Salem State Log Apr. 17, 2009

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“The independent
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College students”
The Salem State Log
Vol. LXXXI, No. 10
April 17, 2009
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SSC Welcomes New SGA President
Salem State students recently elected Liz Roccoforte as Student Government President. The Log suggests you
add her as a friend on Facebook. For election coverage turn to page 3.
Trustees Amend Proposed Student
Fees Increase to $165 per semester
By Marie Purvinis / Copy Editor
The Salem State Board of
Trustees amended its original
proposed student fee increase for
undergraduate day students to no
more than $165 a semester from
the original proposed fee increase
of $200 a semester—a $35 per
semester difference and a $70 academic year difference. In that
same amendment, no more than
$300,000 will be withdrawn from
the college reserve fund to go directly toward financial aid.
Graduate student fees will increase no more than $25 per
credit hour and continuing education student fees will increase no
more than $30 per credit hour.
The fee increase for undergraduate day students is approximately equal to a 5 percent
increase, rather than the original
proposed 6.1 percent increase.
The increase for graduate students is approximately 10 percent
and the increase for continuing
education students is approximately 15.8 percent.
The board passed the amended
motion with ten trustees for and
trustee Stephen O’Malley and
student trustee Kyle Meadows
against on April 15.
Vice-Chair Regina Villa proposed the amendment on
Wednesday night after two weeks
of deliberation by the board. On
her proposal to take a one-time
withdrawal from the college reserve fund, Villa said, “I think it’s
a rainy day”, referring to the reserve fund as Salem State’s
“rainy day fund,” which is actually the College’s Reserve Fund
1100.
Vice President of Finance and
Facilities Andrew Soll said the
reserve fund is part of the operating budget that allows for unanticipated expenses the college
may incur.
During the hour-and-fifteen
minute discussion on student fee
increases, Chairperson David
Abdoo noted that “[the student’s]
comments were heard.”
Student Government Association, SGA, President Quin Gonell
said, “I’m glad that we were able
to influence the trustee’s decision
to reduce the student fee, as small
as that reduction may be. At the
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Leno Spreads Laughs at SSC
By Shawn Mille / Editor-in-Chief
Funnyman Jay Leno opened
the 28th Annual Speaker Series
with a performance on April 6.
“An Evening with Jay Leno”
took place just days after news
that Boston’s NBC network announced it would not carry
Leno’s primetime show.
“I’m sure they will work it
out,” said Leno at a pre-event
press conference. He wasn’t worried whether or not it would be
picked up. “I’m fine [regardless
of] whatever happens.” He added
that he just likes to work and “I
like to tell people jokes as long as
they want me.”
On April 13, NBC forced its
Boston affiliate to keep the show.
Leno told reporters that some
changes would be made to the set
of his new show as he moves
from late night to primetime. He
said, “We’ll lose the couch and
desk, but we will keep Jaywalking.”
His close friend Lennie Sogoloff joined Leno at the press
conference. As mentioned in a
March 6 article of the Log, Sogoloff ran a popular jazz club
named “Lennie’s-on-the-Turnpike” in West Peabody where
Leno got his start. After making
it, Leno remained close with Sogoloff.
“It was the only time [performing at Lennie’s] that people actually listened. People who go to
jazz clubs want to listen,” said
Leno. He opened for many bigname jazz players at Lennie’s,
such as Buddy Rich and Miles
Davis.
As Leno stated, he is a standup comedian first, and television
New Cars Approved for President
Meservey and Campus Police
At the April 1 Board of
Trustees Finance Committee
meeting held in order to discuss
the budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, it was proposed that two
vehicles on campus—a Ford
Crown Victoria police cruiser for
Public Safety and a Toyota
Camry hybrid for President Dr.
Patricia Meservey, to replace her
Buick Lucerne —needed to be
purchased.
The proposal was lead by Vice
President of Finance and Facilities Andrew Soll.
Among the points made in the
discussion about purchasing the
police cruiser, some trustees worried that this was not the best
time to buy a vehicle, given the
economy.
Meservey, when commenting
on the need for a new cruiser,
stated that the mileage does not
accurately tell the wear and tear
of the cruisers, since the cruisers
are constantly rolling around a
five-to-ten mile radius and are almost always running.
The board voted to look further
into the decision for both cars before making a decision at the
April 15 meeting, in which the
Board approved both purchases.
The purchase of the Crown Victoria is estimated at a cost of
$22,785 with $11,000 going towards specialized equipment.
Soll mentioned, “We looked at
all vehicles, including Chargers.
However, vehicles need to be the
same so officers know where all
of the equipment is located.”
Soll later proposed that they
would “take advantage of yearend deals” when purchasing
Meservey’s hybrid. Trustees approved that the cost of the hybrid
must not exceed the cost of a
2010 vehicle.
Photo by Shawn Mille
By Erin Joyce / Log Staff
Salem State Public Safety officers monitor campus as students walk to
class on April 13.
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News
Nursing Dept. Gets $224K Grant
By Ashley Morrissey / Log Staff
Salem State Nursing Department recently received a grant for
$224,000.
The grant money allowed completion of a new simulation lab
for junior and senior nursing students. In the new lab, there are
four dummies in beds, cameras,
and a control booth in the back of
the room. Professors control the
medical situation from the booth.
The dummies can speak and
show symptoms for whatever
they are programmed to show.
The cameras record the scenarios
for later viewing.
The grant is from the federal
government as part of a $410 billion spending bill that is not part
of the recent stimulus bill. Salem
State alumni U.S. Rep. John Tierney requested the grant money.
The grant will allow the simulation lab to expand its educational tools to further prepare
students for their clinical experience and future nursing career.
The grant allowed the Nursing
Department to collaborate with
other health care systems on the
North Shore. Other health care
workers teach essential skills to
the students. They can practice in
the labs, as well.
“It’s an exciting opportunity to
now be able to collaborate and
work with health care systems
and to enhance and educate our
nursing program. It’s absolutely
wonderful,” Dr. Mary Farrell,
chairperson of the Nursing Department, said.
“That this is an incredible technology that allows us to train students as well as people who
already in their health care profession, to learn and diagnose patients in a hospital setting with
out being in a hospital,” Corey
Cronin, a Salem State spokesman
said in The Salem News.
Samantha Gallo, a senior nursing student, said, “The simulation
lab allows nursing students to
have hands-on experience with
the various medical equipment as
well as learn essential skills
needed to take care of people.”
This more advanced simulation
lab will prepare students for chal-
lenges they will face. Jennifer Ingemi, a junior at Salem State, believes this is a great place to get
more comfortable with nursing
skills while getting hands-on experience.
Before receiving this grant, Dr.
Mary Farrell, said the department
received previous grant money
from the Karen and Lynch Foundation and the Department of
Higher Education. This first grant
helped build a simulation lab
with two dummies and allowed
students to take vitals, listen for
breathing, and work on charts and
read and analyze information.
The first simulation lab was designed for freshman and sophomores to learn basic skills and to
practice those skills.
“The labs are very helpful because they are accurate and don’t
give you false information,” Ashley Gallo, a sophomore at Salem
State, said. She also believes it’s
a good place to learn basic skills.
The grant also bought an additional seven adult dummies, a
child, and a baby dummy.
April 17, 2009
Volleyball Tourney to Honor Student
By Justine Pangione / Log Staff
On April 30, Salem State will
hold its Second Annual Jessica
Lyn Finney Volleyball Tournament.
Friends, family, and the Salem
State community will come together to raise money to
benefit two funds in
Jessica’s name.
First is the Jessica Lyn
Finney
Scholarship
Fund,
awarded
each year for
a North Andover High
School graduate
with plans to go
on to attend Salem
State. Second is the Jessica’s Angel Fund, where the
focus is the education of safe
driving awareness within the
communities.
The second annual event will
take place again April 30, and
registration will begin at 6 p.m.
Participants can register prior to
the event. The tournament will
begin at 7 p.m. There will be
three to five players per team
with a flat fee of $15 per team.
Each team must be co-ed and
only one competitive volleyball
player is allowed. Salem State’s
own professional disc jockey,
Robert Stewart, has donated his time at the
event and will also
be there. Anyone
not interested in
playing volleyball
is invited to enter
to win raffles. The
ticket prices are $1
for one ticket, $5
for seven tickets,
and $10 for 15 tickets.
Finney was a North Andover High School graduate
who attended Salem State. During Jessica’s freshman year, she
made countless friends and instantly impacted numerous lives.
She was a Dean’s List student
majoring in Biology hoping to
one day be a nurse and help people for a living.
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Roccoforte Voted as SGA President
By Marie Purvinis / Copy Editor
Elizabeth “Liz” Roccoforte
won the Student Government Association Presidential election
and incumbent Student Trustee
Kyle Meadows won re-election
by slim margins on April 1 and 2.
Roccoforte won with 372
votes. Her opponent, Randy
Holmberg, had 319 votes. Meadows won with 361 votes, and opponent Mimosa Long had 350
votes.
Current SGA President Quin
Gonell said, “The recent election
results where closer than I would
have liked. Right now our SGA is
playing a pivotal role representing the state colleges in a
statewide union made up of all of
the UMass’s and Salem State
College.”
Roccoforte ran on a campaign
slogan of “Salem State Runs on
Us!” with write-in Ryan Chamberland for vice president, writein Janelle Abreu for secretary and
Nikki Estey for senior senate.
Holmberg ran with Long and
supported write-in candidate Brittany Bowen for secretary, Amy
Zolla for vice president, and
Bryan Brenes for sophomore senate.
“I was very pleased with my
team, who worked so hard to advocate for me and what I stand
for. I know that they see the value
in statewide organizing and not
just campus issues,” Roccoforte
said of her campaign team.
Roccoforte was pleased that
most of the other candidates on
her campaign were elected. “For
those who were not, I know that
they are dedicated to Salem State
as well as statewide organizing
and will, of course, continue to
work with them,” Roccoforte
said.
Gonell said, that while we are
the only State College involveed
in the creation of Massachusetts
Students Uniting, MSU, Salem
State has been one of the most
active member schools, contributing just as much as UMassAmherst and Boston to the cause
for more affordable and better
funded public higher education in
Massachusetts.
Gonell said, “I believe every(Continued on page 7)
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News
Leno (Continued from page 1)
host second. That’s exactly what
“An Evening with Jay Leno”
was—a stand-up routine. Unlike
many speakers that come to
Salem State, he chose to perform
joke after joke for the audience.
Some memorable jokes from
his performance were: “It had
been a very exciting year for Democrats, as you know. They had
to choose between a black man or
a white women. And that’s a decision that Michael Jackson
makes every morning”; “You
ever look for a cat? It’s like
you’re some kind of pedophile.
You’re in people’s bushes and
you are always reduced to making the crudest, most disgusting
noises, KITTY, KITTY. You
looking in my daughter’s window? No! I’m not looking in your
daughter’s window!”; and “I was
listening to Hugh Hephner talk,
and he was going, ‘Where I see
the sexual revolution, what I want
happen with the sexual revolu-
tion…’ Heph, eighth grade boys
are having sex with their math
teachers, you won. It’s over. Stop
the carnage! What’s next, fetuses
having orgies?”
All proceeds from “An
Evening with Jay Leno” will go
toward endowing the Sogoloff
Family Scholarships at Salem
State to honor Leno’s close relationship with Sogoloff and his
late wife Barbara.
“The scholarship helps
women who have raised children Leno by close-friend Sogoloff
it doesn’t come in the afterlife.
go back to get a degree, like my
late wife had,” said Sogoloff. The Lennie was like Mr. Fezziwig.
Remember, he was Scrooge’s
surprise announcement was refirst boss? A terrible businessleased at the event; a second
man, just like Lennie. A wonderscholarship would be set up in
ful human with a big heart. And
Lennie’s name.
Scrooge goes back and sees what
Leno closed the event by creda wonderful time he had, and that
iting his success to the man who
first gave him a chance and told a was me going back to Lennie’s.
So whenever I would feel greedy
story: “[Charles Dickens’ A
Christmas Carol] was my favorite or selfish, Lennie you would be
my Fezziwig. So Lennie, I’ve got
book, because people get to redeem themselves before they die, $100,000 for you, pal.”
LAST LOG PUBLICATION FOR THE SEMESTER IS MAY 8!
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April 17, 2009
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April 17, 2009
Editorial
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More Green for the College, Less for the Students
The Log has tried its best to keep opinions away from the reporting of Salem
State’s struggle with the ongoing state cutbacks. However, I find it necessary to
make a few comments.
First off, I would like to applaud the college officials for the amount of effort
they are putting into solving the issues of the budget in order to keep Salem State
running smoothly and continuing to provide a proper education for their students.
