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Walk in. Take a seat. Have a condom. The Resident Hall RACHELLE S. JOHNSON Association's Educational Com- Contributing Writer mittee hosted Sexperts at the Student Activities Center on A ballooning Stony Brook Oct. 14, an event designed to University will soon get an ad- enlighten and educate the stu- dition. A hotel will be built on dent body about sex. the West Campus, said President a page 3 Samuel L. Stanley Jr., who an- nounced the new project to the Optn"n campus community Wednesday by email. Stony Brook Harbor Con- Suspension of struction will fund and build the Belief five-story, 135-guest room hotel just east of the Administration In the Monday, October 12 building, according to Lauren edition of The Statesman, the Sheprow, interim director of article "Controversial Flyers Media Relations. It will occupy Posted Around Campus" ad- 11 acres of land to help accom- dressed the issue of hateful fly- modate the university's half ers found in campus buildings million yearly guests. Although on Blasphemy Day, a move- university officials have not de- ment intended to "open up all termined when the project will religious beliefs to the same begin, after the groundbreaking Frank Posillico / SB Statesman level of free inquiry, discussion they said construction would The new hotel is planned to be modeled after the Humanities Building's brick facade. and criticism to which all other last approximately two years. areas of academic interest are Additionally, a University Senate Meghan Buckley, a freshman, said she's learning in classrooms the campus. subjected,' according to the memo revealed developer Stony referring to the nearby Holiday and buildings that are falling A hotel on the West Campus official website www.blasphe- Brook Harbor Construction is in Inn on Nesconset Highway. The apart. of Stony Brook University has myday.com. discussion with the Hilton hotel 18-year-old undecided major According to Sheprow, how- been in the works for several > page 5 chain to operate the structure. wondered if the expense of a ever, university funds will not be years. "There has been ground But some students ask why a new hotel would be passed on used to construct the new hotel. lease legislation for a campus The Buzz with congested Stony Brook Univer- to students in the form of higher The money will come from the based hotel in place for 20 years. The Bizz sity campus with several aged tuition rates. Similarly, senior developer. The revenue will be That is how long it took to es- buildings and guest accommoda- Krystal Desantoss said, "I don't placed in a separate account tablish a relationship that was Ever since Stony Brook's 50th tions nearby needs a hotel. see why they would build a hotel to be managed by Stony Brook mutually agreeable and fiscally Anniversary, the legendary Ze- "I think that it's not necessary, right now when there are build- Foundation Realty. Officials did sound for the developer and for bra Path that goes into the aca- since we do have a hotel within a ings that need to be fixed" De- not comment on how the rev- demic mall has been repainted half mile of the university,"' said santoss, a women's studies major, enue would be used to benefit Continued on page 3 red and white. I remember back in the day during my freshman year in 2006 to 2007 when the Zebra Path was actually black USG Prepares for Special Election and white. > page 8 SHIREEN JAYMAN senators represent the College no specific duties outlined in for the student body. The SAB StaffWriter of Engineering and Applied the constitution, but according puts together Brookfest at the Sciences, Health Sciences Cen- to the USG website they "are end of each spring semester, or- Sports The Undergraduate Student ter, and the College of Arts and given a powerful voice for the ganizing a carnival and concert Government is holding elections Sciences. That is, a student from concerns of the students in their for students. Clutch Play Leads for open seats this week. the College of Arts and Sciences class:" Representatives have been The usual voter turnout in- The USG is supposed to can only vote for the senator in known to organize events for cludes students from clubs and To Seawolves Win "work closely with the University that college. their class. organizations, according to Haq, Administration to foster a spirit The four candidates for the Syed Haq, a junior, political because "they are directly affect- Back in Big South Conference ac- of community, diversity and senate are Aneta Bose, Theresa science-business double major, ed by USG... their appropriations tion on Saturday, the Seawolves fellowship, to create programs