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Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus
April 22, 2010
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A lone podium stands on stage in view of a painting of President Abraham Lincoln, hanging on a rear wall in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, Tuesday April 20, 2010, in New York. President Barack Obama is expected to deliver a speech on Thursday in the Great Hall, pushing for a financial overhaul package, from the stage where President Lincoln delivered his famous Cooper Union address that help elect him to the presidency. (Photo Credit: AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews)
Obama to Stump for Financial Overhaul in NY By Mark S. Smith
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is heading to New York City later this week to push for a financial overhaul package in a venue rich with presidential history. The speech Thursday at Cooper Union in Manhattan comes as a Senate showdown looms on a package of new regulations that Republicans have so far unanimously opposed. Over the weekend, GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged top Democrats to go back to the drawing board and assemble a package that can win bipartisan support. But Democrats accused McConnell and others of helping big banks fend off needed regulation. "By filibustering it — stopping it — we leave the American public vulnerable once again to the kind of shenanigans that have occurred in large financial institutions," said Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Dodd said he's expecting his package
will be on the Senate floor Wednesday or Thursday. He added he's still open to GOP ideas, but "the talking is almost over, and now we need to move." Announcing the Cooper Union speech Monday, nearly two years since the financial market meltdown, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama wants to "remind Americans what is at stake" if the rules of the road on Wall Street remain unchanged. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said, "Every day we don't act, the same system that led to bailouts remains in place, with the exact same loopholes and the exact same liabilities. And if we don't change what led to the crisis, we'll doom ourselves to repeat it." But Republicans contend the Democratic plan would encourage big Wall Street banks to expect another bailout by establishing a fund to help unwind any that fail. Democrats counter the $50 billion fund would be paid for by the banks, and would lead to bankruptcy,
not rescue. Obama first spoke at Cooper Union as a candidate in March 2008 — attacking lax regulatory practices he said had allowed the likes of Enron and WorldCom to "push the envelope, pump up earnings, disguise losses and otherwise engage in accounting fraud." The 151-year-old college has also seen memorable speeches by candidates Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as sitting Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Bill Clinton. Eight months ago, Obama delivered his prescription for regulatory reform at Federal Hall, opposite the New York Stock Exchange, appealing to Wall Street executives to help — not hinder — the drafting of rules to avoid another market collapse. "It is neither right nor responsible after you've recovered with the help of your government to shirk your obligation to the goal of wider recovery, a more stable system, and a more broadly shared prosperity," he said then.
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Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Host Informative Domestic Violence Forum By Jennifer Wilson Staff Writer
“Love should not hurt” are some of the most valuable words one can hear in life. If no one has ever told you that before, the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Xi Epsilon Chapter, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Delta Alpha Zeta Chapter, has, in their program on domestic abuse entitled “Love Should Not Hurt” on Thursday, April 15 in the Health Science building. The Zetas, who are known for their charity work in Brooklyn, had quite a turn out at the event. The main speakers of the night were Zeta Soror Olive Taylor an outspoken, honest employee and domestic violence liaison for New York and New Jersey, and Diana Richards, a domestic violence survivor. In the beginning of the program the poem “I Got Flowers Today” was recited, which depicted the reality and sickness of domestic abuse and how the abuse only increases each day. The abuser depicted in the poem brings his partner flowers every day until, one day, the flowers he brought were for her funeral because he had murdered her. Domestic abuse is mainly identified by physical battering, but can also manifest as emotional and mental abuse, often inflicted by an intimate partner(s). Domestic violence can also occur between parents and their children, referred to as inter-parental abuse. Taylor spoke about the statistics of domestic abuse: “Police responded to 250,349 domestic violence incidents in 2009; this averages to over 650 incidents per day,” she said. “[The] NYPD’s Domestic Violence Unit conducted 69,188 home visits in 2009, a 79% increase since 2002… In addition, there were 61 family related homicides in 2009 and there are 2,144 domestic violence emergency shelter beds citywide.” Not only did Taylor spread knowledge about the breadth of domestic abuse in New York City, she also wished to clear up some of the many misconceptions about the phenomenon. According to Taylor, domestic abuse does not only occur between sexual partners, and men are often abused as well; approximately 22 percent of men get abused and don’t report it out of shame and fear. Also, domestic abuse doesn’t discriminate against race, gender or sex. Taylor also emphasized that domestic abuse is never the victims’ problem. Many abusers target secure women just to break them down, and every abuser seeks power and control in a relationship. Taylor also explained the methods abusers use to gain power over their victims: isolation, if a partner is isolating his/her victim from family and friends; intimidation, or forcing victims to do things they wouldn’t ordinarily do; and emotional abuse, including verbal abuse, and name-
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Members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, along with guest speakers at the Love Should Not Hurt domestic violence forum held on campus last week. (Photo Credit: Jennifer Wilson)
calling. Other methods include the use of children to send messages to victims and or harassment during visitation sessions; sexual abuse, in most cases rape or molestation; the threat of deportation, which is often found among immigrant and illegal alien populations; and economic abuse, such as when an abuser takes the victim’s pay check and exerts control via an allowance. Of course, the most common method in asserting control over victims is physical violence. As strenuous as it is to be in an abusive relationship, people often overlook the long-term side effects that children who watch or hear this abuse suffer from. The trauma they endure is major and threatens their sense of stability and security typically provided by a family. Many children exposed to domestic abuse may experience increased emotional and behavioral difficulties and are at a high risk to enter into similar types of relationships as they grow
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older. Many of these children require anger management counseling or have behavior issues in school. Domestic abuse affects everyone in and around it. Also associated with domestic violence is Battered Woman Syndrome, a four-step cycle which most battered women go through while in an abusive relationship. Famed singer Tina Turner discussed this after revealing the abuse she endured by her husband, Ike Turner, in her biopic What’s Lov e Got To Do With It, which showed how she went through these four stages before realizing she had to leave him. The first stage is denial, in which the woman refuses to admit even to herself that she has been beaten or that there is a problem in her relationship; she may call each incident an accident. The second stage is guilt, where the victim now acknowledges there is a problem, but believes she is responsible for it and says she deserves to be beaten