President Patricia Meservey is setting an example for administrators, faculty, and
staff, by announcing that she will take a furlough, which is when an employee
takes one or more days off without pay. College officials have also concluded that
steps are necessary such as a freeze on any new hires, definite layoffs, and an increase in student fees.
Normally, I would not attack an increase of fees, because I understand that an increase is sometimes needed, with this year being no exception. The proposed fee
increase for the ’09-’10 academic year could be as much as 6.1 percent for undergraduate day students, which is about a third more than the amount of the ’08-’09
academic year, when the Board of Trustees approved a fee increase of no more
than 3.99 percent.
At the April 8 Board of Trustees meeting, between 15 and 16 Student Government Association members attended in hopes of sharing their concerns about a
large increase. According to one editor who also attended the meeting, SGA President Quin Gonell said, “Please, make fees as minimal as possible.”
Students are clearly worried about the increase and wonder if there are other
ways that administrators can save the college without emptying students’ wallets,
especially those paying their way through college. And even though college administrators parrot the line, “Our number-one commitment is to our students,” I
can’t help but raise an eyebrow to this statement, because at the earlier Board of
Trustees meeting on April 1, the board discussed two items on their agenda: one, a
Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser, and two, replacing Meservey’s car with a Toyota Camry hybrid. Hybrids equal green points, so kudos for that.
I am taking away points for the idea of a new cruiser, this is why: President
Meservey stated that “the cruisers are constantly rolling around a five to ten mile
radius and are almost always running.”
Their vehicles are almost always running... Well, shut the cars off. There is no
need for a vehicle that is running to be parked at any one place for an extended period of time. Crime doesn’t happen if you wait for it. An example of this is April
13, when walking to from the Ellison Campus Center to Sullivan, I noticed two
Campus Police officers standing at the edge of Alumni Plaza looking out toward
the driveway between Meier Hall and Chartwell’s. Might I add, one of the vehicles
was running.
And what happened to the segways? I guess they aren’t all-weather forms of
transportation. Oh good, we bought public safety seasonal scooters. Now, with
jobs being lost and fees being increased, we may have to buy the police yet another vehicle... What ever happened to updating the warranties? How about the
college save that money from the vehicles and keep a few more professors?
—Shawn Mille, Editor-in-Chief
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April 17, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
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Opinion
Letter to the Editor
With the construction at Central Campus hammering down both space
and sound, people like myself are upset at the workspace the new [residence hall] project has started to take up. The boundary fence for the project continues to grow weekly, pushing everyone back just a little further.
No other group is as miffed about this as the bicyclists on campus.
I drive the gigantic 6.5 foot-by-3.5 foot bicycle on campus for both
transportation and as a tool at my job. Living over at Central has been a
blessing, but now, with the advent of spring and the over-optimistical
dreams of “good weather,” more people are wanting to park their bicycles
outside of the dorms.
The construction project took away five bike racks and two light posts,
housing up to 14 bicycles. Currently the bike racks remaining on the Residence Life side of the building are completely full. In addition, the handicapped-accessible ramp has been removed; although one is still accessible,
it is 400 feet from the entrance of the building, forcing both bicyclists and
handicapped people to have to go to the complete end of the parking lot to
gain access to the building unless the construction crew plans on building
a temporary access.
After being warned not to park bicycles on the construction fence, I anticipate more bicyclists to want to park their bikes at Central for the warm
months, without availability of space.
I explored several options, including possibly taking up one parking
space in the lot to drop a bicycle rack in. “We want to keep bicycles as far
away from the parking lot as possible,” says Tony DiNuzzo, Assistant Director of Residence Life.
With space non-existent for any additional bicycle parking, many people
are starting to ignore common courtesy and rules. Bicycles are appearing
parked on benches, trash cans, and even the fence again. Bicycles are even
being double-parked to the bike racks on occasion, causing the first bicycle in to not be able to be removed.
Honestly, I call shenanigans on this entire situation, because it could
have been completely preventable. Bicycle racks are available through
MassBike, the coalition of Bicyclists representing bicycle advocacy and
rights, at little to no charge by way of a sponsored program with vendors.
Placing a bike rack on the Residence Life side of the building would at
least remedy part of the problem.
I’d like to see some better resolutions regarding bicycle rights and transportation on campus. Better parking options and common courtesies that
motorists receive seem to be the polite thing to do.
Maybe Salem State could realize as a whole that while we’re putting
ourselves into debt with high costs, bicycles would be the preferred transportation choice of more people on campus who want to avoid excess
costs, environmental concerns, and problems getting to class on time.
—Steve Morley,
Computer Science and Theatre Tech.
The Doctors are In!
Advice from the Log’s “Love Experts”
To Those Fearing the End of the Semester,
With the semester and the school year coming to close in just weeks, you may
find yourself worrying—no, not about finals—about your spring fling/romance
and whether or not you should end it or hope for the best as you part ways for the
summer.
We hate to say it, but if there is a significant amount of distance between you
and your significant other, it may be more difficult than you may think to remain
in a relationship. With distance comes the risk of temptation, and as the old adage
goes, “out of sight, out of mind.”
If you are truly committed to this relationship, and you and your significant
other have a strong foundation, you two should do everything in your power to
maintain it. This could mean constantly e-mailing or Facebooking each other.
This could mean finding ways to see each other on a semi-consistant basis. And
yes, this could mean not hanging out with a certain someone who has the potential to catch your eye.
If you and your significant other decide to keep it going, congratulations!
You’ve taken a big step toward further commitment to the other. The summer can
be a good way to test the strength—or weakness— of your relationship. It will be
difficult, the going will get tough, and you may feel it isn’t worth it at times, but
before you start to reconsider, think about it.
You are making the decision to stay in a relationship with someone, regardless
of the distance. That should mean something. In other words, that someone has
caught your eye and you haven’t found anyone else who can take their place.
That relationship’s benefits far outweigh the negatives.
However, if your fling is just that—a fling—and there is no foundation to your
relationship, you may want to seriously consider the benefits of this relationship
that is only going to hurt someone in the end. It is incredibly selfish to keep a relationship going if niether you nor your significant other is getting any benefit out
of it. And no, free dinner is not a benefit.
One of the things we have discovered over the years is that the word “dating”
is in the word “accommodating”. If you are unwilling to compromise or accomodate a possible long-distance relationship, you shouldn’t even be dating this person. Unfortunately, possible break-ups are just a part of the relationship
institution. It is extremely rare to find someone who has found a truly strong
commitment out of a spring fling—or even a summer fling.
Our presciption: Regardless of whether or not you are going to stick it out,
you should have one long final date before the end of the semester. This may be
your last until the fall, or forever. Also, you should try to find a phone plan that
allows you two to talk as much as you want. However, for those of you who are
“throwing in the towel,” you should have a long self-examination about why you
think this relationship won’t work.
Respectfully Yours,
the Doctors of Love
Editor’s note: Should you seek advice, you may either e-mail us at editor_ssclog@
yahoo.com or drop off letters at the Log Office in the Campus Center, room 013 (in the
basement). Anything sent via e-mail will remain confidential. The Doctors of Love are
not professional therapists, but is instead the alias of two of our staff members.
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THE SALEM STATE LOG
Opinion
Letter to the Editor
In a time when our state is facing a severe financial crisis, the last thing I would
ever think that I’d hear myself say that I’m okay with spending a little bit more
each year for school. This past week the entire population of Salem State received
an e-mail regarding a fee increase for the upcoming academic year. According to
this e-mail, the fee increase would not exceed $200 per semester, totaling $400 for
the entire year. When all is said and done, I have to admit that I’m perfectly fine
with this increase.
Times are changing and our country has found itself in a very fragile position
when it comes to money. Millions of people are out of work and that number is
growing every day. I feel it is very selfish of students to fight against this increase
without even taking a step back to look at the bigger picture. That $400 could mean
saving jobs, keeping smaller classes, and maintaining the number of available
classes each semester. It keeps faculty, staff, administration, and maintenance people employed.
Our representatives in the Student Government Association really enjoy rattling
off inspiring quotes from President Obama when it comes to rallying against budget
cuts and fee increases, but not once have I heard them mention the sacrifices we
sometimes need to make in order to get through these trying times. I need to sacrifice my tropical vacation, perhaps eat in more, or hold off on buying that new cell
phone if that means that the class I need to graduate will be offered, or that a certain
educational program can be brought to campus to increase my knowledge of the
world around me.
It is so easy to only think of ourselves in this time of crisis, but it is this thinking
that has gotten us where we are today—and now we are paying the consequences.
As the new executive board of the Student Government Association prepares to
take office at the end of this month, I ask that they take a long, hard look at the sacrifices that we should be making in order to maintain the level of excellence provided by this college. I ask that we spend less time looking at outside problems and
more time focusing on the issues on our own campus: parking, registration, an $11
million budget cut from the state, greening our campus. Where is all of this in your
rallies and Facebook groups? Did this issue come up when ordering food for SGA
meetings or when planning the design of your sweatshirts?
I’m standing up today and asking the body of students elected by the student
body to represent this campus to look at the bigger picture that is our school and
work more towards the issues we are facing on this campus than by going out and
showing the world how angry we can get. Let us show the world that we are willing
to make the necessary sacrifices to make it through these troubled times. Let us
show that we support our faculty and staffs that have helped us grow as human beings and student leaders. Let us work to save the jobs of those working every day to
make this campus a better place. Let us show that when we work together, we can
make a difference.
—Josh
Gunderson ‘09
April 17, 2009
April 17, 2009
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News
Salem State’s ClipperCard
Program Recieves Award
College administrators held an
informational meeting on April 6
to update the campus community
on the hopeful 2012 opening of a
new campus library. The presentation was done by the project architects, Shepley Bullfinch
Richardson and Abbott, SBRA,
staff of the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, DCAM, and college
administrators.
According to the PowerPoint
presentation, the new building
will house the library, which will
take up about 66,621 square-feet
and the Learning Commons,
which will take up about 10,871
square-feet, with a 1,200 squarefeet shared space, equaling a total
of about 78,692 square-feet.
There are three options for its location, shown to the right.
The library’s main functions,
according to the presentation,
will take up the following.
Collections will take 21,706
square-feet; reading spaces will
take 22,408 square-feet; reference
and instruction will take 3,939
square-feet; reader services, such
as circulation, Interlibrary Loan
and Education Resource Area
will take 7,063 square-feet;
archives will take 5,455 squarefeet; and technical services and
administration, such as acquisitions, cataloging, systems, etc,
will take 6,050 square-feet.
The Learning Commons will
house the Academic Advising
Center, the Learning Center, the
Writing Center, the Honors Program, and the Office for Students
with Disabilities.
The total gross area to 120,000
square-feet. Some features mentioned which will not be included
in the new building are the Center
for Teaching Innovation, CTI, the “North Site” option for library
Global Education Center, the Instructional Media Center, the Interdisciplinary Studies, faculty
offices, non-library classrooms,
Art Bank Storage, and the Charlotte Forten Hall.
Presenters also mentioned that
there are many things to take into
consideration, when discussing
the location of the building as far
as which campus the building
would be built on, such as the relationship to academic programs “Mid Site” option for library
and liberal arts core; the relationship to student life and residence
hall programs; the relationship to
freshmen residence halls; the accessibility of the building for
pedestrians, vehicles, and handicap accessibility; the “buildability,” which is the impact on cost,
time, and utilities issues; the impact on campus operations during
construction; and the impact on
campus community during con“South Site” option for library
struction.
Photos providied by Andrew Soll
Student Fees (Continued from page 1)
same time, I find it troubling that
while other public institutions
that have incurred a much larger
cut—such as UMass—have been
able to settle their fees at almost
half of what our trustees decided.”
Before the motion to increase
student fees passed, Abdoo
opened the floor to the eight students present at the meeting. SGA
Secretary-elect Janelle Abreu
said, “[these fee increases will]
impact every student at Salem
State.”
“The Finance and Facilities
Committee of the Board of
Trustees recommended to the full
board a fee increase not to exceed
$200 per semester for undergraduate day students,” said Salem
State President Meservey in an email to the college community. It
was also proposed that $300,000
or about 17 percent of this will be
used for financial aid for students
in need. Meservey also stated that
“In addition, the committee also
supported a proposal to increase
the fee for students enrolled in
Continuing Education not to exceed $30 per credit hour and an
increase not to exceed $25 per
credit hour for students in the
School of Graduate Studies.”
Finney (Continued from page 2)
Being the person she was, Jessica quickly made Salem State
her home away from home, and
made friends that became as
close as family. She was an ambitious person known for her bright
smile, love for her friends and
family, and her compassionate
nature.
