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President’s move to Blackinton frees space in Eldridge

By Ed Damon Editor in Chief

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The Blackinton House, formerly where the Admissions Office was located, will house the President’s Office starting in March.

The top floor of Eldridge Hall will soon belong to the students.

The Center for Student Success and Engagement (CSSE) will move to the third floor, where the President’s Office currently resides. The President’s office will move to the Blackinton House, the former site of the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office relocated to the Smith House over winter break.

Deborah Foss, Associate Dean of Advising Services and Director of CSSE, described the space move as part of a domino effect, one that will ultimately benefit students.

“I think it’s a great move, and great it’s coming sooner rather than later,” Foss said. Foss said the move will change CSSE from a “virtual center” to one with a central campus location.

“One of the blocks in helping students understand how CSSE functions is that it exists in three areas on campus,” she said.

Advising Services, Career Services and Learning Services are

part of the CSSE “umbrella.” Advising and Learning Services are currently in the Freel Library, and Career Services is in the bottom floor of Eldridge. Foss said students will definitely benefit by these offices being in one central location.

“We’ll be able to better integrate our functions,” she said regarding the new location. “Three distinct offices can only work together so much.”

The Administration expects the President’s Office to open in the Blackinton House in March. Advising and Learning services will then be relocated to the top floor of Eldridge.

In Feb. 17’s edition of “Notes and News,” President Mary Grant described the reasoning behind the move.

“With the former Admissions building open for new use, we considered moving CSSE to this location, but determined that the College’s primary academic resource center should be at the heart of the campus,” Grant wrote.

“We are also mindful of the disruption that will be certain to occur as the construction site swings into full activity at the end of February.”

Dubai’s residents trade rights for wealth

By Holly Johnston Staff Writer

Dr. Syed Ali, a professor at the Long Island University, spoke at the College Thursday, Feb. 16.

The event titled “Permanently Impermanent: Dubai’s Migrant Workers,” discussed the unique country’s political system.

“I study immigration around

the world,” Ali said. “I was interested in the idea that foreigners in Dubai could never access citizenship. They are not wanted or accepted. I wanted to know how they would assimilate.”

Only 10 percent of Dubai’s population are citizens. The other 90 percent are classified as visiting workers. Most people have had family in Dubai for generations, but still cease to be a part of the

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country, or hold any rights.

“Dubai feels like a free place, but it is far from it. Workers are kept impermanent. If you lose your job you have to go.” Ali said. “Quality of life is secondly important.”

However, there is a bargain for foreigners living in Dubai.

“You must give up your political rights, but you gain economic freedom and a supposed better

life,” he said.

The poor live in the country and send money back to their suffering families. Unfortunately, income is their only benefit, and the conditions they live under are far from comfortable.

“Wages are usually held at the beginning of jobs. This is so the worker won’t quit,” Ali explained. “The vast majority of laborers have no mobility. This

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means, they cannot run away, or it will be in violation of the law and they can be jailed. Many get exploited on the job force, specifically maids.” On the other hand, the middle class can stay in Dubai without much pressure from the government, and even bring their families over.

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They can live a life of luxury, tax free.

“The government doesn’t need to enforce rules on them. A lot of drinking goes on. Liquor is a form of currency there,” Ali said.

“No income tax exists, so Americans can live like kings in Dubai.”

“Higher level employees even get benefits, sometimes with houses included. But if you want museums, freedom of speech and organic local art, Dubai is not the place for you,” he said, “There is no time for that, since everyone is working.”

Male national citizens of Dubai have the best deal.

“They have an enhanced means of living. They don’t even have to work. They get over $70,000 in welfare benefits. Houses are free, and they get a bonus for marrying a citizen,” Ali said.

Women get the shorter end of the stick.

“They don’t get any benefits, but tend to be far more educated than the men. If they marry a foreigner, their children lose citizenship,” he said.

“There is no immigrant incorporation. Migrant workers simply come in with no rights.

Visas are tied to sponsors. As long as you hold a job, you can stay as long as you want,” said Ali. “Dubai is a consumer culture.

There is nothing non-profit. It is a Kingdom not a Democracy,” he said.

The argument that many Emirates make, according to Ali, is that

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Dr. Syed Ali, a professor at Long Island University, came to MCLA last week to discuss the state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. if foreigners are allowed to stay permanently, they will crowd out the native people of Dubai.

The government guarantees a high standard of living in order to keep everything the way it is. The Sheikh (the leader) needs to provide for the people and in return he gets allegiance.

“If the Sheikh fails to provide, people will start to question the government and they could have a revolution,” Ali said. “That is not what they want.”

“This is why Dubai will continue with their system. No local citi-

zens will ever have to work in low positions, and there will be no need to spread the wealth because of the small population,” Ali said.

“Dubai is a consumer culture.

There is nothing non-profit. It is a Kingdom not a Democracy,” he said.

The argument that many Emirates make, according to Ali, is that if foreigners are allowed to stay permanently, they will crowd out the native people of Dubai.

The government guarantees a high standard of living in order to keep everything the way it is. The

Sheikh (the leader) needs to provide for the people and in return he gets allegiance.

“If the Sheikh fails to provide, people will start to question the government and they could have a revolution,” Ali said. “That is not what they want.”

“This is why Dubai will continue with their system. No local citizens will ever have to work in low positions, and there will be no need to spread the wealth because of the small population,” Ali said.

Campus police investigate robberies in Townhouses Excerpts from Campus Police logs Feb. 12 – 18

Townhouse apartments.

2:07 p.m. Public Safety investigated a report of larceny in the Townhouses. A report was filed.

Sunday 2/12 1:42 a.m. – Public Safety investigated a disturbance in Berkshire Towers. A report was filed.

1:57 a.m. – Public Safety responded to a medical call in Townhouse 86. Student was transported to the hospital.

2:10 a.m. – Public Safety responded to a motor vehicle accident on Montana Street and referred it to outside agency.

12:10 p.m. – Public Safety investigated a report of flooding in the

Monday 2/13 9:19 a.m. – Public Safety responded to a trouble alarm in Townhouse 50.

11:23 a.m. – Public Safety investigated a report of larceny in the Townhouse complex.

12:59 p.m. – Public Safety investigated a report of larceny in the Townhouse complex.

3:59 p.m. – Public Safety responded to a report of larceny in the Townhouse complex.

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Campus radio station streams to world People can listen to WJJW 91.1 FM online, even if off campus, and has over 60 hours of programming a week.

By Jess Gamari Staff Writer

A staple of MCLA is now open to the entire world.

Since December 2011, 91.1 WJJW FM listeners can stream over the Internet, even while not on campus.

“The thing about college radio is that it builds a sense of community. DJs interact with listeners, and that builds listenership.”

–Tyson Luneau, station manager James Niedbalski, who has been the radio adviser for the past three semesters, said it took some time to sort through the dozens of Internet services to find the right fit. After consulting with student staff, StreamGuys was chosen. This media provider allows WJJW, an SGA-funded club, to shut the stream off in June, July, and August when audience numbers are lowest. For a service that costs $47.50 a month, this saves about $150.

music playlists. WJJW streams seven days a week, and aims to air noon to midnight, according to Niedbalski.

This is junior Tyson Luneau’s second consecutive semester as the official station manager.

As station manager, he oversees the function of the station, fixes problems, manages a staff of 30 volunteer DJ’s, organizes meetings, and helps promote the station. Niedbalski said Luneau have done an outstanding job as station manager this academic year.

“The thing about college radio is that it builds a sense of community,” Luneau said. “DJs interact with listeners, and that builds listenership. Everyone who DJs is a volunteer and does it because they enjoy it.”

