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InsideFamily Weekend collage 4Students reaction to Blackberry outage 5‘Wicked’ comes to SHU 8Are you too old to celebrate Halloween? 10M. Soccer: Six game unbeaten streak 12An editors Yankee 2012 rotation preview 15

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A ‘wicked’ good time for SHU familiesAndrea CoronisStaff Reporter

Family Weekend 2011 was held this past weekend at Sacred Heart University,anditwasdefinitelya“wicked”goodtime--aspromised. AccordingtoDeniseTiberio,associatedeanofstudents,theUniver-sityhadroughly500familiespreregisteredfortheevents,whichbeganonFriday,Oct.21withan80s-themeddanceparty.AbandcalledRubixKubeperformed,andreallybroughtthefunkwiththeir80scoversongs. OnSaturday,Oct.22,familieswereabletoparticipateinahauntedtailgate,aspookymaze,andbingoaswellasattendthePioneers’footballgameandaspecialBroadwayperformancebythefemaleleadsof“Wick-ed.” Thehauntedtailgateprovidedstudentsandfamilieswithapleasingmenu.Someof the items includedNewEnglandclamchowder, lobsterrolls,andapplecobbler. “Thetailgatewasmyfavoritepart,”saidfreshmanAmandaCarilli.“ThefoodwassogoodandIlovedthatwecouldsitonthehaystacksoronablanketonthegrass,insteadofjustatatable.” Familieswerescatteredaroundtheareasittingattables,onthenu-meroushaystacksplacedaround,orsimplylayingoutapicnicblanketonthegrass. Atthetailgate,therewasalsoahauntedmazelocatednearthetenniscourts,whichattractedmanyfamilies. “Itwasprettyscary,”saidsophomoreGinaMalatesta.“Butitwasre-allyfunwalkingthroughwithallofmysisters,screamingandhavingfun.” TheweatherdefinitelyplayedasubstantialroleintheexcitementandturnoutforFamilyWeekend. “Itwassuchabeautifuldaytobeoutside.Thesunwasoutallday,anditjustmadeeverythingmorefun,”saidCarilli. Thefootballgamestartedat1p.m.Theeventattractedsomanyfami-liesthatsomewereforcedtositontheopposingside. Thegamewasacloseone,keepingthecrowdveryengagedandup-beat.DespitethePioneers’loss,spiritsremainedhighamongthefamiliesbecausethegameprovidedachanceforthemtobecomereacquaintedwithoneanother.

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Families register to enjoy the Family Weekend festivities this past weekend on Oct. 21.

Secret Service agent relives experience with studentsMikePetersonNews Editor ThecareerpathMikeSweeneyhas takenhasbeenanythingbut conventional. In less thanayear,SweeneywentfromworkingasanaccountantatChaseManhattanBanktocoveringthesecuritydetailofPresidentBillClin-ton. “I’ve had an amazing experience,” Sweeney toldstudentsduringacareerpresentation for theU.S.SecretService. “Iwent from sitting behind a desk to travelingaroundtheworld.” During his presentation, held in SacredHeartUni-versity’sfacultyloungelastWednesday,Oct.19,Sweeneydescribedhiscareerandgaveanoverviewof life in theSecretService.Hisstoriesmadeanimpressiononthoseinattendance. ThomasDavis,anMBAstudent,was impressedbySweeney’sachievements. “His experiences were very interesting,” he said.“Starting off atChaseManhattan, and then protecting aformerpresident,isincredible.”

SweeneyworkedasanaccountantbeforebeinghiredbytheSecretService.HisfirstassignmentwasprotectingClintonduringhislastyearinoffice. Sweeneyalsoworkedon the securitydetail for theClinton family from 2004 to 2008. Their furious pacemadehisjobverydemanding. “TheClintonsdidn’tslowdownwhen they left theWhiteHouse,”Sweeneysaid.“Theytraveledaroundtheworld doingwork for their foundations. Iwas travelingtocountriesI’dneverheardof,oftenononlyafewdays’notice.” Davis is in theSecret Service’s hiring process, butheappreciatesthedemandsofthejob.“Havingtogetonaplaneandtravelat10p.m.wouldmakeitveryhardtohaveafamily,”hesaid. Sweeney also made it clear that the Secret Service isaboutmorethanprotectingthepresident.S.S.employ-eesalsoworktodetectcounterfeitmoney,bankfraud,andelectroniccrimes. “Whentheorganizationwasfoundedin1865,itwasstrictlyinchargeofdetectingcounterfeitmoney,”Swee-neysaid.“Butwhenthreepresidentswereassassinatedin

36years,wewereput inchargeofprotecting thePresi-dent.” ApplicantstotheSecretServicecanexpecttofaceanonlineapplication,abackgroundcheck,apolygraphtest,andapanelofjudges.Theorganizationdoesnotgenerallyhireapplicantswhohavejustfinishedcollege. “Wewanttoseethattheworldhasbeatenyouupalittle,”Sweeneysaid.“It’saverydemandingjob,andit’sdefinitelynotforeveryone.” Newly hired employees are forced to undergo sixmonths of intense physical training, as well as traininginfirearmsandcriminal investigations. Inaddition, theyoftenattendtheSecretServicetrainingacademyinMary-land. Inordertocompletetheirtraining,employeesmustbewellprepared. “If you’re thinking about applying with us, youshouldjoinagymandgoonastrictdiet,”Sweeneysaid. Inspiteofthesedemands,SweeneysaysthatjoiningtheSecretServicewasanexcellentdecision. “It’sbeenagreatexperience,”he said.“Iwouldn’tchangeathing.”

Sacred Heart offers assortment of fun activities for all at Family Weekend

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Sacred Heart University - Fairfi eld, Conn. Volume 28, Issue 6

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Helping out on Halloween

ErinBurkeColumnist

EvergetthatawfulstomachacheafteryoueatyourentirebagofcandyonHalloween?Well, theONEcampaigndoesn’thavethecureforthat,buttheycanhelpyoufeelbetteraboutwhatyoudotohelpthepeopleofBridgeport. ONEwill be conducting itsFourthAnnualReverseTrick-Or-TreatthisSunday,Oct.30from4to6p.m.MembersfromtheONEcampaign,aswellasStudentGovernment,theCelticClub,andPeace by Justice,will be going around to localBridgeportneighborhoodsaskingforcannedgoodsinsteadofcandy.AllofthecollectionswillbegiventotheSt.CharlesFoodPantry.Overthelastfouryearscombined,SacredHeartUniversityhasdonatedover100poundsof food to thepantry throughONE’sReverseTrick-Or-Treatalone. Thisyear,ONEisaddinganothertwisttotheevent.PartofONE’sgoalthispastmonthwastoworkwitha“1.50aday”cam-paign that looks to raiseawarenessabout the1.4billionpeoplewhoarelivingoffoflessthan$1.50aday.SeveralmembersoftheONEcampaignhaveactuallybeenlivingon$1.50adayforthepastweekandhavebeenkeepingvideoblogsthatwillbeap-pearingontheONEwebsiteinthenearfuture. SeniorAli Evers, vice president of ONE, commented, “Itwashard.Iwashungryall thetime,anditwassortofstressfulduringmidterms.Butmybrothermadeagoodpointwhenhetoldmethatpoorpeoplecan’tchoosewhentheydon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyfood.” Inaddition toparticipating in thechallenge, theywill alsohaveapetitiontobesignedaskingthegovernmenttohelpprovideaidforpeoplewhoarelivingwellbelowthepovertyline.Theywillbeaskingpeopletocalltheirrepresentativesand/orsignthepetitionastheygoaroundfortheReverseTrick-Or-Treat.“Wearen’tasking foryoucandy;we’reasking foryourvoice,”saidjuniorONEmembersCarolineHerlihyandLaviniaKronberg. ONE is not the only organization that is doing somethingsweetforHalloween.SacredHeartishostingaSAFEHalloweeneventforthechildrenofBridgeportaswell.OnSunday,Oct.31from2to4p.m.,localchildrenhavethechancetocometocam-pusandtrick-or-treatindifferentroomsoftheSCwing.ClubsoncampusvolunteertotakeonanddecoratearoomwithaparticularHalloweentheme,andhavecandyforthekidstocollect. Thisisagreatopportunityforlocalorganizationsoncampustogettheirnamesoutthereandearnsomecreditwithlocalciti-zens.Italsogivesthesekidsasafealternativetotrick-or-treatingintheirneighborhoods. Trick-or-treating is a prominent memory in almost every-body’schildhood.Kidsshouldnotbedeprivedofthisritualjustbecauseofwhere they liveandwhetherornot it’ssafe. SAFEHalloweengivesthesekidsthechancetohavearealHalloweenexperience. ThereareseveralwaystogetinvolvedthisHalloweenweek-end. Formore informationon theReverseTrick-Or-Treat,youcancontactErinBurkeatburkee@sacredheart.edu.Formorein-formationonSAFEHalloween,talktoyourstudentgovernmentrepresentatives. Andasforthatstomachache,I’drecommendTums.

Students sweeten holiday for local children

Rose’s new book focuses on ‘most volatile’ CT congressional district

Conn. cuts casinos’ security costs

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TheSpectrum/ChelseaIlgPolitical Science Chair Gary Rose talks with Spectrum about his recent book.

Associated Press Connecticut has yielded to requests fromAmerican Indian tribes seeking a larger law en-forcementroleattwoofthecountry’slargestcasi-nos,slashingtheamounttheresortswillhavetopaythestatebackfortheservicesofstatepolicetroop-ersandothersecurityagents,officialssaidMonday. The assessments for state police, liquor con-trol agents and auditors at the casinos have beenreducedbyacombinedtotalofabout$4.5million,ColleenFlanagan,aspokeswomanforGov.DannelP.Malloy, toldTheAssociatedPress.The assess-mentsforthe2010-11fiscalyearwere$7.3millionfor theFoxwoodsResortCasinoand$6.8millionforMoheganSun. Flanagan said the cut reflects a commitmenton thepartof thestate toshift someresponsibili-tiestothetribes,whichoperatethecasinosonsov-ereignlandinruralsoutheasternConnecticut.Shesaidbothsidesarestillworkingoutthedetails. “Wewanttobothdemonstrateourrespectfortheir sovereigntywhile ensuringprotectionof thestate’s significant interests in the operation of thecasinosand the safetyof theirvisitors,”Flanagansaid.Sheaddedthattheadjustmentwillallowthe

state to “use its resources more efficiently else-where.” Thetwocasinos,whichreceivetensofthou-sands of daily visitors, are required to reimbursestatesecurityexpensesundercompactssignedwiththe state in the 1990s. But tribal authorities saidtheydevelopedinternalcapabilitiesthatallowthemtofulfillthesamedutiesasstateagents—andoftenatalowercost. MayorPeterNystromofNorwich,acitythatborders theMohegan reservation, said theadmin-istration’s decision reflects a willingness to workwithlargebusinessesaffectedbytheeconomy. “This tellsmeournewgovernor isacknowl-edging the economic forces out there better thanothers,”saidNystrom,aRepublican. Mohegan Sun is training more tribal policeforcasinopatrols,andvisitorswillnotnoticeanychange in security, saidChuckBunnell, the chiefofstaffforexternalaffairsfortheMoheganTribe,whichownsthecasino.Hesaidthetribecandothesameworkmorecheaplybecauseitdoesnothavethe sameovertime issues as statepolice,whoareunionized,andthetransitionwillallowthestatetoputmoretroopersontheroad.

