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First Annual Earth
Week Celebration
is a Success
By Aubrie Jones
Chicago Staff Writer
Now that Robert Morris
University’s first ever Earth
Week Celebration has come and
gone, students and faculty alike
now have a new perspective on
sustainability both at RMU and
in the world around us. With
higher than anticipated participation in scheduled events and
discussions, sustainability is
hot topic around all of the
Robert Morris campuses.
During events, students
were able to relate sustainability back to both their education
and future careers. Also, the
events were an opportunity to
participate in discussions, “We
talked about our lives, our jobs,
and the significance of our university's determination to help
our students become leaders
who are able to deal with challenges like climate change and
are competitive in the coming
green economy,” stated Jenny
Jocks Stelzer, head of the
Robert Morris University
Sustainability Council.
As part of Earth Week, the
RMUSC handed out sustainable RMU water bottles to
those who could commit to stop
using plastic bottled water in
their everyday lives. Excitingly,
almost 700 students, faculty
and staff took the pledge.
Coming this October is
National Campus Sustainability
Day, where RMU’s progress in
sustainability will be revealed.
In the meantime, students who
wish to keep the sustainability
movement at RMU alive are
encouraged to join the new
Sustainable RMU Facebook
page. A link can be found on
RMU’s website, under the
“Current students” section. For
those who prefer to be more
directly involved with the council and the green changes at
RMU, contact the council
directly by e-mailing Jenny
Jocks Stelzer at:
[email protected]
Pictures from the Earth Week Celebration
on Page 16!
GREEN TIPS from the
RMU Sustainability
Council
Five Good Reasons to Enjoy Your Sustainable
RMU Water Bottle and NOT buy bottled water:
1. It’s crazy expensive: Bottled water costs thousands of times
more money than tap. We have access to clean water that is almost free
from the tap. Why pay $8 per gallon for water?
2. It’s not healthier, cleaner, or more exotic than tap water: Tests
show that much of the bottled water we purchase is actually just filtered
tap water from our own municipalities. The main difference is that tap
water is highly regulated and must be tested many times a day for bacteria and toxicity, whereas 70% of bottled water is extracted, bottled,
transported, and sold in such a way that avoids regulation and requires
very little testing for safety.
3. When we buy it, we create so much trash: Heard about the 3.5
million ton “Great Garbage Patch” the size of Texas in the middle of
the Pacific Ocean? Much of that horrendous patch, not to mention landfill space, is filled with disposable plastics, which take thousands of
years to break down and release extremely toxic chemicals (like the
endocrine disrupter Bisphenol-A – look it up!) as they do. Even when
you think you’re recycling – 80% of plastic water bottles get landfilled.
4. The more bottled water we pay for, the yuckier our free water
gets: While we funnel money towards corporations selling us unregulated, loosely tested water in a toxic container at thousands of times the
price we could pay, fewer of our dollars go to municipalities that are
responsible for making clean, safe, good-tasting water come out of our
taps virtually for free.
5. It feeds the man, not the people: Privatized and corporatized
water is nearly a $100 billion a year business, while populations who
originally had access to that water are increasingly disenfranchised and
suffer extreme clean and safe water shortages. Some estimate that, by
2025, 2/3 of the world’s population will experience drinking water
scarcity.
Inside this Month’s Issue:
Special
Mother’s
Day
Section:
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Wrigley Field: Bad Opening Day?
Page 9
Ryan
Seacrest
Attacked by
Radioactive
Bear:
Fake News,
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News:
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Fa ke N e w s :
S t r a n ge bu t Tr u e :
Culinary:
A&E:
Vo i c e s & O p i n i o n s :
W h e re t o B e :
‘Cooks for a Cause’
Reaches $25K Goal
By Megan Greer
Robert Morris University’s
Cooks for a Cause (CFC) held
an event at the DuPage campus
on March 12, 2010 to raise
money for the People’s
Resource Center of DuPage
(PRC). This event marks an
important benchmark for the
club as it reached $25,000 in
fundraising dollars since it was
founded in 2007 by club advisor Chef Brad Hindsley and a
few students.
Cooks for a Cause is a volunteer organization that is on a
mission to cater to the community by fundraising for local
organizations through events
involving food. Recently, the
club has attempted to not only
be more involved in the community, but also with RMU by
inviting all students, faculty,
staff, and alum to take part in an
upcoming cookbook, which
will be a first for the school.
The theme of the silent auction was “A Lucky Night for the
PRC” which incorporated St.
Patrick’s Day ideas into the
planning of the menu and the
decorations. The menu was
planned by the CFC executive
board and then executed by the
members of the DuPage campus while the Chicago members
organized the front of house
duties. There were a variety of
items to be bid on such as a personal catered dinner donated by
Chef Brad, various gift cards to
different places, sports tickets, a
gift basket donated by Chef Jen
which included her cookbooks,
as well as many other sought
after items.
The PRC is an organization
dedicated to helping members
of DuPage County through hard
times. They work with the people of their community by providing food and clothes as well
as job and housing assistance
locally for families who are
new to the country or are just in
need of help. This is not the first
time Cooks for a Cause has
worked with the PRC, though.
Just in December 2009, Cooks
for a Cause donated 10,000
homemade cookies to the PRC
for their “Share the Spirit”
event that helped roughly 900
families in DuPage county celebrate the holidays with donated
food and presents. Baking the
cookies took one full day to
prepare and bake, with one
month needed to gather donations of ingredients to make
them.
Their next event is the
“Glad to give” bake sale where
all proceeds will benefit pediatric cancer research. Order
forms can be found in various
offices on the Chicago campus
and baked goods will be available for pick up on May 25,
2010.For more information on
the People’s Resource Center,
please
visit
http://www.peoplesrc.org/.
Cooks for a Cause meets to
assist in “catering to the community”
every
other
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the culinary wing, and are always looking for new members.
business through experiential
learning. Since the fall of 2006,
Ricardo Medina has served as
President, leading hundreds of
students to impact thousands of
lives.
Initially, Medina worked
with others to create the
University Model, a schedule
designed to allow college students to volunteer with Junior
Achievement to take over an
entire classroom for one full
day. He has also helped
Loyola University and others
in adopting the model, as well
as aided in helping high
school students compete in
business simulations through
JA Titan.
SIFE Leader Passes Torch, Post
Regional Success
By Leilani Yats
Editor-in-Chief
Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE) is one of Robert Morris
University’s most prestigious
organizations. As a strictly volunteer-based organization, the
past five years have been dedicated to the benefit of teaching
RMU students all aspects of
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Editor-In-Chief
Leilani Yats
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Springfield
Campus Editor
Andrea Kocher
Bensenville
Campus Editor
Sonia Diaz
Orland
Park Staff Writer
Cassandra
Petrusevski
Masthead
Designer
Bryant Agnew
Campus Faculty
David Belotti
Lake Counnty
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Beth Gainer
Bensenville
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Nicole Hager
Springfield
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Michael Simpson
Layout Design
Chris Hodges
Julie Reincke
Chicago Staff
Writers
Michael Barry
Megan Greer
Aubrie Jones
Lissy Pfister
Rasheeda Wadley
Springfield Staff
Writers
Joseph Tury
Lake County Staff
Writer
Cedric D. Lee
Eagle Advisor
Paul Gaszak
Chicago
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Advisory Board
Jane Ungari
David Pyle
Mick McMahon
Orland Park
[email protected]
Jane Wendorff-Craps
Peoria
[email protected]
Gerard Wozek
DuPage
[email protected]
RMU Student Honored at
“50 for the Future” Event
By Cassandra Petrusevski
Orland Park Editor
On Tuesday, April 13th
Simon Girzynski attended the
"50 for the Future" Event, a
prestigious competition now in
its fourth year celebrating
Illinois' most promising technology students. The event is
sponsored by The Illinois
Technology Foundation.
The event nominates 50 students that matriculate at the colleges and universities throughout Illinois. Just last year, students from Chicago public high
schools were included in nominations for the first time. The
nominees were then introduced
to over 30 of the leading technology companies and technologically advanced universities
including Motorola, The All
State Insurance Company, Bank
of America, and Sears
Holdings.
Simon Girzynski competed
against students from institutions throughout the entire state
of Illinois such as Loyola
University, DePaul University,
the Illinois Institute of
Technology,
Northwestern
the Eagle
University, and many more
totaling a range from 300-500
students.
In order to be considered,
students had to maintain a Baverage or higher, an interest
and aptitude for technology as
well as an ability to apply it,
technical knowledge, and
capacity for innovative thinking. Another requirement is that
an educator acquainted with the
student's technical knowledge
must proceed with the nomination; however students are
allowed to self-initiate the nomination process.
CIS professor, Jeff Daoud,
nominated Girzynski for this
renowned opportunity. Simon
Girzynski had the chance to
speak with Raymond J. Oral,
SVP and CIO of CNA, a multiline business and personal
insurance agency. Girzynski
tells The Eagle that Raymond
Oral "mentioned the shortage of
students enrolling in a field pertaining to technology in our
Illinois schools and the way it is
affecting the job demand of filling those positions in the tech-
nology field as baby boomers
look toward retirement." He
also networked with Jeff Daoud
with several of the industry
judges.
The closing ceremony
involved the 50 top nominees
receiving their awards as well
as a very motivational speech
from their keynote speaker,
Frank B. Modruson, CIO of
Accenture. He directs a high
performance international IT
corporation that directly assists
the business goals of a $21.58
billion company. Modruson
supervises all business applications and technology infrastructure; he facilitates over 180,000
employees in 52 countries and
gives them the opportunity to
work at all times, in all places.
The speech focused on inspiring the students to continuously
innovate technology and overcome the constant obstacles in
the business world. The students left feeling motivated and
invigorated to work toward
their dreams.
Simon Girzynski worked
incredibly hard to land in the
top 50 most promising technol-
students
throughout
ogy
Illinois. Girzynski has an auspicious future ahead in the I.T.
field and will continue to set
and accomplish his goals. As
with receiving any award, a
thank you speech from
Girzynski himself is now in
order.
"I would like to thank my
parents in winning this award
for all the support they have
given me throughout the years,
and I would like to thank
Robert Morris University and
the staff for the opportunities
given to me to learn about the
latest technologies and apply
them to real world applications.
I would also like to thank my
nominator and instructor, Jeff
Daoud, for believing in me and
motivating me to always try my
hardest. He has given me many
opportunities to be successful
during my time at Robert
Morris. I have faith that Robert
Morris students will continue to
win this esteemed award in
future, '50 for the Future'
events."
RMU Faculty and Staff Certified in
Blended Learning
Orland Park Editor
Robert Morris University (401 S. State
St., Chicago, IL 60605) is an independent,
not-for-profit, multi-campus institution offering associate, baccalaureate, and graduate
degree programs that focus on integrating theory and applications. Robert Morris
University prepares students to be practitioners in their chosen field, socially responsible
to their community, and a foundation for their
family.
Robert Morris University is accredited by
the Higher Learning Commission of the
North Central Association, of which it is a
member.
The Eagle reports and interprets current
issues, provides a sounding board for ideas of
RMU students, faculty and staff and serves as
a cultural exchange. Views expressed in the
Eagle do not necessarily reflect the policies
or viewpoints of the administration of Robert
Morris University.
Content is primarily produced by RMU
students, faculty, and staff across all campuses. The Eagle welcomes contributions from
all RMU students. All such submissions are
subject to editorial revision and publication is
not guaranteed.
May 2010
On Wednesday, April 7th,
16 Robert Morris University
faculty and staff members were
recognized upon graduating
from the Blended Learning
Program. At the Academic
Council Meeting six members
from the DuPage campus, three
from Orland Park, one from
Chicago, and five from the
RMU Graduate School were
honored for their completion of
the program.
Blended Learning ties the
best concepts of personal inclass contact along with the
finest methods of online knowledge to create a new and innovative teaching style. Ed
Russell, facilitator of the RMU
Blended Learning program,
states that "blended learning is
the future of RMU teaching"
and it will "produce a true community of inquiry in each
course."
The faculty and staff had to
dedicate themselves to the program in order to successfully
finish. Dean of Science and
Humanities,
Paula
Diaz,
approached Ed Russell to
organize the five workshop program as a Senior Teaching
Institute Fellow. Since April
2008, Ed Russell has been
researching and consolidating
each of the five consecutive
hands-on workshops needed to
achieve a certificate. Dr. Jackie
Callery also aided Russell in
developing and implementing
the program. To generate interest, Russell used Blackboard
and e-mail to encompass the
RMU faculty and staff generally. After several prospective
faculty and staff acquired a particular enthusiasm for learning
more about the program,
Russell organized small meetings to discuss the details.
