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Vol. CXXIX. No. 5. Flu season in full swing at the College By Caroline Russomanno Arts & Entertainment Editor

The flu has afflicted many College students lately, but according to Janice Vermeychuk, director of Health Services, this yearʼs flu season is not as bad as previous years. “Last year was a horrible year for the flu — we had 300 students in here with it,” Vermeychuk said. This yearʼs count hasnʼt reached those proportions yet, but the Collegeʼs flu season stretches until the start of Spring Break. “Spring Break tends to flush it out,” Barbara Clark, an adult Nurse Practitioner with Health Services, said. Tina Tan, the state epidemiologist for the Department of Health, said in a phone interview this season has not been “a more serious season compared to previous years. Weʼll have a better sense at the end of the season.” “All of the strains (of the flu) in the reported cases have been a match with the vaccine so far,” she added. A far greater number than those with the actual flu Tim Lee / Photo Editor is the number of students with an influenza-like illness While many College students have been affl icted with the fl u lately, this year’s fl u season is not as (ILI). ILI cases are defined by a fever greater than 100 severe as last year’s, according to Janice Vermeychuk, director of Health Services. see SICK page 3 Ewing Council approves College may replace B&N By Arti Patel new housing ordinances Staff Writer By Kelli Plasket really meant to preserve and protect After operating the College Web Editor the overall quality of life, safety, bookstore for 23 years, book- health and welfare of all of the resi- seller Barnes & Noble may be Students living or moving off dents, but at the same time, letting in jeopardy of losing its post campus should be aware of three property values remain in tact and to a rival company, the Follett ordinances moving through the not (be) lessened,” Ball said. Corporation. Ewing Township Council regarding “These ordinances also help An eight-person ad hoc com- noise, nuisance and rental proper- to provide safe housing for stu- mittee comprised of students ties. dents, especially for students at (the and administrators reviewed The Council approved the ordi- College) and Rider (University) that presentations of proposals by nances at its Feb. 10 meeting and inhabit a lot of these rental proper- both companies earlier this se- will hold a public hearing on the ties.” mester. Each presentation was ordinances at its next meeting on Loud music is one of the dis- in direct response to a Request Feb. 24, Ewing Township Mayor turbances addressed in the noise For Proposal (RFP) sent out by Jack Ball said. ordinance. the College as mandated by the The noise ordinance also has “Vehicular music amplifica- state. to go before the Department of tion or reproduction equipment” State bylaws require public in- Environmental Protection for should not be “operated in such stitutions to send RFPs to all po- approval. a manner that is plainly audible tential vendors if the initial com- Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer The ordinances will take effect at a residential property line pany selected offers a proposal After operating the College bookstore for 23 years, upon their final approval. Barnes & Noble may be replaced by Follett Corp. “All three of the ordinances are see HOUSE page 5 see STORE page 2 New PAWS information system to be launched Feb. 23 By Kaitlin Olcott Staff Writer

