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Seth Meyers hurried out onto the stage and grabbed the microphone. Wearing his wide, trademark grin along with a plaid button-down shirt, blue jeans and New Balances with trailing shoelaces, the “Saturday Night Live” comic launched straight into his first joke of the night: “(The opening act) and I were so excited to be here. We thought we were coming to a college of New Jersey, and we find out we’re at The College of New Jersey … I mean this is the big time.” Big time or not, Meyers’ standup performance at the College on March 16 evoked some pretty big laughs with the sold-out Kendall Hall audience. Never hitting a false note, much of his comedy came from personal stories (which one could only hope were exaggerated), like messing up his handshake with the President, a bar fight in a Las Vegas club and a time he thought he had been recognized, only to discover that the man who shouted “Oh my God!” was reacting to a car crash further down the street. “I thought to myself, ‘You are such a dick. You thought that someone would react the same way to seeing you as they would see CONTRACT on page 3 to a car crash,’” said a grinning Meyers, who is best known for his role as
SNL’s “Weekend Update” host. “But then I thought, ‘What if the driver of the car also saw me?’” Similar to some of his best work on SNL, Meyers boldly delved into political subjects for a large part of his performance. Recently, he said, it was announced that there might now be less than 50 al-Qaida in Afghanistan — “If there’s less than 50, do we really need the whole U.S. army there? Couldn’t we just send like the Duggar family? Like the Duggar family in a tank?” Meyers also addressed the now-famous incident when he gave an unexpectedly prescient joke about Osama Bin Laden while hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner last May, totally unaware that U.S. intelligence had found Bin Laden and Navy Seals would kill him within hours. “The night of the Correspondents’ dinner I thought I did a really good job … I was looking forward to a day of press,” said Meyers, confessing his disappointment when President Barack Obama, who had laughed at his Bin Laden joke along with everyone else at
the dinner, stole back the spotlight by giving the announcement of the terrorist’s death the very next day. “If my jokes weren’t that good, Osama would still be alive today.” See SETH page 12
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A small group of students gathered Wednesday to show support and start garnering ideas to help the College’s faculty, who have been working without a contract since July. “We just wanted to get some students together to support them,” senior psychology major Cassidy Bartolini said. Bartolini and junior women and gender’s studies major Remi Lourenco learned about this issue from their WGS professor Nelson Rodriguez and knew they needed to do something. “I think it hit home because we both really like this professor,” Lourenco said. Gov. Chris Christie has issued demands regarding the creation of a new contract for professors and staff at the College. Despite a clause stating that the former contract cannot be revoked until a new contract is signed, the governor has declared he will not adhere to this and has begun to cut sabbaticals and increments. “This is the first time we have gone this long without a new agreement,” said Ralph Edelbach, an associate professor and president of The College of New Jersey Federation of Teachers. “That is primarily because the College presidents, including President Gitenstein, have convinced Gov. Christie to put demands on the negotiating table that are totally unacceptable to us and will, we believe, negatively impact each college and its students.” Some of the demands for the creation of a new contract include faculty relinquishing career development funds, halting cost of living increases, giving up the right to negotiated salary ranges and more. Faculty members have been spotted around campus wearing buttons (above) in protest.
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According to studies, GPAs are rising steadily in schools By Mark Marsella Correspondent
The day the freshman was dreading had finally arrived — the day she was to receive the grade of her freshman seminar paper. English and secondary education double major Blaire Deziel wrung her hands nervously and squirmed in her seat as she asked herself: “Why did I leave this paper until the last minute? Why didn’t I do enough research? What am I going to do about this awful grade?” After receiving her paper, she searched for the “C” or “D” she thought would be scribbled on the back page. She did a double take, however, when she saw the letter grade. Now she asked herself a different question: “How in the world did this paper earn a ‘B’?” This was not the first time at the College that Deziel had asked herself this question. “The grading standards of my teachers at college are definitely easier than those of my high school teachers,” she said. “College is a lot easier than I expected, for sure.” According to many freshmen at the College, their high school teachers prepared them to expect much more work in college than they have actually encountered. It’s not just at the College that students are making these claims. There has been an increasing amount of national research supporting this claim — research suggesting that as time goes on, college grade point averages are climbing steadily higher for work that would have previously received lower grades. “I have heard of grade inflation and believe it is an issue,” Peter Ulrich, a guidance counselor at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, said in an email. Ulrich, who guides
hundreds of junior and senior high school students through the college process, said he believes “most college instructors grade fairly and students get the grades they deserve — for the most part.” The term “grade inflation” was coined in a 2003 Washington Post article by former Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, who has since compiled a wealth of data on the matter on his website, gradeinflation.com. The site shows that average GPAs have steadily risen over time at 231 schools in the U.S., at an average rate of .15 points every decade since the 1960s. The average GPA of over 60 of the country’s top colleges and universities has risen from 2.93 in 1992 to 3.11 in 2007. “If I sprinkle my classroom with the C’s some students deserve, my class will suffer from declining enrollments in future years,” Rojstaczer wrote in his Post article. “In the
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marketplace mentality of higher education, low enrollments are taken as a sign of poor-quality instruction. I don’t have any interest in being known as a failure.” The College’s GPA records seem to follow this trend as well. According to its online index of reports and grades, the school’s average fall semester GPA has risen steadily from a 3.13 in 2001 to a 3.22 in 2007. While some may argue this rise is simply an indication of an ever-improving College, other popular N.J. public and private schools follow this trend as well. Rutgers University has risen from a 2.60 in 1968 to 3.01 in 2006, Monmouth University from a 2.91 in 2005 to 3.03 in 2007 and Princeton University from a 2.83 in 1969 to a 3.38 in 2001. Freshman history major Bill Toth believed he was experiencing grade inflation in one of his liberal learning classes last semester. “You couldn’t fail a test,” Toth said. “(The professor) gives you a grade, and then he’ll curve it to a passing grade if you fail ... I got an 84 on my midterm and he gave me six extra points. He then decided to give everybody three points because ‘one of the questions was worded funny.’” Some colleges have actually acknowledged the existence of grade inflation, and have taken steps to combat this trend. Princeton University, for example, publicly announced in 2004 that it would take steps against grade inflation by tightening its grading policy, and its average GPA has since decreased. In the 2008-2009 school year, “A” grades made up 39.7 percent of Princeton’s undergraduate grades, compared to nearly 50 percent in 2002-2003. See GRADE page 5
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SFB fully funded every organization’s request during its meeting on Wednesday. By Jacqia Scotton Staff Writer
The Student Finance Board allocated full funding to the freshmen and sophomore class councils for the event, Spring Back! during its meeting on Wednesday, March 14. SFB allocated $8,267.50 for the event, which will cover inflatable equipment such as an obstacle course, a rock wall, twisters and other various machines. The funds will
also go toward pizza for all in attendance, cotton candy and a photo booth. “I think this event is pretty cool,” freshman representative and international business major Rachel Leva said. “It’s a fun event that will also be physical so everyone can actually get involved.” The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 in the Recreation Center. SFB also motioned to allocate $4,350 for AntiHate, an event hosted by the Inter-Greek Council. AntiHate will feature former white supremacist T.J. Leyden, a speaker who has been featured at the White House and on many college campuses. Leyden will speak about his past life of hatred and his experience training Pentagon workers and numerous law enforcement agencies. He will end the session by opening the floor for questions. Students who are not members of Greek Life are encouraged to attend as well. “It’s a different lecture than what we normally have on campus for anti-bullying. I think it will be really well attended,” said Student Government representative and sophomore finance major Josephine D’Amico. The event is scheduled for Monday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in the Brower Student Center in room 202. The Art Student Association and the College Union Board requested $3,208 for their Street Art Nooner, which was approved by SFB. The Street Art Nooner will be in Alumni Grove, where students can observe the large mural created entirely using chalk.
To accompany the theme, students will be able to create spin-art T-shirts, adding painted designs to plain shirts with a machine, and plant their own piece of bamboo in a small vase with decorative rocks. An ice cream truck that will serve various ice cream bars and will be available free of charge. WTSR will play music for the duration of the event. “I really like the outside activities,” said SFB administrative director and senior finance and political science double major Warren Samlin. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 9. A rain date is scheduled for the following Wednesday. SFB also approved Student Government’s request of $1,691 for TCNJ’s Got Talent, a competition that will showcase talents such as juggling, dancing, singing and more. The third place winner will receive a $25 gift card, with second place receiving $75 and first place $100. The show will last around an hour and a half, with members of SG judging. The competition will be held in Kendall Hall at 7 p.m. on April 1. Prism requested $72 for their Transgender Awareness Week, which was approved by SFB. Transgender Awareness Week will be a week-long campaign to educate the College on trans-sexuality. Events during the week will include gender neutral bathrooms on the first floor of many buildings as well as a movie screening featuring transsexuality in the student center. Transgender Awareness Week will be held from March 25 to March 31.
Contract / Students prepare SG announces new events ideas to get teachers contracts continued from page 1 “The quality of your education depends on the ability of our college to attract the best staff,” Edelbach said. “That cannot be done without the guarantee that a fair and equitable contract is and will remain in effect.” Bartolini said there was a “definite interest” among students she talked to about bringing attention to this issue. “The fact that a group of students came together on their own to learn about the issues behind our ‘Working Without a Contract’ campaign validates my sense that TCNJ is fortunate to have such outstanding students,” Edelbach said. “In these difficult times, it is reassuring to see students engaged in these types of activities.” The next step, Lourenco said, was asking what is the student’s role in this. The students brainstormed ideas of how they can help raise awareness and support the faculty and staff. They decided to educate
the campus about the situation using fliers and social media, as well as handing out ribbons and hanging up banners. Other ideas included a public demonstration and attending union meetings. They also discussed putting together a panel of professors, administrative workers and staff to answer questions and bring light to the issue. Attendees said they hope events like this would get media coverage and take it beyond the College’s campus. Students also discussed reaching out to friends at other schools going through the same thing, such as Rutgers University, for ideas and support. Bartolini and Lourenco hope students will become aware of this issue and take action. “Think of a professor that has positively affected your college experience. Think about a staff person who you have turned to for help or support,” their Facebook event’s page said. Bartolini encouraged students to look out for future events and support their professors.
