The Signal: Fall '16 No. 9

Homecoming tailgate draws large crowd

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Current students and alumni celebrate at the annual Homecoming tailgate together.

By Michael Battista Staff Writer

The College’s Homecoming tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 29, gave students a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather and spend time with friends. With a

temperature hovering around 70 degrees, hundreds of students, alumni and family descended upon Lot 4 to enjoy the day.

John Castaldo, the executive director for Alumni Affairs, said that more than 1,500 alumni pre-registered for the

Forum talks possible demolition of Towers

By Elizabeth Zakaim Social Media Editor It was an ironic place for a meeting: In the lounge between Travers and Wolfe halls, the program management firm Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) held a forum to inform attendees of the administration’s plan to destroy both buildings.

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, B&D presented its market analysis, developed from student input regarding what they like about the towers, and shared with Student Government (SG) members what they plan to implement in the new construction of freshman-year dorm life.

According to B&D consultant Alan Resnick, the new building would be built in front of the Towers, leading all the way to where the tennis courts currently stand. The firm proposed that the tennis courts would be rebuilt closer to where other athletic fields are, past Packer Hall.

Representatives from B&D showed an effort to reproduce the green space that would be swallowed up by the new construction. Resnick proposed that the land where the Towers stand now could be turned into efficient green space later down the road.

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event, and the tailgate itself had around 3,000 people attend at any given time.

Grill smoke filled the air, along with the scent of burgers and hot dogs as people gathered around tents and tables to dance, eat and socialize with friends and

strangers, awaiting new friendships and cherishing old ones.

The College’s lacrosse team, both men and women, gathered together for the event. Michael Kelly, a junior nursing major and president of the lacrosse team, was on grilling duty. He explained that

every year, both guys and girls get together to enjoy the day as a Lions family.

“We have a tailgate every year… It’s tradition at TCNJ,” Kelly said. “We all try to get together and hang out.”

While some students just came to socialize with friends, others decided to take initiative and start their own tailgating groups.

Joe Salamone, a junior interdisciplinary business major, used this chance to set up a single grill and gather some of his friends, some of whom came down from William Paterson University for the football game. The event doubled as a chance for the Entrepreneurship Club to meet.

“It’s a good networking opportunity,” Salamone said. “For the Entrepreneurship Club we’re always looking for entrepreneurial speakers. Being able to mingle with other fraternities that are on campus and other alumni (is a) good (way) to create connections through the event.”

Alumni were allowed to preregister for the event and set up a table for certain groups. These ranged from members of Greek see PRIDE page 3

Students weigh in on the 2016 election

By Thomas Infante Reviews Editor

Those who pass by Loser Hall can see a large wooden billboard that has “Free Expression” painted across the top.

Throughout the multitude of messages, one was written much larger than the others, stretching across the entire board in all capital letters: “BUILD THAT WALL.” The 2016 presidential election has been a contentious one and is the first one in which current students at the College are able to vote. However, many are simply too bewildered to even form a real opinion about the candidates.

According to a Wall Street Journal poll in April 2016, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the most unpopular presidential candidates in history. More than 50 percent of registered voters have a negative view of both candidates, with Trump only marginally more unlikeable than Clinton.

“It’s a disgrace that they are the face of our nation,” sophomore finance major Sam Doyle said. “Neither of them did a good job of projecting a positive image.”

Views like these are frequent among students, a demographic that often seems

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Many plan to vote for Trump or Clinton in the election. too jaded to care about the election. Sophomore psychology major Matt Baginski said he does not plan to vote in the upcoming election.

“I don’t feel good enough about either candidate to vote for them,” Baginski said. “I watched the debates and neither of them have any charisma that connects with me. I’d rather not be involved at all.”

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In past elections, it was rare to have one candidate that was largely disliked, let alone two.

“Trump is intolerable,” sophomore finance major Kate Galgano said. “He represents the opposite of all the progress we have made in society. He constantly contradicts himself when he talks. see VOTE page 3

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Spirit Week brings campus community together

College hosts events to emphasize school pride

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School spirit helps the College overcome William Paterson.

By Kyle Elphick Staff Writer

The College’s 29th annual Homecoming Spirit Week was an action-packed celebration of the College, its students and alumni.

The beloved tradition kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and culminated on Saturday, Oct. 29 with the Homecoming tailgate.

Spirit Week encourages students to sport their blue-and-gold pride through several exciting events. Student-run organizations teamed up to compete to win the title of Spirit Week Champion. This year, Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Alpha Delta and Delta Epsilon Psi hoisted a trophy in triumph during the annual Homecoming football game.

“This week of events has been established to bring the community together while demonstrating our campus’ student pride and involvement,” according to the event’s Lion’s Gate page.

Homecoming, the College’s biggest celebration of the year, invites students and alumni to revere in their alma mater with a day of athletics, food and more.

The festivities began on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Alumni Grove with T-shirt tye dying.

That afternoon, students got their game on in a volleyball competition on Loser Lawn.

On Wednesday, Loser Lawn was bursting with competitive spirit in a day of field games. Students went head-to-head in events like a dizzy bat race, tug of war and a threelegged race.

Rally towels were distributed in the Brower Student Center on Thursday morning to passionate fans. That night, brainiacs had their time to shine in a trivia competition in the Education Building. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Beta Theta Pi took first place.

A party atmosphere hit campus on Friday as Homecoming drew near. Special events included a “Blue and Gold” and cupcake

giveaway on Green Lawn.

That evening, dozens of students fought lip sync and dance battles to hit songs in the Student Recreation Center. Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Alpha Delta and Delta Epsilon Psi were the lip sync champions, while Sigma Kappa, Alpha Chi Rho and Men’s Club Rugby were the winning dance teams.

“Night Bites,” or delicious snacks, were served for students to savor in the T/W Lounge from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

A palpable electricity filled the air as Homecoming kicked off on Saturday morning. In addition to the school’s thousands of current students, alumni arrived on campus to celebrate the special day.

The MainStage on Loser Lawn was a hub of Homecoming hype. Student and alumni groups performed on a stage reminiscent of an outdoor music festival. Attendees filled blue and gold tables and chairs to get a look at their favorite performers Among the groups was TCNJ Musical Theatre (TMT). Members performed songs from TMT’s upcoming production of “The Addams Family.”

“We were able to get the word out about our show and promote it in a good way,” said Gretchen Newell, a TMT member and sophomore communication studies major.

The Mixed Signals, the College’s improv comedy troupe, took the stage next. The group had the crowd cackling with a hilarious set of improv games.

“The whole experience was new to me,” said Beau Aranosian, a senior interactive multimedia major. “I’d do it again if we had the opportunity.”

In addition to the MainStage, giant

colorful inflatable activities peppered the lawn and contributed to the carnival-like atmosphere. RECreate Your Night, an on-campus group that organizes safe and fun activities, ran games for students and alumni to enjoy. The free hot chocolate and apple cider were beloved by all.

The football game kicked off at 2 p.m. in Lions Stadium, where the Lions battled the William Paterson Pioneers. With support from the crowd, the Lions won, 42-28.

As night fell, the African Latino Alumni Network of TCNJ hosted a 10th anniversary party in the Education Building that featured music by DJ Nix. The group described the event as “a throwback to the day parties that were held in (Brower Student Center) 202 East and West.”

Student Government and Student Finance Board sent Homecoming out with a bang by hosting a carnival in the Student Recreation Center. Students played games, danced and enjoyed more larger-than-life inflatables while munching on free pizza and snacks.

Though Homecoming was over, the fun of Spirit Week continued. Club Sports sponsored a TCNJ Halloween Fun Run, where students, alumni and families were encouraged to run through campus in costume.

Student Government, the Greek Council and Club Sports ran a Trunk-or-Treat event.

Student organizations filled car trunks with food and other items to hand out to trunk-ortreaters, which included students, alumni and members of the Ewing, N.J, community.

For students both students and alumni, Spirit Week was a welcomed change of pace to remind everyone the importance of embracing school spirit.

Spanish author discusses Iberian masculinity

By Gannon Meyer Correspondent “Absent men = lonely women = strong women.”

With this projected on the screen, Josep M. Armengol, an author of Spanish and American literature and a professor of literature and masculinity studies at Spain’s Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, gave a lecture at the College on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Armengol is on a nine-month long trip to the United States, teaching and working with his colleague Michael Kimmel at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y. Armengol traveled to the College to teach students about the importance of masculinity in the Iberian Peninsula in his presentation titled “Iberian Masculinities from the Margin: Catalans, Basques and Galicians.”

Hosted by the College’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, Armengol hoped to inform the handful of attendees of the role that women in previous generations played in Spain and how those roles affect modern societies worldwide.

“It is crucial for people around the world to understand Iberian masculinities because they are at the root of Hispanic and Latino masculinities, both in Latin America and the USA,” Armengol said. “You can’t understand these without understanding their origins and different versions.”

The earliest trace of rethinking Iberian masculinities was presented in Joanot Martorell’s 15th century chivalric romance “Tirant lo Blanc,” Armengol said. However, the Carlist Wars during the late 19th century completely transformed women’s roles.

Basque country, a northern section of Spain, allowed a temporary emigration during the Carlist Wars. The mass emigration led many men to leave the country in search of work in other parts of Spain.

As a result of the civil wars, “many Basque men enlisted in the Carlist army and women had to take on masculine roles,” Armengol said. “It put men and women on a more equal footing.”

Similar to Basque country, in the 1880s, Galicia made it

legal for people to emigrate from the country.

“A lot of men were leaving in large amounts,” Armengol said. “Women had to take the role of the men when they left.”

This reminded John Landreau, a professor of women’s and gender studies, of the increasing percentage of singlemother households in the U.S. Landreau believes the role of American women has shifted dramatically in the past few decades, particularly because of the United States’s war on drugs.

“There is a forced emigration of men into prison because of drugs,” Landreau said. “We have 25 percent of the prison population, but only 5 percent of the global population.”

Like the emigration of Spanish men during the Carlist Wars, American men are being incarcerated, forcing women to take on traditionally masculine roles in modern American society. This leaves women with the obligation to occupy

multiple roles, making it harder for families to be raised in the traditional way with both a mother and father figure.

“If you are a single mother trying to raise a family on minimum wage, you can’t do it,” Landreau said. “It is impossible.”

Freshman communication studies major Allison Superior expanded upon Landreau’s perspective.

“With a lot of the arrests being fathers, wives are left to support themselves and their children by themselves,” Superior said. “It becomes very stressful.”

The purpose of Armengol’s lectures are to teach students the importance of the origin of Iberian masculinities in Hispanic cultures around the world.

While there is a lot that can be learned from Armengol’s research and lecture, he has one thing that he wants people to take away: “One idea only: inspiration for their own work.”

Armengol is an author of Spanish and American literature.

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Pride / New policy causes little change in attendance

There are several events for Homecoming attendees.

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Life reconnecting with their brothers and sisters, to teammates who used to represent the Lions blue and gold, to old floormates who remember living next door to one another.

One of these groups was Gamma Sigma sorority, who had members come in from across the country to attend the event.

Alumna JoAnn Pagano Susko (’72), who came from Florida to see her sisters, said she didn’t regret the trip.

“Many of our sorority sisters who went to the College are still in New Jersey, which is great,” Pagano Susko said. “Getting together with all of the friends from New Jersey is really critical to me.”

For many of these Lions, their differing lives may have taken them away from friends they met at college, but Homecoming gives them a chance to reconnect or reminisce about past years. Castaldo said that is the reason he and Alumni Affairs try to get alumni to attend.

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“Homecoming, in the sense of the word, means ‘coming home,’” Castaldo said. “So from an alumni perspective, we invite our alumni back home to reengage them back into the life of the College. To reminisce about their successes and accomplishments while they were students or undergraduates here and to live the spirit and enthusiasm, or feed off the spirit and enthusiasm of our undergrads that are here.”

While people created memories throughout Lot 4, there was also talk of the College’s new policy regarding alcoholic beverages. Earlier this semester, school officials released new rules and regulations for Homecoming that stated no outside alcohol could be brought into the event. A third-party vendor was on-site to sell alcohol.

Alumni and parents attending the event seemed most upset by the new policy. They appeared to see the restrictions as an inconvenience, since they could easily purchase alcohol elsewhere.

Alumna Kristen Foerg (’16) said she

feels this negatively affected the number of people that came to the tailgate.

“I wish they didn’t change as much,” Foerg said. “I feel like there’s a lot less people here than there were previous years, so that sucks.”

The alcohol sold at the event ranged from $3 to $4 per cup, depending on the brand, and came in cups that held about 10 oz., which is smaller than an average red solo cup, both in height and width.

She said that when it came to current students, she felt they might find cheaper ways to get alcohol before the event, while alumni may not come at all.

“I think a lot of people will probably either just drink a lot more before or they just won’t come at all,” Foerg said. “I don’t think it’s really being helpful at the tailgate… I know plenty of people who didn’t come here at all.”

