April 11, 2014

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014

VOLUME CXXVIII, ISSUE 9

SLU NEWS G et jiggy with it tonight at 10 p.m. in the Java Barn to the vibes of the Boston-based reggaerock explosion.

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This day in history:

Apollo 13 is launched on its third mission to the moon. Two days later an oxygen tank exploded, the origin of the phrase, “Houston, we have a problem...”

Pulling plastic

The Munro Family Climbing Wall is hosting its annual Spring Cling Climbing Competition tonight at 6 p.m. Make a first ascent, get pumped, and try your hand at some prizes!

Eben Holden Kitchen to Reopen, Address Dining Concerns

By NICOLE LEINDERS STAFF WRITER St. Lawrence has been praised for providing some of the best food among colleges across the country, but there has been a growing dissatisfaction with dining services in recent years. As the student body expands, wait times have increased and meals no longer seem to fit our current needs.

As a result, over the past year and a half, the heads of Dana and the Northstar Café, Thelmo’s Dining Services Committee of five student representatives and Director

of Dining and Conference Services Cindy Atkins have been meeting to brainstorm different ways the student dining experience can be improved. The food itself is important, but when it is available and the setting it is offered in add to the dining experience as well. Surveys have been conducted and confirm that many of the current problems students have stem from the size of production facilities.

In addition to the food in Dana itself, all catering and the food at satellite stations such as the Johnson Grab and Go and the Newell

Time Out Café is produced in Dana’s facilities. At this point, its food production capacity is filled to the limit. That’s where Eben Holden Kitchens comes in.

Kelly Appenzeller, President of the Thelomathesian Society, explained that when the new residence hall first was being planned, Thelmo met with Atkins. She made it clear that asking Dana to produce more food for the new satellite station would only make the current dining situation even worse, and the best fix to our problem would be to reopen Eben Holden.

It’s all to Greek to me

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Eben Holden used to be a kitchen, but many years ago it closed down. Now only Campus Kitchens uses it to cook their community meals. Although the equipment is outdated, with renovations it could provide the space necessary to shift all of the satellite and catering food production away from Dana.

The Facilities Master Plan, which has a strategic map that frames a system of renovations SLU should make in the coming decades to renew SEE DINING, PAGE 5

Welding Studio Reopens

Interested in Greek life at SLU? Join the Panhellenic and Greek Councils in a concert at Pub 56 tonight at 8 p.m. featuring Mike Godwin, and check out the info boards in the Student Center!

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n an evening filled with cultural immerison, students danced, sang and acted for an audience of enthusiastic peers. On page 5, THE HILL NEWS breaks down this celebration of cultural diversity.

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This semester sculpture students will have the unique opportunity to incorporate welding into their artistic skillset. Recent renovations to the Barnes Sculpture Yard, a space donated to the university in 1996 by Carlyle F. Barnes have allowed for the safe use of welding equipment. This advancement will add to the artistic scope of St. Lawrence, offering students new forms of creative expression.

The studio, now equipped with safety features including an emergency eyewash, drainage system and adequate ventilation, has come a long way since its original construction. “When I got here (10 years ago) it was basically a concrete block shell with a gravel floor and no windows at all,” explained Associate Professor of Art Amy Hauber, “which

is a nice thing…if we lived in Miami, but isn’t super usable for a teaching space in this climate.”

Since Canton, NY weather can be harsh the first stage of renovations was focused on enclosing and securing the space with walls, windows and doors. Then came ventilation. This is a very important aspect of a welding studio because the process involves the use of combustible gases, powerful equipment and hot metal.

According to Hauber the original ventilation had to be modified following second stage of the arts renovations, “They did ventilate the space but it was the wrong kind, it was a ventilation unit that was too powerful and not directed enough.” In working with welding, ventilation systems are put in place to remove air contaminants so the worker SEE WELDING, PAGE 10

In This Issue: McCutcheon versus democracy, page 3 Residence Life changes impending, page 5 English major job prospects, page 6 Romeo and Juliet reviewed, page 8 Saints Tennis sweeps RIT, page 12

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By RUSSELL KING ‘14 OPINIONS EDITOR

St. Lawrence University is expensive – there is no denying that.

A low faculty to student ratio means that we have to pay a lot of faculty salaries – salaries that reflect the exceptional quality of our professors. Excellent residential options, from theme houses to Dana, increase this price. Extracurricular activities, like Spring Fest, add more to this cost. Research, off-campus programs, internships, and other educational opportunities do not come cheap, either. Simply, the quality of the education we receive and the environment on campus constitute the comprehensive fee.

It is getting more expensive, too. This is not out of greed, but rather it reflects inflation. Cost of living increases for faculty and staff, the rising cost of necessities such as heating and food,

and health care (America has the world’s most expensive health care system) all contribute to an ever-rising fee.

How much, then, does it cost to give a SLU student an education?

For the 2011-2012 academic year, the cost was $64,300. The pub-

How much, then, does it cost to give a SLU student an education? For the 2011-2012 academic year, the cost was $64,300. lished price was only 84% of this total cost. Donations, the endowment, and other income sources cover the rest. Thus, no one actually pays the full cost to attend SLU. Furthermore, only 7.5% of students attend SLU with no financial aid; SLU gives aid packages (the average was $25,532) to 90.5% of its students. The remain-

ing 2% is through outside sources.

Because of all the aid SLU gives its students, the average loan debt is $24,896, $4,500 less than the national average. It costs a great deal to educate a student, a lot more than any student pays.

Remember all this when you hear the phrase “Laurentians for Life.” It is not a scheme to wring more money out of SLU students but rather to remind us all that we are part of a larger, lifelong community that assists students in attaining their education. It is a community that cares and supports each other and values the liberal arts. Every student is here through the generosity of Laurentians. At the very least remember that you are a Laurentian and what all of the past Laurentians have done for you. If you can, donate. Help fund the next generation of SLU students for the cost of a few beers. Someone did that for you.

Letter to the Editor: Loans for Life

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I am a proud Laurentian. I am proud to don scarlet and brown, proud to wear the shield, and proud to tell people that I go (and soon went) to St. Lawrence. I am also proud of the education I am receiving and the community I’m a part of, a community that values thought and action. I am part of those students, who “tap their full potential as they embrace the natural environment, engage with global challenges and experience the relevance and adventure of a liberal arts education in a complex and changing world” (St. Lawrence website). The mission of a liberal arts education is to instill in the students subjects and skills that allow us to be active citizens. This is why I am proud to be a Laurentian.

So what happens when myself, along with other financially struggling students, decide to spark a conversation with a sticker? Last week, a stickering campaign utilized the L4L slogan. We scratched “Loans for Life” on the small oval stickers and scattered the peel-and-go’s around campus.

Why did we commit this act that some people called “vandalism”?

As stated, we are proud Laurentians. However, we are also concerned Laurentians. In 2010, the cost of coming to SLU was $51,770. This fall, we are approaching $60,000 (numbers taken from Chronicle of Higher Education). You don’t have to be a math whiz to see how insanely high the costs have risen. SLU isn’t alone in these rising tides, for colleges across the country

are becoming more and more expensive. Without a doubt, the conversation generated by a silly sticker is quite telling of the larger issue of rising costs and rising indebtedness.

First there were stickers, then posters, and then banners.

These all caused quite the debate, and quite frankly, sparked a muchneeded conversation. The response to these messages?

Additional messages saying, “No one is stopping you from transferring!” and “You knew how much it was to go here.”

Yes, we all commit to our respective colleges knowing that education is an investment.

But, we do not commit knowing that our families will

So, call us cowards, call us vandals. But, we stand proud. We have generated a muchneeded conversation on this campus. be continuously burdened with heightened costs.

So, call us cowards, call us vandals. But, we stand proud.

We have generated a muchneeded conversation on this campus. Campuses across the country are having the same, if similar, conversations. Just this past week, Rutgers students protested at the steps of their commons during a Board of Governors meeting.

They called for a tuition freeze that would keep tuition from rising the next year. As students, we have the power to let our voices be heard. So why stay silent?

We all know SLU students are not the type to knock on President Fox’s doorstep or stage some sort of protest during a Board of Trustee dinner, but we cannot remain silent. From my four years here, I have learned how powerful our voices are. We can get Grace Potter to come to campus, so what’s wrong with a conversation/debate/ argument (whatever you want to call it) about money? In the 60s and 70s, students marched in response to the Vietnam War and draft. Back in the early 2000s, students blockaded the old student center. Other acts involved guerrilla poster campaigns, flash mobs, and drone die-ins—all legitimate acts of political speech and activism, no matter how small or large.

If there were only one thing I could take away from my SLU experience, it would be the knowledge that you must always be active in our community and let your voice be heard. Didn’t we come here to become well-rounded citizens? Isn’t it your duty as a citizen to speak out when you see a wrong occur in your community? If I didn’t speak out, and repressed my freedom of speech, I wouldn’t be either a proud citizen, a proud Laurentian or even a proud American.

But we as Laurentians don’t stay quiet, we speak up; we are engaged citizens in our community and the world.

That’s what makes me a proud Laurentian.

Allison Paludi ‘14

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APRIL 11, 2014

McCutcheon v. Democracy

By RUSSELL KING ‘14 OPINIONS EDITOR The democratic character of the American political system had almost completely eroded before the 5-4 McCutcheon v. FEC decision was announced. To run a campaign, a politician needs money.

Staff, travel, advertising, etc. all draw heavily on the war chest. The more money a politician has, the more likely they are to be elected.

More than 90% of the time the candidate with the most money wins. The exceptions are races in areas that are overwhelmingly in favor of one party. Even here it is a small margin between the victors and their competitors.

This doesn’t seem like a problem until one examines who funds these campaigns. It is not your average voter who contributes meaningfully to these campaigns (Obama was a rarity with a third of his contributions coming from small donations). It is the wealthy that fund these elections – contributions over $200 come from 0.27% of the population but constitute over 60% of all funds raised (Opensecrets). Considering the incentive to raise money and the amount needed to run an effective campaign (roughly five million for the House and nine million for the Senate), our representatives must cater to these wealthy individuals if they are to win at all. This is made evident by the severe disconnect between the decisions of our representatives and the aver-

age voter. Frighteningly, if the upper class favors a bill, a Senator is far more likely to support that bill.

The converse is true for the lower classes – there is a negative correlation between Senator support for a bill and lower class support for a bill (Lessig). Furthermore, these funders are not just people, but also corporations (of course, just like people, corporations are people). Effectively, the elite owns our elections.