The Blended Learning
Program runs five consecutive
quarters (1 full year). Each
quarter consists of one mandatory 50 minute workshop in
which the individuals learn and
build on the combination of
face to face and online instruction.
The first workshop discusses the general approach of
Blended Learning. The following workshops incorporate the
use of Blackboard; the second
workshop
utilizes
the
Assignment Manager feature,
the third enhances learning
through use of the discussion
boards, the fourth centralizes on
communications via announcements, e-mail, and podcasts,
while the fifth and final workshop discusses integrating the
Assessment tools, testing and
greening. The workshops
focused on theory and practice
in a hands-on environment. Ed
Russell facilitated each workshop to ensure the participants
had no trouble establishing theory into practice.
The newly inducted members rave that their experience
was worthwhile and other faculty and staff should participate
in the Blended Learning
Program to generate fresh ideas
to technologically adapt in the
classroom.
Judy Conrad, Orland Park
Student Advisor, tells The
Eagle that it was a "great class
and very organized. Ed Russell
has a fun personality and made
it interesting."
Carol Bivin, Orland Park
Career Services, also stated that
"The
Blended
Learning
Program simply improves work
in the classroom and gives faculty and staff other ideas to
incorporate into teaching to
keep up with the advancements
in technology."
Ed Russell understands the
challenges the newly certified
members had to face throughout the past year; he enthusiastically stated, "Participants had
to put up with me for one workshop per quarter for five quarters! I thank them most graciously for their interest, dedication, and perseverance
throughout the program."
Eventually, Robert Morris
hopes to extend the Blended
Learning Program to the
remaining branch campuses.
Currently, there is no date set
for the upcoming launch of the
Blended Learning Program;
once more details are known,
the information will be publicized internally at Robert
Morris. However, if any
prospective faculty and staff
have questions contact Ed
Russell at
[email protected]
the Blended Learning Program
is always open to all RMU faculty and staff.
The Broken Egg: Errors in the April 2010 issue:
There were no significant errors reported in the April 2010 issue.
RMU News
May 2010
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SIFE Leader Passes Torch
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Most recently, Medina and
his team of dedicated volunteers have taken on clients such
as Crop to Cup, a business
which works with Ugandan
coffee bean farmers to import
their product directly to vendors, thus cutting out fees associated with trade and giving
back more revenue to the farmers for further development.
SIFE has worked with the State
Treasurer to create a board
game called Check Into Life,
which teaches middle school
students about finances ranging
from bank accounts to investments. Medina himself has
launched Luxury Management,
producing several high profile
fashion shows where a portion
of proceeds are donated to such
charities as Immerman Angels,
Reaching Sarah, and more.
In April, Medina and former
Vice President of the Robert
Morris chapter of SIFE, Rachel
Story, presented at the SIFE
regional conference, showcasing the success of our chapter
over the past year. Two months
in advance the annual budget
report was devised, detailing
By Erica Woo
Springfield Guest Writer
So often we hear that we
should recycle. We are encouraged, cajoled, begged, and sent
on guilt trips to provoke us to
action. You hear about it in the
news.
There
were
the
Copenhagen talks in December
of 2009 where world leaders
met to discuss the global implications of air pollution on the
earth. The
movie
“An
Inconvenient Truth,” a film
about global warming, won an
Academy Award. We are no
strangers to the idea of recycling, yet most of us do not
bother. Why is that?
The students and faculty
interviewed for this article all
agree that the number one reason people do not recycle at
Robert Morris University is that
it is not convenient. On the flip
side, three out of the four interviewees agreed another major
the overall impact, volunteerism, revenue, and success
volunteers had worked so hard
for. Before a board of 12 judges
comprised of former SIFE
members and corporate sponsors, Medina and Story spoke
of each project with pride, in
sync with corresponding video
footage and photos.
Medina and Story were also
joined by a number of fellow
RMU SIFE members who were
able to mingle with other teams
and sit in on presentations to
gage the progress of competition. In the end, the team was
First Runner Up to Kansas City,
but were fortunately able to network during the awards ceremony, building stronger ties
with SIFE corporate representatives, as well as sponsors Sam’s
Club and HSBC.
In recognition of their hard
earned achievements and
Medina’s transition from SIFE
President to Faculty Advisor, a
dinner ceremony was arranged.
Organized to inform RMU faculty and staff of the team’s productivity and achievements,
Medina worked with the
Culinary Department’s Chef
Flower to serve a three-course
culinary confection to please
the likes of Mabeline Krueger,
Linda Mast, and Larry Nieman.
Throughout the evening, an
auction of jewelry, a shopping
spree, and personal training sessions were auctioned to guests.
Additionally, attendees were
treated to a performance of
show tunes by five-piece theatre ensemble, the Chicago
Cabaret Project Project, which
was recently infused into a marketing 380 project.
Medina elegantly passed the
torch onto Story, officially
naming her the new President
of SIFE. As Story has helped in
the development of nearly all
projects such as Crop to Cup,
Check into Life, Going Green
Project, and LUX MNG, it can
safely be assumed that her leadership and dedication will successfully lead the RMU SIFE
team over the next two years.
Again, Medina will now proudly serve as the organization’s
Faculty Advisor, giving guidance and assistance as needed,
while continuing to work hand
in hand with the organizations
reputable leaders.
that she sells at craft fairs. An
even easier way to reuse is to
donate your gently used items
to local charities, like Goodwill
or the Salvation Army, to let
someone else benefit from their
use. Instead of immediately
recycling paper that was incorrectly printed on one side, reuse
it first. Use the back to write a
shopping list on or jot down a
phone message.
There are hundreds of ways
that we can help our planet out
and RMU wants to be a part of
that. President Viollt just signed
the American College and
University Presidents’ Climate
Commitment which promotes
sustainability.
Academic advisor Allyson
Strauch summed it up the best:
“Recycle at Robert Morris
University!”
her. When the key note speaker
final comes to the mike everyone is ready to go and there is a
“crackling energy in the room.”
With this year’s symposium
finished and the planning for
next year under way I wondered how they would be able
to make it better. Chef Jen’s
hope is to get the students more
involved. She hopes to take
students’ ideas from the culinary classes next quarter. That
way she will get a better idea
for what the students want to
learn about.
Whatever is decided I’m
sure the Symposium will be
more impressive than ever
before, but we’ll just have to
wait until next year.
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
reason is that students are not
aware how easy recycling can
be. All the interviewees commented that RMU does not
publicize or promote enough
the recycling opportunities that
the school provides. It was only
recently found out that the
Springfield campus has the
capacity to recycle plastic and
aluminum along with paper.
“Recycling
is
important…something that more people need to get in the habit of
doing,” said James Godfrey,
RMU business student
Mackenzie Carpenter, RMU
graphic design student added,
“Litter bugs are ugly. People
don’t recycle as much as they
should. They’re careless.”
Both students recycle at
home but usually do not recycle
at school due to inconvenience
or lack of knowledge about
options or bin locations.
There are a lot of options for
helping to keep our planet
healthy for a long time. The slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” is
drilled into our heads from a
very young age, yet we often
skip the first two steps and go
straight to recycling. This is not
necessarily a bad thing but we
need to remember that “reduce”
and “reuse” have equal merit in
preserving the earth.
According to the EPA,
humans create 4.5 pounds of
waste (both recyclable and nonrecyclable) every day. That is a
huge amount! The EPA advises
companies to be socially aware
by reducing or using source
reduction, referring to any
change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products, resting heaviest
on manufacturers. However,
individuals have their responsibilities as well. Instead of buying food products in bulk that
might rot before you can eat
them, buy only what you need.
Or instead of individually
wrapped cheese slices buy a
block and cut it yourself to save
on plastic.
Reuse is self-explanatory
but there are lots of examples
that do not resonate in our
minds. Sue Reynolds, an academic advisor at the Springfield
campus, buys old prom gowns
from Goodwill and turns them
into one-of-a-kind doll clothes
formed or any of the history
behind it.
The Culinary Symposium
started in 2008 to bring students
and industry insiders together.
The thought was to give culinary students a new forum for
meeting people in the industry
and asking questions that they
would not get to ask in another
situation. It was also planned to
be a new education tool for students and instructors on what is
happening in the industry at the
moment so everyone can stay
current.
When the symposium
began, the main layout was
very much like it is now with
three different sessions that the
students can choose from. This
year more demos and interactive sessions were presented to
really keep everyone interested.
Everything really kicked off
when the “dream team” as Chef
Jen Bucko-Lamplough calls
them, gets together. This year
she told me she had a great
group that included Amy Keck,
John Hudoc, Bryan Flower,
Carolyn
Nesheiwat,
Jon
Sherman, Tony Spadaro, Maria
Garcia, and Mark Wroczynski.
Preparations begin almost a
year in advance starting with
the “brainstorm board” says
Chef Jen. These first sessions
with the dream team is where
they all throw out ideas and
possible themes.
Once a theme is chosen
everyone tries to come up possibilities for different sessions
and who could speak. Each
member with usually take a ses-
sion and find a speaker for it.
But the speakers and sessions
are only part of the Symposium.
There is no such thing as a
Culinary Symposium without
food; it just wouldn’t make
sense. For the most part Chef
Jen told me the dream team
looks at the food the kitchen has
and what vendors have donated
and try to decide “what we can
make.” Then from the recipes
they decide what needs to be
made when. The Thursday
before the Symposium is usually when most of the cooking
and set up are done. The day of
is when the last minute set up is
done with the expo tables.
“I love the day of” said Chef
Jen when we were talking about
her favorite part of the process.
And I would have to agree with
google.com
Behind the Culinary Symposium
By Lissy Pfister
This year the Robert Morris
Culinary Symposium was a
“smashing success,” says Chef
Jen Lamplough, the driving
forces behind the Symposium.
Attendance was at a record high
with 310 people in total. There
were 200 students and 110
industry insiders and speakers.
Not to mention more support
from other schools than ever
before with record attendance
from non-RMU students.
After all the glitz and glamour had ended, my friends and I
began to wonder what went into
putting something so massive
together and who put it together. We soon realized we had no
idea how anything like that was
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By Joseph Tury
Springfield Staff Writer
Sigma Beta Delta
Gives Back
By Melani Schultz
Chicago Contributor
Sigma Beta Delta Honor
Society (SBD) is for students in
business, management, and
administration and invites the
top 20% of each class to
become a member. SBD is very
prestigious and highly respected internationally, and students
inducted remain life-time members. The honor society invites
BBA/BBAD students currently
enrolled, who have completed
132 or more cumulative quarter
hours twice per academic year.
The purpose of this society is to
encourage and recognize scholarship and accomplishment
among students and to support
aspirations toward personal and
professional
improvement,
through hosting charitable and
educational functions.
I was elected as the
President of the Robert Morris
University chapter in October
of 2009. This has been a great
experience and I am honored to
represent the university.
Also on our executive council, is Vice President, Curtis
Crotty, and Secretary, Jamie
Murray, who we are very lucky
to have. Over the years, and
especially since my tenure
began, we have been working
on many different volunteer
projects that we take great pride
in.
In January of this year as
students we launched a winter
clothing drive where faculty,
students, and staff were very
generous in contributing 170
items of winter clothing. SBD
is very proud of this accomplishment because there are so
many families in the Chicago
area that cannot afford winter
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items that most take for granted.
We also have taken over the
Career Closet, which was created
to find professional wear for
career fair, interview, special
events etc, as one of our projects.
It is a great resource that students
can utilize when a little extra help
is needed during difficult times.
All of the members in SBD
work very hard to show how
much they care about not only
RMU, but the community we live
in as well.
We are currently discussing
future endeavors for other events
we would love to take part in,
such as volunteering at a homeless shelter or a soup kitchen for
the fall quarter. This is a huge
part of the community and even if
we can make a difference in one
person’s life it will be considered
an accomplishment.
Since all of our members are
so giving SBD is also thinking
about doing something fun as a
group. We have talked about
scavenger hunts around the city, a
movie, or maybe attending one of
Chicago’s fine theatrical events.
We are all proud to be a part of
Sigma Beta Delta and are even
more proud to make such difference in the future.
