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The Pace Chronicle Volume II, Issue V

Inside News............3,8 Feature.........2,4 Health.........5,8 Opinion........6,7 Entertainment.....9,10 Sports...........11,12

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Making a Difference

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Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

Superheroes in New York?

Give me a Break

Carlos Villamayor Featured Reporter CV14964P@pace.edu

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From Thurs., Oct. 11 to Sun., Oct. 14, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan received tens of thousands of people to the annual New York Comic Con (NYCC), a meeting place for all things entertainment, including television shows, movies, comics, and videogames.

NYCC hosted panels on both new and returning TV shows.

Kevin Bacon (Footloose, X-Men: First Class) was there on Sat. for a preview of The Following, a new drama set to premiere on FOX. There was also a much-anticipated discussion panel featuring the cast and production team from The Walking Dead, during which fans got a chance to watch exclusive footage of the season premiere. Other TV events included video presentations of Arrow, a new series based on DC’s Green Arrow, and Person of Interest, a crime thriller starring Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) and Michael Emerson (Lost).

“The panels are a great chance to see people you respect,” said Geoff, a fellow comic con attendee.

Guests included classic pop culture stars such as Adam West and Burt Ward (1960’s Batman), and also Lou Ferrigno (1970’s The Incredible Hulk). Another big attraction of NYCC was the autograph and photograph sessions with Tom Felton (Harry Potter

franchise). After having a picture taken with “Draco Malfoy”, freshman environmental studies major Jessica Alba said, “I like how Comic Con gives us the opportunity to interact with people who bring our favorite stories to life.”

The videogame industry showcased some of the most anticipated games of the year. Fans got to play Halo 4 as well as the new Tomb Raider. Nintendo offered gamers the chance to try out the new Pokémon games, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, and also featured its brand new gaming system, the Nintendo Wii U. There were also events for people with a more serious interest in the entertainment industry.

On Thurs. Publisher’s Weekly hosted a panel on how to edit a graphic novel, while on Sun. people in the industry discussed the positive and negative aspects of e-book publishing.

Even for those not interested in videogaming or rubbing elbows with celebrities, the convention was in itself a spectacle.

“I didn’t realize how big the comic book community actually was,” said freshman nursing major Paige Gerber.

Getting to see so many people dressed up in the most imaginative ways and seeing everybody be friendly and open toward each other was truly enjoyable. For a little 7-year-old Bat Girl, the best part of NYCC was taking pictures Photo from with her favorite superheroes, Crowds swarm into the show floor. Approximately 125 thousand people attended NYCC each day. “like Storm,” she said.

The Pleasantville Community Welcomes President and New Provost Flip FLops?

ally special one for Pace,” said President Stephen J. Friedman in his speech. “Like a baseball team that’s made all the right moves, I think we are going through a really great season…we’ve signed a lot of terrific new team players…we’ve attracted a lot of new friends, we’ve enrolled over twenty-three hundred new students; that’s more than 300 more than last year.”

The new Provost spoke after the President, discussing his impression of Pace so far.

“I want to thank everyone for

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Setters Play Well

The President and Provost Welcome Reception was held on campus last Wed. An assemblage of faculty, staff, and students gathered in Gottesman Room for refreshments, conversation, and to welcome the new Provost, Dr. Uday Sukhatme, to the Pleasantville community.

“I am enjoying it. There is always a learning curve at the beginning, so I’m learning a lot, and I think that’s very important,” said Provost Sukhatme. “This is an occasion to meet people.”

“This year is going to be a re-

Continued on Page 3 “The Pleasantville ComPhoto from The Pace Pulse munity Welcomes President President (right) and Provost (left) Welcomes the Pace Community. and New Provost”

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Pace Makes a Difference

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

The Pace Chronicle Editorial Staff Ali Silver

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ASilver@PaceChronicle.com Tafasha Pitt Gabrielle Saulsbery Managing Editor Layout/Web Editor Olivia Mapplethorpe Copy Editor

Alexandria Tribble Copy Editor

Heather Askildsen Arthur Augustyn Feature Editor News Editor Samantha Finch Christiana Lloyd Entertainment Editor Health Editor Ebony Turner Opinion Editor

CJ Dudek Sports Editor

Operational Staff Christine Gramlich Business Manager

Photos by Arthur Augustyn/The Pace Chronicle Pace students work to help out in more than one way.

Arthur Augustyn

Feature Editor AAugustyn@PaceChronicle.com

The bi-annual Pace Makes a Difference Day (PMDD) accomplished its highest attendance this year by motivating both students eager to serve the community and those who wanted to contribute to a campus tradition.

This year’s Fall Pace Makes a Difference Day managed to gather 300 students to contribute to the Westchester Community through a variety of on-campus and off-campus activities. On campus, groups were assigned to clean up the fitness trails and attempted to remove some of the muck in Choate Pond. Off campus, groups went as far as Portchester’s Sharing Shelf where clothes were repackaged for underprivileged families and teens.

Students who didn’t register ahead of time created colorful bears and wrote letters for children in Blythedale Children’s Hospital. These are only a few of the dozen or so activities that took place on Pace Makes a Difference Day. Students had a variety of reasons for contributing to the day of community service.

“I wanted to do something that makes kids smile,” said sophomore biological psychology major Alyssa Jimenez. She helped create bears and wrote letters to children because of her fondness for kids. She contributed to last

year’s PMDD by volunteering at The Loft, a LGBT community center that hopes to provide a sense of safety to those discriminated against for their sexual orientation. The Loft was another location for this year’s PMDD. Other students wanted to get involved just to be included in Pace’s philanthropic efforts.

“Everyone else was doing it,” said senior environmental studies major Chistiaan Van Zyl, “I wanted to help beautify the campus.”

Van Zyl was a part of the group that attempted to clean Choate Pond. The task proved more difficult than expected but the group also pulled weeds and created a path near Goldstein Academic, which was visually beautified with mulch.

Some returning staff members thought this year’s PMDD was more positively received by participants. Area Director for Residential Life, Matthew Landau had a better experience this year than previous years.

“Everyone was great, everyone was active and engaged,” said Landau.

This year he was assigned to helping clean Opperman Pond.

The group had roughly twentyfive participants, most of which were Residential Life staff, members of Alpha Chi Epsilon or various students who attended on their own. Last year, Landau was assigned to Pleasantville’s Horseshoe Competition, which only had five participants.

“I think what they do is great, having so many different sites allows Pace students to get out of the University and into the Westchester Community,” said Landau.

Staff hopes the off-campus activities will make new students feel more attached to the surrounding community.

This year’s PMDD was aimed at the University’s freshmen by being a part of the Passport program, which hopes to engage new students in campus activities and events. Roughly 30 percent of the students who attended PMDD were freshmen students.

PMDD is in its fourth year of existence and although it has made tremendous strides, there are still bigger plans in the future.

“If we get more community members working with us then we could take a lot more people,” said Associate Director for SDCA, Shawn Livingston.

Livingston noted that this year’s PMDD had a small increase of student attendance but gradual growth is more beneficial to the program that rapid expansion.

“If every freshmen class sent every freshmen, I’d be in big trouble because that’s over 600 students,” said Livingston, “there are not enough sites for that many people.”

Most of the program is organized in groups of small efforts and scattered around all of Westchester. This requires a lot

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of pre-planning and forces the University to plan for those who pre-registered within the month before the event takes place.

However, almost a third of the attendance of PMDD was walkin students who did not register ahead of time. Livingston hopes to evolve the program into a more adaptable event that can account for a large amount of walk-ins.

Most off-campus groups require transportation and planning but a larger event such as a walk or run could easily give 200 students a way to contribute without signing up in advance. Livingston also wants to increase the number of communities that PMDD affects.

“I’d love to see us expand our operation into Briarcliff, Chappaqua or Ossining,” said Livingston.

