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SouThern NewSRemembering tragedy: 9/11 on its 10th anniversary The attack as it was To remember a dayTyson Kaczmarek Southern newS, September 13, 2001

It looked like a scene out of the movies.

But this nightmare was true. At approximately 8:45 a.m. EST, the

first of two hijacked commercial planes crashed into the side of one of the 110-story World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City, eventually imploding the building and reducing it to rubble. Approximately 15 minutes later, another hijacked commercial plane crashed into the other Twin Tower, also eventually causing it to implode.

Another hijacked commercial plane took off from Dulles International Air-port and eventually crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., where death tolls are estimated to be anywhere from 100-800.

“It’s an unbelievable attack on the United States,” said political science pro-fessor John Iatrides, “We all talk about how vulnerable the U.S. is to terrorism. Nobody I think could envision this mas-sive attack and how successful it’s been.”

Early reports indicated Tuesday that the Sears Tower in Chicago and the Space Needle in Seattle were evacu-ated as well as the city of Boston and most major tourist attractions and U.S. landmarks. The two hijacked flights that crashed into the Twin Towers were en route from Boston’s Logan Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.

Reports have also said a hijacked plane en route from Newark, N.J. to San Francisco had crashed outside of Pitts-burgh, killing all on board.

As a result of the attacks, all inter-national flights were being sent into Canada. No fly zones have been imposed on New York City and Washington D.C. All air traffic for Tuesday was shut down until at least noon Wednesday.

Iatrides said the U.S. is likely to take some type of retaliation process.

“If there is an identifiable culprit or group, there would be a retaliation. But I think it will be a while before we found out who is behind this,” he said.

Reports said that citizens of Afghanistan were dancing in the streets and handing out candy upon hearing the news.

Iatrides also said the U.S. was

not prepared for this type of alleged terrorism.

“It looks as though there are no adequate preparations for this kind of attack,” he said. “There are many things that can be done to attack the United States. It [the attack] was very effective.”

The death toll is estimated to be in the thousands, said reports Wednesday. No official numbers will be tallied until all the debris is removed. As early as Wednesday morning, reports have said that approximately 70 police officers and 200 firefighters are missing.

This was the second time the World Trade Center had been attacked in the last 10 years. It was bombed on Feb. 26, 1993, killing six and injuring thousands. Reports Wednesday morning also said that some people have been pulled to safety from inside the carnage left by the World Trade towers. However the Pen-tagon was not as lucky as fire has report-edly spread to its inner rings.

Reports also said the U.S. may be currently targeting Osama bin Laden as its main suspect. bin Laden is possibly the wealthiest and deadliest terrorist in the world and is though to be behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Venter as well as the attack on the U.S.S. Cole last year.

Andres Roman, a resident advisor in Schwartz hall is in the National Guard, but as of Tuesday has yet to be called to active duty.

“I called my unit and we weren’t called to active duty,” said Roman, 23.

“I get to sit down here and watch the news.”

Two other resident advisors, Joe DeLuca of Schwartz hall and Matt DiFalco of North Campus have been called for duty, said Roman. However, DeLuca has returned to school and DiFalco is only standby.

“Activating the National Guard and closing the airports is the best thing they [the U.S.] can do,” said Roman. “I stand behind them [the government] all the way. They are doing the best they can to see who is responsible for this.”

Roman was just as stunned by Tues-day’s proceedings as anyone.

“I’m shocked,” he said, “and hurt for the people who lost family members. But I am angry that this happened.”

There is a saying that when traumatic events happen, people will remember those moments for the rest of their lives. Ten years ago, a traumatic event hit home. Two planes struck the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington was also attacked. 2,749 lives were lost on that day. Americans and people across the world watched the terror unravel on their TV screens. The age-old question, “Where were you when it happened?” changed dramatically. To this day people still remember where they were and what was going through their mind when they heard about the attacks. These are the stories of four Southern community members. –Dawn Cathey, First Year Experience Inquiry professor

“When the planes hit the towers and the Pentagon, my parents were actually on a flight in the air right at that time going into Chicago O’Hare airport. I remember it very clearly, like struggling to find out what plane they were on and trying to remember where they flew out of at that time, but knowing I couldn’t get in contact with them for a while. I also remem-ber my 5-year-old was home that day, and he came into the house and he happened to see the Twin Towers, saw the plane go into the Twin Towers and I remember him saying, ‘Wow that pilot made a big mistake.’ I think I found out where my parents where going. I was clear on what their flight was and by that time I was clear on what flights were affected, but I remember they weren’t able to get home for a while, because there was no flying for a long time and I remember them trying to figure out how to get home. I think they ended up getting rides back with people in Chicago because people carpooled for a long time because there was no flying. Specifically for me, there wasn’t a lot of processing going on that day, but the first time I saw a plane up in the air I remember thinking how eerie that was. And because we travel a lot in and out of the City, I remember bringing my family to the City to see Ground Zero, and I remember not wanting to be scared but still being a little afraid bringing my kids to the City. That took a long time…to get acclimated to being able to go back. And then to see a plane flying in New York City - I remember that clearly and just feeling very uncomfortable with that.”

–Laura Azevedo, sophomore

“I was 21. I was driving to Central; I don’t even know why I was driving to Central, but I was parking in the parking garage and the guy on my radio station that I was listening to cuts into a middle of a song and said, ‘A second plane just hit the Trade Center.’ And you know I was like, ‘What’s going on,’ because at that point I lost radio contact. So I went onto the campus and it was complete chaos. Everyone was out of class running around everywhere. I finally found a student lounge with the news on and we just saw—over and over again—this plane come in and hit the second building. At that point I freaked out because my mom was working in New York that day and her office building was like a block away from where all this was happening. So I called her office, spoke to her secretary (because obviously she wasn’t in) who told me that her business meeting in New York had been canceled. So she was in the Stamford

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New freshman orientation adjusted for Irene Rebecca BainerGeneral aSSiGnment reporter

Due to Hurricane Irene, the freshmen Wel-come Weekend that included a series of events intended to bring freshmen together at the start of the school year, a component to the First Year Experience Program, were cancelled and resched-uling for these events is in the works.

The FYE program has been in place since 2007 as a way to bring the academic and social aspect of the campus together, said Nicole Hendersen, aca-demic director and associate professor of English.

“The program really means to be a melding. Traditionally universities have been split between academic affairs [and] student affairs,” said Hen-dersen. “We think that in order to fully educate a student we need to bring those two areas together. So, we work on doing that by having teachers with classes participate in events and have assignments connected to them.”

Many universities have their own version of an FYE program, but Hendersen said Southern’s program incorporates so many different areas of a new student’s life that it could be considered a movement rather than just a program.

“It’s a rethinking of how we deal with stu-dents,” said Hendersen, “whether it’s in the finan-cial aid office, or it’s in the classroom or it’s in the residence hall. So everyone kind of has their hand in this program.”

One of the components to the program is the New Student Orientation that was com-pletely changed in 2007 and has been slightly revised yearly, said Hendersen. The orientation was moved from August to June and students stay overnight as part of what Hendersen called a “readiness model.”

“Instead of trying to tell you everything you need to know about Southern in two days in August before you start school, we now spread it

out with this readiness model,” said Hendersen. “We give students what they’re ready for and can actually comprehend at the time. Then we bring them back again [for] Welcome Weekend.”

A part of orientation and Welcome Weekend is the “Open Book, SCSU’s Freshmen Read,” which Hendersen said is a common book given to fresh-men at orientation to read over the summer. The author of this year’s book, Wes Moore, was sup-posed to come to campus for Welcome Weekend, but the event was cancelled due to the weather.

“We had a whole weekend of [events] that were cancelled because of the hurricane,” said

Denise Bentley-Drobish, director of Student Life. “What we’re trying to do right now is scramble to reschedule, including the author for the common reads.”

Bentley-Drobish said a guest speaker who speaks on topics such as sexual assault and safety is also being rescheduled. But there are some defi-nite events coming up for freshmen, such as a club orientation, the Day of Service, the New Student Convocation and a university picnic is in talks to be scheduled.

“There’s a lot of them,” said Bentley-Drobish

of the over 1,200 incoming freshmen. “We had fantastic participation and they really seem like a great group, really enthusiastic. They’re used to being involved in their high school, so we’re really excited to be working with them.”

Bentley-Drobish said her biggest advice to ease the transition for freshmen is to be advocates for themselves.

“They need to ask questions.” said Bentley-Drobish. “They need to speak out to faculty, staff, student leaders and let them know what their ques-tions are.”

Hendersen said the most important thing she thinks freshmen can do to ease the transition is to make a system to visualize their schedules, inside and outside the classroom.

“Their lives have changed dramatically in terms of scheduling and structuring. They are no longer in school from A to B,” said Hendersen.

“They now are in the position of having to struc-ture their own lives.”

To keep track of students throughout the rest of the first semester, freshmen take an Inquiry class that Hendersen said is an academic seminar called Creative and Intellectual Inquiry. Their professor for this course also becomes their adviser.

“There’s a lot about the process of coming to know things, and find things out, coming to conclu-sions,” said Hendersen of the course’s content, “while

at the same time getting them involved on campus.”Hendersen said with all that is being done

around campus to ease the transition for freshmen it is ultimately the students themselves who are responsible for their new lives.

“We respect their independence,” said Hen-dersen, “at the same time that we realize they’re in a transitional phase and they need different things than seniors do. So, we try to structure things for them a little bit to ease the transition in their first semester. We really believe they have to transition into full on independence.”

It’s a rethinking of how we deal with with students. Whether it’s in the financial aid office, or in the classroom. -Nicole Henderson

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Melissa ChickerNews writer

Associate professor of psychology, Kate Marsland, has been selected as the first recipient of the newly estab-lished Southern Outstanding Faculty Academic Advising Award.

The Office of Faculty Develop-ment, according to its web page, sup-ports teaching and learning at all levels and in all contexts in which instruction occurs at Southern.

The award is given to a faculty mem-ber based on knowledge of the advising process, degree requirements, demon-stration of a positive impact on student success and evidence of professional and positive guidance for students.

“I think she is a very fine instructor and she is very student oriented. She puts students first and it does honor to us to be able to honor her,” said Arthur Paulson, profes-sor of political science, who Marsland personally thanked and credited.

The Faculty Devel-opment Advisory Com-mittee members, made up of different faculty members throughout the university, chose Marsland based on her success in working with both undergraduate and graduate-level stu-dents in mapping out their academic direction along with her strong work-ing knowledge of academic programs and degree requirements.

“We are a teaching institution so it is important to reward outstanding ser-vice in that area,” said Jennifer Hud-son, Operation and Grants Manager of the Office of Faculty Development.

The voting process took place last spring, giving the opportunity for fac-ulty and students to vote on who they believed best demonstrated these qual-ities. Any full-time faculty members who are currently employed at South-ern were eligible for the nomination.

“I am humbled, just to be nomi-nated is an honor,” said Marsland. “I am also grateful that the university created the award because advising is such an important thing that we do for the students.”

Marsland joined Southern in 2003 and has participated in a variety of university programs, including the Psychology Curriculum Committee,

Student Life Advisory Committee, advisor for psychology students work-ing on their honors thesis, former advisor of the Psychology Club and advisor of Psi Chi.

“She is always here when you need her and she is always willing to help at any capacity,” said Kimberly Staiano, senior psychology major and President of Psi Chi National Honor Society.

Marsland advises around 60 stu-dents each semester and said her job is to make students understand the curriculum and their requirements to be in the position to make good choices. Marsland said she tries to be as available as possible to discuss career planning and graduate school planning, so students are as prepared as possible.