For more information regarding the RMU chapter of Sigma
Beta Delta, please contact Melani
Schultz
at
[email protected]
Springfield student Lisa
Lukaszewski is a motivated
designer who has started her
own business. Like fellow
classmate Shyla Ford (Shyla
Shoes), Lukaszewski jumped
into the workforce long before
her expected graduation.
Lukaszewski’s business is
called Lisa Lu Design and is
mostly centered on the wedding
market. Lisa Lu Designs specializes in invitations and stationary, and all of the work is
customized to the theme of the
wedding. Lukaszewski explains
why her business geared
towards weddings.
“I’ve always wanted my
own design company. That has
always been my plan. When I
was planning my own wedding,
I realized how much I loved
doing the work. When I looked
into the wedding market, it was
clear that I was mostly interested in the design aspect of it.”
In addition to wedding
design, Lukaszewski also freelances logos, business cards,
and other custom work. She has
more recently gotten interested
in website design as well. She
has also done many pieces for
charity and volunteer work.
“I find that volunteer work
gets my name out there better
than anything else, and it is definitely very rewarding.”
Lukaszewski’s business is
registered and she has her own
tax I.D. number. She says that
she enjoys using her creativity
to design different custom
pieces for a variety of client
tastes. Some of her custom
wedding designs have included
a Poker theme, a Tiffany
Theme, and Black and White
formal designs.
“Some clients know exactly
what they want, and others simply have no clue. I am able to
help them either way.”
Perhaps what is even more
impressive is that Lukaszewski
is a full time mother, has multiple jobs, and maintains a very
high GPA. Her secret to staying
on top of things is to carry a
planner around at all times and
write everything down.
Lukaszewski says that she
was an average student in high
school but college changed that
attitude.
“I realized what my mother
meant by applying myself. If I
set my mind to it, I know that I
can succeed at anything.”
Ms. Lukaszewski also has
advice for anyone who is interested in wedding design and
starting a business in general.
“In the wedding field,
always remember to keep a
positive relationship with photographers because you will
always be working hand in
hand with them. As far as getting a business going, make
sure to plan it out and make
sure that you are ready; when
you are sure of that, jump in
feet first because that is the only
way that you will succeed.”
Lukaszewski’s work can be
viewed at LisaLuDesigns.com
United States. Luckily for
Mary, the RMU quarter schedule helped her make a decision
and plan her departure. She
claims, “It was chance, a little
bit of faith and everything just
falling into place.” Frydrych
applied to Peace Corps in April
of 2009 and decided to enroll in
the Morris Graduate School
until it was time to leave for
Europe.
Once Frydrych completes
her three-month training, she
will be teaching English to high
school students. She will also
of the doors that it’s going to
open.”
When Frydrych returns
from working with Peace
Corps, she will have many decisions to make about her future.
One such decision is whether or
not to continue her education at
RMU.
After winning a semester’s
worth of tuition scholarships
from the John Marshall Law
School as a mock trial competitor, she is seriously considering
attending law school. Mary is
also interested in becoming a
teacher.
With all of her accomplishments as a student and her dedication to service, Frydrych’s
career choices are numerous.
She hopes to inspire others with
her own ambition and commitment to serving those in need.
Frydrych firmly believes that
one should never have to say “I
should have…” when reflecting
on their life.
Frydrych’s journey will
begin on May 9th and she will
return to the United States in
the summer of 2012. She plans
to keep a journal at
RMU Student Joins
Peace Corps
By Rasheeda Wadley
How far would you go to
help those in need? Mary
Frydrych is going all the way to
Bulgaria. She is going to assist
developing communities in that
country. Mary is a graduate
student at Robert Morris
University in the Information
Systems program. She will be
making her journey to
Southeast Europe with the
Peace Corps organization.
Peace Corps is a service
organization that serves developing communities in Africa,
Asia, the Caribbean, Central
and South America, Europe,
and The Middle East. Peace
Corps volunteers assist the
communities with education,
youth outreach, community
development, the environment
and information technology.
Volunteers come from all walks
of life ranging from students to
retirees. Volunteers must be 18
years old, have a four-year
degree or relevant work experience and skills to qualify to
work with Peace Corps.
Qualified individuals spend 27
months volunteering for Peace
Corps.
Frydrych has plenty of volunteer experience working with
RMU’s volunteer club and even
shaving off all of her hair for
charity. She found out about
the Peace Corps at a volunteer
career fair. Although it seemed
interesting, she put it off at first
because of the amount of time
that volunteers are required to
spend in a foreign country. She
knew that joining the Peace
Corps would mean leaving
school in the middle of pursuing her degree and leaving all
that she is familiar with in the
have the opportunity to create
secondary projects that will
impact the students and make a
difference in their lives.
Volunteers receive a stipend,
but for Mary, it’s not about the
money. She said, “It means
learning about a culture that I
may never have been exposed
to.” She truly believes in Peace
Corps and their mission, she
added, “I just really like what
they stand for. I like that they
help other countries that can’t
help themselves.” Frydrych is
also excited about what joining
Peace Corps will do for her.
She said, “I am really excited to
be exposed to another language.
I am also excited about the cultural experience. I like the idea
http://mfrydrych.livejournal.com
while she is in Bulgaria.
This is a good way for those
who may want to follow in
Mary’s footsteps to get firsthand knowledge about the
experience. Peace Corps is an
organization for anyone who
has a passion for volunteerism
and would like to increase their
own personal growth. Helping
others to help themselves is a
reward in itself for those who
choose to do so.
Two Hundred Miles
This is a traditional Mother
Day’s story:
A man stopped at a flower
shop to order some flowers to be
wired to his mother who lived
two hundred miles away. As he
got out of his car he noticed a
young girl sitting on the curb
sobbing. He asked her what was
wrong and she replied, "I wanted
to buy a red rose for my mother.
But I only have seventy-five
cents, and a rose costs two dollars." The man smiled and said,
"Come on in with me. I'll buy you
a rose." He bought the little girl
her rose and ordered his own
mother's flowers. As they were
leaving he offered the girl a ride
home.
She said, "Yes, please!
You can take me to my mother."
She directed him to a cemetery,
where she placed the rose on a
freshly dug grave. The man
returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a
bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.
What to say to your Mother this year
By Lissy Pfister
Chicago Satff Writer
Want something really cheesy to tell mom on mother’s day?
Well these quotes from some historic figures should so the trick.
And trust me they’re not lacking in cheesiness.
“The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.”
-Henry Ward Beecher
“For the hand that rocks the cradle - Is the hand that rules the world”
-William Ross Wallace
“Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother”
-Ann Taylor
“An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest”
-Spanish Proverb
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother”
-Abraham Lincoln
“A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking”
-Helen Rice
Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.”
-Mildred B. Vermont
“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”
-Rudyard Kipling
Gifts Mom’s Sure to Love
By Aubrie Jones
Chicago Campus
With mother’s day rapidly
approaching, it is time to plot the
perfect gift of affection. Each
May, children around the globe go
out in search of that special something that won’t result in a loving
mother’s never subsiding bitterness.
In a wishlist.com survey of
300 mothers, sixteen percent of
respondents said nothing is the
worst possible mother’s day gift.
To stay on mom’s good side, here
are a few inexpensive gift ideas
for mothers near and far.
If you live near your mom—
1. Spend time with mom
doing something that she likes to
do. Whether it is a walk in the park
or watching a movie, the fact that
you’re doing what she loves,
together, will mean the world to
her.
2. Make her breakfast in bed.
Everyone likes to be waited on,
so surprise mom with breakfast
in bed on her special day to make
her feel like a queen.
3. Take her on a picnic. Pack
a picnic lunch and spend the day
at a local park eating and enjoying the day.
4. Take over the cleaning
duties for the day. Switch roles
and let mom be the lethargic kid
while you do the laundry and
other household chores.
5. Go through old photo
albums together and reminisce.
Nothing is more entertaining, for
both you and mom, then finding
old pictures of mom’s mullet and
dad’s 70s mustache.
For those who live far from
mom—
1. A simple phone call.
According to happyworker.com,
68% of people grace mom with a
telephone call on her special day.
A phone call is always better than
nothing.
2. Bake some cookies and
send them to mom. Instead of
mom sending you a care package, send her one. Bake some of
her favorite cookies and send
them to her in the mail.
3. Skype her. If both you and
mom have a webcam, download
Skype to your desktop and
arrange a time where you can
both sit and chat.
4. Send mom a memory book
or photo CD. Mother’s love nothing more then pictures. Make a
memory book or photo CD of
favorite pastimes and send it to
mom.
5.Set up a Facebook page for
your mom. This may be potentially risky, however, mom will
appreciate the ability to stay in
touch with you. Set up a profile
for mom and add all her friends
and family to her friends list. Just
be sure to block your “college”
photo album from her sight first.
News
May 2010
Courtesy of
Arizona Law Sparks Call for
Action on Immigration
AP
Protesters across the United
States vented their anger over a
new Arizona law to crack down
on illegal immigrants, calling
on President Barack Obama to
immediately take up their cause
for federal immigration reform.
From Los Angeles to
Washington D.C., activists,
families, students and even
politicians marched, practiced
civil disobedience and ``came
out'' about their citizenship status in the name of rights for
immigrants, including the estimated 12 million living illegally in the U.S.
Obama once promised to
tackle immigration reform in
his first 100 days, but has
pushed back that timetable several times. He said this week
that Congress may lack the
`àppetite'' to take on immigration after going through a tough
legislative year. However,
Obama and Congress could
address related issues, like
boosting
personnel
and
resources for border security, in
spending bills this year.
A congressman was among
35 people arrested during a
protest at the White House.
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a
Democrat from Illinois, was
taking part in a civil disobedience demonstration.
Protests elsewhere were
largely peaceful. No arrests
were reported at most demonstrations; two were arrested
near the march route in Los
Angeles, but police said neither
suspect appeared to be connected to the rally.
Police said 50,000 rallied in
Los Angeles, where singer
Gloria Estefan kicked off a
massive downtown march.
Estefan spoke in Spanish and
English, proclaiming the United
States is a nation of immigrants.
“We're good people,” the
Cuban-born singer said atop a
flatbed truck. “We've given a
lot to this country. This country
has given a lot to us.”
Anger, particularly among
immigrant rights activists, has
been building since last week
when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
signed the legislation. The law
requires local and state law
enforcement to question people
about their immigration status
if there's reason to suspect
they're in the country illegally.
It also makes it a state crime to
be in the United States illegally.
The law's supporters say it's
necessary because of the federal government's failure to
secure the border, but critics
contend it encourages racial
profiling and is unconstitutional.
“It's racist,” said Donna
Sanchez, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen living in Chicago whose
parents illegally crossed the
Mexican border. “I have papers,
but I want to help those who
don't.”
Organizers estimated about
20,000 gathered at a park on
Chicago's West Side and
marched, but police said about
8,000 turned out.
“I want to thank the governor of Arizona because she's
awakened a sleeping giant,''
said labor organizer John
Delgado, who attended a rally
in New York where authorities
estimated 6,500 gathered.
Chicago's event resembled
something between a family
festival _ food vendors strolled
through with pushcarts _ and a
political demonstration with
protesters chanting “Si se
puede,” Spanish for “Yes we
can.'' A group of undocumented
students stood on a stage at the
park and ``came out'' regarding
their immigration status.
Juan Baca was among those
students. Baca, 19, whose parents brought him from Mexico
illegally when he was 4 months
old, said he has had to drop out
of college and work several
times already because he can't
qualify for financial aid.
“It's been a struggle,” he
said. “I missed the mark by four
months.”
In Dallas, police estimated
at least 20,000 people turned
out. About a dozen people carried signs depicting the Arizona
governor as a Nazi and
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe
Arpaio, known for his tough
illegal immigration stance, as a
Klansman. Organizers were
asking sign holders to discard
those placards.
Juan
Hernandez,
the
Hispanic outreach coordinator
for Arizona Sen. John McCain's
unsuccessful presidential run,
attended the Dallas rally. He
said Arizona was once considered by those south of the border to be a model state with particularly close ties to Mexico.
”It went beyond what most
states do,'' he said. ``Now they
are a state that goes beyond
what the Constitution says you
should do.”
Juan Haro, 80, was born and
raised in Denver, where about
3,000 people rallied. He said he
thinks Arizona's new law targets Mexicans.
“This country doesn't seem
to be anti-immigrant,” said
Haro, whose family is originally from Mexico. “It seems to be
anti-Mexican.”
In downtown Miami, several hundred flag-waving demonstrators _ many with Cuban and
Honduran flags, but mostly
American ones _ called for
reforms.
