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November 3,2005 Fordham University at Lincoln Center ' Volume XXIV, Issue6|!! Mussi leaving As oil prices Lincoln Center continue to for Rose Hill rise, Fordham forced to By Anthony Haze 11 Editor in Chief conserve After five^ years as director of Stu- By Coryn Brown dent Activities and New Student Ori- Staff Writer entation for Lincoln Center, Jennifer With U.S. oil prices spiked and the Mussi will be leaving the Lincoln market jittery from recent hurricane Center campus for an elevated and activity along the Gulf Coast, admin- newly-created position in the Division istrators of the Fordham University's of Student Affairs atRoseHilL Lincoln Center Campus face a 20 Mussi, who has been promoted to percent surge in energy costs from assistant dean for Student Leadership last year, with total energy expendi- and Community Development at Rose tures projected at $11 million for the Hill, announced the move to the Lin- 2005-2006 school year. cob Center community on Oct 31. Heating the Lowenstein building "My time at Lincoln Center has been alone costs $800,000 annually in both personally and professionally re- steam purchased from Con Edison, warding," Mussi told The Observer. according to Peter Bundock, assistant Chris Taggart/ Office of Public Affain "The students at this community have vice president of facilities at Lincoln The Rams football team won its first game of the season at last weekend's Homecoming (see Sports, pg. 20). Prior to the game, really shaped the campus a lot in re- Center. Fordham paid tribute to the late Wellington Mara, FCO '37 (see Editorial, pg. 5). cent years." Included in the campus' plan for Mussi went on to say that she utility use this year is the imprint of doesn't take credit at all for the indi- rising energy prices, as the Facilities University identifies peer, aspirant vidual clubs and programs that have Department at Lincoln Center readies grown and strengthened in her time at itself to face the costly effects through institutions in Stragetic Plan Lincoln Center. methods of conservation, possibly By Laura Di Orio and Boston College. The "peer" compare to right now. "I flunk it's just a process of giv- parrying another hike in tuition suf- News Editor schools include Villanova Uni- Fordham's strategic planners ing students opportunities to get in- fered not only by Fordham, but also As part Of its initiative to be- versity, George Washington Uni- have been looking into different volved on campus," she said. '1 think by other private four-year institutions come the preeminent Catholic versity, Santa Clara University, aspects of each institution, such programs like Leadership-Weekend where tuition has increased across the institution Qfhi^ereducatipnin Boston University and Syracuse, as fiscal health, academic reputa- and allocation of student resources board-atg average of $1,190 or 5.9 the United"States by 2016 -'its University. , tion and profile, and endowment, through die Student Activities Budget percent, according to an annual sur- 175th anniversary - Fordham While none of these schools are according to Rodgers. Committee have really equipped the vey released Oct i 8 by the College University is considering revis- a "perfect match" for Fordham, In the year 2016, Fordham will students to really think big and cre- Board. The rising costs of utilities ing the core curriculum, expand- according to Dean of Students "celebrate its 175th anniversary. ate new programs and services and have attributed to these figures. ing the Honors program and for Lincoln Center Christophers The planners are thus looking strengthen the already-existing clubs "The costs of tuition are determined adding a new year-long fresh- Rodgers, who is also involved toward 2016 as the year when that are already on campus." by a large number of considerations, man "Magis" program, among with the Division of Student Fordham will step up and ac- Christopher Rodgers, dean, of stu- of which operating costs, including several dozen such initiatives. Affairs' planning aspect of the complish several goals related dents for Lincoln Center, said, "The utilities, is just one," said Bundock. In determining its path to pre- university's Strategic Plan, they to academics, student body de- first and lasting impression of literally To ward off a looming financial eminence, Fordham has identi- serve as a way to establish an ex- mographics and university rank- thousands of students and alumni has predicament, energy conservation fied five schools whose rank it cel/comparison grid. ings. been formed by the work of Jennifer is key, according to Bundock. Ford- desires to join and five schools it "The 'aspirants' are institu- "Fordham alumni will become Mussi in designing and managing ham's conservation efforts will rely now feels are its peers. The "as- tions that have been successful in notorious and tiresome for be- New Student Orientation and continu- on motion detectors to gauge specific pirant" universities include New specific ways that are consonant ginning conversations by iden- ing that woik in Student Activities. lighting requirements that will result York University, Columbia Uni- with our own goals," Rodgers tifying themselves as graduates TJie rich and varied campus culture, in a reduction of the school's light us- versity, Georgetown University, said. The "peer" schools, he said, of Fordham," McShane said at the thousands of activities and events age, as well as the use of energy ef- the University of Notre Dame are institutions that Fordham can see FORDHAM IDENTIFIES pp. 02 see MUSSI pg. 03 ficient lighting. Another strategy to be executed will update the campus' heating, ventila- On the road with tion and air conditioning controls for more effective distribution, compli- menting a recent acquisition of better Franz Ferdinand efficient air conditioning chillers. By Dave Graver Only a little more than two years Bundock also cited a plan to use Assistant Arts Editor after their first EP was released variable frequency motor drives that in the UK, they have achieved will more closely match motor power On the eve of their first ever phenomenal critical and com- use with actual loads, in addition to DVD release, Franz Ferdinand mercial success. How is it, that participating in electrical demand re- will be where it seems they've in such a short time Franz Fer- ductions programs with the electrical always been: on the road. The dinand was able to kick start the utilities by shedding electrical loads DVD will feature live tracks, dance rock movement and push during periods of peak usage. interviews and behind-the- so many copies of their two al- The rise in energy prices has scenes studio footage. It will be bums? It's all to do with tour- scathed the entire United States, released amidst their UK and. ing. Yes, their studio efforts have which is recovering from a scarcity Ireland Arena tour, which falls been miraculous and their music of crude oil and natural gas supply just after their October European videos very much cutting edge, due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita's tour that began shortly after their but it is their electric concerts impact throughout the Gulf of Mexi- American tour. This tiring trend and multiple tours that have al- co in September, shutting down U.S. explains why the DVD will also lowed for the wildfire spread. refineries in the region and halting the contain two complete live con- From their start, Franz has un- production of necessary fuels. certs. Franz Ferdinand, despite derstood the importance of the Hurricane Rita alone resulted in finding the time to record a riot- live show. Shortly after form- The guys from Franz Ferdinand take time from touring to talk to The Observer over a dozen natural gas processing ous follow-up album, has toured ing, guitarist and lead singer plants freezing production due to a internationally almost nonstop Alex Kapranos, with guitar- land. The two stumbled upon an the police finally put a stop to number of factors, including flood- since their creation in 2003. ist/keyboardist Nick McCarthy old art-tlcco warehouse which the squatter-style ballroom, the ing, significant damage sustained to Time has always been a big went venue hunting around their would soon become home to band took to touring Britain. natural pipelines and lack of supplies, mystery surrounding the band. home base in Glasgow, Scot- rave-like dance parties. When soo ON THE ROAD pg. 13 sen FORDHAM COMBATS on pg, 02 02 NEWS' November 3,2Q051 THE OBSERVER fordhamobserver.com Fordham professor offers advice on work world By Matt Gonlin everybody's dying for, and learning above your current level. Keep on saying only "good things" about a INS ID EContributing Writer to survive in the workspace. top of your work and discuss your boss. If the boss is a slave-driver, he/ future plans for the company when she is "intense and hard working." On Oct. 24, the Career Planning & What do you do if they asfe you get a chance. Be sure to include Baard also said that you don't THE OBSERVER Placement Office held the second of you what kind of salary a time-line and how they will be met, want to say your boss "harasses peo- four business workshops as part of you're asking for? along with quantifying the value. ple" or "works everyone too hard." its "Coffee and Careers" series. This Baard said most people are too Timing is also essential. In Septem- He/she will not be pleased to hear workshop series set for Monday afraid to guess too high or too low. ber, the requests for salary change go employees bashing his/her reputa- BUSH AND nights is meant to,,provide students He said it is wise to say, "Well, I'd be out This is your time to influence, tion. And lastly, Baard said that if interested in furthering their career able to answer that more intelligently Baard said. Let yourself be heard, your boss looks as if he/she is about with helpful and insightful tips. with time and experience." but do it assertively. You want your to dive out the office window, it's not RELIGION That's exactly what this session, But what if the employer wants a value to be recognized but you don't the time to say, "Oh, and by the way, titled "Persuasion and Your Career," real answer? Hypothetically, Baard want to be overbearing. I want a raise!" did. Paul Baard, professor of com- said that if the range was between In October and November, the Throughout his speech and Pow- Opinions, Pg. 5 munication and media management $20,000 to $40,000, you can say recommendations are evaluated and erpoint presentation, Baard kept the in Fordham's Graduate School of something like, Tm looking to cov- finalized Baard stressed not waiting audience's attention. Stephanie De- Business and an organizational psy- er $30,000 either initially or in the until December to request a salary Pietro, FCLC '06, said that Baard's chologist, provided an array of tips near future." Baard said you're not change. By then it has already been tips were "very insightful; it was a for employees trying to improve selling yourself short, and you also decided. great learning experience. I really GREAT their work ethics and promotion op- hint that if you aimed too high, it's found the psychological tips help- portunities. not a definite answer. According to You hate your boss? ful."" Many students who attended wore Baard, if you're a positive and reli- Baard also emphasized the impor- Need more advice for preparing CHEAP business attire, and Baard was en- able source for your boss to turn to, tance of boss/co-worker relation- for the real work world? For more thusiastic and confident when giving you're set ships in the workplace. A worker information on this workshop series, his advice. The highlights included should contribute more effort and call Career Planning and Placement DATES the discussions of nailing the inter- You want to be promoted? time to the company and boss. "Be at 212-636-6280, or stop by the of- view, achieving that "big promotion" Then Baard said to look like you're tactful," said. Baard. He suggested fice in room 402. • Features, Pg. 8 Fordham identifies peer, aspirant schools in Strategic Plan CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE enormously successful, helping opportunities and academic 2016: Destination Year the Sept. 22 Strategic Planning us to develop, first, a strong un- facilities as part of our own for Fordham University PRES. BALL Open Forum. "We want to build dergraduate curriculum and then ongoing efforts," according to a level of pride in the university to become a national research Erik Smulson, assistant vice Fordham President the Rev. Joseph M, Mc- that leaves alumni and donors to university," he said. » president for communications Shane, Si, at the Strategic Planning Open 2005 identify with us." As part of Notre Dame's newly at Georgetown. Forum on Sept. 22: In some cases, Fordham is as- adopted plan, "Notre Dame 2010: "Georgetown University is National rankings: piring to be peers with schools Fulfilling the Promise," the uni- very proud of the rich tradition -Undergraduate programs In top 25 In U.S. Centerfold, Pg. 10that have several hundred mil- versity hopes to "take its place that we share with Fordham News and World Report and other ranking lion dollars more in endowed a.s the leading Catholic univer- University and other Jesuit, systems funds than Fordham. sity in the world," according to Catholic universities around the -Law. School: top 15 Fordham's endowment is lower the school's Web site. nation," Smulson told The Ob- -Graduate School of Business: full-time in than all of, its "aspirant" schools Storin told The Observer that server. "It is obviously an honor top 50 (already achieved); part-time in top REBEL' and some of its "peer" schools as Notre Dame has, in the past, [for Georgetown] to be consid- 10 well. As of June 2004, Fordham's identified schools it wants to ered an aspirant school as part endowment was $271,435,000. consider itself equal to, but the of Fordham's strategic plan." "Intellectual hub": TAKES This is compared to other university, currently ranked According to Rodgers, the •Eordham will be a "hub" lor intellectual schools' endowments, including number 18, is "more concen- next step for Fordham will take exchange and discussion in the metropolitan Villanova ($207,198,000), Bos- trated on emphasizing our dis- the form of a Dec. 5 Board area THE ton University ($694,051,000), tinctiveness as the only top 20 of Trustees meeting in which -"Fordham will become the new 92nd Georgetown ($680,611,000), university in the U.S. that has more specific proposed initia- Street Y - a placejvhere New York does its NYU ($1,449,500,000), Notre a religious character as well. tives and budget requests will thinking," McShane said. STAGE Dame ($3,095,703), and Colum- ... If you look at the schools be presented to the Board, who bia ($4,493,085,000). above us, you could assume that will, in turn, offer feedback. « Faculty: Fordham's wish to be peer with clearly we would like to move Rodgers also finds it important -Faculty compensation will be level with Arts, Pg. 13 certain colleges seems to depend up' and pass some of them, but to receive student input as well. peer/aspirant schools entirely on McShane's ability to not at the expense of sacrific- "A lot of our ideas have to do with -More grants for faculty make Fordham the financial peer ing our distinctive character." challenging students to step up -Reduced course load lot faculty of these institutions. "Money When asked what advice he directly and effectively in man- is what will make our dreams would give Fordham in its en- aging the university," he said. • Student body: come true, for students and for deavors, Storin said, "The one -Average SAT: 1350-1400 'A the university," McShane said at thing we would probably men- THE SJTRATEGIC^PLAN -80 percent in top 20 percent of high the Forum. tion is the need to take a good, school graduating class While Fordham moves aggres- long time in the planning pro- FOLLOW CONTINUING COVERAGE OF -Geographical profile: 25 percent from" SORRY sively to catch up with or sur- cess - ours lasts years - and NYC, 50 percent 1iom Northeast, large portion pass its "aspirant" schools, these to be sure that all parts of the THE FUTURE OF FORDHAM of national and international students LAND- schools are hardly standing still community have input." Sto- -Underrepresented pups will make up 30 themselves. rin also said that the university IN percent of entering class Notre Dame has gone through was "flattered" about being an -75 prestigious scholarships/fellowships at least four strategic plans, aspirant school for Fordham. THE OBSERVER awarded each year SCAPE' spaced about 10 years apart, Georgetown University, an- Matthew Storin, associate vice other aspirant school, "con- Literary, Pg. 17 president for news and informa- stantly strives to improve its Unauthorized tion at Notre Dame, told The Ob- own experience for students, student reported server. "These plans have been faculty, resources, research in dorm CAMPIJS S: Fordham combats rising energy FILES FW.,OCT.21 SMUSH costs with conservation -An associate professor report- pus and said he had an appoint- CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE ricanes' aftermath equates to a de- ed to security that his iPpod and ment with the Admissions Office, according to a recent report made by cline of about 1.1 billion gallons of docking station (estimated value McEntee said. The student was PARKER, the Energy Information Administra- oil a day in crude oil production on to be $400) were missing from found on the 3rd floor and was es- tion (EIA). the Gulf Coast, or 6 percent of the bis office on the 8th floor, McEn- corted off campus. This came on the heels of Hur- nation's refining capacities. tee said. The professor reportedly NBA ricane Katrina, the first of the two According to the EIA, these devel- locked his door on Oct. 18, and -A faculty member on the 4th storms to ravage the coastal states, opments will contribute greatlyto the the items were missing when he floor reported to security thai whose footprint temporarily dis- high costs of hearing fuels through- returned to campus on Oct. 21. some political stickers on his of- STARTER abled nine of the 20 oil refineries in out the United States, particularly fice door were defaced, accord' the Gulf and shut down two com- when compared to the total costs of ing to McEntee. Security Mil pletely. energy expenditures in households 11 a.m., a former banned that some of the sticker*' ' * Sports, Pg. 20 The culminating effect of the hur- and buildings last year. • arrived on the LC cam- anti-Bush arid pro-Nadct;,^ fordhamobserver.com THE OBSERVER November 3,2005 NEWS 03 Bachelor's degree: is it worth as Mussi leaving for Rose Hill much anymore? Although its job market worth may be decreasing, a bachelor's degree is still valuable to students . By Christina Shanahan year college education in Ameri- Grimes said, "Too often I think Staff Writer ca hold jobs, the Bureau of Labor that college students want some Statistics reports, compared with sort of guarantee, and one of the The earnings gap between high only 60 percent of high school ways it's manifesting itself right school graduates and college gradu- graduates." now is in the popularity of double ates is narrowing, according a cited Katelee Barrett, FCLC '07, said majors, which for many people, study in The New York Times. But that the statistics on the employ- I think, is the idea that your ma- the value of an undergraduate di- ment of college graduates versus jor is going to give you your job ploma should not be underestimated, high school graduates encourage later on, so if you have two ma- since college graduates are still more her in pursuing her bachelor's jors you're going to have twice likely to secure jobs. degree. Barrett said she believes as much opportunity of getting a The study says that