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NEW SCIENCE ANNEX

Annex construction has started; Gov. Deval Patrick to attend Sept. 18 groundbreaking Joshua Clark Editor-in-Chief

The fences are up and construction is set to begin.

The science annex, which is to be added to Wilson Hall, is set for groundbreaking on Sept. 18.

Students and faculty returning to campus this year were greeted by fences and staging areas for the second time in four years. The other project was University Hall, which was finished by September of last year.

Following the erection of the fences, the contractor will be moving equipment into the staging area and will be completing any pre-work tasks before the Sept. 18 start date.

Walsh Brothers will be the contractor and Cambridge Seven will be staying on as the architects. The two companies were also on the University Hall project.

The project is still on budget, although it is tight. Costs across the state have been rising due to the amount of construction, especially in eastern Massachusetts.

The groundbreaking, which is planned for Sept. 18, is expected to be a pompous affair.

Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to be in attendance at the event as well as the following Senior Convocation.

University and legislative dignitaries will be in also be in atten-

dance. In addition to the governor, interim president Elizabeth Preston and SGA president Rebecca DiVico will be giving speeches. The time of the event has been slated for 2 p.m. but it will be solidified as the event gets closer.

Related to other campus programs, improvements to Davis Hall are complete and the reviews are positive.

The problem of the middle-ofthe-hall restrooms was fixed. The restrooms are now situated in what would have been a student room.

In place of the former restroom are student study benches and tables.

The hallways have been repainted and new lighting has been put in.

Air conditioning has been installed in Parenzo and Bates Halls.

The project did not live up to expectations of those who use the buildings, as the original plans called for a system that resembled central air.

“I had two classes in Bates today and I have to say that it is improvement over last semester,” said Matthew Carlin, vice president of finance of the Student Government Association on Wednesday.

“I hope Parenzo starts working a little better before the cooler weather comes but once the heat hits us again come the spring semester, it’s going to be a much needed relief compared to the fans they used previously,” he added.

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(top) The area blocked off for the construction of the new science annex. The fencing has caused the deforestation of the area. (bottom) An architectural drawing depicting the finished product; the tangible representation of which will not be ready until fall 2016.

Dobelle lawsuits continue after IG report places all blame on former WSU president From news reports The inspector general released its report on the spending habits of Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, former president of Westfield State University, who resigned in November 2013 due to the debacle.

The 77-page report includes graphs, charts, and appendices that offer proof of the frivolous and extravagant spending Dobelle undertook during his tenure. It does not include, however, any interviews from Dobelle, as he refused to be interviewed under oath.

All of the trips that were cited in the hours-long trustee meetings and news reports were mentioned—Thailand/Asia, San Francisco, London— and the credit card expenses were basically itemized.

The report also accuses Dobelle of recklessly spending the money of the Westfield State Foundation, which is a non-profit, 501c3 foundation attached to the school, leaving it close to financial ruin.

“Dobelle used Foundation funds without authorization,” said the report.

“For instance, in 2013, Dobelle

commissioned a portrait of himself to be unveiled for WSU’s 175th anniversary. Dobelle sent the bill for the portrait and the frame to the Foundation without seeking prior approval,” it claimed further.

The status of the portrait remains unknown.

The report made twelve findings in total: • “Dobelle knowingly and willfully violated University and Foundation policies by using of University and Foundation credit cards for personal expenses”

In this week’s issue Campus pages 2-6 New trustees London and Istanbul trip Welcome back messages SGA Exec profiles Op-Ed pages 7-8, 13 Primary ‘14 endorsements ‘From the Editor’s Desk’ ‘The Conservative View’ A&E pages 14-15 MTG preview ‘Knowing to Cook’ Sports pages 16-18 Owls Soccer (M & W) ‘Get Burked’

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campus news & life A welcome message from the interim president of Westfield State University, Dr. Elizabeth Hall Preston

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As we begin this new academic year, we are reminded that we are part of a long tradition that stretches back to a very different time in our country’s history.

On September 3rd exactly one hundred and seventy-five years ago, Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett was on hand for our very first opening day. Twelve women and eight men made up the first class of students at the Barre Normal School, the first public, co-educational normal school for the preparation of teachers in the United States. Five years later, on September 4, 1844, the school reopened in Westfield as the State Normal School at Westfield.

At that time, public normal schools were considered a pioneering experiment, grounded in education reformer Horace Mann’s conviction that “Education… beyond all other

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The incoming president and vice president of the Student Government Association spent the summer working on awareness programs related to students’ rights, streamlining the budget for the Registered Student Organizations and diversifying the Career Center.

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Syracuse University Library recently received a grant for $15,000 to benefit their Sound Beat program, which is a daily public radio.

It plays historic recordings from the library’s archives. The grant was given by The Jon Ben Snow Memorial Trust and will help enhance the program.

devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men— the balance-wheel of the social machinery.” For the first 130 years of our history, our mission was limited to the education of teachers. It wasn’t until the late 1960s that we graduated our first students with other degrees, and the pace of change has accelerated ever since.

This month, we will break ground on our new science center, the first new academic building on our campus in forty years—and a very different learning environment from the classrooms in the Barre town hall where students sat 175 years ago.

Governor Deval Patrick will join us for the formal groundbreaking ceremony at 2:00 pm on September 18th, and we hope you will as well. The new three story, 54,000 square foot building is scheduled to open in September 2016 and will house state-ofthe-art science laboratories, a suite of simulation labs for our nursing and health science programs, and a technology-rich, interactive classroom that will serve multiple functions, including functioning as a trading floor for courses in finance. Once the new laboratories are operational, much of Wilson Hall will be renovated, providing the departments housed in Wilson with new academic office suites and classrooms.

Back in 1839, Horace Mann could not have envisioned that the Barre Normal School would evolve into a public university with thriving STEM and Nursing programs. But while the scope and complexity of our program-

ming and facilities have expanded far beyond what he could have imagined in the early nineteenth century, Mann’s core values continue to define the university’s mission, vision and values.

Mann was a champion for public education, but he also believed that the measure of an educated woman or man was their service to their community – how they used the information acquired through their studies to benefit others. Since our first opening day 175 years ago, it has been Westfield State’s mission to help our students become informed, empathetic and active citizens – socially and environmentally responsible citizens who give back to the community as interns, volunteers, voters, and members of the workforce.

Westfield State University has a long and rich history of civic learning and community engagement. For the last two years we have reinvigorated our efforts under the umbrella of our Westfield Engages (We.) campaign, thanks in part to a performance incentive grant from the state. Already, over one-third of our academic departments have joined the effort by adding or revising courses to include reciprocal relationships with community partners. Last spring, students in designated civic engagement courses worked with grassroots organizations in Holyoke, partnered with environmental groups including the Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service, participation in voter registration drives, built a classroom in Nicaragua, and volunteered in

the scene at tuesday’s pep rally

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Harvard College

Owen A. Labrie, originally expected to be a member of Harvard’s class of 2018, will not be attending the school this Fall. The student was arrested over the summer after alleged sexual assault on a 15 year-old girl from Concord NH. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned September 15th and has been removed from the school’s roster. photo by joshua clark

(top) The crowd on the campus green for the Pep Rally on Tuesday. (bottom) SGA president Rebecca DiVico and executive members of the Student Athletic Advisory Council light the bonfire that occurred after the Pep Rally. The fire lasted a couple of hours.

community health clinic in Guatemala. Outside of the classroom, Westfield State students volunteered in community organizations and raised over $60,000 for charitable causes, including cancer treatment and research and suicide prevention.

Raising the visibility of the Westfield Engages campaign and expanding our curricular and co-curricular civic engagement programming are among our top priorities in the year ahead. So I will conclude by asking that you consider something else that Mann asked of us when he set this revolutionary experiment in motion: “Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” I urge you – in all things – not to wait and see what will happen, but to have the determination to make the right things happen.

