Broadside September 26, 2011 Issue by Student Media George Mason University

Prescription Abuse

A Conference Victory

Wrongful Convictions

An in-depth look at why prescription drug abuse has been on the rise.

The American justice system is in need of an overhaul.

The Patriot volleyball team beat the VCU Rams 3-1 for their first conference win of the season.

STYLE • Page 5

OPINION • Page 7

SPORTS • Page 9

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September 26, 2011

Volume 88 Issue 4

Stephen King Visits Mason Author Shares Details From Upcoming Novel

Mason Point Guard Andre Cornelius Arrested Suspended From Team Pending Outcome of Court Proceedings Adam Sylvain C2M Managing Editor

Author Stephen King visited George Mason University on Friday as part of the Fall for the Book festival. Mason awarded King the Mason Award for “extraordinary contributions to bringing literature to a wide reading public.” As part of the event, held at the Center for the Arts, King spent time talking about his inspirations, had a question-and-answer session and read excerpts from his upcoming book titled “11/22/63.” Photos by Stephen Kline

Andre Cornelius, senior point guard for the George Mason University men’s basketball team, has been suspended from the team pending the outcome of credit card fraud and larceny charges, resulting from his arrest Friday, Sept. 16. Mason has since announced that Cornelius will be subject to a judicial review in addition to a criminal trial. “[Cornelius] has been summarily suspended pending the outcome of the legal proceedings and an investigation by the university’s Oﬃce of Judicial Aﬀairs,” said Maureen Nasser, director of communications for the athletic department. Cornelius appeared in court Tuesday, Sept. 20 for his arraignment at the Fairfax County Courthouse. He did not have to answer to any charges at the arraignment, but the defendant did introduce his attorney, Councilman Manuel A. Capsalis. A basketball team manager also accompanied Cornelius at the arraignment hearing. It is unclear at this time why the team manager was present in the courtroom. Both Cornelius and his attorney are expected to return to the Fairfax County Courthouse for the preliminary court hearing scheduled for Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. According to the Mason Police Botter for Sept. 16, Cornelius was arrested by Mason police for credit card fraud and credit card larceny. He was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and released on $1,500 unsecured bond. After arriving at the Fairfax County ADC, Cornelius was released on per-

sonal recognizance, allowing him to be released without posting bail after agreeing to appear in court and answer for the charges brought against him. Fairfax County General District Court conﬁrmed Cornelius is being charged with two counts: one count of felony larceny and one count of misdemeanor fraud. On Sept. 19, the Mason Police Department said the case is an “ongoing investigation” and they would not report on speciﬁcs details of the case at that time. The department has since corrected their statement by asserting that the investigation of the case is closed. Per department policy, the Mason Police Department has declined to disclose information beyond criminal incident information viewable on blotter. C2M has pursued all public case records guaranteed accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. Later in the week, the Fairfax County General District Court published updated case information. Criminal case details specify that Cornelius is being charged with credit card fraud and larceny, in violation of VA code 18.2192. According to the Code of Virginia — Virginia’s statutory law — a person is guilty of credit card or credit card number theft under four instances: (a) He takes, obtains or withholds a credit card or credit card number from the person, possession, custody or control of another without the cardholder’s consent or who, with knowledge that it has been

See ARREST, Page 10

West Campus Connector Planning Continues Mason Officials Hope Construction Will Be Completed by Fall 2013 Gregory Connolly Editor-in-Chief The intersection of Braddock Road and Ox Road is one of the busiest in Fairfax County, so the hope is that the upcoming West Campus Connector project will assuage some of the congestion. “The actual site and whether it’s an underpass or bridge hasn’t been determined yet,” said Josh Cantor, director of parking and transportation for George Mason University and a co-chair of the transportation and traffic master plan. “There will be a connection that will either go under or over Ox Road somewhere between Mason Pond Drive and University Drive.” The $15 million project was green-lit last semester after the Virginia Department of Transportation offered the money. No timetable has been approved offi-

Cantor said the project could cially, though Cantor said he hopes construction can be fin- cut traffic on Braddock Road during peak hours ished by fall by as much as 30 2013. Mason “The actual site and percent or more. will oversee whether it’s an An entrance to construction the university of the project. underpass or bridge will be built next “This behasn’t been to the West Camcame a high determined yet. There pus lot, with a priority from road that extends the county will be a connection to Ox Road. Then and VDOT’s that will either go there will be eiperspective under or over Ox Road ther a bridge or because while somewhere between an underpass to it helps the provide access to university Mason Pond Drive and campus. tremendously, University Drive.” Cantor said one of the the hope is that a major issues -Josh Cantor, Director of request for a prowe dealt with posal — the decin the master Parking and Transportation laration that planning Mason is looking process is the traffic on Braddock Road that has for a contractor and architect for a definite impact on the nearby the project — can be issued by the community,” Cantor said. end of December. Companies will

then bid on the project, with construction likely beginning summer 2012. An advisory committee made up of representatives from the City of Fairfax, Fairfax County, Mason and VDOT is tasked with ensuring that the needs of the many different groups impacted by the project are met. In addition to the congestion that will temporarily worsen when construction begins, several residential communities near the proposed construction site will be affected. “The West Campus Connector would be moderately close to a neighborhood on Kelly Drive,” Cantor said. “We want to mitigate sound issues and other issues so the road is low impact. Part of the challenge is trying to appease different groups that have different interests while trying to figure out what’s physically possible.” The construction will impact

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The West Campus Connector, shown above in red, will lower congestion on Ox Road and Braddock Road. The hope is that construction can begin next year with a completion date of fall 2013 in mind. parking on campus as Cantor said. All or some of the 900-spot West Campus Lot — with about 500 spaces in use, primarily by freshmen — may have to close. The Patriot Village lot, located behind the RAC, may also have to close. The loss of those 300 spaces in Patriot Village would be oﬀset by the reopening of Lot I in January 2012. Lot I is located on the northwest

side of campus and was closed when construction began on Housing VIII. “Hopefully by the end of December we’ll have a much better idea on the possible impacts [of the project],” Cantor said. “Right now there are a lot of diﬀerent proposals and ideas on the table that are being vetted out.”

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The number of books that Mason received as a donation from C-SPAN.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Event Calendar

Students Hold Candlight Vigil For Troy Davis

Monday, Sept. 26 Career Services Workshop: Job Search Strategies Student Union Building I, Room 3400 5:30 - 7 p.m. Academic Skill Workshop: Improving Concentration Student Union Building I, Room 3129 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Concert: Enrique Iglesias with Pitbull and Prince Royce Patriot Center 7 p.m. Faculty Artist Series Harris Theatre 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 Resident Student Association Open House Former Corner Pocket between Sandbridge & Blueridge 6 - 8 p.m.

Photos by Dakota Cunningham

A candle-light vigil was held for Troy Davis at North Campus Plaza Sept. 19. Davis was convicted of the murder of a Georgia police oﬃcer in 1989. The vigil was set up by Amnesty International GMU, a non-proﬁt human rights organization at George Mason University. Davis pleaded not guilty to his charges during his trial and subsequent appeals, spending 20 years in prision. His case had caught the attention of many organizations, celebrities and the public. Davis was executed Thursday.

Thursday, Sept. 29 Visual Voice Series: Deborah Bright Harris Theatre 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 Alumni Weekend 2011: Dessert Social with Champagne Toast to Dr. and Mrs. Merten Location TBA 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

For more events and activities, check out: today.gmu.edu

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POLICE FILES Drunk in Public George Mason Blvd/Patriot Circle Christopher Johnson, 23 (GMU) of McLean, VA and Matthew Foraker, 22 (non GMU) of Woodbridge, VA were arrested for DIP. Both subjects were transported and released to the Fairfax County ADC. (38/Rourke) Medical Assist Grayson Hall Subject was transported to INOVA Access for further evaluation and treatment. (37/Radfar) Medical Assist HQ A GMU student has met with CAPS for evaluation.(53/Colson) Theft from Building Johnson Building Complainant stated that person(s) unknown stole her flute while it was left unattended. (36/Gannon) Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense/5 years, Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine. Rt.123/Field House Christopher McPherson, 31 (non-GMU) of Manassas, VA was arrested for DUI 2nd/5 years and was transported to Fairfax ADC where he was held until sober on a $2,500 bond. Cedric Milton, 35 (non-GMU) of Bealeton, VA was arrested for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine and was transported to Fairfax ADC where he was held on a $2,500 secured bond. (32/Guston, 40/Ross)

Sept. 22

Traffic Accident Patriot Circle Vehicle 1 struck Vehicle 2 after failing to yield the right of way. (58/Duangrat) Intimidation HQ Victim reported an incident to GMUPD that took place in Prince William County. Information is on file at GMUPD headquarters. (16/Chandler). Hit and Run Lot K Victim reported their vehicle was struck while parked in Lot K. Damage estimated at $500.00. (55/ Higgins).