The only hope was spending limits. While outside spending super-PACs had no limit, direct aggregate contributions had a limit of $123,000 (roughly four times the average per capita wage) per donor per two-year cycle. A single person could not donate enough to influence every candidate. Our Court, which is ideologically committed to helping the wealthy, decided that this was not enough. The limit set by McCutcheon is $3.6 million in aggregate donations per donor per election cycle. A donor can contribute to every candidate and party every two years, skewing the political debate in favor of this donor. So much, then, for democracy.

This is not the issue of the left or the right – it is an issue of the integrity of our government. If our government must cater to the wealthy, the policies passed or ignored will never reflect the desires of the common voter. It is not a democracy for, of, and by the people but of those with massive disposable incomes – otherwise known as oligarchy.

Dear Dub: Teal Week Dear SLU Community, In a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease control of 5,000 college students at over 100 colleges, one in five women reported being sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime.

-Worldwide, between 19%-28% of college women report being sexually assaulted or attempted rape.

- In the same study done by the U.S. Centers for Disease, 4% of men answered “yes” to the question “In your lifetime have you been forced to submit to sexual intercourse against your will?”

-Between 62% and 84% of survivors knew their attacker.

- More than one in five men involved in rape reported “becoming so sexually aroused that they could not stop themselves from having sex,” even though the woman did not consent.

-75% of the men and 55% of the women involved in acquaintance rapes were drinking or taking drugs .

-Of the rapes reported to the police in the US (only 1/3 or less of the actually occurrences), only 16% result in prison sentences. Therefore, only 5% of the time does a man who rapes ends up in prison; 95% of the time he does not.

These statistics may be difficult to read, but your awareness can

make all the difference. Too often is it swept under the carpet. Victims repeatedly suffer in silence as a result. It is essential to embrace these issues head on rather than trying to avoid them in discussion. This week was meant to raise awareness not only for the victims on campus, but for all.

It is important to incorporate as many people as possible into the community who are willing to discuss this topic. In hosting Take Back the Night, few men attended (thank you for all who did), while even fewer stayed for the open discussion portion. Ironically, men seem to be the ones who need to address the issue the most. The rates of sexual assault will not falter unless both women and men join forces.

It was wonderful to witness the embraced community of support at the events this week, but hopefully that the discussion continues.

Hearing the beautiful stories during the Speak Out should not be a rarity. Not only does the night need to be taken back, but so does the day, the long hours spent in contemplation. In order to prevent it, we must embrace it. The strength to overcome is in your power. Thank you to all those who have demonstrated their courage; your tenacity is beyond inspiring.

Sincerely, The DUBers

Saint: The goat cheese salad is Saint:

Round II of SLU Reuse EAO water bottles. One less: it’s the cool thing to do!

back with a VENGEANCE.

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NALLY TURNING 21. No more of this baby status BS. Watch out, SLU.

Purgatory: Scaring the be- Purgatory: Taking advantage of Purgatory: Your friends visitjeezus outta squirrels with your pasty white legs (here’s lookin’ at you, rugby boys!).

your friend’s Southern charm (cooking experience?) to host an all-day pig roastin’ extravaganza!

Sinner: Considering 32

Sinner: Receiving a swirly upon Sinner: But the Ticker is still

degrees a wonderful spring day in the North Country.

request (those happen in real life?!).

Weird fetishes, man.

ing means shameless Sergi’s and Bagelry visits. Gotta show them the NoCo culture, ja feel?

closed so really they’re not gonna get a full sense of it. Damnitall, Coach.

Letter to the Editor I was sitting outside the Pub having lunch with a kindred spirit, watching the wind blow through a patch of white flags.

A young woman and who I assumed was her father were being led on a tour through the flapping fabric. I instantly felt anxiety for the father. I saw the thin line his mouth made and the protective touch of his arm over his daughter’s shoulders.

That moment must have been a jolt of reality as he stood there, guiding his daughter toward her next journey, knowing she is leaving his protection. Seeing in person the number of voices represented in those flags reinforces what I imagine are his worst fears as a father. But learning about the flags, I hope, offers comfort by showing him what an empowering and proactive setting his daughter will be living in if she, hopefully, chooses to study at SLU. The lunch table conversation took a somber turn, as the message of those flags touched us. Rape happens on our campus. It’s more prevalent than numbers can show. It’s unrecognized, bragged about, stigmatized, hidden, and misunderstood. Without even saying the word “rape” we often promote behavior and attitudes that can have devastating, unintentional consequences for

both men and women. Rape is an example of something you never quite imagine happening to yourself, until it impacts your life. I would like to use myself as an example in hopes of emphasizing the importance of dialogue on this topic, especially among us SLU students.

I was distraught and not comfortable sharing the truth, so I brushed it aside to avoid feeling like a “typical” victim.

I was sexually assaulted during my freshman year. Based on popular opinions in entertainment, media, and general discourse, what I went through is considered by many to be a “typical” experience on college campuses. I would like to point out that rape is anything but typical. It does not happen to a “typical” type of person, under “typical” circumstances. I certainly didn’t consider myself to be a target of sexual assault when I went to a party, drank too much, and woke up to the sight of a stranger leaving my room. My friends never recognized the situation as sexual assault, and only offered com-

ments such as “last night was wild, huh?”, “was he good?”, and “well, at least you made it home.” I was distraught and not comfortable sharing the truth, so I brushed it aside to avoid feeling like a “typical” victim.

There are many factors, besides alcohol, promiscuity, and “college culture,” that need to be understood and addressed to avoid misconceptions. Open, honest conversation is the best solution in my opinion. Fortunately, there are groups on campus doing just that. If it wasn’t for the amazing support from our Community Assistants (CAs), SLU Advocates, and others, people like me would be left without guidance or trust during their most difficult times. Thank you for everything you do: encouraging this type of discussion and learning among SLU students.

Also, thank you Hill News for giving a voice to those who want the truth to be heard.

Happy Teal Week!

Anonymous Editor’s Note: Due to the sensitive nature of this article, The Hill News editorial board has allowed the letter to remain anonymous.

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Security Blotter Dean Eaton: March 26: Five fire safety violations and eight drug abuse violations March 28: Three cases of vandalism, two fire safety violations, and one medical call resulting in a sign-off March 30: One fire safety violation and one case of vandalism Fitness Center: March 25: Public order policy violation, student caught breaking into the squash courts 48 Park St.: March 27: Drug abuse violation March 28: Drug abuse violation March 30: Policy violation, a party was thrown Townhouses: March 27: Party broken up March 30 at 1:16am: Conduct violation, a party was thrown April 6: Public order policy violation 25 College St: March 28: One case of vandalism March 29: A count of vandalism April 4: One count of larceny and one conduct violation Sykes: March 28: Vandalism incident March 2: A case of larceny at Dana Dining Hall, items left in the doorway cubbies were taken April 6: One prescribed conduct violation

54 Park St.: March 28: Liquor Law violation Student Center: April 5: One case of larceny and two suspicious non-students observed walking around without IDs Rebert: April 4: One liquor law violation and one conduct violation April 5: One alcohol-related medical call resulting in a signoff Lee Hall: April 6: A case of larceny Whitman: March 30: One party cited and two cases of larceny, each involving a student carrying a stolen traffic sign April 5: One case of vandalism and one prescribed conduct violation Downtown Canton: March 31: One public order violation involving a student’s removal from an establishment and one liquor law violation involving underage drinking

SEMESTER RUNNING TALLIES: Bike Thefts: 0 | DWIs: 3 Open Containers: 2 | Transports: 3

AMANDA BROOKS/ PHOTO EDITOR

The Barn Good Thrift Store recently began selling personal-sized compost bins for dorm rooms. The Jars (pictured above) are available to rent now for the duration of the semester.

SLUWire Alternative Surfaces

By BRENDA WINN STAFF WRITER

Nam Tran `16 has been spending the past few weeks creating his own website called St. Lawrence Activity. This website somewhat simulates our SLUwire because it advertises different weekend activities and club meetings that occur throughout the week.

Tran said that the “purpose of [his] website is to help students know about what is going on around campus, with a nice visual interface and accessible features.” It is not replacing SLUwire, as SLUwire is a domain of the university’s own website. With SLUwire, students are able to access the system from the St. Lawrence webpage or from daily emails. In order to create their own event. They just need permission from the SLU Activity and Leadership council.

Tran’s own website does not have this function, and he said he is creating it with intention of it

being an independent supplement to SLUwire, managed by himself.

He says that his motivation is “to have a friendly interface activity website.” Many students have complained that the current SLUwire is difficult to manage, as searching for events or seeing them in a list does not usually work.

Many events are often misplaced or contain incorrect information which discourages students from using the current website. Tran’s goal is for everyone to be able to use the site “without looking at a search engine and having to go through different pages all over the website.”

The new website would not only inform students about anything going on around campus but also contains information about dining services and club meetings. There is a tab that lists out the different days of the weeks and each contains information regarding the clubs that are meeting that day and when they are. In addition, the dining services tab contains the hours that

each location is open every day. It also conveniently lists the phone numbers for Dana Dining Hall and the Pub that are often very difficult to find.

While his website is still in its infancy, he has big plans for it. It is Tran’s hope that students will continue using both SLUwire and his website and see which they prefer, in hopes of improving the way that students can get campus information. He is still working on new features and trying to make it more accessible for people to get to it and to send information in. He also wants students to know that with the website, it is possible to make it an app on an iPhone, just by adding the link to the home screen. This is a very user friendly advantage and it is Tran’s hope that one day, he can make it a specialty app so that everyone will be able to easily check it on their mobile phones. This is the link to the website: http://namtran0110.wix. com/stlawrenceactivity

This Week in the News What is Thelmo up to?

Wednesday, March 26th Office Hours: President Kelly Appenzeller, Monday through Wednesday 8 to 10 p.m. Vice President of Senate Affairs, Annie Dietderich, Friday 2 to 3 p.m.

Contingency Requests: -Singing Sinners contingency request for use of PK performance space passed pending second approval.

New Business: -SLU Diversity Commission report out now, includes recommendation to make Whitman Annex more visible and accessible for students, as well as incorporating more genderneutral bathrooms in public spaces.

-Canton Bar Tour April 8th, 7 pm.

-Kaleidoscope Multicultural Event to be held in PK Hall on April 8 at 7pm.

-Beta-sponsored Men of Principle scholarship to be made available April 1.

-Applications for Board of Trustees and class council executive boards will be released soon.

-The Main Squeeze will be playing at Java on Friday!

