A degree fit for a diva

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Vol. 85 No. 12
In This Issue
OPINIONS
Campus Corner
“What is the best prank you have
ever pulled on someone or had pulled
on you?”
page 2
Letters to the Editor
“Sometimes I feel like the ‘Guardian of
Forever’ from the old Star Trek series.
Out of nowhere, he wakes up and says, ‘A
question. I have waited eons for a question.’”
page 4
NEWS
Caution: Women at work
“While the women of Cedar Crest College
are hard at work inside the buildings and
dorms, construction workers are hard at
work outside.”
page 5
Presidential Candidate Update
George W. Bush
page 5
MEMORIAL
Loss of two Cedar Crest College members
strikes hard
Jennifer Safi and Glenn Johns
page 6
LIFESTYLES
April Fool’s Day
“Most people celebrate April Fool’s Day
in one way or another, but do most people
know the origin of this holiday?”
page 7
Trends: What’s hot and what’s not
“Combining outfits this season is not
particularly difficult.”
page 7
Protect children from abuse
“Each year, more than one million
children are the subject of child abuse.”
page 8
Who, me? I don’t have an STD!
“At least one in four Americans will contract an STD at some point in their lives.”
page 8
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet Dr. Catherine Cameron, Professor
of Anthropology
page 10
The Sound Booth...
Indigo Girls never disappoint and keep
listeners thinking
page 11
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
April 1, 2004
A degree fit for a diva
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
"To live artfully is to live from the
inside out," said Jessye Norman, in her
speech to the crowd in attendance to see the
famed opera star receive an honorary Doctor
of Fine Arts degree from Cedar Crest College
this past Friday, March 26. Norman emphasized the power that the arts have to transform the classroom and urged listeners as a
community to strive to keep arts programs in
the schools.
Jessye Norman, born in Augusta,
Georgia, has a lengthy list of credits and honors under her belt. A four time Grammy winner, Norman has performed recitals and operatic roles, and has performed with acclaimed
symphony orchestras and chamber music collaborators worldwide. She has received
numerous awards for her superior vocal capabilities, and made history as the youngest
recipient when she received the country's
highest award for excellence in the performing arts, the Kennedy Center Honor.
She sits on numerous boards of directors, holds over 30 honorary degrees from
other colleges and universities, and is a lifelong member of the Girl Scouts of America.
As Norman entered the crowded Lees
Hall, she was greeted with loud applause.
Before the degree presentation was made, the
Madrigal Singers, under direction of
Professor Charles McAnall, offered two lilting pieces as a musical interlude.
College President Dorothy Blaney, in
her remarks, referred to Norman as the "ultimate role model for the transforming power
of the arts." Upon being presented her degree
and hood by President Blaney, Dr. Martha
Hutson-Saxton, and Provost Cynthia Metzler,
Norman stepped up to the podium and sang
several phrases of "America" in her dramatically warm and beautiful operatic voice. She
then delivered a poignant address entitled,
"The Necessity of the Arts in our Lives."
Norman spoke of the importance of lis-
Jessye Norman, opera diva, accepting her honorary degree at Cedar Crest.
Photo by Jessica Brabant
tening to what she described as our "soul's
voice", our "soul's music", and our "spirit
self". She fears that many have forgotten the
crucial role that the arts play in society, particularly in school systems, and remarked that
in former cultures, the arts were "recognized
as something essential to daily life." Norman
encouraged the audience to embrace the arts
and value them.
She continued by challenging the audience to take the issue into our own hands by
making our voices heard in the voting booth,
encouraging friends and neighbors to get
involved in saving arts programs in the
schools, and to personally teach others our
own forms of creativity. Norman concluded
by urging her listeners to make the arts a part
of their own lives, and to listen to their
"soul's music" everyday.
Upon conclusion of Norman's remarks,
President Blaney spoke for the entire room in
saying, "We are all now star struck."
In this time of great expansion to Cedar
Crest's science programs, it is extremely
important for the college to have presented an
honorary degree to a woman like Jessye
Norman, who has such great significance in
the arts. All forms of art, from drama, to
music, to the written word, play an essential
role in the ability of children, college students, and adults alike to express themselves.
Striving for excellence:
Cedar Crest and Middle States
Courtney Lomax, Jennifer Woytach
Crestiad Reporter, Assistant Editor
Earlier this week, Cedar Crest College
went through the final steps of the Middle
States Commission on Higher Education’s
re-accreditation process. The college goes
through this process every ten years.
Having accreditation means “being recognized as meeting certain standards of
excellence,” according to Carol Pulham,
Associate Provost and co-chair of the Self
Study Report.
The Self-Study Report, a comprehensive self study, was created by faculty, staff,
trustees, alumnae, and students. The report,
which was completed in February 2004,
shows the progress of Cedar Crest College
since the 1993 accreditation. There were
many revisions to the original report, which
dates back to April 2002.
A team from Middle States was at the
college from March 28-31. During their
visit, they met with students and other members of the college community. Dr. Thea
Harrington, English professor at Hilbert
College, led focus groups of students. The
focus group s discussed issues of curricu-
lum, scheduling, and course offerings. The
Middle States team is made up of faculty
and administrators from other colleges
including Mount St. Mary’s College and
Seminary, Houghton College, Elmira
College, Hilbert College, St. John Fisher
College, Beloit College, Roberts Wesleyan,
and Utica College.
“We have been organizing this, but by
no means done all of the work,” Pulham
said in reference to herself and Cynthia
Metzler, Provost and co-chair. There are
many people involved in the process of reaccreditation.
For the past two years, the Cedar Crest
community has been part of different committees exploring Cedar Crest with the standards set by Middle States. The Fourteen
Standards of Excellence are Mission,
Planning and Institutional
Resources/Administration, Leadership and
Governance, Integrity, Institutional
Assessment, Student Admissions and
Retention, Student Support Services, The
Faculty, and Educational Offerings/General
Education and Related Educational
Activities.
Along with the Fourteen Standards, the
report highlights areas of “continued emphasis,” said Pulham. These areas are
Resources, Assessment, and Curriculum.
The Steering Committee headed the
Continued on page 5
The Cedar Crest College Self Study Report is on
reserve in the Cressman Library.
www2.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad
The Crestiad - April 1, 2004 - Page 2
OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
What is the best prank you have ever pulled on someone or had pulled on you?
Josie Wells-Freshman,
Neuroscience
Sarah Beck-Senior
Elementary Education
Denise Dresher-Junior,
Elementary Education
Loretta Elia-Senior,
Information Systems
“We had just watched a scary
movie and I put safety pins in
one side of my friends sheets
and pulled on the attached
strings so the sheets moved.
She thought there was something under the bed and
flipped out!”
“One day this girl told my
physics teacher that I was
Amish to get out of doing an
experiment.
He didn't fall for it.”
“When I was about 15, I went
to Disney World. I tried to get
into a canoe and my brother
and sister moved it away
from the land and I was doing
a split. I had one foot on land
and one in the canoe!”
“I put blue dye in the shower
head. It wasn't permanent, but
my step father was blue for
the day!”
Missing my shoes
The C re stiad
Spring 2004 Staff
Editor in Chief
Gabrielle Boulerice
News Editor
Beth Ciccolella
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Managing Editor
Nadia Mohammad
Lifestyles Editor
Stacey Frank
Business Manager
Jessica Muraviov
Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Photo Editor
Jessica Brabant
Assistant Editors
Jennifer Woytach
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Web Editor
Laura Scioli
Staff
Shannon Casey
Jessica Eyth
Katie Fehlinger
Courtney Lomax
Nichole McCollum
Linda Misiura
Mary Jo Moninghoff
Stacey Solt
Rose Strong
Iva Tchomakova
Jenn VanderWege
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Linda Misiura
Crestiad Reporter
the Emergicenter down the street walked
into the room, after looking at my x-rays
and said, "I think you're going to need a tissue."
I fell up a set of stairs. Not down, as
It was then that I knew my foot was
most people do, but up. And as a result, I
broken. And that my dance classes would
broke my foot. Four days before the spring
definitely have to be taken out of this
term started.
semester's schedule. But I didn't cry.
Right after I fell, I jokingly yelled, "I
She told me that it was the fifth
think I broke my foot." But that was the
metatarsal in my left foot, and that it was
funny part; I wasn't being serious, I didn't
"really, really broken." For some reason, I
really think that I had broken my foot.
still felt surprisingly calm, a little dejected,
After gingerly trying to put some
but I still didn't cry.
weight on my damaged limb and realizing
The crying came later as the actuality
that I couldn't, I hopped on one foot over to
of the situation began to sink in. I called my
the couch. Now at first, it didn't seem that
dad and then my
bad. I didn't see any immediate swelling, but it did
I guess I get to spend a boyfriend to tell them the
news, but suddenly I was
start to throb, so out came
little more time thinking overcome with this emothe giant ice pack.
