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September 17, 2014

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Paving way SlutWalk fights sexual assault for a Panera

By Colleen Murphy News Editor

Students and local residents can begin looking forward to eating soup from sourdough bread bowls and indulging in crispy paninis close to campus next year because Panera Bread is coming to Campus Town.

Campus Town announced on its Facebook page on Friday, Sept. 12, that the eatery was the newest addition to the $86 million project, and there was an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from students in the comments section of the post, as well as some jealous feelings from students who will graduate before Panera Bread opens up shop.

“I know there are going to be a lot of great places to eat in Campus Town, but I think Panera is going to be constantly packed with students and faculty,” junior communication studies major Theresa Soya said.

“I know I’ll be eating there at least once a week.”

Panera will have its own 4,300-square-foot building on the north end of the complex — opposite of the Barnes & Noble — and will have a drive-through window, Greg Lentine, director of university campus development at PRC Group, told The Times of Trenton.

Soya won’t be living at Campus Town next year but said she will enjoy the newest addition to campus, regardless.

“I’m beyond excited for its opening,” Soya said. “It’s going to be beautiful. It’s going to add so much convenience. It’s going to advance the already incredible atmosphere of TCNJ as a campus community, and I am so excited to get the chance to be a part of it.”

Lentine said about 50 percent of the 83,000-squarefoot retail space has been leased out. Panera will join Piccolo’s Trattoria Italian restaurant, Red Berry frozen yogurt, Yummy sushi, Mexican Mariachi Grill and a Starbucks Coffee within the Barnes & Noble bookstore as eateries the community can enjoy.

Students at SlutWalk band together in solidarity against sexual assault.

By Tiffani Tang Staff Writer Every two minutes, an American is sexually assaulted, while one out of every four women is sexually assaulted in her lifetime, according to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

To help fight these statistics, Women in Learning and Leadership held its second annual “SlutWalk” — this year renamed to “A March to End Rape Culture: SlutWalk TCNJ.” The event began on the steps behind the Arts and Interactive Multimedia building, where students

gathered to participate in the movement to highlight and end rape culture. Participants were educated on the phenomenon of rape culture before being encouraged to march around campus holding signs, dressed however they wanted, to raise awareness of the subject.

The proceedings started off with WILL’s executive chair Tiffany Piatt, a senior biology major, discussing the significance of “SlutWalk.”

Students then began presenting readsings by reciting “Rape Poem to End All Rape Poems,” a defensive poem co-authored by Rutgers University students.

Sam Selikoff / Staff Photographer

WILL’s vice executive chair Jennie Sekanics, a junior English and women and gender studies double major, then performed her poem, “Faceless We Face This.”

The poem told the story of Sekanics’s 17-year-old sister, who was sexually assaulted on the street one day. Believing that the man walking toward her wanted money, he instead “(claimed) what he owned” and assaulted her sister, according to the poem.

“We kept the conversation silent see SLUTWALK on page 2

Club sports stuck in limbo Fuse breaks, school aches

By Mylin Batipps News Assistant

The College’s athletic department is running without a Director of Intramurals and Sports Clubs since former director Deborah Simpson retired unexpectedly over the summer.

As a result, club sports have been facing jarring obstacles.

“The timing of her retirement posed challenges for us, and we are trying to work through them as best we can,” said Sharon Beverly, assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation.

In previous years, club sports would schedule practice times with the director and

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Ice hockey is just one club team limited by scheduling conflicts.

be informed on varsity sports practice times so that they could schedule around them.

With the lack of a director

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Consequently, they are losing playing time.

Most of campus suffered a power outage starting at 12 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, with the affected facilities including The Atrium at Eickhoff and the Lion’s Den during the brunt of meal equiv.

The cause of the outage is still under investigation, but the College currently believes it was caused by a blown fuse.

“This is what we believe happened. An extended brownout with PSE&G electrical service caused a fuse to blow on three of our oncampus electrical feeders,” said David Muha, vice president of communications, marketing and brand management. “This caused the

this year, however, club sports frequently have had to either cancel their practice times or move to another venue.

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‘Wired’ Students write plays from scratch in 24 hours

Drive Out Alzheimer’s Sigma Kappa raises awareness with car show.

Football takes FDU Lions rally for their first win of the season.

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Survey reveals College has positive environment

By Gabrielle Beacken News Assistant

The College’s Campus Climate survey results, which measures levels of comfort and confidence in the College’s campus environment from answers given by faculty, staff and students, were released this week, representing a shockingly low participation percentage from the student body.

The highly anticipated results of the survey, which was distributed in the fall 2013 semester, were expanded upon in a presentation by Climate Survey coordinator and analyst Susan Rankin on Monday, Sept. 8, in Mayo Concert Hall.

“It is important to have research support what you do,” Rankin said of the survey.

But the survey included only about 8 percent of student participation, according to Rankin and her analytical team. As Rankin referred to this percentage

as “abysmal,” there were moans throughout the audience, indicating disappointment in the oddly small number of student participation. Rankin additionally referred to the student response rate as “one of the lowest we’ve ever heard of.”

The highest percentage of

“Most people here at the College feel comfortable and welcome.”

— Glenn Steinberg,

English professor and chair of the English department student participation the organization has ever received was 86 percent. Though Rankin does not encourage offering incentives to take the survey, she said that many schools do, therefore resulting in high

student participation.

According to the survey, a majority of students, faculty and staff offered very positive responses. Altogether, the results indicated that the campus environment was all-around positive, according to Rankin.

The survey included questions about the participants’ gender, sexual orientation, health, race, job position and more. Even though student participation was unfortunately low, 31 percent of staff and 38 percent of faculty participated.

According to the Survey, 76 responders were white, while only 8 percent of responders were black, 8 percent Hispanic or Latino, 6 percent Asian and 2 percent other. More women than men offered survey responses, as well. Although there is no “normal” standard, this tends to be the case among genders, according to Rankin. In the limited student response rate, a similar number of students across all

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Overall, results of the climate survey are positive. However, the response rate is extremely low compared to other schools. years responded.

Rankin also told the audience to avoid saying blanket statements such as, “There is no sexism, there is no racism here on campus,” for they can be offensive and misleading.

“Given the prevailing culture in our country, TCNJ can be a safe haven, but it can

Wi-Fi in the Towers voted down

By Sydney Shaw Opinions Editor

Student Government moved into debate at the general body meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10, regarding the possible reallocation of funds.

Ceceilia O’Callaghan, director of planning and administration for student affairs, asked on behalf of Vice President of student affairs Amy Hecht what students would rather see on campus first — wireless Internet installed in the Travers and Wolfe Halls, or “closing the loop” by extending the existing sidewalk there.

“When the College was building the Education Building (in 2012), that project came in under cost,” said David Muha, associate vice president for communications, marketing and brand management at the College. “Some of the savings were able to be redirected to critical campus infrastructure needs, which included both underground utility projects as well as wireless.”

But according to Hecht, administrators wondered if students found other issues on campus more urgent than the lack of Wi-Fi. “I asked them a hypothetical question about what students would prioritize,” Hecht said. “If we could only do one project, or had to choose which to do first, what would they choose?”

“This does not mean both of these things should not be done,” O’Callaghan said. “It means there is not enough money for both to

be accomplished this year.”

The wireless project is proving to be more costly than anticipated.

“The original budget was $2 million, but the cost and quantity of access points was greater than expected,” Muha said. “I don’t have a current estimate of how much additional (funding) is needed to complete the project.”

Members argued about which project they would prefer to see put into action first.

“As an avid runner, I know how difficult it is to safely run the loop. I’ve nearly been hit by a car multiple times,” sophomore class secretary Julia Livesey said. “Only having a sidewalk around half of the loop is dangerous, especially for those running near construction sites on campus where it’s difficult to see around the bend.”

Vice President of administration and finance Kyle Holland said that according to Hecht, in the past three years, three individuals have been hit by vehicles while walking or running the loop.

That statistic was reiterated by several pro-sidewalk members throughout the remainder of the debate.

According to Campus Police records since January 2011, only one pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle on Metzger Drive.

“That was on Nov. 26 of last year,” Muha said. “The accident occurred in front of Phelps. The victim was not in a crosswalk.”

Muha added that there are a number of reports of pedestrians and cyclists being hit on campus, but mostly in

never be a perfect safe haven,” English professor and chair of the English department Glenn Steinberg said. “We can never completely protect our own from outside cultural influences that may not be as open and welcoming as we want to be.” see SURVEY on page 4

Fall lecture choices Big Gay Bingo back

By Jonathan Edmondson Arts & Entertainment Editor

Rén Alford / Staff Photographer

Student Government discusses the safety of the loop and the need of Wi-Fi in the towers. parking lots. The majority of the injuries are minor.

“There are no reports of joggers being hit that we can find,” he said.

Sophomore class council president Robert Kinloch argued that some individuals prefer to run in the street, making a complete sidewalk less necessary than wireless Internet.

“Wi-Fi will help freshmen academically,” he added. “Students won’t have to leave their room to work in the library or in the Travers/Wolfe lounge.”

Senator of humanities and social sciences Joseph DiCarlo also weighed in.

“The need for Wi-Fi in the Towers is so extreme, it’s not even funny,” he said. “When we recruit people to one of the premiere institutions in the Northeast and then admit that we don’t have Wi-Fi for almost 1,200 students, it’s just embarrassing.”

Sophomore class treasurer Levi Klinger-Christiansen,

who voted in favor of closing the loop, put it simply by saying, “Safety is greater than convenience.”

With the recent renovations and demolitions of several buildings on campus, some members wondered if installing wireless routers in the towers would be worth it if they were scheduled to be replaced in the near-future.

“The Towers are here to stay,” O’Callaghan said, putting rumors to rest. “There is no plan to take them down.”

Twenty-eight members voted in favor of closing the loop while only seventeen voted for making the Towers wireless.

There were two abstentions.

“This is in preliminary works, so nothing is being decided right now,” Student Government President Matthew Wells emphasized. “We are waiting for more information. We will revisit this and vote again once we know how much the projected cost for each project is.”

The College Union Board was allotted $26,148 for its 2014 Fall Lecture during a Student Finance Board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Zach Braff, a New Jersey native famous for his role on the hit television series “Scrubs,” is CUB’s first choice. Other options include Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby from “How I Met Your Mother”) and Kate Mulgrew (Red from “Orange Is The New Black”).

The organization hopes to hold the lecture sometime in October or November.

PRISM presented for three events, one of which was Big Gay Bingo.

“It’s always a crowd favorite,” PRISM executive board member Ryan Eldgride said.

The event was allocated funds of $417.55 and is expected to take place on Thursday, Oct. 30, as part of Queer Awareness Month.

PRISM next proposed to bring Kay Barrett to campus for a lecture. Barrett is a disabled transgender poet and performer who speaks about the difficulties of being transgender in the U.S. The event, which is expected to take place on Tuesday, Oct. 21, was fully funded for $2,000.

Delta Lambda Phi and PRISM proposed to cosponsor an event called “Can’t Change What We Never Chose,” a lecture on the practice of conversion therapy. The event was also fully funded for an amount of $1,000.

After being initially tabled for their request earlier in the afternoon, the Inter-Greek Council was allotted a spot at the end of the meeting to re-propose its event, Hazing Prevention Week. Representitives of the IGC returned with a more detailed breakdown of how the money will be spent. The event entails tabling in the Brower Student Center from Monday, Sept. 22, to Friday, Sept. 26, to hand out anti-hazing promotional materials such as buttons, pins and magnets.

The event was partially funded for an amount of $839.99 and will be part of the National Hazing Prevention Week.

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Dunkin’ Donuts and ABC partner up

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Students take to the Sundial Lawn and participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

By Craig Dietel Correspondent A group of 85 individuals took to the Sundial Lawn to take part in the charitable, social media phenomenon known as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, hosted by the College’s Alternative Break Club and cosponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts, on Friday, Sept. 12. Students from all different organizations

came together to help raise awareness for ALS. Even some employees from the Dunkin’ Donuts located on Pennington Road partook in the event to show their support.

Three lines of participants stood waiting for the signal to pour individual buckets of ice water on their heads. ABC planned it so that there would be a domino effect, wherein each individual would pour the

ice bucket on their head, one after another.

ABC member and sophomore special education major Jenn Pagliaro was pleased with the turnout.