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SG told students of upcoming events and senior nights. By Kelly Johnson News Editor During its brief meeting on Wednesday, March 14, Student Government announced several upcoming events throughout the remainder of the semester. Kelly Kosch, senior English and secondary education double major, announced Autism Awareness Week, which will
run from March 26 to April 2. The week will include a series of events and will feature two speakers. Kosch also told students that NBC is also doing a special on the speaker and author who will be coming to the College on March 29, and anticipates that he will be filmed during his lecture so all students are encouraged to attend. Kosch also announced that Relay for Life will be held on April 13 and will follow a carnival and circus theme. Lion tamers are also expected to be featured. Sadia Tahir, junior biology major, announced that SG is co-sponsoring with prism for Transgender Awareness Week. Tahir said that the bathrooms on the first floors of most campus buildings will be transgender for the week. There will also be a film screening on March 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Library Auditorium, according to Tahir, of “Ma vie en rose,” which translates as “My life is pink” in
English. The Belgian film tells the story of a boy who grows up insisting to others that he is supposed to be a girl. SG advisor Magda Manetas also encouraged all students to attend the sessions for the new system that will be replacing SOCS because she said that it is crucial to have student input. “Without student feedback, they’ll go entirely on what faculty want,” she said. The third and final posibility is being presented on Thursday, March 22 in the Library Auditorium. There is a morning session at 11 a.m., an afternoon session at 2 p.m. and a hands-on session in the Library at 1 p.m. All students are encouraged to participate. Senior class council announced that its next senior night will be on March 30 at the Field House in Philadelphia. Tickets will be on sale on March 26, 27 and 29. There will also be a junior and senior night at Bar A in Belmar on April 17. Tickets will be on sale the week before.
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The main desk was stolen from Cromwell Hall between noon and 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, according to police reports. While nothing of value is reported to have been left in the desk, it is itself valued at over $100. … Police were dispatched to Wolfe Hall on report of an unconscious female at 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, March 18. Upon arriving they found the student waking up emanating an odor of alcohol with a trash can containing vomit at her side. Police then observed that a friend accompanying her had red and glassy eyes, reports said. Both admitted to drinking and were issued summons.
… An odor suspected to be coming from marijuana was detected on the first floor of Cromwell Hall at 11:45 p.m. on Friday, March 16, according to reports. Police knocked on the door where the odor was coming from and the occupant opened the door. Inside, police observed a water pipe made out of a soda bottle and mint container with what appeared to be marijuana inside of it. The accused was arrested for possession of suspected marijuana. … A missing College sign worth $627 was found at the Claflin Avenue residence of several College students, police said. Ewing police alerted Campus Police of the sign and detained the residents of the house. Six individuals were issued summonses for receiving stolen property.
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Princeton has changed its grading policy, and GPAs have lowered as a result.
“I am aware of the phenomenon and that some institutions like Princeton have studied it more systematically than we (at the College) have,” said Stuart Koch, associate professor of political science, in an email. When asked whether or not he saw grade inflation at the College, Koch said, “I think it is spread unevenly throughout the College with some faculty, departments and schools more prone than others.” Koch also said he believes that some professors may give higher grades than students deserve to keep their reputations as competent teachers, “but probably more so to make life easier,” he said. “In our department, being seen as an easy grader would tend to hurt one’s professional reputation.” Richard Kamber, professor of philosophy, has studied the phenomenon of grade inflation and has written or co-authored several articles on the subject. In an email, he said, “(Grade inflation)
is a genuine phenomenon and it is national in scope. Yes, there has been grade inflation at the College for many years, though I stopped tracking it several years ago.” Kamber also said that smarter incoming students are probably not the primary cause of grade inflation. “There was a period in the college’s history when the rising academic caliber of admitted students may have been a key factor in grade inflation, but that was a long time ago,” he said. Not everyone, however, believes grade inflation is a something to worry about, as other factors may be contributing to the steady rise in GPA. “I think with the use of technology, the quality and scope of assigned papers and projects have improved over time,” Ulrich said. “Students can get more done in shorter hours if they work efficiently. However, I do not think that necessarily makes college life much easier.” The idea of grade inflation itself is also challenged by skeptical students.
“I don’t think higher GPAs means grading should get tougher,” said Brian Perez, freshman health and exercise science major. “And I’m not saying that because I want easy A’s. I mean, I’m not afraid of a challenge. I just think that plenty of other unnoticed factors could be making GPAs higher — improved study habits, better education in high schools, higher college attendance rates.” Conversely, Koch sees stricter grading as a possible combatant of grade inflation. “The College has not figured how to handle grade distribution as part of the promotion process,” he said. “They are not presented. I think they should be monitored as part of personnel reviews, to help insure that instructors have reasonably strict standards.” Some opponents of combating grade inflation argue that stricter policies force professors to feel pressured to grade unfairly. Sophomore accounting major Jack Murray feels that this mentality caused one of his professors to unjustly lower his class’s grades.
“He refuses to give us grades we deserve just for the sake of keeping his class average slightly lower,” Murray said. “He also doesn’t believe in a homework assignment or paper that deserves 100 percent. A paper I can somewhat understand, but if I complete a 10-point questionand-answer homework correctly, I think I should get full credit for it.” Despite the arguments about how to handle grade inflation, the fact remains that grades have noticeably risen over the years when looking at online College grade records. But whether or not it really is a problem is something up for debate. “Grade inflation especially hurts very good students,” Koch said. For now, however, Deziel doesn’t see any imminent problem in grade inflation. “It’s encouraging for me when I get a good grade. It motivates me to keep doing just as well next time. Of course, the higher GPA doesn’t hurt either,” she said. “As long as I learn what I have to learn, I’ll deal with whatever cockamamie grade my professor wants to throw at me.”
Drew: Bullying is not just reserved for students By Tom Ciccone News Editor
A spirited discussion of bullying in schools took place on Thursday, March 15 in the Library Auditorium, as Naomi Drew, an award-winning author, former teacher of 25 years and a bullying consultant for schools, talked about the bullying world of today. Drew gave many surprising statistical facts throughout the event, oftentimes sparking extended discussion amongst the audience. Drew presented much of her talk from the perspective of educators, not hesitating to note that teachers can become bullies themselves. “We have to be responsible for our language,” she said. “We have an epidemic of cruelty in our society,” she stressed that teachers need to push the values of “kindness, compassion and acceptance.” According to Drew, power is one of the biggest motivations for bullying, but many of the secondary education majors, former educators and school admninistrators
in the audience noted other reasons including jealous tendencies, insecurity and self-esteem issues with bullies. When freshman nursing major Mary Cole was asked what her greatest fear was concerning bullying in schools she said, “My greatest fear is that (bullying) would spread.” Vincent Pelli, senior education major, commented on his experiences with seeing bullying as a teacher. “I’ve noticed that they feed off each other,” he said in reference to students. Drew responded that this was a great observation. “There is a power element to bullying, and as an educator you have to stop them from taking over the classroom,” she said. A former teacher in the audience noted how the increase in youth violence has made bullying a much more significant problem in schools saying, “When I was kid they just beat each other up. Now they shoot each other.” Drew referenced some interesting statistics throughout the discussion, such as
a survey of eight to 12 year olds, that said 80 percent wanted bullying to decrease in school. She also noted that bullying is still a problem in higher education, pulling up a study by American Psychological Services that said students starting college after the year 2000 have 40 percent less empathy for other students. A teacher in the audience said societal factors, such as the prevalence of reality TV shows that feature constant verbal fights and abusive language, can be one of the causes for a general decrease in empathy in students. Drew brought up the new N.J. law, “Anti-bullying Bill of Rights Act,” and made an important observation about the lack of legislative guidance for dealing with misconduct by the teachers themselves. “This new anti-bullying law doesn’t have teacher behavior included,” Drew said. A secondary education major in the audience shared her experiences working at a school where a teacher was committing corporal punishment and not being disciplined for violating state law.
Larry Fieber, a former principal and current executive director of the College’s Center for Future Educators on Campus, was in the audience as well. He said that the best action would be to visit a higher authority in the school to take care of the problem. “You have the responsibility as an educator to make sure the child is being taken care of,” Fieber said.
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Naomi Drew spoke about bullying and educators’ part in the matter.
Blended learning courses prove to be a hit among students the best of both worlds.” Associate professor of English Juda Bennett will be teaching one of the 18 courses being offered. Titled “Genre Studies: Global Graphic Memoir,” the Blended learning courses, a new kind of class being offered at the College that uses a hybrid approach of both online and course focuses on studying graphic novels composed as in-class learning, will be reintroduced after students reacted memoirs. “One of the nice things about the blended learning is well to the classes offered last year. that it creates a community of inquiry,” The courses typically run through Bennett said. a six-week period from May 21 to June “It provides the best Bennett mentioned that he had been 28 and are taught by faculty who have trying to start a class on graphic novels for constructed specialized syllabi to use a of both worlds.” some time and jumped at the opportunity more technological approach of presenting to teach the material in the blended the materials and facilitating student involvement, said Deborah Knox, associate — Deborah Knox, learning format. “The College has set these things up as professor of computer science. associate professor of a pilot,” Bennett said. “The challenge to According to Knox, about 80 students computer science me will be to break out of the conventional enrolled in the blended learning pilot that was notion of what a class is.” offered last year. These students responded Bennett said he is interested in starting a student-run positively to a survey about the program, prompting the wiki, a community-based webpage, that will correspond reintroduction of more courses for summer 2012. “When we asked these students, a majority said they would with the course materials, one of them being “Persepolis,” a graphic memoir by Marjane Satrapi that depicts her early life take another one,” Knox said. The courses are worth the same amount of credits as classes growing up in Iran during and after the Islamist Revolution. offered in the regular fall and spring sessions, and are a great Bennett also mentioned a manga novel about the bombing of way for students to catch up on degree requirements while Hiroshima, Japan during World War II that will be part of the course study as well. enjoying the convenience of smaller classes, she said. “It presents students to have an amount of freedom to do “Blended learning really forces you even more to show reflection on what they are learning,” Knox said. “It provides students how to create knowledge,” Bennett said, noting how By Tom Ciccone News Editor
the technology used in the classes encourages extended class discussion and deep analysis. The different classes being offered in the 2012 pilot are varied between many different academic fields. Gary Fienberg, the chair of the College’s music department, will be teaching “History of Jazz” in the blended learning format, an approach he is excited to try with a class he has already taught a number of times. “Jazz history isn’t a sequential history,” Fienberg said. “It’s different from music theory or a music history course. I’ve always looked for ways to make the course more integrating. I think the blended learning format is perfect for students.” Fienberg noted how the technology will allow students to listen to the music examples more thoroughly, initiating deeper discussion for when the class meets in person. “Students can do a lot of the stuff on their own time,” Fienberg said. “It gives them more flexibility.” The course, which focuses on learning about the key innovators of jazz music in its history, will be taught using a textbook designed for online coursework. Students will be able to use online tools such as reading commentary notes while listening to music examples and even posting their own comments in real time, Fienberg said. “This enables me to give the students much more specific assignments for listening to and analyzing the music,” he said. “In this way, students are expected to come to class well prepared so the discussion can be more in depth.”