RyanGiltenanStaff Reporter

Connecticutisseparatedintoseveralcongres-sional districts. Perhaps the most volatile is theFourthDistrict,whichencompassesthesouthwest-ernpartofthestate. Dr.GaryRose, chair of the political sciencedepartment at Sacred Heart University, recently wroteanin-depthstudyontheFourthDistricten-titled“Connecticut’sFourthCongressionalDistrict:History,Politics,andtheMaverickTradition.” Asheexplained,thereareseveralreasonswhyRosechose towriteabookon thisparticulardis-trict.Oneisitslocation. “Theuniversity is located in thedistrict,andI’vebeenherefor30yearsnow,”hesaid. Anotherreasonishisfamiliaritywithfiguresfromthedistrict. “ThroughoutmycareerhereatSacredHeart,I’vegonetomanyinterviewswithmediaconcern-ing the candidates and elections that are takingplaceinthisdistrict,”Rosesaid. According to Rose, the district used to onlyencompass Fairfield County. However, with newtrendsstate-wide,thelineshadtobeshifted. “Over the years, the shape of the districtchanged somewhat,” said Rose. “This is due towhatwecall legislativereapportioning,whenyou

havetoredrawdistrictsbasedmoreonpopulationthanboundaries.” However,mostofthedistrictisstillcomprisedofFairfieldCounty.ItisrepresentedbyDemocratJimHimes,whodefeatedChrisShaysinthe2008election. Inrecentyears,Connecticut’sFourthCongres-sionalDistrictwastheonlyoneinNewEnglandtoberepresentedbyaRepublican. As Rose said, “Much of Himes’ election in2008was due to the political coattails of BarackObama,whowasatthetopoftheticket.” In2010,however,Himesprevailedagain,thistimewithouthelpfromObama. “In 2010, Obama was not on the ticket, soHimes stood on his own for re-election and pre-vailedagain,” saidRose. “This timehe started todemonstrate thathe reallyhasestablishedhimselfasaprettyformidableincumbent.” The Fourth Congressional District of Con-necticuthasalwaysbeenasomewhatunusualoneintermsofthepeoplewhohavebeenelected. “Inaway, theyhavealwaysbeen loosecan-nons.Wecallthemmavericks,wheretheykindofalwaysdotheirownthing,”saidRose. Thebookwillbepublished this comingNo-vember.Itcanbepre-orderedthroughtheDepart-mentofMarketingandCommunicationsatSacredHeart.

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Families reuniteduring past

weekend’s events “Itwasreallycoolseeinghowmanypeoplecameoutforthegame,”saidMalatesta.“MyfamilyandIwerewatchingthegamewitheveryone,butweweremorefocusedoncatchingupwithoneanother,whichwasgreat.” Intheevening,aspecialperformancedrewinmanyfami-lies.The“Wicked”castmemberstoldstoriesaboutperforming,andsangsongsfromthefamousshow. “EveryyearwereallyfocusonbringinginsomekindofBroadwayperformance,”saidTiberio. At theendof theweekend, studentswereglad that theyhadparticipatedinthefestivities. “IhadsomuchfunatFamilyWeekend.Ilovedbeingwithmyfamilyandbringingthemtothefootballgame,”saidCarilli.“Iwishtheyhadtheseeventsmoreoften,soIhadanexcuseformyfamilytospendmoretimeuphere.”

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Youthinkpink,theythinkgreenPerspectives 5

KeisanGittensStaff Reporter

As breast cancer awareness monthdrawstoaclose,somepeoplebelievethatthe “pink” campaign supporting breastcancerawarenesshaslostitsfocus. KarunaJagger,theexecutivedirectorof the San Francisco based group BreastCancerAction,believesinatheoryknownas“pinkwashing.” This concept involves companies ororganizations that promote breast cancerawareness by selling pink products, yetprofitfromthematthesametime. The theory of “pinkwashing” wasnewstomanySacredHeartUniversitystu-dents. “Thisisridiculous,”saidjuniorCourt-ney Kozal. “My grandmother had breastcancer a few years back, and since then,I’vewantedtodonatetothecause.” Junior Kristen Fritz is a member ofZeta Tau Alpha, a sorority on campus

whosephilanthropyisbreastcancereduca-tionandawareness. “We work so hard for this cause,”Fritzsaid.“Toknowthattherearepeopleout therewho are just using the color tomakemoneyisjustwrong.” Items have been marketed and pro-motedjustbyusingthecolorpink. Theseitemsinclude,aSmith&Wes-son9mmhandgunwithapinkpistolgrip,and a pink bucket available at KentuckyFriedChicken. “I think that that’s kind of unneces-sary,justrandomthingsbeingpink,”saidseniorStevePhillips. The National Cancer Institute esti-matesthataround40,000womenwilldieofbreastcancerthisyear,and230,000newcases will be diagnosed. This equates tooneineightwomendevelopingbreastcan-ceratsomepointintheirlives. Whilepinkmayonlybeacolor,soph-omoreGabyNue said that it hasbecomesymbolic of men and women’s struggle

withbreastcancer. “I think that pink is a very brightvibrant color and it stands for the fightagainstbreastcancer.Youneedsomethingbrightandvibranttoportraythefighting,”saidNue. Theuseofribbonstopromoteaware-ness of various causes developed overtime,fromthe1979Americanhostagesit-uationinIrantothe1990AIDSawarenessribbons.TheSusanG.Komenfoundationfirstusedthepinkribbonin1991anddis-tributed themafteraNewYorkCity raceforcancersurvivors. Manystudentssaidthattheyhavebe-comeaccustomedtoautomaticallylinkingpinkwithbreastcancerawareness. “Subconsciously, I feel likewe havetheideaofpinkbeingsupportiveofbreastcancer, sowe thinkof thatwhenwebuypink things,” sophomore Spencer DeNis-co. SophomoreArianna Narayan, also amemberofZetaTauAlpha,saidsheusu-

allybuyspinkproductsinsupportofbreastcancer. “After hearing about ‘pinkwashing,’it’s definitely false advertising,” saidNa-rayan. Many students agreed and said thattheywillnowlookfurther intowherethemoneyfromtheirpinkpurchasesisgoing. “From now on, I’ll definitely takea second look before buying somethingthat’spink,”saidseniorMelissaWolf.“Al-though it promotes breast cancer aware-ness,it’snotfairthattheydon’tdonatethemoneytoacause.” Althoughmanystudentssaidthattheywerenotawareofthistheorybefore,theysaid that fromnowon, theywouldmakesure that their purchases benefit worthycauses. “‘Pinkwashing’ is such an immoralway for companies togain aprofit.Theyareusinggood-heartedpeoplewhowanttodonateforacureinordertomakemoneyforthemselves,”saidKozal.

NateMilbankStaff Reporter

Several weeks ago,Americalostagreatentrepre-neurandvisionary.SteveJobs,the co-founder and CEO ofApple Inc. passed away afterhiseight-yearbattlewithpan-creaticcancer. Weeks before his death,Apple announced that theywouldbereleasinganewver-sionoftheirlatestiPhone,theiPhone4S,startingat$199. This iPhone has a muchmore powerful processingpower, allowing applicationsto run even smoother than itspredecessor. Apple’s websitealso highlights the new prod-uctscrispdisplay. According the site, “TheRetina display is the highest-resolution phone screen ever.Infact, thepixeldensity issohighthatthehumaneyeisun-able to distinguish individualpixels.” TheiPhone4Salsocomeswithabuilt-ineightmegapixelcamera with HD capabilities,anditsownbuiltinassistant. iPhoneuserswillbeableto askquestions to “Siri,” thephone’sprogrammedassistant. Siriusesvoicecommandsto send messages, schedulemeetings, place phone calls,andmore.” With Apple’s futureclouded in uncertainty, areconsumers willing to pay the$200forthisnewiPhone? According toseveral stu-dents,inspiteofJobs’passing,theyareinnorushtobuythelatestmodel. “SinceIalreadyhaveone,I don’t think Iwouldbuyan-otherone,”saidjuniorChrista

Capelli. “But even if I didn’thave one, I don’t think hisdeathwouldaffectmebuyingAppleproducts.” Though Jobs was theCEO ofApple Inc., his namedidnotovershadowthebrandnameofApple. “I don’t think I boughtaMac because of him, I justboughtitbecauseitwasagoodpiece of technology,” said ju-niorMonicaValente. For some, the iPhone 4Sisjustanotherredundantprod-uct,marketedasnewand im-provedtomakemoney. “IalreadyhaveaniPhone4,soI’mjustfine,”saidCom-munications Professor GregGolda.“Idon’tgettooexcitedabout the latest and greatestgadgets,Ijustusewhat’sfunc-tional.” Meanwhile, others willkeep buying various incarna-tionsoftheproductbecauseofitsbrandnameandJob’sinflu-enceonthecompany. “IalreadyhaveaniPhone,andmywholefamilyhasthem,soI’llkeepbuyingthem,”saidjuniorAlexDanais. According to PC Maga-zine, the iPhone 4S has cur-rently sold over four millionunits in its first weekend,making itApple’sbest-sellingiPhonetodate. Withthislikelytobeoneof the last projects Jobs hasworked on, will Apple lose the consumerswhowere loyal tohim or will they stay for thebrandname? “SteveJobshasdonealotforthecompany,soIwillcon-tinue to buy iPhoneswhetherhe’stheCEOornot,”saidDa-nais.

