The Signal: Fall '14, No. 7

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October 8, 2014

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A first look at the future STEM Building Tailgating

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The Forum, a new glass-walled, high-ceilinged space, will link the buildings.

By Gabrielle Beacken News Assistant It seems as though anywhere students walk on campus, they can see some type of construction happening in order to further the development of the College.

In addition to Campus Town, set to open in spring

2015, the new STEM building, planned to begin construction in the spring, has been a highly anticipated project that will benefit a wide range of students at the College.

The $94 million implementation of the new STEM project is possible because of financial help from the Building Our Future Bond Act, Higher

Education Capital Improvement Fund, the Higher Education Technology Infrastructure Fund and the Higher Education Leasing Fund, according to the College’s official website.

The key players in this demanding project derive from a STEM Steering Committee, headed by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jacqueline Taylor, according to the College’s website.

The new 88,000 square foot, formal Georgian red-brick architectural style of the Biology Building will include classrooms, general and special laboratories and faculty offices for engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science, according to a Times of Trenton article from Oct. 1, 2014.

“Our outstanding science and engineering programs have struggled with inadequate laboratories and facilities,” Taylor said. “The new STEM building and the subsequent renovation of Armstrong and Science will finally give us facilities that match the high quality of our programs.”

The Times of Trenton article revealed that the new building, planned to be the home of the computer science and two engineering departments, would be physically attached to the Biology Building.

Linking these two buildings will be a glass-walled space named The Forum, Taylor said.

According to Taylor, The Forum will be be a “high-ceilinged, see STEM page 3

‘Romeo & Juliet’ gets a modern twist

By Peter Fiorilla News Editor

Driven by an inspired performance from sophomore Jake Burbage as Romeo, All College Theater’s modern interpretation of “Romeo and Juliet” jerked at audiences’ heartstrings during a four-day run at the Don Evans Black Box Theater last week.

This version of “Romeo and Juliet” was nothing if not ambitious, as it juxtaposed Shakespearean tragedy with contemporary humor — a twist which felt natural and added to the experience.

The tragic undertones were established from the onset through the grisly, black-andwhite checkerboard looming in the back of the Theater.

Red roses pinned to the board highlighted the central theme of star-crossed lovers, while blood smeared on the tiled floor

served as a reminder of the tragedy reflected in the play.

Much of the play’s personality was then showed through ACT’s ownership of the content. To add a new perspective on the dark source material, director Curt Foxworth and company added complementary touches to make the production refreshingly contemporary.

“Life is funny — sometimes tragedy is funny,” Burbage said.

“There were very few times during the show where there was comedy done for comedy’s sake — in other words, milking it and expressing it in an exaggerated manner for the sake of comedy. A lot of the comedy came from simply saying lines differently, giving them a different tone or shedding new light on them that, in turn, completely changed the way you’d normally expect them to be.”

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By Natalie Kouba & Tom Kozlowski Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor In a campus-wide email sent out on Friday, Oct. 3, the College announced the return of a united Homecoming tailgate, rousing renewed excitement from the general student body and alumni alike,0- thanks to a proposal brought to the Homecoming Steering Committee by Student Government President Matt Wells and Inter-Greek Council President Robbie Nunes.

The two student leaders developed a proposal over the past few weeks and presented it before the committee on Thursday, Oct. 2, ultimately resulting in a successful compromise.

“We (the Homecoming Committee) were very impressed with their proposal,” said John Donohue, vice see HOMECOMING page 2

Braff comes back to the Garden State

By Jonathan Edmondson & Peter Fiorilla Arts & Entertainment Editor & News Editor

For someone who is now a multimillion-dollar celebrity, Zach Braff is a pretty normal guy from New Jersey who grew up with bigcity dreams.

Dressed in khakis, a buttonup and sweater combination and a black leather jacket — which he later removed to catcalls and applause — the man best known as J.D. from “Scrubs” greeted a concert hall full of students with a friendly smile and wave on Thursday, Oct. 2, delivering CUB’s Fall Lecture.

“I’m proof that you can make it out of New Jersey,” Braff shouted, eliciting a round of bombastic applause from the packed audience.

During his presentation, Braff discussed his difficulties finding success in the everchanging world of entertainment, both as a young actor and,

see ROMEO page 17 A party scene with Solo cups helps to modernize the play.

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Sports / Page 28

Delta Tau Delta Newest fraternity enters into Greek Life

Battling Breast Cancer ZTA’s Pink out Week spreads awareness

NHL season returns It’s the most wonderful time of the year

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Homecoming / Student proposal pays off continued from page 1

president for College Advancement. “Their proposal was comprehensive in nature, demonstrated unanimous support from their constituent groups, assumed responsibility and accountability for compliance with the adopted rules and provided a viable thoughtful alternative to the tailgating plan that had been adopted.”

Last year was the first Homecoming tailgate to see significant changes. The College implemented the use of colored wristbands to better control and recognize underage drinking at the tailgate in the hopes of providing a safer environment for all attendees.

This year’s tailgate will see much of the same, as well: wristbands, increased security and one united Homecoming tailgate.

“The plan that will be implemented includes both increasing security and improving the process for wristbanding everyone entering the tailgating area,” Donohue said.

“The additional security will enable us to manage the tailgating entry points more

efficiently as well as ensure the safety and well-being of our guests.”

The Homecoming tailgate was allocated an estimated $2,000 in funding from the Student Finance Board in order to finance the increase in security, according to Donohue.

The funds will also keep the FIPG alcohol regulations in place as originally planned.

While underage drinking remains a key concern at the tailgate, the Homecoming Committee made these changes with the understanding that more student groups would be taking responsibility to be safe.

“These student leaders presented the full Homecoming Committee with a formal proposal that had buy-in from the Greek and Club Sport communities, which include more than 50 organizations, 2,000 undergraduates and countless alumni,” the email announced.

That said, the administration is watching the responsibilities of student groups with a careful eye.

“As agreed to in the proposal, we expect Student Government, the fraternities and sororities and the members of the club

sports to be partners in helping to control underage drinking,” said David Muha, vice president of Communications, Marketing and Brand Management.

Student leaders and organizations responded with overwhelming positivity to the compromise. Nunes, one of the key players advocating a revised Homecoming proposal, represented the Inter-Greek Council’s interest in reconciling the tailgate lots. “(Homecoming) is extremely important for the Inter-Greek Council,” Nunes said.

“The administration did an excellent job compromising with the students, and they worked with us in establishing self-governance. We are very excited for the new tailgating rules — we feel it is the safest alternative and the one that will provide the greatest experience for both undergraduates and alumni.”

He also sees benefits to a united tailgate beyond building a community — namely, in networking opportunities for students.

“Homecoming is the largest networking event of the year, and it would be a shame to

prohibit TCNJ’s many student organizations from engaging with the alumni (from) those organizations,” Nunes said. “As a business major who is always being told how important networking is, I am really excited that we were able to find a compromise and have one tailgate.”

Students, however, will be the ultimate consensus judging the newest Homecoming changes. Some remain skeptical while others rejoice, but safety and responsibility, above all, haven’t been lost on the student body.

“I wouldn’t say the new rules are a full compromise,” senior English and secondary education double major Gabe Belthoff said.

“Although it is a step in the right direction to benefit the students, it seems as though students are still being limited compared to the tailgates we enjoyed in the past.”

Still, Belthoff believes that Homecoming 2014 “will be a great event for all those who are attending,” and that the tailgate compromise will give the College a chance “(to) prove that we can have fun and be responsible at the same time.”

College prioritizes ‘healthy eating’ at Eick

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Student Government spearheads the Mindful Program.

Campus Registered Dietician Aliz Holzmann, alongside Director of Dining Services Karen Roth and Area Marketing Coordinator Joanna Brunell, gave a presentation

at the Student Government general body meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, suggesting to students ways to make smart decisions regarding their health.

“We want to promote healthy eating in a positive, forward-thinking way,” Roth said.

By Sydney Shaw Opinions Editor

One of the new projects that the College’s dining team is working on is “Eat Right at Eick.” Every month, there will be a different seasonal food item featured in the Atrium in Eickhoff Hall. In September, a basket of different varieties of apples sat upon the counter near Ceva Pizza. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the dining hall will be hosting a pumpkinthemed breakfast.

Another project that Holzmann is spearheading is the Mindful Program, which the College implemented last Fall.

“The Mindful Program includes the Mindful Mile,” she said. “It’s a way to get some exercise in while you ask me any health-related questions you might have.” The walk starts outside the 1855 Room on Mondays at noon.

The Mindful Program also enables an “easy choice for you to enjoy a healthier lifestyle,” with the dining options in Eickhoff. There are instructions at stations in the dining hall so students can customize their meals to be lower in calories, sodium and saturated fat. At least two meals a day served in Eickhoff fit the Mindful criteria.

Now, students can find the Mindful

Program in the C-Store, as well.

“Each month, there will be a different recipe listed in the C-Store that can be cooked in most residence halls, and all of the ingredients are available in the CStore,” Holzmann said. In September, a berry banana smoothie recipe was available. This month, students can learn how to make a tuna avocado salad.

Holzmann also told Student Government members about the College’s Dining Services website, tcnj.sodexomyway.com.

Students can go online to find recipes, instructions on how to schedule an appointment for a private consultation or to hear about upcoming events.

For Flavors of Fall on Tuesday, Oct. 7, Eickhoff will feature menu items like sweet potato bisque soup, cedar salmon on rotisserie and butternut squash ravioli.

Taco Day on Tuesday, Oct. 14, will be held in the Lion’s Den. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Dining Services and the College’s Indian Student Association will be celebrating Diwali. Best-selling author and owner of six restaurants Hari Nayak will be the guest chef at the event. There will be paneer makhani, tandoori chicken and rice samosas.

No appointment, no problem with eTutoring

By Bri Ozalas Correspondent Over the summer, the College partnered with the Northeast eTutoring Consortium, an online tutoring site which provides tutoring in math: basic through calculus, statistics, accounting, biology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, information literacy and research methods and writing, according to the Tutoring Center website. Last week, the Tutoring Center opened eTutoring, an online tutoring website, for all undergraduate students during the fall semester.

“As the semester goes on, we run out of available appointments, and eTutoring makes it easier for students to

get feedback without worrying about making an appointment,” said Diane Gruenberg, director of humanities, social sciences, languages, music, education and writing services at the College’s Tutoring Center.

“We want to help students find learning support and resources that work for them.”

The Tutoring Center is already seeing over 1,300 students a week, according to Gruenberg, and it’s not even time for midterms or finals, which is usually when the Tutoring Center reaches its peak in number of students. On many days, the Tutoring Center has to expand from its usual place in Roscoe West Hall 101 and send students and tutors up to the second floor due to a lack

of sufficient tutoring spaces in the Center itself.

The eTutoring service offers a solution for the Tutoring Center to expand its reach out to more students without needing to hire more tutors or find bigger facilities.

On the eTutoring website, students can chat with and post questions for tutors online. The Offline Questions option, or eQuestions, lets students post questions for the next available tutor to answer when they log on. EChat allows students to live-message other tutors from any college in the Northeast Consortium that is also using this program. The College currently does not have any hired tutors for the eChat and eQuestions features, but Gruenberg

hopes to hire some in the future. eTutoring’s Online Writing Lab allows students to submit their writings and essays for feedback from a Consortium writing tutor. Currently, three writing tutors at the College are doing a portion of their work through eTutoring.

“From a tutor’s perspective, eTutoring definitely has its advantages — we have more time, we’re not constrained to nine to five schedule. It makes engaging with and focusing on the quality of an essay much easier,” said Steven Rodriguez, junior history and philosophy double major and eTutoring writing tutor at the College. “eTutoring is not going to replace traditional tutoring, but it was definitely necessary to accommodate students’

different schedules.”

Gruenberg also does not think eTutoring will replace face-to-face tutoring offered in the Tutoring Center, but will rather add to the range of tutoring services.

“We want to extend the tutoring day for students. Everyone has different learning styles, working patterns and ways of living,” she said.

“Also, the current generation of college students is attuned to getting information from online sources, and eTutoring makes tutoring accessible and easy for these students.”

Gruenberg anticipates that eTutoring will be available over the summer so students can not only “extend their tutoring day, but also their tutoring year.”

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STEM / Pictures of future STEM Building released

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The STEM project will begin next semester and is expected to be completed by 2017. The new laboratories and facilities are a needed upgrade, according to Taylor. continued from page 1 two-story structure ideal for students to gather for study groups and homework.”

“The physical link between the existing building and the new one also symbolizes the way the new space is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and to provide a welcoming environment for all TCNJ students,” Taylor said.

Not only is the Computer Science and Engineering Department receiving improvements, but the grant money offered to the College will also be spent toward the enhancement of Armstrong Hall, the Chemistry Building and the Science Complex, through additions and renovations.

Students will have to patiently wait before they begin to reap the benefits of the new STEM building, as construction commences in Spring 2015 and completion of construction is set to be in 2017, according to a Times of

Trenton article from July 17, 2014.

This falls contrary to a Fall 2007 edition of TCNJ Magazine, predicting that the new STEM project would be completed by 2015. Though this article was published almost seven years ago, the author correctly predicted that the demolishment of Holman Hall would begin in 2013.

This new STEM project has been well-thought-out and developed for several years and students hope it will be worth the wait.

Removing the stigma surrounding mental illness ‘Recovery is more than a possibility, it’s a probability’

By Camellia Carbonaro Correspondent Studies have shown that one out of four people in the general public consider depression to be a sign of personal weakness. One in five have said that if they had depression, they would keep it hidden.

But then, there’s Carol A. Kivler.

Kivler stepped into the Library Auditorium last Tuesday, Sept. 30, with a smile on her face. Her friends sat in the first few rows and cheered her along as she cracked jokes about the lighting. At first glance, one would not consider this high-spirited person as being a victim of depression. And yet, for the past 20 or so years, Kivler has been struggling to keep her bad thoughts out of her way.

In 1990, Kivler was teaching at Mercer County Community College as a parttime professor when she began to suffer from joint aches, severe headaches, loss of energy and slurred speech. She was having a harder time concentrating and was feeling as if she were trapped in a fog.

She consulted some doctors about what the problem may be and was subsequently tested for lupus and multiple sclerosis.

These tests came up as negative. Kivler was advised to go see a psychiatrist.

It was there that she was informed about her clinical depression. But Kivler could not understand. She was a 40-yearold mother with three healthy children and a wonderful husband. How could she be so sad about such a beautiful life?

Over a course of four to six weeks, they found that Kivler had what is known as “drug-resistant depression.” Other symptoms had emerged, including anxiety, irrational thoughts, loss of appetite and difficulty sleeping. Kivler felt she was wearing a mask for the outside world even though she was dying inside. She was losing weight at an alarming rate, and all of her self-confidence was gone.

It was on one Saturday night before Mother’s Day that she recallled sitting in her office, staring at some pictures of

her with her children. She wanted to be like she was before but felt that person was lost. She felt hollow inside and the hopelessness was just too much. With tears in her eyes, she tells the audience that, on that night, “the beast had won.”