Geckle, Debora Machalow, and and senator for the USG said he and allocations are affected" by headed 475 miles south to face and services for the benefit of Sean Moore. Freshman Repre- finds that being in the USG is decisions made by the student the Virginia Military Institute all members of the campus com- sentative candidates are Michael what you make of the position. government. Keydets. What ensued was a munity;" according to the USG Carlino, Samuel Cushner and The candidates running for The election this week is tough battle that waited until Constitution. Catherine Young. There are two vice president of student life are being held because certain posi- the last minute of regulation to Students can vote for candi- candidates for sophomore repre- Marvin Etienne and Keith Tilley. tions are still vacant. be decided, with senior running dates through SOLAR from Oct. sentatives, Michael Chuprin and The vice president of student "Either people who are run- back Conte Cuttino (Uniondale, 21 to Oct. 29. Katie Patestas, and Alice Yu, the life will supervise the Student ning didn't get the required NY) dashing into the end zone to Voters can only vote for candidate for senior representa- Activities Board, according to number of votes or there was put Stony Brook on top. senatorial candidates in their tive, will run without opposition. Haq. The board is an agency nobody running for that senate a page 12 undergraduate colleges because Class representatives have Within the USG that holds events position last year;' Haq said. 2

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Continuedfrom page 1 "It won'fft conflict with a thing. be fixed". Desantoss a women's people and traffic will have within It will help with hosting. If those studies major says she's learning the campus. Oct. 18 -Oct. 22 the university," Sheprow said. things are true then it's going to in classrooms and buildings that The new hotel will have an There is an annual ground lease be a pretty sweet deal:' said Jasper are falling apart. entrance off Circle Road and its payment of $100,000 with a 3 Wilson, president of the USG. However, according to Lau- own parking area for the influx of percent annual escalation fee. An already ballooning Stony ren Sheprow, Interim Director visitors. Campus guests for events But a symbiotic relationship Brook University will soon get an of Media Relations, university such as commencements, convo- between developer Stony Brook addition. A hotel will be built on funds will not be used to con- cation ceremonies, Homecom- Harbor Construction and uni- the West Campus, said President struct the new hotel. The money ings, Parents & Family Weekend, versity officials may not translate Samuel L. Stanley Jr., who an- will come from developer Stony guests visiting patients at Stony into an accord between university nounced the new project to the Brook Harbor Construction. The Brook University's Medical Cen- administration and students. For campus community Wednesday revenue will be placed in a sepa- ter could potentially overcrowd one, congestion on the West by email. rate account to be managed by the entrance area as drivers using campus could worsen during and Stony Brook Harbor Con- Stony Brook Foundation Realty. the West Campus Administra- Monday: after the two-year construction struction will fund and build the The funds generated, will stay on tion Garage converge with hotel guests and other traffic. High: 55F project. five-story, 135-guest room hotel campus in a Stony Brook account. of the hotel will Low: 43oF The new hotel will have an just east of the Administration Officials did not comment on The exterior mimic the brick fayade of the Mostly sunny entrance off Circle Road and its Building. It will occupy 11iacres how the revenue would be used own parking area for the influx of of land to help accommodate to benefit the campus. Humanities Building, boast a visitors. Campus guests for events SBU's half million yearly guests. A new hotel on the West 5,000 square foot meeting room, such as commencements, convo- Although university officials have Campus of Stony Brook Univer- restaurant, indoor pool, exercise cation ceremonies, homecoming, not determined when the project sity has been in the works for room and sundry shop. Parents and Family Weekend, will begin, after the ground- several years. "There has been "I think that having a hotel .. and guests visiting patients at breaking, they say construction ground lease legislation for a on campus could have its advan- Stony Brook University Medical will last approximately 2 years. campus based hotel in place for tages. When parents come they . .... Center could potentially over- In addition, University