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Vol. 86 No. 13
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
April 14, 2005
Soccer star Julie Foudy leaves a lasting impression
on College community
Linda Misiura | Photo Editor
In the first drill of the day, Foudy demonstrates how to control the ball when on the playing field.
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
On Monday April 11, Cedar Crest College
presented “A Celebration of Women in
Sports,” with Julie Foudy, of U.S. Olympic
Soccer fame, and Dr. Donna Lopiano, CEO of
the Women’s Sports Foundation and 26 time
national champion in four sports.
In this issue
Opinions 2-4
Out lines
Just blowin’ my mind...
Are you graduating?
Foudy held a clinic on the Falcons’ soccer
field and was then honored at a dinner in the
Lachaise Gallery in the Harmon Hall of Peace.
At seven o’clock, Foudy gave a lecture in Lees
Gym.
Before stepping onto the soccer field,
Foudy met with and talked to members of the
Cedar Crest soccer team in the gym.
Amanda Swartz, Cedar Crest soccer play-
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
News 5-7
Lifestyles 8-10
Tree of Hope brings hope to
tsunami victims
Happenings at a Cedar Crest near you
Sports 11-12
Arts & Entertainment 13-16
The Sound Booth: 50 Cent
Concert review: Backstreet Boys
Reel reviews: Miss Congeniality 2
President Blaney referred to the Lachaise
Gallery as a “Gallery of Champions” when she
made her introductions before dinner.
Blaney kept the introductions brief, letting Allentown mayor Roy Afflerbach present
Foudy with a key to the city and then having
Falcons Soccer Coach Brian Exton present his
team’s Most Valuable Player and Most
Improved Player awards for the 2004 season.
Ariana Weisenreder, the MVP, and
Valerie Tomino, the MIP, received signed soccer balls from Foudy, as did some sponsors and
guests.
After the dinner, a procession into Lees
Gymnasium was led by Cedar Crest athletes,
with a film from the Women’s Sports
Foundation being played. Blaney, Cynthia
Blaschak, Lopiano, and Foudy took the stage.
Blaney first introduced Blaschak, a Cedar
Crest alumna who is also the Secretary of the
Board of Trustees and a Co-Chair of
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Wilde named Associate Provost
Pope John Paul II leaves legacy behind
Remembering Rwanda
Browne defeats Mann in special election
...From the Sports Desk
Softball’s Serfass named Cedar Crest
Athlete of the Week
er and participant in the day’s events, said that
it was “humbling” for Foudy to come talk to
the team before the clinic began. Foudy held a
personal question and answer session and then
took photos with the team.
At 3:30 p.m., Dean Joan Laffey introduced Foudy to the near 200-person crowd and
Foudy quickly took over, beginning her “Tips
from the Champion” clinic. Among younger
children, the Parkland and Pocono Mountain
West High School girls soccer teams were
present.
Foudy explained that the group would
work on technical skills, the basic foundation
of soccer. She said that “love the ball” was the
theme for the hour-long session. Foudy gave
demonstrations and called on participants to
showcase their skills. She also use her leadership abilities for her workshops and camps.
Foudy hosts the Julie Foudy Soccer
camps, which there are seven of this year. She
said the camps were started about five years
ago in Mission Viejo, CA, but due to National
Team and other commitments, are only being
resumed with a “concentrated effort” this year.
When asked how it felt to go from
Olympic player to coach in hosting camps and
clinics, Foudy told The Crestiad, “When
you’re playing with a team, you’re interacting
with the fans and kids by signing autographs
after games and maybe doing a few things, but
you’re really in and out for games. This is neat
because you are getting some time with the
kids. You’re getting to share the things you’ve
learned; the secrets, the tips, and they get to
watch you play. That makes a huge difference
in a young kid’s life… I really enjoy it.”
After playing for an hour and signing an
abundance of autographs, Foudy had dinner in
the Harmon Hall of Peace’s Lachaise Gallery.
Jennifer Woytach | News Editor
On March 18, Provost Dr. Carol Pulham
sent out a campus wide email announcing that
Marie Wilde had been appointed to the position of Associate Provost. In the announcement, Pulham said, “Marie has been dedicated
to Cedar Crest College and to women's education throughout her years here. Students know
her as an excellent and caring teacher, and faculty know her as an energetic, creative,
thoughtful, and dedicated colleague.”
Wilde, who has been at Cedar Crest for
over twenty years, said that her job as
Associate Provost will include “supporting the
Provost” and that it involves about “eighty percent problem solving, among faculty, staff, and
students.” To name a few of her tasks, she
manages statistical reports, writing letters and
other reports, and also tending to problems that
have been neglected in the past and trying to
solve them.
Though “everyday is different, everything
is so diverse,” in this administrative position,
Wilde said she will miss teaching mathematics
the most.
Wilde attended Penn State University and
has graduate degrees in Mathematics and
Computer Science. She has been a teacher in
elementary and high schools, has taught industry computer science, and “math and computer
science to all age levels and all kinds of people.” She is currently Chair of and Associate
Professor in the Mathematical and Information
Sciences Department at Cedar Crest.
When she first arrived to Cedar Crest,
there was no Computer Science major. There
was a growing need for it, so Wilde developed
it. An Information Systems major was also created, and in an effort to “update the program
and make it more efficient,” they were recently combined into one major: Mathematics and
Computer Information Systems.
Wilde said the combined major is “the
best of both worlds.” She explained the differences between Computer Science and
Informational Systems majors, with Computer
Science being the technical, engineering part,
and the Informational Systems having a business aspect.
Wilde and Norm Lippincott, an Assistant
Professor in the Mathematical and Information
Sciences Department, designed the new major
and minor in Computer Information Systems.
Wilde called this her “greatest accomplishment.”
In 1995, she received the Alumnae
Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in
1995, which she called the “greatest honor.”
Along with this award, performing in a
Student/Faculty Frolic skit with department
members, which she said was
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OPINIONS
The Campus Corner:
What is your favorite part of the spring season?
Kirstin Fisher ‘06
Maureen Yoachim
Jen Williams ‘07
Chemistry
Bookstore Manager
Psychology
“Rita's opening.”
“Tulips...I heart them.”
“Furry animals emerging from
their wintertime
slumber, but I hate
sweating!”
Joanna Craig ‘07 (left)
Psychology and Social Work
Kelly Steele ‘07 (right)
Psychology and Art
“Our favoritest part of spring is
the flowers! They look so pretty!”
Compiled by Nicole Rubertelli
The Crestiad
Spring 2005 Staff
Opinions Editor
Sarah Magner
Managing Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lead Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Photo Editor
Linda Misiura
News Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lifestyles Co-Editors
Stacey Solt
Iva Tchomakova
Co-Copy Editors
Courtney Lomax
Lisa Stewart
Bullies still haven’t grown up
A&E Co-Editors
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Business Manager
Tonesha Baltimore
Sports Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Staff
Megan Ammons
Allison Capik
Beth Coulter
Ashanti Davenport
Alexandra Dorward
Lori Gallagher
Amanda Goodman
Jennifer Kumetz
Gillian Maffeo
Rebekah McClure
Cara Nicholl
Lakena Outlaw
Kristian Parchinski
Nicole Rubertelli
Jessica Smith
Rose Strong
Amanda Swartz
Alison Vande Bunte
Andrea Zajac
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Amanda Swartz
Staff Writer
Last week my 16-year-old sister called
me to ask for some advice. Her English class
was choosing topics for the big end-of-theyear research paper and Emily wanted to know
which topic would be best for her to research.
The teacher provided the class with a list of
questions as possibilities ranging from “is
anorexia a problem among teens?” to “what
can be done to help prevent global warming?”
But there was one question in particular that
really grabbed my attention: “how serious a
problem is bullying in today’s high schools?”
Emily decided not to choose this one for
fear there wouldn’t be enough information on
the topic.
I beg to differ.
In May of 2003, I turned on the news
only to see some of the most shocking and
sickening pieces of footage I had ever seen on
television.
Juniors and seniors from Glenbrook
North High School, located in an Illinois suburb, were hosting (and participating in) their
annual Powder Puff Football game. Instead of
worrying about throwing a pass for a touchdown or being sure to grab the whole flag –
things I was extremely concerned with my
senior year – this group of prom-goers had
other plans.
Junior girls were smothered in feces,
urine, blood and toxic paint that afternoon.
Five girls were later taken to the hospital, one
with a broken foot and another needing sixteen
stitches in her head.
Evidently, my sister wasn’t watching the
news with me that evening. Otherwise she
may have realized how much information
there truly is on this topic . . . way too much.
A few nights ago, I was flipping through
the TV channels hoping to find a decent movie
to fall asleep to. I ended up landing on
Lifetime for their original presentation of Odd
Girl Out. The movie was about a sweet,
friendly and very pretty high school senior
whose longtime friendship had become a forest of backstabbing, jealousy and lies.
I couldn’t exactly fall asleep to that one.
As a matter of fact, as soon as the credits
began to roll, I picked up the phone and dialed
home.
“Mom!” I said, as if the ceiling were caving in. “You have to see this movie.”
With all the mini-skirts, makeup and
computer lingo in high schools today, girls are
probably more brutal now than they have ever
been before. And if you aren’t completely
secure with who you are (and what teenage
girl really is), then standing up to any type of
bullying can be a difficult task.
So what is the point of writing about this
in a college paper? Well, to be honest, some of
us aren’t any more grown up now than the
kindergartner who eats what he picks out of
his nose. Why do you think the bullying takes
place at the high school level to begin with?
Sorority pledges, freshman initiations,
rough play on the court or field ring any bells?
Or how about some old fashioned talking
behind someone’s back? I actually think I’ve
witnessed more of that here than when I was in
high school. Scary thought. Is it because we’re
all girls nearly all the time? Or maybe because
we’ve just never grown up?
Chances are, if we change a few of the
habits in our own lives, there really won’t be
enough information on the topic for my sister
or any other high school freshman to write
about.
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OPINIONS
Biblical breakthrough
Out lines
Rose Strong
Crestiad Columnist
Unless you’ve been living under a rock nership demise by death or other circumfor the past month, you have had to hear about stances. I was 29 years old. Too young to
the Terry Schiavo case. As I write this col- think about dying? No. We were being realisumn, it’s only been a few hours after her death tic, that’s all.
from being disconnected to the feeding tube
Granted, there could be bureaucracy, our
that kept her alive for the past fifteen years.
families interfering and legalities and a moral
End of life issues aren’t the most pleasant debate involved, but we did the best we could
to speak about, but Shiavo’s case has thrust at the time and the paperwork pretty much
this subject in our faces. Regardless of how stands at this time in history as our state hasn’t
one feels about Schiavo’s case and what was advanced much in the past fourteen years.
right or wrong, there are things to be considEarly in my college career here at Cedar
ered on a personal level for each one of us.