For now, the program hopes to continue its gradual increase of student attendance and Livingston hopes that students recognize the importance of PMDD. “I think it’s great that we’re doing this. The mission of PMDD is to maintain or improve relationships with our community but also to have students understand and value community service and see why it’s important. We’d like to increase the number of volunteers and also enforce the mission of service,” said Livingston.

Pace Makes a Difference Day is bi-annual and will occur again next semester, Spring 2013.

Prof. Michael Perrota Faculty Advisor mperrota@pace.edu

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Jonathan Alvarez Jonathan.Alvarez@pace.edu Christopher D’Erasma Christopher.DErasma@pace.edu Carlos Villamayor CV14964P@pace.edu Marie Werner MWerner@pace.edu Emily Wolfrum Emily.R.Wolfrum@pace.edu

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giving me a warm welcome to Pace University and to the Westchester community,” said Sukhatme. “It does not take long to realize that people at Pace take their jobs very seriously. They are very proud of the high quality of education they provide students, and the Pace community really works tirelessly to make this happen, so that is very liberal. Faculty members work very hard to create new knowledge through their research and to disseminate this knowledge by making sure that the students are converted, transformed, matured into thinking profession-

als, and are poised to do really well in their future periods. The students work hard to get good grades, and they need to take full advantage of everything Pace has to offer, and it has a lot to offer. ” Student Government Association (SGA) President Melanie Londono-Payco addressed the assembly, focusing mainly on her version of SGA this year.

“The purpose of SGA…is to create a place where students develop their college experience outside the classroom with programing, student advocacy, leadership development, and much

more,” said Londono-Payco. “All are welcome: students, faculty, and staff, we encourage you to attend because we, as students, want your input and collaboration to have a successful year.”

“I thought [her speech] was interesting and sincere,” said public speaking Prof. Diane Cypkin after Londono-Payco had finished her address and went on to conducting a raffle.

The theme of the event seemed to be the identity of the Pleasantville campus.

“We need to ask what it is about Pleasantville that would

make a student in California come to school here,” said Pres. Friedman, citing the communications and environmental law programs as primarily based or unique to the Pleasantville campus, and discussed marketing these specialized academic programs to prospective students.

“Publicity has been great. The Wall Street Journal recently had a very big article about our new dormitories in lower Manhattan.

The New York Times had a wonderful review of the Globe’s Theater’s production of Hamlet,” said Pres. Friedman in the closing of

his address. “Pace exists to prepare young men and women from all backgrounds to succeed in their lives and to become leaders in their professions…I think we are poised for a great year, a great season, and I am tremendously grateful to everyone in this room for what you do for Pace every day. This forward thrusting momentum we have is due to literally thousands of individual acts by our faculty members, our staff, and our student leaders.”

Pace’s Environmental Experts Weigh in on Prop 37 and the Debate on GMOs

Photo from HuffingtonPost.com Prob 37 would require all genetically modified food to be labeled.

Heather Askildsen News Editor

HAskildsen@PaceChronicle.com

There will be more than one important vote in California this Nov. A grassroots movement of organic farmers has rallied in support of Proposition 37, which calls for genetically modified (GM) foods to be labeled and would prohibit these foods from being marketed as natural. Monsanto Co. and allied food conglomerates have come up against the movement’s ‘Right to Know’ campaign.

“I firmly believe that people have a right to know what they are consuming, particularly food,” said Cara Cea, president of the Suffern Farmer’s Market and adjunct professor of environmental science at Pace. “I believe in

offering consumers locally grown products that are not GMOs.” The new surge in the debate is due in part to a recent study conducted by a team of French scientists which found that GMOs and the popular weed killer Roundup increased the risk of tumors in rat test subjects. Many in the scientific community question the study’s legitimacy.

“I try to never draw conclusions from a single report and always try to look at peer reviews before drawing conclusions,” said the Director of the Environmental Center Angelo Spillo. “As far as food labeling goes, I am all for having as much information available about our foods as is practical. I believe we all have the right to know what’s in our foods, how they are produced, and where they come from.”

In his blog “Dot Earth” on the New York Times opinion page, senior fellow for environmental understanding Prof. Andrew Revkin expressed doubts about the recent study and Prop 37.

“While I’m for transparency, I don’t like the California initiative,” said Revkin. “It’s rife with exemptions and special cases, all of which speak of a double standard and point to the intent being less to protect public health than make life complicated or costlier for some agriculture sectors. If a fair labeling process were somehow created, I actually think it’d build public support for genetically modified foods in the long haul, primarily by illustrating how many safe, nutritious foods now unremarkably contain some constituent from this form of agricultural technology.”

In 2009, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine published a report finding that “GM foods cause damage to various organ systems in the body.

With this mounting evidence, it is imperative to have a moratorium on GM foods for the safety of our patients’ and the public’s health.”

However, the FDA has said there is no scientific research to support the claim that GMOs are harmful.

“The jury is out on that. I don’t feel like enough studies have been done to really determine that,” said Cea. “GMOs have not been around long enough to really determine the long term effects of widespread consumption of them.

Personally, I want to consume locally grown, natural food that has not been altered in any way. There should be complete disclosure in

all labeling. That’s my opinion.”

On NPR’s food blog “The Salt”, Dan Charles wrote, “No one has found new toxic substances in these crops. And the giant feeding experiment that’s been going on for the past fifteen years — hundreds of millions of Americans consuming GMO ingredients — hasn’t produced evidence of harm, either.”

But many others remain skeptical.

“Something like that has to be studied for a very long period of time to understand the long term implications of humans ingesting these types of food,” said Cea. “If you smoke a cigarette today, you’re not going to get lung cancer, but fifteen years from now, if you keep smoking, you are going to.”

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Meet the Greeks: Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE)

Arthur Augustyn

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Chances are before you finish reading this sentence you’ve already decided what you think about Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).

They’re easily recognized on campus, although you probably haven’t seen them in any mandated events or administrationencouraged gatherings. They are a group of men who care about each other and everything else comes second. They’re not concerned if you can’t see the appeal of their organization.

“Looking from the outside in, it looks like havoc, but once you’re on the inside, you’ll never be able to explain it,” said senior media and communications major Matthew Maiorano, the current President of TKE. Havoc describes what most students perceive being a part of TKE is. The organization is known to be outspoken against University rules but tries to stay well-liked by fellow Greek Life.

“We have an extremely good

reputation and an extremely bad reputation,” said Maiorano.

On the good side, TKE is very sociable with other fraternities and sororities. Their connections with other fraternities allowed senior business management major and member of TKE, Richard Aponte, to become the President of Pace’s Interfraternity Conference (IFC). IFC is the self-governing board of five different organizations, the President of IFC acts as the unifying voice for all five fraternities.

TKE frequently co-sponsors events with sororities such as a kickball event with Phi Sigma Sigma or sending out roses on Valentine’s Day with Alpha Lambda Sigma. In terms of other Greek Life, TKE maintains friendly relationships with most organizations on campus.

On the other hand, TKE is also known for vocalizing their discontent with University standards and rules, sometimes going so far to ignore mandatory events that they deem unnecessary. Most recently, an officer retreat was held for all organizations on cam-

pus. The goal of the event was to increase the ability of various officers in different organizations, but members of TKE didn’t find the workshops very helpful and left before the program was completed.

“We’re very stubborn,” said Maiorano, who didn’t believe he needed assistance with his position. Members of TKE are aware of their stubbornness, but they feel it contributes to an attitude that all TKE brothers have that make them immediately identifiable.

“We make ourselves known, we don’t have to wear letters for people to know we’re in TKE,” said Aponte. This attitude is one asset that contributes to how the organization recognizes potential in students who are interested in joining.

