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Pop Arst ‘On the Way Down’
Celebrang
Women
Croc Rock in
Allentown hosts
guitarist and singer,
Ryan Cabrera,
page 9
Vagina Monologues has
success raising awareness
against violence against
women, page 8
THURSDAY
MARCH 3, 2011
Athlete gets
honors
Lizzy Sunderhaus
receives honors from CSAC
for her outstanding grades,
page 12
THE CRESTIAD
ALLENTOWN, PA
VOLUME 95
ISSUE 5
Cedar Crest College
Communicaon Department creates changes
Students will now have opon to choose from three majors...
DANNAH HARTMAN
Editor-in-Chief
The television studio in Alumnae
Hall buzzed with curiosity earlier in the
week as eager students waited to hear
about the new approved Communication majors.
Dr. James Brancato, Professor of
Communication and Elizabeth Ortiz,
Assistant Professor of Communication
informed the students that the proposed
three new Communication majors—
Media Studies, New Media, and Health
Communication--- had been approved
unanimously at a faculty meeting.
Although Brancato and Ortiz are
in the process of adding to the department and securing a professor to be in
charge of the New Media major, Christine Schiavo will be returning as a parttime adjunct professor. Schiavo, the
Sunday Editor at The Morning Call,
previously taught Communication
classes at Cedar Crest as well as advised The Crestiad. She will be teaching the Introduction to Journalism
classes, the Advanced Journalism
classes, as well as return to her role of
adviser to The Crestiad.
Both the Media Studies and New
Media majors will be available beginning next semester, however the Health
Communication major is planned to
debut in the 2012-2013 academic
school year. In addition to the implementation of the new majors, the
course designation will be changed
from “CST” to “COM.”
The Course Catalog literature details, “The Media Studies major fo-
Katey Dauble|Front Page Editor
cuses on the analysis and criticism of
media institutions and media texts, how
people experience and understand
media content, and the roles of media
in producing and transforming culture.” The major will require 45 credits
of coursework including 12 credits in
Core Curriculum, 12 credits in Perspectives, 6 credits in Applications, 3
credits in Advanced Study, 6 credits in
Communication Electives and an additional 6 credits which come from COM
102: Media Literacy and COM 342:
Media Studies Seminar.
New courses in this major include
COM 112: Media Industries, COM
200: Communication Theory and Research, COM 102: Media Literacy,
COM 252: Online Journalism, and
COM 275: Persuasion and Propaganda
among others. Student favorites COM
272: Children and the Media, COM
270: Race and Gender in the Media,
and COM 245: Topics in Popular Culture will be returning and count towards the Perspectives requirement.
Currently on the rise, “new media”
refers to all forms of media including
audio, video, and text and the ways in
which it is delivered digitally through
web and mobile technologies. As stated
in the literature that will appear in the
Course Catalog, “The New Media
major offers an interdisciplinary study
that combines both the practical skills it
takes to create new media with the historical and theoretical understanding
needed to be a successful communicator in the 21st century.”
See COMM, page 3
SAMANTHA E. BUKER
Staff Writer
Katey Dauble|Front Page Editor
Katey Dauble|Front Page Editor
Top: Professors of Communicaon Elizabeth Orz and Dr. James
Brancato discuss new majors.
Middle: Informaon sheet on one of the new majors, ‘Media Studies’
Boom: Elizabeth Orz and Dr. James Brancato organize informaon concerning the new majors.
Forensic Masters Program gets accreditation
SAMANTHA E. BUKER
Staff Writer
Last month the Forensic Science Education
Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)
approved Cedar Crest’s application for accreditation of the Master of Science in Forensic Science program.
FEPAC is interested in standards of curriculum, assessment, institutional support, quality of faculty, and how engaged a program is and
the program’s interaction in the professional
community. Cedar Crest’s undergraduate forensic science program was one of the first five in
the country to be accredited, which was
Lawrence Quarino, Ph. D., the Director of the
Forensic Science program, top priority when he
started at the institution in 2002. There are now
17 accredited graduate level programs in forensic science, of which Cedar Crest is the only
women’s institution and the smallest school.
Cedar Crest is one of only four institutions that
have both accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in this field. Women dominate academic studies of forensic science, and
according to the National Center for Educational
Healthy U
hosts mini-fair
and more
Statistics, in 2008, of the 660 Bachelor’s of Science forensic science degrees conferred, 510 of
them were conferred to women, and of 586 Master’s of Science in Forensic Science degrees conferred 461 went to women.
The graduate program is heavily research
based, and the accreditation could mean more
“One reason for the accreditation was because we didn’t
want the ‘science’ to be left out of
forensic science.”
-Lawrence Quarino
DirectoroftheForensicScienceProgram
research funds will be awarded to Cedar Crest.
Quarino commented, “in order to get research
funds you need to partner with a FEPAC accredited school.” Quarino expects that in the
coming years it will be difficult for schools without accreditation to attract students, as being accredited adds to the credibility of any program
and will likely increase chances of job placement. It is suggested that undergrads interested
in a graduate level forensic science program
have an undergraduate experience with a solid
foundation in actual sciences.
“There is a perception that the forensic science program is a ‘professional program’ and I
don’t think that’s a bad term, but I consider it a
science program the way that chemistry is a science program; this program is creating scientists
as well. The skills that you learn from a forensic science program certainly allow you to compete in other fields.” In fact, forensic sciences
are not restricted to criminalistics, recent Cedar
Crest graduates have worked in other fields such
as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and medical research. According to Quarino, 10 percent of
Cedar Crest Forensic Science graduates are involved in a science doctoral program. “One reason for the accreditation was because we didn’t
want the ‘science’ to be left out of forensic science.” Quarino mentioned the CSI effect in discussing the popular conceptions of what forensic
science is, and noted that he hoped that we
would not lose science in pop-culture.
See Forensics, page 3
Last week, Healthy U held a
“Walk Through Wellness” Mini
Health Fair, which offered students the opportunity to receive
valuable tips regarding healthy
eating, exercising, and de-stressing in a short walk around the
TCC lobby. Valerie Donohue,
Cedar Crest’s Head Basketball
Coach reported that the fair “had
a great turnout at the last Walk
Through Wellness event and hope
to see even more participants at
the next one.”
Information about healthy
lifestyle choices included eating
well, proper portion sizes for
meals, tips for media literacy regarding body image, care of
healthy teeth and gums, and important information concerning
the use of sports drinks. Students
were also invited to relax with a
paraffin hand bath and encouraged to have a free blood pressure
tests. For participants with more
time, there was a stress free zone
for arts and crafts. There was also
a survey for students to assess
their level of anxiety or depression in conjunction with information about how to schedule an
appointment with one of Cedar
Crest’s counselors.
All participants were offered
a free toothbrush and razor with
shaving cream when leaving, and
received an entry into a raffle for
prizes ranging from a lanyard to a
Barnes & Noble gift card.
The winners of the contest
goes as follows: Robyn Dechene
won the top prize of a $25 gift
card to Barnes & Noble; Danielle
Gosha, $10 Barnes & Noble;
Maureen Manning, lanyard;
Shane Pagnotti, water bottle; and
Lesley Jones, water bottle.
The next Walk Through
Wellness Mini Health Fair will be
Tues. Mar. 22 from 11:30 a.m. - 1
p.m. in TCC. It takes between 15
and 30 minutes to experience all
the booths that are offered there.
Free HIV Screenings will
take place on Thurs. Mar. 17 from
5-7 p.m. in Curtis 106 next to
Health Services. This screening is
open to everyone, not just Cedar
Crest students, and is confidential, as numbers will be assigned
to participants rather than using
names. The results will be given
out on Sat. Mar. 26 from 5-6 p.m.
2 NEWS
Morgan Keschl, Editor
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” receives
mu lti mil li o n d o llar gift f ro m I ntel
JESS BOLLUYT
Staff Writer
President Barack Obama delivered his
Feb. 19th weekly address from the Oregon
campus of Intel Corporation, a company
which has made a 10 year, $200 million dollar commitment to the advancement of America's math and science education.
Intel's gift is part of the president's “Educate to Innovate” campaign, an initiative to
help students across America excel in science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) subject areas. The campaign seeks
to increase STEM literacy, to provide education and career opportunities to groups that
are traditionally underrepresented in these
fields, and to bring America's students to the
top of the global competition in the STEM
subject areas.
Obama said that Intel demonstrates the
commitment to education that is crucial to
America's future. Intel is a leader not only in
scientific innovation that puts America at the
technological forefront, but has invested in
America's future though its emphasis on domestic business development. Intel has now
taken the next step toward strengthening
America's position in the global market with
its partnership with the “Educate to Innovate”
campaign. Part of Intel's $200 million will
fund education for more than 100,000 math
and science teachers over the next three
years. Intel also supports the Intel Science
Talent Search and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. These programs
together educate 600,000 American students
every year.
Intel is just one of the corporations partnering with the President's campaign to improve STEM education. The Federal
government has made $4.35 billion available
to schools that can develop innovations in
STEM education, and private corporations
have offered an additional $260 million to
support related programs. Connect a Million
Minds, a venture of Time-Warner Cable,
works to inspire students to pursue education
and career opportunities in STEM fields by
connecting students with resources in their
area. Sesame Workshop, the organization behind the TV show “Sesame Street,” has developed initiatives to bring math and science
education to preschoolers. The Entertainment Software Association, the Information
Technology Industry Council, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Microsoft Corporation, and the MacArthur Foundation
have partnered to provide video games that
teach science and math skills by hosting a series of game-design competitions.
