Jazz Duo Swings Into Scranton by Gerard Nolan the University
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Free ‘Blindness’ Not Worth Watching Thursday By Dan Kaufmann Read more on 6 October 9, 2008 THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON Jazz duo swings into Scranton BY Gerard NOLAN The University. News Editor “Wycliffe has been the pride of Vaclav Nelhybel, and the best If You Go... friend The University of Scranton Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon has had,” Boga said, referring to • Who? Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and pia- and pianist Eric Reed, together as the school’s former composer-in- the ensemble “WE,” will perform residence. “There’s nothing musi- nist Eric Reed as the jazz duo “WE” at The University in a concert held cally he can’t do. He’s reinvented • When? Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 in the Houli- the jazz vocabulary for the trom- han-McLean Center. bone.” • Where? Houlihan-McLean Center, located on According to a University press GORDON REED Gordon has garnered numerous the corner of Jefferson and Mulberry release, the award-winning trom- awards, including the Jazz Journal- bonist travels the world, perform- site. ists Association’s “Trombonist of ing and recording with many re- “Name a jazz legend, and they the Year” award for five years, ac- nowned jazz musicians. Gordon revere him,” said Cheryl Boga, cording to his Web site. He played with Winton Marsa- companied the concert choir last works as a composer, conductor, director of performance mu- Gordon and Reed come togeth- lis’ septet, which allowed him a year on piano during their perfor- arranger, educator and musical sic. “Scranton comes first in his er as “WE” — short for Wycliffe great amount of exposure. He has mance of Ray’s piece, studied un- ambassador. heart. It really is his Alma Mater. and Eric. recorded several albums of his der Reed. One of Gordon’s aims is to edu- He’s done stuff with every large Reed, who provides the per- jazz piano compositions. He has “(Reed) plays like a monster,” cate others about music. He in- ensemble we have—from com- cussion aspect of the duo, began also performed with University Boga added. “He’s just an incred- structs young musicians all over posing to performing to teaching playing piano at 2 years old, ac- music ensembles. ible player, and there is nobody I the world, ranging from elemen- master classes. He’s brought his cording to his Web site, and he be- “Eric Reed accompanied our love to hear play gospel music or tary to university students. He own groups to play. He’s done it gan formal lessons at 5. He began choir during our first performance even serious hard-swinging jazz teaches at master classes, clinics, all.” touring the world at 18 and has of the (Robert Ray) Gospel Mass piano than Eric Reed.” workshops, children’s concerts In 2007, Gordon accepted an performed with numerous notable when Aaron Diehl was still in high The concert is free and open to and lectures, according to his Web honorary doctoral degree from musicians. school,” Boga said. Diehl, who ac- the public. KSOM students plunge into reality with Recruiting Expo BY ASHLey TeatuM other in an effective and conve- tremendous draw of companies,” Managing Editor nient manner. Students had the said Matthew Tirella, a senior chance to meet with businesses philosophy and accounting ma- While many University stu- to learn about the firms present. jor from Holmdel, N.J. “It gives dents spent the past week pre- Eager students were also encour- the students a real advantage paring for midterm exams and aged to bring up-to-date copies when working through the job papers, others donned their best of their resumes. search process.” business attire and greeted their On the other hand, it was an As Scranton’s Business Club potential futures in the DeNaples easy way for the firms at the Web site says, “The goal of the Center. EXPO to meet with students Fall Recruiting Expo is to provide The Kania School of Manage- whom they could potentially a forum for University of Scran- ment hosted its annual Recruiting hire in a year or — in the case of ton undergraduate and graduate EXPO Oct. 2, designed to allow seniors — a few months’ time. students to make contact with students and companies to inter- “The business expo was a leading employers regarding in- act and learn more about each worthwhile experience that had ternships and full-time employ- ment.” And even some of the smaller businesses are represented at the EXPO. ‘Letters to Sala’ “You do have the chance to talk to people, but you do also get research on companies that Jewish girl’s words transcend ages may not have the big names, but still have the job traits and ex- pertise you’re looking for,” Tirella said. Firms and students also had the chance to meet one-on-one in personal interviews, held in Brennan Hall. This allowed for rapid responses between stu- dents and firms. It was also an- other convenience factor added to the day. Scranton alumni also return to campus for the EXPO—but this time, they’re not the ones dis- tributing their resumes. Instead, they give