Jessica’s life was tragically
taken in a car accident at the age
of 18. The loss of her life will
forever bring sorrow to everyone
she knew. It is at fund-raising
events such as this one that Jessica’s family and friends can
come together and honor her
memory.
Jessica’s family and friends are
actively putting events together to
raise money in Jessica’s memory.
There has been an overwhelming
response by the many establishments in the Salem area, such as
Fantasy Island, Lindt Chocolate,
Stop and Shop, Dunkin’ Donuts,
Engine House, Damatas Pizza,
and Omega Pizza, who have been
reaching out, wanting to participate in these events whether that
be in the form of donating Tshirts, trophies, money, or gift
cards.
There will be three placing
winners at the tournament. First
place will receive a trophy for
each participant as well as a Tshirt. Second and third place will
receive medals and T-shirts. The
T-shirts were donated by T-Shirts
Illustrated on Canal Street in
Salem.
Additional T-shirts will be
available for purchase the day of
the event for $10. In addition, to
the shirts, Colonial Engraver’s on
Florence Street in Salem donated
all of the trophies and medals for
the placers.
Photo provided by Nicole Blumberg
Completion Library Project Estimated for 2012
Recently, at the National Association of Campus Card Users Conference,
the ClipperCard Office was given a trophy for “Best Marketing Award.”
From left to right: Nicole Chasse, senior; Robert Thayer III, Office Manager; Nicole Blumberg, Assistant Manager; Kayla Siegel, junior; and
Amy DeRosa, senior.
SGA Elections (Continued from page 3)
one on the new executive board
is a staunch supporter of this new
approach in student advocacy
[MSU] so I am confident that this
work will continue. Through out
our efforts this year, we have
helped to create a new way of
thinking amongst SGA members.
And that is that while focusing
on the campus issues is still very
important, much energy must
also go into advocating on the
state level in order to influence
the decisions and issues that effect every student most directly;
Affordablitiy and Quality of Education.”
Holmberg said he was not
upset about Roccoforte’s victory.
“Many people are unaware of
this but Liz and I are extremely
close friends, so we made our
friendship the number-one priority in both campaigns,” he said.
“I know Liz will be an awesome President. While our views
for president were different during the campaign, I know she
will serve our school well,”
Holmberg said.
Roccoforte shared Holmberg’s
feelings. “I have extra respect for
Randy Holmberg my opponent in
the election. Besides being a
wonderful student leader and
voice of the students, he is a very
good friend of mine. I would like
to thank him for his dedication,”
she said.
“A win by Randy Holmberg
would have most likely meant
that the Salem State College SGA
would’ve chosen not to remain a
leader in the establishment of this
Statewide Student Association,
Thereby effectively removing us
from all of the hard work that we
have put into the effort thus far,”
Gonell said.
Gonell said MSU will eventually have the potential to force
this state's legislators to finally
make its higher education system
a priortity.
“This is something that is very
dear to me as well as Liz Roccoforte. That is why I am very
happy that she has won the election and will now continue to
work to unite the voice of the
state’s students to effectively
fight against fee hikes and detrimental budget cuts; something
that SGA leaders are most
equiped to deal with,” he said.
When asked about his administration, Gonell pointed to weaknesses in the Treasury,but also to
the strength of his vice president
Chris Corrente.
Amy Zolla won the SGA Vice
Presidential election with 464
votes. Write-in Chamberland had
171.
Alfredo Araujo ran unopposed
for Treasurer as did John Hayes
for Assistant Treasurer.
Abreu won the Secretary position with 146 votes. Fellow
write-in candidate for Secretary
Brittney Bowen had 62.
The Senior Senate for 20092010 will be former SGA Vice
President Chris Corrente, Estey,
Shannon Conway, Kelly McDermott and Sandra Kulakowski.
The Junior Senate for 2009-2010
had only one candidate, Ryan
Chamberland. The Sophomore
Senate for 2009-2010 will be
Jonathan Agusto, Bryan Brennes,
Jennifer Perez, Margie Colon,
Debra Oliveira and TiShayla Van
Alstyne.
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April 17, 2009
Salem State Police Log
March 12 - April 5, 2009
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Mar. 12, Thursday at 12:28. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL.
Local smoke detector activation,
room 233 caused by cooking.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES:
Mar. 12, Thursday at 12:52. Location: BOOKSTORE. To investigate
suspicious book buyback. Officer reports all in order.
THREATS: Threat To Commit
Crime, Mar. 12, Thursday at 15:36.
Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS
RESIDENCE HALL. RP reports of
finding another resident in RP's
apartment and that the party made
threats to strike RP.
MEDICAL: Any Medical Assist,
Non-Alcohol Related, Mar. 12,
Thursday at 16:36. Location: OFF
CAMPUS. RP reports party who
fallen and is injured. Party transported by Atlantic Ambulance to
NSMC.
BURGLARY: Unlawful Entry - No
Force, Mar. 12, Thursday at 16:38.
Location: PEABODY HALL. Officer
to take a report of a stolen laptop
computer.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS: Liquor
Laws, Mar. 12, Thursday at 19:17.
Location: BATES COMPLEX. RP
request assistance with an alcohol violation.
Thursday at 20:17. Location:
PEABODY HALL. Officer to check
on a resident that has sprained their
ankle. Officer reports party refused
medical transport and was issued an
ice pack.
DISTURBANCE: Noise Complaint,
Mar. 12, Thursday at 22:55. Location: BATES COMPLEX. RP reports
of loud music coming from the area
and the possibility of alcohol being
served. Officer reports residence life
advised that they have the situation
well in hand and dealing with incident.
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Mar. 13, Friday
at 12:35. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL.
Local smoke alarm room 314 caused
by cooking.
LARCENY: Larceny, other, Mar. 13,
Friday at 15:14. Location:
PEABODY HALL LOT. Party came
to the station to report larceny of a
book bag.
VANDALISM: All types of vandalism, Mar. 13, Friday at 18:57. Location: MEIER HALL. Party reports
graffiti in the men's lavatory on the
first floor nearest to the mail room.
Mar. 14, Saturday at 21:31. Location:
HARRINGTON BUILDING. Officer
reports possible missing flat screen
television and two overhead projectors.
Non-Alcohol Related, Mar 15, Sunday at 00:25. Location: HARRINGTON BUILDING. RP report party
struck her head causing bleeding.
Party transported to NSMC by Atlantic ambulance.
LARCENY: Larceny From Building,
Mar. 16, Monday at 10:11. Location:
HARRINGTON BUILDING. Overhead projector stolen from room 207.
FIELD BEHIND CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Two
white males seen walking through
Lot O and traveling toward Marblehead on the bike path with a flashlight. Officer out on foot in the area.
Non-Alcohol Related, Mar. 17, Tuesday at 17:00. Location: ADMINISTRATION PARKING LOT. Notified
by SPD regarding party who has
fallen in front of the HR trailer. SPD
dispatched rescue, party transported
to NSMC.
Wednesday at 13:46. Location: ADMISSIONS OFFICE. Officer to assist party who fell down a flight of
stairs. Rescue en-route.
VANDALISM: All types of vandalism, Mar. 23, Monday at 18:30. Location: HARRINGTON BUILDING.
RP called to report broken glass in
the cafeteria.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Mar. 23,
Monday at 20:33. Location:
BERTOLON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. Officer reports that while
checking the building he observed a
male party acting suspiciously. Officer observed the party checking the
LCD monitors as well as looking into
class rooms. Officer ID the party and
advised.
Mar. 24, Tuesday at 15:10. Location:
ALL SECTORS AND BEATS. Officer out to take report of a suspicious
party following student around campus.
Tuesday at 15:25. Location: CAMPUS POLICE STATION. Officer out
to take report of stolen item.
Wednesday at 06:01, Location:
PEABODY HALL. Front desk reports of a resident that has a medical
issue.
Wednesday at 22:39, Location:
BOWDITCH HALL. Party having an
allergic reaction. Atlantic Ambulance
contacted and party was transported
to NSMC.
Mar. 25, Wednesday at 22:56. Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS. Officer
out to check on report of party on
ground. Gone on arrival.
Mar. 26, Thursday at 14:37. Location: 57 LORING AVE. Complaint
small group outside 57 Loring.
Group GOA
Mar. 28, Saturday at 19:42. Location:
HARRINGTON BUILDING LOT
(FRONT.) Officer reports out with a
suspicious party entering the area
after hours. Officer reports party was
advised to leave area. Craig Thomas,
D:OB 02/20/69.
Thursday at 17:03. Location:
O'KEEFE CENTER LOT (MAIN.)
RP reports m/v battery was stolen.
POLICE ALARM: Mar. 28, Saturday
at 20:46. Location: 57 LORING
AVE. Officers checked the area and
all appears to be in order.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Mar. 26, Thursday at 19:08.
Location: PEABODY HALL LOT.
Male caller reports of a minor m/v/a
with no injuries.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Mar. 29, Sunday at 00:55. Location: OFF CAMPUS. M/v/a, Loring
Ave. at College Dr., Units out assisting Salem PD with Traffic.
Mar. 26, Thursday at 23:25. Location: BATES COMPLEX. RA’s requesting an officer to help break up a
party in building 3 and 7.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Parking and
Traffic Enforcement, Mar. 30, Monday at 09:37. Location: MEIER
DRIVEWAY. Officer to speak with a
party regarding a parking complaint.
MUTUAL AID: Assisting other Police, Mar. 27, Friday at 00:46. Location: OFF CAMPUS. Salem PD
requesting assistance with a large altercation on Lafayette St.
BOOKSTORE. To investigate possible illegal buy back of books.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON: Mar. 27,
Friday at 02:25. Location:
PEABODY HALL. RA reports of a
party who did not sign in may be in a
room. Officer and the RA checked
area unfounded.
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Mar. 27, Friday
at 08:54. Location: HORACE
MANN SCHOOL. Officer reports
the alarm was caused by unknown
party activating pull station outside
of room 243. SSC electrician notified.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Mar. 27, Friday at 12:39. Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS. RP
reports of a m/v/a, and suspect vehicle left the scene prior to officers arrival.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Mar. 27, Friday at 13:31. Location: SOUTH CAMPUS FACULTY
LOT. RP reports of a past m/v/a. No
injuries reported.
Mar. 27, Friday at 23:42. Location:
BATES COMPLEX. RA request officer assistance breaking up a party.
Party broken up, officer discovered
party in possession of marijuana.
Party given civil citation. Abdulraham, Kawar, DOB: 01/02/85.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Parking and
Traffic Enforcement, Mar. 28, Saturday at 12:19. Location: OFF CAMPUS. Complaint from resident of
speeding cars in area due to baseball
game. Officer to monitor area.
DISTURBANCE: Disorderly Conduct, Mar. 28, Saturday at 16:48. Location: FIELD BEHIND CENTRAL
CAMPUS DORM. RP reports
Bridgewater State College baseball
fans disruptive. Officers advised parties, all in order.
Non-Alcohol Related, Mar. 30, Monday at 12:53. Location: ACADEMIC
BUILDING (South Campus.) Units
responding to a party who is having
chest pains.
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Mar. 30, Monday at 14:37. Location: SULLIVAN
BUILDING. Officers dispatched for
a report of a fire alarm sounding.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Mar. 30, Monday at 16:18. Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS. RP
reports of a past m/v/a, no injuries.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Emergency
Telephone Activation, Mar. 30, Monday at 18:08. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS RESIDENCE HALL. Ephone activation elevator, officer reports all appears to be in order.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Any
drug abuse violation, Mar. 30, Monday at 18:16. Location: PEABODY
HALL. RP called to report a strong
odor of class D on the third floor.
SAFETY/SECURITY: Fire,
Alarm/Smoke Alarm, Mar. 30, Monday at 20:34. Location: SULLIVAN
BUILDING. Salem Fire reports fire
alarm activation.
Mar. 31, Tuesday at 15:35. Location:
ENTERPRISE CENTER. Officer out
in the lobby to take a report.
PUBLIC SAFETY: Well being
check, Apr. 01, Wednesday at 00:13.
Location: BATES COMPLEX. RP
reports unable to contact daughter
who is a resident student at Bates
Complex for several days. Officer to
investigate.
Apr. 01, Wednesday at 18:17. Location: PEABODY HALL. Officer out
to check on e-phone activation in ele-
vator.
Apr. 01, Wednesday at 20:25. Location: BATES COMPLEX. Officer out
to check report from RA who found
drug related items.
Non-Alcohol Related, Apr. 01,
Wednesday at 21:48. Location:
BOWDITCH HALL. Officer out
with party having allergic reaction.
Notified Atlantic Ambulance, party
transported to NSMC.