Ed Corrigan, a father of two current students at the College, said that as a parent, he thinks the rule change is good for students, but hurts the parents and alumni. He thought he

saw a difference in the crowd this year, compared to past years.

“It started a lot later (compared to past years) because the kids are drinking off campus or in their rooms and then they come in here already buzzed because they can’t bring their own stuff in,” Corrigan said. “I can see it.”

At the time of his interview with The Signal, Castaldo said that no issues had arisen from the new policy being enforced. The policy, which had been discussed and approved by the Homecoming Steering Committee, which comprises individuals across campus and College alumni, had used other institutions as benchmarks when making the policy changes.

“The decision was made by those groups of people by the Homecoming Steering Committee,” Castaldo said. “ (We’re) just trying to create an opportunity where it was a safe environment, it was a healthy environment. It was an opportunity where we promote wellness and so far, we think that’s going well.”

Students play outdoor games during the tailgate.

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The president shouldn’t be lying all the time.”

The media has criticized Trump for his remarks that tend to alienate certain groups of people.

Meanwhile, Clinton’s political controversies ruined many voters perception of her before the election even began.

“She seems overtly corrupt,” said Tom Munnia, a sophomore business law major. “She wants to be president because she craves power, not because she represents the people.”

Many students with liberal values find themselves missing Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who found strong support among college students before losing in the Democratic Primary.

“It felt like he was really looking out for us,” Galgano said. “He would have been a better choice, but really, I would be happy with anybody but the actual candidates.”

Despite the poor outlook on both candidates, students had equally little faith in third party candidates.

“Gary Johnson means well, but he can’t garner enough support to bother voting for him,” said Christopher Shaffer, a sophomore management and philosophy double major. “Right now, third parties are just novelties, but I would be willing to vote for a better third party candidate when the political landscape is ready for change.”

Some students are optimistic that our nation is strong enough to withstand any potential president.

Of those optimistic people is Ryan Jones, president of the College Republicans and a senior Spanish and political science double major.

The College Republicans is committed to promoting conservative political values, and Jones expressed little interest in his party’s candidate.

“I knew from the beginning that he would go far,” Jones said.

“He’s vocal and very good at getting attention from the media. He billed himself as a champion of the Republican party opposing the Democrats.”

Jones himself does not consider Trump to be the voice of the Republican Party.

“Our voices are the ones that truly do matter,” Jones said. “Politics is all a conversation, and it’s important that we are all represented in that conversation. It’s important to express how we feel about what’s going on in the U.S. and how we should move forward.”

The current Republican party is less unified in ideology than it has been in the past, as there are several schools of thought with varying priorities, like libertarianism.

“There is definitely discord within the party of how specifically to move forward from here,” Jones said. “Before the primary, the entire spectrum of conservatism was represented in the

potential nominees. Even in our club there was no clear favorite.”

Even after such a volatile election season, Jones remains eager to participate in such an extraordinary time in American history.

“It’s exciting to take part in such a crazy election,” Jones said.

“Both parties have had their share of controversy. The rhetoric being used now is much different than ever before — very little is kept secret. No one will be 100 percent satisfied with this election. What’s important is that we learn from it.”

Jones hopes that this election is a wake up call for people to become more involved in government, even at a local level.

Dillon McNamara, vice president of the College Democrats and a junior political science major, shared similar sentiments.

“It’s important that we spread political awareness, especially on campus,” McNamara said. “Many college students feel disenfranchised by the current system and, as a result, they don’t care.”

McNamara and Jones both emphasized the symbiotic relationship that exists between the College’s Republican and Democratic clubs.

Although each organization promotes its respective values, their main goal is to spread awareness and increase political involvement.

“About 75 percent of students on campus are registered to vote,” McNamara said. “But we don’t know how many actually go out

and do it on Election Day.” According to McNamara, the College Democrats’s support was divided between Clinton and Sanders before the primary. Although McNamara is confident in Clinton as a president, he is concerned about her public perception.

“I never bought into the ‘evil’ narrative that some like to portrayal of her,” McNamara said.

“She’s had her share of lapses in judgment, but she’s not horrible.

You don’t have to like 100 percent of a candidate to see the long-term value in voting for them.”

With a similar view of Clinton, Sam Fogelgaren, a senior history and urban studies double major, is president of TCNJ Political Union, which works toward helping people register to vote and become politically engaged.

“Being politically engaged opens up a lot of doors, in terms of how your country works,” Fogelgaren said. “It’s the most important thing one can do to actually make a difference.”

Fogelgaren said the current political landscape contributes to our general indifference toward politics.

“Hyper-partisanship has fully bloomed in recent years,” Fogelgaren said. “The divide seems more intense than ever before.”

Fogelgaren cites a multitude of factors that contribute to this divide.

“This election is testing our idea of truth,” he said. “When you have a candidate that invents

his own truths, the media is unsure how to proceed. In addition, many people trust poor sources of news and often spread false information from those sources through social media, where it continues to spread.”

According to Daniel Bowen, a professor of political science, this divergence only worsens as hyper-partisanship spreads.

“One of the causes of polarization is the discouragement of moderate candidates,” Bowen said. “Now more than ever, there are larger gaps between red and blue states. We as voters need to allow our politicians to compromise and support moderate candidates.”

Bowen said he is more concerned about the precedent being set by this election than the candidates themselves.

“The reality of the situation is scary,” Bowen said. “I worry about the norms being broken by this election. There is so much hostility and distrust, and all the talk about a rigged election is damaging to our democracy.”

Although his view of both main candidates is largely negative, Luck sees a silver lining to the situation.

“This election has broken the stigma that presidents have to be perfect,” Luck said. “Now that both of them are so flawed, it might set a new precedent for how we judge candidates in the future.”

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‘The Filharmonic’ slated for late-November concert

Members of SFB decide to fund the Diwali Dinner.

By Olivia Rizzo Staff Writer

The Student Finance Board (SFB) fully funded all events presented at its weekly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

The Asian American Association returned to present for a concert by The Filharmonic, a Los Angelesbased, all-male Filipino a capella group. The concert was previously tabled by the board twice due to concerns about the location and missing information from the club’s proposal packet, but this time, the full requested

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amount of $5,413 was granted to the organization.

The organization requested funding for performance costs, performer accommodations, Mayo Concert Hall equipment fees and ushers. The Filharmonic concert will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Mayo Concert Hall.

TCNJ Indian Student Association was fully funded $1,475 for its Diwali Dinner.

“This dinner is to celebrate the ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. It is the biggest and brightest festival in India, which signifies the victory of light over darkness,” the proposal read.

The organization requested funding for food, drinks, decorations and utensils. Diwali Dinner will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Business Building Lounge.

PRISM was fully funded for two events that are set to be a part of its World AIDS Week. The organization first received $2,500 for Scott Fried’s AIDS, Love and the Secret Life of College Students.

“This event seeks to advance PRISM’s goal of bringing a renewed sense of awareness to TCNJ students about the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States,” the proposal packet read.

The organization requested funding to cover Fried’s speaking fees. Scott Fried: AIDS, Love and the Secret Life of College Students will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, in room 101 of the Physics Building.

Funding in the amount of $369.94 was later allocated for for PRISM’s Daytime Lecture Series: HIV/AIDS in Science and Health.

“It will consist of four brief lectures by experts in their fields (specifically drug discovery, nursing, medicine and public health). Each lecture will discuss a different aspect of the fight against HIV/AIDS based on the presenter’s own experience and background of each lecturer,” the proposal packet read.

The organization requested funding for lunch to provide for the attendees and lecturers, such as sandwiches, drinks and dessert.

The Daytime Lecture Series: HIV/AIDS in Science & Health will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in room 113 of the Education Building. PRISM’s World AIDS Week will begin on Monday, Nov. 28.

Even though SFB agrees to finance certain events, there is no guarantee these events will take place. The approval only makes the funds available.

Towers / New building could replace Travers and Wolfe continued from page 1 Stallings described the unseen danger the Towers currently pose to residents’ health and safety.

“If left unchecked, (these dangers) can have a catastrophic impact on the student experience,” Stallings said.

Heating systems installed when the 45-year-old buildings were first built, as well as leaking pipes, can have a longterm effect over the years, according to Brenden Kollar, a B&D consultant who spoke at the forum.

Kollar said it would be cheaper to renovate, but not by much. According to the consultant, the cost of renovating is 73 percent of the cost of new construction, and that saving 27 percent of that cost for renovations is not worth it in the long run, as renovations often requires further repairs in the future. It’s like buying a car, Kollar said.

“If you buy a used car, you know you’re gonna have issues as you move forward compared to a new car that has all the latest technology,” he said.

Lloyd Ricketts, the College’s vice president and treasurer, crunched the numbers to figure out the cost discrepancy.

“The numbers I saw for the renovation cost was about $85 million,” Ricketts said. “Let’s say we take two years to renovate. That’s another $18 million added onto the cost. The renovation cost, plus the forgone money from having one tower closed at a time, would be equal to the cost of new construction.”

Renovation would mean a huge revenue loss for the College, even just one tower was renovated at a time, Vice President of Student Affairs Amy Hecht said.

“If we were to renovate, it would take about one-and-a-half to two years per tower,” Hecht said. “During that time, we’ll lose about 500 beds. We’ll also lose $4.5 million per tower in revenue.”

Ricketts also noted that the loss in revenue and the cost to renovate would have to be compensated.

“The College is required to balance its budget every year,” Ricketts said. “So, the College would be forced to cut expenses, lay people off… or raise tuition and housing so exorbitantly to close the gap.”

The College would need to borrow around $95 million to renovate or construct, he explained, but the likelihood of receiving a loan to construct is much higher than receiving a loan to renovate buildings as old as the Towers.

Construction would mean that freshmen would still be able to live in the Towers while the new dorms were being built, whereas about 500 people would be displaced while one tower was being renovated. According to Kollar, new construction would start in five years and last about two years.

Nicole Herrmann, a member of SG and a senior marketing major, proposed that the construction in front of the Towers would isolate the freshmen and discourage prospective students and their parents from choosing the College over other schools.

In response, Hecht said admissions officers received feedback from families who decided not to come here. The feedback found that many of the families were mostly deterred by the current state of the Towers that they observed during their tours.

In B&D’s survey conducted last spring, they found that students most wanted to see improvements on the current air conditioning and lack of Wi-Fi. According to Kollar, the current concrete block structure of the Towers inhibits the ability for Wi-Fi to transmit itself throughout the buildings.

No more Towers means saying goodbye to T-Dubs, too. Stallings said he asked the team if there was a way to keep

Hecht answers questions from those in attendnce. the beloved dining space. However, due to a utilities issue, keeping T-Dubs would not be feasible.

“What we discovered was that in the 1970s, they thought it was a good idea to put the electricity on one side, Travers, and put the water on the other side, Wolfe, and so, when we tear these down, (the T/W Lounge and T-Dubs) would sit here with no utilities,” Stallings said.

However, the College is thinking about converting parts of the Brower Student Center into a late night dining space for students.

The new buildings would not have the “quad spaces” that the Towers do, according to Kollar. The quads in the Towers were originally lounges that were made into bedrooms to fit four people inside. Hecht also explained that both freshmen and sophomores would be living in the new building in order to reduce the “downgrade” freshmen would experience moving from a brand new building freshman year to an older building sophomore year.

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Some members of SG were concerned about the decrease in the number of beds in the new building. Stallings explained that the new building would have about 200 less beds than the Towers, which currently have around 1,100 beds.

When asked about the downsize, Stallings said the College currently doesn’t fill up those 200 beds in the fall, and that the vacancy only increases in the spring when students transfer, face academic dismissal or study abroad.

One SG member was concerned that a building which would cost more to build but house fewer people would be a waste of money and an inconvenience. Ricketts explained to the student that the 200 extra beds are currently not being occupied, and the money being spent to pay for them is not being compensated.

The College budgets about 96 percent of the total occupancy in the Towers, which leaves room for vacancy. According to Ricketts, the best practice would be to fill all of those beds, but that is not always possible.

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Somali pirates free hostages after five years

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Hostages express emotion when they arrive in Kenya.

By Brielle Bryan Staff Writer

Originally, 29 men were captured, according to CNN. However, the captain of the Taiwanese fishing After being held hostage by So- vessel, Naham 3, was shot dead mali pirates for nearly five years, when the pirates boarded and two 26 Asian sailors were set free on other men died from illness durSunday, Oct. 23, and arrived at ing captivity. the airport in Nairobi, Kenya, acAccording to The New York cording to the Associated Press. Times, the recently freed hostages

hailed from the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia.

They were taken by the pirates in March 2012 in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles.

During their time in captivity, the men were not only beaten, but also deprived of food and water.

According to CNN, Arnel Balbero was one of the 29 crew members.

He spent most of his years living in the Somali bush, near the town of Galkayo.

“You need to eat everything,” Balbero said, according to CNN. “You need to eat to survive.” Balbero took his own advice by eating birds, wild cats and even rats to outsmart his captors.