Senate 20 years. That is how long it took stay at the Holiday Inn Express. crowd the entrance as drivers documents reveal developer to establish a relationship that It would provide competition at using the administration parking Stony Harbor Construction is in was mutually agreeable and fis- a lower price," said John Kriscen- Tuesday: garage converge with hotel guests discussion with the Hilton hotel cally sound for the developer and ski, Vice President of University High: 63o and other traffic. chain to operate the structure. for the university,' said Sheprow. Student Government (USG). Low: 49°F The exterior of the hotel will But some students ask why There is an annual ground lease Stony Brook University of- Partly cloudy. mimic the brick facade of the a congested Stony Brook Uni- payment of $100,000 with a 3% ficials have not released the rate Humanities building, and boast versity campus with dilapidated annual escalation fee., per night. The Holiday Inn and a 5,000 square foot meeting buildings and guest accommo- But a "mutually agreeable Hilton Express offer comparable ..,.L ...:,: ....:. isn't the best;' t / room, a restaurant, indoor pool, dations nearby needs a hotel. "I relationship between developer rates.-The location exercise room and sundry shop. think that it's not necessary, since Stony Brook Harbor Construc- said the biology major. "I think that having a hotel we do have a hotel within a half tion and university officials may Jasper Wilson, USG president on campus could have its advan- mile of the university, said fresh- not translate into an agreeable offered this comment,' It won't W tages. When parents come they man, Meagan Bucldey referring relationship between university conflict with a thing. It will help stay at the Holiday Inn Express. to the Holiday Inn nearby. The administration and students. For with hosting. If those things are It would provide dompetition at 18 year old, undecided major one, an already congested West true then its going to be a pretty if the expense of a new campus could become even more sweet deal." Kriscenski went Wenesday' alower price;' said John Kriscen- wondered ski, vice president of University hotel would be passed on to SBU grid locked during and after further, "There is a potential op- High:61°F Student Government. "There is students in the form of higher the 2-year construction project. portunity to have a hotel manage- Low: 48oF a potential opportunity to have tuition rates. Similarly, senior Despite the fact that officials say ment program. Cornell Univer- Party cloudy. a hotel management program. Krystal Desantoss complained, the new Hilton hotel will not sity has one, but that would have Cornell University has one, but "I don't see why they would increase traffic on Nicholls Road to be in the contract:' that would have to be in the build a hotel right now when they have yet to devise a way of An artist rendering of the ho- contract" there are buildings that need to easing the impact the increase of tel was not available at press time.

Making Students into "Sexperts" UntversityHosts Event Promoting Safe and Fun Sex c Thursday. torium walls, promoting vari- researched a topic extensively" a psychology major, thought 607oF SHIREEN JAYMAN High: Staff Writer ous ideas like abstinence and according to Andrew Nanayak- that the event "was a really good -I.. Low: 530F protected sex. Games included kara, a sophomore biology and way to bring together students CD Party Cloudy. Walk in. Take a seat. Have a a wheel of sex positions and a math major, and the co-chair of to highlight sex and being safe'." condom. water-filled condom toss. People the RHA Educational Planning The information provided by the Cr r The Resident Hall Associa- constantly surrounded a table Committee. booths and the speakers "empha- 0 tion's Educational Committee about sex fetishes, barely allowing Nanayakkara was pleased sized that views on sexual activity ': hosted Sexperts at the Student room for an outside glance. with the turnout, calling it the are different for many people," Gerner said. 0 Activities Center on Oct. 14, an Every 10 minutes from 7 p.m. "biggest RHA event ever, next 0 event designed to enlighten and until 9 p.m. prizes were raffled off, to the RHA block party." The "All the information is there 0 educate the student body about ranging from books about sex to number of people who showed for audience members to get,"' sex. a sash of 40 condoms. up was "way more than I ever Currie said. "The program is Unlike Ducky Doolittle's "Or- Prizes were donated by the anticipated,";' Nanayakkara said. really about becoming sexperts Friday: gasms For Everyone" event, the Center for Prevention