Luneau’s show “The Big Take Photo courtesey of Tyson Luneau/WJJW Over” airs on Thursdays from 9 Students Topher Lewis and Alexa Hebard, Class of 2014, host their radio show Wednesday afterp.m. to 12 a.m. It is a music show noon. Lewis’ show runs every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This semester features about 60 featuring underground, punk, hours of live programming a week. For the complete WJJW programming schedule, turn to page 4. indie, and includes new bands and demo submissions “It began in the early 1970s as WTAC for Taconic Hall, the dorm that was once located in back of Smith House,” Harris Elder, the previous adviser for the station, said. It started as a carrier-current station, which means there was no transmitter. The signal was picked up on campus through the building’s electrical

Cooking Corner:

A stew any college student can do

By Marissa Zelazo

Special to The Beacon I have heard more than enough complaints from college students and adults about how hard it is to eat good food while keeping up with their busy lives.

Although I will always sympathize and crave fast food on occasion, I believe some people just haven’t tried cooking a healthy homemade meal to understand how enjoyable it can be.

To spread the word, there will be a Cooking Corner in each issue of The Beacon. Recipies can be submitted to me

via FirstClass and I will test them out to make sure they are tasty and almost as easy as your favorite ramen noodle dinner...

This week: a slow-cooked beef stew, which will taste 10 times better than any canned soup and 10 times cheaper.

Leftovers can last all week long and be shared with an entire Townhouse or family. In my opinion, a slow-cooker should be an essential in every home or Townhouse and used as often as microwaves or toasters.

They can be bought for as little as $10, and what could be easier than throwing things into a pot and forgetting about it all day?

wiring.

In the mid-1970s, the College received a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license for the station, whose call letters became WJJW. The station used ten-watt transmitters until 1980 when they were phased out.

WJJW then installed a 423-watt monorail transmitter, and be-

gan broadcasting in stereo in the mid-1990s.

Since the end of last semester, WJJW fans can tune in online, in addition to the campus stream.

Parents, friends, and alumni can tune in from anywhere via the Internet. This semester features about 60 live hours of programming a week, or 70-75 including

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The Best Beef Stew Even a College Student Can Do Ingredients: 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into cubes 1 bay leaf and a few dashes of paprika 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 cups beef broth or beef bullion mixed with water 1 clove minced garlic 1 onion (chopped) 3 potatoes (diced) 4 carrots (sliced) 1 stalk of celery (chopped) Directions: Place all ingredients in slow cooker, stir, cover, and leave on High setting for 6 hours or Low setting for 12 hours.

Make sure you share with your family/Townhouse family!

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According to Luneau, helping smaller bands get exposure is the main principle of show.

Unlike other forms of media with interests in profit, Luneau believes that broadcasting is more sincere as a non-profit and educational station. He is pleased with the record number of shows happening this semester.

“You can tune in and listen to something you won’t hear on commercial radio, and it’s a good way to find out about what other students are into,” he said.

Niedbalski said the station used the campus stream as a way to gauge current listenership. By paying a little extra each month, the station is able to see exactly how many listeners are tuned in at any given time with the real time stream monitor. So far the peak has been 19 listeners, which is about average.

He explained how if one student were to tune in from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and then go to class, there may be another student who tunes in from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

They balance out as one listener from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the real stream monitor.

“Our license from FCC is a noncommercial and educational license, which means we provide

community service,” Niedbalski said. “WJJW can’t exist as just a radio station that plays music.

That would violate the spirit of noncommercial radio.”

WJJW announces public service announcements on antibullying, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and Smokey the Bear, among others. During the fall semester, DJs were able to do live interviews with the workers of THEMA helping those in Williamstown who were affected by Hurricane Irene. DJs also broadcast Beacon news articles on the air.

“I especially like live programming, in which the DJ does much more than play records and announce news and weather,” Elder said. “As for the Internet, I suppose we have to or be left behind.

But all the technology in the world can’t replace careful program planning and scripting.”

To listen to WJJW on or off campus, visit wjjwradio. wordpress.com

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WJJW Program Schedule MONDAY 10am-12pm: The Record Museum: The Show that Celebrates Record History with John Breen 1pm-3pm: Two Glasses of Wine featuring Raye LeBlanc with Emma Farley 3pm-5pm: The Jazz Record Plus with Noah Bowman Teaching the ways of Avant-Garde from the early years 6pm-8pm: Shannon and Ari’s 100 % Natural Good Time Radio Show Solution with Ariana Chiapella and Shannon Costello 8pm-10pm: Mist Covered Mountains with Stephan Rochefort 10pm-1am: JoJo on the Radio with Joanna Finfer Featuring some of the most eclectic music on the airwaves, from Britney Spears to Dethklok, and Kanye West to The Kingston Trio TUESDAY 12pm-2pm: Crowd Surf with Callen Williams Underground music – punk/pop/scream. Facebook page: Crowd-Surf-onWJJW-911 4pm-7pm: FolKenS.uch with Ken Swiatek A blend of old and new folk, singer-songwriter, folk rock, and blues since 1996 8pm-10pm: The Spirit of Radio with Paul LaPointe 10pm-12am: Caribbean Meets Hip Hop Sensations with Marlene Reyes Hip hop, pop, reggaeton, bachata, and merengue music, as well as topical conversation WEDNESDAY 1pm-3pm: Topher Lewis 6pm-8pm: Radio Production Class 8pm-10pm: Mist Covered Mountains with Stephan Rochefort 10pm-12am: Red Light Roulette with Boston Livingstone

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THURSDAY 1pm-3pm: Caleb Ladue 3:30pm-5:30pm: The Berks Show with Sam Schneiderman 6pm-9pm: Ryan Walters 9pm-12am: The Big Takeover with Tyson Luneau Since 2009, featuring the latest and the classics in underground music, spanning genres such as punk, indie, hardcore, emo, pop-punk, and more.

Local music news and events. Reviews and more on the show’s blog at http://thebigtakeover.tumblr.com

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FRIDAY 2pm-4pm: The Musicverse with Ashley Lewis Hip hop, R&B, Kpop, and on request. Facebook page: Yelhsa 5pm-7pm: The Sweet and Milky Show with Amanda Ok and Ali Johnston 7pm-9pm: Mongrel Mix with Tabitha Dodd 9pm-12am: The Vinyl Show with Ryan Walters

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SATURDAY 9am-12pm: The Country Music Show with Jerry Tyler 2pm-4pm: Pro Tier Radio with Kyle Serino A rolling ball of rock, ska and surf 6pm-8pm: What’s the Purpose with Caleb Ladue 8pm-10pm: Topher Lewis SUNDAY 12pm-2pm: Ashley Brand 2pm-4pm: The Sunday Recoup with Peter Zdziarski and Noah Bowman

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Library receives grant College searches for new dean for ‘Films on Demand,’ Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Managment will help filmmaker visits promote college message.

By Ed Damon Editor in Chief

Students can now stream 8,000 documentary films for free, thanks to a grant the Freel Library received.

The grant, which covers half of the cost, is from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and was administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Linda Kaufman, Public Services Librarian in Freel, said this service is the way of the future.

“People are looking for information in different formats,” she said. “This is a very visual age.”

Kaufman said library staff noticed that when faculty requested materials, they often requested DVDs. “We were waiting for something like this to come along,” she said. Educational DVDs are often very expensive, she said, because they aren’t sold in the numbers many films are. The drawback for these materials is that only one person can use them at a time.

“It’s frustrating for students to find out someone already has a DVD out, or a professor took it to a class.”

Films On Demand is a webbased digital video delivery platform that allows you to view streaming videos at any time of day at any location. The service offers documentaries from companies such as PBS, the BBC,

and National Geographic. Subjects covered include education, anthropology, sociology, music and dance, and archival films and newsreels.

The grant is also funding visits from two documentary film-makers. On Tuesday, April 17 Professor Maynard Seider (formerly of the MCLA Sociology Department) will show his new documentary about North Adams, “Farewell to Factory Towns?” The showing will be followed by a panel discussion.

The second visit will be by Anne Macksoud on Tuesday, April 24 to show her film “Grandmother to Grandmother.”

Kaufman said the filmmakers were chosen partly because they were local. She said library staff hopes both films would appeal to a variety of students, such as women studies and sociology majors, as well as filmmaker students.