Students will be able to access the new PAWS student administration system as early as Monday. Student information is currently being moved from SIS and TESS into PAWS. During this transitional period, changes in personal information must be made in person in the Office of Records and Registration, according to tcnj.edu PAWS, the new College student information system, will be available to students Monday. see INFO page 5 SFB funds Senior Week SGA defends CUB Coach Icenhower on INSIDE Editorials, Et Cetera 9 Board will match senior class SGA president ‘grateful’ brink of milestone Opinions 11 fundraising dollar-for-dollar. for its hard work. 500 wrestling wins in sight. Features 16 See page 2 See page 2 See page 32 Arts & Entertainment 19 Funstuff 25 Sports 32 page 2 The Signal February 18, 2009 Store / Bookstore committee formed continued from page 1 next week. The College Board of that supersedes a predeter- Trustees will discuss the subse- mined price point. The compa- quent form of action during its nies who responded were then Feb. 24 meeting. told to formulate bids based Tom Little, Student on the guidelines outlined by Government Association senator the RFP. of science and one of four stu- “The committee looks at the dents assisting on the bookstore proposals and it guides them committee, offered his thoughts Tim Lee / Photo Editor toward making sound decisions on the presentations of the two SFB members agreed to match senior class fundraising for Senior Week up to $20,000. pragmatically and financially,” companies. Magda Manetas, assistant vice “They were very proactive,” president of Student Affairs, Little said of the Follett Corp. who served on the bookstore “I was impressed with what Senior Week gets funds from SFB committee, said. was offered. Most projections By Roxanne Neumaier $12,156 for general expenditures Independence Day movie night. The bookstore committee (in the presentation) were based Staff Writer and matching fundraising up to The groups will be screening considered a myriad of issues on used books and Follett had a $20,000. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” in during its two-day delibera- greater selection available.” The Student Finance Board Approximately 570 students the Brower Student Center at 8 tion, but according to James Little said the two propos- (SFB) agreed to supplement have signed up to participate in p.m. on March 25. Norfleet, vice president of als barely differed regarding funds raised by the senior class Senior Week. “We think it would be a great Student Affairs, the most vital the general price of reading for the annual Senior Week in SFB unanimously allocated event because many people love issues centered on the cost of materials and the variety of stu- a 7-2-3 vote during the Feb. 11 $3,150 to CUB and Chi Upsilon the movie, not only Greeks and both new and used books, the dent service-oriented programs SFB meeting. Sigma National Latin Sorority actual Greek people,” Ioanna fairness of the proposed buy- available. The supplement comes in ad- for Yo Soy Latina, a play written Tsakos, junior biology major back program and the overall Corinne Barone, sophomore dition to more than $12,000 allo- by Linda Nieves-Powell. and founder of the Hellenic So- innovations of programs and communication studies and cated for general expenditures. The event will be co-spon- ciety, said. services offered to students. Spanish major, relies heav- “A lot of us thought it was sored by Women in Learning and The funds would cover rights In addition, the committee ily on the campus bookstore best to match (the senior class) Leadership (WILL) and Unión to the movie, traditional Greek coordinated by Karen Roth, every semester to purchase her dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000,” Latina. food, supplies and publicity. director of Dining Services, books. Garrett Hoffman, SFB adminis- “This is a perfect SFB allocated and Lori Thompson, director of When asked about the qual- trative director, said. “It sets a fictional ceremony to $2,070 to SGA for Planning and Administration in ity of her books, Barone criti- precedent for future years, but voice Latina issues,” a bus trip to the the office of the Vice President cized the lack of used book only for this year, we’ll also pay Estephanie Betances, St. Patrick’s Day of Student Affairs, need to options available to her. general expenditures.” WILL member and Parade, scheduled direct considerable attention “I buy used books when I Following difficulties finding junior psychology major, said. for March 1 in Belmar, N.J. to the future operations and can, but they’re not always corporate sponsorships for the “It would reeducate others about Funds would cover costs for renovations of both the Brower there,” Barone said. event, the SFB allocation allowed issues.” 10 buses, carrying 125 people Student Center and the campus The bookstore vendor cho- the College tradition to continue. The funding will pay for the per class, in addition to two half- bookstore. sen by the College serves a Otherwise, it would have been concert hall, hospitality and page Signal advertisements. “Among the many consid- critical role in the educational canceled. publicity. Tickets will be sold the week erations are proposed annual productivity of students like “The senior class is an ex- The event is scheduled to be before the trip. commissions to support the Barone, who, like other stu- ception to rules of the Student held in the Music Building on In an 8-1-3 vote, SFB also al- student center operation and dents, is concerned primar- Government Association (SGA) March 19 at 8 p.m. The spon- located $570 for Junior Night at the proposed capital contribu- ily with the quality of service or the College Union Board sors said they expect about 300 Comedy Works, featuring HBO tion and plans to renovate the either corporation will give to (CUB),” Steve Kocher, assis- attendees. and VH1 comedians. bookstore,” Norfleet said. students who rely on them. tant financial director, said. “It’s “I don’t see too big of a “We’re trying to promote the The College’s director of “Our primary goal is simple,” special.” problem,” Mike Stolar, opera- junior class since Senior Night is purchasing, Mark Mehler, con- Norfleet said of the ongoing Funding to pay expenditures tions director, said. “The only so successful,” Eva LaSata, SGA firmed the bookstore commit- process. “(We want to) contain will come from funding from thing is that co-sponsorship assistant representative, said. tee turned over their findings to costs to students to the greatest other classes, but the policy will with CUB is just another way The event will be open to 100 Norfleet, who will consider the extent possible and improve the be discontinued after this year. to get money.” people, charging $5 per ticket. information before forwarding bookstore’s programs, services SFB stipulated an SGA con- SFB also approved the Hel- Extra tickets will be sold to other his personal recommendation to and overall appearance for the tribution of $3,000 and allocated lenic Society and CUB’s Greek classes. President R. Barbara Gitenstein benefit of our students.” SGA president defends CUB director, events By Arti Patel Renauld Williams was sworn in as Staff Writer senator of nursing, Namrta Bhurjee as senator of business and Gabrielle Fuller Student Government Association as senator-at-Large. (SGA) President Dan Scapardine began Bhurjee, junior accounting major, said the Feb. 11 meeting by issuing a public she wanted to be a senator because her statement defending the College Union actions would have a greater impact as a Board (CUB) after speaking with its di- member of SGA as compared to small rector, Katerina Gkionis. groups at the College. CUB, criticized in recent “SGA is an umbrella organiza- weeks for the organization tion,” Bhurjee said. “The issues of the Brand New con- brought up here would have cert and ticket sales for effects across the campus, the Ludacris and Lupe and I want to help reform Fiasco concert, deserves them.” acknowledgement for its In other business, Trish hard work in difficult circum- Krug, vice president of Student stances, according to Scapardine. Services, met with Karen Roth, director “As SGA president, I am grateful for of Dining Services, who is urging stu- what CUB has done this year,” Scapar- dents to dine at the 1855 Room. dine said. “I spoke with Katerina Gkio- “According to Karen Roth, only 44 stu- nis and she stressed that they were trying dents ate dinner at the 1855 Room last se- their best. I think we all have to remem- mester,” Krug said. ber that when everyone wants to go to one She added the College spends approxi- Tim Lee / Photo Editor event there are bound to be problems.” mately $500 a week to cook food for the Jasen Sood, senator-at-Large, and Trish Krug, vice president of Scapardine also issued the oath of office 1855 Room, most of which is currently be- to three new senators. ing wasted. Student Services, discuss student use of the 1855 Room. February 18, 2009 The Signal page 3 Construction site-scalers arrested for trespassing By Katie Brenzel in the front passenger seat. As the of- 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8. at the Student Recreation Center with re- Nation & World Editor ficer began issuing a parking summons … port of a missing wallet. for improper parking, the driver ap- On Feb. 2 at 9:10 a.m., a Campus Po- On Feb. 8, Campus Police arrived at the Campus Police received a call from a proached him. lice officer was detailed to headquarters recreation center on report of theft. Upon ar- security officer requesting assistance on At that time, the driver entered her on a report of harassment. rival, two officers met with an individual who report of suspicious individuals in the car and locked the doors. When asked to The victim informed the officer she said his black leather wallet was stolen. construction area of the Art and Interac- present her license, the driver refused and had been receiving harassing calls and At 4:30 p.m., while he was playing tive Multimedia Building at 2:10 a.m. on additionally refused to receive the ticket. text messages from her former boy- basketball, the victim had placed his wal- Feb. 11. When the officer informed the driver friend since Nov. 1, 2007. let, keys and cell phone on a bench adja- The security officer informed the- re that she would be placed under arrest, The victim said cent to the basketball court located on the sponding officer that he had seen the she refused to exit her vehicle. although their re- first floor. silhouettes of two males on the top area Once the driver agreed, she lationship ended At approximately 5:45 p.m., he no- of the construction site. The responding was placed under arrest for more than a year ticed the wallet was missing. The wallet officer proceeded to survey the northwest obstructing administration ago and despite and its contents are valued at $102. corner of the construction area. At that of law or government her instructions to … time, the officer observed three males on functions, resisting ar- stop calling, the Campus Police dispatched an officer the top area of the building. rest, failing to produce messages and calls to the 10th floor of Travers Hall on Feb. 7 According to the police report, the of- a driver’s license and persisted. on report of suspected marijuana use. ficer ordered them to stop, but the indi- for leaving her vehicle unattended, with No official complaint against the caller At 1:47 p.m., Campus Police received viduals fled the site. the exception of a minor, while the en- has been made yet. a call complaining of a burning smell em- Two students were arrested, and a gine was running. … anating from a room in Travers Hall. third was apprehended near the football … On Feb. 11 at 2 a.m., an officer -ob Upon arrival, a witness informed the field after being spotted by the security On Feb. 8 at 7:05 p.m., a Campus Po- served two individuals on “D” Street officer that he had knocked on the door officer. lice officer was dispatched to the Simón walking toward Norsworthy Hall. of the suspected room prior to the of- All three individuals were placed un- Bolíver Center in the Brower Student The officer noticed one of the individu- ficer’s arrival. The door was opened, at der arrest and transported to Campus Po- Center regarding a possible case of als seemed to be struggling with his balance which time the witness said he was over- lice headquarters. criminal mischief. and had to be supported while walking and whelmed by the smell of what he assumed Shortly after their arrival, a fourth in- Upon arrival, members of the Col- climbing the stairs to enter the building. was marijuana. dividual who had been at the construction lege’s Unión Latina informed the officer The officer followed the two individu- The officer then entered the room and site arrived voluntarily at headquarters. that someone had broken into the Simón als to Norsworthy Hall and asked if ev- found what he suspected to be marijuana, They told the officer that their behavior Bolíver Center office. One student told the erything was OK. The officer then escort- as well as a pack of “Zig-Zag” cigarette was meant as a joke and no harm to the officer at 10:30 a.m. that morning, he no- ed the individual to the lounge area. papers and one pack of “Juicy Jay’s” construction site was intended. ticed that the door to the office was open. The student who appeared to be intoxi- grape cigarette papers. The four individuals were issued sum- The door hinge was broken as if someone cated apologized to the officer for caus- In a desk drawer, the officer also dis- monses for trespassing. had pulled on it repeatedly, he said. ing problems and admitted to consuming covered a glass jar containing additional … The individual informed the officer several shots of vodka, a few beers and a marijuana. At 9 p.m. on Feb. 7, a Campus Police that the door had been previously bro- few mixed drinks. The individual was charged with pos- officer observed a white sedan double ken, but this damage exceeded its pre- The individual was issued a summons session of a controlled substance and drug parked in the first level of the Lot 8 park- vious condition. He told the officer that for underage consumption of alcoholic paraphernalia. ing garage. no property appeared to be moved or beverages. When the officer approached the stolen. The damage is suspected to have … Katie Brenzel can be reached at vehicle, he observed a female seated occurred between 12:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and The theft charges continue on campus [email protected]. Israel-Palestine conflict long-standing Sick / Health Services By Brianna Gunter ment, he said, did not result in News Assistant compromise. Instead, it only forced Palestine to concede its urges influenza shot Nagesh Rao, assistant profes- land to Israel. continued from page 1 approximately two students a sor of English, gave a lecture “The way I see it, the Pales- week to participate in another flu titled “From Palestine to Af- tinians have no option but to re- degrees and a cough or sore test to send to the program. ghanistan: The Shape of Things sist,” Rao said. throat. Anyone with symptoms The goal of the program is to to Come” on Feb. 11. He said parts of Palestine are like these should go to Health collect data to better next sea- The lecture discussed the cut off by Israel’s “Jewish-only Services immediately. son’s flu vaccine. current issues in both countries highways” and certain laws that “Treat ILI like it’s the flu,” “It doesn’t help us in treating and U.S. involvement with prohibit Palestinians from pass- Vermeychuk said. our patients, but it helps for next each. ing through parts of Israel. According to both Vermeychuk year’s flu vaccine,” Clark said. The primary focal point, how- Rao added that he felt the and Clark, the best way to com- Of the 26 students polled, ever, was on the long-lasting conflict was far from over. bat the flu is to get the flu about half had friends who had conflict between Palestine and A discussion followed Rao’s vaccine. Health Services offered ILI and only three had the flu the state of Israel. Photo by Abby Hocking speech, and students presented four clinics in the fall semester themselves. Two even had classes Rao began by talking about Is- Nagesh Rao said the United their own views on the subject. to get the vaccine. It was $20 and canceled due to their professors rael’s invasion of the Gaza Strip, States has a short memory of “I think there was a huge part the fee was waived if the student having the flu. which took place during former of history left out,” Mark Mon- had College medical insurance. “I got a flu shot, so I’ll be President George W. Bush’s last the Israel-Palestine conflict. day, freshman computer science Health Services will continue pissed if I get the flu,” Caroline weeks in office. people without land a land with- major, said. “What gave the Zi- to offer flu shots by appointment Bachmann, sophomore English Though this incident wors- out a people.” onist movement big support was through Spring Break. major, said. “I haven’t gotten the ened relations with Palestine, The portion of Palestine that the Holocaust.” As of press time, fewer than flu in years.” Rao said most people forget was granted to the Jews was Monday said he did not be- 1,000 members of the College com- February is the peak of flu sea- how the conflict actually began already inhabited. The conflict lieve the Israelis were entirely munity had received the vaccine. son at the College, so Vermeychuk years ago. began when these people were innocent in the conflict, but “Two things I want to stress had some advice for students to “We have a historical memory driven out so that Israel could there was good reason behind to students: You can’t get the flu avoid getting the flu: in this country that is notoriously be formed. the idea of giving Jewish people from the flu shot or the nasal,” “Wash your hands, stay away brief,” Rao said. He added that “It wasn’t a land without a homeland. Clark said, “and if you’ve never from sick people, make sure the mainstream media only keeps people,” Rao said. “There were “The tragedy of it is that peo- gotten the flu shot before, this is you get your rest and eat well. up with the latest headlines. people living there. There were ple who had nothing to do with different. This is communal living. Washing your hands is really Consequently, Rao said, the Arabs, Jews (and) Christians, the Holocaust were made to pay You’re much more likely to get important because the flu stays problems between Israel and Pal- and they lived side by side with- the price,” Rao said in reply. it here. It’s time to look at things alive for a long time on surfaces. estine are not fully understood by out conflict.” Rao did agree that the Holocaust differently.” Just make sure your immune sys- outsiders, including U.S. citizens. Naturally, he added, these played a big role in the Zionist Health Services is also tem is at its best.” “To look at what to expect in people did not want to leave and movement. involved in the U.S. Influenza She added, “When you don’t the future, we have to look back the Palestinians did not want to Some of students in atten- Sentinel Provider Surveillance feel well, take care of yourself. You at the past,” Rao said. give up part of their country. Ever dance were from the Activist Network in order to further can’t do everything that you can do Israel was formed from a por- since, there has been conflict. Coalition To End the Iraq Oc- improve the flu situation on when you’re fine when you’re ill. tion of Palestine in 1948 after Rao talked about the U.S cupation Now, an anti-war group campus. If you do have a friend that has the Jews were granted land there by peace movement, which was at the College. Members of the Every week, Clark, who is flu, keep an eye on them.” the British government. meant to bring about understand- International Socialist Organiza- in charge of the program, sends The idea, or “Zionist Move- ing and to calm tensions between tion, of which Rao is a member, data on how many total students Carroline Russomanno can be ment,” Rao said, was to “give a Israel and Palestine. This move- were also present. are seen with ILI and she asks reached at [email protected]. page 4 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 5 House / $50 penalty for ‘nuisance’ continued from page 1 the maximum penalty for each on the registration form, among had been put in place to control the size of bedrooms, common offense in violation of the ordi- other information. rental properties and seemed to areas and the house in general between the hours of 10:00 p.m. nance to $2,000. The ordinance requires that target College students. into consideration. and 8:00 a.m.,” the ordinance The minimum penalty is owners or landlords provide The Superior Court “targeted “One of the reasons that our said. $50. each occupant or tenant a copy two 2004 ordinances that limited last ordinance was thrown out During that time, portable, The nuisance ordinance cov- of the registration form and that the number of people who could was because our requirements hand-held or other personal ers such public-health issues as the maximum number of occu- be housed in college rentals and were greater than the (state music equipment may not be pollution, growth of weeds or pants in a rental unit be posted required more living space and building code),” Ball said. plainly audible to anyone but poison ivy and accumulation in the unit. parking spaces per renter, as Ball said the township is not the operator. and disposal of trash or solid “It shall be unlawful for any well as a 2000 ordinance that trying to target students in these During the day, the same waste. person, including the owner, allowed police to enter private ordinances. music cannot be plainly audible The rental ordinance regu- agent, tenant or registered ten- homes and arrest unchaperoned “I want these young people at a distance of 50 feet in any lates the registration of rental ant to allow a greater number of underage drinkers,” according to be in safe living conditions,” direction from the operator. units in Ewing, including those persons than the posted maxi- to a January 13 Trenton Times he said. “We are just trying to The same range applies to rented by many students at the mum number of occupants to article. keep quality of life for residents personal music equipment. College. sleep in or occupy overnight the According to a statement in of Ewing Township, whether The nuisance ordinance, Each rental unit must be “reg- rental unit for a period exceed- the rental ordinance, Ewing has they are rental people or home which was created “to protect istered, inspected and licensed ing 21 days,” the ordinance sought reconsideration of the owners.” and promote the public health annually and upon each change said. state courtʼs decision. He added, “Everybody through the control, abatement in occupancy,” the ordinance These ordinances come The number of students that deserves peace and tranquility.” and prevention of nuisances of said. shortly after the New Jersey can inhabit a facility is set by a a Public Health Concern,” as Each occupantʼs name, age Superior Court overturned pre- code official, and is based on the Kelli Plasket can be reached at written in the ordinance, raised and address must be included vious Ewing ordinances that state building code, which takes [email protected]. Info / Extra features BCSSE weighs in on student life available on March 16 continued from page 1 would happen if they changed their majors. project manager Nicole Parkman. They would see what classes they On Monday, students will be able to would have to take and if they would access the PAWS online student center, still graduate on time. where they can view their financial in- “Weʼre encouraging students to do a formation, their advisorsʼ information, ʻWhat if?ʼ with their courses,” Parkman their course history and their personal said. information. To get to the PAWS system, students Students will also be able to make chang- will need to log onto myTCNJ first. es to their personal information through The myTCNJ passwords and log- PAWS online instead of in person. ins are the same as the studentsʼ SOCS Help will be made available for stu- passwords and log-ins. dents who experience trouble while us- Once in myTCNJ, students will not ing the PAWS system. need to log out to access Zimbra, PAWS, On March 16, students will be able Career Services and SOCS. to view their transfer and test credits, “MyTCNJ is the gateway for students enrollment appointments, advising and to get into all of the applications,” Park- financial holds for Fall 2009. man said. They can also run their academic Everything for the Fall 2009 semester advising report through PAWS, accord- will be done through PAWS. Melissa Mastro / Staff Photographer ing to an e-mail sent to students by the However, everything for the Spring The results of the BCSSE revealed that students are most worried PAWS Implementation Team. and Summer 2009 semesters will be about managing time effectively in college. Students will be able to view what done through TESS and SOCS. By Kaitlin Olcott students. Staff Writer “The current plan is to administer these surveys every three years and This year during Welcome Week, be able to compare freshmen results incoming College freshmen were given with their responses as seniors,” Debra a survey asking questions ranging from Frank, assistant director for Assessment how prepared they think they are for Center for Institutional Effectiveness, College to their expectations for the year said. and how difficult they expect college to There is an “End of College Survey” be. and a National Survey of Student Last week, the Beginning College Engagement (NSSE) given to seniors Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) and freshmen. results came in. According to Frank, studentsʼ About 61 percent of students felt it responses are used to report to outside is very important that the College pro- audiences like U.S. News & World vides a challenging academic environ- Report to make changes to program- ment. Consequently, 85 percent thought ming during Orientation and Welcome it is very important the College pro- Week. vides support to help them succeed in They are also used to make budget- that environment. ary decisions to financially support ini- Students thought managing time tiatives increasing student engagement effectively would be most difficult to and success at the College. do while at school. Most did not feel The BCSSE was administered for the confident they would be able to “study first time this fall. when there are more interesting things Its results will be compared to those to do.” of the NSSE and will be used to pro- The overwhelming majority of stu- vide students with individual Student dents, 71 percent, intend to pursue a Advising Reports based on their masterʼs or doctoral degree upon gradu- answers. ation from the College. “One of my goals as the newly estab- Just under half of all freshmen are lished assistant director for Assessment tcnj.edu relying on parents or family to pay all in the center for Institutional On March 16, students will be able to view their credit, enrollment or nearly all of their College expenses. Effectiveness is to stimulate a dialogue and advising information on PAWS, as well as what would hap- The survey is just one of many the among students, faculty and admin- pen if they changed their majors. Fall 2009 Registration begins in College distributes to get a better gauge istrators about teaching, learning and PAWS on March 31. on how students view the school and measuring student learning outcomes,” what it can change to fit the needs of Frank said. page 6 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 7 Nation & World Investigators search for answers after crash BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The sounds of Three people have been arrested trying the last desperate minutes in the cockpit to get to the site, including a man caught aboard Flight 3407 could be clues to the hiding behind a home and videotaping the cause of a crash that came violently and crash site Friday. suddenly, with the doomed plane dropping The plane crashed belly-first on top of steeply and pitching and rolling like a a house about six miles short of Buffalo rollercoaster. Niagara International Airport, two to three Investigators in Washington and Buffalo minutes from when it should have touched huddled Sunday at the start of an in-depth down on the runway. study of the planeʼs voice cockpit and Just before they went down in a sub- voice data recorders. Hours later, National urban neighborhood, the pilots discussed Transportation Safety Board member Steve “significant” ice buildup on their wings Chealander released facts illustrating how and windshield. Other aircraft in the area the Continental Connection flight disap- told air traffic controllers they also experienced peared from radar late Thursday, plunging icing around the same time. into a house and killing 50 people. Chealander said in an interview that the Chealander said information from the pilot may have rejected federal safety rec- planeʼs flight data recorder indicated that ommendations and the airlineʼs own policy the aircraft pitched up at an angle of 31 for flying in icy conditions by leaving the degrees in its final seconds, then pitched autopilot on even after he notified air traffic down at 45 degrees. control that the flight crew had spotted ice The plane rolled to the left at 46 degrees, on the leading edge of the wings and the AP Photo then snapped back to the right at 105 windshield. A sign is posted at Clarence Center United Methodist Church during a degrees — 15 degrees beyond vertical. The Dash 8 Q400 plane, operated by service in memory of the victims of Continental Connection Flight 3407 Radar data shows Flight 3407 fell from Colgan Air, was equipped with a “stick on Sunday in Clarence Center, N.Y. 1,800 feet above sea level to 1,000 feet in shaker” and “stick pusher” mechanism five seconds, Chealander said. Passengers that rattles the yoke to warn the pilot if the said, “Yes, itʼs possible.” Colgan Air operates a fleet of 51 and crew would have experienced G-forces plane is about to lose aerodynamic lift, a Still, he was careful not to be critical regional turboprops for Continental up to twice as strong as on the ground. condition called a stall. If not corrected in of the pilot. Connection, United Express and US Authorities said Monday that gawkers time, the mechanism automatically pushes “Everything that should have been Airways Express. continue to seek access to the site, forcing the stick forward to avert a stall. done was done, so we keep looking,” he By Sunday, authorities had recovered officials to again close a road that leads to Chealander said the plane was on au- said. “We keep looking, trying to find out the remains of 15 people from the the suburban Clarence neighborhood where topilot until the “stick shaker” and “stick why this happened.” wreckage as crews raced to finish their work the plane crashed into a house, killing all pusher” kicked in, automatically putting Chealander said the planeʼs deicing before a storm expected later in the week. 49 people on board and one person in the the plane back in the pilotʼs hands. system was turned on 11 minutes after it Recovery crews could need as much as home. At some point, the pilot switched on an took off from Newark, N.J., and stayed on four days to remove the remains from the A road that leads to the neighborhood anti-stall device that increases the speed for the entire flight. Indicator lights showed site. Chealander described the efforts as was reopened to traffic around 6 p.m. of the plane by 20 knots and gives a pilot the system appeared to be working. an “excavation.” Sunday but closed again after residents more margin to recover from a stall if it He said the pilot was being “very “Keep in mind, thereʼs an airplane that complained that people were parking cars occurs. conservative” by turning it on so soon. fell on top of a house, and theyʼre now and then trespassing on backyards in a bid to Asked whether the pilot might have Investigators who examined both intermingled,” he said. get close, according to Capt. Steven Nigrelli overreacted by pulling the stick back when engines said they appeared to be working DNA and dental records will be used to of the New York State Police. it automatically went forward, Chealander normally at the time of the crash. identify the remains, he said.

