Vol. LXXXIV, Issue 3 Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Oct. 1, 2009 Seawanhaka Seawanhaka Seawanhaka Atlantic Yards Looms Large, but Changed Page 2 News Queens City Councilman John Liu (right) defeated Brooklyn City Councilman David Yassky (left) in the Democratic primary runoff election for city comptroller. (Photo Credit: AP Photo / James Keivom) Dem Councilmen Win Runoffs for Citywide Jobs NEW YORK (AP) — Taiwan-born John Liu is one step closer to becoming NewYork City's first Asian-American in citywide office after winning the Democratic primary runoff for city comptroller. Also Tuesday, Councilman Bill de Blasio beat Mark Green in the Democratic primary runoff for public advocate. Li u, whose family emigrated from Taiwan when he was a child, beat fellow City Councilman DavidYassky 56 to 44 percent, according to complete but unofficial returns. In his victory speech Tuesday night, Liu notedhowheandhis parents "cameherewith hope anddetermination." Now, decades later, "there is much at stake for the future of this city," he said. Turnout was 7 to 8 percent for both races. That means a relatively small number of the city's 3 million registered Democrats played an important role in choosing two members of the party's next class of power players. The comptroller is the chief financial officer of the city, analyzing the budget, auditing city agencies and overseeing the $80 billion municipal pension system. The public advocate acts as City Hall watchdog and steps in if the mayor cannot serve. Along with the mayor, they are two of the city's three citywide elected officials. Their terms run four years. The seats were open because City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. is running for mayor against billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum decided not to run again. Both Liu and de Blasio are favored in the general election against their lesser-known Republican opponents. Joe Mendola, a lawyer who has never held public office, is running for comptroller. Alex Zablocki, an entrepreneur and aide to a state senator from Staten Island, faces de Blasio for public advocate. If de Blasio and Liu win in November, they will inherit pulpits where they can increase their profiles and push their Democratic agendas. Bloomberg is a former Republican who is no longer registered with a party. "I will be your voice," de Blasio told supporters Tuesday night, "and whenever your government is not there for you, I will stand up for you." De Blasio prevailed 62.5 percent to 37.5 percent over Green, who held the job of public advocate when the position was creat- ed in 1993. The job was conceived when the City Council essentially renamed the post that was known as City Council president. The powers, including serving as a watchdog of City Hall and casting a vote if the City Council is tied, remained largely the same. But among its most important duties is succeeding the mayor in the case of an emer- gency. No public advocate has ever succeeded a By Sara Kugler Reel Sisters Marks 12th Year at LIU Page 9 Arts Entertainment Is ABC’s FlashForward in Your Future? Page 10 Sports Men’s Soccer Splits Weekend Games Page 21 See RUNOFFS, PAGE 6
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Vol. LXXXIV, Issue 3 Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Oct. 1, 2009
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Queens City Councilman John Liu (right) defeated Brooklyn City Councilman David Yassky (left) in the Democratic primary runoff election for city comptroller.(Photo Credit: AP Photo / James Keivom)
Dem Councilmen Win Runoffs for Citywide JobsNEWYORK (AP) — Taiwan-born John Liu isone step closer to becoming NewYork City'sfirst Asian-American in citywide office afterwinning the Democratic primary runoff forcity comptroller.
Also Tuesday, Councilman Bill deBlasio beat Mark Green in the Democraticprimary runoff for public advocate.
Liu, whose family emigrated fromTaiwan when he was a child, beat fellowCityCouncilman David Yassky 56 to 44 percent,according to complete but unofficial returns.In his victory speech Tuesday night, Liunotedhowhe andhis parents "came here withhope and determination."
Now, decades later, "there is much atstake for the future of this city," he said.
Turnout was 7 to 8 percent for bothraces. That means a relatively small numberof the city's 3 million registered Democratsplayed an important role in choosing twomembers of the party's next class of power
players.The comptroller is the chief financial
officer of the city, analyzing the budget,auditing city agencies and overseeing the$80 billion municipal pension system. Thepublic advocate acts as City Hall watchdogand steps in if the mayor cannot serve.Along with the mayor, they are two of thecity's three citywide elected officials.
Their terms run four years. The seatswere open because City ComptrollerWilliamThompson Jr. is running for mayor againstbillionaire incumbent Mayor MichaelBloomberg, and Public Advocate BetsyGotbaum decided not to run again.
Both Liu and de Blasio are favored in thegeneral election against their lesser-knownRepublican opponents. Joe Mendola, alawyer who has never held public office, isrunning for comptroller. Alex Zablocki, anentrepreneur and aide to a state senator fromStaten Island, faces de Blasio for publicadvocate.
If de Blasio and Liu win in November,
they will inherit pulpits where they canincrease their profiles and push theirDemocratic agendas. Bloomberg is a formerRepublican who is no longer registered witha party.
"I will be your voice," de Blasio toldsupporters Tuesday night, "and wheneveryour government is not there for you, I willstand up for you."
De Blasio prevailed 62.5 percent to37.5 percent over Green, who held the job ofpublic advocate when the position was creat-ed in 1993.
The job was conceived when the CityCouncil essentially renamed the post thatwas known as City Council president. Thepowers, including serving as a watchdog ofCity Hall and casting a vote if the CityCouncil is tied, remained largely the same.
But among its most important duties issucceeding the mayor in the case of an emer-gency.
No public advocate has ever succeeded a
By Sara Kugler
Reel S isters Marks 12thYear at LIUPage 9
Arts
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Is ABC’s FlashForwardin Your Future?Page 10
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Atlantic Yards Project Gets a Physical and Financial Makeover
The embattledAtlantic Yards project is going throughchanges yet again. On Sept. 9, Forest City Ratner revealedthat the plans for the newNets Arena had once again beenchanged, and that the original architect, Frank Gehry hadbeen let go in June 2009. World-renowned architecturalfirm Ellerbe Becket was tapped to redesign the project.
The new design features a slightly toned down arena,but incorporates several of Gehry’s original concepts.Gone is the odd combination of residential and commer-cial buildings on top of the arena. The new design featuresthe arena unencumbered by project’s other buildings.Gehry’s idea to have the outside ground-level walls of thearena to be made of glass, to give the arena a friendlierappearance, has once again been incorporated into thedesign.
The new design has appeased some of the project’sopponents, who felt that the original designs would causethe complex to stand out from the surrounding neighbor-hood. The new arena will feature rust-covered steel panel-ing, which gives the arena a more worn in look, as
opposed to Gehry’s furturistic shining beacon.Mysteriously missing from the new plans, however,
is any mention of what the remaining buildings on thecomplex will look like. The new plans feature vague out-lines of where the buildings will go, but don’t show exactdetails. Critics of the project are questioning when or ifRatner will redesign these buildings, as well as if heshould be allowed to. City officials had previously givenForest City Ratner the go ahead to begin construction onthe project, and had approved all of the design plans.Critics fear that Ratner, who has come under fire for theway he secured the Atlantic Rail Yards from the MTA, willattempt to slip the new designs in without the requiredcommunity approval process.
