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Volume 85, Issue 5 The Student Voice of The University of Scranton Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Students reach out to flood victims
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Seniors look forward to graduation
International Service Program members have a new friend in Wyoming County.
ISP members traveled to flood-ravaged Falls Township Saturday to help affected residents deal with the muddy aftermath of the raging Susquehanna River.
ISP students met up with Hock Road resident Sally Rice.
The volunteers were scheduled to help another woman remove dry wall from her Hock Road home. But when the students noticed she was not home, they went next door and offered their help to her neighbor, Rice.
Rice said she was both sur-prised and grateful that the Uni-versity students were in town to offer their help.
“They did so much in such a short amount of time,” Rice said. “They did a great job.”
Rice has been living on Hock Road for most of her life. Her fa-ther bought the property in 1945 and she has lived there since.
The flood and its aftermath were especially hard for Rice be-cause she had to rebuild without her husband, who died last year
after an illness. Rice said it was difficult with-
out his support and help, but in a way she was happy he did not have to go through the flooding.
Rice’s eyes filled up as she talk-
ed about her late husband.“It’s hard enough going through
it when you’re healthy,” Rice said. “But you can’t sit around and feel sorry for yourself. You just got to do it.”
The Susquehanna left behind a trail of debris in Rice’s yard. Among the washed up rubble, Rice and the students found $2 in a tree and an additional $10 in a folded cot.
Rice said she will not be spend-ing that lucky $12—instead, she will keep it as a reminder of her Scranton friends.
“I’ll always be thinking of you guys when I see it,” she said.
Rice said she was grateful she did not lose everything in the flood. As the river rose, Rice said she rented a U-Haul and was able to get her television, computer and other valuable items to high-er ground.
Rice said as the waters reced-ed, cases of looting sprung up in her neighborhood. Her son, Brian Farischon of Factoryville, said looting was a problem before the National Guard arrived in Wyo-ming County.
“We saved our neighbor’s boat and canoe, and then it was sto-len,” Farischon said.
Rice said she and others on Hock Road noticed “a couple of things were taken.”
Rice said the Susquehanna Riv-er crested higher in Falls than it did during the flooding from Hur-ricane Agnes in 1972.
Although she has been through two major floods in Falls Town-ship, Rice said she has no plans to leave her riverside property.
By CHRISTOPHER DOLAN Staff Writer
Advising Center gives registration advice
As the first half of the semester comes to a close, one concern for students draws closer: class reg-istration for the spring semester.
For first-year students, the registration experience can seem confusing and overwhelming. To help those who are stressed about registering for the first time, Katherine Robinson, academic advisor for the College of Arts and Science Academic Advising Center, has some tips to make the process more manageable.
• Be Prepared: “All freshmen al-ready have a appointment sched-uled,” Robinson said. “They need to pick up their letter that states their appointment time.”
Freshmen will also get their se-mester planning guide and course registration form, which should be filled out prior to their appoint-ment.
• Take Full Advantage of Your Advising Appointment: “Come as prepared as possible, not just with advising forms, but also with questions,” Robinson said. “I think a lot of people don’t realize that this isn’t just a time to schedule classes for spring. It’s also a time to think about future academic goals, such as double majors, mi-nors and opportunities like study-ing abroad.”
• Learn How to Read Your CAPP Sheet: “Familiarize yourself with your CAPP sheet,” Robinson said. “If you plan on switching your majors, ask for a new CAPP
sheet. It’s a tool to help you, and if you have any problems reading it, just ask us.”
• Use the Online Course Cata-log: “It’s important to look at the online catalog in conjunction with their CAPP Sheet,” Robinson said. “Use them as a guide for planning your four years here. If there are any problems, we can definitely help people figure out how to navigate the online course catalog and course search.”
• Be Aware of Your Section Number for Continuing Classes: “Some classes continue into next semester,” Robinson said. “For Bi-ology 142, Biology 111, Chemistry 113, Chemistry 233 and Writing 106, you must retain the same sec-tion number if you are continuing with these classes.”
• Registering for Classes: “Stu-dents get their PIN when they complete their registration form with their advisor,” Robinson said. “At that time, we provide them with instructions on how to reg-ister. We are trying to demystify that process as much as possible.”
Robinson said the most impor-tant advice she can give is to not be afraid to ask for help.
“Some people feel over-whelmed their first time register-ing,” Robinson said. “They don’t know what questions to ask. It’s okay to make an appointment before their scheduled appoint-ment. Our door is always open…Our number one instruction is if you run into any problems, call us. We’ll be working late during registration to help freshmen who have any problems.”
By CORy BURRELL Staff Writer
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanISP MEMBERS clean out Sally Rice’s shed in Falls Township Saturday. Left to right: Joe Florenzo, Melissa Olsakowski, Kyle Clark, Nick Cucci, Tara Wisbauer and Renae Russo.
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See “FLOOD,” Page 4
Senior Nursing major Ashley Vosilla was shocked when she re-ceived the Registrar’s email, titled “IMPORTANT GRADUATION IN-FORMATION for SENIORS” Mon-day morning. As mid-semester approaches, some seniors are freaking out while others are stay-ing calm.
According to an unscientific Facebook poll of 52 University se-niors, 15 are not freaking out, 25 are freaking out about graduating, and seven made up their own re-sponses.
“It’s not even spring semester yet. I’m trying not to think about [graduation] and it’s like a con-stant reminder,” Vosilla said after she received the Registrar’s email, which encouraged University se-niors to register for graduation.
Although she had an internship at a hospital in Long Island, N.Y. this summer, she is freaking out because she does not know what
to expect in the future. Vosilla said faculty in the nurs-
ing program highly recommend that students get an internship be-tween their junior and senior year.
“My internship definitely made me more confident in myself and taking care of someone on my own,” Vosilla said.
Getting an internship has also been beneficial to senior political science and history major Brian Riordan, who said he is not freak-ing out about graduation. Riordan interned at a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.
“I had a good sense of what it’s like out in the real world through my internship,” he said.
Riordan mentioned that his internship helped him learn how to work in a professional environ-ment. The New Jersey native lived on his own in Washington D.C. while completing his internship, which was ten weeks long.
“I had to do a lot on my own,” Riordan said. “It gives you a level of independence.”
While in Washington D.C., Rior-dan was offered a job by another company.
“It’s all about connections. Even if I don’t take the job, the man who offered it to me has other connec-tions,” Riordan said.
Riordan said that between the skills he acquired at The Univer-sity and his internship he feels prepared.
“If anything, I’m freaking out because I’ll miss [college],” he said.
Senior marketing major Denise Henry said that the economy is making her freak out about gradu-ation.
“With the economy being bad, I am very worried about being able to get a job after graduation. There are very few jobs and the ones that are out there are very competitive,” Henry said.
Even though Henry is freak-ing out about graduating, she has been proactive in her job search.
Career services has been a home away from home for me,” she said.
By NICOLENA BASSO Staff Writer
2 THE AQUiNASCAMPUS NOTES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
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NoTable bRieFs:DATE: Oct. 6 LOCATION: 1000 block of Mulberry StreetINCIDENT: Around 11:30 p.m., a student that her EZ-Pass and three CDs were missing from her car. Officers inspected her vehicle and found no further damage beyond the theft. The student notified her father to cancel the EZ-Pass. The three stolen CDs were by The Beatles, Taylor Swift, and one unkown.
RepoRT sTaTisTics:INTOxICATION: 4 countsTHEFT: 3 counts DRUg RELATED: 1 countASSAULT: 1 count
THE AQUiNAS wANTS TO REMiND YOU:
Do not leAve vAluAbles in your vehiCles no mAtter where you pArk. if you must leAve items in your CAr, hiDe them from plAin view
AnD be sure to loCk your Doors.
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+Farmers MarketFounder’s green at St. Thomas Circle11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.+The Question: is Fr. Malloy, Right (Or wrong) on Hooking Up?DeNaples Center, Fresh Food Court 12 a.m. – 1 p.m.+26th Annual Law/Graduate/Medical School Fair DeNaples Center (4th floor)1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.+USPB M and i: Asia Project DeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theatre, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.+Health Professions Organization Meeting Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.+USPB M and i: Asia Project DeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theatre8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
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Friday - Oct. 21 + Talk on the abortion-breast cancer link present-ed by Angela Lanfranchi, MD, FACS, president of the Breast Cancer Prevention instituteBrennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday - Oct. 19 +Art Exhibit: An Empty Place at the TableBrennan Hall, Rose Room (509)10:30 a.m. - 4;30 p.m.+Film screening of “Telling Amy’s Story”Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)6 p.m.
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NEwS 3THE AQUiNAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
By CHRISTOPHER DOLANStaff Writer
Meet USPB officers
People Profile: El-Habib Zanzana, foreign languages
According to El-Habib Zanzana, Ph.D., “the next best thing [to danc-ing] is to be in the classroom.”
Noted for his creativity and theatrical style, Zanzana uses the classroom as his Broadway stage. He spends several hours preparing for class and he tries to integrate new technology, including his iPad 2, into his teaching. Once class begins, Zanzana uses his talent to create a relaxed atmosphere where he encourages the students to take center stage.
“Creativity is what makes me breathe. I’m busy being creative even when I’m busy teaching,” he said.
Zanzana practices meditation and yoga, and he feels both help contribute to developing his talent.
“When you’re in the classroom, you’re constantly adjusting to a new situation,” Zanzana said.
“What happens in the class-room is life, and life is wild and un-predictable,” he said. “What I love about my profession is that there is no script.”
Native to Algeria, Zanzana comes from a family of 10 children. He left Algeria 20 years ago to pur-sue an education at Indiana Uni-versity at Bloomington, where he received a doctoral degree in Span-ish and master’s degrees in Span-ish, French and applied linguistics.
Zanzana especially enjoys the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures.
“It’s a beautiful language,” he said. “I connect with the underdog, like the Mexicans and struggling Latinos who try to pursue a dream and struggle. I’m drawn to the struggle of the underdogs.”
Always looking for an outlet for his creativity, Zanzana has writ-ten two plays and numerous po-ems and short stories. He has also written and produced two Arabic
puppet shows that contain original songs.
One of Zanzana’s students, who participated in the most re-cent Arabic puppet show, is the-ology Professor Christian Krokus. Krokus praised Zanzana for both his unique teaching style and his dynamic personality.
“I think he’s excellent,” Krokus said. “As a new teacher at The Uni-versity, I learned a lot from him about keeping the class lively.”
“And on top of it all, he’s just so funny,” Krokus said. “He’s hilarious — I think it’s why students respond to him.”
Krokus said he believes Zanza-na’s rich cultural background is his best gift to the community.
“I think it is really important for the students to have Habib as their image of an Arab Muslim,” Krokus said.
Krokus believes Zanzana is an excellent example of someone who can break the Arab Muslim stereotype portrayed in popular culture.
“Students think of Arab Mus-lims as the angry young men they see in the media, and here’s this gentle, loving, brilliant, dedi-cated teacher instead,” he said.
Zanzana noted that prior to 9/11 no one ever took interest in his religion.
“Nobody gave a damn about my religious background [before 9/11],” Zanzana said. “It was easier then to
blend in than it is today. Because of 9/11 and the whole issue of politics, it’s become a little more difficult to not wear your identity wherever you go.”
Zanzana is still in touch with his Arab culture; he observes a month of fasting each year at Ra-madan.
“It’s something you were raised to do,” Zanzana said. “It’s difficult to stop doing it.”
Zanzana said he observes Ra-madan as a time for “spiritual re-birth and a cleansing of the body.”
“I do it for the ritual and the discipline of it,” Zanzana said.
“I meditate and I think I’m kinder to my body [during Rama-dan]. It’s a nice discipline.”
Modesty and humility, two pil-lars of Arab culture, are two values important to Zanzana.
“In Arab culture, modesty is praised and valued,” he said. “You would never have a parent put a sticker on the car that says ‘My son was the best singer in the school.’”
“Calling attention to you isn’t part of the Arab culture — we tend to be very humble people.”
Zanzana emphasized his thoughts on equality and respect-ing our fellow human beings.
“I want to convey that people are people, whether they are Arab, Muslim, Jewish or Christian,” Zan-zana said.