Pakistan implements Islamic law for peace News Bits PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The government agreed to impose Islamic law and suspend a military offensive across much of northwest Pakistan on Monday in concessions aimed at pacifying the Taliban insurgency spreading from the border region to the countryʼs interior. President Hugo Chavez The announcement came as three missiles believed fired from a U.S. of Venezuela said Monday drone aircraft destroyed a house used by a local Taliban commander a referendum victory that elsewhere in the northwest, killing 30 people, witnesses said. removed limits on his re-election The cease-fire, in Pakistanʼs Swat Valley hundreds of miles from the missile strike in Kurram, will likely concern the United States, which is a mandate to intensify his has warned Pakistan that such peace agreements allow al-Qaida and socialist agenda for decades to Taliban militants operating near the Afghan border time to rearm and come. Opponents warn of an regroup. impending dictatorship. The truce announcement came after talks with local Islamists, in- cluding one closely linked to the Taliban. Speaking in India, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Israel has taken control of Richard Holbrooke said the unrest in Swat was a reminder that the 425 acres of West Bank land, United States, Pakistan and India face an “an enemy which poses direct paving the way for the possible threats to our leadership, our capitals and our people.” construction of 2,500 settlement AP Photo Amir Haider Khan Hoti, the chief minister for the North West homes, officials said Monday. Frontier Province, said authorities would impose Islamic law in Mal- Participants attend a peace meeting between Pakistani akand region, which includes the Swat Valley. Swat is a one-time officials and representatives of Islamic militants and tourist haven in the northwest where extremists have gained sway the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. Nuclear-armed submarines through brutal tactics including beheading residents, burning girlsʼ Pakistani military officials were not immediately available for from Britain and France schools and attacking security forces. comment. collided deep under the Atlantic He said the laws would only be implemented when the valley was The missile attack Monday was the first known such strike in Ocean on Monday, causing peaceful. Kurram. Most of the strikes have occurred in South and North The Swat Taliban said Sunday they would observe a 10- Waziristan, other tribal regions considered major Taliban and al-Qaida damage to both vessels but day cease-fire in support of the peace process. They welcomed strongholds. releasing no radioactivity. Mondayʼs announcement, which did not mention any need for The United States has stepped up missile strikes in the border region the militants to give up arms. since August, killing some suspected top militants. Pakistan routinely A blogger in China was “Our whole struggle is for the enforcement of Shariah (Islamic) protest the strikes, saying it undercuts its fight against terror. stabbed by attackers in a Beijing law,” Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said. Regaining the Swat Valley from militants is a major test for the Hoti gave few details, but said the main changes were included in Pakistani government. bookstore after giving a reading existing laws stipulating Islamic justice that have never been enforced. Among those Islamists taking part in talks with the government in on Monday. They allow for Muslim clerics to advise judges when hearing cases, but the provincial capital Peshawar was Sufi Muhammad, who Pakistan do not ban female education or mention other strict interpretations of freed last year after he agreed to renounce violence. Shariah espoused by the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hoti said Muhammad had agreed to travel to Swat and urge the Information from APexchange.com Hoti said that troops in Swat, which had been conducting an militants to give up their arms. offensive there against the militants, would now go on “reactive “Seeing the trend we can hope peace will soon be restored in mode” and retaliate only if attacked. Swat,” he said. page 8 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 9 Editorial Ann Coulter has us thinking When the Signal staff started brainstorming ideas for this weekʼs editorial, it was immediately clear we were going to have a problem. Obviously, we had to address the pressing issue on everyoneʼs minds, an issue that has gotten more than 50 comments on our Web site, and an issue that has stu- dents sneaking around at night in ski masks chalking sidewalks outside the Brower Student Center: contro- versial conservative pundit Ann Coulterʼs appearance signal-online.net The barage of comments on signal-online.net is just one example of the interest and varying tonight in Kendall Hall. The dilemma we faced when deciding the subject of opinions generated by Ann Coulter’s visit. the editorial was that none of us really agreed on what to write. Many of us could come to an agreement that most The Weekly Poll: Quotes of of what Coulter says is simply intended to shock and Did you go to see Ann Coulter? offend for her own financial benefit. The other thing the Week almost all of us agreed on was that she absolutely has • Yes, and I hung on her every word. the right to speak. “The senior class None of the Signal editors jumped to Coulterʼs de- • Yes, I was with the protesters. is an exception fense, but we all had differing opinions on the best way • No. I wasn’t interested in what she had to to rules of to handle disagreeing with Coulterʼs rhetoric. say so I didn’t go. the Student Some of us thought that by calling attention to Coul- • Who is Ann Coulter? ter, the protestors are adding fuel to the fire. By pro- cast your vote @ Government testing her, they are drawing more attention to the fact signal-online.net Association that she is both a controversial figure and coming to (SGA) or the campus. Taking her seriously lets her win. College Union Others thought the means the protestors are taking — February 11 Results: walking out during Coulterʼs lecture and having a dis- How do you feel about no Free Board (CUB). It’s cussion afterwards — is the wrong way to go about it, Transit Week this semester? special.” as it is too passive. Instead, they should make a stron- ger statement. • 51% Disappointed. I look forward to it every year. — Steve Kocher, Yet others took a completely different stance. If you • 24% Sad, but I understand why they had to cut it. SFB assistant financial donʼt agree with what she has to say, some said, then • 16% I could care less. director donʼt go to the lecture. • 8% Suck it up. Such is the economy. A few others said if youʼre going to disagree with what Coulter has to say, then you should challenge her “I don’t see too big in person. Stay at the lecture, ask her a question and of a problem. The engage her in debate, they said. Finally, some of us thought the protest is an effective only thing is that way of making a statement. The protest is non-violent, co-sponsorship and will be followed by a forum for discussion, they signal-online.net with CUB is just said, so it is a good way to express disagreement and Telephone: Mailing Address: another way to facilitate an exchange of ideas. Production Rm - (609) 771-2424 The Signal For a few minutes, our Signal office was alive with Business Office - (609) 771-2499 c/o Brower Student Center get money.” Fax: (609) 771-3433 The College of New Jersey discussion and debate. We never finally agreed on how E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 7718 to approach the subject, instead getting distracted by Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 — Mike Stolar, the thought that other groups on campus were probably Editorial Offices Donna Shaw SFB operations having a similar discussion. Advisor director For a school that has a politically apathetic repu- Joseph Hannan Allison Singer Editor-in-Chief Final Copy Editor tation, the buzz Coulterʼs visit has generated around Megan DeMarco Emily Gee campus is not only surprising, but encouraging. Itʼs Managing Editor Kate Napolitano “My financial sparking a discussion that reaches every group of stu- Diana Bubser James Queally planner wrestled Kelly Duncan Copy Editors dents. Weʼre being challenged to have an opinion, and News Editors Garrett Rasko-Martinis for me, my car we are answering that challenge. Bobby Olivier Sports Assistant salesman wrestled We may all disagree, we may all think different Sports Editor Brianna Gunter Kristen Lord News Assistant with me, my things. But the fact is, weʼre thinking about it. Features Editor Jeffrey Roman Caroline Russomanno Features Assistant insurance broker Check out the more than 50 comments about Ann Arts & Entertainment Editor Mike Smith Lauren Gurry Photo Assistant wrestled for me, Coulter and comment on this editorial at our Web Opinions Editor Gene Reda even the guy that site, signal-online.net. Matt Huston Web Master Production Manager Kelli Plasket did the carpet in Tim Lee Web Editor Photo Editor my house wrestled Editorial Content Katie Brenzel Business Office for me.” Nation & World Editor Unsigned editorial opinions are those of the Editorial Board, Maham Qureshi Diana Perez which consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing, News, Fea- Funstuff Editor Business/Ad Manager — David Icenhower, Michelle McGuinness Matt Hiznay tures, Arts & Entertainment, Opinions, Photo and Sports editors Head wrestling coach and the Business Manager, unless otherwise noted. Myles Ma Sales Manager Erin Duffy Erica Chao Opinions expressed in signed editorials and letters to the editor Senior Editors Classifieds Manager are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Signal. page 10 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 11 Opinions The Signal Letters says ... tionably would engage in conversation with pleased to see the ticket line extended only Students have heard them. down the ramp and around the corner. This How can someone engage in a meaningful was a gross miscalculation. The line contin- Stop: Postponing the enough of Coulter discourse with someone whose arguments rely ued up the stairs, around the second floor, and on shutting down any ideas that do not exist I finally ended up somewhere between Green inevitable, making Two weeks ago, Michael Peters wrote an within their own framework? It is not the liberal and Bliss halls. excuses, letting other opinion which said the students protesting Ann students on campus who are opposed to open Then began the waiting. The seemingly Coulter should “give Coulter a chance.” In a discourse: It is Coulter who is opposed to open endless game of stop and go. The pleasure of people do your fair sense, he is correct. No one should protest a per- discourse. Therefore, those of us walking away waiting was augmented by the constant dis- share of the work, son if they are not familiar with the individualʼs from Coulter will be walking to the Brower cussion of how waiting in line sucks by the views. However, I strongly disagree with his im- Student Center to hold a constructive political “Where are my Uggs and Coach purse?” fe- criticizing people, plication that those of us walking out on the Feb. discussion free of hate speech since Coulter will males behind me. complaining about 18 are doing so because we refuse to listen. not be providing this kind of forum herself. Around three hours into my wait, I en- I am walking out precisely because I have I honestly am disappointed that the College countered a period in my life that I like to call Valentine’s Day. been listening. I have read portions of several of Republicans have invited someone to campus “overreaction.” As my patience, growing thin- Coulterʼs books and have listened to a few of her who is known to be hostile to the very type of ner by the minute, was dangling by a thread, I interviews. As Peters mentioned, she is a best- discourse that educational institutions encour- noticed a group of men cutting in line. Now, I Caution: Homework seller and obviously wields some influence over age. Furthermore, I find it horribly tasteless that know that in third grade line cutting was not deadlines, senioritis, people, and for this reason, I have paid attention they then proceed to condemn the students who only tolerated, it was a legally recognized line to her arguments. voice their opposition in a way that Coulter ren- maneuver. But that was in third grade. circumcision, drunk They are, in my opinion, absolutely horrific. ders necessary by not allowing for legitimate I appointed myself line marshall. After texting, dirty minds, As Peters said, she is a “shock jock,” referring debate and discussion. nearly accosting one man, successfully de- to Muslims as “ragheads,” saying in interviews We are not walking out because we refuse priving him of his coffee beverage and shar- hypochondria. that she supports racial profiling and asserting to hear Coulter. We are walking out because we ing a few expletives, I realized my attempts that women should not have the right to vote. have had quite enough. were futile and went back in line to sulk. I could not compete when his argument for line Go: Make brownies, But aside from her excessive use of offensive language, Coulter also habitually distorts facts Kate Whitman cutting was so astute. eat Vietnamese food, and takes quotes out of context. Therefore, the “Everyone is doing it,” he said. very foundation of her arguments is comprised As I neared the front of the line and could catch up with an of fallacies, not to mention hatred and ignorance. smell fresh Ludacris tickets, I thought about old friend, get some Additionally, she regularly dodges questions and Ludacris ticket line was either running down the line waving them at insults her interviewers whenever they disagree the poor, unfortunate souls that still had to e x e r c i s e , with or challenge her. misleading wait in line, or christening them by rubbing take a yoga If I was less familiar with Coulter, perhaps them all over my hairy chest. I chose the latter. I would stay for the duration of her speech and As I rolled reluctantly out of bed at the un- I would like to thank the College Union Board class, to engage her in a question and answer session. If godly hour of 9 a.m., I reminded myself it was for making this the worst experience ever. 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Look for the survey in your TCNJ e-mail on Sunday, February 22nd February 18, 2009 The Signal page 13 New administration should relax drug laws Although the economy domi- nates our politi- cal dialogue, now is as good a time as ever to step back and evaluate which issues the Mike Tracey new administration should be address- ing in the coming months. From health care to energy reform, Afghanistan to Gaza, President Barack Obama has as- sumed office at a time of unprecedented complexity and is tasked with finding solutions to problems that have no clear antidotes. With these challenges at the helm, it is easy to overlook a long-standing, yet underreported, quagmire that has taken a back seat to more pressing matters. The policy I refer to is none other than the ever-persistent, yet unequivocally failed, war on drugs. It is true, the war on drugs must not AP Photos be brought up in polite company. Any- President Obama has been focusing on rectifying the nationʼs economy, but other issues, like drug laws, thing that might be construed as sup- have come into focus since Michael Phelpsʼ Kelloggʼs sponsorship was suspended. portive in any way of drugs is not suit- able for proper conversation in most ministration, several subtle but signifi- prohibitionist hard-liners and, in the case terics of years past, we can slowly but circumstances. cant changes have been made in the area of Bush, propagandists, Kerlikowske has surely move toward rationality and prag- However, with leadership from the of drug policy, both domestically and been a proven reformer in Seattle. He re- matism in the Obama mold. We must president, this sorry trend need not be abroad. Obama has already broken rank spected the will of the cityʼs voters when recognize that Phelpsʼ unfortunate pre- irreversible. One of the reasons Obama with the stubborn regressiveness of the the passage of a 2004 ballot initiative dicament is representative of nationwide was able to attract so many to his candi- previous administration, whose rigid ad- required that non-violent marijuana of- epidemic, not of marijuana use, but of dacy is because he exudes a refreshing herence to a dogmatic anti-drug philoso- fenses be of the lowest police priority. the profoundly absurd bureaucratic reac- sense of frankness and rationality, even phy defied common sense. Seattle now has among the fewest tion to it. when dealing with issues that are widely As of this week, the United States now marijuana-related arrests in the nation. It is quite possible that Phelps will regarded as politically toxic. supports needle-exchange programs for As chief of police, he has presided over be what it takes to facilitate an honest Whether it was a blunt and unparal- HIV-positive addicts through a United an annual “Hempfest” in Seattle during conversation on whether or not personal leled manifesto on race relations, or a Nations-sponsored global AIDS preven- which participants openly smoke mari- drug use by adults should be treated in candid discussion of his youthful experi- tion initiative. juana in the streets and police officers are such a disproportionately raucous man- mentation with marijuana and cocaine, In addition to reaffirming opposition instructed to perform a public safety role ner, and whether or not law enforce- Obama has never shied away from ad- to federal raids on medical marijuana without making any marijuana-related ment resources would be better directed dressing matters that every self-aware clinics in states that have approved its arrests. Upon announcement of his nomi- elsewhere. American grapples with, but politicians use, Obama has also signaled his inten- nation, advocates of marijuana policy re- Hereʼs to hoping that the progress have traditionally swept under the rug as tion to nominate Seattle Police Chief Gil form called Obamaʼs pick “a blessing.” Obama has already made in this area they smile and nod. It was for this reason Kerlikowske as director of the Office of As Michael Phelps lost his Kelloggʼs will spill over into our national discourse that many of Obamaʼs supporters were National Drug Control Policy. sponsorship and faced criminal charges and Phelps can once again represent our confident over the course of the cam- Commonly known as “drug czar,” for being photographed smoking a bong, country on the world stage, regardless of paign that he would address the issue of Kerlikowske is fit for the position that in we should take this opportunity to start what he chooses to inhale. drug policy in a similarly evenhanded, if the past has been marred by zealotry. In changing the national dialogue on drug not overtly confrontational, manner. a stark departure from the “czars” of the policy. Sources: seattletimes.com, BBC Radio, Even in the early weeks of the ad- past three administrations, who were all From the dogmatic, knee-jerk hys- bloomberg.com Collapse of Republican Party is dangerous for America Over the past few weeks, in an day, Limbaugh wrote, “Iʼve been listening to Barack attempt to appear relevant, House Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics Republicans banded together are … I hope he fails.” to vote down President Barack After a week of dodging questions related to Lim- Obamaʼs stimulus package. After baughʼs remarks and his new-found central role in Re- four straight years of heavy losses, publican policy, President Obama issued a statement. however, the move became nothing He said to republican leaders in Congress, “You canʼt more than a symbol of the GOPʼs just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” This Matt Brinn imminent collapse. was said soon after John Boehner, house minority lead- The bill they opposed passed er, cited the funding of bike paths, Planned Parenthood 244-188. Plagued by dwindling numbers, outdated ide- and a cleanup of Washington D.C.ʼs National Mall as ology and a homogeneous rich whites only image, the reasons why Republicans refused to support Obamaʼs Republican Party is now being forced to make a choice: massive stimulus package. Change or die. Despite Boehner calling republicans “the party of The success of the Republican Party since the Rea- better ideas, better solutions,” recently on Meet the gan administration was made possible by the coalition Press, their only contribution to the political process as of fiscally conservative bankers and socially conserva- of late has been the enigmatic SarahPAC.com, Governor tive southerners. This unlikely team put Ronald Reagan Sarah Palinʼs pompous tribute to herself. in the White House in 1980 and 1984, took over the The collapse of the Republican Party, as wonderful as House and Senate in 1994 to combat Bill Clinton and that sounds, is dangerous for democracy. Since the bit- narrowly won George W. Bush the presidency twice in ter republican rivalries of the 1790s, the United States 2000 and 2004. AP Photo has maintained a balanced government with two viable Partially in response to the failures of the Bush presi- Vocal republicans like Rush Limbaugh speak up parties keeping each other in check. As the Republican dency, and partially due to the lackluster campaigning about their doubts concerning President Obama. party implodes and the Democrats enjoy their unbridled of John McCain and Sarah Palin, the coalition collapsed The scramble since Nov. 5, 2008 has been as enter- chance to lead, a strong opposition party with fresh ideas in 2008, forcing fiscal conservatives to jump ship as taining as it is pathetic. Lacking the ability to block lib- must rise from the ashes of neo-conservatism and pro- republican rhetoric swung into the realm of racism eral legislation, the Republican Party has transformed vide Americans with their most sacred right: Choice. and fear. The result was a democratic sweep, putting into a party of socially conservative whiners led by Obama in the White House with a near filibuster-proof Rush Limbaugh, a controversial conservative pundit. Sources: nytimes.com, rushlimbaugh.com, sarahpac. Congress. In a short article published just before inauguration com, http://blog.mlive.com/capitolchronicles/2009 page 14 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 15 page 16 The Signal February 18, 2009 Features Circle K helps make the world go ’round By Laura Herzog legiate organization dedicated to service the time.” center cubicle. Staff Writer and leadership development. “Other clubs, they just plan stuff,” “Theyʼve just been collecting over the President Steve San Filippo, senior Liz Schiavi, freshman accounting major, years,” San Filippo said with a laugh. As students perused the Collegeʼs biology major, is passionate about Circle said. “But at Circle K, they always have “Circle K has been an official club at club offerings at the Student Activities Kʼs mission. stuff going on, planned out. Itʼs also a (the College) since 1982.” Fair on Feb. 11, a Circle K meeting was “If you want to do a lot of different small club and itʼs very friendly, so you Circle K provides help to those in taking place inconspicuously on the sec- things in your community, you should join know everyone and we all put our input need as well as a fun social network for ond floor of the Brower Student Center. us,” San Filippo said. “You can always into the stuff we want to do.” its members. Circle K may fly under the radar at the e-mail us and try to implement a type of For many members of Circle K, help- “We get to do things with other Circle College, but it is one of the only clubs project that youʼre interested in.” ing others has been a lifetime mission. Ks around the state,” said Schiavi. “Itʼs on campus that can boast international The clubʼs 40 official members at the Several members were members of Key cool because you get to meet people out- membership. It is the worldʼs largest col- College have nearly met their goal of rais- Club in high school, a part of the “K side of (the College), too.” ing $1,000 before the beginning of Circle family.” Other similar clubs, according Members can be identified on campus Kʼs new year on April 1. So far this year, to San Filippo, also include Builderʼs not only by their shared enjoyment of members have put forth 1,321.75 service Club for middle school students, K Kids giving back to the community, but also by hours, according to club secretary Alicia for elementary school students and Ac- the blue T-shirts with a print of a yellow Hill, senior early childhood education and tion Club for adults with disabilities. kangaroo that they occasionally wear. psychology major. Among many other All groups are backed by Kiwanis In- Kanga and her joey, Roo, are the clubʼs fundraisers, members have helped out with ternational, an adult community service official mascots at the College, and the the Library for the Blind, the Mt. Carmel organization. stuffed animals sit front and center on Food Pantry and the Ewing Township Ani- San Filippo, who was a Boy Scout the executive board table to preside over mal Shelter. They will participate as a team growing up, said that tutoring adults meetings, encouraging members to help in the American Cancer Society Relay for pursuing their GEDs at the Trenton Area “put a bounce” in someoneʼs day. Life on April 3. Soup Kitchen was his favorite volun- “I just like helping others (and) giving Meanwhile, Circle K groups across New teering experience, while Hill cites the to others who donʼt really have much,” Jersey are working toward a district goal of Concerned Citizen of Ewing after school Iris Tian, the clubʼs publicity chair and 8,675,309 hours, a playful homage to the program as her favorite. freshman health and exercise science song “867-5309” by Tommy Tutone. “By going once or twice every week, major, said. “It makes you feel good to San Filippo has personally contrib- the children really got to know you and help others.” uted a remarkable 572.5 service hours would run over to you when you entered Circle K meetings take place in the http://www.tcnj.edu/~circlek since April 2008. the room,” Hill said. student center every Wednesday at 1:30 Circle K members focus on “If you like (volunteering), you make Circle Kʼs work certainly does not go in Room 201A or 202W. Those interest- volunteering around the local area. the time,” he said with a shrug and a without recognition. At least 25 different ed in learning more can email the club at smile. “I like doing it, so I just do it all trophies line the shelves of its student [email protected]. Students get into a ʻpickleʼ New teams form for gym-class favorite By Alex Bachert culs-de-sac. Staff Writer “Itʼs like a life-size game of ping pong,” Amanda Klein, a student who helped bring the sport to cam- What do you get when you combine badminton pus, said. and tennis? The hybrid sport known as pickleball. Klein, a freshman math major and varsity lacrosse Generally played in high school gym classes, pick- player, and Danny Zane, a freshman interdisciplin- leball is not a game many people know about. Pick- ary business major, have been playing pickleball leball is played by two or four people using wooden since their senior year of high school and wanted to paddles to hit a wiffle-type ball over a three-feet- bring this relatively unknown sport to the College. high net. Although normally played on a badminton Klein said the idea came to her one day last se- court, pickleball can mester when she went to the Student Recreation also be played on Center hoping to play pickleball and found out that d r i v e w a y s the College didnʼt have the proper equipment. a n d Thanks to Klein and Zaneʼs ambition, the College has now added pickleball to the list of intramural sports available on campus. Teams are still form- ing and action is set to start March 18. When asked what his favorite part of the sport is, Zane said “just how competitive you make it but at the same time how fun that competi- tion is.” Both Klein and Zane expect a positive turnout for the new team. Starting after Spring Break, pickleball practice will be held every Monday and Wednesday night at the Rec. Center. The sport is open to all students, regard- Photos by Tom OʼDell less of whether or not they have played. Students promote clubs “Wow, I havenʼt heard of pickleball since high school,” Annalisa Carollo, a Representatives of clubs were present in the sophomore psychology major, said. “Itʼs a Brower Student Center on Wednesday for the really fun game though. Maybe Iʼll give it an- Student Activities Fair. Students were able to other try.” pickleballstore.com look around, sign up for e-mail lists and talk For more information, contact Deborah Simpson, to leaders of the organizations. program director, at [email protected]. February 18, 2009 The Signal page 17 Runways shine despite

