A mom with a message: Under the scalpel

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Vol. 85 No. 13
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
In This Issue
Under the scalpel
OPINIONS
Campus Corner
“Which famous person do you look
like the most?”
page 2
Just be nice for a change
“We live in a day and age where a
simple hello can change the way
someone’s day is going.”
page 3
NEWS
State Representative Jennifer Mann visits
the Cedar Crest campus.
“We need to do more and talk less.”
page 5
Susan Hunt returns to Cedar Crest for a
personal question and answer session
with students and faculty.
page 5
HOT TOPICS
From genetically engineered macaroni and
cheese to local brothels, The Crestiad takes
a look at some shocking realizations.
page 6
LIFESTYLES
Healthy habits by the numbers: Part I
page 8
Upcoming events to celebrate Poetry Month
at Cedar Crest.
page 8
Cedar Crest athletes get recognition:
Athletes of the week and a member of the
equestrian team who is was in the running for Nationals.
page 9
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet Samuel Benner
page 10
Earthquake Step Team
page 10
One Step Closer with Marlon Spike
page 12
April 15, 2004
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
The silver screen has seen more than one
miracle transformation of celebrities who
refused to age oh-so-gracefully, and have
implored the tactics of plastic surgeons in
order to turn back the hands of time.
Traditionally, plastic surgery was an option
mainly utilized by women, but male celebrities such as Michael Douglas have admittedly
resorted to this rejuvenation process.
But even so, no longer is this the common trend either.
Plastic surgery seems to be the new easy
“feel good” way to make people (especially
younger people) alter themselves. For some
reason it has become the first resort for them
instead of the last. It would also appear that
American society is currently going through a
“help it yourself” transition where reality
shows on how to improve yourself, your
lifestyle and your body are bombarding the
airwaves. Shows which give cues on how to
look, act, dress, and virtually obtain surgery
rein over TV land and range from the benevolent Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to ones
that avidly seem to advocate a complete plastic surgery makeover such as I Want a
Famous Face.
When MTV fans were asked to vote
whether they would have plastic surgery to
resemble a celebrity a surprising 12% said
“hell yeah,” while 19% claimed that it is quite
possible they might go through a procedure.
The most startling detail is the fact that MTV
does not pay for any of the surgeries but
merely requests to film them and then air
them on the program.
Other shows such as Extreme Makeover
also are shocking and bewildering, if not
inspiring the public. The show airs Thursdays
on ABC, and captivates the audience by presenting them with people with little or no
self-confidence who seem to have problems
that are more than skin deep. They seem to
not only want to change the way they look,
but to completely alter their lives. The show
removes the participants from their jobs and
families to create an even bigger shock and
awe upon presenting them for the first time in
their new skins on television.
Continued on page 7
Before surgery, marks like the ones shown above are
drawn on the patient’s skin and used by the surgeon
as a reference.
Photo illustration by Jessica Brabant
A mom with a message:
Judy Shepard speaks at Lafayette
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
It has been five and a half years since
Matthew Shepard was beaten, tortured and
tied to a fence in Laramie, Wyoming, but the
sting of his ordeal and the mourning of his
loss is alive and well for his mother, Judy
Shepard.
Shepard took the stage in Easton at
Colton Chapel, March 31 during Lafayette
College’s proclaimed United Against Hate
Week in an effort to speak to what she called,
“the most influential people in the nation
today: college students.”
The event was open and free to the public. The audience was made up of about 250
people, most of whom were college students.
They heard her speak after a short film on the
language of hate. The video combined information from Shepard and her husband Dennis
as well as the family of James Byrd, Jr., who
was slain by being chained to the bumper of a
truck and drug down a road in Texas, simply
for being black.
The video had been given a special
award for a courageous response to a hate
crime and had been funded in part by a grant
from the United States Department of Justice.
Once the video ended, the audience
became still. There was an anticipatory feel
to the atmosphere and the audience was asked
to turn off cell phones.
Ms. Shepard was introduced.
“I’m not a professional speaker and you
may hear a few too many ‘umms’ and ‘uhhs’
in my speaking tonight. I’m just a mom, really. This is my story and these are my opinions,” Shepard stated.
She gave a rundown of what we could
expect for the next ninety minutes or so. First
we’d hear her and her husband’s “Victim
Impact Statement,” then move on to what
constitutes hate and where it comes from in
our society. Shepard also told us what she
thought the gay community could do politi-
Judy Shepard, mother of the late Matthew Shepard, speaks out at Lafayette College.
Photo by Rose Strong
cally. She promised a question and answer
session and said there would be a test if there
were no questions.
“I’m also a social studies teacher,
besides being a mom. If I don’t get any questions, I’ll have to pass out a test to y’all,” she
said with a smile, holding up a folder in one
hand and pointing out at the audience with
another.
“On April 5, 1999, we went to court for
the sentencing of one of Matthew’s killers.
At this time in the proceedings the court asks
for what they call a Victim Impact Statement.
This is basically our chance to say what
Matthew meant to us and how his loss affected us,” Shepard explained.
Shepard read quite closely what she read
to the court. A bit stoic through this portion,
reading these words she’s probably read hundreds of times before, Shepard seemed to be
holding back some very strong emotions.
“On October 12, 1998 Matthew’s suffering ended in that hospital room and ours was
just beginning. For some twisted reason,
known only to his killers, there is now a hole
in my life,” she said, smarting from holding
back her tears.
It was during this segment of the event
that Shepard was able to describe to the audience a Matthew only she and her family
knew. He was bright, kind, full of humor and
curiosity, a giving person who longed to
know more about others, regardless of who or
what they were.
“Matthew was so excited when we
decided to move to Saudi Arabia. He looked
forward to learning about the new culture,
meeting new people and experiencing new
things. Matthew didn’t understand why others weren’t as open as he was to new ideas
and experiences,” she said.
“Just to let you know, hate is alive and
well here in America,” she said. “What I
don’t understand is this; hate doesn’t enhance
our lives, why do we hold onto is so tightly?
Why can’t we replace hate with love or at the
very least, with respect?
Continued on page 5
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OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
Which famous person do people say you look like?
Lia Lyons-Junior
Mathematics
Michelle Hinchcliff
Freshman, Nursing
Erica Govan-Freshman
Elementary Education
Lynn Wilson-Sophomore
Genetic Engineering
“I’ve been told, by a dirty
old drunk man, that I look
like Angelina Jolie.”
“Once, I was told that I
looked like Mandy Moore.”
“I’ve been told that I look
like Renee Zellweger.”
“The first day I came here,
someone at orientation told
me I looked like Reese
Witherspoon.”
The C re stiad
Spring 2004 Staff
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Gabrielle Boulerice
News Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
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Nadia Mohammad
Lifestyles Editor
Stacey Frank
Business Manager
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Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Photo Editor
Jessica Brabant
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Jillian Dawson
Web Editor
Laura Scioli
Staff
Shannon Casey
Jessica Eyth
Katie Fehlinger
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Mary Jo Moninghoff
Stacey Solt
Rose Strong
Maxine Tam
Iva Tchomakova
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My hair is the color
of tomato soup
Steve Hofstetter
Crestiad Special
wise. I'm going to be telling these to my
grandkids eventually, I may as well tell you
now.
While my friends were busy unscrewAt first I
ing
the
tops of salt shakers and saran wrapwasn't sure which
ping the toilet bowl, a seven-year-old Steve
is more important
went for more personal gags. My sister
- that it was April
Sharon was obsessed with a ballet tape she
Fool's Day this
had. I took it, dubbed it, and used my Star
week, or that
Studio to karaoke my voice over the origitoday is 04/04/04.
nal.
But I realized
There was a hot summer night that we
April Fool's Day
only had one working air conditioner, so
is more important
three of us huddled in Sharon's room. I
because it is way
shared the floor with my other sister, who
more fun to be horribly mean to someone
somehow took up most of it, repeatedly
and get away with it than it is to type a cool
kicking me in her sleep.
date.
She woke up that mornI have always
I have always loved pranks. ing and got dressed in
loved pranks. Not hurtmy empty room while I
ful pranks - the kind of
Not hurtful pranks - the
finally slept. Of course,
pranks where the prankind of pranks where the
she left her dirty clothes
kee says, "you know
strewn all over the floor
prankee says, "you know
what? That was good."
and knocked over a pile
April Fool's Day is my
what? That was good."
of newly sorted baseball
Christmas. Since I'm
cards. Awakening to this
Jewish, the actual
with only two hours of solid sleep, I calmly
Christmas is just my day after December
collected her garments and left a trail of
24th. So it's nice I have something else to
them towards the front door of our house,
celebrate.
which I had to open in order to hang her bra
I didn't get a chance to prank anyone
from a tree in our front lawn.
this April Fool's Day because I was stuck in
Then came summer camp. I already
the Cleveland airport for most of it. ("Your
wrote about the time I dressed a mannequin
plane is broken and you're delayed many
like me and threw it off a roof. That same
hours! April Fools! Except the part about the
summer, we took every tray table from the
plane being broken and the delay! That's
dining hall and packed our director's office
really happening!")
so tight he couldn't get in the door. And after
Instead, I will recount the best pranks
I've ever pulled off, April Fools or otherContinued on page 4
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OPINIONS
Just be nice for a change
friends. Every time we would move it
would be in the middle of the school year.
Teachers understand how hard it can be and
they know it is important to help kids feel
Most people think that the first imprescomfortable. Now in this type of situation, it
sion you make on a person is most imporis more obvious that I needed some help settant. I believe that it is the last impression
tling in, and I will always remember her for
that you leave on someone that will be the
that. But in some cases
most effective.
you may not realize that
You see, first
We live in a day and age someone may need your
impressions are based on
where a simple hello can help.
appearances, actions, and
Sometimes it is the
reactions within a short
change the way somesmall things that count.
period of time. Where as
one’s day is going.
We live in a day and age
last impressions are based
where a simple hello can
on experiences.
change
the
way
someone’s
day is going.
Sometimes as we go through life and we fail
So I challenge each and every reader:
to realize the effects of our actions.