“They want to live, they do stu-pid things, they enjoy life, they ride their bike, they eat ice cream. I want people to realize that you can’t just put everyone in the same group — these are individuals.”
One thing all Zanzana’s students take with them after leaving his class is his funny anecdotes and personal stories. But what some students may not realize is that each story Zanzana tells has a much deeper meaning beneath the surface.
“My anecdotes and illustra-tions call attention to simple at-tributes that bring out similarities among our humanity, that we all share the same thing — human-ity and a way to approach life,” he said.
When he’s not in the classroom or on the dance floor, Zanzana enjoys running, lifting weights and cooking Thai food.
But, at the end of the day, nothing comes close to the joy Zanzana feels while in the class-room.
“I think I have the best job in the world — I couldn’t think of any other profession that would bring me as much joy,” Zanzana said. “Every day is different — it’s never the same.
It’s a wonderful job, it’s a won-derful life.”
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanDOCTOR HABIB Zanzana poses in his office with his iPad, which reads “Welcome” in Arabic.
submitted photo: laura cicirelli for the aquinasERICA MATUS (left), a senior marketing major with a minor in finance from Philadelphia, is Vice Chair of Special Events for the Programming Board and also the Marketing Society’s Sec-retary. During the summer she worked as a camp counselor. After graduation, Erica hopes to work in marketing and com-munication for a company in Philadelphia.
Alex Rizzi (center) is a senior communication major with a concentration in public relations. Alex is originally from Or-ange County, N.Y., but moved to Florida right before freshman year. He has been an Orientation Assistant and has also been involved in leadership programming. After graduation, he hopes to get a job as an event planner working for a non-profit organi-zation.
Liz Klassner (right) is a communication major with a track in journalism and a minor in English literature from Peckville. Liz is the Vice Chair of Series Events for the board. She also writes for Royal News and works at Ulta, a cosmetics store in Wilkes-Barre. She really loves to watch television, especially re-runs. She also really likes movies. Liz really loves all of the events the board puts on and thinks it’s so empowering to see students planning and executing events for other students.
SIFE donates money for thinking pink
submitted photo: sife for the aquinasUNIVERSITY STUDENTS in Free Enterprise presented a $1,000 check, raised from donations and fundraising initiatives, to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. SIFE rallied to raise awareness about early detection at the “Thinking Pink Rally” Thursday, Oct. 6. Dolly Woody, the executive director of Susan G. Komen-Northeastern Pennsylvania, accepted the check on behalf of the organization.
Standing from left to right: John McMenamin, Dolly Woody and Holli Bott.
4 THE AQUiNAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011NEwS
“Cheryl Collarini, career rela-tions manager at career services, guided Henry to what kind of companies she should look for and helped her with interviewing skills.
“I don’t know where I would be without her help,” Henry said.
Career services offer helpful suggestions for making students’ job search easier.
“We hope to partner with the students,” Frank Gilmartin, assis-tant director of career services, said. “We’re here to back them up and support them, but they have to start the cause.”
“We’re a safe place to address concern,” the Director of Career Services, Connie McDonnell, said. McDonnell mentioned that the bad economy scares students for life after college.
“Get the facts; don’t just listen to the buzz. I’d be frightened too if I just listened to all the head-lines,” McDonnell said.
Collarini mentioned that stu-dents should make use of The University’s Alumni Directory.
“Alumni are so helpful,” she said, “At least students walk out of here with someone to talk to and somewhere to start.”
Gilmartin said that graduation is tough for some students be-cause they are involuntarily made to leave.
“Everything that you’ve known is over,” he said. “Students need the resources to make the transi-tion and we’re one of them.”
“It’s college. After this we all go in separate directions,” Vosil-la said. “It’s the fear of the un-known.”
“SENiORS” CONTiNUED FROM PAGE ONE
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzTHE APPROPRIATIONS Committee, Jim Dembesky, Matthew Smeltzer and Meredith Lubas review the new initiative funding requests for the school year.
“It’s the old homestead,” she said.
“I love the river, even though it was in our yard,” Rice said. “I’ve always loved it.”
Some of Rice’s relatives gradu-ated from The University. She told the volunteers she had a Univer-sity sticker on a table her late hus-band made, but the table was lost in the flood. The students prom-ised her they would be sending along a replacement sticker.
After a hard day’s work at Sally Rice’s home, senior Kim Hosgood reflected on the importance of helping our neighbors. Kim has traveled with ISP on international service trips, and she feels some-times it is those here at home who need help the most.
“I think it’s important to get in-volved in our own culture,” Hos-good said. “You don’t have to look to a foreign country to find people to help.”
“This community [referring to Wyoming County] needs our help,” Hosgood said.
Senior Cara Brindley said ISP members also volunteered at a food distribution warehouse in Tunkhannock and at another home in Forkston Saturday.
As the ISP members said their goodbyes before boarding the bus back to Scranton, Rice said they are always welcome at her home. As she shook each volunteer’s hand, Rice invited the students back for a visit once the mud is cleaned up.
“You guys are always welcome here,” she said.
“You don’t know how much your help means to me,” Rice said. “Thank you University of Scran-ton!”
The volunteers told Rice she is always welcome at The University — they even offered to open their homes to her, too.
“FLOOD” CONTiNUED FROM PAGE ONE
University attempts to increase diversityBy ROSA TODARONews Correspondent
This year’s freshman class is not only the largest in The Uni-versity’s history, it is also the most ethnically diverse, according to Rosette Adera, director of the Of-fice of Equity and Diversity.
Adera said this year’s freshmen class is the most culturally diverse ever – 17 percent self-identity as part of an underrepresented eth-nic group. These groups include people of Hispanic, African Amer-ican, Asian or American Indian or-igin. In last year’s freshmen class, 15.7 percent of students were from underrepresented groups.
The increase reflects current U.S. demographics. According to the 2010 Census, more people identify themselves as some-thing other than White alone. This population accounted for most of population growth between 2000 and 2010.
Adera hopes that The Univer-sity’s increased cultural diversity will eliminate biases.
“It’s wonderful to know about each other and appreciate each other,” she said, explaining that diversity ties in strongly to social justice.
Tashika Griffith, director of the office of multicultural affairs, has also noticed changes since she be-gan working at The University in August 2009.
“I definitely see my office be-ing utilized more,” she said.
The Office of Multicultural Af-fairs runs programs and offers resources to promote cultural awareness.
Along with the increase of un-derrepresented groups, there is an increase of students identifying themselves as multiracial, Griffith said.
According to the Census Bu-reau, multiracial people identify with two or more races.
“It’s wonderful to have stu-dents understand that they don’t just check one box and that’s what they are,” Griffith said, stressing that diversity applies to all students, no matter what their race.
Both women stressed that di-versity goes beyond race to in-clude people of different genders, sexual orientations, religions and disabilities, to name a few.
“If you boil it down to race it’s just too simple,” Adera said.
So how can The University con-tinue to encourage diversity?
Griffith said diversity ties in to The University’s focus on cura personalis – care of the whole per-son. To continue fostering diver-sity on campus, she says every-one at The University must be on board, from students, to teachers, to the president.
“We need to come together as a community, all of us,” she said.
Student government allocates moneyBy THOMAS HEINTz
Photo Editor
Members of the Student Gov-ernment convened for their bi-weekly meeting Friday, debating new initiative funding and bud-get appeal request forms.
Six members from the cabinet and 20 senators debated for 2 ½ hours.
The members of the Appropri-ations Committee presented bills regarding new initiative funding and appeals to the senate. The committee is composed of three students: Treasurer Matthew Smeltzer, Class of 2013 Sen. Mer-edith Lubas and Commuter Sen. Jim Dembesky.
“New initiative funding is an account [Student Government] set aside for clubs to have the op-portunity to request funding for new events and ideas that were not originally in their budget re-quest,” Smeltzer said.
University clubs have the op-portunity to submit new initia-tive funding request forms un-til the end of the year. During Friday’s meeting the Senate re-viewed new initiative funding re-quests from the following clubs: Business Club, Pre-Law Society, Scranton Neuroscience Society, Counseling and Human Services Association and Circle K Interna-tional.
The Senate allocated $5,978 to four clubs, but opposed the Scranton Neuroscience Society’s request to provide additional funding for a conference in Washington, D.C.
“The Appropriations Commit-tee has set guidelines that allow us to completely fund four mem-bers of a club to go to an edu-cational conference,” Lubas and Dembesky said. “Only four mem-
bers can be funded because of the various sizes of clubs. By limiting it to four people, this provides an equal opportunity for clubs to receive funding. Clubs have the option to fundraise or internally fund [via club budget] attendees that exceed the allocated funding from the guidelines.”
When questioned about the work of the Appropriations Com-mittee and new initiative fund-ing, Class of 2012 Sen. Brian Rior-dan had nothing but praises for the committee members.
“The Appropriations Com-mittee has worked for countless hours trying to get the appeals and the new initiative funding out amongst the clubs in the fair-est way possible,” Riordan said. “New initiative funding bills that go before the student senate are debated by members to ensure that the funds are allocated to-wards activities that keep to the traditional Jesuit teachings that The University adheres to.”
The senate also voted in fa-vor of the bill that approved allocating an additional $16,167
to clubs that filed appeal forms with the Appropriations Com-mittee. The clubs that went through the appeals process were granted the money they appealed for as long as they met the community service require-ment and the funding guide-lines set forth by the Student Government Handbook.
Christina Cognetti, a senior oc-cupational therapy major, was in-terviewed and elected by the sen-ate to fill the vacant off-campus senator seat after David Hopp stepped down. The candidates that applied for the vacant slot went through a series of ques-tioning by the other members of the senate.
Cognetti responded to a ques-tion posed by Riordan when he asked what she would try to change as a senator.
“The one thing I would change is trying to get the off-campus community involved in different events,” Cogentti said.
The next Student Government meeting will be Oct. 21 in Bren-nan Hall, room 500.
The number of students need-ing transportation to the hospital due to alcohol consumption this year surpassed the number of stu-dents last year. While many first year students make up this num-ber, it also includes a number of upperclassmen, including those that are of legal age to drink.
This is a red flag that is raises many concerns regarding the safety and well-being of students.
As the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Dr. Anitra McShea wants all students to be success-ful, socially responsible, and to realize the expectations that The University holds for them.
“The health and safety of stu-dents always comes first. Stu-dents are only able to be truly successful when they are safe and well,” McShea said. “It is impor-tant for students to make good choices with regards to alcohol. Becoming impaired with alcohol and the behaviors associated with intoxication is not only a violation of The University’s Code of Con-duct, but it can lead to the safety of the student and others around them becoming jeopardized.”
Lauren Rivera, director of stu-dent conduct and assessment works closely with McShea and members of University Police. Ri-vera meets with student and dis-cusses punishments when a stu-dent breaks The University’s Code of Conduct.
“The only way to decrease the number of hospital transports is to decrease the number of stu-dents who consume alcohol in an excessive way,” Rivera said.
To combat this issue, McShea encourages students to become a part of the solution and engage in
dialogue regarding alcohol and its effect on campus.
“We aren’t trying to preach to students, we simply want to establish a partnership with stu-dents and empower them to make their own positive choices,” Mc-Shea said.
Students are urged to rise to the occasion, realize why they are here and what a privilege it is to be a student at The University.
“We are hoping that the mis-sion of the University will be re-flected in the actions and core values of our individual students,” McShea said.
McShea insists that she is al-ways open to new ideas about how to resolve this issue, and stu-dents may visit her in her weekly drop-in hours in DeNaples 201 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. every Friday.
In addition to the alcohol pre-vention services already offered by The University, CHEW (Center for Health Education and Well-ness) will be hosting the National
Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. 20 – 28.
Dr. Monica Thomas, the cur-rent the Director of CHEW, is re-sponsible for all the events that the organization participates in on campus at The University.
“Through the interactive ac-tivities that are planned, students will be persuaded to make good decisions and will be provided with alternative activities during late night and weekend hours,” Thomas said.