Elsewhere, an estimated
7,000 protesters rallied in
Houston, about 5,000 gathered
at the Georgia state Capitol in
Atlanta and at least 5,000
marched in Milwaukee. About
3,000 attended a Boston-area
march.
And in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, more than 500 peo-
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ple held a mock graduation ceremony for undocumented
immigrant students near the site
of Obama's University of
Michigan graduation speech.
In Arizona, police in Tucson
said an immigrant rights rally
there drew at least 5,000 people. Several thousand people
gathered in Phoenix for a
demonstration
Saturday
evening.
A smattering of counterprotesters showed up at rallies. In
Tucson, a few dozen people
showed up in support of the
new law and Brewer. A barricade separated about two dozen
counterprotesters from a proimmigrant rights rally in San
Francisco.
Counterprotesters there carried signs that read, “We
Support Arizona” and “We
Need More Ice At This Fiesta,”
an apparent reference to the
Immigration
and
federal
Customs Enforcement agency.
May 1 - International
Workers Day - is a traditional
date for political demonstrations. Immigration advocates
latched onto that tradition in
2006, when more than 1 million
people across the country, half a
million alone in Chicago ,
protested federal legislation
that would have made being an
illegal immigrant a felony. That
legislation ultimately failed.
the Eagle
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Courtesy of
Sports
Lady Eagle Bowlers’ Title Quest Ends in
USBC National Semifinals
RMU Athletics
After moving into the
United
States
Bowling
Congress Intercollegiate Team
Championships
National
Semifinals undefeated in team
play, the Robert Morris
Women's Bowling team needed
to win just one match to
advance to the championships.
That dream was not to be, as the
Lady Eagles came up on the
short end in a pair of great
matches
with
Webber
International (FL).
RMU had defeated Webber
in their first encounter during
the qualifying rounds, but WIU
came back to win the contenders bracket, setting up the
rematch in the semifinals.
With Baker Scoring the
order of the day--each team
alternates five bowlers for the
ten frames-- the barest margins
separated the two competitors.
The first match went the full
seven games as each team averaged exactly the same 192 pin-
fall with five of the games won
by seven or fewer pins. Webber
won the last game in the match
by a single mark, 174-167.
That forced a second match
with the winner advancing to
the championship finals. The
pressure and importance of
each roll was magnified, and it
began to tell on the bowlers.
Webber's scores shot up and
down as they rolled 267 and
240 games, but then could only
manage a 139 total in another.
Meanwhile the Lady
Eagles had a high of 235 and a
low of 175. Game Four was
even a tie, as both teams rolled
188. That meant an eighth
game was needed to decide the
match. Webber prevailed in
that game by a margin of just
five pins, 212-207, and RMU
was eliminated from the tournament.
"While we were disappointed about not reaching the
championship," said Coach
Dale Lehman, "we saw both the
men and women advanced far-
The Tournament for
the UnderDawg
By Miles Morris
As many ponder over who
to have winning their brackets
before the start of the 2010
NCAA Tournament, no one
could have predicted the upsets
that were about to take place.
The slogan for this time of year
is “March Madness,” and was it
ever apparent this year. No one
could have predicted Butler’s
run
to
the
National
Championship or Northern
Iowa’s upset of number one
seeded Kansas. The tournament
had something for every basketball fan.
RMU student Shannon
Settles said of the tournament,
“All the games were intense
and came down to every point.”
The most intense of the
rounds was that of the first
round, where eight double-digit
seeds were victorious. Ohio, the
highest seed to advance at 14th,
defeated the Georgetown
Hoyas, 97-83. Along with
Ohio, 12th-seeded Cornell,
10th-seeds Georgia Tech,
Missouri, and St. Mary’s (CA),
13th- seeded Murray State, and
the 11th-seed Washington all
advanced. The upsets did not
stop there; of the double-digit
seeds Cornell, St. Mary’s (CA),
and Washington punched a ticket to the Sweet 16.
“I enjoyed viewing all of the
upsets, despite ruining my
bracket predictions. I believe it
made the tournament much
more appealing to the general
sports fan,” stated Ryan
Butcher, RMU student.
Brackets were thrown out
the window by the time 5th
seeded Butler came from
the Eagle
nowhere to reach the Final
Four. Butler defended #1
Syracuse before knocking off
#2 Kansas State and Big Ten
powerhouse Michigan State, to
make their first ever appearance
in the championship. Duke and
West Virginia rounded out the
field of four after their Elite 8
victories over Baylor and
Kentucky, respectively. Duke
defeated the Mountaineers and
the match up was set, David vs.
Goliath, Duke vs. Butler.
“To see Butler make their
run
to
the
National
Championship was special and
to play in front of a home crowd
in Indianapolis was unique and
interesting all in it’s self,”
anonymous.
The Championship game
came down to the last
minute…the last second…the
last shot. It was close throughout with neither team holding a
lead by more then five points.
It was only fitting that this
National Championship game
came down to the very end.
Butler’s
star,
Gordon
Hayward’s half court shot, as
time expired, bounced off the
backboard followed by the rim,
just missing the net as the Blue
Devils won their first championship in nine years, 61-59.
Butler’s Cinderella run was
over but no one would argue
that this was not a game and a
tournament for the ages.
“Butler opened my eyes
during the tournament and I
couldn’t help but root for them
to win it all,” added Butcher.
ther than ever before, so it was
a very successful tournament."
The Lady Eagles ended the
tournament tied for third place
nationally with the defending
champions, the Shockers of
Wichita State (KS).
Each
bowler received a bronze medal
and the Helmer Trophy, awarded by the USBC to the nation's
#3 collegiate team.
The team garnered a number of national honors.
Sophomore Samantha Kelly
(Hoffman Estates, IL) was
named to the All-American
team, the first Robert Morris
Female Bowling All-American.
Junior captain Heather
D'Errico (Rochester, NY) continued to pile up accolades in
her great RMU career. A threetime USBC Academic AllAmerican and multiple national-award winner, D'Errico
shared the Chris Stoehr
Sportsmanship Award with
Jasmine Coleman of California
State-Fresno. This award recognizes the collegiate bowlers
who best exemplify true sporting behavior and the highest
degree of character on and off
the lanes. It is presented annually at the Intercollegiate Team
Championships by the collegiate coaches, who nominate
candidates and select the winners. D'Errico is pictured at left
with Coleman.
Both D'Errico and Kelly
May 2010
were also chosen to the AllTournament team, a rare occurrence for a non-finalist.
Coach Lehman also was
nominated for Coach of the
Year for the second year in a
row. "Since that comes from
your fellow coaches," he said,
"it's an honor just to be nominated."
RMU athletics
Lady Eagles Close Out Regular
Season with Record 36 Wins
By Miles Morris
It took one of the strangest
plays of the year and some
clutch hitting from the bottom
third of the line-up, but the
Robert Morris Softball team
closed out the regular season
with a doubleheader sweep of
Huntington University (IN) to
post a new record for wins in a
season by an RMU squad as the
Lady Eagles took Game One 3-2
in bizarre fashion and grabbed a
narrow 6-5 win the nightcap on
May 1, 2010, at the Redmond
Athletic
Complex
in
Bensenville, IL.
Having topped thirty wins in
the regular season for the first
time, the Lady Eagles have gone
on to set a new mark for total
wins
heading
into
the
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic
Conference
Tournament on
Thursday, May 6, 2010. RMU
enters the double-elimination
tourney at Tiger Field on the
Olivet Nazarene University
campus in Bourbonnais, IL, as
the third seed. The Lady Eagles
will open play at 11:00 AM
against
#6-seeded
Trinity
Christian College (IL) with the
outcome of that contest to determine their opponent and game
time.
RMU Coach Megan Smith
sent her senior ace, All-CCAC
righthander Ashley Havertine
(Itasca, IL), against Huntington,
an NAIA foe from the MidCentral Conference. She surrendered two runs: one on a home
run in the first and another on a
double followed by run-scoring
single in the fifth.
That set up the strangest conclusion to a game this seson.
Trailing by two runs heading
into the bottom of the seventh,
the Lady Eagles needed a big
inning. Hannah Carter (Homer
Glen, IL) go things started with
a leadoff single.
Amy
Jankowski (Elmwood Park, IL)
replaced Carter on the base path
and moved into second base
when Sierra Rhodes (Chicago,
IL) singled through the left
side.
With the tying runs on base,
Coach Smith sent pinch hitter
Jessica Walsh (Orland Park, IL)
to the plate. The All-CCAC
centerfielder had missing several games recovering from some
minor, nagging injuries, but she
came through in the clutch.
Walsh laid down a sacrifice
bunt intending to move
Jankowski and Rhodes up a
base. As she sped down the line
to first, it appeared she would
beat out the bunt as well, and
the Foresters' third sacker hurried her throw, airmailing the
ball all the way into the right
field corner.
Jankowski and Rhodes both
crossed the plate to tie the game
and as Walsh was moving into
third, the HU relay player mishandled the throw from the outfield. Coach Smith took the
gamble and sent Walsh home.
She sped up the line and slid in
to score the winning run, shocking the Foresters.
"Right after Jess passed me
at third," said Coach Smith, "I
had a second of doubt, but we
had to force the issue."
The bizarre rally gave
Havertine her fifteenth win of
the season, a total her fellow
All-CCAC hurler Jennifer
Burns (Tinley Park, IL) equaled
with her win in the nightcap.
Burns fell victim to the long
ball, giving up four earned runs
on a solo shot in the first and a
three-run job in the fifth.
Fortunately her teammates covered that with a four-run explosion in the second and a pair of
tallies in the fourth.
In the second freshman sensation Andrea Falco (Chicago,
IL) led off the frame with a
walk. She moved into third on
consecutive passed balls and
came around to score on a single by Rhodes. Rina Joy
Ramirez (San Diego, CA) drew
a base on balls and then worked
the double steal with Rhodes to
put two runners in scoring position.
Jossilyn Jones (Rockford,
IL) brought them both in with a
ringing double to right center.
She then came around to score
on Single by first sacker
Samantha Ores (Beecher, IL,
pitched above at right).
Those two teamed up again
in the fourth for another pair of
runs as Ores drove in Rhodes,
who had reached with her second hit of the game, and Jones
came around when the
Foresters infield misplayed a
bouncer from Kelly Petersen
(Lombard, IL).
Those runs stood up for the
win as Burns retired the last
eight batters she faced.
"I'm very proud of what our
team has achieved so far this
season," said Coach Smith.
"We're a team built around
pitching and defense so we
have to execute to win games.
We still have a few more goals
to reach for this season."
All the Lady Eagles' games
in the CCAC Tournament will
be webcast. Check the Eagle
Sports Network page for links
on game days.
Sports
May 2010
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Baseball Openers: What Happened Wrigley?
By John Edwards
Chicago Guest Writer
Being an avid fan of baseball and all the way from
Oregon where professional
baseball is scarce, I thought it
would be truly exciting to
attend an opening day baseball
game in my new city. Given the
two choices, Cubs or Sox, I
hands down went with Sox (I
am a Sox fan). Unfortunately,
looking on Stubhub at the last
minute limited me to the Cubs.
Nonetheless I was determined
to go to an Opening Day. So
lucky enough to live in a city
with two teams, I went with my
second choice. Expectations
were high after seeing a week
of televised home openers at
some of the newest baseball
parks that are spread throughout the country. It seemed that
all of the parks had some great
venture going, and even if not
as specific as the Washington
Nationals,
who
claimed
President Obama for their first
pitch (rockin’ a Sox hat), each
team still their own person Xfactor. The White Sox had the
division winning Blackhawk’s
All-Stars throw out the first
pitch. It seemed that all stadiums had this, but Wrigley was
different.
The typical home opener
begins with the ceremonial first
pitch. This is some one of either
By John Edwards
The NFL Draft has seemingly taken on a life of its own
in recent years, becoming more
of a spectacle and media circus.
This year was probably the pinnacle year because the 2010
NFL Draft was broadcast in
primetime television. But with
this being what many experts
call the greatest draft class of
possibly all time, it might have
been the perfect time to enter it
into the main spotlight. This
claim might also be true
because of so many highly talented underclassmen entering
their names into the mix. The
reason? The NFL is implementing a new restriction on the
money guaranteed to rookies of
local or national significance. It
is usually followed by the
announcement of the entire
staff of both teams. From the
ballplayers to the equipment
they
are
all
manager,
announced regardless of fan
appreciation or importance.