“Everyone seemed really excited, and you can’t ask for much more than people willing to come out to do something they don’t have to do,” Pagliaro said.

Once all of the bucket-pouring

had finished, the entire group got together for a photo to commemorate the event. Since ABC was able to partner with Dunkin’ Donuts, the franchise brought banners and a company van to the event to show their support.

Dunkin had also agreed to donate a portion of the money to both the ALS foundation and toward future ABC trips for each person that showed up

ready and willing to take on the challenge — all the more reason for people to participate.

As summer concluded and the school year began again, it seemed as if the Ice Bucket Challenge had faded into a fad of the past. Nevertheless, ABC successfully returned the challenge to the campus spotlight, with the College’s student body once again donating time and effort to a national cause.

Study abroad fair a hit Pre-gaming the Event shows variety of options pre-game, then ...

By Emma Califano Correspondent Students gathered in Alumni Grove last Wednesday, Sept. 10, to learn valuable information from other students, alumni and faculty about traveling overseas and studying abroad.

The study abroad program boasted many options, ranging from Italy to Switzerland to Prague.

“I loved it,” said senior accounting major Nick Pallessi, who studied abroad in Italy the semester before his junior year. “I would love to move to Italy, and I can now hold a fluent conversation.”

Pallessi said students should take advantage of their time at the College because it is the perfect time to study abroad it before entering the real world, and you meet many new people.

“I really liked the fair,” freshman psychology major Samantha Malestein said. “It was quick, and I stopped on my way in between classes, but at the same time it was very informative.”

Malestein wants to study abroad in Australia either her sophomore or junior year and is already starting to plan ahead financially, thanks to the advice given to her at the fair.

“Its cool how TCNJ offers so many options and encourages you to study abroad,” Malestein said. “The TCNJ Study Abroad Fair overall was a big hit, and sparked the interest of many students to start planning ahead for their travels.”

By Peter Fiorilla & Mylin Batipps News Editor & News Assistant On Friday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m., a preacher who had been publically speaking outside the Brower Student Center reported a theft to Campus Police. The victim said someone stole a white, two-bythree feet sign — which read: “Atheism is a temporary condition” in black letters — while he was giving a sermon. He also told police he does not know who is responsible for the theft and does not want to press charges, but wants the poster to be returned. …

On Friday, Sept. 12, at 11:50 p.m., Campus Police observed two males carrying a third male on the sidewalk south of the softball stadium. The student being carried was dragging his legs with his arms around the others’s shoulders, and when Campus Police stopped the students, the officers smelled alcohol on them. The male being carried said he had “pre-gamed the pre-game and then pre-gamed,” consuming Jack Daniels whiskey and beer throughout the night. He received medical attention and a summons for underage consumption of alcohol. …

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Students explore the possibility of studying abroad.

On Saturday, Sept. 13, at 12:05 a.m., Campus Police arrived at Wolfe Hall on reports of a student lying unconscious on the floor of a women’s restroom. While Lions EMS examined the student, Campus Police asked a female standing at the bathroom door if she was with the unconscious resident. She said the unconscious student was her friend from home and that they were both drinking vodka in the resident’s room. The unresponsive resident was transported to Capital Health, and the guest was issued a summons for underage alcohol consumption.

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because we didn’t want her younger 12-year-old sister to know,” Sekanics said on the poem’s theme.

As Sekanics went on, her voice became intense, angry and loud without the assistance of a microphone. The large group of students on the lawn trained their eyes on her, and her words caused many to shed tears.

“We have the power and the ability to change the world,” special guest speaker and assistant director of youth organizing Planned Parenthood of America Kelley Robinson said.

Robinson talked about how ending rape and sexual assault begins with “breaking the silence.” She said that in order to mitigate rape culture, society must be taught how not to rape versus merely learning how not to get raped. She believes that the world wants victims to remain silent.

In relation to current events, Robinson brought up how Baltimore Ravens running

back Ray Rice is being shunned from the team and his fans, but the media ignored how his fiancé is dealing with the situation and how she is going to empower herself.

“We have to keep fighting back, because the statistics are rising,” Robinson said. “When I think of (these women), we are surviving.”

After Robinson finished her speech, students were invited to walk around campus to enforce the chanted idea that: “I’m no slut. I’m no hoe. Whatever you call me, no means no.”

Students came in a variety of different outfits to prove those like Toronto police officer Michael Sanguinetti wrong.

Sanguinetti outraged thousands of people by saying that “women should avoid dressing like sluts” in order to avoid being sexually assaulted — a comment that ultimately led to the creation of the first SlutWalk in 2011.

Matt Hardy, a sophomore sociology major, stripped down to his boxers and marched in a pair of furry red handcuffs.

Even two high school students joined

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Participants walk wearing as little or as much as they want. the walk. One wore a bikini while the other wore a bra and a pair of underwear with the words “What’s the difference?” written on her stomach.

The walk went around the inside border of campus before returning to its start point, where pamphlets on sexual assault

and anti-violence initiatives were handed out. “Consent is Sexy” bracelets and Tshirts were also being sold.

After the powerful night, participants and onlookers of this year’s SlutWalk will always remember that “yes means fuck me, no means fuck you.”

Record-breaking: Over four million iPhone 6s sold

By Courtney Wirths Features Editor

• Apple Inc. sold over four million iPhone 6 devices within the first 24 hours of the preorder period — a figure the company is calling a record order. Many will have to wait until October to receive their phones due to the unexpectedly high demand. Wireless carriers, such as Sprint and Verizon Wireless, are taking advantage of the Apple craze by offering special deals on the iPhone 6 if a customer begins a usage contract.

• Online quizzes are increasingly becoming a source of

information for marketers looking to provide more specific and appealing ads to consumers. Companies like VisualDNA offer users a quiz that will tell them their personality type and then license information gathered such as gender, number of children and if the user drives a vehicle. This information is then paired with Cookies to determine consumers’ travel patterns across the internet. Popular sites Buzzfeed and Zimbio say they do not gather information from quizzes.

• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce firm, has raised the price range of its initial public offering

deal to $66 to $68 from the initial $60 to $66 a share. The company did not change the number of shares it plans to make available. The price increase is due to continuously increasing demand leading up to what will most likely be the world’s largest IPO. • Sears Holdings Corp. needs a loan after burning through cash this summer. The retailer plans to borrow $400 million from Chief Executive Edward Lampert’s hedge fund. The loan is part of a plan to reevaluate the company’s capital structure and raise additional cash along with selling off some of its assets and closing stores. * All information according to the Wall Street Journal.

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The wok is the last station of the dining hall to start-up after the outage.

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temporary power disruption until facilities staff could implement repairs.”

Dining options on campus became limited as a result: Preparing new food was impossible, and some students couldn’t get into The Atrium.

“I thought Eick would be open by the time I got there in the afternoon, so I was annoyed that the workers told me told to go somewhere else for lunch,” freshman biomedical engineering major Rose LoPiano said. “My friends and I went to the Lion’s Den, only to realize that it was closed as well. By the time we went to the Education Café and waited on line, meal equiv was already over, they ran out of turkey wraps, and I wasted a good part of my afternoon searching for food.”

Students who did get into Eickhoff also had limited options, as the overhead blowers — which remove fumes from the kitchens, making it safe to cook — and dish machines stopped working altogether, according to Eickhoff supervisor Steve Gallagher.

“Once those are done, we’re dead,” Gallagher said. “All of a sudden, a couple thousand

people are hungry, and it’s controlled chaos.”

Stations such as the Omelette Bar, C-Street Grill and 91.3 Wok were temporarily shut down, with the latter re-opening at around 5 p.m., according to Gallagher.

The Atrium served the food that was already cooked, though, and there were several other options for students in need of a quick lunch fix.

“Dining Services was able to operate the Library Cafe, School of Education Cafe, and the 1855 Room without service interruption,” Muha said. “The Atrium at Eickhoff was able to maintain operation of service using food maintained in heating cabinets prior to the power outage.”

The electrical problem was solved at around 1:30 p.m. with the help of PSE&G, according to the College’s Twitter account, at the very end of meal equiv — disrupting many students’ lunch plans.

“I think it would be a nice gesture for TCNJ to reimburse some students who were unable to use their meal equiv today,” LoPiano said.

The electrical problem affected nearly all residencies, a handful of academic buildings, the Spiritual Center, Packer Hall, parking garages, athletic fields and the Rec Center.

The survey illustrated that white students felt more comfortable on campus than students of color, while heterosexual students felt more comfortable than LGBTQ students. The survey additionally reported that 45 percent of students experienced unwanted physical sexual contact. Rankin emphasized that unwanted physical sexual contact seems to be an unfortunate theme on college campuses.

“Our job is, in the short run, to make TCNJ the best safe haven that it can be for everyone and, in the long run, to transform the prevailing culture to eliminate discrimination,” Steinberg said.

The College’s classroom climate, according to the survey, was very positive.

Eighty-two percent of students and 88 percent of faculty who participated in the survey reported a “very comfortable” class setting. The survey also expressed that one of the dominant reasons faculty stay at the College and enjoy teaching is because of the students.

“TCNJ is already a unique school,” Rankin said.

Steinberg was also impressed.

“I think the news from the climate survey was very good,” said Steinberg. “Most people here at the College feel comfortable and welcome. That’s good news.”

But there are still issues to be resolved and progress to be made.

Steinberg noted that while overall climate is positive, the College has the potential to have an even more comfortable

and welcoming atmosphere — a goal that will come with its challenges.

“It’s difficult to plan concrete ways to improve conditions when conditions are basically good,” Steinberg said.

“It’s like a student who is doing ‘A-’ work and wants to get an ‘A.’ That last hump from (an) ‘A-’ to ‘A’ can be very, very challenging.”

The Campus Climate Survey process included three phases: Assert Tool Development and Implementation, Data Analysis and Final Report/Presentation.

Even though there are always improvements to be made and progress to initiate, the highly positive climate report is an indication of the College’s efforts to create a comfortable and educationally stimulating environment for it’s staff, faculty and students.

“I commend President Gitenstein and the Provost for taking an active interest in doing what they can to make the climate on campus as welcoming and comfortable for all as possible,” Steinberg said.

Rankin is part of Rankin & Associates Consulting, an association that concentrates on “assisting educational institutions in maximizing equity through assessment, planning and implementation of intervention strategies via the Transformational Tapestry,” according to the organization’s webpage.

“This is very much about being action-oriented,” Rankin said to an audience mostly composed of faculty and staff. “We’re taking information from this and creating actions that work.”

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Nation & W rld

EU to sanction Russia’s military presence

By Roman Orsini Correspondent

The European Union unveiled economic sanctions against Russia in response to Russian military intervention in Ukraine on Friday, Sept. 12. The sanctions target Russian energy and defense firms, arriving in the wake of a fragile truce between the Ukrainian government and separatist militias operating in the East of the country.

According to a statement released by the European Council, “The sanctions aim at promoting a change of course in Russia’s actions destabilizing eastern Ukraine.”

Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the shooting-down of flight MH-17 and the presence of Russian soldiers on Ukrainian soil have all prompted this action.

Sanctions will bar several Russian state-owned energy and defense firms from financing debt in European markets, making it difficult to borrow the funds necessary to sustain an offensive. Russian officials with roles in the Ukrainian crisis will also be banned from the E.U. and face asset freezes.

European leaders will continue to monitor the situation in Ukraine to determine whether or not sanctions should be lifted or expanded. If the recent ceasefire agreement

holds, without continued Russian intervention, the sanctions could be scaled back.

“We have always stressed the reversibility and scalability of our restrictive measures,” E.U. President Herman Van Rompuy said. “If the situation on the ground so warrants, the Commission and the EEAS (European External Action Service) are invited to put forward proposals to amend, suspend or repeal the set of sanctions in force.”

Russia has been quick to condemn the E.U.’s actions, as well as prepare sanctions of its own. The import of European cars and other consumer goods to Russia are expected to be capped.

There is also concern that Russia may begin cutting its energy exports to reliant European countries. Already, Poland says it received 45 percent less natural gas than it expected to have delivered, according to the Polish Oil & Gas Company.

The European Union and Russia are significant trading partners. A tit-for-tat exchange of sanctions has the potential to harm both of their economies. In 2012, the E.U.’s imports from Russia were valued at 215 billion euros, according to the European Commission. By contrast, U.S. imports from Russia that year were a mere 10th as much.

