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' William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey volume 4, Number 6 Tuesday, November 4,2003 Times Former Ireland pres. speaks at WPU globalization conference Steven Baker In her lecture, Robinson said we "are living in a News Editor world of unspeakable poverty and oppression." Robinson believes that we must "find ways to build Former President of Ireland and United Nations on what globalization has brought and bridge the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, divide." spoke of her deep concerns regarding the erosion of civ- Robinson defined human rights as the basic right il liberties across the globe, as the keynote speaker to to food, shelter and education. the "Globalization with a Human Face" conference. "Human rights are the goals we all seek to "I am deeply concerned with the rapid erosion of achieve," said Robinson. civil liberties," said Robinson, now the director of the "The issue of power and accountability [in gov- Ethical Globalization Initiative in New York. ernment] needs to be addressed." The conference, co-sponsored by William Paterson Citing the United Nations Millennium University and the Center on International Human Declaration, which held making globalization work Rights at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, was for all the worlds' people as a priority, Robinson held in the Valley Road Building on Oct. 30. believes the "developed countries need to do more." Robinson views the "post 9/11 world as half opti- •Before assuming responsibility as High mistic and half pessimistic." Commissioner for Human Rights in 1997, Robinson Robinson went on to say that countries around the spent seven years as the first female president of ' world seem to be assessing the new "normal" since the Ireland. terrorist attacks on America. The actions that are being During her time in the U.N., Robinson traveled to taken in the United States have a "copycat effect" in Rwanda, South Africa, Colombia, and Cambodia. other countries, she said. Robinson was the first commissioner to visit China During the question and answer period, Robinson and sign an agreement leading to greater cooperation spoke more about the terror attacks. for human rights in that country. "These were crimes against humanity," Robinson "Globalization with a Human Face" examined the said. interconnection between the interests of the United I believe the criminal route was the way to go States and those of the entire world. Robinson's whereby all countries would have had to bring the sus- Thursday evening address marked the beginning of pects, like Osama Bin Laden, to justice by U.N. man- the conference. The conference continued on Friday Former President of Ireland and United Nations date, Robinson said. wffi panfel ^SBRBIiSll spoke ofher deep concerns regardingthi> erostdtCd)civ- Robinson recognized the United States' position that discussion in the Martini Teleconference Center in war seemed inevitable at the time, but now the United il liberties across the globe, as the keynote speaker to Hobart Hall. the "Globalization with a Human Face " conference. States must seek international support through the U.N. E*Trade Scholarship winners perform at Shea Center By Laura Anne Rega Eric Giles sang bass-baritone and was accompanied by faculty member Rosetta Brown on piano. Giles0performed two pieces of upbeat classical music from W.A. Staff Writer Mozart and George Gershwin. He grew up singing and performs solos at concerts As the blue light bounced off the blackboard, it cast a rich, brilliant glow across and other events. the grand piano, a solitary drum and music stand which set the stage for the Midday Anthony Jay Lalumia has played trombone since he was a young and hopes to' Student Recital Series: E*Trade Scholarship Winners. become a sound engineer upon graduating. At the Midday Recital, Lalumia played E*Trade Scholarships, renewable for up to four years, are for students who live in the trombone with a piano accompaniment provided by Frank Pavese, a WPU faculty New Jersey and demonstrate exceptional musical talent, particularly in classical member. Lalumia performed a subtle classical song by Alexandre Guilrhant. music. The scholarship winners all demonstrate academic excellence, as well as Michelle Sedlak performed two pieces from Frederic Chopin and Peter financial need. Bernadette Fersch, Russel Tybus, Eric Giles, Anthony Jay Lalumia, Tchaikovsky on piano. She is a junior and participates in many musical ensembles Michelle Sedlak and Gregory Mulford were awarded the scholarships this year. for the university.' Five of those students performed at the Midday Recital in the Shea Center for the Gregory Mulford brought the program to a close when he played a catchy four- Performing Arts last Thursday. part piece from Ronald L. Caravan on baritone saxophone. Faculty member Dalia Russel Tybus, a sophomore music major, played three separate classical solos on Sakas accompanied him on piano. Mulford is a senior and is majoring in music edu- percussion. These pieces were from Barney Childs, David Saperstein and John cation with a concentration in saxophone performance. Beck. Tybus. Approximately 200 people attended the concert. INSIDE THE TIMES Entertainment 2 Katie Commentary...... "••'**••""""""* Holmes in Campus vignettes 4"Pieces of National campus news 5 April/' Calendar of events ...6 see review 2 \*C/i f 111^3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••»••••••••' Sports calendar. 