The Signal Issue 6 (Sept. 30, 2009)

Just relax

Brooklyn dissected

The Buddhist Meditation Club, headed by English professor Jess Row, teaches students to relax.

Shakespeare ’70 performed Arthur Miller’s ‘A View from the Bridge’ in the Black Box Theater.

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All-time school scoring record topped

Unstoppable College poised to lead nation in points

By Bobby Olivier Managing Editor

As opponents stall and stammer, blue and gold blurs fly past their defenders, and the Lions push one step closer toward crafting a season worthy of remembrance.

The team has a slew of battles left on its New Jersey Athletic (NJAC) schedule, but so far for the College, starting strong would be an understatement.

The Lions’ offense broke its second school record in two weeks following its 67-34 massacre of Morrisville State College on Saturday at home, setting a new standard for single-game scoring. The offensive onslaught eclipsed the College’s previous record of 64 points set in 1921 against Cathedral College.

The Lions (3-0) tallied a staggering 172 total points in their three-game home stand, a statistic that will likely garner

them the top spot on the NCAA Division III scoring leader board.

Head coach Eric Hamilton attributed the Lions’ early success to the on-field experience.

“Offensively our skill position starters are seniors,” he said. “The offensive line has been together as well and they have transitioned into this season. We have a team that understands this and they pick each other up. Offense and defense have complimented each other and special teams are the wild card.”

“What we are doing really goes back to our team chemistry,” quarterback Chris James added. “The offensive line has been doing a fantastic job, and how well the offense line does is ultimately how the offense does.”

The College provided James with plenty see FOOTBALL page 24

Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer

The Lions scored 67 points on Saturday, breaking the school’s record.

Audit: Campus Police must improve relations with CUB, ResEd

By Diana Bubser Opinions Editor

Security cameras will be installed on campus by early spring, and Campus Police will promote gang awareness in the coming months, both at the suggestion of a security audit conducted last spring and recently released.

The audit, conductd by Margolis, Healy & Associates, also recommended Campus Police improve its relationship with the department of Residential Education and Housing (ResEd) and the College Union Board (CUB).

According to Campus Police Chief John Collins, the audit has already improved safety measures and community rela-

tions at the College.

According to the audit, large-scale special events held by student groups should require more organized professional security involvement.

“More police involvement would definitely be a help to CUB,” said CUB director Raquel Fleig. “If Campus Police developed a special event planning process, our events would definitely run more smoothly.”

While professional security has replaced student volunteers since the audit, Fleig said it would be helpful for a CUB representative to discuss logistics with a police officer before every event - Campus Police could then determine the number of officers needed to staff the event and offer helpful tips to

prepare CUB. “I think it’s a great idea to create a stronger link between ResLife and Campus Police,” said Meagan Docherty, junior psychology major and Travers Community Advisor. “Teaming up together could only help increase campus security.”

“Security officers were directed to work more closely with Residence Education staff to identify areas for improvement and prevent problems,” Collins said.

“We have taken a number of steps to change the way we police this campus and improve our services and the quality of our interactions with the public,” Collins said. “The audit

Students protest born-again Christian demonstrators

By Matt Huston Nation & World Editor

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Students hold a gay pride flag in protest of born-again Christian demonstrators who shouted slogans at students and waved a sign warning students about drinking and homosexuality.

‘Going Green’ helps Grads Program teaches students to incorporate enviroment and work.

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Concert funds denied Asher Roth and Augustana not coming to the College.

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A pair of born-again Christian demonstrators provoked student protest Wednesday afternoon when they spoke outside Brower Student Center, decrying the lifestyle choices of college students.

Two religious activists, who named themselves only as Greg and Robert, shouted slogans like “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” and engaged nearby students with intentionally-offensive statements. While Greg wielded a tall placard warning “God haters,” “fornicators,” and “homosexuals” against damnation, and made loud denunciations, Robert stood to the side and filmed the event.

Before long, a crowd of students collected around the Brower courtyard, some intrigued, some upset, others amused.

Pakistani art discussed Assistant professor tackles art and politics in Pakistan.

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A throng of students engaged in an impromptu counter-demonstration, waving rainbow flags and signs advocating for marriage equality. None of the students seemed to know who the demonstrators were or where they came from.

“I just got out of class and he was just spewing hate,” Jessica Cortese, a junior English and Women and Gender Studies major, said. Cortese and others drew up their own posters and formed a semi-circle across from the speakers, calling out responses and reciting their own slogans.

“The campus didn’t really inform us, I was literally called out of bed,” Matt Hoke, a senior history major and member of the International Socialist Organization, said. Hoke asked see PROTEST page 3

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Professor links Pakistani art and politics

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Hutton spoke about Pakistan.

By Arti Patel Copy Editor

Assistant Professor of Asian and Islamic art history Deborah Hutton extended tstudents

and faculty members’ understanding about the strong correlation between art and politics in Pakistan last Thursday, Sept. 24. Hutton said the development of Pakistani art began immediately following its establishment as a nation in 1947, and has grown and evolved ,only sharpening its political perspective over the decades.

“The trajectory of the art follows the trajectory of the politics (in Pakistan),” said Hutton, who said this is true of many nations’ artistic history. “The last decade of art in Pakistan has just exploded to incorporate political movements,” she said.

Avant-garde artists such as Zubeida Agha, Pakistan’s first modern artist, and Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqui, Pakistan’s most famous artist, are currently utilizing oil on canvas techniques unseen in South Asian art before. The progress of Pakistani art in the last decade shows exemplary growth and maturation, Hutton said.

In the late 1970s throughout the 1980s, Pakistan’s then leader, Gen. Muhammad Zia-

ul-Haq enforced a form of Islamic law that forced artists to bring their works before a censor board prior to public viewing.

“It wasn’t until the mid-1990s, under (Benazir) Bhutto, that art began to flourish again,” said Hutton. “Strong and vibrant colors and satire and humor are really strong.”

After the attacks on Sept. 11, many artists began to feel increasingly isolated because they did not agree with the United States’ military stance, the Pakistani government’s compliance, or the extremist views of many groups populating the country, Hutton said.

A nationalistic surge came in the wave of artists returning to miniature painting, once looked upon as a Pakistani trademark.

The National College of Arts in Lahore devotes a school of art to this specific style, which modern artists have expanded and adapted to include traditional motifs and political leaders mixed in with artistic imagery, she said.

“Students and professors began to experiment with the reexamination of miniature

paintings,” Hutton said. “Students said, ‘We can’t break from our past. It’s there, but we can redevelop it and make it our own’.”

From traditional to extreme, Pakistani artists are exploring and pushing the boundaries of a myriad of artistic mediums including different forms of paintings, sculptures and visual art consisting of photographic collages and movie projections.

“A recent controversial piece was done

by Huma Mulji called Arabian Delight and it was a real taxidermist camel stuffed into an oversized suitcase,” Hutton said. “It was later banned, but (the exhibit) commented on crosscultural and identity politics.”

Last fall in Kabul, Afghanistan, both Iran and Pakistan sent five artists each to work in tandem with five Afghani artists to create an exhibition at the Queen’s Palace. Over 20,000 people traveled to view the exhibit, which Hutton found “extraordinary.”

“People in these countries are paying attention to this art (movement),” said Hutton. “We should too.”

CUB denied concert funds SGA supports

‘Lion’s Legacy’

By Arti Patel Copy Editor

SFB denied funds to CUB to bring Asher Roth and Augustana to campus.

By Rebecca McNulty Correspondent The Student Finance Board (SFB) voted unanimously to deny the College Union Board (CUB)’s $52,973.45 request to bring performance artists Asher Roth and Augustana to campus in November at its meeting last Wednesday, Sept.

23.

“What we’re looking to do this year is a concert that combines different genres,” said Marisa Gonzalez, CUB Event Coordinator.

“It all comes down to making a buzz and getting people excited about it,” said Allie Binaco, CUB treasurer, as she described the ways the concert would benefit students who attend the College.

CUB has had difficulty scheduling the fall concert due to limited availability of Kendall Hall and the performance schedules of other artists they had considered, and SFB members expressed concern that the concert was simply what was available rather than the best artists to perform at the College.

At the end of the spring semester, CUB distributed a survey to students who indicated a general interest in both Roth and Augustana.

However, SFB members wondered if the diverse concert would appeal to students.

They also questioned the accuracy of a survey that gauged the popularity of an artist months before the concert would occur.

“I don’t know if the talent is

worth the $22,000,” Garrett Hoffman, Administrative Director of SFB said of Roth’s fee.

While SFB denied funding over concerns about a limited student response to the event, CUB representatives are encouraged to resubmit applications for an alternative concert, according to Hoffman.

In a 13-2 vote, SFB funded $2,939 of a requested $5,439 to the Asian American Association (AAA) for its annual event, Opening Ceremonies/ Multicultural Buffet.

This event will take place Oct. 28 in the Brower Student Center atrium, where students will have the opportunity to enjoy Asian cuisine. The buffet kicks off “Experience Asia,” where Pan-Asian organizations will raise awareness of Asian culture on campus.

The allocated funds include all expenses except performance artist Time Be Told.

While SFB members encouraged live music, they hesitated about the cost of the performer.

In a unanimous vote, SFB funded $11,201.00 to AAA to bring Korean-American comedian Henry Cho to campus. SFB members stipulated the funding was contingent upon moving the event from Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall to Kendall Hall and charging a $2 ticket price to anyone without student identification.

“I wouldn’t be comfortable funding this unless it were moved to Kendall,” Hoffman said. “I don’t

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

want anyone to be turned away.”

Also in a unanimous vote, SFB allocated $1,139.00 to Union Latina to bring comedian Erik Rivera to campus. Rivera is scheduled for Oct. 15 in the Mayo Concert Hall.

“His comedy is based on the Latino culture,” said Carolina Chica, presenter for Union Latina.

“It would definitely highlight what the culture is about.”

In a third unanimous motion, SFB approved $2,697.15 for Unión Latina for their annual Gala de la Raza multicultural event. This event will commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month by exposing students to traditional folkloric dances and Latin American food.

“Food is our culture, our life, and it evolves every day,” said Xavier Roque, President of Union Latina.

Gala de la Raza will take place Oct. 16 in the student center, room 202 East and West.

In a unanimous vote, the Student Finance Board (SFB) approved Union Latina’s “Under the Same Moon” movie event for $384. “Under the Same Moon” will show the struggles and sacrifices of immigrants as they journey between countries.

The event is scheduled for Oct. 6 in the student center Food Court.

In a unanimous motion, SFB financed $4,000 to the Leadership Development Program (LDP) to bring keynote speaker Kevin Wanzer to campus for Leadership Lockup 2010. Leadership Lockup is a program for student leaders to network and discuss ways to improve their organizations.

The TCNJ Student Giving Initiative presented the Lion’s Legacy Society, whose mission is “to donate money by class year and starting the student donation process when (students) are freshmen and not seniors,” according to Alexis Gettings, Annual Fund president.

