The Pace Chronicle - Volume II, Issue VII

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The Pace Chronicle Volume II, Issue VII

Pace University, Pleasantville/Briarcliff Manor, NY

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Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012

Pace Weathers Sandy

Inside News............3 Feature.........2,4 Health.........5 Opinion........6,7 Entertainment.....9,10 Sports...........11,12

The G-Spot: Page 6

Lesson in Relationships

Feature: Page 4

Photo from CSMonitor.com Hurricane Sandy descends on New York.

Heather Askildsen News Editor

HAskildsen@PaceChronicle.com

Can We Survive?

Health: Page 5

Are You Prepared?

Sports: page 11

Hurricane Sandy hit the New York coast last week, leaving millions without power and claiming 90 lives and counting across the Tri-State area.

“During the past 48 hours, we have all witnessed the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy as it barreled its way up the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, leaving floods, fires, and widespread power outages in its wake.

Pace is fortunate to have come through the height of the storm with no known injuries and minimal damage to University facilities,” said President Friedman in a University-wide email sent out

Tues.

“While the University has come through relatively unscathed, I want to express my concern for the extended Pace family of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents living throughout New York, the Tri-State area, and other regions affected by the hurricane,” he continued. “I encourage you to keep in touch with your Pace colleagues, supervisors, and friends about conditions in your area and any assistance you may need.”

No Pace students, faculty, or staff were injured during the storm. The Westchester campus was closed from Mon. through Tues. Administrative offices reopened on Wed., but classes did not resume until Thurs. How-

ever, with commuters making up nearly half of the student body, student outturn was minimal. By Thurs, the Westchester campus had, for the most part, returned to normal. Only telephone and email services were still experiencing difficulties.

SDCA received an outpouring of students wanting to volunteer in wake of the devastation.

“There are many requests from students on how they can help those in need due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,” SDCA said in an email on Thurs.

“In the coming weeks, there will be an increased need for hands-on volunteers to staff shelters, hand out food and clothing at distribution centers, and work to clean up/rebuild entire towns. When we

Give Blood, Save a Life Christiana Lloyd

Health Editor CLloyd@PaceChronicle.com

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get word of local organizations looking for volunteers, we will be sure to pass that information on to you. If you know of any other ways to provide assistance, please contact ccarplv@pace.edu with the information.”

“If you are a student organization who would like to host fundraisers or donations, please visit Student Development & Campus Activities (Kessel Student Center) - but please understand physical donations (clothes, etc) will take some time to identify organizations and transport options,” the email continued.

Some important dates have been changed due to the storm.

Registration for Spring classes will now begin on Nov. 26.

Photo from DJShadow.com The Red Cross can use your blood.

With New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and multiple other states along the east coast being drastically hit and damaged from Hurricane Sandy, the American Red Cross and FEMA are asking those who are able to try and help your fellow Americans and give back. While we are all college students and strapped for cash, and for those of us who have fam-

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ily that are struggling during this time, it is understandable that you may not be able to donate money or buy supplies to donate. But there is a simple way to help that doesn’t cost you a dime and will only take maybe half an hour out of your day.

Donate blood.

According to the Red Cross website, blood is one of the largest supplies in demand during a time

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Devastating Sandy

The Pace Chronicle Editorial Staff

Christopher D’Erasmo

Ali Silver

Featured Reporter Christopher.DErasmo@pace.edu

Starting on Oct. 28, Hurricane Sandy came to Pace. Students hastily ran back and forth between their dorms and the café throughout the weekend to stock up on supplies. Friends helped their fellow residents shut their windows from the outside as the winds tore through campus. And to the delight of all the students classes were cancelled in Pleasantville until Thurs.

In preparation for the oncoming power outages all of the buildings on Briarcliff began to switch to generator power. Valley was scheduled to turn off the grid and turn on its generator at 4 p.m. Mon. afternoon. However, at 3:25 in the afternoon, the power went out on its own.

When the power went out, the emergency lights in the hallways kicked in. The lights barely made it visible in some areas and the rest of the halls were blanketed in darkness.

The lack of light made some of the students try to pull some Halloween pranks and other mischief. One person thought that the alarm to the door to the ceiling would not sound because the power went off and thus tried to get onto the roof of the dorm. The sound of the alarm rang throughout the dorm for 12 minutes.

Power was restored about 45 minutes later. However, the return of electricity only gave temporary relief from the chaos. At 7:15 p.m. one of the residents of Valley decided to play with the

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For some students it may be hard to believe, but teachers have lives outside of the classroom. In the case of Dr. Diane Cypkin, that life is on the stage. Cypkin has been a part of the New York theatre scene all her life.

“My parents were holocaust survivors from Lithuania, and my mother always loved the theatre.

And so when we came here, my mother immediately gave me singing lessons, dancing lessons, and acting lessons,” said Cypkin.

“During the war, when my parents were in the ghetto, it later became a concentration camp. My father wrote songs, so my parents, both of them, always loved the theatre tremendously. It was the most beautiful part of life.”

Cypkin has performed on Broadway in Ben Bonus’s Light, Lively, and Yiddish and directed The World of Sholom Aleichem, The Theatre of Peretz, and Green Fields. She has portrayed a number of classic lead roles, including Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

“I started in the Yiddish the-

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Photo from www.ABCNews.com Sandy bears down on the City. fire extinguisher in the side staircase on the boys section. The fumes from the fire extinguisher set off the fire alarm, so we had to leave the dorm and head outside right into the storm.

When students were out of their dorms the weather was omnipresent. Outside the wind was so intense it felt like you were being pushed to the side by another person. Shortly after the alarm went off RD of Valley told students to head down to the Pace Perk because a projectile broke a 15 by 16 foot piece of glass behind the main stairwell. As students headed down to the Pace Perk, they saw what could best be described as explosions in the sky

off in the distance.

Everyone remained at Perk for close to an hour and around 9:30 p.m. everyone was allowed back inside of Valley.

Tuesday afternoon everyone woke up to the destruction that occurred the previous night. A quick walk outside revealed that multiple trees had been uprooted by the storm and lay on the ground like giant sticks. In the process of falling most of the trees ripped up the earth around them making it look like the earth rose four feet in some areas. Some trees that were in the process of falling hung on an angle where they could fall at any moment.

By noon, the hole in the dorm

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where the glass window once was was replaced with plywood.

In their rush to patch up the hole the maintenance crew created multiple deep tracks in the grass.

Though they cleaned up most of the glass, Valley’s basement still had a few sharps of glass that they overlooked.

Luckily no one on Briarcliff was injured during the course of the storm, and other than the window and crack in Valley structural damage was at a minimum.

Students were glad that although classes were cancelled, Sandy did not interfere with Homecoming.

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atre. They needed a young lady.

I was in my early teens, and I did many shows in the Yiddish theatre. I was their ingénue for about 25 years, if not more” said Cypkin.

Dr. Cypkin is fluent in Yiddish. Her dissertation chronicled the history of 2nd Avenue in New York City.

“2nd Avenue was once the Yiddish Broadway,” said Cypkin. “All along 2nd Avenue there were Yiddish theatres and Yiddish night clubs. And so I wrote the history of 2nd avenue by reading a hundred years of the Jewish Daily Forward which was a Jewish newspaper in Yiddish that came out of New York City from late 1800s and is still coming out today…I lived on the microfilm machine.”

In 2007, the Lincoln Center Library asked Dr. Cypkin to do an exhibition on Yiddish theatre icon, Molly Picon.

“In that concert lecture I told the story of her life in English and I sang the songs she made famous in Yiddish,” said Cypkin. “It was a natural for me because I could sing Yiddish, I know what I am singing, and I know the history of

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the Yiddish theatre.”

The exhibition was very well received. After it closed, Cypkin was asked to do the show at other locations.

“People really started to call and call, so I said okay,” Cypkin said.

Musical Salute to Molly Picon, Star of the Yiddish Theatre! is a collaborated with Russian pianist Lena Panfilova.

“I started to take piano lessons in Brooklyn, and my piano teacher was Lena Panfilova,” said Cypkin. “I started to get calls from various libraries and I said ‘Lena what do you think?’ and she said ‘I am ready, are you?’ And so we’ve gone to lots of libraries across the tri-state area.”

Cypkin and Panfilova have done 30 shows this year, telling the story of Picon’s life and music.