back to The Universi- ty, perhaps taking a look at the caliber of students the school is producing. “A significant portion of the ASHLEY TEatUM / MANAGING EDITOR recruiters were alumni,” Tirella THE QUESTION depicted above is answered in the letters, said. “They’ve been there, done postcards and other primary-source documents featured that, and they’re here to support in the Heritage Room’s display of “Letters to Sala: A Young the students.” DENNIS MONAGHAN / PHOTO EDITOR Woman’s Life in Nazi Labor Camps,” a traveling exhibit A reception and dinner at UNIVERSITY STUDENTS benefited from the annual Kania from the New York Public Library. The exhibit will remain the Radisson Hotel followed the School of Management Recruiting EXPO, where they could in the fifth floor of the library until Oct. 28. For full story, events of the long day of job meet with more than 20 firms. Companies hailed from many see page 3. searching. states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York, and even Ohio and Nebraska. NOTABLE QUOTABLE “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” — Plato Church and State VP Debate a Tie? Men’s Soccer Ties Drew Faith Read more on page 9 Forum Read more on page 4 Sports See page 12 2 WEEKLY DIGEST AQUINAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 FOUR-DAY FORECAST Staff Directory Administrative Staff FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 58/41 60/41 63/44 59/44 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Editor-in-Chief.................................................Matthew Vita Forecast from Weather.com Managing Editor............................................Ashley Teatum Contributors Jess Abbott Elizabeth Kotz E-mail Addresses Advertising Manager.......................................Michael Bybel Matt Aubertin Michael Le Editor in Chief.................................vitam2 Faculty Adviser....................................................Scott Walsh Joe Baress Hailey Mroczek Managing Editor..........................teatuma2 Paul Boyé Ashley Nasser News................................................nolang2 Carl Caceres Denis O’Malley Forum...........................................tenazasb2 Editorial Staff Rose Driscoll Johnathan Pipan Laila Essmidi Joe Mertens Arts & Life.................swetya2 or piateke2 Sheri Flannery Anastasia Reader-Hinds Faith.......................................mclaughlinp2 News Editor.....................................................Gerard Nolan Emma Fryer Cari Reynolds [email protected] Colin Gibson Matthew Seamon [email protected] Forum/Science & Tech Editor......................Brian Tenazas Jenna Gilligan Kavita Shah Kelly Haggerty Rosemary Shaver *All editors’ e-mail addresses have a Co-Arts & Life Editor..........................................Eva Piatek Christine Hall Tim Simpson university domain: @scranton.edu Sarah Hardy Alexis Sullivan Co-Arts & Life Editor......................................Alison Swety Sean Hogya John Swarts Phone Numbers Faith Editor.............................................Patrick McLaughlin Casey Kelly MarielleVanThuyne Office..........................(570) 941-7464 Meghan Walsh Co-Sports Editor..............................................Casey Bartels Co-Sports Editor...........................................Dan LaTorraca BOX-OFFICE TOP 5 Chief Copy Editor....................................Kathleen Hudson “Eagle Eye” Web Editor....................................................Gabby Sanabria Photo Editor/Distribution Manager....Dennis Monaghan $29.2 Million WEEKLY CROSSWORD “Nights in Rodanthe” $13.4 Million “Lakeview Terrace” $7.0 Million “Fireproof” $6.8 Million “Burn After Reading” $6.2 Million Solution to last week’s puzzle Figures courtesy of yahoo.com Photos courtesy of MCT Campus and yahoo.com CReate-A-CAPTION AND THE WINNER IS... This Week’s Photo “Teen Wolf 4: Rockin’ out with the Jesu- its!” Submitted by Daniel Gill a senior from Flushing, NY PHOTOS BY DENNIS MONAGHAN, ASHLEY TEATUM EACH WEEK we showcase a photo and leave it up to you to add a caption. The best caption, selected by our editors, is placed with the photo in the next week’s issue, along with a new photo. Send your captions to aquinas- Crossword courtesy of MCT Campus [email protected]. AQUInas THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 NEWS 3 University University displays ‘Letters to Sala’ exhibit BY KAIT MOORE dear father and dear mother, to- gether with all the mail I received Events Staff Writer from home, starting from the first minute that I left for camp. All Practice Your Stock During her five years in Nazi along, I watched it and guarded it internment camps, holocaust Skills: The University of like the eyes in my head, since it survivor Sala Garncarz managed was my greatest treasure.” Scranton hosts a student to salvage a collection of letters, stock trading competition. Determined to keep the col- photographs, postcards and of- lection with her from camp-to- The event will last from ficial documents that helped her Oct. 15, 2008 through April camp, Garncarz hid it from Nazi survive World War II. inspectors during line-ups, buried 15, 2009.