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Lions’ EMS announces shutdown Huckabee sports

By Katie Brenzel News Editor

This semester will be Lions’ Emergency Medical Service’s (EMS) last, according to Michael Delatore, Logistics Captain and senior criminology major. The shutdown of the volunteer-based organization was announced to its members Wednesday March 31, as a result of the resignation of Holly Heller, current adviser to Lions’ EMS. According to Heller, her resignation is a result of recent changes and requirements for the organization’s leadership. Lions’ EMS sought funding from the College last year, and is no longer funded by the Student Finance Board (SFB) as a result. This change requires the organization to be overseen by a supervisor, rather than an adviser. The responsibilities of a supervisor transcend the role of adviser, she said, requiring that the individual be an EMT. “The role of supervisor of Lions’ EMS is a much more in depth role and time commitment,” Heller said in an e-mail interview. “Unfortunately I can not take on those increased responsibilities. They go

Road EMS squad.

The group was formed on Sept. 1, 1998, as a quick response team on campus to supplement care provided by local EMS agencies, Heller said. Lions’ EMS provided opportunity for medical experience in pre-hospital emergency care to the campus as a well as standby service at sports events, concerts and other scheduled events, according to its Web site. The organization offered 9-1-1 response from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday. During daytime hours, semester breaks and holidays, EMS care isn’t provided by Lions’ EMS. According to an individual who has been involved with the organization for three years and is familiar with the situation, who asked to remain anonymous, response time will suffer with the termination of Lions’ EMS. “Response times will be significantly longer than before,” he said. “Students calling for an ambulance should expect to wait as much as 15 minutes rather than the three to four they are accustomed to with Lions’ EMS.”

would be and their response was a roaring ovation for Cavallo.

Freshman business major Cynthia Sha described Cavallo’s performance as “orgasmic.”

Cavallo became a Facebook sensation earlier in the year with a similar impersonation of “Bad Romance” that won him the T/W Talent Show, but he stepped up his game on Monday as he came out dressed in caution tape and a black thong.

“It took lots of tape, lots of makeup, a lot of dancing and of course a lot of

hours listening to Lady Gaga,” Cavallo said. “But, I’ll look for any excuse to be Lady Gaga.”

The show was hosted by PRISM and co-sponsored by Travers’s staff and the Residence Hall Association.

“After we got the acts together it was just putting stuff together and running out to get supplies,” Heather Lemley, the treasurer of PRISM, said.

The Drag Show was a free event, but a basket was passed around to collect

“I hear this is a really conservative campus,” former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee joked in Kendall Hall Wednesday April 7. The event followed a book signing session at 7 pm in the Social Science Building Atrium. It was sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA).

Huckabee spoke about his career, his political views and the 2008 presidential campaign process. He won over the mostly democratic state of Arkansas in 1997 to serve as governor until 2007 before starting his run for the Republican presidential nomination. During the course of the evening, students of every political affiliation clapped in support of his stances on accountability in education and his “Fair Tax” tax reform, which would replace income tax filings with a consumption tax that would apply only to non-‘necessities’

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Katie Brenzel can be reached at brenzel2@tcnj.edu.

PRISM hosts annual Drag show in T/W ‘Lady Gaga’ impersonator steals the show

By Brandon Gould Sports Assistant Students packed into the Travers and Wolfe Main Lounge to see boys be girls and girls be boys in PRISM’S annual Drag Show on Monday April 5.

Billy Cavallo, freshman biology major, stole the show with his tiarawinning impersonation of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”

Not all the judges were swayed by “Gaga’s” performance, but the crowd had the final say on who the winner

sense of humor

beyond my current job description, scope of practice and expertise.”

Heller said the current state of the College’s budget has made finding a qualified replacement for the position of supervisor difficult. Without supervision, the organization can’t continue to provide services on campus, she said. Efforts to prevent the shutdown are currently in progress, including a proposal and letter from Lions’ EMS submitted to the Vice President of Student Affairs. At press time, the ultimate decision has yet to be announced.

With 82 members, 20 to 25 of whom are active responders, according to Heller, many members are concerned with the effects the cancellation of services will have on the campus.

“I think students will be adversely affected,” Delatore said. “We’re on campus, we’re able to respond to calls quicker.”

Campus medical emergencies will now fall solely to local EMS agencies and Campus Police, whereas Lions’ EMS provided medical assessment, when in service, until local agencies arrived. Heller said students who are involved in Lions’ EMS are encouraged to join local agencies, such as the Pennington

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Mike Huckabee discussed his career and political views in Kendall Hall.

By Laura Herzog Nation and World Editor

to Fondwa’ highlights Sleeping for a good cause ‘Road history of racism toward Haiti

By Juliana Fidler News Assistant

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Habitat for Humanity staged a ‘sleep out’ in front of the New Library on April 7 to raise awareness about homelessness and money for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.

The challenges facing Haiti existed before the January 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, according to Winnifred Brown-Glaude, professor of AfricanAmerican studies at the April 6 screening of “Road to Fondwa.”

The event, sponsored by Here for Haiti, drew students and faculty members and included a panel discussion following the film. The panel consisted of Robert McGreevey of the history department, Maggie Benoit of the physics department and Brown-

Glaude.

The documentary, made in 2008, showed the Haitian community of Fondwa and the progress the people there have made to respond to the extreme poverty.

Many countries, such as the United States, Canada and France have “put their hands on Haiti,” said a man in the documentary.

During the panel discussion, McGreevey talked about the “history of interdependence” between the U.S. and Haiti and the “legacy of racism” present

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Summer time fun See this week’s Health column for ways to prep for the season.

Baseball victory Lions beat No. 12-ranked team in Division III.

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SFB presents new budget for 2011 to SGA

By Emily Brill Arts & Entertainment Assistant

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Executive President Billy Plastine told SGA ‘it is not our duty to choose how the budget is allocated.’

Members of the Student Finance Board (SFB) appeared before the general body of the Student Government Association (SGA) last Wednesday to present potential changes to the Student Activity Fee (SAF) budget for next year. Proposed changes in the budget involve a $45 increase for the 2011 fiscal year.

SFB plans to spend $7,000 less on publicity, taking the allotment of funds for advertising events from $10,000 to $3,000. They also plan to cut the funding appropriated for student leaders, as the SFB Executive Assistant is no longer getting paid, according to SGA vice president of business and administration Brian Block.

Among the increases proposed is a $7,000 new appropriation set aside in order to open a box office out of Kendall Hall, to sell tickets for all events occurring in the building. According to the budget’s increase explanations, this will give them a better way of tracking ticket sales, and will give clubs a break from selling tickets and holding cash themselves.

Another proposed increase is in special events, which, according to the increase explanations found on the budget report, “is the money appropriated at our

weekly meetings, funding most of the events you see going on throughout this year.”

The budget is increased approximately three percent every year to match inflation rates.

Billy Plastine, executive president of the SGA, thanked SFB for its presentation and reminded SGA members of where they fit into the budget approval process.

“Keep in mind that the SGA’s role in the budget approval process is to simply confirm that the SFB went through the proper steps in creating a budget,” Plastine, senior political science and business administration double major, said. “It is not our duty to choose how the budget is allocated.”

Plastine also reminded students of his State of the Campus address, which appeared in last week’s edition of The Signal.

“I hope you all had a chance to look over my State of the Campus address. I hope I represented you all well.

Hopefully this is a way to communicate with the student body about what the SGA is doing and also about important issues the campus is facing,” Plastine said.

The address will also appear on SGA’s website and on its Facebook fanpage.

SGA will meet again on Wednesday April 14 at 3 p.m. in Brower Student Center room 202W.

Event teaches PRISM to hold National Day of Silence health safety

By Maddie Cox Correspondent

Three people who shared the common goal of promoting health risk education and awareness presented to a small group of students and faculty in an event called “Emphasizing Safety and Prevention” on Thursday in the Library Auditorium. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. sponsored the event. The featured speakers included Vincent Pearson M.D., Trina L. Gipson-Jones, assistant professor of the College’s school of Nursing, and Colleen Thornton of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

“HIV is a beast set on those who don’t know how to protect themselves. What we are here to do is arm you with this news,” GipsonJones said during her presentation, called the “Beauty and the Beast of HIV and AIDS.” She discussed the importance of education of this disease, as there are now approximately 33.4 million people in the world living with HIV, including about 2.1 million children.

“Sometimes we all have that ‘it can’t be me’ syndrome, but it can be you. It can be anyone,” Gipson-Jones said.

Pearson discussed health issues in young African-American men. He explained the top causes of death in New Jersey for the group include unintentional injuries, homicide, hypertension, diabetes and testicular and prostate cancer. According to Pearson, these causes of death are largely due to cultural and socio-economical reasons.

Thornton gave a presentation titled “Understanding Blood Cancers.” She informed the audience about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

“The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the World’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services,” she said.

Thornoton also said the society is responsible for raising 600 million dollars of research for blood cancer. The society has family support groups, patient financial aid, patient services and research programs.

“It was a good program, some stuff you never hear about, there are always myths, but it was good to have a discussion, to be able to talk to our peers and professors,” Maurisa Thomas, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha and senior history and secondary education major, said.

“It was very informative. Some of these topics you are fed, but we got a chance to interact,” said Rochelle Prevard, a junior open options major.

By Kelly Johnson Staff Writer

The Student Finance Board (SFB) approved PRISM’s request for $1,741.06 to hold the National Day of Silence at the College during their April 7 meeting. Participants will not speak for 24 hours during the National Day of Silence, which was founded in 1996 to protest bullying and discrimination of the LGBT community.

At approximately 5 p.m. PRISM will host a “Breaking the Silence” party featuring a barbeque dinner outside and a dance in the Brower Student Center, which will be the time for the students to break their silence and speak again.

For teachers or anyone else who are unable to take part in the vow of silence for any reason, buttons will be distributed to symbolize their support.

“It’s a very good event … I think it’s very important for students,” Brian Block, Student Government Association (SGA) representative and junior political science major, said.

The event will be on Friday April 16.

SFB also voted to allocate a cappella singing group i-Tunes $1,011 for their Haiti benefit concert, “If You’re Out There.”

I-Tunes will be performing as well as a cappella groups the Trentones and the TrebleMakers. The performances will be free, but donations for Haiti relief efforts will be collected.

Originally, i-Tunes wanted to hold this event separately from the Here for Haiti Organization, an umbrella organization for other clubs raising money for Haiti. Michael Stolar, executive director of SFB and senior finance major, urged i-Tunes to work with Here for Haiti since that is the organizations’ purpose, and because the Haiti relief effort has been the selected charity to put donations towards.

The performances will be held in Kendall Hall on April 27, doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will take place 8 to 10 p.m.

“I think it’s a good event and I think it will get the projected number,” said Garrett Hoffman, administrative director and junior mathematics major.

As part of the Islamic Awareness Week, the Islam Society of TCNJ will be bringing Dasham K. Brookins to the College after SFB allocated them $840 for the event.

Brookins, also known as Brother Dash, is a poet and artist who will be speaking about spirituality, culture and social justice issues. There will also be

cultural foods from the Middle East and Asia available to students while listening to Brother Dash.

He will be appearing at the College on Thursday April 15 in the Travers and Wolfe Main Lounge. The event starts at 8 p.m.

SFB voted to allocate SGA $483.06 of their $958.46 request for their School of Science Spring Carnival after cutting out food costs.

Student organizations that make up the school of Science Advisory Board include Physics Club, Pre-students of Osteopathic Medicine and Astronomy Club will be hosting events and games pertaining to their organization at the carnival.

The carnival will take place on Wednesday April 14 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Science Complex .

SFB unanimously voted to deny funding for the Islam Society of TCNJ’s request for $101.80 for their Women in Islam event. The board concluded that they could not fund the event since it had already been advertised and will be happening regardless of whether or not it is SAF-funded.