The U.S. has already imposed sanctions targeting the Russian economy and has been a strong critic of Moscow’s

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This Ukranian village is totaled during fighting between government troops and the separatist rebels. actions from the onset. However, the latest round of European sanctions represent a ratcheting up of the confrontation between Russia and western countries, where Europe stands to lose more than the U.S. In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry warned of such hazards: “Today, Brussels and the leaders of the E.U. nations need to give a clear answer to E.U. citizens as to why they are putting them under the risks of confrontation, economic stagnation and unemployment.”

Achieving diversity in police ranks is no easy task Of 81 applicants during Carson’s first hiring process as chief, only three were black and one Hispanic. Of those, he said, one failed the written exam, two had problems at past jobs and the other chose to stay with his current department.

“It’s not like we’re passing over a lot of great minority applicants so that we can hire more white police officers,” says Carson, whose city is 10 percent black and 8 percent HisAP Photo The US Department of Justice has been working with Minneapolis to develop panic. “I think the community feels better about their police department if a national model of community policing within a community of color. the police department maybe reflects When he took over as police chief Carson acted quickly, hoping to hire the makeup of the community — but last year in the St. Louis suburb of several minority recruits. He issued a that’s easier said than done.”

Maryland Heights, it didn’t take Bill plan that included advertising in the The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Carson long to see he had a serious di- local black newspaper, outreach to Brown Jr., an unarmed black 18-yearversity problem. Of the department’s groups like the NAACP and participa- old, by a white officer in Ferguson, 79 sworn officers, just one was black tion in job fairs at area colleges with another St. Louis suburb, has focused and one Hispanic. large minority student bodies. attention on the lack of diversity in

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Around the World: Sweden

Sweden shifts to left in parliamentary election

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Man is convicted for stabbing his ex-wife 84 times.

A Denville man was convicted to 50 years in prison on Sept. 14 after fatally stabbing his ex-wife 84 times and then covering her face with a pig mask.

Prosecutors said Anthony Novellino attacked his ex-wife in their Denville home on June 19, 2010. The couple’s adult daughter found the body when she arrived at the home to help her mother.

All information from AP

many police departments across the country. One of the most oft-cited statistics about Ferguson: Of 53 officers in a community that is two-thirds black, only three are African-American.

But authorities say the reasons behind such numbers are many and often nuanced — and, as Carson learned, the remedies are not always quick or self-evident.

Experts say many departments limit their searches too close to home, often don’t recruit in the right places and set criteria that can disproportionately exclude groups they hope to attract. And across this increasingly polyglot nation, police are not just struggling to attract blacks and Hispanics, but members of immigrant groups where distrust and fear of authority run deep.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Social Democrats were poised to return to power after a left-leaning bloc defeated the center-right government in a parliamentary election Sunday that also saw strong gains by an anti-immigration party.

With more than 99 percent of districts counted, the Social Democratled Red-Green bloc had 43.7 percent of the votes Sunday while the governing coalition got 39.3 percent, official preliminary results showed.

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party more than doubled its support to 13 percent, leaving it with the balance of power in Parliament.

“The Swedish people have made their decision. We didn’t make it all the way,” Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said as he conceded defeat. “Therefore I will submit my and my government’s resignation tomorrow (Monday).”

The result marks the end of an eight-year era of tax cuts and pro-market policies under Reinfeldt, who said he would also resign as leader of the conservative party. Many Swedes worried that his tax cuts have undermined the country’s famed welfare system.

“There’s something that is falling apart in Sweden,” Social Democrat

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Sweden’s parliamentary election shows the left-leaning Social Democrats are poised to return to power after eight years. leader Stefan Lofven told cheering supporters at a rally in Stockholm after most of the votes had been counted. “Tonight Sweden has answered that we need change.”

The 57-year-old former union leader is expected to enter into coalition talks with the Social Democrats’ main partner in the Red-Green bloc, the environmentalist Green Party, and potentially also the ex-communist Left Party.

But unless he’s able to recruit one of the center-right parties in Reinfeldt’s Alliance, he could face a

situation where the Sweden Democrats and the Alliance jointly strike down key proposals.

“We are now Sweden’s third biggest party,” Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson told jubilant supporters. The once radical far-right party entered Parliament four years ago with 5.7 percent support.

Despite the gains, the Sweden Democrats are unlikely to attain their main goal of sharply reducing immigration because all the other parties are in favor of a liberal asylum policy.

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Editorial

Suicide Prevention Week encourages and educates

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.

Depression affects more than nine percent or 235,067 American adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Unfortunately, despite such a large number of individuals suffering from this and associated mental illnesses, it still caries a painful and unfortunate stigma.

The issue of suicide is historically a fraught one, with passionate arguments made in medical, religious and ethical spheres. Discourse on suicide prevention was brought back into mainstream headlines most recently with the passing of beloved comedian and actor, Robin Williams, who was found to have hung himself in early August. Some took a harsh stance, claiming there was no acceptable excuse for his suicide, while many others stressed the need for compassion and understanding of mental illness.

What should be universal, however, is our drive to amplify suicide awareness and prevention and show support for those who suffer.

On the College’s campus, suicide and depression are two conversations that hit close to home. During our time at the College, we have lost two fellow students and friends to suicide — Paige Aiello and Michael Menakis, promising individuals who bore great pains. But with these recent wounds still open in our hearts, the campus as a whole has begun to do what we can to change the conversation, even if only across our own campus, about the nature of suicide and depression.

This past week, the College stressed its annual Suicide Awareness Week. It was powerful to see so many on-campus organizations coming together to host events, create reminders and provide information about resources on campus for both students and staff.

Active Minds, CAPS Peer Education and To Write Love on Her Arms, organizations devoted to fighting the negative stigmas of mental illnesses, hosted events throughout the week that addressed these issues in candid streaks. Some posted informational articles, while others presented publicly. Sigma Pi has even made suicide prevention their philanthropy mission.

Not only do these organizations remind students of the resources at their disposal, they combat a taboo that lurks behind suicide and depression. In voicing community-minded support and education, they take the first step in elevating suicide discourse from hushed whispers to communal concern.

But organizations are not the only actors that should amplify their concerns. As students and citizens, the most effective initiative we can take to prevent suicide and better understand mental disease is to listen, really listen, and encourage an environment that comforts and supports rather than disparages. Our campus has already been established as a welcoming environment by our annual Campus Climate survey, but there is more to be done. We can transform the national dialogue by starting from our campus, expanding our resources and comforting those in need. A college community above all should never leave someone feeling isolated and helpless — for students who suffer, no matter to what degree, our campus should instead be a haven they can trust.

I’m moved by what this campus and its institutions have already done to address suicide and mental illness, and I know we will continue to make progress with each event, each day and each open conversation.

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The late Robin Williams, who passed after taking his own life, should remind those who suffer that they are not alone — the College campus, then, should be a safe haven.

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“It is very frustrating that the school’s mistakes in staffing and in new policies that affect club sports are hindering our ability to practice and function as a team.”

— Taylor Inodice, senior club field hockey president

“Given the prevailing culture in our country, TCNJ can be a safe haven, but it can never be a perfect safe haven.

We can never completely protect our own from outside cultural influences that may not be as open and welcoming as we want to be.”

— Glenn Steinberg, English professor and chair of the English department

“The Towers are here to stay. There is no plan to take them down.”

— Ceceilia O’Callaghan, director of planning and administration for student affairs

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Opinions

Preachers come to campus for Sin Awareness Demonstrators yell out ‘useless arguments’

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Christian preachers visit the College to sermonize about sin, evolution, abortion and other controversial issues.

By Joseph Worthington

As anyone who ventured past the Brower Student Center on Friday is now painfully aware of, Friday, Sept. 12 was Sin Awareness Day. Although it is not a widely celebrated holiday, those who choose to partake often do so very loudly. The festivities this year included various men preaching,

yelling and aggravating students on their way to meal equiv or to class, all while holding various signs spouting ideals such as “Evolution is a lie,” “Be sure your sin will find you out” and, of course, “Atheism is a temporary condition.”

Not that these guys are a problem — the fact that they have the right to do this is a large part of what makes this country so great. What needs to be addressed,

however, is the exercise in frivolity that was taking place before the often large and continually rotating crowd.

You know how it’s often said that sometimes things are so horrible you can’t look away? It’s the train wreck effect, if you will. An argument broke out between a few vocal students and the demonstrators about their positions on various faith, science and belief-based differences.

What transpired were the most useless arguments that could be observed, the unyielding yelling at the unshakable, a circular screaming match that unfolded over the course of at least four solid hours.

It brings up one simple question: Why? Waving signs and yelling about hell isn’t going to convince anyone who doesn’t already believe, and shouting out retorts about the problems with God isn’t going to convert any believers. Zealotry is a major turn-off from a gateway standpoint, as anyone on the fence is likely to be disturbed by a public display of unashamed passion. If you’re not ready to hop on the soapbox yourself, seeing others waving around graphic pictures of aborted fetuses and literally thumping Bibles isn’t going to be a very good inspiration to get you in the game.

This is not to say that the mob members actively taking part around them

were more correct in their actions. Yelling louder doesn’t make your point any more valuable than those you disagree with, and yelling about perceived contradictions and inaccuracies doesn’t change the minds of those who are dedicated enough to give up their Friday to come to the College, invest their money in an impressively elaborate sign collection and stand up zealously in front of the masses.

At one point, a member of the crowd actually ran up and stole a sign from one of the demonstrators and started waving it around, yelling about an erroneous deity that exists only to bash on the beliefs of others. What’s the point of shouting at those who refuse to hear you, except to further satiate, in your own mind, the belief that you’re right?

If you’re looking for self-validation, join a group of like-minded people and have futile “discourse” with them and leave everyone else be. For all the good it did, one might have well just tried to convince the brick wall that the demonstrators were standing on. As if further proof that the ordeal garnered absolutely nothing productive on either side, a memorable revelation overheard while walking away form the shouting match: “There’s a Sin Appreciation day? Weird.”

Meal equiv amount is raised to $7.25 Jacked up prices still defeat the increase

By Kelly Corbett

It’s that time of day again.

Students dash to the Lib Café, almost trample each other in the Lion’s Den or jet to the Rathskeller on a mission: to satisfy their growling tummies, in the name of free food of course. It is none other than the magical hours between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., known as Meal Equiv, when students can take a break from Eick food and venture off to the other on-campus dining facilities for lunch. Whether it’s an iced caramel macchiato from the Lib Café or a personal pizza from the Lion’s Den that hits the spot, students receive the first $7.25 of their meals for free, a whole extra quarter than last year.

However, due to this increase from $7 to $7.25 during Meal Equiv, several other prices on

campus went up. Suddenly that pudding or fresh fruit cup, along with a variety of caffeinated concoctions the Lib Café has to offer, seem just a little bit pricier. In reality, it’s only an extra couple dimes and nickels that are getting squeezed out of your Carte Blanche points, but you don’t need to be a math major to know that after a while it starts to add up.

As you brace your Pure Leaf iced tea and basket of chicken fingers in the frenzied Lion’s Den line during Meal Equiv, you start adding up your meal prices in your head. “How much will I go over Meal Equiv? Do I have enough points?”

Even with the $0.25 increase, it ultimately does not compensate for the other skyrocketing food prices on campus. Perhaps you want to treat yourself to a Strawberry Banana Naked drink but not

during the hours of Meal Equiv.

Or as tragic as it seems, what if a particular class schedule does not leave a student with time to experience the hustle and bustle of Meal Equiv? Swipe, swipe, swipe go our student IDs, and bye, bye, bye go our points. With very few stores, supermarkets or restaurants within walking distance of campus, a majority of students’ only options for food are the on-campus facilities. Is it fair to us that the foods be overpriced?

Whether students start out with 400 or 150 Carte Blanche points, the points still have to last them the entirety of the semester, and with $5 for a fresh fruit cup or $5.89 for a pint of ice cream, our points are being depleted. Think of how much less these foods cost at the supermarket. As the semester ends, students go on the prowl for points — their accounts drained for some by irresponsible

spending, and for many, the overpriced food here.

