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THE GRIFFINTh Fr Studnt Nwspapr of Chstnut Hi Cog

NEWS 2 STYLE 4 Opinion 6 Sports 8

Phiadphia, PA Dcmbr 2011Januar 2012

Quidditch World Cup: Bigger and Better

HeleNA DeBAlD

14

On Wdnsda, Nov. 9,

Chstnut Hi Cog hostd

th fa Fair Trad evnt in th

Rotunda of St. Josphs Ha.

Th vnt is a much-anticipatd

occurrnc for studnts and

facut aik, drawing vndors

such as Tn Thousand Viags

from th town of Chstnut Hi,

to th Cog to s goods and

intract with th cog com-munit.

Th Fair Trad evnt aso

hostd mdia prsntations in

th east Paror to rais awar-

nss for fair trad issus and

ducat attnds on th f-

fcts of goba issus ik hu-

man trafcking and globaliza-

tion. Thr, erica Butr, junior

at CHC, spok on th Cogs

srvic tri to Tanzania, as wll

as human trafcking as a world-

wid probm. Honord gust

and author Vinc Gaaghr

spok about his rcnt pub-

ishd book, The True Cost of

Low Prices: The Violence of Glo-

balization.

This ars Fair Trad evnt

was prsntd not on b ong-tim committd profssor of

Rigious Studis, Dr. Mari

Conn, but aso b Chstnut Hi

Collgs chatr of a nonrot

organization, Unid for UNI-

FAT. Prsidnt K Dnnis

14 and Vic Prsidnt Hna

DBad 14 d a group of vo-

untr studnts on an ndavor

to improv attndanc at th

Fair Trad evnt, awarnss of

fair trad issus, as w as intr-

st in Unid for UNIFAT, an

organization with a sonsorshi

rogram in lac at th UNI-

FAT (Ur Nil Institut for

Appropriat Tchnoog) pri-

mar schoo in Guu, northrn

Uganda. Chstnut Hills chatr

sponsors thr chidrn at thschool, and with a fun raf,

t-shirt sa, fair trad chocoat

sa, and donation bin, CHC

U4U was abl to rais nough

mon to pa for on chids

sponsorship for th who ar!

CHC Unies for UNIFAT

WeSTly MANDOSKe

13

On Nov. 12, tams from

across th Unitd Stats, Can-

ada and as far awa as Finand

gathrd at Randalls Island

in Nw york Cit to parad

thir Quidditch prid. Among

th univrsit and commu-

nit tams rprsntd was th

Chstnut Hill Grifns rady to

dominat thir poo. This ar saw th Cog

ntr into Division 1 poo pa,

a nw dvopmnt for this

ars cup. Th tournamnt saw

tams sf-sct to participat

in th high comptitiv Divi-

sion 1 for th Quidditch Word

Cup, or th nw Division 2.

At th nd of poo pa, th

two front-runnrs from ach

v-tam ool would mov

into tournamnt brackts rst

round quartrnals.

On Saturda, Nov. 12, th

Grifns layd thr match-us. In thir rst gam, th

Grifns ntrd rady to bgin

th cimb to th brackt. How-

vr, th Grifns wr shutout

by Boston Univrsity in a hard

dfat.

Taking it in strid, th Grif-

ns facd thir nxt oonnt,

lafatt Cog, and ost

again in a dramatic rvrsa. Th

Grifns skr, Josh Trujillo

15, caught th Snitch but in a

image: Nina Rosenberg 12

The Grifns pose as the sun sets over the East River on Nov. 12. L to R: (top) Luis Felix 13, Ray Haig 14, Mat-

thew Stojakovich 14; (middle) Travis Wolfe 12, Dave Forster 12, Joseph Trujillo 15, Brad Amerman 14, Ashley

Hernandez 15, Aaron Simpson 14, Katie McFadden 15, Cristina Diaz 15, Jeremy Miles 12, Kaycee Flore 15,

Jeremy Miles 12, Nicholas Carfagno 15, Caroline Stutz 12, Zach Landis 14; (bottom) Stephanie Reif 13, Valerie

Miller 14, Jade Thompson 13.

image: Sarah Keller 15

President, Kelly Dennis 14 raising money and support

for CHCs chapter of U4U at the Fair Trade Event.

controvrsia ca in favor of

th Snitch, th catch was rud

unfair and subsqunt bgan

pa again. Short aftr, th la-

fatt skr caught th Snitch.

Had th Snitch ca bn rud

in favor of CHC, th Grifns

woud hav th victor.

lnn Orta, Ph.D., Vic-

Prsidnt for Studnt lif at th

Cog, said bfor th CHC

vs. Lafaytt match, Iv bn

proud of our studnts. each

and vry yar I continu to

b imprssd with thir sports-

manship, and thir adrship.

Whn w wr bown out

by Boston Univrsity, [I saw

how] th rgroupd. Th wr

committd to paing hard, but

not laying dirty, which I think

is a tribut to th studnts.

That vning th Grifns

layd thir nal match against

Univrsity of CaliforniaBrk-

. Dspit posting thir high-

st scor yt, th Grifns wr

dfatd.

Th nxt day th Grifns

rturnd, dtrmind to post a

win. In a urry of scoring and a

daring Snitch catch, th Grifns

dfatd Cog of Charston,

Continued on page 4

Quidditch World Cup 2011


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THE

GRIFFINVol. II, Issue 5

The Free Student

Newspaper of

Chestnut Hill College

Olivia Marcinka 13Editor-in-Chief

Mary Marzano 12

Managing Editor

Westly Mandoske 13

Business Manager

Zac Grubb 12

News Editor

Jen Jones 12

Style Editor

Bleu Lane 12

Style Editor

Jill McFarland 15

Opinions Editor

Layout Sta

Marilee Gallagher 14

Sports Editor

Mary Frances Cavallaro 13

Online Editor

Jess Veazey 13Photo Editor

Michael Bradley 14

Design Director

Skyler Stillwaggon 14

Layout Sta

Andrea Wentzell 15

Layout Sta

Copy Editors

Dana Consalvo 12

Liz Campbell 12

Jessica Pennell 14

Nina Rosenberg 12

Susan Magee, M.F.A.

Facilitator

Mak our opinion hard

and submit ditorias to

The Grifn. Submissions

bcom proprt of The

Grifn and ar subjct to

diting for st, carit and

ngth. Th viws rpr-

sntd in submissions do

not rprsnt Chstnut HiCog. Submissions aso

do not rprsnt The Grif-

ns position, or that of its

faciitator.

The Grifnstrivs for accu-

rac and fair rprsntation

in a of its pubications and

factual corrctnss. If an

rror is found, mai th is-

su numbr, th rror, and

th corrction that nds to

b mad. Corrctions ma

b rintd in th nxt issu.

Deck the Hill 2011

Carol Night Makes the Season Bright



In an alcove of St. Josephs Hall, juniors placed and

decorated a christmas tree. Nearby, the junior class

hung a stocking dedicated to Jade Thompson 13, who

was seriously injured over Thanksgiving break in a car

accident.

The Junior Class hangs banners that serve as a back-

drop to Carol Night. The event was well attended.

JeSSICA peNNeLL

14

Though visions of nals,

dadins and strss hav bn

th on things dancing through

thir hads, Chstnut Hi stu-

dnts took th night off to hav

som fun and gt in to th hoi-

da spirit. Christmas Dcorat-

ing Night was spnt hanging

garand, stringing ights and gt-

ting cosr to mmbrs of ons

cass, a carrid out with a hint

of frind comptition.

Th frshman cass, assignd

to th caftria, dcidd on th

thm Cassic Christmas.

Compt with Santas sigh,

rsnts and snowaks a ln-

t, th accompishd thir mis-

sion. It was also an oortunity

for th cass to bond, as this was

on of th rst oortunitis

th had du to th cancation

of Orintation. This is on of

th most intrsting things Iv

vr sn th frshman cass do

togthr, and I think its a grat

opportunit for us, said Gab

Hnningr, 15.

Outsid, th sophomor

cass has transformd th Pi-

azza into a wintr wondrland.

Thir thm, Grifn Nation,

tis togthr a of th thms

of Christmas Dcorating Night.

It is cntrd in togthrnss,

and th arg bannr outsid of

Fitzsimmons Hall adornd with

signaturs of a thos who at-

tndd, rcts this thm.

Vic Prsidnt Mghan Grr

14 kpt a coo had in th cod

wathr and said, Its a lot of

fun, and it aows ou to gt

into th Christmas spirit bfor

nals.

