La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (February 2, 2011)

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L E B A N O N V A L L E Y C O L L E G E ’ S S T U D E N T N E W S P A P E R
La Vie Collegienne
Volume 78, No. 11 An Independent Publication | Founded 1924 February 2, 2011
LVC alum inaugurated, chats with La Vie
THIS WEEK IN
LA VIE
Angela Deon ’11 were served family style dinners at
Sam Shoemaker ’11 tables adorned with a tablecloth
SportS La Vie Staff Writers and candles. At 8 p.m. freshmen
girls were required to retire for the
When a future governor entered night to their all-girl dormitories.
Lebanon Valley College in the fall However, they were allowed to be
of 1967, the summer of love was in their common rooms until ten.
drawing to a close; war in Vietnam Corbett was familiar with this
was nearing high tide, and before curfew because on Oct. 5, 1968,
he would graduate, four unarmed as a sophomore, he met his future
Kent State University students pro- bride, Susan Manbeck. During Su-
testing the war would be killed by san’s freshmen year, Corbett would
Ohio National Guardsmen. visit her in the Mary Green dormi-
Ice hockey raises nearly $20,000
for Wounded Warrior Project “If you look at the four years I tory’s lower level common room
Page 8 was there, [it] was revolutionary,” until she was obligated to return
recalls LVC alum and Republican to her room. Corbett explains:
Governor Tom Corbett. “Everyone knew we were dating,”
pErSpEctivES He was a witness to the coun- because it was such a small campus.
terculture movement of the sixties It might still be that same small
LVC students predict who will and the coming of the new pop campus, but Corbett, who was a
win the Superbowl and which culture wave. But in small Annville, political science major, says the
company will have the best
social changes were slow. “LVC broad, liberal education he re-
commercial
[was] five years behind the times,” ceived was excellent preparation
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Corbett remembers. for his future. If available, a minor
When he began at LVC, campus in history would have been pur-
life was very different. This was a sued.
A&E
time when men wore sport coats Corbett credits his favorite LVC
and women wore dresses to both professor, Dr. Elizabeth Geffen, for
Photo courtesy of The Patriot-News meals and football games. Students See CORBETT | Page 2
A women’s center at LVC
Campus group F-Word establishes support center
Amy Nordall ’12 duction of The Vagina Monologues distributed newsletters, published At the time, the idea was that the
La Vie writer deconstructs the Andrew Texter ’12 with concerns about the wellbeing articles in La Vie and hosted poetry women’s center would be a place of
psychological thriller “Black La Vie Staff Writers of women at LVC. The Vagina Mono- slams until students approached Ro- both safety and awareness. It would
Swan”
logues is a series of monologues that magnolo about the prospect of creat- work to both end and bring aware-
In a process that began over six deal with female sexuality and sexual ing an official, formal place on cam- ness to sexual assault and date rape,
years ago, students and faculty have assault, and the discussion follow- pus aimed to help victims of sexual while also providing a space where
Page 5
come together to create a haven for ing the production led to a desire assault: a women’s center. women’s health issues could be ad-
students dealing with gender issues for more activism on campus and Romagnolo believes that stu- dressed.
INDEX and issues affecting the safety and a drive to create a space to end vio- dents came to her with these ideas However, according to Romag-
News ..................................1-3 welfare of women on LVC’s campus. lence against women. because she was a new, young female nolo, the students involved in this
Features ................................4 According to Dr. Cathy Romag- In the wave of activism following professor who had a reputation for burst of feminist thinking were ju-
Arts & Entertainment ............5 nolo, assistant professor of English, The Vagina Monologues in 2004, LVC being heavily invested in women’s is- niors and seniors by the time any
Perspectives...........................6
the idea began after several students students anonymously wrote sto- sues. “In my mind, I’ve always been a serious discussion of a creating a
Sports .................................7-8
came forward after the 2004 pro- ries about their own sexual assaults, feminist,” says Romagnolo. See CENTER | Page 3
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CORBETT: New governor reminisces about time at LVC
Continued from Page 1
tions, Corbett was persuaded by describing the sport’s philosophy served cafeteria style and dorms learned.
sparking his interest in history. She his fellow fraternity brother, Tom when he played. He started on the were open 24 hours on weekends. He remained in the guard for 14
taught him to look at history from Cestare, to try out for lacrosse. lacrosse team his last two years and But as the LVC community con- years. During that period, he attend-
all sides. She did not want her stu- The meeting of Tom W. Cestare was, as he describes it, “the guy in tinued to grow, there was the ever- ed St. Mary’s University School of
dents to just memorize dates. Her and Tom W. Corbett seemed like front of the goalie.” present uncertainty what the future Law in San Antonio until 1975 when
view of history included art and fate. Corbett was walking by the Corbett says he was as an active would hold as the war in Vietnam he earned his law degree.
