La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (October 8, 2008)

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Homecoming 2008
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see Features | Page 4
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 76, No. 5 An Independent Publication | Founded 1924 October 8, 2008
THIS WEEK IN Fuel for Thought DECISION 2008
LA VIE
Teach-in brings
S
portS forums and
Students make
the most of open debate
every gallon in
Large turnout
energy crisis
suggests student
Matt Martin ’09 interest in campaign
La Vie Staff Writer
Nate Yinger ’09
Gasoline prices are through the
Junior tailback Charlie Parker
La Vie Staff Writer
had 44 carries for 276 yards in roof and everyone is looking for ways
the Dutchmen’s 28-21 victory to save money. Alternative energy re- A series of 11 teach-ins were
over Wilkes Page 7 sources such as ethanol and biodiesel held on campus last Wednesday
are being introduced as substitutes, and Thursday, bringing the 2008
A&e but is it doing any good? presidential election to students
In 2007, the Energy Information and faculty.
Administration (EIA) estimated Topics included voting rights
that vehicles consumed 139 billion Ben Waltz ’11 / LA VIE in Pennsylvania, the potential for
gallons of gasoline versus a meager PENNY PINCHING With an energy crisis looming, students are beginning change in the 2008 elections, faith
to take interest in alternative fuels. Small lifestyle changes, like properly
6.8 billion gallons of ethanol. Biod- in politics, the media’s role in shap-
inflating your tires and obeying speed limits, can go a long way
iesel usage is even too obscure to ing presidential elections, and what
mention when compared with pe- Two LVC students admit the counting. “Our time is coming, but makes a successful presidential
troleum fuels. New trends in diverse reality of dealing with high gas for now I drive sensibly and walk portrait. Many of the teach-ins
energy and conservation are com- prices. when I can.” were conducted by LVC faculty
ing, but until then, people should fo- “I’m not in a position to make a For the most part, energy-ef- with help from students and local
Ever wonder how LVC chooses cus less on changing their lives and great change,” says Todd Miller ’09, ficient vehicles are scarce and ex- professionals.
its Friday night comedy acts? La
more on changing their lifestyles. business administration and ac- Please see GAS | Page 3 According to Dr. Grant Taylor,
Vie Staff Writer Jon Wolff gives
assistant professor of art history
the inside scoop on the Student
Programming Board Cookie crumbles and digital communications, this
Page 5 was the most attended teach-in at
LVC in recent memory.
perSpectiveS Health concerns lead to cafeteria cutbacks
“With everyone thinking about
The Vice-Presidential Debate the upcoming elections, this is a
between Gov. Sarah Palin and Nina Balogh ’10 there comes the caloric intake ‘hot’ topic,” he said. “Students want
Sen. Joe Biden drew a large audi- La Vie Staff Writer students seem to forget about.
to be informed and also want to
ence nationwide. Writers Patrick The decision to switch cookies
It is hard not to notice the share their opinions. Leedy The-
Salomon and Tony Gorick weigh from every day to every other
in on the prospective “Second-in- changes being made within the day was made on Monday, ater was nearly filled to capacity for
Commands” cafeteria, especially the absence the ‘Faith and Politics’ session. I’ve
Sept. 22. Although Dining Ser-
Page 6 of cookies every other day. never witnessed that for a teach-in
vices may have LVC students’
There have been rumors that session.”
best interests at heart, many
the change was due to Hallmark The first teach-in was held in re-
INDEX students don’t quite see it that
Food Services wanting to save ligion lecturer Dr. Chris Rodkey’s
way.
News ..................................1-3 money. Ben Waltz ’11 / LA VIE Encountering World Religions
Features ................................4 Today, however, the issue of M.I.A. Students have remained in the dark “I’m mad about the cook- classes on Wednesday.
Arts & Entertainment ............5 about the fate of a staple in LVC dining. A ies,” said Laurel Klappholz ’10,
health is at stake. Ms. Heidi Neiswender, repre-
Perspectives...........................6 change in Dining Services policy in effort to an English communications
Sports .................................7-8 With the bakers making two reduce caloric intake means that cookies will senting the League of Women Vot-
hundred dozen cookies daily only be distributed every other day Please see COOKIES | Page 3 Please see TEACH-IN | Page 3
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Pope, Pam, Trump...and you
Like them or not, blogs are quickly becoming the next phase of journalism
Tony Gorick ’11 better things with my time than have time.”
