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Vol. VIII, Number 13 Friday, May 6, 2010 www.merrimackbeacon.com Sam Adams brings the Crowd, LMFAO brings the Party

By Ashley Sarris, ‘12 The Blue Line Club, The Beacon that we have these,” she said. popular song, “Coming Up”, fol - Editor in Chief took many photos of people who Ryan Pinette won his pass by win - lowed by “Tabs Open,” both were won VIP Stage passes and also ning “Name that Tune,” in which he crowd favorites. Sam Adams led the “MPB really stepped it up chatted with them. Many won the scored an 89 out of 90 on. crowd in chants against both the this year,” this New York Yankees and comment from the New York Giants. He Ryan Pinette, was also started a chant of his among the many own name. similar comments There was much work that were all over put in on every aspect of the Lawler Arena campus. “Everyone put a on April 25, 2010. lot of work and effort and Merrimack Pro - it’s paying it off,” Alyssa gramming Board, Wollman, President of and their Concert MPB commented. Committee, co- The Concert Commit - chaired by Alyssa tee’s co-advisors had Wollman and Rob nothing but praise for all Furrier, and co-ad - the students. “I am very vised by Student proud of what the stu - Involvement’s Tim dents did. I knew the stu - Cormio and Nick dents had the potential of Lowery put on an putting on a concert this amazing, sold-out passes in Spring Weekend activities The concert, which was funded size on, but their hard work amazed concert. and contests. President Ronald through SGA’s referendum that me. They did a really good job,” Tim The committee members were Champagne and Mrs. Champagne students voted on, cost $60,000. The Cormio said. Tara Bartley, Timmy Smith, Becca as well as Vice President for Enroll - event was sold out. Merrimack stu - Blackett and Kyle Neary, and all ment Management, Mary Lou dents were granted quick and easy stepped up to bring a great concert Retelle also met Adams in The Blue access into the venue, while the to Merrimack. Cambridge native Continued on Page 5 Line Club. general public lined up along Volpe Sam Adams, self-acclaimed “All of the students should get hours in advance to get in. Many “Boston’s Boy” was the opening act credit for the idea” noted Cham - local high school students were in who really brought the crowd, and pagne, “ We want to know where attendance. the main event was LMFAO. people’s ideas are going and get be - The student crowd was rowdy The concert was nothing but suc - hind them. Couldn’t be a more per - outside while waiting an extra ten cess. The Beacon was given permis - fect day.” minutes to be let in, as the doors sion to cover the event in the Kerri Holt who had the privilege opened to Merrimack Students at exclusive stage side area. With a of getting a VIP Stage pass was all 7:25 pm meet and greet with Sam Adams in smiles at the event. “It’s really cool Sam Adams opened up with his Merrimack Student Donates Stem In This Cells to Child in Need Issue By Ryan Pinette,’12 to become a donor. He was swabbed and was matched up” Stephen said. Staff Writer on the spot to get the process started. "Having a perfect match does trans - Sodexo Protest Merrimack College sophomore late into improved likelihood of hav - Stephen Ramunno does not consider ing a cure," said Dr Robert Soiffer, Page 3 himself a hero but for many people in chief of the blood cancers division at the Merrimack community, he is. DFCI. Two weeks ago, on Monday April Ramunno donated through Concert Photo 19th, Ramunno anonymously do - the Be The Match registry, which is a nated stem cells to a five-year-old boy organization that links donators to Collage battling Leukemia. Stephen was a people in need of donors. "We are so perfect, five out of five match for this grateful that Stephen took the time Pages 6 &7 boy. to join the Be The Match registry and This process for Ramunno, a To Ramunno’s surprise, only four committed to donating stem cells for health science major who is studying months after he was initially a patient in need. It is because of the Theology with to become a pediatrician, began last swabbed, he got a call from the Dana selfless actions taken by Stephen and summer when he attended a health Faber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and others, that patients in need of stem Tim fair at the Hynes Convention Center was told that he was a 100% match cell transplants are able to receive in Boston, MA. Stephen talked with a for the boy. “I was shocked when I got the critical treatment that can help Page 9 nurse at the bone marrow transplant the call, you hear about people being save their lives," says Cindy Albert, booth at the convention and decided on the registry for years upon years manager of donor services at Dana- and I was only on for a few months Farber. Page 2 The Beacon May 6, 2010 Editorial Board Pag Editor in Chief e Ashley Sarris Spring Weekend 2

F Associate Editor in Round-up By Kim Trapasso Chief F Patrick Lawlor

A Softball Tournament is Another Spring Weekend Homerun! Copy Editor Abigail Clark This year’s softball tournament could not have fallen on a more gorgeous day. With T sunny skies and a temperature around 70 degrees, both the players and spectators were able to enjoy one of America’s favorite pastimes underneath a blue, cloudless sky. Stu - S Sports Editor dents 21 + were able to enjoy the game from the “beer garden,” which was a tent located Kayla Morong next to the softball field, providing shade and a perfect view of the action. Students re - mained safe under the supervision of Student Involvement and a 6 beer per person limit. Saturday’s softball game festivities also included a delicious BBQ prepared by Sodexho, N and refreshing Italian ice. Ten teams participated in the tournament, and all of them sported originally made jerseys with clever team names. The tournament began at 10 AM and continued throughout the afternoon into early evening, when team “Ruck Fes O Staff Life” beat team “One and D” in the championship. C Lyndsie Andrade Jill Bradford Res Life’s Carnival kicks off Spring Weekend early on Friday evening. A Courtney Cutler Timothy Iannacone With the Spring Weekend spirit already circulating in the campus air, many stu - E Heather Kent dents felt the excitement long before the weekend even began. However, for those Mark Lindquist who had class on Friday and were unable to begin the festivities early, the Carnival

