Vol. 90 Issue 3 Sept. 16, 2010 The Student Voice of Montclair State University Since 1928 TheMontclarion.org Weekend WEATHER FRI: 9/17- 74° SAT: 9/18 -74° SUN: 9/19 - 76° pg. 13 pg. 6 INSIDE a&e opinion feature CarParc Sparks Fuse for Tempers and Traffic Arcade Fire Continue to Find Success Flugtag Spectacle had MSU Spirits Soaring, People Crashing THE MONTCLARION Back Page sports Football Wins Season Opener CarParc Diem Solves One Problem and Creates Another pg. 15 Nicole Simonetti NEWS EDITOR Constitution Day Continued on Page 3 Elevator Continued on Page 5 9/11 Memorial Flag Arrives on Constitution Day Jillian Keats | The Montclarion The National 9/11 Flag is on tour across country to have its rips repaired by having miniature American flags sewn over them. Ratanjot Rekhi ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Montclair State Univer- sity celebrated Constitution Day and welcomed The New York Thanks You Founda- tion for the National 9/11 Flag stitching ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Local service heroes were nominated to stitch flag patches on the National 9/11 Flag. The flag is making its way across the nation to be repaired. Once the flag is entirely patched, it will be displayed in the National September 11 Memorial Museum that is being built at the World Trade Center site. The Montclair State com- munity, Senator Ronald Rice, Attorney General Pau- la Dow, congressman John McLean, assemblyman Craig Robert Croader, veteran Bar- ry Susman, Paul Cell and all uniformed personnel at MSU also lent a hand in the stitch- Nicole Simonetti NEWS EDITOR Jillian Keats | The Montclarion Traffic piles up around CarParc Diem causing an inconvenience to everyone stuck in the traffic jam. CarParc Diem was de- signed to help Montclair State University’s parking problems, but now it could potentially pose another problem to students. Traffic. CarParc Diem consists of 1,530 parking spots and, ac- cording to Timothy Carey, assistant vice president of Facilities Services, “has alle- viated some of the commuter student parking challenges the campus has experienced in recent years.” Although CarParc Diem was built to add over a thou- sand more spots, parking lots 22 and 23 were taken away to begin the construction of The Heights, a future set of dormitories. “It is important to note, CarParc Diem Continued on Page 4 Students Get Stuck in Elevator in Frank Sinatra Hall Courtesy of Mich Bear Little Falls fire department came on scene to soothe over anxieties while students were stuck in the elevator. ing process. Attorney General Dow was honored by making the first stitch on the National 9/11 Flag. Caitlin Darragh, a senior, had family and friends who were killed on 9/11 and it meant a lot to her to be able to be a part of the event. “I feel like the flag means so much. Once it is displayed at Ground Zero, it will mean a lot to me knowing that I helped with the stitching,” Darragh stated. The flag was destroyed on Sept. 11 and tornado survi- See Article on Page 5
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Vol.
90Issue 3
Sept. 16, 2010The Student Vo ice of Montc la i r S tate Un ivers i ty S ince 1928
TheMontclarion.org
Weekend WEATHER
FRI: 9/17- 74°
SAT: 9/18 -74°
SUN: 9/19 - 76°
pg. 13pg. 6
INSIDEa&eopinionfeature
CarParc Sparks Fuse for Tempers and Traffic
Arcade Fire Continue to Find Success
Flugtag Spectacle had MSU Spirits Soaring, People Crashing
THE MONTCLARION
Back Page
sportsFootball Wins Season Opener
CarParc Diem Solves One Problem and Creates Another
pg. 15
Nicole SimonettiNews editor
Constitution Day Continued on Page 3
Elevator Continued on Page 5
9/11 Memorial Flag Arriveson Constitution Day
Jillian Keats | The MontclarionThe National 9/11 Flag is on tour across country to have its rips repaired by having miniature American flags sewn over them.
Ratanjot RekhiAssistANt News editor
Montclair State Univer-sity celebrated Constitution Day and welcomed The New York Thanks You Founda-tion for the National 9/11 Flag stitching ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Local service heroes were nominated to stitch flag patches on the National 9/11 Flag. The flag is making its way across the nation to be repaired. Once the flag is entirely patched, it will be displayed in the National September 11 Memorial Museum that is being built at the World Trade Center site. The Montclair State com-munity, Senator Ronald Rice, Attorney General Pau-la Dow, congressman John McLean, assemblyman Craig Robert Croader, veteran Bar-ry Susman, Paul Cell and all uniformed personnel at MSU also lent a hand in the stitch-
Nicole SimonettiNews editor
Jillian Keats | The Montclarion
Traffic piles up around CarParc Diem causing an inconvenience to everyone stuck in the traffic jam.
CarParc Diem was de-signed to help Montclair State University’s parking problems, but now it could potentially pose another problem to students. Traffic.
CarParc Diem consists of 1,530 parking spots and, ac-cording to Timothy Carey, assistant vice president of Facilities Services, “has alle-viated some of the commuter student parking challenges the campus has experienced in recent years.” Although CarParc Diem
was built to add over a thou-sand more spots, parking lots 22 and 23 were taken away to begin the construction of The Heights, a future set of dormitories. “It is important to note,
CarParc Diem Continued on Page 4
Students Get Stuck in Elevator in Frank
Sinatra Hall
Courtesy of Mich BearLittle Falls fire department came on scene to soothe over anxieties while students were stuck in the elevator.
ing process. Attorney General Dow was honored by making the first stitch on the National 9/11 Flag.
Caitlin Darragh, a senior, had family and friends who were killed on 9/11 and it meant a lot to her to be able to be a part of the event.
“I feel like the flag means so much. Once it is displayed at Ground Zero, it will mean a lot to me knowing that I helped with the stitching,”
Darragh stated. The flag was destroyed on Sept. 11 and tornado survi-
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A student reported the theft of his vehicle’s sound system from his locked car which was parked in the Red Hawk Deck.
Residence Education staff reported offensive writing on several doors in Bohn Hall.
A student reported the theft of her unattended bag from a lounge in Sinatra Hall. The bag contained an iPod and other personal items.
Richard Boyle, Mark Sarnowski, Michelle McNulty, Stefani Cracchiolo, Nicholas Amadeo, Kevin Ottino and Michael Martucci were charged with underage consumption of alcohol while in Freeman Hall. They will appear in Montclair Municipal Court.
Non-student Robert Linford of Middletown, NJ, was arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol, obstruction of law, resisting arrest, hindering apprehension, unlawful possession of firearm, throwing bodily fluids and criminal mischief, while in the NJ Transit Deck. He was unable to post bail and was transported to Passaic County Jail.
A resident of Fenwick Hall reported that an unknown individual threw a rock through his apartment window while he was in the apartment.
A student reported the theft of his parking hang tag from his unlocked vehicle in Carparc Diem.
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Constitution Day
People in attendance of the National 9/11 Flag stitching ceremony lined up to take their turns sewing a miniature flag on to the damaged one.
vors from Kansas stitched it back to-gether. It is now on a tour across the United States, stopping once in every state. Montclair State University was chosen as the stop for New Jersey. According to Carolyn Jones, execu-tive director of the Center for Career Services and Cooperative Education and a coordinator of the Constitution Day celebrations, Montclair State was chosen because we were able to secure the flag to the greatest abil-ity. Jones is also part of The American
Democracy Project (ADP) on campus. The ADP’s purpose is to help keep students updated on our democracy and to make sure students get a bet-ter understanding of it. The ADP helps Montclair State celebrate Con-stitution Day every year. Jones said, “The purpose [of this day] is to revisit the constitution.” She also stated that the ceremonies throughout the day are a “positive community program.” By community she doesn’t just mean the campus community — she also means those off campus.
Many students did just what Jones hoped. Kevin Rippon, a sophomore , made time in his day for these events and came right to campus from work. Rippon said that he wanted to “see the opinions of members of the Su-preme Court on the Constitution to see what the difference is in inter-preting some of the laws, because there seems to be many gray areas in how the Constitution is interpreted and I wanted to see if it came down to political bias.” Marissa Stapleman, a junior who
volunteered the help with Constitu-tion Day stated, “I plan to learn a lot and I really wanted to see what it was about because I’ve never done some-thing like this before. I also wanted to see what the flag stitching was about.” Montclair State University’s Con-stitution Day and the flag stitching had a great turn out. “It makes me so proud of MSU knowing we hosted this event,” Dar-ragh said. Rippon was also “extreme-ly proud that our school is actually hosting a conference like this.”
Everyone sat and waited patiently for the ceremonies of the day to begin.All uniformed personnel from MSU stood together to salute the flags during the National Anthem.
This United Gaelic Pipe Band, Saint Columcille, got the chance to perform.Members from the U.S. Army stand together in front of that National 9/11 Flag.