Following the announcements
is usually the National Anthem
with a football field sized
American Flag being spread in
the outfield. Of course the
National Anthem is sung by
some of the same sort of stature
as the first pitch. Near the end
of the Anthem is a flyover by
some fighter jets. Then as the
wind blows and the fans drink,
the game is set to begin and the
new season of baseball is
underway.
At Wrigley there was no
person of significance throwing
the first pitch, as Bill Murray
apparently skipped town after
the invite. (It’s called a backup
plan, Ricketts!) There was no
football field sized American
Flag or flyover. The National
Anthem was sung by Wayne
Messmer, a common veteran of
this task, which was well done I
might add. Of course my standards might be a bit high, but
come on it’s the season opener!
Splurge a little. Do something.
This was my fourth major
league ballpark, the others
being AT&T, Safeco, and
Comiskey. If this was a regular
season game then it would have
been a truly amazing experience, but it was Opening Day.
Without of all the aspects that
make it an Opening Day, it was
nothing but a run of the mill
game.
I was left to ponder and continue to do so; what is so special
about Opening Day at Wrigley?
The answer of this seems to be
less than nothing. Without these
specialties it appears to be nothing more than a regular game,
which of course Opening Day
is anything but. Given that the
Cubs are one the most popular
and historic teams in our
National Pastime’s history, this
was even more of a disappointment. Most Cubs fans see this
as a new beginning. Let’s see
some support for this attitude
from the organization. Next
year I’ll be going to the White
Sox home opener because at
least that organization knows
how to put on a decent show for
a club’s most significant day of
the year, for players and fans
alike.
Bradford or Colt McCoy (both
had suffered shoulder injuries),
or Jimmy Clausen, also a quarterback. A few other names had
been mentioned but in the end it
was Sam Bradford. While the
Rams selected their future, the
Seahawks and Raiders were
praised for their picks. Pete
Carroll, now at the helm of the
Seahawks, gave a list of what
he wanted for building his football scheme, and it was filled
with some very talented players
including Texas safety Earl
Thomas. Al Davis, owner of the
Raiders, finally listened to
some one other than the little
man on his shoulder and put the
Raiders in the right direction
(for once!) selecting players
who could fill the holes
throughout their defense immediately, including the highest
rated linebacker, Missouri’s
Rolando McClain. He also
added two offensive tackles to
protect newly acquired quarterback Jason Campbell.
And then there is the Bears.
Giving up two first round picks
for Jay Cutler didn’t really pan
out planned but with the talent
left in this draft, they were able
to steal a few away. One that
stood out was Major Wright, a
free safety out of Florida, who
was said to have great ability to
adapt to the NFL. It will take
time but given the school he
played for and his size and
experience, it shouldn’t be very
difficult. And with Kevin Payne
no longer in Chicago, he should
see a lot of playing time if not
start, which he it is predicted he
will do by the end of the season.
The other steal the Bears were
able to select was Dan
LeFavour, the quarterback from
Central Michigan. He set several FBS records that surpassed
former Heisman candidate Colt
Brennan. His abilities speak for
themselves and should make
him a viable backup for Cutler.
The remaining picks filled the
other holes on the defensive
side of the ball, adding depth to
the defensive line and defensive
backs unit, but should make
nice additions to special teams.
(I wonder if the Bears organization realized there were 41 wide
receivers left on the board after
the third round was complete?)
The other holes on the offensive
line and of course the receiving
core remain because the organization gave up so many draft
picks trying to get Cutler under
center.
Oh what can be said of Jay
Cutler? Well now that he is
halfway done using up the first
round draft picks the Bears
spent on him, this next year will
prove if it was worth it. Though
his lack of a receiving core
(other than Olsen) early in the
year was his largest problem, it
can’t all be blamed on them. I
think 26 interceptions speaks
for itself. But with the emergence of Devin Aromashodu
(who Cutler praised and wanted
on the field since he got to
Chicago) Cutler started showing great promise towards the
end of the season which was
topped off with a win over the
Minnesota Vikings. Has he
proven his worth? Not yet, but
as the receiving core stock continues to rise, so does the hope
that those old days he showed
in Denver are coming.
As the new season
approaches and spring training
camps introduce the new rookies into the NFL, we will see
how good this class of rookies
really is. No class has been
talked about this highly with
the exception of 2006’s first
and second round, which is littered with pro-bowlers who
continue to shine. There is no
saying just how good these
newbies will be and if they will
even make an impact for their
teams (though I guarantee
they’ll pay for it). One thing is
for sure however, like any other
season some guys will fail to
live up to their potential or
worth, the same as every year
there has been a draft. But in all
fairness, as the Bears get under
way and their draft picks are
broken in with three time firstround draft pick Cutler (one
with the Broncos and two with
the Bears), we should be in for
a better season than last, in one
of the most highly competitive
divisions in the NFL.
NFL Draft 2010
the 2011 NFL Draft. We will no
longer see contracts such as that
of Jamarcus Russell ($68 million with 31.5 guaranteed), Jake
Long ($57.75 million with 30
guaranteed),
or
Matthew
Stafford ($78 million with 41.7
guaranteed). While this may be
touted as the best draft class
ever, that does not mean the
teams selected the right players
for the job.
In this highly talented class,
the biggest debate was who
would go number one overall.
For once in the last few years it
was kept a secret. (Thank you
St. Louis!) The main names
thrown around were highest
rated player, defensive tackle
Ndamukong Suh, injured but
now healthy quarterbacks Sam
the Eagle
the
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Ryan Seacrest Attacked
by Radioactive Bear
Cinco
By Michael Barry
During a live radio broadcast on the hills outside of
Hollywood, CA, American Idol
host Ryan Seacrest was viciously attacked by a bear he was
attempting to interview.
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest
was airing a special Earth Day
episode from the Hollywood
Hills as it is the closest thing to
nature that can be found within
blocks of a Starbucks. When a
lost bear wandered near the
show, Seacrest took it as an
opportunity for a feature inter-
de
Mayo
view. Everything seemed to be
going well until the host began
asking about the bear’s involvement in the current economic
downfall. Obviously offended
the bear began mauling his
interviewer.
The attack persisted for
approximately 7 minutes before
crews had to recharge their
camera batteries. Seacrest was
rushed to a nearby plastic surgeon and the bear was asked to
leave. Shortly thereafter it was
discovered that the bear had
been exposed to a large dose of
radiation from an unknown
source.
Rules!
Ryan Seacrest is currently
under close medical supervision in his home in Beverly
Hills. His publicist reports,
“Aside from an immense
appetite for salmon, Ryan is
doing fine and will be back to
work in no time.” Medical
experts speculate whether or
not the radiation will have any
effect on the radio and television host, but nothing is certain
at the moment.
The bear has declined all
subsequent interviews.
E*TRADE Babies Strike
By Rasheeda Wadley
Ever since the infamous
‘milkaholic’ E*TRADE commercial during the Super Bowl
earlier this year, the female
baby actresses have been in
anuproar.
They have been complaining about only getting stereotypical roles in the commercials. Their claim is that Etrade
only gives the starring roles to
the boy babies while casting the
girls as sidekicks and ‘clueless’
girlfriends. They are demanding that they be allowed to
assume speaking roles discussing trading. They also
expressed their concerns with
creating a ‘boy’s club’ mentality in men as early as infancy.
The girls strongly believe that
they are just as capable of
expressing their financial savvy
as the boys.
Seven E*TRADE executives were unavailable for comments but have been in negotiations with the girls. They have
yet to reach an agreement.
Many of the boys have come to
the girls’ defense. The boys
that have not shown their support for the girls have experienced tension during cast ‘play
dates’. At this point, any future
appearances of any girls in the
Etrade commercials are uncertain. The girls are standing
their ground in an effort to level
the investment ‘playground’.
This unsettling news will certainly put a damper on the
mood of those watching the
hilarious commercials that literally make viewers laugh out
loud.
Drink
May
Volume 14.04
Cloud Gate
Repossessed
Corona!
Mas
By Rasheeda Wadley
It seems as though hard
financial times have fallen on
the city of Chicago in the most
embarrassing way.
The Millennium Park project cost the city hundreds of
millions of dollars and somehow one bill was overlooked
and unpaid. The artist, Anish
Kapoor, who built what is
known as ‘Cloud Gate, or ‘The
Bean’ to most, was never paid
for his masterpiece. City officials are both embarrassed and
devastated.
‘The Bean’ that once sat in
Millennium Park’s AT&T Plaza
has been repossessed. Kapoor
arranged to have his famous
sculpture picked up by helicopter a few weeks ago. Some city
residents claimed to have seen
something shiny flying though
the air but, their claims were
ignored in order to cover up the
incident. The sculpture that
weighs over 100 tons is said to
be in an undisclosed location
awaiting a private auction.
Mayor Daley made several
attempts to start a payment plan
to Kapoor but, the artist refused
to agree to any terms. He
claims that the city knew of the
delinquent account and made
no attempt to satisfy the debt.
The artist’s threats to repossess
the sculpture were ignored and
were sometimes met with
laughter. He finally got the last
laugh and made good on his
promises to reclaim his artwork. ‘The Bean’ will now go
to the highest bidder and the
city will be left with an empty
space and tons of disgrace.
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Oprah and Dr. Phil caught
sexting
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WebMD Changes Name to
You’llThinkYou’reDying.com
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Chicago Bulls Hire Benny the
Bull as new Head Coach
The Jonas Brothers form
music super group with Alvin
& the Chipmunks
Obama declares everyday
Betty White Day!
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Fashion Corner
w/ Aubrie Jones
Ripped Jeans Retroversion:
Modesty Shorts
Recently labeled ‘classless’
by fashion’s major critics, these
tattered titans are making their
way back into our lives lose
thread by lose thread. In their
heyday, ripped jeans were a hot
commodity, quickly turned hot
mess. Once reserved for the
preppy hipster crowd, that
shredded staple has made its
way into closets of soccer
moms ‘round the world, thanks
to hot designer Alexander the
Queen. The Queen was notably
upset when the ripped jean
fashion died because he personally saw them as a way for the
fat bottomed girls to cover their
rears but still get some breeze.
After much determination
and a carefully plotted marketing strategy, Alexander the
Queen has re-released under the
moniker ‘modesty shorts’, selling them to the body conscious
as a replacement to their equally breezy and cool counterpart.
Having sold millions of
modesty shorts, the world can
be rest assured that they will
never again be exposed to a single spider vein or bulge of cellulite. Just days ago, modesty
shorts reached the ultimate high
in publicity. The shorts were
featured on Oprah’s talk show
as one of her favorite things. At
the close of the show, pairs of
modesty shorts were pummeled
into the audience from cannons
as the Big O screeched “And
you get modesty shorts, and
you get modesty shorts, everyone gets modesty shorts!” Ms.
Tyra Banks herself has also
CORNER
Police in Bensenville received a chilling 9-1-1 call last Tuesday. A grief stricken man
at Geils Funeral Home claimed the body of his deceased mother had been stolen. Later
that same day, a woman matching her description was kicked out of the local Dollar
General after assaulting several customers. Six people sustained minor injuries, mostly
bites and scratches. All six of them are dead. For now.
I cannot stress enough the importance of your help. The readers need to know how
to survive this grizzly ordeal. I am here to address your questions in hopes that my knowledge will raise our odds a bit. Your questions let me know that not everyone is turning a
blind eye to this issue; that not everyone out there is ignorant enough to think this problem will simply go away. Your questions give me peace of mind.
That is an excellent question Leilani. The one and only way to assure zombie annihilation is to remove the head or destroy the brain. The method by which this is to be
achieved is a hotly debated issue. Many out there favor the classic standby, the shot gun.
While it is true that a full shell of buck shot to the noggin will render a zombie harmless,
it is rather noisy and has been known to draw the attention of other zombies.
My weapon of choice is the shovel. It has a sharp edge and a blunt face, and is light
enough to swing all day long with little fatigue. A shovel is also quite accessible. Guns,
while common in some areas, can be difficult to find when one is truly needed, but nearly every household and hardware store has a shovel. When the raiding begins, it will be
the first thing I grab.
Thank you Leilani for your question, and I certainly hope my answer was insightful.
I fear the incursion may become quite overwhelming soon and I am unsure how long I can
maintain my communiqué. Keep the questions coming. There is still so much to tell. Send
your questions to [email protected] with “Zombies” in the subject. If
the end comes before our next meeting, I bid you farewell and good luck.
recently hopped on the modesty
short bandwagon, tweeting that
“Spanx are so last year, modesty shorts are what’s hot.”