shakBy Keesean Moore y economicmodels posed in big hats, puffed sleeves times and even larger skirts. Staff Writer Galliano created an incredibly chic and tailored fairytale. Mis- sion accomplished. It was only a year ago that John Galliano garnered rave Karl Lagerfeldʼs paper-snowflake queens were another good reviews for his Christian Dior couture collection inspired by omen for the collections to come. Lagerfeld decided to elimi- Gustave Klimt and other symbolist painters. He wasnʼt the only nate his usual jaw-dropping sets — one season his runway winner that season. The ready-to-wear presentations of the Fall was a life-sized Coco Chanel carousel — and place a greater 2008 season were just as innovative and stellar. The mood left emphasis on the garments. The pallet was, for the most part, a sweet cloud over the worldʼs fashion capitals — Milan, Paris, as white as the collectionʼs source of inspiration. Wearable ori- London, New York — and the industry was preparing for a gami, this collection took the precision of Japanese paper art luxury sales boom. and funneled it into classic Parisian tailoring. Upon the changing of the leaves, however, those assump- Itʼs too early to tell whether fashion is intentionally fight- tions were challenged by plummeting stocks and foreclosed ing its own sartorial deficit. There are weeks of collection houses. There were no high hem lines on the runways in Feb- concepts to digest. Letʼs hope the needle will not be hidden ruary. The panic from the economic crisis has since left design- in the haystack. ers, retailers and fashion publications gasping violently for air. For more fashion news with Keesean, you can see his work at When recession hits, historically, the list of first wave victims blog.djpremium.com. are usually those affiliated with the luxury industry. Naturally, people go into fiscal conservation and primarily opt for the necessities. Unfortunately, this no longer includes ruby-soled Louboutins and four-figure bags, dresses and bespoke suits. Now serious fashion critics raise the question: Will designers follow the trend and sink into survival mode, compromising their aesthetic for higher sales margins? Letʼs hope the inverse is true. Kicking off Friday, the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Photos by Abby Hocking Week had its calendar cut by almost 10 percent with designers like Marc Jacobs being cost conscience — he cut his guest list by more than half and completely eliminated his after party. If the Spring 2009 couture season in Paris foreshadowed Celebration the caliber of succeeding collections like in years past, fash- ionʼs future is not in immediate jeopardy. Aside from a lapse in innovation from Valentino couture — excused due to the messy dismissal of former creative director Alessandra Fac- in the Stud chinetti — the runways were vibrant. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the College Union What was most reassuring amid the financial drama was Board hosted a Chinese New Year nooner Gallianoʼs reinterpretation of archival Dior and Flemmish in the Brower Student Center. Festivities artists. His response to the crisis, as he told Sarah Mower of Vogueʼs Style.com, was, “Thereʼs a credit crunch, not a creative included traditional dances involving a AP Photo crunch … itʼs our job to make people dream and to provide the Check out complete coverage of the 2009 New gigantic dragon. value in quality, cut and imagination.” Imagination is what Galliano delivered. His high-strutting York Fashion Week in the next issue. Reflect your personality when dorm decorating By Alex Seise depends on your personality. Staff Writer Begin preparing the layer of flat post- ers, pictures and other items that will be If you look at architecture by famed placed directly on the walls. These sorts Spaniard Antoni Gaudí, youʼll instantly of decorations take up large amounts of know the power of space and can be partially covered with- minor details. From out losing their coloring or imagery. Place a distance, his fa- the largest items first as they are often the mous structures most difficult to fit. Next, hang slightly appear to be melt- smaller pieces until you are satisfied with ing or crumbling. the look. Make any adjustments before Up close, how- you continue. ever, each care- Next, apply your favorite beads, gar- fully placed notch lands, strings, necklaces or other such and outcropping is hanging items. These decorations are an artistic choice. fun but generally look better in the back- Taken individually, ground of your eclectic wall collage. the small details may seem frivolous or un- Hang them liberally and let them drape necessary. But taken as a whole, the effect in different lengths to add interest. Finish is marvelous. up the wall with any other objects that Alex Seise / Staff Writer Small details transform any space into you would like to display. Students can take personal objects, large or small, and decorate their an elaborate display of Start incorporat- rooms with them, creating lasting impressions and individual identities. personal preferences, ing larger objects at past adventures and se- this point. Standalone fascinating three-dimensional detail. Per- dorm space and amaze those who visit you. cret longings. You can lamps, bookcases, sonally, I love the state of Maine, so most Youʼll love seeing the creative display on a easily turn your own mounted shelves, pillars of my small groupings of objects have a daily basis and itʼll help make your dorm dorm room into a tab- or other such pieces are “DownEast” flair — groupings of shells, room feel more like a home. Isnʼt that al- leau of your own identity and astound your both classic and pleasing to the eye. They lighthouses, blueberry candles, miniature ways the goal of fine dorm living? friends with your tastes. are larger details than the wall hangings, but lobster traps and ships. I also integrate a lot Before I begin, keep in mind that you they still contribute to the overall space and of candles into my designs because I love Next week, Alex will present a very spe- can skip any layers that you donʼt like. If its visual value. Be sure to include at least the cozy, warm glow they give off. You can cial edition — DormSpace Weddings. It you prefer a neater space, sometimes itʼs one object that has a broad, flat surface. have this same lighting on-campus by in- will feature both creative ideas for planning only necessary to hang a photo or two On this surface, display framed photos, vesting in flameless, electric candles that your big day while still in school as well above a shelf filled with decorations. Or, if small statues, souvenirs and other little also give off timed wisps of fragrance. as an exclusive look into Alexʼs civil union you like a more eclectic feel, layer on as reminder of the places youʼve visited and The magic of décor is truly in the finer ceremony on Friday. Are you planning on many objects as you can to cover any wall the people you love. Or, create a theme details. Show off your personality with tying the knot while still in school? E-mail space. The decision is yours to make and it that matches the rest of the space to add a multi-dimensional decorations in your [email protected] to share. page 18 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 19 Arts & Entertainment ‘Candida’ makes light of love and life husband — Reverend James Mavor Morell, played by Mill was small, but his scene with Yanuzzi after they Steve Lobis, an English teacher at Notre Dame High return from dinner was enjoyable and engaging. School — and her immature poet lover — Eugene Both lighten the mood in the midst of a deepening Marchbanks, played by Patrick Albanesius, a 2003 love triangle. College alumnus. “Candida” is playing at the Black Box Theater Fri- The early 1900’s themed set fit in perfectly with the day and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. personalities of each character. Quartarone put on a fantastic performance in the role of Candida, clearly portraying her wise and witty character. “Well, if you want original conversation,” Candida said to Marchbanks, “you better talk to yourself.” Her stage presence was sharp and entertaining, and her words clearly drew the crowd in. Gina Yanuzzi, a 2007 College alumna, put on a su- perb performance as Miss Proserpine “Prossy” Gar- nett, with humorous remarks and blunt phrases. “You silly old fathead,” she said fervently to Mr. Burgess, Candida’s father. Rupert Hinton stole the show in his pompous por- Jennifer Zito / Staff Photographer trayal of Burgess. He represented his impolite and Eugene Marchbanks (Patrick Albanesius) sings. crude character to perfection and was able to illustrate By Melissa Wallace a hint of likeability with his ardent ability to entertain Staff Writer a crowd. Throughout the play, the quarrel between Morell The Shakespeare ’70 Company debuted its most re- and Marchbanks for the love and affection of Candida cent production, George Bernard Shaw’s “Candida,” was amusing and comical. in the Don Evans Black Box Theatre Thursday night in Both actors put on outstanding portrayals of anticipation of Valentine’s Day. their characters. Lobis’ character is the antithesis of The play handles the themes of marriage and ro- Albanesius’. mance, incorporating twists of humor and satire within Marchbanks is young and exuberant and has a su- the roles of each character. perb way with words. Candida Morell, played by Janet Quartarone, vice “He does talk pretty,” Burgess said, referring to president and director of Marketing for the production Marchbanks. company SIMULATIONS, Inc., is the central figure Morell is older and more mature but lacks the words upon which the play is based. to sweep Candida off her feet. Jennifer Zito / Staff Photographer She is forced to choose between her clergyman Fred Halperin’s role of Reverend Alexander “Levy” Shakespeare ’70’s ‘Candida’ lit up the stage. Philharmonic Quintet fills concert hall with beautiful music The performance began promptly with “Trois Pieces Breves,” a brief and to-the- point neoclassical work by Ibert. From the outset of a fast-paced first movement, the musicians drew on the full spectrum of tone colors, summoning the audience to attention with a bright array of concise melodies and punctuated pulses. The group took an airy, short-lived repose in the second movement, only to re- turn with a speedy and infectious third. The players rode Ibert’s rollercoaster with unflinching dexterity and grace in a shining introduction. The audience also received a sampling of the Quintet’s characteristic sense of humor. When someone accidentally switched off the concert hall lights, the musicians blindly pressed on. Not one of the expert players missed a note, and a few emerged with smiles. Second, the musicians performed Mozart’s lengthy “Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major,” for which pianist Kanamaru joined four of the wind players. The dance that ensued gave voice to the signature personalities of each indi- vidual instrument. The four winds paced about in a systematic give-and-take, coralled now and again by the soft, freely moving and rapid voice of Kanamaru’s piano. The piano served as a sort of smiling guardian, anchoring the flighty winds with a weighty progression. A third work, Maslanka’s “Quintet No. 3 for Winds,” took the form of an exhaus- tive journey through the musical gauntlet. “Quintet No. 3” pitted the five wind players against some imaginary antagonist, wheeling the Quintet through a challenging series of both tragic and victorious variations. Photo courtesy of Tomoko Kanamaru Seethingly energetic melodies and pumping low parts gave way to sudden si- The New York Philharmonic Quintet poses with faculty and students. lence in a suggestion of imminent conflict and resolution. The performance seemed By Matt Huston to portray a series of battles lost and won. Production Manager At the gripping height of the piece, the winds engaged in a rapid-fire battle against an invisible opponent, discharging spastic energies laden with trill and New York City’s pack of wind virtuosos drew a full house Saturday night for an vibrato. exuberant two-hour long performance in Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall. The third piece ended with a triumphant coming together of the five musical The Philharmonic Quintet of New York performed pieces by Jacques Ibert, heroes, but that was hardly the end of the performance. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and David Maslanka, with the addition of several en- To steady applause, the Quintet gladly returned to the stage for three consecutive core performances including works by György Ligeti and Paquito D’Rivera. With encore performances. its varied repertoire, the group ran the gamut of colors, moods and dynamics to the For the last piece, four of the members donned pointy gray costume moustaches delight of faculty and students. in a playful mockery of Langevin, the moustached flutist. The Quintet is a virtuosic collaboration between flutist Robert Langevin, oboist Red-faced, at momements rising from their chairs and playing into one an- Sherry Sylar, clarinetist Mark Nuccio, bassoonist Judith LeClair and hornist Erik other’s faces, the Quintet complemented the night’s serious virtuosity with a bit of Ralske. comedy. All five are prominent members of the New York Philharmonic. Tomoko Kana- Audience members beckoned the Quartet back onstage for numerous bows in a maru, assistant professor of music at the College, accompanied the group on piano very appropriate response to the experience and unshaking skill of the celebrated during the second half of the performance. players. page 20 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 21 TMT’s Cabaret Night is ‘Rated R’ The Bird and the Bee By Rebecca Suzan Staff Writer make fun retro-pop By Steven Avigliano Viewers under 17 should have been WTSR Assistant Music Director accompanied by an adult or guardian to and Chris Payne TCNJ Musical Theatre (TMT)’s “Rated WTSR Music Director R” Cabaret Night on Friday. “If you think we won’t go there, we The Bird and the Bee will,” announced Brian Michalowski, “Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future” 3.5 stars out of 5 senior music education major, as he kicked off an evening of musical selec- tions that shined a spotlight on the lewd and the crude. The men of TMT opened the show with “A Tribute to America,” an ener- gizing version of “America, Fuck Yeah” from the motion picture “Team Ameri- ca: World Police.” The pairing of Greg Kurstin and Inara The film is the brainchild of “South George, The Bird and the Bee, returns with Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt a second record of retro-pop after their self- Stone, and its theme song was the per- Mike Smith / Photo Assistant titled debut found critical success and man- fect choice to set the tone and shock the Vinny Scafuto and Dan Keyser generated laughs with the their two songs. aged to score a number-one hit on the club audience into realizing that no group titled “Nerd Girl.” the men and women of Musical The- charts. While this record lacks the potential would escape the show unscathed. Snyder’s song about a geeky girl atre strutting their stuff in two separate for mainstream success, its subtle melodies Dan Keyser, senior English major, looking to get laid directly addressed group performances. and slick production are a pleasure to listen and Vinny Scafuto, senior communica- men, assuring them that nerdy girls In an unexpected burst of a cappella, to, even on the lesser tracks. tion studies major, performed two songs have much to offer. Snyder even sug- the men sang “A Big Surprise” by a cap- Kurstin is no stranger to producing styl- and garnered the night’s biggest laughs. gests that she will talk dirty. pella group Da Vinci’s Notebook. The ized hit songs and is responsible for giving First up was their rendition of “Fuck “I don’t think Klingon sounds that “well-hung” men shared their cure for Lily Allen some of her more irresistible Her Gently” from Jack Black’s rock sleazy,” Snyder sang. when life gets them down. hooks. While The Bird and the Bee might outfit, Tenacious D. Although the emphasis of Cabaret “I look at my enormous penis,” they not have a foul-mouthed Brit on vocals, Keyser’s delicate delivery of lyrics Night was on the comically outrageous, crooned. George’s vocals on “Ray Guns” are a fine like “I’m gonna hump you sweetly” several more solemn songs were also Decked out in red and black and bits fit for the material. Her voice seems to have backed by Scafuto’s gentle, harmoniz- featured in the lineup, including “A of lingerie, the ladies of Musical The- floated out of a Bond theme to compliment ing hum left the audience roaring. Miracle Would Happen” from the musi- atre assured the audience that “he had Kurstin’s intricate layering of keyboards Keyser and Scafuto’s second offer- cal “The Last Five Years,” sung by Jerry it coming” with their version of the and drum machines. ing was “Special Fred,” a version of Tower, junior history major. “Cell Block Tango” from the musical The songwriting, from both members of Stephen Lynch’s “Special Ed,” a song The song, about a newlywed strug- “Chicago.” the duo, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and about a guy whose “mama dropped him gling to defy temptation as a “pair of Laura Hargreaves, senior English the wry humor and wordplay only adds to on his head.” breasts walks by,” fit the night’s theme major and the show’s producer, said the fun. There aren’t as many catchy songs With a vacant gaze and wearing only in a more subtle way than the other the Cell Block ladies only learned their as one would have expected to find on here, one sock, Keyser embodied Special Ed songs. Tower excelled at evoking the choreography two days before the first but The Bird and the Bee remain a memo- with flawless comedic timing, pairing character’s inward battle while never performance. rable and distinctive indie-pop act. the perfect spectacle with Scafuto’s losing the essence of the “Rated R” “We had one less week of produc- singing. theme. tion than we usually have, but everyone Key Tracks: “My Love,” “Diamond Dave,” Shelley Snyder, sophomore interac- “I shouldn’t care what she thinks worked so hard,” Hargreaves said. “Polite Dance Song” tive multimedia major, added a refresh- since I can’t fuck her anyway,” Tower “We had mishaps, but everything Bruce Springsteen ing touch of originality to the show with sang. managed to come together. It went re- “Working on a Dream” her acoustic slice of self-deprecation Cabaret Night came to a close with ally well,” she said. 2 stars out of 5 Students offer rich performances Toward the end of the set, the group moved onto its only cover, the Marty McFly skateboarding anthem, “The Power of Love.” Heavier than the original, Player’s rendering of the song fit in nicely, becoming a crowd favorite. “Huey Lewis and The News,” Romero said, “(was) the end When Bruce Springsteen released “Mag- of music.” ic” just under a year-and-a-half ago, the While they often gave off a vibe of occult romanticism E Street Band had been on hiatus for five similar to The Doors, their overall sound was similar to The years. Jam, with jazz-inspired rock and a shade of psychedelia. The time was right for a revival of the Next up was Attic, the student opening act for the upcom- trademark Springsteen sound, and the ing Lupe Fiasco and Ludacris Spring Concert. Consisting of Boss delivered, crafting his best album in seniors Pierre Miller, biochemistry and music major, Dan years, arguably since 1984’s “Born In The McFadden, psychology major, and Mina Greiss, biology and U.S.A.” health and exercise science major, Attic was the most heavily Aside from a fairly important gig this anticipated group of the night. month in Tampa, Springsteen has been given After sound checks and tuning, the act opened with a cover little reason to be brandishing a new record, of Maroon 5’s “This Love” and then eventually went on to though “Working on a Dream” was released cover Extreme’s “More Than Words.” just the same late in January. Though the E Attic, a hip hop and R&B hybrid focused on basic key- Street Band was along for the ride, “Dream” board and drum rhythms, is more or less an outlet to showcase bears the uncanny feel of a Springsteen solo the vocals of Greiss. effort, fitting in awkwardly between 2002’s

Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer Powerful, commanding and versatile, Greiss’ vocal abili- “The Rising” and his recent work with Pete Hip hop, R&B and rock flooded the Rat on Friday. ties are more than adequate. Seeger. By Pete Spall Soon the group moved on to a cover of Mario’s “Just a Featuring folkier musings like eight- Staff Writer Friend,” a refitted version of the Biz Markie classic. But by minute opener “Outlaw Pete” and the the end of the act, much of the material started to sound like theme from the recent film “The Wrestler” On Friday Feb. 13, the College Union Board hosted a trio David Broom’s “Come On, Be My Baby Tonight.” alongside vanilla rockers like the title track, of acts for its Student Band Night at the Rathskel- Pegasus Jetpack closed out the night, playing on with “Dream” is bogged down by an awkward ler. The Poor Player, Pegasus Jetpack and evenhanded rock driven by some nice slap bass. juxtaposition, not to mention the often unde- the future Lupe Fiasco/Ludacris opener, At- Although firmly planted in rock, Jetpack tectable presence of Little Steven, Clarence tic, all performed on the Rat stage. gets away with perfect use of the synthesizer, Clemons and the rest of the E Streeters. The first band of the evening was The often called the most annoying creature in On top of all that, “Queen of the Super- Poor Player, a rock and soul amalgamation. the instrumental kingdom. market” may be the worst song the Boss has Led by Erik Romero, Player played with some Not quite tokenism, the device was ever written. effective guitar effects choices, an electric organ used for that ideal dash of whatever might from the keyboard and the occasional saxophone interlude. be missing from their sound to merit the use of the synth. Key tracks: None page 22 The Signal February 18, 2009 Five out of five doctors agree ...

