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students from this By PHILOMENA BUBARIS ContributingWriter program to compete in the Concerto Competition. "Martin is He stood center stage. an extremely talented and His eyes were narrowed in mature musician for his concentration as his little age and he is a constant fingers moved swiftly inspiration to me to keep across the strings of the my expectations high in violin. The audience the Community Music watched in awe as he Program," Hershkowitz flawlessly performed said. Vivaldi's Concerto in GC Susan Deaver, music Minor. As he heard the director and conductor audience applaud, his of the University look of concentration Orchestra, was one of the relaxed into a beaming three judges who chose smile and he breathed Martin as the winner of a sigh of relief and this years competition satisfaction. in November 2009. The Martin Vaillancourt, judges base their decision 12, was chosen as the on musical abilities, KENNETH HO / THE STATESMAN winner of the 2009 interpretation of music Spring has finally come to Stony Brook as students shed their long coats and hats and take in more Stony Brook Pre-College and how well the student of the campus. Concerto Competition. performs. They were As winner, he became the confident that Martin featured violin soloist would be an excellent to perform with the performer and the best Stony Brook Orchestra choice for the winner of Building a Home in Georgia at the Staller Center in a the competition. Children's Concert titled This is the tenth "Orchestral Footsteps" year the Stony Brook ASBO brings students together to help others on March 9th. Orchestra has performed Stony Brook sponsors a Children's Concert. a Pre-College Music Deaver came up with will venture next week at the America East University of Hartford Program for student's the theme for this year's BY BERNIE LUrELL to extreme flood-hit Conference. Newman's and University of grades six through children's concert, Contributing Writer Atlanta. He, along with Own, Inc. was the title Maine, respectively. 12. It offers coaching and previous concerts. the organization, will do sponsor of the combined ASBO is affiliated with and performance "Each year I figure out a Brian Antono got chills this not only with a vision, basketball tournament. the SUNY Research opportunities for young theme for the Children's down his spine when but also with the prospect "ASBO is extremely Foundation. Newman's musicians who are Concert to add a bit of he saw the remains of of expansion due to their unique in the quality of Own Foundation decided already accomplished energy and fun. One year a lone, empty house on recent $7,500 community the organization itself,' to increase all honorable in their schools and I even had a magician join the devastated beaches service grant. said Jeff Barnett, associate mention prizes of $5,000 looking for challenging us," Deaver said. of Galveston, Texas. last Earlier this month, dean of students. "Not by 50 percent. As a result, experiences. Martin is This year's theme was spring. Only the back wall ASBO was awarded $7,500 only are they doing ASBO returned with the the third member of his all about shoes. Flyers remained, strung with in grant money following significant work in the $7,500 total. family to be enrolled in stating, "Wear your family portraits depicting their honorable mention community, but as an According to official this program. favorite pair of shoes!" lives in a destructed house as a part of The Newman's organization they are truly rules, the competition was Michael Hershkowitz, were scattered around the that is no longer a home. Own Foundation Campus sustainable." launched to "recognize director of Concerts and school and community. It Antono, a senior Community Service The top three prizes and honor student groups Community Education wvas a one-hour interactive chemistry major and now Challenge. Newman's went to organizations that are making and Executive Director toe-tapping adventure President of Stony Brook Own Foundation affiliated with 501(c) of the Stony Brook that insisted the audience University's Alternative announced the results of (3) nonprofits from the Community Music wear their favorite pair of Spring Break Outreach, the grant competition~------~ University of --Vermont, See GEORGIA on 3 Program, chooses tapping shoes. Discussing the health care bill Spring and Summer concerts to see
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Home in FOOTPRINT O STONYBROOK Geor ia almost as if he knew From FOOTPRINT on 1 the piece too well. She saw Martin From GEORGIA on 1 his vision of expansion backstage before and further university Deaver interacted the concert and the world a better place funding. "We're still a with the audience and was aware of how through demonstrated young organization;" he before the concert began nervous he was. It commitment to said. "Hopefully this grant she asked, "Did you all was hard for her community service." One shows the University that bring your shoes?" The to relax and enjoy :. organization from each we are not only ready to audience, filled with until he passed the University participating expand, but also that we children, immediately last hard part of the in the America East are an asset. began tapping their feet piece. tournament was selected He added that he wishes on the floor. The energy While extremely by respective university more students could share in the room was unreal. talented, Martin is officials to participate in in this opportunity with Deaver introduced the still like any other the challenge. the help of university.