The theme for this year is “Texts from last night…. That’s what happens when you binge drink,” and includes Late Night activities, an Alcohol Screening (where students who partici-pate will be given a free T-shirt) and a “Texts from Last Night” event. Students are encouraged to attend these events, begin a dialogue about alcohol and its effect on campus, and to recon-sider the part alcohol plays in their lives.
Departments address alcohol concernsBy CHRISTINE PANzITTA
Staff Writer
submitted photo: sean grieb for the aquinasDRINKING THIS amount of alcohol is just what The University is trying to prevent students from doing.
career services information
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
location: ciszek Hall
phone: (570) 941-7640
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Student volunteers aid local flood victimsNEwS
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanISP MEMBER Cara Brindley cleans up debris near a home in Falls Township Saturday. Cara, a senior at The University, was one of the student organizers for the trip.
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanDEBRIS LINES the street in Wyoming County. University stu-dents with the International Service Program volunteered at the home of several flood victims Saturday.
the aquinas photo/chistopher dolanFALLS RESIDENT Sally Rice talks with University students Saturday outside of her home, which was damaged during the flood. Standing (Left to Right): Sally Rice, Briann Lafty, Melissa Olsakowski and Nick Cucci.
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanVOLUNTEER KYLE Clarke assists the ISP mission to Falls Township Saturday. Kyle is one of a group of University volunteers who visited the flood effected areas to aid residents whose homes were damaged.
Student members of the International Service
Program and the Com-munity Outreach Office visited Falls Township in Wyoming County Satur-day to assist in cleaning
of the flood-ravaged community.
University students are seen at the home of
Sally Rice.
For the full story, see page 1.
Royal Ride Safety Escort Van Service
Announcement:
Public Safety is pleased to announce that the Royal Ride Safety Escort Van Ser-vice will be offered from the Martz Bus Station Tues-
day, Oct. 18.
The Royal Ride van will be available in the parking lot of the Martz Station on Lackawanna Avenue be-tween the hours of 3 p.m. and midnight. If you arrive outside those hours or ar-rive and find the bus not waiting, call 941-7888 and ask for the Royal Ride Safe-ty Escort Van to transport
you back to campus.
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mcclatchy photo/mike haskeyPROTESTERS GATHERED across the road from the Georgia state prison to demonstrate their op-position to the execution of inmate Troy Davis. Davis was executed Sept. 21.
Videos and pictures conveyed what words failed to do so on Sun-day night. Armored vehicles run-ning through and over people pro-testing on the street, bodies whose faces were crushed in from the impact, features unrecognizable. A young woman holding the hand of her dead fiancée, excruciating pain in her face. What was sup-posed to be a peaceful protest on Sunday in downtown Cairo turned into the worst violence since the Day of Rage during the Revolution. At last count 27 dead and over 500 injured were reported, and though the numbers are shocking, they fail to convey the shock and anger that Egyptians have in their hearts after this tragedy.
To better understand how this happened one has to know a little about the workings of Egyptian law. Egypt is an Islamic country that practices Shari’ah law, or Is-lamic law. Some stipulations of this law in Egypt deal with religious minorities in the country. The most well-known and prominent religious minority in Egypt are the Coptic Christians who make up 10% of Egypt’s 80 million people.
Some of the regulations the Coptic Christians must follow to comply with the law deal with the building or renovating of a church. In Egypt, you need a permit to ei-ther renovate or build a church, and the process of putting in the paper-
work and having it approved can take months or years. The Coptic Christians put in said paperwork in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and had it approved to build a new church. However, when they start-ed working on the construction, the governor of Aswan claimed that the Copts had violated some of the building codes, which the Copts did admit to and said they would comply with. However, the Aswan governate only gave them an unrealistic 15 days to make the necessary changes, which the Copts, as expected, failed to meet. After the period, a Muslim cleric of the region called on the youth to use “their own hands” to tear down the church. The tearing down and burning of the church and its surrounding areas left a fire in the hearts and minds of the Copts, which prompted the protest outside the Maspero TV station in downtown Cairo.
People called for the protest and it was slated for Sunday. The Copts and Muslims present called were for the resignation of the governor of Aswan, justice for those who destroyed the church in Aswan, a law criminalizing discrimination based on religion and another law which would prompt speedier pas-sage for houses of worship. How-ever, their calls fell on deaf ears as the sounds of violence pierced the nighttime air.
While there are many conflict-ing reports about what actually happened, as of right now the blame is on the military, which is
now in charge of Egypt because they don’t have a government. Au-topsies showed that those who lost their lives were killed by live am-munition and by armored vehicles, all under the control of the army. This was not solely a Muslim ver-sus Copt demonstration gone ter-ribly wrong, rather it was an Army versus protestors struggle that left more than two dozen dead and hundreds injured.
While the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) has already put the blame on foreign con-spiracy theories, many believe they lost what little legitimacy they had in governing Egypt af-ter the Revolution. Copts were already worried about the over-throw of Hosni Mubarak because, for the most part, he kept them fairly safe and outlawed Muslim Extremist Groups. After his over-throw from power, though, these groups have gained a following and more solid ground and have come out against the Copts and other Egyptian religious minori-ties, leaving many extremely vul-nerable and worried. Now with Sunday’s violence, both Copts and Muslims are worried about the future of their country. When havoc like this happens, the date for elections keeps getting pushed back, keeping the mili-tary in charge. And if, as shown on Sunday, the military can’t keep its power in check, many people from all sides are worried that what they fought for last January may be in jeopardy.
Violence lingers in EgyptCOMMENTARy By ELENA HABERSKy
Staff Writer
Last week, amidst protests and calls for clemency, the state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis. Davis was convicted in 1989 of murdering police officer Mark MacPhail. Questions and doubts surround-ed the case after several wit-nesses recanted their stories and because of the ignorable fact that the murder weapon was never recovered. On three sepa-rate occasions before he was set to be executed, the state tempo-rarily postponed the execution. The doubt surrounding Davis' guilt provides an opportunity for citizens to have an honest discussion concerning the death penalty in America.
There are two factors that are most important when consider-ing an appropriate sentence for a crime: is the punishment fair and justifiable, and will the sen-tence be a deterrent for future criminals. There lies a hypocrisy within the death penalty that is impossible to ignore. We as a state deem murder unacceptable and harmful to society and to rectify the crime of murder, we commit the same act upon the
accused. In other words, we kill people to show people that kill-ing is wrong. The punishment seems quite barbaric and 88% of academic criminologists experts reject the notion that the death
penalty acts as a deterrent. Fur-thermore, the costs of capital punishment are approximately 70% more than non-capital cases, including the costs of a lifetime imprisonment. That's right, tax
payers can pay 2 million dollars more to execute a prisoner than to incarcerate the individual for life. Still not persuaded? Consid-er the fact that without a doubt innocent people have been exe-
cuted in the past and statistically will continue to be in the future. Although the innocent represent a small minority of death row in-mates, an innocent life can never be nominal. To date, 137 countries have abolished the death penalty, and we remain in an elite class of those who have not, along with Saudi Arabia and Iran. If we want to gain credibility in the global world we must respect human rights and welcome the 21st cen-tury.
Now comes the inevitable "what if it was your brother that was murdered" question. I can say with certainty that I would experience anger and rage to-ward the person responsible but executing the accused would not bring my family member back. Maybe capital punishment of an offender does make a victim's family feel "better," however that is not a justification for capital punishment by any stretch. The United States has a choice, to continue capital punishment be-cause it is the way we have al-ways done it or for some sort of satisfactory sense of justice, or we can join the progress of the rest of the Western World. This week we need to intelligently asks ourselves: what's up with capital punishment?
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Anthony Tufano Brooklyn, N.Y. Class of 2014
“I’m glad people are speaking out. I’m really happy the young people are taking a stand on this.”
“I think part of the free market system is capatalism and I think protesting it is protesting the founda-tion of our country. The government doesn’t have the right to intervene in
free trade.” Tim O’Rourke West Chester Class of 2015
“I think it’s silly.”
Brittany Dolan Clark, N.J. Class of 2012
“I’m happy to see that my gen-eration is concerned. I do think that the money should be in other places than it is. I dont know if this is the way to do it, but there needs to be
a change.”
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Experiential learning at The UniversityCOMMENTARy By
ARIEL E. MONEContributor
Several weeks ago, I discussed the Spring Concert with a friend of mine. According to this par-ticular inside source (you’re right, I’m actually friends with Geraldo Rivera), The University considered canceling this year’s Spring Con-cert due to a lack of profit at the previous musical train-wreck. Al-though I was aware of last year’s alleged lack of success (let’s con-sider this information as “credible hearsay,”) I found this revelation to be rather disappointing.
I’m certainly not a public re-lations expert, nor do I know anything about turning a profit. However, despite these hilarious obstacles, I do happen to know a thing or two about contempo-rary music and college culture. With this notion in mind, I think it’s pretty reasonable to say that if you want people to show up to your house party, you shouldn’t promise everyone a free envelope of anthrax at the door. I’m cur-rently a senior, and I’ve seen three sorry acts waltz their way into the Electric City over the years. Why complain about a lack of popular-ity if you fail to book a passable band? That’s like asking every-one in Wal-Mart to name his/her
favorite Oscar Wilde play; you’ll eventually discover that there are only several earnest individuals in the store.
One possible explanation for the sub-par ticket revenue could derive from the fact that we con-sistently choose to book expensive acts. The shiniest pair of shoes at Payless isn’t always the best buy, unless we’re talking about L.A. Lights; those shoes are dope. This brings me to my next point: last year’s performer (Robert, the air-plane enthusiast) required The University to pay $20,000 for his lighting arrangement alone (alleg-edly, of course). I’m fairly certain that it would have been more cost-effective to light the stage
with a camp-fire, thus creating a multitude of shadows. At least none of the patrons would have been offended — Plato isn’t too popular with the majority of stu-dents on campus.
It seems to me that, as college students (and adults, for that matter), we should begin to ex-hibit signs of our maturity. I’m not talking about the signs of matu-rity that your high school health teacher discussed immediately before showing the class a video entitled “The Miracle of Life.” In-stead, the maturity of which I speak involves appreciating music as an art, rather than throwing on a pair of Dre-Beat headphones and listening to Whiz Falafel rap
about a star-crossed love affair betwixt himself and some lady named Mary Jane — perhaps a high school crush.
Last week, I attended a concert in New Jersey, where a band called Explosions in the Sky played. They’re by no means commer-cially recognized (unless you’ve IMDB-ed the soundtrack for “Fri-day Night Lights.”) However, this instrumental rock outfit truly pos-sesses a great deal of musical abil-ity, as well as an overwhelming sense of passion for performing. After watching Explosions in the Sky play a two-hour set of electric guitar perfection, I arrived at the conclusion that anyone with func-tional ears would consider this music to be euphonious. It’s not snobbery. It’s the same thing as as-serting that a Philadelphia cheese steak is objectively better than the steak-and-cheeses they concoct in the first-floor cafeteria.
It seems as if we have a choice to make. As students at a Jesuit University, we are constantly re-minded to seek fulfillment of the “whole person.” Therefore, we should open our minds to new people and experiences, rather than walking through life wearing MTV-prescribed horse blinders. I’m not saying that Explosions in the Sky should play at this year’s Spring Concert. I’m merely sug-gesting an alternate plan of at-tack.
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COMMENTARy ByMATTHEW AUBERTIN
Satirist/Frequent typo-maker
half-empty: reflections on concerts, college, culture
COMMENTARyBy APRIL DUDzINSKI
Contributor
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of 1994. The product must be intended to supplement diet and contain one or more ingre-dients such as vitamins, miner-als, herbs and amino acids. Also, the product must be ingested. The label of the product must state “dietary supplement.” The botanicals must be tested for toxins and analyzed for effec-tiveness. Advantages of taking botanical dietary supplements include low cost in comparison to prescription drugs, availabil-ity without prescription, and sense of self sufficiency. Best-selling author Phyllis A. Balch recommends some botanicals in her book “Prescriptions for Herbal Healing.”
• Elderberry is one of the most effective herbs for preventing and treating upper respiratory infections and stim-ulating the immune system. A clinical trial of elderberry found that it treated 90 percent of flu infections within seventy-two hours.
• Echinacea is used ex-tensively to boost the immune system, treat colds and flu, fight infection, help speed would heal-ing, and reduce inflammation. It should be used as a short-term boost to the immune system.