Now that a fashionable
alternative has been made for
those who fear exposure of
their thunder thighs, muumuus
will soon be obsolete. I just
hope Alexander the Queen
FedEx’d a few pairs of modesty
shorts to Kirstie Alley.
Nickelback Cover Band
Bigger Than Nickelback
The word on everyone’s lips
is “Silver Side Up.” The group
of sixty something rockers from
Venice, FL formed merely six
months ago as a Nickelback
cover band. In that short
amount of time they have
become even bigger and more
with Zombie Savant
Michael Barry
Leilani Yats of Chicago asks, “What is the best way to kill a zombie?”
NICKELBACK
CORNER?
By Michael Barry
ZOMBIE
popular than Nickelback themselves. Even Portugal, where
Nickelback was booed off
stage, and lead singer Chad
Kroeger was struck in the head
with a rock, welcomes Silver
Side Up with open arms.
Nickelback has declined to
comment on their imitator’s
success.
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Dear Crisis,
I’m celebrating Mother’s Day with my new boyfriend’s family. I’m
somewhat nervous because his mom is the end-all, be-all of their clique and they
praise her. The thing is, I’m not sure I even respect the lady, as I’m not traditionally compatible with my exes moms. Please help me be more comfortable with
this whole thing without diving off the deep end.
Thanks,
New Girlfriend with Old Complex
Dear Old Girlfriend Complex,
It seems to me that Mama Bear is just a little too high on that high horse.
Obviously the family praises her, but besides giving them life and unconditional love, I see no reason to act such a way. You should take this opportunity to test
her on her eligibility. First, there’s no way you can bring a card. Killing a tree in
the name of this lady would be a waste of life. Next, move right past her at introduction and work the crowd. Find ways to appreciate Grandpa, Cousin Vinny,
and Aunty Jewel, but pay little or no attention to the woman of the day. If your
boyfriend corners you with questions of why in the world you’re acting so rudely, just let him know you’re preparing him for what life will be like after you’re
married. Besides, if he can’t take you at your worst, he doesn’t deserve you at
your best.
Best Regards,
Crisis
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Mom Turns in Son for Stealing Drugs from
Her Bra
MEMPHIS, Tenn.: A Memphis woman called
police after she found her son stealing her prescription sedatives from her bra.
The Commercial Appeal reported police found
28-year-old Charlie Boyd hiding under a neighbor's
sport utility vehicle Wednesday morning.
Boyd's mother whose name police didn't release
told officer she awakened before dawn to find her
son filching Xanax from her bra, where she kept it to
prevent him from stealing it.
Police said Boyd has 22 Xanax pills 15 of them
wrapped in toilet paper and hidden in his sock.
Officer said a search of Boyd's room turned up more
pills and various drug paraphernalia.
He was in jail Thursday with bond set at $40,000.
Tattooed Bicyclist Wearing Thong Recalls
Incident
WICHITA, Kan.: There is the mundane side of
Larry Keith: He is a 59-year-old great-grandfather,
retired truck driver and survivor of open-heart surgeries who lives in a tidy home in north Wichita.
And there is Keith's expressive side: He has tattoos from the top of his head to the last digits of his
toes and everywhere in between. Everywhere.
Since the 1960s, Keith has been covering his
body with up to $35,000 worth of tattoos showing a
variety of things, such as American Indian images,
sports logos and women in sexual poses.
Before his 59th birthday last May, Keith and his
buddies thought it would be funny if he showed off
his skin while riding a bicycle past City Hall and the
Sedgwick County Courthouse wearing only a thong.
The material would cover his crotch and a narrow strip on his backside, but much of his tattooed
buttocks would show. He thought it was legal to
dress that way in public, and apparently he is right.
Still, it didn't keep him from being detained by
law enforcement on one of Wichita's busiest streets.
Nearly a year later, he remains peeved about that.
According to Wichita police Deputy Chief Tom
Stolz, it is legal for someone to wear a thong in public if it covers the genitals and other body parts regulated by the city's nudity ordinance.
But Sedgwick County sheriff's Sgt. Oscar
Thomasson says the reason he pulled Keith over that
day is not because he wore a thong but because he
unsafely affected the traffic flow by going less than
5 mph on his bicycle on busy Main Street downtown.
Keith, who contends he should not have been
stopped and notes that his traffic ticket was dismissed, says he recently decided to speak out about
the incident.
With his 60th birthday approaching, he is still
stewing over what happened just before his last
birthday.
One sunny weekday last May, while people went
about their midmorning business downtown, Keith
rode off wearing his thong. He pedaled along for a
few minutes until Thomasson pulled him over on
Main just past City Hall.
Keith said he was wrongfully stopped and
detained for too long while several sheriff's deputies
and police officers pulled up in patrol cars and gathered around him, some snapping pictures. He says
they wasted taxpayer money.
If what he was wearing was a problem, Keith
said, ``they should have had me sitting in the (patrol)
car in the first 30 seconds.'' Thomasson ordered him
to remain seated on the bicycle by the curb, in public view, Keith said.
Thomasson said that if Keith had been wearing a
business suit while riding the bike, he still would
have pulled him over because he was endangering
himself by going slowly on a bike in busy traffic.
the Eagle
Thomasson said that as he watched Keith ride
along, he initially thought Keith might be nude,
which is against the law. Still, he said, the stop
occurred because of a traffic concern.
`Ì still had probable cause to stop him for the
traffic violation,'' Thomasson said.
`Ìf given the same circumstances, where I
believe that a person riding a bicycle was possibly
endangering themselves riding on a busy street, I
would stop them.''
Keith contends that Thomasson and the officers
made a bigger spectacle out of him than he was making of himself, on his way to his two favorite tattoo
parlors along Douglas, Hell Bomb and Lucky Devil.
As he sat on his bike while detained that day,
some motorists slowed down and drove around the
block to get another view.
People stood at windows in the Epic Center and
stared down at him, he said.
Thomasson said he didn't move Keith from his
spot with the bike because he wasn't arresting him
and taking him into custody.
Based on a relative's recording of the stop from
across the street, Keith estimates he was detained for
about 30 minutes.
Sheriff Bob Hinshaw said records show the traffic stop lasted 23 minutes. According to Hinshaw,
Thomasson thought Keith was impeding traffic
when he rode in an inner lane of the four-lane street.
Impeding-the-flow is rarely cited, and after
review it was decided that the incident technically
didn't meet the letter of the law, Hinshaw said.
Still, Hinshaw said, `Ìt was a good-faith stop.''
This is Keith's version, in more detail, of what he
says happened that day: It was May 21, and his ride
started according to plan.
Relatives followed in two vehicles to record the
stunt as he took off from Murdock and Waco. He
rolled down a side street past the jail, turned right at
Main and moved from the outside lane of the oneway street because of cars stopped ahead of him in
front of the courthouse.
He pedaled in traffic past the courthouse and
moved back to the outside lane as he rolled past City
Hall.
As he passed Third Street, he heard a siren
behind him and stopped.
Thomasson walked up and asked Keith what he
was doing. The sheriff's sergeant didn't seem to be
amused.
Thomasson said he had to check with a supervisor to see how to handle the situation.
Keith stayed on the bicycle, following
Thomasson's order.
`Ì was just as nice as could be,'' he said.
Thomasson said Keith was showing too much
`ànal cleavage.''
Keith still disagrees. ``By law, I had covered
whatever I had to have covered,'' he said.
A police officer walked up to Keith, looked at his
tattoos and told him some of the images were offensive and that if he didn't put on clothes, he would be
taken to jail.
Keith contends that as long as he was in motion
on the bike, none of images was discernible to others.
The video from across the street shows that up to
five police or sheriff's cars stopped by Keith.
At one point, a police officer pulled up in a patrol
car, rolled down the window and snapped a picture
of him with his cell phone, Keith said.
Stolz, the police deputy chief, said that was
`ìnappropriate conduct'' by the officer.
Still, Stolz said, a heavily tattooed man in a thong
on a busy street `ìs an unusual circumstance in our
city ... and unusual circumstances draw police officers.''
Overall, Keith said, the police officers were
friendly. At least one officer told him he would have
``laughed it off and let me go in my way,'' but that it
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was `Òscar's (Thomasson's) collar.''
At one point, a police officer read Keith his
Miranda rights, he said.
After about 30 minutes, Keith said, Thomasson
let him leave so someone could take him to retrieve
his clothes.
By the next day, Keith was seeing comments on
the Internet that people in the local public safety
community had posted about the incident.
One posting said: ``My highlight today, dude riding a bike down Main in a thong, and tatoo'd out.''
Another person posted a picture of Keith on his bike
during the stop.
Within about a month of the incident, Keith went
to a sheriff's internal affairs office and to the District
Attorney's Office and county commissioners offices
to argue that he had not broken the law and was
wrongfully detained. He also complained that some
of the Internet comments revealed information about
his case that he thought shouldn't be disclosed.
After Keith complained, the Sheriff's Office
checked to see whether the incident involved policy
violations, and `àppropriate action'' was taken
regarding sheriff's personnel, Hinshaw said, adding
that he could not be more specific.
Looking back at his shortened ride, Keith says,
`Ìt was a lot of fun in a way. But in a way, I felt I
was held against my will for their entertainment.''
He still sees some humor in it.
He had dozens of T-shirts printed with a photo of
him in the thong during the stop. He wore one of the
T-shirts during an interview for this story.
Each T-shirt displays one word in big letters by
his photo:
``Busted.''
Woman Says Ex-boyfriend Hit Her with
Chihuahua
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.: A woman has told
police in southern Indiana that her ex-boyfriend
threw a Chihuahua at her head as he attacked her.
A Bloomington police report say that the man
hurled the three-pound dog across the room at the
22-year-old woman. The report says the dog wasn't
injured as it struck the woman, slammed into the
wall and then fell to the floor.
The woman said the man called her obscene
names, punched her in the face and hit her in the
head repeatedly with his cell phone before throwing
her dog.
The April 19 confrontation wasn't reported until
a second altercation early Saturday, when the woman
told police her ex-boyfriend ran into a house and
found her in a bedroom with another man.
No arrests were immediately made.
Man drinks before sobriety test
BELLEVIEW, Fla.: An Ocala man suspected of
drunk driving reportedly had one more drink before
taking a sobriety test.
Marion County deputies pulled over 61-year-old
Dana Allen Seaman Saturday night after one deputy
reported seeing him swerve three times. When the
deputy asked Seaman if he had been drinking,
Seaman reportedly said yes and agreed to take a field
sobriety test.
Before the test, the deputy reported that Seaman
took a drink from a cup and tossed it under his seat.
The deputy retrieved the cup and reported smelling
alcohol.
The sheriff's office reports that Seaman failed the
sobriety test and refused to submit to a breath test.
He was arrested and charged with DUI. He was
released from jail Sunday morning.
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Taste the Freedom of America this Memorial Day
Orland Park Editor
Every year Memorial Day
is recognized as the special
time to honor the courageous
men and women that have
risked their lives every day to
keep our country safe. Without
them, the people of America
could not live freely as they
desire. Naturally as a foodie, on
this day I think about the unique
varied regions throughout the
United States and the freedom
they demonstrate through their
individualistic
cuisines.
Between the fresh seafood on
the east coast, the slow cooked
barbeque in the Deep South, the
meat and potatoes of the central
plains, and the Asian fusion
cooking on the west coast, there
is something for all taste buds
to enjoy and all foodies to
recreate!
This Memorial Day, take
the time to honor the true freedom of America and involve
foods from each regional cuisine in your barbeque! Your
family and friends will be
impressed, and you will be satisfied capturing the flavors of
America in your meal.
The Perfect Memorial Day
Meal
Slow Cooked Barbeque
Ribs
-Ingredients:
2 full slabs Pork Spare
Orland Park Editor
Summer is approaching and
the people of Robert Morris are
coming together to "go green."
However, most people seldom
realize the tricks in the kitchen
that can keep both you and the
environment healthy. With this
notion, I interviewed several of
the RMU professional chefs to
hear their tips for "going green"
in the kitchen.
