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The 2012 Bachelors of Fine Arts Show in the Gibson Gal lery has set the bar higher for artists throughout the SUNY system. The works of Danielle Wieres, Mario A. Colón, Kate Kuligowski, Laura Hadley, Elizabeth LaBarge, Katherine Ir win, Angela Marken, Rachael Kmack and Carlie Miller will be featured in Brainerd Hall until May 20. Each artist developed a theme to be put on display as part of their year long senior thesis. Themes range greatly. “Strength in confinement in the meat packing industry,” and
“Human and animal hybrids to show stereotypes in society” are just two of the nine thought provoking ideas explored. It is easy to see the development of each motif as the artists grew over the course of the academic year. After hundreds of hours in the studio and advisement from faculty of the art department, these works radiate the hard work and tal ent of the seniors. “It isn’t uncommon to have six hour stu dio sessions almost everyday to prepare works for a show,” said Carlie Miller, a senior featured in the show. The gallery shows each of the mediums in great light. The show features mixed medium sculptures, charcoal drawings, oil paintings and digitally altered photographs.
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Three of the B.F.A. featured artists along with several oth er students from SUNY Potsdam will be featured in the Best of SUNY exhibition at the New York State Museam opening May 4 in Albany. Truly the only way to appreciate the fine works is to see them in Brainerd Hall in person. The exhibit will be open from 12 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 12 to 7 p.m. Tues days and Thursdays and 12 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The exhibit will also be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. commencement Sunday May 20.
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News Tuition problems peak in United States 2 the Racquette
Carla Furguglietto News Editor
It’s now realistic to advise stu dents to begin saving for college in kindergarten. As students, we’re no strangers to pursuing higher edu cation after high school and many !"# $%# &'(# )$%*# +,-.,/# !$*# 0!1# (2 pensive such a pursuit really is. It
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0&%#!"+3.&445#-&1,(-#!,#6'(%.-(,*# Obama however, that the college -(7*#3'.%.%#0&%#+,&445#0.*#'!38#7!* tom in the United States. As of last week Americans have now accu mulated more student loan debt than credit card debt – a conception that has weakened the likelihood of lower income families able to at tend college.
With the massive increases in college enrollments, the student .,*('(%*# '&*(%# &'(# !,45# (29(3*(-# *!# increase from here on out. Along with increasing interest rates, the increasing price of our tuition at :;<=# 6!*%-&># .%# &4%!# &,!*0('# symptom of overpriced educa tion in the U.S. After the passage of Governor Cuomo’s NY SUNY
MNMN# 64&,?# *0(# 3!%*# !"# !$'# *$.*.!,# &*# :;<=# 6!*%-&># 1.44# %*(&-.45# .,3'(&%(# !@('# *0(# ,(2*# "!$'# 5(&'%D# Last year marked the beginning of Cuomo’s plan, where all SUNY schools saw an increase in their tu ition costs from the year before. G0(#*$.*.!,#.,3'(&%(#.%#(29(3*(-# to generate $1.6 million in new revenue for adjunct funding, or the compensation for parttimers teaching in the SUNY system. The intent of this plan rested on cre ating jobs for graduates, but it’s %.>$4*&,(!$%45# 3'(&*.,/# +,&,3.&4# 3!,A.3*# "!'# .,3!>.,/# $,-('/'&-$ &*(%D# # F4*0!$/0# 6'(%.-(,*# O7&>&# doesn’t have the ability to directly solve the rising cost of tuition, he has claimed that rising interest rates will be the primary focus of his upcoming election. Obama has stated in his address “In America, 0./0('# (-$3&*.!,# 3&,,!*# 7(# &# 4$2 ury. It is an economic imperative that every family must be able to afford”, a claim that will not only serve as the foundations for his po 4.*.3&4#3&>9&./,#,(2*#5(&'?#7$*#&4%!# !$'# +,&,3.&4# 1(4"&'(# &%# %*$-(,*%# on this campus. Obama has promised to begin acampaign to drive lawmakers to keep student interest rates at their current levels, before they face their annual increase on July 1.
