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OPINIONS
NEWS
A&E
LIFESTYLES
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workings of NY Times
Are we starving
for a solution?
From shamrocks to
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Bet You Didn’t Know...
Kristin Maile
Softball team returns
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The
CRESTIAD
Vol. 88 No. 14
Est. 1923
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 15, 2007
Waitlists
cut for
fall term
Constructing a community
Leann Pettit
STAFF WRITER
Courtesy | Nicole Cribari
Members of the Cedar Crest College Alternate Spring Break team work together to lay the foundation for a Habitat for Humanity home in
North Carolina. For more photos from Alternate Spring Break, turn to page 12.
Students registering for the
Fall 2007 semester may have to
make some adjustments to their
plans in light of the Registrar’s
Office’s decision to eliminate
waitlists.
Currently, waitlists are used
by students who are interested in
taking a course that is already
fully occupied.
If other students drop a class
before it begins, the people on
the waiting list can still get into
the class.
The registrar, Janet Baker,
said, “The policy is being
changed because it is no longer
useful for planning purposes.
“When we had a more condensed schedule, we needed to
know what students needed and
used the wait lists for this information.”
Because the curriculum at
Cedar Crest College gives students the opportunity to choose a
variety of courses to fulfill a
continued | page 4
Alum, trustee honored at Associate’s Luncheon
Brea Barski
STAFF WRITER
At a luncheon held on campus
on March 6, Dr. and Mrs. Charles
and Adrienne Snelling were
awarded the 2007 Cedar Crest
College Associates’ Award.
Adrienne Angeletti Snelling
graduated from Cedar Crest in
1952 with a degree in psychology.
“I like [Cedar Crest] because
it is a small women’s institution
that has something for everyone,”
Mrs. Snelling said of her alma
mater.
Mrs. Snelling is active
throughout the Allentown area.
She sat on the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts and organized
“Gift of Music,” a program that
provides musical instruments for
local children. She was also a
founding member of the Allentown
Art Museum’s Society of the Arts
and a trustee of the Baum School
of Art. Adrienne worked as an
adjunct curator at Lehigh
University and served as an advi-
sor for the former Open Space
Gallery.
Through photography, Mrs.
Snelling has become a very wellknown person in the Lehigh
Valley. She has exhibited pictures
in the Allentown Art Museum and
at Cedar Crest College.
Mrs. Snelling was very active
in “A Historical View of the
Lehigh Valley” and “The Lehigh
Valley: An Illustrated History,”
two books published by the Lehigh
County Historical Society. For
these, Mrs. Snelling edited and
took photographs.
She has won many awards for
her photography including the
Kodak International Newspaper
Shot Award, first-time exhibitor
prize at the Mayfair Festival, and
the Allentown Arts Commission’s
Visual Arts Ovation Award.
Mrs. Snelling’s husband
Charles is just as active in the community.
Dr. Snelling is a Life Trustee
of Cedar Crest College. He has
been working for the college for 35
years.
When Dr. Snelling first decided that he wanted to do work to
help the community, he recalled,
“My friend said, ‘If you really care
about society you should start with
education.”
Dr. Snelling feels that Cedar
Crest is a “first-rate place… with a
real mission. We try to do something for society.” Thus started his
extensive involvement with the
college.
Along with being a Life
Member of the Board of Trustees,
Dr. Snelling has been a member of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Presidential Search Committee,
Nominating
Committee,
Endowments Committee, Business
Committee, and many more.
In 2000, he received an honorary doctorate of public service
from Cedar Crest for his “extraordinary leadership and service to
the College and to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
Outside of the Cedar Crest
community, Dr. Snelling was the
President of the Allentown City
Council, President of the
Pennsylvania Society, Chairman of
the
Republican
Finance
Committee of Pennsylvania, and
delegate to the Republican
National Convention.
He was also a member of the
Lehigh-Northampton
Airport
Authority, the Allentown Art
Museum, the Lehigh Valley
Hospital, the Foundation for the
Advancement
of
Monetary
Education, the Athenaeum of
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Mrs. Adrienne
Angeletti
Snelling and Dr.
Charles D.
Snelling were
honored for their
work in the community and with
Cedar Crest
College during
the 2007
Associate’s
Award Luncheon
that took place
on Tuesday,
March 6 in the
TCC Dining
Hall. Mrs.
Snelling was a
member of the
Cedar Crest
Class of 1952.
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Universities and businesses
tackle sustainability responsibility
Lauren Sanders
COPY EDITOR
A webcast held March 1 by
The New York Times examined the
roles of business and higher education leaders in encouraging innovations that foster sustainability
and environmental protection.
Hosting the webcast was James
Gorman, deputy science editor of
The New York Times.
Peter Thum, vice president of
Starbucks, and Jonathan Fink, vice
president for research and economic affairs and professor of geological sciences at Arizona State
University, appeared as panelists,
responding to questions raised by
both Gorman and the audience,
who were encouraged to submit
their concerns via the cast’s website.
Thum is also the founder of
Ethos Water, a campaign designed
to aid the water crisis by donating
proceeds from the sales of bottled
water to countries in desperate
need of clean drinking water.
Ethos water is distributed through
Starbucks and Pepsico.
One of the main goals of
Ethos Water is raising awareness,
explained Thum, when asked
about the choice of bottled water
as a means to raise funds.
“We have water,” he said of
the United States. “We don’t think
very much about it. But more than
a billion people around the world
don’t have clean water.”
Ethos Water has already seen
results: more than 300,000 people
have benefited from the bottled
water sales, especially in countries
like Honduras, Indonesia, and
Ethiopa.
While Thum focused on the
ways in which businesses
can prom o t e
entrepreneur-
ship with regard to
sustainability, Fink
handled questions related
to the responsibilities of large universities, exploring the relationship between creativity and environmental innovation.
“Arizona State University,”
said Fink, “is establishing initiatives to keep track of the amount of
power being used and water being
consumed. The University is also
encouraging restaurants established in the surrounding area to
recycle, and is networking with
other schools to increase influence and
end inertia.”
www.ethoswater.com
The selling of Ethos Water, created by
the vice president of Starbucks, is one
way that businesses are helping to alleviate the global water crisis.
Students can work toward
sustainability in their own college
communities by getting organized
on campus, and by working with
faculty
and
administration,
explained Fink. He pointed out
that, through creativity, students
can control the future of sustainability, because they are aware of
what ideas will appeal to their
peers.
Both Fink and Thum had suggestions for the making a positive
impact in everyday living. “People
will scream about petroleum and
then they’ll drive to work,” said
Thum, who proposed riding bikes
or walking more often, or, if possible, driving a lower impact vehicle, such as the Toyota Prias.
They can also purchase less
and buy differently, and adjust
their driving style to decrease
affect.
Fink agreed, “As a consumer,
there are a lot of choices that can
be made,” he pointed out, recommending the use of public transportation. Fink also stressed the
importance of reading, and of
teaching values that advocate sustainability to children.
When host and moderator
James Gorman was asked how The
New York Times was helping, he
reiterated Fink’s point about reading, explaining that it is the job of
the news to provide the public with
the information they need, and
remain devoted to asking questions.
The Crestiad will continue, to
the best of its ability, to provide the
Cedar Crest College community
with stories that explore the current condition of the environment
and present any possible steps
toward making a difference.
Crestiad editors explore inner
workings of The New York Times
Lizz Nagle
STAFF WRITER
Last weekend four editors of
The Crestiad took the trip of a lifetime to visit The New York Times.
The convention they attended,
called “Inside the Times,” was
sponsored by the Council of
Independent Colleges.
Even though the editors only
had the opportunity to see one
auditorium, the event was historic
because it was the last big event to
be hosted at the current New York
Times building. The newspaper is
expanding and moving into a larger building where the website is
currently being published.
The Crestiad editors who
attended include Lori Gallagher
(News editor), Linda Misiura
(Managing and Features editor),
Stacey Solt (Lifestyles editor) and
Jennifer Woytach (Editor in Chief
and Sports editor).
They were joined at The New
York Times by editors from colleges and universities across the
United States.
The editors sat in on sessions
that began at 9:30 a.m. and lasted
until 4:00 p.m.
Attendees listened to the welcome and greeting from Bill
Schmidt, the assistant managing
editor for The New York Times.
Schmidt discussed his role at
The New York Times and shared
stories about some of his most
memorable articles. He also
touched on the importance of journalists and explained why he
thinks the job is so exhilarating.
Lynn Zinser, a sports reporter
who stepped in at the last minute to
speak at the conference talked to
the future news-breakers of
America about a wide array of topics. She discussed her role as a
sports journalist, and briefly
touched on the role that being a
female plays in her career.
“She was the most down to
earth and honest. She made me
feel like I could work at The New
York Times. What she said applied
to everyone, and it really brought
light to a career in journalism,”
said Woytach.
The Crestiad editors also
spent two hours in an interactive
copy-editing workshop. During
this session, the presenters stressed
the importance of internships and
offered resources to the future
journalists.
Those in attendance were
given several pieces to edit and
write headlines for. The best headlines were presented at the end of
the session.
The editors also learned a lot
about what copy editors do and
what kind of pressures they have
to be able to handle as a copy editor at The New York Times.
Prior to the interactive session, the students had a chance to
network with each other during
lunch. The Crestiad editors had an
opportunity to interact with other
student editors from Kentucky,
California, Missouri and even
Moravian College in Bethlehem.
“[Attending this workshop]
made me feel really proud of The
Crestiad. Across the nation there
was only small handful of college
newspapers that publish weekly,”
said Woytach, who was a major
part of pushing The Crestiad into a
weekly publication.
The last session they attended
was a discussion with the Director
of Foreign Correspondence.
“He talked about the role of
foreign correspondence as another,
more adventurous option in journalism. He also touched on the
legitimacy of imbedded journalists, which is often a highly debated topic,” said Gallagher.
Overall, the editors had a
great experience at The New York
Times. They brought a lot back
with them to help other writers and
The Crestiad as a publication.
They learned about the thrill
of working on deadline, breaking
news and shaping history on a
much wider scale than The
Crestiad can cover.
“It was a fantastic experience
for the editors of the paper to be
able to visit and talk to the editors
of one of the most prestigious
papers in the country.
“The advice they offered to up
and coming writers will help each
of us as we continue on our journey, and we also affirmed to ourselves that The Crestiad is up there
with many other top tier school
papers. It felt amazing to raise our
hands at being a weekly,” Misiura
continued.
The
Crestiad
Spring 2007
Editor in Chief
Jennifer Woytach
Managing Editor/
Photo Editor
Linda Misiura
News Editor
Lori Gallagher
Features Editor
Linda Misiura
Opinions Editor
Christa Hagan
Lifestyles Editors
Stacey Solt
Tiffany Wanzie
A&E Editors
Gillian Maffeo
Kelly O’Donnell
Sports Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Copy Editors
Jennifer Kumetz
Lauren Sanders
Business Manager
Susan Lopez
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Staff
Brea Barski
Ashanti
Davenport
Fabi DeSouza
Rachel Edgar
Alexandra
EdgingtonGiordano
Amanda
Goodman
La Lonnie
Moore
Lizz Nagle
Cara Nicholl
Karen Passino
Leann Pettit
Emily Pulham
Sarah Relation
Elizabeth
Saleb
Lauren Sandt
Liz Skoczylas
Maxine Tam
The Crestiad is a student run newspaper organization. It publishes
one edition every week throughout
the Fall and Spring semesters,
available both in print and online at
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students informed about events
and issues of concern to the Cedar
Crest community, and to provide
staff members with an on-campus
internship-quality media experience.
Students participating in The
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Questions or concerns
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Guest columns and letters to the
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Forensic team places
at state championship
In the
news
at the Crest...
