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Final Exams Expected to Sideview Mirrors Smashed, Public Safety to Bolster Security Stress Students

Laurel Lot Vandalized, Students Question Safety

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After seven cars were vandalized in the Laurel parking deck, two students were charged with the crime and arrested. The incident caused students to worry about their safety on campus and call for more security cameras in the parking lot.

By ELYS E TORIBIO Staff Writer

Two Ramapo students were arrested following the vandalism of seven cars in the Laurel parking lot the night of Nov. 16.

The suspects, accompanied by a group of people on the night of the incident who did not participate in the act, were identified by Public Safety with cameras located inside of the Laurel lot garage entrance. Once identified, they were then turned over to Mahwah Police and arrested.

Caitlin O’ Toole, Student Government senator and liaison to Public Safety, said the vehicles that were vandalized seemed to had been chosen at random.

“They hit the sideview mirrors of the cars were hit, some cars one, some cars two,” O’Toole said. “It was really random, they did it all throughout the garage.”

Several students on campus, especially those who park their cars in the deck where the incident took place, were shaken at the news. P.J.

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Pimpinelli, a junior, questioned why a fellow Ramapo student would commit such an act.

“I don’t understand why someone would have the urge to even do something like that,” Pimpinelli said. “Especially to broke college students who are already paying thousands and thousands of dollars just to attend school, let alone fix their vehicles.”

O’ Toole explained that a number of the victims have expressed their concerns about the incident, and are anticipating some action being taken by SGA on their behalf.

“I know [Public Safety] is looking to get wireless cameras,” O’Toole said.

Having cameras placed throughout the entire parking lot, rather than just at the entrance, would help to avoid these issues, explains Pimpinelli.

“There should be cameras everywhere,” Pimpinelli said.

For some, like Yesenia Camacho-Diaz, a junior, this incident has caused her to rethink the overall safety of Ramapo College.

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“I’m surprised, because I’m always saying how safe it is here,” Camacho-Diaz said. “To me, it’s more shocking that Ramapo students did it.”

Ramapo College is changing, and not for the better, Camacho-Diaz said.

“We have to go back to the way it used to be,” Camacho-Diaz said. “There are just so many issues now.”

As for the vandalism suspects, O’Toole said that Chief Vincent Markowski, director of Public Safety, expects them to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

“He’s hoping the people responsible would get punished severely for their actions,” O’Toole said. “It was uncalled for and just out of nowhere, and he’s hoping they’ll be made an example of.”

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By S AMANTHA ULLRICH Staff Writer It’s that time of the year again and students are bound to feel the stress of final exams, papers and projects as the semester comes to an end. From first-year students to seniors, students are putting hours of their time into hard work that will hopefully pay off.

The library becomes a student hot spot toward the end of the semester, giving students a place to engage in hours of quiet time. In order to accommodate students’ increased need for study time, Student Government extends the library’s hours of operation — until 2 a.m. on some days — during the final weeks before the break.

Junior Matt Selle, an accounting major, is feeling pressured over the final exams that could make or break his grades.

“I’m very stressed right now,” Selle said. “I have my accounting and tax exam. They’re the hardest, and they’re cumulative so I’m panicking. I spend about 10 hours a week in the library studying.”

Sophomore Mike Picillo claims not to be too stressed at the moment, but admits he will most likely feel the strain as the close of the semester draws nearer.

“I have pretty good time management, so right now I’m not really that stressed, but I’ll probably get more stressed as the weeks go on,” Picillo, a business marketing major, said. “During finals week and the week before I spend a couple hours a day in the library.”

Junior Christina Urciuoli, a

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Jonathan Perry Advocates AIDS Awareness

Thursday, December, 2 2010

Keynote Speaker Shares Personal Experience with Disease

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CORRECTIONS

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Jonathan Perry stresses the importance of safe sex and communication between partners before any type of intercourse.

By STEPHANIE NODA Staff Writer

Ramapo College spread the message of AIDS awareness on Wednesday by commemorating World AIDS Day in Friends Hall.

In order to educate students about how HIV/AIDS is spread and how they can protect themselves, guest keynote speaker Jonathan Perry told students, alumni and faculty alike about his own personal experiences with the disease.

“I think it’s very important, especially for younger students, to realize how serious the disease is,” junior Chinita CarrollHudson said. “It’s something that I don’t think everyone’s really embracing and learning from, so the issue is becoming bigger and bigger.”

“This is a very big issue in our society,” alumna Tracey Dinac said. “There is no face to HIV, anyone can be affected.”

Pieces of the famous AIDS Memorial Quilt were displayed in Friends Hall during Perry’s speech in order to honor those who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. These colorful quilts handmade families that have experienced the loss of a loved one were a vivid and powerful reminder that HIV/AIDS are serious afflictions that affect people of all backgrounds.

“The different pieces of the quilt are memorabilia from fami-

ly and friends of people that have passed away of HIV or AIDS,” Laura Hahn, program coordinator at the Women’s Center, said. “We do our best to create more awareness on campus because not many people realize how many people get affected with it. I think it’s important that we try to let people know that there’s a cause out there and realize that it can affect anybody.”

Perry is one of the first openly gay, HIV-positive black men to speak out about his affliction to the world. The most well known of his public appearances was when he came out to the world as HIV-positive on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Ever since then, Perry has made it his mission to live his life without regrets and share everything about himself to anyone that is willing to listen.

“I live my life in such a way that when you go looking through my closets, all you find are my clothes,” Perry said. “Skeletons don’t live there; I keep all my skeletons on the front door.”

Perry gave personal and emotional insight into what it was like to hear the results of an HIV test come back positive, and the way it has changed his life. The uncertainty of not knowing if he had the disease was a heavy weight on his shoulders and a difficult burden for a college student to carry.

photo by Stephanie Noda

A quilt made by friends and family members of AIDS victims was displayed throughout the lecture, commemorating those whose lives have been taken by the disease.

“I remember one night I was sitting at my laptop; it was the day before I was supposed to go get my results,” Perry said. “I heard something whisper, as audible as my voice is now, saying, ‘You’re going to die, you’re going to die, you’re going to die.’”

Perry’s primary message to the audience was that a person’s body is his or her own responsibility. He stressed that if two consenting adults are going to have sexual relations, it is up to both individuals to check whether his or her partner is infected with HIV. Making sure that both parties are aware of each other’s sexual history and getting tested before having intercourse are the keys to making sure you don’t contract STDs. “After it happened, I wanted to blame him. He has some responsibility, but I carry the bulk of it.

This is my body. What happens to this body is the responsibility of

the owner of this body,” Perry said.

The audience was captivated by Perry’s story, and asked many questions about his past to get a more detailed look at his life.

Through these questions, Perry was able to tell additional stories of his grandmother’s support, his new life with his HIV-positive boyfriend, and his eventual forgiveness of his unsupportive mother. It was clear that the audience respected Perry’s courage in telling his story so openly.

“He’s representing a lot of underrepresented populations,” postbaccalaureate student Rachel Coviello said. “Not only is he black, but he’s HIV-positive and a college student. It definitely takes a lot of guts to admit to having this disease. It’s really great what he’s doing to raise awareness about AIDS/HIV.” snoda@ramapo.edu

Thursday, December 2, 2010

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Britney Spears The pop star, whose first hit single was “Hit me Baby One More Time” turns 29 today.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed The Beatles star was able to eat ice cream for a week straight after his vestigial organ.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Mike Huckabee, former senator, referring to the person responsible for WikiLeaks scandal “Whoever in our government leaked that information is guilty of treason, and I think anything less than execution is too kind a penalty.”

A Student Claims He Was Incorrectly Deemed Drunk

By NICOLE ALLIEGRO Staff Writer

A student sent to the hospital after being deemed intoxicated is claiming that the trip to the emergency room was not warranted and was an overreaction by Ramapo Security.

Senior James Lasky said he feels he was wrongly sent to the hospital after being stopped by an off-duty Public Safety officer who noticed Lasky throwing up in the parking lot near Linden Hall.

“I drank on an empty stomach,” Lasky said. “We were driving on the curvy road near the Village, and I didn’t want to throw up in the car so I threw up in the back of Linden. I felt better after and wasn’t drunk.”

Lasky said the officers told him that calling an ambulance was “protocol.”

Though Lasky said he insisted that he was not drunk to the officer, Ramapo officials called an ambulance for him, forcing him to go to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where he was released after the doctors determined he did not in fact need medical attention for alcohol intoxication. Now, Lasky must pay his hospital bill, though Judicial Affairs dropped all school charges against him.

