www.shuspectrum.com Volume 19 Number I • September 14,2001 Sacred Heart University A Nation in Mourning

“/ would be proud to defend my country against the perpetrators who chose to wage an act of terrorism against the United States’* - Scott Miller, ROTC student.

Scott Miller, (left) a junior from New Jersey, watches in disbelief with other students while events unfold on live television. Photo by Megan Flood Tragedy hits too close to home mother worked on an upper When Dr. Cemera was said. Trade Center collapsed. level floor of the World Trade asked to comment on his reac­ Many students shared his Shortly after, the fourth By Nancy M. Monaco Center. tion to the massacre he said, “I feelings. hijacked airplane. United Staff Writer If not by the grace of God don’t know how to feel... Our The events started around Airlines flight 93, crashed in alone, her mother was called in lives are never going to be the 8:45 am when hijacked airliner, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. In years to come we will all for jury duty and therefore was same and from now on we are all American Airlines flight 11, It is believed the destination remember September 11, 2001, not one of the many on the casu­ going to live differently.” crashed into the North Tower of of this crash was to be either the day many Americans real­ alty list or missing persons list. As the day started no one the World Trade Center, setting Camp David, the White House, ized that the United States was “We don’t know what is expected the horrid events to it on fire and making it struc­ or the U.S. Capital. not the indestructible country we coming next; and because we unfold as they did. turally unstable. At 10:28 the North Tower once believed it to be. don’t know what to expect we Eighteen minutes after, mil­ of the World Trade Center fell. Who will be able to forget don’t know how to prepare,’’ A1 don’t know how to lions watched as the second “Freedom itself was walking down the hall and see­ Precourt, Director of Student hijacked plane. United Airlines attacked this morning and I ing classmates waiting for their Activities, said. feel... Our lives are flight 175, crashed into the assure you freedom will be cell phones to ring with telling The University was, howev­ never going to be the South World Trade Center build­ defended,” said President news of loved ones caught in the er, prepared for the worst. ing. George W. Bush. tragedy umaveling in New York Public Safety supervisor. same and from now At 9:40, for the first time in Who would do this? A pos­ City. Bill O’Coimell, felt the meas­ on we are all going to history, nationwide air traffic sible suspect is Osama bin Many students cite shock ures taken to secure the safety of came to a complete halt. Laden, a man the United States and fear as their first reactions. the students was both necessary live differently” - All planes were ordered to government has been trying to Jen Hradek, a sophomore and reasonable. Dr. Anthony Cemera land. capture for the past ten years. from Thomwood, CT, noted she He and Dr. Cemera reacted A third hijacked plane, Bin Laden has repeatedly felt immense sorrow for her fel­ with concern and alertness once American Airlines flight 77, called for Muslims to engage in “The hits are coming one low classmates who were unable they received word. flew into a section of the a “Holy War” with the United to locate or contact loved ones. The University of after another. It is crazy, out of Pentagon, in Washington D.C. States. control,” senior Victor A senior, Lucy Davis was Bridgeport had received a bomb After twenty-five minutes, Postepmski from Windham, CT, one of those classmates. Her threat. the South Tower of the World See Reactions page 2 News Editorials Features A£E Sports SHU Reacts to Advice from Tom New Track A Look at the Sports teams Americans Crisis Coaches MTV Awards start season Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 2 SHU Spectrum www.shuspectrum.com September 14, 2001 Reactions at SHU Can one man be the sole new tomorrow will come. The United root of such evil? The United States and the The United States has the entire world are bound by a States and the backing of all major countries if common goal. The goal is to action is taken against the mali­ make sure that no one who gave entire world are cious planners of this attack, their life will become a statistic. who are for the moment, These brave people, dead bound by a unknown. and alive, are heroes. Those On campus there is a strong who died should be regarded as common goal desire to seek out those who martyrs for freedom. have violated our freedom. We are united as members The goal is to “I would be proud to defend of the human race in our pursuit my country against the perpetra­ to answer the question, “Who make sure that tors who chose to wage an act of would have such utter disregard terrorism against the United for human life as to use people no one who States,” said junior Scott Miller to kill innocent civilians?” from..., NJ. The staff of the Spectrum Our lives are forever would like to offer our’ condo­ gave their life altered. No one knows how this lences to all who have lost a story will end. loved one during Tuesday’s win become a All that can be said is that a tragedy. statistic. Lefty CNN.com photos of second plane crash into WTC. Right, stu­ dents watch the news coverage of Tuesdays attacks in Hawley.