Furthering the apprehension of Atlantic Yards criticsis the recent announcement that Russian tycoon MikhailProkhorov has placed in a bid to buy a majority share ofthe New Jersey Nets, thus replacing Ratner as the majorityshareholder. Part of the controversy stems from Ratner’sdecision to allow British financial firm Barclays to pur-chase the naming rights for the arena complex. Many wereupset that a foreign firm was allowed to place its name onan American sports complex. With Prokhorov now
expressing interest in buying the Nets from Ratner, theold feelings of resentment are coming back to the fore-front.
The prospective deal is also stirring rumors thatRatner, who has pushed millions of dollars into the proj-ect, is beginning to rethink his objective of completingthe project within the next two years. With designs stillup in the air, anticipated start date of construction contin-ues to be pushed back.
As the new owner of the Nets, Prokhorov would alsobring in new financing to the project, thus potentiallybringing new life to the seemingly doomed state-of-the-art sports complex.
The fate of the complex will likely remain up in theair for quite some time. The New York State Court ofAppeals is holding a hearing later this month to examinewhether the city is allowed to use eminent domain to bootresidents and business owners who refused to sell theirproperties to Ratner. Also, if Forest City Ratner hasn’tbroken ground by December, the project will lose all of itsgovernment subsidized bonds. With the forfeit clock near-ing zero, its looking like Bruce Ratner and the AtlanticYards project may soon throw in the towel.
By Christina LongNews Editor
This mockup of the most recent proposal for the Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards removes some of the excesses of Frank Gehry’s original design in an effort to better blend in with the surrounding neighbor-hood.
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This summer Long Island University lost a friend,mentor and invaluable advisor to students. BernadetteWalker, Dean of Students at the Long Island UniversityBrooklyn Campus for 25 years, passed away August 1after a long illness.
Dean Walker began her career at Long IslandUniversity in April 1977, and obtained her master’sdegree in education with a concentration in guidance andcounseling in May 1977. Dean Walker’s prior experi-ences on campus gave her inside knowledge of the needsof LIU students, which allowed her to jump in headfirstand direct students in meeting their graduation require-ments and future career goals.
In 1986, Dean Walker was promoted to Dean ofStudents, which enhanced her responsibilities. As Deanof Students she was responsible for Student Affairs,which consisted of Residence Life, InternationalStudents, Health Services and Psychological Services.As Dean, Ms. Walker became a role model for many stu-dents. She was always there with open arms, regardless ofthe circumstances, by supporting functions, debates andplays.
Dean Walker is survived by her parents and four sib-lings. Dean Walker never married and did not have chil-dren, but she treated all students who came to her forassistance as her own.
On Monday November 2, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in theKumble Theatre at the Brooklyn Campus, a journal hon-oring service will be held in order for people to shareremembrances, anecdotes, and cherished memories ofBernadette. At the family’s request, in lieu of flowersdonations can be made to the Walker Scholarship fund.
Brooklyn CampusLoses One of its
OwnBy Noelani Alexis
Staff Writer
(Photo Credit: LIU Public Relations)
Long IslandUniversity – Brooklyn’s Health ServicesDepartment is making changes. Plans have been made tooverhaul its record keeping system by transferring allhard copy data into an easily indexed digital format. Withthe appointment of V.R. Smalls as the new Director ofHealth Services, past complaints of missing or misplacedhealth files will hopefully come to an end.
Smalls did not delve into past policies and slip upsbut spoke about his plan for Health Services to haveinterns working in the center’s eight exam rooms.Smalls’main desire is for the Health Services Departmentto become a primary care center for LIU students.
Health Services has also been involved in a partner-ship with Brooklyn Hospital, located on the corner ofDeKalb Avenue and Ashland Place. Brooklyn Hospitaldoctors service the health center daily, from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. LIU Physician Assistant majors intern at BrooklynHospital with an emphasis on preventative care. On a col-lege campus, prevention is key to assuring the health ofstudents, faculty and staff
One of the most common infections on college cam-puses is Meningitis. According to the Center for DiseaseControl and Prevention, college students who live oncampus, U.S. military recruits and anyone with a damagedor removed spleen are more at risk for contractingMeningitis. Meningitis is an infection of the fluid sur-rounding the brain and spinal cord. It is most common ininfants less than one year of age and teenagers 15 to 19years old. One out of every ten people who contractmeningitis dies, while those who survive may experienceloss of arms or legs, deafness, mental retardation,
seizures, strokes or problems with their nervous system.Luckily, there have so far been no cases of meningi-
tis reported at Brooklyn Hospital. While there is a menin-gitis vaccine, Health Services does not offer the poten-tially life saving vaccine that typically costs anywherefrom $60 - $150. The risks associated with receiving thevaccine are minimal, with many recipients only reportingredness or pain at the injection site. Allergic reactionscan occur, however, that is a risk associated with all vac-cines.
While meningitis is always a major concern on col-lege campuses, the ever-looming threat of another widespread H1N1 outbreak has doctors at Brooklyn Hospitalencouraging prevention through vaccination and healthyhygiene practices. As of 11 weeks ago, there were H1N1cases in 21 states and flu season has not officially started.
Doctors advise that the best way to prevent contract-ing H1N1 is to always wash your hands with soap andwater, use hand sanitizer, stay home if you get sick, coveryour nose andmouth when you cough or sneeze and avoidtouching your eyes, nose andmouth.
With the H1N1 threat ever present in everyone’sminds, the CDC and other major health organizations aretrying to find newways to educate the public on easy pre-vention practices. Dr. John Clarke, Medical Director forthe Long Island Railroad of Baldwin posted a Youtube rapvideo detailing how to prevent the H1N1 spread. “H1NIswine flu intervention I bring prevention Dr. Clarke yacome to make your head numb Health Hop lesson 1… bet-ter play it safe long term outcome will see the incomenever sick again from the H1NI…”
For more information on services available from theHealth Services Department, students can contact them at(718) 246-6450, or visit their office in UniversityTowers, 175 Willoughby Street.
By Leonica ValentineArts & Entertainment Editor
Health Services Works to Prevent Meningitisand H1N1 Outbreaks on Campus
LIU Health & Medical Services, located at 175 Willoughby Street.(Photo Credit: Justine Bach)
A Michigan University student recieves the meningitis vaccine atthe university’s health center.
(Photo Credit: Kalamazoo Gazette)
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Planning for a career is something that all studentsshould begin while in college. Whether a freshman,sophomore, or even a transfer student, students shouldalways be working towards internships and, conjunc-tively, a career.
This is where LIU’s Office of Career Services comesin. Career Services provides career development assis-tance throughout each student’s academic career. It isequipped with advisors and counselors who are there tohelp students with job search preparation, internshipsand job referral assistance.
The Office of Career Services assists undergraduateand graduate students. Students are assigned a careercounselor according to their major. They provideCooperative Education programs, 1-on-1 CareerAdvisement, as well as skill assessment.
Counselors assist students in various ways, includ-ing, skills and interest assessments, career and industryresearch, career-related workshops, resume and jobsearch letter development, on-campus recruiting events,interview preparation and workshops and job referralassistance.
“I cannot stress the importance of coming early andgetting help,” said Stephanie Steinberg, Director ofCareer Services. Steinberg stressed that taking time tovisit the office early in a student’s academic career is crit-ical.