As it is thir ast opportu-

nit for Christmas Dcorating

Night, th sniors pud out a

th stops to prop th Fournir

Hawa back in tim and crat

a Coonia Phiadphia Christ-

mas. From th Washingtons

mailbox to th Franklins dining

room, it is a visua waking tour

of histor Christmas. Dut to

xcllnc is a slss ndavor

that ons sou can tru njo,

said Travis Wof, 12 of his ast

Christmas Dcorating Night.

Th snior cass of 2012 wi

crtain av an imprssion

on thos that foow, and wi b

laving larg shos to ll.

Th winnrs of Christmas

Dcorating Night, th juniors,

coud b found working th

night awa in th Rotunda.

With th CHC exrss chug-

ging awa, Nutcrackrs guard-

ing th third oor and bannrs

with Fur d lis dominating

this cassic Christmas scn,

its not hard to s wh th

judgs chos th junior cass as

th winnrs. Basd on thm,

concpt dsign and impmn-

tation, timin, cass partici-

pation and budgt, th juniors

sto th night. Prsidnt Mar

Francs Cavaaro 13 and Vic

prsidnt Chris Ryan 13 x-

cutd thir pan prfct, with

hp from a arg, ddicatd

numbr of fow juniors.

Though th juniors wr

victorious, it wasnt a compt

win for th cass. Amongst th

fings of bonding and hoi-

da chr, thr was somthing

missing. Jad Thompson, 13,

was in a car accidnt on No-

vmbr 23, aving hr in th

Intnsiv Car Unit with xtn-

siv injuris. Though hr condi-

tion is improving vrda, with

hr tims of consciousnss gt-

ting ongr and mor frqunt,

it is sti a waiting gam. Mm-

brs of th cass said that this

was Jads favorit tim of th

ar, and sh woud hav hatd

to miss it. But, in a wa, sh was

thr. Th nook of th Rotun-

da was dcoratd and ddicat-

d to Jad, and a stocking was

hung on th tr with car. Hr

parnts hop sh wi b hom

for Christmas, and what bttr

gift coud thr b?

ZAC GRUBB

12

A tim-honord hoida tra-

dition at Chstnut Hi Cog,

th 35th annua Caro Night,

took pac on Dc. 2 in th

Rotunda of St. Josphs Ha.Th prformancs this ar in-

cudd th mns singing group,

Th Fitz Fiv, th womns

singing grou, Th Fitz Four,

th Wind and Jazz ensmbls

and th Hi Singrs. Th night

aso incudd vrons favor-

it Christmas caros and a sp-

cia visit from th man himsf,

Santa Caus.

Th fstivitis kickd off

with Kathn McCosk , SSJ,

M.M.ed., assistant profssor of

music and chair of th art, art

histor, music, and music du-

cation dpartmnts, ting th

audinc that sh had rcivd

a txt from Rudolh th Rd

Nosd Rindr about Santas

visit. Santa sas, sh tod th

audinc, that du to trafc

[h] may not b abl to mak

it. What foowd was an hour

of bautifu music from th

studnts and facut of Chst-

nut Hi Cog.

Th Hi Singrs, wr in

fu swing with wondrfu rn-

ditions of cassic Christmas

songs ik, O Com a y

Faithfu, Jo to th Word

and Dck th Has. Th

crowd coud not hp but sing

aong to ths caros a through

th night. Th wind nsmb

shind with thir upbat rn-

dition of Sigh Rid, and

aong with th string nsmb,

In th Blak Midwintr by

Gustav Host. Jacki Trujio

11 stunnd th crowd with hr

soo of O Ho Night with

Jrm Tript, a Chstnut Hi

graduat, accompaning hr on

piano.

Th Fitz Four, mad thir

dbut with a md of songs

cad, A Christmas at Hom,

that was givn warm appaus

b th audinc. Aftr th md-

ly, th boys grou, Th Fitz

Fiv, brought th night hom

with Rocking Around th

Christmas Tr, and Man With th Bag. As th bos

wakd off, thr was on ast

surpris.

Santa Caus himsf cam

down th stairs with his bag fu

of goodis and announcd th

winnrs of diffrnt Christmas

rizs. Old Saint Nick himslf

brought th night to a cos

with a jo augh and a vrs of

on ast song, W Wish you

a Mrr Christmas. Chstnut

Hi Cogs 35th Annua Caro

Night continud thir tradition

of xcllnc with this yars

prformanc, and promiss to

do th sam nxt Dcmbr.


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NEWSLIZ CAMpBeLL

12

you ma hav sn man

sandwich shad irs hang-

ing around campus rcnt and

bn wondring what th ar

for. W, this smstr, sniorsBcky Bond 12 and Liz Cam-

b 12 hav aunchd a nw

and xciting club on Chstnut

His campus. Th cub is cad

F Good and it is a sct of an

intrnational non-rot organi-

zation calld Fl Good World.

Th mission of F Good

Word and its subsidiaris is to

nd word hungr, within our

iftim, on grid chs at a

tim.

F Good Word was start-

d at th Univrsity of Txas

b Kristin Watr and TaisApud in 2004. Sinc thn, F

Good Word has bcom an

intrnational non-rot orga-

nization that raiss mony, via

grid chs sas, to donat

to CHOICe Humanitarian and

Th Hungr Projct. Ths two

foundations immrs thm-

svs in undrprivigd coun-

tris and tach individua vi-

ags how to sustain thmsvs

through gndr quait, highr

ducation, micronancing, and

bttr crop buiding. Ths

foundations ar not charitis.Th do not mr giv mon-

, aid or food to th strugging

nations th sponsor; th actu-

a coaborat with th viags

and tach thm how to support

thmslvs. In many instancs,

th adrs ar from th indi-

vidua viag or rgion as op-

posd to th foundation. How-

vr, thr is aso awas a point

prson from th foundation, on

hand for th viagrs to consut

with if ncssar. Th Hungr

Projct is who Chstnut Hi

Fl Good scically donatsto. Th important thing about

viagrs bing th ons who

ad is that th mak th ini-

tiativ, said Co-Foundr of

Chstnut His F Good pro-

gram, Bck Bond. Th rach

out to Th Hungr Projct and

hp thmsvs.

F Good is ncouraging a

hoistic wa of bing, not on

through hping th undrprivi-

gd to bcom sf-sustaining,

but taching thm how to said

Bond of th movmnt.F

Good is an inspirationa cubto hav on an cog campus;

though it ma b mor so for

Chstnut Hi sinc its idas

cho thos of th Chstnut Hi

mission for a hoistic ducation

and a ddication to srvic.

F Good Word, aong

with othr non-rot fforts,

hps to faciitat th goas of

ths two foundations: to ndword hungr and povrt. Th

foundrs of F Good Word

s word hungr and povrt

as issus that can b addrssd

and iminatd in th fors-

ab futur if th rst of us, as

a who, mak a concntratd

ffort.

Chstnut Hi F Goods

rst vnt was hld during

Hungr and Homssnss

Awarnss Wk. On Novm-

br 15, cub mmbrs arrivd at

th piazza prk in Fitzsimmons

Ha, rad to cook up somgrid chs. Th di night

vnt was hd from 8 p.m. un-

ti 10 p.m. and it coincidd with

a assort vnt lmalso

ut on by th clubabout mi-

cronanc in undr rivilgd

nations. Th cub askd for a

minimum donation of 50 cnts

pr grid chs and had th

option of whit or what brad

and Amrican chs.

Th di night was a hug

succss, bringing in just undr

70 doars. Caitin Kain, a rsi-

dnt junior, vr nthusiasticawor th cubs sandwich board

and nticd pop to attnd

throughout th vning. Cub

mmbrs wr hard at work

griing up nough sandwichs

to fd th incoming custom-

rs. A in a, it was a marvous

start for Chstnut His contri-

bution to th sustainab nd to

word hungr and povrt. Join th movmnt! F

Good Words prsnc at

Chstnut Hi Cog is an op-

portunit for ach and vr

studnt, staff, and facut mm-

br to mak a concntratd f-

fort for th bttrmnt of soci-

t. F Good Word, and th

foundations th donat to, m-

bracs th opportunit to du-

cat thos in undrprivigd

nations and ncourag thm to

crat a bttr futur for thm-

svs. That is th thing about

F Good, w ook to hp oth-rs through artnrshi. It is

ik th saing you giv a man

a sh you fd him for a day; if

you tach man to sh h can at

for a iftim, said Bond. W

want ths viagrs to at for a

iftim.

