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THE CRESTIAD
Vol.91 No.8
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Clarifying
CCC’s new
credit limit
Hauna Colista
STAFF WRITER
Many changes have been
made to Cedar Crest this academic
year. One change that has been the
subject of discussion, good and
bad, was the new credit cap that
will begin in the next academic
year.
To clear any confusion about
the new policy Provost Dr. Carol
Pulham and Senior Executive Vice
President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Dr. Kimberly Owens held an open forum
for students to ask questions and
discuss the change. What may
have been expected to be a popular meeting, turned out only two
students.
The credit cap has been at 21
credits for the last several years but
starting next year the cap will be
moved to 19. The change was originally proposed at 18 credits, confirmed Pulham, but after student,
staff, and faculty input it was
moved to 19 and revised to include
exceptions.
“I particularly wanted the exceptions,” said Dr. Pulham. “The
scholarships for example, what if
you already have 18 credits in your
regular schedule and you’re not
majoring in Dance or Art and you
have to take an art course for your
art scholarship and the amount you
would be paying in tuition for your
overload would be maybe more
than what you’d be getting in a
scholarship? So that really didn’t
make sense to me.”
Gabrielle Buzgo, a sophomore with an Integrated Art major
with Communication and a minor
in Art History, was glad to see that
scholarships had been recognized
as an exception. “I have the performing arts scholarship and I have
the art scholarship and I have the
general education requirements
and then I have my major and
minor requirements. It’s just, what
do I do to fulfill all of that. I just
think that was definitely a fantastic thing to cover in the policy.”
Both Pulham and Owens confirm that this change was a detail
heavy process that took a great
deal of thought and research. They
also added that student feedback
was very important to the process.
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April 9, 2009
SNA Bunny Breakfast a
“hopping” good me
Hauna Colista | Staff Writer
Pictured above is Lifelong Learning junior art major, Sherry Bukics with her daughter Madison at the recent Student Nursing Association Bunny Breakfast. Bukics had brought her daughter to the Breakfast with Santa last semester and decided to attend the Bunny Breakfast as well. She liked that the event wasn’t structured and that the
kids could run around. “They’re just there to have fun,” Bukics said.
For more pictures from the Bunny Breakfast see page 6.
Students aend PLEN conference to
advance leadership in young women
Jessica Korpics
STAFF WRITER
Over winter break eight Cedar
Crest students attended a Public
Leadership Education Network
Conference (PLEN) to learn about
how public policy can affect everything. Six students attended the
Women in Science and Technology
Seminar while two students attended the Women in Public Policy
Seminar.
“I was honored to know that
one of my professors nominated me
to attend, and as soon as I looked up
the PLEN organization I was impressed by what they do. I was also,
to be honest, rather intimidated; I
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would be meeting women who hold
intense roles of power and leadership who affect change every day,”
said Gabrielle Buzgo, one of the
students who attended the Women
in Public Policy Seminar. “PLEN is
the only organization in the country
solely devoted to advancing young
women in leadership and roles public policy. I knew that this conference was going to improve my
leadership skills and build bridges
to both my peers and the women I
would be meeting.”
PLEN was started in 1978 and
serves to help prepare women for
leadership in public policy in their
everyday life. According to
plen.org, every year 250 women
from colleges and universities all
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OPINIONS
Heiser ‘10 presents at Beer believe it or be it
LVAIC conference
across the country come to Washington D.C. for just a weekend, a
week or for an entire semester to
witness exactly how public policy
is put into effect at the national
level.
In the 31 years it has been in
existence, close to 6,000 women,
with more than a third of those
being women of color or from other
populations that are historically
under-represented, have participated in these seminars.
To be invited to one of these
seminars is a very prestigious honor
due to the fact that you must first be
nominated by a professor, faculty or
staff member.
“First faculty and staff nominated students who were then noti-
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fied of their nomination. Those students then had to fill out an application which included a short essay.
From there, it was a group of faculty members who chose the eight
students,” said Buzgo.
At each seminar the students
meet with and learn from women
leaders making and influencing
public policy at the highest levels in
the Congress, courts, federal agencies, corporate sector, policy research and advocacy organizations
and the news media.
Some of the seminars that are
offered at these conferences are
Women, Law and Public Policy,
Women and Public Policy, Women
and Congress, Women and International Policy, Women and Science
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and Technology. They also offer a
Public Policy Internship for students. Some of the women who
teach at these seminars are Members of Congress, major judicial
figures, presidential advisors, senior government leaders and corporate lobbyists.
With President Ambar being
on the Board of Directors, it is no
wonder why this conference was so
important to Cedar Crest. Also joining Buzgo at the conference were
Devan Turcotte, Christina Morra,
Molly McQuilken, Jamie Dombach, Alexandra Kuebler, Kayla
Sween and Laura Werner.
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April 9, 2009
Promoon and tenure
ceremony recognizes faculty
Sarajane Sein
STAFF WRITER
Tenure is an important “rite of
passage” for professors. Many professors start off by teaching as adjunct professors at a college or
university. Adjunct professors are
hired on a temporary basis, often to
teach one or two classes that are not
being taught by permanent faculty
members.
Some of these adjunct professors are then hired as permanent
faculty members at an institution,
but still have to have their contracts
renewed on a periodic basis. The
first level in this hierarchy of being
a permanent professor is that of an
Assistant Professor. After a certain
amount of time at an institution, the
professor is then considered for
tenure and promotion to Associate
Professor. An Associate Professor
is then eventually considered for
the highest rank of professor, which
is Full Professor.
These are important milestones for any faculty member and
bring with them a great sense of ac-
complishment.
Dr. Audrey Ettinger will be
promoted to Associate Professor
with Tenure in Biology. She has
been at Cedar Crest since January
of 2003, and about receiving
tenure, she says, “I’m excited that
my hard work and dedication to the
College has been recognized in this
important way.” She added that she
“looks forward to contributing to
the College community for a long
time.”
“I have enjoyed the classes
that I have taken with Dr. Ettinger.
She has a clear enthusiasm for
teaching, and is very committed to
her students' educations,” said
Tasha Cornish, a junior Neuroscience major.
“Ettinger’s a lot of fun. If she
needs to explain something, she
gets really into it,” added Melissa
Rose Turek, a senior Biology and
Dance major.
Dr. Diane Moyer will be promoted to Full Professor in Psychology. She has been at Cedar Crest
since 1995, and said that she is honored to “be recognized by [her] colleagues, the administration and the
Board of Trustees.” She added that
she has a “passion to teach and to
be here” and that she doesn’t feel
that she really has a job due to her
enjoyment of teaching at Cedar
Crest. She said that she has found
her calling, and her goal is to help
her students find their own calling
and passion.
Danielle Schmidgall, a junior
Psychology major, said, “Dr.
Moyer is an amazing professor who
truly gives her heart and soul to all
of her classes, injecting humor and
personal stories to help students understand the complex concepts she
explains.
“Out of all the classes I have
taken at Cedar Crest, Dr. Moyer's
Principles of Helping Relationships
class was - by far - the most meaningful class I have taken because it
allows you to get to know yourself
and the other students in the class
in order to learn how to handle reallife situations. I am glad that she is
getting tenured because she loves
Cedar Crest and Cedar Crest loves
her in return.”
Alaina Hanzl, a junior Psychology major, echoed these senti-
ments, adding, “She is an amazing
person and professor. Her teaching
method is excellent and [she] connects well with her students.”
Dr. Carolyn Segal will be promoted to Full Professor in English.
She has been at Cedar Crest since
1996. She teaches all genres, but
says that her first love is poetry.
Growing up, she “wanted to be
three things: a teacher, a writer, and
a mother,” and is ecstatic to have
achieved all three of these goals.
Dr. Segal received tenure in 2001
and stated that the promotion to
Full Professor is “an honor.”
Cathy Meyett, a sophomore
Genetic Engineering major in Dr.
Segal’s Poetry class, said, “I like
her. She’s very humorous at times,
but also very willing to work with
people.”
About a class she had with Dr.
Segal, Natasha Jones, junior English major said, “It was challenging
but rewarding.”
The Tenure and Promotion
Ceremony will be in the Samuels
Theatre, on April 16, at 4 p.m.
Jess Heiser ‘10 presents work at
LVAIC Women’s Study Conference
Khyla Brandt
STAFF WRITER
Courtesy | Dr. Allen Richardson
Students from Cedar Crest College’s Hinduism in America pose for an iconic
photo tour guides. While in ness sites, learning and business.
To some, sitting down and
playing a video game is a relaxing
break from reality, but they never
seem to realize the virtual reality
that the game is creating for them.
Most people play games with violence or sex in them because they
believe they are cool and it is exciting to perform acts that would
otherwise be inappropriate or even
against the law. But for some people, like Jessica Heiser junior integrated Art and Communication
major, every time they sit down to
play a video game, they are
haunted by all of the daunting
stereotypes and visually explicit
violence and sex scenes.
Heiser was honored at the
LVAIC Women’s Study Conference to present her research project titled, “Gender Roles in Video
Games.” Heiser had submitted this
project that she had created for a
Race and Gender class offered at
Cedar Crest, and upon recommendation of Professor Elizabeth
Ortiz, she submitted her project
with the hopes of sharing her research with others.
Heiser’s presentation is centralized upon the misrepresentation
of men and women in video
games. Upon conducting research,
Heiser realized there were very little sources for this topic, mostly
being about violence in video
games. Though, she did come
across a feminist site during her investigation, and she was happy to
read a message posted by a 14-year
old girl bringing up the issues of
feminism and stereotypes in video
games, and that young girl happened to have been her. Being
aware of these problems since she
was a young teenager, Heiser was
very excited to be able to share this
information with others at the
LVAIC Conference and also at the
Social Research, Social Justice
Conference at Muhlenberg College, which she was invited to attend as well and present her
project.
Heiser’s project is broken into
one male stereotype and two female stereotypes that are represented in video games. The male
stereotype she refers to as, “strong
and silent,” depicts men who are
very physically fit, yet have a hard
time becoming attached to others.
The first female stereotype
she focuses on is the, “girl next
door/love interest.” This type features a very pretty woman, usually
the main character, who generally
needs to get rescued, and acts very
motherly.