Chief Vincent Markowski, director of Public Safety, said that students are sent to the hospital only after thorough observation and evaluation.

“If Public Safety comes upon somebody that’s sick [or] under the influence, they evaluate them. [Officers are] trained in how to detect people under the influence of alcohol,” he said.

This evaluation, based mainly upon smell and observation, according to Markowski, is extensive, as it involves not only Public Safety, but Ramapo EMS, the Mahwah Police Department, and oftentimes an Emergency On-Call Counselor or On-Call Administrator.

Assistant public safety director Timothy Osborne said that breathalyzers are not allowed to be used on campus by law.

“It’s a group of people that are all involved in actually someone being sent to the hospital,” Markowski said. “It’s a multiple person decision. It doesn’t just happen.”

Although Lasky admitted to drinking four beers over the course of an hour and a half at an

off-campus location, he is of legal age, as were his two roommates that were in the car with him.

“When I returned back to Ramapo around 11:30 p.m., I was still completely coherent and wasn’t stumbling,” Lasky said. “The fact that I drank on an empty stomach is what caused me to throw up, not the alcohol.”

Osborne said that there is a fine line between listening to a student’s story and making a decision on physical assessment, however.

“We’ve heard people tell officers that they had food poisoning, and they weren’t drinking,” he said. “And then after that, days later, we’re told that in fact they were drinking and they didn’t want to get in trouble.”

Lasky continued to explain his situation to the two Public Safety officers and two Mahwah Police officers who were present, refusing treatment and requesting that an ambulance not be sent for him. But at that point, Lasky said the officers told him that calling an ambulance was “protocol.”

“One officer pulled me aside and said, ‘You threw up because you were sick, right?’ But they kept telling me it was protocol,” he said.

“The call is up to Ramapo EMS and the police,” Markowski said, in regards to the decision to request an ambulance to arrive on the scene. “If they believe the person needs medical attention, they go to the hospital. There’s no action if there’s nothing wrong.”

“The fact that I drank on an empty stomach is what caused me to throw up, not the alcohol.”

-James Lasky, senior

In the ambulance, Lasky said he was forced to lie down, although he was “really annoyed.”

Once at the hospital, after having his vital signs examined and it was determined that he was fine, Lasky recalls telling the nurse, “I’m wasting my time here,” to which she agreed, saying, “Yeah, you are.”

“Even the doctor was annoyed,” Lasky said, claiming the doctor told him, “You had four beers on an empty stomach and got sick. Tell Ramapo to stop being so silly and go home.”

TSA Causes Concern for Holiday Travel as Winter Break Approaches

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Students Share Concern on Newly Renovated System

For those of you who are high-tailing it out of the Garden State and flying the friendly blue skies this winter break, take note: you may be getting quite familiar with the airport’s Transportation Security Administration agent.

Early this November, the TSA announced new security procedures that travelers would have to abide by in order to fly.

Traditional metal detectors are now supplemented by stateof-the-art full body scanners, or Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units. The scanners allow security officials to see through a passenger’s clothing for any weapons.

Michelle Cresci, a senior, is only one of many who are skeptical about the new security measures.

“I’m terrified of airplanes, so I’m for anything that keeps us safe,” she said. “But they should absolutely be working on a different system.”

However, in easing the public’s discomfort about the body scanners, TSA officials may have done more damage than not. “A remotely located officer views the image and does not see the passenger, and the officer assisting the passenger cannot view the image,” reads the TSA web page describing how the AIT units work.

Passengers feeling uneasy about the full body scans have the opportunity to opt-out, and submitting to a pat-down by a TSA agent, something which, as evidenced by the many

By ELYS E TORIBIO Staff Writer

photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons

TSA has received various complaints due to alterations made to body scans and standard pat-downs.

complaints of travelers, has been even more ill-received than the scanners. Standard pat-downs have been altered to include a more thorough check of the upper body and inner thigh area, and a new “sliding motion” technique over the groin area.

“That’s insane,” Cresci said. “I don’t want people touching

me.”

Becky Garrabrant, a senior, is more concerned for passengers with special cases that are being disregarded by the TSA. “They don’t take into consideration people

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Social Work Club Asks Students to Use Leftover Flex Dollars Before End of Semester

By DEANNA DUNSMUIR Staff Writer

Hoping to put leftover flex dollars to use, the Social Work club organized the Flex your Flex food drive, setting up collection boxes outside the Atrium and the C-store where students and faculty members can donate nonperishable food items through Dec. 10.

Julie Sisselman, president of the social work club, urges students to utilize their Ramapo dollars — which expire at the end of the semester — and buy items to donate.

“I hope students and professionals attending Ramapo realize the critical need to donate food at this time of year to the less fortunate,” Sisselman said. “I would like to see participation from professors, staff members and students.”

The club’s goal is to donate 100 pounds of nonperishable food. The collected items will go to the Center for Food Action of Mahwah.

“I think it’s a good idea,” sophomore Chelsey Mei said. “You might as well help people in need with your leftover money.”

The Social Work club asks students like Mei who don’t have meal plans to donate their own nonperishable items from the grocery store.

Dave Carreras, operating manager of Dining Services at Ramapo, feels that the food drive was marketed better this year than in the past, and will hopefully, in turn, encourage greater participation.

“We always have people approaching us about doing something like this,” Carreras said.

“Students are left with a lot of money in their accounts, the only options being the C-store or buying large cases of beverages. Since the money is already invested in the college it’s easy to just donate it,” Carreras said.

Due to the large number of organizations wanting to put leftover flex dollars to good use, Carreras’ hope for next year is to combine efforts with Helping Hands and other organizations on campus that have shown interest, creating one large-scale donation program.

Sophomore Teresa Kirkpatrick agrees that combining a food drive with leftover flex dol-

lars is a convenient fit. “I think the program is definitely worthwhile; you don’t want the money to go to waste and plus it’s for a good cause,” she said. “I haven’t seen signs for it this semester, but I have seen signs for it last semester in the C-store and Pavilion.”

Often getting the word out can be the toughest part of the planning process for an organization sponsoring a program. In order to make sure students are aware of the drive, the Social Work club is working with the Creative Media Club for co-sponsorship, among other efforts.

“Creative Media Club made some eye-catching flyers hung around campus,” Sisselman said. “We have been trying to get into the Daily Digest as well. Lastly, we are spreading the message around verbally.” ddunsmuir@ramapo.edu

photo by Amy Fezza

The Flex your Flex food drive has made donations of nonperishable items easy through a setup of collection boxes located across Ramapoʼs campus.

EMS Searches for Volunteers Due to Lack Of Staff On Campus Current EMTs Face Longer Hours and Concerns for Quality in Service

By REBECCA PENHAKER Staff Writer

Ramapo College’s Emergency Medical Services are still trying to find volunteers so that they are able to stay true to their 24/7 volunteer running schedule.

RC-EMS graduated 10 volunteers last May, but is still struggling to rebound from such a large loss of help.

Starting this fall semester, they only had 6 active EMT members on staff. With so few members to begin the year, there were some nights RC-EMS could not provide services on campus because they did not have enough people to staff an ambulance.

“There is a very rewarding factor in EMS that is often lost and forgotten in the chaos of things.”

-Steph Lennox, senior, captain of RC-EMS

“This puts a burden on the surrounding Mahwah ambulance companies to answer not only their calls, but ours when we are not up and running,” Steph Lennox, senior and captain of the RC-EMS said.

September and October saw an unbelievable increase in the amount of hospitalizations involving alcohol use, especially involving Four Loko. RC-EMS had to deal with these and other non-alcohol related oncidents while understaffed.

“Our overnight crews for the beginning of the semester had an average of two to four calls a night; one night having five back-to-back transports for alcohol-related illness,” Lennox said.

RC-EMS has recruited a few new members, bringing their numbers up to between 10 and 11 active EMTs. However, this is still not enough to allow them to operate on a 24-hour on-call schedule. Accommodations had to be made in order for calls to be answered as promptly and proficiently as pos-

sible with the small staff available.

RC-EMS has had to reduce its hours and go out of service on the weekends. Now an outside company covers the campus from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

However, RC-EMS returns to service for the nights when they usually receive the majority of their calls, according to Lennox.

“With the addition of an outside company to cover, this means that students will be getting charged for a service the private ambulance company provides, where, with us, we are all volunteer,” Lennox explained.

Students are comforted by the idea of having an EMS dedicated solely to the campus. Knowing that they are readily available gives them a sense of security, and it’s free of charge.

“They’ve all had the same training as any other EMT worker,” junior Jayne Manigrasso said. “It’s nice knowing they are so close. They are right here, and it’s something free — that’s always good.”