Chef John Hudoc:
Courtesy of
Ribs
Barbeque Seasoning (for
rub)
Barbeque Sauce:
Yields: 6 cups (reserve 2
cups for Hawaiian Shrimp
Skewers if you choose)
Chili Powder, to taste
Salt & Pepper, to taste
2 cups Ketchup
1/2 cup Yellow Mustard
1/2 cup Cider Vinegar
1/3 cup Worcestershire
Sauce
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Steak Sauce
1/4 cup Dark Molasses
1/4 cup Honey
1 teaspoon Hot Sauce
1 cup Dark Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Butter
1 medium Yellow Onion,
finely chopped
4 cloves Garlic, crushed or
minced
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325
degrees. Rub the barbeque seasoning all over the ribs so they
can absorb the flavor. Wrap the
ribs in plastic wrap, then wrap
them in foil. Place on a baking
pan and bake in the oven until
tender. (2-3 hours)
2. To make the barbeque
sauce: in a large bowl mix
together the ketchup, mustard,
vinegar, Worcestershire, lemon
juice, steak sauce, molasses,
honey, hot sauce, and brown
sugar.
3. In a saucepan heat the
butter, add the onions and sauté
until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook
about 1 minute. Add the chili
powder, salt, and pepper and
continuously stir for about 2
minutes. Add the ketchup mixture to the saucepan and let simmer over medium heat for 15
minutes. Taste and adjust.
4. When ribs are tender, pull
out of the oven. Have your grill
ready, and grill the ribs shortly
to give them extra flavor. While
on the grill, baste the ribs with
the barbeque sauce. After it has
a good coat on both sides, take
off the grill.
5. Add remaining barbeque
sauce to ribs and serve!
Hawaiian Shrimp Skewers
Yields: 4 servings
Ingredients:
20 Jumbo Shrimp, fresh
or frozen, unpeeled
Barbeque Sauce from
above recipe (Slow Cooked
Barbeque Ribs)
Pineapple Juice, to taste
14
Large
Pineapple
Chunks, fresh (can add
more/less depending on preference)
At least 6-7 Grilling
Skewers
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Add pineapple juice to
barbeque sauce according to
taste. Combine well.
2. Season shrimp with salt
and pepper. Arrange on skewers
and cover them with the barbeque sauce. Add pineapple
chunks to skewers.
3. Place skewers on the grill
and continuously baste with the
barbeque sauce until shrimp
turn bright pink.
4. Remind everyone to
unpeel their shrimp before eating, and leave extra barbeque
sauce at the table! Enjoy!
Central Plains
Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Potato
Ingredients:
4 Russet Potatoes, peeled
and cut into quarters
½ Yellow Onion, chopped
1 cup Italian Dressing,
(can use more or less depending on preference)
½
cup
Mayonnaise/Miracle Whip
*optional* (can use more or
less depending on preference)
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Bring potatoes to a boil,
boil until fork tender.
2. Drain and cool potatoes.
Slightly mash the potatoes in a
large mixing bowl.
3. Add Italian dressing,
onion, mayonnaise (if desired),
salt, and pepper to potatoes.
Mix well.
Tips for Green Cuisine
4. Chill and serve!
Florida Fruit Salad with
Avocado-Lime Dressing
(recipe courtesy of the
Vegetarian Journal by Nancy
Berkoff)
Yields: 4 servings
Ingredients:
Dressing: 1 cup peeled &
pitted ripe Avocado
½ cup Sour Cream
3 tablespoons Fresh Lime
Juice (add more/less depending on your preference)
1 tablespoon Apple Juice
Concentrate (add more/less
depending on your preference)
½ teaspoon Hot Sauce
Salad: 2 cups Romaine or
Red Leaf Lettuce, torn
½ cup Avocado, peeled
and diced, tossed with 2 tablespoons Orange Juice
2 Bananas, firm, sliced,
and tossed with 2 tablespoons
Orange Juice
1 cup Pineapple chunks,
fresh preferred but canned
works too
1 cup Mango chunks,
fresh or frozen
½ cup Papaya chunks,
fresh
½ cup Orange Flesh, diced
Toasted Sliced Almonds
for garnish (optional)
Directions: Mix dressing
ingredients together in a separate bowl from the salad ingredients. Just before serving add
dressing over the salad.
"Shopping local at farmers
markets, building relationships
with these farmers, and trying to
eat in season. Knowing how to
utilize a freezer is probably one
of the easiest and most difficult
things people need to know as it
costs a little more upfront but by
packaging things into manageable sizes, I probably shop for
proteins five times a year."
Chef Bryan Flower:
"Take a little time and grow
something. Nothing tastes better
than a tomato picked from your
own garden or planter box; fresh
perennial herbs harvested and
used in your favorite dish makes
all the difference. If growing
your own food is not possible
then at least try to source food
that is local and sustainable.
Don't always be fooled by something that is labeled organic as
things are not always as they
appear."
Chef Jennifer Lamplough:
"Go to the Farmer's Market
first and buy what you can from
them, then go to the grocery
store to fill in what you couldn't
get at the Farmer's Market."
Chef Jon Sherman:
"Eat your leftovers! In all
seriousness, use vinegar and
baking soda to clean in the
kitchen because the natural
acids in vinegar are not bad for
the environment. That's green
and true."
There you have it, real
"green" cuisine tips right from
the mouths of the professional
chefs! Now, comes a tip about
staying "green" in the kitchen.
Don't focus on eliminating
certain foods from your diet,
centralize on utilizing local,
healthier variations. Also, don't
forget about substitutes when
your favorite product is not in
season. Do a little research and
learn about when certain foods
are readily available, this will
make your dining experience
both delicious and affordable
sisting, he got them to come out
again. This time, they agreed:
This wasn't just a different kind
of tree from the rest of his block,
it was a new one altogether.
As for a name, Goodwin,
also the pastor of Stemilt Hill
Church, went with his faith and
named it ``Glory.''
``The Lord gets the glory for
this cherry because it's where it
came from,'' he explained.
``They've asked me if I've wanted it to be called Goodwin or
something, but I say No, I'm not
taking the glory for it. It's the
Lord's.' ``
The tree, which underwent
DNA tests last year to certify it
wasn't an already-named variety,
ripens about 20 days after Bing
trees, said Pete Van Well of Van
Well Nursery. Goodwin said last
year he started picking it Aug.
10.
`Ìt's the latest cherry that I
know of,'' said Van Well, `ànd I
know a lot of cherry varieties.''
Van Well said growers are on
the lookout for those cherries
that mature significantly earlier
or later than average. ``They're
looking to spread out picking
season so cherries don't come in
at the same time,'' he said.
In addition to being late,
Glory has other positive characteristics. `Ìt has good flavor,
high brix _ high sugar _ and
seems to be a firm cherry,'' noted
Van Well. He added that it tastes
good to him, but the nursery has-
n't conducted official taste tests
yet.
Goodwin said he likes its
characteristics, too. Goodwin
thinks it is a bit sweeter than a
Bing cherry but not as sweet as
a Rainier. `Ìt was 100 degrees
and the cherries still stayed
firm,'' said Goodwin of how
firm the cherry stayed last year.
Also, the cherry is self-fertile, meaning it doesn't need
another tree to produce fruit, an
unusual characteristic for cherries, but one breeders are trying
for, according to Van Well.
Going from discovery to
growing a new cherry variety
commercially takes 10 to 12
years, said Van Well. He says
they plan to enter the patent
application this summer and
have trees ready for the market
in two to three years.
Right now, they are working
on testing the cherry in commercial orchards to see how it performs. Once granted, the patent
is good for 20 years. ``The big
thing is to make sure it's not a
named variety and hasn't been
released. This is definitely a different tree,'' said Van Well.
`Ìf you pray, the Lord
speaks to you. I'm sure he'll be
speaking to me once this develops. I'm sure he already has
something in mind,'' Goodwin
said. ``That's exciting, what the
Lord's expecting.''
Orchardist Discovers New Cherry Variety
AP
WENATCHEE, Wash.: For
Stemilt Hill cherry grower Gordy
Goodwin, persistence is paying
off. It was about eight years ago
that Goodwin noticed one of his
newly planted cherry trees was
different than the rest.
`Ì knew it was later, but I didn't know if it was something else,
like Sweetheart or another variety
out of Canada,'' he said. He called
Van Well Nursery in East
Wenatchee, where he got his trees
from, and asked them to take a
look at it. Though the fieldman
who took the first look wasn't
convinced it was something new,
Goodwin wasn't fazed. After per-
the Eagle
Arts & Entertainment
Page 14
Ravinia: North America’s
Oldest Music Festival
By Cedric D. Lee
Lake County Staff Writer
Starting in 1904, Ravinia
has not only grown to become
the oldest outdoor music festival in North America, but it has
also hosted some of the biggest
names in the music industry.
Located in a Highland Park, IL.
residential neighborhood along
the North Shore, an estimated
60,000 visitors will be entertained this year, with a wide
variety musical entertainment.
Ravinia’s
Associate
Director of Public Relations,
Amy Schrage, said that 50 percent of the musical entertainment is classical and the
remaining 50 percent consist of
various genres of music.
"The Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, Ramsey Lewis,
Crosby Stills and Nash, Sheryl
Crow, Carrie Underwood, and
Sting are just some of the acts
that will perform this summer,"
Schrage explains.
According to the Ravinia
website, visitors have a variety
of seating plans including a
3200 seat open air covered
Pavilion, and the historic
Martin Theater, which is a 850
seat recital hall and the only
building that remains of the
original park. Concerts can be
heard from both of the Pavilion
and The Martin Theater on The
Lawn, which is the ultimate
place for a picnic. Visitors can
pack their own picnic baskets
and dine as the sun sets and
music begins.
Audrey Carman is a
Developmental Assistant at
PADS Crisis Services in North
Chicago. She has plans of purchasing tickets for an undecided summer concert.
“I have become a big fan of
the atmosphere at Ravinia,”
said Audrey Carman. “I was
given free tickets from a friend
a few years ago, and look forward to going to a concert every
summer,” says Carman
Ravinia has several ticket
packages and promotions
including free lawn passes to all
Martin Theater and Chicago
Symphony Orchestra events
(excluding the Gala Event
Concert) for college students .
Aisha James, a sophomore
at the Lake County campus
explains “I have never been to
Ravinia, but I would love to
go.”
James went on to say that
she passes by Ravinia several
times and has intended to go,
but now she is seriously planning to take her two daughters
to a concert.
Tickets sales began on
April 22nd for the 2010
Summer Festival Concerts
which runs from June 3 to
September 7, 2010. They can be
conveniently purchased on line
at www.ravinia.org or by
phone,
mail
or
fax.
While visiting the web site you
can find the calendar of events
and a wealth of information
about the rich tradition and history or this non-profit organization.
the Eagle
Courtesy of
April 2010
C2E2 Review
By Hassani Aich
C2E2 was a brand new
experience for all those comic
book fans here in Chicago. The
sights, the people, the atmosphere was filled with thrills and
excitement. Around every corner there were people dressed
up as their favorite superheroes
or video game characters, and
even little kids that dressed up
for the fun of it all. The place
was filled with excitement.
“A true convention that
revolved around comic books,”
said a Matt Pizzolo, creator of
Godkiller. In its own single
way, C2E2 was unique and better than most planned. As most
might say, it was like Chicago
had its own kind of comic convention, unlike Wizard World in
every way possible.
Spanning from Marvel and
DC there was also the creators
of Cyanide and Happiness,
Archie, and authors from books
such as Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies, and also Sense and
Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
Not only comic creators were
there, but also some toy makers
and web comic creators.
Ranging from so many different aspect of the comic universe, C2E2 was a great success
and gave everyone that went a
great experience. With its first
year here, it created such a fan
base, and people are excited
about next year, and waiting to
see who is going to be coming.
To all the comic book fans,
make sure you head to C2E2
next, because you will never
know what you find there.
Facebook’s Expansion Triggers
Political Backlash
AP
Facebook's plan to spread its
online social network to other
websites could be detoured by
regulators looking into privacy
concerns that have raised the ire
of federal lawmakers.
Four senators said Tuesday
that Facebook needs to make it
easier for its 400 million users to
protect their privacy as the site
opens more avenues for them to
share their interests and other personal information.
The
Federal
Trade
Commission already had been
examining the privacy and data
collection practices of Facebook
and other social networks, the
agency confirmed Tuesday.
Then last week, Facebook
announced a proposed expansion
that irked Sen. Charles Schumer,
D-N.Y., and, he says, many Web
surfers who called his office to
complain.
Having built one of the Web's
most popular hangouts, Facebook
is trying to extend its reach
through new tools called ``social
plug-ins.''
