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Students Tour the Latest Additions to the New Dorms.

Haylee Lenkey Staff Writer

As of Saturday, March 26, Montclair State University’s newest housing complex, The Heights, entered its final stage of construction. Tours have been running during the week of March 28, giving students the opportunity to view fully furnished and finished rooms in Whitman Hall.

“These are great rooms.

The common rooms are larger too. I think people are going to like it,” said Theresa Giardino, assistant director for facilities management in the Office of Residential Education and leader of all the opening tours of the new area.

The complex is made up of two separate modules with four housing buildings each. One of the complexes is made up of two buildings holding only single rooms, and another two holding only double rooms. The second complex is comprised of three buildings made up of shared rooms and one building with single rooms. There are two

floors of common areas in each individual building.

In the Upper Heights, which is to the left of the Student Recreation Center, the unit is made up of Mills, Gordon, Gibson and Barton Halls and features a large dining center that offers different types of cuisines, while the Lower Heights, across the street, is made up of Whitman, Parker, Einstein and Basilone Hall Halls.

Freshmen and sophomores have the greatest eligibility to live in The Heights. The cost of living in a single room is $5,070 while double rooms cost $4,640 for the year.

Each module is comprised of single and double rooms, with no more than two students to a bathroom. Single rooms feature a common area, full bathroom and vanity, and two separate rooms with a bed, dresser and chair. The room space is not as deep as a double room.

Double rooms are comprised of a single bathroom unit, with an outside sink and vanity area, as well as double storage areas, dressers, chairs and long twin

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Student Brianna Chin, a sophomore, got comfortable in a model room in The Heights during tours that were held during this week.

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700 Spots for $20 Million Meet Your New SGA E-Board MSU Buys Lot to Create New Parking Spaces

The results are in.

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The new SGA E-Board has been elected.

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"Fermvolution Takes Over the Student Center Quad" pg. 13 "Fashion Integrated from Around the World" pg. 10

Joseph Lisnow Assistant News Editor

Students attending Montclair State University in the fall 2011 semester will have more places to park on campus with the addition of 700 new spots.

“The anticipated short-term use of the property will include providing additional parking for staff and students, with an initial parking expansion on the property that could add 700 spaces,” said Jack Shannon, vice president for university advancement.

The new general lot for staff and students will be located where the Ward Trucking Site currently resides on Clove Road. The college purchased the 18 acres of land for $20 million. Funds needed to pay for the land will come out of the University’s capital reserve funds.

“The University engaged a licensed real estate appraiser to review the property and to advise on the fair value of the land,” Shannon said. “After considering all relevant factors,

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the $20 million value was determined to be fair and reasonable.”

The new lot borders the northwest end of the Montclair

State campus, according to Diane Reed, director of media relations. It is situated along the western side of Clove Road, just to the north of the University.

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The vacant lot next to The Village has been purchased to make a new parking lot for the Fall.

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SDS Invites Bill Ayers to Campus Katherine Milsop Managing Editor

Montclair State’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) created controversy when they invited Bill Ayers, a political activist and professor of education at the University of Chicago, to speak on campus last Thursday night about education and activism.

The event, held in University Hall 1070, attracted over 50 people, about half of whom were not students.

Many attendees were there to protest Ayers’ presence, and identified as members of the Tea Party, a grassroots conservative political group.

Several people objected to Ayers’ discussion because of his associations with The Weathermen, a radical anti-war group founded in 1969. The organization, which grew out of the SDS, bombed government buildings such as the Pentagon in response to American military escalation during the Vietnam War. “I’m coming here to protest. Students aren’t as versed in American history as I am,” said Colleen Inauer of Waldwick, N.J. Many protestors, like Inauer, also objected to the event because they felt their “tax dollars” were funding Ayers’ appearance. President of the

SDS Lisa Grab explained that this was not the case.

“I was able to get Bill Ayers to speak because he is a friend of mine,” Grab said. “He was in the area for another event in New York City during the weekend and came to speak at MSU for free. That’s just how he is down to earth, accessible and extremely kind, despite what the Tea Partiers would like to think.”

Rob Schroeder, a Republican state assemblyman allegedly wrote a letter to the University asking that MSU not allow Ayers to speak. He referred to Ayers as a “domestic terrorist.”

The University released a statement saying, “While we do not agree with all of the views expressed by those who speak on campus, we respect the right of our faculty and students to hear the views of a broad range of speakers whom they invite to campus.

“As is usually the case, any direct costs associated with this event are not being paid for by either state dollars or student tuition,” it stated.

While the crowd waited to enter the lecture hall, debate between faculty, students and protestors escalated. An argument between two professors became physical when Dr. Rebecca Goldstein grabbed the brim of Dr. George Zilbergeld's “U.S Army veteran” baseball cap. Dr. Zilbergeld immediately reacted by smacking

Bill Ayers was interviewed by a channel 9 reporter.

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Bill Ayers poses with Lisa Grab, president of the Students for a Democratic Society.

Dr. Goldstein over the head. Campus police responded to the incident, and Dr. Zilbergeld was charged with simple assault (See the police blotter on page 2).

Ayers’ focused his discussion on how to improve public education for students from all socioeconomic backgrounds. He also emphasized what makes education different in a

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democracy.

“We believe all human beings have inherent value,” Ayers said. “We should be intolerant of… ‘savage’ inequalities in education.

“The whole notion of education as a product is destructive,” Ayers said.

“No revolution is possible until it happens – after it happens it seems inevitable.”

Although most of the question and answer portion was dominated by rebuttal from non-students, the SDS felt that the evening went well.

“I felt that the excitement and energy found in that lecture hall was mostly positive,” Grab said.

“Many people, Tea Partiers included, thanked our club for having the event.”

Dr. Karen Pennington, vice president of student affairs, said, “From the perspective of ensuring that the event was managed and all who wanted to attend could do so, I think it went very well.”

“I was hoping more Tea Partiers and students would show up,” Grab said. But I think the turn out was successful considering how busy and generally uninvolved many MSU students are.”

According to Grab, Ayers also spoke at Montclair State last year and in 2006.

Suspicious Series of Fires in Bohn Hall Stephanie Agudelo Staff Writer

At approximately 1 a.m. on Monday, a small fire ignited outside of Bohn Hall near the fifth floor loading dock. Students were quickly escorted to Blanton Hall and remained in the lounge for approximately one hour while the fire was put out.

Director of Fire Safety Robert Ferrara sent out an email later Monday afternoon explaining the exact cause of the event, stating that the cause of the fire was “believed to be from improper [discarding] of smoking materials,” and proceeded to advise smokers to use the provided canisters to dispose of their cigarettes.

“Unfortunately, there have been a lot of fire alarms pulled in Bohn Hall so the residents are used to it,” Ferrara said in a phone interview, “but people took it more seriously this time…they saw smoke and fire and it was an awakening experience for them.”

Bohn Hall resident Bridget Keough understands firsthand students’ unwillingness to heed the fire alarms. “Living on the 16th floor, I admit to sitting there and thinking about whether to go downstairs because we’ve had so many false alarms,” Keough said.

According to Ferrara, a similar incident occurred in Bohn Hall last year as well, involving “the improper disposal of cigarettes on the mulch and grass, which becomes more hazardous [in the spring]. “[Another] one of our largest issues is unattended cooking in the residence halls,” Ferrara said. “That is on a huge rise. This week alone we had six alarms

go off due to cooking, so I’ve been trying to send that message out.

“I think students should know what’s going on in the buildings,” Ferrara said.

“My main thing is concentrating on the emails because students read them and become aware of the problem.”

When asked if the incident will cause students to be more aware of fire safety regulations, both Keough and Bohn Hall resident Kiani Mendez hope that they will.

“I feel like no matter how many ‘accidents’ happen, people won’t learn until something happens that impacts them personally,” Keough said. “The only people that would have learned anything are probably the people that tossed the cigarette and those who were close to the fire.”

Mendez is more hopeful. “I would hope that this was an eye-opening experience for the residents,” Mendez said. “Although the fire was small and thankfully did not spread to the building, I saw how concerned or scared some of the students looked.

“At this point they will hopefully have realized that fire safety is not a joke. I am optimistic that this will be reflected in their future behavior regarding fire safety and procedure.”

Ferrara was pleased with the way students evacuated the building, and added that awareness is one of the most important things he tries to promote around the campus community through his emails to students. “I want to bring it to their awareness that Seton Hall was not the last college campus fire that occurred,” Ferrara said.

Fire Alarms this Past Month: 3/16/11 Sinatra Hall Due to unattended cooking 3/23/11 Williams Hall Due to burnt food 3/24/11 Bohn Hall Pull station activated 3/26/11 Williams Hall Due to unattended cooking 3/27/11 Williams Hall Due to burnt food

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beds. The room space is deep and features a high ceiling, giving a greater sense of space.

“The common room areas are [big] and the laundry areas are large. Laundry is located on the first floor,” said Giardino.

Also included in each building are lounges, offices, community kitchens, game rooms, TV areas, study areas, central mail boxes and outdoor community spaces.

So far the complex is seeing positive reactions from MSU students. Senior Steven Criscuolo, 21, said, “This was a good tour; the room’s a lot nicer than Blanton.”

Featuring fresh white rooms, windows and added space, this area is an optimal living situation for many new and returning students.

Senior Greg Riggio, 21, said, “The [room] looks good, it’s bigger than I expected. It’s like a combination of Blanton and Sinatra, which is a cool thing.

“I’m looking forward to living here, I

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There will be single and double rooms in The Heights.

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A model bedroom in The Heights.

didn’t want to live in the Village [because] it’s too far away, but this room has the same style,” Riggio said.

This construction project is one of the first public-private partnerships to be created under the 2009 NJ Economic Stimulus Act, and cost the University approximately $140 million.

So far the amount of time taken to make this complex has only been 13 months. Project manager Mike Allagretta said, “We’re extremely confident that we will be done before move-in; we’re ahead of schedule by two months.”

The entire span of the construction has been headed by the Terminal Constructions Company. When commenting on the University’s approval of Terminal Constructions and its work, President Donald Dinallo said, “They are thrilled with us; the University is thrilled with Terminal.”

With a positive road ahead, The Heights plans to be fully operational for the fall 2011 semester. All that remains to complete the complex is a final paint application, carpet, ACT and door input, hardware and light fixtures.

According to an e-mail sent by Kathleen Ragan, Associate Vice President for Student Development & Campus Life, all slots for tours for the remainder of this week have been filled.

There will be options for more tours in the future. According to the e-mail, Res-Ed is “working to schedule an additional tour for next week for those students not able to be accommodated this week. If you were closed out of this week, you will receive an e-mail confirming a date/time for a tour next week.”

Any student seeking more information on The Heights can visit www.montclair. edu/resed/reshalls/.

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park in the lot behind Dickson Hall when I arrive. My first class is at 10 a.m., but if I get here after 7:30 a.m. then I have to park by the Recreation Center. “As far as parking for staff is considered, it seems very difficult and I have resented and refused to pay to park in the [parking] garages. To get a favorable parking spot, I will get here two hours before my first class starts. “I would never use this new lot by the Village because it’s too far. Parking is a desperate problem at the University because it has grown so rapidly and it’s just something we all seem to have to cope with,� Benediktsson said. “We need more garages.�

There are no firm plans to acquire additional land for the campus, according to Shannon. “However, should additional parcels of land surrounding the campus become available and have future beneficial use for the University, we may consider acquiring them,� Shannon said.

There are no plans to turn the property into dormitories or academic buildings, according to Shannon. “The University is currently evaluating the potential reuse of existing buildings on the property with a long-term development expectation that calls for a non-housing use of the property for administrative offices and education purposes,� Shannon said.

Shannon also stated that an additional shuttle stop will also be added by the lot to accommodate students, but not all students are pleased with the lot’s distance from campus. “I think it’s too far away,� said Arianna Pecoraro, a junior. “You’re going to have just as much traffic coming from there.