business. open door of Cestare’s room and member on campus. He was the lumbered on. Though he says “I never foresaw
Another professor that Corbett noticed a coffee mug with Cor- student representative to the board Corbett still remembers when [myself] being a governor,” he cred-
holds in high regards was his Rus- bett’s own initials “T.W.C.” Corbett of trustees, where he helped design he received his draft lottery num- its LVC for providing him with a
sian language professor, “Mama soon found out that ber his junior year—73. good foundation on which to build
Hansen” - Mrs. Geilan Hansen that Cestare was an all-state He says he will never a career.
is. She emigrated from Russia after lacrosse player. Cor- “ forget that number. He says he lives his life accord-
I never [forsaw] myself
surviving the revolution. He fondly bett had never played When it arrived in ing to his principles—“Never try to
remembers the stories about her the sport, but quickly the mail, Corbett threw put yourself in a situation, just do the
being governor. ”
experiences through such an epic found himself on the his final exam out the right thing,” says the governor, who
time in history. As for the entire field playing that follow- window because at will be receiving the Founder’s Day
campus, his favorite person to see ing spring in 1968. The that point, to him, it award here at LVC on Feb. 15.
GOV. TOm CORBETT ’71
was Dean Marquette because of his coach at the time was didn’t matter. He felt if “[Y]ou must learn to recognize
attitude that “guys will be guys.” Bill McHenry, who was he were called to serve, opportunities, and you have a choice
Life at LVC was not all aca- also LVC’s head football his education wouldn’t to recognize it or not recognize it.”
demic, as Corbett found a balance coach. Since there was no spring the new campus project - the Allen mean anything. However, he en- And his advice for college seniors?
between his work and play. In fall football, half the football players Mund College Center. Mund Col- listed in the National Guard so he “Keep working. Keep your nose to
of 1967, his first semester at LVC, played lacrosse in the spring. lege Center has already been reno- could continue his education. the grind stone.”
he joined the social fraternity Phi Corbett has fond memories vated once since Corbett aided in “Basic training was one of the best Corbett says one of his goals dur-
Lambda Sigma, also known as from his lacrosse days. It was a the design for the original College things that ever happened to me,” he ing the next four years is “to make
PHILO. varsity sport whose opponents in- Center’s interior before his gradu- recalls. He describes basic training Pennsylvania a leader among states
“You know the movie Animal cluded Penn State, only a club team ation. like the basic training in the movie again, and a leader among nations.”
House?” Corbett asked while de- at the time, and Michigan State. It One of his lesser known contri- “Stripes,” except not as comical. Ev- Though years have passed since
scribing life in a fraternity. “That was his first game against Michigan butions to LVC was his brief time eryone was brought to the “same de- he left the LVC campus, the gold
was modeled after [PHILO].” State where Corbett was knocked as sports editor for La Vie Coll- nominator” like in the movie. It was LVC watch worn on his left wrist is
Even one of his fraternity brothers out by a Michigan State linebacker. egiene in 1971. in training that he developed social a visible reminder of his days at “The
resembled the character played by “Back then, [you] hit the guy Around that same time, Cor- skills, leadership, discipline and prob- Valley.”
John Belushi. [and] let someone else worry bett remembers the changes taking lem analysis. “You can do anything if
A. DEON [email protected]
Through his fraternity connec- about the ball,” Corbett explains, place on campus: Food was being you put your mind to it,” Corbett S. SHOEMAKER [email protected]
Changes to the writing center
Mund Update
Jake King ’11 tutor. These appointments can be
Staff Writer requested for any time, not just
the open walk-in hours. Tutoring
The Writing Center officially requests that are made less than 24
opens to students today, Feb. 2, hours before the requested time
but will be changing some of its cannot be guaranteed fulfillment
operational policies. The center due to time constraints.
will maintain walk-in hours, but 2.) Your request will be pro-
these will be reduced to Monday cessed and you will receive a con-
through Thursday, 6-9 p.m. Dur- firmation e-mail when a tutor has
ing this time, a tutor will be avail- been assigned to meet with you
able to help clients on a first-come, at the requested time, either from
first-serve basis. the Writing Center or from the tu-
In order to better serve stu- tor.
dents, however, the Writing Cen- If you have a specific ques-
ter also recommends making an tion about grammar or would like
appointment with a tutor. To to try a short selection over the
schedule an appointment, simply phone with a tutor, call (717) 867-
use the following steps: 6790 during desk hours or leave a
1.) E-mail [email protected] message.
at least 24 hours before your re- Any questions about this
quested appointment time. It is change in policy should be direct-
highly recommended that, if you ed to Walter Labonte, director of
would like to schedule an appoint- the Writing Center, by e-mail at
ment, you put in the request with [email protected].
