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Volume 85, Issue 6 The Student Voice of The University of Scranton Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Fitness Center opens with positive feedback
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University celebrates first Food Day on campus
The new fitness center, located in Pilarz Hall, opened Friday and is fulfilling the expectations of The University community.
Janice Winslow, director of rec-reational sports, said the fitness center’s opening has been well-received by The University com-munity.
“The response to the new fit-ness center has been overwhelm-ingly positive from students, faculty and staff,” Winslow said. “There’s already been a steady stream of people, especially around the afternoon.”
Winslow, who has worked with recreational sports on cam-pus for 26 years and been the director for 16 years, said the fit-ness center is a welcome addition to The University.
“We’ve known for some time that the fitness center at the Mur-ray Royals Room was inadequate,” Winslow said. “The new fitness center is aesthetically nicer and more welcoming, combines the cardio and free weights areas to-gether and is located right across from the DeNaples Center.”
Winslow said other benefits
include more equipment, over 90 percent is new, and being more than twice the size of the old cen-ter.
Sophomore Julia Cox said she is already impressed with the fit-ness center.
“I think the new gym is amaz-ing,” Cox said. “It is so much bet-ter than the old one. I used to always have to wait for a tread-mill because the old gym was too crowded but I haven’t had to wait in the new gym. It has new equip-
ment and is much more open and enjoyable.”
Senior Chrissy Orvetz said the new fitness center is a big im-provement to the Murray Royals Room.
“It’s so much bigger and all the
equipment is new,” Orvetz said. “In the old gym you never knew if the equipment was broken or not…Now it actually looks like a gym I would get a membership to.”
Senior Nicole Menentez said the new gym makes The Univer-sity look better as a whole.
“It improves the image of our school,” Menentez said. “We have so many new buildings around school, and now our gym is fi-nally up-to-date.”
Winslow said that more will be added to the fitness center, such as vending machines and water filtration units.
“We’re working on minor glitches,” Winslow said. “We’ve also gotten suggestions for equip-ment that isn’t in the new fitness center and have taken it into con-sideration.”
Winslow said that overall she is pleased with how smoothly the opening of the facility has gone.
“We’re thrilled with the new fa-cility,” Winslow said. “We encour-age everybody to come out and use it, students, faculty and staff. It’s out there we want people to use it. We want it to be busy.”
For additional information on the fitness center, contact the By-ron Complex at 941-6203.
BY CORY BURRELL Staff Writer
Local food advocates are on campus this week to offer sam-ples of sustainable cuisine during The University’s first ever Food Day celebration.
According to The Center for Science and the Public Interest’s website, Food Day is a national movement that seeks to bring Americans together for the cause of healthy, sustainable and hu-mane food production. It is cel-ebrated on college campuses and in communities all over the coun-try annually.
This year, Food Day occurred Monday.
Sara Neitz and Marie Perry, Scranton’s Food Day Week cam-pus coordinators, introduced the idea for a week long Food Day celebration to the administration last year. Both students share an interest in food issues and alter-native agriculture.
Under their direction, all Food Day Week events were developed entirely by students.
“Everyone cares about it, even if they don’t recognize it,” Perry said.
Food issues span academic disciplines. Six principles listed on the Food Day website explore food production as an environ-mental, social, political and hu-man concern.
Perry and Neitz took this into consideration when developing The University’s version of Food
Day. They reached out to clubs, local farmers and lifestyle advo-cates from various backgrounds.
Nine Clubs, Environmentally Concerned Organization (E.C.O.), United Students for Fair Trade Club, Phi Sigma Tau, Photogra-phy Club, Jesuit University Stu-dents Concerned with Empow-erment (J.U.S.TI.C.E.), Excess Food For Others Recovery Team (E.F.F.O.R.T.), Community Health Education (CHED), the Marketing Society and the Leahy Food Pan-try, joined the cause by hosting programs designed to introduce students to the interdependence of food issues in their communi-ties and around the world.
On Monday, University stu-dents were treated to ice cream from Manning’s Farm and other local foods on the third floor caf-eteria to kick off the celebration in an event sponsored by CHED.
Local farmers arrived on cam-pus Tuesday to participate in a Farmer’s Forum.
John McGill, a senior at The University, facilitated a discus-sion with the farmers on sustain-able agriculture methods.
“By learning the origins of our food, we must question the food on our plate. It has a story too,” McGill said.
At the event, students were able to interact with the farmers, many of whom were not much older than they, and learn about their lifestyle.
“The farmers had well thought out political reasons for why they
were working on sustainable farms rather than conventional farm,” Jonathan Danforth, a se-nior at The University, said.
On Wednesday, E.C.O., hosted a viewing of the documentary Food, Inc. Following the screen-ing Marg Strein, a local vegan educator, held a presentation and discussion on the environmental implications of food.
“When you’re making food purchases, you are really casting a ballot,” Grace Pfisterer, E.C.O President said.
“If we demand better food op-tions by choosing organic and lo-cal foods, then the food produc-ers will meet our demand.”
Perry and Neitz hope to make Food Day Week an annual event at The University.
The two emphasize that the event shares many principles in common with Jesuit teachings. Social justice and cura personalis were emphasized in each of the week’s events.
“Food Day is about care of the person at a really basic level,” Perry said. “You need the commu-nity to help foster the individual.”
Food Day events will be of-fered until Friday. Today, there is a Fair Trade Discussion Panel in Brennan 500 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Philosophy Cafe at 8 p.m. in the Loyal Science Center, room 133.
Additionally, there is a Food Drive for the Leahy Food Pantry and a Recipe Collection Healthy Cookbook organized by CHED.
BY ROSEMARY SHAVER Editor-in-Chief
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNS THE NEW Fitness Center in Pilarz Hall opened Friday, containing many new pieces of equipment.
SUbmITTEd PHOTO: bRIAN RIORdAN fOR THE AQUINASUNIVERSITY STUDENTS gather together to help clean up the Hill Section.
SUbmITTEd PHOTO: bRIAN RIORdAN fOR THE AQUINASSTUDENTS COLLECT trash on the blocks of the Hill Section during The University’s annual Street Sweep.Standing: Katie Rotterman, Emily Giannelli, Fiona Ward and Laurna Guzzo.
Students sweep streets around campus
2 THE AQUiNAsCAMPUs NOTEs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
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Notable brief:DATE: Oct. 14 LOCATION: Hannan HallINCIDENT: Around 12:45 a.m., a female student fell and hit her head on her bathroom floor. Officers responded and asked if she had been drinking. The student said she was not drinking but the reason she fell was that she ate a brownie with mari-juana in it. She was transported to CMC for further evaulation.
report StatiSticS:INTOxICATION: 5 countsVANDALISM: 4 counts DRUG RELATED: 2 countsASSAULT: 1 countHARASSMENT: 1 count
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+Food Day Event: Fair Trade Discussion PanelBrennan Hall (500)11 a.m. - 2 p.m.+Farmers MarketFounder’s Green at St. Thomas Circle11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.+The sherwin series: works by Joelle DietrickHyland Hall, Hope Horn Gallery (4th Floor)12 a.m. - 4 p.m.+Health Professions Organization Meeting Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.+Miss Representation showing, presented by The Jane Kopas women’s CenterBrennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)7 p.m. - 9 p.m.+LwV Candidate Debate, presented by The League of women Voters of Lackawanna County along with The Political science Department, Col-lege Democrats and College RepublicansDeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theater (401)7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.+Food Drive for Leahy Food Pantry
Friday - Oct. 28
+The sherwin series: works by Joelle Dietrick+Alumni Halloween BashBanshee7 p.m. - 10 p.m. +”The Clean House” By sarah Ruhl, Presented by The University of scranton PlayersMcDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts8 p.m. +OA New student Applications DueDeNaples (205)All Day Event+Food Drive for Leahy Food Pantry
Saturday - Oct. 29
+Discover Newark: its Art, its History, its FutureLinden Circle7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. +Halloween Concert , The University of scranton Jazz EnsembleLinden Circle7:30 p.m. +”The Clean House” McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts8 p.m.
Wednesday - Nov. 2
+The sherwin series: works by Joelle Dietrick+Health Professions Organization Meeting Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.+Fifth Annual East German Film Festival: “Rebels“+LwV Candidate Debate, County CommissionerDeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theater (401)7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday - Nov. 1 +Committee on the status of women Fall Open ForumBrennan Hall, Rose Room (509)11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.+The sherwin series: works by Joelle Dietrick+Fifth Annual East German Film Festival: “Rebels“Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium (228)7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday - Oct. 30 +”The Clean House” McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts2 p.m. +The sherwin series: works by Joelle Dietrick
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+The sherwin series: works by Joelle Dietrick+ Quidditch on the Green - A Harry Potter Cel-ebrationDionne Green4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday - Nov. 3
+Diversity Fair “Move it! The Exploration of Hu-man Rights Movements”DeNaples Center, McIlhenny Ballroom (407)10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
NEws 3THE AQUiNAs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
BY ROSA TODAROStaff Writer
People Profile: Rebecca Beal, English
When talking about Dante Alighieri, Rebecca Beal, Ph.D., can-not hide her passion for the medi-eval author.
“When I first read Dante, it was like falling in love,” she said.
Although the author of the “Di-vine Comedy” is long gone, Beal keeps his spirit alive in her English classes.
As an English professor at The University, Beal specializes in me-dieval literature. The bookcases in her office hold classics far older than “The Great Gatsby” and “Moby Dick.”
In class her students read an-cient Roman poems and medieval tales. Reading Chaucer’s “The Can-terbury Tales” in Middle English is a challenge for students, but the task becomes less intimidating thanks to Beal’s easygoing nature. By connecting the past to the pres-ent, she makes literature relevant to her students. For example, in a recent class Beal related a passage by ancient Roman writer Ovid, to a modern poem.
Senior English major Tom Scud-eri, who took three of Beal’s class-es, enjoys her teaching style. He was impressed by her knowledge and enthusiasm. Scuderi said Beal encourages class discussion by having her students sit in a circle.
“If I was going to school to be a teacher, I would do everything she does,” Scuderi said, explaining that Beal always keeps class inter-esting.
When discussing literature, she points out universal themes ev-eryone can understand.
Beal also advises several Eng-lish students, including senior Colleen Tyrrell. Tyrrell said Beak is very organized and always willing to help her students.
“I feel confident with her as my advisor going into senior year,” Tyrrell said. “When I transferred here, she went through everything with me step-by-step.”
Teaching has always been
Beal’s goal. In elementary school she told her uncle, a professor and dean, she wanted to teach at a college-level.
“He took me seriously,” she said. “He made me believe that it
was a possibility.”However, making this possibil-
ity a reality required lots of school and an equal amount of travel-ing. After receiving her graduate degree from the University of Chicago, Beal traveled south to the University of Texas at Austin. There, she was in a composition class as a teaching assistant, while pursuing a doctorate in compara-tive literature. She taught at Rice University for two years before coming to The University.
There is no doubt Beal loves her subject matter. Her passion for me-dieval writing shines when she de-scribes what she likes most about it.
“In a lot of that literature, partic-ularly in Dante, you get the sense of a mind engaged with the world and with big issues and with God,” she said, mentioning the idea of faith seeking understanding.
Like Dante, Beal involves her-self with the world. She loves to travel. She and her husband, Jim, a retired professor, frequently vis-it San Antonio, Texas, where her 19-year-old son David attends col-lege. The city’s Hispanic heritage and multicultural atmosphere fas-cinate her.
“I love going to San Antonio,” she said. “You get this sense of a city that’s rooted in this other culture.”
The couple has traveled abroad too. For their 20th anniversary last spring they took a cruise from Bu-dapest to Amsterdam.
When she’s not traveling, Beal enjoys cooking, gardening and, of course, reading. From the books in her office to mysteries and sci-ence fiction, Beal reads whatever is available, including students’ suggestions.
“I’ve been impressed by what my students have recommended,” she said, smiling.
And, if nothing is available, well, there is always Dante.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/THOmAS HEINTZDOCTOR BEAL reads “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer while wearing her favorite Chaucer pin outside of the DeNaples Center.