B Katie O’Neil was a great way to kick off Friday night. The Carnival began at 5 PM on Friday af - Shannon Nickerson ternoon and took place in the Sakowich parking lot. The Carnival was sponsored by Alexandra Picardi Ryan Pinette Res Life and included a number of fair favorites including teacups, a pirate ship, a stand serving carnival food. The Carnival even had an opportunity to pie RAs. The

E Michael Salvucci Kim Trapasso energy and atmosphere of the carnival was a perfect taste of summertime, reaffirm - Molly Warren ing the realization that summer is quickly approaching! G

E Sam Adams and LMFAO “rocked the beat and rocked the show” at Lawler arena on Saturday night! L Advisor With a sold out audience consisting of 3,000 people, MPB provided Merrimack stu -

L dents with a successful spring weekend concert. This year’s concert turned out to Dr. Russell Mayer be the largest MPB production in Merrimack history. With attendance numbers at Assistant Dean of Liberal about 1,000 more than the student body population, the turnout was above and be - O Arts yond expectations. MPB and the concert committee dedicated a countless number Customer Service of hours to planning and set-up in order to ensure that the Merrimack community

C had an unforgettable Spring Weekend experience. Their efforts proved to be noth - Advertising ing short of remarkable. Performances by both “Boston’s Boy” Sam Adams and the The Beacon is the best and most effi - funky “electro- hop” group LMFAO were upbeat and exciting. Students and other cient way to reach the Merrimack College Community. To place a concert guests enjoyed dancing, crowd surfing, and singing along to more than a

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I cerning any of our issues please con - members. Graduating in the class of 2010 are Former Editor in Chief, tact us at Michael Salvucci , Former Photography Editor, Courtney Cutler , [email protected] Former Layout Editor, Lauren Reilly , and Staff Writers Molly War - R ren , Kim Trappasso and Shannon Nickerson , Lyndsie Andrade Contact Us and Feature Sports Writer, Jill Bradford . R The Beacon c/o Student Activities

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M [email protected] www.merrimackbeacon.com Page 3 The Beacon May 6, 2010 School News Sodexo Protest By Michael Salvucci, ‘10 tention”. There have been orange and multi- had 15 instances of unfair labor prac - Staff Writer Monica Zimmer, Sodexo’s director of color flyers circulating around cam - tices actually being filed. Of those 15, public relations, said in an interview pus and in the academic buildings. none have come from Merrimack nor Two weeks ago, on Monday, have any been proven valid. April 26, a group from Service “The numbers,” Zimmer fin - Employees International Union ished, “speak for them - (SEIU), one of the largest waiver selves”. unions in the country, held a Sodexo is “certainly open to protest right outside of campus employees unionizing…or not concerning the union-ship of unionizing”, said Zimmer. Sodexo’s hourly workers at Mer - Roughly 50 percent of rimack College. Sodexo’s workers are in fact The group of protesters was unionized, most of which be - made up mostly of non-merri - long to the union “Unite mack related persons. A few Here”, a direct competitor of workers joined them on their SEIU. According to Zimmer, lunch break but asked to remain Sodexo has been caught be - nameless. The protesters held tween jurisdictional in fight - signs that read, “I support Sodexo conducted over The flyers, simi - ing between unions. workers”, “Sodexo UNFAIR”, and the phone, lar to some of Zimmer finished by saying, “we care “Changing Sodexo, Changing Lives”. “Sodexo is the the protest about our employees here at Sodexo, Merrimack and Andover police were target of a lot posters, made if we didn’t, we wouldn’t be a success - on the scene and kept the protesters of misinforma - claims of “unfair ful company”. off campus. They were located a short tion on the labor practices” ways down the side-road leading be - part of SEIU”. by Sodexo. tween the Sakowich Campus Center SEIU is claim - Zimmer said and the Hamel Health Center. ing that the that “the situa - Chief of Merrimack Police Serv - hourly work - tion is unfortu - ices, Ronald Guilmette, said that, ers at Sodexo ~Photos courtesy of Chief Ron Guilmette~ nate” and the “the protest was peaceful and did not are not being “unfair labor cause any trouble”, he continued, allowed to unionize and that there practice claims are quite simply a “they were only there a matter of have been many cases of “unfair labor smear tactic”. Sodexo has 90,000 hours and didn’t draw too much at - practices”. hourly employees and they have only Farewell to Dr. Sears Fine Arts Department loses asset