Bottom line, thank you Meal Equiv Gods for the $0.25 increase, and continue to raise it if you please. But as for the rest of

the food on campus, it would be greatly appreciated if the prices would stop rising and even possibly be lowered. Our hungry tummies and Carte Blanche points will thank you.

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Although meal equivilancy is increased to $7.25, prices rise in the Lion’s Den.

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Features

Helping a family in need – one cone at a time Kappa Delta teams up with Uncle Ed’s Creamery

Donations from the event will go to benifit the Huey family.

By Natalie Kouba Editor-in-Chief While the rest of the world has been raising awareness and donations for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on social

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media platforms, the sisters of the College’s Kappa Delta chapter supported the cause in their own way, keeping with the frosty theme and holding an ice cream fundraiser at Uncle Ed’s Creamery in Pennington. KD isn’t donating the funds to the ALS Association, though –

instead, they are working to support a family close to the sisterhood.

“We chose to raise money for ALS because one of our sister’s family members recently passed away from ALS,” said senior marketing major and KD President Jillian McCarthy. “With all of the talk about it, we figured we’d jump onboard and try to help someone who is close to one of our sisters.”

The ice cream fundraiser, which took place from Monday, Sept. 8, to Friday, Sept. 12, raised $416 for the family of David Huey, who passed away on Thursday, Aug. 21 after suffering with ALS for about a year. Huey was Kappa Delta member Sarah Kolonia’s uncle’s brother, who, she said, was just like an uncle to her.

“He helped so many people and dedicated his life to making others happy,” Kolonia said. “He had an unforgettable sense of humor and such a positive outlook on life. He loved to make people laugh and did so until the day he passed.”

The money raised will go toward helping to pay for medical expenses. Additionally, the funds will contribute to changes made to the family’s home to create a

more comfortable place for Huey to live while suffering from the neurodegenerative disease.

And the Huey family is in for a generous surprise from Kappa Delta as a result of the fundraiser.

“The Huey family actually doesn’t know the fundraiser is happening yet,” McCarthy said. “Our sister Sarah (Kolonia) is going to surprise them.”

The College’s chapter of KD’s philanthropy is raising awareness for child abuse, typically focusing its efforts on Prevent Child Abuse America and Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey. This year, the sorority will be adding the B+ Foundation, which helps fight childhood cancer, to its philanthropic causes. Raising money for ALS was not a part of Kappa Delta’s original philanthropy, but an important cause for the sisters nevertheless.

“Anyone who has been affected by this horrible disease is in awe of the awareness and money raised recently,” Kolonia said. “My sisters of the Zeta Theta chapter of Kappa Delta sorority wanted to help me support David Huey’s family in their time of need.”

A closer community for Filipino students

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TCNJ Barkada aims to build a stronger on-campus community among the College’s Filipino students, as well as increase representation and leadership on campus.

By Mackenzie Cutruzzula Correspondent The Filipino word for “group of friends” is “barkada,” so naturally this word would become the name of the only organization representing the Filipino community on campus. Student Government approved Barkada in 2007, and that same year, the group joined the Pan-Asian Alliance.

Barkada was created to let the small Filipino population on campus find one another and create a sense of community. The group is seen as a joining force that forms a bond over culture and upbringing.

Barkada’s reputation and numbers have steadily increased the

past few semesters. According to Barkada president and senior international studies major Lauren Lalicon, the group is far from done growing. This year, the group is determined to have a more predominant on-campus presence.

“We have more events planned than any other year,” Lalicon said.

“We’re trying to have a fundraising event every month just to keep up.”

Barkada is not working alone to raise awareness about the group.

Working the Pan-Asian Alliance and its partnership with the Asian American Alliance, events Barkada participates in highlight many cultures. Events for this semester include the first Asian Culture Night and the Multi-Cultural Buffet.

Events specifically designated for the group include the annual Halo-Halloween and a proposed Barkada Alumni Night.

The group’s mission of putting a Filipino twist on American traditions is an important part of HaloHalloween. Dressed up in costumes, the group eats Halo Halo – a traditional Filipino dessert of shaved ice. The night’s festivities conclude with the “Ate-Kuya”, or big-brother-big-sister reveal. Each older member takes on an “ading,” which translates to “little,” to create a sense of family.

The group stresses that this family is open to more than just those with Filipino roots. The group welcomes all cultures to come and find

a place in the group of friends.

“It’s always really nice to have people of other cultures interested in Barkada,” member and sophomore psychology major Arianne Ramos said. “We encourage everyone to check out the group.”

The Filipino Intercollegiate Network Dialogue, FIND, has been a way for Barkada to seek a community on a national level.

FIND’s mission is to connect all the Filipino groups on the East Coast to one another.

“We want to develop our community on a larger scale,” Lalicon said. “We want to bring representation and build leadership amongst Filipinos across the country. Filipinos haven’t had a call to settle together in one area of the country and this organization helps bring us together.”

Developing the organization takes dedication and funding for the group. Barkada held its annual yard sale on Sunday, Sept. 14. Unlike previous years, the yard sale was not held on Pennington Road, so the group was left with a lower turnout as a result. However, the

funding from selling stuffed animals, clothing, posters and housewares has the same mission – to buy new props for its Tinkling act.

Tinkling is a Filipino dance that involves jumping between bamboo sticks. Barkada has been saving up to buy new bamboo sticks to continue this act at the Asian American Alliance’s Mystique of the East – a cultural show highlighting Asian acts.

Clothing not sold at the yard sale will be used for the club’s annual thrift shop later in the semester. The thrift shop is held for two days in the Brower Student Center and has been one of the biggest fundraisers for the group.

“It’s okay that the clothes haven’t been selling today,” said member and junior psychology major Alicia Lalicon. “It means the students will have a bigger selection at our thrift shop and that will bring a bigger turn out.”

Barkada announces its numerous upcoming events on its website and emphasizes students of all backgrounds to check out the community.

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Proceeds from the yardsale help the club purchase supplies for future events such as Tinkling – a Filipino dance.

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Environment

The drain of big business

By Neha Vachhani Columnist The continuous drought throughout California has negatively impacted not only locals experiencing the water shortages firsthand, but also everyday consumers across the nation. Agriculturally, the drought has caused an immense lack of grass across the coast, which, by and large, takes away the main source of organic feed for livestock. As California farmers struggle to meet the requirements for an “organic” label, the USDA has put a hold on enforcing organic standards such as grazing periods or quality of feed for livestock, according to CNN. Ultimately, this results in a subpar quality of food available for purchase daily at the grocery store.

Californians are now facing their third year of a relentless drought that has forced farmers to abandon crops and left townsfolk to depend on alternate water sources. Despite the scarcity of water, residents of the dry state have been conserving a great deal of it. In July alone, Californians saved 17 billion gallons of water through simple actions like taking shorter showers and limiting the amount used to water lawns. Overall, water usage has been cut by 7.5 percent in July, according to the Huffington Post.

There are even businesses and corporations primarily in Northern California that have cut their consumption in half. The state has put in place mandatory conservation measures such as replacing turf and “water-thirsty” lawns with drought tolerant plants and other landscaping. Some areas have even banned residents from filling up their swimming pools in an effort to conserve as much water as possible.

While many Californians are doing everything in their power to save water, their efforts are washed away under big corporations like Dunkin’ Donuts as they sign off on million-dollar deals that largely impact the environment. As of early September, Dunkin’ Donuts has announced that they will be offering almond milk at most U.S. locations. The provider, Blue Diamond Growers, have many bases in California. Almonds are an extremely water-intensive crop, requiring over a gallon of water to grow one almond, according to the LA Times. Dunkin’ Donuts has nearly 8,000 U.S. locations, and it’s going to take a great deal of almond milk to stock them all. A higher demand of almond milk will increase production and possibly even cause Blue Diamond to expand, which would result in more water usage during one of the worst droughts in over a century.

Campus Style

By Heather Hawkes & Jordan Koziol Columnists

This fall, we’re head-over-heels for skorts. This origami-inspired article is skirt in the front, shorts in the back. Essentially the “mullet” of fashion, a skort deploys an asymmetrical hemline that is both stylish and flattering. Crossing our fingers that the beautiful weather holds up, this piece can be worn well into October. Here’s some inspiration for effortlessly pulling one off: The Library Fashionista: Forget the arbitrary Labor Day rule and pair a white skort with a tucked-in chambray or jean shirt. Accessorize with minimal jewelry and combat boots for a simple and stylish campus look.

The Off-Duty Model: Follow the golden rule of fashion: All black is an absolute classic. Wear a black skort with a chunky black sweater that falls just above the asymmetrical hemline.

For a different take on the look, tuck in a black tank top to create the appearance of a sleek LBD. The Cher from “Clueless:” Although we’re not a fan of Skechers, Cher definitely had some foresight with her style. Channel your ’90s childhood and rock a plaid tartan skort and a button-up with a sweater.

The Feminine Mystique: Pair a

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Skorts are a modern and elegant take on a childhood classic.

mauve-colored or floral skort with a textured light-weight pullover and tan leather booties. Shades of pink are in 2014 color palettes everywhere and look great with that lingering tan!

Skort Sparknotes: you can’t go wrong with this look.

A good visit and a great brunch at Café 72

By Jenna Ryan Correspondent

When the options at the College start getting dull, head on over to Café 72. Don’t get me wrong I like Eick, but they don’t have cannoli cream French toast with Nutella syrup or ham, fig and mozzarella grilled cheese.

My family really loves food — cooking and eating together is one of the things I miss most about home. So when my mother and grandmother were coming to visit, it was never a question that we would go out to eat. The only question was where. I decided on Café 72 because it is less than 15 minutes from the College, the menu looked interesting and the atmosphere casual.

Located right next to a barbershop on a busy road, my first impression wasn’t all that

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By Johnanthony Alaimo Columnist

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Café 72 offers delicious twists on traditional brunch and a cozy atmosphere to enjoy the company of family and friends. favorable. But upon entering the well-appointed room, including self-seating, I found the booth we selected was comfortable and afforded ample space for the three members of my party. But at peak hours, the small space might be an issue, so keep this in mind should you decide to go.

Café 72 serves breakfast and lunch from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. I ordered the pepper and egg sandwich, and my guests ordered the grilled shrimp salad (a daily special) and the fig waffle. We also ordered the sweet potato tater tots to share, because no meal is complete without something fried.

Within enough time for us to chat and catch up a bit, but not so much time that we were looking around wondering where our food was, our meals came, no more than approximately 15 minutes after ordering. My sandwich was perfect, with eggs and warm green peppers and some potatoes on top as well,

which added an unusual twist to a somewhat conventional meal.

The waffle entrée should have been billed as a dessert, with the fig and cannoli cream so sweet that adding syrup rendered the dish cloying. The grilled shrimp salad, though, was phenomenal.

The dish was nicely balanced with shrimp, strawberries, walnuts and a delicious strawberry dressing. All of the food we ordered looked and tasted fresh.

Overall, I was very pleased with the delicious food, the waiter who was extremely friendly and the facilities, which were very clean. I will definitely be dining here again.

As I’m sure you’ve heard many times before, don’t judge a book by its cover — open the door, venture into Café 72 and you will find a restaurant full of delightful dishes. Wishing you a week full of delicious bites!

Hollyword: Harry gets baby bumped

Rejoice my British friends and girls who have a “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster in their dorm rooms: Our favorite duchess is pregnant again. No, not Fergie. The other one.

Kate Middleton is once again with child. Yes, she is carrying a bundle of joy that is causing her to vomit like she’s in “The Exorcist.” Unfortunately, she is suffering from the same violent morning sickness she went through with George, her firstborn. Otherwise, she could not be happier. The rest of the royal family is also in high spirits, even Prince Harry, who, with the birth of the new child, will be knocked down a peg in the line of succession from fourth to fifth. No word yet if a play date will be arranged with the new child and Blue Ivy, but sources close to the royal couple say that, as commoners, they are terrified of contacting Beyoncé.