Students at The University have plans to help raise school spirit at athletic events this year.
Some students, like Tom Foti, believe that school spirit at The University is lacking. Foti, a sophomore, is trying to encour-age more students to show their school spirit.
Foti said school spirit is about uniting the students on campus and supporting athletic events.
“School spirit is definitely something I see as bringing peo-ple together. It seems to unify ev-eryone,” Foti said. “I’m from the Philadelphia area, and Philly has a very large, passionate and vocal fan base.”
Foti counts himself as one of Philly’s passionate and vocal fans.
“I always enjoy going to Fly-ers, Phillies and Eagles games because the crowd is into every play, which creates a great atmo-sphere for the players as well as other fans,” Foti said.
Foti said he wants the same excitement at athletic events on campus.
Student Government President Adam Gault agrees that students have a low participation level in athletic events.
“I do not think Scranton has low school spirit in terms of stu-dents taking great pride in going here, but, as far as athletics, yes, we have a general low amount of school spirit,” Gault said.
Although it seems that stu-dents have poor participation in school athletics, it does not mean they are not interested.
“I think the weekends are dominated mostly by activity in the Hill [Section], but games are not always on the weekends and sometimes it’s more so students being busy with homework or other activities they are involved with,” Gault said.
Gault suggested having incen-tives for attending games or cre-ating calendars that students will look at. Gault also recommended that students visit the Student-Athlete Committee, an organiza-tion run by student athletes to better advance the activity of athletics on campus.
Foti and his friends Nick D’Andrea and Sean Nealon, both sophomores, are working on ways for students to attend school athletics.
Their idea for a bigger fan base at games began last year. Foti, D’Andrea and Nealon gathered students for the men’s basket-ball team’s Landmark Conference Tournament. When the men’s team made it to the champion-ship game, D’Andrea created a Facebook event.
“I immediately responded that I would attend and a large amount of the guys on my floor decided to go as well,” Foti said.
Because the student section was so vocal and engaged in the championship games, Foti said he wanted to keep a consistent fan base for future games.
This year they are hoping for a consistent student section at bas-ketball games. Right now, Foti and D’Andrea have a Facebook event for the Radisson Invitational. Oth-er Facebook events will follow and possibly a Facebook group if enough students respond.
BY ALExA CIAGLIAStaff Writer
School spiritStudents attempt
to raise fans’ enthusiasm at athletic events
Where do you want to work af-ter college? Working in cities like New York and Boston would be cool. You could live in a posh city apartment, shop at all the fashion-able stores and eat out with co-workers every night. Doesn’t that sound like you would be living the dream?
According to the Bureau of La-bor Statistics, the true unemploy-ment rate for people ages 20-24 is 15.5 percent. So, with a statistic like that, do students have room to be picky when looking for jobs after graduation?
“Some people have the dream job in mind. They don’t under-stand the incremental nature of making a career,” Dr. Harry Dam-mer, Chair of the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department, said.
Dammer also said that stu-dents from Scranton may choose to work in Scranton, but out of town students may want to find
a job at home because they are from there. Dammer’s opinions are based on observations, not data.
Colleen Joseph, a junior exer-cise science major, said that mov-ing back home after graduation is also a financial issue.
“I can live home and save while going to school,” Joseph said.
She wants to be a physician’s assistant, which is a program The University does not have. Joseph, who lives in New Jersey, is looking at schools like Seton Hall Universi-ty and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
“Marywood has a program and I’m considering it, but I want to end up in the city at a major hos-pital,” Joseph said.
Joseph said she likes the pace and flow of a major hospital. She says it is always something new. She would, however, take a job at a smaller hospital.
“I would definitely consider it. Just to be in any hospital would be a great experience and to get that under my belt in the first few
years would be great for the fu-ture,” Joseph said.
She also said she hopes she would get her dream job after col-lege.
“I’m working now to try to make the connections for that to happen down the line, so hope-fully if everything falls into place it will.”
Kristina Zarra, a fellow junior and exercise science major, agrees that there are financial issues when trying to find a job after college.
“Money’s a big issue, I would think,” Zarra said.
She is seeking a grad school in major cities, like Philadelphia, Boston and New York, but she is also looking to go back home to New Jersey, where she would not have to pay rent.
Zarra is hoping to work in the city one day.
“That’s why I want to go there for grad school, so I can see if that’s where I want to be,” she said.
She also said that she thinks
she has the skills to get her dream job after college.
“I don’t know if it will be right after, but I think so,” Zarra said.
Andrew Donet, a senior com-munication major, also believes he can get his dream job after col-lege, but the term dream job has a different meaning for him.
“A dream job for me is a job that you enjoy and you can make any job enjoyable as long as you put hard work into it and really try,” Donet said. “It could be something that you’re completely opposed to, but you could make the most fun out of it.”
Donet is taking an extra semes-ter to brush up on a few market-ing classes, and, when he gradu-ates in December 2012, he hopes to get a job in baseball operations or as a copyrighter for an adver-tising agency.
He does want to work in New York or any other major city some-day, but says he would not be op-posed to taking a job in Scranton.
“Scranton isn’t necessarily the most ideal place to live for me.
Seniors discuss post-graduation plansBY NICOLENA BASSO
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4 THE AQUiNAs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011NEws
BY MICHAEL FARLEYNews Correspondent
As The University’s Annual Di-versity Fair quickly approaches, students are asking: What is di-versity?
Rosette Adera, the director of the Office of Equity and Diversi-ty, is helping students and faculty find the answer to that question.
As part of her job, Adera works as the Title VII administrator.
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com-mission, Title VII, as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohib-its employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
“Diversity is right at the heart of social justice,” Adera said. “We all come in different shapes, sizes and religious beliefs, and when
we are together in a small place it’s nice to appreciate each other.”
Adera said although The Uni-versity is becoming more diverse, we could certainly do more to fos-ter diversity.
One way students can increase awareness is by attending The University’s Annual Diversity Fair.
The celebration is slated to kickoff this year with an art con-test. Students are encouraged to submit artwork on the topic of diversity to the Office of Equity and Diversity by Nov. 1.
The fair is also hosting John Quiñones, ABC News correspon-dent and host of “Primetime: What Would You Do?” for a 7 p.m. session Nov. 3 in the DeNaples Ballroom, 4th floor.
Adera said she is looking for-ward to the event.
“It is a real opportunity to take learning into a common space,” Adera said. “Through forums like
the Diversity Fair we can learn to overcome some of the current eq-uity and diversity issues.”
In addition to Title VII, Adera is also the Title IX officer.
According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Title IX states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be ex-cluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be sub-jected to discrimination under any education program or activ-ity receiving Federal financial as-sistance.
With a few exceptions for es-tablishments such as all-male or all-female schools, fraternities and sororities, Title IX ensures equality for all genders.
Currently, The University’s gen-der ratio is 56 percent female, 44 percent male. It has no category for transgender.
Adera said members of The University community can foster
diversity in two different ways: through classroom diversity and contact diversity.
Students engage in classroom diversity when they conduct re-search on other cultures, races, religions or genders. The upcom-ing diversity fair will also foster classroom diversity in an open forum setting.
Students can foster contact diversity by remaining aware of their surroundings and the di-verse group of people they inter-act with daily.
“Making sure everyone is com-fortable and not discriminated against is the first part of contact diversity,” Adera said. “Getting others involved and engaged is also important.”
Another way to foster diversity and increase awareness is through the International Students Club.
The club consists of both in-ternational and local students
and meets for lunch monthly to discuss diversity issues and learn more about different cultures.
“Although we do have diversity programs in place, we could do more,” Adera said. “Programs like the International Students Club need participants to be a success.”
Adera said racial diversity at The University is an approximate reflection of diversity in the Unit-ed States.
The class of 2014 will be the most diverse graduating class The University has seen, with a racial diversity of 15.7 percent.
The future looks even brighter for diversity at The University. The class of 2015 is projected to graduate with a racial diversity of 17 percent.
“As the campus becomes more diverse, I do expect some dis-comfort,” Adera said. “But with increased contact, some of these biases will disintegrate.”
University students will soon have free access to more bus routes, senior senator Brian Rior-dan announced at a student gov-ernment meeting Friday.
Starting in January, all 31 County of Lackawanna Transit System bus routes will be free for students, Riordan said. A Saturday COLTS bus route will be available in the near future.
A student committee worked with The University’s purchas-ing department to make the bus free for students. Riordan said the increased bus service is a big ac-complishment for the committee.
“There was a lot of good effort that was put out by the students that helped,” he said.
Currently, students have ac-cess to two COLTS bus routes. The Marywood/University of Scranton route runs weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. and stops at the Steamtown Mall. A bus also drives to the Viewmont Mall from 7 p.m. to 12:52 a.m. on weekdays. Both routes pick up riders on Mulberry Street in front of the DeNaples Center.
The bus is free for all members of The University community with a Royal Card.
Riordan believes the bus service provides students with something new to do in their free time.
“I think it gives an alternative for students,” he said. “If on Thurs-day or Friday night students decide that they don’t want to go up in the hills section, then they can go to the mall, they can go to a restau-rant, they can go to the movies.”
Although the number of stu-
dents taking the bus has increased, the committee’s next step is getting the word out.
“There are still students who don’t know too much about it,” Riordan said.
Friday’s meeting was brief, but student senators made several other announcements concerning student life:
• Midnight Madness is sched-uled for October 27, 2011.
• The new fitness center is open. Its hours are from 6 a.m. to mid-night Monday through Thursday; 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. to midnight Sunday.
• The Safety and Crime Preven-tion Committee urged students to stay safe and to use the Royal Ride.
The Student Government also approved the Criminal Justice Club’s request for transportation funds to visit New York City.
Student Government members rework COLTSBY ROSA TODARO
Staff Writer
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/THOmAS HEINTZCLASS SENATORS prepare to start the Student Govern-ment Meeting in Brennan Hall.Seated left to right: Commuter Sen. Patrick Sudol, Sopho-more Sen. Ciro Saverino, Sophomore Sen. Kyle Gleaves, Freshman Sen. Aris Rotella, Freshman Sen. Garrette Thomas and Freshman Sen. Jayde Hogan.
Driscoll Hall is drying out af-ter a sprinkler system activated and drenched a portion of the building late last week.
According to The University’s Director of News and Media Re-lations Stan Zygmunt, the sprin-kler system in a third floor room of Driscoll Hall activated shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday. Zygmunt said the water from the sprinkler soaked the room in which it is located in addition to adjacent and lower rooms. According to Zygmunt, the water damage was “extensive” on three floors of the building.
An investigation is underway to determine why the system engaged, however Zygmunt be-lieves the findings will be incon-clusive.
Zygmunt said multiple Uni-versity offices are working to help the affected students in nu-merous ways.
“From the time of the inci-dent,” Zygmunt said, “personnel from the physical plant, student affairs, residence life and par-ent relations have been involved with the impact to students and their parents.”
“The University loaned the students computers to use [and] provided alternate rooms to use at their discretion,” Zygmunt said.
“Maintenance personnel dried and disinfected all affected ar-eas, and student clothing and linen were laundered.”
Zygmunt noted that the resi-dents of the saturated rooms were not displaced for long.
“Following inspection, the stu-dents were allowed back into their rooms by 5 p.m. Thursday,” Zygmunt said.
The University is also working to replace the students’ damaged personal property, Zygmunt said.
“The University has commit-ted resources to make those af-fected whole again,” Zygmunt said. “The bookstore is working to replace damaged books, and The University is committed to
cover unreimbursed losses of students and their families.”
University Police Chief Don Bergmann said all Driscoll Hall residents were evacuated Thurs-day morning because the build-ing’s power needed to be cut.
Bergmann said the affected students were “unfortunate vic-tims.” Bergmann said the sprin-kler system malfunction was not the result of any vandalism or tampering with the system.
The Office of Residence Life refused to comment on the Driscoll Hall incident.