Crest, I took Dr. Richardson’s class called
Without voicing my own opinion about Death and Dying and highly recommend it to
the Schiavo case, as so many others have and anyone. It’s not depressing, it’s not morbid.
assuredly will do in the next few days, I think It’s enlightening and makes the topic of death
it’s important to know why the case over this and all that may surround it much easier to talk
41-year-old woman was so full of legal battles. about once you’ve taken an academic look at
The main problem with the Shiavo case the topic with its cultural differences.
was that she didn’t have an
In the class, a doctor
advance directive. There
came in to speak and the
Advance directives:
wasn’t anything in writing
topic of living wills and
“Too
young to think
stating what her beliefs
advance directives came up.
were. Just something in her
He told us that not all states,
about dying? No. We
husband’s memory he
or all doctors will abide by
were being realistic,
claimed indicated that she
them and they are often
that’s all.”
wouldn’t want to live the
contested. The doctor told
way she had been living for
the class, “a living will simthe past fifteen years.
ply brings the discussion of
There are two types of advance directives dying with dignity to the table.”
for health care: the living will and the health
As GLBT people, we have to take even
care durable power of attorney. Both are in the more precautions and hope that the powers
form of written, legal documents which may that be will allow for our wishes to be granted.
be drafted with or without the assistance of an For those of us not lucky enough to live in a
attorney on standardized forms. Both may be state that recognizes our relationships, surely
revoked either orally or in writing by the per- there would be a fight over this issue and
son making the advance directive or by their could cause us to live or die in a manner not
designated proxy.
coinciding with our personal convictions.
The living will is simply a set of instruc- What’s more important here is that we are
tions to health care providers that clearly spec- leaving the decision up to someone else.
ifies what a patient does and does not want
When I filled out my advance directive, it
when end-of-life or palliative care medical was apparent that I was making the decisions
decisions have to be made. These instructions for myself and not leaving this difficult and
might include, but are not restricted to, direc- emotional decision up to someone else.
tives about artificially administered nutrition
Death is too personal and emotional an
or hydration, being kept alive on a respirator issue for us not to take it more seriously and
or being given cardiopulmonary resuscitation plainly state in writing what our wishes are. If
for cardiac arrest.
we don’t want to do this for ourselves, we
The health care durable power of attorney ought to do it for our loved ones who may be
offers broader patient options because in the faced with these difficult decisions. If nothing
event you are unable to make decisions on else, it brings the discussion of dying with digyour own behalf, it designates another person nity to the table.
to act as your agent. A durable power of attorI have listed some websites that are helpney is not as specific as a living will. It basi- ful with this information so you can try and
cally says: If I am not able to make health care make your own choices known to your family
decisions for myself, then I want a surrogate - and friends.
- usually, but not always, a family member -The Human Right’s Campaign website
to make those decisions for me.
will give you a place to search out living wills
I’ve had a living will, otherwise known in or advance directives at www.hrc.org.
the medical community as an advance direcThe U.S. Living Will Registry is capable
tive, for the past fourteen years. My partner of storing advance directives electronically so
and I were purchasing a home and we decided they can be retrieved by medical personnel on
to get a living will along with a partnership a secure website 24 hours a day. The site
agreement, so all the legalities would be taken (www.uslivingwillregistry.com) has some
care of in the event of our individual or part- interesting information and links.
Out lines events and notices
-MCCLV Dining for Friends Potluck
April 30 at 6:00 p.m. as part of Aids
Service Center's Dining For Friends fundraiser. Donations will be accepted at the potluck.
Visit www.mcclv.org
-MCCLV Praise & Glory Singers
This singing group shares their ministry
every Sunday morning and they rehearse
every Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.
-Open Gay AA Meeting at MCCLV
G.A.Y (Gratitude And You) AA meets
every Wednesday at MCCLV at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Joanie W. at 610-966-1992.
-Philly Black Pride
April 21 through 25
Visit www.phillyblackpride.org.
-Equality Forum
April 26 through May 1
Visit www.equalityforum.com.
-Interweave Spring Retreat
May 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A multi-state event of GLBTIA workshops. E-mail
[email protected].
-WDIY 88.1 FM’s “This Way Out”
The International Gay and Lesbian
Radio Magazine airs Saturdays at 6:00 p.m.
Visit
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/media/radio/this
wayout.
Alison Vande Bunte
Staff Writer
Bible said. If I had tried to fill in the blanks,
skipping the passages I didn’t know, my version of the Bible would never have come close
For most of my short life I called myself to the real thing. And that's good, because
a Christian with little understanding of the there really wouldn't have been much to it if it
God I said I believed in or the book I said I had met my expectations.
believed in.
What I imagined was a shadow of the real
Gradually, I woke up, in a spiritual sense, thing, a book full of uncertainties, contradicand realized I had no idea what most of the tions, tedious words, dull characters, and conBible actually said. Sure, I could recite John fusing imagery. What I found was something I
3:16 and the 23rd
could base my life
Psalm and I'd grown
upon, base my deci“If you don't understand
up reading children's
sions upon, and
Bible story books, but w h y you believe something, then something I could go
I had really only
do you really understand
to when I was
looked at passages
intensely happy or
w h a t you believe?”
that other people had
intensely sad. I found
shown me. I had been
a book full of utterly
taught from some passages dozens of times, human characters with issues just as real as my
yet had never even heard of others.
own, the most profound ideas and beautiful
I decided that it was ridiculous for me to poetry I’d ever read and, collectively, the
say I believed in the Bible if I didn't even greatest story (in my opinion) ever created. I
know what most of it said. I also decided that found something that stayed sure when everyI had to either accept or reject it as a whole -- thing else around me became uncertain.
no picking and choosing, because how could I
One of the greatest things that I realized
know, if I was selective, if I was picking true was that, even after growing up in the church,
passages or false ones? I would be creating my I didn't really know who Jesus Christ was. He
own religion based upon my own truths. But I had never seemed like a real person to me, and
wasn't looking for my own truths; I was look- so I assumed that he never would. That
ing for God's. So I decided to see what the changed once I read the Gospels all the way
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Are y o u graduating?
Sarah Magner | Opinions Editor
“I received my graduation packet in the mail, which does little to allay the thoughts in the back of my mind.
What if there is something left undone or unfinished?” Rebekah McClure sifts through paperwork just once
more to cover all of her graduation bases.
twice, once at the end of my junior year and
now at the end of my senior year.
“Senioritis” occurs when my brain,
I am one of few individuals in the class which would normally be on my school work,
of 2005 who is under the impression that I am is in other places.
graduating on May 14, 2005.
I would not recommend it, as it threatens
I’ve had my graduation audit at least the successful conclusion to any college
twice, and just to make sure, I have even asked career.
the nice ladies at the Registrar’s office to
Graduation draws so near and all that’s
explain what that little piece of paper means. left (hopefully) is to finish out the semester.
They assure me each time that
Just in case somebody forgot,
all my general education
graduation is the ceremony
“To some, my
requirements have been met.
they tell you that you
attention to these where
I received my graduation
have met the education stanmatters may seem dards of the College and they
packet in the mail, which does
little to allay the thoughts in
let you go on your merry way
irresponsible, or
the back of my mind. What if
with a bonafide degree.
worse, have the
there is something left undone
I think about my resume,
potential to ignite and how I’m going to write a
or unfinished?
As a freshman and sophomass concern...” cover letter for each job that I
more, graduation was some
want to apply for. I wonder
far-off creature that wasn’t
where I’ll be living and if I will
even in my field of vision. As junior year get a job that I enjoy. I dream of full-sized
rolled around it became tantalizingly close as I refrigerators all to myself and a bathroom that
toyed with the idea of graduating a year early. I share only with people I know very well. The
Squeezing in those miscellaneous fourteen list, of course, goes on and on.
credits proved too great a stretch and I opted
But let’s get back to my personal neurofor the standard four-year degree.
sis.
Unfortunately I experienced “senioritis”
Rebekah McClure
Staff Writer
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OPINIONS
Mr. Chemist’s Neighborhood
Just blowin’
my mind
David Raker
Crestiad Special
Beth Coulter
Crestiad Columnist
Biblical
breakthrough
continued | page 3
through. No one he came into contact with
reacted apathetically. People came away
from him convinced he was either insane, a
liar, or the Messiah. I came away convinced
he was the Messiah. You don't have to agree
with me -- that's not the point of this editorial -- but I would encourage you to at least
read what the Bible has to say about him,
rather than going by what other people tell
you, before you reject the idea altogether.
Throughout my life I had been taught to
believe in Christianity and I had been taught
a lot about Christianity. What no one ever
taught me was why I believed it. And looking
back, I'm glad no one ever taught me why. It
was something that I had to figure out for
myself.
If you don't understand why you believe
something, then do you really understand
what you believe? My answer is no. And so I
would encourage you to consider why you
hold on to whatever beliefs you may have. I
would never be so sure about my own if I
hadn't put aside my fear of doubt and started
to ask questions.
Are y o u
graduating?
continued | page 3
Class registration is past, housing lottery
has come and gone, and if by some chance I
weren’t able to graduate, would someone tell
me before my family arrives?
I guess it is simply the lack of concrete
affirmation that is creating all of this anxiety.
I would love for someone to tell me that if by
the end of the semester I pass all of my classes I will graduate. To some, my attention to
these matters may seem irresponsible, or
worse, have the potential to ignite mass concern (but let’s hope not). However, to me these
are simply the thoughts that I am having about
an event that I have not dared to let myself
dream about until recently.
Though I do keep a weekly countdown, I
have not yet really allowed myself to think
about graduation in an absolute way.
It is an event that would make my family
very proud, and mark an important accomplishment in my life.
Do I dare to believe that it will arrive and
take me with it?
Greetings All,
After all, Fairmont Park is 9,200 acres,
Lately, the Philadelphia news has been made up from 62 separate neighborhood
talking about the newest security project; cam- parks. Central Park in NYC is 843 acres, for
eras in Fairmont Park. These security cameras comparison. The phila.gov website claims the
are equipped with motion detectors, so that annual number of park visitors is more than
when someone passes by, they will turn on, the attendance at all of the city’s major attractrack and record that person.
tions and pro sports events combined.
While in New York last month, I noticed
Three cameras in the face of this is a joke.
cameras were everywhere; in elevators, on The city has a long-range plan of having secubuildings, in doorways and light poles.
rity cameras everywhere...eventually. I quesThis is America’s safety measure – tape tion the security aspect of this. Security camand record people doing everyday things, like eras at a bad intersection in the City (Grant
jogging.
and the Boulevard) were well publicized (not
Are we safer? With violent crime domi- to mention marked with signs “Security
nating the news, I don’t think so.
Camera Surveillance”); yet over 5,000 people
In 2004, there were only eleven days ran red lights in one month. I fear all the camwithout someone being shot in Philadelphia. eras will do is provide the news stations with
Many of those shootings remain unsolved.
better footage of crimes being committed with
Will cameras stop those shootings?
little prevention or resolution to the overall
Consider convenience stores. It is well crime problem.
known that everything at the
I was introduced to a
local 7-Eleven is captured on
book in an honors course;
“This is America’s
videotape, yet robberies and
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
assaults still take place on safety measure – tape This book formulates all
nearly a daily basis.
the questions we should be
and record people
So do cameras make us
asking to improve the
doing everyday things, world. In My Ishmael, by
safer?
like jogging.