For the event the group will hand hijabs (headscarves) out to non-Islamic women at the College to show them what it feels like to be a woman in Islam.

There will also be a coffee and tea table later at night in the Spiritual Center.

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

SFB approved funding for PRISM’s National Day of Silence, which will include a ‘Breaking the Silence’ afterparty with a barbeque and dance.

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“The drug dealers, the pimps, the prostitutes who don’t pay? They’re going to start paying like everyone else,” Huckabee said.

Students laughed frequently at Huckabee’s consistent jokes, which punctuated the evening.

“I thought his talk was very candid and upfront. I was happy to hear that he agreed with our president’s student loan reform. He was honest and that’s all you can ask for even if you disagree with policy,” College Democrats President, Brian Block, said.

The former governor, who currently hosts “Huckabee,” Fox News Channel’s top-rated weekend talk show, also used the talk as an opportunity to express his distaste with the mainstream media, which he felt had poorly covered not only his candidacy in 2008, but also politics in general.

“Not that many people pay attention to politics,” he said. “I’m amazed by the difference the Fox show has made. It’s a bit strange that most Americans pay more attention to what’s on TV than who’s running for president.”

Huckabee also said he hopes some people start paying more attention to to policy rather than personality in politicians because politicians care about votes more than people.

“I think if any person under 30 is not boiling angry and very politically involved then they are not staying abreast of the issues,” added Huckabee, referencing the debt, the deficit and the heightened insurance payments that many Americans will face as a result of the recent health-care bill. He also said he was concerned about the amount of job opportunities that were going to be available and how much their paychecks young people were going to be able to keep.

The ordained Baptist minister also professed resentment at the media’s representation of him as a “onedimensional religious person.”

“People failed to recognize that I actually had the most experience of all the presidential candidates,”

he said. “There were 11 televised debates, one and a half to two hours each, and there was only one question on health care … there were zero questions on education.”

Preceding his public appearances, Huckabee also made himself available for a campus press conference at 5:30 p.m in the new Interactive Multimedia Building’s conference room, after which he attended dinner with members of the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Student Funding Board (SFB).

The main event, which consisted of a 20-minute talk and a slightly longer question-and-answer period, lasted just under an hour.

Olaniyi Solebo, SGA vice president of legal and government affairs, who moderated the questionand-answer portion of the evening, explained to the audience that Huckabee needed to leave to tape a segment of his radio show “Huckabee Report,” which broadcasts nation-wide every morning, noon and evening on the Citadel Media Network. “The governor is extremely busy,” Solebo said.

Huckabee’s busy schedule called many to wonder if his increasing public presence indicated an interest in running for the presidency in 2012.

“I asked him if was and he kinda looked at me and said he wasn’t really sure yet, and I honestly felt like he was being sincere. However, if you look at his book tour for ‘Do the Right Thing’ (his 2008 New York Times Bestseller) it was almost like a campaign trip,” said College Republicans President Nick Lukaszewicz, sophomore political science major. “I hope he does run. I think his experience as a successful governor in an overwhelming democratic state like Arkansas could transfer to success in Washington.”

“He was also very personal and although I’ve met many politicians and I know that’s a signature trait of all of them, I’ve also met enough to know it wasn’t just an act and he was sincerely interested in (the College) and in the students he met throughout the day,” said sophomore political science major Gina Lauterio. Lauterio is vice president of the College

“Not many people pay attention to politics … It’s a bit strange that most Americans pay more attention to what’s on TV than who’s running for president.”

— Mike Huckabee

Tom O’Dell / Photo Assistant

Mike Huckabee said he felt mainstream media poorly covered his candidacy in 2008.

Republicans.

When asked by the campus media to explain how he deals with the ‘phony politician’ stereotype, Huckabee didn’t miss an opportunity to crack a joke.

“I try to be as phony as I can,” he said, before answering the question seriously. “I think the main thing is that you live your life so that you can connect with people in your daily existence. I think a lot of it is just ‘be who you are.”

Fondwa / Town is working together to rebuild

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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti destroyed towns and lives. On April 6 students and faculty viewed a film that showed the Haitian town of Fondwa working to rebuild after the devastation. continued from page 1 in American attitudes toward Haiti, the first independent black republic. This could be seen, he said, in “how the

relief aid was handled” after the earthquake.

The Peasant Association of Fondwa (APF), established in 1988, has been working toward solving the commu-

nity’s problems. Already, the town has potable water, a school, a radio station and a health clinic, said one of its members.

The film shows the people of Fondwa working to build up the road needed for development in an act they call a konbit, which is working together toward a common goal.

Joseph Phillipe, a priest in the film, set this example by studying abroad and returning to help his hometown.

All of Haiti needs to develop, so Fondwa wants to “share this experience with other areas,” Merault, the community leader in the film, said. “Fondwa is like one finger in the hand … if you don’t have all the rest, you will be handicapped.”

Brown-Glaude spoke of the “perception that the current conditions of Haiti’s underdevelopment … were caused by internal factors.” Without letting “corrupt politicians and elites off the hook,” she said, the external factors of “the globalization of the economy” and the “double-edged sword of humanitarian aid” should be acknowledged.

Because of free trade, the entire agricultural sector of Haiti’s economy was “devastated,” she said, emphasizing rice specifically. Haitians can buy American-grown rice for much cheaper, so Haitian farmers cannot make money.

Many people have moved from the rural areas to the cities to find jobs that are not available, creating a “concentration of poverty in the city,” she said.

The earthquake caused a “reverse migration,” and the rural towns are now faced with the challenge of “absorbing the large number of people moving back,” many of whom are not skilled as farmers.

In terms of aid, while people should keep giving, Haitians need to have “a larger voice” in how the money is being used, she said.

Benoit explained the physics of the earthquake that occurred in Haiti, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, and why the damage and death toll there was so much greater than in Chile, which recently had an 8.8-level earthquake that released 500 times more energy.

The earthquake in Chile, she says, was 35 km deep, and the one in Haiti was only 15 km deep.

According to Benoit, the loose, wet soil in Haiti also caused the buildings, which were built with concrete that is not reinforced and other materials not made to withstand earthquakes, to fail because “the foundations were compromised.”

The re-development needs to be “realistic” in building new, safer structures “with the resources available,” she said.

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Student Government Association Election Candidates 2010

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Executive President

Brian Block

Junior Political Science Major Current Position: Vice President of Administration and Finance

It would be an honor and a privilege to be elected your Student Government Association (SGA) Executive President

for the 2010-2011 academic year. I am a junior political science major with two minors. I have been serving the students of (the College) since my freshman year when I was elected as a Senator of Culture and Society and have since served two terms as the Vice President of Administration and Finance.

I have sat on the Student Finance Board as the SGA Representative for the past two years and I am also the President of the TCNJ College Democrats. I believe that first and foremost, student government exists to fight for the students. My life at the College has been dedicated to serving my fellow students to my fullest abilities and I believe that I have accrued the knowledge and the experience to serve as your Executive President.

Executive Vice President

Corey Dwyer

Sophomore Political Science Major Current Position: Sophomore Class Vice President and Governmental Affairs Chair

Being a part of the SGA has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had at (the College), and it would be a genuine privilege to continue fighting on your behalf. I have served as the class of 2012 Vice President for the past two years, and as the SGA’s Governmental Affairs Chair this past year. Next week, you will have the opportunity to decide who will help to lead the SGA in addressing your concerns and advocating for your interests. I can promise you that if you give me the privilege of representing you, I will not let you down. Thank you to everybody who has supported me so far, and I truly hope that the rest of you will join us in electing me Executive Vice President of the SGA.

Alternate Student Trustee

Robert Poss

Sophomore Economics and Political Science Double Major Current Position: Senator of Business I would love to represent you as Alternate Student Trustee for so many

Randi Lynn Veenstra

Sophomore History Major Current Position: Vice President of Equity and Diversity The Alternate Student Trustee has the opportunity to be the voice of the students on the Board of Trustees. I ask that you appoint

reasons that it would be hard to list them all here. I believe I will be an excellent AST because of my absolute dedication to the student body and love for our college. Being in SGA for the last two years has taught me so much. It has taught me one simple truth and the truth is that students truly matter. As the AST I will lobby to keep tuition low for all students while advocating and stressing for more state aid in this troublesome economy. I will help strengthen the bond between fellow N.J. colleges and universities in order to form a more powerful union in which to promote higher education. It would be an absolute honor for me to represent you as AST. If you vote for me I will show you that truly ‘Anything is POSSible!’ me to be your voice because of my passion and my experience. For the last two years as a member of the Student Government Association, a Community Advisor and a College Ambassador I have seen what our campus has to offer academically, socially and recreationally. I have seen why our school is the No. 1 public institution in the Northern region, as rated by U.S. News & World Report, as well as one of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s, top educational values in the country. I have also seen the trouble that our school faces in this poor economic state.

Our great school does not deserve to be lost in this mess, and our students should not be the ones who have to pay. I urge you to vote for me so that I can be your voice in decisions that lead to our school’s future greatness.

Olaniyi Solebo

Sophomore Political Science Major Current Position: Vice President for Legal and Governmental Affairs I firmly believe that you cannot be a leader without knowing how to follow. For the last two years, I have been a proud member of the Student Government Association. I have had the honor and privilege to have been elected as both Senator At-Large and Vice President

for Legal and Governmental Affairs. I have had the fine privilege of representing my peers on governance bodies here at the College, in committee rooms at the Statehouse, and in the offices of our state public servants. Along with this year’s Legal and Governmental Affairs Committee, I have helped to do so many things on your behalf. Next year, I want to lead the Student Government and do so much more!

I am a “servant leader.” I think the fact that I understand that … the concept that leadership is a servant role, instead of a superior role, makes me mostly qualified … This isn’t about me, it’s about we. Please visit our campaign group (Facebook search: Solebo/Dwyer ’10).

If you see me in the next coming days, please stop me. Questioning of your leaders is the most integral part of any democracy and I want you to begin questioning me starting now … I hope you will consider voting for me.

Vice President of Equity and Diversity

Lynette Barnes

Senior Psychology and Women and Gender Studies Double Major Current Position: Associate Member I am running for the Vice President of Equity and Diversity position because I can do an excellent job as a liaison between SGA and organizations in

Erik Hendrickson

Senior Civil Engineering Major Current Position: Senator of Engineering “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi. I believe that in order to have any change happen in the world we live in, you must first make

regards to cultural and justice initiatives. In my years at (the College), I have had many opportunities to educate my peers about sensitive topics such as racism and sexual violence. I have been a Student Anti-Violence Educator for the Office of Anti-Violence Initiatives for three years and a member of the Black Student Union for three years. I have served in the SGA as an Equity and Diversity committee member and I’ve learned that it of the utmost importance that we as students learn from one another outside of the classroom in regards to safe and fair practices. As next year’s Black Student Union president, it would be an honor to bring the message of unity, justice, and acceptance to the entire campus. the change in your own personal life and daily activities. By making changes in my own life, I have seen those around me change and become more positive and alive individuals. I have visions for creating a more sustainable, cohesive, inclusive and interconnected campus and community through both physical changes manifested in our environment, as well as more personal inner changes that breathe life to those manifestations.

The phrase ‘if you want something done right, you must do it yourself’ has been a motto I have lived by my entire life, and has taken me on journeys I will never forget. Big changes that bring us all closer together don’t rely on large funding and struggle, but rather require dedication, commitment and shared vision between creative and inspired individuals.

Meet the candidates and ask questions!

Candidates Forum Thursday, April 15 8:30-9:30 p.m.

