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On Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21 and 22, W&J women and men put on the eighth annual performance of the Vagina Monologues. This year was the 15th anniversary of the creation of the show, meant to raise awareness for violence against women. W&J students and faculty performed in the event to entertain the public, as well as to raise money for a local women’s shelter.

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“One Billion Rising” W&J Students Perform Vagina Monologues Morgan Mattingly Red&Black Editor

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On Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21 and 22, Washington & Jefferson College was a hub of empowerment as the eighth annual performance of the Vagina Monologues occurred.

This year, Valentine’s Day marked the 15 anniversary of the creation of the Vagina Monologues. The show this year featured two new monologues: a video in honor of this year’s campaign of “One Billion Rising” and a piece entitled “Rising.”

The V-day website encourages everyone to consider: “If you take into account the statistic that 1 out of 3 women will experience violence in her lifetime, you are left with the staggering statistic that over 1 billion women on this planet will be impacted by violence.”

Therefore, the campaign calls for “ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.”

The final speech, “Rising,” performed by President Tori Haring-Smith, was the summation of this theme. “Raise your one good arm, your one, one, one, one billion rising!”

The students and staff who performed became “Vagina Warriors,” rising and raising their arms in unison with the president.

Throughout the evening many topics were explored.

Their titles give a glimpse as to what the monologues were about: “Hair,” “The Wear & Say List,” “The Vagina Workshop,” “Vagina Happy/Sad Fact,” “Because He Liked to Look at it,” “My Angry Vagina,” “My Vagina was my Village,” “The Flood,” “The Little Coochi Snorcher that Could,” “Reclaiming Cunt,” “A Six year old was asked,” “The Woman who liked to make vaginas happy,” “I was there in the room,” “Over it,” “One Billion Rising” and “Rising.”

The subject matter varied from the beauty of childbirth, women needing to make themselves happy first, the horrendous crimes done against women, the perspective of different ages, the call to rise and much more.

The monologues were created by Eve Ensler based on the stories she had heard from other women and have grown to be an essential part of a global movement.

President Tori Haring-Smith stated, “I really think it is important for women to give voice to their concerns and this does it. It empowers people to share their own stories. “For audience members, conversations become possible through the topics of the performance and many responded positively.

The word heard most often to sum up the Vagina Monologues was “empowering.” Megan Nissley, ’15, said, “I felt it was very uplifting and empowering being a woman.” Jessica Nickerson, ’15, stated: “I thought they were awesome. They were really

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empowering and told the story of women.” Emily Bitting, ’15, said: “I liked the Vagina Monologues because they are fun and entertaining, but still convey a serious message.” The proceeds from the event and merchandise sales are donated to the Washington Women’s Shelter, empowering even more women.

Carley Adams, ’15, part of the V-day directors’ team, stated: “On the surface, yes, the Monologues are about women. But I hope the takeaway is that we need to stop violence against everyone, for any reason.”

2013 Cast and Crew “Introduction”: Megan Bevilacqua ‘15 Carolyn Tomlinson ‘16 Shaun Simon “Hair”: Molly Means ‘16 “The Wear & Say List”: The 2013 cast “The Flood”: Amanda Knarr ‘13 “The Vagina Workshop”: Savannah Sprowls ‘13 Vagina Happy/Sad Fact: Keirsten Hile ‘15 “Because He Liked to Look at It”: Tori Smith ‘14 “My Angry Vagina”: Tasha Leech ‘13 “My Vagina Was My Village”: Amber McGee ‘15 Michaela Lies ‘14 The Little Coochi Snorcher that Could: Ahleighia “Twiggy” Carter-Croom ‘16 “Reclaiming Cunt”: Abrianne Rhoad ‘13 “A Six Year Old Was Asked”: Keirsten Hile ‘15 “The Woman Who Liked to Make Vaginas Happy”: Hannah Russell ‘13 “I Was There in the Room”: Alex Troast ‘13 “Over It”: Megan Barclay ‘15 “One Billion Rising”: Michelle Kelly ‘13 Allyse Corbin ‘14 Carley Adams ‘15 “Rising”: President Tori Haring-Smith

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Scenes From the Event: The Vagina Monologues

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Above, Michelle Kelly ‘13, Carley Adams ‘15 and Allyse Corbin ‘14 perform a group monologue. This monologue was called “One Billion Rising” and it dealt with rape culture in the world. All proceeds from this event were donated to a local women’s shelter.

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Above, Dr. Tori Haring-Smith reading one of the monologues. President Haring-Smith has traditionally given the last monologue and closed out the night.

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Bottom- Amber McGee, Michaela Lies, Ahleighia “Twiggy” Carter-Croom, Tasha Leech, Savannah Sprowls, Alex Troast, Keirsten Hile Middle-Molly Means, Amanda Knarr, Shaun Simon, Carolyn Tomlinson, Hannah Russell, Allyse Corbin, Carley Adams, Tori Smith, President Tori Haring-Smith Top- Meg Bevilacqua Megan Barclay, Abrianne Rhoad, Mala Sharma, Michelle Kelly, Mike Nemchick

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Above, Senior and the Red&Blacks own, Abrianne Rhoad presents another of the monologues. Bri was excited about performing in this year’s Vagina Monologues and raising awareness for a good cause.

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PLL Author, Sarah Shepard to Visit W&J S e c u r i t y L o g S Tori Smith Red&Black Editor

On Mon. March 4, Sara Shepard, the author of the best-selling “Pretty Little Liars” series as well as “The Lying Game” series, will be here on Washington & Jefferson’s campus.

These series may sound familiar, and that is because they are both now successful television shows on the ABC Family network.

Shepard will be here at 4:00, in Dieter Porter 100 (the large lecture hall), there will also be another speaker that day. She will be discussing her books, her career and the writing process.

A reception with refreshments and a book-signing will follow the event, which is sponsored by the Department of English, Academic

Affairs, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Sigma Tau Delta and Franklin Literary Societies.

Though the books will not be sold at the event, everyone is welcome to bring his/her own book to the signing.

When Shepard was younger, she wanted to be multiple different things when she grew up, like a soap opera star, a designer for LEGO, a fashion magazine editor and many others, including a writer.

Shepard grew up in Pennsylvania, directly on Philadelphia’s Main Line. She went to college at New York University in 1995, and after working a series of jobs, she eventually received her MFA at Brooklyn College.

Shepard’s first story, “Quizzles,” which she illustrated herself, was about yellow creatures that lived

in a backyard garden. This story won second prize at State College, Penna.

Her first Adult novel, “All The Things We Didn’t Say/The Visibles,” was published in the UK and US. The novel is about a woman named Summer Davis, who struggles with family issues, the concepts of genetics, and her own being and future.

Shepard has worked on many of her projects with her sister, Alison Shepard and is expected to continue expanding upon on her creative ideas in the future.

Shepard’s 4p.m. lecture on her success and writing will give interested students enough time to attend hers and Peggy Noonan’s talk in Dieter-Porter 100 and the Olin Fine Arts Center at 7p.m., respectively. Both lectures are free and open to the public.

2/22/13 Act 64 A call came into the security office to report the smell of marijuana coming from a dorm. Upon arriving at the room, security found that no one was there. Security knocked on the door and it was open. Officers looked around the room but did not see anything in sight. The room had a strong smell of marijuana. There was also a candle that had been burning recently. The scene was then cleared.

2/23/13 Fire Alarm

One the above date, a fire alarm at Upperclass Hall sounded. Security officers and members of the fire department helped to clear the building of students. It was discovered that a fire extinguisher had been discharged outside of a dorm. While removing students from the building, four students in one of the rooms did not wake up. Officers had to try to wake these students several times before they finally got up. Three other students were also being brought a great time to bring someone like Peggy Noonan, to the security office for underage drinking. A candle was found who has a long history with the Republican Party and burning in one of the rooms; however this was not the source of the could speak to its current state and to its future, [to alarm. campus],” she continued.

Noonan have written extensively over the past decades and she often calls for more elevated national 2/23/13 politics in her essays, which have appeared in “TIME,” “Newsweek,” “The Washington Post” to name a few.

