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The Madison Theater will be screening James Franco and Seth Rogen’s “The Interview” through Thursday despite the controversy surrounding the film.

“The Interview” Screened at the Madison Theater

By ConoR sHea Executive Editor Despite the controversy surrounding the film, the Madison Theater will screen James Franco

and Seth Rogen’s “The Interview” through Thursdy.

The movie, an R-rated comedy centered around a plan to kill Kim Continued on Page A5

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Overnight Program Replaced

By VICToRIa addIson Sports Writer For more than 15 years, the Overnight Program has allowed prospective students to experi-

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ence what it would be like to attend the College of Saint Rose.

The program offers The College’s admissions office a way to recruit visiting high school students, and accounts for about 55 to 60 per-

cent of the student enrollment each year.

However, due to a recent change in the College’s policy regarding minors on campus,

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Two added to the Board of Trustees See page A4

The Dragons of Dorcastle Review See page B8

Remembering Stuart Scott See page D11

Serving the Community One Citizen at a Time See page A5

Break the Binary See page C9

Renovate or Eliminate See page D14

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The Weekly Wrap-Up Your Top Five Stories from Friday to Sunday *Source: BBC News

Bishop Charged in Hit and Run Maryland’s first female Episcopalian bishop will be charged in the hit and run that caused the death of Tom Palmero, 41.

Bishop Heather Cook is charged with vehicular manslaughter. Her blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was .22, triple the state’s legal limit.

extra Troops after Paris attacks Officials stay that some 500 extra troops are being deployed in Paris after attacks at Charlie Hebdo, in the hopes of keeping the peace. Seventeen people have been killed in the attacks. Some 700,000 people have participated in memorial marches across the country to remember the victims.

16 dead in Market Blast

spacex Launch SpaceX firm says that its attempt to bring the falcon rocket down to a landing on a sea platform did not work. The rocket was launched in an attempt to reach the International Space Station. The company CEO, Elon Musk, says the booster hit the platform hard.

At least 16 people have been killed in a bombing in the north Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Officials say that the bombing may have been perpetrated by a 10 year old female suicide bomber.

No group so far has taken credit for the bombing.

Petraeus May Face Charges Former CIA director David Petraeus may face charges for giving classified information to his then-mistress. Petraeus resigned his position at the CIA in 2012, after details of his affair with Paula Broadwell came to light.

Ms. Broadwall was writing a biography on the former general.

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Alexis Fischer’s bulletin board gives her residents and extra punny start to the semester.

Carly Weller (Left) and Meghan Mallon (Right) moving in for the second semester.

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In Brief

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Annual MLK Week The annual MLK Week is happening from Jan.19 to Jan. 26.

Highlights include the annual

MLK Semi-Formal, which is on Saturday, Jan. 24. The week is also filled with numerous service

opportunities. For more information, contact the Office of Intercultural Leadership.

Saint Rose Recognized by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll The College of Saint Rose has been recognized by the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2014, with Distinction in two areas: Education and Interfaith Com-

munity Service.

According to NationalService. gov, the award launched in 2006, and annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in problem-solving community is-

sues and placing more students on a lifelong path of civic engagement by recognizing institutions that achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes in the communities they serve.

Neil Hellman Now Loaning Textbooks According to Director of Library Services Andrew Urbanek, the Neil Hallman Library has purchased approximately $1,000 worth of textbooks for students to take out.

He said that they leased an order of seven textbooks for the fall 2014 semester, but little attention was gained through social media, and they went largely unused.

The books are kept on reserve at the circulation desk, and can be checked out for two hours of inlibrary use.

“We were looking for a combination of the most expensive textbooks with the highest enrollment to try and maximize how many people we could help across campus,” said Urbanek.

Because of this formula, the

majority of the books are business and science texts.

“We hope it helps. Students are financially burdened much more now than they were in my day.

They need every iota of help we can manage,” he said.

For a full list of the textbooks the library has on file, students should check their website.

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Calendar of Events Tuesday, January 13th 4:30 p.m Pep Band Rehearsal SCR A & B 5:15 p.m. Yoga for Employees Hubbard Sanctuary 8 p.m ALANA Steppers’ Practice Lima SA Conf Rm 10 p.m GK Dance Rehearsal Lima SA Conf Rm Wednesday, January 14th 5 p.m Communion Service Hubbard Sanctuary 7 p.m Girls 4 God Meeting Hubbard Sanctuary 8 p.m GK Dance Rehearsal Lima SA Conf Rm 9 p.m Piano Rep Class Massry: PRH 9:45 p.m ALANA Steppers’ Practice EAC 110 Thursday, January 15th 3:30 p.m. Overnight Host Info Session St Joseph Auditorium 4 p.m. Board of Associates Meeting Carondelet Symposium 7:30 p.m. Identity Meeting Carondelet Symposium 9:15 p.m. Knightz in Motion Practice Carondelet Symposium Friday, January 16th 9:30 a.m. Writing Group Meeting Moran Conf Rm 12 p.m. NHL Journaling Workshop Practice Hubbard Sanctuary 8 p.m. Committee Meeting Carondelet Symposium 8 p.m. Knightz in Motion Practice EAC 110 saturday, January 17th 9 p.m ADDY Judging Carondelet Symposium 12:30 p.m Pep Band Rehearsal SCR A & B

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the Overnight Program has been changed to what will now be known as the “Be a Knight for a Day” program. According to Caitlin Stillwell, the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, the new program will still allow for prospect students to visit campus and “have the chance to spend a full day as a Saint Rose student,” becoming fully immersed in the campus environment.

“We hope the visiting students will get a chance to meet with a student in their same major or as close to the same major as possible,” said Stillwell. “They will get the opportunity to attend classes, eat in the dining hall, attend an event on campus, such as a bingo night, trivia, some sort of performance, etc., and hang out in the residence halls.”

Visiting students will arrive on campus at 8:30 a.m. and will stay until 7 p.m., providing about ten hours for various events and interactions with hosts. The admissions office tried to retain as many of the activities from the overnight experience as possible in the new schedule.

With the “Be a Knight for a Day” program, prospective students will not be able to stay overnight on campus as part of an official visit through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Other opportunities for overnight visits still exist however, such as the opportunity to stay with an athletic team or with a current student as a guest.

“We are hopeful that this change will allow students who may not feel comfortable staying overnight with a stranger to be a part of the program,” Stillwell said.

The current number of Saint Rose students who are hosts stands about 120. Information sessions have already begun for those who wish to learn more about becoming a day visit host, and the admissions team hopes that the increased number of ses-

sions will bring in more students.

The new program will also allow commuter students to be more involved in the visits.

“We have only had one commuter student ever host a day visit before, but this year we have seen an uptick in the commuter students interested in the visits,” said Stillwell.

As far as the ratio of returning to new hosts, about 45 percent of students return to the position.

“Each year we hope we get returning students, but for a variety of reasons, usually due to the fact students are getting more involved with their academics, i.e. study abroad, internships, observations, busy schedules, and work, students may not return,” Stillwell said.

The admissions team looks for students who are outgoing, involved in campus, and interested in sharing positive experiences about Saint Rose when selecting hosts. Each student who wishes to become a host must apply for the position.

“We want the hosts to be talkative and friendly to help the prospective students feel comfortable,” said Stillwell. “This may be some of the students’ first time on campus, so we want to welcome these new students with open arms.”

For previous host students, reactions about the program change are mixed.

Lindsay Atkins, a sophomore communications major, was a host her freshman year, but is unsure if she wants to participate in the program again this year. She claims that her favorite part was getting to know the overnight students she hosted, and felt that it was a “cool opportunity.”

“Honestly, I don't like that they are changing it to day visits instead of overnights,” said Atkins.

“It would be a much better experience for the prospective student if they truly got a feel for the college life and stayed overnight, rather than just getting a glimpse of our classes.”

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Two added to the Board of Trustees

By Vanessa Langdon Staff Writer

The Board of Trustees at The College has two new members, who will serve until June of 2017.

James J. Sandman and James M. Gavin were both elected to the 36-member board. The two are part of the two-thirds of the board that is made up of laypeople. The other one-third of the board consists of the sponsors of The College- the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet.

Sandman brings experience to his three-year term. The Albany native earned his law degree at University of Pennsylvania, and has been the President of the Legal Services Corp. since 2011.

The Legal Services Corp. aids people in the low-income population with civil legal situations.

Sandman has many ties to the College; he received an honorary doctorate in 2013 and was the commencement speaker that same year. Edgar Sandman and Margaret Dugan Sandman, his father and late mother, were both trustees of The College. In addition, his mother, as well as his sister, Nancy, both graduated from the College, in 1940 and 1970 respectively.

Sandman now lives in Washington, D.C., and is known for his pro-bono work and support for the arts and human services organizations.

Gavin, of Saratoga Springs,

retired from St. Peter’s Heath in 2012 where he previously worked as vice president, CFO/ treasurer of St. Peter’s Health Partners, St. Peter’s Health Care Services, Northeast Health and Seton Health.

Additionally, Gavin served on the board of The Community Hospice from 1995 to 2005, holding the offices of chair, vice chair and treasurer.