The predicted increase for student 4!&,#'&*(%#1.44#7(#34!%(#*!#JP?#&- versely affecting public university tuition ! 4!&,%# &'(# ,!1# &7!$*# QRJN# billion which is a greater debt pile than credit card balances and auto loans”. Student loan rates are now only second to mortgage debt, an !*0('# +,&,3.&4# 3'.%.%# *0&*# 0&%# &4 ready set ablaze the nation’s econ omy. Furthermore, the economists 0&@(# &4%!# $,3!@('(-# *0&*# &99'!2. >&*(45# SSP# !"# 9(!94(# 10!# 0&@(# taken into student debt are under the age of 40 (no surprise there) and ,(&'45#SMP#!"#7!''!1('%#0&@(#4!&,# balances under $25,000. F33!'-.,/# *!# *0(# T0.*(# C!$%(?# the interest rate change would af "(3*# &7!$*# JDU# >.44.!,# %*$-(,*%# V# &,-#W#0&@(#&#0$,30#*0&*#*0(#6!*%-&># Bears are also a part of this statistic bubble. ABC News has also re 9!'*(-#*0&*#*0(#JDU#>.44.!,#&""(3*(-# students will also see an additional $1,000 in debt per year. With this information it has never been more important that we research the re turn on investment rates for our majors. Many of us may not have a handle on the political chain of (@(,*%# '(/&'-.,/# !$'# +,&,3.&4# "$ tures, but it is critical that we get our money’s worth out of our edu 3&*.!,#0('(#&*#:;<=#6!*%-&>D#
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New WTC reclaims NY Alexander Ivanoff Staff Writer
On the last day of April, the World Trade Center stood as the tallest building in New York City. The steel beams were placed on top of the structure on Monday, a day before the oneyear anniver sary of the death of Osama Bin Laden. According to Mike Men ,(44&?# *0(# 3!,%*'$3*.!,# (2(3$*.@(# who was in charge of building the original towers, “the project is bringing a major milestone to the city and the country.” Mennella also stated, “Today is a day where we can really look back and say the milestones we’ve surpassed and overcome are certainly more %./,.+3&,*#*0&,#*0(#!,(%#&0(&-#!"# us.” Most of the building will be of
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tion the New Jersey Nets coming to Brooklyn, you have what might be the setting of the biggest re naissance in the city since the 1980s. Mennella stated that amid the September 11, 2001 devasta tion he always hoped he’d be able to be part of an effort to rebuild *0(# 3.*5D# C(# "(4*# .*# 1&%,L*# )$%*# about rebuilding an icon of New York’s skyline, but about helping the city’s residents heal and move forward. Mennella concluded his CNN interview with a promising observation: “I think as people look at the building from afar and then realize the site that it sits on, the memorial it adjoins and what the site is about, what was lost here, and what is now being put back together –# .*L%# &,# (23.*.,/# moment.”
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ments showed that Bin Laden was planning on another big attack in *0(# ;D:D# C.%# 7.//(%*# &.># 1&%# *!# kill president Barack Obama, say ing that it would lead the U.S. into a crisis. In addition, he wanted vice president Joseph Biden to be kept alive because “Biden is totally un prepared for that post.” W,# !,(# !"# \.,# ]&-(,L%# +,&4# 4(* ters, he references the U.S. as a tree, and the cooperating Muslim /'!$9%# &%# *0(# 7'&,30(%D# C(# 1'.*(%?# “The only option we are left with is to slowly cut that tree down using a saw, never to stop until that tree is down and the branches die with it.”
