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Damaged smoking gazebos discussed by Legislature at the second meeting of the Student Government

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(left and middle) Vandalism and graffiti can be found at the smoking gazebo by the Ely Campus Center. (right) The vandalism has been extended to the adirondack chairs that can be found by University Hall.

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SGA Correspondent The Student Government Association held a quick and efficient meeting this past Tuesday afternoon.

With new class representatives being sworn into the council this week, the SGA is still two weeks away from acquiring new first-year and hall representatives to fill the large void of empty chairs.

Rebecca DiVico, president of the SGA, announced that the third annual Leadership Voyage trip will be held on Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. at Camp Chimney Corners in Becket, Mass.

Student Activities runs the retreat, which lasts the weekend and helps students grow as leaders by developing new skills while they work with their peers.

DiVico went on to say that there is a limit of how many students can join, so those who have done the retreat twice should not sign up to let other students go instead.

After the madam president was finished, Joshua Frank, student trustee, claimed the podium to give his report. Frank said that the board of trustees has filled one of their vacancies with Bob Johnson, who is the former CEO and president of the Special Olympics of Massachusetts.

Johnson is also an alumnus of Westfield State.

Frank said he worked with him

before on the Westfield State Foundation, where he was the chair until July 2013. “He is a really great person and cares a lot about the student body,” Frank said.

Sara Palis, representative of the class of 2015, gave her All-University Committee report after Frank. She said the committee met for their second meeting with a simple agenda.

The curriculum subcommittee sent a request to AUC about looking at certain core classes for review, she said.

The last request, Palis said, was asking AUC to review the actual usage of final exam times.

Palis closed by reminding the SGA that all documents, the upcoming meeting agenda, and minutes associated with AUC can be found at http://governance-committees. westfield.ma.edu. AUC’s next meeting is at Sept. 26 at 12:30 p.m. in the Parenzo Boardroom.

Joshua Clark, vice president of student life, informed all that Fr. Dean is no longer celebrating mass as chaplain on Sundays, even though he is still around campus. He said that Fr. Warren J. Savage would celebrate Mass every Sunday as the new chaplain.

Clark moved on and said that students are having concerns about the shuttle service on campus in the morning. “Some students,” he said, “are doing observation hours and doing student teaching in the spring

and require rides from their residence halls to South Lot.” He said that Public Safety is currently not running any of their shuttles any earlier than 3 p.m. “If you need to be picked up at your residence hall in the morning you can call Public Safety a little bit before you need to go and they will come get you,” Clark said.

If a problem arises, he said, call Captain Michael Foyle in the morning so he can follow up with those on duty.

The last topic Clark brought up in the meeting dealt with the two smoking gazebos. Clark said that the gazebos are being vandalized and are a graffiti hot spot. He said, “We need to remember that these gazebos were built at a cost of $40,000.”

Clark also added, “This is a very important issue for me because once those gazebos are in a condition such that they need to be taken down, they will not be replaced. I don’t want to see smokers go on Western Avenue and have to stand on the side of the road and risk their life that way.”

He said the whole reason of having the gazebos was to keep smokers away from the street and called on the SGA to talk to their constituencies about this issue.

After Clark, Justin Connolly gave the Community Relations and Fundraising report. He announced that Run Stanley 5k race would be held on

Oct. 19. He encouraged everyone to check the Facebook and Twitter pages for the race for information before the flyers come out.

Shannon Cullinane, vice president of programming, said the Big E event was a great success and that over 90 students attended. She said she hopes that it will be an annual trip in the upcoming years.

Mathew Carlin, vice president of finance, said the Club Fair was a great success. Carlin pleasantly sur-

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in this week’s issue campus news & life Club Fair success (p. 2) Puppy Therapy (p. 3) New trustee (p. 5)

opinions & editorials ‘Conservative View’ (p. 8) Editorial (p. 9) ‘The Liberal View’ (p.8)

arts & entertainment CAB Big E Trip (p. 12) Shakespeare (p. 13)

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Owls Football (p. 15) NFL ‘Real Thugs’ (p. 17)

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Student Government Club Fair considered a success by many; Club sign ups increase Sarah Hladik Voice Reporter

With over fifty clubs ranging from intramural sports, to the Step Team, to the Dance Company, to the WSKB radio station, this year’s club fair illustrated the various ways students can get involved on campus and meet other students with similar interests.

At the fair, which was hosted in the Ely Campus Center on Sept. 11, students excitedly explored the numerous booths within and found interesting clubs that either satisfied their interests or sparked new ones. This year’s club fair did not disappoint, as it efficiently illuminated the clubs and organizations this school offers.

Presidents or leaders of each club stood at the booths, providing useful

information about their club and sharing their own fun experiences.

The food, flyers, and other fun giveaways, along with positive attitudes encouraged students to check out different clubs.

The amount of diversity within the types of clubs that Westfield offers allows all students to feel a sense of belonging to the school.

The numerous academic clubs and intramural sports, as well as the art, music, and religious clubs give students many options to get involved and also feel more at home at Westfield State.

Matthew Carlin, SGA vice president of finance, had a lot to say about the fair.

“There was a high volume of students who showed interest,” said Carlin, “The clubs filled

SGA - from the front page prised the room when he reported seeing a record high of 88 interested students for the Fencing Club.

He received a round of applause from the Executive Board and the Senate for helping to create the success of the Club Fair.

Andrew Morin, executive secretary, announced that

a total of 12 candidates are running for the SGA council.

The elections will take place Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. and will end on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 11:59 p.m. on MyWestfield.

He encourages all firstyear students to represent their class in the SGA. Rich Darrach, president

pages of interest forms.”

Carlin also stated that this year’s fair had one of the highest numbers of student interests in a single club, totaling at 88.

“From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., you could barely walk through the garden level of Ely,” explained Carlin.

During the announcements portion of Tuesday’s Student Government meeting, Joshua Clark, vice president of student life and co-chair of the Student Organizational Council with Carlin, inspired a round of applause in appreciation of his counterpart and the success of the fair.

The club fair gave students the opportunity to meet other students and faculty, learn about what this school has to offer, and to get involved in activities that interest them and share their ideals. of the class of 2015, motioned to appoint Victoria Landry and Jonathan Terlaga as representatives of the class of 2015. Both motions passed.

Ryan Losco, president of the class of 2016, motioned to appoint Emily McKinley as a representative of the class of 2016, which passed unanimously.

At the end of the meeting, new business was opened so

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(top) Dan Powers (right) talks to a student about MASSPIRG. (bottom) CAB president Shannon Cullinane, event coordinator Danny Chamberlain, secretary Tara Saraf man their table at the club fair. that Victoria Landry could give the Neighborhood Advisory Board report to the SGA. She said that the board’s first meeting informed neighbors of distractions that might be caused by the construction of the new science building near Wilson Hall.

