’s basketball program but the entire Athletic Department, Director of Athletics Lee Reed said. “The Cleveland State Athletic Department is happy to resume our partnership with Salem Communications and have WHKW and WHKZ serve as our primary broadcast outlets this year for Viking basketball,” Reed said in a release
this week. “This partnership ensures that Viking fans have a high quality, regular radio destination for CSU basketball,” Lee explained. “WHKW’s 50,000 watts is the strongest local signal available for our broadcasts. We look forward to the opportunities that this agreement will bring.” Last season WJMO 1300 served as the CSU basketball flagship station and the year before that it was WKNR 850. The recent success of the CSU basketball program has the Salem Communications broadcast team excited to bring all the play-byplay action to fans all over Cleveland, General Manager Mark Jaycox said. “Salem Communications has long valued its partnership with Cleveland State and we are happy to participate in a program that is already
bringing excitement and a positive impact to our community,” Jaycox explained. All home and away games will be broadcast on WHKW 1220 AM with the pre-game show beginning exactly a half hour before tip off. Al Pawlowski will serve as the play-byplay analyst for the Vikings Radio Network. Pawlowski began as the voice of the Vikings three years ago starting in the 2005-2006 season. While, WHKW 1220 AM will serve as the flagship station, WTAM 1100 will continue the Gary Waters Show on their station. The hour long show gives Viking fans a chance to talk with the coach about CSU hoops, hear CSU player profiles, and get caught up on the latest men’s basketball news. The show airs on Monday night’s and some scheduled Tuesday’s from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
CSU to Host “Cultural Crossings” Lecture Poet Eleanor Lerman to Speak Nov. 13 Nick Camino
This upcoming Thursday Nov. 13 Cleveland State University is set to present a lecture by famous writer and poet Eleanor Lerman at 1:30 p.m. in the Main Classroom, room 134.
Lerman, a National Book Award Nominee will give a talk titled “Vampires Are Happier When They Are Homosexual, or Adventures in the Poetry Trade”. The lecture is free and open to CSU students as well as the general public. Following Lerman’s session, CSU will host a reception for those that attend. Lerman became famous 30 years ago when The New York Times chastised her book Armed Love and said it was “x-rated”. At that time, many felt that the book’s topic of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll was inappropriate for young women to write about. Since then Lerman’s career has taken off and CSU is excited to have her come speak. Along with numerous short stories and other
pieces printed in many different publications, Lerman has written four books, and won many different awards throughout her career. The lecture is being given as a part of Cleveland State’s 2008-2009 Cultural Crossings Lecture Series: Memories, Reflections and Recollections. Most of the lectures in this ongoing series are sponsored by Cleveland State’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and can be contacted with any questions regarding Lerman’s upcoming talk or any other events at 216-523-7168. Those who plan on attending this free lecture are encouraged to get there prior to 1:30 p.m. as many students and faculty are already planning to be in attendance.
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By Faith Larraine
t may only be the beginning of November, but one night you will go to sleep and wake up to December. Time flies while you are in college. Think about this: if you live on campus, do you want to go home for winter beak? Are you going to be stuck in your apartment with nothing to do? Do you not have any good ideas of your own? Well let’s get a jump start on ideas for you to have a great winter. Here are a few activities, movies to watch, songs to listen to, and so much that you will be ready to have a spectacular winter.
Activites
So what if it’s cold outside! It’s time to bundle up and try out some outdoors fun.