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The trailer for “Farewell to Factory Towns?” can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=brUgOwfzkeA Workshops on How to access Films on Demand Tues. March 6, 3:30pm-4:20pm Bowman 206 Wed. March 7, 1:00pm - 1:50pm Bowman 106 Mon. March 12, 6:30pm - 7:20pm Bowman 203

By Skyla Seamans Staff Writer

The College is currently searching for an experienced enrollment professional to act as the new Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Management.

Denise Richardello, Vice President of Enrollment Management and External Relations, said the responsibilities of this position include increasing student retention, enrollment, and recruitment.

“The College needs a full-time position to focus on enrollment and admissions,” she said. “Although this is not a new position, it has been reevaluated and revised to fit the College’s needs.”

The new dean will report to Richardello and will supervise the admissions and financial aid staff, she said.

“We are looking for a person who can bring to the College strategic enrollment,” she said.

“We want to see an increase geographically and a growth in ethnically diverse students with academic talents who are interested in MCLA.” She said the requirements for the position include prior experience as a director of admissions, a record of successful leadership in recruitment and enrollment, experience in supervising staff and overseeing admissions and financial aid

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The College is currently looking for a new Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Management. functions, and knowledge in enrollment management and marketing.

“Since MCLA is the only liberal arts college that is part of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, we need someone to help us promote that message,” she said. “Admissions is a very competitive market and the new

dean will help the staff realize what needs to be done to improve our numbers.”

The position was posted on January 13 and the College currently has two candidates for the position. However, applications are still being accepted online and evaluated on a rolling process, she said.

A&E 6 Noise-Pop duo Sleigh Bells release sophomore album Thursday, February 23, 2012

A Review by Mary Redstone A&E Editor

Perhaps Sleigh Bells should have swapped their album titles. Tuesday’s release of “Reign of Terror” is in fact more mellow than their noisey debut with “Treats.” However, already established fans of this New-York based duo won’t be disappointed by the return of the methods that made them buzzworthy in the first place, but these fans are just not as abundant.

Although they are officially classified as Noise Pop, perhaps Cheerleader Punk would be a better term. The third track, Crush, thunders through the speakers with a wave of stomping and clapping that serves as the drum beat for the rest of the song.

The same type of excited yelling that you hear in between plays at a high school football game can be found throughout this album, although not as much as it was in the first.

Singer Alexis Krauss ditched the cheerleader yelling for a much more pleasant sounding style of actual singing more frequently than before. “End of the Line” is almost soothing and if not for the crisp snare beat in the background you might actually forget that this is the same band that just exploded into your eardrums one track earlier.

This change is partly to do with the change in songwriting duties; Krauss has more of a background

in pop music, and was finally given space to utilize this style, unlike with the first album. Also, their choruses are more finely crafted and involved.

The listener may feel invited to get cozy with this newfound airy singing, especially since “Leader of the Pack” follows the same pattern. Don’t do that. The next track, “Comeback Kid,” goes right back to the sounds that littered their first album: distortion, kicking beats, and up-front vocals. And if you were still feeling comfortable, “Demons” ensured that you would be back on your toes. Perhaps as the angriest and most power-charged track on the album, Sleigh Bells was on a mission to make sure you feel something.

This is not to say that they have mellowed out; despite the lack of incessant stomps and chants, Derek Miller’s guitar work is still distorted and sharp like it was before. He stated in an interview that this was to be more of a guitar-centered album, rather than the sample-heavy “Treats.”

Since “Sophomore Slump” is more derogatory than what is required here, I won’t use it. However, this is not the Sleigh Bells you discovered back in 2010. The hooks aren’t as obvious as they were in “Treats,” (they are there, you just have to look harder) and they seemed to have ditched the constant pep rally. Some listen-

US hails China agreement on movies WASHINGTON (AP) _ Cheering as loudly as any movie audience, Hollywood and the Obama administration on Saturday hailed China’s agreement to reduce barriers that have kept U.S.-made films out of the booming Chinese market.

Vice President Joe Biden called it a ``breakthrough,’’ and said the accord will ``make it easier than ever before for U.S. studios and independent filmmakers to reach the fast-growing Chinese audience.’’ He added that it will support ``thousands of American jobs in and around the film industry.’’

The agreement was announced Friday during a California visit

by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, with Biden serving as host.

Gaining entrance to China’s movie market has long been atop Hollywood’s wish list, and the industry’s chief lobby group, the Motion Picture Association of America, said the ``landmark’’ deal will significantly boost U.S. exports to China overall.

It’s also a rare bright spot in a trade relationship that’s been a major battleground. The administration has repeatedly pressed Beijing to be more open to U.S. exports _ especially by letting China’s currency rise _ and do more to prevent piracy of movies

and other intellectual property.

U.S. officials first complained to the World Trade Organization in 2007 about film import restrictions, and the WTO ruled in Washington’s favor two years later.

Under the accord, U.S. filmmakers will be given new opportunities to distribute their films outside China’s state-run movie monopoly, will have better commercial terms for 3-D and other large-format films, and will reap a bigger share of the profit for films that are distributed by Chinese companies.

The market in question has been growing rapidly. Box office receipts last year topped $2 billion, U.S. officials said.

Chris Dodd, the association’s CEO, who visited Shanghai last June to press Hollywood’s case, said Friday’s agreement ``will return a much better share of the box office revenues to U.S studios, revising a two-decade-old formula that kept those revenues woefully under normal commercial terms.’’ He estimated that Chinese audiences would see 50 percent more U.S. films.

Disney CEO Robert Iger added that the agreement is a ``significant opportunity’’ in the world’s most populous nation.

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New York Noise-Pop duo Sleigh Bells brings back signature sounds on second album but opts for more pop and less noise while still rocking hard. ers may prefer that though, after finding themselves accoustically exhausted after a few listens of their debut.

The album is available through their website, www.reignofterror. tv, as well as on iTunes and Ama-

zon.com. They are also embarking on a small U.S. and European tour in the coming months.

Colbert Netflix strikes movie to release deal with Weinstein Co. children’s Online streaming site to have rites to films such as “The Artist” before Paybook Per-View television channels NEW YORK (AP) - With the blessing of Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert is releasing a children’s book.

Grand Central Publishing said Tuesday that it will publish ``I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)’’ on May 8. In a two-part ``Colbert Report’’ segment that aired last month, Colbert previewed the book with ``Where the Wild Things Are’’ author Sendak.

Claiming he was looking to ``cash-in’’ on celebrity children’s books, Colbert penned an illustrated story about a flag pole’s quest for identity.

Sendak called the book ``terribly ordinary’’ but acknowledged, ``The sad thing is I like it.’’

In a statement, Colbert said: ``I hope the minutes you and your loved ones spend reading it are as fulfilling as the minutes I spent writing it.’’

Grand Central previously published Colbert’s 2007 bestseller ``I Am America (And So Can You!)’’ It will also publish his next book, ``America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t’’ in October.

After a two-episode hiatus due to his ailing mother, Colbert returned to ``The Report’’ on Monday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Netflix has locked up the right to show ``The Artist’’ and other movies from The Weinstein Co. on its Internet video service before the films are released to the leading pay-TV channels.

The multiyear deal announced Tuesday stocks Netflix with more artillery in its home entertainment battle versus premium cable channels, such as HBO and Showtime, and Internet video services provided by Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Netflix Inc. CEO Reed Hastings has identified Time Warner Inc.’s HBO as his company’s biggest rival during the next decade.

Netflix sells an $8 monthly service that beams video to TVs and other devices with high-speed Internet connections. HBO also offers an Internet-streaming version of its service, but it’s only available to consumers who pay for the cable-TV channel.

Getting the streaming rights to fare such as ``The Artist,’’ which is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, also may help Netflix

keep its subscribers happy as other popular selections disappear from the service’s video library. Netflix will lose the rights to stream many movies from Walt Disney Co. and other studios when a three-year licensing deal with the Starz Entertainment channel expires next week.

Netflix, which is based in Los Gatos, Calif., says it currently has more than 23 million Internet streaming subscribers in the U.S. and more than 40 other countries.

The company also offers a DVDby-mail rental service that has been losing millions of customers in recent months as Netflix has intensified its focus on the streaming service.