Traffic on the roads will be a distraction for the neighbors during the annex

news from other schools daily collegian

University of Mass. Amherst Professor Elizabeth Chilton will have the opportunity of a lifetime this week when she travels overseas to Madrid and Paris to give talks on heritage studies. She will also be speaking about her recent proposal for a Masters program of heritage studies at UMass Amherst. She will be travelling from Sept. 15-21.

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Syracuse University Former student Bobby Davis’ case against Syracuse University head men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim has reached New York’s highest court. Davis and his attorneys had their day in court for oral arguments a few days ago. The trial is still in progress.

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Harvard University Harvard College Police arrested a 28 year-old homeless man this past Tuesday at around one in the morning. Keith Johns was taken into custody after allegedly throwing a cell phone at a group of passing people in Harvard Square, hitting one. He was apparently taunting and intimidating them.

groundbreaking, she said.

After Landry was done, new business was closed and the 28-minute meeting concluded.

The next meeting of the Student Government Association will be Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Peter D. Mazza Student Government Room in the garden level of Ely by Dunkin’ Donuts.

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A Student’s Best Friend! Another succesful Pet Therapy held last Tuesday by Lammers Hall

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From left to right, James Sandman, Melanie Russo, and Semper Fi (dog) enjoy the green during Pet Therapy.

Robert Richards Voice Reporter

The spirits are high and the energy of a new school season is upon us. The beginning of the semester would not be complete without a visit from the therapy dogs, every student’s best friends!

These amazing dogs ease stress from a long day or from a dreaded future exam. One would think that they had super powers!

Maybe they do have super powers, but in a more realistic sense of helping, loving, and charming the hidden concerns that people don’t show.

It’s this unseen relationship that people love about dogs, and has been transcribed throughout many amazing sto-

ries in human history.

On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 the loving dogs came back to welcome many old faces and some new friends.

It was a pleasant time out on the campus green, with many students gathered around a dog or two.

One student said, “I want to take this dog home.” It was a happy time and the dogs were doing a great job spreading joy!

The older dog, Semper Fi, made a return, which made Melanie Russo and James Sandman very glad.

The students spent most of their time with Semper Fi, who did not mind. Arianna Tuttle and Ice, the dog, were connecting too.

It was a special moment for both of them.

Arianna Tuttle and Ice the therapy dog bond at Pet Therapy last Tuesday.

Frangelica the dog went around saying hi to everyone. I found her to be one of the most loving dogs of the afternoon.

Ben Littlefield was petting Maggie, a bigger dog, on the belly, which drew the attention of another student who joined in.

A few barking puppies came to the campus green and immediately got the attention of everyone. One student said, “I love these dogs!”

The dog therapy ended with some of the dogs playing with a tennis ball. A few students threw the ball and the dogs would run after it.

It was a perfect peaceful time. Student’s best friend made a lasting impression; the loving heroes will return again, and many students are looking forward to it!

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Former Special Olympics president Robert Johnson joins Westfield State University Board of Trustees From news release Westfield State University President Elizabeth H. Preston announced today that Robert Johnson has been named as the newest member of the Westfield State University Board of Trustees. He will be sworn in on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Johnson earned his B.S. and M.Ed. from Westfield State University in elementary education, and special education administration respectively.

“I owe my career to Westfield State and would like to give back,” Johnson said. “I look forward to serving the Board, the students, and the community of Westfield state University.”

As the former President and CEO of Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc., Johnson established an entrepreneurial approach to fundraising that funded the programs for the organization for nearly 23 years at an estimated total of $75 million. He managed a capital campaign to raise $12 million to build a state-of-theart of training center, the Yawkey Sports Training Center in Marlborough Mass. In March 2013, The Robert A. Johnson Center for Integrity was dedicated at the Yawkey Sports

Training Center in his honor. He also developed a strategic affiliation with the University of Massachusetts Medical School designed to improve the quality and availability of healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities. He retired from the organization in 2013.

“Bob Johnson represents the best in public service,” said Elizabeth H. Preston, president, Westfield State University. “He led the Special Olympics with integrity and vision and his longstanding history with both public and nonprofit institutions will provide immeasurable value to the work of the Board.”

Prior to his position at the Special Olympics, Johnson served as the director of the Bureau of Program Audit and Assistance at the Massachusetts Department of Education, and in educational and supervisory roles in the Hampshire Regional School District, Northampton Public Schools, and Belchertown State School.

A longtime advocate for special education, Johnson pioneered the use of micro-computers in the management of special education student records in 1979. He established school-based development strategies entitled “Computer Generated Pro-

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Robert Johnson at the 2010 Graduate Commencement at Westfield State. gram Designs” for children with autism, severe learning disabilities, and severe head injuries that resulted in approximately 40 community-based programs in the state.

Johnson’s community service efforts include current president of the Foundation for Medical Device Careers Inc. and previous positions as president of the Massachusetts Association of Administrators of Special Education, member of the United States Leadership Council (USLC),

and chairperson of the Hampshire Education Collaborative Special Education Steering Committee. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Westfield State in 2010 and served on the Board of Directors for the Westfield State University Foundation, Inc. from October 2010 until July 2013, chairing the Board for 2012/2013.

Johnson’s first official Board of Trustees meeting will be on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

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opinions & editorials LETTER TO THE EDITORS

“...the privilege of electing public officials is not only a right but also a responsibility” Louis Katz

Voice Columnist Upon reading the Sept. 12 edition of The Westfield Voice, I came to the conclusion that the section entitled “The Liberal View”, written by Erika Hayden, stresses the need for everyone to exercise their right to vote.

Matthew Carlin, in “The Conservative View”, focused more on the results of the election.

When comparing these two articles, I see a small-scale model of a major theme, which is plaguing our country. Quite simply, Republicans want to restrict people’s right to vote.

Whether Carlin intentionally illustrated this theme or not is not the point of my argument.

With the repeal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans praised the courts that will now treat each state equally, by letting

all states decide on the model in which their elections shall follow.

Previously under the Voting Rights Act, specifically in Section 5, laws applying to changes in practice or procedures that affect voting in certain states had to be approved by the Department of Justice.

These states included Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. The reason for the inclusion of these specific states relates to prior practices of restricting voting rights of people of color.

The detrimental consequences of the repeal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 can be summarized as such: the states, which were required by Section 5 to get approval by the Department of Justice to change voting laws, are already passing provisions that restrict the right to vote.

Examples of such provision include requiring voters to show valid identification and getting rid of same-day registration, which curbs youth turnout. One of Hayden’s main arguments consists of the fact that students need to get out and register to vote. If one looks at the statistics, members of the younger generations mostly vote for the Democratic Party, hence same-day registration inflates votes for the Democratic Party.

On another note, remember that conservatives often argue that the country is moving away from the Founders’ intentions.

From a different perspective, the Framers had no intention of allowing the citizens of each state the right to vote for their representatives in the federal government.

