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OCTOBER 2009
THE PENNON
IS ONLINE AT:
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NSCC Greener Printing
Boston’s State House Hosts Celebration of
Former Governor Foster Furcolo
• A Monthly Publication For The Students of North Shore Community College, Danvers, Lynn & Beverly, Massachusetts •
BY KATIE WALSH
BY: STACIA CHAMBERLAIN
On September 16th, 2009,
members of the state gathered at
Boston’s Historical State House
the first established in the state.
The event was also attended by
Governors, Senators, Former
Speakers of the House, and
President of the Senate Therese
Murray; even Republican
Senator Scott Brown, who is a
candidate for a temporary seat at
the late Senator Kennedy’s post.
The creation and establishment
of community colleges was
brought about by Foster Furcolo
The investment of public education is necessary in helping to
sustain communities and jobs;
he said education is “the great
equalizer” in our society.
Furcolo recognized the need for
middle and lower middle class
citizens to have a step to higher
education accessible, which led
to his promotion of the system
we know now. Prior to 1950,
proposals for community colleges were faced with opposi-
in celebrating Massachusetts
former Governor Foster Furcolo
for his efforts in establishing the
first community college system
in Massachusetts. North Shore
Community College’s own
President, Mr. Wayne Burton,
attended along with Vice
President Paul Frydrych and Mr.
Burton’s special assistant Cathy
Anderson. Of the 15 community
colleges in Massachusetts,
many representatives from the
schools attended, including
President Paul Raverta of
Berkshire Community College,
during his time as Governor,
which was from 1957 to 1961.
He was also a former member of
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives and a former
state treasurer, and was a commencement speaker to NSCC
graduates in the early 70’s.
tion by private institutions, and
indifference by local legislation
concerned about increased public expenditure. Can we relate
this to the fight for social security and Medicare?
UFC: Fighting
Against the Odds
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Halloween Horror
Pics
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On the floor of the House of
Representatives, the 50th
anniversary ceremony begins
with three heavy cracks of the
anvil. Before the main speaker,
Mark Furcolo--son of Foster
Furcolo--is introduced, some
historical anecdotes are passed
lightly.
Recently North Shore
Community College has implemented a “Greener Printing”
Program. This program has
installed a cost per page printing
fee in the hope that it would
drive down unnecessary printing. The Official kick off of this
program was September 29th.
The hope is to cut down 30-40%
of the unnecessary printing by
spring semester.
Now this program isn’t about
cutting costs according to Chief
Information Officer Gary Ham.
“This isn’t to make money,
that’s really no t the goal. It’s
about putting measures in place.”
The amount of
paper
the
school goes
through
is
astonishing
even if you
only consider
the students,
but then you
have the community members who
use the open labs
and the faculty as
well. “For example on
Lynn campus…we can
go through 50,000-70,000
sheets on a weekly basis” Ham
remarked.
On the $25 free limit for students Ham had to say “There’s
INSIDE:
no difference between single
and double sided. So if you
print double sided it’s really like
500 free pages allotted per student”. And of course you can
always add money. Adding
money is a simple process using
a credit card on a secure online
transaction service. This allows
you to add money at any time;
not requiring it to be during
business hours, and it will
instantly credit your account.
So to use a credit card, the site is
off the school home page, in
student services, general, computer labs or the site is
https://nsccprint.pcounterwebpa
y.com/index.cfm. You log in
using your pipeline information,
and a table of options will pop
up, including check balance and add balance.
You can add anywhere from $3$20 at a time.
And for those of
you who don’t
have a credit
card never fear,
the Library will
be where you can
go to handle your
account. Both the
Danvers and Lynn
libraries will be
able to handle
cash
transactions. However, the
computer labs and classrooms will not be able to handle
money.
Everything is done automatically, crediting your account when
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“Forgettable
Contraception”
Page 6
Lieutenant Governor of the
Commonwealth Tim Murray
describes why the system is so
important in investing in our
future
by
stating
that,
“Education is so transformative
on a family to family basis.”
Today, at least 200,000 students
attend community colleges
across the state, and high enrollment has helped these schools
receive millions of dollars in
federal grant money for renovations and the expansion of new
programs. The projected $32
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Group of the Month
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CAMPUS POLICE:
Page 2 – NSCC Pennon
If you see something
suspicious,
report it at once!
9/2/09 10:54am
Danvers Campus: Jessica B.
returned college key #M212C
to Officer Ostrander.
9/2/09 12:38pm
Danvers Campus: A female student reported having difficulty
breathing from pressure on her
chest. She was transported to
Salem Hospital via Atlantic
Ambulance.
9/4/09 5:01pm
Danvers Campus: Alan L. of
Information Systems called and
stated he was unable to log onto
his computer remotely and
asked if an officer could assist.
Cpl. Eam checked the area and
stated the computer was on. Mr.
L. was notified.
9/5/09 9:50am
Lynn Campus: MV was driving
erratically coming from the
Lynnway onto Market St. MV
passed vehicles waiting for the
red lights between Market St.
and the Lynnway. The operator
glanced at NSCC Cruiser 101
and Officer Scouten and continued driving erratic. The vehicle’s identification number was
called in and Lynn PD was notified. They sent Cruiser 31 over
to meet Officer Scouten as
Lynn PD Cruiser 31 handled the
situation.
9/6/09 5:11pm
Lynn Campus: Cpl. Pierre came
upon an intoxicated male party.
Cpl. Pierre told the party to put
down the bottle of Vodka he had
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in his hand. He refused and Cpl.
Pierre tried to take the bottle
away but party kept pushing his
hand away. Cpl. Pierre told him
to turn around so that he could
take him into custody but he
refused. Cpl. Pierre finally got
him into handcuffs and Lynn
PD was contacted. Party will be
charged with trespassing, drinking from an open container, and
assault and battery on a police
officer.
9/8/09 3:51pm
Lynn Campus: Reporting party
stated that he witnessed a motor
vehicle hit and run in the main
parking lot. He stated that the
motor vehicle hit a parked car.
He wrote down the vehicle
identification number of the
striking vehicle. Cpl. Pierre
went outside to investigate the
incident and notified damage to
the passenger side fender. Cpl.
Pierre took photos of the damage. Officers follow-up report
was filed.
9/9/09 8:56am
Danvers Campus: Chief Puska
received a call from DB building that a female passed out.
Chief Puska and Det. Sgt.
Vaccaro responded. The patient
refused any transport to the hospital.
9/9/09 9:05am
Lynn Campus: While on his
break, Dispatcher Knight found
a pair of rusted brass knuckles
at the base of Emergency Call
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way of the McGee Building.
Item was turned over to Lt.
Defelice.
9/10/09 2:00pm
Lynn Campus: John P. walked
up to the control desk and
reported his vehicle was struck
while parked in the main lot
student parking area closest to
the Lynnway. Cpl. Eam was
called to investigate.
9/14/09 9:09am
Lynn
Campus:
Dispatch
received a call from Clyde S.
reporting his niece was threatened by another female student.
Cpl.
Pierre
and
Ofc.
Bettencourt were dispatched to
T131 and took a written statement from Ms. S. The student
who made the threats was located. During the process of speaking to the student, a WMS
check was made. A warrant was
located and confirmed through
WMS. The student was then
placed under arrest and transported to Lynn District Court.
She was left in the custody of
the court officer.
9/14/09 1:49pm
Lynn Campus: Ofc. Ostrander
reports the MBTA Police just
arrested a female for assault.
9/14/09 7:52pm
Lynn Campus: Sgt. Thomas
escorted a student to her vehicle
in the main parking lot of the
McGee Building.
9/15/09 9:34am
Lynn Campus: Sgt. Vacarro
assisted in Academic Affairs.
9/15/09 11:12am
Danvers Campus: As a Public
Safety Informational report, the
main entrance doors to the
Allied Health building will be
closed for the next two years.
9/15/09 10:29pm
Danvers Campus: Party called
the control desk in order to get
in contact with her husband
NSCC employee Richard C.,
because there was some type of
emergency in her home. Sgt.
Thomas called Mr. C’s supervisor to inform him of the situation.
9/17/09 11:33am
Lynn Campus: A student
walked up to the control desk
and returned a brown pocketbook that she found in the 1st
floor ladies room. It belongs to
Kerry M., an employee of the
college. Cpl. Pierre returned it
to her and discovered a set of
$40 earphones and a multi-tool
valued at $5. Ms. M. states that
she left her pocketbook in the
Student Life office and went to
work in the gym.
9/17/09 4:22pm
Lynn Campus: An individual
called and stated that her sister
has not come home at her usual
time. She stated that she attends
classes at the Lynn Campus and
requested to see if we could
locate her and check her well
being. Cpl. Eam distributed a
photograph of the student to
Ofc. Martocchio and Ofc.
Bryson. Ofc. Martocchio located the student who then called
home.
9/17/09 6:58pm
Lynn Campus: Cpl. Eam and
Cpl. Gaudenzi arrested a male
party of Pleasant St. in Lynn at
the main parking area next to
the bike racks. Party was run
through WMS and had a default
warrant. Lynn Police was contacted and the party was taken
back to the Lynn Police
Department for courtesy booking.
9/18/09 1:25pm
Danvers Campus: Dispatch
received a call about a motor
vehicle accident in Lot 6
involving two vehicles. A white
Honda received damage to the
rear bumper and a red Honda
received damage to the driver’s
side rear door, the rear bumper
and rear fender. This was extensive damage.
9/20/09 5:51pm
Hathorne
Campus:
Ofc.
Martocchio reports that a
female party was crying on the
sidewalk and a male party was
trying to help her into a vehicle.
Danvers PD was notified. Both
parties were run through the
WMS and both were cleared
and sent on their way. Ofc.
Martocchio cancelled Danvers
PD. Ofc. Marticchio was
cleared from the scene.
walked up to the desk to report
that at bus stop #446 she was
approached by a male party
who attempted to grab her arm
and demand money. Cpl.
Gaudenzi and Det. Sgt. Vacarro
responded along with Lynn
Police who were called by the
dispatcher. After an investigation, it was determined that no
crime happened.
9/23/09 9:34am
Lynn Campus: Eneida E. ran up
to the desk to report her pocketbook was stolen from the
library. Cpl. Gaudenzi was dispatched. A search was conducted of the ladies room and other
areas. Ms. E. also went looking
and found her pocketbook on
the table outside the café where
the money is collected from
sales. The only thing reported
missing was her cigarette case.