TKE currently has eight active members, seven of which are seniors, but they believe selecting quality over quantity for their members. Despite their reputation as the crazy fraternity, TKE looks for people who want to contribute to an organization and

Photo from Matt Maiorano TKE celebrates brotherhood. not just party all the time. The organization prides itself on lower numbers in exchange for a tighter bond with each individual. Loyalty and trust are very important in TKE. “I like that whatever happens, if I’m wrong or if I’m right, there will be someone who has my back,” said Maiorano. “It’s nice to live without fear. Just live com-

fortable and that’s exactly how I feel.”

Maiorano and Aponte both agree the family aspect is what makes TKE different from other fraternities on campus and hope that everyone sees that side of their organization as well.

“Some people think we’re the jerks but on the inside, it’s all love,” said Aponte.

Invisible Children Challenges Students to MOVE Emily Wolfrum

Featured Reporter Emily.R.Wolfrum@pace.edu

While one in three teens has seen the Kony 2012 video, the same 33 percent has heard of the director’s naked breakdown, and nearly everyone is convinced that it’s a scam.

In an event sponsored by Glee Club, Alpha Phi Delta, Future Educators of America (FEA), and the Townhouses this past Thurs., activist Jonathan Wieland and Ugandan mentor and former Lord’s Resistance Movement (LRA) victim Richard Marks Ochaka attempted to regain much of Invisible Children’s lost reputation.

“Last semester’s screening was in the midst of the controversy, so almost no one came,” admitted senior secondary education major Sara Hutton.

Hutton was a driving force in bringing the Invisible Children presentation back to Pace after an unsuccessful turnout to an event earlier in the year.

Kony 2012’s “Cover the Night” event in April was similarly unsuccessful as a result of the press’ portrayal of creative director Jason Russell and the Invisible Children organization.

Invisible Children’s new video “MOVE” addresses much of Kony 2012’s negative media attention, explaining the crash of their website as an overpopulation of users and Russell’s indecent outburst as the result of dehydration and exhaustion brought on by the video’s adversaries.

“MOVE” additionally promoted Kony 2012’s event MOVE: DC, a protest at the White House on Nov. 17.

“I thought this event was

Photo by Samantha Finch/The Pace Chronicle Sara Hutton, a senior education major, planned the Invisible Children event that was hosted on campus on Oct, 11, Here she stands with the Representative of Invisible Children. amazing,” Hutton said of Thursday’s crowd. “It’s amazing to know that so many people saw the new film and are ready to rally behind the idea of Kony 2012 again.”

Whether the larger audience was due to Greek-required attendance or genuine support of Invisible Children is speculative.

“It was nice to see their reaction to the media’s portrayal [of Kony 2012] and to hear how Jason’s been doing,” said junior criminal justice major John Manzo of the presentation.

Senior childhood education major Margaret Bradley said that the presentation had changed her mind after an initial doubt in the cause.

“I never watched the original

Kony 2012 video because of the negative feedback it received, but after seeing this video, I’ll be attending MOVE in November,” Bradley said.

Junior finance major Tania Leal was also planning on attending the event after the presentation.

“I was surprised they had an explanation of what happened following [the Kony 2012 video],” said Leal. “I’ve been following it since high school and I’m really motivated to go to MOVE.” MOVE: DC aims to remind the leaders of the United States, United Nations, European Union, and African Union of their previous pledges to take action against the LRA, and to ignite further response. A certain quota of attend-

ees from different areas all over the world are required to accomplish this goal.

“We never want to fight them,” said Wieland, the Team Leader from Invisible Children in charge of the Tri-State Area. “We want to work with them. That’s the best way to solve it.”

Invisible Children’s primary focus is ending the actions of the LRA, and their leader Joseph Kony. Kony is said to kidnap children all over Central Africa and use them as soldiers to slaughter and displace innocent Africans.

To date, 470 thousnad people from Uganda, Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan are said to be displaced.

Ochaka, who spoke at the event and currently works as a

mentor for the Legacy Scholarship Program, an initiative which provides funding for students in Northern Uganda affected by the LRA, was also displaced as a child.

“It’s the last thing you want to be—a refugee in your own home,” said Ochaka. “I felt like our death was just being postponed.”

Ochaka also said that the media attention of Russell and accusations of fraudulence had distracted from the intended good of Invisible Children.

“I think it’s a really great cause and that it’s very important for people to spread the word about these world issues,” said senior business administration major and president of Phi Sigma Sigma Kelsey Weinstein.

Weinstein added that Phi Sigma Sigma had sponsored events with Invisible Children in the past and that many sisters made regular donations to the cause.

One of the ideas frequently stressed throughout the event was the current generation’s power to make an impact on the world, especially through the use of technology, as Kony 2012’s initial success came from the sharing of its YouTube video.

Wieland encouraged supporters to visit Invisible Children’s website at www.kony2012.com for more information and to contact local representative Nita Lowey via Twitter to encourage action which will aid in stopping the LRA. “We are invested and believe in the inherent value of human life and the abilities of our generation,” said Wieland. “If you care about an issue, do something about it because if everyone does something, we can get a lot done.”

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The Blind Side: Neglect to Eye Health Jonathan Alvarez

Featured Reporter Jonathan.Alvarez@pace.edu

When health comes to mind, people tend to see the big picture.

The care of body and mind immediately comes to thought. However, by doing this, people tend to be blind to the smaller aspects that contribute to the big picture.

This results into neglect that can lead to unwanted effects.

The month of October is recognized by the Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston as Eye Injury Prevention Month. More than one million injuries occur to individuals in the United States each year, and a whopping 90 percent of these injuries could have been avoided if the individuals were aware of the precautions to take.

“I never thought my eyes were that important,” said freshman nursing major Bianca Flores.

“It is something that is often neglected.”

Neglect is often the case when it comes to proper eye care.

“Eye vision isn’t a main priority when health comes to mind,” said junior nursing major JJ Gentile. “It is generally the physique and diet.”

The factors that result in poor vision also tend to fly under the

radar. Stress in general has an effect on eyesight.

“People don’t really acknowledge stress, it is just something people live with,” Flores said.

The body produces adrenaline to fight off stress; however, too much adrenaline can lead to exhaustion. This may cause mood swings, a poor immune system, or possibly even sleeping problems. Excessive adrenaline also may lead to glaucoma, an eye condition that can lead to damage to the optic nerve.

“It’s impossible for a person to not stress; it can’t be avoided in life,” Flores said.

Of course, stress is no stranger to anyone, especially when dealing with college students. The best way to counteract stress is through relaxation and rest. Although this may not make the problems disappear, it will serve as a way to give the eyes a break, alleviate stress, and help engage the parasympathetic system of the automatic nervous system, which is responsible for eyesight.

Another key factor that may be a bit more familiar is sunglasses.

“I wear sunglasses mostly when I’m driving, by the water, and especially during summer,” said junior accounting major

Kenny Hoolahan.

Sunglasses provide the eyes with protection from harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause major eye problems and can also damage the delicate skin around the eyes, causing wrinkles.

“More people wear sunglasses for looks instead of as an aid,” Hoolahan said. “Of course, that’s not a bad thing, though.”

Wearing sunglasses frequently results in enhanced vision; however, good sunglasses protect eyes from 100 percent of UV rays. The color of the shades can also play a key role in better vision. The choice of tint can influence how much visible light reaches the eyes, and how well colors and contrasts are seen. It is best to choose colors with a grey, brown, or green tint.

“Color of shades isn’t something that comes to mind when it comes to eye health,” said Hoolahan. “People usually buy the shades as a fashion statement.”

Aside from color and UV rays, the glare of the sun can cause headaches and distort vision, not to mention excessive exposure to direct sunlight leads to permanent eye damage. In very bright conditions, the pupil constricts and causes a person to squint which attributes to eyestrain and muscle

Photo by Jonathan Alvarez/The Pace Chronicle October is Eye Injury Prevention Month. Eye health has become a neglected part of our busy lives. fatigue.