“They had the mentality of animals,” Balbero said. “When you got sick and asked for medical treatment, they said it’s better to die.”

The New York Times reported that

Leslie Edwards, lead negotiator for the sailors’ release, said, “The pirates were uneducated, obstructionist, unmotivated and unrealistic.”

Edwards said the pirates picked poor fishermen from poor countries, and they were dreaming about huge amounts of ransom money they were never going to get.

John Steed, coordinator of the Hostage Support Partners for the U.S-based organization Oceans Beyond Piracy, made it his mission to free the “forgotten hostages,” who were held hostage the second longest amount of time in history by the Somali pirates, according to The Guardian. Steed said it took 18 months for negotiations.

Pirate representative Bile Hussein said that $1.5 million was paid in ransom for the Naham 3 crew’s release, Associated Press reported.

Piracy became a major threat to international shipping and prompted help from organizations like the United Nations, European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Guardian reported.

The crisis reached its peak in January 2011 with 736 hostages and 32 boats in the pirates’ possession. In 2012, Somali piracy cost the global economy between $5.7 billion and $6.1 billion.

According to the Associated Press, Steed said that no commercial vessel has been successfully attacked since 2012, but the threat of piracy remains.

Steed said there have since been several attacks on fishing boats, and that the pirates still have 10 Iranian hostages, who have been in captivity since 2015, and 3 Kenyan victims, The Guardian reported.

Prison break: 174 inmates escape in Haiti

By Julia Marnin Correspondent

After a riot in a Haitian prison, 174 inmates escaped, leaving a guard dead and a few others injured. Authorities have captured a dozen of the escaped prisoners and are continuing to search for the rest, according to ABC. The prison break occurred in Arcahaie, a prison that held 266 inmates, ABC reported.

United Nations peacekeepers are accompanying the Haitian authorities on their hunt for the prisoners, according to Reuters. Checkpoints have been established on Haiti’s roads to find the escapees. Since the Arcahaie inmates do not wear prison uniforms, it has been difficult for the authorities to locate them.

However, many suspects have been detained at these checkpoints because they did not have proper identification.

According to CNN, SWAT teams and defense forces have also joined the police

in the search. ABC reported that along with the checkpoints, cars and boats are also being searched in order to conduct a thorough manhunt.

CNN reported Haiti’s Prime Minister’s office issued a statement, saying that “heavily armed individuals” caused the prison break. Gunfire between the police and the inmates erupted during the disturbance, according to ABC. The uproar began after the inmates were released from holding and were permitted to bathe. Chaos ensued as some of the inmates broke into an area where access was only granted to the guards.

The prisoners stole the guard’s firearms, which included at least five rifles and other deadly weapons, according to Reuters.

“One guard was killed during the incident,” Haiti’s Minister of Justice Camille Edouard Junior told Reuters. “Three prisoners were wounded, including one who died as a consequence of his wounds.”

The guard was killed from a shot fired by one of the inmates as a result to the

Twelve of the 174 escaped prisoners are in police custody. stolen weaponry. His body was found bloodied and motionless after the prison break was over. One of the inmates died during the breakout after his attempt to climb over one of the prison’s walls. He fell off the wall and fatally hit his head, Reuters reported.

According to CNN, the U.S. embassy

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stationed near Haiti’s capital sent out a warning to American citizens about “a violent prison break in Arcahaie,” and told residents to keep away.

Arcahaie is located in a coastal town in Northern Haiti. It is located 46 kilometers away from the nation’s capital, Portau-Prince, ABC reported.

Police arrest more than 100 Dakota Access protestors

Individuals protest the DAPL.

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By Caitlin Flynn Staff Writer

The months-long protest over the construction of the North Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) resulted in more than 100 arrests on Thursday, Oct. 27, following a clash with local police, State Troopers and the National Guard. More than 180 Native American Tribes have signed a letter of solidarity in opposition to the construction of the pipeline, which protesters believe disrupts sacred lands and compromises the area’s sole

source of water, according to The Guardian.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers used pepper spray and high-pitched tones to slowly push away more than 200 protesters that were camped on private land adjacent to the construction site. According to Washington Post, the Morton County Sheriff’s Office said at least 141 protesters have been arrested. Huffington Post reported that among the protestors was “Divergent” star Shailene Woodley, who drew attention to the event by posting a live Facebook video of the protest and her subsequent arrest.

According to Washington Post, police said one protester fired three shots from a .38-caliber revolver toward the police as she was being arrested. The same news outlet reported that the woman was taken into custody with no injuries and without police returning fire.

A joint statement from the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be halting construction on the pipeline until further notice, and the government will take steps to consult Native American communities in future development plans.

“The tribes have always paid the price for America’s prosperity,” said David Archambault II, Standing Rock tribal chairman, in an editorial from September when the protest began, according to The Guardian.

The region that includes the Indian Reservation

called Standing Rock has one source of clean water, the Missouri River, according to The Guardian. The construction of the DAPL would go underneath America’s longest river, not only compromising the region’s clean water supply, but potentially all the areas that it flows through, including a connection to the Mississippi River that runs into the Gulf of Mexico.

The pipeline, which will bring dirty crude extracted from the Bakken oil shale Northwest of North Dakota to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, will disrupt ancient sacred land and Native American burial sites, according to The Guardian.

The mostly peaceful protest has been marked not only by the attention it brings to the potential environmental consequences, but also the unity of the Native American tribes in the region. According to The Guardian, hundreds of teepees and tents with large painted signs that read “Water is Life” and “No DAPL” lay just outside construction zones filled with bulldozers and industrial equipment.

According to Washington Post, Archambault said in a statement on Thursday that the law enforcement’s response was militarized.

“We won’t step down from this fight,” Archambault said, according to the Washington Post. “As peoples of this earth, we all need water. This is about our water, our rights and our dignity as human beings.”

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Editorial

Despite changes, Homecoming goes off without a hitch

When College administrators announced at the beginning of September that guests would be prohibited from bringing outside alcohol into this year’s Homecoming tailgate, the campus community was outraged. Of the more than 400 people who voted in The Signal’s most recent online poll, 76 percent indicated they are against the new policy.

According to Amy Hecht, vice president for Student Affairs, and John P. Donohue, vice president for College Advancement, the changes were made in an effort to ensure that all guests could enjoy Homecoming safely on Saturday, Oct. 29.

“We can have fun without getting drunk, but…” was a common thread seen on social media over the past few weeks. Students’ arguments covered everything from the annoyance of waiting in long lines — the College hired a third-party vendor to serve alcohol at the tailgate and monitor consumption — to having to pay a hefty price for a drink — the price of beer fluctuated from $3 to $4 for a 12 oz. container, while wine was $4 per 5 oz. — to the possibility of alumni feeling less inclined to donate money to the College.

The biggest concern, though, appeared to be that students might drink in excess prior to arriving at the tailgate and put themselves at risk for alcohol poisoning. It’s true that students who are of the legal drinking age might not want to wait in vendor lines or pay for drinks, and those who are under 21 can’t sneak any alcohol if there isn’t a huge amount being brought into the tailgate in the first place.

So, how did this new policy fare in reality?

There was only one summons, one citation for underage drinking, one medical transport and five total medical incidents at this year’s tailgate, according to Campus Police.

The statistics are nearly nonexistent compared to those from the 2015 Homecoming tailgate, when Campus Police issues 16 summonses, 14 citations for underage drinking, called for two medical transports and handled 14 total medical incidents.

In previous years, there were far more alcohol-related issues. In 2013, Campus Police saw eight medical transports, 25 summonses and 24 citations for underage drinking.

In other words, the new policy worked. It resulted in fewer trips to the hospital and fewer legal issues for students than in previous years.

People might argue that there were fewer medical transports because there were fewer people at the tailgate in general. But despite the announcement of the changes nearly two months prior to Homecoming, there was a tremendous turnout at the tailgate.

More than 1,500 alumni pre-registered for the event, and the tailgate itself had around 3,000 people attend at any given time, according to John Castaldo, the executive director for Alumni Affairs. Dozens of organizations from the College still showed up to rep blue and gold.

However, there were many angry students who skipped the tailgate entirely to drink with friends in their dorms and off-campus homes.

Those individuals argue that the new alcohol policy takes away the whole point of Homecoming: to showcase school spirit and connect with friends and alumni.

I bet it was nearly impossible, though, to connect with people at the tailgate for those students who didn’t show up to it at all. They promised they could have fun without getting drunk. They said they just desperately wanted to spend time with students, past and present. But in the end, they didn’t show up. Why was this new policy such a deterrent?

The truth is that many of these students can’t actually enjoy themselves without the aid of alcohol. Drinking is more intertwined with the concept of Homecoming than the actual purpose of the event. It’s about celebrating school spirit, forging new friendships with alumni and strengthening existing ones with students — not about getting wasted in a parking lot.

Next year, I encourage students to approach any proposed Homecoming policies with an open mind. Appreciate that College administrators spend a great deal of time considering the pros and cons of these policies and that they are implemented solely for the wellness of the guests there, not to suck the fun out of a much-anticipated event.

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Although some students and alumni are upset by the new alcohol policy implemented at this year’s Homecoming tailgate, the event saw a big turnout.

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Opinions

Sexual assault greatly impacts politics

By Paul Mulholland Those most disgusted by Trump’s comments about women in a tape that surfaced on Friday, Oct. 7, are those who never really liked him in the first place. On the other hand, the people who emphasize Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual assaults are likely to believe that Hillary Clinton should be in prison.

Hostility toward either Bill Clinton or Trump usually comes before the inclination to see them as a sexual predator. Two standards, one that people are innocent until proven guilty, and the second that accusers should receive the benefit of the doubt, are applied on the basis of political opportunism, not any decent or consistent theory of justice.

The two most damaging claims against Bill Clinton came from Juanita Broaddrick, a nurse who said he raped her in a hotel room in 1978 while he was campaigning for governor of Arkansas. There was also Kathleen Willey, who said Bill Clinton groped her in the Oval Office in 1993 after she asked him for a full-time job. Both women had formerly been volunteers and loyal supporters of Bill Clinton. Both of their stories have been corroborated by several of their friends.

When both Willey’s and Broaddrick’s claims became public in 1998 and 1999, respectively, they did not receive the support from famous feminists and Democrats that Anita Hill received in 1991 when she accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of repeated sexual harassment.

Willey first came forward in an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on March 15, 1998, and claimed that Bill Clinton had forcibly kissed her, touched her breast and placed her hand on his genitals.

One week later, well-known feminist Gloria Steinem,

who visited the College last semester, published an oped in The New York Times titled “Feminists and the Clinton Question.”

“The truth is that even if the allegations are true, the President is not guilty of sexual harassment,” Steinem wrote. “He is accused of having made a gross, dumb and reckless pass at a supporter during a low point in her life.”

Steinem entertains the hypothetical that if Willey’s claim were 100 percent true, it was simply a breach of taste, not sexual assault. In the same article, Steinem also claimed that there was an important difference between the accusations made against Clinton and those against Justice Thomas because Clinton only groped Willey once, but Thomas harassed Hill repeatedly.

No, the important difference is that Clinton was a prochoice Democrat and Thomas a pro-life Republican.

The resurfacing of Bill’s sexual assault allegations have also made life more difficult for Hillary. On Sept.

14, 2015, at a town hall in Cedar Falls, Iowa, discouraged by millennial women supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont over her in the polls, Hillary Clinton spoke to sexual assault survivors.

“I want to send a message to every survivor of sexual assault…You have a right to be heard. You have a right to be believed, and we’re with you,” Hillary Clinton said. A similar message surfaced on her campaign website later that week, only to be taken down on Jan. 29, 2016.

Earlier that month Broaddrick began tweeting about what happened in 1978, and Hillary Clinton was repeatedly asked about it while campaigning. Clinton’s standard, that the burden of proof is on the one accused, was convenient when it was adopted, and when it stopped being convenient, she dropped it.

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Bill Clinton’s scandals might impact the election.

So far, Politico has published the most comprehensive list of Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims. He is accused by at least 10 women of sexual assault, the most corroborated of which is that of Natasha Stoynoff, a reporter from People magazine. She said that during an interview about his recent marriage to Melania Trump, Trump pinned her against a wall and forcibly kissed her. see POLITICS page 11

Being homesick is a reality, not a myth

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Dorm life isn’t bad, but it’s nothing compared to living at home.

By Mia Ingui

At this point in the semester, everything seems to be settled.

The freshmen are adjusting to their new home, classes are in full swing — along with the stress of essays, midterms and exams — and the weather has mellowed out

to a crisp, cool temperature. Fall is upon us in a beautiful fashion.

But there are some struggles that have just begun. The overwhelming stress, the viruses that seem to be migrating from person to person and the homesickness. If you ever feel like you’re missing your parents

and your comfy couch back home, believe me, you are not alone.

Dealing with the prospect homesickness while at college is a daily task that some days feels completely manageable and almost unapparent — but other days, not so much.

