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Recapturing Moments of Importance

THE MELTING POT

Opening Statements…3 Matches in the Dark…4 Mr. Pissed…4 A Day in the Life…5

NEWS

Law School Presents Lecture on Warrantless Wiretapping…6 Veterans Day; More than Just a Day Off…7 The Verzubian Political Notebook…8 Chemistry Students Keeping It “Reel”…9

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Basketball Exhibitions Start Out Slow, but Finish Fast…18 In Undoubted Fashion Cliff Lee Wins Cy Young Award…19 Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor Advertising Manager Copy Editors

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This is my list:

1) Democracy in America, Alexis De Tocqueville: A case study made by the French aristocrat in 1831, Tocqueville gives a proper examination on why exactly representative democracy proves effective in America and ineffective elsewhere. Tocqueville accurately predicts the national repercussions of sinful institutionalized slavery as well as the rise of the United States as a world superpower. 2) The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan: Call yourself a feminist? Read this and develop your talking points. This powerful monument of the feminist movement should serve as a tribute to the ongoing struggle for gender equality. Friedan writes of the continual dissatisfaction of ordinary women in 1965. 3) The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. DuBois: One of the founding fathers of the NAACP, civil rights advocate and an intellectual giant to people of all colors, DuBois used Souls as an opportunity to provide readers with a glimpse of the lives of black folks in 1903 while encouraging education as a defense against discrimination. 4) The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine: Among the Founding Fathers, Tom Paine was by far the most radical. Belief in the concept of natural rights, that men and women are born with rights which needn’t be granted by constitutions or legislation was a revolutionary idea in 1791. Even by today’s standards Paine’s treatise waxes revolutionary. 5) Origin of Species, Charles Darwin: Whether you accept evolution as science or bullshit, read this. When it was published in 1859, Origins refuted antiquated concepts of biology as well as it opposed religious principles of the day. The battle over science that Darwin started carries on to this day. 6) Walden, Henry David Thoreau: In an overpopulated, materialistic world brimming with digital media and constant communication, living alone in peaceful solitude isn’t a common preference. Thoreau offers an exposition which proffers the beginnings of modern preservationist theory. As we move away from nature, do we move away from our humanity also? 7) The Social Contract, Jean Jacques Rousseau: “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains.” Popular sovereignty is the theme of Rousseau’s visionary work from 1762. Apparently the concept that laws are only truly law if the public consents was a big deal back then. 8) A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn: Too often history is written from the top down. Zinn teaches history the right way: from the bottom up. Recounting American history from 1492 to the present, Zinn gives perspective to those previously ignored by history texts: the African slave, the indentured servant, the newly-arrived immigrant and migrant worker. That’s the list. I couldn’t fit Wealth of Nations or Beyond Good and Evil, but overall I’d say it’s a solid list. So please, consider turning one of these over before getting back to reading the latest installment in the Twilight series. They may not make you any wiser, but as guaranteed, they will make you all the more informed.

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read. From early on, like many of you, I was raised to embrace education and continually refine ideas and knowledge, to test my own beliefs against the contrary. So I did what I was raised to do: I read. Newspapers, periodicals, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, philosophy; I’ve done it all. Sifting through unfamiliar literary territory hasn’t been as undemanding as I would’ve liked it to be. Some efforts were painful (first twenty pages of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged), some were tedious (second act of Shakespeare’s As You Like It), some have even been torturous (anything Foucalt ever penned), but college life demands that we become at least a bit more educated as we seek degrees and potential careers, no? Regrettably, some of us have been slacking off. You’re paying to be here, please learn something. Some college students, certainly a minority at Cleveland State, seem to buzz around the literary world as if in a vacuum. It’s as if they’ve finally reached the end of (insert anything by Stephanie Meyer/Nicholas Christopher Enoch Sparks/Dan Brown) and now have the exclusive province of telling the rest of us what exactly makes for indispensable reading material. What’s a humble student to do in the face of such blinding arrogance? Well, I’ve sat back and listened to droll opinions for sometime now and its time to turn the tables. But before I turn around and express the same sort of hubris which has thrust itself on me, know this: reading material I propose won’t be what you’re comfortable with. It won’t be what you might be used to reading. It is, however, what I think students should read. I won’t delve too deep into the content of each book (spoiler alert!), but I will say why each is worth reading.

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Opening Statements

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Matches in the Dark Just recently, I celebrated another birthday, but to me, it’s just another candle on the cake, another year of my life. Do I think that this past year has made me wiser? Maybe, but I doubt Laura Krawczyk that I won’t make several of the same mistakes. As far as the marks of adulthood go – degree, job, significant other, kids – I’m no closer than 365 days ago. In fact, I may be questioning many of those things more than I have in the past. I don’t think that these milestones are necessarily an accurate measure of the progress you make in life. And even though I’ve now been alive through two of the largest events in America, both in just the past decade, I don’t think it’s those sorts of experiences that define a person. I was always in a rush to grow up. I dismissed most others my age as immature and shortsighted, and made friends with people older than myself. When I was accepted to the Honors Program here at CSU, and already had a year of PostSecondary credits under my belt, it seemed only too easy to pick a versatile major, load on 19 credits a semester, throughout the summer, and finish in another few semesters. I made all of the logical decisions: living at home to save up money, getting a full scholarship so I could finish my bachelor’s degree sans debt, staying in my comfort zone, and it seemed like smooth sailing. I want to be an English major, and here it is, the first Virginia Woolf book I’ve had to read,

Mr. Pissed by Frank Grigonis

To the Lighthouse. For those who’ve read her before, you’ll know, and those who haven’t, let me tell you – it is slow going. About halfway through though, I really started connecting with it. The reflections on time, and how it is so intangible. We strive to control it, it make use of it, and hope that with each experience, it makes us a better, stronger person. Constantly sitting, studying, working, I felt more like a cesspool than anything else. I didn’t feel older, and I didn’t feel changed. I don’t have any new words of wisdom. In fact, I feel that this past year has been one of the most tumultuous of my life, and I don’t know what, if anything, I’ve learned from it. Around the end of the book, one character contemplates, “What is the meaning of life? That was all – a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years.” The future seems so far off, as if this college life, of planning and saving money and building our resume, is going to last forever. As we grow older, time alters our perspective. An opinion that we may have had five years, five months, or just a day ago changes. It’s not that our opinion before was wrong, but we can now see a different aspect of what it really is. It is the composite of all of these facets that creates a true image of things. I think I’ve come to accept that you have to allow time to incubate – to really absorb everything, every moment, and don’t just see it as a waste of time, but as an experience. Maybe I don’t feel as if I know the big picture of life, but I think now that I know to just take it one day at a time; enjoy life and don’t rush, it’ll be over before you know it. As Virginia Woolf said, “The great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.”