Yes, the House of Representatives was chosen by the people they represented. How-

ever, the Senators, often chosen by the state legislatures of even by the governor himself, did not represent their constituents. Is this way of selecting public officials true democracy?

Is the Electoral College true democracy? The clear and simple answer is that the Framers of the Constitution had no intention of giving ordinary citizens power over the elites of the government.

In conclusion, remember how lucky we are as citizens of a democratic republic. To have the privilege of electing public officials is not only a right but also a responsibility. Take advantage of this right. Be responsible and vote because if you do not, our right to vote may disappear.

Louis Katz is a junior political science major and is covering the governor’s race for The Westfield Voice.

Second time around Emily Hendrickson Voice Reporter

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hink back to a year ago at this time. Who were you?

What did you want to be like? What did you care about?

A year is a long time, but can also be a short amount of time. Everything can change in a year.

This year, I came back to Westfield as a sophomore. Just a year ago, I was a little freshman, trying to figure everything out. Yet, I still find myself adjusting and figuring things out. But this time around, it’s much easier because I already have one year of experience under my belt.

You really don’t know what to expect when you come into college.

It’s pretty scary, but so exciting.

The experience of freshman year is unforgettable and it is an experience that you will never get again.

You learn so much about yourself.

At the beginning of my freshman year, I had an idea of who I was and what I wanted for a career in the future. I wanted to be a teacher.

By the end of freshman year, everything had changed, but for the better. I finally knew what I really wanted to do for a career, which was a job involved in communications and writing.

I had also discovered who I truly am. As I continue on into my sophomore year, I know that there will be more change, experiences, and new challenges, but hopefully by the end of the year, an even better me.

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THE CONSERVATIVE VIEW

Something Other than ISIS Matthew Carlin

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ell everyone, I looked at what was happening in the world today and realized something.

There isn’t one website, newsstand, radio show or news program that isn’t making some sort of commentary on ISIS. I will already assume by the time I have started this column my fellow writers at The Westfield Voice will have already produced a mass amount of content relating to the recent ISIS beheading and President Obama’s “warhawking” remarks.

As a result, I believe it would be against my code of conduct (or maybe with my innate laziness) to attempt to add anything new to the conversation. However, I will (along with everyone else) continue to watch the ongoing events concerning ISIS and US involvement in the continual hostilities within the Middle East.

On to the topic at hand!

There has been a recent development in the Ukrainian “crisis” since this column’s reporting last

spring. It would seem diplomatic tensions have yet again risen, though no one would see it with all the attention on the Middle East.

Some developments have included that Kiev granting the Eastern areas that are under Pro-Russian control “special status.”

This sort of deal has had great resistance from “loyal Ukrainians” who see Russia as an aggressor against their nation’s sovereignty.

It just happens that over the past week protesters retaliated against a member of parliament who was thrown into a dumpster and then aggressively handled/yelled at by protesters who have had past issues with the politician.

This sort of protest comes after he earlier proposed a government policy to limit protests in the country and then his support of Pro-Russian resolutions to the current crisis.

Now all would be “well” if something did not emerge just Tuesday on CNN, who reported that Russians believe it would be “morally wrong” to leave the Crimean Peninsula after the months of restoring order

and the “pro-Russian” activism going on their eastern border. Russia currently has over 1,000 soldiers in the Ukraine and over 20,000 just along the boarder, CNN reported Friday.

On top of the increased demonstrations and protests Kiev and EU officials announced new policy changes that tie closer economic and diplomatic bonds between the Ukraine and the EU nations.

Tuesday both Kiev and EU leaders meeting in France voted simultaneously on greater ties between the two parties. After the EU agreed Kiev quickly ratified the agreement granting free trade rights to Ukraine in Europe and a stronger diplomatic connection between the big “western powers” of the EU zone.

This landmark decision is considered a “reversal” in Ukrainian policy that was set towards improving relations with Russia, as seen in the previously ousted President, Viktor Yanukovych who rejected the same deal last year.

However, there was a second vote at the end on whether or not to grant parts of Eastern Ukraine a “special status” where sep-

aratists would not be persecuted and simply put “grant amnesty to the separatists,” as reported by CNN. This is seen as a slight movement to eventual peace for the country, however it is short lived.

Russia is blaming the U.S. for the increased sanctions and as the prime instigator of current anti-Russian demonstrations across the continent.

To be honest, I wouldn’t blame them. It is U.S. diplomats leading the charge against Russia, but in now way is it wrong.

Russia with its “peace keeping invasion” of Crimea has violated the national sovereignty of the Ukraine and keeps the eastern half of the country under indirect control from the Kremlin.

As of Wednesday, Sept.

17 at 12:44 p.m., Pro Russian rebels have reopened hostilities after a shaky ceasefire by firing rockets in eastern Ukraine and killing 10 civilians and leaving another 12 critically injured.

This throws into jeopardy the previously mentioned “special status” granted by the parliament in Kiev to separatists on Tuesday.

However, it isn’t sur-

prising seeing as the “prime minster” of “Donetsk people’s republic” said “Kiev can forget about amnesty if it means disarmament!”

I will criticize Kiev who has partially “recognized” the existence of a “separate Eastern Ukraine.” The “special status” would have been more powerful and useful as a “legal pardon” of the rebels actions rather then an amnesty of war between “two” nations.

The global theater is under great stress, diplomacy is being thrown out and it seems the only talking points is: “What sort of war tactics should we employ?”

It is sad to say it seems that our leaders are pursuing escalation in our current crisises and we will soon need to take an “escalated” course of action in order to maintain our authority and influence in the world.

I hope I am just over thinking the crisis, but between the Syrian civil war, ISIS in the Middle East, The Ukraine-Russian crisis, ANOTHER war in Iraq and the looming threat of Russian-American conflict—we may see a global conflict of a scale equivalent to that of the 1940s!

THE LIBERAL VIEW

David Haines becomes third victim of ISIS murders Erika Hayden Voice Columnist

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he Islamic State is looming over Westerners again this week with the death of David Haines, a British aid worker.

He worked on helping civilians and bringing aid to conflicted areas. He was abducted last year in Syria.

The New York Times reported this week before Haines’s death was announced that as many as 74 countries have civilians who have been recruiting for the Islamic State.

Many are concerned that these recruiters will infiltrate and then commit acts of terror in their country of origin.

They also said that

France is going to try to avoid flights leaving the country. They have proposed a bill to withdraw passports of those who are suspected in jihadi and also blocking internet users from recruitment sites.

Britain is going to try and prevent flights coming into the nation.

Obama and other world leaders, including Prime Minister of Britain David Cameron, said that the Islamic State does not represent Muslims and their faith accurately.

“They boast of their brutality. They claim to do this in the name of Islam. That is nonsense. Islam is a religion of peace. They are not Muslims, they are monsters,” said Cameron.

The prophet Muham-

mad once said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor” and also said, “Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished.”

Pat Robertson, anchor from The 700 Club, said controversially, “Islam is not a religion of peace,” and has compared it to fascism.