Diet also plays a vital role in the well being of eyesight. The consumption of excessive alcohol, saturated and trans fats, artificial sweeteners, and smoking weakens eyesight and can lead to eye-related problems.

“I didn’t think the consumption of fat, alcohol, or smoking had an impact on eyesight,” freshman accounting and marketing major Imerlyn Ventura said.

“Many people do those things and don’t even think about what it does to their eyes.”

Foods like carrots, egg yolks, cheese, milk, fruits, and vegetables contribute to healthy eye vision. Many of these contain Vitamin A, which is an essential nutrient for good vision.

“With college foods, people

may not take into consideration the affect it may have on the student, especially their health,” Ventura said.

Eating a balanced diet, exercise, and wearing the proper eyewear can aid individuals in caring for their eyes properly.

“People should take care of themselves,” said Gentile. “It will help promote overall health and good feelings.”

Taking the right steps to better eye care not only helps the body, but the mind, as well. Eyesight should be the least of college students’ problems and ought to be cared for properly.

“Vision is a major factor in a person’s college career,” said Gentile. “When it comes to eye care, college students are blind.”

Dirty Talk... Communal Bathrooms in All Their Glory Christiana Lloyd

Health Editor CLloyd@PaceChronicle.com

With each new incoming freshman class the horrors of communal bathrooms begin all over again. Hairs are left all over the sinks, toilets are left unflushed, and everything from condoms to used tampons is found on the floors of the showers. What happened to the common courtesy of cleaning up after yourself?

More importantly, are people really aware of all the germs, diseases, and illnesses that can come from uncleanliness?

These are the problems that the average student here at Pace is faced with; the few lucky ones are the commuters and the people that live in the townhouses, Dow or New Dorm.

“I live in the houses so I don’t ever have to worry about wearing flip flops or wonder who left the sink a mess. We all help clean the bathrooms and if it’s one person in particular that has made a mess of things we make sure that they clean it up,” said junior accounting major Courtney Dillon.

So what about the rest of Pace?

Some of the most common illnesses are passed in communal bathrooms, such as: simple germs that can give you the common cold and stomach viruses, to others that can lead to more serious illnesses like meningitis, hepatitis A, and pneumonia. These can be found on toilet seats, faucets, door handles, and just about any

Photo from CanadianGiftGuide.com Don’t forget your flip flops! other surface in a restroom. of security that I won’t catch any- ever-growing messes that we are Of all the places that can be thing because the bathrooms are finding? When asked, students contaminated in the bathroom, always gross when I go in them; have raved about the cleaning the sinks and counters are by far once, I even found a used condom crews that we have here in the the worst – they are covered in in a shower stall so I just waited dorms and how well they take over 100 thousand germs. And for the next shower to become care of the bathrooms. not just because the person before available.”

“The cleaning people were you forgot to rinse out the sink So why are flip-flops one of great but the kids were too rowafter spitting out the remnants of the best purchases you can make dy,” said sophomore communitheir toothpaste and mouthwash. for college? cations major Griffin Timoney When you flush the toilet you are In the shower alone, the germs when asked about his experience causing feces particles to fly into that are left behind from others living in North Hall his freshman the air, landing on almost every can lead you to catch a number year. “I would always see them surface in the bathroom, includ- of things including staph infec- coming in to clean up and for like ing that faucet, sink, and even the tions, athlete’s foot, plantar warts 10 minutes, the bathroom would countertop where you place your (caused by HPV), and even men- be spotless and perfect, and then valuables. ingitis. Bacteria, viruses, and someone would throw up in the “I always wash my hands fungi that lead to these health showers or flood it and it would after going into the restroom, I problems all thrive in moist, become a giant mess again.” think its super gross when I see warm environments—in other Even Dooley agreed that we people that just walk out of the words, the showers that everyone have an amazing cleaning crew stalls and right on out without uses. By wearing flip-flops you that takes care of the dorms. “I doing so,” said freshman crimi- are saving yourself from quite a feel like the cleaning crew does nal justice major Patrick Dooley. bit of pain. an amazing job but people go in “And I always wear flip flops in So what is to be done about - not even 20 minutes later - and the showers, they give me a sense our communal bathrooms and the they become a mess again. I feel

like people should take responsibility for their messes and learn to clean up after themselves.”

In agreement with Dooley, we can take extra steps when in the bathroom to not only help keep the messes to a minimum but also to keep from catching or passing along any germs.

When in the restroom, try not to spray the toilets with your bodily fluids - and if you do, wipe it off. Don’t touch the handle to flush the toilet either; use your foot or some toilet paper to flush if you can. When it comes to the sink areas, make sure that when you brush your teeth, shave, brush your hair, or anything else that can be messy, wipe it all up and thoroughly rinse out the sink.

Nobody else needs to worry about the chance of touching your spit or having your hair all over them.

Finally, actually wash your hands with soap and water, dry afterward with a paper towel, the whole shebang. By drying your hands with a paper towel afterward you are cutting the germs you might have contracted by 65 percent. Never use a hand-dryer: the hot moist air can cause the germs on your hands to grow by 162 percent thus being counteractive to the whole washing of the hands in the first place.

If possible, use a paper towel to turn off the water faucets and open the door, as well. Remember, you touched that faucet with dirty hands to turn it on and washed, clean hands don’t always greet that door handle.

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Channel Rainbow:

Trying It…and Knocking It Should it Matter if an Artist is Gay? What’s The-G-Spot About?

"College is run by sexual tension. Many of us like sex, have sex, and have walked in on our roommate having sex. Why ignore it?

Let’s be honest instead. In college, learning doesn’t only happen in the classroom, it happens in the bedroom. Don't be shy, now, welcome to the G-Spot." - Gabrielle Davina Just so I know I’m getting my fill out of life, I try to go by the motto, “Don’t knock it “til you try it”—that is, provided it doesn’t pose a danger to myself or those around me. I extend this motto to my sexual experience as well. As much as I love vanilla sex, which believe me, I do, I keep an open mind to new experiences in the bedroom as they are presented to me.

Some things, though, have not been my cup of tea. I tried it alright—and then, alas, I knocked it.

The example that comes to mind first is of a night about a year ago when I had my first (and only) threesome.

I shared this experience with two fairly new friends of mine, a guy and a girl. It was fueled by an increase in blood alcohol content and a decrease in inhibitions…it was an experience for the books and a great friggin’ time, but I don’t think I’ll ever have one again. For one, I know I could never have one of those so-called “devil’s threesomes” (that kind with two guys— that’s one penis too many), but I learned from my experience then that I’m really not sexually attracted to women.

Bummer! I tried it. And now I’m knocking it.

Females, including the other one in our little ménage à trois, are beautiful, mesmerizing creatures; and while I wish I could be attracted to them, my wishes were blown to smithereens when I touched her lady bits. Just not for me.

Like I said: tried it, knocking it.

Ebony Turner

Opinion Editor ETurner@PaceChronicle.edu

There have been almost too many websites to name in the past decade that have encouraged our society to indulge in their inner narcissism. MySpace called for not only impeccable yet basic coding skills, but good taste in music and selective rankings in viral friendships. Facebook was the more evolved, simplistic version of MySpace that eventually became just as much of a nuisance.

With the introduction of Twitter and Instagram, platforms that allow you to divulge just how interesting our non-interesting lives are to strangers and friends alike, our culture is encouraging the art of sharing with total strangers.

The consequence of oversharing is yet to be seen, but the benefits of it have yet to either.