“I feel much safer knowing that they are here,” sophomore Katie Bruno said. “You never know what could happen on campus, whether it involves a night of drinking, or something like your roommate choking in the kitchen. You just never know.”

EMTs are expected to be on call for a minimum of 12 hours a week, as well as having to remain on campus during their shifts.

With low numbers in staff, it becomes incredibly difficult to answer calls because members are either commuter students or in class. Limited staff means limited opportunities to respond to calls.

“It’s not that we don't want to answer calls, it’s just that we can’t with only 11 active EMTs,” Lennox said.

Lennox explained how the demands of the job have increased with a shortage of members.

“Another concern we’ve had to face is the amount of calls

we’re taking at night. To get up during the night to answer two, three, even four calls is very tiring. Plus, if one of our members has class in the morning after their night shift, it’s exhausting.”

“I feel much safer knowing that they are here.”

-Katie Bruno, junior

Lennox and her crew have been working overtime so that outside companies are not used on a regular basis, because they are genuinely concerned for the campus community.

“Our average response time, with a crew, is three to five minutes between the dispatch and us arriving on the scene of the incident and beginning patient care,” Lennox said. “With an outside company, that response time is increased, thus putting more time between patient care and care received at a hospital.”

Lennox hopes more students on campus will want to volunteer so that the team can boost its numbers, and most importantly, better serve Ramapo residents.

“That’s a really good thing to have under your belt – being certified,” Bruno said. “That is something you can use in any aspect of life.”

Lennox is a third-generation EMT volunteer who genuinely revels in the idea that her work is helping others. The job may be challenging but, for her, the personal benefits far outweigh the stress.

“There is a very rewarding factor in EMS that is often lost and forgotten in the chaos of things; the feeling that you get knowing that someone has gotten through the darkest hour of their life, and you were the one helping to lead them towards the light.” rpenhake@ramapo.edu

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

By JOSEPH A. FEDERICO Ramapo Alumnus

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the likes of social media websites. Students

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Students Attempt to Manage Stress as Finals Approach continued from page 1 psychology major and math minor, has a lot on her

plate this semester and is feeling more stressed than usual. Urciuoli also just turned 21, causing her social life to conflict with her workload.

“My stress level is higher right now than it was last year and during midterms because I’ve taken on more responsibility in clubs this semester,” Urciuoli said. “I definitely feel like being 21 is going to hurt my schoolwork, but just until the excitement of it is over.”

Film Professor Tobin Addington admits that his students will feel stressed, but says he is only preparing them for the real world. Addington’s students have to produce films and scripts for their final projects, but are given the project due date at the beginning of the semester.

“My stress level is higher right now than it was last year and during midterms because I’ve taken on more responsibility in clubs this semester.”

-Christina Urciuoli, junior

“This semester my students are going to be very stressed, but it is not as much stress as it is once they graduate and have to be making films on their own or for production companies,” Addington said. “That is even more stressful, because if you don’t get it done then, you don’t get a bad grade — you get fired, or don’t get hired again. I do, however, move deadlines around and try to let my students know early on when their final films are going to be due. Plan ahead.”

Some students, such as sophomore Ian Singer, know how to manage their time wisely and are not feeling the effects of this year’s final exam period.

“I’m not really stressed right now,” Singer, a music production major, said. “I stay on top of my schoolwork throughout the school year so it shouldn’t be too bad. Reviewing is going to take a while, but that’s just time consuming, really. I’m pretty good at time management.”

Students who are stressing about their finals, however, use various outlets to relax and take

Some Students See TSA as Unnecessary, Poorly Planned continued from page 3

who have been victims of sexual assault,” she said.

For Travis Nichol, a junior, these new

safety precautions don’t seem to have been well thought out by officials.

“I understand why they’re doing it, but

it’s not the best way,” he said. “It’s very limited in its capacity to help people.”

Since the new procedures were

announced last month, a fight for privacy

has become the cause du jour, especially on the Internet and social networking community.

An amateur video taken by a passenger

who refused both a full body scan and

invasive pat-down has gone viral, with

memorable soundbites like “If you touch my junk, I’ll have you arrested” resulting in auto-tuned remixes of the incident. The

video has reached nearly one million views since it was posted on YouTube in midNovember.

Foursquare, the popular social network-

ing site that awards points and badges for

users who update their locations, is embracing

the

anti-TSA movement.

Passengers who check-in at an airport with

tags such as “TSA,” “touch” or “grope” will be awarded the “Baggage Handler” badge, presented with the clever phrase, “Looks like you’ve had your baggage han-

dled. Happy holidays and have a safe flight!”

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving was

declared National Opt-Out Day by several internet communities. Its supporters encouraged all those traveling before the

holiday to cause a disturbance by refusing the body scan and/or pat-down. News

reports reveal that little impact was felt at airports despite the popularity of the protest.

In response to the outcries about the new

policies,

Transportation

Security

Administration officials suggest another option for travelers if they choose not to comply with the full body scans or patdowns: don’t fly.

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photo by Samantha Ullrich

Students plan ahead for the stressful weeks to come by resorting to unique personal methods of planning.

their mind off of their schoolwork.

“I used to work out to relieve stress, but I’m currently unable to because of an accident I was in,” Urciuoli said. “I actually do laundry and clean my room to relieve stress now.”

“I try to watch TV to get my mind off of things, and I’m on the track and field team so I try to focus on pole-vaulting too. I try to use outlets to not think about what work I have to do,” said Selle.

As a professor, Addington has a bit of advice for students who are under more stress than usual and need to unwind.

“Get massages. When they have those stress-busters around campus, go get your back rubbed by somebody. Eat well, try to get some sleep and know that next semester you need to plan ahead. The things you can get done early, get them done early.” sullrich@ramapo.edu

Public Safety Believes Targeting Student was Based on Overall Safety of the Ramapo Community continued from page 3

Markowski said he doesn’t want Public Safety or the college to be painted in a bad light because of this incident.

“We’re really looking for the safety of the community, just patrolling if there’s problems,” he said. “We’re not looking for intoxicated students—we find them. [Plus,] we don’t get anything for sending them to the hospital, except more paperwork.”

“The only time that equipment would be used by a police agency would be if a medical transportation to a hospital is not needed,” he said.

Markowski agreed and said that a physical evaluation would first still be necessary when officials come across suspicious behavior.

“By any law, law enforcement doesn’t issue breathalyzers without doing an observation of the person. All the equipment does is verify the findings of the observations and give you a reading,” he said.

Still, assessing a student who is potentially under the influence can be tricky, according to Markowski.

He said, “We have to make sure you’re alright, because there’s no way of knowing

whether your intoxication is increasing or decreasing without actual testing. If you throw up, we’re not going to let you go to your room, because…suppose you throw up in your room? You could vomit and swallow it and die. If you can’t care for yourself, it’s our responsibility to make sure that you’re safe.”

This liability can also play a part in the decision to call for medical care for a particular student.

“We’ve had students very, very close to dying from alcohol poisoning,” Markowski said. ”We’ve had cases here where if they didn’t go right to the hospital, they would have died. So, you can’t take that chance.

Minutes count, especially where we are.

We’re a distance from the hospitals.”

The school at first charged Lasky for violating “federal, state or local campus drug or alcohol laws,” but at his hearing all charges were dropped.

All in all, Markowski said, “People are drinking. We know that. We’re just concerned with the ones that may be incapable of caring for themselves. They’re the ones who are going to get hurt.” nalliegro@ramapo.edu

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New Food Safety Bill: Ineffective Measure

The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that gives the

By MEGAN ANDERLE governEditor-in-Chief ment more power to inspect major food pro cessing facilities, in wake of the E. coli and salmonella outbreaks.

The $1.4 billion bill, the Food Safety Enhancement Act, places stricter standards on imported foods and allows the government to force the FDA to recall tainted foods. Passed in the Senate 73-25, supporters claim the bill will help food processing companies to regulate their food more thoroughly.

The passage of this bill will hurt small, locally-produced food businesses significantly. Some might even go bankrupt, as they will now have to report the Food and Drug Administration how they are keeping their foods safe and running their production process.

Not surprisingly, President Obama is a proponent for the bill and has urged the House to act

quickly with legislation.

“We are one step closer to having critically important new tools to protect our nation’s food supply and keep consumers safe,” he said.

Every year, an estimated 2,000 Americans are affected by E. coli and 60 die, while 1.5 million Americans are affected by salmonella and about 500 deaths occur each year for at-risk individuals.