I’ve lived a life of no prithe same author, answers to
vacy. From the time I was litthe questions are presented.
Are we safer?
tle, I assumed I was being
The answer I keep
With violent crime
watched.
thinking about is how sociI never saw a mirror that I dominating the news, ety can solve the crime culdidn’t assume was two-way,
ture (which leads to a culI don’t think so.”
with someone on the other side
ture of fear, which begets
observing. This happened in
violence, etc.). When you
grade school and continued through high have laws regulating human nature, people are
school (although I still wonder about some bound to break them at some point.
mirrors…like dressing rooms at the mall).
Because everyone ends up law-breaking,
Everyplace I enter, I automatically look comparative ethics are put into use (“I’m only
to identify the cameras and microphones that I fudging the number on my taxes. It’s not like
am sure are in place. Today’s technology I’m robbing someone”; “I’m only robbing
makes them harder to see, but I know someone someone, it’s not like I’m killing someone”...).
is watching.
Once comparative ethics is an accepted pracMy therapist initially thought I was para- tice, crime can flourish.
noid. However, after time she realized that
Instead of laws, we should have consealthough I may be paranoid, I was right in the quences. If you harm another person, then you
people watching aspect. But they are not just lose rights equal to the crime. It’s a simple
watching me, they are watching everyone, not matter of saying, “if you do this, this will hapto mention listening too, and gathering infor- pen,” as opposed to “do not do that!” which
mation on.
sounds intimidating and unreasonable.
Let us assume we all know that we no
The example from the book noted a man
longer have any privacy. Where we go, what who had murdered someone. He was rejected
we do, even what we buy is known by people by society and forced to wander homeless
we do not know.
until he was able to prove himself worthy of
This does not bother me. As I said, priva- living among people again. The person who
cy has always been a non-issue for me.
steals from another would have to surrender
What does disturb me is that all of the his or her own possessions. Consequences are
images and information is kept in files, forev- real. Laws are simply words attempting to
er if the possessor wishes. It can be sold to control us.
other parties for their own reasons and purposWe teach by example. Violence has
es, without your knowledge.
become the primary example of living that we
Have you gone to a concert or major have. Throughout the media, we are assaulted
sporting event in the past few years? Your pic- by images and stories of war, crime, maniputure is now on file in uncountable places. You lation, and greed. In short, violence in both
are now one of the faces that are matched thought and deed is being celebrated and
against known terrorists in federal face-match- rewarded.
ing programs.
We must change the focus and begin
Is there anything wrong with this? I don’t reclaiming our communities from the violence
know, but something about it gives me the and indifference that fills them.
creeps, Orwell-style (who seemed to be 20
Then we won’t need Big Brother’s eye
years off on his 1984 predictions). Are all watching joggers on the run, children at play,
these safety measures really necessary?
and lovers walking hand in hand.
The Fairmont Park cameras are in place
Unrealistic? Sure.
as a response to “The Fairmont Park Rapist.”
But if one is going to dream, she may as
According to the wanted posters, he is a well dream big.
Hispanic male, in his 30s, who has raped three
women, assaulted others, and killed one.
Until next time,
These attacks take place as he comes up on the
Peace,
women from behind on his bicycle.
Beth
However, there are three new cameras on
their big white poles in the entire park.
For more thoughts, visit www.bethcoulWouldn’t a predator simply avoid the small ter.com. Questions and comments can be sent
area around the very noticeable cameras?
to [email protected].
NEWS
Foudy inspires women athletes
Julie fought for, Title IX. Billie Jean
King opened the door for generations of women who wanted to be
professional athletes, who wanted to
receive equal pay, and be treated the
same way as their male counterparts,” Lopiano said.
Foudy, president of the
Women’s Sports Foundation from
2000-2002, also addressed Title IX
in her question and answer session
after her lecture. An audience member asked if she felt that Title IX is at
its end, Foudy responded putting her
hair back and “getting serious.”
She explained options that
schools have to keep sporting programs and reduce the number of
teams that are being cut. Foudy said
that schools need to decide their priorities when it comes to budgeting
their athletics and keeping equality
between men’s and women’s teams.
As for Title IX? “Keep defending it.”
“A Celebration of Women in
Even though Title IX was
Sports” event.
passed in 1972, it wasn’t until
Blaschak introduced Lopiano, a
Foudy’s senior year at Stanford in
former four sport athlete, who said,
1993 that she received the first
“You never lose that sense of sport.”
women’s soccer scholarship and
Lopiano had played catch before the
reaped the benefits that Title IX was
start of the Foudy clinic with borintended to provide for women.
rowed gloves from Falcons softball
Other key points of Foudy’s
lecture centered around her favorite
plaers.
quote: “Success isn’t a matter of
Lopiano is currently the CEO
chance; it’s a matter of choice.”
of the Women’s Sports Foundation.
Foudy spoke a great deal about what
She spoke about the Foundation and
it took for her and her team to make
the great opportunities it provides
women’s soccer what it is today. “I
girls and women. “Every generation
didn’t have any female role models
has an obligation to give back to
and that’s one of the things I love
those following in their footsteps,”
about what we’ve done with this
she said.
sport in this country,” she said.
“Billie Jean King was the Julie
Foudy said her parents were
Foudy of her day. She fought, just as
supportive of her. “They literally
said, ‘Go try whatever.’ If you enjoy
it, then you should
do it. They never
pushed me. It was:
find what you love.
Everything I did
was because I
wanted to do it,”
she said.
M e l i s s a
Gasparovic,
a
freshman lacrosse
player who attended Foudy’s lecture
said, “She’s more
down to earth than
I expected her to
be, considering all
she has achieved.”
As for personally being taken
seriously as a proLinda Misiura | Photo Editor
fessional woman athlete, Foudy said she
Lopiano and Foudy look on as the Women’s Sports Foundation video plays for the audience.
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Foudy received a gift from the college in exchange for her inspiration: a black and
yellow Cedar Crest hoodie.
never felt that pressure.
“I grew up in Southern CA, and
I basically tried everything. I never
experienced that feeling of ‘I’m a
girl, I shouldn’t play sports’ until I
went overseas my junior year of college… then traveling abroad with
the national team. You just see different attitudes toward women and
that is one of the great things about
this country. There are still some
strides to be made, but for the most
part, we’ve come so far. I think that’s
why the United States women do so
well in every sport of the Olympics
and world championships because of
our culture here. We embrace it, we
celebrate it,” she told The Crestiad.
Rachel Lightfoot, a senior soccer captain, participated in the clinic,
dinner, and lecture. “She is such a
great person and wonderful role
model,” Lightfoot said. “I just feel
lucky that I got to meet such an
inspirational person.”
Gas prices soar to all-time highs
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -Drivers may have to dig deeper into
the their pocketbooks as pump
prices continue to rise. On Tuesday,
Federal Reserve chairman Alan
Greenspan said that oil and natural
gas markets were under the heaviest
strain in a generation, noting that
higher oil prices had caused only
modest reduction in consumer
demand.
Currently, the average rate of a
gallon of regular grade gasoline is
priced just above $2.27, up 48 cents
from last year. Last week saw a
record in crude oil prices at a staggering $58.28 a barrel. And these
numbers are likely to increase.
Around the country, motorists
on the west coast are paying the
most at about $2.46 a gallon, while
drivers in New England states are
spending the least, at just above
$2.15 a gallon.
According to the New York
Times, Greenspan said that gas
prices are "notably higher" in the
United States than in other countries
because of limited systems to
import natural gas from overseas.
The U.S. economy also recently
emerged from a recession and consumer spending has grown, adding
to the daily demand for oil to feed
America's vast number of large,
gas-hungry vehicles.
But Greenspan was optimistic
about the long-term affect of higher
energy prices, noting that it could
lead to higher oil production and
increased efforts to find new
sources of energy.
"We must remember that the
same price signals that are so critical for balancing energy supply and
demand in the short run also signal
profit opportunities for long-term
supply expansion," Greenspan said
in a speech to oil refiners in San
Antonio, Texas last week.
Many college students, already
pinching pennies on strict budgets,
are also feeling the strain of higher
gas prices, with each trip to the
pump costing more nearly every
month. Bringing a car to school has
become costly, and has forced some
students to think more critically
about their spending habits.
For 24-year-old student Hilari
Jones, higher gas prices means forgoing a snack or a cup of coffee at
the gas station to save money.
"Instead of getting a bag of
chips or a Starbucks mocha, I put a
few extra dollars in the car because
the gas prices may jump tomorrow,"
Jones says.
Much of the money she makes
as a part time waitress at a local
restaurant goes to filling her gas
tank.
"Basically, a weekend's worth
of work equals gas and food money
for that week," says Jones.
Even though student Scott
Johnson lives on campus and does
not have to commute every day,
paying for gas is still a big concern.
He makes sure to keep his trips as
short as possible to avoid wasting
gas.
"If I have five different places
to go, I will line my trip up so I
don't have to keep going all across
town," says Johnson. "I definitely
think about where I am going
before I get in my car and how I
can make my trips shorter to save
gas."
Before buying his first new
car, recent George Washington
University graduate David
Grossman researched to see which
cars would require the least amount
of gas. He eventually settled on
buying the Toyota Acura CL.
"One of the considerations that
went into buying a car was its fuel
efficiency and the type of gas
required," Grossman says. "But
because of the current prices, I plan
to continue taking Metro to work
Monday through Friday."
The federal Energy
Information Administration says
that gas prices are expected to stay
above $2 a gallon at least until next
year, with prices peaking in the
summer travel months. According
to the New York Times, this is the
first time the government agency
has predicted that nationwide gas
prices would remain above $2.
"As in 2004, the primary factor
behind these price increases is
crude oil costs," the agency's
Website said. "Despite high prices,
demand is expected to continue to
rise due to the increasing number of
drivers and vehicles, and increasing
per-capita vehicle miles traveled."
Congress last week drafted an
energy bill in an effort to keep
prices steady. This is the fifth year
in a row that Congress has tried to
pass the legislation that would
increase oil and gas supplies while
limiting consumer demand by promoting energy conservation. But if
the bill is passed, it would have little or no effect this year's prices.
As a graduate student at the
University of Maryland, Josh
Hiscock already pumps about $100
a month into his new Honda Civic.
"That money could be better
used a lot of places," Hiscock says.
Johnson, a junior at the
University of Southern Mississippi,
doubts that gas prices will go down
anytime soon, noting that recurrent
increases are now part of everyday
life.
"I'm not happy with it at all but
I've just accepted the fact that gas
will keep going up," Johnson says.
"Luckily I can afford it now but it's
ridiculous. I don't think it will ever
go back down."
Here in Pennsylvania, gas prices have reached $2.19 per gallon, with some stations
charging up to $2.39 for regular unleaded gas.