“I love her music, and her lyrics our poetry. When I sing it, I see it,” Cypkin told the North Shore Towers Courier back in Feb after a successful show at there. “It’s Molly’s story, but it’s also our story. You end talking about the lower east side, and the audience members all remember going to

the Yiddish theatre. They all remember their old homes and their parents. Molly is the icon around which our lives have turned. It’s the story about everybody who lived in her time.”

“Her story is a story of America, and really, the story of why people come to America,” Cypkin expanded further. “Yes, it is the story of, you might say, the Jewish America, but not really. It is really the story of Americans that come here who hope for a better life.”

Dr. Cypkin will be teaching a class on propaganda at Pace in the spring along with introductory courses on public speaking.

“I love teaching at Pace,” said Cypkin. “I enjoy the students and my colleagues. Regardless of the fact that I live in Brooklyn, I always think of Pace as my days in the country.”

With Dr. Cypkin, it’s always go big or go home. Whether on the stage, in the library, or in the classroom, she is passionate about her work, and heads up to future students: she’ll be expecting you’re A Game, every game.

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Water Pipe Rupture at Valley Christopher D’Erasmo

Featured Reporter Christopher.DErasmo@pace.edu

On the night of Oct. 16, members the student body were enjoying the beginning of the indoor game of zombie infected tag.

Everyone was running around the dorm in their attempts to elude the zombies. Less than 15 minutes into the game everyone heard a loud boom from the basement.

Immediately thereafter, the fire alarm went off. While some students followed procedure and left the dorm, some people

thought that it was part of the game and didn’t leave until security escorted them out. The RAs announced that the sprinkler system went off, but when the fire department arrived they came to a different verdict.

The fire department discovered one of the main pipes in the basement had ruptured and sprayed gallons upon gallons of water onto the floor and in the ceiling. After waiting roughly three hours in the Pace Perk, students were allowed back inside to see the destruction.

The water damage reached

the main lobby of Valley by the front door. Students immediately noticed a pungent smell, many of whom described it as “the smell of piss.”

All over the basement and the first floor there were low-to-theground industrial driers that were put in place in an attempt to dry the rugs. This, however, proved ineffective, and the rugs had to be removed, leaving the bare, wet concrete exposed. The combination of wet concrete and high traffic quickly proved to not mix as people were barely able to keep their grip on the ground as they

ran through the halls.

The worst damage was done to the basement ceiling where the rupture took place. The tiles had to be removed, leaving a gaping hole over the pool table with exposed wires.

Luckily, none of the damage was severe. All of the furniture, the pool table, and even the rugs were salvaged. Students speculated that the rugs are being dried at an off-campus facility and are having there rubber prepared and replaced.

However, as of Oct. 24, no repairs have been made to the dam-

age; this has gotten already mad residents furious.

“It shouldn’t have happened it the first place,” said freshman biology major Shaina Scheaffer.

Others are upset at the slow pace at which the repairs are being done, or lack thereof.

No student knows for sure when the ceiling will be repaired, or when the rugs will be put back in place. Considering it took over two weeks to fix two driers in Valley’s laundry room, one has to wonder how long it will take to clean up this far greater mess.

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Meet the Greeks: Arthur Augustyn

Feature Editor AAugustyn@PaceChronicle.com

Talking to a group of Greeks can be very intimidating. They’re a group of individuals who know each other so well they sometimes forget that a third party might feel uncomfortable being left out of the loop of these deepseated relationships.

With this in mind, the most immediate trait of Phi Sigma Sigma (ΦΣΣ) is how humbling they are. They’re a tight-knit group but treat strangers as family guests.

They don’t want you to feel unwanted and are happy to have you in their presence.

“We’re all very compassionate people,” said senior communications major and member of Phi Sigma Sigma Allie Olender, “we feel for people and we show that.”

Olender explained how far this compassion can go through a story where members of Phi Sigma Sigma helped a girl who was in a car accident and drove her to the Emergency Room. They didn’t know who the girl was but were concerned for her safety and wanted to ensure she was medically taken care of. This type of

involvement defines ΦΣΣ’s interpretation of compassion and community service.

Outside of assisting strangers, ΦΣΣ values philanthropic work and actively helping the community. The organization contributes to the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Walk in New York City that takes place every fall and holds local events on campus such as Believe in Beauty, a breast cancer awareness event.

Each member of ΦΣΣ is required to complete 10 hours of community service per semester.

An interest in community service is one of the traits looked for in potential members of ΦΣΣ.

“We’re looking for girls that we see have leadership qualities,” said senior childhood education major and treasurer of ΦΣΣ Katy Menusan, “We look to see if they were leaders in high school and if they were involved.”

Being involved means more than going to mandatory events for ΦΣΣ, they see contributing to other organizations as an extension of contributing to their own. ΦΣΣ reaches out to other organizations to co-sponsor events so that more people on campus can get involved. ΦΣΣ is the largest Greek organization on campus,

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with 38 total active members, which means a co-sponsor with the organization leads to a massive increase in attendance. ΦΣΣ uses their numbers as frequently as possible to help out other organizations that need help generating interest in their events. They try to look out for more than their own interests.

“None of us want to settle with being an average organization.

We want to make improvements to ourselves, our organization and the campus,” said Menusan. ΦΣΣ’s events also intend to give back some fun to the campus. This semester they will be holding a Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 2 for students hoping to buy holiday gifts for friends. In the immediate future, ΦΣΣ will host a talent show on Thurs. Nov. 8, one of the longest running events at Pace. ΦΣΣ hopes to recruit members interested in contributing to a community but they recognize that each member has an identity of their own.

“We’re not the cookie-cutter sorority that’s looking for one type of girl,” said senior business management major and president of ΦΣΣ Kelsey Weinstein. “We’re all very different on our own but

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we work well together.”

Weinstein, Menusan and Olender all joined ΦΣΣ in the same semester but had three different introductions to the sorority. Menusan didn’t think she would join a sorority during college but decided to try it out after many of her freshmen year friends transferred from Pace.

Olender was not very involved in campus life and chose to join to become more integrated with the school.

Weinstein transferred from an all-women’s college and immediately felt comfortable with ΦΣΣ.

She decided to join during her first semester at Pace.

“I didn’t feel they were putting on a show,” said Weinstein.

“It was a ‘take me how I am’ kind of thing. I liked that about them.”

Without prior knowledge, it’d be impossible to tell that these three girls joined for very different reasons and had different experiences getting introduced to the organization. They have their own personal quirks but their personalities complement one another when combined. The organization has an expression that conveys this unique phenomenon in the sorority.

“Individually unique, together complete,” said Menusan.

Can we Survive on .007%?

Khari Linton

Featured Reporter Khari.Linton@Pace.edu

I am a senior majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Marketing and Political Science. I was born and raised in the infamous concrete jungle of New York City and I currently reside in the townhouse community on the Pleasantville campus.

I am presently interning with the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies (PAAES) this semester. I am assisting with their “.007% Campaign” about the importance, and scarcity of, fresh clean water.

Throughout the school year, the campaign will assist with courses, club programs, and extracurricular events. Whatever you are studying or teaching, whatever campus job you hold, or club to which you belong, there is a way to participate. After all, every aspect of our lives, careers, and activities is touched by water.

Can YOU survive on .007% of readily available water?

The .007% Campaign is multifaceted. It is about health, environment, business, economics, law, technology, education, and our daily habits. It is local and it is global. During the fall semester watch for the .007% campaign posters that contain a fact in white print inside a blue circle.

Even the best Jeopardy players will be challenged to determine the question that the fact answers.

Go to the .007% website to see

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how well you did at www.pace. edu/007. If you already feature water as a topic in your work, whether it is discussing privatization, fundraising for better access, or experimenting on water quality in the Choate Pond, we want to hear about it and add you to our growing list of people and groups who are getting involved.

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Jordan Rafford-Appu. Ecuador, February 2009 Do you care?

I became interested in environmental issues my senior year of high school while taking an environmental politics class at the Beacon School in Manhattan.

We visited the country of Ecuador where we saw different environmental catastrophes such as loss of biodiversity, poverty, scarce resources, and lack of clean wa-

ter. We saw communities of people bathing, cleaning clothes, drinking, and swimming in lakes and streams that were filled with oil. Texaco (now Chevron) operated oil production in Ecuador from 1964 to 1990 and to boost profits, they pumped wastewater and excess oil back into the soil.