The second type featured
which she refers to as, “the bitch,”
characterizes a woman as having
masculine traits, being smart and
strong, and having over sexualized
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The Crestiad
Spring 2009
Megan Ammons
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Thersia Ault
Athletics Editor
Brea Barski
Front Page Editor
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Hauna Colista
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Jessica Heiser
Kristen Isaacson
Lindsey Jancay
Elizabeth Kern
Jessica Korpics
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Sexng: the new teen craze that
A call to can have you breaking the law
acon
Katherine Stevenson
CRESTIAD SPECIAL
Environmentalism is not just
a hobby any more, it’s a duty to
protect our home. Here’s how to
protect the earth and ensure health
and safety for our children and
grandchildren. Make a checkmark next to the things you do already or have plans to do.
1. Be aware of its urgency,
remain knowledgeable on the
issue (in terms of environmentalists/scientists work and predictions, its impact and solutions)
2. Join the Task Force or
its sub committees including Recycling, Dining Services, Energy
Conservation and Transportation
(as well as the student committee,
contact: [email protected]
By joining the student committee
you will be helping to plan events
and raise awareness)
3. Unplug and turn off
everything you aren’t using!
4. Support the Bistro’s efforts, buy a plastic reusable container and mug
5. Always recycle, and
make sure you’re doing it correctly, know what the numbers on
the containers mean and read the
labels on the bins
6. Buy and support local
produce
7. Buy Fair Trade Products
(Fair Trade Coffee in Bistro or go
to tenthousandvillages.com)
8. Take a stand and participate in rallies such as Power
Shift in Washington DC and write
to your Congressman
9. Let Cedar Crest know
that it’s a priority here by taking
time out of your every day schedule, to do any of these, when it
starts to go around, sign the student petition to have Cedar Crest
sign the Presidents Climate Commitment in the future.
10. Come to Focus the Nation (11a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 24)
and participate in a national event.
An organized discussion on solutions for climate change, with faculty staff students and community
members and leaders.
Last week was the Earth’s
election time, Earth vs. Global
Warming. One billion people
turned their lights out on March
28 for one hour, including some
Cedar Crest students, meaning
that One billion people voted
earth. One billion people voted
for political action on climate
change. Did you vote earth?
What did you do to protect our
earth?
Many of us are tired of hearing about global warming all the
time, tired of hearing about its urgency and threats of life, when
what can we possibly do to help?
“I’m just one person. What could
I possibly do that would help in
the long run, right? I shouldn’t
have to do these things, it isn’t
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Elizabeth Kern
STAFF WRITER
Taking a picture on your cell
phone is a convenient way of capturing a moment. But it can also
damage your reputation around
school.
Minors, as young as 11 years
old, are taking sexually suggestive
photos of themselves and others,
then sending them over the phone.
This activity is more commonly
known as “sexting.”
It has become a nationwide
problem leaving parents, school administrators and law enforcement
officials wondering how to handle
the situation.
Two teens are now facing
child pornography charges in
Tunkhannock, PA. The teens say
the picture, taken in 2007, was
meant to be harmless and innocent
fun.
The two 13 year olds, Marissa
Miller and Grace Kelly, say that
during an especially hot evening in
summer they decided to strip down
to their bras and pose for a picture
while their friend took it. Later that
picture was somehow distributed to
fellow classmates.
''There was absolutely nothing
wrong with that photograph,'' said
Marissa's mother, Mary Jo Miller.
If Miller and Kelly choose to
participate in a five week afterschool program followed by probation the prosecutor will drop
charges. The program would cover
sexual harassment, sexual violence
and gender roles.
Nursing department
hosts second-annual
research presentaons
Hauna Colista
STAFF WRITER
This year’s 2nd Annual Evidence Based Practice Night featured five students and three
faculty presentations on varied
nursing topics.
The event took place April 2
in the Hamilton Boulevard Building. The presentations filled three
rooms of the building, with over 50
attendees. The Sigma Theta Tau
International Honor Society of
Nursing Theta Rho, Cedar Crests
chapter, hosts the event each year.
The Evidence Based Practice
is a way to prepare students to explore and explain current practices
in a field of interest. This is especially important to students that are
looking to graduate and will soon
begin their career.
The focus on the practice also
“encourages students to further
their clinical expertise while developing skills in the specialties of
nursing education or nursing administrations,”
said Allison
Goodin in a Cedar Crest College
press release dated June 10, 2008.
The five senior nursing majors that presented at the practice
night were members of the required course, Nursing Research
II.
Dr. Nancy Johnston, Assistant
Professor of Nursing said, “The
course took place over Winter Session 2008-2009. The course requires students to work in groups
and to select a topic of interest.
Each student then does a literature
search to retrieve nursing research
studies.”
Erin McLane, Kerry Kluska,
Allison Cushing, Jennifer Calhoun
and Franceska Severe-de Joie, all
senior nursing majors, were the
only students out of 60 from the
class that were chosen to present.
“I encouraged the students to
submit the abstract from this
course assignment to the Research
Night. The abstract was selected by
the review committee,” said Johnston.
The group did their research
on Childhood Obesity. The studies
the group used focused on different sub-divisions of Childhood
Obesity including parental influence, how nurses educated parents,
and obesity in certain races and geographic areas.
The other presentations from
nursing faculty focused on other
areas of the department and nursing as a whole. One particular
presentation discussed the clinical
and the system used at the Lehigh
Valley Hospital and the data to
support it success.
It has been found that students
feel more prepared and are better
educated since Cedar Crest and the
Lehigh Valley Hospital began
sending only too students per floor
to work with Associate RNs.
One nursing student in the audience said that the program really
feels like a transition and it allowed her to be really immersed in
what she was doing.
CORRECTION
In the March 26 issue of The Crestiad, in the story entitled
“Marketing Students ask: What was I thinking?” Jasmita Saini’s
name is spelled incorrectly.
In the April 2 issue of The Crestiad, in the story entitled “Native Treasures: Native American museum treasures decades of history,” the Director of the Museum is improperly named as Rivera
Rivera, her name is Pat Rivera.
As of April 1, “the American
Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge to block Wyoming
County District Attorney George
Skumanick Jr. from filing charges,
saying that the teens didn't consent
to having the picture distributed
and that the image is not pornography, in any event,” reported the
Morning Call.
In February Skumanick met
with about 20 students and their
parents and offered them the afterschool program deal. Only 17 students accepted the offer.
Pennsylvania's child pornography law states that it is a felony to
possess or distribute photos of a
minor engaged in sexual activity,
lewd exhibition of the genitals or
nudity that is meant to titillate.
Open lewdness is a misdemeanor and includes any lewd act
that is likely to be observed by oth-
ers.
“This country needs to have a
discussion about whether prosecuting minors as child pornographers
for merely being impulsive and
naive is the appropriate way to address the serious consequences that
can result when teens send sexually
suggestive photos of themselves
and others to one another,” said
Witold Walczack, legal director of
the American Civil Liberties Union
of Pennsylvania.
Sexting has even been a problem in Lehigh County. Last year
dozens of Parkland High School
students were faced with prosecution of child pornography when
pictures of underage girls surfaced
in the school and off campus.
A hearing has been scheduled
on June 2 for the Tunkhannock
girls’ case.
Karwacki presents
graduate research
on dyes in fuel
Leann Pettit
SENIOR EDITOR
Graduate
student,
Lisa
Karwacki, presented her graduate
research at Cedar Crest College
after presenting part of her research at the American Academy
of Forensic Science Conference.
The 2008 Cedar Crest graduate and current Forensic Science
Masters student has been studying
the development of a method to
differentiate dyes in diesel fuel.
Karwacki chose a Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
(LC-MS/MS) approach.
To detect dyes in on-road
diesel fuels, which is illegal in the
U.S., she chose to spike on-road
diesel fuel collected from local gas
stations with Solvent Red 26, Solvent Blue 35, Coumarin,
Quinizarin and Touluidine. Solvent
Red 26 is one of the most popular
dyes in diesel used in the U.S.
However, Solvent Blue 35,
Coumarin and Quinizarin are common dyes used in other countries.
Touluidine was used as an internal
standard.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the IRS
both have regulations for dyes to
be added to off-road diesel fuels.
The EPA requires a 550 parts per
million (ppm) of sulfur maximum
in off-road fuels. The IRS required
Solvent Red 164, a mixture of isomers, that Karwacki did not test, to
be added to off-road diesel fuels
since 1994. Solvent Red 164 was
not tested because the molecular
structure and weight were unknown.
The idea came to Karwacki,
and to Cedar Crest College, from
Vinnie Desiderio and the New Jersey State Police, who were having
difficulties in testing for dyes in
off-road diesels being used in automotives throughout the state.
There were three phases in her
research: Determine precursor
ions, learn High-performance liquid chromatography’s (HPLC) effect on MS/MS parameters and the
solid phase extraction method.
To determine the precursor
ions, Karwacki had to optimize the
equipment for declustering potential, entrance potential and collision cell entrance potential. She
optimized for [M+1] ions by scanning over a 3amu range. Within
phase one of her research, she had
to determine the potential ions for
monitoring, enhance the product
ions scan and finalize the specific
product ions.
In this last step, Karwacki also
was looking for any multi-reaction
monitoring, was optimizing the
collision energy for each production and exit potential during the
Q2 and Q3 sections of the testing.
By phase three of the research, Karwacki learned she was
losing about ten percent of the dye
through testing the fuel and day to
day, results were varying a lot.
There were a lot of interferences in
the testing, including humidity and
when the diesel fuel was collected.
Karwacki was doing preliminary research and a lot more work
needs to be done. She suggests that
future students working on this
project should work with Atmospheric Pressure Photo Ionization
(APPI), which can be done at
Cedar Crest College.
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Ibolya Balog talks taxes
on “More than Money”
Sarajane Sein
STAFF WRITER
The dreaded tax deadline of
April 15 is quickly approaching,
but how well do you know how to
go about wading through tax lingo
to file your forms? Ibolya Balog,
Assistant Professor in the Business,
Management, and Economics Department, may have some answers
for you.
Professor Balog recently appeared on Gene Dickinson’s “More
than Money” radio show to discuss
tax tips. “More than Money” is a
weekly show broadcast on WAEB
AM, that airs from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Saturdays. Though the format of the show is somewhat that
of an interview, people can call in
with questions for the guests or
submit questions to be answered
via e-mail.
Dickinson, who has previously supported Cedar Crest’s annual Women in Business Award,
contacted the Business department
to ask if any professors would be
interested in appearing on his show
to discuss tax tips. Professor Balog
rose to the challenge and helped
those calling in figure out their tax
difficulties.