Everyone said "it's not about those who aren't as tion. I wasn't in any pain,
broken, it's not broken"lucky as I am to be com- but as soon as I tried to
say "it's broken," the
except the librarian at my
pletely mobile.
tears welled up in my
high school. For some reaeyes and I became all
son, he thought it was brochoked up. Hearing someone else say it was
ken. It could have been that it was four days
broken was fine, but somehow when I tried
after I fell and I still couldn't walk on my
to say it, it became way too real for me.
foot. Or it could have been that my foot was
Most women know what I'm talking about.
roughly four times its normal size, and the
My dad, however, does not understand emocolor of a ripe plum.
tional reactions and quickly told me to act
But still I pressed on, telling myself
my age and stop crying.
that the swelling would go down, and by my
Crutches were the only way for me to
first class, I would be able to walk on it. But
get around for two weeks. The good thing
the swelling never went down, and the
about it was that I never got cold. The bad
bruising only got worse.
thing about it was that I couldn't do anything
I managed to drive myself to Cedar
for myself. I couldn't get my lunch or dinCrest and get unpacked. But after navigating
ner, I couldn't open doors, and I couldn't
the stairs twice with crutches, and nearly recarry anything.
injuring my foot in the process, I realized
that I had better see a doctor.
Continued on page 4
And so I went. The doctor on duty at
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OPINIONS
In the news...
Democracy Alive in Spain
Jessica Eyth
Crestiad Reporter
The people
of Spain have
spoken. The
recent election
ousted the proUS Popular Party
and brought in
the Socialists, led
by José Luis
Rodríguez Zapatero. The election results
came as quite a surprise since the Popular
Party candidate, Mariano Rajoy was leading
in the polls up until the terrorist attack on
March 11. So what changed? Apparently the
people of Spain were so outraged at how
José María Aznar’s administration behaved
in the aftermath of the terrorist bombing of a
commuter train that claimed over 200 lives
and injured thousands that they were determined to punish Aznar and took to the polls
in record numbers.
Aznar is being accused of exploiting the
tragedy for his own political gain. Spaniards
believed that Aznar promoted the misconception that a domestic terrorist group, not Al
Quaeda, committed the attacks. Now al
Quaeda is claiming responsibility for the
bombing that Spaniards feel is retaliation for
their support of the Bush Administration.
The Prime Minister-elect, Zapatero, has
condemned the war in Iraq and the Bush
Administration’s unilateral attack and has
promised to withdraw the 1,300 Spanish
troops stationed in Iraq if the United Nations
does not assume control of the occupation.
The war in Iraq was extremely unpopular in
Spain, with some polls showing 90 percent
of Spanish citizens opposed to it.
The Bush Administration has lost a
powerful ally in Spain and many Americans
are viewing the election results as a sign that
the Spanish are caving in to terrorists.
Conservative talk shows are buzzing with
phrases like “the terrorists have won in
Spain,” and “the Spanish appease terrorism.”
Growing anti-US sentiment in Europe is
becoming a big problem for the Bush administration. In fact, anti-US sentiment everywhere is a big problem since the war on terrorism requires cooperation between governments-allies or not.
Our inability to play well with others
could seriously affect the political global climate for the next few years. Our “the best
defense is a good offense” strategy towards
foreign policy doesn’t sit well with other
countries. Promoting democracy in the
Middle East seems hypocritical when we
condemn democracy in Spain because we
don’t like the results. Instead of re-naming
“Spanish omelets” “freedom omelets” we
shout address the European anti-US sentiment as a serious obstacle in the fight against
terrorism. We should ask ourselves what we
are doing that offends our closest allies and
vote accordingly like a true democracy does.
Send questions and comments to:
[email protected]
You say potato
Steve Hofstetter
Crestiad Special
Now that presidential election season is
upon us, we are in the throws of the NCAA
tournament, and it's just about a year since
we declared not-war on Iraq, I thought it was
high time someone discussed why the set of
Little House on the Prairie had so many potatoes.
If it has been a while since you've seen
Little House on the Prairie, you are obviously
not one of the three people who have purchased the DVD boxed set. That's right - for
just four easy payments of more money than
it's worth, you can purchase the very same
episodes you grew up ignoring as a child.
Most people who read my column are
too young to have had the chance to ignore
Little House on The Prairie, but I'm reasonably certain they would have, given the proper chance. The show was cancelled in 1982,
making anyone under 22 unable to have seen
a new episode. I'm only 24, and I remember
the show fairly well. I must have seen it in
syndication because I have mean parents.
I kid, I kid. I'm sure it was a great show
that was heartwarming and taught you lessons about life and little houses and prairies.
They resurrected it for one final episode in
1984. Which I'm sure was also heartwarming
and taught us lessons and. Oh, sorry. I fell
asleep before I could finish that sentence.
I was reminded of the show recently
because a friend of mine actually purchased
the boxed set. She's a big fan, which is crazy
because she's not nuts or 85. But she was
watching it and I walked in during a heartwarming episode about little houses and
prairies.
The episode also dealt with the possibility of Mrs. Ingalls having an affair, even
though what really happened is that some
dude who was finishing her kitchen kind of
liked her. Oooh, scandalous. The oldest
daughter got all upset and the worker guy ran
off, but the real story is that there were potatoes everywhere.
There was one seen in particular when
the family was in, I don't know, a barn, and
the conversation got tense between Mrs.
Ingalls and the hotter daughter. And as the
hotter daughter stormed off, I noticed that
there were several huge baskets of potatoes.
There were probably 500 potatoes in the
scene. That's a lot of potatoes for a show not
involving some guy in the army being punished by having to peel potatoes.
If this were actual footage of the prairie,
which I am guessing it is not because the
prairie had better lighting, the potatoes would
be a bit odd, but I would say, "okay, they just
happen to be in front of potatoes." My problem is that these potatoes had to have been
imported. I am wondering what went on
while the set was being decorated.
"Folks, we're going to need to make this
look authentic. You know what that means.
Potatoes."
"Sure thing boss. I've got a bag of them
right here."
"Just a bag? You're fired! We need more
than a bag! We need a truck full of potatoes!"
"Don't you mean a wagon?"
"Zzzzzzz."
I shouldn't keep joking about how boring the show is, because it did produce one
very exciting childhood memory. There was
an episode where the kids thought the barn
was haunted, possibly by the ghost of Mr.
Potato Head. My mother actually asked me if
I was frightened.
I was already sarcastic as a four-yearold, so I pretended to be scared and ran to the
bathroom and locked myself in, laughing. It
stopped being funny when the lock jammed
and I was stuck in the bathroom for over an
hour. By the time I got out, I was crying hysterically (come on, I was four!) and my family thought I really had been frightened by
Nellie Oleson's bucket of parts.
I should mention that the role of Laura
Ingalls Wilder was played by Melissa Gilbert,
who has since become the hotter sister. She
was also cast in almost every made for TV
movie produced since 1987, since Meredith
Baxter Birney wasn't always unavailable.
Cartoon fans might also know Gilbert as
the voice of Barbara "Batgirl" "Yoko"
Gordon in the animated Batman series. For
those of you who are not Batman fans, you
may not know that the introduction of Batgirl
to the series is analogous to the introduction
of Cousin Oliver to the Brady Bunch. A show
on which the former hotter Ingalls sister once
guest starred. Ow, my head. Perhaps I should
have some aspirin.
Maybe there's some behind these potatoes.
Steve Hofstetter is the author of
Student Body Shots, which is available at
www. SteveHofstetter.com. He can be emailed [email protected].
Traffic on Cedar Crest Boulevard.
City streets and country roads
Gabrielle Boulerice
Editor-in-Chief
During my visit to New York City this
past month, I decided that I am not a city
person. I love cities and all that they have
to offer, but I am truly a country girl.
I have a lot of fun when I visit cities
because I am never bored when I am in
them. I love to shop and look at all of the
beautiful buildings. There are always things
to do and places to go. The best part is that
you do not have to drive twenty miles to get
to the nearest grocery store or mall. A car is
not even necessary in a city. It is more of a
pain than a convenience.
I do eventually get to the point where I
am ready to go back home. I need a break
from the city. I could visit any city for a
few weeks, but I could never live in any one
of them. Cities become overwhelming for
me. I get both physically and mentally
exhausted when I visit them. I find that the
people who live in them tend to be rude and
have a completely different attitude toward
things than country people.
I am not sure that I like the fast-paced
environment of cities. I do not like the fact
that everyone is always in a rush to get
somewhere when they live in a city. All of
the drivers seem to be constantly annoyed.
They are always honking their horns and
they even bump other cars. The amount of
traffic in cities amazes me. I would never
have the patience to sit in traffic for hours
without even moving forward a few feet.
This must cause an undue amount of stress
for individuals.
I also do not like the way that cities
smell. I find that they smell horrible. The
air is very different in cities than in the
country. You would not want to take a deep
breath of city air because exhaust fumes are
not the healthiest things to inhale. I hate
how when you walk down the street, you
can smell rotting garbage and even see the
garbage bags piled on the sidewalks. The
worst part is that sometimes the bags are
leaking and if you manage to step in the
leakage, your shoes smell for the duration of
the day. The amount of garbage that accumulates in a city in a day absolutely astonishes me.
For me, the country has more to offer
than any city. I love the fresh air and green
fields that only a country setting can provide. There is nothing better than falling
asleep to the sound of crickets and not the
sound of sirens and horns. It is great to
know that the only people who travel on the
road that you live on are your neighbors and
the occasional tourist. The best part of living on a country road is that you do not
have to wait five minutes to cross it and you
never get stuck in a traffic jam.
I feel safe and secure in the country,
while I am constantly worried about my
safety and security when I am in any city.
Cities worry me. I never know how safe I
will be when I visit a city. There is always
the possibility of getting mugged or raped. I
never worry about such things in my small
town. I know that these things can happen,
but I also know that they are less likely to
happen in a small town than in a large city.
