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Vol. 86 No. 6
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Election 2008:
In This Issue
OPINIONS
What is addiction, really?
page 2
To the editor:
Cedar Crest closed-mindedness
page 3
Out lines: Events and notices
page 3
POST
ELECTION
What is going on with election
fraud?
page 5
Multiple resignations shake up
Bush cabinet
page 5
NEWS
Former English majors inspire
future careers: the possibilities
are endless
page 6
Dr. Judith I. Simons, former chair
of the Education Department,
died Saturday, November 13.
page 6
LIFESTYLES
Sex and fun at the Crest
page 8
The Great American Smokeout
page 9
Spare the turkey on Turkey Day:
“I no longer stand on the soapbox
explaining inhumane factory farming issues or how unhealthy meat
is for human consumption...”
page 10
Preparing for the next presidential race
Lori Gallagher
Staff Writer
George W. Bush’s presidential victory left
some voters wondering who is on the horizon as a
candidate for the 2008 election.
Even though the Democrats were surprised
at their loss for the 2004 presidency, they appear
to be less upset about losing to Bush than they
were after the 2000 election. Some Democrats
think they have identified their 2004 weakness as
John Kerry’s campaign.
“We can’t let George Bush define our future.
That’s where Kerry’s campaign came up short,”
Bruce Reed, president of the centrist Democratic
Leadership Council told CNN. “Democrats need
to put forward our vision of how to win the war
on terror. Defeating terrorism is going to be the
defining issue for the years to come. For our
party’s sake and our country’s sake, we have to
get it right because Americans won’t take us seriously until we do.”
The Democrats have already begun considering candidates for the 2008 election. Some people
think that Kerry could try for a second chance.
However, in 1956, the Democrat party’s nomination of presidential runner-up Adlai Steven
proved unsuccessful. Since then, the Democrats
have not nominated a former presidential candidate.
Democrats say that New York Senator Hilary
Rodham Clinton is someone to watch. “In terms
of fundraising, charisma, ideas and positioning,
she dominates,” Donna Brazile, Al Gore’s campaign manager in 2000, told CNN. “She’s acceptable to everyone. The moderate wing likes her,
the liberals like her. There’s no question, Hillary’s
Basketball team ready to go:
“I think our numbers, heart, and
positive attitude will overcome the
disadvantage and help us to be
successful”
page 11
Cross Country team successful
at NCAA Mid East Regionals
page 12
A&E
Begin to love Matchbook
Romance... interview with Aaron
Stern.
page 14
Reviews, reviews, reviews!
Friday Night Lights,
Jon Stewart’s new book,
and more!
page 15
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton should be an excellent candidate to target both Democrats and
Republicans along with women in 2008.
Photo courtesy of clinton.senate.gov/
the person people will focus on.”
Before Clinton can focus on a presidential
campaign, she must first face prospective Senate
candidates NY Governor George Pataki and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Some Democrats still see Kerry’s running
mate John Edwards and 2004 Democrat candidate
Howard Dean as possibilities. Other people think
that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is also someone
to consider, since he is a Democrat that continual-
A woman’s balancing act:
Can she have it all?
Lori Gallagher
Staff Writer
SPORTS
November 18, 2004
Women do not have to be superheros to establish an equal balance between their career and their
family.
The balancing act between life and work was
the topic addressed at the first in a series of lectures hosted by the Lifelong Learning department
at Cedar Crest College. This first session was
Thursday, October 28 in the Tompkins College
Center.
The lectures are designed to inform college
women as well as women in the community about
a variety of issues related to females in today’s
world. This is the only lecture that is scheduled for
the fall, but the Lifelong Learning department is
looking to make this an event that occurs at least
once or twice a semester.
Dr. Kerrie Baker, assistant professor of psychology and the volunteer guest speaker for this
event, began her presentation by distributing a
PowerPoint handout to the audience. The phrase
“Balancing the first, second, and third shifts” was
printed on the second slide. Baker’s presentation
evolved from this quote as she explained the roles
of women in today’s society.
She explained that the idea of a first shift represents a woman’s time at work or school. The second shift is the time she spends at home. However,
Baker focused on the third shift explaining that it
was a psychological stage in which women relive
that day in their mind and often question their
decisions. Baker said that this was an important
part of a woman’s day because it helps her build
strength and make better decisions.
The second portion of the presentation
focused on the process of a woman finding a balance in her life. “Being active in all roles without
feelings of negative stress or overload,” is how
Baker described balance. “Balance is bliss,” she
said.
The final portion of the lecture was directed
towards the tendencies of women in today’s society and laws that allow women to obtain balance in
their life. One statistic Baker offered was that “61
percent of people would give up some of their pay
for more time with their family.” Baker also
explained laws like the Equal Pay Act and the
Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
Cindy Bonilla, who attended the lecture said,
“I really enjoyed this presentation. I think that it is
important to have lectures like this so people can
try to develop balance in their life. I am looking
forward to another one [lecture].”
Baker closed the lecture with: “It’s okay to
ask for help and try to want it all, but just realize,
we are not all superheros.”
Rudy Giuliani, mayor of New York City when the
World Trade towers were hit, has a good chance at
running in the Republican seat in 2008.
Photo courtesy of www.ptsdconference.org
ly thrives in a Republican state.
Given that no Democrats from Congress
have won the title of President since John F.
Kennedy, some people think the presidential candidate should be a governor. Governors to consider are New Mexico’s Bill Richardson, Iowa’s
Tom Vilsack, Pennsylvania’s Ed Rendell,
Arizona’s Janet Napolitano, and Kansas’s
Kathleen Sebelius.
continued on page 5
Tompkins in
grave condition
Dr. Pauline Tompkins
Photo courtesy of Espejo 1971
The first woman president of Cedar
Crest College, Dr. Pauline Tompkins, recently
had an unfortunate accident on her Maine
farm. A press release from College Relations
stated: “since that time [of the accident] her
condition has worsened and this morning
(November 12), she was taken off life support. As of this writing, her condition remains
grave. We will update the local community as
we receive additional information.”
Dr. Tompkins was President of Cedar
Crest College from 1967-1979. While she
was here, the Tompkins College Center was
built in her name.
No new updates had been given at the
time The Crestiad went to print.
www2.cedarcrest.edu/crestiad
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OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
If you could vote for anyone for President, who would you choose?
Beth Anne CiccolellaJunior
Communication
Bridget SzalaJunior
Chemistry/ Forensics
“...Jackie Kennedy. She's
intelligent, had good foreign
relationships and comforted
others.”
“...Ghandi. He's a cool guy
and I believe his policies.”
Opinions Editor
Sarah Magner
News Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Managing Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Lifestyles Co-Editors
Stacey Solt
Iva Tchomakova
Business Manager
Tonesha Baltimore
Lead Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Co-Copy Editors
Courtney Lomax
Lisa Stewart
Sports Editor
Jennifer Woytach
Photo Editor
Linda Misiura
A&E Co-Editors
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Web Editor
Laura Scioli
Staff
Alexandra Dorward
Erica Fleming
Lori Gallagher
Jennifer Kee
Jennifer Kumetz
Debbie BerezanskyFreshman
Psychology
“Bill Clinton for his ingenious
economic reform.”
“...Micah Sadigh. He’s reasonable and he looks out for
everybody’s best interest.”
What is addiction, really?
The Crestiad
Fall 2004 Staff
Heather Bidmead
Tierra Blue
Clara Bower
Nadine Brosnan
Beth Coulter
Zoe TuckSophomore
Political science
Deidre Latoof
Bethany Mason
Lakena Outlaw
Kristian Parchinski
Rose Strong
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Jennifer Kumetz
Staff Writer
Addiction is a disease. You may have
heard this phrase before. But what does it
really mean? What does it mean to those who
are or have been addicted?
Well, of course, there is the obvious
aspect of abusing illicit drugs, alcohol, or
tobacco. In other words, the actual use of the
substance. This involves physical effects such
as tolerance levels, withdrawals, and highs.
There is also a psychological aspect to this
disease including cravings, mood swings or
depression, and changes in judgment and
decision-making.
Now, this is all textbook stuff, the kind
of things they teach in health class in high
school. What the disease of addiction means
to the addict entails a much broader range of
effects.
Someone in recovery can be clean for
years and hear a song, see an old hang out, or
run into someone who is a reminder of the
past and easily fall prey to the urges coursing
through them.
An addict can almost forget that they
ever really had a problem, and the closer they
come to forgetting the faster they can fall to
the bottom again.
An alcoholic or drug addict has most
likely acquired great skill at rationalizing and
justifying their substance abuse. This may
include lying to family, friends, employers,
and themselves.
A recovering or active addict can go to
a public place and immediately spot people
who are high. Then comes the ethical dilemma of whether to announce what you know
or not.
There is also a feeling of resentment
towards others either because of their ability
to lead “normal” lives or recreationally use
drugs in a way that the addict can not.
I became addicted to heroin when I was
fifteen years old. I am now 24 years old and
am recently returning to college after six
years of dealing with addiction in alternating
bouts of active drug use and sobriety.
I have encountered all of these situations, and many more, in the past few years. I
worked at a restaurant where one of the other
servers showed up to work high every day. I
have trouble staying at my father’s house for
more than a few hours as that was where my
drug habits began. I have periodically convinced myself that just because I can’t do
drugs, that shouldn’t mean I can’t drink moderately; which ends up being untrue. And
although I know that one cigarette may not
kill me, it will cause me to smoke another,
and another, and another.
Although I have now been clean for
three years, I still live with the consequences
of being an addict every day. This is not to
say that anyone should in any way feel pity
for addicts, just to enlighten those who are
unaware of what this life can entail. And
despite the fact that recovery rates are not
phenomenally high for drug addicts, sobriety
is an attainable goal with the right support
and plan. Also, not every drug addict or alcoholic may experience the same dilemmas or
tribulations as I have, but many are common
to most of us-and there are a lot of us out
there.
There are approximately 22 million
Americans suffering from substance dependence, according to the Household Survey
conducted by the Substance Abuse and
continued on page 4
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OPINIONS
To the Editor:
Out lines
Rose Strong
Crestiad Columnist
I am fortunate to be surrounded by folks
who are prolific thinkers, decidedly active
within their communities, making a difference every day where they can in the hopes
of making life and the world better for others.
Since I have the opportunity to write a
column here at Cedar Crest, I thought it
would be nice to have a few guests in my
column this issue as I couldn’t have said it
better myself. Here are a few whose voices
need to be heard.
Morality: Number one issue?
ly have a mandate. They are validated in the
eyes of the world.
How long do you think it will be until
John Ashcroft is nominated to be chief justice
of the Supreme Court? Or will it be Alberto
R. Gonzales who wrote the memo justifying
torture?
They will move quickly now to further
consolidate their power and separate people
according to their loyalties.
Is our democracy really so fragile? So
difficult to believe how easy it was for these
few true believers who could make 51%
believe that white is black and war is peace.
Sandy Fisher
Collegeville, PA
Morality was the number one issue during the 2004 election?
The number one issue on voter's minds
this election, according to exit polls, was
Yet another voice heard
morality. Yet, over 51% of the population
voted for discrimination and inequality as 11
Like many, I am feeling sad, depressed,
states ratified further discrimination in state
and a bit scared.
constitutional amendments outlawing the
This [election] means we need to begin
right of marriage to same-sex couples. These
immediately to take back our country. I am
voters believe that heterosexual couples
especially amazed and confounded by the stadeserve the privilege of access to over 1,148
tistic that 80% of people concerned with
federal laws denied to same-sex couples,
'moral issues' voted for President Bush. I
even those same-sex couples who have been
believe this can be a critical leverage point
together for 20-30 years, own homes together for progressive change in America.
or those who raise children.
I am very interested in taking back
To endorse breaking down
morality/religion for the not only
relationships is so sad and wrong.
progressives but also for
“Here are a few the
What a dark day it is for
Middle America. Right now
whose voices morality seems to be defined as
America.
I can't understand how anytaking away a woman's right to
need to be
one thinks it's moral to assume
choose and opposing gay/lesbian
heard.”
heterosexual unions have more
marriage. The BIG 10 commandvalue or morality based excluments seem to be easily oversively on the sexual orientation of the partlooked while we concentrate on obscure pasners. I can't understand how anyone would
sages and sex-related issues.
support laws that would prevent same-sex
War, poverty, lack of adequate educapartners from visiting one another in the hostion and health care, corporate greed, xenopital or laws that would keep devoted parents
phobia, and a marketing industry that makes
from marrying. That isn't moral or even
it's living on increasing coveting...none of
humane - it's cruel and prejudicial.
these are addressed as moral issues. Most
The voters in the 11 states who passed
likely this is because a morality that chalconstitutional amendments this week grossly
lenged war or poverty or corporate greed or
abused their power. The vote was intended to
sadly enough even adequate health care,
give all citizens affected by common law a
food, and housing for ALL would by definichance to have a voice. The people who
tion have to result in real substantive change
voted for this amendment would in no way
in where our power, resources, and priorities
even be affected by the marriage vows of
lie.
their same-sex neighbors, yet they voted for
I have been told that the single most
discrimination.
mentioned command in the Bible is to "welMorality can't possibly be confused with
come the stranger." Most often it is linked to
blatant segregation or discrimination.
specific behaviors like caring for the widow
Maintaining heterosexual marriages as a priv- or orphan, or leaving the edges of the fields
ileged class, separate from same-sex unions
to be gleaned by the poor. What an amazing
can't have anything to do with morality. It's
world we would create if this value were
elitism.
moved to the center all people’s thoughts
America was founded on equality and
about morality/religion.
justice, not privilege for the majority, the
Those who voted against Bush, did so
powerful or the self-declared morally elite.
for profoundly moral and ethical reasons. Our
Mr. Bush wants to lead our nation by reachmorality and his are essentially different. And
ing out to unite all Americans, but only if
we believe our country’s priorities should
they're heterosexual. If this doesn't define
reflect our morals.
bigotry, what does?