Here’s to a great year ahead!

news from clubs and orgs acaowlettes

Come audition for Westfield State’s all-female a cappella group: the acaOWLETTES! Auditions will be held Monday, September 8th and Wednesday, September 10th from 7 to 9 PM in Bates Hall, room 227. See you there; it’s going to be aca-awesome!

night owls

Love to sing? Love to beatbox? Come audition to become a part of WSU’s Night Owls A Cappella group! Auditions will be held Tuesday, September 9th at 5 PM and Thursday, September 11th at 5:15 PM in Bates Hall, room 125. We are a coed student-run 6-part A Cappella group that performs on and off campus. Please come to auditions by preparing one non-classical genre solo piece lasting about 45 seconds.

Please come ready with your solo piece, your voice, and your personality! Questions?

Be sure to check out (and like) our Facebook page at “WSU Night Owls” for more information!

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Westfield State teachers-in-training travel to Costa Rica, teaching others and learning about themselves From news release Seventeen Westfield State University students and two faculty members traveled to Costa Rica as part of the short term study abroad course “A Costa Rican Intercultural and Tropical Ecology Experience for Educators.”

The course centered around providing early childhood, elementary, and special needs teaching candidates with the opportunity to better understand differences between teaching and learning within the context of and through engagement with another culture. Costa Rica is widely known for its abundance of different species; this particular Westfield State course encourages students to develop their own understanding of natural science including biodiversity, tropical habitats, and ecology. The course was led by Professor of Education Trudy Knowles, and Assistant Professor of Education Wilma Ortiz. The group traveled around Costa Rica including stops in La Fortuna, Monteverde, the Arenal Volcano, Manuel Antonio, and Rancho Margot. Ortiz said the students learned to appreciate things they took for granted while visiting ecological sites, especially ones deep in the rainforest away from civilization.

“Poco Sol Field Station was eye opening for the students because there

was no hot water, no TV or internet/ phone access,” Ortiz said. “We were literally disconnected from the outside world, for two nights and three days.”

Student Samantha Morin ’14 of Easthampton said at first the trip to Poco Sol Field was uncomfortable, but the group quickly adjusted and became transfixed with the rainforest.

“The last day at Poco Sol, I don’t think any of us wanted to leave,” Morin said. “Where we used to fear going into the rainforest, we now looked forward to it. We all became, in my eyes, wild, and completely enamored with nature.”

Despite traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, the course did not require students to take any prerequisite Spanish classes. Morin said she was drawn to the course because of the diversity aspect.

“I liked the idea of teaching in a different country,” Morin said. “I just wanted to experience a new culture, try new things, and be completely out of my comfort zone.”

In addition to ecological site visits, students visited local schools to teach lessons to non-English speaking students. Prior to traveling, Westfield State students laid out lesson plans to teach public school children in Costa Rica. However, when they arrived, most of the public schools were closed because of a strike. Instead, the stu-

dents visited with different schools than they had originally anticipated and adapted their lesson plans to fit the needs of the new schools. Ortiz said the last minute rearranging of the lesson plans was a useful workshop for future teachers.

“This impromptu changed of plans was an incredible experience everyone got to appreciate after all, because future teachers need to be flexible, and ready to ‘hit the road running,’” Ortiz said.

“Students were excited and nervous at the same time. They worked collaboratively and diligently.” The course aimed to break down language barriers, a task Morin said resonated with her.

“I highly suggest to any teacher or future teacher to try it,” Morin said.

“You will really understand what it’s like to be a language learner and confused, when you might have thought you knew everything. This course really made you feel what it is like for those students – confusing, inspiring, sometimes frustrating.”

In addition to the goals laid out by the course description, Ortiz said the students came to some important realizations.

“They learned how to care for each other; they got to know each other better and support each other more,” Ortiz said. “Also, the trip forced students to step outside of the comfort zone, and this was paramount.”

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A citation was issued.

On August 31, 2014, two instances of larceny occurred in Scanlon Hall.

One case occurred from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the other occurring from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cases are open.

On September 1, 2014 at 7:48 p.m., a drug law violation occurred in Scan-

DOBELLE - from page one • “Throughout his tenure, Dobelle repeatedly submitted documents falsely portraying personal spending as having a WSU-related purpose, thereby diverting costs to WSU and the Foundation” • “Dobelle repeatedly made false or misleading verbal and written statements to WSU’s Board of Trustees in order to hide his improper actions or to justify wasteful spending” • “Dobelle received a significant financial benefit and unwarranted privileges from his use of University and Foundation credit cards for personal expenses and from having the University underwrite his travel” • “Dobelle engaged in improper and irresponsible conduct” • “Dobelle’s decision to undertake a 10-person trip to Asia and his management of the Speaker Series financially damaged the Foundation and ultimately the University while providing little measurable benefit to WSU” • “Dobelle engaged in similar spending practices – frequent travel to San Francisco and portraying personal expenses and social meetings as having a business purpose – at his prior positions at the New England Board of Higher Education and the University of Hawaii” • “Dobelle routinely violated University policy on business meals” • “Dobelle was imprudent with University money, resulting in the waste of significant amounts of public funds”

Three liquor law violations occurred on September 2, 2014.

The first occurred at midnight in Scanlon Hall. The second occurred at 1:03 a.m. in Scanlon Hall. The third occurred at 1:17 a.m. at University Hall.

All were referred to Student Conduct.

• “Dobelle used Foundation funds without authorization” • “Dobelle used University personnel and resources for personal uses” • “Using University funds, Dobelle purchased electronic equipment that apparently was for personal use and has not been returned to WSU” Even after all of the revelations of Dobelle’s spending, the lawsuits that he launched in federal and state courts still continue.

The lawsuits, which were filed in November and December, name specific trustees, the university, and several other entities as defendants. The commissioner of higher education, Richard Freeland, was also sued.

They stemmed from Dobelle’s belief that he was wrongfully placed on administrative leave because it was a violation of his contract.

There are several important court hearings in September in reference to the lawsuits, but the waters are made more complicated with attorney general Martha Coakley’s August lawsuit against Dobelle.

Formally accusing Dobelle for committing all of the acts that the IG report alleges, the lawsuit is sure to tie up the initial lawsuits.

If Coakley becomes Massachusetts’ next governor, a different attorney general will handle her lawsuit.

The Dobelle issue has not been a hot button debate amongst the AG candidates.

The Westfield Voice will stay on this story and report the latest on westfieldvoice.com and on our Twitter feed.

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WSU students explore cultural mosaic of Istanbul and London

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From News Release Six Westfield State University students traveled with students from five other colleges to Istanbul, Turkey, and London, England earlier this summer as part of the short-term study abroad course “Making History: Memory, Monuments, Museums, and Multiculturalism” led by Dr. Mara Dodge, professor of history.

Dodge created the course with Professor Valerie Haskins, an archeologist from SUNY Adirondack, with the goal of exposing students to the cultural diversity of two very different European countries.

“We wanted to expand stu-

dents’ cultural horizons by introducing them to a multicultural ‘Europe’ broadly defined,” Dodge said. “Both London and Istanbul are beautiful, vibrant cities; both are incredibly rich in history and rich in cultural diversity.”

Student Victoria Landry ’15 of Milford said she was drawn to the course because of the travel to Istanbul, a city not often included in these types of courses.

“I have always seen the short-term courses and have been waiting for the perfect one to go on,” Landry said. “After taking some classes on foreign policy, I have become more interested in Middle Eastern politics and Islam, so I knew that

combining London and Istanbul would be a great course to take.”

In London, the group traveled to notable historic sites including the Tower of London, Parliament, WWII Cabinet War Rooms, and Stonehenge. Dodge expected that students would steer clear of museums during their leisure time, but was pleasantly surprised.

“I was thrilled that so many students went back to visit museums, especially the British Museum, on their ‘free day’ in London,” Dodge said.

