NOTABLE QUOTABLE JOE PATERNO OUSTED AS PSU COACH One student thinks more justice must be done to offenders. (6) Volume 85, Issue 8 The Student Voice of The University of Scranton Thursday, November 10, 2011 INSIDE Forum............ 6-7 Arts & Life...8-9 Business......10-11 Sci & Tech........12 Campus Notes......2 News....................3-5 Faith................13 Sports.....14-15 Ads.........16 The Aquinas Online: www.ScrantonAquinas.com Shelves stocked in new food court MIDNIGHT MADNESS FILLS LONG CENTER Students show Scranton Pride to kick off winter sports season. (5) Thank you veterans! www.ScrantonAquinas.com Letters to the Editor Welcome. [email protected] John Quiñones speaks at The University Ted Zayac, the Food Services director, and Joseph Boyd, the as- sistant Food Services director, set students straight on the progress of the new dining option on Mul- berry Street. The Mulberry Market, unoffi- cially named by Food Services, is set to quietly open later this week. The market is split into two areas, the P.O.D. convenience store and the food court. The convenience store opened Wednesday after- noon, with the food court hope- fully opening Friday at 4:00 p.m., if all goes as planned. The layout of the market is dif- ferent from what students at The University may have experienced before. The food court counter is the first thing seen upon walking into the market. It forms an L-shape and will eventually host a bar-like seating arrangement on the front sides, similar to the seats found at the Round Grill at The Fresh Food Company on third floor of the DeNaples Center. There are several new dining options in the market. The main station is what Food Services has been calling the “hot station.” Here, meals will be served that are different from the ones being served in the DeNaples Center that same day. “We have actually been test- ing some of the possible options out at The Fresh Food Company on the third floor, to see if they generate any interest from our students. Some of the comfort food options being served at the Southern Kitchen station are ex- amples of these,” Zayac said. Some items that will be ap- pearing in the market include pulled pork sandwiches, mac n’ cheese, sweet potato fries and chicken wings. There is also a deli and salad station, where students will be able to order whatever they like on their sandwich or salad. This made-to-order style is not usually implemented in the De- Naples’ first floor dining op- tion, making this one even more unique. The deli will also serve paninis and hoagies, all made to order for the individual student. A bakery station is also featured, serving even more sweet temptations than ever before – but, not to worry, our new fitness center is right next door. All of the options at this “food court” can be used as meal swipes for students on the 14 and 10 meal plans, including the plus meal plans. Students on the un- limited meal plan must either use Flex, Royal, credit or cash when dining here. “We felt that since students on the unlimited meal plan had full access to The Fresh Food Com- pany, they might not need full ac- cess to this dining option as well,” Boyd said. There are also more practical reasons for this, as the market only has 80-100 seats available for students. It does, however, have an outdoor seating area, which will be equipped with heaters for anyone who wishes to brave the cold later in the semester. This area will not be open until the outside sidewalk is completed, but there are tables already set up outside so students can get a sense of how the seating area will be laid out. The rest of the space is made up of the new P.O.D. convenience BY CHRISTINE PANZITTA Staff Writer See “MARKET,” Page 4 THE AQUINAS PHOTO/THOMAS HEINTZ THE NEW P.O.D. market opened at The University Wednesday afternoon. The dining and shopping facility is set to fully open Friday. Starbucks has its Christmas cups out and store displays are beaming with green and red but it is only the middle of November. So, before you tinsel that tree, con- sider some of the things you can do to give back to the community this Thanksgiving. Community Outreach work study students Michael Wiencek and David Hopp have a long list of volunteer opportunities for stu- dents this Thanksgiving season. “Our main job is to branch the Scranton Community with The University community,” Hopp said. Since the beginning of the se- mester, the Community Outreach Office has been planning for its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Through this food drive, it delivers 200 Thanksgiving dinners, com- plete with turkeys, pies, stuffing and vegetables, to families in the Scranton community. Wiencek said they will have many students, campus clubs and organizations pack and deliver the meals Sunday, Nov. 20. “Everyone deserves to have a good meal with their family,” he said. The Community Outreach Of- fice spends all of November try- ing to reach its $5,000 goal for the Thanksgiving Food Drive. It does not receive any funding from the administration. “We have to use our own bud- get that we have built in or get donations from other organiza- tions and offices on campus. The majority of that money comes di- rectly from students, faculty and staff,” Wiencek said. “We’re even reaching out to our alumni this year.” This year, the office is using the classic American Thanksgiving tradition as a way to fundraise. The first, and hopefully annual, Turkey Bowl is scheduled for Sat- urday from 1-6 p.m. on Fitzpatrick Field. “It’s an idea that was sparked by a sophomore work study, Pete DeLong, who just really wanted a creative way of raising money,” Hopp said. The Turkey Bowl is a flag foot- ball tournament run by Recre- ation Sports. Teams are comprised of seven to ten people and each person must pay $3 to play. All proceeds will benefit the Thanks- giving Food Drive. So far, there are seven teams signed up to play, and Community Outreach is still looking for more. Wiencek said that anticipation for the Christmas season does not take away from the food drive. “Even as we are currently preparing for our big Christmas giving tree and adopt an angel program, the Thanksgiving Food Drive is still our biggest push dur- ing the November month. All of Getting into holiday spirit BY NICOLENA BASSO Staff Writer See “HOLIDAYS” Page 4 “I like to describe journal- ism as being in a dark room, and the journalist is the guy with the light,” ABC’s John Quiñones said. “And you can choose whether to shine it on that corner, or that corner or that corner, and illumi- nate injustice and illuminate cor- ruption and try to make the world a better place.” Quiñones spoke at The Uni- versity Thursday, concluding the Fourth Annual Diversity Fair, en- titled “Move It! The Exploration of Human Rights Movement,” a theme that impressed Quiñones. Quiñones told the packed au- dience that he overcame much adversity in his lifetime. He grew up in the Barrio in San Antonio, TX, where he started his career by working in radio broadcasting, a job that didn’t keep him content for long. It was difficult for Quiñones to find a job in television, especially because of his ethnic background and heavy accent. As he was ready to give up journalism and broadcasting, he met a woman who convinced him to go back to school. Quiñones took her advice and got a fellowship to attend Colum- bia University, where he earned a master’s degree in journalism. After Columbia, Quiñones landed a job with a CBS station in Chicago. While working in Chi- cago, Quiñones began undercover reporting. His first story involved his act- ing as a Mexican citizen to BY CHRISTINA SCULLY News Editor THE AQUINAS PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER DOLAN JOHN QUIÑONES spoke about diversity, his life and his career as a journalist at The University Thursday at the fourth annual Diversity Fair. See “QUIÑONES,” Page 4
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NOTABLE QUOTABLE
JOE PATERNO OUSTED AS PSU COACH
One student thinks more justice must be done to offenders. (6)
Volume 85, Issue 8 The Student Voice of The University of Scranton Thursday, November 10, 2011
INSIDE Forum............ 6-7Arts & Life...8-9
Business......10-11Sci & Tech........12
Campus Notes......2News....................3-5
Faith................13Sports.....14-15
Ads.........16 The Aquinas Online: www.ScrantonAquinas.com
Shelves stocked in new food court
MIDNIGHT MADNESS FILLS LONG CENTER
Students show Scranton Pride to kick off winter sports season. (5)
Thank you veterans!
www.ScrantonAquinas.com
Letters to the Editor [email protected]
John Quiñones speaks at The University
Ted Zayac, the Food Services director, and Joseph Boyd, the as-sistant Food Services director, set students straight on the progress of the new dining option on Mul-berry Street.
The Mulberry Market, unoffi-cially named by Food Services, is set to quietly open later this week. The market is split into two areas, the P.O.D. convenience store and the food court. The convenience store opened Wednesday after-noon, with the food court hope-fully opening Friday at 4:00 p.m., if all goes as planned.
The layout of the market is dif-ferent from what students at The University may have experienced before.
The food court counter is the first thing seen upon walking into the market. It forms an L-shape and will eventually host a bar-like seating arrangement on the front sides, similar to the seats found at the Round Grill at The Fresh Food Company on third floor of the DeNaples Center.
There are several new dining options in the market. The main station is what Food Services has been calling the “hot station.” Here, meals will be served that are different from the ones being
served in the DeNaples Center
that same day. “We have actually been test-
ing some of the possible options out at The Fresh Food Company on the third floor, to see if they generate any interest from our students. Some of the comfort food options being served at the
Southern Kitchen station are ex-
amples of these,” Zayac said.Some items that will be ap-
pearing in the market include pulled pork sandwiches, mac n’ cheese, sweet potato fries and chicken wings.
There is also a deli and salad station, where students will be
able to order whatever they
like on their sandwich or salad. This made-to-order style is not usually implemented in the De-Naples’ first floor dining op-tion, making this one even more unique.
The deli will also serve paninis and hoagies, all made to order for
the individual student. A bakery station is also featured, serving even more sweet temptations than ever before – but, not to worry, our new fitness center is right next door.
All of the options at this “food court” can be used as meal swipes for students on the 14 and 10 meal plans, including the plus meal plans. Students on the un-limited meal plan must either use Flex, Royal, credit or cash when dining here.
“We felt that since students on the unlimited meal plan had full access to The Fresh Food Com-pany, they might not need full ac-cess to this dining option as well,” Boyd said.
There are also more practical reasons for this, as the market only has 80-100 seats available for students. It does, however, have an outdoor seating area, which will be equipped with heaters for anyone who wishes to brave the cold later in the semester. This area will not be open until the outside sidewalk is completed, but there are tables already set up outside so students can get a sense of how the seating area will be laid out.
The rest of the space is made up of the new P.O.D. convenience
By CHRISTINE PANzITTA Staff Writer
See “MARKET,” Page 4
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzTHE NEW P.O.D. market opened at The University Wednesday afternoon. The dining and shopping facility is set to fully open Friday.
Starbucks has its Christmas cups out and store displays are beaming with green and red but it is only the middle of November. So, before you tinsel that tree, con-sider some of the things you can do to give back to the community this Thanksgiving.
Community Outreach work study students Michael Wiencek and David Hopp have a long list of volunteer opportunities for stu-dents this Thanksgiving season.
“Our main job is to branch the Scranton Community with The University community,” Hopp said.
Since the beginning of the se-mester, the Community Outreach Office has been planning for its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Through this food drive, it delivers 200 Thanksgiving dinners, com-plete with turkeys, pies, stuffing and vegetables, to families in the Scranton community.
Wiencek said they will have many students, campus clubs and organizations pack and deliver the meals Sunday, Nov. 20.
“Everyone deserves to have a good meal with their family,” he said.
The Community Outreach Of-fice spends all of November try-ing to reach its $5,000 goal for the Thanksgiving Food Drive. It does not receive any funding from the administration.
“We have to use our own bud-get that we have built in or get donations from other organiza-tions and offices on campus. The majority of that money comes di-rectly from students, faculty and staff,” Wiencek said. “We’re even reaching out to our alumni this year.”
This year, the office is using the classic American Thanksgiving tradition as a way to fundraise. The first, and hopefully annual, Turkey Bowl is scheduled for Sat-urday from 1-6 p.m. on Fitzpatrick Field.
“It’s an idea that was sparked by a sophomore work study, Pete DeLong, who just really wanted a creative way of raising money,” Hopp said.
The Turkey Bowl is a flag foot-ball tournament run by Recre-ation Sports. Teams are comprised of seven to ten people and each person must pay $3 to play. All proceeds will benefit the Thanks-giving Food Drive. So far, there are seven teams signed up to play, and Community Outreach is still looking for more.
Wiencek said that anticipation for the Christmas season does not take away from the food drive.
“Even as we are currently preparing for our big Christmas giving tree and adopt an angel program, the Thanksgiving Food Drive is still our biggest push dur-ing the November month. All of
Getting into holiday spiritBy NICOLENA BASSO
Staff Writer
See “HOLIDAYS” Page 4
“I like to describe journal-ism as being in a dark room, and the journalist is the guy with the light,” ABC’s John Quiñones said. “And you can choose whether to shine it on that corner, or that corner or that corner, and illumi-nate injustice and illuminate cor-ruption and try to make the world a better place.”
Quiñones spoke at The Uni-versity Thursday, concluding the Fourth Annual Diversity Fair, en-titled “Move It! The Exploration of Human Rights Movement,” a theme that impressed Quiñones.