and Out- The crowd kept up a con- yourself." High: 62o IRHA informational had multiple reach as well as the university stant murmur and cheered after Pamphlets and fliers were C- Low: $67 peer speakers where "sexperts bookstore, and the grand prize prizes were given away. The Stony passed around during the two- C- bel- hour event, with information Cloudy. were creatdd in the process,' said was an all you can eat package Brook Beatboxing Team and (a Paul Currie, a junior biology with chocolate syrup, honey and lydancers performed during the like "101 Things to Do With Your -- -: ~~; _------i- :; i - major, and vice-president of the whipped cream. event, attracting extra audience Girlfriend/Boyfriend," "Protec- "vari- members. tion 101," and "A Guide to Aph- 0 From weathcr.com RHA. Peer speakers included 0D Tables lined the SAC audi- ous committee members who, ,,Emily Gerner, a junior and rodisiacsi . ." ," . 4 ARTS &k ENaTERTAINENT

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It you needa disability-related accommodation, please call (631)632-6320. sympathy should prevail, and remember... StonyBrook University/SUNY is an affirmative action,equal opportunity educator and employer. 09096-217 such moral implications, such artistic doms...imagine. John Lennon lives on. 5 the ston brook OPINIoN Statesni:..an Editor-lu-Chief Bradley Donaldson Managing Editor Suspension of Belief April Warren Opinion Editor By LINDSAY WOODRUFF portance of Blasphemy" notes, community, increased mental simply acting with animosity just because you disagree with Zba Ahmad Contributing Writer "It is your responsibility as a health, an outlet for creativity logical person to shed light and service, and the strength to religious principles. The no- Online Editor should Joe Trollo In the Monday, October 12 on the darkness of ignorance conquer adversity. What is the tion of thinking freely thinking edition of The Statesman, the wherever it may be." It goes on reason for trying to put down involve some actual Arts Entertainment Editor to say "The only real blasphemy people who feel these benefits -perhaps some research, some Ivarn a Avalos article "Controversial Flyers Posted Around Campus" ad- is ignorance." If someone can simply because you disagree open-mindedness, and some Sports Editor dressed the issue of hateful fly- explain to me what is not ig- with the religious principles? questioning. Religious criti- Sarah Kazadi be done in ers found in campus buildings norant about a day devoted to It is true that religious texts cism should ideally between Photo Editor on Blasphemy Day, a movement purposelessly offending people have the potential to be inter- intelligent discourse by Frank Posillico intended to "open up all reli- based on what they believe, I'd preted in several different ways, people of differing views, not fly- gious beliefs to the same level love to hear the explanation. some of which are just down- cowardly plastering hateful Copy Editor peaceful, Yasmean Tamoor of free inquiry, discussion and Does religion "deserve it"? right scary. However, I feel that ers around a generally criticism to which all other Maybe in some ways. Some be- the concept of free thinking is diverse college campus. Business Manager areas of academic interest are liefs may seem a bit far-fetched, also subject to interpretation, Religion is not going away Frank D'Alessand ro basic subjected'," according to the of- if not just silly, and dogma and the subsequent actions can any time soon, and the each religion are ficial website www.blasphemy- can sometimes be dangerous. be equally as horrifying. I be- principles of day.com. What this movement Historically, it has led to preju- lieve that is what has happened not going to change. So, instead really does is needlessly mock dice, oppression, and war. Yet, with the creation of Blasphemy of expending energy being world religions, and the fact religion serves an important Day and with flyers such as the malicious, why not try reading or listen- that these flyers were present psychological and sociological onesdescribed in the article. a book once in a while If it didn't, it would Religion certainly is not ing to someone with beliefs that issues cost on a diverse college campus function. First issue free, additional "immune to criticism". It never vary from your own, and devel- 50 cents, such as ours is despicable and not still be a factor of civiliza- inexcusable. tion that persists throughout has been, nor should it be. But oping some notion of respect? it is important to note that Refusing to respect our fellow GET INVOLVED To begin, I would like to millennia. 