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an embellished First Annual Picnic (FAP). Brisson acknowledged that a number of students seem to think the idea was to save the money that was not spent on a concert last year with the intent of being able to hire a bigger name this year. She denies that this was ever the case, claiming that this idea “kind of got blownup and spread around.” However, in an Acorn article from April 20, 2012 former Student Government President Frank Barbosa (C’12) alluded to the fact that we would have a Spring Concert this year when he said that adding some remaining budget money to next (this) year’s Spring Concert “will allow for bigger and better artists to be booked.”Additionally in an e-mail exchange with Barbossa he stated that “Since there wasn’t a Spring Concert, some of the budget money that was set aside for

On Tuesday evening, Drew’s Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict welcomed Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times to the stage at the DOYO. During a warm introduction from University Interim President Vivian A. Bull, the audience learned that Bull holds Kristof very close to her heart. While she is a fond admirer of the work he does, her relationship with him predates most of his formal accomplishments.

Prior to her presidency at Drew, Bull met Kristof while she was employed by Linfield College as their president. “Nick’s parents lived in the area around the college,” Bull said with a smile, “and Nick was known for taking his dates to the college where there were free movies being shown.”

After sharing a few lighthearted memories, Bull explained that she “came to know and love Nick’s work,” and when he returned from travel in China, she did whatever she could within her power to hire Nick and his wife as adjunct professors.

In a more formal introduction, Bull explained that he is a man that has traveled, worked and reported on over 150 countries and is incredibly invested in the development of the world’s poor.

“I am personally in his debt, as we all are,” she said before Kristof took the stage.

In opening his lecture entitled “Half The Sky,” focusing on global women’s issues, Kristof quickly pointed out that many may find it surprising that a man writes so much about women’s issues. “I can tell you I never really imagined writing about these topics,” he said.

While Kristof may not have ever envisioned a career in which he would tackle the most intense issues surrounding women daily, Kristof is now incredibly well-

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International films on campus Tyler Metteer Copy Editor It can be difficult to find good movies these days, especially

Occhiogrosso selected to speak at Graduation Ceremony Leah Zarra Assistant News Editor Professor of English Frank Occhiogrosso will be speaking at this year’s graduation, marking the 145th Commencement Ceremony for the University. A noted Shakespeare scholar, Occhiogrosso will be retiring at the conclusion of this semester after 43 dedicated years with Drew’s English department.

Having attained a BA, MA and Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University, he is a valued asset of the Drew community. In his many years here, Occhiogrosso has taught more than 35 undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of topics such as Elizabethan Drama, Shakespeare’s Comedies and Detective Fiction. In addition, he has published more than

in languages other than English. Traditional theaters usually won’t play anything that wasn’t produced by a major studio, and even smaller art theaters have a

limited capacity for international cinema. Fortunately for Drew students and the surrounding community, the first International Film Festival is opening on

campus this Friday, and will run for the next week. 11 films from around the world are scheduled See Drew, page 6

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60 books and theatre reviews, as well as being the author of four acclaimed books and more than 20 scholarly articles.

Also at the Commencement, two honorary doctorates will be rewarded to people who have close ties to the university and have upheld Drew’s institutional values. Hedy Brasch is a Holocaust survivor and educator. She arrived to the United States in 1947 and soon after became an occupational therapist. Brasch has spoken on campus numerous times about her wartime experiences, and is currently a member and benefactor of Drew’s Center for Holocaust/ Genocide Study.

Edward Poitras is a Methodist intellectual and international social justice activist who earned

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Leah Zarra Assistant News Editor There has been plenty of confusion and frustration circulating recently concerning the upcoming Spring Concert, or lack thereof. An e-mail was sent on March 8 from the Director of Student Activities Michelle Brisson, Asst. Director of Student Activities and UPB Advisor Carla Brady and current President of the University Program Board Michael Pellessier.

The message was very informative, explaining what went into the decision to not host a concert this year, yet questions still remain.

Most students remember taking part in a campus-wide survey sent out last year asking students whether they preferred UPB to sponsor a concert for Spring 2012, or to forgo the concert in order to save for future events. As we know, the majority of the student body opted for

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Holes shown in Emergency Notification System Pat Byrne Managing Editor

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afety concerns were raised when on Sunday, March 3, a rumor of a gunman on campus spread through Drew. That threat, which turned out to be a false alarm, did reveal some holes within the Emergency Notification System (ENS).

According to Daniel’s Dictionary the ENS “[...] is the means by which the university notifies the members of its community of an imminent danger.”

During the incident in question,Chief Communications Officer David Muha and his staff were not on campus since the threat was called in the early hours of the morning.

Consequently, an initial notification telling students of the lockdown was not able to be sent out, through a notification of the

“...in the event of an emergency the initial communication will be from the university to our community via text message.”

—Chief Communications Officer David Muha

lockdown being lifted did reach students.

“We spent a lot of time over the last two weeks looking at what happened that night during the lockdown, and specifically to figure out what do we need to do to improve how we communicate with students in the case of an emergency,” Muha said. “I think the first thing that we’ve realized is that we need to be very clear in terms of stating publicly how the university’s Emergency Communication System works.”

In an emergency situation the ENS, along with Drew University, will be the official source

of information on what is going on. “We want to be clear that if there’s an emergency situation that in a very timely fashion we are, through the emergency notification system, sending a message to students, faculty, staff, everybody on campus, what the situation is and what is expected of them, and then following that up with other regular communications to keep people apprised as information changes and events unfold,” Muha said.

Since the rumor, changes have been made to the hierarchy of who can send out messages in case of an emergency. “What

we want to do, and what we’ve already taken steps to do, is to add [Associate] Dean [of Campus Life and Student Affairs Frank] Merckx, Dean [of Campus Life and Student Affairs Sara] Waldron and [Director of Residence Life and Student Affairs] Stewart Robinette to the list of people who have the ability and authority to send messages,” Muha explained.

Muha continued, saying, “What we’ve decided is that in the event of an emergency the initial communication will be from the university to our community via text message. It’s a method of

communication that pretty much everyone here on campus uses.”

The use of text messages as the primary source of communication in an emergency is largely due to their low bandwidth, widespread accessibility and the urgency of a text message as opposed to other, more passive forms of communication like Twitter or Facebook.