The “Educate to Innovate” campaign
also makes significant contributions toward
connecting and supporting teachers in the
STEM disciplines. The National Lab Network provides a platform for the development of communities of teachers, volunteers,
and scientists dedicated to bringing STEM
education opportunities to K-12 students. The
program supports collaborative relationships
between teachers and scientists to bring science into the classrooms. Intel is offering
teachers support through education, from an
80-hour math course for elementary school
teachers to web-based professional development tools for science teachers in all grade
levels. A host of resources, curricula, tools,
and assessments available at Intel's website
supplement the education and support that
teachers are offered.
The extensive support for the “Educate
to Innovate” campaign demonstrates that
America recognizes the importance of the
role that innovation and education will play
in a future of success in a new century. Dr.
Nancy King, Chair of the Education Department at Cedar Crest, supports the Obama ‘s
campaign. King said, “The Educate to Innovate initiative is critical to the future of our
country. The plan to improve the performance
of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is fundamental to our ability to compete in a global
marketplace.”
Looking toward the future of the country
in this global marketplace, Obama ended his
address on Feb.19 with the words, “The truth
is, we have everything we need to compete:
bold entrepreneurs, bright new ideas, and
world-class colleges and universities. And,
most of all, we have young people just brimming with promise and ready to help us succeed. All we have to do is tap that potential.
That’s the lesson
on display at
Intel. And that’s
how America will win the future.”
Aboron billboard removed for biased implicaon
JADE ABSTON
Staff Writer
On Feb. 24, a billboard about AfricanAmerican abortion rates in a Manhattan Soho
neighborhood was taken down.
In the Manhattan Soho neighborhood,
just about a mile from a Planned Parenthood
facility, a billboard stated "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the
womb. “The billboard also featured a little
African-American girl with the tagline.
According to Hal Kilshaw, the
spokesperson of the Louisiana-based advertising company, Lamar Advertising, the sign
was taken down due to concerns of the public safety. According to Lamar Advertising,
the sign was put up by a group opposed of
abortion. However the company’s decision to
remove the billboard was not because of the
controversy around it. Kilshaw also stated
"We accepted the copy in accordance with
our policy, we believe in people's right to advertise, we thought it was ok, and we stand
behind that decision.”
Foxnews.com reported that “Some residents had said they found the billboard offensive, and members of the black
community were especially outraged by it.”
The billboard had been attached to a
building, which houses restaurant Lupe’s
Kitchen. Staff members at the restaurant were
being questioned by customers who objected
to the billboard being advertised on the building.
The sign was paid for by an organization
called Life Always, an anti-abortion group,
that was a part of a national campaign tied to
Black History Month in February.
On thatsabortion.com, it states why the
group decided to put the billboard up. The
group states “African American children are
under attack in New York City. In 2009, 59.8
percent of black pregnancies in NYC ended
in abortion. There were 40,798 induced abortions compared to 27,405 live births. Planned
Parenthood, which performs over 300,000
abortions nationwide a year, places the ma-
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Planned Parenthood took down their controversial billboard on Feb. 24, but is still
causing a stir nationally for its discriminatory message.
Always board member stated “This is both
truth and tragedy.”
The billboard was located a mile away
from the local Planned Parenthood. The
Planned Parenthood facility called the ad “a
condescending effort to stigmatize and sham
African-American women.”
Marie Alice Carr, a spokeswoman for
NARAL Pro-Choice America said “They're
attacking women for choosing abortion while
simultaneously destroying family planning,
their hypocrisy is as large and as obnoxious
as this billboard."
On Feb. 23, a press conference was held,
Pastor Stephen Broden, another board member for Life Always, stated at the press conference “It's hard to celebrate Black History
Month with abortion hanging over our community."
According to cnn.com the billboard was
removed on Thurs. Feb. 24 because the community was outraged and the concerns of the
public’s safety.
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CAMPUS NEWS
ENC encourages perseverance for
Education majors at Cedar Crest
MEG BORASCIUS
Staff Writer
On Sat. Feb. 26, the Omega Chi
chapter of Kappa Delta Pi hosted the Educational Networking Conference on
Cedar Crest College’s campus.
The planning for this event began in
September and has been in the works
throughout the year. Allison Fritchman,
junior Social Studies and Secondary Education major and Event Coordinator of
the 2011 Educational Networking Conference, said, “Each step [in planning] has
been a lesson learned and an opportunity
for growth.”
The detailed planning included contacting presenters, marketing, gathering
volunteers and contacting Cedar Crest
College staff for assistance. The result
brought a wide variety of speakers and
workshops, providing beneficial experiences to students, faculty and community
in attendance.
Fritchman gives insight into the benefits that the conference offers the students who are entering the education job
market.
“The greatest benefits are to experience new ideas, be active in your education and meet new educators and
community members who are changing
From COMM, page 1
The major will require 48
credits of coursework including 12
credits in Core Curriculum, 24
credits in Primary Requirements,
and 12 credits in Communication
Electives.
This major features entirely
new courses being offered for the
first time at Cedar Crest such as
COM 220 Computer 3-D modeling
and animation, COM 320: Motion
Graphics and Effects, COM 280:
Social Media, and COM 282: Advertising Design among many others. New Media will also
incorporate art courses as requirements, such as ART 110: Principles
From FORENSICS, page 1
Quarino explained the process
of applying for accreditation,
which began in 2007 with designing a new program. After two
classes of students graduated from
the program,
an application due on March
1, 2010 prompted the paperwork.
The institution was responsible for
a self-study addressing FEPAC
standards over the summer, and in
education in our community. With the job
market being challenging, students and
educators must step out of the norm and
begin to network and build connections to
help move their careers in their desired di-
“With the job market being challenging, students and educators
must step out of the norm and
begin to network and build connections to help move their careers
in the desired direction.”
-Allison Fritchman
Junior Social Studies and
Secondary Education major
rection. You never know who you will
meet and the simple introduction change
is life-changing for each individual’s life,”
Fritchman said.
Attendees achieved so much more
than just a learning experience at this conference. Not only did Education majors
gain collaborative skills and share their
talents with college peers, but students
of Visual Organization, ART 238:
Elements of Design.
Brenna Mateljan, sophomore
Dance and Communication major
looks forward to next semester
when the new majors will be implemented, explaining “I’m really
excited about the new majors because it gives you more options
and makes the major more specific
instead of how broad and general it
was
before.”
Contact Dr. James Brancato
at [email protected] or
Elizabeth Ortiz at [email protected] for more information
September on-site examiners
began evaluations. After all the paperwork was filed, there was discussion between FEPAC and the
institution, where any questions
were answered. The decision was
made in February at the Annual
Meeting of the American Academy
of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).
Correcons
In the Feb. 24 issue of The Crestiad, the headline for Samantha E.
Buker’s article on page 4 read “LVAIC Career Expo: A Collegiate
Affair.” The event was a Lehigh Valley Collegiate Career
Expo(LVCCE) event, not a LVAIC event.
Corrections for The Crestiad can be emailed to [email protected]
gain a resumé building experience. Fritchman said, “Future employers would be
very interested in a conference on a resumé. With companies looking for valuable employees, interviewers look for
people who work well with others, creative problem solvers, and enthusiasm
and initiative to work hard for a goal.”
While attendees chose workshops
of their own interest, Fritchman was interested in both her subject area as well
as other areas.
“Kathy McGinley is a very exciting program to see. I was also interested
to sit in on Rob Aptaker’s Native American Study. It is funny when I spoke
with people, everyone had an interest in
a different session for whatever reason
and were excited to be attending.”
Conference opportunities such as
this take great time and planning, and
this hard work was definitely acknowledged this past weekend. For any students
interested in becoming more involved
with Kappa Delta Pi and their efforts to
further integrate classrooms and the community in the future, they can contact
Megan Brainard or Allison Fritchman for
more information. Education students will
also be receiving an announcement in
March announcing the induction.
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In the News
Nicole Magloire
Man arrested after
driving in reverse
A Glendale man is being
accused of driving in reverse for
over three miles on a California
Avenue. The man drove safely
and did not cause any accidents
but may be charged with reckless endangerment. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office
had not filed charges as of Tuesday morning, said a spokesperson. The man was released after
posting a $5,000 bond.
Source: msnbc.com
Pa. Man finds three
foot alligator
Bethlehem police responded to a call from the 1400
block of Schoenersville Road
from a man claiming to have
captured an alligator. When police arrived at the scene, they
discovered that the man had indeed caught a 3-foot long
American alligator. The alligator was transported to a juvenile
holding center located in the
Bethlehem police department
headquarters. Officials are still
trying to find out where the alligator came from.
Source: msnbc.com
Strip club patron sues
over chipped tooth
An Indiana man is suing a
strip club claiming he was injured by a heel of one of their
dancers. He claims that the
dancers shoe flew off of her foot
while she was doing a “Hick
kick maneuver” and the shoe hit
him in the mouth and chipped
his tooth. The man’s lawyer
claims that he has to receive veneers and temporary caps to fix
the damage that was caused by
the strippers shoe. The manager
of the strip club was unable to
give any information on the case
to reporters claiming that the
case was above his pay grade.
Source: aolnews.com
Nine Sixth graders
suspected of “Fight club”
Nine sixth graders from
Tacoma, Wa. are suspected of
participating in a so-called
“fight club.” The boys were expelled from their middle school
over the suspicion. School officials reportedly found out about
the fight club after one of the
parents of one of the students
contacted a television station.
The stations aired a cell phone
video of two of the boys fighting. The fights occurred at
Stewarts Middle School and in
some of the boys homes.