Photo by Megan Flood. Housing still a problem

By Kerry Freel News Editor

Lost furniture, missing microfridges, and no phone service are but a few of the problems that faced SHU stu­ dents when they returned this News Briefs fall. “I can’t believe we still Rev. Gustavo Falla Joins SHU Community don’t have any kind of phone service!” said Victoria Primiano, from Astoria, NY, a As the Sacred Heart community greeted many new freshman sophomore RA living at Park this fall. Campus Miistry welcomed the Rev. Gustavo Falla. He Royal. came onto this campus to help the ministry bring together mem­ No one is happy about the Taft is one of the many housing complexes that students are bers of the university to experience, maintain, and celebrate the way things currently stand. having problems with. richness of the Catholic tradition and spirit. He was previously “Currently the only phone Photo By Jennifer Simeonidis service available at Park Royal, involved with students and staff regarding Community important to keep sophomores is an outside pay phone,” said age occurred because more and on campus. Connections, Habitat for Humanity, Curtis Week, the Health and Dean Larry Wielk. more people are choosing to Juniors, however, were left Wellness Center, and the ESL Program. Students at Park Royal and live on campus longer into their in limbo. Third year students Rev. Gustavo Falla was offered the chance to transfer to Taft will have a phone jack that college careers. who gave in their payments on Sacred Heart by the bishop. will also allow them dial-up Instead of moving into time were placed first in Park access for online services. This houses or apartments in junior “I expect to bring faith in God, who loves us so much, to Royal and Taft. system is already implemented and senior years, students our community and to bring an energy with Catholic tradition to Juniors who were late were and has worked successfully in choose to live in Avalon Gates our campus,” Father Falla said. not as lucky. These students previous years at Avalon Gates. and Park Ridge because they are were put on a waiting list for “We are looking into possi­ so nearby and affordable. housing. Homecoming Cancelled, Football Game Still On ble disposable cell phones for Last year. Sacred Heart On the upside,few students Park Royal Students and phone accepted a large number of All Homecoming activities scheduled for Friday and were placed in the Ramada and cards for Taft students,” Wielk freshmen. In particular, a lot of Saturday, except the football game, have been cancelled. Due to AmeriSuites hotels this year. said. students chose to dorm at Last year, there were about 70 the tragedy that befell the country on Tuesday, school officials Seniors got first pickings in Sacred Heart who live nearby in SHU students living in the thought it best to cancel the events so students can be with their the housing lottery last year for Connecticut. hotels nearby, but this year there families. Avalon Gates and other upper­ Normally these students were only about 25. That num­ classmen living areas, and soph­ would have commuted, but they ber has since dropped to around omores got priority to live in wanted “the college experi­ 18 as of September 10. East Hall and J-Hill. ence.” The whole housing short­ Adminstrators decided it was See Housing page 3 September 14, 2001 www.shuspectrum.com SHU Spectram 3 Traffic light replaces crossing guard

for a turning lane if By Laura Ryan needed. Contributing Writer A pole, lighting the crosswalk area, will News that a traffic light will be be placed near the traf­ placed on Paitc Avenue outside of fic light for nighttime East Hall is not a rumor. street crossing. The contract has been signed “Walk,” and, and real progress has begun on the “Don’t Walk,” sings project will appear on both The planning and surveying sides of the traffic light; has already taken place and physical one will press a button construction is expected to begin and wait for his/her next week. turn to walk. This construction project To aid those who focuses on an intricate design are handicapped, vibra- including a center mediait a nar­ ticm pads will also be rowing of lanes, new sidewalks, an placed on these signs. extensive signage component pole The individual lighting, and of course, the traffic holds onto the pole light itself. after pressing the but­ The project has been planned ton, and the pole will expCTdy so as to attain the greatest vibrate when it is safety for the students crossing to his/her turn to cross the and from classes. street The fact that the street is so “I have every confi­ wide up in frtmt of East Hall has dence th^ this is die safest route to for their safety.” borderline of the city of Bridgeport ative, while Bridgeport has been a allowed some to use a two-lane go,” said Mike Giaquinto, head of The only reason the light has and the