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and antibiotic to be taken at the onset of a cold. The active component berberine possesses strong activity against a wide variety of bacteria and fungi.
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botanicals: boosting your health with plant power
Students enrolled in Panuska College of Professional Studies (PCPS) are exposed to an array of academic and experiential learn-ing throughout their four years at The University. Students dedi-cate themselves to their educa-tion, community service and the unique practical experience that is a requirement of almost every PCPS major by accreditation stan-dards.
Numerical facts support the dedication of PCPS students.
“Five of the six departments in PCPS have achieved national rec-ognition through accreditation by one of the recognized accrediting organizations for the discipline,” Dean Debra Pellegrino said.
PCPS has a total of nine differ-ent state and national accredita-
tions which require experiential learning in the forms of field-work, student teaching, clinical, internship and service learning. In the 2010-2011 academic year, PCPS students logged a total of 264,828 hours of experiential learning across seven majors. This jaw-dropping number gives PCPS students the potential to serve as future employees.
Each clinical site is required to provide sufficient resources to en-sure the quality of the experiential learning. PCPS staffs seven place-ment site coordinators across six majors. These coordinators work all year to efficiently place stu-dents in their related fields.
Lisa Lobasso is the Director of Field Experience for the educa-tion department. She explained that each field placement site for education majors is visited and as-sessed by University staff prior to student placement to ensure that the school system is giving stu-dents the best field work experi-
ence possible. University students are expected to conduct their experiential learning in profes-sional environments; a designated on-site supervisor is required. Ac-creditation requirements vary, but all require that the institutions where students are placed provide sufficient resources to ensure the quality of the experience.
Scranton students are required to undergo yearly medical clear-ances, criminal background checks and fingerprinting before being cleared for field placements.
“[The] planning, delivery and supervision of experimental learn-ing is a critical prerequisite for the success of the PCPS curricula,” Pellegrino said in the PCPS board of Trustees Report.
For many majors there is a step-by-step educational process that leads to their first experien-tial learning. For Counseling and Human Services (CHS) majors, a career seminar is taken prior to any internships. This one-credit
seminar is meant to help them ex-plore their values and options for internships under the guidance of a course instructor.
Associate Professor of Coun-seling & Human Services, Dr. Elizabeth Jacob affirmed that in-ternships required in the CHS de-partment “provide students with clinical learning and opportunities to translate theory-into-practice.”
It is instrumental in helping professions take classroom learn-ing to the next level. Pellegrino noted PCPS majors deal directly with students, patients and cli-ents, which grants them a level of preparation that places them among the most qualified individ-uals in their respective fields.
Pelligrino is proud to say that the experiential learning in PCPS “promotes growth and develop-ment of students and the constitu-ents that they represent, embrace and promote the Ignation mission of preparing men and women for others.”
submitted photo: uspb for the aquinasRAPPER B.O.B. was featured at last year’s spring concert.
I’ve never been a fan of buying pre-ripped jeans. Paying through the nose for something already broken never sat well with me. The holes in your jeans are some-thing you have to earn, like a broken-in t-shirt you’ve had for years.
No matter how you wear them, jeans are vital part of your wardrobe. Having a well-fit pair of jeans can boost both confi-dence and comfort.
Jeans are a personal thing. The most important part is that you like the way your body feels in them. If you’re not comfort-able in them then don’t by them. While I can’t tell you exactly which jeans to buy, I can offer you a few guidelines about shop-ping for them.
First, think of jeans as an in-vestment. Because they are so versatile and have a long lifespan, jeans deserve a good amount of your shopping budget.
For women, try to stick to dark-wash jeans. Unlike causal light-wash jeans, dark washes
can be dressed up and down. To start, try on a pair of boot cut jeans; if you feel like you’re swimming in them then go for a skinnier jean. However, if boot cut feels constricting, you might want to go for a flair jean.
When buying skinny jeans, be sure to note the amount of stretch material. Jeans that are high in stretch will stretch as you wear them; sometimes stretch-ing can occur over the course of one day. Unless you want a saggy butt or knee caps, high amounts of stretch fabrics is something to stay away from.
If you feel you’re in a rut with your jeans, look at Katie Holmes and Lauren Conrad for outfit in-spiration. A delicate chiffon or lace top with jeans and riding boots is an easy way to do so-phisticated casual.
Men seem to struggle when buying jeans, mostly because they do not know their true size. Guys, I strongly recommend bringing a wide array of sizes in the dressing room. Jeans should not hang off your waist and cre-ate a pool of fabric on the floor. Straight leg jeans are ideal for most men. They are the perfect
medium between tight and loose. A great pair of straight leg jeans will create a put-together ap-pearance.
Both men and women should be wary of fading jeans. Since fading draws the eye, it can em-phasize areas of your body, spe-cifically your thighs. Jeans with consistent coloring will create a streamlined look. However, much like holes, there is something cool about owning a pair of jeans that have faded on their own.
I know jean shopping is tough and sometimes discouraging. Push through trying on jean after jean, because it will be worth it. when you find a pair of jeans you love.
Everything from singing to magic appeared during this year’s Scranton’s Got Talent Oct. 7. Following the huge success of last year’s event, the first in The University’s history, this show made for some serious competi-tion.
Oliver Strickland was the Master of Ceremonies.
“My favorite part of emceeing Scranton’s Got Talent was defi-nitely being able to associate myself with the word ‘talent,” Oliver said.
The three judges were Rev-erend Ron McKinney, CA Callie Rimpfel and Adam Gault, Stu-dent Government President.
When asked by Strickland if he was the Simon Cowell out of the three, Rev. McKinney said, “No, I’m Paula,” amidst many giggles from the crowd.
Now, onto the main event. There was a series of 17 acts during a two hour show, with a ten minute break alotted to voting. Royal Harmony began the night, singing Beyonce’s “If I Were a Boy.”
Following, Nicole Linko played the first section of Bach’s Partita I.
The third act, a step dance by David Polanco, made an im-
pact (quite literally), by putting a dent in the stage.
“I think I broke the stage,” he said, laughing, and continued his dance.
Next up were two guitar ac-companiment songs. The first was a trio consisting of Dana Walsh, coordinator of the event, Daniel Carvino, singing and on guitar and Kelly Anne desRosiers singing “Last Kiss” by Boyce Av-enue, originally by Taylor Swift.
Grace Pfisterer performed a self-written song while playing guitar.
“Grace never ceases to amaze me... Great job Grace, [I’m] proud of you,” Gault said.
Peter Alexander and Robby
Ondevilla charmed the audi-ence with jokes and a medley of songs including “I Want Can-dy,” “Hey Juliet,” “I Want It That Way,” “Look At Me Now” and “Buy You a Drank.”
Frantz Lucien followed with one of his self-written raps.
“I may have not given you an A in philosophy, but I give you an A+ in rap,” McKinney said.
The next five performances involved more singing. The first featured Michelle D’Allesandro with Adele’s “Someone Like You,” accompanied by Jamie Ranslow on piano. The second was Francesca Arvonio, play-ing guitar and singing a slower paced version of Beyonce’s
“Sweet Dreams.” What would a singing com-
petition be without Liva? John Christiano, Lindsey Walsh, Pe-ter Alexander, Emily Lang, Ve-ronica Dress, Tom Hansen, Billy Shubeck, Cassie Doheny and Joshua Martinez sang a Face-book-themed song from their upcoming fall production of “Edges.”
Next was Nick Godzak sing-ing Bonnie Raitt’s “Can’t Make You Love Me.”
Jason Weinpel performed a magic trick which brought out a brick from his bag.
The final acts were an a cap-pella solo of John Legend’s “Or-dinary People” by Dorian Skin-ner, a salsa number by fiancées Mike Simon and Kaitlyn Facci-ponti, a cover of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” by Emily Lang and Marc Trignano, a ukulele rendi-tion of “Bad Fish” by Sublime and “Growin’ Up” by Springs-teen, a comical self-written song by John Niemiec called “Jill” and Urban Beats.
After a 10 minute intermis-sion these were the voting re-sults: Liva was named winner of the “Pro Catewgory” and won $200 towards club funds, Skinner won “2nd Place for Judges,” Lucien won “First Place for Judges” and $200, and Nick Godzak won “Crowd Favorite” and $50.
Arts & Life arts & life editorNicole Lopez-Isa
By NICOLE LOPEz-ISAArts & Life Editor
“Changing lives by go-ing on the JusticePLUS re-
treat to Camden, N.J.”Sean McKeveny
Senior, Endicott, N.Y.
Campus Comment: What are you doing over fall break?
Download of theWeek
“stay”by
Mayday parade
By JESSICA TALARICKArts & Life Correspondent
scranton’s Got Talent wows again
“Going home with my girlfriend for her nephew’s baptism and
relaxing.” Pat Cassidy Junior, Worchester
“Going to Reapers Revenge and studying a lot.”
Alexandra FloresSophomore, Scranton
“Looking forward to having food from where I am from,
N.Y. pizza and see my friends.”Chris Rom
Junior, Scranton
“Working and enjoying some nice fall weather.”
Carlyn BallSophomore, Bloomsburg
Mayday Parade has shown a gradual increase in popu-larity since releasing its 2006 debut EP without any label support. The band signed to major label, Atlantic Records, in 2009 and has since released two albums, the most recent being the self-titled Mayday Parade Oct. 4. “Stay” is just one track on the new album that showcases the groups’ consistent capability to pen tracks that listeners can relate to and identify with. The song radiates a combination of des-peration and hope, a mixture that makes it standout from the album.
• To preserve color, wash jeans inside out.
• Do not wash jeans after every wear. Doing this will ensure a longer shelf life and the opportunity for yourjeanstofittoyourfigure.
General care:
• Wash often, as in once a week or after every other wear to preserve elasticity.
For stretch jeans:
Want to model for the fashion section? Email [email protected] for further details.
the aquinas photo/shaWn kenneyMICHELLE D’ALLESANDRO sings Adele’s “Someone Like You” at Scranton’s Got Talent.
Have any questions for Jess?
Email her at [email protected] and your question will be featured in the
next issue.
Do not be discouraged: Jean shopping made easy
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzERIK SCHAB and Lauren To-taro pose with their jeans.
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Jean Care Tips
Lately it seems as though the same artists appear on music charts each week, with little to no change. The chart of top songs on iTunes doesn’t always seem to have much room for diversity as far as genre is concerned, but the list does have its surprises.
LMFAO’s hit, “Party Rock An-them,” featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, takes the number 10 spot this week. An instant hit and perfect dance club number, this is a song everyone has heard, whether on the radio or at a party.
The number nine spot belongs to Lady Gaga’s “You and I,” the fourth single off her album, Born This Way. The song is relatively different from her previous hits; it has a rock sound with country elements.
At number eight is “You Make Me Feel...” by Cobra Starship, fea-turing Sabi. The group once again uses its trademark catchy dance beats and memorable choruses to break into the mainstream scene. The first single off its al-bum Night Shades, the song has been listed in six different charts for 72 weeks.
Claiming the number seven
slot, “Without You” is a mellow, emotional track by popular D.J. David Guetta, featuring Usher. It is unexpectedly subtle on the voice enhancements and has a slight dream-like vibe.
Gym Class Heroes takes the number six spot with its popular single, “Stereo Hearts,” featuring Maroon 5’s Adam Levine. Levine’s part in the chorus defines the song a catchy sing-a-long that will often have the listener remi-niscing about summer.
Adam Levine appears for a second time in the chart at num-ber five with Maroon 5’s single, “Moves Like Jagger,” featuring Christina Aguilera. It’s a slight surprise coming from the band, as the tune fits more into the disco-pop genre than anything it has released in the past. They pull it off, however, with Levine and Aguilera’s perfect vocal com-bination; even the most reluctant listener can’t help singing along.
Rihanna’s “We Found Love,”
the lead single from her upcom-ing untitled sixth album, falls at number four and features Calvin Harris on vocals. The track is up-beat and catchy with an over-whelming amount of synthesiz-ers and repetitive lyrics, earning some mixed reviews from the pop stars’ fans.