La Vie Staff Writer blog about my life.” Blogs are getting national atten-
Others agreed. tion in a way that directly affects
The Pope has one. Donald Trump “I think it is a kind of a waste of America: placement on both the Re-
has one. Pamela Anderson has one. time,” says John Endres ’11. publican National Committee and
Heck, even the United States De- The possibility of internet dan- Democratic National Committee
partment of the State has one. ger has also posed problems for Web sites.
It is defining a generation, capital- the blog community. Cautionary With the McCain vs. Obama elec-
izing on technology, and turning into warnings appear all over the web tion hitting its peak, these blogs are
a phenomenon so powerful it has about making too much informa- popping with political satire, news
taken the world by storm: the blog. tion public. articles, and enough interactive pos-
This technological wonder is “Never had one, never sub- sibilities to make even the most pa-
a Web site created and used by an scribed to one,” Amy Kilby ’09 triotic individual overwhelmed.
individual to typically express in- Courtesy Google Images states. “I think it is really lame and How much more acceptance
formation, opinions, or any other analysis like autoblog.com, and so- However, not everyone is excit- dangerous to put your whole life on does the blog need if America’s
type of content in a journalistic cial networking information like ed about this blogging trend. the internet to read.” next president is already using the
way. Usually users can leave “com- Mashable.com. Summer 2008 was a battleground On the flip side, another student medium?
ments” on other users’ entries, in- Close to the top of the pack is one in journalism. The Associated Press embraced the idea. Even if you do not have a blog, are
teract with multimedia content, blog that covers almost everything: felt the pressure after citing unau- “I like knowing that my point of disgusted by the concept, or simply
and even add links to other sites. Boingboing.net. Aside from the fun- thorized quotes and information view is getting across to anybody in have no time to care, it is impossible
The idea was simple: give nor- to-say name, the site also provides taken from articles on the internet. It the blogging community,” Alyssa to overlook the impact it is making.
mal people the chance to express enough information to make some- was a war between the blogger and Kreider ’10 says. “I also like to ap- With the future of printed newspa-
themselves in a way that gives them one go crazy. It is even self-described the Press, and there does not seem to pease the humor of my friends.” pers already questionable due to the
control. It started as a unique hobby as a “directory of wonderful things.” be a near conclusion. Kreider maintains a blog at She- internet, the whole concept of blogs
that appealed to the computer savvy In addition to mainstream sites Patrick Goldstein, journalist for nanigansOfTheValley.blogspot.com. continues to be an issue.
internet junkie during the 90s. like TMZ and Boingboing, Web the Los Angeles Times, wrote an ar- “It is specifically about the ‘she- However the controversy only
Then it spread like wildfire. sites like Blogger.com and Word- ticle about the superficiality of the nanigans’ occurring on campus,” enhances the interest.
It is the year 2008 and blogs are press.com have made blogging even online blogging world. she says. It is so simple yet has changed
now in the millions. easier for the average person. Also, Washington Post journalist Mi- Brittany Tobias ’11 also main- the face of journalism and the Web.
Approximately 185.62 million Wordpress boasted 4,164,259 chael Tunison was fired from his job tains a blog that blends music, mu- Is it a fad? Will it eventually burn
to be exact. blog posts in one week alone. With after posting on a sports Web site. It sic reviews, videos and other inter- out? It is highly unlikely.
A mish-mash assortment of easy-to-use interfaces, more and caused uproar and people criticized the esting content that makes checking Besides, in an ironic twist, the
blogs ranging from hair design and more people are turning to sites like motives behind the Post’s decision. out NotJustAnotherIndieHipster. same journalist from the Los An-
mountain biking to political humor Blogger and Wordpress to hop on It has only begun. The contro- blogspot.com worth it. geles Times who bashed blogs for
and music create a “blogosphere” the virtual phenomenon and create a versy between whether or not blogs Whether or not other students being superficial and weak has just
online bursting with culture and blog of their own. can be professional will not stop. are interested in creating one is an- released his new project.
opinion. Instantaneous informa- The possibilities really are end- Even in the wake of USAToday.com, other thing. Can you guess what it is?
tion is at a user’s fingertips. less. StormChaserCo.blogspot.com NewYorkTimes.com, and TheChi- “I don’t think people would read A blog.