And Jesus said, “Thou shall throw no shade lest you be never had drama.” Or maybe that was Tyra Banks. Quotes

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Everyone’s favorite family announces the coming of a new addition to the royal trio.

aside, Taylor Swift has been talking trash in the latest edition of Rolling Stone. Apparently, a fellow pop star was the inspiration of her song “Bad Blood,” which appears on her upcoming album “1989.” Here’s the extended quote: “For

years, I was never sure if we were friends or not. She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and I would think, ‘Are we friends, or did she just give me the harshest insult of my life?’ Then last year, the other star crossed a line. She did something so horrible, I was like, ‘Oh, we’re just straight-up enemies.’ And it wasn’t even about a guy!” Turns out the “star” (and I use that term lightly), is none other than Katy Perry, best known for singing about plastic bags and sounding like she’s singing out of one. Whatever Perry did, she better thank God Swift is done with country right now or she’d have tractor trailer marks all down her back.

And in more marriage news, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka married in a secret ceremony in Italy. First Beyoncé dropping an unannounced album, then Neil marrying his husband in secret, it’s like celebrities want privacy or something!

Pft. Well, congrats to the happy couple. I wish them years of bliss, merriment and terrifying moments of asking each other whether or not they shut off the oven when they’re out.

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Sigma Kappa steers the campus to a cause

By Noor Azeem Correspondent

Going four years strong, the College’s Sigma Kappa sorority held its annual Ultra Violet Week to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association – the sorority’s national philanthropy.

From selling purple ribbons, sunglasses and paper elephants at the Brower Student Center to the car show to which the whole week led up, the Sigma Kappa sisters have been busy arranging everything to make the week of Sept. 8 a success for their charity. “(Alzheimer’s) is not a very widely known disease. What people don’t know is that it affects more people than breast and prostate cancer combined,” said junior graphic design major and Ultra Violet Week chair Taylor Timpson.

As the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, it does seem like Alzheimer’s is often overlooked in the press and media.

“It’s a good cause, and I’m glad that I’m a part of it,” Timpson said.

To kick off the first of the Ultra Violet Week events, Rose Berger from the Alzheimer’s Association came to speak at the College, aiming to educate the masses about Alzheimer’s and drive home the importance of donating to the cause.

A disease that can’t be prevented or cured, Alzheimer’s research has about $1 million in funding for research to find cures and preventative treatments or screenings.

That number, while it might seem like quite a bit of money at first glance, is “a drop in the bucket” compared to the billions of dollars other organizations have to research diseases, according to Berger.

“Society’s going to be paying for it,”

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Sigma Kappa devotes the week to raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of knowing its effects at a young age. she said, referencing the number of people aging into the disease.

After giving a presentation on the signs, symptoms and mechanics of Alzheimer’s, which included many videos of firsthand accounts of those living with the disease – both those afflicted and caregivers – and ways donations can help research by funding things like clinical trials, support groups and 24-hour helplines, Berger was open to speaking to attendees after the event if they had any more questions.

As a geriatric social worker for 30 years, she’s been around familiar with the cause.

“I appreciate the fact that the sorority and younger people are really supporting our effort and that people are starting young,” she said.

Members of Sigma Kappa all were

proud of the efforts the sorority made to ensure this year’s Ultra Violet Week was even better than the last few.

“I think it’s improved tremendously,” said president of Sigma Kappa and senior early childhood education and STEM double major Courtney McGovern.

“The facts and figures are more shocking than people would think,” senior chemistry major Amy Solinski said. “I think it’s a really good way to lead to the car show, which is where we get the most funds.”

Two days after the presentation by Rose Berger, the sorority hosted a Memory Game show. Participants put their knowledge of various trivia to the test, along with questions about the basic facts of Alzheimer’s disease.

Attendees got to learn more about the disease while hopefully realizing exactly

how much their memories destabilize with age, how losing simple abilities relating to memories can affect your life and how the severity of suffering brought to those with Alzheimer’s goes unnoticed on the national stage.

The final event of the week, the car show, closed off two parking lots, filling them with vintage cars of all colors, shapes and sizes. Tables from various other fraternities and sororities decorated the perimeter, all selling items that would raise money for the cause.

Sophomore English and communication studies double major Brooke Schmidt came to the car show because she “love(s) old cars and thought there would be fried Oreos.” Amanda Bowsky, a sophomore math major “wanted to see all the cars and support Sigma Kappa and Alzheimer’s awareness.”

People of all ages and interest came out to support the charity and enjoy the car show, which was a big event but was pulled together without a hitch.

“It’s always stressful, especially with an outdoor event, but thankfully everything worked out smoothly,” according to Megan Esposito, a sophomore elementary education and i-STEM double major.

Proud owners collected their awards for Best of Show, Best Paint, Most Memorable and People’s Choice for cars like a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 1955 Plymouth Savoy.

“It was really fun and I can’t wait until next year,” said deaf education and history double major Faith Hardy.

The car show came to a close as the car owners revved up their engines and sped away, leading the way to an even bigger and better Ultra Violet Week next year.

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Arts & Entertainment

Born Cages headlines indie-rock Rat show

By Kimberly Ilkowski Review Editor

Welcome to the Rathskeller, a place where pounding drums and fast strums call home. On Friday, Sept. 12, Boston alt-pop group The Color and Sound and the New York City-based indie-rock foursome Born Cages took the stage to show students at the College what they’re made of.

The evening began with The Color and Sound jumping on stage after grabbing a quick bite of waffle fries and cheese steaks.

The band, lead by vocalist Chris LaRocque, guitarist Nick Stewart, bassist Joe Aylward, aux percussionist Ally Mahoney and drummer Steve Aliperta, played tracks off its new EP, “Peace of Mind,” which comes out on DIY record label Black Numbers on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The standout track off the EP, “Cigarettes,” draws clear influences from the

band fun., particularly LaRocque’s similar falsetto to frontman Nate Ruess.

Later in the set, the band engaged the audience and asked students about their time here at the College. In the song, “Graves,” the band altered its lyrics to say, “When I’m cold, I’ll think of TCNJ.” Their undeniable energy lent itself to an incredible live performance. LaRocque has a voice made for pop-punk with the perfect balance of whine and serious vocal chops.

The band ended the set with its favorite song to play live, “Gregory” — a track Mahoney describes as the band’s time to shake it off and just have fun. The song featured chanted vocals from everyone in the group.

The Color and Sound formed as a collaborative effort between friends, who at the time were in three separate bands.

They mixed together their diverse musical styles in order to produce the March 2013

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Born Cages is an upcoming musical foursome from New York City.

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Holiday sings with passionate energy while also playing lead guitar.

EP, “The Spring Tour.” They hope to go on tour this winter to promote their work.

Following their performance, Born Cages lit up the stage with neon lighting effects that burst different colors and patterns throughout the set.

Comprised of Vlad Holiday on vocals and guitar, Amanda Carl on keyboards, Dave Tantao on drums and Matt Maroulakos on bass, the band played tracks off its EP, “Sidelines,” released in June 2013 via Razor & Tie Records.

Coming mid-Feb. 2015, it will release its first full-length album, but in the meantime it shared some new songs with the Rat audience.

The song “Bigger Than Me” featured ’80s style guitar hooks and synthesizers, while “I Keep Moving On” had a darker overtone with demanding drums.

At one point, Holiday ran up to the tables and had students sing along with him into his microphone for everyone to hear.

The crowd favorite and latest single, “Rolling Down The Hill,” is a poppy

blast about yearning to get away from “normal life.”

The end of the set heavily featured Holiday’s guitar skills with multiple solos.

As a whole, the band’s genre-bending set pieced together many different styles, ultimately making it hard to pinpoint its playful, experimental sound.

On Friday, Sept. 5, the band played a live acoustic studio session at beloved Philly radio station Radio 104.5.

“It was amazing,” Holiday said. “(DJ) Wendy Rollins is a sweetheart, and they took great care of us. Hopefully we can do more stuff with them in the future.”

As for the band’s upcoming tour dates throughout the fall, Holiday is most excited to play in Chicago.

“There’s a song off the new record that was inspired by a fan in Chicago,” Holiday said. “We opened up for Guns ‘N’ Roses there once, so it’s special to us.

With new albums and stacked tour dates, both of the nights’ acts have a lot to look forward to in the months ahead.

‘Made in America’ ends summer in musical bliss

By Jonathan Edmondson Arts & Entertainment Editor

Philadelphia knows how to end summer with a bang.

Each Labor Day weekend for the past two years, “Made in America,” the Jay-Z curated music festival, has come to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The streets fill with thousands of music lovers, desperate to squeeze in one last festival fix before the summer fades away into a distant melody.

The festival features hand-picked acts by Jay-Z himself from various genres, spanning hip-hop, alternative and electronica and with four stages to keep attendees plenty occupied during the two-day event.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the day kicked off right with The Neighbourhood, an alternative band that broke into

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Aoki pumps up the crowd with dance anthems.

the music scene with its hit single, “Sweater Weather.”

While it was sizzling outside, the band kept it cool with smooth vocals from lead singer Jesse Rutherford. A large crowd gathered around the Rocky Stage, which served as the main stage for the festival, and swayed to the edgy, indie sound.

Most of the crowd then moved to one of the side stages to see Chromeo, a Canadian electro-funk, disco duo who ran through an energetic and engaging set. Members David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel proved their musical talent while keeping the crowd entertained and pumped-up for the rest of the night.

Just as the sun began to set, The National took the Rocky Stage to croon out sweet, acoustic jams while the crowd took a brief respite from the heat and intensity of the early afternoon. Lead singer Matt Berninger serenaded the crowd with his passionate baritone vocals and melancholy lyrics.

As darkness crept over the festival, attendees were met by the one-two punch of J. Cole and Steve Aoki.

Cole, a North Carolina native, greeted a massive crowd and immediately dove into an impressive set. His passion was evident as his voice started to disappear after pouring so much of himself into each track.

Then, as soon as Aoki took the stage, a giant dance party erupted in the streets. Lights flashed and the bass blared as everyone in attendance got lost in the beat.

Some attendees took to climbing trees and lampposts to show their dedicated enthusiasm. To add to the madness, Aoki threw multiple whip cream pies into the audience and then showered everyone with champagne to finish off his set.

To close out Saturday night, headliner Kanye West took the stage. The Parkway was packed with hardcore fans and casual listeners alike awaiting a set from one of music’s biggest names. As expected, there were multiple

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Chromeo plays a funky and electronic set.

surprises, including West stopping in the middle of one of his songs to demand the lights be changed to what he originally planned. In addition, he had more than a few speeches which included how hard he works and how he doesn’t appreciate jokes. Antics aside, West has true musical talent.

Day two was met with inclement weather and caused most of the crowd to leave the festival early, but they managed to squeeze in acts like Kongos, Bear Hands and Man Overboard. Each of them put on fun, diverse sets that appealed to various interests. Also, the popular band Awolnation played through the rain and sang hit singles “Sail” and “Kill Your Heroes.”

Overall, the festival was an amazing way to end the summer with a crop of fellow music lovers who simply enjoy being carefree for a weekend without worrying about the stress of reality.

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Laird — single mother, mogul, entrepreneur

By Jillian Festa Correspondent

Business aficionado Taneshia Nash Laird kicked off the College’s fall 2014 Brown Bag series on Friday, Sept. 12, with her presentation, “The Accidental Entrepreneur: Adventures in the Arts, Sports and Community Development.” The Brown Bag series features weekly hour-long talks by speakers, hosted by the Department of Arts and Communication.

Laird, who is a self-described “serial

entrepreneur,” began her first-ever presentation about her life with the Dictionary. com definition of an entrepreneur: A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Through years of steadfast determination and inspired passion, Laird proved to have written her own definition of a businessperson, or as she likes to call it: #SingleMomMogul.

Laid boasted a lengthy portfolio of business pursuits. With her late-husband Roland Laird, she co-founded the TV, book and film

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Laird is a single mother who holds a successful business career.

enterprise Posro Media, which created one of the first black-owned independent comic book publishing companies in the country.

She even gave inner city artists their first professional jobs, an accomplishment that was applauded in the New York Times.

Laird was also the producer and host of NY Rap, a public access cable show based in Manhattan. It featured music videos and community action.

She is Chief Marketing Officer for My Image Studios (MIST) in Harlem, which has been coined “Harlem’s Living Room” — a restaurant, music venue and theater. It is an environmentally friendly social venture created to strengthen the cultures of the African and Latino diasporas.

Closer to campus, Laird was the director of economic development in Trenton, where she focused on business attraction, job creation and expansion. She dedicated herself to Trenton and its large black and Latino community by creating Destination Trenton, a marketing campaign that embraced the arts and heritage of Trenton.