LMFAO makes another appear-ance on the chart at number three with its song “Sexy and I Know It.” The song does not, as expected from the group, contain deep lyrics, but does offer a good dance-club beat.
Number two introduces a lit-tle-known band called Foster the People with its single “Pumped Up Kicks.” The vocals are comparable to someone speaking through an intercom and, with some whis-tling and surf-y guitar sounds, the song is perfect for listening.
Finally, at the number one spot, Adele continues to dominate the charts with every release. “Some-one Like You” is simple, with deli-cate piano and emotional lyrics that showcase her strong vocals. As usual, her lyrics are relatable to everyone who listens to this particular song, which describes coming to terms with a broken relationship and wishing that person well in his or her future.
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Zooey Deschanel is an Ameri-can actress, musician and sing-er-songwriter from Los Angeles. She was born to father Caleb Deschanel, a cinematographer/director, and Mary Jo Descha-nel, an actress.Her sister, Emily Deschanel, is also an actress in the TV show “Bones.”
Her first role was as a guest on the television show “Veroni-ca’s Closet.” Following that, she was cast in the Lawrence Kas-dan 1999 comedy “Mumford.” Since then she has been seen in The Offspring’s single “She’s Got Issues” music video, the television show “Weeds” and films such as “Almost Famous,” “Manic,” “The Good Girl,” “Elf,” “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” ‘Failure to Launch” and “Bridge to Terabithia.” Her first lead role was in “All the Real Girls.” For her role as Noel she received an Independent Spirit nomination for Best Actress. She is most known for lead role in “500 Days of Summer” opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film was named one of the ten best movies of 2009 by the National Board of Review Awards.
Her newest endeavor, “New Girl,” is a new comedy series on FOX. The creative baby of executive producer and writer Liz Meriwether (“No Strings At-tached”), “New Girl” talks about modern day relationships.
The show stars Zooey De-schanel as Jess Day, a quirky girl post-break up who is looking for a place to live. After searching online, she finds a loft that hous-es three single guys: Nick (Jake
Johnson), a law school dropout; Schmidt (Max Greenfield), a self-absorbed young profes-sional; and Winston (Lamorne Morris), a competitive former athlete. Although her room-mates find her odd upon meet-ing her, they are supportive and comforting. Through Jess’ inter-actions with them, she is able to move on.
The show has been post-poned until November, allow-ing the Major League Baseball
postseason and “The X Factor” to occupy its time slot. Game 3 of the American League Championship series between the Texas Rangers and De-troit Tigers took up this week’s time slot, and for the next few weeks “The X Factor” will take up the time slot, running two hours instead of its previous 90 minutes.
The show will return to FOX with its usual time slot Nov. 1 at 9.
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ZOOEY DESCHANEL is a non-mainstream actress making her TV debut in “New Girl.”
Zooey Deschanel comes to TVBy NICOLE LOPEz-ISA
Arts & Life Editor
“Watching ‘That 70s Show,’ apple picking and seeing friends.”
Suzanne TomitySophomore, Garden City, N.Y.
“Working as a waiter while working to start my own com-
pany.”
Anthony CardoneFreshman, Mount Pocono
“Relaxing and watching foot-ball.”
Anthony DuchnowskiJunior, Dunmore
“Spending time with my family and friends and going to my high school football game.”
Emily LangFreshman, Scranton
“Going home to spend time with family and friends and going to Rutgers to visit my best friend.”
Brittany KunowJunior, Suffern, N.Y.
myspace photo LMFAO RETURNED this summer with “Party Rock Anthem” after a two-year break.
Band Spotlight: The MaineBy MEgAN REDDOCK
Arts & Life Correspondent
The Maine is a pop punk band from Tempe, Arizona. The Maine was started by bassist Garrett Nickelsen and drummer Pat Kirch in 2007. Garrett and Pat auditioned their friend John O’Callaghan for the lead singer and kept him Soon after John be-came the singer, members Ryan Osterman and Alex Ross joined but left after the release of the EP “Stay Up, Get Down.” They were replaced by Kennedy Brock, the guitarist and back up vocals and Jared Monaco, the lead guitarist. In Dec. 2007 they signed to Fear-
less Records. In the summer of 2008 they released their first al-bum “Can’t Stop, Wont Stop.” That same day they went on tour with Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls. They are currently on tour with Taking Back Sunday and Bad Rabbits. They are releasing a new album before the year is over, “Pi-oneer” and are doing a small tour this December to promote it. The Maine has been around five years and have made huge accomplish-ments. The Maine is a group of five guys who love what they do and hope that we all will too. For more information you can check out their webpage, http://www.wearethemaine.net/.
the aquinas photo/Justin kearns A PHOTOGRAPH taken in The University’s P.O.D. Market captures the price of Vitamin Water Wednesday to provide an example of high food prices.
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It is no secret that the food at The University is nothing like the horror stories heard about college cafeterias. Scranton stu-dents have several delicious op-tions on a daily basis at the De-Naples food court, The P.O.D. or in the Fresh Food Company on the third floor of the DeNaples Center. But it does come at a price, one which is higher than most people realize.
As far as options and food quality go, the cafeteria is a great place to enjoy meals. Of-ten, however, students tend to forget that the food here isn’t free because it does not feel like money is being spent. With one swipe of a Royal Card, a student is given full access to at least five meal options, drinks with unlimited refills and a full ice cream bar. Students can also use their Royal Card downstairs to purchase quicker meals at popular eateries like Chick-fil-A and Quiznos. For freshmen with meal plans that allow un-limited swipes per meal period, thoughts of food being free be-come even more prevalent.
But how much can one per-son actually consume in one sit-ting? When asked how long they spend in the cafeteria during an average meal period, 12 out of 15 students said they spend less than 35 minutes at each meal.
Can it be assumed that every student with a meal plan is con-suming enough food to get his or her full money’s worth?
Upstairs in the Fresh Food Company, an all-you-can-eat lunch costs $7.85. If a student chooses to eat only lunch in the cafeteria five days a week, it will cost them close to $40.00 for just one meal a day.
And, while the food court and The P.O.D. convenience
store are quicker and easier than the cafeteria, neither is al-ways a better alternative. The food court does count as a meal swipe and also costs less, but portions are smaller and op-tions are fewer. Likewise, The P.O.D. has limited options and students must use flex money to purchase overpriced items, such as boxes of cereal that can cost around $7.
Students should not allow
themselves to be fooled by the ease of swiping a plastic card. Just because people aren’t hand-ing over cash as they go through the line does not mean they aren’t paying. In fact, the unlim-ited plan costs students a whop-ping $2,575 per semester. A plan with 14 meals a week, a much smaller allowance than the lim-itless option, costs only around $400 less.
Commuters can save using
the more cost-effective alterna-tive of packing meals, a luxury that students who reside on campus usually do not have. As a commuter, freshman Nina Lu-ciani does not have a meal plan. Instead, she packs her lunch ev-ery morning before traveling to school.
“It’s really expensive to eat here, so I try not to bring cash with me because I know I’ll spend all of it,” Nina said. “If I do buy food here, I usually go downstairs because it’s a bit cheaper and more convenient.”
Nina also explained that if she has a long day on campus, she brings $10 to buy a meal in the evening. However, because dinner in the Fresh Food Com-pany costs $11, this limits her dining options to only the food court or The P.O.D. Commuters do have meal options, but, due to high costs, none of them can be considered economical.
When questioned about their opinions of campus dining, stu-dents generally expressed sat-isfaction with the taste, quality and variety of the food offered here at The University. The Fresh Food Company does a wonder-ful job with their presentation and analysis of what students appreciate. But cost is not ir-relevant to the experiences of many financially unstable col-lege students at on-campus eat-eries and can sometimes leave students without the options they anticipate.
On-campus dining options come with priceBy ALExA SCHREIBER
Staff Writer
The Pierre in New York City was filled Thursday evening with the chatter of conversa-tion as the President’s Business Council’s Tenth Annual Award Dinner commenced. Alumni and friends of The University met for a social hour before the formal dinning began, and pres-idential scholars and students from the Business Leadership Honors Program joined them in the opportunity to gather together in support of The Uni-versity’s mission.
The President’s Business Council holds the dinner every year in order to encourage net-working, mentorships, intern-ships and career opportunities for alumni, students and friends in the business community. The proceeds from the dinner go to support the merit based Presi-dential Scholarship Endowment Fund, which provides a full tu-ition to talented students.
Presidential scholar and Busi-ness Leadership Honors Pro-gram member Brian Musto was
chosen to speak on behalf of the presidential scholars. He expressed his gratitude to The University and its alumni for providing him with the oppor-tunities that have shaped his future career. From meeting the Executive Vice President of ESPN through a University alum, interning with the NBA and now applying to the top law schools, Brian has embod-ied what the PBC aims to pro-vide. His speech captured the significance the business com-munity had on making all these opportunities possible for him.
“Because of the generosity in this room… I have a story I will be proud to tell for the rest of my life,” he said.
As a management and his-tory major, Brian is one of the only presidential scholars in the class of 2012 who is a member of the Kania School of Manage-ment. He has been one of the only business majors to repre-sent the scholars as a speaker in several years, as the majority of scholars have been members of the Collage of Arts and Sci-ences. His speech about the
opportunities made possible by the PBC’s alumni and friends in the business community held significance for the members of the council, as it gave them the opportunity to see the direct in-fluence their efforts have had for business students. As Brian continues his pursuit of aca-demic excellence, he will have the support of The University’s friends and business commu-nity behind him.
The dinner honored on Mary Beth Farrell with the President’s Medal, recognizing both her professional excellence and compassion for others. She graduated with honors from The University in ‘79, serves as the current chair of The Univer-sity’s board of trustees and has mentored numerous students and graduates as the Vice Presi-dent of AXA Equitable Life In-surance Company. The speech-es and songs given about Farrell expressed her commitment to her alma mater and how she has lived the mission of the Presidents Business Council. Farrell was well honored at the event.
By JONATHAN DANFORTHBusiness Editor
Brian Musto represents presidential scholars at PBC dinner
submitted photo: university public relations office for the aquinasPRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR and Business Leadership Honors mem-ber Brian Musto speaks about his successes. He spoke to the guests at the Tenth Annual PBC Award Dinner Thursday.
11THE AQUiNAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Have small desks ever altered your learning ability? Students in the Kania School of Management have been especially frustrated by small desks in a few of the rooms in Brennan Hall. Students have explained that the desks present multiple learning curves and often are a distraction to both teacher and student. Are these desks ru-ining the flow of learning in class-rooms?
Although many rooms in Bren-nan are computer labs or have large tables, some of the other rooms are not up to students’ stan-dards. Students feel that some of the desks do not accommodate their needs to succeed in class. Text books are often bulky and consume a lot of space. Once the textbook dominates the landscape of the desk, there is no room for a notebook or a laptop. Finding an efficient allocation of the small space has proven impossible for many students.
Muzio Prioletti, a sophomore management student, explained his situation.
“I have statistics in one of the small desk rooms. It’s beyond frustrating. First, I have this gi-ant textbook that already hangs off the desk. Then, once I try and take my laptop or notebook out to take notes, it takes me a good ten minutes to feel even a little com-fortable. By the time I’m adjusted and ready to learn, I’ve missed a good part of the lecture,” he said.
Muzio was not alone in this complaint.
“Small desks have been both-ering me for years. I seriously cannot fit more than one book on a desk. I’m pretty much taking notes on my lap,” Matt Collins, a senior in the business school, said.
If students are distracted, the teacher can often become dis-tracted. The more time it takes students to set up in a classroom environment, the more time it takes the teacher to establish an intuitive environment. Losing just two students’ attention in a lecture can take away from the whole flow of a class. If a stu-
dent misses part of a lecture, the same student cannot take a logi-cal stance on the material or ask a question pertaining to the stance. The more time students need to get set up, the more potential learning and intuition is lost.
Is this situation actually all that serious? Another student in the business school, Ryan Connely, doesn’t think so. He offered up some words of wisdom.
“Can the small desks get annoy-ing at times? Yes. Frankly, I think The University does a good job of accommodating the classes. If you have one of the more rigorous major courses, you’ll be in a class-room with enough space. The tough Economic and Accounting classes are just a few examples of
that. If you’re in a class with one of the small desks, it’s because it’s accommodating to that subject,” he said.