Source: phillynews.com
4 OPINIONS
Sarajane Sein, Editor
A L i ttl e P iece of Heav en:
Band not alone in remembering “the Rev”
SARAJANE SEIN
Opinions Editor
“I know you’ll find your own
way, when I’m not with you…”
Jimmy “the Rev” Sullivan’s voice
sings hauntingly, on “Fiction,” the
penultimate track of Avenged Sevenfold’s Nightmare. The drummer was
only 28 when he passed away after
mixing his prescription pills with alcohol, and Nightmare, already in the
works, became a heart-breaking tribute to him. He had written many
songs for the band as well as being
the drummer, including the operatic
“A Little Piece of Heaven” and the
hits “Almost Easy” and “Afterlife.”
“He was my best friend since I
was a child, he was my brother,”
frontman M. Shadows said in an interview with Kerrang. “And he
passed away. It’s a crazy, crazy
process. I hope that no one else ever
has to go through that. It’s just horrible.”
The surviving members of the
band, however, were not the only
people dealing with Sullivan’s loss. The members of Avenged Sevenfold pay tribute to fallen bandmate Jimmy “the Rev” Sullivan.
“I was heading into a Wawa on
met Sullivan in person. However, this type of grieving is not
my way to work when my little brother texted me the news.
uncommon; it even has a name – “disenfranchised grief.”
I was so stunned, I remember just standing in the middle of
“Disenfranchised grief is simply grief that isn't recogthe Wawa with my mouth hanging open, staring at my
nized by society: miscarriages, pet loss, death of a celebrity
phone,” Kim Boyle, a 21-year-old fan from Darby, PA, reor fictional character, death of an ex-spouse, moving, etc,”
called about hearing the tragic news.
explained Joseph Primo in a column for NJ.com. “Celebrity”
The shock and grief felt by fans may come as a surprise
deaths can be particularly painful when a person looks up to
to many, given that most of those who felt affected had never
a musician as a role model and relies, to
a certain extent, on their example and
guidance – losing a person in that role
can be earth-shattering for many people.
Jessica Ward, a 20-year-old from Villa
Rica, GA, pointed out that she considers
Avenged an important part of her life.
“Avenged has been my favorite band for
a very, very long time now and I cherish
their music and memories very much.
My heart goes out to the boys and their
friends and family that were close to
Jimmy, even after so long. I'm still waiting for that day where he'll walk out on
stage, shirtless as usual, and laugh at all
of us for falling for his big joke,” she
said.
As a way to remember Sullivan’s contributions and what he meant to
the fan community, a message was sent
out via social networking sites, calling
upon fans to participate in a tribute
known as “Dear Jimmy.” The description
for the event on facebook read, “On Dec.
28th, write a letter to The Rev. Attach the
letter to a balloon & let it go so Jimmy
can read all of our letters. Please spread
the word.” 1,653 people listed themselves
as taking part in the tribute; I took part in
this event, and the image of a balloon
floating through the darkened sky on the
28th was an indescribably moving experience. Other fans also found ways to pay
tribute to Sullivan as the anniversary
came around again.
“I lit a candle for Jimmy and
wrote him a letter, watched all his videos
and listened to his beautiful music. I kept
him heavy on my thoughts and heart. I
didn't cry too much on the actual 28th,
Myspace.com/avengedsevenfold
Jimmy being gone hits me at random
times, and the 28th, I wanted to try and
Jimmy “the Rev” Sullivan plays piano; he also used the instrument to compose his last
be happy for him. And I still smile every
song, the haunng “Ficon.”
Sarajane Sein | Opinions Editor
time I put on a Pinkly Smooth song and hear that crazy
voice,” Ward said, referring to Sullivan’s pre-Avenged Sevenfold project.
Ward’s experience as a fan of Sullivan’s is especially
poignant because she has met the drummer. “Every story I've
ever heard about Jimmy is absolutely amazing, and since
I've met him, people sharing those memories with me is really something else. I'm a lot like him, in a lot of ways, so
whenever I see a video of him doing something crazy, I can
put myself in that situation and my mind-set is always ‘Yeah,
I could do that.’”
Ward and Boyle are certain about how they want Sullivan to be remembered.
“Jimmy gives absolutely the greatest hugs in this whole
entire universe. And his smile lights up the conversation
when you talk to him. He genuinely cares about his fans,”
Ward said when asked what she would want people to know
about Jimmy Sullivan.
“I always got the feeling he'd be a fun person to know
because of his love of life and I regret that I didn’t get the
chance to meet him at least once. Any one who was able too
in my opinion is really lucky,” Boyle stated. “For the Rev, it
was just how alive he always seemed to be. Always moving
around, doing something, being crazy etc. He just always
seemed genuinely happy and enjoying life and that’s was an
awesome thing to witness.”
Daisha McCray, an 18-year-old student from Texas,
agreed.
“He was a bright soul with a love for music who wanted
everyone to enjoy life just as he did.” Perhaps that is the answer to be gained from the attachment that Avenged fans still
feel for the drummer; it could be easy to accuse them of not
letting an unfortunate death go, but in their way they are, instead, keeping Sullivan, his memory, and his energetic personality alive.
It’s likely that Sullivan would have appreciated the fans’
steadfast memorials. “I’m just proud and I’m touched when
I see someone with a new Avenged Sevenfold tat, and now
I always make sure to check ‘em out if they’re sportin’ one.
It makes you feel like you’re involved in a huge meaningful
thing,” he told Drum Magazine in 2007.
The remaining members of Avenged Sevenfold have
spent this difficult year finishing up Nightmare and then
heading out on the road on the Uproar Festival, which also
included bands such as Stone Sour and Disturbed. On these
endeavors they were accompanied by ex-Dream Theater
drummer Mike Portnoy, who was recruited due to his being
Sullivan’s idol. He has since parted ways with the band,
however, and current Nightmare after Christmas Tour, they
have been touring with former Confide drummer Arin Ilejay.
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OPINIONS
Definition of beauty is warped
VALAYSHIA BROOKINS
Staff Writer
Too often, ancient portrayals and the
media’s ideas of beauty are reiterated in a
world where they are truly unrealistic. In fact,
the portraits of beauty that they paint are unattainable in the natural world. However, the
knowledge of it being unattainable does not
stop both men and women, although more
notably amongst women, from attempting to
conform to those ideals of beauty.
Mainstream media today persistently depicts beautiful women as extremely thin, tall,
fair-skinned, and with a clear, even skin tone
all over. In essence, she must be flawless. Unfortunately, there are very few women in the
world who are categorized as “flawless” naturally. Therefore, a string of problems
emerge. These issues include low self-esteem, self-mutilation, and eating disorders.
Low self-esteem is the constant feeling
of not being good enough. This is an issue regardless of age. However, it most greatly impacts children, even before they reach their
teenage years. A damaged self-esteem early
on may be detrimental to their overall development and may be very hard to correct later.
It may be one of the greatest issues, because
at the root of all the other issues mentioned
is the distorted image of oneself as a result of
low self-esteem.
“In order to attain this unattainable image of beauty, countless
numbers of women mutilate
themselves.”
- Valayshia Brookins
One may argue that it is the parents’
duty to help their child build a healthy selfesteem. However, one must realize that we
live in a society where the widely accepted,
although very impractical, image of beauty is
impossible to ignore since it is insistently
projected when we turn on the TV, open a
magazine, or simply walk down the street and
look up at a billboard. Additionally, how can
you shield a child from idolizing a celebrity
or fictional character with the same unrealistic physical dimensions in which industries
have created?
In order to attain this unattainable image
of beauty, countless numbers of women mutilate themselves. They mutilate themselves
with the aid of surgery or simply over-exhausting their bodies using exercise regimens, laxatives, and diet pills.
It is acceptable to work out in order to
remain healthy, or even to undergo a surgery
such as liposuction if it is completely necessary to ensure that you will be able to live a
complete and healthy life. However, it is extremely hard to fathom why someone would
undergo a potentially life threatening surgery
in order to make their lips more plump, their
breasts bigger, their buttocks more slender
and their abdomen more flat, nor why they
would exercise to the point where they consist of absolutely no body fat to ensure that
they will not have stretch marks or cellulite,
or simply because having meat on their bones
may somehow be perceived as unattractive.
According to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, an estimated
eight million people within the US suffer
from an eating disorder: seven million
women and one million men. They state that
one in 200 American women suffers from
anorexia, while two to three in 100 women
suffer from bulimia. It is important to note
that eating disorders stem from the existence
of a mental illness, which one in five Americans suffers from. Additionally, mental disorders which address one’s self-image may
have everything to do with obtaining a
healthy self-esteem.
Therefore, in order to prevent the dangerous connotations of accepting an unrealistic image of beauty, we must first realize
that it is unrealistic. Secondly, we must acknowledge that in trying to obtain an image
that is unobtainable, we will become self-destructive in multiple ways. Instead, it is more
important to notice the things that make us
beautiful as individuals and dwell on those
things rather than comparing our existential
qualities to those of another. The true definition of beauty lies with recognizing who we
are as individuals and focusing on the positive aspects of ourselves, in addition to being
not only comfortable, but happy with the
image that we present to others when we step
into a room full of people.
PA’s PFA: How safe does it keep you?
VANESSA CHATELAIN
Staff Writer
When I learned that someone whom my family and I
had let into our house had attempted to burn our house down,
I was scared and frustrated. The police had already been on
the scene and came to the conclusion that they couldn’t press
charges for the fire, but did recommend that my family take
action in order to protect ourselves. It wasn’t until I spoke to
a police officer in my county that I learned that Pennsylvania didn’t have restraining orders. Instead, they offered victims Protection from Abuse Orders.