Th nxt Chstnut Hill Fl

Good vnt wi b hd in th

wk lading u to nals hr

at Chstnut Hi Cog. Kp

an y out for irs and com

njo a w dsrvd brak

with us and our amazing grilld

chs. Until thn, ac andchs!

Many students at the college are involved in exciting intern-

ships. The Intern Diaries is where students are invited to share their

experiences. This entry is part two of Kelly McKays 12 diary.

Intern Diaries

Last smstr I had an intrviw with th vnt managr at

th Businss Journal and around th sam tim, I had anothr

intrviw for an intrn position at a markting and pubic r-

lations rm calld Hoola. Kim Richmond, th woman whohad tod m that th Phiadphia Businss Journa was ooking

for an intrn, tod m about this opportunit as w (s how

wll this ntworking thing works?). Originally I had lannd

on just having on intrnship and on during th summr,

but I dcidd to offr to work during th fall smstr whil

talking with th ownrs of Hoola. I ndd u gtting this

position for th fa smstr of m snior ar.

Iv only bn working at this pR and markting rm sinc

Sptmbr, but th diffrnc btwn this intrnship and m

rst on is drastic. Hoola is a comany run by thr womn

whr th ofc is abov a caf and nxt to an Irish ub on

20th Strt and Walnut Strt in philadlhia. Again, I ithrdriv or tak th train, twic a wk on Tusdas and Thurs-

days. My job is vry hands-on sinc it is a signicantly small-

r comany. At Th philadlhia Businss Journal I sat in a

cubic and quit tpd awa and foowd instructions; at

Hoola, I sit at a larg tabl with my bosss whr w only

discuss anthing and vrthing, whthr it appis to businss

or our socia ivs.

M obigations ar much diffrnt too. M main dut is to

do dai Facbook and Twittr posts for crtain cints. For

xaml, for a win distributor comany that w work with,

I must ost an intrsting story about win along with a fw

osts a day on which win w ar currntly slling. I also crat

databass for mdia contacts, simiar to th Businss Journa,

but I hav much mor frdom hr to do what I think would

bnt our comany. Th atmoshr is much mor casual

(I can war jans!) and I fl lik I can b myslf around th

ol I work with.

Im assuming this mans that I would rfr working for

a smar compan as opposd to a mor corporat compan

ik Th Phiadphia Businss Journa. This ma b bcaus

Hoola has a mor rlaxd and on work nvironmnt com-

ard to th Businss Journal. I also fl mor valuabl to a

smallr comany. At Hoola, I can tll that my oinions mat -

tr to m co-workrs, and th ar awas ooking for m ad-

vic on crtain things prtaining to th businss.

A in a, whn tring to dcid whthr to tak on a scond

intrnshi, I say DO IT! Youll larn a lot about yourslf and

what kind of businss atmosphr works bst for ou. you

aso gt th chanc to mt som grat pop who ma b

ab to hp ou gt a job in th futur. Athough it ma sm

unfortunat that ou ar doing a ot of work, oftn tims for

no ay (lik m), its worth it. I larnd that I robably dont

want to pan vnts for a iving and that sitting in a cubic for

svn to ight hours a da isnt going to work for m. Aso, two

intrnships awas ooks bttr than just on on our rsum.

So, wh not?

Chestnut Hill Feels Good

Caitlin Kain 13 raises support for CHCs newly found-

ed chapter of Feel Good during its grand opening at

the Piazza Perk--grilled cheese costume and all.

image: Liz Campbell 12

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Kelly MCKAy

12

In 2001, whn th col-

lg rst bcam coduca-

tiona, it was car that som

nw markting tchniqus

wr ndd to rach out to a

broadr audinc. It was tim

to r-vamp our ook and mak

th schoo mor appaing to

oung mn and womn. This

is whn 160ovr90 was hird.

160ovr90 is a branding agnc

that works on crating a nw,

frsh imag for various compa-

nis and schoos. Som of thir

othr cints incud Amrican

eagl Outttrs, Nik, and

Michigan Stat Univrsity.

Th rst fw rojcts that

this compan workd on for

CHC incudd th Admis-

sions viwbook, microsit

and -cards. Hav ou vr

bn in th admissions ofc?

160ovr90 dsignd it. And

rmmbr rciving that aun-

dry bag with th Grifn on it

whn you wr rst acctd

into th Cog, or th piow

cas? Thos wr a mmo-

rabiia idas which 160ovr90

cratd. Th aso hpd with

various advrtismnts which

can b sn throughout Phia-

dphia and th surroundingara aong with th Cogs

wbsit and blog. Im sur

ouv sn th quidditch pho-

tos on th irs around camus

and th Phiadphia Brothr

lov Cup promotiona vido;

w, th wr a producd b

160ovr90.

Thir atst projct is a

sto-motion lm. I, along

with svra othr studnts at

th cog, had th opportu-

nit to tak part in this produc-

tion. Hours upon hours wr

spnt crating a storin for

th lm and thn svral days

wr spnt shooting it. On m

rst shooting day, I sat for a

good two to thr hours on th

stps of th Phiadphia Art

Musum gtting to know Ran

Brown, a 160ovr90 mpo

who pad th ro of a f-

ow CHC studnt. Whi w sat

and takd as if w wr on an

actual rst dat, th 160ovr90

crw was bus snapping a pho-

to vr fw minuts unti th

sun nally st. On anothr day

of shooting, I snt th day in

th cit on m dat with Ran

njoing chsstaks and ic

cram, browsing rcord stors,

rlaxing in th ark, and ob-srving th Schuki Rivr

nxt to Boathous Row.

Nico Hig 14 had a ro

in th vido as w. Sh was

lmd riding a bik around

campus and having a picnic in

Fairmount park. I lovd vry

minut of it, said Higl. Iv

nvr workd with a mor fun,

crativ or profssiona group

of ol and I would dnit-

do it a ovr again.

I was abl to s mor of

Phiadphia ovr th cours of

two days than I had vr bfor

ovr th cours of m four ar

journ at CHC. 160ovr90 is

currnt in th procss of put-

ting togthr a of th photo-

grahs and diting th lm.

Whn it is comptd, th vido

wi b usd on th cogs

bog, 75 Acrs of Awsom,

and mab vn th actua wb-

sit to tr to ncourag potn-

tia studnts to com to CHC.

CHC hits the big screen

Quidditch World Cup 2011


Captain KayCee Flore 13 leads the Grifns cheers before facing the College of

Charleston. The Grifns triumphed over boastful Charleston, nishing 3-1.


Left, an overlook of the pitches at World Cup reveals

the true size of the event. Above, Joseph Trujillo 15

is lifted by his teammates following his Snitch snatch

against Lafayette College. However, in complete rever-

sal, the play was controversally rescinded. Shortly after,

Lafayette caught the Snitch and won the match.

Continued from page 1


dspit th othr tams boast-

ing.

Th Grifns only srious

injur was a cut across th jaw

of Brad Amrman 14 from th

match against Charston. Th

Grifns rturnd hom 3-1 in

ool lay. Th nal victor was

Middbur Cog, 100-80

against th Univrsity of Flor-

ida.

Through th Intrnational

Quidditch Associations fforts,Quidditch has takn off as a

cub sport. evr ar mor

tams com out to join th

fra and its gottn to b a ot

to hand. Th diffrnc b-

twn this ar and ast ar, in

trms of challng, is [that] th

siz of th vnt brings on so

man nw impications, cha-

ngs and things w nd to

think about, said Max Kalan,

IQA Social Mdia Dirctor,

excutiv Board Mmbr and

CHC aumnus.

W hav mor tams com-

ing from diffrnt locations. I

think 24 stats is th numbr.

Making sur a of thos tams

hav sompac to sta in what

might b on of th most x-

pnsiv citis in th word.

Whi Quidditch ma r-

a b coming into its own as a

sport, Kapan wantd to assur

currnt pars that it woud not

os its quintssnc. you want

to mak sur our sti provid-

ing that intimat xrinc

that wv known and grown to

lov with Quidditch. Its nvr

bn a sport that on works

in stadiums; its a sport that

works just as w in a backard

or a quad, said Kapan. evn

though wv incrasd our siz

tnfod, w dont want to os

that intimac and warmth that

coms with it.

