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GOTHAM CITY DECIDES As Sept. 10 rolls closer, NYC residents compare rivals to Bloomberg era BY: JOSEPH DARIUS JAAFARI

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New York City’s mayoral election has drawn national attention, most notably because after 11 years under the mayoral control of Michael Bloomberg, the city has to evaluate what Gotham will be like without Bloomberg’s politics. Bloomberg has historically taken down political opponents by flexing his financial muscles, despite New York’s campaign finance laws which limit mayoral campaigns to just about $4 million. Such was the case when Bloomberg was first elected in 2001 right after the Sept. 11 attacks when he outspent his Democratic competitor, Public Advocate Mark Green, nearly five to one. After his election, Bloomberg had an instant opportunity to toe party lines and create massive social change in a post-Sept. 11 city wrought with hysteria. But Bloomberg wasted his opportunity, according to Democratic

Mayoral Candidate and current Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, on reforming New York City’s schools and poverty problems by focusing on corporate benefits and tax breaks to large companies. At a recent mayoral forum held at York College, De Blasio was joined by three other candidates including Sal Albanese, John Liu and Anthony Weiner. All the candidates voiced fairly similar plans in their handling of stop-and-frisk, flooding in South Queens and the increasing income gap in New York City, but the one issue all the mayoral hopefuls agreed on was the discontinuation of Bloomberg politics. One of the problems faced by the Democratic candidates distancing themselves from Bloomberg who ran on a fiscally conservative ticket but upheld many socially liberal agendas is making clear to the voters what exactly makes them so different. see “CANDIDATES” on A2

York College welcomes new Provost After long health battle, Dep’t Chair Dies BY: ANDREW JOHNSON York College welcomes Panayiotis Meleties as the new Acting Provost of York College, following the appointment of former Provost Ivelaw Griffith to the position of President at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. Meleties, the former Dean of Academic Affairs at the College, explained his mindset entering the new position. “There is only one guiding principle or pattern when you are in a college or university; you need to strive for excellence,” said Meleties, when talking about the ethos of his predecessor. “That was the main pattern, the main goal and objective when Dr. Griffith was here and this is the path that we are going to be following. We are going to be

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striving for excellence for students, faculty, and the whole college organization.” However, he also has his own plans to accomplish his goals. He believes that the college, among other things needs to push its classrooms into the digital age. “We are increasing the number of smart classrooms in the college,” said Meleties, referring to the interactive, digital smart boards, which allow teachers to present their lesson using online multimedia and digital pens designed to work on operating smart screens. “We are creating more computer labs for academic departments and research labs for students and faculty to use.” He also has the task of completing the plans of his predecessor. In his tenure as Provost, Griffith increased the college’s

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faculty by 30 percent, reconfigured the school’s academic program into three separate schools, and encouraged a more scholarly climate through the school’s annual Undergraduate Research Day. The event that has been held for four years and is centered around lengthy research projects that students completed, in collaboration with professors. He also contributed to the implementation of the CUNY Pathways system, a controversial educational reform plan designed to allow students to transfer between CUNY colleges in a more seamless manner that is viewed by some within CUNY as a proposal that could devalue a degree from the system. In a previous interview with Pandora’s see “PROVOST” on A6

BY: CIJI THOMAS Dr. Martin Atangana, department chair of History and Philosophy passed away on Sept. 1. Dr. Atangana had been a professor at York College for 15 years. Dr. Atangana was born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa. It was there that he began his musical career in the late 1970s, playing with church and high school bands. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Yaounde, he earned his Master’s degree from the University of Paris X-Nanterre, and completed his Ph.D. in History from the Universite´ of Paris 1-Sorbonne, In the early 1980s, he began perform-

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ing with professional artists such as Betty Betty, Dyna Bell, and Ali Baba. In 1986 he toured with Manu Dibango of Soul Makossa Fame. While in France, Atangana played on Paul Simon’s album The Rhythm of the Saints in 1990, and worked with Jean-Luc Ponty from 1991 to 1993, recording two of Ponty’s albums, Tchokola and No Absolute Time, as well as touring with himin North America and Europe. During his stay in France, Atangana also performed with many artists including Sorry Bamba, Mony Bille, and Sam Fantomas.

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Candidates try to separate themselves from Bloomberg ...but how are their platforms different? Mayor Michael Bloomberg Democratic Mayor (2001-2013) SOCIAL ISSUES: Bloomberg has been a consistent advocate for hardline liberal issues such as women’s reproductive rights, gun restriction, gay marriage and marijuana legalization. His most recent social battles, though, include his staunch defense of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy, which was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Shira Scheindlin on Aug. 12. HEALTH & EDUCATION: Bloomberg said in 2005 that he wanted his first term legacy to be education. However, according to recent numbers released on Aug 7 by the New

SOCIAL ISSUES: If elected, Quinn would be New York City’s first female and openly gay mayor. Quinn juxtaposes herself from Bloomberg on issues such as stop-and-frisk by saying that the city has been hurt by the practice. Quinn also upheld City Council’s decision for allowing residents to file civil suits against the NYPD for illegally profiling suspects. HEALTH & EDUCATION: Bill de Blasio argued that in 2010, Quinn did little to stop St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan from closing. However, as a remedy to the hospital Quinn had laid out

York Department of Education, the city’s test scores have dropped to all-time lows. Also, this month will likely mark the closing of Interfaith Hospital, the twentieth hospital to close down in the past ten years. POVERTY: Bloomberg’s second term was to be focused primarily on poverty in New York City. According to recent numbers from the city’s housing commission, median wages have decreased by 6 percent in the past few years, whereas Census data shows that wealthier residents of New York have seen an increase in yearly income.

other options including a 24-hour Christine Quinn emergency facility and a new school. Council Member for District 3; POVERTY: Quinn has recently City Council Speaker denounced city developers Extell for creating plans that include “rich door, poor door” designs where there are different entrances based on affluence. However, Quinn has gotten significant campaign contributions from city developers such as Rudin who have been condemned for buying up hospital land to build condominiums.

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SOCIAL ISSUES: De Blasio has gotten spikes of media attention recently, particularly within minority communities because of his staunch opposition to Mayor Bloomberg including his vehement opposition to stop and frisk and poverty in NYC. HEALTH & EDUCATION: De Blasio was arrested last year for his protesting the closing of Long Island College Hospital last year, and he also protested the closing of Interfaith Hospital in Brooklyn this year. De Blasio has argued plans

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for reforming early education. At the York College forum, he outlined public allocation of funds to help create early childhood education, however he has been blasted for not understanding the funding gaps of pre-K education where money is readily available but never used. POVERTY: De Blasio’s platform runs on the idea of New York City being a “tale of two cities” in regards to income disparity. De Blasio is well-known for his views of taxing the wealthiest of New Yorkers to pay for pre-Kindergarten schooling.

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SOCIAL ISSUES: Thompson staunchly opposes getting rid of stop-and-frisk, but agrees that the current use of stop-and-frisk is unconstitutional. One of Thompson’s larger platforms is fighting for affordable public transit. HEALTH & EDUCATION: As former comptroller for the city, Thompson found flaws in the public school’s record keeping of graduating students along with public school overcrowding. He also stands by his other opponents in calling for more access to early childhood development including pre-Kindergarten access. Thompson

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is also an advocate for affordable health insurFormer NYC Comptroller ance for every person in the five boroughs. POVERTY: Thompson has argued that mobility in New York City relies on building an educational base. On his campaign website he outlined a four-point plan to reduce poverty by expanding job training for vulnerable populations, attracting jobs and companies to all communities, increasing affordable housing and eliminating childhood hunger. Image by: Edwin Martinez1

Anthony Weiner Former New York Congessman for the 9th District

SOCIALLY: Despite Weiner’s media problems, he is by far the most progressive of the candidates and has historically been an advocate for minority rights, gay rights, marijuana legalization, ending stop-and-frisk, modernizing the city by increasing cell service in the subways, digitalizing the budget and increasing hybrid cabs in the city. HEALTH & EDUCATION: Weiner believes in a progressive, single-payer tax

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SOCIALLY: John Liu, the eccentric and outspoken Taiwan-born politician, has taken a very strong stance on stop-and-frisk by advocating for the abolishment of the policy altogether, saying at the York College forum that it was flawed since the moment it was put on paper. HEALTH & EDUCATION: Liu has been an advocate for reforming the city’s aid to medical care, but has run into problems recently when questioned on public

system for healthcare, he believes in ending the ban for gay men to donate blood and also has protested the recent hospital closures. One of Weiner’s more ambitious attempts is in education, where he vows to put a Kindle in every school bag and use Federal educational standards for NYC schools. POVERTY: Weiner has proposed many options to get people out of poverty, including getting affordable housing developers pushed to being top priority, but in 2005 Weiner was blasted for grandstanding the issues of poverty in order to garner political support.

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health regulations he argued that public opinion, rather Current NYC Comptroller than medical information, should be the determining factor in regulation. Liu argues that NYC students whose grades are in the top 10 percent should be afforded free tuition to city schools. POVERTY: Liu believes that the income disparity in New York can be pinpointed in Bloomberg’s policies of rewarding companies with tax breaks. He is also an advocate for raising the city’s minimum wage to $11.50/hr. Image by: Jean Bruno

SOCIALLY: Albanese is different than most of his opponents in that his politics are more centrist. He argues that his other opponents have demonized the police force while he wants to start mending bridges between the police force and the community. While in city council, Albanese was able to pass one of the first bills in the nation that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation. Albanese argues that his campaign is the most independent of all his opponents.

Sal Albanese Managing Director at Mesirow; former City Councilman

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HEALTH & EDUCATION: As a York College graduate, Albanese has personally vowed to make funding for CUNY schools a top priority. For early childhood education, Albanese has planned to “revolutionize early education” by creating pediatric wellness centers where doctors, teachers and psychologists evaluate each child going into school to make sure their needs are met. POVERTY: Albanese is a strong supporter in making the transit system more accessible to low-income areas that currently lack transportation options. He is also an advocate for expanding job training and promotes minority and women-owned businesses.