It just seems that when large numbers of
people live in close proximity to one another, they get a little crazy and more daring.
Living with two corrections officers has definitely made me skeptical of everyone that
surrounds me.
I love horses. Cities do not allow me
to have numerous horses and the space to let
them roam. I would not want to keep a
horse in a city environment. I plan on having horses for the rest of my life and I do
not feel that a city will be able to cater to
my desire.
My feelings towards cities leave me in
a predicament for my future because I want
to be a medical examiner. I feel that the
best opportunities for my future career will
be in cities. I already know that I will have
to live in the outskirts of any city that I have
to work in. I will commute to work everyday in order to have the peace of living outside of the chaos of the city. I look forward
to seeing how I will face the future if I am
forced to work in a city. I hope that I will
rise to the occasion and surprise myself by
my ability to adjust to new surroundings and
circumstances. I know that I will find a way
of letting myself have the best of both the
country and the city.
Mr. Chemist’s Neighborhood
by David Raker
OPINIONS
Letters to the Editor:
In response to the March 18 article on domestic violence
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to Katie
Fehlinger’s article, Too Close To Home: The
Reality of Domestic Violence. I commend
Ms. Fehlinger for coming to the rescue of her
friend ‘Mallory.’ Being in the right place at
the right time is extremely pertinent to an
issue such as domestic violence. I also praise
‘Mallory’ for her courage to leave in the face
of her fears and despite her emotional ties to
her abuser.
I wanted to make some comments on
this issue as, I too, have a friend in an abusive relationship. Her situation is much more
critical than Mallory’s, as she has multiple
sclerosis. Her spirit is weakened, making her
unable to fight both physically and emotionally. She is also unable at this point in her
life, to leave the abuser. He provides her
with health insurance, without which, she
wouldn’t be able to have access to healthcare
and medication that can cost upwards of
$75,000 a year.
Most victims of domestic violence don’t
and won’t leave their abusers and those who
do are very brave. What Ms. Fehlinger asked
in her article are very prevailing questions,
but they tend to blame the victim. A common mistake we’ve all made in trying to
rationalize the behavior of both people in a
relationship that is scarred with battering.
I recall hearing about this in my own
home, growing up. My father always said
that when a man raises his hand to a woman,
he’s lost respect for her. My mother, on the
other side of the issue always said any man
who raised his hand to her once, wouldn’t be
around to raise it a second time.
My father’s heart was in the right place
and my mother was a strong woman. Both
my parents died when I was pretty young. I
was 12 when my father died and 18 when my
mother died, but they left me with quite an
impression. I have always tried to earn
respect and I will not be a victim. This is my
pattern, not everyone’s.
Abusers often repeat what they see
growing up and victims fall prey as they witness this pattern in their early years.
According to the National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence,
(http://www.ncadv.org) there are some interesting facts about battered women.
Battering is a pattern of behavior used to
establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often
including the threat or use of violence.
Battering happens when one person believes
they are entitled to control another. Assault,
battering and domestic violence are crimes.
There are three forms of battering; psychological, sexual and physical.
What are some of the reasons for men to
batter women?
A batterer objectifies women. He does
not see women as people. He does not respect
women as a group. Overall, he sees women
as property or sexual objects.
A batterer has low self-esteem and feels
powerless and ineffective in the world. He
may appear successful, but inside he feels
inadequate.
A batterer externalized the causes of his
behavior. He blames his violence on circumstances such as stress, his partner’s behavior,
a "bad day," alcohol or other factors.
A batterer may be pleasant and charming
between periods of violence, and is often
seen as a "nice guy" to outsiders.
Why do women stay?
Although there is no profile of the
women who will be battered, there is a welldocumented syndrome of what happens once
the battering starts. Battered women experience shame, embarrassment and isolation. A
woman may not leave battering immediately
because she realistically fears that the batterer
will become more violent and maybe even
fatal if she attempts to leave;
Her friends and family may not support
her leaving;
She knows the difficulties of single parenting in reduced financial circumstances;
There is a mix of good times, love and
hope along with the manipulation, intimidation and fear;
She may not know about or have access
to safety and support.
There are barriers women face in leaving an abusive relationship and they include,
but are not limited to the following:
Lack of Resources:
Most women have at least one dependent child.
Some women lack access to cash or
bank accounts.
Women who leave fear being charged
with desertion, and losing children and joint
assets.
Institutional Responses:
Clergy and secular counselors are often
trained to see only the goal of "saving" the
marriage at all costs, rather than the goal of
stopping the violence.
Police officers often do not provide support to women. They treat violence as a
domestic "dispute," instead of a crime where
one person is physically attacking another
person.
Police may try to dissuade women from
filing charges.
Prosecutors are often reluctant to prosecute cases, and judges rarely levy the maximum sentence upon convicted abusers.
Probation or a fine is much more common.
Traditional Ideology:
Many women do not believe divorce is a
viable alternative.
Many women believe that a single parent family is unacceptable, and that even a
violent father is better than no father at all.
Many women are socialized to believe
that they are responsible for making their
marriage work. Failure to maintain the marriage equals failure as a woman.
Many women become isolated from
friends and families, either by the jealous and
possessive abuser, or to hide signs of the
abuse from the outside world. The isolation
contributes to a sense that there is nowhere to
turn.
The abuser rarely beats the woman all
the time. During the non-violent phases, he
may fulfill the woman’s dream of romantic
love. She believes that he is basically a "good
man."
A thank you to Ms. Fehlinger for bringing this often overlooked and universal malfunction we have in our society, to our attention. We all know it’s there, we just don’t
want to talk about it. Talking about it is just
what’s needed. Being a women’s college,
Cedar Crest is in a great position to teach
women about this horrendous issue and make
a difference that just might make battering
and abuse the true crime it is and women can
get the help and support they need.
~Rose Strong
To the Editor:
Sometimes I feel like the “Guardian of
Forever” from the old Star Trek series. Out
of nowhere, he wakes up and says, “A question. I have waited eons for a question.”
The question posed by Katie Fehlinger
in her domestic abuse article has made my
personal Guardian of Forever wake up.
“Why can’t women see how badly
these abusers treat them?...What is going on
inside their head?” Katie asked after rescuing her friend. I know the answer.
We do see how bad it is, but in a different way. It doesn’t start as badly as you
saw, and by the time it gets to the degree I
was abused, there is no self-esteem there to
care how bad it is.
I met John in San Jose, California. I
was a single mom of a toddler and a live-in
babysitter for two other girls while going to
school. One day in September, a motor
home pulled up next-door and stayed. I
didn’t meet the occupant until my birthday a
week later. This tall, dark and handsome
man knocked on my door that evening and
introduced himself. He said he had heard it
was my birthday and had made me something as a gift. Almost shyly, he pulled from
behind his back a glass unicorn with a flowing mane and tail. He said it reminded him
of me, how my hair flowed as I ran back
and forth doing errands. What could I do?
We started dating and seeing each other regularly. At Christmas, he gave me a large
diamond ring and asked me to come to
Pennsylvania with him, and then travel the
nation selling glass menageries. When I
accepted, he disclosed to me he was
extremely wealthy and I would never want
for anything again.
We left in the beginning of February. I
was leaving the little family I had, going off
to a place where I knew no one. The first
sign of danger was in San Antonio, Texas.
We had a fight at the rest stop and he left
me. Kicked me out of the motor home with
my daughter and drove away. I was in hysterics, having nothing, no purse, no money,
all of my belongings were in that RV. The
police were called and were trying to calm
me down when he returned. He was surprised at my state and said quite rationally,
“I just went to get gas.” But as we drove
away, he snickered and thought it was all
pretty funny.
We ended up living with his parents for
over a year before we built a house on
Beltzville Lake in the Pocono’s. By the
time we moved into the house, I was emotionally and mentally beaten down. His
mother was the typical abuse victim, and
emotional abuse was rampant in that house.
I spent hours in an old graveyard with my
daughter. I’d bring a book and sit under the
tree while she played with her Barbies. It
was walled in and I could hide there. It was
the only place I could hide.
The physical abuse started the day we
moved into our house. He thought I had
been too attentive to a male neighbor and
started to shove me. He ended up banging
me into walls until I just sunk down in a
fetal position, afraid to speak. The next day
he gave me his credit card and told me to
take the truck and go buy some clothes for
myself. This continued on and on, worse
and worse. Once, he was mad I hadn’t
cleaned his glass blowing bench and blew a
face full of glass dust in my face. My eyes
were literally bleeding tears. I couldn’t see
right for almost a week. But then I got a
two-week vacation in Nags Head, N.C.
I managed his glass blowing business.
I went on sales trips all over the country for
weeks at a time, doing cold calls and selling
all sorts of glass products (some I could
have been arrested for). Once, I brought
home over $20,000 worth of wholesale
orders after a successful week in Fort
Lauderdale. I was a “trophy” girlfriend in
Atlantic City, being dressed in some sort of
costume he deemed sexy enough, on his arm
decked out, staying in posh suites, sitting at
the high roller’s table. But I was convinced
I was nothing, nobody. Absolutely worthless and stupid. He would reassure me that I
was smart at times, before he made me feel
like a moron.