9/23/09 12:02pm
Lynn Campus: Shawn R.
walked up to the desk to report
that his vehicle, parked in the
main lot, is missing. Ofc.
Matton along with Cpl.
Gaudenzi and Det. Sgt. Vacarro
responded along with Mr. R. It
was determined that the vehicle
was stolen. A stolen vehicle
report was filed along with a
broadcast over B.A.P.E.R.N.
network.
9/23/09 1:38pm
Danvers
Campus:
Ofc.
Ostrander reports he is assisting
a student in trying to locate
their vehicle. Ofc. Ostrander
reports the vehicle has been
found and all is well.
9/23/09 10:40pm
Lynn Campus: Battery for the
door alarm was changed in the
AED.
9/24/09 9:24am
Lynn Campus: Dean Holmes
requested police assistance. He
wanted to notify a student of his
suspension from the college.
Student was escorted off property.
9/23/09 8:04am
Lynn Campus: A female student
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Dean’s Corner
I hope you had a wonderful
summer and found ways to
renew connections to family
and friends. Fall semester at
NSCC offers a new start for so
many of you. Welcome!
To the nearly 2800 new students, we are happy to have you
with us. More than 5000 students have returned for this
term. 3635 of you are full time
and 4333 are part-time. Most of
you are taking classes in a combination of day and evening
scheduling and more than 1500
of you are enrolled only in the
evening. 1818 of you are recent
high school graduates and 750
of you are transfer students. I
know… I know the parking lots
are crowded and traffic can be a
‘challenge’, but the level of
energy and enthusiasm is
refreshing and great to observe.
More than 2100 of you are
minority students. You represent
a gamut of age groups and are
from at least 40 different cities
and towns, 14 different countries and all walks of life. Many
of you are working as well as
studying and also meeting family obligations. We understand
who you are and we are here for
you. Faculty, staff and administration are happy and willing to
help.
Please take advantage of all
the student services available to
you and feel free to drop by our
student-friendly Enrollment
Centers to get your questions
answered. The Enrollment
Center in Lynn or Danvers is a
place to get help with Pipeline
and all its offerings. In addition, while at North Shore, be
sure to check out all the opportunities to stretch yourself, pursue your interests and try new
things. Drop by my office and
introduce or re-introduce yourself. I am willing to listen to
your concerns and would also
be delighted to hear your positive news.
Good luck with your classes, and though ‘luck’ always has
a part to play, success at any gig
takes hard work. You each have
something to offer so share and
communicate with your peers,
teachers and advisors. Be here
when you are here - truly participating and listening. Showing
up and being ‘present’ drives
success.
NSCC Greener Printing
Continued
you go to print. When you try
to print something a window
will pop up for you to log in
again with pipeline information.
It will remind you of your balance and deduct the costs when
you confirm the print job.
A lot of this program is going to
be focused on thinking about
what you’re doing. Try printing
out only the sections of articles
that you need rather than the
whole thing. One Computer
Lab
technician,
Brendan
Coughlin said “A lot of the time
people print out like 50 pages
and just leave them, don’t even
take them. One person printed
out a whole Bible or a whole
section of the bible, and that
was just the last straw. Stuff
along those lines is why we
need a system like this.”
The main thing is the continuing
education on this subject.
“Education is the primary purpose. It’ll be a change for some
people so it’s expected to take a
little longer. It’s OK we expect
that. Just having some controls
allows us to move forward”.
There have been so many technological advances that there
really is becoming less of a need
for paper. For example Mr.
Ham was talking about a copier
that will scan the document to a
PDF and email it straight out to
the students.
Benjamin Franklin said “if you
would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.” Take
those words to heart and save
some paper. The costs the
school has imposed on printing
are small enough for the gain of
reducing
waste.
All they’re asking is $0.10 for a
black and white page, and $0.25
for a color page.
All About the Quarterbacks
BY: ADAMO PULZONE
With the NFL regular season
underway, there’s been a lot of
talk about quarterbacks this offseason. Three of which really
caught a lot of people’s attention. Tom Brady is back to make
ing knee injury, he is sure to create that dominant presence he
had just two short years ago.
He’s had 53 long weeks to relax,
heal, and look at the game of
football from the outside in
instead of the other way around.
Brady’s presence in training
and newly acquired Galloway.
Other Quarterbacks don’t
have it so easy. Take Jay Cutler
for example. Now this guy felt
underappreciated when Josh
McDaniels took over the head
coach position because he
thought McDaniels was trying
his triumphant return to the
playing field. Jay Cutler has
been causing major stress in
Denver before being traded to
the Bears where he had a rocky
start with 4 interceptions in his
first game, and then there’s the
one and only Brett Favre. Yes,
the man that came out of retirement for the second time after
putting his foot down, saying
he’ll never play football again is
back with yet another team, the
Minnesota Vikings.
Basically these three
Quarterbacks are the good, the
bad, and the ugly (or elder) of
the football world. With Brady
back with New England after
recovering from a season end-
camp and the pre-season
grasped the attention of not only
fans but non-Patriot fans as
well. With every hit he took and
bad pass he threw, people were
speculating on whether or not
he’ll be the same Tom Brady
from 2007 we’ve been yearning
to see. In my perspective, I
believe he’ll be even better than
he was in 2007 because like I
said, he’s had time to examine
the game and work off his
injury. Especially since he now
has even more weapons on
offense than he did in the 2007
season. He’s made a great new
connection with WR Edelman
and TE Baker this pre-season let
alone Moss, Welker, Watson,
to acquire Matt Cassel for the
starting Quarterback job. So
instead of talking it out with his
new head coach, he decided to
reject all his phone calls from
McDaniels and wait to get traded (to which he went to the
Chicago Bears). Since the trade,
half the nation has looked at
Cutler as a so called “Big
Baby.” Cutler used that tension
to fuel his performance in the
pre-season and make a name for
himself as a solid Quarterback,
but once Week 1 came around,
he went for a 47.2 percentage
rating throwing for 277 yards, 1
touchdown and 4 (yes count it,
4) interceptions. Hopefully this
4 year veteran will shape up and
shake down his ego and just
play football. If he doesn’t and
he keeps going the way he’s
going, maybe the Bears will
actually wish they still had Rex
Grossman.
Speaking of good and shaky
Quarterbacks, we bring you to
the man the media loves, Brett
Favre. Yet again he came out of
retirement to play the game he’s
loved so dearly, but this time it’s
with the Vikings. At 39 years
old, Favre has proved himself
enough, right? Wrong, at least
he still thinks he has something
to prove. His Week 1 performance stayed very consistent to
how he played with the Jets last
season. Favre threw a passer rating of 95.3 with 14 for 21 passes, 110 yards, 1 touchdown and
no interceptions. All I can say is
that if he stays consistent then
he can lead this team to an NFC
playoff run. But being the fact
that he’s almost 40 years old
will definitely increase his
chance of getting injured. But
all in all this NFL season should
be one for the ages.
Fighting Against the
Odds
BY: NELSON BAKER
There will always be a long list
of new, healthy, young fighters
that come onto the scene of the
UFC. They are the majority.
They are the ones that really set
the pace and give us the toughest, most explosive fights. We
respect them for their intensive,
tireless training regimens and
also for the fact that they are
able to withstand the beatings
that they give and take in the
ring. Mixed Martial Arts is such
an exciting sport that has grown
tremendously over the years.
The qualities that the fighters
must possess in order to be a
factor in the UFC are many, and
as you begin to get up there in
age, these qualities may at
times, falter. It is solely the
fighter who needs to make the
decision to keep pushing forward in a career that has
brought him the life he has
always dreamed of, or hang it
up, maybe even before giving
us the fight of his life.
Some of us are born fighters.
We live to train, and we live to
knocked out the best in his day,
you just never know what will
transpire. Who are we to determine when a fighter should
pack it in and go home?
Shouldn’t we respect with the
highest regard a fighter who
does not want to quit? After all,
we will all get up their in age at
some point. It cannot be easy for
anyone to have to make a decision like that, especially when
the love for the sport is still
there. The desire to achieve
more. The will to survive and
sustain, and beat the odds by
winning against a young champion. It has been done before
many times, and it will surely
happen again.
There is so much to look for
when watching a fight, and so
many factors that can make it
interesting. When you know a
fighters background well, you
care more about how the fight
turns out. It means more to you.
Once in a while there may be a
fighter who needs to push his
limits until he feels he cannot
anymore. Some will say they
are risking injury, or even the
compete. It’s in the blood.
When the time comes that you
realize you are not as young as
you used to be, it is normal to
question what your future will
hold, in anything that you do.
There may be several different
reasons why one may want to
keep at it. It could be the love
for the sport, the love of fame
and being in the spotlight, the
need to feel that rush of adrenaline when you win a fight, or
legacy of what they once were.
I say they know exactly what
they are doing. That is why we
should respect it. They know
that for them, it is going to be a
tougher fight than if they were
younger. They continue to challenge themselves as others tell
them that they have no chance
or that they are just too old.
They are going against the
expectations of everyone and
often times they prove that they
maybe even the need for the
money. Some fighters have a
determination that is so fierce
that they cannot even fathom
the idea of giving up, not until
they know for sure that it is over
for them.
The UFC is not affected by
those few who may stick around
a little longer than they should.
It actually makes for an interesting fight most of the time. When
you put a young superstar
against an older fighter who has
are worthy of this so called risk
that they have taken. You don’t
really know what it feels like
until you are in that position. All
you can do is watch the fights
and hope for the one you have
chosen to win is standing in the
end. Hope is the key word here.
Nothing is set in stone. Those
who have followed the UFC
over the years knows that every
now and then, someone will win
a fight that few had ever thought
possible. These are the ones we
remember.
Boston State House... continued
million NSCC received for the
Allied Health Building on the
Danvers campus is a testament
to the work by Governor
Patrick, as well as other recognized members of the Board of
Higher Education, such as Dr.
Richard Freeland.
Near the end of the program, a
question was proposed to the
members of the audience. Many
of us could identify through
family, friends, or personal
experience on the transformative abilities a community college can have in a family or on
individuals’ lives. It was,
“where would you be without
your community college?” With
this question, I will leave you
stirring in your seat.
Fun Halloween Facts
- Halloween, referred to as All Hallows Eve, was originally a pagan
holiday in which they honored the dead. It was celebrated on
October 31 since this was the last day of the Celtic calendar. The
celebration dates back some 2,000 years.