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“There is no jus- authority, free-data rebel ideology was the documents to Glenn Greenwald, who tice in following gaining steam. writes for the British newspaper The unjust laws,” said “Information should be free,” wrote Guardian. Snowden said he tried leaking Aaron Swartz, a Manning before his arrest in Kuwait in them to The New York Times, but the paper computer hacker May 2010. “It belongs in the public do- was unresponsive. and an early em- main.”’ The U.S. Department of Justice filed ployee of Reddit, in On Aug. 21 the Army private responsible espionage charges against Snowden in a 2008 statement calling for the public for the largest leak of classified informa- June, but Attorney General Eric Holder release of private documents. “We need to tion in U.S. history, was sentenced to 35 said that his office will not seek the death take information, wherever it is stored, years in prison by a military judge. penalty against Snowden. make our copies and share them with The sentence was less than the life senMany people believe the U.S. governthe world.” tence Manning faced under the original ment is desperate to apprehend and A couple of years earlier, a 22-year-old charges brought by the government, imprison Snowden to strike fear into any Army intelligence analyst named Brad- including aiding the enemy, for which other potential leakers. ley Manning offered a nearly identical he was acquitted, although he was still “The government sees the whole defense for a similar breach of military facing six violations of the Espionage Act. Snowden and Manning debacle as a naand diplomatic secrets. The sentence plays out as an ominous tional threat,” said Nikhil Arora, a student “I want people to see the truth, because foreshadowing for Snowden if U.S. au- at CUNY School of Law. “Our initial reacwithout information, you cannot make thorities capture him. tion as a country is to protect our union informed decisions as a public,” Manning Snowden, has taken refuge in Russia and as odd as it sounds, sometimes wrote in 2010 after he had illegally sent and admitted to the theft and release of see “NSA” on A4 thousands of classified documents to the website WikiLeaks. Both Snowden and Manning grew up in the wake of the security crackdown that followed the Sept. 11 attacks. They came of age in a technology boom and both spent time in chat rooms and virtual communities where this new antiThe public still protest Snowden’s charges, which the Obama administration still actively pursues. PHOTO BY MW238

Federal Leakers Aim to Inform and Jolt Public Discourse BY: CIJI THOMAS

In an era of friction-free web communication, more and more leakers like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden are coming out of the shadows and stepping out to the public to expose American secrets leaving people to guess at their motivations, agendas and states of mind. Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former employee of a National Security Agency subcontractor admitted to one of the most significant thefts of highly classified secrets in U.S history this summer. The documents that Snowden turned over to the press revealed a massive program to gather U.S. telephone records into a database for anti-terrorism and counterintelligence investigations. “The public needs to decide whether these programs and policies are right or wrong,” said Snowden in an interview with The Guardian. The day after The Guardian’s first Snowden story, The Washington Post revealed leaked documents about PRISM, the program used by the NSA to access records at major online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft to search information on foreign suspects with court approval. This secret program has been compiling information for seven years. “It’s sickening to know that the government was allowed to ‘spy’ on us,” said Diana Witmer, a Psychology major at

York College. “It’s such an intrusion to our privacy, and also a violation of our civil liberties.” The U.S. National Security infrastructure was built to protect the nation against foreign enemies and protect the spies they recruit. Time Magazine reported that more than 1.4 million Americans hold top-secret security clearances in the military and the world of covert intelligence. Most of them aren’t willing to contact reporters and activists over encrypted email in hopes of publishing secrets. A rare few of these security clearance holders are willing to give up their homes, their livelihoods and their freedom to expose systems that have been approved by Congress and at least two presidents, under what supporters call the close monitoring of the federal courts. “Honestly, we need more people like them in this world,” said Judith Ward, a Social Work major at York College. “They know of the consequences and yet they’re still willing to give up everything to show people that we have to stand up for our own guaranteed liberties. It’s unfortunate to see the extreme lengths of punishment they get for exposing what’s in the darkness.” This new class of radical technophiles believes that government transparency and personal privacy are the solid foundations of a free society.

NYC Rent Increases While Wages Stagnate BY: LAURA FARRELL New data now confirms what everybody knows about living in New York City, a city where housing is no bargain due to the increasing demand. The rent is too high. New York City is the second most expensive city to rent an apartment in, coming second to San Francisco, according to CBS News. In the same report it stated, the median price for a studio apartment is $2,300, a one-bedroom is $2,950 and a two-bedroom is $3,550. New York City is not an all American city, but an international one. The streets are lined with world-renowned bars, restaurants, museums and clothing stores that call for high demand. While the city appeals to all cultures, the limiting spacing continuously drives rent prices higher each year. NYU’s Furman Center concluded that the median monthly rent in NYC rose by 8.4 percent from 2007 to 2011, while a third of the renters paid 50 percent or more of their annual income to just to be in their homes. “So many people continuously demand housing in New York City,” said Wayne Forrester, a York College Economics Professor. “We have one of the highest populations and limiting space yet people are willing to pay for the location, driving the prices up.”

In 2011, the 80th percentile of the income distribution earned 6.1 times more than those in the 20th percentile, making New York City the income inequality capital of the United States, according to the NYU Furman Center. Curbed NY reported that a rent-income gap means that New Yorkers’ rent burdenâ€”the percentage of household income spent on rent and utilitiesâ€”has also gone up. In 2007, the median rent burden was 29.9 percent of income spent on rent; in 2011, it was 32.5 percent. Increased cost of rent has caused the population of workers without college degrees to look for housing elsewhere while college-educated workers move into their neighborhoods. A greater population of college-educated residents who have higher incomes increased the cost of rent for the outer boroughs. Manhattan can no longer provide the space for wealthy residents, making Brooklyn the next competitor. While average rent prices for Manhattan can range from $2,000 to over $6,000 based on size, Brooklyn generally comes with a flat fee of at least $3,000 in any neighborhood. While Queens can be considered more affordable it is not far behind catering to the wealthier classes providing economic development and luxury rentals in Astoria and LIC. see “RENT” on A5

Student Loan Bill Dies in Senate BY: CIJI THOMAS

President Obama signed into law a bipartisan student loan bill restoring lower interest rates for student loans on Aug. 8 after both the House and Senate unanimously approved the measure in July. The move was touted by politicians as a way to get a handle on the spiraling costs of a college education but criticized by many because future increases will be tied to market rates. Under the law, the interest rate for undergraduate loans will fall back to 3.86 percent and the rate for graduate student loans will fall to 5.41 percent. The passing of this bill sheds light on how much the federal government should subsidize student loans. It also appeals to students in the upcoming years who will face heavy repayment burdens if interest rates continue to increase. Obama praised Democrats and Republicans for coming to a consensus and taking a sensible approach to student loans. Cautioning that the job isn’t completely done, Obama alluded to the difficulty he’s faced getting Congress, primarily the Republican controlled House, to approve his legislative priorities such as budget deals and gun control. Anand Sharma, 27, a law student at New York University believes that this bill will allow more students to turn to higher education instead of leaving

them in fear of bigger loans. “It’s a shame that cost was the reason why some people couldn’t go to college,” said Sharma. “However I hope that this bill will get people to come back to education, to further themselves as citizens of this fast paced country.” This compromise follows after negotiations with lawmakers over how loan rates should be set in the future. Lawmakers agreed that doubling of rates would be bad policy and also bad news for students. “I agree with what these lawmakers are saying,” said Nadia Ramsamy, 23, a psychology major at York College. “It’s been too long that students have to deal with rising prices of college tuition. We’re basically borrowing money and then facing a slow recovering economy, none us are guaranteed a job. I have family members well into their 30’s that are still paying off tuition, it’s very scary.” Economically, the legislation links student loan interest rates to financial markets. The rates are lower at this time because the government can now borrow money cheaply. When the economy improves in the coming years as it is expected to, it will become more costly for the government to borrow money, and that cost would be passed on to students. “It’s like a cycle, students rely heavily on the health of the economy,” said Joel John, a student loan officer at Citibank. “Unfortunately the interest rates placed on these loans doesn’t

correlate accurately with the struggling economy that we are in right now. And also unfortunately this burden is laid on students and parents.” This year, there are 11 million students who are expected to have lower interest rates, saving the average undergraduate $1500 on interest charges. After the bill was signed, Speaker of the House John Boehner said, “With a stroke of a pen, we’ve now officially taken the politics out of student loans.” White House officials have said that Obama plans to lay out broad and aggressive strategies in the coming months to curb the fast climbing costs. As the Higher Education Act is being reevaluated in the fall, factors such as cost and attendance will come into consideration. Political Science Professor Conrad Dyer believes that the passing of this bill is a great idea and that anything supporting students going to school should be encouraged by Congress. The rates on new subsidized Stafford loans doubled to 6.8 percent on July 1 when Congress couldn’t agree on a way to keep them at the previous 3.4 percent rate. Without congressional and presidential action, rates would have stayed at 6.8 percent. According to the NYS Higher Education Services Corporation, undergraduates this fall will borrow at a 3.9 percent interest rate for subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Graduate students would have access to loans at 5.4 percent, and parents would borrow at 6.4 percent. Interest rates will not top 8.25 percent for ...see “STUDENT” on A5

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New SGA leaders aim for progress

BY: KHORRI ATKINSON

It boils down to two things: student participation and marketing. That is essentially what Shaikh Amin, the newly elected president of the York College Student Government Association (SGA), said are the two top priorities that his 30 SGA members will focus on for the new school year. “There’s a lot of work that needs to get done,” said Amin, who will be working with a $40,000 budget that was allocated from Student Activities fees in July. “We will try to do as much as we can with it.” In his budget line, Amin plans to create flyers that will highlight the achievements of York students, information about the college, Jamaica Avenue and the E and J train stations. In the past school year SGA has found

which has been a major complaint from students. Among his plans to have increased school spirit and participation at York, Amin said he will launch a ‘York SportFest’ that will cheer the college’s athletes during all of their home games. He said the college administration was very receptive to that idea. “I’m working very closely with other CUNY college student government associations to share ideas and Photo by: MARVIN DUARTE I’ve also talked to members of the CUNY Board of Trustit difficult to get students involved with the organization. But for Amin, ees and York’s President Marcia Keizs its all about reaching out directly to about some of the issues that stustudents and having more events that dents have,” said Amin. Other CUNY sewill enlighten York’s school spirit and nior colleges and community colleges create a better student experience are getting a lot of resources, so why “We want a 100 percent student not York, he questioned. “I will ensure participation. We had a success- that something is done,” he added. Adding more full-time professors ful Freshman orientation, the best we have ever seen at York,” said for students is also on Amin’s agenda. Amin. “We will keep supporting An issue he said that came to his atfirst year experience students and tention after a survey he distributed hope to have a lot of students join for his campaign for student governthe different committees we have.” ment president late last semester. To achieve all of his goals, Amin These committees he said, will tackle issues such as providing more reiterated that he needs to get resources for the library, includ- support from all students. “This ing placing more books on reserve, has to be a team effort. If we buying more than one hundred work, I know together we can.” To contact this reporter, please email: new desktop computers and fixKhorri.Atkinson@yorkmail.cuny.edu ing the college’s inconsistent Wi-Fi,

International Women’s Day

Hillary Clinton’s rousing support may result in America’s first female President.