The Weinstein agreement will give Netflix some films within a year of their release in movie theaters. Besides ``The Artist,’’ the deal covers foreign-language movies, documentaries and other films in the Weinstein vault. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Netflix shares fell $2.35, or 1.9 percent, to $119.50 in Tuesday’s afternoon trading.

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Allegrettos sing Gospel

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What’s Happenin’ Tonight: STAGE Presents: The Vagina Monologues 7p.m.

Church St Center SAC Comedy Stop Presents: Comedian Anton Shuford 9 p.m.

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Friday:

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Sekou Sundia: Spoken Word and Poetry 6 p.m.

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Quincy Goodwin takes a solo during the Allegrettos’ Gospel performance, “Just the Beginning,” last Thursday night.

By Tano Holmes A&E Writer

Gospel music is not just for church choirs anymore.

Last Thursday and Friday, in a show called “Just the Beginning”, the Church Street Center was full of the harmonies of the Allegrettos as they preformed a medley of gospel songs to the approximately 60 people in attendance.

Jay Cottle’s white jacket contrasted with the black outfits of the choir, as he directed the Allegrettos with concise but emotional hand motions. Occasionally, he would turn around and face the audience and add his stellar voice to the song that he was directing. He called out different sections of the choir, in particular the tenors and altos,

and let each group perform solo.

A full band complemented the choir, with two guitar players, a drummer, a trumpet player and with The Beacon’s own Aurora Cooper on piano. The drummer, Nick Raby, got a chance to solo once, letting some rock like beats seep in behind the gospel music.

“I love the feel of the music,” Raby said. “It leaves room for improvisation, which is great.”

During the intermission Cottle came out with six other members of the Allegrettos to speak about why they chose to branch off from the main a cappella group to a gospel choir.

“What is it about gospel that is so taboo, or throws people off?”

Cottle asked the audience during the intermission. “I grew up in the church, but I am agnostic.

However, I could never leave behind gospel music. For me it is a way to heal, and to relax. We wanted to show that gospel isn’t just about God but also the music. We are here to demystify the genre.”

After the intermission, the Allegrettos went right back in, harmonizing beautifully. Shavonne Brown participated in an especially fantastic duet, in the third song after the intermission.

“I’ve told my mother [who works for my local church organizing the music] that if they sang songs like the [Allegrettos] then I would participate also in the choir,” audience member and junior Elizabeth Mullen said.

Different pieces of music used different numbers of people, ranging from the full choir to

solos with just one singer and a pianist.

“I am not singing here to sing to God or Jesus,” Jenny Beers, a member of the Allegrettos, said.

“I am here because I am singing for the music, I love the vibe.”

Right before the conclusion of the concert, the Allegrettos preformed a soft and sweet song in honor of the recently deceased Whitney Houston.

The show concluded with a rousing song where everyone in the audience stood and clapped along. Junior Paul Miranda showed off some fancy footwork as he danced across the stage.

Say what you want about gospel music, but the Allegrettos are here to stay. This night was just the beginning.

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Brittany Gerber takes a solo during the Allegrettos’ Gospel performance, “Just the Beginning,” last Thursday night.

Saturday: North Adams Downtown Winterfest 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Downtown North Adams Steve Wronker’s Funny Business 7 p.m.

Church St Center Auditorium Tickets: $5 at door Steady Steppin Forward Step Competition 8 p.m.

Williams College Transportation will be provided from MCLA at 7 p.m.

Look for reviews of events in next week’s paper, and online at theonlinebeacon. com

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Gypsy Lane took over Public Eat + Drink with their sultry moves, jangly belly dances, heated performances, and lots of pasties.

Gypsy Lane shakes up Public Eat + Drink

Fill out the list below and send an email to either the Beacon Mailbox or Mary Redstone Local Burlesque troup brought the 1930s back to Public for an evening, where they are sure to return for future shows on FirstClass

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Classy, sassy, and boobies.

Local hot spot Public Eat and Drink got rid of mid-week blues last Thursday with professional burlesque troupe Gypsy Lane Cabaret. Featuring three main teasing dancers and a few singers, Public packed an audience and Gypsy packed on the heat.

Lingerie-clad women trounced around the pub, their outfits from an era that screamed “Chicago”.

A slender man in star-patterned boxer briefs and a bathrobe lip syncing Eartha Kitt’s “Champagne Taste” monologue slithered in between guests and bar stools.

And the pasties… oh goodness, the pasties: they were a common sight that night, but yet every display invoked hoots, hollers, and

plain old excitement from the young crowd.

To the instrumentals of 1930’s beats, blonde Scarlet Deville was the first to… ‘poke out’ that evening. Dressed from head to foot in a nun’s outfit, Deville’s classy strip tease only took about five minutes, but to those in the audience, it seemed to take forever.

Many didn’t know when it happened even though they were right there, but eventually Deville was down to nothing but a pair of lacey undies and heart shaped pasties.

So goes most Thursday nights.

“I’ve never actually seen a burlesque show,” said junior Amanda Monick. “You hear about stereotypes, but it’s really cool to see it live.”

The night went on, amidst local

beers and cheesecake, featuring belly dancing, more strip teases and soulful live music. For $15, audience members got to see the lifestyle many have forgotten in past decades, or with famous Dita Von Tease. Gypsy Lane Cabaret showed that burlesque lives on beautifully and passionately.

The restaurant’s owner, Jared Decoteau sees future shows at Public Eat and Drink from Gypsy Lane as the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Decoteau mentioned the troupe gracing the eatery at least once a month and to expect a small decrease in ticket prices for students.

For now, you can check out gypsylane.com and keep up with more Public Eat and Drink events through Facebook.

What’s a Great Bard?

You may also FPA Department to perform slapstick-comedy Feb. 29 submit up to 150 through Mar. 3 in Venable Theater words of atre filled with the worst actors ers.

Press Release additional info on and technicians in a production “What’s A Great Bard? you or your band North Adams, MA (2/21/12) -- of the worst murder-mystery ever (REDUX)” will run Wednesday, as well as one or The fine and performing arts de- penned? Well of course: hilarity Feb. 29 through Saturday, Mar. 3 at Massachusetts Col- ensues! at 8 p.m. at the Venable Theatre two color photos partment lege of Liberal Arts is pleased to The cast includes: Sam Cournyn at MCLA. On Mar. 3 there will each no bigger announce its spring production as Walter Masters, Christine Bor- also be a matinee performance at than 2x3 inches. of the slap-stick comedy “What’s rero as Daisy Flowers, Josh Baker 2 p.m. Tickets are $2 for students, A Great Bard? (REDUX)” written and directed by Professor D.J. Jenkins.

What happens when a washedup theatre director attempts to lead the worst community the-

as Buck Butters, Lizzy Mullen as Ruby Butters, Emma Hodgson as Wanda Kendrick, Tyler Prendergast as Joe Bob Kendrick, and Lynn McEnaney as Mabel Bow-

$3 for faculty and staff, and $5 general admission. For reservations call the box office at 413662-5123.

Last week I griped about how simple it is to save the issue of Hollywood’s unoriginal rut that they’ve gotten themselves into.

This week, listen my children and you shall hear of the one simple way to direct trafic back to legal streaming sites (such as Netflix) and away from pirating sites.

Ready?

Make the legal streaming sites better, easier, and faster.

Let’s say I missed last week’s episode of Supernatural. I go to Hulu the next day to catch up.

Oh, looks like I have to wait eight days to see the episode I missed.

Hold on, eight days? Wouldn’t that mean that I can’t see this episode until next week, the day after another new one airs? Looks like I’m stuck in a perpetual loop of being set back a week.

However, if I was to go to an illegal streaming site, I could watch the episode I missed not only the next morning, but probably later that night if the uploaders are fast enough.

Also, Hulu makes certain features available only to people who want to pay $8 a month, such as this instantaneous streaming and access to more back-episodes than available to free users. If I’m already paying for cable, why would I pay more money just to occasionally catch up on episodes I missed?

Luckily Xfinity fixes that problem; if you are already a subscriber to Xfinity and channels such as HBO, you can instantly catch up on episodes just by signing in with your Comcast ID to their website.