Upperclassmen might tell you

this is a myth. They’re big bad college kids, practically legal adults. Why would they miss home? But even deep down, they’ll admit that mom’s hugs and edible cooking are frequently missed while at college, especially after consuming nothing but the cuisine at Eickhoff Hall for weeks on end.

Not missing home becomes near impossible when it comes to my big Italian household. My grandma called me unannounced last week while I was in my philosophy class, so after class, I gave her a call back as I was leaving the Social Sciences Building. She was calling to find out my mailing address so she could send me money and chicken cutlets.

My family is that wonderful, and that strange, which makes it increasingly difficult to focus on my studies here while wondering what they are up to back home. Keeping in touch is key. But no matter how many times a day we FaceTime and Snapchat, it still just isn’t the same living without them.

It is even difficult being at school without my high school friends, the friends who simultaneously

drove me nuts and kept me sane every single day. Before coming to the College, I was completely convinced that those couple of people that I met before class every morning were the only people on Earth who existed.

Here, there is a whole new world of people, all wonderful, but also all different. On my gloomy days here, I would give anything to be back in my best friend’s tiny green car, singing and laughing and just living like we used to. The closest I come now to this is through my tiny phone screen, with that friend now miles away, our conversations fuzzy from the poor connection.

It is safe to say it’s near impossible to go through college and never feel homesick. But college provides new opportunities that would never be experienced otherwise. My family understands that and encourages me every day.

It’s great to have such interesting news to report to them, like the auditions I went on or the good grade I got on my paper. Their support makes it all OK, no matter how much I miss them.

Keep your family close (but keep your exam schedule closer, because that’s something you might actually forget about).

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Students share opinions around campus “Is Bill Clinton’s past relevant to Hillary’s campaign?”

Craig Dietel / Opinions Editor

Sam Plewa, a senior anthropology major.

“No. Bill isn’t running for president, his wife is.

There are more important issues to focus on.”

Craig Dietel / Opinions Editor

Brenton Kates, a sophomore finance major.

“Yes, because Hillary blatantly tried to get the victims to stay quiet and cover it up.”

“Do you ever get homesick?”

Craig Dietel / Opinions Editor

Kate Kearns, a senior biology major.

“Yes, but once I go home for a weekend, it remedies the homesickness for the semester.”

Craig Dietel / Opinions Editor

Dan DeJong, a junior accounting major.

“I don’t really get homesick, I just really miss my puppy.”

The Signal’s student cartoons of the week...

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Politics / A call for change

The Trump campaign constantly defends his crude remarks. continued from page 9 This is not at all different from what he claimed to do in his leaked interview with Billy Bush: “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” The theme of unwelcomed kissing is common to all of those who have accused Trump so far, and most of these women have never met each other. Trump’s opportunism on sexual assault is so blatant, it’s possible he doesn’t even realize he is doing it. Remember: He began his campaign by accusing Mexican immigrants of being rapists, with far less evidence than that levied against him.

Trump is not the only one peddling rape myths to encourage bigotry. When asked at a town hall this January about heroin addiction in his state, Gov. Paul Lepage of Maine, a Trump supporter, claimed that drug dealers with names like, “D-money, Smoothie and Shifty” come to the state and “Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young white

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girl before they leave,” according to The Hill.

Anne Coulter, a white nationalist author and Trump supporter, actually wrote a book called “Adios America!: The Left’s Plan to Turn Our Country into a Third World Hellhole,” which is almost exclusively about rapes committed by Mexican immigrants.

Trump claimed to have read it from cover to cover.

“A 16-year-old girl at her homecoming dance was gang-raped and left for dead because the Democrats need more voters,” Coulter wrote. “We could save a lot of soul-searching about ‘our’ violent culture if journalists didn’t hide the fact that gang rapes are generally committed by people who are not from our culture.”

Have Coulter or LePage denounced Trump’s actions or words yet? Of course they haven’t. But why would they condemn whole ethnic groups without evidence, and refrain from the same with Trump despite the evidence?

Because they hate one and love the other.

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Features

Yummy Sushi offers authentic Asian cuisine

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Left: Yummy Sushi is located in Campus Town, next to Mexican Mariachi Grill. Right: A hearty meal can cost less than $15.

By Mia Ingui Managing Assistant

Finally, a place for quality sushi on campus that doesn’t require a 20-minute wait during meal equiv.

Yummy Sushi’s grand opening in Campus Town two weeks ago was a long time coming, but well worth the wait. The food is fresh, authentic and reasonably priced — all good news for broke college students.

The restaurant is sandwiched between RedBerry Frozen Yogurt and Mexican Mariachi Grill. It’s a quick walk from just about anywhere on campus, which makes it the perfect sushi spot for students stranded on

campus without cars, like me.

After class, a friend and I decided to take the walk to Yummy Sushi for a much-needed break from the Atrium at Eickhoff. Walking into Yummy Sushi immediately reminded me of my favorite sushi place back home, and a wave of comfort and excitement washed over me.

Although it was a little busy, we were quickly seated at a quaint table for two toward the back of the restaurant. I could hardly contain my excitement when I opened the menu.

I consider myself a sushi connoisseur and am always in pursuit of great sushi and Asian cuisine. I walked into Yummy

Sushi with high hopes — would this be my new go-to take out at the College?

To get a taste of everything, I ordered the bento box, which includes a starter soup, salad, California roll, three pieces of shumai — a traditional Chinese dumpling — and a choice of entrée. I went with General Tso’s Chicken to spice things up.

It wasn’t long before my miso soup arrived, wonderfully warm and salty. By the time I finished the soup, my beautiful bento box had arrived. It really was beautiful.

Luckily, the food tasted as good as it looked. The sushi was just the right texture — soft, sticky and fresh. The shumai

were filled with shrimp, pan fried and tasty.

My salad was left largely untouched in the corner of my bento, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise, as I’m not a big fan of salads, or anything healthy and green, for that matter.

The main event, the General Tso’s chicken, tasted great.

It was freshly made and had a slight kick that was simultaneously sweet and spicy. I finished every last piece, although it was a little difficult to mangle the big pieces of chicken with my chopsticks. In retrospect, I could have asked for a fork, but it’s OK. I like a good challenge.

The best thing about my meal? It came out to $14.93,

including tax. This was music to my ears. I typically spend a fortune on takeout from my local sushi restaurant — one roll usually costs me $6. But at Yummy Sushi, I got a roll and a full entrée, plus the shumai and soup, for just under $15.

I will certainly being making more trips to Yummy Sushi in the coming months. It’s a great excuse to leave my tiny dorm room and feel like I went out for dinner.

Sushi lovers rejoice — we now have an authentic Asian restaurant within walking distance of the College. Yummy Sushi offers freshly-made, affordable options that are sure to satisfy.

Big Gay Bingo ends Queer Awareness Month

By Alyssa Gautieri Production Manager

Students filed into the Business Building basement on Thursday, Oct. 27, to watch drag queens alumna Davida Sky (’16) and Victoria Courtez host PRISM’s annual Big Gay Bingo.

Sky and Courtez made their way to the stage as they danced and lipsynched. The hosts interacted with the audience and evoked laughter and cheers from the crowd.

“If you’re happy to be at an LGBTQIA+ event, make some noise!” Sky said as students searched for B12 on their bingo boards.

According to Max Nazario, president of PRISM and a junior chemistry major, the hosts had free range to discuss, comment or joke about various topics. So, they didn’t hold back.

“It’s a drag show. We can say whatever we want,” Sky said.

Big Gay Bingo brought PRISM’s Queer Awareness Month to an end with a humorous performance and an exciting chance to win prizes. Attendees were awarded with candy, as well as Starbucks gift cards.

The annual event is not just for members of the LGBTQIA+ community on campus. According to Nazario, everyone at the College is welcome to attend.

Joanna Felsenstein / Staff Photographer

Students participate in a light-hearted night of bingo. “(Big Gay Bingo) ends Queer Awareness Month because this event is intended to be fun,” Nazario said. “There’s no agenda — it’s open to everyone, queer or not.”

Sky and Courtez brought bingo to life with their amusing and interesting performances. Sky, a five-time host of Big Gay Bingo, discovered a passion for performing during her freshman year at the College. Sky called her first time

performing in drag “a liberating experience” that gave her the confidence she has today.

“I didn’t jump out of the womb with a bag of glitter,” Sky said. “Confidence is something that comes from accepting the fact that you are who you are.”

Sky, who now performs all over New Jersey and Pennsylvania, exposed her pre-show ritual.

“No matter how confident I come

across, I have terrible stage fright,” Sky said. “At the same time, I look at myself in the mirror and I laugh… Just being able to laugh at yourself is a really good ritual, whether you are an athlete, an academic or a drag queen.”

Sky admitted that after five years of performing, she still has her doubts.

“Of course, I will always have reservations about how people see me,” Sky said. “But I have accepted that I can do what I want with my life.”

Big Gay Bingo helps both members and nonmembers of the LGBTQIA+ community accept who they are.

“I think this event is important for everyone, not just people who identify within LGBTQIA+,” Sky said. “It’s important for people to see that they can go out and be themselves.”

However, not all students came out to Big Gay Bingo to be inspired. Samantha McCallion, a sophomore elementary education and history double major, didn’t overthink her reason for attending PRISM’s final event for Queer Awareness Month.

“I came out to have a good time,” McCallion said. “And because bingo’s mad fun!”

While Big Gay Bingo has a deeper meaning for many attendees, the event succeeds in being be a fun and lighthearted experience for the College community.

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: Sept. ‘04

Campus Style

T-Dubs less popular in the past

Mall. I’ve been trying to fill my closet with more of an autumn feel by shopping for warm colors and cozy sweaters.

JG: What type of outfit do you feel most comfortable in?

DW: My go-to fall look is a cozy sweater with a layered necklace, comfortable pair of leggings and high-knee riding boots.

This look is easy to assemble, but gives off the vibe that you are dressed up — even though you are secretly super comfy.

Elise Schoening / Features Editor

Fewer students dine in T/W following a change in the meal plan system.

Every week, Features Editor Elise Schoening hits the archives and finds old Signals that relate to current College topics and top stories.

A forum held this week detailed plans for the possible demolition of Travers and Wolfe halls, which would be replaced by a new dormitory for freshman and sophomore students.

Construction is slated to start in five years.

Losing Travers and Wolfe halls also means losing T-Dubs, the late night dining hall that connects both buildings. The dining hall is a staple of the freshman experience, although it saw a surprising decrease in business in 2004.

Late night wings, cheesestakes, frozen yogurt and white paper bags filled with candy are some things most sophomores, juniors and seniors at the College fondly remember getting from T/W in their slippers when they lived in the Travers and Wolfe Halls as freshmen.

“We ate there at least five times a week,” Chris Civitarese, junior marketing major, said.

Freshmen living in the Towers this year, however, feel they cannot take advantage of the downstairs dining hall’s convenience.

“No one ever wants to go (to T/W) and waste their points,” Maureen Haggerty, freshman Spanish major, said.

This is because food can only be purchased from T/W with points of which freshmen on campus have a limited supply

under the Carte Blanche system.

“I think a lot more people would go there if the meal plan was different,” Haggerty said. “(T/W) is so much more convenient and I like the food better.”

Sodexho employees have noticed a considerable difference in business this year from previous years.

“A lot less people have been coming in here (compared to last year),” Tanesia Dean, a Sodexho employee working in T/W, said.

This is despite the recent additions of a CD jukebox and two pool tables to the dining hall.

“The jukebox is cool,” Civitarese said, “But that dining hall was created primarily for the freshmen. So therefore, the emphasis should be placed on their experience and convenience.”

Mike Chiumento, junior English and secondary education major, said he likes the fact that he no longer has to wait in line for food at T/W. As a College Ambassador, Civitarese said having T/W downstairs is one of the best perks to living in Travers and Wolfe Halls. “And that’s something that I always talked up in my tours,” he said. “Now they can’t really take advantage of it.”

Photo courtesy of Jillian Greene

JG: What is your favorite trend right?

DW: I love layering. I’ll layer a tank top with a flannel, jean jacket, necklace and maybe even a scarf. Adding dimension to an outfit is crucial to looking trendy.

Woods shows off her fall-inspired JG: What is your least favorite trend? outfit of the day.

DW: This may go against popular belief,

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Name: Daniella Woods Year: Junior Major: Marketing JG: What are you wearing today?

DW: Today, I’m wearing a chestnut, suede skirt with a long-sleeve, white V-neck top and dark brown riding boots. I am also wearing a simple, single-jewel necklace.

JG: Where do you get most of your fashion inspiration?

DW: Recently, I’ve been scrolling through Pinterest to find fall outfit ideas. On Instagram, I follow Free People and Urban Outfitters. This isn’t to say I spend big bucks on high-end clothes, but I can easily mimic those outfits by shopping at more inexpensive stores.

JG: What are your favorite places to shop?