This wastewater then flows into

the region’s rivers (www.chevrontoxico.com). These citizens knew the effects of the oil and water combination. As one woman explained, nine of her siblings had all died before the age of thirty-five from drinking this same water because they have nothing else to drink. She is the lone survivor of her entire family at only thirty-nine years old. This crucial moment sparked my interest in protecting the environment and helping developing countries have access to clean, safe water.

Why should YOU care?

In 4 days, the United States uses more water than the entire world uses oil in one year (Charles Fishman, The Big Thirst); more than 3.4 million people die each year from waterrelated illnesses in the developing world (UNICEF); and in the next three years, more than thirty-six states will face water shortages in the Midwest, South, and West coast of the U.S (CBS News).

The issues of water are rising now, and if we don’t do something about it, our progress as a global community will slow to a stop. A failure to address water issues is a failure to take on the real challenges of the 21 Century.

Follow our Facebook page www. facebook.com/007Campaign and take part in the discussion. Get involved.

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Bundle Up

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Give Blood, Save a Life ... Continued from page 1

Christiana Lloyd

Health Editor CLloyd@PaceChronicle.com

When we were little tots living under the safety of our parents’ roof, no matter where you may have lived, whenever the temperature dropped from the balmy wonders of the summer heat, you can probably remember an adult yelling after you as you swung open the front door, “Bundle up or you’ll catch a cold!” And although, sooner or later, they were going to be right, as you walked back in the house, did you really understand why?

Junior applied psychology major Morgan Allen said, “I think it’s true that if you don’t bundle up you will most definitely get sick.” She shared that when she was younger she caught pneumonia twice.

Sophomore nursing major Samantha Johnson said, “I feel like I get sick more in the winter than in the spring or summer. I am always coughing once the Christmas lights hit the streets.”

A study done by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine shed some light onto why many people feel those runny noses start up when the holidays hit.

During the summertime, when temperatures and the humidity are high, airborne droplets of the viruses that a sick person spits out as they cough or sneeze are bigger and tend to sink to the ground really quickly cutting the time that they remain airborne.

At temperatures around 75-80 degrees there is virtually zero risk of infection. But during the winter, because the humidity and the

Photo from bcwalkforwater.com It is important to stay warm. temperature are lower, the virus droplets are smaller and will stay suspended in the air longer, which increases the chances of someone inhaling them.

“Flu viruses are more stable in colder, drier conditions - meaning that they remain infectious for a longer period after leaving the sick person’s body,” states Doctor Salvatore Cilmi. “Because the airborne viruses are smaller and less dense in the winter air, they are able to be inhaled more deeply into the lungs and into your respiratory passage where they can latch on and cause you to become sick”.

So when your parents were yelling at you to bundle up, it was for a good reason.

Senior psychology major Victoria Krausz says that even now when she is in college and away

from home, she can still hear her mother’s voice in her head warning her that she was going to catch a cold if her chest was exposed.

The cold air of the winter months is what makes the normal mucous in our lungs respiratory tracts sticky and gooey. It then clogs up the tiny hair-like cilia that move in waves to normally get rid of particles that we breathe in and get stuck in our respiratory passage. So, when all of this happens, the inhaled viruses tend to stay where they land, reproducing and causing a respiratory infection.

So, while we all may be big boys and girls now, away from our parents, never forget the strained, repeated reminders that they never failed to yell at you: bundle up before you catch a cold.

Photo from Maristfoxtales.com Donating blood can help those affected by Sandy. of disaster and all blood types are needed. Type O is the highest in demand blood type because it can be given to any patient no matter what blood type they might be. Type O is found in 45 percent of Americans (both negative and positive) and a percentage of it is higher in those of Hispanic and African American descent. Type AB positive is always in short supply, and only three percent of people in the United States have AB positive blood. Both of these are at the top of the list needed for giving blood because they are used in large emergencies and are given to newborns whose blood type is not yet known.

You must be at least 17 years old, 110 pounds and in good health to donate blood. For a more extensive list of require-

ments please visit the Red Cross website at www.redcrossblood. org There are two blood drives taking place in the Pleasantville area. The first is to happen right here on campus on Nov.14 from 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The second will be at the American Red Cross of Westchester County, Nov. 16 from 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

If you wish to donate sooner than these dates you can call the Red Cross and schedule an appointment at another drive.

While it might be scary to have a needle in your arm or the sight of blood might make you sick, know that by sucking it up and giving a stress ball a few squeezes you will help those who Sandy hurt.

72-Hour kit:

Be Prepared for the Next Emergency Christiana Lloyd

Health Editor CLloyd@PaceChronicle.com

With the Hurricane Sandy aftermath and more harsh winter weather in the near future, it’s time to start using our heads and thinking further ahead. A smart idea would be to make a 24 to 72 hour kit for moments of emergency. You never know when your life, health, or that of those around you might be in danger and being prepared will help you face whatever may come.

“I didn’t realize how much I needed to stock up on and only went to 7-11 and bought a few water bottles,” said freshman nursing major Jasmine Rivera.

“I was lucky my dorm had running water because I am from Staten Island and my family had to evacuate because we had nothing stored and our house is completely flooded.”

Food and water are some of the most important items that you can have in the pack. Items for this should include at least three days worth of water, as the human body can die from lack of water

Photo from wakeus.com Be prepared for the next emergency. in only three days. Also, make sure to pack water purifiers; in case you run out of water you can refill and treat the water for any harmful bacteria and pathogens that it may contain. Usually a gallon is enough to last one person for three days.

Food will need to be non-perishable. This should include: granola, protein bars, trail mix, dried fruit, crackers, and cereal; canned meats like tuna, Vienna sausages,

or SPAM (beware of any pop-top cans - they can leak or explode and ruin other foods); and canned juice.

Next to food the next thing on your list should be personal supplies and medicine. These are the things that have to be checked and switched out every three months to make sure that they are not expired.

This category includes: First Aid supplies such as small first

aid kits, which can be bought at any local store or pharmacy or you can always make one yourself; toiletries such as toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, folding brush, etc. (if you remove the cardboard from the middle of the toilet paper it will fold easier); personal hygiene supplies like shampoo, soap, and hand sanitizer; medications such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, etc.; and personal prescription medicine.

Next in your survival kit should be bedding and clothing.

These items need to be switched out with every changing of the season, so every four to six months. Since you never know when a disaster will hit, you must be prepared with the appropriate clothing.

No matter what weather make sure to include: poncho/rain coat, emergency heat blankets , and cloth and plastic sheets.

Other miscellaneous items that you are going to need for your 72-hour kit no matter where you may live are: batteries, flashlights, flares, candles, water-proof matches, can opener, dishes, utensils, small foldable shovel,

windup or battery-operated radio, pen and paper, small axe, pocketknife, rope, and duct tape (duct tape fixes everything), copies of legal documents such as birth certificates, wills, passports, contacts, vaccination and immunization records, insurance policies, credit cards, cash, and pre-paid phone cards, all to be sealed in waterproof bags for safe keeping.

All of the items in the 72-hour kit need to be kept in plastic sealable bags in case of leakage or contamination of other products.

Nothing is worse than making a kit just to find that it is useless when you need it.

Some of these items may seem a little unnecessary to many, so you can always shorten the amount of items that you may see on this list to make a 24-hour kit instead. Just remember that each item is important and will be of use to you.

The most important item of all is going to be the bag that you store all of this in. Hiking bags and large duffle bags are the best because they can hold the weight and are easy to carry around.

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The G-Spot B : G y

abrielle

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012

Davina

A Lesson in Love and Relationships What’s The-G-Spot About?

"College is run by sexual tension. Many of us like sex, have sex, and have walked in on our roommate having sex. Why ignore it?

Let’s be honest instead. In college, learning doesn’t only happen in the classroom, it happens in the bedroom. Don't be shy, now, welcome to the G-Spot." - Gabrielle Davina It’s no secret that this column has given me the reputation of being anti-commitment and antimonogamy. I guess that makes it a bit more of a surprise, then, that I recently got out of a relationship. Although it was relatively short, spanning three months, it provided me with a new perspective on what’s acceptable and unacceptable in a romantic partnership.

Bear with me until I get to the life lessons.