She could not stand to live anymore.

Yet “the beast” inside her told her that she should not do this alone — she would have to take the lives of her family with her. So, on the morning of Mother’s Day, she stood over the bed as her husband was just waking up and told him of her plans. She explained that she wanted to take her husband and children to Washington Park where she would then drive them all off a bridge. She felt that what she was saying made sense and that “he just had to come with me.”

Her husband took her to the hospital soon after, where she was put on suicide watch. The doctors made her take a cocktail of anxiety and antidepressant meds, but for the few weeks she was held there, all she could think of were ways in which to kill herself. She would daydream about breaking the window glass and cutting her wrists or taking one of the garbage bags and pulling it over her head until she suffocated.

During her stay, a nurse suggested that Kivler try shock therapy to treat her depression, but Kivler was worried — not so much about the actual treatment, but rather how others would perceive her afterward.

Would the dean at her college let her keep her job? Would the neighborhood mothers ostracize her children? She was worried that once she received this treatment, her sanity would forever be in question. However, she was willing to try anything. She wanted nothing more than to get better.

She underwent shock therapy and was delighted to find that it was actually working.

During visitation, her husband would even note how the light in her eyes was returning.

She stayed in the hospital for about 32 days, where she had dozens of shock treatments. She continued her medication and all seemed well except when “the

beast had her on her knees” again. Since 1990, Kivler has had four acute episodes, each occurring in four-year intervals and requiring hospitalization and additional electro-convulsive therapy treatments. It was only when she began to incorporate her own mental health recovery boosters into her regimen that she found these episodes to stop. Kivler has since been living in recovery for the last 14 years.

Her mission has been to eliminate the stigma associated with mental disorders, as well as champion a society that views individuals living with mental illness as “courageous survivors who want to be accepted — not rejected, respected — not pitied, admired — not feared.” The media creates a negative image of mental health problems, mainly by associating them with violent people. She hopes to educate the public about these disorders and project a better image for those afflicted.

In terms of recovery, the first step is to focus on mental wellness rather than mental illness. Kivler explains that we must all live under the metaphysical law of “you are what you think.” We tend to slide back to our old way of thinking and often miss out on the miracles that the optimist attracts. Researchers have studied the impact attitude has on longevity and

have found that you can add 10 years to your life by focusing on the positive versus the negative. Kivler suggests that you write three things you are grateful for every night to remind yourself. It also helps to be around positive people and avoid the naysayers, identify your negative triggers and stray away from them.

The second step is to adopt lifestyle changes that enhance wellness. Lifestyle change means adhering to new behaviors, even if they were formerly foreign to us. Unfortunately, many people who begin to get into recovery with medications go off these medications and land up in a relapse. The same happens when nutritional changes and exercise regimens fizzle out before they have a chance to take hold.

The third step is to choose peace and contentment. One of the symptoms of many health disorders is that your ability to like yourself disappears, especially when you are comparing your life with others. Kivler advises trying not to dwell on past misfortunes or your future fears and, instead, being content with what you have and who you are.

And finally, Kivler wanted listeners to never lose hope. Recovery is more than a possibility, she said — it’s a probability.

Kivler has been living in recovery for 14 years now.

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Vomit and wallets and bikes ... Oh my!

By Mylin Batipps News Assistant

On Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m., a student walked into Campus Police headquarters to report that $50 was taken from his wallet while he was exercising at the Packer Physical Enhancement Center. According to Campus Police, the student said he placed his bag containing his wallet and car keys in a cubby box in the PEC to temporarily store his belongings. When he returned to the cubby box, he discovered that the bag was missing. According to Campus Police, the victim said he saw his bag in the hallway outside of the gym and discovered that everything was in there except the $50 previously in his wallet.

Campus Police advised the student

to contact them if he received any details about a suspect. ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m., Campus Police were dispatched on report of a theft occurring at the front of New Education Building near a bench.

The victim said at 6:30 p.m., she parked her unlocked bike by the bench and returned there from class at 8:30 p.m. to discover the bike missing. Campus Police completed a search of the area and found no results. No suspects were reported at the time. ...

On Friday, Oct. 3 at 5 a.m.,

Campus Police were dispatched to the Wolfe Hall first floor restroom in response to a report of an intoxicated female. According to Campus Police, a C.A. said she located a female in the women’s restroom lying in her vomit and losing consciousness. After observing the victim on the floor lying in vomit and moaning, Campus Police tried talking to her and observed that she was unresponsive and incoherent. After Lions EMS and Ewing Township EMS arrived on the scene, the victim was transported to Capital Health with Residential Education and Housing staff.

She was issued a summons for

underage drinking. ...

On Monday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m., a Sodexo production manager approached Campus Police with a wallet and reported that it was turned into an Eickhoff Hall night manager the previous night, who placed the wallet in a safe at the end of the shift. According to Campus Police, the production manager couldn’t provide information about the location of the wallet when it was found nor who was on duty during the evening of the discovery. Campus Police spoke

to the victim via telephone, who said she discovered her wallet missing on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. According to Campus Police, every item the victim mentioned was in the wallet, with the exception of $150. Campus Police asked the victim to report any info obtained regarding the theft. ...

At 5 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, Campus Police were dispatched to Phelps Hall in response of a fire alarm. Upon arrival, Campus Police observed no visible signs of smoke or fire. After further investigating, Campus Police discovered that someone used a fire extinguisher on the first floor. No suspects were found at the time.

Passing on New Jersey’s 350th birthday

By Annabel Lau Web Editor The year 2014 marks the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Jersey, and residents have been invited by the website behind the official year-long celebratory campaign “NJ350,” officialnj350. com, to “join the party.”

But on Thursday, Oct. 2, history professor William Carter launched the first of three presentations in the “New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary” lecture series by explaining why we should not partake in the state’s big birthday festivities.

“I’m going to talk about those events of the creation of New Jersey from a Native American perspective, specifically those of the Lenape, who have inhabited parts of New Jersey for thousands of years and only recently were completely expelled from the state in the mid-18th century,” Carter said. “We are all living with the legacies of these decisions and these actions that took place 350, almost 400 years ago.”

New Jersey was officially founded in 1664, when the English conquered New Netherlands and renamed the land. The English conquest marks the official beginning of the state’s history,

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Carter discusses the Garden State’s brutal roots on the eve of its milestone birthday.

disregarding thousands of years of history of the Lenape who had lived there first, Carter said.

“The coming of Europeans creates a line between history and what’s called ‘prehistory,’” Carter said. “The Native Americans occupied this area, and there was no one to document this, so this whole area was conventionally defined as ‘before-history,’ outside of historical time.”

Senior history and women’s

and gender studies double major Caitlin Wiesner agreed with the importance of studying history from the marginalized Native Americans’ perspective.

“It’s definitely important that (the lecture) shed light on the native presence in New Jersey that we don’t really celebrate as part of the 350th anniversary,” Wiesner said. “Even now, Lenape are so marginalized within New Jersey that I was really glad to see

attention being brought to these people who really are a part of New Jersey’s history.”

In delving into the state’s history, Carter described the gruesome details of the Pavonia Massacre on Feb. 25, 1643. Eighty to 120 Native Americans, including women and children, were brutally slaughtered in the middle of the night by Dutch armed forces under Willem Kieft — then director of New Netherland — for refusing to

pay for protection. Pavonia is now a section of Newport, Jersey City.

“So that’s about one of the earliest recorded events that happened in the present boundaries of New Jersey, not on the New Jersey 350 website, that invites you to the party,” Carter said.

When the pacifist Quakers settled in West New Jersey, there was hope for peaceful relations between the Europeans and Native Americans.

“This has been seen as a breakthrough in colonization, that … the Quakers were peaceful,” Carter said. “They famously came and didn’t bring a single gun with them.

Who does that? Nobody. Nobody comes and tries to establish a colony without some firepower.”

However, according to Carter, even the Quakers abused their power at times. The Quakers continued to demand more land as time went on, and Native Americans who objected to a purchase would be subject to capital punishment, Carter said.

“So when I think about something like the creation of New Jersey (and) being invited to celebrate the 350th birthday, I think of genocide. I think of dispossession. I think of destruction,” Carter said. “(It) does not feel like a party to me.”

CUB allocates $6,548 for hypnotist show

By Jonathan Edmondson Arts & Entertainment Editor

The Student Finance Board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, included six different proposals for events ranging from the informative to the entertaining.

The College Union Board and TCNJ Musical Theatre proposed first for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” an event they plan to put on with the help of Lions Latenight.

The night will consist of a screening of the cult-classic movie-musical, with “shadow-casting” being performed by members of TMT. The event was held last year in early October and was a great success among students.

The event was allocated $800 in funding

to cover props, costumes and decorations, and is scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 31, in the Brower Student Center Food Court.

CUB returned throughout the meeting to propose two more events.

The first was a Mentalist/Hypnotist Show — “a friendly night of mind manipulation.” The show would open with veteran hypnotist Dale K and feature world-famous mentalist duo Jeff and Tessa Evason.

CUB was allocated partial funding of $6,548 and hopes to hold the event on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The second proposal was for a comedy show featuring Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson. He is the youngest cast member on the show and his recent

skits have gone viral.

CUB hopes to have improv-comedy troupe The Mixed Signals open the event, as well. They were allocated funds of $5,765 to cover performer costs, and the event is scheduled to take place on a weeknight in October or November in Mayo Concert Hall.

The Circle of Compassion proposed an event hoping to bring Noah Bullock to campus for a lecture. Bullock, the executive director of a human rights organization in El Salvador, will be speaking about dangerous issues in the country.

The organization was allocated $500 in funding and plans to hold the event on Friday, Oct. 17, in the Spiritual Center.

Student Government proposed for two events directly correlating with Homecoming. The first was a Homecoming Breakfast, taking place in the

morning before tailgating, to discourage pre-game drinking but to get students excited. The breakfast would also include members of the administration, SG and the Inter-Greek Council speaking about unsafe behavior.

The event was allocated funds of $1,700 and is scheduled to take place in the Travers/Wolfe Link on Saturday, Oct. 25.

The second request for funding was designed to provide additional security officers on premises during Homecoming to provide a safe environment for a combined-tailgate section. In addition, SG requested money to hire one alumni and one current student to DJ throughout the day.

The organization was allocated $3,400 in funding to cover the costs of these requests.

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Piers in Alumni Grove over 70 years old Delta Tau Delta

is the College’s newest fraternity

By Erin Cooper Correspondent

The piers stand as a memorial for the alumni who served in WWI and WWII.

By Colleen Murphy News Editor The construction of Campus Town promises new buildings and amenities for the future, but it has also made it possible to bring a piece of the College’s history closer to the center of campus.

Students walking through Alumni Grove have noticed the two piers that have been erected outside the library, but those are not new — in fact, they are almost 70 years old.

Originally located at the former entrance for Trenton State College on Pennington Road, which was a little farther south from the current entrance, the two piers were gifts from alumni in honor of students and alumni who served in the two World Wars.

According to David Muha, vice president for Communications, Marketing and Brand Management, the entrance where the piers once stood was called Memorial Entrance in honor of the 14 College students and alumni

who lost their lives fighting in WWI and WWII. The piers were located at the College’s Memorial Entrance for decades, even after the main entrance of the College was altered around 1965. However, according to Muha, the piers stood where the Campus Town construction site would be, necessitating their removal.

According to Muha, the moving process of the piers was a part of a larger campus sidewalk renovation project, so the exact cost of moving the piers is unclear.

The College had several ideas as to where to relocate them, according to Muha.

Putting the piers in Lions Stadium was one option, but the foundations and pathways would not accommodate them. Designing them into the site of Campus Town was another possibility. Ultimately, because the piers have a strong alumni back story, “the College felt it would be more appropriate to relocate them to somewhere on the existing campus,” Muha said.

Sophomore psychology major Caitlin Nehila thinks that the location chosen for

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the piers was the right choice.

“I think (Alumni Grove) was a good spot because it’s right in front of the library, and because students walk by all the time,” Nehila said. “It’s a common place in the school where everybody can see it.”

At first, like many students, Nehila thought the pillars that used to stand there were knocked down and that they were rebuilding the exact same thing for the sake of decoration. However, now that Nehila knows the history behind the piers, she thinks they are welcome additions to campus and will serve as meaningful reminders to students and faculty about the College’s past.

By bringing a part of the College’s past onto the center of campus, Muha hopes it will remind students and faculty of the College’s history and how it has become the institution it is today.

“TCNJ will be 160 years old next year,” Muha said. “By preserving our history, we recognize the contributions of generations of alumni who helped to build the College and make it what it is today.”

A new fraternity is joining the Greek ranks at the College this semester. Delta Tau Delta has set its purple and gold tent outside the Brower Student Center ready to recruit founding members.

An international organization, Delta Tau Delta had its beginnings in 1858 and now has 134 active chapters across the country, according to Doug Russell, assistant director of Leadership Development for Delta Tau Delta.

Its focus is on morals, hard work and integrity, and the fraternity is looking for men with similar values to join.

“Brotherhood, service and academics: That is a good way to describe the organization,” Russell said.

Delta Tau Delta says they are not about drugs, alcohol or hazing. They may not be a dry organization, but, “it’s not a point of emphasis,” said Russell of the drinking policies.

“We have a zero tolerance policy for hazing.

You don’t have to prove your worthiness.”

Delta Tau Delta is eager to become an ally to other groups on campus — Greek and otherwise. “We want to be a very good partner.

A Greek organization they’re proud to walk beside,” Russell said.

There is a unique aspect to this particular fraternity this semester. Those joining the fledgling chapter will become founding fathers and shape the course of its development.

“Students will get to create a legacy on this campus and leave a footprint,” Russell said.

Russell was joined by Josh Clayton, chapter leadership consultant, who was enthusiastic in agreeing.

“We’re looking forward to the opportunity to make something unique on campus,” Clayton said.

Pep Band encourages teams to ‘Go! Fight! Win!’

By Ellie Schuckman News Assistant

They are set to play at the MainStage during Homecoming, have high hopes to perform at the November Lions’ Day, want to have a presence at Accepted Students Day, and they have only been an established club for less than three weeks.

The College’s newly added Pep Band aims to bring a level of school spirit some say is lacking in an atmosphere unfamiliar with live music.

“The idea of establishing a pep band at TCNJ came to me at the first football game of my freshman year,” junior music major and President Sam Nemeth said. “We had scored a touchdown, and then something that sounded like a fight song began playing out of the sound system. I remember the incredible atmosphere that live music was able to create from high school, and I felt that there was a musical hole that needed filling at TCNJ athletic events.”

At the Student Government general body meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, the club was voted in, marking the first time in approximately eight years the College has had a live band.

According to junior accounting major and Pep Band Treasurer Andrew Hood, Student Government had no argument whether to establish the pep band.

“It promotes school spirit, it’s an excellent public relations tool and it provides the student with another activity they can use to express themselves,” he said.