People who think like this may not consider that as much as the Christian Bible is linked to the Jewish Torah, the Quran is the next set of books of faith documenting events following the Bible.

They are all rooted in the same faith and god and are not any more violent or peace-

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than the other.

Let us not forget the Crusades and the Inquisition that led to genocide and the deaths of thousands of people. These events were based on the principles of Christianity that had been perverted.

With every kind of social construct, there is good and bad work that can be done for humanity.

Cameron continued, “We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long that takes.”

Obama has plans to pair up with Saudi Arabia to combat the threat of the former al-Qaeda group. Saudi Arabia has executed 22 people since August 2014; 8 of those deaths were beheadings.

It appears that the

majority of those executed in August were guilty of nonlethal crimes, including drug trafficking, adultery, apostasy and “sorcery”, as reported by the Washington Post.

This Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that he was still open to talk to Iran about dealing with the threat of the terrorist group.

The man featured in the videos by the Islamic State says they are committing these acts of violence to end airstrikes issued by Obama in Iraq.

The group has been known to perform public executions and crucifixions to the civilians of Sunni areas it has taken over in the Muslim world.

The next threatened victim is Alan Henning, a British hostage.

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editorial The Republican is dead wrong about drinking on college campuses

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uesday’s editorial in The Republican is completely out of touch with reality.

Not only does it use arrest statistics to justify why “[d]rinking and illegal drug use must stop on college campuses,” but it insults college students as a whole.

It basically begins with a quotation from Mitch Kuc, a Hadley, Mass. police officer, “This is a college town and alcohol is the fuel for almost everything on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, especially for the dozens of rental properties which house multiple students.”

To quote this “sophomoric” editorial, “No kidding.”

The reality is that college students, which range in age from 18 to 22, are going to drink.

There is no way that any policy anywhere at any time will restrict this activity.

Students will always buy alcohol (legally or illegally), sneak it into their residence halls, hold parties in their rooms, and maybe do stupid things while intoxicated.

Can you blame them?

They have lived with their parents for the past eighteen years and are now free from their direct supervision for the first time in that many years.

They are exposed to the ideals or alternate interpretations of Marx, Nietzsche, and Jefferson, new mathematical questions, historical theories that dif-

fer from American textbook models, and other concepts that they never would have learned in high school.

However, they are also exposed to alcohol and legal or illegal drugs.

It runs through the very underground of all college campuses.

No amount of oversight from college administration or substance advisory committees or city police departments can prevent them from using (or in some cases, abusing) these vices.

This dim-witted editorial cites last week’s LSD overdose, heroin possession arrest, and numerous other alcohol or drug-related arrests at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as reasons why alcohol and drugs should be barred from college campuses.

It is a very idealistic principle, but unrealistic.

Even the last sentence of the editorial acknowledges this, “It might be too much to ask, but it is the law.”

This editorial staff thinks it is time for a realistic and honest discussion on alcohol and drug use on this campus and encourages other colleges to old similar discussions.

This problem will not ever be smaller; it will only grow until policies on campuses become more attune with the realities of being a student on a college campus.

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Lowering Higher Education Costs: Comparing Baker and Coakley’s Plans Louis Katz

Voice Columnist Both candidates for the Massachusetts Gubernatorial race, Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker, released plans to lower the cost of higher education.

Coakley and Baker both stress the need for coordinating our colleges and universities with businesses.

Baker stated in a press release, “Unless we act now to deepen the connections between the public education system and the demands of the workplace, we will continue to see jobs migrate to other states and countries.”

Coakley, who similarly plans to connect businesses and schools, specifically mentioned connecting Massachusetts schools with new technology-based industries. Coakley emphasized the need for talent retention and workforce development.

In terms of plans that directly decrease the debt students develop by going to college, Baker proposed three ideas. The first is expanding online learning,

which reduces the time and expense of a college degree.

Baker also proposed paid co-ops and internship experiences, through grant programs, to the public colleges and high schools.

Through this, students will get academic credits and obtain work experiences, making them more attractive candidates for businesses to hire. Lastly, Baker proposed establishing grants to create three-year Bachelors degree programs.

Coakley stressed two plans that directly decrease the burden of student debt.

The first plan is to implement full-need financial aid to community colleges.

With an implemented full-need financial aid, states will cover the remainder of expenses that the federal government does not cover if one qualifies for the program.

Coakley also proposed a $5,000 tax deduction to families that put money into a Massachusetts 529 college savings plan.

This incentive to families ultimately lowers the amount of money a student

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Democrat Martha Coakley (left) and Republican Charlie Baker (right) needs to borrow because they already have money saved.

Coakley and Baker’s plans similarly emphasize business-academic relations.

However,theplansdifferslightly.

Baker’s plan primarily focuses on building those relationships and shortening the time it takes for some students to complete college.

On the other hand, Coakley primarily focuses on how

to lower the debt that students have to pay without them having to accelerate the time it takes to earn a degree or take online classes.

When comparing the plans, Baker to a certain extent ignores those students who major in a liberal arts or education.

Compared to Coakley’s plan of helping to eliminate debt through the full-need

financial aid proposal, Baker includes no such plan except for students to take more online classes and accelerate their college experience.

These options of acceleration and online classes are not for everyone.

Some people take longer to finish college and some people also need to be in a physical classroom to get the most out of their education.

Gov. Deval Patrick rallies supporters at Eric Lesser’s headquarters Saturday Louis Katz

Voice Columnist On Saturday, Sept.13, Gov. Deval Patrick came out to East Longmeadow to motivate the volunteers of Eric Lesser’s campaign for State Senate in the First Hampden & Hampshire District.

When meeting volunteers, Patrick looked ready to rally the Lesser base to go out and get the votes for Nov. 4.

At the rally, many public officials arrived, including State Rep. Brian Ashe and Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst.

Also, two of Lesser’s former primary opponents, Tom Lachuisa and Aaron Saunders, made an appearance to demonstrate the unity of the Democratic Party in Western Massachusetts.

Patrick engaged the motivated volunteers by discussing how to win elections and why the Lesser supporters needed to keep working hard.

Patrick stated, “Winning in the field is how campaigns are won.”

He also discussed the importance of fundraising, emphasizing that without grassroots campaigning candidates cannot win elections.

As to why Team Lesser needs to continue to work hard, Patrick spoke of how some Democrats are thinking about leaning towards voting for the Republicans this November.

In response to these Democrats, Patrick answered, “your memory is short” and followed up by mentioning, “eight years ago Massachusetts was 47th in job creation,”

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Eric Lesser (left) and Deval Patrick (right). which refers to the time when Republican Mitt Romney was governor.

Patrick continued in saying, “This election is not only about you, but it is about your kids, your grandchildren, and even

the kids you don’t know” and “you have the right nominee (Eric Lesser).”

Deval Patrick ended by stating, “You are working hard not for him (Lesser), but for us.”