DW: Recently, I’ve been shopping at stores close to campus, such as Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls and stores at the Quaker Bridge

but I am not into the white Adidas sneakers look. Personally, I have embarrassingly big feet, so I don’t want to accentuate them by wearing a pair of white, chunky sneakers. Although this looks great on other girls, I don’t see myself buying a pair of Adidas anytime soon.

JG: What are you most excited about wearing this fall and winter?

DW: This winter, I’ve been really excited to break out my suede and faux fur vest.

Pairing it with a cute flannel, jeans and booties is a perfect fall look.

JG: How do you plan to incorporate your style into the workplace?

DW: At my internship this summer, I was able to incorporate my personal style with a more business-casual look. I invested in a few bright-colored skirts and neutral tops. This way, I didn’t succumb to the black slacks and boring top aesthetic, but, instead, added a playful look to the office. I complimented these outfits with long, simplistic necklaces that added a tasteful touch.

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By Mackenzie Cutruzzula Columnist

After hosting a “dead dinner” for her friends and family over the “Hallo-weekend,” Kylie Jenner proved she’s the queen of costumes. Jenner dressed as Christina Aguilera circa 2002 for the spookiest weekend of the year. Donning a platinum wig with dark lowlights, Jenner rocked the look from Aguilera’s “Dirrty” music video, including the infamous chaps.

Her sister, Kendall, took a more classic approach to the holiday by dressing as a goth vampire.

Comedian Amy Schumer opted for the pop-culture reference of the moment with boyfriend Ben Hanisch. The couple went as a gender-bent Dustin and Eleven from “Stranger Things.” The couple sang karaoke and rode bikes, which really helped the holiday retain an ’80s party spirit.

Chrissy Teigen couldn’t decide on just one costume for her baby Luna’s first Halloween, so the model gave her daughter a fashion show on Instagram. The crowd favorite was Luna dressed up as hot dog, which makes sense, since her mom is famous for her cookbooks.

Other costumes included Minnie Mouse, a banana and a peacock.

It’s no surprise that during the spooky season, a new mystery has unfolded around Prince Harry’s illustrious love life. The prince has most recently been linked to “Suits” actress Meghan Markle.

The potential couple met in May in Toronto when Harry was promoting the Invictus Games and Markle was on the set of her show.

Super sleuths noticed that the two have been photographed separately wearing very similar blue-beaded bracelets. Markle got divorced in 2011 after a long-term relationship with Trevor Engelson, who worked in film production. While the relationship has yet to be confirmed, Markle is undoubtedly smart, talented and beautiful, so this could be the one who breaks the mold for Harry.

Michael Phelps broke the news that he and Nicole Johnson have been married since June, but held a second wedding ceremony on Friday, Oct. 28. During Phelps’s Olympic run, the couple referenced that they would be tying the knot in Cabo San Lucas after the

games ended. They failed to mentioned that they had been married the entire time after a civil ceremony in Arizona in June. Since the ceremony was small, the couple plans to throw a lavish party for the rest of their friends when they get back to the states.

The mystery of what’s been going on in Stars Hollow for the last 10 years is soon to be revealed in the upcoming “Gilmore Girls” revival. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, a new trailer was released for “A Year in the Life,” which showed us where our favorite

fast-talking ladies are now. Rory appears to be back from reporting on the Obama trail and is having trouble finding what she should do next. All of her former love interests appear in the trailer, but the most noteable is Jess, who had the most screen time of all three in the trailer. Loralei is still with Luke, but there seems to be trouble in paradise. I truly hope that the conclusion of the revival shows our girls having figured it all out in a year because I could really use that kind of timeline in my own life.

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Phelps and his wife hold a second wedding ceremony.

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Punk-rock scene revived in Trenton

Thousands flock to weekend-long flea market

Photos courtesy of Gabriella Oakley

Left: The latest Punk Rock Flea Market is Halloween-themed. Right: The event is held in the historic Roebling Wire Works factory.

By Gabriella Oakley Correspondent More than 1,000 people — many of whom wore black clothing and flaunted colorful hair — filled the historic Roebling Wire Works factory in Trenton, N.J., on Saturday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 30, for the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market. A dozen food trucks and more than 200 vendors showcased their finest wares as guitar riffs floated in the background.

“The mission of founder Joseph Kuzemka was to create a flea market experience in his hometown that is unlike any other,” according to the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market website.

According to the website, the event has grown tremendously since its 2013 inception.

This marked Michael Brodka’s second time selling at the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market. Brodka said he was impressed by the steady crowd streaming into the event.

“Hopefully, it’ll keep going like that throughout the day,” Brodka said.

The festival is held three times a year in Trenton. The theme for this weekend’s festival was Halloween and the cost for admittance was $5.

Melissa Coulter attended the last Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market in April and returned again this weekend.

“We loved it, so we came back,” Coulter said. “This is one of the best sale events.”

According to the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market website, vendors at the event hailed from eight states and sold everything from clothing and jewelry to artwork and antiques. Many of the items for sale were handmade.

One vendor known by the nickname Serenity sold handmade candles adorned with Halloween designs and glitter at this year’s festivities.

In addition to a plethora of punkrock memorabilia, nerd-themed

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goods seemed to be quite popular.

The Whimsy Menagerie store displayed jewelry featuring Harry Potter wands and accessories.

The other 200 vendors sold illustrations, vintage toys, anime goods, comic books and candles.

“The people here are just terrific,” said Linda Catz, a vendor at White Kitchen Candle Company.

“The kind of people that come here are people from everywhere. People from all walks of life. I think that’s what makes it so fun.”

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Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Alex G is too cool for school

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Left: Giannascoli leads the band with silly yet well-thought-out lyrics. Right: Clique performs after Brandon Can’t Dance.

By Kailee Walsh Correspondent Although CUB Alt shows often feature small, local and underground artists, many students knew Alex G ahead of his performance on Friday, Oct. 28. It’s no surprise that Alex G has become a well-known name around campus — the singer of the band, Alex Giannascoli, has already developed a cult-like following in Philadelphia for his bedroom pop music.

Alex G took to the Decker Social Space to showcase some of those sleepy, understated rock jams after Philadelphia artists Brandon Can’t Dance and Clique opened.

Since his recent tour with indie-luminary Built To Spill concluded, Giannascoli has been getting press coverage from

top publications, such as Rolling Stone and The New York Times, due in part to his name being listed as a guitarist on Frank Ocean’s sophomore album.

At the College, Alex G played “Harvey” mid-set and Giannascoli yelled out the lyrics: “Success for my buddies, success for my friends, success is the only thing I understand” — a reflection of the banter he and students shared throughout the evening.

Alex G interacted quite frequently with the crowd. Giannascoli mumbled, “You guys look so cool” to the audience before he smiled and screamed out, “But we’re cooler!”

He often complimented how good the band was doing, and there weren’t any objections from the audience, just a series

of “I love you’s” from which Giannascoli awkwardly shrugged away.

For most of his career, he has performed at small venues like the Decker Social Space. Yet due to his recent fame, these intimate shows are becoming less common. Smaller venues are fitting, though, because he’s known for his intricate and sometimes kooky lyrics, like “Mary is the girl that leaves you to rot / She says ‘I am real and you are not.’”

Giannascoli played songs from each of Alex G’s released albums. He also promised that a new album was nearly finished.

Sophomore chemistry major Chris Ratanski has only missed one CUB Alt show this semester and said he was looking forward to this one in particular, since he’s an Alex G fan.

As he was the one who booked the show, Max Falvey, CUB Alt co-chair and a sophomore communication studies major, felt similarly.

“Alex has been one of my favorite musicians for a very long time, so to have him here was unreal,” Falvey said.

Alex G’s CUB Alt show was only the start of his upcoming tour with fellow Philadelphia rocker Brandon Can’t Dance and lo-fi Brooklyn outfit LVL UP. When asked what he would wear that weekend for Halloween, Giannascoli replied that he already had a wolf costume ready to go for the occasion. He said the tour booked a house show for Halloween somewhere in Kentucky and he’s looking forward to playing “The Monster Mash.”

‘Strictly Strings!’: An orchestra without woodwind

Features compositions from throughout the ages

By Michelle Lampariello Features Assistant The TCNJ Orchestra performed beautifully during its “Strictly Strings!” event on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in Mayo Concert Hall.

The string orchestra consisted of 26 violinists, seven violists, seven cellists and five bassists. The violinists were split into two sections that each performed a different part.

The orchestra performed four pieces, three of which were conducted by viola adjunct Professor Harold Levin, a violist, composer and conductor. The first piece, “The Old Church,” originally composed by the late Stephen Paulus, was conducted by senior music major Steve Mejias.

Mejias introduced “The Old Church” with a poem of the same title by Della B. Vik. “The Old Church” set the scene and mood of the piece with lines such as, “The old church leans awry and looks quite odd / But it is beautiful to us, and God.” Mejias explained prior to the performance of the piece that Paulus was able to sustain his career “solely

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The TCNJ Orchestra performs as one entity, despite having many members.

on commissions,” which was a rare feat for a musician.

The second piece performed by the orchestra was “Symphony Number One” by William Boyce. Levin described how Boyce composed eight symphonies, but eventually went deaf. According to Levin, even Boyce’s largest symphonies were string pieces and had very little, if

any, woodwind involvement.

“CY Music,” composed in 2010

by Levin, was the third piece performed by the TCNJ Orchestra. Due to the modernity of the piece, it is different from what the string orchestra is used to performing.

“I decided the players needed some experience playing some 20th century style pieces,” Levin

said. “They don’t play music like this all that often, and they’re doing a really nice job.”

The average audience member would never have been able to tell that “CY Music” was the hardest piece for the orchestra.

“It’s nothing like anything most of us have done before,” said Christopher McEwan, a sophomore music

education major. “You have to make sure you’re really paying attention to the conductor and listening to everyone as a whole.”

“If you think you’re playing it wrong, you’re actually playing it right,” said Lorena Limato, a junior music education major.

The fourth and final piece performed by the orchestra was “Serenade In E Minor, Opus 20” by Edward Elgar. This piece was wellliked by both the TCNJ Orchestra and Elgar himself.

“Elgar said on several occasions that this was his favorite piece,” Levin said. “This was one of his best known pieces.”

Limato and McEwan both expressed that Elgar’s piece was their personal favorites in the show to perform. “Elgar’s piece is very expressive, but in a fun way,” Limato said.

“I really like the Romantic era,” McEwan said. “And just the way it came together as a whole, I thought it was a beautiful piece.”

The String Orchestra not only came together beautifully during Elgar’s piece, but throughout each piece during the concert.

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Improv troupe gets festive for a night

By Justine Wilson Staff Writer The Library regains life on the last Sunday of every month, as the auditorium downstairs fills with smiles and laughter — a stark contrast to those quietly studying a few floors up.

The Mixed Signals held a spook-tacular extravaganza on Sunday, Oct. 23, where the captivated audience got the chance to interact in the comedic games, too. The audience and comedians were adorned in festive Halloween costumes — from farmers to vampires — that only added to the night’s theme.

The Mixed Signals also introduced two new members to the troupe. Representatives said the new duo has been practicing with the improv veterans twice a week for the past month.

“This is my third year, and I’ve found that it’s always challenging to start a new school year, and it’s interesting how everyone changes the dynamic and adds new elements to the group,” said Emma Young, a Mixed Signals member and a junior psychology major. “I love seeing the new members evolve, even before their first performance in the spring.”

The Mixed Signals started out strong with one of the group’s classics, “Interactive Eulogy,” in which one of the troupe members guesses who has died based on the audience’s responses of “Oh yeah” and “Hell no.”

With great guessing ability and explorer attire, Emily Mullin, a Mixed Signals member and a senior early childhood education and art double major, did not have to search long for the answers, as she guessed within three minutes that Martha Stewart had died. As the night went on, the high intensity of the drama, laughter and outrageousness filled the auditorium.

“We work a lot to understand the rules of improv, and each game specifically, and we especially work on chemistry because when all of us are good friends, we are able

to help each other do our best and commit to the scenes,” said Beau Aranosian, president of Mixed Signals and a senior interactive multimedia major.

Young led a scene called “Party Quirks,” during which she had to guess the quirks of each guest at a Halloween party without asking them questions. Solely based on dialogue and weird tendencies, Young guessed facts from lactose-intolerance to the oddity of sleepwalking. The audience participated by creating two of the three quirks within the scene.

An audience favorite was the “Superheroes” skit with Nolan DeVoe, a Mixed Signals member and a junior communication studies major, among others. The world’s greatest problem had occurred — there was no pumpkin spice left to create pumpkin spice lattes (PSL). It was a sticky situation solved by an even stickier solution. Spice Girl (Mullin), A Guy with Good Omelet Making Skills (DeVoe) and his trusty carrier pigeon, who was played by Ian Cooley, a senior communication studies major, attempted to use their collective powers against Starbucks.