Town of Fairfield. large obstmction in the progress of street as a four-lane street birildings and grounds at Sacred not been put up yet is because of the hr order to begin constraction. the project New sidewalks and the median Heart University who is the head of bureaucracy of getting the plans Sacred Heart needed the approval The plans have been qjproved itself will help to narrow die road, this project ^rproved. of both the Town of Fairfiled and by Hartford and the state traffic minimizing some dangerous situa­ “Students should make irse of Becatjse of where the traffic the City of Bridgeport commission, constmction is under­ tions and pinching traffic, allowing the traffic light it is being put there light will be placed, it lays on the Fairfield has been very cooper­ way. Students still squeezing into SHU housing (Beta (DeCta (P/ii Sorority There are usually about 90- because we didn’t have a place 100 commuters in each grade. to stay. We had difficulty with The incoming freshmen our original suite group, but now 37 ‘Years of Tradition class has about 60 less students with the triple we’re in, we’re on than last year’s class, but of big happy family! We complete these ft'eshman, 75 fewer actual­ each other,” said Bethany ly live on campus. Rinaldi of Terryville, CT, a Another improvement this sophomore who is in the a triple year with the freshman class on the 10 floor in East. includes hassle-free “But Bethany doesn’t have microfridges. a phone or Internet jack. It was Instead of “lugging” a Supposed to happen today refrigerator or microwave to [Monday, September 10], but it school, students were just hasn’t,” said Shelley Russo, a charged an additional fee on sophomore from Cheshire, CT. their room and board expenses. “We’re missing a lot of fur­ Microfridges in East Hall niture too,” Rinaldi added. were not as coordinated. “On move-in day we were Students arrived in East Hall missing two desk halves, a clos­ September 2 and 3 to find no et, and drawer covers. And my microfridges. The microfridges clothes are still out in the open did arrive later in the week, and until the drawer covers come in students had been previously from South Carolina or wherev­ warned that the microfridges er they are!” might not be in the room upon Despite the furniture trou­ arrival, but it was still an incon­ bles and confined living quar­ “Sistersfor Life” venience. ters, these three, Russo, Rinaldi, Other problems with East and Nicole Thomas, also a soph­ Hall began last May when stu­ omore from Concord, NH, have Come meet the sisters dents were filling out housing had to endure their first few at the Beta Beach Bash „ ^ ^ forms. weeks back at SHU, they */> Too many students wanted seemed very optimistic about to live in the hall which usually their living environment. Wednesday, September 19th houses rooms as doubles. On Everyone is hoping for a each floor of the building 4 speedy phone service set-up, but at 9:30 p.m. in the Old Gym, rooms were forced to “triple for now students will have to up.” make the best of things. Students could choose who “Getting the students out of featuring DJ Oddisseey. ^ they wanted to live with and fill the hotels and making phone * out forms to room with one per­ service available for Park Royal son, two other people, or fill out and Taft are our main goals at a suite form to plan out up to 6 this point,” Dean Wielk rooms. summarized. * Open to all SHU students **FREE ADMISSION** “The triple was a God-send 4 SHU Spectrum www.shuspectrum.com September 14, 2001

Advice from the President By Claire Widman of Student government

mind. Nurture your friendships with the ones who are worth it; don’t waste your time on the rest. #5. Classes are hard. Hopefully your high schools have prepared you for college, but classes are still hard. If you leave things to the last minute, you’re just plain screwed, and you asked for it. But if you get By Tom Pesce things done ahead of time, noth­ Student Body President ing beats the way you feel when you can go to bed at a decent hour or just have a night to Welcome, class of 2005! yourself before a project is due. You are finally here! College! #6. You become incredibly And the next chapter of your accepting of other people’s taste exciting life begins. Before yo for music, television, and every­ upunge into your new and often thing else. I learned this first scary world as a college student, hand as I walked out of my I would like to give you a few room on the 3rd floor of West words of advice. Having sur­ Hall while listening to a simul­ vived freshman year, to say that taneous blend of Dave I have learned a lot would be an Matthews, DMX, and Pearl understatement. Attempting to Jam, as my roommate was put it all down on paper would watching Jerry Springer with The SHU Voices -Compiled by Ryan Greenfeld br futile. Nonetheless I think some friends on my bed and