Monday, April 28, 2014
Volume LVII, Issue 25
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Students assemble at LaValle Stadium to watch the Brookfest performers. Students reached Diplo's goal of breaking a world record for twerking.
Diplo and Childish Gambino receive student praise at Brookfest By Nicole Bansen
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“Gambino! Gambino! Gambino!” It was 6:56 in the evening, the show had not even started and yet the crowd was chanting Childish Gambino’s name over and over. As the night went on, the crowd’s energy level only intensified. Stony Brook University’s Brookfest show took place this Wednesday at 7 p.m. However, people were waiting in line as early as 3 p.m. By the time the doors opened at 6 p.m., the line stretched
all the way from Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium to beyond the Campus Recreation Center. Although this was the second time the concert took place at the stadium, this time, students had the option to stand on the field. As people poured into the stadium, Stony Brook student and performer Kameron Myers, also known as Enclave, had a DJ station set up on stage. He pumped out original work as well as mixes to popular songs. The students seemed to respond well to their fellow Seawolf as most nodded their heads to the music and rocked
back and forth with the rhythm. As soon as Enclave left the stage, the chanting began. Chanting quickly turned to cheering as the screen behind the stage came to life with static images and Childish Gambino came out. He started the night off with the song “l. Crawl,” a great song to pump people up. The beat was steady but powerful and allowed Gambino to rap to a faster pace. For the first half of Gambino’s time on stage, he stuck mainly to songs from his most recent album, “Because the Internet,” but eventually, he transitioned to
songs from his first studio album, “Camp” and then did a few tracks from his mixtapes. Something fans seemed to really enjoy was how Gambino would start rapping one of his older songs and flow into another song. He mashed up his own tracks and managed to make them sound great together. Gambino was also very responsive to the crowd. In between songs, he would tell the crowd to get pumped and at one point, he even pointed out how some students were being mediated by security. Gambino was very
animated as he rapped. It looked like he wanted the crowd to get into his music as much as he was. He was so into his performance that he even dropped the mic after a song. When Gambino finished his set, there were a few brief chants from the audience. They were shouting for an encore. The chanting was short lived as the crowd realized Diplo would soon be on next. The crowd had been wellbehaved for most of Childish’s set. Continued on page 9
Mens lacrosse team earns last spot in America East Raw fish compromised on campus Tournament with do-or-die victory over Hartford By Alex Kramer, Thomas Lotito and Alyssa Melillo
By Andrew Eichenholz Staff Writer
A young team walked into Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Friday night looking to secure a berth as the fourth seed in the America East Championships for men’s lacrosse next weekend. Graduating junior Mike Rooney led a group of grown men out with a 14-10 win over Hartford. After a pregame ceremony honoring Stony Brook’s seniors and graduating junior Mike Rooney before their last regular season home game as Seawolves, the mostly young team did not get out of the gate very quickly. Within the first 5:08 of the contest, Hartford was out to the races, scoring twice as Stony Brook defenders were on their heels. Mere seconds later, faceoff specialist Adam Yee of Hartford scooped up the ensuing faceoff and sprinted down the field, taking an ill-advised shot. This gave the possession and momentum to Stony Brook, who never looked back. Although the Seawolves who usually fill the stat sheet did so on a
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cool night in front of a surprisingly sparse crowd, it was a group of younger risers who came of age in the win. Freshman Ryan Bitzer came into the final regular season matchup with three points on the year and doubled that by the end of the evening. A goal on an invert and two assists later, the midfielder helped Stony Brook to the biggest win of the season. According to coach Jim Nagle, it was simply a matter of relaxing for Bitzer, who he said is not playing like his young age anymore. “We really believed in his potential all year,” Nagle said. “I think he’s kind of relaxing into the player we knew he could be.” Bitzer took none of the credit, giving it all to his teammates for giving him the chances which he took advantage of. “It’s just a team game, we’re all together, we’re happy for this win looking forward to the tournament,” Bitzer said. Surprising nobody in the crowd was Rooney, who led the scoring column for the Seawolves with
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three goals in addition to an assist. Sophomore Chris Hughes had himself a nice shooting night as well, putting in three goals of his own. Some of the crunch time performances for Stony Brook this year have not come out on the better side of the scoreboard for the team. With only the conference tournament behind that, the Seawolves can now put that behind them, according to their coach. “All our goals are still in front of us, so two games and you’re champions and in the NCAA tournament, so everything we set out for in the year is still right in front of us,” Nagle said. The America East tournament will be held starting next Thursday at Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium, in congruence with the women’s tournament, which kicks off Friday. The Seawolves will face the topseeded Albany Great Danes in their opening matchup at 7:30 p.m. The winner of this contest will face the team that ends up on top between second-seeded Binghamton and third-seeded UMBC for the championship.
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Campus Dining’s failure to freeze its raw fish properly may have put diners at risk for a parasite that causes diarrhea and vomiting, according to recent Suffolk County Department of Health Services inspection reports. Raw fish must be kept frozen at -4 degrees Fahrenheit for seven days, or at -31 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 hours, to kill a parasite known as anisakis, or herring worm. Inspections were conducted at Jasmine and the Union Commons in October, West Side Dining in September and Roth Café last April. The SCDOH found that salmon at Jasmine was stored in a freezer that
could not maintain temperatures at -4 degrees Fahrenheit and the fish served there was not date-marked. Salmon was not adequately stored at Union Commons as well, nor was tilapia. The reports could not identify whether raw fish at Roth Café was frozen to destroy parasites before it was served. When humans are infected with anisakis, the intestinal worms can grow up to two centimeters and can cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. They stick to the walls of the esophagus, stomach or intestines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. “The standard is meant to kill Continued on page 5
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Several locations on campus did not store their raw fish properly, putting students at risk for contracting anisakis. Opinions
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