Sprinkler system malfunctionsBY CHRISTOPHER DOLAN
Staff Writer
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/ALEXA SCHREIbERSPRINKLER HEADS similar to this in Driscoll Hall mal-functioned, ruining students’ personal belongings earlier this week.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/SHAwN KENNEyMEMBERS OF The University community left sticky notes around campus with inspiring messages about positive body images Wednesday. Promoting good self-images was sponsored by the Woman’s Health Center.
Improving self-image
Scranton prepares for diversity fair next month
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THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNSUNIVERSITY STUDENTS who work in the Office of Admissions held tours Sunday, starting in the Byron Center. Tour routes took visitors to all of the highlights on The University’s campus.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNSVISITORS TRAVERSE the Commons Sunday. Walking down the Commons, visitors can see the DeNaples Center to their right and St. Thomas Hall, which is still under renovation, to the left.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNSJOE KRAUS, Ph.D., speaks with a visiting family in the Byron Center, Sunday. Every academic track and program was represented at the event, in addition to most University clubs and organizations. The Open House afforded visitors the opportunity to learn everything there is to know about The University.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNSVICTORIA MCALLISTER, top, speaks to a tour group in the new fitness center on the ground floor of Pilarz Hall. The new center was just one of many stops on the campus tour and is twice the combined size of the weight room and Murray Royals fitness room in the Long and Byron Centers.
The University held its first Open House of
the fall semester Oct. 23. Nearly 2,000 high school students took
campus tours through-out the day. Students and families attended information sessions
and spoke to represen-tatives of the various
academic disciplines of-fered by The University.
The next Open House will be Sunday, Nov. 6
Mission and Identity
Clothing Drive Information:
Accepting donations from now until Friday, Nov. 11 in the boxes outside of the Community Outreach and USPB offices. We are accepting clothing and ac-cessories.
These items will be col-lected for the Scranton Ba-zaar (a sort of university thrift shop) event. All items will be priced cheaply and the proceeds will go to the Thanksgiving Food Drive.
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THE AQUINAS PHOTO/ELENA HAbERSKyUNIVERSITY STUDENT Elena Habersky waves the Scranton colors in front of the entrance to the ancient ruins at Petra.
Well, you guessed it: I’m go-ing to talk about the new gym. I’m more predictable than the 15th season of South Park. So, if you don’t care to listen to my 500-word circuitous rant about exercise equipment, I’m sure there’s something else you could read. The business section is top-notch — or per-haps a political cartoon would strike your fancy.
If I still have your atten-tion, here’s the scoop. We have a new gym. I wish I could tell you from personal experience that the gym is a state-of-the-art facility. I mean, it looks nice enough; I just don’t have the discipline to work out regularly, or at all. It’s a mys-tery as to how I maintain my chiseled physique (the secret is that I only eat celery, noth-ing else). But, to be honest, I’m not sure why everyone is so keen on physical fitness. It’s really not that essential — heart attacks aren’t the end of the world (they’re just the end of a life).
In fact, I just invented my own workout regimen, and it’s much more enjoyable than doing sit-ups and lift-ing free-weights. I plan to sit on the couch and watch workout tapes in three-hour increments. I mean, that Billy
Blanks guy does Tae Bo so quickly that merely watching it makes me tired. Of course, I plan to sip my favorite en-ergy-drink, Mountain Dew, while watching these workout videos. And, after each work-out session, I figure it would be a good idea to load up on carbs, so I’ll pig-out on end-less pasta bowls at the Olive Garden — who doesn’t love carbo-loading? I call it the Diabetes Diet (for some rea-son, it’s still patent-pending). I wonder how that Atkins guy does it; he told all those people that they would lose weight by eating legumes and drink-ing alcohol. Come to think of it, that sounds more like the Ernest Hemingway diet.
But, for those of you who do plan to make use of our newly christened fitness-center, I salute you. It’s likely that you’ll end up paying less money for life insurance in the near future, which will al-low you to spend your hard-earned cash on other impor-tant items, such as novelty neck ties and Pez dispensers. Plus, there’s no better feeling than running on a treadmill while getting gawked at by oncoming traffic on Mulberry — still not sure why the gym needed giant windows. Well, I guess that’s all she — I mean I — wrote. See you next week. Maybe I’ll make a little more sense next time around. You can’t win them all.
Half Empty: Weighting RoomCOMMENTARY BY
MATTHEW AUBERTINSatirist/ Budget Andy Rooney
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan seems to defy all odds. Sur-rounded by unstable neighbors of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and The West Bank, Jordan itself has remained fairly stable through-out both its history and the Arab Spring that has shaken the rest of the region. The sites in this small country are unfathomable. Home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Petra, made famous to Westerners by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jordan relies heavily on tourism to showcase its rich history for those who travel from all over the world.
Besides Petra which is an ab-solute must on anyone’s itinerary, the capital city, Amman, brilliantly reveals the convergence of old and new. The Citadel, which possesses the ancient ruins of the Roman Temple, The Temple of Hercules, sits atop a mountain overlooking the bustling capital city. Travel over one mountain to Jebel Amman and you will find yourself on Rainbow Street, a true European style street filled with cafes and souqs, a place to see and be seen for the Jorda-nian youths who casually smoke sheesha and gather to gossip on the terraces.
To travel outside of the capi-tal is very easy and opens up op-tions to see what else Jordan has to offer. A 40 minute drive will have you floating in The Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, or,
if you go in the opposite direction, will have you at the River Jordan and the Baptismal Site of Jesus by John the Baptist. Go a little further north and you can find yourself in Jerash, Ajloun, or Mount Nebo.
Jerash is the home of the ancient Roman city, Gerasa, and possesses the best kept ancient Roman ruins in the Arab world. Ajloun is home to Ajloun Castle, an ancient for-tress built by the nephew of Sala-
din circa 1184. Finally, Mount Nebo is the place from which Moses saw the Promised Land after leading his people through the desert for 40 years. It is claimed that he never set foot there, but died and was buried on the mountain.
The area south of Amman also holds many treasures. In addition to Petra, there is Aqaba, the only port city in Jordan, located on the Red Sea. Home to many tourists and offering excellent snorkeling and scuba diving, Aqaba is a big draw for people from Europe. A little north of Aqaba is Wadi Rum, the famous rock valley in Jordan. Here you can climb rock moun-tains, run down sand dunes and sleep out under the stars with the Bedouin. Wadi Rum is the place in which Prince Faisal and TE Law-rence (Lawrence of Arabia) had their headquarters during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during WWI. It is also the backdrop of the Oscar winning movie, Law-rence of Arabia (1962 Best Picture).
Jordan has a lot of true gems when it comes to exploring world history. However, what really amazes me every time I visit (I have been there twice) is the hos-pitality of the Jordanian people, some of the friendliest I have ever met. While the region where it is situated may be far from America, you always end up feeling right at home in this welcoming country.
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With all the stress that we encounter through our stud-ies, jobs, social lives, families and extra circular activities, laundry should come easy. However, it seems as if no matter what age you are at this school, it is always a has-sle.
As a freshman living in GLM (Gannon, Lavis and McCor-mick Hall) I had to carry my laundry across to Gannon Hall and then travel down to the basement. As a sophomore, I had to carry my laundry out-side of Redington, across the breezeway and into another part of the building. Now as a junior, I have to carry my laundry down three flights of stairs and then outside to the other Mulberry Apartment building.
If carrying my laundry was the only problem, then I would not think it was such a hassle. However, the limited amount of washers and driers is the real issue. In the Mulberry Apartments, there are only four washers and four driers for two buildings to share. I use at least two machines each time I do my laundry. That seems to be
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Hope Oliver Colt’s Neck, N.J. Class of 2014
“It’s a lot bigger. All of the equipment works really well too. It’s a huge improvement over the
old ones.”
“The gym is amazing. I’m just waiting to get back to my routine once the non-habitual gym users get
over the novelty of it.”
Kerry Madden Mamaroneck, N.Y. Class of 2012
“It really allows me to prepare for my sport. It will really improve the training abilities for me and all
my crew teammates.”
Kristan Paladino Monroe, N.Y. Class of 2012
“I like that all the machines work, and that there are extended hours.”
Mark Dedvukaj Yonkers, N.Y. Class of 2013
What do you think of the new fitness center?
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COMMENTARY BY SEAN MULDOON
Forum Editor
What are the protestors so angry about? It’s the economy, stupid. The wealth disparity and the massive income gap are in-furiating everyday people who feel that the few people at the high end of the salary scale are exploiting the rest of the country to get even wealthier. They feel that the one percent’s wretched excess is keeping the economy-
at-large crippled. They are not wrong by any means.
The question to be asked, though, is what do they want done about it? Is it more taxa-tion of the rich? Most of the protestors would say yes, but that they are also looking for a greater structural change in the economic system. That point is where the intellectual argument for greater income equality be-comes murkier.
Like the Tea Party move-ment before them, the Occupy Wall Street protestors are raging
against a giant, shapeless force, the source of which cannot be pinned down. The movement can identify the worst offend-ers and use them to exemplify what the problem is, but for ev-ery unabashed capitalist they attempt to crucify in the public square, several more are ready to pounce on the vacant seat left behind on the board of directors or behind the CEO’s desk. The root of the issue is something impossible to extricate by seek-ing punishment for the so-called perpetrators; after all, they were
(for the most part) acting within the law and pursuing their own self-interests, which should be expected of rational people.
Many other major protests start without fine policy points but eventually organize and create specific policy plans. Others don’t and either devolve into riots or just fizzle out. The fate of the Occupy Wall Street movement is still up in the air, but if they don not sharpen their message soon, they will be doomed to fall into irrel-evance.
I’m a firm believer that anybody can achieve his or her wildest dreams. With that said, nothing comes easy in life. But there is a way to better position yourself for success, and that is through goals. I’m no expert, but I believe that goals are the se-cret to success. It may seem like there isn’t much to know about goals, but that isn’t true. I’ve compiled a list of successful goals in my life:
First, set realistic and at-tainable goals. I am not say-ing you cannot achieve your wildest dreams, but you need
to start small and work your way up to your ultimate goal in life. For instance, instead of setting a goal of obtaining your dream job, in the mean-time set a goal for your se-mester GPA. It doesn’t matter what the goal is; as long as you have a desire to achieve it, you can do it.
Second, once you have your goals in mind, write them down on something you will frequently see. There is evidence from certain psy-chological studies that sup-port an emotional connection to your goals once they are written down. If you have them on paper, they are per-manent. These are the goals at hand, and it is now your prerogative to rise to the challenge and achieve them.
Once you have your goals
in mind and written down, it’s time for more goals. At first it may seem like adding goals complicates things, but on the contrary, it actually will help you achieve your main goal. Let’s take the GPA goal as an example.
Hypothetically, let’s say that you set a personal goal to achieve a 4.0 GPA for the semester. You can create sub-goals off of the first, such as to not miss a class all semes-ter. Or, let’s say that you have a history exam approaching in the coming weeks. You can set a goal to get an A on the exam. To help yourself in the long run, you can set a goal to study two hours everyday of the week before the test. You can break down that goal even further by setting a goal of what material you want to
get through each hour, and maybe even push yourself to not be distracted during the study time (i.e., no cellphone, Facebook, etc.).
I think it’s important to close with the reminder that you can have all of the goals set in the world, but, if you are not willing to fight through adversity and obsta-cles they may bring, you will not get very far in achieving them. Goals can easily be put to the wayside in the face of a big obstacle. Triumph over adversity makes achieving your goals much sweeter. To end, I’ll quote “The Pursuit of Happiness,” a movie chock-full of determination, over-coming difficulty and misfor-tune.
“You want something. Go get it. Period.”
COMMENTARY BY OLIVER STRICKLAND
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oliver’s twist: my secret to success
occupy wall Street lacks focus on political agenda
“LAUNDRY” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6the norm for other students,
as well. That means only one or two students can use the laundry room at a time. Also, the washing machines take half the time as the driers, so that leaves double the amount of people waiting for a drier. It leaves us to either take our laundry out of the washer and let it sit wet for a half hour or occupy that washer for another half hour. In addition, upperclassmen hous-ing, such as Wayne House, have only one washer and one drier for 14 male students.