- The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts wondered the
streets on all Hallows Eve so they began wearing masks and costumes in order to not be recognized as human.
- On Halloween, Irish peasants would beg the rich for food. For
those that refused, they would play a practical joke. So, in an effort
to avoid being tricked, the rich would hand out cookies, candy, and
fruit – a practice that morphed into trick-or-treating today.
- The official Orange and Black colors of Halloween came from
orange being associated with fall harvest and black symbolizing
darkness and death.
- Magician, Harry Houdini died on Halloween, 1926 in Detroit, MI.
Program Council Annual Children’s Halloween
Party
- The number one candy of choice for Halloween is Snickers
VOLUNTEERS AND
DONATIONS NEEDED
The Children’s Halloween party
is an annual event that Program
Council and Student Life have
put on for over a decade as part
of National Make a Difference
Day. We usually draw around
300 children. The party will
take place on Saturday, October
24 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Lynn
Campus gym. Setup will take
place about 10 a.m. There will
be activities ranging from a rep-
tile show, to performers, to
games and prizes. This event is
free and open to any child 10
years of age or under. Children
must be pre-registered and
accompanied by an adult who
will remain with them through-
out the event. \
The Ticket Registration Hotline
is 978-762-4000 ext 5534
Any donation, small or large,
will be greatly appreciated. We
desperately need Juice Boxes,
Children's prizes, Candy,Candy
and more Candy.
If interested, in donating or participating please contact or stop
by either Student Life office by
Oct 19th
“FORGETTABLE CONTRACEPTION”
BEST FOR PREVENTING PREGNANCY
BY: SARAH KENNEDY
MCPHEE, MPH
The term “forgettable
contraception” may not be commonplace in family planning in
the United States, but it is a concept whose time has come.
According to David Grimes, a
top
reproductive
health
researcher in the United
Kingdom, “it is a method that
can be started and then forgotten…the default option is pro-
much lower, around 92%. Poor
user habits are the reason for the
discrepancy. Taking the Pill at
different times of day, missing
days or skipping pills all
decrease the effectiveness. Cost
seems to be a factor in its popularity, with many Health
Quarters clients buying one
month at a time for $15 - $46,
depending on insurance and
income.
ultimate “forgettable” method
of birth control. The IUD has
experienced some bad publicity
in the past, but today's IUDs
have one of the lowest failure
rates of any contraceptive
method, less than 1%. An IUD
is a very small, T-shaped device
that is inserted into the uterus by
a health care professional, such
as the clinician at Health
Quarters.
A Word from
Health Services
Dear students, faculty and staff,
As you may know, flu can be
spread easily from person to
person. Therefore, we are taking
steps to prevent the spread of flu
at North Shore Community
College for as long as possible,
but we need your help to
accomplish this.
We are working with the
Massachusetts Department of
Public Health to monitor flu
conditions and make decisions
about the best steps to take concerning our institution. We will
keep you updated with new
information as it becomes available to us.
For now, we are doing everything we can to keep our institution operating as usual. Here are
a few things you can do to help:
tection against pregnancy.”
Forgettable methods only
require user attention anywhere
from 3 to 10 years.
Grimes writes that contraception effectiveness is influenced
by five principal factors: efficacy, compliance, continuation
over time, ability to conceive,
What are some types of forgettable contraception?
Well,
there’s male or female sterilization – a vasectomy or tubal ligation – most likely not a practical
option for college age young
people. Then there’s a fairly
new product, Implanon, (see
Pennon, February 2009) which
is inserted under the skin.
There are two types of IUD
available in the U.S.: the
ParaGard, which contains copper but no hormones, and is
effective for at least 10 years,
and the Mirena, which releases
a small amount of progestin, a
hormone, and is effective for at
least five years. Both prevent
sperm from joining with an egg,
Practice good hand hygiene by
washing your hands with soap
and water, especially after
coughing or sneezing. Alcoholbased hand cleaners also are
effective. Purchase a travel size
bottle of hand sanitizer or look
for wall dispensers located on
each floor of the college campus.
Practice respiratory etiquette by
covering your mouth and nose
with a tissue when you cough or
sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your
elbow or shoulder, not into your
hands. Avoid touching your
eyes, nose, or mouth; germs are
spread this way.
Know the signs and symptoms
of the flu. Common symptoms
include a cough or sore throat
accompanied by sudden onset
fever. Fever is a temperature
taken with a thermometer that is
equal to or greater than 100.4
degrees Fahrenheit. Look for
possible signs of fever; if the
person feels very warm, has a
flushed appearance, or is sweating or shivering.
Stay home if you have flu or
flu-like illness for at least 24
hours after you no longer have a
fever or signs of a fever. This
should be determined without
the use of fever-reducing medications (any medicine that contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen). Do not go to school or
work until the fever has
resolved.
Talk with your health care
providers about whether you
should
be
vaccinated
H1N1/Swine Flu. People at
higher risk for flu complications
from the H1N1/Swine flu
include pregnant women, individuals age 24 years and
younger, and people with compromised immune systems. For
more information about the priority groups for vaccination,
v
i
s
i
t
www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccinati
on/acip.htm.
Health Services will be sponsoring free flu clinics for both
the Seasonal and H1N1/Swine
flu.
Sincerely,
Health Services
Seasonal Flu Clinics
and frequency of sex.
Of
these, compliance and continuation most impact the success of
any method of birth control and
determine the effectiveness of
oral birth control. Currently, the
Pill is by far the most popular
method among Health Quarters’
clients and young American
women, but it is also often the
hardest to use faithfully. While
the stated effectiveness is 9699%, in reality this rate can be
Implanon consists of a match
stick-size capsule or implant; it
works by slowly releasing
etonogestrel, a hormone that
prevents pregnancy over the
course of three years. Because
Implanon does not contain
estrogen, this may be the right
option for women who cannot
use estrogen.
For even longer protection
against pregnancy, an IUD is the
thereby preventing fertilization/pregnancy. The Mirena can
also prevent ovulation. The IUD
is an appropriate choice for
those who are not at high risk
for sexually transmitted diseases or infections, and it one of
the least expensive forms of
birth control available today.
(At Health Quarters, there is no
cost for the device with most
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Danvers Campus (Health Services office DB108)
Thursday, Oct. 8th
1 PM – 3 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 14th
10 AM – 1 PM
Lynn Campus
(outside cafeteria)
Monday, Oct. 19th
9 AM – 12 PM
Thursday, Oct. 22nd
1 PM – 4 PM
H1N1/Swine Flu
Clinic dates will be announced as soon as the swine flu vaccine
becomes
available.
For
more
information
visit
http://www.northshore.edu/safety/h1n1.html or contact Health
Services in Lynn (x 2196 ) or Danvers (5535 ).
Resources Against
Violence
Congratulations to Colleen
Bertolino, a student who was in
Sandy Fuhs’ Electronic Imaging
class during the Spring 2009
semester. During the semester,
RAV requested that the class
design a tri-fold panel and
brochure that we would use at
all our events. The students
were given the assignment to
design a panel for a trade show,
and domestic violence websites,
statistics and information was
given to them.
During a classroom session, the
chosen!
This is the second time RAV has
collaborated with the Digital
Graphics Department. During
the fall semester of 2007, students in Donna Murphy’s
Digital
Illustration
class
designed our RAV logo and
Caitlin Manning’s design was
chosen.
Thank you to all the students
who participated and to Sandy
Fuhs. This is a wonderful
example of cooperation and col-
students presented their designs
to RAV representatives and the
entire RAV group voted on
which design to use. Because
the designs were so creative, the
choice was extremely difficult,
but ultimately Colleen’s was
laboration in our NSCC community, and the RAV members
thoroughly enjoyed working
with all of you.
insurances, although there is a
fee for the office visit; those
who are uninsured will likely
pay anywhere from nothing to
$200, according to a sliding fee
scale.) This cost certainly compares favorably to monthly
charges for the Pill.
pregnant returns quickly once
the IUD is removed. Overall,
the IUD is simple to use, longlasting, reversible, hormonefree, and economical. Ninetynine percent of IUD users are
pleased with them.
Forgettable Contraception
continued
There are many other benefits:
There’s nothing to remember to
take (unlike the Pill), put in
(unlike the NuvaRing) or take
off (unlike the Patch); the
ParaGard IUD does not change
a woman's hormone levels; the
Mirena IUD may reduce period
cramps and make your period
lighter. On average, menstrual
flow is reduced by 90 percent.
For some women, periods stop
altogether; the ability to become
Some final words: We at Health
Quarters support the use by sexually active women of any
effective birth control method.
If we had to rate them, though,
we would favor the NuvaRing,
Patch, Implanon, and IUD
because they all have that “forgettable” quality that helps
ensure
effectiveness.
And “forgetting” is definitely
NOT what you should do with
the Pill!
For more information on “forgettable contraception” or to
schedule an appointment, call
Health Quarters in Beverly at
978.922.4490
or
email
[email protected].
You Never Know Where Life Will Lead
BY SUSAN REGAN
In 1994, just after my 29th
birthday I was diagnosed with
Melanoma. I was shattered.
While following conventional
treatment I began searching for
answers. One day in a health
food store I saw a book for the
treatment of cancer. It was about
food. I picked up another, and
then another. I stood there holding these books, stunned. All
the books essentially said the
same thing—I can have an
effect on cancer with the food
that I eat. I was shocked, and
empowered. I stood there thinking, “I can do this. I can have
control over my health.”
I
began exploring the link
between food, alternative healing methods and wellness,
studying on my own for several
years, modifying my diet,
researching and experimenting
with food, organics, food combining, macrobiotics, raw food,
juicing, and whole foods. I
longed for formal study on alternative healing but had trouble
finding what I was looking for.
One day I was reviewing the
catalogue for North Shore
Community College, my alma
mater. I saw that they had a
Wellness & Healing Arts
Certificate Program in Healing
and Wellness. I was both
thrilled and fascinated as I
began the Reiki 1 course. I
came to understand that this
course, unlike most Reiki classes typically taught on a weekend, was a three month long
process. This length of time
also exposed me to information
on alternative healing methods
and I developed a strong desire
to continue my studies. I was
certified as a Reiki Practitioner
in 2000. Next, I met Margi Flint
who was a guest speaker in my
Herbal Pharmacology class.
