Pledging Pi Kappa Delta

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Vol. 85 No. 10
In This Issue
OPINIONS
Campus Corner...
What woman had the most influence on
you?
page 2
When did Parkhurst become a monopoly...
“The students will only put up with this
type of control for so long.”
page 3
The city that never s(t)eeps to assumptions...
A first visit to New York City shatters
societal illusions
page 4
NEWS
In the news...
“C” is for cookie (and commercialization)
page 5
Out lines...
An interview with the first gay couple to
be granted a marriage license in San
Francisco
page 5
Presidential candidate update...
Learn more about John Kerry’s views
page 5
WOMEN’S FASHION
What comes around goes around...
Women’s fashions throughout the ages
prove that history repeats itself.
page 6
LIFESTYLES
National sportsmanship day...
“‘Sportsmanship is definitely applicable
to more areas than sports.’”
page 7
The perfect fit(nesswear): part II...
“No matter what you may be told, a pair
of quality sneakers will actually make a
difference”
page 9
FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet you didn’t know...
Meet Jill Odegaard, Assistant Professor of
Art.
page 10
Melissa’s feeling lucky...
“Etheridge is back. She’s happy, she’s
rockin’, and the music is flowing.”
page 1
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 4, 2004
Women in business award goes to Hunt
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
Susan Hunt, Publisher and Chief
Executive Officer of "The Morning Call," will
be the guest speaker at Cedar Crest College's
Third Women in Business Lecture tonight,
March 4, 2004 in the Samuels Theatre,
Tompkins College Center.
Hunt's lecture titled "Beyond The
Comfort Zone" will reflect on many of her
life experiences that were key to her success.
Hunt became the Publisher and Chief
Executive Officer of "The Morning Call" in
June 2001. As publisher and president, she is
in charge of managing the local operations of
the newspaper. Her responsibilities include
supervising news coverage, editorial page
positions and the business operations of the
paper.
Hunt has a strong background in the
newspaper industry. She was Vice President
and General Manager for the "Sun-Sentinel"
in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida before working on
"The Morning Call." Before becoming
General Manager of the "Sun-Sentinel" in
June 1999, she was Vice President and
Director of Operations. Prior to joining the
"Sun-Sentinel" in 1997, Susan worked at the
"Orlando Sentinel" where she held several
positions, starting as assistant controller in
1986. She later became operations administration manager, production manager for the
company's regional production facility and
eventually production manager for the
"Orlando Sentinel" itself.
Hunt is originally from the Orlando area
and graduated in 1982 from Stetson
University with a degree in accounting and
received an MBA degree from Rollins
College in 1996.
Another part of Hunt's responsibilities as
President and CEO of a newspaper is to be
active in her community. She is a member of
the Board of Directors for the United Way of
the Greater Lehigh Valley, Community
Services for Children, Lehigh Valley
Economic Development Corporation, Lehigh
Valley Industrial Park, Lehigh Valley
Partnership and Pennsylvania Newspaper
Association Foundation Board.
She is currently Co-Chair for the
Hispanic American Organization's 2004 capital campaign. In 2003, Hunt served as
Honorary Captain for Miller Memorial Blood
Center's "Cruise The Orient" fundraiser and in
2002, she was Co-Chair for the Girl Scouts Great Valley Council's Women of Distinction
Awards Program.
Pledging Pi Kappa Delta
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
Last fall, The Crestiad spoke with Linda
Baas, the coach of the Forensics Speech
Team about the newly formed program at
Cedar Crest. This semester, The Crestiad
caught up with Amie Fox, the president of Pi
Kappa Delta, the newly formed honor fraternity.
Fox, a senior English literature/creative
writing and fine arts major, said the process
of starting a fraternity is really interesting.
After going to a few random tournaments last
year, members of the Forensics Speech team
discovered there was a national fraternity.
There was a lot of interest at Cedar Crest
because students had done it in high school
and wanted to keep competing.
The first step was talking to the theatre
department and finding out how much support they would get. Fox noted that Roxanne
Amico, Chair and professor of Performing
Arts, and the administration were "very supportive" in the process.
The first thing that the charter members
of Pi Kappa Delta (PKD) did was write a
constitution, incorporating the national constitution. They were first approved by Denise
O'Neill, Associate Dean of Student Affairs,
and then by Student Government Association
in December. In January, PKD started looking for new members and their next mission
be approved by the national organization.
This past week has been PKD's pledge
week. There were nine pledges and to be considered eligible for PKD, one must have
taken the class or be taking it currently, have
competed in two tournaments, wear signs
advertising PKD, sell raffle tickets, carry
around a binder, to explain to people what
forensics is, and have been recommended by
their big brother and coach. A game similar
to Who's Line is it Anyway? was held in the
café.
Linda Baas, adviser to PKD, teaches the
Forensics Speech class, and coaches the
Forensics Speech Team. She is assisted by
Tom Amico. Fox said that Baas and Amico
put a lot of time into rehearsing with the
Forensics Speech Team, especially around
competition time.
Although the team works hard, Fox said
that the executive board (or the charter members) of PKD decided that "the team is for
hard work, the fraternity is for having fun."
The e-board includes Amie Fox, president;
Karen Babson, vice-president; Karen Cook,
secretary; Tiffany-Linn Stephens, treasurer;
Sarah "Dakotah" Farney, fund-raising chair
and Sarah "Penny" Magner, materials secretary.
"We do want to do good things and
accomplish things, but I think part of a fraternity is to have a good time and be with your
friends," Fox also said.
The team traveled to Canada in January
to compete with the National Forensics
Association and Collegiate Forensics
Association. Penny Magner placed in the top
category in poetry, a competitive category,
according to Fox. "It was a wild competition.
We were up against a lot people we'd never
seen before- people from all over the country.
That was fantastic."
"We're not the best team in the league,
but we consistently place. It's really encouraging for a team that's only been together for
six months to be doing better than real established teams. We do have a lot of fun." Fox
said of her teammates.
"We have a couple new people who
haven't been out yet, but they have promising
stuff," said Melissa Donigan, a junior PKD
pledge.
According to Fox, the team has big
plans for the future. "We definitely want to
advertise much more and get our names out
there and really be a bigger group on campus.
We do want to be involved. We want to do a
lot community service. We do want to expand
our team. We want to get better all the time.
We compete a lot in the interp [interpretation] categories; we definitely want to
improve in our speech categories. And we
have people that do go out in the speech categories, but not nearly enough of them. We're
looking for more public speakers all the
time."
Fox had never competed before college.
She said that "it's a really fun activity that a
lot of different people can get involved with.
I never thought I would enjoy public speaking; it comes very naturally and is so much
fun."
Susan Hunt
Photo courtesy of College Relations
Primary
primer
Linda Misiura
Crestiad Reporter
The Pennsylvania primary is fast
approaching, and the question on everyone's
minds is, "Can I still register?"
The answer is: Yes! In order to vote in the
general primary, which will be held on April
27, you must register by March 29.
In the spring before the November
Presidential election, Pennsylvania holds a primary election to choose a Democratic candidate and a Republican candidate. This year,
Bush has no challengers, meaning that it is
only necessary to hold a Democratic primary.
You may have heard of the Iowa caucus.
In a way, the caucus is similar to the primary.
However, instead of going to the polling place
to vote, large meetings are held at which people speak of their opinions of the candidates.
The people present then vote by assorted
means-some caucuses use the secret ballots,
others use a show of hands, and others still
line up behind candidates to show support.
There are three kinds of caucuses and two
kinds of primaries. The closed primary and
closed caucus allow only registered Democrats
to vote for Democrats and only registered
Republicans to vote for republicans. The open
primary and open caucus allows individuals to
vote for either a Democrat or a Republican.
The third type of caucus is the modified open
caucus in which people who are not registered
with a party may vote also. In many cases,
however, there is a clause built in to prohibit
this that automatically registers anyone who
votes for a part other than there own an immediate member of the party they voted for.
If you are registered as independent or
Republican, you can still vote on ballot questions. These questions usually pertain to
amendments to the state constitution, bond
issues, and special elections.Pennsylvania has
a closed primary, so in order to vote in the
general primary on April 27, you must be registered with the Democratic Party.
You must register in the county that you
hold your permanent residence in, and you
must vote in the county you are registered in.
For many college students, this means voting
by absentee ballot. For more information on
obtaining an absentee ballot, contact your
county court house.
For information on your state's primary
election or caucus, including what type and
the date of the election or caucus, please visit
www.thegreenpapers.com
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The Crestiad - Mar. 4, 2004 - Page 2
OPINIONS
T he Campus Cor ner
What woman had the most influence on you?
Miranda Weary-Junior,
Social Work
Lauren Gonzalez-Senior,
Dance
Abbie Nutting-Junior,
Elementary Education
Blair Zimnoch-Junior,
Art
“My grandmother.”
“My mom...because she is a
strong woman who is selfless, caring, compassionate
and determined. I hope one
day to be like her.”
“I feel that as far as influences go I've only allowed
myself to influence my life,
however, my mother helped
me get to the point where I
could make my own decisions in my life."
“My mom has been my
best friend, my guardian,
everything. Teachers like
Jill Odegaard and Pat Badt
are also very influential in
who I will become.”
Inside vs. outside
The C re stiad
Spring 2004 Staff
Editor in Chief
Gabrielle Boulerice
News Editor
Beth Ciccolella
Adviser
Elizabeth Ortiz
Managing Editor
Nadia Mohammad
Lifestyles Editor
Stacey Frank
Business Manager
Jessica Muraviov
Copy Editor
Sarah Magner
Photo Editor
Jessica Brabant
Assistant Editors
Jennifer Woytach
Tonesha Baltimore
Jillian Dawson
Web Editor
Laura Scioli
Staff
Shannon Casey
Jessica Eyth
Katie Fehlinger
Courtney Lomax
Nichole McCollum
Linda Misiura
Mary Jo Moninghoff
Stacey Solt
Rose Strong
Maxine Tam
Iva Tchomakova
Jenn VanderWege
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Maxine Tam
Crestiad Reporter
theory, of why this is so; it is because this
school is an all-women’s college. Being an
all-women’s school, the everyday pressure
I was watching Shallow Hal on HBO,
of having to look “good” to impress males is
back at home, and my oldest brother came
taken away. Since that pressure is removed,
home. He walked by the living room, where
all they have to worry about are the views of
I was, and stopped. He watched the movie
other females attending the college. The
for a few seconds before he figured out what
opinions of those other females may not
he was looking at. He then said to me, “I
count as much to them as a male’s, and so
don’t like this movie; every time I watch it,
most of them would not go to the extremes
it makes me feel so…”
to be very skinny. Of course, the females do
“Shallow?” I filled in for him. “Yeah,
still exercise, but they don’t go to unhealthy
you are.”
extremes.
