THE PAUW WOW VOL. LXXXI, NO 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009 the Senior Jaleel Kindell Free Speech or Making Moves Censorship for a Cause? calendar BY ALEX RIVERO Judging by his humility, it News Editor, ‘09 would be surprising for anyone wednesday 4 to discover that such a happy- Right off Kennedy Boulevard, go-lucky 22-year-old college Student Senate hidden at the core of one of student could in fact be the General Meeting Montgomery Avenue’s legions CEO and founder of his own (Degnan) 7p of multi-family edifices, in production company, Moon Six friday 6 a surreally tight corner on a Communications. Looks, at least Mid-semester advisory surprisingly quiet third floor, in this example, have proven to Senior Jaleel Kindell – donning be quite deceiving. grades due from faculty a semi-fresh white wife beater, And yet, along with the fact for CAS/SBA students sweatpants, and a tired yet that he has his own company, saturday 7 warm smile -- welcomes me Jaleel’s recent past is just PEACOCK ADVEN- into his apartment with a sturdy as interesting. Interning at TURE DAYS: SIX FLAGS handshake. Casually leading me Interscope and Sony during a down a small corridor and into four month visit to Los Angeles 10a - 7p the kitchen, he runs off about in the summer of 2006, he was sunday 8 eight apologies for the messy one of the fortunate few who got PEACOCK ADVEN- state of the place as we walk. to help on Gwen Stefani’s album TURE DAYS: PAINT- I grab a folding steel chair and “The Sweet Escape.” From LA, BALL SHOOTING sit facing the refrigerator, my he flew to Israel to help manage curiosities about this gentleman an Israeli artist named Dani B. He 8a - 6p suppressed by thank you’s and was taken aback at the different Sunday Worship Service, small-chatter as I wait for him to settings, customs, and overall Non-Denominational finish hurriedly wipe down the ways of life. “It was nutty PHOTO BY MARTIN SIRAKOV (McIntyre) littered table with a moist clothe. See MOON SIX on Page 5 Professors Donovan and Demillo of Communications 11:30a - 1:15p BY ALEXANDRA CROSSETT action. The subject matter of monday 9 Staff Writer, ‘12 Culture Wars has been cited as Multimedia in the Class- “smut” and “junk science” as room (Library) Controversy at Saint Peter’s Abrams vehemently campaigned 12:30p - 2p is spreading this semester, and to blow the whistle on Donovan, SEB Movie Night (Pope) our own WSPC Radio is not with the help of Joe Bonaventura, immune to the sweep of debates who also complained to the PTC. 8p - 11p and arguments springing from the The emails from Abrams taunted thursday 12 ideas of the students and faculty and threatened the radio station. Sophomore Success: here at the college. One email was received at WSPC Major Decisions Day Fair The radio saga played out like from Abrams; she copied the (RIT) 11a - 1p this: on January 22nd, Professors message from Bonaventura to the Barna Donovan and Ernabel PTC and offered a thinly veiled Hudson Symphony Con- Demillo conducted their feature threat about how concerned cert (RIT) 7p - 12a program on the radio, entitled parents were working hard to stop monday 16 Culture Wars. The two radio the supposed smut. However, Spring Semester Vacation talents, both experts in the field no representative of the college - No Classes of communications, debated responded directly to the emails back and forth on the subject of (to the dismay of Abrams), seeing monday 23 violence in media and its effect on as they decided to respond in a First day of Priority minors. This was the bombshell way that reflects the free speech Registration for Fall 2009 broadcast, the powder keg for the they intend to protect. CAS/SBA students issue - Dr. Donovan’s position Crystal Madison was invited Eyewitness to War, in his debate with Demillo on to call in to the Culture Wars violent media apparently drew show and participate in an on-air PHOTO COURTESY OF MYSPACE.COM Witness to Peace the attention of a few concerned debate on February 5th. She did (McIntyre) 11a - 1p listeners. indeed call in to the station and Coffee House (Pavonia) India’s £1.7bn Plan to Launch Dr. Donovan logged into the defended the position of the PTC 8p - 10p account email for the station by citing research that she thought SEB Talent Show (RIT) Astronauts to the Moon the next morning to find new supported her cause by correlating messages in the inbox –outcries violence in media and violence in 8p - 10p BY ALEX RIVERO the process at this moment is seen against the message broadcast children; however, Dr. Donovan PRIDESTOCK (RIT) News Editor, ‘09 more as a municipal formality than in the previous day’s show. A countered by demonstrating that 6p - 9p a genuine debate. The decision complaint, offered by one Jenny Madison did not understand the The Republic of India has comes after its October launch of Abrams, even went so far as evidence that she was citing. announced that it is taking the country’s first unmanned lunar to call him the “anti-Christ.” In an interview, he states that measures to put Indian astronauts mission, Chandrayaan-1, which is Abrams threatened to call on the PTC does not understand opinion 3 on the moon by the year 2015, currently orbiting the Moon and the backing of a censorship the way that these studies are starting with a £1.7 billion plan putting together 3-dimensional mogul to silence the work being conducted, and that anyone with news 4 for research and development. maps of its surface. The mission done at WSPC. She chose the a working knowledge of statistics Quickly becoming, if not won India a pass into the world’s Parents’ Television Council, a or research methods knows that arts 7 already enjoying the status of most elite club whose only other national group with local chapters these models are not perfect. The being, one of the most important members – Japan, Russia, the dedicated to protecting children results in a lab cannot always nations on earth, India, with a United States, and China – are from questionable media. accurately reflect the real world SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE population of over one billion, the only countries capable of Specifically, she contacted New issue, considering that the study will attempt to put two people independently reaching the Jersey’s chapter director, Crystal is conducted under fabricated STUDENT NEWSPAPER into orbit 172 miles above earth’s Moon. Madison. laboratory settings rather than in atmosphere for seven days. Chandrayaan-2, the country’s To summarize the following the real world. The nation’s cabinet, second unmanned mission, is events, it is sufficient to say that There are a few key ideas Online Edition technically speaking, is still in the scheduled to be launched in 2011. a slew of emails were sent to to consider in order to validate process of determining whether The Indian Space and WSPC protesting the program either argument. Primarily, pauwwow.com the bill will be passed, although See INDIA on Page 5 and to the PTC calling for official See DEBATE on Page 4 EDITORIAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009 2 THE PAUW WOW Do Not Read This! SINCE 1933 Support SPC Close this Paper and Run! 2641 Kennedy Blvd. Student Publication Jersey City, NJ 07306 BY JUSTIN ROBERTS This war for influence is getting (201) 761 - 7378 Opinions Editor, ‘10 us nowhere. 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Without it, we form to be built by marketplace How did this happen? own fiction. a distorted picture of ourselves purveyors. It is ok to be uncertain. Justin Roberts Growing up in a marketplace This is the downside of and confuse our needs with It takes time, deep thought, and of influence peddlers must affect democracy: instead of coercing external and symbolic value. hard experience to breed wisdom. OPINIONS EDITORS children’s mental/emotional us with naked force or threats, Then we fight for what we think Some say modern life moves development. They are the politicians, ministers, and we want and struggle, sometimes too fast for quiet introspection. Alex Rivero pummeled with words, images businessmen are fighting for violently, to convert everyone to Anyone who accepts this should and sounds that try to make them our cranial real estate. 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