Quiñones told the packed au-dience that he overcame much adversity in his lifetime. He grew up in the Barrio in San Antonio, TX, where he started his career by working in radio broadcasting, a job that didn’t keep him content for long.
It was difficult for Quiñones to find a job in television, especially because of his ethnic background and heavy accent. As he was ready to give up journalism and broadcasting, he met a woman who convinced him to go back to school.
Quiñones took her advice and got a fellowship to attend Colum-bia University, where he earned a master’s degree in journalism.
After Columbia, Quiñones landed a job with a CBS station
in Chicago. While working in Chi-cago, Quiñones began undercover reporting.
His first story involved his act-
ing as a Mexican citizen to
By CHRISTINA SCULLy News Editor
the aquinas photo/christopher dolanJOHN QUIÑONES spoke about diversity, his life and his career as a journalist at The University Thursday at the fourth annual Diversity Fair.
See “QUIÑONES,” Page 4
2 THE AQUINASCAMPUS NOTES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
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Notable brief:DATE: Nov. 6 LOCATION: 400 block of North Webster Ave.INCIDENT: Around 2:45 a.m., officers approached an intoxi-cated University student with an apparent broken leg. The stu-dent said that a black male took money from him and, when he attempted to chase him, another black male came out of nowhere and tackled him. Officers transported the student to CMC, where it was discovered that he had a dislocated hip. The alleged perpetrators have not yet been identified.
report StatiSticS:ALCOHOL RELATED: 3 countsDRUG RELATED: 1 countsASSAULT: 3 countsHARASSMENT: 1 countsVANDALISM: 2 count
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suspicious activity to university police.
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+The Question with Father Malloy: “what would Jesus Do/Say About Occupy wall Street?“DeNaples Center, 3rd floor cafateria12 p.m. - 1 p.m.+Mass of RememberanceMadonna della Strada Chapel4:40 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. +OMA Presents: Campus Cadet CultureDeNaples Center, McIlhenny Ballroom (407B/C)5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.+weinberg Judaic Studies Institute Lecture: “From American Solider to Nazi Slave Laborer” Presented by Robert R. MaxBrennan Hall, Rose Room (509)7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.+The Liva Arts Company Presents “Edges” By Pasek and Paul Leahy Hall, Jefferson Auditorium8 p.m.
Friday - Nov. 11
+The Liva Arts Company Presents “Edges” By Pasek and Paul Leahy Hall, Jefferson Auditorium8 p.m.+LAST DAY TO wITHDRAw wITH “w“ GRADE+LAST DAY TO DONATE TO USPB MISSION AND IDENTITY CLOTHING DRIVE
Saturday - Nov. 12
+”Turkey Bowl:” Community Outreach Office’s Flag Football fundraiser for the Thanksgiving food driveFitzpatrick Field1 p.m. - 6 p.m.+Symphonic Band Concert Houlihan-McLean Center, Aula 7:30 p.m. +The LIVA Arts Company Presents “Edges”Leahy Hall, Jefferson Auditorium8 p.m.+The Politics of Our Democracy Film Festival McDade Center for Literary and Performing Arts8 p.m.
Wednesday - Nov. 16
+Marcellus Shale Activist Training workshop, hosted by E.C.OBrennan Hall, 5th floor6 a.m. - 6 p.m.+USPB Senior Programming: Follow Our L.E.A.D. DeNaples Center, McIlhenny Ballroom (407)6 p.m. - 8 p.m.+Annual Harry Mullin Lecture Presented by John F. Nash, Nobel Prize in EconomicsHoulihan-McLean Center, Aula7 p.m.
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+Scranton vs. St. Joe’s Basketball Pre-Game Reception and Game Hagan Arena, St. Joseph’s University campus, Philadelphia7 p.m.+Think Global, Act Local: Panel Discussion on Political Engagement and the Scranton AreaLoyola Science Center (133)7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.+USPB Comedy: MYQ KaplanDeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theater (401)8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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+USPB Mission and Identity: Scranton BazaarLeahy Hall, Jefferson Auditorium10 a.m.+Crockpot Cooking with Chef Patti BrownDeNaples Center, Moskovitz Theater (401)12:05 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. +”Advemtures of a Vatican Astronomer”Loyola Science Center (133)8: 30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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+The LIVA Arts Company Presents “Edges”Leahy Hall, Jefferson Auditorium2 p.m.
NEwS 3THE AQUINAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
At first glance, Susan Men-dez, Ph.D., seems like your av-erage English professor, sitting patiently at her desk. Taking a deeper look, you see that Mendez has accomplished the extraordi-nary task of combining her three favorite interests – Latin studies, English literature and women studies – into herself and her courses.
Born in Flushing Queens, N.Y., Mendez stayed in New York and received her master’s degree from Pace University. While getting her master’s degree, Mendez had hopes of getting into the publish-ing industry.
“I never thought of myself as teaching. I didn’t think I had the patience,” Mendez said with a quiet laugh.
A chance internship at a pub-lishing company helped to prove that publishing was not for her.
“I lasted two weeks at the in-ternship. I didn’t need it for cred-
its, so I stopped going,” Mendez recalls.
Pushed by her professors, Mendez decided to further her education, and she received a doctoral degree from the Univer-
sity of California, Riverside.Mendez openly talks about
her passion for English literature. “I really enjoy literature sto-
ries – reading the stories and talk-ing about it. The more compelling
the story, the better it is to talk about,” Mendez said smiling.
As a second-generation Amer-ican, Mendez said she was always interested in Latin studies.
“My parents are from Peru. They moved to America in 1961,” Mendez said. “They come from the whole Latin community which translates into Latino. I like seeing what that means here.”
Even though Mendez was interested in Latin and women’s studies, it was by pure luck that she began teaching those classes. Latin studies and women’s stud-ies started out as concentrations and became a department six years ago – the same time Men-dez became a professor at The University.
“I just lucked out. I could have found myself torn, but they are my two greatest interests com-bined and literature addresses both,” Mendez said.
As far as her accomplish-ments go, Mendez counts her doctoral degree as her greatest success so far.
“My degree is a big deal for my family and friends. I have to remind myself that it is a big deal. I had no intention of getting one, and neither of my parents had one. So, yes, it is a big deal,” Mendez said.
Mendez said she loves the students at The University, but Scranton has a more difficult time gaining her love.
“Scranton is a small town, hard to get used to. It doesn’t translate well to people who moved here. I always feel like an outsider, and there’s a lack of cultural activity,” Mendez said.
Friend and colleague Joseph Kraus, Ph.D., said that Mendez is always humble about her accom-plishments.
“I wish she believed in herself a little more like we do – carry herself with more confidence,” Kraus said.
Mendez partnered with Kraus to bring MELUS Conference to The University in 2010.
“I couldn’t have pulled it off without her help and having her as an equal,” Kraus said.
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzDOCTOR SUSAN Mendez of the English department stands by her bookshelf with some of her favorite literary works.
By ALExA CIAGLIAStaff Writer
The Office of Community Rela-tions is working with downtown businesses to increase student pa-tronage at local stores and restau-rants in Scranton this year.
Julia Cohen, the director of community relations, said partici-pating in downtown activities is a way to embrace the Jesuit under-standing of engagement with our city and surrounding community.
“The well-being of the city of Scranton and The University are very much connected,” Cohen said.
According to The University website, the Office of Communi-ty Relations met with local busi-nesses last May to explore new options for student participation downtown.
The Office of Community Rela-tions worked with the Center for Student Engagement, The Uni-versity’s Small Business Develop-ment Center and more than 30 downtown businesses to create the Downtown Scavenger Hunt, which drew in more than 250 stu-dents September, Cohen said.
“They used Foursquare to find clues and locate Iggy in all 31 busi-nesses,” Cohen said. “We plan to make the Downtown Scranton Hunt an annual event during Fall Welcome Week and we also regu-larly promote First Friday.”
According the Community
Relations website, there are 30 downtown businesses that offer 10 percent discounts to Scranton students with their student IDs through the program “Show it, Save it.”
The list of participating down-town businesses can be found on
The University’s website. These discounts also include cultural events like the Broadway The-atre League and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Co-hen said.
Cohen said the Office of Com-munity Relations has been pro-
moting student patronage though other special events.
“We worked with the Office of Residence Life and Scranton To-morrow to plan a downtown tour and dinner for resident assistants during their August orientation that gave students a first-hand ex-perience of downtown offerings,” Cohen said.
Cohen said families were also encouraged to dine downtown and visit local cultural attractions during Family Weekend.
The Office of Communication Relations created a few different ways students can find out what is going on downtown, Cohen said.
“Every week we update a Com-munity Events page with down-town events and every month we post special discounts on a Downtown Business Update page. Students can also like us on Face-book,” Cohen said.
Cohen said that “Shop Scran-ton, Shop Local” will host special discounts just in time for the holi-day season and students should check http://matrix.scranton.edu/about/community-relations/busi-ness-update.shtml for everything happening this month.
University attempts to increase student patronage downtownBy COLLEEN DAy
Staff Writer
the aquinas photo/peter portanovaA SCAVENGER hunt held downtown is just one event The University held this year to get stu-dents to become more integrated downtown.
suBmitted photo: jill asher For the aquinasBRIAN MCAVOY was chosen as Student Leader of the Month for November. Brian is an Orientation Assistant Team Leader, a coordinator for Inauguration and Graduation events and a Christian Life Communities Leader. He is also involved in ISP (International Service Program) and Music Ministry. To nomi-nate next month’s student leader go to www.scranton.edu/leadership.
first student leader named
People Profile: Susan Mendez, English department
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“MARkET” CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEstore, which is triple the size
of the original P.O.D. on the first floor of DeNaples.
There will be a “Provisions on Demand: Grab and Go” section of the P.O.D., where students will be able to grab premade sand-wiches, Lunchables and sushi. The drinks, soups and fruit cups available in this section will be on the meal plan, while the ma-jority of other items found in the store will not be. Food Services asks that students remain un-derstanding as they try to work out what will be on the meal plan and what will not.
“It is a little blurry right now since everything is in one space,” Boyd said. “This year will be used to figure out what students would want on the meal plan and what they would be willing to flex. We’ll make adjustments when we need to, and see what satisfies students best.”
The store will also serve Freal Milkshakes, where students can pick out a flavor of frozen milk-shake, put that frozen milkshake in a machine that will defrost and stir it so it is ready to be consumed.
Local produce and specialty breads will also be sold. An en-tire aisle is dedicated to all or-ganic and gluten-free options,
many of which were not previ-ously sold at the first floor con-venience store.
Many of the items offered at the store are aimed at upper-classmen.
“The hope is that students will be able to come downstairs, buy a rotisserie chicken, some produce, etc. and go back up-stairs and cook a meal,” Zayac said.
The students’ answers to sur-veys led to this, and Food Servic-es encourages students to con-tinue to fill them out when they become available. As of right now, the food court will only be open for lunch and dinner, but the P.O.D store will be open in the morning. On weekends the market will be open at 4:00 p.m. These times will be adjusted, of course, depending on student needs.
Food Services is also consid-ering holding a contest to decide what to officially name the mar-ket, so one lucky student may get a say in what this new din-ing facility will be called.
When it opens Thursday, the Mulberry Market will be the largest P.O.D. market in the Northeast.
“It is the most exciting new place on campus,” Boyd said.
“HOLIDAyS” CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEour volunteers here are not
even focused on the Christmas season yet; they know we have things going on for Thanksgiv-ing,” he said.
Want to get involved this Thanksgiving season? Here’s a list of things you can do:
• Stop by the Thanksgiving Food Drive tables on the second floor of the DeNaples center and donate your lose change. You can also enter to win a signed Chase Utley jersey.
• Gather your friends and make a team for the Turkey Bowl.
• Buy a ticket and attend the Royal Ball. All proceeds will benefit the Thanksgiving Food Drive.
• Volunteer your time by pack-
ing or delivering the Thanksgiv-ing baskets Nov. 20.
• Volunteer at the Friends of the Poor Community Dinner Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Scranton Cul-tural Center.
• Sign up to help the United Neighborhood Center interview families to decide if they should get a Thanksgiving dinner and how many people it should to feed.
Stop by the Community Out-reach Office, Room 205B in the DeNaples Center, for more infor-mation or to sign up for any of these events.
“Every time you come into our office our staff will help you find the right fit for service. That’s what we do best and that’s what we love to do,” Wiensek said.
Communication senior semi-nar students are working to pro-mote sustainability throughout The University’s campus.