In addition, on the my.scranton.edu website there is a tab for laun-dry that can tell you what ma-chines are available. The problem is it does not tell you when the machines are empty, only when they are not running. Therefore, when students forget to switch their laundry or take it out, it still says the machine is available.
In most dorm buildings, we are able to use our royal card to pay for laundry. However, we are not able to use our flex money. I think it is unfair that we should pay for our own laundry through money on our royal card or quar-ters when we could just use our flex money. Some students do not always use all their flex money and it goes to waste. In addition, there are some upperclassmen housing, such as Wayne House, that have no royal card access. Therefore, they are forced to pay with quarters.
Laundry is another chore we are forced to fit in our schedules. However, Scranton has the abil-ity to make it easier on us. They could build more accessible laun-dry rooms, add more washers and driers per room, let flex be an op-tion and fix all housing buildings so they have royal card access.
Sean Muldoon
After months of constant fighting in Libya, Gadhafi’s death ended in a bloodbath late last week. Violence is common when there is a long dictator-ship with injustice, corruption, and instability. Along with Gadhafi’s body, 53 other people were found dead outside a hotel under the control of the anti-Gadhafi forces. The question of
who killed Gadhafi is still being investigated.
The question is whether this murder is a war crime, even though Gadhafi killed people for over forty years and proudly supported terrorism. Despite his malicious acts, should he have had a trial? Should his killers be arrested for his death? The National Transitional Council (NTC) feels that, if they didn’t investigate the deaths, they would send a dangerous mes-sage to Libyans: If justice needs to be served, it is okay to take
matters into their own hands. Fair trials must be given to
anyone suspected of partaking in any war crimes under the su-pervision of the Ministry of Jus-tice. The High Security Council is stressing that all prisoners will be well treated before and after trial.
President Obama’s view on Gadhafi’s death was that it sent a powerful message to dicta-tors: people long to be free. This is a very powerful state-ment because it shows that people will ultimately have the
final say in how they are gov-erned. Obama, showing his re-spect, said that Gadhafi’s death is not something to be proud of and there is certain way people should treat the dead. The best thing for Libyans to do now is to not retaliate, but begin a new era of healing, reconstruction and restoration. This could be a great movement towards peace, not only between countries, but also between Libyans. This is definitely a step in the right di-rection, which is something our world needs.
COMMENTARY BYMICHELLE PIACENTE
Contributor
gadhafi’s death sends message to world
Do not be bored this Hallow-een weekend. Although downtown Scranton may seem scary enoough, there are plenty of fun activities around the area that will keep you entertained and safe.
The Scranton After Dark Para-normal Team previously offered an-nual “Scranton After Dark Haunted History Tours” during Halloween as part of the Lackawanna Historical Society. But, this year, they are do-ing things a little differently. The society has teamed up with the Electric City Trolley Museum As-sociation to present the Trolley of Terror.
The night of horror begins with a candlelit walking tour that takes guests through the shadowy streets of Scranton. On the way, frighten-ing tales of the city’s macabre past
and the ghosts that still linger in the present are told, inducing chills among guests. At the conclusion of the walking tour, guests will board the haunted trolley, where the real terrors begin. The trolley itself is an 85-year-old electric trolley previ-ously used as a funeral car, bring-ing those who have passed on to their final resting place in the local cemetery.
The trolley ride centers on the “Tale of the Black Diamond,” which talks of a huge diamond that is be-lieved to be miles beneath the trol-ley track. The diamond is cursed; those who beheld it went insane, while those who physically touched it died in an extremely grisly way. People whose lives have been taken by the gem became evil creatures of the night and haunt the trolley and its surrounding track, terrifying pas-sengers.
The Trolley of Terror will run Oct. 28-30 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 per person, and can be ordered by calling 570-344-3841. This fright-filled ride is not recommended for children under the age of twelve, and surely not for the faint hearted.
Another option available is Reaper’s Revenge Haunted At-traction in Montdale, only 15 minutes from Scranton,
The hayride carries riders on a 30 minute mile-long trail into the deep woods of Mont-dale.
“We want to be the Stephen King of haunts. We want to get in your mind, mess with you. Sometimes less is more,” Paul Kotran, operator and owner of Reapers Revenge, said.
The hayride ends on a foot-path that leads to an outdoor forest walk known as the Lost Carnival. Side show freaks and evil deranged clowns taunt participants here.
Pitch Black is the following indoor maze.
Stick around after the events for paintball, a bonfire and food from a concession stand, complete with s’mores kits.
For more information, visit the Reaper’s Revenge website at: http://www.reapersrevenge.net/index.shtml.
If you’re anything like me, then you’ve had your Halloween costume planned since August. However, there are a few of you out there scrambling to get a costume together. Luckily, your closet holds most of the essen-tial items for a decent costume.
Cowboy/Cowgirl: Thanks to the plaid trend, almost every-one on campus owns a plaid button down. Jeans and some boots complete the costume, and try rolling your sleeves or putting a bandana in your back pocket for a more rugged look.
Cat: Black pants, black shirt and eye-liner drawn whiskers make up this Halloween classic. Shake it up by going for a specific breed; my favorite is a grey tabby.
Olsen Twin: Pull out your chunkiest knits and your skin-niest pants. The more lay-ers the better. Accessorize with the biggest sunglasses you own and a Starbucks cup.
Greek god/goddess: Ever since “Animal House,” a toga has been a quintessential college costume. Rip the sheets off your bed and somehow secure them onto your body. I recommend wearing shorts and a tank top underneath just in case your toga comes loose.
Peanuts Character: “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” is a Halloween classic. Throw a sheet over your head with two
cut outs for your eyes — un-less you’re Charlie Brown, which means several holes. Grab a brown paper bag from the first floor cafeteria and you’re ready for trick or treating.
The Jersey Shore: For some reason these D-List celebrities
have turned into America’s fa-vorite subjects. Guys can do this look by rocking a blowout and wearing a gaudy t-shirt. Stay in character all night by using lingo like “yea buddy” and “gre-nade.” Girls, find a dress that’s short and tight. Cover your face with as much bronzer as pos-sible and don’t forget your poof.
The Firework: Katy Perry’s “Firework” was a hit this year. Monopolize on her success by dressing up like a firework. Wear all black, like the night sky, and attach Christmas tinsel (found in most dollar stores) to it with safety pins. If there’s a whole group of you without costumes, be several lines from the song, like a plastic bag floating though the wind or a rainbow after the hurricane. Everyone can dress in black and attach different ob-ject from their line to their shirt.
Mickey /Minnie Mouse: Black on top, red on the bot-tom and yellow shoes. Find some mouse ears and you’re a classic Disney character.
The Hangover: The wolf pack got back together for another installment of The Hangover this summer. Wear a regular outfit and put a temporary tat-too on your face. Act surprised when people tell you it’s there.
If you’re still looking for inspi-ration, try store.americanapparel.net/halloween, they carry basic clothes. Props to anyone who does the ice cream cone costume.
Arts & Lifearts & life editorNicole Lopez-Isa
BY JESSICA TALARICKStaff Writer
“Pirate Steve from the movie ‘Dodgeball’”
Victor ShafferSophomore, Harrisburg
Campus Comment: What are you dressing up as for Halloween?
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BY CHRISTINE PANzITTAArts & Life Correspondent
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Last minute costumes from closet
“Elder Price from ‘The Book of Mormon’.”
Alex Ametrano Sophomore, Harrisburg
“The little girl on YouTube that sings Nicki Minaj.”
Erin GreenSophomore, Merrick, N.Y.
“Kim Possible.”
Jacquelyn Lese Sophomore, Delran, N.J.
“Captain of the Boat.”
Tom ConmySenior, Scranton
For the 2006 re-release of the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in Disney Digital 3-D, a soundtrack was also released featuring several covers of songs from the movie, plus six original demo tracks. “This is Halloween” was originally composed by Dan-ny Elfman and performed by the citizens of the fictional Hallow-een Town, which is the famous film’s main setting.
Panic! at the Disco is a rock band formed in 2005 in Las Ve-gas, Nev. The band released three albums, is known for its single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” and won Video of the Year at the MTV music awards in 2006. Having a dark and dramatic stage pres-ence, Panic! at the Disco adapts its own sound for the dramatic into the nearly two-decade-old song, “This is Halloween.” With Brendon Urie’s low vocals and additional enthusiastic chants decorating the chorus, the group creates the perfect tune to listen to on Halloween. night.
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halloween activities eden café: vegan dream
The restaurant Eden is unique because it is the first and only vegan and vegetarian establishment to exist within the city of Scranton. Owner Christian Pilosi dreamt of open-ing a place that provided appe-tizing and nutritious options for vegetarians and vegans.
Pilosi converted to veg-etarianism in 1997 and shortly thereafter went vegan. He opened the doors of Eden back in November 2008. This vegan café located on Adams Avenue offers an array of delicious op-tions for vegetarians and veg-ans. The food is prepared fresh and contains no animal prod-ucts. The food is moderately priced and, although they do not deliver, Pilosi does offer a take-out option.
I highly recommend the smoothies, pizza and mashed potatoes; however, if you are being health conscious, I rec-
ommend adding some vegetables to your order and deciding be-tween the pizza and mashed po-tatoes. The fruits and vegetables are always fresh and the smooth-ies are light and refreshing. The deserts are delectable, such as the peanut butter chocolate banana bread.
Eden provides weekly specials and offers outdoor seating when the weather permits it. The ca-fé’s inside provides a homey at-mosphere with a very artsy and inviting vibe. They do not use waiters, which furthers the casual atmosphere and quick service. Instead, Eden has an extremely friendly and helpful staff. They were willing to answer any ques-tions I had and recommended some of their favorites on the menu when I was having trouble placing my order.
It is difficult finding restau-rants that offer healthy menu choices, let alone vegetarian and vegan options. With places like Eden, finding vegan choices to actually enjoy becomes much
BY MARLO MURPHY
Staff Writer
SUbmITTEd PHOTO: AImEE mILLER fOR THE AQUINASMARTA DYLEWSKI poses in a Minnie Mouse costume.
SUbmITTEd PHOTO: AImEE mILLER fOR THE AQUINASFRANCESCA COLACE poses in a cat costume.
“At first I was doing what ev-eryone told me to. It was such a turning point to find that I had talent and something to contrib-ute somewhere,” Gwen Stefani said.
These words stared back at me as I looked at the incredible work that surrounded me in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s new-est exhibit, “Women Who Rock, Vision, Passion, Power.” This new exhibit opened May 13, 2011 and is a tribute to the amazing women who made a contribution to the world of rock ‘n’ roll. The exhibit showcases women from the start of Women’s Suffrage, in the late 1800s, to the present.
At first glance, walking through the two floors of female artists might seem interesting. Who wouldn’t want to see Lady Gaga’s meat dress in person? But, when
you stop and really immerse your-self in over a century’s amount of work, you feel goose bumps.
Music is an expression of where we are and what we feel as a so-ciety. Our favorite artists are our favorite because we relate to their work.
“Any artist’s or poet’s role is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel, not
as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all,” John Len-non said.
I saw Aretha Franklin’s, the Queen of Soul, dress, the work of The Supremes, one of the most successful groups of the sixties, the story of Yoko Ono, whose dad told her that women did not have the aptitude to be compos-ers, and current music sensations,
like Lady Gaga. Looking at them, my heart swelled with pride and respect for the passion and power that these women possessed to pursue their dreams and to rock at it.
In the face of each artist’s work, I saw my reflection in the protec-tive glass. After further thought about my experience, I thought back to the words of some of
my favorite artists. Lady Gaga’s words, which explained what her meat dress from the 2010 Video Music Awards meant to her, stuck with me as a challenge.
“If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and we don’t fight for our rights, pretty soon we are going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones,” she said.
As a female student, these words push me to think about what I stand for and fight for. You might not be a musical sensation, famous writer or great performer, but everyone has something to contribute somewhere.
It seems that the phrase “to go and set the world on fire” would be at home next to the women in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just as it is at home in the hearts of the students at The University. So, what footprint will we leave? In 20 years, what influence will you have had on our society?
Whether you are the one writ-ing the songs or the one the songs are about, your vision, passion and power can shape the future of society.
