The Pace Chronicle - Volume I, Issue II- Sept. 21, 2011

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Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011

Closure of Briarcliff Still in Progress Jemma York

News Editor Jemma.D.York@pace.edu

EYP Architecture and Engineering, the design architect for the Master Plan on the Westchester Campus, met with students, staff, and faculty to discuss the next phases of the consolidation of the Briarcliff Manor and the Pleasantville campuses.

During each of the three focus groups, held Sept. 19, the EVP representatives and Dean for Students Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo held an open forum to obtain input about the renovations from members of the Pace community.

Pace's Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer William McGrath told Northern Westchester Magazine that Pace is “trying to address the inherent weakness of having two separate campuses. It’s not an attractive feature; it’s a competitive disadvantage.”

“Combining the two campuses will be so beneficial. It will make the Pace community stronger, and hopefully make students more involved throughout campus,” said sophomore busi-

Master Plan updates from architects ness management student Kelsey Weinstein.

The new plan, as detailed in the image below, differs slightly from the original picture shown in February.

Pace submitted an application to the Mount Pleasant Town Board in June requesting amendments to the zoning code that are essential in order for the renovation to occur. The plan will be subject to a full environmental review by the town and a public scoping progress is set to begin in Oct. “The reaction from the Town of Mount Pleasant is still very positive. We have received concerns regarding congestion from one resident in town, but councilmen and individuals from the Chamber of Commerce can see the potential and benefits of consolidating the campuses,” said McGrath.

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Photo by Paceplvmasterplan.com (Above) Site plan of the completed Master Plan. Buildings marked in orange depict new buildings and dorms.

Revisions Made to Academic Calendar Changes made after complaints from Pace community

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Setter Spotlight

Jemma York

News Editor Jemma.D.York@pace.edu

This semester’s academic calendar was revised in order to end the semester before Dec. 23 after complaints grew about the date being too close to Holidays.

In the new schedule (as detailed in the end of the article),

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final exams will begin on Dec. 14 and conclude on Dec. 21.

Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Harriet Feldman said the reason for the alteration “was to address concerns expressed by our students and some of their family members last fall about scheduling classes close to the

Pace Recognized as “Military Friendly” Samantha Finch

Freelance Reporter Samantha.Finch@pace.edu

Top military magazine G.I Jobs awarded Pace a spot on the 2012 Military Friendly Schools List.

The list recognized the top 20 percent of universities, colleges, and trade schools for demonstrating great efforts to incorporate veteran’s students in college life.

Pace is the home of approximately 350 to 400 students affiliated with the military. The University aims to assist all military members in their transition from military life to civilian life.

Within the past few months Pace has formed committees for

student veterans in a plethora of campus offices such as Financial Aid, the Counseling and Personal Development Center, Student Development and Campus Activities (SDCA), and the Office of Student Assistance (OSA). Pace hopes to use feedback from the veterans to see what can be improved to make the transition as easy as possible.

Director of SDCA Rachel Carpenter stated, “Supporting veterans is not just about the transition associated with being deployed overseas, as it can still be difficult just to transition out of military life or service.”

Many student veterans received the Post 9/11 G.I Bill and Continued on Page 2

holiday break...Although we were considering the entire student body, their concerns were further highlighted by the needs of dorm and international students.”

Due to the changes, the end times of Thurs. evening and Fri. evening classes will be adjusted according to the credit value of the course. Additionally, faculty may select a make-up option such as adding an equivalent online or in-class component or choosing an alternate day to make up for missed class time.

“I don’t think it is fair for professors to assign extra work due to scheduling issues,” said senior nursing student Amanda Schnopp. “Students are very busy during finals, especially now because we have less study days.

More assignments would limit our time to study, and could lower our final grades."

The new schedule grants one Undergraduate study day on Dec. 12, as opposed to three in the original schedule.

“Students will not be adversely affected by the change,” said Dr. Feldman. “Pace students are very capable and given that there is plenty of time, will be able to easily make the adjustment.”

Sophomore nursing student Rhiannon Cassone agreed with

Dr. Feldman’s sentiments, “It’s a much better idea to end the semester earlier for students who must fly home, as many often have trouble finding flights so close to the holidays.”

Cassone added, “I think the schedule change benefits many students and the lack of study days will not make a huge difference. Students just need to manage their time when preparing for finals.”

According to Feldman, informal feedback from faculty and students has been positive. The Scheduling and Calendar Committee has not “requested feedback in a formal sense, but [we] will be doing so via the Joint Faculty Council when it meets next month.”

The Scheduling and Calendar Committee is composed of faculty, students, administrators, and staff.

“Scheduling will continue to be a challenge,” said Feldman.

“Especially if [Pace] intends on starting the fall semester after Labor Day and continues to observe religious holidays in early fall.

According to the office that handles scheduling, it is not expected that we will have such a dilemma until 2015.”

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What’s Making News Beyond Campus?

Samantha Finch

Freelance Reporter Samantha.Finch@pace.edu

NEW YORK - Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the Federal District Court of Manhattan declared that over 10,000 Ground Zero workers, including cleanup crews, rescue workers, and first responders, will receive $55 million in bonus payments, without having to pay any lawyer fees. The deal was part of an agreement under a settlement and over 99 percent signed and agreed to the terms.

WASHINGTON D.C. - A report filed by federal investigators stated British Petroleum’s (BP) use of shortcuts played a major factor in the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 and the deaths of 11 crew members. BP’s chief contractors, Transocean and Halliburton, also shared the blame for many of the fatal mistakes.

The central cause of the disaster was found to be the failing of the cement base of the 18,000 ft. deep well, leading to a pressure build up that eventually exploded. The Justice Department is currently undergoing a criminal investigation that could result in a great deal of fines and indictments.

RALEIGH - The North Carolina Senate ruled, with a vote of 3016, to allow voters the right to make a decision during the primaries in May 2012 on whether the State Constitution should ban same-sex marriage, which is currently illegal in the state.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Rebels attacked the U.S Embassy and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tues. The rebels fired rocket-propelled grenades into the buildings leaving seven dead and 19 injured even though both institutions have prominent military presence. The blockade ended Sept. 14, with approximately nine Taliban fighters killed according to Gen. Mohammmed Ayoub Salangi, police chief in Kabul.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A broken gasoline pipe caused gas to spill into the Nairobi River. Embers from garbage fires soon made their way to the flammable oil.

The fuel busted into a cloud of flames killing more than 100 people. “It's dangerous but that is how life is here," said local Zackiyo Mwangi. Approximately 113 people died in a similar blaze in 2009.

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Pace: “Military Friendly” have educational funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The amount of funding is determined by the veteran’s military branch, the length of time served, and in manner in which he or she was discharged.

A full grant caps at approximately $17,500.

Pace is a member of the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program and therefore, the expenses not covered by VA can be paid (up to 50 percent)

by The Yellow Ribbon Program.

Additionally, Pace has a Veteran Scholarship that provides further assistance to veterans.

“I have always had a great respect to the military. They are the heroes of the age,” stated Brandon McCluskey, a Student Success Advisor at Pace. “Each veteran student who comes through my door is more than welcomed and I will do anything I can to make sure their transition is as smooth as possible.”

Robert Rahni and Jason Silverstein, Veteran Specialist Assistants in OSA, help the veteran students manage their accounts by providing information and assist in filling out paperwork.

“I recognize the sacrifice these proud men and women made; at the very least I can help make

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G.I. Jobs acknowledges Pace as one of the military friendly universities in the US.

the transition through accounts a seamless one,” Rahni said.

“That’s what I try to do every day.”

Sophomore computer science student Jason Roth has also played a role in making veterans more involved in campus by leading the process of starting a chapter of Students Veterans of America (SVA) on the Pleasantville campus.

“The organization is open to everyone,” said Roth. “Anyone who wants to come out and show their support is more than welcome.”

Roth served overseas for a 22 months. Roth said the military provides, “a different view on

life…[which civilians find] sometimes hard to relate to, but people always are appreciative. There are a lot of veterans on campus as well.”

Pace will show additional support for veterans by participating in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 11, (for more information or to rsvp contact Dustin Shryock: ds01848n@pace.edu, Tony Tse: tt99647n@pace.edu, or Jason Roth: jr93638p@pace.edu).

Other colleges in the 2012 Military Friendly Schools include Colombia University, Canisius College, and Senton Hall University.

be a great place for student performances for student organizations such as the Pace Drama Alliance,” said Turner.

The theater, however, is not a permanent part of the plan but simply a possibility to occur further down the line.