the that some of these tips may kid next door was having a come in handy during the year. screaming match with his girl­ What actions do you think President Bush should take against As much as I would like to for­ friends on the phone. get some experiences that I have Definately a lesson in accepting the terrorists that attacked America? had, I don’t want to forget all others. the fun I’ve had and what i’ve #7. Many are sober, not learned. everyone drinks. Sure all you #1. Things change. One may hear about in the elevator “"BimtSfe, you’re at home with all on the way to your 8 a.m. class the things you have always been is how wasted so and so was last comfortable with. Perhaps you night, or how so and so is still come from a small town where passed out from such a rough everyone knows your entire life night. But what you don’t hear story. Or perhaps you are from as much about are the kids who Garrett Fresh Kaite Atkins Raul Martinez a big city where there is never a went to a movie or on a trip with dull moment. Either way the the school, or went out to din­ Grande Prairre, Fairless Hills, PA Santo Domingo, next thing you know, you’re ner, or just stayed in and hung Alberta Canada Sophomore Dominican Republic flung into the great unknown, out with their friends. People of Freshman “Do whatever must be Senior hoping your parents raised right this kind are just as common as and that you won’t waste the the partyers. “I’m scared and I done to ensure justice “I think that the biggest thousands of dollars they’re #8. Get involved! It does­ want to go back to for the physical and concren should be griev­ paying for your tuition. And n’t matter if it’s Student Canada.” emotional damage that ing those who were lost, that’s ok because chances are Goverment, the college newspa­ the citizens of the U.S. instead of thinking about your parents raised you right, per, yearbook, community serv­ you’ll be sure they get their ice, a sports team, Greek Life, are experiencing.” retaliation.” money’s worth, and you’ll have anything. Just find something a great time in the process. ou like to do and do it! It’s the #2. You come to appre­ best way to meet people, learn The Spectrum ciate things you mayvery well about yourself, feel at home in 5151 Park Avenue have never given much thought your new home, and keep your Fairfield, Conn. 06432 to: Spare change, good food, mind off the fact that you may Office: (203) 371-7963 or 7966 and Fax: (203) 371-7828 email, IM, your house, your par­ or may not be incredibly home­ www.shuspecfrum.com ents, your own bathroom, the sick. door to your bedroom and its This past week has shown Editor-in-Chief ability to shut out the rest of the us just how much that fact can Megan Flood world for awhile. become a reality in times of a Assistant News Editor Photography Editor Staff Writers crisis. But we don’t need to #3. You learn pretty quick­ Jennifer Simeonidis Ryan Greenfeld Allison Keck ly which friends from home are wait for another crisis to occur true friends. The rest just fade just to tell our families that we Laura Ryan News Editor away, and that’s OK. Hold on t love them or look to God for Photography Assistant Webmaster the ones you can count on, help. We never know when our Kerry Freel Greg Kyrystchenko because they’re what make life time is going to come or what Business Manager Sports Editor worth it, and don’t cling to the God has planned for us, but can Aja Smiley Advisors - . rest, hoping to change fate. live each day to it’s fullest and Keri Blair Debbie Danowski, Faculty #4. In the same way, you treat each day as if it were our Cartoonists Dr. Robert McCloud, last. Because when its all said Features Editor learn pretty quickly who are the Jeff Murray Web Page people at school that you want and done, the parties don’t mat­ Keysha Whitaker to be friends with, who will be ter, the kinds of clothes you Giovanni Diaz there for you when you need wear don’t matter, even the A&E Editor grades on your transcript don’t Staff Writers them; and who will bail when John Ruggiero times get rough. You’ll find matter as much as whethr ot not Gaetano Marra, Jr. friends in some unlikely people you have grown as a person and Janine Graffeo and places, so keep an open in your faith. Kacey Semler On the right track New coaches give boost to SHU Track and Field team I had only dibbled and dabbed Spectrum: What influ­ By Keysha Whitaker in learning how to coach throws enced your decisions td Features Editor and pole vaults, but he told me choose SHU? he would help me out. So he Moss: Their GA salaries Three years ago, Brian started forwarding emails from are higher than other GA posi­ Hirshblond of Bayville, New other schools. I went as high as tions. And I decided that if I Jersey and Ernest Moss of Ohio, Michigan, Florida and didn’t do track, I would be Salisbury, North Carolina had mid west. An email