Theory accuses companies of profi ting from ‘pink’ breast cancer promotions

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BlackBerry outage leaves bad taste in mouths of users

Christina CominelliStaff Reporter

A recent BlackBerry outageandlossofserviceleftasmanyasmillionsofuserswithoutaccesstosomeofthephone’smainfeaturesforaperiodoftimeacoupleweeksago. Theoutagelastedthreedays,reaching almost every continentaround the world, and began af-fecting the United States onWednesday,Oct.12. BlackBerryusersweremain-lyunabletotextmessageandcon-necttotheinternetduetotheout-age,whichwascausedbyacriticalissue. “Icouldn’ttalktomyfriendswho hadBBM, and I don’t havesomeofmyfriends’actualphonenumbers,soIhadnowayofcon-tacting them if I needed to,” saidfreshmanBriannaOakland. BBM, or BlackBerry Mes-senger, is an application specificto BlackBerry that sends instantmessagesfasterthanstandardtextmessaging. Many users rely onthis application while communi-catingwiththeircontacts. “Because BBM was shutdown,therewasbasicallynopur-poseofhavingaBlackBerry,”saidfreshmanJaclynBentivegna. Phone calls still mostlyworked forBlackBerryusers,butalong BBM, other features andfunctions that require 3G accessdidnotworkforsubscriberseither. “Both my BBM and e-mailstoppedworking. I had to restartmyphoneafewtimes.Itwasdefi-nitelyaninconveniencenothavingmye-mailforawhile,”saidseniorNicoled’Agostino. ResearchinMotion,themak-erofBlackBerryphones,sentoutastatementapologizingtocustom-ers, and reporting that engineerswere working to figure out why

thebackupsystemmalfunctioned. Some students said that theyhad almost no access to their BlackBerrysatall. “My BlackBerry was frozenand wouldn’t let me touch any-thing. After about three hours, Iwas only able to touch the keys,butstillnotmyscreen,”saidsoph-omoreGinaCalvanese. “I took thebatteryout aboutfour timesandfinallywhen Iputit on the charger, it worked. Icouldn’ttalktoanyoneandIwasstressing,”shesaid. Just one day without accesstoimportantfeaturesontheBlack-Berry proved to be difficult formany who constantly rely on their phones for not only calling andtexting,butcommunicatingviae-mailandusingmobileinternetac-cess. “I rely on my phone practi-cally24/7it’salwaysonandwith

me,”saidOakland. “During the outage, it wasdifficult because I wasn’t able tosendoutmessagesorgetontotheInternet which is usually simpletodoathandinsteadofusingmycomputer.” About 70 million peopleworldwide have the BlackBerrysmartphone, and the service out-agestruckataninconvenienttime. CNN reported that Black-Berrycompeteswithotherpopularsmartphones,suchastheAndroidand iPhone,and theoutagecouldhavebeenachanceforBlackBerryuserstoconverttocompetitors. “The BlackBerry outagewas inconvenient, and I feel likemore and more people have the iPhone.,” said Calvanese. “We don’t know if BlackBerry willhavemoreproblems,and Imightconsiderswitchingnow,too.”

Jobs’deathgiveswaytoiPhone4S

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Many students on campus rely on BlackBerry smart phones.

He Said/She SaidWhat do you do when your parents dislike

your significant other?

JosephBuquicchio

He said

ArielleMangiaracina

She said

Technology in the classroom: out with the old, in with the new?

Thebestwaytoensureyourparentsdon’thaveaproblemwithyoursignificantotheristonotintroducethem.Sometimesthatisnotalogicaloption.Sowhatdoyoudoifyourparentsdislikeyoursignificantother? Don’t force it.Makingyour parentsspendtimewithyoursignificantotherof-tenisnotgoingtomakeyourparentslikehimanymore.Infact,itwillmostlikelyhave theopposite effect, as yourparentswill grow resentful of your significantother. Ask your parents what they don’tlikeaboutyourboyfriend.Isitsomethingabout his personality? Is it the way hetreatsyou?Addressthesituationanddis-cussitwithyourparents. Trytounderstandyourparents’pointof view insteadof just telling them theyarewrongorarguingwiththemaboutit.Bematureandhonestaboutthesituation.Make sure youmake your parents com-fortable with telling you their concerns.Listentowhattheyhavetosayandshowthemyourespecttheiropinion. In a non-combative way, explain toyourparentsallthethingsyouloveaboutyour significant other. Explain to themthepositiveattributeshehasthatperhapstheydon’trecognize.Tellthemaboutthethingshedoesthatmakeyouhappy.Ex-plain toyourparentswhyyou twoareagoodfit. Seeifthereisanywayyoucantrytofixthesituation.Isitthewayyoursignifi-cant other acted toward your parents? Ifso,seeifyoucangentlysuggesttohimtonotbehavethatwayagain. Askyourparentstogivehimanotherchance.Explain to them that you under-stand they don’t like him, but ask themtopleasekeepanopenmindbecauseyouhappentobeveryfondofthisperson. If your parents aren’t fond of yoursignificant other, don’t give them anymoreofareasontonotlikehim.Didyourboyfriend do something that really irri-tated you?Don’t call yourmom to ventabout it!Thatwill justgiveyourparentsmorereasontodislikehim.Alwayskeepconversationsaboutyoursignificantotherpositive.Didhebringyouflowersfornoreason?Helpanoldladycrossthestreet?Makesureyoumentionthatthenexttimeyoutalktomomanddad. Finally, give it time. Don’t rushanything or try to push your significantotheronyourparents.Giveyourparentsa chance toget toknowyour significantotherandtoseealltheamazingqualitiesin him that you see.Allow your parentsand your significant other to start theirownrelationship. Obviously, they don’t have to loveeachotheraftermeetingforthefirsttime.However, they do need to respect each other and be civil. Don’t influence yourparents’ decision by trying to persuadethem.Remainneutralandallowyourpar-entstograduallychangetheiropinion. Ultimately, most parents just wanttheir children to be happy.Thus, if yoursignificant other doesn’t have anymajorcharacter flaws, your parents will prob-ablyoverlookwhatevertheydislikeabouthimbecausetheyknowhewillmakeyouhappy.

October 26, 2011 Perspectives 6

JulieBaumgartStaff Reporter

Whether you’re posting group dis-cussions on Blackboard or listening toa podcast for homework, technologyhasmadeitswayintotheclassroomsofSacredHeartUniversity,andit’sheretostay. Most students said that the inte-gration of technology into classroomsheightenstheirlearningexperience. “Technologycanbeanassettotheclassroom if teachers can properly use[it],”saidsophomoreAshleighBetso. “At my high school, there wereseminars and instructional videos forteacherssotheycouldlearnhowtousetheSmartboardandpowerpoint.” Othersagreedandsaidthattechnol-ogywithintheclassroomopensthedoorstoavarietyofinformationyouwouldn’ttypicallybeexposedto. “I think technology is great in theclassroom because you can get all theinformation you need and you can getanythinguptodate,”saidBettyOlofson,psychology department administrativeassistant.“Ifitgoesalongwiththeclassand the syllabus, then technology is agoodthingtohave.” Manystudentssaidthattechnologyintheclassroomisnotonlyagreattool,butthatitshouldexpandthroughoutSa-credHeartclassrooms. “Fairfield University has a systemofusingaremotecontroltotakepracticequizzes online in the classroom,” saidfreshmanAlihumzaSumra.“Thatwouldbeusefulherebecauseitwouldhelpthestudents to be more focused. It wouldalsobegreat forclassparticipationanditwouldhelptheprofessors.” Although many Sacred Heart pro-fessorsincorporatetechnologyintotheirclassroom activities, some professorssaid that there were certain courses inwhichitmaynotbenecessary. “I teach literature, and that is allaboutlearningtoreadawrittenpoemorfictionintelligentlyandsensitivelytogetasmuchmeaning as possible from thewords,” said English Professor Robin

McAllister.. “A lot of students are notusedtoreadingforasustainedperiodoftime. “They are on-line all the time in-stead.Thecomputerisgreatforcommu-nicatingwithstudents,andthoseprofes-sorswhohavegrownupusing itknowhowtouseiteffectivelyinclass.” Somestudentssaidthattheirprofes-sorsdonotutilizethetechnologythatisavailabletothemintheclassroom. “Noneofmyteachersusecomput-ers,”,”saidsophomoreGabrielleScoz-zari.“Somestudentsevenasktodothe[projector screens] for them. Teachersarenoteducatedenoughforthemanddonotknowhowtousethemproperly.” Although technology can contrib-ute to theeducationalenvironmentofaclass, some said that computers in theclassroom sometimes create a temptingdiversion. “In larger classes, the laptop isof-ten an excuse forwasting time in classe-mailing, shopping on line, playinggames,andexchangingphotosofyester-day’sparty,etc,”saidMcAllister.“WhenIseethreeofmystudentsbendingtheirheads over one laptop and giggling, Iknow they are not paying attention towhatisgoingoninclass.” Besto said that she sometimes be-comespreoccupiedwhenusinghercom-puterinclass,andbenefitsfromamoretraditionalstyleoflearning. “IgettoodistractedwithmylaptopandIdonotlikePowerPointbecausetheteachersjustreadoffofthem.Ilikenote-takingmore,”saidBetso. Scozzariagreed. “IpreferpapertopenandIdonotbringmylaptoptoclass,”shesaid. McAllistersaidthatintheend,thestudentswhobrowsetheinternetorplaygames during his class aremissing outontheireducationandtakingadvantageoftechnologyintheclassroom. “Students react angrily if I remindthemthattheirparentsmaybespendinga lot ofmoney to send them to SacredHeart,buttheyarewastingtheirparents’money by wasting time in class,” saidMcAllister.

I’manabsolutemomma’sboy.Ifmymother thinks that a girl I’mwith is notrightforme,thenI’mbettingshe’sright.The only girls that havemetmymotherwere girls that were worth meeting my“numberonegirl.” There are somany times inmy lifewhere I look back and think, “Damn, Ishould have listened to my mother.” Sowhenitcomestoparentsdislikingmysig-nificantother, Iwould really think twiceaboutwhomthesignificantotheris. Inthosecaseswhereyouthinkyourparents are judging your “boo” harshly,explaintothemtheyarenotasbadastheyseem--andthenproveittothem. Iftherelationshipyou’reinisagoodoneandyouwantyourparentstolikethegirl,youmustactlikeshe’sthebestthingsinceslicedbread. Actlikeyou’rethehappiestyoucanbe.Showthemyou’reinagoodplaceinyourlifeandyourgirlissomeonewhoishelpingsupportthat.Showthemthatyouwanttobethebestyoucanbebecauseofher.Youknowyourparents can’t be tooupsetaboutthat. Ifyoushowyourparentsthatdatingthispersonisareallygoodthingforyou,theywon’tnecessarilythinkthatyoursig-nificantotherissuchabadperson.Ifyourparentsdislikeyoursignificantotherandtheirreasoningisjustifiable,thenperhapsit’sasignforyoutotakeastepbackandreevaluateyourrelationship. Innoway,underanycircumstances,tell thepersonthatyou’rewith thatyourparentsdon’tlikethem.Thereisnogoodthatcanevercomeaboutfromthat.Itwillbringaboutquestionsthatyouwon’twanttoanswerandfightingthatyoudon’tneedto deal with. This is one of those caseswhereitisokaytolietoyourgirlfriend. Think about how youwould feel ifherparentsdidn’tlikeyou,andifyou’veever given them any reason to not likeyou.Hasyoursignificantothergivenyourparentsa reason tonot like them?Whenyour significant other is someone who’simportanttoyou,youwanteveryoneelseinyourlifetolikethem. It’s difficult to be in a relationshipwhen a friend doesn’t like the personyou’re with, and it’s even harder whenyourparentsdon’tlikethem.Yourfriendsandparentswantwhat’sbestforyou.Theywanttoseeyouwithsomeonewhomakesyoulooklikeyou’reglowingfromspend-ing time with them. That’s why we’rein these relationships in thefirstplace --becauseyoumakeeachotherhappyandmakeeachother’slivesmoreenjoyable. Be carefulwhoyougiveyourheartto. Maybe there’s a reason your par-ents dislike them.At the endof theday,it’syourlife,dowithitwhatyouplease,andhavenoregrets.Stickyourchestoutand realize you can handle anything lifethrowsyourway. If yougot a girlwho supports youandtrulycaresforyou,andwhostillgivesyou those butterflies when you see her,holdon toherwitheveryounceofyourbeing--whocareswhatotherpeoplesay. If your parents really have such aproblem, then what they don’t knowwon’thurt them.Embrace thechaosandjusthavesomefun.

