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Vol. CXXXVIII, No. 4

February 13, 2013

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Town Gown meeting Clementi Act returns Solutions put forth

By Tom Kozlowski Opinions Editor

As the College and Ewing Township find themselves more interdependent and more responsive with one another, the local Ewing Town Gown meetings have been assembled to broaden these relations. Their Tuesday, Feb. 5 meeting was an example of this goal — at its core it aims to improve student conduct in a community where residential concerns run high.

Both sides, preparing to tackle local issues, were represented on the board. Heading the meeting was Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann, joined by Business Administrator James McManimon.

Representing the College were Dean of Students Magda Manetas, Director of Housing Shawn Stalling and Student Government President Christina Kopka.

Their mission statement was to “improve communications, analyze issues of common concern, and facilitate mutual participation in community, cultural and civic activities.”

These are overarching ambitions, but the meeting quickly channeled into

a discussion on student behavior, particularly the call for more supervision and self-regulation.

Manetas illustrated the point with statistics on student incidents from the past semester. Approximately 50 incidents occurred between August and September, with about 140 students involved. Sergeant Dave LaBaw of Ewing Police also discussed the 297 summonses handed out. visit tcnjsignal.net for more

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Lautenberg (left) and Holt (center) reintroduce the Tyler Clementi Act.

By Christopher Rightmire News Editor In order to combat bullying and harassment on college campuses, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (DN.J.) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act at Rutgers University and the Tyler Clementi Foundation’s launch of the Tyler Clementi Center.

The bill would require federally funded colleges and universities to put in place anti-harassment policies, and would provide funding for schools to establish or expand programs that aim to prevent

harassment of students. It would also require schools to recognize cyberbullying as a form of harassment.

“The tragic impact of bullying on college campuses has damaged too many young adults, and it is time for our colleges to put policies on the books that would protect students from harassment,” Lautenberg said.

Tyler Clementi, the bill’s namesake, was an 18-yearold freshman at Rutgers University when he took his life in 2010 because his roommate and another student harassed him and violated his privacy over the Internet.

The bill was introduced

in late 2010 after Clementi’s suicide, but failed to reach a vote before the end of the 111th congress.

The Tyler Clementi Center was co-sponsered by Rutgers University and the Tyler Celementi Foundation. It will offer lectures, symposia and seminars on topics including the impact of technologies on youth and emerging adults, especially social media, cyber-bullying and privacy.

“I thank Tyler’s family for their inspiring efforts to end bullying and, through their work with Rutgers, to promote conversations and research about preventing harassment,” Holt said.

New 20 percent chosen Students help choose assistant dean

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Brothers of Phi Kappa Psi help clean up after Hurricane Sandy.

By Hillary Siegel Staff Writer It is that time of year again. For many students, it is the time to decide if they are going to rush a sorority or fraternity, a decision that will potentially change the path of their college careers. Formal Panhellenic recruitment takes place each spring, allowing the national Panhellenic Greek organizations to choose new members for their respective groups.

Approximately 20 percent of the College’s students are involved in Greek life, as a part of the eight sororities and nine fraternities on campus. The Greek population averages a GPA of 3.123.

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Philanthropy events are a big part of being involved in Greek life, and sorority recruitment even involves a philanthropy round for potential new members to learn about how the sororities help their respective charities. In addition to doing work with their philanthropies, Greek organizations participate in many social events, such as Greek Week and Homecoming.

Erica Paolucci, junior urban elementary education and math/science/technology double major, is the treasurer of the Panhellenic Association, and a disaffiliated member of her sorority for see GREEK page 5 Editorial / Page 9

The College is choosing between three candidates to fill the new position of assistant dean of Students and director of Leadership. Over the past two weeks, the three candidates each gave a 45-minute presentation at an open forum regarding their leadership history. There was time at the end for questioning.

According to the College’s website, the position has been created “to provide visionary direction for an institutional, scholarship-based, collaborative and cutting-edge leadership program.” Whichever candidate is selected for the job will report to the Associate vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Students and will serve as a member on the dean of Students leadership team.

The candidate who is chosen “will build a comprehensive program that enhances student leadership and skills at an institution that consistently attracts a high achieving student body poised to lead and positively impact their communities. This program will include new curricular and co-curricular offerings with a focus on the development and implementation of a leadership certificate.”

The College narrowed down the applicants, looking for those who were “energetic,

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grounded by student development, leadership and learning theories and practice, and experienced in leadership program coordination and direction.”

Those who attended the open forums were able to evaluate The candidates on various topics including communication and presentation skills, ability to form positive working relationships, and how well the candidate would fit with the College, based on the presentation.

The evaluations were given to the Selection Team, made up of staff and student leaders, who will make the final decision on which of the three presenters will be hired.

The first candidate to present was Avani Rani who called herself a leadership educator and a social justice advocate. According to Rani, who presented on Jan. 31, her passion is “about engaging students in social and civic engagement.”

Rani recalled that her first recognition of leadership was when she was an eight-year-old elementary student and saw a student safety patrol in his bright orange belt with a badge.

Rani now works at Rutgers University as the assistant director of Leadership.

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Wendy’s spices up its menu Rise against violence Strides for equality

By Courtney Wirths News Assistant

• The US Postal-Service announced its decision to end Saturday mail delivery beginning Aug. 5. The decision is part of a plan to curb the losses the Postal Service has suffered as paper mail steadily declines, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• Dell Inc. announced on Tuesday, Feb. 5 that it had agreed to a $13.65-per-share buyout offer lead by founder Michael Dell and the private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners. The buyout requires that all shareholders approve and there is some opposition from the company’s largest outside investor, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• Boeing flew a 787 Dreamliner test plane for more than two hours on Saturday in an effort to uncover what caused the lithium-ion batteries to catch on fire. The flight was uneventful, but the Federal Aviation Administration’s investigation is still expected to last several weeks, according to the New York Times.

• Wendy’s, the world’s third largest burger chain, has been enacting a plan to revamp its menu and marketing plan. The food chain has added new menu items and wants to get back to its roots as a high-quality burger maker, according to Barron’s Magazine.

• Homeowners are once again looking to use their homes as a form of ATM through home equity loans and lines of credit. The sudden burst of loans is triggered by rising housing prices and an increase in consumer confidence, according to CNBC. • Popular music streaming site, Spotify, is being commended by the music industry for creating a business model that allows music to be streamed and listened to conveniently while also paying the artist. The praise comes from an industry damaged by illegal downloading, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• US Airways and AMR Corp, parent company to American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines, are coming close to an $11 billion merger that would create the world’s largest airline, according to CNBC.

Battle of the Brains

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Students and professors compete.

By Mike Herold Staff Writer

Some of the greatest minds of the 21st century congregated this Monday, Feb. 11 at the College. These incredible brains gathered in one meeting place for the noblest of purposes — to compete against each other for a shiny trophy.

In the College’s first annual Battle of the Brains competition, hosted by Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society, and also known as the Interdepartmental Professor Bowl, teams representing six different honors societies — history, women’s and gender studies, chemistry, English, Spanish and a joint political science/international studies squad — battled it out in order to win the grand prizes of pride, money toward the charity of their choosing and, of course, the trophy.

The initial idea for the Jeopardy-style competition came from the history honor society’s semesterly Professor Bowl, which MJ Dempsey, a senior history and international studies double major and one of the event’s two primary organizers, expanded to include competition from other schools of study.

“Every semester, we had this day where students would gather with professors and have fun,” Dempsey said. “And it was always our most successful event, so I figured we might as well make it bigger and better.”

“We wanted to hold a trivia competition between all of the honors societies, less history-related than our usual Bowl in the interest of fairness, and we managed to pull it off,” said Matt Ritsko, a junior history and secondary education double major who was the other primary show runner.

The event did not draw an overwhelming crowd, but certain important on-campus figures, such as Dean Rifkin of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, were in attendance.

“I was very excited about this event,” Rifkin said. “This is the kind of event that I’m so happy to see on campus, bringing faculty and students together in academic engagement.”

In the competition itself, teams were quizzed on their knowledge in a variety of subjects, including world languages, potent potables (mixed drinks for the uninformed, which Dean Rifkin was pleased to discover students lacked knowledge of) and, of course, Batman villains.

Students who attended earned additional points for their respective teams by showing up wearing their teams’ colors, in an effort to foster team spirit and unity.

After a spirited competition, the eventual champions were the members of the history honors society. As a result, the proceeds from the event, $150 in total from donations from the honors societies and members of the audience, went to kiva.org, an organization which gives money to developing small businesses around the world.

“It was great fun,” said Robert McGreevey, the winning team’s resident professor. “The best part is the faculty and students working together.” McGreevey was joined in the victory by freshman history and philosophy double major Sam Fogelgaren, freshman history and secondary education double major Andrew Seeber, sophomore history major Caitlin Diesner, senior elementary education and history double major Erica Csimbok, and senior history major Meghan Brennan in the victory.

Event organizers were certainly happy with the final result.

“I’m very pleased with the turnout,” said Kyle Romero, senior history major and president of the history honors society, who served as Emcee for the competition. “I think it went great, and I’m very happy that we pulled this thing off.”

“We’re hoping to turn this into at least a yearly event,” Ritsko said. “Possibly every semester, but we want this to be special, so we’ll probably stick with the annual format.”

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Speakers touch on topics like rape, domestic violence and 1 Billion Rising.

By Victoria Covert Correspondent

No matter where women are, they face high rates of violence despite class, race and religion.

This horrible truth was made bare by Marla Jaksch, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies, at a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 5, sponsored by the Haitian Student Association.

“Globally we can look, and women have made great strides … but they are not equal to men,” Jaksch said.

The pronouncement is timely, as the HAS focuses on bride burning, which is a horrific practice in which the groom and/or his family kill the bride because the dowry was seen as too little. This, along with the recent Steubenville and India rape cases as well as any number of unreported or under-reported incidents involving genderbased violence towards women, shows that, despite great efforts, violence and bias towards women is prevalent.

One effort to raise awareness about violence is 1 Billion Rising, a grass roots organization working on a global level to promote social action against the exploitation and abuse of women. Through an uplifting video presentation, the organization calls the people of the world to action to protest worldwide violence against women.

The message the organization sends is that together humankind is stronger than one who stands alone. This Valentine’s

Day walkout is intended to be the beginning of social change. It is aimed to raise awareness of violence against women and inspire both men and women to advocate for social change.

“I am really thankful that H.A.S. was able to organize this event, it is perfect timing with 1 Billion Rising coming up next week and The Vagina Monologues,” Jaksch said.

While asking the audience to do their part to raise awareness and prevent violence against women, Jaksch joked that she took the time to present this lecture regardless of the fact that she is due to give birth at any moment.

Delivering a strong presentation and deftly funneling the crowd’s energy toward being proactive, Jaksch was both an educational speaker as well as an example of a woman to be emulated.

At the end of the lecture, Jaksch urged the audience to participate in 1 Billion Rising on Valentine’s Day, and explained that the protest doesn’t have to be “angry.” In fact, it can be anything from a walkout to a dance party. The idea is simply to come together, raise awareness and promote social change.

Darline Ceus, freshman sociology major, said that in order to do her part to stand up against domestic violence, she would “write letters to victims of domestic abuse to encourage them to stay strong and keep going.”

Far from wallowing in the old trope of women’s victimhood, the lecture encouraged women to embrace the power that they find when their voices are joined as one.

Tinder: Hot new app A digital match-maker

By Nate Sorrentino Correspondent Ask anyone with an iPhone these days what the new hot app in the marketplace is, and they will probably tell you it’s “Tinder.”

For those of you who have no clue what I’m talking about, you should probably stop reading now in order to avoid the irresistible urge to download it after hearing about it.

Tinder, unlike other “hot or not” dating apps, connects to your Facebook profile to alleviate “catfishing” concerns of whether a potential match is real or not.

The app allows users to use their Facebook photos to set a profile picture and choose up to four additional photos that will be seen

on users’ mini-profiles.

When you log onto the app, various mini-profiles of others pop up and you either drag it to the left if you have no interest in them or to the right if you do.

If you also pop up on their screen and they deem you worthy of their presence, both of you get a notice of a match and are connected to each other so you can chat, most likely for the purpose of discussing world politics or the state of the economy, as I’m sure the developers initially intended.

You can also set the geographical proximity for your potential matches, so if you feel that “spark,” meeting up wouldn’t be out of the question.

“I can’t imagine myself ever talking to a girl seriously on Tinder, but I have

had some hilarious conversations and it is definitely one of the most fun games right now,” said sophomore chemistry major Taylor Horsefield.

The app was created

by Sean Rad and Justin Mateen through IAC’s Hatch Labs last fall.

However, the app has just now begun to explode.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the app has well over 100,000 users checking in daily, which is a growth of 750 percent in the past month.

The app is also working well to help users find whatever there is to find on Tinder, as there have been 10 million matches formed with 70 percent of them ending in two-way conversations, according to Rad.

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Into the Jungle Latenighter fully funded

By Julie Kayzerman News Assistant

The Student Finance Board met on Wednesday, Feb. 6 to discuss the funding of the College Union Board’s 25th Annual Spring Latenighter: Into the Jungle, as well as several other requests.

SFB motioned to fully fund CUB for $30,031 by a unanimous vote in favor of the latenighter, which will include a jungle obstacle course, an exotic bird display, reptile shows, a green screen photo booth and several other free activities for students to enjoy.

“The goal is to get people to feel like they’ve actually been transported into the jungle,” the presenters for CUB explained.

Members of SFB were excited about the event and appreciated its creativity.

“I think that they really have some quality things,” said sophomore representative Sara Stammer. “I think it’s gonna be a really good latenighter.”

The event is expected to take place in the Brower Student Center on March 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight.

In addition, Student Government was funded with $2,600 for the Class of 2014 Hoboken Bus Trip on March 2. This trip will serve as a unifying event for the class filled with an itinerary of suggested places to visit and restaurants to eat at.

During the discussion, members of SFB agreed that the event would be successful and sell out easily. The event will allow students the opportunity to take a trip to Hoboken for free (a $5 deposit will be returned

at the beginning of the day) without having to worry about parking.