NEWS
Pope John Paul II leaves legacy behind
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
Pope John Paul II, the 246th
pontiff, died on April 3, 2005. He
was 84 years old.
Born in Poland, the Pope was
raised as Karol Jozef Wojtyla, the
son of Karol Wojtyla and Emilia
Kaczorowska Wojtyla. His was not a
happy childhood; his mother died
when he was just nine years old and
his brother three years later when
Wojtyla was only 12. His father died
when he was 21, neither of his parents living to see him become a
priest.
While a young man, Wojtyla
was interested in theater, poetry and
religion. He was also highly athletic
in his younger years, excelling at
skiing, swimming, kayaking and
soccer. Eighteen months after his
father’s death, Wojtyla entered the
priesthood, fulfilling a dream of his
father’s. He was ordained in 1946.
The young Pope studied philosophy, obtaining his masters and then
his doctorate. After being ordained,
he continued to study and obtained a
second doctorate in theology.
Working between Krakow and the
Catholic University for several
years, Wojtyla was named auxiliary
bishop of Krakow in 1958, and in
1967 he was appointed cardinal.
Through many talks, papers,
and articles, Wojtyla became highly
known for his Catholic views and his
scholarly yet practical application of
Christian law. Though he was widely known, few expected him to be
named the new pope by the Sacred
College of Cardinals.
Pope John Paul II’s papacy
reign was, at 26 years, the third
longest in history, and he is considered one of the most influential pontiff’s to change not only the face of
Catholicism, but of the world.
Hilary Prescott
Recent Elections
Results
Vice President
Marie Mazz
The Crestiad would like to
congratulate the following:
Treasurer
Seagey Renninger
Student Government
Association
SGA Senator
Katie Beam
Kim Michalik
Maxine Tam
Treasurer
Lauren Hetrick
Class of 2005
Commencement Speaker
Jaime Karpovich
Class of 2006
President
Melissa Bodnar
HJB Representative
Meaghan Nedderman
Carissa Okie
Ebony Pardo
Tracy Grazulewicz
Class of 2008
President
Kara Kaskiw
Vice President
Rebecca Kennedy
Vice President
Leni Johnson
Secretary
Elizabeth Bauer
HJB Representative
Teresa Yax
Class of 2007
President
SGA Senator
Stacie Kaufman
HJB Representative
Rachel Vereneck
Jessica Welch
Officially elected Pope John Paul II
on October 16, 1978, he was the first
non-Italian pope in 455 years, the
first ever Slavic pope, and at age 58,
the youngest pope elected in 132
years. As Pope, John Paul II was
widely traveled and visited more
than 120 countries.
The Pope was someone who
affected the lives of people of all
religions, nations and races. Dr.
Allen Richardson, Professor of
Religious Studies, wrote the following on the life and contributions of
Pope John Paul II.
“The recent death of Pope John
Paul II has impacted us in a number
of ways. We are reminded of his
career which emphasized the role of
religion in helping to understand and
relieve suffering. He was concerned
about people and never lost an
opportunity to express it. The Pope
also understood diversity. Beyond
the eight languages that he spoke he
reached out to global religious traditions helping to extend the work of
Pope John XXIII who for the first
time in the church’s history made
interfaith dialogue a priority.
“But John Paul II has taught us
something else. He modeled a way
of dying that did not attempt to minimize suffering and at the same time
helped us understand that we can
cope with it. This is a very different
message than the images of death
that the media presents. On television and in film death is usually sudden, violent, utterly devoid of consequences and removed from the
process of grief. TV characters who
die are often persons, who by virtue
of race, religion, gender or age, are
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stereotyped as expendable. For
many Americans who watch unparalleled hours of television such portrayals become uninvited teachers.
We learn collectively to deny death
and to pretend that it is not a reality
in our lives. Characters are removed
from view and the next night
replaced with others. Death is seen
as an event, not a process, and is
associated with power and greed.
“In his death, as in his life,
Pope John Paul II reminded us that
for most of us death is often none of
these things and that it can be faced
with dignity. The Pope was intimately aware of the power of the
media and knew that his plain,
wooden casket would convey a message unlike what the mainstream
media usually presents. His last
hours revealed an inner strength that
understood death as the most normal
of processes and suffering as something that we all can face. What we
saw in his last days was humanity at
its best and a teacher who in death
and in life brought us hope.”
--Allen Richardson
Browne defeats Mann in special election
Alexandra Dorward
Staff Writer
Republican
Pat
Browne
emerged as the winner of last
Tuesday’s special election, defeating
Democrat Jennifer Mann and
Independent Drake Minder for a seat
in the Pennsylvania State Senate in
the 16th District.
The election was held due to
U.S. Representative Charles Dent
vacating the seat after defeating Joe
Driscoll in last November’s election.
According to The Morning
Call, in the Lehigh, Northampton
and Monroe counties reporting for
this election, Browne received
15,911 votes, Mann received 13,507,
and 934 votes were for Minder.
Like many election races this
one was not without mud slinging.
Ads bringing up Browne’s past DUI
charges were released as well as ads
criticizing Mann’s campaign tactics.
The campaign even came to
Cedar Crest on March 23, when the
three candidates participated in a 90minute debate moderated by
Political Science Professor Kim
Spiezio. The debate was sponsored
by the League of Women Voters of
the Lehigh Valley (LWVLV) and
Cedar Crest.
As winner of the election,
Browne will go on to represent the
16th District in Harrisburg. Prior to
the election the LWVLV asked
Browne, “If you are elected, what is
the single most important issue you
want to address?” Browne responded that improving Pennsylvania’s
job creation and securing the highpaying manufacturing jobs that now
exist in the state will be his top priorities.
“A strong, diverse and vibrant
economy is the keystone for state
government’s success in providing
for the health and welfare of its citizens,” said Browne.
Wilde
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department members, which she said was
“embarrassing, but a lot of fun,” were her
favorite Cedar Crest memories. Wilde was
also a 1997 recipient of the Advisor of the
Year Award.
Wilde has served on the Faculty
Executive Committee, the Curriculum and
Academic Policy Committee, and the Faculty
Personnel Committee, among others.
She has also done research in numerical
analysis using a variety of machine tools and
ethical issues in computer technology. Citing
numerical analysis as her favorite topic, since
it spans both mathematics and computer science, Wilde also enjoys teaching that class the
most.
While she had not taught this year and is
not scheduled to do so in the fall, Wilde does
intend to continue teaching when time permits. In the meantime, she is concerned with a
number of issues college students face.
Wilde said, that with her job, a personal
challenge has been the diversity of issues,
while a larger challenge she has found is,
“How can a college education best serve students?” Wilde noted that this is not only a concern for Cedar Crest, but across the nation,
with the constant change in expectations for
students “today, tomorrow, five years from
now.”
“What do changes in technology mean
for the college student?” Wilde explained her
concern for this topic, which has been a subject of research and discussions in technology.
She hopes that an answer to this situation will
be resolved when faculty figure out “What
should faculty do to train and make students
special in the world of work?”
Not discouraged by the challenges professionals are facing in dealing with this problem, Wilde is confident that women should be
involved in the computer science field.
“Technological programs are important and
empowering for young women,” she said.
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Remembering Rwanda
Cara Nicholl
Staff Writer
Now open for bidding
Diane Gehringer
Crestiad Special
The Cedar Crest College
Alumnae Association is holding an
Online Spring Auction. Our Auction
opened April 1 and will close on
Monday, May 9. You can access the
website either from the Cedar Crest
College homepage, or by visiting
www.cccalumnaeauction.cmarket.co
m
Proceeds from the Spring
Auction are used for programs for
undergraduates and alumnae sponsored by the Alumnae Office. We are
still accepting donations and new
items are added regularly so you’ll
want to check back often to see what's
new! You can also help by bidding on
items, referring friends and family to
the auction website, as well as emailing auction pages to friends and family.
Here are some items of interest:
hot air balloon ride available at many
locations around the country, gift certificates to restaurants, hotels, beauty
salons and spas, vacation packages at
Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Bed &
Breakfast in London, timeshare in
Branson, Missouri, and a week at
Rehoboth Beach, DE, bus tickets to
New York City, theatre tickets to
numerous shows on Broadway,
Shakespeare Festival, Ballet and other
theatre tickets, Brewmaster for a day bottle your own beer and have a
catered meal for 10 of your closest
friends, Young & The Restless tote
bag and goodies, musical carousel
horse, Mary Kay and Longaberger
baskets, gift certificates for flower
shops, cooking demonstrations,
ceramic tile with a ginkgo leaf, jewelry, Vera Bradley duffel & cosmetic
bag, greens fees at golf courses,
Reading Phillies tickets, ski resort
package, Brandywine, Mercer and
Winterthur Museum tickets, collectibles, items created by Cedar Crest
alumnae and faculty, as well as lots of
Cedar Crest items too! There's something for everyone – great gifts for
yourself, friends and family. Please
support your alma mater!
On April 6, to commemorate
the eleventh anniversary of the
genocide in Rwanda, more than
20,000 bodies that had previously
been dumped unceremoniously in
mass graves were re-exhumed and
reburied. Then, at the new national
memorial center, current Rwandan
President, Paul Kagame, lit a flame
that would remain burning for 100
days. Kagame remarked, “It is a
day we remember systematic
slaughter of over a million of our
innocent fellow Rwandans, an
orgy of bloodletting unprecedented
in the history of our nation...”
The genocide was sparked by
years of tension between the formally peaceful Tutsi and Hutus
tribes. Belgian colonization in the
early 1900’s ruined their peaceful
relationship, calling the Tutsi superior to the Hutus, thus making the
Hutus second-class citizens. After
Rwanda’s independence was
granted in 1962, the Hutus, resentful about their mistreatment, took
over and made the Tutsi scapegoats
for the next few years. Tutsi
refugees in Uganda, determined to
go back to their homeland, created
the Rwandan Patriotic Front
(RPF), hoping to overthrow the
government. They eventually
signed a peace contract with the
president
of
the
time,
Habyarimana, but after his plane
was shot down in 1994, the Hutus
began to revolt. For 100 days, over
800,000 Tutsis were slaughtered.
As BBC online reports, “The
early organizers included military
officials, politicians and businessmen, but soon many others joined
in the mayhem… Participants were
often given incentives, such as
money or food, and some were
even told they could appropriate
the land of the Tutsis they killed.”
The violence in Rwanda was
largely ignored through the rest of
the world. The UN tried to send
troops in, but pulled out after 10
soldiers were killed. Only after the
Hutus were toppled by the RPF
was a cease-fire called, and did the
UN come back and try to re-establish order.
On April 6, 20,000 bodies
were exhumed and put to rest properly, but with lingering memories
still haunting the surviving Tutsis.