To make advising her students simple, she has a data-base and takes notes on every student she advises to know what they have discussed in preparation for meeting with them. She also uses advising surveys, created by Dr. Cheryl Durwin of the psychology depart-ment, used by students to provide feedback to their advisers on how well they guide them throughout the year. Marsland said this helps her to understand her

students more and helps her to know what the students want.

“I have learned a lot from other advisers and have benefited from their tips about what works and what doesn’t,” she said.

Marsland makes sure she is acces-sible to her students. She also said she can identity with her students and reaches out to them when they are in times of need. She said she is as fair as possible, but can also be tough when the need arises.

Marsland graduated with a Bach-elor of Arts degree from Fairfield University and earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University. She also attended Southern part time in the late 1980s.

Marsland also joins Deborah Caroll of the psychology department, winner of the J. Philip Smith Award for Outstanding Teaching Award and Steven Corbett, professor of English, winner of the Technological Teacher of the Year Award.

Melissa ChickerNews writer

Old family photographs are often looked at as simply still frames from the past. For Armen Marsoobian, they have led him to discover a historic chapter in his family’s history.

Marsoobian, chair of the philosophy department at South-ern, received an award from the Hrant Dink Foundation in Istan-bul, Turkey, based on an essay he wrote in response to its call last summer for projects highlight-ing those who performed selfless acts during the 1915 Armenian genocide.

“It continues to be a taboo subject in Turkey, this award was set up to promote the past and coming to terms with it,” he said.

Marsoobian’s grandfather and great uncle had a photography busi-ness from 1888 to 1922, until they were forced to leave Turkey after the genocide that took place in 1915. Most of the 600 photos were inherited from his uncle before he passed away.

Being busy as a full-time profes-sor, Marsoobian revisited the mate-rial three years ago when one of his friends had visited Anatolia College, once located in Ottoman Turkey, now established in Greece. There, his father was once employed as a photographer. The friend mentioned him, and was invited by the Anatolia staff to join them for a week and speak about the

photographs and family connection to the college. This is when his research about the photographs took off.

“I became more fascinated with the more material I read,” he said.

One photograph became the focus of Marsoobian’s essay, which dealt with the efforts of his grandfa-

ther and great uncle in rescuing 30 young men and women from 1915 to 1918 in their hometown of Marsovan, Turkey.

Marsoobian received, along with the award, a prize of 1,000 Euros, plus partial airfare and accommoda-tions in Istanbul, to attend the award ceremony in March.

Marsoobian explained the photo-graph, which included his great aunt and great uncle, showed his family celebrating Christmas in secret at the time when the family was forced to convert to Islam to save their lives. He knew this because a banner written in Armenian saying “Christ is Born 1916”

was pictured in the background.“The essay is trying to unravel the

question of how they are still alive and able to celebrate Christmas in secret, and be taking a photograph as act of defiance against the genocide,” said Marsoobian. “These four young men in the photograph should have already

been deported and killed.”Through family memoirs

and other writings, he was able to piece together how and where his family had kept them hidden and how they survived. He explains looking at the names on the back of the pho-tographs helped him to identify the individuals in the picture.

In June, Marsoobian made a trip to visit the existing home where his grandfather had once lived. Marsoobian said it was a

gratifying, emotional moment to see the home his mother grew up in and to know all the history that had taken place.

Marsoobian is also putting together an exhibit, which will go on display in an Istanbul gallery in April 2012. The exhibition will run for 45 days and feature 100 of the pho-tographs his grandfather and great uncle took.

“This exhibit will show photo-graphs telling the family story. It will be very controversial,” he said, “but there are people here who are really supportive of it so it should be inter-esting and challenging to pull off.”

I became more fascinated with the more material I read. -Armen Marsoobian

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Southern’s campus is offering a new way to get involved in the environment: The Sustainable Southern-Plant it Forward Initiative urban agriculture demonstration project, which ultimately has goals to help produce food for urban environments.

Patrick Heidkamp, assistant professor of geography, said the campus is located in what is known as a federally rec-ognized “fruit desert,” which Heidkamp said is an area in which it is hard for some of the population to get healthy foods.

“One of the ideas,” said Heidkamp, “is to help alleviate the problem of fruit desert areas where the population doesn’t have easy access to supermarkets where you can buy fresh vegetables, fresh fruit.”

Heidkamp said fruit will be grown at Southern to demonstrate this can be done in an urban environment.

“We basically want to use it as a demo project,” said Heidkamp, “where the community can learn that you can grow fruit and vegetables in fairly small places in an urban environment.”

Susan Cusato, associate professor of science education and environmental studies, said the initiative began last spring when Victor Triolo, associate professor emeritus of information and library sci-ence, came up with the idea of a campus-wide orchard to foster heritage fruit and look at a number of ways to grow fruit in an urban environment.

“Right now there’s some stone fruit like peaches, apricots, nectarines,

plums, those sorts of things that have a pit in the middle,” said Cusato. “Then to the left there’s going to be apples and pears.”

The plan is that the food produced may be used by students, given to Conn Hall or even donated, but Cusato said the initiative is also a great research project.

“We’ll see which species produce a heartier fruit, which ones are more suscepti-ble to insect damage or don’t do well without the pesticides,” said Cusato. “We can help give people an idea in an urban environ-ment which species would do best in New Haven if you want to grow it organically.”

According to Cusato, it is impor-tant for people to understand how they can grow their own food especially in emergency situations.

“There’s a real movement for peo-ple to feel that they are more in control of their future and responsible for their own well being,” said Cusato. “This provides an opportunity to help feed your family, to support yourself, be more independent, less vulnerable. Even in the recent hurri-cane people who have their food in their own backyard didn’t have to wait in line to get bread and milk.”

Suzanne Huminksi, instructor of environmental studies, said anybody who would like to be involved has the opportu-nity to be involved and to help maintain the orchard does not require vast knowl-edge of gardening.

“We’re still developing the way the program will be shaped,” said Huminski,

“but it needs to be a community effort.” One group helping is the freshman

inquiry classes where students are learning

how to help care for these outdoor spaces, said Huminski.

“Those students, many of them have never set foot in a garden before or in an orchard,” said Huminksi, “Nevermind be involved with taking care of it. And since there are a lot of sets of hands for us, we’ll teach them what they need to know for the particular job we’re asking them to do.”

Huminski said the possibility for people to become involved and make this project succeed has been demonstrated by the way in which graduate students helped fix up the community garden by planting it, installing a better fence and maintaining it.

“They did all of the planting in the garden,” said Huminski. “There are also some community plots in the garden and they helped coordinate that.”

The plots are areas in the commu-nity garden for individuals such as faculty, staff and students to do what they want.

“We’d like to expand that again next year and make the community part of it bigger,” said Huminski. “That’s what we think will be a very good way to sort of get the structure needed to keep the garden going over years.”

Cusato said Southern is one of many campuses doing this type of initiative and there is a big interest in sustainability.

“We are at a point where sustain-ability is not an option in our curriculum,” said Cusato. “Students need to know how to live with less environmental impact on the globe.”

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9/11 commiseration events (still open for

possible changes)Friday: ■ 3,000 flags will be placed on the hill in

front of Conn Hall. The goal is for 2,749 flags to be placed for the memory of al the lives lost on 9/11. Red, White and Blue ribbons will also be handed out. There will be a banner that reads “SCSU remembers 9/11” that members of the Southern community can sign and will hang over the bridge.

Sunday: ■ Southern will sponsor a trip to New Haven for the townís commiseration at 4:00 p.m. The movie “102 minutes that changed America” will also be screened that evening in Farnham Hall. A candle light vigil is also in the works to happen later in the evening.

Monday: ■ in front of Conn Hall at 12:00 p.m., there will be a community remembrance, where people may speak and the mayors of New Haven and Hamden will participate and give a speech. The universityís choirs and drum line will also be performing. The movie “United 93” will be screened later that evening.

office for the day, thankfully. I just couldn’t reach her on the cell phone because all the cell phone towers were down. Then we found out about the plane hitting the Pentagon…My uncle works there in security and they had a security lockdown so it was 12 hours before we found out that he was okay. So it was a very, very traumatic day. That was probably the only time I was on Central’s campus. Finding out my uncle was OK - I mean we were already going to drive to Virginia to stay with my aunt, because it seemed like they wouldn’t release any information for a couple of days and we were just making those arrangements when she called and told us he was okay.”

—Kristina Santoro, graduate student “I was sitting in my freshman English class. I was 13-years-

old and the principal came on the announcements to make the big announcement and all of a sudden work for the rest of the day stopped. Nobody did anything and we just watched TV. Any class-room with TVs just turned on their TVs immediately and we sat there intently watching. People got really emotional, because we are in Connecticut and many people worked in New York City. I know my father sometimes went up there and I didn’t know where he was that day. So I was just very concerned and nervous…We had an emergency early dismissal and I went home and my mom was sitting glued to the television just staring like, ‘Oh my God did you hear what just happened?’ I remember...at first no one really knew what was going on and we were all discussion whether or not if it was an attack or just a fluke; people - even after the second plane - were like, ‘Maybe its just a fluke.’ But obviously it wasn’t; it was planned. Especially when the Pentagon got hit, everybody knew. But there was a lot of speculation in the early hours. But yeah, the whole school went on lockdown and then sent us all home. So I remember this one girl screaming down the hall when they hit. She went screaming down the hall, ‘They’re bombing New York! They’re bombing New York!’ Everybody was so confused; no one knew what was going on. I remember very vividly sitting in Ms. Roden’s English class and just my jaw drop-ping. I couldn’t believe it; it was very sad. We watched the second

plane hit. It hit so close to home. I mean, then you never heard of attacks in America - especially at that point. We were so safe here…but then when it came home it was like, ‘Wow this is real stuff ’ - especially for a 13-year-old. First year of high school, I was so concerned with other silly things in comparison, and then this happens and it was a very humbling and sad experience.”

—Benjamin McNamee, Freshman Orientation Coordinator “I was 12 and in seventh grade. When it actually happened

I was in Spanish class, but they didn’t let us watch TV; they didn’t put it on, so nobody saw anything. We figured something was up when we went back to our homeroom after Spanish class and all the teachers weren’t in the room. They were down the hall talking to each other. And then we had an assembly where they told us something happened in New York and that we all had to go home. Like we all went home early. We all got back on our bus and went back home and that’s when I found out. I guess the only thing that is personal is my dad was in the International Guard for a really long time. He joined in the 70s and he actually retired from the Interna-tional Guard Sept. 9, 2001. He retired two days before the attack, so he was calling all his friends at base making sure if they were going, he was going to try to go with them, even though he retired. I remember going home and he was freaking out on the phone and he’s usually very calm and nothing ever agitates him really. But I didn’t know what was really going on until I got home. Looking back at it now, I think that’s the first time I was aware of 24 hours of news coverage on anything. I think it probably happened before that, but that was the first time I was like, ‘Wow there is coverage on everything 24 hours…you can watch everything on eight different channels and they are all going to report the same thing.’ And I just remember everyone was glued to the TV watching the news and seeing what was coming out of that - every single day listening to new reports of what was happening and developing. And obviously we went to war a little later, and then there was 24-hour coverage of that too. Everybody was more jumpy and I remember the wave of patriotism that came out of that and it was something that was eye-opening. That was something I never experienced before.”