One caller explained that he
had won a prize on a game show,
and that winnings had been reported to the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS). He wanted to know
how much he would need to pay
for taxes on his winnings. Professor Balog explained that would depend on his marginal tax rate.
The marginal tax rate, Professor Balog explained is, “the percentage of tax paid on income over
a certain amount.” Those who earn
up to $8,200 (for an individual) or
$16,500 (for a married couple) pay
taxes at a 10% rate, whereas those
who make above that pay 15% in
taxes, and those who make over
$357,000 a year are charged 35%.
“We have what is known as a
progressive income tax system,”
Professor Balog explained, “which
means the more money people
make, the more tax they pay, be-
Sarajane Sein | Staff Writer
Ibolya Balog appeared on “More than Money” of WAEE on to talk taxes with
Gene Dickinson and callers.
HEISER
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bodies that are out of proportion.
Heiser has played video
games her whole life; so in essence,
she has been doing research for this
project just as long. She visits
game stores pretty frequently and
she recalls, “Whenever I go into a
Game Stop people think I’m lost,
like I’m buying something for my
boyfriend. They direct me to girly
games or insist on me purchasing
the strategy guide and one guy actually told me he didn’t think I
could play the game without it.”
Following that visit, she stopped by
a Cash Converters to pick up a
memory card and the gentlemen
behind the counter actually started
laughing at her and proceeded to
talk down to her in some sort of
baby-like voice.
Thankfully, her boyfriend
does not treat her like this at all, in
fact he, “loves that I play video
games, and we have hundreds odd,
dorky conversations together about
them,” states Heiser.
Heiser will be able to use this
research for her Honor’s Thesis
Project, which she hopes to elaborate upon the topic of "Virtual
Voyeurism and Customization."
Reminiscing from the conference,
she believes it went very well,
though there were some technical
difficulties, she reached the viewers on a level she had hoped for.
She was able to communicate
with a male student at the conference who did agree with her pres-
cause people with higher income
have more of an ability to pay taxes
and still have income left over,” as
opposed to those who earn less income.
Students also had questions
about the changes in 2009 due to
the stimulus bill. For instance, in
the 2009 tax system, educational
tax credits have been modified. The
Hope tax credit, previously offered
for only the first two years of postsecondary education, has now been
extended to cover the first four
years.
Also, the Hope credit is now
refundable, “whereas before it was
a nonrefundable credit – which
means you can use it to offset income taxes you owe, but if you
don’t owe any, you can’t use it,”
Professor Balog explained. Educational credits also used to be
“phased-out” by income, so there
were limitations on who could use
the credits, whereas now these levels have been increased to include
more tax-payers. These educational
credits are a useful resource for students, but some may not even
know that these credits are available.
Professor Balog’s advice to
students regarding taxes is to make
sure they “are including all the income they have received” and that
they should “review all of their
available credits to make sure
they’re not missing out on a deduction.”
This is Professor Balog’s second year at Cedar Crest. She received her bachelor’s degree in
Accounting from Lehigh University, and her MBA from Temple
University. Before teaching, she
worked for over twenty years in
public accounting at a regional accounting firm. There, she often
worked with taxes, helping people
to structure their tax returns, “optimize deductions, and to minimize
tax liability,” she said
She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania,
and teaches courses in Financial
Accounting and other related
fields. This Fall, she will be teaching Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I, and Advanced
Financial Accounting.
entation on stereotypes, but that he
had never really looked in depth at
the issue that way before.
Though Heiser does acknowledge that misrepresentations exist
everywhere in main stream media,
she points out that in other forms of
media, one is just watching an act
of violence, but in video games the
person is actually able to perform
these violent acts with these stereotypical, misrepresented characters.
She ends with a thought that
sex in video games is not anything
new, as she recalls, “In the SNES
game ‘Custer's Revenge,’ you play
as a naked cowboy with a pixilated
erection, whose objective is to rape
a tied up Native American
woman…Talk about warped perceptions.”
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“It was the Study abroad
scholarship exception for example
that was directly because of a student’s email,” said Owens.
Owens described asking what
a typical schedule might look like.
They went year by year, looking
for an average amount of credits
and divided the final number by
eight, the number of semesters in
four years. Owens said, “19 [credits] seems enough to do it.”
Pulham acknowledged that
this change could have a negative
effect on students that do not get
started early with their major requirements. This may include a
switching of major after they entire
as freshman. The effect will depend on the students schedule and
the major they are switching from
and when they decide to switch.
Despite the possible downside
of the change, Owens and Pulham
believe the benefits will be tremendous.
“Some of the other things we
want to vary, very much encourage
students to take part in these kinds
of activities which are really cocurricular” said Pulham while discussing the cap exceptions. “These
are activities in which students
work in groups to produce an event
or a newspaper let’s say that represent the college itself. So students
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ing skills that were taught at the
seminar were beyond valuable and
applicable in any situation. There
were also a lot of advocating tips
that explained different ways to respectfully yet persuasively convey
one's argument; whether it is for a
debate or motivational speaking or
when advocating for change, these
tips would be useful for any stu-
are actually working for the college in some way which we
thought was so important.”
Owens wanted to make their
intentions clear with the new credit
cap by saying, “This definitely is
not an effort to try to bring in additional funds.”
The policy will be reviewed at
the end of the 2009/2010 academic
year to examine the results of the
change and if any revisions need to
be made. Pulham has already
begun speaking to Marie Wilde,
Director of Institutional Research
and Planning, to find kinds of data
to compare.
Exceptions to this policy
Applied music courses
Study abroad courses with a travel
component paid for by the student
Performing Arts productions and
practicums
Dance Company
Forensic Speech Team
Crestiad
Independent research credits
Athletics.
In addition, credits of courses taken
to fulfill scholarship requirements
in Dance, Performing Arts, English,
Communication, Business and
Marketing will not be counted
dent at Cedar Crest,” said Buzgo.
“The participants hope to convey the importance of this trip to
the rest of the College community
and inspire others to attend future
seminars, and then create a PLEN
Alumna organization on campus
that can be utilized to hold leadership workshops, networking functions or go out into the community
and fight for what they believe in.”
Richardson holds book
signing on campus
Hauna Colista | Staff Writer
Dr. Allen Richardson, professor of Religion, held a signing of his new
book, Letters from a Distant Shore: The Journal of Sarah Ann Breath.
“I grew up with Sarah Breath's journal which was one of my mother's
prized possessions and an important link to this distant ancestor. Publishing it has been a life long dream.
“However, I was anxious to do this with academic integrity rather
than as hagiography. Dr. J.F. Coakley, who has written extensively on nineteenth century Persia, peer reviewed the text, providing extensive support.
Numerous others also shared their expertise. I hope, through this effort, to
look at Sarah Breath as a contributor to nineteenth century women's travel
literature,” said Richardson.
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Courtesy | Sheri Peters
The Lehigh Valley Zoo is planning “Party for the Planet,” a celebration of Earth Day at the Zoo. Currently going on at the zoo are daily penguin feedings. Pictured above
are two African Penguins from the zoo.
Party for the Planet celebrates Earth Day
Khyla Brandt
STAFF WRITER
The Lehigh Valley Zoo, formerly known as the Lehigh Valley
Game Preserve, is joining forces
with many other eco-friendly organizations to put on an Earth Day
celebration titled, “Party for the
Planet.”
The zoo, located at 5150
Game Preserve Road in Schnecksville, is throwing this spectacular celebration on Saturday,
April 18, with events running from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sheri Peters, Curator of Conservation Education at the zoo,
states, “There will be various ecofriendly organizations from the
Lehigh Valley that will be offering
guests information and fun activities. There will be games, craft activities, animal presentations, and
special animal encounters.”
For all Lehigh Valley Zoo
members, this event is free of
charge, but for the public, admission to the zoo is reasonable priced
at $9 for adults, $7.25 for senior citizens and $6.50 for children.
This event is not the first celebration the zoo has participated in
to rejoice this wonderful earth. For
the past five years, the zoo has held
events, celebrating Earth Day, but
Sherri exclaims, “This years Party
for the Planet should be our best
yet.”
This event was organized and
put together by the Lehigh Valley
Zoo’s education team, who worked
closely with each zoo department.
The zoo, being an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums, had also worked
closely with other zoos in the country to pull Party for the Planet together this year.
The zoo takes a firm stance on
being proud of the fact that they
have many eco-friendly programs
in practice at their facilities.
“Examples of these continuous efforts to minimize our ecological footprint include the following:
Ink cartridges, cell phones, paper,
plastics and aluminum recycling.
We instituted the use of re-usable
products for our birthday parties
and Explore and Snore programs
such as plates, cups and utensils.
The Lehigh Valley Zoo has
also adopted a portion of the highway to clean and has recently implemented a reduced vehicle use
policy to reduce our carbon emissions,” states Sheri. Though, being
eco-conscious is not the only thing
on their minds, as the zoo, being a
part of the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums, is involved in a Species
Survival Program.
Party for the Planet is not the
only fun event the community can
partake in at the zoo. The public
can visit the zoo many weekends
throughout the year for fun occa-
sions, such as an Easter “Eggstravaganzoo” or an “Arbor Day Native
Plant Sale.” They even throw “Animal Play Days,” which “provide
the opportunity for guests to experience animal enrichment here at
the Zoo.
Enrichment activities help
stimulate the mental health and
maintain the well being of the animals at the Lehigh Valley Zoo,” as
stated on www.lvzoo.org. Furthermore, the zoo can even be rented
out to for someone to create their
own special event, such as a wedding, reunion or birthday party.
Going on currently at the zoo
are daily penguin feedings and
coming up in the future summer
months are Lorikeet Aviary and
Kangaroos Walk exhibits. The
Lehigh Valley and surrounding
areas can support their Lehigh Valley Zoo through booking parties,
gaining memberships, donations
and simply attendance.
fair.” This thought process is just
as dangerous as the one that got
us in this mess.
Looking to others to solve
this problem, to one activist and
saying, “well they’re helping so I
don’t have to,” isn’t getting us
anywhere. It is not our fault that
global warming exists because we
weren’t alive during the industrial
era, but it will be our fault if our
grandchildren can not breathe our
air.
The environmental movement has taken quite some time to
reach political level, and especially because it is a grassroots
movement, it is our job to take it
seriously. We do not need to defend or blame ourselves, only realize and change.
Environmentalists state “Our
culture was built on the assumption that we are a superior race
and that men are the kings of nature, but this is a disorder of
thought
This first dangerous thought
process has caused the destruction
of the rainforest, the pollution of
our land and air causing onefourth of all mammals and onethird of all amphibians to be
endangered if not extinct.