She encouraged the Student Government Association (SGA) to set an example for the student body by financially supporting the College as current students at the Sept. 23 meeting.

“We’re always in the (state) legislature showing that we need money, so what better way than to give money (ourselves),” said SGA President Billy Plastine.

Although any amount of money is encouraged, a minimum $10 donation gives students acceptance into the Lion’s Legacy Society where they are gifted with a free t-shirt designed by 2009 Senior Class President Dan Eckrote, their name printed in The Signal, and admittance into an end of the year thank you party.

“I am a member of the Lions Legacy Society,” Plastine said. “And I encourage you to donate money and ask your friends to give, as well.”

Internally held SGA executive board elections took place and senator-at-large Brian Skwarek, senior accounting major, and senator of science Stephen Kornas, sophomore biology major, became the new Speaker of the General Assembly and Parliamentarian, respectively.

Skwarek said his experience previously holding positions in the general assembly and on the executive board makes him an ideal liaison between the two

groups.

“I’m a good people person,” said Skwarek. “And I’ve had a good experience (in SGA) doing different things so I can relate to both sides.”

Kornas, the chair of the bylaw subcommittee, said he knows the necessity of the procedure guide SGA uses during general body meetings to fulfill the role successfully.

“I know the rules, I love the rules, and I’m all about them,” Kornas said. “I’ll make sure that no one is cheated out of something because of procedure (mix-ups).”

Vice President of the TCNJ Bonner Volunteers appeared in front of the general body in hope of receiving campus-wide acceptance. The service-based organization, not affiliated with the Bonner Center, currently has 617 members interested in volunteering in urban areas around Ewing.

After some debate on whether or not the College needed another volunteer group when so many already exist on campus, the organization earned official status by a majority vote.

Unfortunately for the Travel Ecstasy Agency (TEA), the SGA voters were not so accepting of their proposal to establish a campus group of anime and comic book convention-goers. The 44-member group failed to receive official status.

Despite this being the second presentation to SGA, the senatorial body found the same problems with the group’s central purpose as before, finding the travel fees financially implausible without official funding from the Student Finance Board, despite the group being adamant that it would only be using raised funds.

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Security / Students say Grad Studies week goes green

ticketing needs work continued from page 1

confirmed what we already knew and helped us to focus our priorities.”

According a partially redacted version of the audit released to The Signal, members of the College community felt Campus Police had a “heavy regard for law enforcement with less emphasis on safety and preventative measures.”

Collins stressed that Campus Police has taken initiative since the conduct of the audit last spring to increase safety and awareness. “(We are) redirecting officersʼ focus from traffic enforcement to communityoriented policing,” Collins said.

Since the assessment, Campus Police has expanded foot and bicycle patrols, improved officer training and formed the Critical Planning Enforcement Group to do “campus wide planning and management of critical incidents,” Collins said.

Collins believes the safety and prevention changes to Campus Security implemented as a result of the security audit were necessary “in order to do our jobs better,” he said.“We will continue to make changes so we can continue to improve.”

Students had mixed reactions about these changes to campus security.

“I think in areas such as the parking lots, (installing the) cameras might be a good idea,” Jen Zito, junior secondary education and English major said.

Brendan Power, sophomore mechanical engineering major, believes that “the College should invest in other things on campus (besides cameras).” Yet, Power said the enforcement of other security modifications was a good idea.

“Keeping students and their property safe, in my opinion, is a major job of Campus Police,” Power said.

Both Zito and Power said they feel safe on the College campus.

Ryan Yorke, junior communication studies major, said that Campus Police sometimes make him shake his head.

“I appreciate that a cop car is camping out in Lot 5 at 2:45 a.m. to patrol the area.

However, when youʼre there and pulling over a pizza delivery guy who stopped in front of the new apartments for less than 15 seconds as heʼs delivering the food because heʼs “blocking traffic, youʼre taking it way too far,” Yorke said.

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By Alyssa Mease Staff Writer

A student was found crying on a couch at 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 in the Travers / Wolfe Hall Link.

According to Campus Police, the studentʼs speech was slurred and she had the smell of alcohol coming from her breath.

The student told Campus Police she drank at least four beers. Lions EMS treated the victim and she was issued a summons. …

An individual who had been vomiting was found lying on the floor a little before 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 19 in Wolfe Hall.

When Campus Police arrived, her head was resting on a small plastic trash can and the smell of alcohol and vomit was emanating from her.

Campus Police said she told them she had consumed between four and nine cups of beer and had vomited a few times.

The individual was transported to a hospital for further evaluation and was issued a summons.

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A student with glossy eyes who was having difficulty describing her evening was found by Campus Police at 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 20 in Travers Hall, reports said.

The student told Campus Police she consumed 10 cups of “jungle juice” and several shots. She was issued a summons. …

Upon arriving at 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 at Travers Hall to investigate a possible underage consumption of alcohol, Campus Police heard loud music and found an open bottle of vodka on a residentʼs desk. There was the smell of alcohol on each personʼs breath, Campus Police said.

Summonses were issued. …

A student parked her Jeep in Lot 18 at about 5:45 p.m on Sept. 18. When she returned on Sept. 19 at 10:20 a.m. she noticed that the passenger side mirror was hanging off the door, Campus Police said.

There is no further information at this time.

By Arti Patel Copy Editor

As a “going green” initiative of last weekʼs Graduate Studies Week, the College held a panel with different individuals involved with the environmental sustainability movement to enlighten students on how to incorporate environmental studies into their plans for further education.

The panel, which was held on Sept. 22, consisted of alumnus and Press of Atlantic City reporter Ben Leach, graduate of the New York University school of Science Health and Environmental Reporting, Nicky Sheats from the Thomas EdisonCenter for Urban Environment, and Tara Septynski of the N.J. Environmental Justice and Alliance group and Richard Stockton College to advise students.

“I think thereʼs just a push to get people involved in (solar, wind, and nuclear power) fields because there are a lot of jobs available,” Leach said, “Companies need people with degrees in these fields to fill these jobs because the jobs are out there.”

Each of the panelists took a path toward their respective fields and pushed students to make themselves stand out through their admissions essays, internship opportunities, and maintaining close affiliations with the staff and students involved in the programs.

The power of internships is central to a successful career, according to all of the panelists, especially when working toward graduate programs in specialized fields.

“Any time you have any opportunity to take a job related to what you want to do—itʼs worth it,” Leach said.

“I took a (general writing) internship and I told them right off the bat that I wanted to do health science articles.”

When Leach applied to graduate school he “had the writing clips that backed up what I wanted to do and it made me stand out,” he said.

“I wouldnʼt have gotten my job without an internship,” added Septynski. “Both paid and unpaid internships count as professional experience.”

Sheats encouraged prospective law students to differentiate themselves by holding undergraduate degrees not in the social sciences, “Law schools take you more seriously if you have a degree in a hard science or economics than in a social science,” Sheats said.

“I just have too many degrees at this point,” said Sheats who currently holds multiple degrees from Princeton University and Harvard University in a myriad of fields ranging from environmental justice to oceanography. “Donʼt make that mistake and investigate your options early by looking into (fields) that interest you.”

The essay, an old standby in all applications for internships and graduate, doctoral, and specialized degree programs, is still important.

“Definitely make your essay as stellar as you possibly can,” Septynski said.

“Your essay is what really stands out on the checklist of requirements (for incoming students). The rest is all statistics.”

In addition to the essay, networking has quickly become vital to obtaining acceptance in academia and the job market. By meeting the people and familiarizing the institutions with your face and personality, the panel contends you automatically create a level of interest and trustworthiness no essay could ever convey.

“Networking is definitely a wave of the future,” said Septynski. “Itʼs definitely a ʻwho-you-knowʼ type of world now.”

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Panelists told prospective graduate students how to incorporate environmentally friendly initiatives in to their future studies.

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like-minded colleagues to the scene, as did members of PRISMʼs executive team.

According to Hoke, the counter-demonstration was “really easy to throw together,” because many of the students involved are participants in a marriage equality campaign currently underway.

“The fortunate thing is that these people are a tiny minority, as you can see by the 200-1 ratio here,” he said.

Many students and faculty encountered the two men on their way to or from receiving

flu shots in the student center.

Around noon, Provost and Executive Vice President Carol Bresnahan stopped to observe the demonstration and stood briefly alongside the student protesters, as she later said, “in support of free speech, and as an individual citizen.”

“I am glad when students exercise their protected FirstAmendment rights,” she said, “and I believe that the antidote to free speech with which one disagrees is more free speech, especially on a college campus,” she said.

Robert, who took his turn to speak around 12:30 p.m., ex-

plained his mission.

“We come out here and love.

150 thousand people die every day, every 13 minutes somebody dies in a car crash, so it concerns me and my brother in Christ where they spend eternity,” he said.

“Weʼre out here warning people about their lifestyle,” he continued. “Itʼs a crime against God, if they donʼt repent and put their trust in Jesus Christ, theyʼll spend eternity paying for that sin in hell.”

Robert also acknowledged the bluntness of his message, stating, “the message is offensive, itʼs not politically correct,”

and comparing his and his companionʼs objectionable speech to that of Christ.

Their comments elicited a range of responses from students walking by.

At one point during the demonstration, three pairs of female students started kissing in front of Robert, who carried a bible and periodically read from it amid chants from the student protesters.

Greg — who said he was an ex-homosexual — asked students critical questions about having sex and drinking, to which many responded with ironic cheers and retorts.

A few Campus Police officers were on hand but did not interfere. An officer at the scene said as long as the protests remained non-aggressive, officers would let them continue.

According to Matthew Golden, executive director of Public Relations and Communication, the College typically requires that demonstrators obtain permits and use designated areas.

Golden did not yet know whether the visiting demonstrators had applied for or received any such permits.

Matt Huston can be reached at huston4@tcnj.edu.

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Former Bush officials may face civil suit penalties WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and a leading Bush administration legal hardliner face the rare prospect that they could be held personally liable in U.S.lawsuits that allege violations of individualsʼ rights in the aggressive, post-Sept. 11 actions to prevent another terrorist attack.

High-ranking officials usually are protected from such civil rights claims, but three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Bush officials may have to reach into their own pockets to compensate people who were swept up in the law enforcement and intelligence efforts after Sept. 11.

In two cases, judges appointed by Republican presidents have refused to dismiss lawsuits at an early stage that were filed against Ashcroft and former Justice official John Yoo. One complaint challenges Ashcroftʼs strategy of preventive detention. The other seeks to hold Yoo accountable for legal memos he wrote supporting detention, interrogation and presidential power.

In a third case, the full federal appeals court in New York is reconsidering an earlier decision by three of its members to toss out a lawsuit by a Canadian engineer who was changing planes in America when he was mistaken for a terrorist and sent to Syria, where he claims he was tortured.