After you have finished reading this, take the
Take for instance that one teacher that
time to just be nice to someone. Whether it
you remember from when you were younger.
be simply paying someone a compliment or
For me it was my first grade teacher. She
just saying hello, you can make a difference
was the greatest. As an army brat we moved
in someone’s life.
around a lot and it was hard for me to make
Nichole McCollum
Crestiad Reporter
Students walk past Hartzel Hall on a rainy April Day.
Photo by Jessica Brabant
Rainy day depression
Gabrielle Boulerice
Editor-in-Chief
I keep wondering when the weather is
going to get nice. Spring is definitely not
my favorite time of year. It seems as though
all it does is rain in the spring. I just want
the sun to come out and the rain to go away.
How can it possibly rain for all seven days
in a week? You would think that at least
one of the seven days would be free of rain.
The rain seems to make everyone
depressed. All I ever want to do is sleep
when it is raining. I do not want to get out
of bed in the morning when I look out of the
window and notice that it is raining. I am
not the type of person who takes naps in the
middle of the day, but I find that I take
many naps during the afternoons in the
spring.
I find that I am extremely unproductive
when the weather is nasty outside. The
gloomy weather makes me feel like doing
nothing. My work just seems to sit in the
middle of my floor. I do not have the energy or the desire to do the work. I keep
telling myself that I should, but I usually
take a nap instead of doing it.
Who wants to get out of bed and walk
to class in the rain? I hate getting wet on
the way to class. The worst part is that I
have to spend the rest of the class trying to
dry off. I am also not a big fan of wet feet.
My shoes never manage to stay dry when it
is raining. If there is a puddle within two
miles of me, I will manage to walk in it. I
hate the way wet socks feel on my feet. My
shoes squish for the remainder of the day or
until I get a chance to change my socks and
put on new shoes.
I always seem to forget my umbrella
when it is raining. Either I get to the door
of the building and realize I left my umbrella in my room, or I get out of class and realize that it is raining and I do not have my
umbrella. I also hate it when I drive somewhere and it starts to rain. I usually get out
of my car and realize that I do not have an
umbrella. One would think that by now I
would have bought and put an umbrella in
my car, but I never seem to learn from my
past mistakes.
I think that I would rather that it
snowed than rained in the spring. At least
the snow does not make me completely
soaked when I am forced to go outside in it.
I also expect that the weather will be cold
when it is snowing. The nice thing about
snow is that it can get school cancelled for a
day, but the rain cannot. I would rather
have to clean the snow off of my car than
have to walk in the huge water puddles that
develop when it is raining. The snow does
not make my shoes wet and soggy until it
melts. Sometimes I can shake of my shoes
before the snow melts and gets them wet.
The other part of spring that annoys
me is that the wind seems to accompany the
rain. I hate walking outside when it is
windy. The wind seems to go right through
me. Those are the days that I wish I lived in
a warmer state. The only down side of living in one of those states is that I would not
get to see the change of seasons that I get to
see by living in Pennsylvania. I hate the
fact that the wind causes me to feel like I
am going to fly away. What really annoys
me is when the wind catches the umbrella
that I am holding and manages to bend it
completely out of shape. The wind is a big
nuisance. The other day I was at the grocery store and the wind was blowing so hard
that it almost slammed the door of my car
on my hand when I was trying to get out of
it.
All I want is for spring to end and for
summer to begin. The warm and sunny
weather will be a much-desired sight. I cannot wait to be able to wear shorts and tank
tops. I feel as though I have so much energy when the sun is shining and the weather
is warm. I look forward to getting out of
bed in the morning and doing what needs to
be done. All I can do is hope that spring
ends soon.
Nicknames are so tacky
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
In my almost nineteen years, I have
had a variety of nicknames. Besides the frequent “Jen” and the occasional “Jenny,”
there are many other monikers to which I
answer.
Of course there are the standard nicknames like “Daddy’s little girl.” Or the ones
that your friends pick on you for, but you
smile when you think about them anywaymy grandma has been calling me “Princess”
for as long as I can remember.
I find it amazing how most nicknames
are derived from the silliest things, and how
the silly ones are the ones that usually stick.
My current list of “names that I answer to
besides Jennifer” is growing.
I feel like I have told the same stories
over and over when it comes to the nicknames that I have. “Well, when I was little, I
liked to eat candy. So, my dad called me
‘Junk food Jennifer.’”
“Well, in elementary school, my best
friend Angela and I started calling each
other ‘Milo and Otis.’ Nope, no real reason.
Yep, I’m Otis.”
In high school, the Milo and Otis thing
was dropped and Angela and I picked up
“Babes” and “Poopsie.” Don’t ask me- I
could not tell you the reasoning behind it to
Continued on page 4
In the news...
O, Canada
Jessica Eyth
Crestiad Reporter
Every time I
return home from
a trip to Canada
the first thing I do
when I cross the
border is stop at
McDonald's for a
Big Mac. Sure,
they have McDonald's in Canada, but somehow it just tastes better in the States. I don't
even eat fast food, but after being overwhelmed by juice bars and falafel stands I
crave the artery-clogging, ass-fattening tastiness of an over-processed wad of meat.
Like I said, fast food joints exist in our
chilly neighbor to the north, but in the major
metropolitan areas they are few and far
between. So are SUVs and cigarette smokers
(yet the marijuana community, I am happy to
report, is alive and thriving). I always just
assumed that Canadians avoided these things
for the obvious reasons; they pollute our
bodies and the environment and deplete
valuable resources. Canadians are notoriously socially liberal and environmentally conscious. They've legalized gay marriage, they
have a fabulous universal health care system
and pretty lax pot laws. They even have free
childcare at the Sky Dome. Us liberals in the
States look up to Canada as a sort of model
of how things could be "better."
On my most recent trip to Toronto, I
realized that being conservative in Canada is
a lot like being liberal in the US when I met
a Montreal native who described himself as a
"Bushie" to the horror of his companions.
"The Republican party," he said, "freed
the slaves."
"They were also the 'separate but equal'
party," I reminded him.
History lesson aside, we were all pretty
shocked when this African-Canadian complained that Canada is "too liberal." He disagrees with gay marriage and thinks that the
laws are too tough on smokers and SUV
drivers.
"We live in a social democracy," he
said, "yet there's a lack of debate about how
these things actually effect our society."
Jane and Sue can get married and do
bong hits in their living room, yet they're
taxed out the wazoo when they want to drive
their Escalade six blocks to the 7-11 for a
pack of Marlboros. This may seem like
twisted logic for those who believe in a person's right to drive what they want, shoot
what they want, and smoke what they want,
but for those of us who believe that the family is in the private realm and pollution is in
the public realm, Canada's laws make perfect
sense. Pollution effects everyone, and
because of universal health care, all
Canadians end up paying for the poor health
choices of a few. So why shouldn't they be
taxed out the wazoo?
"Besides," I said, "what do you care if
Tim and Bob want to pick out china patterns
and file their taxes together?"
Like many Americans, this Canadian
did care- for moral and religious reasons.
While I don't agree with his opinions, I feel
his pain. When your ideology is outside the
mainstream sometimes it can feel like you're
shouting into a raging wind. But take heart
my conservative friend; you're only hours
away from cheap cigarettes, expensive health
care and mountains of Big Macs.
Send questions and comments to:
[email protected]
Mr. Chemist’s neighborhood
By David Raker
OPINIONS
Outlines
HRC and domestic partnerships
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
I’m lucky. I
work at a company that offers its
employees
domestic partnership benefits
(DPB). It’s the
whole reason I
took the job in
the first place. I never really wanted to
work for a health insurance company, but
considering my partner was diagnosed and
successfully treated for breast cancer six
years ago, it was an opportunity too good to
turn down.
It came to my attention that a serious
consideration of this issue may be needed
here at the college since there are many who
may be graduating or doing internships in
the next few months. It seems only right
that a company that offers benefits to all it’s
employees, regardless of sexual orientation
(and heterosexuality is a sexual orientation)
would be a comfortable place to work.
When you think we spend the majority of
our waking hours at our jobs, this is a major
point in considering for whom we want to
work.
The company I work for has made a
rating of 100 on the Human Rights
Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for
the past two years. This is a survey given to
Fortune 500 companies to see how they rate
in their treatment of GLBT employees. A
bit more on the Corporate Equality Index
later on. Although I may not like the job I
do, the company I work for is very progressive and it’s still successful and profitable.
Lightening hasn’t struck it yet, so something
is working in its favor. That makes me
happy, to know I work for a company that
values the diversity of it’s employee base.
In researching this topic on DPB’s, I
started out doing a very informal survey
through email. The Lehigh Valley
Collegiate Career Expo was coming up and
I decided to email the companies who were
going to participate. In addition, I e-mailed
a few of the colleges in the area that didn’t
have anything on their websites to indicate
they offered this benefit.
Here are the questions and some
answers:
1. Does the college/company offer
domestic partnership benefits to its employees?
2. If not, is there a reason why? What
is the college's stand on the issue?
sentatives referred me to their corporate
3. If so, when did they go into effect?
offices for comment.
4. Was there an incident that caused
Domestic Partnership Benefits are
the college to rethink its stand and allow
something of a novelty. There are compathese benefits to its employees?
nies out there that offer them, but don’t nec5. Do you as representatives of the
essarily advertise their availability. So, if
Human Resources Department have any
you’re a gay person looking for a job, who’s
comments you can give on the topic from a
partner, like mine, isn’t offered health insurprofessional standpoint?
ance benefits at their place of employment,
Stephanie Klatka, Cedar Crest’s Human
this is an important part of the benefits
Resources Manager simply stated that the
package. How do you go about finding out
college offered the benefits since January 1,
without blatantly asking in an interview? I
2002. There was nothing more stated by the
don’t have the answer for all the companies
college, even though ample opportunity to
out there, but I’ve come across some things
elaborate was given.
that may be of interest and could be of help.