Photo by Sarah Frank ’14 / LA VIE
as much notice as possible. Offer-
ing a selection of times give bet- CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES Renovations of Mund continue through the snowy weather, with cinder
block walls constructed
ter chances of your request being
filled quickly by a Writing Center J. KING [email protected]
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LVC bans K2 CENTER: “We’re...not going to lose the emphasis on violence”
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Alyssa Bender ’11 which they bought at a local store.
Co-Editor According to Krikorian’s email, women’s center began, so when they the convenience store and the glar- en’s center open.
the College community has experi- graduated, the project fell dormant ing afternoon sunlight, some mem- “No one can say that LVC doesn’t
Perhaps stemming from two LVC enced three incidents in which the use for several semesters until it was bers feel like F-Word needs a better care about women’s and gender is-
students taken to the hospital over the of these types of substances created given new life by F-Word President space to do its work,” says Hermes. sues,” she says. “The school has a
weekend, Greg Krikorian, vice presi- health/safety issues impacting the us- Theodora Hermes ’12 last semester. Hermes notes that a larger space long history of dedication to equal-
dent of student affairs, issued an email ers/other students, resulting in hospi- Before returning for the fall se- could create an opportunity for ity between the sexes; in fact, it has
Tuesday stating K2 or any other brand talization and corresponding judicial mester this year, Hermes spent the Freedom Rings and F-Word to ex- been coeducational since its very be-
of synthetic marijuana is a prohibited action(s). summer working with the Student pand their outreach capabilities. ginning, something that many other
item on campus. K2 is said to mimic the effects of Affairs staff to rework the proposal “We visited campuses such as Frank- schools during the time were not.
According to Pennlive.com, on marijuana, but with dangerous side for what was then being called a lin and Marshall College and Lehigh As an institution now, LVC is full of
Saturday, Jan. 29, two students were effects such as racing heart, skyrocket- “Women’s Services and Gender Re- University [where they] have an en- passionate professors and students,
found in the snow high on synthetic ing blood pressure, and high anxiety/ source Center (WSGRC).” Working tire house or even a building for their many of whom I have been blessed
marijuana. They were taken to Good paranoia. with alumni Mary Auker ’10 and Ro- women’s center. Because they have to work with, who deeply care about
Samaritan Hospital, where they were Look for an in-depth story on this magnolo, the three boosted the aims such a large space, they can cook these issues.”
treated and released. Police say they had of the women’s center by adding a and watch films and have huge dis- In addition to serving as a re-
smoked “Down to Earth Potpourri,” A. BENDER [email protected] hotline to the proposal with which cussions. We’re hoping to have a big source center for gender equity is-
any student at LVC could call at any space that could be used for those sues, the Center will sponsor a film
Student Government time and reach a peer who could types of meetings,” says Hermes. series designed to raise awareness of
help them through a gender or sex- The idea also garnered serious marginalization and under-represen-
Update: 1.31.11
ual assault concern. Also, programs support from the teaching staff of tation of women in today’s society. It
to promote women’s assertiveness, the college. “We have about 35 let- also seeks to serve as a safe haven for
Nick Thrailkill ’14 Furthermore, shovels have been col- body image, the careers of women ters from professors saying ‘We want discussions about sexual assault and
La Vie Staff Writer lected and placed in Arnolds Sports and even yoga were added to the this women’s center,’” says Hermes. abuse.
Center for student use. proposal. The WSGRC was reviewed by a The center’s daily operations
At this meeting, members reviewed The Student Government sug- Samuel Huber ’12 also added panel of LVC faculty including Vice are run by a team of 20 volunteers,
and discussed issues regarding the gestion box will now be accessed on the idea that the center could be an President for Academic Affairs and and the doors are open Monday to
committee to search for a new Dean the MyLVC portal online instead of opportunity to create sociology or Dean of Faculty, Michael Green; Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
of Students, the presence of shovels in Facebook to make sure only LVC psychology internships on campus Vice President for Student Affairs, Tuesday and Thursday evenings
Arnold Sports Center, the Facebook students will be able to access it. Stu- by working under a trained profes- Gregory Krikorian; Dean of Student from 6–10 p.m., and Sundays from
Student Government Suggestion Box, dents may use the suggestion box to sional. Affairs, Rosemary Yuhas; Director of 6–9 p.m. It is housed on the main
the clearing of snow and ice and the raise questions and concerns to their And while Hermes has added Multicultural Affairs, Venus Ricks; level of the Mund College Center
Disability Task Force. Student Government and can receive several other functions to the cen- Dr. Stephanie Falk; and Chaplain between the dining halls. The cen-
Student Government members responses from Student Government ter, she assures that the concern for Paul Fulmer. ter will celebrate its grand opening
have formed a committee in order to members. protecting women hasn’t lessened. According to Krikorian, this team with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and
find a successor for Dean of Students The Handicap Accessibility Task “We’re absolutely not going to lose looked to colleges similar to LVC to student and faculty presentations on
Rosemary Yuhas, who is retiring at the Force chair Tito Valdes brought up the the emphasis on violence. That was see what programs they have and Thursday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. in Mund
end of the semester. issue that the state of the sidewalks on something that was really important how those programs are run. College Center.