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Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising N.J. News SANAA, Yemen (AP) — More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen’s longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated. The government released its first casualty figures on a day when crowds of protesters were marking one year since a particularly bloody day, when dozens were killed. Yemen’s Ministry of Human Rights said the figure of at least 2,000 includes both unarmed protesters and military defectors, as well as more than 120 children. It said 22,000 people were wounded over the past year. The London-based human rights group Amnesty International estimated earlier this year that 200 protesters had been killed in the uprising. The government of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who stepped down as president last month after more than three decades in power, never released casualty figures. For nearly a year, armed men in plain clothes loyal to Saleh attacked anti-government protesters, while security forces did little to stop them. Yemenis protested across the country on Sunday to mark the killing of more than 50 protesters last year by snipers loyal to the former regime. Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in at least 18 provinces to demand that Saleh be tried for the deaths of protesters killed a year ago on “Friday of Dignity,” when snipers fired from rooftops at protesters in Sanaa’s Change Square. As part of an internationally backed deal, Saleh was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for handing over powers to his vice president. Saleh’s successor, Abed Rabbo Mansour
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Tyler Clementi’s father is reminding college students and children to be tolerant. The young man committed suicide days after his roommate used a webcam to spy on him kissing another man. The roommate was convicted Friday of privacy invasion and hate crimes. At a news conference, father Joe Clementi advised young people: “You’re going to meet a lot of people in your life. Some of these people you may not like. Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you have to work against them.” AP Photo A statement from Rutgers University Two gunmen shot and killed an American teacher early Sunday morning, said “this incident should make us pause to recognize the importance of civility.” which represents only a fraction of the damage caused by the uprising. The Middlesex County prosecutor’s Hadi, visited Sanaa’s Change Square on Sun- years at the Swiss Language Institute, financed office said it would pursue such a case day and prayed at a cemetery where protesters by the International Training and Development again even if the victim hadn’t died. were buried. He told youth demonstrators that Center. The center, established in Yemen in the he would fulfill the goals of their movement 1970s, is one of the oldest foreign language inand decreed that families who lost relatives in stitutes in the impoverished Arab country. the uprising would be given a monthly stipend. Further south, security officials said a naval CHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The internal turmoil has led to a collapse of bombardment on Sunday killed more than 16 Opponents blame Gov. Chris Christie for security in many parts of Yemen. al-Qaida fighters in Aden’s provincial capital of upheaval in the group that oversees proOn Sunday, two gunmen dressed in military Zinjibar. Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have tecting northern N.J.’s Highlands region, uniforms on a motorcycle shot dead an Ameri- taken advantage of the chaos in Yemen to seize the source of drinking water to millions. In a 9-5 vote, the Highlands Council can teacher working at a language institute in control of cities and town in that area. voted to fire executive director Eileen the central Yemen city of Taiz, said the region’s In another attack Sunday, medical offiSwan on Thursday night. provincial governor, Hamoud al-Sufi. cials said an aerial assault killed at least eight Swan’s supporters said she was ousted Taiz is the second largest city in Yemen and militants in Jaar, just north of Zinjibar. Both because Christie believes the 2004 Highhas been a center of anti-government protests. cities have been under al-Qaida control since lands Act hinders economic growth. Al-Sufi did not have details on who the last spring. The officials spoke on condition of Council member Kurt Alstede voted killers might be and said an investigation anonymity because they were not authorized to to fire Swan, and told The Record this was in progress. disclose the information. was a chance to “right a wrong” by conThe head of security in Taiz, Ali Saidi, said Residents said a civilian was wounded when centrating on lost property values suffered the American, identified as Joel Wesley, was an airstrike hit a post office used as a hospital in by farmers and large landowners who can killed in his car when the assailants sped up next Jaar. The city’s main hospital was destroyed in no longer develop their property. to him and opened fire. Wesley worked for two a government bombardment last year.
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Alternate disagrees with Rutgers verdict NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — An alternate juror in the trial of a former Rutgers University student convicted in a webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate’s suicide said he disagrees with the verdict. James Downey told The Record on Saturday that he wouldn’t have voted to convict Dharun Ravi on any charges related to allegations that his actions were motivated by anti-gay bias. Prosecutors said Ravi set up his webcam in his dorm room and watched Tyler Clementi kissing another man on Sept. 19, 2010, then tweeted about it and excitedly tried to catch Clementi in the act again two days later. A half dozen students were believed to have seen the live video of the kissing; no video was taken the second time. As an alternate, the Woodbridge Township resident heard all the testimony but did not participate in deliberations. The jury, which returned its verdict Friday, was unanimous in finding Ravi guilty of all 15 charges, including invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation. Ravi wasn’t charged with causing or contributing to his roommate’s death. Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge days after his intimate encounter with the other man. The case stirred a national conversation about anti-gay bullying and teen suicide and illustrated the dangers of technology in the hands of people
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An alternate juror believed that Dharun Ravi (left) should not have been convicted of charges that he was motivated by anti-gay bias. who have grown up with the likes of Twitter and Facebook. “Whatever (Ravi) did was stupid, but I don’t think he ever had any intention of intimidating (Clementi),” Downey said. “I think that scenario could have happened 100 different ways, whether he had a straight roommate who had a girlfriend over ... there are 100 scenarios where he could have been goofing around and turning the camera on and it had nothing to do with somebody being gay.” Downey said he was “kind of up in the air” on the other charges, saying he likely would have voted to convict Ravi on charges of hindering apprehension and tampering with witnesses and evidence. Downey said he wasn’t upset about being named an alternate juror at the close of Ravi’s trial because
deliberating the case would have been difficult. “The fact that I was picked as an alternate was almost relieving to me, especially considering the verdict they came back with,” he said. “I don’t really want to carry that around as far as the responsibility of sending somebody, especially a young man, to prison.” Ravi could face five to 10 years in prison on the bias intimidation charges alone when he’s sentenced May 21 and could be deported to his native India even though he has lived legally in the U.S. since he was little. Several months ago, Ravi and his lawyers rejected a plea bargain that would have spared him from prison, and prosecutors would have helped him avoid deportation. Ravi’s lawyers have vowed to appeal the verdict.
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Editorial Know what you’re getting yourself into The school year has likely been many different things to our community of students at the College. For me, at times it has been a nightmare, a marathon and other times an exciting and memorable experience. Of course, the tides will continue to roll, and soon we will have to begin picking classes for the fall term. screenshot of PAWS It seems almost unnatural to think we should be planning already for the next school year, but maybe News Editor Tom Ciccone offers words of wisdom regarding upcoming course it’s a good thing. After all, the end of the year is com- scheduling, and advises researching classes before signing up. ing soon. So before you log onto PAWS to begin picking the classes you’re most interested in taking, I feel it’s my responsibility to offer you a few words of advice on What do you think of The Signal’s picking your classes. new front page design? Before you enroll in anything, make sure you know • Love it! what your getting yourself into. Unfortunately, you • Hate it. “Staten Island can’t go by just the course description and what a pro• The front page changed? is basically like fessor tells you. Oftentimes the best advice comes from • It genuinely sparked my interest.. other students. If your considering taking a class that Brooklyn and N.J. you have some doubts about, find someone that has had a baby — a cast your vote @ tcnjsignal.net ! taken it. very hairy baby.” When I was picking classes for the spring semester I Previous poll’s results — ‘Saturday Night knew I needed to enroll in a music course to get started Live’ writer and on my music minor. I was really excited about taking a What technological improvement do you comedian Colin Jost course titled “Jazz Lab.” According to the description, most want to see at the College? I was about to enjoy weekly sessions of jazz impro• Wireless Internet. 46% visation instruction. I thought it was a perfect way to • Fix SafeConnect. 43% start my minor. • Replace SOCS. 9% “It’s more than When I showed up to the first class, “Jazz Lab” was • Cloud computing. 2% just a symbolic really “Jazz Band” and I was promptly denied from ceremony, it’s taking the course on account that I wasn’t a member of about marriage the jazz band. Needless to say, I ended up with a terrible schedule, being forced to take another music class equality as a that completely conflicted with everything. whole.” tcnjsignal.net I guess my point is, do the work. And by work I — Prism’s campus Mailing Address: Telephone: mean making sure you know exactly what you’re getThe Signal Production Rm - (609) 771-2424 advocacy chair ting yourself into when you enroll into a course. c/o Brower Student Center Business Office - (609) 771-2499 Alison Ball The College of New Jersey Fax: (609) 771-3433 It may sound like dumb advice that you think you P.O. Box 7718 Email: signal@tcnj.edu Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 Ad Email: signalad@tcnj.edu already know, but you’d be surprised. In my opinion, courses are titled in very misleading ways, professors Editorial Staff can be very infamous people and the course description “We have an Brianna Gunter Ashley Long could be basically false. epidemic of cruelty Editor-in-Chief Photo Editor It’s frustrating to think that you might find yourself gunter2@tcnj.edu longa1@tcnj.edu in our society.” Jamie Primeau Sydnee Weinbaum misled when you come to class next fall and find out Managing Editor Production Manager the course you enrolled in is nothing like what you ex— award-winning primeau2@tcnj.edu Andrew Miller Tom Ciccone Nation & World Editor author and school pected it to be. So to combat this, the best thing you News Editor Melissa Easaw bullying consultant can do is to start really looking into what you’re going tomcasey@live.com Copy Editor Naomi Drew Kelly Johnson Chris Molicki to take. You’re better being safe than sorry.