came out on close to the cities where I never heard of Sacred Heart a Wednesday at the month of originally wanted to work in University in Fairfield, July. I had never heard of corporate sales. Comiecticut. Sacred Heart, it was a long way The program that I came Moss, then a communica­ from home. from we won our conference, tions major at Western Carolina Hirshblond: I pretty much we’d beaten a couple top 25 University, and Hirshblond a have done sports my whole life. teams, and I felt I could communications major at I played football for 2 years till replace the void as far as Monmouth University, didn’t I got hurt and I also ran track, I sprints and jumps but I was know each other either, but was a sprinter, I did the lOO’s, almost a one man show - 60 shared a common bond which 200’s, 400’s, high jump, long athletes for sprints jumps and has united them at SHU: a love jump, every sprint and jump hurdles, the meat of the team. for track and field. wherever the team needed but Ran four practices a day, start­ Above from left, Brian Hirshblond and Ernest In Fall 2000, Moss began my main concentration was the ed my day at 6 a.m. and I Moss, Assitant Track and Field Coaches. his term as a graduate assistant, two and four. I was a track ath­ wouldn’t finish my day until holding a position Of Assistant lete for all four years. During 10 or 10:30 because of class. Spectrum: What has your sity, the concept of hard work ' Track and Field Coach at SHU. those four years I knew I want­ Then there were meets and experience been like so far? paying off, and helping athletes Hirshblond who graduated from ed to be a track coach regardless part time jobs and it was a Hirshblond: At first my to trust the coaches and what college May of 2001 may be a of what I studied. So my coach learning experience, hard and experience was a little weird, I they’re teaching and success newcomer to SHU, but not to took me under his wing and I challenging. Come to the pro­ went from a campus of knowing will come from that. the sport and the love of it. learned as much as I could. So I gram and break school hundreds of people to knowing Moss: My goals are to com­ The Spectrum sat down was there for a fifth year and I records, give structure to the two people. plete my mister’s to continue to with Moss and Hirshblond to was an assistant track coach. I team, appearance, give the We start off our pre-season take the team, since we’re in the leam more of their experiences really pressed this summer to try division I treatment and run­ on October 1, so I’m helping out transitional period we were in a and goals. to get a good job as a track ning like division I athletes.” with the Cross Country. I got D-2 program where we domi­ Spectrum: How did you coach. 1,1 to 11 1/2 hours from kicked out of the coaches’ lock­ nated the Collegiate Track learn of the positions at SHU? I was looking everywhere home, it was just me and I er room the other day until I said Conference we are in NEC and Moss: I originally applied from North Carolina to Ohio didn’t let that phase me, I did I was a coach. we have to start from scratch for a position at Georgia Massachusetts. Sacred Heart all right I made the grade and People ask me ‘may I help and gnaw and claw for every Southern University - they had was the last school I talked to. I I’m surviving. you?’ I’ll be in my office and single point we can get at the an upcoming Division I pro­ had already accepted a position Hirshblond: It was people will say ‘can I help you conference. gram. I felt that I already knew in Massachusetts but had to turn Division I, and like with something?’ But that’s My goal is to make the top athletes, but the coach was look­ it down to come to Sacred Heart Monmouth University, a alright. I’ve got the face of a five in the conference, to break ing for someone to coach the University. member of the Northeast five year old.” more records to add more struc­ throws. I wanted the opportuni­ In late July I came up to Conference that I ran for so Spectrum: What are your ture and having the challenge of ty to coach my events. I’ve talk to Coach Morrison. We sat many years. It was an oppor­ goals for this year? rebuilding the jumping core done everything from hurdles to and talked aid a couple weeks tunity to be part of an upcom­ Hirshblond: I feel that I because it used to be the jumps to sprints to jousting and later he offered the position. ing program. would like to bring more inten­ strength of our team. UMOJA’s X ORNER In the past we have sponsored an annual Multicultural Center, and a host of other SHU office, we By Yvette Brownridge Thanksgiving Meal Swap, Shades of Poetry, the host and co-sponsor events that celebrate African Contributing Writer Homecoming Party, trips to the Apollo Theatre, and a American contributions and accomplishments. National Step Show. This year we are hoping to achieve