Maintenance At any rate, Noonan has never been far from the public sphere, providing frequent political commentary While on patrol and making rounds, an officer attempted to use on television and writing weekly columns. the elevator on the first floor of Bica Ross. Once inside, the elevator “W&J’s student body is politically diverse, and dropped about six inches after the fourth floor button was pressed. many of students, even some who are Democrats, are The elevator would not move. When trying to exit the door would excited to have someone of Peggy Noonan’s stature not open. After several attempts to leave the elevator, the fire departcoming to speak on our campus,” said Dr. McEvoy. ment was called and the doors were opened. Out of order signs were “I imagine she will offer an interesting perspective placed on the elevator and the circuit breaker for the elevator was on politics in America.” shut off.

In her most recent work, featured in “Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Page and on Noonan’s personal website, peggynoonan.com, Noonan tackles heavy2/24/13 hitting topics, including the ongoing debate over President Obama’s current sequester strategy.

Act 64 Noonan writes: “[It’s] like Howard Beale in ‘Network’: ‘Woe is us. . . . And woe is us! We’re in a lot of On the above date, while walking on the east side of campus, trouble!’ It is always cliffs, ceilings and looming ca- a security officer smelled marijuana from Buchanan Hall. The oftastrophes... It is always government by freakout.” ficer walked around the side of the building and when approaching “I have had students tell me they want to partici- the patio, a student took off running. The officer chased the student pate in the Q&A, asking Peggy Noonan about the around the lower area of President’s row. The student was seen to Republican Party’s attitudes toward women and the swipe into Cleveland Hall. The student’s identity was soon verified.

LGBT community, as well as how the changing de- An officer spoke with a second student who stated they were smokmographics in America will affect the future of the ing a cigarette with the student who ran. party,” said Dr. McEvoy. Read more about Noonan Compiled by Mike Nemchick/ R &B online and be sure to attend the free, public lecture.

Visiting Speaker Series: WSJ Columnist P. Noonan Abrianne Rhoad Red&Black Editor

After Sara Shepard’s public talk in the lecture hall of the Dieter-Porter Life Sciences Building at Washington & Jefferson College, Monday March 4 at 4p.m., students and the W&J community are invited to attend another public lecture in the Olin Fine Arts Theatre at 7p.m., “An Evening of Perspective with Peggy Noonan,” the widely admired columnist for “The Wall Street Journal” and OpinionJournal.com.

As the best-selling author of eight books on American politics, history and culture, including her most recent “Patriotic Grace” (Oct. 2008), Noonan’s track record precedes her.

Before she was a columnist at WSJ, she was a producer at CBS News in New York and before that a special assistant and speech writer for President Ronald Reagan and former chief speech writer for Vice President George H. W. Bush. And, in 1978 and 1979 , according to her public page on “Wall Street Journal” online, she was an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University.

Her arrival to W&J is expected to come with the same level of anticipation as did Kristof ’s public lecture in Nov. 2012.

“Peggy Noonan will be our second J. Robert Maxwell ‘43 Visiting Speaker” after Nicholas Kristof explains Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of English Dr. McEvoy.

“The Republican Party seems to be at a crossroads right now, particularly following their lackluster performance in the last election. We thought it would be

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The Importance of International Education Could Iceland Ban Porn?

Jake Meyers Red&Black Staff

President Tori Haring-Smith joined a group of college and university presidents in Washington, D.C. for the 10th Anniversary of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.

President Haring-Smith participated in a discussion on how institutes of higher learning can internationalize their students.

The panel included other college presidents who received the NAFSA’s 2012 Senator Paul Simon Awards for Campus Internationalization, an honor that only 8 schools received nationwide in 2012.

The honor is rewarded to campuses that excel in the success of international curriculums, the ability to integrate international students, and the enhancement of diversifying study abroad opportunities. The event is named after

the late Senator Paul Simon, (D– Ill.), who was a strong supporter of international education and foreign language learning.

He supported the creation of the National Security Education Program, which addresses critical national security deficiencies in language and cultural expertise.

The panel discussed how colleges and universities need to teach students foreign languages and provide them access to study abroad opportunities to gain the international experience needed to compete in the job market.

The main focus relied heavily on providing access to international opportunities to students regardless of their financial status and how to teach the next generation of leaders how to approach international relations with an appropriate mindset.

In the audience were embassy staffs from various countries as well as a number of international educators. President Haring-

Smith traveled to DC to accept the Senator Paul Simon Award for the Magellan Program.

The President has taken great strides in internationalizing the campus.

When President Tori HaringSmith arrived in 2005, only 4 study abroad programs existed.

That number has increased to 40 and W&J now ranks 24th in the country among small elite colleges in the percentage of students going abroad, which is 70%.

President Haring-Smith hopes to see that number increase in the years to come.

She also wishes that 100% of students could go abroad during their time at W&J. The President firmly believes that W&J graduates men and women who can tackle international challenges in their respective fields given their liberal arts background and the many international opportunities offered at this school.

Shanel Grabowski Red&Black Staff Internet pornography gradually has become more and more accessible. This pornography is and has been a growing threat to children.

Iceland is now taking the issue head on in their attempt to ban Internet pornography. Nation officials are doing all they can to make sure this ban is successful.

Iceland for years has had laws banning the printing and distribution of pornography.

Their Parliament already banned strip clubs because they violated the rights of the women who work in them.

This next step of banning Internet pornography would make Iceland the first Western democracy to block online pornography.

The idea that Iceland does not want to be thought is that this is an anti-sex move. Iceland officials want it to be known that this is

a decision toward anti-violence.

Pornography is causing children to view pornography and increasing the chances of them acting it out. Iceland wants to stop this immediately.

Although the attempt to block Internet pornography has a very low success rate, it is well worth the attempt to the officials behind this ban.

In an interview with the Christian Science Monitor, Smari McCarthy, a free speech advocate said “it has negative side effects like... opening up a whole can of worms regarding human-rights issues, access to information and freedom of expression.”

Even if the banning of Internet pornography does not pass parliament, there are ways being considered by the government to protect children from Web porn.

If this does pass parliament, skeptics wonder how long it will take for other countries to attempt to follow in Iceland’s footsteps.

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App “Line” Offers Voice Calls and Messaging

Just like every Halloween at Washington & Jefferson, we were all in for

February Holidays You’ve Never Heard Of:

a treat. When it came to costumes this year, let’s face it, there was the good, the bad and the ugly. F

2/1 – Working Naked Day

2/7 – Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbors Day 2/8 – Laugh And Get Rich Day 2/11 – Satisfied Staying Single Day 2/18 – Anniversary - Cow Milked While Flying 2/22 - Single-Tasking Day 2/23 – Curling Is Cool Day 2/23 – Inconvenience Yourself Day 2/26 – For Pete’s Sake Day 2/26 – International Sword Swallowers Day 2/26 – Open That Bottle Night 2/28 – National Tooth Fairy Day

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Pictured above are some of the unique and charming stickers that have won the app plenty of fans in Asia.

Shari Kaminski Red&Black Columnist

There is a new app taking Japan by storm, and it is now available in the U.S.!

It is called “Line,” and was made

by South Korea’s Naver Corp. In just 19 months the app has gained over 100 million users.

“Line” is a leading contender in smartphone messaging in Asia, in competition with other apps like “WeChat” and “KakaoTalk.”

Line offers free voice calls (like Skype) and messaging, but what makes it unique are the emoticons users can choose from.

They include teddy bears juggling eggplants, bunnies with flames of anger in their eyes, a shy balding man surrounded by little sparkles and flowers, a bear throwing confetti and a man on a motorcycle.

While many of the emoticons are free, Naver Corp. makes money from “Line” through the

ones that cost money. “Line” was earning the company $3.75 million per month in July. Naver USA’s CEO Jeanie Han says “a lot higher now,” although no new numbers have been reported.

Courtesy livedoor.jp

The app also makes a profit for Naver Corp. through advertising.

Companies can create sponsored brand accounts that people can follow or befriend. These accounts are similar to Facebook or Twitter.

Celebrites have also begun to use the app. Snoop Dogg currently has an account. Naver is encouraging celebrities to use the

app as a way to attract the teen and twenty-something crowd.

It is easy to find friends through “Line,” as once an account is opened, the app will go through the contacts in the user’s phone to find other people using “Line.”