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Top: Dawn Cathey, FYE professorBottom: Laura Azevedo, sophomore

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Ryan Morgan Managing Editor

Not every college student can say they’ve studied the sediments from local harbors to identify pollutants and encourage change. Thanks to the Werth Family Foundation, Southern’s Center for Coastal and Marine Studies can continue their efforts in ongoing environmental research after receiving a $250,000 gift from the foundation.

“There is no way we could be as productive as we’ve been as a center without the backing of the Werth Foundation,” said James Tait, one of the Center’s coordinators and associate professor of sci-ence education and environmental studies.

Peter and wife Pam Werth established the Woodbridge-based foundation in 2000 to support various philanthropic causes. In 2006, the foundation gave the center a grant of $170,000 which has been used toward student research. Recently, the foundation pledged an additional five years of support and the generous new gift.

Since 2001, faculty and students from the Center have been collecting sediment samples from Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven, Branford and New London harbors. As water from storm drains and highways runs off into the rivers and eventually the Sound, metals and pollutants are leached into the water. The Center is measuring the metal in the sediments. The Werth Foundation has funded much of the work. Vincent Breslin, professor of science education and envi-ronmental studies, and Dwight Smith, professor of biology, serve as Center coordinators with Tait.

Breslin said the foundation has made it possible for the Center to pay a stipend to students over the summer as research is continued. Additionally, the Werth gift funds boats, chemicals and other neces-sary supplies for the study.

Members of the Werth family were recently taken on a boat excursion in New Haven Harbor with Breslin, Tait and three stu-dents to demonstrate some of the ongoing work being done by the Center.

“We are excited about this research in the harbor because it is more far reaching than we might think,” said Pam Werth. “These professors and students are able to do this research on our home turf. This research benefits not only the students and the university but the entire community.”

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als who are accompanied by service dogs are allowed anywhere the public is.

What identification is required? According to the ADA, one can ask if the service dog is assist-

ing with a person’s disability and what type of assistance it pro-vides. Partners should never be asked to disclose their disability. ID cards, vests or certifications are not required.

What about allergies or fears of dogs?These are not valid reasons for denying a service dog. If the

allergy or fear is disabling, both people must be accommodated. Usually the two parties stay away from each other.

Where can I get a vest for my pet? Service dogs are not pets. They must be trained to do work

that mitigates the partner’s disability and to behave in public. Call-ing a dog that does not meet these requirements a service dog is offensive and illegal. Therapy dogs that visit hospitals or are there to assist children with acts such as learning to read, do not have the same rights as service dogs.

How can I help?If a service dog team is denied access, speak up for them.

Share service dog etiquette with others. Consider donating to a service dog program like Phoenix Assistance Dogs of Central PA.

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Everyone remembers the cartoons from their youth. We decided to rank

them for you.

1. Rugrats : A bunch of of babies causing mischief, what’s not to love?

2. Hey Arnold : “Move it football head!” Clas-sic.

3. Doug : Patty Mayonnaise, Mr. Dink, Skee-ter, Roger Klotz. Best cast list ever.

4. The Fairly Oddparents : Dad: “Timmy, where did you get that tank?” Timmy: “Internet.” Dad: “Well, isn’t that nice.”

5. Scooby-Doo : Ruts up Raggy? This show inspired blonde rich kids everywhere to rock the ascot. Good for you Fred.

6. Dexter’s Lab: Didi always pushed the stupid button didn’t she?

7. Spongebob Squarepants : This show made kids everywhere think being a fry cook was a dream career.

8. Ed, Ed and Eddy : When a character in a cartoon can be a plank, you know it must be good. 9. Rocket Power : This song made shoobies completely unacceptable. I model my life after Ray-mundo

10. Powerpuff Girls : Mojojojojojo, enough said.

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a lesson to live every day like it is the last: reflecting on the 9/11 attacks 10 years later

Fearing an american change that lasts a lifetime

chardoneé wrightStaff writer

As I watched my friend’s moth-er sign her daughter out of school, I could only wonder what was going on. I was sitting in my sixth grade class at Wintergreen Magnet when all of a sudden, many students started to leave class.

Little did I know, this day would never be forgotten. At the time, I did not understand why ev-eryone was leaving and some of the teachers were in a frenzy.

It wasn’t until I turned on the television at home that I under-stood what was going on.

The date was Sept. 11, 2001. A lot could be said about

this day. Personally, I did not lose any loved ones during these attacks, nor was I in danger.

Yet, as I watched the images of the Twin Towers falling to the ground, I couldn’t help but wonder what in the world was going on.

Seeing two planes crash into skyscrapers in New York completely blew my 12-year-old mind. At the time, I also did not understand the seriousness and complexity of the damage and aftermath of Sept. 11.

To me, I saw this on TV and went about the rest of my day. It wasn’t until I was older that I truly understood and felt great sympathy for all of the lives affected by these attacks.

Year after year, I witnessed memorial ser-vices and ceremonies to remember the men and women who were killed in the attack.

When I was able to comprehend what ac-tually happened on this day, I asked myself so many questions. When I hear of tragic events taking place, I have the tendency to ask myself what I would do if I was in a certain situation.

A question that boggled my mind for a mo-ment was this: If I was on the highest floor of one of the Twin Towers, and the building was collapsing, would I have jumped to my death?

I know it may seem far-fetched for some

of you, but to the victims, this was their split-second reality.

Last semester, one of my journalism classes was given a writing assignment pertaining to

one family’s 9/11 story. In this story, a family lost a loved one in the attack.

The family believed that no matter how high the building was, their loved one would not have fallen to his death. This can be a very tricky question.

Honestly, who knows what any of us would have done in that predicament. I was never in a life-threatening situation during my lifetime, but my mind cannot come to terms with the fright and terror that many of those men and women faced.

Just imagine you are going along with your daily routine, and out of nowhere you feel the ground shake, or perhaps hear a scream. What would you have done?

Writing this reminds me of how I felt just a couple of weeks ago when Con-necticut felt the impact of an earthquake. I was at my internship, in an office.

As I was typing a story, I felt the ground shake under my feet. Immedi-ately, I thought it was just my imagination, but then I looked up.

Hanging above me was a white cylinder-shaped light that swayed slowly back and forth. At that moment I froze because it lasted for about five minutes. I began to hear other people in the office yelling and gathering some of their things to exit the building.

I’ve illustrated this to you because I know how my heart dropped into my shoes from a five-minute experience. What the victims of 9/11 had to face is unimaginable.

The events of 9/11 left so many un-answered questions for the families and loved ones of the victims. I know most of you probably heard of the cliched saying, “Live your life to the fullest.”

The older I become, the less this saying becomes a cliche, and the more it becomes reality.

Really, think about it! Embracing life to the fullest has to be

one of the easiest things to say but one of the hardest things to do for some of us. Many people are worked up or hold grudges with one another about minor things in life, but fail to realize that life in itself is a gift.

I guarantee that any family who lost a loved one on 9/11 would trade anything in the world just to spend some time in his or her presence. Therefore, while your loved ones are still living and breathing, take time out to spend with them and truly show them you love them.

With a lot of unusual weather patterns and many other tragic events that are unfolding right before our eyes, we do not know when our last day on Earth will be. With the direction this world is headed, truly live every day like it’s your last.

Kristen o’donnellSp e c i a l t o So u t h e r n ne w S

As September rolls around, it is a norm to remember the event that changed our lives 10 years ago. The Sept. 11 attacks impacted every citizen of the U.S. These attacks were unfore-seen to the Americans, almost unfathomable altogether. This event hijacked our freedoms, safety and security. In less than 24 hours, the world would change. I think no one would believe the impact that this single event would have on our lives.

If you speak to a person who was alive on Nov. 22, 1963, he or she would probably be able to tell you where they were, what they were doing, and how that day impacted the lives of Americans. The same goes for Dec. 7, 1941. The Kennedy assassination, Pearl Harbor and Sept. 11 have inf luenced every person in this country.

These events created horror in the minds of Americans. People were taken by complete surprise. Innocent people were killed. The country was glued to the TV as if it was watching the newest horror movie in the box office. The script could not have shown what would become.

Americans came to the aid of New York in the time of need. Volunteers were sent to clean, rebuild and donate goods to those in need. Firefighters and police were sent to help. People set up funds for the families of the victims. American

came together. It united.

As schools let out early that day, people watched the TV. They saw the innocent dying, suffering, and simply disappear-ing into the rubble as the buildings fell on live television. This must be pointed out because with the Kennedy and Pearl Har-bor examples, there was not live TV to broadcast every single detail.

The sheer pain on the faces of New Yorkers caused the American people to open their hearts. Americans began to f ly f lags, to become aware of freedom, to love the country. A kind of patriotism was reignited among the citizens.

As former President Bush and New York Mayor Guiliani began to say that America would not stand for terrorism, a new event would come out of this event. Bush would throw us into a war using this event as the reason to enter the Middle East. He would deem it necessary to make sure the world would know America would not accept terrorist acts on its soil.

Operation Iraqi-Freedom was born. Now, almost 10 years later, the war has not ended. The entire country has lost some-thing. Our troops are fighting never-ending battles. They are losing their lives. The world economy is in crisis. The American economy is in shambles. The cost of this war is over $1 billion. The unemployment rate was reported over nine percent in July. The housing, banking See Fear page 7

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What is once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

*See next issue for answer

Study Tip of the Week: Don’t neglect the shut eye

While studying all day and night may seem construc-tive, it serves no use if you’re tired. Don’t worry about the time and cramming all of your work into the day. If you’re tired, take a nap. When you wake up you’ll have a fresh mind, which will allow you to get more done.

Sarah GreenCopy Editor

As Southern students return to campus to begin their classes for the fall semester, Republicans and Democrats in Washington return to their counter-productive arguments and useless debates. Nothing out of the ordinary for our elected Congressmen.

After breaking for five weeks, Congress has resumed work – if you can call it that. Republican and Democratic leaders have said they are determined to ease the 9.1 percent unemployment rate, but it seems that none of their proposed remedies match up. While the American economy is barely growing, the Republicans and Democrats are once again completely divided – and yet their focus is more on the issue of government spending than it is on job creation. It seems that their priorities are clearly out of line.

Across the board, funds are running out. The Federal Aviation Administration will be forced to shut down in less than two weeks unless some measure is approved that will allow it to continue operating. And by the end of the month, there will be no more money for highway construction jobs unless Congress creates new legislation. Plus, the recent destruction caused by Hurricane Irene has left many states seeking federal aid; aid that cannot be provided unless legislators devise a temporary spending bill to cover related

federal agencies. These numerous issues present an opportunity for partisan cooperation – or gridlock. Considering

Congress’s recent actions, it seems that the latter may be more readily expected. Americans are not thrilled with the actions of Congress either. Their recent decision regarding the

government spending limit has left the nation clearly divided. Many Republicans feel the debt ceiling should not have been raised at all; many Independents said they wanted more deficit reductions, and some Democrats were simply shocked that President Obama negotiated so much with the Republicans.

With costs rising everywhere in the nation, it is unsurprising that the members of the debt-reduction committee face many challenges in attempting to find areas for long-term savings. Nevertheless, the presi-dent will likely push committee members to exceed the minimum goal of $1.2 trillion in reductions.

The government is trying to be as forward-thinking as possible at this time, attempting to avoid greater future deficits. The debt-reduction committee has plenty of motivation; unless they approve the $1.2 tril-lion in deficit cuts, Congress will be forced to make other spending cuts across-the-board.