The judges in these cases are trying to balance the rights normally afforded people in custody against the governmentʼs national security concerns. The effort to pin personal liability in these cases, all in early stages, represents not so much a challenge to executive authority as a potentially serious complication for recruiting top officials, because top prospects for these jobs may shun exposure to that risk.

The cases also have been uncomfortable for the Obama administration, which is defending Ashcroft and Yoo. The administration has yet to spell out its views on when people may be detained because of suspected terrorism links but without evidence of criminal activity. Both the Obama and Bush administrations renounced some of Yooʼs legal positions.

No attorney general has ever been held personally liable for official actions, said Yeshiva University law professor Alexander Reinert, who represents another post Sept. 11 detainee who is suing Ashcroft. But other federal officials,

particularly at a lower level, have been held personally liable for their actions. It is just very rare.

Supreme Court rulings allow high-ranking officials to be held liable but set a high bar: An official must be tied directly to a violation of constitutional rights and must have clearly understood the action crossed that line.

Even when officials are held personally liable, their agencies still may agree to pay damages assessed against them — unless there is blatant wrongdoing, like clear racial prejudice. And for many plaintiffs, the chance to saddle a top official with the shame of a courtʼs condemnation is more important than collecting cash from the officeholder.

Critics of the Bush administration actions see the recent willingness by judges as overdue, a chance to wring a measure of accountability — at a time when President Barack Obama expresses reluctance to look backward and Congress has shown little appetite to investigate.

“It shows a willingness on the part of the courts to hold those who authorized illegal action responsible, not only those who carry it out,” said David Cole, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University.

But Ashcroftʼs former chief spokesman, Mark Corallo, said there is good reason to protect officials from damages for actions they take in the course of their duties.

“People are not going to want to serve in government if they have to hire a battery of lawyers the minute they take their oath of office,” Corallo said.

Most lawsuits seeking personal liability of officials are dismissed at an early stage. Either a plaintiff has not made a strong enough case or a judge finds the officeholder canʼt be held liable for those official actions.

In these three cases, however, judges have considered arguments from both sides and still allowed the lawsuits to proceed, or in the case of the man sent to Syria, are weighing the arguments now.

Less than two months after Sept. 11, Ashcroft said the government would preventively detain people suspected of terrorist ties, even if it had no evidence they committed a crime. To hold such people, Justice used material witness warrants, which until then had detained people to insure they would appear in court and testify at a trial.

Abdullah al-Kidd was one of at least 70 people detained under the warrants, according to a study by civil liberties groups. Like many others, al-Kidd was never called to

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On June 21, former Attorney General John Ashcroft spoke after a meeting with a House committee about the controversy regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. testify before a grand jury or in open court and was not charged with a crime.

Rejecting Ashcroftʼs bid for immunity, Judge Milan D. Smith Jr. strongly criticized the use of material witness warrants for national security purposes. “We find this to be repugnant to the Constitution,” Smith said in a 2-1 decision.

The Justice Department is appealing the ruling against Yoo, a lawyer in the departmentʼs Office of Legal Counsel from 2001 to 2003. The full 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has yet to issue its opinion in the case of Maher Arar, who claims he was tortured after being sent to Syria.

Arar is suing Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller and others in their official and personal capacities.

Iran test-fires missiles, draws pressure News Bits TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran tested its most advanced missiles Monday to cap two days of war games, raising more international concern and stronger pressure to quickly come clean on the newly revealed nuclear site Tehran was secretly constructing.

State television said the powerful Revolutionary Guard, which controls Iranʼs missile program, successfully tested upgraded versions of the medium-range Shahab-3 and Sajjil missiles. Both can carry warheads and reach up to 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers), putting Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe within striking distance.

The missile tests were meant to flex Iranʼs military might and show readiness for any military threat.

“Iranian missiles are able to target any place that threatens Iran,” said Abdollah Araqi, a top Revolutionary Guard commander, according to the Fars news agency.

Iran conducted three rounds of missile tests in drills that began Sunday, two days after the U.S. and its allies disclosed the country had been secretly developing an underground uranium enrichment facility.

The Western powers warned Iran it must open the site to international inspection or face harsher international sanctions.

Iranʼs Foreign Ministry spokesman Hasan Qashqavi said the missile tests had nothing to do with the tension over the site, saying it was part of routine, long-planned military exercises.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he was concerned about the missile tests. He said Iran must

immediately resolve issues surrounding its second nuclear enrichment facility with the U.N.ʼs nuclear agency.

The newly revealed nuclear site has given greater urgency to a key meeting on Thursday in Geneva between Iran and six major powers trying to stop its suspected nuclear weapons program. Solana said those talks are now taking place “in a new context.”

Britain said Mondayʼs test further illustrates why Europe and the U.S. have serious concerns about Iranʼs nuclear intentions, and France called it a provocation.

“This sends the wrong signal to the international community at a time when Iran is due to meet” the six world powers, Britainʼs Foreign Office said. The six nations are the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she doesnʼt believe Iran can convince the U.S. and other world powers at the upcoming meeting that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, as Tehran has long claimed. That puts Tehran on a course for tougher economic penalties beyond the current “leaky sanctions,” she said.

The nuclear site is located in the arid mountains near the holy city of Qom and is believed to be inside a heavily guarded, underground facility belonging to the Revolutionary Guard, according to a document sent by President Barack Obamaʼs administration to lawmakers.

After strong condemnations from the U.S. and its allies, Iran said Saturday it will

President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicagoʼs bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics on Friday, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event.

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In this image released Sunday, an Iranian state TV channel purports to show a successful test-fire launch of a short range missile.

allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to examine the site.

By U.S. estimates, Iran is one to five years away from having nuclear weapons capability, although U.S. intelligence also believes that Iranian leaders have not yet made the decision to build a weapon.

Iran also is developing ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear warhead. A U.S. intelligence assessment in May, however, said Iran had slowed work on its longrange ballistic missiles and was instead focusing efforts on short- and mediumrange missiles like the Shahab.

Imprisoned director Roman Polanski will battle U.S. attempts to have him extradited from Switzerland to California to face justice for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

Bank of America Corp. is suspending its work with the housing affiliate of embattled community organizing group ACORN. U.S. and Columbian authorities seized $41 million in suspected drug money during the past two weeks, one of the largest seizures in the history of the countriesʼ joint efforts.

Information from AP exchange

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Editorial

Protestors take the high road

Last Wednesday morning, students, faculty and staff were going about their business — flu shots, lunch, classes, meetings — when an uncommon disruption appeared in front of the Brower Student Center in the form of two born-again Christians.

The men, who would not identify themselves to a Signal Melissa Mastro / Staff Photographer reporter by anything more than their first names, held bibles Born again Christians were met with many student protestors on Wednesday. and waved a sign denouncing drinking, fornicating and the “homosexual lifestyle.”

Possibly even more uncouth, the demonstrators shouted out slogans such as “A penis does not belong in an anus,” and “all lesbians look like men.” The sign-bearing demonstrator even What did you think of the protestors who picked out several students from the crowd to legitimize his visited campus on Wednesday? point.

“I am glad when • Their views are crazy and I completely disIt would be easy to become irrationally angry at the site of agree with everything they said. students exercise these outsiders to our community spewing hate and picking on • I saw some guys yelling with a big yellow sign, our fellow students outside the student center. The student center their protected but I just kept walking. is the very epicenter of campus life, and houses the headquarFirst Amendment • I agree with what they said, but not the way ters of several multi-cultural and diversity-based organizations. rights. And I But the group of student counter-protestors — small at first, they presented themselves. believe that but eventually quite large — did not become irrationally angry.

• I agreed with everything said at their demonstration the antidote Instead, they mobilized, donning “Iʼm part of a community cast your vote @ that supports diversity,” T-shirts, holding up rainbow flags and to free speech tcnjsignal.net signs advocating for marriage equality, and standing in solidarwith which one ity in the same area.

Last Week’s Results: disagrees is more The best moment may have been the three female couples Did you go to see Michael Ian Black’s comedy show? free speech, making out in front of “Greg” and “Robert” — just as an Am67% Yes. I love him and he is so funny! especially on a bassador walked by with a tour.

17% Who is Michael Ian Black?

As students passed, many joined in for a few minutes becollege campus” 11% He was okay but Greg Giraldo was funnier. fore heading on their way. The counter-protestors even at6% No way, he’s the worst comedian ever!

— Carol tracted Provost and Executive Vice President Carol BresnaBresnahan, Provost han, who later said, “I believe that the antidote to free speech with which one disagrees is more free speech, especially on a and Executive Vice college campus.”

President.

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Editor-in-Chief Hilarey Wojtowicz time. We are not Bobby Olivier Sports Assistant The point of this editorial is not to disagree with what the worrying about Tom O’Dell Managing Editor demonstrators were saying, but to commend the student protesCarrie Russomanno Abby Hocking who were are Brianna Gunter Photo Assistant tors for engaging in one of the classiest, quickest and largestNews Editors Laura Herzog playing in two scale demonstrations this campus has seen in a long time.

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Stop: playing it safe, being a people pleaser, getting caught in the rain, biting off more than you can chew.

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Letters IT security manager defends NAC

This letter is in response to The Signal article written last week about the College’s Network Access Control (NAC) system. NAC provides electronic enforcement of computing policies that have been in place for a very long time.

The policies include keeping your computer up-to-date with operating system patches, not using peer-to-peer file sharing applications on the Internet, with the exception of DC++, using appropriate and up-to-date antivirus software and not disrupting the work of others.

By enforcing these policies, Information Technology (IT) hopes to protect the community from malware, hacking, loss of information, identity theft and denial of service for students, an entire dorm or for all of ResNet, to name a few computing security risks.

The NAC system helps IT identify the owner of a computer or device that connects to the College network, and checks for basic security requirements. This information is only stored on campus, and IT plans to purge the information every year. No other personally identifiable information is gathered.

Regarding the question of whether IT communicated to students, communication regarding the NAC included an e-mail message to all students on Aug. 6, which included a link to the IT Security Web page and NAC installation time line, as well as a specific e-mail message about wired and wireless routers on Sept. 14.

Warnings are issued immediately to students who connect using a router, and electronic warnings were generated from the NAC every 12 hours for the seven day period from Sept. 14 through Sept. 21. These messages, notices and the Web site contain links and contact information to the ResNet helpdesk and the College’s helpdesk. This is the avenue for questions or concerns. We are happy to speak with anyone.

The College provides antivirus software free for all members of the College community. A list of allowed antivirus software is available on the IT Security NAC webpage and continues to be posted on the NAC anti-

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“No, I wasnʼt that interested.”

virus warning webpage.