She was a certified herbalist and
her
own
business,
had
Earthsong
Herbals,
in
Marblehead. I knew I wanted to
continue studying with Margi
and was certified as an Herbalist
in 2001. I began a small side
business making herbal tinctures, facial scrubs, teas and
salves. I loved it. During this
time I was becoming increasingly unhappy in my work and
wanted to dedicate more time to
what I felt passionate about. I
started feeling unwell and soon I
knew that if I didn’t follow my
passion and listen to my deepest
longing, the health implications
would worsen. By the end of
2001 I took a giant leap leaving
my very secure job as a
Probation Officer. I got a job at
a local organic greenhouse and
health food store and rented out
some rooms in my house to
make the mortgage. By the next
year I had started my own business home delivering organic
produce and whole foods in the
Boston area. In 2005 I took
another big leap and moved to
Vermont. I bought a beautiful
farm house and opened an
organic and whole foods store,
yoga loft and juice bar.
Legislation Represents Largest
Ever Investment in Higher
Education
for too many talented young
people. Additionally, the number of students graduating from
college with more than $25,000
in student loan debt has grown
almost five fold over the last
twelve years. Through strengthening the Pell grant, investing in
community colleges and minority serving institutions, and
other measures, this legislation
ensures that more young people
will have the opportunity to
attend college, gain skills that
will boost our economy, and
ease their own debt burdens.”
I loved my new home and community, but wanted to learn
more.
I enrolled in the
Professional Training Program
at the Institute for Integrative
Nutrition in New York City and
become certified as a Holistic
Health Counselor. I was also
certified as a health counselor
through the Teachers College of
Columbia University, studying
with many leading health
authorities around the country
today including: Andrew Weil
MD, Deepak Chopra MD,
Mehmet Oz MD, Mark Hyman
MD, David Katz MD and many
other well known professionals
in this field. This process was
also one of personal growth and
transformation, solidifying my
understanding of the real power
of the food we eat and the scope
of prevention.
I now have a busy and growing
health counseling practice in
Vermont called Integrative
Nutrition Counseling.
Using
the skills I learned from my
many personal and educational
experiences I look at a person
holistically rather than just at
the food they eat. I incorporate
exploring a client’s career, relationships, exercise, stress levels
and spiritual practice into our
sessions and work with my
clients to make slow lifelong
changes that create balance and
will have a positive impact on
their health today and everyday
moving forward.
The idea that I can help other
people struggling with their
own lives is deeply satisfying
and gives me a powerful sense
of purpose. I am able to integrate my earlier education and
work in human services with
my new passion of helping others who feel unwell, helping
them to return to health through
the power of food and alternative healing methods. The
classes I took at NSCC were a
pivot part of my life path and an
experience for which I will
always be grateful.
Campus Progress Joins Speaker Pelosi,
Congressman Miller in Fight to Pass
Student Aid Bill
WASHINGTON,
DC
-Campus Progress and other
student advocacy organizations
joined with Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi and Rep.
George
Miller
(D-CA),
Chairman of the House
Committee on Education and
Labor, to rally support for the
Student Aid and Fiscal
Responsibility Act (HR 3221), a
student aid bill that would boost
grant aid by $40 billion. The
House is expected to vote on the
legislation this week.
“This landmark bill represents
the largest ever investment in
higher education, and comes at
a time when college is becoming dramatically less affordable,” said Pedro de la Torre III,
Advocacy Senior Associate at
Campus Progress. “The reality
is that higher education has
become prohibitively expensive
By cutting handouts to student
loan companies and reinvesting
the $87 billion in savings in
making college more affordable
and accessible, the bill would
also expand educational opportunity without contributing to
the federal deficit.
In support of the Student Aid
and Fiscal Responsibility Act,
Campus Progress has launched
Students Over Banks (studentsoverbanks.org), a cam-
paign to educate young people
about proposed reforms, and
help them make their voices
heard. In addition, the website
offers the latest news on college
affordability issues.
Campus Progress is hosting a
national “Wall of Debt Day of
Action.” During the day of
action, college students on 100
campuses across the country
will build debt walls, and take
them to their local congressional offices. Students are also
encouraged to get involved
online by signing Facebook
petitions. The petitions have
over 40,000 signatures in total,
and at least 10,000 students are
expected to join in the action on
the ground
For more information, or to
speak to Campus Progress higher education spokesperson
Pedro de la Torre III, please
contact Katie Andriulli at 202481-8238,
or
[email protected].
Or visit Campusprogress.org.
Porcupine Tree:
“The Incident”
BY: CHRIS RICCI
After nine studio albums, various “album of the year”
awards, a Grammy nomination
and over twenty years of releasing music, it’s hard to believe
that Porcupine Tree started out
as nothing but joke. Now with
their tenth studio release titled
“The Incident”, it’s painfully
clear that they aren’t joking
anymore.
Two years ago, Porcupine
almost intimidating feeling
(reminiscent to “Fear of a Blank
Planet”) but that feeling quickly
diminishes as the section titled
“Blind House” begins. From
this point on, the contrast
between this album and “Fear”
is evident; “The Incident” is in a
decidedly lighter direction
musically. The heavy bass riffs
and distorted guitar of “Fear”
are replaced with acoustic guitar
and more emphasis on the one
thing the band initially tried to
Tree released the album “Fear
of a Blank Planet” which
gained a heavy amount of critical acclaim. After receiving a
Grammy nomination and the
title “Album of the Year” by
various news outlets, it’s easy to
say that “Fear” is the band’s
most successful album to date.
When Porcupine Tree
announced that they were in the
studio at the beginning of this
year, the question plaguing not
only the critics, but the fans as
well was how they could possibly top a masterpiece like
“Fear.” The answer? A fifty
five minute song titled “The
Incident.”
"The Incident", divided into
fourteen movements, is technically not one fifty five minute
long track. However, each of the
movements’ segway into each
other and the whole “song”
retains the same central theme.
Each movement reflects a different incident viewed on the
evening news or personally
viewed by primary songwriter
and front-man Steven Wilson.
Ranging from a tragic car crash
resulting in the closing of a
highway to the evacuation of
teenage girls from a Texas based
religious cult, each song is told
in the first person and tries to
alter the skewed vision given by
the news by humanizing it.
Also included with “The
Incident” is a separate disc containing four other studio tracks
in the form of an EP.
The booming wall of sound
that is the opening movement,
“Occam’s Razor”, gives the
album an ominous and an
dissolve from their music;
soundscapes.
“Fear” was almost completely soundscape free to make
room for flashy guitar pieces
and for an all around more menacing feel. Soundscapes act as
the main glue of the song;
they’re used as transitions
between movements and help
link everything together making
the song not only more consistent but also more aesthetically
pleasing.
Another
major
redeeming quality of this album
is that Gavin Harrison’s drumming is far more prominent than
previous releases, making it far
easier to respect his mastery on
the drums.
The second disc provides four
other tracks that didn’t really fit
into the main focal point of the
album. Almost all the songs
reflect a different era of
Porcupine Tree’s music and are
a great way to sample how the
band has evolved over the
years. Out of all the tracks on
this disc, the one that deserves
to be noted is the darker, drumorientated tune “Bonnie the
Cat.”
Even though it is in a far
lighter-sounding vein, “The
Incident” is in every way as
powerful as “Fear of a Blank
Planet.” However, in some
respects, this album isn’t as
“consumer friendly” as “Fear.”
As stated before, the daunting
fifty five minute song is cut into
14 separate tracks and sure, one
could take one or two of the
movements and put them onto
an iPod, omitting the rest of the
song. However, all the move-
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“Narrow Stairs” by
Death Cab for Cutie
BY: ANTHONY HARRIS
For those of you looking to
expand your musical horizons, I
would highly recommend a little website called Pandora
(www.pandora.com). In a nutshell, you enter a band, artist, or
song you like, and the site finds
similar music for your listening
pleasure. To improve your
results, you can give each song
a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
Pandora is a gold mine for
audiophiles and casual listeners
alike. You never know what
you’ll hear next, and it’s a great
way to sample different genres
and find new tunes.
I started using Pandora on a
regular basis last year, and it
was through this site that I
developed a liking for the group
Death Cab for Cutie. The
Washington-based indie rockers
formed in 1997 and have
achieved widespread popularity
in the last few years. I had heard
of the group before, but not until
hearing “Crooked Teeth” on
Pandora did I take an interest. I
ended up buying the song on
iTunes and later borrowed a few
of their CD’s from the library,
including their latest album
“Narrow Stairs,” released in
May 2008.
Despite their “indie” label,
DCFC incorporates a wide variety of musical styles in their
work, and that versatility is on
full display throughout “Narrow
Stairs.” “Long Division” features a pop/punk vibe with a
snappy rhythm, major chords,
and an instantly memorable
chorus. “Pity and Fear” has an
eerie, spooky aura and abrupt
ending, while the bluesy guitar
solo in the melancholy closer
“The Ice is Getting Thinner”
could have come from a Red
Hot Chili Peppers song. Piano
plays a prominent role in many
of their songs, as with similar
groups like Keane and The Fray.
One of the band’s biggest
assets is lead singer Benjamin
Gibbard’s knack for songwriting. His lyrics are evocative and
imaginative, often delving
headfirst into the minds of fictitious characters and telling intricate stories. His use of
metaphors further enrich the
music, like in the bittersweet
“Cath…” where his subject
“holds a smile like someone
would hold a crying child.” In
both the upbeat numbers and
more somber tracks, Gibbard’s
melodies are creative and
appealing. His distinctive
vocals are equally effective,
clean and earnest with a hint of
spoken-word style, and his
effortless falsetto really shines
on the album’s more moving
ballads like “Talking Bird.”
The album opens with
“Bixby Canyon Bridge,” a
glossy, epic song that showcases the group’s talent. It starts
soft and then turns heavy with
wailing, distorted guitars and
pounding drums, all the while
maintaining a catchy guitar
hook. Lead single “I Will
Possess Your Heart” has a long
instrumental intro, allowing
anticipation to build as the volume ratchets up. Like several
other tracks, it has a sparse,
atmospheric sound that complements Gibbard’s creepy lyrics.
“No Sunlight” is a change of
pace with its quick tempo and
heavy bridge. The song exerts a
fun energy despite its rather
gloomy subject matter.
The remaining tracks are
equally varied and enjoyable.