If students would like to sign up for the ENS they can visit http://www.drew.edu/scripts/ens/ where they will be prompted to enter their Drew uLogin ID and password and enter their phone number in the space provided.

The world at the margins: insights into global female oppression From Kristof, Page 3 versed, and passionate about the topics his daily work includes.

Through a powerpoint slideshow, Kristof began with a slide that read, “Women hold up half the sky.” This Chinese proverb also happens to be the title of the book that he recently had published with his wife.

In introducing the topic, as well as his book, Kristof explained, “The degree of social injustices that are focused on women and girls is incredibly harsh.”

After making this point, Kristof went on to explain stories of specific women and girls that he has encountered through his work. He opened with the story of a bright young girl in China who was not allowed to attend school. He explained that upon discovering this girl, he wrote an article for the times in order to advocate the importance of education being readily accessible to females. As a result of the article, Kristof explained that the Times began receiving checks in order to help support the focus of his article, and to help keep these girls in school.

In addition to the checks for small amounts, arrived one $10,000 check. As Kristof explained, he was ecstatic. He could not wait to tell the girls that money had been raised to keep them all in the education system.

“Shortly after I made the phone call to China, I called the donor to thank him for his generous donation,” Kristof explained.

“It turns out, there was a banking error and he only had the intentions of donating one hundred dollars,” he said as the audience gasped.

“Well, thinking quick on his toes, this guy did not miss a beat. He explained that under the circumstances, the bank would be more than happy to donate the money,” Kristof said with

a laugh.

While he delivered this portion of the lecture with some humor, he explained that on a very serious note, this girl went on to be the first in her family to earn a degree. “This little bit of money caused a major transformation in this Chinese village. It also lead Sheryl (Kristof’s wife) and me to become very invested in these issues.”

In transitioning to the next part of his speech, Kristof went on to assert his view that in the 20th century, totalitarianism was the biggest social issue.

Now, Kristof feels it is gender inequity.

“Are there more males or females in the world?” he asked the audience. With the majority of responses being female, he quickly explained that we were incorrect.

“There may be more females in the U.S, Europe, even at Drew,” he explained, “but the same can not be said for other places in the world.”

As he pulled up a slide with the photo of a clearly starved young female, he began to touch on feeding centers in Ethiopia.

“Feeding centers are all girls.

It is considered normal in some places of the world to consciously starve your female child.”

After discussing through photos the harsh ways in which female children are treated outside of the U.S, Kristof went on to discuss the importance of putting women in the workforce.

“Women and girls are not the problem, they are the solution,” he stated. “If you educated a girl, it has a dramatic impact on the number, and outcome of the children she has.”

Following this discussion through slides, Kristof also touched upon sex trafficking, reproductive health and circled back to education.

He explained that 10 times as many women are being brought overseas presently than in the past, and in places like Cambodia, women are so “cheap” to buy

that they are beginning to appear “disposable.”

Additionally, Kristof went on to explain that in researching sex trafficking, he actually purchased two girls himself. “I payed $150 for one of the girls, and $200 for the other. What shocked me the most was the fact that I got a written receipt,” he said. “In the 21st century, I was given a written receipt for buying a human being. That made me incredibly uneasy.”

After elaborating on this issue a bit further, and telling the other women’s’ stories, he has come into contact with, Kristof said, “We have a huge problem right here in the United States, we do not have the authority, at this point, to regulate this in other countries.”

“Victims are being treated as criminals,” Kristof stated, while touching upon the pimp/ prostitute issue. “Women, who are forced into actions by pimps, are being persecuted and arrested when they are a victim.”

In touching on issues of reproductive health, Kristof shared the story of a young woman in Ethiopia who was forcefully married to a sixty year old man at the age of twelve. After becoming pregnant, this woman suffered Cephalopelvic Disproportion, where she uncontrollably leaked fluids because her body was not yet ready to carry a baby. Kristof explained that this woman felt it was her only hope to crawl 30 miles to an American missionary who could get her medical attention. After crawling 30 miles, this woman was finally taken to the hospital and into surgery.

“After becoming strong enough, this woman became a nurse at the hospital because the staff noticed just how smart she was.”

As Kristof began to tie his speech together, he once again stressed the importance of education. “Education is an area where you really get leverage,” he said.

“If we educate enough women a change can really happen.”

In the wrap up of his speech, Kristof encouraged people to get more involved. “It’s not that we don’t know how to solve these issues...It is hard to make these projects work. There is always the question of, ‘why should we care?’ The U.S is an inward country, we need to look out.”

“We must alter our attitude of, ‘it’s too bad what happens, but let’s solve our own problems first,” he said. “We are hardwired to benefit from learning. It is a proven fact that we get as much pleasure from giving as we do from receiving.”

“Engaging with the less fortunate gives us an incredible perspective,” he said. “Even just sitting here means to me that we’ve won the lottery of life. I encourage all of you to engage

“If we educate enough women a change can really happen.”

-Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times

in these issues, gain perspective and begin to change the world at the margins,” he concluded.

For more information on Kristof, his talk and his book, and his mission, visit www. halftheskymovement.org.

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some of the budget money that was set aside for the concert will be put towards the FAP embellishments. However, a significant amount of money will be left over and added to next year’s Spring Concert budget. This will allow for a bigger, better artists to be booked for the concert.”

In addition, most students may have a limited idea of the amount of planning and funding that goes into an event like Spring Concert. The March 8 e-mail noted the main names that students requested, such as Pink, Bruno Mars and the Goo Goo Dolls, ranged in price from $50,000 to $350,000 for one show. The cost of hiring Mac Miller would be roughly the same as one student’s tuition for a year—these prices are way above the allotted UPB budget for the entire school year. Brisson pointed out that there was a possibility of getting a lesser-known band like The Bouncing Souls, who are a local band currently touring in the UK, but the student body expressed disinterest.

In the past, Drew has established relationships with corporations like Verizon and MTV, which have both held shows here.

Brisson confirmed that the Drew community was very engaged in these activities and that different clubs sold t-shirts leading up to the event. Teaming up with one of these companies could offer future opportunities for concerts on campus, but Brisson said, “We’d have to really have an active student population that is willing to work for a cause and fundraise.”