Alan Bowen Manager of IT security

Internet security measures vital to network health In response to Tim Lee’s Opinion piece last week, the College Information Technology (IT) department’s Computing Access Agreement is nothing new. Before you are allowed to connect any personal computer to the network, you agree to all its terms. These terms include the prohibition of routers, access points and computers without antivirus protection (terms that have been in the Computing Access Agreement since before you were in high school). The Network Access Control (NAC) is a non-invasive way for the IT department to make sure that you aren’t violating any of those terms. It was put in place for the safety and security of the College network — not just your personal computer. The client protects the campus network, as well as everything connected to the network, from computers deemed hazardous to the health of the network. Its exact purpose is explained in the Access Agreement to which you have already agreed to.

The client is small and unobtrusive. It has been tested on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Many campuses and organizations use this kind of NAC. My sister goes to Coastal Carolina Community College, and she requires a Client to be installed on her computer to connect, while Penn State keeps track of each student’s individual bandwidth consumption and cuts off access completely when you exceed quota without warning. Unless you’re intentionally violating the access agreements, it will not have any effect on your daily computer usage.

Computers with out-of-date operating systems or no antivirus software are serious security threats that compromise the integrity of everything connected to our network, including services such as Zimbra, SOCS and PAWS. It only takes one compromised computer to create a security risk for everyone on

campus. Compromised computers affect your fellow classmates, the College’s computer labs and the College’s servers. No one wants to get computer viruses. They happen accidently and computers without protection are the computers that spread the viruses to others. Your “need” to operate a computer without any virus protection has the potential to do serious damage.

The College is well within its means to ensure the safety and integrity of every computer and server on the network.

You can get antivirus software from the “Student” section of the IT Web site. Just enter your e-mail credentials and you can download Sophos Anti-Virus, a $200-plus value, for free.

Routers also pose a serious threat to the health of a network, especially those such as Lee’s that broadcast wireless access to everyone within a 300 feet radius of your room. Just because your router doesn’t broadcast its SSID publically, doesn’t mean it somehow magically stops broadcasting anything. It’s wireless — you’re still broadcasting an easy-in Internet connection to anyone who wants it. Additionally, your 128-bit security is sort of the laughing stock of the wireless security world. It’s the reason that TCNJ-Wireless still makes you log-in with your College login even though you know the long password. It’s not your responsibility to modify the campus network to grant wireless Internet to the community.

As I’ve said, the NAC is an unobtrusive way to keep your computer and every computer, lab, and server on campus safe. Compromised computers sending spam e-mails have crippled the residential network. Misconfigured student routers have taken down Internet access to entire buildings. I worked for IT for four years — I’ve seen it. I’m glad to hear that Lee’s computer has not been a victim of any of these problems.

However, I would not be so quick to assume that other students have been so fortunate. Lee’s harsh opinion of the NAC is unfortunate and, as I’ve shown, baseless. The “Man” isn’t out to get you. The College is trying to provide a safe and secure network for Lee’s fellow classmates and I hope that he’ll come to realize this.

Christopher Neylan

Did you see the Michael Ian Black and Greg Giraldo comedy show last Monday?

“No, I didnʼt know it was happening.”

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He said I was funny.”

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Call For Student Conduct Hearing Board Members!

The Dean of Students is now accepting student applications for Student Conduct Hearing Boards. This is a unique opportunity to engage in the thoughtful adjudication of college policy and impact the greater community.

All TCNJ students meeting the qualifications below may apply on-line at: <http://tcnj.qualtrics.com//SE?SID=SV_9uyY7efFStl3jfu&SVID=Prod> Qualifications for Membership on the Judicial Boards: · Status as a full-time TCNJ student (registered for 3 or more courses) · Have, and maintain, a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above. · Have, and maintain, a college judicial record free of sanctions of probation or higher. · Exhibit excellent judgment, critical thinking, decision making, and communication skills. · Agree to, sign, and comply with the terms of the Judicial Board Member Code of Ethics.

Applications must be received by October 14, 2009 for consideration.

A completed application must also contain one reference by the deadline. Applicants may be asked to participate in a brief interview. All members will be required to attend a training session.

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Letters continued Editorial ignored Corzine’s education efforts Like The Signalʼs editorial staff, I am disappointed that there will not be a League of Women Voters debate at the College.

I am also disappointed that last weekʼs editorial ignored Gov. Jon S. Corzineʼs higher education accomplishments.

Over the past four years, the governor has proven his dedication to public education by acting as an advocate for all students, including those at public colleges and universities.

Many of us struggle to pay for our education, especially in this economy. As our governor, Corzine has worked hard to ensure that no one is held back from getting an education because of his or her financial situation.

Yes, it is true that tuition has increased at the College just as it has at public and private colleges across the country.

However, did you know that Corzine placed a three percent cap on tuition increases at New Jerseyʼs public colleges and universities? This will help ensure that we are not overburdened by tuition increases if they do occur.

Additionally, Corzine has significantly

increased funding for Tuition Aid Grants.

Since 2006, New Jersey has provided students from low and middle income families with almost $800 million in grants to help pay for college.

If reelected, Corzine will continue to support college students by making higher education more accessible and affordable for everybody.

Republican candidate Chris Christie has said that he would refuse the $5 billion in federal stimulus money intended to help New Jersey through the economic crisis. His rejected stimulus funds include $2 billion for all of New Jerseyʼs schools and $74 million in federal student aid.

Christieʼs stance clearly shows that he is not willing to fight for college students in the way Corzine will.

While Corzine will work with New Jerseyʼs scarce resources to make college more affordable for everyone, Christie will put partisan politics above the wellbeing of every student.

Although the candidates will not be attending a debate hosted at the College, I would like to point out that Corzine was nearby at Rider University on Sept. 22.

At the event, he provided an open dialogue with questions from the audience, most of whom were Rider students. Every

College student was welcomed to attend and interact with the governor, and a handful did.

I encourage College students to attend the open forum with Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Loretta Weinberg tonight to learn more about the issues and ask her any questions they may have.

Sources: politickernj.com, joncorzine09. com, nytimes.com.

Allison Fitzgerald

Signal editing angers writer Letʼs try this again. In the Sept. 23 issue of The Signal, you semi-published a Letter to the Editor that I wrote regarding the commuter parking situation.

How can you edit to the point of near non-recognition a Letter to the Editor that is appearing in the “Opinions” section of your paper? What gives you the authority to alter my opinions so that they suit your printing needs? I have one more question for you — what happened to freedom of speech? Ever hear of the First Amendment?

I sent in a letter that I thought was witty, with just a hint of biting sarcasm, yet the editors removed all of my witty comments, leaving behind a bland, cutand-dry letter that I am embarrassed to have my name attached to. If I had known you were going to change my words, and by default change the entire tone of my letter, I would have simply said, “No, thank you.”

Nothing in my letter should have been considered too controversial to publish in the newspaper. After all, I merely made a joke about saying the Rosary to get a parking spot, a real knee-slapping statement according to several students, who I asked to read my original letter.

I find it humorous that a newspaper that publishes a series entitled “Letʼs talk about sex” finds the need to remove portions of an article on parking. I didnʼt write a sexually charged article, nor did I write a politically biased article (and even if I had, you should publish it anyway courtesy of that grand old First Amendment).

Maybe you can try and publish this without butchering my message and tone — then again, maybe you canʼt.

Kristen Casabona

Corzine’s College visit giving students voice

The upcoming New Jersey Gubernatorial election on Nov. 3 is of utmost importance to our campus, and should not be approached lightly or trivially by the College student body.

In the unfortunate circumstance that you are unaware of the political happenings of your state, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is running Alex Berger for reelection against Republican candidate Chris Christie. This election will decide the course our state will embark upon in this new world of unyielding globalism, unfettered access to technology and increased economic strife.

It is with this choice of governor that we look toward the future with confidence and prepare ourselves for the possible repercussions of years of war, aimless and frivolous debates and a departure from the morality and values that made our nation the worldʼs last superpower.

It is with this election that we choose who will find us jobs when we graduate or who will help pay for graduate school. It is with this election that we decide if our children will have adequate care and education, as well as how easy it will be to buy our first house.

As tired as we all are of hearing it, college students are the future. We will be leaders of New Jersey soon enough, and we must make sure that our voice is heard in deciding who will take care of this state until then.

My preference is clear, and I am not ashamed, bashful or secretive about it — I believe that Corzine is the better man for the job.

I believe his approaches toward education, gun control, womenʼs issues and the economy have all been correct and effective, and have allowed our state to remain relatively vibrant in these grueling economic circumstances. However, that is not what I am writing about.

Instead I am extending an invitation to participate — a plea for assistance in assuring that the values and needs of our generation continue to be met and met with exuberance and expedience.

Last week, The Signal wrote an impassioned editorial scolding Corzine for not being a friend of the College student and refusing to give our school the support or recognition that we, as a premier institution for higher education, deserve. I am not writing to refute those claims nor to insinuate partiality when impartiality is paramount. I, like many of us, have felt at times less than jubilant about Corzineʼs addressing of higher education. It is an issue that has been brought to the attention of the campaign and weighed heavily on the heart of Corzine.

Therefore, it is with concern for the future and con-

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Gov. Jon S. Corzine, at a news conference near the Trenton Statehouse on June 29, will visit the College next month, giving students a forum to voice their concerns. tinued growth of our institution that state Sen. and Lt. Gov. candidate Loretta Weinberg and Corzine will be at the College within the next two weeks in visits organized by the College Democrats. Corzine will be able to talk to students about how to better address our needs and introduce his campaign to the College and its students.

The College has been looked upon secondarily too often, hidden behind the ivory towers of Princeton University and the behemoth that is Rutgers University. As vice-president of the College Democrats, I feel it is importtant for this campaign to be our coming out party and to demonstrate to Corzine and the state our presence, intelligence and capacity to be leaders, innovators and pioneers.

We should no longer quiver in the shadows of our more well-known or larger institutional peers, but rather elaborate on the work done not so long ago by our sitting president in bringing together the next generation, our generation, to decide on who will lead.

If you remain unimpressed by the Governor in his addressing of higher education funding, come out, let your concerns be known and allow Corzine to speak about his actions.

Allow for higher education to be the issue that is talked about most frequently in this and future campaigns, and donʼt allow a candidate to run for a position without

addressing our needs in any national and local election.

More than anything, more than my wish for you to vote for him, I just want you to get involved. I want you to come see him when he comes and learn about his campaign and his ideas. Learn about the candidates and make a good and educated vote. It is one of the simplest things you will do in your life, but it is no doubt one of the most important.

Believe it or not, your governor has just as much, if not more, of an influence on your day-to-day lives as President Barack Obama, Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Sen. Robert Menendez. I advise students of this campus, who have felt maligned and disrespected, to wake up and assert yourselves for the sake of your college and your future.

When the Democratic candidates visit, come see them, ask them about their plans for our school and our state and evaluate them on that. We have too much talent and intelligence walking each day through this campus to remain as pensive, inactive and apathetic as we are.

In the next month, you most likely will be approached by a campus organization to register to vote. Take a moment to fill out the application and become a true citizen in our democracy. Then, on Nov. 3, vote for the man who you believe will ensure New Jersey a prosperous, equal, enlightened and safe future.