What could possibly be out follows two storm chasers during cagoTribune.com adding blogs to it because nothing exciting happens
there? their adventures in tornado alley their sites, the issue will progress. to me,” admits Lis Garret ’11. “It’s T. GORICK [email protected]
The answer? Everything. while TheCoasterCritic.blogspot. Here at Lebanon Valley College, just stupid stuff that would make
According to Technorati, a cur- com informs readers about the latest there is a contrast in opinion over me look stupid.”
rent website that monitors internet amusement park news. There is even what the use of blogs should be. “They’re fantastic,” says Caitlin We Want
use and tracks data, top blogs include a blog about energy drinks at Ener- “I think they’re pointless,” says Krause’10, “but I have too much
celebrity gossip like TMZ.com, auto gy-drink-ratings.blogspot.com. Kathleen O’Grady ’11. “I could do writing for school already. I don’t
YOU
SGA: Dutchman OneCard to be revealed October 22
to vote in the
Nikki Frederick ’11 The Dutchman OneCard will makeover. All East Main Street linger and Marquette halls) because
LVC Mock Election
La Vie Staff Writer finally be released to students on apartments will be sold to An- the asking price, in the millions, is
October 22, 23 and 24. There was nville Township. The money that too much. MacDonald mentioned Date: Monday, October 20
President Stephen MacDonald a problem with licensing, so the LVC is receiving for this sale will that 81 percent of the budget comes Where: Faust Lounge
opened the meeting on Monday, cards had to be sent back to be cor- in part pay for the construction directly from student’s tuition and Time: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
expressing excitement for the addi- rected, again. Other concerns in- Stanson Hall. MacDonald claims room and board.
tion of men’s and women’s lacrosse cluded the unfairness of the meal that LVC’s relations with the town Also at the meeting, a group of Keep reading La Vie
to LVC athletics. LVC will now plan “screwing students over” and are improving. students requested SGA to donate
Collegienne for more details
have all 23 sports that are being hopefully it will be reviewed once Once all of these projects are money to get part of the AIDS
competed at the collegiate level. the Dutchman One Card is here. under way, renovations will begin Quilt to come to LVC. SGA will be Sponsored By:
Lacrosse will most likely be com- Stanson Hall is running on on the Mund College Center. Also, sponsoring the AIDS Quilt during
La Vie Collegienne
petitive in the spring of 2010. And schedule and is actually a little the college will not be purchasing World AIDS Day, December 1.
College Democrats
yes, Albright will be adding lacrosse under budget. Annville is begin- Boger and Son, Inc. (the cement
College Republicans
as well. ning a long process of getting a company located to the east of Del- N. FREDERICK [email protected]
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LC A M P U S GAS: Fueling the future
Continued from Page 1 Highway drivers are encouraged to
CRIMEWATCH
strictly obey speed limits and use 60
pensive, leaving college students mph as the magical number. Drivers
without much of a choice. The EIA should “assume that each five miles
projected that by the year 2030, miles per hour you drive over 60 is like
La Vie Collegienne did not receive a notice ethanol will only make up about 16 paying an additional 26 cents per gal-
from Public Safety as of press time this week. percent of total gas consumption lon for gas.”
and biodiesel will account for just Second, the performance of a
We apologize for the inconvenience. under two percent of total diesel vehicle relies heavily on the func-
consumption. The numbers don’t tionality of each individual part. For
look promising up close and even example, a clogged air filter could rob
less optimistic down the road. a car “up to 37 cents per gallon” with-
Please report any suspicious activity to Public Safety at x6111.