In the state of Pennsylvania, a Protection from Abuse
(PFA) is an order that is issued by a District Justice or Court
of Common Pleas judge. The order protects victims from
being harmed by family or household members, sexual or
intimate partners, or person that shares a child with the victim.
According to WomansLaw.org, the PFA constitutes
abuse as attempting to cause or causing with or without a
deadly weapon:
“Bodily injury, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse,
sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and incest.
Placing another in reasonable fear of immediate serious
bodily injury
False imprisonment
Physical or sexual abuse of child
Engaging in course of conduct repeatedly committing acts
towards another person, including following the person,
under circumstances which place the person in reasonable
fear of bodily injury. In other words, stalking or harassment
that makes you afraid of bodily injury.”
In order to petition for a PFA, the person you are filing
it against must be or has been in a relationship with you or
is a family member. What about the people who don’t have
any relation to the victim? Although, it may seem like something from a Lifetime movie, sometimes a person who is harassing or stalking someone is an unknown stranger. How
are victims of unknown strangers protected?
Another aspect that can be disheartening is the amount
of paperwork that the victim must fill out in order to request
a permanent PFA. However, Cedar Crest Campus Police
Chief Mark Vitalos offers a remedy, Temporary Protection
Orders, which might assist victims who are in need of an
order immediately.
“Normally that doesn’t go through the normal courthouse procedure where you go to the PFA office in the courthouse. Many times if it’s after-hours and you need an
emergency order rather quickly you would go to the duty
Magistrate, at least in Lehigh County, and you could ask the
duty Magistrate for a temporary order.”
When comparing a Pennsylvania PFA to a restraining
order in New Jersey, it appears that both are defined the same
except New Jersey does not have such a in depth definition
for what constitutes as abuse.
When it comes to campus colleges there are different
measures that officers take in order to ensure that students
feel safe. In Cedar Crest College’s guidelines, there are
measures that are taken against harassment and violence or
abuse especially if a student, faculty, or staff member has a
protection order. Once the Campus Police Department has
verified the order through the police department and the
county then officers are notified about the individual.
“If this person that the order is against is here on our
campus and he or she is not supposed to be, we would stop
that individual and detain them. We would then notify the
local authorities like the Allentown police department, we
would call them in for assistance and generally if there’s a
valid order against the person they would probably be taken
into custody. Most likely be removed from our campus and
then [for] further measure that person would be given a trespass order from us telling them not to come back to campus,” he says.
Get the facts!
Delaware County PA states in order to file a PFA
the victim must:
Complete a petition for a temporary PFA at Domestic Abuse Project or Office of Judicial Support.
File the petition.
Proceed to the Office of the Court Administrator
so the petition can be taken before a judge.
Take copies of the PFA Order (temporary and permanent) to your local Police or Sheriff's Department for service.
Attend a hearing for a permanent PFA.
Chester County, PA states:
“We encourage all faculty, staff, and student
who may be involved in a protection from
abuse order to inform us immediately of this
order whether it’s a temporary order or permanent order.”
-Mark Vitalos, Cedar Crest Campus Police
Chief
Even if the student, faculty, or staff member does not
have an order against an individual but feels that they are
being threatened or in danger, then they are still encouraged
to seek the help of Cedar Crest Campus Police.
Vitalos makes it clear that the campus community has
the right to be safe. “We encourage all faculty, staff, and student who may be involved in a protection from abuse order
to inform us immediately of this order whether it’s a temporary order or permanent order,” he states.
Although they are certain aspects that can be a hassle
for those who are truly in need for protection they are resources that are available. Whether it is on campus or at
home, if you or a person you know feels that their rights have
been violated by another individual then they are measures
they can take to protect themselves and their loved ones.
“There are costs that must be eventually paid
when you file a protection from abuse order with
the court. You will not have to pay any fees at the
time of filing. However, at the time of the hearing
the court will order either the alleged assailant to
pay the costs, you pay the costs, the costs to be
split by both parties... At the time of the hearing
the judge will assess what the costs are. If you are
held responsible for the costs, you must pay the
Prothonotary with the order of costs form.”
Complied by Vanessa Chatelain, Staff Writer
and Sarajane Sein, Opinions Editor
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LIFESTYLES
Dannah Hartman, Editor
The Daily
Dose
YouTube videos increasing self-injury?
SARAJANE SEIN
Opinions Editor
AMY PALMISANO
Assistant Lifestyles Editor
Myth: Sun Beds are
Safe—study links
skin cancer to
tanning beds
If you are thinking of travelling somewhere tropical for
spring break, you are probably
also noticing how ghostlike your
skin has gotten over the winter
months. When considering
whether or not to purchase a tanning package for an indoor artificial tan from UV exposure in a
tanning bed, you may want to
think twice.
Since 2009, the International
Agency for Research on Cancer,
a part of the WHO, has classified
tanning beds as cancer-causing.
Research shows people who start
going to tanning salons before
age 35 have a 75-percent increase
in their chances of developing
melanoma, the deadliest type of
skin cancer. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, more than one million skin cancers are diagnosed
every year in the U.S. and most of
them are sun-related. About one
in 50 white people get melanoma
at some point in their life, and the
number has been climbing for the
past three decades. Each year,
about 8,700 Americans die from
the disease.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics joins the World Health
Organization (WHO), the American Academy of Dermatology
and other health professionals
that are pushing for a law that
prohibits the use of tanning beds
by minors.
If you are concerned about
missing out on the benefits of
sun-tanning, don’t be. There are
many sources of Vitamin D including fish oil in your diet and
vitamin supplements. Although
you may think that artificial tanning makes you feel better, there
is no significant increase in endorphin levels. Also, I’m not sure
about you, but I am in no rush to
get wrinkles.
Instead of artificial tan, consider getting that healthy glow
other ways. Eating a well balanced diet has been known to decrease acne and give you a
healthy look. Among its internal
and external health benefits, coconut milk is also a popular ingredient in skin moisturizer and
gives you a natural glow.
According to The Hopeline, a charity
devoted to helping people who are depressed and/or suicidal, two to three million Americans take part in some kind of
self-injurious behavior. These actions may
take the form of a person cutting, burning,
or otherwise harming themselves.
Teenagers and young adults are most likely
to self-injure, and a disturbing trend may
now take these numbers to new levels.
On YouTube, where users can host
and comment on videos involving a multitude of topics, is a large number of videos
by, and perhaps for, self-injurers has
sprung up. According to the New York
Times, these videos are often explicit, and
users are rarely warned about the content
they are about to encounter.
A study by the journal Pediatrics, as
mentioned in the Times article, studied this
phenomenon and discovered that the
videos of self-injury are extremely popular on YouTube. While YouTube has a pol-
Linkedin: professional
social networking
AMY PALMISANO
Assistant Lifestyles Editor
Consider Facebook—a social network between you and
anyone else you have become acquaintances with in your life.
Businesses use it as a valuable marketing tool. Employers use
it to find potential employees, but we’ve all heard the warnings
associated with Facebook and professionalism.
One downfall of Facebook for the young professional is
that your name can be attached to photos taken by other users.
You may toggle your privacy settings, change your profile
name, make yourself practically invisible, but that picture is
still out there and the only thing you can do to protect your resume is to be a professional at all times and to be aware to
what you are doing at all times. If no pictures are taken, no
one can find an unflattering picture, right?
You may save some face in the professional world by
using a social networking site that does not utilize the “tag”
feature. Linkedin.com has been known to be the Facebook of
the workplace. You upload your resume and create a profile
that pertains to what you would want a potential employer to
read. You can still upload a personal photo, but you should
probably post one of yourself in interview attire instead of that
Halloween costume party picture on Facebook.
There are many benefits to social networking. When you
put up a status, your friends can comment seconds after it’s
posted. Now, consider posting a status on Linkedin that lets
the word out that you’re looking for an internship. Employers
and friends can direct you towards the right path in only seconds. Another benefit of Linkedin is the function of recommendations. Any previous employers and co-workers can post
their praise right on your homepage. The career possibilities
are endless.
icy that bans videos showing “dangerous
behavior,” it is difficult to know where
they fall on the question of videos of selfinjury; while it is possible to suffer health
consequences as a result of hurting oneself,
the behavior is not directly a suicide attempt, making it more difficult to categorize.
These visual depictions of self-injury
may compel those who want to or already
do engage in this behavior to feel that it is
acceptable or even something to be encouraged. Also, these videos, considering a
lack of consistent content warnings, videos
could act as potential “triggers” to individuals who are trying to stop self-injuring
themselves, and make them feel like they
want to engage in the behavior again.
Those with triggers could also stumble
upon the videos somewhat unintentionally,
a search for “cutting” brings up at least one
graphic still of a person’s scarred arm in
the YouTube search results.
“Teenagers are doing it. Mostly
women. Ninety-five percent of the people
that were involved, that they looked at in
this study, were women,” Dr. Jennifer
Hartstein explained on the Early Show, as
quoted in a CBS/AP article.
However, YouTube cannot realistically be in charge of censoring the content
that every individual posts on the website.
It could also be said that there is a thin line
between videos that may be educating onlookers about the habit of self-injuring and
those that are actively promoting it. Still,
those that are promoting the behavior, in a
way similar to the “pro-ana” and “promia” websites which encourage eating disorders, could convince those who already
self-injure to continue in their actions as
opposed to getting help or talking to someone.