Visiting Turkey, the group toured Istanbul, including stops at the Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, Galata Tower, Museum of Islamic Art, and Rumeli Fortress.

Students were happy to discover how hospitable the locals were in Istanbul.

“I was very surprised at how many people spoke English in Istanbul and how easy it was to get around,” said Westfield State history major Chelsea Rivera of Chicopee.

“Mostly everyone we met was friendly and willing to help us out.”

In an unplanned walk through the campus and green of Istanbul University, Landry said she was reminded of her own school despite being thousands of miles away.

“It seemed as if their classes or finals had just finished and there were so many students sitting outside and playing volleyball or soccer - it reminded me of the campus green at home at Westfield,” Landry said.Professor Dodge said that most students enjoyed exploring the cultural aspects of Islam.“Overall, students said that it was a unique cultural experience to visit so many mosques and learn about Islam firsthand,” Dodge said. “The mosques were also extraordinarily beautiful – decorated with exquisite tiles, stained glass, and artwork.”

While students enjoyed learning about the different cultures while abroad, the course inspired some students to continue exploring them.

“I was inspired by the peacefulness of Islam and the interesting mix of Asian and European culture in the center of Istanbul,” Landry said. “This course inspired me to learn more and I will hopefully be taking an Intro to Islamic Studies course this fall.”

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from the voice vault This article was published in the September 10, 1969 issue of The Owl.

These photos were published in the September 13, 1968 issue of Westek.

This article was published in the November 2, 1966 issue of Westek.

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opinions & editorials HAMPDEN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RACE

Westfield State alum Shawn P. Allyn ‘93 is the right choice for Hampden County District Attorney b y

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n the race to become the next district attorney of Hampden County, there are four candidates. There is no candidate that we can support other than Shawn Allyn.

The biographical blurb on the bottom of his press releases bill him as “a product of Hampden County” and that cannot be more true.

Allyn, a native of Holyoke, Mass., is an alum of Holyoke Community College, Westfield State College, and Western New England College School of Law. The race to replace Mark Mastroianni, who became a federal judge during the summer, started in April.

Allyn announced his candidacy from the steps of the Hampden County Hall of Justice and then hit the ground running.

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Reaching the hill towns past Westfield or reaching the footsteps of Worcester County in Monson and Palmer, he has made the contact with the voters that has become necessary in this day of social media and 24-hour campaigning.

His sympathy for those who are underprivileged or disempowered is of particular importance to us.

He plans to fine those convicted of animal abuse to the highest amount his office could levy. There are also community service hours and classes that would be required.

For those who are convicted of minor, non-violent drug offenses, Allyn plans to use treatment rather than incarceration.

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Treasurer Steve Grossman is our choice for governor b y o f

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artha Coakley just doesn’t cut it.

It is the opinion of our editorial board that Steve Grossman is the rightful choice for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Although Coakley leads in the polls, it is necessary to point out that name recognition is key. Grossman is a personable and knowledgeable candidate who has the knowledge and experience necessary to lead the Commonwealth into the future.

Focusing on his plans for education, Grossman expresses a commitment to not just the STEM curriculum, but also the humanities. “While Steve understands the focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) driven curricula, he believes we also need to emphasize the role of the arts and humanities in empowering young people and teaching them the creative problem-solv-

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ing skills they need to thrive in today’s innovative economy,” says the campaign platform on his website.

Also necessary is a focus on veterans. Continuing with a “veteran renaissance” on this campus—starting with Will Lafever in the Veterans Office and the creation of the Veterans Association last year— Grossman has promised to elevate the secretary of veteran affairs to cabinet level and provide funding to veteran-owned businesses.

It is disagreeable to this board that Massachusetts provides adequate services for veterans, and there can always be improvements.

Grossman has promised a commitment of resources to this endeavor.

Considering Coakley’s performance in the senatorial election against Scott Brown and her impersonal appearances, Grossman is the person that we need moving forward.

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a crime does so with the intent to ‘get their fix.’ Putting them in jail does not cure the problem of their addiction, but treatment does.

And at a reduced cost to the taxpayer, which is of utmost importance to him.

Allyn was the lawyer who helped Melvin Brown, the Springfield man who was attacked by a police officer with a flashlight. His handling of the case has been a rallying cry for that kind of prosecution from the District Attorney’s office.

We agree with other candidates in the race that experience matters. But it’s about the right kind of experience.

Five years as a social worker and fifteen years as a trial lawyer makes any lawyer well-rounded and experienced enough to handle the tough cases of Hampden County.

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It would be our hope that Shawn Allyn, “a product of Hampden County” and Westfield State alum becomes our next Hampden County District Attorney come next Tuesday.

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f you’ve lived in Westfield or been around the area at all in the last ten-plus years, you know Don Humason.

Humason has been in the General Court in some fashion since the days of Michael Knapik, now the university’s executive director of advancement, being in the House of Representatives.

The knowledge and experience that he has gained since those pivotal beginnings has worked in Westfield’s favor.

To be a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic General Court is not a very easy thing to do.

Sometimes he loses, sometimes he wins, but his commitment to Westfield and now Holyoke, Chicopee, Southwick, and the surrounding areas has not gone unnoticed.

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in office. He is highly communicative to his constituents through his Facebook profile.

For instance, after receiving complaints that the flags in Westfield and Boston were not flying at halfstaff for Col. Morris Fontenot, Jr., Humason told his Facebook followers that he was in communication with the Governor’s office and Mayor Dan Knapik on the issue.

He has weighed in every newsworthy incident that has fallen on his district, much to rave reviews.

His persistence and solid beliefs are what we are interested in. Being one of the few Republicans on Beacon Hill has earned him a negative stigma out of the district and has made things hard for him legislatively but he does not concern himself with changing his views to earn votes or pretending to be something that he is not.

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editorial New publisher, new look (kind of)

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n behalf of the editorial and writing staff of The Westfield Voice, welcome to Westfield State University’s 175th academic year.

The 2014/2015 academic year brings hope and promise to a university founded by Horace Mann in 1838.

It is always encouraging at the start of a new year to see all of the excitement and jubilation in the student body. We are most certainly gearing up for what should be an active year.

To begin the year, we would like to update the campus on the status of this newspaper.

The most obvious change this year is the physical size of the newspaper. Thanks to the state contract bidding process and the university procurement department, we have switched to Trumbull Printing out of Vermont.

This means that the $16,000 line item provided to us by the Student Government Association and paid for by your Student Activities Fee, will be more wisely spent.

The change in the physical size of this newspaper is directly related to the change in publisher, but rest assured that the content and aesthetic look of the paper will not change.

We will still provide objective reporting on the news and information that you have come to enjoy year

after year.

Consider this a recommitment of our responsibility to you, the reader.

Other changes include new editorial staff promotions.

Thanks to election of Editor-in-Chief Joshua Clark to the position of vice president of student life in the Student Government, Andrew Burke, who previously served as assistant managing editor and interim sports editor, has been promoted to co-editor.

Clark and Burke will serve together in this role.

The editorial staff is encouraged by this decision.

We are also pleased to welcome Caroline Chizek and Andrew Morin in their roles as co-editors of our Arts and Entertainment section.

They moved from assistant-level positions in other areas of our newspaper to take on the task of reviving that section of the newspaper, which in recent years, has needed a boost.

In closing, we are very much looking forward to this new year and hope that you are too.

The new construction of the Science Annex and the presidential search will be items of interest in this newspaper, but the campus as a whole is our responsibility.

As written on our spring 2014 shirts, “If it happens on campus, you’ll read about it in The Westfield Voice.”

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from the editor’s desk

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he 2013-14 year for the Westfield Voice was as much of an educational process as it was a weekly job. Each successful edition led to new ideas and brought new faces.

We were able to print 200-plus more pages and print two more issues than the previous year.

The credit goes to all of those who submitted written contributions as well as those who made the time commitment for the essential behind-thescenes work.