He currently teaches at Union Graduate College in Schenectady.

Gavin earned a Master of Science degree in accounting from the University at Albany and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Clarkson University in Potsdam.

Saying Goodbye to Two Rosebuds The Saint Rose community has lost two members this semester as they leave to pursue other options.

According to a campus-wide email sent by College President Stefanco, Marcus Buckley, Vice President for Finance and Administration, has retired from the College.

Buckley worked at the College for nine and a half years. His contributions to the college include the planning and construction of The Massry Center for the Arts, The William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media, The Christian Plumeri Sports Complex, The Margaret Dugan Sandman 1940 Alumni Garden, and Centennial Hall.

“His efforts included campus beautification, and a commitment to the adaptive reuse and renovation of many campus buildings, such as 1006 Madison Avenue, Albertus Hall, the Huether School of Business, and many office and residential spaces,” Stefanco wrote of Buckley.

She wishes “Marcus a healthy and enjoyable retirement.”

Joining Buckley is John Bryant, who is also taking his leave of the College.

Bryant left the College on December 5 to pursue other career options.

Before he took on the duties of Associate Vice President for Facilities in September of 2009, there was no such position. Prior to the creation of the position, all facilities services were outsourced.

Bryant was in charge of overseeing facilities management

and services, including grounds, custodial, trades, facilities planning and space management, and projects and renovations for the campus.

In his five years at the College, Bryant oversaw the completion of Centennial Hall, the Huether School of Business, the William Randolph Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media, the Christian Plumeri Sports Complex, and many smaller projects, along with the day-to-day activities of facilities operations.

According to an email from Laurie Luizzi, Executive Secretary to the Vice President for Finance and Administration at the College, facilities can be contacted at the Facilities Management office at 337-2395 for all project related activities and Mark Cappello and staff for all day-to-day facilities operations at 454-2800.

For sophomore childhood education major and former host Michael Aurrichio, day visits seem to be a better concept than overnight stays.

“Most students will stay over for orientation and visit for a tour, so I believe that this will be a best of both worlds,” Aurrichio said.

“Last year, prospective students

would come at four p.m., which is kind of late in my opinion. Even though they stayed 24 hours, I felt like some of them had nothing to do when they were here.”

With the change to the program, visiting students will be able to attend morning classes with their hosts, and spend the remainder of the day attending

events or touring campus.

“They’ll get a chance to see classes in the morning and then see how the remainder of the day is spent. In my case, I usually have work, go to an event, eat or even just relax in my dorm,” said Aurrichio. “This change is beneficial for everyone and I’m glad we made the switch.”

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Serving the Community, One Citizen at a Time

By VICTORIA ADDISON Sports Editor For assistant branch manager Michael Van Guysling, his job at Citizens Bank is about more than just the money.

“It’s the people around here, and it might be just the fact that this particular branch has been here for so long, and it’s not a transient branch,” said Van Guysling, 46. “It’s a home branch for a lot of people, as opposed to, say, a branch at a grocery store where you might just go in to do quick transactions.”

An Albany native, Van Guysling’s father grew up a block away from the neighborhood branch at Western Avenue and West Lawrence Street. Van Guysling has worked for Citizens since December 2012.

Despite his love for his job at Citizens, Van Guysling did not plan on becoming an assistant branch manager. Before his almost 12-year involvement in the banking field, Van Guysling was focused on sustaining a career in hotel and restaurant management.

His first job in the restaurant business was scooping ice cream at the Friendly’s on Western Avenue, which is now closed.

Van Guysling attended John-

son & Wales University in Providence, a school dedicated primarily to culinary arts and hotel and restaurant management, after he graduated from Guilderland High School. Throughout college, he worked as a busboy and room service waiter at the Holiday Inn in downtown Providence. He had been promoted to dining room manager by the time he graduated.

“The University was very conducive to work because they only had classes Monday through Thursday, so everybody had a three day weekend,” said Van Guysling. “The expectation was you would try to go out into your field, whatever it might be, to be able to put forth what you are learning in a true environment.”

Eventually, the long hours in the hotel business became too much for Van Guysling’s liking.

“Hotels never close. As a manager, you are constantly on duty, and it was very draining and difficult from a family standpoint at times,” he said. Van Guysling was on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which meant he also had to work on the holidays.

When an opportunity came up in the banking industry, Van Guysling took a chance and accepted a position with CitiFinan-

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Assistant Branch Manager Michael Van Guysling, who works at Citizens Bank on Western Avenue.

cial, a finance company that handles personal and home equity loans. After about 10 years with the company, he decided to move on to a more traditional style of banking at Citizens.

Now, his favorite part of the assistant branch manager job is the people he deals with, both customers and co-workers.

“It’s all about helping people,” said Van Guysling. “I enjoy working with them and I deal well with them.”

His coworkers are equally fond of him, including branch manager Brian White, who enjoys his open and honest conversations with Van Guysling.

“Mike finds ways to make it fun, but still gets the job done,” said Erin Brown, a bank teller.

Van Guysling hopes to stay with Citizens until he retires, at which point he has a personal dream that involves his favorite hobby outside of work.

“I would love to be able to, in all honesty, run a comic book shop. I have an inner geek even at my age,” said Van Guysling, who most enjoys the animation aspect of the comics.

For now, he focuses on helping his customers every day.

Van Guysling is involved with working on institutional relationships, including with both Shop Rite and The College of Saint Rose.

“I love going to orientations, whether it be ShopRite’s employee orientations or stuff for you guys at school,” he said. “That’s really cool because it helps develop the relationships and begins to earn their trust, it’s constantly ongoing.”

From his desk looking out on Western Avenue, he has a good view of the neighborhood.

“If you sit here for a half hour with me you’ll hear, ‘Hi Mike, how are you doing?” he said.

“You know, it is that kind of thing.”

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“The Interview” Screened at the Madison Theater

at the Madison Theater are students from surrounding schools, Jong Un, the leader of North Ko- like Saint Rose. On how he felt rea, was pulled from most major this decision would attract such theaters in America after threats patrons, Laiosa said he strongly of terrorism were issued to Sony hoped students would come out to see the film.

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Community reaction has been While officials have yet to conanything but mixed, with seemfirm the originator of the threats, ingly no negative backlash, many believe that they were from something that other theaters North Korea itself, in retaliation showing “The Interview” have for the contents of the film. experienced.

The film was later released “It’s definitely a bold move that digitally through YouTube and will get a lot of attention from the Google Play. This digital release Pine Hills and college commubrought in just over a million dolnities,” said Shannon Walsh, a lars in earnings for Sony. sophomore at Saint Rose.

Many smaller showcases, like More than just a desire to bring the Madison Theater, have made in customers, Laiosa said it was independent decisions to screen also something of a principled the film, causing backlash in stand on expressome communision and film. ties. While some “I think showing this “I think showhave criticized ing this movie the dangers of movie is important is important in showing the in our civic duties our civic duties film, others have pointed out that as a movie theater to as a movie theater to exercise in small comexercise our freedom our freedom of munities the speech,” he said. dangers are lessof speech.”

“I do not beened. lieve that we Daniel Laiosa Daniel Laiosa, will receive any the head of sales negative refor Tierra Farms, sponses from the which has a direct partnership with Madison Theater, said that community. I think most people the controversy surrounding the feel that Sony overreacted by not film’s screening did not sway distributing the film as a wide release.” them from moving forward.

Andrew Lee, a local Pine Hills “We are movie buffs at the resident, had a different, yet posiMadison, and we believe the tive, take on the matter. Lee said movie should be seen in public,” he would see the film at the Madsaid Laiosa. ison because in doing so he can The film premiered at the support a local business, and also Madison on Friday Jan. 9, at 9:00 to get the full in-theater experip.m. The Chronicle requested inence. formation about the number of “I’m glad they’re doing it; attendees, but did not receive a movies are meant to be watched response. on the big screen,” he said.

“The Interview” will be For more information about screened at 4:20 p.m., 7 p.m. and the Madison Theater, call (518) 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Tuesday, 438-2094, or visit TheMadisonand Thursday; 2 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. on Satur- Theater.com.

“We are very excited to be day and Sunday; and 4:20 p.m. bringing the film to our theater Wednesday. and we hope people are still inA good portion of the patrons terested in seeing it,” said Laiosa.