International Updates

By LEXI BECKWITH MANAGING EDITOR

North America Texas suspends transgender substitute teacher In a state with no protection for employees on the basis of gender identity, transgender educator Laura Jane Klug has been put on leave pending a further decision by Lumberton school board, after the school received complaints from parents describing Klug’s identity as a ‘distraction.’

Latin America Top Mexican official arrested in connection to cartel Michoacan former official Jesus Reyna has been accused of holding meetings with top bosses of the Knights Templar cartel. Upon Saturday’s arrest, Reyna was subsequently fired as secretary of the interior.

Africa Doctors Without Borders attacks UN in South Sudan With thousands left living in destitute conditions (civilians were left in an area of the UN base with waterborne diseases and prone to flooding), Medecins Sans Frontieres has issued a report condemning UN action in the region, describing the organization as having a “shameful attitude.”

Asia Additional pings provide hope in Flight 370 search Australian officials reported that on Tuesday a ping of more than five minutes was detected, followed by a second with a duration of seven minutes. While they believe they are searching the appropriate area, they need physical evidence before being able to officially declare that’s where the missing Malaysian flight went down.

Middle East Pipeline dig in Israel reveals Egyptian sarcophagus During preliminary surveillance of a pipeline dig site archaeologists discovered a rare sarcophagus, etched into a slender face, featuring a scarab ring and inscribed with the name of an Egyptian pharaoh, most likely a Canaanite official, according to Israel’s Antiquities Authority.

Europe Immigrants create urgency for refugee camps In the past two days, 4,000 refugees have reached Italian shores by boat, a record high since a sea rescue operation was set up last year, calling attention to a greater international problem. Interior Minister Angelino Alfano urged the international community to set up more refugee camps, citing non-stop landings and danger to immigrant health, as one man was found dead in a rescued craft.

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APRIL 11, 2014 DINING FROM PAGE 1 and update campus, contains a short-term five-year plan meant to provide the most critical renovations campus needs. Renovating and expanding Dana was in that short-term plan. As Kelly explained to me, in actuality, the renovation of Eben Holden would much better suit the needs of students. Producing food in Eben Holden Kitchen would maximize efficiency and lower wait times in Dana because there would be more space, and as a result, there would also be the possibility to have better and more food options.

So what needs to be done before renovations of Eben Holden begin? A dining service consultant was brought to campus to make sure we weren’t overlooking any other options. She looked at all of our spaces and interviewed around 40 focus groups from all areas of campus to get their feedback. We’ve yet to hear back from her, but Kelly believes the results of the survey will prove that the best option we have is to bring Eben Kitchen into the five-year plan. Kelly

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hopes that the renovations will be completed by fall 2015.

The first step in the process of adding the renovations to the plan was for Thelmo to pass a resolution stating that it is critical that the renovation to take priority over any other projects.

This happened in February, and if all goes according to plan, the Universities Properties Commission will fine tune the resolution, approve it, and then bring it to the Board of Trustees so that they can estimate the cost of renovations, vote, and then approve it themselves.

Renovating Dana is still in the master plan, and there is definitely a push for it to happen soon, but Eben Kitchens takes priority in order to fulfill the current needs of students; further down the road a renovation of Dana will take place. Changes students can hopefully expect within the following year are an expansion of operating hours in both Dana and the Pub, especially on the weekends, and the new residence hall café being available as late at 3/3:30 rather than 2:00 like the other satellite stations.

GRACE BODKIN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Kaleidoscope Performance Brings Cultural Immersion to Canton

By CAROLINE SEELEN STAFF WRITER PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS

Minimal Changes in Dorming

By GRACE BODKIN STAFF WRITER The availability of the new dorm has sparked rumors as to how the housing system and selection could change.

However, students should be aware that many things will remain the same. While the new dorm will bring additional housing, it will not change the other dorms. “All dorms are expected to stay the same” says Stacie LaPierre, Associate Director of Residence Life.

“The most noticeable difference will be that lounges that were converted into quads for space will go back to being lounges.” But that’s really the only change that students will notice in other dorms. Normal occupants for each dorm will not change. For example, a dorm like Rebert will remain a freshmen dorm. The room draw process will be the same as previous years. Despite rumors, the new dorm will not be chosen separately or first.

The singles, doubles and triples will all be drawn the same way as other living spaces.

However, this does not take away from the fact that there is a lot of competition for getting into the new dorm. Because the system values class year, seniors are expected to fill a majority of the rooms, with juniors next in line. “We’re expecting the most interest to be in the senior class,” LaPierre says in reference to the senior’s wait through the entire construction process and little time left on campus. Though it is not entirely impossible, there is little chance that rising sophomores will get into the new facility. This does not mean that Sophomores cannot try for the new dorm, but because selection is competitive, it will most likely fill up before underclassmen choose.

Needless to say, the new dorm will allow for a little more space for current and future students. There’s also an upside to the demand, it will most likely increase the possibility of getting into other competitive housing such as Sykes. Even if the odds are not in one’s favor, the benefit of more space is campus wide.

On April 8th at 7pm, Kaleidoscope, an event celebrating the vast cultures present on the St. Lawrence campus, took place in Peterson-Kermani Hall. Kaleidoscope has been an annual event on campus since 2006. The event consisted of 10 cultural performances from around the world and was hosted by the International House and Connect Club.

Nam Tran, I-House Coordinator and president of Connect Club, was the head organizer of the event. The masters of ceremony were Thelmo President, Kelly Appenzeller and Lisa Dyatko, Model United Nations president and a student from Belarus.

The first performance was a sketch comedy put on by members of Connect, Ben Brisson, Yumi Ito, Emily Mulvihill, José Miguel Santelices Ormazábal, and Nils Tangemann, called “Que Hora Es?” The sketch was supposed to be a soap opera for people who “took Spanish for three weeks in fourth grade.”

The students spoke terrible Spanish and it was very funny.

The second performance was a song called “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good),” a song originally by a Zambian-born singer named Rozal. It was sung and

played on the piano by Chloe McElligott.

The next performance was a song by the American band The Script called “For the First Time,” which was sang and played on the guitar by Greek student Vasileios Prassas. Prassas commented that people might wonder why he was performing an American song, but he said, “America has culture too!”

Christian Brown and Matthew Dudley then performed an original Arabian piece on the tabla and oud, respectively.

The tabla is a type of drum, while the oud is a stringed instrument.

The next performance was Imman Merdanovic, a Bosnian student, singing a Croatian song called “Ima Jedan Svijet.” The song is “about a girl who lost her family and is now longing for a world where she would be reunited with her loved ones.” It was beautiful.

Chansoknea Mao, a student from Cambodia, sang and played on guitar a song called “Amazing Cambodia,” which is a Cambodian song describing the country. She translated the song before singing and it spoke of the natural resources and welcomed people to Cambodia.

Next, two songs were sung in Urdu called “Lamhay” and Aadat,” which translate to “Mo-

ments” and “Habit,” respectively. Sifael Ndandala played the drums, Michael Brewster played the lead guitar, Matt Brewster played the bass, and Ibrahim Khan sang lead vocals and played the acoustic guitar.

Yi (Judy) Zhao played a “Xinjian/Uygur/Turkish dance melody adapted for the Chinese instrument, Guzheng.” The instrument was like a harp laid across her lap that she picked and plucked with special tips attached to her fingers. It was a soft and beautiful sound.

José Miguel Santelices Ormazábal then sang a Spanish love song called “Fuego de noche, nieve de día,” which translates to “Fire by Night, Snow by Day,” and was originally adapted by Ricky Martin. Emily Goulet and Michelle Knuepfer accompanied on the piano and violoncello, respectively.

The last performance was “an impulse fusion of live loop vibes and movement” called “Duende,” which was performed

by Joshin Atone and Emma DayBranch. Atone played the drums, guitar, and mixed, while DayBranch did a sort of interpretive dance.

Nam Tran “would like to have a big thank you to everybody who came to the event. It would not have happened without you all.”

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English Now, Job Later?

By KARA MCDUFFEE STAFF WRITER A friend of mine had a “funny” story to tell about her run-in with an elderly man. After exchanging names with the stranger, he asked, “So what are you majoring in at college?”

“English,” she answered.

“Oh,” he replied, the sarcasm palpable.

My friend laughed off his response and asked, “What did you major in?”

“I actually majored in something that you can get a job in.”

Cheap shot, sir, but nonetheless, his answer reflected the opinion of many.

Recent studies show that undergrads are skipping out on humanities more and more at colleges and universities. They’re under pressure from their parents, from the burden of debt they incur, and from society at large to choose majors that will directly lead to stable, high-paying jobs. And many people just don’t see English as a major that will lead directly to a good job.

Ashley Richardson is a junior at St. Lawrence University majoring in English Literature. She usually walks around campus with headphones dangling out of her ears, notebook tucked in her backpack.

Her short hair bounces up and down as she walks, if it’s not covered under her blue hat. She does believe that English will lead her to a good job – one in journalism.

“Right now, I’m looking into some type of journalism career, newswriting maybe,” she explained. “My dream job would be to travel around and experience other people’s cultures and write about it. So I’ve been leaning more heavily towards magazines. It’s good for me that I’ve learned to do newswriting and everything in between, but for me magazine writing and feature writing is the best.”

Ashley’s family did not like her choice of major. Her mother prohibited her from declaring as an Art major freshman year, so Ashley switched to the English route.

Her mom still struggled with the choice. “I support you in whatever you do,” she told her daughter, “but I just don’t know what career you can hold with an English major or what you can do after college.” Her mom is worried that she won’t develop the proper skills to be able to find a job. She doesn’t know what job is looking to hire English majors.

As for being a Creative Writing major, Ashley had no choice in the matter. Her mother told her that no one will ever hire a creative writing major, so Ashley declared sophomore year as a literary studies major. Ever since then, she has been hiking up the steep steps of Richardson Hall, sitting at the old wooden desks, and learning about authors, poets, novels, and jour-

nalism. “I’m an English major because I love to read and I love to write,” Ashley said with an honest shrug.

It’s true, the English major – and more specifically the Creative Writing major – has appeared numerous times, and rather high up, in “Most Useless College Majors” rankings. On the list, “The Ten Most Worthless College Majors,” it claimed number one. The follow-up description stated, “The only career that creative writing prepares you for is ‘professional drinker.” Well now that is just harsh.

“I don’t need a list to give me anxiety. I have my family to do that for me,” Ashley said in response to these lists. She leaned forward in her chair and began tapping her fingers on the table. “I do get nervous sometimes. What am I going to do? What happens if I don’t get the journalism job? What am I going to do with an English major?”