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Getting to Know Mason’s LLCs Communities Offer Many Opportunities to Residents Justin Lalputan News Editor George Mason University is home to 13 Living Learning Communities, each of which offer many benefits for residents who join them. LLCs are sections of resident housing, sometimes even whole floors, where students with similar interests and majors elect to live near each other. Enrollment into an LLC is not described as a complicated procedure. When students sign up for on-campus housing, they have the opportunity to join one. After submitting the general housing application, residents must also complete a separate LLC application where they answer three questions: why they wish to join the LLC, how it will help them in their future career and something unique about themselves. After this process, candidates may then have to attend interviews to determine if they are a good fit for the LLC of their choice. In addition, residents may be required to attend summer orientation and the LLC Brunch, as well as attend classes pertinent to the LLC of which they belong. “We’re really tight knit,” said art and visual technology major Jenna Krashin, who is a member of

the Mindful Living LLC. “We have class once a week, and we go on retreats … [The upper classmen are] going on another one in about a month.” LLCs can have a positive impact on a resident’s social life. They serve as an alternative to joining a fraternity or sorority. “You can have a great social life without having to go Greek,” Krashin said. The Mindful Living LLC parties together, celebrates holidays, and holds study sessions and movie nights. Its members are also planning to engage in a community service project. Charles Coats, RA of the Sustainability LLC, agrees that students in an LLC get along well. “They [seemed to] have this interconnectedness before they even met each other,” said Coats, a junior global and environmental change major. “Before they even got here, they knew they were going to be living on a ﬂoor with people that have similar values and majors.” However, Coats denies that being interconnected is something that is unique to being in an LLC. “It starts with the RA; every ﬂoor on this campus is a community,” said Coats. “It takes one leader to step up and make sure the community understands and values each other.” Even so, being part of an LLC

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The Honors College LLC is located in Eastern Shore. Students in the LLC are all in the Honors College and they interact daily. is a good opportunity for students to meet people who are likeminded, and can also lead to lasting relationships, both professional and personal. “The people in the LLC are really my

best friends, and that’s what’s great about it,” Krashin said. Any resident interested in an LLC is encouraged to contact the Oﬃce of Housing and Residence Life.

Mason Gets C-Span Booknotes Extensive Archive of American History a Boon to Mason Libraries Justin Lalputan News Editor George Mason University has acquired the complete collection of the 801 books discussed on CSPAN’s popular television show “Booknotes,” which ran from 1989 to 2004. “Booknotes” was a successful show where host Brian Lamb, who also founded C-SPAN, would interview a diﬀerent nonﬁction author every week about their book. Mason acquired the books discussed on “Booknotes” through the initiative of John Zenelis, the university librarian. Zenelis said that his purpose in acquiring the “Booknotes” collection was to bring primary research materials to campus. He wanted to do this because he sensed that the “Booknotes” collection had historical value and represented a

portion of intellectual history. “That’s what university libraries of our research level do,” Zenelis said. “They acquire primary materials that can be used for teaching, learning and research activities.” The collection did not cost Mason a single dollar; they were a gift from Brian Lamb and C-SPAN. Zenelis had been a regular viewer of the program and once Lamb announced that the program was coming to an end, he reached out to the host. “I decided that it would be worthwhile for me to explore, on behalf of the university, whether we could bring that collection here,” Zenelis said. The initial eﬀort to acquire the “Booknotes” series was made in 2005, and since then there have been a number of contacts, some of which included formal proposals.

According to Zenelis, the decision to give the collection to Mason was not made until last year and the school did not actually acquire the materials until last spring. Zenelis added that this was a long process, but typical in cases such as this. The materials are extremely valuable and have both national visibility and signiﬁcance. Plans are in the works to bring together archival materials, such as correspondence with Lamb and the authors of the books, reviews, newspaper articles and web postings. The overall plan is to acquire additional content around the collection, which would then be referred to as archives, Zenelis said. The books will include additional information concerning their authors and topics.

The acquiring of the “Booknotes” collection is part of an overall plan that has three phases, and, according to Zenelis, Mason is currently only in the ﬁrst phase. Librarians will also be working with faculty to tie together books from the collection with curriculum in relevant classes. The collection is currently housed in the special collections and archives section of the library. Students who wish to view the actual “Booknotes” interviews may do so by going onto the library catalog and searching for individual books featured in the television series. The descriptions contain a link to the full interviews. Zenelis said he hopes that students will take full advantage of the collection being housed at Mason. “We’re doing this for educational purposes, not for curiosity,” Zenelis said.

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Suzanne Smith is Recognized for Work on Nonfiction Book Ahsan Zaman Asst. News Editor Suzanne Smith, a professor of history at George Mason University, has been named a finalist for the Annual Library of Virginia Literary Award. The award is given to influential Virginian authors in the genres of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. “My overall interest as a professor is the history of black entrepreneurship and the history of how blacks engage in capitalism and business,” Smith said. Smith, who received her Ph.D. from Yale University in American Studies, is being recognized for her nonfiction book, “To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death.” The award will be presented on Oct. 15 at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. “I have been told by the organizers that I will receive a medal for being in the top three,” Smith said. “The award is acknowledging the quality of my writing; my ability to tell the story of these funeral directors. Beyond it just being

News Briefs Construction to Take Place at Prince William Campus George Mason University ofﬁcials attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the Prince William campus for the construction of a new life sciences building and a new graduate student residence hall on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Among those in attendance were Mason President Alan Merten, Mason Provost Peter Stearns and Dean of Mason’s College of Science Vikas Chandhoke. The life sciences building will provide more opportunities for research and, in the process, will help stimulate program growth. It will also become home to Mason’s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, whose main focus is on the research of microscopic proteins. According to the Mason

good history, I think it’s good his- Detroit.” “My first book is called tory as well, but I think it’s acknowledging my skills as a ‘Dancing in the Street: Motown storyteller, which is kind of excit- and the Cultural Politics of Detroit’ and that was focusing on ing.” The book talks about black analysis of what the Motown funeral directors who firmly sup- record company and its music ported the long struggle for free- meant to not only the United dom while fulfilling their duties of States in general in the sixties, but burying those who had passed specifically the black community in Detroit,” away. Smith said. “In general, “I love researching, I the black funeral The book love being a historian, discusses the directors tend to and I love Africancultural acstill have black tivists and c o n s u m e r s ,” American history. I black civil Smith said. Her love what I do.” book discusses rights movement in Dethe effect of -Suzanne Smith, Finalist troit. racial integration “When I on the busifor Annual Library of was drawn to nesses of black Virginia Literary Award the Motown funeral directors. “On my fustory, it’s hisneral director book, I was invited torically one of the most successto be a speaker at the National Fu- ful black, if not the most neral Directors Association meet- successful black corporations of ing last fall in New Orleans and I the 20th century. I was interested got to speak before all these fu- in the music, but I was also interneral directors and they acknowl- ested in the history of Motown as edged how much my book meant a business,” Smith said. to their profession,” Smith said. The book was very successful, Smith has also written a book and won third prize in Rolling called “Dancing in the Street: Mo- Stone magazine. town and the Cultural Politics of “I was really proud of that

award because it was given by Rolling Stone magazine for excellence in the history of popular music writing,” Smith said. “I was very aware at that awards ceremony that my book was reaching a much wider audience. The Rolling Stone Award was probably the biggest award I have [received].” According to Smith, Billboard magazine editor Timothy White called Smith’s book “kind of a ground-breaking re-analysis of the inﬂuence of Motown music in America.” “He did a whole editorial about my Motown book in Billboard which was a tremendous honor,” Smith said. The Berklee College of Music invited Smith to come speak in Boston, Mass., last year and a concert was held in honor of Smith’s work. “People in the music industry tell me my book is valuable to them, and the people in the funeral industry tell me the book changes how they see their own industry. That’s fantastic,” Smith said. “What’s really exciting to me about my scholarship is that it bridges all these other diﬀerent areas, like I said the music indus-

Gazette, Mason is hoping that the new life sciences building, which contains a large amount of incubator space, will motivate other biotech companies to build new labs in the area. The new graduate student residence hall will be the ﬁrst oncampus student housing available at Mason’s Prince William Campus. The residence hall will allow 152 graduate students to live in 112 apartments, according to the Mason Gazette. The life sciences building is expected to be completed by spring 2013, and the residence hall should be completed by late summer 2012, according to the Mason Gazette. -Ahsan Zaman

lar awareness campaigns in the U.S. In recent years, the increase in the number of diagnoses following various breast cancer awareness campaigns has declined, which some researchers interpret as a good sign. This could possibly mean that the spike in diagnoses is no longer as noticeable because women are taking note of early signs of breast cancer year-round instead of primarily in October. The study was published in the Journal of Health Economics in January. -Justin Lalputan

Mason Takes Part in Research Concerning Breast Cancer Diagnoses October is National Breast

Cancer Awareness Month. Recently, research from George Mason University and the University of Oregon has examined the correlation between diagnoses of breast cancer and the awareness campaign. In short, the two universities were investigating whether breast cancer awareness campaigns legitimately increase the number of diagnoses made. It was found that in the mid1990s, breast cancer awareness campaigns in October did in fact increase the number of diagnoses the following November. In the Mason Gazette article “Mission Accomplished for Breast Cancer Awareness Month?”, Kathryn Jacobsen, associate professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, said that breast cancer awareness was a prime subject for the study due to its status as one of the longest-running and most-popu-