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Features

Take a chill pill with meditation club

By Hilarey Wojtowicz Sports Assistant

When was the last time you scheduled time to relax into your planner? College life can be stressful with classes, practice and homework. No one should have to worry about penciling in time for relaxation. However, students can plan a meditation session for relieving stress and clearing the mind.

The Buddhist Meditation Club offers weekly sessions to everyone on campus. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Thursdays at the Spiritual Center, Jess Row, professor of English, guides students through a short meditation.

When Row began practicing the art of meditation in 1994 during his undergraduate years at Yale University, he found the routine relaxing and helpful in relieving stress from his schedule.

Row began teaching at the College in September 2006.

“I knew I wanted to start a club of some sort to get others involved in Buddhist Meditation,” Row said. “The College has a great environment for this type of practice.”

The club began in the winter of 2007 and has since grown.

During each mediation meeting, which lasts approxmately 20 to 30 minutes, participants are required to remove their shoes before stepping onto the mats and pillows set up in the chapel.

After folding oneʼs legs in the “lotus” position — heels tucked over calves,

knees resting on the ground — the back must be straight and aligned with the hips, as well as the head and shoulders. The hands should be in the “mahamudra,” a circle created with the left fingers placed inside the right fingers and the thumbs in an oval shape. Eyes should remain open and focused on the ground at a 45 degree angle. After oneʼs body is in place, the tongue should rest against the roof of the mouth with the tip lightly touching the backside of the front teeth. The breathing pattern should count to five on inhalation and to seven when exhaling. This process is meant to help one relax and gain a centered feeling, Row said.

“During this process, I want everyone to think about emptying and freeing their minds. Thoughts should be open and calm,” Row said at last Thursdayʼs meditation session.

Participants were encouraged to ask themselves about what was going on around them. As worries and thoughts come to mind about life or busy schedules, just remember to relax and focus on breathing in order to rid oneʼs self of strong feelings, Row said. The professor rang the bell three times to begin the session and three times to signify its end.

After the meditating, a member read from a book of Buddhist ideals, “365 Zen” by Jean Smith.

The club consists of approximately 10 members.

Melissa Toledo, sophomore sociolo-

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While sitting in the “lotus” position, students begin the meditation process, slowly easing their bodies and then themselves into a centered feeling. gy major, just recently joined the group.

“I used to jog to relieve stress, but I decided to try something thatʼs inside for when I canʼt run outside in the cold weather,” she said. “It helps me to organize my thoughts. Meditating opens my mind and empties it of all my stressful

thoughts.”

Toledo has continued practicing meditating in her spare time and wholeheartedly recommends that others try it.

Although the Buddhist Meditation Club meets once a week, meditating can be done whenever and wherever.

Keep the circle intact: Say no to ‘friendcest’

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Sneaking behind your friendsʼ backs and getting involved in a relationship with someone in your circle is a very taboo thing to do, and it can lead to ill tensions among the group.

By Lauren Gurry Copy Editor

The closeness you experience with your friends in college is a wonderful bond, but this bond can easily be broken — at least weakened — by dating within your group of friends.

Dating a friend in itself isnʼt a bad idea. The problem arises when you date one of your friends, break up, and begin dating another friend in your group. It may seem obvious that dating more than one of your friends will inevitably

cause drama, but people of all ages manage to fall into this dangerous trap.

To begin with, your ex-significant other will feel a sense of betrayal from both you and your mutual friend.

Going through a break-up is bad enough, but by dating his or her friend, you will merely be adding insult to injury. Your ex may say itʼs fine if you date a different friend, but chances are, he or she will probably change his or her mind. It is likely your ex will stop talking to both you and your new partner.

The awkwardness may also become an issue within your own budding relationship. Perhaps your new significant other fears you still have feelings for your mu-

tual friend, or you suspect your new partner likes a different person in your group of friends. Your ex probably also wonʼt go down without a fight, which will make your new relationshipʼs honeymoon period significantly shorter.

From time to time, your significant other may kiss you or touch you and remember your mutual friend used to be the one intimate with you. This realization wonʼt necessarily cause an argument, but itʼs definitely awkward, and it may put more strain on a relationship bound to face speed bumps.

Another pitfall to dating more than one of your friends is that the situation may also alter your clique beyond repair. Splitting up with a boyfriend or girlfriend in your group often forces friends to choose sides. In this sort of situation, choosing sides almost seems inevitable.

All of your friends will have an opinion about the topic, and despite how understanding they seem to be, it is likely they are holding back their true feelings.

Eventually, you will come to find out the truth, and it will be very difficult to remain friends with all parties involved.

Put yourself in othersʼ shoes. How would you feel if you were one of your friends? How about your ex?

Chances are, you wouldnʼt be very happy in this kind of situation. Everyone will wind up stressed out and confused, and your group of friends may fall apart altogether.

Occasionally, serial dating within your group of friends doesnʼt turn out poorly, but itʼs a messy situation nonetheless. All of these detriments should be considered when weighing whether or not to date a second — or even third — person within your group of friends.

It is possible you have very strong feelings for your friend, but before you act on those feelings, you should definitely consider whether itʼs worth the risk of losing all your other friends, too.

Next week, Lauren will discuss sex options for single people. If you have an idea for a column, e-mail gurry2@tcnj.edu to share.

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Throw away that bacon cheeseburger

By Andrea Thyrring Staff Writer

Think back to the last meal you ate. Did you sit at a table to eat? Was there an item from at least three different food groups on your plate?

Or were you like many of our peers, rushing to class and eating what was most convenient?

More often than not, we run into the Brower Student Center or the Library Café to pick up what is easily available.

Long lines, time constraints, and other obligations prevent most students from selecting healthy food choices.

“When (meal equivalency) hits, I have no time to wait in the lines that form between classes. I end up just grabbing a muffin or other packaged foods,” said sophomore political science major Matt Janansky.

But believe it or not, it is possible to eat a balanced meal while on-the-go around campus. More and more healthy options are appearing at dining locations, and they are just as easy to grab as Tastykakes and chips.

For instance, in the student center, there are prepackaged salads, as well as fruit and vegetable plates that can

be picked up on the run. Just be wary of the condiments you combine them with. Creamy dressings like caesar, blue cheese and ranch tend to be higher in calories. Opting for lighter options, such as a vinaigrette or Italian dressing give just as much flavor for less of a caloric impact.

There are also a wide variety of premade sandwiches and wraps that are available in the student center. Paired with pretzels and spicy mustard or hummus, you have an easy and healthy meal in seconds. If you can, opt for whole wheat bread and extra vegetables for an added boost of vitamins, antioxidants and fiber.

Pizza is also a quick option, and it can be healthy too. Getting a plain cheese pizza is your best bet — pepperoni and sausage can easily add hundreds of calories and fat grams. If you are in the mood for toppings, adding vegetables will give you the flavor you crave but with far more health benefits. Remember, calzones and strombolis are similar to pizza, so the same suggestions apply.

Save these options for once or twice a week.

In the Library Café, it is possible to have a healthy snack. Rather than getting the chocolate chocolate chip muffin, have the banana nut or the bran raisin muffin instead. If you are a bit hungrier, there are vegetable and chicken wraps available. Opt for these instead of a panini. One serving consists of just half of

Andrea Thyrring / Staff Writer

Eating healthy may sometime seem difficult on a college campus, but there are alternatives in every dining hall.

the sandwich, and can contain more than 350 calories — thatʼs at least 700 calories in one panini.

If youʼre in Eickhoff or T-Dubbs, there are a lot more cooked options available to you. Having a salad along with your meal will increase your raw veggie intake for the day. Having a portion of protein, like chicken, or carbohydrates, such as whole wheat noodles, as well as two servings of vegetables on your plate will help balance your diet. Limiting your intake of fried foods is also a good idea.

French fries or mozzarella sticks are fine

Campus Style I want to have my own sense of character. Why fit in, when I can stand out?

What kinds of clothes are you attracted to?

Iʼm drawn to bright colors and the way a shirt feels on my body. Iʼm a linen and cotton guy. Youʼll never see me in jeans. I havenʼt worn jeans in over two years.

in moderation, but should not be a staple in your diet.

Even on the run, it is important to cover your dietary bases. No single food can supply all the nutrients that your body needs, so it is essential to have a wide variety in your diet. For more ideas and suggestions on healthy eating, Duke University has created a comprehensive Web site, healthydevil.studentaffairs. duke.edu, about on-campus dining and health. The next time youʼre in line between classes, consider whatʼs on your plate — your body will thank you.

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I love Andre 3000ʼs style. Heʼs different, and a little bit over the top sometimes. People say I remind them of him. Sometimes I get Farnsworth Bentley and Will Smith.

Kristen Kubilus / Staff Writer

By Kristen Kubilus Staff Writer Shauwneric Sinclair Senior History and Criminology Major What are you wearing?

A pink Polo shirt, linen shorts and Sperry shoes. Youʼll always see me with Sperrys on. Some people have a fetish for sneakers, I have a fetish for Sperrys.

Why do you like Sperrys so much?

Theyʼre very comfortable shoes.

Theyʼre just my shoe of choice. I

love sneakers, but everybody wears sneakers. I wanted to change my style up a little bit.

What do your bracelets say?

Knowledge is power.

Do you always carry a briefcase?

Yes. Why not a backpack?

To be honest, I just wanted to be different. The briefcase isnʼt for fashion, but everyone carries a backpack.

Why do you want to look different all the time?

What else do people say about your style?

Sometimes theyʼll make fun of the way I dress. I dress flamboyantly. I donʼt care what anyone says about me having short shorts on. Itʼs unconventional. If people say my style is weird, Iʼll call theirs cliché.

What if thatʼs what makes them feel comfortable?

Thatʼs different. If you feel comfortable in it, just wear it. We spend too much time worrying about what everybody else is worrying about. Even if you want to be butt naked, do what makes you comfortable.

Do you see yourself going into fashion once you graduate?

I want to become a lawyer, history professor, or songwriter. But I eventually want to have my own bow tie company. Iʼm trying to learn how to sew right now.

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Arts & Entertainment

Black Box hosts ‘Bridge’ to the past

By Brianna Gunter News Editor In the Don Evans Black Box Theater, a small audience of a few students and others from the surrounding community witnessed the tragic downfall of an average man and the challenges faced by illegal immigrants of the 1950s. Sept. 18 marked one of seven performances by Mercer County’s classical theater group, Shakespeare ’70, of Arthur Miller’s play “A View from the Bridge,” first staged in 1955.

The acting itself was decent overall, despite a few occasional line stutters. Most of the actors, particularly Janet Quartarone as Beatrice and Patrick Albanesius as Rodolpho, appeared fully committed to their characters and were very convincing. Their struggles and emotions could be felt, which truly helped to captivate the audience. Quatarone played her character almost perfectly.