“For Freshman, we know that you are dealing witha lot, but do not wait too late to get started on applyingfor an internship, you may want to go for an internshipthe summer after your first year has ended,” saidSteinberg.
Now that the rush to land a fall internship is over,it’s not too early to apply or start getting informationon internships for next semester. Internships are crucialin students’ quest for employment post graduation, andCareer Services has academic advisors who will helpstudents decide which internships are appropriate fortheir desired career goals.
Before applying for an internship, students need tomake sure they have the proper tools. It is also essentialfor students to find out deadlines before applying for aninternship. The best time to apply for a spring semesterinternship is usually in November and December.
Students can meet with a career counselor, who willhelp them lay out a plan detailing the steps needed inorder to go for an internship. One thing Career Servicesstresses is that students should not wait until their sen-ior year to apply for an internship.
The Office of Career Services is holding an
Internship and Job fair on Oct. 15 in the ParamountGymnaisum (Metcalfe Building), from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. With a focus on internships, as well as part-timeand full-time positions, this event is targeted towardsundergraduates and graduate students in Business,Education, Media Arts, Social Work, Education andLiberal Arts and Sciences. In order to be admitted to theevent, students are required to wear business clothing(meaning no jeans or sneakers) and to also bring sever-al copies of their resumes.
For those that aren’t quite sure how to put togethera resume or are not confident in the resumes that theyalready have, there is no need to worry. From Oct. 5through Oct. 14, the Office of Student Development andRetention (Pratt, Rm. 510),will hold ‘Boot Camp’Career Fair preparation sessions.
The ‘Boot Camp” session will prepare students forthe Internship and Job Fair by providing them with cru-cial social networking skills and information on what toexpect at the fair. Career Services will also teach stu-dents how to make a cover letter template, a properresume, they even teach social networking skills,including “the one-minute elevator pitch.” Students canalso have their resumes reviewed by a career counselor.Students who plan to attend the fair must have theirresumes approved by a Career Services counselor priorto Oct. 15.
In addition to hosting the Internship and Job fair,
the Office of Career Services has a new online job banksystem called MyCareerKey. MyCareerKey, which waslaunched last year, allows users to receive monthlynewsletters about jobs that are related to their major.While most of the events like the Internship and Job fairare advertised in the Career Services offices, users willbe notified of events in the newsletter that aren’t adver-tised elsewhere
Getting started with MyCareerKey is simple; creat-ing a username, password and filling out several basicquestions, takes less than five minutes. After users havesuccessfully signed up and created their online profile,the next step is to write a resume and have it approvedby one of the counselors. After it has been approved,users can then upload it to their online profile so thatpotential employers can review it.
For more information related to resumes, intern-ships, academic questions, questions related to yourmajor, or job opportunities you can contact the Officeof Career services at [email protected] orcall (718) 488 – 1039.
The Office of Career Services is located on the 5thFloor of the Pratt Building, in Rm. 510. Their officehours are as follows: Monday, Thursday, and Fridayfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., andTuesday andWednesday from9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By Jessica SaavedraStaff Writer
Career Services Prepares Students for Upcoming Job Fair
Above, LIU’s Director of Career Services, Stephanie Steinberg. The Office of Career Services is located in the Pratt Building, Rm. 510.(Photo Credit: Ian Smith)
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Inspiration, leadership, and success bestdescribe the quickly growing Jumpstart program,where college students get a chance to make a differ-ence in a child’s life. Jumpstart was founded in 1993when two students at Yale University had the ideathat, through the potential of community service,college students could make a great impact on achild’s life.
During the first year, 15 college students fromConnecticut partnered with 15 preschool children,and changed their lives for the better. Throughoutthe years more than 70,000 preschool childrenacross the nation have benefited from devoted vol-unteers, and millions of hours of mentoring. Withthe support of generous sponsors such asAmeriCorps, Sodexo, American Eagle and Pearson,Jumpstart is determined to reach more children inmore communities by reinventing their programmodel.
Pearson is a proud sponsor of Jumpstart’s spe-cial project called “Read for the Record,” wherecelebrities read books on national television inorder to bring preschool children together to readthe same book, on the same day, in neighborhoodsall over the nation. On Oct. 8th, 2009, families allover the nation will come together to read EricCarle’s book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
The tradition in New York will once again con-tinue, as this year, Read for the Record will kick offon NBC’s Today show. Millions of viewers willtune in to learn about the importance of early child-hood literacy. Campaign sponsors LL Cool J and
Mary-Louise Parker, along with guest readers LoBosworth and Nelly Furtado will join Matt Lauerand Meredith Vieira to help spread the word. EricCarle himself will also make a special appearanceto share his classic story.
The main goal of Read for the Record is to pre-pare pre-school children for school. In order toraise awareness about the importance of early educa-tion, the Pearson foundation will donate 200,000books to schools in low-income communities.
Long Island University is a proud partner ofJumpstart. Regardless of what the student’s majoris, they can still be part of the mentoring program,where they work with pre-school children in theBrooklyn area on various projects, such as readingchildren books together to improve the child’svocabulary and understanding, endorsing groupactivities in order for the kids to interact with oneanother and share fun learning activities thatencourage the children to think positive.
Students also work with teachers and parents toinsure that their child is making progress. In thisfield of work students develop good leadershipskills that will benefit them in the future. Alongwith gaining real life experience, college studentsget a chance to earn an educational award of onethousand dollars in tuition, book or loan fees, for acompletion of 300 hours of service.
Lauren Eastman is the Jumpstart advisor atLIU’s Brooklyn Campus. Talking with her caninspire one to become part of a community thatinspires pre-school children to learn. Just thinkingthat anybody could be a role model in someone’slife is a great feeling.
Jumpstart is great way to make a difference in achild’s life while building life-long friendships.
Students Jump at the Chance toHelp Underprivileged Children
By Roksolana SheverackStaff Writer
September 11th is a day of remembrance with many different servic-es and memorials. This year the cornerstone of the 1,776 foot FreedomTower which will rise from the site of Ground Zero was unveiled by itscreators in Hauppauge, Long Island. This carved and polished stone wasdesigned to give tribute to the many who perished in 2001 and to thosewho have fought the war on terrorism since that fateful day. Hundredsgathered for the unveiling. Military people, girl scouts, Red Cross vol-unteers, local and state politicians, the LIU Newman Club, and many pri-vate citizens came to be part of this unique 9/11 memorial service. LongIsland University was uniquely represented by its chaplain, FatherCharles Keeney, who was asked to bless the stone and to offer inspira-tional prayers for those who perished in New York and Pennsylvaniaeight years ago. Here he is pictured blessing the stone with holy water.When this stone is placed at the World Trade center site in 2012, mem-bers of the Long Island University community can proudly say that theirchaplain was the one who called down God’s blessing on this symbol ofAmerica’s resolve. May we always live in enduring freedom.
LIU’s Father Charlie BlessesFreedom Tower Cornerstone
Courtesy of the Newman Club
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mayor, and a City Council president has only done it once,in 1950.
Vincent Impellitteri took over as acting mayor afterMayor William O'Dwyer resigned amid a corruption scandalthat year. He also later won a special election and servedthree more years.