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"MSUPD has a responsibility to help take care of situations like this, and we just hope that everyone remains patient until the traffic subsides." Kieran Barrett Lieutenant of MSUPD
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however, that when CarParc Diem was conceived and planned, there was not a plan to build the new resi-dential complex on [those] lots,” Car-ey stated. Now that there is construction oc-curring right across the street from CarParc Diem, many roads have been blocked off leading students to learn a completely new traffic pat-
Diem. There is one that crosses the entrance/exit of the parking garage and there is another one that crosses the road across from CarParc Diem. Both of these crosswalks force drivers to stop twice during their en-trance or exit of the parking garage to allow those who are walking. At the start of the semester, there were no authorities near the cross-walks, which, according to Lt. Bar-rett of the Montclair State University Police Department, allowed pedestri-ans to walk where they pleased. MSUPD has now posted officers at the crosswalks to guide pedestrians
"[CarParc Diem] has allevi-ated some of the commuter student parking challenges the campus has experienced in recent years." Timothy Carey Assistant Vice President of Facilities Services
tern, which Carey believes is adding to the traffic. Montclair State has recognized this problem and there are now police of-ficers and Montclair State staff mem-bers helping to direct traffic around campus and in and out of CarParc Diem. Along with the new unfamiliar traffic patterns, a new traffic light was installed at the intersection of Carlisle Road and West Quarry Road, in front of Floyd Hall Arena. “The university hired a firm to con-duct a traffic study many years ago out of which grew a Traffic Master Plan. That particular analysis result-ed in a recommendation that a traffic light was needed,” Carey said. While most of the traffic is vehicles, the number of pedestrians walking in and out of CarParc Diem causes traf-fic to slows traffic, too. There are two pedestrian cross-walks located right by CarParc
walking outside the crosswalks. Lt. Barrett anticipates that this will help the traffic situation. Carey anticipates which the south-ern crosswalk that leads to the new stairs on campus will be removed “in an attempt to expedite both pedestri-an and vehicular traffic in this region of the campus. […] We think this will result in a significant improvement to the traffic situation.” “MSUPD has a responsibility to help take care of situations like this, and we just hope that everyone re-mains patient until the traffic sub-sides,” said Lt. Barrett.
The Heights are being built next to CarParc Diem and the construction blocking off various roads leaves students to travel through one road that is already filled to capacity.
in the right direction, as opposed to
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OCTOBER
Frank Sinatra Hall is the newest addition to campus and new build-ings may have some kinks. For ex-ample, the elevator in Sinatra Hall that held seven students in it for 25 minutes on Sept. 9. The students grew anxious while in the elevator, but Little Falls fire de-partment came to the scene to soothe anxieties. When an elevator breaks, the only
person allowed to fix the stalled el-evator is one with a license. There-fore, a fire department or police de-partment can not necessarily fix the situation—unless they’re licensed. Montclair State University has dis-covered over the past few years that the number of people licensed for this task is few. “Nobody was hurt, that’s all that matters,” said Dr. Karen Pennington, vice president for Student Develop-ment and Campus Life. Pennington also stated that the university is still in touch with the elevator company to ensure this does not happen again.
Continued From Page 1Elevator
Out with the Old in with the New:Homecoming 2010 Gets Revamped
Montclair State University is re-vamping Homecoming for 2010 with new rules and events. The “Superhe-roes” theme is appropriate as Home-coming this year transforms from a mild-mannered affair to an action packed week long extravaganza. The adventure begins Oct. 4 with the King and Queen talent shows in Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. and picks up with eliminations, as the top five finalists will be announced on Oct. 6 at the homecoming barbeque. Hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj will be performing on Oct. 8, and the classic grand finale of the parade and foot-ball game will take place on Oct. 9. A few adjustments that will take place this year include a revamp in the floating building process and king and queen competitions. Applications to participate in the parade can be submitted to Julie Fleming, assistant director for Student Involvement, be-ginning Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Stu-dent Center room 104-L, or through
submission at montclair.edu/csi. “Floats” must be constructed from the ground up, simultaneously, in the Student Center Quad from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. As no vehicles or trucks will be permitted this year, creativity reigns as lightweight designs are encour-aged, and wood, fabric and PVC pip-ing is recommended. Potential homecoming kings, queens and their respective organi-zations will be expected to perform in accordance with the “Superheroes” theme, which can be extended to all heroes, imaginary and real. The potential kings and queens must have worthy reputations on campus, upholding the values of an excellent Montclair State student. They are required this year to submit two letters of reference. Upon being deemed qualified, online voting will begin. This year, each Montclair student will have the opportunity to be a hero themselves by participating in the “Quarter Wars.” Montclair State will donate every quarter spent to help elect a winning king or queen to charity.
Jenai CopelandstAff writer
Montclair State Student DesignsT-shirt to Show How He
Really Feels
Courtesy of cafepress.comThe T-shirts are available online and were personally designed by Joe Cordasco.
Nicole SimonettiNews editor
Some students might make signs about dorm conditions that demon-strate how they feel, other students may stand outside the Student Cen-ter chanting about tuition hikes, but Joe Cordasco, a junior broadcasting major at Montclair State University, took a different route. Cordasco chose to design a T-shirt for students to wear around campus in protest against CarParc Diem. Lucky for Cordasco, he actually avoids the hassle of getting in and out of CarParc Diem, but he still can't avoid the traffic it causes. The idea for the T-shirt came from horror stories from Cordasco's friends, about having to park in the 1,530 car parking garage.
Cordasco designed the T-shirts on his own, and uploaded the picture to a web site that produces T-shirts. There are three types of T-shirts that can be purchased, a woman's T-shirt that is cut slimmer than the one pictured above and the T-shirt pic-tured above available in both white and black. A Facebook group was also made. Cordasco used the page as a way to advertise these T-shirts that illus-trate a message from MSU students. You can visit the Facebook page on-line at He designated a day for ev-eryone that purchased them to wear them, Sept. 12, but not many people purchased the T-shirts due to the price. The T-shirt does nothing more than express how students feel about their campus. They can be bought online at at www.cafepress.com/carparc.
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Flugtag Spectacle had MSUSpirits Soaring, People Crashing
Joesph ButtiatoStaff Writer
Gusty hurricane winds could not stop 85,000 spectators from crowding the Camden/Philadelphia Waterfront this Labor Day Weekend to witness the madness of Red Bull Flugtag. The day could not have been any more beautiful for the 32 teams from New Jersey and Pennsylvania that entered personal-ized flying contraptions into Red Bull Flugtag. Team themes ranged from a 25-foot tall Empire State Building with King Kong as the pilot to a cuckoo clock plane with a bird in the cockpit. Each team tempted fate by push-ing their flying machines off the event’s 30-foot high launch pad into the Dela-ware River below. With high hopes to catch some tail wind and fly out along the river, most participants experi-enced anything but a smooth landing. Accompanied by a brief stage act to promote their theme, each team of five put their creations to the test by launch-ing the machine and a pilot off the run-way. Most flights ended with a crash, making for both a fun and exciting day.
A cast of local celebrity judges looked on, taking note of each team’s plane, costumes, stage act and human pow-ered flight distance. No world records were set or broken, but the Giant FlyingLlama team took first place with a red baseball hat shaped craft and a 42-foot flight. Montclair students could be spot-ted throughout the sprawling crowds, which lined the Ben Franklin Bridge, Penn’s Landing, Camden’s Waterfront Park and even the Delaware River, with spectators in boats. The event clearly proved to be well worth the trudge across New Jersey for the Montclair viewers. With this being Philadelphia’s first Red Bull Flugtag, it was definitely an eye opener for those who had never wit-nessed such a unique and wild event. Being amongst the tens of thousands of onlookers was an overwhelmingexperience and watching each team’s brief stage act and attempted flights added humor and excitement to the mix. Red Bull Flugtag was a success and for those who missed out this year, hopefully it comes back to the Camden/Philadelphia Waterfront next year!Hopefuls try to make it across the Waterfront. Courtesy of Joe Buttiato
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Dr. Weinstein Pushes for Balance of Ecology and
Economics Dr. Mike Weinstein is a one-man in-stitute — quite literally. A coastal ecol-ogist by training, Dr. Weinstein landed at Montclair State after a successful ca-reer in academia, government and the private sector to become the Director of the PSE&G Institute for Sustainability Studies that was launched in April of this year. A $400,000 grant from the util-ity giant helped to found the Institute. But don’t let the long and formidable name of the new endeavor fool you. As it stands today, Dr. Weinstein is the sole man working to get this budding proj-ect off the ground. The resources at his current disposal may be modest, but his plans for the institute are ambitious. “We believe that the institute can play a role as a regional, ultimately national and to a degree internation-al player, in urban landscape ecol-ogy for sustainable practices,” he said. Tall and amiable, he speaks prodi-giously and with conviction about the importance of striking a balance be-tween ecology and economics — a theme at the center of the emerging discipline which he calls sustainability science. “It’s the study of the interactions of humans and their environment, and the ability of humans to keep those interactions going along sustainable trajectories,” he said of the discipline. In short, the aim of the institute is to expand and shape the discourse surrounding the many conflicts that arise between perpetual human ex-pansion and finite natural resources.
Dr. Weinstein speaks at the official launch in April. Courtesy of Ann Frechette.
Dr. Weinstein believes that taking a trans-disciplinary approach, draw-ing from both the physical and social sciences, is central to the success of
his efforts. He cited research of the science-policy interface, new inter-disciplinary curriculum and outreach as the principle components that the
institute would like to put in place to forward its goals. Addi-tional faculty that would work closely with the institute and new degree opportunities for students are other priorities. Also, Dr. Weinstein has been working hard to attract some of the foremost minds in the field to lecture at the institute’s “kick-off” symposium which will take place in late October. While Dr. Weinstein’s op-timism and enthusiasm are never far from the surface, he concedes that the challenges of effective sustainability science are daunting and that the need for it is pressing, especially in New Jersey. A dense popula-tion, proximity to the coast (in light of sea-level rise and other factors associated with climate change) and a legacy of pollu-tion are just some of the rea-sons to take a closer look at the natural resources of the state and our relationship to them. If Dr. Weinstein’s energy is any indication, and if his insight is correct, the Insti-tute for Sustainability Stud-ies is unlikely to remain a one-man operation for long. “[We are] in the right place at the right time. The field is emerging, it’s growing rapidly, new programs are popping up
everywhere. We’re in an urban center and an urban center is a natural place to practice sustainability science.”