Starbucks’s goal was to destroy souls through the creation of a major cooperation, and it demanded A Guy with Good Omelet Making Skills’s omelet-making whipping powers to make their signature breakfast sandwiches. The heroes saved the day by concocting a new drink in lieu of the demands. Starbucks and big corporation were defeated after they faxed a fellow superhero with sticky syrup transformation powers, Spice Girl’s spices, and A Guy With Good Omelet Making Skills’s whipping abilities.

It’s tough to sum up a Mixed Signals show because the troupe covers a myriad of topics, ranging from fabrics to “Finding Dory.” At a Mixed Signals show, you never show what could happen. Better yet, the actors in the College’s popular comedy troupe don’t either. The troupe’s next performance will be on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. in the Library Auditorium.

“Improvisational comedy is a niche art form, and we want to make it accessible just for that reason,” Aranosian said. “We just want to entertain and it can be that 10-minute break from studying.”

The Mixed Signals perform a skit in costume.

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Duo blends two instruments together

By Kareema Vernon Correspondent The Awea Duo, a musical group that comprising Jennifer Brimson Cooper and Masahito Sugihara, played in Mayo Concert Hall on Monday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 p.m. Cooper plays the flute, while Sugihara plays the saxophone — two instruments that are rarely found together, however, the duo blends the

two instruments with ease.

Together they played five different pieces throughout the one-hour performance, each of which flowed into the next.

Similar to a musical medley, the Awea Duo’s show featured famous composers such as Bach and Mozart, among others well-known musicians.

According to the two artists, both Cooper and Sugihara’s passion for music started at a

young age, but the two formed the Awea Duo when they first met at Morehead State University five years ago.

“I realized that there wasn’t anything like it,” Cooper said.

Sugihara said he wanted to first learn how to play the flute, but after he had been told that the flute was a “girl’s instrument,” he decided he would rather learn the saxophone instead. He said the duo was created because he

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Cooper (left) and Sugihara (right) play their respective instruments.

and Cooper share the same musical skill level, as well as similar motivation.

To widen their audience, Cooper and Sugihara have also gone on worldwide tours each year. Cooper said they try to mix up the program by adding various new pieces that appeal to all. The performance at the College was one of the first stops on the duo’s current tour, which has recently included two international shows in Ontario as well as one performance at the Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in Mansfield, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 21.

For the Awea Duo’s stop at the College, a variety of students, faculty and classical music fans were in attendance.

Junior music education major Ryan Galik thought that he would enjoy taking a master class with Sugihara, which emphasized the technical skill that these two brought to the stage.

Alumnus Drew Wierzbowski (’80) also said that the show was terrific and a “ very unusual combination of instruments.”

The flute and the saxophone are rarely seen onstage together, unless the instruments are parts of a large-scale orchestra, but the Awea Duo brings the two together with beauty.

This week, WTSR staff members Alec Goss and Tyler Bonpietro highlights some of the best new albums that the College’s own radio station, 91.3 FM WTSR, puts into its weekly rotation.

Band: Lanikai Album: “Lanikai” Release Number: Debut EP Hailing From: Winnipeg, Canada Genre: Vibin’ Alt Pop Label: Hidden Pony Brand new to the game, Lanikai’s self-titled debut EP doesn’t seem like a rookie release, but more like the release of a well-weathered group. The band manages to melt together decades of music into each track — from soulful ’60s vibes to current indie pop roots — all while maintaining a rich, luscious and new sound of Lanikai’s own.

Each groovy rhythm is supported by a wall of harmonious horns, strings and keys that leave more than enough room for the gorgeous soprano vocals to glide around wonderfully. The soundscape created by such beautifully chilling vocals, driving bass lines and abundance of instruments is unlike any other. Lanikai’s four tracks fly by, each song seamlessly flowing into the next, leaving you wanting a full length release sooner rather than later.

Must Hear: “Hey Hey,” “I Need Love” and “I’m Glad”

Band: Fictionist Album: “Free Spirit” Release Number: 5th Hailing From: Provo, Utah Genre: WALKTHEMOONCORE Label: Harbour Records Indie pop band Fictionist’s newest EP is a short, punchy collection of tunes to dance to that are reminiscent of bands such as The 1975, Two Door Cinema Club and Walk the Moon. The EP is packed with jams that anybody who enjoys these bands will love. These four songs manage to draw you in with ridiculous catchiness, while the band’s surprisingly well-developed instrumental tracks do the rest. There’s nothing truly different about “Free Spirit,” but the EP definitely succeeds in delivering 15 minutes of solid, care-free indie pop jams.

Must Hear: “Free Spirit,” “We Can Sleep When We Die” and “High Society”

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page 22 The Signal November 2, 2016 ARA-171: THE CONTEMPORARY ARAB WORLD (In English) Learn about Middle Eastern cultures, establish connections with other disciplines such as history, sociology, film studies, and literature, and gain a nuanced understanding of the social practices and expectations of native speakers.

Tuesday/Friday 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM CHI 171: CONTEMPORARY CHINA THOUGH FILMS (In English) Surveys the history, culture, and society of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. It seeks to provide understanding of people's lived experiences through recent historical turmoil and contemporary transformations. We will study how new Chinese films engage with key questions and issues in contemporary China.

Tuesday 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM

SPA 372: HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE (In Spanish) Traces the evolution of Latin through to Modern Spanish. It is a very hands-on course that applies the concepts students learn in class. The prerequisite is SPA 215, but SPA 350 or 301 are very strongly recommended. If you liked phonetics and like working out problems, this is a good course for you.

Tuesday/Friday 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM

RUS-171 THE RUSSIAN MIND (In English) This course offers a broad survey of Russian culture from its earliest times to postcommunism.

Topics include: Russian Orthodoxy, Russia and the Mongols, Russian autocracy and the origins of Russian radicalism, the "Great" Russian literature, Russian Revolutions, Communist utopias and Socialist Realism, the literature of the Gulag, the dissident movement and Putin’s Russia.

Monday/Thursday 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM

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ITL-217: INTRO TO ITALIAN HIST/CULTURE (In Italian) This course introduces students to the history and culture of the Italian peninsula from the prehistoric period to the present day. Through readings from designated texts, movie viewings, and presentations of cultural products, students will become familiar with and understand major periods of Italian history and culture.

Monday/Thursday 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM ITL 357/LIT 326: THE POSTMODERN CITY IN ITALIAN LITERATURE AND CINEMA (In English) Will focus on masterpieces like Fellini’s La dolce vita, Cabiria's Nights and Rome, or some of Calvino’s works, such as Le citta’ invisibili and Palomar. The course will also examine films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio De Sica, Francesco Rosi, Michelangelo Antonioni and Paolo Sorrentino. Readings from critics like Jameson, Ceserani, Eco, Augé and Bauman.

Thusdays 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM

WLC-321: INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS (In English) This course will introduce basic concepts with a focus on the development of the Indo-European language family. Students will become familiar with the major language families of the world as they work on problems in language change and examine the relationship of archaeology and history to historical linguistics.

Monday/Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:50 PM

WLC 390: 2ND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION REL METHOD (In English) How does the human brain acquire a first, second or third language? What does current research in linguistics, psychology and biology say about the language acquisition process? Which teaching approaches have been proven to be effective in language acquisition? This course fulfills the NJ state SLA requirement for a teaching certification in world languages.

Wednesdays 5:30 PM – 8:20 PM

WINTER SESSION AT TCNJ! JANUARY 3–20 Travel, blended and online courses may start sooner.

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Sports

Montclair State flounders against Lions

By George Tatoris Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams won a pair of victories against the Montclair State University Red Hawks on Friday, Oct. 28.

The men’s team soundly defeated the Red Hawks, 189-102, and the women’s team conquered with a 178-108 score.

“Anytime you can beat a conference foe is a plus,” men’s head coach Brian Bishop said.

The victory marked the 33rd consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) win for the women’s team since the sport was reintroduced in the 2008-09 season.

Senior Brenna Strollo contributed to the win with two first-place performances. She clocked in at 1:30.07 in the 100-yard backstroke, and at 2:13.00 in the 200-back.

Junior Marta Lawler also won two races — the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, which she finished at 1:11.39 and 2:32.38, respectively. Lawler narrowly beat out Red Hawk Claire Luigard by mere milliseconds in both events.

Junior Debbie Meskin dominated in the butterfly category, hitting the wall in the 100-yard fly at 1:03.11 and the 200-yard at 2:20.68, seven seconds ahead of her nearest Red Hawk opponent.

Junior Allison Huber won the 50-yard freestyle at a swift 25.76 seconds.

The quartet of Strollo, Lawler, Meskin and Huber teamed up for the highlight of the Lions performance that night — the 200-

Maquet finishes first in the 200-fly. yard medley relay.

The four combined for a time of 1:30.07, a full half a minute ahead of Montclair’s top finish of 1:57.78.

Junior Emily Rothstein skirted past her Red Hawk opponents to earn the College a win in the 200-yard freestyle.

Huber, Rothstein and juniors Robin Lukens and Cassidy Bergeron capped the Lions win with a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay race at 3:49.13.

Junior diver Hannah Raymond and senior diver Sarah Grassi split the diving events.

Raymond won the 1-meter dive with a score of 189.00, while Grassi followed with a score of 172.28.

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In the 3-meter, Grassi took first with a score of 284.85 while Raymond finished second with 268.73. The women’s team is 1-1 after the Montclair meet, while the men’s team is 2-0.

On the men’s team, junior David AdlaiGail took first in both men’s diving events, scoring 174.00 in the 1-meter and 225.30 in the 3-meter. Freshman Matthew Bendik finished second in the 1-meter with a score of 126.98.

Senior Scott Vitabile captured the win in three races — he won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles with times of 47.32 and 1:42.78, respectively, and the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 51.97.

Bishop said Vitabile has developed into a “true leader.”

Vitabile played a key role in the 400-yard freestyle relay, which saw him team up with freshman Harrison Yi, senior Andrew Nesbitt and junior Adam Coppola for a 3:18.09 first-place finish.

Yi, the NJAC Rookie of the Week, took top honors in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:45.43. The Lions swept that event — sophomore Alex Skoog finished second with a time of 4:54.49 and freshman David Madigan clocked in just behind with a time of 4:56.94.

Coppola, Nesbitt, Skoog and Madigan combined to win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:36.58.

Coppola also took first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.61 seconds.

Nesbitt hit the wall in less than a minute to win the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 58.83 seconds. Just behind him was junior Chris O’Sullivan, finishing in 1:01.36.

To top this long list of winners, sophomore Sam Maquet won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:00.82, and freshman Andrew Ro won his first collegiate-level event by clocking in at 2:15.02 in the 200yard breaststroke.

The diving team will get a break next week as the Lions travel to Mahwah, N.J., for a swimming-only meet against Ramapo College on Friday, Nov. 5.

“Away conference meets are always a challenge so we will need to stay focused and swim well in order to win,” Bishop said.

Men’s Soccer

Lions crawl past Ospreys in first round of NJACs

By Miguel Gonzalez Sports Editor

Captain of the men’s soccer team, senior midfielder Domenic Polidoro, knows how to prevail when the clock moves past the initial 90 minutes.

“As athletes, we know that the game is not over until the final whistle is blown,” Polidoro said. “Until the game is over, everyone needs to find energy and push forward in an attempt to win the game.”

After playing four overtime matches this season and qualifying as the sixth seed for the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) tournament, the Lions defeated the Stockton University Ospreys in a 2-1 overtime victory.

The road to the NJAC tournament was not simple for the Lions.

With two conference victories by Saturday, Sept. 24, the Lions endured setback losses against Rutgers-Newark, Rutgers-Camden and Stockton universities.

Once October arrived, the Lions remained in playoff contention after grinding out a win against Ramapo College and a tie against Montclair State University.

A crucial away victory against the Kean University Cougars led the Lions to an important last regular season match with the nationally 10th-ranked Rowan University Profs at Lions Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

“We have a lot at stake here, and the possibility of it being the last game played at home, under

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Dresch makes the game-winning goal against Stockton in overtime.

the lights, makes it even more important that we get a win,” Polidoro said. “It is going to be an NJAC dogfight for sure.”

The Profs burst through the Lions in the first half. The defensive trio of senior defender Clayton Flon, sophomore defender Nick Provenzano and Polidoro were on their heels as they recorded four blocks. Despite the relentless effort, the Profs scored two goals.

In the 20th minute, Profs junior midfielder Tyler Logar fed a pass to sophomore forward Shane Doherty, who then slipped past Lions sophomore goalkeeper Dan Walsh to give the Profs a 1-0 lead.

Three minutes later, senior midfielder Nick Costelloe almost tied the match with a shot saved by Profs

goalkeeper Kyle Dennis.

Toward the 37th minute, Doherty struck again with another goal when he rebounded a shot off Walsh and tapped in the goal at the right corner.

During halftime, head coach George Nazario and his coaching staff took the time to celebrate the senior players’ last home game. “(The seniors) grew to be a great core,” Nazario said. “Their leadership is paramount on and off the field. I hope we end their last season with a good run in the NJAC tournament.”