Skiing: There are a few places in Ohio to go skiing. • Try Alpine Valley in Chesterland where you can ski, snowboard and go snow tubing down large hills. 10620 Mayfield Rd. Chesterland, OH 44026. • There is also Big Creek Ski Area, only 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland. Come here to join their skiing race team and just have fun sliding down their 175 ft vertical drop. 12721 Concord Hambden Rd. Concord Township, OH 44024. • Boston Mills & Brandywine Ski Resorts are two separate places owned by the same management. Join their freestyle boot camp or take some lessons. They offer group lessons, semi-group lessons which only include two to six people, and private one-on-one lessons. If you have kids, bring them along and drop them off at the Kids Kamp! Boston Mills Ski Resort: 7100 Riverview Rd. Peninsula, OH 44264. Brandywine: 1146 W. Highland Rd. Sagamore Hills, OH 44067. • Mad River Mountain is going to have a college day where lift tickets are going to be 50% off with your college ID. If you can’t make that, attend their Rome Pre Jib event and see some pros kick up the snow. 1000 Snow Valley Rd. Zanesfield, OH 43360. • If none of those places tickle your fancy, travel out to Mansfield and hit up Snowtrails. After you take your last final on Dec. 13, head up there to partake in their Kick-Off Party. Snow or no snow, they will not cancel this event. And you will have plenty of time to get there because the party doesn’t end until 2 am. Enjoy their live entertainment as well. 3100 Possum Rd. Mansfield, OH 44903.
Ice Events: Don’t like skiing? Is the snow too fluffy for you? Hop in the car and drive out to the ice! • Like hockey? Cleveland’s hockey team the Lake Erie Monsters is always at Quicken Loans Arena for home games that you can enjoy. Watch them crack open skulls and score points for $10-$26. • Want to go ice skating? Cleveland Heights Community Center has an Olympic-sized ice rink for your enjoyment. 1 Monticello Blvd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. • If you don’t want to go to Cleveland Heights, the Hamilton Ice Arena in Rocky River will be happy to teach you how to ice skate and will let little ones join their youth hockey team. 29018 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River, OH 44116. • If you already know how to get on the ice and want to learn how to do stunts and tricks that the figure skaters at the Michael A. Ries Ice Rink. 5000 Forestwood Dr. Cleveland, OH 44134. Didn’t know that Cleveland had designated snow sledding areas? They really do! Bring the whole family out to sled down slopes at Big Creek Reservation near their Memphis picnic area, Edgewater Park has a 65 degree slope off their shore way that is not recommended for small children, and there is also an area behind the McDonald’s on E 222nd and Euclid. All of the areas have nearby parking. One other activity you can try is ice fishing on our wonderful Lake Erie. Try to catch some Walleye, our native fish from Canada and the northern United States. Yum!
Winter Time Movies
The colder it gets the better it gets when cuddling up with your sweetheart. Instead of going out to the movies, stay in and watch some of these amazing winter flicks. • Home Alone 1 & 2: These movies got Macaulay Culkin the number two spot on VH1’s Greatest Child Stars. Both Home Alone’s are based during Christmas time when there is lots of snow and ice. In the first, Kevin McCallister (Culkin) gets in trouble for fighting with his brother and is forced to sleep in the attic. Because of his anger, he wishes that his family would disappear. When everyone in the house over sleeps because of a power outage, Kevin’s parents forget to take him along on their trip to Paris. Kevin wakes, realizes everyone is gone, and celebrates. His celebration does not last for long when two robbers Harry and Marv, played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, decide that the McCallister’s house is the perfect house to rob. In the end, Kevin sets up enough booby traps to get the buglars arrested. His family eventually gets back home after they realize they left a ten-year-old at home all alone while they were half-way across the world. Home Alone 2 is a little similar and also shows what horrible parents the McCallister’s are. This time, Kevin gets left behind in the airport and boards the wrong plane. Again, this is because of the family oversleeping. While the rest of the family ends up in Florida, Kevin ends up in New York. Being the smart little devil that he is, he checks himself into a hotel and keeps himself fed with room service. To Kevin’s dismay, Marv and Harry break out of prison and end up in New York. As soon as they see Kevin, all they really want is revenge…and to still all the money from a charity toy store. The ending is the same as the first. • Family Stone: This is the 2005 tale of the fiancée from hell. Sarah Jessica Park plays an uptight business woman who is engaged to Dermot Mulroney’s character, a son of a large family. When he brings his fiancée home for Christmas, he gets all kinds of