So where has this “extra” money gone since there was no

Above: A circus performer balances a ball on a deck of cards during a previous year’s First Annual Picnic (FAP) Right: A performer balances plates while on stilts in Hoyt Lawn concert? Last year’s FAP, which was jungle-themed, had extra food trucks as well as additional games and live animals. UPB did have a bit of the concert money leftover and has used a portion of it on events like recently hiring The Regurgitator. Pellessier confirmed this year’s FAP/Sloppy Saturday theme will be “Cinco de Mayo,” and the board is currently “looking into activities, food options and giveaways that can help to embellish FAP while keeping with the theme.” All of these extras cost about as much as the most affordable performer would have, according to Brisson.

Being such a small and diverse school, it would undoubtedly

be difficult to please everyone and ensure a hearty turnout to a concert, as has been proven in previous years with no more than 200 students showing up for Hellogoodbye or Jeremih. Brisson noted that she is supporting UPB, who really spearheads the event-planning, and that they really try hard to do what students want. She “would hate to think that someone doesn’t feel their college experience is fulfilled because of a concert,” and that they are determined to “make sure people feel they get their money’s worth.” Cinco de Mayo weekend is therefore certain to be an elaborate event, and one that is aiming to please many a student.

Shakespeare scholar to speak at graduation From Ochiogrosso, page 1 his Ph.D from Drew in 1966.

He spent 30 years in Korea, where he wrote a highly-acclaimed newspaper column concerning opinions of society and theology, which contributed to his ascension to national celebrity. Poitras also served on the US’s Korean Fulbright Committee, besides befriending two Korean presidents - Kim Young Sam and Kim Dae Jung - and became valuable to US government officials in need of counsel on matters of foreign policy. In his retirement, he is still passionate in providing North Korean citizens with food and is one of the select few foreign visitors who has earned the privilege of travelling outside the capital to smaller rural villages.

University President Vivian A. Bull said that “this year’s commencement speaker and honorary degree candidates, all of whom have close ties to the life of our university, fully represent Drew’s distinguished history and contemporary excellence.”

The commencement will be held on May 18 at 10:30 a.m.

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Professor of English Frank Occhiogrosso sitting in his office in Siterly house

Senior Commencement and graduation will begin at 10:30 A.M. on the morning of Saturday May 18th behind Mead Hall

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Elections Chair joins comittee; takes on budget Sam Barry Staff Writer Chair of Student Government Elections Committee Dylan Jones (’15) has been appointed student representative to the Steering Committee of the Drew 2017 initiative.

According to documents posted on the Drew website, the committee is made up of 15 Drew administrators, faculty members and one student. It was created in order to carry out the Drew 2017 Strategic Plan that was approved

by President of The University Vivian A. Bull in the spring of 2012. The Strategic Plan’s stated goals are to “Create a more vibrant intellectual community, enhance students’ social, global and professional engagement, strengthen our identity and better position the University and ensure institutional and financial sustainability.”

“We’ve been charged with guiding the project,” Jones said.

“We have to have a three year operating budget ready to present to the trustees by April 2014.”

Jones plays a unique role in the process. “I’m bringing the student voice to the table,” said Jones.

“I’ll be voicing student comments and concerns and making sure that the students are heard throughout the entire process.”

The position of student representative is not limited to the meetings of the Steering Committee, “We will be having monthly town hall meetings. I will be fielding all student questions,” said Jones.

As feedback comes in, Jones said, he will determine where to focus his efforts on the committee. “We’ll be spending the first few meetings figuring out where I’m going to exhaust my resources,” said Jones.

Overall, however, Jones has a clear idea of what he wants to accomplish with his position. “My personal goal would be to make sure the process is as transparent as possible, make sure student concerns from all three divisions of our school have been addressed and to make sure that the student body has ultimately benefited from the results of the committee’s decisions.”

The Steering Committee will be holding its next town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 27th. The meeting will be held in Learning Center 28 from 12-1PM.

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Events this week

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Arts of Respect Gallery Opening Learning Center-Library Lobby 5:30 p.m.

International Film Festival Breaking Boundaries Opening Reception LC 28

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Brought to Drew by the University Programming Board, Zach Sherwin performs as MC Mr. Napkins on Thursday’s Space Night. He performed original comedic raps including The Agressive Bee and Street Cred to an audience that laughed at his clever and witty lyrics.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2013 Gala Reveals its Extraordinary New Headquarters The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is taking the opportunity of its annual gala to unveil its brand new support facility, which houses the theatre’s entire behind-the-scenes operations.

The facility includes areas for the construction of sets, costumes and other scenic elements, a Board room, a rehearsal hall, a Green Room and space for the Theatre’s collections of props, stock scenery, costumes, stage weapons and archives. The main event begins at 7 p.m. with a reception and silent auction. At 9 p.m. guests will enter the “Grand Ballroom” for the Great Nocturnal Happening – inspiring theatrical presentations of The Shakespeare Theatre’s work.

Gala tickets range from $295 to $1,000 per person. Room reservations begin at $10,000 for 10 guests. A portion of each ticket is tax-deductible to the fullest extent provided by law.

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Library Talk on Collecting David Porter Library 5:30 p.m.

Female Bodybuilders Martin Schoeller Opening Reception Korn Gallery 7 p.m.

The Ramayana Epic of India: Story and Controversy Dr. Bharti Jagnnathan Mead Hall - Wendell Room

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Drew showcases foreign films Sunday at 3 p.m.

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From Egypt, 2010 From International, Page 1 for the main festival, and a fringe festival showcasing six additional Spanish and French films will run until April 15.

According to Assistant Professor of French and Italian Audrey Evrard, who is one of the coordinators for the festival and also helped create the new film and media studies minor last semester, “the overarching theme of the festival is breaking boundaries.” The faculty and students involved with the festival selected films that they believed crossed traditional

Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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geographic, cultural or stylistic boundaries. “Some of these just aren’t films you would expect to come from certain countries,” Evrard explained. “We tried to select a wide variety of films to appeal to every student on campus.” The festival line-up includes documentaries, thrillers, dramas, animated films and more.

The festival’s organizers tried to select a film for every language taught at Drew University, including Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic, German, Chinese and English.

“There are even some films

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in languages that aren’t taught, like the Indian film,” Evrard said.

Some films were chosen based on faculty and student recommendations or on personal experience.