“Trenton has an incredible, authentic history, and more people should be aware of that,” she said.

She also headed LMCK Partners, a consulting company that focuses on community

development, specifically in Trenton. She hopes to create the Roebling Innovation Center, a $95 million development which could add 500 to 1,000 jobs in Trenton.

Legacy Business Advisors, Laird’s main business, is a consulting company dedicated to public and community relations with a focus in arts, entertainment and sports.

Laird is Managing Partner of Public Relations of Legendary Eats Sandwich House, whose mission is to create healthier versions of entertainment and sports legends’ favorite sandwiches. It was launched in the Staples Center in Los Angeles in April 2014 and has intentions to spread to other arenas.

She describes being a business person as “finding a problem and solving it, and that failing is part of the process.”

Laird earned a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baruch College and is currently pursuing a Master’s in strategic communications from Columbia University.

When asked how she manages to balance everything, she replied that she “takes her kids everywhere.”

Laird states that you should always follow your dreams. She also lives her life by one particular quote: “Invest in your dream. Grind now. Shine later.”

‘Wired’ competition showcases theatrical talents

By Kimberly Ilkowski Review Editor

What do you get when you tell over 60 students to forfeit the next 24 hours of their lives to eat, sleep and breathe theater? Insanity, of course, and the fall edition of “Wired,” the biannual All College Theatre and TCNJ Musical Theatre competition to write, direct, state manage and perform a one act play from scratch.

Five teams had only one day to create plays based off this year’s theme, “Classic Arcade Games” in the Brower Student Center on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Easy enough, right? That’s why the arbiters, who serve as the “game makers” of the event, added in some twists and turns to really have students pulling their hair out all in the name of comedy.

Twists that had to be added into the plays were a shopping mall store, a flavor, an X-rated position,

a famous painting and a completely random prop.

“I am in an insanely caffeinated state,” said Matt Steurer, head arbiter and junior interactive multimedia and computer science double major, at the end of the night.

Some of the arbiters’ duties were to create the twists, themes and genres of the plays, as well as stay wide awake to execute it all.

It was through hyperactive creativity glands and looking back on other successful, past “Wired” ideas that the team of seven arbiters brainstormed this year’s wacky requirements.

Then it was on to the plays. In the Donkey Kong reimagined show “Donkey-Jote,” a disgruntled DK works at a Build-A-Bear Workshop with the girl of his dreams — and her arrogant boyfriend.

In an epic dream sequence, DK throws barrels at a hammerhandling Mario to save his love, Princess Peach.

Alyssa Freitas, a sophomore management major who ended up winning best actress, stole the show as DK’s embarrassing, constantly yelling mother, Mama Kong, complete with a thick New York accent.

Shannon McGovern, a senior music major, also won as best director for the show.

In the play, “Did You Mean Recursion?” a group of people stand around a bar during a costume party. In a “Groundhog Day”-esque series of events, the character Rose must repeatedly encounter the same actions from a belligerent bar attendee, her blowhard boyfriend, a not-so-innocent stranger and a suspiciously knowledgeable bartender.

Talk of glory holes and doing shrooms are just some of the outrageous recurring dialogue, and the actor’s spot-on comedic timing helped land it this year’s best show title.

Stephany Estrada, a freshman

anthropology major, also won for best stage manager.

“C.A.I. Codified Artificial Intelligence” follows a computer programmer, Amelia, trying to finish coding her new game. Cue a distraction in the form of a lesbian couple, Jackie and Jacqui, who take her out for the day, only to be kidnapped by a rogue programmer and forced to go through a series of challenges to escape.

In the midst of a challenge, Amelia realizes a solution to the problem she had in her own coding and applies it to help her escape the strange world she is trapped in.

This technophilic thriller landed senior psychology major Mariah-Lynn Black and junior English and secondary education double major Steven Munoz the best writers award.

“Contagion,” based on the game Space Invaders, is a sci-fi play about scientists and Apple Inc. representatives traveling to

Planet Google to find a cure for a disease-plagued Earth. The Apple reps have cruel intentions, planning to take over and destroy Google to harvest the cure.

Luckily, the good guys prevail in the end, and scientist Diana is able to save the Googolian race from extinction.

Wrapping up the night, “Post Secrets” featured a delivery company training their newest employee Max, played by senior music and education double major Kyle Sheehan.

Max is faced with inexplicable obstacles along his delivery route, like a traffic-blocking break dancer, a seductive Miracle Whip wielding lingerie model, a tornado and existential drug addicts. When Max isn’t driving over tombstones, he’s losing his life and helping Death through a mid-life crisis.

This bizarre yet lovable role earned Sheehan the award for best actor.

‘If I Stay’ is a heart-felt, contemporary film

By Kayla Whittle Correspondent

In “If I Stay,” Mia is at the beginning of a snow day when a car accident changes her life forever. She wakes up, confused and alone, only to realize that she is in a coma, barely alive. Struck with sudden tragedy, she can either crumble underneath the weight of all that is lost or stand strong and recognize what she has left to live for: the people in her life who are convincing her to stay.

In the onslaught of young adult, book-to-movie adaptations coming to theaters, “If I Stay” stands strong as a movie that is loveable, even if you have never heard of the book. This success can be attributed both to author Gayle Forman’s wonderful talent for creating vivid modern characters as well as how easily contemporary fiction lends itself to film. While a little may be lost because the author’s gripping prose cannot be directly translated to the screen, fans of the novel will leave the theater happy. Those who have had no contact with the book will love the movie even more as they visually experience what has captivated the hearts of many.

Mia is played by Chloe Grace Moretz, an actress who has exploded into the spotlight after starring in movies ranging from horror to comedy. In this film, she tries out a new genre while using her previous experience to help her character shine. She excels in enticing the audience to fall in love with Adam (Jamie Blackley) beside her,

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Moretz and Blackley have beautiful chemistry.

to cry for her tragedy and to hope for her happy ending.

Moretz pulls us into Mia’s world and makes it so that we don’t wish to leave it. Thankfully, her love interest, Adam, delivers just as powerful a performance. He compliments Moretz’s character, and their scenes together are often fun and endearing.

At times, the minor characters of the film truly made it touching and memorable. As Mia searches for a reason to cling to life, the scenes become a mixture of her memories and portions of the time she spends in the hospital. Seeing how wonderful her family was as she grew up prompts laughter tinged with sadness, yet what brings on tears is seeing her grandfather, played by Stacy Keach, remind Mia of how much he loves her. The simplicity of the scene in which he is alone with Mia in the hospital was outstanding.

Do not dismiss this movie — it is a meaningful contemporary film. “If I Stay” is full of heart, a fantastic cast of characters and a strong ending that will leave you clamoring for more. We can only hope that the success of this movie will prompt the adaptation of more of Gayle Forman’s work for audiences everywhere to fall in love with.

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Quality tennis performance at home Tennis

Lions’ tournament a success for both teams

By Kyle Bennion Photo Editor

The College’s women’s tennis team hosted the two-day Lion’s invitational against New York University on Friday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 13.

The team received a number of quality performances in both singles and doubles play.

Six different Lion’s picked up wins in singles play on the opening day, including wins from junior Victoria Michels, sophomore Katie Buchbinder and freshmen Nadia Olesnycky, Kristen Malpas, Brittany Reedman and Danna Tsay.

Junior captain Emma Allen had strong praise for Buchbinder’s performance in singles play.

“She was sick before the match, but she didn’t let that slow her down,” Allen said. “She fought hard the whole match and won it in a tiebreaker, and we couldn’t be more proud of her.”

Doubles play saw impressive victories for Reedman and Maddy Stoner, Reedman and Tsay and junior Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette and Emma Allen.

“NYU is such a strong team,”

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Both men and women’s tennis perform well on home ground at the Lions’ tournament.

Allen said. “They have an incredibly deep roster, not unlike our own. Whether they were winning or losing, everyone fought hard.

We played tremendously.”

The College’s men’s tennis team was also active in the tournament, opening their season against the NYU men.

The Lions won all four doubles

matches on Saturday, with sophomores Jack August and Pierce Cooper posting scores of 8-0 and 8-3. The tandem of sophomores Billy Buchbinder and Jason Prezant also won in doubles with scores of 8-2 and 8-5.

The College also had a number of players post victories in their singles matches, with wins

going to August, Cooper, Chris D’Agostino, Marc Friedmen and Mike Stanley. The men next compete in the ITA Northeast Regional Championships from Saturday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 22.

Earlier in the week, the College’s women’s tennis had a very strong home opener, besting the Stockton Ospreys 9-0.

The win stretches the Lion’s conference win streak to 157, a streak that began in 1983. Doubles action saw junior captains Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette and Emma Allen netting an 8-1 victory at the top position, while freshmen Nadia Olesnycky and Maddy Stoner won at second doubles 8-4.

Sophomores Katie Buchbinder and Anna Prestera won third doubles by a mark of 8-2.

“Nerves aren’t an issue anymore” Allen said. “Everyone seems fully comfortable on the court now.”

All six points in single play were swept, with Buchbinder, Muniz-Cadorette, Brittany Reedman, Allen, Stoner and Prestera all earning victories in the first six slots.

The win bumped the Lion’s record to 3-0 while dropping Stockton to a record of 2-2.

“It’s amazing how all of our players can compete with each other,” Allen said. “Every one of our ten players has the skill to compete.”

The girls return to dual meet action on Saturday, Sept. 20, where they will host conference opponent Kean University at 12 p.m.

Women’s Soccer

Lions hit their first loss of the season at 2-1

By Matt Bowker Production Manager

Photo courtesy of the Sports Information Desk

Sophomore Christine Levering records an assist.

The women’s soccer team suffered its first loss of the season with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The game featured two of the nation’s top Division III teams, with Johns Hopkins ranked 18th in the nation and the Lions 10th. The loss dropped the College to 4-1 overall and third place in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

After a scoreless first half in the rain, Johns Hopkins was able to break through early in the second half. Senior Hannah Kronick got the Blue Jays on the board

first when she rocketed home a rebound in the 61st minute. Kronick then added her sixth goal of the year 15 minutes later to give the Blue Jays a commanding lead.

The Lions rallied with a goal by junior Christina Roach in the 88th minute, but it was too little, too late for the College to complete the rally.

The goal was Roach’s third of the season, with the assist coming from last season’s leading scorer, Christine Levering.

The Blue Jays were able to hold off the Lions’ attack to secure their fifth win of the season.

“We had our chances throughout the game, but for some reason we were not able to finish them,” said leading-scorer Gina Caprara.

The Lions defeated Johns Hopkins last season in a 2-1 doubleovertime thriller capped off by a Levering game-winning goal.

Johns Hopkins was the first ranked opponent the College has faced this season.

The Lions have another light week ahead of them with only one upcoming game. The team will travel to Rutgers-Newark University on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the College’s first conference match.

Last season, the Lions used a 6-2-1 conference record to coast their way to an NJAC title.

“Moving forward, we just need to focus on finishing our chances and we should be fine,” Caprara said.

Cheap Seats

Bengals supportive of Still and daughter

By Kevin Luo Staff Writer

Last week, I wrote about the Cincinnati Bengals signing Devon Still to their practice roster after originally cutting him to help him pay for his daughter’s cancer treatments. This week, there have been continued developments in this story, and it has become one of the best feel-good stories in sports this year.

The Bengals announced that Still would be brought up to the 53rd man active roster, making him eligible for games. Still said he is regaining some of his focus on football after all the support

he has received for his daughter. He said that the Bengals have given him so much support that he should do what he can to help the Bengals out in return.

The best part of this story is how the Bengals have started a campaign to donate a portion of Still’s jersey sales to pediatric cancer research.

The Bengals launched the jersey campaign this past Monday, Sept. 10, and they’ve already sold over 5,000 Still jerseys, raising over $400,000 for cancer research.

During the first day of sales, Still’s jersey sold more than any other Bengals’ players’ jersey in a single day. The Bengals also put

an area on their team website where people who don’t want to buy a jersey can make donations toward cancer research.

Members of the NFL community are doing what they can to help this campaign. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton offered to buy 100 Still jerseys, which will be given out to kids at Cincinnati hospitals and Boys and Girls Clubs.