Elizabeth Saleb
La Lonnie Moore
STAFF WRITER
The Falcon Forensicators represented the Cedar Crest Forensic
Speech Team at the state forensic
championships from Feb. 24-26
with great success.
Monica Cawley, sophomore
Biochemistry major with a concentration in Forensic Science,
placed first in the poetry division.
She was crowned champion of the
state.
In addition to that momentous
accomplishment, the rest of the
team ranked highly in their divisions and rounds as well.
Cedar Crest took first place in
the President's Division of the
Team Sweeps category. Team
members Chelsea Toth, junior
Psychology and Social Work
major, Mariah Justine McMullen,
freshman Dance major, Kelly
Steele, senior and Psychology
major, and Kat Stevenson, freshman, also came to this tournament
and performed well. These ladies
were key to the team’s success.
Coach Tim Brown praised the
team in a campus wide e-mail.
“We also took fifth place in the
Overall Team Sweeps - this,
despite the fact that we only had
five team members competing
against schools with far more
entries,” he wrote.
Cawley said of preparing for
her win, “I had been working really hard to perfect my Poetry piece
for this past tournament. I took the
criticisms that I received from the
last competition we went to and
applied those to my piece.”
Cawley also mentioned her
fondest moment while at the tournament. “The best moment for me
while performing was looking at
the audience and watching them
rolling on the floor laughing. It’s a
pretty amazing moment when you
find that you have become so in
tune with your piece that you can
perform the piece and watch reactions at the same time,” she said.
Steele is counting the days
until her final competition with a
heavy heart. “For starters, I really
enjoyed going to states because
this was the first state tournament
I’ve been to. I joined the team in
spring of 2006, and since I’m a
senior, I’m really sad about having
to leave.”
SNELLINGS
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Philadelphia,
the
National
Museum of Industrial History and
more.
Appointed by President
Gerald Ford, Dr. Snelling served
on the President’s Commission on
Personnel Interchange. Governor
Tom Ridge also appointed Dr.
Snelling to the Keystone
Committee.
President George W. Bush
Gillian Maffeo | A&E Editor
Jessica Dominiczak (L) and Allison Kazaras (R) read over their presentations before
presenting at the forensic speech competition.
For Steele, waiting for the
competition results can bring on
some anxiety. “Waiting for the
results is always a nail biter. Even
though you thought you did great,
it doesn't mean you [made it]. I
was one of those disappointed
faces. I did do really well, but I
was right on the line and since others did better than me, I didn't
make finals.”
Steele did let the Crestiad
know one tiny detail that seems to
have gotten left out, “Not only did
we do so well, Tim [Brown] also
got voted as president for PFA
(Pennsylvania
Forensics
Association).”
Cedar Crest Alumnae and former Crestiad Opinions Editor,
Sarah “Penny” Magner, even came
along with the team to judge for
the tournament, so the tournament
was an exciting venture in more
ways than one!
McMullen said she felt that
her originality was the key to her
success. “For this competition I
already had a speech written that I
had presented in my Public
Speaking class with Tim in the fall.
It is an informative speech on the
history of fairy tales and how their
purpose has changed. When he
heard it, he suggested I save it and
compete with it in the spring.”
Though she was successful,
she did not place exactly where she
hoped, but that did not daunt her.
“I admit I was a bit anxious when
waiting for results to be posted. I
nominated him to the Board of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports
Council, where he currently
serves.
The luncheon was held in the
dining hall of the Tompkins
College Center at Cedar Crest.
“Everybody said very nice
things,”
Dr. Snelling said of the event.
“It was just filled with wonderful
people.”
Dr. Snelling estimated 225
people were in attendance.
had placed in one of my previous
tournaments and I hoped to do just
as well. But I knew the competition was tough. Once I found out
that I did not place, I was disappointed, but not that much. I knew
that I had done my best and that all
of us in the informative would
have very close scores.”
Brown could barely contain
himself at the good news of his
team’s ranks. “I've seen the work
that our team members put into
competition every time that we go
out, but I was particularly proud of
them for this win. It's obviously
nice to be recognized for the
achievements, and I think it's particularly nice to be recognized in a
State Tournament as we were. We
love being able to bring another
win home to everyone at Cedar
Crest.”
March 2-4, 2007 the team
prepped for the next big win at
Ocean City, MD. Brown said,
“We're heading out for another big
tournament. The CFA Tournament
in Ocean City marks the biggest
team presence Cedar Crest has
ever had at a Forensic Speech tournament - we'll have 18 team members heading to the tournament,
and so it should be a big day for all
of us. I'm always proud of the
work that our team puts into competition, and I’d like our chances
of coming away from this weekend with our biggest win to date."
Peace Corps to
present at
Muhlenberg
Susan Lopez
ADVERTISING MANAGER
The Peace Corps was founded on March 1, 1961 by president
John F. Kennedy to express the
importance of “world peace and
friendship.”
It currently has over 187,000
volunteers and trainees whom,
through their work, aim to achieve
three main goals.
The first goal of the Peace
Corps is to help the people of
interested countries in meeting
their need for trained men and
women.
The second goal is to help
promote a better understanding of
Americans on the part of the peoples served.
The final goal of the Peace
Corps is to help promote a better
understanding of other peoples on
the part of Americans.
The Peace Corps has visited
139 countries and helped to
improve imperative issues specific to each country. From AIDS
education to environmental
preservation and information
technology, volunteers work
hand-and-hand with local members of each community to insure
a successful and positive impact
on each community.
The Peace Corps gives people the opportunity to make a pos-
itive impact on the world.
Volunteers learn new languages,
experience new cultures and religions and their eyes are opened to
a world that many people may not
realize even exist.
“The Peace Corps is an
invaluable experience and offers
students many positive things. Of
course, tuition assistance, loan
deferment, and pay immediately
are just a few of the perks of the
Peace Corps. Volunteers are also
exposed to new cultures in a way
that is different from simply going
on vacation,” said Melissa
Faulkner, Director of Career
Planning at Cedar Crest,
The Peace Corp is an opportunity of a life time, that allows
people to reach out to others
around the world that need help.
As Americans, people are
given a lot of opportunities to succeed and make something of
themselves.
“People who participate in
the Peace Corps have the great
satisfaction of knowing that they
positively impacted the lives of
others,” said Faulkner.
If the Peace Corps is something that you see in your future,
you can visit Muhlenberg College
on March 19 at 5:30 p.m. to learn
more about the Peace Corps and
the personal experiences of volunteers.
Wish to win $200?
Sister’s Inc. is sponsoring Cedar
Crest Idol, that will be held on
April 13, 2007 in the alumnae
Theatre. If you wish to tryout the
dates are: March 16, 2007 and
March 30, 2007. The tryouts will
be held in the 1867 Room at the
TCC from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sister’s Inc is looking for all talents, not just vocals, and you
could win $200.
Recipe Contest
Students, faculty, and staff are
invited to submit a recipe for a
cookbook being developed by
nutrition students. The cookbook
recipes will be used to teach
those in area schools and community programs abut planning
meals and nutrition. You can
submit recipes from the following eight categories, Beverages nonalcoholic, Pasta Dishes,
Casseroles or One-dish meals,
Vegetables and Salads, Snack
Foods, Box Lunch Items, or
Dorm Snacks. The prize is a $25
gift certificate to Wegman’s. One
recipe in each category is eligible for the prize. Recipes have to
be sent in by March 30, 2007.
They can be sent to Allen Center
for Nutrition, Miller building
room 16 or by e-mail to
[email protected]. Make
sure to include your name,
address, and phone number. In
addition, everyone who submit’s
a recipe will receive a copy of
the cookbook.
Promotion and tenure
ceremony
On Thursday April 12, in the
Lachaise gallery between 4:00
p.m. and 5:30 p.m. the college is
invited to attend the ceremony
that will honor seven members
of faculty and listen to a short
presentation by each of them.
Being recognized are: Dr. Kerrie
Baker, Dr. Joy Karnas, Ms.
Marion McCorry, Dr. Micah
Sadigh, Dr. James Brancato, Dr.
LuAnn Fletcher, and Dr.
Elizabeth Meade. If you plan to
attend Please Call 610 - 6064612 or ext. 3305.
Ice Cream Sunday
Enjoy some ice cream on
Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 7:00
p.m. at the Butz Fireside. The
event is being held by Big Sis/Lil
Sis, but you don’t have to be one;
everyone is welcome.
Scholarships available
The financial aid office received
information on several scholarships for 2007 - 2008 school
year. You can check them out at:
www.cedarcrest.edu/redesign/fa
outside.asp.
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In the
news...
Elizabeth Saleb
Salmonella found in peanut
butter
The FDA reported that 370 people have fallen ill to an out break
of Salmonella found in peanut
butter. The FDA said all Peter
Pan peanut butter bought since
May 2006 and all of Wal-Mart’s
Great Value peanut butter with
the batch code 2111 should be
thrown out. Salmonella is a
strain of bacteria that can cause
among other things nausea and
diarrhea. Usually it clears up on
its own in a week or less.
North Korea meets with
U.S. in New York
On Monday, March 5, North
Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister
met with U.S. officials in New
York City for unorthodox talks.
On Feb. 13, after the Bush
administration lessened the
resistance of one-on-one talks
and after China placed pressure
on the regime, North Korea
excepted the deal. They had
pledged to dismantle the nuclear
program in exchange for $400
million dollars in fuel oil and
other aids. North Korea’s acceptance of the deal compelled the
Iranians to reconsider the value
of proceeding with a nuclear program.
Secretary of Army resigns
On March 2, Secretary of the
Army, Francis Harvey resigned
over the expanding scandal at
Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in Washington. This came
after new indications that high level army officials had been
alerted to the fact that recovering
soldiers were being housed in
moldy, roach infested rooms.
Furthermore, the complaint
reported that some soldiers were
expressing concern about the
long wait for medical appointments, the sharing of medication,
and reports that soldiers were
excessively drinking at a nearby
bar. Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates announced Harvey’s resignation to reporters. “I don’t have
very much patience with people
who don’t step up to the plate
and address problems,” he said.
Defining reasonable doubt
Vice President Cheney’s former
Chief of Staff, Libby, has been
accused of allegedly obstructing
justice and lying to federal
agents and to a grand jury, about
how he knew and who he told
about the identity of Joseph
Wilson’s, wife Valarie Plame.
Wilson is a well-known Iraq critic. After eight days of deliberation the jurors have written a letter asking for a clarification of
“reasonable doubt,” on March 2.
The juror’s asked the following
question: “Is it necessary for the
government to present evidence
that it is not humanly possible for
someone not to recall an event in
order to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt?”
Social workers
honored in March
Ashanti Davenport
STAFF WRITER
You may know a social worker or a student who is currently
working toward their degree in
social work. However, many people are unaware of the role that
social workers play in the community.
March has been designated as
National Social Work month to
help people better understand
Social Work as a field. The Cedar
Crest Social Work club is having a
t-shirt sale to celebrate social
workers in March. They will also
be having other events as the
month progresses.
A social worker is someone
who works with all types of individuals from newborns to senior
citizens and all ethnicities to provide a person with direction when
they are facing difficult situations
throughout life.
A social worker can be
employed at many places like hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and
in many other service based organizations. Social workers can work
with individuals or families to provide that person or family the
resources needed to overcome an
obstacle.
Social workers are a vast
resource in themselves, providing
the community with information
needed for everyday activity and
services that may be available for
a person or family in need to utilize.
Social Work month began in
1984. According to the National
Association of Social Workers’
(NASW) website, “March has
been a month when social workers
can join together to promote the
profession and advocate for issues
that affect social workers and their
clients.”