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Top of the Week For Jan. 5 - 10 Movies at the Box Office

TV Shows

1. The Hobbit: TBFA (21.7M) 2. Into the Woods (18.7M) 3. Unbroken (18.2M) 4. The Woman In Black 2 (15.0M) 5. Night at the Museum (14.5M) 6. Annie (11.3M) 7. The Imitation Game (7.8M) 8. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (7.6M) 9. The Gambler (6.3M) 10. Big Hero 6 (4.8M)

1. NBC NFL Playoffs 2. NBC NFL Playoff Pre-Kicks 3. Madam Secretary 4. Blue Bloods 5. The Good Wife 6. NCIS 7. Hawaii Five-O 8. New Years Rockin’ Eve 2015 9. The Simpsons 10. Kennedy Center Honors

*Source: RottenTomatoes.com

*Source: Nielsen.com

Books

Music

Fiction: 1. All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr) 2. Gray Mountain (John Grisham) 3. Hope To Die (James Patterson) 4. The Escape (David Baldacci) 5. Die Again (Tess Gerritsen) Non-Fiction: 1. Yes Please (Amy Poehler) 2. Killing Patton (Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard) 3. What If? (Randall Munroe) 4. Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) 5. 41 (George W. Bush)

Albums: 1. 1989 (Taylor Swift) 2. Guardians of The Galaxy Soundtrack (Various) 3. Into the Woods (Various) 4. 2014 Forest Hills Drive (J. Cole) 5. In The Lonely Hour (Sam Smith) Songs: 1. Uptown Funk! (Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars) 2. Blank Space (Taylor Swift) 3. Take Me To Church (Hozier) 4. Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran) 5. Lips Are Movin’ (Meghan Trainor)

*Source: New York Times Best Sellers

*Source: Billboard.com

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B7 Kabluey (2007) Award Great or Award Bait?

“Foxcatcher”

January 13th, 2015

By Rachel Bolton Managing Editor

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up as Kabluey.

But I digress. Salman soon finds that wearing the suit is much I enjoy stories that feature harder than in looks, considering complicated plots that stem from that he must stand outside in the simple situations, like The Lord summer heat. Kabluey does not of the Rings. Destroying a ring have fingers or hands, yet must got pretty hard, pretty fast, didn’t be able to pass out flyers. Peoit? While “Kabluey” is nowhere ple don’t quite know what to do near as complicated as anything when they see Salman in the suit

by Tolkien, its premise is rather on the side of the road, although simple: hapless Salman (yes, some maintenance workers are similar to the fish) stays with his kind enough to give him a beer. sister-in-law to help with her two Drinking the beer, on the other hyperactive sons while her hus- hand, is more difficult. band, a national guardsman, is in The film does have a mild Iraq. superhero feel, as he is wearing Why is the film called “Kab- a suit and has a secret identity luey,” you may ask? Because of sorts. A white wine-guzzling Salman’s sister-insuburban mom law asks him to thinks that Kabget a job while While Kabluey wraps luey is the perhe is with her fect addition to up the plot threads her spoiled kid’s family, and since Salman has very neatly, the ending still birthday party. few skills beSalman agrees yond being awk- feels lacking to me. to go, and it is ward, the only hilarious to see job he can get is children get exdressing up as the corporate mas- cited over a blank faced corporate cot of the dying internet company mascot. His nephews realize that that she works for, which is an their uncle is Kabluey and start to obvious parody of the AOL guy. think he isn’t that bad.

(Hey kids, remember dial-up?)

While “Kabluey” wraps up Salman is dressed in a muppet- the plot threads neatly, the endlike blue suit with a huge head. ing still feels lacking to me. But I His job is to stand in the middle won’t spoil the details here. of nowhere and pass out flyers in While it seems that writer/dithe hope that someone will want rector/actor Scott Prendergrast to rent part of the empty BluNex- has not done much since KabIon building. luey, most people will find a faFunnily enough, being Kab- miliar face or voice in the film. luey is far easier than Salman’s Friend’s Lisa Kudrow stars as other job, taking care of his neph- Leslie. Archer fans will recognize ews. I have not wanted to slap a Chris Parnell as the unfortunate child as much as these two. Lin- grocery store owner. Whether coln and Cameron scream con- you know him from Supernatustantly, are not disciplined by ral or “Watchmen,” Jeffery Dean their stressed-out mother, and tell Morgan appears as Brad, a jerk Salman that they are going to kill who also works for BluNexIon, him in his sleep. Think I’m exag- though not in a blue muppet suit. gerating? They try to pour bleach “Kabluey” is a good, low-key in his mouth while he is sleeping. comedy, and people who enjoyed One of the funnier parts of the “Little Miss Sunshine” will find movie is watching Salman try to something to like in this film. It bring his horrid nephews into a manages to be both meaningful, grocery store on child leashes. slapstick, and just a little crude. If But don’t worry, Salman finds anything, it gave me more syma way to connect with the kids. pathy for the people who dress up How, you may ask? By dressing at Disney World.

By Alexander Wheeler Features Editor And Joseph Conway Staff Writer

Is a film made to entertain or to win awards? Does it happen to be entertaining and also award worthy? Alexander Wheeler and Joseph Conway are here to answer those questions in this week’s edition of Award Great or Award Bait?

“Foxcatcher” is a film directed

by Bennett Miller that examines the incidents connected to the Foxcatcher wrestling team.

Alexander’s Opinion “Foxcatcher” is a cold, dark and intense film. I am a huge fan of Miller’s last film, “Moneyball,” and with “Foxcatcher,” Miller establishes himself as a growing auteur in the film business. One thing in particular that I’ve noticed about Miller and his approach to directing is that he interacts with his actors in such a way that he brings out the best in all of them – thus creating great ensemble pictures, which is what “Foxcatcher” is. Ruffalo, Tatum, and Carell are all fantastic in this film and really push it to its full potential. Particular attention should be paid to Tatum, who gives a powerfully physical tourde-force in the film.

The film also includes stellar cinematography and production design featuring a lot of deep reds, whites and blues.

Overall, “Foxcatcher” is a great film, but isn’t meant for a wide audience in respect to its pacing, thematic elements and moody tone. For that reason, like with “Birdman,” I have to rank Foxcatcher as Award Bait.

Joseph’s Opinion The film features three fantastic performances by actors Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum. The film has received a lot of attention from award

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shows, including the Golden Globes, who have nominated the film for Best Drama, Mark Ruffalo for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and Steve Carell for Best Actor in a Drama. Often I have found that some nominations by the Golden Globes are a bit unworthy, but is this the case with the actors of “Foxcatcher,” and the film as a whole?

“Foxcatcher” follows the life of wrestler Mark Schultz, played

by Tatum, as he prepares for the

While the other actors are receiving plenty of praise, Tatum seems to be getting overlooked, even though I would argue that he provided the best performance of the film.

1988 Olympics and attempts to escape from the shadow of his older brother, David Schultz, played by Ruffalo. In the film, Mark is recruited by a rich multimillionaire philanthropist named John du Pont, played by Carell, to wrestle for his team, called Foxcatcher. An unhealthy relationship develops between Mark and Du Pont, as Du Pont has an ulterior motive in his partnership with Mark.

As the Golden Globe nominations show, “Foxcatcher” contains several strong performances, including award-nominated performances from Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo, but it also features an underrated performance from Channing Tatum. While the other actors are receiving plenty of praise, Tatum seems to be getting overlooked, even though I would argue that he provided the best performance of the film.

Now this is not to say that Carell’s and Ruffalo’s performances were not award-worthy, but that Tatum’s name should have joined these two on the nomination list.

As Mark Schultz, Tatum becomes a completely different person; his mannerisms and speech are completely transformed throughout “Foxcatcher.” Ruffalo put in a very subtle and calm performance that very much contrasts the out-there performances put in by Carell and Tatum.

Carell as Du Pont is a creepy, selfish man who is nothing like any character Carell has ever played. Carell often plays a loveable comedic character, but here, Carell plays a character who makes audiences uncomfortable and is frankly unlikeable.

Unlike other films, such as “Birdman” or “Nightcrawler,” “Foxcatcher” does not contain an amazing score or mind blowing cinematography, but instead is driven by the performances of the actors and the plot of the film.

“Foxcatcher” will have difficulties winning awards when the Golden Globes come around, as the film faces “Boyhood” for Best Drama, Carell faces Cumberbatch from “The Imitation Game” and Gyllenhaal from “Nightcrawler,” while Ruffalo is faced with competition from Simmons in “Whiplash” and Norton in “Birdman.”

Though the film may not win in any of the categories, it is still an Award Great as it features one of the best three-actor ensembles in recent years.

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The Dragons of Dorcastle Review

By ALEXANDER PECHA Arts Editor I don’t normally touch audiobooks. I personally prefer to pick up a book’s details, such as how a character sounds or talks in my own head, and not have it narrated to me. However, due to a boring job and a 14-day Audible trial, I found myself in the possession of the audiobook version of The Dragons of Dorcastle: The Pillars of Reality, Book One by Jack Campbell.

Two things caught my eye about this particular book: the first, that the author, Jack Campbell (a pseudonym for John G. Hemry), is usually a science fiction author best noted for his lengthy military science fiction series The Lost Fleet, but The Dragons of Dorcastle described itself as a fantasy. The second thing that caught my attention was that The Dragons of Dorcastle wasn’t actually available in any format besides audiobook, a fact I hope eventually changes.

So I had a science fiction author writing a fantasy book that could only be listened to and not read.

Well, that was certainly enough for me to be curious. So over three days I listened to The Dragons of Dorcastle while I worked, and was subject to a rather unique experience: I could not stop listening no matter how hard I tried, but at the same time, I spent half of the runtime thinking, “Oh dear lord, that is beyond terrible, shut up.” I’d say it’s clear that I’m of two minds about this book.