Additionally, SFB motioned to fund the Eurasia/ Middle East Society for $3,775 to be used toward their annual Nowruz celebration, with the stipulation that the venue be changed.

The Eurasia/Middle East Society wanted to host the event in two different locations — the Library Auditorium for a concert because of its quiet and intimate atmosphere and then the Brower Student Center to serve cultural food.

“I think you lose the event if you’re splitting it up,” said senior Lindsay Klein, SFB’s executive director.

Members of SFB also expressed the concern that the event would suffer from being split up into two different venues, as they remembered the success of the event last year, when it was held in one venue. The event will be held on March 18.

Following, PRISM presented two requests that were both fully funded by SFB. The first request was funded for $1,500 to bring 19-yearold Ryan Cassata to the College for a lecture and a musical performance about the transgender community.

“Transgender issues are not widely known,” said freshman Andrew Edelblum, presenting for PRISM. “This will be an educational experience about the transcommunity for the entire TCNJ community at large.”

During discussion, members of SFB were pleased with the event, but were concerned about the small size of the Library Auditorium and its ability to successfully hold the event.

SFB motioned to fully fund the event with the stipulation that the event be booked at the Don Evans Black

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SFB members fund PRISM’s Queer Wedding.

Box Theater in Kendall Hall on April 4.

“I really like that he’s younger and I’m all for it,” said Joseph Lacerda, a senior representative for SFB. Finally, SFB funded PRISM for $777.56 to be used for their annual Queer Wedding that will be held in the ABE Drawing Room on Feb. 28. This event will showcase a mock wedding of four “queer” couples, each with different sexualities and religious backgrounds, in order to allow students to witness marriages involving samesex and transgender couples, exposing them to an important facet of “queer” relationships.

“I think the Queer Wedding will be very eye-opening for people,” said junior representative Samantha Hoffer.

SFB also tabled a request by Chabad to host their “Magical Purim” event in celebration of the holiday, in order to allow them to clarify their quotes and better organize their estimated prices.

Funival planning in full swing, Town Gown

By Natalie Kouba News Editor

Student Government announced that planning for the third annual Funival, a campus carnival, is well underway at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The event is set to take place on May 3, the Friday after classes end, and is cosponsored by SG, the Student Finance Board and the College Union Board.

Last Tuesday, Feb. 5, students and town members alike, attended the Town Gown meeting, where concerns pertaining to campus/Ewing relations were expressed.

“When they saw students there, I think it really did make the impact on how they

reacted to what we presented,” said SG president Christina Kopka.

Kopka mentioned concerns that Ewing Township and its residents expressed, such as smashed mailboxes, excessive noise and stolen street signs. For each street sign that goes missing, the town must pay $300 to replace it, and $150 for every stop sign.

Kopka reported that the town is up to almost $20,000 in damages from sign replacements alone and will most likely be attaching GPS tracking chips to each sign in town so they will be able to

locate signs if stolen.

“Overall, it was a really positive meeting,” Kopka said. “I think we moved forward and are starting to patch relationships between the residents and ourselves.”

The next Town Gown meeting will be held in April.

There was a deadline last semester for student organizations to register with Student Activities. Devin Dimmig, vice president of governmental affairs, announced some clubs, such as Bonner Volunteers, the Engineering Honors Society and Russian Club, that will be derecognized by SG. These clubs can become recognized again by SG by

going through the same process that new clubs do.

Class council informed SG members of fundraising efforts for their classes.

The junior class reported the success of their blood drive, where over 50 people donated blood.

In this coming week, class of 2014 tank tops will be coming in, which say “So College” on the front and “of New Jersey” on the back. The juniors will also be co-sponsoring the career fair on Feb. 22.

The sophomore class announced they have selected all 12 contestants for the Mr. 2015 contest and advertising for the event will be coming soon.

Remembering the Emancipation Proclamation Free since 1863, celebrating 150 years of freedom

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A Civil War reenactment group sets the tone for the ceremony.

By Ana Lanfranchi Staff Writer

The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation was celebrated on Wednesday, Feb. 6 in the Education Building. The Black Student Union sponsored the event, which began with Christopher Fisher introducing the topic and sharing the astonishing number, 209,000, of

African Americans who fought in the Civil War. Following Fisher’s introduction, a Civil War reenactment group requested the crowd of about 50 students and faculty members to rise for The Pledge of Allegiance.

The main event of the evening was chair of the History Department, Daniel Crofts’s, lecture on the evolution of the Emancipation Proclamation. Crofts began by addressing the 1960s in terms of the Jim Crow Laws, Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy.

He then rewound his perspective 100 years prior, to the 1860s, when he addressed Lincoln, the first official declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the ongoing issue of slavery. Crofts wisely noted that these issues of racism have not subsided. He focused on the present day, mainly in reference to health, wealth, voting and prisons.

Crofts shared the many techniques to discourage voting by purposefully neglecting to put a reasonable amount of voting booths in certain districts as a means to create unbearable crowds.

While the audience seemed initially shocked by this news, it became undeniable that issues of racism are still prominent in our society.

Crofts recognized that throughout history, there have always been people willing to pose great threat to their own safety in efforts to achieve change. After his speech, the audience was able to ask questions and the program was opened up to a discussion.

One student asked Crofts if he thinks that we, as Americans in 2013, need a new Emancipation Proclamation. He

answered by suggesting that “the U.S. is too smug and satisfied.” We believe that racism is a thing of the past, when in reality, it is still such a powerfully damaging component of society.

The event was concluded with a final march from the Civil War reenactment group and a few closing words from Crofts.

The discussion with the audience sparked a resonating issue as Crofts left us all thinking about racism as the “perverted stepchild of slavery,” and an issue that is far from being resolved.

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Students attend the ceremony to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Leadership / Assistant dean Strawberries and beer Three candidates, one position

By Natalie Kouba News Editor

discussion about differences of opinion, to gain an understanding of and respect for others’ beliefs, to review the many ways leadership is defined, and to examine personal values and conceptions of leadership.

Feldman, who is currently working at the University of Rochester as the associate director of Student Leadership Programs, instructor for Leadership in the College Community and Premajor Advisor, said that “leadership is individually-based” and that “you don’t have to be a leader to affect change.”

The final candidate, Kerri Cissna-Heath, presented her take on leadership on Thursday, Feb. 7.

Focusing mainly on race, culture and the need for diversity, Cissna-Heath said that she would want to empower students to go out and lead.

Campus police were called to Norsworthy Hall on Saturday, Feb. 9 around 2:25 a.m. Two community advisors said there was an intoxicated student in the men’s restroom on the first floor. When police approached the student, they said he was sitting on the floor next to a toilet. The student said he pregamed with three shots of strawberry vodka in a dorm room before heading to an off campus party where he consumed five cups of jungle juice and a cup of beer. According to reports, the student was

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During the question and answer portion of the presentation, Cissna-Heath gave a brief outline of what her plans would be to combine leadership with diversity if she was chosen for the position. If hired, she would first study the culture and find student leaders to work with so she would know what areas need improvement. Cissna-Heath also said that she would bring in leaders to talk with the students or bring students to leaders from different backgrounds so they can learn how to lead from first-hand accounts.

Cissna-Heath is currently working at Pepperdine University as the director of Residence Life.

All three candidates spoke about how only a fraction of students identify themselves as leaders, and changing that outlook so that more students see themselves as leaders is a goal for each of them.

alert and conscious, but smelled of alcohol. Lions’ EMS arrived and evaluated the student. He was issued a summons. …

A student reported to campus police that $256 was taken from his wallet on Thursday, Feb. 7 between 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The student said he was in a Packer Hall locker room around noon and later realized his wallet was missing. According to reports, the student went back to the locker room to look for the wallet, and found it lying on the floor with the money missing.

Nothing else was missing from the wallet. Police checked the surrounding area with negative results. There are no suspects in the case.

Good for your health, not your trash can Health 101: the key to a healthy lifestyle

By Julie Kayzerman News Assistant

Stop! Don’t delete that email just yet; it’s not spam. It is actually an easy opportunity to win $1,000 by simply viewing the contents of Student Health 101 and answering a few questions.

Despite the common misconception that the infamous Student Health 101 emails are just extra guests for your trash can, they actually “serve as a guide to help you if you’re going through something and don’t know where to go for help,” said Karachi Ukaegbu, senior communication studies major and a campus correspondent for Student Health 101.

Several students associate “student health” with alcohol and drug abuse as well medical issues. However, that is not all of the content covered by the online magazine and video interviews of students at the College,

explained Joe Hadge, the Alcohol and Drug Education Program (ADEP) Coordinator.

“It’s easy for students to say, ‘I got drunk,’ because unfortunately that’s a normal conversation topic at colleges,” Hadge said. “However, the ultimate goal is to encourage students to speak more often about other normal problems that several students suffer from in silence.”

Failed relationships, stress, test-taking skills, healthy cooking tips and roommate troubles are all among the common issues that affect students at the College every day. But it can be difficult to find solutions to these everyday struggles.

Look no further, though, than that email in your trash folder for the link to the monthly Student Health 101 magazine, which addresses all of these common issues and more.

“There’s a big misconception that it is just about health,” said

Edith Claudio, junior marketing major and campus correspondent for Student Health 101. “It also provides healthy lifestyle choices and stories of what others are doing in different situations, which will help the students gain better decision-making skills.”

Ukaegbu and Claudio can often be found around campus interviewing students for the website. Ukaegbu explained that the questions asked on the video interviews are a valuable asset for students, as they are “tailored in a way that there’s a lesson to be learned from answers.”

“It’s a low-cost, high-reach resource,” Hadge said, contrasting it to expensive speakers that come to the College for about an hour. “This magazine is there 24/7 and changing, and the videos have some of our students in it.”

“We want to create a culture and legacy behind Student Health 101 in order to increase readership and reach the students,” Ukaegbu

said. “We want to create a movement where we are all unified.”

Read Student Health 101 today: readsh101.com/tcnj.html. For more

exclusive articles, videos and news, like TCNJ Student Health 101 on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SH101atTCNJ.

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Ukaegbu and Claudio discuss plans for Health 101.

Eick breakfast in bed Greek / Time for recruitment

By Colleen Murphy Production Manager

With influenza activity still high in New Jersey and the norovirus season underway, students have to continue to be cautious of spreading and contracting illnesses. And with the norovirus affecting one in 15 people in the U.S. each year, chances are many students at the College will be under the weather in subsequent days.

To help prevent the spread of viruses and to accommodate sick students, Dining Services set up a tray program so that students can get their meals to-go.

To receive a prepared lunch, a student must go to the Dining Services website and download the sick tray form. After filling it out, a friend can bring it to an Eickhoff manager and the meal will be ready soon after.

For students on carte blanche plans, the meal is included with the plan. Students who sign up for the program with an a la carte plan will be charged the door rate for The Atrium at Eickhoff.

Students can receive a packaged meal twice a day for three days. On the form, the time of pick-up and the person who will be picking up the meal are needed.

On the downloadable form, students can choose from a number of beverage, food and sandwich options for their breakfast and also a light lunch or dinner.

continued from page 1 the duration of recruitment. Paolucci understands how many students might feel anxious about rushing a sorority or fraternity when they get to college.

“I originally didn’t want to join one, but all my friends were doing it and we decided to go out together,” Paolucci said. She said that many students rushing will have a lot of anxiety and feel overwhelmed by the recruitment process, but that it is worth it. “That was me two years ago, and I know what they’re feeling and what they’re going through.”

This weekend, the first round of rush took place for the eight sororities. The “round robin” allowed for each girl to talk to the sororities and rank their top six sororities in hopes of returning to them the next day.

Final bids will be given out Wednesday night, and that is when

the girls will decide whether or not to sign the bid for the sorority who gave it to them.

“It is really exciting knowing some of the girls will be a part of your organization,” Paolucci said of the recruitment process.

For fraternities, the rush process is a little different.

Instead of each potential new member going to every organization each day of rush, the students get to decide which fraternities they want to see, and they only go to those they want. Robert Mika, the Inter Fraternity Council (IFC) president, explained that there are many differences in the rush processes, but the biggest is that the boys going through recruitment can pick which fraternities they want to see, rather than being forced, at least initially, to go to all of them.

The men’s fraternity formal recruitment is a dry rush period.

Any consumption of alcohol in the presence of fraternity members is a violation of this policy, resulting in sanctions for those involved.

Those rushing also need to attend rush sessions for the fraternities they are considering.

To prepare for recruitment, the current sorority and fraternity members must work extremely hard in ensuring everything goes smoothly. Paolucci said that there is a lot of preparation before the potential new members come in everyday, and that each day it entails a little bit more work.

“You don’t know how much goes into it until you’re doing it,” Paolucci said. While sorority recruitment is now over, men’s fraternity formal recruitment runs from Feb. 10 to Feb. 22.

All are encouraged to contact IFC or Panhellenic Council with any questions or concerns pertaining to rush.

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Banzai

A Celebration of Culture

FREE FOOD • Food • Crafts • Games • TCNJ Aikido Presentation • TCNJ Taiko Performance

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February 16, 2013 7PM-10PM ($2 Admission for non-TCNJ students)

TCNJ Faculty-led Study Abroad

Summer 2013

Rome, Italy

Application deadline: February 15, 2013

This 3-week course, taught entirely in the Eternal City, investigates the relationship between art and the aesthetic, political, social, and religious forces that shaped Rome during the reigns of the ancient Caesars and the Popes of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Includes excursions to the Bay of Naples and Pompeii, as well as special access to major monuments of architecture, painting, and sculptures.

Faculty leaders: Dr. Lois Fichner-Rathus & Dr. Lee Ann Riccardi http://www.tcnj.edu/rome

London, England The TCNJ Summer in London program this year focuses upon a fascinating exploration of art history, art practice, and the basic principles of chemistry in a variety of London museums, galleries, and public gardens. Students will look at current and past practices in art and explore how the two relate.

Faculty leaders: Prof. Elizabeth Mackie & Prof. Lynn Bradley http://www.tcnj.edu/summer-in-london

European Union Study Business in Heidelberg, Germany & Vichy, France

Learn about the global business environment with a focus on doing business in the European Union through a three-week study tour of France and Germany.