According to GreenUpgrader.com, the average American drinks about 167 bottles of wa-ter a year. Drinking this amount of water from plastic bottles re-quires a lot of recycling on the part of the consumer. But, once plastic water bottles reach the landfills, they take 700 years to begin decomposition.
In order to go green on The University’s campus, the use of
plastic products must be reduced. There are two fresh water cool-ers in place, on the first floor of both the Weinberg Memorial Li-brary and the DeNaples Center. These water coolers are part of a conscious effort to encourage in-dividuals to buy reusable bottles and refill them at these stations
Doctor Kelly’s communication senior seminar class is working on sustainability projects to help benefit The University’s campus. One group, working in partner-ship with The University’s SIFE team, will be starting its event at the library the week of Nov. 14.
All reusable water bottles will be sold for a reduced price of $5 in the library. The sale will also help support the efforts of the li-
brary’s Green Team. This group is working to reduce the amount of waste on campus due to the excessive use of plastic water bottles.
The library’s Green Team was formed in 2010 at The University. One of its goals is to “lead through example by cultivating an en-vironment of sustainable prac-tices in the Library.” The library created such an environment by providing many recycling outlets on all floors for paper, plastic, etc.
Television screens in the li-brary stream videos educating guests on how and where to re-cycle. The staff at the library sells reusable water bottles that can be refilled at the fresh water cooler located on the first floor.
Communication majors en-rolled in the communication senior seminar are teaming up with SIFE, Students in Free En-terprise, to promote sustainabil-ity on The University’s campus. One project is focusing on con-serving water in Gannon, La-vis and McCormick Halls, more commonly known as GLM. The Shower Challenge was created to reduce the amount of water used in the dorms which houses over 200 female students.
The Shower Challenge start-ed Tuesday, Nov. 8 and will run through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Many of the girls signed pledges, promising to take shorter show-ers over the two week challenge.
On Sunday, Nov. 6, communi-cation senior seminar students informed the residents of GLM of the challenge. A baseline test was taken the week prior to the Shower Challenge in order to find the average amount of wa-ter used in GLM. Timers, charts and flyers were placed in all of the bathrooms of GLM, encour-aging students to take showers lasting five minutes or less.
Actress Jenifer Aniston takes “Navy Showers” as a way to con-serve water in her daily life.
“You get in, get wet, turn off the water, get soap-y and shampoo-y, then turn the wa-ter back on and rinse off,” she said, according to showbizspy.com. “It saves a LOT of water. I never take more than three min-utes, tops. I even brush my teeth while I shower.”
Seniors used Aniston as an example to show that the Show-er Challenge is possible.
Hopefully, the Shower Chal-lenge initiative will resonate with students and become a routine for them, since conserv-ing water is very important. Even though 75 percent of the world is composed of water, less than two percent is fresh water. Water is thought to be a renew-able resource; however, with the world population reaching sev-en billion, nothing is certain.
Please do your part in con-serving water. Whether it be taking a shorter shower or turn-ing off the water when you brush your teeth, any little bit will help. For daily water conser-vation facts follow the Shower Challenge on Twitter @Shower-Challenge. Every drop counts.
Conserving water on campusBy CHRIS WOLPERNews Correspondent
Think twice before you drinkBy DANIELLE STELLA
News Correspondent
cross the Rio Grande. Once he crossed the border, he found a job in a restaurant as a dish washer. He spoke only Spanish, slept in the basement and inter-viewed other immigrant work-ers.
Quiñones and his crew bust-ed the restaurant, whose own-er was underpaying all of his workers. The workers were paid the money they were owed, and the men were allowed tempo-rary visas to stay in this coun-try.
“I wanted to shine the light of journalism on those dark cor-ners,” Quiñones said. “I loved correcting injustice, or at least trying to.”
Quiñones’ undercover work with the Mexican immigrants won him an Emmy.
Quiñones was then hired by ABC to cover Central America. He worked for Peter Jennings.
“I got hired at a network be-cause I speak Spanish,” Quiño-nes said.
While covering a story in Central America, Quiñones was unable to get an interview with the president of Nicaragua.
Quiñones called Jennings in New York, worried about his in-ability to speak with President
Ortega. Jennings then gave him advice that stuck with him to this day.
“Don’t worry so much about talking to the movers and shak-ers of the world; talk to the moved and the shaken,” Jen-nings said.
“To this day, these are the people that I want to talk to,” Quiñones said.
Quiñones believes he did some of his best reporting over the 10 years he spent in Central America.
Quiñones continued to work on investigative reports, and told that, in his opinion, one of the most outrageous stories he has ever encountered was about Haitian children being kidnapped by people in the Do-minican Republic who needed workers to harvest sugar.
“We blew the lid off of that story and changed things for the better,” Quiñones said. “That was a really proud moment.”
Quiñones continued to win Emmys for his work and finally was hired by Prime Time.
Quiñones eventually started his show called “What Would You Do?” which confronts vari-ous social issues people face in society today and the ethical
dilemmas that rise from these issues.
“[The show] makes everyone think about the next time they see something like that, getting involved, in some way,” Quiño-nes said.
Many of the show’s episodes have helped bring light to many issues that otherwise may have gone undetected.
“Having been there, you have an ability to put yourself in the shoes of those who are less for-tunate, so it’s natural for me. I will never stop doing those kinds of stories because I can feel for the victims.”
Quiñones is hopeful that his show is changing behavior, but says that in order for that to ful-ly happen, we must stop judg-ing people.
“We all judge by appearanc-es. What we have to do is stop ourselves and think for a mo-ment and say, ‘what is wrong? Why am I thinking this way? Maybe I am wrong,’” Quiñones said. “I think if we can do that with ourselves, this might be a better world.”
Quiñones is currently film-ing “What Would You Do?” The show is scheduled to return to ABC in 2012.
“QUIÑONES” CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
Myers appointed to Administration
courtesy oF the university’s oFFice oF the provostSONDRA MYERS is the senior fellow for International, Civic and Cultural Projects at The University and the director of its Schemel Forum, a non-credit continuing education program. Myers has been appointed to a key Administration position, announced by President Obama.
Myers is a published author. She also served as Special Assis-tant to the chairman for Partnerships at the National Endow-ment for the Humanities and was Cultural Advisor to Penn-sylvania Governor Robert P. Casey. She a past chair of the Federation of State Humanities Councils and was appointed by President Carter to the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts.
Myers has been appointed to the Commission on Presidential Scholars.
5THE AQUINAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Midnight Madness pumps up The ‘U’NEwS
the aquinas photo/justin kearnsTHE LADY ROYALS join together to pump up the crowd of University students, who showed their support for fall and winter athletic teams.
the aquinas photo/justin kearnsSENIOR SHANE Hall and the Suburban Beats crew performed for a packed Long Center at March Madness Wednesday.
Late Wednesday night, students gathered in the
John Long Center for The University’s annual Midnight
Madness Pep Rally to show thier support for
Scranton’s athletic programs.
Fall and Winter sports teams were on hand to
boost school spirit during the midnight rally. The event also
included dance perfor-mances from Urban and
Suburban Beats. the aquinas photo/justin kearns
STUDENT GOVERNMENT President Adam Gualt and Junior senator Oliver Stickland served as MCs for the event.
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the aquinas photo/shawn kenneySTUDENT GOVERNMENT members throw Wolf Pack t-shirts to a crowd of onlookers Wednesday during March Madness.
In the Volume 85, Issue 7 of The Aquinas, published Nov. 3, the fol-lowing mistakes were made:
Page 1, the article titled “Uni-veristy rents out iPad 2s,” should have been titled, “University loans out iPad2s.”
Page 9, the photograph in “Quidditch flies into Scranton, bringing Hogwarts with it,” was incorrectly attributed to Peter Portanova. Brian Riordan was the photographer.
Corrections:
Veteran’s Day 2011The Aquinas would like to thank veterans of
the armed services for dedicating their lives to serve and defend the United States.
We would especially like to thank veterans from The University and Scranton
community, like James Cilento, a current philosophy major who served as a medic at
Camp Casey, Korea from 2005 - 2007.
The University Honors Veterans Nov. 10:
The Office of Multicultural Affiars will host Campus Cadet Culture, 5:30 p.m. in the
McIlhenny Ballroom (407B/C).
The Mass of Remembrance will occur at 4:40 p.m. in the Madonna della Strada Chapel.
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Forum EditorForumPenn State coach Paterno deserves harsher punishment
Sean Muldoon Forum Editor
mcclatchy photo/ david swansonPENN STATE Head Coach Joe Paterno answers questions from reporters on Tuesday.
Andy Rooney, the re-nowned essayist and televi-sion personality most noted for his segments on “60 Min-utes,” passed away earlier this week due to a complica-tion with a minor surgery. At 92 years of age, Rooney had been featured on “60 Min-utes” for 33 years; in total, he wrote and broadcasted 1,097 commentaries.
While death is certainly an inevitable facet of exis-tence (well, I suppose it’s quite the opposite), becom-ing informed of a cultural icon’s passing is seldom easy. Indeed, Steve Jobs’ recent death proved an unfortunate occasion in both technologi-cal and cultural history. And, while the death of an icon al-ways provokes grandiose and sentimental tributes, such as Bono’s christening of Jobs as the “Bob Dylan of Machines,” I fail to recognize merit in any such endeavor. In fact, why couldn’t Bono have died instead? The 80s has been over for my entire life, and, as long as he keeps writ-ing songs, we’re all doomed to never experience another ‘beautiful day’ again.
But, I digress; I suppose the best means of paying homage to an outstanding individual is to remain honest. While some may perceive Andy Rooney as a complainer, or merely a curmudgeon, I tend to consider him as a writer — plain and simple. Although Rooney spent the majority of his career on television,
he had always been a writer. He began as a news corre-spondent during WWII, and wrote for several television programs during the 60s and 70s. In fact, all of his “60 min-utes” segments were actually pre-written essays composed prior to the tapings.
Although Rooney tended to focus on trivial or mun-dane topics, such as variet-ies of milk or sports mascots, one must keep in mind that everyday existence can’t con-sistently be as entertaining as an episode of “24.” Rooney made astute observations which seemed to capture the thoughts of the Ameri-can public. While his mus-ings and snide witticisms may have initiated occasional controversy, any great writer or journalist should do the
same. If writers weren’t per-mitted to express themselves or criticize and/or oppose so-cietal ideologies, then there would be no point to litera-ture or journalism at all. We’d all become accountants and salesmen (not to belittle any-one entering either of these two fields; they’re perfectly acceptable, yet incredibly boring).
With this notion in mind, I consider Andy Rooney as more than some old dude who questioned the practical-ity of Justin Bieber’s haircut. He was an American writer who exercised his right of free speech and refrained from sugar-coating the truth. Any competent writer should adopt the same approach; I suppose I have some big loaf-ers to fill.
Half Empty: Free speech for commentatorsCOMMENTARy By
MATTHEW AUBERTINSatirist/ Generic Scapegoat
Joe Paterno has been associated with football and with Pennsylvania State since 1950 when he first began his football career as a coach assis-tant. Many see Paterno as some-thing of a football saint for having 409 wins during his career. However, there is much controversy surround-ing this big-name football coach.
According to the grand jury re-port, former Penn State Defensive Coordinator Gerald ‘Jerry’ Sandusky was allegedly caught having sex in a shower at Penn State with a 10-year old boy by Mike McQueary in March 2002. McQueary, then a graduate assistant, reported what he saw to Paterno. Paterno then told PSU Athletic Director Tim Curley… And that’s it. The police were not notified, and no legal action was taken against Sandusky. According to the grand jury report, McQueary didn’t even stop the sex act as it took place.
Fortunately, some justice is be-ing administered. Both Curley and the Senior Vice President Gary Schultz resigned and were charged with failing to report the incident to police and lying to a grand jury about knowing the incident took place. Paterno was not charged, because legally he did what he had to. However, a child was still raped
and nothing was done. Paterno did not notify the police. Instead he just went about his life as a top college football coach.
Paterno has remained relatively silent about this controversy up un-til a recent press conference, stating he has many children and grandchil-dren, and that he does not condone what took place. Why then, did he sit back and let virtually nothing happen to Sandusky?
Several newspapers, such as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Patriot-News, have called for Pa-terno’s resignation. However, there
are some, including students on this campus, that disagree. They think Paterno shouldn’t be affected, stat-ing reasons such as old age. As long as you are old and prominent, you become exempt from punishment.