Food & Drinks
• Make your own homemade Eggnog. You’re going to need 12 eggs separated, 6 cups of milk, 2 cups heavy cream, 2 cups Bourbon, 1.5 cups sugar, ¾ cup Brandy, and 2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg. In a large bowl and using a mixer, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar for approx 10 minutes (you want the mixture to be firm and the color of butter). Very slowly, add in the bourbon and brandy - just a little at a time. When bourbon and brandy have been added, allow the mixture to cool in the fridge (for up to 6 hours, depending on how long before your party you’re making the eggnog). 30 minutes before your guests arrive, stir the milk into the chilled yolk mixture. Stir in 1+ ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg. In a separate bowl, beat the cream with a mixer on high speed until the cream forms stiff peaks. In yet another bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Gently fold the cream into the egg mixture. After ladling into cups, garnish with the remainder of the ground nutmeg. This will serve eight people. (This recipe was taken directly from www.eggnogrecipe.net) • You can also go out and buy some of the famous Great Lakes Christmas Ale. It’s 7.5% alcohol and has honey and cinnamon in it. Go to your local grocery store, but hurry because it really flies off the shelves. At Zagara’s Family Market in Cleveland Heights, it’s $10.99 a six-pack. • Want to make some Roasted Chesnuts on an open fire? Okay, it doesn’t really have to be on an open fire. Here is a recipe from www.epicurious.com. Go out and get 1 ½ to 2 pounds of whole chestnuts in the shell. You will also need 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and ¼ cup of water. Make a large X in each chestnut with a sharp paring knife, cutting through the shell. Toss chestnuts with oil in a bowl. Heat dry skillet over moderately low heat until hot, then roast chestnuts in skillet on stovetop, covered, stirring every few minutes, for 15 minutes total. Add water and continue to roast, covered, stirring occasionally, until water is evaporated and chestnuts are tender, about 5 minutes more. Serve hot.
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Maybe you would like some tasty drinks and sweet treats that will warm you up and go along with those hilarious movies that you’ve been cuddling to.
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• Sleigh Ride: Hearing the world sleigh usually reminds people of Santa Claus and Christmas. However, this 1946 song doesn’t mention Christmas or anything pertaining to religion. Leroy Anderson composed this song during a heat wave in July, and Mitchell Parish would later write the lyrics in 1950. Some people who have sang this song for their own albums are Ella Fitzgerald, The Carpenters, Lou Rawls, Relient K, and Vanessa Williams sang it for the soundtrack to her movie A Diva’s Christmas Carol. • Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Written and composed by Frank Loesser in 1944, this song is about a man who tries to persuade a woman to stay with him after their date is over. The woman consistently thinks about staying, but also knows that she should go home. Duets have been song by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Bette Midler and James Caan, and Michael Bublé and Anne Murray. • Winter Wonderland: This 1934 hit was written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith. When the lines go “In the meadow we can build a snowman, then pretend that he is Parson Brown”, Parson Brown is like a minister; someone who can conduct wedding ceremonies. Other people who have sung this song are Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Mandy Moore, and a duet was sung by Ozzy Osbourne and Jessica Simpson.
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Do you know who those famous wintertime songs were written by or when they came out? Here’s a brief bio on some of the world’s most famously known songs based in winter.
comments from his parents (Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson), his sisters (Rachel McAdams and Elizabeth Reaser), and his brothers (Luke Wilson and Tyrone Giordano). The story ends with relationship swaps and happy endings…almost. • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: This third installment for Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his tolerant wife Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo). This time, the family decides to stay at home and have a vacation. They invite everyone over and try to have a good time. Despite all the arguments, undercooked turkeys, and fires Clark is hoping to get a huge bonus from work so that he can buy a swimming pool for the family. He later finds out that he gets something a lot less exciting than a bonus. However, in the end, everything works out so that everyone has a great Christmas.