Only one mayor, William Jay Gaynor, has died in officesince the city's five boroughs were consolidated in 1898.After Gaynor died in 1913, from injuries related to a shoot-ing three years prior, he was succeeded by the president ofthe Board of Aldermen, which predates the City Council.
De Blasio, a Brooklyn city councilman, has worked forthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developmentand was Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign manager forher U.S. Senate run in 2000.
His birth name was Warren Wilhelm, but from a youngage he went by Bill de Blasio, and changed it officially in2001.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recession faded in the springwith economic activity shrinking at a pace of just 0.7 per-cent, a better-than-expected showing that buttressedbeliefs the economy is growing now.
The small dip in gross domestic product for the April-June quarter follows the 6.4 percent annualized drop in thefirst three months of this year, the worst slide in nearlythree decades. In the final quarter of last year, the econo-my sank at a rate of 5.4 percent.
The new reading on second-quarter GDP, reported bythe Commerce Department on Wednesday, shows theeconomy shrinking less than the 1 percent pace previous-ly estimated. It also was better than the annualized 1.1percent drop that economists were predicting.
The final revision of second-quarter GDP comes onthe last day of the third quarter, in which many analystspredict the economy started growing again at a pace ofabout 3 percent.
Gross domestic product measures the value of allgoods and services — from machines to manicures — pro-duced in the U.S. It is the best estimate of the nation'seconomic health.
A main reason for the second-quarter upgrade: busi-nesses didn't cut back spending on equipment and soft-ware nearly as deeply as the government had thought.Consumers also didn't trim their spending as much.
Many analysts predict the economy started growingagain in the July-September quarter, due partly toPresident Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus packageand the government's now defunct Cash for Clunkers pro-gram, which had ginned up auto sales. It offered peoplerebates of up to $4,500 to buy new cars and trade in lessefficient gas guzzlers.
Earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman BenBernanke said the recession, which started in December2007, is "very likely over."
But he warned that pain will persist — especially forthe nearly 15 million unemployed Americans.
Because the recovery is expected to slow to a more plod-ding pace in the coming months, the nation's unemploy-ment rate — now at a 26-year high of 9.7 percent — isexpected top 10 percent this year. Economists predict itwill have nudged up to 9.8 percent for September when thegovernment releases that report Friday.
The economy has now contracted for a record fourstraight quarters for the first time on records dating to1947, underscoring the toll the recession has taken onconsumers and businesses.
In the second quarter, consumers trimmed their spend-ing at a rate of 0.9 percent. That was slightly less than the1 percent annualized drop estimated a month ago, butmarked a reversal from the first quarter when consumersboosted spending 0.6 percent.
Many analysts predict that consumer spending willmove back into positive territory again in the third quar-ter. But worries linger that rising unemployment and stillhard-to-get credit could crimp such spending, whichaccounts for about 70 percent of economic activity, andhobble the recovery.
Less drastic cuts in business spending contributed tothe second-quarter's improved showing.Businesses trimmed spending on equipment and softwareat a pace of 4.9 percent. That wasn't as deep as the 8.4 per-cent annualized drop previously estimated for the secondquarter, and marked a big improvement from an annualizedplunge of 36.4 percent in the first quarter.
A key area where businesses did cut more deeply inthe spring was inventories.
They slashed spending at a record pace of $160.2 bil-lion. But there's a silver lining to that: With inventoriesat rock-bottom, businesses have started to boost produc-tion to satisfy customer demand, one of the forces thatshould lift GDP in the third quarter, analysts say.
The report also showed that after-tax profits of U.S.corporations rose 0.9 percent in the spring, the secondstraight quarterly gain.
Spending on housing projects fell at a rate of 23.3percent in the second quarter, also not as deep as the annu-alized drop of 38.2 percent in the first quarter.
By Jeannie Aversa
Economy Dips at 0.7 Percent Pace in 2QRunoffs Prove aBoon to StateDemocrats
Continued from Front Page
Mark de Blasio defeated Mark Green in the Democratic primaryrunoff election for public advocate.
(Photo Credit: AP Photo / Robert Mecea)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke must not have realized that the recession was not completely over, as the economy continues toshrink with little rise in employment
(Photo Credit: AP Photo / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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It never ceases to amaze me how completelyinsane celebrity worship is, not just in the UnitedStates, but around the world.
In case you didn’t get the hint from the title,the subject of this week’s column will beacclaimed filmmaker Roman Polanski. I will bethe firs to admit that I am a fan of Polanski’swork; Repulsion and Chinatown are two of my all-time favorite films. I have a deep respect for hiswork.
Nevertheless, Polanski is also an admittedrapist and pedophile, having drugged and raped13-year-old Samantha Geimer while working on aphoto-shoot for the French edition of Vogue mag-azine.
Polanski plead guilty to his crime and wassentenced to a laughable 90 days of psychiatricevaluation, and was furthermore granted anaddition stay of 90 days to complete his currentfilm project. It was at this point that Polanskidecided to shirk the law and flee to France, wherehe has lived in relative luxury for the last 30 years.
Now he’s back in custody, possibly facingextradition to the United States to serve out hissentence, which, more likely than not, will bedrastically increased.
The facts are plain; he committed a disgust-ing crime. Furthermore, he admitted to it in acourt of law. So why is it that, suddenly, impor-tant figures from across the globe are suddenlyrushing to his aid?
The French, I can almost understand; to them,he’s a national hero, and we all know how muchthe French love their nouveau art films.
But when I see Harvey Weinstein make theclaim that Polanski has “served his time,” I amforced to wonder what he is smoking. Living inwealth in France, continuing to make award-win-ning films, does not strike me as an appropriatepunishment.
The U.S. has always had a strange relation-ship with celebrities. We love when they succeed,but equally as much, we love when they fail.
Not to beat a dead horse, but this whole situ-ation reminds me of the first OJ Simpson trial.You know, the one where everybody was callingfor his blood because they absolutely knew he didit? The result, of course, was the he was acquitted,in a court of law, based on the evidence presentedby the prosecution.
People were enraged when OJ got off. Theywere so sure that he had killed his wife, even ifthey couldn’t say why. Contrast this to Polanski,who admitted guilt with no pretext. Yet many arestill able to defend him without the slightest bit ofremorse.
Of course, OJ and Roman weren’t similar inevery respect. OJ, at one point in his life, had theworld by the balls, and the American publicwatched in relish as it slipped from his fingers.Polanski, in contrast, is a monumentally tragicfigure; a holocaust survivor and a widower, his 81/2 month pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, havingbeen killed by Charles Manson’s zany bunch in1969.
It is without a doubt that the man has experi-enced more sorrow than most of us probably everwill. It is also true that he has produced a numberof masterful films in his long career. But are thesereasons we should let him off the hook?
Some will argue that his life in European exileshould be enough. Others will say that his trialjudge was crooked, that he fled because he could-n’t trust the system. Still, others will say that sincehis one (major) transgression, he has been amodel citizen.
Despite these facts, letting Polanski off thehook would set a dangerous precedent for theU.S. judicial system. It would be saying that, basi-cally, if you have enough money and know theright people, you could get away with anything.
If anything, the justice system tries to be fairand impartial, regardless of the feelings of thoseinvolved. Courts don’t exist to make people feelbetter. They exist to administer justice under thelaw. Not prosecuting Polanski would be making amockery of the system that attempts to defend allof our liberties.