By Courtney Cutler, ‘10 has taught the art and history of fessor at UMass Lowell in the late member of the Arlington Philhar - Staff Writer music at Merrimack for approxi - 1970’s, Sears was offered a job at monic Orchestra with his wife. Feeling a little groggy during mately thirty years and will be re - Merrimack by Professor Raymond, Sears will also pursue some of his your morning classes? Maybe you tiring at the end of the semester. another member of the Fine Art De - favorite hobbies, like camping and start to doze off on your desk, or Professor Sears grew up in partment, and began his career as hiking. begin to daydream about the sunny Anapolis, Maryland. From a young a music professor at the school. His Being the only music profes - weather outdoors. For those of you age, he was taught piano by his main passion is classical and Amer - sor at Merrimack, Sears has helped who have taken a music class with mother. As his passion for playing ican music, so clearly some of his fa - many students grow in their pas - Professor Sears, you know that you music grew, he began to write his vorite classes to teach are Survey of sion for music, and also opened up could never fall asleep for the fifty own music and learn to play other American Music and Music of the many doors for them. The Fine Arts minutes that his class is in session. instruments, such as the organ and Classical Era. Department will be awfully quiet Promptly at eight a.m., Dr. recorder. Even today, Professor For a period of time, Profes - without you, Dr. Sears. Congratu - Sears will perform roll call, which is Sears continues to compose his own sor Sears served as the President of lations on a great thirty years at usually followed by a lively discus - music – an impressive skill that not Faculty Senate, allowing him to be - Merrimack; you will be sorely sion on Beethoven, Mozart, or per - many people possess. come well acquainted with mem - missed! haps the Beatles – hand motions After studying music and bers of other departments and and boisterous piano demonstra - completing his Bachelor’s and Mas - offices at Merrimack. He says he tions included. His lectures are an - ter’s degrees at the Peabody Con - will miss his colleagues and the imated and dynamic – he rarely servatory, he received his doctorate support of the Fine Arts depart - glances at notes, recalling impor - at Boston University. Sears taught ment very much. tant and interesting facts from at a Pennsylvania college for some Although Sears is retiring memory. It is clear through Dr. time, but wanted to be back in New from teaching music, it will still be Sears’ daily enthusiasm and energy England where he felt at home. a large part of his life. He will con - that music is his true passion. He While working as an adjunct pro - tinue to be a church musician and a The Beacon would like to thank all of its faithful readers this past year. Look forward to seeing improvements in the future. Page 4 The Beacon May 6, 2010 17 Year-old Splits Skull Four Merrimack Students Charged

By Michael Salvucci, ‘10 found lying outside at the base of the students involved. were all pagne wrote, “The four students vi - Staff Writer the stairs. Police say the girl is from charged with distributing liquor to olated the Merrimack College Stu - Southeastern Massachusetts and is a minor, minor in possession of al - dent Code of Conduct, which applies North Andover – A 17 year-old in stable condition at a critical care coholic beverages, and disturbing to all students, regardless of their high school junior is in critical con - unit at the New England Medical the peace. residence on or off campus.” dition at a Boston hospital after Center in Boston. Register was found with three “Merrimack College is cooperat - falling down a flight of stairs at a Four underage Merrimack Col - fake IDs in his wallet and was ing fully with the investigation”, party located at 599 Turnpike lege students were arrested at the charged with three counts of pos - Champagne finished, “We continue Street in the early hours of Sunday scene. The students do not reside on session of a false/stolen Registry of to pray for the injured girl and her morning. campus. The Beacon, despite re - Motor Vehicles document. family, and for her rapid recovery”. According to police, the girl, ports made by local media outlets, In an email sent out college-wide whose name was not released, has decided to leave their names at 4:39PM on Monday, May 3, Mer - cracked her skull in the fall and was out of this article, out of respect to rimack President Ronald Cham - Honors Convocation By Molly Warren, ‘10 then went on to explain that we the Reverend John R. Aherne, as well as leadership within the Staff Writer were there tonight for two reasons. O.S.A. Poetry Contest, the Rob College community. One reason was to recognize the Costello Award, the Integrity and President Dr. Ronald Cham - This past Tuesday of April 27, quick passing of our four years at Quality Award, and many other pagne closed the event by saying Honors Convocation was held for Merrimack. The second reason was awards. Two additional senior that the seniors should be proud of seniors in the Collegiate Church of to honor the special achievement of awards were given out. The Allen their accomplishments because it Christ the Teacher at 4 o’clock. the senior class. He explained that J. Ash Senior Service Award is be - meant that they have succeeded Nearly 120 seniors were recognized the two reasons are related because stowed upon a senior who has made while during their years at Merri - for their academic achievements of the time that the students gave an outstanding contribution to the mack. He went on by adding that during their time here at Merri - to Merrimack has led to the honor - senior class. This award was given students earn esteem, merit, re - mack. This year William Wians, a ing of them on Tuesday. to both Sheree Morande and Eliza - spect, and dignity by attending professor of Philosophy and Direc - The students were each beth Temple. The David A. Raf - Merrimack. In the end, these sen - tor of the Honors Program at Mer - called up individually and received ferty, III Memorial Award was iors have helped fulfill the college rimack, gave the address. He began a certificate and Honors cords in given to Andrew R. Braithwaite and mission. with an onomatopoeic “whoosh.” Merrimack’s gold and blue colors to Kelley Pasquantonio. This award is He explained that this was our sen - wear for graduation. Also honored given to a senior in recognition of ior year passing quickly by us. He at this event were those who won athletic and academic achievement, L.E.A.D. Awards honor students