Great poets, from Lord Byron to e. e. cummings came alive dur-ing The Vintage Theatre’s open mic poetry night last Thursday.
The Vintage Theatre opens the stage to poetry every third Thurs-day of the month. The “Dead Po-ets Society” theme, rightfully so in time for Halloween, had par-ticipants dressing up and passion-ately reciting their chosen poems.
The night kicked-off with Greg Russick reciting an essay entitled “The Libido for the Ugly” by H. L. Mencken and Wendell Bullock re-citing a passage from Judy Hardy-Holden’s “Love in the Afternoon.”
K.K. Gordon graced the stage in a black cloak and recited po-ems by Lord Byron and “Jabber-wocky” by Lewis Carrol in a deep bellowing voice.
Dressed in what seemed like Shakespearean attire at first glance, complete with a rapier, Kathy Jacobs recited Alfred Noy-es‘ poem, “The Highwayman,” with an air of mystery and fear in her voice. Upon a closer look at Kathy’s costume, a big ring could be seen adorned with dollar signs. The night was full of surprises.
As comic relief, Leslie Clapp, Chair of the Writers Workshop at The Vintage Theatre, sang the American folk song “The Frozen Logger” by James Stevens.
Next up was Jason Macey, who came dressed as Steve Jobs in a black turtle neck and dress pants, His choice of poems included Wallace Stevens’ “Final Soliloquy Of The Interior Paramour,” Ezra Pound’s “Canticle of the Sun” and Puck’s final soliloquy in “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream.”
It was only a matter of time before e.e. cummings’ poetry emerged. Johnney Bert, with a troll mask and Santa Clause hat, read “She being Brand,” “I was sit-ting in mcsorely’s,” “don’t get me wrong oblivion” and “at the end of this street a gasping organ is wav-ing moth-eaten.”
Constance Denchy read “i like my body when it is with your” by e.e. cummings next.
The Vintage Theatre’s Open Mic Poetry night is every third Thurs-day of the month at 8:30 p.m. It is hosted by the Northeast PA Writ-ers Collective. The theatre also holds a writers workshop every Saturday at noon. All are encour-aged to bring an original piece of writing to discuss and critique.
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THE AQUINAS PHOTO/SHAwN KENNEy
Women who rock: from Aretha Franklin to Lady Gaga
BY MEGHAN NORSIGIANArts & Life Correspondent
-SHAwN KENNEy
“Neo from the ‘Matrix’.”
Chris Frames-WilsonFreshman, Philadelphia
“Pebbles from ‘The Flintstones’.”
Megan EtzelJunior, Clark, N.J.
“One of the Ashleys from ‘Recess’.”
Allison DavisSenior, Morton
“I’m dressing as Mario and my friend is dressing as Luigi.”
Corrine DiGiovineFreshman, Old Forge
“Alex Rizzi.”
Rob GadomskiSenior, Plains
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/NICOLE LOPEZ-ISA KATHY JACOBS recites “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes Oct. 20, 2011.
Open Mic PoetryBY NICOLE LOPEz-ISA
Arts & Life Editor
SUbmITTEd PHOTO: mEgHAN NORSIgIAN fOR THE AQUINASTHE ROCK and Roll Hall of Fame resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Business Jonathan Danforth
Business Editor
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It’s hard not to notice the growing debt crisis and economic problems that the U.S. and the world face. It’s even harder not to notice that tuition is rising, costs of living are reaching new heights and students are constantly tak-ing out more loans. So, what does all of this mean for the typical University student and is all the expense worth it?
The average cost of tuition has increased by 400 percent from 1985 to 2005 outpacing the rate of inflation, according to PBS. Even though financial aid and schol-arships help students, there are many costs that still have to be covered. From firsthand experi-ence, I can say that I will have a substantial amount of debt once I graduate from the University and I’m hoping to continue my educa-tion so I can receive a higher pay-ing job to alleviate my debt.
So, how do student loans work? Here’s a breakdown of the types of student loans most of-fered to students. Students are able to receive different types of loans from the Direct Loan pro-
gram, such as subsidized loans, unsubsidized loans, PLUS loans and consolidated loans. Each of these loans have interest rates ranging from 3.4 - 7.9 percent, de-pending on loan types, according to www.direct.ed.gov. What most students don’t know about these loans is that six months after you graduate, you must start re-paying your loans, defer them or postpone repayment because of graduate or professional school. Not paying these loans back or choosing to default on your loan can result in bad credit, lawsuits and even being denied a profes-sional license.
Countless students feel that the cost of tuition is way too high and are pessimistic about loan re-payment. “I owe a lot in student loans. I’m not sure how much I owe exactly but I know that something has to be done about student loans, especially by the government,” sophomore man-agement major Jimmy Fitzpatrick said.
“Unemployment has been over 9 percent for years. Jobs are be-ing outsourced. The college de-gree has taken the place of a high
school degree. The United States has trillions of dollars in debt. For every one job opening there are four people unemployed. Stu-dents are now leaving college with $200,000 in loans and have no way of ever paying that debt back. In this job market you have three choices: stand out apart from your degree, create your own job, or work at Starbucks for the rest of your life,” Andrew Tor-ba, a junior University philosophy and political science major and entrepreneurship minor said.
Some students are using a mindful approach to loans. “Don’t wait until you’re out of college to pay back your loans. Pay atten-tion to how much you owe now,” sophomore Monika Kaleniak said.
“I don’t feel secure about my future. Do your best to decrease the loans; become an RA, GA or CA and make sure to talk to banks about how to consolidate your debt,” Kamila Malinowska, a recent University graduate said.
Hopefully, the state of the economy will improve once stu-dents graduate and loan interest and repayment will be more man-ageable.
BY NICOLE PIOTROWSKIBusiness Correspondent
University students express concerns about financial aid
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/ ERIK SCHAbTHE FINANCIAL Aid Office, located in Saint Thomas Hall, helps University students address concerns related to finances and student loans.
BY COLIN GABLEStaff Writer
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the hilltop of the new Valley View Business Dis-trict, and many elected officials attended the event to show sup-port for soon-to-be-constructed TMG Health Inc. headquarters.
TMG Health is a company that began with President and CEO, Jack Tighe, in 1998. TMG processes Medicare and Med-icaid claims and provides busi-ness services to health insurers. TMG Health Inc. is a company with revenues over $100 million. According to the “Black Book of Outsourcing,” TMG Health was the number one provider of BPO services to the government health plan market from 2007 to 2009.
The new $20 million con-struction will be located in Jes-sup. Tighe said the construction is predicted to finish in 2012 and will bring 1,200 employees to the new building. Expansion has already been speculated and the construction company, Verus Partners, can add an ad-ditional 60 thousand square-feet to have capacity for up to 2,100 employees. The current unde-veloped area is part of a 39-acre lot purchased by Verus Partners.
“We could have moved any-where, but we want to be here,” Tighe said.
“This is a symbol to north-eastern Pennsylvania. TMG is committed and here to stay,” Tighe said.
He also said the day was about the company’s core val-ues and developing the area. Ac-cording to the company’s mis-sion, it focuses on respecting its employees and views them as their greatest asset. Accord-ing to Health Care Service Cor-
poration, who recently acquired TMG Health, the company is committed to creating jobs in northeastern Pennsylvania.
In the midst of many elected officials, including Senator John Blake, Mayor of Jessup, Council-men and Lackawanna County
Commissioner, Tighe spoke. “Creating jobs is bi-partisan,”
he said.“This is an example of suc-
cess for jobs,” Senator Blake said.
During the ceremony, Tighe recognized the Greater Scranton
Chamber of Commerce (GSCC), saying it has been supportive of TMG Health since it was a small company.
Part of the groundbreaking ceremony included Tighe, Blake, GSCC President Austin Burke and others shoveling the first piles of dirt at the building site with golden shovels. The line of keystone figures provided a me-dia opportunity to showcase the importance of the event.
According to the state’s Com-monwealth Financing Authority, a $10.5 million grant incentive of taxpayer’s money led TMG to come to the area. The grant and KOZ tax incentives lured the company to move from the current headquarters in King of Prussia. TMG Health also has an office in downtown Scranton.
Among many of the event’s speakers, Austin Burke shared a few words of support and posi-tive feelings of a public and pri-vate partnership.
The construction will bring a new look to the Lackawanna County area with new infra-structure and an economic in-flux to the Scranton region. The Valley View Business Park has potential for many other build-ings and will bring more busi-nesses to the area.
Tighe said he is excited to announce the permits to begin production were approved the day before the ceremony that took place last Friday. At the end of the ceremony, Tighe op-erated a large backhoe to move the first piece of dirt.
TMG Health breaks ground in Jessup
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/COLIN gAbLEPRESIDENT AND CEO of TMG Health, Jack Tighe, stood in the midst of company members, the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce President, Senator Blake and Lackawanna County Coun-cilmen. Together they broke the ground with golden shovels for the new company headquarters.
11THE AQUiNAs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
The workplace has tremen-dously evolved. There are now four different generations of people within the workplace, each with different values, work habits, needs and way of being raised. The different genera-tions include the Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y (or Millenials). These different types of people can influence the workplace greatly and eventu-ally lead to conflict between co-workers. How do we solve this problem? We must become fa-
miliar with how each generation acts and examine their values.
The Veterans are anyone born from 1922 to 1945. This popula-tion grew up during WWII and the Great Depression. They vowed that their families would never have to experience the economic hardships they did when they were growing up. The Veterans were the founders of the nine to five work day. Think of this person as a grandparent-like figure. They are strong tra-ditionalists. The typical Veteran is a hard worker and respects authority. Rewards are given to those who they believe did
a job well. Baby Boomers, one of the
largest generations, are born be-tween 1946 and 1964. If you are a student reading this, this would typically include your parents. This generation is addicted to work and are dedicated to the organization that they work for. A balance between a Baby Boomer’s personal and work life is nonexistent. Recognition is important to the Baby Boomer. If they are working hard, they expect someone to notice and to reward them. Baby Boomers prefer in-person communica-tion. As you will read later, this
may conflict with other genera-tion’s personal preference.
The Gen X generation is from 1965 to 1980. They demand in-stant gratification and become frustrated when they are not immediately rewarded. Genera-tion X was the first generation to see their parents enter the workforce. They also saw their parents be laid off. This caused the Gen X population to chal-lenge company loyalty. They do not want to hear about work outside of the office. This gen-eration prefers structure and di-rection with their work tasks.
The final generation is the
Gen Y, or Millenial, generation. This generation was born be-tween 1981 and 2000. It is said to be that this population is nothing like the rest. They wel-come diversity, are always on the move, have great multitask-ing skills and are goal oriented. They are loyal to the job and people for whom they work. Gen Y people do not appreci-ate an authoritative leadership style because they have grown up being able to challenge their parent’s authority. If you would like to get in contact with Gen Y, a good suggestion would be to email or leave a voicemail. The Gen Y population values life more after the 9/11 attacks. They realize that it is of great impor-tance to balance their work and personal lives.
Overall, conflict is inevitable between these generations be-cause they have such different characteristics. Not understand-ing or being unaware of how each generation functions and what makes them tick can cause resentment in the workplace. The workplace is supposed to have individuals working as a team to be successful. If there is resentment and bitterness among coworkers, it could lead toward the destruction of the organization. In order to achieve this goal of success, it is essen-tial that people are aware of the other generations among them. Make the effort to get to know your fellow co-workers and un-derstand how they work. Hav-ing good communication skills is necessary when it comes to con-flict resolutions. Each generation could learn a whole lot from one another. Personally, I think this is the most important aspect in resolving generational conflict. If each generation could learn from one another, the workplace would be a very successful.
Generations clash in workplaceBY REBECCA TURANOCareer Services Intern
Yahoo loses popularityBY MARK WORMUTH
Staff Writer
It is now part of our vernacu-lar to ask someone to “Google” when you want them to search for something on the internet, but back when Google was just a noun, there was another major in-ternet company you might use — Yahoo. Due to its decreasing pop-ularity over the years and issues regarding leadership and reduced revenue from advertisement sales, the company is considering sell-ing itself to major players in the technology industry.