Faculty leader: Dr. Susanna Monseau http://www. tcnj.edu/eu

Durban, South Africa

Health Communication Internship. Earn credit saving lives.

On this 3-week internship, you will design your own health communication campaign and explore communication strategies and skills to save lives. You will learn about “entertainment education” to promote healthy behavior and reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and promote gender equality. You will also be able to discover the natural beauty of South Africa––from animal preserves to cave paintings and memorable seascapes of the Indian Ocean.

Information sessions: •Feb. 14, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Kendall Hall 133 •Feb. 21, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Kendall Hall 133 •Feb. 28, 11:30am - 12:30pm, Kendall Hall 133 Faculty leader: Dr. John C. Pollock http://www. tcnj.edu/southafrica2013

Madrid, Spain

Study in Madrid, one of the world’s most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities. Travel through Spanish art, architecture and history in guided tours to historic sites. Visit some of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the world. Live in the international dormitory, Casa do Brasil, located on the Universidad Complutense campus. Experience the real Spanish lifestyle by meeting native students eager to converse and socialize with Americans.

Faculty leaders: Dr. Teresa San Pedro & Dr. Deborah Compte http://www.tcnj.edu/summer-in-madrid

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Nation & W rld

Pakistani girl idolized as a symbol for women’s education rights

By Cait Flynn Staff Writer

Malala Yousafzai, at 15 years old, has become a symbol for women’s rights and the promotion of education in Pakistan and around the world. She was released from the hospital on Friday, Feb. 8 after an attempt on her life on Oct. 9, 2012. According to the Guardian, she was condemned by the Taliban after she became critical of their presence in Pakistan.

She began to anonymously write a blog for the BBC about the Taliban’s presence in her town of Swat, Pakistan in 2009. Her log led to a New York Times documentary called “Class

Dismissed,” in which Malala’s was first identified. She has now become an open and avid face for education rights in Pakistan.

After the documentary aired, her father, as well as Malala herself, received death threats from the Taliban, according to CNN. On Oct. 9, 2012 a Taliban agent boarded her bus coming home from school and asked, “Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all.” She stood up and was shot in the head, lodging the bullet in her shoulder. She’s been through rehab and multiple surgeries, but was released on Feb. 8 from a hospital in England, where she is still receiving outpatient care.

Her ordeal has placed added pressure on

the government of Pakistan to expel the extremism that exists because of groups like the Taliban, and has sparked common people to stand up for the rights of women and girls despite their presence.

A classmate of Malala said, “Every girl in Swat is Malala. We will educate ourselves.

We will win. They can’t defeat us.”

In the coming months, Malala will become the face of inequality for girls throughout the world. A campaign called “I am Malala” has been presented to the UN and will aim to give all children an education by 2015.

She has also recently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which could make her the youngest in history to win the award.

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Malala is widely considered to be a symbol for equal education.

Get better instead of going back to the hospital

AP Photo

Dr. Ricardo Bello speaks about his program to keep patients from having to be rehospitalized.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the constant prodding and the roommate’s loud TV that he tuned out the nurses’

This Month in History

THE UNITED STATES:

1965: Black Muslim leader and civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside the Ballroom in New York by assassins identified as members of the Nation of Islam.

1925: The New Yorker magazine made its debut in America.

AROUND THE WORLD:

One year ago: Greeks were torn between relief and foreboding on the news that their country had received a new massive $170 billion bailout.

1613: Mikhail Romanov, 16, was unanimously chosen by Russia’s national assembly to be czar, beginning a dynasty that would last three centuries.

All information from AP

care instructions.

“I was really tired of Jerry Springer,” the New York man says ruefully. “I was so anxious to get out that it sort of overrode everything else that was going on around me.”

He’s far from alone: Missing out on critical information about what to do at home to get better is one of the main risks for preventable rehospitalizations.

“There couldn’t be a worse time, a less receptive time, to offer people information than the 11 minutes before they leave the building,” said readmissions expert, Dr. Eric Coleman of the University of Colorado in Denver.

Hospital readmissions are miserable for patients, and a huge cost — more than $17 billion a year in avoidable Medicare bills alone — for a nation struggling with the price of health care.

Now, with Medicare fining facilities that don’t reduce readmissions enough, the nation is at a crossroads as hospitals begin to take action.

“Patients leave the hospital not necessarily when they’re well but when they’re on the road to recovery,” said Dr. David

Goodman, who led a new study from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care that shows different parts of the country do a better job at keeping those people at home.

The Dartmouth study was commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which then invited the AP to explore, through focus groups it organized, what happens at the hospital level that makes readmissions so difficult to solve.

In Portland, Ore., nurses at Oregon Health & Science University start teaching heart failure patients what they’ll need to do at home on their first day in the hospital.

In Salt Lake City, a nurse acts as a navigator, connecting high-risk University of Utah patients with community doctors for follow-up treatment and ensuring both sides know exactly what’s supposed to happen when they leave the hospital.

Some techniques are emerging as key, Coleman said: Having patients prove they understand by teaching back to the nurse. Role-playing how they’d handle problems. Finding a patient goal to target, like the grandmother who wants her heart failure controlled enough that her feet don’t swell out of her Sunday shoes.

Around the World:

Egypt

Egyptians celebrate a new government

CAIRO (AP) — Masked men briefly blocked trains at a central Cairo subway station Monday as Egyptians commemorated the second anniversary of autocrat Hosni Mubarak’s ouster with angry protests directed at his elected successor.

A dozen other protesters blocked traffic on a main flyover in Cairo. And hundreds rallied outside the office of the country’s chief prosecutor demanding justice and retribution for protesters killed in clashes with security forces after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi took office last summer.

Egypt has been gripped by political turmoil since Mubarak’s ouster on Feb. 11, 2011 in a popular uprising sparked largely by widespread abuse at the hands of state security agencies. After he stepped down, Mubarak was replaced by a ruling military council that was in power for 17 months. The rule of the generals was marred by violence and criticism directed at the council for mismanaging the transitional period.

Morsi won the first free and democratic elections in June by a small margin. But he and his Muslim Brotherhood, which rose to be Egypt’s most powerful political group, are now facing the wrath of Egyptians who say few of their goals when they toppled Mubarak have been realized.

Protesters are particularly angry over continued violations and heavy handedness of security services, claiming little has changed since the Mubarak era. Many accuse Morsi and the

AP Photo

Egyptians play soccer in Tahrir Square during the second anniversary of former President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.

Brotherhood of trying to monopolize power and ignoring the demands of the secular and liberal groups who were the backbone of the uprising.

Government opponents planned to march to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the uprising which has been sealed off by protesters since November. Other marches were heading to the presidential palace.

The protesters are demanding the amendment of the country’s new constitution. They claim the Islamists rushed the charter through the approval process despite disagreement with the opposition, which says some clauses undermine freedoms of expression and belief, and chip away at women rights.

The protesters are also demanding a new Cabinet, accusing the current

government of being ineffective and failing to rein in police abuses or institute economic reforms. One of the most heated issues for protesters remains the lack of justice for those behind the deaths of hundreds of civilians during protests against the state.

An increasingly violent wave of protests has spread outside of the capital in recent weeks as political initiatives failed to reign in the anger.

The recent explosion of violence began on the second anniversary of the start of the uprising on Jan.25.

It accelerated with riots in the Suez Canal city of Port Said by youths furious over death sentences issued against local soccer fans over a bloody stadium riot a year ago. Around 70 were killed in this wave of clashes.

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Editorial

Being single on Valentine’s Day

World-renowned white guy Jim Gaffigan once astutely observed, “Whenever you’re single, all you see are couples, but when you’re a couple, all you see are hookers.” On Valentine’s Day, this phenomenon is taken to its logical extreme.

Singles (and yes, there are a lot of us) will see love and hearts and couples, and respond how singles are bound to respond: passive aggressive Facebook posts, a dose of snarky tweets, with an extra helping of “I’m single and I’m happy!(?)” attitude … not to mention a desperate, wistful “Wow, a relationAP Photo ship seems so nice!” But what else would you expect? Marathoning “500 Days of Summer” or “Eternal Sunshine of the Single this Valentine’s Day? Embrace it. Take the time to realize that you love what you already have: your friends, your family and yourself.

Spotless Mind”? Surely we are more evolved than that!

This Valentine’s Day, don’t make it a day of self-pity, but a day of self-indulgence. A sassy-single attitude is rarely attractive. And let’s face it: very few people are actually ugly or undateable. And if they are, it’s of their own volition because they let that attitude define them. The College is a small school, but the potential is great. As an observant single guy, I tcnjsignal.net can’t help but notice all of the oh-so-fine single ladies walking around. I can’t help but think that the ladies see likewise.

Email: signal@tcnj.edu Mailing Address: Do you know a romantic spot on campus? Then occupy it, Telephone: “We’ve been Production Room regardless of your relationship status. If somewhere is beautiThe Signal working on our (609) 771-2424 c/o Brower Student Center ful enough to be imbibed by two people, it is beautiful enough Business Office The College of New Jersey team dynamic to be imbibed by just one. Splurge a bit on meal points, and (609) 771-2499 P.O. Box 7718 treat yourself to a decent meal. Take an extra-long, hot showAd Email: because we Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 er. If you’re going to Eick, sit in the “quiet” sections. Let the signalad@tcnj.edu know that we starry-eyed couples sit in the middle. They’ll never see it coming! And if you aren’t single and are reading this: Congrats on can’t achieve Editorial Staff the relationship! There’s no use holding ill will toward you our team goals, lucky folk. (Also, Thursday has a new episode of “CommuColleen Murphy Brendan McGrath nity.” What else could you possibly want?) like winning the Production Manager Editor-in-Chief Emma Colton Valentine’s Day is, unfortunately, a meme unto itself. Celmcgrat28@tcnj.edu NJACs, without Web Editor ebrating it ironically is a bit tired, and quite honestly no one Amy Reynolds being close as Managing Editor wants to attend a pity party. We’ve all been there. I know that Peter Fiorilla reynola1@tcnj.edu I’ll see the same, tired Facebook statuses and tweets and roll a team.”

Sports Assistant Christopher Rightmire my eyes. But while Valentine’s Day is about love, it is impera— senior Cathy Brian Kempf Natalie Kouba tive that you love what you already have: your family, friends, Goncalves, Features Assistant News Editors and most importantly, yourself. women’s track Julie Kayzerman

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Guns: the fictional correlation

By Emma Colton Web Editor Do guns really mean more deaths? More homicides? While the government calls for tighter gun control, and celebrities open their babbling, ill-informed mouths in support, few are looking into the correlation between gun ownership and homicide.

Stricter gun rules will not lead to lower gun-crime rates in America. Just look at the already stringent gun laws in New York.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence ranks the state of New York as fourth among states with the strongest gun regulations. All these rules, yet according to the FBI, New York is in the top 10 states with the most gun-related homicides.

How about Chicago? A city with very tight gun laws. Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are banned in the city. To get a firearm permit in the Windy City, a person must complete firearms training, have two background checks and be in possession of a firearm owner’s ID card. Yet, the city with extensive gun-control has already had 44 homicides this year. 44. And just last year, the Chicago police seized over 7,400 guns used in crimes. Criminals are not going to pay attention to some gun laws. They pay little attention to any laws. They’re criminals, they’ll get their hands on guns come hell or high water.

The diatribe that the people who own guns are either fanatics, psychotics or both, gets thrown around constantly in the political arena. The events of the good, law abiding Americans who use guns to protect themselves are typically brushed under the rug of what not to mention. The Second Amendment is our right to defend ourselves.

To take away this right, to make this right so strict that it is impossible to exercise, would be tyrannical.

Just last week in Detroit, a 70-year-old high school basketball coach and right-to-carry permit holder, was able to defend himself and two of his players by drawing a gun on two armed thugs who tried to rob the innocent trio. And in Indiana last week, a homeowner with a legal gun, scared off an armed burglar. In Oklahoma, a similar occurrence — a homeowner exercised his Second Amendment rights

On principle, hunting rifles and shotguns are a tad different than uzis.

By Caitlin Flynn Staff Writer PBS commentator Mark Shields said the other week that, since 1968, more American citizens have died from guns than all of our country’s wars combined.

That means from The Revolutionary War to the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. Let’s break that down.

According to politifact.org, all major conflicts in American history have killed 1,171,177 men and women in combat. This isn’t including minor conflicts that America has been a part of though. If we included conflicts such as The Third Seminole War, then 1,319,307 Americans have died. On the other hand, guns have killed 1,384,171 since 1968 in our own streets in times of peace.

AP Photos

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel sees crime rates in his city rising despite gun contorl — yet he’s gunning for more. by firing his gun and causing a burglar to flee.

There are countless examples of American citizens using their rights to defend themselves. What happens if these rights are taken away? Burglars will still steal. Murderers will continue killing. Criminals will get their hands on guns, and the good citizens of America will be left defenseless.

Don’t believe me? Let’s look at Europe as an example of what could happen. After extensive inspection, Harvard criminologists Don Kates and Gary Mauser have concluded that countries with rigid gun laws have much higher murder rates than nations who embrace the idea that their citizens have the right to defend themselves. Norway, for example, has the highest rate of gun ownership in Western Europe. Yet they have the lowest murder rate. Take a trip to the land of pointy roofs and wooden shoes, it’s a different story. Holland has one of the lowest gun ownership rates in Western Europe, yet has a high murder rate. Same story with Sweden and Denmark: few guns, high murder rates.

There is no correlation between stringent gun-laws and murder rates. There are only people who attack the Second Amendment, pushing their tyrannical ideas.

This means that in all the time we’ve spent abroad, as well as at war for our independence and a war between ourselves where we only killed each other, 65,000 soldiers would have to die in combat today in order to match the deaths caused by guns.

Obviously we can’t escape talks about gun control. Most recently, the loss of 26 lives in an elementary school has exposed this country’s need to put regulations on firearms. Beyond the 18 children that were killed in one incident, this country faces a daily epidemic of gun violence that kills thousands each year. Whether a school in Connecticut or the streets of Philadelphia, gun regulation is a necessity to save American lives.