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Al-Queda on its way out? New documents from the Com bating Terrorism Center reveal that Osama Bin Laden was losing con trol as a leader while continuing to promise threats to the United States. F"*('# 4!3&*.,/# XJ# 4(**('%# 3!,%.%* .,/# !"# XJY# 9&/(%# "'!># *0(# 4!3&*.!,# of Bin Laden’s assassination, they were revealed to the public for the +'%*#*.>(#4&%*#G0$'%-&5D Z'!># *0(# XJY# 9&/(%?# ;D:D# >.4. *&'5#!"+3.&4%#%&5#*0&*#!@('&44?#F4#[& eda was failing to recognize where *0(5# 1('(# /!.,/# ,(2*D# G0(# 7.//(%*# problem for Bin Laden was his in &7.4.*5#*!#3!,*'!4#0.%#&"+4.&*(%#"'!># around the world, claiming that his senior workers would be focusing on the wrong issues. Most importantly, these docu
What Facebook’s worth F%# ."# ^EO# _&'8# `$38('7('/?# creator of Facebook, hasn’t proven himself enough, his entire company is now valued at a whopping total of $95 billion. With over 900 million users, it is
no surprise that Facebook is gaining more recognition and power. This 5(&'?#Z&3(7!!8#.*%(4"#.%#(29(3*(-#*!# be worth $12 billion, which is an $11 billion rise from last year. Z&3(7!!8L%# W6O# .%# 9'!)(3*(-# *!# set a new record for any Internet 3!>9&,.(%# -(7$*D# G0(# (29(3*(-# price range for each share will range from $28$35. The price of Facebook’s stock is /!.,/#*!#7(#4.%*(-#!,#_&5#XJ*0?#&,-# will see the public trading system "!'#*0(#+'%*#*.>(#(@('#!,#_&5#XR*0D Mom gives son stun gun For your unusual news of the 1((8?# &# %*$-(,*# ,!1# "&3(%# (29$4 sion from his school because his mother gave him a stun gun to pro tect himself against kids picking on him. O,# _!,-&5?# _&5# J?# ^0(4.%&# Grimes thought there was nothing else she could do to help her son,
Darnell Young. “I do not promote violence,” she admits. “But what is a parent suppose to do if you think you already did everything you’re supposed to do.” Young allegedly was being teased and then waved his stun gun in the air to scare them off. Shortly after this gesture, police arrested Young and put him in handcuffs. Young claims that he consistent ly gets made fun of and tormented because he is gay and dresses col orfully. The principal proclaims that teachers have also been telling him to dress differently. Grimes said that the school was just making things worse and she had to take actions into her own hands. Young admitted, “I didn’t know what to do and I thought about suicide. God blessed me with my life. I love education. I would never commit suicide, but this bullying got so bad that I thought about it.”
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May 11, 2012
“Toddlers and Tiaras” is disgusting “Sugar and spice and everything nice” is what little girls are said to be made of, but whoever coined this expression seems to have left a few things out, like fake teeth, hair extensions, spray tans, three pounds worth of makeup and a bad attitude. At least if they were talking about the girls on TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras.” Each hourlong episode of “Toddlers & Ti aras” follows around three girls and their fami lies as they prepare for and compete in beauty pageants. The ages of the girls featured range between three years old to the preteen years, and they are usually the only children in their families. In preparing for the pageants these children are subject to many things way beyond their age levels, including being forced by their parents to practice for the pageants for literally hours into the night when the children are home from school. They have to practice walking in their #2+:%5+)#$%-)')/$G.)"$C-/)$)"#$5.;")$&%58$+69$4%/ ture as well as for the “talent” portion of the con test. One mother, Susanna, gave her daughter a spoonful of straight sugar to “perk her up” when )"#$'F#$7#+5$%29$/+.9$/"#$G+/$).5#9<$ These girls are also put through beauty treat
ments and regimes that they are just too young to experience. In order to prepare for pageants lookwise, these girls are subjected to face wash es and creams, exfoliating treatments, eyebrow waxing, spray tans, fake eyelashes, hair exten sions and wigs; they even go as far as shaving their legs. Then, for the actual competition these children wear elaborate, expensive dresses and often times clothes that are very revealing and provocative. One episode of the hit show fea tured a Hawaiianthemed fashion show for which most girls were dressed in bikinis more properly suited for adults. There is absolutely no reason for such young children to experience things like hav ing their legs shaved and what it feels like to wear such large amounts of makeup. A three yearold girl should be in overalls with her hair in pigtails playing in the mud in her backyard, not spending hours being turned into a Bar bie doll so people can gawk at her on stage. It is not just what these girls do for the pageants but also what the pageants do to the girls. These children are basically taught, through the rein forcement of the win, that they have to do all
