The Current Issue 10

The Official Student Newspaper of Eckerd College

Vol. XXIV

April 9, 2010

St. Petersburg, Florida

Issue 10

Winter Term 2010 Photo Winners

General Petraeus 47th commencement speaker

Staying afloat off-campus

The study abroad experience

He’s on a boat

An unforgettable opportunity

How did Eckerd make the choice?

News & Features — Page 3

Viewpoints — Page 12

Arts & Entertainment — Page 14

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Who moved my human?

Executive Board Managing Editor Meagan Bemis thecurrent@eckerd.edu Editor-in-Chief Petra Stevenson Copy Editor Emily Krumm Director of Advertising Caitlin Gerry Asst. Advertising Abby Gestl currentads@eckerd.edu Faculty Adviser Tracy Crow

Editorial Board News Editor Laurel Ormiston currentnews@eckerd.edu Entertainment Editor Francie Devine currententertainment@eckerd.edu Viewpoints Editor Catee Baugh currentviews@eckerd.edu Photography Editors Shawn Craine Erin Linebarger Sports Editor Max Martinez currentsports@eckerd.edu Sports Photographer Doug Thayer

Staff Writers Jaclyn New Jeralyn Darling Johnny Jones Sarah Malhotra Sarah Yost Will Creager Abby Gestl Kasey Kilinski Ethan Packey Saige Liparulo

Contributing Writers Brooke Bargowski Amy Share Dexter Howard James Clappier Holly Eikenberg Ben Maxwell

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Tracking malaria across the globe

By Abby Gestl Staff Writer As a CPS event and part of the Plight and Promise of Africa initiative, Dr. Andy Tatem recently spoke at Eckerd about the emerging field of using technology to better track people and diseases. Tatem works in the Emerging Pathogens Institute and Department of Geology at the University of Florida.

The disease in question was a type of malaria caused by protozoan parasites carried by female mosquitoes-- a disease that can be fatal if untreated. In 2007, there were as many as 550 million cases of clinical malaria.

The death count consists mostly of children under 5, and total deaths from malaria ranged from one to three million.

Malaria comes in three versions: the halo type, which is less severe, providing a better chance at survival; the meso type, which gives one a reduced chance of survival; and finally, the one strain of malaria with the least survival chance, hypo.

The major danger zone for being infected with malaria is in the tropics, which is, unfortunately, where about

48 percent of the global population lives. The type of treatment proposed for fighting malaria mostly depends location, though. Africa, India and South America are some of the biggest areas of infection.

According to Tatem, collected data suggests cities and urban areas are safer places in terms of malaria.

Rural areas have the higher risk of malaria. The danger of catching malaria has become an expanding global threat. For example, a mosquito could get trapped in a plane from Africa and end up anywhere in the world, ready to bite. The threat of this occurring, however, is low. In the last 15 years, no more than 30 cases of airport malaria have been reported, many of which were in Europe during the summer when temperatures are best for mosquito survival.

According to Tatem, the first massive efforts to eradicate malaria began in the 50s. As a result, 25 countries were declared malaria free, thanks to the use of DDT, though the worldwide goal failed overall. The cause to wipe out malaria was taken up again by the Gates Foundation. There have been major movements since then to rely more on bed nets, drugs and fast diagnoses to counter infection rates. The most recent drug to help battle malaria also seems to help block the transmission of the disease, helping to lower infection rates.

One proposed way of measuring malaria cases is through the Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR).

EIR is a measure of the number of bites per person per year. This measurement was pioneered by a graduate student who agreed to sit outdoors overnight, and count the number of bites. Obviously, this was not the most popular method, and fortunately, a second type of measurement was developed: the Parasite Rate. With PR, an entire community is tested for malaria, and then the percent of the infected community is recorded.

The African island of Zanzibar was used as a test site to try to control malaria. Zanzibar has a population of about 1.2 million people, is humid, and has two rainy seasons, making it the perfect place to test malaria controls. Data from 1999 to 2006 shows a steady drop in malaria infections, though there was a small increase in 2003 because of drug resistance, which was solved with the development of a new drug. The problem with the test site is that it was next to a mainland country that had less control over malaria, so there was a fear of the continued transmission of malaria into Zanzibar from the mainland, especially since ferries run between the two.

Controlling and eliminating malaria will take a long time and be a continuing process for affected countries.

Even in the best case scenario, it would still take about five years for Zanzibar, for example, to be called malaria free. A real estimate would be closer to 20 years.

During the CPS event, a concerned student asked about the collateral damage to the food chain brought on by killing all the mosquitoes with malaria. Tatem asserted that data strongly suggest mosquitoes do not play such an important role in the ecosystem that they would be missed if eliminated.

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Petraeus to address 47th graduating class

How EC finds commencement speakers

By Caitlin Gerry Special to The Current

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he recent announcement of Army General David Petraeus, commanding officer of Central Command, as Eckerd’s 47th commencement speaker, and the dialogue that later ensued among students, prompted us to take a closer look at the college’s selection process.

Just how does Eckerd College go about selecting a speaker, year after year?

Of the 97 students who responded to our survey, 10.4 percent are under the impression that seniors choose the commencement speaker, although 36.5 percent believe otherwise. Twenty-five percent, however, do believe seniors get a vote, and 28.1 percent believe the choice is made by a committee of student representatives.

The truth is, they’re all wrong. But this is not to say that the administration ignores student opinions. “Everything Eckerd College does attempts to be part of the undergraduate experience that is rich, diverse and thoughtful,” said President Donald Eastman about the selection process.

First of all, there is no formal procedure, though this hasn’t always been the case. Until four years ago, a formal committee consisting of students, faculty, Dean of Faculty Lloyd Chapin and Dean of Student James Annarelli generated a list of names of potential speakers.

The list was then forwarded to Eastman.

However, this formal process eventually ended since each year, although a lengthy list was compiled, the college was unable to secure one of the speakers because of scheduling or cost issues. As an example, former President Jimmy Carter always topped the list.

In today’s less-formal procedure, which is an “ad hoc system,” as Annarelli describes it, the names of potential speakers are provided to the administration through connections made by students, faculty, trustees and friends of the college. When a possible speaker is identified, the Student Affairs office assembles small focus groups of seniors from various backgrounds to gauge reaction and interest. According to Annarelli, these seniors are encouraged to gather feedback from their peers, and the feedback is then funneled back to Eastman and

Annarelli. If favorable feedback is gathered, Eastman extends an invitation to the potential speaker.

What most students probably don’t realize about this process is that Eckerd does not pay its commencement speakers. Fees for high visibility speakers can run into the tens of thousands of dollars in some cases. So not only does a potential speaker need to be available on commencement day but he or she must also be willing to speak without charge.

For this year’s commencement, the search started nearly a year ago, and not until late January did Eastman receive confirmation that Petraeus was available and willing to speak.

This is not to say Petraeus was a last resort.

On the contrary. Many within the Eckerd community have voiced excitement that Petraeus will be the 47th commencement speaker. Others, because of the general’s obvious military connection to the current war, have voiced concerns. When asked his opinion, Annarelli stated, “When you are dealing with an individual who is playing an incredibly decisive role in the unfolding of U.S. foreign policy in this very complicated world, and when that individual also brings to the conversation not only extensive experiences but also impressive academic credentials – that individual, whether you agree with him or not, is a voice that should be admitted to the conversation about global affairs on a college campus.”

Since the announcement, Eastman has received more positive than negative feedback from students. However, a handful of students did recently organize a meeting to discuss concerns. No course of action resulted.

When asked about students’ concerns, Eastman acknowledged that students may decide to protest. However, he suggested, “Commencement is a time where most people want to celebrate.”

In a perfect world, as it relates to future searches of commencement speakers, Annarelli says a committee comprised of juniors would begin working a year in advance and would have the necessary resources for acquiring their candidate. In the meantime, Annarelli acknowledges that the results of the survey suggest the need to help students understand the challenges in securing a commencement speaker and the need to continue to include seniors in the process in every way possible.

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Introducing the general Courtesy of Central Command General David H. Petraeus assumed command of the United States Central Command in October 2008, after serving for over 19 months as the Commanding General, Multi-National ForceIraq. Prior to his tour as MNF-I Commander, he commanded the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth.

Before that assignment, he was the first commander of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, which he led from June 2004 to September 2005, and the NATO Training Mission-Iraq, which he commanded from October 2004 to September 2005. That deployment to Iraq followed his command of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), during which he led the “Screaming Eagles” in combat throughout the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His command of the 101st followed a year deployed on Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, where he was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations of the NATO Stabilization Force and the Deputy Commander of the US Joint Interagency Counter-Terrorism Task ForceBosnia. Prior to his tour in Bosnia, he spent two years at Fort Bragg, N.C., serving first as the Assistant Division Commander for Operations of the 82nd Airborne Division and then as the Chief of Staff of XVIII Airborne Corps.

General Petraeus was commissioned in the Infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1974.