We had experience to help the newer members get up to speed with all that a position in the Voice entails. We had five freshmen with editor positions giving us a leg to stand on coming into the new school year and we hope to find more as the semester continues.

Our staff has thought of some unique and campus relevant ideas that have helped to give the paper and campus a sense of unity. Last year’s “10 Most Influential Students on Campus” shined a spotlight on those that move this campus forward and aid in creating an attractive learning environment.

This year, we are working on a brand new

project in our semesterly magazine “Port Folio.”

The magazine will focus on campus politics, influential students, important faculty members, and everyday campus life. The Orientation Guide in this week’s issue is also a new project and it highlights everything that anyone coming to this university would need to know.

Matt Carlin will be taking the reigns for the magazine, being named the Editor-in-Chief and those who also hold editorial positions for the weekly paper will fill the other essential editorial staff.

Joshua Clark, Emily Hanshaw, and Matt Carlin are continuing in their positions from last year at editor-in-chief, managing editor, and assistant managing editor, respectively. Nick Sarnelli is continuing as head copy editor. Lewis Pacheco and Lyndon Seitz have graduated from their Arts & Entertainment editorial positions and two new A&E editors

have stepped into their place. Andrew Morin and Caroline Chizek have taken over for the two now-alumni. Gina Muller will also continue as the layout editor and Race Rugh will continue as the op-ed editor.

I have been lucky enough to move from the sports editor position into the co-editor-in-chief role.

I have an optimistic view for this upcoming year and hope that I can build off of what Josh has done in the past, work together this year, and continue to advance the paper in the future. It should not be a difficult task if the staff we have now continues to work as hard as they have. When the entire office is on the same page, it makes for a paper that we can be proud of.

The interest meeting for incoming freshmen and any other students who would like to join the Westfield Voice is Friday, September 5, at 7 p.m. and we are always looking for people to write or help edit. I am truly looking forward to starting this year and I am eager to see what amazing things we will do in 2014-15.

Andrew Burke is a sophomore Communication major and editor-in-chief and interim sports editor of The Westfield Voice.

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WELCOME HOME TO

Westfield STATE UNIVERSITY Founded 1838

ORIENTATION GUIDE 2014

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meet the student government executive council Editor’s Note: The executive council of the Student Government Association were given a set of questions to answer about themselves and their service to the Senate. The questions were: 1) Name; 2) Position; 3) Email address; 4) Office hours; 5) Length of time on the SGA; 6) What are your overall goals for the year?; 7) Why did you run?; 8) What got you involved in the Student Government Association? The Senate meets each Tuesday of the academic semester at 5:30 p.m. in the Peter D. Mazza Student Government Room by the Dunkin’ Donuts in the Ely Campus Center.

Rebecca DiVico, President of SGA 3) president. sga@westfield. ma.edu or rdivico3871@ westfield. ma.edu 4) I don’t have [office hours] currently but they will be posted on our Facebook page as soon as we have them all!

5) I’ve been on SGA since my freshman year. As a first-year, I served as a representative-at-large. As a sophomore, I was the vice president of academic life and my junior year I served as vice president of student life.

6) I want to focus on building a strong relationship within our Senate because I think that once our members are excited about being a part of SGA they will want to tell their friends and constituents about what they are a part of and word of mouth is so important. I also want to continue to educate our members on their positions and the responsibilities that come along with their seat on Senate.

7) I ran for President because the past three years have taught me that besides my academics, I do everything on this campus to ensure that the students that go here are having a great experience and are represented. I love this organization and I love this school and any way that I can help, I will.

8) I did student government all throughout high school. I was actually my class president. I had decided that going into college, I was going to take a break and focus solely on my academics. After first-year elections happened, the president of SGA at the time (Lou Cimaglia) sent out an email about open positions and I took it as a sign that I needed to get involved. It was my ‘second chance’ if you will and I am so glad I took it.

Joshua Clark, Vice President of Student Life 3) vpstudentlife. sga@westfield. ma.edu or jclark8517@ westfield.ma.edu 4) My office hours are Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

5) This is my third year as a part of Student Government. During my sophomore year, in the second semester, I joined as a Rep. to Senate from Courtney Hall. Last year, I represented you as a representative-at-large.

6) My two goals for the year are open communication and accountability. I began achieving these goals by creating a Twitter acount specifically for the vice president of student life (@VP_StudentLife) and by making sure that I hold myself and others to a standard of accountability.

7) I wanted to represent the students in all aspects of the Westfield State community that happen outside of the classroom. Students spend most of their time on campus involved in some way with Student Life activities or organizations, so it is important that they have an advocate in the SGA. 8) I knew that I wanted to be a part of the Student Government because it is important that students are at the table during all decisions that are made on this campus.

Olivia Dumas, Vice President of Academic Life 3) vpacademiclife. sga@westfield. ma.edu or odumas5467@ westfield. ma.edu 4) Monday and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

5) This will be my fourth year of Student Government, starting in the very first election in my first year here.

6) My three goals are to make information about classes and registration more accessible by utilizing clubs and organizations on campus, to work on the civic engagement component of classes, and to build up the ICE program on campus and do more disability awareness activities.

7) I ran to be able to make a bigger impact on the overall community of Westfield and be in the know and in the decision making process of important decisions that affect students. I also want to see the overall level of stress caused by registration go down in many students.

8) I knew I wanted to be involved and Student Government seemed like the clear choice. I love being a part of SGA and I am so glad that I got involved when I did. I now know that my 18-year-old self did something right!

Matthew Carlin, Vice President of Finance 3) vpfinance. sga@westfield. ma.edu or mcarlin6141@ westfield. ma.edu 4) To be announced.

5) This is my second year on Student Government.

6) My goals for this year are quite simple. I want to continue to support the diverse and active organizations on campus and to help students in any way possible to attend conferences and academic events anywhere and everywhere.

7) The reason why I ran? Simply to maintain the consistent improvement to the campus life and activities of WSU through clubs and proper financing of student activities.

8) I wanted to be a part of an organization made up of students helping students.

Shannon Cullinane, Vice President of Programming 3) vpprogramming .sga@westfield. ma.edu or scullinane8886 @westfield.

ma.edu 4) To be announced.

5) This will be my third year involved in the SGA. 6) My overall goal this year is to increase student involvement. CAB is changing the way we run our general board meetings to give the “CABbies” a stronger vote.

7) I ran for vice president of programming because I love CAB. Planning events is something I am passionate about so I was immediately intrigued with CAB. By the end of my first year, I knew I wanted to become president one day.

8) I got into SGA through Hall Council. I saw the position SGA Rep and was very curious before I officially I made up my mind up, I went to a meeting to check out what it was about. I definitely sparked an interest from that first meeting. I loved how the students could have a voice on campus and actually be heard. I knew that SGA would be the way I would truly get involved on campus and make a difference.

Evelyn Dina, Legislative Secretary 3) legsec.sga@westfield.ma.edu or edina4987@westfield.ma.edu 4) To be announced.

5) I served on SGA the spring semester of my freshman year (2013), and returned in the fall during my sophomore year once again

as my SGA representative to Hall Council.

In the spring of my sophomore year, I left SGA to attend the Disney College Program!

6) My goals for the year include getting students who do not take part in SGA to attend our meetings so they can ask questions and/or make suggestions. I also would love to encourage senators to have fun with and earn more units than required.

7) I ran for SGA’s executive council because I love being a student leader. I started off small, being Davis Hall’s SGA representative, and really enjoyed it. When I served on the executive board of Campus Activities as the Advertisement Coordinator I had a lot of fun, however, I continuously looked forward for the weekly SGA meetings. Even during the Disney College Program I found myself reading the weekly minutes, and realized that SGA was something I wanted to continue to be a part of.

8) Freshman year, Davis Hall’s president Justin Connolly persuaded me to join his council as an SGA representative. I figured “why not get involved,” and I quickly grew to enjoy student government and realized the influence I had as a senator on campus and the change I could make happen.