The Spanish and French films, which were funded by Pragda and the Tournées Film Festival respectively, were selected from a pre-determined list.

In addition to the funding from those two programs, money for the festival came the individual departments and the administration.

Student volunteers were also

very active in organizing, advertising and staging the festival, creating and hanging posters on campus and in Madison, reaching out through social media and agreeing to usher the screenings.

Evrard emphasized the collaborative nature of the process and expressed her gratitude to all the students and faculty involved.

She hopes that the festival will help promote film culture on campus, and expose students to the incredible variety of film styles from around the world.

This festival also connects albeit informally - to the newly

Sunday at 5 p.m.

From India, 2002 approved film and media studies minor, and Evrard hopes the festival will increase interest in that program.

If the festival is successful, it may become an annual or biannual event and continue to expand over time.

The first screening of the Spanish film Even the Rain will take place on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in LC 28.

A full schedule is available on the festival’s Facebook page, and at groups.drew.edu/internationalfilmfestival. Tickets are $3 for non-Drew viewers, and free for anyone with a Drew ID.

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Writers present original compositions Amanda Tesarek Student Life & Arts Editor

A crowd gathered in Mead Hall March 21 to listen to a mix of poetry and prose on various topics as part of a combination of the Writers@Drew series and the Arts of Respect contest.

Patrick Phillips, the coordinator of the Writers@Drew series, started off the afternoon with a brief overview of what the afternoon event would entail. First, the entries in the Arts of Respect contest would present their pieces.

The second half of the event would consist of Reza Aslan, the Wallerstein Visiting Professor, who would present a chapter from his to-be-published book, and answer questions following the reading of the chapter.

Jonathan Golden, a Professor coordinating the Arts of Respect contest, then walked to the podium to introduce the presenters.

He also explained that the Arts of Respect contest is designed to address prejudices and promote respect through various art forms.

In this particular case, the medium was writing.

The first three pieces were all

Left inset: Professor Reza Aslan submitted by high school students.

The following pieces were submitted by students from all three schools at Drew University. The presenters were Emily Christianson, Alexa Brian, Danielle DeAngelis Walker, Christine Chiosi, Gabriel Ertsgaard, Amy Pastrana and Chelsea Palmero.

Aslan, who took the podium next, started off by introducing his new book set to be published in the summer. The book, titled Zealot, is

a biography of Jesus of Nazareth from a historical perspective.

The chapter Aslan presented was from the middle of the book and focused on an event that the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John all mentioned but downplayed tremendously. The event Aslan speaks of occurs when Jesus goes to the Temple in Jerusalem and is said to “cleanse” it. This event, Aslan argues, was the most telling of Jesus’s political ideology

Professor LaPenta Drew.edu ence member about their own selfevolution,” LaPenta said. “How far are you willing to go for what you believe in?”

In the upcoming production of the play, Amy Crossman (’13) will play Antigone and Andrew Binger (’13) will play Creon. LaPenta said careful consideration was taken in casting and portraying the two main characters.

“When you cast a play you understand what the different things the character needs and look at does the actor have that power,” LaPenta said. “You want someone who can best capture the vision because you never know where you’ll wind up in the end.”

LaPenta’s original vision involved making sure Antigone’s story was told successfully. In the Sophocles version of the play, much of the show is focused on Creon. The Anouilh version puts much more focus on the character of Antigone. However, LaPenta said that he wanted the play to be multi-dimensional, which meant that it was essential for Creon’s

arguments to be credible.

“To assume Creon is the bad guy in the play is a very narrow interpretation,” LaPenta said. “It should be noted that the context is that Thebes is in crisis-it was a job someone had to do, to provide order and peace from war.”

LaPenta mentioned that sometimes disciplines such as theatre are thought of in a very closed off way, and that through this play he has tried to branch out to other departments. For her honors thesis, Brynne Oster-Bainnson designed the set and costumes, and music student Arielle Tatar composed music for the show.

Additionally, a talk-back following the opening night performance will feature former Visiting Professor Meredith Safran representing a classical perspective, Professor Lisa Brenner representing a theater perspective, Professor Audrey Evrard representing a French perspective and LaPenta helping lead the discussion.

“I really want people [to] make connections with what we’re doing,” LaPenta said. “Theatre has a very powerful mission in how it interacts with society.”

Antigone will premiere at the DoYo on April 3 at 7 p.m. with the talk-back following. Subsequent performances will take place at 8 p.m. on April 4, 5 and 6 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Tickets are $8 every performance except Thursday when they are $5.

Rewritten Antigone humanizes characters Amanda Tesarek Student Life & Arts Editor

Existentialism, a movement that focuses on the idea of individualism, serves as the basis of the struggle in the upcoming production of Antigone. At the end of a brutal civil war in Thebes, Antigone wants to bury her brother who died in the war. However, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, forbids it as her brother was a rebel.

Director Daniel LaPenta juggled many versions of the play written

by Sophocles before choosing a version written by Frenchman Jean Anouilh and translated to English

by Jeremy Sams.

“I chose Anouilh’s version because it gave a contemporary feel to it (Antigone)and humanized the play,” LaPenta said. “Instead of portraying the two main characters as mythical forces, he made them real people with real needs and real doubts.”

LaPenta said this provides an existential context for the play due to the issues the characters are portrayed as facing.

“Creon undercuts all of Antigone’s rationale which sets up the basis of the existentialist basis for the play,” LaPenta said. “Antigone faces her doubts and fears rises to become a tragic heroine figure.”

This, LaPenta explained, is a question for not only Antigone, but for the audience as well.

“This play questions the audi-

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as well as how the authorities at the time viewed him.

Jesus is approached after this event and asked if it is lawful to pay tribute to the Roman empire, which controlled the Jewish land, which was known as Palestine, at the time. Jesus responded by pointing out that it was Caesar’s picture on the coin, saying, “give Caesar back that which is Caesar’s, and give God back that which is God’s,” implying that the Romans

should leave the Jewish state.

This, according to Aslan, solidified the officials’ opinions that Jesus was in fact a zealot, a word that described those adamantly opposed to the Roman occupation of Palestine. Because of his commitment to free the Jewish homeland from Roman rule, he was found guilty of the crime of sedition. Therefore the decision was made shortly after to execute Jesus by crucifixion, a punishment that at the time was reserved solely for those found guilty of sedition.