Users can choose a profile picture for their account the same way they would for Facebook or other social networking websites.

Currently, only 11 percent of iPhone users have a “Line” account. However, messaging apps like “Line” are much less popular in the U.S. than in other places around the world.

That does not mean something like “Line,” could not grow in popularity, but it just needs to attract a larger audience.

The app’s biggest competition in the United States is the “Facebook Messenger” app that leads in both market share as well as active usage.

“Line” is free to download, so check it out for a new way to talk to friends.

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Sony Officially Releases Details on the PS4

Courtesy joystiq.com (left) andwordpress.com (right)

Though images of the console are still unavailable, Sony has released information about the redesigned controller. It will feature a touch pad, a share button and other new additions.

Alexis Geeza Red&Black Staff Sony has revealed its plans for the PlayStation 4 during a two-hour presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 20 and it looks like the system is going to be out just in time for the holiday season.

Sony hasn’t released a new console since 2006 with the arrival of the PlayStation 3, so it’s about time we had some talk of the future.

But despite showing off some cool graphics and game demos, there isn’t much else we do know, like what the system looks like, how much it will cost or how its online functions will work.

Sony did however reveal its new controller, The DualShock 4. Similar in shape to its older controllers, the new PS4 controller has “share” and “options” buttons as well as a touchpad in the center.

Pressing the power button suspends or resumes the system immediately, and a secondary chip will handle downloads and uploads even when your console is turned off. Supposedly you can even play games while they’re being downloaded.

This “share” option is the most exciting new feature for me. From the looks of

it, you can record and share videos and screenshots with your friends list, which has been expanded to include third-party services like Facebook.

Your PS4’s online services can be accessed not only from your system but from phones and tablets too.

Another neat feature allows you to stream gameplay and “spectate” other people’s gameplay right on your screen.

You can also play your PS4 games on the Vita, Sony’s most recent handheld device, with a function they call “remote play;” the goal is to make every PS4 game playable on the Vita too.

What the PS4 doesn’t seem to have, unfortunately, is backwards compatibility.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve already thrown your hands up in despair at the PS3’s lack of backwards compatibility and are carefully hoarding your PS and PS2, and it looks like you may have to do the same with your PS3 soon.

Sony will likely use cloud gaming to stream PS1, PS2 and PS3 games, with no details announced on whether we’ll be able to play games we already own.

While I appreciate Sony reviving its backlog of PS1 games from the depths of obscurity by allowing people to purchase them from the PlayStation Network, I think it’s a little too early to be doing that for games that haven’t been released for more than a year or two. Another important question, online connectivity requirements, has also been answered.

Though rumors of the next Xbox console tout an always-online requirement, Courtesy wikia.net the PS4 will be playable without an internet connection. Sony’s game studios chief, Shuhei Yoshida, reported that any requirements for registering a game online in order to play it would be left up to the game publishers to decide.

Several games were announced at the presentation, including “Knack,” “Killzone:

Shadow Fall,” “Driveclub,” “Infamous: Second Son” and “Deep Down.”

Other games like “Diablo 3” and the next “Final Fantasy” installment are both slated for the PS4 as well, with the latter likely being revealed at this year’s E3. (A quick Google search will reveal more intended PS4 projects, if you’re interested.)

There’s a lot left up to speculation following Sony’s announcement. How much will this system and its games cost?

(Preferably the costs should be kept low in order to entice consumers to buy yet another console, probably around 400 dollars or less, but some speculators are guessing much higher than that.

Game prices are similarly hypothesized to be anywhere between 60 and 80 dollars, though the actual prices remain to be seen.)

Will the PS4 be able to play used games?

How long will it take to actually show us what the darn thing looks like?

Regardless, the PS4 announcement has definitely made a splash in the gaming community.

With Nintendo’s Wii U released last year and now the PS4 news, all that’s left is for Microsoft to reveal its next generation console, which, at least as of right now, is nearly all rumors and speculation.

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Appendix Evolves; May be Useful After All

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Previously thought to have no current use, scientists have discovered that the appendix is actually rather impressive. It has evolved dozens of times and may serve a modern function.

Jake Meyers Red&Black Staff The appendix has been labeled a vestigial organ by many biomedical researchers, with claims of irrelevance in terms of biological importance.

There have been conflicting ideas presented throughout modern medicine, arguing whether or not this worm-shaped organ has any functional purpose in the human body.

One of the first scientists to theorize that the appendix is in fact dysfunctional was none other than Charles Darwin.

Darwin contended that man’s distant ancestor thrived off of a diet composed mainly of leaves, requiring a large cecum for digestion.

The cecum houses bacteria that have the capability to digest the otherwise tenacious plant material.

Overtime, these ancestors shifted their diet towards fruits, which are significantly easier to digest.

This modification lead to the shrinkage of the cecum to the size of what it is today, and the appendix represents a shriveled form of the cecum caused by this reduction.

Darwin’s hypothesis has not been significantly proven thus far, especially considering the discovery of unique lymphatic tissues housed in the appendix

within the last 100 years. White blood cells, which fight infection, are recruited so to speak in these lymphatic tissues within the appendix.

Zoological studies have also shed light on how many different mammals all across the biological tree of life share a common structure similar to that of the appendix.

at least 32 times, with some speculation that it might have evolved 38 times.

The study concluded that the appendix isn’t reflected on a shifting diet in a majority of those mammals studied, falsifying Darwin’s initial claims that the appendix is useless.

There is still strong evidence to suggest that Darwin was correct in terms of the origin of the human appendix, however. “...The structure must With these findings deducing that have evolved independently the appendix has evolved an upwards of at least 32 times, with some 38 times, the race is on to find what the function of the appendix is. speculation that it might A popular theory right now is the ‘safe house’ theory, which states how have evolved 38 times.” bacteria help train the immune system and prevent diseases by outcompeting dangerous pathogenic bacteria.

The most recent study conducted The theory is under speculation, for by a collaboration of researchers from there have been recorded instances where Midwestern University and Duke University pathogenic bacteria outcompeted the Medical Center conclude that the appendix ‘normal’ microbes. does serve a function in the human body.

“One wonders why such a trait with such The researchers accumulated a function would not be universal,” explains information on the diets of 361 living Randolph Nesse, an evolutionary biologist mammals, including 50 species that are at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. known to have an appendix, and mapped This implies the mystery of the appendix the data on a mammalian evolutionary has yet to be solved; leaving a number of tree. different hypothesizes waiting to be tested.

They found that the 50 species are Whether or not a true solution will ever distributed so broadly across the tree that the emerge and be agreed upon by members of structure must have evolved independently the scientific community is yet to be seen.

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Did you know?

* The appendix is located near the junction

of the small intestine and the large intestine.

* Although the appendix, tonsils and

various, redundant veins are all vestigial body parts, they aren’t entirely useless as previously assumed, according to modern research.

Image courtesy healthfiend.com “Did You Know,” source healthfiend.com, National Geographic

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Is Food Causing Your Skin Problems?

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10 Commandments Of Clear Skin

1. Keep It Clean - Wash your face morning, night and after the gym 2. Don’t Pop Your Zits - It only leads to scarring, inflammation and more acne.

3. If You Can’t Resist the Urge to Pop, Disinfect With Benzyl Peroxide - It will help unclog the pore.

4. Stick With the Basics, And Give Them a Chance to Work - Products like benzoyl peroxide and glycolic and salicylic acid have been shown to work, and they need six weeks to take full effect.

Courtesy thegamez.net, gonola.com, colourbox.com. Compiled by Deidre Parker/Red&Black

Dairy products, shellfish, like shrimp, and starchy foods like cake can all be potentially harmful to your skin.

Lauren Fisher Red&Black Staff It’s surprising, but what you eat can have a direct affect on your skin health. Certain nutrients help our organs, while others hurt them.

Even if you buy the best beauty products to help your skin, you are inevitably counteracting them by consuming fatty and greasy foods, which not only affect your skin, but other organs as well.

We need to approach our skin problems from the inside out. What you eat and drink can keep your skin hydrated and soft and also protect skin cells from damage, which can cause premature wrinkles.