Anne Hochella, Manager of Human
The Human Rights Campaign, a
Resources at Muhlenberg went to the other
research and lobbying group for the GLBT
end of the spectrum and offered quite a
community came to Allentown last week
statement on her college’s backing of
and gave a talk on just this issue. My
DPB’s. They have offered them since
employer, Aetna, has a diversity initiative
January 1, 2001 and there was no specific
where employees can network within the
incident that brought the decision to the
company.
table. The college felt it
Our workplace netwas time to move on it
Domestic Partnership
work is called ANGLE
and coordinated it with
Benefits are something of (Aetna’s Network of Gay
their insurance carrier.
a novelty. There are
and Lesbian Employees.)
In addition, Ms.
Hochella added that
companies out there that The network is a forum
that provides people of
Muhlenberg offers this
offer them, but don’t
similar backgrounds, culbenefit to same-sex counecessarily advertise their ture and/or interests to
ples only, since heterosexcome together and netual couples can either
availability.
work, develop personally
marry or have their comand professionally, idenmitment recognized as
tify issues of concern and provide mutual
common law marriage in Pennsylvania, but
support. This is a great initiative on the part
same-sex couples don’t have that option.
of Aetna and offers employees to work in an
Ms. Hochella also added that this is
atmosphere of acceptance and tolerance.
used as a competitive edge for the college as
Together with PPL, Aetna was invited
it helps them market for excellent faculty
to the Allentown Wachovia Call Center to
and staff.
hear Daryl Herrschaft, Deputy Director of
Lehigh, Moravian and Lafayette all
the HRC’s WorkNet program. Mr.
offer DPB’s to their employees and state this
Herrschaft developed and implemented the
on their websites.
Corporate Equality Index, which has specifWilliam Reiner, Field Vice President,
ic criteria to be met by the participating
American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.,
Fortune 500 companies for a ratings scale.
advised that American Express provides
According to the introduction, the iniDPB’s to it’s employees. In addition, he
tial survey in 2002 sparked so much public
added, that the company has received
interest that within a week of its release in
numerous awards for their work in the
August of 2002, more than 30 companies
GLBT community for both clients and
called the HRC, asking how to obtain a ratemployees.
ing or improve the rating they received.
Mr. Reiner was the only company repIn its second year, companies are now
resentative that offered to do an interview.
using this rating factor as a marketing tool
Had I had the time to interview, rather than
in their advertisements, public announceemail, it would have been a much more
ments, employee recruitment and employee
sophisticated survey. Due to the enormity of
groups are using it to drive internal change.
the list and the lack of time, this was imposPPL is one such company. They have
sible to get a full view of the companies at
an employee group, but do not have DPB’s
the Expo.
as of yet, which is conflicting with the comMany companies refused to answer the
pany’s non-discrimination policies.
email, by replying with a statement that they
To view the Corporate Equality Index,
didn’t wish to comment or just didn’t
see the HRC’s website at www.hrc.org.
answer the email. Several company repre-
Nicknames
April Fool’s Day pranks
Continued from page 2
a girl a year older told my friend that she
didn't want to hang out with him because he
was such a kid, we convinced her that he
was older than all of us, but suffered from a
rare form of dwarfism that made him look
younger and came with a learning disability
so that he'd be back a few years in school.
Mean? Yes. An appropriate punishment? Of
course.
The two funniest parts of that story are
the name of the disease and who the friend
is. We called it Polyponesia - if you used to
watch "Just the Ten of Us" you might get
that reference, because that's the name of the
fake disease that Doozler had. And the
friend was comedian Josh Jacobs, who I'm
now on tour with. That summer in 1995 is
how we met - I guess it's no surprise that we
both now make fun of people for a living.
College was the pinnacle of my pranking, especially after I wrote an anonymous
e-mail program (see extra credit, comp sci).
I forged one from my dean to a friend the
day grades came in that said "You fail.
That's right, fail faily faily fail fail." I posted
a girl on Hot or Not and e-mailed her sorority about it - from her own email address.
And when one friend sent a disgustingly
tasteless note to the published email of
Daniel Pearl's kidnappers, I used the program to send a reply.
But my all-time favorite will always be
the Thirsty Prank. A week before April
Fool's, a few friends and I printed up 300
pictures of one of our fraternity brothers
with random words on the bottom of them.
They read, "Thirsty?", "Gondola?", and
"Cleveland?" Then we plastered campus
every day that week, concentrating especially on areas we knew he'd be. You've never
seen someone freak out until they find 300
posters of themselves that they never hung.
Being stuck in the Cleveland airport
this Thursday wasn't as bad you'd think
because every time I hear the word
Cleveland I remember that prank. Especially
if it happens to be Christmas in April.
Now excuse me while I go set all the
clocks in my mom's apartment to 4:04.
Steve Hofstetter is the author of
Student Body Shots, which is available
www.SteveHofstetter.com. He can be emailed at [email protected]
Here you can access all sorts of information
on DPB’s and other issues important to the
gay community.
During the talk with Mr. Herrschaft, the
groups all learned some interesting things.
One item in particular was if the Federal
Marriage Amendment is signed into law,
those of us who have DPB’s may be at risk
for losing them. Since it is seen as a benefit
that goes along with a marriage, state and
local governments that have granted equality
to their employees may now be able to take
this benefit away.
Although DPB’s are offered, it’s still
not on an equal basis. Those who get their
partner’s healthcare benefits paid in part by
their employer are taxed on the portion the
employer pays. In essence it is seen as
income to the employee, even though they
never see the money. Federal income tax is
applied to this amount as it is considered
part of wages and compensation. For heterosexual couples, this is not considered
income, but simply a benefit.
The Corporate Equality Index rates the
companies on the following:
Non-discrimination policies covering
the following
--Sexual orientation
--Gender identity, expression or characteristics
GLBT employee resource groups
Domestic partnership benefits
Diversity training
Marketing and Philanthropy
Anti-GLBT activity
There were 21 companies who made
the rating of 100 out of the 212 surveyed;
here are the nine companies from PA, NJ
and NY that rated 100 on the Corporate
Equality Index:
Aetna – although based in Hartford,
CT, has a local operations center.
Avaya
Eastman Kodak
IBM
J.P.Morgan and Chase
Lehman Brothers Holdings
Lucent Technologies
MetLife
Prudential Financial
So, even though I didn’t want to lean
heavily on the issue of same-sex marriage, it
is leaning heavily upon our equality. I don’t
take my DPB’s for granted. When I look at
my W-2 form each year and see there’s
money there I never saw, I cringe, knowing
I have to pay extra to the government for
this morsel I feel so lucky to have so my
partner and I can have peace of mind.
Lomax to write a story for The Crestiad, we
joked about using “Womax” as the byline- I
save my life. But to this day, when we send
only recently found out about the combined
each other e-mails, I say “See ya, Poopsie”
byline of Woodstein. (Carl Bernstein and
and she replies “Later, Babes.” Yep, I’m
Bob Woodward- famed Washington Post
Babes.
reporters who covered the Watergate scanDuring my last two years in high
dal.) So, while Womax is fun, it also has a
school, I was affectionately called “Snoop”
professional precedent.
by many- in reference to the beagle, not the
Though I have some fun stories about
rapper. During warm up before a field hocksome of my nicknames, there are other
ey game my junior year, one of my friends
names that I have, and I have no idea where
was making fun of me for wearing a Snoopy
they came from, when, or
shirt instead of our team
even why. One of my
And
even
though
nickuniform to school. The
friends, my cousin, and I
whole time we were pracnames can be tacky, I call each other “goddesses.”
ticing, she was making
“Yep, we’re goddessfind myself quite
comments about Snoopy.
es- because we are and that
attached.
So, during our huddle
is all there is to it.”
before we went into the
And there are the nickgame, I answered one of my coach’s quesnames that are hilarious at the time, but
tions, and she said, “right, Snoop!” Snoop it
when you tell the story, everyone shudders.
was.
During the big J Lo craze, I was J Wo. Wow,
Recently, a few of my friends on the
telling that one made me shudder!
lacrosse team had some discrepancies proAnd even though nicknames can be
nouncing my last name. For the record, it is
tacky, I find myself quite attached. Lately,
“Woy-tock.” They thought that it was “Woysome of my friends have been calling me
tack,” and since then have called me
Jen. And I have been reminding them that it
“Tacky.” Maybe it is not the best story, but
is OK to be a little tacky.
to date, it is my favorite nickname.
When I teamed up with Courtney
NEWS
State Representative
discusses importance
of voter involvement
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
“We need to do more and talk less,” quoted State Representative Jennifer Mann in an
address to some 30 Cedar Crest students this
past week, speaking of education, school
advocacy, and legislation. In her informal
speech to students enrolled in the Foundations
of American Education course, Rep. Mann
spoke of the events leading to her being elected to public office, and about the important
roles that voters have in public funding, particularly to the school districts.
As she described her coming into office,
Mann said that to her, the “definition of luck is
when preparation meets opportunity.” Having
spent a year preparing for an election that she
actually expected to lose, Mann ultimately
faced little competition for the seat as her
main opponent decided not to run. “My plan
[initially] was to run and lose,” said Mann, her
comment being met with laughter from the
audience.
According to Mann, one’s fervent desire
to serve in office is not necessarily enough to
get elected; voters needed something to justify
their decision to vote for a candidate. She
recounted the steps she took in order to make
herself credible to the public and worthy of
their votes. Through public and community
service, Mann made her name credible to voters. In 1998, she was elected to her first seat in
public office.
Rep. Mann continued the talk by expressing her views on the very important issue of
early childhood education. She claims that
government should over fund the schools that
cannot raise the money they need on their
own. Mann went on to say that there is no
magic number of what it costs to properly educate a child, but there is for each school district, and government should be responding to
that accordingly.
With specific regard to the “No Child
Left Behind” program, Mann asserted that a
program like this is a great thing in theory, but
how can it possibly work without money? She
argued that this is not responsible government.
The talk also hit hard on the great importance voters have in the legislative process.
If we were taught to respect from a young
age, from childhood, I wouldn’t be here
today.”