We believe that making sure that every
John Dela Roche
human being has the right to life (food,
Old Lyme, CT
health care, education, employment) and liberty (personal freedoms and responsibilities).
An Orwellian ending
For many of us our morality informs our
I am deeply sad for America...and
everyday actions.
angry.
Please remember, despite our sadness,
Today when I'm sad, I feel separated
not much has changed from yesterday to
from the country's fate. Resigned to its
today. We were not defeated because we will
decline.
not be defeated. We were merely delayed.
When I'm angry, I feel like part of some
The grief we are feeling today is the partial
'underground' rebel group. Isolated, but I
loss of hope of more immediate change. All
know there are so many others there with me
the work the world needs done still needs to
in the darkness. Waiting for the moment.
be done.
I think things will be getting so much
All the visions we have of creating a
worse in the coming few years that (hopefulbetter world still exist. And all the work each
ly) a massive movement will be triggered. A
of us do to imagine that better world vision
few years ago I said it would soon be time
will continue to be done by us, and many
for marching in the streets. I remember how a more like us.
friend looked at me like I was daft.
Dr. Christina L. Ager
Well, we've been there because of the
Glenside, PA
war...and it will only get more and more divisive since the Bushies now know they actual-
Cedar Crest closed-mindedness
I am writing this letter to the Cedar
before today). Others seem to think that we
Crest College community, to explain my dislive in a quasi-socialist state, where the govappointment in their character.
ernment is supposed to take care of everyAt this point I am almost ashamed to
thing. I always thought we lived in a democsay that I attend this school due to the closeracy. But I guess I am wrong.
mindedness that I have encountered for repreThe other thing that is troubling is the
senting the minority, a dreaded political
shortsightedness of many of my fellow stuConservative, and worse yet, a supporter of
dents. “I’m going to move to Canada” or
President Bush. (This being due to the fact
“I’m going to go to graduate school in
that my political party, the Libertarian Party,
Australia.” Please do. That way, I will no
has a snowball’s chance in hell of getting
longer have to listen to you whine because
elected, thanks in part to legal
you did not get your way in
“...I believe firmly the election. And while you
efforts by the Democrats.) I
know I am not the only Bush
are there, give up your U.S.
in the First
supporter on campus. There
citizenship, that way you can
Amendment. Then, take part in all the social welwere students signed up at the
as the anti-Bush
Bush supporter website from
fare programs your newly choCedar Crest, and those did not
sen country has to offer. (In
propaganda
include any of the Bush supCanada, they may all have
increased in quanti- health care, but it does not
porters I know personally.
ty, I fought back; mean that it is quality healthDuring the last weeks
before the election, my neighwell, technically, I care, or that they have access
bors put up signs that were
to it).
coped.”
unconstructive, and overly
It’s only another four
negative about the election. I
years. In another four years,
ignored the signs at first, though they angered work your butts off to elect a Democrat.
me. I believe firmly in the First Amendment.
Show up to your primaries and vote for
Then, as the anti-Bush propaganda increased
someone who supports your views. If you
in quantity, I fought back; well, technically, I
can’t wait four years, write your representacoped. I made a poster about why I supported tives in Congress. Bills don’t become laws
President Bush, I posted articles about the
unless Congress passes them first. Just whingenocide that occurred in Iraq under Saddam
ing is so unproductive.
Hussein, the timeline of AlQueda’s attacks on
I could go on and on, how this camU.S. citizens (for those of you who don’t
pus seems (I apologize for overgeneralizaalready know, these pre-date President Bush’s tion) to believe every word that comes out of
term), and the great leaps and bounds that
the mouths of people in the media, how they
charter schools are making after the No Child vote straight ticket and don’t even know the
Left Behind Act reforms. Then my neighbors
name of the people they are voting for, and
started asking my roommate, like I was some
have no idea of what the realities are for the
evil-being, how could she live with me, and
servicemen and women overseas and at
how could she let me put up such filth on our
home, who have to listen to their mindless
door. This drove me further; I made stickers!
drivel about what they are doing is wrong.
Walking out of one of the buildings
Thanks for your time, and may God
today, I heard someone comment on the “new Bless America, because it’s going to need it.
theocracy” we have. Well, Bush has been the
leader for four years so far, and I do not
Virginia Bowden
remember getting the memo that I live in a
Senior
theocracy, so I am a little confused. (I get
“memos” from the RNC, LMPA, LP, LPPA,
and DNC, so I should have found this out
Out lines: Events and Notices
--24-Hour GLBT community hotline:
Additional Opportunity with the Lehigh
University Community Fellowship
Committee
Plans are moving forward to create a
24-hour GLBT community support/ resource
hotline. The hotline will not only supply support and information to individuals within the
GLBT community, but also gather information assessing community needs. In addition,
they are taking applications for volunteer hotline operators. Please contact Tim Chadwick
at 610-216-7947 or by email at
[email protected] for more information.
--Urgent message from Helping Hands
Ministry:
AIDS Outreach has an urgent need for
personal care items for their clients. Please
consider picking up one or more of the following items next time you go to the store:
soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and/or
toilet paper. Contact them at AIDS Outreach
at 610-435-8424 or e-mail [email protected]
--Open Gay AA meeting at MCCLV:
G.A.Y. (Gratitude and You) AA meets
every Wednesday at MCCLV. Doors open
and coffee at 7:00 p.m. Discussion at 7:30
p.m. Contact Joanie W for further information at 610-966-1992
--In the works from OutThere:
Education Night: “Pans and Trans go
Hand in Hand” so that we can educate the
campus about some different terms and demystify the “shades of gray” when it comes
to gender and the non-binary gender system.
Keep a lookout for further details!
--FACT's 18th Annual Snowball 2004
Snowball 2004 will take place on
Sunday, December 5, 2004 at the Radisson
Hotel Bethlehem. Tickets are 65.00. Dinner is
included, and there will also be a live band as
well as a silent auction.
--In national news:
Eleven states have passed legislation
that will ban gay marriage (AR, GA, KY, MI,
MS, MT, ND, OK, OH, UT, OR). Also, many
states have passed amendments defining marriage as the union between a male and female
only. Check out
http://www.stateline.org/stateline/ for more
information. Write letters to your senators if
you have an opinion that you want to
express. Have hope everyone, there are small
victories being won everywhere!
Corrections:
Volume 86, Issue No. 5
The Crestiad would like to acknowledge and correct any mistakes that have been made.
On page 4, the caption for the photo from the Discovery of Self Workshop should read as
follows: “‘[The lecture] made me aware that I am not alone with problems I face in my relationship.’”
Please e-mail any corrections to [email protected]
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OPINIONS
Mr. Chemist’s Neighborhood
by David Raker
Just blowin’
my mind
Beth Coulter
Crestiad Columnist
Post-election: What now?
Alexandra Dorward
Staff Writer
To quote Michael Moore in Fahrenheit
9/11, “Was it all just a dream? Did the last
four years not really happen?”
If the rest of the country witnessed the
same events that I saw play out in George W.
Bush’s first term, how could he have possibly
won the election this time around?
On the morning of November 3, I awoke
to see that CNN was calling the election “too
close to call.” By the time I got back from
class John Kerry had decided to concede. At
that moment I felt like my heart had been
ripped out.
I was not shocked by the outcome. I had
followed the election closely and knew that it
was anybody’s game. But all I kept thinking
and still can’t figure out is, “what happened?”
I was there at Northampton Community
College and the Allentown Fairgrounds when
Kerry came to speak. I saw the thousands of
people cheering, holding their “Hope is on
the Way” signs. I saw him balance himself
up on a rickety railing so that he could thank
the people who had come to see him but
couldn’t fit into the crowded auditorium
where he was speaking. And the people
shouted back, “No, thank you!”
I was there on the opening day of
Fahrenheit 9/11 when people were shouting
at the screen in anger and crying for the thousands of lives that have been lost in the
Middle East and at home.
And I was there in New York City when
250 thousand people traveled from all over to
protest the Republican National Convention.
And on that day it wasn’t a Republican vs.
Democrat atmosphere. We were just people;
angry about the direction our country was
headed.
As I watched Kerry’s concession speech
I felt kind of a numbing sadness. I wanted to
ask him, “For all of us who followed you,
and got hope from you, what do we do now?”
It scares me to think about where we will be
in 2008. Will women still have the right to
choose? Will gay Americans be headed backwards instead of forwards in progress? Will
my brother who is in the National Guard be
dead in Iraq? And will this man, who claimed
in Lancaster, PA that “God speaks through
me,” completely dissolve the line between
church and state?
Since Bush was inaugurated in January,
2001, those who disagree with him have been
nearly silenced. When the United Nations
didn’t agree with Bush’s agenda, they were
ignored. When Americans questioned the
president’s decisions, we were called unpatriotic and silenced with the Patriot Act. It is
clear to me that Bush wants only his own
voice and the voice of his investors heard.
I suppose there are a lot of people out
there who are Bush supporters and look forward to these conservative changes that will
occur during Bush’s first elected term, but for
us “radical” liberals…what do we do now?
The time of what Arabs term our season
of “Tribal Warfare” in over. The negative ads
are gone from our TV screens and we are trying to get back to normal, albeit, the “new
normal” we’ve had since 9/11. The political
signs that appeared like autumn weeds are
slowly disappearing from front yards and
roadways.
George W. Bush was elected with 51%
of the vote. There can be no more complaints
of the office being stolen. There is some
question about the validity of votes in various
parts of the nation, but I won’t address that
here or now. Bush won.
The world stands confused. Those who
voted for Kerry are confused. I’d like to try
to explain why Bush got the vote.
The nation changed on September 11,
2001. We went from being self-absorbed
individualists to being a nation united in fear.
How long did it take you to stop looking up
at low flying planes, wondering if they also
would hit a building? I don’t think I’ve really
stopped yet.
From anthrax and smallpox scares, to
the fluctuating color terror codes going yellow to orange to yellow again, fear has been
our leading import/export item.
We took our national fear and vented it
on Afghanistan. But the fear level was ratcheted up when we were informed Iraq was in
league with the terrorists and prepared to use
Weapons of Mass Destruction on us.
So we vented our fear on Iraq and
removed Saddam Hussein from power.
Nevertheless, our fear remained to such a
degree that when an Iraqi newspaper criticized the American Occupation, the coalition
forces shut it down. This paper was published
by clergyman Al Sadr. When his press was
destroyed, he had 10,000 subscribers.
Some of these subscribers reacted to the
shut down by attacking two American civilian contractors, burning them and hanging
their bodies from a bridge. After the April
battle for Fallujah ended and the handover to
the Iraqi Interim Government was complete,
Al Sadr restarted his press, with 150,000 subscribers. Fallujah remains a violent place, yet
few Americans understand the roots of the
resistance.
Here at home, our fear has allowed the
Patriot Act to eliminate some of our civil liberties. Ben Franklin opined, “those willing to
give up essential liberty in order to obtain
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety.” I must agree with him.
To live in constant fear is giving up our
essential liberty. To eliminate certain rights
for “security reasons” robs us of what makes
us Americans. It lets the terrorists win without ever firing another shot.
George W. Bush believes the only way
to assuage the fear is to eradicate those who
would do us harm. The best way to accomplish this is by making the world just like
America. This thinking follows that if the
world shares the same culture and values,
then peace must prevail. Since America is the
best country, then American culture must be
introduced to those countries who currently
hate us.
Check out the following definitions:
Patriotism: Love of country
Nationalism: Belief that your country is
the best
Fascism: Belief that all countries should
be like your country.
This is why George W. Bush won. Fear
has enveloped our country. Bush will end that
fear and then peace will reign. Every person
who values security over liberty voted for
Bush.
Will it make us safe? People point out
the lack of attacks since 9/11, with the belief
that our government has prevented it. What
isn’t known or talked about is a massive cultural difference. Bush likes to refer to poker
when discussing world events (“They have
shown their cards”). Except it isn’t a card
game that Arabs excel at. They play chess.
There is a story about the King of Syria
playing a game of chess with the King of
Babylon (Iraq). The King in Damascus
would make a move, and a messenger would
ride to Baghdad to relay the move to the
King there. The Babylonian King would
move his opponent’s piece and then make his
move, sending it back to Syria via the messenger. In this way the game played out for
over 20 years until one King won (I forget
which).
Looking at this display of patience
should make one consider the mind of the
terrorists. Could it be they are simply waiting
us out?
Yes, Bush won. Let’s hope we don’t
regret it when the score reads Bush 1, the
People 0.
Until next time,
Peace,
Beth
Contact Beth at [email protected].
A truly retro experience
On Monday, November 22, campus
radio WCCC will be broadcasting live from
the studio in on the second floor of Hartzel
Hall. Listen from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. as
the Mulletman plays hits from the 60s and
70s. The Mulletman is an acoustic rock gui-
tarist who last played at Cedar Crest in
October for Election Awareness Day. Tune in
to cable channel 23, cable radio 102.5, or
come on up to Hartzel for a truly retro experience.
-Beth Coulter
Addiction
continued from page 2
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) last year. Out of this 22 million,
only 1.9 million received specialty substance
abuse treatment, leaving the other 20.1 million untreated. President Bush’s 2005 budget
includes a measly 5 percent increase for substance abuse treatment.
The group with the highest illicit drug
use is 18- to 25-year olds with a rate of over
20 percent of that group actively using drugs.
About 74 percent of adult users 18 and over
are employed either full or part time. 18 percent of adults age 18- to 22- years old who
were full time college students admitted to
driving while drugged on illegal substances,
as reported by the National Survey on Drug
Use and Health Report.