The fact of the matter is, she can do a lot. English is not just English to Ashley, and it is more for a lot of undergrads who understand the skills they are gaining. Without hesitation, Ashley shot off what her major has taught her: “It’s critical thinking; it’s being able to make connections between things, it’s being able to write well.”

As college tuition increases, so does the pressure to find a job right after college. With loans to pay off, students hope to graduate as fully equipped as possible to enter the workforce. And contrary to popular belief, there are countless job options awaiting English majors. In fact, if you jump onto the Career Services website for St. Lawrence, you can find over 120 job possibilities for an English undergrad in a broad range of fields.

Carleen Pallante, an associate director in St. Lawrence’s career services office, says “written and oral communication skills are always ranked as the top skills that employers are looking for. So with English, you can develop these skills and get into a lot of different professions. English and communication skills are very marketable.”

In a professional interview, English graduates can say that the major taught them about how people behave in various circumstances and in various cultures.

Or that their classes and seminars gave them ample experience with working within a community, listening to others’ opinions, and giving and receiving feedback.

Those sound like good job skills to me. An answer could even be, “My English major taught me to know how to organize and synthesize complex material.” Wait a moment – that almost sounds mathematical.

Ashley is already starting to build her résumé in the English field. For an internship with University Communications last year

– offered as an English class – Ashley wrote for the St. Lawrence magazine and website. She ran all around campus, notebook in tow, interviewing various people for her feature stories. She’s never met as many diverse people as she did through that experience. “Literature for me is, has been, that – I get to look into all these little parts of things, and I get to look at all these different perspectives and all these different topics, and I get a broader knowledge of everything.”

Her hands moved animatedly in the air as she talked about the job with excitement.

This summer, Ashley has applied for several internships that would further her experience as a writer. She applied to work at the Amsterdam News, which would give her the chance to explore her culture and the culture of others through journalistic writing. She also applied to Restless Books, which is an online publishing industry. Last year, Ashley had an internship with Worldview Entertainment in which she helped fundraise, organize events, and read scripts.

Ashley believes in the necessity of good writing. “People can’t write well anymore,” she stated, leaning back in her chair decisively. “And that’s needed in everything, every business, every company, every type of job. I’ve learned so many different writing styles. You could tell me to write you a grant, I could write you a grant. Tell me to write you a story, I could write you a story. Tell me to interview someone, I could interview someone. You need me to write an update for the company? Easy.”

Lori Leddy is proof of this idea. She graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 1974 with a BA in English. For the past thirty-five years, she has worked for State Farm Insurance. “I might not be citing Shakespeare at work,” she said with a laugh, “but I definitely think my English major helps me.

I have to do write-ups all the time for insurance claims and damage reports. I wouldn’t be able to do this job if I couldn’t write.”

In an economy where the average worker stays at his or her job for only 4.5 years, as found by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a specific degree might become irrelevant anyway. Only around 30 percent of college graduates have a job related to their major. English, in fact, might be one of the only majors that people will continue to use their skills from job to job. Ashley’s belief: English is the foundation for everything. She will be able to take her writing and communicating skills to whatever work she encounters, in whatever field she chooses to pursue Still think that an English major won’t lead to a job? Well, if nothing else, just remember that it is the English undergrads who will be writing the best cover letters.

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Third “Kick It” Becomes Best Yet ByALIE MIHUTA STAFF WRITER Last Saturday, April 5 was a huge success for the Center for Civic Engagement, which hosted the third annual kick it for a cause fundraiser. Each year, the Center for Civic Engagement raises funds through an all-day Zumba-thon event in order to support a local child suffering from a life threatening illness.

The first year we dedicated this event to Krissy Hayes from Gouverneur who continues the fight against leukemia. Last year we supported Claire Nezezon from Norwood who suffers from cystic fibrosis. This year we kicked it for Zach Hamilton of Canton. As someone who’s been involved with these events from the beginning, I have been able to watch this fundraiser gain momentum over the past three years. We feel that this year was our best Kick It event yet in terms of the amount of support we’ve received from the school. On behalf of the Center for Civic Engagement, we would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who helped out. Thank you to Thelmo for donating funds that went into planning the event, thank you to facilities for your help with set up and break down and thank

you to the Athletic facilities, donating the space of Newell Fieldhouse for the day. Thank you to the Upbeats for performing and thank you to Madison Wilcox and Andrea Strauss for volunteering their time to lead the Zumba and yoga sessions. A HUGE thank you also goes out to all of the clubs and organizations that came providing games and activities for all the children who attended the event. We had the highest rate of attendance from clubs this year! These kinds of activities make it possible for entire families to come out for the day, since the kids will have fun and be entertained all day long. And thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday and attended the event.

We could not have had such a successful day without the support from every single one of you. In just one day we raised over $6,000, all of which will go straight to Zach and his family. Speaking of Zach, we would like to give a special thank you to this awesome kid. It was an honor to meet him and support him in his fight against cancer.

Zach’s tireless effort in kicking cancer’s butt is an inspiration to us all and reminds us of how special and precious life is. We look forward to continuing this event for many years to come.

St. Lawrence University Divestment Game Need extra cash?

The members of SLU Environmental Action and the Divestment sub-committee, invite students, faculty and community members to participate in a socially responsible Investment competition. You will be given an allowance of 500,000 “dollars” to invest, and we ask you invest in a range of industries, besides the fossil fuels industry, especially the top 200 producers, who can be found at http:// gofossilfree.org/companies/. We also encourage you to invest in companies specializing in renewable energy. The competition will run from Monday April 14th through May 2nd. The contestant who sees the most gains in their stocks will be rewarded 30 dollars, 2nd place 15, and 3rd 5.

We recommend you use Google finance to document your investments, number of stocks or bonds “purchased” per company, and the price at the time of “purchase” There will be a hard copy of these guidelines at the Information desk in the student center.

Please email your Socially responsible investments to mclewi13@stlawu.edu

We welcome students from all business and investing backgrounds.

Thank you, Divestment Committee

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Face-to-face, or Eye-to-iPad?

By REBECCA DOSER STAFF WRITER “Hi honey,” Jill Sincione puts down the dishtowel, opening her arms to greet me. “Girls, look who’s here!” she peers into the living room where her daughters, Emma and Nora play with their electronic toys: Emma with her face only three inches from an iPad screen and Nora simultaneously watching a movie while playing a videogame on her mom’s old iPhone.

“Hi,” Emma’s voice trails off into nowhere, void of emotional connection.

“Oh, Wabecca! Come here quick. I want to show you how to play this new game Flappy Bird!” Nora says, eyes glued to the iPhone.

Nine months earlier, I walked into the same house for a typical day of nannying but was confronted by quite the opposite reaction from the sisters, two years apart in age.

The stark thin arms of Nora wrapped around my legs as she begged me to take her to Don’s Original for a lemon ice treat on our daily morning walk. Emma had summer school until noon every day so this was just “Nora and Wabecca time.”

“Wabecca, can we play horsey today?” she often begged.

Nora and I enjoyed our daily hour walk into town with the ever-exciting news in her life: the update on the neighbor’s beagle, Rose or the recent Disney movie review. The endless amounts of her gibberjabber left me unable to get in more than a few words.

Sticky, sweaty, and reeking of the grassy summer stench, we arrived home to greet Emma off the bus and eat lunch.

Emma slurped mandarin oranges out of a Pyrex dish while Nora licked the salt off of her steamy soft pretzel.

“Ooo ooo! Wabecca, I know what we can do today,” Emma said, drooling juice down her cheek. “Let’s go to your house and swim in the pool and play with Champ in the grass!”

“Ooo ooo! And if your mom made cookies maybe we can uh …have some after swimming?”

Nora added.

“So basically what we do everyday, Emma?” I said, as the girls flew out of their chairs cheering, “Swim-ming! Swimming! Swim-ming!”

Nothing compares to those days of nannying: playing the game “Baby,” where I portray the baby and they are my parents, to swinging at the playground, talking about Fernando, Emma’s new second grade “crush” with dark curly

locks and blue eyes.

We interacted in a social, face-to-face environment; free of the distractions that technology now has on so many. But, my belief that these innocent little girls were free of the degree to which technology can take over one’s innocence and ability to communicate was proven false.

Flash nine months forward.

It is time for lunch. The girls and I sit at the table in awkward silence and I see Emma, distressed with hands on her forehead.

“What’s wrong Emma? You told me you wanted pb&j?” I say.

“Can I just watch my show please? I’m not hungry,” she whines.

“Nope, you need to eat your lunch first. Then we’re gonna paint nails and color. You guys

Why do [they] expect so much from technology and not enough from the people in their life?

have been glued to electronics all morning…no more for the rest of the day,” I persist.

“No!!!”

Emma screams, pushing her plate across the table.

Despite my awe in her behavior, I hold my ground.

“Emma, calm down and eat your lunch.”

“No! I want my iPad now!” she demands, assuming I will give in immediately.

“She does this all the time now, Wabecca. Mom and Dad always let her,” Nora whispers to me.

I still do not give in. After a half hour of her wiping wet tears and pouting, she finally finishes her pb&j sandwich, without the iPad by her side.

Why do the girls expect so much from technology and not enough from the people in their life? I question as I drive home that night during Spring break.

I have known the Sinciones for four years now. They are great parents. The father, Mark, takes the girls to the YMCA to swim and he sleds with them down Harris Hill during the snowy winter days.

But yet, as both parents are high-level superintendents of two different school districts, they must be accessible through their phones and laptops. They are instigating a vulnerable attachment to technology that

I clearly observed in the girls’ recent behavior.

At meals, during school pickup, and music concerts, kids consistently display dislike towards their parents’ use of technology in settings where they should be paying attention to them, MIT Professor, Sherry Turkle concludes in her studies.

Even at an annual orchestra concert that I attended, I watched Jill record her daughter’s performance on the viola with the iPad in front of her face while her husband recorded it on his iPhone. Is the girls’ sudden attachment to electronics an attempt to imitate their parents’ actions?

“What concerns me as a developmental psychologist,” Turkle says in a PBS segment, “is watching children grow in this new world where being bored is something that never has to be tolerated for a moment.” That is exactly the point. As the girls and I sat at the kitchen table coloring, they grew bored after twenty minutes and asked to listen to music or watch another movie.

The two children of SLU Psychology Professor, Cheryl Stuntz, are given limited technology use whether that is twenty minutes on the gaming system or permission to watch only one television show.