Shepard told of Matthew’s coming out.
He was eighteen and living here in the U.S.
while she and her husband were over in Saudi
Arabia.
“I always knew Matt was gay. I can’t
really describe it, but I knew from the time he
was eight that he was different or special.
Matt came out to me and asked me to promise
not to tell his father. I promised. Then I
immediately told his father,” she said with a
sly grin and a laugh.
“Matt’s dad blurts,” she said. “I just didn’t want him to blurt out something he’d be
sorry about or would make Matt upset. So, I
told him. He said, ‘Matt hasn’t met the right
girl yet’ and that was the blurt!” Shepard said
with a laugh.
Shepard told the audience she doesn’t
solely blame the men who killed her son. She
holds society just as responsible. In a country
where we claim equality, gays and lesbians are
second class citizens.
“It’s a society where it’s fine that ‘one
more fag’ is taken from this earth and nobody
will notice or care,” she said. “Well, I noticed
and I care that my son is no longer here. I am
part of the gay community now and want to
see this type of behavior and thinking stop.”
With grace and passion, Shepard
explained her opinions based on facts. In 36
states it is legal to fire
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people
based on their sexual orientation or expres-
Susan Hunt returns
for a second round
Representative Jennifer Mann addressing the crowd
Photo by Katie Fehlinger
Citizens need to get involved and vote every
year. “We do answer the people that we
serve,” Mann said. She then went on to say,
“If you’re unhappy, let it be known,” adding
that public sentiment has been known to crush
bills.
Another issue Mann spoke about was the
necessity for diversity in legislature. We all
bring an important perspective and vantage
point based on our culture and backgrounds,
she said.
She urged her audience to not let people
tell them their vote does not count, and
referred to turning points in history that were
decided by one vote. One vote elected
Rutherford B. Hayes to the Presidency. One
vote made Adolph Hitler head of the Nazi
Party. One vote per precinct would have elected Richard Nixon rather than John Kennedy to
the Presidency in 1960.
Mann concluded with an invitation for
students to contact her office with any further
questions or concerns, and gave students literature on ways they can influence their government and make their voices be heard.
This year’s recipient of the third annual
Women In Business Award- Susan Hunt came
back for a second round of lecturing, this time
with a greater focus on the students. Hunt was
a guest in the 1867 room on Wednesday April
7th, and in a small circle of faculty and students, answered in detail questions about the
Morning Call and her experiences as a successful publisher and business woman.
In a comfortable and relaxed setting,
Cedar Crest students were given the opportunity to become familiar with Hunt, and her
publishing experience. Hunt provided students
with some much needed advice and feedback
in working in a male dominated industry. “I
have never encountered a ‘glass ceiling’ per say. But I
have experienced
moments while
working in operations where my
work wasn’t taken
as seriously because
I am a woman,” said
Hunt.
Hunt tackled
questions pertaining
her personal life as
well. When asked
what the next logical step would be
for her after becoming CEO and Publisher of
the area’s largest newspaper, she laughingly
explained that conquering a larger metropolitan newspaper would be something that she
would perhaps aim for in the future. “I think I
might want to try my hand at being a publisher
of a bigger newspaper. One that is more urban
like the Philadelphia
Inquirer,” said Hunt.
Perhaps the best advice
that Hunt rendered as to how
to deal with highly stressful
careers was to advocate for a
separation between outside
and work life. “You as a person aren’t different in your
office environment and outside. I’m not any different.
But the important thing is to
have an outside life. Have
friends and have interests,”
said Hunt.
Susan Hunt has been
the Publisher and CEO of the
Morning Call for the past
two years. Prior to that she worked in Florida
under the Tribune Corporation. The Morning
Call is owned by the same company.
Top right: Susan Hunt speaking in the 1867 Room.
Center: Jamie Kistner asking
Susan Hunt for advice.
Bottom Right: Crestiad
staffers listening to Susan
Hunt.
Photos by Jessica Brabant
Shepard
sion. Equal Opportunity in Employment is
applicable to everyone but the GLBT community.
“Gay marriage…now there’s a subject in
the news. Marriage is a legal and civil rights
issue and not a religious issue. I don’t understand where people are coming up with the
concept that gay marriage is going to bring
down the institution of heterosexual marriage.
Do you think if it becomes legalized that
Dennis [Shepard] is gonna be all bummed out
because he could have married a man?”
Shepard asked.
“Really, if you’re a heterosexual couple
and can go to Vegas and get married in a
chapel by Elvis, and you know it’s not really
Elvis, then how high up on the scale of things
is marriage…really?” she asked an audience
who was now laughing aloud.
Shepard’s advice to the GLBT community is to come out of the closet, stay out and
talk about what’s important for the world to
know.
“You need to let people know who you
are. When most people think about the GLBT
community they think of the Village People.
Not all of them were gay, you know,” she said.
“You need to become role models for your
family and friends. That co-worker who
thinks you’re brilliant needs to know there is
more to you than just a fellow employee.”
“Had I not known that Matt was gay
when he died, I wouldn’t have survived. I
would have thought he didn’t trust us to know
something very personal and identifiable about
him.”
The GLBT community must make
changes legally. You need to register to vote,
become an informed voter, then you have to
actually do the deed and vote,” she continued.
“Once you become an informed voter and
vote, you then have to become an informed
constituent and come out, come out, come out.
You need to talk, talk, talk, talk, talk and don’t
stop!” Shepard said.
“Just consider that when you accept hateful words or jokes, you’re a participant.
Bullies have issues and those bullied have
issues and they need to be addressed. We
need the gay community in our schools. Our
society has a selective ignorance and needs to
be informed starting with our children.”
“Our President has stated he wants to
make GLBT people second class citizens by
changing the constitution. If this happens, it
will remove all the positive strides made in the
GLBT community. Any equality currently
standing will be taken away. It’s widely
known that apathy exists in the gay community. Let’s see a change this year,” Shepard told
the audience.
In the question and answer session,
Shepard was asked how she felt about the men
who killed Matthew.
“I don’t hate them. We can’t allow hate
to rise up. Three families were changed that
night. This incident didn’t just happen to my
family. These men learned hate and they
thought society would condone or be indifferent to their violence. We’re not and it has to
change. That’s why I do this,” she said.
Jared Doucette from Delta Upsilon a fraternity who co-sponsored Shepard’s event on
campus said, “I think she was fantastic. To
have the courage to stand up and speak about
something so difficult is amazing. She’s great
and I got a lot out of what she said tonight.”
Matt Robinson and Mike Johnson also
from Delta Upsilon echoed what Doucette
said.
“She was just great, it really touched
me,” said Robinson.
“Yeah, how hard was that for her to talk
about her kid?” asked Johnson.
A reception was held in the Farinon Hall
Student Center for Ms. Shepard and students
and community members gathered to meet and
greet her.
“I thought she was great,” said Marian
Lee, a Lafayette student and member of Delta
Gamma. “I didn’t expect her to speak so
openly. She was right on target, just like she
was my mother. I kind of expected her to be
hardened and she wasn’t.”
Karen Mandel, also a Lafayette student
remarked, “as a lesbian, it’s nice to hear a supporter who is also a mother and is speaking so
frankly and supportively about voting to make
changes.”
Jane Land, a community member from
PPL (Pennsylvania Power and Light) who is
part of the company’s Gays and Lesbians Out
in the Workforce (GLOW) program said, “I
wanted to come here tonight and get inspired.
We are trying through our organization to gain
more equality in the workplace and this was a
nice way to become energized.”
If you would like to learn more about
ways in which you can help or become
involved, see www.matthewshepard.org.
Hot Topics
Modern Day Slavery G.E. Mac and Cheese?
Laura Scioli
Crestiad Reporter
“Of course I have heard of human trafficking,” said John Doe*. “I hate to admit it
but I have patronized brothels where I had
strong suspicions the women were slaves.”
Human Trafficking is the illegal trade in
human beings, through abduction, the use or
threat of force, deception, fraud, or “sale”
for the purposes of sexual exploitation. It is
a human rights abuse, and citizens of the
United States of America are patronizing it
largely.
“It is a violation of human rights when
women are trafficked, bought and sold as
prostitutes,” said Hillary Clinton in
November of 1997.
Every year, 800 to 900 thousand people, mostly women and girls, are trafficked
and sold into modern slavery. The Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates 50 to
100 thousand women are trafficked into the
United States each year.
Doe is a resident of Philadelphia and
has confirmed that one such place exists in
the Southern part of the city, only 60 miles
from Allentown. “It is a regular row house.
You walk through a black door, go to the
end of the hallway and there is a door that
locks from the outside,” Doe said. “Unlock
it and go in and you have your choice of
like three to five different girls and you pay
thirty dollars and do whatever you want for
a half hour.”
On February 13, 2002, President Bush
signed Executive Order 13257 to create a
Cabinet-level Interagency Task Force to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.
This task force is to coordinate anti-trafficking activities across government agencies.
Also, the State Department is required to
issue a report every year assessing its efforts
to fight trafficking.
The government’s specific efforts to battle trafficking include:
The Department of State assessed the
progress of 165 governments in addressing
trafficking and published findings in the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report
(2002).
The Department of State also funded over
110 anti-trafficking programs in 50 countries
by assisting shelters for victims and training
law enforcement.
The Department of Justice prosecuted 76
traffickers in 2001 and 2002, three times as
many as in 1999 and 2000.
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service issues the “T visa” to enable particular
victims to live and work legally in the U.S. for
three years.
The Department of Justice in 2002 held
its largest ever anti-trafficking training for federal prosecutors and agents.
Traffickers create debts that women will
have to pay off only by sleeping with 400 to
500 men. They claim the women trafficked
created a debt of $30,000 to $40,000 for their
passage and make it impossible for the women
to repay the ‘debt’ in a short amount of time.