the eco- that the benefits of an undergrad- job." nomic recession in 2001 and the uate degree in the graduate school With the competition among recent demand for low-skilled search and the job market make college graduates in today's job workers caused the differences her Fordham education worth the market, Grimes reminds students in wages between high school time and cost. that when opportunities arise, graduates and college graduates "I don't think it's logical to ar- even if you don't know much to decrease. But, in spite of this gue that it's not a good idea to get about these opportunities, you change, a college diploma re- a bachelor's degree because of can learn about them to be able to mains a stepping-stone to a ca- the narrowing gap between typi- do a job well. reer, and undergraduate students cal income from a high school "When I was doing my gradu- focus on the importance of post- diploma versus a bachelor's ate .work, I never thought I was graduate success. degree," Barrett said. "Rather, going to be a dean," Grimes said. In the midst of the pressure on a bachelor's degree should be "It never occurred to me." students to obtain stable jobs or regarded as a necessary step to- It seems to remain essential for Anthony Hazell/lhe Observer higher degrees after graduation,, ward achieving higher education students to focus on the quality of Jennifer Mussi (right) works with USG VP Alex Morr (left) in OSA. the Rev. Robert R. Grimes, S.J., goals, therefore giving you more their education, rather than on the dean of FCLC, said he strongly perspective to guide you through amount of money they will earn CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Jeremiah Hernandez, FCLC '08, believes in the value of an under- life experiences." in the workforce. and the many clubs and organizations executive chair for CAB, spoke high- graduate Fordham education. Another point of the study cited Megan Board, FCLC '07, a we enjoy today exist in no small mea- ly of Mussi's work ethic, which he "I keep trying to get across in The New York Times men- natural science major in the pre- sure due to her leadership these past called "contagious." to people that you don't go to a tioned is the increased sorting of med program, said that during five years." "It makes me want to challenge my- liberal arts school to get a job," potential employees by reputa- her time at Fordham, she wants tb Rodgers continued, "There are two self and genuinely do ordinary things Grimes said. "You go to a liberal tion of the college attended and concentrate on her current classes keys to her success. First is her inspir- extraordinarily well," Hernandez said. arts school in order to be educat- post-graduate degrees earned. and extracurricular activities: "It ing and infectious commitment to the "One of her admirable qualities is her ed, and to be educated in a liberal For those entering the workforce seems like there is a lot of pres- Jesuit Catholic mission of the univer- ability to reach out to us students, not arts tradition means that you are with, post-graduate degrees, the sure on students to attend graduate sity. Second is her intuitive sense mat as assistants, but rather as major col- able to write well, thirik critically, wage premium rises. school and go on to pursue higher the educational experience outside the laborators in building a community make decisions, and speak well." Students working toward bach- degrees in order to be successful classroom - the core of Student Af- atmosphere." You can formulate ideas and elor's degrees focus on how their in the workforce," she said, "but fairs work - depends not solely on the Maggie Shea, FCLC '06, SPARC communicate those ideas. I think undergraduate work will help that is still a few years down work she does, but the partnerships Chairlady and a 2004 Orientation if you, do that, and you do that them to succeed in the job^nar- the road for me, and right now I she and the university forms with stu- Coordinator, said Mussi made her well, you're going to get hired." ket, viewing undergraduate ma- consider this level of education dent leaders and organizations." feel welcome from her first week at According to the study, "Nearly jors almost like pre-professional an achievement in itself." • Student leaders who have worked Fordham. "She has expected a lot but 76 percent of those with .a four- programs. closely with Mussi in their time at has made me want to be an even bet- Fordham expressed sadness about her ter leader," Shea said. McShane hosts third annual President's Ball imminent departure. The new post at Rose Hill is a sort "As an adviser, she has really helped of homecoming for Mussi, who was By Nancy Young me to be able to stand on my own two once a student leader at the campus. Staff Writer feet and take the step into club-leader- Before graduating from Fordham ship that was necessary," said Danielle College in 1997, Mussi attained the Students from the Lincoln Cen- Pierce, FCLC '08, president of United editor in chief position at The Ram, ter, Rose Hill, and Marymount Student Government (USG). the student newspaper based at Rose campuses of Fordham Univer- Pierce's comments were similar to Hi]l. Mussi's new position will have sity came together on Oct. 28 that of many other students who are her oversee Rose Hill's student activi- for a night of eating, dancing, involved with and frequent visitors ties and New Student Orientation as and Fordham pride at this year's to Lincoln Center's Office of Student well as operations in the McGinley 2005 President's Ball held at the Activities (OSA) in Lowenstein 408. Student Center. McGinley Student Center on the "Jen has been a driving force and an Tracey White, FCO '97, said she Rose Hill campus. inspiration to all of us in Student Ac- was not surprised to hear' of Mussi's The event kicked off at 8 p.m. tivities," said Alex Morr, FCLC '07, promotion. and didn't die down until 1 a.m. vice president of USG. "She always "I've never seen someone work Dorothy Marinucci, executive made me want to work harder be- so hard at being better - as editor of assistant to the Fordham President McShane and Bernard Stratford, dean of student life at Rose Hill enjoy the evening cause no matter how hard we thought The Ram, as a graduate student, and the Rev. Joseph M. McShane, continued, "I absolutely love it!" "Students currently enrolled in we were working, she was always then in the Student Activities Office S.J,, promised to provide "the hot- Matthew Knox, FCLC '07, at- Marymount College who wish to working twice as hard and it was all at Lincoln Center," White said. "She test disc jockey in New York" and tended last year's President's Ball complete their studies at Fordham for us." is a natural for this. She loves what "terrific food." According to the and said, "It's better than last University will continue to do so Besides having an impression on she does, and Fordham will be a better students in attendance, they defi- year!" and thus will always be included in student leadership at Lincoln Center, place for having her in this capacity." nitely delivered. The recent Marymount deci- the Ball's invitation," she said. • students said Mussi has also been an After five years at Lincoln Cen- Christine Glavan, FCRH '07, sion to phase out operations at influence on their personal lives. ter, Mussi said she hopes that when said, "The music has been great. I the college was not far from the Gillian Sloane, FCLC '06, USG people look back on her tenure they am having a wonderful time danc- mind of McShane when he said, Treasurer, said, "If I was having a bad notice the "increase of student pro- ing with all my friends." "This year's President's Ball will Have a news tip or day, I always knew that I could go into gramming, the different opportunities Lauren Puccio, FCLC '07, be tinged with some sadness as a 408 and she would be there to cheer students have had to become more said, "The chocolate covered ba- result of the Marymount decision. story idea? me up. She is a confidante and a great involved in campus life.'' • nanas at the dessert table are deli- I am confident, however, that the friend." "It's been an absolute pleasure to cious!" students from both Lincoln Cen- E-mail us at Gianna Migliorisi, FCLC '06, one work here at Lincoln Center," Mussi All in semi-formal attire clad ter and Rose Hill will reach out of the 2005 Orientation coordinators, said, "but I moved forward with a guys and girls alike were dressed to their sisters from Maryniount said that she cried when she found out heavy heart because I've enjoyed to impress. "I just got my dress to make sure that they enjoy the about Mussi's new job. so much being part of the Lincoln this afternoon," said Caroline evening," "Jen gave me the confidence I didn't Center community and working Barnes, FCRH '07, who was Marrinucci explained that this know I had and she made me believe I with student lcadcrs....l'm excited wearing a knee length, sparkling would not be the last President's fordham.edu could do things I didn't know I could to move on to the new position, but royal blue tube top dress. She Ball for Marymount students. do," Migliorisi said. at the same time, it's bittersweet" • 04 NEWS November 3,2005 THE OBSERVER fordhamobserver.com Sam Roberts lectures on mayoral election By Russell Castro ing predominantly Democrat, for the past Staff Writer ten years, a Republican has been mayor and . may continue to be. The blurring of definitive New York Times Urban Affairs Correspon- partisan lines has been a reason for this shift. dent Sam Roberts lectured about this year's "Bloomberg had been a lifelong Democrat Wall Street Business & Disability Group mayoral race at Fordham University's Lin- before running as a Republican in 2001; a National Business & Disability Council coln Center campus on Thursday, Oct. 27. victory for him is not viewed as a victory for www.nbdc.com Roberts discussed the New York City may- the Bush administration by conservatives," oral election and its validity to voters and res- Roberts said. "Giuliani was a moderate Re- idents. While there has been much discussion publican. To get elected in New York, you By Invitation Only among many media outlets of a Bloomberg have to be more liberal and tailored to New victory being a foregone conclusion, Rob- York realities." Career Event for erts' talk brought up significant points about Though many of the problems of Demo- College,Students and Experienced Professionals the current election as well as the impact the cratic candidate Fernando Ferrer have been with Disabilities mayoral position has had on the city's his- attributed to a poorly run campaign and vari- tory. ous public missteps, Roberts notes the main Interested in Careers in Financial Services and The current election has elicited an ongo- reason why Ferrer has struggled and why ing sentiment among some New Yorkers that there may be so much apathy with this race. Accounting it doesn't matter who is in office, and that in "He [Ferrer] has not given voters a reason the end things will go on the same, accord- to dump Bloomberg," he said. "If you are Friday, November 18, 2005 ing to Roberts. However, he also mentioned a reasonably satisfied with how things are, he New York City recent New York Times poll that found public hasn't given a compelling reason for change opinion on the contrary. (nor a) clear vision of what he would do bet- th ter." Submit resume by November 11 to lipton@business- According to the poll, more than 74 percent disability.com believed that the person elected to the may- Some cynics have argued, with such a oral position had an important effect on their rigid budget, can the mayor really do much Please specify area of interest and full or part time lives. Despite the trademark apathy New to change? Does it make a difference who is employment. Yorkers have been known for, he believes mayor? "With such a tight budget, mayors that there are still many people who believe make their impact in the margins," Roberts Participating companies will include: that one person can make a big difference in said. "In a city where people are constantly Barclays Capital, Citigroup Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., office. living in the margins, they can still make an HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG LLP, Lehman Brothers, Though Roberts believes that Michael impact." Bloomberg will eventually win the election, Despite the pessimism that tends to be at- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. New York Stock Exchange and he says that it may be closer than many peo- tributed to voters, Roberts maintains a cau- others ple believe. "A recent New York Times poll tionary optimism for New Yorkers. "The had Bloomberg winning by almost 27 points, voters seem to have a knack for electing the but I think that the election will be closer than right candidate at the right time for the city," the polls," Roberts said. Roberts said, noting the elections of former In a traditionally Democrat-dominated city, mayors Rudy Giuliani, Ed: Koch, and John he noted, "Constitutionally, [New Yorkers] Lindsay as examples. "But a good candi- have a problem voting for a Republican." date doesn't always make a good mayor." • Though New York is a city known for be-

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THE OBSERVER Editorial: OUR OPINION . 113 West 60th Street Room 408 Rams paid tribute to Mara in the best possible way- New York, New York 10023 It's safe to say this season has been disappoint- for the first football win of the season. (212)636-6015 . ing for Fordham's football team. An O-7 start, Mara's funeral last week filled St. Patrick's Ca- fax:(212)636-7047 however, did nothing to affect the class the ath- thedral and brought the congregation - made up Editor in Chief Layout Editor letic program showed this weekend by honoring of plenty of tough-guy football players - to tears. Anthony Hazell Grace Martinez Wellington Mara, FCO '37, the co-owner of the The stories of his friendship, told by seemingly ev- New York Giants, who passed away last week. eryone he came into contact with, filled the sports Managing Editor Photo Editors A moment of silence preceded the Homecoming pages for a full week. Not bad for a kid who start- Joe OeLessio Eliza Gager Game against Holy Cross, and Mara's initials were ed out as the team's ball boy. Russell Martonis placed on each player's helmet. Frank McLaughlin, executive director of inter- Advertising Manager Mara embodied everything Fordham stands for. collegiate athletics and recreation at Fordham, told Elizabeth Lebron Copy Editors His generosity of both money and of spirit led him The Observer last week that the humble Mara, de- Josephine Keo to become of the most, if not the most, beloved spite his obvious VIP status, would attend Fordham News Editors Lillian Polanco owner in sports. The Giants players sang his prais- home games but would never request tickets from Monique Diman Jane Tuv es before their victory last weekend, and Fordham the university, opting instead to buy his tickets at Laura Di Orio head coach Ed Foley said the Rams talked at prac- the gate like any other alum. Assistant Editors tice last week about what Mara meant to Fordham. There's no doubt Mara was at Homecoming this Opinions Editor Ray Dademo (Opinions) As if to honor his memory the way he'd most ap- year in spirit. This time, though, he was watch- Sarah Vaghari Mary Sallas (Features) preciate it, Fordham went on to defeat Holy Cross ing down from the best seat in the house. • David Graver (Arts & Culture) Features Editor Adam Kaufman (Literary) Time once again to do your civic duty Natalie Rodriguez Joel Perez (Sports) Presidential elections, for all their hype and glo- Joe Davidson (Layout) Whoever sits in City Hall for the next four years Arts & Culture Editor ry, are often criticized and ignored for the indirect affects everything from quality of life and safety Enrique Ollero Faculty Adviser way the winner is chosen through the Electoral in the city to public services and taxes. For many Dr. Elizabeth Stone College. While people may not view this year's Fordham students, it might not seem like much, Literary Editor local elections as important as last year's presiden- but think about the four years that you're spend- Betsy Walters Faculty Graphics Adviser tial election, your vote counts. There are many ing in New York and the type of city you want it Kala Pierson races taking place that affect the life you live and to be. Sports Editor the direction your community takes. Outside of the local mayoral race, think of your Jennifer Mammana Faculty Polling Unit Adviser In the New York City Mayoral race alone, in- own hometown. Who do'you want to represent Dr. Patrick Moynihan cumbent Republican Michael R. Bloomberg and you in Congress? Do your local judges and district his Democratic opponent, Fernando Ferrer, are attorneys have all their ducks in a row? Is it time Polling Unit Manager both battling for what has often been described as for a change in leadership in your state governor's Laura Backstrom the second most-powerful elected position in the office? These are the people that represent you Circulation Manager United States. As pointed out in a recent debate more closely than anyone else in our government. John McLaughlin between the two mayoral candidates, the job comes With the local races now amongst us, this is the The Student Voice of Fordham University at Lincoln Center with a $50 billion budget - larger than the budgets chance to really make your vote count. Published on Thursdays during the academic year of many states - and a work force of 300,000. Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Election Day. Vote. • Printed by Expedi Printing, Brooklyn, N.Y. For contact information visi! fordhamobserver.com TKe Vagina Monologues stupid policies Public Notice: No part of The Observer may be reprinted or reproduced without the SEND YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR expressed written consent of The Observer editorial board. Letters: Your Opinion [email protected] Rose Hill vs. Lincoln Center Sailing Association What gets my blood boiling autumn championship Observer staff needs went unmentioned a map Dear Editor, In the Oct. 27 edition of The I was disappointed to see that Observer, "Fordham responds Fordham Sailing's recent ac- to earthquake" opened up with complishments—particularly a statement, "Following the qualifying for The Middle At- national disasters brought by lantic Intercollegiate Sailing recent hurricanes, the Fordham Association autumn champion- community now also looks to ship—^went unmentioned in The the Middle East where an earth- Observer's pages. quake left regions of Pakistan and India devastated." While I can appreciate there may be limited space, it seems Last time. I checked, Paki- that some room can be found stan and India are countries in to report on this hardwork- Asia, not the Middle East. In ing, successful, Fordham team fact, there is approximately a which actually includes, I un- 2,000 mile difference between derstand, members from FCLC the two regions. I appreciate (if not not, then certainly in the The Observer's efforts to bring recent past). I understand that to light the lack of attention the results and information con- brought to the earthquake, but, Letters to the Editor, Opinions articles, and Editorial policies cerning the team had been sent I would strongly recommend • Letters to the Editor should be typed and sent to The Observer, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, via email to the editor, which your staff buy a map before the 113 West 60th Street, Room 408, New York, NY 10023, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Length indicates a decision was made school newspaper inadvertently should not exceed 200 words. All letters must be signed and include contact information, official titles, to intentionally exclude it from spreads more falsities in this al- and year of graduation (if applicable) for verification. If submitters fail to include this information, the the paper. ready ignorance-riddled world. editorial board will do so at its own discretion. The Observer has the right to withhold any submissions from publication and will not consider more than two letters from the same individual on one topic. The Sincerely, Sincerely, Observer reserves the right to edit all letters and submissions for content, clarity and length. • Opinions articles and commentaries represent the view of their authors. These articles are in no way Liam Strain, FCLC Angelica Rang, FCLC '07 a reflection of the views held by the editorial board of The Observer or Fordham University. • The Editorial is the opinion held by a majority of The Observer's editorial board. The editorial is in no way a reflection of the views held by Fordham University. 