Aslan then took a few questions from the crowd. He responded to several questions over the mention of Jesus in other historical texts. Aslan replied that Jesus was not actually included in any historical texts at the time with the exception of Flavius Josephus who referred to Jesus once. This reference, found in “Antiquities of the Jews,” read something along the lines of “James, the brother of the Jesus they call Messiah.”

Other than that, almost no historical information exists about the life of Jesus.

Aslan continued the conversation outside the hall after the event had finished.

Opinions

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New committee lacks students

Miho Watabe

Have you heard of the Drew 2017 Steering Committee? This committee is being convened in order to oversee the implementation of the Strategic Plan and Organization Review. The goal is to steer the process towards improving Drew—at least that’s the idea. This is an extraordinarily vast and comprehensive task.

For the implementation of the Strategic Plan to be successful, the committee needs to take into account the numerous voices of the Drew community. The white paper detailing the structure of the process states that one of the main responsibilities of the committee is to ensure that “all University constituents

Lead Editorial are provided opportunities for input to and/or participation in the Drew 2017 Process.” We can all agree on that.

However, it seems typical of the Drew administration that they would only appoint a single student to serve on the committee. We learned this, as did all Drew students, when a campus wide e-mail announced it. We expect that more information will be given soon, now that the committee is apparently formed.

But why was the committee formed with so little student input or knowledge?

Why was there no public application for students to serve on the committee, and why is there only one student out of all three of our schools serving on it? The white paper specifies both that there is only one student member, and that he or she is to be “appointed by the President upon recommendation by

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But this only raises the question of why the committee was organized this way.

One reason may be that the committee was formed so late in the semester.

It could have even been formed last semester. Why weren’t the committee members in place before winter break, ready to begin work in January or February? Had there been more time, the important student representative might have been chosen through a public application, which would have taken more time yet been more effective and legitimate. Though the Chair of the Committee, Michael Groener, is new to campus, these things could have been fleshed out far earlier.

We applaud the attempts to be more transparent with the the process. Town hall meetings have been scheduled every month with the latest on Wednesday, February 27th. There is also a website containing resources about the process has been created, located at www.drew.edu/drew2017. While these forms of communication are great, there is no better way to engage the student body than by actually including multiple students from all three of the schools at Drew.

Surely, there is some justification for all this. But there is always a justification by those who make decisions. That there exists “an explanation” is of no surprise, and of little consequence. What matters is whether the committee’s setup is ideal, whether it is possible for a single student member to adequately represent the interests of the entire student body. Right now, we’re not very confident.

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March 22, 2013

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Readers’ Response Bashing of “Spring Break Luao” is misleading to Drewids Dear Editor, There was an article posted in the March 1st edition of the Acorn that conveyed a message to readers that was not the intent of Club Drew’s Luau poster.

Its author, Cecilia Iacobuzio, bashed the poster claiming that it objectified women in an effort to appeal to hormonallycharged heterosexual men and to encourage the purchase of “tickets to what will probably be a pretty boring school-sponsored party.”

To begin, as one of the organizers of Club Drew I apologize for the message that was misconceived from this poster.

This poster was designed by an outside company and this was their “creative vision”-after reflecting back on it and speaking to others I can see how this misconception developed since the model is wearing beach attire and the DJ is fully clothed. In the future, we will definitely be more conscious about our advertisements and the messages they could possibly send!

If you have any issues please feel free to come to us directly or message our organization through Facebook, Twitter or Gmail to get them resolved ASAP. We would have gladly taken the posters down and issued an apology had we known sooner that you were offended. I know that if an organization on-campus does something that com-

promises my feelings or beliefs I would speak to them about it rather than state my feelings indirectly in a public forum (especially if time is running out.)

Also, there are several points that I would like to address such as the generalization that “Drew University follows [the motto that sex sells] and our campus is only made up of hormonally-charged heterosexual males.”

To claim that Drew University follows this motto is a blatant slap in the face to all the people here that strive to represent, support, address and educate others on the gender issues faced by women and men.

Also, it fails to take acknowledge our population of lesbian students. Like us, you should be conscious of how you word things, because your word choice could potentially give the impression that this campus is biased and discriminatory to others (which as we all know is not the case)!

Next time, address the particular organization that is at fault instead of generalizing all of the members of this university.

Just to clarify, this poster was created to advertise for an event— not to encourage students to partake in a Spring Break full of debauchery.

With that being said, it’s disconcerting to know that there are some students that choose to ridicule events that seek to make a difference here.

While we do not rebuild homes or make a direct difference in the outside community, as there

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are clubs on-campus for that, we intend to provide students with a safe and fun dance as an alternative to binge drinking and parties with dangerous substances.

As I’m sure you’ve read, the number of alcohol transports has tripled in the past year so there is clearly a need for free events like “Club Drew” on-campus to deter binge drinking.

In the future please fact check your articles because this event is free and has one of the highest attendance rates of all events here

(most students do not think Club Drew is “boring”).

Also, I would encourage you take some time away from your Downton-Abbey-filled break to get to know a little more about the club/activities here and how­difficult it is to host a program rather than critiquing one and ridiculing students who can afford to spend, “exorbitant amounts of money flying to Florida.”

Or you could continue to spend your time writing articles that encourage students to selfishly spend

their Spring break “watch[ing] some good TV” instead of contributing to the campus community. *Please note these opinions do not reflect the Office of Student Activities, Student Government, or Club Drew.

Kashon Lopes Drew University ‘13 Coordinator, Club Drew

Out-of-state problems few, but serious Addison Del Mastro Assistant Opinions Editor Last year, I wrote about international students, the difficulties they face and what Drew can do about it. This time, I decided to interview some distant out-ofstate students to find out whether they faced any serious issues. I found nothing incredibly pressing or troublesome. But that’s no comfort to the students who do experience the issues I discovered.

Mark Patronella (’15), from Texas, took issue with the dates by which students must leave campus during breaks. “It is difficult to orchestrate travel, just because of the strict guidelines for students leaving at a given point,” he said. “They haven’t reached out to me about staying late or anything…it certainly wouldn’t hurt.”

He did not feel that Drew neglected their out-of-state students, but said, “I understand how people might feel that way.