They need to come up with a better shuttle system. Even if you’re guaranteed a spot it’s going to take just as long to get to the main part of campus.�

As of press time, there are no dates for when work will begin on the new lot, and

Parking lots on campus are usually filled to capacity.

The property is alongside the Boonton– Montclair NJ Transit train line.

Junior Chris Eator does not agree with the appraised price of the property. “I don’t think it’s worth $20 million for 700 parking spots,� Eator said. “It’s ludicrous, but I feel that the school needs more parking spots. “I’m a commuter myself and there has been more than one occasion when I’ve come to school and there was nowhere to park. I had to park completely off campus and would get tickets because of it. The school needs to take care of this problem to the best of their ability,� Eator said.

According to Shannon, “The property, which has been largely vacant for nearly a decade, represents the last available vacant land parcel abutting the campus.

[It] is an important piece of real estate for the University as it allows for any future expansion to exist within the immediate

area of the current campus.�

The previous owner of the Ward Trucking Company land took part in negotiations with the University that led to a deal being finalized in early March.

An additional environmental assessment of the property revealed no major issues, according to Shannon.

A common complaint among the staff and students has been the lack of parking. The addition of the new lot drew a mixed reaction. “I think it’s a good idea since they eliminated a few spots ‌ by Yogi Berra Stadium,â€? said Everth Zavala, a senior. “It takes me 20 minutes to park in the parking deck and this will definitely be helpful.â€?

English professor Thomas Benediktsson understands the strain as well. “I have to carry two bags of books, that weigh around 40 pounds, onto campus. I try to

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Though students have parking passes, they sometimes have no choice but to park in incorrect lots.

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President

Jared Shababb 1,163 Votes

Instead of just talking about something new, SGA President Jared Shababb wants the students to know they come first.

With no working cabinet this semester there was lost potential, especially in the area of outreach. He will work closely with the programming board and reach out to other organizations to co-sponsor events to bring the college more together. “If you use your cabinet and your people right then you can have a really good administration and that potential has been lost in the last three years I’ve been here. A strong cabinet can make or break a whole administration.” Shababb feels he has the most knowledge for his new role as president. He currently works as an intern with Robert Mandez. Shababb will still be involved with Senate, but when it comes to SGA, it’s separate. “I’m looking forward to working with the new E-Board as well as the administration.”

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Treasurer

Pooja Patel 1,290 Votes

Vice President

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Referring to himself as the big man on campus, sophomore and nutrition major George Juzdan has big dreams, both for himself and the school. His future goal is to become the mayor of his hometown, Woodland Park. But as for right now, Juzdan is prepared to use his excellent public speaking and organizational skills to make the school a better place.

He is concerned with creating a more active weekend life on campus, as well as getting all students involved in various organizations. He has worked closely with the SGA’s past two vice presidents and has been a legislator for two years, in addition to serving as the chair of the Government Administrative Committee. “I’m determined and an honest man,” Judzan said proudly. “I am ready to work and get the job done. I’m looking forward to next year and I’m honored to be elected as vice president.”

George Juzdan 900 Votes Born in Russia, sophomore and political science major / Spanish minor Alex Bychov is excited to serve as the voice of the student body. While he thinks the role of Board of Trustees Alternate is not very well-known, he’s determined to change that. With his public speaking skills, as well as his experience with SGA Justice, Bychov promises to listen to the students and then relay their comments to the administration. Bychov would someday like to be a New Jersey State Senator, and believes his SGA involvement will be a great stepping-stone toward following his dream. When asked when and how his interest in politics began, Bychov said, “My passion grew in seventh grade. [I took] a government class and my interest was sparked.”

Alex Bychov 452 Votes Ever since attending a leadership conference with her father as a little girl, Pooja Patel has been determined to have an active role in leadership responsibilities. An accounting major, Patel is more than prepared to serve as treasurer.

She has been in the SGA for the past two years and has worked closely with former SGA Treasurer Arun Bhambri.

Patel has served as the secretary of residential affairs, and has been president of ICC for the past two years, a position that she will be giving up next year. “I’m upset, but it’s a bittersweet feeling,” explained Patel. “You can’t do the same things, you have to grow." With Patel’s next year at Montclair being her last, she was eager to do something that would leave a large impact on the school.

“My initial goal is to make an impact on this campus. However, knowing I’ve made a difference on a few people would make me feel complete.”

Secretary

2,141 Students Voted

Sophomore and broadcasting major Lindsay Hresko is undeniably passionate about Montclair State University.

With both a father and sister who are Montclair graduates, Hresko used to run around her house in a Montclair T-shirt, dreaming of the day when she would be a Red Hawk. Hresko is currently an admissions ambassador and is confident that she has the organizational skills required for SGA secretary. When asked about what she would like to do for the school, Hresko said, “I think there are a core group of people who are really excited about Montclair and very involved. But there’s a larger group of people who aren’t. I think they’re not involved not because they don’t want to be, but because they’re not aware.”

Hresko wants to make people as excited about Montclair as she is, and to come to more Lindsey Hresko events and be able to have the best college experience pos900 Votes sible.

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Alternatives to the Campus Bookstore Lyndsie Moran Staff Writer

“I have probably spent nearly $5,000 on books my entire college career, and it has proven to be a complete waste,” said Chris Kazanjian, a senior at MSU. Another student, Bobby Marmorstein, estimates that as a junior he has probably spent about $2,000 so far. This is a story all too common for anyone attending college today.

The price of textbooks is astonishing and with their prices rising, students can barely afford books. Yet this does not stop thousands of students each year from pouring into their campus bookstores to purchase their textbooks and Montclair students are no exception.

In 2008, The Washington Post ran a back-to-school special in which they printed the story “Break on Textbooks Unlikely Before the Last Bell.” Here they estimated that a student can spend anywhere from $700 to $1,100 on textbooks annually. In this article it was also estimated that the new book market was around $3.6 billion for the 2008 school year, almost triple the number that was given between the 1986-2004 school years.

“I have probably spent nearly $5,000 on books my entire college career, and it has proven to be a complete waste."

Chris Kazanjian MSU Senior

If that didn’t hurt students enough, California’s education committee has estimated the price of textbooks has skyrocketed nearly 30 percent in that state alone.

Collegeboard.com estimated that for the 2010-2011 academic year, a student at a public institution will spend $1,137 on books and supplies, which leaves students out in the cold, wondering how bookstores across college and university campuses can sell books at such a high cost. Many struggle to find the money to purchase these necessities.

According to Montclair State University Bookstore Manager Richard Ammerman the high prices are just not markup on the bookstore’s behalf. “The prices are based on national averages within the college bookstore industry. They are driven off of

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the publishers prices,” Ammerman said.

“In addition, pricing is established as part of the contract between the company that operates the bookstore on behalf of the University and the University itself.

“Publishers price the textbooks based on the cost associated with their production. Basic costs such as author royalties, printing, how many copies they expect to sell during the life of the book, the graphics or pictures included in the text and the support pieces that come along with the book are all part of the cost,” Ammerman said.

Professors have taken notice of the expense for students when it comes to textbooks as well. Music professor Diane Farrell has tried to find alternative measures for her students, especially in recent semesters when she had students unable to purchase the textbook due to financial reasons. After trying to switch to a cheaper version of her textbook, which Farrell described as “dry as dust,” she decided to find new measures for her students.

“I do always allow students to find the cheapest way possible to get a book, and I put at least one if not two copies on reserve in the library for anyone who wants to use them,” Farrell said. “It is more work for me to use two different editions of the book, but I have been willing to do that the last couple of semesters because so many folks found the old version for a lower price.”

With so many students unhappy, the government finally took notice. Congress introduced the Higher Education Opportunity Act in August 2008 which looks to find ways to make education affordable for all students. One way in which the HEOA has done this is by requiring specific information from publishers.

“Publishers are required to provide faculty with information on price, copyright dates of the three previous editions, any substantial revisions between new editions and prior iterations, whether the textbook is available in any other format and a price to supply textbooks in bundled and unbundled formats,” according to the American Council on Education.

Yet, there seems to be no government cap on what publishers can charge for a textbook. If the information that the government now requires publishers to give to faculty was ever in question, all one had to do was turn to the internet where the information could be found in a few clicks.

Like the government, MSU’s bookstore is also aware of student’s complaints about the price of books. “I have been in this business for 40 years and students have always felt that the price of textbooks have been high,” Ammerman said. “It is a cost of one’s education. Unfortunately, a student’s first experience with purchasing textbooks is when they enter college.

For the most part, students are loaned their books for the first years of their

Price of Textbook

schooling by their school districts who are very aware of the expense of textbooks.”

With the government, bookstores and publishers finding no cap on the sale of textbooks, many students have been forced to look for alternatives – the primary alternative being the web, where students can now rent, buy and sell books for a fraction of the price that campus bookstores and publishers are selling them. They have also turned to each other to sell and buy books back and forth with others in their majors.

Juliette Fernandez, an MSU junior, says she used to only shop at the bookstore until she realized the deals she could get on the internet. “In the past, I’ve purchased from the bookstore, but after finding my audio book for $18 on Amazon.com when it cost $110 in the bookstore, I think I'll continue to try to buy books online as much as I can.”

Fernandez has also turned to other students as well. “I also recommend asking other students if they have taken certain classes, I've done it and saved tons… chances are someone with your major may have already taken that class and have the book which they are willing to sell to you for a great price.”

Simply type in “buying or renting textbooks” on Google and you will get hits for over 1,500,000 sites where students can price books, buy used or new, rent books, download electronic books or sell books. Some of the top sites for alternative measures to obtaining textbooks are sites like collegebookrenter.com, Amazon, eBay and Barnes and Noble. These sites offer lower prices and are cashing in as students flock to the internet to make their purchases.

Barnes and Noble has taken it a step further with their new site for students called “Nook Study.” This site allows students to download the application for free on any type of computer. Students then pay a small fee to make their own account, which allows students access to thousands of electronic books where you can copy notes, highlight, copy and paste information, go to sites with more information than the book may supply and tag content, all organized by course.

Professor Farrell has also taken to the internet to help her students. “I am in the process of learning how to use iTunes University and am having IT open up space for me within the site so that I can hopefully put the student CDs there, saving everyone money.”

So why are students still purchasing from the bookstore, especially when many are unhappy with the high prices? Why are students willing to drop thousands of dollars on books even when they are unsatisfied with just not the price, but the sell-back policy as well?

Many students feel selling back to the bookstore is a scam. Chris Kazanjian only started buying online after receiving little back for his books. “Before I came to MSU, I would return my books to

Condition/Terms of Textbook

Bookstore: $62.25 Collegebookrenter.com: N/A Amazon.com: $28.20

Bookstore: New Collegebookrenter.com: N/A Amazon.com: Used, Good Condition

Video Production

Bookstore: $24.50 Collegebookrenter.com: $24.21 Amazon.com: $32.37

Bookstore: Rented from MSU, Orignally $54 Collegebookrenter.com: Rented Amazon.com: Used, Good Condition

Writing for Television, Radio and New Media

Bookstore: $99.50 Collegebookrenter.com: $90.29 Amazon.com: $78.73

Bookstore: Used from MSU Collegebookrenter.com: Rented Amazon.com: Used, Good Condition

Emerging: Contemporary Reading for Writers

Bookstore: $65.50 Collegebookrenter.com: N/A Amazon.com: $33.50

Bookstore: New Collegebookrenter.com: Rented Amazon.com: Used, Good Condition

Criminology the Core

Bookstore: $131.95 Collegebookrenter.com: N/A Amazon.com: $20.67

Bookstore: New Collegebookrenter.com: N/A Amazon.com: Used, Good Condition

Total Spent

Bookstore: $419. 30 Collegebookrenter.com: $229 (for books that were found).

Amazon.com: $213.24 (includes standard shipping rate)

Bookstore: Received $23.00 back from MSU Collegebookrenter.com: Saved $154.10 Amazon.com: Saved $206.06

the bookstore,” Kazanjian said. “County College of Morris would refund you most of your money in cash, giving students an incentive to return their books. MSU either does not accept the books back you purchased that year or gives you a few bucks back for a $100 book.”