Many feel the chances of compromise are 50-50. Congress is already faced with a difficult task in finding deficit cuts – and that’s not considering the job creation plans that need to be created and approved. Too often Republicans and Democrats “dig in” when they have opposing opinions. Let’s hope that this time there is some partisan compromise.

Simone VirziCopy Editor

With the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 right around the corner, it is impossible not to think about the amount of boys I grew up with who are now men in the military. Specifically, one guy I’ve known since I was 8 years old, who is now in the navy. We dated in high school and were each others’ first love. Even after breaking up, we remained friends; he was like an older brother to my sister. Yet when I saw him at his house two weeks before he was being deported this past July, I sprayed him with the garden hose and left because I could not say goodbye.

I find it ironic that I am horrible with words, even though I iden-tify myself as a writer. I have a tendency to talk without thinking about what I am actually saying, and yet I found myself quiet in front of him. How do you say goodbye to someone you’ve known over half of your life, who you knew when he was into Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon? How do you say goodbye to the one male who has defended you when someone was making completely false and inappropriate claims about you? Somehow I highly doubt a garden hose is the answer.

If I could turn back time, if I could find a way. OK, enough with the Cher song in my head. However, if I could do it over again, I would in a heartbeat. There has not been a single day that has gone by without me thinking about him. I’ll be honest: I feel guilty. Of all the things I’ve learned, I never learned how to say goodbye. I could not

even build up the strength to tell him he means the world to me.If I had the chance to redo my goodbye, I would have hugged

him so tightly that neither of us could breathe. I would have thanked him for always making me laugh, even if I was not having the best day. I would have thanked him for always being there for me, even after all

these years. Unfortunately, in reality I have to wait until he returns so I can tell him how much I love him, even if he does pick on my height.

Seeing that this has been bothering me for months, it has made me realize how much is not said. Rather than complaining and back-stabbing each other, why don’t more people appreciate others? Yes, it can be hard sometimes to love a relative who should be in the psych ward or circus, but at the end of the day they’re still family (although sometimes I’m convinced I’m adopted). The same can be true for friends as well. It is also so easy to get wrapped up in school or work that we take for granted the people in our lives. But now is the time for that wake-up call.

Even if you don’t know someone being deployed, it really is im-portant to tell those you care about how much they mean to you. After all, anything can happen at any time. There’s no such thing as hugging too closely or too long. If you really mean it, look the person in the eyes and say “I love you.” Appreciate every second you spend with someone, whether you’re sitting in a car for hours talking about life or at an amusement park. Don’t be afraid to tell the people in your life how much you love them for who they are. You can have a million other friends, but one friend can never fully replace another, and that’s a fact.

Take time to appreciate before it is too late

Simone VirziCopy Editor

Some people believe shoes make the outfit while others put their faith in their accessories. Your favorite pair of jeans makes you feel like $1 million every time you wear them. Yes, all of these things are awesome, but what about underwear? I believe it’s time to start paying more attention to them!

Matching

Some people spend at least 30 minutes a day on deciding which outfit to wear (I often switch clothes multiple times before making a final decision), so why not spend a couple of minutes deciding on under-wear? Maybe I just go out of my way, but if I have on a blue shirt, I’ll try to match it with my bra and underwear. After all, if you’re matching the rest of your outfit, why not your underwear? Color coordinate, people!

Underwear and the Gym

We all know exercise is a great way to get in shape and relieve stress. However, the gym can be a dangerous place. I strongly recommend avoiding G-strings while on a bike. Thongs are more on the safe side. As for guys, boxer briefs tend to work well. As one of my friends said, he prefers to wear them when he exercises because they keep his “sausage and meatballs” in. Enough said!

Holiday Spirit

Granted, September is only beginning, but Christmas is less than four months away! Considering the fact it is one of my favorite holidays, along with Cinco de Mayo, being festive is a necessity. Decorating a tree while listening to “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is always fun, but the Christmas spirit does not have to stop there! Why not rock Christmas-themed undies? Target has some really cute options; I personally love my snowmen underwear, which I openly admit to wearing in the summer. Of course, there’s underwear for every holiday out there, from Halloween to Valentine’s Day. So you can celebrate every holiday in style.

Lucky Undies

People have affiliated a variety of objects with luck, from a horse shoe to a rabbit’s foot to a four-leaf clover, so why not underwear? If you find you generally have a good day whenever you wear a particular shirt or underwear, there’s a good chance they’re lucky! I’ve had a couple of pairs I believe were lucky, so I would wear them if I needed a little extra luck on my side, whether I had a test that day or I had a feeling the day wasn’t going to be a pleasant one.

Going Commando: Underwear’s Arch Enemy

As awesome as underwear can be, I can’t go without acknowledging the fact some people prefer to go commando. Many people like this option because they find it comfortable. For instance, going commando and sweatpants are both in the “relaxed” category. Sometimes you may be rushing and just don’t bother. Other people leave the underwear at home because some find it sexy. If a girl is out to dinner with her boyfriend and tells him, “I’m not wearing anything under this dress,” there’s a decent chance his heart rate is going to increase.

Feeling Fabulous

A number of things can give you an extra bounce in your step, whether you’re wearing your favorite shirt or having an awesome hair day. The same is true with underwear! I was talking to one of my friends last semester after class about the importance of underwear, and he made a point to show me his because he loved the pair he had on so much; they had dice and said “Let’s roll.” Personally, my favorite is a black on black leopard print bra/underwear. They’re fun, they’re hot, and I feel like absolutely nothing can go wrong when I have them on. So regardless if you’re a guy or a girl, you can easily have fun with your underwear. Even though not everyone will see them, someone might!

Giving Underwear a Chance

Ultimately, there are so many underwear options out there that aren’t simply basic white. Why not have a little fun with your underwear, whether you’re running errands or going downtown. Hey, you can even buy basic white underwear and tie-dye them; my old roommate did! Regardless of your gender or age, break away from bland and try something more fun; who doesn’t like to spice things up?

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The ‘strength within’ ten years down the road The scoop with SGA

What’s new, what’s it to you?Jessica GiannoneOpiniOns EditOr

When debating about how I wanted to convey my thoughts on this unforgettable day, Sept. 11, an array of questions presented themselves at my doorstep. I asked myself, “How do I feel? What do I believe at this point? Have things changed significantly since the day of the attack? Has my interpretation of the tragedy changed over these long, yet quick, 10 years?”

Well, I did a little bit of investigating. As funny of an occurrence as can be, when looking for an old column pertaining to 9/11 I had written over a year ago (which you’ll see is included in this column), I actually (unwillingly) stumbled across something else; a poem I had written when I was 11 years old during the week of the dreadful attack:

The Strength WithinEveryone knows that life is unknown, but could you be safe in your own actual home?

We all know what happened and we all know why. Some people are up there; up there in the skyWith tears of sadness and hope of peace, we want innocent people to now be released

As we pray for the people who have suffered the stress, we hope for their chance of eternal restAfter all of the darkness we hope for light, so we’ll pray and pray for it every night

They destroyed our buildings and our people too, but nothing can destroy the peace between me and you

I had forgotten how intense the emotions embedded in my young mind came to be. Though, I seemed more certain of my beliefs at that age. The more recent words I expressed over a year ago weren’t so assertive. My interpretation of the tragic day in the following column left me less confident in the grace of others:

Surprise, wonder and curiosity were what I felt after reading “The Falling Man,” an article by journalist Tom Junod on the controversial picture of a man falling from a twin tower on Sept. 11, 2011.

Regardless of all the perspectives on the Falling Man, we can never know for certain whether he jumped intentionally, or if he was indeed falling uncontrollably in the face of death.

Junod touches upon different points in his piece. Although one constant belief was that the man, unlike all of the other “fallers” on Sept. 11, occupied a sense of preparation and relaxation. This idea alone is surprising.

The picture of the man Junod described depicts him to be almost perfectly vertical to the tower, aligned upside down to the building. He is described as appearing “unintimidated” by the fall, as if he were embracing his inevitable death. I am curious as to how anyone could be so fearless.

According to Junod, the picture seemed to depict a demonstration of rebellious body language, uncovering the terror in maintaining a sense of freedom while being face to face with the end of existence.

The impression Junod’s piece gives off eliminates the question of hesitancy in the eyes of the Falling Man. Although, we don’t actually see his face. What if he was terrified? Or he could have been in a state of mental absence due to shock, or pure denial.

Just because his body happened to be boldly positioned does not necessarily mean he purposely jumped. If only we could have a closer look at his expression.

His mind could have been exposing a number of feelings to his awareness. Some emotions that are often deeply buried inside you during a time of fear don’t always appear on the surface. And if that, one picture cannot serve as a guarantee of any proven personal experience.

When reading the piece, I couldn’t help but wonder if there were any other external factors effecting the man’s body placement and motion. He could have been in a reduced mental state from drugs for all we know. What physi-cally appears to be bravery could simply be shock, or a high.

As I can easily believe the man was fully engaged in some sort of mental or emotional preparation and boldness for his death, I can just as easily believe the opposite.

You wouldn’t expect a man to fall so gracefully at an accelerating speed, soon to be reaching 150 mph toward hard pavement.

The idea that one man rebelling against his fate seems moving in itself. Although, it only makes sense to question whether this “immunity” to intimidation is completely true; whether he simply braced himself at the last minute.

There are so many other factors to consider other than the simple state of his body. It is nice that he was possibly embracing his time to go, but do we really want to believe that anyone desires to die, as some people suggest the man did, even if the end is inevitable?

So, was he helplessly falling or readily committing suicide? The world can never be absolutely sure.

What can I gather from all this? What can I write? After reflecting on the past and comparing those neglected times to the present, I assumed I could better understand how I feel at this mo-ment. I embedded the idea of change and progress in my mind, thinking I could put my emotions into words once more, with the hope they would be different; more mature this time.

The truth is, nothing has changed. I still don’t know all the stories of those who were lost. I still can’t take away the pain (and curiosity; unanswered questions) of those who had to say goodbye to the people they cherished. It seems my passion has remained, and my questions only evolve more, rather than surface with solutions.

Reflecting on our troubles and confusions may bring us answers, but with answers only come more questions. The more we understand, the more there is to know.

One thing I can conclude, however, is that the memory of the event is as clear as day. Ten years have gone by and our recollections remain the same, whether they were attempted to be forgotten; neatly folded away in a silk blanket at the back of our minds; or ongoing images aimed to be figured out.

Regardless if we can carry on in contentment or still question the time, we can at least satisfy ourselves with the notion that the worst is over. The strength doesn’t lie in figuring out our emotions, or knowing the experiences of others. It comes from the place of knowing that we got through the time. It lies within.

What does the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 mean to you?

‘It’s really important, when you think about how so many people died. You have to honor it. People forget about it.’Jasmine Valdovinos

Sophomore

‘It hurts actually more. I had a few friends that had family in there, so it’s kind of sad. Every year I watch the specials on it and give a prayer.’

‘It still remains in my head and my heart. You can’t let something like that fall into history. To put it behind you, that’s the worst thing you can do. It’s as real as it was then.’

Marlon Thornton Senior

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This semester, Southern’s Student Government Association wants to truly connect with students all across campus. In order to do this, it’s important that all of the undergraduate students know who their representatives actually are! So let’s meet your Student Government Executive Board for the 2011-2012 school year:

President, Jennifer Haddad“Madam President,” (as Jen was quickly nick-

named), is 21-years-old and has high hopes for Stu-dent Government this year.

“My goals for SGA this year are to expand on a lot of the great ideas we came up with last year,” Jen said. “SGA came up with a lot of great cam-pus beautification ideas that can be carried out this year.”