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A Day in the Life

What is it really like to be a Muslim American?

Akrum Jamal and Khadidja Benmerzouga

“Terrorists,” “extremist,” “towel heads,” and “Jihadist” are just a few words that are used to describe Muslims. Anyone who even appears to be of Middle Eastern descent or have names like “Muhammad” or “Osama” is immediately suspected of being a terrorist. Even President elect Barack Hussein Obama was accused of being a Muslim or even a possible terrorist, solely on the basis that his middle name is “Hussein.” Any well-educated person would know that Obama is not a Muslim, and has been a Christian his entire life. And what if he is? Is there anything wrong with being a Muslim American? Believing all these negative stereotypes, promoting hate, and condoning unlawful detentions, we come dangerously close to repeating another national sin that is just as bad as the internment of Japanese Americans. However this time, it is a sin against our fellow brothers and sisters who are Muslim Americans. We are all misled by the media, intolerance and ignorance into the belief that all Muslims are terrorists – even though the 9/11 attacks were committed by Islamic extremists who violated the laws and peaceful teachings of Islam. If we are going to blame an entire group of people for the crimes of a small evil few, then why don’t we condemn Christians for

killing thousands of innocent people during the Crusades in the Middle Ages. The only way to truly understand what it is like to be a Muslim American is talk to one. Cleveland State University students Akrum Jamal and Khadidja Benmerzouga volunteered to shed some light on their world – of being a Muslim American. In order to clear up all the negative stereotypes, both agreed to reveal the core beliefs and practices of Islam. Just like the Jewish and Christian religion, Muslims believe in one God, in Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, and preach love and peace. However, Islam is based on five main pillars: the first pillar, called “Shahadah,” is that there is one God, and Muhammad is the last messenger. The second, “Salat,” requires Muslims to pray five times a day to God at sunrise, noon, midafternoon, sunset and at night. Thirdly, “Zakaat,” says that Muslims must give to charity or help those in need. Fourth, “Sawm,” is that Muslims are to fast during the month Ramadan or at other times to get closer to God. Finally, the fifth, “Hajj,” is that if Muslims are financially and physically able, they must make at least one holy pilgrimage to Mecca in their life. Islam may have its differences in religion; however, Muslims are not that different from everyone else. “I don’t feel different because I am a Muslim. I am an American like everyone else,”

said Khadidja. September 11, 2001 dramatically changed the lives of millions of Americans, all in different ways. The weeks following the attacks, Akrum’s mom and sister, who both wear head scarves, became sudden targets of revenge by fellow Americans. His sister was even kicked out of school for wearing her traditional head scarf to class. According to Khadidja, “Yes, a few times I have felt discrimination, but overall it doesn’t affect my positive experiences as an American.” Most victims of discrimination are not so forgiving. Have you ever been detained for doing absolutely nothing wrong but your only crime is being yourself? Well Akrum has. “I was detained for five hours after getting off a plane to visit family in Palestine, by Israeli police. I was denied my rights to a phone call, food and water. They refused to tell me why I was detained,” said Akrum. Akrum is an American citizen who was born and raised here, yet his civil rights were violated. Regardless of their religion, Khadidja, Akrum and other Muslims are just as patriotic as any other red, white and blue-breathing American. The only way to realize this though, is to spend a day in the life of a Muslim American.

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Law School Presents Lecture on Warrantless Wiretapping

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s a part of its Criminal Justice Forum speaker series, the ClevelandMarshall College of Law hosted a lecture entitled Warrantless Wiretapping, Islamic Charities and the State Secrets Privilege: The Saga of Al Haramain v. Bush by Patrick Radden Keefe last Wednesday in the Moot Court Room. Keefe, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, Slate and many other national publications, specializes in intelligence and international security and is the author of “CHATTER: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping.” He discussed the constitutionality of the warrantless wiretapping program and various court precedents in the war on terrorism in the context of his most recently published article in The New Yorker, “State Secrets: A Government Misstep In A Wiretapping Case.” The lecture and the article, copies of which were distributed to the audience, involved the legal sagas of Pete Seda and the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, a charity group based in Saudi Arabia and active in 50 countries. The U.S. government had long had its eye on the organization, one of many international Saudi charities that are linked to the extremist Wahabi sect of Islam, and the American branch of Al Haramain based in Oregon was soon in the spotlight. The case against the Oregon branch took an unexpected turn, Keefe explained, when F.B.I. agents unwittingly sent one of the defense attorneys top secret documents of phone conversation recordings – proof that the government had been engaging in warrantless wiretapping, something which was not widely known until later when the New York Times broke the story in 2005. Al Haramain then filed a case against the Bush Administration in 2006, arguing that the government was in violation of the 1st, 4th, and 6th Amendments, along with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 that prohibits domestic warrantless wiretapping. The entire saga, as Keefe explained, raised several interesting issues in terms of the legal tools employed by the government in the war on terrorism. He discussed designation, authorized by President Bush in 2001, a process authorizing the Treasury Department to label,

