THE [email protected] WOOD WORD Marywood University Scranton, PA December 2010 Inside Dr. James Smoglia filmed for This Issue NHK Japanese public television Elysabethe Brown New Editor Fulbright scholar from Iraq continues studies at Dr. James Smoliga, assistant Marywood professor in health and physical education, was recently filmed by Iraqui doctor pursues nutrition de- NHK Japanese Public Television. According to Dr. Smoliga, the gree. television station is basically the News, 3 equivalent to America’s PBS. So how did a Marywood University professor end up appearing on Movie ticket prices the airwaves of about 15 million Japanese homes? Are movie ticket prices affordable for The television station is doing a documentary on the science of college students? aging and how to prevent aging Outlook, 5 from happening. Coincidentally Dr. James Smoliga is doing re- search on resveratrol, which may Haul out the holly help memory and cardiovascular fitness in secondary adults. He Prepare for Christmas with recipes has even presented at the first res- winter fashions and money saving veratrol conference in Copenha- gen this past September. tips. The television station was in- Lifestyles, 10 & 11 terested in how resveratrol and The crew films a test subject’s fluctuating vitals while Dr. Smoliga adds the stats Continued, Page 2 to his records. Photo credit Lauren Reinhardt The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged Marywood Architecture Check out our review of this hilarious production by the Marywood ROTC members Club holds Players. Entertainment, 13 find themselves Beaux Arts Ball Joyeux Noel AlisonTrautmann or centerpiece. Some schools in a fight Editor-in-Chief actually have students design the Scott was the second to be hit, stage for the DJ said Jones. Stu- Find the true meaning of Christmas Elysabethe Brown and then Wycheck. “I remember dents attending the Beaux Arts in this unique Christmas film. News Editor The Architecture Club recently getting hit and going down on held the first Beaux Arts Ball in Ball designed masks and Victori- Late on the night of November the ground…I’m tougher than the Architecture building. an style ornaments for the design Entertainment, 14 6, four of Marywood’s Reserve Andrew though,” laughed Scott, Kaitlyn Jones, sophomore Ar- competition. Officers Training Core students motioning to Andrew Wycheck’s chitecture major and president of “The Ball is actually a char- found themselves in the midst of large dark bruise under his left the Architecture Club, said that ity fundraiser. This year we raised Thanksgiving Adopt-a- punches, kicking and stabbing. eye. “I guess I just bruise easy,” this kind of Ball is a tradition money to replace the tree for the Family According to Andrew Wy- Wycheck said sarcastically. normally held by architecture Scranton Ballet Theatre.” The check, student at Marywood The ROTC students saw blood schools. The tradition began Ballet performs the Nutcracker on the ground, and soon learned each December and the new tree Marywood students provide University, the fight broke out in in France at the National Acad- the parking lot of Goodfellas on that the victim, who had been Thanksgiving baskets for over 160 “[The Architecture Club] decided that we Mulberry Street; around 12 a.m. thrown onto their car, had been local families. Wycheck and three of his ROTC stabbed. wanted to start the tradition [of a Beaux friends were driving home from The ROTC students got into Arts Ball] here at Marywood to hold our Peace & Justice, 14 the pizza restaurant when a man their car and started driving away, own” said Katie Jones. about their age was thrown onto until the police stopped them to their car. “The antenna was bent,” ask questions. One of the football Big Brother Jake Scott, another Marywood players was arrested and charged emy of Architecture, Painting and will be decorated with Victorian Student, said. Wycheck, Scott, with disorderly conduct. They Sculpture. “We decided that we ornaments designed by students and Jordan Lelnard, of the Uni- remained at the scene with the wanted to start the tradition here from the School of Architecture. Swimming tradition continues in the versity of Scranton, got out of the police and a detective for about at Marywood to hold our own,” The Ball is very school ori- Brown family. car to get the guy off of the car 2 hours, before taking Lelnard to said Jones. The planning began ented, stated Jones. The event and make sure he was okay. the hospital. He remained at the last year but was postponed un- was catered by Chartwells, and Sports, 18 According to the ROTC stu- hospital overnight to be treated til this year when there would be Marywood student, Ryan Jones, dents the victim had been thrown for his concussion. more time and resources avail- provided the music for attendees. Women’s soccer onto Ian Poshka’s car, another The next day Wycheck said he able. The goal is for this Ball to Marywood student, by about ten was coughing up blood and de- The tradition of Beaux Arts become an annual event for the football players, from Lacka- cided to go to the hospital, where Balls generally includes a design School of Architecture. “It’s a Women’s soccer team wins the wanna College gathered around he had a CAT scan and X ray. contest. The students design lot of planning but it will be very ECAC. the car. Lelnard was the first The victim, despite being things such as a mask, costume, worth it” said Jones.