A Little ChitchatDinah Judges Best and Worst Dressed at the VMAs
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So I’m sure almost all of you areaware that the MTV VMAs aired this Sunday, and even if you didn’t tune in, it is impossible to escape the endless amount of photos and talk of who was wearing what that comes after the awards are given out. Naturally, many of the celebrities looked fabulous, but as usual there were some who should seriously con-sider firing their stylists and burning all pictures taken that evening. I fig-ured that this would be a great topic for my first column seeing that we have just reached the end of fashion week. So even if you weren’t one of the mil-lions of viewers that were glued to the T.V. to see Lady Gaga cry and break into random a capella, I’m sure you’ll still enjoy my best and worst dressed list.
Ashley Greene - Aside from Twilight I don’t pay much attention to Ashley Greene, but I must say she looked amazing. The dress is dif-ferent and it fits her like a glove, the shoes are classy and her perfect tan pulls it all together.
Drake - Okay, so who doesn’t love Drake right now? He managed to keep it simple yet su-per stylish, and he pulled off all black with-out looking like he was headed to a funeral.
Best: Worst:
Lady Gaga - Even though Gaga looks crazy when she leaves the house, I find it virtually impossible to put her on a worst dressed list. She’s a fashion genius, from the peacock headdress to the blue tips in her hair. She never fails to be true to herself.
Justin Timberlake - I’m a huge fan of his, but unlike Drake, I’m not liking the way J.T. is wearing the all black, and with that pasty skin of his, he looks like he should be filming a scene for Twilight instead of recording songs.
Will.I.Am and Nicki Minaj - These two are tied for the most hideous attire seen that night. If you didn’t see it, then you most likely won’t believe it, so un-fortunately here is your chance to take a look. To-gether, they look like something out of some tacky sci-fi hair show. Definitely a double fail in my book.
Ke$ha - I happen to love Ke$ha, and this re-ally isn’t the worst outfit I’ve ever seen her wear-ing. Let’s be honest, Rapunzel wearing a garbage bag really isn’t the best look for the red carpet.
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Don’t wait until New Year’s Day to set goals and improve lifestyle habits. MSU students, faculty and staff can use the start of the new school year as the benchmark for breaking old habits and making positive lifestyle changes to improve physical and mental health. Here are six ways to become a new you: 1. Walk more, drive less. Use your legs to move yourself and rely less on cars and buses to getaround the campus. You’ll have more energy and shed unwant-ed pounds. You’ll also lower your risk of heart disease by walking.
2. Make sleep a priority. Stop making excuses that you can’t get the seven to eight hours of nightly sleep that are recommended by medi-cal professionals. Budget your 24 hours wisely and try to get to bed the same time each night and
arise the same time each morning, at least five or six days a week to get your body clock on a set schedule. Adequate sleep is just asimportant as food and exercise for boosting your immune sys-tem and ensuring peak physical and mental performance each day. Attention MSU athletes: If youskimp on sleep, your performance in practices and games, and re-covery between practices and games will ultimately decline. 3. Don’t put too much on your plate. You only have 24 hours in a day. Don’t take on excess responsibilities that you can’t handle such as extra classes, an-other job or an extracurricular
“Treat others as you would
want them to treat you.”
James CarpentierStaff Writer
activity that will interfere withacademics or your family life. You’ll end up rushing and getting stressed and disappointment will follow. As for nutrition, don’t overload that plate either. Nutritionists advise con-suming smaller meals (comprising of protein, carbohydrates and some fat) throughout the day, spaced every two or three hours to enhance me-tabolism and manage blood sugar. 4. Drink more water! Stayhydrated not only when it’swarm but even during cool and cold weather by making wa-ter your number one beverage. Stop drinking soda with zeronutritional value and replace it with healthier beverages such as water, green or black tea. Nutritionists mention that wa-ter and tea can help burn fat and improve energy during the day
as well as benefit overall health. 5. Stop rushing and take time out each day. As mentioned earlier in this article, make the most of the 24 hours in a day by sound time management. Why are you rushing to class or work? Did you oversleep or fail to plan your next day’s schedule ahead of time? Aha! Too much on your plate! Re-read point number three above. And instead of rushing around,stop and smell the roses. Take five minutes out of your day to sit or stand and admire what’s around you — the turning leaves
MSU Works to Keep Students on Campus
Jade MoskovitzStaff Writer
In hopes of ditching our suitcase school reputation, the assistant di-rectors of the Student Recreation Center, the Center for Student In-volvement and Residential Educa-tion have been meeting monthly in order to collaborate their efforts and make students feel more comfortable staying on campus on the weekends. “I’ve already noticed a positive change in the amount of activi-ties held on the weekends since last year, and I hope others will take no-tice to what our campus offers seven days a week,” said Janette Zosche. The month of September bringsthe start of a new school year and a new bunch of weekend activities. Campus Rec kicked off the new semester with Project College, wel-coming five hundred freshman and new transfer students into the facil-ity with fun activities and prizes. They also aired 12 hours ofmovies. One of the hits was Toy Story 3 (still in theaters) which was shownin the Recreation Center’s rac-quetball court creating a the-ater like atmosphere and bring-ing in approximately 35 students. Keith Fonseca explains thatthese events work to “connect first year students with upperclassman and other students of the university.” The Rec Center is also introduc-ing a dance club, held on Friday nights from 9 to 11 p.m. to create a club-like atmosphere without alco-hol, drugs, touching or judgment. As the year progresses, Keithsays he is “looking for-ward to a bright future.” The department of ResidentialEducation is working to implementthe idea of “SOSS” programs,
Students staying on Saturdays and Sundays, which specifical-ly focuses on resident students. “All of the MSU students are ourstudents and we want to provide the best educational and social atmosphere for our students to meet others and be-come acquainted to our university as one community,” said Mario Rapetti, assis-tant director of Residential Education. A trip to Baltimore Harbor is in the works for Sept. 25. The low cost of $10 includes transportation. Some other events that are on the agenda for this semester including: the
Hawk Crossings Block Party, a haunted house tour in Philly, Con-dom Holdem, Grocery Bingo, as well as a trip to New York City. When asked about herfeelings regarding student life’s push for weekend involvement Jen Disch said, “I think it is a great idea, even though I live locally, I would much rather stay here on the weekends, knowing that there is something to do.” The Center for StudentInvolvement (CSI) is also workingtoward building upon the activities our university has to offer. Some past weekend activities include a trip toHersey Park, Red Hawk night and a trip to the Cleopatra ex-hibit in Times Square, NY.
this fall, or the new architecture on campus that catches your eye. In other words, slow down anddon’t let life pass you by. You’ll also low-er your blood pressure and be happier. 6. Be kind and give of your-self. Make a point of doing one good thing for another person every day. It does not have to be a huge or spectacular event. Just do-ing one kind act a day will make you a better person. It could be as simple asopening the door for someone else or letting someone else go ahead of you while waiting on line.
It could be volunteer-ing your services for five minutes or helping someone in need. Just bear in mind the old saying: Treat others as you would want them to treat you.
Hello MSU students, this week we will continue to sculpt the arms and the upper back to get those lean shoulders you’ve been wanting. All you need is a set of dumbbells of your choice and we can get started!
Work-out: Step 1 - Shoulder Lifts: Take a weight in both hands and position your arms behind your back so that they are fully extended outward. In reps of 10, raise and lower your arms in a vertical pulsing motion.
Do this for three sets and you will feel your arms become tired, but power
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through and squeeze your arms as you pulse up to fully contract the muscle. Step 2 - Shoulder Squeeze: Keepyour previous position with your arms raised behind your back. This time, in-stead of pulsing up and down, you will be pulsing inward. Pretend you are try-ing to reach your spine with your wrist, but do not strain yourself, squeeze as much as you are able to. Squeeze your arms towards each other so that
you feel your back getting a burn as well. Again, do three sets of 10 reps.
Recovery Stretch: Step 3 - Shoulder Opener: Standwith your legs slightly bent and put your hands behind your head. Lace your fingers together and makesure your elbows are fully ex-tended outward. You will feel this stretch in your upper back, as well as the muscles in your arm. Hold for 30 seconds, breathing deep-ly through the stretch and release. Step 4 - Shoulder Stretch: Stand
with your legs slightly bent and put your right arm across your chest so it is near your left shoulder. Fully extend your arm until you feel the stretch in the back of your shoulder. For added force in the stretch, hold your right arm with your left hand. Hold for about 20 seconds and repeat on the other side.
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You can catch the full video at themontclarion.org. Remember to always stretch before and after ev-ery work out. Stretching will pre-vent injury and relax your muscles. Hope you enjoy using weightsas part of our new rou-tine and see you next week.
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Shoulder squeeze.
Shoulder opener.