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CAMPUS NEWS Gizmodo.com Reveals the Newest Apple iPhone Thanks to Careless Apple Engineer
By Josh Ritts Staff Writer
Apparently, engineers know how to party, too. An Apple employee who got too caught up celebrating at a bar in Redwood City, Calif., about half an hour’s drive from Google HQ, lost a prototype of Apple’s next-generation iPhone he was entrusted with. The phone, purchased by technology website Gizmodo.com for $5,000 from an undisclosed source, was camouflaged as the current 3GS model. With the phone in their possession, Gizmodo took the opportunity to analyze the new capabilities of the muchanticipated device. Of the new features, perhaps the most welcome to fans will be the camera flash, which is among the top-requested improvements by iPhone users. Overall improvements to the camera include a larger lens and, presumably, a higher quality sensor, as well as a split volume button that may also double as a shutter button. By pressing both buttons simultaneously, a third button need not be added. Additional features include a second microphone to provide noise-cancelling in noisy areas, a higher resolution (although slightly smaller) screen, and the use of a MicroSIM in place of the standard SIM card. The back of the phone is no longer composed of signal-blocking metal, thus allowing for stronger and more stable reception. Aesthetic changes have also been made, with a more squared-off frame, a flush back and metallic buttons. When disassembled by Gizmodo, it was discovered that the battery now takes up nearly half of the phone, and the logic board has
been significantly shrunk to accommodate for this. Despite this, the prototype is three grams heavier than current models. Gizmodo maintains that they did not obtain the phone in a conspiracy against Apple, despite skeptics’ accusations. They even went as far as releasing the name of the Apple employee that reportedly lost the phone: Gray Powell, a 27-year-old Software Engineer who graduated from North Carolina State University at the age of 26. Powell lost the prototype while celebrating his birthday on March 18 at the Gourmet Haus Staudt bar. Sitting next to Powell that night was Gizmodo’s source, who reportedly picked up the phone from the bar after Powell had left it behind. The morning of the 19th Apple wiped the phone remotely. How it Apple’s next-generation iPhone (left) compared to the current iPhone 3GS (right). Tech was discovered that it was a disguised pro- website Gizmodo analyzed and dissected the new piece of hardware, which was apparenttotype and how it ultimately came to ly dropped in a California bar. Gizmodo’s attention has yet to be reported. Enthusiasts can be sure that this is, in fact, the 2010 planned leaks and when weighed with the highly functional model. Nearly every part of the phone was operating prior to and polished nature of the device, the engineer’s carelessness it being wiped. Powell was using it to update his Facebook is the most likely scenario. Apple, meanwhile, has taken steps to get the phone and Twitter accounts throughout the day of the party, and only the camera software was incomplete; triggering it caused the back, however it has yet to be disclosed how and if this will phone to crash and reset. In all likelihood, this 4G iPhone take place. They have yet to comment on Powell’s employwas being field tested in preparation for its release date this ment status and whether or not he will be allowed out with summer. Furthermore, Apple does not have a history of sensitive equipment in the future.
Love Should Not Hurt: A Look at Abusive Relationships
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because she is not living up to her husband’s expectations. The third stage is enlightenment, where the woman no longer assumes responsibility for her husband’s abusive treatment, recognizes that no one deserves to get beaten and stays with her husband, hoping to work things out. The fourth stage is responsibility, in which she accepts the fact that her husband will not, or cannot, stop his violent behavior and decides to start a new life. Most abusers will always be abusers, but there may be a stage where they go to counseling and end their abusive tendencies for a time, which is often called the honeymoon period. Oftentimes, though, an incident occurs that will trigger the abuser to resume his former behavior. As the program moved along, it was clear that everyone was listening intently and absorbing the information they were being made aware of. Diana Richards, a domestic violence survivor and the event’s other guest speaker, came up to tell her story. Richards, brown-skinned woman of medium height and of Caribbean descent from Brooklyn, NY walked up to the podium, and, by first glance, one would never think she endured the horrifying story she was about to tell. She began her story with how she met her boyfriend at 18. She remembered in the beginning thinking he was the perfect man; he was sweet, loving, caring and there for her. They fell for each other fast, and he decided they should
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move to West Virginia to start a new life, get new jobs and live happily together. Not concerned with why he wanted to move where she had no family or friends, she agreed. As soon as they moved, though, things began to change; Richards said he started taking her paychecks, monitoring her phone calls and abusing her physically. With the lax gun ownership laws in W.Va., he was able to acquire two guns, which he kept in the house and was never shy about showing them. He had both power and control over her. At 19, Richards got pregnant and even during her pregnancy he didn’t stop beating her. This was her first child, and she feared for the life of her baby and herself. Richards said the emotional abuse was the worst; he would tell her she was ugly and say hateful things to keep her insecure and feeling like he was all she had in the world. When she had her son, she initially stayed with him because she wanted her son to grow up with a father, but quickly realized he wasn’t the right father for her boy. After finally gathering up enough courage, one day when he left the house for work, Richards packed up her things, took her son and got on a bus to Ohio and stayed there for a year with a friend so he wouldn’t track her. After a year, she moved back to N.Y. to be with her family. Shortly afterwards, he found her and stalked her, showing up at her job. Richards became so scared that she stayed indoors for almost a year. Even with an order of protection nothing could stop him.
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That’s when she made the bold decision to take her life back and face him. He has since calmed down considerably, but still tells Richards that it was her fault he abused her. Her son is fine—he has a slight speech delay but is nonetheless a very smart boy. Richards says she thanks God everyday for getting her out of that situation and sending her son. “The best, but hardest, thing to do is admit you are wrong or the situation is wrong,” said Richards. She is now a Constituent Affairs Liaison for State Senator Kevin Parker and refuses to let her past dictate her future. Everyone in an abusive relationship needs to know that they can get out, but it’s up to them to do so. Some audience members spoke about their own experiences with abuse, but throughout the discussions the word that stuck out the most was “support.” Support friends if they are the victims, and even though they may suffer from battered woman syndrome, know that it is psychological and be there for them no matter what. If they come to you about their problems, then they do realize they need help and do want to leave, so acknowledge that and be there for them when they finally do break it off with their partner. For more information on Domestic Abuse look up the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence at www.ncdsv.org and if you are or know someone in an abusive relationship contact the Domestic Violence Hotline at (1800) 621-HOPE. Remember, love should not hurt.