By Molly Warren, ‘10 this award. Staff Writer The final senior award was the Travis G. Kong Student Leadership On Tuesday, April 27, the Mer - Award. This award was set up this rimack College L.E.A.D. Awards were year by the senior class in honor of held. This event is held in order to “cel - Travis Kong, a fellow senior who passed ebrate Merrimack’s finest.” This year’s away his sophomore year here at Mer - L.E.A.D. Awards were different than rimack. The award is given to students past years, for its style has changed. in recognition of outstanding service to This year’s event was more formal and the Merrimack College community and did not have the traditional student was given to John Maggs, Jes Morris, MC’s Also, the L.E.A.D awards were Meredith Prior, Alyssa Wollman, and held in the Rogers Center rather than Brian Caira. On the stage handing out its previous location of Cascia Hall. the awards was Travis’ mom and at the Many members of the staff and the ad - end of the ceremony, the senior class ministration presented the various presented her with a plaque in recogni - awards. Along with the new style of the tion of the award in her son’s honor. awards ceremony, there were also sev - Below is a complete list of recipients of eral new awards given out. One of Merrimack’s L.E.A.D Awards for 2010: these awards included the Student Government Association Award given to Ara Sarajian and several intramural sports and club sports award. Shining Star Award for Most Improved Club/Organization : Class Council 2011 Three senior awards were given Merrimack College Social Awareness Award : OnStagers for RENT out at the L.E.A.D. Awards. These T.E.A.M. Award for Best Collaborative Effort : Club Bio and Green Team for Blue, Gold, awards included the William J. Mur - and Green Week ray, O.S.A. Medal, the Joseph P. Daley Most Dedicated Commuter Award : Nick Laham Award, and the Travis G. Kong Student Leadership Award. The William J. Blue and Gold Multicultural Award : Yanil Rojas Murray Medal is given to a senior who Unsung Hero Award : Yesika Bravo and Christina Petrucci is a role model for others and emulate Advisor of the Year Award : Donna Swartwout for the Pep Band the lifestyle of Father Murray’s, espe - Intramural Team Sportsmanship Award : Channel 4 News Team cially his open-mindedness, his com - Intramural Participant of the Year : Doug Naffah passion for others, and his conscience Club Sports Team of the Year : Women’s Rugby attempts at social and spiritual growth. Outstanding Leader Award 2011 : Timmy Smith This year’s award was given to Brian Casey and Rebecca Provost. The Outstanding Leader Award 2012 : Amanda Cremone Joseph P. Daley Award is given to stu - Outstanding Leader Award 2013 : Pat Lawlor dents in recognition of outstanding Gladys and Anthony Sakowich Campus Center Award : Class of 2010 and MPB for character and unheralded service to the Felix Brown Concert Merrimack community. Maryann Program of the Year : LMFAO featuring Sam Adams Spring Concert Clement and Molly Wiseman received Organization of the Year : Ultimate Frisbee Team Page 5 The Beacon May 6, 2010 Ramunno spreads Concert rocks Volpe Health Continued from cover did not compete in the Boston Continued from cover friend. Marathon that day, Ramunno said The concert took days to set up Ramunno ended up donating stem “I have worked in concert venues, “that day was marathon for me.” and the efforts of the concert com - cells as opposed to marrow but the and have had experience in the However, he also said “If I had the mittee are greatly appreciated by processes are equally rigorous. To field, but I have never been in the chance, I would do it again.” all who attended the concert. prepare for the donation Ramunno kind of role that this concert The donation is now com - “I’ve been up since 7:30 this had to frequent the DFCI for blood brought,” Nick Lowery commented. plete and only time will tell if it was morning and it was all worth it” ex - drawing, EKG’s, chest x-rays, and “It was a great experience to work successful. If both parties agree to claimed Furrier on the night of the physical exams. Ramunno also had with the students and bring such a it, after one year Stephen will be concert. to keep himself in good, physical great concert to Merrimack,” he able to meet with the boy that he Can MPB top this year’s con - condition throughout the entire added. gave so much hope to. Ramunno, cert next year? Stay tuned with process, which included leading a When LMFAO came onto the who is going to be a RA on campus The Beacon in the fall to find out completely healthy lifestyle. stage, the energy from the students, next year, hopes to bring more more about Spring Weekend 2011. Stephen said the worst part was awareness about donating by possi - provided by the opening act of Sam giving himself injections in the days bly bringing the Be The Match reg - Adams, reflected through the per - See Collage on Pages 6 and 7 leading up to the donation. The istry to campus to encourage more formers as they bounced around night before the donation Stephen students to donate. the stage. Comical comments went stayed at a hotel in Boston where he out to specific students, including could rest and prepare for the one to a girl in a striped shirt who events of the next day. Although he looked like the lead singer’s ex girl - Dave Foreman: An RA to Admire By Patrick Lawlor ‘13 put on “drunk goggles” and drive cart for me, they were a big help,” appropriated money for great Associate Editor in Chief the golf cart around a square by said Foreman. prizes, and gave out free t-shirts to Santagati Hall. This was definitely Foreman, along with other Res - all of the teams. The Amazing Race While Merrimack is filled with Res - an eye opener to anyone who par - ident Advisors Jerry Smith (Ash), was a blast; an additional activity I ident Advisors who do a tremen - ticipated about the dangers about and Kyle Neary (Monican) ran the had participated in. There were dous job with their programming about 20 co-ed teams, all competing and duties, one stands out among around campus to make it into the others: Dave Foreman. Foreman top 8 in order to advance to the fi - has been an RA for two years, cur - nals. My partner was junior Ashley rently an advisor in the apart - Bock, and I want to take this time ments. Foreman will also be in the to thank her for being a great team - apartments next year as the Senior mate! Resident Advisor. “Dave does a phenomenal job Foreman hails from Mel - with his programs,” said Donna rose, MA and is a junior with Biol - Swartout, Associate Dean of Stu - ogy major. Foreman is also a dents and Director of Residence member of the Biology Club, Ben - Life. According to Swartout, RAs zyne Ring. Foreman sponsors some must run two programs a month, of the best programs, the Amazing one educational and one entertain - Race, a popular Spring Weekend ing. event, and “Drunk Driving is Bad,” Needless to say, Merrimack’s also a popular event. “My favorite Residence Advisors are all special, program that I have done was hardworking members of Residence Around the World,” Foreman said. Life. However, Foreman’s aware - “All of the apartments I advise were ness to societal issues and diligence given a country and had to cook food to work so that others have fun, that was representative of that cannot go unrecognized. country,” Foreman added. Dave Forman reflecting on his programs His events are often those that ~Photo by Pat Lawlor~ bring awareness, but are also fun and entertaining. I took part in his drinking and driving. “I would re - Amazing Race. They set up all of drunk driving simulation. This pro - ally like to thank Jim Matthews the events throughout campus, de - gram required the participant to and Lt. Murphy for getting the golf signed the routes, organized teams,