Excessive salt intake can cause water retention, which can lead to swelling. When you consume more salt than your kidneys can excrete, it will start to accumulate in your blood, leading to water retention.

The swelling is particularly noticeable in areas where the skin

is thin, and also in the ankles and feet.

Sea salt, on the other hand, actually has health benefits. If you suffer from skin conditions, sea salt can help open up pores, sooth and moisturize irritated skin and helps improve blood circulation.

Shellfish, including shrimp, crab and lobster, are naturally high in iodine and excessive amounts can lead to acne.

Although, there is no correlation between eating a lot of shellfish one day and breaking out the next, a diet consisting of too much shellfish can accumulate, which can lead to an acne breakout. If you are acne-prone, it is advised that you consume shellfish products a few times a month rather than a few times a week.

Surprisingly dairy products, like milk, can contribute to skin problems. Higher milk consumption, particularly skim milk, has been linked to the presence of acne.

This is due to a higher amount of bioavailable hormones in skim

milk since they are not absorbed in the surrounding fat.

These hormones can then overstimulate the group of glands that produce our skin’s natural oily secretions.

Additionally, starchy foods such as white bread, pasta, cake and even corn syrup should be avoided.

A study found that eating a low-glycemic diet reduced acne, although further research needs to be conducted to understand this relationship.

Sugar is also problematic for the skin as well. High blood sugar can weaken the skin by affecting tissues like collagen and can leave you pre-disposed to lines and wrinkles.

Although we are more focused on trying to cure our hangover on a Saturday or Sunday morning, or make it to brunch before the commons closes, alcohol can make our skin look wrinkly.

It saps the natural moisture from your skin; the more you drink, the more dehydrated you become.

5. Try Retinoids - Using a pea-size amount over night helps with cell turnover and prevents acne.

6. Treat Early - Use acne products all over your face even if you don’t see a breakout – the goal is prevention.

7. Don’t OVERtreat - Overusing acne products can lead to excess drying and even chemical burns.

8. Calm Down - Stress hormones increase oil production which leads to clogged pores. Take a bath and relax every once in a while!

9. Protect Your Skin - Use oil free sun screen that won’t clog your pores in SPF 30 or higher.

10. Fade Scars - Use a scar treatment with salicylic acid and licorice-root extract on dark spots to fade them over time.

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STUDENTART FEATURE About the artwork: For his Painting studio course, professor Patrick Schmidt assigns his students the task of painting spheres within square boxes to teach them how to render light and shadows within a 2D-plane. Seven of Junior art major Cat Beaudoin’s spheres are featured (top and bottom corner).

Another junior art major, Matt McKnight, has a self portrait (below) piece hanging up on display in the second floor.

In professor Doug McGlumphy’s 2D and 3D design course, the experimental gallery “Positive Negative Self Portrait” (left, top and bottom) is now on display, featuring the works of Rebecca Gajewski, Brandon Ganz ‘16, Caulin Grant ‘15, Collin Higgins ‘16, Gregory Hrutkay ‘15, Scott Rocca, Emily Sasala ‘13, Hayley Skovira, Tori Smith ‘14, John Szott ‘13 and Sara Watkins.

Not to be forgotten, professor Maloney’s 2D/3D, Sculpture and Ceramics classes are also hard at work producing new work and putting up new shows on a week-to-week basis. Pay Olin a visit today today to see what you’re missing out on.

All photos courtesy Jacqueline Radin/Red&Black, Artwork belongs to aforementioned artists

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“Do It Yourself” Crafts for Spring NBA All-Star Game Performance Shanel Grabowski Red&Black Staff

Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff

Do it yourself or DIY crafts have once again become a popular commodity for one’s home and they are also fun to make. With the popularity of Pinterest and Tumblr, there are more and more people finding new ideas online or sharing what they find with others.

DIY crafts are not only good for the budget, but most of them are also easy to do.

From dressers, lanterns, wall decorations and even gardening, there are a variety of different projects that you can easily complete in no time at all.

One of the best things about DIY projects is that you can use materials you already have laying around the house.

One of the most popular types of DIY projects of the new-year are projects that help you stay green.

A good DIY project is one that involves reusing old beer bottles and turning then into flower vases.

All that is involved with this project are empty beer bottles, spray paint, painter’s tape and puffy paint. For complete instructions you can follow this link, http://www.brit.co/diy-basicsbeer-bottle-bud-vases/.

If you love wine, then most likely you will have some extra wine corks lying around your house, but you have no use for them.

Instead of just letting them gather dust, spruce up a boring lampshade by glue gunning wine corks to the lampshade.

It is one of the easiest projects that you can do because of the limited amount of materials you need.

A full slide show of directions can be found at http://earth911.com/ news/2012/08/21/eco-friendlydiy-wine-cork-lampshade/.

Mason jars are something that has numerous uses. You can use them canning or for an easy DIY project.

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If you have been anxiously anticipating for Fall Out Boy’s reunion, then you were pleased to hear how they were performing their new single at the most recent Sprite Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All- Star Weekend.

How did Fall Out Boy decide to perform their first single “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)?” Fall Out Boy understandably decided to have the rapper 2 Chainz perform with them.

Why not? The rapper has gained a vast amount of popularity in the recent year…and he sure can bring fans to their feet.

The band and rapper debuted the song’s remix at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Basketball fanatics bounced up and down as the Atlanta rap star popped up from below the stage

to join the boy band on stage.

The musical collaboration at first seems a bit strange.

Critics asked the band members about their “strange” collaboration. Band member, Patrick Stump responded by saying, “He (2 Chainz) totally got us, and we totally got him.”

Thus for all the skeptics out there over the performance, it seemed to work for both 2 Chainz and Fall Out Boy. The vibe of all the performers seemed to work well together.

The combination of two very different musical genres as well as different lifestyles, had fans in awe of the performance.

Whether the awe of fans was from how well or how odd the performance was, it received a response.

Fall Out Boy successfully made their comeback more than well known. The boys definitely have not lost their ability to keep their fans intrigued.

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hanging herb garden, tactfully arranged so it is always in your reach? Or you could go by way of the beer bottle vases and spray paint them an array of colors.

Mason jars are also the best types of organizers. Want something to hold all of your sewing necessities? Use a mason jar.

They are also helpful in bath-

room organization. From holding soap bars, cotton balls and q-tips, they are the ideal way to keep your bathroom clutter free.

For more uses for mason jars as well as other types of DIY crafts, you can go to this website to find all you need. http://earth911. com/news/2012/07/09/photosstunning-mason-jar-crafts/

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Director’s of “The Hurt Locker” “Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream” Documentary Bring “Zero Dark Thirty” to Table Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff

Shari Kaminski Red&Black Columnist In the spring of 2011, Osama Bin Laden was finally killed by a team of American soldiers.

Of course that meant a movie had to be made about it right away.

On Christmas Day of 2012, audiences got to see that movie, “Zero Dark Thirty.” It did not disappoint.

“Zero Dark Thirty” stars Jessica Chastain as Maya, the CIA agent who discovered the compound where Bin Laden was hiding.

Other familiar names include Chris Pratt (from NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”), playing a Navy SEAL, and James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”) as the CIA director.

“Zero Dark Thirty” was met with controversy upon its release due to the graphic torture scenes, where people suspected of having ties with Bin Laden are interrogated on his whereabouts.

While the scenes were difficult to watch, I do not believe the movie showed a specific stance on the pro- or anti-torture debate.

“Zero Dark Thirty” set out to tell the story of how Bin Laden was found and killed Yes, torture was involved, and that had to be addressed.

It would have been even worse for the filmmakers to

say they were telling us what really happened, and lie about torture being involved.

Whether the scenes were necessary, however, is another debate.

Jessica Chastain, was nominated for an Oscar after playing Maya.

She did a wonderful job creating a character, given that she had little access to any information about the real Maya.

In “Zero Dark Thirty” it is clear that Maya has made the hunt for Bin Laden her whole life, leaving little time to spend her friends and colleagues who are helping her.

The last moments with Maya in the film, which will not be spoiled here, are the most powerful.

It was then I realized why Chastain was nominated for so many awards this season.

Before 2011, Kathryn Bigelow, the director of “Zero Dark Thirty,” had planned to make a movie about a possible hunt for Bin Laden.