or ‘designate’, individuals or entities believed to be involved in terrorism. This process, Keefe argued, violates the rights of the accused to see all evidence against them. “What I’m worried about is that designations by the Treasury become a way around the 1st amendment,” he said. The case also illustrated, Keefe said, the problematic nature of the “state-secrets privilege,” a highly controversial legal precedent that can be invoked by the government to suppress certain evidence in court that could jeopardize national security. The case from which state secrets privilege originated, U.S. v. Reynolds, he explained, was itself later revealed to have been an abuse of the invocation. Pete Seda, one of the individuals involved in the case, was also discussed as illustrative of a tactic government officials have used when sufficient evidence for prosecution does not exist. “I spoke with a Justice Department official

who told me that in many of these cases, it’s difficult to bring terrorist charges, Keefe said. “So what he said was that ‘we’re Al Caponeing them, we’ll get them with whatever we can get them with.” Keefe also read from an email he received from one of the lawyers which described the absurdity with which these types of cases are often prosecuted: “I wrote a brief of which I was not allowed to keep a copy, responding to arguments which I was not able to see, which will be met by a reply, which I will not be able to see.” “We want our auth to be aggress in their pursuit of terrorism,” Keefe concluded, “but not so aggressive that they undermine the kinds of rights that form the basis not just of our adversarial process, but the very notion of the rule of law.” A copy of the article discussed may be viewed at www.patrickraddenkeefe.com/ articles/ .

Veterans Day; More than Just a Day Off

Day Off From Classes Offers Time to Reflect

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Also attending and speaking at the event was Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, Timothy Espich. Espich gave a tremendous speech about the changes for the better the state is doing for the veterans that reside in Ohio. He pointed out that Ohio had the 6th largest population of Veterans, but was 47th in helping out those men and women. “We should thank them for the freedoms that we have,” Assistant said of the Veterans. “I would say go and sit down with veteran. It’s amazing when you talk to people around us, they are real heroes. They have incredible stories and experiences that will just open people’s eyes up.” Veterans Day is not only a time to remember the heroes of the war, but to remember those that have had injustice done to them. As Espich said to sit down with a Veteran, I had the privilege to talk with Louis Melito of Euclid and talk to him about serving in the 3rd Army, 4th Tank Division under the Four Star General George S. Patton in World War II. He served as a mechanic and fed the tanks gasoline in the Sherman tank division, which were famously known as the ‘Red Ball Express.’ “He wanted to go right into Berlin,” Melito, 80, said of Patton’s efforts to be the first liberators of Berlin. Despite sitting outside of Berlin for two weeks, Patton had top halt due to the Yalta agreement, which stipulated the Russian Army to be the first army in Berlin. Melito, who landed on Normandy, broke through the German line, and drove all the way into Berlin under the command of ‘Old Blood and Guts,’ is fighting for what is rightfully his over 60 years later. “I am very disappointed because of the politics involved,” Melito said. Meltio has been waiting for medals earned during the war, especially a Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is awarded to those individuals that were either killed or wounded in battle. For Melito, his papers were burned in 1973 in St. Louis, therefore restricting him from receiving the award. “I am lacking that honor in my career and I am very disappointed,” he said of the award that he may never receive. What a tragedy that this man must suffer through after being drafted into Uncle Sam’s Army. When you see the poppies, representative of our soldiers, being handed out or when classes let out for Nov. 11, don’t just be happy that you have a day off. Be happy that there are men and women fighting to keep the things we love so deeply, freedom and democracy.

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Last Tuesday the Cleveland State community halted classes for a day of observation to remember the veterans that served this country. Every Nov. 11, the entire world takes time out of their day to remember the men and women who have served their country. For the United States, a day like Veterans Day is critical at a time when the country is involved in two wars and a countless number of missions around the globe. 90 years ago last Tuesday, the end of the first modern war (World War One or the Great War) ended in Europe on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Up until this armistice in 1918, over 40 million casualties occurred on battlefields all over the world; from Europe to the Middle East to Africa. Today, the day is a remembrance of all those who perished in battle, but also to those soldiers that returned home from battle and whom should be shown appreciation to. Not only are these the veterans that are graying and fought some time ago, but also those that walk among us at Cleveland State. Over 340 former service men and women are currently enrolled at CSU. The CSU program SERV (Supportive Education for the Returning Veteran) has helped these former soldiers get back into normalcy of everyday life. “Cleveland State makes it really easy; the Veterans’ benefits are all handled. There are no hitches, it’s pretty fantastic,” former serviceman Jim Neundorf said of the transformation to a student. Locally, on Veterans Day, most communities hold a special tribute to their local heroes that have served the country for the past 90 years. At Cleveland City Hall, Mayor Frank Jackson and the City of Cleveland held a special ceremony conducted by the Joint Veterans Commission of Cuyahoga County in conjunction with the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga Community College. At the ceremony, Harriet Beekman, 88, was honored with the Citizen Honoree for her work with Veterans since 1949, as well as Dianah Kwiatkowski, a nurse during Desert Shield and Desert Storm and has had continual work with veterans, but has also pointed out the work of the women that served in war, who won the Veteran honoree Award. “We are blessed living in the United States,” Kwiatkowski said of time serving. “They put their life on the line for the Constitution of the United States, which everyone is equal and that’s not how it is in other countries. It’s almost like a feudalistic society.”

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The Verzubian Political Notebook

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The GOP now finds itself in the same position in which the Democrats found themselves eight years ago: the presidentelect is not from their party and neither is the majority of Senate and House seats. Now it’s Republican Sen. Sarah Palin taking a lead in her party, calling on fellow Republicans to keep the Democratic Party in check -- especially on the issues of taxes and health care. “We are the minority party,” Palin said at a session of Looking Towards the Future: The GOP in Transition. “Let us resolve not to be the negative party.” Palin noted that those in charge of Congress – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Rep. Barney Frank – would need to be opposed in order to ensure

that the federal government doesn’t take over the health care system and raise taxes significantly by rolling back the taxes of the previous administration. “Let’s reach out to Barack Obama,” Palin said. “Show him how lower taxes provide opportunity for the private sector to grow.” Faces with the hash reality that they are out of power on every front possible for the first time since the election in 1992 Republicans are looking for governors to fill the scene. Having hinted at a Presidential run in 2012, Palin will likely face competition from others in the party, analysts say, including Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — all three of whom were in attendance at the event. “I – like all of our governors – we’re focused

on the future. The future for us is not the 2012 presidential race,” Palin said, “It’s next year and our next budget, and the next reforms in our states and in 2010 we’re going to have 36 governors’ positions open across the U.S. That’s what we’re focused on.” An Associated Press exit poll last week showed that a quarter of Republicans polled said they didn’t believe Sarah Palin was qualified to be President. Twelve other Republican governors were in attendance at the event. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the head of the Republican Governors Association, praised her before she made her remarks, describing her as “a governor who has led her state boldly, inspired a nation with her optimism, her frank talk, her unashamed embrace of bedrock conservative principles.”