- orchestra and conducted sixth grade boy. In a letter of support to funding. "We see things them in four pieces before He lives with his the selection committee, most people never see in introducing Martin parents and three Stony Brook University their life," Antono said. "I Vaillancourt,. older sisters in East President Samuel L. want to share that feeling "He seemed to Setauket, Long Stanley, Jr. noted the with everyone else." thoroughly enjoy his Island, where he several mission trips to Although ASBO is interaction with me as a studies violin with hurricane devastated traveling to Atlanta next conductor and with the Song-A Cho. He locations since the week, the organization chamber orchestra that plays in the Setauket organization's inception conducted mission trips performed the Vivaldi Elementary School in 2005. The organization the last four years to other Concerto with him," said Orchestra and has was founded following locations. From 2006 to Deaver of her experience been playing violin a Student-Faculty-Staff 2008, the organization with Martin. and fiddle since he Retreat titled "Local traveled to New Orleans The chamber orchestra, was five years old. Exchange for Global to assist in the rebuilding dressed all in black, was Martin's three Change." of the city devastated by sitting around Martin older sisters are all "Each wall painted Hurricane Katrina. In the who stood center stage talented musicians and each fastened board spring of 2009, ASBO it his tuxedo and shiny as well. Eva have become more than traveled to Galveston. patent-leather shoes. He (cello), Veronica the mere acts themselves, According to Antono, looked a little nervous, (piano and guitar) connecting all to the there are two main but as he began to play and Madeleine larger principles and categories of the services his violin, his facial (violin) are the purpose of civic action," that ASBO provides to expression changed from reason Martin is Stanley wrote. "What communities: disaster nervous to focused. so inspired. His is more important to relief and community He performed the oldest sister Eva is a any university, are the building. concerto flawlessly from previous winner of myriad of opportunities The organization- memory. the 2007-2008 Pre- Vaill ancourt has been playing since he was 5 years old. this program presents for which is composed of After his solo, he left the College Concerto students to engage with approximately 50 people stage along with the rest Competition. "Sometimes certain songs all that good." Martin said their own learning and this year-wake at 6 a.m., of the chamber orchestra. He loves to compose can get really annoying," modestly. He aspires to development." eat breakfast, make their Minutes later, they all music as well as said Martin. be a biomedical engineer, Dean of Students lunch and then take a bus came back wearing crazy performing. His After an excellent but is going to keep the Jerrold Stein echoed to the worksite. There, shoes. Students wearing composition for violin performance at the Staller tradition of music in his Stanley's sentiments in his they divide into groups neon yellow soccer cleats and piano titled "Major Center, his parents have family. letter of support. "Year and work approximately and diamond-studded Minor" was performed decided to let him take a At the end of his after year the program eight hours during the day. stilettos clomped onto the at the Long Island break and work his way performance, Martin took attracts dedicated student At night, they enjoy the stage and took their places Composers Alliance back up to practicing 45 a bow in his fuzzy slippers leaders, in fact more than culture of their worksite. for the next performance. Student Concert this past minutes a day. and the audience rowdily they could accommodate, Before an early bedtime, Even Deaver changed into spring. If he is not making applauded. His sister who realize the need to they participate in "group a pair of bright red flats. When speaking with music, or busy with Eva ran to the stage and get involved, take action reflections,' discussing Martin came out his mom, she said Martin schoolwork, Martin handed Martin a bouquet and give back to the their day and sharing their wearing fluffy slippers has natural music ability likes to build things of roses. His smile was community," Stein wrote. experiences amongst each and performed "Fiddle and perfect pitch from and hang out with his wide and his cheeks tinted He added later, "ASBO other. Faddle," with Erin growing up listening to friends. When he is not pink as he walked proudly is a student-developed, ASBO will embark on Slaver, concertmistress, music echo throughout practicing violin, he plays off the stage. student-run community their seven-day mission and Julian Touafek. All the house. Yet, he still guitar and is learning According to Deaver, service organization trip this Friday, March 26. three fiddlers enjoyed puts in a lot of time and how to play piano. He this