“You Can Do Better Than Me”
features a grandiose, marching
band-esque rhythm and a subdued ending. “Grapevine Fires”
is a heartfelt piano-driven ballad
with gentle harmonies and
inventive drumming. “Your
New Twin Sized Bed” sports a
memorable beat and backing
strings. As you can see, Death
Cab doesn’t rely on a tried-andtrue musical formula. They try
all sorts of things, often with
great results.
Overall, “Narrow Stairs” is
an excellent album and a testament to DCFC’s skill and ingenuity. The band’s earlier releases,
including
2003’s
“Transatlanticism” and 2005’s
“Plans” are also superb, so be
sure to check those out as well.
One final note for all you
“Twilight” fans: be sure to listen
for Death Cab’s “Meet Me On
the Equinox.” The song can be
heard in “New Moon,” the second film in the series, when it
hits theaters on November 20th.
BY: ZACH CAREY
Halloween isn’t just a perfect
opportunity to gobble loads of
candy or dress up in flashy costumes; it’s also the best time of
the year to watch horror movies.
With that in mind, here’s a
handy guide to the best horror
flicks that this writer recommends. So dim the lights, hold
your boyfriend/girlfriend close,
and check out these horror fright
fests.
An
American
*
Werewolf in London (1981):
For my money, this is easily the
best werewolf movie ever made.
Directed by comedy guru John
Landis (Animal House, Trading
Places, etc.), this clever mix of
horror and humor is about two
American college students who
are traveling through England
and are attacked by a werewolf.
One of them, Jack (Griffin
Dunne), is brutally murdered,
but his companion David
(David Naughton) manages to
survive and is brought to a hospital for treatment. While there,
David manages to strike up a
romance with a sympathetic
nurse named Alex (Jenny
Agutter). He then starts to have
nightmares in which his
deceased friend tells him that
he’s going to transform into a
werewolf. At first, David tries to
shake off these bad dreams, but
pretty soon people start dying
gruesomely, and David realizes
that his dreams are becoming
reality. Besides the excellent
transformation effects by FX
master Rick Baker, American
Werewolf also has believable,
strong performances by David
Naughton as the doomed lycanthrope (fancy word for werewolf) and Jenny Agutter as his
Halloween Horror Picks
romantic interest. By all means,
watch An American Werewolf
in London at your first opportunity.
* House of Usher (1960): Cult
director Roger Corman and horror legend Vincent Price collaborated their talents for the first
time on this Edgar Allan Poe
adaptation, and the results are
still satisfying. For those not
familiar with the story or movie,
it concerns the journey of Philip
Winthrop (Mark Damon), who
role to the hilt and projects his
usual villainy here. Although
House of Usher is not a wordfor-word adaptation of the Poe
story, it still offers plenty of
chills and suspense for those
who enjoy Gothic horror.
* Fright Night (1985): Here’s
an interesting variation on the
boy-who-cried-wolf
theme,
only this time it’s done with
vampires. High school student
Charley Brewster (William
Ragsdale) is suspicious of his
has arrived at the Usher mansion to visit his sister Madeline
(Myrna Fahey). However, her
brother Roderick (Vincent
Price) reveals to Phillip that the
Usher family suffers from a terrible curse that has caused all
the other siblings to go insane
and die. Roderick Usher forbids
Phillip from marrying his sister,
insisting that that Usher curse
must end tonight. House of
Usher is a wonderfully colorful
movie despite its $270,000
budget, with great widescreen
photography and picturesque
sets. And of course, there’s
always
the
unmistakable
Vincent Price, who plays the
new next-door neighbor, Jerry
Dandridge (Chris Sarandon).
Charley believes that Jerry is a
vampire and that he is responsible for the recent deaths of a few
women. Everyone ignores
Charley’s suspicions and think
he’s just crazy, but he enlists the
aid of TV horror host Peter
Vincent (Roddy McDowall) to
help him prove his theory.
Fright Night provides a refreshing twist on the vampire image.
Instead of the cliché, pale ghoul,
here we have a suave, handsome
vampire who looks normal at
first but turns nasty once he’s
alone with his victims. Roddy
McDowall does a fantastic job
Porcupine Tree cont.
ments are heavily reliant on one
another, making track selecting
tricky. Besides, picking and
choosing movements defeats
the purpose of the album. “The
Incident” is just one big song,
reminiscent to Jethro Tull’s
“Thick as a Brick” and
Genesis’s “The Lamb Lies
Down on Broadway”; It’s meant
to be listened to in its entirety
and frankly, it’s hard not to.
Overall, it comes as no surprise that Steven Wilson has
outdone himself yet again. “The
Incident” is to Porcupine Tree
as “Dark Side of the Moon” was
to Pink Floyd in 1973; a powerful piece of music that spanned
the length of both sides of a
vinyl record (or, in this case,
one CD) that not only remains
structurally consistent the entire
time, but can also retain your
attention for that entire time as
well. Even though it’s not as
accessible as their previous
endeavors, Porcupine Tree
make it painfully clear that that
was not their intention. The
second disc is also a great companion to the behemoth that is
“The Incident” even though it
can, in no way, compare to a
fifty five minute masterpiece.
If nothing else, “The
Incident” serves as an example
that artists are still capable of
releasing a full-fledged concept
album in modern times. In a
world where it’s the norm to just
buy a hit single and disregard
the rest of an artist’s album, it’s
a breath of fresh air to see an
album that embraces the idea
that music is meant to be heard,
not to be dissected.
“The Incident” is slated for a
September
15’th
release
through Roadrunner Records.
BY: NELSON BAKER
She seemed like such a
sweet, young girl. She was
mature, gentle, soft-spoken, and
wore clothes that made her look
like a respectful little 9 year old.
While the other kids were running around within the orphanage, yelling and playing as they
typically do, Esther was sitting alone, drawing a quaint little picture of herself with a family that she imagined had taken
her in as one of their own.
John watched her briefly
from the doorway before walking up and introducing himself.
His wife Kate came a few minutes later, and it was like fate; a
perfect meeting with a loving
little girl who seemed to display
mutual feelings of acclamation.
Kate and John believed that
Esther was exactly who they
were looking for and that they
would soon be a family.
Unfortunately, the world is not
as Peter Vincent, who has his
own skepticisms about vampires
but agrees to assist Charley
Brewster in his mission. The
special effects by Richard
Edlund and his Boss Films company are top notch, especially
the bat and werewolf transformations. For those who want to
check out a different kind of
vampire movie, make Fright
Night your first choice.
* Creature from the Black
Lagoon (1954): I know I raved
about this monster classic in a
previous column, but it’s so
good that I had to mention it
again for this Halloween horror
movie round up. In case anyone
didn’t read my “Buffet of
Movies” piece, Creature from
the Black Lagoon is about an
expedition to the Amazon River
in search of a prehistoric creature. Led by Dr. David Reed
(Richard Carlson) and Dr. Mark
Williams (Richard Denning),
they eventually find the monster, or Gill-Man as it is called,
but it manages to break free and
kill some of the crewmembers.
The Gill-Man has his eyes set
on the expedition’s only female
member, Kay Lawrence (Julie
Adams) and kidnaps her.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
was the last in a long line of
monster series produced by
Universal Studios, and it’s by
far the most satisfying. The convincing Florida and California
locations are breathtaking, even
in black and white, but the
movie’s highlight is the creature
himself. Designed by Milicent
Patrick and created by Bud
Westmore and Jack Kevan, it
remains one of the most iconic
movie monsters of all time.
Despite two sequels, the original is still the champ.
* Night of the Creeps (1986):
Sadly ignored upon its release,
this cult classic is finally receiving its due from the horror fan
community. Night of the Creeps
starts with a flashback from
1959, in which an alien space
capsule lands near a college
campus in Southern California.
A not-too-bright frat jock
decides to check it out and gets
infected by the slug-like creatures. Twenty-seven years later,
two nerds who attend the same
university, Chris (Jason Lively)
and J.C. (Steve Marshall), go to
a cryogenic lab to steal the
frozen body of the infected student as part of a prank.
However, it comes back to life
and soon everyone from janitors
to frat boys are being infected
by these nasty critters, turning
into blank-eyed, pale zombies.
This movie is a B-horror fan’s
dream come true. It’s got an
even mix of horror and comedy,
sorority babes, monsters, references to famous horror directors, and a wisecracking detective (Tom Atkins). Jason Lively
of
National
Lampoon’s
European Vacation fame, puts in
an exceptional performance as
the hero, as well as Atkins and
the absolutely gorgeous Jill
Whitlow, an underrated actress
who sadly slipped into obscurity
after Night of the Creeps’s brief
release. Get a hold of this fun
slice of ‘80s horror fast.
And just for added measure,
here are some honorable mentions that I didn’t get a chance to
discuss in length: The Blob
(1988), Creepshow (1982),
Child’s Play (1988), The
Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971),
The Pit and the Pendulum
(1961), The Beast from 20,000
Fathoms (1953), Critters (1986),
Scanners (1981), Them! (1954),
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984), and The Terminator
(1984).
a perfect place and things are
not always as they seem. It
wouldn’t be long before their
beautiful portrayal of Esther
would be splattered with buckets full of warm, flowing blood,
never to return again.
This film is directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra and was
released in July of this year.
There was controversy about
the negative depiction of adoption agencies and some lines
had to be changed. Overall, the
film has had moderate success
and the performances in the film
were well respected, especially
by Isabelle Fuhrman, who plays
Esther.
Kate (Vera Farmiga) and
John’s (Peter Sarsgaard) marriage was not doing so well.
Kate recently recovered from a
drinking problem that surfaced
after having a miscarriage. They
were going to name her Jessica,
and instead of bringing her into
the world and their home, they
spread her ashes in a special
place in their backyard.
Esther’s parody of the perfect
girl gradually becomes a late
night horror show with herself
as the villain. One extreme to
the other. She might be the
youngest villain in the history of
film, and you may not believe it,
but she pulls it off.
You eventually learn that she
has another secret, one that you
would never have imagined. As
Esther creates situations that
can only be described as evil,
you realize that she is not just a
little girl with an attitude but a
twisted little demon with murderous intentions and real sexual desires that soon brings to
light her biggest secret of all.