On the other hand, I don’t feel as though out-of-state students are marginalized in any way, shape

“...I don’t feel as though out-of-state students are marginalized in any way, shape or form. But the school could do more to make their lives easier.”

Mark Patronella (‘15)

or form. But the school could do more to make their lives easier.”

Mark told me that the Student Government is looking into a storage program for out-of-state students to store their belongings over long breaks. Kelsey Shannon (’15), a sophomore senator, said, “Right now it looks like we would be having students chip in to share a pod, which would total out to be approximately $720 for an eight-foot pod for the summer.

Once we see how much interest there is within the CLA, we’ll move forward.” A survey will be sent out next week to measure interest in the program.

Ariana Urmston (’15) is from Washington state. She experiences the same difficulties relating to breaks and organizing travel.

“I guess my main thing is this school is not a state school, but it operates like one. For instance, for days when there are breaks, people had classes until five.

But you had to get off campus at seven. So for people who had to fly out or don’t have somewhere to go, that makes it really difficult.” She added, “I think the main issue is this school wants to be nationally diverse but they make that very difficult because they act like everyone lives nearby.” She explained that while it is possible to stay late, the cost is prohibitively high.

She also had a new problem: difficulties with the paperwork for her job. “I didn’t get paid for the first semester I worked here because I had to physically hand

them a form for my job, but I was in Washington so I didn’t get paid until this semester,” she explained.

Finally, she has trouble getting from the airport to Drew, when returning from a break. “It’s hard, especially because they don’t have any way from the airport to here, like a shuttle.” She told me that on the way to the airport, at the beginning of breaks, shuttles are offered.

Though the issues she faces are not that serious, they still disturb her. “I think Drew is fully capable of eliminating many of their problems, and they just don’t. And I think they can do it in ways that don’t cost much, if anything, to the school, which is their main concern. What most

bugs me is the things they can change.”

Claire Grebenstein (’14), from California, had exactly the same complaints as Urmston, noting the lack of shuttles for return flights and the inability to stay extra days except at a high cost.

Compared to some of Drew’s other issues, these problems may not seem very severe. But this, I think, is exactly why they are problematic. Changing the food or revamping security measures are long-term, complex issues.

Offering a few extra shuttles or extending building hours for a day is not. They are problematic exactly because they could be corrected so easily.

That, however, would merely end with a complaint. Instead, I ask the University to look into resolving these eminently resolvable problems, so that the ease with which our New Jersey or Connecticut students attend Drew may be extended to our Texans, Washingtonians and Californians.

Addison Del Mastro is a sophomore politcal science major

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March 22, 2013

Drew should get a “taste” of Madison Veevee Blair Archives Manager

H

ere’s a quick pop quiz.

How many parades does Madison have a year? What’s Bottle Hill Day? Where are the three consignment shops located? Did you even know there were three, not counting the children’s shop?

Where is the weekly Farmer’s Market held? Can you name three of the quick-and-easy restaurants you get lunch at in town?

Our campus has little involvement with the town outside of the tour for the incoming freshmen and dollar beer nights at 54 Main and Prospect Tavern. Some may head to the Farmer’s market on a nice day, who can say no to a pickle on a stick? And you’ll run into the fair share of students at the diner. But usually students keep on the beaten path.

For many, the defense is that Madison is expensive. And yes, at some of the restaurants you walk away realizing you’ve dropped $30 a plate; and even the sales rack outside of Statements is about $100 for a dress that you probably don’t like that much anyway. Ever consider looking elsewhere? One of my favorite dresses I bought from d’torr for $40. Would I find something cheaper at Forever 21? Probably.

Would it be as high of a quality?

Probably not. When it gets down

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to it, it’s an argument of quality versus quantity, which is why my closet may not be as overflowing as some of my friends, but I can honestly say I don’t absolutely need new clothes every year. And $40 dresses aside, most of my newer clothes have come from New Leaf Consignment.

It’s the events which Madison holds in which the support of

Drew students is truly lacking. In early October, there’s Bottle Hill Day. This Saturday, Main Street is packed with townspeople checking out the deals local businesses are offering for the day. I work part time at Drip Coffee, and left the espresso machine for a short ten minutes to get a dollar slice of pizza from Rocco’s Tuscany Grill. I couldn’t believe

how busy everything was. But even though there were so many people out, I can’t say I saw more than five students. Meanwhile, Rocco’s is making pizza out of a truck in order to showcase on Main Street and half of Drip’s staff was called in. There was no room to move behind that counter, but we needed all the help we could get.

I guess the point is, the Taste of Madison is coming up on April 15. Food festivals are something that college students shouldn’t be saying no to. It would be nice to see a better representation of Drew out there. After all, like it or not, we are a part of Madison.

Veevee Blair is a junior biology major

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March 22, 2013

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Spring break sports come to a close Men’s Lacrosse

each winning five.

By Ian Elfers

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ver spring break the men’s lacrosse team went down to Baltimore while the rest of Drew was enjoying spring break.

An admirable effort, however losing both games was an outcome they were not hoping for. With a current record of 1-3, the Rangers still have plenty of time to turn things around, however conference play has begun and the thick of the season is fast approaching.

The Rangers faced Ithaca College, which is currently 18th in the nation and is part of the competitive Elite 8 conference.

A strong three quarters of play, while encouraging for the team, isn’t enough. It will take a full game’s effort to beat quality teams such as the Ithaca Bombers. Eric Tripp (’13) explained, “We know we can play with the top teams around the country. Our problem early this season is playing consistently throughout the game.” The Rangers, who played the Ithaca Bombers in a neutral site (Severn, Md.), were outmatched and had a hard time switching between zone and man-to-man defense effectively, which led to some easy goals for the Bombers. Goalie Kyle Mariboe was in the line of fire for most of the game and did well for himself with 20 saves. On the offensive side of the ball, team points leader Scott Humphreys (’13) led by example, recording a hat trick in an otherwise non-lethal Drew attack.

After the loss to Ithaca College, the men then faced their first conference opponent of the year, Susquehanna University. They knew this was an important game and could see the heightened spirits throughout the locker room. “All conference games are important and the first one at home just adds the anticipation,” Steve Gentile (’13) said. The Rangers played well in the first half, including a strong second quarter performance all around.