“There is something really important to be said about person-to-person interactions,” Stuntz says. In her household, they have the “Person Before Electronics” rule. If her son is glued to his Nintendo game system and she wants to talk to him she will say, “Person Before Nintendo,” he will stop what he is doing and give her his undivided attention.

This may be a rule to consider for the Sincione girls before it is too late.

In regards to Emma’s desire to use her iPad during lunch, Jill says, “In the morning especially, I am rushing to make coffee and contacting people on my phone for work so, the girls watch a show on TV or on the iPad while eating their breakfast to keep them occupied.”

“Do you think the girls would be able to sit now and eat a meal without watching television at the same time?” I ask.

“Honestly, Rebecca…if we are at the table eating with them they are fine, but ninety percent of the time that is what they are used to. It’s just easier that way.”

Stuntz agrees. “Frankly as a parent, it’s easier to just throw them in front of the TV for a few hours. It gives me at least a few hours to do something productive.”

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Greek Corner

By EMILY BALDWIN COLUMNIST As Greek Week comes to a close, members reflect on a week when six groups became one, cohesive unit. We plan a week of events every year to share Greek life with the rest of St. Lawrence and would like to thank everyone who participated in our events!

The week began with Kick it for Zachary and Greek letters were seen throughout Leithead Fieldhouse. Beta’s event, Beta Theta Pie in the Face was quite a hit! While the brother who is getting pied often draws attention from the crowd, it is the group of surrounding community members that make these men stand out. A senior brother of Beta Theta Pi says it was touching to see Zach’s joy after covering a brother in pie. As he has experienced moments like this in the

past, he is always pleased to see his brothers making an impact while also having a great time.

Following Kick it for Zach, Greek Honors Society inductions and the Greek Awards Ceremony took place on Monday. were pleased to take home six awards and are very proud of their involvement at SLU. On another note, the sisters of Tri Delta are happy to announce that they were able to raise $600 from TriHop! They would like to thank everyone who stopped by and hope they enjoyed their breakfasts!

Throughout the semester Chi Omega has been collecting candy bars to donate to homecoming soldiers. The sisters brought their collection to the Potsdam Elks Lodge and were happy to hear that over 18,000 candy bars had already been collected! Chi Omega hopes to help the Lodge surpass this number next semester.

Kappa Kappa Gamma philanthropy has gone local! As a result of the sisters’ weekly visits to the local food kitchen, KKG has decided to become more involved in local organizations. They have begun volunteering in places around Canton and other surrounding areas, so keep an eye out for these sisters in blue!

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#CancelColbert

By ELENA PELSE STAFF WRITER Well, it’s official… Stephen Colbert, beloved All-American news reporter, is a racist.

The official Colbert Report twitter account posted this tweet: “I am willing to show #Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever.”

Now, out of context, it looks pretty bad and downright racist.

When writer and “hash tag activist” Suey Park caught wind of this, she launched the #CancelColbert campaign. She tweeted, “The Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals has decided to call for #CancelColbert. Trend it.” And soon it was a top trending topic.

But here’s the thing. For those of us who are not familiar with Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, it is a satire. And Stephen Colbert is a comedian.

In the Colbert Report episode that sparked this campaign, Colbert was satirically criticizing the

Washington Redskins owner, Daniel Snyder, for launching the “Washington Redskins’ Original Americans Foundation” to combat their arguably racist team name.

The “Ching-Ching Ding-Dong Foundation” is obviously a reflection on Synder’s foundation. Colbert had this to say regarding the outrage at the tweet: “I mean who would have thought that a means of communications limited to 140 characters would ever create misunderstandings?”

Colbert claims that he didn’t have any involvement in the account that sent out this tweet.

His personal account, @StephenAtHome, is entirely separate from the corporate account, @ColbertReport.

As this storm of controversy is finally settling down people everywhere are beginning to learn what a satire is and how it can be used to bring light to the bigger picture.

Besides, if every show that made a controversial joke was cancelled, we’d all be stuck watching 700 Club.

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Java Open Mic: Dig These Beans

By STEVE YARDLEY STAFF WRITER “Hey man, dig these beans!”

Open Mic kicked off with tie-dye legend Louie singing nasally about the government and beans. The Java Barn was butt-to-nut, you could hardly move around. The audience was top notch, super supportive, and cheering on every performance, and at times, somewhat shirtless. There were a few sweaty men yelling at me, “Play ‘Wonderwall!’ Hey YOU!” I’m so glad they don’t know my real name. As much as Oasis tickles everyone’s fancy, my impromptu band Dizzy Birds decided to rock to some Outkast cause, ya’ know, roses really smell like….. I hope our funkiness was “just what you needed.”

Open Mic was a non-stop talent fest. Ladies from the Annex stole the hearts of Java with cohesive harmonies and Judy Zhou ’16 pounding on the drums. Wagon Wheel and Jolene were the next songs featured performed by heartthrob Brian Bzik ’15 and Cam Nowack ’15 on electric cello. Java Joe Barns ‘15 lit the stage a with Paul Simon classic, while simultaneously being the sound technician for the show.

What a multitalented bachelor.

Java Open Mics have been branching out stylistically, and RD made the crowd “bounce” when rapping his own originally crafted tunes. Joshin Atone’s ‘14 plethora of pedals allowed him to manipulate his guitar to sound like a synthesizer or a bass guitar. He is a one man band; beat boxing and looping musical phrases together into one cohesively. He featured two of his friends, Myles Guiler ’14

on drums, and Erik Sievert ’14 on bass and vocals to create an incredible alternative rock jam. Another original song featured siren vocalists Louisa Stancioff ‘16, Chloe McElliott ‘16, and Evelyn Redshaw ‘16.

As a senior this year, he ended his open mic experience on a high note.

Did you see the dude who stage dived! It was awesome, just like the two well-known folk bands The Grey Eyed Strangers and American String Circus, who will both be playing at the upcoming SLU folk festival.

The electric set got everyone grooving and smiling. It’s great to see Jake, Jay, and Rudy’s band the Dirty Girl Scouts crank up the volume and get the crowd going wild. Music can tap into the database of memories, make your muscles move innately, make you feel every emotion imaginable, and make you understand a language that has no words. The Dirty Girl Scouts, Dizzy Birds, and Brewster Band accomplished this seamlessly. The Brewster Band rocked the night with tight rhythms, screaming guitar solos, and bluesy bliss.

Many people in the audience requested they get their own java show. At least they played an encore that summarized the last open mic of the school year with raw talent and emotion that surprises and enlivens everyone who witnesses its power.

At my first open mic, were only 11 people in the audience and the majority were Java kids.

Now the show begins with 50 people, all getting their groove on before the show starts. It’s great to see all the support!

Come early, and rock steady.

Comics: Batman’s 75th Anniversary

By WILL STANDISH COLUMNIST This past March marked the 75th anniversary of one of pop culture’s most enduring and beloved characters, the Dark Knight Detective himself: Batman. With his debut appearance in Detective Comics #27, creator Bob Kane (and Bill Finger, Batman’s criminally uncredited co-creator) laid the foundations for an entire mythos that would be embraced, expanded, and reshaped over the next seventy-five years. This week, I’m stepping into my guise as professional Batmanologist to guide you through the occasionally dense Batman lore with a list of some of my favorite Batman stories.

Batman: Year One There’s not much to say about this comic that hasn’t already been said over the past 25 years.

Written by Frank Miller and drawn by Dave Mazzucchelli, this is the definitive Batman origin story, influencing everything that has come afterwards, particularly the Nolan trilogy.

Though it will appear on every “must read” comics list from now to eternity, it has rightly earned that recognition by the

way it forever changed not only the way Batman is written, but also the way superhero comics are written in general.

Mad Love Based on the seminal 90s Batman: The Animated Series, Mad Love recounts the origin of Harley Quinn, the Joker’s dangerously infatuated assistant.

Written and drawn by show creators Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, Mad Love is a story of unrequited love taken to nightmarish extremes. Dini and Timm took a character originally created as a disposable henchwoman and gave her an origin that made her a tragic and relatable villain. More importantly, Mad Love (and the other stories in the collected paperback edition) demonstrated that all-ages comics and cartoons are perfectly capable of telling nuanced, emotionally complex stories.

What Ever Happened to the Caped Crusader?

A two-part story, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, is perhaps one of the most surreal Batman stories ever written. Told in the form of eulogies delivered by Batman’s closest friends and bitterest enemies at the Dark Knight’s funeral, it’s a Batman story about Batman stories. Expertly written

by Neil Gaiman, the comic is a meditation on how the Batman mythology means different things to different people, each eulogy presenting wildly

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Review: Romeo And Juliet Redux

By MATT SHOEN GUEST WRITER

Draw comics for The Hill News.

Email Natalie Dignam, Arts & Entertainment Editor, to learn more. ngdign11@stlawu.edu

If there is anything that theatergoers universally recognize, it is the joy of watching a Shakespeare play. Tapping into this universal affection for love, death, and Italians, the PCA department staged Romeo and Juliet: Redux, April 2-5th. The production kept all the scenes of Shakespeare’s original but reordered the entire play, so no scenes were left in their original place.

In the opening scenes, I searched for a pattern in the chaos and then guessed what the final scene would be. Eventually, however, I gave up and decided to enjoy the production.

In staging the play in such a

disjointed fashion, the viewer encountered each scene independently. Rather than follow a traditional narrative, each scene had a heightened importance because the story did not build upon previous actions. The play became more confusing, but I felt individual scenes stood out more distinctly.

I will acknowledge the second act was much stronger, but this is because the first act took care of almost all the smaller scenes such as Father Laurence learning Friar John couldn’t deliver his letter to Romeo as well as the Capulets discovering Juliet’s body.

The second act also contained my favorite scene: after Romeo and Juliet’s suggestive, and emotional, dance sequence with-

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different (and occasionally incredibly bizarre) accounts of the hero’s life and death. It’s essential reading for the true Bat-fan.

Batman ‘66 Rather than a particular arc or storyline, I’m going to recommend this series on the whole. Debuting this past summer, Batman ’66 is a series of modern stories written in the style of the 60s Batman TV show.

Writer Jeff Parker and a cohort of artists perfectly capture the madcap energy of the iconic show. Each issue reads like an episode unbound by the budget constraints of its source material.

The tone is perfectly in line with West’s delightfully square take on the character. This is easily the most fun Batman series in years.