In a case like this, it becomes necessary toseparate the man from his work. While we mayfeel sympathy for Polanski, by no means shouldwe bridge that with notions of his innocence.While his conviction may end the career of aninspired filmmaker, it is, quite simply, the rightthing to do.
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Episode 3:A Case of theRomans
Iran confirmed last week that it is building a previouslyundisclosed nuclear enrichment plant inside a military base nearthe city of Qum. Facing mounting international pressure for dis-closure and inspection of its nuclear facilities, Iran has becomethe media and the U.S. government's villain of choice . . . again.
The American public has an unusual relationship with Iran.We always seem to be caught in one of three contradictorystances: deprecating it for its president's comments and its poten-tial to create nuclear weapons, wishing it to be the next haven fora liberal Western lifestyle, or forgetting about it completely. Atany moment, whatever stance we're caught in seems to have moreto do with what the media and government tell us than with actualdevelopments.
Now, with this latest development, there is good reason to beupset with Iran and to threaten new sanctions if it doesn't open itsnuclear facilities in the coming weeks, as the Obama administra-tion has done.
However, let's take a step back. In late 2007, the U.S.Intelligence Community released its National IntelligenceEstimate on Iran's nuclear capabilities, judging with "high confi-dence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons pro-gram," including any covert uranium enrichment work. This esti-mate contradicted the previous one from 2005 and caused muchdelight over the supposed success of international pressure.
Throughout 2008, much criticism was hurled at IranianPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his Holocaust-denying com-ments, but otherwise little public attention was devoted to Iran.Earlier this summer, President Obama delivered his forward-look-ing and hopeful Middle East speech in Cairo, inviting Iran andothers in the region to renewed talks. Such aspirations were large-ly doused by news of Iran's botched presidential elections.
It seems fantastic that Iran has transformed from a nuke-hun-gry rogue to a cooperative non-nuclear state, to a potential part-ner in maintaining peace in the Middle East, and now to an unde-mocratic theocracy, all in the span of four years. However, in theirpursuit of ulterior commercial and political goals, that's how themedia and government have portrayed it.
Of course, no one knows for sure how to feel about Iran; howto piece together its many, often contradictory, forces; how tounderstand it as a whole, with its people, its government, its reli-gion, its political tensions, its economic ambitions. Quickattempts to reach such certainty are doomed to failure.
Instead, we must view Iran through several, interwoven per-spectives. We must understand that its internal conflicts —between its supporters of democracy and its religious authority,between its liberalizing and its traditional forces, between itsyoung population and its older government — are far from settled.If Iran itself does not know in which direction it is headed, howcan we purport to understand its true nature and to portray it in asingle phrase as we've done in years past?
This is an old lesson that we've learned several times and thatwe're still learning, whether it applies to China, Russia,Afghanistan or Iran. There are multiple layers in each story. Someare compelling when you're standing on the bully pulpit, someevoke hope for the future, and some you don't quite understand.However, if we are to take decisive action, such as imposing newsanctions, they must all be re-evaluated and foreseen. We cannotact based solely on simplified, one-dimensional caricatures.
Response to Iran Must Be Measured
By Pratik MehtaWashington Square News (New York University)
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At the Box Office
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora film fes-tival held its twelfth annual installment thispast weekend, Sept. 26 and 27 at Long IslandUniversity’s very own Kumble Theater. TheReel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival &Lecture Series screens a dynamic selection ofmore than 20 films directed, produced andwritten by women of color from across theglobe.
The Reel Sisters Film Festival is one ofthe few film festivals dedicated to showcas-ing women’s experiences from a global per-spective. It celebrates the art of storytellingby female filmmakers in the areas of docu-mentary, narrative, experimental and anima-tion.
The festival opened Friday with a hands-on workshop on using films in the class-room. Students learned the important rolefilms have played in reflecting the lives andheritages of people of African descent, fromAlex Haley’s historic Roots to MayaAngelou’s Down in the Delta and JohnSingleton’s Boyz n the Hood. This was justone cultural element that was highlightedover this two-day event.
The first day continued with showings offilms under the category of “UniversalConsciousness,” which included TresubiaWhitlow’s Black to Our Roots, and Alixa andNaima’s Hurricane Season: Hidden Messagesin the Water. Black to Our Roots is the inspi-rational story of a young girl’s journey frominner-city Atlanta to Ghana, West Africa insearch of her ancestral home and her African
Roots. The film celebrates the strong familyties, which aid in retaining her culture andidentity.
Later, director Stacey Muhammad led adiscussion on her short film I Am Sean Bellin the teen section. She gave the audience anin-depth look at how young African Americanmen are challenging a system that makesthem targets, such as Sean Bell, who was bru-tally shot down by New York City police offi-cers on his wedding day. This was easily themost moving film of the festival and onlylasted a scant ten minutes.
WBAI-FM host and playwright EstherArmah moderated a panel at 7 p.m. on thetheme: “Honoring Our Roots and FamilyTies." The panelists, all of whom were award-winning filmmakers, included Al Santan, NiaLove and Trey Whitlow. This year's curatorwas Rhonda L. Haynes. At the end of the firstnight, ticket holders were lucky enough tosee and discuss an excerpt from her upcomingfilm, Let the Eagle Scream: Evolution ofLynching in America.
Of the films shown, one of the mostpowerful was the 83-minute documentaryLillie and Leander: A Legacy of Violence. Thefilm examines the case of a black man sus-pected of raping and murdering a whitewoman at the turn of the 20th century inPensacola, Fla. In investigating the rape andmurder of her great-great aunt Lillie Davis,director Alice Brewton Hurwitz stumblesupon an explosive family secret: that distantmembers of the Davis family, in the early1900s, may have performed several revengekillings against innocent blacks.
In one interview, an elderly relativerecounts how men in their family would kill
every black man who walked on the road theylived on, seemingly matching the localmythology in this divided community. Morethan a crime investigation, Lillie and Leanderaddress the racism that still simmers in manyUS communities through this powerful tale ofshocking family secrets. This courageousfilm is unforgettable, to say the least.
The second day of the festival includedan excerpt from the upcoming documentaryIn Our Heads About Our Hair. The film, whichfeatures veteran news anchor Melba Tolliver,Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin and many others, isdedicated to healing black women's self-esteem issues, often tied to their hair.
The festival ended with the annual awardsCeremony and reception. This festival notonly revealed much about African Americanculture that isn’t told in textbooks, but wasalso very heart-rending. Just being in thepresence of these incredible and successfulwomen, attendees, especially women, could-n’t help but to feel empowered.
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora FilmFestival & Lecture Series mission is to culti-vate and spotlight the unique talent and strug-gle of women of color in the film industry.They have proven that women filmmakers ofAfrican-American, Caribbean, Latin, Asianand African descent can make a difference inthe film industry. Each film genre offered aglimpse into the often missing, historicaland psychological elements of womanhood,as well as religious, governmental and socie-tal development from a female perspective.LIU hopes that The Reel Sisters of theDiaspora will come back and celebrate their13th anniversary on our campus next year.