of these extensive beauty treatments and wear #34#6/.F#$ +69$ 45%F%(+).F#$ %-)')/$ )%$ ;#)$ +))#6 tion and affection. Is that any way to teach our youth? No! It’s childhoods like these that cause girls to be so selfconscious and hateful in their later years. These girls are not being taught to embrace their natural and inner beauty, but rath er that physical beauty is the most important. These girls are also typically very spoiled because of this lifestyle. The show often shows them throwing tantrums and screaming about 6%)$ ;#)).6;$ +$ (#5)+.6$ 95#//$ H)"+)$ (%/)/$ +/$ 8-("$ +/$+$:5+69$6#G$(+5I$%5$6%)$;#)).6;$)%$G#+5$+$4+5 ticular wig. These girls are always given what they want by their parents so that they will participate and practice, which leads the chil dren to have an entitled and spoiled attitude. “Toddlers & Tiaras” is a show that promotes low /#2&0#/)##8A$/4%.2#9$+)).)-9#/$+69$H:2-6)27I$(".29$ negligence. It is disgusting, vile and degrading to the young girls involved. JACQUELINE J PICKREIGN STAFF WRITER
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Welcome to the parallel universe of “Tod dlers and Tiaras,” where six and sevenyearold girls are already accustomed to experimenting with hair extensions and teeth whiteners. These miniature beauty contestants have the once inalifetime opportunity to model costumes that cost about as much as a standard wedding gown. Amid all the curling irons and spray tan, ‘“Toddlers and Tiaras” has struck a combative chord with many viewers because of the show’s scandalous nature. After all, there would be no toddlers or tiaras without a few driven, hardto 42#+/#$8%)"#5/$+69$+:/#6)$&+)"#5$';-5#/<$ The negative feedback the show receives is usually targeted toward the mothers who are of )#6$9#4.()#9$+/$9#8+69.6;$+69$/#2'/"$%6$/(5##6<$ Despite the controversy regarding morals and parental concern, this is a reality show that, like many others, seeks to reel in viewers and .845%F#$ .)/$ 5+).6;/$ :7$ '28.6;$ )"#$ 8%/)$ #3(#/ sive and overblown scenes during the pageant process. Whether or not this show is still on air makes no difference; pageant mothers will still
sign their little princesses up for contests. The show itself shouldn’t be credited with anything more than exacerbating and exposing the problem. In many episodes, the producers of “Toddlers and Tiaras” do take the viewers’ posi tion on bad parenting. In one particular episode, )"#$/"%G$'28#9$+$"#+)#9$+5;-8#6)$:#)G##6$)"#$ 8%)"#5$ +69$ &+)"#5$ +69$ )"#$ &+)"#5>/$ C-/).'(+).%6$ for taking his daughter out of the pageant alto gether and having her focus on school instead of pageant training. “Toddlers and Tiaras” isn’t a show that only showcases the fancy prizes the contestants get at the end of their pageants, but )"+)$'28/$)"#$4+;#+6)$45%(#//$&5%8$#F#57$+6;2#$ – good or bad. TLC also makes a point of emphasizing just how expensive it is to be a prepubescent pag eant princess. In another episode, the mother outlined all of the expenses it took to get her daughter into one contest. The cost for costumes, 9#6)+2$D.44#5/$H&+?#$)##)"IA$8+?#$-4A$"+.5$#3)#6 sions, etc. was well over $2,500, and just signing up for the contest was $130. In the case that her
9+-;")#5$+()-+227$)%%?$"%8#$+$'5/)$42+(#$)5%4"7A$ her prize was worth a mere $500. It’s too bad you can’t put a price on her daughter’s future selfesteem. The argument here shouldn’t be against the media and “Toddlers and Tiaras,” but against the theory of child beauty pageants in general. If anything, this show serves as a medium to expose the early sexualization of young girls when they’re parading around in skimpy “Pretty Woman” costumes. Many viewers weren’t even aware of child beauty pageants until TLC started )"#$ )5#69$ %&$ '28.6;$ )"#$ 4+;#+6)$ 45%(#//$ G.)"$ shows like “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Little Miss Perfect.” “Toddlers and Tiaras” simply takes you inside the warped world of child beau ty pageants, but shouldn’t be held accountable for the questionable decisions the mothers on this show seem to make in every episode.
Peter Mueller seems to think that atheists don’t exist. This is due to the atheist subscribing to a moral code, or believing in a variety of other things such as love, justice, family, etc. Once an atheist expresses belief in any of these things, they are actually acknowledging that God exists. Mueller seems to think that these concepts can only exist because God created them. This right here is a false dilemma. Mueller is arguing that if morality does not stem from God, then morality doesn’t exist. But are these
really the only two options? There are a number of objective ethical theories in philosophy that don’t require a deity. For example, utilitarian ism allows us to make moral decisions based on )"#$;5#+)#/)$"+44.6#//$45.6(.42#$H.6$%)"#5$G%59/A$ &%5$ )"#$ ;5#+)#/)$ ;%%9I<$ $J6%)"#5$ %:C#().F#$ #)". cal theory is Kant’s deontology. Moral decisions +5#$:+/#9$%&&$%&$)"#$B+)#;%5.(+2$K84#5+).F#/$H&%5$ example, lying for Kant is always wrong in all (.5(-8/)+6(#/I< These are just two examples of morality exist
ing independent of a god. So next time a theist argues that we need God to have any notion of morality, you can point to one of these two ethi cal theories as a counterexample to their claim. So, Peter Mueller, we do exist and we don’t need some deity to tell us what is right or wrong.