06 OPINIONS | November 3,2005 | THE OBSERVER fordhamobserver.com Personal style and creativity Don't let the man get you down vs. higher education Why I haven't fallen into the depths of despair, even though the After much consideration, I've classes have helped me develop world is dominated by corporations settled on an opinion regarding my writing, but I feel I've learned higher education. While attending enough now to break away from Knowing that, to the best of 10 cent wages; hours upon hours those happy chickens, running a college or uni- the conventional rules. my humble ability, I'm not living of labor so I can buy yet another about, free to roam...well that's versity is often When a person has many ideas, my life in such a way as to pro- pair of shoes. And those are just just about the daradest best life a a necessary en- styles, and methods regarding mote corporate the big, obvious injustices. Be- chicken could hope for. But what deavor, it hin- writing, it is easy for an instructor exploitation is ders creativity. to dismiss their work as improper, very significant Some students when, in fact, that mixture of tech- for me. How- are afraid of be- niques produces a style that sim- ever, I must ad- What's just a cover for the corporate corhmercial ing original and ply disagrees with the opinions of mit that such an owners who own the world, who dominate the world ROBERT ERRERA utilizing their the instructor. existence can be with money and greed and play us all as puppets? own style be- Perhaps my style isn't schol- very exhaust- How will I not be their puppet? How do I go against cause they're being graded. The arly or written in the ultimate LAUREN ing. development of personal style is AP; MLA, or Chicago style, but it? SCHUMACHER "No, Grand- slowed or stopped because stu- it is still my own style. No one ma, I don't want dents are constantly writing for has the right to judge that. There that piece of Tyson Chicken!" others, specifically their instruc- are many historic writers whose (Swats hand away). "No Mom, I tor; they try to write in a way styles were largely disliked dur- don't want to go shopping at the cause corporate control is every- about everything else that I can that pleases them, in hopes that ing their lives—Walt Whitman, Gap....do you know that a poor, where, in everything we buy. And never hope to know: Who picked they might receive a higher grade. for example, or any early female innocent child had to sew those I know, no matter how much I try, my tomatoes? Is that coffee really Doing this will eventually cause novelist. Who's to say one of us beads individually onto that cardi- I can never rid myself entirely of organic? students' writing to sound homog- won't be the next writer to follow gan? Do you?!" my corporate dependency, unless My awakening corporate control enous, as they tell professors what that path? The more I thought about it I am to take a cue from Thoreau has me questioning what's real. they want to hear. That is, unless The original draft of this article the more ridiculous it seemed to and go live in the woods. How can What's just a cover for the cor- they're one of the individualistic that no one saw was much more buy anything that was exploiting I find sanity, I ask?! . porate commercial owners who elite with the will power to break interesting, funny, and full of ab- another living thing. Clothes are During the last Sentience Fo- own the world, who dominate the the mold. These are the ones who stract analogies. However, it had just clothes—I became sick of rum, we watched and discussed world with money and greed and write outrageous essays, backing nothing backing it up and no ex- feeling as though I had to appear "The Corporation" and the role play us all as puppets? How will I up their ridiculous or inappropri- • amples. I knew that no editor a certain way just to be socially corporate control plays in our not be their puppet? How do I go ate statements with textual evi- would ever accept it, so I changed accepted. Food is just food—did daily lives. The forum is being against it? dence. These are the ones whose it. Instead, this article is what you I really want to ingest pesticides sponsored by The Literary Stud- And finally it all seemed so minds are on a higher level. These get, but it's not what I wanted to and support animal cruelty? The ies Program, and consists of stu- clear to me...Eureka! It's these people are not content in accept- give you. lines began to blur...why did it dents coming together and sharing causes, the causes I lend myself ing what they're taught but strive As college students, we'd like to matter? their ideas and beliefs regarding to that define me, it's by dedi- to express their own thoughts. practice expressing our own ideas. I wasn't raised to analyze and various controversial issues. This cating the work I do for the rest They are butwardly creative with- There are too many times when question all that was being sold particular week, the topic just of my life toward these causes, out caring who their audience is. writing a paper or an essay that to me. I don't know when the happened to be corporations, and toward creating awareness and I am not such a person. I fit in. I we use only facts, leaving what change occurred; I don't re- the part they play in our daily spreading knowledge, toward am the mundane essayist. I am the we write dry and uninteresting. I member an exact time or place. lives, as well as in other socially keeping the sentiment of change same assignment the professor's can't even imagine how bored our I dJm't know when my parents crippling issues. The film and dis- in my life alive; this is my sanity. been reading all week. I am the professors must be when it comes began Sailing "me a hippie. But, cussion relit my fire, fanned my And sure, you won't find me on one who accepts what is taught time to grade our work. Each of us the more I learned about the in- flame, and further provoked me "MTV Cribs" in my lifetime, but and regurgitates it come finals. are different people; therefore, we justices of the world, the more I to questions—where does it all whatever. Surely, it will be hard, Going to school and being grad- should each hand in very different knew I could not exist as I had come from? Okay, so the world is but at this point I don't think do- ed for so many years—along with work. If your voice doesn't come previously—mindlessly and self- prominently dominated by about ing anything else will .make me spending so much time doing only through when you're writing, start ishly with blatant disregard for seven corporations. But we, as happy or fulfilled. Maybe I'm what my teachers expect—has over. There's no point in having the truth. I now think about ev- individuals who are primarily just optimistic, maybe one per- ravaged my creativity. My "should someone reread what they have erything before I buy it, and this funding these corporations, have son can't make a difference. But do's" overpower my "could do's." already taught you. The professor is where the exhaustion is most much more power than we realize. I certainly can't wait for anyone It's a battle of wits versus orders. might as well read his or her own prevalent. I check the label for It is through baby steps that any" else to change the world. I feel It looks like I take orders. notes. the location where the product change is made, or has ever been that if I am going to disagree with The only thing that allows me The next time you write some- was made as well as appropriate made, in history. I know the Gap the way the world functions, then to stick to my personal voice and thing for class, keep it original, logos for environmental safety is cheap, I know we are all broke it is only right that I dedicate my identity is the writing I do for humorous, and use unusual exam- and food safety. I look up cloth- college students, but seriously, life to attempt to make it right; myself, on my own time. When ples. Write in a way you know oth- ing manufacturers to find which thrift stores are cool. Sure, they otherwise I cannot justify my I write for myself I am free. I ers won't. I'll try to do the same. are using slave labor—always smell like your Grandma's house, own complaints. I am nothing dictate my own rules. Grammar, If we all make an effort, written racking my brain with questions. but that's part of the appeal. And but an imposter of my beliefs if I subject, structure, and quotes are assignments can be much more Are there small children with the meat, the meat—doesn't eat- do not attempt to act upon them. not much of an issue. I believe in enjoyable not only to write, but bleeding .finger; cows with pain- ing free range chicken make you And whether the change I make unconventional writing. Writing for others to read as well. ful, oversized, infected utters; feel a little better? Think about is big or small matters not. • Fordham College at Lincoln Center discourages a sense of campus community There is a secret to the FCLC education that to simply enjoy the rich, cultural life of the more unifying. to FCLC over FCRH because they didn't want I am not in on, and discovering the answer city, but to become engaged in its community; At this point, you may be dismissively a traditional, interactive campus environment. could provide contentment for many people not simply to attend class, buj to experience a thinking, 'but there are options for FCLC stu- "I wanted to be in New York," is a common here, including myself. classroom in the world outside the college's dents who want the community feel;' and you response to the "why Lincoln Center?" ques- The question I pose to doors." However, where is the happy medi- would be right. There are some activities that tion. Other variations include, "I was rejected you, my fellow students, um between the classroom and New York? Is feel like options—until you try to participate from [exchange Columbia/NYU as it fits your is this: how and why do there an environment where newly acquired in them! Though FCLC has no real sports circumstance]." Of course, New York was you find satisfaction in skills and knowledge can be "practiced" or teams to speak of (an absence I am not be- one of the reasons I chose Fordham as well. the learning environment discussed with other students before jumping moaning), and most major school events (such I agree that the city is a unique and valuable at FCLC? In all my time straight into the city? Undoubtedly, the city as the President's Ball or Homecoming) take opportunity, but it seems as if everyone is so here, I have never quite has a lot to teach, but I know that our peers place at Rose Hill, there are numerous clubs intent upon leading an "independent" urban WENDY CONN understood how Fordham do too. and associations to participate in. I notice lifestyle here that they are forgetting about provides a gratifying col- What I can't seem to find at FCLC is the scattered posters for many interesting groups, each other. lege experience. The College Board reports a community that would make that sort of rap- but I usually end up wanting to kick myself For a Jesuit institution that stresses commu- 90% retention rate (this is including FCRH), so port possible. The students at FCLC are not when I read that the monthly meeting passed nity outreach and understanding, this oversight I am on a quest to find out why students love cruel or rude, but there is a level of indiffer- yesterday. If you are on top of your student seems particularly counterintuitive to me. If FCLC—hopefully I will learn something. ence to each other. Although the Lincoln Cen- activities, participation in these organizations we are not first comfortable with each other, it Academics is not what I have a problem ter campus is small and potentially intimate, is absolutely possible. Still, the majority of us is unlikely that we will be able to gather as a with. My teachers have always been enthusi- students are so busy with lives separate from are guilty of not caring enough, so that even unified whole and make an impact on the out- astic with the material they present, and thus the classroom that, as soon as a class is re- the most earnest interest can dwindle when er community. For FCLC, I am not asking for create engaging classes. Still, all this good in- leased, they scatter from the premises. This is 10 people, out of an undergraduate college of a football team complete with a checrleading formation is incomplete when there is no out- really unfortunate. I know there's no stopping 1600, show up for meetings. squad and sloppy keg parties—just a bit more let for students to employ it. Yes, New York a person from having different priorities, or Granted, most of the students I've grilled empathy. Imagine FCLC as an intimate space is meant to be the ultimate arena for applying worries over bills and jobs, but I thought the about why they chose Fordham cite FCLC's populated with competent, intelligent students a Fordham education. Even the FCLC Web Fordham mission concerning wisdom and location, and not its community perks. Fur- . all communicating with each other. It makes site stresses that, "...students arc invited not nurturing would be less individualistic and thcrmorc, I know that students chose to apply New York feel more like home. • fordhamobserver.com THE OBSERVER | November 3,2005 . OPINIONS 07 Separation of church and state? Not with Pres. George W. Bush The United States Constitution political agenda is drawn largely was founded upon the concept along lines of ideology—defend- of separation of church and state. ing die "moral fabric of society." The Founding He is a war hawk who isn't afraid Fathers were to go nose-to-nose with Saddam or foresighted homosexuals—those societal devi- (and hindsight- ants who demand rights regularly ed) enough reserved for people of integrity. to realize that Legislation put into play by Bush religious sup- and his Republican cronies is also pression and/or religiously derived—how could it oppression is not be, when politicians obviously VlCTORIA one of the easi- get their voting patterns straight HOFFMAN est ways to di- from God? vide a nation. According to an Oct. 8 Associ- Today in the United States, we ated Press article, President Bush can proudly note that religious op- confided to Palestinian Information pression, such as occurs in alien re- Minister Nabil Shaath, "I'm driven gimes tar across the globe, is not a with a mission from God. God facet of our everyday life. As Ameri- would tell me, 'George, go and fight cans, we don't have to dress accord- those terrorists in Afghanistan.'And ing to moral codes; we can attend I did. And then God would tell me, church without fear of persecution, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Chuck Kennedy/KRT and hold open elections that fairly Iraq.' And I did." It might be funny The Republican party should change their logo from an elephant to a Trojan horse. reflect our opinions. This separation, to laugh at the voices that have en- instituted to protect freedom of reli- tered George Bush's head. What do? You make, as the Republicans that the Republican party had tra- change their logo from an el- gion, has clearly benefited the state. isn't so funny is that, obviously, he's did in 2004, what is known as a ditionally concerned itself with ephant to a Trojan horse. The sly With no ruling ethos in place, the na- listening. smokescreen. fewer rights for workers, union- way its leaders have managed to tion's legislation is able to adapt and Bush's fanatic adherence to his If you'll look back on the 2004 busting, tax-cutting, and wealth- infuse religious ideals into state evolve along with the technology religion isn't his weakness—it's presidential election, you'll prob- mongering. People forgot that affairs—just enough to keep vot- and culture of the age—something his strength. Republicans aren't re- ably remember only two issues at Pres. Bush came from oil money, ers distracted from the country's many religions are unable to do. So, ally about morality. They're about stake—the war in Iraq and social and saw only his shining, sacred growing economic divide—quite it's clear—everybody benefits. Way economics. Think about it—they're morality. The debates focused not bond to God Almighty. The poor- obviously violates the consti- to go, Founding Fathers. We can all huge supporters of big business, on dense, technical discussions of est counties in the nation sounded tutional right to separation. I'm sleep easy at night knowing that our tax cuts for the wealthy, and count economic policy and reform, but a collective call for religion in simply not comfortable with re- Constitution guarantees that we, as among their fold many of the rich- on topics like gay marriage, abor- homes, schools, and churches. ligious-based legislation being citizens of the United States, will not est people in the world. The. Re- tion, and censorship—issues the They haven't seen abortion over- put into play merely to satisfy a have to suffer religious persecution. publican's problem, however, lies American public could easily re- turned or a constitutional ban on fervidly devout voting base. My Or... will we? Right now, in our in the body count Sure, the party late to. The Republicans were sud- gay marriage yet, but they have legal rights should not be compro- country's* highest office, there sits is guaranteed excellent funding, but denly all about God. If you can't seen disaster after disaster over- mised, changed, or affected at all one who has brought, more than can it draw votes? When wealth is get a 'heartland' voter to okay—or whelm the underprepared and by religion It's clearly unconstitu- ever before, religion into the state so highly concentrated among so even comprehend—your compli- overconfident Republican regime. tional. As a citizen of this nation, I of the union. President George W. few individuals, it becomes harder cated tax code, win his allegiance They've seen economic reces- am deeply concerned for America Bush is a deeply devout Evangeli- to convince the masses that eco* by promising to outlaw abortion sion, environmental devastation,' and its future. I called my mom cal Christian whose faith has almost nomic policies benefiting the ricn and gay marriage. This strategy and the ruination of our country's to complain, and her suggestion? certainly steered him directly to the will, eventually, trickle down and was amazingly polarizing. Quite international reputation. "Pray about it." Oh, trust me. I'm top (well faith and Daddy). Bush's benefit them, too. So what do you simply, it worked. People forgot The Republican party should saying my prayers alright. •

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are melting marshmallows over a Date options that mini flame served in the middle of the smores platter," said Elay- don't cost an arm na Bischof, FCLC '06. "It can be quite funny when you guys are and a leg deeply engaged in conversation, By Daisy Mui that you don't even notice that Staff Writer the marshmallow burned."