Given that only a small percentage of the population is affected by these diseases, a $1.4 billion intervention is a bit excessive.

Based upon these numbers, Obama is wrong – consumers are already fairly safe.

In 2009, a different version of this bill was presented in the House, and the new version has some exceptions for food producers that have annual revenue of less than $500,000.

Despite this change, “the bill’s prospects are unclear, because there is little time during the brief lame duck congressional session for the House and Senate to reconcile the different versions,” the Star Ledger reported.

The Senate seems to be moving a little too quickly. If they want to make the bill as effective as possi-

ble, they should consider all options as thoroughly as possible.

This new bill will not only hurt small food businesses, but it is a giant waste of money. Whenever the government gets involved in industry, money is grossly wasted.

History tells us that. After this bill goes into effect, who is to say that the government won’t expand it?

The United States faces substantial deficits – substantial might even be an understatement – and this is another extra couple billion that we don’t need.

Certainly, health is a concern for many Americans, especially those without health insurance (for many unemployed, coverage expires Jan. 1) but the food processing industries should regulate themselves.

This would be far more cost efficient than if the government getting their hands dirty in this extra endeavor.

By 2015, the FDA, state, federal or local agencies will inspect 50,000 foreign and domestic food production facilities acting on the FDA’s behalf. In the first year alone, the FDA will inspect 600 foreign facilities, and the number will double each year for five years, according to the Star

Ledger.

Over the past ten years, the FDA has not been doing its job properly – the embattled agency has not been successful at tracing or containing contaminated products and is inconsistent with the food facilities it assesses, inspecting some every 10 years and not others.

Why are we entrusting more than a billion dollars in an agency that has been notoriously faulty?

Again, it would make a lot more sense for the food processing companies to regulate themselves, and keep the government out.

I’m shocked that the bill had such wide support, from both parties, given the severe deficit the nation faces. If these officials are so adamant about regulating the food industry effectively, they shouldn’t let the FDA get involved. Instead, they should create a rubric by which all industries can review themselves each year and report back to the government.

We can have safe foods, without the wasteful spending, ineffective evaluations or at the expense of small businesses. They just need to reconsider their plan.

Dear Editor, In the Nov. 4 issue, I enjoyed reading the article about the new Facebook feature. Although I am a frequent user of Facebook, I was unaware of this new application.

The application replaces the “Wall to Wall” and, according to a Facebook engineer, the application will “bring back memories.”

Many students have voiced their opinions, and like those students. I also believe the new application is invasive and disturbing. This application allows people to see a detailed view of one’s conversation and pictures, while those people probably do not realize who is actually viewing their conversations. This can be dangerous to one’s privacy, even if he or she has strict settings on their personal profile page.

Thank you, Kimberly Graney

Dear Editor, I am writing about the “Helping Hands” artcle. It is admirable what this non-profit association, the Center for Food Action, can do every year. Eating, especially closer to the holidays, seems normal for all of us — a right that not everyone has the privilege of having. Most of the students at Ramapo can be called “lucky.” A small donation of food changes very little for the individual, but it changes a lot for those who receive these packages, for Ramapo College and for the community in general. I hope this year will see a positive response to the initiative once again, and I personally invite everyone to participate, as a reminder that not all of us have the same fortune.

Sincerely, Giuliano L. Rizzola

IPhone vs. Blackberry: Mobile Showdown of the Decade

Here’s the argument you hear everywhere: iPhone versus Blackberry. Everyone who owns an iPhone claims he or she will never return to another phone, while everyone who has a Blackberry is quick to pick out flaws with the iPhone.

By ANTHONY YODICE The seemingly endless Staff Writer rumors in the media announcing that the iPhone is coming to Verizon has just about every Apple fanatic camping outside of his or her local Verizon Wireless store. More recently, news channels, blogs and magazines have all reported on the rumors of the release of Apple from their exclusive contract with AT&T this fall, and the arrival of a Verizon version of the iPhone in the beginning of 2011. With all the hype, the argument remains: are you team iPhone or team Blackberry?

Here’s what you need to know: the battle of electronics isn’t much of a battle at all. Comparing a Blackberry to an iPhone is like comparing a PC to a Mac. Sure, the Blackberry may be the phone of the era, but the iPhone is the phone of the future. When it comes to media features, battery life, iTunes capabilities, watching movies, TV shows and music videos, the Blackberry is left in the dust.

While the Blackberry relies heavily on business, the iPhone has the same abilities but goes above and beyond, into a world of business fused with pleasure. The aesthetic features on the iPhone are the best of any smart phone on the market.

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The majority of Blackberry models have a keyboard, but with one flick of your finger on the iPhone touch screen, a second glance at a Blackberry will seem like ancient caveman means of communication.

The slender, sleek look of the iPhone, which now comes in

The next time you find yourself at your local cellular phone carrier, unsure of which side to take in this never-ending war of smart phones, remember that when it comes to this battle, the Blackberry brings a knife to a gun fight.

stainless steel on the newest version, the iPhone 4, only adds to its futuristic look and feel. While Blackberry has tried to level the playing field by releasing the Blackberry Torch, a smart phone comprised of both a keyboard and a touch screen, designed more for those interested in visuals than business, it still does not compare to the iPhone’s aesthetics.

The Blackberry Torch undoubtedly fails to shorten the distance of the lightyears ahead that the iPhone is.

The next time you find yourself at your local cellular phone carrier, unsure of which side to take in this never-ending war of smart phones, remember that when it comes to this battle, the Blackberry brings a knife to a gun fight.

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Black Swan Stefanie Mauro reviews latest drama to hit theatres Page 10

Almerry Martins reviews Kanyeʼs new album Page 11

OAU Organizes Annual Kwanzaa Celebration 12 . 02 . 10

BY DIANA S TANCZAK A&E Editor Yesterday, student and faculty members gathered in the Pavilion for Ramapo’s 10th annual Kwanzaa celebration, sponsored by the Organization of African Unity.

The event began with an introduction by Chikara Iwuagwu, OAU President, who gave a brief history of the holiday.

“Maulana Karenga, an African-American scholar and social activist, created Kwanzaa in 1966,” Iwuagwu said.

“Karenga’s goal was to ‘Give blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give them an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history.’”

Iwuagwu explained the main reason for the holiday’s creation.

“Karenga’s [the founder of Kwanzaa] goal was to ‘Give blacks an alternative to the existing holiday and give them an opporunity to celebrate themselves and history.’”

-Chikara Iwuagwa, president of Oragnization of African Unity

“[Kwanzaa] was established as a means to help AfricanAmericans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage by uniting in meditation,” she said.

Iwuagwu also informed the audience about the origin of the holiday’s name.

“The name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase ‘matunda ya kwanza,’ meaning ‘first fruits,’ she said.

To further paint a portrait of the holiday, Binty Koroma,

Photo by Diana Stanczak

Kenya Atkinson performed at yesterdayʼs Kwanzaa celebration.

Photo by Diana Stanczak

Members of the Organization of African Unity pose with Tonya Lewis Lee, a national best-selling author who spoke at Ramapoʼs 10th annual Kwanzaa celebration.

OUA’s publicist, explained about the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa.

“Each of the seven days of Kwanzaa is dedicated to one of the following principles: Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani. Each year, we [OAU] choose a principle to focus on. This year, we chose Kuumba, which means creativity,” said Koroma.

Various student performances throughout the evening reinforced this theme.

Freshman Malcom Minor performed a dramatic reading of his own poem about the misperception of AfricanAmerican’s in today’s society.

“We have been whipped, cracked, tortured, slapped, bent over back, now where’s the U-N-I-T-Y in that?” orated Minor.

Students reacted positively to the message of Minor’s poem.

“I thought it was empowering and demonstrates that we need unity in the community as a whole,” senior Marie Hargrove said.

Following Minor’s performance, Iwuagwu said a brief prayer and encouraged the audience to help themselves to an open buffet, which consisted of fried chicken, candied yams, turkey, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread.

“It reminds me of Thanksgiving all over again,” said freshman Maria Ameralis.

After dinner, Latoya Johnson sang the song ‘Video’ to represent the principle Nia, which means purpose. Kenya Atkinson sang ‘Encourage Yourself’ in honor of the principle Kujichagulia, or self-determination.

After a poetry reading from Jared Washington, it was time for the guest speaker, Tonya Lewis Lee. Lee, a

lawyer who left her career to become an author, spoke about the importance of creativity.

“Creativity is not just for artists,” Lee said. “ One does not think of CEOs as creative people, but they can be.

Every profession is creative.”

Lee encouraged students to be creative in every aspect of their lives in any way possible.