This year’s Social Work
Month, according to NASW,
focuses on social workers in
healthcare related fields.
NASW states, “Many social
workers in health settings work in
hospitals where they counsel
clients and their families about
their illnesses and treatment
options.”
This makes sense due to the
reality that many family upsets
and struggles come from a loved
one or family member becoming
hospitalized and needing care
from professionals.
The initiative of the year
being healthcare focused is a positive step for many social workers
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requirement, students are suggested to register for a different
course if the one that they want is
full.
Tammy Bean, Director of
Community Service and Ethical
Life Coordinator, said that students registering for Ethical Life,
a course that always had a waitlist, should work closely with the
ethical life staff. “The biggest
impact that I see is that students
will need to submit their paperwork for the course as soon as
information about courses is
available,” she said.
Students also recognize that
this change will impact the way
they plan their schedules. “I
think it’s good that they’re giving
students more control over their
classes. However, I think it’s
going to become an issue with
seniors getting the classes they
need,” said Debra Berezansky, a
junior psychology major.
If you need a course that is
full, talk to your departmental
advisor. Advising is the key to
the new process. Also, if the need
is there, departments will typically open new sections of a class to
fulfill that need.
You can also contact the
professor for the full course; the
professor has the ability to sign
students in to the class even if the
class is full. But it is up to the
professor to approve or deny a
student.
who are involved in healthcare settings.
Since these social workers
work so closely with other professionals (nurses, doctors, therapists,
and other medical providers) in the
healthcare setting, social workers
can greatly impact a family and
patient’s outcome regarding illness.
Since the NASW’s focus is
more healthcare related this year,
social workers can impact the
healthcare field even more.
Sometimes, it appears as
though the work of these individuals goes unnoticed, because people
focus more on other healthcare
professionals.
However, without social
workers, patients and families may
not have resources to utilize after
they are discharged from healthcare settings.
Social workers intervene and
assist individuals and families to
cope with the after effects of illness.
The month of March is a time
to recognize these hard working
individuals who contribute a great
deal to healthcare as well as many
other organizations that provide
our communities with resources
and assistance.
Muslim Student Association seeks
to inform campus community
Rachel Edgar
STAFF WRITER
Cedar Crest College students
Sonia Bader and Khizera Tariq met
in the summer of 2006 to begin
planning the addition of a new
club to the Cedar Crest community:
the
Muslim
Student
Association (MSA).
Their specific goal is to educate Cedar Crest students, faculty
and staff about the peaceful and
respectful religion of Islam.
They also hoped the club’s
events would shed some light on
Muslim women’s issues and rid
the campus community of any
negative stereotypes of Islam that
were created after Sept. 11, 2001.
“We both thought it would be
great to put away the negative
stereotypes that are preserved in
the media,” said MSA co-founder
Sonia Bader.
“Creating a Muslim club at
Cedar Crest also reflected that
CCC is open to all kinds of organizations and that the negative
images in the media do not reflect
the open-mindedness of CCC, its
faculty, staff and students.”
Currently consisting of seven
student members and two faculty
advisors, the club also receives
support from its Lehigh University
affiliate.
However, the club officers
hope the club will continue to
grow. Membership is open to
Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
The club has already sponsored a welcome back dinner this
semester, which was catered by a
Pakistani restaurant.
The club’s officers also plan
on featuring a guest speaker sometime in late March, who will speak
about the roles of women in the
religion of Islam.
“There are many misconcep-
tions about women not having
enough rights in the religion, so we
feel it’s important to have a speaker come talk about women in
Islam, especially since this is an
all-women’s college,” explained
Bader.
Within the club, Bader also
hopes to explain some of the common misconceptions about Islam
and explain traditions and customs
of the Islamic faith.
“Islam doesn’t insist on violence or inequality. Instead, it’s a
religion that demands stability,
tranquility and equality,” Bader
said.
If you have any questions
regarding the Islamic religion, or
would like more information about
the club, you can e-mail Tariq at
[email protected] or Bader at
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And you’re here
everything; their fears, their crazy
dreams, and what they wanted to do
when they grew up. We would have
breakfast, lunch and dinners together. I
would wake them up and often put them
to bed. They knew that I was there to
listen to them and this was a time that
they needed me the most. With my bags
because...
Everyone has a Cedar Crest story.
I often ask the question: Why Cedar
Crest?
Some of the stories are basic—it’s
close to home, I got a scholarship—but
there are the funny stories and the
touching ones too. In the upcoming
weeks, those stories will be shared in
this recurring feature, shedding light on
just what is so wonderful about this
place that many might consider an oddity.
Fabiane Desouza
STAFF WRITER
Life throws curve balls at us sometimes, and this has pretty much been the
story of my life since I graduated from
high school and transitioned to college
life.
When I was searching for a college
to attend, towards the end of my junior
year of high school, I was so set that I
was going to go to school far away and
experience college life somewhere
completely different than where I have
been living for the past seven years.
After being accepted into all four
schools I had applied to I knew I had a
tough choice to make. Deciding
between Maryland, Ohio, and two other
schools in North Carolina, I had set in
my mind that in a few months I would
be making new friends and calling
home a totally different place. Eager
and excited to experience “the college
life,” I took a summer job as a nanny to
make some extra spending money for
school. It was that summer that two little girls stole my heart and kept me in
Allentown to find this special place.
When I decided to take a job as a
nanny, I had no idea what I was getting
myself into. Knowing that I was basically going to be getting paid to watch
and play with two little girls all day for
eight hours was the best idea ever- to
me. It was better than sitting inside an
office all day staring at a computer for
eight hours; “how hard could it be?”
I thought. Was I in for a ride.
Totally inexperienced, having
only occasionally watched my
nephew and a few other neighborhood kids, I drove to meet the mom
and the two little girls. Funny how
when you meet kids for the first
time they look so innocent and
sweet.
Pulling up to a beautiful neighborhood, with gorgeous homes,
each one bigger than the other, with
kids all around, I thought to myself
that this was going to be a sweet
deal. Walking into their lovely
home and seeing Hanna, who was
four years old at the time, peak
behind her mommy, giving me the
biggest smile, I immediately fell in
love.
Sitting down and talking to the
mom of the two girls she sadly
explains to me that her husband was
suffering from cancer and was too
weak to take care of her girls while
she was at work. Explaining their
situation and informing me of what my
job would entail she offered me the job
and I gladly accepted.
Getting summer passes to every
place you can imagine, from Dorney
Park to the New Jersey State Aquarium,
to Zoos, libraries and museums, the
three of us were having the best summer. The girls quickly clung to me as if
I was their best friend. Although it wasn’t always easy because kids can be so
unpredictable sometimes it was awesome. Being inexperienced in so many
areas from dealing with “accidents”,
learning to cook, and constantly cleaning up I have some great memories to
share. It was such a fun growing experience and I didn’t want it any other way.
But it wasn’t soon after I took the job
however that their daddy passed away.
A sad moment for us all and it was then
that I was torn. I couldn’t possibly leave
them now.
I was basically their second mom.
Emma and Hanna talked to me about
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already packed to go to Ohio, and two
weeks from the start of school I changed
my mind and applied to every college in
the area. Of the many schools in the
Lehigh Valley, Cedar Crest College
stood out the most. The administration
staff understood my situation and they
were there to help me. They sped up the
entry process and had me signed up for
classes immediately after reviewing my
transcripts and accepting me into their
business and communications program.
Blown away and so impressed with
everything, I knew I was making the
best decision.
Moving to Allentown seven years
ago from Brazil was a huge transition. I
remember driving by Cedar Crest
College many times and being amazed
by how pretty the campus was, never
crossing my mind that I would ever one
day find myself taking classes here. I
am amazed at how perfect things
worked out. Cedar Crest College could
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what do CRIMINAL
Elizabeth Saleb
STAFF WRITER
The Criminal Justice Major
has become popular at Cedar
Crest, and Scott Hoke says it has
become a popular option among
women. He added that what makes
it so popular is primarily the
media: You can’t turn the television on without seeing the influence of criminal justice.
Criminal justice is the study
of the social conditions and environmental influences that affect
criminal behavior. It attempts to
scientifically examine the causes
of personal choices and the personal and societal outcomes. It
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tries to determine what methods of
rehabilitation and preventative
responses can be taken to assist in
preventing criminal behavior such
as drug abuse, violence and
exploitation of humans.
Falling under the social sciences department, criminal justice
is designed to meet the following
goals:
* Promote educational excellence in preparing students for
leadership positions in any or all
studies associated with criminal
justice.
*Examine critical issues facing professionals in the field.
* Give students the proper
tools to be better able to examine
critical issues from a non-criminal
justice point of view.
* Provide students with an
understanding of key issues,
enhance their ability to evaluate
and process those issues.
Scott Hoke says the only
requirement he has “is a student’s
interest.”
The academic requirement for
participating in the criminal justice
major is to maintain a GPA of 2.0,
and students must receive a C or
better in any of the professional
courses in addition to completing
the field experience. Furthermore,
students will be required to undergo a criminal history check.
Students with previous felony con-
victions, misdemeanors involving
the possession or use of controlled
substance, fraud, violence or child
negligence will not be permitted in
the program.
The criminal justice major
requires 225 hours of field experience. This is 16 hours per week in
a community setting developed by
the criminal justice faculty. The
purpose of the field experience is
to allow students to apply classroom knowledge to a real world
agency. The field experience is
described as “vital” to the career
placement of a graduate. In addition to the field experience, there is
also a field experience seminar.
This allows the student an opportunity to asses’ field learning in
conjunction with theoretical concepts associated with the major.
The criminal justice major
emphasizes a hands-on approach
to learning. They frequently have
speakers and trips to agencies.
Some of the speakers they have
had in the past include the
Assistant Police Chief, a Federal
Probation Officer, and an expert on
interrogation ethics. In the future,
they will have a gang expert that
will speak about local gangs and
much more. They have visited in
the past a drug rehabilitation facility, and the Monroe County Prison.
Hoke explained that the purpose of
these trips is to expose students to
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the social influences of criminal
behavior; drug addiction is one of
them.
The major is made up of
courses ranging from anthropology to social work, political science
and religion. The Criminal Justice
minor is compromised of 18 credits. For a specific course outline
see the Cedar Crest College catalog, or consult with Scott Hoke,
the director of the Criminal Justice
Department.
What can you do with a criminal justice degree? Hoke said that
there is a wide range of fields that
fall under criminal justice. He
says it is often portrayed as putting
handcuffs on people and taking
them to jail. Hoke said 80 percent
of what criminal justice degree
does is unheard of. Many students
who enter law enforcement enter
as victim or child advocates. Many
of the fields are social service oriented.
Carol Richards and Amber
Zemlansky, criminal justice majors
describe the major as “fun and
exciting.” Both agree that the
department is doing well, and that
it is in high demand. “Scott Hoke
is a great professor,” they said.
They also said that criminal justice
students are in the process of
organizing a club that will work in
conjunction with the social work
club.
Traditions
Now
Big Sis
Lil Sis
Fabiane Desouza
STAFF WRITER
The Big Sis/Lil Sis program
is a long-standing tradition, and
one that most members will say
is one of the most rewarding
experiences at Cedar Crest
College. With the purpose of
helping first year students transition from high school to college,
the Big Sis/Lil Sis program
encourages new students to get
involved and better acquainted
with campus life with the help of
already established students at
Cedar Crest.
The summer before a student enters her first year at Cedar
Crest College, she receives a letter from a member of the sophomore or junior class who will
then become her Big Sis. This is
a time where the Lil Sis can ask
the Big Sis any questions that she
may have that only other students
can answer, such as questions
about move-in day, the best
places to eat, how to get more
involved and so on. A Big Sis is
there to assist her Lil Sis to take
full advantage of what Cedar
Crest has to offer. “To me being a
big sister means being there to
someone new, answering any
questions she may have” said
Imani Bowers, a Big Sis.