Also discussed during the meet- campus make it very difficult for stu- to everyone, especially in light of the In addition, the team explored
ing were several updates on campus dents with a handicap to get to their news we heard at the monologues,” whether the idea could be broad- A. NORDALL [email protected]
A. TEXTER [email protected]
facilities. Construction signs have been classes. Valdes has e-mailed Donald says Hermes. ened to a larger scope. “Should it be
set up in the Mund parking lot. Im- Santostefano, senior director of fa- Another critical component of more inclusive? Should it be a center
proved lighting on the western side of cilities management, and Kevin Yeiser, the idea for a WSGRC was the idea that supports a variety of popula-
the Hackett lot has been installed. A director of grounds, in order to raise that the center could be a space for tions of underrepresented students
new emergency box has been installed awareness of the prevalence of this Freedom Rings and F-Word to meet beyond just women’s issues?” says
closer to Mary Green Hall, but the elec- problem. on campus. Currently, Freedom Krikorian.
trical wiring still needs to be installed. Rings meets in the basement of Mill- Overall, Krikorian believes this FREE STI TESTING!
N. THRAILKILL [email protected]
er Chapel; however, the group has program needs to focus on “what
L not always had the luxury of meet- do we do, how do we do it and how
1 in 5 individuals living with
C A M P U S ing openly. In past years, Freedom do we do more of it if we need to do HIV do not know they are
Rings’ meetings were confidential to more of it.” infected.
protect students who feared harass- Krikorian sees the center as an GET TESTED TODAY!

ment due to their affiliation with the opportunity to create some new pro-
Lebanon Family Health
group. grams and repackage and remodel Services will provide FREE STI
CRIMEWATCH F-Word has also run into location programs that already exist. “The (Sexually Transmitted
problems recently. “The group meets idea for this kind of center is to be a Infection), including HIV,
testing at Shroyer Health
in the New Student Center; howev- kind of umbrella organization.”
Center:
er, with the hustle brought about by  Hermes is glad to see the wom-
Wednesday, Feb 16th
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Features
8.5” x 11” gold
Meet the new guy in town
A look at how our campus uses paper
andrew Veirtz ’12 fact, Oberholtzer is in the process
Shea Matthews ’12 At the cost of $23,000 a year for mester, but so far this semester, I’ve La Vie Staff Writer of reaching out to nearly every facet
Brittany Soda ’13 paper and toner in LVC’s general printed out copies and done my ac- of the LVC experience: He’s already
La Vie Staff Writers computer labs, Zeigler acknowledges tual grading with a pen. I’m hoping to LVC has a new watchdog on met with student government,
that something needs to change. migrate over to solely using digital in campus, and his name is Brent residential life, the Annville Fire
660,400. Zeigler, who has worked at LVC that class. It’s going to be a challenge Oberholtzer, the new director of Department, the Ambulance Asso-
That’s how many pages were for 20 years and is also on the school’s not because I’m reluctant to change, public safety. ciation, the Annville-Cleona Police
printed in the general computer labs STF, realizes that technological ad- but because I mark up copy with A native of Lancaster County, Department, and many others.
on campus last semester. If 60 per- vances have repercussions. “Energy proofreader’s marks, and that’s not Oberholtzer is a graduate of York “Relationships make the world
cent of the pages were printed du- use is a big concern,” Zeigler notes, easily or quickly achieved using the College of Pennsylvania. Two days go round,” Oberholtzer says. It’s
plex, that is 462,280 pieces of paper and the IT staff keep that in mind. comment interface on Turnitin.” after he graduated from college as all in an effort to make sure LVC
or 925 reams of paper, at 500 sheets Setting computers to power-save Requiring as little as 10 pages per a criminal justice major, he began a students are safe on campus and off
per ream. mode, compiling print job data, and student for survey classes like ENG job with the Lancaster City Police campus.