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All photos by Ashley Sarris and Patrick Lawlor Page 7 The Beacon May 6, 2010 WEEKEND LMFAO Page 8 The Beacon May 6, 2010 The Beacon- It’s not so black and white A note from your Editorial Board Let’s face it, as much as mem - thing right around there. They night/Thursday morning trying to paper, we don’t have the funding, bers of the Merrimack Community come from parents who work. fill a paper; perhaps, but in the time, or capability to go out and re - try to express it is, Merrimack Col - Women make up most of the staff of broad view, this is not what a paper cruit a member of the minority to lege is not so diverse. In recent con - roughly 80% here at The Beacon . wants. Take a look at some recent come and write for us. We are not a versations with different Three out of four members of the Beacon s. Where is the diversity? selective organization, or one that departments and committees on editorial board are women. Three The truth is: there isn’t any. focuses on recruiting for that mat - campus, diversity, and lack thereof out of four members of the editorial Why don’t we have diver - ter. has been a pressing issue. “Merri - board run both Cross Country and sity? Well the truth is, we don’t We call for diversity among The mack needs to be more diverse,” Track. know. Anyone can write for The Beacon because that’s what we seems to be an overarching theme. But what does all this mean Beacon , we accept anything, so why need, that’s what a strong newspa - What better to start with than when publishing a newspaper? don’t people sign up? Why are there per needs. Different views, methods our own staff at The Beacon . Merri - There are ways in which having no Latino, African American, or of expression, varying backgrounds mack College’s student run news - this type of staff is beneficial. A Asian writers? Well, this question all make up what is imperative in paper parallels the rest of the strong core group of people with the may never be answered. The Bea - publishing a paper. So consider this institution that embodies it. We are same ideas, working together can con , which is understaffed to begin Merrimack, The Beacon s cry for di - the antonym of diversity. On our be easy when getting things done. with, is in no position to deny writ - versity. staff of roughly 15 members, every But let’s be serious, is this what a ers. All of the people that come to member is white. The majority of publication really wants? At three The Beacon to write, or photograph the group is middle class or some - in the morning on a Wednesday are part of the majority. As a news - - The Editorial Board Questions on the Quad SENIOR EDITION By Patrick Lawlor

The Beacon would like to wish the graduating class of 2010 the best of luck in all of their future endeavors.

What are your plans for after graduation?

Boston Grad School Passing the CPA Living life until I Exam start working -Mia Basile -Elizabeth Temple -Matt Stumpf -Jes Morris

What is your best memory from Merrimack?

Playing lacrosse Having an amazing The Dancing with Living with Liz Spring Weekend the Stars event Temple over the -Madelana Basile Concert -Melissa Cruz summer! -Alyssa Wollman -Hannah Riley Page 9 The Beacon May 6, 2010 Police Log On April 17, 2010 at 01:07 , Deegan RA reported a suspicious odor on the 3rd floor of Deegan East. Police were dispatched to investi - gate and the AC responded as well. Units reported that the resident allowed the AC and themselves to enter. No evidence of contra - band was found, however, the smell of marijuana did exist. Resident and his registered guest were present. Residence Life will be investigating. Units cleared.