In the second half, the Lions managed to net a goal. At the 60th minute, freshman defender Matt Decker lasered a shot toward the center of the goal. In the midst,

senior forward Thomas Hogue got the rebound and scored.

The Lions were not able to counter afterwards as the Profs scored another goal and shunned their offense. Even though the Lions lost 3-1, they qualified for the sixth seed in the NJAC tournament.

“During my time here at TCNJ, and playing within the NJAC, I learned how important each individual game truly is,” Polidoro said.

“Dropping points here or there to teams that didn’t deserve to beat (or tie) us really can affect the playoff run later in the season.”

On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Lions headed to Galloway, N.J., to compete their first NJAC tournament match since 2013. Previously, the Ospreys defeated the Lions

in a 2-0 victory at Lions Stadium.

The two teams were paired up as the Ospreys were given the home field advantage as the fifth seed.

Nonetheless, the Lions walked out with a win and a trip to the NJAC semifinals.

The Lions struck early when sophomore midfielder Nick Sample scored off a rebound with an assist from Hogue in the 12th minute. The Ospreys instantly fought back with a barrage of five shots. Walsh fortified the net as he recorded five saves in the first half.

In the second half, the Lions kept shooting and pressuring Ospreys freshman goalkeeper Michael Lescano with no goal in the end. At the 77th minute, Ospreys freshman defensive back Drew Ruble sent a pass toward senior defensive back Jeff Tanaski, who tapped in the equalizer for Stockton.

With the match tied at 1, the Lions rushed for another goal. Sophomore defender Nick Provenzano nearly scored off a header shot in the 85th minute.

In overtime, junior midfielder Peter Dresch led the Lions to a 2-1 victory by scoring off an assist from senior midfielder Nick Costelloe.

The College’s postseason win set the team for a rematch against Rowan University at Glassboro, N.J., on Monday, Oct. 31.

“Like any game, we always plan to win,” Polidoro said. “We know we have the capacity to beat any team we have faced thus far, so we need to continue this mentality into the game against Rowan.”

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Other Lady Lions that stood out at this meet were sophomores Emma Bean and Madeline Tattory. Bean came in second placed for the College with a time of 23:16 and placed eighth overall.

Tattory was not far behind Bean and placed ninth overall with a time of 23:23.

Coming in fourth place for the Lions was sophomore Allison Fournier, who ran with a time of 23:28 and finished in 10th place in the overall race.

Additionally, Abigail Faith, another sophomore, came in 17th place overall and fifth for the Lions. Faith finished with a time of 24:17.

Two Stockton University runners, Cassandra Hrusko and Alicia Belko, were behind Cooper and finished with their first NJAC Cross Country Championships title. Hrusko and Belko finished off the Lions with a score of 29 against the College’s 45.

The College men finished strong and was able to keep its NJAC title at the Saturday, Oct. 29, meet at Stockton. For the men, this is their 23rd consecutive NJAC championship.

The College’s men’s team won the event with a score of 33 points in the 8,000-meter race. In second place was Rowan University with

The men’s team celebrates its 23rd consecutive NJAC win.

a score of 45 points.

“The men’s streak is amazing, but it’s not our focus,” Lindsey said. “The goal this season is to get the team to the NCAA championships. It’s been at least eight years since we sent a men’s team to the NCAA Championships, so that is what we have been preparing for.

Winning the conference title was a stepping block toward that goal.”

Standouts include seniors

Andrew Tedeschi and Brandon Mazzarella. Tedeschi finished in second place with a time of 25:09 while Mazzarella shined at the end of the race, crossing the finish line at 25:21 in fourth place.

Additionally, sophomore Dale Johnson finished with a score of 25:40 in seventh place and also made the first team all-conference. Sophomore Quinn Wasko finished in ninth place overall with a time of 25:43. Finally, Matt Saponara placed in 11th for

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the College with a time of 25:55, in the top five for the men.

The winner of the race, with a time of 25:04, was Jeremy Hernandez of Ramapo College. As a whole, the College defeated the 23rd ranked team in the U.S. While the men’s team continued their streak, the women’s team failed to add a fourth year to their own NJAC streak.

“I’m not disappointed the women lost the streak. Streaks do not last forever,” Lindsey

said. “Like the men’s team, our focus for the women is to make it to Nationals as a team. Losing the title does not determine if we earn a spot at the NCAA Championships, placing well as a team at the NCAA Regional meet does. The women understand this and the loss is added motivation for us.”

On Saturday, Nov. 12, the Lions will continue onto the Atlantic Region Championships hosted by Rowan University.

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beyond with how prepared they got for this game and how pumped up we got together. They showed tonight that we mean a lot to them and we put a lot of work in. Every win is as a team, but it meant so much tonight.”

The game itself was a defensive master class early on, as both nationally-ranked teams — the College ranked fifth and Rowan ranked 10th — put on a display during the first 45 minutes.

The Lions only got off three

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shots during the first half, while the Profs were unable to connect on any chances at all. Rowan also had better ball control during the first half, outmaneuvering and outpacing the Lions. Russo said that his team didn’t connect early on, and it showed in its play.

“I thought in the first half we were pretty lax in the midfield, and they were able to play through (it), switching the point, and it just put us under pressure,” Russo said.

Freshman defender Taylor Nolan agreed with her coach.

“At first, we weren’t playing up to our full potential, and that reflected in the midfield a lot, and the defense did a good job of getting it out and doing what they needed to do,” Nolan said.

“Once the midfield and everyone else got involved, it settled down a bit and we were able to play our own game.”

The team’s best chance to get a goal came in the 44th minute, when junior defender Abigail Emmert ripped a shot from the top of the box over the net to close out the half.

With the team in need of a win or tie to ensure their top seed in the conference, the College’s habit of coming out hot during the second half continued. Only six minutes in, Emmert laced another shot.

Four shots were taken in the first 20 minutes of the second half — more than in the entire first — and the last one garnered a new result. Levering, the team’s top scorer this season, increased her total to 16 when she headed in a cross off of junior midfielder Jessica Goldman. The ball hopped over the Profs goalie and gave the Lions the lead, 1-0.

“Senior night means so much,” Levering said. “Everyone has done so much for us over the past couple of years. So to give back to this team as much as I can is the greatest feeling. Tonight definitely meant a lot.”

The Lions passed smoothly and juked past Profs left and right. Russo said that this dynamic change was much different than the performance he saw during the first half.

“I thought we did much better in the midfield,” Russo said.

“In the second half, the team was much better centrally.”

However, the defensive unit took a late hit when Scognamiglio was injured while

stopping a Rowan advance.

While a senior defender limped off the field, a freshman who was already on it would seal the game for the Lions.

In the 81st minute, Nolan kicked a shot from the top right of the box off a pass from Sullivan.

The ball slipped into the left side of the net and the Lions clinched the win, 2-0.

Nolan said she’s happy she was able to give back to the group who taught her and the rest of the team so much.

“It was a really good feeling, especially seeing all their faces afterwards come up to me,” Nolan said. “I just wanted to do it for them. It just felt so good knowing that I was helping them win their senior night.”

The team, using the first round bye to practice, will face Kean University in the NJAC semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Lions Stadium. Kean is coming off beating Stockton University, 1-0, in a first round matchup and will look to avenge their 5-1 loss to the College from two weeks ago.

Levering said she hopes the team will continue to play the same way.

“As long as we have the right attitude going forward and believe we can do it, I think we just keep it the same,” Levering said.

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Lions bombard Eagles on Senior Night

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Left: Schwartz records one goal and two assists against Albright College. Right: Cowles scores her first career goal against Eastern University.

By George Tatoris Sports Editor In the final regular season game of her collegiate career, senior defender Shannon Cowles scored her first Lions goal against the Eastern University Eagles.

Cowles’s goal contributed to a 7-0 shutout against the Eagles on Saturday, Oct. 29.

It was a fitting end to a week dedicated to the senior Lions.

On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the field hockey team honored its graduating class for Senior Night as they prepared to play their last regular home season game against Albright College.

Besides Cowles, defenders Lexi Smith and Alexa Magnotta; forward/midfielders Jaclyn Douglas and Danielle Andreula; forward/defender Ally Pennypacker and goalkeeper Kelly Schlupp were the seven honorees. The College won the matchup, 7-1.

Over the last four years, these seven saw plenty of success on the field — they won 71 games, two consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) titles in 2014 and 2015 and brought home an NCAA title in 2014.

Any doubts to the team’s continued success were quickly thwarted by freshman defender Cayla Andrews, who collected a rebound just six minutes into the contest and arced the ball over Albright goalkeeper Aileen Taylor’s head for the College’s first goal of the game.

The College continued to dominate throughout the first half, scoring four more goals in the span of just nine minutes.

At 19:38, Smith dribbled up to the net and reverse swept it in for the second goal of the game.

At 24:01, she received the ball on a corner play and sent it junior defender Jackie Schwartz for goal number three.

Less than a minute later, the ball bounced off the post and Douglas flicked it in for the fourth goal of the game.

At 27:58, Schwartz crossed the ball to sophomore forward Taylor Barrett, who found the back of the net with ease for her first goal of the season. At the end of the period, the score was 5-0 in favor of the College.

Albright showed steely determination with a goal just two minutes into the second half, but the vigor quickly wore off as they failed to land another shot for the rest of the game.

Meanwhile, the College continued to break through Albright’s defense. Sophomore midfielder/defender Sidney Padilla turned a pass from Schwartz into goal number six, and Barrett scored her second goal of the season to close the game, 7-1.

Andrews opened the scoring early on Saturday with a little help from Smith just four minutes into the first half.

A flurry of Lions goals lasting four minutes brought the score to 4-0. Junior forward Elizabeth Morrison floated the ball over the goalkeeper’s head for the second Lions goal, and Andrews scored her third goal of the week just three minutes later.

Cowles’s goal closed out the first half.

Smith opened scoring in the second half. Following two back-to-back shots, she found the back of the net and Schwartz earned the assist.

Douglas scored off an assist from Andrews soon after, and Morrison closed out the scoring off an assist from Smith.

After a month of see-sawing due to illness and injury — first winning a game, then losing another — the Lions turned things around to win all of their games in the month of October. They end their regular season riding a 10-game win streak as they turn their attention to the NJAC tournament.

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D RM AROUND THE

Connor Smith “The Ref”

Chris Mellusi ATD Rookie

Michael Battista Staff Writer

Otto Gomez Staff Writer

In this week’s edition of Around the Dorm, “Ref” and king of tiebreakers Connor Smith asks our panel of three experts — Chris Mellusi, Michael Battista and Otto Gomez — three questions: After the Cavs game, are the Knicks in for a long season or was that just the Cavs being the Cavs? Who is your must-have free agent and where’s he going to go? Which NFL team’s start surprised you the most?

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1. The Knicks looked awful in the second half against the Cavaliers. Was that just the Cavs being themselves or is NY in for a long season?

Chris: The Cavs are an elite team with

many weapons. LeBron James seems to improve year after year and, with a healthy Kyrie Irving leading the team at point guard, I would not be surprised to see them win a second consecutive

championship. The Knicks didn’t stand a chance against the Cavs offense. However, if I am a New York fan, I am not worried at all. It was the first game of the year and the new free agent editions of the team need a couple games together to get comfortable.

Michael: A little bit of both. The Cavaliers are NBA champions for a reason, and that’s because they’re damn good.

James earned his 43rd career triple-double and Irving scored 29 points while keeping the Knicks to only 88 points all game. This is the team that came back from down 3-1 in the NBA Finals to beat Golden State — the team with the best regular season record ever. As for the Knicks, I think it will be a long first half. This is a team that needs to work on chemistry because they have all the pieces to be great. Carmelo Anthony and new Knickerbocker Derrick Rose are going to be top players on this team.

But unless they can work together as a

unit with the rest of the squad, Anthony better get used to only having Olympic Gold on his shelf.

Otto: It’s tough to say. They were awful in the second half, mainly because I think they overperformed in the first half.

I think the Cavs figured it out and showed that they’re the favorites to win the NBA title again this year. The Knicks, however, weren’t doing themselves any favors.

Fortunately, my Knickerbockers stepped it up in their win against the Grizzlies four days later. I think this year will fall on the type of player Derrick Rose will be. In an interview he said he’s happy that he doesn’t have to be “the guy” like he was in Chicago, so it’s his job now to make sure the ball goes around, especially to Kristaps Porzingis. Their second major key is their bench. Right now, it hasn’t been great but if they find a rhythm, expect the Knicks to contend for that eighth spot. I predict 43 wins for them this year.

Otto gets 3 points for setting a realistic bar. Michael and Chris get 2 points for outlining the Cavs strengths.

2. MLB free-agency is approaching.

Who is your must-have free agent, and where do you think he’ll go?

Chris: In my opinion, Yoenis Céspedes is a must-have free agent. I assume that Céspedes will opt out of his Mets contract. I would not be surprised to see him go to the Marlins. It would not be the first time that a former Met ditched the team for a rival within the National League East. Daniel Murphy joined the Nationals in the offseason after not being able to strike a deal with New York. The Marlins are in a good cap situation and could offer Yoenis a $100 million deal.