The Orphan
I VOTED FOR SENATOR
EDWARD KENNEDY
BY: ROZI THEOHARI
Today, Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
At the dawn of the twenty-first century
As I was going to the polls
At 10 Church Street, Lynn, Massachusetts
Like climbing to the top of Arlington Cemetery
A rhythmic memory followed my steps:
“…Woman, don’t forget…don’t forget…”
Little Gizmo Scaredy Cat
BY: JACKIE RAUBACH
Little Gizmo oh where are you at
Are you busy being a scaredy cat
Are you hiding from the horrid hose
or maybe a back pack no one knows
Are you growling at a fearsome balloon
or are you just chilling in my room
are you trying to play with a simple plant
or crouched in defense against a tiny ant
Are you running from the window shade
or your food bowl will you soon raid
or are you lying on my feet
so small, so soft, so cute, so sweet
and though you act so scared and sleep like a log
you'll always be my favorite dog
Three ladies—the poll workers
Checked my address—asking : “Republican?” or “Democrat?”
I took a pink Democratic ballot—the first name, “Edward Kennedy.”
……………………………….
A metal table, the booth and me
I blacked in the circle
As if to fill up the unhealed bullet wounds on
The bodies of his brothers, Robert and John.
“Bullet” and “Ballot”—a fatal similarity
The Paragraph
BY: JACKIE RAUBACH
x x x
My Teacher told me to write a paragraph
but I couldn't think of what to write,
so I just wrote this dumb song
which took me all darn night
It started with this intro, which sounded kind of dumb
but the chorus was even worse
the words were short and dorky
my dog will not shut up
that stupid little Yorkie
The second verse was harder, and I really must imply
This song is getting on my nerves, and my sisters crying nearby
Oh will this torture ever end, my brain is going to burst
My teacher must be crazy, for she's the very worst
I'd rather do the garbage, I'd rather clean the drain
If I have to write just one more word, I'll surly go insane
I'm really wasting all my time, how could Mrs. Mac do this
this took away my freedom, it even took away my bliss
I guess there is a good thing, about this dumb old paragraph
there is one thing, it's done on my behalf
I didn't have to mow the garden, because my dad did it instead
now all I have to do is sit and work in bed
But then again I'm bad at this, I'll probably get a B
Well at least I did something, that you can clearly see
My friends are probably all done, but no, not me
I stink at this too much, though my brain concentrates on it Keenly
This last verse was a little better, ‘cause it spoke words too true
why am I finishing this all in one night, I have a month until this thing is due
I voted for The Three Brothers Kennedy…
Like the Tides
BY: NELSON BAKER
She came and went like the tides
Fooled into believing the beauty of her would stay with me
I watched her wash away
Suddenly my life is changed forever
I felt her enter my heart for the first time
When she lied beside mine
Sleeping as soundless as would a mime
I brushed my lips against her face
But somehow it left not even a trace
Because the love I once saw in her eyes
Has been tragically erased
The tides are high again
But she has not returned to shore
Leaving only remnants of our love
Those which could have grown into so much more
College Night at the
Museum of Science
BY: CHRISTOPHER LEE
Sometimes, students were
able to pick the event that they
would like to attend. A New
of
History,
the
World
Progression of Humanity and
Where its Going Next, all are
easily found in the massive 3
levels of the museum. A lot of
people have seen the same statues and exhibits since they were
way, with students filling the
trains going into Boston.
Students ruled the streets as
they passed into the main lobby
of the museum, welcomed by
load music and other museum
employees. Student with valid
ID's were required to enter free
of charge. This also paid for the
exhibits and presentation tickets. Of course, your hand was
stamped for re-entry.
young, but also new exhibits
come to the museum as the
Progression of Humanity never
stops.
This museum has within it a
wide variety of science and history. Colleges came together in
a huge social act Monday night.
After a night of exhibits, college
students left as if they were in a
wave.
Have you ever wanted to spend
a night at the museum? Well,
college students from all parts
of Eastern Massachusetts got
close to it on College Night at
the Museum of Science in
Boston.
My night started in the sub-
Slapdash Graduate Prepares for the
Spotlight
By: Nelson Baker
Radiating their sound
out into the streets of Brighton,
Massachusetts from their
rehearsal studio, Slapdash
Graduate opens the doors to
what lies ahead of them. They
have come a long way since
2006 when they came together
for the first time as a band with
something to prove to the world.
They create a sound that is like
nothing you have ever heard,
and from what I have heard,
many more will soon find out
what they are all about. Already
having a strong following,
Slapdash Graduate returns to
the studio and prepares for the
next performance.
Having an original band
name is one way to be remembered. “Slapdash” actually
means haphazard or aimless,
which disrupts the normality
and
the
conformity
in
“Graduate”. Ben Darfler, Caleb
Wheldon, Gary Gustavsen,
Nicholas Girard, and Oren
Malka are the five members that
make up this all-vocal singing
group, each having a strong
background in music. They use
the most advanced vocal
processors and guitar pedal
effects, which give their music
its unique quality.
songs is called “Rain”. Having a
personal point of view in the
lyrics from Wheldon, it
describes strong feelings he
once had for a girl that he
thought he would be with forever. During an interview, he
explained to me that there were
many nights when he was up
late in his bedroom thinking of
her, and sometimes the rain fell,
resonating with his memories of
the time they spent with each
other. These days, he has moved
on. Their relationship has
become something from the
past. Just distant memories that
live somewhere within the rain.
Slapdash Graduate became
one of 24 top bands, coming
from a pool of thousands, on
NBC’s Star Tomorrow. The
show has since been cancelled
due to low television viewing
and its ranking among other
shows. They have performed at
top venues such as Carnegie
Hall and Chicago’s House of
Blues. They were the opening
act for the band Counting
Crows and also performed during the Half-time Show at an
NFL Hall of Fame game in
Canton, Ohio.
One of their latest projects
consists of the creation of a new
reality show. It is currently in
the works and if everything goes
lady that you might call a
“cougar”. She was very friendly,
but a little too friendly in this
case. She got up real close to the
guys, and felt the need to smell
just behind their necks. A
strange spot to be interested in.
It was undecided as to whether
that night was more comical
than it was scary.
It was agreed by the group
that a favorite venue to perform
at is one that is somewhat smaller but is full to the max. A show
in which they can see the fans
up close. Their expressions,
their smiles, the glow in their
eyes when they are excited and
having a good time. This is what
they like best and what gives
them the best feelings in return.
The rehearsals began. With
the windows open to let in a
light breeze that was needed on
such a humid night, everything
seemed to come together in perfect harmony. It was clear that
they have been playing together
for years and their voices have
been well trained.
Hearing applause from people outside their windows is not
unusual to them. Another sign
that they are ready for something they have wanted for some
time now. To break into the
mainstream. To be known
everywhere. To be the first
With musical influences
coming from groups such as
Green Day, Five-O’clock
Shadow, Eve 6, Vertical
Horizon and many more, you
really can’t compare Slapdash
to anyone. They cover the songs
“Semi Charmed” and “Happy
Together”, as well as others.
They have a variety of their own
recorded songs, some of which
are on their EP, which was
released in 2008.
One of their most well known
as planned, it will be titled
“Sing-Off”. Since new musical
talent is such an inspiration for
people everywhere, and these
kinds of shows are some of the
most popular shows on television today, this one could be a
hit all its own.
Just before their rehearsal,
the band described one of the
funniest experiences they have
had so far. It was a night at a
show in Martha’s Vineyard.
They met a lady there, an older
band to splice a cappella with
contemporary, Top 40 rock/pop.
Success of this caliber is reachable, especially from a band as
original and talented as
Slapdash Graduate who envisions it every day.
Topsfield Fair:
A look at past fairs and whats to
come during this one.
BY RYAN COLLARD & KATIE WALSH
The Topsfield Fair is coming
soon, October 2nd to October
12th, and it is at this time I
would like to take a look back at
some fond memories and also a
look forward to what is to come.
For those of you who don’t
know, the fair has been occurring since 1910 at its present
location and is a yearly home to
a great many things to do. These
things to do usually include
rides and games along with
checking out various farmers
crops/livestock. There is also a
yearly pig race, which tends to
draw quite the crowd.
Some students have fond memories of walking around the fair
with friends, the sweet smell of
fried dough, and watching kids
faces as they for the first time
see farm animals up close.
There is also free grandstand
shows that have in the past
included singers and circus like
performances. Inside a tent you
can find a petting zoo that houses a wide range of farm animals,
including sheep goats and
alpacas. And of course what fair
would be complete without a
long range of rides, including
Ferris wheels and small roller
coasters. In a few tents there are
arts & crafts for little ones to do,
along with a place for sand
sculptures and beekeeping.
A great thing about the fair is
that it is always a way to bring
generations together. Parents
also have fond memories,
maybe a first date that they
brought to the fair. There are
always comic memories, a
friend doing something stupid
and getting sick, or some sweet
or sappy like a first date and
maybe some bittersweet as well.
You never know what memories
will last.
Things to do at this years
Topsfield Fair include most of
the previous mentioned things,
but also a few things that are
new this year. For one there is a
a ‘Twitter Scavenger Hunt”
which will take place on
Wednesday October 7th with
interested contenders being
asked to visit the Topsfield Fair
on the Facebook page for more
information. On October 10th
at 11 am Jeff Corwin will be
doing his Tales from the Field
animal show, which will cost
$15 and is almost guaranteed to
be a huge hit with the younger
crowd. Also on October 10th
there will be a special one night
only show starting at 6pm starring LeAnn Rimes, with tickets
almost guaranteed to sell out at
a nicely priced $35 each. There
is also going to be a Figure 8
and Race a Demolition Derby,
both of which will be free to
attend on the 12th. Ticket prices
this year will be $10 during the
weekday and $12 during the
weekends. I advise you to swing
on by early as the parking lot
tends to fill up rather quickly.
AmeriCorps
Working with the Community
next year?
Interested
in
Community
Service? Consider joining
AmeriCorps Student Leaders
in Service
dates.
Please Note: Field Placement
hours along with federal workstudy hours can count towards
the 300 hours of service
required for the scholarship.
You can be part of this
AmeriCorps program recognizing student service within
the Community
Complete 300 hours of service
and
receive $1000 Education
Award
Contact:
Service-Learning
Coordinator
978-739-5571
[email protected]
Contact Cate by Friday,
October 9th to receive an
application packet and find out
about orientation times and
FOOD DRIVE
President Wayne Burton has
struck an agreement with the
store manager at Shop and Stop
on Washington and Boston
Street in Lynn. Anyone who
purchases food items from that
location for the food drive
should hand their receipts over
to President Burton’s office. He
will then receive a partial donation from the store.
While our efforts with the food
drive may be going well, we
must step back and take a
moment to consider what’s next.