In my high school, about 85% of the
I feel that all I have said in the previous
girls in my class were
paragraph is true for the
skinny. Of that 85%, about
Never judge a person by upper classmen, but not for
90% of the girls were
the freshmen. A sophomore
his or her looks,
skinny to attract guys. For
commented to me this
this reason, Kelly, a friend
because outer image
semester that the upper
of mine in middle school
can always change, but classmen noticed the freshchanged her whole outer
men class having a large
the personality and atti- number of girls that are
image. During middle
school, she used to be a bit
tude of a person will
really thin. They think that
chubby but not overalways stay the same. the girls might having one
weight. By sophomore
of two major eating disoryear, she was skinny.
ders, anorexia or bulimia.
When I say Kelly was skinny, I mean she
Girls, in general, who do those things
was skin and bones. Her hair was cut short
to their bodies to become sticks are shallow.
and spiked out, and she wore makeup. Her
They believe that if they are not thin then
personality somewhat changed too. She
people will not like them and in turn they do
changed her image because she wanted to
not like people who are fat. This is almost
get dates and boyfriends. She also attained
the same situation as a guy not liking a girl
the reputation of a “slut,” but I do not
because she is not thin and good-looking. In
believe she minded that she was called that
other words, a “hot chick.” And when a guy
name…as long as she was somewhat poputhinks this way, he is shallow.
lar.
Advice to those who are shallow: never
A week after classes started at Cedar
judge a person by his or her looks, because
Crest College, I noticed that many of the
outer image can always change, but the perupper classmen were not so obsessed with
sonality and attitude of a person will always
their body weight, compared to the girls in
stay the same.
the high school I attended. I have heard one
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OPINIONS
To be or not to be...Politically correct, that is
When did Parkhurst become
a monopoly?
Gabrielle Boulerice
Editor-in-Chief
that is provided on this campus. Parkhurst
even manages to mess up cookies. Last
week, I actually got a sandwich that conWhy does Parkhurst have to control
tained curdled mayonnaise. I never thought
everything? I am not particularly fond of
that I would say this, but I want the Wood
the fact that Parkhurst is now in control of
Company back.
what food items the students can and cannot
Eventually, students will decide to get
bring onto the campus for club events.
food from other places without approaching
Who gave Parkhurst the right to be a
Parkhurst for prior approval. The students
monopoly? I would really like to know who
will only put up with this type of control for
told Parkhurst that they could require that
so long. Clubs cannot afford to buy their
the students approach them about obtaining
food from Parkhurst because they charge too
outside food for their club functions. I canmuch money for the little amount of food
not believe that the administration of this
that they provide. It is a lot cheaper to get
college would allow such a thing to happen.
food donated or to buy food from outside
It makes you wonder what Parkhurst will be
sources.
allowed to do next. I think that it is bad
Students are afraid to avoid getting perenough that they are allowed to feed us what
mission at this point because of the threat to
they do.
remove club funds. I cannot believe that the
I think that, as a student I should be
college feels that they have to threaten the
able to choose where I want
students. It is a lose-lose sitI think that Parkhurst uation because either you
to get food from for club
events. I should not have to gets enough money out lose your club funds if you
go to Parkhurst in order to
of the students from do not approach Parkhurst or
get permission to buy food
you spend all of your club
the meal plans, which funds on the food that
from someone other than
them. Even when I was in
are not only required of Parkhurst provides. I think
high school, I did not have
all resident students, that Parkhurst gets enough
to get permission from the
money out of the students
but also cost an exorbi- from the meal plans, which
cafeteria in order to get
pizza brought into the
tant amount of money. are not only required of all
school for a club meeting.
resident students, but also
The most infuriating part of this new
cost an exorbitant amount of money.
rule is that Parkhurst is claiming that they
Pretty soon, Parkhurst will be telling
are doing this because they are afraid that
the students that they cannot get food delivsomeone will get food poisoning from an
ered to their dorm rooms. Students may not
outside food company and will blame them.
even be able to bring groceries onto the
This is absolutely ludicrous. How can a stucampus. Maybe campus security will even
dent blame Parkhurst if she obviously got
be responsible for making sure that no food
sick at a function that did not have food that
delivery vehicles enter this campus. This
was provided by them? The worst part is
will be the day that the entire campus
that I have gotten sick from the food that
starves to death. The only food that brings
Parkhurst makes more than I have ever gotstudents joy is the food that is brought on to
ten sick from food that I have obtained from
campus by outside food companies.
delivery services or grocery stores. I freIt is hard to believe that our campus
quently get sick after I eat the food in our
has gotten to this point. I never would have
cafeteria or café.
believed that Parkhurst would get permisI just wish that Parkhurst would realize
sion to go ahead with a policy such as this.
that the students do not want to eat the food
I hope that this policy is removed from our
that they provide. Their pizza is absolutely
campus. In the meantime, the students can
terrible. I would rather eat from the worst
only hope that Parkhurst will approve the
pizza place in Allentown than eat the pizza
use of food from other places.
Letters to the Editor:
A commuter
with a problem
Calling all Lifelong
Learners
To the Editor:
To the Editor:
My name is Caitlin Miller and I am
commuter with a problem. My gripe is yes,
parking. However it is a different story than
most. I am a first year student and I don't
mind parking in the fourth row even though
the first three rows are practically empty.
However, the thing that bothers me is that the
residents should be more courteous to the
commuters. At most colleges, freshman aren't
even allowed to have cars, so they are lucky
to have cars here at Cedar Crest. When it
snowed I counted a total of 15 cars in the
fourth and fifth rows that were not moved or
cleaned off and still have not moved since
then. These people are taking up valuable
parking spaces that I need to get to class.
Commuters need cars and parking spaces to
get to class. Resident freshman do not.
Especially the resident freshman that do not
even clean off their cars, or move them in
two weeks. There are plenty of spaces in the
back of the parking lot behind Alumnae Hall.
Why can't residents who don't use their cars
park back there and walk the extra 50 feet
when they finally do use their cars? This
would allow the commuters to be able to get
a decent parking spot and be able to get to
their classes on time without having to walk
from the back of the parking lot. Resident
freshman should consider themselves lucky
to have cars, yet they should remember that
people like me who can't afford to live on
campus, and need my car to commute to
school, need somewhere to park too!
Any time we hear of the Lifelong
Learners among traditional students or in The
Crestiad, it is to complain about how they
take our parking spaces or our seats in night
time courses.
Granted some of the complaints are justified, it saddens me that Lifelong Learners
do not know where to go to express their side
of the story, or even to discuss the complaints
they may have.
On behalf of Student Government
Association, I am writing to ask you to help
in recruiting Lifelong Learners to take on a
senator position in the Student Government
Association. As a senator, they will be able to
take the opportunity to have a say in what is
happening on campus, and really be able to
connect with the traditional students outside
of any classes they may take together.
To run for a position, they simply need
to pick up a packet in the Lifelong Learning
office, collect the 25 signatures, and drop the
packet back off in the Lifelong Learning
office by Thursday, March 18 by 8pm.
Many of the Lifelong Learners I have
come in contact with would be a valuable
asset to our Student Government, and I hope
that they seriously consider being a part of
this association.
~Caitlin
~Susan Zasciurinskas
Administrative Vice-President
Student Government Association
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
In the early 1990’s, most likely in New
York or L.A., a group of intellectuals and
unsatisfied “label-makers” decided to create a
movement that has seriously shifted and
shaped our views on what’s wrong, what's
right and, more importantly, what is politically correct regarding the English language and
its usage. Not only are these trends influencing the way we verbally express ourselves,
but also our overall body language and conduct.
It seems to me as though lately there is
always someone that feels offended or
believes that the integrity of the political correctness movement has not reached its pinnacle. I believe that this is also influencing our
generation. For better or worse we have been
trained to become far more passive than the
past couple of generations have been. The
results are obvious in such civil expressions
as voting, where the 18 to 34 year old group
is missing in action. This in itself has certain
implications as to what our generation has to
fight for, or more importantly the means it
chooses to utilize in order to manifest the
struggle. Is this the direct result of over zealous political correctness and the constant
unwritten regulations by which we abide in
expressing ourselves?
Maybe, maybe not.
While I do have to agree that many of
the changes are revolutionary in terms of
their civil implications, re-labeling and reclassifying old names and titles has generally
sought to create higher respect for personal
rights. Calling someone vertically challenged
instead of short or any other epithets that
might be insulting is a step in the right direction, but renaming careers with somewhat of
an obscure and hazy name? Not so much.
I do have to examine cases where being
politically correct has gone far and beyond
what’s expected and reasonable, and has
shifted our views from problem areas in our
society to frivolous tongue and mind games.
A prime example is the constant sophistication of job titles that we have grown up
with and know quite well. There was a time
when choosing the career path of a secretary
was as easy to define as opening up a
Webster's. Yet we choose to rename this
career for the sake of sounding a bit different,
perhaps a bit vague and mysterious, so now
we are personal assistants. What the exact
definition of the personal assistant is, you
will not find in your father's dictionary per
say. Open the new millennium dictionary and
perhaps something is bound to come up. Yet
do we really have to go to these lengths? Has
the word secretary instantaneously become
dirty?
The term personal assistant brought with
it the vagueness and obscurity of a career that
was otherwise rather concrete in its nature. I
think the pride of the job itself has diminished due to the language change. No one
takes classes or instruction on personal assisting as was common and sometimes required
for working as a secretary. The power distribution has also shifted. Where the term secretary at least to me implied the gatekeeper of
information in any office, the term personal
assistant somehow leaves me second-guessing the exact scope of the job. Can anyone be
one?
If its not too late I will stop here so as
not to turn this into a rant, but here is some
food for thought; must we be terribly offended if one calls us waitresses instead of a
servers, stewardesses instead of a flight attendants, or better yet freshmen instead of first
year students?
Perhaps we can concentrate our energy
on more important issues that are plaguing
our society, but that’s just my idea.
Higher and higher
Steve Hofstetter
Crestiad Special
Did you ever hear the urban legend
about the bunch of teachers who accidentally
ate a cake laced with pot? Okay, so it's not an
urban legend. It actually happened in
Lueneburg, Germany on Thursday. But it's so
dumb it sounds like it could be in a B movie
with that chick from Mr. Holland's Opus.
Here's the situation: A chocolate cake
was anonymously left at the door to the staff
room, and the teachers ate it without asking
any questions as to its origin or why it tasted
funny. Brilliant.
Maybe Germans are a more trusting
people than Americans. But I'd think that not
eating anonymous cakes is a bit of a given.
You learn that stuff as a kid - even in
Germany. Don't eat a cake that is sitting on
your doorstep. That's a lesson you are taught
just after you learn to look both ways before
you cross the street, because people may be
driving on the wrong side of it.
The funniest part is that the teachers didn't know they were high - they just thought
they had food poisoning. These teachers must
have not been tenured, because if they were
they'd have been old enough to remember the
1960s.