Sinc Quidditch is constant-

growing and voving, th

IQA is on th lookout for nw

ocations in an ffort to rais

awarnss. I would lov to

chang our ocation up. Wv

bn in Nw york two ars;

w wr in Middbur for

thr yars. Its tim to xlor

byond th east Coast. I think

thats going to bring a who

nw st of challngs and xcit-

ing things that I cant vn think

about right now, said Kapan.

As for nxt yar, som con-

crns hav arad risn. you

know [that] nxt yar, wr

arad thinking about it, said

Kapan. On of m main con-

crns is accssibiit. Randas

Island is an incrdibl loca-

tion, but its vr hard to rach

and its a abor of ov to gt

hr. Whi it ma hav bn

a chang to rach, a diffr-

nt stting wi provid a nw

and xciting chang, and rais

awarnss for Quidditch itsf.


5/12

The Grifn 5

Christmas is a time for friendship,

remembering those who we miss, and

bringing out the beauty of everyone. At

CHC, the holiday is no different.

- Jess Veazey 13

images: Jess Veazey 13


6/12

SHANNON MCFADDEN

14

The streets are cold, andthe beats are warm in hip-hoprecording artist Wales new al-bum Ambition, which dropped

on November 1st. This is thesecond studio album by Waleand a hit on the billboard charts.

His mixtape, One ElevenOne, left many disappointedthis summer; they felt it wastoo commercial, but this al-bum brought back any fans that

were previously let down. Witha style much different than hismixtape material, Wales rstalbum turned off a lot of fansthat he had earned with his rsthighly regarded The Mixtape

About Nothing and Back to the

Feature. A lot has changed since

Wales rst album dropped.Most notably, he left Interscopeand signed with Rick RosssMaybach Music Group. His oldlabel limited his creativity andkept him from making the typeof music he wanted to make.Listening to Ambition, fans cantell that he now expresses him-self in the way he wants to. Ashis cover song says, They gonlove me for myAmbition.

This album is made for the

mainstream hip-hop audienceand has great wordplay to im-press all his fans on a lyricalstandpoint. Another strengthof the album is the fact that its

almost entirely all Wale. Many

artists today tend to release

feature heavy records to draw

from other fan bases and push

their label mates. This record

is remarkably cohesive lyrically.

He has feature artists such as

his boss, Rick Ross and MMGs

own Meek Mills and Big Seanbut all of the other albums fea-

tures are singers on the hooks.

His new songs all have a dif-

ferent are, they set off from

unforgettable beats to up-tem-

po R&B rhythm. Wale uses

his own personal experiences

to make the songs touch the

hearts of his listeners.

His songs not only attract

the male but also female audi-

ence. He speaks out to the la-

dies on Sabotage Love and

relays a message that ladies canruin their relationship by living

in the moment.

His songs have the feel of

a live band but are really back-

ground music and drum pat-

terns put together to create an

amazing sound. The beats in his

music are grabbing to the hip-

hop audience and make them

hard to stop listening to.

Wales songs all leave his lis-

teners with a moral in the end,

including a point that he wants

to get across to his audiencethat will touch them personally.

WalesAmbitionCD shows him

as a soft rapper. I give him 5 out

of 5 stars and can say it is a CD

that I cannot stop listening to.

The Grifn6

Style

tws of

h Monh

No one gets a freeride. Except maybe bus

drivers.-@BobSaget

If you play a Nickelbacksong backwards youll

hear messages from thedevil. Even worse, if you

play it forwards youllhear Nickelback.

-@Lord_Voldemort7

If round is a shape, thenyes, youre in shape.-@whitegirlproblems

We tend to forget thatdespite the supercial

differences between us,people are equal in theirbasic wish for peace and

happiness.-@DalaiLama

MELANIE MCCOY

14

Television actor, DonaldGlover, is not only a star on theshow Community, he is also ahip-hop/rap artist. For the pastfew years Glover, also known asChildish Gambino, has releaseda few songs. Even though thesesongs were not known by muchof the public, they still caughtthe attention of Donald Gloverfans. Some of these songs in-cluded Lights Turned On,Break (All of the Lights) andeven samples of Adele. Thesesongs were compiled togetherin an underground musicalcompilation, also known as amixtape.

The songs proved thatGambino has what it takes tobe a serious artist. The onlyproblem was that his image didnot t the ideal description of

what a rapper should look like,by American standards. Gambi-no enunciates and pronouncesevery world correctly and hedoes not wear ashy and gaudyjewelry. Not only does he havea creative mind lyrically, he alsouses the things that people teaseabout his appearance and pokes

fun at himself in some of hislyrics.

The rumor that Childish

Gambino was working on analbum oated around for a longtime. The rumor turned outto be true and he released hisrst single entitled Freaks andGeeks. The song is a fan favor-ite because it has no chorus orhook, which proved that Gam-bino could carry his own as aserious artist. For the song, hecreated a simplied ofcial mu-sic video which entailed Gam-bino in a warehouse.

After many discovered thealbum release news, ChildishGambino revealed that the al-bum was called Camp. Shortlyafter, he released the secondsingle from the album calledBonre. This song did havea catchy hook. Although Gam-bino used a lot of unnecessarysexual references, it is still a de-cent song. He created a videofor it as well that took place at

what looked as if it were an out-door stay-away summer camp.

This video was even better thanthe last because it was more cre-ative. Gambino took the char-acter of a person who died atCamp Gambino and the ur-

ban legend had been told by a

camp counselor to a bunch of

girls sitting around a campre.

It became apparent that the

release date for Camp was go-

ing to be November 15, 2011,

which was also been the release

date of rapper, Drakes, new al-

bum. About a week prior to the

release date, Gambino leaked

his album because Drakes al-

bum had been leaked as well.

The beauty about the leak was

that, initially, people had to payfor it. The album is fantastic,

it is everything that fans ex-

pected and more. The album

showcased who Gambino really

is as an artist because he was

being himself the entire time.

Not only could you see Child-

ish Gambino as an artist, you

could also see the remnants of

Donald Glover. The album was

number two on the iTunes al-

bum charts, coming in second

to Drake. I prefer Camp over

Drakes sophomore album,

Take Care, but because Drakehas had a longer career and has

a larger fan base, Drake received

most of the attention. Honest-

ly, his album should have come

second to Gambinos.

Wales Ambitions Land

Donald Glover Rules the Media

KYLE MICK

15

Every so often, I play someof my original acoustic folk

at a bar in my one man band,

Crazy Kyle and the Folk Re-

vival. Through my musical

travels, I have come across

some pretty incredible bands.

A few weeks back, I openedup for a band at the Holly-

wood Tavern in Jenkintown,

PA called The New Thirty.

The three-piece power pop/

rock band also sports an im-

pressive collection of coversfrom bands such as Lit and

TNT.

Based out of central New

Jersey, these guys know how

to put on a good show for

the crowd. Singer/guitar-

ist, Jimmy Orfe, belts out

melodies that sound familiar

to grunge bands from back

in the 90s while Joe Harris

pounds bass notes into sub-

mission. Another interest-

ing musician from The New

Thirty is drummer, Jeffrey

Bartelt. Bartelt has a very

distinct playing style where

he holds his drum sticks like

chop sticks and plays incred-

ibly fast on the drums, whilestill playing in time with the

other members.

The New Thirty has a rare

style and is denitely worth a

listen or two. If you are any-

where near the Hollywood

Tavern in Jenkintown, PA

on Nov. 5, come check them

out for yourself. If this date

somehow slips your mind

then go and check them out

on Facebook or MySpace to

nd out what you are missing.

Keep local music alive!

The New ThirtyWhat you Should Have Been WatchingKRISSTEN APPENZELLER12

As far as television is con-cerned, 2011 has had hits andmisses. Have you seen Whitney?

Yikes. Our old favorites such asGlee, Modern Family, andThe Ofce were back andbetter than ever. However threenewcomers were shining brightin the year of the rabbit.

American Horror StoryA man in a latex suit, ghosts

freely roaming, and countlessmurders. That is AmericanHorror story in a nutshell.Surprisingly, the man behindthis horror-drama is none otherthan Ryan Murphy, also, theman who brought us the popu-lar teen musical/drama/com-edy Glee. The show centers onthe Harmon family who movedto Los Angeles. The Harmonsmove into an old house nick-

named Murder House which

has a sordid history and possi-bly, supernatural powers. Asidefrom dealing with indelity, adifcult pregnancy, and a de-pressed teenage daughter, theHarmons also have to deal withthe cast of ghosts that inhabittheir home. The show is remi-niscent of Lost where thereare multiple questions and verylittle answers. American Hor-ror Story is indeed a mind-trip. Ill just be patiently waitinghere for an American HorrorStory/Glee crossover epi-sode.