“What we choose to wear when we get dressed, or cook, or how we decorate our home or dorm room… that’s all part of being creative,” Lee spoke to the attentive audience.

Lee also discussed her decision to change careers and the impact her parents had on her decisions.

“I wouldn’t trade my law degree for anything…it made me stronger, smarter. I appreciate my parents pushing me towards law school, but meanwhile, all my friends were artists.”

Lee ended her speech with advice and encouragement for those looking to pursue a creative lifestyle.

“You’ve got to stick with it, whatever it is. The one thing in life that is certain besides death is rejection. You must have faith in yourself in what you’re doing,” she advised.

“The event was successful. There were a lot of people, good food and a great show,” said Fatmata Savage, OUA’s co-publicist.

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A Look Back at the Year’s Top Albums

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BY ERIK GAVILANES Staff Writer

Thanksgiving break is sadly behind us and finals wait unsympathetically around the corner —yes, December is here, and its time to look back at some the best albums 2010 had to offer.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

7) Sleigh Bells – Treats

4) The Dead Weather – Sea Of Cowards

10) Girl Talk – All Day

In a longer list, this may have fallen a few spots, but Girl Talk’s Greg Gillis oneups himself once again with this hour-plus long mash up that proves the merits of playing Rihanna and Fugazi, or Beyonce and Phoenix together.

S tand Out Tracks: All of it. All the tracks flow seamlessly into each other and thus make it near impossible to choose an appropriate place to press pause.

Think minimalism— now think of the fundamental opposite of that, and put it behind the wheel of an exploding monster truck. This is the universe that Sleigh Bells’ debut album Treats lives in. A meeting of the minds between former Poison the Well guitarist, Derek E. Miller, and exteen pop group member Alexis Krauss, results in a polished, yet gritty, noise pop delight. The title is quite literal.

S tand Out Tracks: Riot Rhythm, Infinity Guitars, Tell ‘Em, Straight A’s

6) LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

9) The Black Keys – Brothers

Following Kings of Leon in ’09, The Black Keys became the rock band du jour for discovering a latest release. Expect to hear the tambourine and whistle intro of “Tighten Up” on alt-rock radio stations for many years to come (or, you know, however long radio stations last).

S tand Out Tracks: Tighten Up, Next Girl, She’s Long Gone, Howlin’ For You

8) Harlem – Hippies

It came out this year that the New York City based mastermind of dance-punk outfit LCD Soundsystem, James Murphy, once passed up a writing job on a then fledgling sitcom named Seinfeld. Well the signs of Murphy’s penchant for tongue-in-cheek dissection of social minutiae shine brightest on a track like first single, “Drunk Girls,” where he notes that the songs subject both “Gives boys too many tries” and “Wait an hour to pee.” If borderline novelty songs aren’t your bag, Murphy offers up eight other songs that reassure his status as arbiter of cool for the New York nightlife set.

S tand Out Tracks: Dance Yrself Clean, Drunk Girls, I Can Change, Pow Pow

5) The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang

In a year when quasi surf-rock seemed to be at a premium (Best Coast, Surfer Blood, Wavves, MGMT), Tucson, Arizona’s confusingly named Harlem put out the catchiest, most ear pleasing effort of the bunch.

Shorter than its 16 tracks may suggest, the first half of the record sounds more like a greatest hits comp than debut. The low-fi garage rockers seemingly exhale infectious melody.

S tand Out Tracks: Friendly Ghost, Someday Soon, Be Your Baby, Number One

of beaten down boxer’s and meetings between old lovers on an album jam packed with working class imagery. Pay special attention to the closing moments of midtempo gem, “Bring It On.” S tand Out Tracks: Bring It On, American Slang, Boxer, Orphans

There’s seldom anything written about this native New Jersey foursome without mentioning their most famous fan and fellow Jersey native, Bruce Springsteen. But there are far worse artists for this gang of good-ole’-days obsessed punks to draw comparisons to than The Boss. Brian Fallon and Co. channel their best Bruce with tales

The past decade’s best rock star proves he is just that with yet another group of blessed collaborators. Jack White leads from behind the drum kit this time and largely leaves the show to be stolen by Alison Mosshart. The two lead us through the year’s best collection of pure rock bravado, serving as the soundtrack to endlessly lit cigarettes and felony level speedometer readings. There’s a certain level of hubris throughout the album that comes from the mastery of the craft they’ve achieved and penning pure rock bliss.

S tand Out Tracks: Blue Blood Blues, The Difference Between Us, Die By The Drop, Gasoline

of death, but rather the existential cynicism that comes from returning to a home you no longer recognize and looking inward to try and find anything you can recognize.

The result is an album brimming with all of the end of the world urgency that comes from the tensions of a personal crisis. The Suburbs is a record for lost souls, for those searching and exploring both themselves and the world before them—the answers may not be clear or there at all, but the comfort of communal wonderment is sincere.

S tand Out Tracks: The Suburbs, Ready To Start, City With No Children, Sprawl II

1)Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

3) Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Damon Albarn’s cast of genre-bending cartoons welcome a slew of special guests including Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash, Bobby Womack, De La Soul, and more to craft a splendid piece of pop mastery. Plastic Beach, named after the examination of human waste that serves as the album’s loose concept, is a luscious record, filled with layer after layer of a sort of hiphop hybrid that envelopes your consciousness if you submit to its steady, powerful build up. Stellar rhymes help to accentuate how multifaceted an album it is, none better than Mos Def’s ringleader antics on “Sweepstakes,” on which the unassuming electric pings at the track’s onset come full circle and grow to match the swaying intensity of Def’s repetition of his lone verse.

S tand Out Tracks: Stylo, Sweepstakes, Empire Ants, Rhinestone Eyes

2) Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Arcade Fire has earned the right to tackle weighty subject matter considering their debut album, Funeral, dealt with exactly that. But the subject of this year’s The Suburbs deals with a bleak worldview, born not of the immediate and literal travesties

Conveying the struggles between self and society is a goal that countless artists strive to obtain, but rarely do we get the opportunity to experience that struggle through such a specifically personal medium as Kanye West’s spectacular fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, in the winter of 2010. The songs sound pristine, as if all other albums were standard video while Kanye works in HD. From the world-beating claps that engulf you in “POWER,” to the Black Sabbath inspired buzzing of “Hell Of A Life,” and the haunting chill of the singular keys ringing through your spine on “Runaway,” every noise heard is precisely placed and immaculate.

S tand Out Tracks: Monster, POWER, Runaway, Dark Fantasy, Lost In The World

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Black Swan Captures Audiences With Tale of Psychological Repression Page 10 The Ramapo News

BY S TEFANIE MAURO Photo Editor

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Black S wan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and directed by Darren Aronofsky, is a tour de force of the intense world of the New York City ballet and one dancer’s descent into insanity. Nina is a veteran dancer who is desperate to get the lead role in “Swan Lake.” This role requires two different styles of dancing: the elegant, fragile movements of the White Swan and the chaotic, seductive dancing of the Black Swan. The director, played by Vincent Cassel, is not convinced that Nina has the ability to play both parts, so she sets out to prove him wrong.

Portman plays Nina wonderfully. She fits easily into the role of the repressed, obsessed ballet dancer whose emotional and sexual growth and independence has been stunted by her frighteningly overbearing mother, played by Barbara Hershey. Hershey puts on a terrifying performance as the stage mother living vicariously through her daughter’s successful career. It is easy to understand Nina’s desire to constantly please her mother, because one slip-up can send her into a fit of rage.

Mila Kunis’s character, Lily, is a complete foil to Nina.

Lily comes into the dance company as a vivacious, rebellious character, whose carefree nature is frowned upon by dancers, and attempts to pull Nina out of her shell.

Though Nina’s independence through Lily is a breath of fresh air, there is a sense that the hold Lily has over Nina is not all that innocent. And, yes, there is a sex scene between Portman and Kunis, which may be a main draw

for viewers uninterested in the topic of ballet.

As Nina begins to rebel, her spiral into insanity becomes more apparent and it is never truly clear what scenes are real and what scenes are hallucinations. The ending was slightly predictable within the first half-hour, but this did not detract from the surprises throughout the film. The setting of the ballet theatre at Lincoln Center was an excellent backdrop, showing the pressure that is on these dancers and the desperate lengths they will go to achieve the star role.

The movie was amazing and I highly suggest it to anyone who likes intense psychological thrillers in the vein of Fight Club. It was not too scary, though some scenes were quite gruesome, and contained the right balance of classic suspense and subtle humor to keep you constantly on edge.

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Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, tells a story about the competitive ballet world and the toll it takes on one dancer.