According to Nemeth, there was a Pep Band here years ago which paid students to play. He believes the group disbanded when the “payment for the students was no longer possible.”

“The challenges in getting started were actually pretty extensive,” said Nemeth, who plays trumpet in the band. “We had to assemble a foundation for the group that would be functional and sustainable.”

He also noted the group’s new adviser, David Vickerman, director of Bands and Wind Ensemble at the College.

With 29 members to date, the group says more people keep coming to the Sunday night practices as word spreads its new establishment.

“People are bringing in other people,” said junior music education major Sean Ferguson, a tuba player in the band.

“There’s a lot more hype from the student body about having a real band out there.”

As the main focus is performing at football games, the songs are selected to fit that atmosphere.

“We are picking some of the more obvious pieces you would hear playing at a football game,” Hood said. “However, we are in the process of finding some music that is a bit more fun that you wouldn’t normally hear being played with a pep band instrumentation.”

Pep Band will also be open for non-music majors who wish to play in a live band.

“One of the best parts about this organization is that it is another musical outlet for non-music majors,” said Hood, who recalled his intimidation of auditioning for

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The band will not only be playing at football games, but also at Homecoming. music ensembles. “This provides another outlet for music-loving students that don’t major in the subject.”

For many, the establishment of Pep Band serves as a way to perform for masses of people, much like in a marching band.

“Playing for people in public, I think that’s fun,” said Ferguson, who has seven years of marching band experience.

Hood expressed his own interest in the ability to perform outdoors.

“I was a little disappointed that, when I was applying to TCNJ, they didn’t have any activity that would satisfy the marching band craving you have one you leave high school,” said Hood, who was in marching band for three years. “Although this may not be the same exact

thing, it allows us to play fun, exciting music for the student body and alumni at football games and other events outside.

All attributes run parallel to high school marching band.”

Though they are still waiting for events other than football games to perform at, there is some talk of having a flashmob in Alumni Grove, according to Ferguson.

“There’s a lot of stuff we can do,” he said.

Even though they are newly established, the group remains optimistic about the direction they are heading.

“I’m really excited to see that this project has taken off in the past couple weeks, and I know that we all can’t wait to have an impact on the TCNJ community and level of school spirit,” Nemeth said.

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Capitalism paves the way for a utopia Professor links distinct political philosophies

By Ellie Schuckman News Assistant

When many people hear the words ‘capitalism’ and ‘socialism,’ the two are often pitted against each other. They simply both cannot exist within the same dimension. For Jason Brennan, though, the two are merely intertwined.

Brennan, an author and assistant professor of philosophy at Georgetown University, took part in the Exploring Economic Justice Series on Wednesday, Oct. 1 in the library auditorium, addressing the ever-changing struggle to reach a utopia while living in a capitalist society.

“Capitalism provides you with an opportunity to live in your own utopia,” Brennan said.

Noting the work of famed Marxist political philosopher Gerald Cohen, Brennan tackled the debate on whether socialism is feasible and the fascination seen in having a world where everything is seemingly perfect.

“The problem with socialism is that we just don’t work very hard,” said Brennan, referencing “Why Not Capitalism?,” his recently published book. “Whether something is desirable in itself doesn’t matter if we can’t get there.”

Often citing the “Mickey

Mouse Clubhouse,” Brennan discussed the socialist society the characters live in and the efforts it would take for their world to become reality.

“They live in mutual respect and unity,” Brennan said.

“They’re proud to be the type of person who makes what others need … (and) they’re always willing to come together.”

In comparing both capitalism and socialism environments, many agreed with Brennan’s views that the two can be interconnected in a capitalist society.

“Pluralism is certainly possible in blending these two,” junior history and philosophy double major Steven Rodriguez said.

According to Brennan, the five principles which he believes are necessary to form an ideal utopian society include voluntary community, mutual respect, reciprocity, social-justice and beneficence — all of which are not easy to obtain.

“One of the things it means to have a good life is to (have goals),” Brennan said. “(We need) sustained access to certain goods over a period of time.”

He noted how in a socialist community where work is done collaboratively, problems develop when individuals desire to be independent.

“We want to have community,

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Brennan discusses incorporating socialism within a capitalistic society. yet retreat at times to our own space,” Brennan said.

Juxtaposed with the socialist paradox, he also discussed how people living in a capitalist environment are more “privatized to the outside world but communal within.”

Having written several published books, Brennan also engaged others’ concerns that the utopia he speaks of simply cannot exist. The key to either

society’s success, he believes, would be the work people put into making something a reality and acknowledging the individual in terms of those around him or her.

“There’s an active happiness in seeing the differences others have,” Brennan said.

Both faculty and students seemed impressed with Brennan’s deft responses to questions and criticisms.

“He has a distinct prowess,” said James Taylor, an associate professor of philosophy, religion and classical studies at the College. “He is also someone willing to engage others’ (views).”

Regardless of debate, Brennan remains optimistic that both capitalism and socialism can exist in a single society.

“Capitalism doesn’t make you choose,” Brennan said.

“Capitalism lets you have both.”

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Ebola virus makes its way to Dallas, TX

By Roman Orsini Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first case of the Ebola virus in the United States. The disease originated in West Africa last December and has killed over 2,000 people in Liberia alone, according to the CDC. Thomas Duncan, a Liberian man, flew into Dallas, T.X. unknowingly carrying the disease. Before his trip, Duncan didn’t yet show symptoms of Ebola and was permitted to fly. Duncan was with family when he became ill and visited the emergency room on Thursday, Sept. 25, according to the Associated Press. As of Saturday, Oct. 4, Duncan is reported to be in critical condition at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. His family is living in quarantine because of the contact with Duncan.

Ebola is a rare but deadly disease, which was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in Congo. According to CNN, it kills 90 percent of those infected or 60 percent of those who receive early treatment. The symptoms of Ebola do not appear immediately, and it

is not immediately contagious, either. When those infected experience fever and vomiting, the virus can be spread by bodily fluids. The disease kills in roughly 10 days after one suffers from blood hemorrhaging according to CNN. The possibility of a national Ebola outbreak seems remote, as the U.S. has greater medical infrastructure than poor West African nations.

“We need to get the information out because there is a lot of fear. Our healthcare infrastructure in the United States is well-equipped to stop Ebola in its tracks,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health.

While any national case of the virus will be contained, the government will help to counter Ebola at the source in Africa. The Pentagon has begun to construct medical labs and clinics in Liberia. Up to 4,000 troops could be sent to the region to assist in containing the disease, according to Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby.

In a speech, President Obama laid out the administration’s goals for dealing with Ebola.

“Number one: to control the outbreak. Number two:

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Liberian citizens watch an ambulance service disinfect a room due to the Ebola outbreak. to address the ripple effects of local economies and communities to prevent a truly massive humanitarian disaster. Number three: to coordinate a broader global response. And number four: to urgently build up a public health system in these countries for the future — not just in West Africa but in countries that don’t have a lot of resources generally,” Obama said.

Chief: Aggressive search continues for UVA student

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Members of the Virginia State Police assemble at a staging area for the search team looking for missing UVA student Hannah Graham.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville’s police chief said Sunday that an anguished statement from the parents of a missing University of Virginia student has given investigators the resolve to carry out a difficult search of hundreds square miles of countryside.

Police Chief Timothy Longo said that law enforcement is aggressively searching areas surrounding Charlottesville — many of which are mountainous, hilly or thick with brush — for Hannah Graham, who disappeared on Sept. 13.

A team of about 100 law enforcement

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Longo said that law enforcement has received more than 3,300 tips for their search. He asked area property owners to check their land.

“If you have a well on your property, search that well. If you have an abandoned structure, search that structure,” he said.

Longo also said all-terrain vehicles, aircraft and mounted officers are searching rural Albemarle County, parts of which are hilly or mountainous.

“Lots of these areas are very difficult to get to,” he said.

Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., a 32-year-old Charlottesville man, has been charged with “abduction with intent to defile” in the disappearance of Graham. Police say forensic evidence also connects the 32-year-old Charlottesville man to the 2009 slaying of Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student.

Around the World: Israel

Prayer in Jerusalem mosque for Eid al-Adha

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A small car collides with a light rail train in Jersey City.

Authorities said no serious injuries were reported when a New Jersey Transit light rail train and a car collided in northern Jersey. Roughly 80 passengers were aboard the train when the accident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, in Jersey City. An N.J. Transit spokeswoman said a preliminary investigation determined that the driver was leaving the station and tried to “beat the light rail over the tracks.”

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officers and other trained searchers were combing through the countryside Saturday and Sunday looking for any sign of the college sophomore. Teams have been searching every day since Graham was reported missing.

On Saturday, her parents made an emotional plea for whoever is responsible for the 18-year-old’s disappearance to help find their daughter. In the videotaped statement, Sue Graham said: “Please, please, please help end this nightmare for all of us.” The Grahams also thanked law enforcement for their efforts.

Longo said the statement shows the “pain, the grief and the anguish” that the Grahams are going through. He read their words aloud to the search team on Saturday.

“They went out here yesterday with a clearer understanding of the importance of finding Hannah Graham,” he said.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip prayed Sunday at Jerusalem’s most important mosque, the first time Israel has allowed such visits from the coastal enclave since the Hamas militant group overran the area in 2007.

The visit was among a package of concessions that Israel has made in the wake of a 50-day war against Hamas to coincide with the current Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Israel said it granted some 1,500 permits to Palestinians in Gaza wanting to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the three-day holiday, which began Saturday. Some 500 worshippers were expected in Jerusalem on Sunday, with the remainder set to arrive over the next two days.

Israel sharply has restricted travel out of the Gaza Strip since Hamas took over the territory in 2007. It has granted permits for humanitarian reasons and to Christians wanting to travel to Bethlehem for holidays, but permits specifically meant to allow Muslims to visit the mosque have not been issued previously, according to Gisha, an Israeli group that advocates freedom of movement for Gazans.

Israel said it has eased other

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Israeli authorities relax restrictions and allow 550 Palestinian pilgrims to cross into Jerusalem to pray. restrictions as well, including allowing agricultural and fishing products to be exported from Gaza to the West Bank.

Israel also has agreed to a procedure that would facilitate the entry of construction materials into Gaza to help with post-war construction.

Gisha welcomed the expanded access but called for an end to the IsraeliEgyptian blockade on Gaza, imposed in 2007, which has set severe restrictions on the movement of people and goods and through Gaza’s borders.

The holiday permits were granted

to people 60 years old and up, the military said.

Gazans boarded busses early Sunday, crossed into Israel and headed toward Jerusalem’s Old City. The worshippers, some in wheelchairs or using canes, showed their permits to Israeli security guards, who then waved them inside the mosque compound.

Zainab Hassanein, a Gazan who received a permit, called the gesture “a positive step,” but asked that younger Gazans be allowed in to pray at the mosque as well.

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Opinions Urban Outfitters Inc. lies on the record

By Sydney Shaw Opinions Editor

Long forgotten are the days that Urban Outfitters exploited school shootings, mental illness and Native American heritage.

Now, the Philly-based clothing company has moved on to a new project — lying to Wall Street analysts.

Last week, it was reported that the company’s chief administrative officer Calvin Hollinger told analysts that “music is very, very important to the Urban customer … in fact, we are the world’s number one vinyl seller.”

Hipsters all around the country held a collective breath. This is an outrage. What about tiny hole-in-the-wall record stores?

What about real indie retailers?

According to Billboard, though, “Analysis shows that Amazon is the largest seller of

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Urban Outfitters, though claiming to be the world’s largest distrubutor of vinyls, is second to Amazon. vinyl in the U.S., with about 12.3 percent market share, followed by Urban Outfitters with 8.1 percent market share.”

So it isn’t Urban Outfitters, but Amazon that controls the

market for LPs worldwide. But honestly, that’s not a significant improvement.

Local stores like Princeton Record Exchange, Randy Now’s Man Cave and Shore

Things have been the backbone of vinyl’s growth for decades.

Through the death and revival of records, these stores never abandoned the music.

In an interview with Townsquare Media, Judy Mills, owner and operator of Mills Record Company in Kansas City, M.O., called the decline of small music stores the “WalMart-ification of music.” One reason Urban Outfitters fails as a record distributor is because their vinyls are more expensive (Interpol’s newest album “El Pintor” is $22 at Urban Outfitters. It’s $16 everywhere else).

But you lose so much more than a handful of cash. You lose diversity, because labels like XL Recordings and Hardly Art will never have an outlet at a store like Urban Outfitters. You lose service from an overqualified record store employee who will

remember your face and suggest new tunes for you next time you venture into the store.

Just like Starbucks is a monopoly over small mom-and-pop coffee chains while many food stores harm local agriculture by not selling local produce, Urban Outfitters’ fixation with creating a mainstream sale of vinyl is bad for the vinyl market. And in the same way that food from a farmer’s market is better for your wallet and better quality, records from genuine retailers are cheaper and of higher value than the collection you’ll find at Urban Outfitters.

Even if you’re okay with the work of independent designers being blatantly plagiarized and the company’s CEO having a not-so-secret, right-wing agenda, you shouldn’t be okay with Urban Outfitters monopolizing the indie music industry.

Authors United controversy heats up Group returns fire at Amazon over e-books

By Alyssa Sanford

Suzanne Collins. Malcolm Gladwell.

James Patterson.

These are just a sampling of the hundreds of names that appeared on a Sept.

19 letter from Authors United to Amazon’s 10 board executives. And despite the fact that Authors United initially described itself as an impartial coalition fighting for settlement between Hachette Book Group and Amazon, the aforementioned authors are at their limit.

They’re angry, and they’re ready to take legal action against the e-commerce giant for good reason.

Authors United, a worldwide coalition of over 900 writers, both obscure and famous, is taking their grievances with Amazon to the Department of Justice. They claim that Amazon is practicing “illegal monopoly tactics” and that the company needs to be investigated.

The dispute over e-book pricing between Amazon and traditional publishing houses, such as the French company Hachette Book Group, has been going on for several years, but tensions abruptly rose in early 2014.

Amazon wanted to set uniform pricing for e-books, while traditional publishers wanted to dictate their own prices.

Hachette found Amazon’s $9.99 price tag to be unpalatable. As a result, negotiations broke down.

On May 9, Hachette confirmed that

Amazon was delaying shipments of their books. The online retailer slowly and steadily pushed Hachette books out of stock and acknowledged later in the month that they were “not optimistic” the problem would be solved in a timely manner, according to Publishers Weekly.

The New York Times reported on Monday, Sept. 29, that Authors United, previously unwilling to take sides in the Amazon-Hachette dispute, sent a form letter to the top board execs at Amazon, including CEO and chairman Jeff Bezos, pleading with Amazon to reconsider its harmful business tactics.

“These sanctions have driven down Hachette authors’ sales at Amazon. com by at least 50 percent and, in some cases, as much as 90 percent,” Authors United wrote in a letter that can be located on its website. “Several thousand Hachette authors have watched their readership decline, or, in the case of new authors, have seen their books sink out of sight without finding an adequate readership.”