concert is a highlight whose mission is to They will spend a total of performing this fast effort. "He is playing at a listens to all types of for the orchestra each year. promote critical thinking, approximately 48 hours paced, toe-tapping song. level where he must work music, from Tchaikovsky When Hershkowitz and social action and civic traveling to and from While watching Martin hard, as anyone would to the Beatles. He loves Deaver were asked if they engagement by combining Stony Brook on a coach perform, his mornm, Susan regardless of how much basketball and soccer but thought the concert was a education, reflection and bus. Vaillancourt said, "It was natural talent they have," sometimes he likes to just success, both responded, direct service." "[The trip] is building glorious, though very, very Vaillancourt said relax and watch TV. "Absolutely." Antono, who described family within Stony stressful." According to While preparing for the "I don't think I'm "It was an exhilarating the mission trip as an Brook and away from Vaillancourt, the previous concert, Martin practiced going to have a career in experience that any kid emotional rollercoaster, Stony Brook," he said rehearsals had not gone seven hours a week, music because it's a big would dream of having,' said the grant will fund reflectively. as well as planned. It was sometimes unwillingly. commitment and I'm not said Martin. The Statesman Thursday, March 25, 2010
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and Undergraduate Student We can either take a $30 mean that faculty and staff By CRAIG MCCARTHY Government meetings. million cut or somehow be will have to be let go, numbers USG Senator I have sat in on conversations lucky enough to defeat it. of available classes cut, and between prominent Stony The second dilemma is that supplies for classes reduced. PHEEIA is a very interesting Brook officials, spoken to PHEEIA could pass or fail, If The good situation would be subject at this moment. It is protestors from GSEU, lent PHEEIA passes then revenue if the budget cuts failed. If both interesting to see passionate an ear to any student that has could increase. Even though budget cuts and PHEEIA failed people on both sides for and an opinion on the matter and the increased revenue would then the school may be able to against it. The people visibly been Vice Chair of the USG not cover all the budget cuts, maintain the status quo. If, on acting out against PHEEIA can Ad-hoc Committee to Examine it would produce a consistent the other hand, the budget cuts be described as radical in one Potential Tuition Changes. income that would allow for fail and PHEEIA is passed, then way, or as a passionate student Because of this, I have loans and other opportunities Stony Brook University would advocates in another. noticed that each side must first to cover that rest of the gap. have an increase in funding. The people for PHEEIA can make some sort of assumption If PHEEIA fails then there This increase in funding may go appear to be either "with" the to justify their stance. would be no safety net. Major towards hiring more faculties, administration, as if they are A very good method of cuts would have to be made to increasing the number of on the Dark Side, or concerned describing these assumptions Stony Brook University. classes, and upgrading hardware about the declining quality would be to use the The figure provided and supplies. of their education and the fundamental problem within summarizes the student's In order to avoid the integrity of the school. There game theory known as the dilemma. If budget cuts pass potential of Stony Brook are both good reasons for and prisoner's dilemma. and PHEEIA passes then Stony University losing funding, you against this complicated piece Stony Brook University Brook may have the ability to can see why the administration of legislation. students have a dilemma before maintain the status quo. If the would support PHEEIA and I have read through PHEEIA, them. Stony Brook is facing quality and integrity of your hold a stance against budget absorbed many articles the chance of a $30 million cut education is important to you cuts. ranging from UUP's stance in funding this year. There are then you should be trying to Yes there are other factors at to Stony Brook University's predictions of additional cuts avoid the section labeled "Lose play here as well. I understand own administrative position, of $15 million for the next four Funding." that trust issues arise with who listened to the many different years as well. If budget cuts pass and should have the power to raise presentations held during the These budget cuts could be PHEEIA fails then Stony Brook tuition as well as subjects such University Senate meetings considered our first variable. will lose funding. That could as differential tuition. I can only hope that you make logical assumptions and come to educated conclusions P EEA Passes PHEEA Fails on your own. Please do not jump onto the bandwagon because your friends did. Budget Cuts-' Do you really think that the Stony Brook University Pass administration would allow ta...... t. 1 } " ...... g Bu dg e t C uts ...... tuition to increase to upwards of $ 80,000 a year? Use your mind; that is the reason we are FaU i -! 3 .. in college anyway.