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Don’t fret those applications By Frank Orlich
I don’t know how many college students will find this article relevant. But now watching my younger brother and sister go through the process, I feel compelled to write about it. I know how much you’d all prefer to read my thoughts on the political and economic landscape of the last week. I’m talking of course about the college application process. I remember this time very well. Coming home from school every day and frantically searching through the mail for letters from various schools. Hoping to see the coveted big and thick envelopes that ensured acceptance even before tearing it open. The disappointment of a regular-sized enveloped that always seemed to contain the phrases, “We regret to inform you … each year we must reject more qualified students … very competitive class.” I got really used to those phrases. As a senior in high school, I applied to 11 schools., and I was rejected or waitlisted at eight of them. I still cringe when I see an application for anything. Going to a “great” school seemed to have been the plan for me since birth. My mother and father always had me in the best schools, pushed me to succeed in my studies and encouraged me to join extracurricular. I worked really hard and I felt like I had put my best foot forward with the applications. I had the grades and the test scores. I played football and wrote for the newspaper. And I met with teachers to ensure that my essays were up to par. I felt like I had seized the moment. And then I got rejected. A lot. It hurt and I let it get to me. I became ill. I wondered why this was happening to me. I questioned whether I still wanted to even go
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Debra Shaver, dean of admission at Smith College, sits next to stacks of applications from prospective students for the class of 2016. to college in the fall. I felt like I had wasted the last four years. I became spiteful of other applicants, of admissions counselors and of the process as a whole. I was filled with disappointment and I had no idea where I was heading or how my story would unfold. And then something amazing happened. It all worked out fine. So that’s my message to anyone going through a process where rejection is a possibility, whether it be to a college, internship or job. Know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark it is halfway through. Know that we learn more from our failures than our successes, and it’s okay to fall down, get dirty and break
something. And most of all, in the words of Conan O’Brien, “Know that your mistakes are your own unique way of getting to where you need to be.” So don’t become too disheartened if your letter is thin and small. You’ll most definitely survive. Life goes on. And you may even prosper because of the decision. In many cases, some of the worst things to happen to us are often blessings in disguise. Open those mailboxes with confidence. As I realize more and more, college is what you make of it. And if there’s ever a testament to the inadequacy of the selection process, Michael Jordan watched two players get picked before him.
Letters to the Editor Newt Gingrich apparently thinks the Founding Fathers made a terrible mistake when they established an independent court system. Under his proposals, judges would please the President, Congress, and the public--or suffer the consequences. Presidents could ignore court decisions they dislike. Congress could haul judges before it to explain their decisions and jail non-compliant judges, and unpopular judges could be fired and their courts abolished. Even some very conservative judicial critics have expressed outrage at Gingrich’s proposals. One of George W. Bush’s Attorneys General (Michael Mukasey) called them “outrageous and dangerous;” Another (Alberto Gonzalez) condemned “bringing judges before Congress, like a schoolchild being brought before the principal.” Columnist George Will wrote that Gingrich would replace legal reasoning with “raw political power.” The Gingrich plan is not totally untested. Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Propaganda Minister,argued that German judges relied too much on legal reasoning, too little on public opinion and Hitler’s wishes. For this offense, judges should be fired and their courts abolished. Like Gingrich, Goebbels said these “reforms” would protect “the people” against oppressive courts. They became law, the last remnants of freedom vanished, and we learned an invaluable lesson. Or did we? (Louis P. Lochner, ed., Goebbels Diaries, Doubleday: pgs. 127, 138,173-4, 192, 447). —George Kiser Former Professor at Illinois State University
You might call me a buzzkill, or an over-the-hill goody-goody, or just tell me to mind my own business. But it was with more than a little distress that I read The Signal for March 14 and came upon the full page devoted to “useful St. Patty’s Day stuff!” Even beer and liquor companies are required to suggest that people “drink responsibly.” You, however, did not. Instead, you advocated drinking irresponsibly, as if drinking dangerous amounts would somehow assure the manhood of your male readers (see, “bitches,” below). Your list of drinking games and recipes explicitly encouraged undergraduates, at least 65 percent of whom are not legal drinkers, to consume alcohol in amounts that would land them in your “Cop Shop” column next week. Your infelicitously named “Irish car bomb” is two drinks in one (have you seen the one beer = one shot sign? — oh yeah, you’re probably not old enough to go into a bar legally), which you encouraged your readers to “drink quickly.” I understand journalistic freedom and applaud the freedom of the press, but why on earth is a college publication encouraging students to put themselves and their community at risk with drinking games. More importantly, why on earth are you also suggesting that “If you’re a bitch, play regular quarters”? Students worldwide have died as a result of drinking games. I find the entire presentation to be irresponsible. I’m distressed to realize that The Signal editorial board and staff have simply not gotten ADEP’s message. — Felicia Jean Steele Assistant Professor, Department of English
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Seth / A ‘weekend update’ with SNL writers continued from page 1
Harvard University and has been on SNL’s writing staff for seven years. “The comedy show was great,” said sophomore marketing major Brian Green, the CUB event coordinator who organized the show. “Seth Meyers was spot on with his jokes, and the audience seemed to really appreciate his humor.” Meyers concluded the show with several appallingly funny Weekend Update jokes that didn’t make it past NBC censors. “A new study shows that college students gain six to nine pounds their first year, due to an increase in beer consumption and a decrease in exercise,” Meyers read from a flash card. “The rest of the Freshman 15 is a baby.” Amidst the few groans, the laughter around the theater was undeniable.
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Despite his great standup, Meyers, who is also SNL’s head writer, told The Signal in a post-show interview that he associates with himself more as a writer than a performer. “Writing is challenging because with writing you kind of have to start from scratch every week, but it’s also way more rewarding,” said Meyers, but said he found it frustrating when he was a cast member writing for himself. “I feel like if I write something for a Kristen Wiig or a Bill Hader they’re going to make it so much better … Standing backstage and hearing a joke you wrote get said by somebody else and going great is a really awesome feeling.” Meyers has been on the show since 2001, which makes him the longesttenured cast member. “I don’t think about it all the time but it’s getting harder and harder of course,” he admitted. “As people leave I sort of feel like I’m entering my third generation on the show.” Meyers said he doesn’t have any specific plans
for the future, but will follow opportunity when it presents itself. Still, he isn’t going anywhere just yet — Meyers is excited for this year’s presidential election, which will be his third on SNL. “That would be really nice to do one more of those, and then maybe start to think about what comes next,” he said. Fellow SNL writer Colin Jost opened for Meyers, warming up the audience with his hilariously cynical, funny-becauseit’s-true style of humor; “I’m allowed to make fun of N.J. because I come from the only place that’s worse,” Jost cracked to the giggling crowd of students. “Staten Island is basically like Brooklyn and N.J. had a baby — a very hairy baby.” Jost also covered topics like America’s immigrants, being accidentally racist, poor-quality TV commercials and HBO’s “True Blood”; “I can’t think of anything less sexy than a southern vampire. Just like a dude in a cape and a trucker hat, drinking blood out of a can.” The comic graduated from
Mixed Signals mix it up after St. Patty’s Day By Alexandra Samuely Correspondent
The College’s improvisational comedy troupe the Mixed Signals held their post-St. Patrick’s Day show on Sunday, March 18. The troupe incorporated new games amongst new members while keeping their tradition of audience participation alive and well. Performing to a full crowd, the troupe played old favorites like “Half-Life”— a game in which a two minute scene is performed and then reenacted in oneminute, 30-second, 15-second and onesecond increments. The night kicked off with a round of “Press Conference.” This game called for the audience to decide on a world-changing event to take place while Mixed Signals member and senior women’s and gender studies major Liz So fielded questions from other members that gave subtle hints about the fictitious tragedy, which consisted of pants being abolished from the world.
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The Mixed Signals’ post-St. Patrick’s Day show incorporated interactive games for new and old members as well as the audience. Senior psychology major John Eldis received one of the biggest laughs of the night with his comment: “Being a Scotsman, I don’t really get what everyone’s complaining about!” The game “Five Letter Word” between junior biology major Dan Loverro and sophomore history and secondary education major Jonathan Dowler escalated into a hilarious shouting match, while “First Line, Last Line” with sophomore nursing major Nina Shulgach
and senior communications studies major Sam Paternostro instructed them to perform a scene beginning with the phrase “look at the moon” and ending with “Oh no, it’s the Terminator!” New games included the wellreceived “Dating Game,” which entailed a bachelorette trying to figure out her three contestants’ quirks — decided on by the audience — and also “Crazy Prov,” which incorporated all previous games and jokes while allowing the
members of the troupe to challenge and one-up each other. The Mixed Signals practice twice a week to experiment with characters and games, according to Shulgach. “I love that I can be whoever I want to be,” said Shulgach, who cites the chemistry and camaraderie between the members as a favorite aspect of being in the troupe. “The audience does feel it if you have good chemistry”. Dowler credits the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” as an inspiration for his performances and enjoys that he gets, “really immersed in scenes.” The energetic environment is what brings people to the shows. Sophomore sociology major Biju Egwuonwu said, “I kind of have to (attend)because my buddy Jon Dowler is in it, but it’s also really funny and a great way to spend Sunday nights.” Whether students attend simply to support a friend or enjoy an evening of laughs before the start of the week, a Mixed Signals improv show is a way to de-stress from homework and appreciate some comedic talent.
Visualizing new mediums at exhibitions
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Exhibitions featuring dynamic, innovative approaches to art are featured in the AIMM building now through mid-April. By Brendan McGrath Features Editor
Darkly-illuminated artwork went on display last week as two of this spring’s exhibitions opened up in the Art and Interactive Multimedia Building on
Wednesday, March 14. “Illuminating Data: Visualizing Information that Moves Our World” opened in the main art gallery, highlighting work in collaboration with the interactive multimedia program. At the same time of this opening, “All Cats are Grey in the Dark: A Kappa Pi Art Honor Society Show” opened in the student exhibition spaces down the hallway. According to the art gallery’s website, “(Illuminating Data) includes work by 20 artists who employ innovative approaches to visualizing data through dynamic installations, sculptures, algorithmically drawn prints, video, animation and many other forms of new media.” While the work varied greatly within these new media, most stuck to the central theme of extracting some type of information and manifesting it in a physical or interactive manner. Word extraction was one sub-theme that illustrated art’s ability to effectively show data. “Similar Diversity” took on the 41 most frequent words found in the holy books of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism by incorporating them into a digital print that measured the words’ total frequencies and within in that broke them down by faith. The work brings to light the similarities and differences in these books without
explicitly stating anything. Small receipt printers line the wall in one corner of the room, with streams of paper flowing out to the floor. Every few seconds a new tweet is pulled off of Twitter in real time and printed onto this paper, resulting in a massive pile of intermingled tweets. This piece, “Murmur Study,” is described as relaying the artist’s thoughts on the implications of increasingly networked lives. While this exhibit centers on bringing data to light, All Cats are Grey in the Dark takes on a different theme — bringing together light and dark. “Lights in Logs” — an installation piece — works towards this theme by placing a series of stumps around each other — all with light bulbs sitting atop them. This has the effect of setting the light on top of the logs in direct contrast to the darkness below. One aspect that both shows have in common is the diversity of their mediums. From digital prints to receipt printers and from logs to photos, the exhibitions display how different forms of art can work towards a common theme in a fresh and effective manner. “Illuminating Data” will be on display until April 18 and “All Cats are Grey in the Dark” will be on display until April 11.