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Suzanne Smith, a ﬁnalist for the Annual Library of Virginia Literary Award, is a professor of history here at Mason. try and the funeral industry. People really connect with my work.” Smith also attended the African American Funeral Directors Convention last year. “I was the keynote speaker in August 2010 at the African American Funeral Directors Convention,” Smith said. “I gave a whole presentation on the book, and at the end of the talk I got a standing ovation. They caught [on] how

much I cared. They saw that I had recovered a history that they hadn’t been able to get themselves because they are busy funeral directors and they are not historians, and they appreciated it and it was a very emotional, powerful moment for me.” “I love researching, I love being a historian, and I love African-American history. I love what I do,” Smith said.

tember 19. She gave a presentation entitled “Dopamine, Parkinson’s Disease, and Habit Learning.” Blackwell spoke on Parkinson’s disease and addiction, speciﬁcally the interaction between taking drugs and the “rewards” that they give the user which go on to form addictions. -Justin Lalputan

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Mason Participates in Lights Out Power Down Program George Mason University has a reputation for being a large consumer of electricity. On June 21, 2011, the Office of Energy Management at Mason asked students, faculty and staff to participate in a program called “Lights Out — Power Down!” which promoted reducing electricity for one hour. From 2 to 3 p.m. students and staff unplugged electrical devices, turned off lights that were not in use and lowered the air condition-

According to EnergyConnect, Inc., a demand response aggregator, Mason’s Fairfax Campus reduced energy usage by 2,500 kilowatts during this time. The initial goal was to reduce energy by 1,500 kilowatts for a one-hour span. Mason also joined the Interruptible Load for Reliability program three years ago. This program pays consumers to lower electrical usage in the event of an emergency situation. As a result of lowering energy use by 1,500 kilowatts and successfully meeting its goal, Mason is expected to receive $51,345 from ILR. The payment will be used for future energy reduction programs, according to the Mason Gazette. -Ahsan Zaman

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EAG and Oﬃce of Sustainability Partner Up for Green Fund Fund Will Provide $80,000 Annually for Green Infrastructure Upgrades Hannah Smith Broadside Correspondent Three years in the making, the Patriot Green Fund is the product of the hard work and persistence of the George Mason University Environmental Action Group and the Oﬃce of Sustainability. It will fund projects with the goal of promoting environmental awareness and sustainability in the Mason community. Each year it will provide $80,000 to make upgrades to infrastructure that would reduce Mason’s impact on the environment. Another $20,000 will go toward projects with a focus on research. “The most exciting thing about it is that it’s been student-led,” said Mason Sustainability Fellow Dann Sklarew, a member of the PGF committee. One proposal would create a green roof for the School of Public Policy in the Arlington campus. Another would recycle food waste from Southside, for example, using leftover vegetable oil as bio-fuel. “The oil that our french fries are boiled in could be running our shuttles the next day,” Sklarew said. Even with overwhelming student support, the initial proposal was met with some resistance. The campaign for the PGF began in 2008 when some members

of the EAG proposed having a Green Fee of $5 per semester for full-time students to fund sustainability eﬀorts around school. It was based on the Harvard Green Campus Loan Fund, which actually has saved their university just under $900,000

“We signed the President’s Climate Commitment in 2007. President Merten essentially committed George Mason to Being Climate Neutral by 2050.” -Anartia Gamboa, EAG Member dollars in energy costs. It also saved millions of gallons of water and tons of waste. However, when the PGF was proposed to the Student Government in October 2008, some didn’t want another fee when tuition was already expected to increase by 10 percent. Others thought it was just a ploy to get funding for the EAG. “It was really quite unfortunate,

what, with the overwhelming student support,” said Collin Bennett, who worked for the Office of Sustainability at that time. New members of the EAG sat down to negotiate with the school administration last school year. The group found funding within its own budget to pay for the fund. The PGF was approved over the summer, although without a fee and with a much smaller budget. “It’s a good first step,” Bennett said. He hopes that when people see how successful the PGF is, they will be willing to pay the $5 fee so they can do larger projects, like switching to renewable resources to power the campus, which currently gets much of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. “We signed the President’s Climate Commitment in 2007. President Merten essentially committed George Mason to being climate neutral by 2050,” said senior global affairs major Anartia Gamboa, a prominent member of the EAG. “This year is really important. It will really make or break whether the Patriot Green Fund will be around [later].” Bennett agrees that the student support needs to manifest as student action. “I hope that students will step up and do their part,” Bennett said. Anyone from the Mason community

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Southside is one of many facilities on campus that embraces the green revolution. One proposal calls for the facility to use leftover vegetable oil as biofuel. can submit a proposal to make the campus more sustainable. Students can also apply for research funding under the guidance of a faculty member. The PGF committee also helps to develop ideas into projects. Although

the preliminary deadline is Oct. 1, ﬁnal applications, pending approval, are due Oct. 31. Interested parties can apply through the Oﬃce of Sustainability or by going to pgf.gmu.edu.

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Math Club Joins Physics Club to Combat Low Student Turnout Colleen Wilson Broadside Correspondent The Math Club has joined with the Physics Club after low enrollment made it difficult for officers to hold the clubs together. “Our goal is to provide students with a venue to pursue their interests in math and physics with their peers. We hope to connect students with opportunities in the field after they graduate, and raise awareness about math and physics in the community,” said Nick Chaung, the president of the club, The club offers an informal gathering for students to discuss relevant topics. “Anyone is welcome to stop by, we get a cross section of students from the science and math departments. Don’t feel intimidated, we have students of all levels,” said Chaung, a senior math major. Activities at the meetings vary from relaxed movie nights to talks from guest speakers in the field. “Our vice president works for a government agency so she arranged for a statistician to come speak to the club in October,” said Chaung.

According to Chaung, many people do not know what kinds of careers students can go into after earning a degree in mathematics or physics. One of the club’s goals is to provide students with real-life connections and interactions with people working in the ﬁeld. They are also educated on job possibilities. Chaung hopes to get the club involved in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition held each December. Daniel Anderson, a math professor, holds practice sessions every Friday to prepare students for the competition. “Winning in the Putnam Competition would put anyone’s math career well on its way and help them earn a Ph.D. in math,” Chaung said. Prizes for winning the competition range from $250 to $25,000. Before declaring himself as a math major, Chaung said he had considered going into either economics or philosophy. “I hated math in high school. It wasn’t until I took Calculus II

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with Professor Brian Lawrence that I appreciated it. I always thought math was about crunching numbers, but he challenged us to think creatively about math,” said Chaung. “The nice thing about the club is it oﬀers a system of guidance and support to math majors, especially, Chaung said. “ The math department doesn’t hold very many events or have strict deadlines for meeting with advisers, so the club is a nice way for younger students to ﬁnd upperclassmen mentors.”

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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Popping Pills May Have Deadly Consequences Erin Powell Style Editor According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, about half of all Americans now take at least one prescription drug. The slew of pharmaceutical commercials, media hype and the constant need of consumers and drug companies alike to ﬁnd a cure for the smallest of health ailments has steered Americans into the vast prescription drug network. Although these medicinal advances have made it possible to curb disease and relieve those who suﬀer, in the wrong hands they can do the very opposite. Prescription drugs and overthe-counter medications are the most-abused drugs by adolescents, second only to marijuana, as noted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Aspects of popular culture have made it acceptable for teens and college students to engage in this activity, even making it a trendy thing to do at par-

ties and a spectacle for those watching. Depressants, opioids, stimulants, painkillers and narcotics are among the drugs used by students to lose weight, fit in, alter their personalities and get high. But prescription drug abuse isn’t just for the thrill seekers anymore. Increased academic pressure on students has made this illegal activity all too normal. Adderall, a stimulant used primarily to treat ADHD, is often solicited from students who’ve been prescribed the drug by their peers. It is regularly used to enhance performance while studying. Although it does increase brain activity and alertness, many students misjudge how much it will affect their bodies, especially in a significant dosage. What makes prescription drugs so popular is their accessibility. They are easier to obtain than typical street drugs and, more often than not, come from the medicine cabinets of family

members and friends. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that in 2008, half of teenagers said they abused prescription painkillers because they aren’t il-

Prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications are the most-abused drugs by adolescents, second only to marijuana, as noted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. legal. It was also reported that one in three believe there is less shame attached to using prescription drugs than to street drugs. When using drugs that are not prescribed by a medical professional, the results can be devastating. Prescription drug abusers

are more likely to have an accident, show a decrease in cognitive function and suﬀer from mood changes, paranoia, organ damage, diﬃculty breathing, seizure, stroke, heart attack and death while illegally using legal drugs. These risks are even greater when students combine prescription drug use with activities such as drinking and smoking. Dangerous interactions can also occur if combined with certain over-thecounter medications. Without early treatment, addiction is likely to occur along with withdrawal symptoms and increased drug tolerance. Behavioral treatment might even be necessary if the addiction is severe. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. According to data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2009 drugs outnumbered motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death, killing more than 37,000 people