Robert Marmorstein agreed. “As far as the buyback policy goes, it’s ridiculous because the amount of money they give you back for a book is maybe a quarter of the price you paid in the first place,” Marmorstein said. “It’s especially outrageous since the prices that we as students have to pay for textbooks are absurdly high in addition to the cost of schooling itself.”

Students feel scammed when it comes to selling back their textbooks, but the bookstore believes they have a strong policy when it comes to buying back textbooks and that professors are sometimes to blame for textbooks not being bought back.

“The University Bookstore offers the student 50 percent of the retail price of

“The University Bookstore offers the student 50 percent of the retail price of the book back if it's needed in our inventory.

If not, we offer wholesale value for the book" Richard Ammerman Director of MSU Bookstore

the book back if it is needed in our inventory,” Ammerman said. “If not, we offer wholesale value for the book. Wholesale value can be up to 33 percent of the retail price. Wholesale value is determined based on the supply and demand of the book, as well as if it is a current edition.

“The bookstore would love to offer 50 percent back on as many books as possible, but is hampered by the fact that if faculty members have not turned in the textbook orders for the next semester, the bookstore has no need for the book in its inventory,” Ammerman said.

Students may not agree with their bookstore’s sell-back policy, yet that has not completely deterred anyone from shopping at the bookstore. One might be shocked to learn the sheer number of students rushing out to their campus bookstore to make their purchases even when students complain about the high price of books. All the students quoted in this article admit to purchasing most of their books from the bookstore. Many use it as their only source of purchase, like Marmorstein, who says, “I've actually never bought any of my books online, I've always just gotten them from the bookstore.”

So then why do students keep feeding the fire of expensive textbook prices by going to the store? Could it be they feel it’s their only option? That was one of the reasons Fernandez was previously purchasing from the bookstore.

“I've bought most of my books from the bookstore, mostly because I have not had another option. I would get to class and be told I needed the book for the next class…and be given an assignment, so I didn’t have time to look online and wait for a delivery,” Fernandez said.

Marmorstein said, “I wasn’t sure as to why I never really looked more into purchasing online, it was just always quicker to go to the bookstore.”

When students continue to complain about the high cost of textbooks, one needs to ask if the high price comes as a result of the convenience of buying at the bookstore. As students look to the bookstore, publishers and even government policy to bring down the price of books, perhaps students also need to take their own steps. Publishers know that until money is very tight, students will continue to buy their textbooks from the bookstore. The publishers have no reason to drop the prices of their textbooks because students are still rushing out to their campus bookstores in substantial numbers every semester. Even in a technology-filled society, many students still refuse to give up the bookstore completely despite the opportunities for cheaper textbooks online.

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Vanessa Hargreaves Assistant Feature Editor

Danielle Kouefati, 20, is a junior at MSU who balances being an English secondary major and an aspiring make-up artist with gradually getting the word out on campus about her divine skills in cosmetology. Her ultimate goal: to teach high school students during the school year and have her own make-up artist studio in the summertime.

Kouefati began experimenting with make-up eight years ago and selftaught how to apply fun and sexy designs with eye shadows, blush, foundation and anything else she could get her hands on. With the perk of her mother working for Esteé Lauder, she was also given advice on how much of a product to put on the face as well as learning what the function of each of the “tools” were.

“Less is more,” says Kouefati, when explaining how woman have been putting too much bronzer on their faces, causing their skin complexion to be uneven around their neck and shoulders.

“Most women also don’t realize that when you apply blush, you’re supposed to put it directly on the cheek bone to highlight the eyes,” says Kouefati. “For lighter skin, you should use a coral blush and for darker skin, you should use a rustic gold bronzer.”

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Easy tips such as these go a long way for the students of MSU, and they seem to be asking her to do their makeup even more this year.

“I started doing my friends’ make-up freshman year and more people started finding out about my skills,” says Kouefati. “Now I’ve been doing students’ make-up not only for going out to the clubs, but for the cotillion and prom.”

With the recent launch of her website, eyeknowfaces.com, she has re-

ceived several responses from clients interested in her doing their make-up for weddings as well. Being off from school in the summer has further enabled Kouefati to continue her passion to be a make-up artist since she will have more free time. She currently has two weddings booked, one in May and the other in July.

In addition to doing make-up for brides at weddings, Kouefati has been asked to do make-up for an event in April at MSU hosted by Rhythm Nation as well as conducting a “how-to-dotheater make-up” seminar for a dance recital.

Kouefati’s prices are modest, ranging from simple club looks to extravagant prom and wedding looks. All the products she uses on her clients are of high quality, targeted to last long at events and look dazzling in photographs.

“I like using an eclectic mix of makeup, so there’s plenty of choices to pick from,” says Kouefati. She uses products such as Esteé Lauder, MAC, Bobby Brown, etc.

When asked what her favorite color scheme was Kouefati said, “purple pallettes are my favorite because they look good on any eye color, but gold and silver are also really in right now.”

Kouefati’s passion for make-up is similar to many women’s, being that they want to look and feel more beautiful.

“Make-up is not supposed to be a mask, it’s supposed to define one’s best assets, their beauty,” says Kouefati.

She wants women to view themselves as already beautiful and just to view make-up as an aid to making their best features seen.

To find out more about Danielle Kouefati’s make-up mastery, you can visit our website at themontclarion.org for a link to her full website and portfolio.

Danielle K’s glamour shot from her portfolio.

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Italian Style Accessible to Everybody W. Wyatt Slaughter Staff Writer

The style of Italia (Italy, as we call it) is a completely different world. It has its own rules, feel and expression but what makes it so amazing is that everyone is involved because it’s a very important part of the Italian culture. It doesn’t matter how old they are; they all have style but each has their own edge to that look.

The elderly are classically dressed.

Men dress in sport coats, sweater vests, dress pants, loafers and fashionable hats. The great thing about this is no two elderly men look alike because of the way they pull the look together.

One elderly man might wear mustard pants with a brown sport coat while another wears dark blue pants with a light blue sport coat.

The elderly women are always dressed to the nines, wearing dress slacks or long skirts with nice blouses and fur coats.

The fur coat is a must for any Italian because while 40 to 60 degrees isn’t so bad for us, it’s quite cold for them.

Dressy-casual is the style for middle-aged men and women of Italy. Men wear sport coats or leather jackets with nice shirts, jeans and dress shoes.

Italian men have great style and American men should start following suit. Ladies’ style goes two ways at this age. Some ladies dress in Timberland boots and white Converse with jeans, plain tops and coats, while other ladies

A mannequin models Italian clothing aimed at young women.

An Italian man in dressy-casual attire takes a stroll through the center of town.

Elderly women don’t leave home without their fur coats.

it proves that the Italians will always choose fashion over function.

Each look is once again unique in its own way. Women’s style varies a bit at this age. Some women wear dresses with stylish boots and coats, while others dress in jeans, leather jackets and killer heels.

I saw a young girl with her mother who was wearing 6-inch heels while walking on uneven cobblestone. The mother was using a long umbrella as a walking stick to keep her balance but

For young adults and teenagers, their style is most original, especially for young men. Young men wear yellow, lavender, red and green jeans with outfits that build off of the pants.

The pant color isn’t the only color in their outfit, either. I saw one man wearing white shoes, green jeans, a navy plaid shirt with white accents and a maroon jacket. The outfit was eyecatching without being loud.

Two Italians display their style and age, all in their outfits.

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wear dresses with flats and blazers.

While in Italy, I noticed that Italians were obsessed with a few trends: layering, fur, puffy coats, sunglasses and most of all, the scarf. So if you want to be a true Italian with style, follow these dress codes and you’ll never go wrong.

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Aries – With class registration starting soon, you may have been wavering about what courses to take next summer or fall. It may be best to look into taking classes revolving around the sciences, whether physical or social science. It will help you increase your knowledge in these areas.

Libra – You may have been having trouble with your finances in recent weeks. This is a good week to try and get your money situation in order. You can start this by asking your friends for some financial advice. They may have some tips for you to help you budget your money better.

Taurus – There has been a large positive change in your attitude lately and people are beginning to recognize the changes. This is the week that people will be drawn closer to you. You may make some new best friends this week or maybe grow closer to your romantic partner.

Scorpio – You will find romance this week in a very unexpected place. By having deep and intriguing conversations with a close friend, you may discover that love is beginning to blossom. Don’t let this discourage you; make a move if you think that your feelings are correct.

Gemini – You are going to be feeling particularly energetic and eager to get tasks done this upcoming week. Try to take advantage of this in all sorts of areas. This can be done through putting some extra effort into your schoolwork this week or maybe spend extra time with friends.

Sagittarius – This is a transitional week for you and you may feel that you are at a crossroads of a very important decision. It’s a good idea to try and consult your friends for some help in this case. They may have suggestions for which direction to go in.

Cancer – It is going to be a lonely week for you, most of your friends and family are going to be busy with numerous different tasks.

Rather than wasting your time and sitting around doing nothing, put yourself to work by getting some of your school assignments done ahead of time.

Leo – A dream that you will have this week will suddenly inspire you to get involved in a new major at school or a new field of work.

Jump right into this opportunity and go to work right away. Getting a jump-start in this new field will pay off immediately.

Virgo – You are going to be spending much of your time in the upcoming week reading books. Try to read books that are outside of your usual subject or comfort level. You may increase your knowledge in a subject that you never thought would have intrigued you.

Capricorn – You are going to spend a lot of time this week hanging around with your closest friends. You will have a lot of time to talk about important issues with them. In the end you will be drawn into closer relationships with your group.

Aquarius – With taxes being due in the upcoming weeks, it’s a good idea to get them done next week. You may incur some unexpected deductions that will lead you to a large refund. Make sure you file your taxes diligently so as not to miss out on any deductions.

Pisces – This is a good week to take some time off for yourself and spend it in a period of self-reflection. Maybe you should think about where your life is going in terms of your career or your relationship with others.

You may realize that changes in your life are needed.

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Creativity Exhibited The Beauty Box Through Body Art SPF Skin Saviors Melissa Dressing Staff Writer

After a recent scare at the dermatologist, I have vowed to use SPF as much as possible as the weather gets nicer – finally! And although we may think that applying a greasy and smelly SPF can be a pain, different brands have made it easier for us to include protection in our daily routines by adding in SPF to some of our favorite beauty products.

Applying a moisturizer with SPF in the morning before applying your foundation is an easy way to help protect your skin — and it’s likely you are already applying one anyway.

One of my favorites this season is Clinique’s Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15 ($24.50 at Sephora). This product is great because it caters to people with sensitive skin (as Clinique is a hypo-allergenic brand), while adding lightweight hydration and a little color for a healthy

glow. The color isn’t overbearing, so you can still add a little bronzer without getting results that look like Snooki (sorry, I couldn’t help it).

Another great moisturizer is Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer with SPF 50 by Neutrogena ($13.99).

This product is super-protective and contains Helioplex, which is supposed to help block UVA rays (a cause of visual signs of aging) and UVB rays (a cause of sunburning). Not only is it protective, but I really tend to love the smell of Neutrogena products — very clean and lightly fragranced.

Another product that I adore is Fresh’s Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment with SPF 15 ($22.50 at Sephora). After putting it on, I noticed that it immediately made my lips smoother and added just a bit of color that I was craving. It’s flattering for every skin tone.

Also to love about this product is the fact that it’s formulated with so many natural ingredients like sugar, beeswax, grapeseed and other oils, rather than petroleum, which is found in many lip products but is actually very drying.

Another two-in-one SPF and color balm to fall in love with is Tarte’s 24/7 Natural Lip Sheer with SPF 15 ($16).

It comes in 12 sheer colors like Summer Fling (a peachy-pink) and Champagne Brunch (a sexy nude, which is my favorite). It’s infused with mango and cocoa butters to soften and also, coincidently, smell like summer.