all of our past First and foremost, I would like to welcome every­ The Meal Swap is a program in which students goals and then more but only better than it has ever one that has returned to Sacred Heart University this donated extra dining dollars to help local food pantries been. year and welcome all the new freshmen that have cho­ in the Bridgeport area. Each year we do this we raise Under the leadership of new president, Nakisha sen this school for their college education. more money than the previous year. Grant, and with everyone’s help, we can bring different For those of you that do not know me, I am Yvette, Last year, with the help and donations of SHU stu­ events to campus that satisfy everyone’s interests as and among many other things, I am a member of dents we raised over $4000 for local food pantries. well as bring forth and address important issues that UMOJA, SHU’s African American Organization. Shades of Poetry,1ed by UMOJA member Brandon will help everyone of all colors have a more satisfying UMOJA is Swahili for “unity” and that is exactly Graham, is an open mic night for writers whom want to college experience. what this organization is striving for on the SHU cam­ share their talent with fellow students. Besides SHU We have begun to lay the groundwork with our first pus. UMOJA is open to students of any color, race, or students, visitors from other campuses and some SHU meeting. Don’t let an opportunity to be involved in religion. graduate assistants read their work. something meaningful slip away. We are responsible for various fundraisers and But most of all we play a significant role in the Our second meeting will be held on Monday, events that are structured to better the local Bridgeport planing of Black History Month in February. With the September 17,2001 at 8:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge. area and emich the social and culture palate of SHU stu­ help of school and corporate funds, the Office of Feel free to join us. dents, faculty and staff. Student Activities, Student Union, International and Arts & Entertainment Lots of Lows, Little Highs from MTV Awards

who choose the winners need to firom voting for NSync. By John Ruggiero get their eyes examined. First of My rant on the lows of the A & E Editor all, I am sorry but Destiny’s MTV Awards carries on with the Child did not deserve to win best recent passing of Aaliyah, who R & B video over R. kelly either was the subject of a five-minute I have been a fan of or Alicia Keys. Both songs and tribute about 45 minutes into the MTV for years, I pratically grew videos for “I Wish” and “Failin’’ show. 1 thought the decision to up watching MTV. I know, I can respectively were both much carry the tribute smack dab in hear the snickers coming a mile better videos than “Survivor.” the middle of the show was in away. But seriously, I was utter­ Next was Limp Bizkit, with poor taste and decision. Aaliyah ly disapointed with the most “Rollin’’, which won for Best deserved to have the tribute in recent edition of the annual Rock Video. In the same catego­ the very beginning, but once MTV Music Awards. The show ry was Linkin Park’s “Crawling” again that’s MTV for you! lacked everything it needed to and Incubus’ “Drive” which to Although the show had its be successful, and has continued me deserved the award over share of many lows, it still had its decline a little bit as the years Limp Bizkit. Once again I stress its share of highs as well. Just have moved on. that I am being very unagreeable because I was disapointed with Jamie Foxx, with whom and I am a big Limp Bizkit fan, the show as a whole didn’t mean I’m a huge fan of, hosted this but that’s the way i feel in this I completely hated everything Christopher Walken dances his way to an MTV Music Award. year’s awards show and with the situation. about it. receive the Micheal Jackson the end of NSync’s “Pop.” exception of the occasional Lastly, there’s NSync, who I I was rather intrigued with Video Vanguard Award and Speaking of NSync, they laugh, disapointed greatly. Not will say deserved most of the the performance of Britney immediately afterward per­ won four video awards in total to mention the most tasteless of awards they received. Although Spears. 