Movies Distort the Reality of Meeting Your Significant Other’s Parents Becca Norris Asst. Style Editor Let’s just assume that by this point everybody has seen “Meet the Parents,” “Meet the Fockers” or “Little Fockers.” This trilogy of sorts puts a strong emphasis on that special moment when significant others must meet the parents or family for the first time. In the movies this moment is heavily dramatized, with the parents’ seriousness or eccentricities played up for great effect. The fact of the matter is, the media almost never depicts parents whose personalities lie in the middle, in the normal-human-being range. Rather, producers take it to the extreme in order to accentuate the hilarity of this

first meeting and, in effect, compel viewers to loosen up and laugh a little, while at the same time instilling in them the sense that meeting the parents should be a feared event. What one must realize is that movies — comedies in particular — are just a canvas painted with humor in order to bring about riotous laughs. Scenes from movies typically do not reflect reality. Therefore, when it comes time for you to meet the parents, remember these key things: How much do you value an ally? Both parents contribute a great deal to the way in which your significant other has turned out. However, more times than not, it is in your best in-

terest to become allies with their mother. After all, she is most likely the one who will be inclined to invite you to dinners and holidays, and stick up for you if you ever get on your significant other’s — or SO’s father’s — bad side. Would you show up to a job interview without knowing about the company? Similarly, when going to meet the parents, make sure to learn a little bit about what makes them tick. Are awkward silences any less awkward with parents as opposed to friends? It has been shown that adolescents are more at ease when around their peers as opposed to older individuals, especially parents. Therefore, when the date is set to meet the parents,

make sure you fine-tune your small-talk skills so as to avoid any awkward pauses in the conversation. Do you like kids? If your significant other has younger siblings it is in your best interest to show that you care, especially in front of the parents. Whether you merely talk to the siblings for a few minutes or venture as far as playing Thomas the Tank Engine with them, this will show not only the parents, but also your significant other what a big heart you have.

Media Beat Writer For band that has lost their lead guitarist for the second time in its lifespan, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first album in five years, “I’m With You,” could start no other way: in chaos. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to be taking it so well this time around. The lead track, “Monarchy of Roses,” opens with muddy guitar work and thundering drums — like what the apocalypse would probably sound like. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis grumbles behind vocal distortion and then before you know it, we’re back to the usual RHCP circa “Stadium Arcadium” like nothing happened. The nostalgia lasts a solid 30 seconds through the chorus before we go back to the hectic verses, as if the song can’t decide what it wants to sound like. The lead track ends without leaving much of an impression — something not indicative of an album well-put-together. It’s not unreasonable to expect the album to hook me in from

ing fun and increasing academic and athletic performance, they remain only safe for individuals who were prescribed the drug by their doctors. If you or someone you know is abusing prescription drugs, contact the Oﬃce of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education or visit their website at adhe.gmu.edu.

Man on the Street What’s your favorite show on Nickelodeon’s “The 90’s Are All That”? “Probably ‘Doug.’ I remember I used to wake up early to watch it in the morning. I really liked his cute pet dog that always followed him around. Definitely worth getting up in the morning for.” Haleema Saud Junior Information Technology

“I am definitely looking forward to ‘Rocket Power’ because it was such a thrilling show to watch as a child. I always wanted to be like that and especially learn how to skateboard.”

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“I love the ‘The Amanda Show.’ It was such a funny show and always made me laugh really hard. Plus Amanda Bynes completed that show and still is the same old, funny actress that we all loved back then.” Natalie Verbiest Freshman Global Affairs

Is “I’m With You” Worth the Purchase? the get-go, and “I’m With You” does it for the wrong reasons. The second track makes it painfully obvious that not only is RHCP’s world-famous bassist Flea commanding the band’s lead instrument, but that the new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer still has no idea what he’s actually doing there.Normally by this point in an RHCP album we would have heard John Frusciante’s soaring lead guitar flying high over Flea’s supporting -yet-still-awesome bassline. It’s clear that this time around, the band is rebuilding itself from the ground up — somewhat successfully. The whole album is reminiscent of “One Hot Minute,” another Frusciante-less album. Which is fine, but like that one, it seems like “I’m With You” isn’t going to make waves with anyone but hardcore fans. It’s painfully obvious that the album doesn’t really pick up any steam until track six, “Look Around,” which is reminiscent of “Californication” and what most people love to hear from RHCP — a funk-driven, rocking good time. While it stands up on its own two feet as a solid track, it doesn’t really

across the country. Many people live more productive and healthy lives thanks to prescription drugs, but students and adolescents are especially at risk when they do not abide by the regulations that come with taking a prescription drug legally. Although these drugs might seem like an eﬀective measure for hav-

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tread any new ground and isn’t something people don’t already have in their iTunes from the band. Even the single “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” kind of comes and goes offering little after their five-year hiatus. The album closes with the mediocre “Dance, Dance, Dance,” which is honestly a boring way to end. The middle would be forgivable if it left a good aftertaste but the average listener might be left wanting more. “I’m With You” just seems to be missing something this time around — something that the Red Hot Chili Peppers can’t blame Frusciante for taking with him. This effort, their 10th, is lacking some of the funk that they’ve built a dedicated fan base around. With an altered lineup they had the opportunity for a fresh start, something they seem to have only done halfway. The result is kind of flat — it cracks and crumbles under lazy lyricism and tired hooks. While the band is trying to convince us that they’re with their fans, the fans will probably not be able to say the same.

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Cheap Eats with Kristin Janeiro weekend starts to look pretty appealing. But don’t go packing your overnight bag just yet. With this recipe for meatloaf and mashed potatoes, you can be transported home without going through the 30-minute ordeal of detaching yourself from your mother’s embrace when trying to leave.

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a single decibel since “The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Opinion Editor Girl”? When the office asked me to Like I said, I left 45 minutes review “Abduction,” I begrudg- in, though I felt like I still deingly gritted my teeth and de- served to see a movie. I mean, I cided to bear it. If I want to do did put up my hard earned this for a living, I’m going to have money, right? So I ducked into to sit through a few turkeys from “Drive.” Now that is a movie time to time. But let me tell you, worth your time. not only is “Abduction” not a winFrom the moment that ner, it makes every loser (I use the “Drive” starts, you just know term for film, not people) appear you’re going to be in for a damn Oscar-worthy in comparison. good movie. It’s the perfect burn In wrestling, there is a term for a film. Not too fast or slow, but called a just enough “push.” It’s sizzle so I’m going to be honest when they you’re never with all of you: forty-five give a young, checking your up-and-comer minutes into the movie I watch. I was a chance to go completely couldn’t take it up against a Zen watching anymore. This is not a top-biller to it the whole good movie. I even see how he time. does. My only checked Rotten It’s your complaint for Tomatoes where it chance to the film isn’t currently sits at a 3 thrust youreven really a self from a percent rotten score, so complaint as supporting much as it is a clearly I’m not alone in role to superwarning. my loathing. stardom. The way Clearly, that’s it’s shot is very what Lionsgate attempted to do deliberate, with long takes and, by casting Sigourney Weaver and more often than not, we rely on Alfred Molina alongside Taylor the actors facial expressions to Lautner. convey what’s happening on Unfortunately, it does noth- screen. I had no problem with ing to bolster the young were- this, though, I’m sure it will be wolf’s career. Instead, it just off-putting to some. makes me wonder if it’s hard to The only “Abduction” that find work in Hollywood nowa- should be happening is you abdays. ducting your friends to go see I’m going to be honest with “Drive.” all of you: Forty-five minutes into the movie I couldn’t take it any- This rating reflects “Drive” more. This is not a good movie. I even checked Rotten Tomatoes where it currently sits at a 3 percent rotten score, so clearly I’m not alone in my loathing. And as a personal aside, is it just me, or Next Week: 50/50 has ol’ T-Laut’s voice not dropped

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Those of us residing in the dorms know that living away from home is simply fantastic. There are no parents to get on our cases, no horrific commutes to campus — unless you want to count getting past those crossing guards — and let’s not forget the sweet, sweet freedom. But with life’s ups come its downs. On campus there are no mothers to help out with our laundry, and because our fathers are not the ones mowing the grass outside our windows at ungodly hours of the morning, we can’t tell them to knock it off. On top of this we are cognizant of the distinct lack of delicious home-cooked meals. After enough turkey sandwiches and instant noodle cups, heading home for a

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FROM THE VAULT: Jagged Little Pill James Bondeson Broadside Correspondent It is common knowledge to anyone who has been listening to music since before the turn of the millennium that the ‘90s was the era of the rebellious, alternative rock band. It is also common knowledge, though, that music has not been the same since. As swiftly as alternative rock made it to the charts, it faded into the distant memories of the 20th Century as the new millennium brought more upbeat, up-tempo music. While the likes of Nirvana, Green Day and Red Hot Chili Peppers will always reign as supreme kings of the ’90s, there was one woman who shook things up and inserted herself as the queen of rock. Perhaps as one of the most drastic surprises of the ‘90s, Alanis Morissette rocked the world with her now-classic album “Jagged Little Pill.” Filled with enough angst to satiate the emotional needs of just about everyone who been through a sour relationship, “Jagged Little Pill” is a rock phenomenon unmatched by any album of any female

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rock artist since. With the radio today being so saturated with heavy synth beats, auto-tune and techno rhythms, “Jagged Little Pill” is a touch of authenticity that cannot go unnoticed. But while the ‘90s influence is undeniable, there

Filled with enough angst to satiate the emotional needs of just about everyone who has ever experienced a sour relationship, “Jagged Little Pill” was a rock phenomenon unmatched by any album of any female rock artist since. is a timelessness that tinges the album, making it as delightfully refreshing today as it was back in 1995. This might be due to the fact that almost all of the songs were only recorded a handful of times with minor edit-

ing before the album was released. Her song “Perfection” was written and recorded in 20 minutes before it was decided to be put on the album. The album is still worthy of a listen 16 years later. Perhaps during a particularly rough day, it might be helpful to listen to Morissette sing her heart out on “Hand in My Pocket,” where she delves into the strenuous life of a poor 20-year-old just trying to find the silver lining in life. Or maybe on a day of contemplation, it would be fun to remark on the beautiful prose that make up one of her most controversial songs, “Ironic.” Regardless of mood or state of mind, though, “Jagged Little Pill” is sure to have something for everyone. Morissette’s commentaries on responsibility and swallowing life’s “jagged little pills” — which are necessary to fully appreciate its beauty — are sure to be an inspiration for any Patriot, whether it be during finals week or simply walking about campus.