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Montclarion staff. Dread seizes us as we drive onto campus, dodging cones and abiding the police directing traffic. With baited breath we arrive on campus to face our foe: park-ing. Every student has grown familiar with the absurd park-ing situation. With each new day, we recall new horror stories pertaining to parking. Even the professors of Montclair State acknowledge the situation as a serious prob-lem. At the start of each class there are at least ten empty chairs. Professors are now becoming prone to taking atten-dance fifteen minutes after the
The screech of resisting tires pierces the air in the Red Hawk deck as students race each other for parking spots. The same dan-ger is prominently featured in the CarParc deck. Frankly, the danger that now pollutes the campus is nothing short of frightening. We feel as though at any moment a tardy student will carelessly barrel into our cars. Inexperienced drivers are thrown into the chaos on cam-pus and expected to control their tempers and vehicles all while glancing at the clock wondering if they will make it to class on time. Initially, the construction of CarParc diem meant that Montclair would have an addi-tional 1,000 parking spots.
CarParc Sparks Fusefor Tempers and Traffic
class actually begins. Students and professors alike universally acknowledge the parking problem, so why isn’t anything being done? During peak hours, or rather during ALL hours, it could take a student up to forty-five minutes to depart from campus. Even Clove Road residents opt to walk to class, finding that it is more likely that they will make it to class on time if they abandon the shuttles. The traffic on campus makes easy transport impossible. Inconvenience is not the only matter to gripe about, there is something far more distressing occurring each and every day. These speeding hunks of metal are being operated by fran-tic students.
Problem solved, right? Wrong., in their infinite wisdom, Montclair made the decision to subtract parking to build new dormitories for future students. Cars line up outside of CarParc with the hope that they will actually find a spot, which is never a guarantee. What CarParc really needs is regulation. Students are being tossed into these situations and are expected to act accordingly. The students need direction, and we only need minimal effort from the university. Granted, there are some recent developments in reference to parking. Lot 28, which was once under restrictions, is now a general parking lot. But that is just a drop in the bucket.
That one lot is not going to change the copious amount of peo-ple trying to find parking. What we request is nothing short of reasonable. We aren’t asking for valet, we just want to park our cars without competing for spots. We understand that every state university has the same issue, but what we are beginning to realize is that Montclair is in a state of parking disrepair. We have little to no hope for the upcoming months, nor do we believe that the situation will improve for spring 2010. Montclair, for the sake of self-preservation, prove us wrong. Please.
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beef up school spirit and the general pep level around cam-pus, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) promises
As part of the univer-sity’s tireless efforts to
that Homecoming 2010 will be the best one yet, despite a few new drawbacks to the parade. The week-long extravaganza will run from Oct. 4 through the 9.
Along with the usual talent show, barbeque, parade and foot-ball game, some changes have been made to the festivities. While initially there were rumors of helicopter rides and
petting zoos, one of the biggest draws this year will be a perfor-mance by hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj. She has been booked to perform Oct. 8 on campus. Whether or not you’ve heard of her, it’s obvious that MSU is trying, yet again, to draw more students to homecoming, which has had low attendance in recent years. Over the summer, the SGA sent out letters to student orga-nizations asking if they would individually donate a percentage of their budget to the homecom-ing cause. Currently tickets are $20 for MSU students and $40 for guests. Apparently, more enter-tainment and new acts do not come cheap. One strange change is the prohibition of vehicles and trucks from student built parade floats. The lack of wheels makes them all the more difficult to move. CSI is encouraging stu-dents to build more portable, lightweight floats. One suggestion was to create backdrops that students could carry and set up to perform their skits. We’re still unsure of the rea-sons why vehicles will not be permitted this year, but hope-fully the ban will not rain on
their parade. Besides, this opens up a world of new opportunities for creative students, right? They didn’t say anything about banning horse-drawn floats. Although, that’s probably over the budget for most groups. We feel that bicycles, skateboards and rollerblades would probably be better choices for mobility. It’s also been suggested that students carry their creations. Good thing the theme is “Superheroes” because students are definitely going to need some help pulling their own floats for the parade. We do applaud the admin-istration and CSI’s continual efforts to make homecoming a bigger deal on campus that stu-dents will actually stick around for, and it’s very possible that students will go just to see Nicki Minaj. Hopefully we’ll see as many MSU students at our own Homecoming as we do at Rutgers’. If you’re excited for the head-lining act, Homecoming 2010 will be fantastic. If you’re a fan of parades, floats that move and school spir-it in general, you may be under-whelmed.-KM
Lack of Mobility Won’t Rain on this Parade
Hannah Scherba | The Montclarion
Security Fails to Secure Vital Equipment
Theft is not uncommon on college cam-puses. In fact, any place where people don’t know everyone else and are close together, theft is com-mon. This has become an accepted fact
Katie Winters, an English Major, is in her first year as Chief Copy Editor for The Montclarion.
and no one is surprised when the police blotter reports that someone stole a hangtag from an unlocked car or took money from an unattended wallet. However recently, larger thefts that have the potential to affect whole departments of students have occurred. Included in these was the burglary of The Cage in Calcia which totaled $35,000. While these thefts might have been made easier by lax security on the part of those immediately responsible for the equipment stolen, it does bring up questions regarding overall security on campus. Montclair has most of its buildings open 24/7, so that students can access studios and practice rooms to work on projects that are not easily completed in dorms or houses. This is a great help to students, and often times is best. Of course, at a university, students’ edu-cation should come first. But when equipment that is essential to the student’s education becomes unsecure because of such policies, what is the proper recourse? Some buildings have alarm systems that are linked directly to the campus police, such as the DuMont Studio for the broad-casting department. This makes sense, as the studio also has thousands of dollars of equipment. Chapin Hall, which houses the Cali school of music, has automatic locks on the main doors, in an attempt to lower theft of the
demic buildings at night. The benefits of being able to access them are important to students, especially those in the arts who often times cannot finish projects in the comforts of home or even anywhere besides the studio, which cannot always be accomplished during class time or even normal business hours. Also, certain equipment cannot be trans-ferred to a more secure place when the time
equipment in the building. In Dickson there are alarms on many of
the doors, including those which house the translation and language labs. But what about all of the other academic buildings on campus? Many buildings have projection equip-ment, while others have specialized equip-ment for different areas of study. These buildings are left open at night, and just walking through any buildings you encounter many doors that are simply left open. For example, when the music department was housed in McEachern, pianos were stolen, because the building and all practice rooms were left open. Of course leaving rooms unlocked wel-comes theft, as we have seen time and again. While custodians may be on duty during the night, it should not be the responsibility of solely these employees to prevent theft. However, what alternatives do we have? I am not advocating the locking of all aca-
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One Student Wonders Why Montclair Does Not Lock Up Expensive Assets
Last night a student asked whether he could receive
comes to leave for the night. I do not currently have a solution to the problem of theft on campus. Instead, as a campus community, we have to reach a conclusion that can be agreed upon, while leaving as many positive effects as possible. For now we just need to continue being vigilant and careful. We sadly cannot trust everyone and we have to remember that. Unfortunately we cannot feel safe having left a door unlocked or an expensive item unsecured, and we have to take as many precautions towards that end as possible, until we can resolve the problems that these thefts have proved the campus has.
Katie WintersChief Copy editor
The concept of recycling and limiting waste, or being “green,” has become more popular over the last five years than it has in the previous 25. Some call it a lifestyle, some call it a sales pitch and some just call it
unnecessary. There is only one thing I would call it, absolutely vital. It is even strange to think back to a time where we never contemplated what is in our respective garbage piles on the walk over to the trashcan. Now, this pile is given a complete visual scan and, hopefully, divided into recyclables and, then tossed appropriately. Though this is how we are supposed to be disposing of our waste, it is often ignored for reasons of convenience. A more common name for this reasoning is plain laziness. Not only do plenty fail to recycle their waste, but walking around a college campus makes me very aware of how acceptable many people think it is to litter. For whatever reason, people seem to think that the earth is here for their gar-bage. They seem to be under the impression that our planet is indestructible and that any amount of waste will just melt away or evaporate. Well, as any sensible person will know, this is far from true. In fact, it is very false. Our planet is filled with functioning, breathing life that is all around us, above us, underneath us, and when we litter we are directly injuring this life. Our planet and its abundance of life can survive all kinds of natural disasters, but it cannot survive the injury that is freely throwing your trash about. I live next to a shopping complex that has
more places to eat than it has stores. It is also a haven for high school students during lunch time, and every day they leave a copious amount of garbage resting on the dividing wall between my home and this eatery strip. Guilt ridden, I sort it accordingly, recycle and throw away their waste. I mean to leave our recycling and trash container for them to use, but even then I wonder how much of their garbage would actually be recycled. It would be as much of an experiment as it would be an effort to keep the planet somewhat clean. It would appear to me that when we graduate high school, we do not graduate from littering. In fact, I see far more trash lying around on campus than I ever have seen left by the high school students who dine outside my home. With every passing day the campus grows more and more riddled with cigarette butts, cans, lose paper and bottles. It would seem as though throwing out one’s trash is not incorporated into adulthood, or most people seem to think it’s not. However, this is appalling to me. I cannot fathom the logic that someone uses to avoid recycling and even justify littering. There are few things that are biode-gradable, but these are mostly things that remain as they were when they came from the earth. Mostly they are the peels from fruits and other food items. When we litter with something other than a food item, animals often mistake them for food and try to eat them. As a result, the wildlife often choke on the waste or are poisoned and die. It is a tragic reality that many don’t think about when they sim-ply toss the wrapper of a snack next to them. Without littering, this may all be avoided. Littering and failing to recycle is a shameful part of our community’s past, but some cannot merely leave it in the past.