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E-mail us at [email protected] signal-online.net February 18, 2009 The Signal page 23 Classical guitar’s pleasing sound captured by students on a nylon string guitar. The classical- time for a beautiful rendition of “Se io and showed his talent on the more difficult style guitars resounded in the concert hall m’accorgo” and “Dove son quei fieri oc- and upbeat sections. and were pure pleasure to the ears of gui- chi,” both Italian songs with anonymous “The pieces we pick are a joint deci- tar enthusiasts and casual listeners. composers. sion between us and our instructor,” Ortiz Alan Rigoletto, junior music education David Ortiz, sophomore music major, said. major, led the performance with a rendi- played the piece “Variations on a Theme Ortiz and Rigoletto combined their tal- tion of “Capricho Arabe” by Francisco of Mozart,” and “Op. 9,” also by Sor. ents and played an amazing rendition of Tarrega. His guitar sang while his fingers Ortiz’s piece was quite lengthy but did “Nagoya Marimbas” by Steve Reich as played the piece with near perfection. not seem to be a challenge for the guitarist the last song in the set. “I was actually limited in practice due who has been playing since second grade. “It’s all about the students,” James Day, to an injury,” Rigoletto said. Ortiz executed the piece with precision their instructor, said. The injury did not seem to faze Rigo- letto at all. His finger picking technique was perfect on his renditions of two Heitor Villa-Lobos compositions. These preludes were darker pieces in- stilled with feeling which echoed through- out the hall. “I think the performance went very well, and we have been planning this recit- Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer al since last semester.” Rigoletto said. “I Jordyn Gallagher played second. just enjoy whatever I’m playing.” By Daniel Pazos The second guitarist to take the stage Staff Writer was sophomore Jordyn Gallagher. Gal- lagher played the piece “Etude No. 1,” On the night of Feb. 12, the College’s composed by Fernando Sor. Gallagher’s Guitar Studio gathered in the Mildred first piece was slower and packed with and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall to per- emotion. This short piece was executed form a classical acoustic guitar recital well by Gallagher who seemed to enjoy that included prominent Spanish com- every pluck of the strings. posers as well as music from the Italian “I think the recital went very well,”

Renaissance. Gallagher said. “I like playing the classi- Brittany Oldewurtel / Staff Photographer Surrounded by friends, family and fel- cal guitar. I used to play others, but I enjoy David Ortiz and Alan Rigoletto performed ‘Nagoya Marimbas’ by low music majors, the guitarists showed classical the most.” their skills, each playing a classical piece Gallagher was on stage a second Steve Reich together as the finale of the guitar recital. After years of brainwashing, Metallica conquers Rock By Jeffrey Roman these are the classics we liked Features Assistant By Caroline Russomanno able to read. Fitzgerald walks a fine line of hell when Dante and Virgil arrive For those who just don’t care for the Super Bowl, Feb. 1 Arts & Entertainment Editor and manages to make his writing clear there — is in this epic poem: “Abandon still had the same, if not more, energy and drive at the Pruden- and Jessica Dorio yet full of symbolism and deeper mean- all hope ye who enter here.” tial Center in Newark. The team: Metallica. The opponents: Staff Writer ing. He weaves a compelling, albeit That may or may not be the the fans. I call them opponents because they were up against tragic, story of one man’s simultaneous sign on my bedroom door. the sheer brutality and technicality that comes from a band “Emma” by Jane Austen success and sorrow and how his actions Reading through this, pay that after 25 years can still deliver an amazing performance to impact those around him. The American attention to the description a sold-out crowd, leaving them dumbfounded. Carrie: For all of you Dream is wonderfully de- of each circle. Dante has a After two openers, The Sword and Machine Head, were who’ve read “Pride and tailed in this classic, proving way with describing brutal- done, the lights dimmed and the fans rushed to their seats. Prejudice” and noth- that money can’t actually buy ity and violence while still making it po- The stadium’s excitement rose to unprecedented heights. Me- ing else by Jane Austen, everything. Had we been in- etic and almost pretty. Now that’s skill. I tallica took to the stage and opened its set with “That Was Just you’re really missing out. troduced to Fitzgerald at a don’t recommend “Pugatorio” or “Para- Your Life” off of “Death Magnetic.” Yes, “Pride and Prejudice” younger age, maybe fewer disio” simply because perfection — and James Hetfield, lead singer and guitarist, said the right is an amazing book, but it people would detest classics near perfection — are boring. thing to the untamed crowd. is also the most over-pro- today. “We realized that the new stuff goes really well with … cessed of Austen’s works. “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov the old stuff,” he said. Then he went into “Sad but True” off Everyone knows how the “The Importance of Being of 1991’s “Black Album,” and the night continued on with a story goes. But “Emma” Earnest” by Oscar Wilde Jess: A 12-year-old girl is continuously perfect blend of new and old. is a much more ad- raped by a 40-year-old man, referred to Nowhere in sight was music from their mid-90s era, and ept and entertaining Jess: The multiple as Humbert, in the 1940s. Sounds like that’s a good thing. Whereas some fans might enjoy them, foray into Austen’s cases of mistaken iden- an absolutely horrible topic for a book, those pieces just don’t do the band justice when placed against playful and humorous tity and the hijinks that ensue right? Well, somehow Nabokov turns its recently released album and the songs they crafted almost style. The character of Emma Wood- because of them rest at the heart of this this taboo subject into a freaking awe- two decades prior. house is hysterical. Mr. Knightley is the comedic play. Two men claim to be some exploration of the human psyche. One of the night’s highlights was “Creeping Death,” kind of flawed leading man romantic named Ernest, when in fact neither is. It’s not so much the storyline that draws mainly due to the participation of the crowd. During its comedies have been trying — and fail- There is no triumph of the human spirit, the reader in as it is the style used to con- breakdown, the fans in perfect unison chanted the word “die” ing — to replicate for years. The glimpse no protagonist overcoming adversity. All vey it. Written from Humbert’s perspec- over and over, fueling the intensity of the evening, especially into nineteenth-century gossip is juicy, “Earnest” provides is a light, enjoyable tive, Nabokov’s persua- the large circle pit that was located at the tail end of the floor. slightly scandalous and shows us how far read. At the very least, it can be consid- sive language convinces Everyone in attendance was throwing their arms in the air, we really haven’t come. Yes, “Clueless” ered a classic for the simple reason that it the reader that Lolita is shouting for more, wanting the music to continue forever. is based loosely on this book, but please. proves that people in the 1800s could, in a cruel temptress and As they ravaged through their set, performing lengthy Get it straight from the source. This is fact, be funny. Shocking, I know. that Humbert is a help- songs perfectly and often calling on the crowd to assist with Austen’s best book, and even though it’s Carrie: Oscar Wilde is kind of really less victim. Reading this lyrics, the night was nearing its end. After they performed long, it is definitely worth it. funny. He’s also kind of amazing. And, book proved to me that “Enter Sandman,” the band thanked the fans for attending, yes, this is his most well known work, classics don’t have to be and walked off stage. But that wasn’t the end and everyone “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott but there’s a reason for that. The pure dry and boring but can in fact be quite knew it. As the screams grew louder, the band took to the Fitzgerald nonsensicalness of the plot and the inter- shocking. Some perceive it as a story of stage once more, ready for their encore. play between characters makes this one perverted lust. Others see it as one of all- They played another three songs, two of which were cov- Jess: A classic in the truest sense of the of the best “plays of manners” out there. consuming love. It is Nabokov’s duplici- ers, before finishing with a song that Hetfield claimed, “You word. Fitzgerald’s iconic interpretation tous language, which illicits such wide- all know.” It was “Seek and Destroy.” of life in the 1920s had the capability “The Inferno” by Dante Alighieri ranging interpretations, that has made Although I’m not a die-hard metal fan, and only a few of becoming quickly out- this novel a classic, as well as one of my bands can do it for me, I still have faith in Metallica and their dated, but its popularity Carrie: Many are daunted by this clas- all-time favorite books. energy. Sure, they fell off for a few years, trying to figure out has only increased over sic. Merely because it’s by a 14th cen- their own sound, but fortunately they’ve come full-circle, re- the decades since it was tury Italian poet? Who knows. But all I leasing a hit record that calls to mind 1986’s “Master of Pup- published. Unlike most know is that it’s really fun to read about Join Carrie and Jess next week when pets” and performing like they were still in their youth. classics we’ve been forced the nine circles of Hell. Maybe I’m they talk about TV’s most underrated I didn’t need to watch the Super Bowl that night. Instead, to read, “Gatsby” is one of weird. But one of my favorite passages shows. Caroline Russomanno can be I got to see one of the greatest bands of all time perform to a the rare few that is both easy and enjoy- of all time — what’s written on the gates reached at [email protected]. packed house. My team won. page 24 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 25 Funstuff Curvature By Kafele Boothe

HOROSCOPES Madame Lola Predicts Your Future Aquarius January 20 —February 18 Gemini May 21 — June 20 Libra September 23 — October 22 Keep an open mind when it Do what you want to do Talking about someone behind comes to your friends. You regardless of what other their back is a common thing usually are open-minded, people think. You canʼt to do and it sucks for you but one of your friends will always worry about other that you get caught doing it. suggest something that seems people judging you, so just Thereʼs nothing you can do to be totally crazy. If you are ignore them. Most of the time but apologize since you were too judgmental, you might they are just jealous of you in the wrong and hope that hurt this person a lot. anyway. your friend is forgiving. Pisces February 19 — March 20 Cancer June 21 — July 22 Scorpio October 23 — November 21 It will be good for your well- Reward yourself for a job Tough love is something being to spend some time well done if you finish what that you pride yourself on outside and in the sun. Youʼve you wanted to do. However, when it comes to giving been cooped up for too long. if your lazy side takes over, advice. However, you are You need to go for walks or then you shouldnʼt reward not comfortable being on the play touch football. Being yourself for not doing what receiving end of it. Donʼt get outside will revitalize your you should have done. Try to mad but rather realize the truth spirit. discipline yourself. of the situation. Aries March 21 — April 19 Leo July 23 — August 22 Sagittarius November 22 — December 21 You will have to make a Someone will do something Love and romance has been decision this week that nice to help you out even eluding you recently even impacts your romantic life. 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SignalSports February 18, 2009 Inside ‘Ice’ing on the cake 46 53 Coach nears career mark Around the Dorm By Bobby Olivier page 30 Sports Editor

He knows everyone. Every name that I could possibly throw at him. High school wrestlers with whom I graduated, some I had known, some I had not. Coaches I had interviewed before. Coaches I had not even spoken to but knew were associated with my high school wrestling program. Past Jackson Jaguar athletes whose names I only recalled due to the fact that they were brazenly printed atop my high school Lion runners impress gymnasium’s list of divisional, regional page 29 and state champions. He knew them all and he knew more about them than I. He knew where my classmates were wrestling, what they were ranked nationally, where grapplers of old were coaching and how they were doing. Humbled by the immense amount of knowledge that this man possesses, I sat in the award-laden office and listened while David Icenhower leaned back in his arm- chair and reflected on a career by which even he is taken aback. It became quite ob- Cheap Seats vious to me that this legend, whose history page 27 in the sport has spanned more than twice Photo courtesy of Sports Desk my lifetime, has been the primary gear in After three decades of coaching at the College, David Icenhower now will the winning machine that is the College wrestling program for years. make history with his next dual-meet victory. After 33 years of coaching at the Col- vision III national championships (’79, meet team,” Icenhower said, discussing lege, “Ice” has amassed five NCAA Di- ’81, ’83, ’84, ’87), two NCAA Division his most recent squad of Lions wrestlers. III Coach of the Year awards (’79, ’87), “We don’t have a sure All-American, but 122 All-Americans, a Division I national we can have three or four, and that is our champ (Tom Martucci, ’81), and is now on goal along with being a top-10 team.” the cusp of possibly his greatest personal That feat is within reach as the Lions milestone. With a 54-0 win over Univer- have finished in the top 25 in each of Icen- sity of Scranton last week, Icenhower is hower’s seasons as coach and have fin- Women crush Raptors only one dual-meet win away from the ished in the top five 19 times. The College page 27 nearly impossible achievement of 500 ca- is currently ranked 17th nationally and fin- reer wins — a feat only surpassed by three ished the 2008-2009 season with a record other coaches in Division III history. of 16-1-1. The highlight of the season for This feat will have to wait until next the College’s finest was, ironically, anoth- season, however, as the Lions have com- er impressive milestone. With a 24-12 win pleted their dual meet schedule and are over Roger Williams College on Jan. 31, looking ahead toward the Metropolitan Ice and his team won their 600th dual meet Conference Championships on Feb. 22, in program history. a tournament where Ice and his blue and “To be part of a team that has 600 career gold grapplers are two-time defending wins is amazing,” senior and former All- champions. They will then prepare for a American Greg Osgoodby said. “To win 600 Photo courtesy of Sports Desk trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to compete in matches speaks volumes about the coaches the NCAA Division III National Champi- and the student athletes (who) take pride in the Ballers punish Rowan Coach ‘Ice’ describes his coaching page 29 style as fair, intense and competitive. onships on March 6. “This year, we had a very strong dual- see ICE page 29 Men’s Basketball Back on track: Lions snap losing streak, outshoot Profs By James Queally playoff spot with a decisive 62-47 victo- Copy Editor ry over the Profs in Packer Hall Saturday afternoon. They could have done things the easy As of press time, the Lions are tied way or the hard way. with the Kean University Cougars for sec- But after the men’s basketball team ond place in the NJAC Southern Division. dropped an 83-77 decision to the previ- Both stand at 5-7 in the conference, and ously winless Rutgers-Camden Scarlet they meet on the fi nal day of the season. Raptors, the Lions found themselves in The College has a one-game lead on Row- a must-win situation Saturday at home an, and owns the head-to-head tiebreaker against fellow playoff contender Rowan between the two squads, ensuring the University. Lions at least the third and fi nal playoff Junior guard Jay Frank tallied 23 spot. points and 10 rebounds for his fi rst career The Lions defense was stifl ing on Satur- double-double, junior forward Aaron Sy- day, holding Rowan to just 19 fi rst half points