He has held leadership positions in airborne, mechanized, and air assault infantry units in Europe and the United States, including command of a battalion in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and a brigade in the 82nd Airborne Division. In addition, he has held a number of staff assignments: Aide to the Chief of Staff of the Army; battalion, brigade, and division operations officer; Military Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander - Europe; Chief of Operations of the United Nations Force in Haiti; and Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the See BIO on PAGE 7 Friday, April 9, 2010

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Campus Hillel gains new rabbi

By Amy Share Contributing Writer What is Hillel (pronounced hil·lel)?

According to their Web site, they are the largest foundation for Jewish life on college campuses in the world.

Surprisingly though, unless you are of the Jewish faith, Eckerd students have no idea what Hillel is.

The Hillel at Eckerd College is actually part of a larger Hillel, called Sun Coast Hillel, which includes the Hillels of the University of Tampa, USF, Ringling College and New College. A few years ago, Hillel was actually quite popular on campus and they hosted many different events to celebrate the Jewish holidays throughout the year, but the last president did not leave a successor, courtesy of Ed Rosenthal which led to the downfall of the club.

But there is good news. For the first time, Eckerd has a campus rabbi, Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, originally from St. Louis. After graduating from the University of Illinois, he became the first rabbi of a new congregation in Auckland, New Zealand. After four years, he moved to Texas and was a rabbi at a congregation there before deciding to work for Hillel. From Texas, Rosenthal moved to Emory University for two years. He then relocated to New York to be the rabbi at Columbia University, where he stayed for eight years before moving to Florida.

Rosenthal’s motivation to move to the Sunshine State had little to do with the beautiful weather. At Emory and Columbia, Rosenthal restarted campus Hillels. He took them from small, unsuccessful groups to large popular clubs.

The Sun Coast Hillel was looking for a rabbi because they never had one, and since Rosenthal specialized in improving groups, he took the job.

Rosenthal splits his time among all five campuses by dedicating one workday to each college. He is on the Eckerd campus every Tuesday, which is considered a lucky day in the Jewish faith. Thanks to him, the Hillel at Eckerd has been slowly growing. Hillel now has their own office in Campus Activities and a board of directors. This past December, 13 Eckerd students went on a Birthright trip to Israel for ten days. It was a great learning experience and has inspired other EC students to do a Birthright trip this summer. Hillel has hosted a few new events this year, the latest being the costume contest in honor of the Jewish holiday, Purim. The winner won a free night at the Don Cesar.

Monumental health care reform will affect students

Eckerd one of Tampa Bay’s 60 top employers

By Ethan Packey Staff Writer

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To those few who do not know, we have made history. Late last month, President Obama and Congress signed a huge health care reform bill.

The bill itself passed on a very thin margin. In the House, 220 were in favor and 211 opposed. It was not universally accepted among democrats either, who comprised 35 of the 211 dissenting votes.

The bill is a phased bill, meaning that some reforms will be activated this year, and the rest will be enforced in 2014.

While there are many topics to cover within the health care bill, what will affect us most significantly as college students?

First, you can stay on your parent’s health plan until you are 26. This is an improvement from the age of 22 or graduating college, which were the previous requirements. Another reform that comes into effect in six months is a 4

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ban on discrimination for pre-existing conditions. This means that insurance companies can’t drop you because you’re sick.

In the past, health care companies could limit the amount of coverage used annually. That practice will be eliminated with implementation of the health care reforms.

A final reform of consequence to college students and recent graduates concerns health centers. The bill increases funding for these centers, allowing for them to see twice the number of patients they now serve in coming years. It also increases funding for health care plan awareness offices and prevents unreasonable rate hikes.

Overall, Obama and democrats have churned through an issue contested for the last two decades. The future of health-care reform is unknown. Many epublican states have already challenged it, but that is another battle. For now, rest assured that health care will be more affordable and easier to obtain.

Eckerd College was recently named one of Tampa Bay’s Top Work Places 2010 by the St. Petersburg Times. The 60 leading employers in the Tampa Bay region were nominated by their employees, who were then surveyed about a variety of topics, including practices and policies that make these companies the top places to work. Eckerd College was ranked #15 in the Midsize Company (150-499 employees) category.

The companies were ranked based on leadership, compensation and training, workplace flexibility and diversity. The rankings were published on TampaBay.com, in the March 21 edition of the St. Petersburg Times and on March 22 in tbt* Tampa Bay Times.

The Top Work Places 2010 in Tampa Bay program was created by the St. Petersburg Times and WorkplaceDynamics.

“This report is significant because it is an unprecedented effort to understand how Tampa Bay’s companies are creating strong, productive work environments, even in difficult economic times,” said Neil Brown, Times executive editor and vice president. “We share the stories of the employees and offer an inside look into what’s working and where there’s opportunity to grow.”

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Alumnus aspires to neurosurgery

By Holly Eikenberg Contributing Writer

Central Florida, University of South Carolina and Boston University.

I immediately feel comfortable with him because of his casual yet polite tone of voice. He seems to be s graduation approaches, many seniors are beginning to contemplate what path they will genuinely interested in our discussion. This quality choose. Does everyone have their future figured is important if he is to gain the trust of patients. I out? Alumnus Marc Paranzino, class of ’08, does. In would never let a doctor I didn’t feel comfortable fact, Paranzino inspired me to think in depth about with near my brain.

He says he needs to complete four more years of my own career choices.

Paranzino and I began talking one night while medical school and seven years of residency before the bartender made our drinks. I do not remember becoming a full-time doctor. I laugh and tell him what time it was, or where we were. I remember eleven years of studying sounds horrible. He agrees; how he spoke about his desire to become a doctor. but says it will be worth it because he will be doing He was passionate about everything from scalpels to something that he loves.

I smile and think for a minute. Maybe this is the the periodic table. When I asked why he’d decided reason I am interested in his story. He is devoting to become a doctor, himself fully to his goal, no matter he said, “I’ve been “I’ve been working at St. how long or how hard it might be working at St. Anthony’s (hospital) Anthony’s (hospital) for a long to achieve. That type of patience is something I do not possess. I am for a long time. One time.

One night a lady came in ready to be finished with school and night a lady came in and was bleeding and was bleeding everywhere. will probably accept any mundane everywhere.

I was I was literally up to my knees job just to receive a paycheck. I ask, “Do you feel that it is your duty to literally up to my in blood.

As I held pressure help people?” knees in blood. As I Paranzino rests his head on his held pressure on her on her wound she asked if she hand and nods. After a moment he wound she asked if was going to live. I had to lie. says, “Nemo vi qui mundum non she was going to live.

I had to lie. I want to I want to be able to tell people reddac melicrum. That is Latin for ‘What man is a man who does not be able to tell people they’ll be okay and mean it.” make the world a better place?’” they’ll be okay and I compliment him on his Latin. mean it.”

—Marc Paranzino, ‘08 He laughs. Again I sit in awe at Two weeks later, I his compassion for people and the arrive at Paranzino’s world around him. This man truly apartment in wants to make a difference by helping people. downtown St. Petersburg. He sits at a small, round I ask, “Where are you working now?” table with his laptop. His dog, Madison, lies between “St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Pete.” his feet. Her ears perk up as I enter and she stands “And what job are you assigned?” to greet me. Paranzino’s glasses reflect his computer “I’m the anesthesia technician. I assist the screen. He looks up and says hello. I sit down across from him on a wooden chair, and we chat for a little anesthesiologists in providing anesthesia before, about his recent trip to Somerset, Mass., to visit his during and after surgery. I assist in intubation, mother and father. After a few minutes, I direct medications and anesthesia machine diagnostics.”

Intubation is the insertion of a tube into a hollow his attention back to the purpose of our interview.

I want to understand the sober truth about his love body organ. This allows the anesthesia to enter the for science and medicine, and why becoming a patient’s body.

I next ask Marc about some of the situations he neurosurgeon is his life’s vocation. has experienced at the hospital, and how they have Paranzino was a Ford Scholar and the Vice President of the Eckerd College chapter of Omricon helped shape his understanding of or respect for the Delta Kappa, which is the National Leadership profession. He says he has seen four patients die in the Honor Society. With aspirations of becoming last four years he has been working at St. Anthony’s, a neurosurgeon, he has now applied to several and was involved with the direct care of three of graduate schools including Wake Forest, Florida them. He sighs, saying he remembers each death like State University, University of Miami, University of it was yesterday, and that they are moments that he

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will probably never forget. After a moment, he continues, “It will never become easy. However, it’s important to remember everyone has their time, and that there are many other patients who need your help.”

We sit for a moment in silence. Paranzino’s last statement is, to me, one of the most important things for a doctor to know. He understands that to perform your best, to save the next person, you cannot dwell on the lives you could not save. If I ever became a doctor, I think the hardest part would be watching someone who you have been working to save, die. I do not know if I could face their family. I would feel guilty forever. It takes a certain person to be able to do what Paranzino is destined to do. Not many are cut out for it.