These two-in-one products are nice because as the weather does get warmer, I tend to like carrying a lot less items in my bag or purse when heading out — like to the beach (I can’t wait)! So instead of having to bring both lipstick and an SPF balm, there’s one less product I have to worry about losing to the sand!

Amanda Balbi Feature Editor

Montclair State University prides itself on being a diverse campus. Everywhere students turn, there are clubs that specialize in everything from gaming to creative writing to ethnic groups.

It’s great to fit in, but sometimes we feel the need to stand out. Nothing says “individualism” more than tattoos.

This week, MSU housed a tattoo exhibit in the Student Center. This exhibit was comprised of photos of body art taken by students of students and faculty. The creativeness that tattoos can express is beyond comprehension.

Some people get tattoos to remember a loved one, to mark a significant event in their lives or just because an image is beautiful and they want to keep it with them forever.

Since the dawn of time, tattooing was used to adorn the body, according to Smithsonian magazine. Within the last decade, cave men have been discovered with markings on their skin, later to be discovered as having medicinal justifications. It has been reported by scientists that the “Ice Man,” as the Smithsonian calls him, had tattoos to alleviate pressure on his arthritic joints. Over 5,200 years, this art has been preserved.

Egyptians also used body art to distinguish between social classes. According to the Smithsonian, only Egyptian women got tattoos to symbolize they were of “prostitute” status.

The Smithsonian also reports that

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Kelsey Murry’s tattoo.

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ancient tattoos were meant to be therapeutic, like during pregnancy. Egyptian women would get tattoos of their protective deities so they would have a healthy pregnancy and birth.

A lot has changed since the first tattoo was inked. Tattoos have been made popular by celebrities of all kinds. These days, it’s hard to find someone without a tattoo. From delicate flowers and butterflies to the more intricate tribal artwork, we see body art everywhere.

Everyone says that you should think through a tattoo idea before making a final decision because it will be with you forever. But sometimes, it’s better to get a tattoo on a whim. If you think about it too long, you might change your mind entirely.

It’s difficult to think of a unique piece of body art, but through the use of the internet and artist’s magazines, it’s easy to pick out a picture and work from there. Even if you have a slight idea of what you want, a tattoo artist can help you make your final decision through drawing up original sketches.

I’m not saying, “You should go out and get a tattoo because everyone else has them” — I’m not suggesting anything of the sort. I’m simply putting the pieces in perspective for anyone who is interested in getting their first tattoo.

Many people say that tattoos express their individual personality. Needless to say, most of MSU is wearing their emotions on their “sleeves.”

Ariel Shamir’s tattoo on exhibit.

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Femvolution Takes Over the Student Center Quad Alan Akins Staff Writer

The feminist movement is important to progress in modern society. We need individuals who work endlessly and passionately to encourage the empowerment and success of women.

With the rise in women’s organizations and women’s studies education in schools, many strong, independent college women and men are working towards this feminist goal. On the MSU campus, a revolution will begin next week, one of the major feminist proportions that was developed over a period of six months.

Liouxsie Doyle, a sophomore and women and gender studies major at MSU, has set into motion a festival that will raise awareness of feminism on campus.

“Femvolution is my baby,” says Doyle, who is originally from a small school in Vermont. The school was progressive, but very little activism

occurred on campus. However, upon arriving at MSU she discovered that there were many strong and opinionated students on campus who needed to get their opinions out.

Doyle first approached students to gather a team from which they could start the project. Then, Doyle introduced the idea to Esmilda Abreu, director of the Center for Equity and Diversity, who consulted Fawzia Afzal-Khan of the women’s studies department.

Femvolution quickly became a combination of feminist theory and women’s activism. Both departments gave support to the Femvolution project.

Doyle developed a coalition of students who would provide substantial support for the festival: Amanda Zuniga, Amanda Barron, Marie Rosmalia and Shi Ying.

The Femvolution zine “Oh My Golly” has been in the works for quite a while and has been a desire of Zuniga’s for a long time. The magazine will be independently published and handed out to the students during the week of Femvolution and is described as a combination of literary arts, a feminist manifesta and a diary.

The subject matter ranges from planned parenthood to transgendered prose to a rewrite of a Rolling Stone “Greatest Guitarist” article.

Doyle personally wrote the article, reflecting back in 2003 when Rolling Stone published an article called “100 Greatest Guitarists.”

Only two of the guitarists on the list were female: Joan Jett and Joni Mitchell,

A student helps to fix one of the banners in the quad.

neither of who broke past the top 70. Doyle decided to produce her own list in retaliation.

“The goal was to create a list of the 50 greatest guitarists all of whom were women and even if you don’t agree or know who they are, the purpose is to start conversation on why Rolling Stone was so harsh about female guitarists or why they do not exist,” Doyle said.

Doyle wants people to take from the article a newfound respect for female guitarists and possibly gain a new favorite artist.

The Feminist Mural Gallery was displayed around the Student Center Quad this week; contributing artists include on-campus groups like VOX, independent student artists, on campus and off, and the collected signatures of protesters at a Women’s Health Care rally (collected by Maggie Osburn and Doyle).

Bad weather has affected this year’s celebration, but next year’s display promises to be bigger and more weath-

Photos courtesy of Alan Akins

er-proof.

The architectural expertise of Barron and David Grice are likely to stand the test of time and they plan to reuse the materials and build on with a new collection of art pieces.

Other events include a film screening of “Don’t Need You,” “Flirting with Burlesque,” “The Fashion of Feminism,” and “Craftivism 101.”

It is worthwhile for anyone who has ever felt passionately or wants to learn about feminism to visit these events.

Doyle encourages students to come out and not only voice their opinions, but have fun with other activists as well.

Students Visit Ecovillage Community Katherine Milsop Managing Editor

While Ithaca, N.Y. may not be the first destination that comes to mind for spring break, 18 students in Dr. Katherine McCaffrey’s anthropology course, “Building Sustainable Communities,” spent a weekend there visiting Ecovillage, a co-housing community that provides a comfortable lifestyle on 40 percent less energy and resources used in modern suburban homes.

“The trip was a terrific opportunity for the students to see issues we raised in the classroom come to life on the ground,” said Dr. McCaffrey. “Ithaca is a very dynamic city where many different organizations are actively involved in pioneering sustainable alternatives to mainstream approaches to food, transportation, housing and the way we organize community life.”

Ecovillage is a grassroots-led community development that was established in 1996 as an alternative to suburban life. It sits on 175 acres of farmland several miles outside downtown Ithaca. The community strives to promote environmental, social and eco-

CSA farm manager, Todd McLane, with students in the heated greenhouse.

Dr. McCaffrey’s “Building Sustainable Commuities” class visits Ecovillages.

nomic sustainability, mainly through co-housing models, “green” building technology and a reliance on locally grown food.

“Spending a weekend in Ithaca was a great experience because it gave us a chance to put into perspective a new model of a sustainable community that we had been learning about up until this point,” said Lauren Shabunia, a student in the anthropology community development graduate program.

Ecovillage’s mission is to “promote experiential learning about ways of meeting human needs for shelter, food, energy, livlihood and social connectedness that are aligned with the long term health and viability of Earth and all its inhabitants.”

Currently, about 160 people live in the two neighborhoods of Ecovillage, FROG and SONG. A third neighborhood, TREE, is currently in the works, according to Liz Walker, a co-fouder of Ecovillage.

As part of the preparation for their trip, the students read Walker’s book “Ecovillage at Ithaca” which offers insight into the history and daily life in the community. They met with Walker on Sunday morning for a question and answer session, followed by a book signing.

Former head of the anthropology department Dr. Richard Franke, who lives in Ecovillage with his wife, led the tour through the community and downtown Ithaca over the weekend.

While the homes are smaller in square footage than the average American home (1,228 sq ft versus 2,230 sq ft), design features such as high ceilings and large windows create a spacious feeling.

The group toured the neighboring Westhaven farm and learned about organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

While in Ithaca, students visited the Greenstar Cooperative Market, a

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community-owned grocery store that works to provide organic, affordable and predominantly local produce to the community. They also stopped at the Alternatives Federal Credit Union – a progressive local community-orientated bank.

Students also saw the famous gorges, and went for a hike in Taughannock Falls State Park.

“One of the best parts of the weekend was the experience of being together,” said McCaffrey. “We had an opportunity to get to know one another more deeply and to build a stronger sense of community within our class. Also, it’s refreshing to leave New Jersey and experience life that is not so intensely pressured and consumerist in orientation.”

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The Weekly Debate Why is sex so important to college students?

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Mike Monostra Sports Editor

When it comes to having a social life in college, there are certain aspects that are really important to people. In addition to the partying and drinking, people seem to have sex on their minds.

After all, sex is sex; it really doesn’t matter if you do it when you’re old or young, in a college dorm or at home.

Why do college kids value sex so much? Well for starters, there’s the newfound feeling of independence.

A common denominator of being a teenager in high school is sneaking around from place to place to have sex. In college, especially when living in a dorm, students are able to have that freedom to do what they want.

When it comes to sex, students love to take advantage of this and have sex as much as they can.

This freedom leads to another

point: people want to have fun in college. Part of this fun is hooking up with different people and, in some cases, having numerous one night stands. A one night stand is something that people like to brag about to their friends.

For guys, the more girls they have sex with, the more it makes them a “man.”

More sex equals a higher reputation in many groups in college, and a higher chance of an STD. Of course, not everyone is looking for one night stands. Some people are in long term relationships, but may not have had sex until college. These are the years that couples like to make that transition into a deeper relationship with their partner and in some cases, this may mean having sex for the first time. This is a huge step for some people in a relationship and being able to make that step is something that may highlight their college career.

Finally, many college kids feel that they have nothing to lose. A common mentality is that college is a time to just shoot for the stars. These are the times that we will remember for the rest of our lives, so why not make the most of it? For many students, this means going all out and having lots of sex.

Ultimately, having sex isn’t all about a show of affection towards someone else for college students. In many ways, it’s a measuring stick for one’s college experience.

She Said

Jade Moskovitz Staff Writer

Men and women tend to hold different views of sex. Males are typically labeled as brainless animals, while females tend to hold an intimate association. Some guys feel that sex is a necessity and place it on an equal level of importance as food and water. Why? Because the culture we live in is saturated with sex.

Whether through music, movies, television shows or even the pressure of society, sex is constantly being projected onto the pubic and often encouraged.

Students seem to think that in order to have the real college experience they must have sexual experiences. Girls tend to believe that in order to please a guy they must have sex with him.

Men turn to sex as a way to prove their masculinity. It seems as though men think that their masculinity is

proven by the number of partners they have had. The higher the number, the more easily a man can justify his manhood to his friends.

Girls, on the other hand, are often pressured into having sex with the thought that if they don’t, a guy will lose interest. In contrast to men, the more partners a woman has had, the more she is looked down upon. This is a nasty cycle that puts a lot of pressure on college girls.

I can vouch for the fact that it’s hard to find a guy in his early 20s who doesn’t have a one-track mind. However, to say that all guys are like this way is stereotypical, although men are designed with raging amounts of sex-hungry testosterone.

Not all women use sex for romance and not all men use romance to get sex. Whether male or female, sex is definitely on the mind of both genders and needs to be put into perspective.

Students seem to place more of an emphasis on the fact that they are having sex rather than who it is that they are having sex with. Sex should be saved for the intimacy of relationships, rather than for bragging rights.

The higher the number of partners may earn you some applause, but it will also put you at a higher risk for contracting an STD. Having sex is a decision that you should make, not anyone else.

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Put up a Parking Lot

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reak out the champagne and rip up those Red Hawk Deck parking stubs! Last semester we could not walk across campus without hearing the utterance of parking troubles.

As time has passed, this issue has faded from the forefront of our short attention spans. Thankfully, the administration has not been so quick to forget students’ parking qualms.

In September, we could hardly arrive to class on time due to the shortage of parking spots. Perhaps this was due to the copious amount of newcomers on campus, or maybe, just maybe, there was indeed a severe shortage of spots on campus.