But of course it’s never that easy; Xfinity’s website has more bugs than that creepy big alien in Men In Black (you know which one I’m talking about). After watching 20 minutes of the first episode of Game of Thrones, I was greeted with a perpetual error message.

Alright, well at least there’s Netflix, the king of Internet streaming websites. They’re constantly adding titles, new ones too, to their ever growing library.

Well, the problem is that they are also eliminating shows and movies on the same basis. I was shocked to find the other night that the once extensive, and complete, catalog of Monty Python’s Flying Circus was gone without any kind of warning.

So if you want to keep the general public away from sites that stream everything from movies to TV, including movies still in theaters, make the legal side more enticing. Lower prices, give free trials, make things available sooner, and don’t take away Monty Python.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

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Men’s basketball snaps streak Win first round of MASCAC tournament in shocking upset against Worcester

By Ariana Tourangeau and Brendan Foley Staff Writer The men’s Trailblazers have stunned their conference rivals with a stunning upset of fouthseeded Worcester State in the first game of the MASCAC conference tournament.

The Trailblazers, struggling after a six game losing streak, came into the game with all odds against them, but managed to walk away victorious.

Senior Michael Young said, “I had plans at the beginning of this season to leave behind a legacy by winning the MASCAC title” After a tough season, the Trailblazers still managed to become the fifth seed in the MASCAC Men’s Basketball tournament, which began this week.

The Feb. 21 victory was especially gratifying coming, as it did, on the heels of yet another Trailblazer loss.

On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Trailblazers fought hard against their conference rival Bridgewater

Photo by Will Casey/Beacon Archives

Junior Bilal Shabazz lines up his opposition as the Blazers move their way up the MASCAC conference ranks.

State, but fell short and suffered a tough loss. The team had a twopoint lead at halftime and led by as many as nine points in the opening half, but Bridgewater fought harder.

After the game, many of the team members expressed disap-

pointment in the game and the season as a whole.

“Overall I thought it was a hard fought game we could have played better and we just fell short,” said sophomore and forward Ray Viches. With a final score of 63-61 the team ended the regular season

at 7-18 and 4-8 in the conference.

Senior and guard Tyrell Mosley led the Trailblazers with 12 points and senior and forward Jamal Brown led in rebounds with ten.

With the fate of the season hanging on the outcome of the upcoming games, the pressure

was mounting for the players.

Senior and guard Michael Young said, “I had plans at the beginning of this season to leave behind a legacy by winning the MASCAC title and going on to play at Nationals.”

Basketball continued on page 10

Women’s Trailblazers win first MASCAC tournament match

By Brendan Foley Sports Editor

The Women’s Basketball team handily defeated Fitchburg on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the first game of the MASCAC conference finals. The Trailblazers will advance to the next round of the tournament.

The win gives the team an overall record of 14-12, and a conference record of 6-6.

One of the fear’s for the team going into the game was that powerhouse forward, senior Jen Wehner, would be compromised due to an ankle injury she sustained in a game earlier in the week.

Despite these earlier misgivings, Wehner was in fine form, leading the team in rebounds with 13 recoveries throughout the game.

Junior guard Lucy Tremblay led her team in points, putting up 23 for the Trailblazer effort.

This was not the only triumph for the Blazers this week. Wehner and fellow senior Alie Dobrovolc have both been named to the All MASCAC teams for this year.

Photo by Serina Stimpson/Beacon Archive

The 2011-2012 women’s Trailblazers went into the MASCAC conference tournament together.

Players are selected via a vote by the coaches of MASCAC conference teams. Both players have achieved over a thousand career

points at MCLA. The Trailblazers will next enter the quarterfinals of the MASCAC tournament. They will go

up against Salem State on Friday, Feb. 24. The game could go either way, as MCLA has both defeated and been defeated by Salem State

in their regular season match-ups.

WOMEN continued on page 11

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Jamie Morrison blazes new trail for Men’s Basketball

By Kayla Koumjian Sports Writer

Sports teams can go through rough patches; however, many coaches of those teams have trouble improving and moving forward.

This cannot be said for the Men’s Basketball coach Jamie Morrison.

He turned the Men’s Basketball program around after a losing season in 2008-2009.

The men’s team was 1-24 that season. Now it is four years later and they are contenders in the MASCAC conference tournament.

Sophomore Ray Viches explained his coach’s determination to do better, saying, “He’s a coach who strives for perfection. He wants his players to play hard and execute.”

Now that the program is completely turned around, Morrison is very happy.

“It feels good. Especially last year, it felt like we were an injury away from the NCAAs,” he said.

The injury Morrision is referring to is alum John Greenberg tearing his ACL last year. He was a key-starter on the team and one of the leaders on the court for the Traiblazers.

Morrison grew up playing basketball along with football and baseball. He went to high school at Winchester in the Boston area.

While there, he managed to balance school work while playing

basketball, football and baseball.

After graduating, Morrison went to UMASS Boston and played basketball for two years. He then transferred to UMASS Amherst.

He graduated from Amherst, but didn’t play basketball while attending.

Now, this is Morrison’s fifth year coaching for MCLA’s men’s team and his ninth year coaching at a collegiate level.

Before MCLA, Morrison coached in Kansas at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Sophomore Ray Viches explained, “He’s a coach who strives for perfection. He wants his players to play and hard and execute.”

Morrison ultimately came to the College for family reasons after living in Kansas for years.

He explained, “It was closer to home, my grandmother just passed, and I had kids.”

His first year coaching for MCLA in 2007-2008 the team record was 7-18. The following 2008-2009 season was disastorous, but the team has made huge improvements under Morrison’s guiding hand.

Last season, the men’s team made it to the MASCAC con-

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Jamie Morrison is surrounded by his team as they fight their way into the MASCAC tournament. ference tournament, but was knocked out in the first round after losing to Bridgewater State 8880. Bridgewater ultimately went on to be the conference champions.

Now, the men’s team is 7-18 and 4-8 in conference games. They are in the MASCAC conference tournament and are striving to win this year.

However, the team’s record doesn’t reflect the hard work and valiant effort that went into each game they lost.

“We’ve lost 10 games within the last couple of minutes,” explained Morrison.

The men’s team has lost within single digit differences in 10 of

their games this season.

“It is frustrating to be that close and not be able to win,” Morrison said.

It also takes a toll on the coach and players, playing so hard and not coming up with the win.

“Our confidence does take a hit, but we just have to stay positive,” Morrison explained.

His players are as determined as him to win and stay positive. It also helps for them to do so with a coach like Morrison, who cares about his players and wants them to play to their potential.

“He just wants the best for his players,” sophomore Ray Viches said.

Senior Chris Harris agrees with

his teammate and added, “He’s a good coach, I can go talk to him about anything.”

Morrison doesn’t only care about his players during games and practice; he also wants them to do well in everything.

“He wants all his players to succeed whether it’s on or off the court,” Harris said.

Coach Morrison has confidence in his players to play their hardest and bring home a conference champion title.

The Trailblazers won their first round game of the MASCAC tournament and are moving forward with their dreams of victory.

Men’s basketball defeats Worcester in first MASCAC finals game Basketball continued from page 10

Young concluded, “My season won’t be fulfilled until we win that banner.”

“We will just have to regroup and refocus next year and work even harder to try and replace what the seniors gave us this year which is hard work and dedication,” Viches said.

However, it turned out that these concerns were, for a time, unfounded, as the men’s Trailblazers flew by Worcester State to claim their first game of the MASCAC finals.

MCLA got out to an early lead and maintained this winning position for the rest of the game, staving off Worcester’s attempts to mount a comeback.

Jamal Brown led the game with 20 points for the night. Brown also led the team in rebounds, snatching up 12 stray balls over the course of the evening.

The team was led in assists by Young, with four for the night.

While the 2010-2011 Trailblazers had a higher overall win percentage, they were knocked out of the conference tournament in the first round.