Our part certainly can’t end
here; we must consider our role
after we provide our fellow
brothers and sisters with nourishment.
Questions we should be asking
are: Why do people go hungry?
Why do people become homeless? What is the impact of
hunger on people in society?
Finally, how do we get someone
empowered enough to be selfsufficient?
The Recreation and Wellness
Department supports the belief
that co-curricular activities are
an integral part of college life.
We therefore welcome you to
stop by the Lynn Gym and
Danvers lounge to meet our
friendly, cheerful and courteous
staff, and to pick-up a schedule
of our hours and events for this
semester. Our services, tournaments, and events are free to all
who have a current valid North
Shore Community College
Photo ID.
NEW EXHIBIT ON THE
ORIGINS OF MUSIC
WILD MUSIC: SOUNDS
& SONGS OF LIFE
11). For more information, the
public can call 617/723-2500,
(TTY) 617/589-0417, or visit
mos.org. Wild Music: Sounds &
Songs of Life is a production of
the Science Museum of
Minnesota, the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro,
and the Association of ScienceTechnology Centers. Major
funding comes from the
National Science Foundation,
with additional support from
Harman
International
Industries, Inc. and NEC
Foundation of America.
We strongly encourage you to
build time in your schedule to
participate in our recreational
wellness programs which help
to foster your physical, social
and spiritual well being. For
more information please contact
Kerry MacDonald in Lynn
LW167 at Extension 6620 or
Victoria Pasciuto in Danvers
DB125 at X5471.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
Cate Kaluzny
Our college-wide food drive is
currently underway to help sustain the many struggling to
make ends meet. The food drive
will be in full swing until
October 9th. Please continue
these efforts by dropping contributions in the shopping carts
placed on all four campuses.
RECREATION NEWS
On Thursday, Oct. 8th the
Public Policy Institute is sponsoring a forum that’s open to the
public from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15
p.m. The forum currently
includes the following organizations, but is not limited to:
* Project Bread, Mass. AntiHunger Organization
* NSCAP, North Shore
Community Action Program
* NSMC, North Shore
Medical Center
* Mass. Coalition for the
Homeless
We are calling the forum
“Hunger Hurts,” an appropriate
title, because hunger hurts in a
myriad of ways. We must start
as Diana Kerry, director of the
PPI said, “from the roots
of pain to the fruits
of action.” Our
assembled
coalition
will educate
those
in
attendance
on an array
of
topics
including:
homelessness,
health
issues,
other
anti-poverty
issues, housing,
and job security. Such topics
will equip the audience with just
enough information so that they
can become agents of change,
capable of devising an action
plan.
Project Bread, a keynote presenter at the forum, is the largest
anti-hunger non-profit organization in Massachusetts. Brooke
Mackinnon, public relations
director of Project Bread, asserted that there is a great deal of
need along the North Shore,
with 45 active pantries, eight in
Lynn and three in Beverly.
Project
Bread
provides
$254,800 in grant money for
those 45 pantries. The need for
food is definitely here.
We hope that you will join us as
we find our role in ending
poverty, even if it’s just a
small chunk of
the very large
pie. Kerry has
made a commitment of putting
our solutions at
the forefront of the
institution.
If you have any
questions please
don’t hesitate to
call 978.762.400
for Diana Kerry
x2105 or for Will Dowd
x2122.
—Wild Music Celebration will
kick off opening day with live
performances from around the
globe, Sunday, October 4—
Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of
Life will be presented at the
Museum of Science from
Sunday, October 4, 2009
through Sunday, January 3,
2010. Wild Music is included in
regular exhibit halls admission:
$20 for adults, $18 for seniors
(60+), and $17 for children (3-
HELP FILL FOOD
PANTRY SHELVES!
It isn’t headline news these days, but hunger is on the rise in
Massachusetts. Half a million people in our state currently suffer
from “food insecurity,” wondering daily where the next meal will
come from. Almost 40% of them are children.
Many are right on our doorsteps. In the cities of Peabody, Salem,
Lynn and Gloucester, one out of every three children lives in a
household that struggles to put food on the table. The
Massachusetts food bank Project Bread further reports that this
major public health problem is getting worse!
So Senator Fred Berry’s Charitable Foundation and NSCC Public
Policy Institute are joining forces to do something to assist local
food pantries on the North Shore. The PPI is sponsoring a
month-long food drive on all our campuses and we need your help!
The drive kicks off on September 11th, our nationwide Day of
Service, and will end on October 9th.
Please be part of this Season of Service. Help fill the grocery carts
on campus with nourishing non-perishable items or deliver your
donations to the following locations:
•
•
•
Danvers Berry 324 (Advancement office)
Lynn LW 108 (Public Policy Institute office)
Hathorne Maude Hall (Academic Affairs office)
Together we can make a difference! If you are interested in volunteering to assist this initiative, contact Diana Kerry at ext. 2105 or
Will Dowd, ext. 2122.
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BY: NELSON BAKER
Halloween
Favorite Holiday of the Year?
During the month of October,
there is always something interesting to do. Just turn on the
radio and you will hear endless
advertisements promoting their
horrifying spectacles in the surrounding areas. Some of them
are Spooky World, The Factory
of Terror, Witches Woods, and
of course Haunted Happenings
in Salem. Each have unique
events, shops or rides, with all
of the costumes and the animated people that come around during this time of the year. It’s
probably the one holiday that
can be fun for people of all ages.
When you are in grade
school, Christmas might be the
holiday that takes the gold. I’m
sure most of us agree that seeing
all those presents under the tree
and anticipating opening them
at the end of the month was
something special as a little kid.
Somehow, that changes a little
as we get older. It’s still fun, but
that “magic” is not as evident as
it used to be.
Halloween can be celebrated
in so many ways. If you like to
dress up, you can come up with
a costume that is completely
original, or you can be something that you have always
wanted to be, like a gangster or
a soldier. You might want to
lean over the edge a bit and
show some skin with a sexy
“bad girl” outfit, or cover yourself in fake blood and display
your murder weapon of choice.
There’s never a shortage of
unusual characters that have
found a costume that you can’t
help but stare at for one reason
or another.
In October, Salem is famous.
The Salem Witch Trials have
brought it notoriety, distinguishing itself in history and leaving
a lasting odor of wickedness
that has resurfaced into the air
every Halloween. Culminating
in those that love this time of
year are the dark but satisfying
desires to come to Salem and
experience something frighten-
ing.
The Haunted Happenings in
Salem are a compilation of
events and places to see that lasts
the entire month. You can go on
a ghost tour, where they walk
you through the parts of the city
where the most sightings have
been recorded. There’s a Witch
House, museums, Witch Trial reenactments, and many gift shops
where you can buy books of
spells, strange ornaments and
oddities. You can even take professional portraits in a studio that
offers your choice of a variety of
costumes with amazing backgrounds that brings life to your
pictures.
If you plan to take a trip to
Salem on the night of
Halloween, get there early. Last
year, there was a recorded 1 million people that was in the city.
That’s a lot of cars, and mindnumbing traffic. A lot of people
come early and park at a friend’s
house, and then walk downtown
later that night. If you have never
seen it, you will be in awe at how
filled the streets will be. Forget
crowded sidewalks, the entire
center of Salem is meshed
together into one gigantic block
party.
As far as I’m concerned,
there’s much more excitement
and things to do on Halloween
than any other holiday. Since I
am such a horror fan anyway, it
definitely suits me to see so
much madness and chaos erupting on the one night of the year
that death comes alive in legions.
Sawyer
Says
Dear Sawyer,
I am trying to become a novelist. I have a few stories finished,
two that are possible book
length. Do you have any tips or
advice as to how I would go
about getting published?
- The Next Great American
Novelist
Dear Next Great American
Novelist,
Here are some ways to get published.
1. Write a letter to some publishing companies and ask them
what they recommend.
2. Go to book signings and
speak with the authors.
Sometimes they will recommend specific publishing companies.
3. You can always find
publishing companies online.
REMEMBER THE
FOLLOWING:
If a publishing company asks
you for money to publish your
stuff, most likely it’s a SCAM!
DON’T BECOME A VICTIM!
Real publishing companies will
pay you and not the other way
around. I hope this has been a
help. I wish you a lot of luck.
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Criminal Justice . . . . . . . .Constantine Souris . . . .DB366 .x.5419
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Engineering . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Beth Steigerwald .LW321 .x.6650
Food Science & Safety . .Ernie Vieira . . . . . . . . .DH216 .x.4322
Gerontology . . . . . . . . . . .TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian Club . . . . . . . . . . .Minnette Lall . . . . . . . .LW325 .x.6657
French and Spanish Club .Irene Fernandez . . . .DB367A .x.5442
Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Manninen . . . .LE306 .x.6665
Multi-Cultural Society . . .Espy Herrera . . . . . . . .LW113 .x.6274
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Downey . . . . . . . . .DB236 .x.5529
Muslim Assoc . . . . . . . . . .Yusef Hayes . . . . . . .DB367B .x.5414
Nursing Class 2009 . . . . .Lorinda Latza . . . . . . .DH206 .x.4427
Phi Theta Kappa . . . . . . . .Fred Altieri . . . . . . . .DB267H .x.5556
Philosophy Club . . . . . . . .Fred Altieri . . . . . . . .DB267H .x.5556
Poets & Writers . . . . . . . .Joe Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . .LE232 .x.6238
Psyched for Psych . . . . . .Wendy Gordon . . . . . .LW165 .x.6677
Respiratory Care . . . . . . .Len LeBlanc . . . . . . . .DH203 ..x4170
SOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Banks . . . . . . .DH 203 .x.4174
Student Art Club . . . . . . .James Chisholm . . . .DB366A .x.5548
Surf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Hanlon . . . . . . .DB367E .x.5467
Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Wendell . . . . . . .DH106 . .x4368
Women In Transition . . . .Margaret Figgins-Hill. DB366b .x.5515
Youth Group United . . . . .Alexander Guzman . . .LW157 .x.6601
Organizations
Pennon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471
Performing Arts Council . Matthew Woods . . . . . .LW172 .x.6228
Program Council . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471
Student Government . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .LW171 .x.6242
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .DB126 .x.5490
Women’s Center . . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto.............DB125 x.5471
Join Program
Council!
THIS GROUP PLANS AND COORDINATES A VARIETY OF
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS FOR
THE ENTIRE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. PAST ACTIVITIES HAVE
INCLUDED AIR BRUSH T-SHIRTS, PSYCHIC READINGS, AND
MASSAGE THERAPY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT VICTORIA PASCIUTO AT
(978) 762-4000 X5471 OR
[email protected].