For one thing, I’ve never been involved with someone as romantic or gentlemanly as this guy.

The dates were entertaining, the sweet talk was enchanting and the attention was intoxicating.

When he was good, he was damn near perfect.

Unfortunately, though, he was also hyper-insecure, untrusting and jealous. While things were fantastic when we were around each other, they turned to shit when I got to school because of distance-induced insecurity.

Nothing I could say would make him understand that I actually cared about him, and I spent more time trying to infuse him with some sanity than I did enjoying the thrills of being in a secure relationship.

While I was simultaneously jumping through hoops to show him love and walking on eggshells to avoid making him go nutso, I found myself thinking, “If I saw any of my friends in this relationship, I’d tell them to bail.”

My poor floormates had to hear the whole saga—one day he’d be planning sweet surprises for me and the next day he’d be saying he didn’t have the ability to fall in love with me. I’d find myself defending his mood swings to them, and in myself, I heard the voices of friends I consider to be in unhealthy relationships.

Cut to the break up—I knew immediately that if we got back together, it would be the same drama all over again. Was I bummed? Definitely. I’d miss feeling so cherished. But from an objective perspective, would getting back in this relationship be in my best interests? Negative. He was Prince Charming in my presence, but since we were doomed

to be long distance, I knew I’d be seeing more of the Beast.

So herein lies the lesson: It’s amazing what people put up with to stay in a relationship that once made them happy. If at first the person gave you cake and the frosting ended up spoiling, you hold onto the crumbs of goodness, as long as you can anyway. You think, “It used to be like this, it used to be so good, I don’t want to lose that,” but the unfortunate reality is that it’s already lost. You’re staying in this relationship for how it used to make you feel, not how it makes you feel now.

It’s hard to separate your emotions from your logic. If your friends are telling you you’re in a bad relationship, you probably are. For a very long time, I was that friend—I still am, to some people—and then I found myself in their shoes. Sometimes, you have to be pushed away to have the strength to walk away.

No matter how good a relationship is, the health of it depends on whether that good outweighs the bad. If he or she makes you feel on top of the world 15 percent of the time while you spend the other 85 percent trying to attain that satisfaction again, where’s the balance? You can go on the best dates, have the best conversations, have the best sex life…but if you spend more time feeling badly about yourself or your partner than you do happy to be with them, you’re shortchanging yourself.

Now more than ever, I’d say I’m a huge fan of relationships: of the connection you share with the other person, of the opportunity to share meaningful memories, of the possibility of sharing a future.

However, I’m also more resolved that staying in a bad relationship simply because you’re yearning for the past is a poor move for your emotional wellbeing.

Break ups will suck no matter what side you’re on. Don’t expect it not to hurt. Don’t think, though, that because it hurts at first, it was the wrong decision. Stand strong, because if your relationship is ever going to get “better,” it won’t do so by continuing on its damaged route. Ending a bad relationship could be the relationship’s saving grace. Or, it could be yours.

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line of the most useless four years of their life that they are not special? After I watched the over 12 minute speech and let it marinate, I understood and hope he speaks at my commencement for college.

Throughout my entire primary education, my fellow classmates and I have been coddled to a degree unimaginable. Behavior and unwarranted egos have been given a pass because “we’re young” and don’t have to know any better, yet. Adults have unknowingly bred a generation of an entitled youth not willing to work for

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“You are not special. You are not exceptional,” said Wesselley high school teacher David McCullough during a commencement speech to the high school’s senior class.

It was a message not even I was prepared to hear this past summer, and I’m sure, the speech was met with confused faces – how could this man tell these kids on the day they crossed the finish

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Showboating in the Black Church: Is it Really Necessary?

What is 40 Acres and a MacBook?

Whether it’s the questionable news headlines on Fox News or when we walk into Kessel and see all the same kids sitting comfortably on opposite sides of the cafeteria, it’s time to stop ignoring racial issues within our youth with our 40 acres and a Macbook - a modernized compensation for the world in which we are forced to live in.

I have always been a believer that in order to love God and relish in his entire splendor, that all you needed to do was have a personal relationship with him.

While a personal relationship is subjective, to say the least, and suggests that what it says in the Bible is false, I have been conditioned over the years to hold this truth as evident mainly because of the excessive, in your face, relationship I have seen at church on a consistent basis. I am not a fan of showboating in any form; not in my sports, not in class and especially not in church.

Now do not get me wrong, having a church home can be a beautiful thing. If you can find a pastor that understands the concept of a microphone and his voice is not at an absurd volume, then by all means stay. But black churches tend to tip the scale of two extremes: either blatantly self-serving or blatantly insincere in their praise and worship – and there is a difference between the two. Nothing frustrates me more with black churches than the last 10 minutes of service. The pastor slows down the music, the lights begin to close in on the congregation and his message, somehow, ties in to alter call, or as I reference it, heathens on blast. This is the moment that whomever the message was subliminally referencing in the congregation gets the chance to do the walk out of the crowd, in front of everyone on a mega screen, to the altar. I get that this is in reference to the verse in the Bible that states not to deny God in front your friends or he will deny you into heaven,

but what happens shortly after they make the decision to lay their burdens on the Lord in front of the world is my issue.

In my experience of going up to the altar when the word spoke to me, the Pastor would lay his hand over my forehead and attempt to push me down so that I fall out shaking like the women in BET infomercials; I didn’t feel the super power from his hand the way everyone else did and I didn’t know how to feel. I did however, feel a bruise on my forehead, a sore back and a forced relationship with a fellow church member who was supposed to be my spirit guide since she noticed that I wasn’t flowing with the spirit of God when I was at the altar. Just because I am not falling out shaking convulsively does not mean that I did not love the Lord, but the Black church has attempted to convince me otherwise.

I am sure that if anyone stays up past one o’clock in the morning that you have seen, or will see, on BET infomercials for various churches around the nation with their alter call segment. Women and men are shaking vigorously as if they are experiencing miniature seizures, but in fact they are catching the “holy ghost:” a spirit that overcomes you when you leave your body vulnerable to the “blood of the lamb” and the praise and worship succumbs you. It sounds on the same level of African voodoo, but this is a regular occurrence in the black church to catch the Holy Ghost and brings out the oddest behavior from otherwise sane individuals. I have seen church members

run Olympic style laps around the church, than pass out because the Holy Ghost consumed their entire body – in reality, I’m sure the laps around the church and being out of shape did the job also. I have seen churchgoers speak in a mysterious jumbled mess of words when they are overcome by the Holy Ghost that has been labeled as “speaking in tongues,” in the black church community.

I do believe this incessant need to be boisterous in your display of love for the Lord is beyond unnecessary and insincere; it’s insulting to others who have a relationship with God that does not need that public display of affection.

I do not need to feel validated by the summer jam like screens in these mega churches for my uproarious form of praise, and furthermore, I feel embarrassed for those that do. All of that noise is not a natural response to the Holy Ghost but a natural response of you needing to be heard and feel holier than thou amidst everyone else. I have felt emotions when I am touched by the words of a pastor, but I do not need to feel that physically forced upon forehead and I do not need to speak in tongues. This is an experience of the black church that I don’t have when I’m alone praying to him and studying his words, and I don’t need the heathen walk of shame to show how I relate to him. We are all living, breathing examples of God’s love, and you don’t need to run laps around a church to prove it.

A Message All Students Need to Hear: You’re Not Special anything, not because we know we don’t know we have to but because we don’t want to.

We have been convinced through years of pats on the back and stars on our homework that we are the horcrux of the earth.

How dare anyone expect anything more than the air that we breathe and the little bit of effort we decide to give. Our generation is convinced we are special because we are continuously being applauded for mediocrity as to protect our self-esteem. As a result, our sensitive, vulnerable

hearts are smacked hard by the reality these adults live every day and we do not know how to deal.

The reality of work, bills, real relationships and responsibilities that have been blockaded from our lives because “we’re young.”

While this speech was directed to high school students, a breed of students who have reached their near-peak in arrogance, this is a message that can be applied to the college elite as well.

There is a profound amount of arrogance amongst college students because the media has con-

vinced us through statistics that we are a hot commodity to our suffering, ill-educated society.