A secondary education and history major, Jen is entering her senior year. Her main focus as president this year will be to make sure that Student Government’s goals are realistic – goals that can be fulfilled immediately rather than “put on a back burner.” Jen is very excited to work with all of the organizations on campus.

“I am also hoping that we can increase club col-laboration through the cluster system,” she said.

The cluster system began last spring, but it seems the program will be even more successful this semester. Clubs and organizations were given the preset cluster meeting dates during the summer Leadership Retreat, and the Office of Student Life is planning to more strictly enforce clubs’ atten-dance. After all, the whole purpose of clusters is to bring like-minded organizations together so they can build each other up and work together more. Plus, clusters may allow smaller organizations to join forces and host larger events.

Jen has worked as a tour guide on campus and as the assistant director of Crystal Lake Camp. Like many college students, she enjoys the warm weather and spending time at the beach. This semester, Jen is most excited about attending conferences and be-ing a part of more university committees.

Vice President, Patrick O’Connor SGA’s “second-in-command” this semester is

Pat O’Connor, aka O’College. Last year, Pat served as treasurer and the chair of the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC). He is very ex-cited to assume this new position and hopes to work closely with Jen to ensure that SGA meets its goals.

“It’s about quality, not quantity,” Pat said at the recent Student Government retreat.

Pat is also entering his senior year as a sociol-ogy major with minors in criminal justice and politi-cal science. His ultimate goal is to become a police officer.

Outside of Student Government, Pat was an Orientation Ambassador and captain of the Men’s Rugby Team.

Secretary, Bethany TullerBethany Tuller, 21, is also a very active mem-

ber in the SCSU community. A senior journalism major, Bethany has served as a member of the Ori-entation Staff for the past two summers. During the regular semester she is a Peer Mentor and the president of the Society of Professional Journalists. Beth has also been actively involved with WSIN and currently serves as the Online Editor for the South-ern News.

Beth is hoping that Student Government will attend more events than ever before – and encour-age other clubs and organizations to do the same.

“This year, I want students to really get involved with campus activities, events and service projects,” she said. “Students in clubs and organizations, Greek Life and sports teams put in a lot of time and effort, and I think we have the opportunity to change the campus culture.”

Beth’s main focus this semester will be getting the student body excited about what is happening at Southern.

In her spare time, Beth enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping and cooking. She is most excited about the arrival of “Pumpkin-flavored things at Dunkin Donuts” – and the Club Fair.

Treasurer, Brian PedalinoBrian “Bronco” Pedalino is a junior biology

major. This year he will be serving as not only the treasurer of Student Government, but also as the chair of SAFAC.

Prior to the beginning of the semester, Brian began working on a standardized form for SAFAC. He hopes that by creating a submission form, the entire process of applying for funds will be stream-lined. In this manner, Brian hopes to make it much easier for clubs and organizations to receive the money they need to put on awesome events.

Brian has also been actively involved in the CIAO Italian Club on campus. Last year, he was one of SGA’s representatives to the university Food Service committee and helped to plan the Friday Night Free for All activities. He hopes to continue participating on these committees, as well as the Parking Appeals Committee so that he can ensure that students’ voices are heard.

The Executive Board is excited to begin work-ing to meet student needs and address students’ con-cerns this semester. Do not hesitate to contact Jen, Pat, Bethany, or Brian – or any of the other Student Government representatives – if there is some way that they can help to better your experience here at Southern.

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Tech Bits Hello again! In this article of Tech Bits, we wanted to talk about the change to Office 2010 distribution for students, faculty and staff. In the past, we have offered this software through the SCSU Share. Unfortunately, Microsoft has changed their licens-ing and activation methods, and these changes make it prohibitive to dis-tribute the Windows version of Office 2010 via the SCSU Share. Please note that this change applies to Office 2010 for Windows only. Of-fice 2011 for the MacOS will still be distributed through the SCSU Share for this semester.

For Students: On one hand, we could offer you a copy of Office 2010 that needs to “check-in” every 60 days. This means that you would need to bring your computer to campus when acti-vation is required. Alternatively, you could use the VPN (https://remote.southernct.edu), but that involves mul-tiple steps that are different for each operating system (Windows XP, Win-dows Vista and Windows 7). While this would not only be confusing and burdensome to students who are using this version of Office 2010, it could be devastating if the network connection or activation server were down when a student was working on an impor-tant project or paper (which, for many students, always is). On the other hand, we could provide you a disk at the University’s cost of $7.50. Why should you have to “check-in” or “reactivate” if we’ve

already handed you a copy knowing you are a student? Simply put, if we give you software then that software should be yours for as long as you are an SCSU student.Starting Monday, Sept. 5, copies of the Office 2010 installation disk will be available for students to pick up in Office Building 1. You will only be given one disk of Office 2010, and that copy is good for activation on more than one machine. You will not be eligible for a second disk. This software can be purchased for $7.50 using your HootLoot card only. Cash will not be accepted. Since Office 2010 sells at the store for $150, we felt that selling you a $7.50 was the best solution to this problem. This $7.50 cost is for the disk only and OIT has covered the cost of shipping and handling. We currently have 500 cop-ies waiting for distribution.

Faculty: For faculty and staff, we also had to change the distribution method for their personally owned comput-ers. Microsoft has provided a differ-ent distribution method for faculty and staff called HUP (the Home Use Program). This is slightly different than the student distribution in that users can download the installation directly from Microsoft. In addition, they can purchase installation media if they wish. The instructions, link and required program code for HUP for faculty and staff can be found on the SCSU Share (http://share.southernct.edu).

Black Bean QuesadillasServes 4 People

Equipment: Small BowlSkillet/frying pan

Ingredients:1 Can Black BeansShredded Cheese (Pepper Jack or your pref-erence)½ Cup Salsa4 Tortillas1 tsp. Canola/Vegetable Oil1 Avocado, diced (if desired)

Directions:Rinse beans, then combine with cheese and ¼ Cup Salsa. Spread bean filling evenly across tortillas and fold in half. Heat oil in skillet. Place tortillas 1 or 2 at a time (however they will fit) in the skillet and cook until bottom side is golden brown. Flip over to brown the other side. Once all four quesadillas are cooked, serve with avocado and the extra salsa. (I recommend actually serving the avocado and salsa over a small bed of lettuce – it makes a delicious little side salad!) -Sarah Green

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m a r k e t s are unsteady. A m e r i c a n s ’ lives changed

completely on that day 10 years ago.These volatile acts came to change our

lives forever. They changed society as the American people knew it. Osama bin Laden would become a household name. The Pa-triot Acts took away personal rights and

freedoms from every individual. Security is on the mind at all times. Fear was put into the American mind on Sept. 11

At 19, I was in awe of the attacks. I could not imagine what had happened. I re-member thinking, “How was terrorism going to get the point of the hijackers across to the American people?” It just did not make sense. Now, 10 years later, I can hardly be-lieve the effects that this single event has had.

It shaped a new society. I had taken a year off from school in 2001. I went to receive a paralegal certificate the following year. This would lead to a career in the legal field.

After several years, I started attend-ing Southern as a political science major. Political science has given me the tools to understand that this event truly has changed the world. It will not be forgotten. Every day you will see a f lag. Not as many, but you

will most likely see one. Every day there are more precautions being taken at airports, stadiums, or public arenas. Every day there are decisions being made to make you aware of your surroundings. Commercials still tell you to report “something suspicious.” If you told me all these changes would occur after Sept. 11, 2001, I would have been the first to tell you that would not ever happen. Little did I know at 19.

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Fear: the lasting effects of the unforgettable 9/11

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Dear. Dr. Strangelove,

Me and my girlfriend have been dating for about five months. I feel like we’re pretty comfortable together, and the sex is great. The prob-lem is, she never wants to “please” me. I give her favors, but every time I make the suggestion for her to do the same, she says she doesn’t feel good. I don’t know if she’s grossed out or if she just doesn’t know what she’s doing. I don’t want to make her feel uncomfortable, but a guy has to live, right?

-Longing for a lil’ Lovin’

Dear Longing for a lil’ Lovin’,

You have to ask yourself what you value most in a relationship. Is the physical as-pect of it really more important? If so, you’re going to have to work something out with your girlfriend. If you want to keep her around, I wouldn’t suggest scolding her for her reluctance. You should simply ask her how she feels in a non-accusing way. If she is the one feeling insecure, the bed life will only get worse if you make her feel worse. If all else fails, maybe if you stop giving favors she’ll get the pic-ture.

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The Owls kick off their 2011 campaign against Central

Photos by Sean Meenaghan

Sophomore Mustaqiim Plair broke up a pass in the third quarter of Saturday’s game. Senior Andre Privott breaks a tackle from Central defender Matthew Tyrell.

Central running back Chris Tolbert ran for 76 yards. Redshirt freshman Dion O’Joe makes a tackle on Central defensive back Josh Celerin.

Senior Kevin Lynch was 22 for 39 and threw for 223 yards with one touchdown. Junior Jayson Holt caught a pass on the sidelines in the fourth quarter.

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Inside:How many Owls will Lil Wayne’s new album receive?

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Student Center ballroom gets lit up with neon partyOlivia RichmanGeneral assiGnment reporter

Where could students have gone to get neon accessories and dance the night away?

The Neon Welcome Back Party Dance last Wednesday in the Student Center ballroom at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU student, Jason Thigpen, said the dance was a success.

“The DJ was off the hook,” he said. “He played the crowd well with a good music selection.”

The DJ played popular music, ranging from old school hip hop to dance hall (Jamaican dance music).

There were about 700 people in the large crowd, according to Brittany Magruder, a mem-ber of Programs Council who helped set up the dance. Around 11 at night, everybody began to dance.

“I prefer hip hop then dance hall and house. I am a dancer so I had and amazing time,” said Thigpen, a media studies major. “I only saw a few people standing around.”

Richella Rondon, a sports journalism major at SCSU, said she went to the dance because she wanted to meet new people.

“I figured it’d be a new way to meet people,” she said, “seeing as I’m a transfer.”

The dance, that went from 9 to one in the morning, had a neon theme. Students handed

out glow stick necklaces and neon glasses at the door.

“Everyone likes neon,” Rondon said. “It was funky.”

Thigpen, on the other hand, wanted more neon.

“I didn’t like the theme,” he said. “Be-cause the only thing neon about the dance was the glow sticks they handed out.”

Jake Chambless, a social work sopho-more, said he wished he had gone to the dance.

“I didn’t know there was a dance the day we came back,” said Chambless. “I wish I went though, because (the neon) seemed to lighten the mood and make everybody happy.”

At the Neon Dance Party, there were many activities and free food available for students.

There was a room of tables for stu-dents who felt like relaxing during the party, and free pizza, drinks and Italian ice.

There was even a photo booth for friends to pile into.

“I took pictures with my chums,” said Thigpen. “It was fun.”

Rondon said the dance was a success in her opinion.

“I knew a couple lf people there and met a few new friends,” she said. “The music was good. The DJ was great.”

Chambless said he would definitely go to the next dance if the theme was to his liking.

Rondon said she felt the same way. “It’s so good to see students support events.

I went to a school where there was no school spirit.

It was at, like, zero,” she said. “So I’m glad to see that people at SCSU support their school’s events.”

Magruder said the dance was a success.

“People I talked to said they had fun,” she said. “They had a good time.”

Coming up next for the Programs Council is a screening of one of the summer’s biggest com-edy movies, “The Hangover; Part II.”

Free snacks, free drinks and free raffles will all take part during the event.