BY: LIRIDONA DURAKU Women have been fighting to crack the metaphoric glass ceiling in America for years. To mark National Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26, many female politicians in America celebrated recent strides to ensure there really is equality for women in the nation. With each election, there are more women running for office. Due to this, there are more firsts for women’s history. Congress is currently made up of 19 per-

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our rights might be violated in order to maintain the freedom that we value.” Snowden is not the first whistle-blower to draw attention to himself. Daniel Ellsberg, the central figure in the Pentagon Papers case and one of the historical figures whom Mr. Snowden pointed to as examples, never hid who he was. Ellsberg said that he would be seen in the public as someone who acted in the interest of the country even as he revealed its secrets. Although in the internet age, Snowden’s visibility is more immediate and more universal. He is now the face of the opposition to state-sponsored information gathering. Freedom, the right to privacy and open debate are the rare issues that surpass ideology in a divided nation. Years before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Moynihan Commission, led by the late New York Sen. Patrick Moynihan, warned that secrecy was so out of control and something called “The Internet” was gaining steam.“Secrecy is for losers,” Moynihan said. “We live in the most powerful country in the world, a country that still finds it okay to hold secrets from its citizens,” says Susie Rivas, another student at CUNY School of Law.“When these secrets involve the people of the country, it also leaves us wondering what else the government is doing behind our back. It gives me some comfort knowing that Snowden and Manning leaked information to the public and not sell it to some powerful foreign country.” These developments are continually revising the view of the role of the First

Amendment in national security cases. The scale of leaks made possible by digital media, the government’s broad surveillance project and the rise of so called “Fifth Estate” publishers like WikiLeaks have changed time-honored understandings of the role of mass media in America. This is almost a flashback to 1971 when the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing The New York Times and The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers set the tone for press freedom. According to the Guardian, the victory for newspapers in the 1971 Supreme Court case New York Times Co v. United States regarding the Pentagon Papers helped shape the Manning prosecution. The “aiding the enemy” charge in the Manning case was based on military law, and the case highlights that this charge, it is not directly applicable to leakers in other parts of the government, reporters and publishers. To date, there have been no prosecutions of journalists in the United States for seeking or publishing classified information, according to The New York Times. In an interview with The Washington Post, Judge T. S. Ellis of Federal District Court in Alexandria, Va., said the Manning case, “exposes the inherent tension between government transparency so essential to a democratic society and the government’s equally compelling need to protect from disclosure information that could be used by those who wish this nation harm.” “The rights protected by the First Amendment,” he added, “must at times yield to the need for national security.”

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Notable female politicians look forward to more progress and equality for women

on her platform as senator include affordable higher education, lowering taxes and helping out small business. Tammy Baldwin is a democratic senator of Wisconsin. Baldwin is the first woman to represent Wisconsin and she is the first openly gay senator. Important things on Baldwin’s agenda are improving primary education, creating more affordable higher education and ending discrimination by gender or sexual orientation in public schools. Jeanne Shaheen is a democratic senator from New Hampshire. Shaheen served as New Hampshire’s first female Photo courtesy of: Frank Plitt governor from 1997 to 2003 cent women, and although that and has been a senator since number is disproportionate to 2009. In 2011 Shaheen was joined by the amount of women in the U.S., another female senator from New it’s the highest it has ever been. Hampshire, Kelly Ayotte. The folThe following is a list of some lowing year New Hampshire voters of the notable women in Ameri- elected Ann McLane Kuster to Concan politics and their plaforms. gress, joining Carol Shea-Porter who Mazie Hirono is a democratic Sena- was elected in 2006 and making New tor from Hawaii. Hirono is the first Hampshire the only state with an elected female senator from Hawaii all-female congressional delegation. as well as the first Asian Pacific Barbara Mikulski is a democratic American woman to be in the Sen- senator from Maryland. Mikulate. Hirono is also the first U.S. Sena- ski was the first female senator tor born in Japan and the first Bud- of Maryland and as of March 2012 dhist senator. Her primary issues she became the longest serving

woman in Congress, having been in office since 1987. Mikulski is known for a platform of ending discrimination of all types, promoting equal pay for equal work, affordable higher education and standing for universal healthcare. Nancy Pelosi is the minority leader and democratic congresswoman from California. In 2007, Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House. Pelosi stands for lowering student loans, she is a strong advocate for ending sexual assault in the military and having quality affordable healthcare for everyone. Pelosi has also supported rights for the LGBT and immigrant communities. Janet Napolitano is the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. She is the first woman to hold this position in the Presidential Cabinet. Napolitano’s job is to secure the country from threats, ranging from terrorist threats to natural disasters. One notable security effort during her time in office involves a decrease in the number of crimes committed by the drug cartels at the Mexican border. Response times to natural disasters have also improved. Wendy Davis is a democratic state senator from Texas. Davis performed an 11-hour filibuster in order to combat a bill in Texas to restrict access to abortions. Though the bill was still

signed into law, Davis’s filibuster left an impact. Davis has hinted at running for Governor of Texas, which no democrat has won since 1990. Davis is in favor of creating jobs for a more financially secure public, and for better public education. Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first secretary of state under the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2013. Clinton was the first lady to former President Bill Clinton. Mrs. Clinton served as New York State Senator from 2001 to 2009 and got closer to the oval office than any other woman in history when running for president in 2008. Clinton is widely rumored to be running for President in 2016. Less than a century ago, women in the United States weren’t even allowed to vote. The 19th Amendment went into effect on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote in America. Following that, women have fought tirelessly for other forms of equality, including equal pay for equal work. This historical day marks the biggest success of the American Women’s Suffrage Movement, which spanned more than 100 years and was one of the most successful nonviolent civil rights movements of all time. To contact this reporter, please email: LiridonaDuraku@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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STUDENTS WEIGH Frustratingly long lines IN ON CUNYFIRST and endless red tape

BY: LIRIDONA DURAKU York College, like all CUNY colleges, used e-SIMS as a way for students to sign up for classes and pay tuition. At the end of the 2013 Spring semester, York College changed over to CUNYFirst, a content management system that all of the CUNY schools will eventually implement. CUNYFirst was designed to replace eSIMS and bring the entire CUNY community together under “one unified enterprise system,” according to the University’s website. The system’s “Self Service” tab allows students to “easily” register for classes, pay tuition and outstanding balances, as well look at their past academic history. At times though, it does come with its difficulties. Since CUNYFirst took over, students have been complaining about the problems it has been causing. There have been perpetual lines alongside the Bursar and Financial Aid offices that seem never ending. The faculty seems to be just as confused as the students. Students have had problems registering for classes for Fall 2013, further setting back any attempt to try and create a schedule. The system itself has many bugs and glitches often signing people off and asking students to change their passwords multiple times. It also doesn’t allow students to see their full schedule. Students complain that the system displays unpaid balances for students who have paid tuition or get financial aid. This could result in a students classes being dropped. Pandora’s Box set out to talk to some students who were waiting on these long lines. “Look at this line. CUNYFirst was supposed to be easier. We should be able to handle all of this online rather than stand on line for 25-40 minutes,” said Khadim Kebe aviation major, 26 “I can’t stand CUNYFirst. If they don’t

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York students wait in a three hour waiting line.

understand what they are doing, how are we going to understand it? They should have stuck with Esims or actually trained the workers,” said Marissa Lutchman english major, 23 “I don’t like it. It’s hard to login. It always tells me I have an invalid login then once I am in it will log me out, out of nowhere. It’s very complicated,” said Hope Elzahab social work major, 23.

“We should be able to handle all of this online...” Khadim Kebe, 26, Aviation Major,

“I don’t like it. It’s very complicated.”

NYC Rent Soars

Cleaner, new buildings and picturesque neighborhoods in the outerboroughs have attracted new residents providing more incentive to make the move, according to Business Insider. “Long time residents of these neighborhoods of economic development must seek elsewhere where the demand for housing increases,” said Forrester. “The costs exceed their budget ultimately pushing them out.” The Daily News reported on a new generation of adult kids now known as the “Boomerang kids,” an idea of twenty-somethings in the New York area who are reluctant to pay the city’s ever soaring high rents, when they have a rent free option at home. “Right after college, I bought an apartment in the city and by far it was one of the worst mistakes I have

“I can’t stand CUNYFirst.”

Marissa Lutchman, 23, English Major

Hope Elzahab, 23, Social Work Major

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ever made,” said Joseph Holler, 26, an unemployed teacher and a ‘boomerang kid’ living in Floral Park, Long Island. “I was broke, had no job, absolutely no means to pay my bills, and my super was always screaming at me for rent. The most sensible thing to do was to move back in with my parents and try to get back on my feet financially.” A new study released by Coldwell Banker Real Estate found that young adults, aged 18 to 34 feel it’s acceptable for adult children to live at home with their parents for as long as five years. It also stated that 36 percent of young adults were living in their parents’ home, which is the highest percentage in at least four decades. “The financial implications of moving back home are crucial for the parents and the adult child,” said Ellen Miley Perry, a wealth management adviser with Wealthbridge Partners in Washington,

D.C. in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “If the boomerang kids have income and can pay rent and contribute to food costs, they should.” Some people can breath a sigh of relief since the city launched its online affordable housing application system in 2012. As The Daily News explained, the website allows applicants to enter the housing lottery system. Right now there are five projects featured in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. Jobs are still hard to come by with the unemployment rate among those between 20 and 24 years old at 12.6 percent in July, well above the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It could take years before young people have built up the savings, credit and economic security to leave the nest. Ciji Thomas contributed to this story To contact this reporter, please email: Laura.Farrell@yorkmail.cuny.edu

Student Loan Bill

...CONT’D FROM A3 undergraduates, and graduate students will not pay rates higher than 9.5 percent. Using Congressional Budget Office estimates, rates would not reach those limits in the next 10 years. About 18 million loans will be covered by the legislation, totaling about $106 billion this fall. “Regardless to the argument going on in Congress, one thing remains valid and that is that people need higher education. If this bill makes college more affordable, then statistics will reflect more students applying to college instead of abandoning the idea of further schooling,” said Michael Pick, a registered nurse at North Shore University Hospital. The student loan bill is planned as just the first of many measures the U.S. needs to take in order to make college affordable as a higher technology-based economy makes advanced training and education a necessity for many workers. Student loans still remain a burden for students and families who have to balance other priorities. To contact this reporter, please email: Ciji.Thomas@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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Provost at York College to get funding for the project, which will total $300 million. The allotted amount will include the costs of tearing down the existing classroom building and the beginning of the construction process for the new structure. “If the governor feels generous, he can give us the funds in the next budget cycle,” said Meleties, when discussing the progress of funding the project. Avis Lau-Quan, an office secretary, praised his resourcefulness, saying he is “very easy to get along with, very knowledgeable” and “always willing to help the students.” Provost Meleties Photo by York College “When they complain or want a grade change or anything, he’s always willing ...CONT’D FROM PAGE A1 saying, “I think overall it’s going to help to give them good advice; send them to our students a lot. For York College specifi- the correct department. He never turns cally, Pathways is not really that different away any student at all,” Lau-Quan said. from our general education curriculum. Rachel Philson, who also works I don’t think Pathways will be diluting as an office secretary, praised their degrees, because at the end of the the quality of his demeanor. “He’s a very professional person,” she day, the faculty of the University is here to help the students and provide advice.” said. “If anyone comes in to see him, He also has the task of helping the he takes time for the student. He sits college complete its plan for campus down and listens to their story. He tries expansion. In the Fall of 2010, York pro- to help them in any way that he can.” posed the construction of the nine- In his tenure, Meleties contributed to story Academic Village and Conference the expansion of academic programs Center, which would feature, among at the college, particularly the addiother things, a conference center, the tion of Pharmaceutical Science, Nursbusiness school, financial aid, regis- ing and Journalism degree programs. When students and faculty look at the trar and bursars offices, a career services center, and a rooftop observatory. work that Meleties has accomplished, it Meleties is tasked with the job of trying is hard to fathom the fact that he started 1998 as a Histor y profe s sor. He was also a professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. “He was a very special person,” said Dr. Robert Parmet, Professor of History and at York College. “He was special as a teacher, as a person, and as a musician. It’s just a shock to all of us because of his age, he was very young.” His research focused on the relationship between West Africa and Europe with a

Atangana Remembered ...CONT’D FROM A1 After leaving Paris in 1994, Atangana traveled to New York where he began working with local bands. Atangana performed at Disney World on numerous occasions and recorded with many different artists like Dany B, Henri Dikongue and Meg Montgomery. His solo albums include Oyenga Fam and Mot Songo. Atangana began teaching at York College in

Assistant York Provost Wins Fulbright

Holger Henke went to UK Universities to learn of culture in higher ed.