The Master Plan is expected to be fully complete by the fall of 2015, and “Pace is still on schedule,” said McGrath.

For more information and to sign petition to show your support for the Pace Pleasantville Master Plan proposal visit http://paceplvmasterplan.com/index.html

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(Below) Original and revised schedule of the end of the fall 2011 semester.

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the environmental house, they plan to lift and move the house to a new location, but will build new pastures and pens for the animals housed on campus.

The Kessel Student Center will also expand allowing room for additional seating area in the dining hall and more areas for student organizations to meet and hold events.

Student Association President Kayla Turner is specifically interested in the possible addition of a student theater.

“A real theater with lighting and a stage will be perfect for many on campus events. It would

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Master Plan update to Northern Westchester Magazine, stating, “It’s an intelligently drawn plan.”

The Master Plan calls for three new residence halls (each four stories high) and replacing the townhouses with new dormitories. EVP architects displayed possible prototypes of the suite style layout for the new dorms.

The locations of the dorm buildings will emphasize the pedestrian pathways, as well as the new “campus green” at the center of the campus. The Environmental Center will be relocated.

EVP architects explained due to the historical significance of

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really found a home at Pace.

The students here are hard working and really grounded, colleagues are dedicated and inspiring; I have a sense of belonging to an extended family here.”

Anstendig would like to see more opportunities for interdisciplinary learning at Pace.

She would like to see integrative studies and/or interdisciplinary majors such as global studies.

Anstendig has co-led many programs that are now integral to the Pace community, such as Photo by Michael Oleaga / The Pace Chronicle the writing-enhanced program, and the Faculty Institute - “A Dr. Linda Anstendig, this week’s yearly two-day event for faculty Teacher Feature to learn together about innovative Amanda Morey teaching strategies and new techFeatured Reporter nologies.” She also has served as Amanda.L.Morey@pace.edu Associate Dean of Dyson College for three years.

Dr. Linda Anstendig is a “Everyday I try to accomplish much-loved and devoted English nurturing students to invest in professor. When asked to describe their learning, writing, and deherself in three to four words, she veloping those skills that will be chose “Curious, conscientious, worthwhile in their careers and as congenial, and optimistic.” citizens,” said Anstendig.

Dr. Anstendig grew up in Overall at Pace, Anstendig Brooklyn, but left at age sixteen would like to see all the schools to attend Connecticut College. working together to develop chalAfterwards, she received her lenging, up to date interdisciplinMAT from Harvard University ary majors and curriculums. She and from there received her doc- would also love to see a theatre torate from Columbia Teachers on the Pleasantville campus.

College.

When asked if there is someAnstendig has numerous ac- thing she’d like to accomplish complishments outside of Pace she replied that she’d like to see as well. She has given presenta- ePortfolios used as a beneficial tions on higher education topics tool for showcasing and evaluatat national conferences, such as ing learning.

American Association of CollegDr. Anstendig is very involved es and Universities, Assessment with ePortfolio. As an English Institute, and Conference on Col- professor, she has used portfolege Composition and Communi- lios as a way for her students to cation. collect their best work over time.

She has volunteered with With computer technology, stuseveral organizations, including dents can now showcase their American Association of Univer- best work in a different environsity Women, Westchester Library ment.

System, local food pantry, litAnstendig is co-leader of the eracy initiatives, has lectured on Pace ePortfolio Program with literary topics at several libraries, University Executive Director and has worked on projects sup- of Academic Computing Beth porting young girls and women.

Klinger. They work with faculty, Anstendig is also very proud Career Services, and Student of her family. “My daughter is a Life personnel who are all very psychologist and lives in Mary- enthusiastic about encouraging land, my son is a TV producer in the students to use ePortfolio for New York City, my husband is an their academics, internships and orthodontist, and best of all I have leadership activities.

4 grandchildren!”

When asked where she sees She has published many arti- herself in five, 10, or more years, cles on writing across the curricu- Anstendig said she hopes to still lum, writing with technology and teach at Pace for a number of service learning. She co-wrote her years, co-lead the ePortfolio sysbook Writing through Literature tem, and work with faculty. After with a former Pace professor. For that, she would like to explore the four years, she was a high school world with her family, volunteer English teacher and has now been for literacy, write creatively and at Pace for twenty-three years. read as many books as she can.

When asked what the best Anstendig has advice for Pace aspect of teaching is, she replied Students: helping her students achieve more “Take this time in your lives than they thought possible as to really expand your horizons writers, readers and learners. As through learning and developwell as making lasting connec- ing a meaningful philosophy. Be tions with students. willing to delve into your studies, “Going to students’ weddings step outside of your comfort zone and getting baby notices is pretty and develop friendships with special,” she said. people who come from different Anstendig has nothing but backgrounds, take a travel course praise when it comes to Pace. if you can, and volunteer in a “Though I had taught part- number of community agencies.” time at a few other colleges, I

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Feature

Toxic Friends

Dr. Linda Anstendig

“Curious. Conscientious. Congenial”

Friends are supposed to make us happy, right?

Melissa Recine

Health Editor Melissa.Recine@pace.edu

College students can be the best of friends or the worst of enemies, or even both. Many people - girls especially - have friends who they actually do not like, but still consider as a best friend. The term used to define this person is a “frenemy.”

Frenemies are considered people who are close friends, but are consistently in a secret competition with one another. Young adults can sometimes feel threatened by their friends’ success, relationships, or appearance, but the problem erupts when people let their friends get into their heads.

This could lead to unhealthy behavior.

According to a survey from TODAY.com and SELF magazine, 84 percent of women polled said that they have been in a friendship with a friend they would label as a frenemy.

There are many different types of toxic friends, such as those who are self-absorbed or those who try to bring down everyone around them.

“One of my friends was addicted to drugs and loved spending money,” said senior criminal

justice student Melissa Accocella.

“He didn’t have a job or go to school and would always tell me to skip class or not do my homework to chill with him. He always tried to persuade me to do things I knew weren’t in my best interest.

For a long time I tried to help him sober up, but finally I just gave up. We were friends since I was 12 so it was really hard for me to walk away.”

It can be very difficult to just leave a friend behind, especially one that you have known for a long time, but after a while people need to realize that turning the other way may be best for them.

Many girls experience friends who stab them in the back and gossip.

“I had one ‘best friend’ from kindergarten up until the beginning of high school,” said junior business management major Sarah Friedson.

“She was always mean to me, but we continued to be friends because we always saw each other.

We went to school together and we carpooled three times a week to Hebrew school. My mom constantly told me that I shouldn’t be friends with someone who treated me like that. During the last year of middle school, I found out that my friend had gone behind my

back telling her other friends that she was going to drop me when we got to high school. Ironically, she told me the same thing about them. In the end, what goes around comes around, and she lost a lot of great friends.”

In the same survey, 75 percent of men admitted to having a friend that was ultimately hurting them.

“I had this one friend who did a lot of drugs and constantly tried to get me to do them,” senior criminal justice major Jon O’Leary.

“I consistently told her that I wanted no part in it and that it was ruining her life because it got her fired from her job. Eventually I just stopped talking to her. It took a while, but we are friends again.

She’s cleaned up and hasn’t been doing anything for about a year or two.”

Friends are meant to be supportive keep people healthy. During times of sadness or crisis, people count on their friends to help them through it - not hurt them.

People who are in bad friendships need to reconsider their friends for their own health.

“To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy.”

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Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) Ali Silver

Feature Editor Alexandra.R.Silver@pace.edu

A new way of attaining that long anticipated step on the corporate ladder has come to Pace in the form of a newly recognized student organization: the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA).

ALPFA is here to help students turn their past four years of studying into job offers.

Looking at its name, students might be misled assuming this organization is not for them, but one is taught never to judge a book by its cover.

“ALPFA promotes the development of all students and diversity, which includes diversity of cultures as well as majors,” said senior accounting major Alyssa Lago, the president and founder of the Pleasantville Chapter of ALPFA. “In ALPFA history, students have been from various majors outside of business and have achieved jobs through their network connections in ALPFA,” added Lago. “For example, a professional majored in the New York City area in communications received a job at YouTube

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through ALPFA.” This organization is no stranger to colleges and businesses. It currently has 73 student chapters and 39 professional chapters nationwide. Pace now joins other universities such as Brigham Young, Georgia State, Purdue, Northeastern, and Fordham, to name few.

“ALPFA was present at a Leadership Retreat hosted at Ernest & Young for ALPFA Executive Board members to obtain information on going about getting started or continuing their chapters,” stated Lago.