According to The National Center of Educational Statistics, as of 2009, 70 percent of high school graduates went on to a four year college or university. Whether these high school students are prepared for a leap as large as college is a topic all of its own, but a lot of emphasis has been put on going to college and not suc-

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PSA Announcement: Hoes are Not Winning

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When I get the chance, I try to listen to the radio station Power 1051 but their early morning show makes this a rare occasion.

Charlemagne, Angela Yee and DJ Envy are the kind of combination that has to be actualized before you can see just how great of a combination they are. A favorite phrase of theirs when discussing female reality stars, strippers or promiscuous socialites getting knocked up by famous men is: “Hoes are winning.” I hear it all the time in my groups of friends and the phrase has gone as far as trickling down into the mainstream blogging websites. Every time I hear the phrase I ask myself what exactly are these “hoes” winning?

Let’s truly think about this for a moment. Most if not all of these reality stars’ main goal is to become famous. Not for any real purpose, not to make any real difference in the world around us, but to exploit their life and the lives of others for their own personal gain and notoriety. When these men decide to get with these

women who are blatantly using them for money then cheat on them, the women milk every dollar out of their child support that they possibly can and I do not feel bad for these men.

This may appear as though these “hoes” are getting the jackpot by getting with these rich athletes and rappers but we must evaluate the credentials of these athletes and rappers. Most, if not all, have no formalized education and if they do they left without a degree. They have no idea how to handle their finances, thus spending it on frivolous things with little to no long-term value. The careers of men who choose to wife “hoes” has little to no longevity because if they did, they would not be choosing women who would take everything they worked for through child support.

This all sounds a little bit reductive, but in a generation that celebrates mediocrity and the exploitation of self for fame, it’s important to be able to not get consumed with the superficial fame these women are getting. From the stripper Blac Chyna sharing a child with ‘Make It Nasty’ rapper Tyga, to Kim Kardashian landing yet another affluent celebrity on

her bed post, it can be tempting to reduce yourself to nothing more than nothing when it appears as if that is all you need to land the man of your dreams. I guarantee you most of these men are not of any real quality and who wants to have a child with a man who leads a career and lifestyle that does not have marriage fitting into it?

More importantly, Tyga is having financial problems from spending beyond his means on a home and his talent in rapping does not suggest he’ll have a career with any longevity. Kanye West is a narcissistic, controlling, musical genius who probably cannot love anyone more than he loves himself.

So I ask yet again: what exactly are these hoes winning in the grand scheme of things other than a package deal that includes heartbreak, wasted time and a child? This is far from an ideal lifestyle for any self-respecting individual which is exactly what these women lack. So next time you’re down and out during finals and are ready to submit a tryout video for King of Diamonds so you can land a basketball player, remember that is truly not the lifestyle worth winning.

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His Hard Truth: Eros

Make Up or Made Up?

There’s no need to sugarcoat it, mainly because it’s already caked over. Ladies, I’m talking about your faces. Your faces are covered in more nonsense than Paulie’s floor on a Friday morning. From blush to bronzer, eyeliner to eye-shadow, mascara to the rest of the makeup that you’ve thrown on, it’s all a waste of time.

In what world does a layer of cover-up and blue eye-shadow make you look better than if you’re face was naked?

Yes, starlets like Natalie Portman and Jennifer Aniston have makeup artists that spend a lot of time making them look perfect.

But I have yet to see anyone at this school that looks like them, because if I did, I’d spend my time drooling over them rather than schoolwork or writing this column. On top of that, it’s a bit more important to look good on the red carpet than walking to class.

I completely understand insecurities. Guys have them too. Nobody enjoys having blemishes or bags under their eyes. But I know I’m not the only one that would rather see you after you roll out of bed than after an hour in the bathroom mirror. If I say hello to you, give you a kiss on the cheek and need a wet-wipe to clean my face afterwards, that’s horrible and

you should probably reevaluate your life.

This stretches out onto so many different levels as well. If a guy spots you from across the room and thinks that you’re cute, it’s not a good look when he gets close to you and sees some crusted gook on your face. No guy wants to wake up in the morning and have to wash his pillow case because he took you home and your face got wiped off in the middle of the night. And for the record, please stop fake-tanning.

If you’re Irish and tan in the middle of November, I know it’s not normal and when we make jokes about you looking orange, it’s because that’s what half of you look like, an orange.

Suck it up and be confident with yourself. I’d love it if a girl went all naturál, or maybe just eyeliner when she went out. It really shows that you have confidence. Hell, I don’t know many (or any) guys that wear makeup so I don’t see why you need it on while you’re around us.

If you’re going out somewhere that you need to be looking your best, than I understand but if you’re headed to the townhouses or the bars around here, let’s be honest... nobody’s expecting anything spectacular.

Jodeci Generation:

How Hip-Hop Infused the Wardrobe of R&B Ebony Turner

Opinion Editor ETurner@PaceChronicle.com

They walked down a dark alley with unlaced Timberlands, North Faces only showing their eyes and the signature plié bounce as they sang songs of their undying love for a woman.

The clashing worlds of sensitivity and gritty was unheard of but a concept that would unknowingly break the social norms, and closets of men everywhere. Once they realized they did not have to don the double-breasted suit, complemented with candle light and a bath tub filled with bubbles to express their love for their lady, it changed a generation of men. It changed what women wanted because from now on we all want, to our own fault, a sensitive thug and that is all thanks to Jodeci.

“Forever my lady” was shocking to Black America. Before Devante Swing, JoJo, K-Ci and Mr. Dalvin took the R&B scene by storm in the early 1990’s, male R&B singers were extremely soft in exterior and interior. Singing songs professing their love of women always had to be done in a tailored suit, soft lighting and with a permed scalp. For the ladies that loved a man with edge, these men were the anti-thesis to all things ‘thug.’ Until four boys from Hampton, Virginia came and took over the scene in a way that changed how we perceive men in the R&B industry for life.

Wardrobe was a major piece in the puzzle of building a group of men that would shock the industry and make a name for themselves. Regardless of how talented Devante was in his musical stylings, the group needed to

be unique in every way imaginable so that the group stood out amongst a pool of candy R&B groups. Rarely did you ever see Jodeci in music videos or television appearances look anything less than an R&B Wu-Tang Clan; knit skully hats matched with a pair of half-on two sizes too large overalls, combat boots and an oversized Tommy Hilfiger windbreaker. That was the style that popularized and individualized Jodeci, but they had no idea they were blending two worlds. These southern gospel choir boys were now known as the bad boys of R&B, revolutionizing the identity of a genre that was made to appease mothers in an era where hip-hop had scared and disconnected generations of people who did not want to understand this loud, secular music. Jodeci collaborated frequently with the

genre they emulated, offering their vocals and writing to films such as Above the Rim and collaborating with Gangstarr. Jodeci made it cool to collaborate with hip-hop artists, a concept that is run of the mill nowadays It was possible to sing about love and women and not look like you cry in the dark with ice cream in silk boxers. Jodeci realized that, and did not have be a woman to relate to women, and that R&B did not mean you have to emasculate yourself in order for women to like you.

Now the R&B genre is not the same, and after Jodeci’s debut even female groups like Xscape, TLC and SWV all dressed like miniature Jodeci’s. Women latched on to the trend of ditching traditional images of what a woman is meant to look like in R&B and became sexy androgy-

nous archetypes of style.

Now R&B is poor in quality and aesthetic appeal. Nothing is like it once was in terms of originality and not only do all R&B men look the same, but they are not nearly as talented as they once were. The music industry is a hard world to separate yourself from but in the 90s it seemed individuality was an easy goal to attain. Masculinity and thug appeal has returned to the hip-hop industry and R&B is in somewhat of an identity crisis. The group that raised a generation is having difficulty coming into its own, and the members are in an even deeper life crisis themselves. I miss the days of passion and originality in music and if we can return to those days maybe a Forever My Lady 2.0 will be on the horizon.

Here’s hoping.

You’re Not Special ... Continued from page 6 ceeding in it. This is exactly what McCullough wanted to convince these high school students, that too much attention is being paid to accolade for the deed rather than just doing what you are supposed to do without the expectation of praise. Why do we need to feel validated by this praise? Is it because without it, we do not feel the significance of what we have done, or because we need to feel special from all the rest for our average acts of life? McCullough agrees that it is all of the above.