Ryan is one of a myriad of students who are okay with the desks. For now, students have to
learn to adjust to the environment. Jobs in the future will surely have greater roadblocks than just small desks. Morally, students just have to deal with the desks, at least for now. There are other young adults worldwide that would die for an opportunity to have an educa-tion, nonetheless a Jesuit one. At a prestigious university with top of the line facilities, if small desks in a few classrooms are students’ main worry, the school is doing well.
Small desks stir up students in Kania SOMBy JOSEPH BRUzzESI
Staff Writer
Volcker rule leakedBy MARK WORMUTH
Staff Writer
A 205-page memo was leaked to the public last week regarding a key component of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The leak included a proposal de-tailing a controversial element called the “Volcker rule.” This gave Wall Street bankers and lawyers their first look at the highly contested proposed law, and gave them an opportunity to dissect the information and construct arguments against it before an official version is re-leased to the public.
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec-tion Act is a federal statute that was signed into law in July of 2010. Its purpose is “to end ‘too big to fail,’ to protect the Ameri-can taxpayer by ending bailouts and to protect consumers from abusive financial services prac-tices.”
Too big to fail is the theory that financial institutions have become so large and intercon-nected to one another, that if one were to fail, other major in-stitutions would be negatively impacted and cause major eco-nomic damage.
The Volcker rule is named for Paul A. Volcker, a former Federal Reserve Chairman who pushed to have this rule as a part of the Frank-Dodd financial overhaul. It is meant to limit the amount of money federally insured banks invest in private equity firms and hedge funds. The most con-tested issue is the banning of proprietary trading of FDIC in-sured banks. This is when the bank trades for its own financial benefit, rather than trading on behalf of a client. Lawmakers believe it will help prevent future taxpayer bail outs.
The FDIC is a government cor-poration created in 1933 under the famous Glass-Steagall Act, which was eventually repealed in 1999. It was put in place to prevent bank runs, which occur when consumers lose confidence in a bank and believe it will become
insolvent. As a result, consum-ers flock to the bank and with-draw their money. The act was created to restore consumer con-fidence in the financial system by insuring investors’ accounts up to a certain dollar amount; today it is up to $250,000 per ac-count. Lawmakers worry the banks are placing risky bets on stocks in the market place and, if their investments do poorly, the government and the tax payers are forced to pay the bank’s cus-tomers.
The key issue that has arisen from the leak is the ambiguity of what constitutes proprietary trading. This act bans short -term trading with the intention of making a profit for the bank. There is a potential loophole, which lies in the definition of short term investments. Anthony Currie and Wayne Arnold of the New York Times bring up the is-sue that, even if a time limit was set, it would be an “easy hurdle to jump for any prop-trading-like investments” and that “Wall Street could simply hold them until the deadline passes.”
Banks are also market makers and, as a result, must buy securi-ties in the short-term to hold in their portfolio so their customers can buy them.
“A bank could be free of the Volcker restrictions if it is hedging a specific position or a portfolio of risks across mul-tiple trading desks,” according to Meera Louis and Clea Benson of Bloomberg.
This will allow banks to con-tinue to proprietarily trade, as long as it is to hedge risk against other investments, which has a subjective definition.
Volcker has been quoted say-ing that proprietary trading is “like obscenity, you know it when you see it.”
The lack of a concrete defini-tion of what constitutes propri-etary trading will weaken the effect of the Volcker rule; the confusion will still allow banks wiggle room to act irresponsibly because it will be very difficult to prove.
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzDESKS IN Brennan Hall show the little space they provide for students Wednesday.
Attending an interview for the first time can produce some anxiety. Let’s be honest; today’s job market is competitive. There are far more applicants than posi-tions, making it even more impor-tant to make a good first impres-sion.
Before heading off to your in-terview, it is vital that you do your research and be up-to-date on the current trends in your desired pro-fession. Job Choice 2012 suggests you “sprinkle your conversation with keywords or phrases that the employer uses on their websites or job postings.” Taking the extra time to research will likely add to your course load. However, taking this extra step will show a poten-tial employer that you are truly in-terested in their company. Being prepared before your interview often make or break it. One of the best ways to ensure that you are prepared is to schedule a mock interview at the Office of Career Services. This will allow you to get
more comfortable with the pro-cess as well as practice answering commonly-asked interview ques-tions.
An interview is a time to ex-press to employees why you are qualified and the best candidate for the job. Shy away from one-word answers. Elaborating on your answers will not only allow employers to get to know you better, but will allow them to determine if you are the right fit for the organization. Employers like to hear that candidates have had relevant experiences. When speaking with the interviewer it is important to express “your learned or acquired characteris-tics necessary to the job,” accord-ing to Job Choice. However, make sure the information you provide matches what is on your résumé. Show interest in the company by asking meaningful questions which cannot be answered if you have already done research on the company.
Take a deep breath; you now have completed the interview. Now, all you need to do is wait
to hear from the employer, right? Not exactly. It is important that you send both a hand written and email thank you note to your in-terviewer within 48 hrs. It is also a great idea to personally reflect on how your interview went. De-termine the strong points for the interview as well as the areas that need a bit more work. There is always room for improvement; even if you’re a seasoned inter-viewee.
Quick tips to remember:
• Arrive ten minutes early. If possible, take a test drive to the interview site.
• Dress in a professional manner.
• Greet the interviewer with a smile and a firm handshake.
• Take a deep breath, and be confident in your qualifications.
By CANDICE CLIFFORD Career Services Intern
Quick tips for interviews in competitive market
mct campus photo/ross haileyTHE PHOTOGRAPH of a résumé brings to mind the importance of the interview process. The professional presentation is a reminder to spend time preparing for interviews.
Catherine Erbicella
Science & Technology EditorScience Tech12 THE AQUiNAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
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By CATHERINE ERBICELLASci/Tech Editor
Science scholars: Barry Kuhle, Ph.D., professor of psychology
The theory of evolution sug-gests that those best fit for their environment are the ones who will survive. It turns out that idea still applies to humans today as a subconscious adaptation in our minds. It is this mechanism that dictates the type of relationships humans create in order to survive and thrive in the world.
Professor Barry Kuhle, assis-tant professor of psychology from Long Island, N.Y., aims to uncover these mechanisms through the study of evolutionary psychology.
The Aquinas asked Kuhle about his research venture, titled “It’s Funny Because It’s True (Because It Evokes Our Evolved Psychol-ogy).” His research focuses on the evolved psychological mecha-nisms that underlie commitment and jealousy in romantic relation-ships.
Q: Why is this subject or area important to you?
A: Evolutionary psychology is the scientific study of human na-ture dedicated to discovering and understanding the psychological adaptations that evolved to solve ancestral survival and reproduc-tive problems. Evolutionary psy-chologists explore the adaptive problems of and evolved solu-tions to survival, long-term mat-ing, short-term mating, parenting, kinship, cooperation, aggression and warfare, conflict between the sexes, status, prestige and social dominance, among other phe-nomena.
Q: What do you want people to learn from your research?
A: I believe that knowledge of how and why the mind has evolved to work the way it does best allows one to use it to tack-le the myriad obstacles that life throws at us.
Q: What future developments can come from your research?
A: “Review of General Psychol-ogy” is publishing a special issue on the “Intersection of Evolution-ary Psychology and Popular Cul-ture.” They recently accepted for
possible inclusion in this issue my proposed review article, “It’s Fun-ny Because it’s True (Because it Evokes our Evolved Psychology).”
The question this review article explores is “Why is something funny?” The thrust of the article is that that something is funny be-cause it’s true and that comedian Chris Rock’s routines are humor-ous in part because he speaks the truth about our evolved psychol-ogy. My undergraduate co-author, Zachary Pollack, and I argue that “the patterns of culture that we create and consume, although not adaptations in themselves, reveal human evolutionary psychology,” according to Buss. Our argument unfolds through (a) a brief dis-cussion of the parallel rise of EP and Chris Rock in their respective circles of influence, (b) a review of the literature on the origin and ingredients of humor and (c) a discussion of evolutionary theory and research on human mating and other domains that is inter-twined with dozens of “bits” from Rock’s HBO specials and his movie “I Think I Love My Wife.”
“Review of General Psychol-ogy” is an American Psychologi-cal Association peer-reviewed journal with an impact factor of 1.898, placing it the top 25 percent of the 111 journals in the influen-tial category Psychology – Multi-
disciplinary. Given the journal’s prestige and the proposed article’s high likelihood of resonating with a general audience, I expect that it will receive some attention from my academic community and from the media at large. We sub-mitted our paper in early July.
Q: Do you research with stu-dents as a mentor or a partner?
A: I currently have six wonder-ful students in my Human Mat-ing Lab who volunteer their time through the Faculty/Student Re-search Program: Andrew Merkle, Arielle Verdesco, Chelsea Cooper, Nicole Pepe, Tiffany Wettstein and Aida Ribanovic. We are currently exploring the content and timing of “The birds and bees” sex talks that parents have with their chil-dren. Last year’s project on sex differences in the nature of jeal-ous interrogations was recently published in Personality and Indi-vidual Differences.
Q: Why should students pursue research opportunities?
A: Students should pursue a research opportunities to 1) fully grasp and contribute to the sci-ence of psychology and 2) better acquaint themselves with profes-sors who can then write them detailed Letters of Reference for graduate school, internships, etc.
Every spring semester, for the last couple of years, the students of the Department of Exercise Sci-ence and Sports are expected to complete a biomechanics analysis. The students are asked to choose a sport, collect data and present their results as part of a hands-on learning experience for the final assignment in their biomechanics class.
Dr. Georgios Stylianides always approached this assignment with openness, welcoming unique ac-tivities that inspire students’ inter-ests. This year was no exception when Stephen DeChiaro request-ed to complete his assignment on skydiving.
Taking the lead, DeChiaro or-ganized the analysis by skydiving May 1, 2011, at Hazleton Munici-pal Airport with the PA Skydiv-ing Center. DeChiaro, along with
Stylianides, two other University exercise science students, Carolyn Clyons and Matt Martonik, and one Marywood University gradu-ate, Amanda Costello, skydived from a height of over 10,000 feet for the sake of science. With a vid-
eo camera in tow and parachute packs ready, DeChiaro collected the data needed to complete this ambitious assignment.
Martonik, a graduating senior, described it as “an awesome expe-rience.”
“I had so much fun,” Clyons, a junior, said.
Stylianides’ students are known to go out of their way to analyze something unique for their final projects.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned sky-ward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return," DeChiaro said, quoting Leonardo Da Vinci.
During his dive, DeChiaro wrote in his palms “Catch me” and “F=m*g.”
DeChiaro’s group will now ana-lyze his findings on skydiving and present the results in class. The analysis will consist of biome-chanical principles, such as grav-ity, air resistance and others, and how those principles affect hu-man movement. In this particular case, DeChiaro, Clyons, Martonik, Costello and Stylianides reached a speed of 120 mph during their free falls before their parachutes opened.
“It’s a thrilling experience that everyone should do at least once in their life," DeChiaro said.
University students take to skies, dive for science
Most people believe that so-cial networking websites were made to update others on their lives, to follow their favorite ce-lebrities or to interact with the world. Facebook and Twitter are considered the main online news source of teenagers and adults — or so society thinks. It seems that news and chat-ter may reveal key emotional trends in expressing mood swings.
Most Twitter and Facebook statuses correspond to a per-son’s life or their emotions. If that is the case, should Face-book and Twitter be taken more seriously? Much research has gone into these two online com-municative venues, and find-ings show that teenagers often express their negative and posi-tive feelings through repetitive and emotional words.
“Personally, my tweeting expresses my mood and my thoughts that come to head. Usually on my Twitter, I tweet about things that are bothering me, something that I indirectly want to say to someone. It’s just a way of expressing my feelings without speaking to somebody else, although it’s also venting to myself about my problems. Although my Facebook sta-tuses aren’t related to my mood like my Twitter is, on a daily basis,” Tatianna Tutt, a Univer-sity freshman from Hempstead, N.Y., said.