The courts are gearing up to try
over 760,000 people accused of
crimes during the genocide. As
BBC reports, “Traditional community courts, called gacaca, meaning
the small lawn where village elders
congregate to solve disputes, have
been introduced to speed up the
trial process... A key part of the
gacaca process is that released
prisoners must ask forgiveness for
their crimes.” The suspects have
no access to lawyers and the judges
are locals respected for their
integrity. While human rights
groups consider the courts to be
unprofessional, they agree that it is
necessary to bring the attackers to
justice. Gerald Rutazitwa, a man
who lost his father and six brothers
to the genocide, remarked about
the trials, “I think they will bring
the country to justice.”
news.bbc.co.uk
LIFESTYLES
Tree of Hope brings hope to tsunami victims
Students continue to raise money for orphanage in Sri Lanka
Alison Vande Bunte
Staff Writer
Three and a half months after
disaster struck South-East Asia,
paper flowers are cascading over a
second floor wall in the TCC, on the
Tree of Hope, created by Cedar
Crest's Tsunami Relief Committee.
The Tsunami Relief Committee
has been raising funds, along with
the local Swain School, in an effort
to help Sri Lankan girls living at the
Sri Yasodara Orphanage, near
Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
"The orphanage," according to
the Friends of Tibetan Women's
Association (FOTWA) in 2002, "is
run by Loku Maniyo, a Buddhist
nun, who offers love and shelter to
over 80 girls."
"We've been selling flowers for
a dollar [each] in order to raise
money for the orphanage, to help
them buy food and supplies," said
Aelén Mabillé, Chair of the Tsunami
Relief Fund. All of the profits go to
the orphanage. Although the Tree of
Hope is covered in paper flowers,
"not very much interest" has been
generated so far on campus, said
Mabillé, a sophomore Genetic
Engineering major, adding that,
"Really it's just been a small group of
us working on it."
"The people who have supported the fundraiser," said Mabillé,
"have been more than willing to
donate. I've seen the campus come
together as far as that."
Mabillé encouraged other students to join the fund raising efforts,
saying that the Committee would be
helped, "If we could get... more people to help with the committee to set
up the fundraisers, especially this
semester...but maybe even for next
semester...because the orphanage
will always need money."
The FOTWA noted in 2002,
long before the tsunami, that, "Loku
Maniyo, who founded the home in
1986, receives no consistent financial support; every day is a struggle
to provide food, transport to school,
clothing electricity and clean water."
Although the Committee is
affiliated
with
the
Student
Government Association, of which
Mabillé is the Social Vice President,
students do not have to be part of the
SGA to join the fund raising efforts.
"We have quite a few members in
our committee that have no affilia-
tion with the Student Government at
all," said Mabillé, "and so we're
more than happy and more than willing to have anyone else from the college community come in and help
us."
According to Mabillé, "Five
dollars will buy something like a 20
kilo bag of rice for the children. That
goes such a long way... five dollars is
so simple, even for college students - it can be a lot of money sometimes,
but if you donate 50 cents here and
there, eventually it will add up."
"Monetary donations are the
most effective form of assistance,"
according to USAID, "because they
allow humanitarian organizations to
purchase (often within the affected
region itself) the exact type and
quantity of items needed by those
affected by the crisis." According to
USAID, monetary donations also,
"will reach the affected region much
quicker than commodity contributions would."
The Tsunami Relief Committee
is planning to hold a swim competition next semester, to raise more
money for the orphanage.
The Tree of Hope graces the stairwell of the TCC; each flower represents a donation
from a student or faculty member to benefit a girls’ orphanage in Sri Lanka affected
by the December 2004 tsunami.
Needles and Hooks to sponsor learning party for knitting, crotchet
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Co-Editor
As the semester comes to a
close, students often look for outlets
to release stress and recuperate from
Stacey Solt | Lifestyles Editor
Can you knit? Needles and Hooks is sponsoring a learning party on Monday, April 18 at
9:45 in Moore main lobby.
study sessions. Next Monday, April
18, a unique opportunity will be
available on Cedar Crest campus.
Needles and Hooks, Cedar
Crest’s knitting and crocheting club,
is sponsoring a learning party for all
interested students.
Learning parties were developed to spread creative enthusiasm
among the campus and to show
interested students what the club has
to offer. “If you come with a question, we can teach you almost anything you want,” said Heather
Caruthers, club secretary. Needles
and Hooks members currently have
experience in knitting, crotchet, rug
hooking, and other DIY (do-it-yourself) crafts.
“Knitting and crocheting is very
popular right now, especially among
college females,” said club president
Melissa Sturtevant. “I started knitting because my grandmother taught
me how and I see it as something that
I can eventually teach my children.”
This is the second learning
party being offered this semester,
and last month’s party participants
enjoyed their lessons.
“I wanted to learn how to knit,”
said Lauren Stewart, junior psychology and art major. “No one had ever
offered to teach me before.” She previously enjoyed crocheting and
wanted to add to her abilities; by the
end of the night she decided that she
preferred crocheting. “I gave up on
knitting and went back to crocheting… It's fairly easy and with only
one hook to keep track of, it's easy.”
She added, “I did enjoy it [knitting],
however.”
Freshman Lindsay Carbone
also learned to knit at the last learning party. “It was downstairs and I
wanted to learn how to knit anyways.
So I went and I had a good time.”
Her favorite part was learning the
basics of knitting.
While Needles and Hooks was
busy making plans for the learning
party, sophomore Katelyn Burgett
was hard at work with a long scarf.
“This is my first scarf. I might have
it done by the time it’s cold again!”
For Burgett, knitting is about being
creative. “It’s nice. I can turn on
[TV] and occupy my hands.”
Sturtevant said that knitting is
“also great because you can make
cheap and creative gifts for friends
and family members. Getting a scarf
from someone means they spent time
and effort picking out the yarn and
pattern and actually making it.
Anyone I've ever given a scarf to
was really honored.”
For those who already know
how to knit or crotchet, there is
always something new to learn.
“Heather [Caruthers] taught me how
to change colors,” said Chrissy Lech,
newly appointed club treasurer.
Sturtevant agreed. “The party is
for anyone of any level. Beginners
are definitely welcome, but anyone
who wants to learn how to do something else is welcome.”
Most members of the club learn
through trial and error and sharing
tips. At the end of most meetings is
social time, a time to unwind, talk,
and of course knit or crochet.
“Needles and Hooks is mainly a
social club with an element of community service. We usually do not
have much business to cover at the
meetings and we usually sit around
and knit and talk,” said Sturtevent.
Needles and Hooks operates
primarily with donated material and
donates finished projects to the Sixth
Street Shelter in Allentown at the end
of each semester. Approximately 13
scarves and one baby blanket were
donated last semester, said
Caruthers.
If interested in attending the
learning party, no experience or
materials are necessary. Simply
bring enthusiasm, patience and the
will to learn. The club supplies yarn
and needles or hooks.
The party begins Monday, April
18 at 9:45 pm in Moore main lobby.
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LIFESTYLES
Happenings at a Cedar Crest near you...
American Idol makes a stop at Cedar Crest College
Gillian Maffeo
Staff Writer
Iva Tchomakova | Lifestyles Editor
Top: The uncontested winner Shantel Perry poses after she won the University Idol title.
Bottom: Sharon Fina, Amanda Skelton & Katie Hilbert, as famed judges Randy, Paula and Simon.
It was the night to shine. A night to
show all of singing talent and performance
skills on stage. It was the night for University
Idol. Held on April 1 in the Alumnae Hall
Auditorium, eleven girls came out to sing
and hoping to win the grand prize of two
hundred and fifty dollars and to be known as
the best singer at Cedar Crest College.
University Idol was held by Good Guys
Production and organized by Kristen
Strasnic, Lauren Galbreath, Gwendolyn
Rogers, and Sharon Fina, who are current
Cedar Crest students and staff.
Set up like the hit television show
American Idol, there were three judges who
were randomly selected. Katie Hilbert,
Sharon Fina, and Amanda Skelton had the
opportunity to be just like Paula, Randy, and
Simon. So what were the judges looking for
in the contestants that night? Katie Hilbert
claims she was like “Simon,” “I’m looking
for talent and stage presence in the contestants.” On the other hand Amanda Skelton
said, “I’m really looking for the style and
how it fits in with the song and their attitudes.”
All the contestants had two hours to
practice on stage before the contest actually
began. People started to filter in and once the
clock hit nine, it was time to get the show on
the road.
Eric Wilson, owner of Good Guy
Productions, pretended to be heart throb
Ryan Seacrest from the original American
Idol. As he announced for the show to start,
the lights went dim and round one was under
way. All of the singers had a chance to sing
in round one and at the end the judges gave
them a score between one and ten on how
well they thought they did.
The opening act was proved hilarious
with the audience, as Tatiana Yepes and
Magdalena Pritz preformed “No Scrubs” by
TLC. They performed their act with spirit,
but unfortunately the two girls had no real
vocal talent. It was a great way to start the
show, especially for some of the more nervous contestants. “It was a joke from the
beginning, but it was fun and not serious. I
like to make an idiot of myself!” said
Magdalena Pritz as she had a huge grin on
her face. Chelsea Reed came out with an
excellent first performance and a score of 27,
that advanced her to the next round, but judge
Amanda Skelton said, “I love the jacket a lot,
and the belt has some accent, but get that cell
phone out of your pocket! That’s what kept
you from a ten!”
Melissa Bodner managed to entertain
the crowd with her performance in the first
round as she sang “Mambo Number 5.” Katie
Hilbert was not too pleased about this choice
of song and said, “Tell the circus to come get
this one!” Regardless, Bodner advanced to
the next round.
Another contestant Shantel Perry
stunned the audience with her performance
and overall stage presence. The audience
went crazy with whoops and claps. Judge
Sharon Fina held up her score of ten and said,
“You’re friends really did it for you.” Perry
made it to the next round, as well as singer
and theater performer Devon Caraballo.
Caraballo, Perry, Megan Goss, Laura,
and Reed made it to the second round hoping
to win the big bucks. With great performances from all five contestants, Melissa Bodner
once again made the crowd laugh to tears
with her Britney Spears performance. After
the final five competed there was only room
for two singers. It came down to Perry and
Caraballo.
Both contestants had wonderful performances, but now it was no longer up to the
judges to score, it was now up to the audience
to pick the winner. Perry made an exceptional performance of “Bootylicious” by
Destiny’s Child and Caraballo sang her heart
out to “Black Velvet.” The crowd was crazy
for both of these performers, but in the end it
came down to one, and Perry ended up going
home with the cash. She was very stylish that
night with her sun glasses and classy top, and
that just made the performance even better.
Caraballo also made the crowd go wild with
her powerful voice.
“Shantel deserved to win, she did a great
job,” said Caraballo, who is part of many productions at Cedar Crest and working on her
next production called Slam Jam.
“I’m in a state of shock,” said Perry who
couldn’t stop smiling, “I battled with myself,
I was just going to try it, and then I did it! It
took a lot of faith and work, but I did it. I have
to thank all my friends, my mom, and God.”
There’s no fooling APO:
“Feast of Fools” Dance-A-Thon proves a success
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
Alpha Phi Omega does not fool around
when it comes to charity and raising money,
yet if you were present at the “Feast of
Fools” dance on April 1, you might have
thought just that.
