The Comenian Volume CXXIII, Issue Number 2 Moravian College’S Student Newspaper Thursday, October 8, 2009 Performance
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The Comenian Volume CXXIII, Issue Number 2 Moravian College’s Student Newspaper Thursday, October 8, 2009 performance. Orden (Mrs. Seizmagraff,) Senior Mary Lang said, “I played a crazy landlady and was told before I went in that I ignorant mother, had several would probably walk out. I’m very complicated parts, one still processing whether I liked being a scene where she it or not.” switched accents frequently. Freshman Gianna Though it was a lot of work, Miranda was brought to the Kim said, “Even though it reality by the play’s many was quick, it was the most truths. Gianna said, “It’s kind fun I’ve had so far with shows of disappointing because it was at Moravian College Theatre a very accurate description Company (MCTC).” of how television dictates our For assistant director lives.” Alanah Cervantes, this was her Sophomore Zak Kneeland first time working with MCTC. said, “I felt very awkward. It Alanah said, “It was hell but it’s wasn’t funny, it was interesting. so much of a relief to see it all I tried to take everything come together.” She was faced seriously and I didn‘t laugh. I with a challenge but overcame felt empathy for the characters.” it. “I was so nervous but I knew Unlike Kneeland, they [the actors and crew] many students couldn’t keep could do it,” said Cervantes. composure. The play was Though the director, overall very hilarious and full of Christopher Shorr was not laughs for most. available for comment, it was The play wasn’t all fun, said that he was delighted games and rude comments with the outcome and effect though. Behind the scenes, of the play. Betty’s Summer a lot of work was put into Vacation did what it set out making it all come together. to do: intentionally disturb The actors were put under a lot and educate it’s audience of stress to be able to portray by showing it the flaws and the sentiments that Durang obsessions of contemporary intended properly. America. Sophomore Kim Van Photo by Christopher Shorr ENTERTAIN US! Betty’s Summer Vacation Does by: Adrienne Cocco Reporter The play involves a plethora of disturbing This past weekend, the situations and themes that Moravian College Theatre include rape, murder, killer Company (MCTC) put threats, decapitation and the on Christopher Durang’s removal of genitals. satirical play, “Betty’s Summer The play recieved mixed Vacation,” which has been reactions from audience entertaining and disgusting members, and some even Photo by Christopher Shorr audiences since its debut. walked out during the Revolution in My Living Meet The Staff Room Iranian people - not just the Editorial Board by: Sienna Heath Iranian government - should Editor-In-Chief Kelly Grab Copy Editor have made CNN headlines long before the summer of 2009. Copy Editors Sienna Mae Heath, Zach Roth I am an Irish-Iranian Not only their cries for human American member of the rights but their literature and Managing Editor Carli Timpson human race. Who are you? music have finally become Iran has been defined as appreciated and admired Incentives Manager Catherine Felegi “over there” by many people around the world. They should who are not familiar with the have made headlines for the Layout Editor Kevin Kirsche country. But ever-growing past thirty years, but like their technology has brought “over last revolution in 1979 (when Advisor Richard Subber there” into our houses. my mom left her home in Iran The burst of publicity on ), the news reports lost interest. the Iranian people’s peaceful As the Twitter updates Reporters freedom fighting has proven dwindle and as the Iranian Joseph Aquino, Matthew Bartos, Eileen Bryan, Bernard Byrne, Kristian Cantens, Cassandra to be not always so peaceful government cracks down on Cleveland, Adrienne Cocco, Caitlin Dean, Allison DeNuzzie, Gabrielle DiVincenzo, Emily Doll, Caitlin through our television and the already weary and broken Fischer, Megan Hughes, Christopher Leiby, Kasara McLaughlin, Rebecca Mitchell, Maggie Riegel, laptop screens. In my house, backs of their citizens, will the Daniel Selmasska, and Emmy Usera such broadcasts are particularly American interest, fascination, Editorial Policy poignant. YouTube videos and maybe even sympathy fall Material appearing in the editorial section without a byline represents the majority opinion of the are playing throughout the into the cracks of the Iranian editorial board. By lined pieces, including signed letters and cartoons, do not necessarily reflect house, surrounding my parents soil, in between the government the opinion of The Comenian or Moravian College. and me with the sounds and and its opposition? Will the The Comenian encourages correspondence in the form of letters to the