I am glad she was able to make “Zero Dark Thirty” instead.

I think a movie about a hunt that could lead to finding Bin Laden would have been met with even more controversy than “Zero Dark Thirty.”

The movie audiences received was a great movie that keeps people on the edge of their seats until the last second. When you get the chance, check it out.

Beyonce has already been having quite the year and with the release of her muchanticipated documentary, she is once again on top of the world.

“Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream,” which premiered Saturday Feb. 16 on HBO and will premiere several times over the next month. It is billed as a revealing as look inside the superstar’s world circa 2011-2012.

The project is just a tiny glimpse, which is ultimately a disappointment, given the world’s desperate and ongoing interest of all things Beyonce.

The documentary is listed as a “Beyonce Knowles Film,” but this is an immense understatement. Beyonce is not only the film’s star and narrator, but she is also billed as executive producer, codirector and co-writer.

In the early part of the film, Beyonce relays the special feeling of celebrity futility and expresses that she wishes there were not a market for the news and photographs she would rather not share with the public.

But it would have to be hard to completely understand “Life Is But a Dream” without keeping close tabs on Beyonce’s every move and every high not reported by the media.

Many already know about her famous husband, who is also a performer.

Many know about her envelope-pushing album that she is currently recording in the studio, and many know that she relieved her father of his managerial duties.

Beyonce is much more of a talker than she is an explainer during her film because she never tells us where we’re going, who we are meeting or what everyone is doing at a particular moment. She never even tells us the name of her

baby, instead only offering viewers a glimpse during the end of the film while she cuddles her.

“Life Is But a Dream” is almost like an advertisement for the success Beyonce has accomplished.

Intermixed throughout the present day scenes of the film were home videos from the 1990s of Beyonce’s Houston childhood. We are also given the impression that many of Beyonce’s best and most honest conversations happen with her computer, where she keeps a video journal of her emotions.

Although critics were less that impressed by the film, this did not stop viewers from flocking to the film.

The HBO and OWN networks have reached record heights since the Feb. 16 premiere. The documentary garnered roughly 1.8 million viewers and is HBO’s mostwatched feature in nearly a decade.

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Hobo Stew’s CD Release Show at Howard’s Club H was a Success Tori Smith Red&Black Editor This past weekend, I had the opportunity to see some friends of mine perform at their CD Release Show at Howard’s in Bowling Green, Ohio. The place was packed with fans and friends from all over.

Hobo Stew started in Liberty Center, Ohio, practically in the middle of no where. The band consists of Jesse Jones (Vocalist, Guitarist), Mathew Reed (Basist), Neil Craft (Drummer) and Alex Hastid (Keyboardist). Their sound is a mixture of pop punk, to garage rock, to grunge, to Psychedelic and Indie sounds. Some of their influences are Cage The Elephant, Portugal. The Man, The Strokes and The Black Keys.

Their fanbase has spread throughout Bowl-

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ing Green and Toledo, Ohio. Last year, while at a Portugal. The Man concert in Detroit, Jones and Craft were recognized by a fan who was from Cleveland, Ohio, but had seen them perform in Toledo the year before.

In regards to their new CD, ‘Coach Ditka Vs. The Hurricane, Reed said, “This album has been a long time coming for this band. We’ve been working on it in some way, shape or form, for about two years now. We’re super excited about that it is finally available for everyone to hear and share our continued excitement for these batch of songs. We’re already planning to hit the studio in April to start working on our next release so don’t worry... we have so much more coming everyones way very soon.”

Their stuff is unique and original. You can , and should, check them out on their facebook page, facebook.com/#1/hobostew.

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New Shows Coming To The CW This Spring Shari Kaminski Red&Black Columnist Three months from now the regular season for all of the favorite prime-time television shows will be over, or close to over, and fans will have to wait until September (maybe even October) to see what happens next to their favorite characters.

Many shows are more than halfway through their season now, and the final episodes are becoming more spread out with two or three weeks between new episodes.

While the fans wait, the different networks are preparing their schedules for next year, including all of the possible new shows they hope will be good enough to gain an audience for at least a few years.

The CW looks to be moving faster than its competitors at creating a 2013-2014 schedule. “Arrow,” “Supernatural” and “The Vampire Diaries” have all been given the green light to come back, and we are hearing a lot about plans for new shows.

The first new show from the CW is called “Delirium.”

“Delirium” is based on the bestselling young adult book series by Lauren Oliver. The series takes place in a world where love has been made illegal, and there is a special procedure to eradicate it.

When Lena Holoway, a teenage girl, has 95 days

left until her scheduled procedure, she happens to fall in love. Emma Roberts (last seen on television in Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous”) has been cast as Lena.

Following the trend of looking to books for source material, the CW has another pilot (potential first episode) called “The Selection.”

“The Selection” is based on the book series by Kiera Cass.

It has a “Hunger Games”esque plot, taking place in a futuristic society where 26 working-class women must compete against each other to become the next queen and win the prince’s hand in marriage.

The CW tried to create a pilot for “The Selection” last year, but it was not used.

However, the network was still very interested in the idea, and remade the pilot for this year.

A third pilot, among many others, coming from the CW is “The Tomorrow People,” based on a 1970s UK series.

The series follows several people from around the world who are part of the next stage in human evolution.

Each of them possess special powers, and they can communicate with each other telepathically.

They use their powers to fight evil together.

While these pilots may never become regular television series, it will be interesting to see the CW bring these ideas to life.

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Staff Editorial: We Need Journalism Last week we conducted a little experiment, however unintentional it was in hindsight. The experiment: publish the Red&Black, but don’t distribute it during the regular hours. Followers on our Twitter and Facebook pages, as well as readers on campus, were abuzz with queries about the whereabouts of the printed issue of the newspaper.

As the day rolled by, many a curious passerby were quick to discover the papers’ location, outside of Rossin as they always are on Thursday mornings, patiently waiting for distribution. A collective sigh washed over the campus last Thursday after the papers were magically delivered to their stacks and the first copies of the day were quickly devoured.

It isn’t often that an Editor steps up from the shroud of anonymity that the staff editorial provides to directly address a specific topic.

The past four years working in the Red&Black and the upcoming March 4 talk by Peggy Noonan, got me wondering about the state of the journalism program on campus, or rather the lack thereof. I’m tired of being approached with heady criticism about the failing journalistic quality of the Red&Black and be refused when I ask for feasible solutions

for improvement or at the very least constructive criticism.

We’re in desperate need of a journalism program but for now, we’re creative enough to teach ourselves the skills required for the job.

For now, as students working in the paper as a parttime job, we do the best we can with what we have.

As the Editor-in-Chief, I could not stand more firmly beside my writers, staff and editorial board members. We meet, we write, we edit, we organize, we deliver; we do this on a weekly basis in addition to our full course loads, without a college-sponsored journalism program and without a readily available, on-campus advisor.

I’ve written at length on the subject: none of what we do, as writers, as editors and as managers, is as easy as it seems.

I’ve challenged nay-sayers to join us, to introduce productive change, to learn and to grow with us. What seems clear, however, is that people prefer to supply weak critiques of collective faults. Imagine if we didn’t have a paper, how many more would search for the missing Red&Black with frantic eyes. We need journalism, plain and simple.

Sincerely, Abrianne S. Rhoad, Editor-in-Chief

School Sued Big Bucks for Bad Grade Shari Kaminski Red&Black Staff If a college student does not work to receive the grade he or she needs to earn their degree, they should be paid whatever they would have earned in their lifetime, had they worked hard enough to earn the degree, right? No, but that was the argument made by Megan Thode, a 27-year-old former graduate student at Lehigh University.

She took the school to court because she received a C+ grade in a class that required at least a B to move on in the graduate program for counseling. Thode sued the school for $1.3 million, because that was the difference in what she would have earned

with the counseling degree, compared to the degree she received after not being able to move on in the counseling program.

She was also able to attend Lehigh for free due to her father being a finance professor at the school. According to reports, she took her father with her to speak to the professor after she received the C+. That’s right, a grown, 27-year-old woman decided she had to take her father with her to complain about a bad grade.