It all takes place in the student center theater next Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Photo Courtesy Olivia RiChman

Richella Rondon-Smith and Carly Barnes wear neon glasses during the party.

Photo Courtesy JOn mORenO

ProCon offered free Rita’s Italian Ice, pizza and drinks.

everyone likes neon. It was funky.Richella Rondon-Smith —

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Jon MorenoArts & EntErtAinmEnt Editor

Dan Carrano, a senior music

major, plays in a band called Milk-

sop: Unsung. Band members include,

Mandolin, who plays acoustic gutar

and does vocals. TJ Jackson. who

also plays the acoustic guitar, ban-

jo, electric guitar and does vocals.

Gary Velush is resposinble for the

upright bass. The band first began

its journey as “The Silver Alert Fu-

gitives” before adding a mixture of

jazz, blues, and alternative music.

Carrano says some people may find

the band’s lyrics to be vulgar but is

also quick to point out the subjects

they touch are not one’s traditional

expectations. Milksop: Unsung’s

music can be found on YouTube.

Q. Tell us real quick where you come from, how you chose Southern and why. Your major, year. Tell us what makes you, you?

A. I am from Branford, Conn. and I simply picked Southern because it was the closest school to me.

I am a senior and my major is music. I like to consider our band (Milksop) to

be a mixture of many different genres that we like to call “Psycho-Folk.” We came up with this name because although our instru-mentation is folky, our sound is more mod-ern and heavy. Whenever one of us writes a song there is always room for everyone’s idea on how to arrange it - causing us to have a collaborative ideology for each tune. Plus, we are all similar in our likes and dis-likes so we always seem to enjoy each other’s lyrics - which are never about love, traveling, and all the other traditional topics.

Q. How did it all start for you, what was the first moment that you realized music is a passion for you and what made you pursue it to this point?

A. As far as I can remember, my life was always about music. I love reminiscing about old phases I had: may it be punk, hip hop, bluegrass, rock, blues, jazz, etc. And I believe that they all play into what I am today. I am always envious of the musicians that are able to obtain a following and that remains to be one my goals.

Q. Who are some of your favorite artists and how have they influenced you musically or personally?

A. My favorite artists are always changing. Right now I am on a rotation of Tom Waits, Chopin, Th-elonious Monk, Joanna Newsom, Eric Dolphy, with a few more artists that tend to squeeze their way into the line-up. They all influence me, may it be consciously or subconsciously, but I am particularly interested in Monk’s sense of chromatics.

Q. Where would you like to take the music you do? Are you and your band trying to get a deal somewhere or is this simply for the love?

A. As of now the band is all about creating pieces that we enjoy playing. We never run out of ideas that make songs challenging, which is another aspect of our originality.

And, obviously, it is always a pleasure when you see other people enjoying it too.

Q. Who has influenced you most in life (not musically) and how so?

A. Bill Hicks was a great comedian that taught me to think outside of what people tell you because everyone is voicing their opinion.

Q. What would you like to tell him if you ever met him?

A. If Bill Hicks was still alive and I had the chance to talk with him, I probably wouldn’t.

Q. What is your advice to local artists who are trying to get their music heard or who just feel discouraged sometimes? What do you do to get yourself out of a rut if you are ever in one, musically?

A. My advice is to not take anyone’s advice.

Q. What are you plans once you graduate?

A. Life.

Q. What is your fondest memory here and what would you like to tell the Southern body for those who don’t know you?

A. My favorite part about college life is meeting new people.

Growing up in Branford, there was always the same crowd of people and I would pick my favorites throughout the years.

Although I am still very close with a lot of Branford friends, it is college where I found more cohorts.

Branford native merges genres with unique interests

Photo Courtesy DAn CorrAne

Carrano’s band, Milksop: Unsung, play in various venues in Conn.

Photo Courtesy DAn CArrone

Carrano’s musically influences include Tom Waits, Chopin and Eric Dolphy.

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Lil Wayne

Tha Carter IV

1. “Intro” – A decent introduction to an abysmal album, Lil Wayne’s signature slow flow (which we hear often through this project) takes front and center here. The Willy Will production is heard two more times after this track with some special guests featured on it. The song sets the tone for odd - and at-times cheesy - punch lines that take over this album. 2/5 Owls.

2. “Blunt Blowin” – Wayne uses almost the same exact flow on this track as he does in the intro but the listener is also exposed to a hook that is reminiscent of a 2006-2007 Wayne in his prime. Too bad it doesn’t last for long, though. It’s another generic song at the end of the day. 2/5 Owls.

3. “Megaman” – With Megaman behind the boards, Lil Wayne deserves credit for this very clever song title. “Have it your way, Burger King,” says an intimidating Wayne. Par-don the sarcasm. The beat bangs and is sure to be played in a lot of car systems with the windows down, but this is more of a mixtape track. He just raps throughout the full three minutes with no hook and is good, just not good enough. Lil Wayne has become his biggest enemy. The standards Wayne is held to is simply too high for him to reach at this point. 2/5 Owls.

4. “6 Foot 7 Foot” – This is a blatant attempt at do-ing what “A Milli” did for “Tha Carter III.” Every rapper jumped on the instrumental to make their own renditions and while a few rappers added verses to this one, it never reached the masses the way Wayne may have hoped. Good track, however. Plus the “real G’s move in silince like lasagna” line is one for the ages. 4/5 Owls.

5. “Nightmares of the Bottom” – Well, one doesn’t have to wonder too much about what this song is about. We get vintage Lil Wayne here with vintage Lil Wayne production. Wayne slows down the tempo after a few upbeat tracks to tell his listeners about his fears of failing and finally speaks on the jail sentence he served last year. One of the best songs on the album, hands down. 4/5 Owls.

6. “She Will” (featuring Drake) – What’s more hypnotiz-ing than the production by T-Minus is Drake’s hook. No one writes a hook like Drake does. The melody he writes are one of a kind

and is in full display in this song that is sure to get radio play for months to come. It’s difficult to imagine this song without Drake. 4/5 Owls.

7. “How to Hate” (featuring T-Pain) – After three real good songs, we get this. T-Pain still has the skill to make a hit when need be, but this here is not it. This song is a wreck. By the time Wayne actually comes in to start his verse, the song is long gone.

Next. 1/5 Owls.

8. “Interlude” (featuring Tech N9ne & Andre 3000) – Is it bad when the best song on your album doesn’t have you in it? Probably. And this song here proves it. Tech N9ne comes in spit-ting a verse full of intricate rhyme schemes and switches up his flow more times than the average fan realizes before you’re hit with an Andre 3000 verse. The other half of OutKast makes a rare appearance here to remind hip-hop fans he is still lurking. My favorite track on the album. 5/5 Owls.

9. “ John” (featuring Rick Ross) – J.U.S.T.I.C.E League are responsible for this bigger than life production that features none other than the boss, Rick Ross. This song does well with the crowd during live performances (look what it did at this year’s VMAs).

The song is nothing short of energetic. Too bad the video didn’t live up to the song. However, the image of Rick Ross sitting in a wheelchair as he raps his verse was one for the ages. 3/5 Owls.

10. “Murder to Excellence” – After starting with a bunch of mumbling and squealing (like most of Lil Wayne’s verses) he clears up his speech to provide us with more questionable punch lines. 2/5 Owls.

11. “So Special” (featuring John Legend) – John Legend makes this song worth the listen. One of the few songs on this album I can listen to more than once. Besides the “I tear it up like loose sleeve paper” line, this track is rather enjoyable. 3/5 Owls.

12. “How To Love” – The second single off the album, Lil Wayne moans for four minutes with the assistance of auto-tune. Yes, the track is catchy and will get radio play but this song could’ve gone places unthinkable had a singer like Frank Ocean or Ne-Yo laid down vocals for it. The video, however, has a great message. Be sure to check it out. 3/5 Owls.

13. “President Carter” – The track begins with a sample off Jimmy Carter’s inauguration. It’s definitely a clever way to slip the sample being that this album is called “Tha Carter IV.” More corny punch lines? Yes. “I hold tools like mechanics,” says Wayne. After a while, the at-times ques-tionable lyrics just have to be ignored to be able to enjoy the solid production on this album. 3/5 Owls.

14. “It’s Good” (featuring Jadakiss & Drake) – Much has been about this track as Lil Wayne chooses to take shots at one half of The Throne and threatens Jay-Z to kidnap Beyoncé for ransom money. The line is not witty at all and Jadakiss, who is usually lyrically consistent falls victim to the Lil Wayne syndrome when he says, “Shoot me in the watch, I have time to kill.” Jadakiss uses Rick Ross’ slower flow, Drake

uses Lil Wayne’s signature flow and Wayne returns the favor by using Drake’s melodic flow. Decent song. 3/5 Owls.

15. “Outro” (featuring Bun B, Nas, Shyne & Busta Rhymes) – Another great track on Wayne’s album that doesn’t even have Wayne on it. Busta steals the show with his rapid, aggressive and animated style and is deservingly the last voice heard on this al-bum. Shyne, on the other hand, should just not ever rap. Again. 3/5 Owls.

Overall: 2 out of 5 Owls.

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ProCon PrEsEnts: “thE hAngovEr ii”

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New senior programmer at ProCon aims to unite studentsOlivia RichmanGeneral assiGnment reporter

When it comes to Program’s Council at Southern Connecticut State University, it is all about teamwork.

ProCon embers work together to create the events that students attend and enjoy here at SCSU.

And where would ProCon be without its leaders?

Enter: Nick Gleifert. Gleifert, a junior at SCSU,

has just become the entertainment committee’s senior programmer this semester.

“I’ve been in ProCon since freshmen year,” he said over the phone. “I made my way up.”

The responsibilities of a senior programmer, according

to Gleifert, are to run their own committee.

“There are five committees,” he said. “Each senior programmer runs meetings.”

In addition to running meetings, senior programmers have to find events they want to start planning for the students of SCSU.

Events range from concerts and dances to seminars and movie nights.

“There is one movie per month,” said Gleifert. “There is PB&J every Thursday (for commuters), Broadway trips to New York City for a minimum fee. We give out free novelties…”

Gleifert’s good friend, Mike Cip-riano, met Cleisert while rushing for SCSU’s fraternity, Beta Mu Sigma, where Cleisert is treasurer.

“My first impression was that he was a nice guy,” said Cipriano, “but

he looks like he just stepped out of a Holister catalog. Love the kid.”

A Hollister catalog? “Yeah,” Ciprinano said with a

laugh, “I tell him that all the time because that’s what he looks like!”

Gleifert, a junior, said that to get an idea for an event at the school, se-nior programmers attend conferences, where vendors give them ideas.

“If something seems good enough,” he said, “we’ll pursue it.”

Another way that Gleifert gets ideas for events is through students.

“All our meetings are on Monday,” he said. “They’re open to everybody. We take those ideas and use them for next semester.”

Gleifert said he can tell if an event is a success by two things: re-sponses and number of attendees.

“When a lot of people give a

positive response we know the event was a success,” he said. “If a lot of students attend, we’ve done our jobs.”

Cipriano, who said that Gleif-ert’s positive traits are that he’s a nice kid with a level head and always seems organized, said that he feels his friend is right for the position of senior programmer at ProCon.

“Nick holding such a high position in ProCon is great,” he said, “because of his great ability to get things done in a timely manner and he is a great leader.”

Gleifert said he picked SCSU be-cause of the closeness and relation-ships of the people on campus.

“I really like the fact that no mat-ter what event ProCon has,” he said,

“it can potentially bring the student body together.”