“…We have of late, we Americans, to our detriment, come to love accolades more than genuine achievement. We have come to see them as the point - and we’re happy to compromise standards, or ignore reality, if we suspect that’s the quickest way, or only way, to have something to put on the mantelpiece, something to pose with, crow about, something with which to leverage ourselves into a better spot on the social totem pole.”

The focus is put on what the

good deed is doing for us, rather than what the deed is doing for others. Our generation is more concerned with the trophy rather than the lesson, and I’m sure we would be more comfortable with losing at anything life if it meant we got a certificate to frame in the end; we do everything we do for the glory. But what McCullough suggests that I think we should all take away from his filterless message is this: “Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air

and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. Go to Paris to be in Paris, not to cross it off your list and congratulate yourself for being worldly.” I think it is important for all college students to understand that in order for us to gain any life lessons we must appreciate our achievements with a great level of humility, not for self-indulgence.

We should walk across that stage during our commencements not to indulge in the praise of

graduating but for what this moment represents as a rite of passage to adulthood. Getting caught up in the glory of our acts distracts us from why we should be engaging in them to begin with.

Do not do anything just so you can walk away from it with bragging rights, approach all achievements and successes in life for how they benefit who you are not what you represent.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Samantha Finch

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The CMA Awards Put the Country Back in Tennessee

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The well-received 1999 novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky has become a staple in many people’s lives especially among the young adult age bracket.

The story follows several moments in the life of a freshman in high school, a student under the alias of “Charlie.”

Charlie, the narrator of the story, is a very shy and somewhat troubled teen who suffers a great deal from the loss of his best friend and his Aunt Helen.

These moments greatly impacted the character and are referred to frequently throughout the course of the written work.

The book, which is printed in the form of letters to an anonymous person, has been transformed into a new medium, becoming a full length feature film distributed by Summit Entertainment.

The film, which was adapted

by Mr. Mudd Film Production Company, was released in most theaters on Sept. 21, 2012.

Chbosky was hired by the producers of the film to write the adapted screenplay and to direct the film. His original vision remains intact through most of the dialogue and the general progression of the story.

The film stars Emma Watson and Ezra Millers as Charlie’s good friends Sam and Patrick, and Logan Lerman as the protagonist Charlie.

Watson is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series from 2001 to 2011. She is currently working on a few other projects including The Bling Ring and Noah which will be released in 2013 and 2014. Miller has stared in films such as City Island (2009) and Another Happy Day (2011).

Lerman has appeared in films including Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Thief (2010), The Butterfly Effect (2004), and Hoot (2006).

Paul Rudd, a well-known actor who has appeared in films such as Clueless, Role Models, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, also acts in film and portrays the very important role of Charlie’s English teacher Mr. Anderson.

Photo from NYDailysNews.com Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood dance during their introduction as hosts of the 2012 Country Music Awards.

Samantha Finch

Entertainment Editor SFinch@PaceChronicle.com

Photo from imbd.com The Perks of being a Wallflower has been remade into a full length feature film.

Many aspects of the book transcribed beautifully into a visual medium and allowed for the film to truly be. Additionally, the film kept many of the important elements of the book.

The cinematography of the film is very fitting for the kind of movie it is and is beautifully executed. The film used a great number of crane and dolly shots and is shot primarily in low lighting settings.

Cinematographer Andrew Dunn additionally uses techniques such as slow motion and flashback to make the story more told through the mind and memory of the main character.

As in the book, the musical score is an essential aspect of the film. The film remains faithful to much of the selected music pieces and uses music as a form of characterization; the music was done

by Michael Brook.

The movie also was able to maintain the point of view as de-

picted in the book by being inside Charlie’s head as he wrote the letters and as he remembered aspects of his past.

The film maintains the point of view of the novel and portrayed this by using inner dialogue to tell the story through Charlie, his thoughts, opinions, and memories.

The film has received good reviews, rating 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes by critics and 95 percent by audience review. As of Oct. 28 the movie has grossed thus far over 11million dollars according to IMDb. While the film differs from the written work in some aspect the film does an amazing job of staying true to the essence of the story and is just as emotionally impactful as the book itself.

For information on the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower or the actors who perform in the movie, please visit IMDb.com.

The 46th Annual Country Music Awards (CMAs) premiered on ABC last Thurs. Nov. 1 and was held in Nashville, TN. The program was hosted by country music icons Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood who have now presided over the program for five years.

The awards show began with a performance by country stars Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Eric Church who led the night with an inspiring opening act.

The three artists joined forces to sing a group version of the song “The Only Way I Know,” a song credited to Aldean himself. The singers additionally acknowledged the east coast and their struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and throughout the program opportunities to donate were announced.

The award show then introduced their two hosts, Paisley and Underwood, who spent some time engaging the audience by promoting new television shows, poking fun at celebrities such as Taylor Swift, and even participating in a little “Gangnam Style” dance that Paisley likes to refer to as “Sexy Paisley.”

The show, which ran from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., included several performances including Tim McGraw who sang “One of Those Nights,” Miranda Lambert who sang “Fastest Girl in Town”, Eric Church who sang “Springsteen,” and Taylor Swift who performed her first live version of the song “Begin Again” off her new album

Red. Other performers included Faith Hill, Keith Urban with Zac Brown, Hunter Hayes, and The Band Perry.

Hosts Paisley and Underwood also performed, taking over the last two performance spots of the show. Paisley sang his song “Southern Comfort Zone” and Underwood performed her song “Blown Away”.

Additionally, there were several tributes to artists of the past, including a photo dedication for Andy Griffin and a musical tribute to Willie Nelson.

The CMAs has a total of 12 awards. While some are merely announced during the program, most are presented during the award show itself. Some of the winners include Blake Shelton as Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the year, Miranda Lambert as Female Vocalist of the year, and Little Big Town as vocal group of the year.

Other awards include Vocal Duo of the year, single of the year, album of the year, and song of the year.

Many celebrities including Tim Allen, Jake Owen, Hayden Panettiere, Kellie Pickler, Reba, and Lisa Marie Presley all presented awards and spent their evening watching the many performances and waiting to see who won each award.

The first CMAs was held in 1967 and has since has become a major aspect in American award show culture. For more information about the 2012 CMA’s, the performers, and winners please visit www.cmaworld.com.

A Disturbing and Sinister Plot Harrison C Davies

Featured Reporter Harrison.C.Davies@pace.edu

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson writes and directs Sinister telling the story of how found Super 8 footage helps a true-crime author realize how a family was murdered in his new home. His discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

Audiences are introduced to protagonist Ellison Oswalt, portrayed by Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, who seems to be trying to get back into the

spot light by taking on what many would consider his first real adult role.

Sinister has some excellent grim camerawork and truly frightening elements, but plays a little bit too much like a routine PG-13 horror flick. It seems like Derrickson could have easily toned a few scenes down and secured the lower rating in order to have this film appeal to a broader audience. Despite Hawke’s well known work, box office drawn is not his specialty. I doubt anybody, accept for maybe a few old Republican TV fans, are going to

come see politician Fred Dalton Thompson’s cameo as the local Sheriff. There was also the appearance of Law & Order: Criminal Intent’s Vincent D’Onofrio in three brief scenes which are only played on a webcam.

Sinister is marketed as a strict horror film and it will no doubt deliver some serious chills during some scenes. The scares will come as a result of the vulnerability of the suburban family and the element of the found footage, which is just about as evil to watch as Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project. But

as fascinating as the footage is it seems like the filmmakers copped out by introducing supernatural components to the storyline and suddenly the vulnerable suburban family does not seem so vulnerable if the viewer does not believe in ghost.

To make matters worse the film does not truly explain these supernatural happenings in full and relies on the audience to be too mesmerized by the well-executed twist ending to question the “why” in all these sinister happenings.

With the storyline put in

place, it’s important to remember that Sinister does exactly what it is supposed to do: scare us. Unlike some other horror movies, which rely on blood and gore to terrorize audiences, Sinister does good old fashion thrills. Yet this could be a disappointment to some of the hardcore horror fans looking for over the top carnage and even a “nip-slip” to please them. However, it is definitely a cool approach and nod to some of the 70s horror films which to today standards might looks just as passé and dingy as the found footage in this film.

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Robert Kozma: Art Show Closing

Samantha Finch

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The Choate Art Gallery closed their doors on the second art show of the semester on Oct. 30. The gallery was built from a collection of photographs that were produced by Robert Kozma, a photography professor here on campus. The assortment of artwork focused on a film process known as Palladium/Platinum.