Alexa Coppola, a fine arts major, is in her first year as columnist for The Montclarion.
alexa CoppolaColumnist
Graduate to Garbage Cans
Professor Provides Perspective on Attendance
Chris Herrera, a philosophy professor, is a guest columnist for The Montclarion.
Policies Pertaining to Religious Holidays
Chris herreraguest Columnist
extra credit for attending class during the Jewish holidays. He usually celebrated those holidays, he explained, but said that he preferred to be in class this year rather than travel home as he usually does. He then added a nice rhetorical flourish; he noted that I do, after all, teach courses that address theories of justice, fairness and civil society. I informed the student that I do not give points to students who decide to attend class, and that my policy applies regardless of which holiday a class night happens to fall on. But I will confess that the student did have a point. If we allow for students, faculty and other employees to take time off for religious activities, it must be because those activities are thought to provide meaning or value in their lives. It then sounds arbitrary (if not discrimi-natory) if we are unwilling to make the same provision for everyone in the MSU commu-nity to pursue his or her own meaning. In other words, what rationale would we give to justify not allowing a student
to miss class, with MSU approval, on the anniversary of her sibling’s death, if that bit of remembrance provided meaning for the student? As a teacher, nothing prevents me from letting such a student skip class on the day that she chooses to remember her deceased brother, of course. But then again, those who stay home on religious holidays do not have to explain why. On the contrary, MSU provides a pre-emptive explanation when it circulates a list of religious holidays, and stresses that facul-ty should make accommodations for students who won’t be in class on those days. If there’s what amounts to a Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy where religion is concerned, it seems a good idea to extend it across the board. I would be very surprised if the message that MSU wants to send is that there are some things that count more when it comes to providing meaning in one’s life. That is, I suspect that MSU does not intend to say that religious beliefs somehow trump others. A simple solution would be for MSU to take no stand on the reason that anyone in our community chooses to not attend class or work. Instead, make provision for four to five
days each academic year, and let everyone take advantage of those days to seek mean-ing however he or she chooses. Teachers would know in advance that their students might be gone that number of days, and could plan their course schedules accordingly. Students would know that they had such an option. And that they would be freed from the need to explain their absences to their teach-ers. (This would also give students leeway for sick days.) This would be superior to the practice of designating certain days as religious holi-days. Which gives the impression of privileging certain followers of specific religions (it does very little to embrace atheism, but I will leave that aside). What we should be doing, as a community of scholars, is encouraging people to find meaning in as many ways as they can. Would some of those ways meet with my personal approval? I’m sure that they wouldn’t, but I’m equally sure that it’s none of my business to try to judge. Think about it: can anyone say whether a Christian’s desire to miss class onAsh Wednesday is more legitimate than a Muslim’s wanting to miss class during
Ramadan? Can anyone offer a compelling argument that either is more relevant than, say, a stu-dent’s desire to skip class on the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder? I’m not saying that the university has to respect views that are, for instance, poten-tially harmful or threatening to others. But if there were a transparent way to explain why one reason for missing class ought to be treated as though it is necessar-ily of more relevance than another, it would be interesting to hear it. Certainly, that’s not the message that I teach in my philosophy classes, and I suspect that my colleagues do not either. By giving everyone an allotted number of “Get Out of Class Free” cards, we would acknowledge that our community is diverse. Students and employees will seek mean-ing in ways that range from the traditional (religion, family) to the unconventional (cul-tivating a broccoli garden, writing poetry). At least for those four to five days, the search for personal meaning among the members of the MSU community would be its own justification.
It takes a lot for a band to really “make it” these days. This goes beyond scene-spe-cific popularity, impressive record sales and a bevy of lis-teners waiting impatiently for more. With so many bands let-ting the pressure of success inspire music for record labels or press, it’s hard to find a modern band that can actually create something that is both innovative and successful. Ar-cade Fire has done what most bands in the indie rock genre can hardly fathom; they made an exceptional album that sold incredibly well. Canadian rockers Arcade Fire found success in the past with their albums Funeral and Neon Bible. They quickly be-
came one of “those” bands that you had to know. They became the first band with Merge Re-cords to earn a spot on the Bill-board Top 200, and that was with their debut album. Now with their third album, The Suburbs, Arcade Fire have debuted favorably on nearly a dozen country’s top music charts. They debuted number one on the US, UK and Cana-dian Billboard charts. The list doesn’t stop there. Arcade Fire is a seven piece band fronted by brothers Will and Win Butler, as well as Win’s wife Régine Chassagne. The album is based on their upbringing in suburban Hous-ton, Texas. At 16 songs total-ing 64 minutes, this is no mea-ger product. The Suburbs starts right away with title track “The
Suburbs,” a carefully paced song which lets the listener ready themselves for the ex-perience of “Ready To Start,” a track that is currently see-ing success on radio stations for it’s upbeat, musically tight style that forces itself into your head. Part of the reason The Sub-urbs has seen so much success is its accessibility. Often times in the indie genre, bands start to find fame and become well known, such as Death Cab for Cutie or The Shins. These bands start making more widely spread music and be-come recognized, but then be-come pigeonholed to make the same music that scored them the success. When they try to return to their roots, they face criticism. With Arcade Fire, they never really left.
The Suburbs is not the same style of music that Arcade Fire showcased in the past, but it works just as well, if not better. The songs are catchier, with-out losing any originality. The sound is heavier and brighter than previous works, but the most important thing to know is that it isn’t just louder for the sake of being louder. Some listeners may argue that the album is too long, or that the songs don’t have any-thing definitive separating this album from any other in the genre. But when you can make an album that flows to-gether as well as The Suburbs, and that most importantly, can be listened to and enjoyed by virtually anyone, it’s hard to find reason to complain. Some songs on The Suburbs are loud, drum-driven and un-characteristically anthemic
Arcade F i re Cont inue to F ind SuccessT he Suburbs Scor es B ig w i th C r i t i c s , Fans
for the indie scene (“Month Of May,” “Empty Room”). Other songs are more hushed, and rely on the myriad of instru-ments that the band incorpo-rates. These songs, “Rococo” and “City With No Children,” take you through the suburbs themselves. Win Butler him-self describes the album as neither in praise or contempt of the suburbs, but rather “a letter from them.” The Suburbs has received high praise from many big-name publications, such as Rolling Stone (4/5 stars) and Spin (4.5/5 stars). Arcade Fire have even performed recently on The Colbert Report. With no downfall in sight, Arcade Fire will continue to make mu-sic that finds success in a time where many bands can’t seem to survive, and that success will be well deserved.
Montclair’s Amphitheater PerformanceThe Lights and Sounds of Conductor Christopher Janney
Biancia FrancisStaff Writer
Performers Dave Reuels, Jimmy Hayes, Stan Strick-land, Wes Wirth, Jerry Leake and Eddie Grenga lit up the amphitheater at Montclair State University on Septem-ber 11 with the premier per-formance Disembodied Instru-ments. Conducted by Christopher Janney, the band’s perfor-mances were accompanied by
effects from the new sound sculptures installed through-out the amphitheater. The new poles allowed for a more inter-active experience between the crowd and the performers. “[The system] is programmed to change the sound of the mu-sic during the performances” Janney said, explaining why the sudden changes occurred during the show. “It enhances the music.” The new installations also include lights that change,
going through the spectrum.Also, various sounds are in-cluded, such as those of birds and frogs. Normally all it takes is the wind or a simple touch for the poles to screech and chirp with the blinking lights. The installation was de-signed and implemented by Janney who has designed similar exhibitions like this before. “This is one of many dif-ferent things to reflect the
Photos courtesy of www.facebook.com/arcadefire
Photo courtesy of www.facebook.com/arcadefire
genius of his mind, it’s good to be a part of the team” Jerry Leake, performer and tabla player, said. “I like them because not only are they there for a great pur-pose but they add color to the amphitheater,” Dayana Davis, a junior psychology major. Nicola L. Harmond said, “I
Conductor Christopher Janney sitting outside Montclair’s amphitheater Photo courtesy of www.peakperfs.org
think it’s a waste of money to put up sound devices that could have been used other-wise.” “It was cool how they in-tegrated what the statues did with the live performers, bringing art and music togeth-er,” said Jill Keats.
Photo courtesy of www.facebook.com/SonicForestFan
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Mark’s New Music Roundup
Of Montreal has made a name for itself by crossing as many genre boundaries as possible. False Priest contains a great deal of dance-worthy rock, placed upon well crafted indie rock with a slight hint of nerdcore rap. The album is for anyone interested in having a good time. Even though Of Montreal is best taken loosely, there is still a seriously good theme running through False Priest that is worth listening to, even if you only have the slightest interest.
Jenny Lewis and boyfriend Jonathan Rice recently re-leased I’m Having Fun Now. Fans of Lewis will feel right at home because the al-bum is full of charming pop tracks. However, more faith-ful fans will likely notice the lack of integrity and lasting value. I’m Having Fun Now is exactly as it’s marketed; less artistic, but more fun.