For two years I was brutalized. He was
an alcoholic who shut down the bar 6 out of
7 nights, only to come home to wake me for
a fight. I had no friends, didn’t know how
to reach out for help. My mother came out
to visit me and he physically threw her out
of the house the second day because she
objected to his treatment of me. The neighbors couldn’t stop talking about this, and
soon after, I met a brother of a neighbor
who set out to help me. This caused John to
tap the phone and have me tailed, even on
sales trips.
Why did I finally get out of that living
hell? Because one night in July, he came
home drunk and got into my daughter’s bed.
She had just turned six and she was pleading
with him to stop. I got her out of the bed
and put her in mine (he passed out in hers).
The next day I borrowed a car and ran away.
He chased me down Beltzville Road (a
curvy, 2 lane mountain road), to the turnpike. I ran to Quakertown, called the neighbor’s brother who took me in. Long story
short, I ended up marrying the guy. He didn’t hit me. He emotionally and mentally
abused me, but he didn’t hit me.
I’ve been single for 10 years now. I
feel more confident of myself not to become
a victim again (it’s a wonder what a decade
of therapy can do!), but I’m still wary of
relationships. To answer Katie’s question
(that’s what I was doing, right?), women
stay in abusive relationships because somewhere in their life they became accustomed
to it. I was abused my entire life, and really
didn’t have a choice in becoming a professional victim. I led myself into situations
where I was abused more (once even raped).
I was trying to resolve old situations by
recreating them, hoping for a different outcome. Only by truly accepting what happened to me all of my life could I come to
understand why I was an abuse victim.
I understand Katie’s anger at the situation. It’s better to just try to understand than
to let the anger build. Men who abuse are
abuse victims themselves. In this “don’t
blame the victim” environment, let us realize that the victims go back generations. All
we can do is try to understand and reach out
in love and caring. And not just to the
women, but to the men. In order to hurt
someone so badly, one must already hurt
immensely.
I hope you aren’t sorry you asked.
~Beth Coulter
Shoes
Continued from page 2
One day I was sitting in the Bistro, and
realized how lucky I am to have two working
legs and feet, at least when one's not broken.
I realized that some people feel the helplessness I felt for two weeks every day of their
lives. I looked at the people walking past me.
Not one of them was giving any thought to
their ability to walk into the Bistro, select
some food items, pay, and then walk out.
They all took this for granted. Before I broke
my foot, I did too. Now, I felt for others who
were in my same condition and worse. My
disability was only temporary; some people
have to deal with this their whole lives.
This was the first bone that I had ever
broken. I had always imagined this awful
pain that would occur if I broke something. It
was one of the things I dreaded the mostbreaking a bone. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt.
Well, it didn't hurt that bad, anyway. I
didn't even cry.
A month later, I returned to the doctor. I
expected that the bone would not be completely healed yet, however small of a bone it
was. I asked him, "how much longer?" But I
was not prepared for what he said to me.
"I'd say in two months you'll be completely healed."
I guess I get to spend a little more time
thinking about those who aren't as lucky as I
am to be completely mobile…and longing to
wear those hot pink stilettos in Macy's.
The shoes that one may desire.
NEWS
Students volunteer
their spring break
Courtney Lomax
Crestiad Reporter
Two teams of Cedar Crest College
Students volunteered their Spring Breaks
performing community service in North
Carolina as a part of Alternative Spring
Break.
One team of 15 students and 2 advisors
went to Winston-Salem NC and helped build
houses for Forsyth County’s Habitat for
Humanity. One team of 13 students and 2
advisors went to Lumberton NC to build
wheel chair ramps for the Robeson County
Church and Community Center.
The teams raised over their goal of
$4500.00 to pay for the trip. “Working out
fundraisers, registering for sites, planning
daily activities, housing, and food seemed
like so much work,” said Erin Johnson,
sophomore ASB team leader for WinstonSalem. “I feel like working towards the goal
only heightened my experience.”
The Winston-Salem team participated
in building five houses for Habitat. Each
house had different tasks to be completed.
Team members worked on siding, roofing,
and flooring.
Corinne Tartaglia, freshman, said, “We
worked hard to complete one side of a roof
of a house and were able to nearly complete
a side on another house by the end of the
week.”
The Lumberton team built wheel chair
ramps for the third Spring Break. “This year
we again built wheelchair ramps onto people’s homes,” said Erin Nedderman, senior
ASB team leader for Lumberton. “In a
week we were able to build three. Having all
of our extra hands there to help our supervisors means that more ramps can get done in
a shorter amount of time. This is a great
help to the community because there is such
a long waiting list for a ramp.”
Spending time with the community
helps students realize how valuable their
work is, according to Johnson.
Not only did students develop bonds to
the community and the work they were
doing, they also formed strong bonds with
one another. “The intimacy and confidence
that we gained in each other made the week
of volunteering possible,” according to
Tartaglia.
Tartaglia said, “Community Service has
a way, deeper than we may know, of truly
effecting the one giving.”
Presidential
candidate update
George W. Bush
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
Once more with feeling: Elections 2004
current president and presidential nominee
George W. Bush
Election time is coming once again.
The controversy from the elections of 2000
has stopped echoing in people's ears as
major issues such as the war on terrorism, a
failing economy, and high prices of prescription drugs are the important issues of the
day.
Clearly the Republican representative
in this year's elections will be current
President George W. Bush, re-enforcing and
restating his vision of the future with the
general concepts of the last election.
Education: President Bush firmly
stands beside the "No Child Left Behind
Act," which assumes responsibility that all
children in the United States will be at a certain education level by their 8th grade.
The agenda is set so as to ensure that
all youngsters will be competent in mathematics and reading by a certain age.
President Bush has also promised to
increase the budget for public schools in
order to ensure the success of their educational programs.
Economy: Given the economic hardships and struggles that the past four years
have brought, President Bush has stood firm
in signing agreements that would bring back
jobs into the United States, and agreements
that would slow or eliminate the transfer of
jobs across seas.
The President has been committed to
speed up the proposed tax cuts of 2001, as a
means of bringing back money in the pockets of tax paying Americans. Encouraging
investment and supporting a plan that would
bring $20 billion to states in supporting
services and initiatives are all a part of
Bush's plan and foresight for the next four
years.
Prescription Drugs: With the high costs
of prescription drugs, many Americans have
sought to locate lower prices abroad in
Canada. To avoid having people take unnecessary risks and to help out with Medicaid
and Medicare, President Bush has promised
to provide full coverage for certain screenings and to work towards lowering the
prices on prescription drugs.
For a full review of these issues and
others please visit the official George W.
Bush reelection website, www.georgewbush.com.
Myth and Reality of
Salem Witchcraft
Linda Misiura
Crestiad Reporter
Tonight, Thursday, April 1, at 7:00pm
in Samuels Theatre in TCC, Mary Beth
Norton, Ph.D., will be giving a lecture entitled “Myth and Reality of Salem
Witchcraft.”
Norton is a professor of history at
Cornell University where she specializes in
Early American and Women's History. She
received her degrees from the University of
Michigan and Harvard University. She is a
member of the Distinguished Lectureship
Program of the Organization of American
Historians.
Norton has lectured exclusively across
the United States and abroad. Her published
works include, “The British-Americans:
The Loyalist Exiles in England 1774-1789”
and “Founding Mothers and Fathers:
Gendered Power and the Forming of
American Society,” which was one of three
finalists for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in history.
Following
the lecture,
which is free
and open to the
public, Norton
will be signing
copies of her
latest book, “In
the Devil’s
Snare: The
Salem
Witchcraft
Mary Beth Norton
Crisis of
Photo courtesy of College Relations
1692.”
Construction near the Pool Science Center
Photos by Jessica Brabant
Caution:
Women at work
Stacey Frank
Lifestyles Editor
While the women of Cedar Crest
College are hard at work inside the buildings and dorms, construction workers are
hard at work outside the buildings and
dorms.
As of the students know, construction
has started on the Oberkotter Center for
Health and Wellness
The Health and Wellness Center will be
located in front of the Dorothy Rider Pool
Center.
Two new labs, a multimedia classroom,
faculty offices, restrooms and a lounge will
be added.
This new addition will be a great asset
to Cedar Crest College, and should be well
worth the construction.
The construction for the building is
expected to be completed by November 1 at
the latest. Weather is the factor to the con-
struction’s completion, as it may be completed earlier with the weather’s cooperation.
Preliminary sketches of the Oberkotter
Center for Health and Wellness are located
in the Pool Science Lobby and all are welcome to view them.
The Oberkotter Center is not the only
part of Cedar Crest under construction. The
outside basketball courts/tennis courts in
from of Lee’s Hall are being replaced.
Grass will be planted in their absence,
creating a more pleasant setting. This grass
is will provide a nicer setting for picnics and
other events than basketball courts. This
landscaping will replace the grassy area
being lost to the new building.
The administration hopes that the students “remember that a temporary inconvenience (related to the construction) will result
in a permanent improvement.”
Elaine Deutsch is available to answer
any questions at [email protected].
Middle States
Continued from page 1
Middle States’ committees. Kelly Russell,
SGA President, was a member of the committee, which met frequently in the 20022003 school year and occasionally this
school year.
As a student member of the Steering
Committee, Russell said that she felt her
opinions mattered to the other members of
the committee. “My opinions were welcomed especially with regards to student run
services such as SAB.”
Cedar Crest students should be aware
of the amount of time, effort, and patience
involved in the process. “Our education will
benefit from all the hard work,” Russell
said.
Once the Middle States team reviews
and analyzes Cedar Crest’s progress since
1993, they will make recommendations for
changes if certain standards are not completely met.