A recent announcement by Joe Paterno early Wednesday afternoon answered what many were wonder-ing already. “This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more,” Paterno said. Truthful-ly, it is a tragedy and a great sorrow. The alleged molestations and viola-tions of these children should have
never happened, and Paterno and all of those involved should have done more. Late Wednesday night, the PSU board announced that ef-fective immediately, Paterno is fired from his position.
When did football become more important than the safety of chil-dren? Paterno may be older, but that doesn’t mean he became void of morals and ethics. Here is a man raised in the Catholic faith and a conservative Republican; he knows what happened was wrong. It was a cover-up, one of despicable and epic proportions. The welfare of innocent
children was blatantly tossed to the side. The men that represent a well-known college are were hiding the fact that children were being raped. It is true to say that Paterno did not molest any children, and he did do what he had to. However, why did he not do more?
Paterno definitely should not be the only one punished, nor should he be a scapegoat. Every single man or woman involved in this cover-up should be fired immediately. Regard-less of what excuse or justification they offer, this is not acceptable. The violation of children is wrong. How can anyone be proud of such a great school as Penn State when this happens in the dark corners of the Penn State campus?
Many students, past and present, have been on PSU’s campus protest-ing Paterno and all those involved. There were several cases, as report-ed by NBC News, of students burn-ing their diplomas. Many others have arrived with signs and strong opinions. However, many students are also supporting Paterno and vis-iting his house. It is truly a touchy situation on all counts. However, Pa-terno’s firing does not leave the feel-ing of justice. You do not have to be a rapist to be at fault. By simply do-ing nothing, more harm was done. As the case and the people involved become increasingly exposed to the spotlight, there will undoubtedly be questions as to why this all hap-pened for months to come.
COMMENTARy By RUTH DAVID
Contributor
Continuing off of last week’s theme of the campus’ sense of community, I thought it would be appropriate to expand upon the subject further. Before I begin, let me recap last week’s topic for those that did not get a chance to read: Basically, one of our greatest strengths at Scranton, consistent-ly referenced by the student body, is our great sense of community. We pride ourselves on having a very friendly campus; I agree with this opinion. However, to continue the growth of our sense of com-munity we must acknowledge and educate the student popula-tion on many of the shortcomings our campus has. In doing so, we will be one step closer to becom-ing completely unified.
Until then, let us admit that our campus community is not as great as we perceive it to be, because discrimination is still felt by many minorities on campus. Whether a person of a different skin color, different culture, dif-ferent first language, or even dif-ferent sexual orientation feels it, discrimination is still very present on our campus today. It is time to face our deficiencies in order to grow as a community.
So, that was last week’s topic, for those of you who missed it. This week I want to touch on what each of us can do as individuals to increase the sense of community felt on campus. It is perhaps the easiest yet most effective method I see: the art of saying hello.
The first rule of saying hello is to actually greet everyone that you know. It sounds easy, but this rule is broken all too often.
Admittedly, I even fall victim to breaking this rule at times. The key? Simply say hello to literally everyone you have ever met. No matter if you met months ago and have mutually not been saying hi to each other in passing, or if you don't think that the other person remembers you, start to say hi anyway. What's the worst that can happen if you say hello? They don't hear you and you get no re-sponse? Big whoop! It happens all the time and it’s honestly not a big deal at all.
The second rule of saying hello is to use the person’s name when possible. A person’s name is music to their ears. Additionally, if you can say hello using the person’s name and they don't remember your name, they will feel an obli-gation to learn it and remember it for the next time. You can essen-tially kill two birds with one stone by using a person’s name in your greeting. You can delight them with the use of their name and even get them to learn yours, if they've forgotten it. It’s a win-win!
The third and final rule of say-ing hello is simply to smile. A cheerful smile with a happy hello can make all the difference in a person’s day. A smile is the uni-versal symbol for happiness. In fact, it's our bodies' natural signal that we're happy; and if we're not, well, smiling tricks the mind into a better mood. Another win-win: you can spread cheer and improve your own mood with a greeting and a grin.
With those three simple rules in mind, we can all work on the art of saying hello around campus and take one big step towards ending the shortcomings of our campus community. So when I see you on campus, expect a pleasant hello; I'll be hoping for one in return.
COMMENTARy By OLIVER STRICkLAND
Columnist
Oliver’s Twist: Campus Community
7THE AQUINAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
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Sean Stattel Franklin Square, N.Y. Class of 2013
“It’s a big improvement over the current P.O.D. There is a lot more space. I really like the fresh fruit
stand.”
“I’m glad they finally got a real convenience store on campus. It’s nice to have a place like this that
takes flex.”
Evan Dimakas Oradell, N.J. Class of 2012
“I like it. There’s a little bit of ev-erything in here.”
Craig Fisher Scranton Class of 2014
“It feels like it’s always been there. It’s right in between a convenience
store and a supermarket.”
Gabby Santarelli Peckville Class of 2015
What do you think of the new food court?
christian Burne
While normally I do not respond to the various editorial or in this case “satirical” writings of students in The Aquinas, I feel compelled to offer some comments stemming from a Fo-rum article in the Nov. 3 issue. While I appreciate the editor’s note, I find it interesting that The Aquinas describes the article as an illustration of respon-sibility? I am not sure I would describe the acts of the author as responsible. After all, providing safe harbor for a “dangerously intoxicated and shiver-ing individual” by allowing him to sleep on one’s couch without calling for medical assistance does not sound like responsible behavior to me. If the individual was dangerously intoxicat-ed as the author described, why didn’t he or anyone else in such a “respon-sible” off campus residence call for
help? I want to stress that The Univer-sity has an amnesty policy to ensure that students do the responsible thing and call for assistance. (Check out the Amnesty Policy within the Alcohol and Drug Policy section of the Student Handbook at www.scranton.edu/stu-denthandbook).
I am happy the individual as you say “managed” to wake up without catastrophe. But what if he did not? This is exactly the reason why The University and the Center for Health Education and Wellness strives to take every opportunity possible in educat-ing our students about the potential consequences from the abuse of al-cohol. We want all of our students to be safe and successful. Unfortunately, while most of our students make good choices regarding this issue, there are
many who do not. It only takes one situation and tragedy to highlight the complex and serious role that alcohol abuse plays on our campus and on most other college campuses across our nation.
I would invite you to meet with the staff and students of the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) in lieu of writing such ar-ticles. While they as you put it are CHEW-baccas, just like the character they don’t bite and are open and will-ing to talk with any student about education and prevention efforts. For that matter, The University of Scran-ton Programming Board, which is made up of amazing students from all across The University community, have had many successful programs this year; several of these programs
have been “standing room only,” but I digress.
I implore you and all of our stu-dents to engage in active conversa-tions about just how we can work together on this complex issue. Be a part of the solution! If you would like to contact CHEW for information about how to become involved, please stop by the CHEW office in the De-Naples Center (205K), e-mail CHEW at [email protected], or call 941-4253.” But until such time you engage, the golden-rod flyers will be coming your way. Just make sure you are “re-sponsible” and at least recycle the flyer the next time instead of throwing it in the trash.
Dr. Anitra McShea is the APSA and Dean of Students at The University.
The hook-up culture amongst today’s college students has been heavily speculated and scrutinized by older generations. In fact, a recent article by a University of Scranton Je-suit discusses the problems of hook-ups within universities nationwide.
“Will a man or woman who had multiple sexual partners make a good husband or wife?” he asks stu-dents. It is nearly impossible to cor-relate one’s participation in the hook-up culture with his or her ability to serve as a wife, mother, husband, or father. And not only is it impossible, it is unfair to assume so.
Hooking-up does not have to be derogatory. It can range anywhere from kissing to having sex. Yet, it does not always involve having sexual intercourse. It does not have to be “horny alcohol soaked bodies engaging more in mutual masturba-tion than in true love making.” For some, hooking-up is simply kissing, an act which many times serves only as a second and necessary step when developing relationships.
Well, what about the problem as to the hook-up culture ‘working’ in today’s world? Does it work in to-day’s society? “Is hooking up good training for life?”
How does one question deter-mine whether or not hooking up is good training for life? Hooking-up never has been associated with ‘training for life.’ Its purpose is not to train someone for things later on in their life. Yes, the Jesuits might say that “we form our habits, and our habits form us,” but the practice of hooking-up with multiple people is not always a habit that stays with someone, even as they grow older.
People learn to settle down as they grow older and when they are ready. And the age at which one is ready to settle down is becoming older and older as time passes by. Yet, I think most would agree that people are not settling down ear-lier because they are engaging in hooking up with multiple partners. Today’s generation continues to en-gage in hooking up with multiple partners because they are not set-tling down as young as they once did.
Today’s generation is focused on its future. The continuing trend is to finish one’s schooling and settle down in one’s career to achieve financial stability before settling down with a single partner.
It is unfair to compare today’s
students with extreme cases of in-fidelity such as Tiger Woods and John Edwards. Tiger Woods abused his power by engaging in sex with many different partners. Yet, his case is so absurd that it is degrad-ing to a student to be compared to a man with such issues.
Engaging in hook-ups does not determine whether or not a person is real. As a human being, being ‘real’ means to make choices and to allow those choices to influence our choices made later in life. Hooking-up is not a mistake. It is a choice—a choice that many individuals within our culture practice and that should be accepted as a necessary part of our generation’s path to finding compatibility and love.
Often, in recent generations, people avoided experimentation with different partners and have rushed too quickly into settling down with their first partner. This often leads to people being trapped within a love that is not true. How-ever, in no way does experimenting always lead to finding true love.
It has been said that our culture needs to learn how to love, and that we must practice reconciliation by “putting back together of that which
is broken by sinfulness, selfishness and enslavement.” I agree with that sentiment. However, love is not go-ing to be reintroduced to our culture by disengaging in the practice of hooking-up. Love is a practice that will begin to come alive once we can learn how to truly serve one an-other; once we learn what it means to be that man or woman for and with others; once we learn that love is a natural phenomenon that one does not earn over time and that it is simply given. Love is a beautiful and never-ending gift from a higher power that must be recognized by all those in our culture.
I agree that hooking-up is not always the answer to finding love within this world, but I also agree that not hooking-up is not the an-swer. We all need to search for love in this world, because once we find it we will never want to give it up. If hooking-up is a part of the process of finding love, I say go for it. And remember that while our choices might show what we truly are, it is how we respond to those choices that make us who we will become.
Robert Cermignano is a sopho-more at The University.
Hook-ups important part of dating process
The University Student Govern-ment has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure that the voice of the students are heard. Student sena-tors have voted on many bills that range from the creation of clubs to the appointment of positions. Some bills are simple and are voted on unanimously. Others create debates within meetings, sometimes split-ting votes to close margins.
Last week, Mark Wehrenberg, a senior on campus wrote an ar-ticle in The Aquinas Forum entitled “Student government voting lacks transparency.” The title of this ar-ticle is very misleading, as discus-sion during meetings are recorded in the minutes and are published each week along with the vote count. Pointing out a lack of trans-parency is a major misconception of student government, as the only part of the meetings that occurs in a closed door setting is the vot-ing. It is great to see that there is much discussion this year relating to Student Government activities, and speaking on behalf of other members of the organization, we
welcome any debate or questions regarding on the workings that oc-cur at our biweekly meetings. Mr. Wehrenberg’s article gives an argu-ment for why he believes Student Government meetings should have open voting. As a current member of Student Government, I wish to give the opposing argument.
As a member of the Student Sen-ate for four years, I have become quite accustomed to the procedure and feel that the current way of voting is better than an open door policy. Mr. Wehrenberg argues that “if senators are embarrassed or un-sure about a decision they made, then maybe they should vote dif-ferently.” However, the main reason for closed door voting has nothing to do with student senators being embarrassed by their votes. Rather, closed door voting allows student senators to vote more fairly with-out having a third factor influenc-ing their vote. Usually at meetings, when a bill to establish a club, or for the funding of clubs, is proposed members of the clubs are present as guests. Because of the close-knit
community here at The University, almost everyone knows everyone. Sometimes friends of senators are the ones who are involved with the club whose bill is being voted on. The pressure of having a friend, with a vested interest in a particu-lar bill, present during voting could have influence over senate voting, and would hamper the efforts of the student representatives from voting fairly. Mr. Wehrenberg points out that the U.S. Federal Govern-ment participates in open voting, but he fails to note that special in-terest also plays a role in open leg-islatures, leading one to question, does open voting really focus on the good of the people, or personal interest?