The trial made it to court, where Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano chastised both sides of the case for not being able to reach a settlement out of court.

Thode argued she was given the grade she received because she is a supporter of gay

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and lesbian rights, and she complained about needing an internship for the fieldwork class, where she received the C+.

The university dismissed the first claim as frivolous, as the student teacher for the class was also a supporter of gay and lesbian rights.

The second claim is also ridiculous, as it is very common for graduate students to need an internship while they are taking classes. The university also countered that part of the reason she received the C+ was due to her behavior. She was given a zero out of a possible 25 points for class participation, which brought her grade down by a full letter. The participation grade was

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given because of her unprofessional behavior, which included swearing in class.

Thode’s lawyer argued that because getting a zero was so rare, Thode’s grade had to be changed. He said, “My client stands alone in the history of Lehigh in getting a zero in class participation.”

So what? That does not mean getting a zero is impossible. Only professors have the ability to decide what grades students receive in the classes they teach, not judges. The case was rejected in court, and Thode received nothing.

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Putting An End to Violence More Strides Made Toward Progress, VAWA Extended

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This year marks the 15th anniversary of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” as well as the 8th anniversary of the campaign at Washington & Jefferson College. This year, the “Monologues,” ran Feb. 21 through 22 with a special guest appearance from W&J President, Dr. Tori Haring -Smith.

Mike Nemchick Red&Black Staff With the Vagina Monologues having come and past yet again on the Washington & Jefferson campus, students might feel that they received a healthy dose feminism and are done with it. However the Vagina Monologues are not meant to be an inoculation, but a call to action.

This year, the 15th anniversary of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” the “One Billion Rising” campaign has launched. One billion men and women around the world are mobilizing and coordinating events, demonstrations and other action to address violence against women.

“The Vagina Monologues” is an important event on campus, however oppression cannot be ended by an event that occurs once a year. Progress requires continual attention as well as action.

According to a recent projection by the United Nations, one in three women will experience violence in their lifetimes. That is over one billion women on our planet. This violence ranges from sexual assault, acid attacks and bride burning, intimate partner violence, honor killings, female genital mutilation and more.

This violence is not limited to far away third world countries. It happens right here, in our country, in our homes and even on our campus. Every two minutes someone in the United State is sexually assaulted. Virtually everyone has been affected by sexual assault or abuse, either directly or through knowing someone who has gone through this experience.

Also, let’s not forget about gender discrimination, unequal pay, homophobia, transphobia, sexual harassment and the constant objectification and sexualization of the female body.

So maybe you attended the monologues, you may have even donated a few dollars to the event, contributing to the Washington Women’s Shelter, which is helpful. Maybe this event even made you more aware of the obstacles, hardships and challenges women face worldwide.

However, awareness means nothing if not backed up by action. You can read statistics all day but nothing will change unless people actually mobilize to make things better. Arm yourself with knowledge but utilize this with action.

There are plenty of ways to volunteer, if you want information, try contacting Justin Dandoy, director of the Volunteer Services Office, located in the hub. Speaking out is important as well; silence is its own form of oppression. Violence against women and gender equality are not gendered issues, but human issues that involve everyone.

In 1994, under the Clinton Administration, the Violence Against Women Act was passed, providing $1.6 billion towards investigating violent crimes against women.

These funds also go towards community violence prevention programs, protections for female victims who are forced to leave home as a result of violence, legal aid for female survivors of violence and the funding of other victim assistance services. It also established the Office on Violence Against Women in the Department of Justice.

In the United States, domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44. 22-25% of women in the United States experience some sort of domestic violence and more than half of homeless women were subject to domestic violence.

With partial thanks to this bill, domestic violence rates have been falling in the United States since 1993; Congress reauthorized the bill in 2000 and again in 2005.

The act expired in 2011 and did not pass through congress in time during 2012. Currently, as of Feb. 11, the Senate has passed an extended version of the Violence Against Women Act with a vote of 78 for and 22 against, showing strong bipartisan support.

However, the bill is causing contention amongst conservatives in the House of Representatives. This contention is partially caused by protections being extended for same sex couples, illegal immigrants and Native Americans. These marginalized groups are usually at the most risk for being affected by domestic violence. For example, 60% of Native American women are physically assaulted by a spouse or intimate partner in their lifetime.

House republicans have drafted a version of the bill excluding these new protections and may push a vote on this version of the bill instead of the one passed by the senate.

It is astonishing that a bill with such a non-partisan goal has to jump through party politics. Wherever you stand with gay marriage or illegal immigration, it should be easy to see that these people need and deserve legal protections from violence; especially when the bill providing these protections has already proven to be affective. I find it disappointing that this law was even allowed to die in the first place.

This bill is not about pushing forward the liberal or conservative agenda; it is about protecting those who are are vulnerable and in need of protections. When party politics start intruding on human rights, the offending party ought to re-examine their priorities. Instead, minority groups are being tossed around as political bargaining chips rather than being considered as human beings in need of help.

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Global Warming is Real as Ever Mike Nemchick Red&Black Staff Hopefully the following statement does not serve as a surprise or a shock to anyone reading.

Global warming is occurring, and it is caused primarily by human induced causes such as green house gas emissions. This is not a scientifically debated issue; it is a fact.

No scientific body, nationally or internationally, denies that climate change is occurring due to anthropogenic causes.

Climate change is occurring and will continue to occur, the only question now is how severe the consequences will be and how long it will take for the world to start damage control.

For some baffling reason, both politicians and the media still feel the need to address climate change as a controversy rather than a scientific fact.

Economics is certainly a reason for this perpetuated ignorance.

Lifestyles and energy sources are going to have to change

the curb the effects of global warming. Lifestyle changes bring economic changes and those who are economically benefitting right now may not be if policies to limit climate change come into play. Furthermore, when the energy industry is affected, every industry is affected.

Fossil fuel based companies do not want to lose money and politicians do not want to lose votes.

Between 2002 and 2010 conservatives have donated around $120 million to anticlimate groups who encourage doubt around the science behind climate change.

This money is being spent against established fact and in spite of general human welfare.

Climate change denial is now an adopted term used for those who refuse to accept what is certainly happening to this planet right now.

It may be costly for energy companies when policies change, however it is going to be costly for everyone else once we start seeing more and more of the effects of

global warming. Warming will affect more than just coastal regions, where millions of people will eventually have to relocate from.

Food production will also be affected, leading to possible economic depressions and food shortages in sensitive areas of the globe.

Water shortages are more than likely to occur in sensitive areas as well.

Climate change won’t be the end of the world but it will make many people’s lives more difficult while affecting global political and social stability.

If the world takes responsibility now, the magnitude of difficulties in the future can be reduced for a smaller cost in the present than will be paid later.

However, global co-operation is not yet happening and the world population is continuing to grow along with greenhouse gas emissions.

Right now the future is not looking very bright in regard to addressing climate change but it is definitely looking warmer.

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Immigration Reform Sara Mitchell Red&Black Staff Last week I wrote about the Eisenhower Fellows. These men, specifically, Lt. Col. Curry spoke about the national security issues our country faces by not having a secure border.

This is the first step proposed by the bipartisan committee, four Republicans and four Democrats, who will be working on immigration reform.

The issue of securing our borders has been a constant issue in Border States. And, being a resident of a border state I have personally seen the effects an unsecure border has.

These drug cartels can smuggle almost anything across our borders, what’s to stop them from smuggling Al Qaeda or Taliban members for the right price or right incentive?

There isn’t, and while I will admit that is not in the current play of the cartels, there is nothing stopping them in the future (especially with our soft underbelly).

Most of the Yuma area in AZ is operational, that is to say if a person chooses to cross the border there they are more likely than not going to be caught.

However, the much, much larger Tucson sector is not operational.

And this is where a great deal of illegals do cross. They cross here because they know better than us what our weaknesses are. And it is also closer to a larger more major metropolis.

If nothing else comes from this immigration reform, but secure borders, I think this will be a massive step in the right direction.

If for no other reason than national security, something must be done. We can no longer afford as a nation to sit idly by and watch these cartels grow larger, more powerful, more lethal and move more freely in and out of our country with no repercussions.

We have enough criminals on our own, we do not need to

be absorbing Mexico’s as well.