I have never tried pot. But I can say that
if I did, I wouldn't think I had food poisoning. I had food poisoning once, and it made
me throw up for two weeks. If that's what pot
does to you, there wouldn't be such a big of
market. (I've just set myself up to get all
kinds of letters from people attempting to
explain what pot does to you. However, the
writers of these letters will get distracted after
the subject line and instead send a treatise on
how Scooby-Doo was a total stoner.)
I can just imagine the conversation that
went on in that staff room.
"I had some of that cake, and I spent the
last half hour talking about how weird it'd be
if god were praying to us."
"I think you have food poisoning."
"That's awful. Wanna watch ScoobyDoo?"
The teachers probably freaked out and
ran to the doctor paranoid that they were sick.
And paranoia is another clear sign of food
poisoning. I'm guessing that on the way, they
stopped at a convenience store to buy a great
deal of food poisoning medication, known to
the layperson as Doritos.
"I hear these settle your stomach.
They're Nacho Cheesier."
I'm kidding, of course. Nobody ran anywhere. They were high. They probably drove,
but really slowly. Maybe even on the right
side of the road.
According to Reuters, a police
spokesman said that the reason the teachers
had not suspected anything was "because it
was customary for them to buy cakes from
the schoolchildren as part of a fund-raising
project." I take two things from this statement. One, the police are now involved. Two,
this is a very fat town. I can understand the
occasional bake sale, but an ongoing "sell the
teachers cake" project? Perhaps instead of
those little milks, they serve half and half
with school lunches.
Even if it was routine for teachers to
scarf a cake every day, they still BOUGHT
these cakes, so their excuse doesn't convince
me. I doubt there was a bill left with this one.
"Hey guys - you know how usually we
pay for cake? We've got a new cake, but they
must want us to pay later. Quick, let's eat it
without asking any questions as to its origin
or why it tastes funny."
The teachers were alerted as to what
happened after doctors told them what they
were feeling was less food poisoning and
more being high. That must have been fun to
witness.
"Oh," one teacher probably exclaimed.
"That must be why I have spent the last half
hour contemplating what I'd do if I had feet
for hands. And watching Scooby-Doo."
But even more fun was the conversation
the doctors had amongst themselves in the
break room.
"Did you hear the one about the bunch
of teachers who accidentally ate a cake laced
with pot?"
"Yeah," another doctor said. "Wasn't the
chick from Mr. Holland's Opus in that
movie?"
"Nevermind that," said a third doctor.
"I'm trying to figure out what would happen
if god were praying to us."
Though I'm guessing they said all this in
German.
OPINIONS
Campus or obstacle course?
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
I do not consider myself a complainer.
When my fellow students complain about
things on campus, I try to reason with them.
This time, I am doing the complaining and no
one is going to reason with me.
When was the last time you drove around
campus without scraping the bottom of your
car on one of the speed bumps? If you do not
remember, it is ok. I do not either.
“Hold your breath!” “Lift up your feet!”
“Don’t move!” are some of the suggestions
passengers in my car have when we are driving through campus. I think that it is pretty
silly that you consider unloading your purse or
wearing fewer layers to rid yourself of the
extra weight, to avoid scraping the bottom of
your car. (By the way, those ideas do not
work!)
The speed bumps are aggravating. It is
not because they are there; it is because they
are excessively high. Most people understand
that speed bumps are needed to regulate the
speed of cars on campus, but there is no reason why the speed bumps are so high that the
bottom of your car scrapes, no matter how
slow you go or how many people are in the
car.
“The speed bumps are necessary, but they
really don’t need to be as huge as they are.
The only thing they are good for at this point
is damaging the under side of our cars,” said
Kirsten Gustafson, a freshman nursing major.
As a freshman, I have to park in Parking
Lot C. A lot of freshmen complain because
they have to walk across campus to get to their
cars. Maybe security is just looking out for us,
so that we do not damage our cars by driving
through campus.
Sheena Marichal, a freshman from Maine
said, “I drive 450 miles here. I don’t need to
worry about scraping the bottom of my car [on
speed bumps]. Last fall, I hit the speed bump
near security. I was going so slow, I didn’t
think I would even make it over the speed
bump. When I unloaded my car and came
back, it was leaking. Security couldn’t help me
because of liability. All Triple A could do was
tow it. How am I supposed to know what to
do? My dad had to come down and fix it. I
don’t have to worry about my car breaking
down for any other reason than hitting a speed
bump.”
The speed bump between the
Administration Building and the TCC was yellow when we came to school in August. Now,
in mid-February, it is black. I bet if you
checked under the cars on campus, you would
find the missing yellow paint.
The speed bump near the library is cracking. If you look closely, you can see that it is
yellow underneath. Does that mean that the
speed bumps are just being built up higher and
higher each year? I sure hope not, because by
the time I am a senior, they will be up to my
waist.
Maybe I should start looking around for a
truck or SUV. It will use more gas, but I might
be able to bounce over the speed bumps with
ease.
Until I can afford a vehicle that will get
me around campus scrape-free, I might just
keep my car in Lot C. A lot of freshmen I
know cannot wait until next year so they can
park their cars near their dorms. But walking
across campus to get to my car does not seem
like such a bad idea anymore.
New York City skyline.
Painting by Shannon Casey
The city that never s(t)eeps
to assumptions
Jenn VanderWege
Crestiad Reporter
If you go to France, you’ll think the
people are rude. If you go to Mexico, you’ll
get raped. And if you go to New York,
you’ll get mugged.
Or, if you go to become a part of the
atmosphere, you can forget the assumptions
and live in the culture. Hi, and yes, I was
also once a NYC tourist virgin.
New York is not all it’s cracked up
to be. I didn’t get mugged in Central Park. I
didn’t get stuck with a crazy taxi driver. And
I didn’t catch any diseases from riding on
the New York Subway. I felt almost disappointed.
In fact, we had the entire Hard Rock
Café singing Happy Birthday. I got hugs
from street performers. And about 98.7% of
the people who bumped into me, said
excuse me. Hello, New York, what’s wrong?
Somewhere along my trip to NYC, I
realized New York was not just an over-populated city with too many drugs and homeless people. It’s a place thousands of people
call home each night; it’s a way of life. And
I made too many assumptions before I was
welcomed into their home. That’s the problem with pre-disposition, it’s a set-up for
disappointment.
I would go to New York again in a
heartbeat. Not just because it was my birthday, but because of the experience I
embraced. Yes, there were homeless people.
But there were homeless shelters. Yes, there
was violence. But there were police officers.
And yes, there were assumptions. But there
were corrections.
I hate it when people judge me for
the color of my hair. I hate that when I say I
grew up in California they assume I’m
wealthy. And I hate that I made assumptions
myself. I assumed that New York was nothing but the hype society had taught me. But
I soon came to realize how very wrong I
was.
Perhaps it was the man on the subway who got us going in the right direction
after we realized we were lost. Maybe it was
our waitress at the Hard Rock who directed
us to the best bargain shopping area in New
York. Or maybe it was that the things I only
once knew as a name with out a face,
became real. And they gave a face to me.
I left New York reflecting on that
majestic New York City skyline with sincerity. Where the outline is magnificent and
beautiful, it does have problems between the
crevices of the buildings. But so does everything, and everyone.
And so I concluded as I stepped off
the ferry for my last glimpse of that
ambiance enticing world; assume nothing.
Not even that the ferry boarded safely on the
dock; because you may slip and fall into a
sea of assumptions.
Another night not at the movies
Steve Hofstetter
Crestiad Special
Calendar Girls
Holy crap do I not want to see this.
Okay, you're old and still sexual, that's great,
As often as I
but do NOT show me. This could be the
travel, I rarely get
best written, best acted movie of all time
time to see any
and I still would not want to see it. Sex
movies in the thesells, but not when it's sex with old people.
atre. If I've got two
Yuck.
hours in a strange
You Got Served
town, I'd rather
Come see the underground world of
spend them explorguys who dance on their heads and stuff. It's
ing than sitting in a
bad ass, right? Except it's about GUYS
theatre. And by
WHO DANCE. You Got Served? Served
exploring, I mean
what, a danish on a little doily? Dance comsleeping.
petitions, even in their use on Saved By the
I also don't get much time to watch TV,
Bell, are wussy. Especially if it's a 95though I try when I can. And when I can, I
minute long commercial for B2K. I'd rather
see tons of commercials that remind me why
buy the crap in Confessions of a Teenage
sleep can be more enjoyable than seeing
Drama Queen. At least then I'd feel like
movies in the theatre.
more of a man. "But mom, I need to prove
It is rare that I see a commercial for a
myself. With a dance contest! Let me get my
movie and think, "I have to see that." In
argyle sweater."
fact, some full previews even suck. I saw a
50 First Dates
preview for High Fidelity on a DVD recentI liked this better the first time when it
ly that said John Cusack's character was a
was called Groundhogs Day and it was
guy that had it all, but was trying to find
clever. Am I the only one in America who
himself. If you've ever actually seen the
finds Drew Barrymore more annoying than
movie (which was great, by the way), you'd
hot? She was okay in Wedding Singer, but
know that by "it all" they meant "anguish
any girl that Tom Green dumps because
and self-loathing."
she's unstable isn't going to
So perhaps I'm wrong
Just when you
get me to keep coming out to
about the following flicks.
thought we might be the box office. And why put
But all I know about them is
"Hey Ya" in the commercial?
heading towards
what I see in the ads, and
It's a great song, but we're
from those ads, these movies
peace, here comes getting tired of it. And if you
seem to have "it all."
Hollywood to exploit can tell me when people who
I now present you, the
liked Drew Barrymore also
more ridiculous
reader, with another installstarted listening to Outkast,
ment of "A Night Not At the
stereotypes.
I'd appreciate it. But tell me
Movies."
again tomorrow, because if I
Confessions of a Teenage Drama
see this movie, I'll pray for amnesia myself.
Queen
Catch That Kid
Oh, it's so hard being a super popular
This is a direct quote from one of the
teenage girl isn't it? I mean, with all that
reviews: "To pay for a costly medical operamoney and all those friends. It just screams
tion for her father, a 12-year-old expert
angst! And that's not even the movie - that's
mountaineer uses her climbing skills to
just the life of star Lindsay Lohan. This
break into a high-tech bank where her mothflick just makes me want to run out and buy
er works." Can I just see some naked old
the CDs of all the groups the movie adverpeople instead? What a horrible concept.
tises.
There have been plenty of movies where the
Euro Trip
hero is a criminal, but not movies geared for
Just when you thought we might be
kids. That's just great - a generation of chilheading towards peace, here comes
dren climbing rock walls so they can learn
Hollywood to exploit more ridiculous
to break through our security systems. How
stereotypes. Including the time-honored tradid this girl learn to become an "expert
dition of guys completely ignoring the hot
mountaineer" anyway? Must have been all
girl being hot until they see her in a bikini.
that popularity and angst.