Non-Alcohol Related, Apr. 02,
Thursday at 01:18. Location: CENTRAL CAMPUS RESIDENCE
HALL. Reports of a male party with
a possible head injury. Party was
transported to NSMC.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: Any
drug abuse violation, Apr. 02, Thursday at 01:25. Location: CENTRAL
CAMPUS. Patrol of CCRH officer
encountered individual in possession
of marijuana. Party was issued civil
citation, Willis, Kenneth, DOB
12/22/1988.
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY:
Trespassing, Apr. 03, Friday at 10:15.
Location: BERTOLON SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS. Judith Raphino, DOB
7/5/66, Boston, Mass. Served trespass letter and escorted off campus
without incident.
DISTURBANCE: Disorderly Conduct, Apr. 03, Friday at 11:38. Location: ENTERPRISE CENTER. RP
reports of an unwanted person a former student who was asked to leave
but refused to do so. Officer reports
that the suspect was escorted from
the building.
VANDALISM: All types of vandalism, Apr. 03, Friday at 17:09. Location: ELLISON CAMPUS CENTER.
RP reports a banner of his had been
vandalized.
MUTUAL AID: Assisting other Police, Apr. 04, Saturday at 01:03. Location: OFF CAMPUS. Salem Police
report that they are interested in a
black Ford Mustang wanted in an assault that was last seen traveling on
Jefferson Avenue towards Loring Avenue.
PARKING & TRAFFIC: Any non-injury, Apr. 04, Saturday at 03:08. Location: PEABODY HALL LOT.
Officer reports minor m/v/a, no damage to either vehicles.
Apr. 05, Sunday at 13:35. Location:
HARRINGTON BUILDING. Officer
to investigate open window and damaged screen.
Apr. 05, Sunday at 17:30. Location:
BOWDITCH HALL. RP reports that
when she dropped off her daughter at
her room she observed what appeared
to be a twelve inch knife in the room.
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Features
Pop Princess Comes to Boston
To the East, My Brother
By Amanda Read /
Contributing Editor
Photo by Amanda Read
Britney Spears’ current tour,
“Circus”, is just that, and is basically a greatest hits show, where
she only played three songs from
her new album Circus— “Womanizer,” “Circus,” and the controversial “If U Seek Amy.” Spears
came to Boston on
Spears did have a lot to live up
to in light of her recent personal
dilemmas. With numerous costume changes during her performance, this allowed a lot of
time for circus type performers to
take the stage, including a girl
doing gymnastics on a floating
balance beam, observational
clowns, and other acrobats. These
“side show” performances were
lengthy, and I thought that Brit
could have performed more songs
off the Circus and Blackout albums if these intermissions were
shorter.
Other songs from earlier albums made the show really one
of her sexiest, including “Touch
of My Hand,” “Breathe on Me”
and “Get Naked.” I was glad to
hear songs that were never played
on the radio. Her opening act, the
Pussycat Dolls, warmed up the
atmosphere with their hit “Buttons.”
The accompanying video clips
played during the show were
risqué and very well-acted, but I
By Jenn Mancuso / Log Staff
think that the fact that so many
elements like these were put together for the show reiterate the
fact that she’s a very hard worker.
As a performer she is still topnotch, lip-syncing or not.
After having two children, she
is in great shape and her dancing
upstaged her “Gimme More” performance at the 2007 Video
Music Awards. It’s clear that
she’s put in a ton of effort to regain any sort of respectable
image.
However, in previous years she
talked to and connected with the
audience more than she did in the
past, which I felt left the crowd in
an antsy confusion of the mystery
that Spears is. I can’t say that I
have one conclusive thought or
word to describe her. Well,
maybe that her life really is a circus.
21 UNDEAD: The Arm
Since 1979, Soundings East
has given voice to professional
creative writers as Salem State’s
literary magazine. According to
Salem State’s Web site, Soundings East is an international journal of literary fiction, creative
non-fiction, and poetry that uses
students with the guidance of an
advisor to edit the bi-annual publication.
The magazine differs from
Salem State’s e-zine, Red Skies
which serves as an outlet for student writers. J.D. Scrimgeour,
English professor at Salem State,
served as advisory editor from
1996-2008. Soundings East uses
a select number of student submissions interspersed with professional writing submissions.
“Soundings East makes an effort
to publish some student work in
every issue so that students who
are selected have a prestigious
publication credit,” said Scrimgeour. He added, “We also publish some remarkable writers,
including people who have published in major magazines, like
the Atlantic and the New Yorker.”
Rod Kessler, Salem State English professor and current advisor,
agrees, saying “The magazine
seeks submissions from writers
across the country—indeed, from
all over the world.”
New England has a rich history
with literary magazines. In an article published on
www.boston.com, Tracy Slater
detailed many local literary magazines past and present. “For one
thing, the first literary magazine
in the nation was founded here:
the North American Review, born
in Boston in 1815,” says Slater.
The review attempted to compete
with British magazines but began
a trend, which continues today.
With so many colleges and universities in the area, the literary
journal flourished locally. Today
Harvard publishes AGNI, MIT
has Rune, and Emerson has two
journals, Ploughshares and Redivider.
Literary magazines have served
as an integral part in the publishing world for decades. In the
past, emerging writers had work
rejected by publishing houses.
Editors of literary magazines
have given writers an outlet in
which to publish their works thus
grabbing the attention of the publishing world. These editors have
launched many careers including
Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, James
Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway.
Today, an editor like Robert
Atwan, founder and editor of Best
American Essays, peruses literary
magazines to find material for his
issues. Local authors Steve Almond and Sue Miller continue to
A Prologue by Jacob Santa-Cruz
publish through literary magazines like Ploughshares and another local journal called Quick
Fiction, which also originates in
Salem, Mass.
Soundings East stands out from
other college publications because the students, not faculty,
are an integral part of the editorial process. “First,” says Scrimgeour, “not so many national
magazines are edited by students,
so I think SE makes some fresh
editorial choices that you won’t
necessarily see in other literary
magazines.” This may explain
why Emerson has two publications; Ploughshares frequently
features guest editors who are
prominent writers, while students
in the graduate program edit Redivider.
“Soundings East really is a student-run enterprise,” says
Kessler. The role of the advisor
is to make arrangements for the
magazine’s publication, proofread, and handle business, and
professional correspondence. Additionally, the magazine is unique
because it does not require a student to be in the graduate program to be involved. Kayleigh
Merritt, now a graduate student at
Salem State, is co-founder of City
Lines Magazine, a new literary
arts publication. Merritt began
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April 17, 2009
Features
Photos by Ronni Porter
Winfisky Gallery:
Student Art Awards Exhibit
Salem State is Full of Flavor at the Swirl
Photo by Shawn Mille
Page 10
Drag Queen Honey Bee Fly performs for the audience at the Raspberry Swirl last week.
Salem State celebrated diversity in a
different way as the Gay-Straight Alliance, also known as the Alliance, presented the Eighth Annual Raspberry Swirl
on April 9. The Raspberry Swirl is an annual event that allows Salem State students to perform in drag in an accepting
environment.
The Alliance Web site states that the
Swirl started off as a “Drag Ball” in an attempt to blur the line of gender, and has
grown beyond any of their expectations
into the current-day “Gender Bender.”
According to Alliance Public Relations
Officer Angie Hampton, the Swirl “shows
the world what some of us are like and
makes it seem more ‘normal.’ When people dislike others due to their sexual ori-
entation, it’s often because they don’t understand or it’s something different they
aren’t used to. So the more you see it, the
more you can come to realize it’s not abnormal or wrong, it’s just who people are.
And what better way than through performance and fun? And the GLBT community isn’t something to be tolerated,
but something to be accepted.”
And if acceptance and an entertaining
evening wasn’t enough to bring you to
the event, maybe it was the event’s hosts,
MTV personalities Ruthie Alcaide, from
“Real World: Hawaii,” and Davis Mallory, from “Real World: Denver.” Alcaide
and Mallory travel cross-country speaking to college campuses about subjects
April 17, 2009
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH
V E R E N A FA S S B E N D E R
I’m a junior majoring in Art and
English with a minor in Secondary Education, and aim to teach both subjects
at the college level. I believe that Art
and English should be highly valued in
the educational system.
I came to the United States in 2005,
from my home just outside of Cologne,
Germany. As an Au Pair, I have been
enrolled as a full-time student at Salem
State since Fall 2007.
I enjoy going to Salem State and find
it very interesting to study in an entirely different school system than in
Germany. I feel that this experience has
enriched both my life and my future
profession as an educator.
“P!nK (unfinished)” 50cm x 70cm Acrylic on Canvas
The canvas with the face drawn onto it had been in my room since 2003; I was afraid to “ruin” it
with paint since then. In the summer of 2008, I finally got the heart to work on it and it has been
my project when I am home in Germany. It might turn out to be my “never ending painting” as I
always find something else to improve or work. I found the color combinations to be appealing and
to represent the mood of the photograph I used as an inspiration.
“Bubbles” Acrylic on Carton
I created this on a day of fun and adventure. I simply played with colors and
a sponge and this painting is the result. I like the colors and the depths of it. Art
is not only about the final project, it is about the journey; it is about trying new
things and techniques, and about having fun and playing.
“Frühling” 170cm x 150cm Acrylic on Board
This is a project I worked on in high school. The theme was “seasons” and we had to pick one, though our teacher did not allow us to
do summer, afraid we would simply end up drawing a “colorful rainbow abstract.” So I guess I picked the closest season to summer:
“Spring.” The pastel colors seemed to work for me and I had the freedom to try out different tools other than brushes. It was supposed to be
abstract after all. So I got to have fun. Parts of the painting were applied with a hair brush, some paint was applied with Styrofoam. This
project opened my eyes to more than painting neatly with a brush and
allowed creativity and fun to take over.
“Thomas the Train” Mixed Media
This “Apocalyptic Wallpaper” was created as a project in my Color and Design class during Fall 2008.
The idea was to create a wall paper that was not only appealing to the viewer but also had a message. My
wallpaper from afar looks cute and like something you might consider for a child’s bedroom, but as you get
closer you realize that the background is a series of a train crash scenery. I thought it was interesting to
contrast the image of a train crash, which was visually appealing and yet tragic with the cute images of a
popular children TV show.
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April 17, 2009
Features
Flavor (Continued from page 10)
Photo by Jacqueline Kamel
the Swirl now for five years. She
performs to a mixture of pop
music with the beat of house
music. According to Fly, the
Swirl helps bring attention to the
trans-gender community while
raising money for a good cause.
Proceeds from this year’s Swirl
went to the North Shore Alliance
of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &
Transgender Youth, also known
as nAGLY. According to the organization’s Web site, its mission
is to “create, sustain and advocate
for programs, policies, and services for the lesbian/gay/bisexual
/transgender youth community,
particularly including the establishment of regular support meetings, and to defend and enhance
the human and civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth on the North Shore of
Massachusetts.”
Aside from performing for a
good cause, the event hosted
many games in which the audience members could participate
in for raffle tickets and trophies,
such as, a “best orgasm moan”
contest. Alcaide and Mallory
added enthusiasm and humor to
make the already entertaining
event more of a hit.
One of the prize-package donators, Blanch Debris, of the Gay &
Bi Mens’ Health Services Program in Beverly, Mass., summed
it up the event when she said,
“It’s proof positive that Raspberry Swirl has a great flavor.”
Photos by Shawn Mille
such as substance abuse and sexual orientation and for the first
time for both, they came to Salem
State.
“It’s taken a while for us to
confirm them as the hosts, but
we’ve had them in mind way
back in the fall. And to think we
only just announced it was them
in the beginning of March!” said
Hampton.The event isn’t just
thrown together in a few weeks
either; it takes months to prepare
for this one night. Aside from
choosing the hosts for the event,
the Alliance is hard at work planning the event.
“We have many different factors to take into consideration.
We really start thinking about it
at the beginning of the school
year and then it snowballs up
until the event,” Hampton said.
“We have to work on different
things up until the day of the
event. And then the event runs for
about three hours or so, depending on the acts we have. So about
eight months planning for a
three-hour event. It’s absolutely
worth it, though!”
The Swirl brought many firsttime performers—SNL Bois,
3Deep, and Asia, whom is a professional Drag Queen—as well as
returning Swirl veterans such as
Honey Bee Fly, Between Us
Bois, Bridget Cross, and Mystic
Javon.
Honey Bee Fly, whom offstage
is a Salem State alum, has done
The Kindle: The Future of Reading
By Kevin Drislane / Log Staff
Move over Gutenberg, the Kindle 2 has finally arrived! The new
10.2-ounce Kindle has the potential to introduce the next chapter
in wireless reading.