Reel Sisters Festival Finishes 12th Year at Kumble
By Cassie ReneStaff Writer
A still from Tresubia Whitlow and Jacqueline Olive’s Black to Our Roots, which screened at the 12th annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival last weekend.(Photo Credit: www.reelsisters.org)
One of the most exciting filmmak-ers to emerge from Denmark inrecent years, Nicolas WindingRefn creates gut-punching tales ofcriminals, ne’er-do-wells and lowlives with an astonishing commit-ment to character that elevatesthese sordid tales to the level ofgreat art. The result is a filmogra-phy that is not only brutally vio-lent, but also powerfully moving.
FEAR XThu, Oct 1 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 p.m.
John Turturro gives a subtle, enig-matic performance as a mall secu-rity guard investigating the doublemurder of his wife and a policeofficer. Calibrated to unnerve atevery turn, Refn’s first English-language feature ranks with thebest psychological thrillers. (InEnglish)
GAMBLERFri, Oct 2 at 4:30, 9:40 p.m.
This documentary follows Refnclosely during and after the filmingof the two Pusher sequels as hejuggles the productions, moneytroubles, a new baby, and problemswith his girlfriend. An extraordi-nary insight into Refn’s career,ideas and process. (Danish w/English subtitles)
BRONSONFri, Oct 2 at 6:50 p.m.**Q&A with Nicolas Winding Refn
Refn overturns the overly sanitized biopic formula with this stylizedportrait of Britain’s most notorious prisoner: a former bare-knuckleboxer, Charles Bronson, who has spent over 34 years behind bars,including three decades in solitary confinement. Actor Tom Hardyutterly inhabits Bronson—a man who is polite and vulnerable, yetbrutal and sadistic. (In English)
BLEEDERSun, Oct 2 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Refn’s rarely-screened sophomore feature finds Leo (Kim Bodnia)frustrated by a dead-end job and an unwanted pregnancy. To avoid hisgirlfriend, he regularly stays out late with his buddies until he wit-nesses an act of violence that pushes him over the edge. (Danish w/English subtitles)
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is located only two blocksaway from Long Island University at 30 Lafayette Avenue (betweenAshland Place and St. Felix Street). One of BAM's many hidden gemsis its Cinématek program. BAM Cinématek presents new and rarelyseen contemporary films, classics from cinema history, work by localartists, and festivals of films from around the world, often with spe-cial appearances by directors, actors, and other guests. Studentsreceive a special ticket rate of $8 with a Student ID (Mon-Thursonly)!
- Compiled with permission from BAM.org by Contributing Writer Stephanie Carlin
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FlashForward is Step Back for ABC
Joseph Fiennes stars as FBI Agent Mark Benford in the season premiere of ABC’s latest sci-fi drama FlashForward.(Photo Credit: www.scifiwire.com)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to seeyour own future, even for just a single second? What about30 seconds? A minute? Two minutes?
In ABC’s new science-fiction drama FlashForward, theentire population of the world gets to do just that.
Based on the Robert J. Sawyer novel of the samename, the new series, helmed by showrunners BrannonBraga (24 , Star Trek : Voyager) and David Goyer(Threshold, Blade: Trinity ) seems primed to replace Lostas ABC’s go-to sci-fi mystery.
Much like Lost (the final season of which will airnext February), the series premiere of FlashForward unrav-els slowly, teasing viewers with innumerable questionsand all-too-few answers in its 45-minute runtime.
The series revolves around protagonist Mark Benford(Joseph Fiennes), a Los Angeles FBI Agent and recoveringalcoholic. While on a terrorist-related car chase throughdowntown LA, Benford and his partner, Demetri Noh (StarTrek’s John Cho) both experience a simultaneous black-out, causing their car to careen out of control on the busyhighway.
Benford experiences a series of strange visionsbefore regaining consciousness. As he dusts himself off,the full gravity of his surroundings comes to bear. Allaround him, Los Angeles burns; wrecked cars litter thestreets and plumes of smoke rise thick from the city’s sky-scrapers.
Slowly, Benford and his FBI cohorts realize that hisblackout was not singular. Indeed, everyone in the world,at exactly the same time, fell unconscious for exactly 137seconds. They discover, furthermore, that in that shortspan of time, every person was shown a glimpse of theirfuture, taking place approximately six months later onApril 29, 2010.
Comparisons with ABC’s other sci-fi powerhouse,Lost, will almost surely be made (indeed, I have alreadydone so), and they are not without merit. FlashForward, atleast, from its first episode, seems intent on stringingalong viewers in much the same way Lost does; amolasses-like narrative, multiple plot threads, mind-bending twists and, even, its own piece of dislocatedfauna.
While FlashForward does manage to wonderfully emu-late these qualities, at the same time, it forgets to presenta compelling cast of characters. While Cho’s comedic tim-ing brings some levity to the ever-so-serious events athand, his character feels shoehorned in to the point wherethe viewer will wonder if he only exists to play the hot-tempered bad cop to Fiennes’ humble-good-cop-with-a-dark-secret (i.e., he’s a drinker).
Unfortunately, the rest of the major cast members areequally bland. Lost veteran Sonya Walger wears a constantexpression of wide-eyed confusion as Dr. Olivia Benford(never mind the fact that her metropolitan hospital is allbut empty after a monumental world disaster). Peyton isalso unconvincing as the Benford’s God-fearing babysit-ter, Nicole, who believes that the future visions are thework of a higher power.
The real question, though, is how long canFlashForward really last? The future jump was only a meresix months into the future. Once the show reaches thatpoint in TV-time (a season, give or take), what happensafter that? Another flash? The impetus for the mystery sud-denly disappears without the gimmick.
Despite the weak cast, I’m not ready to write the showoff quite yet. Ratings were high for the first episode, andpreviews have featured another Lost veteran, DominicMonaghan, joining the cast in the near future.
At this point, I will continue to watch FlashForwardwith reserved skepticism. Who knows, maybe we’ll evensee a Driveshaft reunion.
Kumble TheaterFor more information, call (718) 488-1624
or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Thu. , October 1 - Mon. , October 11“Scribblin’ at the Automat”Uplifting original play dramatizes a conversation between lifelong friends, acclaimedwriter James Baldwin and famed photographer Richard Avedon.
Tue. , October 20, 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.Community Works
Sat. , October 24, 7 p.m.Kingdom Choice Awards
Fri . , October 30 - Tue. , November 10El Jubilado
ExhibitionsGallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday/Sunday,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Humanities Building Gallery is closed on weekends). Admission
is free. For more information, call Nancy Grove at (718) 488-1198.
Tue. , September 1 - Fri . , October 2, Humanities Gal leryJudith Shea “Legacy CollectionSculpture and photographs.
Tue. , September 1 - Fri . , October 2, Salena Gal lery“Under the Glass”Contemporary Russian photography.
Tue. , September 1 - Fri . , October 2, Resnick Gal leryBASIS Summer ProgramHigh-school student work.
DanceFor more information, call (718) 488-3355.
Fri . , October 16, 7 p.m. , Kumble TheaterDance Faculty ConcertEclectic evening of contemporary dance and performance.Tickets: $15; $10, students and seniors with ID.