It is important to understand the initiating electronics recycling pro- 255: Survey of English Literature Department (LCPD), where he Another one of Oberholtzer’s
distinction between a page and a grams are all ways IT Services tries to and as many as 75 pages per student continued to work for the next 23 main goals is to get public safety
piece of paper. A page is essentially “reduce, reuse and recycle.” in her upper-level courses, such as years. officers out into the campus com-
a print “job” and a piece is the physi- Nevertheless, paper usage seems ENG 380: Politics and the Mass Me- Following his time at the LCPD munity, as well as making them
cal paper. Considering the fact that dia, Dr. Pettice uses her fair share of he became a public safety officer at more professional. New uniforms
about 60 percent of print jobs are this 8.5”x11” gold. Franklin & Marshall, and then he are being ordered, and plans for
printed double sided, the real num- Based on the information we re- put in his application for LVC. Af- more programs like the RAD rape
ber of pieces of paper used is smaller ceived from her, she likely gathered ter accepting the job, Oberholtzer defense program are being imple-
than the pages processed. over 2,500 pages of paper in written says “I love it here!” mented.
According to the U.S. Depart- assignments last semester. When asked what exactly he Oberholtzer wants public safety
ment of Energy (U.S. DOE) and its In a more informal survey of has to do for his job, Oberholtzer to be “out in the public, making it
Environmental Energy Technologies physical therapy majors, there were replied, “My head just spins.” There comfortable for people to live and
Division “… one large stack, 10,000 more surprising results. With the are many challenges that must be work here.”
sheets of unused paper weighs about length of the PowerPoint presenta- overcome in the coming weeks, and But really, the most encouraging
100 pounds and rises just over 4 feet.” to be at an all-time high. In an email, tions for anatomy class almost a part many that are already being dealt thing about LVC’s new public safety
Stacked, 462,280 pieces of pa- Zeigler states that “the total cost of of campus lore, the real numbers are with. director is that he’s a real person,
per towers almost 185 feet high and paper and toner for computer labs staggering. Valerie Malizzia ’11 took As many LVC students have and he cares about LVC students.
weighs over 4,500 pounds. A small has doubled from fiscal year 2004-05 anatomy in the spring of 2010. Based already experienced, parking cita- “The kids that go here matter to
sedan weighs that much. to fiscal year 2009-10, an average in- on her estimates, the PowerPoints av- tions are becoming more common. me,” Oberholtzer states. “I want to
“At the end of the 2009-2010 fiscal crease of about 16 percent per year.” eraged about 40 pages in length per With the Mund renovations in eventually get to the point where
year, the college had ordered through According to the Environmen- week, for 15 weeks a semester, with full force and the recent snowfall, there’s a kid on campus that has
the copy center 7,591 reams of paper, tal Energy Technologies Division about 35 students in the class. Oberholtzer really believes that some issue that he needs Dad to
or approximately 3,590,000 pieces of of the U.S. DOE, “Paper prices vary, That’s over 20,000 pieces of paper parking rules need to be dealt with talk to, but he can come in and talk
paper. This number quite likely un- but a typical bulk cost is $1,000/ for a single class. more forcefully. “Everyone seems to me. I have life experiences; I have
derstates the amount of paper used ton, which is $2.50 per ream of 500 However, Malizzia notes that “In- to want to be convenienced by their three teenage sons of my own. I’m
on campus,” states Dr. Jeff Ritchie, sheets.” With those figures, at $2.50 stead of printing out all of our notes parking,” Oberholtzer says, “and open to those kinds of conversa-
chair of the digital communications a ream, LVC purchased roughly and PowerPoints, the majority of the that’s not a possibility. We need to tions. You guys matter to me. That’s
department, on behalf of the school’s $18,000 worth of paper in the 2009- class uses their computers for every- have everybody park where they’re why I’m here.”
Sustainability Task Force (STF). 2010 fiscal year. thing. The PT department is making supposed to park.” All in all, it’s refreshing to see
For August through December One thousand, four hundred and an effort to go green.” In Oberholzter’s own words, “I someone like Oberholtzer in charge
2009, the school ordered 825 reams sixty-six reams of paper were used for The question at hand is, of course: am the parking Czar.” And you’d of the campus’ safety. He does want
of paper for academic computing. In academic computing in 2009. That How will this school year be differ- better take him seriously. to crack down on some particular
the same timeframe for 2010, 12 per- accounts for nearly 25 percent of the ent? Despite this fiery undertaking, issues, but his main goal is to ensure
cent more paper was used for print white copy paper that was bought for Out of the over 3.5 million piec- Oberholtzer admits that he’s “a nice the safety of LVC students and
jobs in the general computer labs on the school. es of paper that were bought the guy.” It also becomes clear that staff, and make our lives here run as
campus. So it seems that the students, last fiscal year for the school, only Oberholtzer stresses relationships smoothly as possible. LVC couldn’t
Is this an indication of the value of given their free access to printing, 2,931,500 pages were printed. That’s as much as enforcing the rules. In a. VeIRTZ [email protected]
paper to students? might be responsible for the bulk of equivalent to 16 trees, 20 feet tall and
Michael Zeigler, director of IT cli- this paper use. However, professors, 32” in circumference.
ent services, notes that LVC does not especially those with classes that are How many trees will be used this
charge students to print. writing process or writing intensive, year?