The once-mighty search engine and mail service created in the 90s’ tech craze has been forgotten and cast to the side as more and more people use Google for the same services. As a result of its declin-ing popularity, the price Yahoo commands to advertise on its site has dropped, despite the fact that it still makes $1.6 billion a year in revenue.
Wall Street Journal reporter, Amir Efranti, hammers this point home in a recent article.
“Yahoo has not been able to in-crease revenue even as the Internet as market expands by more than 20 percent annually,” he wrote.
Advertisers do not value Ya-hoo’s virtual real estate as highly as other companies and will only pay a discounted rate for less ex-posure, if they decide to advertise through Yahoo at all. This is not to say the company is not worth a significant amount of money. In fact, recent valuations have it worth just fewer than $20 billion, with $3 billion in cash.
Many analysts believe that it will be more profitable to split up the company, and those that dis-agree contend that the real value of company is its collection of internet properties and its 40 per-cent stake in Alibaba. This may be why the foreign company has
tried to court Yahoo, despite the fact a large portion of Alibaba is owned by Yahoo, because buying out Yahoo would prevent other companies from getting a free ride from Alibaba’s profitable business activities. According to a recent tender offer by Silver Lake Invest-ments, Yahoo owns $13 billion dol-lars worth of Alibaba shares.
Microsoft has showed interest as well despite the fact its 2008 bid for the company failed. This time it will be getting Yahoo for about 50 percent less than it of-fered in 2008, due to Yahoo’s stock price being almost half it was in 2008, when the company was valued at over $40 billion. Yahoo already does business with Micro-soft through a partnership where Microsoft’s Bing powers Yahoo’s search engine and they also share web search advertisement rev-enue.
Google has shown interest, but in 2008 it was stopped by antitrust lawyers for trying to form the same type of partnership that Ya-hoo ultimately ended up creating with Microsoft. One of Google’s main motives is to buy itself into relationships with premium con-tent providers like ABC news, which provides video content for Yahoo sites, and Yahoo sells ad-vertising within the videos. Yahoo also has value to Google for the 700 million unique visitors that use the site a month, which some speculate would give a broader audience to help foster Google’s social networking venture, Google Plus.
Yahoo is a great example of what happens when you can not innovate and change. There was a time when Yahoo was one of the highest-valued companies in the world, but its stagnation made it susceptible to being bought out. If Yahoo is bought, it will put an end to the short-lived reign of Yahoo as an internet giant.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/ERIK SCHAb100-CALORIE PACKS are a prime example of the uneconomical products University students tend to buy. By avoiding these kinds of products, students can help maintain their budgets.
Are you finding yourself strapped for cash? It’s apparent that, with the current economic condition of the United States, many students have less money to spend. Allocating a scarce amount of cash is a difficult process when the expenses of college life keep adding up. As prices of goods continue to in-flate in the new global market, students need to get the most out of every purchase. There are a few products students can avoid to keep some extra money in the bank.
Some of the most popular products on the market are 100-calorie snack packs. As the United States has become in-creasingly obese, portion control products have become increas-ingly in demand. Many people have turned away from buying full packages of Oreos, instead purchasing more controlled por-tions of Oreos in the form of the 100 calorie snack pack. The average 100-calorie snack pack box comes with six packages of portion-controlled Oreos. A box contains a total of 600 calories. At four dollars per box, you get 150 calories per dollar. A full package of Oreos contains 3,200
calories for the same price, or 800 calories per dollar. By using the nutrition facts on the back of any product, you can figure out exactly how much of that product adds up to 100 calories. You can then separate an entire package into small portions. So, instead of getting six 100 calorie servings in the portion-controlled boxes, you get 32 por-
tions from a full Oreo package.Additionally, students can
save money on water. Is there anything better than an ice-cold bottle of your favorite spring water after a hot day? It may taste refreshing, but the total harm you’re doing to your body and your wallet may outweigh the enjoyment. The first prob-lem with bottled water is the
quality. While many stongly be-lieve that bottled water is clean-er than water from the tap, the truth is quite the contrary. Stud-ies have found that local water regulators are stricter about the quality of their water than com-panies of bottled water are. In fact, Coca-Cola’s Dasani water is purified tap water. Moreover,
the plastic that makes up water bottles contains a dangerous chemical called BPA. When plas-tic is exposed to warm tempera-tures, the chemical is released into the water. The chemical has not yet proven to be dangerous in the short term, but is extreme-ly harmful to pregnant mothers.
There are alternatives to bot-tled water. Brita filters tend to be a college favorite. For $20, and a few extra dollars for re-placement filters, a Brita pitcher is a great alternative to bottled water. Any water, water from the sink or even water from the bath, can be turned into drink-able water. This water is as clean, if not cleaner, than water from a bottle. Aside from qual-ity, Brita does not have the BPA that most bottled water con-tains. It’s not only a better op-tion for your wallet, but for your health as well.
Although the economy may be bad and prices are constantly increasing, there are many ways students can cut economic costs. By avoiding several traps by companies, such as 100-calorie snack packs and water bottles, students can see immediate sav-ings. Even if the savings are only a few dollars per week, the few dollars compounded week after week can prove to be some seri-ous savings.
Simple tips for students seeking serious savingsBY JOSEPH BUzzESI
Staff Writer
“Conflict is inevitable
between these generations
because they have such
different characteristics.”
Catherine Erbicella
Science & Technology EditorScience Tech12 THE AQUiNAs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
Want to write for Science and Tech?Contact the editor at [email protected]
BY CATHERINE ERBICELLASci/Tech Editor
Science scholars: Ed Stredny, Class of 2013
Almost 5.4 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease; the disease affects one in eight older Americans. Alzheim-er’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the country and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that can-not be prevented, cured or even slowed, according to the Alzheim-er’s Association.
University student, Ed Stredny, is attempting to shed light on the possible cause of Alzheimer’s in order to lead to a cure. A junior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology (BCMB) major, Stredny is also pursuing a minor in math. He is a member of the biology and chemistry clubs, as well as a men-tor in the HPO program.
The Aquinas asked him about his summer research venture, titled “Chemical Modification and Destabilization of Triosephos-phate Isomerase: A Possible Trig-ger of Neurodegenerative Dis-ease.”
Q. Why is this subject impor-tant to you?
A. I have always had a fascina-tion with the brain. The fact that it controls just about everything we do in a complex fashion intrigues me to continue to learn more and more about it. Also, I have seen several relatives struggle with Al-zheimer’s disease. It is one of the most common, yet most devastat-ing diseases, so I’d like to make any contribution to the field that I can.
Q. What do you want people to learn from your research?
A. People can learn about some of the initial changes in protein chemistry (proteonomics) of the brain that take place during aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Q. What future developments can come from your research?
A. Although the work we have done is not ground-breaking, it still sheds light onto the field to guide others, hopefully, to a cure or preventative measure for Al-zheimer’s disease one day.
Q. Why did you choose this particular faculty member to work with?
A. Dr. Foley is one of the profes-sors for my major. I had him for general chemistry my freshman
year and am currently taking bio-chemistry with him. His research interests all deal with the brain, so naturally I was interested in learn-ing more about them and joining him in the lab.
Q. What makes him an inspi-rational faculty member here on campus?
A. He is very dedicated to his students as well as his research. He is very laid back, approachable and always willing to lend a help-ing hand. He is currently trying to expand the exposure to research for undergraduates at The Univer-sity, which I think is something everyone should experience. It’s truly amazing to be part of an experiment that no one else has done and make a discovery no one else has made.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/THOmAS HEINTZED STREDNY pipettes a solution for an experiment that he is conducting in the new Loyola Science Center.
Technology experts are calling this the year of the tablet because of tablet machines’ explosive sales on the market. Apple has the ma-jority of the shares thanks to its iPad 2, but Amazon seeks to take a chunk of the market with its newly-designed Kindle Fire.
The iPad 2 boasts an impressive 9.7-inch touchscreen with camer-as on the front and back, allowing users to easily record videos, take pictures or have face-time, a web-cam program that allows two us-ers to communicate face-to-face. With an impressive ten hours of battery life, this tablet keeps users surfing the web, watching videos and playing games for much lon-ger than any other tablet on the market.
University student Dan Kra-jewski, a senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., owns an iPad 2 and was one of the first to receive it after spending hours in line for its first-day release.
“It was definitely worth the wait. With Apple products, you know you’re receiving high qual-ity merchandise. If you’re willing
to spend the money, you won’t be disappointed,” Krajewski said.
The iPad 2 comes in three sizes of memory capacity. The most economical of the bunch is packed with 16 gigabytes of mem-ory, followed by 32 gigabytes and 64 gigabytes, respectively.
“I would recommend getting the middle version because it not only has Wi-fi capabilities, [but] it also can connect to 3G networks. The $500 version is Wi-fi only,” Krajewski said.
University student Mike Tumul-ty, a senior from Red Bank, N.J., agrees that in the world of tablets, pricing is king.
“Most tablets are overpriced and struggle in sales compared to Apple’s share of the market,” Tu-multy said. “These expensive tab-lets are over-looked by consumers simply because they cannot com-pete with the quality the iPad 2 has to offer for the price.”
In a recent Forrester survey, 65 percent of shoppers said price was a top consideration in choos-ing a tablet. That is where Ama-zon’s Kindle Fire steps onto the playing field.
Everyone has heard of the pop-ular Kindle e-reader, which allows users to read books digitally and
purchase them directly through Amazon. The Kindle Fire expands the Kindle into a full-fledged tab-
let computer with a seven-inch screen that runs on Google’s An-droid operating system, giving
users access to tens of millions of books, magazines, films, TV shows, songs and apps online – all for $199.
The low price range is enticing for holiday shoppers who can-not afford the high-priced iPad 2 this year, but the price difference comes at a cost. The screen is noticeably smaller and it lacks a high-definition camera, Bluetooth compatibility and GPS navigation. It also has no microphone or 3G connectivity. The battery life only runs for 7.5 hours – two and a half hours shorter than the iPad 2. Ad-ditionally, the Kindle Fire’s memo-ry comes only in eight gigabytes and cannot compare to the iPad 2’s 64 gigabyte storage capacity.
University student Doug Laz-zara, a senior from Brick, N.J., claims that, despite these pitfalls, he may be purchasing a Kindle Fire after its release later in No-vember.
“The features it lacks are no-ticeable; however, it’s so much cheaper than the lowest priced iPad 2. I’ve been a long-time con-sumer of Amazon products and I think the $200 price is fair for the features and amount of content users have available to them from the start,” Lazzara said.
BY MATT SANTANASTASOSci/Tech Correspondent
war of tablet computers: iPad 2 vs. Kindle Fire
My name is Andrew Torba. I am currently a junior double ma-joring in philosophy and political science with a minor in entrepre-neurship. Many people refer to my generation as the "Internet Generation" because we are the first generation completely born and raised on Internet technol-ogy. As testament to this, I have been an active user of social me-dia beginning with its humble or-igins in message board commu-nities and AOL chat rooms. Over the past year, I've researched more than 500 tech startup web-sites from across the globe. This past week, I became a columnist for an up-and-coming Chicago-based media startup, www.Tech.li. To put it simply, I am a tech blogger.
Up until recently bloggers have always been seen as a lim-ited group of academics, pseudo-journalists and 27-year-old col-lege graduates who still live in their parents’ basement. With recent changes in the social me-dia landscape, each of us now has the ability to express our thoughts on any particular sub-ject and publish those thoughts to the world from the palm of our hand. As evidence to this, Facebook no longer has a charac-ter limit in status updates, while Google+ utilized this feature for months. This rapid transforma-tion of social media invites a new potential for everyone to take on the role of a pseudo journalist.
The middle-aged housewife can sit down and express her thoughts on childcare products. The 20-year-old student can write about the vast and ever-changing tech industry. The 60-year-old re-tired ironworker can blog about the steel industry. For the first
time, everyone has a voice. My voice lies within the tech
industry. I have a passion for en-trepreneurship, technology, start-ups and social media. I firmly believe that knowledge serves no purpose unless it is shared with others, which is why I have chosen to share it with The Uni-versity community. I promise to deliver insightful, meaningful content that prompts readers to think both critically and practi-cally about tech.