It is also important to keep in mind that this is Student Govern-ment, not the legislative branch of the Federal Government. As stu-dents, our records should not be held against us. To argue that “open door voting would keep senators honest,” implies that my colleagues in Student Government are not honest during closed door voting
sessions, which is far from the case. As student representatives we have been elected because the students trust we will make the right deci-sions. If students do not have trust in a candidate for this position, then they should not vote for that individual. The argument proposed in Mr. Wehrenberg’s article would make the process more political, something that could easily divide our small close-knit campus.
It is always great to see topics such as this discussed, and if any-one disagrees with the closed door policy of student government, all representatives are willing to listen. If anyone in the student senate dis-agrees with the current procedures then this should be something to be brought up in student forum. However, up to this point, the closed door policies that have been in place since the Student Senate’s founding in 2002 have worked, and there has been no opposition to it up until this point.
Brian Riordan is a Senior Class Senator at The University
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Once its song “Pumped up Kicks” began receiving radio play in 2010, Foster the People climbed its way from obscuri-ty to fame almost overnight. It seems like the group appeared out of nowhere. Since its forma-tion in 2009, the group achieved a number one song on the Bill-board Alternative Songs Chart, won the SharkOne award for New Artist of the Year and was nominated in two categories for this years’ MTV Video Music Awards.
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Foster the People frontman Mark Foster always yearned to return to his birthplace in Los Ange-les to pursue a career in music. He achieved his dream when he was eighteen, moving to Los An-geles in 2002 after he graduated high school. It was a risky move, and it was years before Foster got his foot in the door of the music scene. He delivered pizzas and was a telemarketer, jumping from job to job while returning to his studio to write and record his music.
Foster’s prime goal was to
learn how to write. He had friends who wrote songs and observed their techniques. He performed at open mic nights in hopes of attracting attention. Eventually, his hard work led to a job as a composer for televi-sion and commercials. The sta-bility the job provided for him
was enough to motivate Foster to try to start his own band.
He began writing and col-laborating with two of his good friends, Mark Pontius (drums) and Cubbie Fink (bass/backing vocals). The trio soon named their project Foster and the Peo-ple, which was often misheard
as Foster the People. Eventually, the group decided to embrace the name, admiring the nurtur-ing image it provoked about ‘taking care’ of the people.
The band released a self-titled EP in Jan. after “Pumped Up Kicks” got significant radio play. It received good reviews and
built anticipation for the band’s first studio album. Torches was released in May. It reached num-ber one in the U.S. Alternative and Rock charts, and was cer-tified gold in both the U.S. and Canada.
Foster the People’s sound is psychedelic, dance-oriented pop, with a mellow rhythm. Its lyrics are intelligent and cover serious topics, but these themes are hidden behind catchy beats and whistling. Not many listen-ers would guess on first listen that the breezy “Pumped Up Kicks” is actually a dark tale of a homicidal teenager.
The band prides itself on the difficulty of pinning a genre to its sound. Foster the People uses different styles and tries not to use the same one twice, which helps in setting its music apart from others. It has been com-pared to artists such as MGMT and David Bowie, but it can’t be said that either musicians are completely similar.
Fans of Foster the People should check out “Helena Beat,” “Miss You” and “Don’t Stop.” In-formation about the latest news, future and current tour dates can be found on the band’s web-site, fosterthepeople.com.
It’s called the Scranton Uniform: the North Face jacket and UGG boots. During the winter months, I observe more than half of the women at The University wear-ing the ‘uniform’ all over campus. While I would love to analyze the entire outfit, discussing the sheep-skin atrocities called UGGs alone would go over my allotted 500 words. Instead, today’s column is dedicated to jackets.
I must confess that I own a ber-ry-hued North Face Denali jacket. I wear it when I’m lazy and feel like blending in with the crowd. Honest-ly, for the amount I paid for it, the jacket doesn’t keep me very warm and the wind cuts right through it. But, on a chilly fall day, it provides me with just enough warmth to get by.
While warmth is an issue, my real problem with the North Face Denali fleece is that it’s an outfit killer. You could be wearing a fabulous outfit, but topping it with a basic fleece makes it dull. So, from now on, I would like you to think of a coat as an extension of your outfit. If your outfit is fabulous, then your coat should be too.
A coat is an investment piece. A
well-made coat will last you years. When buying a coat, stay away from trends. A tribal print coat with fringed sleeves may seem like a good idea this year, but not when you pull it out of your closet next winter. Be-fore purchasing a coat, think “Do I see myself wearing this for the next three years?” If the answer is no, put it back on the rack and walk away.
The best way to be original while avoiding trends is to wear classic sil-houette in a bold color. The pea coat will always be in style; shake it up by wearing one that’s bright pink. Also, think in patterns. Herringbone or
tweed jackets are sophisticated, and in a neutral color they will go with anything.
Neutral coats also allow for origi-nality. The winter months are the best time for accessories. Hats, gloves and scarves can add a pop of color or pattern to a neutral coat. I’m notorious for losing gloves, so I like the cheap ones from Target. Target has gloves in fun colors and pat-terns. If you are looking to splurge, Kate Spade has my favorite winter accessories.
I do not often see men on campus wearing North Face fleeces. In fact,
most the time they aren’t wearing a jacket at all. However, men can also have fun with their outer-wear. The most functional coats for men are military inspired. A military jacket in a nice material can take you from a casual day of classes to a job interview. Plus, it has a ton of pockets. Of course, a traditional pea coat also serves as a great topper for men.
Coats are an important part of your winter wardrobe. Do not neglect your look by throwing a drab jacket over it: make it shine to match your outfit.
Arts & Life arts & life editorNicole Lopez-Isa
By JESSICA TELARICkStaff Writer
“Basketball because I like being on the team.”
Erin BogganJunior, Danbury, Conn.
Campus Comment: What is your favorite activity at The University?
“love at first Sight”
by David
Wazeter
Northface, UGGs: Not only option for warmth
“Band because I play the timpani and music is fun.”
Orlando Lopez Junior, Hillsborough, N.J.
“The crew team because they are like my sisters and shout out to
Suburban Beats.”
Gill NaroSenior, Southampton
“Student Nurses Association.”
Margaret Snare Freshman, Fairfax Station, Va.
“Psychology Club and Circle K.”
Tim MatsayFreshman, Dayton, N.J.
David Wazeter is the stage name of David Cook, a sing-er/songwriter from Fairfax, Va., the former frontman of the band My Favorite High-way. He was also a member of Timepiece and released a solo EP with the same name. Wazeter’s style is primarily pop, often featuring a piano and deep, insightful lyrics.
Wazeter recently resur-faced on the music scene af-ter a few months of absence.Fans were ecstatic when they heard news of the singer’s new project and his plan to release an album in early 2012. His single, “Love At First Sight,” is a sample of what they can expect, which is perfectly-pitched pop straight from a passionate artist. The song is available for down-load on iTunes.
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Foster the People: Up-and-coming bandBy SHANNON GIOELLO
Staff Writer
the aquinas photo/christina BilelloBRENNA ANDERSON, Kelsey Cirillo and Cassie Fitzgerald (left to right) are defying the “Scran-ton Uniform.”
Downloadof the Week
myspace photoFOSTER THE People includes members (left to right) Cubbie Fink, the bassist and back-up vocals, Mark Foster, the vocalist and guitarist, and Mark Pontius, the drummer and percussionist.
Chicano’s Restaurant is an au-thentic Mexican restaurant lo-cated on 427 Cedar Ave. Its hours of operation are Monday through Thursday along with Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. This is a great place for lunch or dinner with friends and fam-ily. Chicano’s has recently moved from the original location on Prospect Avenue to Cedar Avenue into a modular type of home. The atmosphere is very cozy and re-laxed and in the background Mex-ico’s top hits of the day be heard playing.
Top secret tips are known to regular customers and friends, one of them is items not on the menu. However, if you ask for them you will receive. Tamales, a well-known Mexican favorite breakfast meal in Mexico are avail-able only on weekends and are usually there in the beginning of the day. Another well-kept secret
is their special shrimp soup made from shrimp broth with carrots, cilantro, onions, shrimp limes, and spicy tomato sauce which is great for clearing up those sinuses in the cold season. A great appetizer is their shrimp cocktail made with cilantro, onions, ketchup, toma-toes and lime juice served with a side of crackers.
Chicano’s focus is definitely on their food and the burst of fla-vor in every bite really gets one’s taste buds going. A must have and popular food dish is their “wet burrito” filled with red rice, beans, cheese and your choice of sauce and meat, a very satisfying investment. Another popular dish is the torta, commonly referred to
as a Mexican sandwich consisting of a split telera roll that is packed with any of various fillings rang-ing from meaty chorizo and mila-nesa to vegetarian-friendly eggs and beans; basically a delicious glorified sandwich. Milanesas a usual meal in Latin America is a breaded meat fillet.
Enchiladas are another tasty
dish that Chicano’s excels in; a corn or flour tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce, usually salsa verde (green sauce) or salsa roja (red sauce). Enchiladas can be filled with chicken or pork and are nor-mally served with a side of refried beans and red rice.
Mole con pollo, a rather intimi-dating dish, should not scare or frighten due to is amazing and unique taste. Mole with chicken an authentic Mexican meal and a national sauce is made with an intoxicating blend of chocolate, chiles, garlic, onions and nuts and much more.
Chicanos has plenty more to offer and wide range to choose from, perfect for adventurous taste buds. Do not forget to have a Jarrito while you’re at is a special line of soda imported from Mexi-co. Also the Horchata a traditional beverage made from ground al-monds, sesame seeds, rice, barley, or tigernuts is a sure compliment to any dish especially a spicy due to the milky consistency to cool down those taste buds after the Mexican heat.
In the 1800s, the first Miller began farming on the land now known as Miller’s Orchards Farm Market. Seven generations later, that piece of land is still run by the decedents of the original Miller and his family. The farm-ers believe in providing those around them with sustainably-grown food, homemade goods and baked delights by rejuvenat-ing the land and raising better livestock. They also wish to edu-cate the community about farm-ing and introduce those who visit (farmers call them “eaters”) to the farmers who provide for them.
In order to educate the com-munity, Millard’s Orchard Farm Market offers a variety of ac-tivities and events during the fall season. Every weekend, the farm hosts hayrides, from noon till 4:30 p.m. that allows guests sit back and admire the farm’s many orchards and pumpkin patches. There is also a Guided Farm Tour, hosted by one of the farmers who owns and operates the farm. Dur-ing this forty-five minute tour, guests can get a closer look at the pesticide-free orchards, animals that live on the farm and where those animals go to pasture.
“This is a rare opportunity for guests to learn new things about farm life, including any embar-rassing stories the farmers may have to share,” Lew Peregrim, one of the main farmers, wrote on the farm’s website.
With all the talk about food, guests are bound to get hungry. Luckily, there are two options available for them. The Farm Mar-ket sells the best products of the farmers’ harvest and, depending on the season, the produce selec-tion can include anything from berries to eggs to homemade canned goods. In the winter, the-Farm Market keeps busy by sell-ing homemade frozen foods, such as soups, meat pies and pierogies.
For those with a sweeter tooth, there is the Miller’s bakery. By us-ing the freshest ingredients, the bakery makes tons of delicious homemade goodies. All of these baked goods contain no preser-vatives, and are made with what the farm calls “Grandma-like” preparation methods. The bak-ery creates tons of pies, cookies, dessert breads, candy apples and apple-cider doughnuts. Some of the pie types can also be bought frozen and unbaked. This allows guests to take an assembled pie home and bake it so that the pie is piping hot when they need it. Since the bakery is baking these pies so fresh, it may not have a guest’s favorite flavor when they stop by and visit. Knowing that, the farm recommends that guests call ahead and order the pie in ad-vance. This ensures that they will leave the bakery with their abso-lute favorite.
The farm is located at 1421 Fair-view Road in Clarks Summit, an eighteen-minute drive from The University. It is open Monday-Fri-day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., week-ends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed on all major holidays.
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“University Music Ministry.”
Dan LamoureuxFreshman, Roxbury, N.J.
“Intramural Volleyball.”
Rich DeanSophomore, Middletown, N.J.
“Performance Music and go-ing to concerts at Houlihan-
McClean.” Hilary Fanelli
Senior, Toms River, N.J.
“Judo.”
Mike StrasserSenior, Lawrenceville, N.J.
“Math Club.”