If you take this into consideration, you
can see that there is a great likelihood that
someone you know, go to school with, work
with, or associate with could be addicted to
drugs. Despite the fact that drug use is not
significantly increasing in America, the rate
is also not significantly decreasing. Increased
awareness, education, and treatment are
important tools for reducing the population of
drug addicts and restoring them to productive
citizens who can contribute to society rather
than deplete it of money, safety, and health.
POST ELECTION COVERAGE
What is going on with
election fraud?
Beth Coulter
Staff Writer
It started as a rumble on MSNBC’s
Countdown with Keith Olbermann on
November 7. By November 10, Act for
Change, an internet activist organization was
asking for an investigation into the electronic
voting machines. By November 11,
MoveOn.org was sending out an internet petition for Congress to investigate election
fraud. Two instances in “swing states” may
be indicative of a wide spread problem.
In Broward County, Florida, electronic
voting machines counted backwards; as more
people voted, the official vote count went
down.
In a Columbus, Ohio suburb, the electronic voting machines registered 4,258 votes
for George W. Bush – but only 638 people
cast a vote there.
Among other of the more than 30,000
complaints made nation-wide, a machine in
North Carolina lost over 4500 votes due to a
lack of memory capacity.
In Ohio and South Florida, voters complained the machines registered a vote for
Bush instead of Kerry, for whom they had
attempted to vote.
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the tally
came up with 93,000 more votes than voters.
In Warren County, Ohio, poll officials
cited Homeland Security fears before locking
themselves away for the count, shutting out
the media.
Heavily Democratic counties in Florida
apparently voted against their party in landslide numbers.
Pat South, president of the Warren
County Commissioners, spoke to Keith
Olbermann via phone.
“In a face to face meeting between the
FBI and our director of Emergency Services,
we were informed that on a scale from 1 –
10, the tri-state area of Southwest Ohio was
ranked at a high 8 to a low 9 in terms of
security risk. Warren County in particular
was rated at 10 (with 10 being the highest
risk).”
However, the Bureau says it issued no
such warning. The Ohio Public Safety
Director confirmed there was no FBI-issued
warning.
In the face of these contradictions, South
stated the fear was domestic terrorism, justifying the count being done in secret.
The only defense of the accuracy of the
election count so far is from Wyatt Buchanan
of the San Francisco Chronicle. While he
admits problems like those mentioned, and
added that a Nebraska district had a single
machine that added 10,000 extra votes, he
defends the validity because these problems
have been identified.
What does all this matter if John Kerry
already conceded? According to MSNBC, no
candidate’s statement is legally binding. The
only thing that matters is the state election
commission’s report and the Electoral
College vote next month.
More information on this can be found
at www.msnbc.com.
Multiple resignations shake up Bush cabinet
Presidential hopefuls
John McCain is another choice for the
Republican nomination. He has a history of being
outspoken and firm on values.
Photo courtesy of www.freedomforum.org/
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Even though people are wondering what
will happen in 2008, United States citizens
also want to know what President Bush plans
on doing over the next four years. After his
victory was announced, Bush said, “When you
win, there’s a feeling that the people have spoken, and embraced your point of view, and
that’s what I intend to tell the Congress.”
He told CNN that his agenda includes
plans to defeat the terrorists, improve education, and change medical malpractice laws.
Bush also said that he plans to continue his
tax cuts, because he thinks they have boosted
the economy for everyone. “As the economy
grows, there will be more revenues coming in
to the Treasury,” he said.
The president also addressed the nation
regarding his plan to change the Social
Security program. He sees this as a difficult
task and intends to work with Democrats in
order to make the plan a success.
Since President Bush is in the office for
his second term, the Republican Party must
also find a candidate for the 2008 election.
Unlike most Vice Presidents, Dick Cheney,
who has a history of heart problems, is not
Howard Dean, who almost was the Democratic
contender in the 2004 election could be on the
ticket in 2008.
Photo courtesy of www.personal.psu.edu
looking at the 2008 election as a chance for to
move up the political ladder.
However, political observers are keeping
their eye on senators Bill Frist, John McCain,
Chuck Hagel, George Allen, and
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. New
York Governor George Pataki and former
New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, both expected to run against Clinton for Senate, are also
thought to run for president.
According to GOP strategist Scott Reed,
McCain is someone to watch particularly
close. “The front-runner in the Republican
party will be John McCain, based on his performance at the convention, support for Bush
and his polling numbers both nationally and in
the early primary states,” Reed told CNN.
“His favorable rating [in national voter surveys] is at about 70 percent among
Republicans, Democrats, and independents,
which is kind of unique.”
Despite the choices and beliefs of political observers about potential 2008 presidential
candidates, no one has made any official
plans. Almost everyone has chosen to focus
on his or her current jobs and responsibilities
and no one has ruled out any possibilities.
Young voters express mixed
emotions on election outcome
Condeleezza Rice was nominated to take
Powell’s place.
Photo courtesy of www.whitehouse.gov
Linda Misiura
Photo Editor
Two weeks ago, Bush became President
of the United States for the second time. This
week, it’s not news of the President that is
making headlines, but the numerous resignations from his inner cabinet.
Not only was there more than one resignation, but many were high profile people
whose name’s most people recognize.
With the resignation of Colin Powell,
Ann Veneman, Rod Paige, and Spencer
Abraham, the positions of secretary of state,
secretary of agriculture, secretary of education, and secretary of energy will all be open
and ready for the taking. Most of the positions are expected to be filled from within;
Condoleezza Rice has already been nominated by President Bush to replace Powell as
secretary of state. Her position as current
National Security Advisor would then also be
open for someone to fill.
Steven Kappes and Michael J. Sulick,
the top leaders of the CIA’s directorate of
operations, have also resigned from their high
positions within the CIA. Many critics say
this is to due the change in authority that happened back in August when Peter Goss was
named as the new director by President Bush.
Secretary of State Colin Powell resigned on
Monday.
Photo courtesy of www.whitehouse.gov
While the agency looks at the changes in a
positive light, critics are not so sure, especially in a time of war. “The agency seems in
free-fall in Washington, and that is a very,
very bad omen in the middle of a war,” Jane
Harmon, a ranking Democrat in the House
Intelligence Committee.
One other major resignation has
occurred since the re-election of President
Bush. John Ashcroft, attorney General has
stepped down from his position and will be
replaced with Al Gonzales. Gonzales currently holds the position known as Counsel to the
President.
Powell however, has been the main
focus of the multiple resignations. “Several
officials said the White House bore no ill will
toward Powell, but simply desired to move
smoothly through the Cabinet transitions.
One said that, had Powell stayed longer, it
would have ‘a ripple effect’ on other planned
changes,” reported CNN.com.
Powell served as secretary of state under
President Bush for the past four years. After
discussion, both he and President decided it
was time for him to pursue other things in the
private sector of life. While serving as secretary of state, Powell was an authority figure
who spoke to the public often, usually about
the war on terror in Iraq.
Bethany Mason
Staff Writer
Speak now. Your vote counts. Vote or
die. These were slogans that filtered through
the airwaves of television and radio during
election time.
New voters especially felt the pressure
to express their freedom to vote. College
campuses were buzzing with students filling
out absentee ballots or taking the long drive
home. Streets were filled with campaign
signs that represented Democrat and
Republican parties.
Now that the election is over, people are
dealing with the outcome. “I never thought
about politics, [but] it’s a big deal in college;
I realized that when I got here,” Freshman
Jennifer Febbo commented. “I knew that
whoever was elected is in charge of the
working classes which is important to me. I
just wish I voted because I realize
Republicans can hurt me in the long run,”
Febbo said. “I’m middle class and I know
this election will have a great impact on me
and my future as well as my children’s.”
Some students, like freshman Heather
Wert, applied for absentee ballots. “I put in
for an absentee ballot that I never received,”
Wert said. “If I’d been home I would have
felt my vote counted.”
Deanna Green felt that neither her nor
her friends’ votes made a difference, “I rode
with friends to their homes in different states.
I don’t regret it or anything, I just feel as
though our voices weren’t really heard,” she
said. “Our votes didn’t make that much of a
difference.”
Though the outcome of the election may
not have been what some students wanted,
they are still glad they voted. Freshman
Emily Mowl said, “I support Bush, I just
don’t agree with everything he says. It doesn’t discourage me from voting, everyone
thought he wasn’t going to win and he did.”
Michelle Myers, freshman, said, “I’m
pissed [about the results], it just makes me
want to vote more!”
This year showed a remarkable turn out
in voter’s age’s 18-29 year olds. Fifty-one
percent of the 120 million voters this year
were in this age bracket. In 2000, 18-29 year
olds showed up for 42 percent of the vote.
Sophomore Tova Samuels felt that was
enough for her, “I knew Bush was going to
win, I’m just glad that I was apart of the statistic of young minorities voting this election.”
For more information visit:
www.youthvotearchives.com
NEWS
Former English majors inspire future careers:
the possibilities are endless
Deidre Latoof
Staff Writer
The Cedar Crest community
was given a special treat from the
English Department and the Career
Planning Office on Thursday,
November 4.
The Career Night For English
Majors included a discussion panel
of 6 Cedar Crest alumnae, all of
whom graduated with a degree in
English. The panel consisted of
Susan Busch ’93, Kimberly Chaney
’91, Meredith Michner ’95, Molly
O’Brien ’96, Sandy Reber ’73, and
Maggie Spilner ’74. The information session, which was held in the
Harmon Hall of Peace, proved helpful to many students who were
unsure as to how a degree in
English could benefit them in the
future.
Many who attended the event
were either already English majors
or were considering a major in
English or a related field. The panel
began by recommending that students take in interest in other fields
while they pursue their passion for
English. Spilner, a successful businesswoman, reiterated her point by
encouraging students to take advantage of their opportunities and “anything you think you might like to
do, go for it!” Several of the panelists suggested taking business
classes so that in the event that a job
in the literary field is replaced by a
job that is more business oriented,
then the student will have the background that they need to become
even more successful. Several
women also suggested taking a different language because bilingualism is an important asset in a country that grows more diverse every
day. However, it was agreed upon
by all that a degree in English was
helpful in just about any career
because the critical thinking and
analytical thinking that a major in
English would provide will always
prove to be useful. Most of the
speakers also agreed that, if given
the chance to make the choice
again, they would still have decided
on a degree in English.
Along with sharing personal
career experiences, the speakers
took the time to answer questions
and offer advice to those who were
still not sure which path to choose.
Sandy Weber encouraged students
to “be open to new ideas and realize
that nothing is ever wasted.
Experience will make you a better
person.”
Chaney stressed the importance of being “willing to take criticism and also pay attention to the
people you meet along the way.
Don’t lose touch with them, you
never know when you may need
Maggie Spilner, Sandy Reber, Susan Jope-Busch, Molly O’Brien, Meredith Michner, and Kim Chaney, all Cedar Crest English
graduates, shared their insight on ‘Career Night for English Majors’ on November 11.
Photo by Linda Misiura
those connections.” An important
message from the group included
having confidence in the things that
you do while knowing that you can
always learn more.
Michner said, “be proactive in
your career. There’s so much in
your control, so make a plan to help
you accomplish your goals.” Amy
Saul, a representative from the
Career Planning Office, went on to
discuss the importance of finding an
internship and says that she would
“encourage experimental learning
and the best way is interning.”
The night provided students
and faculty alike with an opportunity to talk openly in a low key environment with professionals who had
not only obtained a degree in
English but successfully built their
careers based on the knowledge that
they gained. The students seemed to
really enjoy themselves and found
the information very useful. Jackie
Buldoc, a senior English major,
applauded the presentation and said
that “the big thing that I am taking
away from this is the importance of
being well rounded and having
skills outside of the English world.”
Another English major, sophomore
Sarah Relation, believed it to be
“very informative” and was surprised at the vast number of possibilities available.
Graduate school fair
On Tuesday November 9, Career Planning hosted a graduate school fair in TCC from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
While the fair was very helpful for senior here at Cedar
Crest, juniors, sophomores, and even the goal-oriented
freshman benefitted from the even.
Some of the schools in attendance were DeSales
University, Lehigh University, Alvernia College,
Marywood University, Albright College, and LaSalle
University.
Take back the night committee in the works
Lisa Stewart
Co-copy Editor
Take Back the Night is an
international rally and march that
is organized in local communities
to unify women, men, and children in an awareness of violence
against women, children and
families. The event is a collaboration of community and campus
and any other interested persons
who are ready to speak out
against violence and take a stand
to make the night safe for everyone.
Take Back the Night rallies
and marches began in England as
a protest against the fear that
women encountered walking the
streets at night. The first Take
Back the Night in the United
States was in San Francisco in
1978.
Sophomores Erica Tysoe
and Stephanie Haines have started the planning of the event on
campus with the help of Dean
Denise O’Neil and Coordinator
of International and Diversity
Programs, Karolina Matynia.
Interested students that have contacted the two students via e-mail
as well as those that came to
informational sessions in TCC
during lunch and dinner are
forming the committee. During
the sessions, discussions preliminary plans were made in regards
to the date of the rally as well as
the involvement of outside colleges and agencies in the community.
The importance of the event
and significance of the subject
matter has propelled Haines and
Tysoe into action, but this is not
the first time the school has hosted the event. Two years ago,
there was a march around the
campus and a small rally to follow, but the turnout was not as
good as expected. This year, the
committee hopes to draw in a
large crowd to the campus by
holding the event during Fight
Out Against Injustice Week. The
tentative date for the march and
rally is Thursday, April 21 at 7
p.m., with the beginning stage of
planning and organization starting with a meeting being held
after the winter break.
Both Haines and Tysoe
agree that the statistics of violence against women is astounding and that everyone should help
to fight violence in any way they
can.
“As a woman, I feel that I
should be trying to change things
for the countless women who
don’t have a voice.” said Tysoe, a
psychology major pursuing a certificate in gerontology.
The idea came to the students as they were tossing around
ideas to start a new club on campus and though the club did not
materialize, the idea for starting
TBTN on campus stuck.