Andrew Morin, Executive Secretary 3) execsec. sga@westfield. ma.edu or amorin5287 @westfield. ma.edu 4) Wednesday from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Thursday 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

5) Since the fall of 2013.

6) My goals are to create clear and concise minutes for every SGA meeting in a timely manner, have a voter turnout of at least 14% and bring back “Owl Ball” or “Senate Banquet,” but under a new name.

7) I actually interviewed for my position after being elected as a representative to SGA for the class of 2017. I chose to interview for this position because it was open, I wanted to become more involved and I felt like I was cut out for the workload.

8) In high school, I was big into student council and class office so I chose to run for hall council as a freshman.

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Department of Residence Life Important People Offices located in the Scanlon Garden Level

Dr. Jon Conlogue

Executive Director of Residential Services and Campus Life jconlogue@westfield.ma.edu

Dr. Joshua Hettrick

Assistant Director for Housing jhettrick@westfield.ma.edu

Jen Gould

Assistant Director for Staff Development jgould@westfield.ma.edu

Jessi Hufnagle

Assistant Director for Residence Education jhufnagle@westfield.ma.edu

June Tanski, Secretary Dawn Whitehill, Accountant Valerie Turco, Coordinator

of Orientation Nashalie Vazquez,

Residence Director -

Courtney Hall Christopher Richard,

Residence Director -

Davis Hall Ashiah Richeme, Residence

Director - Dickinson Hall Daniel Percopo, Residence

Director - Lammers Hall John Zocco, Residence

Director - New Hall Jaime D’Amaral, Residence

Director - Scanlon Hall Allison Gagne, Residence

Director - University Hall Brian Graham,Residence

Manager -Apartment Complex Steven Mailloux, Residence

Manager -

Lansdowne Place Hidayra Ramos, Special

Projects Coordinator- Housing Dorice Dorvilier, Special

Coordinator -

Residence Education

Dining Services at Westfield State

Important people to know Offices located at Tim & Jeanne’s

Craig Goodridge

General Manager cgoodridge@westfield.ma.edu

Maria Lees

Residential Dining Manager mlees@westfield.ma.edu

places to eat Tim and Jeanne’s Dining Commons Father Dean’s Dining Hall Mon - Fri 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sat & Sun 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Pandini’s Everyday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.

The Perch Sun - Thurs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Fri & Sat 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Dunkin’ Donuts in the Ely Campus Center Mon - Fri 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sat & Sun 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Quixote’s in Wilson Commuter Cafe Mon - Thurs 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Fri 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Subway in the Ely Campus Center Mon - Fri 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sat 12 noon to 11 p.m.

Sun 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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what’s happening at westfield?

Follow what happens by checking out the Student Activities Calendar! westfield.ma.edu/studentactivities/upcoming-events/

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10 a.m. - C&S Wholesale Job Recruitment (Ely Campus Center) 4 p.m. - Men’s Soccer vs. Williams College (Alumni Field) 4:30 p.m. - Welcome reception for LGBTQ and Ally students and faculty (Loughman Living Room)

11:30 a.m. - Commuter Luncheon (Tekoa Room)

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5 p.m. - Make Your Own... (Scanlon Banquet Hall)

1 p.m. - Field Hockey vs. WNE (Alumni Field)

7 p.m. - Football vs.

Nichols (Alumni Field)

9 p.m. - Comedian Eric Shea (Scanlon Banquet Hall)

8 p.m. - Videoke (Scanlon Banquet Hall)

8 p.m. - Videoke (Scanlon Banquet Hall)

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4 p.m. - Club Fair (Ely Campus Center Garden Level) 5 p.m. - Welcome Back reception hosted by Sankofa (Loughman Living Room)

7 p.m. - Women’s Lacrosse Sign-up and Information Session (Woodward Center rm. 235)

important links University website westfield.ma.edu MyWestfield mywestfield.westfield.ma.edu Plato login bbl.westfield.ma.edu Residence Life westfield.ma.edu/reslife Dining Services diningatwsu.com Student Activities westfield.ma.edu/studentactivities

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THE CONSERVATIVE VIEW

What You Do, Want, And Should Know Matthew Carlin

Asst. Managing Editor

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would first like to echo the settlement from the rest of the editors and columnists when I say “Welcome Back!” and “We are going to have a great year!” Secondly I would like to again give a brief reminder to everyone both new and old in our readership: This Column, for better or worse, will be written from the perspective of a “conservative” of which typically leaning socially liberal but fiscally conservative. I will for the most part lean towards the right, however, despite being an Op-Ed page, I will NEVER purposely mislead the pubic…My Section Editor makes sure I can’t.

Now back to the good stuff!

This summer break, we have experienced one of the biggest outcries of “civil rights” and “Police Brutality” at home with the Ferguson riots and the ignition of Israeli-Palestine hostilities (again…). While trying to remember that this is still an election year, I don’t know what we are going to do!

Well first things first. I wont be talking about most of these issues, seeing as they are so far into the “mainstream media”

that any sort of commentary I could provide would be mute against the already bias reports.

Now what I will talk about is something we ALL should remember. We are electing the Governor of this state from a list of candidates “never before seen”.

Well, that is what I HOPED to have said. Reluctantly I must inform you that the primaries are this upcoming Tuesday, September 9th.

Deval Patrick, who won his reelection in 2010, announced he would not run again this year. Patrick has been governor of Massachusetts since 2006 and seems ready to move on for future “plans”. Whatever those plans are, I honestly hope they don’t involve us again.

Now for the Republican primary for the gubernatorial primary we have Charlie Baker. Baker has been a gubernatorial candidate for the Republican Party for a numerous amount of occasions.

Being described both by himself and others as a fiscal conservative and social liberal, he is seen as the best candidate to run against the numerous amounts of democratic candidates this November.

Republicans better know Baker as a “moderate” with a venture capitalist background.

He has been involved in Massachusetts politics since the late 80’s however holding office in 1991 as an Undersecretary of Health and Human Services.

After serving the state in a few other administrative positions, Baker turned to the private sector in the Insurance Industry.

Now whom is Baker running against? Well, it would seem that the federal judge Mark Fisher went to seemed particularly considerate when they ruled that Fisher should be placed on the primary ballot after winning 14.785% of the party vote in early 2014…. A little short of the 15% that is required to be considered a candidate. Well, (OPINION ALERT) Fisher seems to be a typical Massachusetts “conservative”.

He is almost right wing bat shit crazy! (Yes, I am a registered Republican, incase you were wondering). From just basic election theory to simple Political Science in Massachusetts…

Right Wing “Tea Partiers” won’t win anything in a Blue State, so why even bother, Fisher?

Now what are the fearless Democrats throwing in the ring this year? Well, the latest polls show the only two candidates available (realistically)

is Martha Coakley {SC} (Oh trust me I will get to her in due time) and Steve Grossman.

In my honest opinion, I would rather have Steve Grossman (the current Treasurer of Massachusetts) over Coakley any day. Before you say anything, let me explain. Grossman has won the endorsement of his own party.

His plans for education far surpass the encroaching polices set up by Coakley during her tenure as Attorney General.

While maintaining a heavy focus on the STEM curriculum, that is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, Steve is a major advocator for the arts and humanities in public education.

His platform is based on teaching kids new and creative problem-solving skills that will prove invaluable in the future economy.

Now be warned, I may have a slightly already established bias against Coakley, however I want to state why I feel her the WORST choice for governor.

Her previous run for senator shows she is just another “career” politician, being unhappy in whatever “public service” job she finds herself in.

She proved to be impersonal during her campaign trail and

has produced some of the most loophole-filled laws and regulations I have ever heard of. Quick examinations of Coakley’s history shows that she may have a genuine care for the people of Massachusetts she so “devotedly serves”. Though it might seem out of place to say, I will state that she has refused to investigate several fellow democrats accused of misconduct and legal violations involving elections (Who she herself has had a few) and continues to deny the allegations of misusing her campaign funds after the special election where she lost an upset battle with Former Senator Scott Brown.