The play focuses on Eddie Carbone, a longshoreman who lives with his wife Beatrice and their niece in a poor Italian-American neighborhood situated under the Brooklyn Bridge. Eddie gradually loses his easygoing demeanor when his niece falls for one of two illegal immigrants from Italy who have come to live with them.

One of the few troubles with the performance was the script’s content. As Eddie intensifies his dislike for the young immigrant who is the sweetheart of his niece, he repeatedly insinuates that the man is gay and it becomes apparent that Eddie’s love for his niece runs deeper than paternal.

These plot twists are a little too obvious from early on. Audiences of today are overwhelmingly exposed to scandal, therefore the shock that Miller originally intended was somewhat diminished. This resulted in the plot moving along slowly at times, specifically in the middle of Act One. Taken as a whole, this particular production was well done, and the set, although it never changed, served perfectly for both aesthetic and functional purposes. The actors appeared comfortable in their

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Albanesius as Rodolpho (left), Damien Gaeta as Marco (right) and Quartarone as Beatrice performed Arthurs Miller’s ‘A View From the Bridge’ on Sept. 17-19 and 25-27. surroundings and each aided the other to spring to life.

The cast and crew of the group includes College alumni Albanesius and Michael Krahel, and theater

coordinator for the Kendall Hall Performing Arts Center Dale Simon.

For the Foxes falls flat at Rathskeller Brianna Gunter can be reached at gunter2@tcnj.edu.

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

For the Foxes delivered its pop-rock sound to the Rathskeller on Friday, Sept. 25 to an apathetic audience.

By Ben Sherer Correspondent The Rathskeller was disappointed last Friday night by the indie-rock fivesome For The Foxes. This Barnegat, N.J.-based group came to the College to showcase their electronica-influenced, pop-rock sound.

The band’s set began inauspiciously enough with lead singer Nick Dungo calling for numerous technical

adjustments that delayed the first note by at least 20 minutes. During this adjustment period Dungo chose to imitate a very brief series of what might be called bird and cat noises as the other members of the band warmed up.

After some time, the band began to play. The two guitarists Tim Wright and Jimmy Brindley looked disinterested, while bassist Mike Favara resigned himself to a corner of the stage where

he remained for the rest of the evening.

Drummer Danny Vassallo overpowered the rest of the group from the start, incessantly pounding the bass drum.

Along with their own individual problems, For The Foxes sounded like a mix between Cobra Starship and Danger Radio but with a little less flare and a lot less talent. Every song sounded like a ringtone, and all were equally indistinguishable. Though Dungo made several semi-earnest repeated attempts

to get the audience involved, the band was left playing to a crowd that was much more interested in their chicken tenders and Mountain Dew. The band’s sound seemed like it would be more conducive to a commercial than a live show. Dungo’s voice was all but drowned out while Vassallo hammered away. The other members created a sort of static ambience which was reminiscent of the “white snow” that sometimes appears on malfunctioning television sets.

This fixed noise was only broken up by the occasional string of notes on the keyboard synth or by some nifty guitar soloing. Though the individual members of the band may have been talented, as a group their sound was ineffective to say the least.

As the show came to a close, Dungo managed to get the crowd slightly more involved, but only in one or two isolated events for half of a song.

“I can’t really say I enjoyed it all that much. I do like some of the recordings I have heard of them but they just don’t really sound that good live,” said freshman psychology major Hanna Berman.

Opening for the band was Rare Candy. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Huston (also Signal Nation and World Editor), his younger brother Andrew Huston on drums, and Ben Cole on bass.

While the band got the audience going with a brief set, the energy would not last throughout the night.

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The Raveonettes flesh out sound, Cudi can’t stay grounded

Writer shares passion for language

By Melissa Virzi WTSR Assistant Music Director and Chris Payne WTSR Music Director The Raveonettes “In And Out of Control” 3.5 stars out of 5 Leigh Kazmaier / Staff Photographer

Gary Lutz admitted to being a grammar enthusiast on Thursday Sept. 24.

By Nathan Fuller Staff Writer

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

When Gary Lutz writes, he doesn’t have much of an audience in mind. When he reads, though, he has a dedicated, admiring audience.

On Thursday Sept. 24 as part of the Visiting Writers Series sponsored by Ink and Writing Communities, Lutz read from his atypical, thought-provoking short stories to a nearly-full library auditorium.

Lutz, who is an English professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensboro, said he often “frustrates expectations” of readers because he doesn’t care about conventional fiction elements, like plot, names, character development and setting. Instead he focuses on every aspect of language such as syntax, punctuation, word choice and sentence structure.

Senior English major Steven Klett introduced Lutz as more of a “writer of sentences” than a poet or storywriter. Lutz supported this in the question and answer session that followed his reading when he stated that he believes each “sentence alone should be in its own way almost a self-sufficient work of art.” With a selfdiagnosed “obsession with grammar,” Lutz carefully composes winding, layered sentences that force listeners and readers to think differently.

First Lutz read an older, and by his standards more conventional story called “Education,” seemingly about a man’s bizarre homeschooling of a disabled girl. He also read a more recent story, called “People Shouldn’t Have to Be the Ones to Tell You,” which confounds ideas of plot and like many of his stories uses curious, detailed sentences to explore people and the way they think.

After reading, the author fielded questions regarding his writing process, and delved into his passion for language. At an early age he read more than 250 grammar and usage books which he found even “more absorbing than novels,” and sometimes read the New Yorker magazine “solely for the punctuation.”

This fervent attention to language informs Lutz’s own writing.

Though not writing specifically for them, Lutz hopes his readers are not page-turners but “page-huggers,” people who cling to the page to get everything out of it before flipping to the next.

“Hearing his short-shorts read surpassed my expectations,” said senior English major Kasey March, who was a fan of Lutz’s work prior to the reading.

Alexander Cap tackled “Étude in E flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6” on Sept. 23.

Musical talent abounds at afternoon concert series

By Melissa Radzimski Correspondent

Approximately 40 buzzing observers surrounded the typically idle grand piano in the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall for the Wednesday Afternoon Concert Series. The event, which was free of charge and sponsored by the department of Music on Sept. 23, featured three music majors.

Junior piano performance major Alexander Cap performed Frédéric Chopin’s “Étude in E flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6” as well as “Étude in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9.” The first resonated throughout the hall in a far more emotionally dynamic style than the latter but moved along at a slower tempo. The second piece was played with a quicker pace but still maintained its passionate aura.

“I think I did fine,” Cap said, “I was surprised as to how calm and comfortable I was.”

The first performer was sophomore music performance major Scotty Boutin. Boutin effortlessly played a piano rendition of Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3, I. Presto.” This first movement of “Sonata No. 7” included a flurry of notes that bounced between slow and quick tempos that permeated jolts of vigor. Boutin set the mood for Key Tracks: “Last Dance,” “Heart of Stone,” the afternoon by clearly capturing the audience, who silently, yet intently, “Breaking Into Cars” listened from the beginning until the end.

Following Boutin’s powerful delivery came senior music education major Alan Rigoletto. Performing the romantic “Variations on a Theme Kid Cudi of Handel, Op. 107” by Mauro Giuliani, his mastery at the classical guitar “Man on the Moon: The End of Day” proved to be nearly impeccable as he plucked each string in a graceful 3 stars out of 5 and confident fashion.

“They are clearly all talented musicians with a passion for music,” freshman music education major Jamie Fox said.

The Wednesday Recital Series will be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 at 12:30 pm.

Liars, man-eaters: mediocre ‘Informant’ is contradictory

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘‘The Informant!,’’ though based on a true story, continually contradicts itself. The 1970s style attempts to capture a 1990s setting, comic moments interrupt a tragic cycle of greed, and overly bright lighting inexplicably blurs the screen.

Matt Damon makes the movie worth watching as Mark Whitacre, an intelligent biochemist, who becomes the highestranked whistle-blower in history. Whitacre tells the FBI about his company’s massive, international price-fixing and then spends the next three years spying on his bosses. He’s untrained, and his clumsiness is occasionally hilarious.

However, the movie’s ultimate plot twist is an awkward attempt at Peter Sellers’ style of spy comedy and cynical story of the “everyman.” The “everyman” in this story is corrupt, so ultimately it is difficult to relate to him. There’s nothing to grab on to, and likely little to remember.

-Nathan Fuller ‘Jennifer’s Body’… Career killer?

It was initially exciting to hear that Diablo Cody, the Academy Award winning writer of ‘‘Juno,’’ was writing the screenplay to a teenage horror/comedy. The biggest surprise

Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo, also known as the Raveonettes, have been considered Copenhagen’s most promising export since one of their debut performances at the New York City music club CBGB (Country, Blue Grass and Blues) landed them a deal with Columbia records.

Since then, they’ve done their fair share of label-hopping, going from Columbia to Fierce Panda and finally ending up on the magazine Vice’s label last year.

Following their last minimalist album “Lust Lust Lust,” “In and Out of Control” straddles the line between ’50s melodies and post punk noise.

The low-key tonality of “Last Dance” shows a quieter, more romantic side of the pair, while the hypnotizing riffs on songs like “D.R.U.G.S” or “Heart of Stone” will bring listeners back to their initial comparisons to The Jesus & Mary Chain. The Danish duo tackles every topic from rape to drugs, and suicide to breaking up.

Foo’s harmonic vocals help to flesh out their sound and give everything a more accessible feel.

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Megan Fox at a fan event for the film in Los Angeles.

of the film, however, is that Cody ever won an Oscar for writing anything.

“Jennifer’s Body” is a mess. The genre is ambiguous throughout and doesn’t succeed in being funny or scary.

Though the movie’s first half hour is amusing, once the gore and carnage kick in, it becomes overwhelmingly dreary. All of the previous attempted humor is overshadowed by the film’s malicious tone.

Despite promises of transcending her role in ‘‘Transformers,’’ Megan Fox’s performance is one-dimensional. Though Amanda Seyfried as her best friend, Needy Lesnicky, is slightly better, it is difficult for any amount of decent acting to overcome the terrible script. It is a nasty, dirty, and uncomfortable experience.

-Jason Seyler

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Kanye West’s influence on Kid Cudi, a Cleveland rapper who would hit it big with the single “Day ‘n’ Nite” six months after being featured on Kanye’s “Welcome to Heartbreak” as a complete unknown, is evident in “Man on the Moon.”

On his debut record, Cudi introduces himself as rap’s new “spaceman.” While Kanye only based a tour around the idea of being a hip-hop astronaut, the concept has now been taken to the album level. From blast off to return home, the whole tale is narrated by Common, with indie artists MGMT and Ratatat making unexpected cameos along the way.

Backed by modest beats and murky synthesizer, Cudi’s opening statement is dusky and subdued, laced with self-examination and paranoia.

“Day ‘n’ Nite” fits in wonderfully at track seven, while fellow single “Make Her Say (Poke Her Face)” sounds awkwardly out of place.