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In My Opinion... How important do you find SGA elections?
Sam Ibrahim, Senior, Pharmacy “May the best person win!”
Carly Michele, Sophomore, Nursing
“I already voted and I plan to see great changes made.”
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LIU Welcomes New Director and Assistant Director of Public Relations
By Omar Alvarez Staff Writer
This Spring, Long Island University’s Office of Public Relations welcomed Brian Harmon, the new Director of Public Relations and Fatima Kafele, the new Director of Community Outreach and Arts Promotion as well as Deputy Director of Public Relations. Harmon and Kafele both have a wealth of PR experience, having worked in locations from Detroit clear to the other side of the Atlantic in Europe. Together, they work on LIU’s “Brooklyn Beat Newsletter,” which promotes upcoming events and activities such as and exhibits, conferences, LIU athletics games, and theater and dance performances. In addition to the newsletter, they also work to expose LIU to the outside world by writing advertorials (advertisements which look like editorial content) and writing articles for outside media organizations. Originally from Long Island, Harmon worked as a reporter for The Detroit News. During his early career, he covered the trials of the infamous Dr. Death, Jack Kevorkian, who was convicted of unlawfully videotaping his patient’s voluntary euthanasia during the early part of the 1990s. Prior to taking the position as Director of Public Relations at LIU, Harmon also worked as a beat reporter, where he helped unravel the extensive level of corruption within the Detroit School System. “I was routinely able to expose the wrongdoings inside the school system that had officials and teachers stealing from the system,” Harmon said of his work in Detroit. Five years later, Harmon moved back to New York; he described the move as a fairly difficult and competitive one, but his experience allowed him to take up positions as Bureau Chief, Managing Editor and finally as Director of
Public Relations at Long Island University. Harmon stated, “That was my bridge back home, I got the experience to get back to New York, and competed a lot with The [New York] Post.” Kafele, upon graduation, moved to Europe to work with TSI as their publicist. “I helped small start-up software companies build their brand and image,” said Kafele, describing her work in London, England. During her stint in Europe, she worked at several tech-based public relations firms and had her articles published in magazines and newspapers such as Fast Company, Wired and The Financial Times. “My whole experience in Europe was most memorable. In my down time I traveled to Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Vienna and Brussels,” said Kafele. Her most recent job was right here in Brooklyn, where she worked as Associate Director of Communications at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). It was at BAM where Kafele’s contact list started to expand. “I had the pleasure of meeting and working with major dance pioneers such as the late Pina Bausch, and the late Merce Cunningham, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Chuck Davis, Ronald K. Brown, as well as musicians such as Paul Simon, George Clinton, and Mos Def and artists and performers such as Sonia Sanchez, Danny Simmons, and Cate Blanchett,” said Kafele. However, she also encountered obstacles at BAM, including the downturn of arts coverage due to the large elimination of entire Arts sections in newspapers. Her biggest difficulty, though, was attempting to successfully stay on top of the media coverage due to its competitiveness. Harmon and Kafele both agree that communication is crucial, which is why they routinely send email shout outs to spread the word of upcoming events and activities. “Although I know we are in the information age where often times you may feel bogged down by all of the various pieces of information coming your way, I really hope that students, faculty and staff will see the email alerts as an important way to stay connected to campus events,” added Kafele.
“Although I know... you may feel bogged down by all the various pieces of information coming your way, I really hope that sudents, faculty and staff will see the email alerts as an important way to stay connected to campus events.” - Fat i ma Kafel e, Di rect o r o f Co mmuni t y Out reach and Art s Pro mo t i o n
Athena Moustakas, Sophomore, Pharmacy
“I don’t pay that much attention to school politics. Hopefully it has a good outcome.”
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Fatima Kafele, the new Director of Community Outreach and Arts Promotion/Deputy Director of Public Relations and Brian Harmon, the new Director of Public Relations. (Photo Credit: LIU Public Relations)
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Both Harmon and Kafele, as well as the rest of the Public Relations staff, look forward to working together to promote the school outside of campus and also hearing student’s concerns and feedback. The e-mail blast along with the imminent launch of LIU’s new website will allow the Office of Public Relations to compile all recent news of LIU mentions (like News 12’s coverage of the Haiti benefit, and Broadway World’s promotion of Lynn Nottage’s lecture at the Kumble Theater). Students can access the “Brooklyn Beat” and the calendar of events through LIU’s main website.
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You need to vent this morning, but once you do, you need to make sure that you're free for all the crazy activities that are sure to fill your afternoon and evening. Have fun with it all!
Your head is full of conflicting ideas and opinions early today, which isn't much fun -- but the afternoon brings a new clarity. You may want to get your people to try for consensus one last time.
You hit it off with someone early today, and might feel comfortable confiding in them. Things might get a little weird later on, as egos start to leak into your personal business to change the equation.
Try to get as much done as possible this morning -- especially heavy discussions or brainstorming sessions, which should go quite well. Ego conflicts are almost certain to arise later in the day.
Your typical generosity is nowhere to be found early today, but don't despair -- things start to re-balance early this afternoon. Your social energy comes back with a vengeance, making it easy to mend wounds.
Shore up your primary relationships this morning -- they may not need much work, but making the effort shows you care and scores you points. Later, your hot energy lights up the night!
Start something new -- or do something over -- this morning, and it should go quite well for you. Keep pushing through the afternoon, as you want to make things bigger, bolder and better then!
Someone (maybe you) busts out with a new idea this morning that fully deserves investigation. Watch out for differences of opinion later in the day, though, as they can turn ugly fast.
You may need to let go of some small measure of control early in the day -- but you are sure to be glad you did by this evening! Your amazing surge in energy is a direct consequence of your letting go.
You may find it rewarding to putter around the house early today -- you can clear up some big messes or otherwise make life a little cozier. Later on, a major discovery changes your mood for the better.
It's a strange day -- you start out much more social than usual, while you end up wanting to curl up in bed on your own for a while. Sometimes life gives you ups and downs, and you handle them well.
Make the most of the burst of creative energy that shows up early today -- you need to deal with someone close by the end of the day, and they are unlikely to appreciate any nonstandard answers.