Throughout the new academic year , ALPFA plans to host an Etiquette Dinner co-sponsored with other business organization, at which one of the “Big Four Accounting Firms” (Deloitte, PwC, Ernest & Young, and KPMG) will

be present. They also plan to hold two community service events with local business firms.

ALPFA also has the support of Career Services with Assistant Director for Career Services Ivy Aviles-Rivera taking the role as their Faculty Advisor.

“Career Services will assist student members with career development and employer associations,” said Aviles-Rivera. “In addition, we will co-sponsor some of the events that are planned for the upcoming year. ALPFA students along with other Pace student organizations will serve as ambassadors at the Fall 2011 Career Fair. This will give students an opportunity to meet and network with employers as they are setting up for the fair.”

As if this unique organization could not get more appealing, they offer weekly lunch at their meetings as well professionals who are “eager and willing to meet our students,” added Lago.

Meetings for ALPFA will be held every Thurs. from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in either Conference Room A/B or C/D located in Kessel Student Center.

The best part of ALPFA - once a member always a member; connections never break.

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A Good Night’s Sleep 101 Easy ways to fall and stay asleep

Melissa Recine

Health Editor Melissa.Recine@pace.edu

New studies show that there are certain things that people can do during the day to help them sleep better at night.

Those who have a hard time falling asleep will do almost anything to improve their sleep cycles. Luckily, these tricks for good night’s sleep are easy and do not require taking NyQuil.

Maintaining a regular sleep cycle is difficult for college students since many stay up late doing work just to wake up early for class the next morning. On the weekends, they will stay out late and sleep-in the next morning.

Unfortunately, this is the reason for disturbed sleep.

“Half the reason I don’t get enough sleep is because of hanging out with friends,” said junior computer science student Christian Sanabria. “So I don’t really hang out with them much during the week. I also usually watch Netflix to help me fall asleep faster.”

Focusing on going to bed at a consistent time during the week will help to fall asleep and stay asleep in the long run. The sleep cycle instilled in the body is called the circadian rhythm. This rhythm can be easily trained if repeatedly taught to fall asleep and wake up at certain times.

Although not everyone needs eight hours of sleep, most people are recommended to get approximately seven to 12 hours. If a full amount of sleep is not obtained during the night, a fifteen

to twenty minute nap between 1 and 3 p.m. will help the body catch up on sleep and feel more rested. Fortunately, this will also result in a better sleep during that night. Napping for a longer time or later in the day could cause insomnia and confuse the circadian rhythm.

Another way to have a good night sleep is to exercise early in the day. Physical activity right before bed increases the body’s temperature for a few hours,

will increase the risk of insomnia and having it four to six hours before going to bed will cause multiple wake ups during the night.

Caffeine’s purpose is to suppress adenosine, a substance that helps the body sleep. Before bed, avoid substances that contain caffeine, like coffee, soda, and chocolate.

Limiting stress can also help lead to better sleep. Stress will cause tossing and turning during sleep, resulting in a feeling of tiredness and unease in the morn-

Photo by Michael Oleaga / The Pace Chronicle Pace student sleeping after stressful Monday afternoon classes. causing a disturbed sleep. However, exercise itself promotes a healthy sleep pattern, so working out earlier in the day can ultimately help the body fall asleep faster and longer throughout the night.

Caffeine is one of the number one causes of disrupted sleep.

Consuming caffeine past noon

ing. Taking care of problems during the day will help the mind feel more rested to sleep at night.

If the stress builds up too much, the body will use nightmares as a way to relieve the tension. Aim to fix all arguments or finish all work that is due before bed will contribute to a good night’s sleep.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011

Health

Staying Healthy After a Break-up Melissa Recine

Health Editor Melissa.Recine@pace.edu

Many breakups are not mutual and the one being left usually ends up enduring an unhealthy lifestyle. It is important to focus on keeping oneself emotionally, mentally, and physically healthy, especially during a difficult time like a breakup.

1. Get Active: Staying healthy after a bad breakup is not the easiest thing to do, but it is one of the most important.

Many people will keep themselves locked up in their rooms lying in bed alone all day. Of course, there is allowance for being upset, but staying isolated in bed as much as possible will do nothing but bring unwanted memories resulting in elongated sadness.

The best thing to do is get up and get active. Going to the gym or walking on the bike trail, especially with a friend, is a great way to keep a clear mind while staying active. Working out will help release anger or sadness without cuddling a sopping wet pillow or planning revenge on the ex.

2. Stay Positive: The number one feeling that results after a break up is powerlessness. Especially after being dumped, most people will feel that they lost total control of everything and let it get to their head. They stop taking life seriously and do not really care about anything.

It is important to keep up with life. Don’t skip class, work, or outings with friends. Being occupied will keep thoughts of your ex

out of your head. Taking control of every day will also dissipate all the powerless feelings.

3. Control Your Appetite: Unfortunately, intense emotional stress not only affects the body emotionally but physically too.

People will sometimes stop eating, insisting that they are not hungry, or they feel sick after they eat. Days without eating sufficiently will increase weakness and depression. It could also lead to fainting or sickness.

Other people, however, will eat more than usual. Drowning problems in bowls of ice cream is definitely not the answer. Foods full of sugar and fat will only cause the body to feel heavy and gross, which will also result in a depression. It is very important to continue normal, healthy eating habits.

4. Find a Hobby: Whether it is cooking or scrapbooking, finding a new hobby will keep the mind’s focus off of the heartache.

Learning new things is a great way to keep the body healthy.

Focusing energy on perfecting or teaching others new hobbies is better than using that energy to cry or beg for him/her to give you a second chance.

5. Be Single: Jumping right back into a relationship will only cause an immediate comparison of the past and the present.

Enjoy the single status and meet new people. This is the time to actually see who else is out there and broaden all horizons.

Concentrate on spending time with friends and encourage them to introduce their friends.

Easy College Recipies Melissa Recine

Health Editor Melissa.Recine@pace.edu

Eating Cup o’ Noodles and popcorn every day does not have to be the life of a college student. There are many simple meals that can add variety to the “college diet” and still help avoid the freshman 15.

• Sautéed veggies: nutritious and easy to cook.

Ingredients: Zucchini and Squash (can be substituted with other veggies), 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, salt Vegetables are very healthy and a good way to keep the stomach full. o Heat oil in a skillet on medium for a few minutes. Take a wooden spoon and dip it in the oil. Once the spoon has bubbles around it, the oil is hot enough for cooking. o Cut the garlic and add it to the pan. Stir around in the oil until they begin to brown. o Cut the zucchini and squash in slices. Once the garlic begins to brown add the veggies. o Add a pinch of salt and stir everything together. o Cover the veggies and leave on low to medium heat for about two minutes. Continue stirring until the veggies are soft, and then serve.

• Homemade Chicken Nuggets: Ingredients: 1 boneless chicken breast, 1 egg, salt, pepper, and 2 slices of wheat bread o Preheat oven to 375 degrees. o Cut the chicken into pieces. o Whisk egg in a bowl. o Toast the bread and then crumple them into bread crumbs. Add salt and pepper. o Put the chicken in the egg and then cover it with breadcrumbs. o Put nuggets on a greased baking tray and bake for 20 minutes. o Enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce.

• Buffalo Chicken Salad: Ingredients: 1 can of chicken salad, 2 tablespoons of light mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of chopped celery, 1 tablespoon of chopped red onion, a pinch of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of hot sauce. o Drain chicken salad from can and pour in a bowl. o Add the mayonnaise and pepper. Stir until combined. o Add hot sauce and then stir. o Add celery and onion. o If you want to add more spice melt a slice of pepper jack cheese on a whole wheat pita and enjoy!

•Microwavable Eggs: quick, yet still delicious.

Ingredients: 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of milk, salt (optional), cheese (optional) Eggs are a great start to any day providing energy to wake up and motivate. o Crack an egg into a bowl and use a fork to whisk it. o Add a splash of milk (about 2 tablespoons). o Continue to whisk until all one color. o Pop in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time while continuing to stir. o Add cheese or salt to taste.

Photos By Melissa Recine/The Pace Chronicle Home cooked and easy to make meals by Health Editor Melissa Recine

• Spinach and Mozzarella Pizza: Ingredients: 1 store bought room temperature pizza dough, 1 package of spinach, 1 package of mozzarella cheese, 2 cloves of garlic, and olive oil. o Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray baking sheet with nonstick grease. o Knead dough until flat and spread across baking sheet.