1 am not a fan of Britney formed a medly of “Elevation” by the end of the night. The guys jokes, asking Backstreet Boy thier victory in the Viewer’s by far, but I thought she did a and “Stuck in a Moment That won for Best Dance Video, A.J. McLean, who as of late had Choice category was a little bit nice job performing a new song You Can’t Get Out Of.” Viewer’s Choice Award, Best a recent stint in rehad due to of a question seeing they we’re that noone ever heard before. Speaking of rising stars in the Group Video and Best Pop depression and alcoholism. If he thousands and thousands of I also think one young band music world, Alicia Keys, per­ Video. Fatboy Slim’s video that “wanted some champagne?” votes behind the Backstreet put its touch on the awards by formed her first hit single featured the dancing of Maybe next year MTV will not Boys, but somehow seemed to stealing the show sonewhat. Christopher Walken won for go with a WB comedian to host end up winning anyway, but Linkin Park’s performance “Failin’’ which was a great per­ the awards after already handing that’s MTV for you! But like I rocked the house and stated thier formance as well. Best Direction in a Video. Moby the job last year to the Wayans was saying, NSync did not case as the next big rock band to But when talking about the and Eve whose videos both fea­ brothers. Where’s Chris Rock deserve to win Best Dance make it to mainstream populari­ surprise that will probably be tured Gwen Stefani of No Doubt when you need him? Continuing Video over Madoima, who was ty. I truly believe that Linkin remembered most in years to won Best Male and Best Female on, please let me ask one simple nominated for her video “Don’t Park will be huge and are on the come you cannot forget about Videos respectively. Lastly, the question. Who in die blue hell Tell Me”. Madonna’s video had brink of seriously making a the return of the “King of Pop.” ladies of Lady Marmalade, fea­ picks the wiimers of the awards? a briliiant and rather entertaining name for themselves. Micheal Jackson made his long turing Christina Aguilera, Pink, I apologize for being so blatant­ dance sequence that should have The greatest rock group in awaited return to the public eye My a and Lil’ Kim won Video of ly disagreeable, but the people swayed the judges’ decision the world, U2, were on hand to with his surprise entrance and the Year and Best Film Video. ^^Memento” a True Masterpiece In Film

and Teddy, played by Joe how does Leonard know him? By Erik Hanson Pantoliano (The Fugitive, The Leonard was the insurance Contributing Writer Sopranos). investigator on a pure cae of Natalie and Teddy may insurance fraud. The directing “Memento” hit video stores have hidden intentions for techniques are unique and origi­ over the Labor Day holiday. It’s Leonard’s quest, but Leonard’s nal, especially for a director on an emotional and jarring experi­ illness makes him forget them his second feature. Nolan paces ence, and the film is likely to each day that passes. the story with an impeccable find itself a cult following. Guy Besides Leonard’s obses­ style that wraps up some ques­ Pearce (L.A. Confidential) stars sion with tattoos, he takes pho­ tions and poses others. as Leonard Shelby, an insurance tos of everything that he needs The real beauty of the film investigator, who suffers from to remember. For example, his comes from Guy pearce. After short-term memory loss after the hotel, his car, Natalie, and being overshadowed by Kevin murder of his wife. Teddy. Spacey and Russell Crowe in Leonard is incapable of Starting every day as if he L.A. Confidential. Pearce drags making new memories, so he didn’t know there was one the audience into his own per­ has tattoos scattered over his before it, Shelby appears like a sonal hell-hole. He panics, he entire body to help him remem­ joke. A comi;al equivalent to forgets, and he demands to solve ber clues as to who was the man the town drunk. Watching a puzzle as it were his only rea­ that killed his wife. Pearce deal with the pace and son for even existing anymore. Directed by Christopher emotion of a man who seems to Watching Pearce act is like Nolan, the film goes in reverse, be losing his mind over the puz­ watching a beautiful acting les­ Tragedy Strikes! end to begiiming, as we discov­ zle of his wife’s death, gives son before your very own eyes. er and leam information at the Leonard a likable side for the Rarely are there movies like Due to the untimely circumstances that took place in the same time Leonard does in a vigilante. this film. The movie actually United States on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 the following rip­ series of black and white flash­ Leonard tells a random mentally beats up the viewer, ple effects have affected the entertainment world as well as the backs. Leonard’s commitment caller about his condition and frustrates and forces you to view sporting world. At the same time the sporting world has suspend­ strikes a bond with two the effects of the illness, which it once again. ed professional and collegiate games during the week, the enter­ strangers. Natalie, played by was shared by a man named Go out ^d rent this video tainment world has canceled the Latin Grammy Awards and the Carrie Ann-Moss (The Matrix) Sami Jankus. Who is Sami? And when you get the chance to. Emmy Awards that were to be shown this Sunday. There’s no word as of yet as to when and if both shows will be rescheduled. September 14, 2001 www.shuspectrum.com