I ask, “Have you ever experienced a situation that made you reconsider your choice to become a doctor?”

He thinks for a moment while stroking his dog’s ears. Then he says, “Medicine, as a science, is extremely controversial.

I’m constantly reminded life is a gift and the quality of a person’s life is extremely important. I’ve questioned myself many times about why we have done certain procedures [at the hospital] and whether they were the right choices. However, I never have thought ‘this is not what I want to spend the rest of my life doing.”

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photo courtesy of Wikicommons Love bread? Too bad, if you have Celiac disease.

Celiac disease forces tough dietary restrictions

By Brooke Bargowski Contributing Writer

Lee got lucky with a quick diagnosis; her doctor has two kids with CD and was able to recognize the symptoms. Unfortunately, this is not usually the case.

Two years ago, Eckerd student Sarah Morgan According to an article by Charlene Laino on webmd.

Lee, 22, began to feel the presence of a condition com, only about 5 percent of people with CD are that started with violent bouts of vomiting, severe correctly diagnosed. Many doctors only test for the anemia and excessive weight loss, and ended with a condition in the face of obvious digestive symptoms.

Dr. Mark Norstein of Skyway Family Practice lifelong ban from pizza (affiliated with and pasta.

The only treatment for the disease is a Eckerd’s health Lee has Celiac Disease center), cited chronic (CD), an autoimmune gluten-free diet. Unfortunately, gluten disease characterized by is omnipresent in the American diet— diarrhea as the only symptom that would intolerance for gluten, a protein found in wheat, everything from bread to pasta to beer cause him to call for a Celiac test. “I see barley and rye. In contains it. one patient with it many cases, the disease maybe every five to remains latent for many six years,” he said. years, but can become activated at any time. For reasons still unknown to doctors, gluten becomes “It’s not that common. Maybe the gastroenterologist toxic to those with the disease and impairs the ability sees it more.”

A simple blood test can confirm the existence of of the small intestine to absorb nutrients, resulting antibodies, followed by a biopsy of the small intestine in a wide range of problems. to confirm positive results and assess damage.

The gene which predisposes an individual to CD Though the test is simple enough, misdiagnoses is inherited. Approximately 10 percent of a Celiac abound because CD was traditionally thought of as a patient’s immediate family will have the disease. gastrointestinal disorder. Doctors are now learning According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, one that it can manifest in a multitude of ways. There are out of every 133 people in the United States is affected two categories of symptoms: those of malabsorption by the disease. However, much of the population remains oblivious to its existence. When asked about (digestive) and those of malnutrition.

The signs of malabsorption include diarrhea, her reaction to finding out she had CD, Lee laughed. abdominal pain and light colored stools (caused by “When they told me I was like… well what does that a hindered ability to digest fat), among other things. mean?”

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The signs of malnutrition are less straightforward and harder to link to CD. They can manifest through anemia, unexplained weight loss or weight gain, fatigue, depression, joint pain and even infertility – just to name a few.

The only treatment for the disease is a gluten-free diet. Unfortunately, gluten is omnipresent in the American diet - everything from bread to pasta to beer contains it. If the disease is left unchecked, it seriously increases risks for other diseases including diabetes, osteoporosis and cancer.

While the medical world may be somewhat slow on the uptake, the marketing world is catching up fast. Many restaurants, such as P.F. Chang’s and Uno Chicago Grill, offer gluten-free menus. Bakeries that use alternative flours, such as rice or bean, are popping up everywhere, and even more mainstream stores like Trader Joe’s are beginning to carry a variety of products for the gluten intolerant.

Staying satisfied and nourished is no longer the challenge it once was for those with CD. In an online article for USA Today in August of last year, writer Kim Painter even suggests that gluten-free is becoming the next fad diet.

Lee confirmed this progress. She was initially frustrated by the strict diet and occasionally strayed from it when traveling or extremely tempted, but now she is all enthusiasm. “Betty Crocker just came out with new gluten-free baking stuff… it is the best thing in the entire world,” she said. “These cookies are amazing.”

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Mammogram guidelines spark national debate

By Abigail Sustar Contributing Writer The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force stated in November 2009 that women ought to have mammograms biennially beginning at age 50. They also stated that women should no longer be taught self-exams. These statements were intended to be a nonpartisan set of clinical guidelines.

Instead, these recommendations from the USPSTF have created a fiery debate among Americans.

The guidelines contradict the ACS recommendation that urges women to have both clinical and self breast exams starting in their 20s, and to have a mammogram each year once they turn 40. It is the decade gap in starting yearly screenings between the ACS and task force recommendation that has so many doctors up in arms. As the nation moves toward government-run healthcare, such debates have many confused and concerned. How will these new guidelines affect insurance coverage? Whose advice can women trust?

According to the task force’s research, “There is convincing evidence that screening with film mammography reduces breast cancer mortality, with a greater absolute reduction for women aged 50 to 74 years than for women aged 40 to 49 years.” Researchers concluded that annual mammograms for those between 40 and 49 years old might save one life for every 1,000 screened. The research also shows that self-exams and yearly screenings at 40 can lead to psychological and physical

harm.

The reasons include over diagnosis, false-positives, exposure to radiation and unnecessary biopsies.

The new guidelines are therefore intended to balance possible harmful outcomes by starting the screenings a decade later than ACS recommends.

Despite this, ACS maintains its advice on yearly mammograms. And many doctors agree with them. According to an Associated Press article, Dr. Bernadine Healy is a supporter of the ACS guidelines. Formerly the director of the National Institutes of Health under former President George H.W. Bush, she says, “Women in their 40s have a very aggressive kind of breast cancer. To not screen women in that age group is astounding to me, and it goes against the bulk of individuals who are actually caring for patients.”

Other doctors are more outspoken about their political presumptions.

Could this be a sign of President Barack Obama’s new plan to cut healthcare spending? Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius responded to this very question, stating that the panel of task force members was appointed by former President George W. Bush. In an interview with CBS News, she said the task force is an independent group that has no power to make policy.

Still, some Americans worry that the new guidelines will allow private insurers to cut coverage for women under 50. The Associated Press highlights Dr. Tom Coburn from Oklahoma on this issue. A Republican, Coburn asks, “Do these recommendations make sense from a cost standpoint? Absolutely, from a

BIO continued from Page 3 Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General Petraeus was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Class of 1983. He subsequently earned MPA and Ph.D. degrees in international relations from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and he later served as an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the US Military Academy. He also completed a

cost standpoint, they’re right…

From a patient standpoint, they’re atrocious.

And that’s the problem with a bureaucracy stepping between a physician and their patient.”

A 20-year-old Eckerd College student, Aprille Brooker, is worried about her future. “My grandmother had breast cancer, and my mother is around the age where she needs to be worried about it. There isn’t a strong history of it in my family other than that, but it’s something we’re going to have to pay attention to, especially if the insurance policies do change because of it.”

As the debate unfolds, women might cling to the advice of Secretary Sebelius.

“Do what you’ve always done. Read the task force report, but then talk to your doctor.” She acknowledges that the task force’s job is to update preventive information, but the research should not dictate a woman’s decision. “We want individual patients and doctors

fellowship at Georgetown University.

Awards and decorations earned by General Petraeus include two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Distinguished Service Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, the Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm, the French Légion d’Honneur, and the National Defense Cross of the Czech Republic. He is a Master

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to make their own healthcare decisions and that’s exactly what’s anticipated in health reform.”

Eckerd College Junior Jamie Preira questions the panel on its conclusion about self-exams. “Without learning how to do them, how are woman going to know if a lump has developed at a younger age?” She said that no matter what the new guidelines report, she is still going to perform self-exams and hopes that others will become educated on how to do them as well.

Parachutist and Air Assault and Ranger qualified.

He has also earned the Combat Action Badge and French, British, and German Jump Wings. In 2005 he was recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s 25 Best Leaders, and in 2007 he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders of the year and one of four runners-up for Time Person of the Year.

Most recently, he was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the world’s top 100 public intellectuals and by Esquire magazine as one of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century.

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viewpoints

“Amusing “I want to raise alpacas.”

—A creative writing professor on future goals.

“Give me a ralph and a hugo, now!”

—A communications professor on the use of language as symbols.

“Guys can horndog all they want and it’s just... ‘what a stud.’”

—A communications professor on the differences between men and women.

“This takes a Ph.D. in journalism to figure out...”

—A creative writing professor on revising rough copy.

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EDITORIAL

The Current office Spring cleaning brings up old news

By Petra Stevenson Editor-in-Chief I couldn’t afford to do much over spring break.

I couldn’t go on a road trip or a cruise or fly back home to visit my family. Even a service trip was too expensive.

But I was okay with that. I would stay in St. Petersburg and spend some quality time with my boyfriend. I would hang out with my longneglected friends. Maybe I would even go to the beach—you know, that sandy place with the salty water and the seagulls. Florida is a spring break destination for a reason, after all.

And, I vowed, I would clean out the newspaper office.