Alex CameronSophomore, Archbald
Farm worth pickingBy CHRISTINE PANzITTAArts & Life Correspondent
By WINONA WIEMANNArts & Life Correspondent
Chicano’s: Authentic Mexican food delights taste buds
the aquinas photo/nicole lopez-isaCHICANO’S IS located on 427 Cedar Ave, only five minutes away from University students.
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Welcome to the new genera-tion. With one click of the mouse, you can be connected to more than a billion people around the world. Social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, are just a few of the up and coming busi-nesses that allow people to con-nect with family, friends and strangers of all ages, races, reli-gions and cultural backgrounds. Moreover, many people with similar goals and causes in life can unite and efficiently spread their message. The creation of these social media applications has not only helped the world, but created a multi-billion dollar market. However, although so-cial networks help many people connect worldwide, actions on these websites may have unex-pected consequences.
How does a website like Face-book make money? Facebook’s
number one source of revenue comes from advertising. Face-book has a built in network ex-ternality. This means that the more people on Facebook, the more valuable Facebook is to other users. Think of it this way: If you were going to sign up for Facebook and there were only 10 people on it worldwide, it wouldn’t be very useful for you. However, with over one billion people on Facebook, it can be more useful. Every time some-one else signs up for or uses Facebook, the effect is more apparent. The more people that sign up for Facebook, the more useful Facebook can be to its users and the more money the owners can make off of adver-tising.
Advertisers on the internet want to advertise on the most visited pages. Facebook charges advertisers certain rates based on what they are going to ad-vertise and how much they
are going to advertise. Face-book users famously upload myriad amounts of information about themselves to help con-nect them to the world around them. Many people don’t real-ize that the more information they share, the more they will be targeted via advertising. In-formation about internet users is constantly built into files. People’s computers store data about them based on the web pages they visit, the things they search and even the things they read about.
Have you ever noticed a lot of advertisements know your zip code or are based off of an area you live in? That is because your computer has data on you and advertisers use that data to tar-get you as a consumer. To con-clude, the more you share, the more you will be targeted.
Many professionals are urg-ing college students to use these social networks as carefully as possible. One software techni-cian created software for com-panies that scan pictures of fac-es and cross-checks that picture over the entire internet. If your photos are untagged, old or on another website, say Myspace, companies can still access them. Facebook is famous for sell-ing your information to various companies, internet services and more. This information includes your name, telephone numbers, pictures, wall posts, statuses and more. Some of this information could come back to harm you in the future when it comes to getting a job.
Earning a job in the United States is becoming harder and harder. A college degree is al-most becoming standard in so-ciety. The job market for this upcoming generation will be able to use social media infor-mation against you to weed out applicants in the job pool. While these social networks are mak-ing billions off of your use, they will make even more money off of your information. While these sites may present great net-working tools, they can prove to be rather dangerous for your future.
Social networks make money from membersBy JOSEPH BRUzzESI
Staff Writer
Sustainable business developmentBy MARk WORMUTH
Staff Writer
Sustainability, or sustain-able developments, is becom-ing more prevalent in modern business vernacular. Almost all publically-traded companies today are concerned with sus-tainability, ranging from their disclosure of sustainable ac-tivities to adding sustainability personnel within departments to making it a part of their or-ganizational structure. Some believe corporations partici-pate in sustainability because it often leads to economic ben-efits and creates a good public image to present to their cus-tomers.
Here at The University, our “Catholic and Jesuit identity inspires and informs our at-tention to sustainable devel-opment,” according to the University website, and this identity causes the organiza-tion to have a deep concern for social justice and equality. The University’s policy on sustain-ability states that the critical activities of the institution are (at a minimum) ecologically sound, socially just and eco-nomically viable, and that The University will continue to be so for future generations by emphasizing these concepts in its curriculum.
The University’s commit-ment to sustainability has two benefits to students. First, it produces an economic ben-efit through savings, caused by increased operational ef-ficiencies. These savings will be passed on to students in the form of improved and/or cheaper services offered to students.
Second, it provides students with a better understanding of sustainability by infusing sustainability throughout the curriculum rather than just a separate course. This is ex-actly what was suggested by the World Environmental Cen-ter’s (WEC) president and CEO, Terry F. Yosie, to help MBA stu-dents become more prepared
for the issue of sustainability at a global company. The WEC recently released a report as-sessing what global companies needed from business schools.
The report concluded that what students are taught about sustainable development is far removed from the reality of its application in the marketplace. It went on to explain that busi-ness schools still view sustain-ability as an environmental or philanthropic topic, whereas companies view sustainabil-ity as a business strategy; this is why The University places so much importance on sus-tainability and integrated it throughout the curriculum. This implementation has been interdisciplinary, and helps prepare students for what is expected of them as far as sus-tainability is concerned in their future fields.
Walking through campus, one can see evidence of sus-tainable efforts. The new sci-ence center was designed for a silver rating of LEED certifica-tion, and the DeNaples center is already certified at that rating. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the nationally-accepted benchmark for the design, construction and op-eration of high-performance green buildings. The DeNaples center was the first building in Scranton to receive any type of LEED certification, and the silver rating is one level above the minimum level required to get certified.
Sustainability has become an issue that the vast majority of graduates will deal with at one point in their future careers. Here at The University, sustain-ability is not only a core belief that identifies with our reli-gious affiliations, but also bet-ter prepares students for the future. Sustainability is a grow-ing topic in business today. It is commendable that the school is implementing sustainability into its curriculum and using it to guide operational decisions, thus benefitting its current and future students.
The United Way of Lackawa-nna County is in the midst of its annual fundraising campaign.
United Way is teaming up with The University in an effort to better serve the community. According to Nikki Keller, vice president of community impact marketing, the faculty and staff members of The University will be asked to donate soon if they haven’t already. According to the United Way website, the goal is to reach $3.7 million in donations. It is 60 percent of the way there.
“We’d love to have the sup-port of the students as well,” Keller said.
The fundraising campaign will close publicly Nov. 17 with the Campaign Dinner at Genet-ti’s in Dickson City.
At the start of 2012, United Way will continue its partner-ship with The University Vol-unteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This unique program offers free tax prepara-
tion for low to moderate income earners.
The main operations will be directed through Brennan Hall, but the United Way will aug-ment the location with mobile VITA sites throughout Lacka-wanna and Wayne County. The mobile site will allow the VITA program to reach more commu-nity members who are unaware of the service on campus or un-able to get to the location.
According to Keller, last year more than 1,500 tax returns were completed through the VITA program. Totals exceeded $1.3 million in returns to the commu-nity and an estimated $300,000 saved in tax preparation fees.
Jaime Herrmann of the United Way coordinates the VITA pro-gram in Lackawanna and Wayne County. She started the program a few years ago with a group of AmeriCorps volunteers. Ameri-Corps is national community service program that volunteers with non-profit organizations to supplement their workforce.
All VITA program volunteers will be trained and certified by
the IRS to prepare income taxes. Many elderly and veterans have utilized VITA services to maxi-mize their tax returns. Com-mercial businesses that adver-tise “free” tax preparations have hidden costs. H&R Block allows people to file free state income taxes, but will charge a fee for federal income taxes.
Those in the low to moder-ate wage tax bracket can use the money they save by using the free service towards medica-tion, bills and other necessities that are burning a hole in their diminishing wallet. Among the many benefits, the VITA pro-gram focuses especially on the Childcare Tax credit, Education expense deduction and other new or unknown deductions and tax breaks that some tax preparers overlook.
If you file your taxes through the United Way and The Univer-sity you have the option of di-rect deposit. Direct deposit will allow your income tax return to electronically credit your ac-count sooner than a check in the mail.
By COLIN GABLE Staff Writer
United Way provides tax services for community
the aquinas photo/peter portanova DOWNTOWN SCRANTON’S American Red Cross location serves as the regional branch of United Way. As a humanitiarian organi-zation led by volunteers, it provides relief to disaster victims.
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Try being a football player for a day and imagine the feeling of be-ing tackled from all different an-gles and speeds. From a player’s point of view, wouldn’t it be amaz-ing to know that some “perfect” helmet could protect your head, rather than just risking injury?
Virginia Tech researchers stud-ied many head impacts that may happen during football practices and games. This helped lead sci-entists into knowing the speed and angles that can form a concussion during an impact. Researchers found that most impacts occur on the sides of the head, known as the frontal lobe.
“[The degree of the impact] all relies on what side of the brain controls what and what exactly gets damaged. The left hemi-sphere controls a person’s speech and, when that’s damaged, it can lead a person into depression. The right hemisphere is cognition and, when that side is damaged the brain, it does not know something is missing which can lead to de-nial syndrome,” University stu-dent Deena Hudson, a freshman nursing major from Township of Washington, N.J., said.
Most helmets can only with-stand a certain number of hits before wearing down, although many of the top-rated helmets can withstand as many impacts as the athlete needs. For example, the Xenith helmet adapts the force of an impact and prevents a painful shock to the head from the discs
it contains in the helmet cushions. This technology prevents a con-cussion from happening.
Head injuries result in long-term brain injuries. Retired foot-ball players’ concussions can lead to life-long damages. Studies show that football players are at a high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, depression and multiple other health issues due to an impact to the wrong part of the head.
Researchers from Virginia Tech ranked helmets from the safest to the least safe, starting with the Riddell Revolution Speed, which is assigned five stars. The least safe helmet is the Adams A2000 Pro Elite, which has a ‘Not Rec-ommended’ label stuck to it. The four-star helmets are Schutt ION 4D, Schutt DNA Pro, Xenith, X1, Riddell Revolution and Riddell Revolution IQ. A rating of two stars is considered adequate, giv-
en to the Schutt Air Advantage. The marginal helmet is the Riddell VSR4, ranking at one star.
Most consumers feel that they cannot afford the price of good helmets; however, this is a mis-conception. According to these rankings, safer helmets are cheap-er. The Adams A2000 Pro Elite costs $199.95, while the Riddell Revolution and Schutt DNA Pro are priced lower at, $182.99 and $169.95 respectively.
What’s amazing about today’s technology is that consumers can go online and research such infor-mation to increase the safety of themselves or their children. Even if the Internet proves unhelpful, athletes could also contact their coaches or directors to learn more about these safer helmets and start giving the sport of football the connotation of safety instead of danger.
By CHANTALLE LUBERTOSci/Tech Correspondent
New technology aims to reform football helmets
COMMENTARy ByANDREW TORBA
Sci/Tech Correspondent
Any company, regardless of the size, will experience a decline in popularity if it chooses not to meet the customer’s expectations and make considerable changes in a hasty manner. Any company needs to remember that consum-er’s needs are the driving force behind keeping its business alive.
Following an increase in the price charged to subscribers, Net-flix CEO Reed Hastings has apolo-gized for not pleasing subscribers of Netflix. But, was it sincere? Many customers considered can-celling their subscriptions follow-ing the price hike.
A few days after the apology, Netflix began billing the DVD ser-vice and the online streaming ser-vice separately.
“Netflix was great initially, five dollars a month for unlim-ited movies – who can beat that? About a year after having Netflix, I decided it changed a lot with up-ping the price and poor choices for movies. [Even] if they [contin-ued to charge] the same price and still kept up with [up-and-coming] DVDs, then I would have the same feelings,” University student Marirose Sartoretto, a freshman from Bethlehem, said.
Why would a company raise the price of movies and send cus-tomers two bills in one payment cycle? The move came in response to Netflix’s suppliers in the movie industry. Across the board, movie studios increased the cost of digi-
tal rights; therefore, Netflix raised its prices to make up for the in-creased costs imposed by the stu-dios.
The two-bill situation arose from an up-and-coming idea called Qwikster, where Netflix
planned to rebrand its DVD ser-vice as an independent subsid-iary. Qwikster was also rumored to carry video games as a part of its service, unlike Netflix. The plan to separate the two services was quickly discarded due to the
customer loss it would cause. Net-flix clarified that it did not create Qwikster for the DVD rental sec-tor of its business.
Netflix needs to learn how to listen to its customers’ needs and wants more effectively, rather
than following its own expecta-tions for the brand. This is essen-tial for any company who wants to keep its business afloat.
“The movies on Netflix are not new and exciting. It usually takes me up to an hour to find a decent movie to watch,” University stu-dent Susan Pickup, a freshman from Levittown, said.