CARLA FURGUGLIETTO NEWS EDITOR
Response to “Spiritually Speaking,” 4/27/2012
SEAN MCKEON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Letter from the Editor
Last week, we published an Op/Ed that PACES has informed us contained incorrect information. The corrections are as follows: No meal plan costs $3,000. The most expensive meal plan the college offers is $2,325. $$$$$$$$$0$12#3$./$+$4+5)$%&$+67$8#+2$42+6$+69$(+6$:#$+99#9$+)$+67$).8#$)"5%-;"%-)$)"#$/#8#/)#5<$=#3)#5>/$+2/%$)+?#/$@#+5A$B+/"$+69$B+59/A$6%)$C-/)$D#3<$$ Becky’s accepts meals for breakfast. Their policy about meals at lunch comes as the result of a spacing issue; Becky’s is not built to hold as many students as the Union or Lehman. There has been no change to the operating hours of Cookies ‘N’ Cream. The Flatbread is one of PACES’ most popular dishes, and dining services will continue to prepare it as it currently is. There has been discussion $ 5#2+).6;$)%$4%5).%6.6;$)%44.6;/$9.&&#5#6)27A$:-)$6%)$2.8.).6;$)"#$+8%-6)$%&$)%44.6;/<$!"./$./$6%)$+$8%6#)+57$9#(./.%6E$.)$./$9-#$)%$D+):5#+9/$6%)$ cooking properly when there are too many toppings. We, at the Racquette, appreciate all submissions. We ask that you make sure to check all your facts before you submit your article to increase your credibility, including in opinion pieces. This will make for a better news source for the campus and ensures we are not providing anyone with false information. Thank You, AMANDA CACACE EMILY BEATTY PUBLISHER EDITORINCHIEF
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Potsdam retrospective
Looking back on my three years here at Pots 9+8$ +/$ K$ 45#4+5#$ )%$ ;5+9-+)#A$ K$ 5#D#()$ %6$ "%G$ I’ve grown as a person and how a lot has changed in the last three years. Some friendships have come and gone, and some have miraculously D%-5./"#9<$ K>F#$ /##6$ 87$ :#/)$ 9+7/$ +)$ L%)/9+8$ and some of my worst. What hasn’t changed is my spirit. I’m still passionate about the causes I care about. But what I have learned is I have potential as a human being, and I have to apply myself to reach that potential. These three years have gone by faster than I would have expected. It feels like %627$7#/)#59+7$)"+)$K$/)+5)#9$)+?.6;$87$'5/)$(2+//$ at SUNY Potsdam, a summer class taught by Dr. M%-6;:2%%9A$6%)$#F#6$+$G##?$+&)#5$'6./".6;$87$ classes at my community college. I’ve often told people that I would choose Potsdam any day over an Ivy League college. I /).22$G%-29<$J)$'5/)A$K$("%/#$L%)/9+8$:#(+-/#$K$
could commute from home. I would never ex pect that, even after some “teething” problems H/%8#$.//-#/$5#/-2).6;$.6$/)+5).6;$+)$+$&%-5$7#+5$ /("%%2IA$ )"+)$ L%)/9+8$ G%-29$ :#$ +$ ;%%9$ ')<$J/$ my article on the rebuilding of the World Trade Center shows, we might be scared of the future but at the same time we should be looking for ward to it. It will be our generation that will be shaping the world in a major way in a few year’s time. I’ve been afraid of the future before, but now I see optimism because that’s the only way that humanity will move forward. Eleanor Roos evelt said it best: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” And 8+67$%&$87$95#+8/$K$:#2.#F#$.6<$HN&$(%-5/#A$6%)$ 2.)#5+227OI
The Potsdam Chamber of Commerce Town & Gown/Community Relations Committee would like to thank the 200 volunteers who helped with our Pride in Potsdam Clean Up day on Saturday, April 28. We also send our deepest appreciation to the Village of Potsdam Public Works Depart ment for their assistance as well as the Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad for the use of their building. We wish to recognize Price Chopper for the donation of bottled water. We also thank the Prescott family for volunteering their time. Clarkson University athletes were repre sented in the clean up this year by the Men and Women’s Hockey, Basketball, Swimming, Cross Country, Alpine/Nordic skiing and Women’s Soccer and Volleyball teams. SUNY Potsdam
athletes were represented by Men’s Hockey and Basketball. Fraternities and sororities were also well rep resented this year: Delta Tau Tau, Omega Delta Phi, Delta Kappa, Phi Mau Alpha, Alpha Delta Kappa and Delta lambda Nu. We could not have done this community ser vice without your time, effort and support. Sincerely, THE POTSDAM CHAMBER T&G COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARYLEE E. BALLOU