Michael: Aroldis Chapman is my top free agent right now, though, I think he’ll stay with the Cubs. After his stint with the Yankees, Chapman has been an absolute finishing punch when it comes to ending Cubs games. He can play the eighth and ninth innings — and seventh inning

as we saw in Game 5 of the World Series — while throwing 100 mph pitches that leave the batters utterly confused, and those last few outs of a baseball game always seem the hardest. Even if the Cubs don’t win the World Series, his work in the postseason itself — 2.61 ERA and an average pitch speed of 100.88 — has been valuable. As a disciple of Mariano Rivera, I know how much a good closer means to a team, and once Chapman hits the market, a lot of MLB teams will pine for him.

Otto: Although a couple of weeks ago, the answer was Céspedes, I think right now the response has to be his fellow countryman (and mine) Chapman He has — proven to be an incredible — if not the most important, player on the Cubs team. Just Sunday he saved the game by pitching two and two-third innings, striking out half of those batting against him.

That’s insanity. If anything, these playoffs

have proved how important relievers and closers are, and Chapman has heightened his stock tremendously. That being said, I think he stays in Chicago because he has

a chance of winning for a while and he knows they need him. That’s a win-win for both sides, but don’t rule out a return for the Bombers.

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Otto gets 3 points for contrasting Céspedes and Chapman. Michael gets 2 for making the case for Champan. Chris gets 1 because Céspedes can’t handle October baseball.

1. Now that the NFL season has begun, which team surprised you the most?

Chris: The Oakland Raiders have surprised me the most. The team is off to a 6-2 start and quarterback Derek Carr has made his case for why he should be considered for MVP. He has thrown for 1,808 yards with 13 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree have not disappointed either, as both have been dominant on the offensive side of the ball. The Raiders are off

to their best start since 2002. I predict the team to finish 10-6.

Michael: After reaching the Super Bowl last year and then starting 2-5, the Carolina Panthers start is not only an utter shock, it’s unbelievable. They let Josh Norman leave the team and got nothing for him, and their defense has suffered from it. But does losing one guy make the entire team crumble? Maybe the devil was in the details with all the smaller moves they made all year, but I can’t figure it

out. Honestly that defense needs to be reworked, and whatever Rick Flair speech or Cam Newton dab worked before needs to be redone. As for Newton himself, I feel he could be better, but it’s hard to be any good when your getting nailed from the side on so many plays.

Otto: I am definitely most surprised by the Raiders this year. To start, when I saw they were 6-2 after Sunday night.

While I wasn’t surprised that the Raiders franchise set the record for most

penalties in a game, I was really happy that they were able to overcome that and win the game. Derek Carr looks really good, like a top-five quarterback for a while in the NFL. He has some great receivers and the defense has been stepping up. They have done a great job at rebuilding the franchise slowly through the draft and show no signs of stopping.

Next week against the Broncos will be their biggest step, but I think they’re up for the challenge.

Chris gets 3 points for using stats to illustrate his surprise. Michael and Otto get 2 points for equally surprising starts.

Winner’s Circle

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Lions win first game for Homecoming

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Left: Scott rushed for 137 yards and scored four touchdowns. Right: Lions prepare for a first down.

By Otto Gomez Staff Writer

centerpiece of the attack was junior running back Chad Scott, who finished the contest with 137 yards on 29 touches.

His noteworthy statistic, however, was the fact that he scored four touchdowns. He joined Nate Woodward (’76) Joe Clifton (’87) and Jon Hedgepeth (’03) as the only players ever in the 92-year history of the program to rush for four scores in one game. This was nothing that Scott hasn’t thought about, though, as the fact that he eclipsed 100 yards for the third game this season

The Lions picked the best day of the year to seal their first victory of their football season.

It was an incredible feat. A squad who had only managed 30 points in their first seven games — all losses — exploded for 42 points against the William Paterson University Pioneers on Saturday, Oct. 30.

The game’s theme was the Lions overpowering running game, one that ended up with 221 yards on the day. The main

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means he has lofty goals ahead of him. Both teams started sloppy. The Lions lost a pair of fumbles and the Pioneers coughed up the ball in the first period.

The first score came when opposing quarterback James Waldron dropped back for a short pass to his right, but Lions coCaptain junior defensive lineman Shane Kelley anticipated the play and tipped the ball into his arms, securing the interception and returning it back for a 27-yard touchdown, much to excitement of the crowd.

“Kelley’s interception gave

much needed momentum for the team,” interim head coach Rocky Hager said Midway through the second quarter, Scott punched in a 3-yard run after a long 67-yard drive. After a score from both sides, the half ended with the Lions ahead, 21-7.

The team continued to lead in the second half as Scott scored two more times, while the Pioneers only responded once. After another rushing touchdown, this time not by Scott, the Lions had pulled away, scoring a total of 42 points in the game, 12 more than

Lions secure top NJAC seed

By Danielle Silvia Staff Writer While many were celebrating the College’s Homecoming and Halloween this weekend, the men and women of the College’s Cross Country teams were hard at work at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) at Stockton University in southern New Jersey.

The men’s team successfully defended their title for a 23rd consecutive year with a score of 33 points. The women’s team finished second in its race behind Stockton University, but sophomore Natalie Cooper toppled the competition with a time of 21:35.

Cooper is one of the team’s strongest runners and, in this particular race, really turned on her power in the second half. This was her first individual conference championship win.

“Natalie is running on an elite level right now,” head coach Justin Lindsey said. “She is highly focused and continues to evolve into a national class competitor. The coaching staff has been pleasantly surprised by her steady progress all season.” see RUN page 24

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they have had all season long combined. On the other side of the ball, Kelley finished with a team high seven tackles and a forced fumble to go along with his pick-six.

“It’s a huge deal when we win a game,” Hager said. “It’s exciting and fun, especially on Homecoming day. Scott had the game of his life.”

Before the Lions visit Southern Virginia University next Saturday, they return home for their season finale on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. against the Rowan University Profs.

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Scognamiglio is one of the senior players honored.

By Michael Battista Staff Writer

The College secured the top seed in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 26, with a win over second seed Rowan University, 2-0.

The win gave the Lions an undefeated

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record, posting 15-0-1, and a perfect 9-0 in conference play. Head coach Joe Russo said the team never intended to go undefeated, but played their best.

“It’s not a goal we set out to achieve,” Russo said. “It’s just a product of what we’ve been doing everyday… It’s the end result of what we do daily.”

Emotions ran high before the

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game even started as the Lions celebrated and honored their senior players for whom this would be their last regular season home game. Goalkeeper Jessica Weeder, midfielders Lauren Malajian, Sarah Marion, Marissa Scognamiglio, Marykate “MK” Sullivan, defender Brianna Petro and forward Christine Levering all received flowers, hugs and thanks from the fans and their teammates.

While Weeder graduated last year, she was eligible to play for another season because she was out one year due to injury.

Levering, whose 42 goals and 104 points as a Lion prior to the Rowan game ranks her seventh all-time and sixth in program history, respectively, said the whole ceremony was amazing and showed how much the team came together.

“It was unbelievable,” Levering said. “The underclasswomen are awesome and talented. They really went see ROWAN page 25

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beyond with how prepared they got for this game and how pumped up we got together. They showed tonight that we mean a lot to them and we put a lot of work in. Every win is as a team, but it meant so much tonight.”

The game itself was a defensive master class early on, as both nationally-ranked teams — the College ranked fifth and Rowan ranked 10th — put on a display during the first 45 minutes.

The Lions only got off three

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shots during the first half, while the Profs were unable to connect on any chances at all. Rowan also had better ball control during the first half, outmaneuvering and outpacing the Lions. Russo said that his team didn’t connect early on, and it showed in its play.

“I thought in the first half we were pretty lax in the midfield, and they were able to play through (it), switching the point, and it just put us under pressure,” Russo said.

Freshman defender Taylor Nolan agreed with her coach.

“At first, we weren’t playing up to our full potential, and that reflected in the midfield a lot, and the defense did a good job of getting it out and doing what they needed to do,” Nolan said. “Once the midfield and everyone else got involved, it settled down a bit and we were able to play our own game.”

The team’s best chance to get a goal came in the 44th minute, when junior defender Abigail Emmert ripped a shot from the top of the box over the net to close out the half.

With the team in need of a

win or tie to ensure their top seed in the conference, the College’s habit of coming out hot during the second half continued. Only six minutes in, Emmert laced another shot.

Four shots were taken in the first 20 minutes of the second half — more than in the entire first — and the last one garnered a new result. Levering, the team’s top scorer this season, increased her total to 16 when she headed in a cross off of junior midfielder Jessica Goldman. The ball hopped over the Profs goalie and gave the Lions the lead, 1-0.

“Senior night means so much,” Levering said. “Everyone has done so much for us over the past couple of years. So to give back to this team as much as I can is the greatest feeling. Tonight definitely meant a lot.”

The Lions passed smoothly and juked past Profs left and right. Russo said that this dynamic change was much different than the performance he saw during the first half.

“I thought we did much better in the midfield,” Russo said. “In the second half, the team was much better centrally.”

However, the defensive unit took a late hit when Scognamiglio

was injured while stopping a Rowan advance.

While a senior defender limped off the field, a freshman who was already on it would seal the game for the Lions.

In the 81st minute, Nolan kicked a shot from the top right of the box off a pass from Sullivan.

The ball slipped into the left side of the net and the Lions clinched the win, 2-0.

Nolan said she’s happy she was able to give back to the group who taught her and the rest of the team so much.

“It was a really good feeling, especially seeing all their faces afterwards come up to me,” Nolan said. “I just wanted to do it for them. It just felt so good knowing that I was helping them win their senior night.”

The team, using the first round bye to practice, will face Kean University in the NJAC semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Lions Stadium. Kean is coming off beating Stockton University, 1-0, in a first round matchup and will look to avenge their 5-1 loss to the College from two weeks ago.

Levering said she hopes the team will continue to play the same way.

“As long as we have the right attitude going forward and be-

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Lions bombard Eagles on Senior Night

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Left: Schwartz records one goal and two assists against Albright College. Right: Cowles scores her first career goal against Eastern University.

By George Tatoris Sports Editor In the final regular season game of her collegiate career, senior defender Shannon Cowles scored her first Lions goal against the Eastern University Eagles.

Cowles’s goal contributed to a 7-0 shutout against the Eagles on Saturday, Oct. 29.

It was a fitting end to a week dedicated to the senior Lions.

On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the field hockey team honored its graduating class for Senior Night as they prepared to play their last regular home season game against Albright College.

Besides Cowles, defenders Lexi Smith and Alexa Magnotta; forward/midfielders Jaclyn Douglas and Danielle Andreula; forward/defender Ally Pennypacker and goalkeeper Kelly Schlupp were the seven honorees. The College won the matchup, 7-1.

Over the last four years, these seven saw plenty of success on the field — they won 71 games, two consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) titles in 2014 and 2015 and brought home an NCAA title in 2014.

Any doubts to the team’s continued success were quickly thwarted by freshman defender Cayla Andrews, who collected a rebound just six minutes into the contest and arced the ball over Albright goalkeeper Aileen Taylor’s head for the College’s first goal of the game.

The College continued to dominate throughout the first half, scoring four more goals in the span of just nine minutes.

At 19:38, Smith dribbled up to the net and reverse swept it in for the second goal of the game.

At 24:01, she received the ball on a corner play and sent it junior defender Jackie Schwartz for goal number three.

Less than a minute later, the ball bounced off the post and Douglas flicked it in for the fourth goal of the game.

At 27:58, Schwartz crossed the ball to sophomore forward Taylor Barrett, who found the back of the net with ease for her first goal of the season. At the end of the period, the score was 5-0 in favor of the College.

Albright showed steely determination with a goal just two minutes into the second half, but the vigor quickly wore off as they failed to land another shot for the rest of the game.

Meanwhile, the College continued to break through Albright’s defense. Sophomore midfielder/defender Sidney Padilla turned a pass from Schwartz into goal number six, and Barrett scored her second goal of the season to close the game, 7-1.

Andrews opened the scoring early on Saturday with a little help from Smith just four minutes into the first half.

A flurry of Lions goals lasting four minutes brought the score to 4-0. Junior forward Elizabeth Morrison floated the ball over the goalkeeper’s head for the second Lions goal, and Andrews scored her third goal of the week just three minutes later.

Cowles’s goal closed out the first half.

Smith opened scoring in the second half. Following two back-to-back shots, she found the back of the net and Schwartz earned the assist.

Douglas scored off an assist from Andrews soon after, and Morrison closed out the scoring off an assist from Smith.

After a month of see-sawing due to illness and injury — first winning a game, then losing another — the Lions turned things around to win all of their games in the month of October. They end their regular season riding a 10-game win streak as they turn their attention to the NJAC tournament.