With movie tickets at $10.75 UCB Theatre - Upright Citi- a pop, it will cost you $21.50 to zens Brigade Theatre pay for yourself and your date Rated as the "Best five-dollar- just to go to the movies, and per-person date," by the Village that's jjust for the stubs. We're Voice, the UCB Theatre is a great not even talking about the con- place for you and your date to cessions yet either. By the time share some laughs while watch- you buy the soda, popcorn and ing talented sketch and improv candy, you'll probably spend comedians. With only $5 as the around $30.00. When did. going entrance fee on the weekdays on a date become so gosh darn and $8 on the weekends, it beats Courtesy of DT*UT expensive? going to other comedy clubs that DT*UP is a cooler option that Starbucks for an inexpensive date. Living in Manhattan, there charge $15 plus a minimum of are bound to be places that of- two drinks. The Theatre was fer great entertainment at rea- opened in 1999 by Saturday sonable prices. Plus, is it really Night Live star Amy Poehler and worth going to the movies with her colleagues Matt Besser, Ian your date just so you guys can sit Roberts and Matt Walsh. "I love there quietly with no interaction Amy Poehler's skits on SNL," foT approximately two hours? said Erika San Felipe, FCLC Wouldn't you rather spend that '06. "She's absolutely hilari- money and time on something ous, so the shows can't be bad more worth your while? Here there. Plus, $5 and $8 sounds are a few reasonably priced sug- really reasonable as an entrance gestions for you to bring your fee; I would've expected to pay date(s) to: more." If you guys are laugh- ing so much that your mouth starts getting dry, you can order DT*UT- THE DOWNTOWN/ drinks that range from coffee, UPTOWN CAFE ||OUNGE soda and alcoholic beverages for Forget Starbucks and bring those of legal age, all reasonably your date to what the" 2002 Zagat priced around $6 or less. With Survey calls "A replica of Central comedians that frequently appear Perk on Friends (but cooler)." It on VHl's Best Week Ever, there is the perfect placs for you and Courtesy of CtAaliclous shouldn't be a dull or silent mo- Chikalicious offers classy desserts that aren't pricey-perfect for the college student on a budget your date to sit down comfortably ment within that club! in vintage and raggedy lounge cialties" all range from $8 Pad SOMETHING SWEET FOR SOME- over 21, add an extra $7 and get a chairs whiling sipping coffee Thai Noodles to $13 Grilled ONE SWEET wine pairing to go with it. With served in large glass beer mugs. HUNGRY? TRY SOMETHING Thai Spice Salmon. The food For something fancier than names like Vanilla Panna Cotta If you want the atmosphere but EXOTIC is wonderfully flavorful, and your regular cookies and ice with Chai Tea Sorbet and Pome- not the coffee, and if you are of Going out to dinner may seem nothing beats those affordable cream sundaes, bring your date granate Seeds, Apple Pudding legal age, they also serve wine like something your parents did prices. "Thai food would be a to a restaurant that specializes in Cake with Granny Smith Sorbet and beer. Sorry youngsters, but back when they were dating, but great place to bring a date; hip making only desserts. At Chika- and Creme Fraiche Sauce, and it's coffee and soda for you. For some traditions of dating back in new Asian places nowadays are Licious, that's what you and your Warm Chocolate Tart with Pink something to snack on, you guys the day still hold up today. You relatively inexpensive, and most date will get. A dessert bar that Peppercorn Ice Cream and Red can share a wide array of dishes can't go wrong with dinner. If places I've been to have [been] actually allows you to sit and see Wine Sauce, these desserts are that range from Belgian waffles, the date sucks, at least you can chic and hip," said Karina Var- the desserts being made, it's a going to be worth 12 bucks when smoked salmon quiches and say you guys didn't part on an gas, FCLC '06. Thai restaurants show and snack joint all in one. your date thanks you for bringing chowders to cheese and choco- empty stomach! However, in- are generally good places to go It is much fancier and more ro- him or her to this delicious, yet late fondues, all at prices falling stead of bringing your date to for dates because they are so rea- mantic to bring your date to than affordable place, by giving you a between $3-$ 11. If you or your the cliche" Italian restaurant, try sonably priced, the food's great Ben & Jerry's or Baskin Robbins. big sweet kiss. date is craving something sweet, something more exotic, like Sea and inexpensive, and the restau- "This place sounds really chic," check out the dessert menu. They Thai Bistro. This Pan-Asian rants are usually dimly lit with said Vianca Victor, FCLC '06. CENTRAL PARK BOATHOUSE have a huge selection that ranges restaurant, generously offers dance music in the background; "I would definitely suggest this "This is not a cheap place, but for from brownies, cookies, cheese- huge portions that will not break so you might just have to move to my date or my friends." It's a just a relaxing glass of wine, it's cake and fruit, to do-it-yourself your wallet. Appetizers range in closer to your date just to hear cute little place that offers a $12 worth it. The view is breathtak- smores. from $4 Emerald Vegetable what he or she is saying. It's prix fix dessert special. It includes ing, the atmosphere—divine, and "It's really cool there; you and Dumplings to $5 Martini Crispy places like these that will spice one main dessert dish and four your date will be so impressed," your date can talk while you guys Shrimp. Entrees and "Sea Spe- up the date (no pun intended). other petit desserts. For those see YOU OONT an pg. 9 My life: Juggling classes and doctor's appointments By Shawn Triggs from microwaves and to hold my phone checks with a hospital to of relief that everything checked heart block, and various problems Staff Writer cell phone on the opposite side make sure everything is working out fine. that I do not remember, nor even I have a pacemaker. I've had of my pacemaker. To be honest, accordingly. This can get frus- When I was just two years old, understand. The problems were one for basically my entire life. these are things that I keep in the trating at times, simply due to my pediatrician told my parents ones that needed to be fixed right For anyone who does not know back of my mind, but never really the inconveniences it sometimes something that no parents ever away, and the only way to do so what a pacemaker is, it's a device follow day to day. I understand causes, whether it be missing wants to hear about their child- was through open-heart surgery. that acts as a battery to sort of the risks of both, but have the class or having to wake up early there was something wrong with At the young age of two, my "jump start" my heart when need- mentality that they won't affect to run to the doctor. It takes its toll my heart. My parents got a sec- tearful parents had to wait as I ed. There is a wire, called a lead, me. I know it is a terrible attitude on me when I have a full day of ond opinion and a third and a lay through hours of surgery not attached to the pacemaker that to have and I am working on both classes, commute home that night fourth- each diagnosis repeated knowing the outcome. Obviously, runs to the heart allowing it to issues, to be at an appointment the next itself and it became clear: I need- I turned out to be all right, but it send signals to my heart in order I also visit both a cardiologist day, come back to school, and ed a pacemaker. still affects my life. to keep it functioning properly. and a pacemaker specialist every still need to study for a philoso- The reason I needed a pace- After my initial open-heart sur- I have been told to stay away couple of months and do monthly phy exam while breathing a sigh maker was because of a complete see JUGGLING LIFE on pg. 12 fordhamobserver.com THE OBSERVER I November 3,20051 FEATURES 09 Calling security: the life and times of the man in the maroon coat By Mary Sallas Assistant Features Editor ENDS SHIFTS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CRAZIEST THINGS YOU'VE SEEN ON THE You've probably seen this man JOB? as you stumble back into the People throwing up all over my dorms late on a Saturday night. desk. Everyone who lives in the dorms knows him; and if you don't live in THE OBSERVER: THAT'S REALLY the dorms, you've probably heard HAPPENED? of him. If you haven't, meet Mark Yeah, [that's happened] on about Holland, McMahon Hall security three occasions. [And] rudeness. guard and learn what the world's Some of these kids can get really been like from his side of the desk rude. It doesn't bother me any- for the past four years. more, but they just get really rude and I just don't like it. THE OBSERVER: AND WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO BE A SE- THE OBSERVER: WHAT THINGS CURITY GUARD? ANNOY YOU MOST ABOUT THE It wasn't really a decision to be JOB? a security guard; it was just one Constantly having to ask people of the easiest things to do. But to show their IDs, and hearing the it's also really important too. I do excuses all the time about their like helping people. It's hard to IDs. believe that though, right? But I do like helping people. I do it on a THE OBSERVER: WHAT ARE low key basis here. SOME OF THE EXCUSES? "Oh, I left it upstairs because I THE OBSERVER: SO WHAT ARE was in a hurry" or "I'm a dummy" YOUR FAVORITE PARTS OF THE or "I was rushing to get out and JOB? I just didn't feel like looking for The students. it." Things like that. It's just an- noying. Oh! THE OBSERVER: HOW SO? Maiy Sallas* Observer Just talking to them. THE OBSERVER: HOW OFTEN Fordham security guard Mark Holland, pictured above, talks about his experiences with students over the past four years. DO PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIVE Do YOU REALLY GET TO KNOW HERE OR ARE ACTUALLY BANNED OR ANYTHING? now," which is nonsense. You just only takes me like five minutes to THE STUDENTS? FROM THE DORMS TRY TO GET A couple of times. got through trying to sneak [them] get to work. It's just convenient. Yeah, pretty much. I get to know IN? into the building and now you a lot of things about the students. How often do banned kids try to THE OBSERVER: WHAT KIND want to sign the person in. And of THE OBSERVER: WHAT'S THE A little bit too much. get in? Not that often. OF THINGS HAD THEY DONE? course we don't allowThat to hap- MOST SATISFYING PART OF THE It's been verbal abuse and at- pen. We send them on their way JOB? WHAT ARE THE WORST PARTS THE OBSERVER: AND WHAT tempting to get physical with for the night. The most satisfying part of the OF THE JOB? ABOUT STUDENTS WHO DON'T you. A lot of times, we'll catch job is knowing that you just did The pay and Saturday nights. LIVE HERE AND JUST TRY TO them sneaking up staircase A and THE OBSERVER: IN GENERAL, a good job that night. That's it The Friday and the Saturday SNEAK BY? we'll rewind the tape that night ARE YOU SATISFIED HERE AT Just knowing that you helped nights are probably the worst and we'll figure out who it is and FORDHAM? somebody, whether they know it parts even though the night goes That happens on a daily basis. It what room they're in. We'll have Yeah. I mean it's convenient for or not because a lot of these kids faster, but dealing with the [in- happens everyday. It just happens to go upstairs and escort then! out. me. For other people, it might not you help and they don't appreci- toxicated] students at night can be all the time. And what makes it so bad is after be. ate it. They think you're aggravat- pretty trippy. something like that (after we.catch ing them or something like that, THE OBSERVER: HAVE YOU them upstairs) they'll actually THE OBSERVER: HOW IS IT and you're really just looking out THE OBSERVER: I KNOW YOU USU- EVER HAD TO ESCORT ANYONE come back downstairs and say, CONVENIENT FOR YOU? for them when they're not able to ALLY WORK THE NIGHTS AND WEEK- OUT - FOR UNRULY BEHAVIOR "Okay, I'm ready to sign them in I live in the neighborhood so it look out for [themselves], • You don't have to be a bailer to attract someone special CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 said Linda Pugliese, FCLC '06. THE OBSERVER For about $10 a person, you'll be ENTERTAINING paying for the wine and the bpau- wishes tiful setting accompanied with it. DATE IDEAS Following that with a stroll in the park would, of course, be lovely as well. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 of living with a pacemaker did from that day I had my previous gery, my parents were told that not really cross my mind until surgery and still fear to this day. the pacemaker would have to be that moment, knowing that I was The first time I realized that my replaced approximately every now mature enough to be scared pacemaker was affecting my life seven or eight years. When I was of what was necessary to help was upon entering middle school What will I do if during my senior year I am wait- nine years old I had to have an- me. and having to change everyday ing to graduate with all my friends and take the other surgery to replace the pace- If the consistency of need- for gym class. I was embarrassed next step of my life, when I begin to feel faint, or maker after various problems ing surgery every seven years at first to let people see the scars pass out during^class? arose, including passing out. continues, then I should need on my chesi, embarrassed to A third time, I had to be oper- another s'urgery when I am 22 answer the questions that went ated in my sophomore year of years old and a senior in col- along with it, and felt awkward high school. It was then, at the lege. This scares me. What will explaining to everyone what I age of fifteen that I became fully I do if during my senior year I was living with. There was never sues I deal with are personal, comfortable about taking off my aware of my life. I was finally old am waiting to graduate with all teasing or jokes, and maybe it is and I must deal with myself. It shirt in front of people, not being enough to understand what was my friends and take the next step hard to understand as an outsider, is just hard to comprehend need- ashamed of my scars and learn- taking place around me, and to of my life, when I begin to feel but being the only teenager with ing a pacemaker before the age ing that having a pacemaker is a tell you the truth, it really scared faint, or pass out during class? scars from various surgeries may of 65 and, of course, the question big part of my life. I have even me. Lying there waiting to go into What if going under the knife at times get to you. that is always in the back of my begun taking part" in the jokes surgery was arguably the most interrupts my senior year? What Despite the issues I have just mind: Why me? Like I said, there with my friends about having a frightening moment of my life, if, on the most extreme level, I discussed, to tell you the truth, has never been any real teasing, "metal heart," and telling friends watching the distance between need to take some time off from having a pacemaker doesn't re- only jokes from friends about not to hit me since it might stop my parents and I extend further school and not graduate with my ally affect me as much as you my "fake heart" that I know are my pacemaker. Call it sick hu- and further as" I was wheeled into classmates? These have been the may think, or as much as I have nothing but jokes. I even laugh at mor if you like, but I call it ac- questions I have been scared of the operating room,. Thme seventseverity questions 1 have been scared ot led you to thinkthi . The main is- them. I have become much more cepting myself for who I am. • Making a good impression with someone who already hates you