In closing, Eric Less-

er took the microphone thanking Governor Patrick for his support and all of the volunteers.

After the speeches, Team Lesser went right back to work.

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arts & entertainment quick hits top 10 singles

1. All About That Bass -

Meghan Trainor 2. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift 3. Anaconda - Nicki Minaj 4. Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana

Grande, Nicki Minaj 5. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea

ft. Rita Ora 6. Stay With Me - Sam Smith 7. Rude - Magic 8. Breakfree - Ariana Grande

ft. 2edd 9. Maps - Maroon 5 10. Chandelier - Sia

top 5 Albums

1. V - Maroon 5 2. Seen it All 3. Gaurdians of the Galaxy

Awesome Mix

Vol. 1 - Various Artists 4. My Everything - Ariana Grande 5. Legend: The Best Of... - Bob

Marley and the Wailers 6. Somewhere Under

Wonderland - Counting Crows 7. Frozen Soundtrack 8. The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith 9. Now 51 - Various 10. Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa

box office

1. No Good Deed 2. Dolphin Tale 2 3. Guardians of the Galaxy 4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5. Let’s Be Cops 6. The Drop 7. If I Stay 8. The November Man 9. The Giver 10. The Hundred Foot Journey

upcoming releases

1. The Last of the Unjust 2. Found 3. Very Good Girls 4. Fort McCoy 5. The Calling 6. The Rover 7. Decoding Annie Parker 8. Lucky Them 9. The Pretty One 10. Cold in July

MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD

MTG Fall Show, “9 to 5” Cast List Announced Andrew Morin

Arts & Entertainment Editor

With a new semester upon us, the student-run Musical Theatre Guild (MTG) has cast their fall production!

The show this semester is 9 to 5, a hilarious comedy set in the late 70’s, and will be directed by Beth Teague and Allison O’Neil.

In the show, three very different female co-workers, Violet Newstead, Judy Bernly, and Doralee Rhodes plan to overthrow their sexist boss, Franklin Hart, Jr. The three

women take it upon themselves to seek revenge on him and completely transform their office from a dull environment to a girl’s dream workplace.

9 to 5 is a very energetic show that incorporates themes of friendship, romance, equality, and rebellion.

The show will open Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in Dever Auditorium and run through Saturday, Oct. 25. For ticket information and to reserve seats, please contact producer, Chelsea Orifice at corifice2860@westfield.ma.edu.

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD

CAB provides a successful outing to The Big E Caroline Chizek

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Westfield’s Campus Activities Board organized a very worthwhile trip to “New England’s Great State Fair,” The Big E. Tickets to the event sold out in a mere two days with ninety students attending.

Venturing to the fair is usually a pricey affair, but a ticket through the school, including transportation and admission to the park, was $15.

As parking is an average $20 and admission is $15, this deal was quite a triumph for students’ wallets.

The Big E features livestock displays, New England cuisine, a monopoly of vendors, and many other attractions.

This was Westfield’s first annual trip to the fair orchestrated by CAB, and they hope to have many

more. Matt Dellea of Student Affairs and Valerie Turco of Residence Life were the chaperones for the trip.

“Overall, this event was really successful!” stated CAB’s president and SGA vice president of programming, Shannon Cullinane.

She added, “Everyone had a great time with a lot of laughs.”

“I had a fun time on the trip and was glad that it was a success for CAB,” said Joshua Clark, SGA vice president of student life.

Students who went on the trip could be overheard exclaiming how much fun they had, especially those who were going for the first time.

Added Clark, “I wish there were multiple trips like this during the time of the fair!”

Though this amazing deal has passed, all students should attempt to take a trip to the spectacular fair.

MTG CAST LIST Violet Newstead: Tessa Newell Doralee Rhodes: Morgan Doherty Judy Bernly: Hannah Clifford Franklin Hart, Jr: Sam Asuque Roz Keith: Madeleine Fitzsim- mons Joe: Paul Barrett Dwayne: Connor Swan Josh: Johnny Gordon Missy: Emma Perry Maria: Chelsea Orifice Dick: Ryan Pound Kathy: Alyssa Bourke Margaret: Julie Macleod Bob Enright: Matt Anderson Tinsworthy: Will MacKinnon Detective: Kevin Thompson Doctor: Jessie Collette Candy Striper: Abby Macmahon New Employee: Jessie Collette Featured DancersErin Meany, Jen Guimond Kelsey Collis, Rachel Cofsky EnsembleAbby Macmahon, Alyssa Bourke Chelsea Orifice, Connor Swan Emma Perry, Erin Meany Jen Guimond, Jessie Collette Julie Macleod, Johnny Gordon Kelsey Collis, Kevin Thompson Matt Anderson, Rachel Cofsky Ryan Pound, Will MacKinnon PRODUCTION STAFF: Co-Directors: Alison O’Neil &

Beth Teague Co-Musical Directors: Tyler

Cook & Kelsey Gray Assistant Musical Director: Mike

Ferrara Choreographer: Jen Guimond Assistant Choreographer: Ra-

chael Cofsky Stage Manager: Ryan Morrissey Assistant Stage Manager: Amity Leary Technical Director: Chris Kon- stantinidis Assistant Technical Director:

Ryan Pound Producer: Chelsea “Calzone”

Orifice Assistant Producer: Rebecca

O’Leary Rehearsal Pianist: Tyler Cook Co-costumers: Hannah Clifford

& Andrew Morin Assistant Costumer: Daniel Garrity Lighting Designer: Alex Mac- Beth Props Master: Erin Meany Assistant Props Master: Benja-

min Haskell Charge Artist: Kelley Roche House Manager: Kayla Awiszus Contract Supervisor: Andrew Morin

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Benoit: A Trip Through Time Nathan Benoit Voice Reporter On Sept.12, the Catalyst Stage performed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). I enjoyed this show because they incorporated all of Shakespeare’s work while making it funny.

The three performers were able to carry out every piece while playing themselves as actors.

I enjoyed how they didn’t just portray every play the same way, but mixed it up

and combined some of them.

The show lives up to the title; they did indeed get to every one of Shakespeare’s plays. I liked how they did their research and kept true to the stories.

In Romeo and Juliet, they stuck to the main plot.

From the fight between the Capulets and the Montagues, to the love-inspiring ending, they hit everything while making us laugh.

For example, they shortened the fight

between Romeo and Tybalt by making him immediately run into Romeo’s sword.

The show wasn’t just the actors playing characters from Shakespeare, but they played themselves as well. You had the idiot who didn’t really know Shakespeare and then the two others that were inspired by him.

The chemistry between them was great because they would argue throughout the production. In between each play there would be a scene with the actors either fac-

ing a problem or discussing how they will do the next scene.

For example, before Hamlet one of them was refusing to perform and the others were trying to force him to.

Every play wasn’t done the same way, which I thought was beneficial to the show.

They utilized different techniques to present the plays to us; they imitated a cooking show, a football game, and a rap song.