Some say we are now facing
the sixth mass extinction and ask
the question, will humans survive?
Taking this knowledge seriously could be quite a burden, to
our security and even our happiness. However sinking into this
second thought process, that our
actions do not matter, that we cannot make a difference, or that we
shouldn’t have to make a difference, is destructive. It doesn’t
matter if you haven’t done anything in the past, as long as we are
still here living its never too late.
The earth has cancer.
We don’t give up on cancer
patients.
Honor society, Psi Chi inducts
thirty-three new members
Lindsey Jancay | Staff Writer
Psi Chi, the Psychology Honors Society inducted new members on April 3, 2009. New inductees are:Shayna
Andrews, Samantha Barbato, Diana Catron, Valentine Croft, Kristen Flores, Sheri Flyte, Cara Goss, Shannon
Haberzettl, Brittany Haltzman, Mary Hentz, Marissa Hoelzle, Jami Kehm, Julia Lake, Taylor Lance, Melanie Lantz,
Cinthia Marino, Natalie McDowell, Linda McVeigh-Sell, Jessica Miller, Margaret Najpauer, Lewtine Ojiem, Veronica O’Neil, Alyssia Peterson, Cortney Rieck, Cynthia Schultes, Kacie Shaulies, Megan Smith, Bridget Stevens, Jennifer Stocker, Victoria Thomas, Melissa Turek, Leanna Wickline, Carolyn Zimpfer.
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Bunnies, dancing, eggs and candy
Hauna Colista | Staff Writer
Marlena Hamm, junior Nursing major and Treasurer of Student Nurses Association (SNA) poses with the Easter Bunny at Sunday’s Bunny Breakfast.
Hauna Colista | Staff Writer
President Ambar’s son, Daniel, hunts for Easter eggs after the Bunny Breakfast with children of Cedar Crest community and
the surrounding community.
“Buy American” clause
in smulus affects Valley
Anna Dold-Fisher
STAFF WRITER
Hauna Colista | Staff Writer
Lehigh County Commissioners are introducing a “Buy American” policy for stimulus money
received from the federal government, which provides that all iron,
steel, and manufactured goods used
in stimulus-funded projects be produced in America.
Easton City Council members
have unanimously passed an ordinance that puts the “Buy American” policy into effect in their city.
This means that American companies and goods are used for local
projects. The hope is that the increase in jobs will boost and help
stabilize the economy.
The measure is being pushed
throughout the nation by the United
Steelworkers (USW) under the
“Make Our Future Work” resolution. It has been introduced in over
800 cities and states, and their
progress can be tracked on their
website at makeourfuturework.org.
Critics of this policy feel that
this could lead to protectionist trade
practices, in which governments
cap or restrict imports and eventually spark a trade war.
In the 1930s, the U.S. began a
trade war when it raised import duties on thousands of foreign goods
through The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Act. Economists say this caused the
Great Depression to last longer
than it should have.
History has shown that policies meant to help a country’s
economy may backfire as each
country looks out for itself, and the
global trading system becomes endangered. The Peterson Institute
for International Economics estimated that a few thousand jobs
would be created by "Buy American" whereas as many as 65,000
jobs could be lost if other countries
put similar laws in place.
Backers of the Buy American
provision make a simple argument:
"If we're going to try to create
American jobs, we need to direct
stimulus money to American
firms," said Scott Paul, executive
director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
"When we're investing hundreds of billions of dollars, tax dollars, into infrastructure, into
economic recovery, we want to
make sure we're creating jobs in the
United States and not in China," he
said. According to Scott Horsley of
NPR, “Diplomats from Canada and
the European Union are warning of
possible retaliation if Congress follows through with the requirement.
And that has some big U.S. companies worried about losing business overseas.”
Vice President Joe Biden defended the provision on CNBC by
claiming that the move preserved
the focus on job creation, and the
president of the United Steelworkers Union hailed supporters as
"economic patriots."
On April 1, members of Alliance for American Manufacturing
(AAM, Action) and the USW held
a rally in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.
Members of the USW spoke
about the importance of "Buy
American" enforcement when
using stimulus money. The State
House of Representatives, which
had unanimously passed a “Buy
American” resolution last week (by
a vote of 192-0), was holding a
Steel Caucus hearing. The rally followed the Steel Caucus hearing and
demonstrated strong statewide support for “Buy American” rules.
Billy Thompson, a USW director
spoke at a rally in West Virginia
saying, “Every other nation during
this economic downturn has directed their stimulus money inward. They are providing jobs in
their countries. Even China is
spending $669 billion, and they are
insisting that all the work, all the
steel, all the aluminum, all the concrete, all the products, be made in
China. Now if they can do it, why
in the hell can’t we do it?”
The USW International President, Leo W. Gerard, has been involved in creating and endorsing
the economic recovery plan from
the beginning.
“This plan invests in America’s future. It will get us on track
to creating an economy that works
for working families,” said Gerard.
“I can’t imagine a successful
economy that doesn’t have a
strong, vibrant, forward-looking
manufacturing sector, one that puts
people back to work and makes the
products of the new century. We
need an economy that thrives on
making things and creates wealth
through middle class prosperity.”
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Exercising in your seat: How fitness
balls are changing classes and offices
Jessica Heiser
STAFF WRITER
Leann Pettit | Senior Editor
Art Professor Pat Badt sits on the exercise ball chair in her office. These balls
have many physical and concentration benefits.
If you have ever visited the gym or glanced over
at the one on campus, you are sure to see giant rubbery
balls being incorporated into exercises. These fitness
balls are a great way to increase balance and strengthen
core muscles, and can be used in countless exercise
routines in a variety of ways, whether it be Pilates,
Yoga, or even physical therapy.
However, fitness balls have moved out of the gym
in recent years and into offices and classrooms. As
puzzling as it may seem upon first look, exercise balls
have actually been replacing chairs and getting great
results.
Because of the ball’s nature, it is a great tool in
perfecting posture and alleviating back pain.
As explained in the article “My Chair: An Exercise Ball” by Wendy Bumgardner at about.com, “Sitting on an exercise ball, your body is constantly
making small adjustments with the postural muscles,
abdominals, gluteals and leg muscles. It is “active sitting” rather than the slumping and poor posture we develop even in ergonomic desk chairs.”
In elementary, middle school and even college
classrooms, the fitness balls are said to help focus students and allow them to become more engaged in the
subject matter being taught.
According to an article in the Washington Times
by Kristen Wyatt, the biggest problem with the incorporation of fitness balls in schools is to convince administrators and parents that the balls work. Most
people are hesitant about the idea, especially because
the chair replacements can be expensive. However, the
balls really do have their benefits, especially in a world
that has an increasingly large population of children
who struggle with obesity.
“Since many schools are reducing recess time to
increase reading and math instructional time, using exercise balls or podium-like desks could make up for
some of the activity lost. Small children need to move.
Boys, especially, need to be active to learn. ... Children
who struggle with concentration and excess energy
could very well benefit tremendously,” reports an article from suite101.com by Barbara Pytel.
Cedar Crest College’s own art professor Pat Badt
has used a fitness ball as a chair in her office since she
initially heard about the idea from her brother. She is
able to keep the ball secure by using an exercise ball
chair, which is basically a chair structure that has a hollow middle where the ball is placed. Unfortunately, the
sturdiness of the ball chair takes a bit away from the
benefits of the fitness ball.
“Since you aren’t rolling around, which uses your
muscles, it is less of a workout on your core,” said
Badt. Without the chair, however, she humorously admitted that the constant wiggling of the ball makes it
hard to stay on.
Graduate Education major Megan Brainard described how she would like to use the fitness balls as
a chair. “One of my friends uses one, and I am totally
jealous.”
All in all, fitness balls could have a very beneficial use as replacements for chairs. However, it may
take a while to convince people that this current trend
is worth an upholstery update.
Discriminaon due to sexual orientaon
legal in most of country, including Pa.
Cristie Ackerman
STAFF WRITER
While other forms of discrimination are protected against across
the country, there are only twentytwo states that offer full protection
regarding being discriminated
against due to your sexual orientation.
When someone goes onto the
EEOC’s (Equal Employment Opportunities) website that discusses
all of the current state laws and legislations regarding discrimination,
these facts are confirmed. Indeed,
Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of
1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
When someone continues to
read this website, they notice many
other acts that protect individuals
from discrimination (EEOC. gov)
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 offers protection for men and women
who work equal hours at their jobs,
ensuring that both genders receive
equal pay. The Age Discrimination
In Employment Act of 1967
(ADEA) protects individuals 40
years or older from not being hired
due to their age. Title I and V-A
Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits
employment discrimination against
people with disabilities. The Civil
Rights Act of 1991 helps provide
monetary compensation in the
event of discrimination.
The ADA and ADEA are also a
part of the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws (EE0). Unfortunately, sexual orientation
seems to be the only thing that is
not covered by anti-discrimination
laws.
“What does it matter who you
love, marry, or don’t marry? If you
are a good worker, what does this
have to do with business?” said
Kelli Perrone, a junior Biology
major.
English instructor Mary Snyder stated, “It is frustrating to me
that Pennsylvania always seems to
be behind so many other states
when it comes to protecting innocent individuals from the unacceptable and unjust actions of others. It
shouldn’t be this way.”
Some of the policies that The
Civil Rights Acts of 1991 help enforce are monetary compensation in
the event of discrimination, protection from hiring or firing based on
gender or color, protection from not
being promoted due to race, being
allowed the same use of company
facilities, the offered advantages of
training programs, and stressing the
importance of pay and retirement
plans/leave.
The twenty-two states that
offer at least partial protection from
sexual orientation discrimination
are as follows: California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, Montana,
Nevada,
New
Hampshire, New
Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Oregon, Rhode Island,
Vermont,
Washington and
Wisconsin.
If you or
someone that you
know has been discriminated against,
it is important to
know the EEOC’s
Charge Processing Procedures. Any
individual who believes that his or
her employment rights have been
infringed upon may file a complaint. A charge can be filed in several different ways. Charges are
either filed by mail or in person to
an individuals’ nearest EEOC office. Their phone number is 1-800669-4000. There are several bits of
information that must be included
“
for the individual filing the complaint. The individual’s name, address, and telephone number must
be provided. The name address, and
telephone
number of the
employment
agency that
the individual
is working for
must be also
be provided.
A description
of the violation should
also be given.