The Health Care Bill: A Healthy Solution? Deciding whether or not it is aIworth it....
and health care is rapidly evolving daily feed without at least a mention party in the House and Senate, By JOE LABRIOLA into one of the most partisan of the seemingly sluggish progress the battle over health care reform Contributing Writer conflicts of our time. It is a topic of of the health care reform bill. It's was bound to come to a head, fierce personal and philosophical notable, however, how bogged which, in this case resulted in The recent passing of the health contention on both sides; each down in partisan debate this issue the House passing and Obama care bill marks a decisive moment of which is quite certain of their has become. Health care reform signing into law, what cnn.com for not only Obama's tenure but opinion as being the unequivocal has been sitting on the backburner proclaimed "the most sweeping also American society. Health moral answer to very real problems. of the political agenda, while on the social legislation in the past four care reform is an issue that few can It has been rare to turn on the TV. forefront of many Americans' minds decades." claim not to have an opinion on, in the past few months, flip to any for years now. With a democratic unlike most other divisive debates; major news channel and watch the president and large numbers of his See HEALTH on 7
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Paramore and hip-hop Artists on Tour: BY IVANNA AVALOS artist Drake. On Sunday Arts & Entertainment Editor Weezer and MGMT will In mid-April, '80s headline. rockers The Flaming Spring has finally Two-day passes are Lips will go on tour with arrived, and with the currently sold-out, but their first show scheduled showers and the flowers in single day tickets are still in Virginia. Although bloom, now comes one of available. For a look at the their New York City the best parts of the spring full 2010 line-up go to the concert is already sold- and summer season- Bamboozle website. out, there are still tickets concerts. The Vans Warped Tour available for their show This year there are officially begins on April in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on some tours of up-and- 9 at Key Club in West April 17. coming bands, along with Hollywood, Calif., and will Texas quintet Flyleaf is a few seasoned vets who travel across the United currently on tour in the www.paramore.net have toured over the span States throughout the United Kingdom, and of several decades and summer with the last leg of will return to the U.S. in Paramore (above) and Drake (left) travelled continents. the tour ending on August late April for the Unite & are headling The Bamboozle Here is a list of a few of 25 in Hillsboro, Ore. Fight Tour and will stop Festival's Saturday show. Weezer the concerts and festivals Warped Tour, an outdoors for shows with Sugar Red (below) are headlining on Sunday. to check out this spring festival, will have a stop in Drive. Their first U.S. show and summer. Uniondale, Long Island is April 28 in Belton, TX. in the Nassau Coliseum They are playing three Music Festivals: parking lot. shows in the tri-state There are over 100 area, two in New York- The Bamboozle Festival bands currently scheduled Poughkeepsie and New returns to New Jersey's to perform on various dates York City- and one in East Rutherford for its 7th throughout the tour. For Atlantic City, N.J. Flyleaf annual, two-day, rain-or- a look to see which bands will perform on May 21, 22 shine event on Saturday, are performing in a certain and 24, respectively. May 1 and Sunday, May 2. town, go to the Vans Vampire Weekend, a Headlining Saturday's Warped Tour website. event are Tennessee rockers See CONCERTS on 7 31
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From CONCERTS on 6 Fiasco has already started Evening Europe. He is the first leg of his U.S tour, set to perform May 28 at Steppin Laser. B.O.B., a the Jobing.com Arena in New York City-based hip-hop and R&B artist, Phoenix, Ariz., with three band that has quickly is joining Fiasco on stage other shows in the U.S. created a name for for some of the Chicago two in Los Angeles and one themselves in today's music rapper's tour dates. He in Miami-one in Puerto scene is currently on tour. will make a stop in New Rico and five in Europe. Their international tour York City's The Fillmore McCartney will end his has the band travelling New York at Irving Palace tour in Hard Rock Calling between the states, the Fiasco on April I1I perform in London on June 27. United Kingdom and his last show on the U.S U2 is going on a North Australia until the middle tour in Seattle, Wash on American tour this Flyleaf, currently on tour in the United Kingdom, are returning to the U.S. of September, where May 7. summer. Interpol, Lenny in late April to start their Unite & Right Tour. The Texas band is performing Vampire Weekend will In February, former Kravitz and the Fray will tracks off their latest studio release, "Memento Moir." perform three shows in Beatle Paul McCartney be supporting acts on New York City's Radio announced he was going various dates of U2's 360 City Music Hall. on a small tour this spring Tour. The 14 stop tour City, Utah and end in New Stadium. For information on specific dates check out Hip-Hop artist Lupe after the close of his Good will kick-off in Salt Lake York City's Meadowland on who will open for U2 U2's website.