Palladium/Platinum is a special vintage printing process. It relies heavily on the light sensitivity of an iron compound known as ferric oxalate. When a solution of ferric oxalate is mixed with palladium and platinum salts, the ferric oxalate changes its structure to create ferrous oxalate. This alteration happens after the mixtures exposure to sunlight.

The palladium-platinum salt then comes in contact with the new solution in development and, in turn, reduces into a metallic slate that encompasses the image.

This creates a fine selection of both palladium and platinum.

The process is unique for its amount of detail and tone in the negative, and it has gained popularity over the past 30 years. This is also a contact process and its size is dependent on the negative, itself.

The show was compiled of 24 images, including photographs entitled Apples, Plates, and Paper, Kitchen Window Flowers, and Dahlias. The images in the gallery were made with an eightinch by 10-inch view camera.

Photo by Samantha Finch/The Pace Chronicle Robert Kozma worked with a vintage process called Palladium/Platinum to produce the images the art show. He has been working with that process for many years.

Kozma has been working on this process since 1977.

“As an art gallery assistant, I feel that displaying professor’s works can influence and inspire students because it allows them to see their professors in a different light,” said freshman undecided major Melissa Castillo, an art gallery assistant.

Kozma’s art career began after his enrollment in the Navy. He started practicing other branches of art, primarily drawing and sculpture. He wasn’t introduced to photography until his time at the State University of New York

at Purchase. Kozma has been working with multiple photographic processes ever since.

“Photography provided a direct resource where drawing and my interest in light, form, surface, tone, and space could dance together with a facility I’ve been happily plying ever since,” Kozma said.

Kozma has been teaching photography since 1983, and his work has been displayed in a variety of art shows throughout the years.

“Being Professor Kozma’s photo lab assistant over the years,

I’ve seen him give his students little pointers here and there on how to make their photographs better,” said fifth-year accounting major Dan Hernandez. “Displaying his talents really gave his students something visual to aspire to work towards. I think that [the art show] was a great opportunity for his students and all students who are interested in photography to see great art work.”

The showcase, which ran from Oct. 15 to Oct. 30, was hosted by the Media Communications and Visual Arts Department here on campus. A reception was held on

opening day and was attended by many members of the department including faculty, staff, and students.

Robert Kozma is a truly dedicated photographer. He is not only devoted to the art of capturing images but to his students, as well. His ability to find inspiration in the most unique places and his general knowledge allow for him to influence students and staff alike.

“Each semester Professor Kozma has achieved his goal in allowing students not only to learn the technical side of photography but also to include the creative aspects of photography by repeated photographing and printing, which allows students to walk away with a visual awareness to make good photographs,” said Administrative Assistant for Dyson College of Arts and Science Yvette Jones. “It has been a pleasure working with him at Pace University’s Visual Arts Center. He is a true asset to the Department,” Jones continued.

Though Robert Kozma’s artwork was taken down from the show yesterday, his work still impacted many people in the Pace community. He is available to briefly speak with students from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. or after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. He will also be teaching two ART153 Introduction to Photography courses next semester.

For more information about upcoming shows or how to become involved, please contact Yvette Jones at yjones@pace.edu.

Reality Shows:

A Bad Influence for Your Viewing Pleasure Erin O’Gorman

Featured Reporter Erin.M.OGorman@pace.edu

“Reality television isn’t just shows, it’s a genre,” said media and communications Professor Cindy Wallis, who is currently teaching the course, “The Invasion of Reality TV.” These days there’s not a channel you can flip through without seeing either the Kardashians or the Housewives fighting. Heck, even the Food Network is almost totally made up of cooking competitions rather than actual cooking shows.

“They’re cheap and easy to produce,” said Wallis, an experienced media consultant, in addition to being a professor.

But do psychology and the pressure of the rolling cameras force people to act differently than they normally would off camera?

“It’s for entertainment, just like all shows,” said Wallis. “The people on these shows, they aren’t getting paid to be boring, they’re getting paid to entertain.”

And when they don’t enter-

tain, they are fired or replaced.

Take, for example, the show The Real Housewives of New York City in which ratings were very low in the fourth season last year.

As a result, four of the women were let go after the flop of a season, including Jill Zarin, Kelly Bensimon, Alex McCord, and Cindy Barshop.

Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Luann de Lesseps were the only women left. Added to the show were Cole Radziwill, Heather Thomson, and Aviva Dresher (a one-legged amputee with a ton of phobias, interestingly enough). In the shows fifth season the ratings steadily increased.

It is interesting to see how Singer (known for her brutal honesty, love of pinot grigio, and constant battles with other women) has managed to stay on the show for so long. But would we still see her if she quit drinking and kept her mouth shut? Probably not.

Take another example, The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak, who was known on the show for her love of wine, men, and cigarettes. Recently, however, Zolciak got married and had

Photo from nj.com The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Givdice.

two children with Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann.

She is not on the Atlanta Housewives new fifth season.

Khloe Kardashian, one of the stars of Keeping up with the Kardashians, pulled the spinoff she had with husband Lamar Odom,

Khloe and Lamar, from television, saying it was the only way she could save their marriage.

“Do I think reality TV is bad? No,” said Professor Wallis. “Don’t forget, it’s hours and hours of filming and editing. Not everything you see may have nec-

essarily happened in that order.”

The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice flipped a table in the first season when she lost her temper. Had the cameras not been rolling, would she still have done this?

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Sports on the Side: Cruzing to Victory CJ Dudek

Sports Columnist CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

A flurry of fists from the featherweight struck forceful blows.

The punches thrown by Orlando Cruz hit home against a greater foe than his most recent opponent Jorge Pasos.

Cruz’s win struck several well placed blows for openly gay athletes in every sport.

After a statement he released earlier this October, Cruz was acknowledged as the first openly gay fighter in the history of U.S. boxing. A sport where people beat the tar out of each other for a living now is the proving grounds for a man who must battle against homosexual stereotypes in addition to other boxers.

For one night, Cruz bore the weight of a movement on his slender frame. The continuous battle for acceptance in sports was in Cruz’s corner throughout the bout. Yet, if you paid to watch his bout with Jorge Pasos, the weight of any expectation failed to slow him down.

The number four featherweight boxer hammered Pasos all evening long. Even though Cruz did not secure knockout number ten in his career, he did manage a victory by unanimous decision. Yet the most telling moment came after the fight in the post fight comments from Cruz’s opponent.

Pasos said through a translator that he tried his best but the better boxer won. There were no anti-gay slurs, no bigotry, just the mutual respect of one athlete to another.

The way it should be; but, unfortunately, the culture of sports is not this way.

There are very few athletes who even bother to speak out against homosexual bashing.

Fewer of these athletes admit to being gay themselves. And an even smaller number of these athletes come out while

they are still playing.

Cruz could have taken the route of other athletes who faced this struggle and waited until his career was over before coming out. Former NBA player John Amaechi did not admit to his sexual orientation until 2007, a good three years after he played his last game for the New York Knicks. And nobody would have blamed Cruz for waiting.

The world of professional sports is not exactly a safe haven for openly gay athletes. Amaechi, one of the biggest spokesman for gay athletes, stated in a 2002 interview that, “(the fact that) there’s no openly gay players is no real surprise. It would be like an alien dropping down from space. There’d be fear, then panic: they just wouldn’t know how to handle it.”

But Cruz knew how to handle it. He decided to tape up his hands, weigh in, and go toe-to-toe against the prejudice.

Words can do a great deal, but action is the catalyst of change.

Cruz coming out while still fighting garners more respect than admitting it after the fact.

Even if someone were ignorant enough to call Cruz a maricon (the Spanish word for faggot), they would not be able to diminish his accomplishments.

Not to mention Cruz could most likely knock out John Doe the bigot.

But for one night, Cruz showed everyone who paid to watch his bout a glimpse of what sports is all about. A performance based on one fighter landing more punches against his opponent rather than being defined by race, gender, or sexual orientation.

There is still a ways to go before Cruz’s fight becomes the norm, but thanks to him, we are closer to making that dream a reality.

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Setters Lose Final Game CJ Dudek

Sports Editor CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

Home was not where a victory was for the Setters.