So what do I want you to get out of this article? Simply, go out and vote. But not just that I want you to know your candidates before you cast that vote.

Don’t look at their names and party affiliations, look up their records, history and previous jobs before you vote. If you do, you might be surprised what both the media, and the candidate has hidden from you.

Primary elections are on September 9th, 2014 while the formal election is on November 4th 2014.

Expect more news to come as we continue down this election year.

THE LIBERAL VIEW

A Liberal Take On The Situation In Ferguson Erika Hayden Voice Columnist

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his summer, many things have occurred concerning how we as Americans view the media.

For the first issue, I’ve decided to focus on a topic that is still occurring and what I believe will be extremely influential for our lifetime: the events occurring in Ferguson, Missouri.

As many of you may know, these events pertain to a white male officer, Darren Wilson, who shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, in the suburban area of Ferguson.

Brown, 18, was shot in the head twice, leading to his death. According to different media sources, another five to ten shots were fired, which hit Brown in the torso and the arms.

Wilson claims that he shot the unarmed teen because he felt “threatened”.

One of the fatal wounds to Michael Brown went downward from the top of

the head, according to the autopsy. At 6’4”, it would make sense that Brown was on his knees. Witnesses said that Brown had his hands raised when he was shot once more—this is known as a “double tap” (which is illegal in war). For whatever reason, Wilson decided he needed to shoot Brown several times after that.

Some may argue that since we are in 2014 this case is not racially charged, but rather another example of brutality and perhaps abused police power. I disagree with this opinion.

We are fortunate to live in the Northeast corner of the United States, where sexism and racism, yes, exist, but are not quite as strongly felt compared to the South and Midwest.

In Ferguson, 60% of residents are black and 30% are white. The police force has only three black members compared to 50 who are white, which represents the demograph-

ics of the city unfairly.

Some witnesses claim that Brown had instigated contact with Wilson. I do not believe that this agitation, if it occurred, was handled appropriately.

There have been many similar cases in the last decade in which a white offender who was armed, wounded, and had even killed other citizens, then surrendered to police and was calmly arrested and put into a cop car. Brown was stopped for walking in the street.

Many people are aware of Brown and a friend stealing a box of cigar wrappers prior to the incident. But according to the Ferguson police, Wilson was unaware of the description of the suspect and in fact did not stop Brown for this before his death, but rather obstruction of traffic.

I believe the media leaked this information to the public to justify the death of Brown because he was a criminal. I do not be-

lieve his death was in anyway deserved for a box of cigars, which was not even known prior to the event.

Since Brown’s death, riots have begun in Ferguson, putting the city in a state of emergency, with the installation of a 9 p.m. curfew. Police brutality has been reported and has increased since the initial event.

Some protestors hold signs that say: “Civil rights do not end after curfew”, and “we still need answers for Michael Brown”, and “black lives matter”.

Many peaceful protestors have been tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed.

Hedy Epstein (90) a holocaust survivor, was one of the many arrested.

It was reported that some looting has occurred in the chaos. Of course, as with every scenario, there will be those who take advantage of it.

However, it is scarcely talked about through media but documented

on Twitter as well as videos that have gone viral, that some of the places looted, such as a McDonald’s, were broken into to get milk to ease the pain of tear gas victims and to prevent blindness.

Media has also been restricted since these events.

More than 13 journalists have been detained.

Wilson has received over $400,000 in a gofundme fundraiser to support his case. It is rumored that this has been shut down and benefactors may have been swindled, sources report.

Attorney Benjamin Crump, who previously represented Trayvon Martin, another teenager who was fatally shot in Florida, will be representing Brown’s family for the case.

I encourage everyone to look more deeply at the accounts from Ferguson and to also advocate for better police education and skills, both when training and on task.

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arts & entertainment MTG Fall Auditions: 9 to 5 Tessa Newell Voice Columnist Westfield State University’s Musical Theater Guild (MTG) will be holding auditions for their fall musical, 9 to 5, from September 3rd through September 5th.

The audition will be at 5 p.m. each evening and will be held in Bates Hall, room 227.

9 to 5 is a hilarious comedy set in the 1970’s about three women who, fed up with their mistreatment in the workplace, plot to overthrow their misogynistic boss.

This show is a high-energy show that is both heartfelt and thought provoking.This is an entirely student-run production with performance as well as crew opportunities. For more information, please contact Beth Teague at bteague8678@westfield.ma.edu or Allison O’Neil at aoneil8774@westfield.ma.edu.

Meet the New MTG Executive Board President – Tessa Newell Senior

From left: Andrew Morin (Executive Assistant); Beth Teague (Vice President); Tessa Newell (President); Chelsea Orifice (Secretary); Allison O’Neil (Historian); Hannah Clifford (Fundraising Coordinator); Ryan Pound (Treasurer).

English Major Communication Minor Vice President – Beth Teague Senior English/Psychology Major Secretary – Chelsea “Calzone” Orifice Junior English/Secondary Education

Major Treasurer – Ryan Pound Senior Criminal Justice Major Theatre Minor Fundraising Coordinator – Hannah Clifford Senior Theatre Major

Writing/Literature Minor Executive Assistant – Andrew Morin Sophomore Nursing Major Historian – Allison O’Neil Senior Special Education Major

A LOOK INTO CARLIN’S MIND

The Netflix Coup and the effects of “Bingeing” Matthew Carlin

Asst. Managing Editor Well everyone, I am sad to say this may be the last time you ever see this column in the Voice. Over the past year, you may have seen a wide variety of “Carlin Features” that are my numerous columns within this finely established publication.

However, in order to produce more refined articles, I will be focusing on my columns singularly, rather than writing them all at once. Now, this doesn’t mean I won’t be writing my columns anymore, it is just that only one or two will be in the Voice per week.

So, what shall this article be dedicated too?

Well, if everyone can take a moment and reflect upon the latest Emmys, I would like to talk about the unexpected events that took place.

Netflix, a web service that al-

lows subscribers to stream varieties of TV shows and movies at any time, has not only produced their own series, but also got 31 nominations and won seven of them. Though it should be mentioned that all of them were won during the Creative Arts Ceremony, not broadcasted by NBC, it has at least made a ripple in the Entertainment industry.

Those won were Outstanding Casting for a comedy series and Outstanding Guest Actress, to name a few. However, despite the hype for the ”Netflix Sweep”, I believe the web “network” has proven a valid point: Network Television needs to step up its game.

This year marks the second year a non-network television source has won an Emmy, which is not surprising with shows like the BBC House of Cards spin off and the hit comedy series, Orange is the New Black – both of

which appear to the ever-growing “Binge” watching audience that has been targeted by new series.

Binge watching is (as many college students know) spending hours watching a series in a single sitting. The show House of Cards was the first series to release their entire second season all on the same day. This was obviously the goal of the web show’s producers at Netflix, since they grew aware of binge watching.

I personally have been the victim of this epidemic, having sat through HOC season 2 and even Orange is the New Black all in a single sitting. Mind you, those are just the Netflix originals I watched. I have also sat through some other shows brought over from network TV. What is the purpose, though, of binge watching? For me? I rarely realized I was actively binge watching until the cliff-hanging

season finale, where I am just screaming “NO!” over and over again at my screen, as if it will produce a whole new season for me.

However, Netflix hasn’t just proven to be a source for good series entertainment, though it has every right to claim that.

They also have allowed society to relive and enjoy relics of “entertainment ages past”. Recently, I have noticed my girlfriend’s father watching all of the old episodes of Star Trek – and by the way, there are very few episodes on Netflix. I also have rewatched other series’ first seasons, namely How I Met Your Mother and the comical American Dad. Now, I should remind all of you that we are supposed to gain new knowledge while we are here at WSU, but that doesn’t mean said knowledge can’t be about the wheeling and dealing of Frank Underwood.