If they did every play the same it

would be boring and predictable, but they surprised the whole crowd and I by mixing it up.

If they performed every play individually it would be too lengthy, so they combined some of the plays.

They took all of Shakespeare’s comedies and did a montage of quotes from each one.

It incorporated all of Shakespeare’s works in different ways and styles plus made us laugh through the entire show.

STAGE NOTES

The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr Tessa Newell

Voice Columnist

I think I can speak for many lovers of literature when I say that I cringed at the terribly butchered Facebook request to attend The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr, a show put on

by Catalyst Stage in the Ely Blackbox Theater this past weekend.

Like many others, I am sure I was not the only one to think: Please tell me this is a joke.

I am relieved to answer: In a way, it was.

The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr is a comedic and satirical play, originally done by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, which condenses and “modernizes” many of the classics works of William Shakespeare.

The show is a parody within itself, completely destroying the fourth wall by having not only

the actors playing themselves, but involving the director and stage crew as well.

The actors playing actors then fly through some of Shakespeare’s most famous works, which have been redone for modern audiences to “better understand”.

Some of the shows featured included the bloody Titus Andronicus, which is portrayed as a cooking show to parody several of the play’s characters being cooked into a pie in the original production, and Othello, which is presented entirely as a rap song.

“I thought the show was brilliantly performed,” said Megan McGuire, ’17. “I had seen a glimpse of it before in Sabine’s Intro to Theatre Class.

Once I realized that I was seeing the same show but in its entirety, I was so enthralled.”

The theater company who put on the hilarious production is called Catalyst Stage and is made up of Westfield State Theater Department alumni, including Kayla Kennedy, Josh Raymond, and Bryant Cyr. Catalyst Stage is a non-profit theater company that runs out of western and central Massachusetts and aims to bring quality theatrical performances to the community for an inexpensive cost.

The Catalyst Stage had performed at Westfield State in the past with Bedtime Stories and Ann Raynd.

They are currently going into production for their annual holiday show.

If you have an opportunity to see any of these productions being put on by Catalyst Stage, I highly suggest that you attend.

Based on the allaround wonderful performances by the actors in The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr and the extremely successful show choice, I would think that Catalyst Stage performances are ones that you do not want to miss. photo from en.wikipedia

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KNOWING TO COOK

A Few Words on the Egg Ryan Cashman Voice Columnist

The egg, despite its size, is the most important ingredient of the entire food spectrum. Eggs are utilized in nearly every popular recipe in modern culture.

You need eggs to make pasta dough, piecrusts, cakes, sauces, omelettes, frittata, quiche, pastries, meringue, and a multitude of other meals that if I continued to list, would take up nearly the entire edition of this newspaper. The most popular egg is, of course, the chicken egg. It is the egg that is most often used because of its abundance and its variety of uses.

While many view the use of eggs as simply an ingredient used to complete a recipe, there are others who understand not only the important gastronomical values of the egg, but also the nutritional values.

In this modern age, we are completely obsessed with nutrition and the use of “super foods” to help make us healthy.

I offer a counterpoint; instead of spending an excessive amount of money purchasing “super foods” that will eventually go out of style, why not follow the adage, which has kept millions of people healthy for centuries?

We ought to eat more of what’s good for you and less of what is not. Up until the twentieth century and the emergence of fast food, nutrition and health were not as enormous an issue as is being portrayed today. In fact, up until the 1960’s, smoking cigarettes was popularly viewed as a health benefit rather than a stick of death.

So why, in the last thirty years or so, have we become so obsessed with health and nutrition? Simple answer: we want to live longer. There are multiple paths one can take to achieve longevity, but no matter which path is taken, each eventually converges into one point: healthy food.

This brings us back to eggs.

Eggs are the superfood that has never gone out of style.

Eggs are filled with protein, vitamins and minerals, iron,

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and are very low in calories.

They are also extremely beneficial to health and well-being.

Lately, however, I have been witnessing a disturbing trend. I have noticed that an increasing amount of people are abandoning the egg yolks in favor of the egg whites.

The nutritional part of the egg is the yolk, not the whites.

So, why people are continually abandoning the yolk in favor of the white is unsettling… at least to me. I know there has been some controversy in the past about the amount of cholesterol in egg yolks (which is low) and that the whites are better for your health and can be attributed to weight loss and other good things.

In case anyone was unaware, and this is not meant to sound snarky or condescending, eating right and exercise is the best way to lose weight.

Quite recently, while I was visiting family friends up in New Hampshire, I had the one of the greatest breakfasts in living memory. All of the ingredients were fresh and unadulterated and absolutely wonderful!

There was served a wonderful dish of scrambled eggs, prepared with farm fresh eggs, spinach, tomatoes, cheese, and wild onion. Also at the table

were wild blackberry muffins and pancakes and the pieced résistance: homemade maple syrup (which will be discussed in more detail next week).

Still, the scrambled eggs were the best scrambled eggs I have ever eaten, which is saying a lot because I usually do not like scrambled eggs.

Overall, eggs are important; there is no question about it. If, for some reason you disagree, I challenge you to look through your favorite recipes and see if eggs are not utilized in some way. Vegans need not apply (that is a joke in case you were wondering).

I do understand that eggs are not used in all recipes; in fact there are people (like Vegans) who choose to live their lives without eggs or other animal products. That is absolutely fine. There is no ultimate food diet or method of thinking.

All food is wonderful and special in its own wonderful way.

The main point of this article was for you as the reader to at least understand why eggs are important and just how healthy and special they really are. Another way to put it: I love eggs.

So enjoy this recipe for what I have deemed “Farmhouse Scrambled Eggs.”

As always: Buona Tav-

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Bene!

FARMHOUSE SCRAMBLED EGGS Ingredients: Eggs Spinach, chopped fine Tomatoes, diced Onions, chopped fine Zucchini, chopped fine (optional) Salt & Pepper Olive Oil Note: I have left out measurements and amounts intentionally because this recipe will vary on just how many people you cook it for.

Instructions: 1. Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk until the yolks and whites have completely mixed together. Add a pinch of salt and a dash pepper.

2. Oil a medium to large skillet, depending on how many people you are cooking for, set on medium high heat and sauté the vegetables.

Put in the onions first; after they have sweated, add the tomatoes.

Add the spinach last and cook them all together for about 3-5 minutes.

3. Once the spinach had reduced, carefully drain some of the liquid before adding the eggs.

4. Add the eggs and stir constantly until the eggs are no longer runny.

5. Serve with toast or any other breakfast food you enjoy.

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owls athletics Owls drop first road game at Western New England

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WSU Athletic Department In a hard-hitting game fitting of the rivalry, Western New England delivered the final blow on a 38-yard catch and run by Alejandro Colon to give the Golden Bears a 17-14 win over the Owls on Saturday afternoon.