Chemistry Students Keeping It “Reel”

Department Introduces New Labs

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The Chemistry Department is trying to spread the word about the new style of learning being implemented for the labs. These labs are known as “reel” labs. The purpose of these labs is to allow students to have more flexibility and control over their experiments. According to Science Senator Mohammad Faraj, the “reel” labs are an alternative to the traditional labs which he said are boring. Mohammed Alroqaiti, an international business student taking a chemistry class agreed. “Its too boring and long,” Alroqaiti said. Alroqaiti thinks that the reel lab is a good idea. “You have to have variety.” Alroqaiti also criticized the current lab work because the curriculum lacked any sense of team work. “There is no team work – this [reel lab] would be good because the students would share a common interest and it will spark a thought which will spark another though which will produce thoughts that will produce something really intelligent.” The project is a part of a larger college-wide program being put into use by fifteen Ohio institutions. Faraj came up with the idea with the help of Professor Dr. Anne O’Conner. “This is real research” Faraj said. “You design and implement your own experiments,” Faraj said. “You figure out how you could make it happen.” He also said that he wanted to end the stereotypes that are usually associated with lab work. In one experiment, chemistry students went to test for different water pollutants by gathering water samples from the Shaker Lakes system. The students brainstormed the idea themselves and Dr. O’Connor helped the students form a method and experiment so they could get results. According to Faraj, there are many benefits to this program. One of those benefits is that students can get their work published. This is especially useful for students looking to go to grad-school. “For a pre-med major like myself, a publication as an undergrad could be the deciding factor that gets me into medical school,” said Faraj. Eugene Truhlar, a biology student who is currently taking chemistry this semester explained that the labs in biology are different than in chemistry. “Biology labs are more observational whereas chemistry students participate more,” Truhlar said. “In chemistry we might look at different crystals and in biology we study different animals . . . Chemistry is more about the process – it can be very slow and tedious.” Truhlar said the “reel” lab is a good idea. “Once we learn how a process or how a chemical is extracted. It would be more interesting if we can create our own experiements.” Thus far, the new “reel” labs have been successful. “We have presented our results at a Chemistry Symposium,” Faraj said. Faraj said that he hoped students take advantage of this opportunity and attend a meeting. “It’s very beneficial because you walk out more experienced and knowledgeable on many aspects,” Faraj explained. Any students interested in participating in these labs can contact Mohammad Faraj at M.Faraj@csuohio.edu.

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Recapturing Moments of Importance

A Look Back at 10 Dates That Make CSU What it is Today By Nick Camino | Photos: CSU Special Collections & Archives

In his final State of the University address last month, Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz proposed two ideas that would impact the institution greatly: a name change for the university and the addition of a football team.

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The incorporation of these two initiatives that Schwartz proposes would greatly impact CSU, and the dates of their establishment would forever be remembered. So yes, a name change and a football team may well be in the works, and if they are realized,

history will be made yet again off of Euclid Avenue. Until then, let’s reminisce on ten important dates that put CSU into the eyes of an entire nation and helped build this institution into what it is today.

August 1930-Fenn College is founded: Before CSU became what it is today it was known as Fenn College, appropriately named after Sherwin Williams Company founder Sereno Peck Fenn. In August of 1930 the college was renamed Fenn College due to its expanding campus life and additional classes being offered than when the school first started back in 1923. At that time it was known as the Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology, and was founded when the Y.M.C.A. decided to offer free classes for young adults living in the Cleveland area. Fenn College began operating like all big universities and even had collegiate sports; their nickname was the Fenn Foxes. The college kept its name until 1964, when the state of Ohio began funding the school and eventually dropping the name after 35 years.

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August 1998-CSU switches to semesters: Until 1998 CSU used the quarter system to divide up the academic school year. In 1998, under the direction of the Board of Trustees and then CSU President Claire Van Ummersen, the university made the decision to switch to 15 week semesters. Similar to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio today, CSU used to have three 10 week quarters dividing their year-long academic calendar. Typically the first quarter would begin in late September lasting till mid-December. The second quarter would begin in January until March, recess for spring break, and then finally the third quarter would last from the end of March until the beginning of June. Today CSU begins the first semester at the end of August completing the semester in the first week of December. The second semester begins in the middle of January and concludes the second week of May before summer courses begin.

February 1976-WCSB 89.3 airs first broadcast: WCSB 89.3, which recently moved into the Cole Center to share working space with three other student media outlets including The Cauldron, aired their first station broadcast in 1976 from their old studio in Rhodes Tower. The station broadcasts a variety of music from all over the world and is powered by their 630-Watt transmitter. The college radio station’s call letters stand for Cleveland State Broadcasting and can be found on the FM radio dial frequency 89.3, hence WCSB 89.3.

July 1969-Cleveland-Marshall Law School becomes part of CSU: The historical roots of the law school in Cleveland dates as far back as 1897. However, they did not officially join with CSU until 1969. The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law was founded in 1916, and it became apparent that CSU would be a perfect place to help bring in law students interested in taking evening classes in a big city. Many judges and attorneys who practice law at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland earned their degrees from The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. One of its most famous alumni was the late Tim Russert, who hosted NBC Television’s Meet the Press and was NBC News’ Senior Vice President. Just recently the ClevelandMarshall Law School earned better passage rates on the bar exam than most Ohio law schools including the prestigious Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

November 1977-CSU men’s soccer team advances to NCAA Quarterfinals: The 1977 CSU men’s soccer team was the first team to put CSU athletics on the national map. This was the first CSU sports team that created excitement around the city of Cleveland putting Vikings athletics on the map. Led by legendary head coach Klaas de Boer, the team enjoyed a 13-1 regular season record, an NCAA Tournament bid and a first round 2-0 victory over perennial national powerhouse Saint Louis University to put them into the National Quarterfinals. This made them one of only eight teams in the entire country left to play that season. By far the most dominant soccer team ever at CSU, the forest green and white outscored opponents 52-12 that year and featured one of the top players in the United States at the time, John Tyma.