Aside from alleviating some
of the fear and anxiety of first
year students, the Big Sis/Lil Sis
program also provides fun activities for members to participate
and get to know each other better.
Throughout the year there are
dinners and ice cream socials
where both the Big and Lil Sis
may attend. One event in particular however that most members
consider their favorite is the Dink
Donut Night.
An annual tradition, the
Dink Donut Night is a night
when each Big Sis makes her Lil
Sis a dink or decorated hat,
which the Lil Sis then displays
by wearing it around campus for
a full day. The night is full of
dancing and donut eating contests. One of Imani Bowers
favorite memories thus far is
making her Lil Sister the dink hat
and upon giving her Lil Sister the
hat she put it on right away during a radio club meeting. “Dink
is the most fun because it is personal,” Imani says, “It’s the personal touch that makes it the big
wow.”
As we all know, college life
is not always easy. Having a Big
Sister there to guide you along
the way is a great opportunity to
make new friends and get the
most out of student life at Cedar
Crest College.
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Goodbye is bittersweet
Lori Gallagher
NEWS EDITOR
I was talking to a fellow editor during our Tuesday afternoon
Crestiad meeting when Professor
Liz Ortiz said that she had an
announcement to make. The side
conversations subsided and the
editing pens dropped to the table
as the class gave her their undivided attention. She was about to
announce the editors for the 20072008 school year.
For as long as I have been
writing, I have been dreaming of
that day when I would be named
Editor in Chief of my college
newspaper. Tuesday, March 13,
2007 was that day. Liz said, “Our
editor in chief for next year is Lori
Gallagher.” At that moment my
heart began to race and my eyes
welled with tears. I was overcome
with feelings of happiness, anxiety, and sadness all at the same
time. Happiness because my
dream had finally come true.
Anxiety because, even though I
have been shadowing the current
editors since I was a freshmen, I
know that I still have a lot to learn.
And sadness because I finally realized that this is the last semester
that I will spend late nights in the
Hartzel Hall office with some of
the people that have been so much
more than co-workers.
When I tell people that I will
miss my friends, after they walk
across the stage on May 12, they
always seem to have a response.
Some people say that if they are
really my friends, we will keep in
touch. I don’t doubt that. I plan on
calling, e-mailing, and visiting my
friends after graduation, but it’ll be
different. Other people say that
Christa Hagan |Opinions Editor
Linda, Lori and Jennifer dressed up for Preterite’s Haunted Hartzel this past fall,
only one of the events they planned together.
that I will make new friends. This
is probably true, but I will never
share the same memories with
anyone else as I have shared with
these people.
The truth is that I do not get
sad at the thought of graduation
because my friends are graduating.
I feel sad because my role models
and mentors are graduating. My
big sis, who I have look to for
advice since my freshmen year is
graduating. The Editor in Chief,
who has taught me what it really
means to be an extraordinary
leader, is graduating.
The
Resident Advisor, who was the
person that I turned to when I
needed someone to just listen, is
graduating. Some of the residents
that I advised during my first year
as an RA are graduating. The officers of clubs that I have been
involved with two and a half years
are graduating. Many other editors, club members, and RAs that I
have formed very strong bonds
with are also graduating. I will
always have my friends, I am sure
of that, but next year, instead of
looking up to my role models, I
will be the senior that people are
looking up to.
I am eager to step into the role
of Editor in Chief and I hope that I
can be as good of a leader as the
current editors have been. I am
happy for the seniors because they
are about to create one more stepping stones in their life’s path.
After all, in a little over a year, I
will also be making that long
awaited walk in the quad.
However, I will still miss everyone-. Congratulations and best of
luck to all of the seniors and future
editors of The Crestiad.
We need
the computers
to work
Ashanti Davenport
STAFF WRITER
For some reason the computers on campus will not let students
run discs. This may have been
something that Information
Technology should have brought
to the students’ attention. To my
knowledge this issue was not
addressed via email or through
any other source of communication.
Many may have thought that
this was just a tiny glitch, but the
problem persisted. A student
attempted to run a disc on Monday
in the library and was not successful. The student attempted again
to utilize the disc to complete an
assignment on Wednesday in the
Curtis Hall resident computer lab
and was again unsuccessful due to
the failure of communication
regarding the technology. It
became a royal pain when a disc
needed for an assignment would
not run and no computers in the
library or in Curtis Hall would
open the necessary disk.
Since the student was a resident, the campus computers were
the only ones available for the student to utilize. Since all options to
run the disc and open the program
for a graded assignment failed, the
student ended up having to drive
an hour home at 1:30 in the morning to complete the assignment on
a home computer then drive back
without sleep to go to a mandato-
ry meeting the next morning.
There have been other things
that go on with the campus technology that may not be preventable, such as; not being able to
access email or the e companion
site but, this entire situation could
have and should have been prevented.
There were the rumors that it
is the nursing major’s fault
because they download too much
onto the computers. Nursing
majors need to run programs on
the computers to accomplish work
that is needed for classes. Surely
not only nursing books come
equipped with the helpful discs in
the back; discs that enhance the
students learning and knowledge
of material.
Without being able to use the
discs on campus we are wasting
the information provided on them
that may help many students in
test taking, writing papers, and
even research. The discs are a useful learning component of many
current textbooks in which students utilize.
I am a student who utilizes
the discs for study purposes and
assignments, not having access to
run the programs is not an option.
This is an issue that needs to be
reconsidered by whoever decided
to impose these conditions. It is
unfair to students who rely on the
campus computers and pay a communication fee to utilize these
computers not to be able to
accomplish their work.
Which superhero would you be?
Jill Ruhnke ‘08
Lauren Panepinto ‘10
Stephanie Freiler ‘09
Tersea Kassick ‘07
Bethany Boytim ‘08
Nursing
Education
Nursing
Psychology
English
“Wonder Woman.”
“Superman.”
“Venom”
“Underdog”
"Batman."
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From The
Editors
Tinkering with
the news?
Out of
question.
Paris Hilton went missing
one week in February. Did you
notice? Her disappearance was
not part of a kidnapping plot or
at the hands of her latest
boyfriend (what’s his name anyway?), but was staged by the
Associated Press with one goal
in mind: could they stay Hilton
free for one week? And would
the rest of the world notice?
The AP acknowledged in a
release after the event that they
realized their goal was not going
to change the face of journalism
or even Hilton’s popularity.
They just wanted to see what
would happen, knowing that in
today’s media Hilton takes more
than her fair share of “news”
coverage. They were pleasantly
surprised by the results. Not
only did they not receive a negative backlash for not covering
the lanky blonde, they were
overwhelmed with positive
feedback from readers.
The editors of The Crestiad
recognized that even though this
was an attempt to separate news
from entertainment, the AP’s
actions could have a more serious affect on news coverage
than they had anticipated. The
news ban raised questions: is
this tinkering with the news?
And if so, how much tinkering is
too much tinkering?
As a news source, the editors of The Crestiad have to
answer those same questions on
a broader weekly basis, unlike
the minute-by-minute plays of
the AP. But there is only so
much space each week, and we
are forced to choose between
one news story and the next,
printing the most important and
saving the rest for later. But to
ban a whole news item, to say
we won’t cover grants or the
perhaps a specific department
would be going too far in the
eyes of the editors on staff. A
case by case evaluation is
instead what is needed, and
used, and that’s what the AP has
chosen too.
But just how do we choose?
Unlike bigger papers who might
get caught up in “everyone else
is doing it, so we should too,”
the editors on staff have a
chance to choose the stories that
will affect our readers the most,
the ones that will keep them
informed about what’s happening on campus, with alumnae,
and also how we can connect to
the outside world.
Tinkering with the news is
something that should top the
“never do this” lists at every
news organization. So while we
too might like to commend the
AP for refusing to cover a purely media sensation, we also
would have to agree with the
opposition: it’s never okay to
choose which information you
withhold from your readers
Starving for a solution
Rachel Edgar
STAFF WRITER
While standing in the checkout line at King’s grocery store, I
decided to peruse the magazine
rack for something interesting to
read while the elderly woman in
front of me stacked her mountain
of groceries on the conveyer belt.
My attention was caught by
the People Magazine headline
announcing Hollywood’s dangerous trend: eating disorders.
The sunken, hollow eyes
of three young Hollywood
women stared back at me.
A photograph of
Nicole Richie, with her
ribs protruding and her
skimpy bathing suit practically falling off, was
shoved underneath the
title “Pressure To Be
Thin.”
To the right of
Nicole’s photograph stood
Kate Bosworth wearing a
white dress that hung loosely
on her body, her skeleton-like
arm reaching out to wave at the
cameras.
A photograph of Keira
Knightly, placed to Nicole’s left,
depicted Keira wearing a backless
dress and shamelessly flaunting
each bone of her spine.
As I looked at these images, I
couldn’t help but wonder how
starving one’s body has become
such an accepted social norm.
Young women often look to
models and actresses for new
trends in clothing, hairstyles, and
even body shape.
What they fail to realize is
that many of these iconic images
of bikini-clad women on the beach
have been airbrushed or altered to
enhance the physical appearance
of the model.
These pin-ups and magazine
covers are not an accurate representation of reality.
Young
women
don’t
the first things people began saying to her? They told her she
looked prettier, more suited for the
Red Carpet.
Suddenly, she wasn’t just
Paris Hilton’s sidekick, she
became Paris
Hilton’s
is getting now that she wouldn’t
have gotten before.
And although a recent trend in
the modeling industry has been to
ban models that are of an
unhealthy Body Mass Index
(BMI), this kind of action will not
encourage people to strive for a
healthy weight.
Ironically, it puts even more
focus on body image, sending children and adults the message that
people will judge them based
on their body type and
weight.
Because of the
media, our image of
what is beautiful is just
as distorted as the
image a perfectly
healthy young girl
sees in the mirror as
she obsesses over her
waistline.
I suppose that’s
what happens when
we live in a society
that chokes us with
images but starves us
for solutions.
The real solution is to
promote a healthy, active
lifestyle that combines physiLori Gallagher |News Editor
realize that
they
are
striving for an
unattainable
perfection,
which can lead to an unglamorous
eating disorder rather than an
attractive body.
The worst part is that the public encourages the behavior of
actresses to an extent.
When Nicole Richie first
began losing weight, what were
compet i t i o n .
Magazines wanted to
interview her and she began showing up as a style icon in fashion
magazines worldwide.
Speaking strictly on a business level, losing weight was probably the best career move Nicole
Richie ever made.
Think of all the attention she
Magazines have been used in classes
and in students projects to depict the
ways that certain celebrities present
unhealthy body images.
cal fitness with proper nutrition.
We must also emphasize the
fact that each person is different,
and that their ideal weight and
shape should be based upon what
is healthfully achievable through
diet and exercise.
The falling of my pride
La Lonnie Moore
STAFF WRITER
I read somewhere, “Pride
goes before the fall, it’s time we all
stop falling, I'm too old for the
bruises and you are too young!”
When I read that I began to wonder if my pride is causing all my
bad luck, or if I cannot get rid of
my bad luck because of my stubborn pride.
These are the things that I
think of as I sink deeper into the
twilight zone that is hidden within
the Bermuda triangle, which is
nestled in the Necrid space of the
Delta Quadrant. Or is it the Alpha
Quadrant? Who knows!
For all the Trekkies out there
who are reading this, you know
what that looks and feels like. It
means that I am stuck in a big
black area of space and time, and
every time I try to run forward,
gravity or lack thereof leads me
back floating out in the naked
black.