However, I’m getting ahead of myself here. The Dragons of Dorcastle takes place on the fictional planet of Dematr, where two great guilds, the Mechanic’s Guild and the Mage’s Guild, have controlled the world for countless centuries. The Mage’s Guild teaches acolytes to harness the magical powers they are born with by erasing their emotions to reach greater “Wisdom,” and the Mechanics Guild teaches appren-

tices to build and maintain technological marvels such as steam trains, guns, and other gizmos and gadgets.

However, both guilds teach their members that the other guild is false, that the other guild just uses tricks and lies to trick the common people into believing their schemes so they can get rich.

On top of all of this, members of both guilds live in an entirely different social caste than ordinary people, or “The Commons,” by whom they are universally feared and respected.

The story follows the newly minted young Mage Alain and the headstrong and brilliant Mechanic Mauri as impossible circumstances throw their normally separate lives together as they are forced to survive a disaster and learn to work together, even though they have been told throughout their entire lives to never even talk to… them. But as they work together, they uncover a huge conspiracy and discover that maybe their world isn’t as simple as it seems.

I’ll remark immediately that Mauri and Alain are… acceptable characters. Mauri is your typical hot-headed, smart, attractive, yet somehow romantically inept female protagonist. Alain is the more interesting character of the two; his Guild has trained him to be an emotionless machine, but he still maintains some level of humanity. Think a 17-year-old Spock from Star Trek. Though after a while his rediscovery of normal emotions wore thin, the moment where he asked “What is ‘helping’?” made me curse under my breath for how stupid it was.

On top of all of that, the relationship between the two characters is as dull as dry bread and this is where a lot of my gripes with the book originate. These two have no chemistry, despite the author’s insistence that they do.

Between some pretty stupid miscommunications and forced “will they-won’t they” moments, I was

more or less sick of both of them by the end of the book.

It also didn’t help that the narrator gave Mauri a shrill and painful female voice that abused my poor ears in ways they didn’t deserve. If you’re going to do an audiobook, either use a voice that matches the character, or don’t try at all, but whatever you do don’t give me a voice that makes a vaguely interesting character sound like a habitual smoker who didn’t hit puberty.

So The Dragons of Dorcastle has merely alright characters who have a terrible relationship and some terrible narration. So why couldn’t I stop reading (or listening, I suppose) to this book? After some thought, I concluded that it’s the world that Campbell sets up. The world of Dematr feels fleshed out, and a lot of that is due to the Guilds. The more I heard about the guilds and their unique culture and attitudes, the more I wanted to know.

Whether it be the creepy but fascinating Mage’s Guild or the steampunkish but totalitarian Mechanic’s Guild, these two institutions were just begging to be explored. In fact, the strongest moments in the story are when the characters are on their own in their guild halls and you get to see the inner workings and politics of these guilds. This includes some incredibly tense and great moments where both characters deal with the leadership of their guilds, with some rather interesting results.

On top of this, Campbell hints that something about this world is off, and he doesn’t just mean the two huge guilds that hate each other but run the world. It’s hard to describe, but for most of the book you feel this encroaching sense of doom over the world, and when this feeling is finally addressed by the characters Campbell still doesn’t really specify what this doom is or if it’s even a solid thing you can see or merely a movement and a feeling.

Whether Campbell will manage to pay off on this feeling of dread and the extreme foreshadowing he throws around remains to be seen, but the book certainly sets up some pretty intriguing ideas and future conflicts. Though in my opinion it raises a few too many more questions than it answers, and more balance in the questions and answers department would’ve been nice.

I’d also like to take a brief paragraph to say that I appreciate that Campbell puts his own unique twist on how magic works in his universe. Instead of the normal two methods of magic, namely the “magical speech and incantation” variety (Harry Potter, most fairy tales) or the “because I can” version (Lord of the Rings, Artemis Fowl), Campbell manages to create a unique way of explaining how magic users use their pow-

ers, even if he doesn’t quite explain where it comes from… yet.

As I said, I’m of two minds about The Dragons of Dorcastle.

The lead characters are mostly just acceptable, and their relationship is a joke at best and grating at worst, with some awful narration mixed in for good measure.

At the same time, Campbell introduces a fascinating world that I want to explore and know more about, with some ideas and moments that managed to keep me absolutely hooked despite the annoyance that are his protagonists.

I sincerely hope Campbell continues writing, as I cannot wait to see more of the great Guilds and the foreboding sense of doom that approaches this fictional world.

Though if the protagonists, Mauri and Alain, wanted to drop off a cliff between books, I can’t say I’d mind too much.

The Chronicle Predicts* The Golden Globes

By Alexander Wheeler Features Editor And Joseph Conway Staff Writer Joseph’s Predictions Best Motion Picture, Drama- Boyhood Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama- Jake Gyllenhaal Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama- Julianne Moore Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture- Emma Stone Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture- Mark Ruffalo Best Screen Play- Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl Alexander’s Predictions Best Motion Picture, Drama- Boyhood Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama- David Oyelowo Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama- Julianne Moore Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy- Birdman Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture- Patricia Arquette Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture- J.K. Simmons Best Screenplay- Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl *Due to the publication date of this edition, these predictions will be printed after the winners have been announced.

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Opinion

Break the Binary

By Soleil Paz Staff Writer Here I am again—the recurring advocate for gender equality, the feminist killjoy. My sociology professor would be proud. I imagine he’s one of the few who has experienced the constant stream of papers I’ve come out with on this topic.

As many of us may have heard, on December 28, 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn committed suicide, being struck by a tractortrailer on the interstate. Her birth certificate listed her as a boy, Joshua Alcorn, but her suicide note, which was published on her Tumblr, stated that she identified herself as female.

The note, which has since been removed from the Internet along with the rest of her blog, explained how she had been suppressed all her life by her parents, who kept telling her she was a disgrace, forcing her through conversion therapy with doctors that only told her the same thing. Her note went on, pleading that we fix society so that other transgender people do not have to go through the same thing she did: “My death has to mean something.”

Following these events, I happened to speak with a number of people who steadfastly proclaimed that she was a boy. Additionally, even in death, her parents continue to misgender her, and insist on using male pronouns when referring to their daughter.

So before I go on, you must understand that gender and biological sex are not the same thing.

In case anyone doesn’t believe me, this is a proven fact, and is actually something you learn in sociology class. Your biological sex is quite plainly the sex that you physically displayed at birth—male or female. However, the dictionary definition of gender is “the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.” Gender

is a societal construct. It is nothing more than our belief of how a member of either sex should act.

Whoa. Mind-blowing. Take a moment to process things.

Society dictates us. We can’t think in a language that we don’t have. Realistically, gender is a spectrum, not just one or the other. If gender equated to our biological sex, every man and woman would be the same. That is obviously not the case. We’re

Total acceptance for all the people experimenting with their true gender identity is something that is going to take a while. not made to fit a template.

John Jolie-Pitt, child of Brad and Angelina, was formerly known as their daughter, Shiloh.

After very loudly expressing a distaste for being associated with girly things, these parents did what every parent should do: quickly accepted and respect ed their child. John’s self-identity is something that has been embraced, and the child is now making independent decisions about what to wear and how to style their hair.

I personally see this as a bit of an inspiration, though Brad and Angelina have received some major backlash from the media about their parenting. The news claims that the couple is forcing these male ideals on their innocent little daughter, but in reality, they are doing just the opposite.

The world hasn’t fully accepted gender for what it is yet. This type of thinking is the reason why Leelah Alcorn decided to take her

own life: her parents loved their son so much that they killed their daughter.

Back to the idea of gender being a spectrum, there are so many different options besides cisgender and transgender that a lot of people don’t realize. I am biologically female. I am also genderfluid. My gender is non-binary and non-static. While I still mainly identify as a girl, there are many days when I would rather be neutral, or a combination of both male and female.

Again with the mind-blowing.

Let me explain.

For this incredibly strange example, consider a spork. A spork can easily function as both a spoon and a fork, either separately or simultaneously. But by the same token, you can’t just sort a spork together with all the spoons or with all the forks. It can be one, the other, neither, or both.

I am the spork. The spork is me.

Don’t get me wrong—I like being a girl and I don’t mind being interpreted as such. I thoroughly enjoy presenting myself as a girl for people. I just also enjoy wearing a suit and tie. I will absolutely wear nothing but dresses and skirts during the summer, but my god, I also own an unhealthy amount of bowties, button-ups, and matching sweater vests- things I would wear more liberally if I weren’t always judged for them. In short, I don’t continuously try to conform to a template that I only halfway fit.

It’s really as simple as that.

Total acceptance for all the people experimenting with their true gender identity is something that is going to take a while. But I want the rest of the world to know that people like this exist, and not being accepted has cost lives beyond Leelah Alcorn’s. So if you ever see someone acting in a way that you think is contrary to their gender, be aware that they probably know more than you do.

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Hands Off the Wheel, Please

By CONOR SHEA Brace yourself, the self-driving vehicles are coming. A recent study conducted by KPMG has projected that self-driving cars (not just those created by Google) will be readily available for consumer purchase by 2019. This is certainly a large step for the auto industry, since it wasn’t too long ago that companies were being effectively blocked by anti-autonomous vehicle legislature.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has even gone so far as predicting that 75 percent of cars on the roads in the world will be autonomous by 2040.