Trafficked women come from four main
areas: Asia, Central and South America,
Russia, and Eastern Europe. The United
Nations now lists Mexico as the number one
center for the supply of young girls to North
America. Most are sent to international
pedophile businesses, and many times the children are kidnapped from their parents. Hector
Ramirez, a former Mexican Member of
Parliament, said, “Many of the state and city
authorities [are] doing absolutely nothing to
stop what is going on.” (Allan Hall, The
Scotsman, 25 August 1998).
Continued on page 7
Nichole McCollum
Crestiad Reporter
Ever get that craving for bowl of Easy
Mac? Do not feel bad- it is one of the most
popular guilty pleasures amongst college
aged students. But now some food for
thought to go with your next quick and easy
snack.
It is now virtually impossible for
Americans to avoid eating genetically modified organisms. Bioengineered corn and soybeans in particular area used in a wide range
of processed foods from soft drinks and
beer, to breakfast cereals. Many companies
have found that the process to create these
foods is more efficient than that of the traditional crops and will benefit many of the
less economically wealthy countries.
This may not sound bad at first, but
when food products have a component
added to them, they are evaluated under
strict food additive regulations which
require mandatory pre market testing. The
Natural Research Council ensures safety of
these products and makes sure they are
labeled appropriate. However, genetically
engineered crops which have genes added to
them that produce new proteins are exempt
from pre market testing.
Kraft is a large company which manufactures food such as Easy Mac, Tombstone
Pizza, and Lunchables all which consist of
G.E. corn. Yet many researchers are finding
that new allergies are forming from these
products. Also many species are dying out
due to newly developed herbicides used on
G.E. crops. So now the question is “How do
you like being an involuntary guinea pig?”
That is right, we as consumers are testing
out these products without the knowledge of
Are you still hungry for that mac and cheese?
what each product contains.
Manufactures are not obligated to label
foods which have been genetically modified,
and there is nothing as of right now that we
can do about it. So the next time you here
the phrase “Land of the free, home of the
brave”, maybe it should read “Land of the
somewhat free, home of the test subjects”.
NEWS
Finding the help you need
in tough times
Stacey Solt
Crestiad Reporter
Help is out there – you just have to
know where to look.
College is a very stressful time for
many students. This added stress might
result in serious physical or psychological
problems that can affect overall health and
daily activities.
“People that know they are not feeling
well should seek help,” says Janet Grossner,
a Psychotherapist (talk therapist) at Cedar
Crest.
One of the goals of the campus’s counseling services is to reach students who may
be afraid to ask for help.
“We want to reach the student who
may be out there quietly in despair,” says
Grossner Some physical and psychological
problems that are common on college campuses are depression, anxiety, adjustment
problems, eating disorders, and self-harm.
These problems are fairly common among
college-age students and are treatable.
“There should be widespread awareness that
there is help” for these common problems,
with help and resources both on campus and
in the surrounding medical community.
Many of the students she counsels are
afraid to seek help because of personal, family, or cultural reasons. However, “some
students benefit a great deal from having a
place where they can go to talk.”
The most common signs of psychological illness are increased irritability or anger,
withdrawal from normal activities,
decreased motivation, and a change in sleeping or eating patterns.
Health Services offers several screening tests on campus once every semester.
These tests screen for depression, eating disorders, and other problems. “I’ve also
heard of students taking similar tests online
– they know they have a problem,” and
online tests are their first step towards
acknowledging the problem and finding
help.
One such website is
http://www.healthyplace.com/site/tests/psychological.asp. There are various tests
available here that screen for depression,
eating disorders, and many other psychological problems. There are also interesting
career and personality tests that may help
you discover more about yourself.
While “failing” a test does not signify
that you have a serious problem, it may
mean that follow-up counseling or medical
advice is advisable. Trust your instincts –
you know if there is something wrong with
your body.
“Depression and other problems are
very treatable – you really can feel better.
A free first step is to call or email health
services to discuss the problem.”
For counseling on campus, contact
Health Services at 610-606-4640 or email
Janet Grossner at [email protected].
Area doctors and counselors can be found at
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s website,
http://lvhhn.org/cwo/Find_a_Doctor.
Plastic surgery
TV is not the only medium that advocates
plastic surgery. Virtually all newspapers and
magazines have at least one ad encouraging
liposuction or breast augmentation, and at an
affordable price. With such catchy slogans as
“don’t just turn heads, but break necks,” this
lifestyle becomes all too real and prompts
many young women to attain it.
The media is not entirely to blame
though. It is art imitating life, as society likes
to see people who go under the knife and
emerge successful and beautiful. It’s the reason why we tune in to these shows. Whether
right or wrong, media executives are giving us
what we hunger for. Without a doubt, if these
shows were not successful in catching our
attention and in playing on our own insecurities, they would not be aired.
Yet, before you get hyped up on the miracles of plastic surgery, it has to be said that it
is quite risky. As many are flocking to their
local surgeon’s office, statistics of malpractice
and terrifying outcomes are becoming evident.
Recently, Olivia Goldsmith, renowned author
of the book The First Wives Club, passed
away in a popular clinic in New York while
going in for a routine face lift. Lolo Ferrari,
the poster child for plastic surgery and Barbie
looks also died a few years ago from suffocation due to her multiple surgeries and
implants. She was only thirty years of age.
Other instances like the Mata Bella cases, literally meaning “killer of beauty” in Mexico
have left many women scarred and maimed
for life. Yet even so, cosmetic surgery is growing strong, especially in Asian and South
American countries where surgeries are cheap
and performed by self-proclaimed plastic surgeons.
Normally statistics and frightening
accounts of plastic surgery seek to repel people from going under the knife, yet there is
still that appeal and promise of a better image
to draw them to it. As a friend of mine A.J.
once told me, “getting my nose job was the
best thing I could have done for myself.” At
the ripe age of nineteen, she was fed up with
the high curve and aquiline nose she had, and
opted to have it sculpted to her exact desire by
a plastic surgeon in Eastern Europe. The cost
was low, and the results surprisingly amazing.
A nose job and haircut later transformed her
into a completely different person and her selfesteem skyrocketed as more people began to
notice and complement her.
But do yourself a favor and realize that
results do vary, so before you opt to go under
the knife, make sure you chose a plastic surgeon that is accredited with The American
Society of Plastic Surgeons, which is the oldest and most credible board.
Slavery
The women and girls who are trafficked
are often kept isolated. In the event they are
allowed out, they are typically watched or
escorted by associates of the traffickers.
Trafficking victims live in fear and many
times will not initially realize they are being
held in slave-like conditions.
The demand for prostituted children is
increasing because men feel safer from AIDS
with young girls. The trafficking of young
girls is a thriving business, as many American
men are willing to pay for services.
Doe said, “It seems like a sad way of
making money, but sexual slavery is one of the
oldest enterprises in the world.”
Contact your local representative today if
you have concerns about human trafficking in
the United States. If you know of someone
who may be a trafficking victim, he/she is protected by the U.S. Department of Justice
Trafficking in Persons and Worker
Exploitation Task Force. Contact the department toll-free at 1-888-428-7581.
*Name has been changed at request of
source.
"The Factbook on Global Sexual
Exploitation":
http://www.catwinternational.org
"Vital Voices: A Global Partnership for
Women": http://www.vitalvoices.org
"Trafficking in Persons National Security
Presidential Directive": http://www.whitehouse.gov
Nursing students working under pressure
On April 16, 21, and 28, Cedar Crest
College nursing students will conduct free
blood pressure screenings at the Rodale
Aquatic Center.
The screenings will be taking place from
9am-12pm. Students taking Health Promotion
of the Community and Leadership in Nursing
courses will conduct the screenings.
Participating students include Denise Thomas,
Greta Donovan, Loriann Beck, Susan
Weigand, Tammy Turner, and Terri Rogers.
The students will provide informational
handouts and wallet cards with the recorded
blood pressure readings to community members after conducting the screening.
“Both courses stress the importance of
promoting health throughout the community,”
says Sandra Leh, Assistant Professor of
Nursing. “This is a great opportunity for students to interact with members of the local
community while also performing a valuable
service for them.”
The blood pressure screenings are free
and open to the community.
Middle States Success
President Blaney recognized the hard work of Carol Pulham, Cynthia Metzler, and Barbara Heinly in the
preparation for the Middle States review. She presented the trio with flowers last week in the TCC Dining
Hall.
Recent Class Officer Election Results
Class of 2004:
Class Correspondent: Cassondra Eliasson
Commencement Speaker: Brenna O’Keefe
Reunion Chair: Steph Straka
Class of 2006:
President: Melissa Bodner
Vice-President: Megan Freeman
Treasurer: Katie Martin
Secretary: Elizabeth Bauer
Class of 2005:
President: Tracey Brennan
Vice-President: Steph Volk
Treasurer: Melissa Geyer
Secretary: Megan Kees
Class of 2007:
President: Stefanie Frace
Vice-President: Marie Mazz
Treasurer: Kim King
Secretary: Hilary Prescott
LIFESTYLES
Healthy habits by
the numbers: Part I
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
Many of us
are on the constant search for
the magic formula for good
health. Scientific
formulas involve
numbers. So,
when it comes to
our magic health
formula, numbers play a big role. (Yes, it’s
loopy logic, but I needed a creative intro for
this article.) Want to know some key numerical ways to jumpstart yourself toward a
healthy “U”? Read on:
8 – The number of hours of sleep you
need to feel completely refreshed. This can
actually vary by person; maybe you only
need 7 hours for total daily renewal. Still,
the fact remains that almost all of us do not
get the recommended dose. Sleep is
extremely powerful in keeping us attentive,
able to function, energetic, and in a cheerful
mood, so don’t take it lightly!
60 – The number of minutes of sunlight
you need daily. People who get at least an
hour of the sun’s rays a day are happier,
more energetic, and even less prone to carb
cravings. Particularly for women, sunlight is
essential due to the hormonal fluctuations
that negatively affect our moods, such as
those that occur with PMS. Research shows
that catching some rays can curb feelings of
depression, since they increase your brain’s
levels of serotonin (the same chemical
affected by Prozac).
100 – The number of calories you need
to cut per day to shed 10 pounds a year.