Music“Jazz Clinic and Concert Series” features top names in jazz. Admission is free. For more infor-
mation, call Bob Aquino at (718) 488-1668.
Tue. , October 6, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. , Humanities Bui lding, Room 106T.K. BlueJazz saxophonist will conduct master class on “Improvising the Blues.”
Tue. , October 20, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. , Humanities Bui lding, Room 106Amir El SaffarIraqi-American trumpeter will discuss improvising with Arabic modes and scales.
Wednesdays, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. , Humanities Bui lding, Room 106Long Island University ChorusThe chorus rehearses every Wednesday, starting September 9. For more information,contact Gloria Cooper at (718)488-1450.
BusinessFor more information, call (718) 488-1121
Tue. , October 6; Wed. , October 216:30 p.m. , Library Learning Center, Room 115Toastmasters International Club MeetingPublic speaking club provides a supportive and fun way to become more persuasive.Call Vanessa Gonzalez at (718)488-1435.
ReadingsThe English Department’s multicultural “Voices of the Rainbow” series is funded by
the Provost’s Office. Admission is free. For more information, call LouisParascandola at (718) 488-1109.
Wed. , October 7 , Noon, Locati on TBAThomas Sayers Ellis and Jacqueline BishopA poet and photographer from Washington D.C., Ellis co-funded the Dark RoomCollective. Auhor of the highly praised collection, “The Maverick Room,” he hasbeen published in Grand Street, Ploughshares and The Best American Poetry (1997,2001). Bishop is a Jamaican-born poet, writer, painter and filmmaker. Foundingeditor of Calabash: A Journal of Carribbean Arts & Letters, she has written the novel,“The River’s Song,” and the poetry collections, “Fauna” and “Snapshots fromIstanbul.”
Mon. , October 26 , 6 p.m. , Locati on TBAKevin BakerBaker has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, theChicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and Harper’s magazine. His works includethe historical novels, “Sometimes You See it Coming”; “Paradise Alley”; “Striver’sRow”; and “Dreamland,” which is set largely in Coney Island.
Career ServicesTue. , October 13 , 11 a.m. , Pratt Bui l ding , Room 510US Environmental Protection Agency Information SessionCome learn about paid opportunities from a representative at this important and presiti-gious federal government agency. All majors welcome!
Wed. , October 21 , 11 a.m. , Library Learning Center, Room 515Navigating Your Career: How to Get StartedCome to this workshop, co-sponsored with the Office of International Students, and learnabout preparing for and managing your career. Gain tips on resume writing and preparingfor interviews.
Wed. , October 29 , 1 0 a.m. , Library Learnng Center, Room 515Immigration Attorney PresentationCo-sponsored with the Office of International Students, Immigration Attorney, EugeneGoldstein, Esq. will provide information on the Visa process.
“Whatever you think about the so-called crime,Polanski has served his time.”
-Weinstein Company chairman HarveyWeinstein, discussing director Roman Polanski’s
recent arrest in Switzerland.
AArr iiee ss (March 21 - April 19)You are quite familiar with inspiration -- it's some-thing that stops by to check in on you every now andthen, like today. You may discover some new ideaspercolation down below that need expression.
TTaauurruuss (April 20 - May 20)A friend's teasing is making you extremely uncom-fortable, but you almost certainly need to take a deepbreath and let them keep making a fool of themselves.It's one of those days when silence is golden.
GGeemmiinnii (May 21 - June 21)People are more easily influenced today -- and thatdoes include you! It's one of those days when positivechange is just a little bit easier, so if you work at it,you can achieve great things!
CCaanncceerr (June 22 - July 22)Your emotional side is out in force today, so see if youcan either get others to talk about their feelings ortable any important discussions until everyone ismore or less on the same page
LLeeoo (July 23 - August 22)Your love life is getting a little crazy today -- but thatsnot necessarily a bad thing! Everyone has to gothrough some similar issues in order to find whatthey're looking for, so advice isn't hard to come by.
VViirrggoo (August 23 - September 22)Nothing seems to go right according to your schedule,and it may be that you've got some serious adjust-ments to make. Your mental energy is certainly up tothe task, though, so expect success!
LLiibbrraa (September 23 - October 22)Your big brain is synced up with someone else's today,and it feels great. you should be able to work togethereasily and make a real difference at home or at work,so get together and take off!
SSccoorrpp iioo (October 23 - November 21)You're not taken by surprise all that often -- so whenit happens, it's doubly surprising! Someone busts outwith a rant or hissy fit that you had no way of fore-seeing, but you can at least handle it in real time.
SSaaggii ttttaarriiuuss (November 22 - December 21)You meet someone new who is at least as impressedby you as you are by them. It could be the start of animportant partnership, or maybe something evenmore significant -- if you want it to be!
CCaappiiccoorrnn (December 21 - January 19)What's going on around you? It's pretty likely thatsomeone close has hatched a new scheme that doesn'tseem to make much sense on the face of it -- so try totalk them down from the ledge.
AAqquuaarriiuuss (January 20 - February 18)Let your excitement guide you today -- whatever getsthe biggest rise out of you ought to be your next biggoal. It's a really good day for you to show thosearound you exactly what you feel!
PPiiss cceess (February 19 - March 20)Your intellectual powers are strong now, and big,thorny problems are much easier to solve -- especiallywith bold, outside-the-box thinking You may start toshow off a little, but there's nothing wrong with that.
SPORTSWomen’s Soccer Topple Wagner to Open NEC Play
The LIU women’s soccer team started their confer-ence schedule the same way they did last year, with a 3-0win over Wagner.
Long Island came out firing as they took five shotsin the first 12 minutes before sophomore ArianaCalderon got control of a rebound and knocked in thefirst score of the game. The ball bounced her way afterSeahawks goalkeeper Sam Schueschner couldn’t handle ashot by junior newcomer Samantha Bock.
The Lady Blackbirds continued their onslaught withanother five shot outburst before junior BrittanySchandelmayer connected on her first goal of the seasonat the 25th minute to make it 2-0. The goal came just sec-onds after Schandelmayer drew a yellow card.
LIU did not hold back in the second half as they con-tinued the aggressive play, adding 10 more shots to itstotal. Junior Kayleigh Morgan sealed the victory withher team-leading third goal of the season to make it 3-0at the 78th minute mark.
The offense provided a steady safety net for Long
Island, as the team was loose on defense allowing theSeahawks to pull off 17 shots, 13 for goal. Luckily,freshman Jennifer Bannon was there to make every stop.Bannon continues to impress during her rookie cam-paign as she recorded 13 saves for her fifth shutout of theseason. Bannon’s performance on Friday earned her NECDefensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Weekhonors.
Morgan led all players with six shots, whileCalderon added four.
The game was an aggressive one as a total of 39shots were taken and 24 fouls drawn, including two yel-low cards on Long Island.
The Lady Blackbirds will now continue their confer-ence schedule with a pair of games this weekend. OnFriday, they’ll head to Maryland to take on Mount St.Mary’s. They’ll follow that with a Sunday contestagainst Monmouth in New Jersey. The team will returnhome on Oct. 9 against Robert Morris as part of AlumniWeekend.