The Court of Owls The first story arc in the newest ongoing Batman series, Court of Owls is Batman at its finest and most suspenseful. When a series of ritualistic murders terrorize Gotham, Batman must face a clandestine organization called the Court of Owls—a secret society that has been controlling the city from the shadows for generations—forcing Batman to reconsider everything he thought he knew about Gotham. Snyder understands the character incredibly well, and makes Batman’s paranoid journey into the heart of the organization feel remarkably personal and real.

The Court of Owls is an intense and exhilarating read. out any speech at all (queue the metaphorical curtains blowing in the wind as the train goes into the tunnel), they stood and faced each other as the supporting cast dressed them in the same outfits they wore in the opening scene inside the tomb. This was one of the great successes in reordering the scenes. In combining the love scene with the death scene, the audience was brought from an emotional high to a tragic climax.

Together they created an emotionally effecting moment which made any confusion worth it.

The cast and crew all performed exceptionally well in their roles, though I have to commend Claude Mumbere ‘16 in his scenes as Father Laurence and Victor Coker ‘14 as Lord Capulet.

The leads Neil Devondorf ’16 and Xiomalys Crespo ’16 were both enjoyable. Crespo played a more sexually charged Juliet and Devendorf believably jumped between moping about Rosaline to stabbing Tybalt to death to avenge Mercutio.

Overall, I believe the play succeeded in its attempt to show Romeo and Juliet from a new perspective. While the SLU production did not present a radically different message through the reordering of scenes, it successfully shifted the play’s emotional weight, and made the viewer pause to enjoy the individual scenes as they came.

APRIL 11, 2014

Arts & Entertainment

Featured Artist: George Alberts

By HANNA HAMBLEN STAFF WRITER George Alberts ‘14 is the perfect example of a student who flawlessly manages to incorporate his art into his academic interests. A tall, dignified figure in a sports coat, his speech is eloquent and his demeanor confident; this is a man who takes pride in himself and his work. I was lucky enough to sit down with George and discuss his passion for film.

HN: What’s your major?

GA: I double major in Psych and Religion and I’m minoring in film studies.

HN: What do you do with film?

GA: I usually use a lot of my film knowledge to explore my other denominations of study. I use film to study Psych in a way that can help with experimentation. I’ve also focused the majority of my psychological research towards film by studying which psychological aspects people find most appealing within visual mediums in order to use that for media-psych research. Because film is such a collective media I’ve been using it to research other cultures. The studio takes a lot of religion into

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their film culture. One can actually look at Bollywood films as a way to study Indian religion, and therefore the culture as a whole.

In terms of the actual making of a film I’ve been engaged with most of the SLU film competitions since sophomore year.

HN: What are your greatest film accomplishments?

GA: I have been a part of two 24-hour film competitions, and one spring film competition. Another one is coming up in a week and a half. I’ve won one 24-hour film competitions, and I lost the other one.

HN: What are your plans for the future?

GA: So far I see my future going into two possible directions. In the first I would like to use film to research psychological phenomena specifically involving behavior and perception. Or vise versa, using behavioral perception techniques in order to capture what film techniques would be most desirable for audiences. Although I’m still having to rule out the possibility of working in the film industry.

I’m currently working on a job in

LA this summer. If that takes off I might decide to stick with it. I’ve also written a few screen plays, thanks to Screen Writing and Advanced Screen Writing. I actually plan on selling those screen plays later in the summer.

HN: When did you first get into the arts?

GA: I got into film when I was in high school. I took Television Production because it was different, and I thought, “Hey, why not?” It was very intuitive and I absolutely loved it! I did that for three years, and I also got into making my own movies with my friends because they were all actors. All these videos were extremely short and not very good. We made a video called ProChoice Man: The Superhero Who Saved Everyone Except Babies. The process is insanely high stress because no one really is doing what you want them to do. You have to know what to do ahead of time and be a little bit mean. It’s really not in my personality, but when I’m directing I’m an asshole.

In my sophomore year of college, my friend and I made our first film together for the 24-hour film competition. It was called Samurai Cop. We decided to mix Kung Fu movies with 70s cop films because I think at the time that was the last thing we’d watched. Immediately after the competition started we went to work. We filmed all day, all night, and all of the next morning, while editing in between. I actually sprained my ankle in a fight scene where my character jumped from a ledge into the Grasse River. I didn’t make the jump quite as well as I wanted to so I sprained by ankle. But we still filmed, and edited, and after we were done I went to the hospital.

Looks like someone knows the meaning of suffering for their art.

I am excited to see where George’s artistic and academic interests will take him in the future!

Senior Recital: Ally Baier

By MAGGIE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER On Saturday, April 5th, Ally Baier ’14 performed her senior recital in the Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall. This included classical music played on both the piano and the violin, with

the intention of evoking emotion within the audience.

As the event program describes, Baier chose to play songs in various moods, from pieces that were “filled with the intensity of life” to songs that demonstrate the feeling of “find[ing]…solace indoors with loved ones.” Each piece had a way of summoning something new within the audience (besides amazement at the musical talent in front of us).

Baier, a Music and Psychology double major, plans to be a clinical psychologist with a focus in music therapy one day, which explains why the chosen pieces appealed so much to our emotions.

“My hope for you, as well as for my future clients,” the event program states, “is to hear the music with your soul and heart.”

These feelings were surely evi-

dent during Baier’s recital, in every aspect of her performance.

All the way down to Baier’s closed eyes for her memorized pieces, her body swaying slightly in time as the notes crescendoed or the tempo accelerated, her passion was always vibrant, inspirational.

Aside from her five solo pieces, Baier also welcomed her string quartet to the stage to play two songs with her. This group consisted of Stephanie Mergen ’14 on the violin, Paige Henson ’16 on the viola, and Mike Ranellone ’14 on the cello. Additionally, Emily Goulet ’16 played the piano for one song to accompany Baier on the violin. It was amazing to see so many people come together to display such talent and to support the final chapters of Baier’s successful music career at SLU.

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Second Breakfast: Noah

By CHRIS MELVILLE COLUMNIST The Plot: Noah (Russell Crowe) and his small family are the last remainBy CHRIS MELVILLE ing descenCOLUMNIST dants of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. Cain’s descendants have spread over the entire world, consumed all resources, and left a blasted wasteland in their wake. As the last members of an Eden-esque lifestyle, Noah and his family are chosen (by God) to build an ark to host two of every kind of animal, and survive the oncoming apocalyptic flood.

Approximately the first half of the film is full-blown fantasy, with a lot of CGI and a fair amount of ark-building. Although this is when a majority of the action takes place, this segment of the film is mostly pretty boring. Things finally get interesting when an entire city’s population shows up to the ark, seeking refuge from the impending storm. Director Aronofsky hits his stride once it starts raining, and these people begin to freak out. Led

by Tubal (Ray Winstone), these people will do anything it takes to not get wiped out, but Noah has his mission from God and will do anything to see it completed. As the realization that ‘everyone’s gonna die’ finally sets in, people get desperate.

They kill, maim, torture, enslave, and pretty much will do anything if they think it will buy them a spot on the ark, once Tubal has killed Noah and claimed it for himself.

Tubal is a pretty intriguing character. He is the antagonist; he is brutal and brutish, but not altogether

evil. The question of whether or not Man is inherently good or evil comes up a fair amount throughout this movie. The only thing that separates Tubal from Noah is that while Noah is fighting for God, Tubal is fighting for Mankind.

Noah believes that Man is evil, but Tubal thinks there is a chance for redemption and survival.

While Tubal is not fully evil, Noah is not fully good. As I said, he will stop at nothing to see his mission completed. If he has to kill people to stop them from boarding his ark, he will- whether or not they are bad people doesn’t concern him. Then, when the flood finally hits and Noah and his family are on the ark, Aronofsky ventures into some psychological horror territory. Classic Aronofsky.

Noah has completed his task: all of the animals are onboard, all of the humans are dead… except for Noah and his family. Is he meant to survive? The good stuff in this movie comes from Noah’s internal struggle and developing madness, which are excellently written, well directed, and very well acted by Russell Crowe. In fact, you could say that the character Noah has a wonderful arc.

Claustrophobia, doom, and terror define the second act, and the execution is beautiful. It is a shame Aronofsky and co-screenwriter Ari Handel couldn’t apply these elements to the beginnning of the story. The tonal shift is so drastic as to almost cause whiplash, but it would have been perfectly suited for the rest of the film. Noah is so confident in what he is doing for so long, and then ends in a terrible breakdown. I would have loved it if his conviction had subsided into fear and uncertainty earlier on, or even right away.

Review: Humans Of SLU Documentary

By NICOLE POTTER GUEST WRITER Last week during SLU’s Spirit Week, Humans of St. Lawrence University, a documentary created by Maggie Sullivan ’15, was screened in the Winston Room. Sullivan filmed and edited Humans of St. Lawrence University last summer when she took part of the St. Lawrence Summer Fellowship program.

Throughout the summer Sullivan interviewed St. Lawrence professors, students, employees, as well as community members to create a cohesive picture of St. Lawrence and the Canton area at large.

She asked them everything from what was the happiest moment in their lives, to how they came to be at St. Lawrence or in Canton. Some of the best answers came from community members, in particular Barb Heller (the hot dog lady), while

other terrific answers came from SLU students and faculty, including Nick DeSantis ’14 and Dr. Adam Harr.

The documentary has its sad moments, its parts that had the audience in hysterics, other bits that were incredibly inspirational, and even some interviews that created moments of introspection amongst the audience.

Although Sullivan was the driving force in creating the documentary, it was all about the people. By the time the documentary was done, the audience felt connected to their fellow Laurentians and Canton community members.

If you were not able to attend this showing of Humans of St. Lawrence University, I highly recommend that you watch it on YouTube. Sullivan was able to compress what it means to be a Laurentian for life into thirty delightful minutes.