That’s right. I locked myself in the Campus Activities building and did some good, old-fashioned spring cleaning.

If you’ve ever been in our office, you know it’s fairly small. There is an long, L-shaped desk running the length of two walls, six black cushy office chairs and five white Mac computers with giant screens. We also have a small table, a printer, a two mid-sized filing cabinets and a couple whiteboards tacked up on the wall. That’s about it.

Except for the cupboards.

High up on the wall are a row of tan cupboards.

They’re huge. We never use them. Why? Because they’re filled with stuff. And that’s what I wanted to clean out.

The Current (formerly The Triton, The Triton Tribune, The Thimblerig, The Trident, and even The Fishwrapper) has been in Brown 122 for a few years now. Maybe more than a few.

And judging by the things in the cupboards (and under the table), everyone who has worked here in the last 15 years has left something—something more than just bylines and newspaper clippings. They have left things—physical, material things—and those after them have left more things, and on and on until our tiny room was utterly filled with stuff.

It is one thing to clean out your own closet or childhood bedroom. It is something completely different to clean out a room used by different groups of strangers for several years.

I found things that have no obvious place in a college newspaper office. A bag of feathers. Spray paint. A bottle of distilled vinegar. A

plastic bag filled with charcoal sketches of nude models. Fishing line. A leather whip a la Indiana Jones. A book titled, Spiriting Around: A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself.

I found old things, outdated things. An ancient fax machine; an old school Mac monitor. Two 15-pound boxes filled with post-it notes with the masthead, The Triton. Triton mugs, too, and a Triton polo shirt. I can’t imagine what our budget must have been that year.

Hidden under the far corner of the table, I discovered a dusty carboard box filled with floppy disks labeled “Vol. 5, Issue 16 & 17,” “Fonts” and “Sports.” Years of newspaper archives that our modern computers can no longer read.

I found juxtaposition. Canisters of film alongside digital cameras. An electric pencil sharpener and a drawer of mechanical pencils.

I found a crusty tin of paint, and for the first time I noticed that one of the office walls is red.

I found faded papers and boxes of miscellaneous files. I found notes. I found doodles and article drafts. Oh no, I would moan, not another stack of manila folders. I emptied the trash twice and lugged two giant boxes of paper to the recycling bin. But after a while I started to read, and to learn. I looked at past layouts and headlines. I noted differences in paper quality, size and color over the years. I laughed at the 2003 spoof issue with the headlines, “Career Resources Center announces Demotivation Workshops” and “New intramural sport only at Nu: drunken brawling.”

Cleaning the office became more than just an exercise in organization: it became a study in contemporary archaeology. For the first time, I really thought about the people who had worked here before me. Who were they? What were they like? And what were they doing with a Barbie doll and an inflatable astronaut?

They helped me, too. I found a number of binders stuffed with handouts covering everything from the basics of AP style and the inverted pyramid to stress reduction tips and guidelines for successful leadership. Next year, I will make packets for our editors and staff writers. Next year, I will arrange my own newspaper binder according to theirs, with sections and tabs—not just a jumble of papers like it is now. The past will organize the present. Isn’t that the point?

And by the way, if you have a need for postit notes (or clipboards or a fax machine or desk fan), feel free to stop by the office.

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EDITORIAL

Staying afloat off campus: he’s on a boat

By James Clappier Contributing Writer 9:30 a.m., T-minus thirty minutes. I should have plenty of time to make it to class.

Except I have to row 75 yards and hide my rowboat in mangroves before I can even start walking.

These are the challenges I face when living on my boat anchored in the mooring field south of Eckerd College.

Going through my food this particular morning, I realize I ate my last bagel for breakfast yesterday.

No matter. I already have the cream cheese and raspberry jam out of the cooler, so I pull out a tortilla, and my bagel becomes a breakfast burrito. I wash the burrito down with a few gulps of ice-cold milk and check the time.

With twenty minutes until class, I climb on deck to brush my teeth and take a leak. The sun is up, and the beginnings of the cool sea breeze contrast its warmth. I hop back down below to pack a few things into my backpack, quickly tidy up the cabin, pull on my sea boots and get ready to row ashore.

The dinghy I use is named Jujubean, a rowboat my friend who also lives on a boat, bought for $40. The oars are tied on with Spectra, one of them is splinted with driftwood and duct tape, but she has never let me down. The boat is only about 6 feet long and doesn’t track straight, so I meander my way to Eckerd.

Approaching the seawall, I aim for a gap in the mangroves and row full speed ahead. The bow grinds over razor-sharp barnacles, and I’m glad I have thick rubber boots on as I hop into shin deep water to pull Jujubean into the mangroves.

I secure her to a tree with a bike lock – she’s been stolen twice before – and I head to my room in Kappa to pick up a book and my longboard.

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Some people might think this is a ridiculous start to the day, but I think it’s fun. *** Whenever possible, usually at night, I sail my Santa Cruz 27, Furthur, 24 miles from Tampa to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg with my roommate Cody Spruce or a motley crew of friends looking for some adventure. It’s pretty hard to navigate through Tampa Bay regardless; there are numerous shallows and shipping lanes to negotiate. At night, it can be downright treacherous, even with a GPS and a few beers.

One night, we made it in three hours with a stiff easterly and rolling swell pushing Furthur downwind. Surfing these swells at night was great practice for Cody and I in preparation for the 2010 Pacific Cup, a 2,050 nautical mile sailboat race from San Francisco to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The last delivery I did on Furthur took five hours,

with light winds forcing us to motor for half the time. Once we got to Eckerd, I anchored Furthur in the mooring field off Maximo Park and get ready to live on the water for about a week.

Though the boat has a cabin, there is only sitting headroom, and half the interior space is taken up by sails. No stove, sink, running water or bathroom; life is about as primitive as camping. However, Furthur has an awesome cooler and I’ve taped two “Click-it” LED lights to the ceiling to provide lights. The only power I use comes from small batteries for lighting, and a large 12volt battery I use occasionally to run an AC inverter, which I charge with a small solar panel. I definitely enjoy music on the boat and usually have my Ipod with me. If I feel daring, I’ll bring my laptop.

While some people might balk at being so separated from

modern appliances, I relish living off the grid.

Doing schoolwork on Furthur can be a challenge, but being isolated on a boat also helps me concentrate. It’s easy to read when your only distractions are the slap of waves against the hull, wind in the rigging, and the possibility of a beautiful day in Florida.

All too often, though, I fall asleep while reading.

However, when Florida isn’t beautiful in the winter, the cold fronts can be brutal.

One particular storm brought over 55 mph winds and 4-foot tall waves. Unable to row to Furthur without swamping Jujubean, I was stuck onshore hoping the anchor would hold. It’s always nerve-wracking when your home could end up beached and possibly destroyed. From my room looking over Kappa field, I could watch the mast above the tree line. Furthur rode out the storm just fine,

thanks to a hefty Danforth anchor and 20 feet of chain at the end of the anchor line.

After the storm, the cabin was a mess. If an anchor is holding well, the boat will tack back and forth in the wind.

Since Furthur’s anchor held very well, each tack caused the boat to roll from side to side, sending my possessions flying. If I had been expecting the storm, I could have better prepared for it.

Luckily, everything important stayed dry, including my food.

I’ve been off the meal plan for over a year, so cooking my own food isn’t a new challenge, but the absence of an oven, stove and microwave makes gourmet cooking difficult. To be honest, I find myself eating a lot of sandwiches and cereal, but PB&J, Golden Grahams and organic milk provide a lot of nutrients. I feel most healthy and in the best shape while living in the boat: it must be all the rowing, and the sailing.

Whenever possible, I go sailing to keep working on my feel of the boat, and to find new things to repair or upgrade. Last weekend, I took seven friends out on Furthur, three of them had never been sailing before. Sailing to the Skyway Bridge and back, we saw dolphins, kite boarders and the exposed ribs of a shipwreck. I taught anyone who was interested how to steer the boat, and everyone wanted the sun to hang longer in the sky.

After re-anchoring, some of my friends tried to row Jujubean back to Eckerd, but only made it 50 feet before I had to throw them a line. I pulled them back and rowed everyone to Zeta Beach in two trips to keep from swamping the dinghy. Watching the sunset, alone, I made a sandwich for dinner.

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Student finds man’s ultimate act a call to action

By Dexter Howard Contributing Writer

Clearly, Joe Stack had rationalized the use of violence by the time he took the controls of his Piper Dakota the The antiseptic light from a laptop morning of February 19, 2010. To the screen dully illuminates my puzzled rest of us, amid contemptuous diatribes expression in my small, darkened against politicians (Stack calls them bedroom. A headline, “Man Crashes “self-serving scumbags.”) and big Plane into Texas IRS Office,” stares business (“thugs and plunderers”) and out at me from cyberspace. I click. personal anecdotes of entrepreneurial The man was Joe Stack, and before he frustration, he makes a simple case. became a headline, he wrote a letter. I To summarize, we live in a country that was rallied into being by the cry read.