The third quarter was seized by Susquehanna, however, as they tallied seven goals in that quarter alone. Even considering the poor third period, the defense was good in the other quarters of the game, again highlighting the fact that the Rangers need to be consistently good throughout the game to win.

The man down defense has become especially frugal, only allowing teams a 20 percent success rate against them. Four quarters of such hard nosed defense will surely provide success to the Rangers in the future. Humphreys again lead the way in scoring as he recorded his second hat trick in as many games.

Kevin Cleary (’16) also put forth a good effort as he was responsible for winning nine out of the 11 face-offs the Rangers won on the day. It seems as if Cleary is starting to win that crucial position as the team awaits the return of Alex Majd (’13).

The Rangers will be in action again on March 23, as they face Goucher College in another conference affair. To follow men’s

By Andrew Goldberg

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Softball

By Eric Tripp While most students were on spring break, the softball team was down in Fort Myers, Fla. ready to begin its season. After dropping the first four games of the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, the Rangers pulled it together and rallied off six wins, leaving Florida with a winning record and riding a wave of forward-moving momentum.

“Our first few games,” co-captains Jeramie Barletta (’13) and Jen Mateo (‘13) said, “we just lacked confidence and weren’t as aggressive as we became… It’s difficult because it was our first competition.

We didn’t scrimmage anyone, those games were the first time we saw pitches from another team.” In their six wins, the team scored 52 runs while holding their opponents to 13, for an average victory of 8-2. The team beat University of PittsburghBradford 2-0, Olivet College 5-2, Medaille College 14-2, New Jersey City University 10-1, St. Joseph College of Brooklyn 15-3 and Bridgewater State University 6-5.

Over the course of the six games the Rangers’ offense came to life, having 47 hits, five of which were for extra bases. They also drew 31 walks and stole six bases during the stretch.

Barletta led the team in the six game stretch, batting .570 (11 for 19), scoring nine runs, batting in seven, adding three doubles and drawing three walks. Barletta was named the Landmark Conference Player of the Week for Softball for her contribution. “Jeramie has been awesome as an all-around player for us so far,” Mateo said. “She’s been a great leader both offensively and defensively.” Antoinette Tovar (’15) was another spark in the Rangers offense, having a batting average of .438 (7 for 16), scoring seven runs, batting in two and drawing eight walks. Lexie Forsell (’14) went 6 for 18, batting .333, driving in five runs, scoring nine runs, drawing five walks and adding two doubles. With those two

doubles, Forsell recorded the 24th of her career, placing her fourth on the Rangers Career Doubles list, five off of the all-time mark of 29 held by Jillian Lusk. With the offense scoring seemingly at will, it makes it much easier on the pitchers and the defense.

The Rangers in their winning streak have only surrendered 13 runs, just a little over two per game.

The pitching staff allowed 30 hits throughout this streak, and the defense only committed three errors.

In this stretch Laura D’Ornellas (’15) and Amy Benedict (’15) pitched four of the six games ,combining for 27 innings pitched, allowing only eight runs, six of which were earned, and had 17

getting the 2-0 win. D’Ornellas also pitched the last game of the break—another complete game win—striking out seven, giving up nine hits and three earned runs. “If I had to pick an individual who has stepped up so far it would have to be Laura. She’s gotten off to a real solid start for us,” Barletta said.

Benedict pitched games two and four of the streak. She pitched a combined 12 innings, striking out seven batters and giving up three earned runs on 14 hits.

“Our defense has been strong as of late, so we definitely have to keep that going...We have to keep hitting and score runs. If we don’t score, we’re not going to win,” preached the Co-Captains. The

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Jeramie Barletta (’13) hit .570 during the Rangers win streak strikeouts. In the first game of the winning streak D’Ornellas pitched a complete game shutout, striking out three and giving up four hits to University of Pittsbugh-Bradford,

Rangers return to action at home on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. against conference foe Juniata College. The two teams have split the last 10 games going back to 2008,

The men’s tennis team enjoyed their spring break down in the Virginia Beach area, where they faced some stiff competition. The Rangers competed against three teams, Christopher Newport, Virginia Wesleyan and Salisbury in a three-day span.

The Rangers started off their trip with a loss to Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday, March 9 by a score of 7-2. Hunter Lathrop (’16) went 2-0 on the day. Lathrop defeated Virginia Wesleyan’s Drew Tomajczyk in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in the 2nd singles match. He then teamed up with Vin Mahon (’14) to defeat Spenser Bullock and Adam Owen by a score of 8-4. Adam Clark (’16) and Scott Vander Veen (’15) both had potential to push their respective singles matches to three sets, having pushed their opponent to tiebreakers. Unfortunately, both Ranger players would fall in straight sets to their Virginia Wesleyan counterparts.

The following day the Rangers dropped their second straight match on the trip and their third overall this spring to Salisbury University by a score of 8-1. The loss drops the Rangers to 0-3 on the young season. Again Lathrop would be the lone star as he beat Salisbury’s Eric Spangler in straight sets by a score of 6-1, 6-4.

Raul Smego (’13) and Adam Clark (’16) both put up strong efforts as well, pushing their individual matches to three sets. Smego lost to the Sea Gulls Daniel Albers 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in the first singles match, while Clark dropped the fourth singles match-up to Adam Goldberger 4-6, 6-4 and 6-2.

The Rangers wrapped up their three-day stint in Virginia Beach by dropping their fourth consecutive match of the spring—Christopher Newport shut the Rangers out 9-0. Christopher Newport, who is ranked 10th in the region, improved to 3-4 on the season. Lathrop was bumped up to first singles after his recent strong play. However, not even Lathrop could withstand the Captain’s might as he fell to Christopher Newport’s Chiraag Shetty in straight sets, 4-6, 6-1 and 10-1.

Smego, who was bumped down to second singles, welcomed the change by winning his first set 6-2 against the Captains’ Kyle Tobin.

However, his losing streak would pick back up as he dropped the next two sets 6-3, 10-6.

The Rangers return home to Madison and look to return to a winning track on their way to yet another Landmark title. The Rangers were scheduled to open Landmark play against Susquehanna, but it was postponed due to the weather. Therefore, the Rangers will have open conference play against Juniata College at 1 p.m. here at Drew.