Starting Nov. 10, Truthful Tech will become a regular column in the Science & Technology section of The Aquinas. Each week I will write about an interesting topic in social media, startups or tech-nology. I want to make this col-umn an interactive experience by applying a QR code to each and every article. A QR Code is a ma-trix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera and smartphones.
If you have an iPhone or an Android powered device, search “QR code reader” on the app store or Android Marketplace to start scanning. When you scan the QR code on Truthful Tech articles, you will be taken to a digital rep-resentation of the article on my blog at www.TruthfulTech.com. There, you will be able to leave comments, remarks or feedback by signing in with your Facebook or Twitter account.
I am looking forward to trans-forming The Aquinas into an en-gaged, social medium. Feel free to get involved in the conversa-tion. Maybe I said something you didn’t agree with, maybe you have a different perspective on a topic or maybe you really en-joyed my article. Either way, get involved and be part of the con-versation. What else are you do-ing? Sitting on Facebook?
This is Truthful Tech.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/SHAwN KENNEyTHE IPAD 2 has been considered the leader in the market of tablets, but the Kindle Fire may challenge its lead.
COMMENTARY BYANDREW TORBA
Sci/Tech Correspondent
13THE AQUiNAs THURsDAY, OCTOBER 27, 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.
University students continue to ‘set the world on fire’BY T.J. HEINTz
Photo Editor
While most University students spent fall break home, 43 students spent their breaks in Camden, N.J., and Cleveland, Ohio, changing their lives and the lives of others.
Rev. Rick Malloy, S.J., Brian Pel-cin, Mollie Vita from University Ministries and Cheryl Collarini from Career Services chaperoned two re-treats. The chaperones guided the students through different spiritual exercises that took place during both trips.
Malloy and Vita chaperoned a trip to Camden, where students on “Jus-tice Plus” got to experience life in an inner city. Once The University stu-dents arrived in Camden, students of St. Joseph’s University greeted them and joined forces in their service op-portunities and experiences.
The students were broken into groups called “families of four” in order to experience what life is like in Camden. The state provides Cam-den families 87 cents per meal, per person. For the purpose of the exer-cise, the students were each given $1 per meal. Through this exercise, each family had only $12 to feed the group each day. The students learned not to take what they have for granted.
The following day, students were divided for their services sites. Sites included homeless shelters, federally funded nursing homes, wheelchair communities and several other plac-es. Students spent the day at their respective service sites, where they were able to live part of their Jesuit education through service.
Sean McKevney, a senior business management major, was one of the students on the Justice Plus trip to Camden. McKevney spent his day of service in the Genesis House, a feder-ally funded-nursing home. McKev-ney had the opportunity to meet a woman who after a car crash at the age of 17, suffered severe brain dam-age. Now, at age 53, she remains bedridden from the accident.
“The opportunity to see someone so content with just being was the most rewarding experience for me,” McKevney said.
The next day the students ro-tated to other service sites. Some of the students, like McKevney, found themselves fully immersed in the city of Camden. McKevney and other students partnered with a non-profit organization called Hope-Works. HopeWorks provides train-ing in computer skills, graphic design skills, SAT prep and GED diploma prep.
Students were able to do God’s work through their service in Cam-den. While they were making a dif-ference for Camden residents, they were constantly reminded about their faith and the mission of the Je-suits.
Faculty and staff eagerly support-ed the service trip in Camden; how-ever, Pelcin found it difficult to gain the same support for a trip to Cleav-land. Pelcin, Collarini and the student leaders wanted to provide students the opportunity to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while staying true to the Jesuit teachings.
With the theme of “From drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll to a Stairway to
Heaven,” the student leaders found themselves in a year of planning. Six student leaders, identified as the Road Crew, were selected to plan and execute the retreat with the rock ‘n’ roll theme: Mark Wehrenberg, Holly Pilcavage, Anthony Tufano, Chelsea Valentine, Tom Esposito and Brittany DeSantis.
Pelcin, Collarini and the Road Crew all embraced St. Ignatius of Loyola’s idea of finding God in all things when they were planning the retreats events.
The students were greeted in Cleveland at the Jesuit Retreat House (JRH). Over the course of the break, the JRH housed and provided meals for all the students. The JRH is situ-ated on 52 acres of land, which has a paved path around the perimeter
and has various religious statues spread throughout. The grounds of-fered students the perfect opportuni-ty to walk around and observe God’s creation, take nature photographs and even play sports in the fields.
The students were broken into six small groups, where they were able to talk and reflect on the day’s work and discuss it in more detail. Each night, a member from the Road Crew would give a talk on a subject that greatly impacts college students. The topics included hooking up, rela-tionships and temptations. Each talk connected different rock ‘n’ roll songs to the topics.
On Oct. 16, students had the op-portunity to spend the day in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and see their favorite bands’ musical items
on display. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been inducting artists for 25 years. There are more than 170 artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Like the Justice Plus Retreat, the students on the Rock ‘N’ Roll Retreat also participated in various commu-nity service events. Jack Hambrose, a junior marketing major, was one of the students who had the oppor-tunity to participate in community service.
“We were given the task of clean-ing out the Cleveland Habitat for Humanity Warehouse so they could hold a publicity event. My group was fantastic and we amazed the people there by how quick and efficient we were as a team,” Hambrose said. “Op-portunities like that give us a chance to represent our school positively to people who may otherwise never hear about us. First impressions are important and I’m confident that the help we gave them won’t be forgot-ten any time soon.”
The University has been trying to increase diversity both in and out of the classroom. The Justice Plus group attended an African American Catholic Mass at St. Bart’s Church and the Rock ‘N’ Roll group attended a gospel Mass at St. Agnes Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Both groups experienced a different va-riety of celebration from what they were used to in Scranton.
The chaperones, student lead-ers and open-minded students real-ized that it is possible to find God in everything. From the inner city of Camden to rock ‘n’ roll, God is always present.
Diversity groups face challenges in Jesuit UniversitiesBY CHRIS DOLANFaith Correspondent
SCRANTON — Many diverse clubs are active at The University, from business and foreign language clubs to a gay rights organization. These groups often invite individuals to speak to The University communi-ty at events throughout the year, but sometimes the speakers’ messages can be controversial. Where is the line drawn between freedom of speech and the necessary decorum for main-taining The University’s Jesuit ideals?
According to Rosette Adera, direc-tor of the Office of Equity and Diver-sity, it is sometimes difficult to allow freedom of speech while maintaining the Jesuit ideals.
“We have an obligation to respect who we are as a faith based institu-tion, but the opportunity for free speech is a really tight rope, so it be-comes tricky,” Adera said.
Last year, Rev. Joseph Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, raised concerns about a speaker invited to The Uni-versity space. According to a Diocese statement released in 2010, Scran-ton Inclusion, The University’s gay-straight alliance group, to speak about gay rights invited Sara Bendoraitis,
the director of American University’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center. According to the statement released by the Dio-cese, Bendoraitis was also an abor-tion rights advocate, and the Bishop was concerned that Bendoraitis would be discussing her pro-choice beliefs on campus. However, despite the Bishop’s concern, Bendoraitis was allowed to speak at The University without any interference from the administration or the Diocese.
Rev. Rick Malloy, S.J., thinks the University should welcome diverse speakers on campus, even if they challenge Catholic beliefs. Malloy said he believes in the power of dia-logue and the positive exchange of ideas.
“If we just say ‘don’t talk to them’, we could never change the world,” Malloy said.
“A university is a place for the ex-change of ideas and the preservation of academic freedom,” Rev. Malloy said. “People don’t have to come here and just mouth what the Catholic Church teaches.”
Malloy said he believes all faith-based institutions must allow dia-logue with groups who challenge the Church.
“If a Catholic university can’t be a real university, then we won’t get taken seriously when we propose our Catholic positions [on the issues],” Malloy said.
“We can’t just say ‘this is what God says’ — it’s much more complex than that.”
While Malloy would welcome most speakers to The University, he does see a need to consider the speak-er’s intent. Malloy said that speakers who are welcomed on campus must be within the “realm of dialogue” if they challenge Catholic beliefs.
“We don’t normally invite some-one who militantly opposes the Cath-olic faith,” Malloy said. “It’s one thing to be questioning the Church teach-ing on birth control, but it’s another thing to come burning pictures of the Pope.”
While Malloy believes in the ex-change of ideas between Catholics and those who challenge the Faith, his opinion differs on political speak-ers coming to campus. According to Malloy, a political rally at a university is very different from one in a public venue.
“You don’t want [the politicians] using the students as a captive audi-ence,” Malloy said. “[When they are
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/SHAwN KENNEy STUDENTS WHO attended the Rock ‘n’ Roll Retreat pause a moment to take a picture outside of the JRH, Jesuit Retreat House, where they stayed.
speaking elsewhere], you can walk away from it. Here, you can’t.”
Malloy said that political speak-ers invited to campus should not be required to hold a pro-life stance. In Malloy’s opinion, truly pro-life politi-cal candidates and politicians do not exist. Malloy said no politician who pledges to uphold the U.S. Constitu-tion can be considered pro-life.
“If you become the president and pledge to uphold the Constitution as it is interpreted by the Supreme Court, you allow abortion,” Malloy said. “What are we supposed to say, no president can ever come?”
“Candidates claim to be pro-life, but they are never going to be called on to do anything about it,” Malloy said.
Malloy also said The University should be fair in welcoming political speakers of both parties to campus.
“If you allowed one side to come, you’d always allow the other side also,” Malloy said.
Malloy explained that while the Church does not tell people how to vote, it encourages Catholics to en-gage in the electoral process.
Malloy emphasized that, while The University may welcome many diverse speakers with differing mes-
sages, The University does not en-dorse any messages spoken on cam-pus.
The University has welcomed po-litical speakers in the past — Presi-dent George W. Bush visited The University in 2003, and Republican presidential nominee John McCain visited in 2008. According to Univer-sity Executive Vice President Patrick Leahy, the University also invited Barack Obama to speak on campus during the 2008 election.
“[Obama’s] campaign was not planning an event in the area during [the time of McCain’s visit],” Leahy said, however.
The University’s policy for on-campus speakers states that The University community “should be en-couraged to invite speakers of their choosing [to] develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in…a search for truth.”
“Institutional control of campus facilities is not used as a device of censorship,” the policy further states.
According to Associate Provost Joseph Dreisbach, the current policy has been in place for more than 20 years. Dreisbach said an updated policy is currently in the hands of the Student Senate.
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“wAsNETsKY” CONTiN-UED FROM PAGE 16
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BY TOM FOTIStaff Writer
Wasnetsky graduated from Bishop O’Hara High School, a local high school in Dunmore, where he ran cross-country and track. Run-ning played a huge factor in his decision to attend The University.
“I took a look at all of the uni-versities around this area and I knew Coach Burke would be a great fit for me,” Wasnetsky said. “He had great success in high school coaching at Scranton Prep and I assumed I would have great success with him here at The Uni-versity.”
Wasnetsky loves running for The University because the Scran-ton area has so many hills.
“That is a huge factor of cross-country and it’s great that we don’t have to drive out of our way to get hills in during our runs,” Was-netsky said.
He also enjoys running along-side his two high school team-mates, Jason Bohenek and Benji Brust.
Wasnetsky majors in math-ematics and minors in chemistry. He plans to get his masters degree in education at The University and teach at the high school level.
“I’d like to teach high school mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer programming and Lat-in,” Wasnetsky said. “I hope with a wide range of available areas of knowledge, I can land a job easily.”
After running takes up about three and a half hours of Was-netsky’s day, he doesn’t have much time for anything else besides school work. However, when he gains free time, Wasnetsky likes to explore his major further.
“I usually waste time on the computer looking at math and physics problems,” Wasnetsky said. “I also like video games, like pretty much every other college aged kid.”
Wasnetsky earned countless awards in his first three seasons running cross-country, including The University’s Athlete of the Week honor four times. He added to that total this season when he earned the award during the week of Oct. 3-9.