BRvy MichaeMirhapl fWherirBerberichh the maioritmajorityv of that time, our beds werweree Alumni Contributing Writer merely floors away from each other. And I know when that day comes when we He stands over six feet tall. He weighs are face to face, that's all he's going to over two hundred pounds. He is a former be thinking. He'll say to himself: "This is California State Champion in Wrestling, what corrupted my daughter." and still coaches wrestling to this day. He Another problem is that we're polar op- somewhat resembles a bear in the pictures posites. Even if I weren't cohabitating with I've seen of him. He hates me, and if it his daughter, we still probably wouldn't were legal, I'm sure he would've already get along. Greg likes the San Francisco shattered me like a beer bottle. Giants. I hate Barry Bonds. Greg hates the He is Greg and he1 is my girlfriend's fa- Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers were ther. < , my favorite team when I was a kid. Greg Kate wants us to meet each other. Her wants his daughter to find a nice athlete hope is that we'll miracu- 1 o u s 1 y to date. I'm an actor. I have nightmares of get along and strike up a •going to California to meet him friendship, so that the two and being forced to spend men in her life will no time alone with him, longer be in oppo- with nothing to say, sition. I find this drowning in silence highly unlikely, that is equal parts and I think this awkward and ter- is the one topic rifying. on which Greg It's odd because and I agree. my girlfriend has My first en- met my parents counter with dozens of times Greg came one (they live three evening as I was hours away in Penn- lying on the bed sylvania), and I've Pre-Law with my girlfriend. met Kate's mom and She was talking to her sister on several oc- her father, and suddenly casions. Greg is the final step Hillary Mantis, Esq., has joined Fordham thought it would be a splen- in the "meeting (the parents" as the new Pre-Law Advisor. did idea to put me on the phone. She's process. Kate wants us to meet before he good like that. comes to New York for her graduation this Contact for information on the following: "Hello," I said. Nothing. AH I could May. She has a point: if we end up mov- hear is his breathing becoming angrier and ing in together, and I meet Greg for the first more aggressive. I gave the phone back to time under those circumstances, he will • Deciding whether or not to apply to law school Kate. This was my first conversation with break me. Literally. • What schools to aim for Greg. Even from 3,000 miles away, he The only way I can make any kind of • How to best prepare for law school scared me. positive impression on him is to show him • Assistance with the application process This was over two years ago, and he still the one thing we have in common: we both hasn't said a word to me. Every once in love and care about Kate. I know he's never a while I tell Kate's mom to say hello to going to like me, but I think he just might Contact information: Greg for me, just to piss him off. be able to learn to trust me, and that's re- Career Planning Center - Lowenstein 402 I suppose it must be rough for him. He is ally all you can ask for. No one is ever go- 212-636-6280 definitely that token overprotective beast- ing to be good enough for a parent's "little hmantis © law.fordham.edu father, and she is 100 percent daddy's baby." The only thing you can hope for is their trust that you make their child safe girl. At least that was the case before she Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday -10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. moved completely across the continental and happy. United States for college. I'm also Kate's Our first face-to-face encounter won't throughout the fall semester. JJrst serious boyfriend, so for the first eigh- be that bad. There have been a few cracks teen years of her life, he's enjoyed a good in the brick wall that is Greg. Apparently amount of peace. And then there are other I scored a point about a year ago when I things; but, there is one thing in particu- stayed in the emergency room with Kate lar. until 4 a.m. when she had chest pains. It He knows. I know he knows. He has to actually made him feel a little better to know. We've been going out for a while know I was there, caring for his baby. now (over two and a half years) and for He probably still hates me though. • THE OBSERVER ARTS & CULTURE November 3,2005 I 13 On the road with Franz Ferdinand CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Their name was out, and with their EP they earned opening slots for acts such as Hot Hot Heat and In- terpol. In November 2003, Franz Ferdinand played their first US show at the New York City venue Piano's, a tiny bar and lounge on Manhattan's Lower East Side. With each subsequent visit the band has rapidly in- creased their venue sizes. In March of 2004, the band's self titled debut was released in America. Propelled by the single "Take Me Out" the album peaked at 32 on Billboard's Top 200. Following the album release Franz embarked on a world promotional tour. This tour would encompass two smaller American tours; the second, with two stops at Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom. The band also began headlining festivals and concert events, such as radio station K-Rock's Clausfest. The band even had time to pick up inter- national acclaim, such as an MTV award for Break- through Artist, and Britain's hotly contested Mercury Prize. The beginning of 2005 found the artists back in the recording studio. In an age where most bands sit on material for months, even years, the question arose whether they were returning to the studio too quickly. A confident Kapranos referenced the 1960s, a time where bands like The Beatles released an album a year and still toured the world. The outcome, this year's "You Can Have It So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand" has been met with a diversity of criticism. The sophomore release faced many of the same challenges that The Strokes "Room on Fire" met upon its release. How do you follow up an album that has birthed a movement? The negative criticism hovered around two poles. Songs that rely on the $ame formula are deemed unoriginal and the band has not matured. Attempts at reinvention can easily spurn reception. Franz's risky departure was the in- clusion of three slower tracks. Kapranos, currently in France, had time only to make the following comment in regard to the new album, "It is the more delicate end of the music that I am hap- NwoYoiV Daily News/KRT pier with." This new, softer side has left some critics The ecclectic Franz Ferdinand tour to tell you how "You could have it so much better." underwhelmed and some boldly drawing comparisons with The Beatles. Regardless of critical opinion, fans chart in the UK. greater heights or over exposure remains to be will have an opportunity to voice their opinion as the Franz has already passed through New York City, to seen. However, following their home-country are- acoustic driven "Walk Away" will be the next British promote their latest. On October 19th, Franz headlined na tour, Franz will proceed through the rest of Eu- single. ("The Fallen" is set to be the next American at their largest Manhattan venue to date, the Theater rope. They will then co-headline Australia's Big single). In one sense, however, the fans have already at Madison Square Garden. Again they demonstrated Day Out festival tour with The White Stripes and voiced their opinion of the new direction. The album that bands are not artists unless they can inspire peo- Iggy and the Stooges. And finally, two months into debuted at the 8 spot on Billboard's Top 200 in the ple live. 2006, Franz Ferdinand will return to America. • United States, and it currently sits at the top of the Whether or not Franz's touring will lead to even Is Sweeney Todd's reinvention a revival or something new altogether? By Ray Dademo Assistant Opinions Editor

For the American musical of the twenty-first century, concept has come to mean everything. Now that revivals have officially replaced new musicals as the theater's livelihood, Broad- way has set its sights almost exclusively on the process of reinvention. Without a cohesive concept, however, tampering with a classic can be deadly. For every masterful treatment of a "Chicago" or "Cabaret," there are twelve dozen stale revivals, taken out of mothballs and fiddled with for no good reason. As theatergo- ers, we've suffered the recent indignities of a joyless "Sweet Charity," a jokeless "Into the Woods," and a Jewless "Fiddler on the Roof." Such arid conditions have taught us to expect less and less. Who cares if the art form has ceased breaking new ground? These < days, if a revival can stand a contemporary tweak and still retain some of its luster - well, then, that?s truly something to sing about. In the case of Stephen Sondheim's "Swee- ney Todd," however, director John Doyle has seen fit to reimaginc the piece, top to bot- tom. He has put together a revival that bears no signs of having had an original produc- tion. There are no tell-tale signs of plagiarism here, no lingering traces of Hal Prince direc- SwemyToddiHibnMdwiyxom Scones from Sweenoy Todd on Broadway soo SWEENEY TODD pg. 16 14 ARTS & CULTURE November 3,2005 I THE OBSERVER 'Rebel Without a Cause* takes stage for50t h anniversary By Ken Browkowski Contributing Writer a gang of hoods who seek to hu- miliate Jim at any cost. Buzz car- Guns, knife fights and troubled ries a knife and frequently takes teenagers made their way to the jabs at Jim whenever they meet. New York stage this October. Half Plato has critical trust issues and a century has passed since James suffers from the inability to con- Dean ascended to the status of a nect with others. Jim thinks his cinematic icon as the disturbingly parents do not understand him complex adolescent 'in "Rebel and feels frustrated by his father's Without a Cause." In celebration constant passiveness. Jim, Plato of the fiftieth anniversary of this and Judy each cope with internal classic American film, Barely conflicts as a result of the inability Balancing Artists Group recreates in understanding their suburban this story on the off-Broadway surroundings of the 1950s. stage of The Lion Theatre at The- Barely Balancing Artists Group atre Row, located on West 42nd was created specifically for the Street between Ninth and Tenth purpose of creating this play in Avenues. "Rebel" maintained celebrating the anniversary of the a recent stage trend of adapting film's release. Yet in terms of the films into plays, as exemplified classic motion picture, which cap- by "The Producers" and more re- tivated audiences with the young cently, "The Odd Couple." talents of James Dean and Nata- The play, which just wrapped, lie Wood, this production hardly is based upon the original screen- compares with the splendor of play by Stewart Stern and written its base material. Dean has been for the stage by James Fuller. The credited as portraying the first true play was co-directed by Joshua representation of a teenager in Coleman, who also stars as the film and although it is not expect- central character Jim Stark, the ed for any small theater to emu- role originally embodied by Dean. late the charm of the 1955 movie, Jim exists in a world of loneliness it appears almost as though this is and isolation as a rebellious teen- truly a high school performance. ager who moves to a new town One cannot help but notice the with his parents in order to escape severe amateurishness of the cast Scenes from "Rebel" on stage. RebeWithouttCause.net his troubled past. Jim quickly and crew. Lines are flubbed, props are accidentally knocked over and establishes friendships with an constantly move from one loca- ingness of the young actors in graphed knife fights, stabbings audience members cannot hold ostracized loner named Plato and tion to the other. The times spent the show who wish to preserve and deafening gun shots are all back their smirks at unintentional the attractive Judy (once famous- setting up the set for each scene the legacy of the film. As Jim provided for entertainment value. slip-ups. Dialogue which seemed ly played by screen legend Nata- (by the actors themselves) takes * Stark, Josh Coleman tries his While "Rebel" is nowhere near lie Wood). The trio, led by Jim, sophisticated and innovative from «more time than the scene itself, best to live up to the smooth and perfect, the play can be viewed as quickly encounters criticism from the fifties film comes off as stale Although "Rebel Without A cool persona of Dean, while Al- an endearing homage to a piece their high school peers. Judy's on the stage. The scenes also Cause" has its setbacks, there is lie Mulholland steals the show as of cinema which rebelled against alpha-male boyfriend;Buzz, leads seem rather choppy, as characters something admirable in the dar- an angst-ridden Plato. Choreo- the conformities of its time. • NBC and Dreamworks: Will it finally happen? The film recalls twt in Ttmktiorf and By Catriona Schlosser DreamWorks SKG. This means Universal Staff Writer would acquire the distribution rights to these films, which include the "Shrek" films, one NBC Universal and DreamWorks SKG, of the most lucrative film franchises of the two major Hollywood film companies, have past 10 years. resumed talks concerning a possible merger. Both companies can gain from the merger The two companies met on Friday, Oct 14, but in the past, monetary issues have arisen. but have not yet reached an agreement In When the acquirement of DreamWorks was late July the two companies failed to agree first brought to the table, Universal, accord- and talks in late September produced the ing to Variety.com, was willing to pay $1 same results. billion. In late September, though, Universal, NBC Universal and DreamWorks SKG following a series of box office flops from have a close relationship, so it was believed DreamWorks, which included "The Island" that the two would have merged much earlier. and "Just Like Heaven," decreased their bid Universal, owned by General Electric (GE), by $100 million. GE became nervous about distributes DreamWorks films internationally whether or not DreamWorks would be a suc- through United International Pictures (UJP). cessful acquisition. They were not willing to This organization, founded in 1981, distrib- take the chance. utes both Paramount Pictures, a film compa- There were also disagreements over cre- ny owned by Viacom, and Universal pictures ativity. Spielberg disliked the provision that abroad. This company is being dissolved, Universal would have to approve any film however, so Universal would no longer have made over $100 million. Spielberg wants claim to DreamWorks distribution of their creative control over the studio even if Uni- films, which is a major reason why Universal versal owns it. STEVE MARTtlN would want to acquire the company. For a while, Paramount Pictures was in- CLAIRE DAMES Universal also distributes DreamWorks' terested in buying DreamWorks because JASON SCHWARTZMAN home entertainment products, which include they, like Universal, would benefit from its VHS and DVD. The DVD industry is the catalog and its possible box office hits. Uni- most lucrative part of the film business these versal and Paramount are both struggling days, so it is in Universal's best interest to to make profitable films. Paramount has hold on to these rights. collaborated with Universal on films in the shopgirl On top of DreamWorks distribution rights, past including "Saving Private Ryan," "Col- Universal would also acquire its catalog of lateral," and most recently this summer's 60 films, which include profitable titles such Spielberg film "War of the Worlds." Much to as "American Beauty," "Gladiator," and "A Viacom's disappointment though, the com- Beautiful Mind," DreamWorks Animation pany declared Thurs., Oct, 20, that it would is a major reason Universal wants to buy the be unable to buy the company because of its company. Run by Jeffrey Katzenbcrger, one plans to split the company into two entities: STARTS FRIDAY NOVEMBER A of (lie founders of the company along with Viacom and CBS. With less competition, a Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, Dream- merger between NBC Universal and Dream- Works Animation films are distributed by Works SKG seems even more likely. • fordhamobserver.com THE OBSERVER | November 3,2005 | ARTS & CULTURE 15 Pinocchio stars in reality television By Danny Larkin Staff Writer televised puppet show, all with the promise that they will one Reality TV is the new genre of day transcend the show and the twentieth-first century. Just become "America's Next Top like Pinocchio, contestants-go to Model" or the "American Idol," ridiculous lengths as puppets of and end up a real boy. However, some executive, in an effort to this promise is a fairy tale, and become a "real" celebrity. Up at the story ends once Pinocchio the University of Alberta, Lise actually becomes a real boy. It Hogan drew this amusing paral- is only the contestants' struggle lel in her academic article "Tap- toward celebrity that fascinates ping (into) Reality: Encounters vieVers. Of all of the American between Pinocchio and the Phe- Idol winners, only Kelly Clark- nomena of Reality TV." Where- son" has managed to maintain as she found various theoretical our interest afterwards. Clark- differences, I think that the en- son's runner up, Justin Guarini tire genre is rather close to the is now practically the invisible old Italian story. man. Ruben Studdard, who won Pinocchio's nose was the most round two, went on to record captivating part of the story. Just one popular song, and will soon like Reality TV, there is dark appear as #57 on a 2 a.m. VH1 delight when characters suffer "One Hit Wonder" list. for their poor choices. We love There are a few people who to hear Simon rip apart contes- would baptize Pinocchio, the tants. Anything sounds sophis- greatest Disney movie of all ticated in a British accent. The time, or the most brilliant fairy outrageous stunts of "Fear Fac- tale. Likewise, though we may tor" gladly disgust us, as we tell enjoy reality TV, few of us would ourselves that we have more claim that it is brilliant televi- dignity. The nervous break- sion. As Hogan remarked, "The downs of America's top rejected audience wants the Cinderella models or "The Swan," make us story, not Pinocchio -because Photo Courtesy of CBS/KRT treasure our self-control. These Pinochio is much too close to re- Reality TV promises fame but only through puppetry. shows make us feel better about ality." We want to identify with ourselves. On the couch, we can Cinderellas who beat the odds, and their private researchers Sex Impair Memory for Tele- ing, so the rise of Pinocchio TV advise these lesser Pinocchios to