New Girl This comedy series follows

Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day(not be confused with the CHCalum). After she nds her boy-friend cheating on her, she isforced to move in with threemen who at rst, do not take aliking to her. The men nd Jessconstant singing and alwayscheerful disposition annoying.

But after a while, the guys warmup to her and they all becomelike a family. Unlike the roommates, the television audience

warmed up to New Girl im-mediately. The show was thehighest rated Fall debut on Fox.

2 Broke Girls The series set in Williams-

burg, Brooklyn follows two waitresses (Kat Dennings andBeth Behrs) as they struggleto raise money for their fu-ture cupcake shop. Berhs playsthe Paris Hilton-esque charac-ter who is forced to work at adiner after her father is sent tojail for fraud. She is left penni-less. Dennings character is thejaded waitress who has workedat the diner for years. The showis essentially an updated female

version of the Odd Couple.However, if you are looking fora cheap laugh to get throughthe blahs of a Monday night, 2Broke Girls will do just that.


7/12

The Grifn 7

Three Books to Cuddle up with Over Winter Break

ANDREA WENTZELL

15

When someone puts to-

gether mystery, romance, and

urban paranormal ction, youcan nd one of the bestselling

self publishing authors, H.P.

Mallory, on top of the polls.

Recently picked up by Random

House Publishing, H.P. Mallory

rst began self publishing in

2010, with To Kill a Warlock the

rst in her Dulcie ONeil series.

One of the best older books on

the self publishing markets and

popular when it rst came out,

To Kill a Warlock deserves the at-

tention of many.

Dulcie ONeil, a fairy and

regulator for the Netherworld

Police Force, only has one agen-

da: to keep the human citizens

of the Splendor, California safe

from illegal netherworld activ-

ity. When a warlock is murdered

and Dulcie was the last to see

him alive, she falls under sus-

picion. With the help of hand-

some investigator, Knightly

Vander, Dulcie continues work-

ing the case. But between bat-

tling shape-shifting creatures, a

devious vampire, and her heart,

Dulcie is ghting one of hergreatest battles yet: herself.

A quick read, To Kill a War-

lock pulls in the reader, hook-

lines-and-sinker into the world

of Dulice ONeil, one of the

best regulators around. H.P.

Mallory does not just stop there

with the her great books, she

continues on with Tales of Two

Goblins and newly released

Great Hexpectations for the

Dulcie ONeil series, and more

are in preparation. Her addi-

tional books in the Jolie Wilkins

series, about a new found witch,

have been picked up by Ran-

dom House Publishing and her

next book Witchful Thinking

will be published in early 2012.

Any of H.P. Mallorys books

make a great Christmas read

and are highly entertaining for

those boring snowed-in days.

To Kill a Warlock, by H.P. Mallory

AMANDA FINLAW

15

Looking for Alaska, by nota-

ble young-adult author, popular

YouTube gure, and co-cre-ator of a charity group called

Nerdghters, John Green, tellsthe captivating tale of Miles

Pudge Halter, an adolescent

with a thing for both last words,and a girl named Alaska.

Looking for Alaska, a New

York Times Best seller, is mostknown for the quote, if people

were rain, I was drizzle and shewas a hurricane. At the start of

the novel, Miles decides to at-

tend the Culver Creek Boarding

School so that he can search forthe Great Perhaps, a phrasefrom a Francois Rabelais poem.

On his rst day, he meets the

Colonel, his roommate, and Alaska, an intelligent, quirky

beauty in cut-off jeans and apeach tank top.

The novel is divided into

before and after. The rst 133pages are devoted to what oc-

curred before, which con-sists of Pudge and the gang

getting kicked out of sporting

events, blatantly disobeying

school rules, and pulling intri-

cately thought out pranks. Gen-

erally, it depicts fun-loving teen-

agers doing what they do best,

with the exception of Alaskassometimes brooding, angst and

death-lled thoughts. One of

Alaskas musings during these

moments of deep thought is

the concept of Bolivars laby-

rinth of life and how to escape

it. These comments foreshad-

ow the after segment of the

novel: Alaskas death, after she,

apparently randomly, gets into

her car after a night of drink-

ing, and crashes into a stopped

police car on the highway. Af-terward, Miles and the Colo-

nel question whether it was asuicide or not.

Overall, this is an exceed-

ingly striking novel. It covers

the deeply emotional topic of

young death and the questionof intentional death. This novel

was so emotional because, as

Miles searches for forgiveness

and deals with feelings of guilt

and grief over Alaskas death,

the reader feels the same sense

of deep loss. The reader canfeel Alaska beginning to open

up to Miles, but then she ulti-

mately slips away. Greens lan-

guage truly causes the reader

to feel pain, but in a beautiful

way. Without personally experi-

encing death to this degree, theway it is written still causes the

reader to feel the raw emotions

in as real a way as possible.

Looking for Alaskais for any-

one interested in a captivating,

comedic, and yet deeply emo-

tional read. It causes the reader

to think of concepts such as

the labyrinth that we are all in,

and the possibility of a Great

Perhaps. This novel brings a

unique outlook to the subject

of the death of not just a loved

one, but the death of a poten-

tial true love.

Looking for Alaska, by John Green

SHY GOODWIN

13

Any baseball fan who isfamiliar with the sports his-

tory should know how Jackie

Robinson broke the color bar-

rier by being the rst African

American to play in the major

leagues. This did not seem to

mean much to Joseph Burke,

the WWII veteran and Guadal-

canal survivor who was hired

by the manager of the Brook-

lyn Dodgers to be Robinsons

bodyguard. However, he dis-

covered and appreciated the

signicance when the pair be-

gan attracting media attentionand were forced to deal with the

ugliness and cruelty of a small-

minded world and found that

the results could be dangerous.

Double Play is a fast read

that keeps the readers atten-

tion from beginning to end.

Though this is a completely c-

tional story, it is believable. One

may even wonder whatever

happened to Joseph Burke. I

have heard some people tried to

Google him thinking the story

was true. The book does have

some historical accuracy and isa really enticing trip into a time

where the dangers of racial dis-crimination are just an everydaypart of living.

It is also quite interesting todelve into the mind of a man

who has been through the hellof a major war and survived alife-threatening injury. Whatkind of issues was he dealing

with? How did he go on liv-ing a normal life? What will hedo now? These are questionsBurke really put off answeringthroughout the whole book,but soon found himself face toface with the very issues he wastrying to avoid.

I truly enjoyed reading thisbook because there was never amoment that I was bored. I didnot fall asleep while reading itand I even had to force myselfto put it down and go to bed.

Although I do not know any-thing about baseball or being a

veteran, there were a few thingsI could relate to. Growing up,I had a grandfather who was a

veteran and he would tell mestories about the war. Readinghis stories made me understand

Burkes character a bit more.

Double Play, by Robert B. Parker

2011 POP-Cuur highighsBLEU LANE

12

Every year the media isfueled by new music, mov-

ies and scandals. As 2011

comes to a close, I wouldlike to highlight (in no par-

ticular order) some pop cul-ture moments that stoodout to me.

1. Harry Potter andthe Deathly Hallowspt. 2

On July15 , muggles from

all over ocked to theatersto see the nal installment

of the Harry Potter movies.

The decade long battle be-tween the boy who lived and

he-who-must-not-be-named

came to a close on the bigscreen, and Im not gonna

lie, as a Harry Potter enthu-

siast, it was a bit emotional.

2. R.I.P. Amy Wine-house

On July 23, British song-

stress, Amy Winehouse,

passed away. It was laterfound that the cause of her

death was alcohol poison-

ing. While some may arguethat she was best known for

her wild antics and massive

beehive hair, there is no de-

nying that Amy had an incred-ible talent and will be missedby fans as well as the music

industry.

3. Lady Gaga furtherproved she is insane

Known for her perplexing-ly creative music videos, it was

a shocker when her video forEdge of Glory was seem-ingly uncomplicated. Somethought maybe she was turn-ing over a new, less confusingleaf; but then she released the

video for You and I. We sawGaga as a mermaid, Gaga asa man, and Gaga dancing ina manger all to the tune ofa song which is about a lovestory in Nebraska. On August28, Gaga attended the MTV

Video Music Awards dressedas the male character from the

video, Jo Calderone. She re-mained in costume the wholenight and referred to herself(Lady Gaga) in third person.Is Gaga a misunderstood art-ist, or just a woman goingthrough an identity crisis? Wemay never know

4. Beyonce is preg-nant... or is she?

The announcement ofBeyonces pregnancy was fol-lowed by a whirlwind of con-troversy. For various reasons,

there was speculation as to whether or not her babybump was real. Despite allthe rumors, with such a tal-ented gene-pool, this baby issure to be a future superstar.