Aside from the album’s overreaching concept, “Man on the Moon” is a successful unveiling of Kid Cudi that straddles the territory between alternative and mainstream hip-hop.

Key Tracks: “Day ‘n’ Nite,” “Soundtrack 2 My Life”

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Lions’ Lineup September 30, 2009

For Shtemberg, just another title victory

By Michael Zanfardino Correspondent The women’s tennis team kicked off last week with a 9-0 victory over previously undefeated Richard Stockton College on Wednesday.

The victory propelled the team (6-0, 5-0 in the conference) to their 27th consecutive New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championship. It was also the 131st straight victory against NJAC opponents. With the home loss, the Ospreys fell to 5-1 on the year, and 2-1 in conference play.

The College dominated the Ospreys in every match, failing to drop a single set on the day.

The Lions were led by particularly strong efforts from freshman Lauren Balsamo and sophomore Emily Petersack, each of whom defeated their respective opponents by scores of 6-0, 60. The freshmen doubles team of Karisse Bendijo and Allison Tierney also blanked their adversaries, winning 8-0.

The Lions saw their success bubble over into the weekend, as senior captain Jackie Shtemberg and sophomore Felice Trinh took home the doubles title at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships. The duo won two matches

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

In her senior year Jackie Shtemberg keeps on winning. on both Friday and Saturday to advance to the Sunday final against Rochester’s junior Lia Weiner and freshman Frances Tseng. The Lions’ top pairing proceeded to make quick work of their talented opponents, winning the match 8-2. The victory qualified Shtemberg and Trinh for the ITA National Small College Championships, which take

place Oct. 15-18 in Mobile, Ala. “I am a senior and have seen a lot of tennis, and this year was by far the strongest and most challenging draw,” said Shtemberg. “There were a lot of good players and no one had an easy ride. We brought in six new freshmen this year and four of them played in the tournament this weekend. We have

been practicing really hard for this tournament and I could not be more proud of them — they were amazing.”

The College had nearly identical success in the singles bracket, where Shtemberg and Bendijo advanced to the semifinals.

Unfortunately for the Lions, Rochester’s Weiner eliminated Shtemberg in the semis, and then Bendijo in the finals to capture the tournament championship.

“Karisse Bendijo had an amazing tournament and was by far the standout player of the tournament, in my opinion, and I am so proud of her,” Shtemberg said.

“She is still so young and has another great three years ahead of her and I see big things for her. As for doubles, my partner Felice Trinh and I were preparing for this tournament for a long time and have really set our mind on winning it. i think we played really well together and we felt confident throughout the whole tournament that we would give our best effort and that we had a good chance of winning it.”

Shtemberg and Trinh will compete in the ITA National Small College Championships at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Alabama from Oct. 15-18.

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Football / Team’s offense scoring at will

Dominant attack has the College at 3-0 continued from page 1 of time in the pocket against the Mustangs, as he connected with receivers for 323 yards and four touchdowns, as well as one rushing touchdown. James was clearly comfortable, completing all but four of his 23 pass attempts.

Three of the senior’s touchdowns came in the first half, each reaching their targets more than 25 yards.

James credits not himself, but the College’s rushing attack for his performance.

Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer

Shawn Brown recovers the fumble.

“The difference this year is our running game,” he said. “Our average (gains) are way up and now we have that to compliment the passing game.”

The Lions’ ran the ball well on Saturday, as sophomore running back Justin Doniloski and senior running back Chase Misiura combined for 135 yards and three touchdowns.

“Our running game has been very effective with Chase, Mike (Yetka) and I rotating in and out during series,” Doniloski said. “We all have different running styles and I think that keeps the defense off-guard.”

The offense was again without senior wide receiver and 2008 second team All-NJAC member Cameron Richardson, who is recovering from a high ankle sprain.

The Lions also capitalized on defense and special teams against the Mustangs, as a blocked punt return and fumble recovery led to two more scores for the College.

Although the players are excited about their record-breaking win, they are more concerned with future foes.

“Putting up 67 points in a win for us is nice, but we’re just trying to take one game at a time right now,” Doniloski said. “We’re not worrying about who we’re playing two weeks down the road, we’re just trying to focus on the team we’re playing that week and working hard into winning the game.”

The Lions will travel to Kean University this Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff, a huge test according to Hamilton and James.

“Point production will be tougher versus tougher competition, we will see this Friday at Kean,” Hamilton said. “I don’t know what to expect

Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer

Chris James avoids the rush to make the pass.

playing away, other than a tough NJAC against a good team. It certainly would help to have a following, but either way we will give it our best shot. There is lots of season left in what has become a wide open NJAC race.”

“This is the make or break game of the year for us,” James added. “The home stand’s stats were special and nice, but this is the real test for us.”

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Field Hockey

Lions speed ahead College keeps on rolling Runners earn top honors

By Karissa Hearn Correspondent

The College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams made impressive marks last Thursday at the Mainline Invitational at Haverford College.

The meet included both Division III and Division I athletes from Haverford College, Villanova University, University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College and Gwynedd-Mercy College. Overall, 123 men competed in the four-mile run, and 84 women in the three-mile run.

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Senior captain Michelle Wallace.

Racing her way to first place out of the Divison III athletes, senior Michelle Wallace finished with a time of 17:52.

“Michelle hung on and ran almost as fast and anyone on our team has run on that course over the past seven years,” head Coach Philip Jennings said.

Senior Nicole Ullmeyer placed fifth, running 18:37. Following behind in 14th place was freshman Cathy Goncalves with a time of 19:18.

Freshman Rachel Morris finished with 19:25. Running with a time of 19:34 was senior Kelly Cahill. Sophomore Katie Nestor finished the race with 19:36.

Fourteen Lions ran in this three-mile race.

With a four-mile time of 20:58, Junior T.J. Bocchino placed 15th among Division III athletes. Sophomore Andy Herschman placed 18th with a time of 21:13. Placing 19th, Junior Dennis Waite finished in 21:16. Senior Brandon Rodkewitz placed 16th with a time of 21:59.

“The heat, humidity, and a hard week of training left us a little flat,” Jennings said of the men’s team. “We’re a better team then the results of this race might indicate.”

Freshman Maximilian Sparshatt finished with 22:09, freshman Tyler Hendrickson at 22:14, and sophomore Kevin Schickling with 22:17. Overall, 21 Lions competed in the men’s four-mile run.

“Workouts are going very well,” Jennings said.

The Lion’s cross country team will face a number of teams in its region in the Paul Short Invitational, at Lehigh University, on Friday, Oct. 2nd at 2 p.m.

By Kristina Shemming Staff Writer

The Lions opened up the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) schedule in dramatic fashion on Friday with a 1-0 win in penalty strokes over the host Pioneers of William Paterson University. Following a tough road loss to Ursinus College on Tuesday, the win improved the Lions to 5-1 on the season and upped the NJAC win streak to 19.

After 100 minutes of scoreless play with the 4-3 Pioneers, the team was pleased with its ability to keep possession and work the ball around the field.

“We responded well to the (Ursinus) loss.

Our passing improved tremendously and we were able to take control of the game,” junior forward Jess Falcone said.

With a narrow 13-10 shot advantage, the Lions hope to improve on their ability to score early to put away teams in the first period.

“Scoring early is something we should try to improve on. If we score earlier then the game becomes more under our control and less up to chance,” said junior forward Mary

Waller.

Despite the close game, the Lions defense stayed calm and organized in front of the cage.

“Our defense worked very well together on Friday even when we were down in numbers on the field,” sophomore goalie Shannon Syciarz said.

When it came time for penalty strokes, Syciarz was no stranger to the pressure and it showed. She credited her own teammate’s strong strokes in practice for helping her through the real game situation.

“We work on strokes at the end of practice every day so I was well prepared and entered with a lot of confidence” Syciarz said.

While the Lion’s junior midfielder Kellyn Riley and freshman forward Jillian Nealon buried their stroke opportunities, Syciarz saved all four of the Pioneers penalty shots.

She finished with three saves in regulation to earn her third shutout of the year.

The Lions return to conference action again on Friday when they face the Red Hawks of Montclair State University in a 7 p.m. start.

Abby Hocking / Photo Assistant

The Lions begin to drive the ball down the field.

Women’s Soccer

Profs down Lions for first loss of the season

College rebounds with close victory over Red Hawks

By Mike O’ Donnell Staff Writer

After the first loss of the year, the Lions needed to come back with a big victory.

Casey Caruso was the player who provided that big victory.

The junior forward netted a

goal 3:24 into second overtime as the No. 6-ranked Lions took a 1-0 game against the hosting Red Hawks of Montclair State University on Sunday to improve to 8-1.

Caruso’s goal, her fourth of the year, may have shifted the momentum back into the corner

Abby Hocking / Photo Assistant

Annie McCarthy has tallied five points in nine games.

of the Lions, as they won their downed the Lions 4-0, thus second game in the New Jersey ending a seven-game winning Athletic Conference (NJAC) in streak to start the season. three attempts.

After allowing just one goal “After last season, I think the in the first 45 minutes, the Lions team, at least the returning play- allowed three goals in the final ers, knew that nothing half to ice their first 0 loss of the season. would be handed to Lions us,” Caruso said. “We Profs 4 “They are a very work hard every day at tough team who fight practice and hope for Lions 1 until the end,” Caruso the best.”

Red Hawks 0 said. “We knew this Much of this mogoing in to the game; mentum can be credited to the it was a hard-fought battle.” defense and goalkeeper Jess With the win, the Profs imClarke. The senior tallied her proved to 5-1-1 on the year, insixth shutout of the season in cluding 2-0 in the conference. nine chances with just one save The lack of offense certainly on Sunday, showing just how did the team in as well, so some overpowering the Lions’ de- things may need to be altered in fense can be when their oppo- establishing a more fiery offennents have the ball. sive game.

“All of the positions on our Despite the loss, the Lions team have been doing a tremen- now stand at an impressive 8-1 dous job defensively,” Clarke overall, and show no signs of said. stopping the early season domiContrary to the solid defen- nance. It appears the team has sive play on Sunday, much of just one thing on its mind. that was not there in the Lions “We want to get back to where game against the Profs of Row- we were as a team two years ago an University last Wednesday, and get back to the final four,” especially in the second half.

Caruso said. “Last season just In what may have been a po- didn’t cut it for anyone.” tential NJAC championship preThe College looks to conview, the No. 23-ranked Profs tinue its run with a win on the

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Junior Casey Caruso. road against conference opponent Rutgers University-Camden tonight, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

The Lions then return home on Saturday to host NJAC rival New Jersey City University at 1 p.m.

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Duncan Slobodzian “The Ref”

Michael Zanfardino Correspondent

Brandon Gould Correspondent

Hilarey Wojtowicz Sports Assistant

This week we have the time-honored tradition of shaking up the rookies. Three newcomers will enter the ring, and Staff Writer Duncan Slobodzian will send only one home a winner. Correspondents Michael Zanfardino and Brandon Gould, as well as Sports Assistant Hilarey Wojtowicz will be picking sides in the Giants/Jets debate, arguing the merits of a New Jersey Nets buyout and deciding whether the Trojans can salvage their season.