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Nation & World

Ukraine to give up nuke material, boost for summit WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama optimistically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit Monday, boosted by Ukraineʼs announcement that it will give up its weaponsgrade uranium. More sobering — Obamaʼs counterterrorism chief pointedly warned that al-Qaida is vigorously pursuing material and expertise for a bomb.

Ukraineʼs decision dovetailed with Obamaʼs goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within four years — an objective that the White House hopes will be endorsed by all summit countries at a closing session Tuesday, even if the means to accomplish it are unclear.

Before formally opening the summit with a reception and working dinner, Obama held a series of one-on-one meetings with leaders from China, Jordan, Ukraine, Armenia and Malaysia. Presidential aides billed the summit as the largest gathering of world leaders hosted by an American president since the 1945 conference in San Francisco that founded the United Nations.

In a brief exchange with reporters, Obama said of the summit: “Itʼs impressive. I think itʼs an indication of how deeply concerned everybody should be with the possibilities of nuclear traffic, and I think at the end of this weʼre going to see some very specific, concrete actions that each nation is taking that will make the world a little bit safer.”

The talks are a centerpiece of Obamaʼs broader agenda for ridding the world of nuclear weapons, a long-term process that he says should include gradual disarmament by the nuclear powers, stronger steps to head off a nuclear arms race and more urgent action to lock down tons of plutonium and highly enriched uranium that are the key building blocks of atomic weapons.

Not all countries share Obamaʼs view that the nuclearmaterials problem is a priority. Some think the bigger emphasis should be on disarmament, particularly by the United States and Russia, which despite recent reductions still possess 90 percent of the worldʼs nuclear arms.

At a parallel unofficial conference of more than 200 international nuclear experts, participants said too many leaders donʼt share Obamaʼs urgency about nuclear ingredients.

“There is a great complacency among policymakers around the world that terrorist groups couldnʼt make a nuclear bomb,” said Matthew Bunn of Harvard.

Pakistani physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy focused on his home

region, where both Pakistan and India are building up their nuclear arsenals.

“Unfortunately, I do not see this concern either in Pakistan or India about nuclear terrorism,” he said. “Both countries do not see the seriousness of this situation.”

Seeking to highlight the urgency of the threat posed by terrorists in pursuit of a nuclear bomb, John Brennan, the White Houseʼs counterterrorism chief, told reporters that alQaida is actively in search of the key ingredients for a bomb and the expertise to assemble it.

He said such an improvised device could be obtained through criminal gangs or by infiltrating nuclear labs in Pakistan or other nuclear nations.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Obamaʼs conference offers a way to reinforce existing global controls on nuclear materials.

“Itʼs an area that people talk about a lot, but frankly there hasnʼt been the concerted international attention in these two areas that there might have been,” Gates said at the Pentagon.

“I think that it creates some real opportunities.”

Ukraine, which gave a major boost to arms control in 1994 when it agreed to surrender the nuclear weapons it inherited in the collapse of the Soviet Union, agreed to get rid of its weapons-grade fuel by 2012, according to the White House. Some details are yet to be worked out, including how and where the fuel will be disposed of, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

Gibbs said the material could be sent to the U.S. or Russia.

He declined to specify the amount, other than to say it was enough to make several nuclear weapons.

After a private meeting, Obama and Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych issued a statement in which Obama praised the agreement as historic and pledged U.S. technical and financial assistance to support it. No dollar amount was mentioned.

As for nuclear risks from terrorists, Brennan said that alQaida and other groups “know that, if they are able to acquire highly enriched uranium or separated plutonium and turn it into a weapon, they would have the ability not only to threaten our security and world order in an unprecedented manner but also to kill and injure many thousands of innocent men, women, and children, which is al-Qaidaʼs sole agenda.”

The counterterror chief said international criminal gangs, aware of al-Qaidaʼs interest, are a potential source of key

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, listens as counterterrorism adviser John Brennan briefs the media at the Nuclear Security Summit on Monday April 12. materials. He said some criminal groups have tricked alQaida by offering sales of phony materials, but al-Qaida has responded by developing the scientific expertise it needs to weed out scams.

Al-Qaida also is a threat to penetrate the nuclear establishments of countries like Pakistan, where al-Qaida leadership resides, Brennan said.

“Al-Qaida is looking for those vulnerabilities and facilities and stockpiles in different countries that would allow them to obtain the byproducts of nuclear reactors and materials that they can use, but also to go after those individuals that might have access to the materials, as well as individuals who have the expertise that they need to actually fabricate and improvise a nuclear device,” he said.

Okla. tea parties and lawmakers want militia OKLAHOMA CITY — Frustrated by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper federal infringements on state sovereignty.

Tea party movement leaders say theyʼve discussed the idea with several supportive lawmakers and hope to get legislation next year to recognize a new volunteer force.

They say the unit would not resemble militia groups that have been raided for allegedly plotting attacks on law enforcement officers.

“Is it scary? It sure is,” said tea party leader Al Gerhart of Oklahoma City, who heads an umbrella group of tea party factions called the Oklahoma Constitutional Alliance. “But when do the states stop rolling over for the federal government?”

Thus far, the discussions have been exploratory. Even the proponents say they donʼt know how an armed force would be organized nor how a state-based militia could block federal mandates. Critics also asserted that the force could inflame extremism, and that the National Guard already provides for the stateʼs military needs.

“Have they heard of the Oklahoma City bombing?” said Joseph Thai, a constitutional law professor at the University of Oklahoma.

The state observes the 15th anniversary of the anti-government attack on Monday.

Such actions could “throw fuel in the fire of radicals,” he said.

But the militia talks reflect the frustration

of some grass roots groups seeking new ways of fighting recent federal initiatives, such as the health reform plan, which requires all citizens to have health insurance. Over the last year, tea party groups across the country have staged rallies and pressured politicians to protest big government and demand reduced public spending.

In strongly conservative states like Oklahoma, some legislators have also discussed further action to fight federal policies, such as state legislation and lawsuits.

State Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, a Republican candidate for governor who has appealed for tea party support, said supporters of a state militia have talked to him, and that he believes the citizen unit would be authorized under the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

The founding fathers “were not referring to a turkey shoot or a quail hunt. They really werenʼt even talking about us having the ability to protect ourselves against each other,” Brogdon said. “The Second Amendment deals directly with the right of an individual to keep and bear arms to protect themselves from an overreaching federal government.”

Another lawmaker, state Rep. Charles Key, R-Oklahoma City, said he believes thereʼs a good chance of introducing legislation for a state-authorized militia next year.

Tea party leader J.W. Berry of the Tulsabased OKforTea began soliciting interest in a state militia through his newsletter under the subject “Buy more guns, more bullets.”

“Itʼs not a far-right crazy plan or anything

News Bits Russian investigators suggested human error may have been to blame in the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others, saying on Monday April 12 that there were no technical problems with the Sovietmade plane.

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Al Gerhart, co-founder of the Sooner Tea Party and founder of Oklahoma Constitutional Alliance, is shown holding a poster from their 2009 convention on Monday April 12 in Oklahoma City. like that,” Berry said. “This would be done with the full cooperation of the state Legislature.”

State militias clearly are constitutionally authorized, but have not been used in recent times, said Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee and an expert on the Second Amendment.

“Whether someone should get a militia to go toe-to-toe with the federal government ... now, that strikes me as kind of silly,” he said.

Cuban state media dismissed U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a cynic on Monday for her assertion that Fidel and Raul Castro donʼt want Washingtonʼs 48-year embargo lifted because they would no longer be able to blame America for their countryʼs problems.

The Washington Post won four Pulitzer prizes on Monday, the most of any newspaper in the 2010 awards for journalism.

In a surprise move, Conan OʼBrien signed with TBS on Monday.

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Editorial

Lions’ EMS at risk to be disbanded, College must act

Cop Shop is one of The Signal’s most popular columns.

As much as The Signal staff is unwilling to admit it, many people only read The Signal for Cop Shop. Besides the occasional funny moment (“We’re smoking pot” and the clown loose in Eickhoff Hall come to mind), the incidents reported in Cop Shop are serious and occasionally dangerous or lifethreatening. Clowns and pot smokers may be mentioned every once in a while, but who’s mentioned every single week?

Lions’ EMS. Lions’ EMS is constantly saving someone in Cop Shop, and are always the first on the scene in medical emergencies. They help students who have had too much to drink.

They may even come help you if you get a bad paper cut because that’s their job — to help College students.

Lion’s EMS has become a staple on this campus and we all rely on them. They are one of the few organizations on Campus that potentially reaches every single person. We never know when we may need them, but if we do, they’ll be there.

Except they may not be very soon.

Because they switched to funding from the College as opposed to funding from the Student Finance Board, Lions’ EMS need a supervisor instead of an adviser. According to the story on this issue’s front page, “the responsibilities of a supervisor transcend the role of adviser, requiring that the individual be an EMT.” So, because the supervisor needs to be an EMT, the squad is having a hard time finding someone to fill the position.

And if no one fills the position, Lions’ EMS will cease to exist. I can’t even begin to stress what a loss this would be to the College.

Holly Heller, the current adviser to Lions’ EMS, said that the state of the College’s budget is to blame for the difficulty in finding a replacement for Heller. Lions’ EMS itself is doing everything they can, including a proposal and letter submitted to the vice president of Student Affairs.

But we can help. If the College community comes together to show the administration how much Lions’ EMS means to us, we could really make a difference. So write to the vice president of Student Affairs. Shoot an e-mail to President Gitenstein. Call every administrator that could even help a little.

If Lions’ EMS is disbanded, their response time of two to four minutes will stretch to the 15 minutes it will take offcampus EMS organizations to get to here (like Ewing EMS).

That 15 minutes can make a world of difference.

“I think students will be adversely affected,” Michael Delatore, Lions’ EMS Logistics Captain and senior criminology major, said of the possible disbandment. “We’re on campus, we’re able to respond quicker.”

We will be adversely affected if Lions’ EMS ceases to exist. So make it known that you want the group of people who heals this Campus’s hurts to keep answering those calls. And to keep appearing in Cop Shop. Imagine how much worse the reports might be without them.

— Caroline Russomanno Managing Editor

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Lions’ EMS aides College students when they have medical emergencies.

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5% I refuse to watch organized sporting events.

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We’re on campus, we’re able to respond to calls quicker.”

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— Mike Huckabee on his failed 2008 bid for the presidency “It means a cow.”

— Steven Avigliano as Vice Principal Douglas Patch in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on the definition of ‘cow’

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LETTERS

WTSR responds to campus cancer event

By Melissa Virzi, Lauren Gurry and Michell Yzaguirre WTSR Executive Board Members The 2010-2011 Executive Board of 91.3 WTSR, the College’s radio station, would like to formally thank you for your extensive coverage of the “Laugh in the Face of Cancer” comedy show.

Writing two articles related to the show was far more than we expected and are very grateful for the coverage provided, as WTSR has been working diligently to increase its presence on campus for the past two years. The WTSR Board of Directors got a kick out of The Signal Limelight about why 1990s Nickelodeon was superior, and we are honored to have been fodder for The Signal ’s editors during the editorial process.

With this being said, the current WTSR Executive Board – Melissa Virzi (Station Manager), Lauren Gurry (Operations Manager) and Michelle Yzaguirre (Program Manager) – and Board of Directors must admit we were slightly disappointed with some of the coverage in the article “Kel Mitchell headlines ‘Laugh in the Face of Cancer.’”

Although the article mentions that WTSR was the organization behind “Laugh in the Face of Cancer,” it also leads readers to believe Jason Cantor – the 2009-2010 Grants and Funding Director at WTSR – planned the event singlehandedly, and that WTSR was merely his financial backing.

The fact of the matter is that although “Laugh in the Face of Cancer” was Jason’s idea and he

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Kel Mitchell hosted the WTSR campus wide event, ʻLaugh in the Face of Cancerʼ comedy show, which sold more than 700 tickets. wanted to honor his mother with the show, the entire WTSR Board of Directors put their blood, sweat and tears into the show for the entire semester, and Jason planned the event as part of his capacity as Grants and Funding Director.