Regardless of the reason for the parking mayhem, there remains the fear in the corners of our minds that will recall images of cars rac-

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ing up the Red Hawk Deck to park their cars on the seventh level.

The University has recently purchased 18 acres of land that they will convert into 700 parking spots for the price of $20 million.

You may all be thinking that this is a steep price this is for a new parking lot. It does seem to be a bit pricey, but students have to consider the fact that the land was appraised at this price. Montclair paid fair market value.

The University could not low-ball the land, nor did they want to pay too much for 18 acres.

MSU has had its business-inclined eyes on this piece of land for a long time.

This newly purchased land was the last developable plot that sat adjacent to the University’s campus.

The new parking lot will not be permanent. The administration has stated that the increase in parking spaces is a short-term endeavor.

Regardless of how long these new parking spots remain available, the issue of distance has reared its head.

Many students have said that they will not park in these new spots because of how far away it is from the main campus.

Frankly, there is no way to please everyone. No matter what the University does, someone will always have a complaint. Students have demanded more parking but frown at the location.

Here at The Montclarion we can only commend the University for the newly purchased land. After all, it does have a fair amount of potential.

We have our fingers crossed for an amusement park or a mini golf course, but we can’t have it all!

Even though students will shake their fists once the University takes away the parking spots, they might find a way to implement a new building and keep some parking.

Our suggestion is that the University fits a parking garage in one corner of the property and then do what they wish with the rest of the space.

Even though it seems like the administration snatched up the land purely because it was available, they are utilizing the space to address a prominent issue on Montclair’s campus.

The new parking will be available in fall 2011 and a new shuttle stop will be added to transport students to the main campus.

We can only wait and see what the effect of the new parking spots will have once fall rolls around.

We hope that it will take care of the parking horror that has plagued the Montclair campus for years, if only for a short time.

Students Speak

What should the University do with the 18 acres they recently purchased?

Andrew Jupina Broadcasting “I didn’t know that, but that’s really good.

It shows that they are trying to expand more.

Really, doing anything with the land would be an improvement. Maybe another facility, or in general, another building for The Montclarion or the radio. Right now those places are in the Student Center, and that place is sort of dungeon-ish.”

Andrew Frophlich Information technology

Sid Motaghi Filmmaking

“Probably something for sports, maybe sand or something. Or, I don’t know, another gym. It is huge, it could be studying or research buildings.

I would hope for it to expand the art building.

They need more space.”

“That’s a really good question. We already have academic buildings as it is, and we’re already getting a new dorm.

Maybe some kind of entertainment spot, like a movie theater or something cool, like a mini amusement park.”

Caionini Kamau Graduate Student “A stadium where we can compete for sports.

High schools may be able to rent it. Parking is an option, however they will just charge us money.”

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Religion Descends into Oblivion and Extinction Is Atheism on the rise in the United States? The realization of “blind faith”

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et stop I did: in fact I often do, and always end much at a loss like this, wondering what to look for; wonTravis Lancaster dering, too, when churchcolumnist es fall completely out of use what we shall turn them into,” Philip Larkin wrote famously in his poem entitled, “Church Going.”

Larkin wrote this poem in 1955 — 56 years ago—and even then, some were starting to notice a growing, or diminishing rather, trend in regards to religion.

It appears that religion is simply not as important in the societies and cultures of today as it has been in the past.

Though it should be noted that Larkin grew up, and spent all of his life in England, it is not difficult to see the prevalence of this trend in the United States.

According to a detailed country-by-country analysis done by David B. Barrett’s religious statistics organization, “non-religious” people make up 16 percent of the world’s population. (This percentage can be found third on the resulting list, behind only

Christianity and Islam with 33 percent and There are many differing opinions about 21 percent respectively). religion, but this is not my focus. I’m simply This is not to say that Atheism is sweeptrying to dig into what it is that is causing ing across countries worldwide —“non-relireligion to falter and fade. gious” also refers to those who are Agnostic, Is contemporary religion losing the fire secular humanist, and those who have no and brimstone allure that captivated the religious preference or affiliation. attentions of generations past?

Is it that However, it is people just becoming quite don’t care? Is apparent that “If religion isn’t above extinction, there a sense this “non-reliof apathy, gious” mindset what other cultural traditions could spreading like is growing in a medically numbers, espe- disappear along with it? Could the idea resistant spircially among those of the of the possible disappearance of religion it infection?

Or is younger genbe a sign of complete global and cultural there simply erations. a growing So just what homogenization?” sense of disbeis happening to lief? Perhaps religion? And is human kind is coming to an age similar to it necessarily a good or bad thing that relithat of a child who realizes there’s no such gion is fading from our culture? thing as Santa Claus (We’ve certainly been Like every cultural system, religion has around long enough for this to happen). upsides and downsides.

Larkin continued his poem by writing, To some, religion enriches the experi“But superstition, like belief, must die, and ences of life and human existence. To others, what remains when disbelief has gone?” life and existence are both rich enough as He asks a question that can resonate, not they are. only in the hearts of those fearful for their And while some may see religion as a set religions, but in the minds of all who find of rules to obey or guidelines to follow for a comfort or happiness in any type of social or better life, others may see religion as a long cultural tradition. list of restrictions, and in some ways, a hin Where will the world be once disbelief — drance.

not only belief — has vanished?

The question begs to be asked: if religion isn’t above extinction what other cultural traditions could disappear along with it?

Could the idea of the possible disappearance of religion be a sign of complete global and cultural homogenization?

In some ways religion, like cultural tradition, helps to keep people together, serving as the adhesive that prevents dangerous rifts.

But perhaps mankind has been dependent upon religion for too long—perhaps some of those who consider themselves “nonreligious” have become that way because they believe that religion is an easy answer to the daunting, unanswerable questions posed by human existence.

Philip Larkin compares religion to superstition, which are one and the same to many people.

It’s quite possible that more and more people are beginning to question the “blind faith” that they have come to know as religion.

It’s difficult to say — even to imagine — what a world devoid of religion could look like. It’s not certain whether one will outlive the other.

If I’ve one thought for those of you shrouded in uncertainty, it’s this: perhaps there’s more (or less) to life than we think.

Travis Lancaster, an English major, is in his first year as a columnist for The Montclarion.

Ding Dongs & Goofballs: Jesus Who? Jesus who? Raising awareness falls short of action and God’s new networking

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n Monday, two e-mails sent out to Montclair recipients caught my eye.

The first was “Jews and Magic,” a magic show Dillon Eliassen on April 6 Columnist performed by Seth Dale, a Montclair student and “magician extraordinaire.”

The second e-mail was for “Jesus Awareness Week,” a weeklong series of events hosted on campus by four Christian organizations.

Now, this is a humor column, but I’m not here to mock religion.

Rather, there are a few things about these e-mails that struck me as odd.

First, who in the world is not aware of Jesus? Whether you believe he is the Son of God, a false prophet, or just a groovy cat who preached peace and love while influencing Frank Zappa’s hairstyle, you must at least have heard of him, right?

Even if you don’t cruise Facebook, you’re awareness. aware of Jesus. Even if you don’t have run It seems that groups that promote ning water, you’re aware of Jesus. “awareness” do it for things that everyone John Lennon’s cheeky claim that the is already aware of, but even for other less Beatles were “bigger than Jesus” was popular things that organizations want to wrong. raise money for research for, or convert Certainly the Beatles sold more albums people to, or defend against. than Jesus, but that was really only because “Awareness” has become this catch-all word, but it seems Jesus’ record disingenuous. label didn’t Why not be more promote Him “Is ‘Jesus Awareness Week’ forthright? as effectively.

We don’t need But who arriving after ‘Jews and Magic’ to be more has more folaware of Global lowers, then symbolic of Christianity being an offWarming, we and now, with shoot of Judaism? Is He who is I Am need to do someand withthing about it. I out Twitter? working through Esmilda Abreu to don’t think the Jesus, hands groups orgadown. spread his word?” nizing Jesus So, if Awareness Week Jesus has intend to make greater name people aware of Jesus as much as they’d like recognition than the Beatles, I’m pretty sure to convince some people unfamiliar with you don’t have to spread awareness of Him. Christianity to attend Mass or read a Bible.

This use of the word “awareness” is an And there’s nothing wrong with that issue that has irritated me for years. as long as the attempt is made honestly, You see it everywhere: Global Warming respectfully and without force and condeawareness, AIDS awareness, and now Jesus

scension.

Second, the “Jews and Magic” e-mail was delivered March 28 at 2:35 p.m., and “Jesus Awareness Week” was delivered the same day at 2:44 p.m.

I ask you, dear readers: Is it a coincidence that one was sent right after the other?

Is “Jesus Awareness Week” arriving after “Jews and Magic” symbolic of Christianity being an offshoot of Judaism? Is He who is I Am working through Esmilda Abreu to spread his Word?

God works in mysterious ways, and why shouldn’t He utilize e-mail to spread His Word? It’s 2011, man!

Even God should stay up to date when it comes to networking, and think of what a powerful computer He must have!

I’m not prone to reading into coincidences too much, but the proximity of these two e-mails jumped out at me.

That being said, if there was an e-mail about the upcoming Muslim seminar “Hey, We’re Not All Terrorists, You Know,” I’d stop being Agnostic and pick one.

Dillon Eliassen, a graduate student, is in his first year as a columnist for The Montclarion.

Montclair Attempts Disaster Relief & Falls Short Student contemplates student awareness of beneficial action for Japan

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tevie Wonder once said, “We all have the ability.

The difference is how we use it.”

I found this to be very relevant in reference to the student Victoria Fisher activism here at columnist Montclair State in support of the current tsunami disaster relief in Japan.

It was such a tragedy and yet again, the entire world has been scrambling to find ways to help.

Similar to our day-to-day lives, we may find ourselves asking: “Are we doing enough?”

I was interested in finding out what the students’ perspectives on this issue were. I spoke to several students, ranging in age, race and ethnicity.

I asked the people I interviewed if they

thought that we (meaning MSU) are doing enough to help the cause. One of the students I interviewed, Jennifer Arroyo (a junior majoring in women’s studies) replied, “I guess; I’ve gotten e-mails.”

Interestingly enough, my response would have been exactly the same.

Senior sports editor of The Montclarion, Mike Monostra, echoed the majority of student responses, still uninformed about any school-sanctioned disaster relief, and his surprised reply, “We’re putting in any effort at all?” was certainly no fault of his own.

What would make us think, as students, that the e-mails sent out were any different than the 50 junk e-mails we get a day from the University?

Although nice in theory, I believe that email is perhaps not the correct way to be reaching out to students—especially not for a cause that needs such urgent attention.

What struck me as moving was that almost all the students that I interviewed

seemed willing to do something to help.

Arroyo also stated that “money is hard to come by nowadays, but I would be more than willing to commit my time to the Japan disaster relief. Whether it is for a bake sale or just a general awareness type of thing — but I do want to help.”

But where do we go from here? It is safe to say that with enough help we can do anything and I believe that organization is key in the endeavor to make a difference.

As stated before, it seems that the University has been doing some things in the relief effort.

In order to further the effort and allow it to become successful, it is important to get the help of as many students as possible.

For instance, perhaps there could be a group of students that get together and go from class to class in an effort to collect money that would be donated to helping families reconstruct their lives in Japan.

Even a small assembly of school-approved

volunteers asking for donations in the various cafeterias across campus could serve as beneficial to the cause.

Something that I think would be key in this student interaction to collect money would be stressing the fact that anything counts, whether it be $5 or .25. Any type of contribution is appreciated, from money to voluntary support.

The level of tragedy is so high that no organization in relation to the Japan relief fund will decline any type of help that is offered to them.

We cannot go through life living for ourselves alone, believing that individual happiness is enough.

We need to remember that everybody needs help sometimes, because if you aren’t willing to help others, who will be there to help you when you need it?

Victoria Fisher, a jurisprudence major, is in her first year as a columnist for The Montclarion.