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I have been on a few dates with this guy that I really like. However, he has a girlfriend, and has been seeing me behind her back. I am scared that once he breaks up with her and we officially begin dating, he will cheat on me too. Do you think this is true?
Man’s Point of View
Homewrecker! Homewrecker! If I were you, I would be less concerned about him cheating on you than the fact that you are engaging in behavior that will most likely result in the destruction of this relationship. I’m not trying to get all preachy on you; this guy has probably cheated on his woman before. But do you really want to be the person that he’s cheating with? That’s a pretty heavy weight to carry. Also, consider the fact that he’s a known cheater. Why would you believe that he wouldn’t cheat on you if he can do it to someone else so readily? You’re only fooling yourself if you think this.
Woman’s Point of View
Do you honestly and truly need to ask that question? If you’re asking us, then I’m pretty sure you know the answer to that question already. A better question is, why would you want to date a guy who has so little regard for his current partner, or for that matter for you? If he truly cared about you, he would have broken up with his girlfriend before starting something with you. Here’s a little tidbit of knowledge. Most guys who start relationships while already in a relationship are NEVER going to leave their partners. They just lead on the incredibly naive side girl for as long as possible, all the while claiming that they intend on breaking up with their girlfriend, but its just “not the right time” Well guess what, it will never be the “right time.” Do yourself a favor and find a guy who will actually respect you and will treat you like a true man should.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT By Stephanie Carlin Dance Dept. Concert Excited Audiences Contributing Writer
The "Jean Reno i r" Seri es Co nti nues !
THE W OM A N ON THE BEACH Fri., Apr 23 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 p.m. In his memoirs, Renoir called his fascinating foray in noir "the sort of avant-garde film which would have found its niche a quarter of a century earlier, between Nosferatu the Vampire and Caligari." Like those films, The Woman on the Beach privileges its moody, dream-like atmosphere over its wisp of a narrative, about a love triangle between a troubled coast guard (Ryan), a married woman (Bennett), and her blind, artist husband (Bickford). "Will ever exert a strange fascination... one of the great enigmas of cinema." —The Auteurs
ELENA ET LES HOMMES Majors from LIU’s Dance Department perform “Shelter.” choreographed by Jawole Zollar and restaged by Maria Bauman, at this (ELENA AND HER MEN) year’s Spring Dance Concert. From left to right: Christine Amenta; Myah Brown; Savannah Frack; Asja Parrish; Lauren Paxton; Sat., Apr 24 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 Manuela Sanchez; and Chawnta Van. p.m. (Photo Credit: Judith Stuart) Ingrid Bergman is luminous as a Polish princess whose charm The crowd favorite, though seemed to be “Shelter,” and beauty seduces some of the highest ranking government By Latoya Anderson officials in turn-of-the-century France. The film finds Renoir choreographed by Jawole Zollar. Zollar’s choreography Staff Writer exploring the rich possibilities of artifice via the giddy miseorchestrated the struggle between seven women, homeen-scene, but the deeply felt tenderness that runs throughout This year’s annual Spring Dance Concert at Long lessness and being society’s underdog. this delightful comedy is totally sincere. Island University was produced by the Dance “Shelter,” performed by LIU students Christine FRENCH CANCAN Sun., Apr 25 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 p.m. Along with Elena and Her Men and The Golden Coach, one of the director's late Technicolor, period spectacles and "the happiest and most exuberant ripple in Renoir’s career as a river of personal expression" (Andrew Sarris). Renoir conjures up the lavish Belle Époque for this telling of the founding of the notorious Moulin Rouge and the Cancan craze it begot, with Gabin as the impresario Danglard who turns a simple laundress into the toast of Paris.
SWAMP WATER Mon., Apr 26 at 6:50, 9:15 p.m. In Renoir's first American project, he quickly learned the difficulties of working within the strict confines of the studio system as Darryl Zanuck made the production impossible (even rewriting the ending and hiring another director to shoot it). With the texture of a Western, the film could be mistaken for a John Ford film as it employed many of his collaborators, including screenwriter Dudley Nichols and actors Walter Brennan and Ward Bond.
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Department. The kickoff of the concert on Friday, April 16 featured guest artist Monica Bill Barnes, founder of The Monica Bill Barnes Company. “Frenetic Absurdity,” a dance piece choreographed by Asja Parrish, a dance major at LIU, opened the concert. The audience was amused by the quirky dance techniques and combinations performed by the talented cast dressed in colorful tutus and leotards. Alongside Parrish, performers Christine Amenta, Nate Hunt, Carley Marholin, Nicole Sullivan and Olivia Zoecklein kept the audience enticed. Manuela Sanchez, a B.F.A. senior at LIU, performed the solo piece “Nostalgic.” Dressed in a black and red dress, Sanchez’s seductively artful expression of nostalgia threw her into a graceful dance that captured the eyes of the audience from beginning to end. As for the other pieces, “Connection of a Goddess: 226 Miles Away,” “Conversation of a Prayer” and “Realizing the Beauty” all received ample amounts of applause from the audience.
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Amenta (Sophomore), Myah Brown, Savannah Frack, sophomores; Asja Parrish, Lauren Paxton, juniors; Manuela Sanchez and Chawnta Van, seniors, was a mixture of Modern and African dance. The seven dancers put all their efforts into showing the meaning of “Shelter.” One audience member said, “This was my favorite performance, I really felt like they were telling the story.” “Running the Run,” another crowd favorite was choreographed by Monica Bill Barnes. All dressed in business attire, the dancers vigorously danced non-stop to the music of Bobbit and James Brownm which gave the room a jazz/blues atmosphere, and caused some of the audience members to dance in their seats. Similar to “Frenetic Absurdity,” “Running the Run” gave the crowd laughs when Corteni Cuffy, a senior, did a solo dance, which played well into the entirety of the performance. “They had the right moves for this song,” said an audience member as the show ended. The LIU Dance Department Spring concert was surely a success.