“It feels really good to get rec-ognized for your hard work you put in year after year,” Wasnetsky said. “You cannot take breaks from running and expect to be good. You must train year round to keep your fitness.”
Wasnetsky attributes some of his success to his ability to stay relatively healthy during his ca-reer.
“Another obvious attribute to my success would be my team-mates and my coach,” Wasnetsky said. “The team aspect is very im-portant and the coaching has to be good as well.”
The men and women’s cross-country teams will race in the Landmark Conference Champion-ships at 1 p.m. Saturday at DeSales University. The past four years the Royals placed fourth overall in the conference race, but Wasnetsky believes Scranton could finish in the top three this season.
“Near the beginning of the year we had some injured runners, but now most of our top runners are healthy and we are looking to make a surprise statement at conferences,” Wasnetsky said. “I think most people expect us to get fourth place again, but we haven’t had all of our runners healthy for a race yet so it could get interest-ing.”
Wasnetsky will try to qualify for nationals Nov. 12 at the NCAA Mideast Regional for the third straight year. He is one of five run-ners in The University’s history to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships and one of three to qualify for the race twice.
If he qualifies for nationals Wasnetsky will race Nov. 19 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Winneconne, Wis.
Men’s soccer team needs victory
field hockey team earns highest win total since 2008
The University field hockey team overcame a 2-0 loss to Cath-olic University Friday by winning its tenth game of the season, de-feating Vassar College 3-2 Tues-day. The victory gives the Royals a 10-5 season record, marking Scranton’s first ten-win season since 2008 and guarantees them a winning record for the first time since 2006.
“Today was a huge win,” senior midfielder Alicia Tamboia, who had two goals in the game, said. “We reached 10 wins after coming off of a rough loss against Catho-lic.”
Vassar proved a tough oppo-nent for Scranton and would ulti-mately lead the game on two dif-ferent occasions.
In the first two minutes, Vas-sar jumped out to an early lead when Dara Davis cut across the middle of the field and scored to put the Brewers up 1-0. The Roy-
als answered at the three and a half minute mark, when Tamboia moved across the arc and ripped a laser past Vassar goalkeeper Mag-gie Brelis to tie the score at 1-1. Both teams failed to score the rest of the half and were tied heading into halftime.
Vassar scored first in the sec-ond half at the 38th minute mark when Katy Hwang connected on a diving shot that got past senior goalkeeper Alex Marandino. Frus-trated, but focused, the Royals clawed their way back into a tie game when Tamboia once again found the back of the net off an assist from Corrine O’Kane at the 51st minute.
“We knew heading into this game that Vassar was a good team and the win wasn’t just going to be handed to us,” Tamboia said. “We proved that we can come together as a team and that we could come back from behind.”
Five minutes later, junior Gretchen Kempf outran three de-fenders and fired a shot past the
keeper to give Scranton the 3-2 lead. It was Kempf’s 13th goal of the season and 23rd for her career. Scranton’s defense kept Vassar off the board and secured the win for the Royals.
Heading into the game against Catholic, the Royals had won three of their last five games, in-cluding a recent conference win over Drew University just three days before. Scranton had an even 2-2 record in conference play but were winless all-time against the Cardinals.
Marandino kept the Royals in the game against the 12th ranked Cardinals, stopping 15 of 17 shots and shutting out Catholic for 65 minutes. Her efforts were unfor-tunately not enough, as Catholic scored in the 65th and 68th min-utes to emerge with the 2-0 victo-ry, its fifth Landmark Conference win and 13th overall.
Despite the defeat, Marandino said she was not discouraged.
“Our game against Catholic re-ally showed that we possess the
skills to be great, because we were able to hold them scoreless for 65 minutes,” Marandino said. “We proved ourselves once, and we are more than capable to do it again if we play them again.”
The loss dropped Scranton to 9-5 overall and into a three-team tie with Moravian College and Susquehanna University for the fourth and final spot in the confer-ence tournament. With one con-ference game left, the Royals will look to finish strong and make it into the Landmark Conference playoffs.
“We all know that a playoff spot is on the line this weekend, but we also know that we are ful-ly capable of winning,” Tamboia said. “This Vassar win definitely put the team in the right state of mind to achieve that.”
The Royals will play their last conference game against Juniata College Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fitz-patrick Field, followed by their season finale against Misericordia University at 11 a.m., also at home.
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/PETER PORTANOVAJUNIOR MIDFIELDER Bill McGuiness, 10, and freshman forward Kevin Kozic, 26, fight for posi-tion against Catholic’s Joe Taylor, 13, in Scranton’s 1-0 loss to the Cardinals Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at Fitzpatrick Field. The Royals need a win in their next conference game to stay in playoff contention.
Men’s soccer lost three of its last four games and two of its last three conference games, forcing the Royals into a must-win situa-tion in the final stretch of the sea-son. Scranton’s last match, a 1-0 loss to Catholic University Satur-day, dropped the Royals to sixth place in the Landmark Conference playoff standings, two points be-hind Susquehanna University for the fourth and final playoff spot. The Royals need a victory over Ju-niata College and a Susquehanna loss to Moravian College next Sat-urday, Oct. 29, to earn a playoff spot.
Coming off a 4-0 statement win against Landmark Conference op-ponent Moravian College, the Royals were fired up entering the game against Catholic University. The team was well supported, with many fans and parents in attendance. Scranton looked fo-cused and determined from the beginning of the game and had several shot attempts in the first half that barely missed the net.
Catholic scored its only goal of the game in the 25th minute of play off the foot of sophomore midfielder Justin Oloriz from 14 yards out from the left side of the field. After the goal, Scranton tightened up on defense, trailing by one point at the half.
Scranton attacked at the Car-dinals’ defense in the second half. Sophomore midfielder Colin McFadden, who had a team high three shot attempts, led the at-tack. Unfortunately, the Royals were unable to find the net in the
second half and suffered the 1-0 loss.
“This was a very difficult loss to Catholic,” head coach Matt Piv-iorotto said. “We did not create enough chances to score goals.”
Scranton finished with six shots on goal, while Catholic had 11 shots in the game. Junior Jamie Dillon played the entire game for the Royals in goal and had two saves.
Before Catholic, the Royals suf-fered a 2-0 loss to Swarthmore Col-lege Oct. 12 and a 3-0 loss to Drew
University Oct. 15. Scranton faced Moravian College after fall break in another crucial Landmark Con-ference game and were lead by a strong defense to a 4-0 win.
The Royals have a 5-8-3 regular season record and a 2-3-1 record in the Landmark Conference. Scranton still has an opportunity to make the Landmark Confer-ence playoffs and the team will not give up.
“We still have an outside chance to make the playoffs,” Pi-virotto said. “The theme for this
week of practice will be to make sure we win Saturday, so we put ourselves in position to qualify for the conference tournament.”
The top four teams in the con-ference advance to the playoffs. The Royals are a half game be-hind Susquehanna University, the fourth place team in the confer-ence.
The Royals play their final regular season game on the road against Landmark Conference op-ponent Juniata College Saturday at 1 p.m.
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UPCOMING GAMESFiELD HOCKEY
10/27 Keystone 7 p.m.
10/29 Juniata 1 p.m.
CROss COUNTRY
10/29 Landmark Confer-ence Championships 1 p.m.11/12 NCAA Mideast Re-
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10/29 @ Juniata 1 p.m.
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10/29 @ Juniata 3:30 p.m.
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10/28 Bryn Athyn 4 p.m.
10/28 Del. Val. 7 p.m.
“This is why I was born. I thrive under pressure.”
Women’s soccer team secures top seedBY CORY BURRELL
Staff Writer
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/PETER PORTANOVAFRESHMAN MIDFIELDER Megan Gilmartin, 14, fights for possession of the ball during Scranton’s game against Catholic University Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The Royals won the game 1-0 and clinched the number one seed in the conference tournament.
BY JOE BARESSSports Editor
Wasnetsky tries to make final mark on University
After finishing second in his last three Landmark Conference Championship races, Scranton se-nior Chris Wasnetsky will try to break through and win in his final opportunity.
In his first three seasons, Was-netsky finished second behind Susquehanna University’s Paul Thistle. However, Thistle gradu-ated, which leaves the door wide open for Wasnetsky to win his first conference championship race.
“I’m fairly confident I can win this race finally in my fourth at-tempt,” Wasnetsky said. “I feel stronger now than I did my junior year and I have the fastest 8k time in the Landmark Conference so
far this season by 22 seconds.”Wasnetsky picked up cross-
country in fifth grade and start-ed running year-round in eighth grade.
“My aunt suggested I try out for the cross-country team when I was in fifth grade,” Wasnetsky said. “I had always been athletic, having played soccer, baseball and basketball, so I decided to give running a shot.”
Wasnetsky likes cross-country because it is both a team and an individual sport.
“You can’t slack off and rely on your teammates to help you out, like in other team sports,” Wasnetsky said. “If you are out of shape, you are really going to hurt the team.”
He also enjoys the strategical aspect of cross-country and the
necessity of mental toughness.“It’s not just simply running a
steady pace all the time,” Was-netsky said. “Surges are common and it’s not uncommon to have thoughts about dropping out of races.”
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/JUSTIN KEARNSSENIOR RUNNER Chris Was-netsky will attempt to win the Landmark Conference Cham-pionship race for the first time after finishing second three straight years.
With the top seed in the Land-mark Conference Tournament on the line, the women’s soccer team recorded its sixth straight shutout in a game Saturday against con-ference foe Catholic University.
A late goal from junior Sarah Gibbons helped the Royals defeat Catholic 1-0 and clinch the num-ber one seed in the conference.
Scranton entered the game against Catholic with a 4-0 confer-ence record following a 1-0 over-time win at Drew University and a 3-0 victory over Moravian College. Catholic was also 4-0 in confer-ence play coming into the match.
The game started as a defen-sive struggle. Although the Royals held a 5-1 shot advantage, neither team scored in the first half.
The Royals began to break down the Cardinals’ defense in the second half. During a series of consecutive corner kicks midway through the second half, Scran-ton finally found the opening it needed to score. Gibbons headed a corner kick from junior Sydney Parker into the back of the net to give the Royals a 1-0 advantage.
“Gibbons timed her run per-fectly on her goal and directed the ball into the back of the net,” Parker said. “There was no chance for a save once it left her head.”
With the goal, Parker earned her team-leading fifth assist of the season. It was the third time this season that Parker dished out an assist to Gibbons.
“Gibbons has been consistent
on offense this season,” Parker said. “I always aim for her head when taking corners.”
Gibbons leads the Royals in goals this season with seven.
“I really wanted to win not only to get first seed in the playoffs, but for our seniors on their senior day,” Gibbons said. “Losing on our home turf and on senior day was just not an option.”
The Royals held Catholic to two shots in the second half. Scran-
ton’s aggressive attack kept the action on the Cardinals’ side of the field and limited Catholic’s scoring opportunities. Sophomore goal-keeper Kelsey McAnelly made one save while recording her seventh shutout of the season.
With the win, the Royals im-prove to 10-2-3 on the season and 5-0 in conference play. The team will enter the upcoming Land-mark Conference Tournament as the top seed after winning the
tournament last year. It is Coach Colleen Murphy’s fourth appear-ance in the tournament and her fourth winning season since she started coaching the team in 2008.
“Being the number one seed is very important as it gives us home-field advantage for play-offs,” Murphy said. “It’s also a confidence booster knowing that you’re the team to beat.”
Murphy attributes the team’s success not only to the players’
athletic talent but also to their other characteristics.
“It’s not just about their ability on the field, but their competitive-ness, drive, academic ability and character,” Murphy said. “We be-lieve all these things combined create success and have proven to be beneficial for our program.”
Scranton will end the regular season with a conference game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Juniata Col-lege.
Men and women’s swim teams start off season with victories
THE AQUINAS PHOTO/SHAwN KENNEy THE SCRANTON men’s swim team prepares to dive into the water during its meet against FDU-Florham and Cabrini College Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The men and women’s swim teams both defeated FDU-Florham and Cabrini in their opening meets of the 2011-12 season.
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