With this victory, the team moves into the quarterfinals of

Photo by Will Casey/Beacon Archive

Senior Chris Harris eyed the court, looking for the oppurtunity for the next play in an earlier game against Framingham.. the tournament. MCLA will play Salem State, a team which has handily defeated the Trailblazers in their regular season contests.

Salem State is the top-ranked team in the conference.

In their first game against Salem State this season, MCLA lost 10176. In their next bout, the Blazers narrowed the difference down to only nine, 87-78.

Also in the hunt for a title are

Westfield State and Bridgewater State.

All four teams will play on Thursday, Feb. 23, with the two winners moving on to the conference final which will be held on

Saturday.

The game will be held at the home court of the highest seeded team still standing at that time.

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Hard Day’s Lin One of the big stories out of New York this month has been many of the city’s basketball fans rejoicing at the arrival of Jeremy Lin. The ‘Linsanity’ has reached a fever pitch over the young man and all the promise that he seems to bring to the famously turbulent history of the Knicks.

And, hey, good for New York fans. It’s nice that they can have some pride and hope. As a convcited murderer once said that hope was a good thing, maybe the best of things.

The only problem is that when it comes to superstar young athletes who seem to have the magical ability to fix all of a team’s problems single-handedly, there’s a hard truth to learn: they can’t do it. Ever.

How many times does this phenomenom have to repeat itself before people realize that a single strong player simply isn’t going to be enough to create any lasting difference in a team’s overall game.

This is especially true in a game as essentially team-driven as basketball, where a team needs to have every man on the court pulling his weight to be successful.

Lebron couldn’t carry Cleveland all the way up the mountain on his own. He could’ve used, like, a sherpa or something.

The problem is that understanding this requires a degree of rationality that rabid sports fans generally do not have. If they did they would most likely not be rabid sports fans.

The cycle of the “Hot New Thing” is extremely well-established: Lots of hype around new player. New player starts off well. More hype.

Slight backslide. Anger. Further backslide. More anger. And pretty soon fandom speaks of you as though you were the worst thing to ever happen, completely invalidating the great times that came before. It’s the Spider-Man 3 scenario.

Mostly, this just makes me feel sorry for Lin. When the inevitable reality sets in that he’s simply not pure basketball divinity wrapped in the flesh of a very large man, the backlash is going to be rapid and merciless. We all know how understanding and considerate of others feelings New Yorkers are.

Hopefully the Harvard graduate has a good enough head on his shoulders to be able to weather the coming storm and know that it’s not his fault. It’s just the way sports fans process new things: they go through them faster than pirhanas.

The hunt for a new mascot to represent the MCLA Trailblazers continues into its second year.

Men’s soccer coach and Intramurals director Adam Hildabrand has assembled a committee of students, alumni, faculty and campus staff to sort through the various suggestions for an official mascot and make recommendations and advisements.

When staffing this committee, Hilabrand looked for members of the MCLA community who were active and visible and could be trusted to act with the community’s best interests at heart.

He describes the students he was after as being, “active and who wouldn’t be afriad to voice opinions.”

Hildabrand also wanted people who would have fun with the assignment. He explains, “Anything that you do, if you take it to seriously, can be a hard process.”

The genesis of this push for a new mascot comes from Athletic Director Scott Nichols, who insists that the desire for a new MCLA figurehead has existed for many years. Nichols has long desired to give the school a recognizable, identifiable icon that can be present at sporting

“Anything you do, if you take it too seriously, can be a hard process.”

events and public displays, such as rallies and parades.

Nichols cites creatures such as Wally, the Green Giant or the Phillie Phanatic as the major touchstones which he would like the MCLA mascot to be influenced by.

The mascot committee has tried to drum up hype for the project since the fall semester, filling the hallways and pages of the Beacon with a mysterious

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Women’s Basketball 2/24 @Bridgewater vs. Salem State 7:30 p.m.

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Wally the Green Monster is a source of inspiration for the search committee dedicated to a new mascot for MCLA. “The Search Is On” logo which baffled many as to what the search was and what it was that was being sought.

The search committee, which includes notables such as history professor Anthony Daly, Coordinator of Marketing and Connections Bernadette Lupo, former Beacon sports editor Chris Fries, and many others, will meet to go through entries which have been submitted online and make suggestions and recommendations.

Hildabrand stresses that neither he, nor the search committee will have the final say on what the mascot will be. He states, “We are not picking anything. We are advisors.”

The final decision belongs solely to the PAC (President’s Advisory Committee) who will make their decision based on a wide range of factors, including student opinion, the recommen-

dations of the search committee and the PAC’S own goals and preferences.

Both Hildabrand and Nichols made it clear that the Trailblazer name, logo and colors will be untouched, regardless of what the mascot eventually becomes.

Hildabrand also insisted that any designs involving racial components (including Native American) will be automatically disqualified without so much as a second look.

Numerous submissions have already come in, with a wide range of both sources and details. Long-graduated alums, as well as students still struggling towards their degrees, have gone online to put their entry forth.

Some entries have gone into extreme detail, showcasing every dimension and angle of their design, with every element labelled and analyzed.

Other entries have con-

Future Games Pending Men’s Basketball 2/23 vs. Salem State Future Games Pending

sisted entirely of a single word.

As the spring semester continues, the athletic department will continue to spread the word and look for student voices. A Build-A-Mascot day is planned for March, and in April, the committee will unveil their top three-to-five designs, in order to gauge student opinion.

The finished mascot will make his or her debut at Midnight Madness in October 2012.

The rules and guidelines for submitting a mascot design can be found on the athletics page of the school website, under the Inside Athletics banner.

Women’s basketball advances to next round WOMEN, continued from page 9

In the two teams’s first game, Salem State emerged victorious after a hard-fought match, with a final score of 76-68.

However, MCLA avenged themselves in the next game, the last times the two teams went head-to-head in the regular season. The Blazers trounced Salem, 72-51, with Dobrovolc alone contributing 23 points.

Also playing on Friday will be Worcester State versus Bridgewater State. The two winners will then go head-to-head for the title of MASCAC champion.

Bridgewater is currentlt ranked as the top of the conference, which could pose a problem to MCLA, should they reach the final game. Bridge-

water has defeated MCLA on both occasions when the two teams went head-to-head. The last game, held on Feb. 18, ended with the Trailblazers being unceremoniously destroyed, 78-46.

Should Worcester come out ahead of Friday’s game, the Trailblazers may be better off.

While the Trailblazers lost their last game to Worcester, an earlier game in the season saw the MCLA come out on top.

Before the women’s Trailblazers can consider which team they would rather face in the finals, they must first get past Salem on the 24th.

The game will be held at Bridgewater, immediately following the Bridgewater/ Worcester match.

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Alie Dobrovolc lines up her next pass on the road to MASCAC.

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In honor of President’s Day, who was your favorite president?

Ed Damon

Editor in Chief

Have you ever stopped to think about what the phrase, “My College, Right from the Start?”

For those of you who don’t know, this phrase appears in many of the College’s marketing and public relations materials.

One Admissions brochure in circulation has a beautiful picture of the Berkshire Mountains below a bright blue sky with white wisps of clouds. Across the sky, that phrase appears. The whole thing is very beautiful and the scene sums up the natural beauty that surrounds the College.

But do MCLA students live up to the expectation set in that phrase? Do they really see this as their college right from the get-go?

Transfer students obviously would have trouble relating to this phrase. They weren’t at this institution “from the start” of their college career. But that’s for another column.

And what about the students who do leave?

According to the College Board web site, the percent of students who return for their sophomore year at MCLA is 72 percent.

Comparatively, Keene State in New Hampshire, another college in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, is 79 percent. Westfield State? Eighty percent.

UMASS Amherst? Eightynine percent.

Calling it “your” college implies students should take ownership of the College, claiming it as your own, if you will. Perhaps a better, more concrete phrase should be used instead.

“Thomas Jefferson. He was one of the founders of our country and helped create the Declaration of Independence.

And he played the violin!”

“JFK because he was in the PT109 ship.”

- Steven Carpenter

- Kimberly Domanico “Roosevelt. He was a strong man and his strategies were outstanding.”