December 1964 Cleveland State University is founded: The State of Ohio renamed Fenn College The Cleveland State University after approving funding for new programs, faculty and staff on December 18, 1964. Eventually CSU dropped ‘The’ in Cleveland State University, but the name has now stood for over 45 years. Since it was founded, CSU has created an honors program, partnered with the law school, and expanded the campus, while offering over 70 different academic majors and 27 master’s degree programs. The university is constantly evolving and dating back to its very first roots back in 1870 when classes were offered through the Y.M.C.A., CSU has become a respected institution not only on the local level, but nationally and internationally as well.

Russert. Students and the general public were welcome to attend, and Chris Matthews the host of Hardball even held his CSNBC show prior to the debate from the CSU auxiliary gym. The evening made history and gave a nationally televised audience an inside look at CSU.

March 1986 CSU men’s basketball team qualifies for NCAA Sweet 16: Ask anyone if they have heard of Cleveland State, and the first thing they usually say is, “Of course, they had the team that knocked off Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers and went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.” Yes, this university has had great success on campus as well as with its past graduates, but perhaps the thing that has made CSU most famous was their Cinderella storied run to the Sweet 16. Coached by the feisty Kevin Mackey, the Vikings run was magical, and not only rallied the entire city of Cleveland around them, they had the entire nation rooting for them to keep on winning. Seeded a lowly 14th in the NCAA Tournament 64-team field, CSU shocked the nation when they upset third seeded Indiana 83-79 in the first round in front of a sold-out Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. Their next game they upended sixth seeded St. Joseph’s 75-69. They would eventually fall to David Robinson’s Navy team 71-70. It was the first true Cinderella team in NCAA basketball highlighted by Dick Vitale and ESPN and anyone that lived through it has never forgotten Ken “Mouse” McFadden and the rest of the 1985-1986 CSU Vikings basketball players.

July 2002-Dr. Michael Schwartz named CSU President: Back in July of 2002 Michael Schwartz replaced Claire Van Ummersen as President of CSU. Since then the university has become a respected institution not only in the state of Ohio, but throughout the entire country as well. Ever since leaving Kent State University to head CSU, Schwartz has helped expand the university physically by spearheading construction of new buildings including a new dormitory and state of the art recreation center. He also created a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic to increase student studies. His future plans for the university include the consideration of a name change and to begin the first ever football team at CSU. Sadly, Schwartz is resigning in July of 2009, and the Board of Trustees is currently in the process of finding the replacement for the most successful president in the history of the university.

February 2008 Democratic Presidential debate held on CSU campus: History was made on Feb. 26, 2008 when President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. Hilary Clinton debated at the Wolstein Center on the campus of CSU. It was not only the first time an African American and a female presidential hopeful debated, but it was the first time such a debate was held at CSU. The historic evening on this campus was moderated by alum Tim

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November 1991 CSU Convocation Center opens: Now known as the Wolstein Center, the $55 million facility was completed on Nov. 1, 1991 and has over 13,600 seats in its arena. The state of the art arena was renamed in 2005 after major benefactors Bert L. and Iris S. Wolstein. Home to the CSU men’s and women’s basketball teams, the Wolstein Center has seen many great games as well as many concerts, a presidential debate, and will soon host a WWE Monday Night Raw live professional wrestling event.

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Now Hear This! Music You May Have Missed

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The supergroup. One of rock music’s most frequently attempted disasters, simply cutting-and-pasting members of different bands together has more often than not resulted in train wrecks that were not only less than the sum of their collective parts, but also downright embarrassing. It turns out that the love of music that comes from friends messing around in their basements is difficult to manufacture. But what if a supergroup formed accidentally, by doing exactly that? Why, then you would have the Transplants – one of rock music’s happiest accidents. In the summer of 1999, Rancid singer/ songwriter/guitarist Tim Armstrong had been fiddling around with some recording software on his computer, teaching himself to play the piano, generally goofing around, and making hip-hop. His friend Rob Aston added some vocals, and bit by bit ideas began to look like songs, songs began to sound like an album, and as more and more friends stopped by to add their two cents, it began to sound like a band. When Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker signed on in 2002, it became pretty clear they were on to something special. In this case, ‘something special’ resulted in Transplants, modestly and quietly released on Armstrong’s own Hellcat Records. The thought was that the disc might move a few units, maybe they’d do a tour, and that would have been a fun little diversion. However, Transplants was lightning in a bottle – its spastic, genreleaping (and in some cases, defying) sound was immediately accessible, vital, and just plain fun. From the inner-city reggae of “California Babylon” to the catchy “D.J. D.J.”, the blend of Armstrong’s mad-scientist instrumentals, Skinhead Rob’s unorthodox rapping, and Barker’s kinetic skinwork, the appeal of