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Assistant Provost Holger Henke was awarded the Fulbright International Education Administrators Award allowing him and other participants to

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visit universities across Great Britain. The fellowship allowed Henke and other administrators to visit nearly a dozen schools in the United Kingdom, including London, Birmingham, and

his career as a Chemistry professor. Driven by a passion for being challenged and discovering, Meleties received a Chemistry degree from Athens University in Greece. He subsequently received his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in the same subject from the CUNY Graduate Center. He worked as a professor of Chemistry and as a department chair at Bronx Community College and also taught at City College and the CUNY Graduate School. He then moved to York to take the job as the Dean of the Arts and Sciences programs of the college. Although he has been an administrator for years, he still considers himself a professor. “I do not see myself as a college administrator. I’m still a professor in many ways,” said Meleties, who has not taught a class in two years because of administrative work. However, he still feels that his role as a college administrator is of great importance. He said he liked to “make change, to bring changes that help people, students and faculty.” “That, I think, is the greatest reward and the greatest service for the college,” said Meleties. However, he does not just eat, sleep and breathe the administrator life. He also likes some personal activities for relaxation and comfort. “I like to read and take long walks,” he said. “It releases the pressure. To contact this reporter, please email: Andrew.Johnson@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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PSC Plans Protest BY: MARISSA COLLADO

The Professional Staff Congress Union that represents over 25,000 faculty and staff at CUNY is planning a protest for the first Board of Trustees meeting of the year on Sept. 30. The protest will focus on three key issues, teacher’s contracts, Pathways, and the mayoral primary election. In an email sent to union members in early September by the PSC President, Barbara Bowen, she explained why now is the time to fight for a better contract for CUNY faculty. “Almost every week I hear of a faculty or professional staff member who is leaving CUNY because of the heavy workload and lack of a raise.” The election of a new mayor, according to the email, is an opportunity to achieve the PSC’s demands leading to the betterment of “CUNY faculty and staffâ€”and ultimately, for CUNY students.” The PSC is hoping to have phased retirement, paid parental leave, programs for donating and receiving extra sick leave days, additional funding for PSC-CUNY awards, an improved approach to adjunct workload waivers, and a more competitive salary scale for part-time faculty adopted into a new CUNY contract. Anthony Andrews the assistant director of student activities at York College will be attending the PSC protest. “We deserve a contract,” said Andrews. “Many of us work more hours than we have been assigned and yet sometimes we are not treated as professionals.” said Andrews. He explained that since the expiration of contracts three years ago the cost of living has continually gone up and salaries have not.

According to the email, the PSC is supporting “progressive candidate for mayor” Bill de Blasio in hopes that by their engagement in the election their demands will be met and will no longer have to work under the expired contract. CUNY Pathways will also be protested at the meeting. PSC organized a vote regarding the controversial transfer curriculum last May for full-time faculty. Of the eligible voters 60 percent participated. An overwhelming majority, 92 percent, voted no confidence in the Pathways program. “The Board’s resolution on ‘Creating an Efficient Transfer System,’ passed in June 2011 in violation of the law, should be rescinded,” said Bowen in an open letter to Board of Trustees Chairperson Benno Schmidt released in Aug. Andrews, who is an adjunct Political Science professor, was not eligible to vote on Pathways but believes that the concept of a uniform transfer system is a good idea. “However, since so many of the faculty voted no confidence, the implementation of Pathways should be given serious reconsideration by the Chancellor and Board of Trustees,” said Andrews. The PSC hopes to reach a similar ending to their protests for adjunct health care, which was extended for 14 months through June 2014 following protests and negotiations with the city of New York last Spring.“We need to do the same -- and more -- again,” said Bowen.

special emphasis on Franco-Cameroonian relations. “I had a class with Professor Atangana when I was in college,” said Rayhan Imam, a former student now a 25-year-old post-graduate. “He was a good man, I wish from the bottom of my heart that God place him in heaven.” He frequently performed with his band “African Blue Note.” For the past few years Martino Atangana and African Blue Note have been playing for New York metro area audiences at venues such as BAM Cafe, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Muse-

um of Art, Lincoln Center, Central Park, Lion’s Den, Mondo Cane, Museum for African Art, New Jersey Performing Art Center (NJPAC), Queens Public Library, Riverbank State Park, and York College. He is the author of Capitalisme et Nationalisme au Cameroun au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, French Investment in Colonial Cameroon, The End of French Rule in Cameroon

and many articles. Atangana is survived by his wife, Lois Atangana and his son Charles Atangana. A memorial service for Atangana is being planned by the York College Community and his presence in the history department will be missed. To contact this reporter, please email: Ciji.Thomas@yorkmail.cuny.edu

Aberdeen to meet with their counterparts and explore the best practices for international administration. Henke is a native of Germany and earned his PhD in government at the University of the West Indies. “Part of the Fulbright award is the culture component, it’s not just the scholarship,” said Henke. During the three-week experience, Henke went to colleges such as the Imperial College of London, Royal Holloway University of London and University of Birmingham to experience culture in the higher education field. Henke was part of the pilot award program in the U.K., making it an even more rewarding moment for him. Henke said that while he was on his trip he found that these prestigious colleges were trying to position themselves as global universities. “Most universities in the United Kingdom, in the last 10 or so years, have made a big push to increase the amount of international students,” said Henke. Henke said he learned how the

schools work to bring in international students, how they recruit globally, how they set up offices and attend fairs and how the schools work to give their international students special care. Henke was shown what works best for the students and how each college integrates them. “They are globalizing the curriculum,” said Henke. “What that means is, bringing in faculty from abroad as well.” The students involved in the study abroad programs were from different cultures and majors including math and science. Henke noticed that with these study abroad programs, there were certain groups of people who were able to afford the program. “The largest group of students were Chinese,” said Henke. “In part to do to the fact that they were able to afford the cost of studying in these very good universities in Britain.” The costs of these universities have gone up from 3,000 to 9,000 euros, averaging around $12,000 dollars. Henke expressed the value of being able to study abroad and encouraged students to travel. “You learn the

most during traveling,” said Henke. “It just opens a whole new world on how people are different, cultures are different, how things are looked at in 10 different ways.” Henke is the author of six books including “Constructing Vernacular Culture in the Trans-Caribbean, Crossing Over”, “Comparing Recent Migration in the United States and Europe” and is the editor of the peer reviewed journal Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora. In 2010-11 he served as the President of the Caribbean Studies Association at York and is an advisory board member of the Caribbean Research Center at Medgar Evers College. Henke hopes he is setting an example for his colleagues and students, encouraging them to apply for awards and scholarships. “I’d like to encourage everyone to think big, to think bigger,” said Henke “There are opportunities out there and you can get them.”

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CUNY INCREASES Former York College FINES FOR LIBRARY Professor dead at 71

Work on campus seen as a legacy

Miscellaneous fees such as ID cards, diplomas and readmission start tallying up

BY: CIJI THOMAS Fines for overdue library materials will more than double from $0.10 to $0.25 per day and overdue Course Reserve fines will increase from $1.20 to $6.00 per hour, a 400 percent increase, college officials announced. The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York approved these and other increases beginning the Fall 2013 semester at their June 3 meeting. Other increases included re-admission fees which went up from $10 to $20, diploma fees which went up from $15 to $30, ID card fees which went up from $5 to $10, a new fee of $25 for lab and locker breakage and an increase of $15 to $20 for a returned check. “This is hilarious,” said Nisha Patel, Psychology major at York. “I can’t believe CUNY used to be a free school system, now we’re charged for everything left and right. In this school, we’re getting by with the bare minimum as it is. I guess all of us have to be a little more careful with the books that we take out now.” “The University’s Tuition and Fee Manual had not been comprehensively reviewed or modernized in over 20 years; nor has its miscellaneous fee structure,” according to the document submitted to the board. “The revised Manual reflects all changes made to tuition and fee policy since the Manual’s initial adoption...” “The fines haven’t been changed in about 30 years, it’s not just this school but it’s CUNY wide,” said Grace Avila, manager of Circulation and Reserve at York College. “I just tell my employees to keep reminding students to give books back in on time.” In the same budget meeting, the board approved an increase in technology fee starting the Spring 2014 semester. The fee will increase from $100 to $125 per semester for full time students and from $50 to $62.50 per semester for part time students. The increase to the fee will generate an additional $7.4 million annually at the Senior Colleges that will improve academic and administrative computing services and will help the University keep pace with ever increasing technological advancements in teaching and learning. The broadening of the use of the technology fee is supposed to enhance the services available to students and faculty. “All these little charges and costs, they do add up,” said Florencia

Vasquez, a Psychology major at York. “Little do we realize that we’re slowly being taken advantage of, people who come to CUNY schools come from families that have lower incomes so the fact that they’re charging us little by little for so many miscellaneous things, it really does add up.” CUNY did not charge tuition until the 1970s. Since the mid-1990s, it has raised its prices less than the typical university, public or private. The State Legislature must approve tuition at both CUNY and SUNY, and until recently, lawmakers were loathe to approve increases. Then in 2010 the legislature approved CUNY’s plan to raise tuition $300 per year for five successive years CUNY will remain far less expensive than most public university systems around the country, which averaged $8,655 in tuition and fees in 2012, according to the College Board. The contrast with other schools in the Northeast is especially stark; tuition and fees run to $12,612 per year at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, $8,874 at the University of Connecticut, and $12,755 at Rutgers. Most students, though, say their main concern is tuition. According to an article in the teacher’s union newspaper The Clarion 38 percent of all CUNY undergraduates and 45 percent of all community college students come from families with $20,000 a year in income or less. According to data provided by the city’s Independent Budget Office in 2012, state spending on CUNY has dropped by nearly 8 percent during the last three budget years, while city aid has been almost flat. Tuition hikes have helped raise the overall CUNY budget by about 5 percent during that period...but at the same time, the system has dealt with a massive influx of students, as New Yorkers fleeing the lousy job market sent enrollment soaring by 13 percent, to an all-time record of 262,000. “It’s true what they say, public education is changing to private education,” said Robert Vasquez, Business major at York College. “At least the cost of it definitely is, it’s unfortunate because these rising costs also discourage people from going back to school. Students struggle so much just to pay the amount that CUNY asks for, now add all these “miscellaneous” fines, it’s really sad to see.” To contact this reporter, please email: Ciji.Thomas@yorkmail.cuny.edu