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A quick departure
The Rat calls out for sexy heroes By Sydnee Weinbaum Production Manager
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Things got sexy at the Rathskeller on Friday, March 16 as the Sexy Heroes and The Call Out took the stage. Though the Sexy Heroes had a few technical difficulties at the beginning of their set, everything ran smoothly for the rest of the night. The band — formed in 2005 — is comprised of four members. Mike Watts is the lead guitar player and singer with his brother Chris on bass, Nick Everett on guitar and Dan “Special” K on drums. According to guitarist Nick Everett, Sexy Heroes is presently inspired by bands like Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters, and The Who. The band played their hits which “Robert Downy Jr.,” “Jurassic Punk,” “Pirates” and “No Shoes No Service.” Freshman electrical engineering major Brandon Gibb said the band “was awesome especially with video game references.” One of the Sexy Heroes’ most beloved songs — “Louis Gee” — is about how Luigi is better than Mario but never receives any credit. Despite the enthusiasm for the Sexy Heroes, The Call Out did not entirely meet audience expectations. Although The Call Out was interactive with the audience — even taking requests for covers of songs like “Love Story” by Taylor Swift and “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 — some audience members were not impressed.
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The indie alternative band Yellow The Rat was the place for songs about video game Ostrich’s 2011 debut “The Mistress” was characters and covers on Friday, March 16. Senior sociology major Meagan Laurie said that the band was “not top 10” and that they were “mediocre.” However Laurie also said that the band had “a lot of courage and great stage presence.” Other audience members liked the band in its entirety. The varied degree of taste likely contributed to how audience members felt about The Call Out. Nevertheless, the Rat was still packed with people looking to be saved by some Sexy Heroes.
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The fifth annual Lunafest, a showing of nine short films about women, took place in the Library Auditorium on Friday, March 16.
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Special performances from the New Music Series took place in the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall throughout the week.
easily one of my favorite albums of the past year. Their sophomore effort makes a significant departure from their debut and arrives only about six months later. The most noticeable difference is the improved production quality. “The Mistress” was recorded in a small studio and composed in frontman Alex Schaaf’s bedroom. “Strange Land” was recorded with the help of Barsuk Records and the difference is audible. The new production sounds cleaner but it does take away some of the unique, genre-defying quality of the debut. The tracks are a bit more complicated, catchier and louder on this album. The lead-off track “Elephant King” is a very magnanimous opener that displays the bands’ newfound reliance on instrumentation and decreasing dependence of vocal harmonies. However, Schaaf’s wavering and endearing vocals remain very much the same and the band retains the same personal feel. Songs like “Marathon Runner” and “Up In The Mountains” offer a slower, morethoughtful sound. Strange Land’s changes are more than just a fresh coat of paint and they offer their own pros and cons. However, Yellow Ostrich is still able to deliver a quality effort. Focus tracks: “Elephant King,” “Marathon Runner” and “Up In The Mountains”
Cultural experiences change composer’s musical tune By Thalia Ortiz Staff Writer Three composers from around the world came together to talk about their musical experiences at the latest edition of the Brown Bag series. “The New Generation of Contemporary Composers: World Premieres from Composers from Four Continents” discussion was held Friday, March 16 in the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall. Composers Mahir Cetiz, Paul Clift and Michel Galante spoke about their latests tracks, which would make their world premiere in “Music from Four Continents” that night in Mayo. Galante — an American conductor — spoke about his latest work as a Columbia University doctoral candidate in composition. “As a grad student at Columbia, every year over 120 people apply but only two or three get in,” he said. The atmosphere of the university made it possible for the various candidates in the program to use Columbia as a gathering place for creating music, explained Galante — who also served as the assistant conductor of the Columbia University orchestra.
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Composers discussed the influence of their travels and experiences behind their work at this week’s installment of the Brown Bag Series. Now as the lead conductor of the Argento Chamber Ensemble — a musical ensemble that performs and tours all over the world, — Galante noted the latest influences he’s found impacting music. “The influence of electronic music is very important for 2012 as well as the influence of other types of art forms, like video,” he said. However, the Austrailian composer
Clift explained that it was not video electronics, but rather poetry. “I spent a year in Turkey studying poetry and it was the most relevant thing for my piece tonight, which has a singer singing my favorite poems,” he said. Clift also previewed one of his tracks for the audience — a piece that featured 16 instruments that included everything from a clarinet and violins to an electric guitar.
Turkish composer Cetiz said his music steers away from the electronic influences mentioned by Galante and instead is based off of the structure of the sounds. “I started to hear things differently as a composer like the music of my country,” he said. “Cultures (influence) the music of musicians.” The composers also spoke about the latest developments they are making in music through the deconstruction of traditional instruments. Carol McGonnel — a clarinetist for the ensemble and an Ireland native — demonstrated this deconstruction. By using a unique technique of drumming her fingers against the keys of the clarinet, McGonnell was able to play the clarinet to produce a sound that was far from traditional. McGonnel’s husband, Galante, explained that this way of playing the clarinet was inspired by videotaping sound effects. “The clarinet wasn’t meant for this purpose, but the keys are what’s being used to make this sound,” he said. “Deconstructing allows us to use instruments in a way that they weren’t originally meant to be used.”
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Medley of marriages focus on love
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Prism’s ninth annual Queer Wedding drew a crowd despite a last-minute change of venue.
By Jamie Primeau Managing Editor
“All you need is love.” John Lennon created a hit Beatles song with this title, but it is also a fitting mantra for the mock marriages performed at the College on the evening of Tuesday, March 13. Though no one actually tied the knot, a symbolic ceremony took place when Prism, the campus organization for LGBTQ students and their straight allies, presented its ninth annual Queer Wedding to a roomful of students in the ABE Drawing Room. A traditional nuptial ceremony was transformed into four
marriages, with a single purpose. “Here’s the key,” said Taylor Enoch, executive vice president of Prism, and junior cognitive science major, who welcomed the crowd. “It’s all rooted in love.” Another goal of the event was to bring attention to marriage equality, he said. “I feel like it’s very important, especially now. To keep the awareness and to just promote the equality of love,” Enoch said in a post-ceremony interview. Four pairs represented different types of couples at the event: male-female, male-male, femalefemale and transgendered. The ceremony was performed by Lisa Caton, the reverend of
the College’s Episcopal Church. The couples later recited decided to do this was marriage, This was her fourth year partici- vows and exchanged rings, to and the idea of marriage, is pating in the annual event. symbolically give themselves to something that scares me,” said Caton said, “The union of two one another. Megan Osika, freshman English, people is for their mutual joy.” Caton then pronounced the secondary education and womThe eight students participat- pairs married, for the purpose of en’s and gender studies major. ing in the wedding stood before this occasion, and they kissed. “In participating in this event, I her as she asked each pair if they A reception with cupcakes, was hoping it would help me to promised to love, comfort, honor cheese, crackers and cider followed. overcome that fear a bit, and I and keep one another in sickness Each of the participants had think it has.” and in health. a different motivation for “getAlison Ball, sophomore comAs each said, “I do,” the process ting married.” munication studies major, serves as proceeded. The crowd was asked if Remi Lourenco, junior wom- Prism’s campus advocacy chair and they accepted the marriages, and in en’s and gender studies major, planned the event — in fact, it’s the unison said, “We will.” first campus event she’s planned. The event was originally “I feel like it’s very important, “I’m so glad to see so many scheduled to take place in the people here and giving their especially now. To keep the Spiritual Center. During the support. It’s more than just a ceremony, Caton referenced awareness and to just promote symbolic ceremony, it’s about the change and attributed it to a marriage equality as a whole,” the equality of love.” “scheduling snafu,” but said she said Ball, who acknowledged was very sorry that happened, some bumps in the planning saying it was time for LGTBQ —Taylor Enoch, process, namely the location couples to move into synachange. She attributed this to a gogues and churches to perform junior cognitive science major computer error with the R-25 such ceremonies. form used to book events. “Everyone has that same helped out in last year’s event “Even with the issues that right to be married,” she said. soon after transferring to the we were having with the locaCaton then quoted bible verses, College and deemed it beautiful tion of the event,” Osika said, and explained the discrepancy and touching, so she decided to “All these people still came, between what people take as participate this year. and that’s incredible. It says evidence to oppose gay mar“Whether or not you believe something. The fact that all riage, and what the text actu- in marriage, whether you’re these people were looking for ally means. straight or gay — some people the signs that said ‘Come here,’ She referred to love as a sac- don’t just believe in the institu- instead of there.” rament, and the importance of tion of marriage — I think it’s Prism’s weekly meetings are supporting one another on life’s important and this is really sym- Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the journey, because no one can do it bolic,” she said. Prism Center, downstairs in the alone, she said. “One of the main reasons I Brower Student Center basement.