On April 21, 2010 at 00:42 , Officer reported being out with two males in Lot 8. Lieutenant and officer were on scene. 21 beers were confiscated along with marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

On April 23, 2010 at 01:45 , Lieutenant and officer reported a small group of suspicious males behind Ash by the woods. The individu - als ran at first but all were caught up with. They did not have anything incriminating on them and were told to call it a night. Units cleared.

On April 24, 2010 at 01:00 , Sergeant reported all units will be out at the apartments dispersing approximately 500-600 people. Ser - geant reported that a few glass bottles were thrown at Car 2 during the dispersal, no visible damage.

On April 24, 2010 at 11:22 , police had addressed students in the Deegan West lot that are tailgating with open containers. All have moved along.

On April 24, 2010 at 18:57 , Sergeant reported that he will be responding to a disturbance at the Cafeteria. All units responded. Unit reported that an individual had been throwing dishes but had left upon arrival. Units cleared.

On April 24, 2010 at 20:43 , a professor called to report that someone had “trashed” the first floor Menʼs bathroom in Mendel. Police was dispatched to investigate. Unit reported that there was no monetary damage. Units cleared.

On A pril 25, 2010 at 21:30 , Area Coordinator from Residence Life called requesting assistance from Police Services in putting out a campfire outside behind the St. Thomas Community Room. Officer was dispatched. Unit reported that the fire had been put out and 76 Theology with Tim Be Proud to be Catholic! By Tim Iannacone, ʻ12 Columnist This week I pondered on what to today in the USA, namely the the institution of marriage. Let me write for my column but could not Catholic Church? Do you know - the give you some figures that you as The Catholic Church is bleeding think of anything. If you might re - Catholic Church educates 2.6 mil - Catholics should know and remem - from self-inflicted wounds. The member, last issue I spoke of the lion students everyday at the cost to ber. For example, 12% of the 300 agony that Catholics have felt and crisis that is shaking the Roman your Church of 10 billion dollars, Protestant clergy surveyed admitted suffered is not necessarily the fault Catholic Church yet again. I wanted and a savings on the other hand to to sexual intercourse with a parish - of the Church. You have been hurt to give the students, faculty, and the American taxpayer of 18 billion ioner; 38% acknowledged other in - by a small number of wayward staff a look at what is happening to dollars. Your graduates go on to appropriate sexual contact in a priests that have probably been to - not only the Church but us as well, graduate studies at the rate of 92%, study by the United Methodist tally weeded out by now. Walk with for we are all members of this holy all at a cost to you. To the rest of the Church, 41.8 % of clergywomen re - your shoulders high and you head Mother Church. As I was skimming Americans it’s free. The Church has ported unwanted sexual behavior; higher. Be a proud member of the through my emails, I came across 230 colleges and universities in the 17% of laywomen have been sexually most important non-governmental an email from a Catholic Priest who U.S. with an enrollment of 700,000 harassed. Meanwhile, 1.7% of the agency in the United States. Then is not only one of my best friends, students. The Catholic Church has Catholic clergy has been found remember what Jeremiah said: but mentor. After reading this a non-profit hospital system of 637 guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the ‘Stand by the roads, and look and email, I was surprised of the statis - hospitals, which account for hospi - Protestant ministers have been ask for the ancient paths, where the tics shown and even more surprised tal treatment of 1 out of every 5 peo - found guilty of pedophilia. This is good way is and walk in it, and find that it was written by a Jewish ple - not just Catholics - in the not a Catholic Problem. A study of rest for your souls’. Be proud to man. I wanted to share this with all United States today. But the press is American priests showed that most speak up for your faith with pride of you so you might come to respect vindictive and trying to totally den - are happy in the priesthood and find and reverence and learn what your the Roman Catholic Church better. igrate in every way the Catholic it even better than they had ex - Church does for all other religions. Church in this country. They have pected, and that most, if given the Be proud that you’re a Catholic!” “Why would newspapers carry blamed the disease of pedophilia on choice, would choose to be priests on a vendetta on one of the most im - the Catholic Church, which is as ir - again in face of all this obnoxious portant institutions that we have responsible as blaming adultery on PR the church has been receiving. Op-Ed Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the Opinion section of The Bea - con are solely those of the contributors and do not repre - sent the opinions of The Beacon Newspaper as a whole . If you would like to submit your own opinion article or rebutt one you have read, contact us at [email protected] Page 10 The Beacon May 6, 2010 O’Rourke’s 16 Ks Send AIC Packing By Mark Lindquist, ‘11 Brendan Pyburn, senior first baseman Matt and stolen bases with 42, 20, and 16, respec - Staff Writer Hogan, and sophomore center Tim Curran com - tively. Pyburn also has only struck out an as - bined produced six hits and three RBIs. Pyburn tounding nine times in 125 at-bats. Curran has Against AIC, Merrimack senior left-handed has been Merrimack’s most consistent hitter and been a similar hitter to Pyburn, hitting .303 with 6’3”, 215-pound pitcher Ryan O’Rourke, despite one of the NE-10’s best contact and disciplined a team second best 36 hits and 15 RBIs. Hogan’s leaving the game with a no-decision, pitched hitters. He is sixth in the NE-10 with a .336 bat - average has declined to .233 but is still one of the nine awesome innings allowing only four hits, ting average and leads the team in hits, RBIs, team’s best power hitters with 3 home runs and one run and striking out sixteen batters. 15 RBIs. Freshman right fielder The Warriors eventually won the game in Mark O’Flynn has also done a extra innings 2-1 on a walk-off RBI single solid job stepping into the lead-off from none other than senior shortstop, role hitting .271. Merrimack is Brendan Pyburn. Junior relief pitcher Keith still in the middle of the pack with Johansen was credited with the victory. Jo - an overall 16-15 record, an 11-12 hansen’s ERA in relief is 2nd best on the record in conference play, and has team with 1.74. O’Rourke’s record is only 3- a shot at a playoff spot. 2, but he is 4th in the NE-10 conference with a 1.50 ERA, 3rd in opposing batting average at .167, and 5th in Ks with 71. O’Rourke’s stellar pitching and tall left-handed stature has gotten the attention of some MLB clubs. In the second game against AIC, Dylan Ellis, another senior lefty pitched lights out for the Warriors on a complete game shutout going nine innings, allowing five hits, and striking out seven hitters for a 4-0 victory. Ellis’s record is only 2-4 but his ERA is very strong at 2.24 and is a pitching work - O’Rourke pitches against SNHU last Saturday, May 1 horse with 63 innings pitched and five ~Photo courtesy of Merrimack Athletics~ complete games. The heart of the order of