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By MICHAEL KIMMEL Road." But if we can't have it, at least inspiration for his often plaintive and British army, killed in World War II. Staff Writer we can return to what we might call occasionally anthemic evocations of To be sure, Knopfler can still rock a the "pre-post-industrial" world, when the past. bit, even after 30 years! Mark Knopfler has always traded the people who made things with their Most of the songs are slow, languid "Cleaning My Gun" is a gritty rock- in nostalgia. Think about his most hands - as well as those who installed ballads, punctuated by Knopfler's trade- blues number that suggests that nostal- celebrated songs with Dire Straits: long, and repaired them -- still had some mark guitar style = poetically clean and gia needn't imply giving up being wary rambling evocations of pre-industrial of contemporary hucksterism. And Britain, loving renditions of craft work, "Border Reiver," which opens the al- apprenticeship, and close families gath- bum, is an uptempo, folk-infused song ered around the radio. about a Glaswegian truck driver roam- Even "Sultans of Swing," the band's ing the highlands borders, complete breakthrough hit in 1978, celebrated with accordion and penny whistle and an utterly anachronistic "trumpet play- a lilting Scottish beat. (It's reminiscent ing band" in the midst of disco and of "Southbound Again" from the very rock and roll. And those refrigerator first Dire Straits album.) delivery guys in "Money for Nothing" One song, "Remembrance Day" were the noble remnants of a deindus- captures the nostalgic mood, a mixture trializing Britain in thrall of the cult of resolve and elegy. He lists those long- of celebrity. gone pleasures of youth -the aimless As a solo article, some of his best cricket game, the maypole and morris songs have recalled the drawing of the dancers, the church steeple -and then Mason-Dixon line ("Sailing to Philadel- names all his childhood friends, now phia"), the solidarity ofpre-Thatcherite scattered and lost. As if to underscore English workers ("Brothers in Arms" the personal, familial nature of his and "Why Aye Man"), early rock and album, Knopfler even calls on a chil- roll ("Calling Elvis") and even lost loves dren's chorus to sing softly, "We will ("Romeo and Juliet.") craft pride. A world before abject mind- melodic. "The Car was the One" recalls remember them. His signature fluidly melodic elec- less consumerism: the virtuous republic high school nostalgia for cool sports An album this personal can be dif- tric guitar harks back to a time of of producers and owners. cars, and "Before Gas and TV" evokes ficult to relate to. And nostalgia is a serious musical craftsmanship -- less This nostalgia for both the pre-in- a working class family life reminiscent tricky currency, especially in the pop bombast and fireworks, and more clean dustrial and that "pre-post-industrial" of "Leave it to Beaver" where the fam- music culture of "right now." But Knop- and complex, small and precise. are both on ample display on Knopfler's ily gathers in the cramped, coal-heated fler's music is so simple, and his guitar Like the Kinks with their Village latest release, Get Lucky. He returns living room to play homemade music frills so hauntingly melodic that the Green Preservation Society, Knopfler again to the post-war Glasgow of his and create memories that will obviously tunes just stick with you long after the aches for the pre-industrial era, before childhood and the sooty de-industral- last a lifetime. "Piper to the End" recalls album ends. Which is sort of the point the lawyers and factories of "Telegraph izing Newcastle of his youth, to draw Knopfler's uncle who was a piper in the of nostalgia, isn't it?

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By ULA LUKSZO anywhere. Thus begins the odyssey of as a hippie-bourgeois college professor Throughout the film, Verona must Staff Writer the film: to find the perfect place to raise living in Madison, WI, who still breast- come to terms with the death of her their child-to find a real home. feeds her 18-month old sons and doesn't parents ten years earlier, when she was In "Away We Go," Director Sam The couple sets off on a journey believe in strollers. in college. Mendes (Revolutionary Road) takes a around Ho w - Over the course of Away We Go, C turn away from unhappy couples and the United ever, not all Burt and Vanessa try to imagine what it ''1 0 puts a happy couple front and center. States and the film is means to have a home and be a family. In the film, John Krasinski (The Canada, so light and Though they have moments of break- Office) plays Burt Farlander, a college visiting fluffy. Amidst down, the film never truly drops