Jason proposed “Laugh in the Face of Cancer” after the Board of Directors decided to cancel WTSR’s Concert Series, due to lack of interest in the campus community. The Board of Directors trusted that with Jason’s experience planning comedy shows, we would be fully capable of planning, promoting and executing a highly successful event in Kendall Hall.

The 2009-2010 Board of Directors – Darren Farinas, Lauren Gurry, Michelle Yzaguirre, Chris Payne, Melissa Virzi, Jon Irizarry, Melissa Radzimski, Diana Huang, Winston Moy and Jason Cantor – invested a lot personally and financially to the event, allocating nearly all of WTSR’s organizational funds for its planning and execution. Every member of the board was given tasks to plan, promote and find sponsor-

ship for the event.

Darren Farinas, who was WTSR’s Station Manager for two years, worked very closely with Jason on “Laugh in the Face of Cancer,” becoming frazzled with stress more often than he’d like to admit. Diana Huang, the 2009-10 Public Relations Director worked relentlessly to promote the event to the campus community, and Winston Moy, WTSR’s Web Director, continuously posted information about “Laugh in the Face of Cancer” to wtsr.org.

Darren, Lauren and Michelle all individually admitted to having nightmares about “Laugh in the Face of Cancer” in the weeks preceding the event and were relieved when WTSR sold more than 700 tickets. Those tickets translate to an approximate $3,000 donation to the American Cancer Society. This success was the result of the hard work of our entire 2009-2010 Board of Directors, the 2010-2011 Board of Directors, WTSR staff volunteers and our advisor, Kevin Potucek.

Student speaks out against SGA and SFB

By Venkat Ramamoorthi

Mike Huckabee: $25,000 Event in Kendall Hall: 40 minutes Closed door dinner banquet with members of the SGA and SFB: 90 minutes.

Apparently the SGA thinks that when they sponsor a speaker to come to campus they are doing it purely for their own enjoyment.

The problem is they are using our tuition money to pay for their fun.

Prior to the Mike Huckabee speech in Kendall Hall the SGA held a closed door banquet dinner for Mike Huckabee in Loser Hall. The banquet lasted 90 minutes, more than twice as long as the actual event the SGA was funded to host.

I’m well aware that in many cases groups that bring speakers to campus go out with the speakers they sponsor. But in these instances

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there are key differences. The outing occurs after the event, not at the sacrifice of it. And it is an outing. In the Huckabee case tuition money paid for a private banquet on campus before the actual event.

To be fair there was a short time dedicated to a book signing in the Social Science Building Atrium for about 50 minutes after the banquet and before the event. The members of the SGA and SFB, however, kept the line of students moving faster than the Soup Man. After all, why should they care if anyone else talks to the speaker after they do?

How did all of this get the okay for funding? The SFB voted in favor of this course of events for this price tag. Looking closer reveals the answer. The SFB was invited to the private banquet and some its members were present there.

They used our tuition money to host a night of fun for themselves and the students got the leftover 40 minutes. This is unacceptable.

If you could hold a Res Life program for students, what kind of program would you do?

“Fried Oreos.”

“CA Idol.”

“CAs vs. students sporting event.”

“Anything with good prizes.”

—Cris Kedmenec, freshman computer engineering major

—Ian Boyle, sophomore math and secondary education major

—Joe Borsellino, —Kim Boden, freshman open options sophomore nursing Culture and Society major major

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Drag / Transgendered performance enlightens crowd continued from page 1 donations for the Rainbow Room, which is part of the Bucks County Planned Parenthood. The Rainbow Room is a place where young people, ages 14-20, who are questioning themselves can go to talk about their issues.

Besides Cavallo, the Drag Show included eight other acts that included a multitude of songs and dances.

One of the other acts included senior business major Tom Pagnotta and sophomore accounting major Chris McLaughlin doing an impersonation of Shakiraʼs “Hips Donʼt Lie.” Pagnotta dressed in a black dress and wore a brown-haired wig as he and McLaughlin danced to the popular tune.

“I had to go out and buy a dress,” said Pagnotta.

“It took eight hours of practice and watching the Youtube video to get it down, but itʼs my senior year and I wanted a story to tell. I also wanted to support my friends and I had a lot of fun in the process.”

Another participant in the event was junior political science major Sean Parsons, who performed twice in the show.

Parsons, who was sporting a pink dress, started the show by performing Marilyn Monroeʼs “Diamonds are a Girlʼs Best Friend” and came back out after the intermission to do an interpretation of Madonnaʼs “Material Girl.”

Lemley warned the crowd before the show began that those sitting in the front row were in the “Splash Zone.” She assured that these people would not be getting wet, but that performers could pull these view-

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Sean Parsons performed two songs during the Drag Show, using audience members as components to his dance routine, which featured tunes by Marilyn Monroe and Madonna.

ers into their routine.

Parsons took advantage of the “Splash Zone” by bringing numerous bystanders into his two dance routines.

The show also included acts from T/W community advisors, a rendition of the Backstreet Boys and two “Bosom Buddies.”

Freshman interactive multimedia major Bobby Canciello and freshman political science major Manny Gonzalez not only performed in the show, but

they also shared valuable facts in-between some of the performances. They provided the audience with information about a number of things including drama queens, drama kings, transgenders and transvestites.

PRISM also provided the students that attended the show with snacks and free condoms during the intermission and after the show.

“I learned a lot and I had a lot of fun at the same time,” Sha said. “I canʼt remember the last time I laughed that much.”

Tips for a healthy summer S&M for beginners: Easing

By Andrea Thyrring Staff Writer

The weather is getting warmer, which means itʼs time for sundresses, shorts and tank tops. But as you get dressed in the morning, donʼt forget an important step — sunscreen.

While at least 15 minutes of unblocked sunlight outside of peak hours (before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m.) provides your body with needed vitamin D, long lengths in the sun can cause damage.

Before you start your summer season, give yourself the once-over. Do you have any new growths, moles or freckles? Your body is always changing, so finding something new is not cause for alarm. But checking for specific signs will help you identify anything worth bringing to your doctorʼs attention.

If you have any moles or dark spots that are asymmetrical, have irregular borders, have more than one color or are bigger than the size of a pencil eraser, you should get them checked out. More often than not they are benign, but some can be a precursor to skin cancer.

Red, scaly bumps that resemble a scar or have a depression in the middle can be questionable. Small, white bumps or sores on the skin that wonʼt heal should also be checked.

Pre-existing moles or marks on your body that have changed should be checked as well.

Once you are ready to head outside, apply sunscreen. If you are fair-skinned or prone to sunburn, use at least a SPF 15. SPF refers to the “sun protection factor,” or the length of time that the sunscreen will protect your skin. For instance, if your skin normally starts to burn in 20 minutes, by applying SPF 15, you will put off burning for five hours – 15 times longer.

Be sure to use sunscreen that blocks both

ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. UVB rays cause sunburn, and UVA rays are a large contributor to wrinkling and other signs of aging. Sunscreens that contain zinc oxide block harmful rays. If you intend to be outside for more than half an hour, bring your sunscreen with you. Reapply often, usually every two hours, if you are sitting outside. If you will be playing a sport, swimming or using a towel, the sunscreen is going to wear off sooner.

Reapply after finishing certain activities.

Sunscreen isnʼt the only protection you have at your disposal. The sensitive skin around your eyes will benefit from sunglasses that protect from the sunʼs harmful rays. A hat with a wide brim protects your neck, ears and face – places people most often forget to apply sunscreen.

Once you are outside, it is important to stay hydrated. The sun can sap your energy and leave you parched. Keep a water bottle with you to stay cool and prevent overheating. Taking breaks in the shade is also recommended.

Remember, if you have any tattoos, be sure to apply sunscreen to protect their color and prevent fading. For more information, check out Prevention.com.

Andrea Thyrring thyrrin2@tcnj.edu.

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Sunscreen is essential in summer months, as well as monitoring your skin.

into a new situation

By Lauren Gurry Copy Editor

After becoming comfortable in a sexual relationship, couples often decide to become adventurous, and a common avenue is S&M – sadomasochism – and rough sex.

The term sadomasochism finds its roots in the words sadism, meaning to enjoy inflicting pain, and masochism, meaning to enjoy pain being inflicted on oneself. According to Discovery Health, sadomasochism is most simply defined as the eroticizing of pain during sexual intercourse.

Although this path definitely isnʼt for everyone, it is important to debunk the stigmas connected to S&M. American media portrays sadomasochism in itʼs most extreme states, like whips, chains and handcuffs, but in reality, a couple is practicing sadomasochism if they even lightly bite one another during intercourse.

If you have never indulged in rough sex or S&M before, you may be thinking to yourself, “Why would anyone enjoy being hurt or hurting their partner during sex?”

The answer to this question is simple, biological and may seem weird — pain, just like pleasure, releases endorphins, the compound connected to pleasure and enjoyment.

The masochist recognizes that being spanked or squeezed is slightly painful, but he or she mostly feels pleasure, causing sexual arousal.

Obviously, this branch of intercourse can be very heated and passionate, and why people enjoy engaging in sadomasochism. Unlike

other branches of sex, sadomasochism can be dangerous since it involves pain, so itʼs important to do your homework and get consent before busting out the fuzzy handcuffs from Spencerʼs.

Tips For Everyone: Get consent from your partner. Sadomasochism without consent is essentially rape. Itʼs important to know you have the okay from your partner, and having a conscious discussion beforehand can alleviate apprehension connected to sadomasochism and your partnerʼs feelings.

Some Web pages about S&M, such as AskMen, suggest judging your partnerʼs opinion by lightly biting them or pulling his or her hair, and then asking if they like it before continuing. In this situation, itʼs important to know your partner — are you dating someone who goes with the flow between the sheets? Or, will your partner go running in the opposite direction if he or she feels uncomfortable?

Create a safe word. Although pain does release endorphins during sex, you will still experience pain, and sometimes it can be too much. S&M experts recommend creating a safe word you never use during intercourse, like “muffin” or “daisy.” Sometimes participants pretend they donʼt want to continue with S&M during sex, so itʼs important to have a word that means “stop.”

If youʼre curious about S&M itʼs best to test the waters before you jump in with light S&M like biting, spanking, hair pulling or pinning your partner.

To read the rest of this article, please visit The Signal online at tcnjsignal.net.

Lauren Gurry can gurry2@tcnj.edu.

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‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’ a laugh ‘r-i-o-t’

By Caroline Russomanno Managing Editor

I shouldn’t have worn my Mickey Mouse T-shirt. As soon as I got in line to pick up my ticket for TCNJ Musical Theater (TMT)’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on April 8, two “children” (a.k.a. performers from the show) latched onto me and called me “Mickey.”

Then the Mickey Mouse Club theme song began to drift from the Don Evans Black Box Theatre and I knew I was doomed.

“It’s your song!” they both screamed.

I thought I was safe when I escaped to my seat in the theater, which was adorned like an elementary-school gymnasium with “Coed Curling” and “State Quidditch Cup” banners and the facsimile gym floor. But right before the show began, who settled into the two seats to my right but my own personal Mickey Mouse club. They sat next to me for the entire show, whispering and reacting to the events of the “bee.”

It was a blast, as was the rest of the experience that was “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which ran from April 7-11.

One distinct aspect of this show was the fact that audience members were picked at random while buying their tickets to “participate” in the bee. Two college-age students, one parent and a little girl were placed among the performers. Each got at least one easy word to spell.

When Joanne Fillari, mother of performer Joseph Fillari, freshman accounting major, got the word “cow,” she wanted to make sure of the definition and hear the word in a sentence just like Vice Principal Douglas Patch (junior English major Steven Avigliano) advised all the bee contestants to do at the beginning of the show.