These cartels are taking the lives of good Americans, normal citizens, police officers and border patrolmen. I refuse to sit by and watch criminals freely enter our country. Something must be done.

The second step of the proposed immigration is reforming the actual immigration process to promote economic growth. Part of this will be expanding guest worker plans to incorporate future laborers.

I believe this is also a fantastic idea. There are jobs, especially in agriculture, where no Arizonian wants to work. These working conditions are brutal. But, the Mexican immigrants, legal or illegal, flock to these jobs.

However, the people who are here should be criminal free, should not be housing or be associated with any known criminals. They should have to pay some sort of fine or back taxes, however you prefer to word it. No one gets to live here for free, not even actual citizens. So neither should they.

The illegals seeking citizenship should also not be afford the courtesy of jumping the line.

They should have to wait their turn behind the people doing it the right way the first time. The process should not be sped up or curtailed, just because they did it the wrong way the first time and therefore are already here.

They support vital sectors of Arizona’s economy. However, I was taught right and wrong, and the difference between legal and illegal as a child. I firmly believe that there is always a right way to do something. It may not be the most convenient, but it is the right way.

And our “right way” or the current immigration and guest workers programs could be better.

And for that I commend Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio.

However, there is more that goes on in a reform than two senators. I commend everyone involved. It is about time that something was done.

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Following up on North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions

Kim Jong-un, youngest and previously least-known son of Kim Jong-il, sits front-and-center amongst his men, courtesy cnn.com

Hla Hpone “Jack” Myint Red&Black Staff As anticipated earlier by several foreign policy experts, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013, North Korea carried out its third nuclear test by successfully detonating a miniaturized nuclear device at a Northeastern test site.

Due to its secretive and highly advanced means of concealing nuclear-related particles, however, U.S. and allied spy agencies have been unable to trace the explosive power, design or type of missile material used.

The explosion has an estimated earthquake magnitude of 4.9 to 5.2 and soon after it occurred, North Korean authorities confirmed that there has been no “negative impact on the surrounding ecological environment” whatsoever.

Through state-owned news agency, Korean Central, it was also announced that this “great explosive power” is just the beginning of the far worse consequences that might follow the United States and its allies should they continue to impose hostility, sanctions and

threats towards North Korea’s sovereignty.

This announcement was followed by a video clip of North Koreans celebrating and triumphing over this “victory” (or at least on camera, they seem like it).

One would highly doubt the likeliness of these people’s mood for “celebration” especially in a state where they are encountering the worst stage of famine in centuries and where fear of cannibalism has even become more of a threat in the daily lives of many. But then again, aren’t we all immune to the propaganda of North Korean “media” by now?

Recently, the Security Council called for another special meeting of its diplomats and top experts and decided on further tightening the sanctions on North Korea through outlawing several bank transactions, banning and imposing strict regulations on the import of high-tech items that could be possible for use in the nuclear program etc.

This involves searching of large cargo ships or water vehicles that approach North Korea water boundaries; an act which

especially agitated the North Korean government and caused for further direct threats towards the United States and its “puppet country,” South Korea, which it believes to be are primarily behind all this.

In light of recent circumstances, however, North Korea is not in any position to be angry or making more enemies since its only P5 supporter and main economic trade, China, has finally joined the U.S. in supporting tougher sanctions against North Korea and openly condemning its Feb. 12 nuclear testing in the Security Council.

Before then, China remained a very controversial figure when it comes to criticizing against or openly aligning with North Korea.

The long-term economic, political and friendly relationship between the two countries were some of the main reasons North Korea has got its back covered over the past years. Right until a few weeks ago, Chinese “Zinhua” was strongly criticizing the United States and its allies for “forcing North Korea’s aggression by causing the country to feel

insecure.” But North Korea’s negligence and one-sided ideals on global terror have finally forced China to take a stand against its long-term partner.

The fact that China’s new administration has not entirely abandoned North Korea but merely disappointed with the worsening relationship became obvious when China released an official statement.

The statement read as follows: “while it shares strong opposition with the United States against North Korea’s actions, it calls for a totally calm and peaceful response from both parties.”

Look who’s playing peacemaker now!

The Chinese administration also stated that its first response to North Korea’s nuclear tests would be to cut economic ties.

And then depending on the situation, advancing on to cutting Political ties and finally as a last resort, using military force.

It is evident that North Korea’s weakest spot now is the economy and China’s economic measures towards or against North Korea would have extremely significant effects. From a bystander point of

view, one would consider whom this additional sanction would effect the most.

It is pretty obvious that only the citizens will have to bear the horrid consequences of losing their only remaining economic lifeblood (ties with China).

The corrupted regime, which has never cared (and probably never will) for its people will proceed to do what it wishes to achieve with the advancement of nuclear weaponry.

In the meantime, are we really willing to risk stretching time on the possible attacks of North Korea on - as close as South Korea or as far as the United States.

Are we willing to do this while further causing starvation and extreme economic hardships to the civilian population?

If not, what other choices do we possibly have?

What approaches have countries such as South Korea (more interestingly so, because of its new administration) and Japan taken to collaborate with each other, China, the U.S. and the U.N. to deal with and hopefully, peacefully end this “North Korean crisis?”

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Szott, Suder “Divers of Year”

Where Are the Swimsuits Going? courtesy washjeff.edu

Left to right, senior John Szott and sophomore Jennifer Suder competed at the PAC Championships Feb. 14. Both divers earned the Men and Women’s “PAC Diver of the Year” awards.

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Kate Upton, pictured above, courtesy Sports Illustrated

Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is one of most anticipated editions of the year and never fails to heat up the newsstands.

However, when you look at the gorgeous women flaunting there fabulous physiques over the years, the issues has gotten substantially hotter during recent years.

Gradually the swimsuits have gotten smaller and judging by the most recent issue, featuring Kate Upton on the cover, they are barely there at all.

It is not uncommon for so much skin to be showing on the swimsuit edition.

We’ve all gotten an eyeful of Tyra Banks and Elle McPherson over the years in various types of string bikinis, body paint and thongs, but why has the swim-

suit’s presence in the issue diminished to rapidly?

Brooklyn Decker, SI’s 2010 cover girl, says that it is a way for the magazine to push the envelope because the issue has been around for 50 years, so after 50 year you have to find something more creative.

Another possible reason for the lack of swimsuit is simply that our culture has changed and the magazine industry in general started to become racier around the same time of the swimsuit edition.

The whole idea of sexual explicitness exploded in the 70s and 80s and magazines like Penthouse and Playboy sold three to four million copies an issue, but today Penthouse is almost out of business and Playboy doesn’t sell nearly the amount of issues as they did before.

Right around the time Playboy and Penthouse’s sales began

to slow down, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition began to take off. Although the swimsuit edition started off as something to do in the off-season, the risqué edition has now become one of the most anticipated covers of the year, so much so that the this years cover leaked over the internet days before the magazines release.

Even through all the hype, the SI swimsuit edition makes only roughly seven percent of SI annual revenue.

Weekly Sport’s Illustrated issues sell around 100 copies, while a SI swimsuit edition sells over 1 million copies an issue.

What makes the swimsuit issue sells so many copies is because it is now socially acceptable to by such a provocative magazine.

Sports Illustrated has found an acceptable way to make the swimsuit edition sexy and sultry each year without crossing the line.

On Thursday Feb.14, the swimming and diving teams competed in the first day of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships.

Senior John Szott and sophomore Jennifer Suder won their first PAC diving titles. Szott won the 1-meter dive while Suder won the three meter dive.

On the final day of the PAC Championships, Szott took first in the three meter dive and Suder was runner up on the one meter dive. At prior championships, Szott was runner-up all three

“I had no idea I was going to dive this year until one week before.”

— Jennifer Suder ‘15 years in the 1-meter dive. Szott claimed the victory with 395.85 points, 22 points ahead of the next competitor.

Szott also claimed the three meter diving event by beating Grove City’s Richie Klimek by 19 points and a total of 388.90 points.

Szott earned the PAC Men’s Diver of the Year award after claiming both diving victories.

This year was Suder’s first appearance in the championships.