The two teams traded blows all day. Two of the best running backs in New England were featured, as Westfield State’s Mike Mercadante ground out 132 yards on 32 carries and scored both Westfield’s touchdowns on runs of 13 and six yards.

WNE received 90 yards from senior tailback Kevin Cook, who also passed the 3000yard mark for his career.

WNE got on the board first, marching 76 yards on 13 plays on its second drive of the game, capped by a 1 yard td run from Cook. The TD was the 39th of Cook’s career, tying the WNE rushing record.

Midway through the second quarter, Westfield mounted a strong drive of its own. The Owls started with a short field at the Western New England 43 after the WSU defense had forced a three-and out and the Golden Bears had to punt from their own 6-yard line. Westfield moved the 43 yards in nine plays, capped by a 13-yard touchdown run from Mercadante.

The Golden Bears led at the half, 10-7, after a 29-yard Kevin Patterson field goal

with 1:26 left in the half.

Westfield got a lift on special teams midway through the third quarter. After WNE drove the ball from it’s own seven-yard line to the Westfield five-yard line on 10 plays. The Owls defense held with three straight and-goal stops inside the five yard line to force a 22-yard field goal try. Sam Laurin rushed from the right end and dove to block the try to keep any further damage off the scoreboard.

The ensuing Owls drive stalled, but special teams came up big again. Freshman John Ollari boomed a 42-yard punt, and then Westfield’s Marcus Pettigrew forced a fumble from WNE return man Tucker Schumitz, which was recovered by the Owls

Westfield sweeps top 4, takes ECSU Invite WSU Athletic Department Freshman Justin Halley won the race and Westfield State swept the top four individual places as the Owls cruised to victory in the three-team Eastern Connecticut State Invitational on Saturday.

Halley traversed the 5k course in 16:39, edging team-

mates Steve Connolly (16:44) Tim Shea (17:16) and Mike Skelly (17:16).

Westfield finished with 16 points, Eastern Connecticut 48, and Post University 75. The westfield men have won both of their first two meets this season.

In the women’s race, Andrea Hicks was the Owls top finisher in second place, covering the 5k course in 20:59.

Olivia Marshall was third in 21:00. Samantha Hurley placed fifth, Adrianne Stelmack sixth, and Jessie Cardin seventh to lead the Owls to victory.

Westfield finished with 23 points, ECSU 36, and St. Joseph’s (CT) 83.

The Owls will travel to UMass Dartmouth for an Invitational meet next Saturday, September 20.

William Tejada at the WNE 36-yard line.

Westfield struck quickly, as senior QB Steve Guercio connected with tight end Peter Knowles for a 15-yard gain, and a face mask penalty moved the ball to the WNE six yard line. Mercadante then rushed up the middle, dragging tacklers into the end zone for a 14-10 owls lead with 14:26 left in the game.

The two teams traded a pair of short drives. After WNE was forced to punt, Westfield fumbled on the next series to give the Golden Owls a short field. But the Westfield defense again came up big, this time with senior linebacker picking off WNE quarterback Tyler Ward’s pass at the eight-yard line and returned it to the 11.

The Owls’ ensuing possession went nowhere after a pair of holding penalties.

After another punt, WNE started with good field position at the Westfield 49-yard line. Two rushing plays gave WNE a first down at the Westfield 38, and then Ward completed a middle screen to Colon, who avoided a couple of tacklers and then sprinted downfield for what proved to be the game-winning score, and a 17-14 Golden Bears lead with 4:18 left in the game.

Westfield marched from its own 21 to the WNE 48 on a its final drive with a chance to win the game.

Five runs from Mercadante and a Guercio completion to Yinka Areago put the ball across midfield, but the drive stalled at the WNE 48-yard line after three straight incompletions.

WNE was able to run out the final 57 seconds to seal the win, and regain the President’s Cup. Westfield leads the all-time series 14-12.

“It was a hard-fough game, very evenly matched,” said Westfield State head coach Pete Kowalski. “ There were a couple of big plays each way, and they ultimately made the big play that won it. Western New England has a good team and a good program.”

WNE improved to 2-0 with the win.

Guercio finished 9-19 passing for 93 yards for the Owls. Bobby Boire had five catches for 47 yards to lead the receiving corps.

McCoy finished with a game-high 12 tackles to go with the interception and 1.5 tackles for losses. Jonathan Lytle added 11 tackles, including two for losses and safety Greg Sheridan had 10 stops. Safety Chris Storey had a strong day with five tackles, two pass breakups and an interception.

Westfield falls to 1-1 with the loss. The Owls will travel to UMass-Dartmouth next Saturday for a 4:00 p.m. kickoff against the Corsairs in a MASCAC contest.

Scores of Past Owls Athletics Events

Upcoming Owls Athletics Events

Friday, September 12th W VBall at Trinity College L 0-3 Saturday, September 13th M/W XC at Eastern Connecticut Invite 1st Place both Field Hockey at Eastern Connecticut L 1-6 M Soccer vs. Springfield College L 0-1 W Soccer at Eastern Connecticut T 1-1 Football at WNEU L 14-17 W VBall vs. WPIW 3-1 (Played in Hartford, CT) W VBall vs. Eastern Connecticut L 0-3 (Played in Hartford, CT) Tuesday, September 16th W VBall at Bridgewater State W 3-1 Field Hockey at Endicott College L 1-3 M Soccer vs. Trinity College L 0-2

Thursday, September 18th M Golf at MCLA Invite 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 20th W Golf at Mt. Holyoke College Invite 8:00 a.m.

W VBall at Bay Path College 10:00 a.m.

M/W XC at UMass Dartmouth Invite 10:30 a.m./12:00 p.m.

Field Hockey vs UMass Dartmouth 12:00 p.m.

M Soccer at Fitchburg State 12:00 a.m.

W VBall vs Green Mountain College 12:00 p.m.

W Soccer vs Fitchburg State 3:00 p.m.

Football at UMass Dartmouth 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 21th W Golf at Mt. Holyoke College Invite 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday, September 23rd M Soccer vs Elms College 7:00 p.m.

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USA glides to gold at FIBA World Cup Tim Jaroche Voice Reporter

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Anthony Davis and the USA basketball team won gold in Spain on Sunday. They finished the tournament undefeated.

On Sunday Sept. 14, the USA men’s basketball team captured the gold medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Twenty-four teams from around the world competed in this round robin style tournament. Players represent their home countries, and play for personal pride as well as an automatic bid to the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The U.S. started off running and never looked back in this tournament.

They completed the group phase, winning all five games against Turkey, Dominican Republic, Finland, New Zealand, and Ukraine. They averaged 102.2 points per game as a team and held opponents to only 69 points per game.

The U.S. faced off against

Mexico, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Serbia in the final and they beat all of these teams by an average margin of 31.75 points.