Good plot twist - because no one noticed
she was hot when she was just hot. But now
that she's in a bikini and hot, we understand.
Steve Hofstetter is the author of
The commercials refer to this one as
Student Body Shots, which is available at
American Pie meets Road Trip. See, because
www.SteveHofstetter.com. He can be eAmerican Pie also had teenagers, and Road
mailed at steve@ observational
Trip also had a trip.
humor.com.
Do you know about scary Anthony?
Josie Wells
Crestiad Special
“Hello?” I blurted out the usual
response given when picking up the phone.
Due to the fact I attend an all girls school,
confusion flashed behind my eyes when the
voice on the other end of the line turned out
to be male. “That was fast” was the mystery
man’s first response. “Who is this?” I
asked, half laughing at the thought it must
be the boyfriend of one of my friends. “I’m
looking for Jon,” he claimed. I apologized,
explaining he had the wrong number. “Can
you talk for awhile?” he asked. I agreed,
thinking it might make a fun story.
We began conversing over small talk
issues. He explained that his girlfriend is
going to school far away, even naming a
school in Texas that I had considered. I told
him I am also far from my boyfriend. “Are
you sexually frustrated?” he asked. He followed my silence by telling me “I really
want to get off talking to you.” Stunned by
the sudden turn in conversation I said “we
are talking.” He laughed and said, “you
know what I mean. How big are your
boobs?” I told him I had to go and he asked
if I would be going out that night. I said
yes, hoping it would keep him from calling
back. He asked when I would be back and I
said two am so he added “and you’ll be
drunk? We can do it then.” I told him again
that I had to go and hung up. I should have
thought something was weird when he kept
asking and making sure there was no one
else in the room with me. Then as I was
hanging up he told me not to tell anyone
about our conversation. He said it made
him nervous. I then proceeded into the
lounge to talk about the disturbing phone
call. After the first line of my story one of
the girls smiled and told me scary Anthony
had called me.
I fear I missed the warning that for
years a man has been calling random rooms
at all hours of the night and day trying to
trick girls into phone sex. This man was
very convincing, saying all the right things.
When he was talking to me he was a college
football player from Philly, but he has taken
on many identities. So if you get a call
claiming to be the wrong number and “just
wanting to talk,” it’s your choice whether
you want to make witty comments, talk to
him or simply hang up, but at least now you
will know the truth.
Editor’s Note: Campus security encourages you to contact them with any concerns
and discourages students from engaging in
conversations with any unknown caller.
NEWS
Presidential
candidate
update
John Kerry
Laura Scioli
Crestiad Reporter
Democratic Presidential candidate John
Kerry is making a splash not only in Hawaii,
but in many other states as well. Kerry has
active campaigns and offices running in
Idaho and Utah, and all 50 states are planted
with his grassroots organizations.
Kerry's campaign highlights the "Real
Deal" he intends to carry out in his first 100
days of presidency. Kerry stands on issues
such as sufficient educational funding for all
schools, stronger environmental laws, energy
independence for our nation rather than relying on Middle East nations, and a rebuilding
of "shattered alliances across the globe."
Nicholas Gurrola-Gal, a resident of New
Mexico said, "it's impossible to build an independent non-Middle Eastern energy source.
The oil we need is on foreign soil."
Kerry also proposes to cut the deficit in
half within four years, all the while securing
Medicare and Social Security for seniors.
Ashley Bechtel, freshman, said, "I think the
budget deficit can be cut, but I think it's
impossible to cut it in half in four years."
A graduate of Yale University and a
Vietnam veteran, Kerry is a spokesperson for
the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Bechtel said, "I don't like war and I think we
need a change from it, especially during an
economic recession." Kerry wishes to lead
the world into a new era, with a focus on
security, freedom, and peace.
As a cosponsor of the original Family
and Medical Leave Act, Kerry proposes to
expand the act to make it easier for women to
balance family and work. Another priority in
Kerry's campaign is to eliminate the glass
ceiling and expand the number of womenowned businesses. Lisa Pease, Junior at
Lycoming College said, "he would need a lot
of supporters to follow this through."
Kerry is an active member of the
Catholic Church. America's only Catholic
President was John F. Kennedy in 1961. Will
this help or hinder Kerry's chances? GurrolaGal said, "I think this is a plus for Kerry
because JFK was an amazing Democratic
leader."
For more information on John Kerry,
visit his web site at www.johnkerry.com to
learn more. Gurrola-Gal said, "as the people
of a sovereign nation, we have the fury and
right to enforce our laws in any way we see
fit, and to choose men and women who will
in fact enforce them to the benefit of all."
SGA election
information
Elections are held each Spring to determine who will be representing the students
starting in the fall semester. One election
has already been held. The important dates
to remember are as follows
Election #2 will be held on
Wednesday, March 17th for the positions of
SGA E-board, HJB Secretary, and SAB Eboard.
Packets and petitions will be due
March 12th. Speeches are tentatively scheduled for March 16th either 11 AM or 9:45
PM in the café.
Election #3 will be held on Wednesday,
March 24th for the positions of SGA
Senators, HJB Reps, and LLL Senators.
Packets and petitions will be due March
19th, Butz Prize and Crest Awards nominations end this day.
Election #4 will be held on Wednesday,
April 7th for the positions of Class of 2004
Alum Class President, Class Agent, Class
Correspondent, Reunion Chairs,
Commencement Speaker and Class of 2005,
2006, and 2007 Officers. Packets and petitions will be due April 2nd, speeches are
tentatively scheduled for April 6th either 11
AM or 9:45 PM in the café.
Newsworthy Opinions
In the news...
Out lines
"C" is For Cookie
(And Commercialization)
Jessica Eyth
Crestiad Reporter
It's my least
favorite time of
year again: Girl
Scout cookie
season. For the
next few weeks I
will be unable to
enter a grocery
store, bookstore,
or mall without being accosted by a gaggle
of preteen girls and their glowering mothers,
all clamoring to be the first to shove a box in
my face and cry, "Wanna buy some Girl
Scout cookies?"
The intimidating cuteness of these pintsized profiteers and the highs induced by
their sugary treats are simply too much to
resist. They pounce on the unsuspecting
shopper like a mini-SWAT team, and before
you realize what's happened, you've spent a
small fortune on increasing the size of your
ass.
It used to be that the cookies were sold
from door-to-door to kindly neighbors who
took a vested interest in their local Girl Scout
troop for the moral and instructional activities it provided for the neighborhood girls
who might otherwise be out shoplifting lipgloss and Justin Timberlake CDs. Now,
through some back-room business arrangement, the girls are allowed to hawk their
goods at the entrances of corporate establishments, no longer selling cookies to Mrs.
Cleaver across the street, but to random
strangers who just went to pick up some milk
at the store and now have to explain to their
wives why they returned home with six
boxes of macaroons and without next week's
grocery money.
Not having been a Girl Scout myself, I
used to think that the girls actually made and
sold the cookies themselves. It wasn't until I
was confronted by a troop of little cookie
pirates that I realized that these girls are actually pawns in an evil corporate plot to cash in
on the precociousness and persistence of preteen girls and the heart-wrenching guilt they
are capable of inflicting on adults when they
don't get their way.
Here's a tip for avoiding their insidious
trap: try to see the girls for what they really
are- miniature Martha Stewarts-in-training,
shrewd little businesswomen who would
think nothing of taking your hard-earned
money for a product that you neither want
nor need.
What, you say you actually do want thin
mints and pecan sandies? This doesn't surprise me since I've just uncovered another
evil corporate plot: the manufacturers of the
cookies and the FDA are in cahoots and are
putting nicotine in Girl Scout cookies. Yes,
Girl Scout cookies are physically addictive.
And the Girl Scouts aren't even little girls.
They're midgets, hired by the Phillip Morris
Corporation to deceive American consumers.
This is the only reasonable explanation I can
come up with for why I just ate half a box of
thin mints in one sitting. I know it's a bit of a
stretch, but it's hard for me to admit what the
rest of America seems to embrace: I have no
self-control when it comes to cute little girls
and their damn cookies.
Send questions or comments to:
[email protected]
Girl Scout cookies.
Photo by Beth Ciccolella
An interview with the first gay couple to be granted a
marriage license in San Francisco
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
I was hoping
that this column
could create a dialog among students,
faculty and staff as
well as provide the
campus with news
about what's going
on in the gay community. In doing so, I was
trying not to dominate this space with gay
marriage issues as it's far from the only thing
happening in the gay world. However, gay
marriage is a hot news topic and this column
will combine a bit of the latest gay marriage
fervor and some history as well.
Since March is Women's History Month,
it seemed appropriate to introduce or reacquaint you with some gay women from history. With the city of San Francisco issuing
marriage licenses in the wake of
Massachusetts' state Supreme Court ruling,
ordering the state to amend the constitution
and followed by New Mexico taking a stand
and issuing out same-sex marriage licenses,
there's been few media reports free of the
topic. It was a chance to speak to a couple
who together have been fighting for the rights
of gays and others whose freedom has been
compromised due to circumstances beyond
their control, for the last five decades.
Del Martin, 83, and her partner of 51
years, Phyllis Lyon, 79 were the first two gay
people granted a marriage license in San
Francisco and the country. This was astonishing for gay people worldwide. The granting
of marriage licenses in the first place is amazing and then to give the first one to a couple
who have been together for over half a century, fighting for equality for gay right's was a
consummate gesture to the community.
Martin and Lyon have a long history of
working in the gay right's movement starting
in 1955 as founders of Daughters of Bilitis. A
group devoted to lesbians meeting outside of
the typical bar scene, documenting their history and working at promoting their civil rights.
The pair also founded the Ladder, a
national newsletter with Lyon using a pseudonym as editor for the first three issues before
becoming brave enough to come out with her
real name. In 1972 they wrote the landmark
Lesbian/Woman and followed it in 1975 with
Battered Wives.
Today the two women have become
known for their activism for the rights of the
elderly, both were appointed as delegates to
the White House Conference on Aging in
1995. They formed the Lyon-Martin
Women's Health Services in San Francisco.
Together they are still working on social justice issues for victims of domestic violence,
the elderly and promoting Medicare issues.
Their accomplishments are too numerous to
mention here in this column, but for the gay
community, together they have done more in
the last 50 years than most of us could dream
of doing in a lifetime.
I got up the nerve to call Ms. Martin and
Ms. Lyon for a short interview for this column. It's been a busy time for them since getting married. Although they are public figures, I didn't want to barge in upon their privacy, nor did I want to be one more reporter
taking advantage of these two women at a
time when most couples would want to have
some personal time to reflect upon their marriage. They were gracious enough to submit
to the interview, but asked if I could call them
back the following week. Considering their
situation, it's the least I could do.
When I telephoned again and explained
who I was, the two women spoke to me
together and were very polite and easy to
interview about this tumultuous time in the
history of our country and offered some
insight into what this has brought to their
lives.