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Transplants was immediate. With “Diamonds and Guns”, the band managed to blend a cautionary tale about the Columbian drug trade with a piano hook so catchy, Neutrogena now uses it to sell shampoo. The band was more successful than anybody had anticipated. After a few singles and some successful touring, the group shook hands and parted ways from what had undoubtedly been a wonderful experiment – it was time to get back to their ‘real’ bands. Following his unfortunate divorce from Distillers vocalist Brody Armstrong (do not cheat on your boyfriends when

you go on tour, ladies, that’s in terribly poor taste), Armstrong recorded Indestructible with Rancid – as tasteful a post-breakup record as exists - and even brought Aston along for guest vocals on “Red Hot Moon”. Barker did some more touring with Blink, cameos notwithstanding, Aston got back to carrying

around guitar amps for AFI. In 2004, the rumblings of a second album were forming in much the same fashion as the first - only this time, members of Cypress Hill, Dilated Peoples, and Boo Ya Tribe were lending their talents, and Atlantic Records was talking distribution. In the summer of 2005, a mere four months after Blink 182 declared an indefinite hiatus, The Transplants released Haunted Cities, a masterful blend of punk, hip-hop, soul, reggae, and, well, pretty much everything else under the sun. From the leadoff single “Gangsters & Thugs”, Armstrong & Co. set the stage for the record’s inherent duality with the simple refrain “Some of my friends sell records – some of my friends sell drugs.” The album takes an unexpected twist, as the depressing gravitas of “What I Can’t Describe” – an ode to despair, a weary resignation to dying alone – is delivered in some of the smoothest, most soulful R&B since Motown’s heyday. “Crash and Burn” blends a jovial calypso beat with more street-hardened tales, and “I Want It All” is another toe-tapping pianopounder which casually weaves a story about growing up in a culture of crime, and the pitfalls of arrogance. And that’s where the Transplants really shine the brightest – in a dichotomous blend of gritty street-cred, boundless joyful optimism, and an experimental freedom to try just about anything, Transplants make music that exists in multiple worlds at once. It’s punk and hip-hop, it’s focused and freestyle, it’s aggressive and puts a smile on your face. Circa-2008, the band has no plans for the future, but the possibility remains. In the meantime, we have two absolute gems from some unlikely collaborators. There’s nothing to really compare it to because there’s nothing quite like it. This is music for the joy of music, pure and simple – and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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Before Their Eyes Cheetah Girls

@ Wolstein Center, $35-$45 I Set My Friends on Fire

All Time Low

@ House of Blues, $17

@ Peabody’s, $15

Eyes Set To Kill

@ Peabody’s, $15

Ben Kenney

Lovehatehero

Pink Spiders Karate High School

@ Grog Shop, $12

Secondhand Serenade The Medic Droid

@ Grog Shop, $10

Affiance Cute Is What We Aim For

@ House of Blues, $20

Agent Orange

@ Peabody’s, $10

Alexes’ Pick: Emery at the Agora, November 19.

Where to begin with Emery. Should I start with the countless friends I’ve dragged to Emery shows, one of eight times I’ve seen them that swore off every band they ever said was “the best live” by the time they were done with their set? No surprise seeing that Emery hardly ever plays a show that doesn’t result in at least one injury -- split ears, guitars and cymbals to the head, a swift hit in the mouth with a mic. I have seen Matt throw his guitar ten feet in the air and catch it. I have seen Josh climb speaker-stacks and walk on crowds. And even with such an intense live show, the music is still of the utmost quality. I have been to some shows with horrible live music quality (He Is Legend). Emery has never been one of them. And Toby and Devin sound just as good (if not better) than the album. At $21 dollars, how can you refuse? And if you just need a little extra incentive, Hawthorne Heights and The Color Fred (Fred Mascherino, formerly of Taking Back Sunday) will be there too.

Jonathan’s Pick: Boy Howdy, there are a bunch of good shows here this week

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By Alexes Spencer & Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger

So You’ve Never Met A Musician

The Fame

Will You Go Ga-Ga For This Lady’s Debut? Jonathan ‘Killstring’ Herzberger There is a barometer in the mind. You, I, and every other person in the world have various thresholds for what they can and cannot tolerate, and to what degree. Person A may like soda, but only a few ounces per day. Person B might be awfully fond of cranberry sauce, but only on holidays. I confess that I find myself at the precipice of my own threshold – that is, my tolerance for mass-produced, exploitive, dumbed-down, milquetoast corporate pop backwash. You see, I have just listened to LADY GAGA’s debut record, The Fame. And (perhaps unrelatedly), I’ve just thrown up a little in my mouth. LADY GAGA has delivered one of those ‘lowest common denominator’ albums that will no doubt find a single or two on dance floors catering to sixteen-year olds with fake ID’s, but that’s more a statement about the pathetic state of dance floor culture than anything else. With lyrics like “Cause I’m bluffin’ with my muffin/I’m not lying I’m just stunnin’ with my love-glue-gunning” from ‘POKER FACE’, or LOVEGAME’s “I wanna take a ride on your disco stick”, GAGA showcases the lyrical talents that Britney Spears’ braintrust tapped to pen two tracks for Circus – oddly enough, they failed to make the cut. And throughout Fame, the listener gets an inside look at one of the great unfortunate truths of pop music - namely, why more and more pop starlets are not allowed to write their own lyrics. And herein lies the great tragedy of The Fame; once you strip away the insipid clichés, the snake oil-slick production, and the cringeinducing lyrics, this girl can actually sing. That her talent needs to be filtered through a lens that is at once overtly childish and creepily hypersexualized, I cannot help but wonder what GAGA might have been capable of if she wasn’t forcing this cookie-cutter Lolita swill down our collective throats. This record is only suitable as a gag gift – and even then, only if you hate the recipient. On a scale of Paris Hilton to Madonna, this record is stabbing yourself in the ear with a pencil.

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How to Get Face-to-Face With Your Favorite Band

veryone has that friend with autographs laying around everywhere and pictures of them with everyone from Bert McCracken to Craig Owens up on Facebook.com. You look at them with a strange mixture of disgust and envy, tell them that you hate them, and then go back to playing guitar hero on their Xbox. The truth is that meeting musicians is about as easy as catching a bus - a little knowledge and the right timing, and you’re in. Face recognition: The easiest way to meet a musician is to have a little idea of what they look like (names don‘t hurt, but they‘re not as important). Now, don’t creep their MySpace, but if you know what Dallas Taylor from Maylene looks like, it’s a lot easier to meet him. Devin from Haste the Day was out watching the MyChildren MyBride performance with everyone else at Peabody’s. Anyone who knew what he looked like could have easily walked up to him with a sharpie. Pay attention: There are so many bands that end their sets with, “We’ll be at our merchandise table in a minute if you want to come by and say hey.” For the most part, your favorite musicians want to meet you. Take advantage of that.