The Second Amendment was created at a point in time when it took 15 seconds to load a musket. The bushmaster weapon used in the Connecticut shooting could shoot 90 bullets in those same 15 seconds.

It was designed as a weapon to be used during the Vietnam War. Why are these weapons necessary for civilian use? The Second Amendment should protect the rights of gun users who own a weapon for hunting or protection. I refuse to believe, however, that Uzis are being used to shoot pheasants and AK-47s are kept to protect against burglars.

I don’t think that owning a gun should be a right anymore. Obviously it always will be, but it should be treated as a privilege, a privilege that is only bestowed upon citizens who pass the strictest qualifications.

It takes more effort to get a driver’s license.

So, much like a driver’s license, people should have to pass a test before they can even use a gun. They should register their guns to a national registry and re-up their registration every year.

They should have to insure their guns, and their guns should have to pass inspections. People who don’t follow these regulations should have their guns impounded.

A gun is something that can take someone else’s life with the use of a finger. It shouldn’t be widely available. People who want gun control have no argument against responsible gun owners. No one who has a legally acquired pistol for protection has committed mass murder. Likewise, gun control isn’t the only way to prevent these tragedies from happening. We need to have a comprehensive discussion about mental health, dubious gun dealers and a culture of violence.

Gun control is necessary, however, because even if all of those other factors are corrected to their greatest capacity some may slip through the cracks. If they do, there needs to be laws in place that will prevent them from getting high capacity assault weapons.

It’s far too easy for military grade weapons to fall into the wrong hands. Loopholes and weak policy allow tragedies like Newtown to happen. Simple common sense gun regulation is the best way to prevent events like that from happening in the future.

“Those who consider themselves “pro-Second Amendment” are riddled with contradictions: gun control advocates support the Second Amendment too, only they understand the need for “well-regulated” adaptations to modern technology. If you don’t believe I should possess a hailstorm missile, then is it tyrannical to curtail my access to certain semi-automatic rifles? Handguns and shotguns can be beneficial in preventing crime, but citizen hands on highpowered weaponry — they only perpetuate our public danger. Coupled with heightened registration, enforcement and background checks, there’s no end-all evidence that can claim these measures trigger more American deaths.”

—Tom Kozlowski, Opinions Editor

Assault rifles vs. semiautomatic weapons

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Guns: the statistics in blood AP Photo

Focus on the facts:

Machine guns have been highly taxed and regulated since 1934.

However, semi-automatic weapons, like the AR-15 rifles above, are currently marketed in the U.S. They may only fire one bullet for each pull of the trigger.

During the Sandy Hook shooting, the weapon used was identified as a Bushmaster .223 caliber semi-automatic rifle.

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban

AP Photo

In 1994, Congress passed an Assault Weapons Ban regulating certain semi-automatic weapons and accessories. It failed to be reinstated in 2004, largely due to a lofty pro-gun lobby, but research has failed to draw unanimous conclusions on its impact. Most consultants claim that the law expired too quickly for sufficient data to be collected. However, Democrats like Dianne Feinstein are now proposing a renewed ban.

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Features

Quirky eatery serves up sandwiches

Photo courtesy of Fedora Café

Fedora’s dessert selection isn’t just tempting — it’s physically impossible to walk away from without indulging.

By Shaun Fitzpatrick Features Editor I will be the first to admit that I’m something of a food snob. I have no time for chain restaurants; keep your Applebees, you foodie Philistines, I laugh at your lackluster burgers and pasta dishes. I like to imagine myself as some sort of unholy combination of a culinary Indiana Jones and Guy Fieri (sans the sunglasses on the back of my head), constantly on the hunt for the perfect relatively unknown eatery.

To be fair, Fedora Café in Lawrenceville has been around since 1999 and has its fair share of fans; I’ve never been in it when it’s not hard to get a seat. But I’m willing to bet that most College students have passed what might possibly be the world’s cutest café on their way to Princeton without giving it a second

look. I just can’t allow that to go on any longer; this place is the Ark of the Covenant of lunch places, serving sandwiches, salads and desserts that are appropriately facemeltingly awesome.

First off, I’m not exaggerating when I say Fedora is the cutest place in the world. (I mean, I guess I am, but I think it’s true, so whatever.) It’s cozy without being too cramped, none of the chairs match, and there’s a mural on one of the walls (all of which are painted a different color). There are giant dragonflies hanging from the ceiling and the light bulbs are hidden inside oversized tea cups. To call the décor “quirky” might be an understatement.

Of course, décor means nothing if the

food isn’t up to par. I’ve eaten at Fedora multiple times, for both lunch and dinner, and have yet to have a meal that didn’t cause me to relapse into some sort of Shark Week feeding frenzy. Their sandwiches are available for both lunch and dinner; I would highly recommend both their grilled portobello and their layered smoked salmon sandwiches, both of which are piled so high that it’s hard to bite into (which, as Scooby Doo taught me, is exactly the way a sandwich should be). All sandwiches cost around $7.50 and are served with tortilla chips.

They also have an amazing half sandwich and salad deal, which costs around the same. I usually choose this option, mostly because I like variety and also enjoy eating an absurd amount of food at once. It should be noted that the salad that comes with this deal is gigantic, roughly the same size as their normal salad portions. If you’re lucky enough to go when they offer their apple and butternut squash salad, don’t think. Just order it. You’re welcome in advance.

When I went to Fedora last week, however, I decided to give their dinner menu a shot. I ordered the build-your-own “personal” pizza for $10, choosing pesto, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, spinach, artichoke hearts and portobello mushrooms as my toppings. I’ve put “personal” in quotes because this pizza was huge; I’m not one to leave food on my plate, and even I had to take home leftovers. My only complaint would be that it had far too many sun-dried tomatoes on it; but, to be fair, I’m fairly distrustful of tomatoes (is it a fruit? A vegetable? It’s so shady about its identity), so that might just have been a personal issue.

If you only take one piece of advice from this review, remember this: DO NOT SKIP DESSERT. Fedora has a huge assortment of baked goods, all of which are baked on premises. I would most highly recommend the chai brownie; it was probably one of the most interesting chocolate desserts I’ve ever had. I also can’t speak highly enough about their chocolate-covered Ritz peanut butter crackers; I made the mistake of sharing one with my dad, and we had a fairly serious battle over the last bite.

(For the record, I got it, but I think he let me win.)

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Super Bowl remembers Destiny’s other children

By Johnanthony Alaimo Columnist Hey guys! I actually watched the Super Bowl! No like for real I did. Don’t give me that look. I don’t need yo attitude! GET OUT OF MY FACE GET OUT OF MY FACE. Anyway, the Super Bowl was held this past Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers (apparently not the name of a punny gay bar) and the Baltimore Ravens faced off in New Orleans. But the real story of the night was BEYONCÉ BEYONCÉ BEYONCÉ.

The superstar diva killed it when she took the stage during the halftime show. She was also nice enough to allow her two biggest fans, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, to join her to perform as Destiny’s Child. When Michelle Williams popped out from the stage, her face screamed confusion and a look of “Wait, this ain’t Hooters!” It’s a known fact that Michelle Williams works at Hooters from noon to 10 p.m. everyday, after which she goes home to the apartment she shares with Tia and Tamara Mowry. She’s trying to get a “Sister, Sister, SISTER” thing going on but Tia and Tamara want nothing to do with it. Anyway, I digress.

Jay-Z did not perform with Beyoncé as rumored — probably because he was too busy nursing little Blue Ivy. Nevertheless, the entire performance was amazing and Madonna (who performed last year’s show) is most definitely FURIOUS and jealous and will seek revenge. As soon as she gets her skin restretched.

Drama though soon followed Beyoncé’s act when

the lights in the stadium went out for a half hour.

Damn it Michelle, stop singing on the job and fix the lights! (I really don’t hate Michelle Williams as much as you think I do.

She makes a great placeholder!)

After the lights were fixed, some guys started throwing a ball around and the Ravens won. Edgar Allen Poe would be proud.

As much as I love talking about pigskin, let’s talk about Justin Timberlake’s new album cover. The album, titled The 20/20 Experience, features Justin Timberlake looking into a phoropter,

which is that crazy thing optometrists make you stick your face in. Listen, the album cover could have gone worse. Since it’s called The 20/20 Experience, it could have been Justin Timberlake staring into Barbara Walter’s butt. She has the chicken pox right now, ain’t nobody about that life! The tracklist for the album is as followed: “Pusher Love Girl,” “Suit & Tie,” “Don’t Hold the Wall,” “Strawberry Bubblegum,” “Tunnel Vision,” “Spaceship Coupe,” “That Girl,” “Let the Groove Get In,” “Mirrors” and “Blue Ocean Floor.” Forget that girl Stella, Justin has got his groove back!

Jessica Simpson Pregnancy Watch: The baby kicked and punched her belly button off!

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It was a week of comebacks: the world was reminded that there were two other members of Destiny’s Child (usually called ‘the two that aren’t Beyoncé’) and that Justin Timberlake made music, once upon a time.

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Healthy living may start with hot cocoa

By Ruchi Shah Columnist Now that the storm has passed and left all of us in the tri-state area with a hefty amount of snow, chances are that you want nothing more than to curl up under your covers with a good movie and a steaming mug of hot cocoa. Having doubts about that hot cocoa?

Don’t you dare. As it turns out, hot cocoa offers a plethora of health benefits. In fact, it’s downright surprising that something so delicious can actually be so good for your body.

• Hot cocoa has an exceptionally high concentration of antioxidants — twice as much as red wine, 2-3 times as much as green tea and 4-5 times as much as black tea. The fact that hot chocolate is in fact “hot” is an added bonus — more antioxidants are released by the heat. Antioxidants are substances that help prevent a variety of ailments including cancer, heart disease and general side effects of aging by fighting free radicals in the body. Although a standard bar of chocolate also

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It’s okay to indulge sometimes — hot cocoa has an array of health benefits, along with being delicious. contains antioxidants, the benefits are outweighed by the amount of saturated fat present. Hot cocoa, on the other hand, contains significantly less saturated fat.

• The flavonoids in hot cocoa aid the body in processing nitric acid, thus improving blood flow, lowering blood pressure, and ultimately improving overall health.

In addition, flavonoids help pre-

vent the accumulation of platelets in the blood, preventing the formation of clots. Flavonoids are what make hot cocoa brain food.

By improving overall blood flow, flavonoids also increase the flow of oxygen to the brain, helping you think better. Since dementia is the result of decreased blood flow to the brain, hot cocoa might be used to treat it in the future.

• Hot cocoa is not loaded with

Campus Style

By Carly Koziol Columnist Picture heading out to a party where crystal replaces solo cups, limos replace rides at the chapel, and gentlemen replace boys. Classiness floats in the air while confidence drips from your YSL-painted lips.

Now picture yourself heading to this party in your typical Friday night outfit.

This Friday night delicacy is light on dressing, with a generous serving of cleavage and a healthy amount of legs. What could have been a sexy look is mutated into a poorly composed outfit designed to showcase the most amount of body with the least amount of taste. What should have been an accentuation of your best features turned out to be the objectification of them.

Every woman wants to look great when mingling with the opposite sex, but there seems to be some confusion. What used to be a casual relationship between presentation and sexuality is now perceived as an equation. The female population somehow believes cranking up the sexuality will have a multiplier effect on the amount of attention they receive from men.

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Wearing this to a party might not get you the kind of attention you want.

And attention they do receive. Cast as sexual objects among the backdrop of patriarchy, women grant men permission to reduce them solely to the reactions they provoke, as noted in the Harvard Women’s Law Journal. Their choice of clothing — deep-cut shirts, bodycon skirts, crop tops — perpetuates men to view women as objects of sex.

The irony in this situation surfaces when a friend comes to you and complains how guys are just interested in a hookup. It’s absurd to think a guy doesn’t ask about the most recent book you’ve read or acknowledge the internship you’ve just talked about for the past five minutes when you’re wearing sheer fabric covering your DD’s. The world matches the messages you send out.

Instead of cashing in on your sexuality, utilize your confidence to make others earn a glimpse of your sexual side. Presenting yourself in a classy, conservative manner will place you in a respectable light. Putting it all out there leaves nothing to the imagination. The chase isn’t as fun for men when women make it so simple.

You don’t see men prancing around in short-shorts, flaunting their pecs in hopes of turning heads that night. Yet so many females our age rarely turn heads because they’re all half-clothed. Who does stand out is the classy, mysterious girl who requires a second look. Because men are so desensitized by our flaunting of hypersexuality, there’s something gravitating about a woman who’s able to look attractive while covered up — a concept that seems so foreign to us.

One’s reaction to another depends largely on appearance. Present yourself in social situations as how you’d like to be perceived.

Try avoiding the use of indecent exposure as a crutch the next time you go to a party, and every gentleman in the room is bound to take note.

caffeine. A cup of hot cocoa with the same amount of chocolate as a bar only has a mere 11 milligrams, compared to the 137 milligrams in an eight-ounce coffee cup. What’s so harmful about caffeine? Turns out, more than you think. It would most certainly be in your best interest to lower your caffeine intake. Hot cocoa is a great alternative to your typical carbonated beverage or coffee.

Caffeine is actually categorized as a drug, because it stimulates the central nervous system, temporarily giving you an energy boost and elevating your mood. However, it also causes dizziness, anxiety, headaches and jitters. Caffeine can also cause the body to lose calcium, slowly leading to bone loss. Hot cocoa has the minimal amount of caffeine, so it’s undoubtedly preferable to coffee

and other caffeinated beverages.

With the numerous benefits of hot cocoa, you shouldn’t hesitate in making it your beverage of choice. Of course, remember that moderation is key. Stick to a cup a day and you’ll be on the right track. In addition, it should be noted that hot chocolate is not the same as hot cocoa. These terms seem to be used interchangeably, but an important difference exists between the two.

Hot cocoa is made by dissolving cocoa powder in hot water or milk, but hot chocolate involves melting a bar of chocolate. Chocolate contains cocoa butter, which is full of saturated fat. Cocoa powder has no butter, so it’s much healthier but offers the same great taste. When in doubt, hot cocoa will always help you out!