It is becoming increasingly difficult for authors to stay out of the fray. Hachette authors or otherwise, authors like John Green and J.K. Rowling have subtly condemned Amazon for “(bullying) publishers into eventual nonexistence.”

The Times also reported on the same day that Authors United filed a suit with the Department of Justice against Amazon and its “illegal” business tactics,

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Authors United, a coalition of writers, is fighting with Amazon, citing illegal monopoly tactics and demanding an investigation.

signaling a shift in the tense dynamic between authors and the online publisher/distributor.

As valuable as Amazon is in providing consumers with products at the click of a mouse, and at competitive low prices to boot, this recent development is troubling. Bezos’s company could force small-scale authors out of print and could bring the already-struggling print industry to its knees in a shorter time frame than previously expected.

I want to see Authors United follow through with their suit. There are antitrust laws in place that protect companies in our free-market economy, and Amazon is

violating those laws. Obviously, the Federal Trade Commission allows for competition between two corporations, but Amazon is deliberately cutting consumers off from Hachette products.

That’s not competition — that’s monopolization. And that’s illegal under the Sherman Act of 1890, according to the FTC. If Authors United manages to bring suit against Amazon, it could mean a revitalization of the publishing industry. Consumers should have the right to decide whether or not they’re willing to spend more money on a product — corporations shouldn’t get to decide for them.

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Editorial

The lethargic Lions: School spirit slacks on campus

Bright lights flood the stadium. The players race onto the field followed by the ecstatic cheers and roars of the overly-excited student section. The scene gets you pumped for Saturday night football games, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t enough to pack Lions Stadium, and this isn’t even typical behavior at Lions football games, let alone most sporting events at the College. Ask most students from the College one question: “Does TCNJ have a lot of school spirit?”

— and the common answer would be — maybe even accompanied by a laugh — “no.”

Coming to the College, that was the one thing I noticed about the school — the lack of school spirit. I came from a high school that, even though our football team wasn’t the best, saw packed stands every weekend, with students all painted up and decked out in green and gold. Here, not so much. And it isn’t just football that has a lack of attendance — many of the sports teams on campus don’t have a large cheering section to support their efforts.

Many students collectively agree that one reason for the lack of spirit is that many of our sports teams aren’t the best. People want to attend a game where they know their team stands a fighting chance at winning. From a student’s perspective, it can be demoralizing to sit in the cold bleachers and root for a team that loses by 50 points. But in my opinion, this is just an excuse that students fall back on. There are other college teams that have a high attendance at games, specifically football, that don’t quite shine. A friend of mine attends Syracuse University and says that, while their football team is not the best, the Carrier Dome is always packed.

“One thing I miss is Maryland’s school spirit,” said sophomore journalism major Mackenzie Cutruzzula, who transferred from University of Maryland this semester. “I avoid ESPN on Saturdays because I miss the game day atmosphere.” Cutruzzula went on to say that even though their football team wasn’t great, people still filled the stands and attended every home game they could.

It’s not just the absence of fans that clearly shows the lack of spirit at the College. Walking around campus and seeing someone wearing apparel from another college has people wondering, “What school do I go to again?” One issue that has been brought up is the fact that students can be seen wearing college apparel from Princeton, Rutgers, New York University and any other school but the College. If you love your college and are proud to be a Lion, then shouldn’t your closet represent that?

There should definitely be solutions to this ongoing issue, and I think the biggest one is there should be more people showing pride and excitement on game days. Student Affairs and Student Government have teamed up to spearhead new school-spirit initiatives, such as College T-shirt swaps, while the newly founded Pep Band aims to rally students with game-day music. But students hold an individual responsibility to be supportive, too. Find out when the next home game is. Go to a hockey game (they won the Championships last year), attend a swim meet, a soccer game, paint your face blue and yellow and go nuts at a football game. Our school goes all-out for the opening game and Homecoming, so why is there such a significant decline in attendance at other games? Let’s prove to ourselves that we can and should be proud to be a Lion.

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“We (the Homecoming Committee) were very impressed with their (Homecoming) proposal. Their proposal was comprehensive in nature, demonstrated unanimous support from their constituent groups, assumed responsibility and accountability for compliance with the adopted rules and provided a viable thoughtful alternative to the tailgating plan that had been adopted.”

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Features

Zeta Tau Alpha has campus thinking pink Pink Out Week promotes breast cancer awareness

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ZTA kicks off the week of awareness with a pink balloon release to remember those who have battled breast cancer.

By Mackenzie Cutruzzula Arts & Entertainment Assistant

Seeing Pink? The Zeta Tau Alpha women’s fraternity held its annual Pink Out Week from Sunday, Sept. 28, to Sunday, Oct. 5, to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research.

Senior Meghan Coppinger, ZTA’s vice president of Programming, headed the week with events on and off campus. The Pink Out Week committee begins planning in June to create new events and bring back favorite activities from year to year. The theme for 2014 was “Never Back Down,” and the students of ZTA wanted the campus to know that women are strong enough to battle any hurdle in their way, especially with the support of their community. Breast cancer awareness is the national philanthropy of Zeta Tau Alpha, and all of the proceeds from the week went toward the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

“Fighting breast cancer is a personal passion of mine,” Coppinger said. “I could talk about the

importance of research all day.”

The week kicked off with a balloon release on Sunday, Sept. 28, to honor those with breast cancer.

The event is a personal one for the community, featuring two keynote speakers. The fountain in the Science Complex was turned pink for cause, and soon, the rest of the campus would be sporting the color.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. The sister’s of Zeta Tau Alpha worked to raise awareness among women and stressed the importance of early detection.

At every event of the week, Tshirts were sold for $10 featuring the slogan “Never Back Down,” in order to give students a chance to wear their pride for the cause.

On Monday, Sept. 29, Cosmo Bleu Salon and Upper Cuts Barber Shop offered haircuts for $10 and pink hair extensions for $5 in the Brower Student Center.

“The hair extensions should last a long time for everyone that gets one, and I hope they work as a reminder throughout the month,” junior history and

secondary education major Linda Chamesian said.

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the women’s fraternity held two events.

Taking over Alumni Grove, ZTA pledged that to any student who donated to the cause, they would receive a strawberry smoothie donated by Smoothie King.

“All we asked for was at least a penny, and it was amazing to see how much students would donate,” Coppinger said. “One boy even donated $20, which is way more than we ever expected. It’s exciting to see organizations campus-wide come out and support us.”

On Tuesday night, Sept. 30, ZTA held Pink Out at Piccolo’s.

Piccolo’s, in turn, donated 10 percent of every bill that had a ZTA flyer attached to it.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, ZTA and the College community came out to Breast Cancer Basics featuring two of the College’s professors. Associate professor of biology Matthew Wund spoke on behalf of the Christina S. Walsh Breast Cancer Foundation. The foundation is named in memory of his sister, who passed away from breast cancer 10 years ago. The foundation provides financial assistance directly to breast cancer patients for wigs, hospital parking, family hotel stays and transportation. The foundation looks to focus on treatment and recovery over financial difficulties.

“My sister says that dealing with breast cancer is more than just treatment,” Wund said. “We want to help patients keep their dignity during their treatment.”

ZTA has supported many of the Christina S. Walsh Breast Cancer Foundation events, and Wund gave them a special thank you, noting that when he receives thank you letters, they’re thanking ZTA, too.

Then, assistant professor of nursing Sharon Bryne set up a game of Breast Cancer Jeopardy to get everyone engaged while learning about the disease. With

topics including Epidemiology/ Demographics, Risk Factors, Prevention, Early Detection and Signs and Characteristics, all of the bases of breast cancer basics were covered. The audience members learned when they should start being tested for breast cancer based on their family history and how to reduce their risk of getting cancer.

“Since one in eight women will get breast cancer, it was cool to see how vital it is to look after yourself and lifestyle,” sophomore biology major Sandra Eisen said after playing Breast Cancer Basics.

Thursday and Friday of Pink

tournament as fun, friendly competition to raise money.

Rounding out the week was Dine to Donate at Deli on a Bagel on Saturday, Oct. 4. Deli on a Bagel also gave 10 percent of every bill presented with a flyer back to breast cancer research.

On Sunday, Oct. 5, Zeta Tau Alpha took part in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The ZTA members were all excited to take part in the walk to meet fighters and survivors, whom they had worked so hard to support through their charitable efforts.

At the final count of the week,

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Cosmo Bleu Salon and Upper Cuts Barber Shop offered haircuts and pink hair extensions.

Out Week were active events for the community. Kick Out Breast Cancer was co-sponsored

by Colleges Against Cancer and honed in on the supportive, female theme of the week. The kickboxing class was intended to show women a way to get into a healthy lifestyle that would reduce their risk of cancer. Then on Friday, Strike Out breast cancer at Slocum’s featured a bowling

ZTA raised just under $5,000 goal and have yet to count contributions from online donations or T-shirt sales as they continue to sell until the end of the month.

“We are so thankful that we raised such a large amount of money in such a short time. It blows me away,” Coppinger said. “We couldn’t have done it without the support of our campus community.”

The Hollyword: J-Lo’s best booty in town

By Johnanthony Alaimo Columnist Oh, what a week to be off the roads. Celebrities love using abbreviations. Sometimes it’s “OMG,” “LOL” or, most recently, “DUI.” There should be an emoji of that depicting just Lindsay Lohan behind a wheel. Former dancing lobster enthusiast and current incarceration fanatic Amanda Bynes has once again been arrested for driving under the influence.

The influence of what is unknown, but it is most definitely not soulful jazz music. Bynes has been under the radar for most of the year, but she decided to pop out her periscope into some weed or something, mon. I had such high hopes for her, too. Was that a pun? Ugh. Whatever.

Unfortunately, Michael Phelps, famed Olympian in both the 100-meter butterfly and the 10-meter walkand-turn on Interstate 95, was also arrested for a DUI this past week in Baltimore, Md. Phelps is the most

decorated Olympian of all time, and I’m wondering if he flashed any of his medals at his arresting officer.

Phelps has since sincerely apologized for his reckless action on social media. Whether or not we accept his apology is contingent on whether or not his mugshot was him in a speedo.

Sean “Whatever His Name is Now” Combs gushed over his former girlfriend Jennifer Lopez in a recent interview with Access Hollywood Live, in which he said the singer’s booty was unparalleled to no other, even that of Kim Kardashian. I am so happy our media has been reduced to comparing people’s booties. Let’s not compare our floundering education system with other possibilities. Let’s not compare different ideas about social equality. Let’s compare some booty. I knew listening to the opinion of large snakes was a bad idea.

And to wrap things up, you can see Ben Affleck’s penis in his new movie “Gone Girl,” so go watch that or something.

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Our favorite Olympic swim cap gets caught driving after one too many night caps.

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Landing the perfect job

College Opportunities Fair

Campus Style

By Heather Hawkes & Jordan Koziol Columnists

LATEST OBSESSION: Trench Coats Dating all the way back to “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (my personal favorite), trench coats have been a signature fashion statement for decades. The great thing about trench coats is that they are extremely versatile and multi-seasonal. This worthy investment will last you through the winter months and all the way into spring. If you’re on a tight budget, we suggest you invest in a neutral colored trench to increase the adaptability of outfit choices. If you have a little money to spend, grab a few different trenches in various shapes and colors!

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Students mingle with employees from a variety of businesses and organizations at this year’s Opportunities Fair.

By Jenna Brophy Correspondent Early Friday mornings on campus usually mean sweatpants and T-shirts for students as they make their way to classes, breakfast or the library. But on Friday, Oct. 3, students dressed in their business best and headed over to the annual Fall Opportunities Fair in the basement of the Student Recreation Center, where job and networking opportunities abounded.

The area had been transformed from an athletic space to an exposition, with more than 150 organizations and businesses setting up tables to talk to students about their opportunities for the future.

Handshakes and smiles were exchanged as résumés were passed from student to recruiter, and there was not an unfriendly face in the room as the Rec Center buzzed with the chatter of students and their potential future employers.

Beginning promptly at 11 a.m., students were able to sign into the Opportunities Fair and receive a booklet describing each employer present and its respective opportunities. Whether it was a full-time position or an internship, or even if it was simply relevant to a student’s particular major, it wasn’t difficult to find an eager employer in the sea of tables.

No matter what a student’s interests were, companies gave students a broad spectrum of available internships during their college years as well as post-graduation. Businesses ranged from Target and Burlington Coat Factory to Morgan Stanley and everything in between. The FBI and various state police departments were in attendance as well, as were the Armed Forces.

Businesses were not the only ones that attended the Opportunities Fair — graduate schools had booths, as well, talking with students about furthering their education with opportunities in law or medical school.

Students on campus left the Fair with nothing but good prospects and motivation.

Junior management major Nick Samra attended the Fair for the first time and was excited to talk to the companies present.

“They have really good companies here, and if you do your research on a few of them, it gives you the opportunity to find the job or internship you’re looking for.”

Samra said.

Junior mathematics major Rachel

MacGrath was more apprehensive about her first visit to the Opportunities Fair.

“I’ve never been to something like this before, but I think it’s a great place to learn about things and talk to people,” she said.

Companies were active prior to the Fair, too. CIT, a commercial lending and leasing organization that finances middle-tier business companies, gave a preparation session prior to the Opportunities Fair in order to help students feel more comfortable discussing future employment possibilities. The information session, which occurred on Monday, Sept.

29, featured alumni representatives from the company, giving the room a sense of community and comfort where students could both learn and ask questions.

A brief PowerPoint presentation was given to explain the functions and practices of CIT, followed by a description of their Financial Development Program, in which students from select colleges are chosen for internships at CIT that later turn into careers. The session then moved on to tips and tricks for the career fair.

Students learned both what to do and what not to do to make themselves seem marketable to employers. The CIT staff encouraged students to familiarize themselves with five to 10 companies that they were interested in and deliver copies of their résumés to those employers with whom they felt potential.

Perhaps the most nerve-wracking part of CIT’s preparation session was when students were asked to create a personalized, 30-second elevator speech. By tailoring their first-impression strategies, students could network with each other as a way to practice before the Opportunities Fair.

Sweaty palms held shaky pens as the students jotted brief notes about what they would say about themselves, but as soon as they began to mingle with each other, their nerves were put at ease. The CIT employees were friendly and encouraging as they walked around and listened in on the student’s conversations, offering advice on how to make their speeches even better.

“Talking with representatives from businesses and universities helped me feel bright and confident about the future ahead,” junior psychology major Andrew Edelblum said about this week’s career events. “I’m super pumped to get started sorting through all the business cards and application URLs I received last Friday.”

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Environment

Measuring human impact

Scientists develop methods to measure environmental footprints.

By Frank Saverino Columnist

A question has brought politically divided countries like ours to a standstill in efforts to raise environmental awareness and encourage eco-friendly practices: To what extent can we accurately measure the impact that humans have on extreme weather conditions and global climate change?