Latest Potter Installment Leaves Fans Anticipating Ending

BY JEREMY KELLY Staff Writer

If you’re a Harry Potter fan, and you’ve enjoyed the film series by Warner Bros.

Pictures since 2001, you won’t be disappointed by the latest installment.

As the movie opens, we see our main characters Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) as they leave behind their haven of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to take on a new mission. The dark wizard Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), is taking over the magical world, and Potter, Weasley and Granger must find and destroy the remaining pieces of Voldemort’s soul, known as horcruxes, in order to defeat him.

They’re not in school anymore; they’re on the run, and they’re always in danger, because nowhere is safe anymore.

From the start, we see that innocence has been lost on these kids. They’re still only 17 years old, but they’ve had adults’ responsibilities thrust on them. No more charms lessons, no more magic paintings, no more Quidditch. The world has become dark, cold and unforgiving.

This is where we get to see our trio in a different environment. They’re not in school anymore; they’re on the run, and they’re always in danger, because nowhere is safe anymore. Potter has been marked as the Dark Lord’s target since infancy, and now — in the aftermath of Headmaster Albus

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The first installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows grossed $125 million in its opening weekend, setting a record for the Potter series.

Dumbledore’s death — there’s no greater wizard to protect him.

The kids have really grown up in these roles. We believe their emotion, and we believe their frustration. There’s downtime — much spent camping in the woods — and there’s only so much they can do to keep hope alive. Despite the late Dumbledore informing Potter exactly what horcruxes are and how many remain, the questions mount: Where are they? What are they? How can they be destroyed? It’s a puzzle mixed with a dead-end journey.

The drama doesn’t stop to rest in this film.

It starts with Granger leaving home after

erasing her parents’ memories, and then shows Potter’s non-wizard family members skipping town for their safety. Before we even have time to blink, our heroes are being chased across the sky by Death Eaters, and we witness two character deaths.

The action transcends locations such as a café, the Ministry of Magic, Godric’s Hollow — Potter’s former home — and so on. But they’re basically bookends to a long period of camping out mixed with teen jealousy and angst. Not that it’s not interesting to watch, but it does drag on a bit.

However, the last 45 minutes throw everything at us: a visually appealing story,

thrilling action scenes, suspenseful drama and an emotional climax. If you don’t know what’s coming, let’s just say it will have you tugging at your heartstrings. It’s all made more gritty thanks to Helena Bonham Carter, who again plays the psychotic Bellatrix Lestrange. It takes a great villain to let us invest in a dark situation, and what more can we expect from her?

This is director David Yates’ third consecutive helming of a Harry Potter film. He’s been able to maintain the dark tone of the novels, but has also added plenty of light moments to contrast it.

Deathly Hallows grossed $24 million in its initial midnight showing, which is a record for the series. It would finish first at the box office, grossing $125 million in its opening weekend, also a series record. It then held up well in its second weekend by earning $50.3 million and finishing number one again. In the United States alone, it has grossed more than $220 million.

The Harry Potter series has become arguably the most popular worldwide phenomenon of the last decade. It’s the highestgrossing film franchise of all time. Now, we’re awaiting the final chapter. Part I is well-shot, well-acted, exciting, dramatic, funny, suspenseful, dark and thrilling. Part II of Deathly Hallows arrives on July 15, 2011.

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Female Friendly Funny Rounds Up Laughs With Improv Page 11 The Ramapo News

By DANIELLE REED Staff Writer

Thursday, December 2, 2010

This past Tuesday, Ramapo students headed to the Laurel Hall lounge for a night of laughs and free food at an event sponsored by the Women’s Center.

Female Friendly Funny featured the R.A.S.C.A.L.S. comedy group and the Ramapo Fooligans, Ramapo’s new improv troupe. This program was modeled after the “Whose Line is it Anyway?” event that the Women’s Center organized at the beginning of the semester.

“The three groups [Women’s Center, R.A.S.C.A.L.S. and Ramapo Fooligans] came together and wanted to do an improv show at the beginning of the semester,” junior Jill Grimaldi said. “We wanted one [show] at the end of the semester because the first one went well and people enjoyed it. [These shows] show you can have comedy without being racist, sexist or homophobic.”

The night began with Ramapo Fooligans members collecting suggestions for a game that would be played later in the night called “Presents,” a game where members of the improv troupe gave each other the presents suggested by audience members and had to explain why the gifts made excellent presents. Presents included a penguin, a loofa, a fork and a bank of sweaters. Throughout the evening, audience members were asked for suggestions for scenes and to come up and participate.

“It was very enjoyable. I liked how they asked the audience to participate on various

skits,” freshman Allison Gutworth said.

R.A.S.C.A.L.S. and the Ramapo Fooligans alternated which group ran the skits, but members of both participated in many of the skits along with members of the audience.

more people to come out [to future events].”

Throughout the night, reminders were announced that the event was a “safe zone” and that jokes and comments should not be racist, sexist or homophobic.

“I thought that it was really good. I wish

Photo by Stefanie Mauro

On Tuesday, students participated in Female Friendly Funny, an improv show sponsored by the Womenʼs Center, R.A.S.C.A.L.S. and Ramapo Fooligans.

“I used to do improv with the guys who started the show [R.A.S.C.A.L.S],” senior Ali Wehr said. “It’s the first improv group we’ve had and I think they’ll start to get

that are similar to those on “Whose Line is it Anyway?” such as “Director,” where audience members buzz in and force actors to change their lines; “Newscaster,” where three actors are newscasters with strange quirks that the main anchor must guess; and a game where members of R.A.S.C.A.L.S. and the Ramapo Fooligans create songs, line by line, about a member of the audience.

The Ramapo Fooligans also did several other game,s including “Half Life,” where a scene is acted out in 30 seconds, then the same scene is acted out in 15 seconds and the time continues to be cut in half until the actors are forced to perform the scene in 3 seconds. “Pan Left, Pan Right” is another game where four actors stand in a square and are each given a noun. A director off stage tells them to pan left or right and whoever is in the front row must act out a scene using the noun that they were given at the beginning of the game.

“The majority of it [the show] was humorous but there were dry parts. But that happens with improv,” Gutworth said. “You try to get a laugh and you see what happens.”

The Women’s Center hopes to work with R.A.S.C.A.L.S. and the Ramapo Fooligans in the future to bring more nights of safe, inoffensive and humorous comedy. dreed1@ramapo.edu

that it was more clear to audience [participants] that this was a safe zone,” sophomore Ashley Cummings said.

Skits throughout the night included games

Twisted Fantasy Reveals Kanye’s Self-Perceived Power

By ALMERRY MARTINS Staff Writer

If interrupting Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards was necessary for Kanye West to go AWOL on the music scene and come back from Hawaii with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, it only seems right to excuse him and hope that he has more twisted fantasies, whatever the cost.

The album’s spoken word introduction by Nicki Minaj, with gospel singing and piano accompaniment, asks its listeners, “Can we get much higher? So high.”

A track mash of G-funk and baroque pop allows West to begin his musical rant about artists, fashion, models, sex and his own glorification: “How you say broke in Spanish? Me no hablo/ me drown sorrow in that Diablo.”

The voices of his guest artists begin to sound off in the album’s second track, “Gorgeous,” which features Kid Cudi. West has always made his perspective on the government and racism very clear. In “Gorgeous” he sings, “Based off the way we was branded/ face it,

Jerome get more time than Brandon and at the airport they check all through my bag and tell me that it’s random.”

The music connoisseur takes us all the way back to 1969, sampling rock band King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” in his track “Power,” the first track released for this project when an unfinished version leaked in May. Applause and chants in the background allow West to depict exactly how much power he believes to have, and provide a look at his absence: “I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts/ got treasures in my mind but couldn’t open up my own vault.”

The project mellows for just over a minute as “All of the Lights (Interlude)” opens for “All of the Lights,” with the elegance of violins and piano keys. His most lively track includes drum percussion, an Elton John piano solo, and a thread of vocals from Rihanna, Kid Cudi, Tony Williams, The-Dream, Charlie Wilson, John Legend, Elly Jackson (La Roux), Alvin Fields & Ken Lewis, Ryan Leslie, Drake, Fergie, Alicia Keys and Elton John that combine to form a vibrant

chorus, which shouts the title of the track.

Special features of Bon Iver, JayZ and Nicki Minaj in “Monster” make it just that — a monster track. While Iver provides the introduction and conclusion to the track, West and the other artists embody what may appear to be straight out of a horror film through their lyrics, looking to prove why they are feared.