Are YouTube videos showcasing selfinjury free expression for people suffering
from a compulsion, or a tool pushing teens
and young people to engage in destructive
behavior? It may be both, and studies following up on the Pediatrics study could
offer more explanations for why people
self-injure and what can be done to help
them.
Study finds women and young people
most acve users of social media
JADE ABSTON
Staff Writer
According to a report done by Netpop Research, women and young people are the most active users of social
media today.
Not only are women and young
people the most active users, but
women in their 30s use social networking sites heavily. Netpop Research is a
firm based in the San Francisco area
and specializes in understanding the use
of internet based services.
The report that
Netpop compiled information from was
based on the results
of an online survey
conducted in Jan.
2011. The survey
was taken by 1,253
American broadband
users from the age 13
and up.
This research is a part of a series
that examines social media, privacy,
and social marketing. Netpopresearch.com explains that “Social media
is on the rise in the U.S. as Americans
engage in a larger variety of online social activities. One in four broadband
users now engage in at least four social
media activities on a regular basis.
Micro-blogging, in particular, rose an
astounding 400 percent in the last two
years.”
The survey found that 73 percent
of internet users are using some form of
online content pertaining to social
media. Cate Riegner, who is the vice
president of Brand Insights and cofounder of Netpop Research stated “It's
becoming a form of seamless integra-
tion with users' lives, it's always with
them.”
According to the survey the most
active social media users are people between the ages of 18 and 24 years old,
which made up 82 percent and women
who made of 78 percent versus men
who only made up 66 percent of users.
Also the research showed that women
in their 30s were the heaviest users of
social networking sites. The group that
contributes the least to these sites are
older and males.
Marcus Messner a social media,
multimedia journalism
and global communications professor at Virginia Commonwealth
University told USA
Today “Many of these
(Middle East) protests
would have been much
more difficult to organize without social
media. If you're not engaging in social media today, you're
not a communicator. Every individual
today has an online brand.”
Some popular social networking
sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and
Tumblr have been great community organizing tools. Messner mentioned how
Twitter helped in the emergency landing of the Flight 1549 in the Hudson,
Iranian election, and even recently the
conflict in Egypt.
Riegner
also
stated
to
usatoday.com “We're going to continue
to see new innovations such as locationbased services, the older generation will
have to adapt or be caught off guard.”
Netpop Research will continue to
research and release many reports on
social media and networking and how
the internet shapes our lives this spring.
LIFESTYLES
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Ecotistic
Size of social network linked to stress on Facebook
SAMANTHA E. BUKER
Staff Writer
A recent study conducted by psychologists
at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland
found that the users with the most contacts on
the popular social networking site Facebook
tend to experience significant amounts of Facebook-related anxiety.
The study was comprised of 175 students,
who responded to an online survey, which was
followed by informal focus groups and semistructured interviews with select participants. Dr.
Kathy Charles, a lecturer in the psychology department at the Scottish university, led the study,
and shared her findings in a press release that
can be found on the university’s website.
The data from the study suggests that Facebook users that have more contacts and have invested more time on the site are more likely to
be anxious about using the site. While a large
majority of respondents reported that “keeping
in touch” was the greatest benefit of Facebook
use, for a considerable amount of users this benefit is overshadowed by anxiety regarding the
site’s functions.
According to the study, these anxieties include feelings of guilt and discomfort resulting
from rejecting friend requests, tensions over
eliminating unwanted contacts from a user’s network, pressure to be interesting to other users,
and the use of appropriate etiquette on the site
in regard to the different types of connections a
user has in his or her network.
Users also reported worrying about withdrawing from the site because it may offend their
contacts or for fear that they would miss out on
important information. Dr. Charles reported that
“the other responses [researchers] got in focus
groups and one-to-one interviews suggests that
the survey figures actually under represent aspects of stress and anxiety felt by some Facebook users, whether it’s through feelings of
exclusion, pressure to be entertaining, paranoia
or envy of others’ lifestyles.”
Of the respondents, 12 percent reported
Facebook-related anxiety, with an average of
117 contacts. The 88 percent of respondents that
did not report Facebook-related anxiety had an
average of 75 contacts. 10 percent of respondents acknowledged that they disliked receiving
Facebook friend requests, and 63 percent said
that they delayed replying to them.
Dr. Charles indicated that the results of the
study show a paradoxical relations between uses
and gratification; where respondents reveal feelings of pressure to maintain a presence on the
site, they are uncertain of the real benefits the
site provides.
Founded in 2004, Facebook has over 500
million active members, whom the site describes
as users that have visited the site in the last 30
days. Facebook reports that over 250 million
people log on to the site in a given day. The average user has 130 friends, is connected to 80
community pages and generates 90 pieces of
content monthly. Facebook users collectively
spend 700 billion minutes on the site each
month.
Fresh off the shelf
The Culinary
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Organix’s Renewing Moroccan
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ALLIE SCOTT
Arts Editor
Veggie Chik'n Alfredo
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh organic broccoli, chopped
1 cup fresh organic carrots, chopped
1 bag of MorningStar Meal Starters Veggie Chik'n Strips
1/2 Jar of Classico (or other brand) Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce
4 cups of whole wheat pasta or tomato/spinach noodles (these are
vegan options, but any noodles will work just fine)
Directions:
First, lightly oil a pan on medium and put all the Chik'n strips in.
These take the longest to cook, so starting them first is important.
Next, take the broccoli and carrots and place them in boiling
water, covered. Then you may get another pot to boil the noodles in.
The broccoli, carrots, and noodles are all done once they become soft.
Once they are, the water may be drained from both and the broccoli, carrots, and noodles can be mixed together. The sauce may be
placed in a pot and heated, or heated in the microwave.
The chik'n strips are done once they are crispy and are mediumbrown in color. Once everything is finished cooking, you may lay out
the broccoli, carrots, and noodles onto each plate, pour the sauce over
it, and top with the chik'n strips and your favorite seasonings.
Recipe and photo submitted by Stacey Stangl, Staff Writer
What’s cooking in your kitchen?
Submit your recipes to Assistant Lifestyles Editor
Amy Palmisano at [email protected]
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is going to give you long lasting
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Argan oil is produced from the
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nutritive, cosmetic and numerous
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pores and enhances the elasticity of
hair. It also proves to be very nourishing for the growth of hair by the
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The oil strengthens the hair by repairing the damaged cellular membrane of hair and locks the
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Organix’s has bottled this precious oil into their Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil Collection that is
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The application of this
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oils into your tresses- a soapy scalp
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rinse well. The conditioner has a
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oil content, you hair will feel less
slimy like a normal cream based
conditioner will feel. The oils again
are soaked up in the cuticles leaving your internal pores of your hair
refreshed. The conditioner should
be left on hair for three to five minutes for full satisfaction.
The most shocking point of
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DANNAH HARTMAN
Editor-in-Chief
Study links global
warming with
excessive rain
For many years, scientists
have been using physics and climate knowledge to warn of man
made global warming causing extremes in temperatures and rainfall.
Two new studies published
in the journal Nature do exactly
that, becoming the first time that
researchers have been able to
demonstrate a cause and effect
between the harmful impact we
have on the Earth and what type
of destruction can result from it.
The research directly links the rising greenhouse-gas levels with
the increase and intensity of rain
and snow in the Northern Hemisphere, and specifically the increased risk of flooding in the
United Kingdom.
According to NPR Myles
Allen of Oxford University, one
of the scientists involved in the
study, acknowledges that it’s difficult to feel the effects of a
“slowly warming planet.” He said
in a press briefing that, “One of
the problems I think many people
find with climate change is it’s a
victimless crime, n the sense that
the impacts are largely hypothetical for many people.”
Along with his colleagues
Allen took information that
showed an increase in extreme
rain and snow events from the
1950s through the 1990s and ran
computer models numerous times
across the world that compared
worlds with global warming and
without global warming.
When they were analyzing
their data the researchers found
that extreme rainfall was more
likely to appear in the computer
simulations that were of our current climate rather than in the
computer simulations that were of
a world without global warming.
Nature.com reports that
Allen also specifically studied the
damaging floods that occurred in
England and Wales in 2000. He
found that anthropogenic, or manmade, climate change may have
almost doubled the risk of the extremely wet weather that caused
the floods The website details that
the findings of the study mean
that the countries in the Northern
Hemisphere need to prepare for
these events.
Although not part of the
study, Andrew Weaver of the University of Victoria told NPR, “We
should continue to expect increased flooding associated with
increased extreme precipitation
because of increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas. And we
have no one to blame but ourselves.”
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ARTS
Allie Sco, Editor
Va g i n a M o n o l o g u e s
The Cast of Vagina Monologues celebrates aer the final performance.
Grace Paon reads the piece, “Conversaons with my
son,” during Rant.
Hauna Colista performs a new monologue, “Miriam.”
Sam Woodfin, Brook Biloholowski, and Taana Ballreich
open the show with some acrobacs.
On Thursday, March 25, the cast of Rant read pieces wrien by women around the world in the Falcon’s Nest of the Tompkins College Center. They told the somemes diffiMeghan Cronrath |Photo Editor
cult stories of women affected by abuse. Some are about personal experiences of rape, others are in response to world events. On Friday and Saturday The Vagina Monologues were performed for an enthusiasc audience. Ranging from humorous pieces about sexual experiences, personal grooming, and the many difficules of being a
woman today to heart wrenching stories about violaon and degradaon. Both Rant and The Vagina Monologues encourages men and women to stand up to end the violence against women. The many women involved
with the producon caused their audiences to laugh and cry, but also, hopefully to think and be a force for change.