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Iknowit’saboutmoney. It’salwaysaboutmoney. However, when the University ofPittsburgh and Syracuse University an-nouncedtheireventualdeparturefromtheBigEastConferencetotheAtlanticCoastConference,partofmedied.ItwasthepartofmethatcherishedeveryMarch--notforthe NCAA men’s basketball tournament,whichthewholecountryenjoys,butfortheBigEastTournament,whichwasuniquelyitsown. The week before the Big Dance is(other than baseball season) my favoritetime of year. It’s a timewhen all sportsfansinthisareaturntheirattentiontotheworld’sgreatestvenueintheworld’sgreat-estcity.TheBigEastTournament,inNewYork City’s Madison Square Garden, isan unmatched spectacle. The 16 basket-ball schools thatmake up the conferencedescendonSeventhAvenueforafive-daybattle royale thatdetermines theBigEastchampions. ESPNcoverseverygame,fromTues-daymorninguntilSaturdaynight,allowingviewersfromalloverthenationtoobservethe physical, nerve-wracking competitionthatdefinestheBigEast.Whatthetelevi-sionviewer cannot take in is the true es-senceofthetournament. I’ve attended countless sportingevents, from preseason exhibitions tochampionshipgames.Nothing,andImeannothing,cancomparetotheBigEastTour-nament.

As a whole, the schools, coaches, and playersmaketheBigEastthebestconfer-enceincollegebasketball.But,thatisonlyhalfthestory. The energy, excitement, and passionthatexudesfromtheGardenisunmatched.Massive congregations made up of stu-dents, alumni, and fans fromeach schoolfloodintothearenatotirelesslyroottheirboysintochampions. The unbridled emotion and eternaldedication of the fansmake theBigEasttournament what it is -- a roller coasterof endless devotion mixed in with theNCAA’sbestbasketball. Itisanexperiencethatallenjoyandasourceofprideforpeopleinourarea,whocall thespectacle theirown.This isespe-ciallytrueforSyracusefans. A charter member of the Big East,orange-and-white clad Syracuse fans an-nuallymaketheircongregationthelargestandmost vocal contingent at the tourna-ment.Theirpride,coupledwiththeyearlystrength of their team, make them a BigEastTournamentstaple. Pittsburgh, too, with many of theirplayers coming from the NewYork Cityarea, is a school that packs the Gardenphysicallyandemotionally. Iknowitsoundsabsurdthat,with14schools remaining and expansion on thehorizon,theBigEastTournamenthaslostsomeitsluster,butithas. The exodus of Syracuse and Pitts-burghtotheACC(forthegreenerpasturesof thegridiron)marks theendof theBigEastTournament’sGoldenAge--anageofprideandpassionthatIoncecalledMarch. And,itkillsmeinside. It’salwaysaboutthemoney.

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All I am thinking about as I walkdown thehallsofSacredHeartUniver-sityistime. WillIhaveenoughtimetoeatafterclass? How long will it take me to drivefromschooltoeitherworkormyintern-ship? HowearlydoIhavetoleavetofindaparkingspaceatschoolandalsoman-age to not be late to class, as I alwaysam? Thesequestionspestermeeverysin-gledayandtheyhavefoundapermanenthomeinmyhead.Theyarethethoughtsofapart-time,collegecommuter. Commuting to a university auto-maticallyisolatesyou.AsIwalkaroundtheschool,Iseestudentsinteractingandformingplansforthenight. Instead, I am thinking about bills,workandthegasIneedinordertoreachmydestinations.Iwillneverexperiencecollegeinthesamewaythatadormstu-dentdoes. However, the isolation cannot beblamed entirely on being a commuter.This year I have taken the initiative toinvolvemyselfintheschoolcommunityby becoming an assistant editor for theSpectrum. While there is still a divide, my in-volvement has allowed me to meet new peopleandformnewfriendships. Fellowpart-time students that I amclosewithhavenoticedachange.Whiletheyarrivetoschoolhalfanhourbeforeaclassstartstomakesuretheyarenottar-dy,Ihavebeenatschoolforhours.TheyaskifIamoncampusandtheanswerisnow,mostcertainly,yes.

Astheymillaroundtheschool in search of something that willkilltime,Iamformingmemoriesandex-periencesthatwillneverleaveme. Timeandtimeagaintheyremarkonthepositiveimpactsthatwillensuefrommy participation with the school, and yet they choose not to be involved them-selves. The issue I thinkpart-timestudentsandcommutershaveisthefearofbreak-ing out of their comfort zone—at leastthatwasmybiggestproblem. I imploreall commuting students to become in-volvedwithyourschool. Althoughmy free timehasbecomeconsiderably decreased, my time spentoncampusandintheSpectrumofficeisworthallthetimeconstraintsIpresentlyhave. Becoming involved in your schoolcommunity can open many doors, notonlyintheprofessionalsensebutalsoinyourdevelopmentasanindividual. Not only has my resume benefitedfrom my involvement, but I have alsogrownasaperson.Mysocialandcom-municationskillshavebeenimpactedbymyinvolvement,andthat’swhathappenswhenyousurroundyourselfwithpeople. EvenifIstilldonothavethesameexperiencesasafull-time,dormstudentinthesensethatIwillneverliveoncam-pus,attenddormparties,orfullyunder-standthecampus“lingo,”InowfeelasifIamgettingthe“collegeexperience.”

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Caitlyn WrynnContributing Writer “Wicked” stars, Dee Roscio-li, Jennifer Dinoia, and Katie Rose Clarke followed the yellow brick road all the way to Sacred Heart on Satur-day, Oct. 22 for a performance in the Edgerton Theater. With a combination of singing and storytelling, the Broadway stars entertained students and parents as part of the family weekend festivities. During their performance, Rosci-oli, Dinoia, and Clarke, said this show was particularly special because it was the first time they were all on stage to-gether since their last performance of “Wicked.” The women shared many behind the scenes secrets, some which are on the list of their most embarrassing mo-ments. Clarke told a story about a ward-robe malfunction that occurred when she played the character Glinda, known by fans as “the good witch.” “I was slowly being lowered to greet the munchkins in a huge ball gown, makeup all done... bald,” she said. The show had an intimate feel, and it was through the women’s recol-lections that those watching were giv-en a glimpse into what goes on behind the curtain -- specifically the work that

goes into being on stage. The auditorium was loud with laughter, but as soon as the three start-ed to sing, the room fell completely silent. The three women brought an interesting dynamic to the show, per-forming songs from other Broadway shows as well. Roscioli sang, “Memories” from “Cats,” and Clarke sang, “The Light in the Piazza,” from a play of the same name, her debut show on the New York stage. Freshman Matthew Wrynn had hesitations about attending the event, but he now has a new appreciation for the Broadway tunes. “At first I didn’t want to go, but I actually had a good time. The songs are really catchy,” he said. Clarke then went on to sing one of Wicked’s most well known songs, “Popular.” Taking from her perfor-mance experience, Clarke engaged the audience by being incredibly ani-mated all night. The audience almost never stopped smiling. Dinoia’s ability brought the crowd to their feet, even impressing her co-stars. Clarke and Roscioli joked, “I wish I could hit notes like that.” Roscioli, who played “Wicked’s” notorious witch Elphaba, continued her role in the spotlight, performing the most numbers of the night.

The night’s success was marked by the audience’s reaction to the show’s finale. As Roscioli announced the end was near, there was a collec-tive sigh throughout the theater. The women laughed and said that was the reaction they were hoping for. The event fit well among the weekend activities, as many students, such as freshmen Jen Correnty and Danielle Demonte, attended with their visiting families. “I really enjoyed the show. My favorite song was ‘Defying Gravity’,” said Correnty.

The night’s performance left De-monte wanting to purchase tickets to see the actual Broadway show. “I’ve seen ‘Wicked’ twice and hearing these songs made me want to go see it again,” said Demonte. “I wish they sang ‘Loathing.’ That’s my favor-ite song.” Before the night came to a close Roscioli awed the audience with her rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” There was a roaring applause be-fore everyone parted to go on with the rest of their family weekend festivi-ties.