DeLorenzo’s famed pizza brings the juice By Alex Wolfe Sports Editor
I’ve eaten a lot of pizzas in my life, but until this past week I had never really had a “famous” pizza (unless you count Domino’s and Papa John’s. They are on TV after all). That all changed this week when I had DeLorenzo’s Pizza from just over in Trenton, which was recently featured in Parade magazine as one of the top pizza destinations in the Northeast (Are you aware of how many pizza places there are in the Northeast?!). I ordered over the phone, and I decided that just a plain pizza would be the best gauge for how good the place was. When I ordered, the guy on the phone said it would be ready in 25 minutes, so I left after about 10 to go pick it up. I got there about 15-20 minutes later and my pizza was all hot and ready for me. Before I get into the pizza, however, I have to talk about the place itself. The restaurant is fairly small, with booths lining the outside walls and tables down the middle. The cool part is, this place doesn’t take credit cards. It’s all cash, and run with an old-school typewriter-looking register at the back of the restaurant. The door to the kitchen is open too, so you can kind of see what’s going on behind the scenes. When I got to the register, my pizza was $15 even. That was pretty cool too. I guess it’s either under the table or they
figured out pricing with tax included. Either way, it’s a bit much for just a cheese pizza, but based off of this place’s reputation I had my hopes up. When I got my pizza home, I eagerly popped the box open. Maybe it was just that I was starving, but that pizza looked delicious. So without any haste, I dug in. The pizza definitely covered all of the bases for a good pizza, but I’ll start with the sauce. There was plenty of it, and I’m glad there was because it was delicious. There were some chunks of tomato still in it, and it had a sort of sweet quality to it — they didn’t try to drown it with garlic and herbs, basically. The crust didn’t disappoint either. If you’re into thinner crusts, this place is for you. It was just bready enough that I felt like I was eating a pizza and not a cracker with sauce and cheese, but thin enough that it didn’t taste like a loaf of bread. My only complaint was that it did seem a little burnt in places, but that kind of added to it in its own special way. As far as the cheese, there was a good amount. There’s not too much else to say about the cheese. Cheese is cheese. So, overall, it was a very good pizza pie. I don’t know if I would say it was the best I’ve ever had (like everyone, I’m very attached to my hometown pizza place), but it was really, really good. Come back next week for another enlightening food review from Alex Wolfe.
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New fraternities open doors at College By Amy Reynolds Staff Writer
friends at the College, Patel received multiple positive responses. On Dec. 7, 2011, they were recognized as an interest group Joining a fraternity or a sorority can be and recognized as brothers by the National a goal of numerous students at some point Council on Feb. 20. during their college careers. Yet for some, Beyond social activities, Delta Epsilon finding a fraternity that feels like the per- Psi focuses their attention on fundraising fect fit can be somewhat of a challenge. and service. The 14 members have begun At the beginning of the Spring 2012 se- volunteering at the Trenton Area Soup mester, two new fraternities formed on the Kitchen and the Kensington Soup Kitchen College’s campus — Delta Epsilon Psi, a in Philadelphia, as well as volunteering fraternity for South with the Bonner Cen“I feel as if Greek organiza- ter for Martin Luther Asian men, and Delta Lambda Phi, a frater- tions do a lot for the community King Day of Service nity for gay and bi- as a whole while maintaining and Dr. Seuss Day at sexual men. Hedgepeth Williams “We are a South strong bonds within themselves School in Trenton. Asian interest fraterIn addition, all fundwhich really attracted me.” nity, so we bring in raising and events are a whole new culture geared toward raising —Viraj Patel, money for the Juveto the Greek life on campus. We are a junior biology major nile Diabetes Research group of academically Foundation, which driven students that put our education above works toward a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. everything else,” said Viraj Patel, a junior “I feel as if Greek organizations do a lot biology major and president of the chapter. for the community as a whole while mainPatel was inspired to start the chapter at taining strong bonds within themselves the College by his older brother, a founder which really attracted me,” Patel said. of Delta Epsilon Psi at New Jersey Institute Delta Lambda Phi was also formally inof Technology. After proposing the idea to ducted as a colony this semester on Feb.
Campus Style By Victoria Moorhouse Columnist Ayone Davis, senior deaf and hard of hearing education and women’s and gender studies double major What are you wearing and where is it from? My shirt is from CottonOn. It’s this cute little Australian retail store. My jeans are J Brand from Bloomingdales. I love J Brand. No one understands. Next to Joe’s Jeans, they are my favorite, favorite, favorite. My jacket is GUESS, and my shoes — I have TOMs on. How do you decide what you are going to wear in the morning? Do you have a routine? I actually do have a routine. I have two armoires and I keep my closet open. And I have a rack in my room. I kind of go with what I’m feeling. It sounds so crazy. I rarely check the weather, though, so sometimes I get it wrong. Do you have a style icon? Not really. I have designers that I wish would like, make a baby. Free People and BCBG, if they had a baby, that would be cool. That’s what I would want to be. What’s one thing you can’t leave the house without? Sunglasses. Which you see, I have on. I drive a lot so I always need them and I feel like they’re just so cool. You can look like a bum and put sunglasses on and you don’t look like a bum anymore. What’s your favorite trend right now? Color-blocking. I always want to wear 4,000 things and the idea that everyone thinks it’s cool now to wear yellow and blue, and orange and blue, and pink and green, is cool. What are your favorite stores? Bloomingdales, Free People and All-
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Saints. That’s where my bag is from. I don’t know how to describe them. It’s a lease department inside Bloomingdales. I love all of their stuff. If there was one thing that you could tell students at the College for style advice, what would you say? Dress like you are going to meet the person of your dreams. That’s what I tell all my friends and myself in the morning when I want to throw on sweats. I can meet my husband today!
25, and is now actively participating in their first pledge season. “During our pledge process, we are creating our history and continuing to build bonds of brotherhood through the different, who events that we are participating,” said didn’t see that they fit well Adam Fisher, sophomore graphic design with other fraternities. major and chapter president. “Since before I started The founder of Delta Lambda college, I knew that Phi initially created the fraterI wanted to be in a nity in order to create a place fraternity,” Fisher within the fraternal system for said. “When the opgay and bisexual men to have the portunity arrived to same experience as other fraterbegin on the journey nity men, and not be singled out of starting a fraternity dlp.org because of their sexual orientation. that shared my similar As Fisher said, “By having Delta values and ideologies, I Lambda Phi accepted onto the took the step not only for TCNJ campus, it provides tesmyself, but for the men timony of how perspectives that Delta Lambda of the LGBT community are Phi represents.” changing for the better.” As for other fraternities on However, the fraternity’s main campus, they have accepted goal at the moment is to be able and welcome Delta Lambda to make its presence known. Phi and Delta Epsilon Psi. “Like all fraternities, we exist Fisher said, “We have received depsigamma.org for social reasons, but we also seek to resounding acceptance and enthusihelp those around us,” Fisher said. asm from most of the fraternities and soMost importantly, these new fraterni- rorities and they are excited to collaborate ties offer an experience to men who are with us in the future.”
Spain’s past brings a new perspective By Juliana Fidler Foreign Correspondent
When I was choosing my classes for my semester at the University of Granada’s Modern Languages Center, I picked “History of Spain: Franco to the Present Day” just to fill my fifth course slot. I thought it looked interesting and figured it might be good to know some recent history of the country where I’d be living for five months. Not only has it become my favorite class, but it has also proven to be the most valuable in terms of really understanding the culture of Spain today. We’ve only gotten up to the ’50s so far, but I already feel like I’ve learned so much crucial information. In class, we watch propaganda videos (called NO-DO, or Noticiarios y Documentales) that used to play in the movie theaters here, created and mandated by the Falange under Francisco Franco to project an image of Spain as rich and isolated from a very foreign and far-away war. We have seen photographs that show what life was like for Republican exiles and have read texts that describe what school was like for children being educated by the government and church. We have also read Franco’s laws and compared the Republican constitution with Franco’s Fuero de los Españoles.
What was your biggest impulse buy? My Michele watch. I wanted it ever since I was 16. I love it. It’s looks like a man’s watch, but it’s kind of smaller and I just love it. What is your biggest fashion regret? I guess denim skirts. I hate everything about denim skirts. One of my vendors at my job is GUESS and I love all their stuff, but they came out with denim skirts and I hate it. Long, short, whatever. I hate denim skirts. Or like a skort. That’s so stupid to me.
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Franco’s reign had important effects on modern day Spain.
My professor frequently encourages us to ask our host families or other people we know what they think about the topics that have come up in class — Franco, the Civil War, controversial newer acts that help family members of victims to locate their loved ones who disappeared during the war — but she always tells us to ask carefully. I was surprised when she first said this, because I assumed that since Franco was a fascist dictator, everyone would hate him. That is not the case, though. My first encounter with this truth occurred when a very sweet, loving elderly woman I know proudly told me that her husband had been in the military and that Franco had once visited his office to ask for advice. The professor also told us that, in her opinion, many contemporary cultural phenomena have their roots in Franco’s era. For example, many older women are very religious, in part because the church was really their only social outlet during this time. She also thinks that the catcalling that my female classmates here sometimes experience is the product of a fascination with the foreign woman that began when socially acceptable Spanish women were very restricted in what they could wear. (Tourists from the U.S. and other countries did not abide by the same standards of modesty.) Though that difference has virtually disappeared today, my professor argues, the male mindset has not. The most important thing I’ve learned through this class, though, is that everything is much more complex than it seems — which I think is usually the case when we study history. We can point out injustice and ache for the people who were exiled or killed unjustly, but we cannot draw stark contrasts that weren’t there. Not everyone was either a fascist or a communist. And at least based on my comprehension, there was never an easy fix for the problems Spain was facing even before the Civil War. I’ve realized that if I want to fully grasp Spain’s current political and cultural atmosphere, a simplistic understanding of its not-too-distant past just won’t cut it.
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Men’s and women’s teams both go 1-1 for the week Tennis
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Tierney and Bendijo have dominated doubles.
By Peter Fiorilla Staff Writer
Both of the College’s tennis teams went 1-1 over the weekend, as the men dropped their home opener before rebounding against Muhlenberg College and the women lost for the first time this year after beating Goldey-Beacom College. The men suffered a 6-3 setback to No. 20 Swarthmore
College in their first loss the season, but said they will use the loss as a learning experience on how to beat tough opponents as the season goes on. “Swarthmore is a very good team and a 6-3 loss to a team that recently beat the No. 4 team in the country is not disheartening by any means,” junior T.J. Riley said. “As our first match outdoors at home it showed our team a lot about ourselves and where we can improve. We have a very talented, trainable and motivated team, and Swarthmore is lucky that they got to play us at the beginning of the season, because the outcome of that match would be different later in the year.” Riley (first singles position), freshman Gabe Allen (sixth) and the doubles team of junior Howard Telson and Stewart Fernandez earned the College’s points against Swarthmore and also won against Mulhenberg the next day, when the Lions won 9-0. The shutout win gave the Lions a 3-1 record heading into this Sunday’s match at New York University. “At this point in the season, even though we’d like to be 4-0, 3-1 is a good spot to be in,” Riley said. “Now we just need to work on some things, put it all together and win a big match that will really send us down the right path. The women’s team also won one and lost one, beating Goldey-Beacom (Division II) by a score of 6-3 but ending its season-long undefeated streak of nine games against Villanova (Division I), 7-2. In singles, juniors Allison Tierney (third), Paige Aiello (fourth), Lauren Balsamo (fifth) and freshman Deborah Wu (sixth) earned wins against Goldey-Beacom, while Wu earned the team’s only singles win against Villanova, 6-0, 6-2.