It is important
to know that
there are specific time limits in which a
complaint
may be filed.
A charge must
be filed within
180 days from the date of the violation. However, these time limits do
not apply to the Equal Pay Act.
After a charge is filed, a priority investigation may begin where
the EEOC will review documents
to determine the extent and seriousness of the discrimination. Depending on the severity, a mediation
program may be implemented as
deemed necessary. If a charge is not
I support
legislation
that ensures that
sexual orientation
will not serve as
the basis for discrimination. Religious doctrine
should not serve as
a basis for
legislation.
”
dismissed within 90 days, the opposing party has 90 days to state
their case or defend themselves. For
discrimination matters, the EEOC
may bring charges to federal court
if the issue cannot be resolved. In
fact, many lawsuits have been filed
within two years of discrimination.
If a lawsuit is won on the employee’s behalf, they will receive
compensation for attorney fees,
witness fess, court costs, and other
related monetary issues (becketfund.org/files).
Gabriela Rivas, a junior Biology major echoed this sentiment by
stating: “Personal life has to remain
personal — business must remain
business.”
Dr. LuAnn Fletcher, English
professor and adviser to the Gender
Studies minor, said, “I support legislation that ensures that sexual orientation will not serve as the basis
for discrimination. Religious doctrine should not serve as a basis for
legislation.”
So, if you or someone you
know has been discriminated
against, send your complaint to the
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the Publications Distribution Center. Their
address is Publications Distribution
Center /P.O. Box 12549/ Cincinnati, Ohio/ 4512-0549.
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Schizophrenia:
Fact vs. Ficon
Sarajane Sein
STAFF WRITER
According to CNN, one-percent of the population suffers from
some form of schizophrenia. Statistically speaking, that means that
at Cedar Crest, a campus of about
1,900 students, nineteen students
would be affected by this disease,
which begins to take effect most
often in a person’s early twenties.
“When I went through my [...]
symptoms, I didn't want people to
bother me. I wanted to be by myself. I was quiet, as well as somewhat catatonic. Most of the time I
have cognitive symptoms. Bad organization and planning skills, bad
memory…which is unusual because I remember everything,” recalled Angel Young, a massage
therapy student at the Cortiva Institute in King of Prussia, PA.
Young previously attended an
art school for documentary filmmaking and has made a short documentary, entitled “I’m Normal,”
about her struggles with this psychiatric illness. Schizophrenia can
also lead to symptoms such as auditory hallucinations and paranoia.
This illness has a severe
stigma attached to it. In a British
study published in the Psychiatric
Bulletin, 36.1 percent of the 98 articles they studied regarding schizophrenia were decidedly negative.
A “negative” article “show[ed]
people with mental illness as weak,
violent, incompetent, helpless, or
unattractive.”
“Schizophrenic people are
portrayed as scary and dangerous,”
Jessica Planck, a graduate student
in Education, said when asked
about how she had seen schizophrenics characterized.
In films and TV, people with
schizophrenia or with trademark
schizophrenic symptoms (such as
Norman Bates in
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho)
are often portrayed as villains, although a
study in the
Archives
of
General Psychiatry showed that
only 5% of the
sample they surveyed reported
former violent
behavior.
“I have to
say I think it’s
only done for
dramatic effect. I
think […] they
only have the
character on the
show on for a
short time trying
to kill people and
not trying to live
with the disease
or get redemption,”
Young
suggested. “[...] I
think that psychologists/experts should be
involved with the process of developing a character who has any kind
of mental disorder.”
A few isolated sources have
begun to change the way the public
views people with schizophrenia.
The 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, a
“
biopic about physicist John Nash,
showed a multi-faceted view of
Nash’s battle with the disease. The
television series Law & Order has
also featured schizophrenic characters in nontraditional roles.
“They try to
show it to you
from that person’s point of
view,” said Elizabeth Saleb, a
senior Political
Science/History
major. “[They
are] not looking
at people as
being sick, just as
an issue that
needs to be dealt
with.”
There is still
a long way to go
to counter the
public’s perception, however.
One
step
could be for
news stations to
feature human
interest stories
about those with
schizophrenia.
T h e r e
should also be
readily available
dialogue and education
about
this illness, as
well, which would help those who
have symptoms to get the treatment
they need and help those around
them understand that schizophrenics are not the way they are made
out to be in the media.
According to CNN,
one percent of
the population
suffers from
some form of
schizophrenia.
Statistically
speaking, this
means that at
Cedar Crest...
19 students
would be
affected.
”
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The search
for Mr. Right
gone wrong
Lindsey Jancay
STAFF WRITER
Ladies, ladies, ladies… I understand that going to a women’s
college has its ups and downs. Believe me, I know what it is like to
crave a little interaction with the
opposite sex. But are we getting so
desperate that we are willing to
stoop to the bottom of a sweaty alcohol soaked cesspool in an effort
to fill the void in our romantic
lives?
Recently a friend of mine
came to me teary eyed and feeling
underappreciated by men in general. Why was it that guys seemed
only interested in her as a girl to
mess around with? Why didn’t any
guy want to take the time to get to
know her on a deeper level? Where
were all the sensitive, well-read
and morally sound men? They
couldn’t possibly all be taken!
Together, my friend and I
shared our concerns and took a
good hard look at where she was
meeting these guys. We realized
that predominate places were
clubs, frats and parties. Now if
there is one thing I am willing to
promise you, it is that Mr. Right is
not grinding on some other girl in
the middle of some dimly lit club.
Nor is he the sloppy guy chasing
ping-pong balls across the floor of
some scummy basement.
I’m not saying that these guys
are awful people just because they
like to go to parties or dance,
(you’re a good person and you are
there!) However I am willing to bet
that the cutie you are eyeing in
these environments is not looking
for the love of his life at that particular moment.
It’s okay to go out and have
fun, but the issue I see is false
hope. Girls get all dolled up and
excited to go out in hopes of finding someone with potential. What
you ladies really need is to be realistic.
That guy across the dance
floor may be smiling at you while
you shake your hips, but he is not
thinking, “Man, my mom would
just adore her.” More realistically
he’s probably thinking, “She’s
cute,” or “She’s a great dancer!”
Neither of these are bad thoughts,
but they are also not as long term
as experience has shown me many
girls’ thoughts tend to be.
So go out! Have fun! Just
don’t let some guy who doesn’t ask
for your number or even remember
who you are the next day surprise
or upset you. Realize that oftentimes, the situation in which you
meet a person affects which expectations are justified and which ones
just come off as desperate.
My friend and I also came to
another conclusion. There are
more places to meet guys than
clubs, parties and frats. The best
way to meet someone who has the
same interests or morals as you is
to do things you enjoy. You’ll also
feel better about yourself, and
hopefully, you’ll find that a
boyfriend isn’t something you
need anyway.
Attend a youth group at a
local church if you want a guy who
shares some of your religious beliefs. If you are into art, check out
some local galleries and if you
enjoy a good cup of coffee spend a
tranquil evening at a coffee shop
with a good book. Even if you
don’t meet a guy, you’ll at least get
some reading done.
Reality Television confused with reality
Nicole Magloire
STAFF WRITER
Real World Brooklyn, Making
the Band and The Bachelor are just
a few famous reality shows that I
have noticed are popular on our
campus. Student’s countdown the
days till their favorite shows come
on and many become completely
immersed into the lives of the different characters. Now I don’t think
that there is anything wrong with
watching these kind of shows, but
sometimes it gets to the point where
there is no difference between what
is real and what is not.
I’m not completely innocent
when it comes to reality TV shows,
I am the kind of person that can’t
help but get attached. This season
of Real World Brooklyn ruled my
life. I watched every Wednesday
and would re watch it whenever it
came back on. If the characters on
the show were fighting or angry, I
would become angry as well as if I
was really friends with them. I
never thought that it was a problem
until all of my face book statuses
were about reality TV shows, how
pathetic is that.
I learned a term this semester
in one of my classes called Simulacra. This term is characterized as
the blending of reality and representation with no indication of
where the latter stops and the other
begins. This term is used for people
like me who can’t help but to let the
shows that are on TV determine
how I may be feeling after the 60
minutes that I sit in front of the
tube.
Believe it or not, I am not the
only one suffering from this false
sense of reality. “I’m addicted to
everything, Gossip Girl and One
Tree Hill are my life, I pretend like
I’m Brooke Davis,” said Jessica
Mckillop, freshman Nursing Major.
Every Monday I sit in the
lounge of my hall with five other
freshman and we cry and laugh together over Gossip Girl and One
Tree Hill. “I want to marry Chuck
Bass,” Said Samantha Nigrelli,
freshman nursing major. Mckillop
has OTH quotes and pictures in her
dorm room and was more than ex-
cited to share her favorite Brooke
Davis quote, “It sucks always being
the footnote in someone else’s love
story.”
Now don’t start reevaluating
the time that you spend watching
all of your favorite TV shows because there is a bright side to this
problem. If you’re not counting
down the days and hours until all of
your shows than the odds of you
having a problem are really small.
It’s OK to look forward to your
shows and even cry when the
episode is a little sad, but I respect
the people who can watch a show
and then not really think about it
too much afterwards.
So when does the amount of
TV you watch become too much? I
will admit that I’m definitely the
kind of person that gets ridiculously
sad when I find out my favorite
shows are being cancelled.
I will cry and petition so that
they will not be cancelled, but there
comes a point in the lives of people
like me where they have to stop living vicariously though the lives of
their favorite characters and find
happiness in their own lives.
So if you’re just watching your
shows because they’re a good past
time then more power to you, but if
it comes to the point where it’s an
addiction, try to reevaluate your
life, and remember that your life is
more exciting and special that any
TV show will ever be.
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Doctor’s
Orders
OPINIONS
Beer believe it or beat it
Rena Wallace | Staff Writer
Don’t go
on vacaon
The everyday hustle of life,
school and work can become such
a hassle. Busy schedules begin to
wear people down. Individuals
find themselves looking forward
to winter break, spring break and
especially summer break.
The unexpected twist and
turns of life are sometimes too
much to manage and vacation
sounds like the only cure for the
repetitive, stressful lives that
some of us lead.
Well here is a mood-kill. Vacations can actually add to the
anxiety that people in our society
are already faced with.
Leisure sickness can occur.
Leisure sickness is when an individual has a tendency to become
ill during weekends and vacations, when compared to when
they are occupied with school or
work.