Now that the Google selfdriving car has rolled onto the scene, the automated revolution is sure to be on the way. Several car manufactures have been integrating small amounts of automation into their vehicles. Parking assist, automated breaking, and blind spot detectors have already become close to an industry standard in the luxury car lines.

This is just the middle of the road solution as people become more comfortable with having less control in the car. Despite the fact that the Google self-driving car is already safer than the average motorist, people are reluctant to shed their old paradigms of control behind the wheel.

You wouldn’t think twice about getting into a ski lift not controlled by a human, say some on the pro-automation side. However, driving involves so many complex variables that it makes it hard to believe a computer could do it safely.

While calling this “technophobia” could be a little harsh, it is certainly the word that comes to mind, especially given the advances that have been made in quantum computing. A computer can calculate the given trajectory of an oncoming vehicle faster than it takes a human motorist to blink, yet the automotive industry still hasn’t gone all in.

One often-overlooked aspect of the rise of automation is the critical damage it could do to the economy and job market. Numerous factory jobs have already been replaced by “dumb” autonomous machines programmed to do one task repetitively. As we enter an age of more advanced automation, which jobs will be next to fall by the wayside?

Why would you pay for a human to drive you around the city when you could call a cheaper, self-driving taxi? Why would you pay a truck driver upwards of $20 an hour when you could just buy the hardware that does that job for a one-time fee?

The cost-effective solution in almost all cases is automation, but perhaps that is why a great deal of lobbying has taken place in opposition of these digital drivers. Even if a fear of the economic disparity it could cause is the reasoning, these legislative roadblocks will do nothing but delay the inevitable.

Rumor has it that Kodak made a breakthrough in digital photography before anyone else did, but they shelved the technology for fear of it hurting their film sales.

It is that kind of attitude that is preventing self-driving cars from sweeping consumers off their feet, and look at how it worked out for Kodak.

Why would you pay for a human to drive you around the city when you could call a cheaper, selfdriving taxi?

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here at school. So going home means changing routines again, meaning you don’t have classes or meetings or events to go to.

But when you’re so use to always having something to do, and then suddenly you have nothing to do, it’s not so much relaxing as it is frustrating. What do you do when you have nothing to do? For me, I sit and count down the minutes until I can leave home to go back home, back to Saint Rose.

I love it here, just in case you couldn’t tell. The campus, the people, even the classes; I love it all. So why would I ever want to go home? Coming to college was a big change, and I’m so happy I did it. It has helped me evolve from the boy I once was, to the man I hope to grow into the rest of my life. I can see myself acting more mature, making more grown up decisions, and it feels great.

Going back to my original complaint, if I feel so great here, why would I ever miss anything?

Yeah, it’s weird not spending as much time with my mom, I love her to death, but I don’t miss her.

I still love her; I’m just not in the same house as her anymore. My changing of locations does not cause that feeling of “missing” that everyone around me seems to feel so much, because I look at it as a necessary life experience.

I need this to happen, we all do. We need to live our own lives, without our parents, or our homes, or, I suppose if they are your type of pet, that dog you find so freaking cute. Someday, it’s all going to be gone. Nothing stays forever, except one thing.

You. You will always be you, for as long as you live. Whether it’s 60 years, or 100, you are the only constant in your life, so cherish that.

Next time you find yourself laying in bed, missing your hometown, your street, your house, your parents, your pets… remind yourself. Say, “I’m here, this is where I am, not there.”

Focus on what’s in front of you, not what lies behind, because if you’re not focused on the road ahead, your life is not going to live itself.

Why Going Home Sucks

By Jonas MILLeR Staff Writer Going home sucks. Wait, no, let me clarify, going home really sucks. Now, the million dollar question is why… that’s what you’re asking yourself right now.

“But why... why is he saying that?! I love my home! I miss my Mom and Dad and dog and…” blah blah blah. Yes, we all know that your dog or your cat makes the world revolve around the sun, but I’m here to explain why you “missing home” is dumb.

When you miss something, you’re really saying that what you are doing right now, and where you are, is simply not good enough. Your current location, for example college, is just not fulfilling all your expectations for what life should be. But what is so bad about where you are?

I mean… there came a time when you made the conscious decision to come to college, specifically this college, the College of Saint Rose, the college we currently attend. You said to yourself, and to your parents, that this is where you wanted to come, because you felt it was going to positively affect your life. Where did all of that positivity go? What has changed since August? Did we, as a community, not fulfill your expectations?

Now, more than the end of the spring semester, people can’t seem to shut up when it comes to going home. Suddenly, they miss the town they’ve been trash

talking since they got here. They miss their parents who, from the stories they’ve told, drive them absolutely crazy. But most of all, they miss their previous life, the life before college. People say it’s difficult to break a routine, so try breaking one you’ve been in for 18 years.

The focus switches from you, to basically everything in the world except you. You don’t have parents waking you up, cooking for you, reminding you to finish that paper that’s due next week.

Instead it’s all on you. If you forget something, there’s zero excuse other than you forgot. If you go hungry, it’s because you did not feed yourself. And if you don’t get enough sleep, then you probably should have just gone to bed earlier.

It’s a difficult transition for sure, but let me tell you what makes it worse. Going home.

When you come to college, you develop a new routine, almost against your will. No more sleeping in until noon, or staying up until three in the morning.

Certainly you can continue your home routine when you get here, but in three weeks when I see you wandering around campus like a zombie, I will not feel bad for you.

College changes you, but I do believe it is a change for the better. Being here takes the comfort out of your life, as everything you do and every experience you have is new. You do not simply coast through nine periods every

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day. When you wake up, there is always the possibility to do something great. Here at school, you’re subconsciously making decisions that will affect the rest of your life, and I think that’s a fantastic thing. There’s no thinking, just doing. Everything is spontaneous; you do not have time to think about most things.

If you go to an event, then you go, if you don’t, you forever miss out on that experience that could have been.

I feel as though I’m rambling, but that’s all right because this is all relevant to my point.

Here at Saint Rose, I feel comfortable. I’m unconcerned with the aspects of life I often stressed over in high school. No one cares what I’m wearing, or what kind of music I listen to. I can be myself.

Do you know where else I can be myself? I’ll give you a hint: it sucks going there… That’s right, home. When I’m in my house, just my mom and I, there is no judgment from society, although she does give me some weird looks sometimes. I am fully free to be myself. And I think that’s what makes it “home.” It’s different from every other place on the planet, because I can be myself without concern for anything else.

So, that being said, if I can be myself here at Saint Rose, the same way I can be myself at “home,” does that not qualify this school to be just as much my home as the house I’ve lived in my entire life? I’m comfortable at home, I am happy when I’m home, I am free when I’m home; I maintain all of those feelings here at school, making it, too, my home.

So let’s get real deep here.

Plattsburgh is my home, and Saint Rose is my home, but Plattsburgh is boring, and cold, and bleak.

Albany is lively, and happening, and… well, it’s still cold, but you get the point. On top of that, I’ve flipped over from my ‘home routine’ to this new routine, the one that forces itself on me when I’m

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The Other Side of the Pillow: Remembering Stuart Scott

By MATTHEW WOODS Staff Writer On the inside of ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Connecticut, a wall displays the famous catchphrases from on-air talent. One catchphrase on that wall reads, “BooYah.” Taped underneath is a rose, signifying how a single man can impact so many lives.

Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott passed away at the age of 49 last Sunday morning. Scott had been battling the recurrence of appendix cancer for the third time. After he was originally diagnosed in late 2007, Scott was in remission until he found cancer had resurfaced again in 2011 and 2013. He leaves behind a girlfriend and two daughters, Taelor,

19, and Sydni, 15.

His impact on the world of sports was incredible.

Scott changed the game for future sports broadcasters with his distinctive style and flare, and just by being himself.

Born on July 19, 1965, Scott was raised in Chicago, Illinois with his parents and three siblings until the age of 7, when he and his family moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Scott would later pursue his education right there in the state as he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, Scott played for the club football team as a wide receiver and a defensive back while also serving as a voice on WXYC, the school’s radio station.

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ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, who passed away last Sunday after a battle with cancer.

After graduating from UNC, Scott took his first job in Florence, South Carolina, with WPDE-TV. There, he would build his résumé and develop the phrase, “as cool as the other side of the pillow.”

This became the first of his many famous catchphrases.

His career would lead him from Florence, South Carolina, to Raleigh, North Carolina, and Orlando, Florida before he finally landed at ESPN.

In my life, there was not a more influential person who impacted my career choice as much as Scott did.

Scott made his ESPN debut on “SportsSmash,” a short sportscast twice an hour during ESPN2’s “SportsNight” on October 1, 1993. When Keith Olbermann moved from “SportsNight” to SportsCenter, Scott took his place. There on “SportsNight” he delivered the first of many “BooYahs” (or “Boo-Yow” as Scott would spell it on his shot sheets).

His popularity with younger audiences led to Scott becoming an anchor on SportsCenter, a show that helped his career take off immensely. Scott started his SportsCenter career alongside Rich Eisen. Their SportsCenter telecasts where nothing but perfection.