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Cirque Éloize Presents iD
JESS BOLLYUT
Staff Writer
The modern idea of circus was redefined
this past weekend when Cirque Éloize brought
its kaleidoscopic new production, iD, to the
Zoellner Arts Center of Lehigh University.
The production's design and sound immediately place it in the middle of a city; as
audience members walk in to take their
seats before the show, the usual bustle of the
theater is punctuated by the sound of car
horns, sirens, and other city noises. The set
recalls cityscapes and city spaces, and it
becomes a backdrop for video and moving
images. The moment the show begins,
every spectator is riveted. Performers
walk back and forth across the stage like
a city sidewalk, passing, conversing, acting, and soon an acrobatic performance
begins the action.
The action never ends. With
feat after feat of strength, flexibility, creativity, and energy,
one act succeeds another. A
woman ascends a piece of
white silk into the rafters,
climbing and descending,
wrapping and twisting in
a beautiful demonstration of the art of aerial
silk.
A contortionist
twists herself in and out of a hoop that swings
above the stage. An acrobat stacks chairs one
on top of the other, climbing as he builds until
he is high above the stage, looking straight
into the lights far above the audience. A platform of the set becomes a trampoline and
performers bounce from
it to the walls and ledges
above, continually rising and falling extraordinary
heights
in
seeming defiance of gravity.
Each act of iD is framed within the
context of the city. Appropriately, the
twelve classic circus disciplines
demonstrated in the show are integrated
with hip-hop, break dance, and other skills
with a distinctly urban twist: a performer on a
bicycle jumps platforms and hurtles over people, and an in-line skater weaves in and out of
obstacles, dancing on his skates and circling
the stage. Even the juggling act, a staple for
any circus, is staged in the context of the city:
company members dressed as construction
workers walk on and offstage, carrying sheets
of glass against which the jugglers bounce
endless circles of tennis balls.
Since its founding in 1993, and
through the subsequent 4,000 shows which
the company has given, Cirque Éloize has
focused on creating shows that, like iD,
excel at crossing boundaries between disciplines. The entire show
has an air of discovery,
of novelty and of genuine
excitement. The action on
stage is supported by a musical score as loud and colorful as the video projected on
the walls of the set. The pairing of video and music are reminiscent of the ever-changing commentary
of graffiti on a city's walls. They heighten the
production's sense of fantasy, but also highlight real emotion and vivid individuality.
iD is not about a single, unified story. It
is instead the story of each of the countless
characters played by the performers during
the course of the evening. It is relevant that
the name of the show references the idea of
identity, because through the sequence of stories, the performers create a series of identities for themselves, as individuals, as
pairs and groups, and as a
company. In iD, Cirque Éloize
recreates the identity of the
traditional art of the circus,
and the personality and energy
of all of the performers make
the show larger than life beneath the stage lights.
All photos from www.cirque-eloize.com
Top: A member of the company performs a dynamic act on the Cyr wheel.
Le: The art of Aerial Silks was another
classic circus discipline demonstrated in
the show.
Boom: An act in acrobacs symbolizes
a meeng of two people in the urban
space created in iD.
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ROXANNE ADDINO
Staff Writer
Lay down the red carpet, it’s Oscar time! Another year of
hard work in the film industry has come to an end, and now
it’s time to celebrate this year’s achievements. This past Sunday, Feb. 27 was the 83rd Annual Academy Awards show
aired on ABC at 8 p.m., hosted by Anne Hathaway and James
Franco. Without a doubt this was definitely a night to remember, filled with unforgettable moments and amazing performances by A.R. Rahman with Florence + The Machine,
Gweneth Paltrow, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Randy
Newman. Aside from the performances, countless awards
were given out to the top films and
actors of the year. Along with the
awards came lots of high fashion,
with some choices being absolute
jaw droppers, others were utter
disasters.
The award of Best Picture went to The King’s
Speech. Best actor in a leading role went to Colin Firth
for his performance in The
King’s Speech. Award for
best actress in a leading role
went to Natalie Portman for her
performance in Black Swan as a
prima ballerina. In the animated
film category Toy Story 3 was
awarded the best animated feature film of 2010. Wally Pfister
Above: Natalie Portman was awarded best cinematograthanked her fiance for
pher for his work in Inception.
giving her “ a new role
in life.”
Hathaway and Franco made quite a comedic couple being two of the
youngest actors ever to host the Academy Awards.
The award for best costume design went to Colleen Atwood
for her costume designs for Alice in Wonderland. Best director went to Tom Hooper for his incredible direction in The
King’s Speech. The Social Network grabbed the award for best
music (original score). The animated film Toy Story 3 won
best music (original song). Yet again, Inception won, this time
for best visual effects. Awarded for best original screenplay
was The King’s Speech, written by David Seidler. There were
other awards received that night, these are just some of the
highlights of awards given to the more popular films of 2010,
definitely a year filled with many diverse and interesting
films.
Aside from the awards and special performances, there’s
the fashion. With an event like the Academy Awards celebrities stop at nothing when it comes to looking good, although
some fashion choices were complete disasters. The trends for
actresses at this year’s Academy Awards were shades of red,
sequins and nude sparkles; column gowns in a variety of colors, silver dresses, purple gowns, emerald earrings, soft wavy
tousled bobs as well as pin straight hair styles. Many male actors sported trendy bow ties or skinny ties with black single
or double button tuxedos. Most of the men kept it classy and
simple, leaving the real trend setting
looks to the females, who for the
most part did not disappoint. The
beautiful and pregnant, Natalie
Portman looked stunning in her
Rodarte purple gown, while
Nicole Kidman was drop dead gorgeous in a Christian Dior white
strapless gown with intricate metallic detailing down the front. From
beautiful gowns we move on to
oversized prom dressed and bright
colors that are not in the least bit
flattering, such as Marisa Tomei’s
deep lavender dress by Charles
Kames, as well as Jennifer Hudson’s red halter gown by Versace. Both of these women have Above: Colin Firth during his
incredible figures and these speech announced in excitedresses did nothing to emphasize ment that he needed to get
off of the stage before he
them in any way.
started to dance.
Along with the glitz and
glam were the many couples at
this year’s Oscars. From Javier and Penelope, Jessica Biel and
Justin Timberlake, to newly engaged and expectant couple
Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied, but we must not
forget one of the younger and most talked about couple Justin
Bieber and Selena Gomez, who later attended the Vanity Fair
after party together.
The 2011 Academy Awards was definitely a night to remember. Next year looks to be just as promising and we can
be sure that Hollywood will continue to create films the reach
far beyond our expectations.
All photos from www.oscars.com
Ryan Cabrera at Croc Rock
Five by Tenn
On the way down and staying there
In celebraon of the 100th anniversary of his
birth, five one-act plays by Tennessee
Williams: “The Purificaon”, “The Lady of Larkspur Loon”, “Lord Byron’s Love Leers”,
"Hello From Bertha", and "This Property is
Condemned" will be performed at Cedar Crest.
A black screen descended from
the ceiling and anticipation rose as the
audience waited for the Ryan Cabrera
to perform. The lights were dim as the
audience waited for the main event to
emerge and when he finally did, the performance was far less than what we expected.
The opening bands that played before Cabrera ranged from a bleach
blonde rocker named Alex York. York
was eclectic style to say the least, he
paraded around in red skinny jeans
and a vest. His music was interesting to say the least; his cover of
Womanizer by Britney
Spears was the best thing
from his set list that
was performed.
He encouraged all
of his minions to
come to his merch
table after his performance so he
could meet everyone.
Hiccup Hellen another
band that performed set the
bar high for other bands that
followed them. Their music
was catchy and the audience
soaked up the enthusiasm that
was emitting from them. During one of their songs the entire audience was screaming and dancing to the
lyrics, they were one of the best bands
that played before Cabrera.
Then the time arrived for Ryan to
perform and when the screen rose and
he entered the stage there was a moment
of awkward exchange between Cabrera and his manager. He said hello to the
audience the he kept talking to his manager trying to get something worked out
with his music. It was uncomfortable to
watch and started his set of in a very
awkward way.
In between songs he took shots
and talked to the audience about the upcoming concerts he has. His voice
sounded worn and as if it was affected
by his consistent alcohol consumption
throughout his set. He sang is signature
hits On the way down, and True and
they were the highlight of his entire
show.
At one point Cabrera forgot the
lyrics to one of his songs and also his
own age when told the crowd that
he recently turned 23. Cabrera
was actually born on July 18,
1982 thus making him 28, not
23.
The concert wasn’t
completely
horrible, at
one point
Cabrera played
a cover of Billie Jean by
Michael Jackson and
didn’t completely ruin it.
He did it justice by just
playing it and not attempting to sing it as
well.
All in all the show
was great until Ryan
Cabrera grace the stage.
All of the bands that performed before him had a
sincerity about them that Cabrera
lacked. You could tell that they really
loved music and were so appreciative
of the fact that people pay to see them.
Cabrera on the other hand acted as if he
were God’s gift to music and in reality
his 15 minutes of fame should have
ended in 2004. His career has been on
the way down for seven years and I’m
not sad to admit that it won’t be going
up anytime soon.
Katey Dauble | Photo Editor
NICOLE MAGLOIRE
Business Manager
MARCH 17, 18, and 19 at 8 p.m.
MARCH 20 at 2 p.m.
Samuels Theater, Tompkins College Center
Fixin’ To Die: Philadelphonic
flair meets southern hospitality
DANNAH HARTMAN
Editor in Chief
It’s a little less hip-hop and a lot more folk infused blues
as G. Love revisits his roots with his 15th studio album, Fixin’
To Die.