The Setters fell in their final game of the year to the Skyhawks of Stonehill College by a score of 43-7. Pace finished the year without a win for the second time in four seasons, despite 1,800 cheering fans in the stands.

Homecoming doubled as senior day for a fraction of the football team. The 13 seniors were honored with collages of their accomplishments and bouquets, yet the loss was the final time that they would ever dawn blue and yellow jerseys.

Early on, the Setters were able to make a stand defensively.

A Stonehill drive was ended immediately as a result of an interception at the three yard line by sophomore criminal justice major Chris Jimenez. However, the Set-

ters two-play drive consisted of an offensive penalty and a safety to give the Skyhawks an early 2-0 lead.

Stonehill scored on their next two offensive possessions to take a 16-0 lead, but Pace responded.

The Setters put together a ten-play, 70-yard drive that was orchestrated by junior criminal justice major Jordan Raynor. The drive was capped off by a 21-yard touchdown pass from Raynor to junior business management major Arvin Rai to make the score 16-7.

The touchdown pass was the final score for Pace on the day.

Stonehill put up 28 points in the second half to effectively put the game out of reach.

Defensively, the Setters had some good statistics. Pace forced Stonehill to turn the ball over three times thanks to an interception and forced fumble by Jimenez as well as an additional forced fumble by graduate psy-

chology major Vincent Romano.

Also, senior biology major David Lopez had 16 total tackles throughout the game. Lopez also leads the NE-10 conference in tackles per game with 11.3. Also, sophomore business management major Tyler Zaro chipped in with 10 total tackles on the day. No Skyhawk player had more than nine tackles on the day.

While the Setters run defense held Stonehill to under 160 yards rushing, they got shredded through the air. Skyhawk quarterback Logan Meyer threw for 385 yards and wide receiver John Gomes had 197 yards receiving on nine catches. Pace also gave up six passing touchdowns on the afternoon. Receivers Gordon McLeod and Zaire Reiph each caught two touchdowns.

The Setters finished the season with a record of 0-9 with a conference record of 0-8.

It’s All Wright CJ Dudek

Sports Editor CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

On May 17, 2013 senior psychology major Seanna Wright will trade in her cleats and jersey for a cap and gown.

The Poughkeepsie native is the flash of red hair that you see sprinting down Briarcliff field.

Wright is the one who assisted on sophomore communications major Jillian Ferro’s first goal of the season against Mercy College. And Wright is one of four senior soccer players who will be leaving the pitch and walking towards the podium to receive her diploma.

While the forward is looking ahead towards graduating from Pace, her time on the pitch will be what she remembers most fondly.

“Graduating is going to be bittersweet,” Wright said. “Going from playing soccer every single day to it not being a part of my life anymore is going to be a difficult adjustment.”

While leaving the game she has played since she was seven years old will be tough, it is the friends she shared the pitch with that she will miss the most.

“I feel like everyone [on the team] is a family,” Wright said.

Her family away from Poughkeepsie made sure that they all

Photo from csi-photos Seanna Wright gets a diploma after four years of soccer. shared a common keepsake.

Wright and her senior teammates took a picture earlier in the year in the home town locker room.

Their backs faced the camera and the seniors showed off the numbers they have worn on their backs over the past four years.

“We did that because we wanted to get a memory on camera,” Wright said. “We are never going to stand in that locker room again, we are never going to wear those jerseys again, and we wanted to have something to remember our four years by.”

Wright will have the rest of her memories to herself. Making the

playoffs her junior year, scoring her first collegiate goal against Mercy College as a freshman, or any of her countless practices will fill the mental scrapbook that only she can see.

For Wright, her goals that lay on the other side of graduation include becoming a high school guidance counselor. The Poughkeepsie native plans on going to grad school for a master’s degree in school counseling. Yet crossing the stage for graduation this time around will be quite different for Wright than graduating high school.

“Walking in high school was not the same,” Wright said. “You left a place where you made friends, but you could still make new friends in college. Walking in May will be different because you’re going into a whole different world and realizing that it’s time to grow up.”

In four years Wright molded a new mindset about the real world.

As a senior in her high school public speaking class, Wright gave a passionate speech to her class about not wanting to grow up. But thanks to a scrapbook full of soccer memories, friends, and family alike, Wright will be ready to walk with the rest of Pace’s seniors this coming May.

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Sports

Putting on the Pads for a Final Time CJ Dudek

Sports Editor CDudek@PaceChronicle.com

College football is mostly played on Saturdays, yet the work student athletes put into their teams fills up eight days a week.

For senior political science major Lamar Francis, four years of film analyzing, practice, and team bonding is about to end.

Francis and 12 other seniors put on their pads for the last time against the Skyhawks of Stonehill on Nov. 3. While the Setters have only won two games in three years, Francis and his teammates will remember watching countless hours of film on every opponent they faced.

“When I’m watching film I look for three things: holes, tendencies, and strengths,” Francis said. “I look for things in the op-

posing offense that we may have to concentrate on. For example, one team could be good at running short routes while another runs long routes. Since every team has weaknesses you have to take advantage of it; you want an idea of what an offense is going to do in this situation.”

When the student athletes were not watching film, there was a good chance Francis and his teammates were going to their 6 a.m. lifts or their 8 a.m. practices.

And for Francis, it was that constant dedication to the team that may have been lost on the other students.

“It is the constant grind of sacrificing and balancing your work and social life every day,” Francis said. “I think the hardest part that people don’t think about is the lack of sleep, lack of free time, and balancing work every day.”

Photo from csi-photos Lamar Francis has been a Pace Football player for four years.

For Francis, the greatest memories of Pace football come from the “team bonding” exercises that

occurred before the school year started. Francis said that the camaraderie that was developed over the four years lead to him making friends who shared the same experiences.

“There are certain things that we can talk about that we understand, that nobody else will ever fully understand,” Francis said. “There are some things that we’ve gone through that other people haven’t - good and bad.”

Between all the “team bonding” there was one event in the collegiate career of Francis that defined his experience at Pace.

During Francis’ sophomore season the team lost teammate Danroy Henry.

“When it happened, the two feelings that come to mind right away would be depressed and shocked,” Francis said. “DJ was beloved for his personality, kind

heart, and football prowess.”

While most of the Setters experienced the shadow of death taking one of their own, the team went through the five steps of grieving together. While nothing could bring Henry back, the team grew closer because they all suffered the same pain.

“You had more people around you who understood how you felt on a constant basis,” Francis said.

“Everybody was more worried about taking care of each other than taking care of themselves.”

The graduating seniors will take away far more than a horrid win-loss record from their time at Pace. For Francis and his teammates, the bonds they formed through common experience will stand with them when they walk across the stage in May to get their diplomas.

Career Quick Tips:

Pace University Career Services wanted to wish all of you a wonderful Fall Semester! Welcome back!

Make an appointment with us to kick off your internship and/or job search. Check out our website for a complete list of the great events we are offering this semester and stay tuned to our Career Quick Tips here in the Pace Chronicle.

3 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO THIS FALL IN YOUR JOB SEARCH 1. BEHOLD THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Your social media profile and online presence matter in a job search. It always needs to be professional, it needs to promote your ‘brand’, and it needs to get you interviews. When recruiters get resumes, most are weeding out candidates by ‘googling’ the name and checking online to see the full picture on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 2. LEARN SOMETHING NEW: While waiting for a job, use the time you have to get yourself and your resume more marketable. Read job descriptions. If you do not have the skills needed for the job you want, you could use the time you have to acquire them. Read books related to your field, learn the computer program you don’t know, and do an internship (or two) to acquire relevant skills.

3. GET OUT AND NETWORK: Connect with hiring professionals and industry leaders in your field at our Career Services events this Fall and build yourself a network! You can also volunteer your time in a hospital, at campaign headquarters for the candidate of your choice, or for your favorite non-profit agency. Become involved with the local chapter of a professional organization (i.e. Accounting Society, American Marketing Association, etc). Being active and networking in person can cut months off your job search. Jobs are not just found by surfing the net, it’s often found by meeting the right person-at the right time.

Regardless of where you are in your job search today; be in motion, be hopeful, and be motivated to succeed.

Oliver Wendell Holmes said, ‘’the greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand today, but it’s in what direction we are moving.” Have a great Fall Semester!!

Career Quick Tips by Bless Vaidian, Career Counselor--Pace University Career Services http://www.pace.edu/career-services/home

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