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On Tuesday, the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was put in the trash bin of bad policies where it belonged. I — along with many other people, liberal and conservative —consider Bill Clinton a pretty smart guy, but what the hell was he thinking when he introduced this nonsensical legislation? I can only fathom that, at its introduction, it was actually progress. It did, after all, take the question of sexuality out of soldiers’ paperwork. That’s also assuming that progress dictates you lie to both yourself and your sergeant, which isn’t exactly good military policy. I took part in a photo campaign this time last year called the NOH8 Campaign, which was a grassroots response led by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska against Proposition 8 in California, an initiative that reversed the state’s policy on marriage equality. The campaign also held a strong opposition to DADT, on which there was set to be a vote in the Senate the day after the

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Imagine the tears of anger, sadness, disappointment and resentment that streamed down the faces of countless innocent victims before their imminent date with death. Some may have held strong, solemn faces, ready with open arms for their departure. Others may have continued to hope, convincing themselves it simply wasn’t their time and by some miraculous event they would avoid dining on that last meal. Most had to face the harsh reality that there would be no miracle. No one, not a single person, was coming to save them. They were bound to their fate the moment handcuffs grazed their wrists. Let’s face it: Our justice system is flawed. Trials begin and end with the hopes of upholding the so-called “ingeniousness” of America’s courts, but we’re OK with admitting that we slip up a few times. Hey, no one’s perfect, right? We have been brainwashed with the notion that bad guys get

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have the sense sometimes to turn the damn television off. Could you imagine being gay and hearing some crazy, well-dressed man equate a McDonald’s advertisement to advocating acceptance of al-Qaida, all while inferring that your dad has no disagreement that “the gays must be terrorists”? When you’re telling your constituents that there’s a fundamental problem with gay people, you’re telling that to kids, too. And not to sound insensitive to families who’ve lost children due to people who can’t watch their mouths, but why are politicians so damn surprised when teens jump off of a bridge or hang themselves? It’s the fault of society’s ignorance. I think it’s the responsibility of society to overturn the homophobic discourse that we hear, whether it’s among politicians or students. I feel like I’m in one of those commercials for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where they confess to be Mormon after talking about their daily routines: “I am a believer, I am a student-athlete, I am a straight, white male — but I believe in equality.” And the simple fact is, we as a society shouldn’t find a disconnection between religion and love, athletics and tolerance. Most of all, we shouldn’t find a disconnection between our own sexual orientation and our willingness to help someone whose differs.

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photo shoot. And obviously we all ceived two weeks after DADT was expected that it would be over- finally repealed, he apparently had always agreed but had a great turned but, shockingly, it wasn’t. A few weeks after the con- concern that a mandate for repeal gressional decision and the presi- would prove a weak foundation for dent’s refusal to write it off in an equality in the military. The reason I bring up DADT executive order, I sent a rather pissed-off letter to Obama. I real- for this column isn’t just because ize that I’m just one little guy, but of its ending this week, but also lots of little guys like me eventu- because of an article I read really make up a mob of people cently in The Washington Post. who’d be voting for the other side The article mentioned 14-year-old come November if the president Jamey Rodemeyer who had taken didn’t firm up some of the prom- part in the “It Gets Better Project,” ises on which he’d campaigned. a sort of video compilation where I had experience writing various celebrities and citizens presidents talk about the and not getdifficulties of ting rebeing bullied. It I think it’s the sponses, as I went on to exresponsibility of had written plain that Rodesociety to overturn George W. meyer had the homophobic Bush about recently killed discourse that we my concerns himself due to hear, whether it’s when I was in bullying. The corthe fifth grade among politicians or relation I see beand, theretween DADT and students. fore, I had litRodemeyer’s untle hope that fortunate suicide this would is the fact that prove any people act so more fruitful; Obama was differ- damn surprised to find that when ent. I wrote that I hoped he could they spread hate, children take it envision a country where all men to heart. truly were created equal, one Adolescents watch these inwhere soldiers were required to sipid televised debates or listen to shoot straight, not be straight. I the mindless banter of pundits said that I found it ridiculous that where the topic of same-sex maranyone would sacrifice national riage will arise, and yet parents security because of an opposition don’t have enough sense to explain to someone’s personal relation- to their children that it’s all poliships. According to the letter I re- tics — or better yet, parents don’t

put behind bars and good guys get not commit in the U.S. has unforset free. For too long have we wal- tunately been practiced far and lowed in fear of admitting that wide. Hollywood films such as maybe, just maybe, the justice sys- “The Green Mile” and “Convictem is more flawed than we had tion” have shed considerable light thought, and that innocent people on these instances. In 2004, Cameron Todd Willhave died far too often for crimes ingham was executed in Texas for they did not commit. The tried and tested maxim allegedly killing his three young children via arson. “innocent Eloquently deuntil proven scribed by reguilty beyond For now, my heart porter David reasonable goes out to all those Grann in the fadoubt” is poor souls who mous New Yorker supposed to quietly walked into article “Trial by be a lodestar that white cellar Fire,” only after his for cases that room, whispering death was Willteeter along their goodbyes and ingham later prethe lines of a ready to make their sumed to be verdict. peace knowing they innocent after the Often, howcause of the fire ever, it seems had a clear the opposite. was determined conscience. How can an accidental. The innocent perlatest case of a son be given questionable the death penalty? The answers guilty verdict is that of Troy Davis, are simple: pressure to find a cul- who was on death row in Georgia prit, racial bias, media frenzy, since 1991 for the murder of a pofaulty testimonials, misleading ev- lice officer. Despite a lack of DNA idence, justice system corruption evidence connecting him to the and the coercion of confessions by crime, numerous witness testiintense police questioning. These mony retractions and calls from practices have made our justice leaders such as Reverend Al system more a vessel of fear rather Sharpton, former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict XVI to than of respect. Dating as far back as the halt his death sentence, Davis was Salem witch trials, implicating in- executed late Wednesday evening. nocent people for crimes they did In so many “wrongfully con-

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victed” cases, suspects have to prove their innocence to the court rather than the state proving their guilt. The duty of the justice system is to serve the people, not to perpetrate crimes against democracy and the very nature of what America stands for. This is not the country nor the system our ancestors died for. What does this teach our children? What does this teach the rest of the world? What right do we have spitting out orders to other parts of the globe when our own government can’t even determine the difference between the guilty and innocent? It is the mission of non-profit organizations like The Innocence Project to exonerate wrongfully convicted victims placed in prison with the help of DNA evidence and updated forensic testing. We can only hope that in the future, the lives of the innocent will be saved and the justice system will be reformed. Even with these changes, nothing can bring back the lives of those already lost due to misjudgment or carelessness. For now, my heart goes out to all those poor souls who quietly walked into that white cellar room, whispering their goodbyes and ready to make their peace knowing they had a clear conscience. The image is haunting.

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Bullying Is A Cancerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Dirty, Filthy Cancer

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Takeâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Toâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Finallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Endâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Irresponsibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Hateâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Mongering? JEFF GIORGI S E N I O R

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Editor How can anyone in this world justify berating, belittling and threatening others for the choices they make, especially where their sexuality is concerned? Bullying is an epidemic, a plague on society, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time we did more than give people false hope. One year ago, headlines across the country were filled with what seemed like a different name every week. Tyler Clementi, Billy Lucas, Harrison Chase Brown and Seth Walsh were all victims of extreme bullying that eventually lead to their suicides. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Gets Better Projectâ&#x20AC;? is a campaign that was created in the wake of their deaths to let those struggling with sexual identity around the world know

that it gets better. But for one 14year-old boy who told the world that it gets better, it turned out to be a lie. Jamey Rodemeyer made a video for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Gets Better Projectâ&#x20AC;? where he told the world about anonymous messages people had left on his Formspring account such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if you died. No one would. So just do it :) it would make everyone WAY more happier.â&#x20AC;? Despite the comment, Rodemeyer went on to tell everyone, â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śit does get better because when I came out for being bi I got so much support from my friends and it made me feel so secure.â&#x20AC;? That video was posted on May 4 and on Sept. 18 he hung himself in front of his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; house. What type of evil and cruelty must live inside of someone who is capable of all but committing actual murder? In my opinion, bullies are the lowest form of human filth. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a bully, I have a few choice words for you that I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share in this article.