April 22, 2010
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Kick-Ass a Superhero Smackdown
At the Box Office Weekend Top 5
1. Kick-Ass - $19.8M 2. How to Train Your Dragon - $19.6M 3. Date Night - $16.7M 4. Death At a Funeral - $16.2M 5. Clash of the Titans - $15.4M
(courtesy www.imdb.com)
Theater Releases 4/23 The Losers The Back-Up Plan Oceans
4/30 Please Give A Nightmare On Elm Street The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
DVD Releases
4/27 It’s Complicated The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus District 13: Ultimatum 5/4 Nine Leap Year Tooth Fairy
Music Charts Top iTunes Downloads
(courtesy www.metacritic.com)
Co-stars Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz play wanna be superheroes Kick-Ass and Hit Girl respectively, in Marv Films’ Kick-Ass, direced by Matthew Vaughn. (Photo Credit: www.allmoviephoto.com )
By Leonica Valentine Arts & Entertainment Editor
Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaugh, who produced such notable gangster flicks as Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, is based on the Marvel Comic written by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Very much like the comic upon which it is based, Kick-Ass is a send-up of modern superhero comics and contains copious amounts of action, blood and foul language. The premise of Kick-Ass is simple enough; main character Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) asks the question, “Why don’t people become superheroes?” The obvious answer, of course, is because people would get their asses kicked, but Dave, being the naïve geeky high school student he is, designs his own costume from an old divers suit. When he dons his green, skin-tight mask and bodysuit he becomes Kick Ass. Dave had the idea that as Kick Ass, he would be doing the city a service by patrolling the streets looking for perps or, perhaps, missing kittens. However, he quickly learns that he’s no Superman, and that his human flesh and bones are easily bruised, broken and bloodied. Typical of any superhero movie or comic there is a love story, a sidekick, a villain and a dire problem that needs solving. Kick-Ass however, does not follow the cookie cutter design of its Marvel predecessors. The movie showed in vivid and, at times, gut-
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wrenching detail of just how human a superhero is. Every action a character made had a real life consequence rather than flashy theatrics. It’s sufficient to say that Kick-Ass gets as much ass-kicking as he deals out. Still his noble attempts to protect the public do not go unnoticed. One of his “crusades” against perps was recorded by bystanders and posted on YouTube, garnering over twenty million hits within hours. Kick-Ass became an Internet celebrity, answering requests for help and updating his status daily. He soon finds himself entering the big leagues, though, when Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and her father Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage) welcome the wildly popular Kick-Ass into their secret club of superheroes, totaling three members. Mandy and Damon Macready are the unmasked father-daughter duo with the deadly skills that make this movie a very bloody affair. Damon, a former police officer, passionately teaches his eager daughter how to use guns, knives and other first class weaponry, and that doesn’t even begin to cover how proficient Mindy is at hand-to-hand combat. One scene in particular stands out; Cage blasts Moretz (in a Kevlar vest) with a high-impact revolver to teach her how to take a bullet, the bargaining chip being bowling and ice cream afterward. It is this odd pairing of brutal violence and warm family values that makes Kick-Ass such a unique film. Even before the film’s wide release, there was much controversy levied at Moretz’s role as Hit Girl,
the cute nine-year old super heroine with a foul mouth and penchant for dismemberment by samurai sword. Some viewers will definitely take offense at what they see on screen and, especially, with Hit Girl. But it is Vaughn’s committed attitude towards these characters that truly brings the film together; he has resolved not to dumb his film down for over-sensitive audiences. Rather, he pushed for a film that stayed true to the comic in its sheer brutality. The movie is rated R, and it definitely earns it; you have been warned. The odd pairing of humor, gruesome fight scenes and a hero we can all root for and laugh at, Kick-Ass is in fact a kick ass movie. Of course none other than McLovin’, Superbad star Christopher Mintz-Plasse can pull of the tragically funny Chris D’Amico. D’Amico is “sidekick-villian” Red Mist, son of mob boss Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong). The D’Amico family plays a vital role in making Kick-Ass a real hero. Through their terrorizing the city the mob family gives Hit Girl, Big Daddy and Kick Ass humorous, if often inept, villains. Kick-Ass makes us all remember why we wanted to be superheroes. Despite the obscene age of Hit Girl, this movie was good, well written and creative. Seawanhaka Rating: 4/5 Blackbirds
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1. “Nothin’ On You (feat. Bruno Mars)” - B.o.B. 2. “Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - B.o.B. 3. “Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)” - Taio Cruz 4. “OMG (feat. will.i,am) - Usher 5. “Your Love is My Drug” - Ke$ha
Television Ratings
(courtesy www.apple.com)
Top 10
Week Ending 4/20/10
1. American Idol - Wednesday 2. American Idol - Tuesday 3. Glee 4. The Big Bang Bang Theory 5. Dancing With the Stars 6. Two and a Half Men 7. House 8. Lost 9. Survivor: Heroes & Villains 10. Modern Family
(courtesy www.tvbythenumbers.com)
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
For more information, call (718) 488-1624 or v isit www.k umbletheater.org.
Fri. - Sat., April 23 - 24, 7:30 p.m. LIU New Media Art & Performance Presents: M.F.A. Thesis Concert New Media Art and Performance students meld the digital with live performance in cutting-edge evening of student works. Tickets: $5.
Sat., May 1, 7:30 p.m. WLIU Radio and LIU Office of Student Life and Leadership Development Present: It’s Time - A Tribute to Max Roach International luminaries Mike Clark, Lenny White, Fred Wesley, Brian Jackson, Richie Goods and Azar Lawrence honor master drummer and Bebop co-creator, Max Roach, who helped pave the way for funk in American music. Tickets: $25; $15 for students and seniors.
Mon. - Tue., May 10 - 11, 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. The Paper Bag Players’ Great Mummy Adventure For grades K-4, this show will have audiences laughing, singing and dancing. Tickets: Contact The Paper Bag Players at (212) 353-2332 or pbagp@verizon.net
Tue., May 11, 7 p.m. 651 Arts Presents: Live & Outspoken World-renowned South African horn-player and vocalist Hugh Masakela will interview American-Rwandan and Ugandan jazz vocalist and songwriter Somi. Tickets: $25; $20 for students and seniors.
Exhibitions
For more information, call Mary Ann Wall 8) 488-3355.
Mon., May 3, 6 p.m., Pratt Building 6th Floor Dance Studio Rising Artists Workshop Informal showing of student and faculty works-in-progress.
Sat., May 8, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Pratt Building 6th Floor Dance Studio Dance Department Auditions High school senios are invited to audition for the Campus’ B.F.A. and B.S. dance degree program. Registration is required: www.brooklyn.liu.edu/dance.