Could she have the definition?

“It means a cow,” Avigliano responded.

Could he use it in a sentence?

“Please spell cow,” Avigliano quipped.

“They picked me when I walked in and I was a little nervous what words I would get. But ‘cow’ was a good start,” Fillari said afterward.

“I think she did much much better than I expected her to and it was a blast seeing her up there having fun, kind of being in the show,” Joseph Fillari said about his mother’s performance.

But soon the audience members were disqualified for spelling horrendously hard words incorrectly.

Musical highlights of the show included “I’m Not That Smart,” “Magic Foot” and “My Unfortunate Erection.”

“I’m Not That Smart” featured the story of bee contestant Leaf Coneybear, played by junior art education major Zach Mazouat. He explained how his family thought he was stupid, how he made his own clothes (because the neon green cape sprinkled with stickers wasn’t an indication) and how he was just happy to be there.

“Magic Foot” was an ode to William Barfee’s (senior computer science major Vin St. John’s) aforementioned appendage and how it aided him in writing the correct spellings of words on the floor.

“My Unfortunate Erection” was about bee contestant Chip Tolentino’s (senior history and international studies double major Jerry Tower’s), well, unfortunate erection that distracted him, causing him to be disqualified.

Acting-wise, this was definitely an ensemble production, but a few performances stood out. Avigliano was hysterical as the slightly off-kilter vice principal and his banter with the contestants about the definitions and sentences was priceless.

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Vin St. John, as William Barfee, lunges redfaced off the bleachers during the bee.

St. John was equally genius as William Barfee. St. John always embodies whatever odd character TMT casts him to play and the obsessively creepy Barfee was no different.

But it was Mazouat as Leaf Coneybear who stole the show.

He was simply adorable as the awkward kid in the cape with no self-esteem, whose sole accomplishment, listed at the end of the show when each participants’ future was described, was “Leaf Coneybear has cats.”

And that sums up the fun insanity of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” better than I ever could.

Caroline Russomanno can be reached at russoma4@tcnj.edu.

Pulitzer nominee evokes self-destruction on a spring day

By Todd Petty Staff Writer

Students filed into the Library Auditorium on April 7 to hear Pulitzer-prize nominee Christine Schutt spin stories of darkness and dysfunction — a stark contrast to the beautiful spring weather. It was the final installment of this year’s Visiting Writer Series (VWS), sponsored by ink.

Despite her penchant for darkness, Schutt’s stories are lush with language. Her narratives are a mosaic which piece together textured language, loaded objects and dialogue that resonates.

Schutt read two short stories, one unpublished and one from

her collection, “A Day, A Night, Another Day, Summer.”

For audience members without expectations, Schutt prefaced her own reading with a disclaimer.

“Most of my short stories are very dark,” she said. “I am working on a collection of short stories and they are all about slightly nasty, privileged people.”

Schutt made good on her promise.

She undertook a reading of “The Hedges,” a new short story about the destructive capability of privilege. Mix two parts money and one part ennui and you have Dick and Lolly Hedges, a young couple that essentially kills its twoyear old son Jonathan with neglect

in the Cayman Islands.

In Schutt’s story, however, the ending doesn’t come so easily.

She builds a universe out of golfing matches, alcoholism and swimming. She begins the slow tease of readers halfway through the story with a chorusing of the line, “Later, after the accident …” without revealing what has actually happened until the end of the story.

“The cost of things did not interest Lolly, what she wanted to know was how long did motherhood last?” Schutt read with exasperation.

Schutt’s stories are full of these rhetorical questions, which help the author come to grips with a dominant theme in her fiction.

“What I’m very interested in is people who are possessed of a certain level of comfort, talent and attractiveness, particularly young people, and they put a match to it and I just don’t get it,” Schutt said.

“I’m interested in exploring why so many people are self-destructive when they have so much.”

Next, Schutt read a short story entitled “Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful,” ironically titled after a Jimmy Buffet song.

“I’m going to read something that’s a bit nastier because I don’t know, I think I can do that,” Schutt warned with a laugh.

The story begins with four disenchanted college students who are driving through Mexico.

These four characters, two male and two female, interact with each other in strange ways — the story is concerned with the negotiation of sexual and personal terrain between people. Lines like “The messy intimacy of fucking aroused her” and “George said I want to be happy more of the time than you are happy,” got to the heart of the honesty of Schutt’s literary universe.

Jess Row, associate professor of English and advisor to ink, spoke highly of Schutt’s work. “She’s a fascinating and very challenging writer … She’s somebody we can learn a lot from.”

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Eurasian dance troupe celebrates vibrancy of season

By Matt Huston Arts & Entertainment Editor

The artistic director of the Silk Road Dance Company took the Kendall Hall Main Stage with a bow on April 7 to introduce her organization and its first dance — a Kurdish line dance celebrating the coming of spring.

“After the hardship of winter, which I think we can all relate to this year, Mother Nature comes awake,” director Laurel Victoria Gray told the Kendall audience. As she left the podium, the backdrop glowed red and women emerged in a line of pink, gold, purple and blue.

“Larzon” began the company’s performance of “Spring on the Silk Road,” an assortment of traditional and adapted Eurasian women’s dances. The showcase included dances from Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and several from Uzbekistan.

A Kazakh dancer, soloist Inessa Ach, performed a second dance that portrayed the motions of a bird. Dressed in flowing white, she twirled gracefully across the stage and made delicate arm movements that resembled a bird in flight. A mournful tune, set against a background of chirping birds, played from the

Jess Davis / Staff Photographer

The Silk Road Dance Company animated Kendall Hall with a colorful collection of Eurasian women’s dances. speakers.

Gray, who prefaced each dance, said that inhabitants of the Central Asia plains have a very close relationship with nature.

Natural themes returned in an Afghan trio dance, called “Parwaana,” or “butterfly,” and an Uzbek dance based on the process of making silk. The Uzbek dance, performed to the sound of drums, mimicked several stages of silkmaking, including harvesting, spinning and a celebratory showing of embroidered cloths.

The event included four other dances from Uzbekistan.

One visual standout featured two smiling dancers, costumed in yellow and black, who wore bell bracelets to emphasize their precise hand movements. Gray said that the dance originated from a particular sect of Uzbeks, whom she called the “Texans” of Uzbekistan.

The company played with light humor on a dance from Tajikistan, which depicted a man — Kevin Ryan, the show’s sole male

dancer — in his attempt to woo six young women as they gathered water. It was no surprise when the ladies disappeared, leaving the overconfident suitor scratching his head.

The dance company concluded with a pair of Uzbek dances. In the final dance, Gray led the entire ensemble as they rhythmically moved their heads and arms and leaned sideto-side. The dance, Gray said, was traditionally intended to celebrate life’s blessings.

“We hope that our performance for you will be a kind of blessing,” she said.

Following the performance, the dancers introduced themselves. The diverse company included a husband and wife, several nationalities, many college graduates, a lawyer and a former figure skater, among others.

“We followed a very wide variety of paths to get here,” Cindy Connelly Ryan, assistant director, said.

Ben Rifkin, dean of the School of Culture and Society, spoke before the program, thanking the Department of History and other sponsors and announcing to the audience that Persian classes will begin for the first time in Fall 2010.

For full article, visit tcnjsignal.net. Matt Huston can be reached at huston4@tcnj.edu.

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Bands raise funds for Haiti, battle for opening spot

By Stephanie Petit Staff Writer

The Poor Player has joined the lineup for the “Spring Music Mash-up” after claiming the top prize in the “Here for Haiti Battle of the Bands” on April 9 at the Rathskeller.

The concert, sponsored by Sigma Pi fraternity and College Union Board (CUB), was organized to raise donations to aid those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Five bands, ranging in style from folk to head-banging metal, competed to open for Asher Roth, Matt and Kim and Girl Talk at the spring concert on April 29.

Erik Romero, guitarist and lead vocalist of The Poor Player and a senior music major, was gracious about the win.

“We are of course very excited to have won, but we were also just really impressed with the quality of musicianship and diversity of styles in the other bands,” he said. “It was a great opportunity to perform with some very talented musicians. We are now just very excited to play a full set of our music.”

The Poor Player was composed largely of music majors and included instruments such as trombone, trumpet and saxophone.

Its impressive sound caught the attention of the judges, who scored each band on overall musicality, professionalism, stage presence and audience reaction.

The band’s music will add a new dimension to an already diverse lineup.

“We definitely draw from several different genres to create our sound,” Romero said. “I think that it is mostly an amalgamation of afrocuban rhythmic styles, with a harmonic and melodic structure rooted in blues and soul music, all revolving around the progressive contemporary rock background that we all came from.”

Jade, the apparent runner-up, was a far departure from the indie groups or student soloists that usually take the stage at the Rat. The mix of rock and metal fired up many in the audience, resulting in a miniature mosh pit and crowd surfing. Although they had the most stage presence of all the groups, they came up short in the end.

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

The Poor Player secured an opening slot at the ‘Spring Music Mash-up’ with its energetic and multi-styled compositions.

“The Poor Player and Jade were extremely close, but numerically The Poor Player won. And upon further discussion, we agreed that their vocal performance was exceptional and that they would be a great

opener for the Spring Music Mash-up,” judge and CUB Director Raquel Fleig said.

The Poor Player is currently finishing its second album, titled “A Memoir of Mr. Adrian F. Thomas.”

E-603 gives Rat preliminary mash-up performance

By Shaun Fitzpatrick Staff Writer

With the widely anticipated “Spring Music Mash-up” still a few weeks away, students have turned to the Rathskeller for their musical fix.

Mash-up artist E-603 took the stage at a free College Union Board (CUB)-sponsored show on April 6.

E-603 is actually Ethan Ward, a bespectacled 21-yearold who makes his music out of his home. He specializes in “mash-ups,” the technique of combining multiple songs in order to create a completely new sound.

“Every sample is in this giant catalogue and I manipulate them before putting them into a program that puts them together on-the-fly,” Ward explained.

Ward began his performance with no introduction or fanfare, quietly setting up his laptop and beginning to play immediately. Throughout his set, he seemed oblivious to the audience, never once making eye contact with anyone in the crowd. He kept up a steady bopping the entire night, with his occasional nail-biting being the only break in his otherwise impeccable concentration.

Students weren’t put off by his total lack of interest in them, however. A large group danced enthusiastically in front of the stage throughout the performance, enjoying the quirky beats he produced. Ward’s mash-ups encompassed everything

Jess Davis / Staff Photographer

College-aged digital musician Ethan Ward became absorbed in his laptop-based creations.

from the Jackson 5 to Kanye West to Vanessa Carlton. In fact, many of his combinations were so random that it would be difficult for listeners not find a song they knew in the bunch.

A few particularly interesting mash-ups were ABBA

mixed with Katy Perry and Three 6 Mafia alongside The Killers.

“I think the best thing is juxtaposing extremes. Gentle music with graphic rap music is the cream of the crop,” Ward says of his mixes, demonstrating this by pairing a Flo Rida song with the jazzy sounds of a saxophone.

Although one might complain that creating mash-ups doesn’t require nearly as much skill as playing an actual instrument, Ward, who can play several, disagrees.

“There’s going to be negativity because it isn’t conventional. But this allows some more creativity,” he says. Ward is often compared to fellow mash-up artist and acquaintance Greg Gillis, better known by the stage name Girl Talk, who will be coming to perform at the College on April 29.

E-603 performs around the country, mostly appearing at colleges. He currently has two albums, “Torn Up” and “Something for Everyone,” available for free download at E-603.com. He said he plans to release a collection of remixes at some point over the summer as well.