Photo Courtesy NiCk GleifeRt

Gleifert is a senior ProCon programmer.

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Pete PaguagaSportS Editor

In four days it will mark the 10th anniversary of one of the worst days in our great country’s history.

Everyone knows where he or she was that day, and exactly what they were doing when the first tower was hit.

I know I do. I was in the sixth grade, sitting in music class when the

North Tower was hit at 8:46 a.m. I was 11 years old; I didn’t know what was going on, the school didn’t tell all the students what was going on.

My sister was in eighth grade at the time, her class was told what happened. She then told me on the bus on the way home and the first thing that came to my mind was the well-being of my father and grandfather. They both worked in New York City.

Even though I was just 11, I understood what had happened. I was scared for a long time, always thinking about what might happen next.

After the attacks, many sporting events were cancelled for that day. Many of that week’s NFL games were called off as well. Whether you agree or not, sports have a major impact on our society and community at large. Sports are something that can captivate a group of people and even a country; that’s why I love sports.

The 1980 Miracle on Ice is one sporting moment that comes to my mind. Even the little league team from Keystone, Penn. this season had that effect.

But in a Mets game on Sept. 21, 2001—the first baseball game in New York after the attacks—Mike Piazza hit and a go-ahead homerun in the 8th inning that sent Shea Stadium into a frenzy that hadn’t been seen since their World Series in 1986.

Even as a die-hard Yankees fan and an 11-year-old I was exuberant and applauded because it wasn’t about Yankees and Mets or any other team. It was about being a New Yorker and an American. That night, like I have been every night since Sept. 11, 2001 I was damn proud to be an American and a New Yorker.

That October, the Yankees went back to the World Series for the fourth-straight year. Let’s be honest; if you’re not a Yankees fan, you likely hate them, but the 2001 World Series was different. Even though they ended up losing the Series to the Diamondbacks, there was a different feel throughout New York and baseball. It felt like everyone was pushing for the Yankees, not just because they wanted the Yankees to win, but they wanted New York to win.

Sept. 11 changed this country forever; I know it changed my life forever even though I didn’t lose anyone in the attacks. I was still affected because I am an American and even more I am a New Yorker.

Sports is what helped me get back to the norm of my life after the attacks.

Ten years of 9/11, sports and memories

Jeff NowakEditor-in-ChiEf

The Red Sox and Yankees have been flipping and flopping the AL East lead for what seems like months. The pennant race may not be decided until the last day of the season, but everyone should know the most impressive team.

The Yankees—it’s not even close.

For the first time in what seems like decades, the Yankees really made no major moves heading into the season. The Bombers’ biggest acquisition was Rafael Soriano, who hasn’t provided much.

Cliff Lee did the unthinkable and snubbed the big-money Yankees to form a dream combo in Philadelphia. This left CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett as the top two starters in pinstripes, a very top-heavy combo. The offense was always strong, but an MVP-caliber season from Curtis Granderson and the most runs scored in baseball later, this team has the second-best record in the league behind only Lee and his dream team.

The Yankees have done something with what was, by contem-porary standards for this team, next to nothing. They have taken the overspending argument and smashed it straight over the heads of the skeptical small-market cynics.

However, don’t think I now find a team that still has the largest payroll in baseball endearing—actually quite the opposite. They are the most impressive team in baseball based on their success with limited spending. This does not mean they are the best team.

It is an important distinction to make and an ironic point when considering this is the justification Yankee fans generally give to defend their big-market position.

The Red Sox decided to dust off their checkbook in lieu of the Yankees’s ineffective offer to Lee, signing, or overpaying, one of the top free agents in Carl Crawford. They also traded for Adrian Gonzalez who Theo Epstein knew he was going to have to make one of the highest paid players in the league.

Gonzalez has been worth every cent, but that is not the issue at hand.

My point here is that the Red Sox spent all of the money and having just the third-best record in baseball at this point in the sea-son is akin to underachieving. This pressure manifested itself in a very palpable way early in the season, when the Sox—the odds-on World Series pick—started the season losing the first six games.

When they hit rock bottom at 2-10 they might as well have called it quits, phoned it in, hung up the cleats, sent the Yankees on their merry way to the pennant—need I go on?

As any reasonable, unbiased observer could have predicted, the big spenders hit their stride and are the best team in the AL, their 11-4 record against the Yankees this season is proof enough of that.

However, the team that is too old, doesn’t have enough pitch-ing, doesn’t hit for a high enough average but has the best record in the American League, is by far the most impressive.

Yankees most impressive, but not the best in the AL

Southern News staff NFL preseason rankings1. New England Patriots: The Pats will be back where they belong this season. Ochocinco will underachieve but Albert Haynesworth is going to revamp the Defensive line. 2010: 14-2; Predicted: 13-32. New Orleans Saints:The Saints are a dark-horse team this season, but don’t forget about Who Dat nation. They will be driven to avenge their unceremoni-ous playoff exit last season. 2010: 11-5; Predicted: 13-33. Green Bay Packers: They barely made the playoffs last year, but they are the defend-ing champs. The problem for the Packs is they have an extremely tough schedule. 2010: 10-6; Pre-dicted 12-44. Philadelphia Eagles: Some are calling this a dream team, but an injury to Michael Vick will turn this into a Vince Young-themed nightmare. 2010: 10-6; Pre-dicted: 12-4 5. Pittsburgh Steelers: Some of the defense is getting up there in age but they are still the most punishing unit in the league. Roethlisberger just knows how to win. 2010: 12-4; Predicted: 12-46. Baltimore Ravens: Another team that will be carried by the de-fense, without infusing more youth, this might be the last successful year for the purple birds. 2010: 12-4; Predicted: 12-47. New York Jets: The Jets will have another great season, but Mark Sanchize and Co. have losses on their schedule. Looks like another wild card and more road playoff games. 2010: 11-5; Pre-dicted: 11-58. Houston Texans: I’m high on the Texans every year—this is the season I will be right. Gary Kubiak will have the team playing like his job depends on it, and let’s face it, it does. 2010: 10-6; Predicted 11-59. Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons needed to address the pass rush—they didn’t. With the Bucs and Saints also in the NFC South, the Falcons will have a drop-off in 2011. 2010: 13-3; Predicted: 11-5

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Bucs and Josh Freeman will have another good year, but they will be right next to Atlanta looking up at the Saints all year. 2010: 10-6; Predicted 11-511. Dallas Cowboys: There will be a logjam for the NFC wildcard this season and the NFC East is going to have a hard time cutting through. This means the Cowboys will be out of the loop. 2010: 6-10; Predicted:10-612. New York Giants: The Giants will run parallel to Dallas. The defense will play well, but they will likely just miss the playoffs for the third straight year. This result would almost certainly cost Tom Coughlin his job. 2010: 10-6; Pre-dicted: 10-613. San Diego Chargers: How many slug-like starts will the Chargers have before Norv Turner loses his job? 2010: 9-7; Predicted 10-614. Chicago Bears: Roy Williams is not the answer and the Bears will come back down to Earth this year after overachieving last season. 2010: 11-5; Pre-dicted 9-715. Kansas City Chiefs: Matt Cassell had his first playoff experience

last season, unfortunately this year won’t be a repeat. That said, they will still be a fast, dangerous team. 2010: 10-6; Predicted 9-716. Indianapolis Colts: This will be the end of an era. Manning will miss his first start in 208 games and the Colts will fail to win 10 games for the first time since the 2001 season. 2010: 10-6; Predicted 9-717. Detroit Lions: This is going to be the season the Lions finally break through. They will finish outside of the playoffs, but a winning season for the Lions will feel like a Super Bowl victory. 2010: 6-10; Predicted 9-718. Minnesota Vikings: Donovan McNabb will be an upgrade at quarterback, but losing Sidney Rice leaves a big hole at

wide receiver past Percy Harvin. They will be competitive but just

competitive. 2010: 6-10; Predicted: 8-819. St. Louis Rams: This is an attractive team. They added receiv-ers for Sam Bradford and Steven Jackson is a beast; unfortunately they are still a year away from being up with the top units in the league. 2010: 7-9; Predicted: 8-8

20-26San Francisco 49ers: 2010 6-10; Predicted: 7-9Jacksonville Jaguars: 2010: 8-8; Predicted: 7-9Miami Dolphins: 2010: 7-9; Predicted: 6-10Seattle Seahawks: 2010: 7-9; Predicted: 6-10Denver Broncos: 2010: 4-12; Predicted: 6-10Washington Redskins: 2010: 6-10; Predicted: 4-12

26-32Arizona Cardinals: 2010: 5-11; Predicted: 4-12Buffalo Bills: 2010: 4-12; Predicted: 4-12Cleveland Browns: 2010: 5-11; Predicted: 4-12Carolina Panthers: 2010: 2-14; Predicted: 3-13Cincinnati Bengals: 2010: 4-12; Predicted: 2-14Tennessee Titans: 2010: 6-10; Predicted: 2-14

—JEFF NOWAK

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Last weekend’s scoreboardFridayWomen’s SoccerSCSU-2 Queens College-1Men’s Cross CountryFirst PlaceWomen’s Cross CountryFifth Place

SaturdayFootballSCSU-21 CCSU-35Field HockeySCSU-2 Mansfield- 5VolleyballSCSU-3 Dominican-1SCSU-3 Molloy-2Women’s SoccerSCSU-3 Mercy-1Men’s SoccerSCSU-0 Bridgeport-2

SundayField HockeySCSU-0 Shippensburg-12

Football

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Athletes of the Week:

Men’sMustaqiim Plair (CB) Football

Plair had six total tackles, broke up one pass and had one interception in the football team’s season opening loss to CCSU 35-21 on Saturday.

Women’sMegan Lyons (OH) Volleyball

Lyons is a senior from Cold Spring, NY. She has played the last three years as a outside hitter. Lyons helped lead the Owls to victory in their tri-match opening with 16 kills and 25 digs in two victories against Dominican and Molloy Saturday.

“We came back in the second match and showed a lot of intensity,” senior Megan Lyons said.

“We worked very well together.”Sophomore Sarah Beres led South-

ern (2-0) with 15 kills and three blocks. Sophomore Lauren McVey had 12 kills and 13 digs. Junior Vanessa Sullivan had 27 digs. Junior Kimberly Lachowicz had an outstanding 51 assists in the match and 13 digs.

Freshman Sam Berna led Molloy (0-2) with 11 kills and 24 digs. Junior Catherine Russini had 13 kills. Fresh-man Kerry MacDonald had 23 assists. Junior Jennifer Koelbel had 19 assists and 11 digs.

In the first set, Molloy came out

firing after taking a quick 7-2 lead. Southern never really found their bal-ance in the set, making errors and not capitalizing during plays. Southern would make nine attack errors in the set. Molloy later went on a 10-1 run to lead 21-8 - that would seal the set.

The second set saw Southern show off their team, taking an early 10-6 lead. Molloy cut the lead to 16-14 before the Owls went on a 7-0 run to lead 23-14, carrying them to the set. Southern con-tributed with 17 kills and 22 digs in the set.

The last three sets turned into a back and forth match with a fight for every point. In the third set, each team went on runs to give themselves breath-ing room. With Molloy leading 14-13 in the third set, Southern went on a 6-0 run

to take a 19-14 lead. Molloy later cut the lead to 23-22, but Southern scored two points after a kill by McVey and an error on Molloy by Koebel to take the set.

In the fourth set, Molloy came back after Southern controlled the first part of the set. Southern took an early 11-8 lead before Molloy went on a 7-3 run to take a 17-15 lead. Southern cut the lead to 23-22 with three straight points. Molloy would score the last two points to take the set.