Surprisingly, Minaj’s verse wins “most-feared” as she displays her lyricism to keep up with veterans Jay-Z and West as she boasts about her lifestyle even though she’s a rookie to the scene.

What better stage for the debut of West’s second single, “Runaway,” than the 2010 MTV Movie Awards? The single debuted in October on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 12 after its digital release. Later that month, a 35minute film directed by West was released, a portion of it to accompany the song. West digs deeper in “Runaway” than in most of his other songs, via introspection.

For as egocentric as West may be, he is clearly aware of his persona in every role he plays, and he plays

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Kanye Westʼs latest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is full of catchy tracks and self-revealing lyrics.

each one so well. From beginning to end, from lyrics to production, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is, by far, West’s most creative project to date and one that stands out in the music industry. martins814@yahoo.com

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On-Campus Clubs Come Together to Sponsor Rainbow on the Rocks Page 12 The Ramapo News

Thursday, December 2, 2010

photo by Stefanie Mauro

Students gathered to scale the rock climbing wall in the event sponsored by the Rock Climbing Club, 1Step, the Ramapo Ski and Snowboarding Club and Ramapo Pride.

In addition to free food, two iPod Nanos and an iPod Touch were given away at Rainbow on the Rocks.

photo by Stefanie Mauro

SPORTS 12 . 2 . 10

Men’s Basketball Continues Undefeated Season Hassan Scores 33 Points in Roadrunners’ Victory Over Rowan

By ANDREW GOULD AND SEAN RITCHIE Staff Writers

Ramapo’s men’s basketball team extended their perfect start to the season, improving their record to 5-0 after beating Rowan University on Tuesday.

In their first contest against a team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, the Roadrunners dropped the Profs to a 3-3 record after earning an 89-72 victory. Guard Ahmad Hassan led the way for Ramapo with a career-high 33 points as well as five rebounds and four steals.

Forward/center Laquan Peterkin established a strong inside prescience for the Roadrunners, scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Ramapo pounced on Rowan in the first half to establish control throughout the game. By the end of the first half, the Roadrunners jumped out to a 20-point lead, shooting 61.8 percent from the floor. Hassan nailed five 3-pointers to give Ramapo a lead that Rowan, despite outscoring Ramapo in the second half, could not overcome.

“We have to make sure we are ready to play each and every game.”

-Ernest Ambrose, forward

Rowan received a valiant effort from guard Akeem Johnson, who provided most of the offense for the Profs with a 30-point performance. Chris Gebhart contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Before defeating Rowan, Ramapo defended their home court by recording two victories at the Ramapo Tip-off Tournament. After topping

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The menʼs basketball team fought past Rowan to improve their record to 5-0 this season.

Yeshiva 76-54 behind a double-double from guard Garret Thiel, Ramapo downed Salve Regina with an 88-68 victory. Peterkin earned the honor of Most Outstanding Player in the tournament after posting a total of 32 points and 17 rebounds in the two wins.

Forward Ernest Ambrose noticed an improved level of team chemistry during Ramapo’s fast start.

“Everybody on the team is a lot closer this

year and we are all a big family,” Ambrose said.

“We all have each other’s back through any adversity.”

A strong start is not new to the Roadrunners, who jumped out to a 4-0 record last season before finishing at 18-9. However, there is reason to believe that they can establish their strong play for the duration of the season and make a run at the NJAC Championship.

Ramapo boasts a margin of victory of 15.6 points in their first five games, scoring an average of 81.2 points while only allowing 65.6 points. Last season, they relied on pulling out victories in close matchups, averaging 78.5 points scored per game, while allowing 74.7 points.

Guard Anthony Hines believes that the team’s depth will keep its members playing strong.

“Keeping everybody healthy and using 10-12 players per game will definitely allow us to maintain our momentum,” Hines said.

Prior to their victory over Rowan, Ramapo earned a ranking of 22nd in the Division III men’s basketball poll. The Roadrunners are the lone representative of the NJAC in the top 25.

Ambrose acknowledged that the hype surrounding the team, which also ranked first in the preseason NJAC coaches’ poll, creates a target on their backs that will force them to elevate their play.

“Every game we play, every team has us marked on the schedule,” Ambrose said. “So we have to make sure we are always ready each and every game.”

Ramapo will travel to Salisbury, Md. on Friday to take part in the Optimist Classic, where they will look to beat South Virginia University in order to play in the championship game on Saturday. agould1@ramapo.edu

Women’s Basketball Jumps to 5-0 With 62-55 Win

By JUSTINA SLACHTA Staff Writer

Ramapo’s women’s basketball put another win under their belt to extend their undefeated record. They beat Manhattanville College Monday at home in the Bradley Center by a final score of 62-55 to improve to 5-0 on the season.

Sophomore Alexa Ryan earned 26 points with four assists. Faith Flannery earned 13 points, three assists, three blocks and five steals. Senior Danielle Beam earned eight points and 11 rebounds. Lindsey Gripenburg tallied 11 points and two steals for the Roadrunners.

Although Ramapo won, Manhattanville gave them a run for their money. They were in the lead, gaining points from Janetta Arnold and

Jennifer Mcsharar. By halftime, the Roadrunners were up 32-26. It was a very close game, going back and forth between both teams.

In the second half, the Roadrunners took charge and built the lead up to seven points.

Flannery, Beam, Gripenburg and Ryan all helped guide the Roadrunners to a win. With seconds remaining, Ramapo still took rapid shots in order to secure the victory.

The team looks very sharp and is playing cohesively to earn win after win. If they keep playing like this, the Roadrunners can be sure to see many more wins this season.

The Roadrunners will host New Jersey Athletic Conference rival Rowan University on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Bradley Center. jslachta@ramapo.edu

RAMAPO SPORTS THIS WEEK

Friday:

Optimist Classic Men’s Basketball vs.

Southern Virginia University at 3 p.m.

Saturday:

Men’s Basketball Championship or Consolation Game

Women’s Basketball at Rowan University at 1 p.m.

Men’s Swimming vs.

New Jersey Institute of Technology at 2 p.m.

Sunday:

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field at CTC Relay Carnival

Monday:

Women’s Basketball vs. Hunter College at 6 p.m

Wednesday:

Women’s Basketball at New York City College of Technology at 5 p.m.

Men’s Basketball at New York City College of Technology at 7 p.m. photo by Justina Slachta

The womenʼs basketball team defeated Manhatanville College on Monday.

Division Races Tight With Five Weeks Remaining in Season

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Week 12 Sets Up Big Games in Upcoming Weekend to Determine Top Teams in the AFC

By JEREMY KELLY Staff Writer

One theme of the 2010 National Football League season is that there hasn’t been a clear-cut favorite in either conference.

Following the Week 12 games last weekend, it’s still impossible to predict any playoff matchups.

In each division, there is either a tie for the division lead or a one-game difference. Last season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts rampaged through the league, each beginning the year 13-0 and eventually meeting in the Super Bowl. This year, however, the competition has been extremely stiff.

On Thanksgiving Day, the Saints needed a dramatic finish to stay a game behind the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South. They led the Dallas Cowboys 17-0 but fell behind late in the fourth quarter. Dallas appeared to ice the game when receiver Roy Williams broke free for a 47-yard reception, but the ball was ripped out of his hands by safety Malcolm Jenkins. The Saints then drove down the field and Drew Brees threw a 16yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore for the 30-27 win.

In the AFC East, both the New England Patriots and the New York Jets used strong second halves to beat their opponents. New England trailed the Detroit Lions 17-10 at halftime but went on to win, 45-24, while the Jets trailed the Cincinnati Bengals 7-3 and finished with a 26-10 triumph. Both

teams remain tied atop the division at 9-2, and they meet for a big game on Monday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The Falcons continued their impressive season with another home victory, this one coming at the expense of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers, who came into the game tied with the Chicago Bears for the lead in the NFC North, tied the game at 17 on a touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson with 56 seconds left. Atlanta responded with a 47-yard field goal by Matt Bryant for the 2017 victory. The loss, coupled with Chicago’s 31-26 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, drops the Packers a game below the Bears.

As for the Eagles, they have fallen into a tie with the New York Giants atop the NFC East at 7-4, as the Giants overcame a sluggish first half to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars by a score of 24-20. The Giants stay home to play the slumping Washington Redskins on Sunday.

Despite Jacksonville’s loss, they remain tied atop the AFC South with the Indianapolis Colts, as they once again struggled on Sunday night in a 36-14 home loss to the San Diego Chargers. Mike Tolbert ran for 103 yards for the Chargers, while Peyton Manning threw four interceptions. The Colts have now lost five of their last six meetings with the Chargers, dating back to 2005. The Chargers, meanwhile, have won their last four games and remain a game behind the Kansas City Chiefs for the lead in the AFC West.