into dropout who works over the phone places the humorous melancholy. Instead, the couple resolve 0 on insurance futures. His long-time where caricatures their issues through dialogue and hu- partner, Verona De Tessant, played by they have appear other mor. SNL alum Maya Rudolph, is an anatomy friends or characters, "Away We Go" is a realistic portrayal whose prob- of a couple that loves each 40 illustrator. family. other deeply, The film opens when Verona realizes Their lems dwarf that is just as confused about parent- A she is pregnant. The couple is ecstatic trip to those of Burt hood and how to bring up a family as Ile and living near Burt's parents. They hope Phoenix and Verona's. any other couple of first-time parents. that the Farlanders (played by the excel- is domi- Friends in Unlike the high-drama of a film like lent Catherine O'Hara and Jeff Daniels) nated by Montreal, Revolutionary Road or the exaggerated will be around to help them out once the the comic hijinks of pregnancy movies like Baby re dit: www.screencrave.com payed by baby is born. However, the Farlanders talents of Chris Mes- Mama or Knocked Up, Away We Go is have their own news: they are moving to Allison Janney (Juno) and stand-up sina (Julie & Julia) and Melanie Lynskey heartfelt, funny and moving all at the Holland for two years and won't even be comic Jim Gaffigan, who play a former (The Informant!), cannot have their own same time. Rounded out by an amazing around when the baby is born. co-worker and her husband who are biological children, while Burt's brother cast, the film is the sleeper hit of the Now six months pregnant, Vanessa evidently not in the happiest of mar- in Miami (played by Paul Schneider of season. suggests that, untethered as they are riages. Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Parks and Recreation) deals with the fact *Review based on Staller Center in the world, she and Burt might move Knight) also makes a.humorous cameo that his wife has left him. screening, ______I______YI____rY__M______

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BY SARAH KAZAnI Sports Editor Nick Genovesi / SB Statesman The Seawolves picked up another home win Saturday night. On a rainy Sunday afternoon that trans- formed the campus recreation fiels into a mud bath, the Stony Brook University Black Widows were seemingly unaffected. Bearing the ugly weather, the women's rugby team .trounced visiting Fordham University, 67-0, picking up its first postseason win. By SAM KtIL (Fountain Valley, Calif.). Two minutes later, Fordham arrived late, and only warmed Staff Writer junior Kevin Wong (Manalapan, NJ) scored up for ten minutes before kickoff, which did to extend the Seawolves lead to 6-1. not help in their quest to take down a hot The Stony Brook University Seawolves Stony Brook spent much of the third Black Widows team that was eager to make Hockey team defended its undefeated home period shorthanded. Towson tried to climb this a statement game.- record on Saturday night, defeating the Tow- the mountain, but staunch defending from "Yes, I think that was just more motiva- son University Tigers, 6-4. captain Colin Brumsted (Columbia, MD) tion for us to kill them," said junior wing Playing in front of over 600 rowdy, red- and pivotal saves from freshman Josh Brand Allegra Waters. And kill them they did. The clad fans armed with megaphones and a pep (Odesa, FL) preserved the Seawolves vic- Black Widows shut out the visitors from the band, the Seawolves opened the scoring early, tory. In addition to the standing room only Bronx and built a 40 point advantage by the when senior Greg Maggio (Stony Brook, crowd, 800 plus watched the game LIVE halftime break NY) scored off a pass from sophomore Kyle on stonybrookhockey.com sponsored by Sam Kiflb/ SB Statesman The postseason atmosphere accentuated Houser (Apopka, FL). National Grid. Freshman Forward Berian Gobeil. the Black Widows' energy and contributed The Seawolves dominated the first pe- Fifteenth ranked Stony Brook (4-1) take to the rout. riod, recording two goals from junior Chris the ice at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 23 BY SAM KILB "There's definitely more intensity this Ryan (Flushing, NY) and another tally from at the Rinx in Hauppage against the 10th Staff Writer weekend because its playoffs) added Waters, freshman Sean Collins (Port Jefferson Sta- ranked University of Rhode Island Rams. "And because its Fordham and we knew we tion, NY) to take a 4-1 lead into the first The Seawolves will be fundraising during that The Stony Brook men's soccer team could beat them.' intermission. game and the next as part of "Hockey Fights won its second consecutive match