Scott and Eisen complemented each other perfectly, as they seemed to feed off of one another, performing a beautiful duet of sports news and highlights during their telecasts. Eisen’s sportscasting technique gelled with Scott’s, creating one of the best

SportsCenter duos of all time.

Scott’s SportsCenter career would continue with a variety of other anchors after Eisen’s move to NFL Network. He worked with many of today’s big name SportsCenter anchors, including Steve Levy, Scott Van Pelt, Kenny Mayne, and Dan Patrick.

He also went on to host many other shows on ESPN along with SportsCenter, including “NFL Primetime,” “Monday Night Countdown,” and covered the NBA Finals for ESPN and ABC since 1997.

When not behind the desk of SportsCenter, Scott conducted insightful interviews with a number of athletes and celebrities, including Tiger Woods, Shaquille O’Neal, and Michael Jordan.

Perhaps the most impressive interviews in terms of magnitude were his interviews of President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama, who he interviewed during his 2008 presidential campaign.

Scott became very well known throughout the world of sports and the country for his popular catchphrases. Outside of his common ones, Scott also provided viewers and sports fans with a few other catchphrases that made his style of sports broadcasting very unique. Some of those catchphrases include “holla,” “just call him butter cause he’s on a roll,” and “you ain’t gotta go home, but you gotta get the heck up outta here.”

To the average sports fan, Scott was just another celebrity who made sports much more interesting. To the people that knew Scott or followed him, he was a fighter, a father, and a friend.

At the 2014 ESPY Awards, Scott showed the entire world that life is a gift and to never give up.

As he was accepting the Jimmy V Award, Scott delivered one of the most memorable and uplifting speeches in recent memory, along

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with Jim Valvano’s in 1993. He would go on to describe his fight and how his outlook on life has changed.

Scott said: “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live. So live.”

Those words epitomize the man that Stuart Scott was. A man that never gave up.

I remember Scott for the impact he left on my life. Growing up, I took a liking to sports and at the age of five started to trade in my morning cartoons for SportsCenter. Scott made me laugh and enjoy sports, while he handled himself professionally, and treated his job as if it wasn’t a job at all.

Given that the family genes were not particularly in my favor, being an athlete was out of the question, so I turned to the next closest thing. SportsCenter. I grew up watching Scott and Eisen when they had just started to make names for themselves.

Scott later became my idol; I wanted to be the next Stuart Scott. I could not have asked for a better role model.

In my life, there was not a more influential person who impacted my career choice as much as he did. He is the reason I have chosen a career in sports journalism and I couldn’t thank him enough for what he has meant to my life.

For me, Scott redefined how to live life. From his on-air debut on Sportsmash to his memorable speech at the ESPY’s, Scott lived his life the way he wanted: being the best person, friend, and father he could be.

Scott’s life was cut way too short, but the impact he left will live on forever. Those that pass away from cancer are often labeled as having lost their battle, when really, they won.

Stuart Scott won.

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Hockey Headlines From the Holidays

By JOSH HELLER Staff Writer

This past holiday was a time of many events for all sports, but especially the hockey world. So, let’s go over some of the biggest headlines from the holidays.

1. Maple Leafs Win Ten of Twelve, Lose Eight of Next Eleven, Fire Head Coach The holidays started out very kindly to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Players such as Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri, and Mike Santorelli have really started to emerge for the Leafs. The Leafs were getting severely outshot each game, and the advanced stats were heavily against them. However, no one seemed to care because they were winning. When the Leafs began to lose, however, the problems were noticed right away.

The problem of being outshot has been going on since last sea-

son, a season in which the Leafs collapsed and missed the playoffs.

Curious decisions were made by head coach Randy Carlyle, such as putting third line grinder David Clarkson on the power play. All season, Clarkson has only allotted one point on the power play.

After losing many games and falling out of a wild card spot, General Manager Dave Nonis decided that enough is enough, and Randy Carlyle was out the door.

The hockey community seemed to be split as to whether the firing made sense.

After all, the Leafs were a team with a winning record, and they really only started losing when second line center Kadri, second line winger Joffrey Lupul, and bottom six center Peter Holland.

However, those who looked at the stats from games instead of just the scores could have seen his firing coming since last offseason.

Nonis announced that assistant

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Anthony Duclair, of the New York Rangers, who played in the World Junior Championship.

coach Peter Horachek would take over in the interim role. Through two games, the Leafs have been better in the shot count and with the possession numbers, and I for one am curious to see if the Leafs will be able to crawl back into a playoff spot.

2. Canada Has Trouble with Russia, But Otherwise Dominates the World Juniors When the lineups for each country were announced for the 2014-2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, it looked as though Canada had it in the bag.

Many NHL teams loaned some of their players to Canada for the experience of the tournament, Anthony Duclair of the Rangers and Curtis Lazar of the Senators to name a few. Along with NHL players, Canada had up-and-coming prospects such as Sam Reinhart (Buffalo Sabres), Max Domi (Arizona Coyotes), and Connor McDavid (the best prospect in the world, projected to go number one in the upcoming draft).

Canada had mowed over opposing teams, but once it came time to face the United States, people had thought that this matchup would be tough. After all, with Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks) and Brandon Halverson (New York Rangers) as the duo in net, along with Jack Eichel (projected to go number two in the upcoming draft), it was clear that the Americans would be a tough team.

Yet, much to everyone’s surprise, Canada steamrolled over the USA with a score of 5-3. The USA would move on to face Russia in the quarter-finals, where they would fall 3-2 at the hands of Russian goaltender Igor Shesterkin (New York Rangers), who had one of the best tournaments for goalies.

Meanwhile, Canada dominated Denmark 8-0, Slovakia 5-1, then faced Russia in the finals. Canada went up very early on Russia, taking a very early 5-1 lead.

Everyone thought that the game was over when Shesterkin was

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Henrik Lundqvist, who is the New York Rangers goaltender. replaced by Ilya Sorokin (New York Islanders). All of a sudden, here come the Russians.

The score became 5-4 in the third period, and things really started to heat up in the final minute. Russia had pulled their goaltender to get the extra attacker, and Canada had gained possession of the puck in the Russian zone, and people had thought this game was over. However, Canada took three shots on the empty net, all saved by the Russian skaters.

The Russians got a stoppage and an offensive zone face-off with less than five seconds left. If they won this face-off and could get a shot off, they had a chance.

However, the Canadians won the face-off, and the gold medal.

This tournament gives up a great view of all the prospects each year, and I can’t wait to see some of them in the big leagues.

3. Rangers are Red Hot After getting off to an average start to the season, the Rangers appear to have found their winning formula. In the past fourteen games, the Rangers have won thirteen. Henrik Lundqvist has been stellar in the games he

has started, Rick Nash continues his incredible pace (second in the league in goals), and Derek Stepan has emerged into a pointper-game player. Captain Ryan McDonagh, after missing several games with a separated shoulder, has seemed to have found his form, while Dan Boyle is emerging as a threat from the point, while fellow defenseman Kevin Klein and his rocket of a slap shot are scoring at an amazing rate.

Frankly, everything is going right for the Rangers right now, and it’s not just luck. Their possession numbers are some of the top in the league, and both of their special teams are in the top ten. The Rangers are playing great right now, and as long as head coach Alain Vigneault does not make any changes, the Rangers should be in good shape.

These holidays were very big in the world of hockey. Some teams moved up in the standings, while others plummeted, and some countries were able to rise above the rest. I hope you all had a nice break, and stay tuned for midseason rewards and a playoff prediction.

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By Vinnie Rullo Staff Writer The year 2014 had a wide variety of sports moments that we as fans will cherish forever, and other moments that made us shake our heads.

1. Madison Bumgarner Leads San Francisco Giants to a World Series Perhaps the most impressive sports moment in 2014 was when pitcher Madison Bumgarner came out of the bullpen against the Kansas City Royals in Game Seven of the World Series.

Bumgarner had just pitched three days ago during Game Five and pitched a shutout. The Royals hitters were thrown off by Bumgarner’s unique slingshot delivery from the left side. Bumgarner was able to finish the game, pitching another five innings of scoreless ball, helping the Giants win the World Series. Bumgarner was named MVP of the series, appearing in three games and pitching 21 innings with an ERA of 0.43, and allowing only nine hits.

2. NFL Deals with Multiple Domestic Violence Cases Off the field, the NFL had many players involved in domestic violence abuse cases in 2014.

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tically increased this season and became a continued theme with multiple players in the league.

The notable players that were involved in these cases were Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy, and Ray McDonald. The Ray Rice video surfaced in February and showed him dragging his then-fiancee out of an elevator of a casino. Rice was originally suspended for two games

Domestic violence charges drastically increased this season and became a continued theme of multiple players in the league.

by Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Goodell admitted later on that he got it wrong and Rice should have been given a bigger punishment.

Before Rice was suspended, the NFL implemented a new domestic violence policy stating that first-time offenders would now be suspended six games without pay.

TMZ then released a new video in September that showed a much more violent video of Rice hitting

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was named the World Series MVP.

his fiancee in the elevator. Rice was immediately released by the Baltimore Ravens, showing that the NFL drastically mishandled this case.

Adrian Peterson, like Rice, was also suspended for domestic violence, except his case involved him abusing his child.