“We, in most cases, exceed the standards, but that’s for Middle States to judge,”
Pulham said. She is hopeful that the report
has answered most of the Middle States
team’s questions
“Cedar Crest will consider Middle
States’ criticisms and make changes where
appropriate,” Russell said.
The Middle States will notify Cedar
Crest with a decision on re-accreditation in
the summer of 2004.
Memorial
College community mourns loss
Jennifer S. Safi
course. Not only I, but all the students in
my course were deeply saddened to
learn of her sudden death. She is
missed, and our sympathies are extended to her family, her fiancee, and her
friends.”
Jennifer S. Safi, 21, of Allentown, died
March 12 in Lehigh Valley Hospital,
Allentown. She was a senior at Cedar
Crest College. Born in Allentown, she
was a daughter of Safi and Afaf (Hanna)
Safi, with whom she resided. She was a
member of the Orefield congregation of
Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors:
Parents; fiance, Gavin Millan of Orefield;
brothers, Hosam, Mark and Diab, all at
home; paternal grandmother, Igia Safi,
and maternal grandmother, Nadima
Hanna, both of Allentown.
Melanie Morris, Chair/Assistant
Professor of Management and
Business said that Jennifer Safi
stood out to her. She noted her
"remarkable spirit" and said that
Jennifer "was the type of person that
when you met her, you felt like you
knew her."
Dr. Elizabeth Meade said,
“Jennifer was an extraordinarily
thoughtful student. Her contributions
to class discussion, as well as her
papers, were well-thought out,
insightful and interesting. She clearly
loved to think about new and
challenging ideas. She was a truly
valuable member of our class.”
Dr. James Ward said, “She was a
lively student with a real interest in
the material we address in this
Glenn F. Johns
Glenn Johns was a valuable person
to have on Cedar Crest's faculty
because of his extensive background
and experience in so many seemingly
unrelated disciplines. He loved literature, particularly poetry and drama, and
was very well read in British literature.
He then left teaching to become an editor and publisher with a number of companies and eventually an entrepreneur.
It was his business and marketing experience which prompted him to come to
Cedar Crest to teach in the Business
Department. He brought a wealth of
knowledge and experience to his classes in marketing and business communications. Students frequently praised his
writing classes and how much they
learned about writing from Mr. Johns.
He was also a great advocate of online
education and directed some of Cedar
Crest's earliest online initiatives.
Although he was a fascinating person with many interests and talents, his
first love was definitely teaching.
Although he was very ill for over a year,
he came to class right up until the time
of his death because he was excited
about teaching and devoted to his students. His life is a good example of dedication, of scholarly excellence, of high
energy, and of great courage in times of
adversity.
Marie Wilde
Associate Professor of Mathematics and
Computer Science
Glenn F. Johns, 65, of Emmaus, died
March 8 in Lehigh Valley Hospital,
Salisbury Township. He was married
to Nancy (Hummel) Johns for 42
years last year. He was an assistant
professor in the business department
of Cedar Crest College. He was an
English teacher for Emmaus High
School, 1960-67, and an assistant
football coach and head track coach.
He joined Rodale Press Inc. in 1967
as an editor and in 1974 became publisher of the book division. While at
Rodale, he was the editor of numerous books. He held senior publishing
positions at Stackpole Books, New
York City-based Western Publishing,
Automobile Quarterly, Inc. and the
American Broadcasting Corporation's
Chilton Publishing division. In 1991,
he was appointed a divisional director
at Press Enterprises Inc., where he
served as publisher of the Eastern
Pennsylvania Business Journal until
1999. He graduated from Muhlenberg
College in 1960 and received a master's degree from Lehigh University in
1964. Born in Tamaqua, he was a son
of the late S. Newton and Verna L.
(Krell) Johns. He was a member of
the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit,
Emmaus for over 30 years. He was a
member of the East Penn Board of
School Directors, holding office as
vice president in 1973, president in
1974 and treasurer in 1975. Survivors:
Wife; sons, Michael D. of Deptford,
N.J., Thomas R. of Emmaus; two
grandchildren. Contributions: Glenn F.
Johns Memorial Fund for Outstanding
Lineman at Emmaus High School, c/o
East Penn Bank, Emmaus.
The Morning Call Inc., Copyright
3/9/2004, 3/14/2004
LIFESTYLES
Have you been fooled?
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
Most people celebrate April Fool’s Day
in one way or another, but do most people
know the origin of this holiday? They may
not because there are some discrepancies
surrounding the history of April Fool’s Day,
or All Fool’s Day.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica
Ready Reference 2003, the origin of April
Fool’s Day is unknown. According to
Wilstar.com, this history of April Fool’s Day
is not certain, but can be traced back to
France in the year 1582, and the adoption of
the Gregorian Calender. Before 1582, the
celebration of the new year was celebrated
between March 25 and April 1. When Pope
Gregory XIII and King Charles IX replaced
the Julian Calender with the Gregorian
Calendar, New Year’s Day was moved to
January 1. The French who refused to celebrate the new year in January, or were
unaware of the change and continued to
observe New Year’s Day on April 1 were to
be known as “fools.” These “fools” were
then subject to pranks.
While The Museum of Hoaxes (museumofhoaxes.com) offers a similar theory, it
clearly states: “The link between the calender change and April 1 appears to be based
on modern conjecture rather than archival
research. Therefore, while the theory
remains a possibility, it should not be treated
as a fact.”
April Fools on the net
(http://www.2meta.com/april-fools/history/)
is “an archive of net pranks, jokes, humor,
tricks, and foolishness.” April Fools on the
net has a page dedicated to the origin of this
holiday, where many people argue the actual
history versus fabricated facts.
April Fool’s Day pranks may have
escalated over the past 200 years, with websites like PrankPlace.com offering
“Hilarious Pranks, Practical Jokes, and Gag
Gifts,” which may be hilarious, but also
rude and offensive. Gagsplus.com also
offers a wide variety of April Fool’s Day
pranks such as “Poodle Poop,” a two headed
quarter, and a “Prankster’s Handbook.”
The Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes
(according to the Museum of Hoaxes)
include Taco Bell purchasing and renaming
the Liberty Bell in 1996, an article in the
April 1998 issue of New Mexicans for
Science and Reason newsletter claiming that
the Alabama State Legislature had changed
the value of Pi from 3.14159 to 3.0, and the
BBC reporting that Big Ben was going digital in 1980.
Trends: what’s hot
and what’s not
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
Imagine a world of fashion confusion
induced by bright candy colors, stripes,
flower patterns and bold prints. Now quit
imagining, delve into a Vogue or InStyle, or
stroll down the stores at the mall and this
world becomes all too evident.
As the winter season morphs into
spring, stripes paired up with floral’s are in.
Romantic knee length skirts reminiscent of
the 40’s are ever present this season, incorporating a twist of color and pattern. Colors
that were taboo just a season or two ago like
lime green, bright orange, yellow, and pink
can be seen on jackets, purses and even
shoes. H&M provides easy fashion solutions
at easy affordable prices!
Combining outfits this season is not
particularly difficult. Any well-measured
stripe pattern in any of the fashionable colors paired with clean cut cropped pants or
an A line skirt will do. Accessorizing has
never been easier either. Bold colored jewelry in a plain design, combined with stylish
50’s inspired pair of pumps completes this
season’s outfit. Some places to look for
affordable accessories such as these are Liz
Claiborne and Aldo Shoes.
No outfit will be complete without a
jacket for those colder spring nights. The
classic trench coat is once again stylish, but
in not so predictable classic colors. Black
and khaki trench coats are out- pink, blue
and even yellow are in. If a trench coat is
not so much your style check out satin
bomber jackets- a seasonal must. Check out
these places for an affordable stylish fix:
Gap $49.00 for trench coats, Old Navy
$44.00 and New York and Company.
So this season be bold and be noticed
and live in color. Match your bright clothing
with any metallic lip shades offered by
Maybelline and Covergirl and enjoy everything the weather has to offer.
A whiz with words
Each year the Preterite club sponsors
the Alyssa Katon writing contest. This contest allows students to submit their creative
poetry, fiction, or essays to be judged by
faculty judges.
A book of entries is created and available to the college community. This years
winners will be recognized at a reception on
Friday, April 2 at 4p.m. in the 1867 room.
All members of the college community are
welcome to attend.
This years winners are:
Poetry: First prize: Sharon Kozden, for
"Unapproachable"
Second prize: Brenna O'Keefe, for "The
Boardwalk"
Third prize: Rebecca Pancoast, for "From
Skin to Trees to Paper Art"
Fiction: First prize: Amy Morrison, for
"Draining"
Second prize: Brittany Wolverton, for
"Three Down, Two More to Go"
Third prize: Courtney Lomax, for "Image"
Nonfiction:
First prize: Amy Morrison, for "Fourteen
Highway Visions"
Second prize: Megan Kees, for
"Ruminations on Human Nature"
NYC convention inspires
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
Two weeks ago, 12 Crestiad staffers
attended the three-day Spring National
College Media Convention at The Roosevelt
Hotel in New York City, the largest convention of its kind in the world. Among those
students from Cedar Crest were reporters,
editors, and advertising staff members.
More than 1200 college journalists and
student media advisers attended the convention, at which they were able to select from
more than 200 educational sessions, consisting of keynote addresses by top people in
the journalism industry, workshops on a
wide variety of topics, and tours of highly
regarded media institutions in the city.