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If You’ v e Got th e Money, Natasha Le g ger o Has the Goods Mark Gould Arts & Entertainment Editor

Female comediennes can either buck the female stigma and deliver excellent material or can embrace it and slap the audience silly for 40 minutes. I personally love a gal who picks the latter. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ms. Natasha Leggero.

“Coke Money” is Leggero’s debut stand-up album, and boy is it a treat (see what I did there?). Leggero has been everywhere lately, and if you aren’t familiar, a quick Google search would certainly jog your memory.

Along with Greg Giraldo (may he rest in peace) and Andy Kindler, she was a celebrity judge for last season’s “Last Comic Standing.” She had a small role in the film “He’s Just Not That Into You,” has made appearances on TV shows like “Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time,” “Reno 911,” “Michael and Michael Have Issues,” and most consistently as a correspondent on E!’s “Chelsea Lately.” Not to be drawn into stardom, Leggero would surely have the same jokes with or without her fame.

Leggero’s humor is snippy, yet still cute (is that sexist?). Although not the most offensive comedian, Leggero is delightfully inappropriate, and just as funny as any of her peers.

Don’t get her wrong, though – she’s far from polite; after all, popular topics on “Coke Money” include toilet babies and rape. Very classy material.

Her jokes are often geared towards the everyday stupidities of people – retail workers, reality stars and rappers. Live, she often puts on her best silk gloves and dress to sell the debutant persona, one she sells flawlessly.

It doesn’t take a long listen to the album to realize that bravado is the main tool in her box, as Leggero stays poised, never letting herself fall down

Natasha Leggero released her debut comedy album, “Coke Money.”

the social hierarchy for a second. Leggero knows she looks good, knows she’s hilarious, and we’re all helpless.

Laughing is the only real option here.

The album carries a lot of the same spunk as an episode of “Chelsea Lately,” except Leggero doesn’t quite embrace an overtly salacious persona.

She’s much more of the dominant-type, swiftly kicking the shins of the world’s loose women. Leggero does it all on “Coke Money”; she’s sarcastic, she’s brutal, she even raps on the last track.

That’s reason enough to check it out.

Sentinel Gets Neutralized Alan Vallee Asst. A&E Editor

Patches get released for games. It’s an act that happens fairly often, resulting in bugs being fixed or a game being re-balanced. On Tuesday, March 22, a patch was released for “Marvel vs Capcom 3” that contained Event Mode and many balance changes including the most significant change for a single fighting game short of creating a new set of characters – “balancing” Sentinel.

Sentinel is a powerhouse. He hits for the most damage in the game, has the most life, he has super armor on most of his moves (he can take multiple hits before move stun sets in), he has the longest flight time in the game clocking in at 12 seconds of nonstop flight and when he x-factors he hits for double the hardest in the game. This led to Sentinel becoming the third character of choice for many a new player, with the majority of teams being fielded in online play following the format of “Random, Random, Sentinel.” While this may sound like an overpowered unbeatable character, Sentinel is anything but – the cost of all those perks? being notoriously easy to kill with rushdown characters that get in your face. ChunLi’s lightning kick, Captain America’s

charging star and anything that Wolverine and X-23 do will put down a Sentinel in their sleep, as well as nearly half the other characters in the game.

As part of this new update, Sentinel’s health has dropped from its previous 1,300,000 to 910,000 – less than Wolverine and his 950,000. With how easy it is to kill Sentinel with nearly half the roster, he has gone from being a constant heavyweight to being a glass cannon, capable of dealing a lot of damage without being able to take any. Alex McVeigh, president of Montclair University Gamers, said about the changes, “You know how we need oxygen in order to live? Sentinel needs health in the same way. He needs the health.”

While this new change to the game may seem somewhat ridiculous in the short term, the long-term effects remain to be seen. One thing which is immediately visible is the change in play styles. Without Sentinel’s health to anchor the team down, some players have removed Sentinel from their team and replaced him with Phoenix whereas others have begun to use him as a secondary character due to his weakness.

Semi-professional fighting game player Rob Diaz also gave an opinion on the change: “The new update makes it seem like his armor is made of feathers.”

Photo courtesy of www.shoryoken.com Sentinel has become a virtually unplayable character in “Marvel vs. Capcom 3.”

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Smile and Think “Happy Thoughts” Mark Gould Arts & Entertainment Editor

The days of cargo pants jokes are apparently a thing of the past.

After Daniel Tosh was featured in a charmingly hilarious half-hour standup special on Comedy Central, he began to take a slightly more aggressive approach to his comedy. The result is “Happy Thoughts,” his second comedy album and third full-length special. It’s a natural progression for him from his previous stand-up releases, “True Stories I Made Up” and “Completely Serious,” but now Tosh is standing in a much bigger spotlight.

Tosh finally hit the big time after his show “Tosh.0” found viewers laughing along to the follies of the Internet.

He has fully embraced his fame, now realizing that people will hang on his every word, and he’s not afraid to deliver some of his most boastful material to date. He’s not delivering any radically new material here, as the jokes about toilet etiquette, athletic blunders and the reality of graduat-

ing high school will likely feel familiar, yet still appropriately wrong. The album is sure to poke a few listeners in the jaw, but that’s the point. Tosh challenges his audience to laugh, and rewards them with clever, edgy jokes that many new comics attempt, with less than stellar results, to replicate.

Comedy fans seem to take well to the snippy sucker-punch style, and Tosh is making an honest effort to be king of the game. His shots at celebrities, Twitter and anything else he finds mildly relevant help Tosh relate to the masses. While some comedians try to take shots at the audience, Tosh mainly and refreshingly directs his attitude towards the greater media.

Much like the show “Tosh.0,” Tosh holds nothing back. Taking stabs at anyone who ever made him grunt, he goes from joke to joke, constantly upping his credibility with a perfectly timed deadpan delivery. Most impressive of all, he somehow still maintains the charming storytelling personality he always had. It always helps to deliver raunchy material with a smile.

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T h e r e ’ s A Li mi t To T he Enter tainmen t Pointless Subplots, Lac k of De Nir o Puts Str ain on Film Ken Macri Staff Writer

“Limitless” is about sluggish writer Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) who is compelled to make something of his unpromising life. After his girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) dumps him, Eddie is coerced into taking a top-secret drug called “NZT” which gives him super-human abilities.

After taking NZT, Morra is fearless, astute and alive as he finishes his novel in a matter of days, wins tons of money playing poker and becomes an overnight stock market prodigy full of unlimited knowledge. Eddie suddenly fascinates his former girlfriend, and can now handle any situation instinctively.

However, the NZT pills soon create problems for Morra. The first major issue he must deal with is the fact that his ex-brother-in-law, the source of the pills, was murdered and Morra is left in dire straits, losing all of his power due to his lack of NZT. The second issue arises when a mob loan shark, who coincidently obtained pills from Morra, now wants to kill him for not being able to provide more pills. Not to mention, Eddie was accused of murder when he overdosed on the pills, and forgot where he was or what he did one night.

Morra’s major problem is not the mobster, though; it is Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), a rich Wall Street guru that Morra begins to work for as an investment genius. After Morra runs out of pills, he neglects Van Loon’s demands and soon becomes distant. Eventually, when Morra is back in super-human form by cleverly pioneering a new way to create NZT, Van Loon demands that Morra take orders from him, but Morra has bigger plans.

While Bradley Cooper fits well into his role, Robert De Niro seems like a major waste of talent, with a role that seemed superficial and boring. With one of the greatest actors of all time appearing on screen merely for the value

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“Limitless” stars Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.

of the end credits, and providing no substantial value, the film faces a major flaw. Also, it seems director Neil Burger bypassed the subplot of the murder, as its culmination seemed rushed and makes the audience question why it was put into the script in the first place.

The overall main storyline seems to stray from itself as the film develops by trying to create pointless subplots that accomplish nothing but cripple the film’s main concept.

“Limitless” is entertaining to a certain extent, but it is absurd of Burger to assume his audience will buy into the delusive escapism

the film presents. Morra goes from a loser, to an accomplished writer,

to a stock market guru, to becoming senator because of a pill – come on!

Ken’s Grade: 3 out of 5 Stars To watch the trailer for “Limitless” visit www.themontclarion.org.

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WrestleMania XXVII Shapes Up to be Star-Studded

The Montclarion Predicts Winner s Joseph Lisnow Assistant News Editor

Mere days from now, the spectacle known as WrestleMania XXVII will air worldwide after months of hype.

On that night, superstars have the chance to make history at the grandest stage of them all. Fans wait every year for this day to witness moments that will go down in history as some of the greatest and most defining moments in the wrestling business. In one night someone can go from a wrestler to a legend, icon or immortal.

That’s how epic this night is. So here are the matches and predictions for the biggest night in wrestling history.

United States Champion Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan: It’s nice to see the U.S. title on the line with two solid stars. Expect a hard-hitting match that will hopefully open up the eyes of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) management and allow these men to be in the world title picture. These two men will go out there and give it their all. Sheamus just won the title; don’t expect him to lose it in what should be a good bout.

Kane, Big Show, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. The Corre: This match just seems thrown together as it was announced only six days before WrestleMania. Marella and Kozlov have no right to be in the ring on the biggest night in wrestling; they’re a comical team, but have no wrestling skill. Kane and Big Show have already competed together at WrestleMania so there’s nothing unique about that. The Corre is mostly made up of wrestlers that have some talent, but will likely amount to little (with the exception being Wade Barrett). The Corre wins in what will hopefully be the shortest match of the evening.

John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki vs. Dolph Ziggler and LayCool: Morrison and Ziggler in the same match looks great on paper.

WrestleMania XXVII will be a star-studded event.

Seeing Stratus back in the WWE (for now) is great since she was the diva of the last decade and crowds love to watch her perform. Bringing in “Jersey Shore’s” Snooki will help increase the pay-per-view buyrates; that’s the only reason she’s there. LayCool remain the top heal divas in the WWE and are doing a fine job at it after all these years, so they are the perfect choice to be added into the match. I don’t see the WWE allowing Snooki to lose (as it could be bad publicity on her part), so I’ll go with her team to grab the win.

Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes: This will be the possible sleeper match of the night: both are great stars, but the feud doesn’t seem to fit well. It’s missing that “WrestleMania” feel. The storyline is interesting: Rhodes is out for revenge after Mysterio ruined his

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“dashing” looks. Forced to wear a plastic faceplate to protect the broken bones in his face, it makes the mask become a legal weapon. Rhodes wins this one simply with the use of his facemask.

Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk: “Intensity” best describes this feud. Two stars that have already cemented their places in the business have a match that looks great on paper. The mentality of each wrestler is what makes this interesting. Orton is known as “The Viper,” as he can strike at anytime and has no fear. Punk is a master of psychology. He can be compared to a cult leader. This match could be the second best match of the night as long as it’s not rushed.

It’s also the toughest match to predict, but I’m going with Punk finding a way to cheat to win and continue their feud.

Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with Jack Swagger in the corner and Stone Cold as the referee: This will not be a five-star match at all. Lawler is in his 60s and Cole is a broadcast journalist. This feud has been building for months now and will finally come to a head. Lawler will be making his WrestleMania debut after being employed by the WWE for 19 years – a well-deserved dream for Lawler. The match should be simple and short; Lawler wins easily and finally shuts the obnoxious Cole up. Stone Cold being the referee only makes the match that much more interesting. One thing that’s for sure is that we’re likely to witness a few stunners and a good old fashioned beer bash at the end, courtesy of Stone Cold.

World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio: This match has surprisingly had poor buildup since it was announced in January. Hopefully, the match will make up for this. One of two things will happen: I wouldn’t be surprised to see Christian get involved and “accidently” cost Edge his belt. Or maybe Del Rio is right, that it’s his destiny to be champion and he will accomplish this the fair and honest way. My

prediction is Del Rio will be champion this year, just not at WrestleMania.