Opening for E-603 was Jeffrey Roman, junior journalism major and Signal Features Editor. Performing solo under the name VultureMoose, he entertained fans with his synthesizer, creating catchy tunes such as “Rick Moranis” and “Unicornucopia” that had the audience bouncing and cheering along.

Third set of student art exhibitions mixes media and invites play

By Emily Brill Arts & Entertainment Assistant

If you walked into the Art and Interactive Multimedia (IMM) Building’s West Gallery last week, your eyes may have been drawn, improbably, to a piece of paper.

Unassuming and wholly unremarkable, the 8½-by-11 sheet of paper hangs above the fire alarm. When visitors walk in, it is the first thing they see. It may cause a double take — What?

Aren’t I in an art gallery? I’m not here to read an essay. This isn’t the correct medium!

But that is what this week’s installation of the 4x4 Student Art Exhibition Series is about — challenging notions of just what constitutes a medium for artistic expression.

Above the piece of paper, which is a description of the exhibit it headlines, hangs a broken car headlight.

Jim Tramontano, senior art education major, created his gallery, “Twisted Metal,” around the concept of car crashes. His gallery showcased not only oil-on-canvas paintings of the aftereffects of car wrecks, but pieces of cars mangled in those accidents, polished

to a sheen in counterpoint to their jagged edges. Intricate designs snake up the sides of some of these gleaming fenders, bumpers and sides — Tramontano’s additions.

“I strive to show the aftermath of (accidents) by painting some of these subjects, creating some new effects on existing metal, and even using ‘found’ objects,” Tramontano wrote in his description. “I want to not only stir up some of the powerful emotions from past events, but showcase the beauty, and sometimes irony, in them.”

One painting depicts the smashed bumper of a small Toyota, bearing a bumper sticker that reads, “Relax … God is in control.”

His partner in the West Gallery is senior art education major YenHui Sophia Liu. Her installation, “Whispering Room,” spans the whole of her section of the gallery. It consists of a sheet suspended from the ceiling with colored yarn dangling from it. Attached to every string is a single white Styrofoam cup.

The yarn sways softly, the red, purple, turquoise, orange, pink and yellow strings

intertwining, gently bumping the cups together to create a sound not unlike that of whispering.

Across the Art and IMM Building’s courtyard sits an identical gallery containing two more student exhibits. The East Gallery serves as home to “Child’s Play,” an installation

by Allison Tumminia, and “Reconstructed,” a work by Matthew Pembleton, both sophomore art education majors.

Tumminia’s gallery implores visitors to actively engage themselves in the exhibit.

“You are invited to engage in child’s play,” large black letters on the left wall read.

“Select your opponent wisely, step onto your pedestal, and begin your performance.”

The pedestal refers to Tumminia’s principal installation, a large surface resembling a tictac-toe board, constructed from cardboard and wood. Students can stand on it and maneuver the pieces, large X’s and D’s (in place of O’s), into a life-size tic-tac-toe game.

A video projects onto a screen on the wall above it, showing a bird’s eye view of students

playing the game.

It is sturdy enough for two students to stand on and large enough for them to move around.

Placed squarely in the center of the room, it does nothing if not encourage participation.

Matthew Pembleton shares the gallery with his exhibit “Reconstructed.”

His exhibit consists of a wall hanging made of the insides of aluminum cans, pressed flat into sheets and bolted together with pop rivets, and several sculptures of metal cubes. In the corner sits an open sketchbook propped on a pedestal, littered with equations, and, in the top right corner of the second page, a scrawled admission — “Let it be known, I like to make things.”

“The three sculptures deal with the concept of space, and how we interact with that space,” Pembleton said in an e-mail. Pembleton took his title, “Reconstructed,” from the way he created the pieces for his exhibit.

The next installation of the Student Art Exhibition Series kicks off Thursday April 15 with four new student exhibits.

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April 14, 2010 The Signal page 23 Baseball

Lions topple No. 12-ranked Cougars on the road

Pitching and big blasts lead College to doubleheader sweep

By Garrett Rasko-Martinis Sports Editor The most steady player for an inconsistent Lions team this season has been junior starting pitcher Connor Henderson.

In a road game against the No. 12-ranked Kean University last Friday April 9 he took matters into his own hands and picked up his second complete game victory of the season.

The College’s undisputed ace went the full nine innings and surrendered only three runs, one of which was earned, to secure the 5-3 win over the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) rival Cougars.

Henderson was able to limit a team that entered this game hittin .355 as a team to only three unearned runs. He scattered six hits and three walks while striking out four.

“It was a close game, and it’s always tough to play at that place,” Henderson said. “Our offense got us off to a nice lead and gave me a lot more confidence and made me a lot more comfortable on the mound. I just tried to hold onto the lead, they got some runs but the key for us was limiting mistkakes and the number of baserunners.”

Sophomore catcher Mike

Galeotafiore provided almost Galeotafiore was honored for all of the offense with a pair of being the first Lion in College two-run doubles. Senior out- history to win the American fielder Chris Esperon also had Baseball Coaches Associationtwo hits and the team’s other Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

RBI. He also scored a run to The Lions followed up this bring up his career total to 20-hit performance with a 16100. hit one later that night. A sevenThe College picked up two run second inning secured a 14more wins with 7 win for the 3 College and a doubleheader Profs sweep of the vis- Lions 2 improved the iting NJAC-rival team’s records 5 to 11-12 overNew Jersey City Lions 3 all and 5-3 in University last Cougars Saturday April 10 Gothic Knights 2 the NJAC. at home.

Sophomore 18 pitcher Rick The Lions first Lions victory was secure Gothic Knights also 7 Nuel early on as the Lions picked up his 14 team hit its way first win of the to a 18-2 victory. The College season as he held the Gothic had 20 hits as a team, many of Knights to two runs over five which left the yard. innings.

Sophomore first baseman “Our starting pitching was James Ruzich had a career phenomenal,” Henderson said. day at the plate as he stroked “(Spatz) pitched real well, but a career-high four hits, two of unfortunately he got the loss which were home runs, and a for that one. We had some career-high six RBIs. Esperon more nice games Friday as both added four RBI’s on three hits. (Graber) and (Nuel) stepped Freshman pitcher Rob up big for us. It was (Graber’s) Graber picked up his first ca- first career complete game and reer win surrendering only two it was a great think for him to runs in a complete game perfor- get the win and the offense obmance. He struck out five and viously did a great job.” allowed eight hits.

Esperon and Galeotafiore each In between the two games had three hits in this contest and

two RBIs. Esperon scored three runs while Galeotafiore scored two.

The College also lost a close gane earlier in the week against NJAC-rival Rowan University.

The Lions lost its first game at home this season 3-2 to the Profs.

Senior pitcher Greg Spatz took the loss despite throwing seven innings of two-run ball.

He gave up only five hits and struck out three batters.

The College will host two games in a 3:30 p.m. match against Alvernia University today, April 14 before NJAC rival Richard Stockton University comes to the College on Friday April 16 for a game at 3:30 p.m. The Lions then travel the next day to William Paterson University, another NJAC rival, for a game at 11:30 a.m.

“The important thing for us is to focus on the conference,” Henderson said. “Obviously we’re going to play just as hard for games out of conference but we really need to focus on the conference games. We know from last year that once you’re in the conference tournmanent it’s whose hot at the time and not whose got the highest seeding. We were the No. 4 seed last year and we still swept through

the tournament in four games.

We need to win as many games as we can right now and get to the conference tournament and go from there.”

Garrett Rasko-Martinis can be reached at rasko2@tcnj.edu.

Mario Smeriglio / Staff Photographer

Pitcher Greg Spatz.

Cheap Seats

Umpire berates Yankee and Red Sox players for taking too long Long-standing rivalry has kept fans up past bedtime for years

By Bobby Olivier Editor-in-Chief When the New York Yankees resume play with the Boston Red Sox, my schedule shuts down.

All of my homework responsibilities are put off for another day as I plop in front of the biggest television I can find and prepare for a marathon. I have come to expect that each and every Yanks-BoSox game is going to take forever. The game will likely feature a playoff atmosphere, at least 36 pitching changes, pinch hitters, pinch runners, mound visit after mound visit, probably a blown save and some late inning heroics that have me relieved that the contest has finally come to an end, as well as wanting more.

Recently, veteran umpire Joe West has called both teams’ long-winded style of play both “embarrassing” and “pathetic.” This was an unfair outburst at both teams who play the game as well as any. A request to speed up the game simply for time’s sake brings into question the integrity and the fundamentals of the game itself.

Each episode of the largest rivalry in professional sports lasts for four hours or more because both teams feature many of the most patient and properly trained batters in the league. Players such as Nick Swisher and David Ortiz have fantastic eyes for strikes and balls, and will take pitches, step out of the batters’ box and try to disrupt the pitcher’s timing. Yes, it makes the

game last longer, but this is what good hitters do. It just so happens that both teams have deep lineups with several batters whose approach is to work the count and look for the pitch they want. And for those of us who had any sort of a stint in little league, looking for a good pitch to hit and working the count is what we are taught at a young age.

Perhaps this is why Pittsburgh Pirates – Florida Marlins games do

not last nearly as long.

Another reason why these games seem to go on for ages is the fact that both teams have deep bullpens, as well as deep benches, and have the ability to mix and match for several of the final innings. Managers Joe Girardi and Terry Francona have what seems like a fullystocked arsenal of arms and bats on call, and neither is afraid to slow down, access the situation and make the correct moves.

Mario Smeriglio / Staff Photographer

An umpire gets in position to make the call at home plate.

Also, unlike other games that do not have the same historic rivalry implications, all of the games between the Yankees and Red Sox matter ... to a whole mess of people. Beyond both teams playing in the same division, neither team wants to lose, simply because losing to a team that they have been feuding with for nearly a century is a painful blow to either ego.

I could shell out statistic after statistic about the Yankees seeing more pitches than any team in baseball last season, or the Red Sox’ average walks per game, but that is not what this column is addressing. The bottom line is that both of these clubs compete at a high level and win 90 or more games each season because of the little things that might take a few extra minutes.

And honestly, fans pay enough money for tickets, umpires get paid enough to stand there and fans at home invest enough time glued to televisions that an extra 30 or 45 minutes to maintain the integrity of a heated rivalry are an acceptable addition. I do admit that I am a bit of a hypocrite, as I often complain about the length of these epic contests as I watch, but when it is all said and done, whether I am mildly furious or bragging to my inferior Fenway-loving friends, I am generally satisfied with the level of play, and calling it “embarrassing” and “pathetic” is just that. As Denzel Washington once said, “let the boys play!”

Bobby Olivier can be reached at olivier6@tcnj.edu.

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April 14, 2010 The Signal page 27 Lacrosse

Tennis

Upset / College Tennis teams challenged in weekend meets

remains undefeated Lions shut out rival Drew University on the road

continued from page 32

By Karissa Hearn Staff Writer

the Lions started to take complete control.

The Lions would go on an eight-goal run that lasted over 27 minutes to hand the Sea Gulls their first loss of the season.

“I thought we played more confidently in the second half,” said Pfluger. “(At the half) we had the proper amount of time to correct (the defense) and I think attacking wise we took advantage of our opportunities. We had to work hard for those opportunities because Salisbury’s strong, but we shot smart and we saw the spaces we needed to get into shooting range.”

Sophomore midfielder Leigh Mitchell played a crucial role in the match as she stole back the momentum for the Lions by scoring back-to-back goals twice during the match. Her two most important goals started the Lions eight-goal run in the second half and helped bring the fans back into the game.

“I think we just knew what we needed to do,” Mitchell said. “Once they started getting some momentum we knew we had to get some quick goals in, so we just worked it around and really looked to aim our shots correctly.”

Senior attacker Lisa Seldeen contributed to the victory with four goals, while sophomore midfielder Kathleen Notos added two goals of her own. “(Salisbury) is always a great game,” Pfluger said. “I think we feel pretty good about ourselves right now.”