- Nadia Babyonyshev

“Obama cause he reached out more to our generation.”

“Clinton because he was handsome!”

- Maria Canuto

- Cheng Zhang

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FILE EARLY AND DON’T MISS OUT ON MONEY! MARCH 1ST PRIORITY DEADLINE!

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

What would your vagina say? asked the cast members (and Ensler asked her interviewees) to acquaint them with what the play is all about: vaginas.

Ensler does a remarkable job empowering women by bringing their voices to the public’s attention and by making the word ‘vagina’ not so taboo. What would your vagina say? Mine would rather listen.

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Performed in over 75 countries since 1996 and by a variety of women, Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” will make any audience laugh, cry, fume, and certainly blush.

Students Taking Action for Gender Equality will present “The Vagina Monologues” tonight, Feb. 23 and tomorrow, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Church Street Center. Tickets are $2 for students and $5 for general admission. All proceeds will be donated to the Women of Haiti and Girls Inc. in Pittsfield, Mass.

Ensler’s monologues are based on interviews with over 200 women regarding their experiences with violence, sexuality, and relationships.

“At first women were reluctant to talk,” Ensler writes. “They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn’t stop them.”

What would your vagina say?

What would it wear? What do you call your vagina?

These are the questions STAGE

...one out of every three women will experience some form of gendered violence in her lifetime.

This will be my second time performing in this play and I know the audience will walk away with a better sense of the struggles women face every day, both nationally and globally, and what must still be done to reach gender equality.

Emily Follin, junior and STAGE treasurer, has also performed in this play before and knows the impact the monolouges have on audience members.

“Everyone should come see the Monologues because they manage to bring issues that affect women everywhere into the light with a good mixture of seriousness and

humor,” Follin said. “I think ‘The Vagina Monologues’ is a good way to open up discussion about the inequalities that still face women.”

The Monologues also go handin-hand with the V-DAY movement, which is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls everywhere, including rape, battery, incest, sex slavery, and female genital cutting. Through V-Day campaigns, volunteering, movie screenings, and campus performances, gender based violence is brought to the forefront.

According to the National Organization for Women, one out of every three women will experience some form of gendered violence in her lifetime.

Brianna Vear, junior and president of STAGE, said the reason why she is bringing The Monologues back to campus is to reiterate the need for action and understanding of who women are, the challenges and violence they face, and the meaning of gender equality.

“I want every single person to take away something from the show,” Vear said, “whether it be a new love of moans, a reclaiming of the word ‘cunt,’ an angry vagina that is ready to be ‘over it,’ or a sense of empowerment through the tales of women and their vaginas overcoming and surviving.”

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Intriguing questions and morbid thoughts He asked how I wanted to die.

Then he asked me what I wanted done with my remains.

These would seem to be the words of a particularly polite and thoughtful serial murderer.

Alas, nothing but the questions of a good friend making light conversation over a drink.

I’m not one to spend my time thinking about death. Certainly not my own. I’m only 23, and while that’s, like, 50 in college years, I don’t plan on dying anytime soon.

Intriguing questions nonetheless. How do I want to die?

Expiring with one’s faculties intact seems like a given. No one ever says “I want to die drooling and wearing diapers, unable to remember anyone or anything.”

Ditto for dying before loved ones.

“Yes, I definitely don’t want to die until AFTER my husband/wife/ family members/best friend/cat has died. I really want to be able to indulge in my suffering.” No one ever says that. Nor do they say “I want to die doing something I HATE. I want to die doing my taxes while waiting in line at the DMV.” Do you want to die peacefully? “No. I want to die screaming.”

Most of us probably want to go painlessly and not embarrassingly.

But unless you’re committing suicide, you don’t really have a say in how you die, so I feel like how one wants to go about it is… irrelevant.

I think you can learn a lot about a person from what they want done to themselves after death. Do they care, or do they see their dead bodies as empty husks without souls?

So, what to do with my remains?

I did some research.

Burials can get expensive. According to… funeral-tips.com (boy they have a website for everything now, don’t they?) the average American funeral costs $7,00010,000. Burial takes up a lot of space, and it’s terrible for the environment. The coffins are usually covered in a lacquer that makes the wood non-biodegradable, not

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to mention the thousands of tons of steel and copper in the coffins America buries each year. And if your body is pumped with delicious embalming fluid, the chemicals that seep into the earth as you become worm food are wonderfully carcinogenic.

Cremation is considered a decent, cheap alternative to burial, costing $1,300 or less for the whole process. Yet it is not without its own environmental impacts.

Each body that is burned releases a few grams of mercury, which adds up to 1,000 to 8,000 pounds of mercury a year dispersed between air, earth and water. And with the amount of energy used to cremate a single body, you could drive your car for a whopping 4,800 miles. (By the way, I think this might be the most horrifying form of alternative energy yet!)

The thought of my family keeping around an urn filled with my ashes creeps me right the heck out.

Yet I like the idea of a memorial, something for my family to visit when I’m gone. My grandmother died when I was 10, and being able to go to her gravestone was a large part of my recovery process.

Martin Azua, a Spanish designer, created something a few years back called a Bios Urn. It’s made out of coconut shell, cellulose and peat. All-natural and biodegradable, they only cost about $230.

Your remains are put into this thing, along with the seed of a tree. You can choose any kind of plant you like. Personally, I’d like to be a fruit-bearing tree. I find comfort in the idea that whenever my family misses me, they can visit my tree and eat my delicious fruit instead of being sad.

As time passes, the seed will grow and you will live on, in a way. Your death gives the tree life.

It’s wonderfully poetic.

So, dear reader: Have you thought about your impending mortality today?

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Obama to Congress: ‘Keep going’ on economy front Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Relishing a political victory, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Congress “did the right thing’’ by extending payroll tax cuts for millions of Americans. He urged lawmakers to push forward on more measures, from assistance to struggling homeowners to increased taxes on the wealthy, saying the looming election was no excuse for inaction in Washington.

“Don’t stop here. Keep going,’’’ Obama said during a White House event marking the passage of the tax cuts.

“Keep taking the action that people are calling for to keep this economy growing. This may be an election year, but the American people have no patience for gridlock,’’ he said.

Obama was celebrating a tax cut that is already in place, but

due to expire at month’s end. He said the extension of the tax cut for the rest of the year will have a spillover effect: More people will spend money and more businesses in turn will be prodded to hire workers, and so “the entire economy’’ gets a boost.

Congress overwhelmingly passed the $143 billion measure on Friday. The bill extends both a 2 percentage point reduction in the tax that funds Social Security and extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. The measure also averts a big cut in the reimbursements doctors get for treating Medicare patients.

But Tuesday’s event was not a bill-signing because the bill is not yet in Obama’s hands. Not knowing when the legislation will come down from Capitol Hill, the White House decided to go ahead and hold its event now, while the victory is still fresh in people’s minds. No major event

is planned for the actual billsigning.

The payroll tax cut was a centerpiece of the jobs plan Obama unveiled last year _ and of a reelection strategy that seeks to cast his GOP foes as protectors of the rich out of touch with the worries of working families.

Obama never mentioned that a real driver of the deal Congress approved Friday was the political fallout on Republicans if they didn’t give ground. Having endured a debacle in December, when they were seen as holding up the tax cut before caving, Republicans this time went along, and without demanding that the cost be paid for, either.

The White House said the average family would have lost $40 per paycheck had the tax cut not been extended. Throughout the payroll tax debate, the White House encouraged people to write in on social networking

sites about how losing that money would affect their lives.

Several members of the public who submitted their thoughts were invited to join Obama at events promoting the tax cuts, including his remarks Tuesday.

“This got done because of you,’’ Obama said. “Because you called, you emailed, you tweeted your representatives and you demanded action. You made it clear that you wanted to see some common sense in Washington.’’

White House officials have called the payroll tax cut the last “must-do’’ legislation Obama has to work with Congress on ahead of the November presidential election. Still, Obama made a push Tuesday for several other priorities outlined in his jobs bill and last month’s State of the Union address, including legislation to assist small business owners and struggling homeowners.