I find myself begging for
favors or spare change whatever I
can get. I am about to kick my
pride aside and buy that 30-day
bus pass like I had to before my
daughter was born. I am back to
walking everywhere I go and back
to taking taxi’s in a pinch.
When I got to Firestone to
pick up my check from the salvage
yard for (my broekn down car) and
I saw the amount on it, I wanted to
cry.
It’s like the end of an era. I am
so tired of crying the same tears,
telling the same story, singing the
same song. No one seems to
understand. There is a gospel song
that says, “You came along and
brought me this far… to leave
me.” Basically, it says that I have
made it through many trials and
tribulations and I feel it is all done
by the grace of God and because
he had brought me this far, he isn’t
going to leave me.
However, let me tell you that
my faith is waning. I am not
always in the frame of mind to
hear all of those optimistic things.
So I look and think back to the
quote I read, “Pride goes before
the fall…I am too old for the bruises” I don’t heal well as I used to so
with each heartache I carry more
baggage and wear more battle
scars each one more painful than
“My car is gone,
my independence
stunted. I know I
am being overly
dramatic in some
eyes, but to me I
am just in a ditch
and I am stuck. ”
the one before.
I have found myself crying
over the same old stuff because I
just can’t find the strength to let
go. All of the things that are going
on in my world swirl around in my
head threatening to come tumbling
down upon my face. Then comes
along that pride that prevents me
from showing how truly miserable
I am. I have nothing to call my
own now.
My car is gone, my independence stunted. I know I am being
overly dramatic in some eyes, but
to me I am just in a ditch and I am
stuck. For once my pride isn’t
going to help me here and it looks
like I am going to just wipe some
salve on those bruises and keep on
trucking!
I have to learn to try and forgive myself for all of those things
that are not in my control and for
all of those things that I take onto
myself that bring me further down
into the abyss. I read in another
novel “ Forgiveness doesn’t take
away the pain or the scars, it just
takes away the debt.”
So no matter how well I heal I
still have my bruises and my battle
scars to remind me of what I have
endured and what I will have to
continue to fight for. So I forgive
myself, I forgive my foolish pride,
and I forgive that commercialized
holiday that started it all
Valentines day, because at least the
valentine snow got me out of
classes for a minute so that brings
a smile to my face. Now days I
have to take the little smiles where
I can for they are all I have to give
and to receive.
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What do you mean you
don’t take checks?
Leann Pettit
STAFF WRITER
“Do you take checks?” I asked
the cashier at Wegman’s. She
answered yes, so I filled out my
check, ripped it out of my checkbook and handed it to her with my
driver’s license.
“Do you have a Wegman’s
card?” she asked me. I thought she
meant something like a Giant
bonuscard, but I don’t have one for
Wegman’s because there aren’t any
near my house and I rarely go grocery shopping there. I thought
maybe she was just being nice and
said no thank you. However, at
Wegman’s you need to have a club
card to write a check there.
I live in Reading, PA and
while it’s not in the complete middle of nowhere, it’s close to it. The
population of Berks County is
older than the population of most
counties (or cities, for that matter)
and never caught onto the Internet
and credit card fad like some other
towns. It is still possible to go to
many restaurants and gas stations
that only accept cash – no credit
cards! And, in general, a lot of people in Berks County pay with cash
or a check.
Now, I do have a debit card,
but I’m always hesitant to use it. I
would much rather write a check so
when I look at my bank statement,
I know exactly where my money
went because I have the record.
When I use my debit card, however, sometimes I will only get the
address of the store on my statement and not know where it was.
On top of that, I frequently
throw away the receipt or leave it
in the shopping bag and put it in
my “collection” of shopping bags,
only to be thrown away later. So, if
I do use my debit card, I don’t have
a record of what I spent.
And it wasn’t just Wegman’s
that I have had this problem with.
While I was visiting friends in
Maryland, I needed to stop at a grocery store. I wrote a check, handed
it to the cashier and showed him
my driver’s license. He looked at
my license, looked at me and
asked, “Do you have any identification of your residence here?”
When I said no, he told me that
“Maybe checks are
a thing of the past,
but for now, I’m
still living in the
past with them. ”
Christa Hagan | Opinions Editor
they do not accept out of state
checks.
Maybe checks are a thing of
the past, but for now I’m still living
in the past with them. Once debit
cards become more reliable for me,
I might switch over fully. So,
blame my upbringing, blame my
lack of organization, blame whatever you like, but for now I will
always ask, “Do you take checks?”
Is check writing going to become obsolete? Will debit cards completely take the
place of checks in the near future?
People are crossing
Sarah Relation
STAFF WRITER
I have gone four long years
without a car, bargaining for rides
whenever I need to go somewhere.
Needless to say, after these years
of walking I have an appreciation
for both walkers and drivers.
What I do not appreciate is
the complete lack of respect
between the two.
I was always taught that
pedestrians at cross walks have the
right-of-way; apparently not
everyone was taught this.
The other day, while attempting to cross the street from the
doors of Wal*mart to the parking
lot, I saw cars creeping through the
cross walk trying to force pedestrians out of the way and cutting
them off. I watched a woman in an
SUV on a cell phone drive
through, forcing people to jump
onto the curb.
I notice similar occurrences
on campus. When crossing from
Steinbright to the Tompkins
College Center people often race
through the parking lot. Speed limits in residential areas are there for
a reason. If the sign says 15 it is
not a suggestion. Do not go 25, 35,
or more.
People are trying to cross the
street and most likely have a class
to go to, the same as the people
racing by in cars. I have often
attempted to cross the street and
experienced cars racing towards
me.
When I had looked before
crossing they were either nowhere
to be seen or completely across the
parking lot. It should take longer
than the few moments it takes to
cross a road to get through a parking lot at the speed limit, particularly if the driver is respecting the
rules of the road.
Also, the crosswalk between
the sections of the Steinbright
parking lot leading to the TCC is
NOT meant for cars. It is not wide
enough for all cars to pass through
and could not only damage cars
but pedestrians. I have witnessed
cars attempting to pass through the
opening and making pedestrians
wait for them to illegally pass
through. Cars are supposed to
drive around. It takes about thirty
extra seconds and is much safer.
Many students complain
about the drastically high speed
bumps. What students may not
realize is that they are there to prevent speeding.
The City of Greensburg
Traffic Handbook defines the purpose of speed bumps is to “physically slow[ing] vehicles down (by
introducing a vertical deflection on
the roadway) they create a design
feature that calls attention to an
area that will require a higher
awareness for motorists.”
I still see cars charging by
sacrificing their undercarriage for
speed. Perhaps if students obeyed
the rules of the road instead of
complaining about the bumps,
they would be lowered.. Instead I
see students gaining air as they try
to get over them.
I understand that people are in
a rush, but people are trying to
cross the street.
For the better
Christa Hagan | Opinions Editor
Know
before you
grow
With all the talk of global
warming and the need for the
community to unite and join in,
many people have felt the urge to
help. The urgency felt by so many
is amazing but there are times
when this help may lead to a hindrance of fighting global warming
instead.
Some of these hinders are
found with people using more
environmentally friendly bulbs in
places they should not be used,
attempting to recycle products
that should not be but one thing
that I find absolutely necessary to
discuss is the idea of people planting trees without the proper
knowledge of how to do so.
Not understanding the environment, the kind of tree you are
working with and how to actually
plant a tree can result in trees
dying and harming the earth.
Before embarking on tree planting, it is important to just get an
idea of how to go about doing so.
1. Find a location
Where you plant a tree is
very important and must be decided before selecting a kind of tree.
If it is not your own land, the first
thing you do (before considering
the land condition) is obtain permission to plant. If it is a public
park, contact the park services and
if it is part of the National Forest,
then they need to be contacted
first.
While contacting them may
seem like a hassle, organizations
like the Forest Service or the park
service might have additional tips
on what trees work best and ways
to plant.
What makes for a good location? The area should be one that
is in the full sun. Also, where ever
the tree will be going should leave
a decent amount of space for root
growing room.
2. How to pick out a tree
After picking out a location,
make sure you take a survey of
what the land is like before you
select your tree. Feel free to take
pictures of the trees if you do not
know much about the types of
trees.
Then, you can take the photos into a garden shop or a forestry
consultant and figure out the best
tree. If you don’t want to purchase
a tree, some organizations give
away trees for people to plant.
Also, relocation is a possibility.
Sometimes it is a good idea to
move trees that have rooted themselves. If you have a tree in mind
that you feel should be moved, it
is best to get the opinion of a
Landscape Horticulturist.
3. Go ahead and plant
After the tree has been
selected and purchased or picked
up, it is time to plant the tree. A
hole must be dug that is twice as
wide as the root ball of the tree
and the same height. Landscape
Horticulturist, Douglas F. Welsh
(reported on http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/) said that, “The
soil that you dig out of the hole is
what you use to backfill around
the root ball.”
It is not recommended to use
any additives (extra sod or compost) when planting the trees.
Instead, create a four inch tall wall
around the tree (mulch can be
used to create this wall) and fill
the newly created bowl with
water. The first week the tree
should be watered every day. The
second week can cut back to every
other and the third can be every
third day. After that it should be
whenever needed.
www.treesaregood.com
Knowing how to correctly plant a tree can not only help the environment and save
you time and disapointment in the end.
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CultureShocked
Emily Pulham
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Size matters
The first time I felt fat, I was
19 and shopping in Hollister with
my younger (skinnier) sister. I was
130 pounds (average weight for
my height) but I noticed that while
my sister was loading up on extrasmall shirts, I was squeezing into
larges.
Fast-forward three years, and
I barely own a tight shirt. I watch
what I eat at all times. I haven’t
felt attractive in three years. And
recently, I realized it wasn’t
because I was overweight or unattractive — it was because of low
self-esteem, due to media and
mainstream influence. And there’s
something wrong with that.
The other day, while trying on
clothes in a British shop, I couldn’t
find a sweater in a medium or
large. I spotted a small, and
thought “maybe.” And it fit. Not
baggy at all; just a perfect fit.
Inspired, I tried on other small
tops, and was amazed to find I fit
into them. But I hadn’t lost any
weight — not a pound. Yet I was a
size large in clothes in America,
and a size small here.
Suddenly, it occurred to me
that there was nothing wrong with
me. I had just been trying to make
myself attractive by impossible
standards. For the first time in
years I feel attractive, and know
that I have a good body — but this
isn’t something that a healthy athlete should have to go to a different country to feel.
I’m a size 10 here, the average size of British women. So why
the difference in countries? I
believe this is not due to diet or
culture, but rather pop-culture and
media.
In American pop-culture, I’d
be hard pressed to name a celebrity with my body type — currently
127-130 pounds, 5’4 and curvy.
In England, there’s no shortage of women who are my size and
famous. Kate Middleton, girlfriend to Prince William and
potential Queen of England, has a
gorgeous curvy size 12 body.
Colleen McLoughlan, fiancé of an
English football superstar, is
famous, fashion forward, and my
height and weight. Kate Winslet,
Charlotte Church, and Kelly
Osbourne all reflect the average
size of British women, and are still
famous. They are also fantastic
role models for young English
girls to look up to.
The majority of American
advertising campaigns involve few
girls sized higher than zero.
America’s Next Top Model always
includes a token plus-size girl, and
lets her get far in the contest (albeit
in unflattering clothes). But will
she ever win? No, never.
In sharp contrast, Top Shop,
Britain’s most popular clothing
chain, has just signed on two new
spokespeople — rail thin Kate
Moss and Beth Ditto, the lead
singer of band The Gossip who
weighs
approximately
210
pounds.