Many colleges and universities in also use their fair share of paper. While Blackboard, e-documents,
the surrounding area have printing Dr. Mary Pettice, associate pro- and Turnitin all help to reduce paper
quotas that regulate how much stu- fessor of English, said in an e-mail, “I consumption, Zeigler feels that “we
dents can print: Six of these nearby have almost always required physical can do a better job as a community.”
schools implement quotas that limit copies of written assignments, but I Ritchie and Zeigler have the same
printing from 1,000 to 100 pieces am slowly starting to use Blackboard message.
of paper. If that quota is exceeded, more frequently, first for discussion “Think before you print.”
students are charged about three to boards and journals and recently
five cents for every additional page of for submissions through Turnitin.
black and white printer jobs. And the My first-year writers are turning in
S. MatthewS spm004 @lvc.edu
cost for color printing is higher. all their work on Blackboard this se- B. Soda bas008 @lvc.edu
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Arts & Entertainment

Twisted Black Swan is stunningly chilling
Headlined by Natalie Portman and founded on a brilliant script, Swan meets high expectations across the board
Okay, and there’s sex. It’s It’s a shame it’s ineligible many times you can see the back of
Rosemary Bucher ’14 nothing too explicit, but it’s for the Academy Awards Natalie Portman’s perfect ballerina
La Vie Staff Writer worth mentioning. Nina and because of its Tchai- bun before it gets repetitive.
Lily’s twisted friendship is kovsky roots, as it rivals Though it’s fantastic, I would
It is completely inappropriate to manifested in several ways the other great scores of not recommend going to see this
say I had goosebumps after watch- (including, yes, sex), and the the year, including Hans film with a large group of friends,
ing Black Swan, but not because audience—and Nina—is Zimmer’s Inception and as it is easy to forget that people are
they didn’t exist. While somewhat never sure what’s really hap- The Social Network. looking for different experiences.
predictable, the movie uses several pening at any given moment. Portman has a real While those looking to see Black
elements to steal the viewer’s atten- The film achieves its goal, as knack for showing char- Swan for all of its sexuality will be
tion immediately and make this a the viewers leave with their acter development, as satisfied (yes, we all saw the trailer,
fantastic film. mouths wide open. The plot, while the writing itself and all that sex you’ve heard about
A modern twist on the classic while moderately predict- is wonderful, what she’s is present), there is more to the
ballet Swan Lake, Nina (Natalie able, is executed in such a re- done with the mate- movie, and it can be awkward to
Portman) is a lovely ballerina, new- freshing way that it is simply rial is just something that view with certain groups of people
ly cast as the Swan Queen in a pro- impossible to talk about the speaks for itself. It is her (like your parents and grandpar-
duction of the ballet. Sheltered by plot in great length without movie, and she simply ents, and perverted friends). Those
her overbearing mother (Barbara giving away the ending. owns it. The other char- looking for an original story, fantas-
Hershey), Nina is perfect for the That’s because every- acters simply serve as her tic acting, and brilliant dancing will
innocent and fragile White Swan, thing in this film—the act- spotlight, though they be pleased, as the film contains all
but struggles to find the power ing, the choreography, the hold their own next to of those things.
within her to play the passionate music, the editing and the her. The movie is about the beauty
Black Swan, the character’s darker, writing—works together to The movie is not with- of dance and the dedication that
more sensual side. As she prepares make the movie an experi- out its flaws, minor as people have to their art, and the
for the role, she faces competition ence, not just 108 minutes they may be. The film has way that passion can consume peo-
from one of her fellow dancers, Lily out of the viewer’s life. Everyone in movie is visually stunning at every won numerous awards for its edit- ple. It succeeds, and is an amazing
(Mila Kunis) and pressure from the movie is undeniably fantastic, turn, from the mirrors in the ballet ing, and while the standout scenes demonstration of love and perfec-
her director (Vincent Cassel). She especially Portman. Reports of the studio to the sequins on each tutu. are magnificent to watch, particu- tion and what that means in life.
finds herself getting lost in all of her strict ballet training Portman and The film’s music, an original larly the astounding climax of the
inner conflict, and unable to tell Kunis went through seem justified score blended with Tchaikovsky’s film, the scene and location chang-
what’s real and what’s not. after viewing the final product. The ballet, is fitting and eerie all at once. es get annoying. There are only so R. BUCHER [email protected]
Aaron Gillespie brings
his solo tour to the Valley
time Grammy nominee, and has
Sam Pabon ’13
also received three Dove nomina-
La Vie Staff Writer
tions.