While it seems like the media will spin around this conundrum forever, some environmental scientists are battling this question headon and developing new methods to analyze the impact human beings have on the environment. The goal is to be able to predict exactly how much our environmental footprint contributes to extreme weather patterns, events and disasters and inform climate change activists and skeptics alike.

A recent report from

the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) noted that in 16 major weather events studied in 2013, human influence was clearly evident in exacerbating five violent heat waves experienced in countries like China, Japan and Australia. In developing climatic, geographic models and analyzing how anomalies attributable to human influence play into extreme weather, scientific reports by organizations like BAMS attempt to “foster the development of scientific methods that can be applied operationally to explain the underlying physical processes causing extreme events … and to place the event and associated processes in a historical context of climate variability and change.”

Meteorologists, journalists like those at Thomas Reuters Foundation and climate change activists from Red Cross Red Crescent Climate

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Centre will come together to find a “transparent and politically neutral” answer to whether we can attribute human influence to causing extreme weather events. They recognize the importance of this question, especially in the context of recovering the devastating impact that severe droughts, heat waves and rising ocean levels have caused within the past year. This is no climate change rally, though.

There is evidence that anomalies attributable to human influence have affected sea ice levels and played a hand in heat waves across the globe.

However, the reports also consider the natural variability in tracking and analyzing the causes of extreme weather via the models created by meteorologists. By recognizing variability, the scientists and activists hope to find clear, concise ways to measure and predict extreme weather in the context of a world governed by climate change.

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Oviz Art Nation

TCNJ’s Muslim Students’ Association invites you to their 9th Annual

Eid Dinner

October 8th at 8:3o PM Stud Pit

Guest Speaker Azhar Haneef Free Middle eastern & Desi Food

islam@tcnj.edu

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Arts & Entertainment

Braff / New Jersey native inspires during lecture Emphasizes pursuing one’s personal passion

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Braff speaks about the time he has spent in front of and behind the camera.

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more recently, as a director.

“I spent years with people telling me it wouldn’t happen,” Braff said, touching upon his desires to be a filmmaker as well as an actor.

After graduating from Northwestern University, Braff moved to California and worked as a production assistant on music videos, spending long days doing grunt work. While on set, he would always ask everyone he saw what they were working on.

“I always had my eyes on the prize. I was so hungry to learn,” Braff said.

Despite this mentality, Braff continued to struggle to find success. After multiple failed pilot attempts and a day-job taking orders at a French-Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles, Braff returned to New York to audition for a play.

“It was a terrible play,” Braff said, which would’ve required him to receive “fake fellatio” while completely nude on stage.

When he couldn’t land the role,

Braff’s agent had to convince him to return to California for one last pilot season.

It was that year that Braff landed the part which would make him famous — a leading role in “Scrubs” as quirky medical intern J.D. “Scrubs” quickly shot Braff to stardom, finding success behind the camera and on the Broadway stage as well.

In an interview with The Signal before the show, Braff discussed his recent Broadway debut in “Bullets Over Broadway.” An avid musical lover, he took a break from theater after high school.

“Then we did the ‘Scrubs’ musical episode and it was so fun. I sort of said to my agent in passing that when the right one comes, I would love to do a musical,” Braff said.

Fast forward a few years, and he received a surprise phone call.

“I didn’t know the right one would be Woody Allen’s first musical, who is my hero, but also a musical about a neurotic, Jewish playwright struggling and fighting against compromise for his art,” Braff said, disccusing his luck in finding “Bullets.” “It couldn’t be more comparable to my life this year with the whole Kickstarter campaign. It was just

the perfect thing.”

The lasting message of Braff’s lecture was to inspire all of his listeners never to sacrifice their dreams because someone else tells them “no.”

“No one gave a fuck who I was — everyone passed on ‘Garden State,’” Braff said while explaining the difficulties finding a studio to produce his first feature-length film. Instead, he had to find an alternative way to attempt to get the movie funded.

Even after the financial success of “Scrubs” and “Garden State,”

Braff had to resort to Kickstarter to back his latest film project — “Wish I Were Here.” It’s a film he wrote with his brother, and it’s a story he holds dear to his heart.

This proves, however, that even someone as popular as Braff has struggled to find success.

“How many ‘no’s’ are you willing to receive?” Braff asked the audience, pausing a moment to let his next words resonate with the crowd of wide-eyed collegiates: “If you work your ass off and don’t take no for an answer, you can accomplish anything.”

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Braff recieves his big break with sitcom ‘Scrubs.’

Engaged artists take over Rat with kinetic energy ‘Everyone got into the music’ for wild show

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Rewind The Crisis performs hard-rock melodies.

By Kimberly Ilkowski Review Editor

A seemingly ordinary night at the Rathskeller was turned upside-down by boisterous bands and bold beats on Friday, Oct. 3, when members of Rewind The Crisis shredded on their instruments, and Brick + Mortar made a crowd of 50 feel like 500.

The show marked the first time WTSR has ever livestreamed a CUBRat event on-air and online, letting folks in the surrounding areas feel like they were right in the action.

Opening the night was alt-rocker Rewind The Crisis of Mt. Olive, N.J.

With ambient vibes and metal-tinged guitar riffs, the band ripped through a nine-song set. Comprised of George Hildreth on drums, Jake Puzio on bass and Matthew Piserchio on guitar and vocals, the band played tracks off its self-titled 2013 debut full-length album.

Original songs like “Forte Races,” “Classics” and “Rory, Don’t Come Home” were played between various covers, including The 1975’s “Sex.” The band is currently in the studio recording a new, five-song EP that they hope to tour sometime next year.

“This release will be our actual sound,” Hildreth said. “We’ve matured musically.”

The band is also in the final round of the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands, which landed them a gig playing Uproar Festival in Camden, N.J., giving them more exposure and the chance to win more prizes.

“We love meeting fans,” Piserchio said. “It’s the best feeling becoming a band that people know instead of having to tell people to listen.”

Following Rewind The Crisis, Brick + Mortar took over the stage and demanded every single person’s attention in the Rat. Shouting at everyone who was seated to come stand in front of the stage, even personally calling out particular people in the crowd, it was clear vocalist and guitarist Brandon Asraf and drummer John Tacon were out to make sure everyone got into the music.

The energetic Asbury Park, N.J. duo yelled to the audience, “I want you all to scream like there’s 1,000 people here,” before going into their high-energy set.

Featuring songs off their 2013 EP “Bangs,” the band played “Old Boy,” “Locked In A Cage” and “Terrible Things” — a song about using sadness to help you grow into a better person.

“Bangs,” a track featuring swirling synths, is a personal song for Asraf about not giving up in a time when everyone told him he would never do anything important or become anyone.

Last month, the band performed at Radio 104.5’s Summer Block Party for one of its biggest and best crowds alongside Grouplove, Sir Sly, Wolf Gang and Vance Joy. Despite the rainy weather, the band said fans still went totally wild.

Later this month the band is hitting the road with Vacationer for a fall tour where they are most excited to play shows out on the West Coast and reconnect with old fans.

If Brick + Mortar wants you to get anything out of its shows, it’s pure empowerment.

“You can overcome anything,” Asraf said. “We want to be an inspiration for people and other musicians to go out there and live their dreams.”

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Asraf and Tacon brings the audience to their feet.

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Chesney crafts much-needed musical ‘Revival’

By Lauren Del Turco Correspondent

Kenny Chesney’s recently released studio album “The Big Revival” brings some much needed authenticity to the country music genre that is currently drowning in cheap beer and drunk girls.

The album aptly opens up with the words, “get ready for the big revival.”

Chesney’s new, 11-track album combines his well-established signature style of energetic guitar riffs and rockabilly choruses with folky narratives and hippie vibes. Some of Chesney’s greatest past hits vary from the slow soul of “You and Tequila Make Me Crazy” (2010) to the feel-good stadium anthem, “Summertime” (2006). “The Big Revival” similarly features both Chesney’s arena rock energy, with new song “Til It’s Gone,” and a knack for quiet and melodic acoustics on “Wild Child.”

“The Big Revival” also continues Chesney’s frequent collaboration with

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‘Revival’ contains authenticity that is missing in today’s country music.

other artists. “Wild Child” features Grace Potter, who first appeared in Chesney’s 2010 LP “Hemingway’s Whiskey.” Contributors on past albums include musical legends such as Willie Nelson, Uncle Kracker and Allison Krauss.

“Wild Child” is one of the standout

songs on the album, creating a female character with “a kaleidoscope of colors in her mind” and a lot more depth than most of the females currently being portrayed in popular country music. Chesney and Potter’s well acquainted voices make for soothing harmonies and practically

poetic lyrics.

The album’s lead single and greatest success is “American Kids,” with its airy jangle and tumbleweed energy. The melody change of the two-part chorus amps up the volume and has you clapping your hands and tapping your toes. “American Kids” embodies the real-life appeal of many of Chesney’s past hits. Lyrics like “MTV on the RCA, no A/C in the vents” feel familiar, just like the song’s references to hometown weekends and that “boyfriend daddy doesn’t like.”

The only shortcoming of “The Big Revival” is “Don’t It.” The folky narrative gets lost in the mellow monotone buzz of the verses. The song wanders along, unsure where it’s headed, until it comes to a quiet end.

Overall, “The Big Revival” is just what the “No Shoes Nation” (as Chesney fans have come to be called) needed, especially after the poor performance of “Life on a Rock” in 2013. Don’t call it a comeback — call it a revival.

Lerche makes his voice heard on ‘Please’

By Tristan Laferriere Correspondent

Sondre Lerche is no new face in the music scene. Since 2001, this Norwegian-born singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist has been giving audiences who crave a taste for pop and indie rock with a touch of jazz the meal they desire. Now he’s back in 2014 with a whole new album, “Please” — a combination of some new sounds that stick to the old Sondre Lerche style that fans of his previous albums will enjoy, but with spice added to the beats to create a new vibe for the overall demeanor.

Released on Tuesday, Sept. 23, “Please” is the ninth studio album to come out of the inspiration of Sondre Lerche. If you’ve never heard of Lerche before, don’t feel bad. While his music has been well-known to a generation of underground indie-rock fans, he has kept a pretty humble view and has been sort of

a best-kept secret in the music industry.

My personal discovery of Lerche’s music came from walking into a used record shop in SoHo to find his second album, “Two Way Monologue,” on the discount CD rack. I was intrigued by the visuals on the jewel case, so I grabbed it, played it and instantly loved it the whole ride home. With this new set of sounds, “Please” lives up to the standards of Lerche fans such as myself and adds a little something extra.

New listeners may find the album has a similar presence to Florence and the Machine, with a rather theatrical performance and powerful melodies. It’s quite different if you’re used to Lerche’s days of “Two Way Monologue,” and at first, it seems drastically different, but overall, it’s a refreshing change.

The song “Bad Law” was instantly catchy and quickly grew on me, becoming one of my favorite tracks from the artist. Then, at times, I was brought

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Lerche adds new spice on ‘Please.’

back to that softer sound that I was used to with Lerche’s music when I reached tracks like “Crickets” and “At Times We Live Alone.” Sometimes Lerche’s softer tracks use a haunting melody while he sings with a speaking voice, similar in tone and style to Jason Mraz. Fans of

Mraz will be very pleased with Sondre Lerche, as the two share very congruent and dynamic voices.

If I had to choose a favorite track from “Please,” it would be a difficult feat. However, the classic Sondre Lerche sound mixed with a new sensation is best presented in “Sentimentalist.” A chilling melody indeed, Sondre takes the style fans are used to and gives it an almost new-age feeling with his hauntingly beautiful voice echoing into our ears in a way that I’ve never heard before.

Lerche has a way of keeping the listener in an upbeat mood while listening to his songs, but at the same time, throws in a few tracks that really make you stop and enjoy the melancholy melodies he is a master at creating.

Overall, “Please” is very, well, pleasing to the ears, and while I recommend some of his earlier albums for new listeners to start with, this new release is definitely one of his best.

Fey and company impress in ‘Leave You’

By Katherine Burke Staff Writer This month saw big names in comedy, such as Tina Fey, Jane Fonda and Jason Bateman, do something out of their comfort zone. Walking into “This is Where I Leave You,” based on a book of the same name by Jonathan Tropper, you may expect a laugh, a joke or something

of that nature. And while you might crack a smile and laugh a bit, it’s that type of laugh that comes when a movie hits close to home — when real life is portrayed in such a way as to evoke real emotions.

“This is Where I Leave You” follows a family as they begin to grieve over the recently deceased father through the Jewish tradition of sitting Shiva.

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Fey, Fonda and Bateman lead ensemble cast in ‘Leave You.’

Required to spend seven days together, the adult children of the family must learn to like each other, all while remembering why they loved their brothers and sister in the first place.

Along with the overarching themes of both death and learning to love, each family member must deal with his or her own issues, including infertility, adultery, depression and anger.

It sounds like quite the uplifting film, right? While it does have moments of terrible sadness (and to be honest, what family doesn’t?), the movie is hopeful, hilarious and silly. Judd, the second oldest son in the family and the main character for the film, is played by Jason Bateman.

The viewer watches his marriage go into a tailspin, with unfortunate circumstances unendingly heaping more drama into his life. At the same time, you want to cheer for his small victories as he attempts to move on from the end of his former life.

Sometimes, you can tell when a movie has been adapted from a novel. You can see that the

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Developed plot arcs and character nuances add to film.

plot arcs are more developed, the characters are more nuanced and the dialogue has much more hidden meaning.

In the case of “This is Where I Leave You,” it is clear that the writer of the novel was very involved in the creation of the film. When reading the novel, I could imagine the characters as they appeared in the film. However, there are some differences.

At the risk of giving away parts

of the plot, the novel allows for a faster pace of drama. At times unbelievable, the novel has been tamed down for the film audience and seems more like a family going through a series of terrible, but very real, events.

In short, this is a valuable movie to watch and maybe a better story to read. Regardless of format, “This is Where I Leave You” reaches audiences in an emotional way.

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Romeo / ACT flips a classic play upside down continued from page 1

Humor was also generated through the visual display: A bluetooth-equipped assistant followed around Lady Montague, Paris popped his polo’s collar and the Capulets threw a dance party with red Solo cups — features seamlessly integrated into one of theater’s most familiar plays.

The pinnacle of the changes, though, came though the actors’ interpretation of the script.

“A great example is Romeo’s ‘But soft’ monologue,” Burbage said. “That speech is beaten to a pulp with lovey-dovey, puppy-dog fascination when most actors performed it. We took a step back and realized that this is a teenager out to score with a girl that he likes, essentially creeping on her from a short distance. When you look at it that way, there’s almost an inherent silliness to it, as opposed to something contrived and calculated.”

The expressive cast added layers of personality to the production, including the Nurse (senior Carly DaSilva) taking a greater share of the spotlight. A flamboyant and

exaggerated character with a penchant for big dramatic pauses and even bigger eyerolls, DaSilva’s Nurse kept “Romeo and Juliet” fresh, and she connected the various storylines with aplomb.