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KNOWING TO COOK

Summer, Fishing, and Hemingway Ryan Cashman

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Voice Columnist

magine the following: you are sitting at the stern of a canoe, paddling lightly down a river.

Pine trees tower above you and the fog begins to roll in from the mountains. The sun is getting low in the sky and you manage to find an eddy and proceed to make camp by the riverside. However, you have nothing substantial to eat. This fact does not bother you. You fetch your fly-fishing rod and wade into the shallows, feeling the current of the river flow around your legs.

You cast out your reel and wait, patiently. Then suddenly you feel a small tug, then a heavier tug, and you know you’ve caught something.

You lead it for just a moment, then you reel in and bring up your catch: a brook trout. You now have dinner; the only thing left to do is cook it.

This summer I had the great pleasure (once again) of adventuring up to the North Woods of Maine, in an area known as the Moosehead Lake Region. Home to the majestic Moosehead Lake, the area is abundant with thick forests, small streams, mighty rivers, and a vast array of wildlife. The region is famous for moose sightings, so much so that the local catchphrase reads: “Where moose outnumber people 3 to 1.”

Unfortunately, a live moose never crossed my sight, but there was enough paraphernalia lining the windows of the local shops to make the phrase believable.

If the title and introduction wasn’t enough for you to guess the topic of this column, I’ll state it blatantly: fishing. Fishing is a hobby I rediscovered and with which I am now obsessed. My father taught me how to fish as a child, but at the time I lacked the patience needed to be a successful fisherman.

I appreciate the sport much more now.

Up in Maine, I spent almost all my time fishing and caught nothing. I was after trout, which is perhaps one of the most elusive freshwater fish in the world.

Somehow, a creature with a brain smaller than an acorn is able to outsmart

a human being. Most fishermen are lucky to catch one, even if means devoting their entire day to doing so.

I’m sure if I spent all day canoeing around the inlets, coves, and points of the lake, I would have caught something. But alas, I came up empty-handed.

The impetus that reignited my interest in fishing was the writing of Ernest Hemingway. Anyone who has studied Hemingway’s body of work and life would know that sport fishing played a major role.

I’m in the process of reading a book titled Hemingway’s Boat by Paul Hendrickson, which details the years in Hemingway’s life during which he owned his fishing vessel Pilar.

The book dives deeply into the soul of the man, whose life has been so psychologically analyzed that now there are no less than twenty different interpretations of the writer’s life.

However, Hemingway’s Boat strays from the psychological in favor of the concrete, by using letters and firsthand accounts to trace the years Hemingway spent on the one constant in his life: his boat. The book examines his overwhelming personality, his anger, his boorishness, and also his ability to commit acts of enormous generosity.

Now, what does any of this have to do with food?

Fish, while being an amazing source of vitamins, oils, and protein, is perhaps the most important food on the planet, being that it is the only wild creature that has yet to be domesticated.

You can make a claim that there are farm grown fish, and you would be correct. However, the majority of fish that we find at markets and on our plates were caught out of the wild. It is truly our last wild food.

Fishing is also a very personal and often spiritual experience. There is something about sitting in a boat, on a dock or on the shore watching your line bob up and down, that makes you forget about everything else.

You are fully committed to that moment in time. The more patient and relaxed and focused a fisherman is, the more fish he will catch. I will not proceed to bore you with the story of my sum-

mer, but I will tell you that the times I spent fishing and out in nature were the greatest moments of said summer. Summer is a time to be outside, to connect with the environment, and to be with friends. It is a time to cook and experiment.

Summer is not the time to sit inside all day, gazing at screens and sleeping.

Summer is a time for adventure.

Now, we are back at school and the summer is over, but there is always time to reconnect with nature and cook a meal.

However, I will be giving you a recipe that I discovered while I was in Maine; a recipe I know you probably won’t cook, but I thought it

would be fun to share. Hemingway’s Recipe for PanFried Trout first appeared in the Toronto Star, but I found it in a cookbook – the title of which I cannot remember – but the recipe is courtesy of the author of the cookbooks, should she ever read this.

I know what you’ve read wasn’t exactly about cooking or how to prepare a meal, but you have a whole semester to read about that.

My goal for this introductory edition of the paper was to share with you my rekindled love for fishing and to once again encourage you to explore, not just with food, but also with life.

Welcome back and as always: Buona Tavola and Mangiare Bene!

Hemingway’s Recipe for Pan Fried Trout Ingredients - 4 slices bacon - 4 whole trout, approx. 8 ounces, cleaned, heads on - 1/3 to 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal Instructions 1. In a heavy black iron skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until almost crisp.

Remove & reserve.

2. Dust the trout lightly with cornmeal on all sides.

3. Place trout on the drippings and put a slice of bacon on each. Sauté until golden brown about 5-6 minutes on a side, turning once & putting bacon back on top, so bacon bastes the fish.

4. Serve immediately.

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WESTFIELD STATE FOOTBALL

Football Starts Kowalski Era

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First year head coach Pete Kowalski has taken over for 24 year head coach Steve Marino.

The longtime assistant coach of the 33 year old program is the first full-time head coach in its history.

WSU Athletic Department The Pete Kowalski era begins at Westfield State, as for the first time in 24 years, the Owls have a new head coach. Kowalski, the Owls longtime defensive coordinator, becomes just the fifth head coach in school history.

Kowalski has a strong talent base to draw from, as Westfield returns 20 seniors, the largest senior class in school history, four all-conference players, and a group of 44 new freshmen and transfers.

“With 44 new players we were ale to bring a high degree of competition to preseason camp,” said Kowalski.

I’ve been very happy with the dedication of our upper classmen in the off season, and we have great leadership from our seniors, including captains Troy Cutter, Michael Mercadante and Cam Willcox.”

Junior quarterback Erik Washburn is the incumbent as starter.

Washburn opened the year as the Owls signal caller last year, before

a shoulder injury derailed his season in the third game. He tossed three touchdown passes in the season opener, and then engineered a win over Western New England in a big rivalry game. Senior Steve Guercio will also vie for reps leading the Owls.

Tailback Mike Mercadante returns for his senior season. He gained 519 yards and score four TD’s a year ago in just six games. The workhorse has gained more than 1700 yards in his career and scored 23 touchdowns for the Owls in three seasons. Junior Colby Bostek can provide a change of pace in the running game. He tallied 380 yards and found the end zone four times last season. Sophomore Tanner Ford and freshman Ryan Sweeney will help open up holes from the fullback position.

The Owls veteran offensive line should be a strength, led by all-conference center Wayne McGillicuddy.

Seniors Eddie Fallon, Kyle Seidnitzer, and Tom Sarkisian team with sophomore John Bradway to give the

Owls a cohesive unit up front. Senior Peter Knowles, or freshmen Mekiah Lambert and David Kwasny give the Owls options at tight end, where the team must replace two quality graduates in Jeff Winchell and Jake Storey who saw the majority of theplaying time a year ago.

Wide receiver is the one slot where new faces abound. The Owls graduated their top two outside threats (Kevin Nicol and Kane Terrelli) from a year ago. Bobby Boire, Scotty Nye, Yinka Areago and Colin Smith are among the group that is competing for jobs in the passing game.

Kowalski has led the owls to several nationally ranked defensive units in the past and this year should be no exception. The front seven looks to be the strength of the defense.

All-conference senior captain Troy Cutter led the team with 75 tackles and three interceptions from his middle linebacker spot in 2013.

Cutter will be joined by senior Julon McCoy who made 25 tackles a

year ago, and senior Nick Sullivan or sophomore David Driscoll at outside linebacker.

The defensive line may be the strongest and deepest group on the team, bolstered by return of Mike Mizzoni and Cam Wilcox who missed 2013 with injures.