WARRIORS-What it means to us

By Jill Bradford, ‘10 look back, or hide out in the locker people we ate every meal with, the ment, discipline, hard work, leader - Staff Writer room. But we didn’t. We rose to the people we traveled the country ship, and accountability to achieve challenge and showed up to practice with, and most importantly the peo - success in both our professional and Ask any athlete what it feels like the next day, and then the day after ple who showed us that they would personal lives. We will use the in - to pull their Merrimack jersey over because our team needed us. We have our back- on and off the field. tangible lessons we learned their head one final time, or to glide won as a team, and lost as a team. We know that defeat is a part of throughout our athletic careers to over the ice once more, steal that We built our character around chal - athletics sometimes, but more im - make ourselves better every single last base, stop that last goal, or kick lenges and created an atmosphere portantly, we know that a positive, day and, more importantly, help that last field goal, and most likely for success through hard work, and yet competitive, attitude and effort others around us achieve success as they will pause for a second and because of this we were able to give is a part of athletics all of the time. well. smile, right before being inundated everything we had to the team. Our As we move beyond Merrimack, So when we play our last game with the feelings of pride and ac - team was our family at college, the we will use the life skills of commit - or have our last meet, we are expe - complishment. But why does it riencing an end to a lifestyle we mean so much to us? In as few know so well, a lifestyle that we words as possible, I will attempt to have had for our entire lives. Be - explain and give justice to why we cause believe it or not, we find com - are so proud to be called Warriors. fort in diving head first into home Athletes at Merrimack College plate, tackling a 240 pound. football have one major common under - player to the ground, or crushing standing- an understanding that we someone against a side board. are a part of something bigger than Strange? We don’t think so. We just ourselves. We are a part of a think it’s who we are. We are War - group that thrives off of adversity riors. and obstacles, and a group that is willing to lay it all out there for the good of the team. Athletics are something that we will carry with us once we have accepted our diplo - mas, once we have had our first child, and once our children have children. Beyond the memories, however, what matters is that we were a part of something successful, a part of something that helped to make us who we are. A Warrior is a person who knows what it is to be held accountable- to take responsibility for the difficult times, but to embrace fully the best times. Along with the success sto - ries, however, we have all had our moment of defeat. The moment where we wanted to hang up our cleats, run from the field and not Page 11 The Beacon May 6, 2010 Sports Pat Bowen: Exit Interview