The Lions saw no drop off in their next match as they defeated Ramapo University 20-5 to improve their record to 10-0.

Jaeger led all Lions with five goals, which put her over the 50-goal mark for a second-straight season.

Junior goalkeeper Mary Waller was strong in the net with 10 saves against the Roadrunners to record her 10th win of the season.

The Lions will look to continue their winning streak at Lion’s Stadium vs. Rowan University on Thursday April 15.

The men’s tennis team had mixed results after their weekend meets, Lions (Women) while the womEphs en’s team had a difficult road trip. Lions (Women) On Wednesday, Panther the men’s team shut out Drew Lions (Men) University with a Rangers 9-0 victory. SatLions (Men) urday, the women lost to Williams Sea Gulls College, 7-2. Both the men’s and women’s teams suffered losses on Sunday. The men faced Salisbury University and the women took on Middlebury College.

“On paper the score makes it look like we got crushed, but the match was close

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

A Lion leaps to return the ball.

at all times,” senior captain Jackie Shtemberg said of the battle against Williams College.

Shtemberg was responsible for the two match wins for 2 the College. She 7 defeated Williams College opponent in 3 her single match and 6 teamed up with sophomore Felice Trinh to 9 win a double’s match, 0 marking her 20th season victory.

4 “Sometimes like 5 today (Saturday), nerves are keeping us from winning some key points,” Shtemberg explained. Before this week, the women were ranked No. 23.

On Sunday, freshman Karisse Bendijo, freshman Lauren Balsamo and Shtemberg won their single matches against No. 15-ranked Middlebury College, which added points for the Lions. They were defeated in all three double matches. The final score was 6-3, Middlebury.

“The freshman have been a huge influence on the team this year and are amazing,” Shtemberg said.

The women have an impressive season record 12-4. On Sunday April 18, the College will take on Muhlenberg College at 1 p.m. at home.

The men’s team had an impressive 9-0 win over Drew University on Wednesday. Sophomore Stewart Fernandez won the most exciting of the matches, defeating his opponent in the third set. The competition against Drew also added two wins to sophomore Dan Lee’s record, building his amazing 18win streak.

On Sunday against nationally ranked

Tom O’Dell / Photo Assistant

The Lions fell to 6-4 this season.

No. 14 Salisbury University, the men lost close competition, 4-5. “My expectations for the match was just to make an impact, to let these nationally ranked teams know that this young team has depth, and fight until the end,” Stewart Fernandez said.

Junior Jonathan Yu and freshmen Dean Thompson and Keith Goldstein all won their single matches again Salisbury University. Sophomore brothers Steven and Stewart Fernandez defeated the opposing duo in their doubles match. Their record for the season is now 7-4. Ironically, three of their four loses were to nationally ranked teams, and all four ended with a final score of 4-5. Stewart Fernandez attributes the College’s success thus far to the team’s focused mindset and it’s encouraging coach.

“We are a team that feeds off of each other’s positive attitudes,” he said.

Next Saturday, they will face New York University at 1 p.m. at home.

Track and Field

College breaks school records on home turf

By Krystal Spencer Staff Writer The Lions responded well to performing at home as two school records were broken while the College hosted its first invitational of the season on April 10. Senior Steve Liccketto dominated his events, placing third in the men’s discus, second in shot put, and broke the school record in the hammer with a distance of 52.82 meters.

Also breaking a record was freshman Steven D’Auitolo who took first in the triple jump with a

distance of 13.79 meters.

“I felt good going into the meet, not too sore or anything from practice earlier that week,” Liccketto said. “I would like to keep improving through the season not just to set the bar higher, but to achieve a higher qualifier for nationals.”

The meet also had many first place finishes. The Lions began by sweeping both the women’s 200-meter dash and the women’s 100-meter hurdle races. Juniors Tiffany Etheredge and freshmen Kayla Ghanavati and Kim Shelus and in the 200-meter as well as senior

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

The relay runners race toward the finish line.

Priscilla Senyah, freshman Brielle Doremus and senior Meghan Miller in the 100 meter took first, second, and third respectively. Ghanavati took first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.99 and was a part of the winning 4x400 relay team.

Junior Rochelle Prevard and sophomore Emma Tucci joined Ghanavati and Shelus to take first with a combined time of 4:07.59.

Tucci continued her success by outthrowing the competition in the javelin with a distance of 35.91 meters.

Junior Sarah Wehrhan took first in the hammer with 43.49 meters, and junior Miriam Khan sprinted to first in the 100-meter dash in only 12.32 seconds. Finally, Sophomore Katie Nestor stayed ahead of the pack in the 1,500-meters, finishing strong with a time of 4:48.24.

The women weren’t the only ones with massive success. The men’s team dominated their side of the invitational as well. Junior Kyle Gilroy took top honors twice in the 110-meter and 400-meter dash with times of 14.95 and 54.88 seconds respectively. But it was the men’s relay teams that shone the brightest. In the 4x100, the quartet of Gilroy, sophomores Rob Jiggetts and Christopher Medina, and freshman anchor Kyle Magliaro sprinted to first in 42.27.

Not far behind was the second

team of grad students Rob McGowan and Steven Murray, senior DeShard Stevens and sophomore anchor Justin Worthing with a time of 43.52. Worthing also combined with Gilroy, Murray and Medina to take the top spot in the 4x400 relay with a speedy time of 3:21.85. The second team of Stevens, McGowan, Magliaro and freshman Robert Searby placed second in 3:26.29.

“The relay was the most exciting race,” Jiggetts said. “It’s different when you don’t know your competitors or how fast they are. There was a lot of trash talking between the teams but it was positive because we pushed each other.”

On the individual level, Jiggetts continued his success with two second place finishes in the 100 and 200-meter dash with impressive times of 10.98 and 22.15 respectively. McGowan narrowly edged out Worthing in the 400-meters. His time of 50.39 was just .02 seconds faster than Worthing.

Junior T.J. Bocchino endured the 3,000-meter race and was rewarded with a third place finish in 8:48.92.

Not too far behind him was junior Rob Nihen with 8:52.31. Shawn Rembecky and sophomore Kevin Burns tied for second in the high jump, clearing 1.89 meters. Junior

Krystal Spencer / Staff Writer

Junior T.J. Bocchino.

Tim Blashford continued his successful season by clearing 4.42m in the pole vault, earning a second place finish.

“We all put in a lot of hard work,” Jiggetts said. “This track is where we train rain or shine, and everyone was so excited to have a home meet to show everyone what we could do.”

The Lions have a busy schedule ahead of them. This weekend they will travel to Moravian College for the Greyhound Invitational and Princeton University for the Larry Ellis International.

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Brandon Gould “The Ref”

Jason Cantor Correspondent

Mike Leatherwood Correspondent

Michael O’Donnell Staff Writer

After No. 1-seeded Sports Assistant Brandon Gould was upset in Week 1 of the AtD Playoffs, the now top-seeded Michael O’Donnell will try to hold off correspondents Jason Cantor and Mike Leatherwood. Gould will quiz the three WTSR co-hosts on where the UConn women’s basketball team ranks in history, who is the favorite to win the NBA Finals and is Martin Brodeur really the greatest goalkeeper of all time?

1. After completing their second consecutive undefeated National Championship season, does the University of Connecticut (UConn) women’s basketball team deserve to be known as one of the best teams ever in all of college sports?

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JC: UConn’s women’s basketball team absolutely deserves to be known as one of the best teams ever in all of college sports because winning 78 straight games is no easy feat. I do however have a problem anointing UConn’s women’s team as the absolute best teams ever in college sports because there was a complete and utter lack of competition. This UConn team isn’t even the best UConn team in recent memory. Head coach Geno Auriemma has said on many occasions that his undefeated 2001-02 team was a much better team than this team because they had great players at every position.

The 01-02 team was so deep that four starters (Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, and Tamika Williams) were among the first six picks in that spring’s WNBA draft and that doesn’t even include Diana Taurasi (the other starter) who was the first overall pick two years later. This year’s team was amazing and one of the greatest, but it should be put into perspective when you consider it isn’t even the best at its own sport, or its own school.

ML: After a second-straight NCAA Championship, Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies proved to me that they are one of the best college basketball teams of all time. This past season, UConn outscored opponents on average by 35 points each game, only winning seven of their 39 games by less than 20 points and only once by single digits. Tina Charles and Maya Moore showed every game that they are more athletic, talented and better shooters than any of their competition. But the major advantage UConn has is their depth. Maya Moore and Tina Charles only averaged 29 minutes per game apiece and UConn was still able to blow out teams on a regular basis. I think these last two UConn teams were among the best ever, but without Charles it will be interesting to see if they can continue the dominance.

MO: When you win 78 games in a row, and two National Championships along the way, how can you not be considered one of the best college teams of all-time? What UConn did is unprecedented, and may never happen again. They have one of the best coaches in

college basketball history in Geno Auriemma.

Their roster has consisted of a few of the alltime greats, including Maya Moore and Tina Charles. It’s just a shame that since women’s college basketball is not necessarily the most popular sport, and that rather than see this as the untouchable accomplishment it is, many onlookers see the Huskies’ dominance as boring and steadfast. Find me another college or pro sports team that has won 78 games in a row, and then I’ll change my tune on how incredible UConn’s run has been.

BG: Jason gets 3 for pointing out that UConn hardly faced any competition and for stating the dominance of the 2001-02 UConn women’s basketball team. Leatherwood gets 2 for giving some statistics about the 78-game run. O’Donnell gets 1 for saying the streak is impressive.

2. The NBA regular season is coming to a close soon, so who is the favorite to win it all this year?

JC: The Los Angeles Lakers are the best and most deep team entering the playoffs, but they are not the favorite. That distinction goes to the Orlando Magic. Since Jordan retired, every championship winning team has had a dominating big man. Shaquille O’Neal has four rings, Tim Duncan has four, Ben Wallace has one, Kevin Garnett has one, and just last year the combo of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum won a ring too. With Bynum’s health in question, and the Western Conference being stacked (as usual) from top to bottom, my attention for a favorite goes towards the east. As much as I love LeBron James, and as much as he has continued to improve as a player, the Magic are deeper than the Cavaliers. With Shaq still nursing a bad thumb, and the Antawn Jamison still getting adjusted to the Cavaliers’ style of play, this team will have to learn on the go. The Magic have played together all year and have had very little injuries.

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ML: I know everyone will probably say either the Lakers or the Cavs so I am going to choose a couple teams that I think have a really good chance to top the two NBA beasts. In the West I really like the Denver Nuggets. Carmelo Anthony is always capable of taking over a game and single-handedly winning a game. But Chauncey Billups has always been clutch in the

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playoffs and his veteran presence really helps the Nuggets come postseason. In the East I like the Atlanta Hawks to make a surprise. Mike Bibby has resurrected his career and makes all of the young players around him better. With the veteran addition of Jamal Crawford to go along with their fabulous young talent, I like the Hawks going into the playoffs.

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MO: The favorite to win the title should be the hottest and best team heading into the playoffs.

That, obviously, is the Cleveland Cavaliers. With 60-plus wins, the Cavs have everything shifting in their favor. They’ll have home court advantage throughout the playoffs, which is a must for a team who thrives considerably more at home.

The team also has Shaq coming back soon in time for the postseason, which is the reason they signed him in the first place. Cleveland has also finally gelled with Antawn Jamison in the lineup, which was a concern initially after the trade occurred. A championship team is measured by how they can succeed despite adversity. The Cavs have faced a bit, and all those things considered, they certainly have to be viewed as the favorite to win it all come June.

BG: Leatherwood gets 3 for being bold and selecting the Hawks to make a run in the playoffs. Jason gets 2 for pointing out that in recent times a dominant center brings home the title. O’Donnell gets 1 for picking LeBron and the Cavaliers.