rather than Pinocchios who fail are keenly aware of the psy- vision Ads," Professors Brad is not just some vague symptom "get real" and get a nose job. and get kicked off the island." chological, rules of television. Bushman and Angelica Bonaci of our media culture-it makes On their vain quest to become With ay winner acting like a vil- Low self-esteem is not the only discovered that participants re- more money for advertisers. celebrities, these contestants lain to get here, reality TV lacks psychological factor that these called ads better the next day As CBS Programming Chief will do anything to serve their a Cinderella and ends up second programs exploit. According to from neutral rather than violent Jeff Sagansky explained in puppet master or "Big Brother," rate.. recent public research at Iowa or sexually explicit programs. the study, "the number one just as Pinocchio entered a blue Not that this bothers anyone in State University, there may be The reality show "Candid Cam- priority in television is not whale to save Geppetto. They the skyscrapers. Just as Gepetto* other benefits to the content of era" was part of their neutral to transmit quality program- seem perfectly content to be/ understood the rules behind reality programming. In their category. Crappy programming ming to viewers, but to deliver come actors in some deranged puppetry, television executives June 2002 article, "Violence^and makes the adds more interest- consumers to advertisers." • Video displays 'abstract' Splinter Group: student musical review industrial complex with twirling By Danny Larkin By Loren Avellino and Enrique Ollero for this type of performance. "Aside from events Staff Writer torches, which create a fascinating Contributing Writer & Arts & Culture Editor shadows and highlights. The films like DeCafe or the freshman talent show, there Descending the escalator from ends in a deep cave with a spring There's a lot of theater at FCLC. Studio shows has never been a solid outlet for this type of sing- the plaza, one is greeted by the and a mystical door. and mainstage performances showcase the- ing/dancing/acting talent.on our campus," Dolan flickering television of "Real Ab- In "Fear of Blushing," Jennifer ater majors and minors, but nonmajors get their said. Dolan and Martin revealed that the audi- stractions." At first, video art can Reeves reveals a kaleidoscope of chance to shine as well, especially in Splinter tions, which were held over two days, had an often appear mystifying because butterfly wings and flower petals. Group's upcoming musical review, "Hot Box." overwhelming response. "There is so much un- the images and sounds emanating Thunder rings in the background The show, running the weekend of Nov. 3rd in tapped talent at Fordham," Martin said. from this cathode ray tube bear lit- and towards the end, a deep the White Box will feature a cast of 25 students Though Splinter had a limited budget, Dolan tle reassemble to what one would and sad string instrument rein- performing numbers from "Hairspray," "Guys and Martin were unfettered in their aspirations to expect from a television show or forces this disparity between the and Dolls" and "Chicago". produce "Hot Box." Practicing several times a film. Art is an issue of taste. Just bright images and the rather blue "Hot Box" is being run by Rachel Donloan, week with their ensemble cast, the group hopes as sushi would disappoint any- soundtrack. FCLC '07, and Amber Hurst-Martin, FCLC '07, the review will lead to more productions in the one expecting to savor deep fried In "Slow Force Glimpse," a both of whom are non-theater majors. Their goal future. "We want to get people interested in mu- fish, this video art will disappoint mobile office apparently used by was to bolster interest in musical theater at the sical theater," Dolan said. "Hopefully we can get anyone expecting a sitcom or Hol- loggers begins to posses a red de- Lincoln Center campus, a division of the Theatre to direct and produce two entirely student run lywood thriller. monic glow. Brook Hinko made the Program that has seen a drop in interest and has musicals by our senior year." The seven works in "Real Ab- film mostly silent, reminding the stopped offering classes for. "Hot Box" performances will run Nov. stractions," cycle through over the viewer of "Silent Spring," where Another goal was to really provide an outlet 3rd and 4th in the White Box at 8pm. • course of 45 minutes, transporting Rachael Carson cautioned us that if the viewer into vastly, different land- we continued to abuse the environ- scape and aesthetics. ment, the Spring will be silent. "Cinema Study" has almost a In "To Love or to Die," Scott "Brady Bunch" aesthetic, where Stark juxtaposes the landscape of small square images pop up and dis- the mall with tragic operatic music. appear against a black background. The music transforms the footage. Although, instead of the Bradys, Perhaps it alludes to tragedy of cap- Greg Beirmann presents visual and italism, or at least the tragic prices sound fragments from old movies. at the mall. faSC Ml J Likewise, in "The Hills are In "Back Steps," Leighton Pierce Alive," Beirmann recycles the presents an aerial view of two girls famous Julie Andrews sequence waiting at a back door. They look from "The Sound of Music." The like they were taken from a Renoir catch is that the soundtrack sounds painting but put in a blender with its like a skipping CD and the same swirly imagery. image appears in six rectangles as In "Pink Steps," Leighton Pierce though one is watching six TVs. presents thcPigeon'sviewofVenice. In "Omen," Peter Rose pres- Showing their foot traffic and then ents the landscape of "The Blair speeded it up until it all blurs, the Witch Project." We follow a man video reveal a strange similarity be- Photo Courtesy of Loren Avellino who walks through an abandoned tween pigeon and human realms.* Director Amber Hurst-Martin (far right) goes over sheet music with cast members in preperation for Splinter Group's "Hot Box" 16 ARTS & CULTURE November 3,2005 I THE OBSERVER fordhamobserver.com In Theatres On The Airwaves Grade: A+ 'Stay' Erick Morillo "Subliminal Sessions vol. 9" My Morning Jacket Starring Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling This is the ninth vol- "Z " The development of the story that lies within the ume of the Subliminal (Sony BMG) psychological thriller, "Stay", does an extremely good Sessions mix compila- With "Z," .these job of stimulating one's mind to try to process what's tions and it definitely alt-rock innovators being shown on screen. It's almost exhausting. Ewan builds upon the suc- have produced a de- McGregor stars as Sam Foster, a psychiatrist who cess of the others. It liriously emotional, frantically tries to stop a patient (Ryan Gosling) from highlights Erick's fa- multi-genre melting- committing suicide and encounters bizarre experiences vorites from the past pot. As much as their along the way. The film, directed by Marc Forster and six months, as well as complex musical written by David Benioff, relies heavily on canted framing, seamless transi- predicts what's going layers blend seam- tions and hypnotic imagery. All of these visual elements, in addition to die to blow up in the coming months. With songs lessly, My Morning Jacket succeeds in making strong performances by McGregor, Gosling and Naomi Watts as Sam's art- like "Till there was you" by Rachael Starr and every instrument carry a stand alone precision. ist girlfriend Lila, work effectively in order to lead to a conclusion that's not Kurd Maverick's remix of "Pump up the jam," As many tracks inhabit an ethereal plain and the entirely Innovative but still surprisingly manages to be quite emotional and this is a must for anyone that has seen him live in lead singer's voice does at times call to mind effective. -Rafael De Leon, Jr. the past year, as well as any lover of true house Radiohead's Thorn Yorke, comparisons are in- Grade: B music, not corrupted by syndicated radio. CD 1 evitable, yet the band is also Modest Mousian and CD2 are equal in quality, while CD3 tends with its instrumental attack and indie sensibili- Prime' to be hit or miss. Some songs on CD3 are so ties. And still tracks such as the bongo driven progressive at times, they even border being an- ballad "Knot Comes Loose," defy all categoriza- PRIME Starring lima Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Green- berg noying. However, this is a small price to pay for tion. "Z" understands that innumerable, musical Directedby Ben Younger the amazing songs that make up the rest of the 3 possibilities remain unexplored, and despite it Uma Thurman plays Rafi, a 37 year old divorcee CD compilation. If you liked the previous eight being just twelve tracks it is a sprawling first seeking comfort with Lisa (Streep) her therapist David volumes of the Subliminal Sessions CDs, this step, toward invention. (Greenberg) is a 23 year old who is enchanted by Rafi. will probably be one of your favorites. The low -Dave Graver They get together and form a passionate relationship. pricetag (relatively speaking, for 3 CDs), will Grade: B+ This would be really boring, except for the twist: David keep your wallet happy as well as your dancing is Lisa's soa While this romantic comedy can hold the shoes. Sounds Like: a typical Erick Morillo set "Stubbs the Zombie" Soundtrack interest of its audience, the performance are a little weak, other than Streep at Crobar. Sony BMG who gives a strong comedic performance. The chemistry between Thurman - Marcello Pacheco Although we have and Greenberg isn't always prevalent, and some of the scenarios seem tired Grade: A- learned over the and overworked. Overall, an entertaining farce into the world of contempo- years that video game rary dating complicated with familial relations, but falls short of some of the John '00' Fleming soundtracks tend to better movies Younger is trying to evoke. -Enrique Ollew "White Label Republic" be petty pastiches Grade: C Give John '0.0' Fleming his choice of upfront of pop punk, this al- tunes to put onto a compilation GD, and what bum defies its place The Legend of Zorro' you have is mind-blowing mix of the world's in the soundtrack pecking order. How, Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta Jones, best psy-trance. His live sets at Avalon in New you ask, can this be so? The short answer: the Adrian Alonso York City have proved him to be one of the most talented trance DJs in the world. "White Label cover song. Rerecording other artist's music has Remember the fun, excitement and drive of "The Republic" will give you visions of hands-in-the- provided everything from Hendrix's blistering Mask of Zorro"? Well, if that's what you crave, this air madness, and the trance riffs and peaktime "All Along the Watchtower" and Jeff Buckley's may leave you without a black stallion to ride oa This voGals prove that the usual mainstream trance masterful "Hallelujah" to a slew of unnecessary sequel follows the lives of Alejandro De La Vega, his on the radiowaves is nothing compared to the butcherings. "Stubbs" makes no attempt to stir wife Elena and son Joaquin in Ca]ifornia,-before state- true underground sound that '00' brings. Keep the music world via reinvention, rather, its aim hood. Alejandro, who can't stop masquerading as Zor- your ears open for Oliver Prime's "Radiance" is to provide an entertaining package of relived ro, has alienated Elena and his son, whose lives he hasn't been as much a part and '00' Fleming's own "3rd time lucky." Don't pop ferns. Ben Kweller, Cake and Deathcab for of as he should. Of course his" familial problems are not the only broccoli on expect happy vocals or radio-friendly melodies. Cutie flavor the mix, but it is Rogue Wave that Zorro's plate. There is also a plot to destroy America (with what, you'll never This is the epitome of deep, dark trance. This provides the perfect cover, succeeding in both guess, but it's pretty funny) which prompts Alejandro to continue to wear the is the stuff that keeps dancefloors pumped at 6 paying its respects and erstwhile, making it en- mask just a little longer. Though filled with action, the kid friendly film kind a.m.. It just might be too aggressive for some tirely their own. These tracks won't redefine of takes a "Spy Kids" turn and focuses a lot on the youngest De La Vega, trance fans, depending on th«.'r tastes. Sounds standards, but not only can they entertain, they which detracts from the story and the overall tone of the film; its predecessor Like: Tiesto mixed with Astrix and Scot Proj- can impress. had a much more mature tone. Kitchy and action filled, it is a welcome dis- ect. -Dave Graver traction from poorly performing horror films.-Enrique Ollero | Grade -B - Marcello Pacheco Grade: B Sweeney Todd CONTINUED FROM PG. 13 times placing them at opposite ends and levels tion. Gone are the mobile and ingeniously of the stage. The cast/orchestra may be sweat- split-level sets. Gone are the booming, black ing it out under the lights, but its the audience operetta orchestrations. Gone are the equidis- that ends up lifting the heavy load—attempting tant buns that rested atop Angela Lansbury's to fill the blanks left by missing sets, crowds Tony-winning head. and character interplay. Those unacquainted What we are left with, is minimalist, highly with the show will have their work cut out for conceptual and only occasionally breathtak- them; the veterans will be wrestling with their ing. The ten-person cast doubles as both cho- own issues, wondering if they are too married rus and orchestra, creating an atmosphere that to the original. is as claustrophobic as it is Brechtian. Actors Still, there are many joys to be found in this juggle props and instruments, interchange- production, starting with a great performance ably tossing off Sondheim's intricate lyrics, from Patti LuPone. As Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney as though they were downright conversation- Todd's dough-rolling accomplice, LuPone al. (The score has, quite inoffensively, been wisely, sidesteps her predecessors and starts scaled down to complement a smaller or- from square one. This is neither Lansbury's chestra.) As they chime, cello and chop their looped maternal figure nor the bawdy Mae way through the narrative, the ensemble dem- West tintype LuPone herself, presented at Lin- onstrates not only tremendous talent, but in- coln Center. Mrs. Lovett is, here, a real-world credible stamina as well. (Doyle has removed creation-repelled by Todd's brutality and at SwccneyTotMonbroadway.com most of the applause breaks, lending the piece the same time, aroused by it. She mines comic Scenes from Sweeney Todd on Broadway an informal and eerily silent flow.) gold in the usually nondescript "By The Sea," Ultimately, though, these innovations are singing of a seaside hideaway while polish- coats remove his restraints and he begins to citement of "Todd's" closing moments by mere window dressing. What makes this ing rusty torture devices. (In the title role, "attend the tale of Sweeney Todd"--presum- ending the show twice. "Todd" so daring is the amount of audience in- Michael Cerveris acquits himself admirably ably as part of his rehabilitation. This frame This revised ending fits with Doyle's con- volvement it requires. Doyle has deconstruct- but leaves a less remarkable impression. His is one of many instances where the piece cept, but—like the rest of "Sweeney Todd"- ed the storyline and pieced it back together in shiny baritone is too benign somehow for the takes a backseat to the concept. When To- -creates mixed emotions within the viewer. the most disjointed of fashions. The Demon menacing Todd.) bias' straitjacket is restored before the finale On one hand, this rendering might make Barber's quest for vengeance among the bu- Doyle's most deliberate touch comes in and the show ends in quiet darkness, Doyle more sense without the last song, leaving reaucracy is presented, here, as a prolonged the form of a framing device. He opens and has his perfect ending, but Sondhcim docs the show in the hospital where it began. On hallucination; a disorienting haze of elements closes the show in a mental institution where not. The cast rcentcrs and begins the finale the other, it seems wrong to cut one of mu- that never gel. Doyle has directed his actors Tobias, driven mad by the story's occurenccs, after a brief respite for applause. In essence, sical theater's most exhilarating finales - to avoid eye contuct with one another, often sits bound and gagged. Doctors in white lub the frame of the story has sacrificed the ex- even when it's treated like an afterthought. • THE OBSERVER LITERARY November 3,2005 17 Conquistador couldn't" " By Ryan Fernandez It was supposed to be simple. They would nick. They would Contributing Writer leave. End of story. He was flying back to Los Angeles the next Fatima and Paolo broke up the same year the country would day, and it seemed the best way to end things. He would be fall apart After three years the romance had simply fizzled like somewhere over the Pacific before he'd get overwhelmed with one of those cheap champagnes they sipped over a silent dinner. guilt The news changed all that. She sat there, sobbing, help- From the very beginning, Paolo blamed himself. His decision less. to study in America took a toll on them, and