When the â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Gets Better Projectâ&#x20AC;? started, I was an adamant supporter. After so many people had taken their lives because they felt alone, I thought that thousands of videos telling people that they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t was a fantastic idea. Even my favorite band, Rise Against, made a music video in collaboration with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Gets Better Projectâ&#x20AC;? for their song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make It Stop (Septemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children).â&#x20AC;? It directly addresses bullying with lines like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And too much blood has flown from the wrists/Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss.â&#x20AC;? But the truth is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough. The truth is that, while it may get better for a lot of individuals, the overall problem is getting far worse. We have to stop ignoring the pleas for help. We have to do more than the little that we have been doing. If I had it my way thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a new campaign. We tried â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Gets Better.â&#x20AC;? How about if someone started up a program called â&#x20AC;&#x153;If You Bully, Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Find Youâ&#x20AC;?? Ambiguous

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enough I think, but the message is there. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying I condone violence, but anyone who has seen the video of Casey Heynes standing up for himself knows that it does produce results. About a week before he committed suicide, Rodemeyer posted on his Tumblr, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?â&#x20AC;? He asked the question and I wish I had had an answer for him. I honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it will take before people finally start listening. What really makes me mad, though, is the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011. This should not be an issue anymore. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care what the bullying is about. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about sexuality, because someone is goth or because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fat; this should not be happening. My heart weeps for the families that are left with questions when they are forced to bury their children. Should we be telling them that it gets better?

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Since September 11, 2001, U.S. foreign policy has seen trillions of dollars flow into multiple wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya, and the occasional bombing endeavor in countries such as Yemen and Somalia. It seems nowadays that no matter what party is elected to office, they immediately write a blank check for the military-industrial complex and advocate more foreign military intervention. What was left of the antiwar movement after Bush left office blew away like dust in the wind and, not surprisingly,

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refreshing anti-war rhetoric and non-interventionist promises fruited into more military spending and unjustified murder. When asked what the motivations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were, Republicans give the â&#x20AC;&#x153;they hate us for our freedomsâ&#x20AC;? talking point. And Democrats? Well they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to even have opinion on that one. In the Sept.12 CNN Republican presidential debate, only one person, Congressman Ron Paul, stood out from the rest when explaining the motivations of Osama bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks. He spoke amidst a barrage of boos and cheers explaining bin Laden clearly stated that the U.S. was attacked because we had bases on their holy lands in Saudi Arabia and were too involved in Middle Eastern military affairs. It was truly refreshing to hear such honesty when the traditional warmongering is usually all that

spews from the mouths of our politicians. Imagine for a second if China had permanent bases and troops stationed across the U.S. It is hard for most Americans to imagine because they simply wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put up with it. Yet, the U.S. has more than 900 military bases in 148 countries. Currently, a billion dollar embassy bigger than Vatican City is being built in Baghdad, and yet we wonder why people want to give their lives to attack the U.S.? We have no business nationbuilding and imposing democracy on other cultures and nations. Historically, nation building has failed every time. Imagine if your family was killed by collateral damage from a drone attack in a small city in Pakistan. Would you not be motivated to seek revenge? The U.S. has zero respect for the sovereignty of other nations. It is not our role to be the police-

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Unless you are a political junkie, you probably arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too concerned with the daily minutiae of the 2012 presidential race. GOP debates seem to appear on television nightly and Barack Obama never stopped campaigning after he started in 2007. Begrudgingly, it may be time to get on board with someone. However, with a dozen or so legitimate candidates for president, how do you decide whom to support? There are a number of issues and policies that might help you narrow your selection. Judging the merits of each candidate based on these variables could be useful to your selection process. First, Social Security and Medicare. To see how much trouble Social Security is in, you only need to look at the statements you receive from the Social Security Administration (yes, you do get them) to know it will become insolvent in our lifetimes. Medicare is in even worse shape. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Medicare fund for hospital care will be depleted by 2017; Social Security should run until 2037. Confronting these programs is considered political poison. Any time a solution or reform is offered the opposition launches an all-out attack, claiming seniors will be thrown on the streets and left penniless. Look for a candidate who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to tackle this 600-pound gorilla in the room. Second, this country faces a monumental task in tackling the budget deficit and out-of-control federal spending. The nonpartisan

Our Foreign Policy Will Be Our Undoing Paul Panasiuk

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men of the world, and unless our foreign policy is fundamentally changed, our country will spiral downward from military overextension and endless wars. The U.S. will likely be under perpetual threat of attack, and the draconian and intrusive security laws will forever burden Americans. Voters must take the hint that Obama and other establishment candidates and politicians will support the same imperialistic foreign policy, not what the people demand. Someday soon the U.S. will be forced to scale down its empire. The country can no longer afford to borrow and print money to pay for bombing nations and then rebuild them. Whether the people wake up and demand they be brought home now or wait until the U.S. collapses from financial ruin is still to be seen.

Congressional Budget Office reports that we are currently running a $1.3 trillion budget deficit, equaling 8.5 percent of our GDP. They also warn that â&#x20AC;&#x153;federal tax and spending policies will impose substantial restraint on the economy in 2013,â&#x20AC;? resulting in drastically reducing economic growth. In addition, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also facing unemployment rates of over 8 percent through 2014 if policies do not change. The next president must confront these issues or all Americans, not just the super rich, can expect increased taxes. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning on graduating college in the next few years, be prepared for an economy with high unemployment, low wages and an extremely competitive marketplace for low-level jobs. Third, the conversation about spending naturally includes national defense. Certainly fraud and abuse can be found and eliminated. However, the next president must not cut into vital defense programs and reduce key personnel in order to balance the books. The War on Terror cannot be ignored and the threats that face this country are still very real. We must remain vigilant and prepared for future conflicts. These issues are a starting point and many should be considered. The best advice I can give is to ignore the he-said-she-said political back and forth between campaigns. Disregard the slips of the tongue that are supposedly indicative of a potentially failed presidency. Stay focused on the issues and the ability of the candidate to get them accomplished. In 2007, the country did exactly the opposite and the American people were left holding the proverbial bag. This time, ignore the hype and vote on substance rather than style.

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A Response To â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jobs Act Will Not Save Usâ&#x20AC;? While I respect Mr. Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objections to the American Jobs Act, I believe he is off the mark on his analysis. He repeats the common claims of many on the right that are factually inaccurate. He starts by saying that all it would take to fix the economy would be to cut government spending, lower taxes and reduce regulation. Quite frankly, this policy would lead us further to the brink of economic collapse. I will break my reply into three paragraphs, debunking each fiction as I go along. First I will start with government spending. Government overspending is a big problem; anyone who looks at the national debt and deficit knows this. However, a hacksaw attempt to cut the deficit will cripple this country

and throw it into what we all feared in 2008: a depression. There are specific cuts that can be made to continue ensuring sound investments in our future while cutting a great deal of waste. Across-the-board cuts will only lead to jobs being destroyed in this economy. The fact of the matter is that the Stimulus Bill passed in 2009 saved 2.4 million local and state government jobs. This is based on the average salary of a state government that kept $415,980,000,000 in the U.S. economy and kept our GDP from dipping negatively. The fiction that will get tossed around is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;government doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create jobs.â&#x20AC;? Well I suggest you tell that to anyone who works at the Department of State, the local DMV, the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

office or to any of the more than 3 million employees at the Department of Defense. In fact, according to a recent article in The Economist, eight of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 largest employers are government agencies. Second I will expose the absurd fiction that we are â&#x20AC;&#x153;overtaxed.â&#x20AC;? This directly correlates with the notion that there is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairâ&#x20AC;? tax. The only â&#x20AC;&#x153;fairâ&#x20AC;? tax in anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eyes is 0 percent. The fact of the matter is that the current tax rates are at their lowest in over 60 years. With all the ridiculous loopholes that affect companies like General Electric, Exxon Mobile, and Bank of America, corporate taxes have never been lower. However it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the Fortune 500 companies that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t paying

taxes. With investors receiving their own special tax law that a McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or Walmart employee doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive, individuals who shift money from one bank account to another receive a 15 percent tax rate. If you earn $38,200 in wage or salary, then you will pay the exact same rate as a hedge fund manager who makes his money in capital gains and earns $10,000,000. You pay the exact same rate! This is the true cheat in our tax code. Third, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fiction that if we just remove regulation all the jobs will come flooding back. In the extreme case, this may be true. If we remove protections for worker safety, children can be forced to work and the maximum amount of toxic waste can be

dumped into your drinking water. Then maybe those jobs would come rushing back. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget we banned those things for a reason. Countries like China, for instance, allow their citizens to be treated like slaves and basically exist in a feudal system similar to the one that Europe abandoned hundreds of years ago. To see just how ludicrous this argument would be, switch the metaphor to football. Imagine if Ray Lewis or Albert Haynesworth were to attempt to convince the NFL commissioner that â&#x20AC;&#x153;if you take the referees off the field, we promise to play by the rules and ensure everyone is safe.â&#x20AC;? Would you take them at their word? If you would, then I have some snake oil I would love to sell you. Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

major function is to create rules that all parties that wish to engage in business must play by. Whether you are Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, tea party member or socialist, I hope you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget that nothing is black and white and government on either extreme is bad for America. Too much and we are strangled, but too little and we are no better off.