Each page breaks my heart. I identify “No taxation without representation.” with this man, even though his actions That we are taxed today is plainly understood and killed Vernon Hunter, accepted by virtually a 20-year civil servant That we are axed every citizen of this and Vietnam veteran. country. The nature I, too, know this world today is plainly of our taxation is less is crueler than need understood and clearly agreed upon. be. I, too, lament the However, anyone accepted by unbridgeable chasm from the comfortable between the reality virtually every suburbanite to the of what is and the citizen of this would-be martyr can dream of what should agree with Joe Stack’s be. I, too, suspect a country. The grievance, aired in the twisted delight enjoyed nature of our following passage: by disinterested, “Here we have a institutional forces that taxation is less system that is, by far, make ants of human clearly agreed too complicated for lives just to squash them the brightest of master upon.

However, beneath a megalithic scholars to understand. pinkie. And, at times, anyone from the Yet, it mercilessly I, too, feel the “storm comfortable “holds accountable” its raging in my head” that suburbanite to the victims, claiming that Stack’s letter describes. they’re responsible But was Joe Stack would-be martyr for fully complying justified in quieting his can agree with Joe with laws not even the storm forever in one understand.

Stack’s grievance. experts final, violent act?

The law “requires” I admit I find more signature on the fault with the letter on bottom of a tax filing; literary grounds than I do on logical yet no one can truthfully say that they ones. Stack’s six pages, slathered understand what they are signing; if in angry hyperbole and peppered that’s not “duress,” then what is?” with sloppy grammar, nonetheless By that logic, all taxpayers suffer do diagnose a real illness in our this baseline injustice intrinsic to our times. I share his belief that we—out tax code. But the reality Stack truly of ignorance, denial or cowardice— espouses is a system rigged to the suffer a situation that our Founding continual advantage of a wealthy few Fathers fought and died to resist and at the expense of subjugating everyone prevent. Stack writes this on his final else. How can this be in a democracy page: “Sadly, though I spent my entire where the rest outnumber the rich a life trying to believe that it wasn’t so, hundred times over?

Toward the end of his letter, inserted violence not only is the answer, it is the in mere parentheses, is Joe Stack’s only answer.”

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opinion of the right to vote in this country: “Elections are a joke.” It isn’t hard to substantiate that claim: I would venture to guess many of us has indeed lost faith in an election process now dominated by campaign cash, gerrymandered districts, media spin, targeted disenfranchisement and outright fraud. Stack’s own early attempts at voicing concerns to his elected representatives over tax code issues (“they universally treated me as if I were wasting their time”) reveal a government unresponsive and unaccountable to its ordinary citizens.

But for the rich, “when it’s time for their gravy train to crash under the weight of their gluttony…the full federal government has no difficulty coming to their aid within days if not hours.” Such a government, allowing “two interpretations for every law, one for the rich and one for the rest,” is a democracy in name only.

So the powerful today enjoy a thriving system for taxing ordinary Americans coupled to one utterly failing to represent them. In 1776, that form of government was described by words like “despotism” and “tyranny.”

In 2010, there is no one despot or tyrant, wearing a crown and sitting

on a throne, to whom one may mail grievances.

Our entire political economy—the sum of our each and every action from waking till sleep, perhaps, too, our dreams at night— empowers the soft tyrannies, the “invisible handcuffs,” which now characterize this land. Make no mistake, the consequences of these soft tyrannies are hard as lead. For an obvious example, stop paying taxes but continue living in your home, and eventually a uniformed man will remove you at gunpoint.

One miserable, little lifetime of resistance, especially one fought by rules of engagement designed by the opponent, cannot halt such glacial institutional momentum. Joe Stack, in the name of independence, lost; he gave his life over to the most public and symbolic act of revolt he could muster. Toward the end of his letter, he writes, “It has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for their freedom in this country…I know there have been countless before me and there are sure to be as many after. But I also know that by not adding my body to the count, I insure nothing will change.”

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ECHO feeds homeless one sandwich at a time

By Sarah Malhotra Staff Writer I recently joined Eckerd College Homeless Outreach (ECHO), to feed the homeless. At the first ECHO meeting, I was shocked at the poor attendance.

Only seven students showed, but one volunteer told me she had never seen so many volunteers.

Why don’t more students care about the homeless?

We drove student vehicles to the Albright United Methodist Church across the street from my old high school, St. Pete High. Inside, we made bologna and cheese sandwiches. After a brief discussion on how to fit all the food, drinks (two coolers of water and coffee) and people in the two tiny cars, we were on our way to our first stop.

A few people were already waiting

outside and went in to get the others after receiving their sandwich and a cup of coffee.

One man showed us the shirt he designed with the faces of President Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. He explained how Obama is a modernday prophet who was going to liberate the African American people. He seemed genuinely glad that we wanted to hear about his t-shirt.

Our second stop was downtown.

We split in groups and handed out sandwiches. Once we set up the water and coffee near the cars, we informed people that a hot beverage was waiting for them around the corner.

Sleeping bags lined the streets, and the homeless were either in their sleeping bags or talking to each other nearby, shivering in the cold night air. All of their possessions were either on their

PerspECtives Q: What do you love most about your body?

person or very close by. One woman told me she carried the papers proving her car ownership in her pocket at all times, as she didn’t have anything else. She collected sandwiches for those who weren’t within our block of distribution at the time, so that they would have something to eat when they returned.

Several people asked how school was going and told me to study hard, although they felt it would do no good in the future with the way the economy is going. What I found most frightening, however, was that one man thought Rick Baker was still the mayor of St. Petersburg.

For those of you who aren’t local, Bill Foster was elected last November.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, Foster promised that the city’s homeless would be a “priority in his administration” and that he would take a “caring and compassionate approach” to work with local shelters to provide more showers, beds and bathrooms for the homeless. If this is the case, and homelessness is considered such a priority, then why don’t the homeless

even know who’s trying to help them?

Why are they still looking for the last mayor to help them?

Our last stop attempted to serve close to 100 people. We quickly ran out of sandwiches and coffee. Between our two beverages, coffee seemed to be the popular choice, probably because a hot beverage is often appreciated more on a cold night. Although several people asked for cream (we didn’t have any), they all accepted the black coffee without complaint.

After growing up in St. Pete and hearing so many negative opinions about the homeless, I’ve been forced to reconsider my view of those not fortunate enough to have a permanent residence. All of those we helped seemed grateful we were there. Several remarked that they couldn’t believe college kids were the ones motivated enough to help. They accepted our small bit of help, and nearly all of them said thank-you.

If you’re interested in joining ECHO, stop by a meeting. The group meets every Monday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Gamma lounge.

“My eyes.”

—Marissa Brydon, senior (far left)

“My teeth.”

—Kelly Maiche, junior (second from left)

“My lower back dimples.”

“My [butt].”

—Sierra Carlson, junior (second from right)

“My ears.”

—Lauren Barron, junior

—Amanda Dale, junior (far right)

“My calves, my hair and my eyes. Those are the only three things.”

—Darcy McGuire, freshman

“My eyes, my lips and my burns.”

—Max Tuten, freshman

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Second Friday Fire Night (Waterfront)

9 p.m.

Dirty Dollar Dance (Fox Hall)

7 p.m.

Int. Cinema Series: “Broken Embraces (Miller Aud.) 9 p.m.

WECX Concert (Hough Quad)

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Film: “The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court” (Miller Aud.)

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Doug McAdam: The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Activism (Miller Aud.)

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Catholic Mass (Chapel) 7 p.m.

Ecumenical Christian Worship (Chapel)

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Imaculee Illibagiza- “Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust” (The Fla. Holocaust Museum)

6 p.m.

Edie Widder: Exploring and Protecting Planet Ocean (Galbraith Marine Science Aud.)

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Open Mic (Triton’s Pub)

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April 2-30 Darfur, Darfur Photo Exhibit *Museum admission fees apply* (Fla. Holocaust Museum)

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Panel: The ICC’s Indictment of President Bashir: A help or a hinderance to peace in Sudan?

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ASPEC ForumBill Foster : Priorities for our Community (Lewis House)

7 p.m.

Jim Keady—Behind the Swoosh: Sweatshops and Social Justice (Fox Hall) 9 p.m.

Campus Ministries Night (Triton’s Pub)

Explore Eckerd Days To advertise your event with The Current, contact Entertainment Editor Francie Devine at currententertainment@eckerd.edu

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert on St. Pete Beach Less than $100 for two? Can it be done?

By Jeralyn Darling Staff Writer BREAKFAST: Beverly’s La Croisette Atmosphere and Service: From the outside it looks like any old diner.

The inside is nicer and the service was very pleasant. Our waitress recommended my sandwich and it was delicious. My boyfriend ordered one of their “famous” omelettes and he said it was egg-celent. If you’re looking for something a little more upscale than IHOP, I recommend La Croisette.

Location: 7401 Gulf Blvd.

Order: Croissant sandwich with 2 scrambled eggs and bacon and homefries ($5.95).