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The Healthcare Bill: A Healthy 5iuton
From HEALTH on 5 is who wins and loses once republicans can at least solutions and subsequent this bill becomes law? shout their opposition now, results. For this reason, Certainly the more than in hopes of saying "we told health care reform is a good On the surface health tens of millions of currently you so later." thing for the A ican care for all sounds great, uninsured Americans After all, the republicans people. You can .oue but the actual bill and stand to gain the greatest have a lot to lose. The about the slightly increased ideological divisions undeniable utility. wealthy will be picking cost for all and potential between proponents and Having any health care utip some of the tab when lowering of industry opponents is much more at all is a huge step up from reform goes into effect. innovation, but the fact complicated. nothing. The debate then Perhaps more dangerous remains that more people The vote last Sunday lies in all those who are than the actual monetary are going to benefit under could not have been currently insured, and those loss is the social precedent the new health care laws. more representative of who will be picking up the being set: rich subsidizing Whatever happens in the the conflicting views of cost for the still uninsured the poor. future; health care for none, democrats and republicans. and the poor whose This is surely a trend some, or all, there are going While the majority of insurance will be subsidized that nobody making a lot to be those who "win" and democrats in the House by the government. of money wants to see, those who "lose." Nothing voted in favor of the bill, Rather than an answer and definitely reason for comes for free, and in the more than 30 opposed regarding what is right and contention against any kind case of reforming health it, with zero republicans wrong, the emphasis now of social change results in care, some will have to pick approving the passing of lies in contending what approved war funding to intangible numbers of downward redistribution of up the tab for the greater this historic measure. it fair for whom and how blow billion-dollar holes in dollars. wealth. good of the majority. Between die-hard much. deserts on the other side of We have all heard the Perhaps the problem Perhaps there are democrats, uncertain Early on the main the Earth could not seem to woeful warning wails of with the health care reform other solutions, but moderates, and zealously opposition to health care console adding any amount "death panels" and most debate is that there is no the republicans and opposed republicans, the reform seemed to stem to the already billowing recently "baby killer." These right or wrong answer. As former president Bush health care reform bill vote from the suddenly revived national debt. emotional outcries seem to clear as there is right and never offered anything was a clear indication of republican value of fiscal Perhaps realizing the be the right's best hope of left, red and blue, politicians substantial, and with the the deep ideological rift responsibility that was contradiction in such a contesting what will soon and the politically active democrats and Obama regarding this crucial piece strangely absent during mindset, the argument become law. seek to divide issues into hell-bent on reform, it will of legislation. most of the Bush years of swiftly swiveled onto a With little hope of partisan problems with for now be the new way of Perhaps the main and record deficit spending. much more contentious stopping health care reform partisan solutions. health care in America. For most important question The same politicians who and tangible issue than from actually happening, Instead, there are only now. 8 The Statesman Thursday, March 25, 2010
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During the same week, In addition, Stony Brook _ I BY CHRISTINA MULLIGAN the university placed and other participants run Contributing Writer 215th out of 266 colleges in-house contests during the in the Grand Champion same 10-week period, with category, where entrants are the dormitory quads and The slogan "Wolfie says ranked for their combined individual buildings on the recycle!" can be found reduction in waste West Campus competing throughout residential generation and recycling. In against one another for halls, campus buildings that category, Stony Brook's "green bucks." Resident and pinned onto students .combined rate is about 17 assistant distribute the game during the weeks of Jan. 17 percent, a whopping 54 money to students they spot up until March 27. percent less than the number recycling or simply picking Those 10 weeks mark one ranked, California State up litter; the "green bucks" the third year in a row that University at San Marco's can be redeemed later an all five campuses of Stony Stony Brook, with about auction of prizes. The top- Brook University including, 30,000 full-time students