There were plenty of other memorable performances from the cast, including Romeo’s entourage of Mercutio (senior Daniel Czarnowski) and Benvolio (senior Dan Malloy). The three packed enough on-stage chemistry for a trio that — while fatally flawed — had more than enough camaraderie, swagger and affection for each other to win audiences over.

“Czarnowski and I were good friends coming into the experience, so there was already a sense of towel-snapping chemistry that existed in our normal friendship that we effortlessly transported into our characters,” Burbage said. “Along with Dan Malloy, we used constant repetition for rehearsing the scenes in order to foster and maintain the tight pace that was — hopefully — observed by the audiences.”

Lord and Lady Capulet (seniors Nick Muoio and Shannon McGovern, respectively) also formed a successful partner-

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Burbage plays Romeo with multiple dimensions in a stellar performance.

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Malloy and Czarnowski have memorable chemistry as Benvolio and Mercutio.

ship, albeit for wildly different reasons.

The pair expertly transitioned from tonedeaf aristocrats to treacherous villains between acts, and Muoio mustered up a terrifying energy in Lord Capulet’s ultimatum that Juliet marry Paris.

But Burbage was always at the heart of the show, putting on an electrifying performance with the depth and intensity required for the role of Romeo. He handled the play’s wide range of themes with an equally broad set of abilities: showing the pubescent joy that goes hand-in-hand with young love, building a resolute affability while around his friends and showing an unstable, gloomy mood in the wake of tragedy.

With such a well-known, treasured part, it can be almost impossible to live up to expectations, but Burbage added memorable dimensions to a production that deserved it. And chemistry among everyone else in the play — including the swaggering, brotherly Mercutio, a fatherly Friar Laurence (junior Keith Mellea) and of course the lovely Juliet (senior Alexa Logush) — made “Romeo and Juliet” feel greater than

the sum of its parts.

One of the flaws of the production was, with back-to-back hours of fast-paced Shakespearean dialogue, some of the lines — being spoken by a character sitting down, for example, or facing the back of the theater — were understandably hard to hear.

The faults were few, though, and minor enough to fade in reflection. The best parts of ACT’s “Romeo and Juliet” are also those which will be genuinely memorable: clever changes to the content, a more-than-complementary cast of characters and a distinctive lead performance that helped make this more than just another production of “Romeo and Juliet.”

“I don’t like ‘Romeo & Juliet,’” Burbage said. “That being said, I loved our version, and the finished product that we created, will go down as one of my favorite and fondest theater experiences. The idea of flipping the show upside-down and making it a bit more relatable to audiences was not only artistically important but quite necessary, given the fact that so many people struggle to understand Shakespeare.”

Migliorelli illustrates the importance of IMM

By Jillian Festa Correspondent

Interactive media designer, educator and musician Frank Migliorelli gave a rapid-fire Brown Bag presentation on Friday, Oct. 3. He began with a comprehensive description of the College’s Interactive Multimedia (IMM) Department, highlighting its mission to use interactive media in order to empower, entertain, collaborate and educate. He then expressed his enthusiasm for the undergraduate program, stating how rare and useful it is to delve into video game design, mobile application design, web design and animation right from the beginning of higher education.

Migliorelli earned a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Michigan State University and followed up with a Master of Professional Studies in the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University.

Originally, Migliorelli was interested in advertising and writing jingles. His job in a youth center sparked his interest for working with children and technology.

He conducted research for a project on child interaction with computers and, thereafter, became fascinated by the idea that kids could learn problem-solving skills through games, especially after hearing of a 15-year-old boy who learned to write using technology.

Migliorelli credits two books as his inspiration for mitigating the digital divide: the 1986 publication of “The Neuter Computer: Computers for Girls and Boys”

by Jo Shuchat Sanders and Antonia Stone, and the 1996 publication “Information Inequality: The Deepening Social Crisis in America” by Herbert I. Schiller.

He worked for 10 years setting up programs that would make technology accessible for students and cities. Five of those years were spent at Sunburst Communications as director of Multimedia Production, making games and educational software and music. Examples of the company’s work include popular children’s games

“Type to Learn” and “Hot Dog Stand.” Migliorelli’s musical work at Sunburst was very creative, “much like School House Rock … creating educational music videos for kids.”

Migliorelli was also senior vice president of design for 11 years at ESI Design, an experimental design team based in New York City. Under his creative direction, ESI produced state-of-the-art museum exhibits, non-profit agencies and Fortune 500 clients. The firm created an interactive touch table for real estate and an award-winning interactive website for the JFK Presidential Library (jfk50.org).

One of his proudest contributions was with ImaginOn, half library, half children’s theater. Opened in 2005 in Charlotte, N.C., the project aimed to combine storytelling with performing. He helped to create a stimulating,

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Migliorelli inspires audience to make something great.

whimsical environment in which kids compose stories.

The story then goes to a website, and through connected computers, kids work together to create an interactive digital puppet show.

After sharing the most high-tech and low-tech of his ESI projects, Migliorelli discussed what he learned from his time at ESI Design. “(There are) two guiding frameworks for good interaction design: seeing, doing, learning, making, taking and sharing, and that great interaction design is great storytelling,” Migliorelli said. He also noted that setup and immersion are crucial to “telling a good story.”

He then wanted to shift his attention and focus on addressing the STEM field.

“Culture is afraid of science,” he said. “Only 11 percent of adults could name a living scientist … I want to change that.”

His goal was to change the abbreviation of STEM from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to Stop Testing Encourage Minds. He started the company Mig Idea to develop a STEM learning center, create projects in the educational, cultural and entertainment fields and much more.

Migliorelli now works as the director of digital experience at the New York Public Library, digitizing educational programs and exhibits in physical and virtual spaces. He has big plans to spread technology to those who do not have it.

When asked where he gets the confidence and energy to work so much, Migliorelli stated that he is “never completely confident,” at first.

“You’re going to make mistakes, you just have to learn what the risks are, and learn how to prototype,” he said. “You learn how to succeed from failing.”

He then told the audience to read the book “The Phantom Tollbooth,” as it was a huge inspiration to him. He ended his lecture with advice to the IMM students in the crowd: “You’ve got the power … go use it. Go make something great.”

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Sports

Wayne Burrow joins Athletic Department The former NCAA director weighs in

By Mylin Batipps News Assistant

Former NCAA Director of Athletics Wayne Burrow has joined the College’s Athletics Department as the new senior associate director of Athletics for External Affairs.

Burrow will superintend many of the functions and programs in the department as a member of the senior leadership team, according to Sharon Beverly, assistant vice president of Student Affairs and executive director of Athletics and Recreation.

“Mr. Burrow will oversee all game and event management … and will actively participate in revenue generating and external functions of the department,” Beverly said.

According to Beverly, Burrow will also serve as the liaison to both Sports Information and Alumni Affairs, as well as oversee the department golf outing and play a major role in superintending camps, clinics and facility rentals.

Burrow is looking forward to working both inside and outside the Athletics Department here at the College.

“I am so fortunate to be here,” Burrow said. “The position is going to be exciting and one that will provide me the opportunity to interact with our athletics staff, students, all areas of campus administration and alumni.”

An athlete in his high school years, Burrow always had a love for sports. He received his master’s degree in

sports administration from Ohio University and has been employed in sports administration ever since.

In addition to working with over a dozen national championships at the NCAA, Burrow has also worked at the Horizon League, a nine-team Division I conference based in Indianapolis. As the associate commissioner for championships and scheduling, he oversaw the creation of different scheduling guidelines and parameters for each sport participating in the conference.

According to Burrow, learning more about the College and its senior associate director of athletics position was the next best step for his career.

“I have always been impressed by (the College’s) strong commitment to academic and competitive excellence,” Burrow said. “This commitment is known nationwide and makes (the College) a great place for students to prosper and succeed.”

Beverly is confident that Burrow’s assets will translate well into the new position and will benefit the College’s Athletics Department as a whole.

“We are very excited about the experiences Mr. Burrow will add to our capabilities,” she said.

In addition to positively impacting the Athletics Department, Burrow is looking forward to building relationships with students, faculty and administration at the College.

“Everyone that I have met so far has been so hospi-

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Wayne Burrow oversees external affairs.

table in welcoming me,” Burrow said. “I look forward to meeting many more new friends and helping them learn more about TCNJ Athletics.”

Cheap Seats

Perry picks NHL playoff predictions Kings set to defend the title

By Kevin Luo Staff Writer

This Saturday was a crazy day in college football. Arizona State beat USC on a last second Hail Mary. Three of the top six teams in the nation lost on Saturday — after No. 2-ranked Oregon lost on Thursday. There were a couple notable field stormings: one in Piscataway when Rutgers won its first game in the Big Ten against Michigan, and one in Oxford when Ole Miss defeated Alabama. The fans in Oxford brought the goal post down.

Even with all this excitement on the field, the show in college football this weekend was stolen by someone else in Oxford — Katy Perry.

This week, ESPN’s College Gameday was in Oxford for the Ole Miss-Alabama game. The scene at the famous Ole Miss Grove was absolutely electric the whole day, and the energy got turned up a few notches when Perry was brought in to be the celebrity guest picker for the day. Perry’s link to Ole Miss is that her manager and mentor are both Ole Miss alumni. I watch Gameday pretty regularly, and I can’t remember a Gameday as memorable as this Saturday’s.

Perry, being the entertainer that she is, electrified the crowd and blew up social media with some of her on-set antics. She showed up on the set wearing a pink sweater with the number 86 and bright red buns on top of her head. She then ripped off Lee Corso’s elephant mascot head after he picked Alabama to beat Ole Miss and kissed a cut-out of Kirk Herbstreit during his Ohio State days.

Then there was Perry’s signature Gameday moment. When asked to pick the Oklahoma-TCU game, she brought out her other cut-out of Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight. She was gushing over Knight like she was a Belieber at one of Justin Bieber’s concerts. She even told Knight to call her on the air. Although Knight has a girlfriend and this appeared to be harmless play, many people were saying Knight must’ve been jinxed and distracted

by Perry’s comments which caused Oklahoma to lose today to TCU. So on a day when there was so much excitement in the world of college football, one of music’s most fun entertainers clearly stole the show and added a little more excitement to the day.

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The Los Angeles Kings look to be on par in defending their title.

By Matt Bowker Production Manager

It’s almost that time of year again when fists fly, goal horns sound and the Pittsburgh Penguins choke again. With the NHL season set to kick off this week, here are my Stanley Cup picks.

In the Western Conference, it is clear that the L.A. Kings are head and shoulders above any other team. After winning last year’s Cup, the Kings have resigned playoff hero Marian Gaborik. Gaborik, along with Conn Smythe winner, Justin Williams and sniper Jeff Carter, will be enough of-

fense for the Kings to come out of the west. The Kings defense will return all six members who allowed the fewest goals in the league last year.

The Kings biggest competition will again be the Chicago Blackhawks, in one of the quickest growing rivalries in the game. With serious salary cap issues, the Blackhawks will have to rely on young players to add secondary scoring behind Toews, Kane, Hossa and Sharp.

The East is a much more open division. The Penguins, Canadians and Lightning all have a realistic chance, but I like the Bruins to win the conference in the conference finals. The Bru-

ins have the best goalie in the game and are getting back their top-pairing defenseman, Dennis Seidenberg, from a season-long injury. The Bruins lost their leading goal scorer, Jarome Iginla, in free agency, but have the most balanced offense in the league and will cruise to another deep playoff run.

The team with the best chance to dethrone the Bruins will be the Pittsburgh Penguins. It seems like every year the Pens are the Cup favorite but choke in the first round. After surviving a first-round scare to the Blue Jackets, the Pens coughed up a 3-1 series lead and lost in seven games to the Rangers. To no one’s surprise, they cleaned house over the summer and fired their general manager and head coach, who was the real problem. The Penguins brought in Steve Downie to add some much-needed toughness. However, they lost 40goal scorer James “the walking-suspension” Neal in a trade to Nashville.

In the end, it doesn’t really matter who you put on the ice with Crosby or Malkin, because they’re due for a career year. While the coaching change will solve many problems, Marc-Andre Fleury is still a liability in the playoffs, and the Penguins have no scoring past their top two lines.

And that brings us to the Stanley Cup Finals, where the Kings will go toe-to-toe with the Bruins in a heavyweight matchup of two of the most evenly matched teams in recent memory. Both teams have superstars at every position, but I’ll take the speedy Kings over the physical Bruins in seven.

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Hockey / Taking the ice one game at time Ice Hockey

continued from page 28 “We’re going to have to be a more defensive team — we have to be more defensively responsible.”

DiBrita added that the additions to the team are fitting in well, balancing the attitudes of those who can keep the mood light in the locker room with those who have the drive to turn things around on the ice.

Unfortunately, the team has continued to take hits with early injuries that have been extremely detrimental to the Lion’s play thus far, with juniors Matt Martin, Billy Regan and Zanoni out for the next coming weeks.

However, DiBrita mentioned despite some big injuries, “it will give other people a chance to step up and establish themselves on the team, and even a chance for veterans to take on additional responsibilities.”

Martin, who Cucci and the coaching staff “expected to be one of our best defensemen this year,” has had to step up as a center in light of the unexpected changes.

He’s predicted to help the offense

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Senior captain Alex D’Alessio works to lead the team offensively on the ice. succeed upon coming back from his shoulder injury.

“He’s got very good puck skills, and he’s also defensively responsible, so we thought that was a good move,” Cucci said.

Former defenseman Tyler Viducic has also been skating up top in order to compensate for

the offensive losses. Junior Gary L’Heureux, and seniors Nick Wilechansky and Daniel Guglielmo continue to be strong veteran forces in the back, pairing nicely with the addition of rookies Zanoni and McMurrer.

But the Lions have also been led by a key player this year with

senior co-captain Alex D’Alessio at forward.

While this is D’Alessio’s first year as a captain, Cucci recognizes his consistent show of leadership throughout his four years on the team and called him a “natural choice” as captain this year, alongside Laub and DiBrita.

“They’re looked up to in the locker room, and they do everything the right way,” Cucci said of his co-captains. “They’re not afraid to tell other people what they think and what they think will help the team, and we’ll certainly have to rely on them this year.”

While the team has begun the season with an undesirable 1-4 start, its only option now is to skate ahead and continue to fight through the obstacles as they come.

“Our goal is to always go as far as we can in the season, but we need to take it one game at a time so that we don’t overlook any opponents,” DiBrita said.

“This start is not ideal by any means, but we know what we need to do in order to improve.

So now the onus is on us to execute and pick up our season from here.”

The Lions will take on Princeton University next at the Hobey Baker Rink on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 9 p.m.

“After a start like this, we can’t afford to let any games slip,” DiBrita said.

Cross Country

Rainy day is no match for Martz and Tedeschi

By George Tatoris Staff Writer It had been raining all morning in Bethlehem, P.A., and there were more than 5,500 runners in town that day. They had converged on Lehigh this past Saturday, Oct. 4, for the school’s annual Paul Short Run, a mammoth cross country meet encompassing more than 400 teams from all three NCAA divisions, with even high school teams participating.