Saturday The last time the two teams played, Stony The second period saw the Seawolves Cancer" month. The team will use pink tape night, beating the Albany Great Danes, 1-0. Brook won by a narrow margin of 5-0. But extend their lead. Sophomore Mike Cac- in honor of those battling cancer, and will be The win puts Stony Brook in a tie for third the heightened stakes resulted in a blowout ciotti (Staten Island, NY) scored on a 2-on- I accepting donations and donating some of in the America East Conference. this time around. break, with assists going to his linemates the gate to support the Outpatient Pediatric Coming off a clinical performance last Coach Ali Nazir credits his team leaders, Ryan and Assistant Captain Mauricio Torres Cancer Center at Stony Brook University. weekend against Binghamton, the Sea- junior lock Meagan Border and senior fly wolves were again in form, keeping the ball half Amy Drislane, for the effort. Voiieyb-all BY SAIRH KAZADI for most of the game and limiting Albany "The captains brought it," he said, "They Sports Editor to just three shots on goal. Redshirt fresh- took care of the warm ups all by themselves. man goalkeeper Anthony Rogic (Boonton, I've got to give it up to them,heey stepped Fai T After having their eight-game winning NJ) stopped all three, recording his second up streak snapped on Friday, the Seawolves straight shutout. But the Black Widows received valu- looked to bounce back on Sunday, traveling Stony Brook scored the eventual game able contributions from a variety of players. to Binghamton to face the Bearcats. But, winner in the 11th minute of play. A free Multiple players scored more than once, BAFearcatsq despite a solid 9 kills and 6 digs from senior kick from near midfield off the foot of inducting sophomore lock Erin Mansfield, Harmonie Calinda (Huntington, NY), Stony senior Collin Geoghegan (Lindenhurst, who tallied 3 tries on the day to help Stony Brook dropped its second consecutive game, NY) soared into the penalty area where it Brook build its insurmountable lead. falling in straight sets, 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, was met by freshman Berian Gobeil-Cruz The Black Widows took care of business 25-22). (Montreal, Quebec), who got just enough to In defensively also, feeding off of the offensive "I think the big loss against Albany head on the ball to push it past a charging success to keep the visitors off of the score- carried through into the match against Albany goalkeeper. board. Junior prop Karen LaGregapicked up Binghamton," said junior Ashley Headen The lead held throughout. Albany's 0 a try and a few huge tackles, including one (Alexandria, VA). The Seawolves got off to a best chance camne in the 71st minute when that sent a Fordham player face first into the slow start defensively, allowing the Bearcats a Great Dane attacker hit the goalpost, and 0 ground for a mouthful of mud. to hit .556 as a team and easily take an early Rogic was forced into a brilliant stop on The only sore point in the easy win was one set lead, 25-12. the rebound. the injury suffered by sophomore fullback The second set saw Stony Brook pick up Stony Brooks third win of the season Alexandra Slavin, who collided with a almost as many errors as kills, as the team brings the Seawolves to 3 9-3 this fall and Fordham player while kicking and had tobe notched nine put-aways but also seven er- 2-2-0 in conference play. The Seawolves are .'1 helped off the field with less than 8 minutes rors. 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The women's soccer team's six-game unbeaten streak ended on Sunday with a shutout loss at the hands of the Albany Great Danes, 2-0. The Seawolves hoped to extend the streak in what was not only their last home game of the season, but also their Senior Seawolves running back Edwin Gowins. Day. Honored with flowers during a rainy pre-game ceremony were the team's se- By SARAH KAZADI in the first period, before VMI would only down one with the ball and less than niors: goalkeeper Marisa Viola (Cutchogue, Sports Editor capitalize on a blocked Stony Brook punt 3 minutes to go. NY), and backs Alexandra Teti (Dowing- and good field position to eliminate the In crunch time, a series of Stony Brook ton, PA), Kelly Grant (Fairfax, PA) and Back in Big South Conference action gap. The first period concluded with the players stepped up to assure that the team Michelle Striefsky (Lansdale, PA). on Saturday, the Seawolves headed 475 Keydets up 7-6. would make the long trip home with a win Viola, who is Stony Brook's career miles south to face the Virginia Military In- The Seawolves did not take long to in its back pocket. shutout leader, could not shut out