That’s not much. This only pertains to you if
your weight is pretty stable, but cutting 100
calories is pretty easy. Here are a few ways:
Skip the croutons on your salad. Eat a
frozen fruit bar instead of soft-serve frozen
yogurt. Drink skim milk instead of whole.
Hold the mayo. Request your pizza with
half the cheese and extra broccoli.
4 – The number of cigarettes you’ve in
effect “puffed” by spending two hours in a
smoke-filled bar. Unfortunately,
Pennsylvania is not among the five enlight-
ened states that have banned smoking in
bars, (California, New York, Delaware,
Connecticut, Maine have made the progressive move), so do your lungs a favor and
invite friends over to your place for cocktails instead of going out.
20 – The number of seconds you
should spend washing your hands. Washing
your hands properly is the single most
important thing you can do to fend off colds
and infection. Since 80 percent of all infectious illnesses are transmitted by contact,
touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with
contaminated hands is the easiest way for
germs to enter the body. Try reciting the
Pledge of Allegiance as you lather to be sure
you’ve washed long enough. (I always
thought I was lathering sufficiently until I
tried this and found I wasn’t washing as
long as I should be.)
5 – The number of glasses of water you
should drink daily. You’re used to being told
to drink 8, right? Research says otherwise.
As few as 5 glasses is all you need. If you
exercise regularly, you may need to sip a bit
more.
2000 – The number of extra steps you
need to take each day to prevent the typical
two pounds Americans put on each year.
Experts recommend you take 10,000 steps
per day to maintain a healthy weight, but
most of us fall short. 2000 steps is only 15
minutes of walking, luckily. Easy ways to fit
them in: Park your car further away from
your final destination, or take the steps
instead of escalators or elevators.
*Note to readers: Thank you for the
outpouring of concern for my friend,
“Mallory”, who was the victim of domestic
violence. I received a great deal of feedback
for the article that appeared in the March
18, 2004 issue. Unfortunately, all the advice
and offers of support from both myself and
others fell on deaf ears. Mallory has since
returned to Florida to be with her abuser.
This is a lesson she’ll obviously have to
learn on her own. I can only pray that she
will come to her senses before he seriously
hurts her.
Katie Fehlinger can be contacted at
[email protected].
To be continued in the next Crestiad.
MS Walk 2004
The MS Walk is scheduled for the first
Sunday in May (May 2nd). The walk is 4.5
miles long and is considered a moderate walk.
The event this year will be at The Rose
Garden Pavilions in Allentown. Parking is
available at Cedar Beach just across Ott Street
or you can even walk there from campus.
Please bring a loved one, a friend, or anyone interested in walking and participating in
this noble event.
You are encouraged to pledge donations
to the MS Society and you can register as an
individual or form your own team. Please
check the web site www.walk4ms.org for
additional info. The MS Society raises money
through various events and utilizes 80 cents to
the dollar it receives for local and national
events and research into this still incurable disease.
If you would like any additional information or would like to offer a personal donation
or sponsor a walker please contact Michael
Vincovitch via email at [email protected]
Ha, ha, very funny...
Mary Jo Moninghoff
Crestiad Reporter
April 2004 is the anniversary of
National Humor Month. Americans all
across the country, from healthcare professionals to scholars to giggling grade schoolers, will be brushing up on the benefits of
belly laughs this April in celebration of
National Humor Month.
National Humor Month was founded in
1976 by best-selling humorist Larry Wilde,
Director of The Carmel Institute of Humor.
It is designed to heighten public awareness
on how the joy and therapeutic value of
laughter can improve health, boost morale,
increase communication skills and enrich
the quality of one’s life.
“Since April is often bleak and grim and
taxes are due on the 15th, it can be one of
the most stressful times of the year,” says
Wilde, author of 53 books on the subject of
humor. “Besides,” adds Wilde, “it’s the only
month that begins with All Fool’s Day — a
day which has sanctioned frivolity and
pranks ever since the 1500’s.”
The idea of laughing and the use of
humor as a tool to lift ailing spirits is growing. Scientific research now indicates that
the therapeutic power of laughter and its
ability to relieve debilitating stress and
burnout may indeed be one of the great
medical discoveries of our times. In his
book Anatomy of An Illness, author Norman
Cousins cited laughter as an effective tool
for promoting the healing process. In
Cousins’ words, “Laughter is internal jogging.”
Nationally known as a premiere platform humorist, Wilde offers a five-point
program to manage stress, overcome personal turmoil and postpone our insanity.
“Humor is very personal. What you think is
funny, someone else may not. But it’s
important to laugh and to get all the big
laughs you can.”
Prevention is possible
Stacey Solt
Crestiad Reporter
Have you visited a gynecologist in the
past year? Sexually active or not, all
women over the age of 18 should have regular pelvic exams.
Pelvic exams can pick up numerous
problems relating to sexual health, including
physical abnormalities, cancer of the reproductive organs, and STDs. Both the manual
exam and tissue sampling, such as a Pap
smear, are necessary to check for problems.
It is especially important to receive medical
attention if you suspect that you could be
pregnant.
Although women do not always show
obvious symptoms of STDs, there are several signs that could signal a problem with
your sexual health.
If you notice unusual pain or discom-
fort during your period or sex, schedule an
appointment with a local gynecologist.
This is an often-overlooked symptom of an
STD. Other warning signs include a
“fishy” smell or unclear discharge (especially after sex), painful urination, and obvious
changes in the skin around the vagina or on
the upper thigh. Be especially wary of
lesions, bumps, and itchy skin.
The most important thing to remember
during a pelvic exam is to remain relaxed
and as comfortable as possible. Exams
should not be painful – tell the doctor if you
experience any discomfort.
Schedule your exam while you do not
have your period, unless you are experiencing unusual discharge or pain. Blood can
affect the reading of a Pap smear, which is
used to diagnose early cervical cancer.
Avoid sex, vaginal creams, and douching for
24 hours before your appointment.
Cedar Crest celebrates great
poetic achievements
Courtney Lomax
Crestiad Reporter
Academy of American Poets. He is the
author of several volumes of poetry and
publisher of translations.
Barbara Crooker will be parIn Celebration of
ticipating
in the Poetry Month
National Poetry Month,
Celebration on Wednesday, April
Galway Kinnell and Barbara
28, 2004 at 7pm in the 1867 Room.
Crooker will participate in
Crooker will be reading her poetry
two nights of poetry with the
as well as signing books and
Cedar Crest College commuanswering questions. Crooker is a
nity.
resident of the Lehigh Valley and
Galway Kinnell’s, poetry
was the 2001 winner of a national
reading will be on Thursday,
competition sponsored by ByLine
April 22, 2004 at 7pm in
Magazine honoring outstanding
Samuels Theatre. Kinnell is Galway Kinnell
Photo
from
Sara
Barrett
American poets.
a Pulitzer Prize Winner and is
and poets.org
currently a Chancellor of The
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LIFESTYLES
Riding to victory
to ride all kinds of horses. Horses are randomly assigned and you have no warm up time.
You go in the ring and jump around and you
learn a lot. You also learn that every weekend
Francesca Migliore has been riding horsyou’re not going to come home with a blue
es since she was ten years old. All of that hard
ribbon,” Migliore said of her experiences ridwork has paid off as the senior was in the runing horses.
ning to qualify for Nationals last
“The team has been doing
weekend.
okay this year. The riders are getMigliore came in second
ting better and with Kristen
place in Individual Intermediate
Zawatzki on the team again, they
Flat division at Regionals in
will maintain a higher level
Readington, New Jersey on
rider,” Migliore said of her team.
April 3.
Migliore explained how conMigliore then participated
testants are judged at events. “We
in Zones on April 10. Zones
are judged on our equitation, our
were held at Nemacolin
ability to look good on the horse:
Woodlands in Farmington, PA.
heels down, tight leg, with or
“I just made it through
with out stirrups [at my level],
Regionals, and to qualify for
good posture, and ability to get
Regionals you must get 35
the horse in a frame.”
points. Points depend on how
Migliore placed seventh in
you place in your class and
her class this past Saturday at
Francesca Migliore
carry over year to year until
Photo courtesy of Zones, and did not qualify for
campusequestrian.com Nationals.
you point out. I qualified for
Zones because I got second at
According to campusequesRegionals. They take the top two riders from
trian.com, IHSA Nationals will be held at
every class to Zones. From Zones, I will have
Tennessee Miller Coliseum Murfreesboro, TN
to get first or second place to qualify for
from May 6-9 with times and events TBA.
Nationals,” Migliore said.
Francesca Migliore has been a part of the
“The horse shows are great especially for
Cedar Crest Equestrian Team since her freshsomeone like me. I joined the team to be able
man year.
Athlete of the week
The Athlete of the Week for March
22nd through the 28th is: Jess Serfass!
Jess is a junior softball player from
Allentown.
For the week, she batted .435 (10-23)
with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 RBIs and
1 stolen base. She also received an
Honorable Mention in the voting for
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Player of
The Week.
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
Falcon sports scores through April 8
Lacrosse
Cedar Crest 6, Neumann 16
Cedar Crest 10, Alvernia 6
Cedar Crest 6, Rosemont 16
Cedar Crest 3, King’s 16
Cedar Crest 3, Gwynedd-Mercy 9
Cedar Crest 12, Misericordia 19
Softball
Cedar Crest 11, Eastern 5
Cedar Crest 3, Eastern 1
Cedar Crest 8, Arcadia 12
Cedar Crest 11, St. Elizabeth 8
Cedar Crest 3, St. Elizabeth 0
Cedar Crest 12, Philadelphia Biblical 4
The Athlete of the Week for March
29th through April 4th is: Kirsten
Gustafson!
Kirsten is a freshman lacrosse player
from New Milford, CT. For the week, she
scored 7 goals on 13 shots, had 3 ground
balls, 3 draw controls and only 1 turnover.
Above: Jess Serfass
Right: Kirsten Gustafson
Photo by Dan Donohue
Fall sports physicals
If you are playing a fall sport next year, you can contact Health Services at X 3476 and
set up an appointment to receive an athletics physical. If you have any questions or concerns,
please feel free to contact Kelly McClosky, Athletic Director at X 4634.