Outlines: With all the publicity and
obvious emotions running high in San
Francisco, what is the atmosphere like there?
Phyllis Lyon: Since we never had to
stand in line, we know that there were huge
lines over Valentine's Day weekend. We've
heard this second-hand but everyone was really friendly and nice. In a rain shower, they
shared blankets and food. Some of the city
workers were getting food or bringing cookies
and Cokes for the people in line. It's all been
very accepted.
I don't know why our Governor
Schwarzenegger says there have been riots
here. There were some Christian agitators
trying to make citizens arrests, but the police
stopped that and took them off. Our police
[department] have a very strong internal gay
and lesbian organization, so they are aware of
the issues.
OL: I'm sure you've read or heard
President Bush's comments from yesterday
about his push for congress to enact a change
to our constitution with an amendment against
gay marriage. Do you have any comments?
PL: Yik! (with a laugh) You know, our
Mayor Newsom thinks the President should
come out here and talk to us and I thought,
"S___!" His idiot concept of spending $1
million to create happy marriages. That's real
useful! I don't think I could speak to him.
Del would…
Del Martin: I would speak to him. I
would talk to him about his "No Child Left
Behind" thing and how does he feel about gay
and lesbian kids being bullied and intimidated
in schools? What about domestic violence
and women afraid to leave their husbands and
stuck in those marriages that are hurtful and
lethal?
OL: Why do you think opponents of gay
marriage feel they need to protect it with such
a vengeance?
PL: I don't think marriage is so sacred,
but the right wing has discovered that they
can make a lot of money by terrifying people
about gays and lesbians. They send out mailings and make up stories and ask for money
so they can fight gays and lesbians. People
like Jerry Falwell, get money and gain control
and speak out. That's what it's really about
with Bush.
DM: It gives them political clout.
OL: What do you think of the terms
'activist judges' and 'activist courts?'
PL: It's a relatively new term, isn't it? I
imagine Carl Rove [long-time Bush political
strategist] made that one up! It makes
activism a dirty word.
DM: I think it's because we're the ones
filing the suits now and not them [gay marriage opponents.]
In a turn away from the political, we
took a moment to discuss the whirlwind
they've gone through in the past few weeks.
OL: Your marriage was quite public,
how have you celebrated?
DM: It was awesome!
PL: She's talking about Sunday. There
was a wedding reception. We didn't put it on
ourselves, it was for all the couples. There
were about 2000 people there, not really sure
how many, but the Hyatt Regency ballroom
could only hold 2000 at a time, so as people
left, I think, others were let in.
OL: So no honeymoon is planned, I
hear?
PL: No, no, we're not going to go on a
honeymoon. We had a 50th anniversary last
year and celebrated by seeing the documentary about our lives at the Castro Theater!
These women are still leading a life of
political activity. Both are aware of what's
happening in their city and state as well as
around the country and remain outspoken in
their beliefs and commitment to social justice.
When I thanked them for the interview, they
told me to, "Keep fighting the fight." I
assured them I would.
Women’s Fashion
What comes around goes
around
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
History and fashion go hand in hand, as
fashion is an intricate part of history and
serves as a direct reflection of the times, trials and tribulations of a generation. Similar
to history, fashion tends to recycle itself, but
each time with a variation slight enough to
mirror the modern.
Fashion has even been a catalyst of
change, one that has marked both constraint
and liberation. It is through fashion and
clothing that we can create an image of the
times we have lived in and can base the
state of society just by observing a particular
trend.
In the late 19th century it was the norm
for a lady to wear long dresses, which concealed a great deal of her body. This trend,
which had long-standing roots, quickly
evaporated in the roaring times of the early
20th century to reflect a society that was
engaged in a free enterprise system and a
growing industrial era. The fashion of the
roaring twenties reflected new money and
the desire to change the conventional standards. The clothing and demeanor of women
most exquisitely reflected these changes, as
clothing became shorter, tighter and exposed
more of a woman's body than ever before.
Fashion has also proven to quickly
adapt itself to extreme and unpredictable
conditions in society. Due to limitations
imposed on the textile industry and the
scarcity of fabrics during the first and second World Wars, skirts became shorter
revealing more of the legs as jackets became
tighter and more feminine.
The forties and fifties marked the postWorld War II era as conservatism entered
the domain influencing fashion and women
yet again. The fashion of the sixties and seventies was a radical departure from the previous two decades which dictated higher
moral standards.
The sixties were a catalyst of this
change, one that marked a revolution of
sorts and showed that women demanded
more of society. The moral conduct and
norms previously set no longer suited the
ever-changing woman. The wardrobe of the
fashionably conscious American woman
reflected this sexual revolution that would
Cedar Crest through the
years...
emancipate women from certain responsibilities, and a mutiny that would advocate for
more rights.
As garments became looser and freer,
some women choose to liberate themselves
even further by setting their bras on fire.
While in today's world a woman's refusal to
adhere to the mainstream trends might not
seem like a great ordeal, forty years ago it
was nothing less than scandalous.
The disco days of the 70's sought to
push the boundaries even further, bringing
in with them not only clothing trends, but an
altogether different code of conduct that
would push and test society to its limitations. Clubs like Studio 54 became icons of
the era and dictated fashion etiquette. Drugs
and large consumption of alcohol was nothing short of the ordinary.
The "messy" 80's were nothing more
than exuberant in themselves, reflecting a
certain rebellion and creativity as the clothing was often torn and shredded. Such icons
as Madonna once popularized the one-shoulder shirts, blond highlights and voluminous
hair, trends that later in the 90's would look
absurd.
Reflecting on these trends it is safe to
say that clothing which at one time looked
outrageous and inappropriate has proven to
become mundane and often passé, only to
later re-emerge with an unsurpassed popularity.
Currently we are experiencing a melee
of comebacks. As the 80's are suddenly
becoming more vivid amongst the clothing
racks in stores, it is not unusual to see knee
length skirts distinctive of the 50's or the
peasant tops that signified the free 60's.
For one reason or another it seems that
currently our society is experiencing an
overload of fashion, borrowing and rejuvenating styles that have long been shelved.
As Valentino and Chanel are dusting off the
vintage, movie stars and socialites are more
than eager to purchase a little bit of history.
Jennifer Lopez is a good example of bringing in the old with a touch of the present, by
wearing an authentic Valentino gown, once
made for first lady Jacqueline Kennedy
Onasis.
Left: mannequin in Alumnae
Museum displays past fashion
trend that also appears in the
fashions of today.
Below: Old dinks on display in
the Alumnae Museum.
Top: Class of 1979 officers.
Above: Margaret Buchheit, Crestiad staff member. (1934)
Left: Members of National Honorary Dramatic
Fraternity. (1968)
Front Page: Chimes club members. (1928)
Photos by Jessica Brabant
Photos from archived editions of Espejo.
LIFESTYLES
Not just for the Irish
Iva Tchomakova
Crestiad Reporter
Even though St. Patrick’s Day originated
in Ireland, its deep seeded traditions and festivities make this holiday one of America’s
brightest.
The holiday has long standing roots dating back from 1737, when Irishmen paraded
the streets of Boston. By 1766 New York was
celebrating its first official parade with the
organizational efforts of the 69th Regiment of
the Irish army, brought overseas in aiding the
American forces.
Since then, the annual St. Patrick’s Day
parade in New York has established itself as
one of the most exciting and visited attractions in the city. Kicking off at noon on 5th
avenue and 44th street, the parade extends all
the way up to 86th street as Irish societies
and clans march to the beats of Irish music.
It is not uncommon to see Irish from
Ireland come abroad to witness the fanfare
and bold festivities that occur in the city.
The holiday originated in Ireland and
was named after its patron saint. Saint Patrick
is best known for driving the snakes out of
Ireland, but in reality it was his stamina to
spread Christianity to the Irish that gave rise
to his popularity.
Born pagan and in Wales, Maewyn was
kidnapped by Irish raiders who brought him
back to Ireland. It was during this time that
he accepted the Christian name Patrick and
made it his life’s work to spread the Christian
word.
Out of the many myths that have been
written about him one is true: his popularization of the shamrock. It is said that he used
the shamrock to explain the unification of the
holy trinity. St. Patrick died on March 17,
461 A.D., the date we now celebrate as the
official holiday.
This is a holiday that is also well known
for being the “people’s” holiday; all are welcome to partake in the festivities regardless
of race, creed, or nationality.
So this St. Patty’s Day wear lots of
green, go to one of the many parades, and
have yourself a very happy green day!
National
Sportsmanship Day
Jennifer Woytach
Assistant Editor
A Wee Little Bit Irish Boy
Drawing by Shannon Casey
Last month was for the birds
Mary Jo Moninghoff
Crestiad Reporter
February was National Wild Bird
Feeding Month, the seventh observance since
the event was established by the National
Bird-Feeding Society. The reason, of course,
is that February is one of the most difficult
times in much of the U.S. and Canada for
birds to survive in the wild. In January 1994,
Illinois 10th District Congressman John
Porter read a resolution in the Congressional
Record making February National Bird
Feeding Month.
There is a lot we need to consider about
this issue. A typical backyard bird doesn’t
weigh as much as two nickels. They spend
most of their waking hours searching for food
- without the help of “hands” and “fingers”.
They may consume 20% of their body weight
overnight just keeping warm enough to survive. Like the mailman, they’re outside in
sleet, snow, wind and cold .
The National Bird Feeding Society recommends:
*Keep feeders full, so the birds have a
dependable supply of food during cold
weather .
*Keep feeders free of snow and ice.
*Offer suet, which is pure fat, a great source
of energy for those backyard birds whose
summer diet was mostly insects, like wood-
peckers, as well as chickadees and nuthatches.
*Stamp down the snow underneath the feeders to help the ground feeding birds, such as
juncos, cardinals, blue jays and doves.
*People shouldn’t be discouraged if they put
up a new feeder and the birds don’t flock to it
immediately. Because birds find food by
sight, it can take a while for them to locate a
fresh source. Try putting a piece of aluminum
foil on the ground near the feeder, where sunlight can be reflected and catch their eye.
*Providing wild birds with food, water and
shelter supplements their natural diet and
helps them survive. A Wisconsin study
showed that chickadees with access to feeders made it through a severe winter better
than those without.
*There are benefits for adults as well.
Watching wild birds serves to relieve stress
and can start the day on a positive note.
Bringing birds into the backyard, particularly
during gloomy northern winters, adds a welcome flash of color, dash of motion and
splash of sound.
*Wild bird feeding is the principal connection
many people have with wildlife, considering
the continued trend toward moving into urban
areas.
So remember these tips when it’s cold
and windy, and you happen to see a bird outside your window.
Athlete of the week
Please join us in congratulating this
week’s Cedar Crest Athlete of the Week.
Don’t forget to visit the Athlete of the Week
display outside the Fitness Center!