Trentones sing to win Sara Stammer Columnist

You do not need to travel far to find musical talent here at the College. The Trentones, the College’s first co-ed a capella group, was established in 2002.

The Trentones have performed a variety of songs including Top 40, oldies, rock and choral, and it comes as no surprise that they are extremely successful.

It is also important to take note that almost all of the music performed by the Trentones is arranged by the group’s members.

In addition to competing at the International Competition of Collegiate a capella every spring, the Trentones sing with other college groups once a year. In past ICCA’s, the Trentones have won best choreography, in addition to placing third.

This year, the Trentones not only placed second, qualifying them to move to the ICCA Mid Atlantic Semi Finals at Rutgers University on March 30, but they also received their highest scores this year.

When they are not competing in the ICCAs, the Trentones receive requests to perform at weddings, banquets and fundraisers. For large events or travel, the Trentones request payment, but typically, according to senior biology major Kalvin Foo and sophomore English and secondary education double major Alyson Hogan, they perform for “the sheer enjoyment of sharing their music with others.” Requests for these events usually amount to traveling roughly three times each semester.

The College may recognize the Trentones from their participation in TCNJ Holiday during the fall semester. They are always looking to participate in events around campus.

The Trentones encourage those who audition, but do not initially succeed, to try again.

Many people in the organization’s history have been invited to join the organization after a second or even third attempt.

“Every year our group needs something different, and we are humbled by every individual

that auditions for us,” according to Foo and Hogan.

“I stumbled into the Trentones my first student activities fair my freshman year, being convinced to audition. The group became my first involvement on campus, and four years later, showing up to rehearsals is still the highlight of my day,” Foo said. He joined the second week of his freshman year and has been going back ever since.

“A friend from high school was an active member of the group when I was accepted into TCNJ, and he recruited me and another member, Demetri, from our choir to join. He knew we all shared the same love of performing as well as a drive for excellence, and the group proved to be a great fit for both of us,” said Hogan, who also joined the second week of her freshman year.

Practicing roughly three times a week for two-hour sessions, all 16 members of the organization put in their time.

Want to be a part of the Trentone family?

Check them out online on Facebook or on their website, or email the organization at trentone@tcnj.edu.

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The Trentones are looking to pitchslap the competition at the ICCA Mid Atlantic Semi Finals in March.

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Arts & Entertainment

‘No Harm Done’ at the Rat’s band night

By Caroline English Correspondent

Not even when the 104.5 band 21 Pilots rocked the Rat last semester was the house this packed. Students here at the College love to support their own.

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, 10 Paces, from Long Branch, N.J., the Dundees, from Hazlet, N.J. and Save Face, also from New Jersey, took the stage at the Rathskellar for the Student Band Night.

“We’re the Dundees and that was weird,” said lead man Tim Bergslien of the Dundees as he signed off after his energetic set.

The Dundees, being the most established of the groups, took the middle of the three sets. Last year, the Dundees won the the College’s Battle of the Bands competition and can be heard on the “Local Noise” show on WTSR. Their Local Noise set is also available on the WTSR website.

The stand-out performance of the

evening, however, was by Save Face.

Their cover of the song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness, during their broken down set, had the entire house dancing, while their cover of “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind became a cathartic sing-a-long.

Drummer Chris Wills took lead vocals during their Darkness cover, which proved the range and diversity this band could muster.

Through 10 Paces’ dynamic performance of their original song “Eden’s Edge,” and the Dundees’ new song “Make it Out Alive,” the audience was happily sated by all of the performances.

If you are a fan of the Dundees, you would also like fellow New Jersey band Titus Andronicus. Both bands feature melodic bass lines, open guitar and strong imagery in their lyrics. From the crowd

favorite “Make it Out Alive,” the phrase “if I can make it out alive, I swear to God it’ll be the last time” repeats, calling for honest emotion from Bergslien.

Lead vocalist Louie Morreale, from 10 Paces, has a vocal style reminiscent of Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam. With lyrics like “what made you walk away from what you had,” their early ’90s influence is apparent, and only underscored further by their heavy riverbed on both guitar and vocals. Their debut album is forthcoming.

Save Face seems to be a motley crew of musicians of the College. Yet their quintessential punk sound mixed with pop sensibility easily won the crowd over. Their free EP is available on their band camp, which is a must have for any Taking Back Sunday or The Academy Is fans.

Come out and support the Dundees on March 2 as they will be back at the College

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Students pack the Rat to see bands the Dundees and Save Face play.

aiming to reclaim their Battle of the Band’s title against four other local bands.

The prize will be a coveted position in high rotation on WTSR, as well as the opportunity to be considered for more CUB Rat shows.

Opera fans gather to see local company

By Kaitlyn Dougherty Correspondent The College’s Center for the Arts and Boheme Opera NJ were proud to present Gaetano Donizetti’s famous opera “Don Pasquale” on Sunday, Feb. 10 in the Mayo Concert Hall.

Boheme Opera NJ is a musician-based production company that hosts various opera events all around areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The company has also been honored with several grant awards from The New Jersey Department of State and The New Jersey Cultural Trust.

Joseph Pucciatti, artistic director, composer, conductor and cofounder of Boheme Opera NJ, began the evening with a precurtain talk before the official presentation of “Don Pasquale.”

As opera lovers of all ages gradually gathered into the concert hall for some musical delight, Pucciatti discussed a brief history of the famous Italian composer, and his journey through the wide world of opera in nineteenth century Europe.

Pucciatti even took the time to provide the audience with a scene-by-scene narrative detailing the basic premise of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.

The pre-curtain talk certainly served as an enlightening introduction for audience members, especially for those who were not familiar with Donizetti and his works.

Pucciatti also explained how Donizetti became one of the lead composers who utilized the Bel Canto style of opera.

“Donizetti gets the ball started,” Pucciatti said.

When translated in English, the Italian phrase “bel canto” actually means “beautiful singing,” or what Pucciatti characterizes as “acrobatic singing.”

This acrobatic-like rhythmical movement Pucciatti refers to is based upon using shorter phrases in each song.

By incorporating very short phrases, the opera performers can sing much faster and higher.

After the pre-curtain talk, the performance of “Don Pasquale” began. The version of this particular Donizetti opera was translated from the traditional language of Italian to an English version, which enabled the audience to easily follow along and fully grasp the storyline.

The opera opened with lead character and comically rash old man Don Pasquale, played by the bass-baritone Edward

Bogusz, arranging himself a marriage to a young woman named Sofronia.

Despite him being a significantly older gentleman, Don Pasquale takes it upon himself to marry in order to teach his nephew, Ernesto, a lesson and ultimately steal his inheritance.

Ernesto, played by tenor David Gagnon, is madly in love with Norina, a young widow played by soprano Sungji Kim. Don Pasquale believes that Norina would not make a suitable wife and forbids their pending marriage, which leaves Ernesto in a state of devastation and loss.

However, Ernesto is soon comforted once he discovers that his friend, Dr. Malatesta, and Norina have conducted a scheme against Don Pasquale. Unbeknownst to Don Pasquale, Sofronia, his fi-

ancé, is actually Norina.

Dr. Malatesta, played by baritone Kevin Grace, introduces Norina to Don Pasquale as his alleged sister Sofronia. Don Pasquale instantly insists on marrying Sofronia, which initiates Dr. Malatesta and Norina’s master plan in conducting a mock wedding ceremony.

After Don Pasquale and Sofronia become “husband and wife,” Sofronia, who is really Norina, purposely behaves atrociously in order to torture Don Pasquale.

It is soon revealed that the marriage is merely a scheme. As a result, Don Pasquale claims that he has mended his ways and gives Ernesto and Norina his blessing to officially be married.

The performance ended in an applause filled with gratitude while the opera singers took their final bows.

Vacationer brings chill tunes to the Rat

By Alexis Mclaughlin Correspondent

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Kenny Vasoli leads Vacationer’s performance in a relaxing set.

The Rathskellar became a musical getaway on Friday, Feb. 8, as psychedelic pop group Vacationer entranced Rat-goers with tropical melodies, smooth vocals and a calmness unseen in most young artists rising to the top.

Headed by front man Kenny Vasoli, whose premiere band, The Starting Line, has gained a massive following in the Garden State, Vacationer promised for a memorable performance before even hitting the stage — and did not fail to deliver.

The group opened strong — or rather, softly — with their number “Good as New,” whose soulful bass, trickling piano and light, yet sonorous vocals set listeners at instant ease. Intense relaxation proved a constant theme throughout the show, as “chillness” seemed to be the band’s greatest strength and highest priority.

“Everybody can just, you know, chill whenever they want to,” Vasoli’s said to the audience.

“If you’re in class, just be like, ‘Settle down, Professor Know-It-All: I’m chillin.’”

The night grew even more mellow with “Gone,” a melancholy, yet soothing tune about lost love and the hope that it will be restored. From here, the audience was promised even more serenity.

“Things are about to get even chiller. Can you imagine?” Vasoli said, amazed by his own proposition. “We’re about to drop the chill hammer on you.”

The group delivered with “Be With You,” whose gentle, strumming guitar, soothing vocals and repetition of “typical” island noises transported the listeners to a tropical paradise.

Well-received by the crowd, this number is also a favorite of Vasoli’s, due to its emotional heaviness.

Vacationer came full circle with their closing number, “Everyone Knows,” which channels the R&B feel of “Good as New.” While a bit more somber than the latter, the number’s lovely opening piano score and clean vocals held true to the “chill” form, bringing their set to a satisfying end.

“It was, in Kenny’s words, definitely ‘chill,’” said junior history major Shannon Kane. “It was a perfect relief to academic stress.”

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Brown Bag reveals digital opportunities

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Hickey shows students how to launch their careers.

By Megan Whalen Correspondent Aspiring young musicians, composers, artists and other students at the College attended Sean Hickey’s Brown Bag lecture, Digital Strategy: New Media and the Musician

Entrepreneur on Friday, Feb. 8 in the Mayo Concert Hall.

Hickey is a prominent composer and national sales and business development manager at Naxos of America. He began his career at a record business where he became the assistant manager.

He then worked at a competing distribution company, Alegro, as a sales representative for a few years in Detroit, where he is originally from.

For the past 10 years, Hickey has worked with the company of Naxos, where he began as a sales representative before he was promoted to his current position.

In addition to his accomplishments on the administrative side of the record business, Hickey is also a successful and renown composer.

The last movement of Hickey’s Trio Avatar was beautifully performed by the College’s Dean of

Arts and Communications John Laughton on clarinet, Professor Tomoko Kanamaru on piano and Professor Ruotao Mao on violin.

Hickey’s inspiration for the piece was partially drawn from Stravinsky, as well as his rhythmic exploration. Because Hickey works on the business end of music recordings and composes as well, he has learned to balance both aspects in his life. He explained that he is fortunate to have flexibility in his job and can duck away when inspiration hits.

“I worked on a symphony in 5- and 10-minute segments,” Hickey said.

Hickey also discussed some of the challenges that are faced by musicians, recording artists and composers in today’s society.

“When you walk out with a music degree you say, ‘What the heck are you going to do now?’”

Hickey said.

Fortunately, he offered insight into the music recording profession and how to become a wellknown artist.

“You as an independent composer, musician or artist are better equipped to promote your project than anyone else,” Hickey said.

He stressed the importance of building a base, or networking, to develop a name in the professional world.

“I think that it is actually important because in classes we are discussing the networking of future teachers. We have to network to get our names out as far as jobs go,” said Thomas Ploskonka, a sophomore music education major.

One example of a social media success comes from a musician named Eric Whitacre, who used social media to build his base and spread his name to others.

His virtual choir that released

on YouTube in 2012, received groundbreaking hits.

Whiticare explained how an artist must ask themselves, “Who are the labels that will be my target? Who are the people that will be my target?”

However, Hickey emphasized, “The most important thing you can do is attend concerts.” This way it increases the possibilities of networking for young musicians.

Networking can also be achieved through developing a website.

Hickey showed his own website as an example, stressing the importance of creating access to your recorded music. It is a way to reach people.

Hickey assured the young artists in the audience that there is a promising profession in music, as long as they are motivated and driven to promote themselves in today’s world of music and sharing music.

New card game offers lighthearted fun

By Rachel Adelman Correspondent

Based on the popular game Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity allows a more mature audience to enjoy the hilarity of selecting answers for ridiculous questions.

Cards Against Humanity has become a growing trend among high school and college students and a popular party game, often used as entertainment for groups of friends. Those who have played it have nothing but good things to say.

“This is how Apples to Apples should have been,” said Sean Modri, a psychology and philosophy double major at the College.

Cards Against Humanity is a rather simple game.

Each player is given white cards that have nouns, concepts, actions or phrases printed on them.

Once everyone is handed a certain

number of cards, one player is designated as the “Card Czar.”

This player’s job is to pick a black card, which either has a question or a statement with one or more blanks on it.

Each player, excluding the Card Czar, looks through his or her hand and picks the white card that he or she believes best answers the question or fills in the blank.

Once each player has selected his or her card, each will place it face down in front of the Card Czar.

The Card Czar will then shuffle the cards and read through them aloud. The Czar will choose a winning card based on its hilarity or, in some cases, how dirty it is. The winner receives the black card for that round and the process repeats with a new player as the Card Czar each round.

Once all the cards are used up, the player with the most black cards is declared the winner and the “most horrible” person of

the group.

Cards Against Humanity is available for purchase online, but for those who want to save money or do not want “a party game for horrible people” appearing in their credit history, it is also available online at cardsagainsthumanity.com.

With the correct paper, prospective players can print out an official or individualized set of cards.

All that is required is a printer, cardstock paper and an hour or so of cutting.

Recruit your friends to help — it’s a great bonding experience and when you are done, you can play the game.

Although not for the pure souls, Cards Against Humanity is a great way to connect with friends and meet new and interesting people. Simply asking, “Do you want to play Cards Against Humanity?” can bring hours of amusement and even spark a longterm friendship.

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Cards Against Humanity emerges as a hit among mature audiences.

MBV’s ’90s Flow Café talent raises awareness

By Naina Iyengar Correspondent

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By Raya Brashear-Evans Correspondent After their 21-year hiatus, Irish indie rock band My Bloody Valentine finally released their new album, m b v, this past Saturday. If you thought “My Bloody Valentine” was nothing but a low budget slasher film from the ’80s, you should run to your nearest record store and take a listen.