These
enable
Facebook's users to share their
interests in such products as
clothes, movies and music on
other websites. For instance, you
might hit a button on Levis.com
indicating you like a certain style
of jeans, and then recommend a
movie on another site. That information about the jeans and the
movie might be passed along to
other people in your Facebook
network, depending on your privacy settings.
Facebook says all this will
help personalize the Web for
people. It stresses that no personal information is being given
to the dozens of websites using
the new plug-ins.
Still, it means that information that hadn't been previously
communicated could get broadcast to your friends and family
on Facebook.
And Facebook is indeed
sharing some personal information with three websites that
Facebook hopes will demonstrate how online services can be
more helpful when they know
more about their users. The sites
with
greater
access
to
Facebook's data are business
review service Yelp, music service Pandora and Microsoft
Corp.'s Docs.com for word processing and spreadsheets.
Facebook users who don't
want to be part of the company's
expansion have to go through
their privacy settings and change
their preferences.
Schumer thinks the onus
instead should be on Facebook
to get users' explicit consent, a
process known as `òpting in.''
``They have sort of assumed
all their users want their information to be given far and wide,
which is a false assumption,''
Schumer said in an interview.
Schumer sent a letter calling
for simpler privacy controls to
Facebook
founder
Mark
Zuckerberg. The concerns were
echoed by Sen. Michael Bennet,
D-Colo; Sen. Mark Begich, DAlaska; and Sen. Al Franken, DMinn.
Facebook tried to assure
Schumer that its latest idea won't
invade users' privacy.
``We welcome a continued
dialogue with you and others
because we agree that scrutiny
over the handling of personal
data is needed as Internet users
seek a more social and interactive experience,'' a Facebook
vice president, Elliot Schrage,
wrote in a letter to Schumer.
Schumer called Facebook's
response inadequate and said his
staff planned to meet with the
company Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the FTC indicated it will weigh into the debate
at some point.
`Òur plan is to develop a
framework that social networks
and others will use to guide their
data collection, use, and sharing
practices,'' said Jessica Rich,
deputy director of the FTC's
Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Schumer pledged to introduce legislation that would
expand the FTC's powers over
Facebook and other Internet
social networks if the regulatory
agency doesn't feel it has the
authority to require more
straightforward privacy controls.
The political pressure could
undermine Facebook's ambition
to create a more social, open
Web that could make it easier to
aim online advertising at con-
sumers based on their presumed
interests. Facebook would probably thrive in a more communal
Internet because it has amassed
a huge database of personal
information since Zuckerberg
set up its website in a Harvard
dorm room six years ago.
If Facebook's plans pan out,
it could change the way people
think of social networking.
Instead of communicating on a
closed website, Facebook's
users could interact with one
another over the entire Web.
More sharing could spawn more
customized websites that look
different to each person visiting,
depending on their friends and
preferences.
While Zuckerberg has
likened his vision to an online
nirvana, critics see another hole
in the crumbling walls of online
privacy.
Facebook is moving from
being a social network about
sharing with friends ``to a service that is about collecting and
sharing information about you
with advertisers so they can
more closely tailor ads to you,''
said Ginger McCall, staff counsel at the Washington-based
Electronic Privacy Information
Center.
Voices & Opinions
May 2010
Personal Spring Cleaning
By Andrea Kocher
Springfield Editor
Spring is a season of transition. The winter snow has melted away and the trees and flowers of summer are beginning to
blossom. For some, such transitioning means trading jeans for
shorts, sweaters for tank tops,
or gas-guzzling automobiles for
bikes; for others it means transitioning from the academic
world to the professional world.
With graduation looming near,
students must also participate in
some sort of personal spring
cleaning in terms of grades and
vying for a strong finish to the
2010 Spring quarter.
May not only symbolizes
the beginning of summer, but
the beginning of a new chapter
in the lives of many. RMU
graduates will be happy to see
an end in sight after years of
hard work; however, such an
accomplishment as graduating
should not start and end in college. Personal spring cleaning
will not only allow students to
evaluate their performance thus
far, but should motivate stu-
dents to get that extra credit
done or capitalize on the final
essay for English class. It also
serves as an opportunity to
touch up resumes in order to
pursue a summer internship,
which, after two years, will
likely turn into a permanent
employment position. Instead
of working those retail or fast
food jobs this summer, start
looking at companies that
match your ideal career or life
after college. If your desired
company is not looking to hire
for the summer, make sure to
keep in touch; there is no way
to know where or what those
contacts could lead you to.
Getting a head start or at least
mapping out a career plan for
your future, especially in this
economy, could save several
months of unemployment after
graduation.
For those of you about to
end your first year of college,
the transition from freshman to
sophomore status may sound
appealing in that you are no
longer the new kids on campus.
Lasting friendships and connec-
tions have developed, as well as
the perfect balance between
school life and a social life,
which will all soon be forgotten
once summer hits. This transition may mean more demanding academic expectations from
your professors come fall; for
others it may mean the beginning of summer jobs, summer
break, vacations, moving, or a
professional career.
If you are like me, May
means graduation, which means
the entrance into a new battlefield; the pursuit of a professional career. Graduation may
sound bittersweet for those who
will miss the excitement of
learning, the exhilaration of
athletic competition, or the free
internet and printing. However,
it also means that we now
become responsible for applying what we have learned the
past four years. We become
accountable for our actions and
must actively engage our newly
acquired skills and abilities to
best represent our education
and future employers.
For Faculty, May might
mean a break from teaching,
vacationing in summer homes,
if not in reality, spiritually, or it
simply means another quarter
teaching a subject they know all
too well. It may mean revamping lesson plans, enrolling in a
summer course, pursuing higher education, or retirement. In
any case, spring cleaning is
observed. Whether it is through
the development of more creative and engaging lectures, or
sifting through the millions of
books acquired throughout the
year; personal spring cleaning
is a must in order to prepare for
the next academic year, the next
project at work, relocation, or
search for a new life, direction,
or career.
Who are You Serving?
By Cory Galloway
When a young man or
women signs up for the military, it is often believed that
they are signing up for patriotism. Usually more often than
not is this assumption wrong.
When a young American signs
into service it is often for a personal reason whether it is for
educational benefits or family
traditions.
Family traditions are one of
the reasons young men join the
Marine Corps. Six out of every
eight Marines have lineage
when it comes to family ties
and traditions of the Marine
Corps.
”I did not necessarily want
to join the Marines, but my
great grandfather, grandfather,
father, and four uncles all
served the Corps,” said Sgt.
Daniel Pittman USMC.
“It is a rite of passage for
males in my family to be a
Marine, more than any religious
right of passage my family
practices,” explained Lance
Corporal Mark Galloway 1st
Marines 5th Division Twenty
Nine Palms.
Also there is a benefit to
having lineage in the Marine
Corps which generally involves
the ability to choose where you
will attend boot camp and even
what company you end up
being attached to during active
service.
Most young people join the
service as a way out of a terrible
upbringing and sometimes
prison time. The Armed Forces
offers many benefits. Straight
out of high school you can join,
have a paycheck, health insurance, educational benefits, paid
vacations, and travel the world.
It is not a sure thing what part
of the world you will end up in,
but you will have the ability to
travel.
“My family was dirt
poor...Most people in my neighborhood in New Orleans ended
up in gangs, dead, or prison.
The Army has showed me a
new way of life, nearly all my
education is paid for. Plus, I get
to set a good example for my
cousins and friends back home
I hope,” stated Vance Williams
Private First Class United
States Army.
For many young men and
women this provides a new way
of life some might not be accustomed to. It gives many individuals the chance to become highly educated while keeping the
costs minimal.
Many young Americans are
serving in the military on an allvolunteer basis. Our country
has not had an all-volunteer
service before, especially fighting a war on two fronts.
Generation Y, as well as all
those currently serving, should
be applauded for their excellence and selfless service to this
great nation.
Page 15
Are You ‘Just A
Student?’
By Rasheeda Wadley
As students, we sometimes
hear the phrase “college
career.” At first, it seems a little
puzzling. How can college be a
career?
The school is not paying us
to attend; we are paying the
school. So, at what point does
college become a career?
There are two types of students; those who are “just students” and those who are
“career-oriented.”
Since
Robert Morris University is a
school that prides itself on
preparing its students for the
workplace, the latter type of
student tends to be more successful. Although being ‘just a
student’ may be what works for
some, it is not the best idea for
most students. Simply going to
classes to make the grades is
not wise if a student wants to
have any type of competitive
edge after graduating.
Students that plan on pursuing any type of post-graduate
education may be expected to
show more involvement at the
undergraduate level. More
involvement would mean
extracurricular activities such
as sports, volunteerism and
additional academic activities.
Doing more than just going to
class will exhibit your interest
in becoming a well-rounded
student and person. It will also
show that you have the ability
to balance out your activities
and prioritize. Students that
play a more active role in their
education and other activities at
their school are more inclined
to have more pride in the institution itself. This pride will
often cause the student to feel
obligated to do well in and out-
side of the classroom.
When you graduate and
enter the workforce, employers
will also want to know how
involved you were in college.
Joining organizations that are
relative to your major is a great
way to expand your education
and gain more experience in
your field. You will also
become able to work as part of
a team; something that you
more than likely will be doing
in the workplace. One can also
learn valuable leadership and
organizational skills. Most college organizations are operated
by students. This policy allows
students to organize and govern
themselves as if running a business. This type of hands-on
experience is very attractive to
post-graduate schools and
future employers.
Obviously, no one is going
to beg you to join any school
organizations. It is up to you to
take the initiative and find out
which organization is a good fit
for you. Also, while it may be
tempting, don’t feel obligated
to join every organization for
which you attend informational
meetings. You should only join
organizations and activities that
you feel the most connected to.
You must also make sure that
your grade point average does
not suffer. Always make sure
that your class work comes
first.
Excellent grades accompanied by school and community
involvement are definitely
qualities of a well-rounded student. College takes on a whole
new meaning when you are
able to apply your education in
other areas. The goal is to not
just ‘go to school’ but to make a
career out of your education.
Submit to
Voices & Opinions!
Do you have an issue you want to
sound off on? A passion you want
to talk about? Then submit to the
Student Opinions section!
E-mail submissions either
in the body of an e-mail
or as an MSWord attachment to:
[email protected]
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Where to Be: May 2010
Chicago Celtic Fest
Anime Central, Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Donald E. Stephens Convention Center,
Rosemont, IL, May 14-17. $55 Full Weekend Pass / $35 One Day Pass
Anime Central celebrates everything that is Japanese pop-culture. It’s a weekend full of concerts, costumes, panels and meet & greets, topped off by an enormous “Soap Bubble” rave on
Saturday night. Vendors and artists will be selling merchandise all weekend, and celebrities of
Japanese animation from around the world will be mingling with their fans. Those with little or
no exposure to anime will enjoy the unique cultural experience and down right outrageous costumes. This year Anime Central celebrates its thirteenth year with a Gothic/Horror theme.
The Chicago Celtic Fest is being
held in Millennium Park on the weekend of May 8th and 9th from 11 a.m. to
9 p.m. The festival includes contests
such as a “Men in kilts leg” contest (kilt
not included) and a Mother’s Day limerick contest featuring original limerick
contest selections. This festival also
features bagpiping, authentic Irish
dancers, and traditional Irish music.
(Info from: www.celticfestchicago.us)
Celebrating what’s working in our communities, the Chicago Green Festival®, a joint project
of Global Exchange and Green America, showcases more than 350 diverse local and national
green businesses. More than 150 renowned speakers appear for insightful panel discussions and
presentations. http://www.greenfestivals.org/
Where
We
Were...
Chicago’s
Midwest
Independent
Film
Festival is the only celebration known dedicated
to Midwestern filmmakers. The films are played
the entire calendar year at
the Chicago’s Landmark
Century City Cinema the
first Tuesday of every
month
at
6
p.m.
www.midwestfilm.org
Clockwise from Top Left: “Green Projects
in Action” panel on the Chicago campus
during Earth Week; Chicago student
Michael Barry contributes to the discussion
during the “Environmentalism 101” presentation; “Professionals in Sustainability”
presentation
during
Earth
Week
Celebrations on Chicago campus; Volunteer
Club Vice President Natalie Johns, Faculty
Advisor Jennifer Kaminski, and President
Amber Frazel celebrate successful fundraiser for South Suburban Humane Society;
SIFE President Rachel Story volunteers at
Friends of the Orphans benefit at Brookfield
Zoo; Student created art for the Earth
Week celebration.
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