Something all of these platforms of past and present have in common is one thing: we used

A good friend of mine suggested I cover anal sex in this article. Having tried it herself, she’s a step ahead of me, but she said she had a similar reaction to that experience that I did to my aforementioned one. It was interesting, she didn’t hate it, but she wasn’t about to run around with a megaphone suggesting everyone try it.

Another friend of ours overheard the conversation and chimed in with the same sentiments as her.

Is there anything wrong with any of us for wanting to try these things? No. But the other point I’m trying to make here is that there’s also nothing wrong with the fact that we didn’t love it.

Porn and dirty novels make it seem like everyone has to have these wild and varied carnal appetites to have true sexual prowess. I disagree. I just think it’s beneficial to try new things once in a while. It’s totally healthy and acceptable, though, to not to be into certain things that you’ve tried. In those situations, you take the experience for what it was: something new. You write it in your diary, store it in your shoebox of memories and call it a day.

No need to do it again if you don’t want to, no need to answer to anyone about it.

You never know if you’ll like something until you try it, and certainly you don’t have to like everything. Experimenting sexually is like going to an exotic restaurant—you could love it or you could hate it, but at the end of the day, you still get to cross it off your bucket list. Korean barbecue, check. Paella, check. Threesome, check. them because we believed we were interesting enough to be interested in.

On a scale of one to Kanye, this may be the milder version of narcissism, but an appropriate deduction nonetheless. A sobering truth we must come to terms with is that the release we feel when we write that witty, less-than-140 word tweet to the masses is a notch under our ego. It’s a subtle notch that validates that little nagging insecurity in the back of our minds that wonders whether people care about how we feel – what we’re doing. Even the mildest of tweeters and instagrammers have to agree that those pictures they post of their fifth meal of the day or that quote from an indie film no one knows nor cares about is just as bad as the video model who floods your timeline with pictures from that photo shoot she paid for – a concept in this grade of “modeling” I will never understand. Yet we choose to put ourselves on a pedestal that raises us above the debauchery of the

Ebony Turner

Opinion Editor ETurner@PaceChronicle.edu

I had no idea Frank Ocean was gay and didn’t care to look for it in his songs even after he came out. I can’t say it truly mattered or made a difference in how I saw him musically, because his music sounded no different. It was hard for me to understand why, in this decade, any of this mattered to listeners as a whole being that many of the great artists of our time were gay but the outrage was easy for me to comprehend.

This was the first artist of our generation to come out in the unabashed matter that he did. Even in the cryptic word choice and story he used, we understood exactly what this moment meant not only for him but for his fans.

What was mildly hilarious to me was the reaction of his black male fans, a demographic that refuses to accept that a fair amount of their favorite athletes and artists are probably gay as well, could not and would not listen to any more of his music assuming that every mention of love and sex on Frank’s part was a subliminal mention to his relations with a man. All of the thought pieces celebrating his coming out and shaming those that did not accept him were nice, but I could not help but ask myself why any of this still mattered.

Frank is not the first, and will surely not be the last, artist in music to be gay. It is, however, worth noting that he is the first black artist to come out and still be successful. I made sure to track all of the black men on my Twitter timeline who swore they would not listen to his male love stories anymore, and to no avail, they are still Ocean fans. The only famous artist I can think of that was allegedly gay and black was Luther Vandross.

After he passed, his assistants and close friends all turned to the media divulging how difficult it was for him to live in the closet for the entirety of his career.

The fear that he would lose all of his money, fame and the ability to share a talent cemented in history was too heavy for him.

He spent his entire life channeling this burden through an unhealthy fluctuating weight issue that eventually claimed his life.

What is most profound in the way Vandross was “outed” was the matter in which it was done.

His closest friends and confidants took it upon themselves to share this very intimate secret after he had died and could not come to his own defense. There is power in telling your own story from your own mouth and not allowing anyone to speak for you and Vandross could not do that. Frank coming out and not waiting until it is too late to tell his own story

makes him different from the rest; it gives other black men in any industry an example of someone who was courageous enough to take control over his life and not let his life control him.

That is what should be celebrated – that is what should matter. I refuse to typecast black gay male musicians as not being able to come out because of their “circumstance,” which in other words means their race. However, something is to be said for the fact that it must be psychoanalyzed when black men come out, but when Anderson Cooper did the same thing he was still just Anderson Cooper. While race has something to do with it, it only holds power because we continue to let it.

As a society, we must stop giving immaterial matters so much power and clout over our lives and the lives of others. The thought pieces and overanalyzing of Frank’s sexuality were overwhelming to say the least, and distracted us all from the fact that his debut album was coming out, not just him. The hype that the internet built has died down just as fast, as expected, and while I’m glad that young black gay men and closeted celebrities now have an example to live by, I hope that if their talent remains the same our view them does too.

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Instagram, Twitter and the Culture of Internet Validation rest based on the content and how much of it we post, but why?

Unfortunately, diagnosing insecurity with overcompensating for your empty life via social networking is not a proper method to solving the deeper issue at hand: any life worth living doesn’t have time to be documented every five minutes.

Every thought worth thinking often times is better left unsaid.

The world will not stop spinning if any of us stop tweeting and that concert going on right in front of you will be much more enjoyable if you put your phone down.

Now I’m not suggesting that we all stop documenting moments in our lives, but we must stop feeling as if every moment needs to be shared – for what? The moment should not hold less value if it doesn’t receive over ten likes, but our youth is more concerned with who’s following rather than whose leading. We steal tweets on twitter for retweets and troll celebrities until they respond – or block us – to bask in a superficial

glory received room swallowed in darkness, lit only by the glare of our recent accomplishments from our cellphone.

The latest topic in the world of social networking that could potentially solve this problem is both Twitter and Instagram’s alleged discussions of getting rid of the follower counts on both of their platforms. What would these websites be like if we freed ourselves from the bondage of the painful decision of whether a person was worth following based on how many people are following them? The root of the validation seeking would either come to a screeching halt, or people would find new ways to feel good about themselves. While the former and the latter would encourage innovation and progression as a collective, I am not sure if we would truly understand, or appreciate, why getting rid of these numbers would be good for all of us.

Peace of mind is not even a befitting term for how liberated I felt when I got rid of my top ten

on my MySpace. I stole the code from a UK hipster girl’s page – a trick I honed so well you’d think I created it myself – and finally enjoyed the essence of what MySpace was truly meant for in its stripped form: to show your personality, your interests, yourself to people who would appreciate it. That self might have a diverse taste in music and a simplistic preference in page layouts, but it was still an impression of me I wanted my profile viewers to leave my page with.

To this day, I still translate my minimalist preference in layout pages through my everyday wardrobe and decorative style for my dorm. I’m rarely seen wearing colors that are not blue, white, beige, black or green, and I have no desire to change that because that is who I am. If our social networks are supposed to be an extension of us, we should all keep that in mind every time we try to post something with the intent to impress; just be you.

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His Hard Truth: Eros

Why is it so Hard to Buy Albums? Is He Too Good To Be True?

Ebony Turner

Opinion Editor ETurner@PaceChronicle.edu

Over time I have justified my logic behind not buying albums down to a science – or so I thought. I feel that the only time I am truly willing to buy an album is if, and only if: it is a new artist I believe in and want to see succeed, an artist I have listened to for years and do not need to sample it for free or if I am able to make the drive to pick the album from the store. All three of the options are dependent solely on the latter, but viable deductions nonetheless as to why I am not jumping for joy to buy anyone’s album, especially if I know they do not need my money.

The reality is there was a time where the internet was not something that we could depend on for downloading albums. Two decades ago, getting albums was nearly only possible if you made the obligatory trip to your nearest record shop or Best Buy and stood in line, album in hand, to purchase this release from your beloved artist.

I remember how crisp new albums sounded through my father’s speakers. Their voices were so chiseled, clean and piercing, but it never sounded the same after the first listen. After purchasing a car for the first time, I had to go back to this archaic age, burning CD’s from my iTunes library and scavenging all of the nine physical copies of albums I have so that I can blast them in my car.