Studies suggest that people
with a large workload or a high
need for achievement are extremely vulnerable to this problem. Researchers have found that
those individuals with a high
sense of responsibility with the
respect to work or school are susceptible as well.
One of the most common
symptoms of leisure sickness is
migraines. Other symptoms include aches and pains, cold- and
flu-like warnings, and possibly
other health complications.
This may be the answer to all
the sore throats and headaches
that I myself have experienced
during my time off from work and
school.
Basically, the immune system is too busy to get sick while
occupied with work, school and
the rest of the things going on in
our lives. However, there is still
one more question. How does the
body have the ability to delay
sickness until vacation time?
The acute stress response,
which is also known as the fightor-flight response, can cause the
body to experience increased levels of cortisol and adrenalin. Both
cortisol and adrenalin are hormones and they can cause the
body to react in different ways.
When the adrenal gland releases adrenalin into the blood
stream, it signals the heart to
pump harder and it increases
blood pressure.
Cortisol, on the other hand,
has the opposite effect. As it increases, it helps to regulate blood
pressure. In other words, it depresses the immune system and as
the adrenalin decreases people
can become more vulnerable to
illnesses.
This is what normally occurs
when a workaholic takes time off.
So my best advice to all those
over achievers out there, is stay
active during Easter break!
Cristie Ackerman
STAFF WRITER
I think it is safe to say that
music is a universal element of people around the world, probably because all music has different
elements that can speak to any individual. Even more interestingly,
is to track the progression of music
over time.
Many artists from the 50’s,
60’s, and 70’s have shown their influence over popular artists that can
be heard on the radio today, in all
genres.
When Michael Jackson, the
“King of Pop,” emerged as a solo
artist in 1979, he revolutionized
pop music forever. From his
unique, infectious sound to the
moon walk, men and women alike
began to catch the fever.
Jackson’s 1982 Thriller album
went down in history for being the
number one selling album of all
time. Thriller was number one
until the Eagles Greatest Hits took
its place.
How does such an excellent
collection of songs blend so perfectly together on one album? Personally, I believe it is a little bit of
luck and lots of hard work on Jackson’s part.
The first song on this album is
“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,”
which has an infectious beat impossible not to dance to. In fact,
when I first purchased this album
and listened to it in the car with my
father, he started driving over
80mph on the highway.
Some of the other important
songs on this album are “Thriller,”
“Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” and
“P.Y.T.”
“Billie Jean,” my favorite song
on the album, has an interesting
story behind it. One day Jackson
was sitting in a tree with a notebook, trying to write a song with an
infectious beat. Once he read the
lyrics he wrote to himself, the beat
that would accompany the song
came to him. This is how “Billie
Jean” was born.
I remember watching a concert on television where Jackson
was performing that song. As he
began to dance and do the moonwalk, mass hysteria broke out. All
of the women were screaming and
crying relentlessly.
“P.Y.T.” is another one of my
favorite songs on the album, because it also has an infectious
sound that makes youl want to
dance. The ballads “Baby be Mine”
and “Human Nature” are also
pleasant to listen to. While Jackson
produced other valid albums in his
career, none of the others had the
same impact on popular culture.
Jackson’s first solo album, Off
the Wall (1979), also made an important contribution to popular culture, making him an overnight
success story. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You
Get Enough” is a beloved classic of
many fans, and one of my personal
favorites.
“Rock with you’’ and “Off the
Wall” are two very catchy tunes
that are impossible to erase from
your mind. “She’s Out Of My Life”
is one of the most heartfelt ballads
that I have ever heard. Jackson’s
emotion is so evident in the song.
While Jackson has many albums as a solo artist and with the
Jackson Five, I feel that these two
were the most vital to his success as
an artist.
Jackson’s never-ending influence on pop music can be seen in
two popular artists of today in
Justin Timberlake and Ne-Yo, who
are extremely popular today. It’s
obvious Timberlake practice some
of Jackson’s moves in the mirror.
His music style is certainly influenced by Jackson.
On Timberlake’s 2006 album
FutureSex/Love Sounds, he sings
many songs with catchy beats, and
a similar nature to Jackson’s. “Future-Sex/Love Sound,” “Sexy
Back,” “My Love,” and “Damn
Girl” are four excellent examples of
this.
In fact, when I watched a
DVD of Timberlake’s concert and
saw the response that he received
from the women in the audience, I
immediately thought of Michael
Jackson.
Neo-Yo’s 2008 album, The
Year of the Gentleman, also shows
the important contribution that
Jackson made to popular music
today. From the hats and suits Neo
wears to the style of his music, it is
evident that he was influenced by
earlier artists.
“Miss Independent,” “Fade
Into the Background,” and “So You
Can Cry” show this influence more
than any other on the album. While
Ne-Yo gives the appearance of
being a gentlemen more than Jackson does, he has that same method
of wooing women and getting high
record sales.
But, pop is not the only genre
to show this influential trend. Jazz
does too. When Frank Sinatra
broke into the music scene in 1945,
he changed the standards for jazz
music forever. In the Wee Small
Hours of the Morning (1954) is
possibly the most depressing yet
beautiful album that I have ever
heard in my life. “Mood Indigo”
and “I Get Along Without You Very
Well” show his vocal talent especially well, making the listener
crave more of his songs.
Besides Sinatra’s excellent
voice, one of the most remarkable
aspects of his career is the fact that
he remains popular after his death.
To this day, re-releases of his old albums and anniversary specials are
dedicated to “Old Blue Eyes.”
Sinatra’s classic songs such as
“I’ve Got the World on A String,”
“My Funny Valentine” and “I’ve
Got You Under My Skin,” and
“Come Fly With Me” have been
sung by many artists today such as
Diana Krall and Michael Buble.
Michael Buble’s career wasn’t
always as promising as it is today.
Buble originally started off as a
wedding singer and performed at
various events around the country.
After doing this for about five
years, one night Buble almost decided that he had enough and didn’t want to perform anymore.
But, as fate would have it,
David Foster was in the audience.
Extremely impressed by Buble’s
talent, he signed him on to his
record label. Ever since, Buble has
become increasingly popular by
signing many covers of past artists,
like Sinatra.
However, Buble also proves
that he can sing original material
when he sings “Everything,” a
song that he wrote that is still
played over the radio today.
Diana Krall is an extremely
talented jazz artist who sings many
Tony Bennet and Frank Sinatra
standards. While she does an excellent job singing, “I’ve Got You
Under My Skin” and “the Best is
Yet to Come,” I feel that some of
her strongest songs and lyrics are in
her original material.
For example, Girl In the Other
Room showcases some of her
strongest songs such as “Temptation.” Krall proves her versatility
time and time again as she sings
both jazz covers and original material.
These influences are also seen
in R and B sales. In fact, last month
marked the twenty- five year anniversary of Motown. The Temptations took center stage in the 60’s,
paving the way for Other artists.
With a style all their own, The
Temptations put out hit after hit.
Some of their hit songs include
“Get Ready,” “Ain’t too Proud to
Beg,” “Ball of Confusion,” and
“Respect Yourself.” The Temptations offer a lot of social commentary about the growing freedoms
emerging in the other. “Respect
Yourself” reminds individuals that
in order to gain respect from others,
they must act responsibly. They
also sing a lot of songs about forgiveness. The 1997 Ultimate Temptations album showcases many of
their incredible hits.
Groups like the Temptations
influenced solo R and B sensations
Anita Baker and Natalie Cole.
Anita Baker’s Rapture (1986) offers a mature, refined, musical style
with beautiful vocals. Songs like
“Sweet Love,” “You bring me joy,”
and “Same Old Love” show
Baker’s fantastic vocals. Basically,
this album is a gem. No one writes
with albums like that anymore.
Natalie Cole’s Unforgettable
With Love (1991) is one of Cole’s
best albums. With songs such as
“Paper Moon,” “Avalon,” “Non Dimenticar,” and “Thou Swell”, this
album is “Unforgettable.” This
album shows why Natalie Cole is
still a popular artist after all these
years.
Past influences of popular music
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Book Art movement takes
Cedar Crest students by storm
Books are the staples of learning. Often they are considered vessels of information However, the
enjoyable pastime of sitting under a tree reading a book has been replaced by online novels that
can be downloaded to your laptop and chapters you can read on your phone. So where does that
leave the book? Books have made a home in the art world. From construction to content the book
is now as visually expressive as it has been, verbally, in the past.
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The Cedar Crest art program offers more than painting and drawing classes. Book art courses introduce students to the construction of books ranging from folded to adhesive. The students are taught
through demonstrations how to assemble books such as those featured.
In the beginning, when a book is difficult to begin, the class has the opportunity to create books with
a theme provided by the instructor. The final books the class creates are altered books where the students take existing books and changed them in various ways including painted pages, cutting out windows or creating pop ups on the pages. Students create books using a variety of material and the
content of the books are built off of anything from lyrics and quotes, to the creators personal words.
The Book Art class is an excellent way to explore mixed media art and the art of storytelling. To view
examples of books Cedar Crest students have made, take a trip to the first floor of Alumnae to see
the book art display.
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By Lindsey Jancay
Take out your hi-lighters for this fun childhood puzzle. Using your study tools, you can create a bright new Easter decoration.
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Mr. Chemist’s Neighborhood
STUDY BREAK
By David Raker
Historical Happenings
April: National Recycling Month
Facts of the Week:
April 9
Mark Twain received his river pilot’s license, 1859
American Civil War ended, 1865
April 10
Robert Gray became the first American to circle the globe, 1790
William Hunt patented the safety pin, 1849
April 11
Apollo 13 was launched, 1970
April 12
Opha Johnson became the first female U.S. Marine, 1918
April 13
TV Guide was first published, 1953
The first underwater hotel was opened in Key Largo, Florida, 1987
April 14
President Abraham Lincoln was shot, 1865
April 15
The Titanic sinks, killing 1,522 people, 1912
In baseball, Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier, 1947
First McDonald’s opens, 1955
Birthdays:
April 9
W.C. Fields (b. 1879) movie star
April 10
General William Booth (b. 1829) founder of the Salvation Army
Joseph Pulitzer (b. 1847) founder of the Pulitzer Prize
April 11
Lizzie Bliss (b. 1864) one of the three (all women) founders of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
April 12
David Letterman (62) TV host
April 13
Thomas Jefferson (b. 1743) the third U.S. president
Alfred Butts (b. 1899) creator of Scrabble
April 14
Pete Rose (68) former baseball player and coach
Greg Maddux (43) baseball player
April 15
Leonardo da Vinci (b. 1452) Italian inventor, scientist, artist
Emma Thompson (50) English actress
Submitted by Gabrielle Augustine
Astrological
editations
ARIES: (March 21 - April 19)
Lately you’ve been in a phase of
emotional directness and impulsiveness. While this newly found
approach seems fun right now,
you might want to slow down and
consider the consequences.