With all the negative stories in the NFL this week, this story has clearly been a ray of sunshine in the middle of a major storm in the NFL. You don’t have to like the Bengals or football to want to root for Devon Still and his daughter and be touched by this amazing story.

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Still’s daughter, 4, has cancer.

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Lions respond quickly to opposing goal Field hockey’s dominating streak continues

By Otto Gomez Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of the Sports Information Desk

Sophomore Lexi Smith scores against Cabrini College.

The Lions continued their dominating streak with an overpowering win against the Cabrini College Cavaliers. But this game started off differently than all the other previous games.

The Lions surrendered a goal early in the first half to give the Cavaliers a quick advantage. The goal was scored by junior Kerry Anne Farrell, her third of the season, with the assist coming from sophomore Kylie McDevitt. The Lions quickly regrouped and did not look back, scoring their first goal nearly 10 minutes later.

It was a strange situation for such a dominating team to be trailing in the game, but they were able to overcome the deficit

with a score by senior Erin Healy, her fifth of the season, coming off the assist from fellow seniors Erin Waller and Lindsey Hatch.

Healy continued her outstanding play this season by being a great scorer as well as a facilitator on offense, registering the assist on the team’s second goal by Hatch.

“We’re all going into each game as if we are playing a faceless opponent,” Healy said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, we’re concentrating on how we want to play.”

Right before the end of the half, the Lions punched another one in by none other than Healy, coming off the assist from Lexi Smith. Sophomore Kelly Schlupp played very well in goal, with two clutch saves at the end of the half when the Cavaliers

still had possession of the ball in the circle.

Jaclyn Douglas, the other star playmaker, finally got on the board in the second half with an assist to Smith. The Lions’ offensive outburst did not stop there, though. Healy completed her hat-trick and Hatch netted her second of the game. Smith finished the game with a great stat sheet, adding another assist on Healy’s last and fourth goal of the night.

Overall, the star players ended with a great line as usual while the defense played well, forcing goalie Schlupp to only make four saves.

The Lions will try to continue their strong play away at Johns Hopkins University on Sunday, Sept. 14.

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Taylor Iodice, senior club field hockey president, said her team usually practices on Lions Stadium but is now having trouble with official scheduling this year.

“We have not been confirmed on Book-It (the College’s space reservation website) for any of our practices because there is not enough staff to be there for them,” Iodice said.

“Club sports is at the bottom of the list of priorities.”

The field hockey team and other club sport teams have no say in practice times since they are unable to confirm with a director. Iodice added that the current lack of organization in the athletics department, particularly for intramurals and club sports, is negatively impacting the mindset of club field hockey.

“It is very frustrating that the school’s mistakes in staffing and in new policies affecting club sports are hindering our ability to practice and function as a team,” Iodice said.

Club bowling does not practice on campus but is well aware of the challenges and frustration of other sports clubs who use on-campus venues. According to junior bowling team member Cameron Schiff, there is an overall feeling of bewilderment both for the teams and staff.

“The staff in (Athletics) has no idea on what’s going on because of the lack of leadership,” Schiff said.

“For us, it isn’t terrible since we don’t practice on campus, but it is making it hard for our school’s club sports teams to practice.”

Despite the difficulties, Athletics is making an effort to

turn things around. According to Beverly, the department is in the process of establishing the Office of Recreation, which will allow intramurals and club sports to effectively organize practice and performance times.

There will also be a new director of recreation position, which will take the place of the intramural and club sports director position. Meanwhile, assistant athletics facilities coordinator Kevin Tylus will handle spacing requests for the intramurals and club sports teams until the College finds a new director.

“As we move forward, Recreation will provide innovative programming that engages the entire campus community,” Beverly said. “We ask just for a little patience during the next two to three weeks as we bring the new director onboard.”

Cheap Seats

Dark week for the NFL, Goodell should go

By Kevin Luo Staff Writer Roger Goodell said that he has no intention of resigning, despite constant outside pressure. Even though he insists he won’t resign, I think the commissioner needs to go. This past week has been one of the darkest weeks in recent NFL history, and the fallout needs to fall on the commissioner’s shoulders.

Goodell has been considered a tough commissioner during his tenure, cracking down on players and other members of the NFL community for a variety of misdeeds, most notably drug offenses and illegal ingame hits. Events of this past week have demonstrated that Goodell and the league don’t have the same stern stance on domestic violence when it comes to its players.

At this point, most people have seen the video released by TMZ of Ray Rice assaulting his fiancée in the casino elevator. The surfacing of this video resulted in Rice’s release by the Ravens and indefinitely suspended from the NFL. But many questions arose from this case. How did the mighty NFL not get its hands on this video when TMZ was able to? It’s obvious that a video existed because the event occurred in a casino elevator, so why didn’t the NFL do everything in its power to get its hands on this tape? There have also been reports that came out this week that make the league offices look bad. The first

report was by the Associated Press, saying that the infamous video was sent to the league offices months ago. There was also a report that Ray Rice told Roger Goodell all the details of the assault months ago in a face-to-face meeting.

Whether he physically saw the tape or not, Goodell is responsible for everything involving the NFL league office. As he told Saints coach Sean Payton when handing down Spygate suspensions, “ignorance is not an excuse.” Now, Goodell is getting a taste of his own medicine. His ignorance should not excuse his decision to only give Ray Rice a two-game suspension for his actions, especially if the above allegations are all true.

Along with the Ray Rice incident, there are a few other domestic violence incidents that have caused people to question the league’s stance on the issue.

Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was convicted of assaulting and threatening his ex-girlfriend, but he’s still playing this week while he appeals the conviction. Ray McDonald, a 49ers defensive tackle, also continues to play after he was accused of domestic violence. These incidents make these teams look bad, but also serve as a huge black eye for a league which avoids stepping in and suspending these players.

I understand the league wants to get all of the details before handing out disciplines. However, where there’s smoke, there’s often fire in these cases. The decisions made by the league office show

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NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell most likely won’t step down. the league is taking a soft stance when it comes to domestic violence when it should be cracking down. The National Organization for Women has come out and demanded Roger Goodell resigns. Many players, like Terrance Knighton and London Fletcher, have been very outspoken on social media about these incidents.

There is no place for these actions in the NFL, and the soft stance and horrible mishandling of these cases is inexcusable, and that falls on the head of the commissioner. I don’t think the NFL owners will fire Goodell until it’s evident that he’s hurting the business, but it’s time for Goodell to protect the NFL shield by resigning.

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George Tatoris “The Ref”

Matt Bowker

Production Manager

Kevin Luo

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Gabe Allen Staff Writer

In this week’s Around the Dorm, the “Ref,” George Tatoris, asks our panel of experts three questions: Should NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell be dismissed, can any international basketball team beat the USA, and will New Jersey’s legalization of sports betting have a negative effect on college and professional sports?

1. People are questioning how much NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell knew about the Ray Rice abuse video before it leaked. Should he be dismissed and, if so, who should replace him?

Matt: Roger Goodell should, step down as commissioner of the NFL. He claims to have not have seen the video evidence before last week, but that is almost certainly a lie. If Goodell truly had not seen the video, then he neglected to properly do his job by gathering all relevant information. If he wanted to see the video, there is almost nothing that could stop him from receiving the video. Hint: It’s been in your email for five months now, Roger. His ever-evolving lies are more inconsistent than his suspensions. From the Saints bounty scandal to the whole lockout disaster, Goodell has proven that he is incapable of maintaining the NFL’s success and should step down. He has lost all respect from the players, fans and media alike. As Goodell said during the Saints’ bounty scandal, “ignorance is not an excuse.” As for who takes

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his spot, it doesn’t matter. Any jabroni with half a brain can keep up the NFL’s growing success and influence.

Kevin: I don’t think the NFL owners will dismiss Roger Goodell unless the league is in jeopardy of losing too much money, but I think he should definitely resign. I’m not sure if he saw the tape, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Reports have surfaced saying that the league received a copy of the infamous

video, and Ray Rice told Goodell about the incident months ago, but Rice still only got a two-game suspension. Goodell and the league clearly didn’t do everything in their power to see what was on the now infamous tape and properly punish Ray Rice. Goodell said it himself when disciplining Sean Payton during the Bounty-Gate scandal: “Negligence is no excuse.” Now he needs to take a dose of his own medicine and resign. If Goodell were

gone, I think an interesting replacement for him would be Condoleezza Rice. I’m not sure if the NFL is ready for a female commissioner, but she is clearly passionate and knowledgeable about the game, being chosen as a member of the college football selection panel.

Gabe: Though it’s impossible to know for certain, I doubt NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had seen the footage of Ray Rice knocking out his now-wife. First of all, I can’t believe that the tape was released without the consent of Rice’s wife. The fact that no one is really talking about how wrong it is for it to be airing without her consent is mind-boggling to me. However, if Goodell had seen this several months ago prior to determining Rice’s penalty — or he was purposefully hiding this from the general public in order to preserve the reputation of the NFL and its players — then he does need to go. What did people think it was going to look like when an NFL running back knocked out his wife who’s about a third of the size of him? Did people expect it to look like a fair fight?

Matt gets 3 points for Goodell’s past mistakes. Kevin gets 2 points for turning Goodell’s own words against him. Gabe gets 2 points for saying the video was aired without consent.

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2. Team USA has been an absolute Goliath in the world of international basketball. But does any country’s team seems like it has a chance of being our David? If not this year, in future international basketball events?

Matt: No team has a shot at beating the U.S.A. in basketball. Not this year, not in the next century. No other country produces anywhere near

the talent that we do here in the states. Kids in other countries of the world are taught to kick the ball with their feet rather than to pick it up and shoot it into a basket. Children in Europe simply do not care for basketball. Soccer is their first love, while basketball is way down at the bottom of that list, right above starting world wars. The U.S.’s main competition, in-

ternationally, is Derrick Rose’s ACL. Even the second best international team, may have one mediocre NBA player, at best. International basketball is a joke and always will be.

Kevin: The U.S. is the most talented basketball nation in the world, and it’s not even close. However, that doesn’t mean that we’re unbeatable in international competition. That’s because the American team occasionally has flaws when it comes to the international game.

American players are used to being stars on their respective teams and playing isolationheavy basketball. Most international teams play “Spurs” basketball, meaning they pass the ball around and try and take good shots while maximizing the efficiency of their offense. The international game also allows for teams to slow down the pace and neutralize the American athleticism by playing zone defense, which through occasional American impatience leads to forced shots and turnovers. I don’t know if there’s one David for the U.S. Goliath because

every team gives the U.S. its best shot, but the team most well equipped to compete with the U.S. for years to come is Spain.

Gabe: The U.S. team will continue to dominate, as there are simply too many talented players from which to choose. International teams feature many NBA stars and players, and it’s undeniable that the rest of the world is catching up to the Americans. However, because of injuries and the length of the NBA season, it’s unlikely that international teams will consistently field their best rosters. For example, Tony Parker and Joakim Noah are both among the best players in the NBA, but neither took part in the FIBA games. Had they both been able to play, it wouldn’t have been such a surprise had the Parker-Noah-Nicolas Batum-and Boris Diaw-led French team still managed to defeat Spain, the Gasol brothers, and Serge Ibaka. Anything can happen on a given day, but the U.S.A. will continue to be the favorites on game day for years to come.

Kevin gets 3 points for mentioning Team USA’s weaknesses. Gabe gets 2 points for the issue of international teams fielding good rosters. Matt gets 1 point for taking a potshot at Europe.

3. Sports betting was just legalized in NJ. Will this have a negative effect on professional and college sports as many organizations claim it will?

Matt: Sports betting in New Jersey is a good idea. It will draw even more interest to sports and offer fans a better viewing experience. The games will increase in popularity and all-around revenue intake. This will also help the N.J. economy and revitalize the struggling Atlantic City night life. In the U.S., sports gambling is currently legal in Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana, however, ordinary people bet on sports every day.

It is estimated that $500 billion was illegally wagered in 2013. Even a small bet between friends is classified as sports betting. Las Vegas made about $3 billion alone last year from betting. With betting legalized in Jersey, Atlantic City could likely become the betting center of the East Coast — something that its economy desperately needs.

Kevin: I don’t think sports betting being legalized in N.J. will have any negative

effects on college or professional sports.