Brush olive oil on the top of the dough. o Cook dough for ten minutes in oven. While dough is cooking sauté spinach and garlic in a pan with olive oil. o Take dough out and add mozzarella cheese on top.

Then spread the spinach across the cheese. o Put pizza back in oven for about ten minutes or until dough is cooked!

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How Religious Moderation Provides Shelter for Extremism

Opinion Editor Karl.M.Totland@pace.edu

for ideas that are self-evidently nonsensical; ideas that become extremely dangerous when not challenged and critically deconstructed and disposed of.

As a foreigner and avowed skeptic, I often notice how many Americans proclaim the US to be “God’s country” normally followed by an enthusiastic “God bless the USA!” or something of the like.

These proclamations of divine sponsorship fall squarely in the category of the kind of religious moderation that I’m talking about.

Humans have a threshold of tolerance, beyond which certain things get considered normal and therefore get accepted. Unfortunately this also includes the dangerous, religious way of thinking that originated in the pitiful childhood of our species.

As a quick mental exercise, try to think of any society that has crumbled and suffered because it became too devoted to the rational, the scientific, and too accepting of free inquiry. Then try to think of a country or society that suffered because it became too devoted to the religious, the dogmatic, and the extreme interpretation of scripture.

While it’s easy to find examples for the latter – Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq spring to mind – it’s hard to find examples of the former. It is, however, easy to find societies that prosper precisely because they support the rational, the scientific, and democratic, open inquiry. Look to Northern Europe if you need proof.

Neuroscientist and author Sam Harris recently posted on his website www.SamHarris.org his thoughts in regards to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In a crystalline manner he perfectly encapsulates what I am also advocating: “Ten years have now passed since many of us first felt the jolt of history - when the second plane crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. We knew from that moment that things can go terribly wrong in our world not because life is unfair, or moral progress impossible, but because we have failed, generation after generation, to abolish the delusions of our ignorant ancestors.

The worst of these ideas continue to thrive - and are still imparted,

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011

Somali Famine Worsen UN fails to act

Taylor Vogt

Featured Reporter Taylor.E.Vogt@pace.edu

Martin Totland

In the wake of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks there are, and have been, many public proclamations for charities for the rescue workers, to never forget the attacks, and for some reason, to pray for the families of the victims.

While I have no qualms with the two former recommendations, I do have a serious bone to pick with the latter and I want you, dear reader, to hear me out. Please finish the article before you decide to get angry.

A decade has passed since the 9/11 attacks set off a sinister campaign of terror. London, Madrid, and Bali; all were targeted by dogmatic zealots operating on crackpot religious theory. These were calculated attacks carried out by people who actually believe what they claim to believe, and that is a very scary thing to consider.

People who honestly believe in eternal bliss after the destruction of their earthly vessels have absolutely nothing to fear. Since there seems to be a nigh-infinite supply of suicide bombers and terrorists, you’d be hard-pressed to think of an argument to convince them to change their minds.

However, let’s not forget that it was zealotry of a religious kind that inspired the 9/11 attacks and continues to spark daily violence and misery. Feel free to inject any sort of argument about how the Middle East was “under cultural imperialistic pressure” by the West and how that is at the core of dogmatic extremism.

When you honestly believe in the reward of Paradise for killing infidels (read: innocent civilians), you are acting on religious and superstitious conviction. If you don’t believe in the reward of paradise, then there are easier, less painful ways to execute your malicious plans.

It is therefore essential to strip away all insulation that protects the evil theology at the core of religious terrorism. One way to do that is to dispose of injunctions to “keep them in your prayers” and to “pray for our heroes.”

Yes, it is important to remember the sacrifices of those who protect you, like the police and members of the armed forces.

Nevertheless, you do not have to accept anything on faith alone, nor should you lend credence to any tamer versions of the same nonsense.

By mindlessly perpetuating religious moderation (the kind that lets one maintain an image of neighbor-hood friendly faith) you are, perhaps unwittingly, providing shelter for the more extreme kinds of the same blather.

Please remember that I am not saying you are deliberately defending extreme ideologies.

But, by participating in the commonplace continuation of religious moderation you are helping to further a social toleration

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There is a crisis unfolding in Africa and the United Nations (UN) is failing to resolve it.

Somalia is undergoing the worst humanitarian atrocity that the world has experienced in decades. It is a human rights catastrophe of the highest caliber that requires the full attention of every industrialized and civilized country in the world in order to avert.

As the human rights travesty that it is, whatever action taken by the UN reflects upon the global community; no matter who you are or where you live. The value of human life and the scale of a catastrophe such as this could never be represented in the proper manner simply by the figures associated with it. They will, hopefully, move you though.

There are four million people who are in imminent need of assistance in the eastern region of Africa in the nation of Somalia. Imminent need of assistance means that they have been displaced from their homes and are currently residing in camps, mostly in the southern and central regions of Somalia.

A 2004 US Census Bureau survey puts the population of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States, at just under four million people. New York City, the largest city in the US, had a population of over eight million. Imagine the entire City of Los Angeles or half of New York, on the verge of starvation.

It's inconceivable.

What’s even starker is the contrast in attention that would be paid to those two hypotheti-

cal situations versus what is the reality for those millions who are being affected by the famine and strife that continues to tear Somalia apart.

The US would never let such a tragedy unfold within our borders.

This situation has existed for several months. The UN is just now seriously increasing their efforts to fundraise for acquiring the medical and food related items that are necessary life-saving measures in this instance.

tion in a concrete and meaningful manner.

The obstacle in the path of the international community is the Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab, which has been blocking international aid in the area. Al-Shabaab controls the southern and eastern regions of the country where the majority of the displacement has taken place.

In fact, they have been quoted in the past admitting that they don’t even believe that there is a crisis. This Islamic group has

Photo By Farah Abdi Warsameh Somali children starving due to conflicts in the region.

The African Union has raised roughly $350 million to address the famine and drought in the region. The UN has appealed to its Member States to donate $1.1 billion and has raised over half of that. The US has pledged approximately $500 million in food aid and humanitarian assistance.

The major problem isn’t fund raising money to buy supplies or gathering food donations. In fact with everyone’s donations there should be more than enough of everything to address this situa-

been attributing to the destabilization of the national government and internal strife for years.

The UN has the responsibility to help the people who are caught up in the famine. If al-Shabaab is standing in their way, they need to be dealt with accordingly.

For every day the UN doesn’t help, then 750 000 people, threefifths of whom are children, edge closer to death. Whether that means sending in aid trucks or tanks there is no excuse for the UN not to act.

Why Michele Bachmann Should Never Be Elected President Martin Totland

Opinion Editor Karl.M.Totland@pace.edu

Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachman of Minnesota reiterated a sentiment that made it unequivocally clear that she should not be President, ever. The Minnesotan “Constitutional Conservative” declared at the Palmetto Freedom Forum on in their purest form, to children.”

If you do not think – or generally neglect to consider – that moderate religious nonsense happens to pervade every facet of American life, please take a closer look at the so-called “Intelligent Design” faction trying to inject their pseudo-science into classrooms everywhere.

Depressingly, this faction of nutcases happens to draw support from Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, two of the stronger candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination. Jon Huntsman was indeed onto something when he said to ABC’s This Week that “we find ourselves on the wrong side of science, and, therefore, in a losing position.”

I do not mean to stray too far from the initial argument, which

Sept. 5, in South Carolina, that she’s prepared to axe the U.S. Department of Education.

"The Constitution does not specifically enumerate nor does it give to the federal government the role and duty to superintend over education," said Bachmann when pressed on the issue by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC).

Earlier this year, Bachmann, is that religious moderation, as opposed to sustained skeptical inquiry, provides a shade in which the more extreme religious ideologies may linger.

I bring up the topic of Intelligent Design and divine sponsorship for a reason; however, they are prime examples of the seemingly innocuous moderation that coalesces into a sort of armor, protecting their morally retarding relatives. It is this armor of socially accepted and rarely critiqued moderation that needs to be stripped away before we can chip away at the dangerous ideas underneath.

If you happen to have a gripe or two with my arguments, I would be more than happy to provide opportunity for you, within these pages, to tell me and the

during a speech in Iowa, declared that the Department of Education is “one we can live without.”

Following up this preposterous sentiment at the Palmetto Freedom Forum, Bachmann made it clear she thinks the responsibility of education lies with the parents. For a woman who has Continued on Page 7 readers why I’m wrong. If you have a solution that is different and better than mine, then I will try to get it in print and I will write an explanation why I was wrong. Be that as it may, I have for years tried to think of a better solution and alas, I have failed.