Attention Club Advisors and Members!
Information about your club
can be featured here!
This is your page and if you want other people
to know about your club or what your club is
doing, then contact us!
[email protected]
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a noncompetitive walk to help fight breast cancer and provide
hope to people facing the disease. Your participation will support the American Cancer Society’s
lifesaving research, prevention, early detection, and support programs for thousands of
patients and their families.
The average distance of the walk is five miles, depending upon your location. Individuals
of all ages are welcome to participate. Take as long as you need to finish, or walk as far as
you are able. The event will be held rain or shine.
Please walk with us.If you are interested please contact the Women Center Advisor
Victoria Pasciuto at 978-739-5471
Thank you
Getting Started
If you have always wanted to see your work in print in the Pennon but haven’t taken that next step, it
may be easier than you think to get started. Getting your foot in the door is as simple as submitting an article, poem, photograph, or opinion piece right to the Pennon at [email protected]. You may not be
sure if your writing is good enough, or if it is something we are looking for, but all it takes for you to find
out is to send something in.
The Pennon is always looking for writers and staff that can contribute and help out in any way. We are
very fair in that we try to give everyone who is interested a chance. Once you see your work in print, you
will be motivated to come in and meet some of the staff in the Pennon office in room DB124 or the advisor to the Pennon Victoria Pasciuto next door in room DB125, who will answer any questions that you
have and make you feel welcome and comfortable. So pick up a copy of the latest issue available on the
stands at the beginning of every month and look through it. You might have some ideas for the next issue.
Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you!
Fall Fest
Fall Fest is an event held annually at both campuses for students
to learn about the vast selection activities and services provided by
North Shore Community College. This event is a perfect time for student clubs and organizations to recruit new members. One of the student organizations in attendance on both campuses was the Program
Council.
The Program Council is not only one of the leading sponsors of
the Fall Fest event, but is also in charge of much of the planning that
goes into several student activities throughout the year. These events
include, but are not limited to the Children’s Halloween Party in
Lynn and the Spring Fling at the end of each spring semester. The
Program Council is open to all students of the college and meets
twice a month on both campuses in the video conference room. If you
did not get to see us at Fall Fest, but are still interested in joining
please stop by the student activities office and get a meeting schedule. This semester the meetings are on Tuesday afternoons, meeting
days and times vary by semester.
Group of the Month
Performing Arts Council
Hey NSCC students! It’s October, and you know what that
means…. It’s time to look into costumes for Halloween. Well
here’s another thing you should look into - groups and clubs.
They’re a great way to get involved on campus and find people
who share your interests, and if you like Halloween and costumes, boy have we got the group for you. These guys don’t
reserve costumes just for some silly holiday, They’re Performing
Arts Council and they love messing with costumes.
They have some pretty awesome stuff going on this semester
including, you guessed it, some Halloween fun. They help out
with a Haunted House at Lynn Arts. They also keep the stress
light with some traveling one - acts around campuses. Like writing but not performing so much? No sweat, they’ve got a one act writing competition in November. So, contact Advisor Matt
Woods for some info on getting involved with PAC, and don’t
forget to check out some other great clubs too
October 2009
MON
SUN
Womens
Center
Breast Cancer Walk
Boston
4
5
Columbus Day
School Closed
Topsfield Fair Ends
11
12
Flu Clinic Lynn
Cafe 9-12
18
25
FLU SHOT NOTICE
The H1N1 Vaccine is not
currently available at the
posted clinics. The dates
for that Vaccine will be
announced A.S.A.P.
19
TUES
WED
Pennon Meeting
2-3 DB127
SGA Meeting 1:30
PC Meeting 2PM
6
PAC Meeting 2:30
Womens Center Info
Table Lynn Cafe 10:30
13
Pennon Meeting 2-3
Video conference
rooms Lynn/Danvers
PC Meeting 2PM
20
27
26
THURS
1 Breast Cancer
awareness
Danvers
Flu
9:30
Clinic
DB108 1-3
7
FRI
SAT
2
Topsfield
Fair Starts
Basket Ball
Airbrushing
10-1 Lynn Cafe 8
PC School
Spirit
Airbrushing
10-1 Danvers
9
15
16
CLSA- SGA
Conference
3
Ropes
Course
10
CLSA- SGA
Conference
Flu Clinic
DB108 10-1
SGA Meeting 1:30
14
Bingo 11:30 Lynn
Cafe
PAC Meeting 2:30
PC = PROGRAM COUCIL
WC = WOMEN’S CENTER
PTK= PHI THETA KAPPA
SGA = STUDENT GOVERNMENT
21
Flu Clinic Lynn
Cafe 1-4
Lynn Arts
Haunted house
PAC event
Womens Center
Meeting
22
28
29
PAC = PERFORMING ARTS
COUNCIL
*DB208 & LE307
**DB132 & LW171
Important Numbers
Halloween Party
Lynn Gym
23
30
Events are
Subject to
Change
17
24
31
CONNECTING ALL DEPARTMENTS: Lynn: (781) 593-6722 Danvers: (978) 762-4000 Beverly Cummings Center (978) 236-1200
Math & Writing Lab
Lynn x6254
Danvers x5417
Hawthorne x1544
SEPTEMBER
9/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Labor Day, Holiday
9/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classes begin, day and evening
9/9-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Add/drop period
9/9-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Withdrawal through Week 1:
100% tuition/fee charge refund
until 5PM Sept 15th
9/15 (after 5 PM) Withdrawal
through Week 2: 100% tuition
refund until 5PM Sept 22nd No refund on fees
9/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
After 5 PM no refund
Computer Lab
Lynn x6296
Danvers x5569
Library
Book Store
Lynn (781) 477-2133
Danvers (978) 762-4000
x.5526
Lynn (781) 477-2127
Danvers (978) 762-4046
NOVEMBER
11/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterans’ Day, Holiday
11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final
Exam Schedule (revised) distributed to students and posted
on Pipeline
11/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deadline for IP Contracts for
spring and summer 2009
11/25-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thanksgiving recess,
evening/weekend classes
11/26-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thanksgiving recess, day classes
DECEMBER
12/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last
day to drop a course or withdraw from the College with a
W” grade
12/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deadline to petition for Fall
graduates
12/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Day classes end
12/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evening classes end
12/21-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Final Exam period, day classes
1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grades due by noon
NSCC Fall 2009 Academic Schedule
9/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deadline to change from audit
to credit or credit to audit
OCTOBER
10/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbus Day, Holiday
Weather Hotline
(978) 762-4200
Please confirm the
dates with your
professor or advisor
Alumni Corner
Page 16 – NSCC Pennon Page 16 October 2009– NSCC Pennon
Felicia Moore graduated from NSCC in 2001 then went on to pursue a bachelor degree in
nursing, graduating from Salem State College in 2005.
She has worked in a variety of healthcare settings, and is currently the Director of Clinical
Services at Nizhoni Health Systems, a home health agency where her responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing all direct patient/client services provided by over 300 nurses. She is working
in a job she loves, serving a population she respects and values. Felicia was recently honored with
the 2009 Excellence in Nursing Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association, a
prestigious award given to minority nurses.
As a first-generation college graduate, Felicia recalls there was a time when she never
dreamed she’d be where she is today. Her parents were Mississippi farm workers who did not have
the opportunity to embrace the privilege of a good education. Felicia’s mother died of heatstroke in
a cotton field during her senior year of high school. Her experiences growing up in Mississippi prepared her to face and endure many challenges.
Felicia recalls that the elderly in Mississippi believe it takes a community to raise a child and
she is quick to credit those who have helped her, saying she did not get to this point in her career
alone. Felicia has fond memories of her time at NSCC and the advisors and professors who encouraged her and gave her the tools and confidence to pursue her dreams. Now she is in a position to
encourage others and she does so enthusiastically. Felicia values education and believes strongly in
promoting the importance of education and encouraging today’s youth. She has been an information
speaker in Lynn Public Schools, talking to seniors about career opportunities and this year participated in the College For Every Student event at Ford Elementary School, talking to students about her
career and the path of education to get there. Felicia agrees with the Mississippi elders who feel that
it takes a community to embrace and care for the children who will be our future, but adds it is also
important to care for the elders who’ve gotten us to this point.
Felicia Moore ’01 at the 2009 Excellence in Nursing
Awards where she was honored for leadership and
demonstrating excellence in nursing.
Faces In The Hall
This issue we asked students: What has been your most positive experience since starting at NSCC?
PHOTOS
Clori Pantoja-Thomson
I caught up with Clori at
a night class on the Lynn
campus in the Modular
building she says her
most positive experience
has been the friendly
teachers who are willing
to work with her. Her
teachers have had an
impact on her experience
here at NSCC and as a
result she’ll always
remember Mr. C (Harvey
Calichman) and Debra
Bridges.
Denise Shambaugh
Denise is majoring in
Early Childhood
Development and wishes
to eventually become a
child psychologist. She
says that “My most positive experience as a new
student at NSCC had to
be my first day here. I
didn’t know anyone here
really. People were so
nice right from the get go
and I really enjoy how
diverse and pleasant the
faculty and students are.”
Amata Matarazzo
While enjoying the beautiful weather after a long
Thursday class, Amata
was eager to answer the
question of her experience here at NSCC thus
far. Her most positive
experience as a new student at NSCC has been
meeting new people. She
says “I have met so many
people who are so different from me and I enjoy
coming to school every
day and learning.”
Kellie Codair
During one of Kellie’s
visits to the Danvers
Student Life office, she
answered the question
posed. “My most positive
experience at NSCC
would be starting a dance
team. I’ve had lots of help
from Student Life and a
positive reaction to the
idea. I’ve always wanted
to create a dance team
and they have helped me
achieve this with their
encouragement.”
Would you like to submit an article or interview for the next Pennon issue?
Do you have a cartoon, drawing, photograph, short story or poem you’d like to see in print?
EMAIL IT TO THE PENNON:
[email protected]
BY: VICKI NICKERSON
BY: VICKI NICKERSON
Matt Pedone
While Matt was “chilling” in the Student
Lounge, I interrupted his
game of pool and asked
what had been his best
experience so far at
NSCC. Without a doubt,
he answered that it was
“chilling in the lounge
and playing pool.” He
also is enjoying the new
friends he has met.

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