Their last album, Loveless, was released in 1991 and gained relatively positive reviews for its haunting guitar solos, ghostly vocal ranges and ’90s grunge feel. m b v should be renamed Loveless: The Sequel because it picks up right where Loveless left off. Once again, fans are lulled into a trance by Kevin Shields’s melodic vocals and guitar work.

The defining quality that catapulted this band to stardom in ’91 was their ability to create a timeless vacuum that took listeners on an hour-long journey similar to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. m b v captures the true essence of what My Bloody Valentine is: wonky guitar riffs and moving lyrics. “New You” and “She Found Love” are the must-hear singles on the album.

The only new thing about this release is a change in format: fans can no longer buy a physical copy. My Bloody Valentine exclusively released m b v online.

Physical copy or not, m v b did a phenomenal job at carrying on the legacy My Bloody Valentine worked hard to create.

The College’s first Café Night of the spring semester, which was sponsored by the Haitian Student Association and Delta Sigma Theta, featured a diverse set of powerful performances including a capella, rap, poetry and juggling on Wednesday, Feb. 6. in the Brower Student Center.

First to take the stage was the a capella group the iTunes, who enthusiastically swayed as they sang Shakira’s “Waka Waka,” and Gloriana’s “Wild at Heart.”

This was followed by original rap songs “Faith” and “My Nigerian Childhood,” from sophomore digital arts major Retji Dakum, who says his verses incorporate elements of humanitarianism, religion and freestyle.

“It’s more like a book, I give an introduction and different chapters … it has to have a link to my life. I can’t rap about something that doesn’t affect me,” Dakum said.

Next up was junior biology major Eche Nwizugbo, who delivered a soulful rendition of “Tell Me If You Still Care”

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The first café night of the semester works to raise money for ‘Here for Haiti.’

by Monica.

“Music and dance is my art — many people don’t expect that I can do it so it’s a nice surprise for them,” Nwizugbo said.

Senior math and secondary education double major Steve Demorcy, who immigrated from Haiti when he was seven years old, shared his poem “Rose and Mauve,” which detailed his childhood culture shock and subsequent adjustment period when he moved to the U.S. “I don’t normally perform because (my poems) are really personal … it’s a sensitive area,” he said, although he has previously performed at poetry house and music venue Trenton Social.

This tied into the focus of the event, which was raising money for the “Here for Haiti” campaign, an initiative aimed at rebuilding Haitian infrastructure, and “Womenspace,” a non-profit organization which empowers victims of domestic violence.

Other performances that night included a two-man rap group “What If, Why Not entertainment,” from Roselle, N.J., who contrasted their song “Dreams” with another song titled “Nightmares.” This was succeeded by twogirl poetry group Tumi & Chika, who read an emotional poem by American playwright Ntozake Shange.

Roger Barrett, early childhood education and math/ science/technology double major, also showcased poetry.

Junior psychology major Kristina Ali, sang mellifluous covers of famous songs including Katy Perry’s “Firework.”

Freshman English major Wachen Harris also read two of his moving personal poems, including one called “Fight.”

Indeed, Café Night was a fun and effective way of displaying the College’s numerous talents while raising awareness for a cause.

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Celebrate

Envisioning Europe

Tyranny and Freedom in History, Literature and Film A lecture and film series at The College of New Jersey 2012-2013

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Dr. King’s Dream: Are We There Yet? Date: Thursday, February 21st

Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm Moca9on: Kendall Hall

Named by Essence magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, Dyson is one of the na9onEs most renowned public intellectuals, revitalizing the role with the fervor of an ordained Bap9st minister.

His books provide some of the most significant commentary on modern social and intellectual thought, interwoven with a combina9on of cultural cri9cism, race theory, religion, philosophical reKec9on, and gender studies.

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‘Impractical Jokers’ offers schadenfreude AP Photo

TruTv’s ‘Impractical Jokers’ guarantees laughs with embarrassing competitions.

By Colleen Murphy Production Manager

Take four lifelong best friends from Staten Island, put them on the streets of Manhattan, have them do or say stupid things to strangers, and you’ve got television gold.

TruTv’s “Impractical Jokers,” now in its second season, is the most entertaining show that’s been on in a while. The first time I watched it, I wound up sitting in front of the TV for two hours straight. It’s addicting.

Joseph “Joe” Gatto, James “Murr” Murray, Salvatore

“Sal” Vulcano and Brian “Q” Quinn compete to embarrass each other on the show. Each episode has three to five rounds of tasks. If the joker does not do or say what he is told or cannot complete the task, he loses.

The joker that loses the most rounds loses the entire game. As punishment to show you how embarrassing the loser’s task is, Murr once had to take a polygraph test, written by the other three jokers, in front of the faculty and students of their old Catholic high school. The priests discovered that Murr lied during confession, his Spanish teacher found out that he used to have a crush on her, and the students learned that he secretly enjoys boy bands.

For another punishment, Sal had to pick up dog poop in a park and hold it for 20 seconds. In a more recent episode, he had to search (this time sans gloves) through elephant excrement for his car keys. Through tears and dry heaving, he searched, but with no success. Joe had actually been holding them the whole time. Oh, and did I mention that Sal is the biggest germaphobe ever?

Sounds like any other prank show, right? Wrong.

What sets “Impractical Jokers” apart from other hidden camera shows is the connection between the four contestants. Because they are best friends, they know how to push each others’ buttons and boundaries. While one of them is out trying to complete the challenge, the

other three are watching, listening and telling the joker what to say.

Watching the contestants complete the challenge is only half the fun though. The reactions of the other jokers are possibly even funnier. As a challenge is taking place, the camera cuts to the three other jokers in another room, cracking up and crying or falling on the floor from laughter.

There are a variety of challenges, which keeps the show fresh. The guys have to receive a tip from a customer, convince someone to make a donation to a fake charity, see how many items they can take off patrons’ plates at a buffet, get someone to give them directions to a fake place and convince as many people as possible to stay at the dance classes they lead. And because the guys are telling the joker what to say and do throughout each challenge, something unexpected is bound to happen each time.

The four men are extremely likeable, funny individuals. Joe is the kind of guy who will wear a lavender shirt to play up his eyes, Murr is the thinker and planner, Sal is the personable charmer, and Q is the one who looks homeless.

It’s pretty difficult to find words for such hilarity. Do yourself a favor and watch the show. Just be sure to go to the bathroom beforehand.

The student-friendly poems of Cummings

By Courtney Wirths News Assistant E.E. Cummings often finds himself on bookshelves in English classrooms alongside Emily Dickinson and F. Scott Fitzgerald. His unusual language and bizarre use of punctuation can send the untrained reader running.

E.E. Cummings’s “Selected Poems,” edited by Richard S. Kennedy, is an invitation for these leisure readers to pursue Cummings’s work at a slower pace.

The collection is divided into sections that feature either a period in Cummings’s life or a topic that he frequently wrote about. Each section is prefaced by an introduction written by the editor, who is also Cummings’s biographer.

Sketches that Cummings created while at Harvard University accompany the reader as he or she works deeper into

Cummings’s thoughts. Many of these sketches have never been published before.

The details contained in the introductions provide the reader with insight into different pieces.

In the section “A Child’s World,” Kennedy describes Cummings’s idyllic childhood, which gave him the material for pieces such as “in Just” and “maggie and milly and molly and may.”

While other collections may offer biographical facts, Kennedy takes it a step further to provide some general analysis of the pieces contained within each section.

Having this information before reading the pieces makes them easier to understand, especially for a reader who is not familiar with Cummings’s style of writing.

By far, the most difficult section of the collection is “The Poetry of the Eye.” Inspired by cubism, the pieces contain words broken into two lines or divided

by parentheses.

This selection is well-placed in the center of the collection so the reader has had enough experience with Cummings to be able to understand the different emotions he attempts to create with the artfully placed letters.

Cummings is famous for his poems about intimacy and romance.

The section “Achieving the Together Colored Instant” contains famous pieces such as “I like my body when it is with your” and “my girl’s tall with hard long eyes.” Kennedy explains that Cummings used metaphors and complicated spacing to mask the explicit sexual images within the poems.

E.E. Cummings is a poet who understands youth. Imagination, relationships, sexuality, politics and death are paths and bridges students must cross every day.

Cummings can be a companion for them.

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Kennedy presents a collection of some of Cummings’s best work.

Signature pop harmonies Worthy mic night cause Duo transitions from rock

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Tegan and Sara develop a new musical style in their latest album.

By Lauren Santos Correspondent After more than a decade of producing eclectic, original rock-and-roll music, Tegan and Sara have turned to pop influences in their latest album. Some fans are super excited about the new sound.

“All I want to get is a little bit closer / All I want to know is, can you come a little closer?” are the lines that begin Tegan and Sara’s latest album, Heartthrob.

No longer is the music composed of simple instrumental harmonies and pure vocals. Now Tegan and Sara have incorporated “fruity” harmonies, a lot of instrumentals and cute lyrics into each of their songs.

Their trademark “powerful woman” vibe is still present, but many fans will be disappointed to realize that this album is, simply put, pop music.

Maybe Tegan and Sara wanted to show their versatility as musicians, or maybe they were tired of their sound and wanted a change.

Maybe they were pressured by producers to create a more generic sound, or maybe their record label wanted music that would sell to a more widespread audience.

Heartthrob is definitely different from Tegan and Sara’s previous albums, but is it generic? No. Each song is still eclectic and should make longtime fans proud.

Tegan and Sara have managed to blend their previous alternative rock sound with an edgier pop sound that will appeal to a larger audience.

Their music has already been featured on television shows such as the CW’s hit “90210.”

By Emma Colton Web Editor Jugglers, poets and musicians performed at WILL’s Open Mic Night to support the College’s performance of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.

Students gathered in the upper-level of the Brower Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to be entertained, sip on coffee, and try their best at winning a gift basket.

Most importantly, though, the students gathered to raise money for the College’s V-Day Campaign, which opens on Friday Feb. 15 in the Mayo Concert Hall.

Entertainment was in no short supply during the Open Mic Night. Students with artistic talents and a bit of courage signed up to show off their abilities while raising awareness of violence against women.

Big Run, an on-campus band, had the audience swaying to their indie-style melodies. As if the love child of Bon Iver and The Decemberists, the threeperson band strummed a banjo, fiddled a violin, and crooned about the hazards of love.

But don’t think the night was only for the musically inclined. The Col-

lege’s juggling club made a memorable appearance as well. Donned in apparel reminiscent of duds worn by the talented acts in Barnum and Bailey’s circus, the College’s own duo of jugglers kept tight control of flying objects.

The night even served as the temporary home for the reciting of slam poetry.

Christine Garrity, sophomore Spanish and secondary education double major, recited the Taylor Mali poem, “What Teachers Make.”

“It was a very interesting night,” said Kristen Randolph, a freshman biology major. “The acts were very diverse and offered a wide range of entertainment that really showed off the multitude of talents we have at TCNJ.” Talents indeed. A capella group, the Tremblemakers, showed-off more than just a darling name. The 12 piece, all female group performed songs like “Penny Lane” with sweet and moving gusto. If Paul and Yoko had been present, they may have considered putting the past behind them once and for all.

The night of entertainment, though diverse and filled with the College’s most accomplished talent, all came back to the support of ending violence against women.

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Fun Stuff

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Injury and illness can’t slow Lions Winter Track & Field

Photo courtesy of the Sports Information Desk

Gallagher and Berti pace each other.

By Julie Kayzerman News Assistant

Despite roughing it through injuries and illness, members of the men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams have still been able to find a way to step up and work their way back to success in their respective races.

After becoming ill with the flu at the start of the season, senior Dominic Tasco faced a serious setback to his training, but has continued to work through it.

“These past two weeks have been a major confidence boost,” Tasco said. “I’m feeling

very strong and ready to put together some fast times in championship season.”

Tasco secured second place in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:53.19, qualifying him for the ECACs. This took place at the Lafayette Rider Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 8 after a quick change in venues when their scheduled meet in Boston was cancelled.

“My races this weekend were a big step in the right direction,” Tasco said. “Running an indoor personal record before the championship season gives me a great deal of confidence for the upcoming meets on the schedule.”

Continued success for the Lions came during both the men’s and women’s 4x800-meter relay races. The women’s relay team, made up of freshman Kristen Randolph, sophomore Megan Stack, junior Anginelle Alabanza and sophomore Liz Johnson, crossed the finish line with a time of 9:40.43, finishing a full eight seconds ahead of the second place team.

The men’s 4x800-meter relay team, made up of seniors Michael Berti and Andy Gallagher, sophomore Erik Moutenot and Tasco, claimed second with a time of 7:58.10, just behind Division II Kutztown University.

“The goal of that race was to run an ECAC qualifier and a lot of the credit goes to my

teammates,” Tasco said. “They did what they had to do to make my leg much easier. We have a talented group of guys that are looking to run fast times.”

For the jumpers, junior Erica Roberts continued to lead the women to success in the long jump with another ECAC qualifying jump of 5.40 meters, placing third, while freshman Courtney Paciulli also had an ECAC qualifying jump of 5.22 meters, placing fifth.

With no surprise, the high jump highlighted nationally ranked junior Brigit Roemer as the second place finisher with an ECAC qualifying jump of 1.60 meters.

“The season has been getting progressively better every meet,” Roemer said. “I am happy with where I am at this point and I can only get better from here.”

The meet seemed to be a night of exciting relays as the men’s 4x400-meter relay team made up of junior Michael Spekhardt, sophomore Alex Brown, freshman Laron Day and senior Steve D’Aiutolo had a second place finish with a time of 3:20.52.

The men’s team also had a strong showing in the mile with Berti taking fifth at a time of 4:21.38, alongside his teammate Gallagher, who took seventh with a time of 4:22.74.

Another injured athlete, senior Cathy Goncalves, has been working her way back to the track after suffering from severe plantar fasciitis after the cross country season.

“Although I am not in the best of shape just yet, my goal for the indoor season is to continue on getting stronger, to qualify for ECACs and to win the 3K at NJACs,” Goncalves said.