Author, and Mother of Objectivism, Ayn Rand may have proffered some unsavory ideas but she was spot-on when she said, “Ideas cannot be fought except by means of better ideas.”

I humbly suggest that we start paying attention to what we say in the name of religion, as it very well may add to the layer of social acceptance that hinders the rejection of more regressive, extreme ideas. If it does hinder that rejection, then rid yourself of it.

We will all be better off for it.

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The G-Spot

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011

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By: Gabrielle Davina

Mixing Signals:

When the airwaves of communication are muddled and fuzzy

"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 While studying abroad last spring, I was walking down the main drag of a city in Australia with a few friends after a night at my favorite bar when I ran into this guy named Evan. He and I had hung out before with his group of friends, and all in all, I thought he was a pretty cool dude.

He asked me what I was up to and started to walk with me toward my house when I let him know, “If you’re coming home with me, you have to sleep on the couch because my roommate’s not okay with guys staying over otherwise.”

He seemed fine with it. He started talking with my friend Nick and quickly bid adieu instead of continuing on the walk home with us.

“You don’t let a guy come home with you if you’re not planning on doing anything with him. He said he was going to hook up with you, so I sent him home,” Nick said.

Really? Because that wasn’t the plan.

From my understanding, Evan and I were in each other’s friend zones. I’d given him the heads up that he wouldn’t be sleeping in my bed and he didn’t even bat an eyelash. Here at Pace, I’ve had a handful of guy friends stay with me without anything happening, but I guess in this case, the signals were mixed up.

Luckily Evan didn’t make a big deal out of anything, but mixed signals happen in a number of different situations and generally don’t turn out to be a good thing.

Sometimes mixed signals result in not knowing where you stand with someone. Let’s say you hook up with a guy or girl and they don’t contact you again, but when you see them in public, they’re super grabby and touchy-feely.

What’s up with that?

If that’s the case then run the

Bachmann provided care for no less than 23 foster children, she is distressingly quick to forget the children who no longer have parents and live in state-sponsored foster homes.

At a time when US students are falling behind dozens of other countries in areas like math, science, literacy, and geography, Bachmann wants to shut down the department whose task it is to ensure that American students catch up.

I know that Bachmann has several university degrees, but I somehow find it hard to believe.

Moreover, if Bachmann was true to her stance as a “Constitutional Conservative,” she ought to follow her own logic to its full extent. Indeed, the Constitution

other way because they’re probably just in it for some fun in the sack and you’re smarter than that, but if that’s what you’re into as well, then go for it.

Then there’s the most frequent and worst version of mixed signals - the one which your emotions hang. We’ve all given them, gotten them, and been driven crazy by them. Essentially, you have to be careful about what you say and how you interpret things.

A friend of mine came to me asking if she was an idiot for thinking the guy she was seeing would leave his girlfriend because he treated her so well. The answer is yes (because those things never work out how you want them to) but that he’s an idiot for making her think it was even a possibility.

If you’re not into someone, don’t cuddle up in bed with them every night. If you’re not going to leave your significant other for someone, don’t talk to them like you will.

On the receiving end, don’t take any little dose of attention as a signal that someone is interested in you. Some people are just friendly.

If they’re as nice to everyone else as they are to you, don’t take it too seriously.

On top of all that, we live in a world where flirtation is done primarily - and idiotically - through text messages.

People say they hate that all communication has come down to texting, but hand them a receiver to make a phone call and they freeze up (I’m guilty of this myself sometimes). Half of all mixed signals can be blamed on carelessly included smiley faces and absent-mindedly sent “good morning” texts.

I guess it’s just common sense.

Don’t be careless with how you talk to people, and when you are, be honest and up front with them.

If someone’s confusing you, ask them what the deal is. Straight forward communication is the best solution.

continued from page 6... does not “specifically enumerate” the Department of Education, but nor does it specifically point to the Defense Department or State Department. Why don’t you axe those as well? Nor does the Constitution specify anything about political parties, yet it’s hard for me to see Bachmann saying we can live without them, too.

Never mind the fact that Bachmann attended a public high school, earned her B.A. from a public university and got her Master of Laws degree in tax law from a public university, all of which fall under the ultimate jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Education. Instead, consider her nonsensical stance as a constitutional conservative.

The US Constitution specifi-

Ebony Turner

Featured Columnist Ebony.Turner@pace.edu

Black culture. It’s quite the loaded word, and by loaded I mean infused with so many elements at times it is incredibly easy to get lost in it.

College courses, minors, majors, university departments, books, and countless studies are sprinkled all across this land of the free trying to define an everevolving term.

It changes with every issue, every controversy and every loud declaration of “We shall overcome” from the champion of ‘Negroes’ himself, Al Sharpton. But the time is now to take it in the grips of our hands on this little, quiet column and deeply look into the place this culture has within America.

Briefly in our yawn inducing history courses we have all been forced to endure, we learned a little about this time in America called the Civil War. Aside from the lost lives and victory gained came the last stages, where the former slaves were promised 40

acres and a mule to start what was considered back then a great starter farm. Considering the grueling, dehumanizing conditions these slaves were previously in, this more than sufficed for their troubles. However, this policy was short lived after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, and these African American people were left to fend for themselves.

While we have evolved from that time, with mules being replaced with over-sized, gaudy vehicles and houses with more rooms than we know what to do with in place of 40 acres, our state of mind is no different. We no longer have to answer to a master, yet we have somehow become enrolled in our own personal mental slavery. Living as a black female youth, in an over saturated, instant gratification generation requires an outlet, some form of release or a forum, if you will. A forum to sort this mind of mine and weed out what exactly

is keeping us from “overcoming.”

Is it the fact that black males are being told that their only realistic option to climbing the success ladder is with athleticism instead of intelligence?

Or is it the fact that black woman are constantly being demonized in the media as lonely, over bearing, career obsessed ball busters?

It could be all of the above, or so much more than that, but the resounding problem is that on a campus such as the one Pace provides, race needs to be discussed.

We see it everyday as we walk down Shirley Beth’s Way, or sitting right beside us in our respective lecture halls.

It is time to treat college like it is the real world our parents so heavily proclaimed, even though it is merely just an appetizer.

So, bear with me as I drudge through with my 40 acres and a MacBook – a modernized compensation for the world in which we are forced to live in.

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cally prohibits the government from making any law respecting the establishment of religion.

Conveniently neglecting this, Bachmann contributed to a book during her days as a grad student which argued that the US was actually founded as a Christian theocracy and why it should again become one (a quick glance at the writings of the founding fathers would swiftly silence any such notions). Not only would that be a horrible idea, but also – you guessed it – unconstitutional.

Speaking of unconstitutional, Bachmann stated in an interview with CNN how she supports Intelligent Design (ID) being taught in classrooms across the country.

"I support Intelligent Design.

What I support is putting all science on the table and then letting students decide. I don't think it's a good idea for government to come down on one side of scientific issue or another, when there is reasonable doubt on both sides,” said Bachmann.

It may even be shown in next week’s edition.

However, there is no reasonable doubt whatsoever on both sides of the issue. All reasonable doubt falls squarely on the side of ID. If you don’t know, ID is a pseudo-science purporting to explain the origins of life by invoking a divine creator, using retrospective reasoning, demonstrably unsound methodology and bogus science.

In 2004, the court case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District firmly settled the matter.

The Dover Area School District changed its biology curriculum to include Intelligent Design as a scientific alternative to evolution.

Some smart parents took notice and challenged the school board in court. The plaintiffs successfully argued that ID is a form of creationism and therefore violated the aforementioned Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the US Constitution. In other words, if Senator Bachmann knew anything about

recent court history she’d drop the hypocrisy.

The more one considers Bachmann’s track record of inane utterances, dubious policies, and insane behavior (she was once spotted on Capitol Hill, hiding behind a row of shrubbery, spying on a pro-gay marriage rally – the picture is available via Google Image search) the more one realizes Bachmann falls short of any standard for what makes a good President.

Despite all this, she remains one of the strongest contenders for the Republican Presidential nomination. At a time when the up-and-coming generations of future leaders need education, Bachmann proposes to get rid of it, conveniently neglecting that she herself was a beneficiary of it.

I’m sad to say that her own popularity is a testament to the failure of education, rendered all the more sad by happening at a time when the country needs it the most.

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VMA’s Leave Viewers in Smiles Perry, Adele win most awards of the night

Colby Hochmuth

Entertainment Editor Colby.A.Hochmutch@pace.edu

Every MTV Video Music Awards show has jaw dropping surprises and outrageous behavior from our favorite stars and this year was no different.