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Chris HindenachStaff Reporter Many performers have taken the stage at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University. However, rarely are the stars the familiar faces we see at the head of the classroom during school hours. Sacred Heart professors Dr. Joe Utterback, and Joseph Carter will be performing tonight (Oct. 26) at a free-admission faculty concert. Carter, who has been playing music since age 9, has traveled around the world to find new musical inspirations. “Because music is an international language that does not have any borders, I have taught and performed concerts in nightclubs around the globe: France, England, Germany, India, and Brazil,” he said. “In all of those places, I sought out the best of the local musicians to perform with and to learn from.“ He finally settled on a Brazilian- infused sound,

and formed The Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio, consist-ing of himself on guitar and viola, Professor Leco Reis on acoustic bass, and Nanny Assis on drums and percussion. After successful European and the U.S music tours, he decided to give back to young adults, and started teaching at Sacred Heart in 1987. “SHU was a commuter school. It was myself and the head of the music program as the only music instructors. I was asked to teach guitar and music theory,” he said. Carter is also credited with adding diversity to the department’s course offerings. “I brought the History of Jazz and the Music of Latin America and the Caribbean to the school,” he said. Alumnus Chip Clark was a student in Carter’s History of Jazz course, which left a lasting impres-sion on him. “Carter is a very cool teacher,” he said. “He’s very passionate about music in general and that is a necessity. The History of Jazz was one of my favor-ite classes when I was a student.” Today, the professor is also head of the Jazz

Ensemble, along with teaching private guitar les-sons. Junior, Chris Mastrocola, who is involved in the jazz ensemble, respects that Carter brings an open mind-set and patient learning environment to class. “Carter is an astounding musician and very talented when it comes to playing the guitar,” said Mastrocola “More importantly, he is the perfect teacher for ensemble, because he is so relaxed and mellow. Learning comes naturally to him.” Utterback will be performing original songs as well as some his favorite jazz pieces on the piano. Carter is planning to use his time on stage to expose students to a new sound of music, perform-ing music from, what he describes as, “Brazil and beyond.” “I believe as people mature, their musical tastes mature also,” said Carter. “When in college, you no longer like music you listened to in high school, be-cause you’ve grown as a person with more life expe-riences.” The music faculty concert series will be held in the Edgerton Center tonight, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

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Associated Press “Paranormal Activity 3” had a supernatu-ral hold on moviegoers, luring them in with a record-setting $52.6 million opening. Monday’s final figure was slightly lower than the $54 million Sunday estimate from Paramount Pictures, but it’s still the biggest debut for a horror movie and the biggest Oc-tober opening ever. The third film in the low-budget fright franchise is a prequel featuring found home-movie footage from 1988. The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as com-piled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. “Paranormal Activity 3,” Paramount, $52,568,183, 3321 locations, $15,829 aver-age, $52,568,183, one week.

2. “Real Steel,” Disney,” $10,824,512, 3412 locations, $3,172 average. $66,732,152, three weeks.

3. “Footloose,” Paramount,” $10,351,207, 3555 locations, $2,912 average, 30,364,238,

two weeks.

4. “The Three Musketeers,” Summit, $8,674,452, 3017 locations, $2,875 average, $8,674,452, one week.

5. “The Ides of March,” Sony, $4,853,051, 2042 locations, $2,377 average, $29,112,377, three weeks.

6. “Dolphin Tale,” Warner Bros., $4,217,260, 2828 locations, $1,491 average, $64,407,935, five weeks.

7. “Moneyball,” Sony, $3,981,852, 2353 lo-cations, $1,692 average, $63,640,746, five weeks.

8. “Johnny English Reborn,” Universal, $3,833,300, 1552 locations, $2,470 average, $3,833,300, one week.

9. “The Thing,” Universal, $3,069,875, 2995 locations, $1,025 average, $14,049,220, two weeks.

10. “50/50,” Summit, $2,835,208, 1932 lo-cations, $1,467 average, $28,820,748, four weeks.

Lisa PanzarinoStaff Reporter

“See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrat-ing life. It’s the way it was in the begin-ning. It’s the way it’s

always been. It’s the way it should be now,” said character, bad-boy Ren McCormack to the town council. “Footloose” takes place in the small town of Bomont, Ga., after a wild night of partying, drinking, and of course dancing, a group of teens driving home are killed in a car accident. The accident caused the small town to place strict rules for teens under the age of 18, one being a ban on public dancing. Three years after the accident, the rebellious and free-spirited Mayor’s daughter, Ariel (Julianne Hough), begins to sneak around after curfew. She tries to keep out of authorities’ eyes while she goes to dance parties. Dur-ing this time, the new guy, Ren (Kenny Wormald), comes to the town from Boston to live with his aunt and uncle. Being the new guy in town, he runs into a few prob-lems with local authorities and Ariel’s boyfriend, Chuck, who does not like the bond forming between the two. Ren is shocked that dancing is banned from the town, so he starts a petition to allow public dancing again. Despite his inspirational speech in the town meeting, Ren could not get the authorities to give in. However, this does not stop him. He finds a new location and holds a dance where everyone is free to bust a move. Stepping into the role of Ren, Wormald had big shoes to fill after Kevin Bacon’s performance in the origi-nal “Footloose.” Wormald handled the part with style and brought incredible dance skills to the screen, winning the hearts of many. Hough stepped away from “Dancing With The Stars,” and stepped into her role as Ariel, bringing an in-credible rhythm to her character. Her dance moves had a sensual feel mixed with class, and gave a modern twist to the original 80’s moves. “Footloose” will have you taping your feet and hum-ming along. This movie will stay in the hearts and minds of fans for years to come.

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MeghanPeroStaff Reporter

The smell of fall air and the sound of leavescrunching under your feet, knowing that within afewmischief-filledhoursyouwillbeinpossessionofaseeminglyendlesssupplyofcandy--doesthisbring tomind sweetmemories of yourHalloweenpast? Whilethismaynotbethereasonforenthusiasmamongcollegestudents,theholidayisstillwidelyob-servedoncampusesaroundthecountry. “I’m spending my Halloween with my goodfriendsandofcoursewe’redressingup,”saidfresh-manGordonRyan.“Weareallgoingtobebottlesofliquor.” WhileRyanisveryexcitedforhisfirstcollegeHalloween,hesayshisfamilyhasmadeanimpactonhisexperienceaswell. “AlotofmyfamilystilldressesupforHallow-een...You’renevertoooldtodressup,”hesaid. Whilemanyofthecostumechoiceshavedrasti-callychanged,thespiritofHalloweenseemstoliveon,wellintoadulthood.Buthowoldistooold? “ThereisnoagelimitonHalloween,”saidgrad-uatestudentKatyEdsall,“It’simportantevenaswegetoldertodothingsthatremindustonotalwaystakelifesoseriously.” ForEdsall,Halloweenisabouttheabilitytogetintouchwithapartofherselfthatislostinthestress-esofeverydaylife.Shewouldnotcommentonhercostumechoice,howeversheconfirmedthatdress-ingupwillbeapartofherHalloweenplans. Howeversome,likejuniorJacquelineWilly,willarguethatHalloweenshouldbeleftinchildhood. “Halloween should be about kids having fun,and I feelmaking it about partying can ruin it forkids,”shesaid. Willy went on say that she thinks Halloween can haveanagelimit,“Ithink16isagoodagetostopdressingup.” However, some disagree, and students are nottheonlyonesgearingupfortheholiday. English professor Dr. SandraYoung explainedherplansfortheholidaythisMonday. “WhileIhaven’tdressedupinyears,wedoputourgreyhoundCooper, inacostume,”saidYoung.“Thisyearhewillbeaclown.” Young enjoys handing out candy to neighbor-hoodchildrenandseeingalltheirsmilingfaces.ShebelievesyoudonotneedtobeincostumetoenjoythespiritofHalloween.

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Alyssa AmorosoStaff Reporter

JuniorLuzCaceres threwon a blackT-shirt,loopedribbonandstreamersaroundherarms,placedapartyhatonherhead,pulledupheradult-sizedpampers,andwasreadytohaveagreatnight. Yes,itdidhappentobeHalloween,how-evermanypeoplemaystillfindthissurpris-ing.Cacereswas a “Party Pooper” forHal-loweenandproudlyworeasignthatstatedso. “I’dratherbefunnyandcreative,thansetabadexampleformyyoungersisters,”saidCaceres.“Halloweenismoreenjoyablewhenyoucanjusthavefunwithit.” Like Caceres, graduate student LindsayMcGrath never felt the pressure to dress acertainwayonHalloween.However,shedidtakenoteofthepopularHalloweenstylessoldinstores. “The design of theHalloween costumesthemselves adds to the pressure -- they allhaveshortskirtsandlow-cuttops,”saidMc-Grath.“ButIpersonallyhavealwaysavoidedthosecostumes.IwasSnowWhiteforthreeyearsstraight.” Stores like PartyCity, seasonalHallow-

een stores, or popular online websites offersexyadultcostumes. Amajorityofthecos-tumes can be racy and have names such as“SexyTigress”and“SWATHottie.” “There’sdefinitelypressuretodressslut-ty,”saidseniorFrancescaFurci.“Halloweenincollegehasbecomeadaywhereyoucanwearaslittleaspossibleratherthanbeingin-novativeandcreatinganoriginalcostume.” McGrath agrees thatHalloween has be-come less about being creative and moreaboutgivinggirlsanexcusetodressinappro-priatelywithoutbeingjudgedorlabeled. “A majority of girls are trying to look‘hot’onHalloweenandtherestofthepeoplewhodon’twanttolooklikeoutcastsdressedasaghostorwhatever,”saidMcGrath. DelilahRumburg,CEOofPennsylvaniaCoalitionAgainstRapeandtheNationalSex-ualViolenceResourceCenter inEnola,Pa.,agreesthatHalloweencostumeshavetakenaturn. InalettertotheeditortoTheYorkDailyTimes,shesaid,“Manyoftoday’sHalloweencostumes are downright frightful -- not be-causethey’regory,butbecausetheysexualizegirlsandwomen.Alotofcostumesforgirls,evenveryyounggirls,havefeaturessuchas

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MiaSelvaggioStaff Reporter

While on Facebook, did you get “poked,”“tagged,”or“friended?”Ifso,didyourdaysud-denlygetalittlebitbetter? SacredHeartUniversitystudentsandfacultyrealizethatsomeusers mayexperiencehigherlevels of insecurity because of their obsessionwiththepopularsocialmediawebsite. “I thinkfemalesfeel insecurebecause theyareconstantlytagginganduntaggingphotosofthemselvessotheylooktheirbest,”saidGradu-ate Assistant of Volunteer Programs, BrandonBoeswald. “Users’statuseswillusuallyalwayshaveapositiveconotationbecausetheywantotherpeo-pletoseehow‘happy’theyare,”hesaid. AccordingtoMailOnline.com,severalstud-ies showed thatFacebookusers are,what theydescribed as, “insecure, narcissistic and havelowself-esteem.” Those who spend the most time updatingtheir profiles aremore likely to be narcissists.However,insomecasesnarcissismcanbelinkedtoinsecurity.

“Inmyopinion,Facebookcanhaveanega-tiveeffect.Someonewhohasmany‘friends’onFacebookmayfeelgoodabout themselvesandsomeonewhodoesn’t,maynot,”saidDr.Deb-bieDanowski,associateprofessorofcommuni-cationandmedia studiesandauthorof severalself-helpbooks. WhileFacebookhastheabilitytolowerself-esteem for those considered narcissistic, it hastheadverseabilityinothers. “[It]allowsthosewhohavelowself-esteemtogainsomesortofconfidence.Itgivesthemawaytohidebehindwhattheypost,”saidseniorPeterPenizotto. Theconstantmonitoringofphotosandtagscanskewauser’sperceptionofhimorherself. “Ithinkitmakespeoplemuchmorecriticalofthemselvessincetheirappearanceisultimate-lythemainfocusoftheirpage,throughtaggedphotos,albums,andprofilepictures,”saidseniorDelaneyDowning. Often times, usersmake sure to post theirbestphotossothatmorepeoplewanttobetheirfriend. “Theproblemwiththisisthatself-esteemisbasedonhowmanypeopleare‘friending’them.