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Now Hear This! Music You May Have Missed Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger
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Get The Full Album at this link: http://www.myspace.com/manfactory
hen I was young, there was a plethora of adventure movies that all began with a similar premise: a lone inquisitive child interacted with some deus ex machina plot device that transported them to another time/place/dimension, wherein they had magical adventures, and learned valuable lessons about believing in yourself, etc. These films were awesome. Around the same time, Arcades had not quite been replaced by the Playstations and Xboxes of the world, and many a precocious youth would line up for the privilege of plunking their quarters into the massive upright cabinets of yore. These arcades were also, in their own rights, awesome. However, the year is 2008 – and the adventures of my youth have been relegated to the realms of nostalgia, the films and arcade both forgotten relics of a bygone era. Enter the Arlington TX Indie Pop band, Man Factory. A quirky little unsigned group whose catalog had consisted mostly of poorly recorded, uninspired and disjointed singles, singer/guitarist Tyler White and keyboardist Austin Sevener had a brainstorm one night. Why not combine the nostalgia of childhood adventure films with the arcade games they grew up on? While we’re here, why not make an ambitious three-album Rock Opera with no record label or financial support to speak of? Apparently, they couldn’t think of any compelling reasons not to, and we get to reap the rewards. Street Fight: Round One is available for free in its entirety at myspace.com/manfactory, and the improbable proposition of a Rock Opera based on Street Fighter II is… well… good. Rather good, in fact. The concept album finds the band in significantly tighter focus than their previous efforts, and White’s deadpan
falsetto comes through strong and clear, evoking comparisons to John Sampson (Propagahndi, The Weakerthans) and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) without wading into derivative waters. Fellow vocalist Toni provides a softened contrast, staying comfortably within a moderate range. On the whole, the band blends guitar-driven bombast somewhere between Weezer and The Who with Analog Synth leads that might as well have been ripped clean from the video games that inspired the tale. Starting off with “Night at the Arcade,” the Factory tells the tale of a haunted arcade machine, ripping a poor young girl through space and time – and the earnestness with which they deliver such a far-fetched premise against the Rocky-esque main theme does wonders for the material, replete with faux horn section, dueling harmonized guitar solo, and appropriately epic build. In “Chun Li, Outside” Toni takes center stage, bringing a relatable determination to this inherently goofy revenge tale, segueing seamlessly into “Chun Li, I’m Lovin’ it” – which gleefully contrasts synthesized pan pipes with lyrics like “Bison’s mean, Bison’s bad, Bison fought and killed your Dad” – although it does come apart a bit towards the end, when the band tries to blend in original soundtrack from the game, and it feels a tad forced. “Where is Ryu?” and “E. Honda’s Concern” continue the wink/nudge seriousness, and “Good Grief, Zangief!” branches out into eastern European folk music, before culminating in an 80’s TV theme-style power pop chorus – but the real star of this show would be “Balrog, 24/7,” in which White gleefully does his best Justin Timberlake, slinking through a slick R&B gem long on charm, and with sass to spare. And therein lies the beauty of Round One – it’s an inside joke, sure, but one that invites everyone to be a part of it. The record is disarmingly sincere in its childlike joy, and it’s 100 percent free. Awesome.
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@ the Agora, $10
@ the Grog Shop, $12
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Chiodos
Otep Ill Niño
View From Everest @ Hi-Fi, FREE AS DEMOCRACY
Silverstein
@ Peabody’s, $19
@ House of Blues, $26
Sisters of Mercy (Lost Boys Soundtrack)
@ House of Blues, $29.50
Hellogoodbye
PlayRadioPlay!
@ the Grog Shop, $15
I suppose this is the show to go to if you like crap. Okay, that’s a little harsh. This is the show to go to if you like the type of music that is marketed to your little sister and fifteen-year-old girls who want to be involved in the music scene without the promise of anything remotely resembling a mosh pit (or musical talent). Jonathan would like to add that mosh pits are not necessarily a feature everyone enjoys, but he would hope that talent is.
Alexes’ Pick: Sky Eats Airplane at The Grog Shop, Nov. 14. It is important to note that this show also features two other amazing bands besides Sky Eats Airplane – Dance Gavin Dance and Foxy Shazam. Oh right, Senses Fail will be there too (gag me). But I have not seen Dance Gavin Dance and/or Foxy Shazam (though I’ve heard the stories). I have, however, seen Sky Eats Airplane, and if you think their screamo infused with electronic “robot” noises wasn’t good prior to witnessing them, you ain’t seen (or heard, for that matter) nothing yet. For $18, what more could ask for?