5. Occupy WallStreet

This year, the Occupyprotests became the big-gest trend for pseudo-hippies who are upset thatthey missed out on the 60s.

While the issues being ad-dressed by the movementare valid, the execution hasbeen sloppy. Protest signsare lled with so many de-mands that there isnt justone institution to protest.Im sure it started with goodintentions, but it turned intosomething thats hard to

take seriously. I heard frompeople who went to the pro-test in Philly that it felt likea party in some parts. Peo-ple were showing up andhanging out as if they weretailgating a sporting event.College students who aresupposedly upset abouttheir student debt skippedclasses to occupy cities.

What does that help? Nowyoure behind in classes andyou still have loans to payback. Look at you go.


8/12

The Grifn8

images: Nina Rosenberg 12

This part of the semester is my

favorite time of year. Chestnut

Hill becomes more than a college

campus. It feels like home.

- Nina Rosenberg 12


9/12

The Grifn9

OpiniOnSubjective Scrutiny

cartoon:TravisWolfe12

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10/12

Mak yur pii hardby ubmittig lttr t thditr r ctributi t The

Grifn.submii bcm prp-

rty fThe Grifnad ar ub-jct t ditig fr tyl, clarityad pac ccr.

submii rprt thpii f th authr() add t carily rprtThe Grifnpiti.

Pla d all lttr r ar-ticl ida t Jill McFarlad [email protected].

The Grifn 10

AnonYMoUs

Wh I walk it th caf-tria at Chtut Hill, I th had-draw map f thcial ttig frm Ma

Girl. Th frt diigara i dmiatd by athlt,paratd by prt ad tabl.

Aid frm a fw tabl, ithard to nd a person in this

frt caftria that it aprt tam, r at lat clfrid with a athlt. etrth back diig rm ad thcari i a tark ctrat.Grup ar grgatd byfrid grup, ad t ailyditiguihabl accrdig tay rt f cial diga-ti. It al quitr, with

a air f fridly chattr adluchtim bdig.

If I rtur t th maicaftria, it hardr t harvr th bmig vic fth ccr guy, th pttyprak pulld by th girllacr tam, r th udf th m lacr tamcutig ut th puh-upbig prfrmd by a mm-br wh uttrd mi. Myy ar draw t th mat-trig f gld ad yllwhirt, th pr-wrap adrig

vry fmal ccr playrhad, ad th padx clad

vllyball playr. It clarthat th ppl har acmm trait that xtdbyd big a CHC tudt,mthig that t thmapart frm th cial ttigvidt i th back caftria.

Thy ar athlt; a wrd that

Student Athletesurpasses a simple denition

f wh play prt. It ia badg, a cmm attribut, aymbl f whm yu aciat

with ad whr yu will b th wkd. Th lif f a

athlt at Chtut Hill i grat:a built-i frid grup, guara-td xtra-curricular activi-ti Thurday thrugh saturdayad th ability t cmpt a cllgiat lvl. But ar wtruly gttig th cllg xpri-c?

Big a mmbr f a prtteam myself, I nd it extremely

difcult to balance wanting

t b part f th tam whilal big part f th gratrChtut Hill cmmuity. Iapir t hav a cl bd

with my tammat, yt I flthat I wuld b hurtig mylft cmpltly itgrat withthm. Bth th gratt faultad mt datardly wakf prt tam hr i thircloseness. If you need to nd

a fmal ccr playr, 90 pr-ct f th tim thy will burrudd by a grup f c-cr playr, ad thi dyamicca b xtdd t ay prttam. Whil thi i caryand vital on the eld, I fear the

implicati that accmpay

it. It crat a pack mtal-ity, ad mak it arly imp-ibl t participat i activiti

withut th grup. I fl athugh big a athlt cla may dr a it p. If tri t g ff thirw, it a gd a puttig upa wall btw thmlv adth rt f th tam. spdig

larg amut f tim withthr frid grup i hard,bcau yu will lgrudrtad all f th iidjk crackd at practic rb abl t participat i th

rmiicig f th prviuight activiti. By bigivlvd arud campu yufl parat, lik a uc-ary add- t a thrwicmplt pack.

Ad it t jut a dtri-mtal rlatihip fr thf u wh wuld lik tbrach ut durig ur cllgyar. What gig t hap-p wh w graduat adar lgr urrudd byur tammat? Hw ar wgig t fucti i th ral

wrld if w vr hav tmak frid utid f aaigd grup, vr hav tmak ccti that artbad a arbitrary pa-tim? Ad, mt uttlig,ar w gig t lk back ur cllg xpric adhave nothing to reect on

bid practic, gam adparti with th am grupf ppl? I hardly thik thii what w wat. Cllg ia tim t grw, t xplr, tchag. s hav fu, crat

latig rlatihip with ath-lt ad nARP (n-Ath-ltic Rgular Pr) alik,ad gt vrythig yu cafrm yur tim at ChtutHill. Rmmbr that yu armr tha yur prt, mrtha yur tammat, admr tha a athlt. Yu

wt rgrt it.

Dar Chtut Hill Cllg

cmmuity,

o bhalf f th nrth- wt Philadlphia ItrfaithHpitality ntwrk (nPIHn),I wuld lik t thak Cht-

ut Hill Cllg fr graciulyprig ad htig uraual empty Bwl Dir

Wednesday, November 16th.

Fr th pat 13 yar, CHCha wlcmd ur currt adfrmr gut famili, cgr-gati, upprtr, ad vlu-tr t yur bautiful cam-pu t har a harty mal adth warmth f cmmuity irdr t hight awar ffamily hml. Thak tyur partrhip, what tartdut a a rlativly mall gathr-

ig f 150 ppl i 1998 habcm a ighbrhd tradi-ti that draw apprximatly1,500 attd!

I may way, th hpital-ity that Chtut Hill Cllgha hw t nPIHn mirrrur w cmmitmt t thppl whm w rv. By wl-cmig hml famili itlcal cgrgati ad prvid-ig ach family with a privatrm, nPIHn prvid thcmfrt ad urturig vi-rmt dd fr ur gut

t brak ut f th crul cyclf pvrty ad hml.

W ar ipird by thir uc-c ad clbrat with thmas they move forward in nd-ig gd jb, btaiig qualitychildcar, mvig it af adaffrdabl huig, cmpltigthir GeD, ad rllig icllg. offrig a altrativt mr chatic public hltrttig ad a way t kp fami-li tgthr durig thir pridf hml, w ar prudthat ur gut call u th hl-

tr that i mr lik a hm.Withut quti, th up-

prt ad viibility that CHCprvid t nPIHn thrughth empty Bwl Dir i acrucial factr i ur ucc.evry yar, i th midt f abuy fall mtr, th tirChtut Hill Cllg cmmu-ity cm tgthr t gagth urrudig nrthwtPhiladlphia cmmuity i thivt.

I wuld lik t tak thi p-prtuity t thak Carl Ja

A Letter of Thanks

eMeRALD CAPeRs15

nw Yar Rluti; whav all mad thm. W hav

all brk thm t. Thyrpart f a lit w all mak i

Dcmbr (which cm c-

d t Chritma gift fcur).

Thyr th prmiyu mak t bttr yurlf r

thr i th upcmig yar. Th am prmi that ar

uually abadd by Fbru-

ary f th nw Yar, if tr. Uually, th mtcmmly brk cvat

fr th nw Yar ar ligwight, quittig mkig, at-

ig halthir, avig my

ad big l trd. Mtyug adult hav prbably

had r mr f thrluti thir agda

i th pat. But what i it thatmak thm ay t brak?

It i prbably th fact w allfall ubjct t ur ruti. If

th bad habit w wih t fr-

g ar part f ur daily ru-ti th c w mv pat

th vlty f th nw Yar,may f u rtur back t ur

rigial ruti. Thrfr,th bad habit ar ricr-

pratd it ur day.

o CHC tudt dcid-d t try t giv up hr vic

f Dit Ck. I alway ayIm gig t tp drikig

Dit Ck, ad th I g addw a whl ca f thm.