This isnothealthy,”saidDanowski.“Astrongandhealthyself-esteemisbasedonfeelinggoodabut yourself from within and not on outside‘clicks’orelectronic‘friends.’” Inreality,manyFacebookusersbarelyevenknowthepeoplethattheyare“friends”with. “I believe there is a difference betweenfriendsandFacebookfriends.Someofthepeo-plethatIamfriendlywithonFacebookarenotmygenuine friends,”saidseniorMatthewFer-

rino. Also, Facebook can be used as a tool forfriends to post negative comments about otherpeople. “It allows somepeople tobe cowardshid-

A social network affectsmore than your social life Recent studies link Facebook to user self-esteem

I think it makes people much more critical of themselves since their appear-ance is ultimately the main focus of their page, through tagged photos, albums, and profi le pictures.

--DelaneyDowning,Senior

Emily PepeStaff Reporter

In a Northeast Conference clash, thePioneersincreasedtheirunbeatenstreaktosixgamesSundayagainsttheCentralConnecticutStateBlueDevils. The Pioneers defeated the first placeBlue Devils 2-0 to improve their record to8-4-3and4-1-2inconferenceplay. “This is ahugewin forus,” said juniorforward Brian Francolini on the PioneerVision. “It brings us up in the standings andhopefullyholdsCCSUdown.” In the first half, both teams exchangedseveralshotsbeforeSacredHeartwasaward-edafreekickinthe39thminutefrom30yardsout. Senior defender Marcello Castro tookadvantage of the free kick sending it pastCentral’sgoalkeeperAnthonyOcchialini,andgivingthePioneersa1-0lead. Senior Goalkeeper Alex Fait kept theBlueDevilsscorelessashemadejustonesavein the first half while Central’s goalkeepermade two saves, letting up one to give thePioneerstheleadathalf. In the 52nd minute of the second half,SacredHeart’sFrancolinitookashotongoalbutwasstoppedbyCentral’sOcchialini. But in the 59th minute, Francolini hadthe chance once again to score when fresh-man defenderArtur Jorge sent the ball pastFrancolini’s defender, giving him a one- on-onewiththegoalie. ThistimeFrancoliniwouldn’tbedeniedashe sent theball past thegoaliegiving thePioneersa2-0lead. “Ihadthedefenderone-on-oneandA.J.justhitabeautifulball rightoverhishead. Ijust took it down, saw the keeper out, and Ijust put it past him,” said Francolini on thePioneerVision. The Pioneers had several other chances

toincreasetheirleadbutCentral’sOcchialiniwas there to keep the Pioneers from scoringanymore. ThedefenseforthePioneershelpedkeeptheBlueDevilsofftheboardwhileFaitcameupwithfoursavesonthedayandrecordedhisseventhshutoutintheseason. “Therestof thegamesforusareprettymuch playoff games.We have to win everygameandplaytothebestofourability,”saidFrancolinionthePioneerVision. Last Wednesday, the Sacred HeartUniversity men’s soccer team tied the YaleBulldogs1-1onacoldrainynightatCampusField. Itwasabackandforthbattleofposses-sioninthebeginningminutesofthefirsthalf,butthePioneershadanopportunityinthe21stminute.ABulldogdefendercommittedafoul,givingthePioneersapenaltykick. Sophomore defender Omer Levy tookthepenaltykickbutitwasYale’sjuniorgoal-keeper BobbyThalmanwhowon the battle,makingadivingsavetokeepthegameatzeroall. Severalminutes later, the Bulldogs hadtheirownopportunitytoleadthegame. Atthe32minutemark,YalesophomoreforwardPeterJacobsonfoundthebackofthenetoffaheader. His teammate sophomore midfieldJenner Fox crossed the ball off a free kickfrom30yardsout. Withoneminuteleftinthefirsthalf,thePioneers offense put the pressure on as theykepttheballintheBulldogsdefensivehalfbutwereunabletoevenoutthescore. ThePioneerswentintohalftimedownbyone,butmomentumfromtheendofthefirsthalfcarriedoverintothesecond. SacredHeartwastedno timegettingonthescoreboard. Five minutes into the second half,Levy took a pass from junior forwardBrianFrancoliniandsentitintothebackofthenet

tyingthegameatone. In the 58th minute, the Bulldogs hadthechance togive themselves the leadwhenSacred Heart committed a foul, giving theBulldogsapenaltykick. Faitcameupwithadivingsavetokeepthegametied. Both teams had several opportunitiesto take the lead, but the goalkeepers wereunyielding. Fait finished with eight saves duringregulation time while Bulldog goalkeeperThalmanfinishedwithsix. Thegamewentintoovertime,butneitherteamcameoutvictorious. After the weekend, the team reflectedpositivelyontheirperformance. “We’replayingasateam,wedon’thaveanyindividualswhojustplayforthemselves,everyone’s playing together as a team,” saidFrancolini. The Pioneers will travel to SaintFrancisinNewYorkonOct.30andthehostQuinnipiac on Nov. 3 as they look to keeptheirconferenceunbeatenstreak.

ScoreboardFriday, October 21

W. SoccerSHU-1

Wagner-0

Field HockeySHU-3

Bryant-2

Saturday, October 22Football

SHU-17

Monmouth-31

W. VolleyballSHU-3

CCSU-1

W. Ice HockeySHU-0

Brown-10

Sunday, October 23Field Hockey

SHU-4

Sienna-0

M. SoccerSHU-2

CCSU-0

W. SoccerSHU-0

LIU-1

W. VolleyballSHU-3

LIU-2

On DeckFriday, October [email protected]

Championships

TBA

FieldHockey@Quinnipiac

3:30p.m.

W.Soccervs.Monmouth

7:00p.m.

M.IceHockey@American

International

7:05p.m.

Saturday, October 29XC@NECChampionships

10:00p.m.

Football@RobertMorris

12:00p.m.

W.IceHockeyvs.St.Anselm

2:00p.m.

Sunday, October 30Swimming@Iona

TBA

W.Soccervs.MountSt.Marys

12:00p.m.

W.Volleyballvs.FDU

1:00p.m.

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1:00p.m.

Pioneers defeat conference rivals, go unbeaten in past six games

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TheSpectrum/EmilyPepeAaron Burrell (#23) and Justin Brewer (#11) display their dribbling abilities. The Pioneers are 4-1-2 in conference play.

2011 Conference Play

@ Robert Morris W, 1-0 @St.Francis(PA)L,1-0

@LongIslandT,1-1

FairlieghDickinsonT,1-1

Mount St. Mary’s W, 1-0

Monmouth W, 1-0

Central Connecticut State W, 2-0

October 26, 2011 Sports 13

Football sacked by Monmouth

DanOtzel,MorganMireskiAsst. Sports Editors

The women’s Volleyball team went1-1 thispastweekendfacingLongIslandUniversity and Central Connecticut StateUniversity. OnFridaythePioneerstookonCen-tralConnecticutinthePittCenterinfrontofthefamilyweekendcrowd. The Pioneers started the first setstrong,astheytookthecommandingleadof 5-1. Not only was the offence strongfor the Pioneers, but the defense pulledthroughjustaswell. JuniorJohannaOvsenek,ledthePio-neerattackwith15kills,aswellasseniorJessicaColbergwho led thedefensewith17digs. ThePioneersended thefirst setwithascoreof25-14.JuniorEliseSagehadacareerhighof13killsagainstBlueDevils. Asthematchcontinued,CentralCon-necticut struggled in the second set,withseven attacking errorsmaking the hittingpercentageinthenegatives.ThePioneersfinishedtheset25-18. As the third set came around, theCCSUBlueDevils answered back to thePioneers,takingthequickleadof10-4. ThePioneerswouldnotbeabletoan-swerback,thesetended25-17. The Pioneers responded back to theBlueDevils,startingoffthefourthsetoffwithsevenpointsearly,making thescore8-1. The Pioneers ended the set with thefinalscoreof25-14.ForthematchthePio-neershad57digsandnineaces. The Pioneers took the 3-1 win overtheBlueDevils,inhopestokeepthewin-

ningstreakaliveatLongIslandUniversity. Coming off the win, the Pioneersdropped a five set, roller-coaster affair,againstLongIslandonSundayafternoon. Infrontof117spectatorsattheWell-ness Center in Brooklyn, the NortheastConference’stopteamhandedthePioneerstheirsecondconferenceloss. TheLIUBlackbirdsjumpedouttoanearly lead in thefirst set andnever relin-quishedit. Led by sophomore Hanna Gibeau,LongIslandwouldwrapuptheset,25-21. For her efforts, and her match-high21 kills,Gibeauwould earn herselfNECPlayeroftheWeekstatus. The Blackbirds would again take alead in the second set, 16-10, but SacredHeartwouldrallytotiethematchat17. TherallystartedwithabigkillfromSageandfinishedwiththePioneerstakingtheset,25-22. Theshoewasontheotherfootinthethirdset.SacredHeartwouldtakea20-15lead before losing it toGibeau andLongIsland,26-24. ThefourthsetwouldbeallPioneers.Ovsenek, who finished with a team-highthreeblocks,startedtheassaultthatwouldwintheset,25-17. In the decisive set, the BlackbirdswouldprovetobemorethanSacredHeartcould handle. The Pioneers grabbed aquick1-0lead,butthatdidn’tlast. Long Island answered with the nextthreepoints andnever lookedback. TheBlackbirds would take the set, 15-6, andthematch,3-2. Sacred Heart hits the road again, astheytraveltoMadison,NewJerseytotakeonFairleighDickinsonUniversity.