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The Green: Climate Change Reality

By SEAN MORRISSEY GUEST WRITER

Sunday:

Beets and Jam @ 11am-Noon With Dominick Brennan and Quinn Self Contemporary Folk Syd and the Squid @ 6pm With Sydney Fallone and Julianne DeGuardi Alternative and Folk

Monday:

A Luscious Minnesotan Afternoon @ 6pm With Matt Edmond and Luke Matys Classic Rock to Contemporary Indie

Tuesday:

Room 101 @8pm to 10 pm With Jacob St. Pierre Alt-Rock and Hip-Hop

Wednesday:

B.A.N.A.N.A.S @ 4pm With Nick DeSantis and Teagan Fleiner-Etheridge Melt your heart and make clothing disappear Truth with Bouche @ 9pm to 10pm With Megan Boucher Mixed Music

Thursday:

A Pre-Game House Party But Way More @ 7pm to 8pm With Liam Ryan Eclectic mix of house, rap, trap, and everything in between Alcast @ 8pm to 9pm With Alimamy Kabia Pop, EDM, and Rap

Friday:

Miller & Keil @ 6pm to 7pm With Joseph Keil Classic Rock and Sports

Saturday:

One Piece Time @ 10am to Noon With Elena Ruiz and Steph Shorb Jett Radio @ 1pm to 3pm With Josh Cameron Country Check 1-2-3 @10-11pm Matthew Craighead Hip-hop and Urban

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Last week the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the latest report on the impacts of the changing climate. The report, developed over 3 years by 300 scientists, is 2,600 pages in length, integrating hard scientific truth with data collected on inequality, poverty, and conflict.

This is the first time that an IPCC report has warned the public about the potential for violence and conflict resulting from climate change. Conflicts are predicted to occur in many of the poorest regions of the world as resource availability begins to decline. The most alarming warning from the report? Food and water shortages are already having an impact on our food supply.

Global production of wheat and other staple crops are already declining, and with a growing population (estimated to reach

10 billion by 2050) the problems will become even more severe.

Already we have seen food prices skyrocket because of food shortages - the IPCC report has linked political instability and a number of conflicts in Africa and

It takes nearly 650 gallons of water to produce one burger.

Asia with the declining availability of food. The report also estimates that regions that have a high seafood diet may suffer: fish catches will drop between 40% and 60% in the coming years.

St. Lawrence itself is already feeling the impacts of climate change when it comes to food.

Because of the severe droughts in America’s own Mid-West, water has become a precious resource.

And because it takes nearly 650

gallons of water to produce one burger; beef has consequently become extremely expensive.

I’ll repeat: it takes nearly 650 gallons of water to produce one burger. The consequence? Dana and Dining Services no longer have the budget to purchase the regular amounts of beef that SLU consumes.

Though burgers at the Pub are available daily, Dana has reduced the number of times beef is served to only a few times a week. And next year, a slight decline in the variety of our meals will also occur as food prices continue to climb, all thanks to climate change.

“We are now in an era where climate change isn’t some kind of future hypothetical,” said one of the main authors of the report, and that’s the main point. The Earth is no longer what it once was and it will continue to change in ways that aren’t favorable to our current ways of life: this is our new reality, the climate change reality.

SUNY Student Found Dead

By BRENDA WINN STAFF WRITER Kodi Beckles, a 20-year-old SUNY Plattsburgh student, was found dead Sunday morning, April 6, in the woods about an hour away from the school.

He had last been seen Friday night, April 4, between 12:30 and 1:00 am after he left a party alone. His friends began worrying Saturday morning when he missed a meeting with them,

and they started looking for him. They notified campus police by the end of the day Saturday, and the university police went to the city police for help Sunday morning. The police learned early that he was heading west, away from the city, in an area not frequently traveled by people. The body was located at 10:40 am on Sunday behind an automotive shop near NY State Route 3.

Beckles is described by

friends, administrators, and family as having been “a fine young man,” and his presence at SUNY Plattsburgh will certainly be missed.

Beckles was epileptic and his university medical records describe him as someone with “urgent medical needs.”

The police say there is no evidence or reason to suspect foul play at this point, and an autopsy was performed Tuesday, April 8. Results will be released soon.

Welding Shop Gets Facelift WELDING, FROM PAGE 1 doesn’t breathe them.

Essentially the new renovations mean that students will, “Learn the basics of metal fabrication in a space that is safer,” said Hauber.

One student who will benefit from the improved Barnes Sculpture Yard is sophomore Adam Silverstein. Silverstein began welding in his high school where there was a strong program and a studio. He went on to study under professionals at The Student Art League of New York for a summer. He began with making mobiles and now has created a series of tables and a meat smoker among other pieces, all which demonstrate excellent craftsmanship as well as beautiful individuality and artistic expression. “I think metal is the best medium to work with because it has different kinds of

textures to it,” shared Silverstein, “You can heat it up an it’s malleable and then it can also be really stiff and hard.”

Silverstein, who is the Teaching Assistant for Hauber’s sculpture course is looking forward to spending more time in the studio after helping to get it ready for use in the coming weeks. “I usually get pretty invested in the artwork that I’m doing, especially with metal,” explained Silverstein.

While the renovations are exciting, Hauber has even more hopes for the space, starting with setting up a forge. Hauber described a forge as an extremely hot oven that heats up quickly for metalsmithing. With this system artists can make metal scrollwork created by heating and pounding out rods of steel on an anvil into twisted shapes.

The fuel that powers the forge must be a specified distance away

from the ignition with at least a concrete wall between the fuel and the forge. “When you teach sculpture there are a gazillion safety requirements that you have to follow because of personal risk and liability,” added Hauber.

For Silverstein, welding has opened up a lot of opportunities for sculpture and he hopes to see the welding studio really utilized. He doesn’t feel that wood sculpting is a strong suit of his, but in welding he can be more expressive. “I feel like welding catches the eye,” said Silverstein, “In high school I saw that when I did it a lot of people would see my work and (say) ‘Oh that’s so cool. I want to take that class’.” Silverstein believes that if St. Lawrence students see metal working present on campus, they too could become inspired and the Barnes Sculpture Yard is now a revamped space for this inspiration to occur.

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LATEST RESULTS

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Athletes Under Arrest:What Does It Mean?

By WILLIAM MESINGER STAFF WRITER If you watch SportsCenter or any other sportscast network for long enough, you’ll probably see news about an athlete being arrested.

Faux-journalism shows love that type stuff – it gives the anchors and company executives an excuse to impose their beliefs about what is “moral,” or “fair” on viewers.

But it’s rare for them to delve any deeper.Instead, we get a cheap thrill in watching Steven A. Smith and Skip Bayless yell nonsense at each other.

Still, it is interesting to note the variation in athlete arrests with respect to their corresponding sports. Looking at 2013 statistics, we see profootball arrests with 72 arrests/ citations/charges (A/C/CH), pro-basketball with 13 A/C/CH, pro-baseball with nine A/C/

CH, and pro-hockey with two A/C/CH. The average roster size for these sports differs, so it is understandable that football A/C/CH stats are higher than pro basketball A/C/CH stats.

Yet this doesn’t necessarily hold true for the comparison between basketball and hockey.

Hockey has a larger player pool, yet lower A/C/CH records than basketball.

At the college level, each sport has consistently higher A/C/ CH statistics in comparison to the corresponding pro-sport.

College football statistics are twice as high as pro football’s, and college basketball’s is over four times as high as pro basketball’s. The obvious explanation is that studentathletes are generally less mature. But they’re also under an unhealthy media spotlight that can do more harm than good.

Rather than pressuring student-

athletes to behave well out of fear of scrutiny, I would argue that this media attention stresses them to the point of acting out.

It’s not just athletes that act out under media pressure – plenty of artists and musicians do the same (see: Kanye West).

The problem here is that these statistics provide ammunition for the not-so-subtle racism that is ever so prevalent in the sports community. Too often, the undertone of explanations for this phenomenon is “of course there are more arrests in basketball than hockey, the basketball players are black.”

Aside from the fact that this is mistaking correlation for causation (praise to the SLU stats department), it ignores the fact that these records are actually reflections of the class divisions that separate youth sport leagues. Hockey is an expensive youth sport – it requires costly

equipment and heavy travel. The people who can afford to play hockey frequently come from well-off families. Basketball is inexpensive, and virtually anyone can find a way to play.

It is reasonable to assume that people who come from welloff families are statistically less likely to be arrested than those who come from less well-off families.

I’m not sure what the solution here is, but I think steps needs to be taken at the youth level.

Greater efforts could be made to make each sport financially accessible, thus bypassing the class divide. Though race is unfortunately tied to class, eliminating the class divide could alleviate some of the racism that is so prevalent in the sports community by allowing students of different classes and races to grow up playing together.

Saints Club Hockey: The Pride & Joy of SLU Athletics

By JOEY CORSO STAFF WRITER You know who they are, even if you don’t know any of them personally. They’re the big shots, the studs, the guys who make all the girls swoon. They truly are the big men on campus. Who am I describing? The Intramural Club Hockey Team of course!

Despite enduring a devastating season-ending loss to Cappiones a few weeks ago, the Intramural Club Hockey Team is still the buzz of the campus. One female fan said, “The boys of the Intramural Club Hockey Team are my heroes. They’re so amazing! They throw the most amazing parties and are all so good looking! Win, lose or tie, I’ll always support my boys!”

And who can blame her? This season’s roster was what some might call a ‘stable of stallions!’

It started at the top, with senior captain, Dan “Mully” Mulcahey.

Although the legitimacy of his captaincy was initially questioned, as some believed he begged junior bodybuilder/hockey player Bobby Adam for the position, Mully was able to gain the respect of his teammates thanks to tremendous leadership and his excellent ability to diversify the game-day lineup. Another important leader was Mully’s partner in crime, Steve Cash. A natural charmer with the ladies (you can see him in action at the Club Hockey House), Cash has gained quite the following, thanks to his ability to bicep curl more than most kids can squat- including himself.

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While Mulcahey and Cash were the team’s unquestioned leaders, undoubtedly the team’s most talented player was junior P.J. Copponi. A self-proclaimed “Italian Stallion,” Copponi is described by teammates as being selfish and a great one-way player. Watching Copponi skate, one can see just how selfish he really is, as he seemingly never takes an ill-advised shot. Naturally, it should come to no surprise that next year’s captain was also named this year’s MVP (Most Valuable Passer).

Copponi was even so impressive in Intramural Club Hockey’s season-ending exhibition win verses the St. Lawrence girl’s varsity team that their coach, Chris Wells, asked Copponi to join their team next season. No word on Copponi’s decision yet, although rumors are swirling that he could become the third

St. Lawrence player, following the Carey brothers, to bolt to the NHL some time in the coming weeks.

Another NHL-ready talent may be Massena’s own Nick Moffitt. Moffitt, a junior, was controversially left out of many Intramural Club Hockey contests despite being described as being one of the team’s most gifted skaters. Despite having never played at a level higher than lowlevel juniors, many insist that Moffitt is a “hidden gem” that has simply been overlooked.