Dr. Doty, ca. 1976

BY: LIRIDONA DURAKU Former York Professor Dr. Richard G. Doty passed away on June 2. Doty was York’s first Latin American Studies expert. Though he only taught at York for one year, he left his mark. Doty was born in Portland, Oregon in 1942, where his love for coin collecting began. When Doty was young, he got a hold of Japanese and Chinese coins from World War II. He began to collect coins and learn about the origins of the coins. This grew into a passion for coins and history alike. Doty graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Portland State University and went on to earn a PhD in Latin American Studies at the University of Southern California. Doty claimed to have taken up Latin American studies due to the Cold War and America’s standoff with Cuba at the time, according to The Washing-

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ton Post. After graduating college, Doty taught at different colleges and universities around the world. One of the school’s was York College. Here he introduced Latin American Studies, a course that York still offers today. He left a legacy and a tradition of teaching and learning about Latin American studies at York before moving on to the University of Guam. History Professor Robert Parmet worked with Doty while he taught at York. “Dr. Doty was a wonderful teacher, historian and human being, with an excellent sense of humor. I was sorry to lose him after only a year at York,” said Parmet. After five years of teaching, Doty decided to leave the world of teaching and begin focusing on his first love, coins. Doty decided to work in

Thousands March on Capitol for MLK Day BY: KHORRI ATKINSON Tens of thousands of people gathered at the National Mall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington. The march, which was formally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, is where civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther Jr. stood and delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. The event was sponsored in part by Martin Luther King III, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. It featured speakers including Sharpton, King, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Many of the speakers addressed race relations and civil rights issues in the U.S., such as the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act

and the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer. They urged gatherers to press forward in pursuit of King’s dream for equality. Martin Luther King III, paid tribute to his father’s legacy and reflected on his speech. “The task is not done,” said King III. “My father said that his four little children would no longer live in a nation where they would judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” King then made reference to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, saying he was racially profiled. He called for a repeal of the “stand your ground law” that is currently on the books in 26 states. Martin’s parents were also in attendance. His mother, Sybrina Fulton, addressed the crowd briefly. “We need to step up,” said Sonia Sears, who attended the march with members of the Brooklyn chapter of the National Association

New York as curator of the modern coins and currency department at American Numismatic Society. He also studied paper money, though he preferred coins. In a The New York Times article Doty was quoted saying, “Old coins are as much antiques, works of art, as Chippendale chairs or paintings by Rubens.” In 1986 Doty began working at the Smithsonian. This is where he became widely recognized for his work. He worked here until he passed away this June. Doty had won many prestigious awards for his work with coins from U.S. and British numismatic associations. Doty was the founding president of the International Committee for Money and Banking Museums, and wrote two books “America’s Money, America’s Story Coins of the World The Macmillan Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatics”, “Pictures From A Distant Country: Seeing America Through Old Paper Money” and “Paper Money of the World.” In 1978 the New York Times wrote a review of Coins of the World calling it the “about the best value in numismatic literature that we have seen for some time. Dr. Richard G. Doty had been married four times, three ended in divorce with Joyce Doty, Margaret D’Ambrosio and Carolyn Waite. He is survived by his last wife, Cindi Roden. To contact this reporter, please email: LiridonaDuraku@yorkmail.cuny.edu

for the Advancement of Colored People. “We’re here fighting for the same things as in 50 years ago. We as youths in the community have to get more involved,” said Sears. Sears said the march brought her attention to issues that she didn’t know about, such as the section of the Voting Rights Act that was overturned by the Supreme Court on Jun. 25. “I can see that more youths are getting involved in civil justice.” said march attendee Diana Abrahams. “We just have to stay together and get more youths involved, because together we can do anything,” said Abrahams. After the program concluded, gathers went east from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which was built in 2011. This is the first memorial at the National Mall that is dedicated to an individual who is not a former president.

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Trendsetters are taking over York College, see what they’re wearing and learn this fall’s do’s and don’ts STORY & PHOTOS BY: KIZUWANDA VIALVA

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“The Matinee” by: ALEX CORRADO

Upcoming blockbusters may actually be busts BY: TRONE DOWD

Over the next two years moviegoers will be flooded with a big budget overstuffed film schedule. At a discussion over the summer at the USC School of Cinematic Arts acclaimed directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg spoke on the future of the film industry. The films that will be going headto-head in the box office continue the trend of adapting popular source material onto the big screen. The releases include Avengers 2, Avatar 2, Jurassic Park 4, Star Wars VII, Hunger Games: Mocking jay Part 2 and the highly anticipated Finding Dory, which is just

scratching the surface of potential hits, more than 30 films are going to try and share the financial spotlight. Can a year this large be dangerous for the film industry? During their discussion Lucas and Spielberg predicted that it seems unlikely that all of these movies can be successful when put against each other. The two predict a bust of the film industry if it continues on its path. Between the cost of making a film and more importantly the cost of tickets, there’s only so much success that can be had explained the directors. Audiences will have to think twice about seeing every blockbuster when

a ticket the cost of a ticket can range from 14 to 21 dollars in New York City. Lucas, creator of such franchises as Indiana Jones and the groundbreaking Star Wars films, predicts a future where moviegoing will be more like a sporting event or Broadway play than a last minute thing to do on a Friday night. He said that smaller budget movies will eventually end up on leading cable television networks like AMC and HBO if the trend continues. Spielberg had revealed that his Oscar winning 2012 biopic “Lincoln” was actually very close to becoming an HBO special instead of releasing theatrically. A world where names like Lucas

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UPCOMING York Summer Jazz Program Makes Waves fee? We improvise.” BY TRONE DOWD Students in York hosted yet another successFILMS IN program ful cultural event for students and the the surrounding community when don’t just study 2015 the York Summer Jazz Program per- the importance The following is a list of Blockbuster movies slated by the leading studios to be released within the next 2 years. Check back here next issue to see more information on upcoming films and movie reviews Pixar’s Finding Dory November The Hunger Games: Mocking jay Pt. 2 November Independence Day 2 July Dan Brown’s Inferno December Jurassic Park IV Unknown Release Date Kung Fu Panda 2 December 2014 Adventures of Tintin 2 Unknown Release Date Assassin’s Creed July Alvin and the Chipmunks 4 December Avengers: Age of Ultron May Bond 24 November Bourne 5 Unknown Release Date Die Hardest Unknown Release Date Guillermo del Toro’s Next Project Unknown Release Date The Fantastic Four March 2014 Killer Crow Unknown Release Date Ted 2 April Marvel’s Ant-Man November Mission Impossible 5 Unknown release Date Peanuts November Pitch Perfect 2 Unknown release Date Pirates of the Caribbean 5 July Pixar’s Inside Out July Prometheus 2 Unknown Release Date Star Wars Episode VII December Superman/Batman July Terminator 5 June The World of Warcraft -Unknown Release Date Have a review that you want published here? E-mail “Trone.Dowd@yorkmail.cuny. edu” to get your next review in Pandora’s Box

formed at the Little Theater in the Performing Arts Center on August 13. The jazz ensemble steps onto the stage. First the brass section, seventeen strong. Then three drummers, one of whom prepares for the first set. Next is the four bass players, followed finally by the three pianists. “Ladies and Gentleman,” Dr.Tom Zlabinger says in a booming voice. Anticipation builds as the band plays their B flat and the bassist begins to pluck his E string, tuning as needed. Once the young musicians settle in and prepare their music stands, a non-verbal okay is given. For a group of 27 high school students, this scene is the culmination of hard work, long nights and virtuosity levels of practice. These students are a part of the York Summer Jazz Program of 2013. The York College Summer Program is a six-week long college level music course for young adults from all over the New York City area. The program is directed by Zlabinger, the coordinator of music at York and assistant professor. Founded in 2005, the college’s program is designed to give high school students between the ages of 15 and 17 a chance to explore not only their own creative potentials, but the potential they can have as a group. As proficient as these kids are with their instruments, there’s much more to the course than just mastering a list of required songs. The classes themselves are just as intense as your average college class. From lengthy textbook readings to assignments that range from writing music to completing essays. For most of the students, this is their first taste of college level work. On completion of the course, the students receive credits they can roll over into their college careers. Improvisation was a big part of the show. Improv is a skill these kids are taught during the summer program. “It’s not just this marginalized activity that some very talented people do,” Zlabinger says, referring to the fact that we all do it every day of our lives. “As New Yorkers, we improvise. Our trains not working? What do we do? We improvise. They don’t have our favorite cof-

Dr. Tom Zlabinger conducting the brass section

and relevance of i m p rov i s a t i o n , they apply it. The rhythm section of the band (the bass, drums and piano) is entirely improvised. The rhythm section actually spends the most time rehearsing because they are trying out different things. The improvisation of the rhythm section could be heard in various parts of the show, like the drum and bass battles of Chick Corea‘s “La Fiesta” or the mellow bass line and rapid drum fills of Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4.” Zlabinger doesn’t consider the band’s music to be covers. “There’s no original music. The York Summer Jazz Program at the Performing Arts Center improvisations.” There’s tons of recThere’s tons of original music,” he says nonchalantly. ognizable tracks that will be no doubt While on the surface, that statement familiar to listeners of the jazz genre. The band does a wide variety of may seem like quite the conundrum, his explanation makes sense in the genres through something Zlabinger context of jazz. “The tunes are done by calls “standards” in jazz. These “stanpeople who aren’t in the room tonight. dards” include material from the The solo sections, those are written swing, latin, funk and rock columns by the people who are playing them.” of music. As a result, their set list is Zlabinger actually credits much of the a varied melting pot of music that is aliveness of their show to the sponta- still constant. “It’s a really strong repneity of the band’s performances. “We resentation of what jazz is, what Latin have to lay down this foundation for is and what funk is” Zlabinger says. Aside from performing here on the the band to work on top of. If we’re not laying down something interesting, if York College campus three times, the we’re just a computer spitting out notes band played two other venues. One and rhythms, the crowds’ not going to was the Louis Armstrong House in get moved.” Though the band is play- Corona, which was the actual home ing music with an inspired foundation of the late jazz innovator. The other from the likes of Miles Davis, John Col- was the University of the Streets, an trane and The Meters, the entire show actual jazz club on the Lower East Side. “Hire them while they’re affordable” is pretty much played and adapted on the fly. “There’s a lot of original music- Zlabinger joked during their show making going on because of their at the York Performing Arts Center.

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On the Sept. 25 they will perform for the last time at the Queens Royalty Concert at the 165th Street Pedestrian Mall, a proper send off to a successful summer. Zlabinger was sentimental speaking on how he felt about this year’s program participants and the eventual split of the group. “Five-and-a-half weeks ago when they started in July, they were a bunch of individuals. Now they’re this one thinking breathing multi-armed beast of a musical juggernaut,” Zlabinger says. “Music is more than notes, music is more than chords, music is more than rhythms, music is now, music is together, music is beyond. How do I say goodbye? Goodbyes are hard for me so I’m going to say hello. In Native American languages, there is no word for goodbye. So I’m going to take some of that.” To contact this reporter, please email: Trone.Dowd@yorkmail.cuny.edu

The band performing at the Louis Armstrong House Museum on Aug. 4th

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Weird News BY: MARISSA COLLADO

To the disappointment of Oreo lovers everywhere “Consumer Math” teacher Dan Anderson and his students discovered that Double Stuffed Oreos do not actually contain double the cream filling that the cookie is known for. The Upstate New York high school teacher and his class weighed 10 each of the Double Stuf, Mega Stuf and regular Oreos and five wafers alone to deduct from the total. After their calculations the students found that the Double Stuf Oreos were only 1.86 times larger than the regular Oreos. Even more scandalous was that the Mega Stuf Oreos were only 2.86 times larger, crushing the dreams of Oreo cream stuffing lovers everywhere. Since the publishing of his findings, a Nabisco spokeswoman has responded saying that Anderson’s findings were incorrect and the cookie does contain “double the Stuf, or cream filling, when compared with our base, or original Oreo cookie.” Anderson conducted the experiment again snd found the same results. Your move Nabisco.