Photo courtesy of www.last.fm
Do you have any ideas for the Round Up? Are you interested in all things art and
entertainment related? If so, then contact Mark at [email protected]
and start writing for The Montclarion today!
Resident Evil: Afterlife Hits TheatersGreat Thrills, Not Much Horror
In Resident Evil: Afterlife, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is back to continue her journey to find survivors of the plague and lead them to a ship called “Arca-dia,” which is a safe haven for all people not infected by the deadly T-Virus. Alice is also seeking revenge on the Umbrella Corporation and Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts), but this time around she is prepared with clones and telekinetic powers. However, Wes-ker also possesses superhuman powers himself, and at some points he looks like he is straight out of The Matrix. Throughout the film Alice encounters various survivors, such as her old friend Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), Claire’s brother Chris (Wentworth Miller) and Luther West (Boris Kodjoe). Claire and Chris Redfield are very skilled fighters, and they play a large role in Alice’s fi-nal battle against Albert Wesker. Of course, what would a Resident Evil film be without the thousands of undead zombies that were infected by the T-Virus? Those infected now look to devour Alice and the rest of the living survivors. In my opinion, the trademark of the Resident Evil films is the undead zombies, which are now becoming in-creasingly absurd as the series evolves.
Resident Evil: Afterlife is by far a better action movie than horror movie. Most of the stunts by Alice in this movie, especially inside the Umbrella Headquarters in Tokyo, are breathtak-ing. As the Resident Evil films prog-ress, they contain much more action than actual horror. Also, the 3D tech-nology used on this film gives it a very cool look, and considerably enhances most of the action scenes. If you want to see some exceptional action, Resident Evil: Afterlife is defi-nitely for you. If you’re looking to be scared to a point were you can’t sleep, then you will be disappointed. Overall, Resident Evil: Afterlife is a good film, but it is lost between an average horror movie, and a great action movie. Resident Evil: Afterlife is the first Resident Evil film to be released in IMAX. It is currently being shown in 3D where available.
Ken MacriStaff Writer
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To watch the trailer for Resident Evil: Afterlife,
visitwww.themontclarion.org
Ken’s Grade: 3 out of 5
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The Montclarion • September 16, 2010 AdvErtisEmEnt 17
Interested in law school?
NEW JERSEY’S 28th ANNUAL
LAW SCHOOL
ADMISSIONS DAY
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
1:00 pm-4:00 pm Panel 1-2 pm; Law Fair 2-4:00 pm
Free and open to the public.
Montclair State University Student Center
Ballrooms A, B, and C
Co-Sponsored by Rutgers-Newark Career Development Center
! Learn about law school admissions
! Speak directly to law school representative to obtain information on the application
process and admission criteria
! Receive L.S.A.T. information
! Get a head start on the admission process
Albany Law William Mitchell Quinnipiac William and Mary Pace
Cardozo Roger Williams Thomas Cooley Fordham Seton Hall Hofstra U. of Baltimore Tulane Villanova Penn State-Dickinson Elon District of Columbia New England New York Law Western New England Regent Texas Wesleyan Rutgers-Newark CUNY Law U. of Maryland Drake Touro St. Thomas Drexel St. John’s SUNY Buffalo Widener Chapman
Co-Sponsored at Montclair State by:
� Student Government Association For further information contact � Department of Political Science & Law Political Science and Law Department � Pre-Law Society; Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity call (973) 655-4238 � Political Science and Law Club e-mail [email protected]
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When You’re Strange Breaks on ThroughJesse CohenStaff Writer
The doors of perception have made the hypnotic documentary When You’re Strange appear infinite. Writer and di-rector Tom Dicillo has created a film that is captivating and compelling to witness. The life and times of Jim Mor-rison and The Doors had not yet been conceived of in such a crucial and accu-rate manner until this film was made. Recording the history of the coun-ter culture movement and the power of The Doors and their leading man, the film offers a glimpse of one of the most fascinating personalities to have ever walked the face of this earth. The view-er will get a feeling of how it all came together and how it all fell apart. Johnny Depp narrates, illustrat-ing the condition of The Doors and its members. He walks you through a psy-chedelic realm while maintaining the scoop on the band. Depp was a good choice for a narrator. He remains both calm and direct while keeping a spirit that will engage you in an active expe-rience. The film is very well crafted, stand-ing out for its use of color and vivid vid-
eo editing. Still, it never overshadows the cultural reality of this intoxicating band. The documentary manages to do so much simply and naturally through a rhythmic utilization of visual ele-ments. One of the many positive aspects of the film is that it is full of accounts of groundbreaking concerts such as the night leading up to Morrison’s obscen-ity charge, his initial stage fright and Morrison’s controversial poetic epi-sodes. The spectacle of Morrison is not matched, but very much supported by, the unfolding plethora of startling and unforgettable images, including Morrison’s film from UCLA and the band’s initial practice sessions at their beach house, which are much more real through this authentic film making. Besides certain details that Oliver Stone’s film The Doors didn’t address, including drummer John Densmore’s reaction to Morrison’s inebriation dur-ing the recording of The Soft Parade, there is something much more startling about this documentary’s depiction of Morrison. In the meticulously crafted filmmaking you get a feel for Jim’s al-ter ego, “Jimbo,” in a dramatic but well
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supported way. The band is never kept in the dark ei-ther. You will get a feel for the relation-ship of all four members combined. The documentary never strays away from a complete picture of this astonishing band. Their reactions to Morrison and their input are not undermined. The focus on Morrison makes the
story of this band more complete. The collective experience of the band, as well as the front man, ex-plains the whole trip that came to be. The creative evolution, not just the appear-ance of the band, is conveyed. Whether it is Robby Kreiger’s flamenco guitar roots, Manzerik’s overall craftsmanship or the psychedelic rapture of the front man, When You’re Strange keeps the music in its pocket. The film’s opinion on Morrison and his personality is heard but not contrived. There is a definite opinion on who he was, but it isn’t in-
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cessant or forced and leaves the man for what he was: elusive, strange and complex. There was a tremendously well-balanced inclusion of the band’s music. Never once was “Light My Fire” or “The End” overplayed. The music remained entertaining, while not destroying the storytelling one bit. The film is so well made and ed-ited that any concern or opinions criti-cizing how it was made would have to be challenged. It is a unique film that shouldn’t be criticized. The entire film has a design and feel that stands on its own. There are no current band interviews or footage. That would be a different film. This film is not disappointing, tak-ing the viewer back to the strange days of The Doors. It reflects something unique. The only concern regarding selection of footage was that there could have been a little more on the relationship of Morrison and his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. The film truly tells a story that could not be gained by reading a book. It sparks the imagination and propels you through a complex tale through vi-sual stimulation. When You’re Strange is out on DVD right now. If Mr. Mojo Rising himself saw this film he undoubtedly would have been intrigued.
song “Velvet Hammer” produced the most teeth-gnashing and temple-rubbing. For those curious listeners, don’t worry. There was plenty of calm before and after to storm which provided emotional depth for the piece. Wil-liam Britelle’s Television Landscape captivated the audience, though I’ll admit I could have done without the singing during their songs. Maybe I didn’t like singer William Britelle’s Billy Corgan-esque delivery, rock-star bravado or ever-so postmodern poetry (“Cheyenne Autumn/Spiritual Robot”), but maybe that’s just not my style. All-in-all, if this performance is sup-posed to set the tone for this season of envelope-pushing Peak Performances, then Kasser, bring on the dragons.
Here There Be Dragons, a concert featuring three musical groups billed as new classical, kicked off the Peak Per-formance season at Kasser Theatre on Sept. 11th. I’ll admit that my knowledge of classical music is limited to whatever accompanied Bugs Bunny cartoons, so I was totally unfamiliar with what con-sists of new classical. From this perfor-mance, I’ve gathered that new classical is supposed to describe a genre that
largely works within the framework of classical music. The “new” is derived from the more contemporary instru-ment choice in the case of Here There Be Dragons, electric guitar and keyboard. The playbill explained how the show got its name from an old cartography expression; initially on maps dragons or lions were placed in uncharted ter-ritory, which read “here there be drag-ons.” It goes on to say that in the world of music there is no more uncharted territory. Since we don’t have any drag-ons to overcome, it’s left to the explor-ers and visionaries to create their own dragons, beasts of indeterminate genre.
Looking around the theater dur-ing the performances, I saw my fair share of cringing and temple-rubbing (typically on the part of arts profes-sors, benefactors and regulars) as well as head-bobbing and finger-tapping (who for the most part were students). Albeit, these two contradictory re-actions took place during two entirely different songs, nonetheless, the jux-taposition hit me the same; how could these innovative pieces fall on deaf ears of art aficionados that seem to fre-quent Kasser? Could they really turn up their noses to work that is shrill as it evokes pain and panic and is clearly expressionistic, not shrill due to a lack of talent? Could they really be preju-diced to contemporary instruments? I had my moment of doubt when watching the all-female en-semble Victoire, which consisted of a double bass, violin, clarinet and keyboards. Can music remi-niscent of what Judy Jetson lis-tened to find it’s way out of 80’s themed parties and into high art? As Victoire’s p e r f o r m a n c e went on, I felt my doubt melt away. All of the instru-ments worked together creating a rich tapestry of sound that told a story. Same goes for the NOW en-semble, whose
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20 sports The Montclarion • September 16, 2010
Field Hockey Knocks Off Muhlenberg
MSU field hockey won a fast moving game against the Muhlenberg Mules on Saturday, ending 3-1 for the Red Hawks. The first half was played conserva-tively, with the Red Hawks only attempt-ing four shots on goal but converting on none of them. In the second half the Red Hawks showed that they knew they had to get it together and brought their energy to the field. “In the first half, we were not playing as aggressively as we did in the second. We were letting Muhlenberg beat us to many 50/50 balls,” said senior Jess Murphy. “The start of the second half we came out hard and challenged them for the ball, which put Muhlenberg back on their heels and let us set the pace of the half.” MSU proved to the Mules what kind of team they are by making three con-secutive shots on goal in 45 seconds to start off the second half. Five minutes in, senior Diana Colombo scored with an assist from sophomore Michelle Hagel. The first goal of the game was Colombo’s second goal for the season. Senior Deana Hagel followed up Colombo’s goal with an unassisted goal, her third for the sea-
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Senior captain Deana Hagel scored a goal and added an assist in MSU’s win over Muhlenberg on Saturday.