Why is it that only one country embraces that sort of beautiful
diversity? And why doesn’t
For the first time in
years I feel attractive, and know that
I have a good body
— but this isn’t
something that a
healthy athlete
should have to
come to a different
country to feel.
American pop-culture let girls
know that size zero isn’t the only
attractive size?
In fact, when condom company Durex surveyed straight sexually active men and asked who they
fancied more, David or Victoria
Beckham, an overwhelming 80
percent said David, as Victoria
Beckham’s size zero frame put
them off! When the Sun, an
English tabloid, polled men on the
streets to find out who they preferred more, size 12 Charlotte
Church or a dangerously skinny
celebrity size zero, 90 percent
chose Charlotte.
These are the figures young
girls need to be aware of. No one
should be healthy and feel fat. This
isn’t skinny bashing — it’s standards bashing and clothes-sizing
bashing. I should not be told I’m
large. I’m average, medium, in the
middle.
Medium sizes should not be
for girls who are naturally a size
zero—they are who extra-small
shirts should be for. Medium
means in the middle; what exactly
is a size zero in the middle of?
Dead and not dead?
From now on, I’m not buying
anything that isn’t reasonably
sized, or buying into anything that
detracts from the beautiful diversity that is healthy women. I’m sick
of feeling not good enough, and
am so happy to find somewhere
where I don’t feel heavy because I
can’t fit into a size small shirt
designed for a 20 year old on a
seven year old’s sizing chart.
Here’s to British fashion, for
making everyone beautiful and for
not having discouraging standards.
For basing clothing lines on the
sizes that most women in the
country naturally are, for making
clothes for those who are small
and beautiful, and those larger and
just as beautiful. And for making
me feel attractive again.
From shamrocks to leprechauns:
Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day traditions
Rachel Edgar
STAFF WRITER
A recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
in the United States might go
something like this:
Take a pinch of shamrock,
add a parade, then mix with a lot
of alcohol. Stir with a green spoon
that says “Kiss Me, I’m Irish.”
In the United States, St.
Patrick’s Day is more of an excuse
to party than a religious observance, but its influence is worldwide due to its Christian roots.
According to the History
Channel’s website, St. Patrick’s
Day influences much of the
Western World including the
United States and Canada, but also
reaches as far as Singapore, Japan,
and Russia.
Little is known about the
actual man known as St. Patrick.
According to Irish legend, he is
responsible for driving all of the
snakes from Ireland, although this
is probably more fiction than fact.
Instead, historians speculate that
after spending six years as a prisoner of Irish raiders, St. Patrick
heard the voice of God inspiring
him to convert the pagans of
Ireland to Christianity.
St. Patrick’s Day was originally created as a feast day to cel-
the Lenten restrictions on meat
were set aside for the day’s festivities.
The first St. Patrick’s
Day parade took place in
the United States in 1766.
With the increase of Irish
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that
grow, and may trouble avoid
you wherever you go.
Courtesy |
Clover Speciality Company
~ Irish toast
ebrate the anniversary of St.
Patrick’s death. Celebrated on
March 17, it falls during the
Christian season of Lent. Irish
families would traditionally attend
church in the morning, then celebrate in the afternoon by eating a
meal of bacon and cabbage since
immigrants arriving in America,
the holiday quickly caught on
among the Irish and non-Irish
alike.
Today, the holiday has
become more secular than religious. People from all ethnic backgrounds are welcome to join in the
party by wearing green clothing,
eating Irish meals, and attending
parades.
Enjoy your St. Patrick’s Day,
and enjoy this Irish toast: “May
your blessings outnumber the
shamrocks that grow, and may
trouble avoid you wherever you
go.”
Beauty
Works
La Lonnie Moore
COLUMNIST
Beauty tips
from the web
Because there are many tips
for natural beauty out there, I
have compiled a list of the top
five hair care tips that I have
found on the Internet. Take out
your scissors and clip this column out, because these are tips
you will never want to forget!
#5 Makeupusa.com has the
cure to safe shaving; they recommend using a sharp, new razor
blade for each shave. “A dull
blade causes you to press harder,
making irritation likelier. Follow
the shave with a soothing lotion.”
#4 Carefair.com has advice
for long hair woes. Washing your
hair once every two days helps
reduce oiliness. While shampooing, spread the product throughout your entire scalp. And leave
“all over” conditioning for once a
week - on other days, apply conditioner only to the ends.
#3 eHow.com has advice
for those who want to grow out a
bad cut or just want longer hair.
“Dispel the notion that growing
your hair out means never cutting
it. You will still want to have
your hair trimmed to keep it
healthy and give it some shape.
Spacing out your trims to once
every two months or so is a good
start.”
#2 Howstuffworks.com has
a quick homemade remedy for
healthy feeling hair. The secret
ingredients: oil and egg yolk.
“Massage olive oil into hair.
Then beat the yolk of one egg
and massage it into hair, working
from the ends up. Leave on for
10 minutes, then shampoo as
usual. Do this once a week for a
month, and hair should begin to
feel healthier.”
#1 Hair-news.com has a
great recipe for a facial mist.
Check the site out to get the full
recipe. “Bring 1 cup water to
boil, remove from heat and add
tea bag. Let steep and cool for
one hour. In a spray bottle, add
1/4 of the tea, 1-cup water,
hydrogen peroxide and lime
extract. Gently shake bottle
before using. Do not use if
weather is cold or windy. ”
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Fresh off the shelf:
Recipes
Kellogg’s Yogos
La Lonnie Moore
STAFF WRITER
The claim
“A Yogurty-Covered Fruit
Flavored Snack with natural and
artificial flavoring.” They are also
a good source of calcium, provide
a 100 percent daily value of
Vitamin C.
Yogos contain 90 calories and
18 grams of carbohydrates, no
trans fat and only 1.5 grams of saturated fat. Yogos also contain milk
and soy products.
How it works
One 4.8-ounce box contains
six serving-size pouches. They are
supposed to be a somewhat
healthy snack with yogurt, which
is a very popular trend lately.
Yogurt flavored snacks range from
the sweet to the not so sweet.
They come in three flavors:
Crazy Berries, Island Explosion,
Berry-Berry
Banana
and
Strawberry Slam. As far as a tasty
low calorie snack with some nutritional value, Yogos are a tasty
choice for adults and children of
all ages.
The results
These little treats did not
appeal to me much. My daughter
loves them and prefers to eat them
cold. She loves to ask for them by
name, and could eat bag after bag
if I let her. I, on the other hand, just
end up picking them from my
molars, saying, “Okay, where is
the flavor?” They don’t taste like
anything. If I am going to eat
something
that contains 1.5
grams of
saturated
fat then
I need
to be
able
to see
and
taste
it.
Their
retail
value is
approximately
$2.49.
You can
find Yogos
in the aisle
with all the
other fruit
snacks, which
is usually near
or on the cereal
aisle.
B
Where to find it
You can find Yogos at any
grocery store or supermarket.
Long distance relationships common
among college students, young adults
La Lonnie Moore
STAFF WRITER
When did long distance relationships become the norm in
today’s society? Wikipedia has
formed an opinion.
“The best estimates suggest
that about 7 million couples in the
United States consider themselves
long distance. These include 2.5 to
3 million long distance marriages
and between 3 and 4.5 million dating couples. Some studies suggest
rates of long distance marriage as
high as 10-16 percent.”
In the college realm, long distance relationships are not all that
uncommon. Wikipedia.com also
states, “Among college students,
25 percent report being in a LDR
[long distance relationship] at any
given time and 78 percent report
having had a LDR at some point
during their time in college.
Among first year college students,
estimates suggest that as many as
50 percent of students report a
LDR.” As the old saying goes, “it
takes all kinds.”
To analyze this issue, one
should start at the beginning. Back
when we were in elementary
school, we used to pass notes asking, “Do you like me? Check yes
or no.”
Daphne Morales, sophomore
nursing major, said, “Remember
when you would write a letter to a
boy and ask him out and he wrote
back yes, but you never really
hung around each other? You just
were cool to say that you and so
and so were going out. That's about
as much distance as you can get.”
So, the elusive phenomenon of
long distance dating began before
we could even spell correctly.
However, this is about more
than just who likes whom. There
are other types of long distance
relationships.
“The closest I have to a long
distance relationship is to my husband's family who all reside in
Europe,” said Beth Courtney, a
lifelong learner senior and Nursing
major. “As you can imagine, it is
very difficult to maintain any kind
of relationship overseas. Most of
our correspondence comes in the
form of phone calls and the
Tiffany Wanzie | Lifestyles Editor
Are cellular relationships the new norm?
Internet. It is also very difficult for
my son (three and half years old)
to get to know his grammy and
grandpop.”
The issue of long distance
relationships affect more than just
the couples that are involved in
them. Heather Krey, adjunct professor in the Math department, and
her brother, Pastor Peter Krey in
Philadelphia, have interesting
thoughts on the effects of long distance relationships and dating.
Krey felt she is no way near an
authoritative figure on long distance dating, but she did have
some small experience with it.
“The closest I got to one was over
the summers during college when
my boyfriend (at the time) and I
were about four hours apart. We
survived three summers apart with
a lot of phone calls and weekend
visits, and I'm pleased to report
we're now happily married.”
While her case is a long distance relationship in the past, her
brother is currently in one. “We
now have a bi-coastal relationship,
my wife and I, basically because
we have two professions and their
value as well as our dire financial
needs make them separate us. I am
a pastor in Philadelphia; she is a
psychiatric social worker in San
Francisco… We have a Verizon
relationship. But we did not communicate as much when we were
together.”
“We try to get together once a
month, but it often stretches into
six or seven weeks and we get to
spend a few days together. Before
a woman always gave up her
career for the man. Now our
careers cut away our relationship
for both of us.”
These relationships can form
and survive but not without their
pitfalls. It takes a great deal of
to go...
Cool and
creamy
chocolate
fondue
Submitted by
Rachel Edgar
STAFF WRITER
Spring is right around the corner, and there is nothing better
during springtime than a light
dessert served with seasonal
fresh fruit. This chocolate fondue is perfect for dipping
whole strawberries, peach or
pear wedges or pineapple
slices.
¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate
morsels
1 container (8 oz.) whipped
topping
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
(optional)
Assorted fresh fruit
Place chocolate morsels and
half of the whipped topping in
a bowl and microwave on high
for 1 minute or until chocolate
is melted and smooth, stirring
the mixture at 20 second intervals.
Fold in remaining whipped
topping, cinnamon and vanilla
extract if desired. Mix until
smooth. Cover and refrigerate
at least 30 minutes. Serve
chilled with fresh fruit.
The Pampered Chef
All the Best cookbook
trust, communication and love.
North Dakota State University
counseling center states on their
website that there are seven keys to
maintaining long distance relationships. They are a willingness to
work, a commitment to the relationship by all involved, effective
communication, trust, the fine balance between independence and
dependence, mutual respect and
finally, clear expectations of each
other.
When we feel that love is
around the corner, yet that corner
happens to be in a different area
code, sometimes we have to do
what we can to make relationship
last. These types of relationships
are not for everyone so if you
know that you fit this description,
then do not despair. Something
else is waiting for you around the
corner.
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Study Abroad program offers students
the experience of a lifetime
Lizz Nagle
STAFF WRITER
Your education is something
that shapes your future, goals and
aspirations for life. Living on campus, commuting, or transferring are
all experiences that ultimately alter
and enhance your college career.
But what if you want more?
What if you want to travel, experience a new culture, become fluent
in a foreign language, meet new
people, study new subjects,
increase your independence,
explore ethnic heritage, and see
what the world has to offer?