It’s almost a month since the 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, set in the sunny city of Los Angeles, was one of the most memorable yet. On Aug. 28, stars dazzled the black carpet and took their places among other pop culture icons like the cast of Jersey Shore, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and the notorious Kanye West.

The show opened with Lady Gaga’s alter ego - the smoking and drinking greaser personality, Jo Calderone, who opened the show with a monologue about his deteriorating relationship with Gaga and tiredness of being left out of the spotlight. Calderone broke into a rendition of “You and I” with Queen Guitarist Brian May. While some of the audience looked slightly confused during the beer-slinging, purposely sloppy performance, there was no denying the artistry and authenticity to Gaga’s performance.

Another highlight, and perhaps the most “aww” moment of the night, was Beyonce’s performance of “Love on Top” where she revealed a bulging baby bump from under her jacket. Daddy-tobe Jay-Z was caught on camera

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Entertainment

Shark Night 3D Novel location for a shark flick, but not much more Harrison C. Davies

Featured Reporter Harrison.C.Davies@pace.edu

Photo from MTV (Left) Singer Beyonce showing off her baby-bump.

(Right) Lady Gaga as alter-ego Jo Calderone on stage with Britney Spears. smiling ear to ear as the crowd went wild.

Britney Spears also had a good night, as she was honored with the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, as well as the night’s first award for Best Pop Video.

To pay tribute to her career of iconic music videos, a group of mini-Brits performed a montage of her most noted videos.

Another songstress who received a tribute that night was the late Amy Winehouse, with singer Bruno Mars performing a rendition of Winehouse’s “Valerie.”

Other celebs who took home a Moon-Man were Katy Perry for Best Video of the Year (“Firework”), Lady Gaga for Best Female Video (“Born This Way”), Justin Bieber for Best Male Video (“U Smile”), Adele for Best Cinematography (“Rolling in the Deep”), and Beyonce

for Best Choreography (“Run the World (Girls)”), to name a few.

Some new faces in the crowd included Best New Artist winner, Tyler, the Creator, who happily accepted his award with a possy of friends, and an almost entirely expletive speech. Nicki Minaj received the Best Hip Hop Video (“Super Bass”).

And with every award show, there was some unusual fashion walking down the black carpet, including a pet snake named Johnson carried by Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj had a tail of stuffed animals and a mask covering her mouth, and count on Katy Perry to rock a futuristic-pink-haired geisha look.

One thing that’s for sure is that there was nothing ordinary about this year’s Video Music Awards.

Leave it to the unpredictable celebrities and the never-dull city of L.A to make this year’s show unforgettable.

Marked Horror film director David R. Ellis of Snakes on a Plane and Final Destination 2 delivered another typical creature feature entitled Shark Night 3D. A Louisiana salt water lake; although an interesting location for a killer shark movie, that is the only interesting part of this 80 minute PG-13 censored gore fest.

That’s right an advertised gore horror film and its rated PG-13, which means the viewer is not charmed by any of the fun sexual content one might find in other comparable titles such as Piranha or Friday The 13th.

It is this combination of over the top violence, gore, and the occasional “nip slip” which is what makes a movie like Shark Night tolerable, and it lacks just about all of that. The film also tries to pack a sensitive love story with semi-delicate college students in with its sub-par storyline, which drives the plot like a television movie made for the SyFy channel, wherein the audience realizes early on that the sharks are not the true villains, as the viewers are built up for some sort of climatic huge shark battle, which never really comes.

Photo from Sierra Pictures Promotional poster of Shark Night 3D With the poor execution set aside, Shark Night does bring some refreshing elements including a new take on some current events, a fairly good use of the 3D component, a very “cool” opening title sequence, very acceptable visual effects and a few nods to previously acclaimed shark films.

Unfortunately it takes more than just good looking graphics and a respectable pop culture references to make an enticing horror flick and that’s where Shark Night falls short.

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Nazi Hunters:

Heroes or Villains?

The Debt takes audiences through a compelling journey of post-WWII Colby Hochmuth

Entertainment Editor Colby.A.Hochmutch@pace.edu

The Debt takes us on a fictional mission inside the Mossad, an Israeli organization known for its secrecy and brutality. Directed by John Madde, the film keeps you on the edge of your seat and embarks on a story that takes us form the grey desolate streets of 1960’s East Berlin to the thriving affluence of late 90’s Tel Aviv.

The story begins with the release of a book detailing the Mossad’s heroic capture and kill of a notorious Nazi doctor, known as the Surgeon of Birkenau.

The author’s mother and protagonist, played by Helen Mirren, began to read and quickly submerge its audience into that tiny Berlin apartment where they held one of the most brutal figures of the holocaust captive.

While the trio of young agents; played by Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Martin Csokas, struggle with the Doctor, things take a turn for the worse when his

anti-Semitic mind game finally crack young David (Worthington). The struggle leaves the crafty doctor and the young agent Rachel alone in the apartment and when she turns her attention away for a moment disaster strikes.

We all know, the truth has a way of surfacing and this story is no different. As we fast-forward over thirty years, we begin to see that what happened within the walls of that apartment might not be a hundred percent true.

It seems that in today’s day and age, Hollywood has been having a demand for historical fiction films, which end up causing more speculation than actual entertainment. Other recent films, such as Inglorious Basterds and Munich, succeeded in getting people talking about the possibility of such horrifying stories being true.

But Hollywood can’t take all the credit for this idea - it was actually a re-make of the Israeli original that came out in 2007.

The film is shown in a series of flashbacks and utilizes two different actresses for the role

of agent Rachel.

However, while both actresses did an exceptional job, it was difficult to see the relation between the two.

Mirren has a more stoic persona, and her younger counterpart is more fiery, passionate, and rebellious. As a viewer, this made it difficult to emotionally connect the two characters.

Too often do films have a cliché turn of events, but this is not one of them. This movie takes a deceptive and enthralling turn, which will undoubtedly keep you guessing in one of the better movies of the year. With such strong direction from Madden and a real solid cast, led by Mirren, the movie is enjoyable

Photo from Focus Features Promotional poster of The Debt, starring Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren. and will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011

Is Hollywood Actually Predicting Doomsday?

Recent slew of films predict the end of the world and Contagion is no different Arthur Augustyn

Feeatured Editor Arthur.J.Augustyn@pace.edu

Depending on what type of kool-aid you’re drinking, you may be under the impression that the world will be ending a little over a year from now. Cataclysmic events that bring about doom for modern society have been in high demand in recent years due to the 2012 Mayan Calendar predictions.

There’s something inherently interesting about seeing the world end. It could be that we’re all nihilists deep down inside or maybe we’d just like to be comforted by the thought that some people will make it out alive and we hope to be one of those lucky few.

Disaster flicks can be good because of the deep psychological extremes that the protagonists in characters must face in times of peril. A question such as: “If you had to choose between your parents or your lover who would you choose” can provide limitless discussion and thought.

Various films have looked at interesting topics relating to doomsday with the most recent addition to the genre being Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.

Although Contagion’s particular apocalypse scenario has rarely been covered in film before, virtually every other aspect of the film treads through clichés and predictable end points. This is a movie that is, in every possible way, average and not really worth talking about.

Contagion is about a deadly virus that spreads throughout the globe and causes a Pandemic that leads to mass panic and death to the world. I’d like to

say that there’s some depth to the story, like a commentary on how the World Health Organization (WHO) operates or an interesting view on how the end of the world would be like, but there’s really nothing worth noting.

vantages.

This is primarily because the film is not written as if it has an ensemble cast of talented actors.

Every character’s storyline exists as if it is in a vacuum. There’s no interaction with other characters

Photo From www.onlinemovieshut.com Film Contagion has viewers thinking about the “big” questions.

The film follows an ensemble of characters that are experiencing the pandemic from multiple viewpoints. You get the full spectrum of individuals who’d be affected by such a crisis - WHO specialists seeking a cure for the virus, CDC agents hoping to contain the disease, scientists trying to figure out where the disease came from, political activist bloggers bad mouthing the government, and even regular Joe’s just trying to survive.

Ensemble casts are great for displaying the talent of many actors (Ocean’s Eleven) or to keep tension high for deadly situations since a lack of a main character means anyone can die (Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, or pretty much any Tarantino movie), but Contagion doesn’t exactly benefit from either of these ad-

most of the time and the entire plotline unfolds as a series of vignettes rather than a collaborative progression.

You’ll never see Jude Law on screen with Kate Winslet, or Laurence Fishburne hanging out with Marion Cotillard. The most absurd of these cases is the fact that Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow never directly speak to one another despite their characters being married to each nother.