Deanna BenjaminStaff Writer
son. The Red Hawks, now up 2-0, saw their lead cut in half when the Mules’ Tiffany Kreider scored on a penalty stroke. As Montclair brushed the goal off, they came right back at the Mules, as MSU fresh-man Sierra Rauchbach scored with just 1:28 remaining in the game. The Red Hawks score from all points on the field. The three goals against the Mules were scored by three different players at three different positions, a forward, midfielder and defender. “We have been working on supporting each other as a team, midfielders sup-porting forwards and backs supporting midfielders,” Murphy said. “Because of this support we are not forced to give the ball to a certain player and expect them to do all the work. We have passing options, which opens the scoring opportu-nities up for anyone from our forwards to our backs.” The Red Hawks record now stands at 3-1 overall. Next week, MSU plays Kean University for their first NJAC game. This year the Red Hawks are taking things one game at a time. But, they do have a goal set to win the NJAC this year. Step one to winning the NJAC is to defeating Kean next Wednesday, Sept. 22. The game will be at Sprague Field and will begin at 7 p.m.
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Senior midfielder Diana Colombo was one of three MSU goal scorers in the team’s 3-1 win on Saturday.
September 16, 2010 • The Montclarion sports 21Women’s Soccer Unbeaten in Manhattanville
Jason HrinaStaff Writer
The Montclair State University Women’s Soccer team had one win and one tie this past weekend at the Manhattanville Tournament in Purchase, NY. All three goals by the Red Hawks over the course of the tournament were scored by freshmen, giving each player their first collegiate goal as well as showing a prom-ising future for the Women’s Soccer team. The first game was played against Eastern Connecticut and ended in a 1-1 draw. Montclair State took an early lead on Alyssa Diacheysn’s goal in the 16th minute after smooth fundamental play allowed her to easily place the ball in the net for the first goal of the tournament. “Scoring my first collegiate goal was extremely exciting,” said Diacheysn. Senior defender Nicole Anulewicz crossed the ball into traffic where fresh-man Allison Wacker headed across to Diacheysn leading to the goal, earn-ing each of them an assist on the play. The score would hold 1-0 through half-time and up until the 57th minute when Eastern Connecticut’s Nicole Leonard put away a deflected ball into the net from the six yard mark. Sophomore goalie Marisa Zayac had four saves for the Red Hawks through-out the double-overtime game, playing all 120 minutes in net and allowing only that one goal. The rest of the game had a scatter of close-calls and bright moments, but was mostly a possession kind of game from the second goal on. The Red Hawks were able to even their record at 2-2-2 with an impressive 2-0 victory over host Manhattanville. With a 17-2-1 record the year before, the Valiants were ready to show that their 0-4 mark was only a fluke. The first half showed little excitement, mainly because Manhattanville hadn’t shown up to their own tournament. A game obviously dominated by Montclair, it took until the 54th minute for the first goal to be scored. Amanda Pero scored her first collegiate goal — after being robbed of what would have been the game winning goal in the Eastern Connecticut game — when a beautiful pass from
senior Katie Minervini allowed her to fire it off the bottom of the crossbar and in. “Watching my teamates run over to me was the best feeling,” Pero said. With a dominating performance from the Red Hawks, one goal is all Montclair State would need. “Our defense did a spectacular job defending Manhattanville [and] a great job denying them any oppor-
tunities,” said Zayac. But any question of a comeback or a tie was nullified in the 81st minute when freshman Jenna Carroll scored her first collegiate goal with a fero-cious shot from the side of the 18 yard box, giving the Red Hawks a 2-0 lead. That score would hold up over the final minutes to give Montclair the 2-0 victory. The Red Hawks won the tournament
on goal differential. “We played very well this week-end,” coach Patrick Naughter said. “I thought the Sunday game was our most complete performance of the season.” Montclair State will host City College of New York on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. Check www.themontclarion.org for updates and scores for Women’s Soccer.
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Sophomore Kelly Palmer looks to take the ball off a Stevens player in an earlier game this season against the Ducks.
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The New York Giants and New York Jets are in a race to make their mark on New Meadowlands Stadium first in its inaugural 2010 season.
The unveiling of the 2010 season for the New York Giants and New York Jets caused noticeable electricity amongst all the fans. The wait that seems eternal from every year’s Super Bowl to opening kickoff is finally over. With aspirations of reaching the Super Bowl, each team took the field for their home opener in a new, state-of-the-art, 1.6 billion dollar stadium. The New Meadowlands opens its doors to both the Jets and the Giants, but just whose house will this be? First and foremost, the Giants have a richer and longer history than the Jets do. The Giants have three Super Bowl titles, the Jets have one. The Giants have 20 Hall of Fame members, while the Jets only have three. The Giants have 11 retired jersey numbers, the Jets have four. It’s impossible to argue which team has a bigger influence on the history of the city of New York, but the stadium is a sign of new life, change and outlook towards the future, not a place to dwell in the past. Talk may be cheap, but the Jets are backing up each and every word so far. As far as the free agent market, they’ve brought in future hall-of-famers with Jason Taylor and Ladainian Tomlinson, household names in Antonio Cromartie and Santonio Holmes and return with all the swagger they left-off with last sea-son. Their coach has everyone believing they’re a Super Bowl contending team, and with good reason. They were 30 minutes away from a Super Bowl berth last season, while the Giants lost by 32 points to close out an embarrassing 2009 season and final game at Giants Stadium. They did atone, however, winning the first official game of the new stadium against the Carolina Panthers. The Jets, on the other hand, lost their first official game at the new stadium 10-9, committing almost
twice as many penalties as points scored. The face of the Jets franchise, Rex Ryan, can barely be squeezed into a driver’s license photo, yet is still known throughout all of football with help from his mouth and ego. The face of the Giants franchise is a shy quarterback in Eli Manning who was a few bad games away from being exiled from New York. At least the Giants have a player represent-ing them. Then again you could pick Mark Sanchez as the Jets representative; a quarterback that barely completed over 50 percent of his passes and had a hor-rific touchdown-to-interception ratio in his rookie campaign, nearly matching Joe Namath’s career numbers. Maybe that’s why Jet fans love him so much. Neither team sold out their first game of the season. The Giants had a waiting list to purchase season tickets up until last year and the Jets, along with a lot of “experts” and all their fans, believe they’re going to the Super Bowl this year. Yet neither of them were able to sell the extra 2,000 seat difference from Giants stadium to the new stadium. The Jets did, however, sell more seats than the Giants, even with the memory of the Giants remarkable upset in Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots only three years removed. The Patriots were heavily favored to win that game, but it just proves that nothing is as sure-fire as a “Broadway Joe” prediction. No longer can the Giants use the excuse that they came around first. The cost of this stadium was split even-ly between the Giants and the Jets, so neither team gains the upper hand financially over the stadium. The New Meadowlands Stadium won’t stick for long, and to avoid controversy they won’t call it Giants Stadium or Jets Stadium. Which team will rise and take the sta-dium for their own? One of these teams will have bragging rights to call this stadium their home, but with that vic-tory comes the cost of claiming that ugly Xanadu thing next door as a neighbor.
Jason HrinaStaff Writer
Giants and Jets Battle for Stadium Supremacy
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Who’s Hot This Week
Deana HagelForward— Field HockeyIn MSU’s 3-1 victory on Saturday against Muhlenberg, Hagel scored a goal and added an assist. Her efforts won her the MSU Athlete of the Week.
Game of the WeekMen’s Soccer
Thursday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.vs. Rowan
Sprague Field
The Red Hawks’ journey towards a fifth straight NJAC title begins on Thursday when they host the Rowan Profs un-der the lights at Sprague Field.
FootballContinued from page 24
Men’s Soccer Upsets Whitworth Kris Hunte
aSSiStant SportS editor
The red-hot Red Hawks of MSU’s Men’s Soccer team continue to prove why they are the number one seed in the NJAC and why all of D-III soccer needs to pay attention to little old Montclair, NJ. This past week marked a well fought tournament win for the men as they took home the Mayor’s Cup at Oneonta, New York. The two unlucky opponents, Oneonta and number eight Whitworth, did not go down without a fight as both games garnered very little offense. The match against Oneonta took a whopping 120 minutes and two over-
times to settle the 0-0 stalemate of the entire game. Goalkeepers Anthony Rogic of MSU, the NJAC Defensive Player of the Week, and Maxwell Siegelman of Oneonta protected their respective nets like there was no tomorrow, combin-ing for 20 total saves. The Red Hawks squeezed through to the next round after an old fashioned 5-4 shootout. The final match against Whitworth matched the previous Oneonta game in excitement but not in elapsed time. After 61 minutes of yet another 0-0 stalemate, freshman midfielder Dan Mendoza final-ly made a goal in regulation play for his fellow Red Hawks in the Mayor’s Cup final. The score remained 1-0 until the clock hit 0:00.