The back to basics sound may be in part due to the
Philadelphia native’s collaboration with Seth and Scott Avett
of The Avett Brother who not only contributed musically but
also produced the new album.
While it’s apparent from the floor-stomping, hand-clapping opening title track “Fixin’ To Die” that the album has a
southern twang to it, G. Love still maintains his signature hiphop style on the single “Just Fine.” The brokenhearted slow
tempo song starts off, “I got bills to pay overdue since may/ but
payin’ bills ain’t somethin’ imma do today/ I’d rather write a
rhyme about the life I threw away/ Are you the reason that my
sky went from blue to grey?” and continues into a catchy chorus.
While “Milk and Sugar” isn’t the most exciting song, it
certainly sticks to G. Love’s habit of writing about beverages
(think “Soda Pop” or “Cold Beverage”). Other than these two
songs, Fixin’To Die delves deep into the genres of folk, country and blues with such precision it’s hard to believe that the
singer songwriter is most known for his eclectic and rhythmic
hip-hop style.
Although it seems somewhat random among an album
where banjos and harmonicas are ever present, G. Love even
pulls off a quirky cover of Paul Simon’s “50 ways to leave
your lover.”
Originally on his album Gone Country, “Get Goin’”
makes an appearance on Fixin’ To Die but it’s been updated
with an energetic electric approach. Other standouts include
the melodic laid back “Home” and the country crooning
“Heaven.”
Clocking in at nearly 6 minutes, “Pale Blue Eyes” is G.
Love’s longest track on Fixin’ To Die. The harmonious and
intelligently written track would be the perfect ending to a
beautifully cohesive album, however Fixin’ To Die continues
with “500 Mile Girl” a raw bluesy track which showcases G.
Love’s ability to fuse his funky hip-hop background with his
newfound niche for folk and country.
Photo |www. philadelphonic.com
G. Love’s new album Fixin’ To Die is now
available
on
iTunes
for
$9.99.
10 STUDY BREAK
Samurai Sudoku
Submied by: Alyssa Slinger
Hints for solving the puzzle:
1.) The samurai sudoku puzzle consists of five overlapping classic Sudoku puzzles.
2.) Each 9x9 sub-sudoku must be
solved in accordance to normal sudoku rules: each row, column and
Alyssa Slinger, Editor
3×3 box must contain all digits
from 1 to 9 – therefore, digits can
not be repeated.
3.)The center sub-sudoku typically
has less clues, so it may be easier to
start at one of the corner sub-sudokus.
Musicals Crossword
Submied by: Sarajane Sein
Clues
DOWN
1. The antagonist of Jesus Christ Superstar; makes his case during This
Jesus Must Die
2. Joseph in Joseph & the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat is “quite the
smoothest person in the _____”, to
the chagrin of his 11 brothers.
3. In Hairspray, Seaweed and Little
Inez live in this part of Baltimore
4. The second staged production that
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
did together
5. Show-stopping Act II opener in
Phantom of the Opera
6. This character in Les Miserables
was “born inside a jail” and has developed a ruthless sense of justice because of it
7. Bumbling sidekick to the brawny,
boasting Gaston in Beauty & the
Beast
8. She and her mother get a redeeming verse at the end of the show Haispray, but not the film
ACROSS
1. Rice & Webber made up for hav-
Broadway Fun Facts!
-Broadway productions sell about
one billion dollars worth of tickets
every season.
-There are 40 Broadway theaters
in total, each with a minimum
seating of 500 people.
- The longest running production
to date is “Phantom of the Opera”
which opened in 1988 and is still
running today.
-Over 120 wigs are worn each
night for a given performance.
-There are enough lighting devices on a given set to light an en-
ing a limited number of female protagonists when they made this show,
their final together
2. Of the protagonists, the only female in Les Miserables to survive
the show.
3. He contributed additional lyrics to
the musical version of Beauty & The
Beast
4. Rock opera containing East-West
star-crossed lovers and a game of
strategy
5. Roger & Mimi struggle with this
kind of addiction in Rent
6. Benny’s wife, also known as
“Muffy”, in Rent
7. The title character in 1 Down
sings the praises of this South American city
8. The cuckold Egyptian who throws
Joseph in jail in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
9. Portrayed (and betrayed!) protagonists in 4 Across and 4 Down;
brother of a former Buffy star
10. Though unnamed in the show,
the title character of The Phantom of
the Opera is named this in the novel
tire football stadium.
-Most theaters run a set schedule
of eight shows per week.
Compiled by: Alyssa Slinger
Horoscopes
Submied by: Stacy Williams
Pisces
(Feb. 19 – Mar. 20)
Partners in an intense friendship
have many ways of communicating. Once you are able to express
your pent up feelings, you will be
able to forgive them and move on.
Get out and find new projects that
interest you.
Aries
(Mar. 21 – Apr. 19)
You are able to achieve your immediate goals if you learn to listen closely to others. reconnect
with what excites you and rejoin
the life that’s going on outside
your door.
Taurus
(Apr. 20 – May 20)
The attention you will receive will
be encouraging. Your high level
of confidence will announce to
others that you are ready to get
down business. Accepting a defeat
or a setback with grace will make
a bad moment much shorter.
Gemini
(May 21 – June 20)
Invite others to join you into a
new realm of learning. Stress your
independence, creativity and
style. Be open to new experiences
and remember to say thank you.
You are eager to ask questions and
not afraid of the answers.
Cancer
(June 21 – July 22)
Once you do something, you will
feel more confident in who you
are. Volunteer work looks good on
your resume, which can not only
help others, but yourself, as well.
Leo
(July 23 – Aug. 22)
Remind others of how inventive
you can be when you have to be.
Strategy will take over once you
can no longer accept the way
things are. It is possible to make
changes without causing damages.
Virgo
(Aug. 23 – Sept. 22)
Whether it be for business or for
pleasure, take advantage of the
situation before you. Set the standards, keep the flow positive and
don’t try to preach your morals to
others.
Libra
(Sept. 23 – Oct. 22)
You need to be cautious about
who you trust with your personal
and financial matters. Remember
that a relationship is as much
about friendship as it is about obligation.
Scorpio
(Oct. 23 – Nov. 21)
Everyone will be fascinated with
your conversations. Your showmanship and flair many be questioned by those in authority.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
Open your eyes to reality that exists not of what you perceive
through your rose colored glasses.
Look deeper and you will be able
to make necessary changes.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22 – Jan. 19)
Take the time you need to streamline procedures and improve techniques. Once you do, you will be
able to reap rewards beyond your
expectations.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
Your skills are a valuable asset
to any team on which you are a
player. Don’t allow negative
comments you hear discourage
your progress. Watch for opportunities that could soon become
available to you.
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ATHLETICS
BASEBALL REMEMBERS ANDY JURINKO
S p o r t s Ta l k
with Stacy
STACY WILLIAMS
Assistant Athlecs Editor
Pistons laugh at Kuester’s ejection
The Detroit Pistons have a mutiny
on their hands. About half the
team decided not to show up for
the shoot-around in protest of the
head coach. Kuester’s emotions
boiled over late in the second
quarter against the 76ers. He received two technical fouls for
complaining loudly and saying
words not suitable for television.
One of the shoot-around offenders, Tracy McGrady, thought the
spectacle was quite hilarious.
(Clockwise starng with above painng)
1. Frank Robinson of the Kansas City Reds is painted crossing home
plate
2. Roy Campanella of the (Boston) Dodgers connects with the ball
3. Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Apraicio slides into home
4. Yankee Stadium
5. Johnny Podres of the (Boston) Dodgers celebrates with his teammates aer winning the 1957 World Series of Baseball
All photos from www.andyjurinko.com
JESS BOLLUYT
Staff Writer
Andy Jurinko, one of America's greatest
baseball artists, died of pancreatic cancer at the
age of 71 on Thursday, Feb. 14.
Jurinko was born in the summer of 1939 in
Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He began drawing at
the age of three, and focused his earliest artistic
efforts on drawings of scenes related to World
War II, which began just after his birth. As he
grew up, he began to work on drawings and
paintings of the stars of Hollywood and of the
stars the world of sports. In high school, he became a baseball player on his high school's team
and fell in love with the sport.
Jurinko attended the Philadelphia College
of Art and Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University). While living in Philadelphia,
he began to work as an illustrator. He continued
to produce paintings that depicted the many
facets of everyday popular culture: everything
from female nudes to city passersby to family
scenes and individual portraits. He moved from
Philadelphia to San Francisco to New York,
painting all the way. It wasn't until the 1980s,
after he had moved to New York, that art and
baseball really came together for Jurinko. He
began to travel to stadiums around the country
and study photographs in the Hall of Fame,
searching for inspiration for his artwork.
In the 1990s he embarked on the project
that would make him famous: a ten-year painting project that would document the history of
Major League Baseball from 1946-1960. Working in the full and vivid color of his realistic
style of oil painting, Jurinko created 600 paintings of great baseball stars and their most memorable games. He painted over 400 portraits of
baseball players and over 150 action scenes of
moments from some of the greatest games in
baseball's history. All of these depicted baseball
in its “Golden Age.” The paintings were compiled into two books, Heart of the Game, published in 2004, and Soul of the Game, published
in 2006. A third book which will be released this
year, titled Golden Boys, features National
League stars, also from the 1940s-60s. Today,
the Baseball Hall of Fame, where Jurinko went
for inspiration for his work, now features lithographs of some of Jurinko's own paintings of the
greatest faces and moments of baseball history.