Many people were shocked when the news broke. Peterson only played one game in the 2014 season and was never reinstated by the league. Peterson is still actively trying to get reinstated in football, while Rice is trying to find a team to sign with and remains a free agent.

3. Derek Jeter’s Farewell Tour In February of 2014, Derek Jeter announced he was retiring from baseball on his Facebook account. Shortly after the announcement, many fans quickly logged on to Stub-Hub, hoping to purchase tickets of Jeter’s last home game at Yankee Stadium in September. Jeter was honored by every team he played against during the 2014 season, and even received some type of gift from the teams.

Jeter also stole the show during the All-Star Game in July and was heavily praised by opposing players and fans. The Yankees chose to honor Derek Jeter on September 7 at Yankee Stadium. The ceremony featured all of Jeter’s previous and current teammates sending him off on the field. Jeter was also featured in two memorable commercials, one by Jordan and one by Gatorade, and these ads were very well done.

The best Jeter moment of the 2014 season took place during his last home game at Yankee Stadium. In the bottom of the ninth, Jeter came up to bat with the game tied at five and a runner in scoring position. He delivered the game-winning hit in typical Jeter fashion, hitting the ball through the hole between the first and second basemen. The crowd went crazy afterwards and Jeter’s

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Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, who came out as gay before the 2014 NFL Draft. teammates all mobbed him to celebrate his final game.

currently remains an NFL free agent.

4. Clippers Owner Banned for Life for Racist Remarks Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling after a video tape recorded by his girlfriend revealed that he did not want black fans attending games.

This story was very negative for Clippers fans and the NBA, but was quickly resolved as Silver forced the Sterlings to sell the team to a new owner.

6. LeBron James returns to Cleveland In the summer of 2014, LeBron James decided to return home and sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers after spending four seasons with the Miami Heat, winning two NBA Championships and appearing in four straight NBA Finals. LeBron chose to return to Cleveland to play with star point guard Kyrie Irving, and with hopes to end the city’s long drought of championships since 1964.

The Cavs also traded for power forward Kevin Love to form a big three, but the team had to give up one of the up-and-coming stars in the league as part of the trade in Andrew Wiggins, who was selected first overall during the draft this past June.

The team has underperformed so far this season, with a current record of 19-18, and has struggled finding its chemistry.

Miami Heat fans were not happy when James decided to leave, but Cleveland fans were thrilled that their homegrown superstar was returning.

5. Michael Sam is First Openly Gay Football Player Before the 2014 NFL Draft, former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam told the world he is gay. This was the first time a player entered the draft after coming out as gay. This caused him to fall to the seventh round.

He was originally projected to be drafted in the fourth or fifth round prior to his decision to come out. He would be selected by the St. Louis Rams, but would be released a few months later.

The Cowboys also added him to their practice squad for a short time, but also released him. Sam

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By Justin Porreca Staff Writer Despite the overwhelming popularity for the NFL and it being crowned “America’s Pastime,” dethroning Major League Baseball, there are a litany of issues that weight down America’s favorite sport.

The dilemmas for the NFL run deep. They have a referee issue, which became even more blatantly obvious after the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys Wild Card game. The NFL has an issue with concussions, and lingering issues with knee injuries, due to the lower target areas on defenseless receivers and backs. They have a glaring issue with domestic violence and the protocol that comes with it, and lastly, they have a long-standing dilemma with the Pro Bowl.

There is one word that clearly describes the entirety of the Pro Bowl, from the player selection system to the game itself: crapshoot.

The proverbial dagger had been placed in the Pro Bowl in 2012, when the game had the score of a college basketball game and the players had checked out before the coin toss. The Pro Bowl is on its deathbed, and the NFL is doing whatever it takes to revive it, so it can at least be a shell of what it once was in the 90s and early 2000s. However, it’s an uphill battle for the NFL to bring life to something that barely has a pulse.

One of the only real positives regarding the Pro Bowl is that it has been played annually in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1980, with the exception of 2010 when it was played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. This year it will be played in Glendale, Arizona, the site of Super Bowl XLIX. This change of scenery takes away the tradition, charm, and atmosphere of the Pro Bowl. The real award for the players who are elected to the Pro Bowl is going to Hawaii; it’s a rewarding vacation for them. Instead, this years Pro Bowlers get to travel to

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Arizona, which is a nice place to visit, but nowhere near as scenic and tranquil as Hawaii.

Once upon a time, not too long ago, the Pro Bowl was played after the Super Bowl, granting every player elected the opportunity to play unless they opted out due to injuries. With the new calendar location for the Pro Bowl, it does not allow some of the elected Pro Bowl players to play in the game, because they need to prepare for and play in the Super Bowl the following week.

This change does not allow the fans to watch the best of the best play against one another. Instead, the fans who attend the game or watch from the confines of their home get to watch the alternates play, who may not have been good enough that season to be a non-alternate Pro Bowler. The 2012 Pro Bowl was an alternate fest; many of the elected Pro Bowlers opted out of playing in the game due to injuries, the Super Bowl, or a lack of interest.

To give the Pro Bowl a fighting chance on its deathbed, the NFL should strongly consider moving the Pro Bowl back to its original spot on the calendar, after the Super Bowl. This will allow the Pro Bowlers who were originally elected and are capable of playing to play. Combine this with reincarnating the Pro Bowl skills competition that would happen the day before the Pro Bowl, and the Pro Bowl could still possibly be miraculously saved.

There are still several other problems with the Pro Bowl itself that need to be tinkered with in order for the Pro Bowl to be a well-oiled machine again. The “Pro Bowl Draft” and the on-thefield play and performance are two major issues that coincide with each other.

It’s safe to say that the NFL put the Pro Bowl on life support with the new honorary captains and player drafting system. It’s also safe to say that the NFL still has the ability to pull the plug on this system and the Pro Bowl itself, and allow the Pro Bowl to die out

with whatever dignity it has left.

This draft system best exemplifies a last-ditch effort by the NFL in reviving something that has long been dead, and may be unable to be resuscitated.

Even with the Pro Bowl overhaul that included honorary captains (Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders), the Pro Bowl being unconferenced, and the player draft, the game still had low television ratings. Even with a game that had a sense of fantasy football to it, it only received 11.7 million viewers. That viewership was a half-million fewer than the game in 2013 (12.2 million viewers), and it was fewer than the train wreck in 2012, which received 12.5 million viewers.

This adjustment that occurred by the NFL to try and save the Pro Bowl didn’t help in terms of viewership, but the on-the-field play hasn’t helped much either.

The effort by the players has been in steady decline since 2007. The last player to truly play hard when he was on the field for the Pro Bowl was Sean Taylor in the 2006 Pro Bowl. Taylor blasted punter Brian Moorman out of his cleats on a fake punt-run.

Since that memorable moment, the players have been lethargic and lackadaisical. This hinders the quality of the game and the viewership, because fans do not want to watch laziness on the field of play. This combination of half-hearted effort on the field, and a failed attempt at reviving a game that is on its last legs, results in overall failure on the NFL’s part in making the Pro Bowl entertaining once again.

Continuing on with the Pro Bowl’s deficiencies, the Pro Bowl voting system is a jumbled mess that results in some deserving players not being elected to the Pro Bowl on a year-to-year basis (DeAndre Levy, Lavonte David, and Emmanuel Sanders, for example). A third of the voting for the Pro Bowl goes to the fans, a third to the players, and a third to the coaching staffs of all 32 NFL teams. This is a recipe for

disaster and bias.

Fan voting is an idea that is almost as bad as Michael Jordan’s idea of retiring in his prime in 1993 to pursue a career in baseball. 45 to 65 percent of fans lack the true knowledge regarding the totality of the NFL to be able to make a competent vote regarding the Pro Bowl.

Ex-NBA player and ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose has voiced his opinion regarding the All-Star voting dilemma for the NBA. Rose believes that the NBA should dispose of fan-voting immediately. Fans have enough fan experience and access by attending NFL games and events. The NFL does not need the fans to have their grubby hands all over the Pro Bowl balloting, tainting it with bias and choices of players who didn’t rightfully earn the prestigious honor.

This same theory applies to players and coaches who also have a say in who gets elected to the Pro Bowl. Players are also extremely biased and may decide

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to vote for their teammates or not vote for a player out of spite.

Terrell Suggs happens to be a player who has done that. It’s well documented that Mr. Suggs and Tom Brady don’t see eye to eye and aren’t the best of friends.

Instead of voting for Brady, who deserved to be in the Pro Bowl, Suggs decided to vote for Ryan Fitzpatrick out of pure spite.

To eliminate this flawed voting system, the NFL should have two beat-writers from each of the 32 NFL teams vote for the players who earned the honor to play in the Pro Bowl. Writers are required to be objective, and having them select players for the Pro Bowl would eliminate the bias and lack of knowledge that surrounds fans and NFL players.

The Pro Bowl needs serious retooling. Without it, it will die a slow, painful death. If the viewership declines again this year, the NFL will be faced with an ultimatum: renovate the Pro Bowl, or eliminate it.

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Former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, who played in the 2006 Pro Bowl.