Goncalves has certainly been working her way back this season after placing third in the 3,000-meter race just last week at the dual meet against Rider. She is hoping this indoor season will be the foundation of her outdoor season in which she hopes to qualify for nationals in her races along with her teammates.

“Our team is fairly young but is continually growing,” Goncalves said. “We’ve been working on our team dynamic because we know that we can’t achieve our team goals, like winning the NJACs, without being close as a team.”

On the men’s side, the bond seems to be just as strong with the chemistry ever improving.

“We have a great team bond,” Tasco said.

“It starts over winter break where we have a few team practices a week with some team bonding activities to bring us all together.

Even off the track we are all friends, making it a really fun team to be a part of.”

Cheap Seats

PED scandal further damages A-Roid’s rep

By Steven Rosen Correspondent Alex Rodriguez is once again making big news in the media and, like many times as of late, it’s not for his play on the baseball field.

A-Rod, or “A-Roid,” as many baseball fans like to call him, is again being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

The Miami New Times published an article last Tuesday that mentioned a list of players and possible connections to PEDs. Major League Baseball is looking to acquire these documents and further investigate whether disciplinary actions should be taken on those mentioned.

Rodriquez, who admitted to using such drugs between the years 2001 and 2003, when he was with the Texas Rangers, has been on a steady decline over the past few seasons. After hitting 30 home runs and driving in 125 runs in 2010, the former threetime AL MVP combined for just 32 home runs and 119 runs batted in the following two seasons. These mediocre regular seasons were followed by a dismal playoff performance this past October, where he hit .111 before being benched.

The pressure on Rodriguez to return to his old form may have been reason for him to turn to these drugs, and is at least enough reason for people to ask questions. A-Rod has yet

to comment on the allegations.

Other big name players in the Miami New Times report were last year’s NL Cy Young runner-up Gio Gonzalez from the Washington Nationals, and 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun from the Milwaukee Brewers. Although Rodriguez, Gonzalez and Braun have never been linked together in the Major Leagues, all three players have major connections with the University of Miami and the Hurricane baseball program.

Rodriguez grew up in Miami, and donated over $3 million to rebuild the University of Miami’s baseball complex. Gio Gonzalez works with a strength and conditioning coach at the university in

his offseasons. Ryan Braun played college baseball at Miami, and has always remained close with the program. Some believe the players were receiving the drugs at the athletic facilities of the university.

Major League Baseball is looking into the report and requesting documents from the Miami New Times.

Though the Times has been cooperating with MLB officials, they have yet to decide whether or not they will provide them with the specific pages they are looking for. Until further investigation is completed, the players mentioned will not receive any penalty from the league, and will have to continue working on their potentially damaged reputation.

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Rodriguez combines poor play with drug scandals.

Cheap Seats

Baltimore blitz on referee goes unpunished Officials refuse to enforce rule under ‘Super’ circumstances

By Joe Caputo Correspondent

There were a lot of head scratching moments during the Super Bowl, the blackout being one of the biggest. However, there was another incident that really had me stumped.

It confuses me why Ravens’ defensive back Cary Williams was not flagged for a personal foul or unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when he pushed an official in the early stages of the game.

It confuses me why Cary Williams was not ejected for pushing this official, and it confuses me even more now that the NFL has gone out of their way to announce that Cary Williams will not be fined for the blatant hit on the referee.

Just over two years ago, 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith was immediately ejected from a Thursday night contest in San Diego for gently bumping an official, but then again, that was a Thursday night Week 15 game being played by

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Williams’s shove of the referee should have gotten him ejected.

the then 5-8 49ers. And that is what gets on my nerves more than anything else in any sport. I cannot for the life of me understand why officiating changes as the games get more important.

Why is a playoff game officiated differently than a Week 3 game? Why is a Conference Championship game officiated differently than a Wild Card game?

And why is a Super Bowl officiated differently than all the others?

Rules are rules. Earlier this season, when asked why Vikings’ Harrison Smith was ejected from his game versus Tennessee, referee Jeff Triplette said: “He grabbed the official when the official was trying to separate them and pushed the official to the side.

That’s an automatic ejection.” Not much room for interpretation here, huh?

Now don’t get me wrong, I was befuddled by several of the other calls, or noncalls, made in the Super Bowl, but none more than this one, simply because there

was not a single other call that was as clearcut to me as this one. And that is the sole reason why I am so absolutely shocked and dumbfounded as to why not only the officials missed the call, but why the NFL seems to be ignoring the whole situation as well.

I don’t want to start accusing anyone of any suspicious activity or conspiracy, but why is this not raising more eyebrows? In a day and age when the media blows everything out of proportion, how has this managed to fly under the radar? Maybe I’m just a crazed 49er-fan that’s still living in denial, or maybe I’m on to something here. The sequence of events and the actions taken in response to those events just do not add up, and I am still waiting on a formal explanation as to why this issue has been swept under the carpet as the Ravens celebrate their Super Bowl XLVII victory.

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LIONS

AROUND THE

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Alec Zucker “The Ref”

Chris Molicki Sports Editor

Peter Fiorilla Sports Assistant

Brendan McGrath Editor-in-Chief

In this week’s matchup of Around the Dorm, the “Ref,” Alec Zucker, challenges Sports Editor Chris Molicki, Sports Assistant Peter Fiorilla and Editor-in-Chief Brendan McGrath to answer questions about Joe Flacco’s elite status in the NFL, whether or not the Lakers can make the playoffs, and who will win the World Series, as well as who will be baseball’s biggest surprise.

1. After a stellar postseason combined with a Super Bowl Championship and the game’s MVP, Joe Flacco is on top of the NFL world.

Where would you rank Flacco in comparison to the other top quarterbacks in the NFL? Should he be considered an elite quarterback in the league?

CM: After winning a Super Bowl with one of the most impressive four-game playoff stretches a quarterback has ever produced, there’s no doubt he is elite. He’s shown the ability to get it done on the biggest stage and he also has the most playoff road wins ever by a quarterback.

His 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions in these playoffs is something only accomplished by Joe Montana. Despite only slightly above average regular season stats, Flacco has jumped into elite status. In regards to him ranking among other quarterbacks, Flacco is certainly not in the Rodgers/Brady/Peyton/Brees tier and I still think he’s behind Big Ben and Eli because of their multiple Super Bowl rings.

However, I can’t find another QB better right now. Kaepernick, Griffin, Wilson and Luck have all had too small of a sample size to really compete. He’s undoubtedly in front of Romo, Stafford, Newton and Schaub. The only signal caller that’s close is Matt Ryan, but he failed to make the Super Bowl that Flacco won.

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PF: Let’s not mistake winning a Super Bowl with being a special talent in the mold of Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees. I do hate to talk about who is “elite” and who is not, since no one really knows what it means, but it is also clear plenty of non-“elite” quarterbacks have won rings without sustained excellence. Jim Plunkett, Mark Rypien and Phil Simms were not amazing NFL players who won more Super Bowls than Peyton Manning ever has, and there are average players today who will continue that tradition. Joe Flacco is above average and played a tremendous role in the Ravens’ championship, but through the course of the season his stats — 59.7 percent completions, 3,817 yards, 22 TD and 10 INT — more closely resembled those of Carson Palmer than Rodgers. Flacco is obviously much better than Palmer, and credit to him for playing virtually perfect football in the playoffs, but next season he will probably return to his regular season form and resume throwing picks like everyone else. Going into 2013-14, I would say Flacco is the seventh-best quarterback option in the NFL: Rodgers, Brees, Brady and Peyton are obviously at the top, while Kaepernick and RGIII roll ahead of him based on potential.

BM: Joe Flacco is a very good quarterback, good enough that I’d say you could build a team around him. He is not, however, elite. I say this considering an elite quarterback to be among the top-five in the league. To me, Flacco is more of a top-10 guy. He’s been consistent

over his first five years, and his career numbers so far are more than respectable (102 TD, 56 INT, 86.3 passer rating). He isn’t, however, outshining enough of the league to be elite. He was 15th in the league in passing touchdowns this year. There is something to be said for leading your team to the Super Bowl, which Flacco to some degree did (11 TD to 0 INT is nothing to scoff at), but I just don’t think that’s enough to call him elite. He is only 28 though, and there’s certainly a chance that he could raise his game to an elite level in the future.

Peter takes 3 points for comparing Flacco’s stats to historical elite quarterbacks and by acknowledging that nobody knows what “elite” actually means. Chris gets 2 points for mentioning Flacco’s impeccable postseason performance. Brendan gets 1 point with solid analysis about Flacco’s consistency throughout his career.

2. Since the loss of Dwight Howard, the LA Lakers have been playing well and are now only a few games out of a playoff birth. Will the Lakers make the playoffs, and what will they need to do to have a long playoff run?

CM: The Lakers have won six of their past seven games as of writing this, and are only a few games out of a playoff spot. This has come with Kobe Bryant averaging 17 points and nine assists in that stretch. Because the Lakers are a very smart organization, I think they’ve realized that they can win without having the ball in Kobe’s hands the whole time, and I think they will make the playoffs. There’s a ton of talent on this team, even without Howard, and Utah, Houston and Portland, all teams ahead of L A, are not postseason locks. By getting more good looks for Steve Nash as well as uncovering hidden gem Earl Clark, the Lakers should make the playoffs. The key to them having a deep run is staying healthy. They were a preseason favorite, so if they get hot down the stretch and sneak into the playoffs, it will show they’ve developed the chemistry that has eluded them all season and are playing at the high level they should play at. When playing young teams like the Clippers and Thunder, they will need a healthy Howard and a healthy everyone else because of their thin bench.

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PF: The only way the Lakers could make a long playoff run is by not scampering into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed, since L A would not be able to manage going out without a whimper against the Thunder. Their old injury prone roster is not helping. With Pau Gasol out indefinitely, Dwight struggling through back problems, and Kobe playing with an elbow injury of his own, I don’t see any reason we should expect the Lakers to make the playoffs. If the current eight playoff teams continued winning at the same pace they have been all season, grabbing the final seed would require LA to have at least 43 wins and maintain a 70 percent win percentage until the end of the season.

The team might have been able to win a dozen

or more games in spite of Mike D’Antoni’s system, which doesn’t fit the personnel, if the personnel itself was as good as advertised. Big, young teams will be able to rough them up and the lack of any consistent presence at center means the Lakers have an early offseason waiting for them.

BM: It seems like the Lakers will be able to overcome an incredibly lackluster first half, one in which they added the best big man in the league and seemingly got worse. I think the amount of pure talent on this team will lead them to close the gap and take one of the lower seeds in the Western Conference. Kobe is still a great player and if he keeps up the level of play he has had this year, it won’t take that large of a contribution from the rest of this team to sneak into the playoffs. Once they get there, however, they will likely be put down in four or five games. If the Lakers make the playoffs, chances are they will face the Spurs or the Thunder. I don’t see how, absent Kobe and Howard gaining some epic form of chemistry, they can present a real challenge to either of these well-rounded teams.

Chris gets 3 points for discussing the depth of LA’s roster and mentioning the talent is still on this team even without Gasol. Peter gets 2 points for good analysis on the realistic chances of the team if they do find a way to make the playoffs. Brendan gets 1 point for discussing Kobe’s greatness and his lack of team chemistry with Howard.

3. With pitchers and catchers beginning to report to training camp, baseball season is right around the corner. Who is your favorite to win this year’s World Series and which team will surprise baseball fans the most?

CM: The team I like is the team that has made the most noise lately — the Atlanta Braves.

The Braves were only a few games behind the Washington Nationals last year, the best team in the NL, and they’ve made some big moves in the offseason. By acquiring both B.J. and Justin Upton, they’ve put together an outfield with Jason Heyward that has the potential to score a lot of runs. And with Tim Hudson and Kris Medlen, the staff potentially has two aces, as well as a shutdown closer in Craig Kimbrel to go with a solid bullpen. As far as surprises go, I think the Oakland Athletics will be the surprise again. Not because they’ll be good, that’s expected, but because they will repeat as AL West champs. Their team is so young, but now has postseason experiences under their belts. All five of their starters had an ERA of less than 4.00 last year and Josh Reddick has blossomed into a complete haircut. Oakland will surprise people with their ability to sustain success and not be a one-year wonder.

PF: As The Signal’s baseball expert, I can say with total confidence that the Yankees will shock the world with a third-place finish in the

AL East. Injury concerns to solid contributors (Rivera, Pettite and Jeter), the regression of once-great players (Teixeira and Granderson), the A-Rod sideshow and the incredible quality pervading the division make me think some combination of Tampa Bay, Toronto and Baltimore will knock the Yankees off their pedestal.

The Rays are getting Longoria back, Toronto has potential to duplicate Washington’s 18game improvement from 2011-2012 thanks to their massive Miami trade, and Baltimore’s young lineup will stay healthy and consistent like it managed to last year. I think the World Series favorite is Washington, though, which won 98 games last year on the strength of a first-place pitching staff despite shutting down Stephen Strasburg. Reintroducing him to a rotation that already includes Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Dan Haren and Ross Detwiler — not to mention a superior corps of relievers that now includes Rafael Sorano — and it doesn’t even seem fair.

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BM: The World Series is going to come down to the Nationals and the Angels. The Nats are the most balanced team in the bigs — the weakest part of their game is their offense, and it might be one of the top-five in baseball. They have three great starters, and two good ones.

Throw in a deep bullpen and it’s going to be hard for this team to miss the playoffs, even if they suffer multiple injuries again. Once they’re there, their staff will carry them through, and they’ll find themselves in the World Series. In the American League, this is the Angels’ time.

They have spent all of their chips on players who are going to really pay off this year. Put Pujols and Hamilton behind Trout, leave the starting pitching to Weaver and Wilson, and let their bullpen close it out. The Nats will beat the Angels in the World Series and I think the Yankees will surprise everyone the most. They have great players, but they have too many holes to overcome all four of the competitive teams in the AL East. At least two of them will finish ahead of the Yanks, and for the second time in 19 years, they will miss October.