The big highlights of the convention
were the keynote speakers. Students and
advisers got the chance to engage in question and answer sessions with Arthur O.
Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman and Publisher of
The New York Times, Tim Harrower, a widely acclaimed newspaper designer, and Ron
Hutcheson, Senior White House
Correspondent for Knight Ridder
Newspapers.
Students were given the freedom to
pick and choose which sessions they were
most interested in over the course of the
conference. Topics were of wide range –
anything from how to get into the field of
freelancing, to how to make ad presentations, to the changing face of television
broadcasting technology and its impact on
society. While some sessions pertained to all
media, such as those discussing ethical pro-
cedures in journalism, a substantial amount
focused solely on specific media, including
radio, television broadcasting, web-based
media, newspaper, magazine, and yearbook.
College Media Advisers, who sponsored the convention, brought in high-caliber educators and professionals to present
at the sessions. A television producer for
CBS, the Manager of Media Relations for
HBO, the entrepreneur and editor of Pulse
Weekly, even high-ranking record label
executives came out to offer their experiences, advice, and knowledge on topics like
marketing, media law, and censorship and
many others.
Convention attendees also had the
opportunity to go out on media tours of such
famed media institutions like MTV, NBC,
ESPN, The New York Times, and Elle Girl
magazine, and see how these places operate
on a daily basis.
Another highlight of the trip was
Crestiad staffers’ chance to receive a critique of a recent issue of the paper. In a
roundtable discussion, editors and reporters
received feedback on the positive aspects of
our paper, and things that could be changed.
As many of our readers may have
observed, The Crestiad has already undergone a much-needed facelift in recent
semesters; the paper has a whole new look
to it. Keep watching, though. Crestiad staff
members have brought back even more
ideas to change the face of our college
newspaper after having attended the convention.
The Crestiad members in their room at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
Photo by Elizabeth Ortiz
And the results are...
Top Left: Katie Fehlinger, Jill
Dawson and Nadia
Mohammad dressed fashionably to explore New York City.
Photo by Nichole McCollum
Top Right: Zoe Puck looking
stylish in her corduroy jacket.
Left: Abi Ireland American
Eagle style.
The Crestiad congratulates the
following ladies!
Class of 2005 Resident Senator
Jennifer Terrell
Class of 2005 HJB Representatives
Angela Caravella
Jessica Holton
Susan Zasciurinskas
Class of 2006 Resident Senators
Dina Angstadt
Beth Anne Ciccolella
Stephanie Nowotarski
N. Chloe Robinson
Class of 2007 Resident Senators
Rachel Singer
Class of 2007 Commuter Senators
Carol Dao
Aelen Mabille
Ebony Pardo
Patricia Egner
Carol Dao
LLL Senator
Tara Bealer
If you are interested in becoming an SGA
Senator, please contact your class president
after elections. The next election is Wed.,
April 7th. Packets are due April 5th.
LIFESTYLES
A little negativity is good
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
Have you
ever stood
behind someone
in line at the
bank and
thought, “Could
her hair look
worse?” Or tried
to maneuver
around a slowmoving car of senior citizens and thought
nasty thoughts about them? It’s normal – all
of us are plagued by malicious thoughts
every now and then.
But is it necessarily a bad thing?
According to psychologists and experts
such as Deborah Cox, author of The Anger
Advantage, the answer is “no.” On the contrary, a dose of negativity can be remarkably
constructive, if, of course, it is channeled in
the correct manner.
Hissy fits, mad rants, and bitchy moods
can actually inform us not only about how
we personally evaluate situations, but also
how we feel about them. Anger, contempt,
envy, and jealousy can all be utilized as a
function for self-enlightenment. In other
words, we can use our own antagonism for
good (aka a learning tool) instead of evil.
Anger. Sometimes all we need is something small to tick us off. Example: a cell
phone goes off in class right in the middle
of your awesome Power Point presentation
that you spent hours prepping for. The trouble, according to Elizabeth DeVita in her
article, “Resentful? Jealous? Mad as hell?
Great!” (Self, December 2003), is that “we
often respond ‘big’ to things that don’t merit
that reaction.” Our anger instinct will usually kick in and the autonomic nervous system
will likely raise our heart rate and breathing
before we have a chance to decipher the
obstacle.
How to utilize the emotion: Anger can
be a great way to learn about ourselves, but
it’s important that you keep it in check. It’s
better that you cool down before speaking
your mind to that student who can’t seem to
find the silence option on their ringer. Your
overreaction will likely ruin your day, not
the ignorant student’s. Any time your blood
starts to boil, you can take a conscious and
more subdued approach; end the problem
without causing any emotional or physical
harm. Kindly ask your audience to please
make sure their cell phones are off. Not only
will you feel better, but you’ll have taken
care of the issue in a more measured and
controlled manner.
Contempt. This emotion closely parallels our thoughts of superiority over others.
As in, “What a jerk this guy is for ignorantly
butting in line.” Or, “Whatever you’ve done,
it’s nothing I’d ever do.” Contempt is partic-
ularly nasty, and some experts believe it to
be a sign of insecurity or fear. On the flip
side, however, feelings of contempt can also
be good for you. “Those feelings of superiority also help bring about the sense of confidence necessary to defend against lawbreakers,” says DeVita.
How to utilize the emotion: Realize
that when you start to think bad thoughts
like, “You disgust me with your bubble
butt,” chances are that you are afraid of the
appearance of your own posterior. Use the
emotion as a means to learn revealing information about yourself. If you find yourself
putting down someone’s behavior or outfit,
stop and evaluate your own attitude or
glance in the mirror.
Envy. Aka: “I want what you’ve got.”
We catch ourselves feeling these emotions
all the time, but it is one of the most constructive emotions we can experience. Envy
has earned a bad reputation, though. It is
one of the seven deadly sins, so when we
feel envious, we tend to feel evil.
How to utilize the emotion: The key is
to turn envy around into something productive. View it as a signal of something you
really want; then pursue it! I want Britney
Spears’ abs. So, instead of putting her down
for being a sell out, I will work harder at my
ab routine. Of course, some of the big things
we are envious of are unattainable, like
snagging Ricky Martin for a boyfriend or
having a naturally gorgeous figure like that
girl you’ve seen in Probability and Statistics
class. In those instances, getting the feelings
off your chest can be extremely liberating.
Write in a journal or tell the person who is
the object of your envy how you feel.
Jealousy. “Jealousy happens when
someone threatens to replace you in a relationship,” says Jeff Bryson, Ph.D., a psych
professor at San Diego State University.
Some hot mamacita is checking out your
man. Your friend gets along with your mom
better than you do…. It’s a natural response
to the perception that a valued relationship
may be jeopardized. How to utilize the emotion: When those feelings of jealousy creep
up, ask yourself several questions. Is my
jealousy stemming from someone else’s
behavior or my own? Is there a basis for it?
Or is someone trying to make you jealous to
get you to pay more attention to him/her or
to gain control over you? After you’ve
answered these questions, you may need to
consider whether it is a relationship you
want to continue. Also, think about whether
you feel jealous in every relationship. If so,
the problem may be the product of a lack of
self-worth. You need to stop comparing
yourself to others and start accepting yourself as you are.
Ugly emotions need not be so unpleasant. Channel them. Use them to your advantage and to learn something about yourself.
Check yo-self before you wreck yo-self.
Falcon facts: Lacrosse
Above: The Falcons hold their defense as Wesley
tries to score.
Left: The Cedar Crest Falcons battle Wesley in a
fierce game on Saturday March 27.
Photos by Jessica Brabant
Lacrosse Scores for the week of
March 21-28
Cedar Crest 8, Arcadia 10
Cedar Crest 15, Chestnut Hill 9
Cedar Crest 8, Lycoming 13
Cedar Crest 7, Wesley 8
Protect children
from abuse
Linda Misiura
Crestiad Reporter
April is National Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
Each year, more than one million children are the subject of child abuse. This
abuse ranges from neglect to emotional,
physical, and sexual abuse. An estimated
2,000 of these children die as a result of this
abuse each year.
Neglect is the most common form of
child abuse, with 63% of the cases called in
because of neglect. More than 50% of the
reports of child abuse were made by teachers, law enforcement officials, social service
workers, and physicians.
Most abuse occurs in children eight
years and younger. Two common forms of
baby abuse include Shaken Baby Syndrome
and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. With Shaken
Baby Syndrome, a child is shaken violently,
usually out of anger or frustration.
When shaken, the force is multiplied
five to 10 times more than it would be if the
child had fallen on his or her own accord.
With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the abuse
occurs before the baby is even born.
When a mother drinks alcohol during
pregnancy, the baby is also exposed because
the alcohol travels through the placenta.
While larger amounts of alcohol can cause
severe damage and even death, small
amounts have also resulted in retardation
and other prohibitive learning disorders. The
only way to prevent Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome is to abstain from drinking alcohol while pregnant.
Signs of child abuse include unexplained bruises, burns, cuts or welts, bite
marks, long sleeves worn to hide injuries,
anti-social behavior, depression, extreme
hunger, continually dirty or wearing unsuitable clothing for the weather, inappropriate
interest in or knowledge of sexual acts, and
fear of intimate contact with a certain person
or family member.
You can make a difference in a child’s
life. Take the time to help prevent child
abuse:
Help out a parent under stress with a
few hours of child care or assistance with
other chores.