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2 Sydney Leathers, best known as the woman involved Anthony Weiner’s latest sexting scandal, has decided to take Weinergate by the balls. The 23-year-old release a sextape produced by Vivid Entertainment Video, the same production company that released the infamous Kim Kardashian sextape. Leathers’ pornographic debut was released in late August and is appropriately titled “Weiner and Me.” In the video, which also features adult film star Xander Corvus as the mayoral hopeful, Leathers is seen wearing a shirt that reads “Erect Carlos Danger for Mayor,” while pop ups of Weiner’s text messages appear on the screen. “He’s [Weiner] kind of an egomaniac,” says Leathers in the sextape’s trailer. “He really just wanted me to stroke his ego and tell him how great he is.”

A door for the rich and a door for the poor. That’s the concept behind a new tower at 40 Riverside Blvd. being built by Extell, which according to the New York Post got a tax break for making 20 percent of the apartments affordable housing. The 50 affordable housing units will be on a lower floor and if all goes as planned will have a separate entrance than the rest of the higher income units in the Upper West Side condominium. The low-income residents will also use a separate elevator, have a different maintenance company, and not have a view of the water like the higher income units despite being in the same building. New York State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal described the “rich door, poor door” policy as a “blatant plan to segregate people” in an interview with NewsNation. “That has no place in the 21st century, especially on the Upper West Side, which is a bastion of progressivism and always has been,” said Rosenthal.

4 A new book and documentary about author J.D. Salinger, both titled “Salinger” claim that five new works are soon to be released posthumously. Salinger died in 2010 at age 91 and is best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher In The Rye. The documentary claims that Salinger set up his estate to publish the new books in 2015. The works rumored for release include “The Family Glass” which would continue the story of the Glass family Salinger wrote about in Franny and Zooey and The Last and Best of Peter Pans which would follow up on Holden Caulfield the protagonist in The Catcher In The Rye.

5 A study published in the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking journal found that “fearful and preoccupied” people are more likely to cyber stalk their current and former love interests on social media. “This uncertainty stems from perceptions of ambiguity within the relationship, such as not knowing if the partner is serious about the relationship or if the relationship has a future,” the authors of the study wrote, adding that such uncertainty might remain after a breakup. “In the wake of termination, it is not uncommon for ex-partners to remain friends on Facebook.” Will anyone who can honestly say they haven’t cyber stalked and prayed they didn’t accidentally like a status or photo of an ex, crush or current romantic interest please stand up? To contact this reporter, please email: Marissa.Collado@yorkmail.cuny.edu

Netflix Shows Rival Big-Cable Shows BY: TRONE DOWD

Television shows like The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones have created something of a golden age for television. But as network television changes, so does the competition. And with the growth of internet based programming like Netflix, television may have to deal with competition unlike anything it has ever faced before. In the past year, Netflix has seen extraordinary success with original programming. Netflix is not the first to do original programming, as services like Hulu and Youtube have experimented with the concept, but they do seem to be the most successful to date. The debut of shows like the thriller Hemlock Grove and the politically charged House of Cards have been very well received, the latter of which was nominated for nine Emmy Awards including one for Outstanding Drama Series, the first time a digitally distributed program has received that honor. Just this past May the return of the critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development made a triumphant return on Netflix after seven years of being off the air. In July, the prison drama Orange is the New Black made its debut to much praise from sites like the AV Club, which declared, “The only bad thing about get-

ting it all at once is that now I have to wait until next summer for more.” Netflix still has more in the bag coming later this year. Future shows include, Derek, a dramedy starring Ricky Gervais about a mentally disabled retirement home helper with a big heart. In December Netflix introduces F.A.S.T., a children’s television show based on Dreamworks Animation summer flop, Turbo. Original programming is taking off it seems and for several reasons. From a creative standpoint, having a show on Netflix is any creator’s dream. They are given complete freedom over what they want to do with their ideas. There’s no broadcasting network that they have to please. No censors that they have to deal with. No sponsors to satisfy. Even scheduling isn’t as strict as a broadcast network ordering shows for a set time of year. As a result, more risks can be taken which in turn means original content can be unlike anything else available on network television. In many ways, on demand programming does everything cable networks like HBO offered nearly three decades ago. Netflix takes it just a step further, as HBO still relies on word of mouth as the deciding factor of what gets cancelled and what doesn’t. Netflix also offers a built-in DVR function that pauses and resumes shows automatically.

Poster at 42nd Street for the upcoming Netflix original Derek

But even with the creative side being free of restrictions, there are plenty of factors that say network shows aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. First, it doesn’t offer nearly enough original content to compete with networks like HBO and Showtime. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in an interview with GQ that he’d like to have Netflix offer five new shows a year, so maybe that time isn’t far off. But if House of Cards cost Netflix $50 million per season, in order to make a profit Netflix needs to keep their subscriber base growing. There’s a balance that they need to keep track of if

they’re going to invest in enough content to keep up with the competition. Another reason Netflix may not be taking over cable is the same model that is so appealing to some customers. Releasing an entire season of a show at once means there will be huge dead zones in between seasons. Looking at a show like Game of Thrones, that keep the viewer involved throughout a portion of the year, it’s clear that this is what keeps a show relevant. After a viewer watches all thirteen episodes of Orange is the New Black in a sitting or two, there is an entire year before

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the show is being talked about again. Netflix needs to somehow make sure that their retention of viewers in between these seasons is kept at a high. The answer to whether or not original internet programs will eventually overtake television is probably a long ways off. For now, it is an interesting alternative to entertainment that isn’t available any other way. As quality of some of these shows are, it’s safe to say Netflix has had a great start to what could be the future of home entertainment. To contact this reporter, please email: Trone.Dowd@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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Students need to vote to further a change

BY: ABE GEORGE Abe George is a former candidate for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and is now working side-byside with candidate Ken Thompson to oust incumbent D.A. Charles “Joe” Hynes

oter turnout in New York City elections is abysmal, especially among the youth. In this upcoming election, we should be reminding ourselves that platform issues such as stopand-frisk, marijuana prosecutions, affordable housing and educational reform can all be addressed so long as students - just like

yourselves - get out the vote. When I think about engaging young voters, it reminds me of how I became an unlikely politician. My parents came to this country in the 1970’s because America was a land of opportunity. Typical of many immigrant parents, the vision they had for my life was a career practicing medicine. But typical of many immigrant children I rebelled and thought practicing law was a better fit. After going through the NYC public school system, undergraduate at NYU and finishing a JD at Hofstra Law School, I found myself working as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan D.A.’s office. During that time, I saw a crisis occurring in my home borough of Brooklyn. Twentythree year incumbent District Attorney Charles Hynes was playing politics with people’s lives and I began to realize that instead of complaining about what was going wrong, I needed to be part of the solution. I quit my job and campaigned for a year, fighting and championing for all the progressive issues I believed in such as reforming stop and frisk and reforming our racially disparate marijuana laws. Yet just as I had come into politics wanting to help the people of Brooklyn, I had to

leave politics for the same reason. Earlier in July, I dropped out of the Brooklyn D.A. race and threw my support behind the other challenger, Ken Thompson, because I knew that the only way to oust Hynes and give Brooklyn a fighting chance was to unify mine and Thompson’s forces. The same mentality needs to be applied by voters. If you want change, you’ve got to get out and be active about it. These races effect you probably more than you even realize. No matter the borough you live in, city elections will have a drastic impact on your day-to-day life. However, out of an estimated 6 million eligible voters in New York City, roughly only a million show up to vote. It’s one of the few known facts that the more local an election, the more drastically it will impact residents of your city. Take stop-and-frisk, for example. According to a report released by CUNY’s John Jay School of Criminal Justice, last year there were over 17,000 stops in Jamaica. The York College subway area, specifically, had 4000 stops alone. However, out of all those stops, only 1% resulted in gun recovery, and over 200 arrests were because of contraband such as marijuana. Marijuana prosecutions in Queens are not nearly as problematic as in other boroughs such as Brooklyn, where there have been over 6,000 charged with low-level marijuana possession since 2009, but there has still been over 28,000 arrests for marijuana pos-

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session in the past 4 years, and a lot of that number has to do with stop-and-frisk. What should be alarming for student voters is throughout New York City, marijuana arrests and prosecution has been targeted primarily at black and Hispanic men around college age. The ACLU released new statistics earlier this year proving that young black men are almost four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than white men of the same age. Jamaica’s 103rd Precinct leads most of Queens in marijuana arrests, and majority were blacks and Hispanics. Students of the millennial generation, like you, have created a voting bloc which paved the way for legalization and decriminalization in other states across the country. It’s now your turn to get out and do the same. The next mayor you vote for could very well direct the priorities of the police department to dictate how police resources are spent on fighting non violent crimes like possession of marijuana. For instance, both Mayoral Candidate Sal Albanese and Christine Quinn have publicly stated that we are fighting a failing war against marijuana, but Albanese believes in legalization and taxation, whereas Quinn believes in decriminalization. By voting, you could decide which candidate you would want to be your voice when it comes to this issue. Alongside solving stop-and-frisk and marijuana abuses, voting in this election will have a direct impact on local issues such as flooding. There are six candidates for

Queens Borough President (QBP), and each have a very different stance on how to solve the issue. The next QBP you vote for will have a broad oversight on infrastructure. Voting for the right person would ensure local problems being relayed through higher channels in order to get things done. Voting is a not only a chance for you to show your support, but it’s also a reminder to the candidates whom they work for. For example, as students of a CUNY college your funding is dictated by the city budget and the mayor has direct oversight of that fund. Voting for a person who actively and publicly acknowledges the importance of education funding will only help you in your long-term career goals. However, by not voting, you run the risk of getting a mayor who may not value education as much. Every single election, whether it be local or federal, there is one goal on every campaign’s mind: how to get the youth vote. Millennials are, rightfully, disillusioned with politics for this exact reason. It’s a troubling statistic, that even in the last federal election only 45% of registered youths showed up to the polls. The truth of the matter, though, is that change can only happen through students such as yourselves. Gandhi famously said “be the change you want to see in the world”, and it’s important that you - as the next generation of leaders - start paving an easier road for yourselves and your neighbors. But you have to vote for it.