“I have had first-hand experience with sexual assault in my
own life and after this and learning about the overwhelming statistics of sexual assault violence
and in general, violence in our
society, I felt it was really important to get as many people
involved as possible and put the
facts out there for everyone to
see just how big of an issue this
is,” said Haines, an Elementary
and Early Childhood Education
major.
The awareness of statistics
of women that get assaulted
everyday have facilitated the
event’s growth on college campuses throughout the world.
“One in three women will
be sexually assaulted in her life-
time; many people our age do not
worry about such statistics but
with such numbers growing, it is
important to get the message out
there and begin to take a stand
against ending the violence,” stated Haines.
Tysoe also stated that the
location for the event is on the
Cedar Crest College campus,
which will help more student turn
out to the event. However, the
event still needs more committee
members to contribute their time
and effort to make the event a big
community happening. Planning
for finances, fundraisers and
advertising still need to occur,
and as more people contact them
to show interest the event is likely to be a success.
Both Haines and Tysoe can
be contacted through campus
web email at [email protected] or
[email protected] for those
interested in joining the committee or helping out in any way.
For more information on
past Take Back the Night rallies
in the Lehigh Valley, visit
www.lehigh.edu or
www.lafayette.edu.
Former education
chair passed away
last Saturday
Dr. Judith I. Simons died on Saturday,
November 13 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Simons was chair of the Education
Department from July 1999 to December
2003.
Simons was a graduate of Georgia State
University and completed her doctorate in
Education at Lehigh University. She was
one of The Education Policy and Leadership
Center’s Education Policy Fellowship
Program Alumni. Simons also co-authored a
book called ‘Quality ESL Programs’ with
Mark Connelly, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of
Education at Fairfield University, in
Connecticut.
Simons is survived by her husband,
James A. Turner, Jr. and by a son and
daughter.
A memorial service for Simons will be
held tomorrow, November 19, at 10:30 a.m.
at the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home located
at 16th and Hamilton Streets in Allentown.
Interment will be at Arlington Memorial
Park in Whitehall.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be
made in Simons’s memory to Animals in
Distress, P.O. Box 609, Coopersburg 18036
or to an animal charity of choice.
LIFESTYLES
Pizza party for first years
Local band jam
Bethany Mason
Staff Writer
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
Pizza and Personality night is a staple
of the First Year programming organized by
the Allen House and is usually geared
towards providing fun and facts to the many
new fresh faces on campus. This semester’s
event occurred on Thursday, November 4, in
the main lounge of Moore Hall.
The event featured free pizza and soda,
while providing entertaining tests measuring
the different personalities that Cedar Crest
students have.
One particular test asked participants to
choose which animal they find most appealing. Personality traits were calculated based
on their choices and the characteristics that
they shared with the given animals. The
choices of animals were the lion, the beaver,
the otter, and the golden retriever.
The lion category, for example, contained words that described determination or
leadership abilities, while the beaver category contained words that described perfectionism and the ability to be analytical. The
category you scored the most points in was
the animal whose personality best matched
yours.
Another test that was offered was the
personality type test. The test measured
whether one was an introvert or an extrovert. Extroverts, as described by the test,
often have high energy, talk more than listen, think out loud, act then think, like to be
around people, prefer taking on a public
role, can sometimes be easily distracted,
prefer to do lots of things at once, and are
generally gregarious and outgoing.
On Friday November 5, the Buskin society sponsored a performance by three talented bands. This was a wonderful time to
socialize and meet new people, or listen to
the wide variety of music that was provided.
The first band to perform was “Flying at
hendon.” The group consisted of guitarist and
vocalist Robert, Al on vocals, guitarist Matt,
Stas on the bass, and Miles the drummer.
These young men are from Andover, New
Jersey. Their type of music was primarily
heavy metal but many things have influenced
their music style.
Robert also said, “Our music is influenced by many. This is why we sound the
way we do.” The band has been playing
together for a year and a half and performs
all original pieces.
Some audience members were really
into it. Beth Anne Ciccolella said, “I think it’s
pretty cool. It’s great that such a small campus is able to put on an event like this. It’s
crazy!”
The band takes their music very seriously, but they definitely like to have fun and
consider themselves a family. Band member
Robert said, “We are all like brothers.” This
band definitely has huge plans for the future.
Next to perform was soloist Shindig. He
was really loved by the audience and his
sense of humor definitely caught the crowd’s
attention. Shindig began his performance by
Participants in the Pizza and Personality event
Photo by Lakena Outlaw
Introverts, on the other hand, are quite the
opposite! On the same page you also had
the option of finding whether you were a
sensor or an intuitive person. Intuitive’ s
focus on the big picture and possibilities,
admire creative ideas and are characterized
as noticing anything new or different as well
are particularly crafty and inventive.
Contrary to their intuitive counterparts, sensors focus on details and specifics and
admire practical solutions.
Among other tests were those that
aimed at discovering whether you are a
judger or perceiver, and whether you are a
thinker or a feeler. All answers were tallied
at the end of each quiz. “Besides the fact
that we were given free pizza and soda the
results I got from one of my tests was pretty
accurate, I am an introvert, sensor, thinker,
judger,” said freshman Carolyn Zappata.
Soloist Shindig
Derrick Murray
Happy participants at the Pizza and Personality event
saying, “I’m from West Virginia, so obviously I have sex with farm animals.” If his
acoustic guitar didn’t wake people up, then
his humor definitely did.
Shindig had played in numerous bands
for about twelve years. He has been a solo
acoustic guitarist for a year and a half. All of
Shindig’s music is original. This is one man
who definitely has what it takes to arouse the
crowd. Audience member Casie Laden said,
“I like him. He has got the emo thing going,
and he also seems like he is here because he
wants to be.” Shindig was definitely saying
something during this performance.
The last band to perform was “Uptown
Stomp”. Johnny Lyons and Martin Myers
played the guitar, Derrick Murray played the
bass, and Dan Forloine played the drums,
while all the members chimed in on vocals.
Everyone had a voice.
These guys are from Baltimore. They
were all friends in high school, and have been
playing for three years.
Uptown Stomp had a lot of energy. They
kept the audience moving. The music type
was indie rock. Johnny Lyons said, “We are
really crazy. We ran through the dorms convincing people to come to the show tonight.”
All three performances were great. The
Buskin society put a lot of effort into this
event, and it was well worth the energy. I definitely recommend that all Buskin society
events are supported by our community. It
was great!
INTERNATIONAL CORNER:
Terrorist acts target children and youth in Russia among other places
Christa Hagan
Guest writer
Why must the innocent youth be
dragged into wars and situations they know
nothing about? Why is it that the innocent
are forced to undergo awful experiences of
which they have no control over? This is a
question often flashing through the minds of
many as they consult the daily news only to
find more articles and newscasts depicting
bombings, shootings and other acts of violence which claim the lives of innocuous
children.
Terrorist of all kinds have recently
resorted to targeting institutions and events
that are attended by women and even more
tragically, children, as a means of delivering
a message to those who oppose them.
In October of 2002, a Russian theater
was seized and 129 victims, including children were gassed to death by Chechen
rebels. Over 700 people were kept captive in
that Moscow theater. It is said that this
occurred in an attempt to stop the war that
was occurring in Chechnya. The rebels identified themselves as members of the
Chechen army, while having bombs
strapped to their bodies declaring that they
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been fighting
violence and terrorism in his country for some time
were ready to die for their cause. Their
actions proved that they were willing to put
the lives of seven hundred innocents at stake
if need be in order to further their cause.
Back in September of this year, a
Russian secondary school was stormed during a new school year ceremony. Outside the
school, children and parents who were
attending this ceremony had gathered.
United States President George W. Bush is fighting
terrorism across the globe
Unexpectedly from the woods came 32
rebellious guerrilla members, some with
bombs strapped to their bodies, forcing the
people into the gymnasium and proceeding
to hold them hostage. It was estimated that
there were close to 1200 hostages in the
building and about three hundred deaths,
many of whom were children.
Another example of violence aimed at
youth was more recently on November 8 of
this year. A Dutch Muslim school in the
Netherlands was bombed in the early morning. The doors of the school building were
blown off and the windows of the school
and buildings across the street were shattered. Police suspect that the cause of this
more recent act of violence was due to the
suspicion that a Dutch filmmaker was murdered by a Muslim radical. It is thought that
since the November 2 killing of the filmmaker there have been about twenty acts of
vandalism and violence against Muslim
buildings in the Netherlands.
These are just three poignant cases of
many that are going on throughout the world
including in Africa and the Middle East.
There are countless other events which have
thoughtlessly killed children and other innocents. Every day, a child’s voice is silenced
and their life stolen for the decisions and
actions of others. September 11 is also an
example of this. There still lacks reasoning
of why these children and other innocents in
all of these thoughtless acts (and the many
more not mentioned) were forced to die for
no reason. They entered the world as children alive with hope and possibility and left
martyrs for the silenced.
LIFESTYLES
Sex and fun at the Crest
TCC Bistro full of Sex Jeopardy participants
Photo by Bethany Mason
Participants in the Sex Jeopardy show
Not your granny’s Jeopardy show!
Bethany Mason
Staff Writer
“Salt Penis”, “Playas”, “Doggy Style”,
and “Cherry Poppin Daddies” were the
names of the groups who showed out for this
year’s Sex Jeopardy. The event took place
Wednesday, November 10th in the TCC.
Questions such as “name three ways to get a
disease”, “where is the nearest Planned
Parenthood”, and “If you split a condom in
half what can it be used for” didn’t come as a
surprise to anyone. The game was presented
just like Double Jeopardy, which consisted of
five categories: STD’s, Protection,
Definitions, Resources, and Miscellaneous,
which were attached to a tri-fold. As the contestants placed their bids the cards would
come down and any wrong answers given
would be corrected with the right one. First
year program coordinator Liz Walsh hosted
the game for her fourth year in a row. Cohost and junior Melissa Bodnar commented,
“I’ve been doing it for three years (co-hosting
that is)! People get really into it; they’re having fun and they find out important things
Naked ambition
Krystina Cassidy
Guest Writer
Picture yourself walking around New
York City, when suddenly you come across
a large group of people filming and snapping pictures of something in the middle of
Times Square.
This is the exact scenario that I found
myself in while visiting New York City for
the first time. I thought maybe P.Diddy was
on the street, but boy was I wrong. Once I
made it through the crowd I found myself
looking at NYC’s third-rated tourist attraction Robert John Burck, better known as the
“Naked Cowboy”.
This daily attraction sings and plays the
guitar dressed in only cowboy boots, 10-gallon hat, and tight white briefs. He stands in
the middle of Broadway taking pictures with
people, mainly tourists, for tips for a living.
The “Naked Cowboy” as he is dubbed
by both media and tourists, is not from New
York at all. He is originally from Ohio,
where he took singing lessons, acquired a
guitar from his mother, and headed for
Nashville, Tennessee to pursue star studded
dreams of becoming a successful country
music star. When Nashville did not welcome
him into the country music family he traveled on to California and became a street
performer.
This did not start out well either, since
on his first day he only made just over one
dollar. A friend suggested he play in his
underwear to boost up his cash flow, and
due to his long blonde locks, well formed
muscles he became an overnight sensation
and the money started to roll in as the persona of the Naked Cowboy was born.
Now playing daily in NYC’s most popular locale, he is estimated to make anywhere from $700 to $1000 dollars a day, just
from tips alone. This does not include the
revenue he receives from his personal signature product line of shirts, underwear, hats,
guitars, and CD’s all created personally by
himself.
“The Naked Cowboy” is well known
and has appeared on such daily television
talk shows as the Today Show. He has also
been featured in a documentary about street
performers. Among other credits the cowboy
has under the elastic of his briefs are performances in Germany and Australia as he
even does tours
His trademark saying “Dollar in the
boot-no room in the underwear” is a visitor’s favorite. I highly recommend going to
New York City and getting your picture
taken with him or just go and listen to him
sing, something he has limited success in
doing! It is a fun experience as well as a
memorable show.
For more information you can visit his
website www.nakedcowboy.com and purchase merchandise as well as learn more
about this “pin-up symbol of NYC” as he
likes to call himself.
From left: Iva Tchomakova, Naked Cowboy, Krystina Cassidy, Miranda Weary
Photo courtesy of Krystina Cassidy
about sex such as protection and resources.”
The contestants all waved different color lei’s
in the air (which indicated which group could
answer it first) competing to give the right
answer, or what they thought was the right
answer. Although the groups of competitors
were to be represented by all the dorms, only
Butz Hall with the exception of one person
from Moore Hall came out to the game to
show their knowledge and support. The winner’s of sex jeopardy were to receive a pizza
party in the main lobby of their dorm, and the
ladies of the group “Salt Penis” won this
prize. Winning team member and freshmen
Jennifer Stone commented, “Sex Jeopardy
was a great way to learn about sex and have
fun at the same time.” Korie Baker added, “I
had lots of fun, I got to watch Steph make a
salt penis (out of salt of course) on the table.”
Blair Welter exclaimed, “Voyeurism!” which
was the teams winning come back word after
being negative about 700 points. Although
not everyone gets to feast in on the pizza
party, everyone left with a nice parting gift:
condoms and Jolly Ranchers.
Sisters Inc. raised the roof
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
The Sister’s Inc., organization, whose
purpose is to promote minority awareness,
hosted a party on November 4. The Sister’s
did it again. The dance has been done annually to raise money for the organization. The
members worked together as a team to
advertise and make sure everything turned
out well. The executive officers are
President Chanel Davis, Vice President
Chibogu Areh, Social Vice President
Nakesla Blount, Treasurer Amanda
Richardson, Secretary Amanda Kelley, and
Historian Diamonece Hickson. The Sisters
stand by a strong moral code. The most
prominent factor is to preserve and respect
women of different cultural backgrounds.