Music
“Jazz Clinic and Concert Series”features top names in jazz. Admission is free. For more information, call Bob Aquino at (718) 488-1668.
Wed., April 28, 7 p.m., Kumble Theater LIU Chorus and LIU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert Thurs., April 29, 1 p.m., Kumble Theater Student Jazz Ensembles Concert
Friday., April 30, 1 p.m., Kumble Theater Solo Jazz Vocal Workshop
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday /Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Humanities Building Gallery is closed on week ends). Admission is free. For more information, call Nancy Grov e at (718) 488-1198.
Business
Apri l 5 - Apri l 3 0 , Humani ti es Bui l di ng Gal l ery Grace Teng “Liberty or Death” Installation
Apri l 5 - Apri l 3 0 , Sal ena Gal l ery Janis Lewin Photographs
For more information, call (718) 488-1121
Tue. , May 4; Wed. , May 19 6:30 p. m. , Library Learning Center Rm. 515 Toastmasters International Club Meeting Public speaking club provides supportive and fun way to become more persuasive. Call Vanessa Gonzalez at (718) 488 - 1435.
Apri l 5 - Apri l 3 0 , Res ni ck Gal l ery Kan Fang Photographs
Career Services
Mon., April 26, 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m., Humanities Building Rm. 203 Major and Career Exploration Workshop Not sure what to major in or what options are available? Attend this workshop where you will connect your personal skills and interests with major, career, internship and job exploration. RSVP through MyCareerkey is recommended but not required.
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Readings
The English Department’s multicultural “Voices of the Rainbow” series is funded by the Prov ost’s Office. Admission is free. For more information, call Louis Parascandola at (718) 488-1109.
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SPORTS
Sauter Earns First Win; Salvages Sweep By John Tolis Staff Writer
The Long Island University Blackbirds suffered another baseball series loss against Quinnipiac in Northeast Conference play last weekend. The Bobcats won three of the four games, taking the first game 9-5. LIU won the next game 9-0 but Quinnipiac took the next two, 5-0 and 11-10. Long Island is now 9-24 and 6-10 in NEC play. In the first game, Quinnipiac's Mickey Amanti hit a three run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning that broke open the game for Quinnipiac. Blackbirds' starter Kenny Cedel suffered the loss and gave up seven runs. Cedel got into trouble in the sixth surrendering a leadoff double to Gabe Guerino. Ryan Ullrich followed with an RBI single. Cedel saw his day end when pinch hitter Mike Bartlett singled, putting runners on first and second. Even the LIU bullpen had trouble stopping the damage as freshman Luke Hammond came on and served a three-run bomb to Amanti to make it 8-3. LIU was first to score and took a 2-0 lead in the second. First baseman Tito Marrero hit a solo home run and catcher Tyler Jones drove in the second run with an RBI single. The two teams split a doubleheader the next day. LIU manhandled the Bobcats in the first game, winning 9-0, but got shut down in the second in a 5-0 loss. In the first game, LIU jumped out to an early lead in the first putting five runs on the board. With the bases loaded, left fielder Greg DeSantis drove a run in with a sacrifice fly. After a walk, shortstop Drew Walsh followed with another sacrifice fly before third baseman Derek Stupski drove in a pair with a double. First baseman Marrero followed with a RBI single. Adam Sauter pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing five hits and two walks, garnering his first win of the season.
Drew Walsh had four RBIs in Long Island’s 9-0 victory over Quinnipiac. Walsh leads the team with 24 RBIs. (Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
In the second game of the doubleheader, Quinnipiac got its revenge and shut out the Blackbirds. LIU freshman right-hander Justin Topa couldn't control the Bobcats' lineup, allowing five runs over five innings. Quinnipiac took control in the third when Topa gave up a two-run double to Brian Monack, who scored on a fielder's choice to make it 3-0. In the final game of the series, both teams displayed their offensive powers in a high scoring game. The Bobcats closed the series with an 11-10 win over the Blackbirds. The Bobcats led 1-0 before scoring five runs in the third inning. Blackbirds' starter Chris Franzese got rattled, allowing two-run single to Monack, Ben Farina fol-
lowed with an RBI-single. Long Island came right back in the fourth on a three-run double by leftfielder Julian Castro, who would later score in the inning. Freshman Emerson Morrillo and junior Paul Lopez relieved Franseze but also had trouble containing Quinnipiac's offense as the Bobcats tacked on three more runs for a 9-4 lead. The Blackbirds answered right back in the sixth, cutting the lead 9-8. The Bobcats added two more runs in the bottom of the inning to make it a 11-8 lead. The Blackbirds added two more runs but fell one run short. Franzese suffered his third loss of the season and still looking for his first win. He allowed six runs, seven hits, and two walks in the three innings. Long Island played at Rider on Wednesday.
single for the first run of the game. Long Island broke the game wide open in the bottom of the fifth when junior Bianca Mejia led off the inning with a home run to double the lead. Marker followed with a double to put pressure on Knight’s pitcher Caitlin Bradac. The Blackbirds ended up with a three spot for the inning after senior Chelsea Martinson scored on a groundout by Sterling Hoham. Long Island scored two more runs in the sixth. The offense didn’t stop there as the Blackbirds kept their bats alive in Game 2 of the double header. Long Island hit back-to-back doubles to start the bottom of the second inning to score its first run and never stopped. Senior Raylene Asman hit her first home run of the season in the sixth inning, giving the Blackbirds a 10-2 lead to put the eight-run mercy rule in effect to end the game. She finished with two hits, three runs and three
RBI. Sarah Reynolds picked up the win to improve to 4-4. She pitched four and one third innings before Megan Sheaf relieved her to retire the final five batters. The Blackbirds had swept Seton Hall in a non-conference double header the day before. They dominated both games, winning 8-1 and 11-1, in the two games. Long Island took advantage early in both games, scoring five runs in the first inning of Game 1, and 11 runs in the first inning in Game 2. Only two of those 11 runs were earned as Seton Hall committed four errors in the inning. Porter and Sheaf both pitched complete game winners. Long Island will now go on the road for a pair of doubleheaders. First, it’ll take on Bryant on Saturday, followed by a matchup versus Central Connecticut State.