Weekend split for W. Volleyball

Ryan HannableEditor-in-Chief

A sunny, fall afternoon on FamilyWeekend at Campus Field was the per-fectsettingfor thePioneersfootball teamto earn their fifth straight win, but theMonmouthHawkshadotherideasastheydefeatedthePioneers31-17. Thestandingroomonlyofcrowdof3,468 fans in attendance were treated toa back and forth gamebefore theHawkspulledawayinthesecondhalf. “It was frustrating to have our winstreak snapped after remaining hot fourweeks in a row” said junior linebackerNikkoSierra,whorecordedninetacklesintheloss. “We weren’t able to capitalize on

several occasions that were detrimental throughoutthegame.” Monmouthscored thefirst10pointsofthegame.Thefirstscorecamewith46secondsleftinthefirstquarterwhenJustinPandorfcaughta31-yardpassfromquar-terbackCraigPetersongivingthevisitingHawksa7-0lead. TheHawks stuck again early in thesecondquarteronaEricSpillane23-yardfieldgoal,togivetheHawksa10-0lead. SacredHeartansweredwithatouch-down of their own with 4:32 remaininginthefirsthalfwhenredshirtsophomorequarterback Tim Little and sophomorerunningbackGregMoore improvised fora7-yardtouchdownreception. Mooreranawheelroutetothebackoftheendzone,butwhenthatwascoveredhecutbackinsideandLittlefoundhimforthePioneers first touchdownof theafter-

noon. Red-shirt freshman Chris Rogersaddedtheextrapointcuttingthedeficitto10-7astheteamsenteredthelockerroomatthehalf. The Pioneers came out firing onthe first drive of the second half going66 yards in seven plays, capped off by a25-yard touchdown reception by seniortight endRichRossi fromLittle.Rogers’extrapointgavethePioneersa14-10lead. Monmouth then took control of thegame, scoring on their next two posses-sions. Both of them were finished bytouchdown runs by running back JulianHayes.Thefirstwasan8-yardrun,whilethesecondwasa4-yarder. The Hawks now had a 24-14 leadwith11:27leftinthefourthquarter. With 6:53 remaining in the gameRogersbooteda34-yardfieldgoal,cuttingthedeficitto24-17,andaone-scoregame. Hayes iced the game for theHawkswitha15-yardtouchdownrunjust39sec-ondslater,givingthema31-17lead,whichwouldbethefinalscore. The Pioneers saw their longest winstreaksince2008come toanabruptend,but the Pioneers are focused on gettingbackonthewinningtrack. “We need to get back on the samepage and just play our own game andkeep the confidence that we had a fewweeksback,”saidfreshmanrunningbackKeshaudasSpence. Little finished the afternoon 28-46passing for 236 yards and two touch-downs.Hedidthrowtwointerceptions. Senior wide receiver Jo Jo Jamielcaught nine passes, a team-high, for 58

yards. ThePioneerscouldn’tgetmuchgoingon thegroundasSpenseandMooreonlycombinedfor70yardson23carries.Thiscoming after a gamewherebothof themwentoverthe100-yardmarkinlastweek’swinoverSaintFrancisP.A. Defensively,thePioneerswereledbyjuniorlinebackerChrisMandas.Hetalliedaseason-high16tacklesandwasalloverthefield. “Chris has been a great leader andwasnamedacaptainalmostunanimously,”

saidheadcoachPaulGorhamto theoffi-cialPioneerswebsitefollowingthegame.“Hedoeseverythingtogiveyouachance.He’soursafetynet.” Sacred Heart will travel to RobertMorris Saturday afternoon in an NECmatchupwitha12noonkickoff. “Wejusttostayfocusedanddowhatwe need to do to get the job done,” saidseniorwidereceiverGarryColes. Staff reporter Peter Mormino con-

tributed to this article.

TheSpectrum/SeanElliottRed shirt freshman Rickey Moore Jr. (#17) breaks a tackle in Saturday’s loss.

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Dan OtzelAsst. Sports Editor

Normally, when a Major LeagueBaseballfranchisehasaseasoninwhichitwins97gamesandadivisiontitle,theyearisasuccess. NotfortheNewYorkYankees. Inanethos leftover from the tyran-nical regime of George Steinbrenner, af-fectionatelynicknamed“TheBoss,”ayearwithoutaWorldSeriestitleisacompleteandutterfailure. So,howcanthe2012Yankeeschangethecultureoftwoyearsoffailure? Iwilltellyou. TheBronxBombersareaptlynamed.In 2011, theYankees displayed ferociouspowerand focuseddiscipline,as they ledthemajors inwalks (627)andhomeruns(222). They showcase sluggers likeRobin-sonCanoandMarkTeixeira.TheirlineupishometofutureHallofFamerslikeDerekJeterandAlexRodriguez. And, prospects like Jesus Monteroand EduardoNunez ensure that theYan-kees will have that same power in the years tocome. With largecontractsandagingplay-ers tough tomove, theYankeehittersareprettymuch embedded in their positions.ThisleavesYankeeGeneralManagerBri-anCashmanwithjustafewoptionsintheoffseason. So,let’sdiscusssomethingmoreim-portant.Let’sdiscusspitching. The Yankees boast one of the beststartingpitchersinthegame,CCSabathia.Thebigleftyisoneofthefewtrueaceslefttoeingtheslab. However, if he exercises theopt-outclause inhiscontract (toseekanewdealwithmoremoney or years); theYankeeshavenooptionbuttore-signthe19-game

winner. There are no genuine aces in freeagencyoronthetradeblock(theYankeesalreadyhadadealfallthroughforSeattle’s“King”FelixHernandezin2010).To make a run like the one theYankeeswant to make, they need an ace, and Sa-bathiaisthathorseand,quitefrankly,theironlyoption.BringingSabathiabacktothetop of theYankee rotation should be thenumber-onepriorityofCashman’swinter. BehindthebigshadowofSabathiaisrookie IvanNova. Novapitched sowellduringtheregularseason(16wins)thathewaspenciled in foraGame2start in theAmericanLeagueDivisionSeries againsttheDetroitTigers. However, inclement weather forcedmanager Joe Girardi’s hand, and Novacameupwith thewin inGame1. Novaprojects tobeasolid twoor threestarter,andthehomegrownYankeeshouldhaveahomeintherotationforaslongashepitch-eswell. Then, there’sA.J.Burnett. In2009,the beleaguered righty inked a five-year,$82.5milliondealaftercomingoffan18winseasonwiththeTorontoBlueJays. In three seasons with the Yankees,Burnett has been terrible, averaging 11winsperseasonandpitchingtoaballoonedEarnedRunAverage(ERA). IntermsofBurnett,thereisnotmuchYankees brass or fans can do. With anenormous contract that cannotbemoved,all Yankee Universe can do is hold their breath and hope that he can harness hisundeniable talent and transform from athrowertoapitcher. Righty Phil Hughes may or maynothaveastartingrotationspot. Hughespitchedgreatoutofthebullpenin2009andwon18gamesasastarterin2010.But,in2011,Hughesbattledinjuriesandinconsis-tencyandcouldnotfindhisniche. With a loadedYankeebullpen, I be-

lieveHughesshouldgetanotherchancetobecome a starter and grow into the first-roundarmtheYankeesstillexpecttocon-sistentlysee. But, to round out the five-man rota-tion, the Yankees need one more starter.Instead of signing back-end veterans(FreddyGarciaandBartoloColon)Ipro-posesigningoneofthefront-endpitchersthat could not only pitch every turn, butwhocanalsoeasilybreakintotheplayoffrotation and become a solid number twobehindSabathia. AtthetopofmylistisMarkBuehrleoftheChicagoWhiteSox.MysecondaryoptionisC.J.Wilson,butitwouldbehardtopryhimfromre-signingwiththeTexasRangers.OtheroptionsincludeJeffFran-cisandJonGarland. Now,IproposeadoptingtheoldMin-nesotaTwinssystemandputfuturestarter,Dellin Bentances, in the bullpen to learnand grow as a pitcher by being the longman.

Joining Bentances in the bullpenwould be the greatest closer of all time,MarianoRivera,andoneofthebestset-upmeninthegame,DavidRobertson. I would scrap Boone Logan as thelefthanderanduse, ifhealthy,PedroFeli-ciano.IfFelicianoisnothealthyIwouldsign a guy like JohnGrabowof theChi-cagoCubs. Like Sabathia, seventh-inning manRafael Soriano has an opt-out clause inhiscontract. Sorianoprobablywill leavetheYankeestobecomeacloseronanotherclub.Ifhedoescomeback,however,theYankee bullpen will essentially shortengamestosixinnings. For middle relief, the Yankees hadmajor contributions fromCoryWade andLuisAyalain2011.TheYankeeswillmostlikelykeepthesetwo,but,theyshouldsafe-guard (as theydidwithWade andAyala)bysigningothercapableveteranrelieverswhocanstillbeusefulwhencalledupon.

An Editor’s Yankee Pitching Preview

LeahSalindongStaff Reporter

The ball soared past Wagner goal-keeper,KateMarcy, froma shot taken atthe10-yardmarkbyjuniormidfielderJenMulveywithanassistfromjuniorMikaelaWolf. Thisgoalprovedtobethegamewin-ner as the Sacred Heart women’s soccerteamdefeatedWagneratWagnerCollegeStadiuminStatenIslandthispastFriday. The Pioneers scored their one andonlygoalofthegameatthe43:00minutemarkofthefirsthalf. SacredHearthadmanyoffensiveop-portunitiesasthehad15shots,10ofwhichwereongoal.ThetopshootersforthePio-neers were Mulvey, Amanda Stiles, andKristinVerrettewiththreeshotseach. “Wewere able to have somany of-fensiveopportunitiessimplybecausetheirdefense couldn’t keep up with our midfieldersandforwards,”saidjuniorforwardAshleyMoore. Inadditiontothesuccessfuloffensiveeffort,astrongPioneerdefenseheldofftheSeahawks,somethingthathasbeenconsis-tentforthePioneersthisseason. “The team works very hard in ev-ery game,” said head coachKimBanner.“Theyreallywanttogoasfarastheypos-sibly can sowith that determination theyare reallypushing themselvesasmuchastheycantobesuccessful.” TheSeahawkswereheldtoonlyfourshots, none of which were on goal. Pio-

neergoalkeeperSydneyJudkinswasabletohaveanuneventfulgame,makingzerosavesintheshutout. ThewinagainstWagnerwasJudkins’second shutout of the 2011 season. Theprevious onewas againstNortheastCon-ferencecompetitorBryantUniversity. “A positive of [Friday’s] game wasdefinitelyourdefense,theydidn’tallowasingleshotoffforSydney,”saidMoore. MarcywasabletokeeptheSeahawksinthegame,repellingnineshots. DespiteMarcy’sefforts, thePioneerswereabletoputonepastherlateinthefirsthalf. “Something our team needs toworkon is not letting other teams who play akick and run style gamedictate our styleofplay,whichistopossesstheball,”saidMoore. Byplaying theirgame,SacredHeartlooked to take control against anotherNortheastConferencecompetitor,LongIs-landUniversity,lastSundayinBrookville,N.Y. “We [looked] to play more of ourgame againstLong Island.They are verydirectandaggressive.Sowe[needed]tobestrongagainstthem,”saidBanner. TheSacredHeartPioneerswereun-able todefeat theLongIslandBlackbirdsonSunday.ThePioneersfell1-0inaclosegameatLIUField. Sacred Heart was able to out shootLongIsland9-6,both teamshaving threeshotsongoal. “It was more of what we didn’t do

thanwhat theydiddo that influenced theoutcomeofthegame.Wecouldn’tputtheballinthebackofthenetdespiteourop-portunities,”saidMoore TheBlackbirdswereabletoscoreinthe39:38minutemarkofthefirsthalfonabreakaway,withthegoalfromCarolineKaplanonanassistfromJessicaRoelant. “Longislandisalwaysastrongcom-petitor,astheygenerallyhaveagoodpro-gram,”saidMoore. The Pioneers played another strongdefensive game againstLong Island.TheSacred Heart Pioneers’ defense only al-lowed three shots on goal. Judkinsmadetwosaves.