Introduced to the market by
Amazon.com in late 2007 and
selling out in five hours, the Kindle I is an ebook, a hardware device that makes text available to
readers using electronic paper.
While as thin as most magazines
at one-third of an inch, the sleek
Kindle 2 can hold the equivalent
of more than 1,500 books (PDFs,
newspapers, magazines, and
blogs) in its library.
Version 2 was released on February 24, and Amazon is set to
supply it with up to 240,000
books, plus US and international
newspapers, magazines, and
blogs through a downloading
technology called “whispersync.”
Most books can be had for $10
and under, and once summoned
from the Kindle Store, will appear on the device in less than 60
seconds.
With this new technology, is it
possible for a society to live without paper documents in people's
houses and libraries? Salem State
History Professor Dr. Chris Mauriello gave his opinion of this
new technology. Will this save or
destroy the written world? “It
won't be the death of books,” said
Mauriello. “But it is a nice mix to
have.” From talking with other
Kindle owners, he said their experience has been a good one. “I
heard it is really good for cross
references to other books and it
makes reading easier,” added
Mauriello.
Kindle owner Dr. Peter Oehlkers, a Salem State Communications professor, admits the Kindle
is not for everyone. “It is really
meant for heavy readers, people
who go through many books a
month. I don't think it will ever
be as ubiquitous as the iPod,” he
said. He doesn't think text books
would be good for the Kindle because of the size and it actually
does not have color.
“Right now it is too small to
work for normal textbooks. Without color, it is also useless for
things like science texts. There
are rumors that they are working
on a larger-scale version specifi-
cally for the textbook market,”
said Oehlkers. With its limited
built internet that works in
Sprints data network, he has even
used in when he is in a bind, “I
have used it in emergencies to access Google maps from my car.”
Kindle expert Dr. Lisa Mulman, an English professor at
Salem State, thought differently
as far for the future of textbooks.
“It would be a great thing for
text books,” Mulman said. She
mentioned how students would
benefit and always have up to
date information with the books
being electronic.
“It would be cheaper; they always have to make new editions
to textbooks,” she said.
Mulman was also a supporter
of how it would be a great step to
a green future with the amount of
paper it could save.
After previously owning the
older Kindle version, Mulman
upgraded to the new Kindle 2 for
its new and improved features.
“The second version is much
thinner, it holds more material,
and has a longer battery life,”
said Mulman. She was also really
impressed with the new read to
me feature, similar to a book on
tape. “Whatever you put on your
Kindle, it can be read to you out
loud; that is really cool.” The
books Mulman uses cost her anywhere from 99 cents to $3, as
long as they are in the public domain; some can even be downloaded for free at Amazon.com. A
best seller like The Da Vinci
Code would be more expensive,
closer to the $10 range.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the
founder of Amazon.com, talked
in his blog about the great things
the Kindle has to offer. “We have
90,000 books you can buy right
from the device. And these are
the books people want to read.
Included on are 101 of 112 New
York Times best sellers. And
guess what, they are all $9.99.
And guess what? They all get delivered wirelessly in less than
minute. You can also get newspapers delivered to the device: New
York Times, Wall Street Journal,
San Jose Mercury News, Magazines and blogs,” said Bezos.
As mentioned earlier it can
hold up to 1,500 books and it is
actually lighter than a typical paperback. It really has a nice solid
feel, without being too heavy, and
uses electronic paper technology
to eliminate eye strain that you
might get from looking at a computer monitor. The images are
super sharp with 16 shades of
gray. With the screen looking just
like a printed page, it won't be a
problem to read outside on a
sunny day.
Although it is pricey, marked at
$359 on www.Amazon.com, it
will save the heavy reader money
in the long run, with some digital
books costing up to $10, which is
much cheaper than those hardcover heavy novels. With these
days of technology, we are becoming more and more of a digital world.
The Kindle 2 could be the new
way of the future of reading and
can be great for the environment
for saving paper in efforts to “go
green.”
It will be pretty interesting for
me when my future grandchildren
will have a much lighter backpack than I did on their walk to
school.
April 17, 2009
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Features
To the East (Continued from page 9)
her work at the magazine as a
senior majoring in English. “My
senior year,” says Merritt, “I won
the Presidential Arts Scholarship
for Creative Writing, which required involvement with the magazine, and so I hopped on board.”
Working on a college literary
magazine introduces students to
modern literature through submissions while giving students
the practice of managing a magazine. This is the focus of Soundings East. Merritt remembers
some of her favorite submissions
to Soundings East while she was
on staff. “Michelle Tea was such
a fun author when she came to
speak as part of the Writers’ Series; we all adored her, and having her published in the magazine
was just, well, awesome.” Merritt
continues, “The year that I was
actually on staff, there were definitely a couple of authors whose
work stood out to me. In particular, “In a Nice Place” by Sybil
Smith—I don’t think any of us
who were on staff will ever forget
that one.”
With two other graduates from
Salem State, Casey Rolands and
Josh Santa-Cruz, Merritt has
since taken her experience from
Soundings East and applied it to
her new venture. “Most impor-
tantly, the title of it is City Lines
Magazine. The idea we had was
really to begin blurring the lines
between the different art communities in the North Shore and
Boston areas—in a way, by
bringing together artists and writers in our magazine, we could
create our own ‘city’.” It’s a selfpublished magazine, or a “zine”
if you want to get technical, that
we’re hoping to put out the first
Tuesday of every February, May,
August, and November.” Merritt
adds, “It includes poetry, creative
fiction and nonfiction, comics,
photography, reviews, etc. In the
future we’re hoping to get a
wider variety of artwork, including graphic art, scanned paintings, sketches, etc. We are
constantly on the lookout for new
submissions and for new events
to get out and review.”
The editorial board of Soundings East is open to all students,
undergraduate and graduate, who
would like to volunteer. Students
are required to attend the editorial
meetings in the Commons on
North Campus by the Interdisciplinary Studies Department.
Submissions are read year-round,
although the deadline for the next
publication closed March 1.
Movie Review
Slumdog Millionaire
Release Date: 2008
Director: Danny Boyle
By Mike Pelosi / Log Staff
The jubilation that Slumdog
Millionaire provides, whether
you are from the streets of Mumbai or the Kendall Square Cinema, is nothing short of great
movie making that people everywhere can appreciate.
With just the right ingredients
added to make this confection
work, Slumdog’s recent Best Picture Oscar winner proves to be no
fluke. The film’s resonance
comes from its exclusive look at
life through the eyes of a “lucky”
game show contestant— and in
essence his journey through strife
to redemption.
Newcomer Dev Petal plays
Jamal, the teen whose appearance
on the Indian version of Who
Wants to be a Millionaire, is
plagued by the notion that he
cheated. After being arrested on
the first night of the show, authorities are indeed reluctant to assume an average “slumdog”
would know all the answers to
the show’s hit or miss content. In
an intense effort to
prove his innocence
and knowledge of the
questions, Jamal must
dig deep into his past
and relive the answers.
With a cast of fairly
rookie actors, including
the overwhelmingly
beautiful Freida Pinto as Jamal’s
love interest, we see the authentic
side of Indian culture in its purest
and often unsettling times. Dev
Petal’s depiction of Jamal is both
engaging and heartbreaking,
which is why him winning the
money and the girl is so much
more important in a film like this
one. Without Petal’s fierce delivery, we probably wouldn’t care as
much. This delivery—enhanced
by Simon Beaufoy’s impressive
script proves that Petal’s snub in
Oscar’s Best Actor category was
perhaps the only mishap in the
film’s crusade.
Besides the outstanding script
and stellar performances, it
would be hard not to recognize
the film’s prominent torch-bearer.
Director Danny Boyle somehow
effortlessly makes us see his creative style in full force without
ever letting us lose insight on
what’s important in the film—the
characters and the story. You
don’t need special effects to tell a
good narrative and Boyle has
proof of that with Slumdog.
The great thing about Boyle—
and ultimately the film—is the
great versatility he brings to the
table. With Slumdog’s premise
sampling his cult indie status
(Trainspotting, Sunshine). The
harsher intense violence of his
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April 17, 2009
Features
Alumni Offer Wisdom to Soon-be Grads
By Michelle Dunn
Salem State graduates who have made
their mark in the working world offer advice and peace of mind for many anxious
students who will enter a whole new world
in just a few weeks. They credit Salem State
as the launching pad for their successful careers. With graduation day right around the
corner, what should Salem State students
expect post-graduation? The most important
thing to remember is to stay optimistic, enthusiastic and determined. Landing a job is
nowhere near impossible, but it won’t be
easy.
Robert Kelleher, a Salem State ’78 graduate, maintains a successful career, and credits Salem State to getting him where he is
today. Kelleher is the Chief Human Capital
Officer for AECOM, a 45,000-employee
professional services firm with 450 offices
throughout the world. As Chief Human
Capital Officer, Kelleher oversees all global
Human Resources, Employee Engagement,
and Organizational Development programs
and initiatives.
His goal is to leverage Employee Engagement as a cornerstone of the company’s
strategy to achieve “Best Place to Work”
status. “Salem State did a terrific job of
‘grounding’ me,” Kelleher said. “I also believe Salem State allowed me to remain true
to my values, and what is important in life.
Salem State’s students are great kids who
understood the meaning of work and
friends.” Kelleher, who has hired thousands
of employees throughout his career, advises
students not to feel like their education from
Salem State is not up to par. “I have never
looked down on a state school education
versus a so-called more competitive private
college. If there is any bias at all, it might
be in the minds of some short-sighted hiring
managers, and it only occurs at the time of a
new grad’s hire.”
Kelleher continues, “Greater success
comes from behaviors and traits, and not
from education and skills. Some important
traits to maintain are enthusiasm, team-firstme-second, a positive nature, unselfish demeanor and passion.”
Stephen Liotta, who graduated from
Salem State in 1978, has made a successful
career for himself. Graduating with a degree
in Business Management, he currently
works for Staples as Senior Vice President
of Sales and Operations. “I am responsible
for driving superior customer service, sales
and profit through people and process. It is
my team's job to execute all the merchandising and marketing plans in the stores and
staffing and development a critical criteria
for success. I oversee 380 stores in seven
The Ladies of Chartwells
There are certain people who make a difference in our day. Those people could be our
friends, family, or co workers; but for Salem
State students its Gloria, Kay, and Brenda--our
upstairs cafeteria lunch ladies. These women
make a difference for Salem State students because they are friendly, they pretty much know
everyone’s first name, and always have small
talk with the students to ease a little stress out of
their day. Gloria, Kay, and Brenda all share a
close friendship and enjoy what they do.
For Gloria Hayes, it began when she walked
in on a stormy June morning after leaving the
Salem Witch Museum and said that she would be an asset to Salem State. She
worked at the Salem Witch Museum for 10 years and loved it, but she really
enjoys Salem State and has been with us now for 16 years. She was a cashier
at the Salem Witch Museum, so she has had much experience being a cashier
and certainly the enthusiasm that people should be associated with. Gloria is a
native of Salem and graduated Salem High School. She married her husband
right out of high school and has been married for 48 years. Gloria is the
mother of six children and has ten grandchildren. Her son graduated from
Salem State. She says that the job’s about the students, and she loves to talk
with them. Gloria enjoys going to Foxwoods with her husband, walking barefoot in the park and on the beach, and being with her family. Interestingly,
Gloria can also speak fluent French.
Kay Mallios has worked at Salem State for 12 years and had no job before
hand. Kay graduated from Peabody High School in 1955 and married right
out of high school. Kay was married for 13 years. Kay and her husband lived
in Salem. She moved to Peabody after her husband died. Kay had two children, one of whom attended Salem State, and
five grandchildren, two of them graduated from
Salem State. Her grandchildren play many
sports and Kay loves to go watch them and play
with her grandchildren. She says the reason
why she loves this job so much is because she
loves talking with the students and forming relationships with them. Kay enjoys doing things
with her family, going out with friends, swimming, and loves to read James Patterson books.
Kay loves all the Boston sports teams and loves
talking sports with the students. Kay would like
to remind everyone that Paul Pierce should
have gotten more recognition this year and she is a big Pedroia and Youkilis
fan.
Jane McGrath has worked at Salem State for 25 years. Her only job before
this was at JM Fields, a clothing store, and has worked here most of her life.
Jane grew up in East Boston and went to school there and then moved to
Salem. She met her husband through friends and he was from Charlestown.
He died of a heart attack and they had two daughters together. One of their
daughters, Donna, is the lady in charge of salads. Donna’s daughter and Jane’s
granddaughter, Nicole, is a Salem State student and plays field hockey and
track. One of Brenda’s biggest hobbies is going to Foxwoods. Brenda says
that she doesn’t like the job per say but loves the great friends she’s made and
the students she’s met.