Even though I have a dock that allows me to channel my music from my phone through a radio station, nothing sounds better than the CD, quality-wise. This unhealthy dependence on technology has not only taken a toll on the music industry, but has eradicated an experience for generations of new listeners to take part in listening to music in a way that cannot be heard effectively through headphones. But we all have justified this “small” sacrifice with the excuse of not being able to know whether an artist is worth investing in unless we hear it for free first.

This excuse reeks of an entitlement that has plagued our generation in every avenue imaginable. Who are we to deem an artist “listenable” only if they risk their well-being on people who are not even willing to meet them halfway? I understand if we decide after paying the money for the album, hearing that its trash and then not listening to them live. But to say that listening to an album – not a mixtape – an album that takes an unparalleled amount of money to produce from start to finish, is something you must do free of charge? Come on now.

Would you ask Christian Louboutin to walk out of the store with their shoes, free of charge, first before you decide to invest in the designer’s product again? Not only would they ask you to leave, with security within peripheral in case you do not oblige, but the suggestion would not even be considered.

While I would love to turn to the excuse of being a college student that cannot afford the 10 dollars, if not less, toward an artist of my choosing the reality is that it simply is not a viable excuse – it never was. I spend hundreds of dollars investing in my wardrobe and food I can’t finish, but 10 dollars is too much to put toward an artist that has, at the very least, peaked my interest? It sounds so silly, because it is.

It is hard to buy albums because we are lazy and frugal in an area of our lives that we all need just to function. I cannot imagine what life would be like if the music industry decided one day to make albums only accessible through stores, and unable to play in anything but a car or speaker system not attached to a computer. Life would be very hard for the entitled, talentless, priority confused music listener and it should because it isn’t fair.

I am slowly but surely buying albums from all artists that peak my interest. Not just because I drive a 1999 Volvo S70 that doesn’t give me any better option, but because I belong to industry that is being plagued with the same rumors of becoming obsolete because people would rather read online than engage in the experience of holding a newspaper or magazine in your hand. No matter how archaic these methods may seem, you can only appreciate art physically and separating yourself from that one-on-one experience eradicates quality.

Yes he is. Lately I keep hearing of women getting played, used and let down by guys. I can’t even feel bad when I hear some of these stories because there are so many signs that point to failure that women are too naive to see or accept.

It’s not hard to read people by the way they present themselves and their actions. This of course doesn’t account for all the ladies around here because we all know that there are a good amount that just go looking for someone to sleep with, but for those who actually try to meet a guy and date him, be smart.

The first sign of failure is the meeting place. You went out to Paulies and met a great guy who didn’t try to sleep with you? First of all, more than likely he had another agenda for that night and just happened to get caught up with you. And if he doesn’t see you again until next Thursday, then he’s probably just playing the trust card. This thought is surprisingly common even if no one says it out loud; “Oh, he didn’t try to have sex with me last time.

He’s obviously in to me and not just sex.” I promise that there’s a better chance of finding a decent guy waiting for a sandwich than waiting for a shot of Jose.

Is he perfect? If you think he’s absolutely perfect and can’t even find a flaw in him, run. Two weeks isn’t nearly enough time to

really learn about a person just by hanging out and hooking up.

Sometimes a guy will be willing to sit with you and talk for hours while staying genuinely interested in you. And then yes, you might be able to see the real him. But a lot of guys know that a little bit of trust goes a long way when you combine it with a lot of camouflage. Most flaws can be covered with a little sweet talk and that just happens to win over a lot of girls that are already interested in them.

If you get caught up on a guy and you think he’s great, please don’t tell me or any other guy for that matter. It’s for both of our sakes. We’re going to think that you’re pathetic and later on, you’re going to regret looking so caught up on some dude that you were barely involved with.

If you’re not completely positive that you’re going to be with this guy, don’t make other guys pin you as the clingy, relationship fiend. We all know who they are.

A new boy every two months isn’t cute.

If it seems too good to be true, I know that it is. If you haven’t found a flaw yet, you haven’t been looking hard enough. I’m not a pessimist and I’m not even a realist, but you will not find the perfect man. But you don’t need one. You just need someone who’s perfect for you.

RE: Officer Admits to Fabricated Report of DJ’s Death To The Editor: At the time DJ was killed, a number of us in the Pace community were upset that there was not a public statement or condemnation from the university about the fact one of our students was SHOT by a local police officer.

We were told to keep calm and that we were to maintain good relations with the local police department.

Well, apparently that feeling was not shared.

The police constructed a vile cover-up and, at the time, actually gave the offending officer an award for being injured in the line of duty. Again, no condemnation from the University.

Now is the time. Justice demands a formal letter of condemnation of the police department and a demand for the removal of the officer from the force.

I have no particular vendetta against police. My father was a cop. I have no vendetta against the Pleasantville or Mt. Pleasant police. I have relatives living in Pleasantville.

I personally did not know DJ. But I did know a number of students who were with him when he was killed. They felt invalidated by the university and the media circus that ensued. I and most of my colleagues happen to be quite fond of our students here. We want to make sure they have a safe and productive experience at Pace. Parents should celebrate at their graduations.

Not mourn at their funeral.

We should all formally request that the university take action and demand the removal of the offending officer from the force.

Dr. Marie Werner Sociology

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Photo From Def Jam Recordings, Justice for DJ Henry, photoshopped by Kelly Povero Kanye West & Jay-Z dedicate a song on their most recent album, Watch the Throne, to the memory of DJ Henry.

“Together We Stand, Together We Fall, All for One, One For All,

By Myself, I Can Do Nothing, With Some Help, I Can Do Anything.”

In the Memory of Danroy “DJ” Henry, Jr.

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Argo Fills the Time but Fails to Impress Arthur Augustyn

Feature Editor AAugustyn@PaceChronicle.com

I’ve never been a tremendous fan of Ben Affleck. His acting career consisted of mediocre films that could’ve been better if the production had the budget to cast Matt Damon instead.

Over the past few years, Affleck has started directing his own films but they still haven’t transcended outside the realm of average moviemaking that started his career in the first place.

Affleck’s latest project, Argo, is no different. It’s a film that plays by the rules and delivers what most audiences are expecting, unless the expectation is you’ll remember the movie after leaving the theater.

Argo is based on the true story of American diplomats being held hostage in Iran after America chooses to give political asylum to an Iranian dictator.

There’s a textbook of political background to the events being depicted in the film, but the gist is: Americans are going to die unless CIA agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) can save them.

His plan for rescuing these people is to create a fake movie in Hollywood and pretend to be location scouting in Iran. After humoring the Iranian government for a day or two, Mendez will disguise the U.S. diplomats as film crew and attempt to bring them home.

In concept, it’s a pretty stupid idea. In fact the film refers to the plan as the “best worst idea”

the CIA could come up with, but given the fact that this is a true story and the operation was actually completed by the CIA in the 1980s, it makes everything more digestible.

The film follows a heist-film format. For the first half, Mendez sets up his team, plans out the operation and begins to initiate the actual heist. The second half of the film is Mendez’s experience getting the diplomats out of the country.

The first half is clearly the stronger portion of the film because of the numerous inside jokes about Hollywood culture and superior supporting actors.

In order for Mendez to sell the reality of a fake film he needs an actual director and script to back the project.

Mendez’s contact into Hollywood is John Chambers, played

by John Goodman. Chambers introduces Mendez to a fictional director who can be trusted, played

by Alan Arkin. Goodman and Arkin are the highlight of the film.

Every one of their scenes contains comedic merit and if you’re familiar with Hollywood tropes, the jokes are even funnier.