The Almost’s very own lead sing- Lebanon Valley students are
er and guitarist, Aaron Gillespie, is very excited to have the opportu-
coming to Lebanon Valley College nity of inviting such a well-known
for “An Evening of Worship.” worship leader to campus.
LVC will be hosting the tal- When Heidi Metzler ’13 was
ented Christian artist, Aaron Gil- asked her opinion on Gillespie’s
lespie, this Wednesday, Feb. 2 at upcoming appearance at LVC she
7 p.m. in Miller Chapel. Lebanon responded, “I think it’s awesome
Valley College students can sign up that LVC has organized this night
via Redbook, open until Tuesday, of worship and is bringing in such
while others can purchase tickets a respected Christian artist. Just
in advance, $5; or at the door, $15. hearing about it around campus, it
Gillespie is extending his music sounds like it should be a fun night
resume by beginning his own solo and I’m excited for it.”
Christian career, but no worries, he Tickets are available by calling
is still performing with The Almost. 1-800-965-9324 or at iTickets.com
Anthem Song, his most recent and or Ticketmaster. For more infor-
first solo album, is expected to be mation on this event you can con-
released March 8. tact the LVC’s Office of Spiritual
A little insight to Gillespie’s mu- Life, [phone].
sic career: He has been awarded
two gold records, has been a two- S. PABON [email protected]
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coreboard Men’s hoops success, Meehan reaches 1,000
Wednesday, 1/2
Ice Hockey Women’s Basketball
Dan Callahan ’14
vs. Rowan, 1/22: W 5-2 @ Lycoming, 6 p.m.
La Vie Staff Writer
vs. Penn State-Berks, 1/23:
W 9-1 This past Saturday afternoon,
Men’s Basketball
vs. U.S. Naval Academy, 1/28: W
junior captain Joe Meehan scored
6-1 @ Lycoming, 8 p.m.
his 1,000th career point as a
@ Kutztown, 1/29: W 4-3
vs. Rochester, 1/30: L 0-1 OT Dutchmen, en route to an LVC
Friday 1/4
win over the Knights of Arcadia by
Men’s and Women’s Track @
a score of 78-58.
Widener Field Meet, 4 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Meehan became the 32nd
vs. Albright, 1/22: W 79-46
player in LVC history to score
vs. Arcadia, 1/29: W 62-48 Ice Hockey
1,000 points as he hit a free throw
vs. Temple, 7 p.m.
towards the end of the second
Men’s Basketball half. Recently inagurated Gover-
vs. Albright, 1/22: W 70-58 nor Tom Corbett ’71 attended the Saturday, 1/5
vs. FDU-Florham, 1/25: W 71-57 game. Men’s and Women’s Track @
vs. Arcadia, 1/29: W 82-62 DeSchriver Invit., 10 a.m.
The Dutchmen led at the break
36-23, but really let loose early in Photo courtesy of godutchmen.com
Men’s Swimming the second half of the game, going han followed him up with 18. With the win on Saturday, Leb- Women’s Basketball
@ FDU-Florham, 1/22: W 101-50 up by as many as 23 points. After Junior guard Jordan Stewart was anon Valley gets back to .500 in the vs. Widener, 1 p.m.
@ Messiah, 1/29: L 117-85 Arcadia’s Damian Palantino began one board shy of a second double- conference at 4-4 and 13-6 overall.
to sink 3-pointers, the deficit was double, as he tallied 10 points and The Dutchmen will face another Men’s Basketball
cut down, but was not enough for 9 rebounds. Stewart knocked a ca- Commonwealth Conference op- @ Widener, 3 p.m.
Women’s Swimming
the win. Palantino went on to set reer-best game, sinking 25 points ponent when they visit Lycoming
vs. Juniata, 1/22: W 46-44
@FDU-Florham, 1/22: W 46-1 the LVC Gymnasium record for and retrieving 14 rebounds earlier on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. Ice Hockey
@ Messiah, 1/29: L 108-96 most 3-pointers made in a single in the week against FDU-Florham.
@ U.S. Naval Academy, 7 p.m.
game. Coming off the bench was fresh-
Anthony Trautman ’11 led man Joey Giangiobbe, who sup-
the Valley with a career best 24 ported the cause with 9 points and
Athletes points and 14 rebounds, as Mee- 6 rebounds.