ranked dorm is awarded Manhattan, Southhampton, and faculty members at an additional $200 to go the Research and its main campus, is at a toward a program that the Development Campus and disadvantage because it is occupants desire. the Proposed South Korean much larger than most of its The idea is to encourage Campus, are participating in competitors, said Michael students to recycle during an annual friendly recycling Youdelman, the university's those 10 weeks in the hopes PHOTO CREDIT: FROSTBURG.EDL competition, Recycle manager of Recycling and the behavior will continue Mania. Over 600 colleges Resource Management. the rest of the year, said RecycleMania continued will be operating by reusing office furniture and and universities across the Youdelman said Stony Marisa Jeffers, quad director gaining momentum and the Keep America supplies, buying products United States and Canada Brook's veterans' home and head of the campus popularity, doubling its Beautiful association as with recycled content and participate by measuring alone, a 350-bed faculty, competition. participants every year. well. RecycleMania's also continuing to expand the amount of solid waste accumulates about 40,000 "It is actually fun In 2004, its organizers corporate sponsors recycling, according to each one generates and then pounds of trash a week on competingwithin the dorms joined the United States include the Keep America the Central Services recycles. its own. since it is for a good cause:' Environmental Protection Beautiful association Department As of March 24, Stony Though its main purpose said Jack Kui, 20, "It is like Agency's Waste Wise and representatives of "It doesn't matter Brook was ranked 21th is friendly encouragement we have started our own program and took the some major producers who you are, everyone out of 346 entrants in the to recycle, RecycleMania little Recycle Olympics. it contest national. of solid waste, the Coca needs clean air and water, Gorilla Prize category for is a competition: The will be interesting to see Today, RecycleMania Cola Company and the recycling helps maintain the highest gross tonnage national awards for the high who actually takes the gold:' is independently American Forest and Paper that need," Youdelman said. of recyclables. Although scorers come not only with RecycleMania started in owned and operated Associatioi. The co-president of the the university has had bragging rights but also 2001 as a rivalry between by recycling managers With the help of Environmental Club, Greg significant success in highly prized trophies made Ohio University and Miami from five participating Recycle Mania, Stony Smith, said the club had separate portions of the of recycled glass, said Alec University. Miami won. The universities that comprise Brook University is making no role in the competition competition, its overall rank Cooley, a RecycleMania competition expanded in its the steering committee. better efforts to decrease but admired the schools has been low. program manager. second year to four entrants. This year's competition waste accumulation by participation in it.
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Kavitsky went 10-16 from Brook softball's all-time BY SARAH KAZAD! Softball Wins Weekly Honors the plate, good for a .625 leader in wins and shutouts, Sports Editor batting percentage. picking up her 59th career When Stony Brook shut win against Yale and her The Stony Brook softball out Fairfield 5-0, Kavitsky 19th career shutout in the team has been on a hot streak went a perfect 4-for-4, no-hitter against Fairfield. as of late, and the squad was collecting a couple of The pitcher gave up only rewarded with honors from doubles along the way and five hits in 18.2 innings on the conference this week. scoring two runs. the mound, also recording Stony Brook senior But it was Struzenberg's 20 strikeouts and not pitcher Alyssa Struzenberg work on the mound that allowing even a single earned was named the America sealed the deal for the run. East Pitcher of the Week, Seawolves, allowing them The Seawolves are picking and senior shortstop Vicki to dominate by giving the up steam and building Kavitsky received the opposition little to no momentum for the start conference's Player of the scoring opportunity. of conference play, which Week honors. The senior managed to begins Saturday against Cruising through the be on top of her game for UMBC. Stony Brook Invitational, duration of the weekend- Stony Brook will travel the Seawolves swept the long invitational, not only to Maryland to take on the competition and extended throwing a no-hitter but also Retrievers in a three game their winning streak to five breaking two school records series, which kicks off at KENNEtH HO / THE S ATESMAN 1:00 p.m. Saturday and ends Seawolves pitcher Alyssa Struzenberg etched her name into the history games. in the process. During the Invitational, Struzenberg is now Stony with Sunday's game at noon. books with her stellar play over the weekend.