In doubles, the first team of junior Karisse Bendijo and Tierney and the third team of Aiello and Balsamo won against Goldey-Beacom. Aiello and Balsamo also took a point later on versus Villanova, 8-4. This week the women’s team hosts the Stevens Institute of Technology at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, then travels to Swarthmore College and New York University over the weekend.
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The men lost their first match to Swarthmore.
Softball
Softball drops two games at Salisbury Invitational By Mike Pietroforte Staff Writer
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The Lions struggled last week.
The College’s softball team had a rough day at the plate against two very strong opponents on Saturday at the Salisbury Invitational in Maryland. The Lions took on Capital University in the first game. The Crusaders put the first run on the board in the third inning when their centerfielder, Jessica Stoltz, reached on a walk, was moved over to second on a bunt and eventually scored on an error. Capital then built onto their lead in the sixth inning, when first baseman Lexi Majoy homered to right center. The Lions mustered only two hits — both doubles — from sophomore shortstop Kristen Lake and from junior centerfielder Liz Huttner.
Capital pitcher Jessica Montgomery was on top of her game Saturday, allowing only four College base runners over the course of the game. “As a team we are struggling at the plate and we will make more adjustments for the next few games,” junior infielder Ashley Sogluizzo said. “It is still early in the season so there’s plenty of time to make adjustments and be successful.” The team then squared off against 18th-ranked Salisbury University, who finished the day with an impressive 15-5 record. Opening the scoring similarly to their first game of the day, the Lions allowed an unearned run to the host Sea Gulls in the second inning, and Salisbury didn’t look back from there, plating four more runs to hold off the Lions. Unable to respond to the Sea Gulls’ pitching the
Lions fell, 5-0. “We have to give credit to a pitcher when she is good and the Salisbury pitcher was definitely one of the best pitchers we’ve seen so far,” senior outfielder Crystal Lee said. “But on our end, we didn’t make as many adjustments as we needed to in the box to be successful. In our next games we need to come out and play hard and play to our full potential. We need to learn from our experiences this past weekend and make adjustments more quickly.” The Lions will look to turn their play around when they take on Muhlenberg College on Wednesday, March 21 in a doubleheader, and then host their home opener against 13th-ranked SUNY Cortland in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 24.
The one-and-done conundrum in college hoops Cheap Seats
By Brandon Gould Staff Writer
College basketball has changed and I’m not sure if I love it or hate it. I’ve been glued to the screen watching teams like Lehigh take down giants like Duke. I mean that’s the biggest appeal of March Madness, right? We want the Davids to take down the Goliaths. We don’t want to see four No. 1-ranked seeds meet to decide it all. We want to see Ohio move past Michigan and then take down the mighty North Carolina. The appeal and the madness are still alive, but are we seeing quality or are we getting a heightened mediocrity that has only come about because kids aren’t staying in school? Sure, my jaw drops every time that Kentucky hits the floor and Marquis Teague lobs one up to Anthony Davis for an alley-oop. Or every time that Davis pulls his best Stretch Armstrong impersonation, blocking everything from potential posterizers to three-point attempts. But it would be great to see these one-and-dones, who have become synonymous with head coach John Calipari, stay an extra year or two or, gasp, three. Imagine Davis side-by-side with DeMarcus Cousins, receiving passes from John Wall. Forget the magic of the run Syracuse made in 2003 with the superb play of freshman forward Carmelo Anthony, and think back to 1979. That’s the year senior forward Larry Bird led Indiana State
to the championship game against Michigan State and their star point guard Ervin “Magic” Johnson, who was a junior at the time. The result was a 75-64 game, but the competiveness is stuff of legend. It was a rivalry that fans will pass down over several generations. Sure, freshmen have hype and pizzazz, but juniors and seniors have back stories; they have history. They bleed the colors of their colleges and universities. Johnson’s Spartans are one of 16 teams left in the brackets this year. Their top player is senior forward Draymond Green, a player who has gone through ups and downs on his way to where he is today. One of the most famous plays in Duke’s history was senior Christian Laettner’s lastsecond, turn-around jump shot in a dramatic 104–103 victory over Kentucky. Freshman guard Austin Rivers made some memorable moments this season, who can forget his gamewinning three against North Carolina in the regular season, but people also won’t forget that the Blue Devils got bounced from 2012 tourney in the first round by the No.15-seeded Mountain Hawks. What they may forget, if Rivers makes the jump to the NBA, is that he even played for the Dukies. His brief existence in Durham means that his name won’t be around in the record books and his jersey won’t be hung from the rafters. Calipari said two years ago that setting the record with five Wildcats drafted in the first round of the NBA draft — four of whom were one-and-dones — was the greatest day in the school’s basketball history. This upset fans who would rather
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Are one-and-dones good or bad for college ball?
look up at Rupp Arena and remember their championship seasons, can you blame them? I personally enjoy to watch talented freshman go out there and ball, but I’d also like to see them grow and mature into leaders who provide more quality to March Madness. The system is the system and things have changed. I’m a little bitter, but it’s still fun to watch, so I guess for now my answer is that I love to hate it.
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In this week’s Around the Dorm, the “Ref,” Brendan McGrath, challenges Staff Writer Peter Fiorilla, Staff Writer Kevin Lee and Staff Writer Mark Barroso to answer questions about whether young stud pitcher Michael Pineda will make the Yankees’ opening day roster, how the Mike D’Antoni firing will affect the Knicks as the season winds down and whether Sidney Crosby’s return makes the Penguins the favorites for the Stanley Cup.
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1. The Yankees made a big deal to acquire the young starting pitcher Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners in January and have since rid themselves of A.J. Burnett. Only a couple of weeks into spring, however, there are concerns over the 23 year old’s ability to adjust to the N.Y. media scene, and there have been talks of sending him to Triple-A to start the year. Will Pineda make the opening day roster, and how will the Yankees’ rotation shape up this year? PF: Michael Pineda should (and will) be in the Yankees’ starting rotation this year. He’s too talented not to be — last year the 23 year old racked up 173 strikeouts and a 3.74 ERA while using a grand total of two different pitches, and even compiled an OK record in Seattle without run support or a bullpen to back him up. Even if Pineda’s fastball is struggling thus far into camp, he has a deadly slider and a nascent changeup which will add a totally new dimension to his pitching. The fears about how the media will affect him are warranted, but slightly overblown — I think unless it becomes clear that the media scares him into playing poorly in N.Y., he should be given the benefit of the doubt. I think the Yankees’ starting rotation will end up being C.C. Sabatia, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte, Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova. (Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia will be the odd-men out). KL: Although Pineda’s spring training starts don’t seem poor, spring training stats don’t mean much because of the split-squad rosters and players not being up to speed. That said, there is some cause for concern with Pineda because of his velocity still in the 90-92 range. Last year, Phil Hughes’ velocity was down during spring training as well, and he had a terrible season last year. It wouldn’t hurt to start Pineda in AAA for a month or so, until his velocity picks up. The Yankees have enough rotation depth to give Pineda some time, especially with Manny Banuelos pitching well. Overall, I think the Yankees rotation can be pretty good this season if Pineda is his old self, in addition to Hughes encouraging spring training. It could be at top-five rotation in the majors with a rotation of Sabathia, Kuroda, Pineda, Nova, Hughes and Manny Banuelos who can replace Nova at some point. This rotation is pretty damn good, if Pineda and Hughes are their old selves. MB: Starting pitcher Michael Pineda (9-10, 3.74 ERA during his rookie season for the Seattle Mariners last season) will make the Yankees’ opening day roster. Currently, C.C. Sabathia is the Yankees’ ace, former Los Angeles Dodger Hiroki Kuroda is second, last season’s rookie sensation Ivan
Nova is third, Pineda is fourth, and the improving Phil Hughes rounds out the starting rotation. Although the Yankees signed the returning Andy Pettitte to a one-year minor league deal, Pineda will keep a spot in the rotation because Pettitte, 39, will not be ready in early April. In addition to a bruised right hand, Freddy Garcia has a minor league option in his contract. Pineda tallied four strikeouts, and gave up two runs in three and two-thirds innings in a preseason start on Thursday while displaying his ability to pitch the changeup. As Pineda pitches more, he will crank up the heat on his fastball, making him ready for to wear the pinstripes. BM: Peter gets 3 for pointing out that despite only having two pitches and lacking run support Pineda was still able to perform well as a rookie in Seattle. Kevin gets 2 points for the comparison with Hughes lagging velocity last spring preceding a down year. Mark gets 1 for mentioning that Pettitte and Garcia likely won’t make the opening-day roster. 2. After three-and-a-half seasons, Mike D’Antoni has stepped down as coach of the New York Knicks. After a blowout victory in their first game under interim head coach Mike Woodson, the Knicks sit tied for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. What does this change mean for the Knicks this season and how far will they make it? PF: I think very little will change around MSG with the firing of Mike D’Antoni. The Knicks will be the No. 1 source for drama rather than basketball and will end with the seventh or eighth seed in the playoffs. Shocking, I know, since many Knicks fans are ecstatic about the possible acquisition of all-time great Phil Jackson or former Portland coach Nate McMillan, but no matter who takes over the team, there remains a core of personnel which simply cannot work well together (don’t let a blowout win over a pathetic Portland team fool you into thinking otherwise). Only a few players are willing to play defense, and ball-stopper Carmelo Anthony will conflict with fast, fluid basketball players like Jeremy Lin. As a result, Lin will probably be pushed down the pecking order — especially if Woodson maintains control — and the Knicks will play decent isolation basketball that will fail in the playoffs against Chicago and Miami. I think this team will always be in trouble until rotten owner James Dolan, who forced the Knicks to trade for Anthony, finally realizes what a poisonous influence he has
and lets general managers and coaches do their jobs without his destructive input. KL: To be honest, I don’t think it changes much. The Knicks have the same roster and didn’t make any big trades, specifically trading Carmelo. Carmelo does not fit with the Knicks’ system at all. He doesn’t like to run the fast break, and holds the ball way too much for one-onone play. This type of style really takes away from Jeremy Lin’s up-tempo/pick and roll game with Amar’e and Tyson Chandler. The move the Knicks needed to make was trade Carmelo. They are an extremely talented team, but they don’t have the right players. The Knicks are a playoff team, but they’re a seventh or eighth seed team. As a result, the Knicks will have to play either the Bulls or the Heat. I can’t see them getting past either team. MB: Interim head coach Mike Woodson has 23 games to prepare the Knicks (19-24) for the playoffs. Woodson will institute an offense based on more isolation and less pick and roll plays, a system that Carmelo Anthony can get used to. This change in offensive strategy means that point guard Jeremy Lin will be playing less, and taking fewer clutch shots because Baron Davis and Anthony are proven to thrive in the clutch. Woodson will try to get the ball to Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire down low to post up and get easy lay-ups. Anthony has played in the playoffs for the last eight seasons but only advanced to the conference finals once. N.Y. will slide past Milwaukee and Cleveland to secure their spot in the playoffs but if they lose in the first round, Melo will take a large part of the blame. BM: Kevin gets 3 for describing why the Knicks should have traded Carmelo. Peter gets 2 for pointing out that despite the change, the Knicks’ real problems lead back to Dolan’s influence on the team. Mark gets 1 for talking about the change favoring Anthony and Davis. 3. Sidney Crosby made his long-awaited return this week as the Pittsburgh Penguins already sit close to the top of the NHL in points. Does his return make Pittsburgh the favorite to win the Cup this year? PF: I will go against the grain here: I do not think the Pittsburgh Penguins deserve to be 2012 Stanley Cup favorites just yet. For me, that title still belongs to the New York Rangers. It is true that the flair of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal and Kris Letang meshing together on the same team is downright scary, and the Penguins have won 10 straight — an impressive feat. But those pesky Rangers are still leaders of the East, and deservedly so, with seven more regulation/OT wins than the Penguins and a season of consistent excellence
Peter wins this week’s AtD, 8 - 6 - 4.