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Athletes gear up for conference play From spring, page 11

By Alex Majd

O

ver spring break the women’s lacrosse team traveled to Virginia where they took on Ferrum College and Roanoke College. The Rangers returned home with a win and a loss after the two contests.

Drew defeated Ferrum College on Wednesday, March 13 13-7.

Nikki Kleiman (’15) continued her dominant season with seven goals and an assist. Krysta Cento (’14) scored three times and added three assists for a combined six points.

Deven Affleck (’13) also had an impressive day with two goals and two assists.

Drew outshot Ferrum 36-18, never giving the opposing defense a rest. The groundball battle was fairly even with Drew scooping up 30 and Ferrum 25.

The Lady Rangers next faced Roanoke in a highly contested match up. Drew was eventually defeated by a close 14-13 score.

Kleiman topped her previous impressive performance, scoring eight goals and assisting on another.

Centro and Larkin Dolan (’16) each scored two and assisted twice.

Brooke Gagliano (’14) added a score of her own.

Drew outshot Roanoke 40-24, but Roanoke Goalie Lauren Curtin made 16 saves against the Rangers.

“This was one of the best games we’ve played as a team,” Kleiman said. “I don’t think the score reflected the true outcome of the game. We fought really hard through the end.”

The Rangers’ first game after returning to New Jersey was against cross-street rival FDU. Drew came back after trailing 8-5 at the half, scoring 10 goals in the second. The Rangers defeated the Devils 15-11.

Cento had nine points on the day with four goals and five assists.

Kleiman added six goals, bringing her season total to 40.

Drew fired 26 of their 38 shots on target, but the offense took time to get going. FDU jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first five minutes of play, and eventually stretched their lead to 6-2.

The second half was another story. Drew scored seven goals in a 13 minute span. Drew scored two goals in a man-down situation. CC Carlini (’14) made seven stops in the cage.

“We started the first half off slow, but we were able to pick it up midway through the first and carried the momentum through the second half,” Kleiman said.

Kleiman was voted Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week by the Landmark Conference after scoring 17 points in a two game span. Drew next faces Washington College at home this Saturday at 1p.m.

Baseball

By Taryn Murphy

Over spring break the baseball team traveled to Fort Myers, Fla. to compete in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. Of the many teams competing, the Rangers faced Bethel University, United States Coast Guard Academy, Haverford College, Gettysburg College, Skidmore College and Wisconsin Lutheran College.

The Rangers’ first game of the classic was on March 10 against Bethel University. After falling behind 3-1 in the fifth inning, they took a 5-3 lead at their next turn at the plate. Their lead would not last long, as the Royals took the lead once again, handing the Rangers their first loss of the season with a score of 9-5.

On March 11, the Rangers faced United States Coast Guard Academy and lost 13-3, falling to 3-2 on the season, and 0-2 in Fort Myers. Offensively, Steve Kowalski (’15), Kidane Rutty (’16), Mark Alessio (’14) and J.C. Rasic (’16) each contributed.

The following day, the Rangers faced Haverford College, losing 5-3 and recording their third straight loss in Fort Myers.

After taking a day off, the Rangers returned to the diamond on March 14 to face Gettysburg College, breaking their three game losing streak with a score of 11-4. They rose to 4-3 on the season and 1-3 in Fort Myers.

The Rangers scored the last 10 runs of the contest, plating six runs in the fifth, and four in the sixth. Similarly, Matthew Kaplon (’13), Kowalski,

Michael Bodden (’13), Rutty, Rasic and Alessio each contributed offensively.

On the 15th the Rangers won their second game in Fort Myers, against Skidmore College, by a score of 5-4.

They rounded out the week in Fort Myers with an 11-2 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran College. They fell to 5-4 on the season and finished 2-4

in the Gene Cusic Classic.

The Rangers games versus Muhlenberg College and New Jersey City University were postponed due to the poor weather conditions.

The Rangers will travel to Washington, D.C. to face Catholic University in their first conference game this season on Saturday and Sunday.

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Steve Kowalski (’15) is second on the team in hits with 10

Kleiman provides insight into impressive start Kirby Clark Sports Writer Nikki Kleiman (’15) and the women’s lacrosse team are off to a 4-3 start to the season. Thus far in the season, Kleiman leads the team in goals (40) and has contributed seven assists. She also leads the team in points with 47.

She picked up her first Landmark Conference weekly honor on March 18, being named Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week.

This honor came after she set a new career high in goals against Ferrum (March 13), scoring seven goals and then set a new career high two days later at Roanoke (March 15) with eight. In the 2012 season, Kleiman played in all 17 games, while starting six. She led the team in goals with 45 and contributed 14 assists. The Acorn caught up with Kleiman to get a bit of insight on her goal’s and the teams outlook on the season thus far.

Q; What are your expectations for the team this season?

A; My expectations for the team this season are to continue to play well together as a team and to have a winning record.

Q: What are the team’s goals for this season? How will you all accomplish these?

A: As a team, we want to win the Landmark Conference Championship. In order for this to happen, we need to do well during our regular season against conference opponents.

Q: What are your personal goals for the season?

A: My personal goal for this season is to get better at defense to become an overall better player.

Q: How long have you been playing lacrosse and how did you become involved in the sport?

A: I started playing my freshman year of high school. I became involved because I wanted to try playing a new sport.

Q: What challenges have you faced individually this season?

What about the team? How have you overcome these?

A: One of the challenges that we faced is that all of our losses have been by only one goal. To overcome this, we need to give 100 percent the entire game start to finish in order to ensure that we

do not give up on close games.

Q: Individually, you have had an incredible start to the season and the team has a 4-3 record.

What have you and the team done in the off-season and thus far in the season to have these successes?

A: In the off-season, we did a lot of physical conditioning.

We did a lot of circuit workouts, attended sparq training and ran together. We also played a lot of lacrosse individually, as well as together both with and without our coach. Throughout preseason, we also continued to do a lot of conditioning. Now, our main focus is preparing for specific opponents and working on transitioning and re-defending.

Q: What was your reaction to being named Landmark Conference Player of the Week?

A: I was actually surprised when I found out because I was not expecting to get it. There are a lot of really great, strong players in our conference.

Q: Do you have any special talents or interesting facts about yourself?

A: In the fall I ran a Tough Mudder.

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Nikki Kleiman (’15) is averaging 5.7 goals per game this year