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of the players they are able However, perhaps the BY IAN THOMAS to recruit, as well as the most interesting subtraction Contributing Writer continued development of from the team will be F/C the roster. Desmond Adedeji. By far When the final buzzer Stony Brook's most one of the largest players went off in Chase Arena on talented new recruit will in the America East in March 7, the Stony Brook likely be David Coley, stature alone, Adedeji was men's basketball team found a guard from Thomas looked at as one of the themselves in a unfamiliar Jefferson High School keys to the team's success position for this season: in Brooklyn, New York. going into the year, ideally They had lost. Ranked 140 in the nation used in a role where he'd However, just even a year amongst shooting guards be positioned Uinder the ago, making it to the second by Scouts, Inc., a national basket as the ball moved round of the America East high school and college through the perimeter. semifinals would have been evaluation group, the 62" The plan was shelved quite a huge accomplishment. Coley is described as a hard quickly though, as Adedeji But after a season where the working player with tons suffered a torn ACL in his Seawolves broke just about of energy, attributes that left knee during a December every program record, this Pilkiell was sure to notice. matchup with St. Johns. bittersweet finish and a trip While it will certainly be Pikiell and his staff to the NIT for winning the difficult for Pikiell to replace quickly adopted a new, more America East regular season senior guard Muhammad up-tempo game strategy, title will have to do. El-Amin, who was named and the team responded, And while their worst America East Player of the winning 15 of their next to first Cinderella story Year by Sporting News, his 20 games. Now, with a full will certainly draw great talented sophomore trio summer to tweak strategies attention to the university will more than likely pick and work on ball movement from the national up the slack. and shooting accuracy, it's community over the next Brian Dougher, Dallis quite possible next year's few months, that interest Joyner and Tommy Brenton Seawolves look even better. will be short term unless all saw their roles increased For Pikiell, that level of the team can repeat on this past year, and all teaching and development their success, and improve stepped up to the occasion,. has been key, from the first as well. All three improved their day he arrived at Stony The question remains: points per game total, with Brook when the program will the next generation of a similar increase to field was struggling to fix leaks Stony Brook students look goal percentage. Certainly in the roof, to now when back at this season as New more will be expected out of they will celebrate last England Patriot fans do of the them next year, as well season with the school's first 2001, when a perennially as Chris Martin, Marcus championship banner. Only poor team finally adopted a Rouse and Danny Carter,. time will tell if that banner new mindset and created as Alongwith EI-Amin, F/C will be a stepping stone, or close to a dynasty? Or will Andrew Goba and guard simply a footnote for what they remember this team Eddie Castellanos will be could have been. as akin to the 1979 Tampa graduating from the team Bay Buccaneers, a glimpse this year. While the pair Photo by KENNET HI-HO THE STATESMAN of success by a program did not play as of important continually marred by of a role as El-Amin did losing? offensively, they both Stony Brook guard For Coach Steve Pikiell were active contributors Chris Martin (right) and his staff, clearly the first to the defensive play that takes it hard to the option would be preferred, propelled the Seawolves to basket against an and much of that hope the levels of success they Illinois seven-footer. will rest on the shoulders had. _ II_ ___~~ ___~ _ ~_I~ ~ SPORS
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with five seconds left in the By SAM KILB half to send the teams into Assistant Sports Editor the locker rooms at level pegging. Coming off a hard-fought Cornell came out of the loss to Denver on Saturday, break with more energy, the #17 Stony Brook men's scoring five straight to lacrosse team dropped put the game out of reach another close battle, losing for good. Stony Brook to #7/9 Cornell Big Red, couldn't manage a goal until 12-9, at LaValle Stadium on the fourth quarter when Tuesday evening. sophomore Timmy Trenkle "I'm disappointed,"' (Commack, N.Y.) scored Seawolves Head Coach Rick with 11 minutes left in the Sowell said following the game. loss. "But good times are The Big Red would ahead." stretch their lead to 12-7 Junior Kevin Crowley with a little more than four (New Westminster, British minutes to go. Columbia) led Stony Brook A late Stony Brook with four goals. Cornell's comeback that consisted Ryan Hurley recorded five of a goal by junior Jordan goals. McBride (New Westminster, The Seawolves went British Columbia) on an behind early, allowing assist from Trenkle and Cornell to jump out to a 3-0 another Crowley goal with lead. But a four-goal streak 2:55 on the clock came up by Stony Brook gave the short as Cornell retained home team the lead at the possession for much of the end of the first quarter. final two minutes. Hurley scored early in Stony Brook's next the second quarter to tie the game will be its last non- game. Crowley scored with conference game. The 1:23 to go in the half to put Seawolves will hit the road Seawolves junior midfielder Timmy Trenkel (above) scored one goal in Stony Brook's loss to Cornell the Seawolves back in front, to play Bryant on Saturday on Tuesday night. but Cornell answered back at 1 p.m. ----i- -- c ~------~--~~ -- t -
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KENNElH HO / THE STAIESMAN See FUTURE on 11 The Seawolves huddle before facing off against Illinois in Stony Brook's NIT debut.