D. Callahan [email protected]
of the
Week
Women’s hoops wins 13 straight
Jenn Cronin
indoor TraCk & Field
Jenn Cronin Suzie Noyes and Andrea Hoover hit 1,000 each
continues her
running suc-
cess in track.
The senior
Sherae Jones ’11
broke the
school, meet, La Vie Staff Writer
and arena
records with
a 5:16:30 Women’s basketball has been
mile, winning
driving on a perfect road for 13
the event and
qualifying her straight games now. The team is
for the ECAC Championships. The 18-1 overall and stands at a per-
MAC honored her as the Track fect 8-0 in the Commonwealth
& Field Athlete of the Week, an
Conference.
award implemented this week.
Coming off winter break, the
team defeated Widener 69-62
ZaCh Bleiler
(Jan. 15), Messiah 46-32 (Jan.
indoor TraCk & Field 19), Albright 79-46 (Jan. 22)
Senior
and Arcadia 62-48 (Jan. 29).
Zach Photos courtesy of godutchmen.com
This is an excellent journey
Bleiler
threw for the Dutchmen, as the team 1,000 Each Senior Suzie Noyes hit the remarkable 1,000 point mark on December 30 and classmate Andrea
54-1 3/4 has had a few bumps in the road Hoover followed on January 22
feet, this season, with the injuries of
nearly 13
Eryn Schultz ’11 and Lindsey
feet Nies ’13. However, the team is the 1000-point club. Noyes lege on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and against breast cancer through
longer
continuing to prove its strength scored her 1000th point on then hosting Widener Universi- funding.
than his
next as they have recently been Dec. 30, 2010 against Ramapo. ty on Saturday, Feb. 5. The team
competi- ranked No. 14 by D3 Hoops Top Hoover joined her on Jan. 22 will host its fourth annual PINK
tor during the home invitational 25 poll (Jan. 25). against Albright College. game on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at
last Saturday. The MAC honored Seniors Suzie Noyes and An- The team will continue its 6 p.m. against Messiah College.
him as the Track & Field Athlete drea Hoover have both joined play traveling to Lycoming Col- The game supports the fight S. JoneS [email protected]
of the Week, an award imple-
mented this week.
Women’s basketball
Meehan reaches 1,000 points
takes 13 straight
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Ice hockey raises nearly $20,000
lauren Scott ’12 normal name plate. rona and classmate Shaun Stamm money as we are going to be able “Spiros and I put together the
Sports Editor At 13:16 freshman Justin Rada- with 50 seconds left, capping off to to The Wounded Warrior Proj- project,” said Drazin, “[we were]
novic scored his second of the the 6-1 lead. ect.” aiming for the $5,000 range, [so]
On Friday, Jan. 28 the Dutch- year, thanks to assists from Matt Senior Rich Drazin made 28 The Wounded Warrior Proj- this was a huge success. We had no
men ice hockey team faced the Conroy ’12 and Jimmy Black ’11. saves in the game. ect’s goals, according to their web- idea how much guys on the team
U.S. Naval Academy in the team’s Fifty-two seconds later senior Brad Commenting on the event, site www.woundedwarriorproject. would buy into it, as well as ev-
first ever Military Appreciation Surdam scored the team’s second goalie Rich Drazin admitted, “We com, are to: “raise awareness and eryone else. Everyone really came
Night. after a pass from Kyle Stewardson. exceeded well beyond anything we enlist the public’s aid for needs of together and wanted to participate
The team’s 6-1 victory over the Navy quickly responded, cutting could have expected. It was amaz- injured service members, to help and facilitate a great event. Thanks
U.S. Naval Academy was not the the lead in half in the last goal of ing how the community, students, injured service members aid and everyone, for all you did to make
only success of the night as the the period. faculty, administration, and mili- assist each other, [and] to provide this a success because we couldn’t
Dutchmen raised $13,000 that Halfway through the game, se- tary personnel came together. It unique, direct programs and ser- have done it without all the sup-
night to benefit the Wounded nior Nick Averona knocked in a seemed to be an event that every- vices to meet the needs of injured port.”
Warrior Project. goal and junior Nicholas Schultz one cared about and was willing to service members.
But they didn’t stop there. added to the lead with almost a support. We were thrilled with the Assistant coach Spiros Anas-
The Dutchmen auctioned the minute and a half left in the period. attendance and glad we were able tasiadis ‘10 came up with the idea
team’s game-worn camouflage Another two goals were scored to honor as many of the individu- for the project and contacted Dra-
jerseys with words such as honor, by the Dutchmen in the third. Co- als that have served in the military zin who immediately agreed to
l. SCott [email protected]
commitment, and integrity in the rey Conte ’12 had an assist to Ave- and being able to donate as much jump onboard.