But lt b ral hr, hrdwfall wa prbably a lack

f rgy that caud hr tgrab a ca f Ck i d-

prati t gt that bt f

rgy fr lg tudy ight. Jut lik hr, may mak th

am rluti yar aftryar ad dpit big uuc-

cful thy ctiu t makad brak thm. A th clich

g rul wr mat t bbrk.

s th quti bcm what i t d? I ay, b

ptimitic ad crat a lit f

gal fr th upcmig yar.

Ad, plac th fair i lft achiv thm. Lt t

tak th pimitic apprach

ad raliz that hitry r-

pat itlf. Lt rfrai frm

cratig prmi r rul t

gvrig lf that ar

ivitabl t fail, (i.. t tp

curig). Whil that pla may

m t b raabl ad

th thught that th abc

f rluti allw atur

to take its course, I nd the

ptimitic pti t b mr

favrabl. Th magic f nw

Yar i th blif that xt

year will be the time you -

ally put yur ft dw ad

lose that extra ve pounds,

tp drikig yur Dit Ck,

r wah yur muth ut with

ap ad tp curig. s lik

vry thr ptimitic pr

gttig rady fr athr yar

f pibiliti, I lk frward

to fullling my list of resolu-

ti. Hwvr plauibl that

may b.

Val, ssJ, Ph.D., Pridtf Chtut Hill Cllg frpig th cllg campu thtig uch a larg cal cm-muity vt ad Mary DarrahssJ fr bgiig thi traditi!

Thak al t Midy Wld-

ig, IHM ad Michll Lhr,ssJ fr a amazig rgaizigad crdiatig ffrt adfr ivlvig may tu-dt grup i vry apct fth vt. I wuld al lik tthak th CHC Campu Mii-try wrk tudy ad itr frhlpig with th may dtailf th dir; J Thrp, Di-rctr f Ridc Lif; nikkiLckhart, Aitat Dirctr f

Athltic fr Acadmic succad Cmmuity egagmtChtut Hill Cllg; all taff

ad faculty vlutr; all tu-dt vlutr, wh prviddvrythig frm kitch hlp trvig t garbag dipal; thCHC athltic tam (m c-cr ad wm ccr, ba-ktball ad ftball) fr thirhlp thrughut th ight.

Lat, but t lat, thakt Kyl Gl, Mi Lil, Mi

Adri ad Chartwll Di-ig srvic, fr datig thircatrig rvic fr th emptyBwl t-up ad th hatig fup, a wll a fr prvidig

all li, papr prduct, bv-rag, ad rll ad buttr; tth Public Rlati Dpart-mt, pcially Lia Mix;Ray Hallma ad Allid Bartscurity srvic; Frak Daviad Hukpig srvic fth Arthur Jack Cmpayfr lcatig ad mvig vrytabl wd by CHC t thsrgti Ara; Frak Dalyad th CHC shuttl Drivr.

Yu ar all truly livig th mi-i f CHC!

A w bgi th Advt ad

prpar fr th Chritma a-, w ar rmidd that irdr t rv Gd, w mutrv athr. nPIHn idply gratful fr ur partr-hip with Chtut Hill Cllg,a cmmuity that dmtrata tru grity f pirit adthat har ur vii f a

wrld i which hmlad hugr ar limiatd bylivig ur liv with a frpibility tward a-thr. Th fud that w raidfrm th empty Bwl Dir

will hlp u t ctiu dlivr-ig hltr ad critically-ddrvic t hml ad lwicm famili i nrthwtPhiladlphia. Th ddicati fChtut Hill Cllg dm-trat that wh a cmmuitypull tgthr, w ca mak ahug diffrc i th liv fur ighbrad fr that

w ar thakful!sicrly,

Rachl Falkvexcutiv Dirctr

resolution and possibilities


11/12

SportSThe Grifn 11

philles off-Seasn

Leads New playes

Justin EngElhardt

12

The 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic continues thetradition established by theNHL, of hosting a regular-season game outdoors. At theonset of the new year and tocelebrate the origin and tradi-tions of hockeys original roots,they will play in Philadelphia atCitizens Bank Park, the home

of the Phillies.The stadium that is equated with Philly red between Aprilthrough October will be packed

with enthusiastic black and or-ange hockey sweaters for therst time. The baseball eld willbe cut in half and will have afull size outdoor ice rink placedin the middle of the stadium,just as if the game were beingplayed on an outdoor pond.

The Philadelphia Flyers willbe hosting the New York Rang-ers on Monday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m.

ET. The game will be broad-casted live on NBC. This is thebiggest event, besides the Stan-ley Cup for the NHL, and hasbrought in great ratings the pastfew years. This will be the rsttime the event is hosted in Phil-adelphia, and the second timein as many years for the Flyersto be participating.

The Rangers-Flyers rivalry

is one of our very best, saidGary Bettman, NHL Commis-sioner. It is only a short dis-tance from Broadway to BroadStreet, and over the years, thesenot-so-neighborly teams haveprovided an assortment ofmemorable games. I have ev-ery expectation that the 2012Bridgestone NHL Winter Clas-sic will provide more great mo-ments to remember.

Division rivals since the

197475 season, the Rangersand Flyers become the closestgeographic rivals to compete inthe Bridgestone NHL WinterClassic, and like all other rival-ries involving New York andPhiladelphia sports teams, thisis a heated match up.

The 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburghon NBC Sports aired in prime-time and was the most-watchedNHL regular season game inthe U.S. in 36 years with an av-erage of 4.5 million viewers.

For the second consecu-tive year, the NHL will part-ner with HBO Sports and itsgroundbreaking 24/7 real-ity franchise. As it did with thePittsburgh Penguins and Wash-ington Capitals last year, thefour-episode, all-access series

will provide viewers an exclu-sive behind-the-scenes look atboth teams, along with in-depth

interviews with players, coaches

and front-ofce personnel. All

of this will happen as the teams

compete during the NHL regu-

lar-season, including a Dec. 23

match up between the teams at

Madison Square Garden. Im

not even much of a hockey fan

at all, says Yannick Wallace, a

senior at CHC, but this is an

event I will actually be watch-

ing.

The premiere HBO episode

debuts in prime time, Wednes-day, Dec. 14, at 10 p.m. ET,

with new episodes debuting

each successive Wednesday at

10 p.m. ET. Many fans have

expressed the HBO series to

be the best part of the whole

event, showing the hard work

and preparation that is involved

inside the locker room and

practice, and giving an all access

pass for fans to see and hear

what players go through on and

off the ice.

The event will also be host-

ing a Legends Game prior to

the game, having some of the

legends of the past such as Eric

Lindros and John Leclair com-

ing back for a game. This is a

must see event for any sports

enthusiast, not just hockey fans.

It will be the magnitude of a

game being played outdoors in

the Winter.

Hockey Rivalry Beckons in New Year

Continued from Page 12

Cliff Lee. With many people

expecting Lee to be in another

set of pinstripes in the foresee-

able future, the Phillies signing

him was one of the biggest sur-

prises and, as many said, was a

Christmas present to the team.

Inked to a ve year deal with a

guaranteed $120M and the pos-

sibility to earn up to $135M, the

signing was also a nice presentto the pitcher who never want-

ed to be traded from Philly in

the rst place.

So with two mega off-sea-

sons and the Phillies acquisi-

tion of two of baseballs best

pitchers, it was a wonder what

Amaro would do this year. The

off-season for the Phillies start-

ed with two big questions: SS

[shortstop] Jimmy Rollins and

RP [relief pitcher] Ryan Mad-

son. Both players were at the

end of their contracts and both

looked to be primed for a big

payday.

Other than these two free

agents, the Phillies were faced

with expiring contracts for

back-up catcher Brian Schnei-

der, LF [leftelder] Raul Ibanez,

RHP [right handed pitcher] Roy

Oswalt and former closer Brad

Lidge. So far the Phillies de-

clined their options on Oswalt

and Lidge but it is not out of the

question that either or both ofthese players could return. The

Philies offered Ibanez arbitra-

tion but he has yet to accept or

decline and they have re-signed

Schneider to a one year deal.

In addition to these moves, the

Phillies also traded for utility

player Ty Wigginton, who can

play rst, third or the outeld

positions, giving the Phillies

much needed depth. They also

signed former beloved Phillie,

Jim Thome, to a one year deal.