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet you didn’ t know...
Meet business professor Samuel Benner!
Tonesha Baltimore
Assistant Editor
The Crestiad: Where did you receive your
Bachelor’s and do you have a Master’s?
Samuel Benner: I went to Kutztown and got
a B.A in Accounting. I later received my
M.B.A at Wilkes University for Marketing
Management.
T.C: Many believe
that you have to go
through 4 different
jobs before you find
your niche, why did
you choose teaching
at Cedar Crest?
S.B: I had many positions before I came
here. I worked in
accounting, operation
management even a
vice president of
finance. During that
time I was a part time
teacher and saw teaching as an opportunity
to make a difference
in someone’s career.
T.C: If you could choose a hobby to turn
into a career, what would you be doing?
S.B: I love to farm. I would be either a
farmer or something dealing with agriculture
or environment protection. I enjoy the outdoors.
T.C.: You just won 1 million dollars,
what’s the absolute first thing that comes
to mind that you would splurge on?
S.B: I would go to Cabela’s Outdoor Store
and buy fishing waters. (They are the high
brown boots that people wear when they are
fishing)
T.C.: Since we are in the midst of the presidential race, what issue would steer you
toward one of the candidates?
S.B: Although the nation’s security is important, I am concerned about our future financial security.
T.C: Where was one
of your favorite
places you ever visited?
S.B: I will never forget how much I
enjoyed the way my
two kids eyes lighted
up when we visited
Walt Disney World in
1991. That made the
trip special for the
whole family and we
had a great time.
T.C: If you had to
choose a karaoke
song to sing, what would it be?
S.B: I really like the band Nickelback but if I
had to choose it would be my all time
favorite “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (lehnerd skin-nerd).
T.C: Lastly, Instead of an autobiographical
book what would your album be named?
S.B: “Live life as a bird, fly free” by Sam
Benner. Does that sound like me, <pause> I
think it does.
E a r t h q u a k e Shakes Up
Cedar Crest College
Chitter Chat
J.Lo snagged another one, Moore gets no
love, Beckham in Pink, and much more!
Jillian Dawson
Assistant Editor
Ladies, get
ready! It seems as
though Hollywood
has become splitsville
lately! So, there are
lots of stars single and
ready to mingle!
First off, rumor
has it that ultimate
hottie George
Clooney and girlfriend, Krista Allen, have
broken things off. Any takers?
Plus, young couple Mandy Moore and
Andy Roddick may have called it quits.
Supposedly the tennis star was sick of the
whole Hollywood spotlight.
All you Alias fans, it seems as though
love birds Jennifer Garner and Michael
Vartan may have cut their romance short.
The New York Post reports, “Jennifer has
been telling people she and Michael broke
up,” however, her rep has denied the rumors.
But the biggest break up of all comes
from Hollywood’s hot couple, Tom Cruise
and Penelope Cruz! After a three-year
romance the couple shattered in January!
Maybe we’ll have a Cruise and Nicole
Kidman reunion… hmmmm!
But, Jennifer Lopez may have snatched
herself a new boyfriend. Who is it this time?
Marc Anthony, of course. The Latin singer
recently broke off his marriage with former
Miss Universe, Cristina Saralegul.
In television news, tween-queen Hilary
Duff broke up with CBS. Apparently, she
said the script for her new show was so yesterday...
There is a reason why former Poison
front man, Bret Michaels, is sporting a cowboy hat these days. Platinum haired
Michaels has decided to go country, even
releasing an album entitled “The Other Side
of Me.” What will be his first single? A
country version of “Every Rose Has its
Thorn”… how creative.
Jordan Bratman must know what a girl
wants. The buzz lately has been that pop
megastar, Christina Aguilera and Bratman
have gotten engaged! We’ll have to wait and
see if the rumors are true.
Soccer superstar, David Beckham, is in
the works of signing a deal to play a small
cameo role in the upcoming movie Pink
Panther, starring Steve Martin. Beckham
won’t need too much help to get into role;
he’ll be playing a soccer player.
Quincy Jones, producer of “We Are the
World” will be doing a follow-up. This time
around will be an all-star benefit concert in
Rome called, “We Are the Future.” Oprah
Winfrey, LL Cool J, Norah Jones, Jay-Z,
Josh Groban, Muhammed Ali, and Stevie
Wonder are all expected to make an appearance.
Nefrit El-Or Takes on Campus
Brilliantly Once Again
Jessica Brabant
Photo Editor
Top row, left to right: Danielle Reed, Nnenna Ndujife, Jessica Jarvis, Angela Vialotti
Bottom row, left to right: Tesha Olivas, Tara Jean Yurkovitz, Dawn Sadler
Jessica Brabant
Photo Editor
Since the start of last semester, Tara
Jean Yurkovitz, Tesha Olivas, Jessica Jarvis,
Danielle Reed, Dawn Sadler, Angela Vialotti,
and Nnenna Ndujife, or Earthquake as they
call themselves, have been working on their
moves. Most of the team had never stepped
before, so Earthquake has yet to perform in a
competition.
“I wanted the first year of Earthquake
on campus to be a year of getting to know
what’s going on and what’s it’s about before
we went out and represented the community
in a competition,” said Earthquake president
and acting treasurer Tara Jean Yurkovitz.
Earthquake gets together to practice
twice a week and before a performance, they
have extra practices.
Earthquake will be performing next at
the Cedar Crest College Frolic.
When asked about the tension between
Earthquake and The Rhythmic Divas,
Yurkovitz commented, “It has nothing to do
with what the step team stands for and if
there was a problem there is no more.”
Yurkovitz went on to say, “It’s just that
there was two, and people didn’t understand
why there would be two of the same thing.”
She has been compared to famous
singers, Tori Amos and Natalie Merchant, but
when Nefrit El-Or returned this April 7 to
perform at Cedar Crest for her second time
this year, she proved that she and her band
have a sound and style all their own.
Nefrit sang many of her new songs
while she promoted her newly released
album “Maya Blue.”
“I thought it was great and well put
together. I love how this band can write its
own songs and perform them really well,”
said audience member Deidre Latoof.
Although there was a small turn out,
most audience members were thrilled with
the performance.
When asked to comment on the show,
audience member Veronica Yermal enthusiastically said, “Neftit’s Awesome!”
“I asked Nefrit back for a selfish reason.
I love listening to Nefrit play, and I didn’t
want to drive to Baltimore. So, I opened it up
to the school,” said Peace Coalition president
Beth Coulter.
Nefrit came all the way from German
Town, near D.C. to play for Cedar Crest
College. With all of the positive feedback
Nefrit El-Or has received, there is a good
possibility that she will be back again next
year.
Top Right: Singer/songwriter Nefrit El-Or
Bottom Right: Bass player Matt Eiland
Left: Peace coaltition President Beth Coulter
Photos by Jessica Brabant
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Art Exhibit Review
Joan Arbeiter brings art to
Cedar Crest
The Sound Boot h
Soundtrack brings Marvel comic
T h e P u n i s h e r to life
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
Check out this and other works in the Joan Arbeiter’s art exhibit open until April 18, 2004 in the TCC.
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
Joan Arbeiter is a feminist. She is also
an artist with an eye for the feminist perspective. Combining these personal attributes in
her exhibit currently being shown in
Tompkins Gallery, Lives and Works: Talks
with Women Artists. The series of mixed
media portraits with text is a vision of one
artist's tribute to those whose art has made an
impression upon the world around them.
The exhibit is a collection of Arbeiter's
portraits of a dozen of the most influential
women artists of the last century. Along with
the portraits are statements from each artist
that is part of the book Arbeiter co-authored;
Lives and Works: Talks with Women Artists
Walking into the gallery, it's almost as if
one has been summoned to the artist's court.
The faces surround you from either side of
the room staring out, demanding to be seen
and heard with the intimate words each artist
has given of herself as a contribution to
Arbeiter's book.
Each portrait is full and in your face.
Up close with little negative space around the
subject, every painting is demanding the
viewer to comprehend the work and statements for their sense of posterity in the art
world.
Often overlooked in the history of art,
women have made some significant contributions over the past few centuries with
Gentileschi, Bonheur, Valadon, O'Keefe,
Kahlo and now being put forth with gusto,
are the likes of Kay Walking Stick, Dottie
Attie and Miriam Shapiro among others here.
Each portrait is the same size, however
each frame is different giving the sense of
the only commonalties among the subjects is
their gender and profession. In an effort to
continue the text portion that sits aside the
portrait, Arbeiter took a line from her inter-
view with each artist and splashed it across
the painting in cursive or fine print. In some
instances, she uses the frame to exhibit a significant morsel she found interesting or
astounding about the artist in her talks with
them.
Much of the text is self-expression or an
artist's personal statement upon what they see
as the world immediately surrounding them
in their own personal and professional circles. The printed matter is a revealing
method to give the viewer a glimpse into the
women gathered here in this exhibit.
What really caught this reviewer's eye
was the small exhibit by Arbeiter in the
Gallery Annex. Using a slight play on James
Joyce, she has a page of text called, "Portrait
of the Artist as a Young Girl Fulfilling
Society's Limited Expectations."
The work is a series of five framed collages of mixed media, each with their own
theme, but together their common thesis is
that of women's role in society in the last half
century.
She uses a retro style with vintage magazines, books and images from other printed
materials as well as other objects to convey a
sense of a young girls idea that she could
possibly be Wonder Woman rather than a
delicate ballerina.
From that little girl all the way through
adolescence, young adulthood and finally the
ultimate achievement, the wedding and
becoming the woman of every man's dreams.
This series is both intricately commandeered in the collage process as well as quite
thought provoking on the state of women and
just how far we've come over the past 50
years or so. Or, have we really come that
far? Seeing for yourself is the only way to
decide. This exhibit is highly recommended,
not just for art majors, but anyone interested
in women's studies.