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Nearing its twentieth year as an a cap pella ensemble on SUNY Potsdam’s campus, The Potsdam Pointercounts have recently released their latest fulllength album After Hours. Despite the amount of new faces within the group, the effort is a shining ex ample of the group’s ability to arrange and perform complex renditions of classic and current pop tunes. “It was hard at the beginning, we had a lot of new voices and it took some time to learn how to blend with each other,” said senior Brandon Manning on The Pointercounts’s Fall 2011 lineup. as always, though, the group pulled themselves together to perform in Tully, Buffalo, Brooklyn, and even in front of the worldrenowned FAO Schwarz toy store in New York City. Locally, the group has volunteered their performance prowess for the Sheard Literacy Center, and also for
the Toys for Tots Program for which they raised roughly $400 and various toys during the holiday season. The Pointercounts also just hosted their annual Invitational concert, featuring singers from all sorts of ensembles and locations. “It’s always great to share the stage with such talented performers,” said Pointercounts president Earl Kirkpatrick. He expressed the group’s mutual interest in per forming with other a cappella groups from around campus, stating, “Sometimes when watching other groups I think, ‘Oh wow, I liked that. How can we do that?’” Also join ing them onstage for the invitational were some Pointercounts alumni who traveled to join in the traditional showcloser, “Irish Blessing”. Despite their busy performing schedule, the group found time in January to travel South and record at an Alum’s basement with Liquid 5th, a company specialized in a cap pella recording. Packed into the basement of the Alum’s home, the group alternated be
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is the group’s cover of Lady Gaga’s “Tele phone”. “It’s really fun to perform live, but the recording allows the complexity of the arrangement to really be fully appreciated,” said Kirkpatrick on alumnus Christopher Oill’s arrangement of the tun. While the recording is certainly a formi dable achievement for the group, I was as sured that plans are already in motion for the group’s twentieth anniversary next Spring. Because the group was a product of a bar bershop quartet formed in ’92, the group is doing all they can to get those original four back in Potsdam. Other than that, the group is aspiring to get every alumni of the group back for a giant performance. Said Manning on their hope to bring back alumni “Being a member in this group comes with so much honor and responsibility. We can never settle for anything less than the best because of what the alumni have accomplished in the group.”
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Wagner’s opus at the Roxy !"#$%#&'()%* +$",,&-#.$%#
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three chapters of Wagner’s Ring cycle have yet to be screened as part of a feature meant to show the opus in its entirety, as well as a documentary depicting the dif ).!,&%(0#12-#.2*3!.&2-0#+*3#.2> panies who aspire to perform the cycle. Based around the exploits of ancient gods, creatures, and an allpowerful ring, Wagner’s cre ation spans a scope of lore that gives Mr. Tolkein a serious run for his money in the complex narrative department. While a summation of the story is a bit too much to spell out in a few perfunctory sentences, the music of Wagner’s masterpiece is cer tainly nothing to scoff at either. For those unaware, Wagner was legendary for demanding great feats of musicianship from those who performed his music, often expecting singers to reach several degrees of tone out of their gener ally expected range. If you’re thinking the high vi bratos and obscure dialect will be too much to sit through, fear not, for The Metropolitan Opera
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Moving out mania: how to pack efficiently
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throughout the week slowly start to pack things that aren’t being used. There is about a week left so you do not need your whole closet full of clothes: pack up half of it and only leave out what you will need. If you are going to pack up your belongings in boxes, it is a good idea to label the boxes for easier un
packing once you return home. Or ganizing and labeling your things will make your life that much easi er. You can use index cards and tape them to the top of the boxes. Make sure to check all desk and dresser drawers before leaving to ensure you aren’t leaving some thing behind, sometimes things fall