If you are seeking any of these
things, you may want to look into a
Study Abroad program. Cedar
Crest does not have its own Study
Abroad program however, other
schools in the Lehigh Valley
Association
of
Independent
Colleges (LVAIC) offer a number
of programs that are approved for
Cedar Crest students.
The experience is recommended by many professors at Cedar
Crest. “It challenges who
you want to
be and how
you expect
to change the
world,” said Dr.
Robert Wilson, an
Associate Professor
of English at Cedar
Crest. “There are any
number of practical benefits
to studying abroad - from
defining your career in the
global economy, to developing an intercultural perspective - but the greatest rewards
come from the inner person who
returns home more confident,
more globally aware.”
Wilson also encouraged interested students to take advantage of
the program while they are still relatively commitment-free. “College
is the time to push back your horizon: After you've settled into a
career or family, the call of the road
is much harder to follow.”
If you think you are interested
in studying abroad, the Career
Photo | Dean Oman’s World Travel Summaries
Students can take advantage of the study abroad program offered in over 100 countries throughout the world
Planning Library in Allen House
has many resources for exploring
options. You can also talk to other
students who have been abroad,
because they can describe what the
experience is really like better than
any brochure or web link.
“Right now, I'm really inter-
ested in studying abroad in South
Africa. I'm still looking at programs, but the Interstudy Program
at the University of Cape Town is
at the top of my list. It's really
important to find the right program
for me as both an English and
Dance major alongside the experi-
ence of being in another country.
The hardest part is picking a program, but with the help of advisors
and Career Planning I was able to
get on the right track and hopefully
by next Spring I'll be in Africa,”
said Amorie Rivera.
When choosing a program,
think about your personal goals
and what it is you want to get out
of this experience. Get an idea of
where you would like to go, if you
want your classes to be in English
or another language, if you want
to stay with a host family or in a
campus residence.
Once you pick the program
you feel is best for you, contact
your academic advisor. They can
help make sure you meet all of the
requirements. Also keep in mind
the timeline for the application
process begins about six months
before you actually plan on going
abroad.
If you think a study abroad
program could be beneficial to
your college career, contact Career
Planning at extension 3401.
Alternative Spring Break 2007
While most students enjoyed a week-long respite during spring break, Alternative Spring Break participants spent the week in Avery County, North Carolina. Throughout the week they hung drywall and sheetrock
in one house, laid the concrete foundation for a second home, and also created care packages for needy families.
Above:Cedar Crest students use the power of teamwork to apply sheetrock to the home’s ceiling.
Above right: The ASB team, made of 20 Cedar Crest students and faculty members, poses for a picture in front
of the almost-completed house.
Bottom right: Paula Miller works on the foundation for a new home in North Carolina.
Photos courtesy of Nicole Cribari | ASB Member
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In Concert:
Guster “gangs up” and grows up
Christa Hagan
& Lauren Sanders
OPINIONS /COPY EDITORS
The average concert goer
arrives at the venue of a general
admission show about fifty-seven
minutes before the doors open.
Typical concert necessities include
items such as the ticket, a camera
and a band shirt from Hot Topic.
But Guster is not the typical concert experience, and their fans are
anything but ordinary. Toting ping
pong balls (to later be thrown on
stage) and wearing craft store supplied t-shirts with hand-painted
lyrics are just two of the ways we
joined the sold-out ranks of Guster
regulars who swarmed the Electric
Factory on March 3 to see the band
who attributes their current success
to the intensity of their live performances.
Pulling into Philadelphia at
12:30 p.m. left us with seven hours
of waiting in the cold and the rain
(with limited bathrooms available)
until the doors finally opened. The
early arrival not only revealed a
chilly atmosphere but a barren
parking lot as well. We were the
first ones there, and had nothing to
do.
However Guster fans are
nothing if not creative in the ways
of making their own fun specifically in regards to making the time
before a show pass. Finding a free
parking spot right outside of the
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic
www.guster.com
Society certainly helped in the
mission of entertaining ourselves.
Standard procedure for hardcore fans who arrive seven hours
before the show, is to proudly wait
outside until they can secure their
position in front of the stage.
However, threatening skies and
biting air pushed two certain
Crestiad editors back into the car
to while away the hours reading
poetry, sorting through backseat
treasures and utilizing the only
bathrooms available: a plethora of
empty Wawa cups.
After finally deciding to brave
the outdoors and make it back outside the Electric Factory, we found
RADIO CLUB DJ
SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
THURSDAY
No shows
Adrianna & Elisha
12 a.m.
MONDAY
Mia
4 p.m.
Ness & Kari
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Kelly
5 p.m.
Alex & Amanda
10 p.m. - 11 p.m.
FRIDAY
No shows
TUESDAY
Ju l i an n a & Au b re e
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
No shows
Jess & Liz
10 p.m. - 11 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Danielle & Jesenia
7 p.m.
Dah-ve & Julia
8 p.m.
WCCC is a student run radio station that broadcasts 24/7 through
Channel 17 on any campus TV
that is hooked up to the cable.
Any one can become a DJ and
there are plenty of slots open.
For more information contact
the
radio
club
at
[email protected]
that we were no longer the first
ones in line, but we still managed
to be within ping pong throwing
distance of the stage.
Often, openers just take up
time and the main act followers
might find themselves waiting and
waiting for the beginning musician
to leave the stage and the featured
talent to take over. However, with
Mason Jennings opening the show,
this was not the case at all.
Between stunning lyrics, his solid
smooth voice and an accompanying harmonica, Jennings rocked
out an opening show that caused
many to be forced to hand over
their undivided attention.
After Jennings closed, the
seven hours of waiting before
allowed into the building were
finally fulfilled as Guster walked
on stage to deliver one of their signature life changing performances.
They opened with “Captain” from
their most recent album, Ganging
up on the Sun. While they have
always put on an enjoyable show,
they most certainly have changed.
They have kept their bongos, their
appreciation for the fans and of
course, the trait that lured many in,
their endearingly uncool and off
beat stage antics.
What has changed is the level
of professionalism of their shows.
Visuals, including vibrant lighting
and several projection screens,
served not only to enhance the
overwhelming auditory experience
fans have come to expect from the
dynamic four.
When it comes to Guster, it
will always ultimately be about the
music, and this performance was
no exception. They served up singa-longs, tears, and all-around
euphoria with favorites such as
“Barrel of a Gun,” “Airport Song,”
and “Happier” and haunted with a
particularly breath-taking rendition
of “Come Downstairs and Say
Hello.”
In true Guster fashion, they
also started their own encore,
encouraging the crowd to begin
singing “Two Points for Honesty,”
arguably one of their most popular
tracks, and stood to the side of the
stage before coming back on to
finish the song along with their
fans.
At the close of the show, not
only did they thank the fans for
attending and attributed much of
their success to the loyalty of
Guster supporters, but they also
informed us that the show had
been run entirely on wind power.
If the music alone, then perhaps
hearing about their environmentally aware agenda will. Go see
Guster, support the environment
and throw ping pong balls on
stage.
A+
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Reel Review
Zodiac
Kelly Ann O’Donnell
A&E EDITOR
Zodiac is a highly suspenseful
drama that tracks the murders of the
Zodiac Killer who kept San
Francisco and California in fright
for months. The film takes place
over a span of thirty years from
some of the very first murders until
the point where one of the main suspects dies. Although the movie is
quite long (clocking in at 2 hours
and 38 minutes), it paces itself nicely and features good actors, making
this film well worth seeing.
The Zodiac killer was a killer
during the 60s and 70s who sent
cryptic messages and letters to the
newspapers and police officers.
This film does not center around
him, but three main characters that
dealt with the murders. Robert
Graysmith, played by Jake
Gyllenhaal (The Day after
Tomorrow, Brokeback Mountain)
was a cartoonist during this time at
the San Francisco Chronicle and
started looking into the Zodiac
killer. He is the one who keeps the
investigation going and ends up
writing two books, one of which the
film is based on. The second main
character also works at the San
Francisco Chronicle is Paul
Avery, played by Robert Downey
Jr. (Gothika, A Scanner Darkly) and
is also looking into the murders but
after a few years he ends up leaving
his job.
The third main character is
Inspector David Toschi, played by
Kelly Ann O’Donnell
A&E EDITOR
Mark Ruffalo (13 going on 30, Just
Like Heaven). Toschi’s partner,
Inspector William Armstrong, is
transferred after a few years of
chasing the Zodiac killer, and is the
lead detective and can mostly be
seen in the first part of the film as he
tries to hunt down the Zodaic Killer.
The second part of the film
explore’s Graysmith’s role of trying
to hunt down the Zodiac killer after
being denied help from Avery. No
person was put on trial for the murders but the film emphasized
Graysmith’s opinion of John Carroll
Lynch being the Zodiac murder.
Since no one was ever charged it is
possible the killer is still living
today.
Gyllenhall, Rufflo, Downey
and all of supporting actors in this
film do a great job, inviting the
viewer to go through their experiences with them. Each adds a lot to
this film making it well worth the
bucks.
Although this film is classified
as a drama and thriller, it must be
remembered that this film is not a
suspenseful minute-to-minute hunt
to find the killer. It is much more of
a slow-paced hunt that takes years
to gather evidence and clues. In
today’s society many films such as
Saw try to scare us however films
like these based on true events are
truly scary and deeply heartbreaking. It is a profoundly tragic event
when human lives are lost at the
hands of others, and this film portrays that tragedy extremely well.
Awww.newsobserver.com
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Large religion
6 Child
10 Tyrant
14 Clean thoroughly
15 Slope
16 Buckeye State
17 Cargos
18 Lone
19 Nix
20 Bunsen burner
21 Ornament
22 Chipped off
24 Pick
26 Rotary phone user
27 Dash
30 Homey
31 Having wings
32 Clean
33 Farm credit
administration (abbr.)
36 African country
37 Palter
38 Antiquity
40 Ingest
41 Saber
43 Wrathful
44 Flatten
45 Winds around
46 Unreal
49 Floor covers
50 Metal mixtures
51 Male sheep
52 Gets older
56 Den
57 Stretched
59 End
60 Rodents
61 Fuzz
62 South American animal
63 Sleigh
64 Jumpy
65 Repelling term
DOWN
1 Island
2 Scotsman
3 Lend
4 Boldness
5 Married woman
6 Spiral
7 Am not
8 Sickly
9 Fish with flies (2 wds.)
10 Keyed
11 Bearskin
12 Helper
13 What cars travel on
21 Alternative (abbr.)
23 Lining
25 Uncomfortably
26 Foolishly fond
27 Purpose
28 Supplication
29 Scold
30 Hiker's trail marker
32 Origin
33 Harsh criticism
34 Invoke
35 Experts
39 Removable
42 Grapple
Look for answers to this issue’s puzzle underneath Mark Your Calendars
45 Total
46 Whip
47 Girl in Wonderland
48 Idle
49 Shabby
50 Charity
51 What you climb up
53 End
54 Writer Bombeck
55 Remain
Chitter Chat
58 Succor
59 Loose gown worn at
mass
According to the Associated
Press The comedian, Richard
Jeni, committed suicide on Sat.
March 10 “after being diagnosed
earlier this year with clinical
depression and suffering bouts
of psychotic paranoia, the late
comic’s family said Tuesday.”
He was know for his standup
comedy on The Tonight Show
and was in movies such as The
Mask and The Aristocrats.
Jennifer Hudson may be
playing Aretha Franklin in an
upcoming movie according to
Access Hollywood. Franklin said
that she has been approached
about a movie (there has also
been talks about a musical production) based on Franklin’s
life. The studios suggested
Hudson and asked how she felt.
She suggested that a number of
different people play her and
said “perhaps someone playing
me from age 25-40 and then
someone beyond that which is
just a little bit.” I think Hudson
now has the power to say “Idol
this!”