The Athlete of the Week for February
16th through the 22nd is once again: Ashley
Broski!
Ashley is a freshman basketball player
from Woodville, OH, who last week averaged
18.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1
steal per game, including a 28-point game
against Neumann. For the week she received
an Honorable Mention in the voting for
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Player of
The Week, an honor she has received several
times this season. She has also been the
Cedar Crest Athlete of the week several
times. Nice job, Ash!
Please take a minute to congratulate
Ashley on her outstanding achievement!
The fourteenth annual National
Sportsmanship Day will take place on
Tuesday, March 2, 2004.
Kelly McCloskey, Director of Athletics
and lacrosse coach at Cedar Crest College,
says she “absolutely” agrees with the objective of National Sportsmanship Day (NSD)
“to promote students’ appreciation of the
critical role of ethics, honesty, peaceful conflict resolution and fair play in athletics and
society through education and sport.”
She also said that everyone at Cedar
Crest has high qualities of sportsmanship.
“Every now and then someone acts in a negative way, but the Athletic Department tries
to take every situation and make it a learning
experience.”
National Sportsmanship Day was
founded under the watchful eye of Dan
Doyle, the Institute for International Sport’s
Executive Director, in 1991.
“Mr. Doyle had seen the rise of poor
sportsmanship in all sports, and decided that
he wanted to start an initiative that at least
addressed this problem. In 1991, it was done
on a smaller scale but still enjoyed tremendous success and positive press. It has grown
every year since,” says Brett Zalaski,
Director of NSD.
Zalaski has seen sportsmanship on all
levels. He played baseball, basketball, and
football at Simsbury (CT) High School and
baseball at Hamilton College.
“In high school and college sports I’ve
seen the best and worst that sportsmanship
has to offer. I’ve seen everything from fights
on athletic fields, to having a losing player
come into our locker room to congratulate us
on our victory.
There is not only too much unsportsmanlike conduct in today’s games, but there
is too much gamesmanship going on as well,
each team looking for any advantage on the
court. The game has become less and less
about playing hard and fair by the rules, and
more and more seeking any advantage to
victory.”
Zalaski worked with Dan Doyle at basketball camps and after graduation from
Hamilton, Doyle asked Zalaski to work with
NSD.
“In college, I was the baseball representative to the Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee, as well as the Sportsmanship
Chair and the school’s New England Small
College Athletic Conference’s SAAC representative,” Zalaski noted.
Cedar Crest College has eight NCAA
Division III sports and is a member of the
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC).
Cedar Crest College also has a SAAC and
Laura Scioli, a junior Communications and
Management major, is president.
Scioli says that both SAAC athletes and
non-SAAC athletes help out with activities
on campus. “We try to be at every home
sports game to sponsor giveaways and halftime activities. Just recently, we had a big
part in spirit day and the subsequent activities held at the last home basketball game,”
she noted. “Word of mouth is the most powerful motivational tool when it comes to our
club’s activities.”
When asked her opinion of sportsmanship, Scioli noted that “Sportsmanship is definitely applicable to more areas than sports.
Theatre, business, and everyday interaction
with humans requires some level of sportsmanship. Tension is everywhere and so is
competition, but that’s just human nature. We
have to acknowledge that this competition
exists, and from there we can control it and
act accordingly. The important thing to
remember is that whether this competition
exists in theatre or sports, try to ‘leave it off
the field’ as much as possible.”
Scioli also feels that the Cedar Crest
community is represented well. “Cedar Crest
undoubtedly displays some of the best
sportsmanship I, personally, have seen in the
conference. Even our fans are cordial, where
as at other schools some fans yell obscene
comments to the players. Ask almost any
other Cedar Crest athlete, and I’m pretty sure
they would agree with that,” Scioli said.
McCloskey also believes in sportsmanship and its application to other activities.
“Sportsmanship is absolutely something that
has to be brought up consistently.”
McCloskey is the mother of two children, including a four and a half year old
who plays soccer. “Four-year-olds have a lot
of learning [to do]. Young people need to be
involved with teams. They don’t have to be
athletic. They can do thing like chorus and
theater to work with people.”
McCloskey is planning on using the
information about NSD in the future to make
all of the athletes, including incoming firstyear students, aware of the importance of
sportsmanship. “Sportsmanship is something
a student-athlete will take with them when
they leave. It’s a benefit of being part of a
team.”
Zalaski noted of his own personal experiences, “The best I can say is that, as an athlete, the moments of good sportsmanship
have always stood out more then the bad. I
can vividly recall seeing an opponent’s hand
helping me up much more then I can recall a
person jawing at me as I brought the ball up
the court.”
For more information regarding NSD,
visit the website at http://www.internationalsport.com/nsd.
LIFESTYLES
Oberkotter Center for Health
and Wellness
Construction will soon begin on the new
Oberkotter Center for Health and Wellness
building. It will be located in front of and
will be connected to the Dorothy Rider Pool
Science Center. The addition will be about
10,000 square feet, and will house 2 new
labs, a new multimedia classroom similar to
Miller 33, faculty offices, restrooms, and a
student lounge.
Also, as part of the construction plan
for this new site, the old basketball/tennis
courts in front of Lees Hall will be replaced
with grass. The planting in front of Lees
Hall will replace the grass that is being lost to
the new building. This will provide a nicer
setting for picnics and other events as well.
Preliminary architectural sketches of
the Oberkotter Center are now being displayed in the Pool Science Lobby. The construction is expected to be completed by
November 1 at the latest, but if the weather
cooperates, it will be done sooner.
The construction “mess” will be contained as best as possible, and hope that you
will remember that a temporary inconvenience (related to the construction) will result
in a permanent improvement.
If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Deutsch at [email protected].
Speciality foods recipes
March 2nd was National Banana
Cream Pie Day. Try making your
own Banana Cream Pie.
Ingredients:
1 baked deep dish pie shell
2 or 3 bananas
2 c. milk
2 pkgs. instant vanilla pudding
1 carton (16 oz.) sour cream
Instructions:
Line bottom of baked pie shell with sliced
bananas. Beat milk, instant pudding and sour
cream together until thick. Pour over bananas.
Refrigerate and top with whipped topping.
March 4th is National Poundcake
Day. Try making your own
Poundcake.
Ingredients:
2 sticks Land o Lakes butter
1/2 c. Crisco shortening
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 c. milk
3 c. red band flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Instructions:
Get milk, butter, eggs, Crisco to room temperature. Grease and flour angel food pan.
Set oven to 275 to 300 degrees and put rack
second from bottom. Cream: butter, Crisco,
vanilla together. Add in sugar mix. Add eggs
one at a time. Mixing. Add milk, mix, mix,
mix. Sift (in separate bowl), twice: flour,
salt and baking powder. Mix into batter,
pour into pan, cook 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Glaze if desired.
Proposed architectural plan for the Oberkotter Center for Health and Wellness.
Courtesy of Elaine Deutsch.
March 6th is National Chocolate
Cheesecake Day. Try making your
own Chocolate Cheesecake.
Ingredients:
Graham Cracker Crust:
1 2/3 c. crushed graham crackers
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. + 2 tbsp. butter, melted
Cheesecake:
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi sweet chocolate morsels
4 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 (16 oz.) sour cream
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions:
CRUST: Combine all ingredients mixing well.
Press graham cracker crust mixture on bottom
and 1/2” up the sides of a 10” spring form pan.
FILLING: Melt chocolate morsels in double
boiler or microwave. Beat cream cheese at
high speed with electric mixer until light and
fluffy. Gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Stir in melted chocolate, cocoa and
vanilla, beat until blended. Stir in sour cream
blending well. Pour into pan. Bake at 300
degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Center
may be soft, but will firm when chilled. Let
cool to room temperature. Chill at least 8
hours.
LIFESTYLES
The perfect fit(nesswear): part II
Katie Fehlinger
Crestiad Reporter
I need new
sneakers. The
same loyal pair
of Nike crosstrainers has seen
me through two
years of weight
training, vigorous cardiovascular activity, (and
even the occasional college course; anyone
who knows me is well aware that I love to
wear my high heels, yes, even to class).
My heart is set on a pair of the new
Nike Shox, gray and pink. I loved the look
of these sneakers when I first saw the ad in
Self magazine, but I knew I had to have
them when the ad told me these sneakers
would be my “partner in crime.” Any shoe
with responsive cushioning technology has
to be a girl’s best friend! (Especially if that
girl wears 3 ½ inch heels on a daily basis
the way I do!)
But I digress. The first part of this feature on fitness wear focused on the trends
and practicalities of workout clothing. In
this segment, we’ll discuss finding and fitting yourself with the right sneaker specific
to your brand of activity.
No matter what you may have been
told, a pair of quality sneakers will actually
make a difference, and depending on your
activity, different shoes will work better than
others.
According to Cherise Dyal, M.D., an
orthopedic surgeon in Wayne, New Jersey,
“If you do a sport three times a week or
more, you need a shoe specific to that
sport.” Say you run about three times a
week and go to aerobics three times a week.
You need sport-specific shoes for both.
But what if you’re a dabbler who likes
variety – a little walking here, a little
cycling there? Dyal says that a good crosstrainer will suffice.
So, since different athletic shoes are
designed to accommodate different movements and intensities, let’s take a look at a
few of the most common.
Running: The high-impact, forward
motion of running means that runners’
sneaks need extra shock absorption in the
point of greatest impact, the heel. (Hello,
Nike Shox!)
Walking: This activity requires a
rolling, heel-to-toe, low-impact forward
motion, which means that your sneakers
should be slightly cushioned in the heel and
the ball of the foot; they should also be
somewhat rigid.
Tennis: This game requires lots of
side-to-side lunging, which means players
will do best in shoes that are built for lateral
movements and are flexible in the ball of the
foot.
Basketball: If shooting hoops is your
game, choose b-ball shoes with stiff soles
for stability. If you’re prone to ankle sprains,
choose high-tops to protect your joints.
(However, it’s your call whether you’ll sacrifice injury prevention in the name of fashion.)
Aerobics: Lightweight sneakers are the
best choice to prevent fatigue from all that
kicking. Opt for shoes specific to aerobic
Amanda Swartz exercising in the gym.
Photo by Jessica Brabant
training, which are made to be light but are
cushioned enough for shock absorption. You
could also go with cross-trainers that will
support your ankles when you’re doing lateral movement and moving backward and
forward.
My decision to get new sneaks is not
just because I’m in love with Nike Shox.
The soles of my shoes are starting to wear,
mostly on the outer sole. A worn outer sole
means that you push off the outside edge of
your forefoot, or underpronate, which can
increase your chances of ankle sprains and
stress fractures. If you’re an underpronator,
like me, you need a shoe that has good
shock absorption and cushioning.
On the other hand, if your inner sole is
worn, that means you overpronate, which
can put you at risk of knee and/or arch pain.