Brendan gets 3 points for analyzing how powerful the Angels’ lineup will be and analyzing Washington’s pitching staff. Chris gets 2 points for mentioning Atlanta’s acquisitions this offseason. Peter gets 1 point for discussing the aging Yankees roster and the soundness of the Washington rotation.

Chris wins Around the Dorm, 7-6-5

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Lions Fantasy World

By Mike Herold Fantasy Guy

League Standings

Nothin’ But Net

We all know that there are curses in sports. The Madden cover curse and the SI cover jinx are the two most famous, but there are many and varied other wild theories in the sports world as to why things happen the way they eventually do.

You may be wondering right now why I bring this up. After all, currently there are no active curses going (SI has begun to put both Super Bowl teams on the cover in recent years, to avoid the biggest of jinxes), and not too many out of the ordinary things have happened in the past few weeks.

Here’s my response: I think this page may have the newest curse going. This makes me supremely happy, yet somewhat scared at the same time.

My evidence: Almost every week since I’ve been doing this page, one of the players I’ve suggested as ones who would do well has been injured. I first noticed this when Rondo went down and people mentioned it to me, but just chalked it up to bad luck.

Then last week happened.

See, last week I remarked upon how Thad Young had been going crazy lately, and how he was potentially an obscure enough player that he might still be available in smaller leagues.

As the little disclaimer under the standings points out, nothing on this page is a surefire thing to be accurate after 6 p.m. on the Monday before it’s released. This is mostly because the paper is put together on Monday nights, so having information that occurs after the page is turned in on here would be rather impossible, unless I could see the future (unfortunately, I do not possess that skill, unlike that octopus from the World Cup a few years back, another favorite curse/jinx theory).

Thad Young went down with an injury on Monday night.

Yes, that’s right, just hours after I’d told the world (er, well, the College) that he was a player to add to your fantasy team, he went down with an injury. A minor one, to be sure, but the coincidence was too eerie.

Therefore, I now declare the Lions Fantasy World jinx to be in full effect. Trust me, I can declare it.

So my suggestions this week are going to be an experiment of sorts. Instead of saying what I would do (and, therefore, what I think you should do) and what I think will happen, I’m going to say the opposite of what I predict.

I’m testing this curse because that’s something many sports writers never do. They never outwardly say that jinxes or curses are possible, no matter what the results are telling them.

So this week, do the opposite of whatever I tell you. Chances are I’ll be dead wrong, since that’s what I’m aiming for.

Oh, and if somehow this all comes true, just call me Octo.

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Team Name Team Allen Team Matos Team Friedman Team Molloy Team Nichols Team Gannon Team Vazquez Signal Squad Team McG Team Caputo Team Myshkoff Team Jha

Team Owner Gabe Allen Rob Matos Remy Friedman Kyle Molloy Marc Nichols Andrew Gannon Victor Vazquez Chris Molicki Brendan McGrath Joe Caputo Zach Myshkoff Ashray Jha

Points 21202 20148 19724 19540 19075 18475 18374 18336 15782 15760 14564 11609

Top Performer (Season) Top Performer (Past Week) Jrue Holiday (2515) Paul George (244) Russell Westbrook (3112) Paul Pierce (227) David Lee (2906) Carmelo Anthony (249) James Harden (3103) James Harden (307) Kobe Bryant (3052) Kobe Bryant (234) Kevin Durant (3489) Durant/Ty Lawson (226) LeBron James (3549) LeBron James (294) LaMarcus Aldridge(2648) LaMarcus Aldridge (269) Greg Monroe (2582) Greg Monroe (253) Al Jefferson (2531) Al Jefferson (231) Chris Paul (2446) Stephen Curry (204) Dwyane Wade (2227) Dwayne Wade (273) All Standings are accurate as of 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11

Moves Made This Week Team Allen: Dropped Taj Gibson Added Spencer Hawes

Team Caputo: Dropped Wesley Matthews, Emeka Ofafor Added Kyle Korver, Danny Granger Team Molloy: Dropped Vince Carter, Michael Beasley Added Marreese Speights, Samuel Dalembert

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Team McG: Dropped Alonzo Gee, Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Thornton Added Byron Mullens, Wesley Matthews, Luke Ridnour

Good Moves, or Bad?

Team Allen again made a bunch of moves for more playing time, shown is the sum total of those moves. Obviously good moves, he’s still in first.

Team Caputo took a chance on a coming-back-from-injury Granger, but I think it should work out for him, since Granger has historically put up solid numbers.

Team Molloy traded risky players who could get hot for mostly steady players, which could go either way.

As for Team McG, making the most moves he’s made all season by far nearly dropped him a spot in the standings. Wes Matthews continues to change teams, maybe he’ll stick around on this one.

I May Be Wrong, But...

Here are the moves I would make in Fantasy Basketball this week: Add: Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger, Pau Gasol. These guys are either fighting to come back from injury or have just gone down to injury — clearly, they are must-haves for fantasy owners right now. (I feel I should mention that you should read the column above for any of this advice to make sense.)

Be Cautious Of: Kobe Bryant hasn’t been injured in a while, his time might be up. Plus, with his feud with Howard getting more blown out of proportion and more injuries piling up and increasing Kobe’s involvement, he’ll probably see a drop in stats anyway. After all, an angry and overloaded Kobe never does anything special, right?

Drop: Paul George was just named to the All-Star team for the first time. He’s sure to see a huge drop in numbers now, since that was his only career goal and all. Also, Grievous Vazquez has been on a tear lately, but he’s not a well-known player, and only well-known players can put up consistent fantasy numbers.

Look Out For: J.R. Smith. I haven’t really mentioned him at all previously, but have you seen those numbers? He’s shooting almost 40 percent from the field! That’s, like, really good. I’m assuming, of course, that he shoots only threes, because otherwise that’s pretty bad, but he’s a long baller, right?

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Sports Week In Review For results on College sporting events & much more, follow us at @TCNJSignal!

Relay teams surge at Winter Games

Earned top three finishes in the

Men’s 4x800m Men’s 4x400m Women’s 4x400m

Stats

Scouting the opposition, wrestling

Kutztown TCNJ Temple UMES A TCNJ UMES B TCNJ Misesricordia Muhlenberg

Rowan University women’s basketball

No. 8 Delaware Valley College -Is 8-2 overall and 2-2 against ranked teams

No. 15 Messiah College -Is 10-5 overall and 0-3 against ranked teams

-Won 21-19 against No. 12 Wesleyan and 26-15 vs. Messiah

-Three of Messiah’s losses were by three or fewer points

-Has two NWCA ranked -Messiah’s 184-pounder is 27-1 wrestlers (149 and 197 pounds), all-time; Brian Broderick (184) who are 48-5 all-time is 13-0 in dual meets this year

Last week, the Lions defeated Rowan University by a score of 75-46. It was not a bad result for the Profs, whose average loss this year is by 30 points.

Conference record: 1-13 Biggest win: 55-52 @ New Jersey City University Biggest loss: 36-106 @ Montclair State Point differential: -390 (average loss is by 30 points) Fun fact: Rowan had a 7-6 NJAC record in 2011

Top performers against Rowan: Jessica Goldbach (left): 18 points, 8 rebounds Kylie O’Donnell (right): 8 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists

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STUDENT ATHLETE OF

THE WEEK Dominic Tasco Men’s Track & Field

Top times in two events Dominic Tasco, junior runner for the men’s track & field team, picked up second-place finishes in the 800-meter and 4x800-meter relay at last Sunday’s Lafayette Rider Winter Games.

Tasco beat out 26 other runners in the 800-meter with an EAC-qualifying time of 1:53.19, while the relay runners for the 4x800-meter combined for a time of 7:58.10 (second only to Division II school Kutztown University).

This week’s picks from the staff Cincinatti vs.

Point leaders Georgetown

S.J. Sharks vs.

Chicago Blackhawks

O.K.C. Thunder vs.

Miami Heat

Chris Molicki 2 Peter Fiorilla

2

Amy Reynolds1

Swansea City

Sports

Wrestling (11-6) Feb. 15 @ Delaware Valley College, 7 p.m.

Feb. 16 vs. Messiah College, 1 p.m.

Swimming & Diving Feb. 15, 16 & 17 Metropolitan Conference Championships Track and Field Feb. 15 @ New York University Collegiate Invite (168th Street Armory) Men’s Basketball (5-18, 3-13) Feb. 13 @ Montclair State University, 8 p.m.

Mike “H” Herold 1 Andrew Grossman0

Women’s Basketball (16-7, 10-4) Feb. 13 @ Montclair State University, 6 p.m.

Brendan McGrath 0 Jamie Primeau 0

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Signal Trivia

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Liverpool vs.

The Horizon For

This was Mexico’s record through four games in the last stage of 2010 World Cup Qualifying.

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Last week’s Signal Trivia Answer:

The QB who started Super Bowl XVI after playing just seven games previously was Vince Ferragamo, whose Los Angeles Rams won at Dallas and Tampa Bay before a fourth-quarter collapse against Pittsburgh kept them from the ultimate prize.

That run would be the highlight of Ferragamo’s NFL career.

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Sports

Smooth sailing a good sign for playoffs

Lions cruise, secure home game in NJAC tourney

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Goldbach scores a career-high 18 points in the win.

By Chrissy Onorato Staff Writer

Not even the threat of a major snowstorm could prevent the women’s basketball team from giving it their all this past week. Their game against New Jersey City University was postponed until Monday, Feb. 11, but

they were able to secure a win earlier in the week against Rowan University.

The game began with some back and forth action between the two teams, without one really pulling ahead of the other too much. In the last minutes of the first half, however, the Lions went on a ferocious 11-0 run, which put them at 32-23 at the half. Junior guard Colleen Duffy alone had five points in this run.

The College could not have done this without their incredible defense holding off the home team until the very end.

The second half of the game was very similar to the first, showcasing the Lions’ stellar play. Though their opponents scored the first points of the second half, the Lions came back and put them in their place. The College scored 15 of the next 17 points and fought hard for a 47-27 lead.

With their strong defense, the College was able to run its score to 75-46 and beat Rowan for the second time this season, scoring at least 70 points each of those games.

Standout performances were given by sophomore forward Jessica Goldbach, junior guard Kelly Roddy and sophomore guard Kelly Coughlin. Goldbach had a career high 18 points while Roddy and Coughlin added 12 and 10, respectively.

This was a crucial win for the Lions because it gave them homecourt advantage when they begin the NJAC Tournament.

Playoff position is still something the team is fighting for, with two Conference games left in the regular season, so there could be multiple home games for the College.

The Lions are currently in second place, tied with William Paterson University and Montclair State University.

The team feels strong going into their final two games of regular season play.

The thrill of the conference has propelled them to five wins in their past seven games. They have the momentum to carry them through to the end.

“We definitely have a lot of confidence going into the final stretch of the season before playoffs start,” Roddy said. “I see so much potential in this team and our goal from the beginning has been to win the NJAC Championship. It doesn’t matter what our record is at the end of the regular season or where we get placed in the playoff bracket. I believe we have a team of unselfish players, which gives us so much chemistry on the court and that is what can take us further than any team out there.”

And a team of unselfish players like this one might be the key to that coveted

conference championship.

The team had a dominating win on Monday, Feb. 11 against New Jersey City University, in which they blew the competition out of the water by a score of 66-31.

This week, the Lions take on Montclair State University on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.

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DeTulio is determined to put the ball in the basket.

College still can’t manage to halt skid Snow slows as basketball losing streak hits six

By Mike Herold Staff Writer

Early forecasts, it seems, are not always surefire predictions of what is yet to come. The College’s men’s basketball team learned this lesson the hard way this past week, as they fell to Rowan University by a final score of 74-52 after a hotly contested first half, and had their second game postponed in fear of a snowstorm that left a much smaller impact than originally anticipated.

The Lions (5-18, 3-13) battled back and forth with the playoffbound Profs in the opening half of the game, despite some less-thanideal circumstances. “(The game) was a tough one, especially knowing our playoff hopes had already been eliminated,” said junior guard Matthew Rista, who led the team with 16 points, the only Lion to score in double figures. “We played a tough first half.”

That they did, as the Lions managed to put up 11 unanswered points to close out the half in order to take

Lions’ Lineup February 13, 2013

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a 37-36 lead heading into the break.

The team managed to stay ahead of the Profs by living from beyond the arc, hitting six of their nine threepointers in the half, and by taking full advantage of opportunities at the free-throw line, where the team shot a blistering 11 of 12.

Unfortunately, just as sometimes storms are not quite so strong as they appear, the Lions could not maintain their lead in the second half. “(We) just struggled shooting the ball in the second half,” Rista said.

Those struggles were what ultimately hurt the Lions, who were outscored 38-15 in the second half, after hitting only five of their 29 second half attempts. The College’s magic touches in the first half from three and the charity stripe faded, as they went two for 12 from threepoint land and missed four of their seven free throws.

The Lions’ struggles in the painted area continued, as they were outrebounded 46-32, and outscored in the paint by a sum total of 38-6. Yet it was again a tale of two halves,

Ettin tosses an outlet pass to Matlock. as the College kept the rebounding numbers close, 18-15 in favor of Rowan, in the first half before faltering in the second.

Sophomore guard Emmanuel Matlock led the team with three assists to go along with seven points, while junior forward Joe Kane attacked the glass most often for the Lions, finishing with six rebounds.

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With their playoff dreams for this season over, the Lions are already looking forward to what is yet to come.

“We are just trying to improve and get better every day in preparation for next season,” Rista said.

The College’s second game of the week was postponed due to the reports of a massive blizzard,

moving the Lions’ home finale to Monday, Feb. 11. The team fell short to New Jersey City University by a score of 65-53.

The game was on senior night, and lone senior guard William Lester was able to knock down a contested three-pointer, a feel-good moment for his last home game.

“Billy’s been the heart and soul of the team this year,” freshman forward Mitch Miller said. “He may not have been the guy who got significant minutes, but he’s our hardest worker and he’s going to be missed next year.”

The team will play its final game of the season on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. on the road at Montclair State University.

Despite no longer being in the playoff picture, the players have something important to play for.

“We’re looking to come out strong and win this last game,” Rista said.

Now that’s a prediction the Lions will surely do their best to meet dead-on.

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