Netflix’s finances also felt the frustration of its customers; its stock declined two-thirds in value in the last three months. What caused this decline? Netflix began to charge customers eight dollars a month each for streaming and DVD service. Why would custom-ers want to waste 16 dollars a month for films that they do not enjoy?
If the lack of content was not already cause enough to cancel subscriptions, Netflix revealed that Sony and Disney content is being removed from its line-up. Failed negotiations with Starz also led to the elimination of content from that network.
On a more positive note, Net-flix says the amount of available movies will increase by next win-ter. It also announced a deal with DreamWorks Animation, starting in 2013, and AMC Networks, be-ginning late 2012.
Netflix is trying to redeem it-self, even though it may be too late. No matter what Netflix seems to do, society believes that the company should listen more to the customers and give content proportionate to what the cus-tomers want to pay for it.
University students frustrated with Netflix changes
Drumbi, a 500 Startups com-pany, hopes to revolutionize the way our smartphones make phone calls. Drumbi attaches contextual information to a phone call by providing a plat-form that allows users to indi-cate the purpose of the call in a short “status-like” text box. Call-ers can also attach other infor-mation such as where they are located and whether or not their calls are urgent.
People on the receiving end get a brief message with the at-tached contextual information, giving them the option of ac-cepting the call or saying they are too busy at this time to an-swer.
Drumbi hopes not only to be a communication device between
your social circles, but also to lessen the annoyance that comes with calling tech support, cus-tomer service and other various businesses.
Drumbi’s Product and Mar-keting Manager, Keyvan Raoufi, says that Drumbi hopes to ad-dress the single-user problem by utilizing Facebook, Twitter and eventually LinkedIn API to mar-ket its product.
Drumbi is essentially the app version of a personal pager. Doc-tors, professionals and enter-prise businesses might utilize Drumbi as a way to manage the amount of calls they receive on a daily basis.
aquinas photo/justin kearnsNETFLIX’S WEBSITE enables subscribers to stream content online or order DVDs by mail. Some customers subscribe to both services, which are now billed separately. Subscribers, including some University students, are fed up with the unhelpful and inconvenient changes.
By CHANTALLE LUBERTOSci/Tech Correspondent
wikimedia photoFOOTBALL HELMETS, like the one shown, are the first line of defense against concussions for athletes. Researchers found that side impact protection is most needed.
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Faith Andrew MilewskiFaith Editor
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University hosts ‘Chesterton,’ one-man playBy ANDREW MILEWSkI
Faith Editor
In a Catholic and Jesuit uni-versity like The University, students read Scripture pas-sages and modern writers, such as C.S. Lewis and Flannery O’Connor ,in mandatory theol-ogy classes. However, students, even University students, may not even be aware of the popu-lar writer, poet and theologian of the 19th century, G. K. Ches-terton.
Last Monday, the Catholic studies concentration hosted a play in the Moskowitz The-ater entitled “G. K. Chesterton: a One Man Play.” Dr. John C. Chalberg, a professor at Nor-mandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, played the title character.
“I think it’s important that people know Chesterton and get to hear him in his own voice,” Chalberg said in a ques-tion and answer segment after the play.
Chalberg has also embodied the Chesterton character in an Eternal Word Television Net-work series, “G.K.Chesterton: the Apostle of Common Sense.” Chalberg tours the coun-try doing one-man shows of Chesterton, Teddy Roosevelt, H.L. Mencken and the color-ful Brooklyn Dodgers owner,
Branch Rickey.G. K. Chesterton was born
in Kensington, London, and attended St Paul’s School. He studied illustration at Slade School of Art and took litera-ture classes at University Col-lege London. Chesterton also worked for London publishers and wrote countless mystery tales with the Fr. Brown char-acter, a priest with an eye for catching criminals.
Chesterton’s own philoso-phies and teaching were ex-plored throughout the play. In one scene, Chesterton gives a lecture. The lecture itself was on sex and what sex means for human beings.
“Chastity does not mean ab-stention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc. In a word, God paints in many colours; but he never paints so gorgeously as when he paints in white,” the Chesterton character said.
Chesterton was a large man and weighed around 300 pounds. His girth gave rise to a famous anecdote, which he told to the audience.
“During World War I a lady in London asked me why I was not out at the Front” Chester-ton said. “And I replied ‘If you go round to the side, you will see that I am out in the front.”
Chalberg’s Chesterton also
discussed Prohibition, noting that it was good for the devel-opment of superb alcohol in the home. He read a poem that mocked vegetarianism, and his vegetarian friend George Ber-nard Shaw. He also argued that
supposed Jesuit argues against conversion ministry By ANDREW MILEWSkI
Faith Editor
The social news website Reddit is always aflame in debate whether they are about the economy, the quality (or lack thereof) of recent video games or religious thought. Christians and atheists will often post thoughts, jokes or memes in-sulting each other, and the other users are able to vote on whether or not they liked the response.
This past Sunday, an unknown Jesuit priest posted that after sixty years of ministry he had to admit that he was against the conversion of people who do not practice Ca-tholicism or Christianity. The priest preferred to be anonymous, but he used the username PrivateWorm-hole.
“The reason I am against conver-sion is that I’ve come to consider myself a forced convert — nobody consulted me when I was baptised at the age of eight days, and I feel that the majority of baptised people do not have a true faith,” Private-Wormhole wrote.
This post was part of an ask me (almost) anything (AMAA) board, where people are allowed to com-ment and ask the person questions about his or her stance. Many of the users who commented expressed that they suspected the user was only pretending to be a Jesuit priest. In his post he mentioned that he was a priest for over sixty years. Private-
Wormhole would have to be over 78 years old for his story to be true, which is unlikely considering his skill with computers and the Internet.
“Someone so good at using the Internet at 78 is ... a fake,” trekkie80, one user, wrote.
PrivateWormhole also expressed his views on infant baptism, stat-ing that infant baptism is merely a superficial practice incapable of providing the grace needed for sal-vation.
“One of the points that I would have to state is — Baptism doesn’t confer faith. Infants cannot have faith. Many unbaptised people be-lieve in Christ, even when they subscribe to other religions,” Private-Wormhole wrote.
These views are contrary to many of the fundamental teachings of the Catholic Church. For example, while Roman Catholics reserve com-munion to those who are old enough to discern the presence of God in the Eucharist, infant baptism has been practiced for most of Church history. Church leaders have previ-ously thought that salvation was not possible outside of baptism. So, they basptized children as soon as possible. However, PrivateWormhole pointed out that he was not trying to discuss the catechism.
“This is NOT a site for Catecheti-cal activity. There is neither the space, nor the time. And certainly not any desire. Many responses re-quire their “terms” to be defined
before they can be replied to. We need “precision” in what is being discussed. Faith is not a visible thing. Actions are deceptive and do not al-ways demonstrate the inner reality of mind or soul. Faith does not mean signing on the dotted line. Illiterates have faith too,” PrivateWormhole wrote.
The anonymous priest also dis-cussed the state of modern Ameri-can Christianity. He mentioned that most Americans view the church as a kind of social club, an excuse to separate members from non-mem-bers.
“The conversion departments of most religions are involved with a free lunch or free education, or a shoulder to cry on, a marriage cer-tificate and so on. In time of persecu-tion we can separate the men from the boys, and we have lapsed Chris-tians and lapsed everything. Or we have martyrs, often not aware of be-ing such,” PrivateWormhole wrote.
So long as the priest refuses to identify himself, there will be no way of knowing whether the user was a true Jesuit priest or just a liberal Christian. What is known, however, is that Reddit will continue to be the battleground for Atheist-Christian debates. In light of these debates, the supposed priests’ message remains clear.
“[L]et’s do some more reading, and much more thinking, and clean up our notions and our definitions,” PrivateWormhole said.
granting women the right to vote was a great travesty.
“He was serious about wom-en’s suffrage,” Chalberg said. “But that doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree with Chester-ton. He thought that half the
population should be out of the voting booth, and I think that Chesterton didn’t believe that voting was that important.”
Chesterton’s commentary also discussed the hypocrisy of Victorian England and being a modern man. He talked about how he attempted to rekindle his childhood when he pur-chased a gun and a glass of milk on his wedding day. He also bashed Freudian psychology.
“Psychology is the mind studying itself and not the truth,” Chesterton said.
In a question and answer segment after the play, an audi-ence member asked what Ches-terton would have to say about today. Chalberg responded that he thought Chesterton would be distressed, but also not sur-prised.
“Chesterton was neither an optimist or a pessimist,” Chal-berg said. “Chesterton came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything was good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought every-thing bad, except himself.”
After the play, DVDs and CDs were avaliable with topics such as “Battling Darwin” and “Orthodoxy.” The money from these sales went to establishing a scholarship in honor of Chal-berg’s retirement from teach-ing.
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DR. JOHN C. Chalberg, a professor at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, played G. K. Chesterton, the title character of his one man play,
14 THE AQUINAS
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-kevin costner, “Field oF dreams”
UPCOMING GAMESwOMEN’S BASKETBALL
11/15 @ Montclair 7 p.m.
11/18 @ Del. Val. 1 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
11/12 NCAA Mideast Re-gional @ DeSales
11/19 NCAA Division III Championships
SwIMMING
11/12 @ Towson, Md. 1 p.m.
11/19 Susquehanna 1 p.m.
wOMEN’S SOCCER
11/12 @ Ohio Northern 11 a.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
11/14 @ St. Joe’s TBA
11/18 Maritime 7:30 p.m.
“Hey, dad? you want to have a catch?”
By CORy BURRELLStaff Writer
By JOE BARESSSports Editor
king earns first-team all-conference honors
After winning 12 games this season and clinching a berth in the Landmark Conference Tour-nament, six women’s field hockey players earned all-conference hon-ors.
Senior defender Katie King led a defense that recorded five shut-outs and allowed 25 goals in 19 games this season. With her stel-lar season, King earned first-team all-conference honors.
“I was really shocked and excit-ed when I found out,” King said. “I was happy just to be playing, but it felt great to be recognized, espe-cially with everyone having such a great season.”
King started playing field
hockey in eighth grade when she stopped playing soccer.
“I played soccer until eighth grade and then it stopped being fun for me,” King said. “A lot of my friends played field hockey, so I figured ‘why not try it,’ and I ended up loving it.”
King picked up the sport quick-ly and played throughout high school.
“Field hockey is pretty complex compared to some other sports, but once you get it, it’s a lot of fun,” King said.
After high school, King decided to quit the sport. She didn’t play field hockey during her freshman year at The University, but had a change of heart after her first year.
“When I came here I had no
plans in playing field hockey again,” King said. “But after my freshman year I missed the sport and being part of a team, so I tried out my sophomore year.”
the aquinas photo/thomas heintzSENIOR DEFENDER Katie King earned first-team all-confer-ence honors in a stellar 2011 season. King was one of six field hockey players to earn all-conference honors.
the aquinas photo/peter portanova SOPHOMORE FORWARD Rebecca Hextall, 23, fights for possession of the ball in the Royals Land-mark Conference Championship game against Catholic University Saturday. Scranton defeated Catholic 2-0 and earned a berth in NCAA Tournament.
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Women’s soccer team wins championship
For the second straight year, the women’s soccer team proved they are the best of the Landmark Conference.
An early goal helped Scranton defeat rival Catholic University 2-0 Saturday in the Landmark Conference Championship and earned them a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Royals entered the cham-pionship game after defeating Moravian College 3-0 in the semi-final round Nov. 2. The Cardinals held on for a 3-2 win over Susque-hanna University in their semifi-nal game. Scranton got the best of Catholic with a 1-0 win in their only other match of the season.
Scranton wasted no time get-ting on the board. Sophomore Re-becca Hextall scored from seven yards out in the fourth minute of play off junior Sydney Parker’s eighth assist of the year to put the Royals up 1-0. The goal was Hex-tall’s second in the postseason and her fourth goal in the past four games. She has seven goals this season and was named Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Head coach Colleen Murphy said the early goal was important to set the pace of the game.
“The team was very confident going into the conference finals, having been in this situation last year,” Murphy said. “We knew
that we needed to set the tone at the start of the game and Rebec-ca’s goal in the first five minutes did just that.”
Both teams tightened up their defenses after the early goal, and each team only managed two shots in the first half of play.
In the second half, the Royals increased their efforts on offense, outshooting Catholic 7-3. Fresh-man midfielder Katie O’Hanlon had two early opportunities to score, but her shots were unable to find the goal for the Royals.