For protection, look for a shoe with extra
stability and motion control. Orthotics inserts that fit into shoes and correct imbalances - can help even out your stride.
“Inserts, though, won’t help you if the
design of a shoe is poor or it just doesn’t fit
right,” says Dr. Dyal.
Flatfeet are also associated with overpronation, so arch supports can also help
you find the perfect fit. On the contrary,
high arches are associated with underpronation. If you fall somewhere in the middle,
look for shoes that emphasize stability.
Bad shoes don’t necessarily cause
injury, but the right shoes will definitely
help head off any preventable stays on the
sidelines. If you’re prone to pain down the
front of your leg (shin splints), look for a
shoe with extra cushioning. You can lower
your risk of ankle twists by wearing hightop sneaks (again with the question of fashion sacrifice!), and if heel pain is your problem, look for shoes that have heel shock
absorption. Adding a heel insert may also
help.
Most importantly, know when it’s time
to toss that old pair. Running and walking
shoes have a lifetime of 300 to 500 miles;
other types of footwear should be replaced
after about 300 hours of activity.
When you do venture out to Foot
Locker for that new pair, remember to bring
your socks with you. Try to shop at the end
of the day (when feet are largest) and look
for shoes that are wide enough for toe wiggling. These tips will ensure that you walk
away with the right pair.
Mmm... good Irish recipes
Aggie's Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups Unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
2 cups Raisins
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Honey
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold -- sweet
1 cup Buttermilk
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Sift the flour, baking
powder, soda and salt into a large mixing
bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces and
add. Cut it into the flour with a pastry blender
until the mixture is the size of peas. Add the
raisins and toss to distribute evenly, using
two forks. Beat the egg in another bowl until
very frothy. Beat in the honey. When it is
well blended, beat in the buttermilk.
Gradually pour the liquids into the flour, tossing all the while with a fork so the mixture
gets evenly moistened. Continue tossing
lightly with two forks until the batter comes
together; it should be very rough and lumpy.
Butter a heavy skillet or casserole, 10 to 11
inches in diameter and 2 to 3 inches deep.
Round is the traditional shape. Spoon batter
out into the pan and push it gently to fill the
pan. It can mound up somewhat in the middle. Bake at 350 F about an hour or until the
middle is set. Cut out a piece to test if necessary. Cut into wedges and serve warm from
the pan.
Courtesy of The Garden Way Bread Book
From the collection of Jim Vorheis Exported
from MasterCook Mac
Corned Beef and Cabbage with
Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients:
1 Onion
4 Cloves
whole 4 lb Corned beef
2 Parsley sprigs
8 Peppercorns,
whole 2 lb Cabbage
1 cup Sour cream
1 tablespoon Prepared horseradish
Instructions:
Peel onion and stick with cloves. Put corned
beef, onion parsley and peppercorns in a
large pot and cover with water. Cover, bring
to a simmer and cook gently until tender, 21/2 to 3 hours. Cut cabbage into wedges and
core. Add to the pot, cover and simmer until
tender, about 30 minutes. Combine sour
cream with horseradish. Serve the meat and
cabbage with some of the broth ladled over
all and the horseradish on the side.
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3/18/91.
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FLIBBERTIGGIBETY
Bet You Didn’ t Know...
M e e t Ji l l O d e ga a r d , As s i s ta n t P r o f e s s o r o f A r t !
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
The Crestiad: When did you become interested in art?
Jill Odegaard: I've always had an interest
since I was a little one. I used to watch my
dad build things. I don't come from an art
background, but went to Moorehead State
University and declared my major from the
start. I took everything from sculpture
through ceramics.
TC: Where did you
work after college?
JO: I was in an office
for a while and lost
touch with art. I then
got involved in the
Handweavers Guild of
America and that
opened up a whole
other world for me. I
went back to school
for my masters at
Minnesota College of
Art and Design.
TC: When did you come to Cedar Crest?
JO: In 2000.
TC: What class do you like to teach best
and why?
JO: Well, they all have their own thing. I
really enjoy Principles of Visual Organization
because its basic and gives me a chance to
revisit the foundations [of art] and it gives
me a new focus on my own art. Sculpture is
the chance to discover new things with students, physically engage in a piece of art.
TC: Since this will be published in March
for Women's History Month, who is your
favorite woman artist?
JO: I really like Eva Hesse.
TC: What is your favorite piece of clothing?
JO: Hmmm…I guess you could say it's my
fleece vest. I wear it all the time.
TC: What direction do you see the art
department moving toward in the future?
JO: Visually we are getting more exposure.
I think we're going to
have to explore a digital format by bridging
art and communication, but not lose sight
of the traditional arts.
TC: Do you have a
studio and are you
working on any
shows right now?
JO: Yes, I live parttime in Allentown and
have a studio in
Brooklyn, NY. I have a show coming up in
May at the Urban Institute of Contemporary
Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's an installation and a one-person show.
TC: Are you married or partnered?
JO: I'm getting married over spring break!
We are going to honeymoon in the Ozarks in
Arkansas in Devil's Den State Park.
TC:What is your favorite museum and
why?
JO: I'd have to say the Metropolitan
Museum of Art for the breadth of experience
and the amount of work they have. Also, a
small museum in my hometown, the Plains
Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota.
Rhythmic Divas
Jessica Brabant
Photo Editor
The Rhythmic Divas, the new step team
at Cedar Crest, held a Pajama Party in the
TCC Friday. The party featured hip-hop music
and dancing until 2 am.
"They posted flyers in Kutztown,
Reading…everywhere," said attendee Mariya
Mikheyeva.
"We are going to a competition in Rhode
Island,” said team captain Amanda Kelley.
“That's what this fundraiser is for.” The team
hopes to earn $450 for their competition in
Rhode Island.
"We're planning on having our first show
here at Cedar Crest May 1," said co-captain
Erica Lance.
The Rhythmic Divas, Erica Lance,
Amanda Kelley, Jen Ruiz, Caroline
Rodriguez, Amanda Richardson, Chiabogu
Areh, Amaku Ukpong, Lisa Stuawt, Nadage
Andrea and Nichole McCollun, have been a
group since the beginning of last semester.
"In the beginning there was a little bit of
tension between the Divas and the
Earthquakes because we had different ways of
doing things, said Kelley. “But I don't feel
that there is tension anymore. A lot of us were
at midnight breakfast and watched them (the
Earthquakes) perform and they did a great
job."
Look for a profile of the Earthquakes
in the next edition of The Crestiad.
Chitter Chat
Jill dishes the latest gossip
on your fave celebs!
Jillian Dawson
While in Thailand
filming his latest film,
Alexander the Great,
Colin Farrell fell
down a flight of stairs
at his hotel, landing
him in the hospital.
But don't worry
ladies, he's still in one
piece.
Longtime announcer of The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno, Edd Hall, is leaving to
pursue an acting career. To fill in his shoes
will be John Melendez (Stuttering John)
from Howard Stern On-Air. Melendez will
begin March 29.
Just when you thought Sex and the City
was over, think again. Sarah Jessica
Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and
Kristin Davis have been in the works to
appear together on the silver screen possibly
in 2005. There is still no word on the storyline.
Guess which celebs have been secretly
dating for the past four months! Word is that
things are heating up between Ashanti and
Nelly. The super couple has been spotted
frequently staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
part in the movie, Edison, which co-stars LL
Cool J, Kevin Spacey, and Morgan
Freeman. He started shooting March 1st.
Matt LeBlanc, one of our favorite
Friends, is now a father! The first-time dad
and his wife, Melissa McKnight, are the
new proud parents of a baby girl, Marina
LeBlanc.
Just when they thought diaper duty was
over, Natalie Maines, of The Dixie Chicks
and husband Adriad Pasdar have
announced they are expecting their second
baby.
The WB's Charmed star, Holly Marie
Combs, revealed on The Sharon Osbourne
Show that she and crew member boyfriend,
David Donoho, had tied the knot on
Valentine's Day. The newlyweds are expecting their first baby in April.
Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski played by
Bruce Willis in The Whole Nine Yards will
be coming back to the big screen. Willis,
Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, and
Natasha Henstridge will get back in character for their much-anticipated sequel, The
Whole Ten Yards, opening April 9th.
Guess who is creating her very own line
of lingerie and jewelry? Who better than
Janet Jackson. The singer has yet to come
What can't Justin
Timberlake
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Grammy winner has signed on for a small
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“And no w l ad ies and gentl emen,
our featu re presentati on...”
Girl with a Pearl Earring:
A Vermeer painting in motion
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
The movie Girl with a Pearl Earring,
inspired by Johannes Vermeer's painting of
the same name, was originally a work of fiction written by Tracy Chevalier as a speculation on this wide-eyed girl in Vermeer's life.
No one can historically prove who the
Girl was to Vermeer, as not much has been
gleaned about Vermeer himself other than
some legal documents that have surfaced in
the past century.
Theory has it that the girl in the painting
was a peasant and could in no way be the
owner of the pearl earring she wears in the
famous painting. Where the earring came
from, who the girl was, and why Vermeer
painted her are all woven together in this film
using the artistic freedom that comes with
being a writer and filmmaker.
The film, typically being shown in small
art house cinemas, is a Vermeer painting in
motion. The photography is exquisite and
provides exact replica's of the artists' studio
in both the lighting and objects that are seen
in his paintings. This in and of itself gives the
viewer a sense of realism and can easily
transform fiction into reality.
Griet (Scarlett Johanson) originally castoff from her own family in her late-teens, as
they cannot afford to keep her, must work as
a live-in servant. Griet finds herself working
for the Vermeer family that grows continually
as Vermeer's wife, Catharina, played remarkably by Essie Davis, has child after child
making the house work more intense and
exhausting. This expanding fatherhood puts
more and more pressure on Vermeer to produce paintings for his rich patron, Van
Ruijven, played by Tom Wilkinson.
Vermeer's family is run by the iron hand
of his mother-in-law, Maria Thins, played
excellently by Judy Parfitt. She keeps the
money and gives the orders. It is she who
pushes Vermeer to paint as Thins is smoothly
working as his agent and selling his works to
Van Ruijven, the rich patron of Vermeer's
artistic skills.
Colin Firth stars as Johannes Vermeer, a
brooding, intense, perfectionist who is emotionally detached from his family. The artist
is played by Firth with an underlying sense of
dark sexuality that comes across the screen as
very appealing and quite magnetic for Griet.
Neither Griet nor Vermeer pushes for a sexual relationship, but the tensions run high
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin
Firth, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis,
Alakina Mann
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 95 minutes
every time they are together.
Van Ruijven meets Griet and falls for her
innocence and beauty. He demands Vermeer
to paint a portrait of her for his own personal
collection. A nasty character overwhelmed
by his attraction to Griet, Van Ruijven
becomes brutal with her at one point trying to
get more from her than she's willing to give
by attacking her in the courtyard. She gets
away and he gets angry. A force to be reckoned with, Van Ruijven wants his painting
and wants it immediately.