The combination of Arkin and Goodman’s comedic talent along with the first half’s quick acceleration toward the midpoint of the film, gives a very good first impression. Once the film arrives in Iran, a lot of the issues with Affleck’s directing ability begin to show.

Chief among these weaknesses is how vapid the charac-

drinking alone in his apartment with numerous crossfades to indicate he drank for a long time.

The movie drips with these types of corny clichés in place of more impressive filmmaking techniques such as… acting.

During the final sequence of the diplomats’ attempted escape, the film uses artificial tension builders to add to the emotion of the scene. These tropes include: getting detained past boarding time, their bus’ transmission has trouble starting and their plane is second in line to take off instead of first.

If you’ve never seen a movie before these methods might be quite effective but if you’ve seen a few action films and your IQ is higher than your shoe size it might feel a little excessive.

These complaints don’t necessarily make Argo bad but they certainly don’t contribute to making it good either. A lot of elements of the film balance each other out to almost complete equilibrium.

The addition of Arkin and Goodman allow the film to be recommendable, but only if you’re expecting a filler-film that lacks any appeal in the long-term.

It’s the type of movie you see with your family after there was an argument at the dinner table over your younger sister’s neck tattoo, you just want to forget about the world for a few hours.

Argo pays the favor back, because after a few hours away from the movie you’ll likely forget you ever saw it, but there are worse outcomes to movie night.

Photo from IMBD.com Argo pulled in 20.1 million dollars in the box office. ters are. Affleck’s character is way. Despite the suicidal mission set-up as a man with a wife and a and people’s lives being at-stake, kid. His dedication to his job has the film lacks any personal conprevented him from living with nection to make you think these those who he truly cares about… people feel any genuine emotion. at least I think that was the idea.

It’s so bad that the movie has There’s a total twenty-five sec- to rely on century-old clichés to onds dedicated to Mendez’s fam- get across simple emotions such ily life and apparently that was as worry, torment and indecisiveenough to satisfy Affleck’s belief ness. For example, after Menthat the audience would be com- dez is told some crippling inforpletely on his side and feel the mation about his operation, he stress he was going through. doesn’t make a telling facial exThe entire operation runs pression or shows signs of being without a hitch and there’s no distraught. Instead the audience indication it would go any other is treated to a scene of Mendez

“Fight the Deaf-Fear the Living”: The Walking Dead Season Three Premiere Review Samantha Finch

Entertainment Editor SFinch@PaceChronicle.com

If you are a fan of the AMC television program The Walking Dead then you know that season two of the show left off on a bit of cliff hanger.

After a major and influential character was killed off (twice, since they reanimated as a zombie and was killed again), a swarm of flesh-eating walkers evade the seemly “safe” location of Rick Grimes and his group.

Forced to run for their lives Rick and his group have been nomadic throughout the winter and are now looking for a new location to find the supplies necessary for their survival.

The first episode of the new season begins on this note; the searches of new places to find the resources that have become sparse in their area of coverage.

The premiere displayed many new methods that correlated with both the new setting and the characters themselves. This can be seen in the many uses of natural light, which creates the cold atmosphere of the new location.

Additionally, the filming included the use of narrow spaces as personification of imprisonment.

These examples along with

Photo from IMBD.com The Season three premiere of The Walking Dead was last Sun. Oct. 14, 2012. The show set a record of number of views for the fall. several others are important features in the new season.

Despite the changes, the show maintained many of the aspects that have become a staple of the show itself. A prime example of this is the use of long shots and depth of field. These techniques are seen very often in the establishing shots of the episodes.

According to a New York Times blog called Media Decoder- Behind the Screen, Between the Lines written by Bill Carter,

the 9 p.m. season three premiere pulled in approximately 10.9 million views, second only to Sunday Night Football. This makes the hit AMC show one of the biggest hits of the fall season, beating all other entertainment programs on broadcast networks.

The 10 p.m. and midnight showing brought in another 3.5 million and 85 thousand viewers, a total of 15.2 million viewers on Sun. night.

The Walking Dead also pulled in 7.3 million views form ages 18-49.

The Sun. night ratings ranked above all other shows non sport television this fall. This includes other hit shows such as Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory.

While the location has changed as well as some of the characters, one must remember in a world overrun by zombies, some things, including characters and habits, are bound to be altered. The show is still made with the formula of excellent writing, amazing cinematography, and a great concept.

Season three of The Walking Dead will contain a total of 16 episodes. The second episode of season three will premiere next Sun. Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. on AMC. For more information please visit amctv.com or imdb.com.

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Sports on the Side: Down With the Sickness CJ Dudek

Sports Columnist CDudek@PaceChronicle.edu

It is one thing to boo a player that sucks. It is perfectly fine to rip into your team on sports talk radio when they make a terrible trade. Hell, you can even support a player leaving town because he or she is a bad influence on your team.

But under no circumstances is any fan, loyal or bandwagon-jumper, justified in cheering after the injury of a player.

Every person who cheered after the injury of Matt Cassel has the self worth of dog excrement. To applaud a man who got taken out of a game due to a serious injury is a travesty to the integrity of the game. You can’t blame it on the alcohol, nor can you begin to think that cheering after an injury is an acceptable behavior. The integrity of all sports fans needs to be called into question after this.

Sure, there are some moments of questionable fan integrity. In football, fans cheer when a dog killer throws a touchdown pass. Fans go to see a convicted rapist be funny in The Hangover. These are the grey areas of assessing character that are inevitable and debatable until the sun goes down.

But whether or not you should cheer for a person that gets hurt is a clear-cut case.

You just don’t do it. It isn’t right. There is no person on Earth who would want 70 thousand strangers cheering if they got physically injured, so there is no reason to cheer the pain of somebody else. Just because they are a professional athlete does not make them any less of a human being.

If a businessman or woman

at a company you hate fell and broke their leg, you wouldn’t cheer because you hate how they have been performing. In this way, sports are no different.

The athletes are public figures, yet they are still human beings who laugh, cry, feel pain, feel joy, and experience life just like the people buying their jerseys.

To applaud a fellow human being’s injury is a wide mirror reflecting on the soul of the person clapping. It shows every fan wearing your team’s jersey that you have an inflated sense of self worth or a detached worthlessness; and frankly, it is tough to determine which one is worse.

Now, of course, it is impossible to prove that every single person cheered for Cassel’s injury, and for those who did not, good for you. It must have been hard to stay morally afloat in that swamp of bad character.

But to the men and women who were jubilant to see a human being seriously hurt, you are pathetic. You are so enamored with a game that you mistakenly think you are a member of the franchise. There is no “we have to play better” or “we need a better quarterback.”

You don’t wear the pads, take the violent hits, or even help train the athletes who you pay to see. Cheering a person’s injury proves even more that you aren’t part of the team, for no teammate would openly applaud the injury of a friend.

Every fan who cheered Matt Cassel’s injury is an ignorant, pompous, sick, and classless piece of trash. The Kansas City Chiefs don’t deserve fans like you.

With home fans like that, the Chiefs sure as hell don’t need to worry about their opponents.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

Sports

Florio and Silberbush Fired CJ Dudek

Sports Editor CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

Defensive coordinator Ted Florio and linebacker coach Harvey Silberbush were relieved from their respective positions earlier this week.

Florio and Silberbush were the conductors of a defense that has relinquished a season average of 581 yards per game, which ranks last in the Northeast-10.

Pace has relinquished more than 40 points in every game they have played in 2012.

According to senior political science major Lamar Francis, the students were informed of the decision on Mon. afternoon at a brief team meeting. Members on the Setters defense were surprised to learn of the departure of their coaches. Sophomore biology major Christopher Archibal admits to being taken aback by the news.

“I was pretty shocked,” Archibal said. “I just got back in my room when someone on the team told me, they are two good people and I’m sad to see them go.”