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nearly behind them. The Rangers had an off night last week against the Penguins, but in a series, they will prove to be best where it counts: on the defensive end of the rink. They have a better goaltender and a far better defense than anyone else in the conference, having only allowed 2.14 goals per game (compared to the Penguins’ 2.49). The flashy, goal-scoring Penguins are good, but Pittsburgh fans should remember not to overlook a very dangerous Rangers team. KL: I would think so. The Penguins have the third most points in the NHL. Even if Sydney Crosby isn’t 100 percent healthy, I’d take an 85 percent Crosby over most players in the NHL regardless. I think the return of Crosby definitely puts the Penguins over the top and puts them as the favorite to win the Cup. The Penguins are much too experienced and talented to not be the favorites. MB: The Pittsburgh Penguins have won 10 consecutive games and are in fourth in the NHL in points with 91. Before Thursday, Crosby (two assists vs. New York Rangers) had only played eight games in the past 14 months as a result of multiple concussions that stemmed from a soft tissue injury in his neck. While Crosby’s return makes the Penguins a playoff contender, Crosby admits he is not where he was 14 months ago. Crosby’s future as a hockey player will be in serious jeopardy if he suffers another head/neck injury. The Penguins will win the majority of the final 13 games of the season but are not the favorite to win the Stanley Cup this year. The Rangers are still the favorite to win the Cup from the East because they will have enough time before the playoffs to get healthy. BM: Peter gets 3 for his argument that the Rangers have been consistently excellent and that they have the best defense and goaltending. Mark gets 2 for discussing Crosby’s continuing health issues. Kevin gets 1 for bringing up Pittsburgh’s talent and experience.
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LIONS ROUNDUP Final Four Picks East Region
South Region
West Region
Midwest Region
Chris Molicki (14-18)
Lion of the Week Mike Galeotafiore
Alex Wolfe (12-20)
Baseball
Brandon Gould (10-22) Joe Caputo (12-20)
Mike Galeotafiore, senior catcher for the College’s baseball team, had a huge game against Haverford College on Friday. Galeotafiore had three hits and scored twice, including his first home run of the season, a solo shot. The three hits moved Galeotafiore past his former teammate Chris Esperon in career hits with 170.
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—Chris Molicki, Sports Assistant
This Week In Sports Baseball Mar. 21 @ Gwynedd-Mercy College, 3:30 p.m. Mar. 24 @ Muhlenberg College, 12 p.m. Mar. 27 @ Messiah College, 3:30 p.m.
Countdown to History
Softball Mar. 21 @ Muhlenberg College, 3 p.m.
Senior midfielder Leigh Mitchell is on her way to breaking the College’s alltime points record in women’s lacrosse. Track her journey with The Signal!
Points Record 365 336 (Ali Jaeger)
Trivia Question
Mar. 25 @ Franklin & Marshall College, 1 p.m. Men’s Tennis Mar. 25 vs. New York University, 12 p.m. Women’s Tennis Mar. 21 vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, 3 p.m.
Last Week’s Answer: 1985 Villanova Wildcats
The biggest surprise of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament was Lehigh and Norfolk St. knocking off Duke and Missouri to become the first pair of No. 15 seeds to win a game in the same NCAA Tournament. How many other No. 15 seeds have ever won a game in March Madness?
Mar. 24 vs. SUNY Cortland, 1 p.m.
Mar. 24 vs. Swarthmore College, 1 p.m. Mar. 25 vs. New York University, 12 p.m. Lacrosse Mar. 24 @ Cabrini College, 12 p.m Mar. 27 vs. Eastern University, 7p.m.
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Swimming & Diving Mar. 21-24 @ NCAA Division III Championships, TBD
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Lions right the ship after shaky start
Baseball goes 3-1 after returning from Florida trip
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The Lions are back on track after a 3-9 start. By Alex Wolfe Sports Editor
The baseball team responded to a tough spring trip by winning three games this past week, highlighted by a 7-1 thrashing of Haverford College in the home opener on Friday, March 16. The win was the second in a row for the College after their 3-6 start on their Florida spring trip. During the game, senior catcher Mike Galeotafiore went 3-4 and jacked his first home run of the season. Junior second baseman Scott Kelly ripped off two hits in four at-bats and drove in a run, continuing his torrid pace to start the season. After 13 games, Kelly is hitting
.490 with a home run, six RBI and 15 stolen bases. “I’m seeing the ball well and we have such a potent lineup. It eases the tension off of the hitters knowing that every guy in that lineup is going to produce for us,” Kelly said. Senior first baseman Jimmy Ruzich also had a big game, knocking in two runs on 1-4 hitting. Freshman infielder Mike Murray also went 2-4 and brought a run home as the team’s designated hitter for the game. The team also defeated Elizabethtown College in one of two tries on Saturday, March 17, taking down the Blue Jays 4-3 before losing the second game 3-2. The team ended up on top for the week, however, finishing 3-1. “We learned from our experiences out in Florida and used that as momentum into this past week,” Kelly said. “We focused on the little things to make us a better team. We picked each other up and got timely hits and quality pitching when we needed it. Each win was an all-around team effort.” The team has had a somewhat rough go at it so far, but is looking to improve as the season goes on. “Every team has its peaks and valleys,” Kelly said. “Unfortunately the ball is not bouncing our way in some games but even though our record shows we are under .500, it fuels each person on this team to do what they need to do for us to become successful.” This season’s slow start is in stark contrast to last season, when the team jumped off to a hot start during the spring trip. However, the team lost some games down the stretch last season and is hoping to reverse their fortunes this year. “We started off hot last year but lost a little mojo going into the end of last year,” Kelly said. “This year we are looking to take something out of every game no matter win
or lose and use that as motivation and momentum to carry us into the next game.” Now the team is focused on taking things one game at a time and not letting the tough NJAC schedule ahead of them distract them from the task at hand. “Every game is important from non-conference games to NJAC games,” Kelly said. “We can’t oversee these next six games because they are just as important to us as NJAC games. We won’t necessarily be changing our approach because we know what it takes for us to be a great team and every game is the most important game of the season.”
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The team’s bats were on fire against Haverford Fri.
Lacrosse team loses first game to Red Dragons By Brandon Gould Staff Writer
After a foul was called on SUNY Cortland, sophomore midfielder Lauren Pigott readied herself for the free-position opportunity. With only Red Dragons goalkeeper Shauna Hutchinson in her path, Pigott sent a shot into the back of the net, giving the College a 7-6 lead. The No. 4-ranked Red Dragons’ aggressiveness certainly helped the No. 3-ranked
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The team turned it over 12 times Sat.
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Lions, who capitalized on four out of five free-position shots, but it also propelled them to a 9-8 victory over the Lions, who were forced into 12 turnovers. “Cortland was a very physical team and put a lot of pressure in the midfield and on our attack,” senior midfielder Leigh Mitchell said. “We needed to take better care of the ball in the physical, high pressure situations.” The Lions were held to a season-low eight goals on 18 shots in the loss to the Red Dragons. “We had our moments where we connected with each other and were able to score, but there were also times that we forced passes and didn’t place our shots which really hurt us in the end,” said Alex Spark, who led the Lions’ offense with four goals. Spark started the scoring early on as she put the Lions ahead 1-0 in the first five minutes of the contest. The two teams would trade goals back and forth after that with the Lions holding a 6-4 lead heading into halftime. However, with Hutchinson playing an improved game in the net in the second half, the Red Dragons were quickly able to even the score with goals coming from seniors Lindsay Abbott and Erin Kollar. Pigott’s lone goal of the contest put the Lions back out front, but it would be
the last time the Lions would hold the advantage. “They played good defense when we were trying to move the ball from our defensive end into our attacking end, which made it very difficult (to score),” Spark said. Sophomore attacker Jen Garavente, who notched two goals, added that the Red Dragons “did a good job at shutting down our usual ‘go-to’ options on attack.” While Cortland held the Lions to one goal during the last 25 minutes of play, the Red Dragons were able to tally three. “Our defense was well prepared and played pretty steady during the game,” Mitchell said. “We had a few more lapses in the second half which ended up hurting us in the close game.” Mitchell was the most active Lion on the defensive front, compiling three ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers. Pigott, who has twice been named NJAC Defender of the Week, was also a force for the Lions with four ground balls and three turnovers. Although it came on the losing end, sophomore goalkeeper Kelsey Zinck had a career day as she stopped a season-high nine shots. The Lions, who now sit at 5-1, look to learn from the loss and put it behind them, according to Mitchell, when they face
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The Lions are now sitting at 5-1. off against Cabrini College on Saturday, March 24. “The team has learned a lot from this loss and was able to see some things we need to fix that we may have overlooked had we come away with a win,” Mitchell said. “I think if we tighten up some of our mistakes we should bounce back and be ready and stronger for upcoming games.”
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