Painting Griet's portrait is a painful
struggle. Intensified by the fact that Griet
didn't have pierced ears, she agrees to have
her earlobe punctured but makes Vermeer do
the task. The scene is one of utter agony and
release.
Even if you're not acquainted with
Vermeer or 15th century art, this is a wonderful piece of cinematography. If you are familiar with Vermeer, it's an interesting idea about
one of his most mysterious subjects come to
life, even in the form of speculation it's a captivating film worthy of attention. A-.
T he Pa s s io n of t h e C h ris t :
Hollywood or Histor y?
Dr. Allen Richardson
Crestiad Special
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
is a good example of a Hollywood epic. But
it is a bad example of real history. Gibson's
treatment of the last 12 days of Jesus has a
lot in common with other film epics that treat
religious subjects with little concern for accuracy. As instruments of Hollywood directors
who seek enthusiastic responses from large
audiences, epics give us what we expect.
They transform the mundane into drama; they
freely bend history to suit their needs. The
most glaring example of this in religious
drama was Cecil B. DeMille's "Moses"
(1956), which depicted the Egyptians as slave
masters. Egyptologists universally agree that
Egypt was not a slave state and that the
depiction of slaves building the great pyramids is flawed.
The Passion of the Christ is equally
flawed in its use of Aramaic and Latin as the
lingua franca of the period instead of
Aramaic and Greek. But the film's most serious error is its total reliance on the gospel
accounts for its history. Never intended to be
read as the type of scientific history that we
now demand, the gospels are theological treatises written by persons who were not eyewitnesses to the events that they described.
The Passion suffers from this dilemma
but magnifies it with two additional problems. In presenting the last 12 days of Jesus,
Gibson has drawn on the anti-Semitism of the
early church that blamed Jews for the death
of Jesus. The audience is presented with a
humane portrait of Pilate, the ruthless Roman
governor of Judea. Pilate is depicted as torn
by his conscience and nurtured by his compassionate wife Claudia, as he repeatedly
tries to prevent the crucifixion of Jesus. The
high priest, Caiaphas, on the other hand, is
stereotyped as the most blood thirsty of all.
However, it is not only Gibson's portrayal of
the high priest that is the problem. Instead,
the consistent image of a monolithic Judaism
supported by like-minded crowds of priests
and laity who demand nothing less than
human sacrifice, creates a flat, stereotypical
image of a dynamic culture. Any nuance of
the pluralistic first century Jewish tradition
that historians confirm was the milieu in
which Jesus lived is entirely absent. Gibson
attempts to temper this image through the
depiction of a sympathetic Jew who carries
Jesus' cross and a woman who offers him
drink. Yet, these attempts do not soften the
harsh, cinematic image. The viewer cannot
Starring: James Caviezel, Monica
Bellucci, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio
Rubini, Mattia Sbragia
Rating: R
Duration: 126 minutes
escape the cries of the masses that seek Jesus'
blood nor the filmmaker's clear argument that
Jews killed Jesus.
While the Passion is an epic, it uses brutality and violence to achieve its ends, never
softening the stark, relentless drumbeat of
blood and gore. While many will undoubtedly argue that this was also characteristic of
the historical crucifixion, Gibson has failed to
balance this intense, visceral depiction of
inhumanity. Instead, he brutalizes his audience. While the film concludes with a brief,
poorly depicted suggestion of the resurrection, it is inadequate, hardly offsetting the
effect of the two hours of savagery that preceded it. If this is the only way that film can
recreate human experience it falls far short of
the potential of the medium.
The search for the historical Jesus is a
dynamic, developing part of biblical scholarship. Not only is it entirely absent from this
film but also it has been replaced by a twenty
first century cult of violence that leaves the
reader grasping for meaning. Instead, "The
Passion" relies on stereotypes, and the use of
images filled with centuries of prejudice to
achieve its box office success. F
Melissa’s Feeling Lucky
Rose Strong
Crestiad Reporter
For those of you who are fans of
Melissa Etheridge, you should be excited
with this release of new songs. Etheridge is
back. She's happy, she's rockin', and the
music is flowing. It shows her state of mind
as changes occur in her life. The last time
Etheridge rocked like this was on Your Little
Secret in 1995.
Lucky is evidence that her relationship
with actress Tammy Lynn Michaels hit an
all-time high when they married in
September. The music shows the artist dealing with the act of recovering from the deep
well of loss and frustration after her 12-year
relationship to Julie Cypher failed. This CD
is giving the listener a glimpse of Etheridge
pulling herself up with the help of a new
love, and making some good music reminiscent of her early CD's.
Kiss Me is a fine example of Etheridge's
ability to rock using all the tools she has
available. A bit sugary at first with a rap
style rhyme to start out with, Kiss Me is as
far from rap as you can get once Etheridge
starts the second verse. This is a song full of
sex and the sweetness of lust and packs a
punch suggestive of Meet Me in the Back
from her 1992 self-titled CD.
The song When You Find the One is
clear in it's personal take on her current life
with her new partner. She sings,"I had to
open up a lot of oysters,/Before I found
myself a pearl,/I had
to kiss a lot of
frogs,/To find my
grass was green
enough,/Had to be
face down in the gutter,/To see what is and
isn't love,/Then I
woke up from all the
dreaming,/To your
taste and to your
laughter,/I cried till I
was dry,/And now I
live my ever after,/I believe I always knew."
The sound has a similarity to her early
disks and show that with age, two kids, and
marriage she really hasn't mellowed out and
lost her edge, but has let down the guard and
let us in even further to her center.
Etheridge has a strong voice and
worked with a strong band on Lucky. Some
musicians are from her touring band from
the Yes I Am CD from 1993, who demonstrate they know how to blend their instrumentation's with
Etheridge's' strong,
throaty vocals.
Together with
producer Ross
Hogarth, they have
given Etheridge that
raw, hard-rocking
sound back on this
release that wasn't
present in her last two
CD's, Breakdown and
Skin.
The first single of
the CD is Breathe and
curiously wasn't written by Etheridge, but by
a group of Island Record folks. This track
explores her life on the road, away from
home and that she's really OK despite that it
only hurts when she breathes.
This is the first time Etheridge has written so many happy songs and although much
of the great art and writing we are exposed
to come from pain, this is a nice change to
hear Etheridge actually joyful about her life.
Don't misunderstand, Etheridge has a few
ballads on this CD that bring out a sense of
loss to the community such as Tuesday
Morning. A tribute to Mark Bingham, a gay
man from San Francisco who helped avert
flight 93 from hitting a Washington, DC target on September 11, 2001. "10:03 on a
Tuesday morning/In the fall of an American
dream/A man is doing what he knows is
right/On flight 93/He loved his mom and he
loved his dad/He loved his home and he
loved his man/But on that bloody Tuesday
morning/He died an American."
Overall, this is a great CD and worth a
listen. This would be great for a long drive
home during spring break, a jog around campus or speeding with traffic along route 78,
listening and singing along at the top of your
lungs with Melissa along the open road. A
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Here’s what’s happening
on campus:
MARCH IS WOMEN’S
HISTORY MONTH
BUTZ PRIZE
FOR OUTSTANDING SENIOR
4 4:00-5:30pm
Connecting with Success
1867 Room
All enrolled Cedar Crest College students, faculty and
staff members may vote for a senior who is graduating this May
to receive the Butz Prize.
7:00pm
Susan Hunt
Women in Business Award
Winner and Speaker
T h e B u tz P r i z e i s a w a r d e d to t h e s e n i o r w h o “ h a s d o n e th e m o s t f o r t h e
C o l l e g e i n d e m e a n o r a n d a t t i tu d e , i n a p p l i c a t i o n to a c a d e m i c w o r k a n d i n
i n f l u e n c e a m o n g h e r f e l l o w s tu d e n t s . ”
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T h e P r i ze i s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e C o m m e n c e m e n t P r o g r a m a s t h e a w a r d g i v e n t o t h e
s e n i o r “ w h o h a s e x e r t e d th e b e s t i n f l u e n c e i n h e r c o l l e g e l i f e a n d a s s o c i a t i o n ” .
Vote for a graduating senior in Tompkins College Center as follows:
Staff, Commuters and Lifelong Learning students,
and/or any resident student who cannot attend the housing
lottery sessions on April 5, 6 and 7, can vote during student elections
on March 17 and 24 outside the Cafe during the lunch and dinner
hours.
Resident students can vote during the student elections on March 17
and 24 or during Housing Lottery sessions on April 5, 6 and 7.
Anyone unable to vote at these times may cast a ballot in the
Student Affairs Office in the Allen House on any day from
March 25 through April 9 between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
A list of all May graduates is available for review at the ballot table and in Allen House
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9 7:00pm
Charles and Connie Noonan
Winner of Associates Award
16 11:00am-1:00pm
Career Planning
Etiquette luncheon
Harmon Hall of Peace
17 9:45pm
SAB St. Patrick’s Day Bingo
TCC Cafe
3:00pm
Joan Arbeiter
Gallery Exhibit
TCC
19, 20 8:00pm
Student Dance Concert
Samuels Theatre
Answers to last edition’s puzzle
20 8:00pm
Student Activities
Outcast Game Show
Alumnae Hall Auditorium
21 3:00pm
Chamber Music Concert
Alumnae Hall Auditorium
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31
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Mother
U.S. Air Force
Atlantic, for example
Actor Alda
Only
Short plant
Fellow
Famous cookies
Feudal superior
What is on a CD
Wave
Snacked
Tail
Island
Island
Self-esteem
Volume (abbr.)
35
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61
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Eagerness
Last day of the wk.
Skillful
Mediterranean island
Fall mo.
Craze
Sulk
Female sheep
Bunsen burner
White-tailed sea eagle
Drunkard
Evils
Tints
Irritate
Gained
Clergyman
Guess
Radiuses
Reverberate
73
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79
Thick drink
Expression
Alter
Always
Prima __
Association (abbr.)
Zero
Down
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Molten rock
Aleutian
Parsonage
Opposed
United States
Mexican hat
Soothing agents
Schoolroom pointer
Capital of Norway
Khaki cotton twill
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Before, poetically
August (abbr.)
Compass point
Hertz
Cask
Sprite
Avoid
Mount (2 wds.)
Fanatical
Within
Lout
Fix firmly
One of the Stooges
Lone
Sorbet
Fees
Spots
Jerks
Wing
Less than two
Mother __
Lower limb
Descendant
Makes a clock noise
Tropical fruit
Eyed
Small bright fish
Capital of Peru
Prayer ending
Free of
Hoopla
Rumpus
Possess
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Career Planning
Writing a Winning Graduate
School Essay
Alcove A
26 7:00pm
Jessye Norman
Honorary Degree Ceremony
Samuels Theatre
26, 27 APO
Dance-A-Thon
27 9:00am
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