3. Martin Brodeur recently surpassed 600 career wins with a victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Brodeur is the only goalkeeper in NHL history to accomplish this feat, but is he the best goalie of all-time?

JC: Martin Brodeur is the winningest goalie of all time. However, he has always had a great Devil’s defenses in front of him. Last year Brodeur fell apart in the playoffs and cost the Devils their Stanley Cup hopes. Just a few months ago Brodeur did not play well in another huge game, when he let his country down in the Olympics. The Canadian team didn’t have enough faith in Brodeur and switched goalies the rest of the way. Granted Martin Brodeur is not a young man, but I think Patrick Roy is better simply because he lived for the big games.

Roy wasted no time establishing his legend, carrying a mediocre Montreal Canadiens team

to an unexpected Stanley Cup win in his rookie season in 1986. He repeated in 1993, shutting the door on his way to his second Stanley Cup. He was at his best under pressure that playoff year, winning 10 consecutive overtime games on his way to helping his team capture the cup.

His 151 playoff wins puts him miles above the competition. He is, simply put, the best big game goalie in NHL history.

ML: There is no doubt that Martin Brodeur is the best goaltender of all-time. Let’s start with all of the career records he owns. He is the alltime leader in wins (600), shutouts (110), and saves (24,750). He also has the single season record for wins (48, ’06-’07). Brodeur has also been one of the most durable goaltenders the NHL has ever seen. He has played in at least 70 games in 11 of the last 12 seasons, all with the New Jersey Devils. He has three Stanley Cup championships (’95, ’00, ’03) and is second in total playoff wins with 98. With all of these records and the reliability he provides for the Devils, you have to put Martin Brodeur in front of Patrick Roy, Dominik Hasek and all of the other great goaltenders the NHL has seen in its long history.

MO: It’s hard to say Brodeur isn’t the best. He’s got all the records a goalie can have. He has the most wins in history. He holds the shutouts record for both the regular season and the playoffs. He’s hoisted three Stanley Cups. He has won three Vezina trophies and two Olympic gold medals. New Jersey has had very few true “stars” playing in front of Brodeur during his tenure there, and sometimes very shoddy defenses have played in front of him. Yet, Brodeur stayed loyal to the team that gave him a shot rather than jump to a team that had an immediate chance to win in any given year, i.e. a team like Detroit. Brodeur has been at the top of his game for the last 15-plus years, and having all the records and accolades a goalie could ever dream of, he’s definitely the absolute best ever.

BG: Even though I love Marty Brodeur to death, I’ll have to give Jason 3 here for putting up a very good case for Patrick Roy. Leatherwood gets 2 for listing Brodeur’s records and pointing out how durable he has been. O’Donnell gets 1 for forgetting that Brodeur had the luxury of playing behind guys such as Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko.

Jason is heading back to the finals, 8 - 7 - 3

Championship begins for Issue 14

“I don’t know what happened.”

—Jason

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LIONS ROUNDUP Menʼs Tennis

Date 2/28/10 3/7/10 3/8/10 3/9/10 3/17/10 3/20/10 3/21/10 3/27/10 3/27/10 4/7/10 4/11/10 4/17/10 4/18/10 4/21/10 4/27/10 4/28/10

Date 3/12/10 3/16/10 3/18/10 3/20/10 3/25/10 3/30/10 4/3/10 4/6/10 4/10/10 4/12/10 4/15/10 4/17/10 4/20/10 4/23/10 4/27/10

vs. @ @ @ vs. @ vs. @ @ @ vs. vs. @ vs. vs. vs.

Time/Result

Skidmore College University of Rochester Carthage College Vassar College Muhlenberg College Swarthmore College Kalamazoo College St. Lawrence University Hobart College Drew University Salisbury University New York University Trinity College Bates College Haverford College Stevens Institute of Tech.

L 4-5 W 9-0 W 8-1 L 4-5 W 9-0 W 5-4 L 4-5 W 5-4 W 7-2 W 9-0 L 4-5 Noon 1 p.m.

10 a.m.

4 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

@ vs. @ @ vs. @ vs. vs. vs. @ vs. @ @ vs. vs.

Baseball Sophomore catcher Michael Galeotafiore became the first player in school history to receive the American Baseball Coaches Association-Rawlings Gold Glove Award in between victories against New Jersey City University this weekend.

@ @ @ @ vs. vs. vs. @ @ @ vs. vs. @ vs.

—Brandon

Opponent

Time/Result

St. Mary’s College(Md.) Eastern University Cabrini College Drew University Ursinus College FDU-Florham Gettysburg College Rutgers University-Camden Salisbury University Ramapo College Rowan University Frostburg State University Montclair State University Franklin & Marshall Kean University

W W W W W W W W W 4 7 1 7 6 7

Softball

16-6 22-9 19-1 6-4 22-8 20-10 13-10 15-1 16-2 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

Gould, Sports Assistant

This Week In Sports Baseball Apr. 14 vs. Alvernia University, 3:30 p.m.

Apr. 16 vs Richard Stockton College, 3:30 p.m.

Apr. 17 @ William Paterson University (DH), 11:30 a.m.

Apr. 19 vs. John Hopkins University , 3:30 p.m.

Softball

Opponent

Time/Result

Western N.E. College Wesleyan University Moravian College Muhlenberg College(DH) Messiah College(DH) SUNY Cortland(DH) Montclair State University Kean University(DH) Haverford College (DH) Rutgers University-Newark Richard Stockton College William Patterson Univ.

Rutgers University-Camden Ramapo College (DH)

L W W W L W W W L W 3 1 3 1

9-10 11-2 1-0 9-0/W 9-2 1-2/W 2-1 3-1 1-0/W 5-0 10-2/W 3-1 1-2/W 5-0 1-0/W 4-3 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

Trivia Question

Apr. 2 vs. William Patterson University (DH), 1 p.m.

Apr. 6 @ Rutgers University-Camden (DH), 3 p.m.

Menʼs Tennis Apr. 17 vs. New York University, Noon Apr. 18 @ Trinity College, 1 p.m.

Womenʼs Tennis Apr. 18 vs. Muhlenberg College, 1 p.m.

Womenʼs Lacrosse

Answer to Last Week’s Trivia Question: 144 days

Center Tina Charles was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft two days after leading the University of Connecticut to its second-straight undefeated National Championship season. The Huskies have produced several top picks under current head coach Geno Auriemma, but how many former Huskies have had the honor of being selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft?

Lion of the Week

Michael Galeotafiore

Womenʼs Lacrosse

Date 3/13/10 3/13/10 3/20/10 3/23/10 3/25/10 3/27/10 4/2/10 4/6/10 4/8/10 4/10/10 4/13/10 4/17/10 4/20/10 4/24/10

Opponent

Apr. 15 vs. Rowan University, 7 p.m.

Apr. 17 @ Frostburg University, 1 p.m.

Apr. 20 @ Montclair State University, 7 p.m.

Track and Field Apr. 16 @ Larry Ellis Invitational, TBA Apr. 16-17 @ Greyhound Invitational, TBA AP Photo

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Lions’ Lineup April 14, 2010

Lions take down No. 1-ranked Salisbury College pushes win streak to 10 with 16-12 upset

By Brandon Gould Sports Assistant Sticks flew high in the air and the crowd roared at Lion’s Stadium as the College’s women’s lacrosse team pulled off its biggest victory of the season taking down top-ranked Salisbury University 16-12. The Lions beat the Sea Gulls for the first time since 2006 thanks to a strong second half effort and the stick of junior midfielder Ali Jaeger.

Jaeger, who notched her 200th career point in the match, scored five goals and added two assists to help the Lions take down the Sea Gulls, who came into the match ranked as the top team in Division III. “It’s pretty surreal,” Jaeger said. “We’ve never beaten Salisbury before. I’ve never felt this feeling before. We can actually say that

we just beat the number one team in the country. I’m just excited how everyone came together, how everyone rallied after a four-goal deficit and how we really made it happen.”

The match was by no means a breeze as the Sea Gulls came into the match with five victories on the season over ranked opponents.

The Sea Gulls strong play was evident in the first half when they shut out the Lions for over 14 minutes and took a 9-5 lead late in the first half.

“We had a tough first half defensively,” head coach Sharon Pfluger said. “We weren’t adjusting as well as we should have and I think Salisbury took full advantage of that.”

The second half did not start out well either as the Lions were trailing 10-7 with 28:32 left in the match, but as they settled down

Inside

46 53 Around the Dorm page 29

Baseball drops Kean page 23

see UPSET page 22

Lions compete at home page 27

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The Lions celebrate after scoring a goal (left) while sophomore midfielder Kathleen Notos pushes the ball down the field (right).

Tennis struggles page 27

Softball

Lions’ coach Miller earns 400th career win College sweeps Scarlet Raiders in weekend doubleheader

By Hilarey Wojtowicz Opinions Editor After leading the Lions to the No. 8 ranking in Division III, head coach Sally Miller collected the 400th win of her career on Saturday April 10, as the College swept the double header against Rutgers University-Newark, increasing its record to 20-4 this season. After a 2-1 loss to Haverford College on Thursday April 8, the Lions came back to beat the Fords in the second game 5-0, which helped lead to the team’s two wins against the Scarlet Raiders.

The team traveled to Haverford College to take on the Fords, which resulted in a split doubleheader, bringing the Lions’ seven-game winning streak to an end. Once the team was

Senior infielder Ellen Seavers

ranked No. 8 in the National Fastpitch freshman infielder Kelly Hommen. Lee Coaches Association, the Lions began finished with three stolen bases.

“We are taking this as a to feel the pressure of Lions 1 learning opportunity. We teams like Haverford.

“Now that we are Fords 2 don’t plan on letting things like that happen again,” ranked every team is 5 Cawley said. coming for us,” junior Lions 0 In game two, the Lions outfield Colleen Cawley Fords came back hard, scoring said. “The loss against Lions 1 early as Hommen scored Haverford is the reason 0 off an RBI from senior inScarlet Raiders we are trying to stay away from looking at the num- Lions 4 fielder Ellen Seavers. The bers. The statistics are not Scarlet Raiders 3 score was 5-0 by the seventh as freshman infielder at all important to us right Ashley Sogluizzo singled in Lee for now.”

The Fords scored the two runs in the the final run of the game. Sophomore bottom of the seventh, but the Lions pitcher Lauren Fitzsimmons gathered were on the board with a run in the first her 10th win of the season, throwing a as sophomore outfielder Crystal Lee complete shutout against the Fords. crossed the plate off of a ground out by On Saturday, the Scarlet Raiders put up a fight, keeping the score close in both games against the Lions. Lee started it off in the first game, scoring the only run in the first inning after tripling and racing home off of a sacrifice fly by Hommen. Senior pitcher Ashley Minervini threw a one-hitter, collecting nine strikeouts for the 1-0 win.

Game two took the Lions into eight innings for the 4-3 win. Seavers scored the first run in the second after tripling and crossing the plate off of a bunt by senior outfielder Danielle Hagel. The Tim Lee / Photo Editor hustles down the first base line. Lions increased the score in the third as

Tim Lee / Photo Editor

Fitzsimmons delivers the pitch.

sophomore outfielder Rebecca Florczyk and Lee both scored, giving the team a 3-0 lead.

The Scarlet Raiders tied it in the seventh though, as freshman outfielder Nicole Odell tripled with the bases loaded, sending the game into an extra inning win for the Lions. Fitzsimmons recorded 12 strikeouts in her team-leading 11th win of the season.

The Lions take on William Paterson University at 1 p.m. on Saturday April 17 at Lions’ Park.

Hilarey Wojtowicz can be reached at wojtowi3@tcnj.edu.