At the head of the U.S.’s offensive attack were point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward James Harden. Everyone on the team had a significant role, but these two guys especially took over in the final game against Serbia. Irving with 26 points on 10 of 13 shooting and 6 for 6 from downtown and Harden with 23 points on 8 for 11 shooting and 3 for 5 from downtown. Six other players scored in double digits and Demarcus Cousins was the closest to a double-double with 9 rebounds and 11 points.

In this gold medal victory, the U.S. became the third team ever to win back-toback FIBA championships

along with Yugoslavia (’98’02) and Brazil (’59-’63). The U.S. also tied Yugoslavia for all time FIBA championships with five. The U.S. is also the first country to win four consecutive major international tournaments winning the 2008 Olympics, 2010 FIBA World Cup, 2012 Olympics, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup Team USA had two players named to the all-star five of the tournament, Kenneth Faried and Kyrie Irving; Irving was also awarded the MVP of the tournament. The other three who were named as all-stars were Pau Gasol from team Spain and recently new to the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, Nicolas Batum of team France who currently plays for the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers, and Milos Teodosic of team Serbia who plays in the VTB United League.

Interested In Writing Sports for The Westfield Voice? contact editor-in-chief Andrew Burke at aburke0503@westfield.ma.edu for more information A Sports Editor position is open and available or weekly writing spots are available for any who are interested Visit Ely 305 during office hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights to meet some of the senior editors or to talk about what the job description entails

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Real thugs move in silence or violence

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Adrian Peterson is facing two separate child abuse charges and has been barred from all Minesota Vikings team activities. He is the latest high-profile NFL player to face legal trouble along with Ray Rice and Greg Hardy’s domestic violence charges. The NFL is currently in a state of dismay and serious criticism. Only time will solve these issues as the fans are left to watch their favorite athletes carry out the legal process.

Richard Sherman made one of the most incredible and important plays in all of last season by breaking up a touchdown pass from San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick to Michael Crabtree.

Sherman broke up the play, leading to an interception

by Malcolm Smith, ensuring the Seahawks a place in the Super Bowl. However, his actions after the game, like throwing the choke signal and giving Erin Andrews one of the most exuberant postgame interviews in recent memory, led to negative media attention.

The word “thug” was liberally thrown into media stories and television reports based only on a 15 second, off the cuff, post-game interview on national television.

Sherman was asked if he is bothered by the word being used without much thought behind it and if that bothered him more than any other criticism he receives.

“The reason it bothers

me is because it seems like it’s an accepted way of calling somebody the N-word now,” he said. “It’s like everybody else said the N-word and then they say ‘thug’ and that’s fine.”

The reason that Sherman was right to make these connections is because of the way the “thug” was used and the context it was used in. Also, many of those people who used the word in this way did not have a true understanding of what the word meant to Sherman, as opposed to their own interpretation.

“It kind of takes me aback and it’s kind of disappointing because they know…what’s the definition of a thug? Really? Can a guy on a football field just talking to people [be a thug?] ... There was a hockey game where they didn’t even play hockey! They just threw the puck aside and started fighting. I saw that and said, ‘Ah, man, I’m the thug? What’s going on here?

So I’m really disappointed in

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being called a thug,” Sherman said.

The current state of the NFL with repeated domestic violence arrests, multiple child abuse cases, and a slate of drug suspensions has fans really questioning what is more important, winning football games or living law abiding lives off the field.

The difference between these situations and the Sherman situation is that Sherman was amped up about a game-winning defensive play and fans say things like “Someone needs to introduce Richard Sherman to George Zimmerman. #Thug-

LifeOver.”

However, a video of Ray Rice knocking out his fiancé surfaces and people wear his jersey to a Ravens home game two days later. Ray McDonald is arrested on domestic violence charges and suits up for the 49ers the following Sunday.

Adrian Peterson is facing two felony child abuse charges and was only deactivated for one game. Peterson was reinstated by the Viking after Sunday’s loss to New England and was only barred from team activities after the team started losing sponsors and Minnesota political officials and media outlets brought attention to the situation to non-sports enthusiast.

These three men are those who are justifiably thugs. Race is irrelevant in these three situations. Their situations are not one, 15 second interview, but are serious felony charges with serious consequences.

Fans and others within the NFL must develop a sense of common sense when it comes to high profile athletes. It should be an accepted practice to berate Richard Sherman and personally attack him for being excited and then turn around and praise and root for a player who is convicted of multiple felonies.

The time is now to see the NFL for what it has become, an organization that hides behind the “NFL is a business” mantra. In an attempt to protect their image, the NFL tried to push all three of these situations under the rug, and it only drew more attention to itself. It is no longer just Richard Sherman that knows “real thugs”, they are right in front of us and we must recognize it in order to move forward.

Enjoy the game that Americans have come to love this weekend. But remember to think about who you are cheering for and why.

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horoscopes games & leisure maze Aries (March 21 - April 20): Ignore your friends’ pleading protest! Quit your cushy job and pursue that career as a lion tamer.

Taurus (April 21 – May 21): There will be a big surprise in your life when you suffer a fatal injury.

Gemini (May 22 – June 21): Your worst fears will be coming true this week, Gemini. Avoid the deli section of the DC at all costs.

Cancer (June 23 – July 22): You were right all along. They are all laughing behind your back. Don’t trust anyone.

Leo (July 23 – August 23): You feel a grand surprise on the horizon. You’re wrong.

Virgo (August 24 – September 22): You may be plunging into despair, but don’t give up hope!

The stars do not suggest any improvements in your life, but I personally believe in you.

Libra (September 23 – October 22): Ditch that ugly sweater. Stop denying it. No one wants to speak up, but everyone thinks it’s hideous.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): You may have a creepy zodiac sign and an unsightly birthstone, but the stars know that you’re beautiful deep down, even if no one else does.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21): Time to go visit Grandma. She misses you.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19): Stop second-guessing yourself.

You were wrong the first time.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Your prize possession is in danger. Skip all classes and social events to keep it adequately protected.

The Circus

Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Time flies when you’re having fun. This week will be going by incredibly slowly.

Simple Machines

BEARS

LION TAMER

TRAPEZE

CAGE

LIONS

UNICYCLE

CLOWNS

NET

RINGMASTER

ELEPHANT

PEANUTS

STILTS

FIRE

Across 1. Bar on which a wheel turns.

4. Cylinder with a ridge winding around it. It's a simple machine.

6. Strength or force that can be exerted on other bodies.

7. An instrument of work.

9. Something that produces action, a moving force.

11. plane A plank or plane surface put at an angle to a horizontal surface.

12. To move, usually with force or effort.

14. Any device that applies or changes the direction of power force, or motion.

Down 2. A bar which rests on a fulcrum.

3. To move something away by pressing against it.

5. A round frame that turns on a pin or shaft in its middle.

7. A force that causes rotation.

8. Exerting pressure or influence over object or substance.

10. The act of a surface or an object rubbing against each other.

13. Amount of work a machine is expected to perform.

HOOPS JUGGLERS

POPCORN TIGERS

HORSES TIGHTROPE

JUGGLERS

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