There are many students who enjoy getting lunch upstairs as well as teachers. One student, Amanda Gallo, a freshman said, “They’re very nice and interact with people. They always have a smile on
their face and are great at what they do.”
Emily Ford, senior and Biology major, said,
“My day is not complete without receiving
smiles from the upper level cafeteria ladies.” The
lunch ladies say that talking and seeing familiar
faces everyday makes their day. They feel that
school can get stressful and tiring and that when
they come to get lunch that they want to make a
good experience for them. It clearly shows in
their work and by many peoples feelings about
them and they really do make a difference in
each student’s life one way or the other.
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Features
Women’s Fashion
Sunglasses are often a favorite accessory to
shop for and can be “justified” as a health purchase. By blocking the two dangerous forms of
ultraviolet light, UV-A and UV-B coated glasses
can help your eyes steer clear of cataracts, sunburn, and even cancer. Whether you find design
inspiration from pop-culture, sports, or art, pick
up a pair this summer and your eyes will thank
you. Below I have highlighted just a few of the
top trends for 2009. Happy Shopping!
1. Remastered Ray-Ban, Wayfarer: Whether
you’re indulging in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” or
taking part in a little “Risky Business,” the 90’s
Ray-Ban drought is officially over. The popular
Wayfarer style was coined in 1952 by Ray-Ban
and is back in a plethora of modern colors.
Small enough for tiny faces, the style looks
great on males and females.
2. Masculine & Sporty: In fact, anything with
a top bar will do. Michael by Michael Kors offers a great rimless aviator with top bar. Puma
has pumped the trend by taking snow sport goggles from the slopes of Aspen to the bridge of
your nose. With funkier tints and racing cats
along the frames, Puma has also upped the ante
this year by increasing the lens size as compared
to earlier products. Christian Dior and Emilio
Pucci are also offering a great boxy style for females; splurge on a pair or hunt around for looka-likes this summer.
3. Cutouts: Many designers have put a marketing twist on the original cutout this season
and popped out the designers name or logo.
Dolce & Gabanna and Gucci both have a new
style out featuring the classic “D&G” and “G”
laser cut out of the side of the wide frames. Another cutout style for 2009 is mixed with the top
bar trend mentioned above. As seen in the new
Banana Republic accessory line, a small triangle
of space is formed along the bridge of the nose.
Just remember to use SPF on your face or be
prepared for cutout-shaped tans.
My absolute favorite pick of the season:
Dior’s Ladybird Metal Aviator Sunglasses in
white.
—April
Holland / Features Editor
Top 20 Beatles Songs NOT in Across the Universe!
By Jacqueline Kamel / Associate Features Editor
As an avid Beatles fan since
childhood, I have to say that ironically, I am a very big fan of the
2007 musical film, Across the
Universe. I love the ways in
which it covers almost all of the
songs in the film because they did
them very differently from the
original.
What I am not a fan of, however, is the fact that now when I
try to discuss The Beatles with
someone, the only songs they
seem to be able to discuss are the
ones featured in the movie.
I think that it may be highly
necessary to highlight some
songs that are not featured in the
movie, nor are very well-known.
Here are the Top 20 LesserKnown Beatles Songs Worth
(Re-)Discovering:
20. And I Love Her (A Hard
Day’s Night)
19. Do You Want to Know A Secret? (Please Please Me)
18. I Should Have Known Better
(A Hard Day’s Night)
17. I’m Looking Through You
(Rubber Soul)
16. P.S-I Love You (Please Please
Me)
15. Two of Us (Let it Be)
14. It’s Only Love (Help!)
13. Polythene Pam (Abbey Road)
12. She Said, She Said (Revolver)
11. Norwegian Wood (This Bird
Has Flown) (Rubber Soul)
10. Mean Mr. Mustard (Abbey
Road)
9. You Won’t See Me (Rubber
Soul)
8. A Day in the Life (Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club)
7. Long, Long, Long (White
Album)
6. Magical Mystery Tour (Magical Mystery Tour)
5. It’s All Too Much (Yellow
Submarine)
4. Golden Slumbers, Carry That
Weight, End (Abbey Road)
3. You’ve Got to Hide Your Love
Away (Help!)
2. Yesterday (Help!)
1. My Life (Rubber Soul)
Chomsky Denounces Plan for Israel at Panel
By Carly Schumacher / Log Staff
Noam Chomsky, renowned linguist, philosopher, and political
activist, denounced the plan of
separating Israel and Palestine
into two states, saying that any
borders put up would not end any
of the violence between the two.
Chomsky spoke on a panel on
February 15 addressing the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict at
the Unitarian Universalist Church
of Harvard Square, organized by
Universalist Unitarians for Justice in the Middle East.
The conflict between Israel and
Palestine goes back hundreds of
years. There have been attempts
towards peace between the two
nation-states, the most notable in
1993, when former Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat recognized
Israel’s right to exist. In June of
2008, Israel and the Palestinian
organization Hamas agreed to a
ceasefire and talks of a two-state
system have been held. Recently,
Israel invaded Palestine in the beginning in November, due to attacks Hamas had made on Israel
and its ensuing damages. A ceasefire was implemented on January
3, the day before Barack Obama’s
inauguration.
Chomsky explained that the
question of who’s right and who’s
wrong no longer matters. The key
is to appeal to the aggressors and
oppressors, and to stop conflict in
the Gaza strip and West Bank.
“The one way to change anything
is to appeal to the humanity of
the oppressor. In this case, we’re
[America] the oppressor,” Chomsky said. Most of the guns that Israeli forces use against both
Palestinian soldiers and civilians
have been purchased from the
US. Also, Israel’s borders provide
a type of gateway into Iraq, Iran,
Afghanistan—the three countries
whose oil America seeks control
over. Chomsky said that if a twostate solution were to be implemented, the Palestinians would
probably be denied the “right to
return”—that is, Palestinians
would be unable to return to family homesteads if they happened
to be located in Israel.
What American citizens can
do, Chomsky said, is to educate
themselves on this issue. Not
only learning about the history of
Israel and Palestine, but also any
investment America or American
companies have put into Israel
that has lead to conflict or displacement of civilians. “Civil dis-
obedience has to be well thought
out,” Chomsky said. There is a
difference between feel-good activities and helping out the victims. Boycotts, divestment, and
sanctions will only help if
thought, research, and effort are
put into them. “We need solidarity all over the world, not just
Palestine,” Chomsky said.
Chomsky, who is a professor
emeritus of linguistics at MIT, is
most famous for his numerous
books published on issues of social consciousness, political dissidents, and anarchist ideals.
Other speakers on the panel included Sachaf Polakow, member
of Anarchists Against The Wall,
and Leila Farsakh, author of
“Palestinian Labor Migration To
Israel: Labor, Land and Occupation.” All money raised from the
panel was donated to help pay for
the court cases of members of
Anarchists Against The Wall, a
group of Israeli activists established in 2003 in response to the
wall Israel had built on Palestinian land occupied in the West
Bank. Their purpose is to protect
Palestinian civilians against violence and brutality created by Israeli armed forces.
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April 17, 2009
Features
Salem State’s Resident “Bad Girl”
By Brett Nolan / Log Staff
Brett Nolan: What are you majoring in?
Whitney Collings: I’m currently
a Biology major with a minor in
Physics, but I’m also looking to
major in Finance.
BN: Where are you from?
WC: I’m from Lynnfield, Mass.
BN:How did you get on the
show?
WC: It was a huge interview
process. There were hundreds of
thousands of girls that tried out.
They put me through the rounds
and they liked me. Then they told
me “You have two days to fly out
to California.” That was basically
it.
BN: What was the most memorable part of being on the show?
CW: The friendships that I made
while I was on the show. They
were the most important people
to share it with. Nobody knows
what a reality TV show is like unless they experience it. I got to
experience it with four other girls
who are just like me, who are
wonderful people called the Fab
Five. We really bonded through
that. They edit so much out of it
that you don’t get to know the
character of me or the others and
you never will.
BN: Why were you kicked off?
CW: I sat Amber M. down by
herself with me and I told her
about a dozen times, “Listen, I
know that you are a nagging person and you want to get under
people’s skin. Stop doing it cause
one of us is going to flip out. It
could be me, it could be Tiffany,
it could be any of us but it’s
going to happen.” That obviously
didn’t get put in the show. So in
Cancun, I was trying to protect
Tiffany and Ailea because they
were getting into a fight with her.
I happened to be the one to be
kicked off because of a kick that
had happened. What they show
though is Alilea ratting me out
when I was really protecting her.
That’s the real story.
BN: Are you still in touch with
any of the cast members?
CW: Absolutely! I’m in contact
with everyone except for Amber
M. I don’t see her really at all. If
we were in an appearance together we could be civil like we
did in the reunion. I’m in contact
with Amber B, the Fab Five; I
don’t talk to Kayla that much but
we are on good terms.
BN: Do you feel you were accurately portrayed in the show?
CW: Yes and no. They gave me
crap [because] I’m from Boston.
Slumdog (Continued from page 13)
European horror (28 Days Later,
And the cinematography of his
more mainstream art house collection (The Beach, A Life Less
Ordinary). All aspects of Slumdog Millionaire provide the formula for what we’ve already
come to expect from Boyle—an
over the top movie experience.
I’d be lying if I said it was hard
not to boast about a film director
who continues to create his own
vision. Or about his film that won
eight Academy Awards. But
what’s most remarkable is that I
can’t remember a time that the
Oscars gave their statue to the
movie makers and film that actually deserved it. It’s refreshing, I
must say.
Along with the great film is its
unbelievable score and soundtrack which also garnered Oscars
for original song, “Jai Ho,” and
for its composer, A.R. Rahman.
Not only does Boyle take you to
India with his visual eye, but
Rahman keeps things equally balanced and composed with his
slick Indian cultured yet modern
folk/alternative electropop flavor.
It is very hard to find a flaw
with Slumdog, although some
critics would beg to differ. If
there was anything the film could
have done to prove me wrong, it
would have been to release the
film as PG-13. With its rating at
R, it actually limits the viewing
of this film when undoubtedly it
should be seen by audiences
everywhere. Slumdog Millionaire
is without a doubt the greatest underdog story of the 21st century.
This film reminds us that
sometimes it’s not about luck or
fortune that brings us everything
we ever wanted. Sometimes its
destiny…Sometimes it’s written…
People are like you didn’t grow
up in Boston but they never get
the segment where I try to explain where I’m from because
they edit it right out. Reality TV
is Reality TV. There is so much
editing. To get 13 episodes and
cut it down with commercials,
you are getting eleven to twelve
hours of footage. We lived there
for ten weeks, so you are not seeing an accurate portrayal of who
you are.
BN: How has life changed since
being on the show?
CW: Life hasn’t changed much.
I’m back at school. I had to take a
semester off for the show. I cannot wait to get out. I want to go to
Tufts for my masters; my father
went to Tufts. Otherwise, I may
go to Salem State. Who knows?
If things happen to work out with
my dream of acting, I would love
to take that road. It’s just impractical right now because I’m in
school. I really want to finish up
getting my bachelor’s.
BN: Do you feel you have
changed since the show?
CW: I think I’m the same person.
I think the portrayal of certain
people in the show is really not
accurate. I’m still the same party
girl. I’m the same girl to my
friends and to everybody I was
before.
Photo from: www.loadedgunboston.com
“The Bad Girls Club” is a program on the cable channel Oxygen that chronicles a group of
girls with their own personal
demons as they live together for
four months. One of these bad
girls, Whitney Collings, attends
Salem State. Collings, more commonly known as Boston to “Bad
Girls” viewers, was kicked off
the show towards the end of the
season. I was able to chat with
Collings and get some info about
the “Bad Girls Club” and her possible return to television.
BN: Do you watch the show?
CW: I hardly ever watch my own
show. I have caught tidbits but I
feel I was in it I don’t need to
watch it. It’s funny to watch it but
I’ll have to pause it on TiVo and
explain what really happened.
BN: Are you recognized a lot?
CW: Here in Boston I get recognized all the time. I’ve been
doing a lot of promotional stuff. I
was in Brooklyn and people were
chasing me down the street--that
was a little bit extreme. Outside
the city, I try to wear my prescription glasses so no one recognizes me.
BN: Would you ever do another
reality TV show?
CW: I would absolutely do another reality TV show. There is
talk of me being on a future Bad
Girl’s Club. I wanted to try out
for Big Brother but I was too
lazy. (laughs)
Alumni (Continued from page 14)
states,” Liotta said.