the moments they "Let me drive you back to school. Maybe they left you a call shared since then, those blue moons when he'd come home, in the dorm. I'm sure they're...safe." were never enough. Friends had told him Fatima had taken in They sped off from the motel early that evening. Fatima fought "Eighteen... nine- several lovers in his absence. She didn't hide this feet when he back tears as she repeatedly tried calling her father and younger teen... twenty! Ready last returned. brother whom she had both left behind. She had always thought or not, here I come!" "Who is it?" he peered over her shoulder to read a text mes- they would be safe there; Marawi was a Muslim city after all, The boy heard the shrill sage. and surely the rebels would never attack one of their own. They echo from down the hall as he "This boy from school." drove past the crowded sidewalks of Espafia Avenue lined with snuck inside the under the cafeteria's kitchen sink His class- "Hum" fish bowl gas lamps, ducked the swooping flyovers in the free- mates would never find him there, he thought. Cramped in the "He likes me." way, and finally reached the university. Fatima bolted into the dark, all he could hear was his shallow breath and the pounding "Do you like him?" ladies' dormitory and disappeared into its dim hallways. of his heart. Seconds later, the bomb exploded The roaring fire "One time, he went straight into the girl's shower room and "I'll call you in the morning before you go," she had mum- engulfed the sidewalk while hurtling shrapnel tore through flesh kissed me." bled and bone. It shook the building and sent dishes crashing into the "I said, 'Do you like him?'" The murmur of the engine was his companion on the drive floor. It took a long time before the boy got die courage to step She flashed a crooked smile. home. When morning came, there were no missed calls or mes- out and when he stumbled outside and saw pieces of people "Silly boy..." sages. He waited for Fatima until he boarded the plane, until the strewn all over the street on fences, and gardens like clothes It was the year revolution would later break out; the year tanks stewardess bent over and told him to turn off his phone. hung out to dry. When the police finally got around to sort- would roll down the streets. They had break-up sex in a shabby ing through the remains, he easily identified his father's head, downtown motel. There were neither gasps nor moans, just the The flight across the ocean was excruciatingly uneventful. bruised but not disfigured, lying calmly on the hot pavement a sound of the mattress creaking against the rusted bed frame. They didn't encounter turbulence or run out of fuel. No one few meters from the rest of the body. Noise from outside - the barking of stray dogs, the sputter of stood up to flash a jacket full of plastic explosives. Paolo lapsed Paolo slowly sank into his chair. tricycles, the solemn call to prayer at a nearby mosque - poured in and out of sleep, and when he was handed a newspaper, the "They say terrorists or bandits, but others believe the govern- through a hole in the wall where an air conditioner should headline seemed so outrageous it must have been invented. ment planted the bombs so that the people would turn against have been. One floor Something about revolution, then his eyes rolled over. He chose the rebels. It's a very plausible idea." Wahid had once again as- below, the janitor, en- to think about that last night with Fatima. Surely her family was sumed the intellectual tone he found comfortable. The other line amored with the chil- safe, and she must have overslept after having a sentimental, fell silent so he continued. dren's pageant on TV, long-distance conversation with them. "But the opposite happened. Everyone is convinced that it's simply raised the He tried calling her when he landed in LAX, but she wouldn't the handiwork of the military. People are furious. The Libera- volume. Exhausted answer. It was her turn to be unreachable. Three weeks passed tion Front is calling all Muslims back to the south. They believe but hardly satisfied, the before he learned anything. His phone rang one night, rousing we will fight for freedom." two pretended to sleep af- him from the pile of law books he was drooling over'It was one "Freedom from their own country?" Paolo blurted. It was a terwards, the tropical air of their common friends, a sophomore at her university who question neither of them expected. Wahid fell silent. like a moist blanket over had also left Marawi to study in the capital. Unlike Fatima whcu "And Fati?" * •- . - them. Finally, Fatima got thoroughly embraced the cosmopolitan lifestyle, Wahid was "With her father gone, She went back to care for her brother. up and turned on the radio. The buzz of more conservative, ever ready to quote scripture or wax poetic It's not easy to tell you this, but a reliable source told me she static flooded the room before subsiding into about the Return-to-Islam movement. joined the Front" the coherent voice of a reporter. In the background, ambulance "You know," he'd start his favorite argument, pointing a slen- sirens shrieked like cats. der finger at Paolo, "you would be Muslim too if it were not for "What's he saying?" asked Paolo. He rubbed his eyes, and the conquistadores." looked at her. She was, standing by the radio, lips pouted and "You know," Paolo would parrot after, "if it weren't for the still naked with arms akimbo. Her skin shined gold from the conquistadores, there probably wouldn't be a me at all." faint light spilling through the window. Wahid would grin and stroke his wispy beard before bursting "Something about bombings in the south. Churches and into laughter. Paolo was the only mestizo he ever liked. That schools." night though, Wahid spoke nervously as if someone unwanted 'Terrorists," he muttered, sitting up. "Tell me something new, was listening in to their conversation. "No..." Fati. Those crooks are almost as bad as the governme-" "Did I wake you up?" "Not as a soldier of "Shh." "No, no, I was just reading. Why'd you call? It's good to hear course. Not a woman." She caught a word. A name. from you." "It doesn't make sense. I didn't "Marawi. He said Marawi City..." "Same here. I uh... know..." Curiosity quickly turned to fear as her face went pale. She "There's a media blackout! Amaz- grabbed her cell phone and dialed a number. As the line kept ing isn't it? The government's covering ringing, her eyes darted nervously all over the place: the moth- up the rebellion! Snuffing it out. Besides, and be eaten lampshade, the garish wallpaper, Paolo staring back, her honest with me, Paolo," sarcasm seethed from Wahid's voice calloused feet. Still there was no answer. Fear then gave way "who else would care about a backwater country like ours?" to panic. "Hello? Wahid?" He paused. "...I have to go now. Word of advice: Now that you "I... I..." Her voice trembled. Finally, a heavy sigh exploded into static. know, stay in America. Do not come home. I Pray to Allah we "You're worried about your family." "You must have an idea why I called." 4 survive the night." "I know I'm getting paranoid, but -" "...Fati." Fatima and Paolo broke up the same year the country fell "It's okay." He took a towel and wrapped it around "You wouldn't tell her right?" apart In response to the mass bombings, tired of years of op- her as she slowly sank to the cold li- 'Tell her what?" pression, the Muslim provinces seceded from the republic, es- noleum floor. "She made me swear not to tell you, but you're tablishing their own federation. Guerilla attacks and lightning "Please, God... a good man, Paolo." raids struck terror in the capital on an almost nightly basis, don't let... it "L.don't understand. What are you trying to ambushing army trucks or kidnapping the children of politi- / say?" cians. In the morning, billboards and walls would be scrawled "She's back in Marawi. She dropped out." with even more threats. The government responded with brutal ^ "Wha...Why would she do that? What's go- force. Tanks rolled down die streets of Marawi and other cit- \ ^^^^ ing on? You had better tell me the truth Wahid ies. Temples were torched. Suspected dissidents in the capital, or many thought to be students, simply disappeared, their corpses \ ^S ~" washing ashore bloated or discovered bound and gagged inside % There was another loud sigh. He imag- barrels floating along the river weeks later. ^ ined Wahid stroking his whiskers again, struggling Do not come home. Paolo had been warned. He would risk be- to find the appropriate words. ing linked to Fatima, taken in by the police and questioned. It was It was just like any other afternoon. Fatima's father stood on not beyond them to torture him. Light trickled from the slightly the pebbled sidewalk, waiting for his son amid the flock of chil- opened shade, warmly carcssinghis arm. It reminded him of her, dren pouring out of the double doors. Boys hurdled over the standing-by the motel window, golden. There were many things school's flower hedges, and girls held hands or fanned them- left unexplained. Why her silence, her disappearance. He dreamt selves to fend oirthc heat. Seeing the little veiled girls reminded on the long flight home. It was afternoon again. Their bodies him of the daughter he sent to study in the capital. He let out a were rocking in slow rhythm with the creaking bed. The whis- sigh. Any minute now, a stringy little boy would leap into his tling breeze. The howl of prayer coming from the mosque. • arms and shout, "Papa!" 18 LITERARY November3,2005 .THEOBSERVER fordhamobserver.com A Sorry Landscape Jessica Keefe distracted, Judy repeats the question. This Contributing Writer second chorus seems to snap Annie back to reality, out of her heavy, accusatory gaze, and From the window of Judy's apartment, the • she looks Judy in the eye as she stammers, skyline and the bloated clouds look like a D+- "Oh, I'm just going to do a few quick miles worthy diorama made by an underachieving on the treadmill before work." Her typically seventh grader. The scene, consisting of chipper tone has been reduced to the dreary, buildings jutting upward angrily and a sky distant monotone that Judy recognizes only pregnant with a watery litter, is made entirely from Annie's eulogy at her Grandmother's of chunky crayon-drawn lines and ripped con- wake and from when Annie talks about how struction paper, pieces loosely held together unfair the economy is. by sluggish streaks of a glue stick. With nar- Judy is confused- "Uh. Okay." She flips row eyes, Judy stares out the window. She her hair over her left shoulder. "How come turns her head to the side, makes a face, and you're acting all weird?" Judy asks slowly, "Does it have to do with nothing was wrong." takes a swig of coffee from a gaudy polka- Annie focuses her attention on her sneak- Lawrence?" Judy smiles with the left half of her face. dotted mug. As if to say, "Hey, slow down," ers. She fiddles with the tongue, which is Annie nods. "Okay. So, it's like this. You "Is that it?" the fluid scorches her tongue and causes her apparently licking her feet in an uncomfort- were in the living room, sitting pretty much "You don't think that's scary?" to yelp, to a grandiose act of frustration, Judy able way. "I'm not acting weird, it's just too exactly where you are sitting now, and you "Not really. I think the scariest part is that dumps the coffee in the sink. She shuts off early." were crushing up all these cashews." I'm allergic to nuts." the little black and white TV that is sitting "You always wake up at seven." "...like the nuts?" "Whatever! to my head it was a lot scarier. on the counter, showing power-suit-wearing, "Well, you don't. How do you know this "Yeah, like the nuts." Really menacing. And all the colors were platinum smiles interviewing, the owner of a isn't the way I always am in the morning?" "Alright," Judy mumbles, the way that runny and weird and all your hair was cut re- kpife-juggling dog. Judy grabs her two-day- Annie starts to compulsively double knot her people like Newt Gingrich would mumble ally short." old newspaper and heads for the living room shoelaces. She approaches knot number four "alright" at people like Buddha. Judy responds to this detail with more table. as she finally confesses, like a shotgun go- "Listen, it's a dream, weirdness is par for animation. She grabs her hair protectively. "This is why I never wake up early," she ing off in a church, "I had a weird dream last the course. And nuts aren't really all that "What do you mean my hair was short?" mutters as she flips her black, unwashed hair night and you were in it, okay?" strange. Anyway, so you had these cashews Annie ignores this question. "Anyways, over her right shoulder. She is inaudibly com- Judy lets out a loud chuckle, but Annie's in this big silver pan, and you kept looking at that's why I'm wigging out. I'm having plaining about her new work schedule as she take-me-seriously stare makes Judy cover her Lawrence. And so then Lawrence jumped out trouble separating reality from my subcon- skulks out of the room. mouth and look down. of the bowl and landed in the silver pan." scious." Her furry orange slippers help to shuffle "It's just bizarre seeing you now, when the "...the pan with the cashews?" "A classic battle." the rest of her body into the living room. She last time I saw you was in my dream." An- "Yeah, the pan with the cashews." Annie rolls her eyes and gets off the couch. nods at a fishbowl that sits in the middle of an nie drops her hands to her sides on the couch. "Alright." She cringes as she passes the fishbowl on her end table next to the couch. "Hi, Lawrence." "It felt so real though. You know? I mean, I "So Lawrence was flopping around and get- way out of the living room. She looks out Her roommate is on the couch, tying her woke up thinking it really happened. I was ting all these cashews stuck to his little body. the diorama window in the kitchen, at the sneakers. still thinking about how it really happened un- Finally you scooped him up with that black phantasmagoric scene that is waiting for them "Hi, Annie. Where you going?" Judy sits til you came in here." spoon we had in the kitchen last year, the one outdoors. She yells to Judy, "If ghosts exist, down next to Annie. Judy asks, genuinely interested, "Well, what my mom gave me but we ruined by burning then they are definitely outside our window Annie stops fumbling with her laces and the hell happened?" macaroni onto it. So you scooped him up and right now." looks up at Judy. Her eyes scan Judy up and The stare takes over Annie's face again, but put him- back in his bowl, except all the ca- Judy unfolds the front page of the paper down as if she has never before seen her room- this time it is directed at the blue Beta fish shews were still stuck on him. And he started and yawns. She tries to remember what mate of three years. She observes Judy with swishing around in the bowl on the end table. to swim again, like nothing was wrong. And she dreamed about last night but her brain a suspicious stare. Since Annie is apparently She starts to frown. you started to crush the cashews again, like won't allow it. • Wasted Coins By Adam Kaufman glanced up from their work momentarily as he walked in. Assistant Literary Editor He had already decided that a Sprite was the only thing that would taste refreshing On this particular night, the young man thought of absolutely nothing while he mas- enough to hold him over. He was thirsty as hell at this point, and he dropped the coins, turbated. He looked at no pictures of naked women, fantasized about no sexual situation, a mix of quarters, climes and nickels, into the slot with the determination of a desperate and had not a singular concrete thought in his head as he brought himself to orgasm. man. He had put in a dollar when he heard a high-pitched clink. With only fifty cents On this night, his restlessness provided an energy that replaced the need for visual left until he could take comfort in a cold bottle of liquid sugar, his second to last quarter stimulation, The evening had disappeared with little to sliow for all the melting hours, had failed to pass through the machine, and it was spit out into the coin return. He tried After getting home from work'at 5:00 P.M., .he went straight off to class. He spent two the quarter again, and then the other one, but each time, both coins were spit back at him hours in a small, inescapable room listening tb an unhappy man tell him and eleven other with a mechanical burst of defiance. students how the economic pattern in China would affect America's "war on terrorism" He went back to his room and got two new quarters, figuring that there might have in the years to come, The man, no doubt, had some valid points, but at that time of day, been something wrong with the coins themselves, But, to his expected dismay, these when the world looks,a shade darker every time you lift your head toward the window, were denied in the same fashion. The young man's frustration had boiled over by this there is no theory that can be interesting enough to take your mind off of food and the point. He had forgotten to eat (and he was still not hungry), and he had a case of cot- sped-up montage of pedestrians that continues to pass by, without you, on the streets tonmouth that must have inspired whispers