This comes with helping to eliminate stereotypes. The Sister’s do this by sponsoring
programs exhibiting cultural and ethnic
backgrounds.
The Sister’s had Philly’s DJ Choc on
the tables, spinning that flavor that kept the
crowd going. Everyone was mingling and
appeared to be enjoying themselves. “The
party turned out better than most expected.
Hopefully next year, it will be even better,”
said club President Chanel Davis.
The event was very sporty. Most of the
ladies had on jeans with an accented top.
The dress code was very casual. The “brothers” were walking around in their Dickie
pants and white tees. Speaking of dress
From left: Chanel Davis, Chibogu Areh, Amanda Richardson
code, The New Era rap group made their
appearance at the dance. This rap group is
definitely making themselves known on the
Cedar Crest campus, with the help of Vicki
Brown, “You know I had to come through
stunted wit my crew”, referring to the New
Era rap group.
Sister’s Inc. member Diamonece
Hickson seemed pleased with the way the
party turned out. “This year we finally had a
decent amount of girls show up,” said
Hickson. “The party was lacking females in
the past, but definitely not this time.”
The appearance made by the Rhythmic
Divas was one of the highlights of the
dance. The step and combination that they
performed was original. Stepping to Snoop
Dogg and Pharell’s new song, “Drop it like
it’s hot,” the Diva’s had the attitudes to
match their moves.
After the main party, there definitely
were a few after parties going on some that
seemed to be of a different kind of nature.
Sister’s Inc. put in much effort for this event
to take place, and it was worth the effort.
The Sister’s are having a multicultural
food fest on November 15, which is open to
the campus. They will have all different
types of food. The dishes will range from
spaghetti to banana pudding. Come out and
support the Sister’s. Mark your calendars on
December 5 as well, as they are having a
campus wide trip to the University of
Pennsylvania’s museum of archaeology.
Keep up the good work Sisters!
LIFESTYLES
Tips to
quit by
The Great American Smokeout
Stacey Solt
Lifestyles Co-Editor
Since 1977, millions of smokers have joined the Great American
Smokeout. This annual event, held
the third Thursday of November,
challenges smokers to stop or
reduce the number of cigarettes they
smoke.
Today is Smokeout Day. Take
the time today to put away your
lighter, cigarettes, and excuses. Stay
inside where it’s warm, and use
your “smoke breaks” to relax or
catch up on work. Six 5-minute
smoke breaks add up to a half hour;
do something healthy for your body
during that extra half hour to celebrate a smoke-free you.
Even if you do not quit smoking permanently, quitting for one
day is a good thing. It proves to you
and others that you have the power
to quit. When you are ready to quit
for good, you will have today to
think back to: Cigarettes do not control your life. You control the power
that cigarettes have over you.
For more reasons to quit, read
on to discover your body’s healing
process.
Most damage from smoking
starts early on. Because half of all
regular smokers will eventually die
from smoking-related diseases,
including lung cancer, heart disease,
and stroke, it’s never too early to
Today is Smokeout
day. Take the time
today to put away
your lighter, cigarettes, and excuses.
quit.
How will your body recover
after its last cigarette?
According to quit-smoking.net,
blood pressure drops twenty minutes after your last cigarette. The
temperature in your hands and feet
rises to normal.
Eight hours after quitting, the
carbon monoxide levels in your
blood decrease substantially.
After one day, the chance of a
heart attack decreases.
One day is all it takes to
increase your health and wealth; if
your body can begin to repair itself
in one day, imagine what could happen if you extended Smokeout day
indefinitely.
Two weeks after your last cigarette, circulation improves and lung
function increases by up to 30 percent.
One to nine months after quitting, coughing, fatigue, and shortness of breath decrease. The risk of
infection is also reduced as cilia
(your lung’s cleaning mechanism)
begin functioning again.
One year after quitting, the risk
of heart disease for a non-smoker is
half that of a smoker’s.
Five years after quitting, the
risk of stroke is equal to that of a
Do something healthy
for your body to celebrate a smoke-free you.
non-smoker.
Ten years after your last cigarette, lung and other cancer risks are
reduced by half.
Finally, fifteen years after quitting, the risk of heart attack is lowered to normal.
Where will you be fifteen years
from now? Most of today’s traditional college students will be
approaching 40. How healthy will
your lungs and body be?
Furthermore, how much money
will you have in fifteen years? This
is also an important issue, albeit not
as important as your health. A
smoker who spends $5 a day on cigarettes over the next 15 years will
burn $27,375 into smoke and cigarette ash, not taking into account
inflation. That amount could buy a
new car, or make a down payment
on a house.
Most smokers say they can
quit, but never try. Take the time to
prove yourself right – quit smoking.
Start today with the Great American
Smokeout. Use today to open yourself to a new smoke-free lifestyle.
On campus today:
Join The Coalition for a
Smoke-Free Valley at 12:30 in
Miller 33 for a presentation on
"Women and Smoking: Seven
Deadly Myths."
Stacey Solt
Today is Smokeout Day. If
you smoke, celebrate today with
smoke-free fun.
Spend the day with friends
who do not smoke. Surrounding
yourself with supportive people
can increase your likelihood to
stay smoke-free. Seeing others
smoke can make your cravings
worse, but keeping yourself busy
can distract from your need to
smoke.
Try exercising. Nicotine can
give you a burst of energy, but so
can exercise.
Keep healthy snacks on hand.
When the munchies hit, be ready
with crunchy, low calorie snacks.
Two good foods are celery and
carrots, which have the added benefit of satisfying hand-mouth needs
most cigarette smokers miss.
Complied from
www.quit-smoking.net
Smokers: Butt ugly?
Laura Scioli
Web Editor
“I brush my teeth all the time
but they’re still yellow,” said smoker Ellen Doyle, a junior Dance
major. The world hears many other
complaints like this regarding the
negative effects smoking tobacco
cigarettes has on a person’s physical
appearance.
As if the harmful health effects
of smoking were not enough for
smokers to worry about, they often
agonize over, or sometimes ignore,
the harmful effects smoking has on
their appearances. Doyle said, “It
never was an issue to me, but since
I’ve been in a relationship I think
about my teeth and wonder if
they’re gross.
“It’s weird because I never
notice the smell, too, unless I don’t
smoke for two days because I’m
sick or something.” Two days of not
smoking is all it takes for smokers
to regain some of their senses,
specifically smell. But what about
premature aging and the yellow fingers physicians and others warn
smokers about?
Josh Daymean, a senior
Economics major at Montclair
University said, “Wrinkles worry
me the most when I smoke.”
Devon Caraballo, a junior
Dance major, said, “I worry the
Five smokers on campus
most about discoloration of my
skin, and the least about wrinkles.”
Another Cedar Crest smoker,
who wishes to remain anonymous,
said, “I don’t think about the physical appearance effects too much
because I don’t plan on smoking
forever.”
The physical appearance consequences this student, Caraballo,
Daymean, and Doyle are referring
to include:
Halitosis – commonly referred
to as “bad breath”
Yellowing of teeth
Yellowing of fingers
Early wrinkling around mouth
and eyes
Dulling of complexion
Gum Disease
Bad smelling hair, clothes, and
body
Almost everyone who smokes
cigarettes realizes some or most of
these negative effects, so why do
they continue their nicotine habit?
Daymean said, “The alcohol
makes me. After a couple of drinks,
I always need a smoke.”
Caraballo said, “Smoking is
time for me to sit and relax and
think of all the things I need to get
done, or want to get done.”
The anonymous student said,
“I do it as a social thing. All of my
friends smoke, and I sort of have an
oral fixation.”
Doyle, who started smoking
when she was 12, said she did it at
first to rebel against her parents.
“After eight years of still smoking,
it kind of sucks.
“I won’t be able to quit until
after college. Whenever I’m
stressed out or need a break, I go
outside for a smoke.”
Research shows that quitting
smoking can have immediate visible
rewards on the body. It helps stop
the damaging effects of tobacco and
tar on a person’s appearance.
Knowing this, what do these
smokers have to say?
Daymean said, “One of my
biggest regrets ever is having
smoked one cigarette let alone picking up the habit.”
Doyle said, “I don’t want to
smoke for the rest of my life. No
way.”
Smoking on campus: taking up the habit
Lakena Outlaw
Staff Writer
Why do so many people
smoke? What are some of the reasons behind smoking? Should we
worry about the stress level on campus? Who is to blame? Are we as a
community providing proper education for smoke awareness?
Laura Kinney, a student here at
Cedar Crest College, started smoking when she was in the sixth grade.
The reasons behind this were that it
was done more out of curiosity.
Laura said, “My parents
smoked, so I was tempted to.” Peer
pressure was what really got her
started.
Laura is beginning to cut back
on her intake of nicotine daily. She
smokes about 12 cigarettes a day.
Laura’s reasons behind wanting to
quit a primarily focused on the
effect others have had on her.
Laura said, “When I was
younger, I thought it was cool. Now
it’s becoming very bothersome. I
don’t want to wake up in the morning and want for a cigarette.”
A freshman here at Cedar Crest
“If I could go back, I
wouldn’t let the pressure take over. It is definitely not worth jeopardizing your health.”
who asked to remain anonymous
picked up the habit a week ago. The
student states, “I picked up the habit
for a theater class.” She claims that
a cigarette can depict emotions and
personality.
She smokes about two cigarettes a day now, and is definitely
aware of problems this may lead to.
“Doing it socially is okay, but I
don’t find it necessary in life.”
Another student, who also
wishes to remain anonymous,
picked up her habit on a camping
trip.
She said, “the peer pressure
was heavy and I fell in.” She wants
to quit, mainly for health issues.
Her endurance has lowered since
she started smoking.
She said, “if I could go back, I
wouldn’t let the pressure take over.
It is definitely not worth jeopardizing your health.”
Our job as a community is to
make these health problems apparent to our friends and loved ones.
Let the voices be heard. Some
individuals do not know why they
smoke. Our job as a community is
to find out why, and spread
knowledge.
LIFESTYLES
Thanksgiving traditions
Tierra Blue
Staff Writer
Having to sit through another
old story that Grandpa is going to
tell and then forget what he is talking about, secretly stealing a piece
of turkey at the table while your
Uncle Joe says his long and drawn
out grace, laughing at Grandma
Maddie fall asleep in her cranberry
sauce when she is supposed to be
telling you the story about how she
got that gall bladder scar…These
are a few scenarios that many of
you may find yourself in during the
infamous Thanksgiving dinner.
But what makes a
Thanksgiving dinner? What is the
best part? A few students on campus
claimed that it would not be
Thanksgiving without the turkey
and cranberry sauce! Other students here are stuffing lovers.
Several students can’t do without
the dessert.
Thanksgiving is a special time
of year that allows people to get
together to celebrate all of the
things that they are grateful for
throughout the year; for others, this
is just a time for lots and lots of
food; This could be just another
dreadful time that you will have to
deal with your annoying family
members.
Many people celebrate
Thanksgiving in different ways.
For example, a first year student
told The Crestiad that her
Thanksgivings are quite different
from the usual. In fact, ‘Jules’ stated that this will be her first year celebrating Thanksgiving without her
grandmother. Although her grand-
mother will not be present, her
mother is going to be extremely
busy in the kitchen. ‘Jules’ said that
in order to satisfy everyone in the
family during Thanksgiving, her
mother might
have to make
three separate
meals! On the
other side of
the kitchen,
sophomore
Nicole’s
mother does
not cook at
all. Her mother, father, two
sisters, her sister’s boyfriend
and his children as well
as Nicole all
go out for a nice Thanksgiving dinner. One perk about that is the fact
that no one has to pretend to be
asleep so they won’t have to clean
the dishes! Mary Rish, a junior at
Cedar Crest is also not going to be
spending her traditional
Thanksgiving dinner with her
grandmother. “This will be the first
Thanksgiving without my grandma,” she says. Many of us are
spending our Thanksgiving time
with our families, however,
Lorraine Peterson, a senior has
another agenda. She is going to
spend her Thanksgiving with her
boyfriend’s family. Her boyfriend’s
grandparents are celebrating their
wedding anniversary. They are making the traditional Thanksgiving
dinner.
In any way you want to celebrate Thanksgiving, be sure to do
what really counts on Thanksgiving
Day… GIVE THANKS!
Spare the turkey on Turkey Day
Rose Strong
Staff Writer
Every year at this time the subject of my
eating habits arises and I have to explain,
defend or elaborate why I don’t eat turkey.
After 16 years I no longer stand on the soapbox explaining inhumane factory farming
issues or how unhealthy meat is for human
consumption or production of meat is a strain
on the environment.
Eating preferences are a choice and I
choose not to eat meat in a carnivorous world.
However, when confronted with the question, “What do you eat on Thanksgiving?” I’m
prone to reply with a question of my own.
“Isn’t turkey just one item on a table full of
abundant family favorites?”
I have compiled a few dishes here for
you to serve along with the turkey at a tradi-
tional family Thanksgiving. Also included is
an alternative for those of you who want to try
something in place of the browned bird in the
center of the table.
Turtle Island Foods is the maker of a
product called Tofurkey. Bear with me here,
but it’s a product they designed to be an alternative to turkey. It is made of a tofu-wheat
blend and from my own experience is pretty
delicious. Even my carnivore family members
have tried it and although they won’t do without the turkey, they will share in my offering.
You can contact Turtle Island Foods at
www.tofurkey.com and search for places in
your area that carry the product line with all
the holiday fixins’. I know it’s available at
Wegmans on Tilghman Street and they offer a
full line of meat alternatives you may find
suitable for your Thanksgiving table.
Somebody’s fa vorite
br occoli casser ole
This is so good. I never had it before and I came up one Christmas on a whim and
nobody knew I was coming and Kath made me go out and buy bread for this recipe on
Christmas day! Told her it better be worth it and you know what? It was.