With those types of circumstances, it makes you wonder what the point was of having big names if they weren’t going to be used.

Another fault of the film can be attributed to the editing style.

There are thousands of cuts from beginning to end of Contagion and the average scene is around thirty seconds long. There are around six plotlines that are de-

Torraine’s Fashion’s Night Out Diary A peek into one of NYC’s most glamorous nights

Torraine Humes

Featured Reporter Torraine.A.Humes@pace.edu

Why yes, it’s that time of year again. Fashion’s Night Out came back in full force.

For those who don’t know, Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is like New Year’s Eve mixed with Black Friday with celebrities.

What started off as the brainchild of Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue US, quickly spawned off into its own entity.

Many FNO goers don’t have any knowledge of who Wintour is or any knowledge of fashion in general. All they know is Kelly Rowland is performing a free concert at Macy’s in Herald Square, or Justin Bieber is signing autographs at Dolce &Gabbana.

It’s become such a staple of New York in only three years since it began, representing the start of theFall season and also the kickoff to the hectic four weeks of shows known to insiders as “Fashion Month.” After two years of planning to attend the festivities and having plans fall through, I finally got my

veloped over the two hour runtime, which means there’s more of a focus on many simple stories as opposed to fewer elaborately planned out narratives.

Vignettes can be interesting if developed correctly, but Con-

chance to be at one of Fashion’s biggest events.

I knew I had to go when two of my greatest style influences Anna Dello Russo (ADR) and Bryanboy would be hosting the events.

ADR is Editor-at-Large for Vogue Nippon, known for her over the top style and museumworthy collection of couture.

Bryanboy is one of the bigger fashion bloggers in the industry.

One of the first internet bloggers invited to sit (front row I might add) to fashion shows.

So like many other New Yorkers, I made myself a Fashion’s Night Out hit-list which included places to go and people to see all in a short five hour span, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

You might think five hours would be ample time to get things done, but you’d be wrong.

To give an idea, Coco Rocha, Joss Stone, Samantha Ronson, Rachel Roy, Tommy Hilfiger and Amare Stoudemire were all at one store at the same time, hosting separate events. Imagine the other hundreds of stores. Sarah Jessica Parker at ManoloBlahnik, Donald Glover and Alexander Wang at

Photo from Torraine Humes Reporter Torraine with Editorat-Large of Vogue Japan Anna Dello Russo Bloomingdales, Solange Knowles at Lord & Taylor, Nicki Minaj at YSL. The list could go for pages.

Here’s the scene. Get off the train at Grand Central around 5 p.m. and step out to a sea of lights and chaos uncharacteristic even for New York. Everyone’s in their “Sunday Best,” immersing themselves in the ambience of what this night was about.

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tagion fails to establish any type of connection with the characters on screen. One particular character dies half way through the movie, but you’re never given a background of why they’re doing what they are or what their life was before the pandemic. It’s hard to care about a fictional character’s life when they have no real personality or history to speak of.

Problems like these are abundant throughout the entire movie.

The micro stories aren’t very fulfilling, but as mentioned before, the overall plotline isn’t all that interesting either. Previous “end of the world” stories have tapped into various intriguing philosophical questions about how the world would respond to its existence ending.

Dawn of the Dead looked at consumerism, 28 Days Later and Square where ADR will be taking photos, signing autographs, and plugging her INC/Macy’s collaboration. I’m there about 90 minutes early; she’s scheduled to appear at 7pm. If anyone’s ever been to a free event in New York City, they know extra-early is right on-time.

The whole thing happened very quickly. ADR blew in like a tornado and got down to business. She, accompanied by model Karolina Kurkova, took fun flipbook pictures with the crowd of “fans.” It was disturbing to see the amount of people waiting in line to get a photo, while asking “who is she?”

On the way out, I bumped into European Editor-at-Large for Vogue Hamish Bowles, just walking around unnoticed with an assistant. It was such a moment.

At 8 p.m., the next stop was to Solange Knowles’ DJ set at Lord & Taylor. She was mixing hits such as Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” and Run DMC classics. Already having missed the meet & greet, I just slipped in, got a couple photos and went on my way.

8:35 p.m., I shot over to the W hotel in Times Square where Bryanboy was there at a very causal event. It wasn’t very clear exactly what it was; a dimly lit bar with

its sequel, 28Weeks Later, dabbled in what the military’s response would be, and 2012 had an idea of what global powers would attempt to do to save the earth.

Contagion doesn’t have anything like that. There’s no one moment in the storyline where you think “What would I have done?” There’s nothing to think about during or after you watch Contagion. The time passes by, but you don’t gain anything from the experience.

For all of its faults, the film 2012 has one ingenious and memorable moment in the story.

In the film, the characters find themselves on an indestructible boat that is basically all that is left of society. One character remarks on the oddity that a no-name amateur author will forever live on in history, simply because he happened to be carrying a copy of their book when he got on the boat. Literary greats such as Mark Twain or William Shakespeare will be forgotten because their works were not survived on the boat they were on.

Survival has nothing to do with your influence or ability, its luck. This type of philosophical wonderment is a disaster film at its best. Looking into a fictional future and wondering how the world would be like if we started from scratch.

Contagion has nothing to say about the end of the world.

There’s no insight to how we’d react to the end of the world and nothing to talk about when you leave the theater.

When you get to the core of what Contagion is about - A lot of people get sick and then they get better. That’s it.

people just lounging around with drinks in hand. If it weren’t for the tiny FNO poster in the elevator, I would’ve mistaken it for a private party I’d crashed. After a couple of tries at finding good lighting for a picture and some gushing about his blog and style, I let him go.

Now it’s about 9:10 p.m., and I’m just realizing I haven’t done any shopping. I’d spent so much time celebrity stalking I missed out on valuable shopping time. I made a mad dash to SoHo which proved to be slightly disappointing and very chaotic. The second I got out the subway there were hoards of people barely moving.

I finally arrive into TopMan at 10:20 p.m. I start running around like a mad man trying to buy as much as possible so I don’t feel like a FNO groupie (You know, only in it for the celebs).

It was still an amazing night, and I got to meet some of my favorite people. Having actual conversations with Bryanboy and ADR was definitely a great way to start the semester.

For actual fashion fanatics, it doesn’t get better than FNO. You can get more fashion news by visiting Torraine Humes’ fashion blog: TheFreshmanwear. blogspot.com.

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Pace Volleyball on a 6 Win Streak Susana Verdugo-Del Real

Sports Editor Susana.VerdugoDelReal@pace.edu

The Lady Setters had six matches in the past week; one non-conference match against Nyack and three matches at the Bentley tournament.

Pace swept through the Nyack Warriors 3 to 0 in a home, nonconference match Tuesday Sept.

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Although it was a slow start for Pace, they maintained control of the entire match ending the three sets in 25 to 17, 25 to 13 and 25 to 18.

The win against the Warriors advance the Setters into three wins and four loses overall in their season.

Junior OH/S Nora Rugova led the offensive end with nine kills and helped the defense with

16 digs, while MB Tamilee Webb added eight kills with a .353 hitting percentage to the match, and OH/L Elyse Rowland led the defensive end with 17 digs. Senior S Shea Hansen totaled a high of 27 assists.

After this win Pace traveled to Photo from CSI-Photo The Pace Volleyball team currently in six Waltham, game winning streak, due to powerful plays Mass., for a depicted above. tournament at The first game was close at Bentley University where the 25-22. Pace started off slow but Setters played three games.

The first match against caught their momentum and enerQueens College on Sept. 16, the gy towards the middle of the set.

The second game was scored Setters won 3-0.

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at 27-25, a fight for the Setters after being down and fighting for every point as they struggled to keep the lead.

The third game was 25-15, where after gaining more energy, the Setters pulled through to end it in three.

Webb, a junior, tallied 11 kills with a .500 hitting percentage as well as three total blocks while Rugova led the team with 13 kills and helping on defense with 10 digs. Rowland led the team’s defense with 15 digs and adding three aces. Hansen totaled 31 assists for the day.

This first win of day one in the Bentley tournament ties the Setters record 4-4 overall.

On day two of the Bentley tournament, Pace’s first match of the day was against Georgian Court where the Setters won 3-0 again.

The Lady Setters had a high energy coming in on the first set where they ended 25-12, but had

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trouble keeping control on the second set yet they still pulled through and ended it in 27-25, and took over on the third set 25-14.