< to get hit. He went down to the stabbed and badly beaten, was Sports, 19 ground, and was kicked in the taken to the Community Medical face, resulting in a concussion. Continued, Page 2 2 December 2010 The Wood Word NEWS The Wood Word [email protected] Dr. Smoglia filmed for Japanese public television, cont. Alison Trautmann other physiological interventions Editor-in-Chief ‘12 could affect aging, and sought universities performing interest- ing research in this field. The documentary will also fea- ture research taking place at MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Al- Mandy Boyle Advertising Sales Manager ‘10 bert Einstein University, and the University of Wisconsin. The television crew read about Dr. Smoliga’s research online and contacted him. “There are very few laboratories examining the Elysabethe Brown effects of resveratrol supplemen- News Editor ‘14 tation in people, especially other- wise healthy people,” Dr.Smoliga said. Dr. Smoliga explained that they are currently examining the Megan McGraw effects of a resveratrol supple- Assistant News Editor ment called Vindure on cardio- vascular health, memory, body composition, and blood markers of inflammation in healthy people from the ages of 45-75. Partici- The documentary film crew gets a shot of the participant’s activity on the tread- Vincent Mecca pants in the experiment will either mill. Lifestyles Editor ‘12 Photo credit Lauren Reinhardt. receive a resveratrol supplement, December to follow-up with all of which has as much resveratrol as the participants they filmed to see 100 glasses of wine, or a placebo. if their health improved after tak- However, they do not know what ing resveratrol. they receive. They will take this “[Working with the crew] Sara Tomkins for about a month and then return Entertainment Editor ‘12 was a great experience and very to the lab to be retested to see if unique. They asked lots of ques- their health has improved. tions, which indicated they had a “This was an ideal project for sincere interest in understanding the TV station to put in their docu- what was happening and why we mentary, as we will be able to tell were doing it, and aimed to make Victoria Clarizio if resveratrol may make people Lisa Piccolo the best documentary possible.” healthier and perhaps prevent the Dr.Smoglia said. < Peace and Justice Editors ‘11 effects of aging.”Dr.Smoliga said. According to Dr. Smoliga, the camera crew will be returning in Shane Ostroski Sports Editor ‘12 Kendra Rafferty Copy Editor ‘12 Jeremy Barket Web/Layout Editor ‘12 The film crew gets a shot of a test subject having his blood drawn. Photo credit Lauren Reinhardt. Kelly Rickert The documentary crew records footage of the computer’s Assistant Layout Editor ‘13 rendering of a subject’s ultrasound. Photo credit Lauren Reinhardt. Interested in The Wood Word is the official Marywood ROTC, cont. writing for Bob Hannon student newspaper of Marywood Lauren Reinhardt University. It is published three Center, and was declared ok. happened to that guy [the victim]. The Wood Morgan Strasser times each semester. Membership When asked if they regret get- I just hope we helped him.” Scott Staff Photographers Word? is open to all students and fac- ting out of the car, the boys seem said. ulty. Opinions expressed in The more worried about the well-be- “I regret not hittin’ em’ and Wood Word do not necessarily ing of the victim, and that their just driving away,” laughed Posh- reflect those of the editorial staff friend Jordan Lelnard had gotten ka, who had remained inside the Contact us at or Marywood University. Please a concussion. car. < thewoodword@m. Ann L. Williams send all correspondents to the ed- “Looking back I don’t think we marywood.edu Lindsey L. Wotanis itor at The Wood Word, 2300 Ad- realized how intense it was. We Faculty Advisor ams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509. could’ve all got stabbed or shot even. I think we all regret Jordan getting hurt,” Wycheck said. “But think what would have The Wood Word DecemberApril/May 20102010 3 NEWS Sidewalk chalk creates a stir on campus Jeremy Barket witnesses as to the perpetrator of Staff Writer the crime.