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By MATTHEW WOODS Staff Writer 1. The Mueller Report An investigation led by former FBI director Robert Mueller determined that the NFL did not receive or view the videotapes from an Atlantic City hotel showing the domestic assault involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice.

The Mueller findings revealed that the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell did not receive the tapes before TMZ released the video to the public and that there was no evidence of a voicemail left by a woman from the NFL saying that the video had been received.

Although the report revealed Goodell’s claims to be true, it also states that the NFL could have done more to properly investigate the charges.

The Mueller Report stated: “We concluded there was substantial information about the incident -- even without the inelevator video -- indicating the need for a more thorough investigation.”

The report is basically stating what many have been saying the entire time. The video should have no influence on the consequences of the crime. What that means is domestic violence should not have been undermined by the NFL in the first place, and that turning a blind eye to domestic violence does not belong in society whatsoever.

This report identifies what the NFL will need to change in the future as far as discipline within the realm of domestic violence and sexual assault. Hopefully, with changes the NFL has made thus far, the correct and necessary modifications of disciplinary judgment have been made to deal with players who violate domestic violence and sexual assault

policies.

The awareness that has been brought to the issue is very encouraging to see, as the support to help end domestic violence and sexual assault is a growing effort.

2. Michigan Man The University of Michigan may have finally found the man that can turn their struggling program around. Michigan alum Jim Harbaugh has signed a seven year, 35 million dollar contract with the University to become the new head coach of the football program.

Harbaugh turned down the six year, 49 million dollar offer to be their head coach, saying that being the highest paid head coach was not a desire he had.

Harbaugh is coming off of his worst season as an NFL head coach, however. In his first three seasons as coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Harbaugh led his team to three consecutive NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl appearance.

If his track record stays true, the Wolverines will make a comeback sooner rather than later, especially with the recruiting reputation Harbaugh has.

3. NFL Officiating Blunder We all like to blame the referees for our team losing a game, but most of the time it’s the play on the field that determines the outcome of the game. Although there are certain instances where the officials, can in fact, determine the outcome of the game by the calls or no-calls that they make.

That was just the case in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Detroit Lions in a game that will go down as one of the more infamous no-calls in NFL playoff history.

The call came midway through

the fourth quarter on a pass play where Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw a pass intended for tight end Brandon Pettigrew. Cowboys’ linebacker Anthony Hitchens seemed to have made contact and interfered with Pettigrew as he tried to go after the ball and make the catch.

After the play had ended, a flag had been thrown immediately and officials made the announce-

We all like to blame the referees for our team losing a game, but most of the time it’s the play on the field that determines the outcome of the game. ment that Hitchens was indeed interfering with Pettigrew during the play, and then came the controversy.

Some 12 seconds after the call had been made, the referees came together and decided to reverse the call that had already been made on the field. This reversal of a call after it has already been announced is nearly unheard of in the NFL. If you break down the entire play, there are four penalties that occur. None of them were called, thus resulting in a failure to officiate the game to the NFL’s standards.

Here is the importance of the play: the refs had multiple opportunities on this play to get it right. Isn’t that what we always want as fans? The fact is, they got it wrong, and it may have impacted the game. Did it change the game? Yes. The outcome? We’ll never know.

Either way, we are in the midst of an exciting NFL playoffs that

has been nothing short of newsworthy.

4. Rams to L.A.?

With the second-largest television market in the U.S., it’s hard not to think that there will be an NFL team in Los Angeles at some point. The NFL has made it clear over the last few decades that if there is money to be made, they will make it.

Over the last few seasons there had been rumors of a team moving to L.A. Those rumors are looking even more probable with the news that the St. Louis Rams owner, Stan Kroenke, purchased property in order to build a stadium just outside of L.A. Kroenke is part of a group developing stadium plans for a team in L.A. However, St. Louis revealed plans of its own to build a new stadium this past Friday on 90 acres of land. The St. Louis proposal would have the stadium built about a half-mile from the Gateway Arch and would seat about 64,000, costing between $880 and $980 million. If the stadium is to be completed in St. Louis, it would open around the 2020 season.

Even though it makes all the sense in the world to try to keep the Rams in St. Louis, it’ll be hard to keep a team out of L.A. with the amount of money to be had in that market. It would be a surprise if there is not a team moved to L.A. in the next few seasons.

5. Oregon vs Ohio St. Showdown The first-ever college football playoff has culminated in an intriguing matchup between the University of Oregon Ducks and the Buckeyes of Ohio State University.

Both teams won their first playoff game in different fashions.

Oregon obliterated last year’s

Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston and his Florida State Seminoles, while the Buckeyes overcame a 21-6 deficit by running all over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Both teams are deserving of being in the game, but when you break it down, who has the advantage?

The coaching advantage is obvious in this one, as Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has solidified himself as one of the greatest coaches in college football history already, with 2 national championships to his credit with the University of Florida.

But don’t sleep on Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich and his fastpaced, high-powered offense.

Helfrich tries to play the game as cerebral as he can, trying to not only outplay his opponent, but outsmart them as well.

The quarterback advantage is with the Oregon Ducks and Heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota. The possible number one pick in this year’s upcoming NFL draft, Mariota is perhaps the most complete quarterback in college football; he can throw with accuracy, and can escape the pocket and use his legs when needed.

But do not forget about so-called third string quarterback Cardale Jones of the Buckeyes, who just seems to prove everyone wrong with moment of playing time he receives.

The college football playoffs have been everything we expected when it was announced that there would be a playoff in college football, and more. Hopefully, the championship game will leave us with another memorable game from this college football season.

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Both teams have been underperforming, especially with the kind of rosters both currently boast.

However, it seems the Pistons have made a change for the better.

With the release of Josh Smith, the team seems to be clicking on all cylinders. The Hornets, on the other hand, just can’t seem to get it together. Kemba Walker is having a great season, but it doesn’t seem like his team is going to be improving anytime in the near future.

Now, the Western Conference has come out shooting this season, including the new look Golden State Warriors, who are led by Steph Curry and Steve Kerr. The Warriors are scoring close to 110 points per game. Damian Lillard has come out and shown that he is for real and can take over a game when the Trailblazers really need him to.

Kevin Durant has finally returned to his rightful place back

on the court, and is doing all he can to bring the Thunder out of the gutter they put themselves in. The tandem between him and Russell Westbrook seems strained on court, especially when Westbrook is doing the thing where he shoots a ridiculous number of poor percentage shots. The Thunder are still under .500, but they will eventually come out of the rut, barring any injuries to Durant or Westbrook.

The Dallas Mavericks have also been making headway in putting together a championship contender. Trading for an All-Star in Rajon Rondo, who significantly improves this Dallas team and will be playing alongside Monta Ellis, who is taking the league by storm with his ability to score.

Along with the offseason signing of Chandler Parsons, this team is no longer going to fly under the radar to the playoffs.

Now, let’s talk about the teams who have been disappointing in the Western Conference. Demarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay are doing all they can to keep their team afloat, but unfortunately it may not end up being enough for the Kings, who are allowing more points than they are scoring, on average.

The other team in mind is having problems defending the rim, despite the fact that Anthony Davis is averaging close to three blocks a game. They are close to breaking through, and are still fighting for that number eight spot. The Pelicans are in the middle of the pack in just about every category and have needed some help as of late scoring the basketball. Next to Anthony Davis, the next best scorer on the team is Tyreke Evans at 16 points a game, which compared to 24 points of Davis is just not productive enough.

The next few months of this NBA season should be interesting, to say the least. The playoffs are still a ways away, and right now it looks like any team can make a push to make it.

The NBA Holiday Season

The past month and a half in the NBA has been an interesting one, to say the least. The preseason predictions have seemed to fall by the wayside in both Conferences, more in the East than the West. There have been a ton of things happening, all of which are not good, such as rookie hopeful Jabari Parker being out for the season after tearing his ACL. The beginning of the season provided hope for all New York Knick fans with the re-signing of Carmelo Anthony. But with only five wins so far this season, ‘Melo being constantly injured, and the fact that they just traded one of their best perimeter defenders and players away for some draft picks, it seems like Phil Jackson is packing in the bags early this season and hoping for a lucky draw in the lottery.

The Eastern Conference seems to have shaken up a little bit, with the Atlanta Hawks being the surprise team that just keeps winning and the Toronto Raptors right behind them, taking the number two spot. The Raptors have kept up with their winning ways even without their star Demar Derozan, who will be in the third highest scoring offensive lineup sometime in the next week or so.

The Hawks, who have been a middle-of-the-pack team for the past few years, have skyrocketed to the top of the East, behind the front court of Paul Millsap, Al Horford, and a quickly improving point guard in Jeff Teague. This team is going to be a thorn in the backside of most other teams in this conference.

The new look Cavaliers seem to be on the fritz, with Lebron James now out due to leg and lower back injuries, and also with trouble on the defensive end of

the ball, which was a concern for this team coming into the season.

So expectations are not being met, and analysts and the media are starting to question whether David Blatt is even in control of his team at all.

It seems the Pistons have made a change for the better. With the release of Josh Smith, the team seems to be clicking on all cylinders.

Two other teams have also been absolutely disappointing so far this season- the Detroit Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets.

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