Hansen totaled 30 assists, three blocks, and four kills. Webb led the offense with 10 kills and with three blocks, Rugova added seven kills and 10 digs, and Rowland led the defense with 18 digs.

Freshman, Melanie Pavels tallied seven kills and 14 digs.

The second match of day two was against Molloy where the Setters are on a roll in another 3-0 beating.

Rowland recorded a high performance of 30 digs. Pavels led the team with 14 kills and Rugova added 11 kills. Hansen totaled 32 assists.

With both wins of the day, the Lady Setters advance their overall record to 6-4 and are back into action at home Tuesday Sept. 19 against NYIT in another non-conference match.

Pace Soccer Fall into a Three Game Losing Streak Susana Verdugo-Del Real

Sports Editor Susana.VerdugoDelReal@pace.edu

Pace Soccer team played three Northeast-10 (NE-10) conference games this week, against the American International (AIC) Yellow Jackets, New Haven Chargers, and the Stonehill Skyhawks.

For the first game, Pace traveled to Springfield, Mass. to play against the Yellow Jackets on Sept. 11 where they lost 2 to 0.

In the first half, neither team scored a goal, but early in the second half, American International managed to score two goals. The first on the 49:16 time-mark by Nikki Muhlberg, assisted by Caroline Boyce, and the second one on the 50:30 mark by Bonnie Boomazian, also assisted by Boyce, to take over control of the game.

Pace’s Goalkeeper Courtany Hagen, recorded six saves throughout all 90 minutes of play.

With this loss, the Lady Setters record goes to 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties (2-3-0) overall, and 1-2-0 in NE-10 conference play.

Up next, the Lady Setters traveled to West Haven, Connecticut, to play the second conference game against New Haven on Sept. 14, where the Setters fell 3 to 1.

For New Haven, the Chargers offense scored two goals and kept the ball on Pace’s side of the field for most of the first half, keeping

the Setters from scoring.

New Haven’s Amber Simms, assisted by Shannon Morales, scored the first goal at the 16:38 mark, and Tami Vargas, assisted

by Morales again, scored the second goal at the 35:57 mark. The Chargers finished the first half in the lead, 2 to 0.

During the second half, at the 49:02 minute mark, Midfielder Seanna Wright scored the first goal for the Setters, therefore breaking New Haven’s control and making the score 2-1.

Both the Setters and Chargers played aggressively, creating opportunities to score but Chargers scored a third goal by Monica Yanez, assisted by Simms, at the 88:57 mark.

Setter GK Hagen recorded another six saves from the Charger’s attempt at scoring throughout all 90 minutes of play.

With this loss, the Setters were 2 to 4 overall, and 1 to 3 in the NE-10 conference.

Photo by Adam Samson / The Pace Chronicle Pace’s next game was home The Pace Soccer team vs Stonehill College’s Skyhawks on Sept. 17, at the Briarcliff campus. on Sat., Sept. 17, against Stonehill College in another NE-10 conference Final Score Final Score Final Score game where they lost 2 to 1 in overtime.

Setters YellowJackets Setters Chargers Setters Skyhawks Although there were no goals during Setters Olivia Mapplethorpe, regular time, it was an intense After a total of 15 shots from the corner kick winning goal Geena Kooner, and Allyson Dyl game for both teams with efforts Stonehill and 11 attempts by the almost immediately when overare all tied for the most shots on to take over the ball and control Lady Setters, no goals were scored time started in the 94:43 time goal for the game. the game. for the second half and overtime mark.

Lady Setter Hagen recorded a The Skyhawks had eight shots was forced.

Skyhawks Goalkeeper Amy game-high 13 saves over the 95 and the Setters had six within the Stonehill’s Casey Mathews, as- Wheaton had eight saves during minutes played. first half. sisted by Maddie Manning, scored her 95 minutes played.

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Setter Sports

Setters Fall Hard In First NE-10 at Merrimack Final Score

Susana Verdugo-Del Real

Sports Editor Susana.VerdugoDelReal@pace.edu

The Setters played their first Northeast-10 conference game against Merrimack College Warriors and lost 63-7.

Merrimack was led into the first quarter by quarterback James Suozzo as he threw two touchdowns and ran two on the ground.

The Warriors took over the first quarter with a 42-0 lead, with a fumble return that turned into a touchdown and a punt return for a score.

Pace came to life in the second quarter as Brian Beeker was on an option pass and tossed a 54-yard touchdown to Kyle Lotwich.

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At the end of the second quarter, Merrimack was leading 56-7.

In the second half, both offenses moved the ball but the Warriors got a lone score late in the fourth quarter.

Pace’s Patrick Lupfer led the receivers with six receptions over a 103 yards, Lotwich finished with 61 yards receiving and scored one touchdown. David Lopez had nine tackles and forced a fumble.

This loss puts Pace into 1-2 overall for their season and 0-1

in NE-10.

Football captain Jordan Raynor, sophomore and criminal justice major, expresses that “we are very young so we are going through a lot of growing pains, and we aren’t going to be perfect overnight, but if we keep working the way we are we will change the Pace culture.”

Setters will travel to New Haven, Connecticut to play a conference game against Southern Connecticut State University on Fri., Sept. 23.

Photo from CSI-Photo Widereceiver Patrick Lupfer led the Setters with six receptions for 103 yards

Setter Spotlight with

Shea Hansen Susana Verdugo-Del Real

Sports Editor Susana.VerdugoDelReal@pace.edu

Senior marketing major Shea Hansen continues her last year at Pace as a setter for the volleyball team.

The Arizona native moved to the Big Apple because of a volleyball scholarship and the great opportunities the city has for job offers compared to her hometown Meza, Arizona. As Hansen continues to adapt to the east coast climate, she is taking advantage of the education and experience that college offers.

PaceChronicle (PC): Why did you pick marketing as a major?

Shea Hansen (SH): Because I think I’m creative and my parents say I’m persisting, which will help in turn.

PC: What was the scariest thing for you, moving so far from home?

SH: Leaving my family and my close friends, and the fear of being alone.

PC: How do you survive on your own?

SH: My parents are my biggest support system. They are always there for me and support every decision I make, and my best friends in townhouse 31 make it worthwhile.

PC: What do you miss about Arizona?

SH: The weather! The scenery, my family and friends.

PC: What is the best thing about

New York?

SH: The job opportunities that the city has to offer and the diversity.

PC: What would you take to Arizona, from New York?

SH: Townhouse 31 PC: What similarities and contrasts do you find living in Arizona and studying in New York?

SH: The biggest difference is weather and the people. I can’t think of any similarities.

PC: What are your plans after graduation?

SH: To travel, to go to grad school, and get a job.

PC: What are some of your short and long term goals?

SH: Short terms are to travel and to finish a successful senior year, as well as to enjoy the rest of my college experience. Long terms are to get a job, to be successful

at it, and to be happy wherever I am.

A taste of victory from this week’s Setter Spotlight: Shea Hanson Photo from CSI-Photo

PC: What are your favorite professional sport teams?

where you are now?

SH: NFL, the Green Bay Packers.

NBA, the Phoenix Suns. MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks. I’m trying to get into liking the Boston Red Sox.

SH: I knew I was leaving Arizona to play volleyball but I didn’t know where until March of my Senior year I knew New York was for me.

PC: How do you deal with New York fans?

PC: You were the leader in conference in assists per sets at 10.31, how are you working on making that lead again?

SH: I’m used to it by now because my roommate is obsessed with the Yankees and Giants, and I realized that the Suns are no longer what they used to be.

PC: Why do you play volleyball, versus another sport? What do you like most about it?

SH: I like that it truly is a team sport, and it takes six people to make it work. I also like the intensity of the volleyball atmosphere.

PC: While in high school, did you ever think you would be

SH: My main concern is winning, and if I surpass that then that is awesome.

PC: Why do you wear #2?

SH: I wanted #5 but apparently I couldn’t have it, so I stuck with 2 just for the fact that I could be called “2-Shea.”

PC: How do you excel in sports and take advantage of your education here?

SH: I listen to my coaches and

advisors, to my peers. I take advise from people who have been here before me.

PC: What clubs and organizations are you involved in.

SH: I’m the SAAC president, the Public Relations and Communications officer for LBA, and Vice President for PUMA. PC: How do you juggle all of that with being the captain of the volleyball team?

SH: I’m best friends with my planner, and it helps that everyone on this campus is so flexible.

PC: What will you miss the most from Pace volleyball?

SH: Box jumps, kneepad run, 300’s, and blocking. #Sarcasm!

PC: What quote do you live by?

SH: “Go big or go home”

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