Carrie Maguire / Staff Photographer vertsen added 11 and the Lions stopped on 29 percent shooting. On the offensive Junior guard Jay Frank pushes the ball against Rowan’s defense. a six-game losing streak and clinched a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) see ROWAN page 29 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 27 Cheap Seats A green and gold career untarnished By Michael O’ Donnell ing big things out of Gang Green. Staff Writer That didn’t necessarily happen, as the Jets By Steve Hofstetter, Adam Hofstetter, ended with a 9-7 record, just short of achiev- Cody Marley, Ryan Murphy, Elliot Remember last March, when Green ing a playoff berth. Favre did all he could with Steingart and Chris Strait Bay Packer icon Brett Favre said he was men- a team that went 4-12 the previous season, but tally tired and was done with pro football? His it was not enough. Daryl Strawberry has just written emotional face was seen across television sta- Now the end has come. Brett Favre is fi- his first book. He would have finished tions and newspaper front pages. Many saw nally done with football for good (hopefully). sooner but he was stuck on Chapter 11 this coming, and all the coverage Favre re- A torn bicep muscle was enough to send Favre for the better part of a decade. ceived was his last hoorah as he rode off into back to his home and family in Mississippi. But PETA activists showed up at Madi- the sunset as arguably the most prolific quar- this time, there were no tribute videos, no huge son Square Garden this week dressed terback in NFL history. send-off from the fans and no massive amount in KKK outfits to protest the breed- Fast forward four months later. Favre of media coverage. It seemed as if many were ing practices of The American Kennel supposedly had the “itch” to return, and tired of Favre’s indecision, and thought his one AP Photo Club. MSG hasn’t seen a display that because of the nature of his desire to play year in New York was something that com- Brett Favre waving to his fans. offensive since the Knicks’ last home again, you couldn’t turn on ESPN without pletely tarnished his seemingly pristine reputa- game. seeing Green Bay head coach Mike McCar- tion as a top-of-the-line quarterback. nary numbers. The Padres have traded former No. thy at a press conference or Brett Favre get- Not me, though. I still regard Favre as one of The man has to be remembered for his 1 pick Matt Bush to the Blue Jays fol- ting out of his burgundy SUV. It almost got the best of all-time. And I’m happy for him, too. consistency. Favre was the “Iron Man” as he lowing his third run-in with police. The to be unbearable. Not many people get the chance to play profes- played in 269 consecutive games. Despite Blue Jays plan to subsequently trade Once Favre finally landed with the New sional football, and for those who having the flu, a sprained ankle or even an him to the Bengals. York Jets, as the Packers has adamantly said do, it’s certainly a blessing. Favre injured throwing hand, Favre was on the Marv Albert recently turned 65. Al- over and over they were moving on with Aar- knew that better than anybody. field each and every Sunday. No matter bert is delighted that he can now get a on Rodgers at the helm, people were expect- When I hear Favre’s name, what age, what team wouldn’t want a man senior citizen’s discount on all of his the first thought that pops in my like that leading them? lingerie. head is his final season with the Favre wanted to prove to himself he could And Tony Romo said that he’s com- Packers, in which he took a team still do it. His one year in the Big Apple pletely behind Jessica Simpson. Be- with low expectations to a 13-3 re- was nothing more than his farewell cause she’s now big enough to play cord and a spot in the NFC Champi- tour, and for that, I do not fault him center for the Dallas Cowboys. onship game. Although it didn’t end one bit. in victory, it still gave me my fondest Favre still wanted to play the game memory of Favre. The man wasn’t in he fell in love with so many years ago. his prime, but in terms of his leadership He was not ready to let go just yet, and the ability, he was the absolute best. career leader in touchdown passes played Despite his amazing talent on the field, the every single game he possibly could until he media still made distractions. For years, once physically could not do it anymore. That is the football season ended, the media would dedication. speculate on whether Favre would finally So to Favre, I say this: Thank you for the AP Photo hang up his cleats. And each time, he decided memories, and I’m glad that you got to play

AP Photo to come back and play one more year. This every single down you wanted. And don’t For more of Steve Hofstetter’s After success in Green Bay, Favre could have easily been a disruption to Favre worry, that one little year in New York was minuteorso, log on to minuteorso.com had a tough time in New York. and his team. But the three-time MVP took it just another year we got to spend watching in stride, and continued to put up extraordi- you play. Women’s Basketball Lions ravage Raptors, pull past Profs on way to postseason By Josh Caulfield off tight early became nothing sity that was much closer than Correspondent more than a laughing match for the score portrayed. The Lions the College’s powerful team. improved to 20-4 for the year The Lions’ basketball team Alyssa Michella sparked the and 10-2 in the NJAC with their is still rolling with two very Lions with 15 points to lead the 67-53 victory over Rowan. impressive victories this week, game. Everything looked good for against both Rutgers University- “Heading into the end of the the Lions in the beginning as Camden and Rowan University. season, every game is extremely they held Rowan scoreless for The Lions knew the importance important to us. Not only do we the first 3:42 of the first half. It of this week with Kean Univer- want to improve our record for looked as though defense would sity with the New Jersey Ath- the playoffs and tournament, loom largely in this game with letic Conference (NJAC) Tour- but this is our last opportunity an assortment of turnovers by nament looming ahead. If this to play together as a group,” Mi- both teams. With tiring defense week was any indication of how chella said after the game. and a poor shooting perfor- the Lions plan to play the rest Freshman forward Kelsey mance in the first half by the of way, they should get prepared Kutch, who went into the game College, the teams found them- for an NJAC Championship. knowing the upcoming week selves in an unfamiliar spot at The team’s week started off would prove as a statement halftime in a 32-20 hole. with an impressive defeat of to upcoming teams, added 12 “We pretty much realized an unmatched Rutgers-Camden points and three steals. “If we that we had not shot the ball so team, 67-33. A game that started didn’t make a statement, then badly all season and stemmed Carrie Maguire / Staff Photographer Rowan and Kean wouldn’t fear away from our usual game Junior guard Nicole Diaz played strong defense for the us. I feel that the NJAC should plans a little bit,” Klimowicz Lions as they defeated the Profs this weekend. know we were picked to win said. “When coach came in she the conference for a reason, and pretty much reiterated what we points, the Lions came out on forced 26 turnovers in the vic- we did just that with the win,” had already discussed. Right fire with a 12-1 run in the first tory over Rowan. This lock- Kutch said. before going back out into the five minutes of the second-half. down was a major tribute to the Also adding 10 points apiece court we brought in our huddle After the Lions brought them- tough defense the team played were seniors Hillary Klimow- real tight and just took a second selves to within one point, it be- in the second half, outscoring icz and Lisa Koch. The big win to look around and remember came a game of back-and-forth Rowan 47-19. improved the team to a 19-4 re- why we play and how there are lead changes. The game also had senti- cord overall and a 9-2 record in only a few games left with each Rowan had no answer for mental meaning to head coach the NJAC. other.” junior center Alexandra Grego- Dawn Henderson, who won at Perhaps even more impres- Klimowicz had 10 points rek, who scored 11 points off least 20 games in a season for sive than that thumping was against the Profs. the bench with many easy lay- the seventh time in her career. the collaborative team effort to Clearly halftime served as a ups in the second half. Kutch The next game for the Li- overcome the biggest halftime place for the Lions to regroup also scored 10 points in the ons will be against Kean Uni- Carrie Maguire / Staff Photographer deficit at home all year. Luck- and prepare to come out strong game. In the last five minutes versity today at 6 p.m. Three The Lions fought hard for ily for the College, they did just in the second half. Led by sharp of the game, the College start- days later, the team will begin every ball. that on Saturday afternoon with shooting sophomore Keri Wash- ed to pull away. Despite giving its quest to move through the a game against Rowan Univer- ington who had a career-high 15 up the ball 20 times, the Lions NJAC tournament. page 28 The Signal February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 The Signal page 29 Track and Field Throwing their weight around College weight throwers finish in top 20

By Jodi Price ette Invitational at the famous once again shined at both meets, “I know there is a lot of room Correspondent 168th Street Armory in New adding even more qualifying for improvement and hope that York City on Friday and the marks for the Eastern College the hard work pays off.” The track and field team Valentine’s Invitational at Bos- Athletic Conference (ECAC). The Armory also contribut- competed at the Rider/Lafay- ton University Sunday. They At the Armory, it was the Li- ed to numerous ECAC qualify- ons’ field athletes that truly ex- ing marks for the men and wo- celled. Three of the College’s mens’ relay squads. The men men’s weight throwers finished qualified in the men’s distance in the top 20. Junior Steve medley (10:17.95) and the Liccketto threw 14.27 meters men’s 4x400 (3.23.79). The ranking him 16th, Zach Gold- women received qualifying stein threw 13.88 meters plac- marks for three of their relays: ing him in 18th and sophomore the women’s distance medley Thomas Conroy’s 13.84-meter (12:16.79), women’s 4x400 throw landed him 19th place. (4:05.02) and women’s 4x800 The long jump also proved (10:07.30). to be a successful event for Sophomore Dennis Waite freshman Chris Medina with a and junior sprinter Jianna Spa- distance of 6.68 meters. daccini had a terrifc weekend.

Sophomore Tim Blashford Waite took first in the mile with Photo courtesy of Sports Desk claimed 15th in the pole vault a qualifying mark of 4:16.62, New interim assistant with a height of 4.20 meters. and Spadaccini bagged the coach, Justin Lindsey. Field events for the women’s silver in the 500 meter with a team also proved exemplary. time of 1:15.20. noteworthy and qualified three Sophomore Sarah Wehrhan and Freshman Claire Johnson of the Lions for the ECAC, teammate Cristina D’Amato and junior Michelle Wallace including Sophomore TJ Boc- placed among the top of their also received qualifying marks chino, senior Megan Donovan Division III peers in weight in the mile. and senior Martine McGrath. throwing. Wehrhan tossed Lion seniors Pasquale Di- McGrath placed 10th overall, 12.86 meters receiving 12th Gioacchino and Katie Nestor receiving an NCAA provisional place and D’Amato followed qualified for the ECAC Cham- mark for her time of 17:33.03. closely behind throwing 12.68 pionships in the 800 meter. The Lions’ grueling sched- meters, ranking her 14th. DiGioacchino clocked in ule continues next Monday at Photo courtesy of Sports Desk “I feel confident that I am fi- at 1:56.92 and Nestor ran a the New Jersey Athletic Con- Sophomore Tim Blashford clears the bar for the Lions. nally becoming consistent with 2:18.76. ference (NJAC) Champion- my technique,” Wehrhan said. The 5,000 meter proved ships held at the Armory. Men’s Basketball Wrestling Rowan / Lions take Ice / Approaching 500 continued from page 32 ing, Icehower looks ahead several years to his down in-conference rival retirement. “The College has been very good continued from page 32 liams said. “It was great that Jay was able to College’s wrestling tradition and it is a honor to me and very loyal to me,” he said. “Once I knock down that shot and get things going.” to be part of that tradition.” got into the service and coached, I knew that’s side of the ball, Frank and senior guard Jeff Rowan’s senior center Tim Cook had 11 Although matters at hand are on Icenhow- what I wanted to do. I want to be remembered Molinelli picked apart the Profs 3-2 zone de- points and 10 rebounds to lead the Profs, but er’s mind at the moment, he discusses the sig- that I was fair to my colleagues and gave back fense, dishing and driving the lanes to create it wasn’t enough. Rowan faced Rutgers-Cam- nificance of what will be his newest landmark to the school as much as it gave to me and that scoring opportunities. Each of the guards hit a den Tuesday night, but they still need Kean achievement. we created a legacy here and a program that three to close the first half, extending the lead to lose tonight when they visit the College to “It means you lasted which a lot of people stands for excellence.” to 12. have any chance at landing a playoff spot. didn’t do,” he said. “Obviously you had to have Wrestling has been in coach Ice’s blood The Profs caused trouble in the second half, Before their all-important win over good teams and good success because there’s since his high school years. This self-pro- rattling off an 8-0 run while holding the Lions Rowan, the Lions suffered an embarrassing people that have coached as long as I have that claimed “funk and junk” wrestler (he wrestled scoreless through the opening six minutes of setback when Rutgers-Camden earned their haven’t come close to this. To me winning 500 at 134 pounds for Lehigh) made it clear that the period. But with the Lions lead wittled first conference win of the season, besting right now isn’t that big of a deal. It’s something the sport is intertwined with every aspect of down to 31-27, Frank netted a three from the the Lions 83-77 on Feb. 10. Scarlet Raptors I’ll appreciate more when I retire.” his life. top of the arc. Molinelli followed up with a senior guard Bill Banks poured in a career Beyond the mats, the 1971 Lehigh Univer- “My financial planner wrestled for me, my trey of his own, and on the next possession, high 26 points to lead five Scarlet Raptors sity graduate is conscious of how his athletes car salesman wrestled with me, my insurance the senior drove the lane for a layup and drew players in double figures. In a game of runs, receive him as a coach and a person. “Hope- broker wrestled for me, even the guy that did contact. Molinelli completed the conventional the Lions surged back from an early 12-point fully they perceive me as pretty fair and pretty the carpet in my house wrestled for me,” he three-point play and the Lion lead rose back to deficit several times throughout the contest, easy to listen to,” he said. “At the beginning said. “Wrestling is such an integral part of my 12. but the visitors could not get closer than of the year I explain to them you are not al- life and my family’s life.” “At half time we talked about trying to four. Scarlet Raptors junior forward Tarik ways going to like what I say or what I do but jump out on them and trying to move that lead Hanton (16), freshman guard Joe Bush (13), you are going to understand why I did it. They Bobby Olivier can be reached at from 12 to 20. Unfortunately we went into a junior guard Rory Thornton (11) and senior know that everything we do is to try to make [email protected]. drought. We just kind of got on our heels and Josh Askew (10) were all in double figures. them better.” things weren’t just falling into place,” Wil- Lions’ sophomore Chris Snyder ex- Icenhower describes his coaching style as ploded off the bench for a career-high 20 fair, intense and competitive, and at least one points and Frank drained 11, but they were wrestler tends to agree. “Ice creates a close the only Lions in double figures and unable team environment which makes it an enjoy- to keep pace with Banks’ onslaught. able season,” freshman Scott Kelley said. The Lions host Kean tonight at 8 p.m. in “Besides various wrestling techniques, he has Packer Hall. Both teams stand at 5-7 in the taught me to believe more in my own abilities. conference. The winner claims the second He cares about us more as people than just spot in the NJAC South and a home playoff wrestlers.” game. Sophomore Dan Hughes said, “Coach Ice “The players understand how successful has made me better by pushing me to new lev- we’ve been at home,” Williams said. “The els to succeed. Having him in my corner is a players understand what’s at stake so I big confidence booster on the mat. The reason know they will respond and stay focused.” he’s a great coach,” he added, “is because he doesn’t just make us better wrestlers, he makes Photo courtesy of Sports Desk Photo courtesy of Sports Desk us better people. He really cares about us and Jay Frank eyes the Rowan defense. James Queally can be reached at that’s why we work so hard for him.” Ice is on the cusp of a milestone. [email protected]. Even though the thrill of winning is addict- page 30 The Signal February 18, 2009 LIONS 4 6 AROUND THE