TAURUS: (April 20 - May 20)
Rushing into new situations creates anxiety for you, you’re
clearly not a fan of change. This
passive lifestyle might work now,
but you have to wonder what it
will be like if you take a chance
for once. Change can be a good
thing.
GEMINI: (May 21 - June 21)
Whether they like to admit it or
not, your friends trust your judgment. You need to remember this
when your friend becomes involved in an unfavorable relationship. Although it might seem like
they are ignoring your opinion at
first, just remember they know
you care.
CANCER: (June 22 - July 22)
It is hard to satisfy your curiosity
this week. You need to seek answers and finally get closure,
once you do that you will be able
to finally move on.
LEO: (July 23 - Aug. 22) Let
down your guard Leo! The whole
not-trusting-anyone-at-all act is
eventually going to cause tension
in your relationship and friendships. Let go of your inhibitions.
VIRGO: (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22)
You’re usually pretty careful with
your money, you don’t buy superfluous items and you certainly
don’t shop on impulse. However,
it’s your lucky week Virgo. Take a
chance and play the lottery; your
lucky numbers are 5 and 3.
LIBRA: (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22)
You hate anything unpleasant and
avoid conflict at all cost, you’re
an idealist who always wants the
happy ending. Your idealistic
fairytale ending could turn to reality sooner than you think.
SCORPIO: (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)
Sometimes you have difficulty
expressing your feelings, but you
are always certain in what you
want. Start speaking up, voicing
your wants will only lead you
closer to your goals.
SAGITTARIUS: (Nov. 22 Dec. 21) Negative influences will
appear in your life this week, and
although it may seem impossible
to refuse temptation you can overcome it with optimism and selfcontrol.
CAPRICORN: (Dec. 22 - Jan
19) Maintain your steadiness and
you will eventually receive the
things that you want in life. Giving up today’s temptation could
mean reaping the benefits of tomorrow’s reward.
AQUARIUS: (Jan. 20 - Feb.
18) A little competition between
co-workers or friends isn’t a bad
thing, however you need to remember that’s all that it is. Don’t
become consumed with winning
this week.
PISCES: (Feb. 19 - March 20)
Tension may arise between you
and your significant other this
week due to your lack of attentiveness. Turn off the TV and
have a date night.
Submitted by Dannah Hartman
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THE SOUND BOOTH
It’s Not Me, It’s You: A Fabulous Springtime Soundtrack
Allie Scott
STAFF WRITER
The ever-so-blunt Brit import
Lily Allen is back with her new
album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, showing us a less brighter side of the fab
life of a pop-rock star. Her soft
sweet voice overshadows gloomy,
yet humorous lyrics giving the entire album a light vibe, making it
the perfect CD for springtime.
For Allen’s second album she
decided to take a different direction, still quirky, but more honest.
She discusses the topics of drug
use, breakups and what it is like to
live a life in the public eye.
Although we’re seeing a new
side of Allen this time around, she
does still manage to write and sing
a few songs about her boyfriends
not being good in
bed. So shameless!
With its quiet
February debut,
the album’s first
single, “The Fear,”
explores the paralyzing life of a
celebrity under the
spotlight.
With her sarcastic lyrics, Allen
captures what it is
like to be a carefree
celebrity,
“And I’ll take my
clothes off and it
will be shameless/Cuz everyone
Amazon.com knows that’s how
you get famous/I’ll look at the sun
and I’ll look in the mirror/I’m on
the right track yeah I’m on to a winner/I don’t know what’s right and
what’s real anymore/I don’t know
how I’m meant to feel anymore/When do you think it will all
become clear?/‘Cuz I’m being
taken over by The Fear.”
Over this past year Allen has
had some unfortunate pictures of
her doing a lot of drinking, drugs,
passing out, and being carried to
her car with no panties. This is her
way of giving it right back to them.
On a more serious note she
sings about snorting cocaine in the
song, “Everyone’s At It,” and she
talks about how it’s not even worth
it, and how it leaves your empty,
from previous experience.
She also sings about being the
giver in the relationship, and how
everyone is always taking from her
and never gives any back which
leaves her angry which is discussed
in the song, “Not Fair.”
Lady Allen has been known
for her rather naughty mouth, but
she sings so beautifully that swear
words seem to just fly over every-
one’s head. In the song titled,
“F*@% You,” she talks about a
man who she was involved with
who had a malicious soul.
Even though these lyrics may
be harsh and biting, you honestly
would never even think these were
the lyrics by the way she sings it; it
sounds like she is singing about
daisies and puppies and green pastures.
Her voice is so feminine and
precious; dropping the F bomb
would be the last thing you would
ever expect to hear. Also, the music
is so light and upbeat with lots of
chimes and piano tinkering, it puts
an instant smile on your face.
With springs arrival this would
be the perfect soundtrack to give
you a fresh start; songs full of lyrics
telling you to kick the bad habits,
kick all the bad boyfriends out of
your life, and reminding you to
wear panties at all times because
you never know who’s watching.
Lily Allen’s raw attitude, honest
lyrics, and quirky beats will have
you smiling in no time. This album
is available on iTunes for downloads.
Lily Allen’s new album It’s Not Me, It’s You, is available on
iTunes for $9.99..
Street Fighter 4 is a knockout
Diego Andrade
STAFF WRITER
Around mid-2008, there was
an announcement that shattered the
worlds of fighting game enthusiasts
worldwide. Capcom, developer of
Street Fighter and other games,
teased the audience with a quick,
one minute clip of both iconic characters, Ryu and Ken, walking towards each other with splashes of
paint finally spelling out Street
Fighter 4.
From that point, the long journey towards the new challenge has Street Fighter 4’s long awaited release gave fans a great feeling of satisfaction.
been littered with late night mesCapcom stay so dedicated to the other previous games in “practice,”
sage board posts, YouTube videos
classic formula since in modern weren’t completely useless. The seof arcade cabinets in Japan, and
gaming trends just about every- lection of about 2-3 different super
speculation about the new characthing is made to showcase the sys- attacks has been replaced with one
ters and new fighting concepts.
tems power, often leaving the game super combo meter, and one ultra
Street Fighter 4 finally graced
engine in the dust.
combo meter; which really defines
the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on
Street Fighter 4 has lush how a typical SF4 match may go.
a cold February morning. After all
graphics; running this baby at full
You charge up your super
these years, veteran players and
resolution on a big HD TV is an ex- meter with special moves, link
new players alike were given the
perience that is like Christmas combos, and successful counter
first new Street Fighter of the
morning for the eyes. The charac- hits. As each bar fills you have a
decade. Being a veteran fighting
ter designs have been updated, but choice; save up all the bars until
game enthusiast myself, I am
the old favorites still retain their you can perform a super combo, or
happy to report to other fans of the
most noteworthy traits (e.g. Ryu is wisely use each bar for an imclassic genre is wonderfully represtill shoeless and Zangief is quite proved “EX” special move which
sented in this new iteration for the
hairy).
often changes the specials priority
Street Fighter timeline.
The characters move fluidly, like extra hits or added defense.
The characters are rendered in
and the motions for their special,
The Ultra Combo meter is in3-D, but are bound to a 2-D plane,
super, and ultra moves haven’t teresting in that it only fills when
meaning the only ways to move are
changed; if you can do a Shoryuken your character receives damage.
forward, back, jump, or duck and
Once full, your opponent better be
in SF2, you can do it in SF4.
not being able to go in and out of
It’s nice to know that the careful because you are now able to
the environment. It is nice to see
months of waiting, playing the execute your strongest technique.
www.streetfighter.com
The strength of each character’s Ultra is crushing enough to
change the balance of the match,
more often than not leading to epic
comebacks, but the move initiates
slowly so timing is everything to
ensure a hit.
Street Fighter 4 is also the first
Street Fighter game to take the battle online and worldwide through
each system’s online service. The
connections are pretty solid for the
most part, lag has never been a
problem, and the community has
some skilled players amongst the
newbies.
It is this new addition to the
Street Fighter franchise that guarantees Street Fighter 4 will stay
fresh for years; having a stable of
opponents at a few button presses
is the ideal convenience for the
fighting game enthusiast.
TINSELTOWN
“Betsy Skotch”
I have some very very sad,
very very depressing news for
you.
Lindsay Lohan and
Samantha Ronson have allegedly broken up via twitter. Apparently, LiLo is like insane or
something, I don’t know, down
with Ronson, they’re alllllllll lies!
Just to prove that LiLo is
completely sane, here’s what
those twitter messages said to
Sammy-girl: “PLEASE leave me
ALONE. and stop staying in the
room below me, you've woken
me and my mother up. go to bed.
keep cheating u win.”
See, not only does Linds
have crazy-good grammatical
skills, but she’s completely legit
in what she’s saying. I mean,
here’s an example of what I say to
my boyfriend via twitter: “Dear
Rob U R making me CRAZY&I
can’t stand your crazy music NE
More, PLZ tone it down or IM
out.” See. Totally sane.
In the midst of the LiLo
craze, I almost missed out on this
gem from Paris Hilton: She
wants to marry boyfriend, Doug
Reinhardt, who she’s only been
dating for like two seconds. Apparently she’s, like, “totally in
love, and totally happy.” Awesome. Didn’t she say the same
thing while dating Benji Madden
and wearing all kinds of jewelry
that said BM (haha, think about
it….) on it?
Hey Twilight fans! Seems as
if your pretty boy Robert Pattinson has a not-so-pretty habit.
Robby is featured in the new issue
of the Dossier Journal, which I’m
going to go ahead and assume is
some English magazine, smoking
a ciggarette.
Okay, buddy boy, I have to
just give you a major ew on this
one. How is he supposed to keep
his ruggedly handsome (not-somuch) good looks if he keeps up
this disgusting habit? I’m completely against it. So, boo to you
Twilight fans that support this.
Jessica Simpson has apparently been dropped from her
country label, Sony BMG
Nashville, for being too fat for
having a series of awful performances. Who woulda thunk that
spending a long weekend tanning
in Mexico as opposed to trying to
pick your career up off the ground
wouldn’t get you ahead in life?