SHU Spectrum 7 All great seasons begin with a single yfm'.SHUdefeats CCSU 41-21 The Pioneer special teams By Keri Blair struck again with 9:20 to play in Sports Editor the third when Kiheme Cowan (Woodbridge, NJ) blocked a Sacred Heart defense and punt and fell on it in the endzone special teams scored three times for a touchdown and a 28-10 to lead the Pioneers to a 41-21 lead. victory over host Central After Frederick kicked a Connecticut State University in 30-yard field goal for Central Northeast Conference football midway through the third to action Saturday. make it 28-13, Johnson gave Central Connecticut, 0-2 SHU a 35-13 lead with a 36- overall and 0-1 in the NEC, yard strike from senior QB drew first blood when junior Justin Holtfreter (Lancaster, Mitch Graham (Hemlock, NY) CA). blocked a punt and sophomore Senior running back Paul Stevens (Nashua, NH) Marvin Royal (Pleasantville, scooped it up and ran ten yards NJ) plunged in from a yard out SHU defenseman senior Jamel Keels,junior Craig Capurso, sophomore Brian Pawlowski and junior for a touchdown. Just over a with 13:16 left in the game to Dan Atcherson attacking Central Conn States’ offense to ensure a victory. minute later, junior Blake Neri give the Pioneers a 41-13 advan­ director of athletic marketing at (Dover, NH) answered for the tage. the University. Pioneers by interception a pass The Blue Devils scored for SHU is coming off the most Sports Schedule and running 45 yards for a score. the final time with 3:11 left on a successful season in its history, a Senior Brandon Graham 29-yard TD pass leaving the 10-1 record and a second place (Cheshire, CT) gave SHU a 12- final score at 41 -21. finish in the Northeast 7 lead with a one-yard plunge “This is a great beginning to Conference. for Sept 14-21 for a score early in the second our season. We have a lot to live Virtually all the Pioneers’ quarter. up to and to build from and I key players are back, including Junior kicker Tim Redican have confidence in our coaches All-American junior linebacker Pridaiy (Meriden, CT) gave the and players to produce another Kayode Mayowa, who was the Pioneers a 15-7 edge with a 24- successful season,” said Tuesday NEC”S Defensive Player of the yard field goal with 5:12 to play. Holtfreter. Year. Womens CCSU hooter Brian Frederick WSHU-AM (1260) will In addition, the NEC in (Meriden, CT) equaled broadcast SHU entire 11-game conjunction with JBN Media" Redican’s effort with a 31- football schedule this fall. Jeff Group will air three Pioneer Toum Tennis yarder as the half expired. Holtz, who is the voice of the games this season. These live The Pioneers, 1-0, tookad- Bridgeport Bluefish baseball webcasts can be accessed via Home @Marist vantage of the opening play of and the senior announcer at www.northeastconference.org. the second half The Blue Devils Milford Jai-Alai, will handle the Although homecoming 4 p.m. 3 p.m. fumbled the opening kickoff and play-by-play. events for this weekend have SHU junior defensive end “This is the first time in the been cancelled the football team Saturday Shaun Hubbard (Neptune, NJ) football program’s 11 seasons will still take on Canisius Womens picked it up and ran 20 yards for that all games will be broadcast College at 2 p.m. this Saturday on , radio,” said Mark Adzigian, Volleyball aTD. on Campus field. Womens vs. Holy Cross Volleyball 7 p.m. SHU field hockey falls to Toum Providence 2-0 Sunday Home Mens Soccer 10 a.m. By Keri Blair Iona Sports Editor 3 p.m. Field Hockey The Sacred Heart women’s vs. Rider field hockey team fell to Albany, Womens 3-2, this past Saturday on a.m. Soccer Campus Field. Albany was able to come away from the first half with two Womens goals while the pioneers’ three Northeastern attempts were all denied. Soccer 7p.m. In the second half, freshman @ Siena Kristen Van Buskirk (New Milford) put the Pioneers on the Photo by Keri Blair 1 p.m. board with a rebound shot off Field Hockey looks to build on I -3 record. Wednesday the post. The Great Danes’ answered Providence defeated SHU Both teams were held Sunday back with their final goal scored in a non-conference 2-0 victory. scoreless in the «econd half. Field Hockey by Sarah Gonzalez. Junior Jen Chin connected SHU goaltend . freshman Sophomore Julie on her first goal at the 20:55 Robyn Breer (Montpelier, VT) Womens ^ Hofstra Messenger (Medway, MA) was mark of the first to put faced 22 shots and made 11 7 p.m. able to score the final goal for Providence up on the board. saves. Soccer the Pioneers. Freshman Amy Phillips fol­ SHU record on the season is SHU traveled to Rhode lowed with a goal off the comer 1-3 and their next game is St. Peter’s Island to contend with with 3:54 remaining in the first against Rider on Saturday at 10: 1 p.m. Providence College on Sunday. half a.m. at Campus Field. i.

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