Along with Copponi and Moffitt, other key contributors who are expected to return to next year’s squad are junior studs Mike “friend-zone” Godwin and Corey Peters. A stone cold assassin who shows no emotion on the ice, Godwin excels particularly at a hockey specific skill referred to

as back checking. Peters, a former Saints football player whom many refer to as ‘the pride of St. Sebastian’s School For Boys’, is arguably the school’s best athlete. Next season Peters will surely suit up for more than the one contest he played this year. Many believe that his increased presence will surely propel the Saints to favorite status for next season’s championship.

With the Intramural Club Hockey Season now officially over after last weekend’s end of the year shit-show up in Ottawa, Saints hockey fanatics are already eagerly anticipating the start of camp in September when fresh, hungry bodies will join forces with the seasoned vets. Until then, take a moment to appreciate these studs’ increased presence on campus, as it’s not every day that you’re in the company of greatness.

Toronto Raptors in the Playoffs?

By BRANDON DI PERNO STAFF WRITER The Toronto Raptor’s (Canada’s only professional basketball team) are generally regarded, at nest, as an average, or more commonly as a terrible basketball team. Yes, this was the case for many years actually, but things have changed. The Toronto Raptors are not the Toronto Maple Leafs, they are going to the playoffs and actually have a legitimate chance of doing great things this year, due to a variety of reasons.

The Eastern Conference of the NBA is abysmal compared to past seasons, but Toronto is at the top of the pack. With the implosion of the Indiana Pacers and the recent stretch of wins Toronto has put together it looks like they can compete at the highest level. The Raptors have won 7 out of their last 10, and Drake is officially on the bandwagon. Dubbed a team of misfits, Toronto found success once they traded Rudy Gay and instead of tanking, became a force in the East. Their emphasis on team play and defense helps fuel their resilience and overall scrappiness (that and Tyler “Psycho-T” Hansbrough). Toronto also has two All-Star Caliber players on their squadron; Demar Derozan, and Kyle Lowry. They are young and hungry­­ — something teams like Miami, and the Spurs are not. However they are lacking veteran force.

They haven’t tasted success yet and are willing to fight for it even willing to enter triple overtime to do just that. Unlike other teams, Toronto hasn’t dealt with serious injuries either and that can be a significant aid down the stretch.

To put everything in perspective, the Raptors are underdogs and extremely fun to watch (as fun as the Vince Carter days).

The East is significantly average besides Brooklyn, Miami, and Chicago and as a result they are set to make a run.

The matches will be intense, and scrappy blood will be shed and ironically it may look like a scene from Jurassic Park in some instances. That being said, Toronto is set on proving the world wrong and it should be very entertaining to watch.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

04/11 Women’s LAX v. Geneseo, 4:00pm 04/12 Women’s Tennis v. Rochester, 10:00am 04/12 Men’s Tennis v. Rochester, 1:00pm 04/13 Women’s Tennis v. Williams Smith, 12:00pm

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Riding Q & A with Jessie Lewis

By KRISSY DI PERNO STAFF WRITER Name: Jessie Lewis Age: 22 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Major: Biology

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Saints Tennis Sweeps RIT Over the Weekend

By JANE EIFERT SPORTS EDITOR It was a little chilly, but Canton finally saw some sun on Sunday, April 6th and as students busied about all over campus, the men’s and women’s tennis teams dominated over RIT in the Newell Field House.

For the men, Rhonny Rosario ‘16 won his matches (6-4, 6-2), John Megas ‘15 defeated his opponent (6-2, 6-0), Rob Schmitz ‘16 won the tie breaker after dropping back after the second match (7-5, 4-6, 11-9), Paul Barrett won (6-1, 6-2), Will Kauppila ‘17 won (6-3, 6-3), and Kevin Frommer ‘17 came back after losing the first match (4-6, 6-3, 10-3) to help the Saints hold on to the 6-0 lead.

The men’s doubles teams easily defeated the RIT Tigers: Schmitz and Barrett ‘16 (8-3), Rosario and Elliot Solandt ‘17 shutout their opponents (8-0), and Megas and

Tom Luchars ‘15 (8-1).

This was the third consecutive win for the men, increasing their overall record to 8-6 and putting their conference win percentage at .500.

The women were equally dominant against RIT, also winning 9-0. Doubles pairs Elkie Vandenbeemt ‘15 and Morgan McNeal ‘16 defeated their opponents (8-3), Anna Young ‘15 and Georgia Comber ‘17 (8-1).

Samantha Miller ‘15 and Hallie Young ‘17 also won (8-1), giving them a 3-0 advantage going into single competition.

Vandenbeemt started the ladies off strong with a (6-4, 6-2) win over her opponent, Olivia Arroyo ‘15 (62, 6-1), Morgan McNeal ‘16 earned a shutout against her opponent (6-0, 6-0), Comber (6-0, 6-1), A. Young ‘15 (6-1, 6-1), and H. Young ‘17finished off the match strong with another shutout (6-0, 6-0).

This was the women’s third straight win, putting their conference winning percentage at .500 as well as advancing their overall record to 12-3. The Saints are currently ranked #15 in the region.

St. Lawrence Tennis has three more matches before Liberty League Tournament. The women host Rochester and William Smith this weekend, after playing SUNY Cortland during the week, also at home. The men will be home this weekend as well against Rochester and Hobart, and away at Nazareth on April 26.

Hobart and William Smith is the last Liberty League team the Saints will face this season, so they have the opportunity to finish the regular season with more conference wins than loses. Last year, the men defeated Hobart both times they faced each other, and the women beat William Smith.

Tough Weekend for Baseball v. Union

By ELLIS TOLL SPORTS EDITOR Following an eight game Florida trip to open the season, the Saints baseball team had five of their next nine games postponed due to the extended winter weather in the North Country. Though, this past weekend was nice enough to allow the Saints to face Union College in a three game series at Skidmore College.

On Saturday, Game one of a double-header featured two fine pitching performances. After SLU’s Joe Riley and Union’s Jake Fishman each had 1-2-3 first innings, the teams traded runs in the second. In the top of the frame, Kent Curran got things started for Union with a leadoff double down the left field line. Three batters later, it looked as if Riley would escape unscathed, until Union’s Logan Schulte singled to left, allowing Curran to score, putting Union up 1-0. The Saints would tie the game after Kevin Prindle ’16 put a payoff pitch over the fence after a nine pitch battle with Fishman. From the third to sixth innings, the teams would combine to get one runner to third base, when SLU’s Zane Fish

‘14 went first to third on a two out single by Bryan Palermo in the 3rd.

Union would break the deadlock with two outs in the 7th inning.

Dan Piretti’s bases-loaded single scored Schulte, but right fielder Brian Magovney gunned down a second run at the plate, ending the inning and limiting the deficit to 2-1. SLU, suffered defeat after the team was unable to score in the bottom of the inning and due to the NCAA rule that limits the Game one of doubleheaders to 7 innings. Riley fell to 3-1 on the season despite a complete game that saw him yield just two runs on four hits.

In the night game, Union’s bats proved to be too much for the Saints. A four-run first highlighted the offensive attack as the Dutchmen emerged with a 7-1 victory. Fish and Palermo provided a silver lining for SLU, combining to go 4-for-8 with a walk as well as seven of twenty seven defensive put outs in the game. After being shut out by Union pitching for eight innings, St. Lawrence got on the board in the ninth. Syron led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a walk by Palermo and took third when O’Connor hit

into a double play. He would then cross the plate with the lone run of the game for SLU on Reichel’s RBI single to shortstop.

Sunday brought a strange sense of symmetry, as the Saints avoided the sweep with a 7-1 win. Oddly enough, SLU also opened the score with a four run inning, as Union had the night before. In the top of the fourth, Palermo started things off with a one out single up the middle. After a stolen base, wild pitch and hit batsman, SLU had the bases loaded and still just one out.

The next three at bats each produced runs for St. Lawrence. Magovney walked, scoring Palermo for a 1-0 lead, then Robson made it 3-0 with a 2-run double and Fish capped the attack with a sacrifice fly to center.

Fish would add a 2-run double of his own in the 6th before the teams traded sacrifice flies to round out the scoring. Chris Kellog moved to 1-2 with the win after giving up 1 run on 5 hits in 7 innings.

Despite the 1-2 loss this weekend, the Saints are 8-7 overall and 4-3 in Liberty League play. Their next opponent will be Clarkson University, when they face off in a pair of double headers this weekend.

How long have you been riding for?

I have ridden since I was five yearsold. My whole family is involved with horses in some way.

What inspired you to join the team here at SLU? PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY Both my Mom and my Grandma COMMUNICATIONS rode here at SLU, so it runs in the family I guess. I can’t go a day without riding so I would have missed it here in college if I hadn’t made the team.

What is your favorite memory of riding at SLU? My favorite memory was the 2012 Nationals in Raleigh, NC when we knew there was no way any other team could beat us. It was so amazing to have ridden on the National team, and feel the whole team’s excitement.

Did you play any other sports before committing to riding?

I played lacrosse through high school, but riding has always been my favorite.

Who is your biggest fan (why)?

My Grandma! She keeps close tabs on the team- she knows more statistics about our whole team than I do sometimes. She has come to almost every horse show since I was a kid, and it hasn’t stopped in college. She has come to every National horse show in the past three years, and she’ll be there again this May. How do you feel riding is different from other sports on campus?

Riding is normally an individual sport, but the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association has made it a really fun team sport. It’s the only sport that you have to have an instant understanding and connection to an animal that is completely new to you. You have such a special bond and trust with the horses. You have to rely on your teammates and your skills but also animals.

Congratulations on being Zone champs! How do you plan on preparing for Nationals?

Thanks, we’re so excited. We always work really hard to put in lots of hours at practice, and it’s paid off so far. The more we practice and push ourselves, the more toned and better we become. So just lots of extra time at the barn sharpening skills that we already have.

Do you have any big plans for this semester - bucket list fulfillments, etc?

I still haven’t been swimming in the river/Lampson Falls so if spring ever comes, I need to do that. I plan to just enjoy my last month at SLU by taking advantage of fun things happening on campus.

Do you have any superstitious pre-riding rituals?

I don’t- I don’t really believe in that. I do carry a lucky charm of a horse in my pocket when I compete for good luck, but I don’t have to have it.

What is your favorite thing to order from the pub?

Omelet with broccoli and cheese.

What are your suggestions for this weekend’s playlist?

Anything Beyonce. Also, really love the song ‘Classic’ right now.

Do you have any advice for student athletes?

Although it seems so busy and stressful at times, enjoy every second of it because four years goes by way too fast. Do fun things outside of practice as a team together.

Anything else you’d like to say?

Wish us luck- hopefully we’re National Champs for three straight years!