2 Boxes Chopped Broccoli -Not the cuts or florets, chopped
6 pieces of white bread, toasted and broken into pieces
2 T butter
Garlic Powder to taste
1 small block Velveeta cheese – sliced or chunked
Cook the broccoli according to package directions and drain well. In medium skillet, melt
butter and sauté the toast pieces until well coated with butter and garlic powder.
Place ½ of the toast pieces in 13 X 9 inch pan. Place broccoli on top and top with
remaining toast pieces. Top with the Velveeta cheese and put back into oven at 350 degrees
until melted.
Wild rice and hazelnut salad
This is from the Greens cookbook by Deborah Madison and
Edward Espe Brown and adds a
wonderful touch of earthy flavors to
a holiday meal. Since this is a cold
dish it can be made a day or so
ahead. Prep really isn’t that difficult, so don’t let it scare you.
¾ cup wild rice
½ teaspoon salt
Soak rice for 30 minutes and
drain. Add 4 cups of water and the
salt and cook covered at a simmer
until the grains are swollen and ten-
der, about 30-35 minutes. Drain
briefly.
½ cup hazelnuts, often referred
to as filberts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
and while rice is cooking toast the
nuts for about 7-10 minutes or until
toasted. Let them cool a bit then
transfer to a kitchen towel and rub
the skins off them. Don’t worry if
small flecks of skin remain. Chop
them roughly, leaving pieces a bit
large.
Add to the rice.
5 tablespoons currants or you
could use raisins if currents are not
available.
Juice of one large orange
Rinse currants in warm water
then soak them in the orange juice.
Prepare the vinaigrette:
Grated peel of one orange
4 tablespoons fresh orange
juice
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
3 scallions, white part only,
minced
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
crushed – I have omitted this when
they are unavailable.
5 tablespoons olive oil
1-tablespoon hazelnut oil – this
is very expensive and I have used
just olive oil for all the oil in this
recipe.
1 tablespoon each chives,
chervil or fennel leaves and parsley
finely chopped
Put orange peel, juices and
vinegar in bowl with the salt, scal-
lions and fennel seeds. Whisk in
the oils, then the herbs. Taste and
adjust any seasonings as needed.
Just before serving:
Dice one apple and one fennel
bulb into small pieces and add to
the rice mixture.
Add the currants to the warm
rice and toss with the dressing.
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SPORTS
Basketball team gears up for 2004 season
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
With 15 girls on the roster,
including nine freshman and one
senior, it is safe to say that the
Cedar Crest Falcons have a young
team heading into the 2004-2005
season.
It is also safe to say that these
girls are ready to work hard at
achieving their goals. “We know we
have a lot of work to do and have
been getting down to business every
day,” junior Amanda Swartz said
about preseason and practices.
“We have a disadvantage
because our team is much shorter
than most of the other teams we will
be playing, but I think our numbers,
heart, and positive attitude will
overcome the disadvantage and help
us to be successful,” said sophomore Bri Lopez.
Swartz and Lopez, along with
senior Courtney Porzio, junior
Maria Stefani, and sophomores
Danielle Frustillo, and Ashley
Bechtel return to the Falcons from
last year.
The nine newcomers are finding their places on the team, accord-
ing to Swartz. “I think one big
change is the lack of upperclassmen
we have this season. But even our
first-year players are stepping up to
help lead the team, and as a returner, that’s really helpful.”
Lopez agreed: “We only have
five players returning from last year,
but we have a lot of freshmen who
can step up and fill the voids we
have.”
For the PAC preseason poll,
Cedar Crest received 17 points for a
last place spot in the North. The
poll does not phase the Falcons’
outlook on the season. “I am excited
for the upcoming season because
we have a lot of new talent. I am
excited to see how we will pull all
of it together,” Lopez said.
Swartz sees potential for the
young team. “We’ve been doing a
good job of learning each other’s
strengths and capitalizing on them.
The more we work with each other
on and off the court, the more we’ll
be able to come together for the
games.”
The Falcons finished the 20032004 with an overall record of 1-21
and 0-16 in the PAC.
Head coach Chris Heery talks to Amanda Swartz, Lauren Sanders, Maria Stefani, and Danielle Frustillo during last
Wednesday’s scrimmage against Northampton Community College. The Falcons lost 73-42.
Photo by Jennifer Woytach
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5. Who was the only player
other than Wayne Gretzky and
Mario Lemieux to lead the
NHL in assists for a season
between 1980 and 1994?
1. Name the four major-league
franchises that, through 2004,
have never had one of its
pitchers toss a no-hitter.
6. Who are the only two autoracing brothers to have each
won an IROC series championship?
2. In 2004, Rafael Palmeiro
and Barry Bonds became the
third pair of 500-homer players to hit homers in the same
game. Who were the first two
pairs?
7. Who was the last men's tennis player before Roger
Federer to win three of the
four Grand Slam events in a
calendar year?
3. How many NFL head
coaches have reached the
Super Bowl with three different franchises?
8. In 2004, Julio Franco
became, at 45, the oldest player in major-league history to
hit a grand slam. Who had
held the mark?
4. True or false: Between
1988-1992, Duke's men's basketball team was in the NCAA
Final Four each year.
9. In baseball's modern era,
who is the youngest pitcher to
toss a perfect game?
Falcons results through November 16
Cross Country
Equestrian
11/13 NCAA Division III
Mideast Regional
Team finished
33 out of 43 schools and
third out of six PAC schools
11/6 show at Briarwood farms
in New Jersey
Katie Brown, 26:13
Larissa Hall, 26:39
Jenn Shaffer, 27:47
Renee Crane, 29:12
Allison Taylor, 31:03
Candi Fraser, 32:02
Heather Morgan, 36:13
Gillian Maffeo,
4th place in Open on the Flat
Megan Kees,
4th place in Maiden Cross rails
Davina Riddel,
4th place in Advanced Walk/Trot/Canter
Jessica Spack,
3rd place in Beginner Walk/Trot/Canter
Nicole Canfield,
3rd place in Beginner Walk/Trot/Canter
10. When was the last time
before the 2003 season that
the Miami Hurricanes, Florida
Gators and Florida State
Seminoles all had at least two
regular-season football losses?
11. True or false: Utah point
guard John Stockton's recordbreaking 9,922nd career NBA
assist in 1995 came on a pass
to Karl Malone.
12. How many times did
Patrick Roy lead the NHL in
goals-against average?
13. Name the first World Cup
men's soccer team to lose the
final at home.
14. Whom did boxer Marvin
Hagler beat in 1980 to win the
world middleweight championship?
SPORTS QUIZ
By Chris Richcreek
(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.
Intramural volleyball
tournament schedule
Thursday, November 18
Monday, November 22
Tuesday, November 30
Wednesday, December 1
all games begin at 8:00 p.m.
in Lees Hall Gymnasium
SPORTS
Falcons XC achieve personal goals at Regionals
Jennifer Woytach
Sports Editor
The Cedar Crest cross country
team performed well all season and
wrapped things up with great individual performances at the NCAA
Mid East Regional Championships
on Saturday, November 13.
“We did really well at the
Regional, all things considered. The
level of competition is the best we
see all year. We go there with an
understanding that we can do well
as individuals and achieve personal
goals, but it’s tough to do well as a
team. Still, it’s great to be a part of
such a huge event with all our collegiate peers,” coach Dan Donohue
said.
The Falcons finished 33 out of
43 teams and third out of the six
competing PAC teams. Katie Brown
finished with a time of 26:13,
Larissa Hall, 26:39; Jennifer
Shaffer, 27:47 and Renee Crane,
29:12. All four runners improved
their time from last year’s Regional
meet, held at Dickinson College.
Allison Taylor (31:01), Candi
Fraser (32:02) and Heather Morgan
(36:13) ran the 6K Regional race for
the first time.
“It’s also 6K, the longest race
we run all year, so it’s tough to
compare times to the rest of the season. But in comparison to our 6K
times from last year’s regional, we
showed a lot of improvement,”
Donohue said.
The top four teams from the
region and the top 5 individuals (not
on the top 4 teams) qualified to
compete in the National
Championship on Saturday,
November 20.
The 2004 NCAA Division III
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Championships will be hosted by
The University of Wisconsin, Eau
Claire at Whitetail Golf Course in
Colfax, Wisconsin.
Allegheny, Dickinson,
Elizabethtown and Haverford were
the top four teams from the Mideast
and among the top 5 individuals
were two PAC runners:
Misericordia’s Amy Bower and
Marywood’s Stacey Muchal.
LVAIC Women's Sports Schedule
(LVAIC teams noted in bold, PAC teams italicized)
Friday, November 19
Cedar Crest Basketball at Notre Dame Tournament
Scotty Wood Basketball Tournament (Muhlenberg)
Lebanon Valley vs. Montclair State, 1:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg vs. Misericordia, 6:00 p.m.
Lafayette Swimming and Diving vs. Lehigh, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 20
Cedar Crest Basketball at Notre Dame Tournament
Consolation/Championship, 1:00/6:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 21
Cedar Crest Equestrian @ Briarwood farms (NJ)
The Falcons cross country team worked hard all season.
Crestiad File Photo
Congratulations to the following athletes on their
achievements in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference
Field Hockey
2004 All-PAC Second Team
Midfielders
Courtney Porzio, (Sr, Lehighton, PA/Lehighton)
1 G, 2 A, 4 PTS
Ashley Wenk, (Jr, Gardners, PA/Biglerville)
7 G, 5 A, 19 PTS
2004 All-PAC Sportsmanship Team
Courtney Porzio
Soccer
Forwards
Amanda Swartz, (Jr, Elysburg, PA/Lourdes Regional)
10 G, 2 A, 22 PTS
Honorable Mention
Stef Harrington, (Jr, GK, East Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy)
1688 MN, 24 GA, 1.28 GAA, 174 SV, .879 SV%, 5 SHo
All-PAC Sportsmanship Team
Val Tomino, (Sr, D, Bethlehem, PA/Freedom)
DeSales Basketball vs. Moravian, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Basketball vs. Princeton, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 29
Cedar Crest Basketball vs. Eastern, 7:00 p.m.
Moravian Basketball vs. Widener, 7:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg vs. Bryn Mawr, 8:00 p.m.
DeSales vs. Drew, 6:00 p.m.
LVAIC Men's Sports Schedule
(LVAIC teams noted in bold, PAC teams italicized)
Thursday, November 18
Lehigh Wrestling vs. Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 19
Marymount vs. Western New England, 3:00 p.m.
Muhlenberg vs. Hartwick, 8:00 p.m.
Lafayette Swimming and Diving vs. Lehigh, 7:00 p.m.
Consolation/Championship, 3:00/8:00 p.m.
Lafayette Football vs. Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.
Moravian Basketball vs. DeSales, 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 24
Lehigh Basketball vs.. Sacred Heart, 7:00 p.m.
Lafayette Basketball vs. Princeton, 1:00 p.m.
Lehigh Basketball vs. Dartmouth, 7:00 p.m.
Volleyball
Monday, November 29
DeSales Basketball vs. Misericordia, 7:00 p.m.
Hitters
Betsy Bauer, (Jr, MB, 6-2, Coplay, PA/Whitehall)
Stats: 99 GP, 302 K, 67 E, 736 TA, .319%, 11 As, 28 Dg, 107 BS, 36 BA, 38 SA
Muhlenberg Basketball vs. Moravian, 6:00 p.m.
Lafayette Basketball vs. Drexel, 7:00 p.m.
Lehigh Basketball vs. Albany, 7:00 p.m.
All-PAC Sportsmanship Team
Jenn Heim, (Jr, DS/L, 5-5, Bolivar, NY/Bolivar-Richburg)
DeSales vs. Drew, 8:00 p.m.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bet you didn’t know...
Chatting with Political Science professor Dr. Kim Spiezio
Bethany Mason
Staff Writer
Jillian Dawson
A&E Editor
The Crestiad: Where did you go to college?
Kim Spiezio: The State University of New
York at Binghamton, or Sunni as it used to be
called when I went there; both for undergraduate and graduate studies
Rossdale’s daughter, breaking up
in Hollywood, Nick’s tattoo, Tara
Reid exposed, Simpson’s trade in,
and much, much more!
TC: What was your major?
KS: Political science. I did all the course
work for history but I didn’t do the senior
work.
TC: How long have you been teaching here
at Cedar Crest?
KS: Nine years. I came in August of ‘95 .
TC: What is the best thing you find about
teaching here?
KS: Students, interacting with the students.
TC: How has talk about politics been
before and after the election?
KS: This semester has been the hardest in 20
years. I’ve been teaching at the college level
for 20 years. I’ve been part of the staff at the
University of Minnesota and Virginia Tech
and never went through a campaign season
where kids were so excited and held opinions
so strongly, had so much intensity. I felt a
responsibility to offend Republican and
Democratic and praise Republican and
Democratic, playing close to the middle of
the road as possible. Here at Cedar Crest it’s
mostly liberal/democratic; conservative/
republicans are out-numbered and they know
it, and the most religious aren’t really represented. A study suggest that 23% of undergrads are religious centrist, according to
Harvard that means they support affirmative
action, the environment, [religion] plays a
role in the government and gay marriage is
morally wrong. It was a very intense ten
weeks; opinions were very strong and motivated. After the election the air went out, it
was like presiding over a wake. I was worried
they’d be discouraged. I went as far as to outlining in the syllabus that I would be mindful
not to impose partisan view, conventional or
otherwise, value the work of others including
scientist, politicians, etc., defending intellectual rights and freedoms to students.
TC: What do you plan to do for the
“I am pleasantly surprised how students add enrichment in the classroom. I’ve spent time at bigger
institutions and never had that. I got tired of that, so I deliberately looked for a small liberal arts college, and
I’m glad I found Cedar Crest College. Too bad we’re not a liberal arts college anymore.”