Albany. stitute Keydets. What ensued was a tough retaliate, striking back a little over two First, Brevi put the Seawolves within She tallied only four saves while Albany's battle that waited until the last minute of minutes into the second period. A short 4 striking distance by returning the Keydets' sophomore goalkeeper Cate Crenson had regulation to be decided, with senior run- yard pass from Coulter to sophomore wide kickoff for 31 yards, positioning the road eight. ning back Conte Cuttino (Uniondale, NY) receiver Matt Brevi (Tampa, FL) capped off team on the VMI 49 yard line. Stony Brook's backs were physical all dashing into the end zone to put Stony a 69 yard, 12 play drive that put the road Coulter then took over, completing game. Nevertheless, the team as a whole Brook on top. team ahead, 13-7. three passes in a row to senior wide re- committed sixteen fouls and allowed Al- TheSeawolves picked up their first road The lead._would stretch to 16-7 after ceiver Stephan Towns (San Diego, Calif.). bany to capitalize on a free kick. Albany win of the season, 27-20, and remained redshirt freshman placekicker Wesley Towns concluded the game with career sophomore midfielder Chrissy Klepper unbeaten in the Big South behind Cut- Skiffington (Brandon, FL) would bounce highs in both catches and yards, with 11 scored the game-winning goal from fifteen tino's heroics and another big game from back from his missed extra point attempt and 112 respectively. His last reception yards out in the 25th minute, receiving sophomore quarterback Michael Coulter to knock in a 24 yarder right before the drew the Seawolves within 13 yards from a cross on the free kick from sophomore (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who collected 316 halftime break. the end zone with 52 seconds to go. Then, rriidfielder Rebecca Lee. yards and two touchdowns. The win ups Despite a combined 7 drives in the Cuttino carried it in for the score, setting Despite the defensive effort, the Sea- Stony Brook's record to 3-4, as the team third, both teams failed to score in the up the two point conversion from Coulter wolves could not keep up with Albany's heads into the thick of conference play. quarter, and the 16-7 Seawolves' advantage to junior wide receiver Donald Porter speed and versatility. In the 39th minute, "We needed that win from a conference held heading into the final period. (Charles Town, WVA) that gave Stony the backs allowed Albany senior forward perspective and I think we needed to win In it, the Keydets trimmed the lead by Brook a 27-20 cushion. Ashley Tirabassi to dribble to the center one that way;' said Head Coach Chuck scoring less than a minute in, pulling to The Keydets would have one more of the box and shoot a goal into the lower Priore. "You need to be able to come back within 16-14. chance to score with time winding down, right post. and win games. It was a good win for us," Skiffington would give the Seawolves a but Seawolves defensive back Chris Rich- The Seawolves took sixteen shots, eight he added little more breathing room with his record ards' (Quartz Hills, Calif.) interception of which were on goal, but failed to find the After both teams failed to score on their 12th field goal of the season, bypassing eliminated all hopes of a VMI comeback best way to score against a team who went repective opening drives, the Seawolves Bob Burden's 1986 record of 11. The kidck victory. toe to toe with them physically. struck first on a 9 play, 80 yard drive put Stony Brook ahead, 19-14, with a little The 27-20 score held as the final, The loss is the first for the Seawolves midway through the first quarter. For his under 7 minutes to go, but VMI would not and Stony Brook picked up the road win in America East play this fall. They remain fourth touchdown grab of the year, red- back down. and momentum heading into Saturday's second in conference standings with Boston shirt freshman Jordan Gush (Richardson, The Keydets bounced back with an- matchup against the Coastal Carolina University in first and Binghamton in third. Texas) took a 20 yard pass from Coulter, other touchdown, concluding an 8 play, Chanticleers, which is to be televised on Both Stony Brook and Boston have one loss. but the extra point was off the mark and 69 yard push that put the home team up the Middle Atlantic Sports Network The Seawolves will play their final game the Seawolves were held to a 6-0 advantage. 20-19. However, VMI's two point conver- (MASN). Kickoff is slated for 3:30 in La- of the season on Thursday when they visit They would. hold this lead until late, sion attemptfailed, and the Seawolves were Valle Stadium. the Maine Black Bears. Kickoffis at 3 p.m.