Lend an ear to a parent or child in crisis.
Support programs that offer child care,
parent education, family counseling, and
child safety.
Call a Parental Stress program for
resources and support.
Bri O’Neill walks away
with the honor
Please join the athletic department in
congratulating this week’s Cedar Crest
Athlete of the Week. Don’t forget to visit the
full-color Athlete of the Week display outside the Fitness Center!
The Athlete of the Week for March
15th through the 21st is: Brianne O’Neill
Bri is a junior lacrosse player from
Portsmouth, RI, who, in her only game last
week, scored 7 goals, had 10 ground balls,
forced 4 turnovers and had an assist. She
also received an Honorable Mention in the
voting for Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
Player of The Week. Nice job, Bri!
Please take a minute to congratulate Bri
on her outstanding achievement!
Brianne O’Neill, Athlete of the Week
Photo courtesy of Courtney Lomax
The softball team
strikes again
Courtney Lomax
Crestiad Reporter
Cedar Crest College softball team is
showing great potential this year, according
to Maria Stefani, sophomore. The team only
lost three seniors from last year and has a
strong group of returning players.
Captains Jessica Serfass and Janine
Perna lead the thirteen players to a promising season. The team plays double headers
against each opposing team.
“The double headers get tiring,” said
Kim King, freshman second baseman. “The
coach [Kristy Gestl] makes playing very
competitive and fun.”
King, who has been playing softball
since sixth grade, said that all the freshmen
were welcomed by the upperclassmen on the
team.
Megan Kees, junior, agrees that the
team gets a long well. “The team chemistry
is the best it’s ever been since I’ve been
here,” Kees said.
Kees hopes to win more games than
last year and believes this can be accomplished by the strong offense.
King encourages students to support
the softball team by going to games. “We
play better when we have fans,” she said.
The team will be playing on Friday,
April 2nd at home.
Janine Perna pitches the ball..
Softball scores for the week of
March 21-28
Cedar Crest 4, Neumann 1
Cedar Crest 2, Neumann 9
Cedar Crest 0, Rosemont 1
Cedar Crest 2, Rosemont 4
LIFESTYLES
Who, me?
I don’t have an STD!
Stacey Solt
Crestiad Reporter
At least one in four Americans will
contract an STD at some point in their lives.
It’s like that old joke about insanity –
one in three people are crazy. Look at the
people on both sides of you – do they seem
normal? Then you must be insane!
Unfortunately, you can’t tell if the person next to you has an STD just by looking
at them. Sexually Transmitted Diseases are
often silent, showing little or no symptoms.
Are you infected? You might be a carrier
and not know it.
Two-thirds of all Sexually Transmitted
Diseases occur in our age group - people 25
years of age or younger. Around 65 million
Americans are living with (and spreading)
an STD. An untreated STD could lead to
infertility or even certain types of cancer.
Let’s face it – as college students, we
live our life to the fullest. This most likely
includes sex with one or multiple partners.
It’s a fact of life. Without sex, there would
be no life!
In honor of STD Awareness Month,
learn the basics of safer sex.
What works:
Abstinence: The only foolproof way to
avoid contracting a sexually transmitted disease is not to have sex. In this case, sex
includes intercourse or any other form of
skin-to-skin contact that exposes you to bodily fluids. You don’t have to have intercourse to get an STD – you only have to
come in contact with semen or vaginal fluids.
Condoms: A latex condom is the most
popular way of preventing pregnancy and
STDs. The male and female condoms create
an unbreakable barrier for the STD
pathogens, protecting both partners. Both
semen and vaginal secretions can contain
pathogens, making condom use important
for both sexes.
Getting Tested: The only way to know
for sure if you or your partner has an STD is
to get tested. If both partners are STD-free,
great! Practice safe, monogamous sex. If
one or both of you test positive, seek medical advice. Most STDs are not deadly, but
still very harmful to your reproductive and
overall health.
What doesn’t:
Pulling Out: Many guys cannot physically restrain themselves to pull out before
ejaculating. Besides, secretions that happen
during sex (before ejaculation) can still contain STD pathogens. Guys should also be
aware that they put themselves at risk by
exposing themselves to female vaginal
secretions.
Hormones: Hormones may include the
Pill or contraceptive injections. While these
hormones work well at preventing pregnancy, they offer no protection against STDs.
Use another method of protection such as a
latex condom.
Condoms: In some cases, even condoms may fail to keep you safe. For example, genital herpes spreads through skin-toskin contact – which happens regardless of
condom use during sex. This makes getting
potential partners tested for STDs even more
important.
HIV Testing
Jessica Brabant
Photo Editor
As with all of the people tested today, Nurse
Sheri Hilt talks with Jessica Robinson before
her blood is drawn.
“I Can’t look!” says Robinson as Rafael
Albino prepares to draw blood.
This test is completely
confidential. Each tube of
blood is identified only by
a number.
In just a few seconds the needle is in and the tube
fills with blood. The blood will be tested and the
results will be available at Health Services April
8th between 5 and 6.
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FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet you didn’ t know...
M e e t D r. C a t h e r i n e C a m e r o n !
Jillian Dawson
Assistant Editor
The Crestiad: Where did you go to college?
Catherine Cameron: As an undergraduate, I
attended York University in Toronto, Canada.
For my graduate training, I went to
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
TC: When did you first realize you wanted
to be involved in anthropology?
CC: Immediately,
with my first course,
which was a twocourse sequence in
human evolution and
cultural anthropology.
That course was like a
conversion experience. Anthropology
made sense of the
tremendous cultural
diversity I was becoming aware of as a
young adult.
TC: If you weren't
involved in the field
of anthropology,
what other career path would you have
chosen?
CC: I might have studied biology, but
whether anthropology or biology, I would
have probably gone into college teaching.
Maybe museum work.
TC: What's your favorite reality T.V. show
and why?
CC: I don't ever watch reality T.V. since they
don't seem very real. Does the news count?
TC: Where is the most interesting place
you have traveled and why?
CC: I have traveled in Latin America and the
Caribbean quite a bit. I think my research
trip to Grenada, West Indies, was the most
interesting since the country was still smarting from the U.S. invasion of ten years earlier.
TC:If you could eat any food everyday,
what would it be and why?
CC: Does candy
count? If so,
Peppermint Patties. If
not, deep fried conch
is my current fave.
TC: What was the
first concert you ever
went to?
CC: My very first
concert featured James
Brown and His
Famous Flames.
Among other things,
he did his hit, "Please,
Please." He is a
rhythm & blues performer who calls himself the "Godfather of
Soul." He is still prancing onstage.
Chitter Chat
Britney’s fall, Gwyneth’s baby, life
after Friends, and much more!
Jillian Dawson
Assistant Editor
Britney Spears
seems to be following
the steps of fellow
pop star Jennifer
Lopez. Spears has
signed a deal with
Elizabeth Arden Inc.
to launch her very
own line of perfume,
which will be hitting
stores in the fall.
In other Britney news, the hip shaker has
suffered a knee injury on stage while performing during her Onyx Hotel Tour in
Chicago. The singer is said to be on her feet
soon.
What will come to Friends star Lisa
Kudrow after the hit TV show's final
episode? Apparently Mad About You star,
Paul Reiser, asked her to make a guest
appearance in a pilot he's producing for NBC
called My 11:30 which stars Jeff Goldblum.
TC: What do you have a weak spot for?
CC: Jeff Bridges, the movie star. Or
Peppermint Patties and homemade fudge.
Kudrow's co-star David Schwimmer has
been keeping busy by directing and producing a pilot named Nevermind Nirvana.
TC: If you wrote an autobiography about
yourself, what do you think the title would
be?
CC:Chances are, that's not going to happen.
But, if I did, maybe The Accidental Pilgrim.
Two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, David Crosby has found himself in trouble recently. The 62-year-old was
arrested at a hotel in Times Square on marijuana and gun possession charges.
Hollywood has two more possible stars
for the future. Old School's Will Ferrell and
his wife, Viveca Paulin became parents to a
baby boy, Magnus Paulin Ferrell.
Meanwhile, actors Denise Richards and
Charlie Sheen welcomed a baby girl into
their family March 9.
It's a boy…maybe! There's been rumor
that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
are expecting a baby boy due to the color of
the icing on her baby shower cake; blue.
We'll have to wait to find out for sure!
Guess who may be the next cover girl for
Guess? None other than The Simple Life star,
Paris Hilton. However, the hotel heiress has
not signed anything.
In other Hilton news, the so-called
actress has been taking things easy after she
fell off a horse in Florida where she's been
shooting her hit reality show.
Courtney Love has been shaking things
up once again. The singer made headlines
after exposing her breasts on the Late Show
with David Letterman. She was also arrested
at a New York City nightclub after throwing
a microphone stand that hit a 24-year-old in
the head landing him in the hospital. Ouch!
On a sad note, former Crazy Town guitarist, Rust Epique, has passed away in Las
Vegas apparently from a heart attack. The
rocker was only 35 years of age.
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
“And now ladies and gentlemen,
our feature presentation...”
Disney’s Hidalgo takes the challenge
Nadia Mohammad
Managing Editor
True story or long-winded fable, Disney's
Hidalgo is notably one of the most poignant
films about a horse ever made.