Meet everyone: Even if a band isn’t exactly famous, meet them. You have no way of knowing whether or not that band will make it, and it’s always awesome to tell that story of how you met Pete Wentz before Fall Out Boy hit the big time. Two words: Meet and Greet: Whether the band offers a meet-and-greet if you purchase an allotted number of tickets, or if you purchase them from a certain site or see a sign for a signing at Warped Tour, a lot of bands host meet-and-greets. Use these opportunities. Sometimes, you’ll get lucky and be the only group at one of these events, which puts all of the band’s attention on you. Grow up: We all want to walk up to our favorite musician with “I loooooveeee youuu.

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Marrryyy meee.” You might still get an autograph, but don’t count on a lot of face time with the musician. If you’re genuinely likeable, you’ll likely get to talk to them more. The only time it’s acceptable to act like a 12-year old girl with a musician is if you are in fact a 12year old girl. Patience, young grasshopper: It’s really tempting to walk up to a musician when you see one when they’re already surrounded by 5 other people with cameras and permanent markers. Don’t interrupt. Make your presence known by standing close enough that the musician knows you’re there, and wait patiently. No one with any integrity will walk away before giving you a chance to meet them. Know when to give up: You won’t always get to meet a musician. Sometimes musicians are sick and are fighting just to get through the show. Sometimes they know that because of the popularity of their band, they could get mobbed. And quite frankly, sometimes your favorite musician is the epitome of douchebaggery. Do not even try if: -The band is charging you to meet them. The band has ever been on Disney (if you can call that music…). -The musician is Aaron Gillespie (the epitome of douche-baggery indeed). The days of having to hide in an empty guitar case and sneak backstage like a CIA covert agent to meet a musician are in some ways very much over. While these tips won’t guarantee that you’ll get to meet Gerard Way, they are a good start.

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Flashback 1993

A show that was full of semi-dangerous “historical” obstacle challenges, a talking rock, and teams named after colored animals. It seemed to be such a great hit, but after three seasons and 120 episodes, it was whisked off the air right in front of our child to adolescent eyes. It was better than Guts, Wild and Crazy Kids, and Family Double Dare combined. It was Legends of the Hidden Temple. History Legends of the Hidden Temple only ran for two years on air before turning into to reruns. It was on Nickelodeon from 1993 to 1995 and was showed as reruns until 1998. The show would come on at 6:30 p.m. until it got a larger fan base and moved to 5:30 p.m. Sometimes there were six episodes recorded daily. The show now appears on Nick GAS, another television affiliation of Nickelodeon. The Hosts and Players The host of the show was Kirk Fogg. He is an acclaimed actor, director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor. He also appeared on one episode of Veronica Mars, a show that used to appear on the CW channel. There was also a large face shaped rock involved named Olmec. Olmec was the object that told the hidden temple stories, asked the challenge questions, and sometimes explained how to go through the obstacle courses. He was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, who has also voiced cartoon characters on shows like Cow and Chicken, The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, Timon and Pumba, and Dora the Explorer. The teams that were involved in the game were always comprised of a young boy and a girl. The boy and girl were given a team color and animal name. They could either be the red jaguars, the blue barracudas, the green monkeys,

the purple parrots, the orange iguanas, or the silver snakes. Most of the children were allowed to keep their team t-shirts, except the teams that played the silver monkeys. The silver monkeys t-shirts were special made for film, so the teams were given replica t-shirts. The Game There were four rounds to this game. In the first round, all six teams would have to cross a pool of water, which is called “The Moat”. They usually have to cross by rope, canoe, or a bridge. Once both teammates get to the other side, they had to hit a button to confirm their arrival. The first four teams that got across would go on to the next round. The second round consisted of Olmec explain the legend for that episode and a series of questions. The legends consisted of a historical figure and the tale of their travels, such as Icarus, Harriet Tubman, and Blackbeard. Olmec would also tell the teams would artifact that would be going after in the temple and where it was located. The teams would stand at the top of a staircase known as the Steps of Knowledge. The first two teams to answer three questions correctly would advance to the next round of physical challenges. There were three rounds of challenges. The first two were performed by one member of the team and had something to do with the legend. They both would be awarded by half piece of a circle known as the Pendants of Life. These pendants would be used in the Temple Run to save them from the Temple Guards. The third physical challenge would award a full Pendant of Life because both teammates would participate. If a team acquired both full pendants, they would automatically advance to the Temple. If both teams got a full pendant, they would have to do a tie-breaker where Olmec

would ask a question and the first team to answer correctly would advance on. Teams could also get a pendant and a half and automatically advance on. Once at the Temple, Olmec would explain the different rooms that the teammates would have to go through to eventually get to the artifact from the legend at the beginning of the show. The team would have three minutes to get to the artifact, retrieve it and get back to the temple gate and down the stairs. If the first teammate was captured by a Temple Guard, which were actually stage assistants of the show, they would have to give them a full pendant of life to continue on. If they were captured three times, the second teammate would have to run and try their luck at retrieving the artifact. Prizes After the first round, the two teams who did not make it across of the moat were giving a prize for trying. One of the prizes they could win were a pair of sneakers that were oh so “revolutionary” at the time. After the second round, the two teams who lost the Steps of Knowledge could’ve been given a VHS tape, such as Sleeping Beauty. The team that lost the physical challenges usually received money of some sort, such as a savings bond from Sketchers. The team that made it to the Temple could win three possible prizes. Just for getting in the Temple they could win a sporty gift such as snowboards or skateboards. The second gift was usually receiving some electronic device for grabbing the artifact without getting out of the temple in time. If the team made it out of the temple with the artifact before their three minutes was up, they would be sent to another state, country, or to Space Camp.