The annual charity Dance-A-Thon was
held in the Lees Hall gym from 8pm-8am.
Alpha Phi Omega is the national community service fraternity. The purpose of the
fraternity is to maintain an active brotherhood of students on the Cedar Crest College
campus. The fraternity’s mission statement
is to promote positive principles such as
leadership, friendship, and service.
The dance benefited the 6th street shelter, which is a homeless family shelter. The
pledge forms were a success. APO raised the
most money through the pledges. Cedar
Crest students paid three dollars, and nonCedar crest students paid four dollars. Nonstudents were charged five.
Everyone was dancing and visibly having a good time. The DJ was playing a wide
variety of music. The dancers seemed to
really enjoy the old school music. Perhaps
the most entertaining, was the contest organized by the DJ and APO members encouraging pledges and guests to show off their fun-
Freshman pledges pose after winning king, queen
and jester at the annual Dance-a-Thon.
APO member Nani Watimar shows her “fool” spirit
in a Mardi Gras mask at the annual Dance-a-Thon,
which supported the 6th Street Shelter.
niest, funkiest and most ridiculous dance
moves. Winners of jester, queen and king of
the court were first year students, who were
also pledging with the fraternity.
The biggest turn out was between the
hours of 9-12 pm. Many people from the
neighboring schools came to have a blast and
support Alpha Phi Omega. A large crowd also
remained at the dance all night. There were
tables set up for card games. Food, drinks and
small snacks were provided all night.
There were a few card games going on.
It seemed to have the players focused and
entertained. One of the games played was
called mafia.
Alpha Phi Omega was definitely satisfied with the Dance-A-Thon. “This is the best
turn out in four years,” said Megan Kees.
The dance has been improving each year.
Many pledges attended to represent the
fraternity and their class. They helped to keep
the party going all night. “The pledge class of
2005 will go to the end,” said Melinda Yoder
Everyone who attended the dance said
they were looking forward to the 6th Annual
Dance-A-Thon, which will hopefully be even
bigger and better and bring in more revenue.
It is wonderful when people are able to
have fun for such a good cause. “I’m having
a great time and it’s for a great cause,” said
sophomore Skye Mullarkey. “Cedar Crest
should definitely appreciate it.”
LIFESTYLES
Rappers battle it out at the Sisters Inc. party
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
The Sisters Inc. organization, whose
purpose is to promote minority awareness by
up- keeping a strong moral code, held a
freestyle rap battle on April 8 followed by a
party.
The organization prides itself on
attempting “to preserve and respect women
of different cultural backgrounds.” The cause
for this last weekend’s event was to raise
money for the organization, by involving the
students here at Cedar Crest, as well as the
community.
Sisters Inc. members worked together as
a team to advertise and make sure everything
turned out well. The executive officers,
including President Chanel Davis, Vice
President Chibogu Areh, Social Vice
President Elyse Comacho, Treasurer Amanda
Richardson, Secretary Amanda Kelley, and
Historian Diamonece Hichson, wanted to
bring a different kind of party and entertainment to the Cedar Crest campus by incorporating a rap freestyle battle.
The freestyle battle champion won a
$200 cash prize. Rappers that competed came
from neighboring colleges, the Allentown
area and Philadelphia. A young man from
South Philadelphia by the name of Kyree
McCurry took home the prize. He represented the city that is known for their rapping
freestyle competitiveness. McCurry is making himself known on the local hip hop scene
and appears on many freestyle mixed tapes.
The battle was three rounds. During the
second round, there was a heated discussion
between one of the male participants and
audience members, as they did not seem to
like his rapping abilities. The judges did not
seem to care for his style.
One of the judges made a comment,
which the contender did not take well. The
female judge from Cedar Crest College who
chose to remain anonymous interrupted the
competition and expressed a few concerns.
The crowd seemed to side with the female
judge, more so than with the contestant.
After the battle, the party was on. DJ
Shock was on the 1 and 2’s and kept the
ladies dancing until two in the morning.
Everyone appeared to be having a wonderful
time. “The party went well,” said Sisters Inc.
President Chanel Davis. “ We definitely had
a better turn out than the last party. It can
only keep getting better.”
Speaking of the ladies, the best dressed
award went to Cedar Crest student Vikki
Brown, who wore a stunning all white outfit
with a beaded top. Brown seemed to attract
the fellas’ attention at this party.
The chemistry at the party seemed to be
right. The people were mingling and having
a good time. However, the contestants
seemed to be split into different sections, due
to the freestyle battling crews.
Unfortunately, the guest of honor (CEO
Rapper Tony Montana of Level Four
Records) was unable to attend due to the fact
that he was held up at a meeting in Las
Vegas.
Montana was set to judge the rap battle
because he has prior experience rapping and
general experience in the hip hop industry.
He himself had planned on participating and
entering the contest with a rap of his own.
Even though this party is over, Sisters
Inc. has a few more events coming to campus
this semester.
The organization plans on holding a
powder-puff football game and a food festival. Sisters Inc. plans to stay motivated and
organized and present the college community with an array of entertainment. Their goals
are set higher each semester. Go Sisters Inc!
Lakena Outlaw |
Staff Writer
Top: All smiles for
a good cause, Tova
Samuels and
Amanda
Richardson sport
their best outfits at
the Sisters Inc.
party
Left: Sisters Inc.
President Chanel
Davis and friend
take time out to
smile big for the
camera.
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SPORTS
Serfass named
Athlete of the Week
...FROM THE SPORTS DESK
Andrea Zajac, Staff Writer
Amanda Swartz, Staff Writer
Jennifer Woytach, Sports Editor
Julie Foudy: IronWoman inside and out
Courtney Lomax
Co-copy Editor
Softball captain Jessica
Serfass was named Athlete of the
Week for March 21 - 27.
Serfass is in her 17 softball
season. She batted a .455 which
translates to six runs and four
RBIs on five hits in 11 at-bats.
This helped the Falcon softball
team achieve a record 2-2 record
for the week.
Serfass believes being
Athlete of the Week is an honor.
“It’s nice to be recognized
when you do something good and
it also feels good to have a pat on
the back every now and then,”
she said.
Serfass, or Serf as her teammates call her, typically plays
shortstop for the team. This season however, the team did not
have a pitcher so Serfass stepped
up into the position.
“Though we haven’t had
many wins this season,” Serfass
said, “we are doing as well as we
can with our current situation of
having no pitcher.”
She said that her team seems
to enjoy when she pitches – they
find it humorous.
“I think when I step in the
circle to pitch it kind of puts the
team at ease,” Serfass said. “We
seem to play a little looser when
I’m in there because it’s just
downright funny to see me pitching,” she said.
The whole team is affected
by Serfass’s pitching, which
forces everyone to change positions while still playing as a team.
“Hopefully we will get some
more wins under our belt and
continue to play as a team for the
rest of the season,” she said.
Serfass, a psychology major
from Allentown, will graduate in
May.
“I love the camaraderie that
a team brings,” Serfass said. “I
love my team and I am going to
miss being a part of Cedar Crest
softball.”
None of us had any idea what we
would do when she walked through
the door. As a matter of fact, we probably could have thought of a dozen
intelligent questions had our jaws not
dropped to the floor.
On Monday afternoon, an
Olympic champion walked into Cedar
Crest’s gymnasium to meet with our
college’s soccer team. When Julie
Foudy left the gym that evening, she
left behind an inspired group of
female athletes.
“For me, she’s a celebrity. I can
only imagine what she is for you,” Jen
Woytach, lacrosse and field hockey
player, said to me after I spent a day
with Olympic gold medal winner and
U.S. soccer team co-captain Julie
Foudy.
Of the dozens of quotable words
of encouragement Foudy offered her
audience Monday evening were those
pertaining to a persons’ ability and
right to choose.
“Success isn’t a matter of
chance; it’s a matter of choice,” she
said, and went on to stress the importance of choosing to dream big and
acting on that dream.
Members of Cedar Crest’s soccer
team (including myself) held on to
every word.
But it wasn’t just Foudy’s comments that evening that had us all
awe-inspired. It was her down-toearth personality, positivism and
eagerness to see us all become better
people – not just better athletes – that
had us smiling from ear to ear.
With the ever-present “bad
news” regarding professional athletes
we see almost regularly on television
stations today, it was so thrilling to
have one of the biggest advocates of
women in sports on our own soccer
field. Seeing her teach a seven yearold girl how to execute a move Foudy
probably uses against defenders from
China and Germany, then remaining
on the field for an extra twenty minutes to sign whatever piece of paraphernalia was in your Adidas bag
(maybe even the bag itself), was proof
that there truly are exceptional role
“But it wasn’t just
Foudy’s comments that
evening that had us all
awe-inspired. It was her
down-to-earth personality, positivism and eagerness to see us all become
better people – not just
better athletes – that had
us smiling from ear to
ear.”
models out there for young girls.
This role model, specifically, had
a great sense of humor. Now retired
after 15 years with the U.S. National
Team, Foudy kept it light. She told her
audience how lucky they all were that
she had retired, since now they have
the chance to see the flat stomach she
claims is a “beer belly.” But when a
question was raised about Title IX’s
bad rap, Foudy responded by pulling
her hair back into a pony-tail. “It’s
time to get serious,” she said.
President of the Women’s Sports
Foundation from 2000-2002, Foudy is
the epitome of what an athlete is and
always should be. Not once was she
too proud, taking much more time
than necessary to reveal her favorite
flavor of Gatorade.
Prior to Foudy’s remarks
Monday evening were those from
Women’s Sports Foundation CEO
Donna Lopiano. According to Dr.
Lopiano, one in three young girls is
currently involved in some type of
sport today.
Not bad, a few of us mouthed to
each other from our seats. Our campus
does a phenomenal job of stressing
the importance of healthy bodies and
minds. And with the birth of an
IronWoman Triathlon happening this
evening, this was good news.
“But what about the other two
girls?” Lopiano asked.
The
Women’s
Sports
Foundation, of which Foudy was
President from 2000-2002, has
pledged to get one million girls physically active who are not as of today.
“Give the gift of sport.” Lopiano
said. “By giving a young girl a ball
and glove, you’ve told her that ‘she
can.’”
Julie Foudy was the giver of
many gifts on Monday. For her, as she
told the audience, it was never a question of gender. Sport was a way of life.
She was the IronWoman for all
of us there that evening. She passed
along her gift of love for every sport,
and the need for us all to play.
--Amanda Swartz
Falcons’ Schedule
Play Rugby!
Thursday, April 14
First ever Cedar Crest College
IronWoman competition
Monday, April 18
Lacrosse vs. Immaculata, 4:30 p.m.
The race begins at 8:00 p.m.
in the Rodale Aquatic Center
Wednesday, April 20
Lacrosse vs. Arcadia, 4:00 p.m.
Softball vs. Alvernia+, 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 15
Softball vs. Marywood, 3:00 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Softball vs. Cabrini+, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 16
Lacrosse vs. Eastern, 1:00 p.m.