as he walked back to his room, Defeated, he below. • - ,, put his shoes on and took the last cigarette from his pack and left the building to get a Class, of course, did end that evening, just as it had every other week. But on this drink from the deli. particular night, it seemed as if there was nowhere else to go. The onslaught of the Once outside, he lit his cigarette and walked in the direction of the store. He always day's responsibilities had robbed the young man of any desire to finish off the night. flicked the ashes off his cigarettes more than it was necessary, and his hands were shak- Of course, there was a pile of homework awaiting him in his room: a paper to write on ing more than usual, so with less than half of the Parliament smoked, in less time than the New York City draft riots of 1863; a Frencluessay to be written with the help of an il took him to walk to the end of the block, he had snapped his cigarette into two parts, online translation site; a chapter to read on abnormal psychology. He would push these the lit end dangling like the head of a man on the guillotine. This night would be the things out of his mind for as long as possible, though, until they gained enough strength death of him. to overtake him, giving him an excuse for fulling asleep with the lights on and with his He was no longer thirsty, somehow, but he decided to walk the streets for a while. hooks strewn across the bed like a hardcover quilt. He was nowhere near ready to go back to the room that awaited him, with its taunting When the young man did leave the classroom building, he walked quickly back to his textbooks and musty smell. He was on Eighth Avenue, approaching 46th Street, when he dorm. Ii was one of the first truly brisk days of ihe fall, and his eyesight became blurry, thought about how much ofa shame it was that Ihe peep shows that had once dominated due to the watering effect that such cold always has. The short walk brought him to the street were now rare, and tame when found. He though! that a peep show was a much the makeshift bedroom he had tried so hard to dress up. Unfortunately, he did not have better way lo spend your change than a faulty vending machine. But the city was .sterile, enough money, for the time being, to buy enough posters or artwork to (ill up the blank and it made him feel all the more disgusted with himself, so he headed baek the way he spaces of the wall, so, for now. Marlon Brando and the Who were surrounded by little had come from, When he got baek lo his room, the young man went to the bathroom to lake a shit, I le fell surprisingly ambitious and decided to get the assignments out ol the way then Without thinking about it. he hud begun to stroke himself. He was amazed that he had and there, lie attacked the work with a focus that usually required a strong dosage of the energy, but his body (old him thai he did. and at that point, he knew the decision was Adderall. After three and a half hours, the work was done, and all hopes fora night of out of his hands, After he came, he sat there on the toilet and reveled in the catharsis thai relaxation were dashed. It was 11:00, and Ihe young man was wound incredibly tight one little act had brought him, The showerhead and the sink were both leaking, one of from ihe amount of lime he had spent sitting painfully .still. He was thirsty, though, and the sink's plops for every (wo of the shower's drips. Drip. Drip. Plop, Drip. Drip, Plop. decided lo gather up some change and get a soda out of the vending machine ut the end Drip, Plop. The sink was starting lo catch up. he though!, and he stood and pulled his jeans up from around his ankles. With a dollar-lifiy gripped lightly in his sweaiy palm, the young man drilled to the Me walked into his bedroom and collapsed. The books thai lied next to him indent lounge. Ihe home of the vending machine and students performing their tasks were looking for some sort of reaction, some sign of anguish or sadness thai ihey MIII a much more calm and collected disposition limn he could even pretend lo have, could feed o\Y of, Bui he had found a way lo salvage ihe evening, lo lake the edge le opened ihe door slowly, irvinu to be respectful (if the hard-working studcnls who offand lo mil him lo sleep. And il hadn't cost him a dime. • ; ; fordhamobservfer.com THE OBSERVER fSlovemrjer3,2005 [ Former Ram Smush Parker to start for Lakers this season Parker will be looked upon to over 15 minutes per game. Guard will set plays for Lakers' players. At the end of the 2002 sea- Parker played two seasons son, Parker was waived by the share L.A. at Fordham, averaging 16.5 Cavaliers and signed to play points in his final year as a in Europe. Parker excelled in Ram and was named Second the European league, averaging backcourt Team All-Atlantic 10 in 2002. 18.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and Parker transferred to Fordham 6.7 assists in just 10 games. with Kobe after spending a season at the Parker made his return to the College of Southern Idaho in NBA in 2004, contributing off Bryant 2000. the bench for Larry Brown and On Feb. 9, 2002, Parker awed the world champion Pistons. By Joel Perez the crowd at Rose Hill Gym- In 2004-05, Parker had a brief Assistant Sports Editor nasium with his performance stint with the Suns before sign- against St. Joseph's when he ing with the Lakers this past Former Rams star Smush scored 32 points and added six off-season. Parker will be starting in Hol- assists. Parker declared himself During the 2005 pre-season, lywood this season as a member eligible for the 2002 NBA Draft, Parker has played well, averag- of the Los Angeles Lakers. deciding to leave school early. ing 10.4 points and 2.5 assists The new era of Lakers bas- Parker was not drafted but still per game. The starting job at ketball will include Parker, who managed to find his way to the point guard will be. Parker's will play alongside Kobe Bry- NBA. first as an NBA player. Parker's ant in the backcourt. The Lakers In 2002, the Cleveland Cava- first game will be against the are also rekindling their rela- liers picked up Parker, and he Denver Nuggets on Nov. 2, and tionship with Phil Jackson, who he will make his only visit to played in 66 games. He came Courtesy of Mum Athletic Department took a year off from basketball off the bench and averaged 6.2 New York on Jan. 31 against the Former Fordham standout Smush Parker will start alongside Kobe Bryant for the Lakers. before returning to the NBA. points per game, playing just Knicks. • It's clearer than ever that the BCS just doesn't work Two weeks ago, USC defeated automatically finished atop the Washington to win is 29th straight coaches' poll. game—an astounding feat that, If this sounds confusing, it's in the world of the Bowl Cham- because it is. But the root of the pionship Series; problem goes much deeper than is only good the quick-fix that is the BCS. The enough for sec- problem is that, somehow, Divi- ond place. sion 1-A college football doesn't Even though have a system to determine a there's little champion on the field and instead doubt USC is relies on coaches, media members the nation's top and even computers to decide JOEDELESSIO team—they're who's best. ... , . currently-" i (lift's- an accepted part af-college ranked first in both the coaches' football at this point, and it's com- and media polls and are now back plefely ludicrous. on top in the BCS standings—the No other league would allow BCS computers two weeks ago anything like this. Would the NFL gave Texas the nod over the Tro- abandon its playoffs and 'allow a jans. It's far from the first BCS computer to decide vyho should debacle, and it surely won't be play in the Super Bowl? Of course the last, but it's now clearer than not. ever that the BCS, and college Last year, five teams went un- football's process of determining defeated, yet only two had any a champion in general, needs re- chance at a title. How do you tell tooling. a team that hasn't lost a single The BCS was instituted in 1998 game that it won't even get a as a mechanism to guarantee an chance to play for the champion- undisputed national champion by ship? pitting the top two teams in the Polls should not determine the country against each other. The national champion. It goes against previous year, for example, Mich- the very nature of sports to have igan and Nebraska were each de- two champions, and it's just silly clared national champions by vir- that the champion isn't necessar- tue of being ranked atop the two ily determined by a game but by major postseason polls. someone's vote. And why stop at The BCS, in theory, would two champions? Why not three or match potential champions against four? Conducting a poll should each other with the promise that not grant anyone the right to de- the winner of the game would be clare a champion, because cham- the sole champion. Unfortunately, pions should not be declared in this has not been the case. the first place. The BCS presumes that its What's especially ironic is that mathematical formula, which the NCAA's basketball tourna- combines human polls with ment is the most fair in sports. computer ones, will spit out the Dozens of teams get in, and vir- two best teams, which, a mere tually any team can make it by six years into the system, it did winning just a few games in a Miami (terild/KRT not. An 11-1 USC team sat atop conference tournament. The good Quarterback Matt Leinart's USC Trojans are number one in the coaches' and media polls, but will they finish atop the BCS standings? the Associated Press poll at the teams rise to the occasion in the conclusion of the regular season tournament, and the best ones sort of playoff in Division 1-A col- of declaring a champion. bowl games—and, in turn, their two years ago, only to find itself win. That's how a winner should lege football. But officials have Even allowing eight teams to profitability—imagine how'much ranked third in the BCS stand- be determined. College basketball always resisted making the season compete for the championship revenue a true national football ings, meaning it would not play has polls, also—two of them, just any longer than it already is, which would all but guarantee the best championship game, without any in the so-called "championship like football—but they're essen- would be a fine explanation if a team will at least play for the title, controversy, could bring in. game." USC won its bowl game, tially just for fun, because they're reasonable playoff system wasn't and certainly means the right team Maybe the BCS is right .and stayed on top of the AP poll, more or less meaningless, as they already in place in Division 1-AA, will win. And although the NCAA Texas really is better than USC and was considered the national should be. in which Fordham competes. Add- is undoubtedly concerned about this year, but it would be a real football champion, as was LSU, The simple solution, it would ing a week or two to the season is a what a three-round playoff system shame if we didn't get to find out which, as the BCS champion, seem, would be to institute some small price to pay for a fair system could do it the importance of some for sure. • 201 November 3,2005 SPORTS THE OBSERVER Emotional Rams win firsf game of season at Homecoming By Joseph Artise Staff Writer pected came in the first quar- ter, on an onside kick right af- An emotionally inspired ter Fordham scored the game's Fordham Rams football team first touchdown. The play sur- beat the Holy Cross Crusad- ° prised the Holy Cross special ers 24-20 last Saturday at Jack teams unit and worked, but Cpffey field for their first win Fordham failed to score on the of the season. possession. According to Fordham coach In the second quarter, Ed Foley, he reminded his Fordham scored on a 12-yard team before the game about touchdown pass from Daniels to Erik Conroy. Kicker Micah Clukey capped off the next HOLY CROSS 20 drive, which lasted seven min- utes, with a 26-yard field goal. FORDHAM 24 Fordham had a 17-0 lead near the end of the half, but that lead was not safe. the passing of Giants Presi- Holy Cross capitalized on dent and Fordham alum Wel- Fordham being offside on a lington Mara, and the message kickoff near the end of the first must have sunk in, as Fordham half. The next kickoff was re- played a fundamentally solid turned deep into Fordham ter-

game that lead to the victory. ritory. Holy Cross scored on Courtesy of Chris Taggart/Office of Public Affairs Fordham got out to a 7-0 lead an O'Neil pass to Luke Dugan Quarterback Derric Daniels calls a play in the Rams' 24-20 Homecoming victory against Holy Cross. in the first quarter on a one- with seven seconds left in the of the season, Fordham scored He thought it was an important tackles and a fumble recovery play drive, an 86-yard pass half. With a blocked extra point the go-ahead touchdown on victory that showed that all the in the game. James Prydatko, play from quarterback Derric by Fordham, they led 17-6 at a Craig Stevens one-yard run hard work the team had done who rushed for 149 yards for Daniels to wide receiver Mike the half. to go up 24-20. They recov- in practice was starting to pay his third 100-yard game of the Melvin. It was the start of good Holy Cross came out with a ered two fumbles that could off. season, said, "I believe he was things to come for the offense. barrage of offense in the third have cost them the game, and "After I had to carry some of with us today." Defensively in the first quar- quarter scoring on two Mike punter Anthony Difino saved my players who were so dis- "We had an extra advantage &&?M$&0>m*ed off Holy •- Kielt runs of one and two yards. what could have been a costly traught off the field last Week today. Mara is looking down on Cross quarterback John O'Neil It looked like the momentum touchdown on a punt return. On at Georgetown, this win was us today. The'fumbles bounced twice; coming into the game, had shifted to Holy Cross af- the last drive, Holy Cross was great," he said. our way for a change tbday," O'Neil had thrown only two ter a kickoff return late in the stopped by the Ram defense The players and "coaches said Foley. * interceptions all season. The first half. With a 20-17 lead, on fourth down to preserve the agreed that the memory of Mara Fordham improves to 1-7 over- defense covered the receivers Holy Cross looked like they victory. was a factor in the victory. all and 1-3 in Patriot League play. well, causing O'Neil to throw were in control of the game, but "This group of seniors kept us "I hope he was with us. All Fordham hopes to end the season into traffic. Fordham's defense finished the optimistic this year. This win the breaks went our way to- well with three home games re- Foley also called for a number game strong. will make us hungrier to win day," said linebacker Marcus maining against Bucknell, Lehigh of trick plays. The most unex- In their most important drive the rest of the year," said Foley. Taylor, who recorded nine and Albany. •

Cross country places ninth and 10th at Atlantic 10 Championships o By Jennifer Matnmana Sports Editor c

The Rams participated in the 2005 Atlantic 10 Cross Coun- try Championships on Oct. 29 at Belmont Plateau in Philadel- phia. Fordham finished ninth in the men's competition out of 14 teams, while the women's team finished in 10th place. While the teams' final stand- ings lagged, especially after leading the competition in first place at the Red Storm Invita- tional on Oct. 16, one individual entered unchartered territory for the Rams—the cross country All-Conference team. Continuing his run of success, sophomore Matthew Flynn made the A-10 All-Conference team by placing 10th overall with a best Courtesy of Fordnam AW e Department time of 25:08.6. This achieve- Senior Tracy LeFrano finished 41st in the 5K competition at the Atlantic 10 Championships. ment marks the first Fordham the summer, Flynn participated named Prevete Co-Athlete of the cross country athlete selected to in the 33rd SBLI Falmouth Road Week. the team since the university's Race, where he came in 72nd Prevete won the individual entrance into the conference 10 place out of more than 9,000 en- title at both the McDonald's years ago. tries. Classic and the Red Storm In- Freshman Jacqueline Prevete This season, Flynn came in vitational. on the women's team missed the second out of 66 runners at the The efforts of Flynn and Pre- all-conference selection by fin- McDonald Classic on Sept. 23 vete weren't enough to pull ishing in 16th place with a time with a time of 26:59 and placed Fordham to finishing higher up of 18:46.0. The cutoff was the first at the Red Storm Invita- overall at the championships. top 15. tional. Diiquesnc won its first ever Flynn's two years at Fordham Prevete also recieved several men's title and the women's proved some of the best in the honors throughout the season. team at LaSalle University de- university's cross country his- The A-10 Conference named fended its title as number one. tory. As a freshman, he was Prevete cross country Rookie The cross country will be in ac- Courtojy of Fordnam Aililello Department named team MVP at the 71st of the Week on Oct. 10. In the tion again in the NCAA Regional on Matthew Flynn was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team. Annual Block "F" Dinner. Over same week, ECAC cross country Nov, 12, in Boston. •