8 page 2 ENTERTAINMENT Joe's band review: Thrice's "The Artist in the Ambulance" filled with powerful, radio-friendly anthems By Joe Wilson : StaffWriter ' ' • If you told members of the band Thrice that they were going to sell close to 70,000 CDs in the first week of release of "The Artist in the Ambulance," they would not have believed you. But the time has come for Dustin Kensrue, Eddie Breckenridge, Teppei Teranishi, and Riley Breckenridge to start pinching themselves, because it's true. To their record- ing label 70,000 is a good number, but there's room for improvement. To Thrice, well, they are just happy to be where they are. The band started out on the indie-label Sub City Records, which is an offshoot of Hopeless Records. Their first release with Sub City, "Identity Crisis," was a sign of what fans would expect from the band. It also served to form a lasting relationship with the label. Proof of that is evident on the back of their new CD, it bears the logo of Island Records and the insignia of Sub City Records beside it. "The Artist in the Ambulance" is a perfect blend of powerful, yet radio-friendly anthems. The lyrics are lined with notes from the recording session for each song — something I have never seen before. This record is also a huge step up from the 2002 Sub City Records release, "The Illusion of Safety" and illustrates how the band went from a great local sounding band to a full-fledged genre leader. Old Thrice fans might need a few listens before totally accepting this CD, but it will definitely make its way to your CD player, and will have trouble leaving it. Check Thrice out when they hit the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Nov. 17 with Thursday, and Coheed & Cambria. Actress says her roles all have little pieces of Katie Holmes By Terry-Lawson she makes clear, "I have a lot of April in me, just like I voice that often approaches helium level. "I'm used to have a lot of Joey in me. But I know people have a (KRT) shooting quickly from TV, but nothing, nothing like good-girl image of me from the show that's hard to get this. It was a completely different way of working than In the swirl of film festivals, even the most disci- away from. It's why I didn't think I had a chance of get- anything I've ever done before. It was a huge adjust- plined person might find herself unhinged and off-bal- ting to play April." ment, but it was good for me, ance, being whisked here and there for screenings, Holmes was one of because I tend to overanalyze interviews, cocktails and meetings. many young actors who every role I take. There was no . But if Katie Holmes, at the Toronto International received Peter Hedges' time. You got on set, and it was Film Festival last month to promote "Pieces of April," is script for "Pieces of April," go, go, go. You work until you even mildly adrift, you would never know it about a girl attempting to drop, you go home and crash, and "I'm just along for the ride," says Holmes, perfectly mend fences with her get up and do it again." made up and unflaggingly pleasant in an early-morning estranged family by prepar- Hedges, who is also a play- interview in her hotel suite. "Compared to what we had ing her first Thanksgiving wright and novelist, says the lack to do to get tfois movie made, this is vacation." dinner. The story takes place of time and money actually .satisely on Thanksgiving worked to his advantage as well. ! £>ay, And cuts betweeft her "No time for ego," he says. "It She plays a suburban refugee relocated to New hapless attempts to cook a reminded me of when I was first York's lower East Side, with the requisite uniform of turkey, her live-in writing plays in the 1980s. At one multicolored hair, ironically intended thrift-shop boyfriend's (Derek Luke) point, I wrote 12 plays over a 3- wardrobe and, of course, tattoos. Today, she is fresh- attempt to buy a suit, and year-period. When you write scrubbed, un-ironic Katie Holmes, the one her fans her family's drive to screenplays, you have a lot of know and love as Joey from "Dawson's Creek." But, Manhattan from their time to second-guess yourself, Pennsylvania home.

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