Jonathan’s Pick: MC Chris at Peabody’s, Nov. 14. Now, this is a hard one. Any other time, I would agree with ‘Lexi here, and insist that you go see FOXY SHAZAM, (shazam!) as they provide more bang for your entertainment buck than 99 percent of the concerts you will ever see. So who lives in that last one percent? My boy MC, that’s who. Deftly blending stand-up comedy with his signature chirpy hip-hop, Chris delivers an experience that manages to be funny, irreverent, funky, intense and affirming all at once. Even if you don’t care to hear about Star Wars, comic books, surviving the zombie apocalypse, the historical significance of Reese’s Pieces, parties at the Playboy Mansion, or how being good at Halo can (and will) get you laid – you should still go. I spent significant time on tour with this man, and enjoyed every single show. Your $14 will be a sound investment. (Just don’t chug Robotussin with him. Trust me on this.)
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first heard of the Australian band, Psycroptic, when they released their second album, Scepter of the Ancients, in 2003. That album, to me, demonstrated everything that is right with Technical Death Metal. Complex guitar riffs, with grooves hidden in just the right places, and a variety of harsh and guttural vocals, which balance perfectly with the rapid pace of the album, yet don’t overwhelm the overall feeling of brutality. The drums are fast and furious and there are hints of melody woven throughout. That album still is a perfect example of what Death Metal should be. I lost track of Psycroptic until they released their fourth album this September, on Nuclear Blast records. This immediately brought forth feelings of trepidation. I’ve seen what happens when a Death Metal band is signed by a major label. Soon enough, changes in the band are bound to come, usually in the vein of slower songs, breakdowns, and catchier, yet more simplistic rhythms. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with change, sometimes it can actually be great. However, with Psycroptic’s new album Ob(Servant), I was not impressed with their choice of direction. Psycroptic has changed vocalists since Scepter of the Ancients, which I think accounts for a lot of the changes in the band. Former vocalist Matthew Chalk’s style was a combination of low guttural growls, and harsh higher toned vocals with shrieks that were reminiscent of Black Metal. This made for an interesting mixture that matched with the intensity of the guitar and drum work. The new vocalist, Jason Peppiatt, has less of a range and almost no variety in his screams. The vocals are now more suggestive of Hardcore than Death Metal. There are still the occasional guttural tones, but Pepiatt’s style leans much more toward an aggressive, somehow bland styling that has been co-opted by Melodic Death, Metalcore, and Deathcore. It makes for generic listening and does not suit the fast paced technical riffs that the band is known for. There are highlights on this rather weak album that make it somewhat worthwhile, mainly being the amazing technical riffs that are blisteringly fast paced. The catchy riffs are impressive, but not jaw-dropping like previous tracks on Psycroptic’s other albums. The drumming is clear and loud, although in some places it does not feel like it is mixed well, with fast clicking sounds that almost over take the guitar. The rest of the production is impeccable, giving the album a clear, almost sterile, feel. The melodies are intricate and have hooks that catch you by surprise and add a vicious brutality that is missing in the rest of the album. Ob(Servant) is a decent album that is sure to win Psycroptic more fans who will appreciate the toned-down vocals and slower, breakdownfilled songs. I am disappointed in the band, but not surprised, given the track record of metal bands signed with Nuclear Blast.