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A MESSAGE FROM PB’s CO-EDITORS IN CHIEF BY: LIRIDONA DURAKU & MARISSA COLLADO This is Duraku and Collado’s first year as Editors in Chief for Pandora’s Box after previously holding editor positions last year for News and Arts & Entertainment respectively.

omen in power often get referred to as bitches, either by men or by their fellow women. Since accepting the title of Co-Editors in Chief we have heard the word “bitches” thrown around in reference to us and how we run Pandora’s Box numerous times. We started working for Pandora’s Box over two years ago as eager reporters and eventually moved our way up

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to becoming section editors. Now we run the paper as two equal but different halves, though many things about us are similar including our passion, desire, and undeniable bitchiness. There is a certain behavior a woman must exude to be considered a bitch. She must be aggressive, intelligent, determined and successful. But those are traits most men have and are often marveled at and praised for. Rarely are these men called “jerks” or some equally patronizing adjective. Society is nicer to men who have perseverance and believe in doing the best and being the best. Women who participated in the Elle Magazine and Center for American Progress 2013 Power Survey found that 30 percent of women in the workplace have experienced sexism.

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The inequality women face in the workplace begins as soon as they leave college. A 2012 report by the American Association of University Women found that millenial women are only paid 82 cents for every dollar a man is paid. The AAUW report “Graduating to a pay gap” found that “women and men pay the same amount for their college degrees, but they often do not reap the same rewards.” Non-millenial women are currently paid only 77 cents to their male counterparts. In 1970 women were only paid 59 cents for every dollar a man got paid, more than 40 years later we have yet to reach equal pay for equal work. So as women we must work twice as hard to get the recognition we deserve and will likely never receive the proper amount. We have to fight for people to take us seriously, we have to face multiple outdated stereotypes in the workplace. The National Women’s Law Center fact sheet on sex stereotypes and how they hurt women in the work-

place found that women face a variety of sexist stereotypes. The NWLC found that women aren’t making equal money because women are not viewed as breadwinners and are working only to make “extra” money. Women must also deal with being penalized in the workplace for not acting or being feminine enough. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon found that women who attempted to negotiate their salaries were seen as overly aggressive unless they conformed to feminine stereotypes like smiling and nodding when asking for higher pay. Aside from being forced to be overlyfeminized at work women must also work harder for promotions. A 2012 study by McKinsey & Company, a global management-consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management, found that women have to work harder than men in a business environment. The study concluded that men are more often promoted based

on their potential while women are promoted on their accomplishments. If being a “bitch” means we do great work on a timely basis and print some great college journalism, then we are two proud bitches. When we say a deadline we don’t mean sometime that week, we mean that day. Pandora’s Box this year will be rebranded, redesigned and completely new - and our accomplishments will lead to our promotions. We have changed the layout, the content we produce and our website. We are currently in the process with the help of our entire editorial staff of creating an iPhone and Andriod app for Pandora’s Box to take us to the next level of college journalism. So on behalf of us bitches we want to wish you a great Fall semester at York College and to encourage all women at York to not be afraid to embrace their inner bitch. And remember in the words of the great philosopher and feminist icon Tina Fey “Bitches get stuff done.”

Americans should question Obama in Syrian attack BY: JOSEPH DARIUS JAAFARI

he United Nations recently declared that ‘some form’ of chemical substance was used in the attack made on Damascus in late August, but would not comment on who launched the attack. Western nations, including the U.S., have laid official plans for a military strike on Syrian military compounds, but until all the facts are cleared, U.S. intervention in the form of a retaliation strike should be reconsidered. There are other responsible parties that have a vested interest in Syrian stability such as Turkey, which has been flooded with Syrian refugees since the beginning of the civil war. Constant intervention in Middle Eastern relations has turned the U.S. from a middle man arbitrator to a lead negotiator, making Arab nations reliant on Western diplomacy. In an interview with MSNBC, Ed Husain, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, stated that there are other powers at play that need to be

involved- not just the U.S. “Europeans have a responsibility to act here, the Arab nations do and Turkey does... there are other global players that have a responsibility to burden some of that,” Husain said. Nevertheless, Obama officials seem determined to lead other nations and advance a military strike against Syria, which should be raising eyebrows for those who have been following the deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and Syria and also for students of history. On Aug. 1, Reuters published a story that said Obama had authorized U.S. military support of Syrian rebels to depose Syrian President Bashar alAssad including CIA support. Another article by the UK’s Daily Mail published in July published an e-mail leak which said Washington had OK’d a plan for Syrian rebels to use chemical agents and blame it on the Assad regime in order to instigate U.S. intervention. This isn’t the first time our nation’s leaders have used false information to instigate a military reaction. In the ‘60s, President Lyndon B. Johnson had Congress draft up the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which granted U.S.

military support for South Asian countries and launched us into the Vietnam War, based off of false evidence that claimed North Vietnamese torpedo ships attacked a U.S. Destroyer. In 2003, the Bush administration presented photos and evidence to the United Nations claiming that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which became the pretext for the Iraq invasion. The evidence was later proven to be false. Most recently, in 2011, Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi was killed for allegedly committing massive civil rights violations on rebel forces. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton instigated NATO intervention and called for Gaddafi’s death despite Amnesty International providing evidence that the information lacked significant credibility. Assad’s regime has committed horrible acts within the past two years of Syria’s civil war, including killing tens of thousands of their own people. Sometimes killing thousands within a month’s time. However, if the U.S. is to intervene on the basis of chemical weapons charges, then it needs to be cleared by the U.N. We can no longer be known as a trigger-happy country.

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Cardinal Game Spread MEN’S SOCCER September 11 @ Purchase College 7PM September 14 @ The College of New Jersey 1PM September 17 @ St. Joseph’s College 4:30PM September 21 @ Brooklyn College 12PM

CROSS COUNTRY September 15 Queensborough Invitational @ Van Cortlandt Park 10AM September 21 Bard College Invitational @ Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12PM September 29 College of Staten Island Invitational @ Van Cortlandt Park 10AM

Women’s Volleyball September 10 @ College of New Rochelle 7PM September 14 Doubleheader Baruch College 11AM John Jay College of Criminal Justice 3PM September 17 @ Hunter College 6PM September 19 City College of New York 7PM

Women’s Tennis September 10 John Jay College of Criminal Justice 4PM September 13 Rutgers-Newark 4:30PM September 14 @ Kean University 1PM September 18 @Purchase College 5PM

Quarteback Eli Manning looks to lead the Giants to the Superbowl XLVII which is being held at MetLife Stadium

Jets and Giants Look to be in Superbowl for 2013 BY RAYMOND MORA

With this year’s Super Bowl taking place at MetLife Stadium both New York teams want to represent their hometown. Coming off a season in which both New York teams missed out on the playoffs, both have lingering problems from last season that needs to be addressed heading into 2013. In 2012, the Jets had an abysmal season. They went 6-10, had a dreadful quarterback in Mark Sanchez and a circus act with Tim Tebow sitting on the bench. In January of 2013, the Jets made a change in the front office by hiring a new general manager, John Idzik Jr. But even that change doesn’t solve the problem the Jets have had since the start of last season and that’s at the quarterback position. Geno Smith, who the Jets drafted out of the second round this past NFL draft, is now part of the latest competition with Mark Sanchez to earn the starting quarterback job. According to an article from the New York Daily News, Idzik would prefer to have Smith as the team’s starting quarterback heading into week one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but head coach Rex

Ryan will have the final say when making that decision. Sports Information Director of York College, John Scarinci, shared who he thought will be the starter week one, “I believe Mark Sanchez will be the starter because Geno Smith has hardly played, “said Scarinci. “Sanchez has been decent in the preseason so far, which is probably enough for him to get the starting nod in week one. However, I would not be surprised if Geno is the starter at some point during the season.” Based on the preseason, Sanchez has the upper hand since Smith has only played one game, which came against the Giants. It was Smith’s first start this first preseason and he finished with a line of 16 completed passes for 199 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Despite Smith’s little playing time, Ashley Oken, a 21 year-old Jets’ fan from York College, believes that Smith has the potential to bring the best out of team, “Mark has the experience and familiarity with the playbook, but Geno is accurate with his passes and runs,” said Oken.

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The Jet’s quarterback situation has been the talk of their preseason, but not so much for their New York counterparts. After failing to make postseason last year as defending Super Bowl Champs, the Giants have high expectations for 2013. The biggest concern for the Giants this season is their defense. They lost key defensive players this past off-season such as safety Kenny Phillips, defensive tackle Chris Kanty and longtime Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora. And as if losing those guys wasn’t enough according to nfl.com, the Giants lost their safety Stevie Brown for the year due to a torn ACL. Brown sustained the injury in week three of the preseason against the Jets. According to the New York Daily News, head coach Tom Coughlin spoke about the loss of his star safety, “I feel badly for him, he’s worked hard and prepared himself well to get in this position where he’s made a lot of plays for us, and we’ll definitely miss him.” With Big Blue’s defense in question, their offense has to score big, which they are highly capable of doing. “I would certainly look for David Wilson to step up on the offensive side of the ball. He is an explosive running back,” said Scarinci. “But I also expect

Men’s Soccer Future Dim

BY:STEVEN RODRIGUEZ After a season in which the Cardinals went 4-11-1, York’s men’s soccer team is ready to look toward 2013 and put last season behind them. In the 2012 season, the Cardinals struggled out the gate as they lost their first three games. Following those three losses the Cardinals managed to tie one game against their CUNYAC rivals John Jay College, but after that it was downhill from there. The Cardinals struggled mightily as they lost a string of seven straight games. By midOctober the Cardinals had a winless

record of 0-10-1, the worst start ever in their history. To end their season the Cardinals managed to win a string of four straight games, but would lose in the CUNYAC quarterfinals to Baruch, to officially end their nightmare of a season. According to yorkathletics.com, York’s 4-11-1 record was good enough for a .281 win percentage and dating back to 2006 it was the lowest winning percentage they ever had. The reason for their struggles last season was due to bad offense as well

as terrible defense. Out of all their games last season, seven of them the Cardinals were held scoreless. And in another seven of their games the opposition scored four or more goals against the Cardinals. Last season, against their CUNYAC rivals the Cardinals managed to go 2-7, their two victories came against Hunter and Medgar Evers College towards the ending of the season. This season York has to perform better against them as eight out of 18 their games come against their CUNYAC rivals. Even with their disappointing performance last season, the Cardinals did have two of their young players

Hakeem Nicks to have a bounce-back season after an injury-plagued 2012.” Last season the Giants struggled offensively, they finished the season 9-7 and it wasn’t good enough for them to win the division or a wild card spot. The job security for Coughlin and Ryan is different. After winning two Super Bowls in the last six years Coughlin’s job appears to be safe. But Ryan might be in for his last season, last year was the worst the Jets have played under his tenure as head coach and it was the second consecutive season they missed the playoffs. “Coughlin’s job is certainly secure. With two championships, he can pretty much leave on his own terms. Rex Ryan is doomed. He will probably be fired if the Jets don’t make the postseason, which is likely,” said Scarinci. The journey to Super Bowl begins Sept. 8 as the Jets host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. the Giants will play the Cowboys in Dallas in what will be a classic matchup between division rivals. It would be a Cinderella story if either team makes it to the Super Bowl this year since it’s being held in New York for the first time in its history and the venue will surely motivate both teams. To contact this reporter email: Raymond.Moraga@yorkmail.cuny.edu receive CUNYAC All-Star honors. Returning junior defender Jordan Chin was selected for the First team. Junior forward Andre Adelson, was named to the Second team, it was his second All-Star selection in his college career. According to the York athletics website, Adelson was ranked second on the team in points with 9, he also recorded four goals. The Cardinals will look to have a much better season in 2013. The season kicks off on Sept. 5 against Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville NY. To contact this reporter email: Steven.Rodriguez@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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Elbow Injury Sidelines Harvey for 2013

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Matt Harvey has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament which threatens to keep him off the field for 2013 and possibly 2014.