Pace athletic department released a statement on Tues. regarding the dismissals of both coaches.

“The Athletic Department reports that two of the football coaches have been relieved of their coaching duties because the University has decided that a different defensive approach is needed at this time. A permanent solution is being explored.

The remaining coaching staff is not available to comment at this time as they prepare for their next game this Saturday at Saint Anselm.”

This time two years ago, Florio was the special teams coordinator for the Hawks of Saint Anselm College. In his first season spearheading the Setters defense, Florio’s group gave up a combined average of 46 points per contest. This season, Florio’s defense has been giving up an average of 52 points per game and has yet to record an interception.

Silberbush was the ironclad presence on the defensive sidelines for 44 years at various schools. The Bronx native first

made an appearance at Pace during the 1998 season as the team’s defensive coordinator. Silberbush was in his second year as the Setters linebacker coach before being relieved of his duties.

Still, this midseason adjustment is not lost on the young men on the team. According to Archibal, both coaches had earned the blessings of the student athletes.

“I respected them a lot,” Archibal said. “They cared about the players; they would always ask us how our days were going. They treated us like family.”

With both Florio and Silberbush gone, the Setters have only defensive backs Coach Marcus McLain and defensive line coach Javon Hubbard running the defense. Francis said that Setters head coach Chris Dapolito will help out with the defensive play calling duties.

The Setters took on the Hawks of Saint Anselm in their first game without Florio and Silberbush on Saturday.

Setters Play Well, Lose to Saint Anslem

Photo from CSI-Photo Setters Blair Wynn runs for 81 yards against the Hawks of Saint Anslem.

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The Setters bore their teeth against the Hawks, yet it was the visiting team that flew away with the win.

Pace lost to Saint Anslem College by a score of 48-21. The game was highlighted by good rushing performances from the Setters and the absence of two signal callers.

The Setters matched the Hawks point for point in the first quarter. When Hawks return man Greg Donahue muffed a punt at his own 11 yard line it was recovered by sophomore businessmanagement major Blair Wynn. A few plays later, Wynn punched in his first touchdown of the season to tie the game at seven apiece.

After the Hawks regained the lead, Pace put together a threeplay 23 yard drive in the waning

moments of the first quarter to re-tie the game at 14. The Setters scored on a 16 yard touchdown run from junior criminal justice major Jordan Raynor with three minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the quarter.

The Setters ground game established itself against the Hawks. Pace totaled a season high 211 rushing yards that were distributed throughout the depth chart. Wynn picked up a total of 81 yards on 19 carries throughout the game while sophomore criminal justice major Brian Beeker rushed for 96 yards on 16 carries.

However, the Setters defense did not fare so well without defensive coordinator Ted Florio and linebacker coach Harvey Silberbush. Both coaches were relieved of their duties earlier in the week and the Setters had only two defense-oriented coaches on staff against the Hawks.

On the field, Pace gave up 40

points yet again. The Setters have relinquished at least 40 points in seven consecutive games this season. The Hawks gashed the Setters for a total of 430 yards throughout the game; 267 of those yards came on the ground.

Also, Pace relinquished 27 points in the third quarter alone to put the game out of reach.

One bright spot for the Setters defense was senior biology major David Lopez, for he snatched the Setters’ first interception of the year during the course of the game.

With the loss, the Setters drop to 0-7 overall and 0-6 against Northeast-10 opponents this season.

The Setters will get next week off to study for midterms. Pace will hit the field again on Oct. 27 when they take on Assumption College up in Worcester, M.A.

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Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

Sports

Radio Head CJ Dudek

Sports Editor CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

Sportscaster Mike McGinnis wears two different headsets. One is reserved for continuing a family tradition covering America’s national pastime. The other headset is utilized a few Saturdays during the school year.

Radio sportscaster Mike McGinnis is an integral cog for multiple broadcast teams. The Westchester Community College graduate hosts the pre-game and post-game shows for the Rockland Boulders on WFAS radio.

The second team he covers hits

harder in both force and proximity to Pace.

Perhaps McGinnis’ most prominent role around Pleasantville lies in his pre-game analysis.

McGinnis is part of “The Scorecard” radio show that serves as the appetizer for the entrée of Pace football home games. So far, McGinnis has soaked in the collegiate atmosphere like a sponge.

“When I first got into it I wanted to do pro sports, but I really enjoy the atmosphere of the non-professional sports,” McGinnis said. “When you start building a relationship with a team, you start to inevitably become friends.

The challenge is not to sound like

a homer.”

Both teams that McGinnis became close to have provided different kinds of rewards. For the Boulders, McGinnis was introduced to former Major League outfielder Jose Canseco. As for his time with the Setters, McGinnis has enjoyed in depth media access when pre-gaming at Pace.

“The whole coaching staff has been very cooperative with us,” McGinnis said. “It has been a great experience.”

Although Pace has to share McGinnis with the Can-Am League, it should come as no surprise. Four other generations of the McGinnis family have

worked in professional baseball in one manner or another. Although baseball runs in his blood, McGinnis made it clear that he enjoys covering both football and baseball.

McGinnis was also quick to point out that there are visible differences between announcing baseball and football.

“You look at baseball, it’s an everyday grind; mentally you have to understand that you may be playing for two straight weeks,” McGinnis said. “It is all about the preparation for football, and they only get to do it once a week.”

Like the athletes that play

baseball and football, McGinnis is preparing for something outside of the field. He is currently enrolled in CUNY Lehman College in order to get a teaching degree.

“I’m a year away from teaching middle school and high school kids,” McGinnis said. “It is really a backup plan; being a sportscaster is my dream.”

With four other generations of McGinnis’ in pro baseball and a two-year contract with the Setters, McGinnis’ dream within a dream has become reality.

Setters Fall to Southern New Hampshire Christopher D’Erasmo

Sports Editor Christopher.DErasmo@Pace.edu

The Setters lost to the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University 2-0 in a Northeast-10 battle at Briarcliff Manor.

During the opening minutes of the first half the Setters continuously pushed the ball back to Southern New Hampshire’s side of the field. Two early shots from junior communications major Amanda Mundorf and freshman information technology major Brittany Trymbulak had the Penmen on the defensive.

With 38 minutes still on the clock for the first half the Penmen blitzed into Pace’s side of the field. One and a half minutes into their rush Ashley Jaskula of Southern New Hampshire scored the game’s first goal. Jaskula got an assist from Kaleigh Roberge and the Setters were trailing 1-0.

From then on the ball was moved back and forth by both

Photo from Stockton The Setters huddle up against the Penmen. teams as they attempted to get a don, who had only three.

45 minutes of play. goal. In the process great saves However, even with booming As the first half turned to the were made by both goalies on shots from both sides there were second half both the Pace Setthe field. Senior marketing major no other goals in the first half. ters and Southern New HampCourtany Hagen notched seven Pace put eight shots on goal com- shire picked up their game. As saves compared to Southern New pared to Southern New Hamp- the minutes passed by both teams Hampshire’s goalie Maggie Wel- shire University’s six in the first were moving the ball faster and

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more franticly as they tried to score a goal. Pace got two shots from sophomore nursing major Geena Kooner to try and close the deficit. As for Southern New Hampshire, they tried to hold onto their already slim lead.

Over the course of the game, only three of Pace’s 11 shots were on goal. In contrast, the Penmen had nine shots on goal. Later in the second half, the Penmen struck with the game clincher.

At 77 minutes and 21 seconds in to the game, Morgan Branco scored Southern New Hampshire’s second and final goal. For the rest of the game neither team scored to make the final score 2-0 with Southern New Hampshire the winner.

After losing at home the Setters drop to 5-6-3 overall and have a conference record of 5-5-1. The Setters will match up against the Chargers of New Haven University on Oct. 16 at home for their next game.