What he learned at Salem State
has ultimately set him up for success in his career. “My classes required a lot of group activity
which I believe has helped when
I got into the real world. Understanding team make-up and dynamics are fundamentals of good
leadership. Learning how to influence others to get them to see
my point of view and ultimately
get them to accept/adopt/buy in,
etc.”
Liotta assures students that
with a bit of optimism, anything
can be achieved. “Be optimistic!
It has been my experience that an
unbeatable positive attitude,
strong achievement drive and a
big dose of good old common
sense significantly outweighs
where someone went to school.
The fact that you applied unwavering discipline to accomplish
the prescribed curriculum during
the last four years says a lot about
one’s character and ability. Have
a propensity to make a difference.
Find something that you are passionate about and pursue it. There
is nothing better than getting paid
for something you love to do!!”
Kelleher and Liotta both took
what they learned from Salem
State and carried into their successful careers. A Salem State
graduate who didn’t stray far and
remains successful within the
Salem State community is Dr.
Mary Dunn, director of transfer
admissions and articulation here
at Salem State. “I loved being a
student at Salem State and I love
working at the college today. I
still am moved when I see students grow both personally and
academically because of the opportunities the college provides.
This college is magic, we do influence and change lives.”
Dr. Dunn works at the heart of
the college and has influenced
hundreds of students throughout
the years. Valen Richard, 22, a
senior expected to graduate in
May, first met Dunn during her
first few days at Salem State. “I
worked in the admissions office
my freshman and sophomore
year, and whenever I had questions or doubts about my future I
would always confide in Dr.
Dunn. She gave great advice and
would encourage me that if you
put your mind to something, any-
thing is possible, and to this day I
know her door is always open.”
Richard said.
One thing Dr. Dunn expresses
is that sometimes the first job
isn’t the right job, and that is OK.
“I graduated with a degree in
Early Childhood Education. I
worked at a day care center and
realized that little children were
not my thing. So I got a job
working with seventh and eighth
graders and I loved it. Working
with young students really
clicked for me.” Dunn has guided
students throughout her career
and encourages students to think
outside of the box. “Try different
things; try to redefine your job
search, and lastly network, network and network.”
For our graduating class of
2009, take these stories from our
soon-to-be alma-mater as inspiration and drive to achieve your
highest and most desirable goals.
Robert Kelleher, Steve Liotta and
Mary Dunn are exceptional examples that our public institution
is capable of creating honest, devoted and driven students.
April 17, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
Page 17
Political
Point-Counterpoint: Legalizing Marijuana
By Steve Crossman / Log Staff
Legalizing marijuana is
probably one of the easier arguments to make on a college
campus in a blue state. It’s
safe to say that a good chunk
of those who voted to decriminalize marijuana on
Question 2 saw the measure
as a stepping stone to legalization. Some of those who
voted for decriminalization,
however, believe that full legalization would be going too
far. Like many issues in
America today, the marijuana
debate must be put into perspective with similar issues
in our culture, such as alcohol, tobacco and firearms.
According to www.DrugWarFacts.org and the Centers for
Disease Control and Injury
Prevention, marijuana directly causes zero deaths per
year. By contrast, alcohol
causes about 85,000, tobacco
causes 435,000, and guns
cause over 30,500. Which of
the four would you expect to
be legal?
Of course, health concerns
must be taken into account.
Deaths don’t count for everything. Alcohol damages brain
cells, can severely impair
judgment, has been linked to
some cancers, is addictive,
and can lead to traumatic
withdrawals. Tobacco, to
recap what we’ve all been
told, causes emphysema, cancer of everything from the
mouth to the lung, loss of
taste, heart trouble, addiction,
etc, etc. The primary function
of a gun is to inflict harm,
and they are implemented in
suicides, homicides, and various non-fatal violent crimes,
not to mention accidents.
Marijuana, by contrast, temporarily impairs memory and
coordination and causes laziness. Any other allegations of
side effects have shown to be
coincidental at best.
There are, of course, reasons why the alcohol,
firearms and tobacco industries flourish in America.
America was built on money
from tobacco and alcohol
trade, and was expanded
through strength of arms.
With such a long history of
being enmeshed in the American culture, it’s no wonder
prohibition failed. Campaigns to regulate tobacco
and firearms meet with such
staunch resistance. As many
movements in our history
have proven, the status quo is
no basis on which to make
policy; issues ought to be
weighed on their merit alone
if any reasonable progress is
to be made.
Marijuana also has economic implications. This is a
continuation of the first
point, since alcohol, tobacco
and firearms are amongst the
few remaining established
American industries. Marijuana, however, is largely imported or homegrown, which
at the moment doesn’t make
it an attractive asset for the
government. The legalization
would change this, however.
If marijuana were to become
a cash crop, domestic companies would certainly compete
By Brett Nolan / Log Staff
with foreign importers, most
likely pushing unaccountable
overseas interests out of the
American market. Make such
companies and importers accountable to the FDA, and
the result would be a safer,
more reliable, and more realistically regulated marijuana
in America, and a drop in
drug-related violent crime.
What must really be decided, whether it concerns alcohol, firearms, tobacco or
marijuana, is where the
blame is to be laid when
things go wrong. Our mentality is clearly still in a Reefer
Madness throwback when we
see a homicide as the murderer’s fault, lung cancer as
the smoker’s fault, and a DUI
crash as the driver’s fault, but
somehow the blame for the
overuse of marijuana is on
the plant itself. I believe in
personal accountability. For
instance, I believe that a gun
won’t kill you of its own accord, a bottle of vodka isn’t
going to hop behind the
wheel and get on the freeway
going the wrong way, and a
cigarette can’t shove itself
between your lips and force
emphysema on you. We like
to think they can sometimes,
because that removes human
guilt, but the truth is that
these ideas are as foolish as
they sound. And by the same
token, a small, shriveled
plant is not going to force
you to sit around and do
nothing. Hell, plenty of
Americans don’t need a plant
to do that.
Do You Need a Quiet Place to Study for Final Exams?
Salem State College Library
The Library will be open 24 hours beginning
Monday, May 4 at 8am until Thursday, May 7 at midnight
The library will also be open:
Friday, May 8 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, May 10, from 2 p.m.-11 p.m.
Monday, May 11, from 8 a.m. -12 a.m.
Tuesday, May 12, from 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Wednesday, May 13, from 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Drugs definitely seem like
a great way to escape from
any aspect of life, whether it
is economic, personal, or political. However, the legalization of drugs is not the
answer, no matter how many
Woody Harrelson fans would
love it to be. I stand with
Barack Obama on this issue
because this country that is
relatively sober is in an economic crisis and I fail to see
how an intoxicated one country can solve our own problems.
People argue that the government could regulate, manufacture, tax, and sell
marijuana to receive some
income. Well, the government does all of that with
cigarettes and the prices per
pack in certain states go
damn near $10. No one will
buy the expensive government pot if they can get it
half-price from their friendly
neighborhood drug dealer.
People love drugs, but people love saving money more.
If your neighbor started making his own cigarettes and
charged $3 a pack, you
would buy those and not the
“professional” kind.
Marijuana, however, is a
low-grade drug. It makes you
feel cool like James Dean
and makes you artsy like
Andy Warhol. Its medicinal
benefits to cancer patients
are also undeniable. So, the
legalization of marijuana
might not be a bad idea.
However, when it comes to
drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, or meth, it’s just crazy
to think of legalizing them.
Where do you draw the line
when you the government is
desperate for cash? Do you
really want a bunch of Courtney Loves running around?
These drugs have a short
list of very short-term benefits and a long list of health
hazards. The government
cannot supply its public with
drugs simply to make a buck.
The government essentially
becomes that drug dealer on
the corner. The people now
with a regular supply of
drugs become addicted to
these drugs. What then?
Voter turn out will diminish.
The addicts will find it hard
to hold up a job and will
need to go on governmentfunded medical care. With an
increase in those eligible for
medical care, most likely
taxes will go up. The economy will worsen due to lack
of work force. We will still
see outsourcing because let’s
face it, the good stuff comes
from outside the United
States, people. Politicians
will no longer run on platforms but on the promise of
more drugs to hug.
The legalization of hard
drugs is simply not the
smartest thing for America at
this time, nor at any time in
the future.
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April 17, 2009
Sports
Free Stuff Friday Fulfills Fantasy
Schilling a Schoo-in for Hall of Fame
By Ralph Sherrick
Baseball fans have always
wondered who would make the
ultimate baseball team, and
thanks to Free Stuff Fridays,
players of fantasy baseball can
find out.
Jason T. Soohoo, a Salem State
librarian, held a meeting on Friday, March 6, in the library for
anyone interested in learning
more about fantasy baseball.
There were four people in attendance including Soohoo. The
meeting lasted a little over an
hour and explored some of the
nuances of the game and looked
at the Web sites that both promote and contribute to fantasy
baseball.
Soohoo began the meeting with
a musical score playing over the
speakers, all baseball laden, from
John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” to
The Standell’s “Dirty Water,” a
song known to anyone who has
been at Fenway Park after a Red
Sox victory. Handouts were
passed around that had various
Web sites with information about
free fantasy baseball sites such as
CBS Sports, ESPN, Major
League Baseball, MSN Sports,
Sporting News and Yahoo.
The others in attendance were
Zach Newell, a Humanities librarian, Kevin Drislane, a Communications student, Dr.
Christopher Mauriello, the Chairperson for the Salem State History department and this reporter.
Mauriello was the only person
with no prior fantasy baseball experience, although he has been
playing fantasy football regularly.
Wilkipdia’s entry for fantasy
baseball says it had its first begin-
nings on IBM computers in 1960
at the IBM Corporation, but went
public in 1980 when magazine
writer and editor Daniel Okrent
created a Rotisserie league, so
named for the New York City
restaurant Les Rotisserie
Française, where Okrent and his
friends would meet and play. The
game was based on real-time
games and player’s statistics, giving point totals for each offensive
category in baseball.
Currently, there are many
forms and forums for fantasy
baseball, from the ones listed
above to the private ones that are
simple and use only the sports
pages of the local newspaper for
statistics. A player need not be a
guru in baseball to play. “Just use
your favorite players and have
fun playing the game,” advised
Soohoo at the meeting. He also
gave many Web sites with statistics dating back to the early days.
Want to know statistics from
the early days? The Web site
www.baseballalmanac.com will
be able to give any statistic from
any game in history. Want to
know how well your favorite batter does when the weather is
cloudy, it’s a Tuesday night game
and he’s facing a lefty over the
age of 30? This information can
be found. It’s scary how much information not only is available,
but how much of it the fantasy
baseball manager can and will
use.
Mauriello of the History department is brand new to the
game and made the classic mistake of gushing about his favorite
player, New York Mets shortstop
By Kevin Drislane / Log Staff
Jose Reyes. This gives valuable
information to the opposing managers who can use the information in trade dealings, as fantasy
baseball mimics real baseball in
trades, as well as in dropping
players. “I’d give anything to get
Reyes,” said Mauriello. As soon
as the words left his mouth, he realized his mistake as all eyes
quickly looked up and at him.
Soohoo was quick to jump into
the discussion, allowing that in
the fantasy world, like the real
world, only make trades that are
good for the league and good for
your team. Other teams can veto
any trade they feel is not for the
good of the league.
Although the game of fantasy
baseball is difficult to explain,
players are quick to advise that it
is an easy game to learn to play
and a fun one to indulge in.
Sometimes the decisions are
fought between heart and head
when making trades and drafting
players. “I hate it when I have
any Yankees on my team,” said
Newell. “I quickly look to trade
them away, especially if there are
any Yankee fans in my league.”
With the eye-staggering
amount of information today in
print, broadcast, and on the Internet, playing fantasy baseball can
be daunting. However, Soohoo
has a handout that can simplify
things. He can be found in the library or can be reached at
[email protected]. “I’d
love to help anyone out that
wants to get involved in the
game,” he said, then added, “especially if they have a player I
can trade for!”
Rampage Jackson visits WCF 6 in Wilmington
By Nick Colon / Associate Sports Editor
Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson coached teammate
Mike Dolce against Nuri Shakir
at WCF 6 at the Aleppo Shriners’
Auditorium in Wilmington,
Mass., on March 14.
Jackson, a figure known by
many mixed martial arts fans,
came to the event just one week
after defeating Light Heavyweight contender Keith Jardine at
UFC 96 in Columbus, Ohio. The
win secured Jackson’s shot at a
Light Heavyweight title match
versus current champion Rashad
Evans. However, Jackson has to
pull out of the bout with Evans
due to an injury suffered in his
fight with Jardine.
Just about a week after the
fight, Jackson was out greeting
fans and friends alike at WCF 6.
WCF Joe Cavallaro, the man responsible for getting Jackson to
come to the event, was happy
with the outcome of the event.