Well, since it didn’t work for
Jessica Simpson, I’m taking this
as a personal warning. Jacques!
(That’s my made up personal assistant, for all of you out there in
reader-land…) Cancel my trip to
Mexico! Bump up that meeting
with Cosmo! Let’s get these stars
aligned!
April 9, 2009
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Reel Review
Knowing gives insight into the future
Elizabeth Kern
STAFF WRITER
Global warming is scary
enough to think about, and the film
Knowing tests your fear factor.
From the movie’s previews, it
appears that it will be a suspenseful story about a piece of paper
with a bunch of numbers on it. A
paper that predicts major disasters
including the date, death toll, and
the coordination at which the disaster will happen.
Entwined into that plot are
Sci-Fi characters and a big ending
scene that does nothing but confuse
the audience. Either the whole plot
should have been Sci-Fi, or none of
it.
The movie begins with a
school celebrating their opening
day in 1959. The children are supposed to be creating pictures of the
future to be placed in a time capsule that will be opened 50 years
later.
The one student, Lucinda
Embry (Lara Robinson), isn’t
drawing a picture but writing down
a series of numbers on her paper.
The numbers are given to her by
the little whispering voices in her
head.
Cut to 50 years later. Its present day, where Ted Myles
(Nicholas Cage), a MIT professor,
and his son Caleb are at the opening of the time capsule. Caleb,
being a student at the school, will
be able to receive one of the letters
inside.
Naturally, Caleb is handed the
letter from Embry. He opens it up
and begins to see a strange man in
black with a white face and hair. He
also begins to hear the whispering
that Embry used to hear.
All the letters were supposed
to be returned so that they could be
held in a safe place to remember
the special day. Caleb becomes fascinated with his and decides to
bring it home. Later, Myles finds it
and after a few drinks becomes intrigued with it as well.
He stays up late into the
evening and finally believes he has
cracked the code of the numbers.
When he shows other colleagues at
work, they tell him that he needs a
break, and that it is impossible that
all of those numbers are pointing
out these tragic events.
It becomes apparent that ending numbers on the page are the
day of the end of the world, and
that a big solar flare will be shot
down to earth and kill all life forms
in a second. Myles’ son and
Embry’s granddaughter Abby Wayland, are the only ones that will survive this tragedy.
The Sci-Fi kicks in when
Myles has to deliver his son and
Abby to the whisper people and
their spaceship to take them to another planet to restart human life.
It’s creepy because these children
are very young and the girl is holding rabbits, which makes you feel
that they will be forced to reproduce like rabbits at such a young
age.
Despite this downfall of the
movie, the disaster scenes were incredible. The visuals on top of the
sound effects were amazing and
you really had a sense of what it
might have been like for Myles to
experience it.
Scenes were very graphic at
times with people on fire, and there
was also a scene where a whisper
person came into Caleb’s room to
show him what was going to happen at the end of the world, and it
showed all the animals running
from the forest due to an intense
burning fire.
The movie is definitely worth
seeing. It makes the audience want
to go home and start living greener
so that they don’t run into a solar
flare in their near future.
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The film Knowing, in theaters now, has a plot that will keep you in suspense.
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ratings: Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief
strong language.
Duration: 121 Minutes
Bravo!: Oh No
Khyla Brandt
STAFF WRITER
age choices, specifically the Peach
Bellini, are very delicious, but at
around $8 a glass, it isn’t easy to
enjoy it.
The host who greets the customers at the door is very welcoming, but the wait staff is not so
hospitable. Most guests like to be
waited on when they go out to dinner, in fact, they rightfully expect
it, but many would not like to be
the ear for a waiter on a power trip.
Surely guests would feel quite
awkward, if instead of a lovely
greeting, they receive an earful of
why the waiter is upset at the bus
staff and that is why they choose
not to tip them.
To follow that lovely ‘greeting,’ the waiter then chooses to
snatch the menu out of the customers’ hands and point out his
recommendations and the specials
that night.
That kind of introduction
does not help set the comforting
mood one is hoping to have when
they are out enjoying dinner. If a
craving for a comfortable, homecooked Italian meal and enjoyable
atmosphere comes to mind, the
choice is not Bravo.
Most people love a classic
pasta dish or even a brick oven
pizza. There are always a few favorites kept on speed dial when
craving these Italian specialties,
though Bravo Cucina Italiana
shouldn’t be one of them.
Located in the Lehigh
Lifestyle Center at the Lehigh Valley Mall, Bravo! has the same
inviting atmosphere as any other
Italian restaurant. The décor is set
up to make their guests feel like
they are dining in an outdoor café
in Italy and the lighting is very
dim, which creates a romantic setting.
The only thing this particular
eatery lacks is the family feeling
that most Italian restaurants give
off. It may be a comfortable setting for friends grabbing drinks
after hours or a couple enjoying a
night out, but definitely does not
have an adequate atmosphere to
enjoy with your family.
An average dinner for two
brings a bill of around fifty dollars,
not including dessert. Normally,
if a couple decides to treat themselves to a night out, a fifty dollar
dinner does not sound so steep,
but they would in turn, expect to
go home satisfied and full. Well
if the order consisted of two pasta
entrees, two salads and two alcoholic beverages, then most guests
would not go home full.
While their pasta entrees are
very tasty, they are also very
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small portions. After only the
first couple of bites, the meal is Bravo! in Whitehall looks good on the
outside, but don’t be fooled the service is
already almost over. The bever- not.
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Lacrosse
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4:00 p.m.
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Pitching for excellence
Allison Holland recognized
Tuesday, April 14
Softball
vs. Cabrini
3:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 15
Lacrosse
@ Lancaster Bible
4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 17
Softball
@ Baptist Bible
3:00 p.m.
Saturday. April 18
Lacrosse
@ Neuman
11:00 a.m.
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vs. College of St. Elizabeth
1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 21
Softball
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L 10-6
L 14-4
April 9, 2009
Courtesy Marci Lippert
Allison Holland fiercely delivers pitch after pitch to keep the Falcons
going.
Cristie Ackerman
STAFF WRITER
Something exciting has happened for the Falcon’s Softball
team. This past week, Allison Hol-
land, a senior pitcher for the softball team, was named the Cedar
Crest College Athlete of the Week
for March 17-23.
Holland hit thirty batters and
earned two runs in four complete
games on the mound-back to-back
shutout. Many of these accomplishments occurred at Rosemont
College when Cedar Crest played
against Mary wood University. In
addition to this excellent accomplishment, Holland was named on
the colonial states athletic conference softball honor roll of the
week.
Holland graduated from James
Buchanan High School in Mercer
berg, PA in 2005.
To find out how Holland felt
about her recent athletic accomplishments, I interviewed her on the
quad between Curtis and Butz. As
she approaches someone, one can
tell by her smile and positive demeanor that she is a pleasant person
to be around.
When Holland was questioned
about what it meant to be a member of the Cedar Crest softball
team, her reply was optimistic.
“It means a lot to be a member
of this team. It is a chance to represent the school, build friendships
with different individuals, and build
confidence in your skills as an athlete.”
As Holland was questioned
about being named the Athlete of
the Week, she remained humble
and down to earth about her
achievement.
“It is an honor,” Holland
proudly stated, “I know many desirable and honorable candidates
who could have easily been named
athlete of the week. It was honestly
just an honor to be considered, let
alone win.”
Indeed, this accomplishment
means a lot to Holland.
“It is a huge honor and accomplishment to win this award, especially when there are lot of
responsibilities and events to go
to,” she stated.
When Holland was questioned
about the responsibilities of being a
pitcher for the softball team, Holland replied,
“There is always the responsibility of doing your best for yourself and your team. You obviously
don’t want to let your team down
but you also don’t want to let yourself down. Dedication and commitment to the team is a must at all
times.”
Some of Holland’s favorite aspects of being on the softball team
include some of the spring break
trips that the team has taken. Some
of the most exciting trips included
the team’s travels to Disney World
and Myrtle Beach.
Holland also smiled when she
mentioned the bus rides to away
games and various other trips that
the softball team has taken.
When Holland was asked if
she had any words of inspiration for
athletes or upcoming scholars, her
answer remained straightforward
and honest.
“Hard work and dedication
will pay off if you love what you’re
doing. In a sport the drive to be
competitive and succeed at what
you are doing is also a must. You
need to have that desire and effort
to win every game, do your best
and be a team player.”
I couldn’t have said it better
myself.
Field Hockey team makes the grade
Laura Krompasick
STAFF WRITER
The Field Hockey team has
earned academic achievement
recognition for their efforts during
the first semester of the 2008-2009
school year.
They won NFHCA Academic
Team Award, which the team had to
achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Cedar Crest College is one of
the five institutions that won out of
10 institutions that are in the Colonial States Athletic Conference.
Students that represented are:
Freshmen Tara Fikes, Falynn
Strohl, and Samantha DeVentura,
sophomores Adrienna Maurer, Jessica Macko, and Eryn Ziegler, junior Brittany Fikes, and senior
Heather Gallagher.
Each student received a certificate and the main award of being
recognized on the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association Website.
“I’m very proud of my team
for winning the National Academic
Award,” said Coach Marci Lippert
“Our entire Athletic depart-
ment stresses the importance of
going to class, doing your homework, and attending our study sessions that we have for out athletes.
This is really a distinguishing honor
and the team should be really proud
of themselves.”
This is the third year in a row
that the team has won this award.
“It’s always an honor to be
recognized for your accomplishments and achievements and this
award is a testament to how hard
our field hockey student-athletes
work in the classroom,” said assistant coach Jennifer Woytach
“The team should be very
proud of themselves for being able
to balance their game and practice
schedules, their classes and course
work, and all of the other activities
they participate in.”
Both Coach Lippert and Assistant Coach Woytach work close
with the student athletes.
“We always make sure to talk
with our team about what they have
going on off the field. If they have
tests coming up, how they are
doing in their classes, what other
activities they are involved in on
Courtesy |Marci Lippert
Fall 2008 Field Hockey team recieves NFHC Academic Team Award.
campus,” Woytach explained.
“It is important to us that our
team is successful not only on the
field, but also in the classroom and
in the other things they commit
themselves to off the field.”
The study sessions that are
held and Academic Services has
been pointed out as being a help, by
Coach Lippert.
When asked if they are feeling
the pressure to achieve the award
again, Coach Lippert responded.
“I think it is a priority for our
team to maintain high academic
standing. It is hard work that the
team puts into their academics that
results in this award.”