Obama earlier this month

proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners that would make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages. The proposal has special resonance in election battlegrounds such as Nevada and Florida that have faced record foreclosures.

Obama wants Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for more borrowers to refinance their loans, creating a new program through the Federal Housing Administration that would have the government assume the risk for the new mortgages. The proposal faces a difficult path in Congress.

Obama also said he wants Congress to pass the so-called Buffett rule, which seeks to ensure that people making more than $1 million a year pay at least 30 percent of their incomes in taxes.

UN nuclear inspectors to Santorum: Global warming not science Associated Press press Iran on weapons Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – U.N. nuclear inspectors starting a two-day visit to Tehran on Monday sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon.

The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic Energy Agency team, reflecting growing concerns over alleged weapons experiments _ something Iran has so far both denied and refused to discuss.

Herman Nackaerts, a senior U.N. nuclear official, said in Vienna before the team departed on Sunday that he hoped for progress in the talks but his careful choice of words suggested little expectation the meeting will be successful.

The West suspects Iran’s nuclear program is geared toward making weapons, a charge Iran denies, insisting it’s for peaceful purposes only, such as power generation.

Iran’s state radio said Monday the inspectors hope to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit the Parchin military complex. The report said the IAEA had requested to visit Parchin, an Iranian military base and conventional weapons development facility outside of Tehran. The site has also been suspected of housing a secret underground facility used for Iran’s nuclear program, a claim denied

by Iranian authorities.

IAEA inspectors visited the site in 2005, but only one of four areas of potential interest within the grounds. At the time, the nuclear watchdog did not report any unusual activities but the Parchin site was prominently mentioned in the agency’s report last year.

The report asserted that Iran constructed “a large explosives containment vessel’’ in which to conduct experiments on triggering a nuclear explosion, apparently 11 years ago, adding that it had

satellite images “consistent with this information.’’

“Whatever the reasoning of the agency is, it proves the IAEA is not loyal to its previous commitments,’’ the Iranian radio said. The tone of the commentary suggested the visit to the military complex would likely be denied.

The IAEA visit comes as Iran last week announced what it described as key advancements in its nuclear program, inserting the first domestically made fuel rod into a research reactor in Tehran and installing a new generation of Iranian-made centrifuges at the country’s main uranium enrichment facility in the central town of Natanz.

Beyond concerns about the purported weapons work, Washington and its allies want Iran to halt uranium enrichment, which they believe could eventually lead to weapons-grade material and the production of nuclear weapons.

Iran has been enriching uranium up to 20 percent, while uranium enriched to more than 90 percent can be used for a nuclear warhead.

The IAEA team wants to talk to key Iranian scientists suspected of working on an alleged weapons program. They also hope to break down opposition to their plans to inspect documents related to nuclear work and secure commitments from Iranian authorities to allow future visits.

The IAEA summarized its information last November in a 13page document drawing on 1,000 pages of intelligence. It stated then for the first time that some of the alleged experiments can have no other purpose than developing nuclear weapons.

Iran has denied alleged weapons experiments for nearly four years, saying they are based on “fabricated documents’’ provided by a “few arrogant countries’’ _ a phrase authorities in Iran often use to refer to the U.S. and its allies.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP)– Rick Santorum says President Barack Obama is pushing a radical environmental agenda that unwisely limits energy production and turns its back on science.

Santorum told voters in eastern

Christian college sues over birth control regs Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Christian college in western Pennsylvania has sued the federal government saying that requiring employers to offer birth control coverage that includes drugs that abort fertilized embryos are “directly at odds with the religious message it wishes to convey.’’

The lawsuit filed Tuesday by Geneva College by the Alliance Defense Fund, also says that President Barack Obama’s announced compromise on the issue is “fictitious.’’

The lawsuit wants a judge to rule that the regulations violate the rights of the college and similar faith-based or churchrelated groups, and an order exempting the school in Beaver Falls from complying with the “preventive services’’ or birth control mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

Officials with the Department of Health and Human Services, which have taken the lead on the regulations, say they don’t comment on litigation.

Ohio on Monday that science is on the side of those who want to aggressively produce more oil and natural gas in America. He said the notion of global warming is not climate science but “political science.’’

Santorum said Obama and his allies want to frighten people about new oil-exploration tech-

nologies so they can get your dollars and turn it over to politicians to win elections “so they can control your lives.’’

Ohio’s GOP primary is March 6.

Santorum also planned several campaign appearances later Monday in Michigan. Voters there go to the polls on Feb. 28.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

This Week in MCLA History Feb. 23, 1984 The Beacon reported that a shortwave radio was stolen from Freel Library during finals week of the previous semester. The radio was ordered by the Spanish Club for the enjoyment of the entire student body, and according to Sam Clarke of the Psychology Department, it was an “excellent AM-FM radio” that could pick up shortwave stations from “most countries.”

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Horoscopes

Aries: March 21-April 19 Expect to get last-minute help just when you need it the most. Make sure your lines of communication are wide open, as people may use eccentric tools to try to get in touch with you.

Taurus: April 20-May 20 It’s not a great time for you to shake things up -- you need to just chill out and stick to whatever has worked for you in the past. Soon enough, you can try new things and see how they work.

Gemini: May 21-June 21 Your big brain is super-charged right now, so make the most of it!

New ideas are coming freely, and you should be able to break down problems into their component parts pretty easily.

Feb. 23, 1995 President Thomas Aceto suspended six freshmen who received GPAs of 0.0 after their first semester.

“I think it’s immoral to take students’ money when they’re obviously not doing their work,” Aceto said.

“I think it’s unfair to someone who hasn’t passed one class to stay and waste their time when there is little chance of them making it.”

Feb. 20, 1997 The Freel Library expanded with a $7,800 purchase of a 34-volume reference set called “The Dictionary of Art,” and also purchased contracts with two vendors to provide Internet reference material. “$7,800 is a phenomenal price for this resource,” said Christine Condaris, chairperson of the Fine and Performing Arts Department.

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Cancer: June 22-July22 You’ve got to deal with emotional problems in practical ways today, which is kind of a drag but still vital. Once the day is done, you can move on and get back to your honest emotions.

Leo: July 23-August 22 Your ability to sit quietly and wait for life to catch up with you is what determines today’s success or failure. Patience is a serious virtue, so make sure you’re feeling centered.

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Virgo: August 23-Sept. 22 You’re feeling more open than usual to new ideas -- even the craziest ones! Now is a great time to embrace change and to push for more from your friends and coworkers. Great things can happen!

Libra: Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Have fun today! Even if you aren’t feeling at your best, if you just fake it for a few minutes, your great personal energy should kick in and help you to make the most of the day.

Scorpio: Oct. 23-Nov. 21 You should expect some trouble on the home front today -- things are getting kind of weird with family or roommates, but the good news is that this crisis can have a seriously cool outcome.

Sagittarius: Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Big ideas are making the rounds today, so see if you can get your people to share theirs with you.

It’s a two-way street, of course, so make sure that you’re also talking up your biggest notions.

Capricorn: Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Try not to shut anyone down today, but your natural skepticism should be out in force -- and that’s a good thing! At least one crackpot scheme needs to be evaluated for flaws, and only you can do so.

Aquarius: Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You’ve got great energy today, and you should find that you can handle almost any problem. See if you can get your people to let you take the lead on most projects, but you may just have to go your own way.

Pisces: Feb. 19-March 20 You feel a bit optimistic today -but make sure that’s not pushing you in unrealistic directions. You may need to consult with that one friend who always seems to know what’s possible.

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Cody Dallaire and Mike Monaco pose for a picture after the show.

Pandora Douleur and pianist Ben “Benny Fingers” Kohn enjoy drinks after the show.

Fuss N’ Fun with Gypsy Layne February 16 at PUBLIC eat + drink

Photos by Aaron Crawford Audience members eaglery await the Berkshires’ first homegrown cabaret and burlesque troupe.

Burlesque performers entertain guests at an after party.

Scarlet Deville, Kitty “Bang Bang” Halloway, and Cody Dallaire dance on stage to “All That Jazz.”