The runners, however, were worried about the potential for mud.

Runners from the College were equipped with one-half inch spikes on their shoes when they would normally use one-fourth inch spikes, according to junior Carly Martz. But the effect of the mud turned out to be minimal.

“We were prepared for lots of mud, but it really wasn’t that bad,” Martz said.

“We got lucky, because the rain stopped right before our race,” sophomore Andrew Tedeschi said. “The course was not too muddy, either.”

Martz and Tedeschi led the women’s and men’s teams to ninth and 20th place, respectively. Martz finished 33rd out of 357

runners with a time of 22:36, and Tedeschi finished 41st out of 341 runners with a time of 25:52.

Behind Martz, in 68th place with a time of 22:55, was senior Tara Nealon. She was closely followed by senior Megan Stack, who finished 74th with a time of 22:58. Senior Jillian Manzo came in 86th with a time of 23:07.

Sophomore Laura Straub placed 106th with a time of 23:18. Freshman Allison Fournier finished the race with 23:38, a time that placed her in 136th and broke her personal record. Rounding out the top seven was senior Liz Johnson in 141st place with a time of 23:40.

On the men’s team, sophomore Brandon Mazzarella finished 93rd with a time of 26:18. Senior Jeremy Garrell finished 117th with a time of 26:29. Senior Andrew DeMaria and sophomore Kevin Scott finished within seconds of each other, as well.

DeMaria took 150th place with a time of 26:51, and Scott took 154th place posting a time of 26:55.

Freshman Dale Johnson came in 188th place with a time of 27:16 and twelve seconds behind him, while senior Patrick Waite took 201st place.

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Women’s cross country team impresses at the Paul Short Run. Large races like the Paul Short can be a challenge to runners – it’s not uncommon for teammates to be split up or get caught up in a cluster of runners and not be able to advance. To improve their chances of getting ahead, the runners try to get in a good position from the starting line.

The women’s team knew they would be split up, but assistant coach Marina Muncan told them to remain relaxed, Martz said.

Martz used the ribbons every woman

Lion wore in her hair as points of reference.

This practice helped her a great deal in the beginning of the race, Martz said.

But the runners did not let this stop them, as many relished in the competition.

“I was excited, because you have some of the best girls in the country running right alongside of you,” Martz said.

Tedeschi said he enjoys large races because “there’s always someone to run with and someone to catch.”

Cheap Seats

NFL celebration rules prove to be a problem

By Kevin Luo Staff Writer This past Monday night, Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah returned an interception for a touchdown in a game against the New England Patriots. Upon reaching the end zone, he slid to his knees and began to pray. Abdullah was then flagged on the play for excessive celebration.

Following the penalty, many people thought that Abdullah was being targeted for being Muslim

since many Christian athletes, most notably Tim Tebow, have been allowed to and often been praised for their on-field religious demonstrations. NFL rules state that a player is not allowed to go to the ground to celebrate following a play. The rule has a specific exemption for players going to the ground to pray.

The following day, the NFL made a statement saying that the referee had made a mistake and Abdullah shouldn’t have received a penalty. The flag was originally thrown because of the slide, not

for the act itself. Upon viewing the replay, it’s reasonable to believe that the referee who threw the flag didn’t see clearly that Abdullah was praying and just saw him slide on the ground and do “something.”

But that’s where the problem lies: Why does there need to be so many rules related to celebrations?

Every year, more celebration rules are added, which means more situations where there’s a gray area for referees to make a judgment.

The Abdullah penalty is just one example of the uncertainty around

NFL celebration rules causing problems. The penalty in this case was called improperly because the official saw the slide and didn’t necessarily know what Abdullah was doing on the ground. Referees don’t have the benefit of replay when assessing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. This isn’t calling a false start or a hold. It’s not always easy for a referee to determine on the fly what qualifies a celebration as “excessive.”

Out of the various problems I have with the NFL rule changes,

the emphasis on taking celebrations out of the game is one of my biggest issues. If a celebration isn’t blatant taunting, dangerous or extremely vulgar, it shouldn’t be a problem. If a quarterback throws a touchdown to a receiver, why shouldn’t they be able to celebrate together? Who’s getting hurt by a player doing a silly dance or skit following a big play? The No Fun League aspect of the NFL is getting out of control, and the Abdullah situation just emphasizes the problems with the rules.

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Four-game goal drought finally broken Men’s soccer still in trouble with 2-1 loss Men’s Soccer

By Peter Fiorilla News Editor Despite breaking a four-game goal drought in a 2-0 win over College of Staten Island, the men’s soccer team dug itself deeper into a hole last week with a 2-1 loss at NJAC leaders Montclair State University.

The result left the Lions (4-7-2, 0-4) winless in NJAC play nearly halfway through the season and in desperate need of points — as well as a little luck — to make a late-season push for the playoffs.

There were only a few positives to take away from the loss at Montclair, but the highlight was freshman forward Thomas Hogue scoring the College’s first goal in conference play.

“The play was set up by Peter Dresch dribbling past the Montclair defenders and crossing the ball centrally,” Hogue said. “I drifted into the open space at the top of the box where I would be able to get an open shot off if the ball came to me.

(Senior midfielder) Kevin McCartney was able to find me, and I got a shot off that went to the side of keeper and into the net before he had time to react.”

The goal came in the 42nd minute to put the Lions in good position for the second half while on the road against a talented team ranked 22nd in Division III. “The goal definitely improved the team’s morale going into halftime,” Hogue said. “We felt optimistic in getting a positive result against a good team. We knew

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Kevin McCartney records two assists during the week for the Lions. we would have to be alert the second half because Montclair would be fired up after going down a goal.”

It would not be enough, though, as the Red Hawks would tie things up in the 80th minute and score the game-winner almost immediately upon entering overtime.

“Montclair is tough to play against

due to their strength in the back and speed on the flanks. The wingers use their speed to get in behind us and cross balls into the box which creates problems for our defense,” Hogue said.

“Their goal came from a forward getting on the end of a cross played in from the right flank.”

The loss overshadowed a droughtbreaking performance mid-week against Staten Island, who the Lions skinned on set pieces for a 2-0 win in Lions Stadium.

After a fairly even and uninspiring first hour of play, the scoring started in the 65th minute. McCartney hit a low free kick from the right of the penalty box to senior defender Ryan Sullivan, who was left unmarked at the near post.

Sullivan hit a shot across Staten Island’s goalkeeper, who got a glove on the ball but couldn’t keep it out for the Lions’ first goal in 371 minutes.

Freshman forward Michael Kassak added his second of the season for the Lions just 15 minutes later, as lax marking from Staten Island punished the visitors yet again.

Kassak was left alone on a late run toward the six-yard box, and was able to roof his shot and double the College’s advantage in style.

It was only a consolation victory, however. The Lions will ultimately be judged by their results in the NJAC, and their last opportunity to salvage the season could come up against similarly fruitless New Jersey City University (1-9-3, 0-4-0) this Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the soccer complex.

“A win against NJCU is a must for turning the season around,” Hogue said.

“With only five conference games left, every one is crucial if we want to qualify for post-season play, and defeating NJCU would be a great place to start.”

Women’s Soccer

One goal difference in disappointing loss

By Michael Battista Staff Writer

The women’s soccer team received its second loss of the year after a disappointing 0-1 loss to Montclair University’s Red Hawks on Saturday, Oct. 4. The four-game winning streak came to an end as the Hawk’s outmaneuvered the Lion’s defense after an evenly paced game.

This came after last Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Richard Stockton, in which the team was able to outplay the Ospreys, only allowing two shots on goal while having 23 shot attempts. However, the game showed the team’s tendency to miss goal opportunities, such as four consecutive uncapitalized corner kicks during the 68th and 69th minutes.

Saturday’s game against the Hawks was played mostly in the center of the field, with both teams playing to each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

“Both teams match up well with each other athletically,” Coach Joe Russo said. He went on to call the game “a rematch of last years conference championship game.”

The first half was defined by each team’s missed opportunities and quick possessions in each other’s zones.

It was filled with what sophomore Brianna Perto called “a lot of missed opportunities throughout.”

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Freshman Elizabeth Thoresen provides several scoring chances for the Lions.

She also contributed the ball’s tendency to stay in the middle as a mix of great defence throughout and an offence that wouldn’t quit for both teams.

The first half also showcased how rough both squads could be. The Hawks received two yellow cards in the 29th and 36th minutes, along with five fouls compared to the Lion’s one foul toward the end of the half. At

times, the angry Lions crowd, made up of about 600 ticketed attendees, showed its disapproval of the Hawk’s play, wondering why there weren’t more cards.

Coach Russo, however, defended the official’s calls, saying that he “actually thought (he) did a nice job.”

The second half started with the Lions showing a more aggressive side, as the squad got more

shots out early, had two corner kicks and received a foul all in the first five minutes.

While Petro thought that “the team played pretty consistently throughout the game,” she admitted that “there were more opportunities in the second half.”

While the ball continued to spend a lot of time in the middle, both ends saw more action in the second half. The Lions had 12

shot attempts to the Hawks’ five.

However, it was the Hawks’ senior Francesca Gibson who was able to get past the far-up defense and kick past senior goalie Kendra Griffith as she moved up trying to make a save.

Half the crowd erupted in cheers while Lions fans were left silenced watching the ball slowly roll in.

When asked about the defense not getting back in the play, Coach Russo defended its style, saying “that’s actually what you need from your back line … stay connected to the midfield so that there isn’t large gaps between lines.” He concluded by saying that “the bigger problem is not having pressure on the ball.”

Petro agrees, believing the Hawks did a more effective job in the second half of putting “more offensive pressure” on the ball and outpacing the Lions.

After that, the game would be mostly in the Hawks end, with the Lions taking six shots.

However, the game would end like that, leaving the team disappointed but optimistic about the next game.

The team’s next game will take place on Thursday, Oct. 9, against Farmingdale State, which is coming off an impressive 3-0 win over Manhattanville.

Coach Russo believes that practice is going to remain the same despite the loss — the team is “just trying to get better.”

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AROUND THE

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Sydney Shaw “The Ref”

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In this week’s Around the Dorm, the “Ref,” Sydney Shaw, asks our panel of experts three questions: Is Tom Brady the problem, or is he just surrounded by an unreliable team, is Joe Girardi making a mistake by not guaranteeing A-Rod a start at third base next season, and did Coach Hoke cross the line when it comes to “toughness” in football?

1. Is Tom Brady the problem, or is he just surrounded by an unreliable team?

Kevin: Tom Brady has absolutely had a down year so far this season, but I think that has more to do with his supporting cast than with his individual play deteriorating. Every aspect of his supporting cast has issues. The Patriots are starting two rookies — Bryan Stork and Cameron Fleming — on the offensive line after trading away their best offensive lineman before the season, Logan Mankins. Starting running back Stevan Ridley has averaged only 3.6 yards per carry so far this season.

Brady’s best weapon, Rob Gronkowski, is still not fully healthy, and the Patriots have struggled to find a complementary tight end after the Aaron Hernandez saga.

Lastly, they only have one reliable wide receiver in Julian Edelman, and they have no deep speed to stretch the defense and open up the rest of the offense for Brady.

George: It was a little of both, really.

Brady’s definitely declining as a QB. He’s

60 percent and just under 80 percent, respectively). But the New England offense is struggling all around, too. The offensive line was in shambles this past Monday in Kansas City, forcing an already declining QB to make quick decisions, eventually resulting in the Patriot’s loss.

Matt: Tom Brady is not the problem in New England. Brady is still a top-five QB, but at his age, he can no longer carry a team. He needs receivers — actual receivers, not a bunch of undrafted free agents and Gronk. Brady set records when he had future Hall-of-Famer Randy Moss to receive his passes. Now, he is stuck with hobbit-sized Julian Edelman and Brandon Lafell, the same Lafell that the Panthers let walk in favor of Jericho Cotchery, who has been living under the rock of mediocrity for the past seven years. Brady has a few good seasons left in him, but the Pats AP Photo front office needs to give him weapons if ranked 33 out of 34 qualified QBs in yards and his passer rating are the lowest they’ve Brady is going to make one last run at the per attempt, and both his completion rate been in his non-rookie career (just under Super Bowl.

George gets 3 points for saying both Brady and his team are deteriorating. Kevin gets 2 points for evaluating the roster, and Matt gets 1 point for bringing up how Lafell was let go.

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2. Is Joe Girardi making a mistake by not guaranteeing A-Rod a start at third base next season?

Kevin: I think Girardi is making a mistake if he doesn’t play Alex Rodriguez at third base as much as possible next season. It’s no

secret that the Yankees are trying to avoid A-Rod like he’s Ebola, but there’s one problem for the Yankees: No one else wants him, either. No one wants the various stigmas attached to him, but more importantly, no one wants his toxic contract. So they can’t trade

him, and they can’t just cut him because of his contract, so they have no choice but to keep him. If you have to have A-Rod on your roster, you might as well play him.

What better options do the Yankees have?

This season, their starting third baseman was Chase Headley, and he hit .243 with 13 homers. It’s not like the alternatives are that promising. You have to imagine A-Rod is as motivated as ever to have a good season, and maybe he’ll play himself into having some trade value.

George: A-Rod has been out of the game for an entire season, and even pros get rusty when that sort of thing happens — so no, Girardi isn’t making a mistake by not starting him. There’s also the fact that he was suspended for having ties to something called “Biogenesis of America,” which is third only to Lexcorp and Apple in evil sounding company names. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they had an army of A-Rod clones in a

facility somewhere in Nevada. If A-Rod is as evil as this scandal suggests, he probably shouldn’t start at third this season.

Matt Shout out to Joe Girardi for not guaranteeing A-Rod a starting job next season.

Before his most recent suspension, A-Rod was only hitting .244 — his lowest batting average since his rookie season. At this point in his career, now that he’s off the juice, A-Rod is better known for striking out in the playoffs than being the $275 million man that will compete for the MVP award each season. The problem is, the Yankees third basemen are terrible. As bad as A-Rod has been, and as much as Yankee fans say they hate him, they will welcome him back with open arms. At this point in his career, Alex realizes he can’t reach the home run record. At 39 years old, he only wants to return so he can collect his paycheck. It would be in both parties’ best interest if they cut ties completely.

Matt gets 3 points for looking at declining batting averages. George gets 2 points for bringing up The Biogenesis scandal, and Kevin gets 1 point for pointing out A-Rod’s “toxic contract.”

3. Did Coach Hoke cross the line when it comes to “toughness” in football?

Kevin: Michigan definitely dropped the ball when it comes to handling Shane Morris. Was it all Brady Hoke’s fault? No. But as the head coach, he’s the general that makes sure things run smoothly, especially on game day. If you saw the play and situation in question, Morris got absolutely crushed by the Minnesota defender, and it was obvious something was wrong. After getting up slowly and holding his helmet, he almost collapsed walking to get the play call before being caught by his offensive lineman. Even though Morris waved him off, it was Hoke’s job to call a timeout to protect his quarterback. If Hoke didn’t see the play clearly, it’s the responsibility of someone in the booth to call down and tell Hoke to get Morris out of the game. The coaching staff now has to add additional focus to keeping their players safe.