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers went 55 with four home runs on Tuesday, making him only the 16th player in the history of Ma jor League Baseball to accomplish such a feat. Winner of the 2010 American Most Valuable Player Award, Hamilton is a serious con tender for the Triple Crown in the American League this season. So far in 2012 the Rangers slugger has posted a batting average of .406 with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs, which positions him at the top of every one of those categories in the American League thus far. The alltime leader in saves, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera tore his ACL and meniscus in his right knee last weekend. Rivera made it clear in an interview earlier this week that he does not want to go out like this; that he doe not want to retire due to injury. Despite his age, the Yan kees are optimistic that 42yearold Mo will make a full recovery after he has surgery. The New York Knicks ended the NBA’s longest losing streak in the postseason as they won game four against the Miami Heat. The Knicks announced earlier this week that they will be without point guard Jeremy Lin for the rest of the series. Lin could possibly return for a second round series if New York can rally from a 30 series def icit, a task that has never been com pleted before in the history of the !"#$%"&' ' ()#*"' +,-./0' #01' 23,-4' Paul have led the Los Angeles Clip 5",4'-0'63"-,'/,46',7%01'4",-"4'8-63' 63"'9":53-4'+,-;;)"4&''<0'3-4'/,46' .7%,'5746=4"#470'$#:"4'+,-./0'3#4' dominated the post and is averag ing 21.5 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. Chris Paul willed his team to an overtime victory in game four as he scored. Memphis has let two games get away in this series but has stayed competitive throughout. The only series remaining before 63"' >70.","0>"' /0#)4' >#0' ?"$-0' -0' the NHL is between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capi tals. The Rangers lead the Capitals 32 in a series that has been full of overtime games. The New Jersey Devils await the winner of the se ,-"4' -0' 63"' @#46",0' 270.","0>"' / nals. In the West, the eighth seeded L.A. Kings will play the Phoenix Coyotes. Thanks for reading this week’s issue of the Racquette, as this is our last issue of the semester. For any other questions regarding the Rac quette visit us at theracquette.com. Don’t forget to grab the Racquette’s 7,-"06#6-70'-44%"'67'/01'7%6'47:"'7.' the best places to visit around Pots dam!
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If you have been watching this years NHL playoffs, you know there is no shortage of great goals, nice dangles, huge hits, and upsets. K3"' /,46' ,7%01' 4"06' 63"' "#46",0' favorite Pittsburgh Penguins and the western favorite Vancouver Ca nucks to the golf course early. The Broad Street Bullies sent Sidney Crosby and the Penguins on their way home early with a four to two series victory. For the other series in the East, the New Jersey Devils conquered Florida in seven games. Reigning Stanley Cup Champions, The Boston Bruins fell to Ovi and the Caps in seven games. Ottawa looses a heartbreaker to the Rangers in seven games as well. As for out west the Eighth seeded Los Angeles Kings sent Henrik and Daniel Sedin along with all the other Canucks to the Links early, with a four to one series win, to work on their golf game. Other series end with Phoe nix topping Chicago with a four to two series win. Nashville beats up on Original six great Detroit Red Wings with a four to one series vic tory. The Blues of St. Louis went to the Shark Tank and took a couple games to win the series four to one over San Jose. The second round of playoffs
8#4'"L%#))J'#4'"M>-6-0$'#4'63"'/,46' with a few teams in the round who were not expected to step up and progress to round two. Great goal tending by Martin Brodeur and the :#$0-/>"06' $#:"' 5)#J' ?J' 675' )-0 ers Zach Parise and Iiya Kovalchuk propelled the Devils past the Flyers with a four to one series stomping. K3"'/,46'4""1"1'G"8'H7,*'N#0$",4' have a three to two series lead over seventh seeded Washington Capi tals. This has been a great match up, but the Rangers are predicted to 8-0&' O%6' A"46P' 63"' 4":-' /0#)4' #,"' all set: number three Phoenix took it to the Nashville Predators in a four to one series victory. Get out your brooms people; eighth seeded Los Angeles swept the Blues four to zip. The Kings and Coyotes are 63"' 4":-' /0#)' :#6>3' %5' .7,' 63"' western conference. Predictions for the semis are +)('*+.&&;+*'"*1-370037(# a little tough this year. I think the Kings will come out of the West 4'"-$D.79"'-+$"0-$D"0F1'+$-'()$F"#1$+1P10$*($G").*"&+3$ with a four to two game victory over the Coyotes. Over here in the East, I have the Devils topping the J&"?(66$J(.0*$E1"-1'+ !9;*(;*+ /,46'4""1"1'N#0$",4'8-63'63-4'4",-"4' G&";-1$K.'(;LBJ25B@M %.=1$!#.*9BJ2UBA going seven games. The Stanley /3$4'.1'1BJ95B@N >3$V;.7=BEROB@ Cup Championship will be the Los Angeles Kings and the New York 53$O(P"&79;7=BQ>/B@A %3$4'(-1;'BQ>/B@ Rangers, with this series going six /3$4'(<0BEROB@@ 23$E;0-WP.+*BQSDB@ games, and the Kings rightfully be 43$D.79"'-+BQSDB@T J3D.001BQ!2B@ ing crowned as the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions.