The Cardinals defense proved capable of holding off the Royals for most of the second half. Cath-olic’s back line defenders helped force seven offside calls against Scranton that negated several po-tential goals. Only two of Scran-ton’s seven second-half shots were on goal.
In the 85th minute, sophomore Samantha Russo passed to junior Sarah Gibbons, who was unguard-ed on the left side near Catholic’s goal. Gibbons took two dribbles before scoring on a short six-yard shot that effectively ended the Cardinals’ chances of a comeback. It was Gibbons’ eighth goal of the season and Russo’s fifth assist.
Scranton’s defense proved strong again, holding Catholic (12-7) to just five shots all game. The defense was led by junior Amanda Kresge, who was named Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and sophomore goalie Kelsey McAnelly, who re-corded her ninth shutout of the
season and third straight shutout for the Royals.
The win improves Scranton to 13-3-3 as they enter the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Royals won their first-round game over Plattsburgh State University 1-0 before falling 3-1 to William Smith College last
year. Gibbons, who was unable to play in the NCAA Tournament last year because of an ankle injury, said she is confident in the team’s chances in this year’s 2011 tourna-ment.
“We are not ranked nationally, but I know if we are playing how we are capable of playing, we can
play with any team,” Gibbons said. “We have many skilled play-ers and not many teams have the heart and determination to win like our team does this year.”
Scranton will play its NCAA opening-round match at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ohio Northern Uni-versity.
Field hockey team loses in conference semifinals
By TOM FOTIStaff Writer
The Royals’ field hockey team took its hopes of reaching the Landmark Conference Champion-ship into overtime of its semifinals match against Drew University Nov. 2, only to see them whisked away when Drew senior midfield-er Mary Esposito scored off a pass from freshman Melissa Boyd at the 74th minute to give the Rang-ers the 2-1 win.
Scranton had earned the third seed in the tournament after de-feating Juniata 3-1 on the last day of the regular season, and had al-ready shut out Drew 3-0 in its Oct. 15 match.
In the rematch, it was the Roy-als who would strike first. After 28
minutes of scoreless action, senior midfielder Kaela Mahon fed a pass to Laura Megargel, who cut to the middle of the field and fired a shot to give Scranton the 1-0 lead.
Drew would answer back in the next five minutes when Es-posito scored her first goal off a rebound shot, sending both teams into halftime tied 1-1.
Both teams would scratch and claw throughout the second half but failed to gain an advantage.
Alex Marandino would only face one shot the entire second half for the Royals, helping to send Scranton into overtime. Ma-randino finished the game with three saves.
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By kEVIN DERMODyStaff Writer
King came off the bench her first two years, but her hard work paid off when she earned a start-ing spot this season. King said the best part about playing field hockey at The University was the team itself.
“We are all really good friends on and off the field,” King said. “Playing a sport six days a week can be hard, but I look forward to going because I get to play a sport I love with my friends.”
King majors in marketing and minors in history. Besides play-ing field hockey, King is also the treasurer of the marketing soci-
ety. When she has free time, King hangs out with her friends.
The Royals’ season came to a heartbreaking close Nov. 2 in a 2-1 overtime loss to Drew University in the Landmark Conference Tour-nament. With the loss, Scranton fell short of an opportunity to play in the conference finals.
“It was really sad,” King said. “We were so close to winning and going to the finals would have been really exciting, but we were really proud of the season we had and mostly just upset the season was over.”
Despite the loss, the Royals re-
corded the program’s most wins in a single season since 1998, when Scranton won 16 games. The Roy-als also earned their first appear-ance in the Landmark Conference Tournament since 2008.
“I think the fact that we all got along so well helped us so much,” King said. “We all felt comfortable with each other, and I think it re-ally showed on the field.”
Scranton was successful as a team, but individual players also succeeded. Junior forward Gretch-en Kempf, who led the conference in goals, 16, and points, 34, earned Landmark Conference Offensive
Player of the Year and first-team all-conference honors.
Sophomore midfielder Laura Megargel, freshman midfielder Alyssa Fania, freshman defender Michelle Lennon and senior goalie Alexandria Marandino all earned second-team all-conference hon-ors.
“I’m so happy,” King said. “It’s really exciting to be part of a team that was such a success.”
The loss was King’s last field hockey game as a Royal. Other seniors include Marandino, Kaela Mahon, Alicia Tamboia, Katie Gonzalez and Samantha Mosca.
Drew sealed the game when Esposito scored the game winner, her second goal of the match, off an assist from Melissa Boyd.
Junior Gretchen Kempf was named the Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in scoring with 16 goals and 34 points.
Kempf’s 16 goals was the fifth highest single-season total in Scranton history. With her 16 goals this season, Kempf now has 26 in her career, which moves her into eighth place all-time in the pro-gram’s history. Also, the 34 points Kempf compiled this season was the eighth highest in the school’s history.
Kempf said she will spend her offseason working to improve on her success this year and on im-proving the team overall.
“To keep us together during the off season we are trying to set up an indoor winter league which should help us stay on top of our skills,” Kempf said. “I think that our conference is in for a real treat next year because after such a devastating loss to Drew, we are more determined than ever to make it to the championship next year. Anything is possible as long as we believe in one another and work as a team.”
Freshman standout Alyssa Fa-nia said she will also use the off-season to improve her skills.
“Getting together and playing during the offseason through a winter league or spring tourna-ment will keep us fresh with our stick skills and keep us working together,” freshman Alyssa Fania said. “We also have the opportu-nity to play overseas this summer, and I think that will give us the competition we need to be num-ber one.”
Fania said that great competi-tion would ultimately be benefi-cial in of becoming a better team. Fania credited team chemistry as a large factor to the success of the 2011 season and says the team will work for a Landmark Conference title in the future.
Like with all sports teams, the Royals will lose some influential players next year, including the leadership of six seniors, five of them starters. Most notably, the Royals will be without Alex Ma-randino, who earned all-confer-ence honors, and Katie King, who helped lead a defense that posted five shutouts, five one-goal games and ranked second in the confer-ence in goals allowed.
The Royals also lose Kaela Ma-hon, Katie Gonzalez, Samantha Mosca and Alicia Tamboia.
Despite the losses, Kempf will return for her senior season to lead next year’s team of under-classmen.
“We had a very young team with the number of freshman equating out to be the equivalent of our upper classmen combined, but it still didn’t stop us from hav-ing a great season,” Mahon said. “The girls have so much potential next year with all the returning players and there is no doubt in my mind that they will win the whole conference, I wish them the very best.”
Kempf said that strong team chemistry will help the Royals bet-ter this year’s success.
“Our team is so close both on and off the field hockey field,” Kempf said. “It all had to do with the way we viewed our team as a whole, rather than acknowledging the skills of individuals only.”
Kempf and King earned first-team all-conference honors while Megargel, Marandino, Fania and Michelle Lennon were all awarded with second-team all-conference honors. Royals head coach Colleen Moyer set a new career high in wins for a single season with 12, as well as coaching the team to a perfect 9-0 record at Fitzpatrick Field.
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The men’s basketball team will attempt to defend its Landmark Conference Title, after losing a two-time conference player of the year.
Former University star Zach Ashworth graduated after the 2010-11 season, but the Royals will reload and try to win their fourth conference championship in five years.
The 2011-12 Landmark Confer-ence Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll, a poll of men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors at each Landmark Con-ference school, has the Royals as the favorite to repeat as confer-ence champions.
“We’re the sixth team in my dad’s ten-year tenure to be pre-season favorites, and four out of the previous five have won it,” freshman guard Ross Danzig said. “All we can do is take it one game
at a time though and let the rest fall into place.”
Royals’ coach Carl Danzig named seniors Luke Hawk, Dan Hilferty and Matt Swaback cap-tains this season. Hawk aver-aged about 16 points a game and earned first-team all-conference honors last season. Swaback aver-aged about 10 points a game for Scranton as a starter and made 37 percent of his shots from the three-point line.
Other returning starters in-clude junior Travis Farrell and sophomore Tommy Morgan. Far-rell averaged about 12 points a game and earned second-team all-conference last season. Morgan started 17 games last season, but an injury sidelined Morgan for the last nine games of the season.
Junior Tim Lavelle served as a spark plug off the bench last season, scoring in double figures in his last three games. Other re-turning seniors include Edmond O’Connell, Matt Fitzpatrick and
Nick Jaskula. Junior Pat Mineo and sophomores Michael Barr and Mi-chael Marchman round out the re-turning players from last season.
The Royals also picked up Ross Danzig in this year’s recruiting class. Danzig played for Abing-ton Heights, a local high school, before transferring to Blair Acad-emy. Now, he will play for his fa-ther at The University.
“I chose The University because I wanted to stay close to home to play in front of friends and fam-ily, and more specifically, for the opportunity to play for my dad,” Ross Danzig said. “We have a great relationship and these next four years should be a lot of fun.”
Freshman Mark Bevacqua joins Ross in this year’s recruiting class. Bevacqua also played at a local high school, Holy Cross, before transferring to Blair Academy to play with Ross.
“I feel like the team is already one of the most talented that I’ve been a part of,” Bevacqua said. “I
will do anything I can to help the team win and bring more cham-pionships to Scranton basketball.”
Justin Klingman and Michael Fee are the last of four incom-ing freshman. Klingman played alongside Danzig when he played at Abington Heights. With local high school players already on the Royals, the three freshmen should help the team’s chemistry.
“We’ve grown up playing with a lot of the guys on the team, so we’re pretty familiar with style of play,” Ross Danzig said. “That be-ing said, it’s just a matter of famil-iarizing ourselves with the system and finding a role that best suits us.”
Sophomores Kyle Ranck, a transfer from Ithaca College, and Jack McKenna also join the team this season.
The Royals will start their quest to reclaim their conference crown in an exhibition game against St. Joseph’s University at 7 p.m. Mon-day at St. Joe’s.
Men’s basketball team looks to defend titleBy JOE BARESS
Sports Editor
The women’s basketball team is gearing up for another season under the direction of head coach Mike Strong. The team finished with a 19-7 record last year and ended the season with a disap-pointing 67-49 loss to Juniata Col-lege in the Landmark Conference Championship. Last season was also the first time since 2001 that the Lady Royals failed to make the NCAA tournament. Scranton is ranked third in the Landmark Conference pre-season poll.
The Lady Royals worked ex-tremely hard over the summer and in the preseason to improve after last year’s loss. The players commented that this preseason was more intense and contrib-uted to the team’s closeness. This year’s team consists of 12 players
from last year’s squad as well as three freshmen. The team is deal-ing with the loss of three-time Landmark Conference Player of the Year Megan Kopecki, and all-region guard and all-conference selection Jenn King.
“As much as Kopecki and King were a huge asset to the team, there is no loss of talent this year,” junior forward Tayler Pallotta said. “The returning girls are more than capable of keeping up the same talent that was there last season.”
A trio of accomplished cap-tains, including senior guard Sid-ney Jaques, senior forward Sarah Gage and Pallotta will lead the Lady Royals. Jaques played in 76 games for Scranton, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds last season, along with a 44.4 shoot-ing percentage from behind the three point line. Gage started 19 games for the Lady Royals last season and averaged 5.2 points,
4.1 rebounds and one assist per game. Pallotta appeared in all of Scranton’s games last season and started in six of them. She aver-aged 5.7 points and four rebounds, while shooting 84.8 percent from the free-throw line. To be named a captain as a junior is a rare hon-or and one that Pallotta earned through her hard work and dedi-cation.
“This is a great experience and opportunity for me and I am glad I get to be a part of such a fantastic team and group of girls,” Pallotta said. “I feel that I have more re-sponsibilities and need to realize that my actions will be watched more closely this year.”
Head coach Mike Strong is heading into his 32nd year of coaching with a record of 754-159. This season will mark a milestone for Strong, who is just four wins shy of becoming the all-time lead-er in wins (757) in NCAA Division
III women’s basketball history. The record is held by former St. John Fisher College (N.Y.) head coach Phil Kahler.
“The all-time win record will be very significant, as it reminds me of all the great players, assis-tant coaches and others who have helped to achieve the milestone,” Strong said.
The Lady Royals have specific goals for this season, including a 20-win season, winning the Land-mark Conference Championship and making the NCAA tourna-ment.
“The goals have always been the same: to get 20 wins, compete for the Landmark championship, win an in-season tournament and strive for a NCAA bid, but having some fun while doing it,” Strong said.
The Lady Royals open up their 2011-2012 season at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Montclair State University.
women’s basketball team ranks third in poll
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