Softball vs. Immaculata+, 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 23
Softball vs. Gwynedd-Mercy +, 1:00 p.m.
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Falcons results through April 13
Lacrosse
3/31 vs. King’s
20-3 L
4/5 vs. Alvernia*
12-4 L
4/7 vs. Neumann*
17-5 L
4/9 vs. Gwynedd-Mercy*
16-2 L
4/12 vs. Cabrini*
19-6 L
Softball
4/1 vs. Rosemont (DH)*
10-8, 3-0 LL
4/8 vs. Misericordia (DH)*
7-15, 2-5 LL
4/9 vs. Wesley (DH)*
13-12, 2-3 LL
4/12 vs. St. Elizabeth
14-13 W
*indicates PAC contest
SPORTS
“A Celebration of Women in Sports”
Allentown mayor Roy Afflerbach presented Foudy with a key to the city before the dinner in the Harmon Hall. His
daughter, Tamara, looks on, as Foudy accepts the gift.
Julie
F udy
At the end of the clinic, Foudy took time to sign autographs for each of the girls that attended
the clinic and a few for their mothers and sisters too.
As a nice surprise for senior Val Tomino, Foudy presented her the award for Most Valuable
Player for the 2004 soccer season.
Foudy demonstrating some of her moves at the clinic. She had no trouble making herself heard over the traffic and
wind because the girls were in awe of the soccer great.
Softball players Stef Harrington and Jess Serfass pose with Dr. Donna Lopiano before the clinic.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet the business department’s newest face, Mrs. Jody Rennie
I’m a retired Air Force officer, and in the
Air Force I had the opportunity to meet
some incredible people, witness cutting
edge technology programs and travel.
Since I retired, I’ve had the opportunity
to have several interesting part-time jobs
and do some rewarding volunteer work,
such as working on a local school board.
The Crestiad: Why did you choose to
come teach at Cedar Crest?
Jody Rennie: I’ve always enjoyed teaching and I saw an ad in the paper. I’ve
been blessed to be hired as an adjunct
professor and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.
TC: What classes do you teach?
JR: Writing for Managers and in May I’ll
be teaching Organizational Behaviors.
For the June session, I’ll be teaching
Managing People.
TC: What are you most proud of in
your life?
JR: Finding a balance between my
career, personal growth and my family.
TC: What are some of your hobbies
and interests?
JR: Reading and gardening, but my
biggest hobby is taking my children to all
of their various activities. I guess you
could say that makes car-pooling my
hobby.
TC: What is your favorite part about
campus?
JR: The students. They are friendly, willing to learn, interesting about campus and
the classroom, and it makes going to
work just great.
The Crestiad had the pleasure of talking to management professor, Jody Rennie.
Allison Capik | Staff Writer
TC: Do you have any advice for the
students at Cedar Crest?
JR: There is an Air Force saying that I
enjoy, “Flexibility is the key to air superiority.” It is another way of saying it is
important to have your plans and goals,
but take advantage of the opportunities
that come your way. Even if you planned
it, it does not mean that it will work out
in that way.
TC: Anything you would like the readers to know about you?
JR: I have enjoyed a very diverse career.
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Just in: Spears is pregnant!
Friends star becomes godmother,
Apprentice star arrested, rehab the
new home for celebs, and more!
Not every boy-band can pick up where
they left off five years ago and rekindle
what they had with their past fans (check
out the Backstreet Boy concert review on
page 16). So, then what do they do? Well,
Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees plans on running for mayor of Cincinnati. “I am serious
about this, and I intend to win,” said the 32year-old at a press conference.
Jokes were flying when the news of
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker
Bowles’s wedding was fast approaching.
However, leaving the media’s commentary
behind, the two married this past weekend
at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Camilla
spent the day with a 102 degree fever.
So they really are friends in real life…
Another event that happened this
weekend was the baptism of Coco, the 10month-old baby girl of Courtney Cox and
David Arquette. Friends star Jennifer
Aniston was not only one of the 110 guests,
but she was also named one of Coco’s godmothers.
If you’ve been watching NBC’s The
Apprentice, you’ll know 22-year-old real
estate mogul Chris Shelton isn’t the
calmest person in the world. Well, the millionaire, and one of the final six contestants,
was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Apparently Shelton dramatically caused a
scene at a hotel bar this past Sunday.
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Baseball’s Nolan
__ Gras
Colder
Dress
Lavish party
What you taste
Indian monetary unit
Is
Written material
Strata
Lodge
And so forth
Dit’s partner
Liquids
False god graven
image
Gone With the
Wind’s
Mr. Butler
Gem State
33
34
35
36
39
40
42
43
46
48
49
50
51
52
54
56
57
58
59
61
Not ever
Glitter
Seize
Ran over
What every child
wants
Wait
Clever plans
Sheets of glass
Tells
Plasma
Pigpen
Most timid
Wood cutting tools
Howled
From Asia
Cycle
Unconfining
Fragrance
Chicken brand
Midwestern state
Tyrant
Fall mo.
Brew
Visit
Tear
After announcing their new reality television on UPN, Britney Spears and hubby
Kevin Federline also confirmed that yes,
she is pregnant. Spears posted on her website, “The time has finally come to share
our wonderful news that we are expecting
our first child together. There are reports
that I was in the hospital this weekend,
Kevin and I just want everyone to know
that all is well. Thank you for your thoughts
and prayers.”
So if you’ve been keeping up with
Chitter Chat over the past month, you’ll
know Billy Joel was in rehab for alcohol
abuse. However, he and his publicists are
happy to say he exited the Betty Ford
Center in Rancho Mirage, California after
30 days.
In other rehab news, Gladiator and
Signs star Joaquin Phoenix voluntarily
checked himself into rehab for an alcohol
problem.
In an interview with OutSmart,
Mariah Carey revealed what marriage was
like with ex-husband Tommy Mottola. She
said, “There was a time when all I was
allowed to do was go to gay clubs, because
my quote-unquote husband was so afraid of
me being around straight people.” Here latest album Emancipation of Mimi is out now.
Believe it if you want, but rumor has it
young starlet Lindsay Lohan was seeing
someone a little older than her.... over thirty years older! But before we gasp at the
news, the 50-year-old in question is Demi
Moore’s ex-hubby Bruce Wilis.
Reel Reviews
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Treatful Eats?
Mangia: great fare, fair prices
Andrea Zajac
Staff Writer
It’s often said that sequels aren’t as good
as the first, but Miss Congeniality 2: Armed
and Fabulous doesn’t live up to that saying.
This sequel has the same comic flavor and
flare of personality. I think even more so than
Miss Congeniality. Not to mention Sandra
Bullock pulls off another great performance
as the spirited FBI agent Gracie Hart.
The movie starts with Gracie returning as
an agent, but her fame as the Miss United
States runner-up interferes with her job. After
what could have been a disastrous bank robbery bust Gracie has a decision to make –
work a desk job for the FBI or become the
new “Face of the FBI.” Gracie decides to don
heels once again after an ended romance gives
her the momentum to try something new.
With the help of Joel Myers, a flamboyant fashion consultant played by Diedrich
Bader from The Drew Carey Show, Gracie
becomes a cover girl instead of being undercover. Also new on the scene is Sam Fuller
played by Regina King. Sam is a sassy agent
with anger issues. Needless to say, when
Hart’s witty sarcasm meets up with Fuller’s
heated attitude, a girl fight is on the horizon.
This all changes when Gracie finds out
her best friend and Miss United States, Cheryl
Frazier along with Stan Fields are kidnapped
in Las Vegas. Hart is immediately on a plane
to Nevada along with Joel and to unpopular
demand Agent Fuller as her bodyguard.
When they first land Hart continues with
her “Face of the FBI campaign,” but when her
gut instincts and FBI experience are ignored
by the Las Vegas FBI field director, she has
no choice but to throw her orders as well as
her makeup out the window. Sam and Gracie
realize they are better off working together
Left: Look for
Mangia’s sign
when heading
for a bite to
eat.
Right: Mural
inside Mangia
Nicole Rubertelli
Staff Writer
Nicole Rubertelli
Staff Writer
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Regina
King, Enrique Murciano, Ernie
Hudson, and William Shatner
Rated: PG-13
Duration: 115 minutes
then against each other and start their own
investigation of the case. Once again Agent
Gracie Hart saves the day along with her new
partner Agent Fuller.
Some of the funnier highlights of the
movie are when Gracie attacks her malfunctioning microwave, Gracie goes undercover as
an old woman, and Sam and Gracie dress up
in show girl glamour as undercover agents in
a drag club.
If you saw Miss Congeniality and liked
it, you will absolutely love Miss Congeniality
2. I think you can even see it without seeing
the first one, especially if you just want a
good laugh. A
Upon entering Mangia, located in
Whitehall, tucked just behind Blockbuster,
you are greeted by a member of the friendly
and attentive staff. The establishment, formerly the sight of a 7-Eleven, is now spruced up
and includes an inviting, yet casual atmosphere. The walls are now adorned with clean
white paint and accented with murals of what
look to be Italian villas or castles.
The menu boasts a wide variety of
choices from basic lasagna, to a nice selection
of pasta dishes, to one of their rotating daily
specials entitled “Veal Dean Martin” which
includes veal, shrimp, scallops, roasted peppers, and other ingredients in a vodka cream
sauce.
If pasta or veal is not your thing there
are many more options to choose from.
Mangia also serves a variety of appetizers,
salads, sandwiches, ribs, steak, and chicken.
If you are interested in pizza, it is available in
two sizes, twelve and sixteen inch. There are
also specialty and Sicilian style pizzas served
there too.
My guest and I decided to start off with
some appetizers. We sampled the stuffed
mushrooms and the mozzarella sticks. The
mushrooms are filled with crabmeat, spinach
and garlic. They are served atop a tangy sauce
that really complimented the subtle crab flavor.
For my entrée I chose the tortellini carbonara, which consists of cheese tortellini in
a light cream sauce accompanied by bits of
Italian bacon and onion. The flavorful bacon
really complimented the cream sauce and
tortellini to make a great dish. Although the
bacon could have been slightly crisper, the
meal was still very enjoyable.
I do think it is important to caution that
the portions are enormous. At first sight of
the prices you may think that it is slightly
steep, especially if you are on a budget.
However, for the roughly twelve dollars I
paid for my tortellini I easily had enough
food in front of me for three to four meals,
and it includes salad and fresh bread as well.
It is also important to note that this restaurant
is a non-smoking establishment and parties of
six or more will automatically have an eighteen percent gratuity added to their check.