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POTSDAM, N.Y.—Three for mer SUNY Potsdam studentath letes have been selected for induc tion into the Bears Hall of Fame. Kelly O’DonnellWarren ‘93, Howie Vandermast ‘88 and Nate Sunday ‘98 will be inducted as the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012 on July 14. The ceremony, which will be held at the Knowles Conference Center MPR, begins with a recep tion at 11:30 a.m., followed by a noon lunch and the presentations. The hall of fame inductions are part of SUNY Potsdam’s annual Reunion Weekend from July 1215. Warren, a native of Hauppauge, N.Y., was one of the most deco rated Potsdam swimmers during her career spanning 19881992. As a freshman, she was a member of the Bears’ SUNYAC Champion ship 200 freestyle relay team with a then school record time of 1:43.6. In her sophomore season she was the SUNYAC Champion in the 500 freestyle. As a junior she was a double SUNYAC Champ, cap turing the 200 and 1650 freestyle events. To cap her career, she won the SUNYAC Championship in the 200 breaststroke with a then school, pool and SUNYAC record time of 2:33.24. Warren still holds
the Potsdam records in the 1,000 (11:04.70) and 500 freestyle events. After graduating from Potsdam, she earned a master’s degree in special education and spent eight years teaching in New York, Oklahoma and Texas. While in Oklahoma, Warren coached high school and club swimming teams. Currently, she resides in Gold Canyon, Ariz., where she and her husband Jerry 780'#01'75",#6"'.7%,'A#.B"'C7%4"' franchises. Vandermast amassed 51 goals and 72 assists for 123 points as a defenseman for the Bears’ Men’s Hockey team from 19841988. The Long Beach, N.Y. native ranks ninth on Potsdam’s alltime scor ing list. During the 198586 sea son, Vandermast was the SUNYAC CoPlayer of the Year as well as a :":?",' 7.' 63"' D))=EFGHD2' /,46' team and the SUNYAC AllTourna ment team. The following year, he led the Bears in scoring, was again 0#:"1' /,46' 6"#:' #))=>70.","0>"' and became the third of Potsdam’s /I"' 37>*"J' D))=D:",->#04&' D.6",' graduating from SUNY Potsdam, Vandermast remained in the North Country. He spent several seasons as the assistant coach for the Pots dam High School boy’s hockey team. For the past 20 years, Van dermast has worked in the food industry. He is currently the territo rial sales manager for U.S. Foods
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in Northern New York. Vandermast has two daughters, Makaul (14) and Larsyn (11) and resides in Massena. Sunday, from Hogansburg, N.Y., was another standout defense man for the Bears’ Men’s Hockey team. He manned the blue line in 109 games from 1994 to 1998 and totaled 16 goals and 68 assists for 84 points. Sunday was a key com ponent on Potsdam’s 199596 SU NYAC Championship squad, the only conference champ in program 3-467,J&' C"' 8#4' #' /,46' 6"#:' D))= SUNYAC selection for the 1995 96 and 199798 seasons, as well
as second team allconference in 199697. Since graduating from Potsdam, Sunday has worked with young people as an academic advi sor, counselor and coach. He has coached hockey at the minor, high school and junior levels. Currently, Sunday is a career development of />",'.7,'63"'D*8"4#40"'D,"#'9#0 agement Board. He counsels high school students on educational and career goals as well as implements and coordinates youth programs. Sunday resides in Akwesasne, N.Y.