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The Cure are Stuck in the 80’s. In a Good Way Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger
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hen The Cure released Three Imaginary Boys in 1979, one can only wonder if they entertained ideas of still making records almost 30 years later. But here we are, 2008, and there is a copy of the goth pioneer’s latest, 4:13 Dream sitting on my desk, surrounded by a whirlwind of buzz from bands and critics who weren’t even born when the band was earning its stripes. At this point in the game, it may be easier to list the bands and genres The Cure hasn’t influenced. From the violent sonic bombardment of 1982’s Pornography, to the brooding, atmospheric grandeur of ‘89’s Disintegration, the band’s discography is brimming with bona fide classics. They wore black eyeliner before it was cool, long after it was cool, and up until now, where it is quintessentially ‘hip’ again. One has to wonder – after all these years, how much steam could the band possibly have? Will we see Robert Smith & Co. awkwardly attempting to ‘update’ their sound, like so many bands before them that refused to hang up their tired act long after it had become irrelevant? Well, a quick listen to Dream summons nothing so much as thoughts of quiet madness and running mascara. And I mean that in the best possible way. From the Shoegazey intro of “Underneath the Stars,” with echoing of guitars reverberating against chimes and Smith’s signature mournful threnody, this is unmistakably The Cure at their moody, epic contemplative best. Leadoff single “The Only One” could have come off of The Head On The Door, and along with “The Hungry Ghost,” situates itself rather comfortably next to the band’s catalog of up-tempo singles. “The Reasons Why” plows ahead with lyrics like “I won’t try to bring you down about my suicide,” and “The Scream” sees the band cut loose with explosive aggression, and Smith caterwauling like an ally cat defying the gods. What it boils down to is this: The Cure have made a bloody fine Cure album – if you disliked them before, there is not one thing on Dream that will change your opinion. But if the idea of gloom rock that sounds like it was recorded in the 80’s appeals to you, this is one dream you won’t want to wake up from.
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Waters and Peterson Abiad Have Contracts Until 2013 Robert Ivory
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As Teams Gear Up for Season, Basketball Coaches Receive Extensions
Coach Waters
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en’s head basketball coach Gary Waters and Wo m e n ’s h e a d basketball coach Kate Peterson Abiad have just gotten a sense of job security at Cleveland State. For the pair of coaches, their successful performances over the past couple years in Cleveland has brought them a longer stay in northeastern Ohio. Peterson, who led her ladies to the NCAA Tournament, knows that this is just the tip of the iceberg for what she has planned for the Lady Vikes. “Our goal is to start a tradition in women’s basketball and establish ourselves in the conference and also to be the team to beat in this league, year after year.” Not only has Peterson been able to help turn the team around, she has been able show the potential as a coach when entering Cleveland State. It had been a bumpy first five years for Peterson, totaling 47 career wins at CSU, but with the continual talent she has brought in, the years ahead will most likely be what she will be remembered for. “It is such a great thing for my future and it’s a great thing for Cleveland State basketball,” Coach Peterson said of the extension. “[It is] great to have continuity, to have security in the program, and for the players to be able to count on our coaching staff and it is a real step to have that security.” A winning culture may have been found for the women’s team, but they by no means have put the past behind them. If the Lady Vikes have truly turned the corner, Peterson Abiad knows, “…we need to change the culture of how Clevelanders and Ohioans view this program. I think we have made major steps in that direction and we are on the way to doing that.” Peterson Abiad’s extension
comes in the wake of her best season at CSU winning a total of 19 games overall and more importantly 10 wins in the league after 9 was her previous high during the 20032004 campaign. In addition to the wins, the team won the Horizon League Tournament in only their second trip to the league finals in school history and will defend their title this upcoming season. For the Viking men, Waters came in with a coaching pedigree that the men’s team needed. Winning 171 games before coming to Cleveland State and entering into six post-seasons in the previous decade before joining the Vikings, Waters brought a high list of accomplishments that suited the Vikings well. As Director of Athletics, Lee Reed, said in 2006, “The search for a head coach was made very easy because every avenue I explored came back to Gary Waters. He is an experienced Division I basketball coach who has shown the ability to get the most out of his players and take programs to the next level.” During his first two years at Cleveland State, Waters has won 31 games, won last year’s Horizon League Co-Coach of the Year honors, and he has also made a 180 degree turn in the basketball culture of CSU. “I have always viewed Cleveland State basketball as a program with a great deal of potential and it is my goal to build a program that the whole city will get behind,” Waters added at his press conference in 2006. As for Waters, who is 57, Cleveland State may be his last destination in his collegiate coaching realm. “I am excited about the prospects of ending my coaching career at Cleveland State,” Waters said. “I was brought here for a purpose, to not only revive this program but elevate both Cleveland State University and the City of Cleveland.”