WWE Champion Miz vs. John Cena: Never thought the day would come when Miz is the champion at WrestleMania; let alone against the biggest star in the company. Each week Miz has had Cena’s number, but this is WrestleMania. It’s been awhile since Cena has had gold around his waist and that drought is about to end. Cena wins but thanks in part from the special guest host The Rock. The WWE has been teasing Cena vs. Rock for months now, and fans would love to see it happen, but it just feels like a giant swerve to make sure Cena regains the belt.

Undertaker vs. Triple H: The match of the night and like every year, Undertaker is putting an 18-0 streak up at WrestleMania. The buildup is amazing as neither wrestler has laid a hand on the other. They let their words do the fighting for them. Both men are considered the last “outlaws” in the WWE since no one has been around or accomplished what these two have done. I suspect Taker’s shoulder injury is nowhere near healed so this won’t be his best performance, but that’s fine as I just want to see the outcome after the intense hype. Triple H said Undertaker lives and continues to fight each year because of his streak and he will die defending it. This may very well end up being the final match for Triple H as the streak will never die.

So with a solid card and The Rock as the special guest host, this year’s WrestleMania seems stacked from top to bottom. There really is no match to consider “a bathroom break match.”

On this night, these superstars and divas have a chance to step into greatness and showcase their talent. There have been 26 WrestleManias in the past, but this one has the opportunity to be remembered as the one to make people look back and say, “That is what WrestleMania should be.”

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Without including Butler, UConn (University of Connecticut) or Kentucky, if you picked VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) to be in your Final Four you are either a genius or have some close connection to that school. The 11th-seeded Rams defeated number-one ranked Kansas to advance to their first Final Four in school history. Cinderella once again crashed the “Big Dance” and ruined the hearts of schools, fans and bracketologists everywhere.

VCU will face 8th-seeded Butler for a chance to head to the finals. Butler was last year’s Cinderella story – an 8th-seed reaching the finals, only to lose a close game 61-59 to Duke on a miraculous final shot. Even if Butler was playing a

good team, like Kansas, you couldn’t consider them a fairytale story; everyone is already aware of what they’re capable of.

Butler has a very good chance of reaching the finals again. The spark, urgency and passion the VCU Rams play with aren’t going to be enough to get them into the final game. Their playing style revolves around a pressure up-the-middle, kickout and take a three-point shot mentality. It can only get them so far. The Butler Bulldogs are more physical and play better in the paint than the Rams do. Experience can’t be discounted either; VCU may be caught off-guard being in such a spotlight while the Bulldogs experienced this aura just last year.

Fourth-seeded Kentucky is matched up against the third-seeded UConn Huskies.

This game is sure to excite college basketball and sports fans alike. Two wellcoached programs to go along with good basketball pasts make this the premiere

game in the Final Four. Neither team is jaw-dropping with talent, but each team plays solid, fundamental basketball. Both of these teams have hall of fame-caliber coaches on board as well. This game will turn into a chess match more than a battle on the court and really could go either way.

The biggest variable that will decide either team’s fate is UConn point guard Kemba Walker. He is a monster on the court, and if there is any doubt just take a look at his film. He is a very smart and gifted player, and he is most likely headed to the pros after one year in Connecticut.

If the Kentucky Wildcats can get Walker into foul trouble early, or to foul out of the game, their chances to win will skyrocket. If Walker is having a bad game, the Wildcats will win. If Kentucky Coach John Calipari conjures up a defensive scheme to stop Walker, the Wildcats

will win. The focus of this entire game will be on Walker and his play; he will be the reason UConn wins or loses. Apart from Walker, Kentucky has the better basketball team.

Kentucky versus UConn would make a much better final match than a Final Four game. VCU and Butler are very good stories; if either of these teams win the tournament it would be amazing and would prove that any team can win once they’re in the playoffs (hint hint, college football), but that’s going to be a big “if.” Sure, they’ve gotten this far and whichever team advances only needs one more victory to win, but it’s still unlikely.

I’d much rather see a close, nail biting, intense final match than risk a blowout.

Butler, again, scored only two points less than the number one-seeded Duke Blue Devils did a year ago in the tournament final. I just hope they can make it interesting again this year.

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Nelson DePasquale Editor-In-Chief

With the 2011 MLB season starting today, what better time is there to make predictions? Here is a division-by-division look at how MLB will shape up this season.

NL EAST - PHILLIES The winner of this division has been almost unanimous for most sports media outlets. New addition Cliff Lee joins Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt and Joe Blanton for the best pitching rotation in baseball. Forget about the Cy-Young 1-2 punch in Halladay and Lee, it’s more like a 1-2-3-4 punch with Blanton, at number five, as the only weak link. And even Blanton can produce in spurts.

The lineup has gotten less dangerous with the loss of Werth, and with Utley’s damaged knee, but it should have enough pop in it with Ryan Howard and company to get the job done.

NL CENTRAL – BREWERS This is a toss-up division. The Cubs, Reds, Brewers and Cardinals all have a decent shot for first. But the Brewers will pull it out in the last week of the season.

Offseason acquisition Zach Greinke will miss a few starts to begin the season due to cracked ribs, but he will be very effective as a Brewer. Greinke has been stuck in Kansas City his whole career, posting a 3.81 ERA. For the American League, that’s not too shabby. He even won 16 games in 2009 (2.16 ERA) with minimal run support. Also, he is a topnotch AL pitcher moving to the NL, which is a sign of a big year coming.

This is finally Greinke’s time to shine and with better run support. Gallardo, Marcum and Wolf are fairly consistent in the rotation as well.

Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder and Cory Hart fill out the lineup. Watch out for the young Casey McGehee to develop into another offensive threat.

NL WEST – GIANTS The defending World Series champs will take the division again this year.

Relying on Tim Lincecum, Johnathon Sanchez and Matt Cain, the pitching rotation is solid and easily the best in the division. Even veteran Barry Zito in the fifth starting could get some wins, if not just eat up innings.

Although their lineup isn’t tops in the league, they have the offensive edge as far as the division goes. Posey, Huff, Burrell and Sandoval are the core to compliment Lincecum and company.

WILDCARD – MARLINS Every year there is a surprise team in

the running for the wildcard, especially in the National League. This year, the Marlins will slip past the Braves and the Reds and into the playoffs. Newly acquired pitcher Javier Vazquez joins Johnson, Nolasco, Sanchez and Volstad in a rotation that is somewhat underrated. Although Vazquez had a horrible year with the Yankees last year, his NL numbers for Atlanta in 2009 were not shabby at all. He should have a decent showing against NL hitters and an ERA around three.

The lineup relies on Hanley Ramirez, one of the top rookies in Mike Stanton and Gaby Sanchez who had a .272 average last year but will improve. If Stanton explodes the way most people are expecting, the lineup will be that much harder.

If he doesn’t, the pitching staff will have to carry the team.

AL EAST – RED SOX As a Yankee fan I can’t stand to say it, but the Red Sox are good. The addition of Carl Crawford is huge and will provide a great offensive spark all season long.

He will bring with him at least 100 runs, a .300 batting average and upwards of around 40 stolen bases. The other off-season signing by Boston was first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzo is a homerun threat with a batting average hovering around the .300 mark. With Ellsbury, Pedroia, Crawford and Youkilis batting in front of him, his RBIs will skyrocket.

All this talk about offense while the Red Sox pitching staff is by far the best in the East, possibly the whole AL. Beckett, Lester, Lackey, Buchholz and Matsuzaka bring great experience, talent and even Cy Young-award consideration to the mound at Fenway. If Beckett bounces back from last year’s horrific display, the rotation will rival the Phillies’ for the best in baseball.

AL CENTRAL – TWINS With speedster Denard Span leading off, and Mauer, Morneau, Delmon Young and Cuddyer as the supporting cast, there should be no shortage of base runners for Minnesota. The hardest part will be driving them in with timely hits.

If Mauer and Morneau stay healthy they will get enough RBIs to make the lineup productive.

Pavano, Liriano and Baker are a good threesome to build off of for their rotation. Duensing and Blackburn round out the fourth and fifth spots; they’re not the best names to have, but they can get the job done. Also, it seems every time Pavano pitches for a team other than the Yankees, he does great. The Twins will beat out the White Sox and the Tigers for the title.

AL WEST – ANGELS

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Roy Halladay will anchor a Phillies’ rotation that is expected to carry the team back to the World Series in 2011.

With the loss of Cliff Lee, the Rangers’ pitching staff will obviously not be the same. This will enable the Angels to climb to the top. Their rotation (Weaver, Haren, Santana, Pineiro and Kazmir) is the most complete in the West. Their bullpen may need some fine-tuning before the trade deadline for that extra push.

Meanwhile, the Angels should be able to rely on their starting five to keep games winnable.

For the offense, Abreu and Hunter are good average and on-base guys, and Vernon Wells and Howie Kendrick aren’t too shabby, either. Kendry Morales is coming off a season-ending injury in 2010 but has great potential if he comes back strong.

WILDCARD – YANKEES This was a tough one, and the last series of the season between the Yankees and the Rays may be the deciding factor.

The Yankees lack pitching depth, which I expect will be fixed before the trade deadline. “Sabathia, Hughes, then lose” has been the saying for pessimistic Yankee

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fans and Yankee haters. After those two are A.J. Burnett, Freddy Garcia and Ivan Nova. Bartolo Colon will come out of the bullpen, at least to start the season. Burnett is inconsistent at best, but does show signs of greatness along with a nasty curveball at times. Garcia is pretty much washed up, but as long as he can go six innings without getting bombed every game, he will do his job. Nova is a talented rookie and he can make or break the season for the Yanks. My bet is that he will be just good enough. A lead after seven innings will rarely be given up, as newcomer Rafael Soriano will set up for Rivera.

The lineup really has no problems.

A-Rod, Teixeira, Cano and Posada will get their RBIs with Gardener and Jeter hitting in front of them. They have one of the best lineups in baseball and will have to rely on it to pick up the back end of their starting rotation. ::WORLD SERIES:: Phillies over Yankees in 6 games.

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about his efforts. “I felt that I did a good job today. Brown came out and threw another great game, and all I wanted to do was make sure he went three and zero.”

Another notable performance was put on by shortstop Jay Bionde, who recorded two of the Red Hawks seven hits, one of them being a double. Although the hits did not come often, the timing of big plays were there, with Montclair State cashing in on most of the opportunities they did have. Montclair also had a good

defensive day, not having any errors. All in all it was an all around solid performance by the whole team.

“Today we did all of the right things,” said Papa.

Montclair can now use the momentum of this victory over DeSales going into Thursday’s game when Montclair travels to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to face off against the Moravian College Grayhounds, a team the Red Hawks have not faced yet this season. Montclair now stands with a 7-5 record with much of the season still to play.

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The Yankees’ success in the 2011 season will be hinging on the performance of the back of their rotation, like second-year pitcher Ivan Nova.

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Softball Sweeps Past Hunter Nick Verhagen Staff Writer

MSU freshman Alex Hill and freshman Angel Iacovetti of Hunter College combined for a total of 19 strikeouts and MSU 1 six hits allowed in Hunter 0 Tuesday’s pitching onslaught in the first game of a double-header. MSU (6-4) and Hunter College (5-1-2, NJAC 1-0-1) competed MSU 6 in a defensive thrillHunter 2 er Tuesday, and Hill threw for the entire nine-inning game. Throughout those nine innings, Hill threw 12 strikeouts, no walks and only allowed two hits in her shutout performance.

On the other side, Iacovetti threw for 8.1 innings, striking out seven batters, allowing two walks and giving up four hits, the last of which was the gamewinning single by freshman Dana Amato to drive-in freshman Katie Muliga from third.

Muliga, who started the bottom of the ninth on second base, advanced to third after a sacrifice bunt by freshman Alisha Cumberton. After drawing a 3-1 count, Amato launched a screaming line drive into left-centerfield over the head of senior shortstop Megan McKeena to drive in Muliga to win the game.