Campagnard 3-egg omelette with hard salami, onion and Swiss cheese served with home fries and croissant ($6.95).

Large orange juice to share ($2.25) TOTAL: $16.06 LUNCH: Dockside Dave’s Atmosphere and Service: The whole restaurant is sunny and laidback, and there is outside seating as well. The

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service was super friendly and everyone we passed recommended the grouper so we had to try it. I’m not a huge fish person, but my grouper salad was fantastic, I’m so glad everyone suggested it.

Location: 7141 Gulf Blvd.

Order: 1/2 lb. Blackened Grouper with cole slaw and vegetable medley (14.95) Grilled Grouper Caesar Salad ($8.25) TOTAL: $24.53 DINNER: Café Luna Atmosphere and Service: Service was okay at best, but it was a busy night. The dining room looked pretty fancy— a great place for a date.

TOTAL: $47.70 DESSERT: Larry’s Ice Cream and Gelato Atmosphere and Service: Cute little place, like an old ice cream parlor. TONS of choices. Service was grumpy, but you forget about it after your first bite—the ice cream is absolutely delicious.

Location: 6595 Gulf Blvd.

Order: one cup, shared ($6).

COMPLETE TOTAL: $94.29

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Step foot into adult shoes Choosing your interview wardrobe

By Francie Devine Entertainment Editor With seniors just 49 days shy of graduation, the inevitable question of “What are you doing after college?” arises. Some already have their answers such as entry-level positions or graduate school, but others of us are still searching. I am the latter.

Nevertheless, with several lingering job opportunities and impending interviews, it came time for the next step: I had to buy a suit.

This article should prove that fashion help can come from very unlikely sources, for one, my Dad. It was his suggestion that I look at Ann Taylor because, according to him, “their stuff always looks professional.” Once I got over my initial shock that he even knew about Ann Taylor, I realized he was right.

While fashion criticism seems to vary, the underlying motto seems to be less is more. Keep the clothes simple and let your personality shine through. Freebeauty.com suggests, “Keep in mind that, like a career, your wardrobe can be built over time starting with a few basics and adding gradually over a period of years. Keep it simple and straightforward for a look of timeless, understated elegance.”

Like many Eckerd students, my wardrobe consists of mostly jeans and swimsuits. Change can be daunting, but realize that the transition to post-college life does not happen over night.

It is a process that we will adapt to and accept.

I ended up buying a standard black suit with a couple of bright feminine shirts to maintain a nice balance between classy and professional. The fact of the matter is, quality comes at a price. A well made, professional suit should run between $200-300, but it’s a timeless classic that should last you a long time. Also, shop with your potential job in mind. In other words, an artist is not going to have the same wardrobe as a CPA, but many experts agree that when it comes to accessories, choose a staple piece – like an eyecatching necklace or belt -- to show you care about the little details; keep the rest simple. And, don’t forget about shoes, which are a vital component to any wardrobe. Pay for a good pair; it’ll be worth it. Most fashion experts agree that work heels should be no higher than three inches. Of course, flipflops are out of the question. Skirts and dresses should fall at the knee, or fall just slightly above or below.

I’m afraid I don’t have any significant advice tips for our guys, but I’m pretty sure the basic same rules apply: buy a decent suit with a classic fit, a crisp shirt, a smart-looking tie, and a great pair of shoes.

A professional wardrobe will be more expensive, and will certainly require more thought process than choosing a tank top and shorts, so take your time, shop around for a good fit and a good bargain. And have fun. Remember, this is a big step. Enjoy it.

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Ben Folds concert worth the drive to Orlando

To be or not to be?

“Hamlet” re-envisioned as a graphic novel

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I went to the Ben Folds concert at the Orlando House of Blues as a casual fan. I left unable to get a single song out of my head. It was the best concert I have ever been to, period.

The intimacy of the venue was fantastic for a single performer like Folds. He and his piano were the only things on stage and I had a perfect view. If you ever have the chance to see anyone at House of Blues and you’re skeptical because it’s far away, just go anyway. You’ll thank me later. It was well worth the traffic and parking was free and easy.

The audience was really into the show and many people sang every song they knew. Folds may be losing his hair, but he still rocks his piano. He played every song I wanted to hear: “Kate,” “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” “Don’t Change Your Plans,” “Jesusland,” “There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You,” “Army” and my personal favorite, “Landed.”

Folds literally got up off his piano chair and conducted the audience to sing backup vocals and different sections of chorus. At one point, he turned around and noticed that he was playing at the House of Blues and created a blues song on the spot, which he dubbed the “Orlando Blues.”

After that he added blues-y flourishes to most of his songs. He also played a few new songs from his next album, including my new favorite, “Levi Johnston.” The song is about the boy who got Sarah Palin’s daughter pregnant. It is hilarious and catchy.

The chorus is, “I’m a f***in’ red neck, I like to hang out with the boys, play some hockey, do some fishin’ and kill some moose. I like to shoot the shit, do some chillin’ I guess. You f*** with me and I’ll kick your ass.” Folds told the audience that the lyrics were “straight from Levi’s Myspace page.”

Recently, several of Shakespeare’s classic plays have been transformed into modern graphic novels. That is, they are like comic books, expect usually longer and printed in black and white. I recently read “Manga Shakespeare Hamlet,” illustrated

by Emma Vieceli.

I was excited when I first heard of this graphic novel.

Shakespeare’s prose is the same, but the graphic novel took some liberties with the plotline: it’s still Hamlet, but set in the future with robots.

The graphic novel format makes it easy to match up facial expressions with what is being said. The artwork is well done, with Hamlet drawn as depressed teenager. While I liked the use of Shakespeare’s own words, the language just doesn’t mesh with the futuristic setting. That said, the novel only makes reference to the story’s setting once in the beginning. Reading the book is thus a bit jarring when the language is still in Old English throughout, and yet in one scene Horatio plugs cords into his own head to read a hologram from Hamlet. So, although the book keeps the words the same, I feel that it was a mistake to change the setting. I rather would have liked to see a Hamlet done with only the themes carried into the futuristic setting, or to at least see a Shakespearian Hamlet. But alas, neither of them was to be. As Hamlet says, “The rest is silence.”

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McVicar the Trickster hypnotizes Hough Quad

By Johnny Jones Staff Writer Was McVicar the Trickster only here to amuse or do his skills offer medical benefits as well?

One thing is for sure: The Trickster is a master of his craft.

On the evening of March 19, Josh McVicar, aka McVicar the Trickster, set off on a hilarious journey of hypnotic proportions that left me in stitches.

He began the show by calling a group of volunteer Eckerd students to a stage set up in the middle of Hough Quad. The process began with a 20-minute period during which he guided a group of volunteer Eckerd students through hypnotic induction.

With a series of vocal instructions from a hypnotist, the person being inducted can gain more control over normally undesired behaviors or emotions. McVicar is a licensed hypnotherapist, but for the purposes of his show, his goal was some good old-fashioned humor.

When McVicar inducts someone, he does not have full control of them, as he reminded the audience

at the beginning of the show. But he does have substantial influence. His commands ranged from making students shout things like “I believe in fairies!” while jumping up and down, to arguing their way out of a speeding ticket. He can also provoke powerful visualizations, which he demonstrated by convincing the volunteers that they all had giant movie screens on the back of their eyelids.

The Trickster is a multi-talented man who performs stage and close-up magic in addition to his comedy hypnosis show and clinical hypnotherapy. According to his Web site, his therapy has helped people stop smoking, lose weight, overcome their fears, reduce stress, and help kids do better in school.

A person with the ability to induce hypnosis has to have a strong moral compass; McVicar could have forced volunteers to do far worse than to run out into the crowd and stroke their audience member “pets.”

For the most part, he conducted himself in the utmost professional manner. However, on one occasion, he asked students to visualize an inappropriate image that is too vulgar to be mentioned in this paper.

His comedy show had a lewd tinge to it that made some members of the audience squirm in their seats.

But in general, he was fun and well-meaning, and people seemed to enjoy watching their friends act ridiculously in front of a crowd of their peers.

This was the third hypnosis show I’ve seen. I have yet to be disappointed. They are always entertaining and filled with relatively harmless, good-natured fun for all.

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On the Cover: Winter Term Photo Contest Winners Top Center: Donald McMullen, Overall Winner Top Right: Alex Innes, People Winner Bottom Right: Callie Ferraro, Nature Winner Bottom Center: Christopher Herrman, Students Winner Left: Jamie Preira, Place Winner Friday, April 9, 2010

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Birdies, pars and bogies with top Triton golfer

By Ben Maxwell Contributing Writer Callum Georgallides is a sophomore from London, England, and currently the number 1 player on the Eckerd College golf team. At the Don Benbow Invitational in Jacksonville, Georgallides finished tied for 7th overall with a tworound 144, just two shots over par. His performance led the Eckerd squad to a 7th place finish. Recently, I sat down with him to ask him a few questions about golf in England and about his thoughts on where he would be today without golf.