On the plus side, the items on the menu
are available for takeout and there is also a
children’s menu serving kids that are ten and
under. Overall, Mangia is a nice little restaurant offering delicious food for a reasonable
price. A-
The Sound Booth
50 Cent’s album tops charts with The Massacre
Amanda Rachel Goodman
Staff Writer
50 Cent’s much-awaited follow-up to Get
Rich or Die Tryin’, The Massacre does not
disappoint with stereotypical 50 Cent style. 50
Cent, born Curtis Jackson grew up in an environment easily reflected in his music. His
mother died mysteriously before he even hit
his teens and was raised without a father. His
grandparents raised the orphaned 50 Cent. 50
took up rapping to get a reputation and a way
to make money. After the birth of his son
while he was still young, he decided to take
his rap career more seriously. Originally
signed on Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay’s
record label JMJ, 50 eventually got signed to
Columbia Records in 1999. In April of 2000,
50 Cent was shot nine times, including a
.9mm bullet to the face, in front of his grandmother’s house in Queens. He spent the next
few months in recovery while Columbia
Records dropped him from the label. 50 Cent
would not give up on his talent and eventually
Eminem and Dr. Dre heard 50 Cent and the
rest is history.
50 Cent’s new CD is 22 songs (21 songs
plus a bonus track) filled with amazing beats
to blast in your car, your home or to dance the
night away at the club, while other songs
seem to show a softer more laid-back side to
50 Cent. 50 Cent’s album starts off with the
intro which is just a series of gunshots heard,
which just plays into the next two songs, “In
My Hood” and “This Is 50,” two songs with
good beats where 50 Cent proclaims just how
much of a “bad” person he is. The fourth
track, “I’m Supposed To Die Tonight,” a
standout song on the CD, is a slightly darker
poignant track. Tracks five and six, “Piggy
Bank” and “Gatman and Robbin”
(which features Eminem) both have
great beats to break in your car stereo
system. For anyone who is a fan of
Eminem, “Gatman and Robbin”
sounds reminiscent of an Eminem
track, with the beats, where “Gatman
and Robbin” is another amazing show
of great beats on 50 Cent’s CD.
Tracks seven and eight, “Candy
Shop” (which features
Olivia) and “Outta
Control” are two
of the songs on
the CD that could
definitely be
played in the
clubs,
because both
songs are
hard to listen
to without
shaking
some part of
your body to
the beats.
Tracks nine
through
twelve, “Get In
My Car,” “Ski
Mask Way,” “A
Baltimore Love
This coming weekend the Cedar Crest
College Stage Company will be presenting
“Slam Jam: Wanna Hear a Poem?”
Directed by Linda Baas, this theatrical
performance has been created after Russell
Simmons’s “Def Poetry Jam,” and is sure to
bring original pieces of art to your evening!
Cedar Crest students and other Lehigh
Valley residents will be participating in the
four day event. They will perform different
types of self-expression including dance,
rhymes, and poetry.
Much of the content in “Slam Jam”
focuses on adult issues, so be prepared to sit
back, enjoy a few laughs and some intellectual thinking, but leave the children at home!
Slam Jam will be held in Samuels
Theatre from April 14-16 at 8p.m. &
April 17 at 2p.m.
For tickets call 610-606-4608
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stereotypical of 50 Cent as is track 20 “So
Amazing” (which features Olivia), another
stand-out track on the CD. Both songs are a
little slower than some of 50 Cent’s other
songs, but both make up for it with good
beats, good vocals, and a just overall hypnotizing feel.
50 Cent’s The Massacre features a variety of guest stars (Eminem, Olivia, Tony
Yayo, Jamie Foxx, The Game, Lloyd Banks,
and others) and an amazing selection of producers (Cue Beats, Needlz, Dr. Dre and others) both strong points of the album. The
overall feeling of The Massacre is a lot grittier than 50 Cent’s first album, Get Rich or Die
Tryin’. 50 Cent definitely has the talent to
write amazing lyrics (he co-wrote all 22
songs) with some lyrics being romantic,
poignant, while others are male-chauvinistic
and overly sexual. Some negatives of the
album are the unnatural flow between songs,
where it can go from a great beat where
you’re blasting the song in your car stereo to
a song that is completely laid-back. This
unnatural flow makes the listener feel like
they are listening to a mix-tape at times
instead of an actual album. Another negative
of the album, although a stereotype of hip-hop
and rap, is the negativity towards other rappers, where 50 Cent definitely makes a few
call outs to other rappers on the album. 50
Cent’s raw talent and drive make-up for the
negatives and his new CD can definitely
cause a massacre to your car stereo system.
This album did not sell 1 million copies in
four days for nothing. B
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Thing,” and “Ryder Music,” are the weakest
songs of the CD. The songs tend to show a
more gentle (seen in “A Baltimore Love
Thing”), and laid back (seen in
“Ryder Music”) side of 50 Cent,
where the beats are weaker as
are the overall effects of the
song. Track 13 is the other great
clubbing song, “Disco Inferno,”
which was mixed by Dr. Dre, and
is another show of 50 Cent’s talent in choosing great producers
and people to mix amazing beats
with his raps. Tracks fourteen
through twenty-one are just a
conglomeration of decent
songs to songs with
hypnotizing beats.
Track 16 “My
Toy Soldier”
(which features
Tony Yayo) is a
hi-powered
song that wakes
up the other satisfactory songs.
Track 18 “Build
You Up” (which
features Jamie
Foxx) is actually
a really good
song, even
though it might
take some people by surprise
since it is not
HOROSCOPES
SALOMES'S
STARS
Concert Review:
Week of April 18, 2005
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
Don't be put off by a seemingly too-tangled situation. Sometimes a simple procedure will unsnarl all the knots and get
you in the clear fast and easy, just the
way the Lamb likes it.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
It's a good time to go through your work
space -- wherever it is -- and see what
needs to be replaced and what can be
tossed (or at least given away) without a
second thought.
Backstreet Boys make 2005 comeback! From left: Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, A.J. McLean, and Brian Littrell
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
The first time I saw the Backstreet Boys
in concert was in 1998, almost seven years
ago. Of course, at that time, I was in eighth
grade, had a mouth full of braces, and glasses
the size of petri dishes, but I was certain that
Brian Thomas Littrel was the love of my life.
Turns out I was wrong, but anyway…
My cousin called me up in the middle of
February and left me this crazy message that
the Backstreet Boys were coming to Scranton,
Pennsylvania—and she had tickets to go. At
first I didn’t think I heard her right; I mean
BSB had broken up right? They all had their
single careers and families and Nick had all
that bad publicity with Paris Hilton and some
other unmentionable incidents. But a quick
search on Google told me that I had indeed
heard the words out of my cousin’s mouth
correctly. BSB was coming to the Scranton
Cultural Center on March 26. And I had tickets to go!
So maybe it was a bit tragic or even
pathetic that I was looking forward to seeing
my first loves again. But let me tell you, I
wasn’t the only one. It seems that the Boys
never lost their stable fan base, and hundreds
of college-age girls were camped out overnight in front of the Cultural Center, waiting
to be the first let in because the concert was
general admission.
What surprised me the most was the
number of younger girls there; I mean these
fifteen year olds were only eight and nine
when the Boys were still together. But they
were just as faithful as the older crowd,
singing the lyrics to each and every old hit
BSB performed. It also surprised me to see
the number of twenty-somethings who had
decided that this would make a good date
with the boyfriend. Not sure how they held up
to the torture, but I felt that the boys shouldn’t
have been let in anyway, since they were
taller than all us screaming girls and kept
blocking my view of the stage.
The show started with some rap and hip
hop mixes by the DJ from the Woodlands, but
he was mostly greeted by blank stares from
the crowd. It seemed that my sister, my
cousins and I were the only ones who had a
wide enough range in musical tastes to appreciate his mixing enough to scream and dance
to—well, not really dance because we were
packed in tighter than any mosh pit I’d ever
been in. It seemed that the girls all wanted to
be as close as humanly possible to the Boys,
who started sweating profusely after only two
songs up under the hot lights.
But when BSB walked calmly but surely
onto the stage singing “The Call,” the screaming started, and didn’t stop for a full ten minutes. And I have to admit that I was swept up
in the moment, and yes, I, too, was screaming. Not as loudly as my sister, who’s love for
Nick Carter seemed to grow in minutes and
who was screaming things about what she’d
like to do with him that weren’t quite appropriate for the audience digging their elbows
into our sides, but loud enough and long
enough that it made talking after the show a
little difficult.
The expressions on the Boys’ faces were
ones of incredulousness: it seems that they
had not been prepared for their fans to be as
crazy as they had been seven years ago. Tshirts, stuffed animals, flowers, and yes, a hot
red bra which was tossed about from microphone to microphone for the rest of the show,
were all hurled up onstage.
BSB played hit after hit, throwing in
songs from their new album in-between, and
thanking the fans for their continued support
after almost each and every song. The Boys
were still in good shape, and did not disappoint, singing “Quit Playing Games,” The
Shape of My heart,” “Drowning,” and “All I
Have to Give,” complete with the famous hat
dance.
Being only ten feet from the stage, close
enough to see the sweat on their faces would
have been my ultimate dream seven years
ago. But even now, I’ll have to admit it was
pretty sweet. A
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
Someone who disagrees with your position might try to intimidate you. But continue to present a fair argument, regardless of how petty someone else might be
while trying to make a point.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
You might find yourself exceptionally
sensitive to family matters this week. An
issue could come to light that you had
overlooked. Ask other kinfolk to discuss
it with you. looking more decisive that
way.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
You might have more questions about a
project (or perhaps someone you're dealing with on some level) than you feel
comfortable with. If so, see which can be
answered, which cannot, and why.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
It's a good time to clean up and clear out
what you don't need before your tidy self
is overwhelmed by "stuff." Then go celebrate the Virgo victory over clutter with
someone special.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
You might feel a mite confused about
why something you were sure couldn't go
wrong didn't go all right either. Be
patient. Things soon move into balance,
exactly as you like it.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21)At this decision point, you could be
moving from side to side, just to say
you're in motion. Or you could be considering making a move straight up.
What you choose is up to you.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21)
Although your finances should be in an
improved situation at this time, thrift is
still the savvy Sagittarian's smart move.
Advice from a spouse or partner could be
worth heeding.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19)
Taking on a new challenge brings out the
Goat's skills in maneuvering over and
around difficult spots. Best of all, the
Goat does it one careful step after another. (Got the idea, Kid?)
Left: Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell sings to his fans.
Middle: Youngest of the boys, Nick Carter.
Right: Backstreet’s badboy, A.J. McLean works the
crowd
Send Love to Your Favorite Senior
Put a special message to your favorite senior in our
commemorative issue of The Crestiad. Your message will
run in our last issue, May 5. Submissions (message and
or photo) are due by April 28, 2005 to the Crestiad
office. Please include your message and or photo and
payment in a secure envelope and drop off at The
Crestiad office or in campus mail.
Prices:
$8/ 30 words for non-students (parents, family, etc...)
$6/30 words for students
An extra charge of $2 to run a photo with your message.
Issues will be available at the May 14th graduation ceremony.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) Your well-known patience might be
wearing thin because of a disturbing (and
seemingly unending) problem with someone close to you. This could be a time to
ask for help. Good luck.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Be careful about a new venture that lures
you into a "just-look-and-see" mode. Be
sure that what you're being given to see
isn't hiding what you should be seeing
instead.
(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.

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