BY STEVEN RODRIGUEZ

The baseball season has reached the dog days of summer and just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the New York Mets, it did. On Aug. 26 the Mets were hit with devastating news, their All-Star pitcher Matt Harvey was diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which could keep him on the shelf for all of next year. The injury caught the Mets’ fan base and front office by surprise. Usually the only way to repair a torn ulnar col-

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lateral ligament is by having Tommy John surgery, which takes approximately 12-15 months to recover from. According to an article from ESPN. com, the Mets are currently holding off on the procedure for two to three weeks to allow for the swelling to decrease. After that the Mets hope to determine the severity of Harvey’s elbow and if the surgery is necessary. The Mets phenom was having a career year, one in which he was the starting pitcher for the 2013 All-Star game in his home ballpark, Citifield.

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Harvey had a record of 9-5, sporting an ERA of 2.27 along with 191 strikeouts and only 31 walks. “It’s unfortunate from Matt’s point of view,” said Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson in an interview with ESPN.com “and it’s unfortunate from the standpoint of the organization. These are the kind of things that happen in the game. The successful teams, the successful organizations, respond to these setbacks.” said Alderson. The Mets were planning to shut Harvey down for the season once he had

reached 200 innings. The 24 year old right hander had already pitched in 178.1 innings before the injury. Now filled with regret, the Mets front office is starting to wonder if all this could have been avoided. Reports show that Harvey had been feeling forearm tenderness for about month or two, something the Mets wished they had taken more seriously. Harvey’s last dominating performance came on Aug. 7, a complete game shutout against the Rockies in which he allowed 4 hits, walked none and struck out six, it was the first of his young promising career. Following that game, fatigue started to kick-in his last three starts. Harvey failed to get passed the sixth inning in any of those starts and was roughed up for 13 hits against the Detroit Tigers, which we would later learn was the final start for him this season. “It’s discouraging to hear that he’s done for the year and maybe all of next year.” said St. John’s student majoring in Sports Management, Jehovany Diaz. “He was the reason the Mets were selling out every 5th day because everyone came to see him,” said Diaz. Had Harvey’s season not come to an abrupt end he was a candidate to win the 2013 Cy Young award, but now that is surely not the case as Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw looks to win his second Cy Young in three years. Most pitchers that suffer such an injury like Harvey’s struggle to get back to their ace form. Besides the amount of time Harvey will miss fans

and coaches are more concerned to see if he will be same pitcher once he returns. “It’s terrible he may lose a year of his prime,” said 20-year-old Business Administration major Vladislav Pronchatov. “But I think he’ll come back to his ace form because analysts say his mechanics are flawless, so his arm should be able to handle the stress of a full season.” One pitcher who underwent Tommy John surgery and has actually come back to his ace form is St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, Adam Wainwright. Wainwright underwent the procedure at the beginning of the 2011 and returned at the start of the 2012 season. Upon his return Wainwright struggled a bit, but still put up a decent ERA of 3.94 though that was not up to his standards. This season Wainwright looks like he hasn’t missed a beat, his ERA is a solid 3.14. Wainwright’s current success is proof that pitchers can come back from Tommy John surgery and regain their ace form, so there’s hope for the Mets ace pitcher. Following the news of his injury Harvey announced on his twitter, “Thank you everyone for the kind words and support. I may be done this year, but I will be back next year for April first.” Harvey has remained very optimistic since the news of his injury, but the Mets can only hope their young stud can return healthy and dominate like he was this season. To contact this reporter email: Steven.Rodriguez@yorkmail.cuny.edu

Cardinal Women’s Volleyball Gears Up for New Season BY:STEVEN RODRIGUEZ

The women’s volleyball season began on Aug. 30 against King’s College at home. The game, which resulted in a 0-3 loss, is the first game of Coach Ashley Greene’s second year as the head coach of the Cardinals. Despite their loss and disappointing 2012 record of 7-27 that ended with three losses in a row and 20 games under the .500 mark there are high expectations for the 2013 season. Greene said she is focused on putting a better team out on the court this season. “We are trying to build a name for ourselves and make a presence in our conference which hasn’t always been that way,” said Greene while discussing the goals for this season. “This year we are focusing on being dedicated and giving 100 percent when we are going out there and using things that we worked on in practice and applying it to game situations at the best of our abilities,” said Greene. To attain this goal Greene feels that leadership from her players can help

make them a better team. Cardinal’s setter, Evelyn Florentino and outside hitter/libero Allison Li are taking that extra step to lead the team this season, according to their coach. “Evelyn Florentino is a go to person when you need motivation, getting the team together and the right mind to play,” said Greene. “When we start to play games, Allison Li is the go to player, when you need something done she will do it and get the job done.” Florentino, who is one of the team’s captains, agrees with Coach Greene as well. During the off-season, Florentino ran and did a lot of cardio by playing volleyball on the beach during her free time. This year she has high expectations for the team and herself to help guide the Cardinals to success. “I have high expectations for this team with a good bunch of girls and we should go all the way to the finals,” said Florentino. “I want to prove to myself that I can push these girls to what they have to do on the court and help us win games. I need to be

more vocal and push them because I know they have so much talent and skill.” Florentino wants to achieve all of these goals and knows that her team is supporting them all the way. Veronica Henry, a transfer student to York College and new member of the team, is a sophomore looking to gain the team’s trust. Henry feels that this team can go far with the coach’s help as well as the players. “Coach Greene is energetic and pushes people as well as herself.” said Henry. “I believe this team can go all the way to the finals based on what I’m seeing. We just need to push each other and just focus on taking one game at a time. We need to practice hard and win each game and not look ahead of ourselves with just one win.” Coach Greene attributed the team’s success to different personalities and a group mentality to winning and gladly takes on the role of the teams’ personal mentor. “I’m really good with personalities whether it’s happy, sad and angry. Our team is special because of the different personalities and when it comes to volleyball it meshes well,” said Greene. Throughout their first set of games

Evelyn Florentino serving in a match during the 2012-13 season

to begin this season the Lady Cardinals’ are set to face Mount Saint Mary College, Kean University and CUNYAC

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rivals Baruch and John Jay College. To contact this reporter email: Steven.Rodriguez@yorkmail.cuny.edu

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The RODRIGUEZ Report Sports Insights, Opinions and Latest Happenings Lengthy Game Suspension for A-Rod Unfair

BY STEVEN RODRIGUEZ Over the course of twenty seasons Alex Rodriguez has seen his career go through a downward spiral. A-Rod headlined the Biogenesis scandal and the animosity fans and players have towards A-Rod has reached its boiling point. Rodriguez one of baseball’s all-time greats is now baseball’s biggest villain. At the beginning of the season Alex Rodriguez was placed on the disabled list as he was recovering from his second hip surgery in the last five years. But even that couldn’t keep the most hated Yankee from making headlines for all the wrong reasons, as he was a big name during the Biogenesis investigation. After months of waiting to hear the punishment for the players involved with Biogenesis clinic most players got suspended for 50 games, except Ryan Braun who was suspended for 65 games. Some of the players were

big names such as Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera, but A-Rod received the longest suspension with 211 games, which he immediately appealed once it was announced. According to the an article from USA Today, MLB investigators think that Rodriguez was using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) since 2010, and tried to obstruct the investigation by purchasing medical records from clinic director Tony Bosch, Rodriguez would later deny the accusation. In the same article, MLB Commissioner, Bud Selig, explained his reasoning for giving A-Rod a lengthy suspension, “I wouldn’t second-guess it at all. I know why I did it and what I did. I thought it was eminently fair then. I think it’s eminently fair today,” said Selig. “All this business about personal likes and dislikes is just nonsense. You do what you think is in the best interest of the sport, based on the evidence that you have.” A 211 game suspension is an odd amount of games to suspend a player and seems a bit harsh to give a player. No one knows really knows if Rodriguez really did interfere with the investigation, everything that has been said in the tabloids has been rumors not facts. Selig says it’s what’s fair and best for the game, but if that’s the case Ryan Braun should be getting suspended for the same

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amount of games. Before the 2012 season, Braun was suspended for 50 games for steroid use, he appealed his suspension and won the appeal because his urine sample was tampered with. Once he was reinstated he gave a speech on how he never used PEDs, which in the end was a lie since he was a part of the Biogenesis scandal, lying to all of MLB. “What Ryan Braun did was worse, he had the chance to come clean once when he got caught the first time,” said York College’s Sports Information Director, John Scarinci. “I think 211 games is a random amount of games to suspend a player. I believe one year would’ve been enough to suspend A-Rod.” A-Rod made his long awaited return to the Yankees on Aug. 5 in Chicago against the White Sox and he was greeted with a parade of boos throughout U.S Cellular Field. On Aug. 9 he made his return to Yankee stadium With suspension looming, Rodriguez focused on helping Yankees make the postseason. Photo Courtesy of Keith and was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers and that’s been the case since his return to the Bronx Bombers. Yankee fans are glad to welcome back the beleaguered third baseman, but only if he can produce and help them make the postseason. What frustrates Yankee fans and fans around the game is the amount of money A-Rod is getting paid and now since he’s been known as an active steroid user they feel he shouldn’t be given that money. According to espn.com, A-Rod is expected to make 28 million dollars this year. “I believe if a player gets caught for PEDs use they Baltimore Orioles fans taunting A-Rod for his steroid use Photo Courtesy of Keith Allison have to expect to get paid the der in his first at-bat of the night. given them new life as they have league minimum,” said 22 year-old Dempster was suspended for five gone 18-11 since. They have made the physical education major, Andrew games and was fined $2,500, which is American League Wild Card race inStella. “Those players are cheaters inconsequential because he did not teresting as they trail the Tampa Bay and they robbed millions of dollars miss a start in the rotation and the Rays bytwo games in order to get a from the teams they play for and fine he received was a joke. spot in the postseason. But once the that money could have been given to “Dempster should have been tossed season is over what’s going to be honest players.” from the game after plunking A-Rod. looming on everyone’s mind is will Since his return, players such as He should have got fined more mon- this be Alex Rodriguez’s final season John Lackey and Evan Longoria have ey and suspended for three weeks be- in the major leagues? For his sake expressed great displeasure over him cause he intentionally tried hurting hopefully it won’t be. being able to play. On Aug. 18 Red Sox A-rod,” said psychology major Alex pitcher Ryan Dempster took matters To contact this reporter email: James, 21. into his own hands as he intentionSteven.Rodriguez@yorkmail.cuny.edu A-Rod’s return to the Yankees, has ally plunked Rodriguez on the shoul-