1. Which 2-0 New York football team would win if they played each other this Sunday?

Justify your answer thoroughly.

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MZ: If they matched up this Sunday, the Giants would edge out the Jets in a closely contested defensive battle. Thomas Jones and the Jets would enjoy success running the ball against the Giants’ weak linebacking core. However, the Giants veteran defensive line, led by Osi Umenyiora, would apply serious pressure against Mark Sanchez and the Jets’ passing attack, leading the inexperienced Sanchez to throw a few crucial interceptions. The Giants offense, which has protected the ball this season, would be able to convert these turnovers into the game’s deciding points. The Giants would be able to utilize their own running game, eating up the remaining game clock in the process.

BG: The Jets and Giants have looked impressive defensively in their first two contests. This matchup would be a slugfest between the new school 3-4 scheme of the Jets and the old school 4-3 scheme of the G-men. However, if you compare the statistics in the first two games, the Jets have been more successful. The Giants have allowed 48 points to the Redskins and the Cowboys. Meanwhile, the Jets have only surrendered 16 points against the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots.

Coming into the season, experts would have claimed these offenses were “explosive,” but not even Tom Brady was able to put the ball over the goal line against Rex Ryan’s revamped defense. The main difference between the two defenses can be summed up in two words — Darrelle Revis. I think everyone in football, besides Randy Moss, would agree that the threeyear veteran has quickly become a shutdown corner. The Jets would take it 17-9.

HW: In a game between the NFC’s number one team and the leader of the AFC, the Giants would pull through for the win. The Jets may have Mark Sanchez, but he can’t lead the team to every win. Eli Manning is looking comfortable with the ball, and is working well with his receivers, especially after not having Plaxico Burress on the field anymore. Also, Lawrence Tynes is making field goal after field goal to support Manning’s arm in the games against Washington and Dallas. The Jets wouldn’t be far behind, and it would definitely be a challenging game. Nevertheless, the Giants would take over the field and show strength and skill by using time wisely when in possesion of the ball. Sorry Sanchez, but you should probably just stay on the sidelines

with your knee tendonitis rather than waste your time in this game.

DS: I like Brandon for the 3 here. While both defenses have playmakers, Revis is a shutdown in ways that the players in the Giants secondary just aren’t. Mike gets 2 for considering just about all angles on both sides of the matchup. Hilarey gets the 1, primarily for the low blow on Sanchez. Uncalled for.

2. Mikhail Prokhorov, the richest man in Russia, wants to take control of the New Jersey Nets. Would having a non-North American owner be beneficial for the NBA? MZ: How is there even a debate as to whether this is beneficial for basketball? Prokhorov would undoubtedly do wonders for the Nets. Prokhorov has nearly $10-billion in net worth. Obviously, he would be able to appropriately finance the team, and through lucrative contract offers, attract tremendous NBA talent toward the franchise. He would provide a portal for unknown European talents to enter the NBA and enhance the quality of the game. Whereas previously these talents would go unnoticed, Prokhorov would identify them and transport them to the league. Finally, Russia’s wealthiest businessman would provide the financial backing for a new stadium in Brooklyn. The Nets desperately need to leave the Meadowlands, and migrate to Brooklyn, where the team would enjoy an enthusiastic, dedicated fan base.

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BG: A lot of people would suggest that selling the New Jersey Nets to a foreigner would be unpatriotic. However, it would be a strategic move for the Nets and the NBA. Prokhorov would bring financial stability to a Nets organization that has been struggling in the recent recession. Prokhorov’s presence would also allow the Nets to make the move to their new arena in Brooklyn. The other aspect that Prokhorov brings is a new frontier for professional basketball. Basketball in Russia is on the rise, and Prokhorov might be able to bring that talent pool to the Nets and the rest of the NBA. All it takes is one successful player to attract the rest.

The MLB experienced this after the success of Ichiro Suzuki. Japanese players have flocked to the U.S. ever since. The same opportunity could be open to Russia if Prokhorov is allowed to purchase the Nets.

HW: If Russian millionaire Mikhail Prokhov buys the New Jersey Nets, the team and the NBA would definitely benefit from the change. With an international owner, the NBA would be expanding its worldwide

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identity. Also, with the money the Nets would finally be able to move out of the crappy Izod Center, and into a new state of the art stadium. The NBA is looking for other international investors anyway, so why not start with a team like the Nets and then see how it goes from there? It can’t hurt and the money will definitely make up for it.

DS: Mike collects the 3 here because his argument was divided into a list, which made it exponentially easier to follow.

Brandon gets 2 . He was making a lot of the same arguments. And 1 for Hilarey, for slighting Prokhov’s fortune by calling him a “millioinaire.”

3. USC got toppled by 2008’s only winless college team, Washington University. Twopart question: Is the Trojans’ campaign for a BCS National Championship over? Is this fair?

MZ: Even after losing to Jake Locker and Washington, USC is far from being out of the national championship picture. The Trojans lost on the road to a revamped Huskies team, who in the offseason fired the dismal Tyrone Willingham, and replaced him with USC’s own stellar offensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian. If anything, Washington was underrated going into this game, as their new ranking No. 24 in the AP poll represents. While Pete Carroll and company do not have control of their own destiny, they should feel comfortable knowing that there is a good chance Texas, Alabama and Florida will falter at least once with their difficult schedules. However, if these teams were to stay undefeated, then USC is straight out of luck. It blew its shot by losing to Washington, and wouldn’t deserve a bid over one of those unblemished schools.

BG: I want to say that USC still has a chance at the national championship, but recent history suggests it does not, Just look at the 2008 USC Trojans, who arguably were the best college defense ever as the team let up only nine points a game. Yet, the polls ignored this fact

after Pete Carroll’s boys lost early in the year to Oregon State. Playing in a weak Pac-10 conference, the Trojans are expected to be perfect every year and if they’re not, then it’s seen as a failed season. Other teams that play in tougher conferences can usually afford to lose a game and still have a favorable shot at the national championship. The 2007 LSU Tigers even it made it to the big game with two losses, but that is because they play in the well-respected SEC. The fact of the matter is the USC standard is unfair, but that is what makes college football great — every game matters.

HW: After losing to one of the worst teams in college football, there is no way that the USC Trojans could make it to the national championship this year. Washington just broke its 15-game losing streak against USC. That’s really sad. You’d think that USC would be better than to let itself fall apart during a game like that. The only difference on the field was Taylor Mays not being in the game.

Whether it was lack of confidence because of Locker being in, or whether it was because the team just didn’t finish, the Trojans still lost the game. The only way a team can make it to the national championship is by going undefeated all season or by keeping it to a one- loss season. USC already lost one game, so either it wins every game the rest of the season, or kiss the championship game goodbye.

DS: Brandon spit the most real talk this round, so he gets the 3. Hilarey gets the 2 for getting after USC, hard. And 1 point goes to Mike for suggesting that Washington was “underrated.” USC has absolutely no excuse for losing that game, and as Brandon points out, its loss looks infinitely worse than any conference loss potentially incurred by the SEC, Big 10, or Big 12 powerhouses.

Brandon wins the rookie rumble, 8 - 6 - 4

“Some would call this victory beginner’s luck, but I’d call it the first of many.”

— Brandon

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September 30, 2009 The Signal page 23

LIONS ROUNDUP Date 9/12/09 9/24/09 10/2/09 10/17/09 10/23/09 10/31/09 11/7/09 11/14/09

Opponent

@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Trinity Invitational Mainline Invitational Paul Short Invitational Oberlin Interregional Haverford Invitational NJAC Championships ECAC Championships Atlantic Reg. Champs.

Menʼs Soccer

Date 9/1/09 9/5/09 9/6/09 9/11/09 9/12/09 9/16/09 9/19/09 9/23/09 9/26/09 9/30/09 10/3/09 10/10/09 10/14/09 10/17/09 10/21/09 10/24/09 10/28/09

Lion of the Week

Womenʼs Cross Country

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Time/Result 1st of 7 2nd place 2 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

11 a.m.

Opponent

Time/Result

Drew University N.C. Wesleyan College Greensboro College Albright College Arcadia University Stevens Institute of Tech.

Kean University Rowan University Montclair State University Rutgers University - Camden Messiah College New Jersey City University Richard Stockton College William Paterson University Muhlenberg College Ramapo College Rutgers University - Newark

T 0-0 2OT W 3-2 W 3-1 T 0-0 2OT L 0-1 L 1-2 OT W 2-1 2OT T 1-1 2OT L 0-1 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

Michelle Wallace

Cross Country Senior Michelle Wallace finished first among Division III runners on Thursday in the Mainline Invitational. With a time of 17:52, Wallace placed first in the three mile race against 85 Division I and Division III athletes.

-Hilarey

Wojtowicz, Sports Assistant

This Week In Sports Football

Oct. 2 @ Kean University, 7 p.m.

Field Hockey

Womenʼs Tennis

Date 9/1/09 9/9/09 9/12/09 9/12/09 9/19/09 9/23/09 9/25/09 9/26/09 9/27/09 10/15/09 10/16/09 10/17/09 10/18/09

Opponent

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Oct. 2 @ Montclair State University, 7 p.m.

Oct. 6 vs. Johns Hopkins University, 7:30 p.m.

Time/Result

Stevens Institute of Tech. W Kean University W Rutgers University - Newark W William Paterson University W Ramapo College W Richard Stockton College W ITA Regionals ITA Regionals ITA Regionals ITA National Sm. Col. Champs.

ITA National Sm. Col. Champs.

ITA National Sm. Col. Champs.

ITA National Sm. Col. Champs.

9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0

Menʼs Soccer

Sept. 30 vs. Rutgers University - Camden, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 3 vs. Messiah College, 7:30 p.m.

Womenʼs Soccer

TBA TBA TBA TBA

Oct. 3 vs. New Jersey City University, 1 p.m.

Menʼs Tennis

Oct. 2-4 ITA Regional Championships, TBA

Cross Country

Oct. 2 Paul Short Invitational, 2 p.m.

Trivia Question

STAT OF THE WEEK

67

Answer to Last Week’s Trivia Question: 8 games.

In a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, the New York Giants improved an undefeated record to 3-0. The win was the first shutout for the Giants since 2005, when the team beat the Washington Redskins 36-0.

It was also the first game in over 20 years that the Giants held an opponent scoreless on the road.

When was the last time the Giants achieved a shutout victory when playing on another team’s turf?

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The long-standing school record of points in a game is no longer 64. The Lions gained three more points in Saturday’s football game against Morrisville State College to eclipse the record, originally set in 1921. The 67 points increased the Lions’ average of points in a game to 57.3, which may help the team become the top scoring team in Division III football this season.