The game was a complete stalemate through the first eight innings. Many people would blame a game as lowscoring as this one on the mediocrity of the batting but, in this case, it is the exact opposite. Batters from both sides made solid contact on many pitches; however, the defenses were right on top of their game, too. The only error that took place occurred in the top of the first inning; other than that, both defenses

were always on their toes.

Because of the occasional gust of wind, the ball projection was also very hard to distinguish and predict. The players were constantly adjusting their position under a high pop-up. This win not only gave Hill a 5-2 record but it increased Montclair State’s record to 7-4. The loss gave Iacovetti her first loss of the season and put her at 4-1. For Hunter College, the loss put their overall record at 5-2-2.

Game two started off much quicker than game one. Montclair took an early two-point lead when sophomore Heather Bergman drove in Muglia and Amato on a two-run single. The Red Hawks increased the lead even further in the third inning when freshman Liz Russo drove in a run with her RBI single and sophomore Jamie Paulino walked with the bases loaded to make it a 4-0 game.

Hunter finally ruined the shutout in the sixth inning when both Iacovetti and junior Arielle Zieff hit RBI singles of their own. Just as the Hawks thought they were catching up, Muglia cancelled out their success with a two-run double.

Sophomore Jamie Miller walked away with the win after her six-inning performance and increased her record to 3-2. Miller struck out four batters and allowed two runs on three hits. Hill came in to close it out in the seventh inning and struck out the side to finish the day with 15 total strikeouts. Freshman Amanda Annicaro picked up the loss by allowing six hits, four runs and walking three batters all within 2.1 innings. Iacovetti came in to pitch the remaining 3.2 innings and finished with three strikeouts, two walks and allowed three hits and two runs.

Montclair State now stands at 8-4 with a four-game win streak while Hunter College drops to 5-3-2. The Red Hawks are scheduled to play again at 3 p.m. today against NYU-Polytechnic at the MSU Softball Stadium.

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Sophomore Kelli O’Brien had two hits against Hunter College in the Red Hawks’ home opener at MSU Softball Stadium on Tuesday.

Men’s Lacrosse Ends Losing Streak, Defeats Drew Kofi Biney Staff Writer

Generally speaking, every game that a team plays in is a “must-win” situation.

However, there are some games that clearly hold more weight than others.

After three straight losses, the Montclair State men’s lacrosse entered Wednesday night’s game versus Drew badly needing a win.

It took a while, but the win finally came with a 6-3 victory over Drew University at Sprague Field.

Juniors Thomas Ring and Matthew Prongay scored within a 1:03 timeframe in the second period to erase an earlier Eric Tripp goal and give the Red Hawks a 2-1 advantage heading into the interval. The first half was a guarded affair, with both teams being equally competent in their defensive play while displaying some timidity on the offensive side of

the spectrum. Both teams failed to hit double-digits in the shot column in each of the game’s first two quarters (MSU had six and seven shots while Drew had eight and six shots respectively).

In the second half, the game opened up. Nevertheless, fortunes initially did not go Montclair’s way. Mark Barus would level things up for the Raiders with an unassisted goal at 5:35. Two minutes later, Montclair State would break the deadlock.

After a Tyler Meth shot was saved by Drew goalie Charlie DeSocio, DeSocio took the ball and carried to MSU’s end. Inexplicably, he turned it over.

An already mystifying situation became more so as senior defender Anthony Dzienkiewicz saw the blatant opening caused by DeSocio’s run and the MSU man advantage and scampered 30 yards downfield before firing a belter of a shot from 20 yards out that found its way to the Drew goal as Montclair took the lead at 3-2.

A three-goal bombardment in the space of 3:17 effectively sealed the game for the Red Hawks, as goals by Thomas Ring, Robert Sinicola and Anthony Rybek gave them a 6-2 lead late in the fourth quarter. Drew pulled one back via Scott Humphreys to cut the deficit to 6-3 but would get that goal and nothing else for the duration of the game.

Suffice to say, this was a win that the Red Hawks absolutely had to have.

At a previous record of 2-5, a fourth straight defeat would have surely ended any chance of making the Skyline Conference playoffs or the subsequent NCAA Tournament. Wednesday night’s win may potentially be a springboard to greater things; however, future games will be the decider of that.

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Powell’s 200m Win Leads Track at West Point Mike Monostra Sports Editor

Just two weeks after conquering the Division III championship in the 55m hurdles, Will Brown was presented with a difficult challenge as he led the MSU track and field team to West Point, N.Y. Facing off against a field that included Division I and II schools, Brown managed to qualify for the finals in the 110m hurdles. In the finals, he finished in fifth place with a time of 15.65, and in the process, he finished ahead of six other hurdlers from Division I schools.

This was the goal of all of the athletes that participated in the meet at West Point, as they tried to prove that they could hang with their Division I competition.

One athlete that was able to prove her worth was junior Ashley Powell on the women’s team. Powell managed to outrun 44 competitors to win the 200m dash with a time of 26.58 seconds. She barely edged out teammate Hearth Gearity in the seventh heat of the finals for the win.

Her time was just one-hundredth of a second better than second-place finisher Samantha Reid of Army Prep, who won the sixth heat.

“While I was standing at line of the final heat for the 200, the main thought running through my head was that I need to just run hard and do the best that

I can,” Powell said. “It was also really cold outside so that was another motivation for me to run fast so that I would be able to put my warm-ups back on.

“As soon as the gun went off, the weather did not matter. All I could do was focus on the race and try my hardest to win.”

Gearity would finish third overall with a time of 26.60 seconds. Despite falling short of the victory, she wasn’t disappointed about the finish.

“We were a little annoyed that we were all in the same heat because it is harder to race against teammates,” Gearity said.

“I knew that I was running with faster girls, so I tried to get off to a good start from my blocks.”

“I am not disappointed in my performance,” Gearity said. “I believe that I ran as fast as I did because Ashley pushed me to do so.” “[She] is a great runner,” Powell said, “and the fact that she was running right with me gave me the additional push for me to just finish strong.”

Both Powell and Gearity would team up for the 4x100m relay, another event that the Red Hawks nearly came away victorious in. Running with Tanasia Linton and Antoinetta Altilio, the team finished a close second to Cortland State in the event with a time of 51.48 seconds.

In the men’s throwing events, senior Mario Morrison-Bird flirted with victory in the discus throw, finishing in third

place out of 23 participants. His distance of 45.72m was less than two meters shorter than eventual winner Richard Davis of West Point’s throw of 47.5m.

Morrison-Bird also finished ahead of a few Division I throwers in the hammer throw. He finished with a throw of 39.13m, putting him in 12th place out of 24 throwers in the category. MSU had two other throwers also finish in the top 20 as James Luginsland and Nick Digiacomo finished with throws of 31.58m and 25.02m, respectively.

MSU also had throwers place in the top ten of the javelin and shot put events.

Senior Joseph Gingerelli was impressive in the javelin event, finishing with a throw of 54.84m. Only one Division I athlete, Kevin Rheinheimer of Manhattan College, managed a better throw than Gingerelli.

Meanwhile, senior Jon Tancer had a sixth-place finish in the shot put, recording a throw of 14.32m. His throw bested most of the 30-participant field for that event. However, he could not defeat former MSU track and field thrower Eugene Asimou. Asimou, who competed in the meet under an affiliation with the Jersey Stars track club, won the event with a huge 17.09m throw. No other participant had a throw over 15 meters.

The Red Hawks track and field team will be heading up to Mahwah this weekend for the Roadrunner Invitational at Ramapo College. The meet will take place on Saturday afternoon.

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Baseball Doubleheader Saturday April 2, 11:30 a.m. vs. Rutgers-Camden Yogi Berra Stadium

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This Week 4/2 @ Mt. St. Mary 4/5 vs. York 4/7 @ Bard 4/9 vs. Sage Colleges

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Red Hawks Outslug Bulldogs Mari Espinal I The Montclarion

Center fielder Michael Boggi waits for his pitch at the plate during the Red Hawks’ 5-1 victory over DeSales on Tuesday.

Sal Morrongiello Staff Writer

After a big second inning, Montclair did not look back.

Montclair S t a t e MSU 5 University DeSales 1 beat DeSales University on the baseball diamond 5-1.

“This was one of our biggest wins so far,” said pitcher Dylan Papa. “It put us back on track for an expected successful season.”

Zach Brown started on the mound for the Red Hawks and put in a stellar performance to make sure the Bulldogs stayed down. Brown pitched six strong innings, recording four strikeouts while only giving up one

run, four hits and three walks.

Montclair struck first in the second inning when they put up three runs on DeSales thanks to RBI singles by second baseman Andrew Himmelfarb and left fielder Mickey McGraw.

Brown’s only earned run came during the fourth inning when he let up an RBI single to DeSales centerfielder Carson Slonaker.

Montclair separated from DeSales for good in the fifth inning when first baseman Jason Chesterman singled with the bases loaded to bring home right fielder Anthony Bowens and catcher Kevin Bond.

Zach Brown ended his days work by going one, two, three in the sixth inning, getting a line out, fly out and ground out.

Relief pitcher Dylan Papa came

in to continue a great Red Hawk pitching day. Dylan pitched three innings in which he did not allow a run and only let up three hits, while recording three strikeouts. He closed out the game by getting a double play after allowing a one-out single to record a Red Hawk victory.

After the game Dylan talked Baseball Continued on Page 26

Delfini’s 100th Goal Spurs MSU to Win Kendall Zoppa Assistant Sports Editor

Junior midfielder Cora Delfini reached her 100th career goal with five goals and one assist as the Red Hawks beat the Kean University Cougars 20-16 on Tuesday.

The Red Hawks (5-2, 3-0 Skyline, 2-0 NJAC) MSU 20 move to first Kean 16 place in the Skyline Conference, just one game ahead of Mount Saint Vincent.

The Cougars (2-5, 2-1 Skyline, 0-2 NJAC) slid to fourth place following the loss Tuesday.

“I couldn’t have done it without my teammates, especially Meghan Spitzer. My teammates and coaches have really supported me through it all,” Delfini said. She already scored 23 goals this season with the second half just about to get underway.

Delfini and fellow midfielder Kayla Henderson split five goals each Tuesday as senior attacker Megan Spitzer led the Red Hawks with five assists.

Spitzer also added the first goal of the game off a free position

shot just two minutes into play, helping MSU achieve three of the first four goals.

Kean’s leading scorer, Lyndsey Cannon, scored twice.

This helped the Cougars take the lead at 4-3. Cannon went on to add more than half of Kean’s goals going 10-13 on the day.

The Red Hawk’s Kailee Beal responded with a goal assisted

by Spitzer to put MSU back up by one. But it wasn’t long before Cannon added yet another pair of goals to put Kean back in the running.

After Delfini’s 100th career goal with an assist by Spitzer at the 9:00 mark, half way through the first period, the Red Hawks captured the lead that would be too much for the Cougars to catch. MSU headed into break 10-8.

As the second half got underway, the Red Hawks gained momentum early going on a four-goal run, with Henderson, Spitzer, Delfini and Beal all scoring. Henderson added three of her five goals in the final period and helped the Red Hawks maintain their lead.

Cannon answered the run once more with another set of goals to put Kean within five. The Red Hawks left the Cougars trailing by at least four

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Cora Delfini, seen here in a game last season, scored her 100th and 101st career goals on Tuesday night to help MSU defeat Kean 20-16. for the remainder of the contest.

Cannon and Beal each added five goals in the second half for the their respective teams, but MSU pulled out their fifth straight win 20-16.

“It feels awesome to be on a five-game winning streak,” said Delfini. “Tuesday’s game was

very close but we worked hard enough to come up with the win.”

MSU goalkeeper Tiffani Henderson had six saves as the Cougars were outshot by the Red Hawks, 39-26.

Delfini finished the matchup with 101 career goals, eight

draws and three ground balls.

The Red Hawks head to Newburgh, N.Y. to take on Skyline opponent Mount Saint Mary (1-6, 0-3 Skyline) this Saturday, April 2 at 3 p.m.

They return to Sprague Field Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. against Bard College.