Status updates tend to be more positive on weekends, be-cause people are going out and enjoying themselves. Nega-tive statuses appear during the week because users are work-ing and busy during their daily lives. A person’s status from one week tends to vary from
the next week’s status as well. These trends were supported
by the research of graduate student Scott A. Golder and Michael Macy, Ph.D., profes-sor of sociology at Cornell Uni-versity in Ithaca, N.Y. Their research found that moods, observed through tweets, tend to be more positive early in the morning; however, those moods grow more negative as the day goes on. They also observed that a positive mood peak oc-curs around midnight.
This observation would not have been possible without the advent of social media tech-nology and language analysis programming, or without posi-tive words like “awesome” and negative words like “fear.”
“We’re in this advanced tech-nology stage; people don’t really talk about their feelings any-more because they’re so used to typing it. Facebook, Twit-ter and texting all relate back to the same thing. Instead of verbally expressing our feelings we type them instead,” Deena Hudson, a University freshman from Township of Washington, N.J., said.
Under the increased pre-sense of impersonal technol-ogy, some argue that they have become anti-social. Writing out emotions is more common today than vocally expressing emotions. The twenty-first cen-tury has technology that helps those to express their feelings through the cyber world of the Internet.
As technology changed, it molded new social behaviors. Facebook and Twitter have become the new diaries of people’s lives. People relate to other’s statuses; therefore, they can relate to their emotions and mood swings. So, before read-ing a person’s status, realize that it may be that person’s true feelings.
STEPHEN DECHIAROSci/Tech Correspondent
submitted photo: georgios stylianides for the aquinasSKYDIVING PARTICIPANTS, from left to right, Georgios Styli-anides, Amanda Costello, Carolyn Clyons, Stephen DeChiaro and Matt Martonik, await thier drops from the sky.
submitted photo: georgios stylianides for the aquinasSTEPHEN DECHIARO skydives in free-fall with an instructor for his final assignment in biomechanics class.
CHANTALLE LUBERTOSci/Tech Correspondent
twitter, facebook track mood swings
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzBARRY KUHLE, Ph.D., relaxes in his office in front of his two favorite things: a basketball and a statue of Darwin.
13THE AQUiNAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Faith Andrew MilewskiFaith Editor
Mass ScheduleMonday-Friday
12:05 p.m. & 4:40 p.m.Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Sacrament of ReconciliationMonday-Friday 11:30 a.m.
Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Reconciliation Room
Sunday11 a.m., 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Madonna Della Strada ChapelRock Hall, 419 Monroe Ave.
Jesuit priest compares late Steve Jobs to St. ignatius By W. RyAN SCHUSTER
Staff Writer
What do St. Ignatius Loyola and the late Steve Jobs have in common? More than one might think, said Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., the editor of the Jesuit publication Civilta Cattol-ica. Spadero spoke with Vatican Ra-dio Oct. 6, the day after Jobs died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56.
He compared Jobs’ appreciation of the importance of technology and communication to society to that of Pope Pius XI, who founded Vatican Radio and the Vatican’s train station.
“Steve Jobs had something in common with Pius XI and that is that he understood that communi-cation is the greatest value we have at our disposal today and we must make it bear fruit,” Spadero said.
Spadero drew comparisons between St. Ignatius’ process for discernment, outlined in his Spiri-tual Exercises, and comments Jobs made about his own process of decision-making. He quoted a com-mencement address Jobs delivered at Stanford June 12, 2005, when he knew the prognosis for his cancer was not hopeful.
“Remembering that I will die soon is the most important tool I’ve ever met to make the big choices in life,” Jobs said.
In his Spiritual Exercises, under the second method for decision-making, Ignatius presents the fol-lowing as a rule for discernment.
“Consider, as if I were at the point of death, the form and mea-sure which I would then want to have kept in the way of the present election, and regulating myself by that election, let me make my deci-sion in everything,” Ignatius wrote.
For both Jobs and Ignatius, death isn’t something for man to fear, but rather something to help him put his life in perspective. Calling a per-son’s mortality to mind allows man to reevaluate his priorities in life and focus on what is truly impor-tant.
On his webpage, Spadero further develops these parallels.
“You have to find what you love,” Jobs said.
Spadero points out a similarity with the thought of St. Ignatius, who says that before we pray or meditate, particularly when we are involved in a process of discern-ment, we must ask God for what we want and desire.
These ideas once again under-score the importance of having before ourselves a clear picture of what we want out of life in order
to make decisions that best suit our goals.
Spadero posted another blog en-try in honor of Jobs Oct. 8, a tongue-in-cheek comparison of people’s preferences in computers to their preference in religion, done in the style of Italian author and philoso-pher Umberto Eco.
Fittingly, he pronounced the Mac to be the “Catholic” option of the computer world.
“The Macintosh is counter-re-formist and has been influenced by the ratio studiorum of the Jesuits
[the Jesuit program of university studies during the Renaissance]. It is cheerful, friendly, conciliatory, it tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step to reach, if not the Kingdom of Heaven, the mo-ment in which their document is printed. It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulas and sumptuous icons. Ev-eryone has a right to salvation,” Fr. Spadero said.
L’Osservatore Romano, the of-ficial newspaper of Vatican City, published a front-page article about Jobs the day after his death. Entitled “The Talent of Mr. Apple,” the article described Jobs as “one of the protagonists and symbols of the revolution in Silicon Valley” and referred to him as a “visionary.” In sum, it praised his “talent, pure tal-ent.”
When asked to provide his own reflection on the effect Steve Jobs has had on modern society, Fr. Rick Malloy commented reflectively.
“It is amazing how rapidly and deeply in the past 50 years tech-nological inventions have affected how we are human. Steve Jobs is both a creator of those changes and a symbol of them. His packaging and marketing of computer tech-nologies put these tools at the fin-gertips, literally, of everyone. It is up to us to see that these tools are used to make a world of peace and prosperity, joy and justice, freedom and faith, hope and healing, life and love,” Malloy said.
By JEFFREy FLEISHMAN AND AMRO HASSAN
MCT Campus
Mourners wept over the cof-fins of Coptic Christians Mon-day as Egyptian officials and religious leaders sought to ease sectarian tensions amid rising anger toward the nation’s ruling military council.
Funerals for four of the more than 20 Coptic protesters killed Sunday by army police and thugs in plainclothes kept the country on edge. The Coptic Church de-nounced the military for allow-ing the attacks, and Christians hurled rocks at police outside a Cairo hospital where the bod-ies of other protesters awaited burial.
“Coptic blood in Egypt is cheap and the military council knows they can get away with killing us because we’re a minority,” Fakhri Girgis Fakhri, a mourner at the funeral presided over by Coptic Pope Shenouda III, said. “When a Muslim protester gets killed, the whole country gets on its feet, but when Copts are killed, noth-ing happens.”
Egypt remains on edge as murdered Christians are buriedThe violence broke out Sunday
when thousands of Copts protest-ing the recent burning of a church in southern Egypt were attacked by thugs as armored personnel carriers rammed into crowds and crushed demonstrators. Police said the protesters started the trouble by pelting security forces with stones and gasoline bombs.
“Strangers got in the middle of our sons and committed mis-takes to be blamed on our sons,” a statement from the Coptic Church said.
It added that attacks and dis-crimination against Christians are “problems that occur repeatedly and go unpunished.”
Dozens of people have been detained and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has ordered an investigation.
The deaths exacerbated reli-gious animosities and led to con-demnation of the military by hu-man rights groups. The military is reviled by many Muslims and Copts for failing to turn the coun-try over to a democratic govern-ment while expanding martial law to crack down on protests, political activists and the media.
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf
suggested the violence that killed 25 people, including three sol-diers, and wounded nearly 300 was the work of foreign hands or conspirators possibly connected to loyalists of toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
“Instead of advancing to build a modern state of democratic principles, we are back searching for security and stability,” Sharaf, whose credibility with the public has steadily eroded, said. “We will not surrender to these malicious conspiracies and we will not ac-cept reverting back.”
Many Egyptians, however, believe the unrest and divisions will not ease until the military acknowledges its mistakes and relinquishes power.
A dramatic reversal of good-will is unfolding for an army that was praised by most protesters during last winter’s uprising but now is regarded as a poorly dis-guised extension of Mubarak’s police state. This frustration has deepened the nation’s political turmoil ahead of November’s par-liamentary elections, which are expected to highlight the influ-ence of Islamists.
Ultraconservative Islamists
have burned churches and in-flamed sectarian passions in re-cent months. Copts said that the attacks on protesters Sunday — the bloodiest unrest since Febru-ary — also revealed the virulent anti-Christian attitudes held by many in the security forces. Oth-ers said the military was stoking unrest to further justify tighten-ing its grip on the country despite its tumbling credibility.
The violence against Copts, who make up 10 percent of the population, reverberated well beyond Cairo, raising concern in Europe and the U.S. about the ability of the military council to protect human rights and move Egypt forward.
“Now is a time for restraint on all sides so that Egyptians can move forward together to forge a strong and united Egypt,” a state-ment from the White House said.
In efforts to calm widening tensions, moderate Muslim and Coptic clerics met and urged the military council to enact stricter laws to protect the building of houses of worship. Much of the ill-will between Christians and Muslims stems from Islamists complaining that churches are
built too close to mosques.The coffins carrying the four
fallen protesters were carried through the door of Coptic Cathe-dral in Cairo’s Abbassiya neigh-borhood.
One of the mourners, Youssef Agib, spoke of his cousin, Romani Makari, who brushed aside his family’s warnings and headed out to the protest Sunday.
“We found his dead body in one hospital and we were told he took a bullet in his head,” he said. “We kept asking ourselves, ‘Why would a peaceful protester be shot in the head?’”
Ishaak Tadros stood outside the cathedral as hands reached out to touch the passing coffins. He said he was never interested in political or social struggles. But when he heard how many of his fellow Copts died, he closed his grocery, put on a pressed open-collar shirt and walked toward the funeral.
“We all feel very unsafe now,” he said. “The number of Copts fleeing the country is on the rise and to be honest. I’d jump at a chance to immigrate and live abroad. I never considered leav-ing Egypt but now I seriously do.”
Wikimedia commons photoWHILE STEVE Jobs is known for his affinity to Buddhist spirituality, Fr. Antonio Spadaro, S.J., made frequent comparisions between Jobs and St. Ignatius Loyola in the days after Jobs’ death.
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In their next game, against the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Royals fell into an-other 1-0 hole.
Despite the deficit, Scranton again held its opponent scoreless for the rest of the game. USMMA didn’t score for more than 106 minutes and the game ended in a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods.
Trisuzzi’s desire to play soccer derives from his father’s love for the sport. He started playing soc-cer in kindergarten and immedi-ately fell in love with the sport’s fast-paced nature and competi-tiveness.
“I love the idea that it takes an entire team to win a game and not just the work of a few individu-als,” Trisuzzi said. “I love the fact that soccer is a sport where it is not common for the underdog to come out on top, and there is ab-solutely nothing like the feeling of scoring a goal.”
According to Trisuzzi, soccer played a huge role in his decision to enroll at The University.
“I knew I definitely wanted to play college soccer and, after coming on an overnight stay at The Univeristy and attending a few of their games, I knew it was a perfect fit for me,” Trisuzzi said.
Trisuzzi said the best part about playing soccer for The Uni-versity is the bond he formed with his teammates.
“We consider each other family and it definitely shows out on the field,” Trisuzzi said. “I also love to have the opportunity to represent my school every time I step out onto Fitzpatrick Field.”
Trisuzzi majored in exercise science his freshman year, but switched to nursing over the sum-mer.
“As of now I’m not positive if I’m going to stay in the nursing major or switch back to exercise science, but either way I plan to pursue a career in the medical field,” Trisuzzi said.
Trisuzzi doesn’t have much free time, but when he has an oppor-tunity he plays guitar and writes music.
“It is my second love after soc-cer, but being a science major and playing soccer take up a majority of my time,” Trisuzzi said.
After opening the season with no wins in their first four games, the Royals earned a 4-3-1 record in their last eight games.