Thanksgiving holiday?
KS: Have dinner with my wife and my son.
My family and extended family are blown all
over the continent, so we’ll be here. We’re
going to Mexico shortly thereafter.
TC: What is your favorite show to watch
on television?
KS: Simpsons. They’re sarcastic as hell, they
take on issues very interesting at times and
Homer’s my role model. If you can do the
things he does and keep on smiling then
you’ve accomplished something. It’s one of
the few shows that makes me laugh out loud.
TC: What’s your favorite football team
and do you expect to see them make it to
the Super Bowl?
KS: Oakland Raiders and no. Growing up
with the Raiders, I liked them because they
were bad, they had bad reputations and that
was an attractive quality.
TC: What is the most interesting thing in
the news right now?
KS: Situations unfolding in the Middle East,
the impact the regions are having on us, Iraq,
Afghanistan, the relationship with Iran, and
questions about where the Palestinians go
from here.
TC: What do you like to do when you’re
not teaching?
KS: Play music, literally; guitars, base,
acoustic, and electric. My wife surprised me
with a 1972 Gibson SG (standard guitar). I
had a 1974 SG that I bought in 1974. I had it
for 20 years until I moved to Allentown trying to buy a house. It was during 1994 that
money started getting tight and I sold the guitar to pay rent. I never really mentioned it
even though I was sad to see it go. It just so
happened I went to the store to buy a string
for my other guitar, and I saw a 1972 SG. I
didn’t even play it, or say anything about it.
My son went into the same store and saw it,
went back and told my wife, who then said
“we have to get it”, so she surprised me a
couple of weeks ago with it. The 72 version
actually plays better than the 74 version.
TC: What’s your favorite hobby? Playing
the guitar?
KS: That and I also enjoy cooking, Italian
and Chinese even though I don’t do that relatively well. Eventually, I’ll get it right.
Cedar Crest goes to NYC
Play Review: Movin’ Out is moving up
Iva Tchomakova
Movin’ Out, hailed as the best show currently on the Broadway stage based on Billy
Joel’s most popular hits was nothing short of
a hit itself.
The show labeled as a “shimmering portrait of an American generation” by Time
Magazine, was initially showcased in Chicago
and hit the Broadway stage in 2002, gaining
instantaneous recognition and critical acclaim.
Movin’ Out has been nominated for 10 Tony
awards, Broadways’ biggest recognition, winning two of them for best choreography by
Twyla Tharp and best orchestrations by Billy
Joel and Stuart Malina. “The choreography
went so well with what the songs were saying, the dancing kept me captivated,” said
Cedar Crest sophomore Megan Zellner.
It is through the music of Billy Joel and
the talented assemble of dancers that the story
behind Movin’ Out unravels. Eddie and
Brenda are the most popular kids in high
school yet after the prom they inevitably
break up in search of different lifestyles.
Brenda finds love in Tony, a friend of Eddie’s
and member of their group, while James and
Judy celebrate their love by getting engaged.
All seems as it should be until the boys enlist
in the army and the rough times of the
Vietnam war separate all the friends inflicting
Chitter
Chat
turmoil and destruction upon the tender relationships that have guided their lives. James
looses his life, leaving his fiancé Judy utterly
distraught and Eddie with irrepressible guilt
spiraling down the path of a world full of violence and drugs. Fighting his own demons
Tony feels jaded from his experiences during
the war as he returns back home in Long
Island unable to face, let alone love Brenda or
anyone else. Moving Out speaks to a genera-
tion torn apart by war and destruction, only to
be united by love, acceptance and friendship.
The cast of dancers is imperative and
impressive to making the show come alive, as
is the choreography and various sets and
scenes. Singer Michael Cavanaugh sits high
atop a separately designed stage for the
orchestra, singing songs by the Piano Man. It
is through these lyrics and tone of the songs
that one follows and gets a feel for the interaction and interpretive dance of the cast bellow. “Movin’ Out was a great display of Billy
Joel’s music, it kept me engrossed in what
was going on the entire play,” said Cedar
Crest sophomore Erika Asselin. Judging from
the reaction of many of the audience members
it could be said that they felt just as captivated as Asselin.
Upon the conclusion of Movin’ Out
donations were collected for the charity the
show is associated with and the stars of the
afternoon production were seen around mingling with the crowd. Cd’s and other Movin’
Out memorabilia could be purchased at the
Richard Rodgers theatre as well as online.
The show also makes a tour around the
United States January through March, stopping in Pittsburg, Washington D.C., and Los
Angeles to name a few.
More New York play reviews on page 15
If you haven’t heard it yet, here’s some
dish on Gwen Stefani and her rocker hubby,
Gavin Rossdale. Recently the Bush front
man found out he's got some excess baggage... a teenage girl. DNA tests have confirmed that he is the father of 15-year-old
model Daisy Lowe. But, there is a bit more to
the story. The curly locked singer hasn’t been
a mystery to the teen, he is actually her godfather! Sources say Stefani is “devastated.”
The View co-host Star Jones got married
November 13 in Manhattan to banker
boyfriend Al Reynolds. After she put so
much hype on the wedding, everyone can
finally breathe now, including some of her
celebrity guests like Natalie Cole, Vivica A.
Fox, and Hillary Clinton.
Celebrities seem to be parting their ways
from their significant others like it were the
latest fad. Apparently actress and now singer
Lindsay Lohan has split from That 70’s Show
star and much older boyfriend, Wilmer
Valderrama. Of course, they are still remaining friends.
Saturday Night Live’s Ladies Man, Tim
Meadows, and wife Michelle filed for
divorce in LA this month. However, they have
agreed on joint custody of their two boys.
Young Backstreet Boy Nick Carter has
been sporting new ink, a skull and crossbones.
He got it to cover up his Paris Hilton tattoo
that he got three weeks before their breakup!
Speaking of boy band members, Justin
Timberlake and girlfriend Cameron Diaz are
in bit of a legal tiff. Diaz pulled out some of
her Charlie’s Angel moves on a photographer
and stole his camera while the Nsync singer
taunted another and called him “chicken”
because he wouldn’t fight. The two photographers are now suing the super couple.
Angelina Jolie has a new member to her
family. She has adopted a seven month old
baby from Russia. She now has two children.
Tara Reid has exposed more than she
would have liked to at Sean “P. Diddy”
Combs birthday bash. The American Pie
actress’s black dress slipped down leaving her
left breast for everyone to see. Apparently P.
Diddy’s invites had asked for all guests
attending his 35th birthday party to dress as
“style icons.” Wonder what he’s thinking now.
After Ashlee Simpson’s mishap on
SNL’s stage where she was caught lip-syncing, HOPE is taking action. The group which
stands for Horrified Observers of Pedestrian
Entertainment are letting people trade in their
Simpson CD for “one of higher entertainment
quality.” Fans are asked to bring their CD to
New York’s Knitting Factory to receive one
from The Ramones, Aretha Franklin, The
Grateful Dead, and many others.
On a sad note, Wu Tang Clan member
Ol’ Dirty Bastard has died on November 13
while recording at a Manhattan studio. The
cause of death is still unclear, however, he
died two weeks before his 36th birthday. A
private funeral service will be held from him
at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn
today.
The Sound Booth
Begin to love Matchbook Romance
Another Member to the Fake ID Club
Tonesha Baltimore
A&E Co-Editor
Matchbook Romance is coming to Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts on November 23! From left: Ryan
Kienle, Ryan (Judas) DePaolo, Andrew Jordan, and Aaron Stern.
Jillian Dawson
A&E Editor
Feeling lost in love? How about brokenhearted? Well, Matchbook Romance
knows what you’re going through when it
comes to these passionate emotions. The
New York based band who signed to
Epitaph Records in 2001 has a debut album
that’s sure to win your heart, no matter
what your mood.
“Stories and Alibis” is filled with
twelve Pop-Punk songs that you’ll surely
find yourself singing along to as you get
ready for your early morning classes. Lead
singer Andrew Jordan and bassist Ryan
Kienle formed Matchbook Romance with
Aaron Stern on drums and guitarist/back-up
vocalist Ryan Depaolo (also known as
Judas).
With songs like Promise where Jordan
begins, “What would you say if I asked you
not to go/ To forget everyone/ Forget everything and start over with me,” the foursome
captures our attention and wins us over by
us wanting to come back for more.
Track six is an acoustic masterpiece
titled Tiger Lilies where Jordan sings about
complicated feelings for a love interest by
saying, “I don’t want to speak these words/
‘Cause I/ I Don’t want to make things any
worse.” He then goes on to say, “Why don’t
we hit start and pause it at our favorite
parts/ We’ll skip the goodbyes.” With his
sincere vocals it reminds the listener of our
own experiences where if we had it our
way, we’d “turn the car around and run
away/Just you and I.”
Touring with the likes of New Found
Glory, The Ataris, Good Charlotte, and
Taking Back Sunday, Matchbook Romance
is here to offer music that they put their
heart and soul into.
The Crestiad got the inside scoop on
Matchbook Romance and what it’s like living out of a suitcase for three years!
Check them out when they hit
Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts
November 23! Call Ticketmaster to purchase your tics!
The Crestiad: How long have you been on
this tour for?
Aaron Stern: We’ve been on this tour for
about two weeks now. We’re headlining it
with Midtown. It’s cool so far. We’re in New
York today (November 9) and just left our
houses a little bit ago. We’re about 40 minutes
north of the city and we’re heading there now.
TC: You’ve been on tour for practically
three years now, what’s that like?
AS: The day of my graduation from High
School we actually flew to California to sign
our contract. It’s been really cool.
TC: You’re actually finished with this tour
the day before Thanksgiving. Are you
excited?
AS: Yeah, we wanted this year to be home. It
was a personal request from the whole band.
Last year we were on tour, in Canada actually, and it sucked. They don’t celebrate
Thanksgiving when we do. I actually had the
flu, I wanted to kill myself, and be home with
my family.
TC: You’ve been involved with the Van’s
Warped Tour for two years now. How did
you get involved?
AS: Our label, Epitaph, got us into it the first
year. We did the whole tour and got to be on
the welcoming stage. We worked our asses
off and people started to take notice, so we
got to go on the main stage one day. It was
our first real tour. We got asked back for the
second summer.
TC: What is your favorite part about that
whole experience?
AS: (Laughs) The partying after the shows.
There’s always a big barbeque that one of the
bands puts together.
TC: You guys were on Daily Download on
Fuse T.V. What’s it like making appearances on television?
AS: So awkward and so scary. I’m usually
the one sitting at home on the couch watching TRL and eating my bonbons. It was
crazy, but then you kind of settle in. But it’s
scary.
TC: You all spend so much time confined
to one another. Do your personalities ever
clash?
AS: Always. Whatever kind of relationship
you’re in there are always differences in personality. You have to conform to one another.
It takes a lot to come to a compromise. But it
happens to everyone, even with three of your
girlfriends.
TC: Being in the music industry, what is
the most important aspect of it to you?
AS: Just loving to play. I’m in it for the
music, that’s what I’m stoked about. I want to
continue doing it and I hope it doesn’t bite
me in the ass. I know it sounds lame and
cliché, but it’s the music.
TC: On your album ‘Stories and Alibis’,
what is your favorite song to play live?
AS: I have a favorite song on the album,
Shadows Like Statues, but we don’t perform
it live. Andy wrote it too high for him to sing,
so he wouldn’t be able to do it after going
and going on stage live.
TC: Where do you see yourselves in the
future?
AS: After this tour we’re going to write an
amazing album, and we’re still going to be
loving people!
The new teen heartthrob on the R&B
scene is O’Ryan. Following in the footsteps
of older brothers, Omarion (B2K), and
Marques Houston (You Got Served), O’Ryan
hopes to make a mark with his new self-titled
debut album (released on October 19th).
This fresh faced performer developed
his devout following of female fans from his
past appearances as an opening act of the
sold-out Scream II tour featuring B2K/Lil
Bow Wow and Marques Houston in major
cities last year. Although he has been surrounded by show business all his life, he did
not realize how much fun it was to sing until
the ripe age of 12 when he appeared in a
local play as a young Michael Jackson. He
went on the road with B2K and adapted to
the constant mobbing of screaming girls, due
to the fact that he resembles older brother
Omarion, and realized he was ready to go at
it alone. O’Ryan was set on a career in show
business and signed onto T.U.G.
Entertainment and began working with the
CEO Chris Stokes.
O’Ryan’s self-titled debut CD keeps the
myth of what boys really think about alive
and well. His CD reflects the life of a young
man who’s been around the block a couple of
times. Between clubbing, taking girls home
and driving in a Benz, it is clear this 16-yearold did not have a creative input on his own
CD. The songs are standard, predictable and
reminiscent of every R&B album out on the
market. Another downside is his image and
sound is exactly like his older brother
Omarion.
The tracks on O’Ryan’s CD follow the
R&B norm, a couple of dance beats and
tongue wrestling session starters. Every
ladies’ man in training will learn a few tips
on how to play the game with songs like
“Take it slow” and how to a handle love triangle with “Bad Situation.” After you decide
on what lady you want to woo let her know
that you have a busy schedule but your only
a cab, plane and Benz away with “I’m coming.” When you’re in the clear you can set
the mood with songs like “Anything” and
“Going out your way.” Later when your
ready to get busy on the dance floor hip
bump with tracks like “Jus anotha shorty”,
“She loves the club”, and “Shorty.” If you
notice there is too much alone time and need
to call in your people put on “Smellz like a
party” and “She loves the club” to get the
party started.
Although the CD is not Grammy material because he is cute, resembles his older
brother and is working on Usher-like abs he
may get a chance to experience the world of
one hit wonders. C
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CEDAR CREST COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS INVITES
PUBLIC TO GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH AN
AFTERNOON OF MUSIC
Cedar Crest's Performing Arts Music
Department is pleased to announce its third
annual Christmas Vespers to be held on
Sunday, December 5th at 3:00 p.m. in the
Alumnae Hall Auditorium. This afternoon of
holiday selections offers the public a great
way to begin the season with music sure to
set them in the spirit.