“We were honored to have
Rampage here in attendance with
us. He’s always welcome here,”
said Cavallaro.
WCF 6 consisted of 14 fights,
with local and non-local fighters
competing for two rounds in a
boxing-styled ring. After two
rounds, if the judges decide the
fighters are equal in performance,
they will go to a sudden death,
two-minute round. The winner of
that round is considered the winner of the fight. These rules are
much different than those Jackson fights under in the UFC,
where the minimum is three 5minute rounds, and fighting does
not take place in a ring, rather a
cage.
While making his appearance
in Wilmington, Jackson was the
normal joker he is known to be
around his family and friends. As
notable fighters were being announced into the ring, Jackson
constantly harassed them by
pulling on their legs as they
walked up the stairs, and blocking the stairs as a whole. When
announced into the ring himself,
Jackson addressed the crowd,
thanking them for coming out
and thanking the organization for
the opportunity to be in attendance.
While the crowd was pleased
to see Jackson, and vice-versa,
the event’s success can also be attributed to Jackson’s appearance.
Past events have always welcomed UFC veterans, but none
have compared to the popularity
that Jackson brought to the
Shriners Auditorium this past
March.
Jackson’s history with his
Curt Schilling’s famous
“bloody sock” is currently in the
Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, a place one
day Schilling would like to return
to as a player.
The 42-year-old Schilling officially announced his retirement
from professional baseball late
last week on his blog
38Pitches.com.
“After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the
world’s best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my
retirement official,” Schilling
wrote.
Over 23 years in the major
leagues, Schilling played for five
different teams. In 1988, he
started his career with the Baltimore Orioles and played for the
team for three seasons.
After a brief one-year stint
playing for the Houston Astros,
Schilling then began to play for
the Philadelphia Phillies in 1992.
That is where his career took
off. Curt had eight-and-half great
years in Philly, including a trip to
the World Series, before he was
traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a mid-season deal in
2000.
Schilling played in the desert
for three-and-half years, while
there he won a World Series
Championship in 2001 and
earned a World Series MVP that
he shared with teammate Randy
Johnson.
Schilling finally made his way
to the Boston Red Sox via trade
late in 2003. During his four-year
stay in Beantown, Schilling won
another two World Series Championships, and more importantly,
broke an 86-year-old curse.
One question still remains
unanswered. Is Curt Schilling’s
career worthy of the Hall of
Fame? Let’s go over his résumé.
In his 23 year career, Schilling
played in 569 games: 436 of
those games he started. According to ESPN, as a pitcher in the
big leagues, Schilling’s career
ERA was a very respectable 3.46,
with a record of 216-146, also
recording 22 saves and over
3,000 strike-outs.
Some say his career win total is
low for the Hall of Fame, but
Schilling is known as one of the
best post-season pitchers of all
time.
Schilling thrived under pressure and knew how to pitch the
big game. “I feel comfortable, I
did my best work when the chips
were stacked the highest, and the
games matter the most,” said
Schilling on WEEI’s show Dennis & Callahan.
With a postseason record of 112 and ERA of 2.23, he is arguably
the best pitcher in playoff history.
Oh yeah, did I mention the
three World Championship rings
he won in just a seven-year period? What about having surgery
on his ankle, then pitching the
Sox to victory in game six of the
2004 ALCS over the rival Yankees, known as the “bloody sock”
game?
Salem State junior Michael Andruszkiewicz feels that the former
Sox ace should easily make the
Hall of Fame. “Schilling is probably the best pitcher of this decade
in my opinion,” Andruskiewicz
said.
“I don’t know anyone else who
has won at least 20 games three
times this decade, like Schilling
did,” he said.
He continued to support the
Schilling case, saying that although Schilling has not won a
Cy Young Award, he has received
second place on three different
occasions in 2001, 2002, and
2004.
During those great years, he
just happened to unlucky that he
ran into someone else having a
better year. “When you need
someone to win a big game, that
is that guy I want on the mound.
When I think about the 2004
championship, I think about the
bloody sock and what Curt
Schilling did,” Andruskiewicz
said. “That’s a Hall of Famer in
my book.”
Whether or not Schilling makes
it in to the Hall of Fame won’t be
determined for at least five years
until he is eligible for consideration.
His fate will lie in the hands of
the Baseball Writers’ Association
of America, who have an election
each year and vote among the
group of eligible retired players.
“I can’t control it. I’m not
going to throw another pitch for
the rest of my life. I’m not going
to get any better or any worse between now and when people vote
for me,” said Schilling on WEEI
after being asked if he thinks
about getting in to Cooperstown.
I first remember when
Schilling first came to Boston in
2004 and said he was here to
break an 86-year-old curse.
Although he only spent four
years in Boston, he leaves behind
moments some won’t have in
their entire career, including the
bloody sock, 53 victories, and
two World Championships.
Curt, you got my vote.
April 17, 2009
THE SALEM STATE LOG
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Sports
Maia To Face Silva or Leites
According to a recent report on
www.cagepotato.com, a source
close to Demian Maia has confirmed that Maia will face the
winner of Anderson Silva vs.
Thales Leites later this summer,
possibly at UFC 102.
What would this mean for the
other contenders at 185 pounds?
Contenders like Nate Marquardt, Michael Bisping, and Dan
Henderson will now have to wait
until at least this fall at the earliest to get their shot at the Middleweight belt.
There may be merit that Maia
may not be the best suited for the
title shot, although it is hard to
argue against a man who is 5-0 in
the UFC, and 10-0 overall in his
brief MMA career.
Wins against competitors like
Ed Herman, Nate Quarry, and
most recently Chael Sonnen have
given Maia’s undefeated streak
more sustenance than wins over
opponents with lesser name
value, such as Ryan Stout or
Vitelmo Bandeira.
However, other Middleweights
can lay claim to their rightful
place at the top of the 185 pound
division as well.
Marquardt has had two very
impressive wins recently, over
Wilson Gouveia and Martin
Kampmann. He’s also had experience in the ring with Anderson
Silva, and held his own until
Silva overwhelmed him towards
the end of the first round.
Michael Bisping is the winner
of three straight, with his only
loss via split decision to the
UFC’s current Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans.
Bisping is possibly the fighter
most on a roll in the Middleweight division.
Since his move to 185, Bisping
has looked sharp, with wins over
Charles McCarthy, Jason Day,
and Chris Leben.
Another viable option, barring
the outcome of his upcoming
fight with Bisping, is former
Pride Middleweight champ Dan
Henderson.
Another veteran, Henderson
also has experience in the cage
with Silva, albeit not having the
best outcome.
Henderson recently looked
good in his win over Rich
Franklin and will look to improve
upon that win to build momentum.
No matter who fights the winner of the upcoming title defense,
you can bet that all potential
competitors will be on hand to
watch Anderson Silva defend his
belt against Thales Leites on
April 18.
All will be taking good mental
notes if Leites is able to put a
chink in the armor of Silva.
Patriots 2009 Draft of Interest
For the upcoming 2009 football season, the Patriots decided
to better its chances in the draft.
The team’s big trade was Mike
Vrabel and Matt Cassel for the
Kansas City Chiefs’ secondround pick, which is 34th overall.
With this trade, the Patriots hope
to rebuild its defense and to move
around players.
The team would like to place
Matt Light at inside linebacker,
Vrabel’s former position and Tom
Brady back in his role of firststring quarterback.
The Patriots said the trade was
good for the Chiefs, as Cassel
and Vrabel would fit in with the
Chief’s playing style. The Patriots hope Brady comes back
healthy with back-up quarterback
Kevin O’Connell around if necessary.
Overall, the Patriots have extra
NFL draft picks in the second
round, third round, and fifth
round.
The Patriots defensive line is
pretty good, but the team is looking for good corner backs and
safeties to back up the line. Rodney Harrison may not come back
this season.
Some free safeties in the draft
the Patriots is considering are
William Moore of Missouri,
Rashad Johnson of Alabama, and
Louis Delmas of Western Michigan. As for strong safeties, there
are Patrick Chung of Oregon,
Michael Hamlin of Clemson, and
Chip Vaughn of Wakeforest.
As for cornerbacks, there are
Malcom Jenkins of Ohio State,
Vontae Davis of Illinois, and D.J.
Moore of Vanderbelt.
Offensively, it wouldn’t hurt to
get some more wide receivers or
running backs, but the ones the
Pats have are young and have
pretty good speed.
It also wouldn’t hurt to get
some more strong tight ends and
offensive lineman. If Brady
comes back, the Pats offense will
be unstoppable. As for now, The
Patriots aren’t looking into offensive drafts; it is only focusing on
its defense.
As for the 2009 season, the
Patriots still look strong. With
leader, captain and key player
Vrabel leaving, the Pat are aiming
high to replace these key players
with stronger defense and hoping
Brady comes back to have another unstoppable offense.
Offense scores points, but defense wins the games. I think the
Patriots is smart to trade both
Cassel and Vrabel to get a second
round draft pick that could get a
strong safety and possibly a
strong cornerback.
It will be interesting to see the
changes Robert Kraft and Bill
Belichick make for their team.
Jackson (Continued from 19)
teammate first began on season
seven of “The Ultimate Fighter”
produced by the UFC. Dolce was
a cast member of the show, and
was vying for a shot at a UFC
contract. Jackson’s role on the
show was as a coach, and picked
Dolce as a member of his team.
Though Dolce was eliminated in
his first fight in the house on the
show, he and Jackson remained
friends and training partners after
the show.
The year 2008 was a tough
year for Jackson in and outside
the ring. After losing his title to
fellow Ultimate Fighter coach
Forrest Griffin, he ran into trou-
ble with the law. Just ten days
after his loss, Jackson was apprehended by officers after an apparent chase scene that lasted about
five minutes, according to
www.mmafrenzy.com. The Web
site said say that Jackson hit multiple cars during the chase, and
eventually gave up to police.
Following the incident, Jackson made the decision to switch
training camps, and begin training with Team Wolf’s Lair in
England. He also said that he was
no longer going to be trained by
his long time friend and trainer
Juanito Ibarra. Ibarra is popular
himself, famous for coaching for-
mer boxing great Oscar De La
Hoya. Jackson never officially
said why he was leaving his
friend to train elsewhere.
England is where he and Dolce
were reunited, training with other
UFC veterans such as Michael
Bisping, and Cheick Kongo.
By the end of 2008, Jackson
was back in the ring against past
rival Wanderlei Silva. After two
losses to Silva, Jackson was able
to defeat Silva by knocking him
out in the first round at UFC 92.
The win against Silva put
Jackson in good standing in the
Light Heavyweight division, it
also ended 2008 on a good note.
Photo by Miles Weaver
By Nick Colon / Associate Sports Editor
Mario Padovanni pitches for the Vikings during their home opener on
March 27. Salem State lost to the Plymouth State Panthers 8-4.
SSC Baseball Runs Over Rivals
By Adam McQuarrie / Log Staff
The Salem State Vikings have
gone 4-1 following a four game
losing-streak, the longest of the
season, with wins against
ClarkUniversity, UMass-Boston,
Lasell College, and a split double-header against Fitchburg
State. It is an impressive turn
around for the young team that
has out-scored its opponents by
nearly 20 runs over the course of
the season.
The offense seems to have
come alive over the past week,
starting with the win over the
Clark University Cougars, in
which the Vikings crossed the
plate 15 times. The offense
against the Cougars was lead by
freshman shortstop Chris Cocci,
who went 2-3 with four RBIs and
four runs scored. Junior first
basemen Steve Mucci also had a
big game with a pair of RBIs and
two runs scored.
The win over the Cougars was
followed by a 15-4 bashing of the
UMass-Boston Beacons, in which
both Mucci and sophomore outfielder Evan Valcourt exploded
for the Vikings with four RBIs a
piece. Senior right fielder Ben
Garlington pitched in with three
runs, and both Cocci and sophomore third basemen Ryan Kane
went 3-4 with two RBIs. Mucci
also had an exceptional game by
going 3-3 and scoring twice.
The success continued with 141 offensive explosion over the
Lasell College Blazers, in which
Valcourt went 3-3, scored three
times and had six RBIs.
The team’s strength stems
from its early-inning offensive
dominance, and gives it a 7-0
winning record when leading
after seven. Over the past five
games, the Vikings have outscored its opponents 52-12. The
team is currently 0-2 in the
MSCAC with five conference
games remaining on the season,
and a 10-10 record overall.
The Italian Club Trip
The Isabella Stewart
Gardner Museum
Saturday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m.
280 The Fenway, Boston, MA
STUDENTS ONLY PAY $4.00 FOR A GUIDED TOUR!
For more information, please contact:
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Salem State Log Apr. 17, 2009

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