What is it like playing golf in America rather than in England? What are some differences and similarities?

Golf in England is all at club level. There is no high-school or college golf. On that level, there is a big difference. Club golf is good as you meet new people and represent another set of values. However, with college golf you are representing your school and your community so the passion can be more intense.

There is obviously a huge difference in weather. Playing golf in America is great as the weather in Florida is usually perfect. It allows you to enjoy the game more, as usually in England it’s raining and it’s more of a struggle to keep everything dry.

The game is the same in both countries, but there is a huge difference in the courses. Golf in America is much more demanding on how far you hit the ball as the courses are a lot longer. Also, American courses are a lot better maintained and more manicured than the ones in England. English courses are not to the same standard of that of the American courses and this probably has to do with the weather and the fact that America puts more money into its sports.

How have you adapted to those differences?

For me, these differences have been positive. I get to play on nicer courses and play in nicer weather, so in that sense it has been easy. I have had to adapt my game and physical ability so that I am able to hit the ball farther to reach the demand of American courses. This hasn’t been too hard as it’s really only a case of improving technique and spending time in the gym.

Why did you want to come to school in the U.S rather than go to school in England?

There is no college golf in England. If I would have gone to college in England, I probably would have given up golf and I didn’t want to do that. America has the best college athletics system, and it was an easy choice for me to make. Coupling that with the great weather of Florida and the decision was easy.

Is there anything that is specifically better here than in England?

Sport is taken more seriously here. America breeds athletes a lot better than England. I feel like I am looked after and valued through sports over here.

However at home, it’s every person for themselves and everyone is trying to get ahead of everyone else as opposed to improving the whole group.

How hard was it to leave the golf life you lived in England to come here to Florida?

The golf life of home was very different than over here. However, coming to America was a step up, so I found it pretty easy to change. I get to play to a higher standard over here, which is great for developing my game. I enjoy the courses as they demand much more from my game and help me improve. I do miss the social side of club golf, meeting new people and having weekends away. I find that over here the golfing days are a lot more rushed because we don’t want to spend too much time away from school. In that sense, it makes it harder to perform to my best ability during tournaments.

Courtesy of Eckerdtritons.com Callum Georgallides, pictured here at the Matlock Invitational hosted by Florida Southern College where he shot a three-round, 58th-place 232.

Is the atmosphere here in the U.S more golf friendly compared to England?

Definitely. It feels like everyone over here wants me to succeed. Many of the other coaches care and congratulate me even though they don’t train me. Also, many people at country clubs or driving ranges ask me how I am doing, and I am constantly making new friends through golf. I think America just has a better ability to bring through young athletes and genuinely care about them.

Do you have a routine before every tournament or practice? And if so, what is it?

Practice is very different than a tournament. Practice is pretty much whenever I can fit it in between class. I will tend to work on different things at practice, and when my game requires me to work on something specifically, I will do it.

Tournaments are a whole different story. There are a number of ways a golfer should enter into a tournament. You need to be in a rested state, be calm and with a positive attitude and have good psychological thoughts. This can be very hard to attain at the best of times, let alone with all the demands of school work and life. Therefore, before a tournament, there are a number of different things you can try, but there isn’t really a set routine.

Is it hard on you that your family isn’t able to watch you compete because they are back in England?

I actually prefer my family not to watch me. My father was the person who introduced me to golf and helped me early on. When he watches me, I feel added pressure. It is hard that I am not able to have them there for support, though.

How is the competition here in the U.S compared to the competition in England? Better or Worse?

The competition in America is a much greater standard. There are a lot more players trying to compete; therefore, it’s likely that you will find more players and more competition. There are more people playing, but also trying to achieve a higher level. College sport is a lot more intense than club golf, so players have more hunger and desire to improve. Also the courses See GOLF on PAGE 20 demand a much better level of play, so growing up Friday, April 9, 2010

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on these courses means players need to be naturally better.

What is it like being a golfer on the Eckerd golf team?

Golf on the Eckerd team is good. We have a great coach and get to play some very good courses. It was pretty much everything I had imagined and hoped for when deciding to come to America. It is a shame that the school is not that big on athletics, though. It would be nice if there was more money put into athletic programs and if the school would be more athlete friendly, such as preferential scheduling, more understanding professors.

Being only a sophomore, what is your goal for the next 2 years here at Eckerd?

Personally, I have had a great season. I am number one on the team and have had three top-ten finishes this year including one top-five. I hope to improve my game to where I can consistently compete with the best players in the nation.

I find that if you have enough motivation and determination, you can get to whatever level you want. My main goal will be to improve. I don’t really have an outcome goal, but it would be great if I could actually win a tournament. It would also be a great honor to play well enough to be named All-American.

What is your handicap?

My handicap back in England is a 0.8. The English system is different from the American system. My handicap over here would probably be a +3, which is basically better than zero. It would mean I would have to add 3 shots to my score every time I play. However, I have not put in any cards since I came to college so I don’t know if a 0.8 is still an accurate determinant of my game.

How much time per week do you spend practicing?

Strictly golf, I would say I spend around 20 hours per week playing golf. This is roughly divided by 12 hours of playing on the course and 8 hours of practicing on fundamentals and technique.

Where do you see yourself after college? Still playing golf?

I’m not sure. It is a dream of mine is be a professional golfer. However, I am realistic. I probably see myself working on Wall Street and playing golf as a hobby.

If golf wasn’t in your life, where do you think you would be today?

And what would you be doing?

If I didn’t play golf, I would probably be at a big school enjoying my social life a lot more. Golf has kept me disciplined and hard working. (Redundant) What is your favorite part of the game?

My favorite part of golf is when you visualize a shot in your head and then you execute the shot exactly as you saw in your head.

What is your favorite club to hit/shot?

I enjoy putting. When you hole a putt, it is the best feeling in golf.

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Baseball, softball continue on-field struggles

By Will Creager Sports Writer After a great start to the season, winning 10 of their first 12 games, the Eckerd baseball team has gone cold.

The Tritons have lost 11 of their last 12 games, and has seen their record fall below .500 (15-17, 1-11) for the first time since February 6, when they swept a doubleheader over Warner to become 2-1. In their 12 game skid, the Tritons offense has gone cold, scoring more than six runs in a game just once, while being held to less than two runs seven times.

However, in this stretch, Eckerd did pick up their first conference win on March 27, with a 6-4 victory over then-#1 Florida Southern (30-5, 9-3). In that game, Eckerd was trailing 4-3 heading to the bottom of the seventh, but were able to rally for three runs in the next two innings to earn their first win. Designated hitter Dan Branca had two hits, including a homerun, and scored three times.

Eckerd’s hitting has not been their problem. They are hitting .314 as a team, and are led by shortstop Matt Heller (batting .415 with 12 doubles and 24 runs scored) and outfielder Minervino Labrador (.369 with a team high 10 homers and 29 RBI’s).

However, the pitching for the Tritons has been a very big weakness, with a team ERA of 7.80. The only Eckerd pitcher with an ERA under 4.50 is closer Francisco Collazo, who is 1-1 with five saves and an ERA of 3.95 in a team high 14 appearances. Joey Cuda leads the team with his nine starts, four wins, and 56.1 innings pitched, with his 5.75 ERA. On the neighboring diamond at Turley Athletic Complex, Triton softball has not fared any better. After a record-setting win total in 2009, hopes were high for the 2010 campaign. An alright start, splitting three straight doubleheaders, quickly went sour. Despite being the host of the Eckerd Triton Spring Invitation in Clearwater, Eckerd softball lost all six games of the tournament.

Three wins and a tie seemed to signal a change in fortune, but a recent eight game losing streak dropped their record to 10-26-1. Confernce play has not been kind to the Tritons, who have a 2-10 record in SSC play. The two wins came against Saint Leo and Barry, both middle-of-the-pack SSC squads.

Offense has been the Tritons’ main weakness, averaging barely over 3 runs per game, while allowing 5.29 runs per game to opponents. Sophomores Amanda Kolonick, who leads the team with a .357 batting average, and Kirsten

photo by Doug Thayer Celebrations like this one have been few and far between this year for softball, who has struggled to a 12-26-1 record through April 5.

Cox, batting .315 with 14 RBI, are the only players with averages above .300 for the season.

The biggest bat for the Tritons so far has been freshman Kristen Schurr. In 114 at-bats, Schurr has maintained a .263 average while blasting five homeruns and racking up 23 RBI. As with most power hitters, Schurr has struck out a team-leading 26 times.

While the 2010 season may not be the year either team wins an SSC crown, both programs have had their fair share of improvement. Baseball’s nonconference record of 14-3 showed they can win games, and one must take into consideration the fact that the SSC is one of the toughest Division II conferences in America. Given time, both programs have the potential to thrive.

Sports Baseball

Softball

Men’s Tennis

Women’s Tennis

Friday, April 16 v. Rollins 7 p.m.

Friday, April 9 v. Florida Tech 7 p.m.