Senior Marcus Pettigrew was second on the team in 2013 with 68 tackles, and had 10 tackles for losses and four sacks. Jonathan Lytle was also an all conference pick and led the team with 14 TFL’s and five sacks. Seniors Justin McGrath and Bill Greene played key roles a year ago and will see time again this year.

Wilcox and Mizzoni were stalwarts in 2012, each making more than 30 tackles with the ability to get after the passer.

Junior free safety Greg Sheridan totaled 53 tackles and 3 interceptions, and earned regional Academic All America honors last year. Sam Laurin switches sides of the ball after playing at wide receiver last year and moves to corner. Juniors Joey Mespelli and Chris Storey will see time as well.

The special teams returns both kickers in Mike Bortolussi, who kicked extra points last year, and all conference kicker Michael Orellana who converted on 9 of 16 field goal tries, including a 42-yarder.

The Owls return a veteran coaching staff that includes Sean O’Brien, who moves to defensive coordinator, and newcomer Robert Grammer takes over as offensive coordinator.

“Coach O’Brien and I have been together for 18 years, and I know he will continue our tradition of excellence on our defense,” said Kowalski.

“I want this to be a football program of which the University can proud,” said Kowalski. “We want to continue the tradition of excellence that Coach Marino began, and we ask three things of our players – to be champions in the classroom; be champions in the community and be champions on the football field.”

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WESTFIELD STATE SOCCER

Men’s Soccer Dominates In First Win WSU Athletic Department

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Westfield State rallied for seven goals in the first 30 minutes against Wheelock. They are now 1-1 on the season.

Eight different Westfield State players scored goals as the Owls coasted to a 12-0 win over Wheelock College on the second day of the Soccer City Shootout at Western New England University’s Suprenant Field.

The Owls burst out of the gate with seven goals in the first 30 minutes of play, dominating a young Wheelock squad comprised largely of freshman. The Owls held a 15-0 edge in shots on goal at the half and a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Freshman midfielder Connor Townsend opened the scoring for Westfield just 3:40 into the match, converting off of a through ball from Dom Cavallini.

Cavallini tallied the first

of his three goals just two minutes later. He finished the day with seven points on three goals and four assists.

Freshman Mitch Goulet wadded his first two collegiate goals later in the half.

Freshman Alex Kraver started in goal for the Owls and went largely untested, as he was not forced to make a save in the first half, before giving way to classmate Mark Patnaude to start the second half of play. The Owls held Wheelock without a shot on goal in the match.

Keith Hevey and Matt Carvalho were named to the all-tournament team for the Owls. Westfield improves to 1-1 on the season, while Wheelock falls to 0-2.

After these two games, Westfield players are already making a name for themselves.

Westfield State University senior striker Dom Cavallini has been named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s inaugural player of the week for the 2014 season.

Cavallini enjoyed a career day on Sunday, as he tallied three goals and four assists in leading Westfield to the 12-0 win over Wheelock College. The big day more than doubled his career output; he had tallied two goals and four assists in 52 games prior to Sunday.

Cavallini is being counted on to be a big part of the Owls’ offensive attack this season. The Owls (1-1) will be back in action on Wednesday, traveling to Albertus Magnus College at 4:00 p.m. in a non-conference game.

Westfield plays Williams, Springfield, and Trinity Colleges in the upcoming home games before their road game at Fitchburg State.

Team USA Relys on Young Stars at FIBA World Cup

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Kenneth Faried has become the star of the 2014 USA basketball team. His highlight dunks and hustle are always most prominent when the team needs them most.

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Team USA has grown into an entity that is the envy of all other international teams.

The 12 players on this year’s team are either all-star players or rising stars. In each international competition, Coach Mike Krzyzewski has a new team with players that have mostly never played together. Since he took over the team in 2006, he has only lost one game.

This team USA squad has the least total experience

of any team in recent memory. However, they maybe have been the most fun to watch. Rudy Gay, at 28 is the oldest and most experience addition, and he wasn’t considered until Paul George’s leg injury.

It felt as though the USA was sending an average team who didn’t have much of a chance against the experience of Spain, Greece (the last team to beat USA), and Argentina. A team of unproven stars looking to find an identity was going to take on the world’s best players and

expected to win every game by 30 points. Good Luck.

Kevin Durant, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Kevin Love have all decided to pass on this FIBA World Cup. All of who together would make a respectable international team of their own.

Kenneth Faried has been the best player by-and-large in this tournament for USA, leading the tournament

shooting 78.4% from the field and providing the contagious energy boost whenever the team looked sluggish or disinterested. He helped to spark a run of 22 consecutive points late in the game against the Dominican Republic.

Anthony Davis is currently fourth in the tournament with 2.0 blocks per game. James Harden leads the tournament in steals with 2.8 per game. Klay Thompson has picked up the slack from the perimeter off the bench.

This 2014 team USA group has been a lesson to Jerry Colangelo, Coach K, NBA stars and USA fans alike. Young talented players with something to prove my be the best to select to represent this country on basketball’s highest international stage.

Top tier NBA players like Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James can withdraw from competition without guilt after the long NBA season because they know that the young stars will make the best of their opportunities. All three of these players have made their contributions to USA basketball and won gold medals.

A new wave of hungry players has taken the reigns of USA basketball as we know it and the future is bright for the program. The 2016 Olympic roster will look different from this one, but the same fight will be there.

John Wall, Bradley Beal, and Damian Lillard, were all cut from this 2014 representation of USA basketball and will have two years to develop until they try to exemplify the USA on the hardwood again.

The idea of having young players instead of players like LeBron and Durant gives the whole unit a new feel. The games would be more fun to watch because of the unpredictability of the team. The players would enjoy the experience more so than veterans because of the new and exciting positions.

Team USA takes on a Harlem Globetrotters mentality during these competitions and it is unique and entertaining to watch these players go through it for the first time.

Team USA is always the sports entertainment of the summer but watching young talented players evolve into superstars will be the icing on the cake.

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horoscopes games & leisure maze Aries (March 21 - April 20) This is a week full of new beginnings. Avoid dwelling in the past; the future holds better things for you. Start something new and stay away from the frozen meatball section of the grocery store. Trust me.

Taurus (April 21 - May 21) There’s bad juju coming your way. Take caution; board up the windows and lock the doors.

Stay away from strange looking cats and dark alleys.

Gemini (May 22 - June 21) The stars are in your favor this week, Gemini. Be ready for a life changing experience such as a promotion, advancement or new love interest. Hold on tight and prepare for your bright future.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) There is not much in store for you. Avoid making big changes in your life. Stick to your ordinary schedule and avoid that new Thai restaurant down the street.

Leo (July 23 - August 23) Make bold steps this week. The results are sure to pay off. Pitch your boss that new idea you have. Ask that special someone out to Chuck E. Cheese’s; you’ve got that jackpot waiting for you.

Virgo (August 24 - September 22) Stop kidding yourself. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it. It’s time to come clean and face the consequences.

Libra (September 23 - October 22) We know you’ve been itching to buy that new, shiny car. Ignore that itch. A grave future awaits you if you were to get behind that fancy, new wheel.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) It’s time to leave that old special friend in the past. Start pursuing that cute coworker with the deep dimples and goofy smile that you’ve had your eye on.

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Your future seems quite hazy this week. I can’t clearly foresee anything positive or negative coming from the choices you make. Stay apathetic and good luck!

Capricorn (December 21 - January 20) You’ll be faced with a tough choice this week. Stay apprehensive and don’t make any bold choices that you will regret. Things may seem hard now, but remember the good times and you will prevail.

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Aquarius (January 21 - February 19) I know you miss your family but your distance from them will allow you to succeed. Your independence may make you seem vulnerable but by this time next week, you’ll be glad to be away.

Pisces (February 20 - March 20) Kick that annoying and unhealthy habit. Make positive changes to better your life. It’s time to grow up, kid.

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