Softball Stays Undefeated at Home After Pair of Sweeps By Michael Ng Sports Editor
The LIU Softball team won its sixth straight game, after sweeping the double header against Fairleigh Dickinson, 6-0 and 10-2, on Sunday. The Blackbirds remain undefeated at home with an 8-0 record. Senior Blaire Porter pitched seven innings of shutdown ball, allowing just two hits in her complete game performance. It took Porter only 55 pitches to get through the whole game as she improved her record to 175. The game started out as a pitcher’s duel as each team only managed one hit in the first two innings. The Blackbirds broke through in the bottom of the third when Mareisha Marker hit a triple and scored off a Brynn Lewis
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LAX Ends Season with Loss By Amanda Kulesza Staff Writer
LIU’s women’s lacrosse team had a rough finale to their season with three losses last week. The Blackbirds lost 1511 to Manhattan College, 10-5 to Monmouth and 18-10 to Mount St. Mary’s. Sunday’s game completed the season as the Blackbirds finished with an overall record of 3-13 (2-7 NEC). In the final game against Mount St. Mary’s (8-8, 6-3 NEC) junior Sara LaNoir scored the first goal, unassisted, at 25:58 in the first half. Sophomore Claire Ranney made her first of her three but LIU trailed 6-2 by halftime. Mount’s Ashley Johnson scored the first goal of the second half, assisted by Jordan Certeza. Senior Christie Wienckowski, who led the team with 30 goals and 13 assists this season, added an unassisted goal for the Blackbirds at 24:25. Mount came back with three goals until sophomore Annie Kalata swept in and brought the score to 10-4 for the Mount. LaNoir and Ranney both succeeded in a free position shot, followed by an unassisted goal from senior Jillian Maricondo from a break after a sequential draw making it 12-7. Mount came back with four consecutive goals right before a free position shot on goal by Wienckowski at 3:34 left in the game. Two more goals were netted by Pompa and Rufolo for Mount until Ranney managed to squeeze in another goal with an assist from Wienckowski with 0:17. Maricondo ended the game with a free position shot making the final score 18-10. The match against Monmouth University (8-8, 6-2 NEC) started off with the Hawks taking a 4-0 lead until junior Jenna Schauder made a goal at 3:52 with an assist by Wienckowski. Annie Kalata, Maricondo, Wienckowski, and Kristina Scheerer each had a goal in the second half. Jacqueline Simonian made 12 saves with five ground balls. LaNoir led with three caused turnovers and both LaNoir and
By Michael Ng Sports Editor
Christie Wienckowski finished with two goals in her final game at LIU. The senior finished the season with 32 goals and a teamhigh 14 assists during the season. (Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
Maricondo had five ground balls of their own. The Blackbirds also hosted Manhattan last Tuesday and suffered a 15-11 loss. Kalata led LIU with three goals and Wienckowski had two goals and one assist. Maricondo had two goals and Ranney, LaNoir, Scheerer, and Caitlin Farrell each had a goal apiece. Scheerer and Schauder each had an assist and Jacqueline Simonian made 20 saves and had two ground balls. It was the final game for Scheerer, Wienckowski, Ilana Bernstein, Schrauder, Maricondo and Felicia Reynolds.
Tennis Aces Second Straight NEC Title Courtesy of Sports Media Relations
West Windsor, N.J. - The Long Island University women’s tennis team defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-2, in the championship match of the Northeast Conference Tournament, held at the Mercer County Tennis Center. The title win was the second straight for the second-seeded Blackbirds. The Blackbirds toughed out the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. After the No. 2 team of freshman Taysha Blessington and senior H’Ann Johnson fell to Julia Prantl and Egzona Morina, 8-6, the third position duo of senior Stephanie Elie and junior Dara Lahens evened things up with a 9-8 win over Ksenia Chernyshova and Jessica DeCarlos. Long Island secured the point when the No. 1 pairing of senior Selma Babic and freshman Aleksandra Pavlovic fought off a late charge from Julija Korshunova and Elmine Botes to take a 9-7 win. In singles action, Babic gave the Blackbirds a 2-0 lead when she downed Korshunova at No. 1, 6-2; 6-1, for her 13th straight win. The Knights (17-5) scored their first
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team point of the day when Morina dealt Blessington a 64; 6-3 loss at the fourth position. Soon after, Pavlovic pulled Long Island within a point of the championship when she defeated Prantl, 6-4; 6-3, at No. 3. Johnson fell to Cherynshova, 6-4; 6-4, at No. 5 to make it a 3-2 match and things got close at No. 2, where freshman Linn Sjogren forced Botes into a third set. The championship came down to the sixth position, where Elie had taken the first set from DeCarlos in a 7-4 tiebreaker. She led in the second set 4-3, but DeCarlos quickly turned the tables by winning a pair of games, making it 5-4. Elie rallied but the two needed to go to a tiebreaker once again, with the Fresh Meadow, N.Y., native coming out on top with a 7-2 decision to give the Blackbirds their second consecutive NEC Championship. With the win, Long Island (14-3) is guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Tournament. The 64-team bracket will be announced on ESPNews on Tuesday, May 4 between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
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The day Santonio Holmes received a four-game suspension after a string of bad behavior; the Pittsburgh Steelers shipped him out of town to the New York Jets, who’s now becoming the Cincinnati Bengals of early 2000’s. So it’s only fitting we should expect, or at least demand, the same treatment to Ben Roethlisberger. Even though no legal action was taken after his most recent alleged sexual assault incident, Roethlisberger has repeatedly proven to be a bad decision maker. It was just over three years ago, when Roethlisberger nearly lost his life when he crashed his motorcycle while not wearing a helmet. It’s acceptable and understandable for people to make mistakes but there is a much higher standard for people in the public eye, especially someone who is seen as a role model. Kids idolize athletes, it’s sad, but it’s the truth. When they see such behavior from their favorite stars they’re going to get the wrong message. When children idolize someone, they try to duplicate everything they do, from the shooting motion, pitching stance, running style etc…. Roethlisberger’s punishment needs to be loud and noticeable for years to come in order to have the effect it needs. I’m not saying Roethlisberger should never play in the N.F.L. again because he should, just not for the Steelers. He needs a change of scenery for him and anyone who looked up to him to understand the true ramifications of his actions. Getting suspended for a few games is not enough and unnoticeable in the long run. People need to see Roethlisberger in a different jersey and be reminded of his actions every time he steps on the field for a different team. If he continues to wear the gold and black, every youth will not see the negatives of bad behavior. As for the Steeler’s stake, they need to get rid of Roethlisberger simply for the fact that he has put the team in a bad light multiple times already. It’ll be hard to part ways with him since he did bring home the Lombardi trophy twice. But, there is more to this team than just one player. This is one of the most respectable franchises in league and its owner has done a tremendous job advocating for more opportunities for minorities. For a franchise with such a history of character, it wouldn’t be surprising that the team trades him. Roethlisberger will continue to have success in the N.F.L., but he needs to do it in a different uniform, otherwise the league, and the Steelers, will lose a lot of the respect they’ve earned over the years. Roethlisberger hasn’t been charged with anything, but in a league that has stressed player conduct that past several years, appropriate action needs to happen.