Molloy took the early lead in the set in the fifth set, but Southern came back to take control. Molloy led 8-7 when Southern scored seven of the last eight points to win the match. Senior Megan Hiss had multiple kills on that run, be-hind her 11 kills in the match.

Southern led the match in total

attacks (181-170), kills (61-52), assists (56-47), digs (82-81) and blocks (16-12).

Molloy finished last season 8-24 overall and 2-10 in the East Coast Con-ference (ECC).

Molloy had lost to Dominican earlier in the day in game two, three sets to one.

Southern head coach Lisa Barbaro said the team needs to work on balanc-ing out the floor better.

“We need to communicate,” Bar-baro said. “We need to get trust from our floor balance.”

Barbaro said she was proud of the team’s efforts.

“Our returning starters showed leadership,” Barbaro said. “We played through the intensity and came back. The young people really helped us.”

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Owls look to spike down opponents this seasonPat LongobardiSportS reporter

The SCSU wom-en’s volleyball team looks to rebuild this sea-son after falling just one spot short of making their own conference tournament.

Southern finished last year with a 16-13 overall, and 7-8 in the Northeast-10 Confer-ence, good for ninth place.

“We expect to be at the top of our confer-ence and our region,” head coach Lisa Bar-baro said. “The sky is the limit for this team.”

In 2010, Southern posted its third consecu-tive winning season. It was the first time in more than 30 years that Southern was able to accomplish that feat.

A key is that South-ern is returning seven out of 14 from last season.

“The majority of our starters are returning and they are a year older,” Barbaro said, who en-ters her eighth season at Southern as both head volleyball and softball coach. “They are starting to gel better.”

There will be two seniors this season - Me-gan Lyons (Cold Spring, N.Y.) and Megan Hiss (Trinidad, Colo.).

Lyons said that she has high expectations for the team going into her final season.

“I definitely want to make the playoffs for the second time in the school’s history,” Lyons said.

“We can do it.” Southern was selected to finish eighth in the

Northeast-10 Conference preseason coaches’ poll this season. That spot would get them into the postseason.

University of New Haven is the defending conference regular season and tournament cham-pion after a 27-3 record and 15-0 in conference. UNH was also chosen as the preseason favorite to win the conference again this season.

Top ranked Concordia-St. Paul completed

their fourth consecutive national championship season after going 32-4 under head coach Brady Starkey, defeating Tampa in Louisville, Ky.

Southern also has seven freshmen on the team this season - Caelese Brown, Natasha Carl-bert, Chloe Dyke, Madison Featherston, Danielle Jordine, Katelyn Mayr and Jessica Ryder.

There are two sophomores - Lauren McVey and Sarah Beres, and three juniors - Kimberly La-chowicz, Syriah Celestine, and Vanessa Sullivan.

Conference play begins for Southern at Pelz Gymnasium vs. Saint Rose on Saturday, Sept. 17. Senior day will be on Friday, Oct. 28 vs. UMass-Lowell. Other notable conference games this season include vs. Bentley on Sept. 21, vs. UNH on Sept. 27, vs. AIC on Oct. 4 and at AIC on Oct. 8, vs. Pace on Oct. 11 and at Adelphi on Nov. 11.

The Owls will lose two seniors from last year - Broghan Miller and Robin Priest.

Southern finished 10-3 at home, 4-9 on the road, and 2-1 on neutral courts last season.

Lachowicz and Sullivan played in all 104 games for Southern last season.

Southern had 1,181 team kills last season. Megan Lyons led the team with 283 kills, with Megan Hiss in second with 216.

Southern recorded 1,581 digs during the sea-son, 433 from Vanessa Sullivan. Lauren McVey was second on the team with 238.

Sarah Beres led the team in blocks with 69 (21 solo, 48 assisted). Broghan Miller was second with 65 blocks.

Southern opened the season with two home victories on Sept. 3 against Dominican College and Molloy College.

“We have a strong returning crew,” Lyons said. “The freshmen are picking up every play and practicing hard.”

Barbaro said despite the many returning players, the young players need to define them-selves on the roster.

“We need 1-2 young guys,” Barbaro said. “Syriah Celestine is coming back from injury and people want her position. They are young and fresh and are going to push her to earn that spot.”

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Owls make comeback; fall short against sister schoolRyan FlynnSpecial to Southern newS

After a first half plagued with turnovers and red-zone failures, Southern had dug themselves a hole too deep to crawl out of.

Some stellar play in the second half, especially on the defensive side of the ball, briefly made it a game again, but in the end it was too much to over-come. The Owls fell on the road 35-21 to in-state rival CCSU Blue Devils.

On the opening drive, Southern looked poised to take control right off the bat. Senior quarterback Kevin Lynch led the team down to Central’s one-yard line. However, the Owls were unable to cash in after two runs and an incomplete pass on the fourth down.

“Any time you drive the length of the field, it’s unfortunate when you don’t score,” Lynch said, finishing the game with 223 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. “We’ve got to be better in that area. It’s just something we’ve got to fix.”

CCSU owned the first half. Cen-tral’s quarterback Gunnar Jespersen led an option offense that at times looked unstoppable. Passing touch-downs of four and eight yards put the Blue Devils up 14-0. Lynch was then stripped, the fumble returned 23 yards for the Blue Devils’ third unanswered touchdown. They would score their fourth six minutes later, leaving the halftime score a lopsided 28-0. To this point Central had nearly double the time of possession.

However, one Southern team went into the locker room at halftime and a completely different one re-emerged. Early in the third period, the Owls staged a seven-play, 44-yard drive

capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by tailback Rashaad Slowley. De-spite another Lynch interception, the offense began to look much better.

The same could be said of the defense.

Southern held the Blue Devils without a first down for the entire third quarter, finally solving the option of-fense that had caused so many difficul-ties early in the game.

“I think we adjusted a little bit to the speed of the game,” head coach Rich Cavanaugh said. “I think we played a lot more physical in the second half then we did in the first half.”

With 8:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, things got even more interest-ing. After an 11-play drive, Slowley

scored his second one-yard touchdown. A missed extra point left the Owls be-hind by a margin of 28-13. However, an interception by Southern cornerback Mustaqiim Plair on the following drive gave them new life.

They again turned this opportunity into points, by way of an 11-yard pass from Lynch to junior tight end Jerome Cunningham. In a controversial call, Coach Cavanaugh elected to go for the two-point conversion instead of taking the conservative route and waiting for the team’s next score. His gamble paid off, however, and Central saw their once dominating lead cut to a meager seven points.

“We just started playing,” Lynch said. “We knew we could move the ball.

We’re pretty good on offense so it’s just a matter of kind of being there in the first half. The defense played fantastic—they really played incredible. They basically gave up 14 points, so my hat’s off to them.”

With 2:25 remaining, and still trailing 28-21, Southern elected to try an onside kick. The ball looked to be struck perfectly and kicked up high off of the turf above the outstretched arms of players from both squads. After a scramble for the ball, Central’s wide receiver and a member of the unit meant to field onside kicks, Matthew Tyrell, came down with the ball and saw nothing but green turf in front of him. He returned the kick 35 yards for a touchdown, effectively icing the game

and ending Southern’s hopes of a thrill-ing come-from-behind win.

“On the onside kick our players did the exact thing that you’re supposed to do and kept the ball in play, because if they recover it the game’s over anyway” said Lenny Bonn, special teams and linebackers coach. “If we recover it then you’ve got a fighting chance. So, we did the right thing.”

The team, Bonn said, did every-thing correctly and kept the ball in play. The goal was to recover possession in any way possible.

“I think our team has a lot of heart.” Cavanaugh said. “[The Owls] didn’t give up. We came back, we had some opportunities to maybe win the game, unfortunately we didn’t.”

Owls volleyball sweeps opening tri-match to start off 2-0Pat LongobardiSportS reporter

SCSU 3 - Dominican 1The SCSU women’s volleyball team had

to battle through a tough four sets in the sea-son opener before finding their chemistry and winning.

Southern pulled the game out, three sets to one against Dominican College on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Pelz Gymnasium.

This was part of a season opening tri-match with Southern, Dominican and Molloy.

Southern won the match 25-20, 17-25, 25-20 and 25-23.

“I am proud of the effort,” head coach Lisa Barbaro said. “We are not as polished yet and we still have some kinks to work out.”

Junior Syriah Celestine and senior Megan Hiss each led the team with nine kills for South-ern. Hiss also had three assists and nine digs.

Senior Megan Lyons had eight kills and 15 digs. Junior Kimberly Lachowicz had 30 assists, six digs and four kills. Sophomore Sarah Beres had eight kills, six service aces and seven blocks.

Junior Courtney Heard led with 22 kills for the match with six digs for Dominican. Junior Whitney Ranger had 38 assists for the match, seven kills and 13 digs. Junior Jordyn Fuller had 28 digs and three assists. Junior Michelle Fiorvanti had 15 kills and nine digs.

Each set mainly started back and forth until one team went on runs that changed the momentum for that set.

In the first set, with the score tied at 14,

Southern took a 20-14 lead with a 6-0 run that would propel their biggest lead of the set and an eventual win.

The second set saw Dominican jump out to an early lead. They carried that through to lock the game at one set apiece. With Domini-can leading 14-8, Southern answered with a 5-0 run, cutting the lead to 15-13. Dominican later went on a 5-0 run and received kills from Fiorvanti down the stretch that would wrap up the set.

In the third set, both Southern and Dominican traded points until Southern got the room they needed to

control the set. Southern led 10-9 when they went on a 3-0 run to take a 13-9 lead. Domini-can cut the lead to 15-13 when Southern would get big kills from Celestine, Lacho-wicz and Beres to extend their lead.

Southern won the set after three consecutive points, including two straight kills by Celestine.

“For the first match, I think we played good,” Lyons said. “We were a little scrappy, but that is to be expected for the first match.”

The fourth set was full of runs by both teams in a tight set up until the end. With Do-minican leading 16-14, Southern went on a 3-0 run to take a 17-16 lead. Southern went on a 7-3 run to end the match. Dominican would later regain the lead 20-18 before Southern called a timeout. With Southern leading 24-23, Heard tried to make a kill to the Southern side. Beres and Hiss both blocked it, clinching the

winner. Lyons said the team has a lot to work on

and there are many aspects with room for improvement.

“We need to encourage each other and the defense has more to work on,” Lyons said.

Dominican led the game total attacks (160-149), kills (53-46), assists (48-38) and digs (79-72). Southern led in blocks (12-8).

Dominican finished last season 16-17 over-all and 13-6 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). Southern finished last year with a 16-13 overall mark and 7-8 in the Northeast-10 Conference, good for ninth place.

SCSU-3 Molloy-2The SCSU women’s volleyball had to battle

through a tough opponent during their season opening weekend, this time in a five set match.

Southern was able to pull it out and defeat Molloy College three sets to two on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Pelz Gymnasium.

Southern won the match 12-25, 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, and 15-9. This was part of a season opening tri-match with Southern, Dominican, and Molloy.

Southern had defeated Dominican Col-lege in the first game of the day, three sets

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Senior Megan Hiss (left) and junior Syriah Celestine (right) blocking an attempted spike by Molloy.

We came back in the second match and showed a lot of intensity.

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Senior Rashaad Slowley (left) ran for two rushing touchdowns and 50 yards on the ground. Senior Andre Privott (right) led the Owls with six catches for 61 yards in the loss.

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