Pat Lavery Mike O’Donnell Brandon Lee Garrett Rasko-Martinis “The Ref” Staff Writer Staff Writer Sports Assistant DORMIt’s a rematch of Week One’s epic battle as last week’s dominant force, Pat Lavery, has whipped up a fresh bowl of questions for our contestants. Staff writers Mike O’ Donnell and Brandon Lee will go to war against sports assistant Garrett Rasko-Martinis for Week-Five prowess. These battle-tested 5 3 individuals will discuss Brett Favre’s newest retirement allegations, a new era in baseball and the greatest dunks they have ever seen. 1. Now that Brett Favre’s retirement is defi- McNabb, Derek Anderson or Byron Leftwich Richardson’s dunk required the utmost nitely final (we hope), two questions: How should be their top priority. Drafting a young body control, hand-eye coordination, practice much, if at all, did his final season with the quarterback would make Jets fans wait even and speed. Jordan’s dunk just showed that he Jets tarnish Favre’s legacy, and what will the longer to win, and signing a proven starter like could fly, but Richardson displayed his hops Jets do with the quarterback position? those mentioned above would make things and creativity, not to mention he threw it down much easier. with his back to the basket. PL: We all agree that a finale with the Jets GR: I’m going to show my basketball igno- did nothing to change Favre’s legacy as a rance in this question, but I suppose I have great NFL quarterback. So who came up no choice. After extensive research (a com- with the best plan for the Jets’ future? Mike, bination of cross referencing previous win- you pointed out that not even Pennington ners from Wikipedia with YouTube clips), could have done as good a job this year with I have to say my favorite is a Vince Carter the Jets as Favre, and you suggested a few dunk from when he won the Slam Dunk solid and available names to pick up where Contest in 2000. He did what appeared to Favre left off. Three points. Brandon, you AP Photo be a 360 windmill dunk. It was glorious to mentioned Anderson as well but I couldn’t from discussing their past steroid use. behold, and it was done so quickly and flaw- figure out whether you thought that or the MO: We are closer to an honest era, but it comes lessly I had to watch it several times in slow draft was an overall better idea, 2 points for with a catch. A-Rod only admitted steroid use motion just to process what actually hap- AP Photo you. Garrett gets 1 point because Clemens because he had nowhere to go. He had been pened. VC’s slam is my choice. BL: I don’t think his season with the Jets tar- won’t get Gang Green anywhere. caught, so the only way not to end up like po- MO: It definitely was Dwight Howard nished his legacy. With a Hall of Fame career tentially jail-bound Bonds and Tejada was to this year. The premise of the Slam Dunk like his, nothing can really tarnish his legacy. 2. Considering Alex Rodriguez’s emotional admit his guilt. If we were truly in an era of Contest is simply this: Perform dunks Favre is the NFL’s all-time leader in touch- ESPN interview and confession and Miguel honesty about steroids in baseball, the other that have never been done before and, in down passes and has one Super Bowl ring Tejada’s admission to lying about taking ste- 103 players who were in that random drug test doing so, give the fans the utmost of en- and three MVP awards. Unless Favre was on roids, how much closer are we to entering an along with A-Rod would have admitted their tertainment. Howard took that to a whole ’roids, nothing can really tarnish his image. era in which MLB players are not only up-front guilt, too. The bottom line is this: Players are new level this year. Not only did he slam The Jets should either trade for Derek Ander- and honest, but even willing to discuss past only going to admit guilt when they are caught it home on a 12-foot basket and go well son or draft a quarterback. I think they should steroid use? and have no place of solace. No player wants above that rim, but he also did it in en- hope the Lions don’t take Matthew Stafford BL: A-Fraud is a superstar and Tejada was an to be labeled a cheater, liar or juicer. As sad tertaining fashion, coming out of a phone with their first pick. Several mock drafts have All Star. Both are pretty high-profile names. as it is, as of right now, credibility in base- booth in his Superman cape while grab- the Lions taking an offensive lineman in the When it comes to steroids, you can take the ball simply means not admitting you’ve done bing a pass off the backboard from team- first round anyway and have Stafford falling to Bonds/Clemens route or the Jason Giambi performance-enhancing drugs. Either that, or mate Jameer Nelson. He did it all in that as low as the 10th pick, so the Jets could trade route. With the Bonds/Clemens route, you can Canseco will have to do the admissions for one single slam, and the fact that a man up for Stafford or settle for Mark Sanchez. Ei- deny, deny, deny using performance-enhanc- everyone instead. his size, six-feet 11 inches and 265 lbs., ther way, I think the team should properly ad- ing drugs and get the United States govern- PL: As much as I’d like to believe that pro- got the ball to about 14 or 15 feet in the dress its quarterback issue through the draft. ment involved. By taking the Giambi route, fessional athletes will one day own up to air has absolutely never been done be- GR: I don’t think that Favre tarnished his ca- fans will shake their head for about a week and their off-the-field actions, I don’t think Ma- fore, and might not ever be seen again. reer. He simply fell prey to the same tempta- be disappointed, then they will praise you for jor League Baseball is getting any closer to BO: As a guest judge, this was a hard tions that so many professional athletes have. being honest (even if you just call it “stuff”). a Jiminy Cricket era of clear consciences. question to call and it came down to the He had a great season two years ago. It’s un- We’re pretty close to entering an era in which So Garrett gets 3 points for agreeing with wire. After weighing all three answers, derstandable he thought he’d come back. The MLB players are honest about taking perfor- me there, and for the interesting point that the winner of this question made the best man still had a great career, and this season he mance-enhancing drugs, and it all started with a Selig punishment could have an adverse argument regarding all aspects of the showed his age. It doesn’t change his legacy effect on players discussing the past. Bran- contest, and that contestant was Mike or his career accomplishments. It’s just unfor- don gets 2 for splitting the players into two O’Donnell. Mike, you get the 3 and the tunate for him that the last season of his career factions — notice how nobody talks about win for Week Five. Brandon, you made a will be remembered as the year he had as many Giambi’s past use anymore after he came good argument for the creativity factor, interceptions as touchdowns, as opposed to a clean? And this is a guy who still hits 35 but Mike covered all fields. You get the season he got the Packers to the NFC Champi- homers a year. Mike gets the hard-luck 1 2. Garrett, go back to your corner and onship Game. As for the Jets, they were a team point. stop trying to answer basketball-related that was in win-now mode this year, and they 3. During this weekend’s newest install- questions. You get the 1-pointer and may did not. There aren’t that many quarterbacks ment of the NBA’s annual Slam Dunk Con- God have mercy on your soul. on the market, and Kellen Clemens certainly test, Nate Robinson wrote another chapter didn’t prove he was ready to lead the team two into the history books with his newest high- seasons ago. I think the Jets may need to go flying flush. What is the best dunk in the into rebuild mode, consider drafting and in- contest to date and why? vesting in another quarterback and, at the very BL: As much as I’d like to choose one least, give Clemens another chance this sea- of the classic dunks by Michael Jordan son. Maybe if their offensive line plays next AP Photo or Dominique Wilkins, I’m going with season the way they did this season, Clemens Jose Canseco and then Giambi. the most creative and difficult dunk I can have a chance to come into his own, al- GR: Rodriguez and Tejada did not volunteer have seen — Jason Richardson’s one- though he will also have no deep targets to this information on their own. Rodriguez was bounce, between-the-legs reverse slam throw to. forced into a situation where only an admis- in 2003 to win the slam dunk title. Yes, MO: I don’t think it tarnished his legacy as sion of guilt could save what little reputation there’s something magical about Jor- much as most may think. Favre still had the he had left after Sports Illustrated accused him dan’s dunk from the free throw line, but AP Photo itch to play, and you can’t fault a guy that of taking steroids. Tejada was also charged wanted to come back and see if he still had it. with steroid use, but his situation is far more Mike gets the week-five win, 7-6-5 With only weeks to prepare, he led a team that serious since he is now also in legal trouble was a mish-mash of big signings and young for lying to Congress. Pleading guilty to this players that went 4-12 the year before to a charge is his only way to try and avoid his respectable 9-7 season. Obviously, this disap- maximum sentence of one year in prison and pointed many Jets fans, but he did much better deportation. I think the time is distant when “I admit it. at the Meadowlands than Chad Pennington or players will volunteer information that puts From 2001-2003 I took Clemens ever could. No matter what, Favre them in a negative light. I expect Bud Selig’s will still be that heroic icon in Green Bay de- decision regarding Rodriguez’s suspension to performance-enhancing drugs spite his so-so year in New York, as the Pack- have an effect. If Selig suspends Rodriguez, to win this week’s AtD.” ers are already planning to retire his number in even after he told the truth about his steroid — Mike a huge ceremony next season. As for the Jets, use in a time when a positive test would not go to the free-agent market or make a trade have even garnered him any penalties, it will as opposed to the draft. A guy like Donovan most likely serve to discourage future players February 18, 2009 The Signal page 31 LIONS ROUNDUP

Swimming NJAC Standings Lion of Men’s Conference Overall Streak TCNJ 4-0 10-1 W3 the Week Rowan 3-1 6-4 L2 William Paterson 2-2 10-2 W2 Montclair State 1-3 6-7 L1 Ramapo 0-4 3-7 L2 Jay Women’s Conference Overall Streak Frank TCNJ 4-0 8-2 W2 Rowan 3-1 3-6 L2 William Paterson 2-2 12-2 W2 Menʼs Montclair State 1-3 5-8 L1 Basketball Ramapo 0-4 3-9 L2

Junior Jay Frank had a career game against Rowan University Saturday. He Menʼs Basketball earned his first career double-double, NJAC Standings scoring 23 points and recovering 10 Conference Overall rebounds. He was also a perfect five for South W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PA five from the foul line. He will have a big part to play as the men’s team looks to Richard Stockton 11-1 .917 72.4 63.2 22-2 .917 79.2 63.0 Kean 5-7 .417 56.8 63.7 12-12 .500 61.3 63.0 end its rocky season with a win in its final TCNJ 5-7 .417 68.0 69.8 9-14 .391 71.1 72.2 Rowan 4-8 .333 61.9 64.2 11-13 .458 68.0 64.0 game of the regular season. —Garrett Rasko-Martinis, Sports Assistant ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% Rutgers-Camden 1-10 .091 60.4 68.7 6-17 .261 63.5 67.5 ------4 Kevin Luber 11 5 6 16 26 .192 10 .385 North W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PA 6 Craig Langan 11 5 2 12 23 .217 10 .435 This Week In Sports 11 Nima Rahimi 11 4 3 11 17 .235 10 .588 Montclair State 10-2 .833 70.8 66.7 19-5 .792 71.1 61.9 20 Charlie Heydt 11 3 2 8 15 .200 5 .333 William Paterson 8-4 .667 65.2 56.7 19-5 .792 66.8 57.0 Menʼs Basketball 3 Mike Razzoli 11 3 0 6 21 .143 9 .429 Rutgers-Newark 6-6 .500 67.7 67.4 13-11 .542 71.3 65.9 February 18 14 Andrew Lampitt 10 2 2 6 7 .286 1 .143 Ramapo 6-7 .462 70.9 71.4 13-11 .542 74.8 72.0 vs. Kean University, 8 p.m. 16 Nicholas Kiel 7 2 0 4 7 .286 2 .286 New Jersey City 4-8 .333 67.3 70.4 9-14 .391 66.5 71.3 February 21 12 Matt Erny 11 2 0 4 3 .667 3 1.000 @ NJAC First Round, 7 p.m. 23 Anthony Staropoli 11 1 2 4 13 .077 7 .538 February 24 @ NJAC Semifinals, 7 p.m. Womenʼs Basketball February 18 vs. Kean University, 6 p.m. February 21 @ NJAC First Round, TBA Womenʼs Basketball February 24 NJAC Standings @ NJAC Semifinals, 7 p.m. Swimming February 20 Conference Overall @ Metropolitan Conference Championships, 9:30 a.m./6 p.m. South W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PA February 21 @ Metropolitan Conference Championships, 9:30 a.m./6 p.m. Kean 11-1 .917 80.4 55.8 19-5 .792 74.3 57.5 February 22 TCNJ 10-2 .833 68.6 54.7 20-4 .833 68.3 51.9 @ Metropolitan Conference Championships, 9:30 a.m./6 p.m. Rowan 6-6 .500 62.0 65.6 12-9 .571 65.5 64.9 Wrestling Richard Stockton 1-6 .143 62.4 71.4 4-13 .235 61.8 70.8 February 22 Rutgers-Camden 0-11 .000 46.5 78.7 2-20 .091 49.4 74.0 @ Metropolitan Conference Championships, 10:30 a.m. Track & Field North W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PA February 23 @ NJAC Championships, TBA William Paterson 10-2 .833 72.1 52.6 18-6 .750 71.6 59.7 Montclair State 10-2 .833 68.4 56.5 17-7 .708 70.6 61.8 Rutgers-Newark 4-8 .333 51.4 51.5 10-14 .417 50.8 50.2 Ramapo 4-9 .308 56.0 66.3 9-15 .375 55.5 62.1 New Jersey City 2-10 .167 55.3 73.1 5-19 .208 53.2 68.2 Game of the Week Swimming Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams will be competing in the Metropolitan Conference Championships (METS) this weekend. The meets begin Trivia Question Lions on Friday as both teams Last Issueʼs Answer: Alex Rodriguez tested positive the year before @ will try to perform as well METS there was a penatly for a positive test. in the championships as Friday-Sunday The NBA saw another head coach fired this week as the Suns dismissed they have all season. 9:30 a.m./6 p.m. Terry Porter. How many other teams have fired their coaches this season?