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Women’s Volleyball Tops VCU Rams 3-1 Win Follows Back-to-Back Wins at Thunder Invitational, Overall Record 7-7 Matt Noonan Staff Writer The George Mason University women’s volleyball team earned their first conference win of the season Friday against the VCU Rams (4-11) in an exciting 3–1 victory. The team was looking confident following a double win at the Thunder Invitational last weekend in Huntington, W.Va. Coach Pat Kendrick commented on what they gathered from the invitational: “I felt we were starting to get our act together in terms of how we wanted to be on the floor … kind of the overall attitude we needed as a team when we ran into difficult times or when things weren’t going well, and so I thought it was a good point for us to start the conference schedule having Photo by Stephen Kline The George Mason Women’s Volleyball team beat VCU had that tournament last weekend.” Aside from the intra-conference to win their first conference game of the year Friday. rivalry between the two teams, there is The team bested William & Mary Saturday.

MLB Rookies Make Noise in September Jesus Montero, Jacob Turner Promoted to the Bigs Gregory Connolly Editor-in-Chief Isn’t it great when baseball season starts? It finally feels like the long, cold winter is beginning to thaw when pitchers and catchers report; and by the time the 30 teams take the field for the first games of the year, I feel a profound jubilance that reinvigorates me like nothing else in the world. That’s what makes this time of the year so difficult — school is in full swing and I’m working all week so I can’t follow America’s national pastime in the way I feel it deserves. This is the absolute cream of the season, especially this year when the wild card races are so close. As it stands now, Tampa Bay, Boston and Los Angeles are neck and neck for the American League wildcard while Atlanta and St. Louis are at the top of the heap in the National League race. San Francisco, who won the Fall Classic last year, is four games out with an anemic offense and little hope. So it goes. In addition to the wild card races, September means prospects are starting to get called up to the show for their first cup of coffee. Let’s start with Jesus Montero of the New York Yankees — the 21-year-old is batting a cool .313/.389/.542, however it’s only across 48 at-bats. Most every prospect maven in the game claims he’s one of the top hitting prospects in the minors, so Yankees fans should be overjoyed to see him perform at this level in the show.

One problem to consider with Montero is that his defense is atrocious. He plays catcher about as well as Jorge Posada plays it now, which means he could very well be left off the playoff roster in favor of Austin Romine, another prospect with less offensive prowess but a better glove. Another player to get the call-up this year is the Italian Alex Liddi. He’s the first player born and raised in Italy and was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Seattle Mariners. While his rise through the minor leagues has not been as meteoric as a Stephen Strasburg’s, Seattle must be thankful to have him in the lineup as he provides a power bat — he’s racked up 47 homeruns since the start of the 2010 season, two of which were in the big leagues in September. Definitely keep your eye on him next year, especially if you play fantasy and you want a cheap power-hitting third baseman. Detroit walked away with the American League Central title weeks ago, but that didn’t stop them from calling up 20-yearold top-prospect Jacob Turner. Though his immediate statistics are underwhelming at best — 0-1 with an 8.53 ERA in three starts — he’s supposed to be the real deal. Whatever ends up happening, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that someone not much older than your average college student will have a powerful impact on playoff baseball. New memories will be created, and that, I think, is the magic of the Fall Classic.

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deeper history that goes back to the of the season. 2009 CAA championship when thirdVCU took advantage of this, tryseeded Mason defeated first-seeded ing to close the gap and prevailing in VCU. the third set of the Coaches and match. “I felt we were starting players, especially “…well certainly to get our act together upperclassmen, in the second set. were aware of this You know the injury in terms of how we going into the kind of rattled us a wanted to be on the game. “We ended little bit. But they floor — kind of the the invitational well were starting to figoverall attitude we so we used that to ure things out and our advantage,” said they made some adneeded as a team senior outside hitter justments,” Kendrick when we ran into Noelle Fanella, who said, giving her opindifficult times.” made an impressive ion on VCU’s consis13 digs and scored tent comeback the final point in throughout the -Pat Kendrick, Women’s the last set. night. Volleyball Coach During the But this wasn’t second set of the enough to subdue night, junior midthe tenacity of dle blocker Danielle Cook was injured Mason’s players, who ended the final and will be out indefinitely for the rest set with a close 25–19 victory, sealing

the match 3–1. When Kendrick was asked about their upcoming game against the Rams on Oct. 22, she admitted they will have to be ready for them. “(Tonight) was like a chess match: You make a move they make move,” said Kendrick responding to a question about VCU’s adaptability. “They could very well be a diﬀerent team when we face them next month.” Mason won their second conference game of the season against William & Mary 3–1 on Saturday, putting their overall record at 7-7, but leaving them tied for ﬁrst place in the CAA with a conference record of 2-0.

The Women’s volleyball team looks to add to their win streak as they head to Harrisonburg on Friday to take on the James Madison University Dukes at 7 p.m.

Dreary Weekend Ends With Injury, Women’s Soccer Loss Men Top ODU 1-0 Despite Two Yellow Cards John Powell Staff Writer WILLIAMSBURG, Va.-Over the weekend, the George Mason men’s and women’s soccer teams opened conference play on a strong note. On a dreary Friday night, the weather held long enough for the Patriot women (at that time, 3-3-3, 0-0-1) to take Old Dominion (at that time, 3-4-2, 0-0-1) down a peg with a 4-4 tie. The Monarchs dominated in the first half with possession, but could not get on a scoring run until late in the first half. Senior midfielder Alyssa Anderson cleaned up a shot from junior forward Tiana Kallenberger to even the match at 1-1, but Old Dominion went on to score two goals in the last four minutes of the half to take a 3-1 lead into halftime. “We weren’t able to train in the rain so that was kind of an issue for us,” Head Coach Diane Drake said. “They were a much stronger team physically and athletically than we were told. I think our girls came in a little bit flatter than they should’ve.” Second half scoring was sparse for more than 25 minutes before Kallenberger streaked on the right side and played a cross on the face of the goal to junior midfielder Mary Kate Lowry to get Mason’s scoring back on track. “[Lowry] stepped up as a captain,” Drake said. “She made a difference, her will to change the game and turn it around.” Ten minutes later, sophomore midfielder Nicole Clark put a shot on goal that was saved by the ODU goalkeeper, Brianna Alvarado, but senior forward Zoe Doherty was there to finish the scoring play to even out the match at 3-3. “I think we need to start games a lot faster and come out and press teams a lot quicker in the first five minutes of every game,” Doherty said. “When we do that, we do really well.” The scoring race was on and it was time for the Monarchs to respond to losing a 2-goal lead. Sixtyeight seconds after Doherty’s goal, sophomore goalkeeper Lyndse Hokanson extended her position, trying to come far out of the box, but was beat by the Monarchs’ Kate Kelly, who scored in the open net for the lead. In any other soccer match, a lead with less than two minutes left would be safe, but in this offensive battle, Hokanson saved a shot and punted the ball long. Freshman midfielder Liz Hodges found the

ball and after making a juke to get through the defensive line, beat the goalkeeper to the right from 25 yards out. Points are hard to come by in CAA women’s play, so they took the point and went away near the top of the league in standings.

“They were a much stronger team physically and athletically than we were told. I think our girls came in a little bit flatter than they should’ve.” -Diane Drake, Women’s Soccer Head Coach

On Saturday, the men (4-2-2, 1-0) took it to the No. 11 Monarchs (4-1, 0-1) for their third consecutive ranked matchup to close out the home series. Despite six yellow cards in the game, two on the Patriots, they came out unscathed with a 1-0 win. The lone goal came on a penalty kick taken by junior forward Taylor Morgan. The Monarchs’ goalkeeper Victor Francoz made the save to his right, but Morgan found the ball to ﬁnish the play and give the Patriots a 1-0 lead. It

“We’ve had weird injuries. The surface didn’t help. It was like playing in quicksand. I think for both teams, it really slowed the pace of the game down dramatically.” -Diane Drake, Women’s Soccer Head Coach

was Francoz’s one goal allowed despite saving eight shots on the night. Morgan now leads the team with seven goals and is tied for second on the team with three assists in just eight games to bolster his role as the premier oﬀensive player for the Patriots. The Mason men take the week oﬀ before making a trip to Richmond to take on the VCU Rams 7 p.m. Saturday. Their next home

game is Wednesday, Oct. 5, when they take on the Drexel Dragons 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium. To wrap up the weekend, the women (3-4-3, 0-1-1) made another stop on their road trip to play their second conference game against the William & Mary Tribe (7-1-2, 20). On the wet Sunday, the underdog Patriots fell to injury and the Tribe, losing by a 3-1 final score. Junior defender Cami Verschooris started the game for an injured senior defender Kelly Thomas, but went down in the first half with a leg injury. The soft field was not nice to the Patriots. “We’ve had weird injuries,” Drake said. “The surface didn’t help. It was like playing in quicksand. I think for both teams, it really slowed the pace of the game down dramatically.” The Tribe came out with energy and their potent offense took over, retaining possession for most of the first half. Drake tried to change up the look in the goal by starting Hokanson instead of senior goalkeeper Alex Bodenshatz. Drake splits time between them, looking for a good performance out of one goalkeeper, but neither have had a completely mistake-free half yet. Hokanson allowed two goals in the first half, one from a good finish from the Tribe offense and the foot of Mallory Shaffer and the other on a free kick headed in by Cortlyn Bristol. Bodenshatz came in to keep it close, but the Tribe scored 95 seconds into the second half. Bodenzhatz came out of the box and left an opening for Shaffer to put the ball in the left side of the goal from 16 yards out. On the other side of the field, Katherine Yount was working on her third consecutive clean sheet, as Doherty was dedicated to giving the Patriots a little momentum. As the game started to wind down, Anderson sent the ball from the left to Doherty, who placed the ball just under the crossbar from the middle of the field. “It’s nice to disrupt anybody’s shutout,” Drake said. “But it was too late until they started attacking a little more urgently. The game was hard to take, but the final goal made the loss a bit easier to handle. They take on the VCU Rams on Thursday night in Richmond with a 7 p.m. start time, still on the hunt for their first conference win. The Rams sit at the bottom of the conference with a 0-2 conference record, going 2-7-1 overall.