Another project of Jurinko's, very different
from his paintings of the Golden Age of the
sport, was the group of images he created to memorialize well-loved but now defunct ballparks.
He recognized the importance of the space
where the game is played, and fans loved the
paintings because they commemorated the
strong connection between the game and the his-
torical places where it has been played.
New York City itself was another great
source of inspiration for Jurinko, and the city
was the site of many of Jurinko's exhibitions and
shows. A number of New York publications also
featured his work. Jurinko and his wife lived in
close proximity to the World Trade Center since
1977, and after the Sept. 11 attacks, they were
displaced from their apartment. Their apartment
was damaged by pieces of the airplanes that hit
the Center, and had it not been for the protection
of the metal filing cabinet where Jurinko stored
the photographic slides of his artwork, his books
would never have been able to be published.
Though Jurinko leaves behind him an impressive body of artwork on many subjects, he
will be always remembered as one of the greatest baseball artists known by the sport. The vivid
colors of his paintings, from the green of the
outfield to the red of the Phillies, Jurinko's favorite team, will serve to memorialize his intense love for the game. Perhaps in the years to
come, baseball fans will continue to fall in love
with Jurinko's work just as they have fallen in
love with the game, their love of baseball deepened by an appreciation of the work of one of
baseball's greatest lifelong fans.
COACH RESIGNS AFTER
ALTERCATION WITH PLAYER
STACY WILLIAMS
Assistant Athlecs Editor
Holy Family University’s
men’s basketball head coach, John
O’Connor, resigned from his post
after a videotaped altercation with
one of his players, Matt Kravchuk,
went viral on the internet which
threw the two into the national
spotlight. No criminal charges were
filed but the player indeed filed, a
criminal complaint and a police report.
The video leaked onto the internet containing footage of
O’Connor
slamming
into
Kravchuk, knocking him down and
kicking him while he was on the
floor. It also appeared that as the
player struggled to get to his feet,
he received verbal thrashing from
the coach while running to the
locker room.
Unfortunately for Kravchuk,
as reported in a police report, he
was grabbed and elbowed in the
face by O’Connor, which resulted
in a bloody nose and bruised lip.
According to reports, O’Connor claims that he was showing a
“combat rebounding drill” when he
pushed Kravchuk.
O’Connor had a private meeting with Kravchuk apologizing for
the mistake.
This just wasn’t going to do it
for this young man. He took the
matter into his own hands and reported the incident to the athletic
director, Sandra Michael, who reassured the player that matters
would be dealt with. Kravchuk returned to practice and realized that
no apparent action was being enforced so he inquired with Michael,
however she refused to relay any
information on if consequences
were being implemented.
Kravchuk wanted some type
of action taken and the university
couldn’t even deliver at least that.
So Kravchuk decided that if the
school was going to overlook this
matter that he was going to take it
to the police.
Prior to O’Connor’s announcement of his resignation, he
appeared on Good Morning America, sitting face to face with
Kravchuk and his lawyer, to discuss
the situation at hand in which
O’Connor appeared to be apologetic.
"Matt, this was an accident,"
O'Connor said. "I was just trying to
make us a better team that's more
competitive and in doing so an accident happened. It was uninten-
tional by me, and I'm really sorry
that it happened. If I could take it
back I certainly would."
Kravchuk believed his coach’s
apology but with some apprehension.
"To be honest, it's kind of hard
to accept your apology because you
claim it's justified and you claim
you weren't crossing the line," he
said. "And also, I came to Holy
Family to play basketball and now
I'm injured, I can't play, and I can't
play for you anymore just because,
as your player, I'm supposed to be
able to respect you and I don't feel
that I can do that anymore."
A sad conclusion has come of
this as a coach is without a job and
a player is unable to play. At least a
conclusion ahs come of it all.
Old Alliance Gone Sour?
Just days after the Denver
Nuggets finally dealt superstar,
Carmelo Anthony the New York
Knicks, Nuggets head coach,
George Karl, made some unflattering comments about his former
four-time All-Star player. During
the TNT telecast of the Nuggets
vversus Celtics game, Karl in
short basically said Anthony cannot play defense. The following
day, Anthony sent out back to
back tweets that may have been in
response to his former coach.
Kemp criticizes Griffin dunk
Shawn Kemp was one of the
hardest dunkers in the NBA prior
to him going on a see-food diet
and ate himself out of the league
itself. Besides his behavior being
an issue, his weight became a
rather big issue. Well, the legend
[Kemp] was not so impressed
with Blake Griffin’s winning
dunk at the slam dunk contest.
Kemp classified the rookie’s dunk
weak and feels he could do better
at the age 41. He believes he can
jump over not one, but two smart
cars.
Blatche challenges a man to a
fight via Twitter?
Yes it has been confirmed, Andray Blatche, only days after having his name misspelled on his
jersey, has challenged a person
via Twitter. The young player was
receiving some hate from another
individual and it really got him
hot under the collar. So, he retaliated without thinking. Blatche
tweeted, “ok let’s do this so
everyone can see wat u bout let’s
meet n dc Saturday after my
game,” and when he didn’t receive a response, he tweeted,
“…like I said I’m done with this
fake internet thing if u wanna see
meet me Saturday after game I
can throw these things homie.”
These tweets were deleted in
order to protect his stupidity.
12 ATHLETICS
Michelle Palmisano, Editor
CSAC RECOGNIZES
March Zumba Schedule
FALCON ATHLETES
MICHELLE PALMISANO
Athlecs Editor
Lizzy Sunderhaus, junior Genetic Engineering major, center
and captain of the basketball team
now has something else to add to
her resume. Sunderhaus is now the
only Cedar Crest basketball player
to ever an all conference award
three
times.
CSAC (Colonial States Athletics Conference) head coaches
vote on the All-Conference selections towards the end of each season
and
Sunderhaus
was
previously chosen as Women’s
Basketball Rookie of the Year as
well as First Team All-Conference
player
in
2009.
Leading in rebounds with
15.6 a game and scoring with 19.7
points per game kept Sunderhaus
on the top of her game all season.
Sunderhaus is also ranked third in
the nation for rebounds and 20 in
scoring. In addition Sunderhaus is
tied for second within the conference for blocks with 1.9 per game.
Sun
As only a junior, Sunderhaus
scored her 1000th point in a game
against Gwynedd-Mercy College
on Jan. 22, 2011 and also made her
career-high 12 free throws from
the foul line that night. Her careerhigh points were scored against
Bryn Mawr as the team got a win
as well. In another win, against
Keystone, Sunderhaus gained her
career-high rebounds, posting 25.
“I feel greatful for the award.
I feel like it gives a testament to the
wonderful season I had this year,”
said
Sunderhaus.
To add to Cedar Crest’s impressive statistics senior Kelley
Cipriani was honored by CSAC by
being named to the Sportsmanship
Team. Cipriani, co-captain, appeared in all 24 games and clearly
made a positive impact upon the
conference head coaches in order
to
be
named.
This is a huge honor for both
athletes. Congratulations Kelley
and
Lizzy.
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6
11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
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15
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7:00 p.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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Keep track of your team with a March Madness bracket!
**Fill in the rest of this bracket, cut out, and place in the boxes labeled “March
Madness brackets” at the info desk in TCC or in the gymnasium in Lees Hall!
The student with the most winners in each round will win a great prize!
Second
Round
First Round
Kansas 322
1
Lehigh 2210
16
UNLV 256
8
Sweet
16
Elite
Eight
Final
Four
Naonal
Championship
Final
Four
Elite
Eight
Sweet
16
New Orleans, LA
Oklahoma City, OK
First Round
Second
Round
1
Kentucky 322
16
Tennessee St. 2014
8
Texas 249
Northern Iowa 284
9
9
Wake Forest 1910
Michigan St. 248
5
5
Temple 295
New Mexico St. 2211
12
Maryland 238
4
Houston 1915
13
Tennessee 258
San Diego St. 258
12
Jacksonville, FL
Spokane, WA
13
EAST
MIDWEST
6
6
11
San Jose, CA
Providence, RI
4
Cornell 274
Wisconsin 236
Wofford 268
Marquee 2211
11
Washington 249
3
New Mexico 294
Georgetown 2310
3
Ohio 2114
14
14
Oklahoma St. 277
7
7
Clemson 2110
10
Missouri 2210
Georgia Tech 2212
10
Ohio State 277
2
UC Santa Barb. 209
15
Buffalo, NY
Milwaukee, WI
2
15
Montana 229
West Virginia 276
Morgan St. 279
Syracuse 284
1
1
Duke 295
Vermont 259
16
16
Play in Winner
Gonzaga 266
8
8
California 2310
CHAMPION
Buffalo, NY
Jacksonville, FL
Florida St. 229
9
9
Louisville 2012
Butler 284
5
5
Texas A&M 239
12
Utah State 277
UTEP 266
12
Vanderbilt 248
4
Murray St. 304
13
Xavier 248
6
Minnesota 2113
11
Pisburgh 248
3
Oakland 268
Spokane, WA
San Jose, CA
WEST
Milwaukee, WI
4
13
SOUTH
New Orleans, LA
Notre Dame 2311
11
Old Dominion 268
3
14
14
7
7
Florida 2112
10
North Texas 248
2
15
10
Oklahoma City, OK
Providence, RI
Siena 276
6
BYU 295
Kansas St. 267
Purdue 275
2
15
Baylor 257
Sam Houston St. 257
Richmond 268
Saint Marys 265
Villanova 247
Robert Morris 2311