According to legend, in 1890 the halfwhite half-Native American cowboy, Frank
T. Hoppkins and his horse, Hidalgo, competed in the Ocean of Fire, a dangerous 3,000mile race of survival across the Arabian
Desert. The first American to be invited,
Hoppkins (known as the most famous distance racer in the West), and his outstanding
mustang, Hidalgo, take the challenge.
Haunted by tales of those who had perished
before them in the desert, the pair competes
against 100 champion Bedouin racers,
princes and their much larger, much faster
Arabian purebreds.
This action-packed epic, entertaining as
it may be, has been criticized for its historical
inaccuracies and claims that it is based on
actual events. No such race was ever recorded to have taken place in the Arabian Desert.
In addition, the movie comes across with
very stereotypical images and dialogue of
Muslims and Arabs.
Dr. Awad Al-Badi, director of research at
the King Faisal Center for Research and
Islamic Studies is quoted in The Washington
Times saying, "the idea of a historic transArabian horse race ever having run is pure
nonsense…simply from a technical, logistical, cultural and geopolitical point of view."
Such a race would have taken riders from
Aden in Arabia through Istanbul somewhere
into Romania.
The Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR) also denounced the film
for its negative stereotyping of Muslims and
Indigo Girls never disappoint and
keep listeners thinking
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Omar
Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 2 hr. 15 min.
Arabs as a whole. In a letter to Disney, CAIR
demanded the removal of the "true story" tag
line that the company is using to promote the
film.
Disney insists that the movie is based on
fact and that its researchers were careful to
ensure that the film was as accurate as possible.
Though it is debatable as to whether or
not Disney can really be credited with historically accurate movies, the grandiose claims
of a now legendary cowboy live on in
Hidalgo. B
“A Child of Our Time”
Camerata singers performing in the Lehigh Valley
The Camerata Singers with the
Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra will be presenting Tippett's "A Child of Our Time" in
performances on April 3 and
April 4. This work, although
well known abroad, is
receiving its Lehigh Valley
premiere.
Michael Tippett was
well known as a social activist
and this work is in response to a true story
about a boy separated from his parents
between 1939 and 1941 during the atrocities
that were rampant in Western Europe at that
time. The composer tells his story interspersing seven American Negro spirituals at major
points in the work.
Although the story is rooted in its time,
Tippett's seamless and haunting work offers a
timeless feeling of hope with its message of
social justice and human dignity.
The 70-minute work will be performed
without break to maintain the
work's design and beauty.
Soloists for the performances
will be Christa Warda, soprano; Alyson Harvey, mezzosoprano; Mark Bleeke, tenor;
and Oziel Garza Ornelas, bass.
The Saturday April 3rd performance will
be at 8:00 p.m. at Wesley Church, 2540
Center Street, Bethlehem PA. The Sunday
April 4th performance will be at 4:00 p.m. at
Christ Lutheran Church, 13th and Hamilton
Streets, Allentown.
Tickets are $25, $16 and $12 and may be
reserved by calling the orchestra office at
610-434-7811.
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There are three things that are constant in
the Indigo Girls music. First, their harmonic
voices have never wavered and continue to
blend effortlessly. Second, they each have the
ability to write solid lyrics making them two
of the strongest singer-songwriters in the
country. Third, they are politically minded in
their personal life and it spills freely into
their music and regardless of what popular opinion may be, they say what they
feel.
On this, their 10th release since
1989, All That We Let In, is another notch on the duo's belt with
their classic blend of sentimentality and forthrightness.
Although this is a bit tamer
in a musical sense, than
other albums, they never
let their fans down.
The two women continue to strive for
both lyrical and
musical clarity.
They give this CD freshness without losing the basics
that made has them a favorite duo.
Many of the tunes on this release
have an 'in-your-face' political charge and speak
of the Girl's
emotions
about the
war, unnecessary losses for
the sake of freedom, our treatment of the environment as well as
each other. Each
woman brings her
own songs and sound
to the CD, but work as a
team on each other's creations to blend their signature harmonies and bring us some great
music.
Emily Sailers' soft, eloquent words clearly sung over piano, electric keyboard and
tender guitar. In the song All That We Let In,
Sailer shines distinctly with Amy Ray's voice
on the chorus, both making a point about the
effects of the current political situation.
“The father son/the holy warriors/and the
president/With glory days of put dukes/for all
the world to see Beaten into submission/in
the name of the free.”
Ray, as is her nature throughout the duo's
albums, has always been the harder rocker of
the two. On Tether, she uses electric guitar
and a heavy drum section to tell about making the world by finding hope and doing the
work that needs to be done.
“I sing to you/all you true believers,
With the strength to see this/and not be still,
I am telling you now/find the hope that feeds
you,Don't let 'em bleed you of your will.”
On Heartache for Everyone and Dairy
Queen, Ray gives her definitive
folk-rock that make you want
to sing along and tap your
foot. The rhythms
are reminiscent
of such
classics
as Gone
Again from
their 1999
release, 'Come
On Now Social'
or Least
Complicated from
the 'Swamp Ophelia'
CD from 1992.
This is not a CD
where the Indigo Girls are
pushing their beliefs with a
smack. The words need to be
listened to carefully to get the
messages or the liner notes need
to be followed as the songs are
played. The CD can be played
as background music at a party
or for background music at
dinner and bring a sense of
gaiety and fun without the
'soapbox' attitude. Typical
of any Indigo Girls CD,
they never let go of their style
and this is no exception.
Always a pleasure to get something new
from the Indigo Girls, it's nice to know they
keep blending their convictions and ideals
along with their wonderful harmonies. In a
world that is ever-changing politically, it's
nice to indulge in lyrics that don't scream at
us for change, but tell you like it is and
express a sense of hope for the future. A
Check the Girls out at:
www.indigogirls.com
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
happening
Out of Our Father’s House takes on Cedar Crest Here’s onwhat’s
campus:
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
APRIL:
The Cedar Crest College Stage Company
will present Out of Our Fathers' House
beginning tonight. The play will conclude
Cedar Crest College's celebration of Women's
History Month. The play is based on
"Growing Up Female in America: Ten Lives"
by Eve Merriam.
Out of Our Fathers' House will depict the
lives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Maria
Mitchell, Anna Howard Shaw, Susie King
Taylor, "Mother" Mary Jones, Amelia
Bloomer, "Coco" Chanel, Margaret Sanger,
Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, three female
reporters who covered Vietnam, Gloria
Emerson, Denby Fawcett and Anne Morrisey.
The cast of Out of Our Fathers' House
includes Karen Cook, Amanda Laigle, Laura
Scioli, Sara Mahoney, Beth Ciccolella,
Elizabeth Bach, Janine Pero, Kristen Kuloy,
Allison Kazaras, Heather Harris, Nadege
The cast ofOut of Our Father’s House
Andre, Jessica Moran, Tesha Olivas, Ellen
Doyle, and Linda Baas.
Merriman's book], as well as their particular
"It's about the many, many mountains
letters to express who they are. Not only is it
women had to climb to get as far as we are
unique in its choices of women, the form is
today. It's about recognizing the injustices
something that I have not worked with
inflicted on half of the
before. They are origihuman race. It's about
nal sources- their letgaining the confiters, comments,
dence and self-love to
speeches expressing
take a stand for yourtheir ideas, points of
self and your people,"
view," Marion
Laura Scioli said.
McCorry, director of
Scioli plays dual
the play, said. This is
roles, starring as Anna
will be the fifth time
Howard Shaw and
that McCorry, the
Denby Fawcett.
Assistant Professor of
"Father's House"
Performing Arts, is
is a totally unique
directing at Cedar
experience on many,
Crest.
if not most levels. I
"Margaret Sanger's
have changed the hismonologue is really
torical women chosen
one that stood out to
for the original adapme during rehearsal.
GoddessKristen Kuloy calling forth the women.
tation [from Eve
1 7:00pm
Mary Beth Norton
1-3 8:00pm
“Out of Our Father’s House”
Samuels Theater
4 2:00pm
“Out of Our Father’s House”
Samuels Theater
5 First Year Programs
Spirit Day/Athlete
Appreciation Day
Her story about a woman who died from a
self induced abortion gave me chills," Janine
Pero said. Pero stars as a goddess.
McCorry said that the goddesses were her
idea. "They are the creators and protectors of
these great ideas that are expressed in time
and space through these women. They are a
powerful presence in the production."
"I think the cast is wonderful. The design
crew as well is a very active part of this production. Sound and lighting are characters,
forces in the production as much as the
women themselves," McCorry said.
Out of Our Fathers' House opens tonight
at 8:00 p.m. and will run April 2 and 3 at
8:00 p.m. and April 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Samuels Theatre. Tickets are $10, $8 and $5
in advance and $12, $10 and $6 at the door.
For more information, contact the Cedar
Crest College Box Office at 610-606-4608.
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Heart
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Lamp needs
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Rice dish
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Hotel
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Gumbo
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Leg joint
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Walks
Computer makers
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Smart Snacks Nutrition Lab
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Natural rooms
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18-24 National Volunteer
Week
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SAB Spring Fling
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Summer Housing Lottery
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Career Planning
Top 10 Qualities You Must
Have
Alcove A
Joan Arbeiter
Art Exhibit
March 17th-April 18th, 2004
South Annex of the TCC
“Miriam schapiro” mixed media with fabric on clay board
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Big Sis/Little Sis Pizza Night
Butz Fireside
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Career Planning
Target Practice-Goal Setting
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Career Planning
Chips, Dips, and Internships
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Review in next issue

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