Emotional lyrics and powerful beats may
fit the screen but become repetitive
Strong, angry, painful, and at times tearful
lyrics accompany and reveal the story of
Frank Castle- the Punisher.
The movie is a remake
of the one released in 1990
and is distributed by
Columbia Tristar pictures.
The Punisher movies are
an adaptation of the popular comic book character
bearing the same name.
The story is one of
darkness, revenge and
redemption. Frank Castle
played by Thomas Lane is
a retired undercover FBI
agent, who is inherently
sucked into the dark world of crime and
vengeance yet again, as his family is killed in
front of his very eyes by old enemies.
Seeking his retribution, he stops at nothing to
gain it.
The soundtrack accompanying the movie
reflects the emotions that Frank goes
through. Most of the tracks such as “Bleed”
by Puddle of Mudd, and “Piece by Piece” by
Strata, reveal the dark, jaded side of the character.
For the most part the bands featured on
the soundtrack are alternative or hard rock
bands, thus often the lyrics and beats seem
slightly analogous. Most songs are somber as
they reveal the twisted and
torn soul of the Punisher,
thus becoming slightly
repetitive.
Even so, the soundtrack
offers two refreshingly different tracks. A bluesy duet
by Seether and Evanescence
front lady, Amy Lee, entitled “Broken,” is a vast
departure from the rest
slightly monotonous songs.
The second track which
stands out is Mark Collie’s
“In Time.” The song is dominated by a guitar solo and a raspy voice very
reminiscent of Bob Dylan.
The music will find a large following
with fans of hard rock as most bands featured
are well known in that genre. The beats
although repetitious, perfectly fit the grim
mood of the movie, identifying with the
mental and emotional state of the Punisher. B
Experience Mexican Culture at
L a C o c i n a M e x i c a n a in Allentown
Nichole McCollum
Crestiad Reporter
If you like Mexican food and culture,
than La Cocina Mexicana is the place for
you. Located at 617 W. Linden Street in
Allentown, it’s just minutes away from
Cedar Crest College. This is a quiet little
restaurant with a Mexican feel that will most
likely keep you coming back for more.
With its Latin atmosphere décor and
exceptional cuisine, you will experience the
culture at its fullest potential.
This fine restaurant is moderately prices
with entrées ranging from $6-$19, so it will
keep your wallet and you happy. Maybe even
order one of their authentic Mexican deserts,
like Slan, at this quaint family friendly
restaurant.
It also allows you to bring your own
drink. But don’t fret if you forget. La Cocina
Mexicana still provides you with a variety of
drinks to choose from.
This is a great place to go to whether on
a date or just having a nice evening with
friends or family.
However, don’t take my word for it. Go
and experience this restaurant for yourself.
Trust me you’ll love it.
If you don’t feel like eating out, you can
always get take-out! Call them at :
610-770-9121.
Earth day celebration
Summer Break Special
1/2 - Month FREE
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Climate Controlled Space
Individual Door Alarms
Keypad Access 7 - Days/ Week
20 Video Surveillance Cameras
We Sell Locks, Boxed, Tape, Etc
Stay tuned for an exciting schedule of
events for Earth Day 2004. The Earth Day
Committee will be kicking off Earth Day with
a campus-wide picnic on Thursday, April 22.
Festivities will continue through Friday, April
23 with a number of outreach activities for
children in preschool - 8th grade from 1-6pm
(those of you with children, please set aside
this date, more information will follow shortly).
In celebration of Earth Day 2004, the
Conservation Club is selling Earth Day tshirts. The Conservation Club will also send
out order forms in campus mailboxes. The
deadline for ordering is 1 pm on Friday, April
16th. The t-shirts will be available for pick-up
by April 21st. Additional Earth Day information will also available on the table tents in the
TCC bistro dining facility. The cost of t-shirts
will be $12.00 each. If you have any questions, or would like additional information
regarding t-shirts, please contact Kathleen
Hutchinson via campus email.
Earth Day t-shirts available for purchase. Top image
appears on front of shirt, bottom appears on back.
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
O n e St ep C l o ser with Marlon Spike
Here’s what’s happening
on campus:
Jillian Dawson & Tonesha Baltimore
Assistant Editors
Get ready ladies, you're about to be
introduced to one of the best new groups to
hit the music scene. The Crestiad was able to
find out find some fun facts about a unique
and enthusiastic band that's about to rock
Cedar Crest April 27th! With Todd Groves
shaking things up playing saxophones, Dan
Lyons laying down the bass, charismatic
drummer, Dan Sarkissian, sharing vocals
duties with pianist Chris LoPresto, this quartet makes up the East coast based band,
Marlon Spike. This hot group is hitting the
CCC turf and they are ready to wow us with
their talent. Performing tunes from their
debut album, One Step Closer, Marlon
Spike's performance, brought to us by
Student Activities/SAB, Tuesday the 27th in
the TCC Café is sure to have their catchy
lyrics stuck in our heads well beyond finals
week.
We were lucky enough to talk to Marlon
Spike founder and songwriter, Chris
LoPresto, to find out the inside scoop on the
band and prepare us for their arrival later
this month.
The Crestiad: Where did the name 'Marlon
Spike' come from?
Chris LoPresto: Our explanation of how we
got our band name changes from day to day,
and we rarely answer it the same way. But we
have a few explanations on our website,
www.marlonspike.com/fat_bag.asp.
TC: Where did you all meet?
CL: The drummer, bass player, and I first
met and played together in high school. I had
played in a band in high school with our
drummer, Dan Sarkissian, who we refer to as
“Sark.” I also played in jazz groups in high
school with our bass player, Dan Lyons, who
we refer to as “DL.”
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TC: What do you think makes Marlon
Spike stand out from all the other upcoming bands?
CL: Well this is a tough question to answer
without sounding too cocky.
TC: Don't worry, you’re supposed to make
yourself sound good.
CL: I think the four biggest factors that separate us are:
1 - The strength of our songwriting. We're
never satisfied until every part is in place.
2 - The level of musicianship that each of us
has achieved. We've studied and played our
instruments our entire lives.
3 - Our interaction as a band. We’ve played
together for years so we listen to each other's
playing and try to create a great group sound.
Plus, we're great friends which makes our
stage show as well as just hanging out a lot
of fun.
4- Finally the most obvious one, our lineup
itself is pretty unique for a rock band... piano,
sax, bass, drums, and singing. But no guitar,
so right there we're in a different category.
TC: Who do you wish you could tour
with?
CL: Sark would list Dave Matthews Band
first. DL would probably say Ben Folds, I'd
have to say Sting, and I know Todd would
love to collaborate with Quincy Jones.
Todd Grov
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TC: What is the average day of Marlon
Spike like?
CL: Well first we all wake up, brush our
teeth, put on matching outfits, and make
breakfast... usually pancakes. No, just joking.
There really is no average day because we're
all doing different things. Wow, it would be
funny if we all lived together and put on
matching outfits.
TC: Musically, what artists would you
compare your band too?
CL: Bands like Agents of Good Roots, Ben
Folds Five, Sting, Dave Matthews Band... It's
hard to say though, because no single band or
influence can successfully label us.
TC: Finish the sentence: We'll know we
made it big when...
CL: We have roadies. I think roadies are a
good measure. If you have roadies, then you
already have a bunch of other stuff.
Want to hear the band
before you see them?
First 20 people to
E-mail
[email protected]
get a FREE CD!
Check out news, merchandise, and more on
Marlon Spike at
www.marlonspike.com
Answers to last edition’s puzzle
17 9:00am
Student Activities
Road Trip- “Hairspray” on
Broadway
18-24 National Volunteer
Week
18 3:00-7:00pm
SAB Spring Fling
20 12:00pm
Summer Housing Lottery
21 12:00-1:00pm & 5:006:00pm
Career Planning
Top 10 Qualities You Must
Have
Alcove A
9:30pm
Big Sis/Lil Sis
Water Ice Party
Greek Theatre
22 7:00pm
Galway Kinnell
Poetry Reading
Samuels Theater
24 7:00am
Student Activities Road Trip
Washington D.C.
25 6:00pm
FADED
Alumnae Theatre
Gallery Exhibit
Senior Art Exhibition
Across
1
4
9
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
24
25
27
31
32
Trend
Bowl
Woollen
Single
Well supplied
Cut in two
Hotel
Domain
Actor Alda
Science lab burner
Day-time tv's Mr.
Donahue
Set down
Hurt
Back talk
Otherwise
Cramp
33
34
36
38
40
42
43
44
45
47
51
53
54
55
57
59
62
65
66
Flightless bird
Outfit
Sink
Skin problem
Musician (3 wds.)
Traveled over regularly
Grieve
Make lace
Owl noises
Tons
Afresh
Writer Bombeck
Canal
Piece of land
Walk fast
Bike need
Author Poe
Mismatched
Noodles
67
68
69
70
71
Put through a hole
Downwind
Legends
Silky
Stray
Down
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Imperfection
Lives only one year
Little boy in cartoons
Stark
Prayer ending
Resort hotel
Sick
Lesser goddesses
Central Thai
Ceiling supports
Wing
12
13
21
23
25
26
28
29
30
32
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
45
46
48
49
50
52
56
57
58
59
60
61
63
64
First woman
Cozy room
Pepper makes you __
Dress edge
Western Samoa capital
Hat
Billion years
Air pollution
Eat
Add up
It is proven
Danish krone (abbr.)
Dead __
Zeal
Reference
Wine bottle
Mass transport
School group
Female parent
She
Requests
American songbird
Bridge player
Seed remover
Artist Andrew
Alack's partner
Salvage
Journey
Typing rate
Cow food
Eastern Standard
Time
New Jersey's neighbor
"To the right!"
27 9:00pm
Student Activities/SAB
Coffehouse
Marlon Spike
TCC Coffee House
28 12:00pm & 5:00pm
Career Planning
Professionalism in the workplace
Alcove A
30 8:00pm
Spring Dance Concert
Samuels Theatre
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campus has what you need?
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The Cres tiad !
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Student rate: $6/ 30 words
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