By Michael NgSports Editor
Rookies Propel Blackbirds Past ManhattanComing off an overtime victory, the Blackbirds’
momentum did not stop against Manhattan as they flewaway with a 3-1 victory. It was all about the freshmen,as forward Jakeem Johnson once again scored a pair ofgoals following freshman midfielder Elliot Kane.
In the first half, goalkeeper John Connolly hadfour saves and kept the score even at 0-0. Then just sec-onds into the second half, Kane found a throw-in infront of the box by sophomore Rommel Forde andscored in the 46th minute to give Long Island a 1-0lead.
Later in the 59th minute, sophomore SteveJakubowski gave a little flick to Johnson down theright side. Johnson took advantage of the pass and blast-ed his shot right through the Manhattan defense to givethe Blackbirds a comfortable 2-0 lead.
Manhattan made it interesting in the 65th minute,when midfielder James Gannon scored to cut theBlackbird lead by half.
The Blackbirds were unfazed as they put the gameout of reach when Johnson broke away from the Jaspers
defense and scored in the 88th minute for his team-lead-ing fifth goal of the season.
Two days later, Cornell would end the Blackbirds’winning steak beating them 2-1. Cornell wasted no time taking the lead, as a cross fromMatt Bouraee found forward Brett Stumpio for the scorein the 14th minute.
Cornell would not stop there, as a long ball byBouraee skipped over Long Island goalkeeper AdamJanssen to give Big Red a comfortable 2-0 lead in the21st minute.
Minutes later, the Blackbirds threatened to come-back with a goal in the 26th minute. Midfielder CraigStant sent a corner kick to the near post and Jakubowskiwas there to header it in to cut the lead in half.
The Blackbirds looked to tie Cornell in the finalfew minutes, when Johnson fired two shots on net butcame up empty in the 84th minute. The comeback fellshort as the Blackbirds lost their fourth game of the sea-son. Both Cornell and LIU had a total of 11 shots ongoal in the contest.
The Blackbirds will begin conference play onFriday, October 2nd, against Bryant, at 4:00 pm, onLIU Field.
By John TolisStaff Writer
Junior Brittany Schandelmayer scored her first goal of the sea-son to help the Lady Blackbirds win their first NEC match.
(Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
Sophomore Steve Jakubowski scored the lone goal in LongIsland’s loss against Cornell.
Fantasy SpotlightFantasy SpotlightLet’s face it. Every fantasy team has its flaws. We count on points fromLet’s face it. Every fantasy team has its flaws. We count on points fromunsuspecting players to win each week. Here you’ll find those potentialunsuspecting players to win each week. Here you’ll find those potential
spot starters that might just help you win your league.spot starters that might just help you win your league.
- Week 3 Sleepers -- Week 3 Sleepers -- QB Kyle Orton, Den vs . Dal - Orton has been so-so th is season but wi th a- QB Kyle Orton, Den vs . Dal - Orton has been so-so th is season but wi th aWeek 4 match-up gains t a shaky Dal las defense could be jus t what he needs .Week 4 match-up gains t a shaky Dal las defense could be jus t what he needs .Denver’s defense should g ive Orton plenty of possess ion t ime, g iv ing h imDenver’s defense should g ive Orton p lenty of possess ion t ime, g iv ing h immore chances to rack up t jose points for your fantasy team. PRED: 350 PA-more chances to rack up t jose points for your fantasy team. PRED: 350 PA-yds; 2TDyds; 2TD
- RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs . KC - Bradshaw outshined Brandon Jacobs- RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs . KC - Bradshaw outshined Brandon Jacobslas t week, rushing for 104 yards . Look forward to seeing h im get the bal llas t week, rushing for 104 yards . Look forward to seeing him get the bal lmore agains t Kansas Ci ty. PRED: 90 RU-yds; 1 RU-TD; 30 Rec-ydsmore agains t Kansas Ci ty. PRED: 90 RU-yds; 1 RU-TD; 30 Rec-yds
- WR Devin Hester, Chi vs . Det - Det ro i t leads the leauge in pass ing touch- WR Devin Hester, Chi vs . Det - Detro i t leads the leauge in pass ing touch --downs al lowed. The combinat ion of one of the s t rongest arms in footbal ldowns al lowed. The combinat ion of one of the s t rongest arms in footbal land one of the fas tes t legs does not sui t wel l for Detro i t . Look for Hester toand one of the fas tes t legs does not sui t wel l for Detro i t . Look for Hester toget some big catches wi th some even bigger gains th is week. PRED: 140get some big catches wi th some even bigger gains th is week. PRED: 140Rec-yds 1 TD Rec-yds 1 TD
Neil Patrick Harris, Kal Penn, Kanye West, and at Dave and Busters on Friday, Iadded Brad Pitt to the list of famous people I’ve encountered.
After a failed attempt to win the jackpot at some dinosaur rapture game I got up andleft. Just I turned around to see if I left anything behind, there he was taking over myseat. Brad Pitt took over my seat!!!
I didn’t get a chance to get an autograph or anything because I didn’t want to be thatguy, the one who draws so much attention and cause hundreds of people to tackle himwith photo requests. Plus there was a very intimidating man right beside him and sever-al more in the vicinity.
What does this have to do with sports? Well it just so happens that the Yankees/RedSox game was being aired in the background. The Yankees won that game, and the next two, to sweep Boston and clinched the AL Easttitle.
It was just three months ago when the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 4-3. It was their
eighth loss to Boston this season and critics were pounding the Yankees for their inabil-ity to beat their rival.
It was a dark time for Yankee fans. Experts on TV kept saying how old the Yankeeswere, how the starting rotation was overrated and how Joe Girardi will be fired at the endof the season because the Yankees would miss their second straight postseason.
Three months later, the season series with Boston is tied 9-9 and the Yankees willhave home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Yankees have really turned things around. It started with Alex Rodriguez’s return andthe stabilization of the line-up and ended with the bullpen becoming a force during themiddle of the season.
With home court advantage already secured, the Yankees are patiently waiting to seewho their division series opponent would be.
The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins have found themselves amidst a very tightCentral race. Both teams have their strengths. The Tigers have a dominating front end ofthe rotation with Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson and the Twins are the hottest teamin baseball right now.
But the Yankees have more than handled both Central teams going 12-1 againstthem, with the lone loss coming back in April.
Who they end up playing in the division series doesn’t seem to matter as the Yankeeswill rest up and have their best starters ready to go.
The ALCS becomes more of a concern, even though the Yankees have proven theycan beat both possible opponents.
The Los Angeles Angels have always given the Yankees trouble. The Yankees recent-ly won two games at their park but the Angels have a good line-up filled with .300 hit-ters. Even though they’ve lost eight of their last nine games against the Yankees, the RedSox will always be a tough team to play against. Josh Beckett is one of the best postsea-son pitchers in the game, along with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester; the Red Sox rota-tion might give the Yankees some trouble.
But in the end of the day, the Yankees are too good. With the best line-up in theleague, the Yankees will wear out any pitching staff in the majors.
No team coming out of the NL is good enough to match-up with the Yankees. A lot of people aren’t going to like this but it seems more and more likely that theYankees will get their first championship since 2000.
Derek Jeter and the Yankees hope to win their first World Series at the new Yankee Stadium. (Photo Credit: www.mediascreamers.com)