editor and commentaries, struggles of the Iranian people’s brief American curiosity and though not all letters or commentaries will be printed. Correspondence can either be sent to The bittersweet cries. We’re also compassion for people over Comenian e-mail account, [email protected], or to The Comenian office in the Haupert surrounding ourselves with there fade away? Union Building. Letters or e-mails should not exceed 300 words. The Comenian is published the sounds of loving and As an Irish-Iranian, an monthly during the school year, except during vacations and holiday periods, by the students creative solidarity events like American, and a human being, of Moravian College, 1200 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018. Printed by McAleer Printing in poetry readings and musical I sincerely hope not. Quakertown, PA. collaborations from all across While I have relatives in Advertising Policy the globe. Sometimes it feels Iran, the focus of recent news To place an advertisement or request more information (including an official media kit), contact like it’s all right here in my broadcasts should transcend Carli Timpson (e-mail: [email protected]). living room, right here in heritage bonds and form bonds America. throughout humanity. The news While Iranian and non- on television and the voice of tIranian people are coming the people through mediums together, it hasn’t been enough such as Twitter have come Columbus? We May As yet. Once in a while I’ll see my together, as should the people Well Have A “Hitler Day” Iranian mother crying over her over there and the people over by: Maggie Riegel computer screen. Sometimes here. Through technology and Reporter For those of you who have not I cry too. I’m crying because a through our hearts, it is time. “In fourteen hundred had the privileged of being part of me that I barely know My aunts, uncles, and cousins ninety-two, Columbus sailed enlightened by Olson or Zinn, is dying, or maybe just being deserve just as much as yours. the ocean blue here’s what everyone should born. The comedies we used While we’re on Facebook And found this land, land know about Christopher to watch don’t brighten our for hours, my cousin in Iran of the Free, Beloved by you, Columbus: days the way they used to. got on Facebook for just five beloved by me.” First of all, Columbus My Facebook posts aren’t as minutes to let me know she was This sing-song catch did not “discover” the Western popular: many of my Iran- alive. phrase of every kindergarten Hemisphere. 40 million people related links are left without As Twitter’s trending class in America is familiar already lived here. If you should any comments, but I know that topics sway from genocide to most. At a young and give credit to any Europeans to someone is clicking on them. to pop culture: What are you impressionable age children sail across the Atlantic it would At the same time, the doing? are brainwashed about the be the Vikings in the year 1000 attention isn’t so bad. The “brave explorer Columbus who A.D. (as proved scientifically by discovered the new world”. carbon dating). Every year in October America Secondly, Columbus was a reserves a day to remember gold-digging, sanguine maniac this genocidal maniac - even that initiated a genocidal Moravian’s fall break includes movement against the Native Columbus Day (Monday Americans. “In two years, October 12). As victims of through murder, mutilation, propaganda, children are raised or suicide, half of the 250,000 to believe Columbus was a Indians on Haiti were dead” canonical hero who is worthy (Zinn). 150 years later none of respect for giving them a day of the original Natives were off of school. It is not until they left on the island. His own go to college and take Dr. Gary crew called him “a fool and a Olson’s International Relations madman” obsessed with finding course or read Howard Zinn’s gold. He enslaved thousands “A People’s History of the of Natives, most of which died United States” do they first on the ships returning to Spain Photo Courtesy of The Huffington Post & TehranLive.org learn about the real story or mining for gold. According behind Christopher Columbus. Continued on pg. 3 Opinion & Satire October 8, 2009 | Page 3 Columbus? We May As A Case of the Midnight Well Have A “Hitler Day” Munchies Left Unresolved by: Joseph Aquino From Columbus? pg. 2 Reporter any food in their room? Not Photo Courtesy of Maggie Riegel Maggie Courtesy of Photo One Wednesday night, only will they go hungry but after lying around in my room their paper may be at risk due for a couple hours watching to a lack of focus and energy. a movie, I got up to go to the Food helps revitalize people bathroom. I slipped my sandals and give them a burst of energy on and walked down the to finish what they have to do hallway of Pitt Bernie toward on any given day.