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Top 10 Baseball Movies The Greatest Films of America’s National Pastime Pat Carroll Asst. Sports Editor

Field of Dreams (1989)

“If you build it, he will come” — the infamous movie quote that a voice whispers to Ray Kinsella has become synonymous with the best baseball film of alltime. Kinsella, a novice Iowan farmer, is told to build a baseball diamond in his corn field by a mysterious voice. After its completion, some of the past greats show up to play. The film harks on the beauty of a father-son relationship and how baseball can bring the two together.

The Natural (1984)

Bull Durham (1988)

What makes a good baseball movie? How about a baseball groupie, a veteran ballplayer and the next big prospect’s love triangle? Bull Durham has the substance of a baseball ﬁlm with the heart of a romantic comedy. If you still want to watch a sports ﬁlm on date night, you can’t go wrong here.

Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Eight Men Out (1988)

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The Sandlot (1993)

In a new town with no friends, young Scott Smalls must try to ﬁt in with the neighborhood boys who live and breathe baseball, spending their days at The Sandlot. Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez includes Scotty in their play and shows the others that baseball is for everyone, no matter their skill level. Also Smalls manages to get himself in the “biggest pickle any of them had ever seen.” If you haven’t seen this movie, stop reading this and watch it!

Major League (1989)

There’s nothing like watching a group of scrappy underdogs and has-beens ﬁght the man. When a former Vegas showgirl inherits the Cleveland Indians from her dead husband, the players will stop at nothing to prevent her from moving the team to Miami. Check it out!

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Perhaps only the steroid era bests the Black Sox scandal in its negative impact to the game. This ﬁlm stays true to the rule that if you have a baseball ﬁlm, it must have either Kevin Costner or Charlie Sheen. Check this one out for a glimpse at a dark chapter in our nation’s pasttime.

The Rookie (2002)

The theme of striving for your dreams and overcoming the odds are prevalent in this ﬁlm about a high school science teacher’s rise to the big leagues. Based on the true story of relief pitcher, Jim Morris, the story is truly inspiring and though the baseball action isn’t mind-boggling, the tale itself makes the ﬁlm a must-see for any baseball fan.

A heart-warming story about one of the greatest baseball players of all-time, Lou Gehrig, whose life was cut short by the disease that bears his name. Gary Cooper stars as Gehrig and even the great Babe Ruth makes a cameo as himself. You don’t need to be a Yankees fan to fall in love with this ﬁlm, its characters and its message of humility, love and passion.

Before Sosa and McGwire you had Maris and Mantle chasing the home run title in a single season. The diﬀerence here is that they were both on the same team — lifetime Yankee fan Billy Crystal was behind this, so don’t miss it.

Robert Redford’s portrayal of Roy Hobbs, a middle-aged nobody who leads a 1930s baseball team to glory, is one of his greatest roles of his illustrious career. With the help of a bat made from the wood of a lightning-struck tree, Hobbs becomes the team’s go-to player and lives up to the fame he had invisioned as a young pitcher.

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A League of Their Own (1992)

This film is a fictionalized account of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which existed from 1943 to 1954. Madonna swings for the fences with what might be the best role of her film career while Tom Hanks does what he usually does: acts like a champion.

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‘Moneyball:’ A Fresh Take on a Trite Genre Brad Pitt Captures Billy Beane’s Lighter Side, Jonah Hill on Point Though his playing career would be short-lived and filled with disappointment, Beane worked his way up through the ranks to eventually become general manager of the Oakland A’s, with the lowest salary in baseball. In order to be competitive, he must find a way to acquire top talent for a bargain. In the film, Peter Brand, played by Jonah Hill, is the mastermind behind the new form of player development and analysis through the use of sabremetrics. Based on the writings of baseball brain Bill James, sabremetrics uses player’s statistics to predict the amount of wins a team will have in a given season. Brand is based off Paul DePodesta, the current director of player development for the New York Mets, who preferred going un-credited in the film. The film pulls at many different aspects of the heart and mind. Glances of Beane’s relationship with his daughter, Casey, who he shares a special bond with and is a major motivator for him, provide a more tender side to Beane, who is often seen in a louder, more competitive light.

Pat Carroll Asst. Sports Editor Sports movies have become cliché over the past 25 years with stories of underdog players or teams coming together to win the big game. In this fall’s sports movie representative, Moneyball, the cookiecutter plotline is not the case. However, the adversity that the characters must face is still prominent. The story revolves around Oakland Athletics general manager, Billy Beane, played in the film by Brad Pitt. Beane has faced his fair share of difficult, lifechanging decisions throughout his life and the film does a great job showing the thought process that he had to go through in making them. As a teenager, Beane was a top baseball prospect and was offered a hefty, first round contract by the New York Mets while also pondering a joint footballbaseball scholarship to Stanford University. After much deliberation, Beane took the Mets offer and started his career in Major League Baseball.

Scenes with Beane and his scouts showed the working environment that a Major League Baseball general manager faces on a day-to-day basis. His snarky comments and his scouts’ responses are sure to entertain. One aspect that I found moving was the use of highlights and a reenactment of one of the A’s biggest games of the season, a walk-oﬀ win by Scott Hatteberg. It gave perspective on the actual team and the odds that they overcame to maintain the longest win streak in American League history at 20 games. Though the A’s don’t win the big game, they set the standard of how baseball can be won. Two years later, the Boston Red Sox would win the 2004 World Series using similar techniques that the A’s had implemented. If you are a baseball fan, who enjoys the essence of the game, then Moneyball will not disappoint. It is so good that within the next few years it may be in serious talks of an all-time great baseball movie. And that sure is saying something.

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Cornelius Started Every Game Last Year, Out Indefinitely ARREST, from front so taken, obtained or withheld, receives the credit card or credit card number with intent to use it or sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder; or (b) He receives a credit card or credit card number that he knows to have been lost, mislaid or delivered under a mistake as to the identity or address of the cardholder, and who retains possession with intent to use, to sell or to transfer the credit card or credit card number to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder; or (c) He, not being the issuer, sells a credit card or credit card number or buys a credit card or credit card number from a person other than the issuer; or (d) He, not being the issuer, during any twelve-month period, receives credit cards or credit card numbers issued in the names of two or more persons which he has reason to know were taken or retained under circumstances which constitute a violation of 18.2-194 and subdivision (1) (c) of this section. Court records also indicate the oﬀense occurred on July 12, 2011. Three days later, on July 15, the Mason Police Blotter listed a complaint of credit card theft. The description of that inci-

dent reads, “Credit card was taken from victim’s room and was used at several locations.” The crime log also states the incident occurred in the Eastern Shore residence hall on Mason’s Fairfax campus. Case status is pending. It has not been verified whether the complaint is related to the Cornelius case. The Washington Post published a quote from an unnamed source who claimed Cornelius “found a credit card on campus in July, used it to purchase food and gasoline valued at about $60 and then threw away the card.” Major George Ginovsky of the Mason Police Department has declined to disclose specific case information but did outline the general procedure for conducting an investigation when an individual is suspected of credit card fraud or larceny. According to Ginovsky, the first step is usually to talk to the victim and other witnesses. After following those leads, the detective or investigator then usually consults technologies such as video surveillance and attempts to trace data if the credit card was used. Ginovsky said he urges students and community members to take two important precautions in order to limit instances of theft and larceny on campus. “If you’re in the [Johnson Center] or library, don’t leave

property unattended,” Ginovsky said. “If you’re living in a residence hall, lock the door to your room.” Police suspect the majority of thefts occurring in a residence hall are not performed by individuals breaking in or forcing access, but by other residents of the building, said Ginovsky. Earlier in the week, Cornelius “tweeted” two messages from his Twitter account to his followers, likely in response to his arrest. On Monday, Sept. 19, Cornelius wrote, “I'm doing some reevaluating in my life all negative people must go I gotta make changes if u ain't gone have my back den u gotta go.” Later that day, he sent another message: “These past couple of days really opened my eyes and made me think people r not who u think they are.” Cornelius started every game for the Patriots last season in which he averaged 9.5 points per game and led Mason with 61 3point ﬁeld goals. He was ﬁgured to be a big part of the Patriots rotation this year. Cornelius has not been reached for comment by C2M. C2M will continue to follow this story leading up to the preliminary hearing on Nov. 15. Broadside Editor-in-chief Gregory Connolly and C2M Sports Reporter John Powell contributed to this report.

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