Mendoza was indeed the game chang-er in this tournament. Not only did he score the lone goal in the deciding match, but the freshman also tallied the final goal in the shootout against Oneonta to help them advance. The depth of the Red Hawks is just one of many factors that lead NJAC spectators to believe that there could most likely be a five-peat come the end of the season. The quest for that five-peat begins on Thursday, Sept. 16, as they begin confer-ence play at home against Rowan. The Red Hawks are looking good so far, but only time will tell if they stay focused for yet another season to dig their dominance into the NJAC ground even deeper.
Football
This Week9/18 vs. Rowan 1 p.m.
Last Week9/11 MSU 34, Westfield St. 0
Men’s Soccer
Field Hockey
This Week9/16 vs. CCNY 4 p.m.9/18 @ Rowan 1 p.m.9/22 vs/ William Paterson 4 p.m.
Last Week9/11 MSU 1, East. Connecticut 1
9/12 MSU 2, Manhattanville 0
Women’s Soccer
Last Week9/10 MSU 0, Oneonta 0
9/11 MSU 1, Whitworth 0
This Week9/16 vs. Rowan 7 p.m.9/22 @ William Paterson 7 p.m.
Volleyball
This Week9/17 @ Kean 4:30 p.m. vs. CCNY 8 p.m.9/18 vs. Berry 12 p.m. vs. Centenary 2 p.m.9/21 vs. Rowan 7 p.m.
Last Week9/10 Lycoming 3, MSU 0PSU-Altoona 3, MSU 0
9/11 St. Mary’s 3, MSU 0Cortland State 3, MSU 0
This Week9/16 vs. Susquehanna 6 p.m.9/22 vs. Kean 7 p.m.
D’Andrea was named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two touchdowns and registering 239
total yards in the Red Hawks’ 34-0 win over Westfield State on Saturday
would be a 6-0 halftime lead because of stellar defense. The Owls could not solve the Red Hawks front seven, rush-ing for only eight yards in the first half and gaining just a single first down. Westfield punted during every first half possession except for one, with corner-back Kevin Cloghessy ending the only other Owl drive with an interception. The Red Hawks’ offense finally over-came their miscues in the second half, scoring four touchdowns on a helpless Westfield defense. Much of this was attributed to the great play of senior running back Chris D’Andrea, whose 239 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns earned him the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week award. D’Andrea scored one touchdown on a 42 yard pass from Fischer and another on a 42 yard run in the fourth quarter. D’Andrea said that team was
able to make some changes at halftime to help with the turnaround. “Coach [Rick Giancola] talked to us about different schemes, different run-ning plays, different blocking schemes we were going to run,” D’Andrea said. “He said don’t give up on your blocks, keep running hard and just execute every play.” The end of the third quarter also brought a beautiful 75-yard punt return touchdown from Dan Keegan, who sliced up the Owls’ punt coverage all afternoon. Keegan had 127 punt return yards on five returns on Saturday, as Westfield was blown off their coverage punt after punt. Overall, the final statistics told the whole story of the game. Westfield man-aged just seven first downs and 103 yards of offense in the game. Conversely, Montclair State had 20 first downs and
472 yards of total offense. Without the offenses’ red zone hiccups in the first half, the score could have been much worse for Westfield. Senior safety Mario McLean said the shutout was huge for this young defense, who lost a number of critical seniors last year. The Red Hawks will officially begin their NJAC title defense on Saturday, when they host the Rowan Profs in their first conference game of the season. Rowan is considered one of the toughest teams, and could give Montclair State trouble going forward. “Rowan’s a real tough team,” McLean said. “But we’re going to go in Monday, get the game plan from coach and just execute the game plan again. It’s all about executing the game plan.” Saturday’s battle with Rowan will be held at Sprague Field. Kickoff time will be at 1 p.m.
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MSU-Rowan Football Game
Men’s Soccer Beats Whitworthp. 23
Field Hockey Knocks Off Muhlenbergp. 20
Football Continued on Page 23
MSU football began their 2010 season with a roar on Saturday, as a solid running game and airtight defense shut down the Westfield State Owls, winning the game 34-0. The win is the first of the year for a Red Hawk team trying to repeat their NCAA playoff appearance in 2009. Expectations are high after the team won the NJAC title last
Football Shuts Out Westfield in OpenerMike MonostraSportS editor
year and advanced to the second round of the Division III play-offs. The Red Hawks controlled the flow of the game from begin-ning to end, but a number of early miscues on offense and special teams killed many first half scoring chances. The Red Hawks’ second offensive pos-session saw them set up for a potential 40 yard field goal by junior Jake Delvento. However, holder James Melody fumbled the snap and the Red Hawks
Volleyball Hosts MSU Classic Tournament
The Montclair State Volleyball Team continues to remain win-less as they were swept in four games at the MSU Classic over the weekend to start the season at 0-9. The Red Hawks lost the first two matches to Lycoming College (25-18, 25-21 and 25-18) and Penn State-Altoona (25-5, 25-20 and 25-22) on Friday eve-ning. Montclair State was then swept on Saturday after losing to St. Mary’s of Maryland (25-12, 25-22 and 25-18) and Cortland (25-12, 25-7 and 25-16). On Friday evening against Lycoming College, freshman Kaitlyn Irwin collected 18 digs for the Red Hawks while fresh-man Marta Topor collected seven kills, three service aces and six digs. But Lycoming controlled the match on both sides of the court led by freshman Tanya DeWalt, with eight kills and hitting over .400 against the Red Hawks. In total, Lycoming hit .235 while forcing Montclair State to hit -.023 to end the match. In the first set, the two teams fought closely for much of the set, with Lycoming finally tak-ing control with a 7-1 run to close out the 25-18 win. After the Red Hawks tied the match at 11 in the second set, Lycoming took control, rolling out on a 5-1 run to take a 16-12 lead. Lycoming extended the
Red Hawks Fall in Four Straight Matches As Losing Streak Hits Ninelead to five points before the Red Hawks made a late run to come within one at 22-21. However, senior McKenna Warren posted a kill and junior Emily Abel closed the set with an ace for Lycoming. In the third set, Lycoming jumped out to a 15-4 lead thanks to an eight-point run off the serve of junior Amy Sharlow, as they cruised 25-15 to win the match against the Red Hawks. Later that night against Penn State-Altoona, Irwin recorded 21 digs with Kristen Bronowich adding 11 to go along with four kills. Topor added three kills and six digs as Montclair State lost the match to PSU-Altoona. In the first set, PSU-Altoona controlled the tempo of the game. They only allowed five points to the Red Hawks. In the second set, PSU-Altoona recorded 15 kills and held the Red Hawks to only six, marking the difference in this set for Altoona. Finally in the third set, the teams kept the score close, as it was tied at 22. However, PSU-Altoona regained focus and scored three straight points to end the match against the Red Hawks. On Saturday afternoon, the Red Hawks took on St. Mary’s. Freshman Marta Topor col-lected a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. Sophomore Alyssa Batiste had six kills, seven assists and nine digs while Bronowich collected three kills and seven digs in the los-
ing effort. Irwin led the team with 18 digs and setter Bella Milstein recorded 12 assists in the match. St. Mary’s sophomore outside hitter Jenn Rindone put forth a stellar effort against Montclair State with team-highs of 12 digs and three service aces while adding eight kills. In the last match of the tour-nament, the Red Hawks took on Cortland, who finished second place in the tournament behind St. Mary’s. Irwin had 14 digs and two service aces in the loss to Cortland. Batiste had five kills, four assists and nine digs with Topor getting six kills and four digs. Cortland freshman Ava Hintz totaled nine kills and a .692 attack percentage and freshman Aubrey Barrett had six kills and four blocks. Sophomore setter Kristen Guercio totaled 27 assists and junior Kaitlyn Cooper added three blocks and three kills for Cortland. The Red Hawks have some questions to be answered as the season moves forward. How will they have to change their approach to record a win? Is the team having any communica-tion problems that can be fixed during the season? These ques-tions will be answered as more games are played when the Red Hawks go to Kean University on Friday to face Kean and the City College of New York. The games start at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.
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Red Hawk senior Kristen Bronowich goes up for a spike in a match during last weekend’s MSU Classic.
were forced to turn the ball over on downs. The next Red Hawk posses-sion saw more mistakes, as quarterback Tom Fischer threw an interception on the second play of the drive. A second quar-ter drive by the Red Hawks saw them drive into the red zone, but Delvento missed a 29 yard field goal which kept the score at 3-0 at the time. MSU was able to hold what-
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Red Hawk quarterback Tom Fischer looks to escape the pass rush during MSU’s 34-0 win over Westfield State on Saturday.
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Senior running back Matt Jimenez bursts through the hole in the MSU offensive line during the Red Hawks’ victory over Westfield State.