By Katie O’Neil, ‘10 improved slowly over the next two off mentality.” Pat said that that hit spent at school, gearing up for the Staff Writer years but this past season the team home with a lot of the players. They Quarterfinals against BU. really exploded. Pat said that this started growing “playoff beards” in Although the standings in Anyone who has been to a Mer - incredibly successful year definitely order to get into that mindset and Hockey East can attest to the fact rimack College Hockey game within made those tough few years worth took every game as if it were a part that the teams are very equal, with the past few years knows who num - it. Pat said that the class of 2010 of a playoff series. There was no playoff contenders being separated ber four, Pat Bowen, is. This past came to Merrimack embracing the turning back from there. The War - by just a few points, Merrimack has season Pat was a senior co-captain situation that they were in and that riors went on to win four and tie one not received the respect that teams for the Warriors and has been a with the “guidance of Coach D, the of their last seven games of the sea - like BU and BC have gotten. I leader on and off the ice. coaching staff, Glenn Hoffman, son. asked Pat if he thinks that this sea - Pat is from Marshfield, Massa - Mike Kamal and the rest of the Ath - A huge contributing factor to son and playoff run would get Mer - chusetts and played for a number of letics Department, there is now the Warriors success this year was rimack the respect it rightfully teams before coming to Merrimack. pride back in those jerseys.” Pat NCAA Rookie of the Year, Stephane deserves. Pat told me that “the He played for Marshfield High said that the team knew that their Da Costa. I asked Pat what it was foundation is in place at Merri - School then transferred to Pomfret hard work and positive attitudes like to play with Da Costa and if it mack, and I know for a fact that School, a prep school in Connecti - would eventually pay off; it was just made the rest of the team step up Chris Barton, Adam Ross and Karl cut. During his senior year he left a matter of sticking with it. their game a bit. Pat said that Stollery will not let the team take a Pomfret and played for a USHL The Warriors had the best home “Steph is a special player. Not only step backward. Every single one of hockey team in Chicago while fin - record in Hockey East this season. does he have amazing talent, but he the returning players can still feel ishing his studies. After graduating, I spoke with Pat about what the has the work ethic and drive that is that sting that was present after he took a year off before going to col - tremendous fan support at Merri - going to take him very far in the the game 3 loss at BU. It will be a lege and played for the New Hamp - mack meant to the team. He told game of hockey. He would stay out piece of motivation that will be shire Junior Monarchs in me that the support the team re - after practice to work on certain passed on to the incoming fresh - Manchester, Massachusetts. Pat man, as Merrimack will look to chose to come to Merrimack be - have home ice for the playoffs, and cause Coach Dennehy made him make their charge to the Garden.” feel like a part of the hockey family At the end of Game 3 of the the second he set foot on campus Quarterfinals, when it was clear during recruiting season. No other that Merrimack’s season was com - coach made him feel quite as wel - ing to an end, Coach Dennehy come as Coach Dennehy did. An - pulled everyone on the ice and put other contributing factor was that in his seniors. There was no time to his father played hockey for the pull and switch goaltenders to put Warriors, graduating in 1977. Upon in senior goalie Andrew Braith - coming to Merrimack Pat declared waite, but other than that every himself as a Political Science major. senior was on the ice. Pat and Bran - Upon graduation this spring, Pat don Sadlowski were the defense - plans to continue his hockey career men, and Pat Kimball, JC before venturing out into the work Robitaille, and Justin Bonitatibus force. were the forwards. I asked Pat what I made sure to ask Pat about that gesture meant to him. Pat said his day to day schedule. With work - that “to be honest, it was pretty outs, games and practices on top of tough to hold it together when we school and homework, I wonder how were all on the ice. The blood, the team does it all. Pat told me sweat and tears shed by each of my that “hectic” is the perfect word to fellow classmates over the past four describe his schedule. On a typical years will never be forgotten. We game day, he would wake up are an extremely tight group, and around 8 or 9 AM and then head everyone is going to miss each over for breakfast with the team. other.” After getting out of class around 11 Merrimack Head Coach Mark AM, he would go over to Volpe for Dennehy ended up winning Hockey either a bike ride or a pre-game East Co-Coach of the Year for the skate. Next he would go for lunch 2009-2010 season. Pat said that he with the team and then take a nap. could not have been happier for Pre-game team meals would take Bowen on the ice during one of his last games Coach D and that he definitely de - place at 3 so Pat had to be awake for ~Photo courtesy of Merrimack Athletics~ served the award. Pat said that that, as that was where much of the Coach is “the one responsible for team bonding and strategizing ceived from students, alumni, things, and when he wasn’t in the putting all these pieces together would take place. After the meal, friends, family and the local com - rink, he was watching hockey clips and no one has invested more than Pat would head back to his apart - munity was “remarkable” and made on his computer. He has amazing he has.” ment to get ready for the game and Lawler an intimidating place for op - vision on the ice, and can obviously Pat said that his advice for next do some schoolwork. He had to be ponents. He said that playing at finish. I think a lot of guys learned year’s team is to keep working hard back at the rink by 5. He said that home was always fun because of the a lot from him, and vice versa.” and playing with pride and passion. this schedule may seem like an fan support and he feels that it def - The Warriors clinched a 6th He is excited to see next year’s team overload to most people but after initely gave the team an extra edge. seed playoff berth in Hockey East. I take things to a whole new level and four years, it had become routine Despite their great home record, asked Pat about what the celebra - will come to games whenever possi - and enjoyable. the Warriors just could not get a tion was like in the locker room ble. Pat closed our interview by say - This season was the Warriors win one the road. Finally, in Febru - after clinching. He said that getting ing that he would like to thank best season since joining Hockey ary, the Warriors won against the to the playoffs was only one of many everyone who supported him and of - East, however, Pat and his five fel - Catamounts in Vermont. Pat said goals that the team had but that it fered him guidance along the way. low seniors saw some bad seasons that Coach Dennehy really stressed was definitely a great feeling. He “These last four years have been along the way. Throughout Pat’s to them prior to the series in Ver - said that it is safe to say that his fa - very special and I will never forget whole freshman season, the War - mont that, “in order to be in the vorite spring break out of his four them.” Pat, we won’t forget you ei - riors only won three games. They playoffs, you have to play with play - years at Merrimack was the one ther. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Champagne in The Blue Line Club with Sam Adams.The Beacon bids farewell to President Champagne and wishes him well in his future. Thank you for your years of service !