George: Football — that is American football — is a contact sport, so there’s going to be a lot of injuries. You can’t expect to play if you’re going to wuss out and stop playing every time you get a cut or a concussion.

You have got to be tough to be in the NFL.

You’ve got to have muscles. You’ve got to have muscles on your muscles. You’ve got to have muscles on your eyeballs. You’ve got to have a bowl of nails for breakfast every morning — without any milk, of course. You can’t open a new bottle of ketchup and expect to get in.

Matt: It amazes me that Brady Hoke still has a job. He has certainly sealed his fate with his stupidity when he let a concussed player back in the game. Quarterback Shane Morris was clearly shaken up after receiving a big hit. Morris got up and looked dazed. He even had to lean on a teammate to stop him from falling over. I’m no doctor, but after someone gets hit in the head and can’t keep themselves upright, it’s probably not a good idea to put that player back in the game. Especially in football today, with huge emphasis on concussion safety and where more and more ex-football players suffer memory loss every day. This isn’t all Hoke’s fault. The team doctors are also at fault, but as head honcho, Hoke should have been aware of the situation. At least Morris will sit out against Rutgers. That will surely win everyone over to Brady “Captain Hindsight” Hoke’s side.

Matt gets 3 points for blaming team doctors. Kevin gets 2 points because someone in the booth should’ve acted, and George gets 1 point for not mentioning Michigan at all.

Matt wins Around the Dorm, 7-6-5

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A love for the game: transfer Sean Kley Football

Leading on defense, passionate for coaching

By Anthony Caruso Staff Writer

Throughout the country, there are college students who feel uncomfortable about attending their college or university. For some students, though, transferring can be the key to feeling better about their situation. Junior Sean Kley was one of those individuals.

He began his college education at Muhlenberg College as a freshman. The school in Allentown, P.A. which is approximately an hour and 20 minutes from his New Jersey home, was not the right fit for him.

“I first attended Muhlenberg my first semester out of (high school),” he said. “I decided to transfer here because I knew I wanted to become a teacher. Also, my brother attended college here, and I knew he loved it.”

The College is only a short distance away from Hopewell Valley Central High School, and while attending high school, Kley played both football and lacrosse.

As a lacrosse player, he scored his lone goal against Notre Dame High School on April 16, 2011.

“It was (a) great experience,” Kley said. “I fell in love with both sports because of all of the good times and friends they provided me on a daily basis.”

He returned to the football field last year where he experienced playing college football for the first time. In his first year in a Lions jersey, he started eight games

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Junior Sean Kley excels with the Lions after transferring in last year as a sophomore.

and played in 10 total games. He also had at least one tackle in every game and had a season-high six tackles in the Ursinus and Morrisville State games.

“I’ve had all positive experiences with (the College’s) Coach (Wayne) Dickens,” Kley said.

“My first year playing football here was his first year coaching (at the school). The first couple of weeks of (last) year were new for the team and him. We were all still

getting to know each other – the new coaches and how they liked to function. Once we all got on board and got on the right page, we really started to click as a team and became successful.”

This season, he has played in all three games. He has 25 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for a loss, and one pass deflection as of last week.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, Kley had a career day against No. 1 ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater.

He led the defense with 15 tackles and earned the Athletic Department’s Male Athlete of the Week following the game.

“It was great and (a) new experience playing the No. 1 team in the country,” Kley said. “Not only was it different playing a team, who has won a number of national championships, but it was different playing a team all the way from Wisconsin. In the end, we came up on the short end

of the stick. We showed some glimpses of really good football in all three sides of the ball, but (we) had a couple mental mistakes that let them show why they are ranked the No. 1 team in the country.”

As the team embarks on future conference play, Kley will continue to be a leader on the defensive side of the ball. Last year, the Lions began NJAC play with a fourgame win streak.

“After the Whitewater game, we are working hard on improving to perform as good as we knew we can play 100 percent of the time, not just some plays here and there,” he said. “We have a positive attitude and are looking forward to competing for our overall goal of winning the NJAC.” Following this season, Kley, a junior, will have one more year left to play close to home. After graduation, he would like to teach and coach at the same high school as his brother.

“Hopefully, we will be a powerhouse coaching-brother combo,” he said. “That is one of my main future goals. Last spring, I was actually the seventh grade lacrosse coach for the middle school I went to. I look forward to doing it again after this football season as well.”

“I love coaching the little guys,” he said. “It brings me back to when I was younger and still lets me stay involved in the sport of lacrosse.”

Lions look to gain a win after dropping 41-13

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The Lions football team falls to Morrisville this week, 41-13.

By Anthony Caruso Staff Writer

The Lions football team will look to get back to its winning ways this coming

Saturday, Oct. 11, after going a month without winning a game.

The Lions have lost two straight games following their bye week in Week three.

The College dropped a 41-13 decision on

Saturday, Oct. 4, in Morrisville, N.Y., to Morrisville State after being shutout to Wisconsin-Whitewater the week prior.

Going into this week, the Lions are 1-3 on the season, as they return home to play SUNY Cortland this Saturday at noon.

The College has not defeated Cortland since 2007 when the Lions won 30-0.

This could be the year that their long losing streak ends, as the Upstate New York team is winless on the year. SUNY Cortland’s record currently stands at 0-4, including an 0-2 mark in conference play.

However, this past Saturday, Oct. 4 the Mustangs had 519 total yards and averaged 7.5 yards per play. The College had 340 total yards, while averaging 4.6 yards per play.

Mustangs’ Lemar Johnson went 20 of 30 for 244 yards and a touchdown pass.

The Lions, on the other hand, used three touchdowns. Sophomore Michael Marchesano began the game and went eight of 19 for 71 yards and an interception.

Junior signal caller Dylan Cotrell went five of nine for 77 before Trevor Osler came in and went seven for seven for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Sophomore wide-receiver Jeff Mattonelli lead the Lions with five receptions for 67 yards. No other player had more than 30 receiving yards. Mustangs wide receiver Anthony Gray had 11 receptions for 120 yards, while senior Josh Powell had four receptions for 108 yards.

Johnson led the game with 14 carries for 115 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

Christian Pena had six carries for 26 yards, while Darrel West added four carries for 20 yards for the Mustangs.

Sophomore running back Frank Fuccello had 13 carries for 64 yards for the visitors. Freshman running back Khani Glover had eight carries for 52 yards, and junior running back Brad Young had seven carries for 29 yards.

Glover was also named NJAC offensive rooke of the week.

In the second quarter, Johnson scored on a four-yard rushing touchdown at 2:36 to increase the lead to 20-0. At 9:49, they also scored on a trick play when junior running back Christian Pena threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Josh Powell to make it 13-0.

Glover made it 27-6 when he scored on a 31-yard rushing touchdown at 10:43 for the Lions. Opposing player, Dennis Scherrer caught a 13-yard reception from Johnson to give the Mustangs a 27-0 lead.

Senior Mustangs quarterback LeMar Johnson added a 29-yard rushing touchdown at 12:08 to make it 41-6. He also added a one yard rushing touchdown in the third to make it 34-6 at 5:04.

Then, the College’s Mattonelli scored with 1:26 left in the contest to make it 4113. He caught a 35-yard reception from freshman quarterback Trevor Osler.

Johnson scored on a 46-yard run at 5:12 to open up the scoring, while the extra point failed.

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ports Week In Review The Horizon For

By Gabe Allen Staff Writer On the eve of Thursday Night Football’s Vikings-Packers matchup, the first trade in the Lions’ League of Legends was agreed upon, with my gridiron gang adding Packers running back Eddie Lacy in return for Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Giants RB Rashad Jennings. After failing to package a deal including Gronk to the Patriots-homer “Team Grossman” in exchange for Broncos tight end Julius Thomas, I decided I could rely on the Giants’ Larry Donnell to be my starting TE, and the “Dirty Muffins” were in dire need of some depth — with Lacy not living up to the expectations.

Though Donnell scored zero fantasy points for my fantasy team this weekend with Gronk sitting on my bench, I was still able to remain undefeated thanks to DeMaryius Thomas and his 226 yards (Broncos singlegame receiving record), two touchdowns and 34.6 fantasy points performance.

Gronkowski and Lacy both turned in their best performances of the young season in Week 5, but with Rashad Jennings getting hurt with a sprained knee it looks like I may have struck gold here as the trade goes through and Lacy joins my squad for Week 6 with an increasingly easy schedule ahead.

Around the league, “Team Prestera,”

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which narrowly survived a “Team Grossman” comeback thanks to Tom Brady’s Week 4 woes, advanced to 5-0 as well with Peyton Manning back from his bye week. Meanwhile, the “Tickle Monsters” kept hold of third place by advancing to 4-1, setting up a Week 6 matchup with the glorious “Guru G’s Gridiron Gang.”

A battle of the undefeated units cannot occur until Week 8, but it certainly seems that may be on the horizon. I don’t want to get ahead of myself — whom am I kidding? My team is unstoppable; it’s coming for you. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I’m a ferocious owner. I want your fantasy team’s heart, and I want to eat its children. Praise Wolverine and Brian Dawkins, and go Eagles!

Men’s Soccer October 8 vs. Muhlenburg College, 7:30 p.m.

October 11 at New Jersey City University, 1 p.m.

Women’s Soccer October 9 vs. Farmingdale State, 7:30 p.m.

October 11 at New Jersey City University, 1 p.m.

Football October 11 vs. SUNY-Cortland , 12 p.m.

Field Hockey October 11 vs. Montclair State University, 6 p.m.

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On Oct. 4, 2014, the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants played the longest postseason baseball game in MLB history. The Giants topped the Nats in 18 innings after six hours and 23 minutes of play.

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Jaclyn Douglas Field Hockey Had five goals in the Lions’ two wins last week

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Sophomore Jaclyn Douglas scored a hat trick in the Lions’ 5-0 rout of NJAC rival Richard Stockton College. Douglas followed up that effort with two goals against a struggling Albright team. Douglas has helped the team to a 10-1 record with her 14 goals this season.

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Second half play proves to be the key

Field hockey powers through with two wins

By Otto Gomez Staff Writer

In their first home game since Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Lions faced the Richard Stockton Ospreys on Tuesday, Sept. 30. An important New Jersey Athletic Conference matchup, the Lions prepared an attempt to take the lead atop the conference with a victory against the Ospreys.

However, in atypical fashion for the Lions, they were not able to get off to a strong start to put the game out of reach early, and it was the second half that gave the College a 5-0 win.

The Lions’ lone goal of the first half came about 12 minutes into the game on a score by sophomore Jaclyn Douglas off the assist from senior Lindsey Hatch. While the Lions had many opportunities to score, with credit due to Hatch’s penetration of the Stockton defense, they were not able to convert due to the Ospreys’ defensive saves made by defenders Alexa Massa and Cassie Kirk.

The second half proved to be a different story for the Lions, quickly scoring off Douglas’s second of the game, a beautiful

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Senior Lindsey Hatch forces her way through the opposing defense. long shot that came down right between the head of the keeper and the top of the crossbar. Hatch then responded with a goal of her own right after, finally able to capitalize on her many shots on goal, with her team leading 15th of the season. The outburst did not stop there, with Douglas

completing her second hat trick of the season and junior Mikayla Cimilluca netting her first goal of the season. The Stockton keeper, senior Liz Stankiewicz, had a fantastic night in goal with 14 saves.

But the 40-4 shots advantage that the Lions amassed proved to be too much for the Ospreys.

“We were creating a lot of opportunities for ourselves since the beginning of the game, but we just couldn’t capitalize,” Coach Sharon Pfluger said.

“Stockton’s defense was really tough all night, and we had some difficulty. Luckily, we worked hard all game, and it worked out

in our favor. I’m really proud of them for continuing to work hard even things were not going their way.”

The Lions also faced Albright College at home on Thursday, Oct. 2, to complete their week in their eleventh matchup of the season, coming out with a 7-0 victory to improve to 10-1 on the season.

Here, the Lions were back in usual form, with three goals coming in the first seven and a half minutes. Douglas began the attack with a goal off a Hatch assist, followed by sophomore Danielle Andreula netting one herself. Hatch made it 3-0 with a goal 55 seconds later off assist by senior Erin Healy.

The Lions continued to score, with Healy and Hatch adding two more. It was the same story in the second half, with Douglas scoring her second of the game and Hatch completing another hat trick. Hatch became the second Lion this season to surpass the 100 career points list of the program, following Healy’s entry in the club earlier this season.

The Lions will travel to Eastern University this Tuesday, Oct. 7, after a quiet weekend when they can get some rest.

Ice hockey adjusts to unexpected changes

By Julie Kayzerman Sports Editor With the taste of victory still fresh in the minds of the Lions Ice Hockey team, a season of changes — some anticipated and others unexpected — has forced the players to adjust to a whole new style of play this year.

Last year, the team’s success relied heavily on alumni Scott Rothlisberger’s rocket from the point, Nick Lisciandro’s knack for finding the net and the dominating sophomore pair of Will Sulpizio and Luke May to rack up points on the scoreboard — a highly offensive style of hockey that landed them as the GNCHC Champions for the second time in three years.

But with six graduating seniors gone, including Rothlisberger and Lisciandro alongside the unexpected loss of Sulpizio to injury and May to personal issues, Head Coach Joseph Cucci is now trying to focus his team on working with a defensive strategy this year.

“We kind of expected that things were going to change, but we’re a little bit more surprised from the other losses we

Lions’ Lineup October 8, 2014

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Freshman forward Nick Paranzine rushes in on offense.

had,” Cucci said. “We relied on our centers a lot, and we’ve had to juggle quite a bit with the guys that never made it back, so it’s been a challenge.”

Now, joining a new conference this

season, the Colonial States College Hockey Conference, Cucci still expects his team to compete at a high level and adjust to the new style on the ice.

And while change has seemed to poke

holes in the roster, junior co-captain Salvatore DiBrita is trying to focus on the addition of several new players in order to fill in the missing pieces.

“We are just focusing on who we have and trying not to dwell on who we’ve lost,” DiBrita said. “With so many new people, chemistry has been tough to build, but we need to power through and come together.”

The Lions have welcomed an abundance of new players, including freshmen forwards Nick Paranzine and C.J. Muller, freshman defender Dylan McMurrer, junior transfer Nick Zanoni on defense and sophomore transfer Kevin Collins, who’s had an impressive showing up top as a forward thus far, with four points in five games.

Freshman goalie Mickey Avenoso also joined the team, backing up starting goalie, senior co-captain David Laub.

“We’re not as high-end offensively as we were, but we’ve gotten some good players this year that maybe aren’t replacing those guys, but (are) good in their own way,” Cucci said.

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