Friday, April 9 v. Saint Leo 3 p.m.

Friday, April 9 v. Saint Leo 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 17 v. Rollins (DH) 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 10 v. Florida Tech (DH) 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 15 through Saturday, April 17

Thursday, April 15 through Saturday, April 17

Tuesday, April 20 v.Webber International 7 p.m.

Friday, April 16 @ Rollins 7 p.m.

Sunshine State Conference Championships

Sunshine State Conference Championships

Time TBA

Time TBA

Friday, April 23 v. Lynn 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 17 @ Rollins (DH) 1 p.m.

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Regrouped Rays aim for October

By Max Martinez Sports Editor Two years ago this month, I spent a soggy, overcast day at Citizens Bank Park keeping tabs on opening day action. I was at the park to see the Phillies’ home opener, as I had done the previous four years, but a different match up was on my mind.

A short drive south, at Camden Yards in Baltimore, the Tampa Bay Rays were making their 2008 debut against the Orioles. Both teams had been the laughingstocks of the AL East for years, with records paling in comparison to the Red Sox and Yankees. The Rays lost that day, not a shock to anybody who had been watching baseball in the new millennium. If there was one thing that was certain, it was the fact that the Rays (or Devil Rays, as they had been known until that season) would never compete with their divisional rivals.

We all know how the rest of that season went. By the end of April the Rays had already swept the Red Sox and Blue Jays, and were in first place in the AL East by the start of June, and managed to end the season in the same position. A magical World Series run came up short, but not before the Rays became the hottest MLB team of the decade.

2009 was supposed to be a continuation of the previous year’s magic, with a return to the playoffs expected at the very least. But the follow-up campaign never came close to becoming a reality, as faulty pitching threw away game after game. By the

time October came around, the Rays were long out of the playoff picture, just like they had been in all but one other year prior.

So here we are, with the start of the 2010 MLB season upon us. The AL East, which last year was once again at the mercy of Boston and New York, is as powerful as it’s ever been. The Rays, who still have a payroll that is representative of Tampa Bay’s small market size, are out-staffed.

But that’s nothing new for the Rays. If 2008 taught us anything, it’s that payroll doesn’t determine everything. All-star players including Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton are returning, quite possibly for their last seasons with the team. Crawford’s contract has been growing in recent years, and he is due for a new deal next winter. It is unlikely the Rays will be able to afford him in 2011.

The starting rotation, headed by James Shields and Matt Garza, needs to vastly improve over last year’s numbers in order for the team to have playoff hopes. Phenom David Price, who went 10-7 with a 4.42 ERA in his rookie season last year, assumes the third spot in the rotation, while Jeff Niemann will hold the fourth position. Wade Davis, who spent most of 2009 in the minors, is the team’s fifth starter. Despite the fact that only Shields and Garza have multiple years of major league pitching experience, the rotation has the potential to be one of the American League’s best.

On offense, the lineup See RAYS on PAGE 23 is mostly unchanged from

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Red Sox commence 2010 season with defeat of rival Yankees

By Will Creager Sports Writer The Major League Baseball season kicked off in a major way, on April 4 when the defending World Series champion New York Yankees took on long-time rival and perennial playoff contender, the Boston Red Sox. The game lived up to the hype, as late rallies handed Boston a 9-7 win. Both teams pounded out 12 hits, while Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner made the game’s only error on a poor throw.

The scoring started in the top of the second inning, when catcher Jorge Posada and newly acquired center fielder Curtis Granderson hit back-to-back solo homeruns for the Yankees. It was Granderson’s first at bat as a Yankee, who came over from the Tigers in one of the offseason’s biggest moves.

Boston got one run right back in the bottom of the inning, by playing some small ball. After hitting a lead off double, first baseman Kevin Youkilis was moved to third on a groundball by designated hitter David Ortiz, and driven in on a sacrifice fly by new third baseman Adrian Beltre.

The Yankees extended their lead to 5-1 with a three-run fourth inning, including pulling off a double steal, as shortstop and Yankee captain Derek Jeter stole second and Gardner stole home. However, the Red Sox came right back with a run of their own in the fifth and three more in the sixth to tie the game 22

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The Yankees rallied for two two-out runs in the top of the seventh, only to see Red Sox second baseman and 2008 American League MVP, Dustin Pedroia, tie the game with a two-run homerun over the green monster.

The Red Sox would take their first lead of the game that same inning, as Youkilis scored from third on a passed ball by Posada. The Red Sox then added an insurance run in the eighth on an RBI single by Pedroia.

The first win of the 2010 baseball season went to Boston left-handed reliever Hideki Okajima, while the loss went to right-hander Chan Ho Park, and Jonathan Papelbon, who has had at least 35 saves in each of the past four seasons, worked a scoreless ninth for the save.

Boston’s offense lead the way in this three hour 46 minute game, despite a very quiet game by Boston’s sparkplug, left fielder and leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury. Pedroia had two hits, including his game-tying homerun, with three RBI’s and two runs scored, while Youkilis picked up three extra-base hits (two doubles and a triple), drove in two runs and scored three times.

Boston’s starter Josh Beckett, despite a poor performance, signed a fouryear, $68 million contract extension the following day.

The two rivals will meet an additional 15 this year, including a three-game series on the season’s closing days. Those games, hosted in Boston, are likely to determine the fate of the AL East crown, as well as both teams’ playoff hopes.

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2009. Jason Bartlett, who batted .320 with 14 HR and 90 runs last year, will bat leadoff, followed by Crawford (batted .305 with 15 HR and 60 steals in 2009) and Evan Longoria (.281, 33 HR, 113 RBI).

With the departure of second baseman Akinori Iwamura, utility player Ben Zobrist will assume a full time role at second, batting fifth in the lineup.

Zobrist had a breakout season in 2009, hitting .297 while slugging 27 homeruns and 91 RBIs. The bullpen is truly the heart of the Rays. A stellar showing by the bullpen in 2008 was one of the key reasons for the success of that season. Last year the bullpen faltered, throwing away games and missing save opportunities.

As a result, the Rays struggled to maintain a .500 record. This year features Rafael Soriano as the team’s closer, who converted 27-of-31 saves last year with the Braves. His 102 strikeouts and low 2.97 ERA would have been a welcome addition to the 2009 bullpen.

But despite a retooled rotation, restructured lineup and a new closer, the experts still don’t think the Rays stand a chance in the AL East. Between the multiple columnists and analysts at ESPN, The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, only two, Bobby Valentine of ESPN and Albert Chen of SI, picked the Rays as 2010 AL East champs.

A few more had enough faith in the Rays to predict a wild card finish, but the vast majority thought the Red Sox and Yankees would continue their run as the top teams in the east, with Tampa Bay in third.

A third place finish in the AL East would typically translate to a first or second place run in any other

Rays 2010 Lineup

Projected 2010 Divisional Standings (compiled from The Sporting News) American League East: Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Orioles, Blue Jays Central: Twins, White Sox, Tigers, Royals, Indians West: Angels, Mariners, Rangers, Athletics Wild Card: Red Sox National League East: Phillies, Braves, Mets, Marlins, Nationals Central: Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Astros, Pirates West: Rockies, Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks, Padres Wildcard: Braves

1. SS Jason Bartlett 2. LF Carl Crawford 3. 3B Evan Longoria 4. 1B Carlos Pena 5. 2B Ben Zobrist 6. CF B.J. Upton 7. DH Pat Burrell 8. RF Matt Joyce 9. C Dioner Navarro Bench 1. 1B/3B Hank Blalock 2 C Kelly Stopach

courtesy of Wikicommons As a Ray through his whole career, Carl Crawford is most likely beginning his final season in Tampa

division in baseball. Whether it is seen as a blessing or a curse, the Rays have 36 games to play against the Red Sox and Yankees combined this season.

Performing to the best of their ability in those 36 matches will make or break 2010, and just one or two wins can be the difference between a first or third place finish in the division.

Rays 2010 Pitching Rotation 1. James Shields (11-12, 4.14 ERA in 2009) 2. Matt Garza (8-12, 3.95 ERA) 3. David Price (10-7, 4.42 ERA) 4. Jeff Niemann (13-6, 3.94 ERA) 5. Wade Davis (2-2, 3.72 ERA) Projected 2010 Bullpen 1. RHP Andy Sonnanstine 2. LHP Randy Choate 3. RHP Dave Wheeler 4. RHP Grant Balfour 5. LHP J.P. Howell Closer: RHP Rafael Soriano

Projected 2010 Playoff Matchups Divisional Round: Twins over Red Sox Yankees over Angels Phillies over Rockies Cardinals over Braves

League Championship Series: Yankees over Twins Phillies over Cardinals

2010 World Series: Phillies over Yankees

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As 2010 Major League Baseball season kicks off, Rays aim for title photo by Doug Thayer Senior Mackenzie Dawson starts her windup in a recent match at Turley athletic complex. Dawson, the staff ace, is 5-13 with a 4.37 ERA in 2010.