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Basketball Exhibitions Start Out Slow, but Finish Fast

Lake Erie and John Carroll No Match For Viking Men’s and Women’s Squads Robert Ivory

Remember when the bully picked on the little kid in grade school? That’s what both the Viking basketball teams did in their exhibition games last week at the Wolstein Center. On Sun., Nov. 9, the women’s basketball team blew by the Lake Erie Storm 79-46. On the following night, the men followed up with an 81-33 beat down of the John Carroll Blue Streaks. Let’s breakdown the weekend’s exhibition basketball: For the men, the box score couldn’t have been any better. Head coach Gary Waters’ squad shot 50.8% (30-59) from the floor, racked up 36 points in the paint, 43 bench points, and sophomore guard Eric Schiele made his presence felt after a long layoff with an injury. “I thought our first group pressed today, they are trying to live up to all these expectations and they have to realize they just have to play basketball,” Waters said after the game. The starters accounted for 38 of the 81, but Schiele contributed 11, second highest scorer behind Norris Cole who had 13. “I feel really good this year, healthy, nothings hurting. I’m just excited to be out here,” Schiele said after the game. Seeing Eric after a troubled year with injuries is good to know Waters has that extra scorer on the bench. Before getting to the excellent job the bench had, we must talk about the starters and their contributions to the night. Senior point guard Cedric Jackson put in five points, but he also led the team in rebounds (10), but also had four assists and three steals. J’Nathan bullock only went 1-8 from the floor, but hit 4-of-6 from the free throw line. Chris Moore only played nine minutes, but

the size in the middle was not gone with the tandem of Renard Fields and George Tandy. Fields highlighted his night with a slam dunk that shook the entire basket to no end, as the Blue Streaks could only watch. The size that Waters has put in the middle is going to be key for the Vikings to control the games they play. The best promise that the men’s squad showed, was the equilibrium of scoring on the night. Two players scored in double digits and eleven other players scored at least two points. Waters knows that his depth is not as powerful as last year, but his bench needs to step it up. “I need a point guard, when I take Cedric out, to take the ball and lead the team,” Waters said of the expectations that he has for Jeremy Montgomery, which Waters was impressed with. “He came out and did a good job; I thought he did a better job.” As for the defending Horizon League women’s champions, the Vikings are just glad to get on the floor after a hard working off season. “I think we have a great nucleus of players and we’ll do some good things. I’m really excited to kick off this year,” Coach Kate Peterson Abiad said after the team soundly defeated Lake Erie College. Kailey Klein again put in her 11 points, but the pleasant surprise was freshman Janelle Adams, who scored a team-high 13 points in only 10 minutes of work. In the first game of the year, the most improved player from last year has to go to Stephanie Crosley who only scored six points, but was a dominant threat inside the paint becoming a physical presence in the paint. If you weren’t sure, you would have thought that Dominique Butler had been cloned by coach Peterson Abiad and the staff.

Crosley, stepped up her game, but the question is if she can stay healthy as she has missed 24 games in the past two seasons. “This year we are close to 13 deep on the Robert Ivory roster,” Kailey Klein said of the more options the bench has given the team. “The bulk of the incoming freshmen will make an impact on the team.” “In order for us to be successful, Janelle Adams needs to play not like a freshman, but like how she played tonight,” Peterson Abiad added. “What you don’t see or hear is her defensive ability.” The coach must get the most of out her freshman because if those players can play at the top of their ability this soon into their collegiate career, the Vikings are going to wear out teams quickly and will be able to put them away with ease, based of the fact that their starters will be able to rest as their second squad is able to create or hold a lead. The most obvious change in the Vikings’ basketball was the presence of the 6” 3’ Destinee Blue. With Blue’s height in the middle, teams are no longer able to dump the ball over the Vikings heads. Now, the opposition will have to work the ball around the court, rather than dump passes into the paint, scoring easy layups. For Peterson, most of the critics were worried about not having this presence. With the key addition of Blue to the squad, Peterson should get the dap she deserves for addressing the need.

In Undoubted Fashion Cliff Lee Wins Cy Young Award

Tribe Lefty Only Third to do so for Club Robert Ivory

American League Cy Young Cliff Lee (22-3, 2.54) Cleveland 132 Points (24 First Place Votes) Roy Holladay (20-11, 2.78) Toronto 71 (4) Francisco Rodriquez (2-3 [62 Saves], 2.24) Los Angeles 32

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Marking the end of the 2008 Major League Baseball season, the award for the best pitcher in the American League will come back home to the Cleveland Indians. The Indians’ south-paw Cliff Lee won the Cy Young Award last week, becoming only the third pitcher in Cleveland Indians history to win the honor. Coming off a terrible 2007 season (58, 6.29), that Lee finished the year in AAA Buffalo, was not put on the playoff roster, and questioned his return to the majors in an Indians uniform, Lee got himself together and out of nowhere started the season with one of the greatest performances of any pitcher. With that motivation from last year, Lee’s first seven starts saw him only give up a 0.67 ERA and tallied wins against Oakland twice, Minnesota, Kansas City, Seattle, and the New York Yankees. His seventh start of the year was a nine inning battle against Shaun Marcum and the Toronto Blue Jays, but the Jays would win in Cleveland in extra innings, 3-0. Toronto’s ace Roy Halladay finished second in the voting behind Lee but was a distant runner-up receiving only 71 points (four first place votes) to Lee’s 132 points (24 first place votes. Lee led the league with 22 wins and a 2.54 ERA. Lee accomplished this feat in 31 games and had a career 11 game winning streak lasting from Jul. to Sept. This award may seem special for any club and player, but the Indians have not seen this amount of success in their pitchers for a long time Other than C.C. Sabathia winning the same award for the Tribe last year, you would have to go back to 1972 when Indians’ spitballer Gaylord Perry won the award (24-16, 1.92 ERA). Perry was also the last Indian to win 20+ games for Cleveland when he won 21 decisions in 1974 and 24 in 1972. Cleveland Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro summed up the season that Cliff Lee had. “[Lee] was already a good Major League pitcher,” Shapiro said. “This year, he took the step to greatness.” With his step to greatness, the Indians will look to contend for the American League crown in 2009 and beyond.