“Our defense played another greatgame,thegoalthatwentinwasaseriouserror in officiating.Weplayedwith heartandthat’sallyoucanaskfor,itjustdidn’tfallforustoday,”saidMoore. With theNortheast Conference tour-nament approaching in early November,the Pioneers look to stay strong and fo-cused. “Asofrightnow,lookingatthestand-ings are we could finish anywhere fromsecond to sixth so aswe takeonour lastthree season games we all know exactlywhat’satstake,”saidMoore.

Pioneers Still In Playoff Contention

TheSpectrum/LeahSalindongSophomore Alyssa Brandofino (#16) kicks the ball down field towards the goal.

TheSpectrum/SeanElliottPhil Hughes battled injuries much of this season and will look to rebound.

October 26, 2011 Sports 15

EmilyCorderoStaff Reporter

This season, four Sacred Heart Uni-versity players have found themselvesranked in the top 20 athletes to watch in theNortheastConference. Marcello Castro, Sydney Judkins,AlyssaBrandofino andAmandaStiles allfromthePioneersmenandwomen’ssoc-certeams,havemadethecutthisyearac-cordingtoTopdrawersoccer.com. Each season, Topdrawersoccer.comnominates college students from both di-visionandclub soccer teams fornationalrankingsofindividualplayers. The website is updated with news,blogs, recruitment, tournaments and theplayerstowatcheachseason. Theplayerstowatchsectioncompilesrecommendations of players in each con-ferenceofDivisionIsoccertorank. Noinputfromtheplayer’scoachesorparents are allowed togive recommenda-tionsandgiveinputonplayersforsakeofcreditability. Castro,ajuniordefensemenandcap-tainofthePioneersmen’ssoccerteam,iscurrentlyrankedseventh. “I felt veryhonored and at the sametimeveryhappybecause I could contrib-utetotheSacredHeartmen’ssoccerpro-gram,”saidCastro. Castro, a native of Parana, BrazilstartedhiscareeratSacredHeart in2009starting16gamesthatseasonandscoringthreegoals. Castro earned his seventh rank fromhisoutstanding2010seasonwiththePio-neers. Among his many accomplishmentsCastrowasawardedthe2010NECDefen-sivePlayeroftheYearandAdidasPlayeroftheweekinSeptemberof2010. HewasamemberofthefirstteamintheAll-NECselectionsandwasamemberoftheNECAll-Tournamentteam. Inhis2010seasonheledthePioneersin scoring with 12 points and he is cur-rentlyleadingthePioneersthisseasonwithfourgoals,threeofthosegoalsbeinggame

winners. Castrofoundoutabouthisrankingonthe Topdrawersoccer.com from teammateMarceloSimoes. “Theywereallveryhappyformeandcongratulatedme.ItoldthemIcouldneverget thiswithout them,” saidCastro abouthisfellowteammates. The Lady Pioneers found three oftheirownplayersnominatedfor theNECplayerstowatch. Stiles, a senior was ranked 13th, soph-omoreBrandofino took the15thspotandjuniorJudkinssnaggedthe18thranking. “Having three players honored is apleasure,”saidheadcoachKimBanner. “They are hard working, dedicatedplayers. Butwithout the rest of the teamand their dedication and work ethic these playerswouldnot be able to shine,” saidBanner. Stiles, a forward/midfielder fromMiller Place,NY, is leading the Pioneerswithoneassistandfivegoalsthisseason,twoofthembeinggamewinners. “Ithasn’tchangedmymindsetatallgoingintogames,”saidStiles. “IstillhavethesamefocusasIhadallseason.ThisismyseniorseasonandIwantittobeassuccessfulaspossible.” Lastseason,Stilesfoundherselfdom-inatingwith13points,fourgoalsandfiveassiststotal. Right behind Stiles, Brandofino ledthePioneerswithsixassistsin2010whilemaking18 starts inher rookie season forthePioneers. Brandofino, another native of NewYork,isadefensemenforthePioneersandtheyoungestinthetriotoberanked. Although Brandofino is ranked 15thin the NEC and the only defender to beranked, it doesn’t change her mind setaboutherplayingorher interactionswiththeteam. “Wecan’tgetwrappedupintherank-ingsbecausewestillhavefourmoregamesandhopefullyplayoffstoconcentrateon,”saidBrandofino. “It’sanicehonortoberecognizedbytheconference,however,comegametime,

otherteamsdonotcareifyouarethebestplayerintheworldortheworst,theyjustwanttobeatyou.” Right behind Brandofino in the 18spotisJudkins,thegoalkeeperforthePio-neers.Sofarthisseason,Judkinshasmadeatotalof50savesin13games. “I’ve been playing soccer the samewaysinceIwas8yearsold,fortheloveofthegame,andmyfocusisstillontryingtoimproveeachtimeIplay,”saidJudkins.

Judkins,who is one of the only twogoalkeepersranked,startedhercareerwiththePioneersofficiallylastyear. Bothteamsstillhaveatoughscheduleaheadofthemandarequicktoputtheindi-vidualaccoladesbehindthemandmaintainateamfirstattitude.

BillRomanielloStaff Reporter

RepresentativesfortheNationalFoot-ballLeague(NFL),theleague’splayeras-sociation(NFLPA)andcongresswereleftwith an undesirable taste in theirmouthsafteremergingfromtheirhour-longmeet-inglastweekwithoutaverdict. Thegroupshavebeenbackandforthin debate over whether or not playersshould be tested for human growth hor-mones(HGH). The NFL and the NFLPA continuetobattleovertheissue,howevertheplay-ersassociationrecentlyrejectedtheNFL’sproposaltotestplayersforHGH. “TheNFLshouldtesttheirplayersforHGH in order tomake sure they are do-ingtheirbesttokeepalevelplayingfield,”said Sacred Heart athletic trainer BenBatchelderinsupportoftheNFL. “Thereareathletesouttherethatwillalwaysbelookingforthatextraedge,es-peciallywhenyouaretalkingaboutpayingtheseplayersmillionsofdollars.” Athletesusehumangrowthhormonestoenhancetheirphysicalattributessuchasstrength,speedandpower. Thesehormonesstimulategrowthandthereproductionandregenerationofcellswithinhumans,givingtheuseracompeti-

tiveedge. “HGHaltersnaturally-producedhor-monelevelstoanunsafelevel,”Batcheldersaid.“Thesehormonescanputyouatmoreriskforinjury,somethingtheNFLcannotaffordtohave.” HGH allows the user to gain a sub-stantialamountofmusclemasswhilealsoallowingforanabnormalrateofrecovery. “Anysubstancethatallowsyoutodosuchathingischeating,”saidseniorfoot-ballplayerPaulGraziadei. “This was a product designed formedicaluse,notforanathletewhowantstogain30poundsinseason.” Although there aremany issues sur-roundingthisbattle,theNFLPAclaimsthatuntil theNFL and congress can comeupwith a safe and effective way of testing,their position on the matter will remain as is. BackinJuly,theNFLandit’splayersagreedtobeginbloodtestingforHGHbutonlyiftheplayersassociationagreedwiththemethodinwhichtheytest. According to TheAssociated Press,virtually two dozen scientists and lab di-rectors signed a letter,whichwas sent totheNFLand theNFLPA, stating thecur-rentHGHtestissafe,scientificallyreliableand appropriate for use in professionalsportsleagues. “HGH testing is inevitable,” said

Batchelder. “However, there will always be an-other tool that athletes will use in ordertotryandgetahead.Ithinkit’simportantthatNFLsetsthestandardforotherprofes-sionalandamateurorganizationsandbeasstrictaspossibleontheirathletesandtheiruseofsupplements.” TheNFLPAwantstoseeevidenceofapopulationstudy,givingthemanideaofthedatathatwascollected.Theywanttofurtherunderstandwhatconstitutesaposi-tivetest. According to a letter obtained byTheAssociatedPress,NFLCommissionerRoger Goodell told Congress that mem-bersof theU.S. anti-dopingagency (US-ADA)wouldbe “available tomeetwiththeplayersandNFLPAofficialstoreviewinformationontestingandtheunderlyingscience.” Although the union told theNFL tohold off from any blood samples as ofTuesday,Goodellalsomadeitclearthatathirdpartywillmeetwith theworldanti-dopingagency(WADA)aswell. Whilethisissuecontinuestocirculatearound the league, some believe the out-comeisinevitable. “The NFL will most definitely winagainst theunion.HGHisan illegal sub-stanceunlessotherwiseprescribedandthecourts will honor the fact that no athlete

has theright touse thisforanyotherusethanmedically,”Graziadeisaid. Somebelieve theplayers and its as-sociationhavetherighttorejectHGHtest-ing. “TheNFLwillerupt.Ifbigtimeplay-ersstarttestingpositive,theleagueisgo-ing to have their hands full,” said juniorJakeCuneo. Others believe it is more importantthat theNFL sets a positive example fortheyouth. “It is an illegal substance that canhaveharmfulaffectsonthepersonusing,”saidGraziadei. “The NFL has to look out for thesafetyoftheirplayersandmustsetaposi-tiveprecedentfortheyouthofAmericato-day.” According to Graziadei, the NFL’sreputationmaybeonthelineinthiscase. “Intoday’sworldathletesareseenasgods,”hesaid. “Byallowingthispotentialsubstancetobeusedortonottestandavoidtheprob-lem,theNFLseriouslyjeopardizesits in-tegrity.” “Most times players confide in pro-fessionals anyways when supplementing.HGH has never been proven harmful foranyone’s health when supplemented cor-rectly andwith the knowledge of profes-sionaldoctors.”

SHU players ranked in NEC’s ‘Top 20 to Watch’

NFL and NFLPA dispute over HGH testing

TheSpectrum/EmilyPepe2010 Defensive Player of the Year Marcello Castro (#10).

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Senior tight end Rich Rossi (#11) looks to bring in a pass from red shirt-sophomore quarterback Tim Little in Saturday’s loss to Monmouth.

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