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Team
1 2
Long Island Monouth Robert Morris 4 Quinnipiac 5 Sacred Heart Wagner 7 Central Conn. St. 8 Mount St. Mary’s 9 Bryant 10 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 St. Francis (PA) 4/17/10 Game 1 (Game 2)
4/15/10 Game 1 (Game 2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10-2 9-4 9-4 8-4 7-5 7-5 6-6 5-7 4-10 2-10 2-12
Pct.
.833 .692 .692 .667 .583 .583 .500 .417 .286 .167 .143
6 (10) 0 (2)
Long Island Seton Hall
8 (11) 1 (1)
* Cliched NEC Tournament Berth
4/16/10
NEC
Long Island FDU
Sacred Heart* Quinnipiac* Monmouth* Mount St. Mary’s* Robert Morris Bryant St. Francis (PA) Wagner Long Island 10 Central Conn. St. 4/18/10
LIU SOFTBALL
Recent Resul ts
Team
SPORTS
Overall
Pct.
24-14 18-13 19-15 21-20 18-19 13-24 15-23 22-19 7-29 11-27 10-33
.632 .581 .559 .512 .486 .351 .395 .537 .194 .289 .233
Streak Home Away Neutral W6 L1 W1 W1 W1 W3 L1 L1 W3 L6 L3
8-0 8-0 5-2 4-3 3-4 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 0-7
Recent Resul ts
11-10 1-3 6-7 9-10 8-7 4-12 3-3 7-7 1-10 4-12 4-12
Date
4/24/10
Opponent
4/25/10
Bryant (DH)
CCSU (DH)
Location
Time
Smithfield, Noon R.I.
New Britain, Noon Conn
Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral
1.000 1.000 .714 .571 .429 .286 .286 .286 .286 .000
Mount St. Mary’s 18 Long Island 10
Monmouth Long Island
5-4 9-6 3-4 3-8 4-8 6-9 8-10 10-4 3-7 4-10 2-11
Bl ackbi rds Upcomi ng S chedul e
LIU LACROSSE NEC
8-0 8-4 10-4 9-2 6-4 3-3 4-10 5-8 3-12 3-5 4-10
10 5
10-4 9-4 7-8 6-7 5-8 6-9 3-10 3-10 2-12 4-8
.714 .692 .467 .462 .385 .400 .231 .231 .143 .333
W8 W8 W2 W2 L3 L6 W2 L2 L4 L4
4-2 5-2 6-1 5-1 5-2 3-3 1-4 1-5 1-5 2-4
5-2 4-2 1-7 1-5 0-6 2-6 1-6 2-4 1-7 2-4
1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
Bl ackbi rds Upcomi ng S chedul e
End of Season
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9
LIU BASEBALL
Team
Wagner Bryant Central Conn. St. Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac Monmouth Sacred Heart Long Island Fairleigh Dickinson
4/18/10
NEC 11-5 7-5 9-7 9-7 6-6 7-9 5-7 6-10 4-8
Recent Resul ts Quinnipiac Long Island
4/17/10 Game 1 (Game 2)
Long Island Quinnipiac
Basebal l
Gerard Tingos Sam Sciamarelli Tyler Jones Drew Walsh Greg Desantis
Drew Walsh Tyler Jones Gerard Tingos Sam Sciamarelli Tito Marrero
Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral
.688 .583 .562 .562 .500 .438 .417 .375 .333
11 10
9 (0) 0 (5)
16-14 15-18 14-12 14-19 6-23 13-17 14-19 9-24 8-22
.533 .455 .538 .424 .207 .433 .424 .273 .267
W3 W1 W3 L1 W2 L3 L3 L2 W1
8-1 7-13 4-3 11-12 5-2 7-10 6-4 7-15 4-7 2-16 7-4 5-12 5-7 6-8 6-4 1-13 5-7 2-13
1-0 0-3 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 3-4 2-7 1-2
Bl ackbi rds Upcomi ng S chedul e
Date
Opponent
4/23/10 Monmouth
Location
Time
3:00pm
4/24/10 Monmouth LIU Fi el d Noon (DH) 1:00pm 4/25/10 Monmouth
STAT LEADERS
Average
RBI
ERA (20 innings min.) Evan Zerff Justin Topa Adam Sauter Matt McCormick Kenny Cedel
.339 .310 .299 .286 .263 24 18 17 16 12
1.90 4.46 5.71 5.74 7.75
S oftbal l
Average Bianca Mejia Mareisha Marker Chelsea Martinson Brynn Lewis Karina Cervantes RBI Bianca Mejia Mariesha Marker Brynn Lewis Chelsea Martinson Runs Mareisha Marker Bianca Mejia Chelsea Martinson Karina Cervantes ERA Sarah Reynolds Blaire Porter
.409 .339 .315 .305 .302 27 20 20 18 31 30 21 17
1.74 1.78
Catch the Softball Team as They Face One of the Nation’s Top Teams! LIU vs. Hofstra April 28, 6:00 p.m. at the LIU Field
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LAX Ends Season on Sour Note As Six Seniors Say Goodbye
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April 22, 2010
SHUTOUT ISLAND ADAM SAUTER PITCHES FIVE-HIT SHUTOUT IN 9-0 WIN AGAINST QUINNIPIAC TO AVOID GETTING SWEPT p. 17