She won the three meter diving competition with a score of 391.70, while the next contestant

was 42 points behind her. On the one meter diving board, Suder’s total of 358.45 points gave her runner-up honors. Suder was also named PAC Women’s Diver of Year for her finishes.

When asked about her victory, Suder said it was not expected and did not think she was going to place very high. “It was definitely unexpected but also pretty cool.”

“I was nervous because I had not been on a diving board for a while,” Suder continued. “ I took my freshmen year off and then I was in London for the month of January this year.”

“I was not sure if I would even place in the top three, but I got there and won by a good margin, 42 points. I did not expect to win, but always hoped to win,” mentioned Suder. Suder had no plans of diving this year. “I had no idea I was going to dive this year until one week before. Hopefully next year I will be a lot stronger.”

Washington & Jefferson’s Diving Coach, Vic Galati, earned the PAC Diving Coach of the Year award after Szott’s and Suder’s performances. Galati was happy for how his divers competed and was proud of them.

“John really worked hard all season long and prepared very well. Jenn worked hard as well. ,” said Galati.

“They were both undefeated in PAC dual meets. This was a great way for John to end his career and a great way for Jenn to start her career. I’m glad to see all of their hard work paid off.”

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Women’s Water Polo Spotlight Looking for the Win at DIII East

Benched for Being a Girl?

courtesy washjeff.edu

Above, sophomore Sarah Boldt grabs onto the ball as she looks to pass it to her teammate during a recent match at Henry Memorial Gym. The team is excited to start their season with returning coach, Jay O’Neil.

Under O’Neil, players have posted record-highs and national awards.

Harley Straub Red&Black Staff Head Coach Jay O’Neil, who was named CWPA Coach of the Year last season, returns for his second season as coach of the women’s water polo team. The past four seasons, W&J had won at least ten games.

Also returning for W&J is sophomore Sara Boldt. Last year she was named CWPA Division III Freshman of the Year and was selected to the conference’s second team.

The goalie duties will be shared by senior McKenzie Graf and sophomore Charlotte Lima.

O’Neil is looking forward to the season.

“We have an excellent freshmen class that is very strong.

Also, the group of upperclassmen is very strong.”

He continued, “We are going to try and break the single season wins record that the team tied last year.”

Returning for Washington & Jefferson is junior Cat Villa who was a Second Team CWPA Division III All-Conference selection and was named an All American last season.

O’Neil also returns six of his seven starters from last year. The team’s goal is to win the Division

III Eastern Division Championships.

According to O’Neil, the players are more familiar with what’s expected of them. “This year will be a lot smoother considering having an extended preseason from last year. The players know the systems they run and what I expect from them.”

W&J has a challenging schedule that includes three of the top 12 Division III teams in the country last year.

As for their conference, O’Neil looks to Connecticut College, Grove City, and Macalester as being the biggest competitors for W&J. During spring break, the team will be travelling to California to play in tournaments there.

The team is looking to win the first Division III Eastern Championship in school history and advance to the Division I and II Eastern Championship.

W&J travels to Grove City on Saturday March 2nd to play three games.

On March 8th, W&J hosts Notre Dame (Ohio) at 8:00 and on the 9th they Mercyhurst and Grove City.

March 9th is also senior night for the team.

The W&J community should come out and support the water polo team.

left picture courtesy Matt Rourke/AP, right picture courtesy Pla family

Above, Caroline Pla, the 11-year-old girl who wants Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese to overturn a boys-only rule. Pla, who has been playing football since kindergarten, is fighting the Archdiocese for the right to keep playing church-sponsored youth football in the Catholic Youth Organization league.

Ashley Burk Red&Black Staff Football has always been known as a boys sport, but recently more and more girls have been joining the leagues and playing the game.

It is not uncommon to hear about a girl making headlines for being an all-star player or even having a guest spot on ESPN highlighting the amount of touchdown and tackles they have accomplished.

Though recently, a new type of story reached the media involving a girl playing football.

A Catholic-backed youth football league in Pennsylvania has found itself under fire after it banned a female player who has participated in the organization for five years.

What is their reasoning? That tackle football is too dangerous of a sport for a girl.

Eleven-year-old Caroline Pla, from the Philadelphia area, is a huge football fan who first began playing football with the Philadel-

phia Archiocese Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) as a fiveyear-old kindergartner.

Then when the league suddenly imposed a league rule, Caroline got the boot.

The league enforced a rule that mandated only male children, like Pla’s 14 year old brother, could participate in tackle football. Pla,

“Just really mad that we don’t get the same opportunity as boys just because we’re not a boy.”

-Caroline Pla who is a 5 foot 3 and 110 pounds, was an all-star offensive guard and defensive end the last two seasons she played. “I was mad,” Pla told CNN. “Just really mad that we don’t get the same opportunity as boys just because we’re not a boy.” The CYO policy isn’t fair because it is

discriminating and sexist against young girls.

However, because the CYO does not receive public funding and instead relies on donations and funding from an areas supporting Archdiocese, there is not much Pla and her family can do.

That has not stopped the family from trying though. Pla’s mother started a change.org petition that has received over 100,000 signatures, but the CYO is yet to do anything about it.

The Pla family has also reached out to the media and even got Caroline a guest spot on the daytime show Ellen DeGeneres.

If anything, it appears that the media attention may have hindered the cause that Pla and her family are working so hard towards.

When Caroline wrote a letter to the Archbishop of the Philadelphia Diocese, Charles Chaput, he responding by admiring Pla’s commitment to football, but also admonished her willingness to work through the media to build attention around the issue.

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2013 wrestling team, courtesy washjeff.edu

Harley Straub Red&Black Staff Washington & Jefferson College senior wrestler, Eric Kohr, knew he wanted to continue wrestling when attending college.

“Yeah, for sure I wanted to wrestle in college,” commented Kohr. Kohr is from Ellicott City, Maryland. Here at W&J, Kohr is the president of Big Brothers Big Sisters and is a member of the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. Also, Kohr has been a member of the wrestling team for four years and has been a starter every year. He has been a captain for two years as well.

Kohr has enjoyed his time on the wrestling team. “Wrestling at W&J has been the best experience of my life.

We have a bunch of goons on the team, which makes it fun! I also firmly believe we have the best coaches in the country in my opinion. My coaches and teammates are literally the best group of guys I could ask for,” explained Kohr.

Kohr is majoring in business administration and minoring in religion. He hopes to work in the sports and/or business field

after graduating from W&J. Kohr will never forget all the people he has met and the relationships he formed.

“All of the friends and relationships I have formed here are my best memories,” said Kohr.

He has many memories from college that will last a lifetime. Kohr is outgoing and likes to meet new people.

He is easy to get along with and is liked by his friends.

He is hardworking and willing to help anyone who needs his

“All of the friends and relationships I have formed here are my best memories.”

—Eric Kohr ‘13 help. He is also dedicated to everything he does and will excel in anything he puts his mind to.

As a final statement, Kohr would like everyone to know he is a fan of the Baltimore Ravens. “I am a huge Ravens fan!

World champs!” Kohr was pumped when the Ravens won the Super Bowl.

Senior McKenzie Graf, courtesy washjeff.edu

courtesy washjeff.edu

Women’s Water Polo players, from left Dana Wieber ‘14, Aly Fishbough ‘16, Rachel Claus ‘16, Cat Villa ‘14, Charlotte Lima ‘15 and Kelsey Leis ‘14 , courtesy washjeff.edu

Shanel Grabowski Red&Black Staff The W&J Women’s Water Polo team has returned this season with hopes to have another winning season for the third straight year.

Although their recent face off with Michigan did not help out the W&J Water Polo team towards their goal of another winning season.

Unfortunately, 13 different Wolverines scored against W&J

leading to a final score of 20-1 on Saturday night.

The W&J team sure did put up a fight against the Division I opponent though.

“The girl’s determination will be sure to lead them to another successful winning season.”

The girls showed no signs of giving up and eventually junior Margot Wummer scored in the fourth quarter for W&J. An effort filled performance came from sophomore Charlotte Lima as well, as she collected five saves in goal.

Senior McKenzie Graf posted four saves in goal. The W&J Water Polo team showed their best abilities despite the tough competition. The girl’s determination will be sure to lead them to another successful winning season.