High School Musical will
be hitting a new medium of
entertainment; ice-skating. The
show which became a hit (the
sequel is set to premiere this
summer) is now becoming an ice
tour called “Disney’s High
School Musical: The Ice Tour”
which will go to over 100 cities.
Walt Disney Co.’s Disney
Theatrical
Production’s
President,
Thomas
Schumacher, said “‘High
School Musical’ has been a
smash hit in virtually every area
of the entertainment spectrum.
The ice tour celebrates the fun
and music in a whole new way.”
I left high school for a reason
and I don’t want to go back.
And in a last train of
thought does anybody else feel a
little bad for Britney Spears?
Spears has been the ridicule of
many and the front page of many
tabloid stories. Some comedians
have taken a stance and said that
they would not make fun of her
however others have perpetuated
the vicious cycle of her embarrassment. Spears is going
through her own emotional crisis
and I think everybody should
leave her alone. Please don’t hit
her one more time.
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Bet You Didn’t Know...
Mark Your
Calendars
Kristin Maile in Athletics
On Campus
Karen Passino
STAFF WRITER
Thursday, March 15
ID: St. Patrick’s Day Theme
Meal
11:15 a.m.
The Crestiad: Where did you grow
up?
Kristin Maile: I grew up in Forest
City, PA, which is about a half hour
outside of Scranton.
Tuesday, March 20
ID: “What Am I Doing With My
Life” Presentation
12:00 p.m.
TC: Where did you go to school?
And, what was your major?
KM: I went to the University of
Scranton. I have a BS in
Accounting and an MBA in
Finance.
Tuesday, March 20
Literary Reading: Bathsheba
Monk
4:00 p.m.
TC: Are you married? If so, do you
have children?
KM: I have been married for over
ten years and I have a two and a
half year old boy, Evan.
TC: How long have you been the
director of Athletics?
KM: I came here in July of 2006
from Wellesley College, where I
was the Associate Athletic
Director.
TC: What made you choose Cedar
Crest to work for?
KM: I liked the location and the
size but, most importantly, everyone I talked to seemed to be concerned about and in support of
improving the student-athlete experience at Cedar Crest. I was part of
a very successful athletic program
at Wellesley and I thought that
many of the things that we were
Off Ca m pus
DeSales University
Tuesday, March 20
Rapunzel
10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Kristen Maile and her son at the Philadelphia Zoo
Lafayette College
doing could translate well to Cedar
Crest. I think that the sense of
community here on campus is one
of Cedar Crest's biggest assets and
it was a draw for me.
TC: What made you choose this
profession?
KM: I actually got into this profession quite unintentionally. I first
worked as an Accountant for the
federal government in Washington,
D.C. After a few years, I left
Washington and returned to the
University of Scranton to work as a
financial manager and later as a
consultant for Scranton's Small
Business Development Center. I
used to advise members of the
community who were considering
starting their own businesses.
However, the whole time I was at
Scranton (seven years), I was also
the head volleyball coach. My
teams finished first or second in
our conference each year and we
qualified for two NCAA tournaments and two ECAC tournaments.
I also started the first volleyball
club for juniors in northeastern PA
and in three years my club grew to
three teams. I became involved in
various NCAA committees, took
on the role of SWA (Senior Woman
Administrator) at Scranton and
soon realized that a career in athletics would be much more rewarding
and enjoyable. I love working with
student-athletes and I love working
in higher education.
Mobile phones
become art
Leann Pettit
STAFF WRITER
Okay, I am a dork, but I know
that I am not the only one out there.
I visited Baltimore’s Contemporary
Museum this past weekend for
their exhibit, Cell Phone: Art and
the Mobile Phone, an exhibit that
focused on artists that were experimenting with the cell phone as
medium for their artwork.
The woman working the day
we went informed us about the
audio tour of the museum. But
rather than give us a recorded taping, she pointed out a phone number on the wall. We called the number and put the cell phone that we
had brought with us on speaker
phone so that both my boyfriend
and I could listen to it.
When you first enter the museum, there is music playing over
head, this is part of the exhibit. It’s
entitled,
“Dialtones
A
Telesymphony” but Golan Levin.
This is a collection of dialing and
ringing of an audience’s personal
cell phone in Linz, Austria.
Also very obvious in the front
of the museum is the “VIDEO luster 027-2007” by Beatrice
Valentine Amrhein. This is a chandelier made out of cell phones and
the chargers. Playing on the cell
phones is short videos of the
human body. One plays a mouth
moving, one plays hands, and so
on. It could take hours to watch the
videos on all 27 cell phones.
The exhibit is very interactive,
not only listening to your cell
phone, but also watching videos on
cell phones, participating in
research and invites visitors to
think more about themselves and
about the world around them.
The exhibit runs through April
22nd at the Contemporary Museum
in Baltimore, MD. There is free
parking on the streets around the
museum on weekends and there is
a parking lot across the street. The
museum is open Wednesday
through Sunday 12 noon to 5pm.
They suggest a $3 donation from
students with ID card.
There are two events coming
up at the museum dealing with the
exhibit; on March 15 at 6:30 pm
they are hosting
Area Decoded: the
Cell
Phone
Performed,
which is a collection of performances
which
will
a c t i v e l y
involve
the
audience
to
question the
role of their
cell phone and
their role in an
“ever-evolving
interconnected society.”
Also,
on
March 31st at
2:30 pm Mark
Shepard, creator of the
Tactical Sound
Garden will be
at the museum
to walk participants through
the steps of setting
up their own tactical
sound garden.
Tuesday, March 20
Health Prof Lecture: Drs. John
E. Castaldo & Lawrence P.
Levitt, “The Man with the Iron
Tattoo”
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lehigh University
Friday, March 16-Saturday,
March 17 & Wednesday,
March 21
Zoellner Arts Center: Three
Sisters by Anton Chekhov
8:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg College
Saturday, March 17
AcaFellas – St. Patrick’s Day
Concert
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Concerts & Events
Friday, March 16
Tempest Release Tour Party
The Evil Genius DJ Green
Lantern
Crocodile Rock 7:00 p.m.
Allentown, PA
Tuesday, March 20
Reverend Horton Heat
Crocodile Rock 7:00 p.m.
Allentown, PA
Tuesday, March 20
Robin Thicke
The Electric Factory 9:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, March 21
Temple of Brutality
Crocodile Rock 6:30 p.m.
Allentown, PA
Wednesday, March 21
Chris Daughtry
Theatre of Living Arts 8:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA
Leann Pettit | STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
PAGE 16
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March 15, 2007
Spring break trip inspires
softball to play to potential
Jennifer Woytach
SPORTS EDITOR
The Cedar Crest College softball team spent their Spring Break
in Myrtle Beach, SC, attending
Snowbird Softball, a spring training program to prepare for the
2007 season. The Falcons left
Allentown on March 3 and
returned March 10; they played
eight games in four days while in
South Carolina, but were unable to
bring home a win.
“We expected to go down and
grow as a team, learn from our
mistakes, and find weakness that
can be worked on before we step
on the field for our PAC games,”
sophomore
pitcher/outfielder
Allison Holland said.
“I expected the team to start
carrying the skills that we developed in the gym onto the field. In
addition I was anticipating the
team to start to get pumped up and
excited about the upcoming season, and it is always fun to get out
on the field for the first time,” junior catcher Melanie Devlin said.
“Most importantly I expected to
see what our players can really do
once out on the dirt and grass,
because it is a lot different than
being in the gym.”
Being able to practice and
play outside was an advantage to
the Spring Break trip, since there
was still snow on the Falcons’ field
near Steinbright Hall last week.
“It is totally different to track
a ball looking in the sun and play a
ball off of a bad hop in the dirt as
opposed to having to play a fly ball
off of the rafters in the gym.
Everyone needed to make the
adjustment,” said Holland.
“I don't think that we played
as well as we could have, but I
think that for the first time out we
didn't play badly. We need to take
what we learned from the games
over Spring Break and apply that
to the games we have coming up. I
think that we can use the games
from Spring Break as a stepping
stone to inspire us to play to our
potential so we can win the tough
games,” said Alyssa Kabat, a
sophomore shortstop/pitcher.
“We did not win any games,
but I believe we improved in many
areas. We had better communication toward the end of the week,”
said Kim King, who plays second
base and is the team’s only senior.
“Also, we have seen many
different pitching styles, so hopefully, will not be surprised by anything we see during the season.”
Devlin, one of the team’s captains, said the trip was “definitely
beneficial.” Playing during Spring
Break helped to relieve preseason
anxieties, as well as bring the team
closer together. “The team as a
whole began to communicate and
work together and become a unit.
Every individual found something
to bring back and work on before
our first game on Friday,” Holland
added.
Jaclyn Norsworthy, a freshman outfielder, expected to bond
with her team while in South
Carolina, and said that the team
did become close, noting their dinner at the Hard Rock Café. King
mentioned playing mini golf, and
Holland said that the team bonded
on their 12 hour trip “through
small town parades and large city
traffic.”
“We learned a lot about each
other on and off the field. This trip
allowed for everyone to become
familiar with the way that we all
play, and also some of our outside
of sports personalities,” Kabat
said. “I think that this trip allowed
the coaches to see how we each
individually play on the field, and
how and where each player can
most benefit the team as a whole.”
The Falcons will use their
experiences from Myrtle Beach to
prepare for their first PAC game of
the season, when they travel to
Rosemont College March 16. “The
coaches took mental notes of what
contributed most to our losses and
we will work hard over the next
week and throughout the season to
get back on track and become an
unstoppable team,” Holland said.
“We are going to re-group and
come out on fire. We had a learning experience and we can only
grow from this.”
EQUESTRIAN
RESULTS
3/3 @ Briarwood Farm
(Readington, NJ)
The team earned 7 points
to bring the season total
to 63.
Lauren Forsyth
6th place
Intermediate Flat
6th place
Intermediate Fences
Aelén Mabillé
Fifth place
Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Amanda Anderson
Fifth place
Walk Trot
LACROSSE
RESULTS
3/10 @ Wesley
17-5 L
3/12 @ Centenary
18-5 L
SOFTBALL
RESULTS
3/5 vs. Frederick CC
6-4 L
3/5 vs. Roanoke
5-0 L
3/6 vs. SUNY - Oneonta
2-1 L
3/6 vs. Bridgewater
4-1 L
ADVERTISEMENT
The lanes are open
The bikes are oiled
The treadmills are set to 00:00
. . . and they’re all waiting for the
next Cedar Crest College
IronWoman!
The Race begins at
the Rodale Aquatic Center
Wednesday, March 28
Prizes and T-shirts to ALL participants! Drawings for raffle prizes for fans!
Attention Soccer Players
If you are interested in playing soccer for Cedar Crest College and would like to take part in spring training, then come
to the gym today at 4:00 p.m. for the first practice of the spring season.
Head Coach Todd Ervin will be holding practices three times per week for the next five weeks. Email your name and
summary of soccer experience, including years and positions played, to Kristin Maile, Director of Athletics, if you’re
considering playing soccer.
Look for an interview with Coach Ervin in the next issue of The Crestiad!
3/7 vs. Pitt - Greensburg
7-3 L
3/7 vs. Widener
8-0 L
3/8 vs. Bellevue
5-1 L
3/8 vs. Bridgewater
11-0 L
UPCOMING
GAMES
March 16
Softball @ Rosemont
3:00 p.m.
March 17
Lacrosse @ Immaculata
1:00 p.m.
March 19
Lacrosse vs. Wilkes
4:00 p.m.
March 20
Softball @ Wilson
3:00 p.m.
March 21
Lacrosse @ Rosemont
4:00 p.m.