The concert will feature performances
by the College's Flute Ensemble under the
direction of Elaine Martin, the Madrigal
Singers and the All College Women's Chorus,
both under the direction of Charles McAnall,
professor of fine arts.
"This will be the third year of what I
hope will become a long tradition," says
McAnall. "In addition to traditional carol
singing and candle lighting with the audience, the featured performing groups have
prepared a variety of new pieces for this
year's concert."
The All College Women's Chorus will
perform Johannes Petzold's "The Christmas
Story" accompanied by flutes and organ and
student soloist Laura Scioli '05. The Chorus
will also present Gabriel Faure's "Messe
Basse" with soloist Dr. Amy Reese of the
College's biology department. The All
College Women's Chorus is a group that consists of students and members of the faculty
and staff at Cedar Crest.
The Madrigal Singers will present a
cappella works by Byrd, Palestrina and
Verdi, as well as three American folk carols.
This group is comprised of a small number
of students and specializes in Renaissance
and Baroque a cappella music and folk
songs. The concert is free and open to the
public. For more information please contact
the Special Events Hotline at 610-740-3791
Check out The Crestiad’s next issue where we’ll have a follow-up concert review on Epitaph’s hottest band, Matchbook Romance.
Also, we have an exclusive interview with Simple Plan and John Butler!
Reel Reviews
Friday Night Lights sure to
be a football favorite
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, and Lucas Black
Rated: PG-13
Duration: 1 hour and 53 minutes
Jennifer Kee
Staff Writer
Friday Night Lights is based on the
book of the same title written by H.G.
Bissinger about the true story of life in a
small Texas town, which centered on their
high school football team.
The Permian Panthers were about to
enter their 1988 season and hopefully make
their way to the team’s fifth state championship. The whole town shuts down each
Friday night and headed over to Ratliff
Stadium to see their beloved football team
play and hopefully win.
The movie follows the coach and players through their highs and lows on and off
the field. Star player Bobbie Miles, played by
Derek Luke, who the town expects to go on
and win the Heisman Trophy, suffers a career
blowing injury during the first game, leaving
the fate of the season on the shoulders on the
quarterback Mike Winchell, played by Lucas
Black, and the overall small in stature
defense.
The movie focused on the town’s reaction to the team just as much as on the actual
game of football. After suffering their first
loss, head coach Gary Gaines played by Billy
Bob Thorton comes home to find his front
yard littered with “for sale” signs. The team
is also discussed on all the town’s radio stations, one even suggested, after the team lost
a game, that there was too much learning
going on at the school.
This movie has some of the best football
action scenes ever. Friday Night Lights is
also being hailed as one of the greatest sports
movies ever. Fellow movie go-er Dezarie
Nieves, freshman, said, “The movie was so
good. Some of the scenes made me want to
jump up and down and cheer for the team.
The only thing that kept me from doing so
was the fear of embarrassment.”
She also said, “The story was great but I
was a little heartbroken by the ending.”
Many viewers felt this, but it is important to
remember that the movie is based on a real
life event, which they couldn’t change.
The story makes up for it in the way
that they portray the team’s reaction to everything that they have been through that season. Anyone who enjoyed the book should
see this movie, as well as everyone else. You
do not have to be a hardcore football fan or
like sports in general to appreciate this
movie. It has a great storyline that really connects you to what the characters are feeling.
It is a really great movie! A-
Play Review: Rodney’s Wife
Jennifer Woytach
News Editor
Rodney's Wife, written and directed by
Richard Nelson, is running until December
19 at Playwrights Horizons in New York
City.
The play, which is a mix of light comedy and drama, is set in 1960's Rome. David
Straithairn gives a stand out performance as
Rodney, dealing with the successes and frustrations of being an actor, as well as dealing
with his family, including his second wife,
daughter, and sister.
Haviland Morris plays Fay, Rodney's
wife of ten years, and Maryann Plunkett
plays his recently widowed sister Eva.
Jessica Chastain makes her off Broadway
debut as Rodney's twenty-five year-old
daughter Lee.
The first seen is awkward for the characters. Rodney, Fay, Eva, Lee, and Ted are
eating dinner when news of Lee and Ted's
recent engagement comes up. Fay is surprised to hear about her stepdaughter's
engagement, but even more surprised to find
that she is the last to be informed.
Everyone is happy to talk about the
engagement, except Fay. All the characters,
except Fay, agree that Ted, played by Jesse
Pennington, is such a nice boy.
There is tension between the three
women in scenes throughout the play and
you might find yourself questioning what is
going on. More questions arise when Rodney
is offered a new script and decides to move
to America. Lee is completely distraught that
everyone is leaving, especially Fay.
Rodney provides some comic relief, as
does his manager Henry, played by John
Rothman.
Nelson, who has been writing plays
since he was 15 and been doing so professionally since he was 25, took time after
November 14's show to answer any questions
that students from Marion McCorry's theatre
classes had.
Nelson said that he made it a point to
set this play in the 1960's, as Lee would have
grown up in the 1950's and Fay and Rodney
would have been married in that decade. He
discussed that women did not have many
choices in that period, which was appropriate
to the courses of action for the female characters in the play.
Susan Hilferty was the scenic and costume designer. Nelson described the simple
set, with only some furniture to work with,
the action of the play was in the kitchen and
living room.
The show is performed Tuesday through
Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. Playwrights Horizons is located at
416 West 42nd Street, New York, NY.
Small Screen Debuts
Olsen Twins are double trouble in their latest film
Heather Bidmead
Staff Writer
Throughout the past ten years, we have
watched two little girls grow up on television, seen their trials and tribulations (including a stint in rehab), watched them get ready
to move off to college and have enjoyed
dozens of movies from their video collection.
So when Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen decided to move it to the big screen and star in
New York Minute, no one was all that surprised.
However, while in theaters, the flick got
less then stellar reviews. Wondering why, I
took it upon myself to rent it and give it a
look, just to see where everyone’s favorite
twins went wrong.
Right off the bat, the film dives into
teen –especially Olsen twin – stereotyping.
The movie starts out with sisters Roxy
Ryan (Mary-Kate) and Jane Ryan (Ashley)
trying to get out in the world and meet their
goals: Roxy to meet her rock music favorites
and Jane to win a chance to study overseas.
However, don’t think it ends there. The
movie continues on (and dives into a downward spiral), throwing problems at the sisters
at every corner. Broken heels, torn hems,
purple stains on blouses! Getting soaked with
nasty puddle water could not have been a
highlight of their day either. They also face
challenges with some unforgiving men,
including Roxy’s truancy officer (Eugene
Levy) and a not so funny Andy Richter as a
Chinese thief.
While the movie does have some makeyou-groan humor, this is obviously a flick for
the under 13 crowd. Got a little sister? (Not
from the CCC big sis/lil sis program.) She’ll
Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen,
Ashley Olsen, and Eugene Levy
Rated: PG
Duration: 1 hour and 31 minutes
love it. Need something on the TV screen to
keep your eyes occupied? Give it a shot. New
York Minute doesn’t get deep into teen angst,
but it does equal some studying stress relief.
Just don’t expect to be wooed by any spectacular…well, anything really.
The Olsen twins’ first full-length film is
simply a bigger budget Dualstar production.
But it’s still ok; everyone loves MaryKate and Ashley, right? C
Leisurely Reading
Daily Show’s Jon Stewart gets high marks for brilliant book
Beth Coulter
Staff Writer
With tongue firmly tucked in cheek, the
Daily Show gives American history the same
treatment they give to current events in
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to
Democracy Inaction.
Jon Stewart and the writing staff of
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" have
compiled a textbook covering
the history of American
Democracy. Be warned, this is
R-rated material with free use
of profanity, much like the
television program, only
without the censor bleeps.
The format is pure
high school textbook,
starting with the front
inside cover. There is
an "issued to" grid
where "pupils" are
advised to write
their name, year
used, and condition of the book.
"We are fully
aware that
Dick Hurtz, I.P.
Freely and Heywood
Jablome are not real people, so
please exclude them" says the grid instructions.
The dedication is "To the huddled masses, Keep yearnin'!" and the forward is penned
by Thomas (T.J.) Jefferson. For a man 178
years dead, his writing style is quite current,
with detailed explanations of what the mindset of the Founders was when writing the
Declaration and the Constitution. "Do you
know why we called them amendments?
Because they amend! They fix
mistakes…and can be changed."
The study guide walks you through each
of the nine chapters, from "Democracy
before America" (Witness thousands of years
of history casually dismissed in a few pages),
to "The President: King of Democracy"
(Learn that not everyone can be President
and why people should really stop spreading
that rumor), along with insight on the
Judicial Branch ("It Rules"), and the Media
("Democracy's Valiant Vulgarians).
The last two chapters delve into the
future ("Four Score and Seven Years from
Now"), and profile the rest of the world
("International House of Horrors").
Like any good textbook, it is filled with
fun facts in the "Were You Aware" blocks "Were You Aware? The term 'Do You Know?'
is copyrighted by a rival publisher."
There are well-detailed time
lines (May 3, 325 B.C.
Rome Built),
quizzes that
test your
knowledge, discussion questions and classroom activities
(Hold a mock election. If you can't do
this, mock a real
election).
The rest of “The
Daily Show” cast contributes essays scattered
throughout the book, giving their humorous take on
the various subjects (So you
want to be a Precedent).
Samantha Bee, the only
woman on the show, has a few essays concerning how her native Canada deals with
Independence (We've been "declaring" our
"independence" for more than 200 years!
Kind of!), Congress (We call it Parliament),
and the media (Ours tend to focus less on
blowing things up and more on courtesy).
Just like the show, this book starts with
a sturdy basis in fact that is then taken to the
absurd. Some of the best humor is simply an
unbiased look at American dealings and policies. The jokes tend to run fact, fact, fact,
punch line. If you like history, humor and
America, this is the book for you. A+
Week of November 22, 2004
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
While it seems that chaos is taking over,
you get everything back to normal, even
if it means being more than a little
assertive with some people. Expect to
hear more job-related news soon.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Expect to be able to move ahead with
your workplace plans now that you have
a good idea of what you might have to
face. You can also anticipate a welcome
change on the home front.
HOROSCOPES
Here’s what’s happening
on campus and beyond:
SALOMES'S STARS
NOVEMBER
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
Once again, you find a creative way to
resolve a pesky problem in short order.
However, a matter involving a possible
breach of confidence might need a bit
more time to check out.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Reuniting with an old friend could lead
to the sharing of some great, new experiences. But be careful you don't find yourself once again being super-critical or
overly judgmental.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21)
A recent act of kindness is beginning to
show some unexpected (but very welcome) results. On another note, expect to
hear more about a possible move to
another locale.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19)
The good news is that the sure-footed
Goat can rely on his or her skill to get
around obstacles in the workplace. The
not-so-good news is that new impediments could turn up later.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)
A quieter period settles in, giving you a
chance to catch your breath, as well as
allowing for more time to handle some
important family matters. The arts dominate this weekend. Enjoy them.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22)
You should be seeing some positive
results following your move toward
repairing that unraveling relationship.
There might be some setbacks, but staying with it ultimately pays off.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) A change of pace is welcome but also
confusing. Before you make decisions
one way or another, be sure you know
precisely what it is you're being asked to
do.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22)
The frustrations of last week have pretty
much played themselves out. You should
find things going more smoothly, especially with those all-important personal
matters.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) Encouraging a friendlier environment in the home could go a long way
to help dissipate anger and resolve
problems, especially those affecting
children. It won't be easy, but you can
do it.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Don't fret if you don't get the gratitude
you think you're owed for doing a nice
thing for someone. There might be a
good reason for that. In any event, what's
important is that you did it.
(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.
Answers to last edition’s puzzle
15 3:00p.m.
Gallery Exhibit: Richard
Stetser
The artist will talk about his
work
16 9:00a.m.
Community Service - Blood
Drive
Lees Gym
16 9:45p.m.
SAB - Turkey Bingo
Café
17
Community Service
Hunger & Homeless Week
Volleyball Game
18 12:00 & 5:00 p.m.
Career Planning - Market
Your Skills
Alcove A
3:00p.m.
Community Service - ASK
Program
18 5:00p.m.
Community Service
Hunger & Homeless Week Donate a Meal
21 6:00p.m
FADED Show
23 8:00p.m.
Matchbook Romance
Theatre of Living Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Across
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Rainy mo.
Turkey
Pacific Time
Dolt
Flying saucer
Sheer, triangular scarf
Singer Ronstadt
Football assoc.
Old tv show
Constellation
Certified public accountant
Demise
Flurry
To that time
Stairs
Western state
Otherwise
Small town
Callow
Gait
Dined
Scarf
Truss
Representatives
Objects
Sports channel
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Piece
Tails
National capital
Regions
She
Short-term memory
Hotel
Lodge
Held high
Eastern Time
Particle
Not brightly lit
Doll
Permit
Key
Compass point
Permit
Down
1
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Adios
Pine tree nut
Pole
Sandwich fish
Disconnected
Model
Desert
Dispose of
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Bumps
Sick
Unspoken
Worries
Spanish "one"
Agenda
Island
Yank
Conger
Addiction
Parry
Forbid
North American Indian
Representative
Cation
That (possessive)
Kisser's need
X
Warship
Baseball glove
Join together
Compass point
Bad
Theater
Souvenir
Scent
Hallway
Honker
Held
Baseball team
Eye infection
North northwest
Travel by air
Weep
Wing
24 -28
Thanksgiving Break
29 - 30
Community Service - Season
of Giving
30 9-11p.m.
Student Activities Coffehouse
Cafe
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