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The Cauldron (TC): Do you think that men’s head coach Gary Waters and women’s head coach Kate Peterson-Abiad have changed the culture at CSU? Al Pawlowski (AP): I think that they already have. It’s on the way. What Gary has been able to do with his team (from seeing them up close), the kind of kids he gets and the commitment he gets from them not only being good basketball players, but good students, good citizens and good representatives of the University and the city of Cleveland. Gary is the type of guy who has a vision and he gets his kids to believe in what his vision is for them and they are all on board. That’s a huge reason for the success. TC: Will J’Nathan Bullock and Kailey Klein both win the Horizon League Player of the Year Awards? AP: They both have a good shot. I have always been impressed with Kailey Klein. I have seen every game Bullock has played since we both came to the program at the same time; his freshmen year was my first year. The Horizon League is a tough league and it’s got some real nice looking players
this year, but J’Nathan and Cedric Jackson are definitely two tops in the league. TC: Did broadcasting come naturally to you? AP: Yes, ever since I was a little kid I would sit in front of the TV and do it. It is one of the things I’ve always wanted to do. It has been something that has come easy, it comes naturally. Everybody has their calling in life and this is definitely mine and I love doing it.
TC: How has Gary Waters changed the way teams play Cleveland State? AP: The teams know that if you play Cleveland State it can help your RPI, but in the past if you beat them it didn’t help your RPI. Now, if you can beat Cleveland State it is a quality win. This year we have big schools on the schedule, but they also play good quality mid-major schools.
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TC: Who will be the Vikings’ toughest opponent this year? AP: Their conference is always tough. Butler and Wright State will be good. And University of Illinois-Chicago with Josh Mayo will be good, Green Bay is going to be good, too, and Detroit had a good recruiting class. The conference is going to be tough, but the toughest is going to be non-conference games. Kansas State is going to be tough in Cleveland. Playing on the away floors of all these majors; going to Washington, to Syracuse, to West Virginia. The non-conference schedule is the toughest I can remember that Cleveland State has played in the past 20 plus years.
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TC: You definitely have the voice for it, do people tell you that? AP: Yes they do actually. That’s one of the gifts God gave me, was a good voice and it happens to match up with my interest, and so it was perfect.
Al Pawlowski ready to take that job despite him being young. He’s got that bulldog mindset, nothing scares him and he embraces the job like he wants it. I also think we need another solid, reliable bat in the lineup, someone that will bat .290 to .300, 20 homers, with 90 to 100 RBI’s. TC: What were your thoughts on Viking Madness? AP: I thought it was great. It was a good thing to get the school involved and a way to introduce everybody. I would love to see more students at the games; we started to see more come at the end of last year. Big time basketball could be a big hit in Cleveland since Cleveland State is the only Division I school in the town.
TC: Ok Al, you graduated from John Carroll, so who do you root for when the Vikings and the Blue Streaks meet? AP: I root for John Carroll every other TC: What will be the Cleveland Indians’ time, except when they play the Vikings. I best offseason move? AP: They need help in several areas, but consider myself a Cleveland State guy now. the good news is that I don’t see big glaring needs since they showed the second half of last season that they can compete in the Central Division. They could use another bullpen arm with closing experience, but I really like Jensen Lewis. I like the idea of going out there and getting someone with the experience, but if we can’t, I think Lewis is
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very team has an individual that the fans can recognize as their voice because their announcer paints the vivid picture of their team in action. Cleveland State is no different as Al Pawlowski has been the radio voice of the Vikings for the past three years at CSU. With the announcement coming last week that all CSU men’s basketball games will be carried live by WHKW, 1220 AM The Word, the 50,000 watt station will be more accessible for Viking fans in the Greater Cleveland area. When Pawlowski is not calling the playby-play of the Vikings, he is the host of the Cleveland Indians pre and post game shows on Sports Time Ohio, as well as the anchor for in-game updates. He is also a freelance sports reporter for WKYC Channel 3 locally and also freelances for Comcast and ESPN, as well as calling local high school football games. While Al had some off time after the Indians and before the Vikings season, The Cauldron was lucky enough to sit down and talk with him:
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