Although none of these moves

BasketballBoys Score

Big PointsOn November 16 in

Sorgenti Arena, Bran-

don Williams reached

his 1,000th point in the

game againist C.W. Post

College. The team won

98 to 80. Coach Balcer is

now three games away

from one-hundred wins.

images contributed by: Brandon Williams 12

image contributed by: Grifn Athletics

On November 11, Dan Comas scored his 1,000th

point in the game against West Chester University.

image: WEBN-TV, www.ickr.com/photos/politicalpulse/

Phillies enter Joker Marcanant Stadium in Lakeeld, Florida during 2011 off-season.

are blockbuster, Ruben wasnot done. Matching his pastof signing the big name to the

big contract, the Phillies inkeda $50M deal with former RedSox closer, Jonathon Papelbon,making him the highest paidcloser in baseball history andthe newest star to sport red and

white pinstripes. The contractfor Papelbon came on the heelsof rumored announcementsthat the Phillies had agreed to a$44M deal with Ryan Madson.

Although the Madson deal wasnot true, Amaro has said thatthe Phillies got their man and

the one they wanted all along isAll-Star closer Papelbon.

With baseballs winter meet-ings underway and the monthof December upon us, it is onlynatural to wonder what Amaro

still has up his sleeve. With deci-sions left to be made, positionsleft to ll and somehow, some-

way, the payroll left to ll them,Ruben Amaro and the Phillies

can still make a splash and bringa marquee player to Philly, per-haps Mets SS Jose Reyes if the

team parts with Rollins? If thepast has only taught Philliesfans one thing it is this: dontever count out Ruben Amaroand the Phillies to do some-thing big in December. That is

the month after all that broughtLee and Halladay to Philly andby all indications it could bebringing another big name herefor the 2012 season.


12/12

The Grifn12

SportSCross Country Final11/6, Joseph Trujillo placed 97-178 atthe NCAA DII East Regional Meet.11/16, Isabella Murray placed 140-183 at the NCAA DII East RegionalMeet.

Mens Basketball 5-2

Womens Volleyball Final 13-19

Womens Basketball 0-3

Current Record

For more information, visit: grifnathletics.com

(Current as of 12/4)

KAIT LEONARD13

For months, students allover campus were asking thequestion: Where is the Grif-

n?The Colleges most beloved

mascot had been missing fromsporting events leaving many

students wondering wherehe went. Finally, after a fewmonths of searching, the Grif-

n was found doing what he hasalways done best... engaging thestudents and staff at the college

in a spirit-lled way. He wasspotted at the grand opening ofthe Colleges new tness centerdoing what promises to be the

rst of many work outs neededto get in shape for a long seasonof cheering the Colleges sports

teams to victory. The Grifns location was

unknown for some time and, asa result, rumors surfaced that

the colleges old mascot cos-tume was stolen by an unknownstudent at the College. The

truth, however, as conrmed byDirector of Student ActivitiesEmily Schademan, was that the

Grifn was never lost or stolenand that the costume was sittingin the back of a storage closet.The old Grifn was just falling

apart, said Schademan whenasked why the costume hadbeen shelved. We decided it

was time for another Grifn. With a brand new idea in

mind, the Student ActivitiesOfce went to work on creat-

ing the mystery surrounding theappearance of the new Grifn.

The idea to say that the Grifn

was missing created mystery andexcitement among the studentsand was fueled by posts on the

student run blog, 75 Acres ofAwesome and on twitter where

the Grifn reported that he wasjust taking some time off. Stu-dent Activities created a cam-

paign for the Missing Grifn,and in conjunction with thecolleges marketing rm 160/90

and Marketing Director GillianChaplan, helped to create thenew look of the Grifn.

The unveiling of the re-

vamped Grifn at the grandopening of the new tnesscenter was a natural decision.

160/90 and Student Activitiesdetermined that what better a

way to nd the new and im-

proved Grifn than workingout at the new gym, preparinghimself for a long season ofCHC activities?

In addition to the Grifnsnew look, the person to fulllthe mascot duties will also be

brand new. The College heldtryouts for students looking

to occupy the new costumefor the year and sports season.

Although the tryouts were anopen event for all students to

witness, part of the mystery

around the Grifn will be thehidden identities of who ex-actly is the Grifn. This year

we want the identities of ourstudents playing our mascot tobe hidden, but we did hire threestudents Schademan said.

We want someone to en-gage and excite the crowd,said Megan Cranney, Assistant

Director of Student Activities,someone who has a lot of spir-it. With the three new hires,

Student Activities believes theyhave found students able todo just that. In addition to thestudents in the costume, Stu-

dent Activities is encouragingall students to think of what toname the new Grifn, to make

it more personal to the school.Students can create the names

Ls Giffin, Nw Fund wih New Ideniythey want and post them on the

colleges website. Then students

can choose what name they like

the best, ultimately giving a new

personality for the mascot cur-

rently known as Grifn.

So the Grifn who posted

on 75 Acres of Awesome that

he was reecting and re-eval-

uating his life, is ready to once

again become part of the fabric

of life here at Chestnut Hill Col-

lege. You can spot the Grifn at

certain sporting events, family

weekends, and at other College

events. The Grifn will also be

making a special appearance at

the Christmas decorating night,

so keep your eyes peeled and

dont be surprised if you run

into him around campus!

KARLAANE KLOUDA

14

Do you remember your

younger days, when you were

lled with school spirit? The

student section overowing

the bleachers with anticipa-

tion and pride, ready to cheer

your schools sports teams on.

Dont you miss it? If you do,

then buy into the new Grifn

Nation movement.

Grifn Nation was created

Students Unite Under Griffin Nationby the womens basketball teamas a way to unify, not just all of

the sports team, but the entire

college community. Womens

Basketball Coach Laura Pruitt

encourages her team to buy

into the system, buy into col-

lege athletics, Chestnut Hill.

After watching the movie,

Mighty Macs, which is based

on the real life story of the

1971-72 Immaculata College

team that started as underdogs

but became the rst Cinderella

story in womens basketball, the

Lady Grifns were inspired.

We hope that Grifn Nation

will bring those who participate

in college athletics with those

who do not, forming a union-

a nation, says captain Ebony

Washington, who hopes the

movement can ll the seats in

Sorgenti Arena for the womens

team. If you take away athlet-

ics we are just like you.

There has also been a twit-

ter account made: @GrifnNa-

tion, which will update all

sports events and news dai-

ly. The womens basketball

team is selling Grifn Nation

bracelets in black and red and

in the future, they hope to sell

t-shirts ands scarves. Captain

Ebony Washington hopes

to win over her fellow Grif-

ns and get them to buy into

Grifn Nation. It is never

to late to have a little school

spirit and pride.

PhilliesSeason

Recap

Phillies Off-Season

Continued on Page 11

image: Jess Veazey 13

Above, the Grifn during Kisses for Kyles Night, in

which the Grifn participated in several rounds of Vol-

leyball for a good cause.

Below, the Grifn assisting the seniors during Christ-

mas Decorating Night on December 1.

MARILEE GALLAGHER14

If you think that just be-cause the playoffs and regularseason are over that means that

baseball is over, think again. Ashas been proven in years pastand especially when it comesto the Phillies, the baseball off-season can be almost as excitingas the season itself. Coming offof a very disappointing end tosuch a promising season, fansare all asking: What is Rubengoing to do this year?

In the past two years wehave seen the Phillies do someincredible things afer the endof the baseball season. In 2009,the Phillies were at the center of

a three team trade where Phil-lies pitcher Cliff Lee was tradedto the Seattle Mariners and RoyHalladay of the Blue Jays wastraded to the Phillies. A handfulof prospects and cash consid-erations were also involved, butthe big story of the off-seasonsurrounded the Phillies andhow they traded one Cy Young

Award Winner for another.While in 2012 we saw the Phil-lies part with star RF [rightelder] Jayson Werth, we alsosaw them make a blockbuster

free agent signing when bring-ing Cliff Lee back to Phila-delphia. After a stellar season

which almost resulted in aWorld Series Championship forthe Texas Rangers, Lee was themarquee free agent on the ma-ket. The Rangers were vying tore-sign him but it seemed cer-

tain he would wind up in aNew York Yankees uniform asthey were offering the moneyand the years to make the dealhappen. There were rumblingsthat the Phillies wanted to bringLee back and that they were theundisclosed team in pursuit ofthe pitcher, but with an evergrowing payroll it seemed im-possible.

Then, out of nowhere, Phil-lies GM [general manager] Ru-ben Amaro emerged and tookto the podium surprising thePhiladelphia media, fans andbaseball enthusiasts everywherethat the newest player would be


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