“Although it did take us a few games to get our first win, I think a lot of it had to do with a bit of bad luck,” Trisuzzi said. “On paper you will see that we created more chances and outshot almost every single team we’ve played so far, and the lack of results I believe has only fueled our desire to win.”
In its most recent Landmark Conference game, Scranton de-feated Susquehanna University 3-1 Saturday in another come from behind victory. Susquehanna scored a goal in the 12th minute, giving the Crusaders a 1-0 lead. The defense again stepped up and didn’t allow another goal for the rest of the game. Scranton tacked on three goals, including a goal by Trisuzzi, to give the Royals the victory. Scranton is fifth in the conference with a 1-1-1 conference record.
“It is extremely important we build off our wins and keep the intensity up throughout the week leading into the next game,” Trisu-zzi said “We managed to get two fantastic results against teams who beat us last year, so it defi-nitely gives us the confidence in the idea that we can be a top contender in the conference this season.”
Trisuzzi and the defense will try to keep up their strong per-formance this season when the Royals face off against Drew Uni-versity at 1 p.m. Saturday at Drew University.
A two-day personal training workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 30 at The University.
The National Exercise Train-ers Association (NETA) runs the workshop and provides students with the opportunity to earn a two-year personal training certi-fication.
Associate Director of Recre-ational Sports Jane Johnson called NETA and expressed her interest
in hosting a certification event this year.
“I think it’s a neat opportunity for people that have an interest in fitness to advance their skills or their knowledge,” Johnson said. “We have students that have in-terest, whether it’s pertaining to their major or not and this might be something that’ll be advanta-geous to them.”
NETA, accredited by the Na-tional Commission for Certifying Agencies, is designed for trainers who wish to instruct clients indi-vidually or in small groups. The program at The University will in-
clude 14 hours of lecture, demon-strations and one-on-one, hands-on work. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will take a written exam.
Trainers will give lectures in the fitness center and 407 O’Hara Hall. The program is open to the general public and costs $419 for online registration. If participants register on-site, the workshop will cost $429.
“They sent the flyers out na-tionally so I know there are some people in the area who will be coming,” Johnson said. “There are some people from Marywood who
have signed up.”Johnson hopes students and
staff will benefit from the pro-gram and allow students to be-come personal trainers in their gyms at home.
“This isn’t something we’re try-ing to profit off of or anything like that,” Johnson said. “It’s a chance for students and staff people to get some additional training.”
Students can call 800-237-6242 for a free informational packet and can register for the workshop at www.NETAfit.org.
Students can also email John-son at [email protected].
By JOE BARESSStaff Writer
Scranton offers PT certification opportunity
Field hockey team records eighth win
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzSCRANTON JUNIOR Gretchen Kempf, 10, leads the Royals’ offensive attack against Oneonta State University Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The Royals defeated Oneonta State 3-1 and surpassed their win total from last season.
By TOM FOTIStaff Writer
The field hockey team dropped a frustrating match to Susque-hanna University 4-3 Saturday, but rebounded in a 3-1 win over Oneonta State Tuesday at Fitzpat-rick Field.
Scranton was fifteen minutes away from ending its three game losing streak against Susquehan-na, but back-to-back goals in a two-minute span by Diana Mask gave the Crusaders a 4-3 win. The loss dropped the Royals to 7-3 on the season and 1-1 in the Land-mark Conference.
The Royals had taken the lead moments before on a goal by se-nior midfielder and co-captain Alicia Tamboia, her second of the season and fourth of her career.
The Crusaders took the lead early in the game when junior midfielder Tiffany Collins scored an unassisted goal in the 6th minute of the match. The Royals followed with two goals of their own, courtesy of freshman for-ward Cassie Mullen and junior forward Gretchen Kempf. Susque-hanna answered two minutes be-fore the half to tie the game at 2-2 headed into halftime.
Tamboia’s goal gave the Roy-als some momentum, but the Crusaders’ late run was too much for Scranton to handle. Freshman goalie Maria Begliomini had 11 saves for the Royals.
Against Oneonta State, Kempf continued to dazzle her oppo-nents as she helped lift the Royals to a 3-1 victory.
Kempf registered two goals and one assist to improve Scran-ton’s record to 8-3 on the season, surpassing its win total from last year.
Tamboia kick started the Roy-als’ offense nine minutes into the first half when she redirected a shot by Kempf into the net from two yards out. It was Tamboia’s third goal of the season and Kempf’s second assist of the year.
“I had to reverse hit the ball since I was on the left side of my body and honestly I wasn’t sure how that was gonna turn out,”
Kempf said. “I saw Alicia on pads and just went for it and it ended up really working out.”
With just under a minute left in the first half, senior co-captain Kaela Mahon and Kempf caught the defense napping. Kempf de-flected a shot by Mahon to put the Royals up 2-0.
Nine minutes into the second half Kempf scored again, this time from four yards out, to extend the lead and put the Royals up 3-0.
Kempf’s two-goal performance was her third multi-goal game of the season. Her five points on
the day improved her career total to 50, moving her into 18th place on Scranton’s all-time scoring list. Kempf’s final goal marked the 20th of her career, which puts her in 15th place all-time.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Kempf said. “I couldn’t do it without my teammates though. I’m really proud of myself for reaching 50 points but I don’t want it to end there. I’m determined to score at least a few more.”
The Royals will play Drew Uni-versity Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fitz-patrick Field.
Scranton fell behind early in the first half when Susquehan-na’s sophomore forward Andrew Hayes scored from 14 yards out. Scranton answered less than twenty minutes later when soph-omore midfielder Brandon Barrett scored from 14 yards out off an as-sist from fellow sophomore mid-
fielder Stephen Kilty.Scranton broke the tie five min-
utes later when sophomore mid-fielder Jimmy Peeler scored from 12 yards out off a cross from Bar-rett.
In the second half, the Royals added to their lead when sopho-more midfielder Paul Trisuzzi
scored in the 65th minute off a pass from junior midfielder Bill McGuinness. Scranton received another strong performance from Dillon in goal, who stopped five shots by the Crusaders. The Roy-als held on for the 3-1 victory after playing strong defense the rest of the half.
“Conference games are the most important games for us so a win is huge,” head coach Matthew Pivirotto said.
The Royals will face off against Drew University in their fourth Landmark Conference matchup Saturday at 1 p.m. in Madison, New Jersey.
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Field hockey defeats Oneonta St.Women’s soccer records shutoutMen’s soccer beats Susquehanna Sports
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
See “TRiSUZZi,” Page 15
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UPCOMINg gAMESFiELD HOCKEY
10/15 Drew 1 p.m.
10/21 @ Catholic 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
10/15 gettysburg Invita-tional 11 a.m.
10/29 Landmark Confer-ence Championships 1 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
10/15 @ Drew 1 p.m.
10/18 Moravian 7 p.m.
wOMEN’S SOCCER
10/15 @ Drew 3:30 p.m.
10/19 Moravian 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
10/13 Marywood 7 p.m.
10/15 @ Wash. D.C. 1 p.m.
See “SOCCER,” Page 15
“I don’t care if you’re black, green, blue, white or orange!”
Women’s soccer team undefeated in conferenceBy CORy BURRELL
Staff Writer
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanSCRANTON MIDFIELDER Sarah Gibbons, left, fights Susquehanna freshman Jessica Takats for possession of the ball Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. The Royals defeated the Crusaders 1-0 and moved to 2-0 in the Landmark Conference.
Junior Sarah Gibbons’ second-half goal led the Royals to a nar-row 1-0 victory over Susquehanna University Saturday.
Scranton went six straight games without a loss entering its second Landmark Conference game of the season.
The game started off as an of-fensive struggle for both teams. The Royals were able to take five shots, but only one was on goal. Susquehanna managed just one shot in the first half, and the game was scoreless heading into halftime. Gibbons said the team’s play on defense has been one key to its success.
“Our defense has been keeping us in these close games,” Gibbons said. “By denying their forwards opportunities to score, it enables us to work the ball around and get scoring opportunities on our of-fensive half.”
After an uneventful first half, Scranton opened the second half with a furious offensive attack. Scranton held a 15-2 edge in shots and a 5-0 advantage in shot on goals over the Crusaders in the second half.
In the 60th minute, Susquehan-na’s defense botched an attempt to clear the ball and Gibbons took advantage, scoring with a 17-yard shot that gave the Royals the lead and only goal of the game.
“It was important to get a goal late in the game because this was a not a team we should be taking into overtime,” Gibbons said. “We clearly deserved that goal based
on our shots taken verses their amount of shots. Overtime is very draining and just gets chaotic with both teams giving it their all, so it is very difficult to score as we have seen in our past three ties.”
Scranton once again played stellar defense in the second half. An experienced back line of ju-niors Jessica Sciscione, Amanda Kresge, Noelle Malone and Em-ily Farrell did not allow a shot on goal all game and prevented the Crusaders from mounting any comeback. Sophomore goalkeep-er Kelsey McAnelly recorded her fifth shutout of the year.
The Royals improved to 7-1-3 and 2-1 in the Landmark Confer-ence with the win while Susque-hanna dropped to 6-4-1. Scran-ton now leads the all-time series against Susquehanna 9-2-1.
Scranton is off to one of its best starts to a season. The Royals have suffered their fewest number of losses 11 games into the season since 2003. Despite the success, Gibbons said she knows the team still has a lot left to play for this season.
“We have only played two con-ference games, but having two wins gives us confidence for the road ahead,” Gibbons said. “Every conference game is important and anything can happen, so we know we must go into every conference game ready to play. A few of our Landmark opponents have been having some success in the con-ference as well, but I know as a team we are ready.”
Scranton will play at Drew Uni-versity in a Landmark Conference match Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzSOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER Paul Trisuzzi earned Land-mark Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period of Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Trisuzzi helps lead a strong Royals’ defense this season. The Royals defense gave up one goal or fewer in 10 of their 12 games.
Trisuzzi earns Landmark Confer-ence Defensive Player of Week
In 10 of its 12 games this season, the men’s soccer team allowed one goal or fewer. Sophomore mid-fielder Paul Trisuzzi helps lead a strong Scranton defense during its 2011 campaign.
The Landmark Conference hon-ored Trisuzzi’s impact on the Roy-als when it named him Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period of Sept. 26-Oct. 2.
“It was a definitely a huge hon-or, especially taking into account not only the amount of talented players in our conference, but the amount of defensive talent on our team alone,” Trisuzzi said. “I suffered a torn hamstring last spring, which forced me to miss
the first few games of our season, so coming back and being award-ed defensive player of the week is definitely a big accomplish-ment.”
During that week, Scranton erased a 1-0 deficit against York College Sept. 28. The Royals’ de-fense held York College scoreless for more than 79 minutes, giving the Scranton offense an opportu-nity to tie the game and take the lead. The Royals did just that, scor-ing two goals in the second half and giving Scranton a 2-1 victory.
“I think our team is very strong defensively and great in the air,” Trisuzzi said. “Most of our goals come off of counter attacks, which start with us winning the ball in the back.”
By JOE BARESSSports Editor
Men’s soccer team rallies to defeat conference opponent
By KEVIN DERMODyStaff Writer
The men’s soccer team re-bounded from a tough 1-0 loss to Lebanon Valley College Oct. 5 with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Susquehanna University Saturday at Fitzpatrick Field. The Royals are now 4-5-3 overall with a 1-1-1 re-cord in the Landmark Conference.
The Royals came into the game against Lebanon Valley after a thrilling and emotionally drain-ing match against Landmark Conference opponent Merchant Marine Academy that ended in a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods. Scranton looked focused and de-termined at the start of the game, but a Lebanon Valley goal by ju-nior midfielder Kelly Hess put the Dutchmen up 1-0. Hess scored off
a loose ball from 35 yards out. Lebanon Valley maintained its lead for the rest of the half and headed into halftime up 1-0.
The Royals came out firing in the second half but were unable to find the net on any of their shots. Senior midfielder Joseph Burbella had a team-high four shots for Scranton. The Royals ended the game with a 15-12 advantage in shots, but Lebanon Valley’s goalie James Clements thwarted all of Scranton’s efforts with six second half saves.
Junior goalie Jamie Dillon played all 90 minutes and had three saves for the Royals.
Scranton faced Susquehanna University Saturday in a Land-mark Conference game.
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