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the move to the 16-game season in 1978, no team has made the playoffs with such a record, not counting the strike-shortened season in 1982.

Meanwhile, after starting the season 0-5, the San Francisco 49ers are making a playoff push. Their recent 27-6 victory over the Arizona Cardinals puts their record at 4-7, one game behind the Rams and Seahawks.

No team has ever made the playoffs after beginning the season 0-5.

The Steelers and the Ravens meet in Baltimore on Sunday night to decide who will take the division lead.

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Matt Ryan led the Atlanta Falcons to a 20-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

There’s no weaker division than the NFC West. The Seattle Seahawks fell hard to the Chiefs, 42-24, to drop to 5-6. The St. Louis Rams, meanwhile, won a shootout on the road over the Denver Broncos, 36-33, to move up to 5-6. Both teams are tied for the division lead with a record under .500. Since

In the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens have been neckand-neck for most of the season, and they remain tied atop the division at 8-3. The Steelers jumped out to a 13-0 lead over the Buffalo Bills, but were forced into overtime on a 49-yard field goal by Buffalo’s Rian Lindell. But Pittsburgh’s Shaun Suisham booted a 41-yard field goal in overtime for the 19-16 win. The Ravens won over the scrappy Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 17-10, to drop their record to 7-4 behind Atlanta and New Orleans. The Steelers and the Ravens meet in Baltimore on Sunday night to decide who will take the division lead. jkelly7@ramapo.edu

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Bass Fishing Club Makes a Splash in New Jersey Page 15 The Ramapo News

By SEAN RITCHIE Staff Writer

One of the newest additions to Ramapo College is the bass fishing club. The club is just over a year old and the future is looking bright. Ramapo is a pioneer in this region of the country, as they are the first school in New Jersey to add such a club.

The club is a member of the Forrest L. Wood professional circuit with a college branch named after its founding member.

The FLW is comprised of five regions across the country and Ramapo competes in the Northeast Region.

Bob Rieder, a senior and the president of the club, detailed the make up of the region.

“Currently there are 40 schools that send teams to the qualifying events in our region,” Rieder said.

The team consists of 10 members, in its first year Rieder, sophomore Jeff Voss, and senior Charlie Danza rotated between events.

Each school sends two members from their clubs to complete in each event.

“We choose who competes in the events either by volunteering or by competing against each other on our own and whoever wins we’ll send to the tournaments,” Rieder said.

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Club Hopes to Reel in New Members

PJ Bartolotto, the faculty advisor for the club, sees a bright future for the sport on a college level.

“Eventually branching out to other schools in our conference to start clubs would be great,” Bartolotto said, “This would allow us to have a New Jersey competitive college circuit.”

Rieder reiterated the hopes of expanding and developing a circuit in New Jersey.

“If local schools like Montclair and other state colleges got involved with it, we can have a state tournament instead of branching out so far.”

The team travels a decent distance for the

“Maintaining their club status in the college and attracting new members to join the club would be great to see.”

- PJ Bartolotto

events with the closest one around four hours away in Maryland. Their willingness to travel such a far distance shows their passion for the sport.

“This year we went as far as North Carolina,” Rieder said. “The closest one is either Lake Champlain, which is still about 5-6 hours away and down in Maryland in

the Potomac River, which is about 3-4 hours away.”

The team has also traveled to the Great

“If a team places first in a qualifying event the school receives $5,000 and the club receives $5,000.”

- Bob Rieder

Lakes and competed on Lake Erie.

An interesting aspect of the FLW is that it allows college students to compete under the tutelage of professional anglers.

“Our tournament schedule is setup parallel to the professional circuit of the FLW,” Rieder said. “The FLW sends out 150 professional anglers for an event and whoever does not make their last cut will drive us to our locations. We use their boats, so we don’t have to use our own.”

This aspect of the FLW is a great way to expand the sport and strengthen the knowledge of aspiring anglers.

Bartolotto, who is an avid angler himself, ultimately hopes that the team can not only sustain its club status, but also attract new members.

“Maintaining their club status in the college and attracting new members to join the club would be great to see,” Bartolotto

said.

There are three levels of tournaments: the qualifying, regional and national tournaments. Another unique aspect of the FLW is that there are cash prizes for the clubs that place in the top five in each level.

“If a team places first in a qualifying event the school receives $5,000 and the club receives $5,000,” Rieder said.

The money is given towards scholarships and for team equipment so the sport can expand even more.

The partnership the FLW has with col-

“This year we went as far as North Carolina.”

- Bob Rieder

leges around the country is ever improving and expanding the sport. Anyone interested in joining the Bass Fishing Club can contact Rieder at rrieder@ramapo.edu or Bartolotto at pbartolo@ramapo.edu. sritchi1@ramapo.edu

Tensions Grow Between Jeter and Yankees’ Front Office Star Shortstop’s Agent Describes Yankees’ Negotiation Strategy as “Baffling”

By ANDREW GOULD Sports Editor

Hardball negotiations between the New York Yankees and star shortstop Derek Jeter have forced people to imagine the possibility of what was thought to be unthinkable: Jeter wearing a uniform other than Yankee pinstripes next season.

The Yankees have taken a firm stance in their refusal to give the 36-year-old a lavish contract based on his past achievements and reputation as the face of the most successful franchise in sports. Jeter, who reportedly demanded as much as $150 million over six years, was offered a three-year contract worth $45 million.

Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman suggested that Jeter should test the open market to see if a better offer is available for Jeter.

Despite passing Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee last season, Jeter struggled throughout the season, hitting for a .270 batting average, the lowest mark of his 15year career. Despite winning a Gold Glove, many advanced defensive statistics show that Jeter’s range at shortstop has deteriorated over the years, leaving some to suggest that he will have to move to a different position towards the end of his career.

Casey Close, Jeter’s agent, described the Yankees’ negotiation strategy as “baffling.”

Fans that support Jeter wonder why the

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Derek Jeter can reach the 3,000-hit plateau in the 2011 season, but he might not do it with the Yankees.

Yankees handed third-baseman Alex Rodriguez a 10-year extension three years ago but refuse to offer a contract larger than three years to Jeter.

Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman suggested that Jeter should test the open market to see if a better offer is available for

Jeter. Although there are few shortstops in free agency, no team other than the Yankees would likely be willing or able to present Jeter with a better offer.

Jeter is not the only future Hall-of-Famer the Yankees need to resign this offseason.

Negotiations with closer Mariano Rivera appear to be going more smoothly though, as Rivera is close to inking a one-year deal worth $17 million, a raise over the $15 million he earned last season.

While the Yankees finally appear to realize the folly of dishing our enormous contracts without analyzing the potential consequences in the long run, they picked the wrong person to use as an example. Jeter plays a position lacking in talent, so the Yankees would not find a shortstop to replace Jeter with ease. The backlash from fans and the lost revenue in merchandise could prove costly.

However, Jeter does not realize the hit his value took after a mediocre 2010 campaign.

Along with his career-worst .270 average, Jeter also posted career lows in on base percentage and slugging percentage. Jeter is labeled the face of the franchise for winning five championships with the Yankees.

However, he is now, at best, their fourth best hitter behind Rodriguez, first-baseman Mark Teixeira and second baseman Robinson Cano, who finished third in the Most Valuable Player ballot. If Jeter went to a team that lacked the offensive firepower of the Bronx Bombers, he would likely see his numbers plummet in categories such as runs scored and runs batted in.

Jeter’s contract demands are higher than the contract signed Tuesday by Troy Tulowitzki, a 26-year-old shortstop whose 15 home runs in September topped Jeter’s 10 in the entire 2010 season. Tulowitzki signed a seven-year, $134 million extension with the Colorado Rockies that averages out to around $19 million per year.

By offering $15 million a year, the Yankees in all likelihood are paying him based on his reputation rather than his actu-

Along with his career worst .270 average, Jeter also posted career lows in on base percentage and slugging percentage.

al pay. Even if that is the case, the Yankees would find it advantageous to up their offer a little bit and throw in an option for a fourth year. They can afford to pay the extra money, but they cannot afford the public relations nightmare that would result from failing to sign Jeter, who needs to feel like he gained something from this tiresome negotiation.

Both sides need to swallow their pride and realize how much they need each other before the situation gets any uglier. agould1@ramapo.edu

SPORTS 10 . 7 . 10

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P E RFE C T Ramapo Improves to 5-0 with Win Over Rowan

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