The sports gambling industry is already a multi-billion dollar industry, legalized in many states and obviously very popular online. Athletes know not to bet on their respective sports. Adding another avenue for sports gambling isn’t going to affect the product on the field or cause a scandal, granted that opposing quarterbacks don’t place Peter LaFleuresque bets on their teams to beat the Giants or Jets before games after having life-changing conversations with Lance Armstrong at JFK. Gabe: Sports betting being legalized in New Jersey will not have negative effects on professional and college sports in the state. Sports betting was happening regardless of the fact that it was illegal, and it would have continued to exist whether it was made legal or not. If an official were going to influence the outcome of a sporting contest, then he would probably have no problem gambling illegally as well, and I just can’t imagine this making a real impact on sports in N.J.

Kevin gets 3 points for the “Dodgeball” reference. Matt gets 2 points for mentioning the benefits of gambling. Gabe gets 1 point for saying sports gambling has always been a thing.

Kevin wins Around the Dorm, 8-6-5

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Fall 2014 Opportunities Fair Friday, October 3rd , 2014 Rec Center 11AM– 2 PM Profit

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Turner Construction Company

Graduate School

Accutest Laboratories

Horvath & Giacin, P.C.

Univar USA

Caldwell University

AdMed, Inc. *

Hunterdon Academy of the Arts

UPS

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Aerotek

IMET Corporation

Urban Engineers

Aon

Inductotherm Corp.

Vernalis Group, Inc.

Fairleigh Dickinson University—School of Pharmacy

ASRC Federal Mission Statements, LLC

Infragistics

Victaulic

Baanyan Software Services

Johnson & Johnson

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Blinds To Go

Klatzkin

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Bloomberg LP

KPMG

Wilkin and Guttenplan

Bright Horizons

Management Planning, Inc.

Withum, Smith, & Brown

Brown & Brown Benefit Advisors

Marathon Data Systems

Yellow Pages

Buck Consultants (Xerox)

Marcus & Millichap

Non-Profit

Burlington Stores

McCann Torre Lazur

Bonnie Brae

CBIZ Valuation Group

Mercadien Group

CISabroad

CDW

MSSL, inc.

City Year

Chubb & Son

New York Life

ETS (Educational Testing Service)

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

News America Marketing

Electrochemical Society

Cintas Corp.

Northwestern Mutual– Central NJ/Bucks County

Teach for America

CIT Group

Northwestern Mutual– Olson

Washington Center for Intenships

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Womanspace

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Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Deloitte

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Fastenal

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Front Rush

Sobel & Company, LLC

Grant Thornton

SolarCity

Guardian

Target

H.M. Royal, Inc.

Tata Consultancy Services

Health Care Software, Inc.

Torcon, Inc.

Hennion & Walsh, Inc.

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ports Week In Review The Horizon For

By Gabe Allen Staff Writer While week one of the NFL season was a relatively quiet one on the injury front, the bodies started to hit the field during the second weekend of NFL action, and there was no shortage of players who had to be carted off by medical staff.

RGIII (dislocated ankle), Knowshon Moreno (dislocated elbow), Jamaal Charles (sprained ankle), A.J. Green (turf toe), DeSean Jackson (shoulder), Ryan Matthews (MCL sprain), Eric Decker (hamstring) and Vernon Davis (ankle) were all forced to leave their respective games on Sunday and were unable to return to play. Each of these players was drafted during the first nine rounds of the Lions’ League of Legends draft — meaning those teams who drafted these players better be prepared to scour the waiver wire for both short and long-term help. Some of these players will be able to return sooner rather than later, but it’s always better to have a solid backup plan in the event that they miss considerable time.

On top of all these injuries and the circus that has ensued following the Ravens’ releasing of Ray Rice, the Minnesota Vikings also decided to deactivate Adrian Peterson this weekend due to the recently reported child abuse. Peterson, otherwise known as “All Day,” was taken with the No. 1 overall

pick in most leagues (including this one), and Matt Modica’s “Chip Kelly T-shErtz” will have to do some serious scouting of the free agent player pool if they are going to rebound from such a devastating loss.

Going into Monday Night Football, “Guru G’s Gridiron Gang” (run by yours truly) is the only team that is guaranteed to be undefeated by the end of the Eagles-Colts showdown — thanks in large part to Charles’s injury.

The Anna Prestera and Jon Raybould-led units, which are both currently in need of upgraded team names, appear to be set to join me among the undefeated — provided Jeremy Maclin doesn’t go for 21 points (e.g. 150 yards and a touchdown). If Maclin goes off, the Grossman-run group (also in need of a better squad name) will improve to 2-0 instead.

Meanwhile, despite some impressive adjustments following their week one loss, the Die-Hard Dream Team of Bianca Caracappa and Tori Michels will need Eagles tight end Zach Ertz and Colts running back Trent Richardson to score 26 points combined in order to keep Prestera’s Peyton-led pack from dropping them to 0-2.

In the last five years, around 60 percent of NFL teams who start the season 2-0 wind up making the playoffs. Yes, fantasy football is a whole different beast, but I have to like my chances of making a postseason run after such a stellar start to the year.

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS HISTORY On Sept. 21, 2008, the New York Yankees played in their final game at the historic Yankee Stadium after hosting the team for 85 years. The Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 but missed the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.

This week’s picks from the staff Staff

(NFL) Broncos vs.Seahawks

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(NCAA) Auburn vs.

Kansas State

(EPL) Man City vs.

Chelsea

Men’s Soccer September 17 vs. FDU-Florham, 7:30 p.m.

September 19 vs. Rutgers-Newark, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer September 19 at Rutgers-Newark , 7:30 p.m.

Football September 20 vs. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2:00 p.m.

Women’s Tennis September 20 vs. Kean University, 12:00 p.m.

September 21 at William Patterson University, 12:00 p.m..

Field Hockey September 20 at Messiah College, 1:00 p.m.

September 23 at Gwynedd-Mercy University, 6:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis September 20-22 ITA Northeast Regional Championships at Hobart College, TBA

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Freshman Khani Glover scored his first collegiate touchdown to secure the Lions’ victory of FDU-Florham last week. Glover punched it in on a two-yard rush with just under five minutes remaining to put the Lions out of reach.

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Last Week’s Trivia Answer : Boston Red Sox’ legend Ted Williams was the last player in MLB history to have a .400 batting average in 1908. Williams hit over .400 three times in his career.

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A late comeback gives football a ‘W’

By Anthony Caruso Staff Writer

The College’s football team could have let the Ursinus blowout hurt it in its game with FDUFlorham. But despite going into the fourth quarter with a losing score, the Lions mounted a comeback, scoring two rushing touchdowns late in the game. The 14 points off of the first two rushing touchdowns of the season helped secure the team’s first win of the season, 1713, over the FDU-Florham Devils on Friday, Sept. 12. “(Friday) night was a great way to rebound from the Ursinus game,” sophomore quarterback Michael Marchesano said. “Our team really needed to come back and play hard.

That’s what we did.”

With 1:59 left in the game, the defense allowed a nine-play, 82-yard drive that would end with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Devil’s junior quarterback Tyler Maurer to freshman wide receiver Malik Pressley. The extra point failed, giving the Lions a 17-13 lead.

“The touchdown by Pressley was well executed, but they would need more than the six points that they got,” freshman running back Khani Glover said. “When we

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Football wins 17-13 over FDU-Florham after being down in fourth quarter. went back on offense, it was just a matter of running out the clock and not making any mistakes that could result in points their way.”

Following the touchdown, the Lions rushed for eight-yards, and Colin Cazzetta had a 57-yard punt to push the Devils inside their own 20-yard line. On the punt, FDUFlorham was called for roughing the kicker, which gave the Lions the first down.

Marchesano would rush for a one-yard loss before kneeling the ball. Then, the time expired on the Devils comeback attempt.

The College took the lead at 10:38 in the fourth on a five-play, 23-yard drive, allowing Frank Fuccello to score on a five-yard rushing touchdown.

“The play by Fuccello that gave us the 10-7 lead was a game changer,” Glover said.

“It gave us the momentum we needed to turn things around.”

Glover, who was making his collegiate debut, led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 38 yards. At 4:25 left in the fourth, he scored a two-yard touchdown to increase the lead by 10 points.

“As a team, we knew that the two-yard run was what we needed,” Glover said. “Points on the board made it a two-possession game late in the fourth quarter. It gave our defense some breathing room, even if a couple mistakes were made. The touchdown for me capped off a great drive with tremendous team efforts that resulted in my first collegiate touchdown.”

The Lions trailed 7-3 at halftime. Cazzetta booted a 29-yard field goal through the uprights at 6:51 in the second. The Devils took a 7-0 lead in the first when

Pressley caught a nine-yard pass from Maurer.

The College was without two of its better players for this game. Running back Victor Scalici and tight end Ryan Baranowsky missed the game. Both players, who played in the Ursinus game, could have been resting for the upcoming game.

“Scalici and Baranowsky are great players, and anyone would love to have them on the field,” Marchesano said. “But their replacements really stepped up and played well.”

The Lions return home to Lions Stadium this Saturday, Sept.

20, as they host national powerhouse University of WisconsinWhitewater. This will be the first meeting between the two teams, as the Warhawks make their firstever trip to the College.

In their first two games, the Warhawks have averaged 57.5 points per game. They had a season-high 73 points in their season opening win over the Waldorf Warriors, an NAIA school. The national champions are also allowing 10 points per game.

“Obviously, they are a great team,” Marchesano said. “We need to go to practice everyday and prepare for the game just like we would any other week.”

With a player down, soccer still earns a tie

By Peter Fiorilla News Editor

Showing flexibility and discipline on the road, the men’s soccer team shut down Drew University while down a man in a 0-0 tie following a 2-0 loss to Stevens Institute of Technology.

The Lions, 3-3-1, had their work cut out for them in both games, starting with the trip to Drew. Thirty-two minutes in, Lions junior goalkeeper Maciej Libucha was ejected when the referee judged he handled the ball outside the box.

“At the end of the day, (Libucha) followed his instincts to make a save and keep Drew’s goals on the day at zero,” senior defender Steve Cukar said. “The referee made the call that he had to.”

The College quickly adjusted to the firsthalf red card, though, and kept its third shutout of the season in adverse circumstances.

“I think it was just us stepping up to the challenge,” said sophomore goalkeeper Jake Nesteruk, who came in for Libucha.

“We played very intelligently in the back, and that’s credit to (senior defenders) Ryan Sullivan and Steve Cukar for organizing the team. We knew we would have to grind out this game, and that’s exactly what we did. It was a true team effort.”

Lions’ Lineup September 17, 2014

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Libucha is ejected for handling the ball outside of the box.

It was the first time the College has been reduced to 10 men this season, but practicing with the event in mind paid off: The Lions were able to shift formation, defend as a unit and force the Rangers offense to drift harmlessly wide.

“When going down a man, communication becomes even that more important,” Cukar said. “From the goalkeeper through to the strikers, players must be communicating to keep our form and track the runs the opposing players are

making. We also changed around our formation giving them some more room on the flanks while keeping our numbers in the middle of the pitch.”

The College faced 13 shots, but Nesteruk was only called upon to make a pair of saves. The Lions saw the game out while managing to threaten the Rangers’ goal as well.

“Each player must limit mistakes and play safely,” Cukar said. “We were able to do these things while still playing our game

and being dangerous on the offensive end.”

The Lions also had opportunities to score in the 2-0 loss to Stevens, but failed to score for the first time this season as the Ducks defense held firm.

Stevens’s goals on both sides of halftime — the game-winner coming on a penalty in the 39th minute — dropped the College to .500 to end its long, season-opening road trip.

The Ducks’ tallies were the only goals conceded by Nesteruk in his 310 minutes playing for the Lions, though, and he has teamed up with Libucha to allow just one goal per game this year.

“I think it really comes down to the standards of (head coach George) Nazario,” Nesteruk said. “We know what is expected of us, and its just a matter of us not wanting to let him or our teammates down. A lot of credit goes to our back line, (which) has been very consistent, and Maciej, who has been playing very well. Maciej and I have really pushed ourselves during preseason and training, and we are each others supporters and source of motivation.”

The Lions have a chance to get back in the win column this week as they return to home turf on Wednesday, Sept.

17, for a game in Lions Stadium against FDU-Florham.

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Field hockey wins again page 16

Soccer gets first loss page 15

Bengals support Devon Still page 15