Jared Fisher ’09, health science, out being detected. Using the correct
spoke reluctantly about alternative motor oil and making sure the tires
Ben Waltz ’11 / LA VIE
fuels being the answer to the en- are inflated properly can save owners
COOKIES:
‘only the beginning’
ergy crisis. energy produced by a lithium-ion bat- small amounts of cash up front and
“I don’t see it as the answer for tery running the length of the vehicle. prevent costly repairs in the future.
me,” he says bluntly. “The larger Gas is just a variable. The Volt suppos- Finally, exercising common
Continued from Page 1 ginning,” Jamie Booker ’09, digital impact will come for future genera- edly uses less electricity per year than a sense while traveling could have
and American studies double ma- communications, added. “As of tions.” refrigerator and has a top speed of 100 the most immediate effect on gas
jor. “The price of school keeps go- yesterday, if you are not getting a CNN.com reported that the mph. GM plans to place the Volt on usage. Don’t run three separate er-
ing up, yet we’re being jipped of grilled wrap at the sandwich line, newest trend in energy efficient ve- sale to the public in 2010. rands when the task can be com-
food! I see no reason for the cook- you get to put your lettuce, toma- hicles was unveiled Sept. 16. Gen- Meanwhile, there are few penny bined into one trip. Ride with
ies to not be out every single day.” toes, onions, etc. on yourself, fold eral Motors went public with a new pinching tips that will generate big friends or carpool if multiple driv-
However, not all students agree. the wrap up yourself, and attempt design for battery-powered cars bucks in the long run. ers are going to the same location.
“I think rotating days may not to cut it in half with a butter knife that only uses gasoline to generate Firstly, the easiest way to reduce Walk or ride a bicycle for short
be a bad thing if it keeps the cook- yourself.” electricity when the battery is low. gasoline consumption is to avoid trips around town. With a little ef-
Students have obviously been The Chevy Volt is a unique model overly aggressive driving. The United fort, small changes can transform
feeling the effects of the changes that will be the first to refrain from States Department of Energy found into significant results.
in the cafeteria, but not all in good using gasoline to directly move the that resisting the urge to punch the gas
ways. Many say the changes make wheels. Instead, the wheels spin from can save drivers “up to $1.23/gallon.” M. MARTIN [email protected]
them feel left out since they were
never informed. TEACH-IN: Picking apart politics
Some just want to have their
voices heard.
“The point is that if Hallmark Continued from Page 1 to the way the New Deal ended un- good-spirited discussion that showed
is going to claim that they care der President Carter,” he said. “There examples of images used in the both
what the students think, then it ers, spoke about voting rights in is potential for a massive shift where the 2004 and current elections.
would really be nice to see that,” Pennsylvania. Junior Kristen Shuey one party would dominate the other Both parties’ campaign stick-
said Maria Jeannette ’09, an Eng- ’10, English communications, at- party. Since 1980, we have been in ers from 2004 and 2008 were ana-
lish secondary education ma- tended the teach-in. the trend of having conservative lyzed, with students being asked to
jor. “Actions speak louder than “Ms. Neiswender explained leaders. Now, though, people may choose which sticker was more ap-
words.” how privileged Americans are to be looking for change.” pealing to them. The Bush/Cheney
N. BALOGH [email protected] be able to vote, and urged us to ex- The “Faith in Politics” teach-in sticker was the overwhelming win-
Ben Waltz ’11 / LA VIE ercise our right on November 4,” was a panel discussion moderated ner.
Corrections
WARNING: Treasure this sight be- Shuey said. “One point she made by English adjunct Rachel Lucken- Students were then shown im-
cause the cookie containers will only & Clarifications
that stuck with me is that Ameri- bill, associate professor of religion ages of President Bush and John
be appearing every other day
It is our continuing goal to cans used to only be able to vote if and philosophy Dr. Jeff Robbins, Kerry that were used during the
provide readers with complete
they owned land. Not many people Father Jim Podlesney from the Holy 2004 campaigns. Bush was shown
and accurate information. To
ies fresh,” said Greg Kauffman would be able to vote today if that Spirit Roman Catholic Church in on an aircraft carrier dressed in
that end, we welcome and en-
’09, a business administration and was still the law.” Palmyra, Rev. Jay McCumber from military apparel and surrounded by
courage notification of any
Spanish major. mistakes. Readers who wish Dr. Chris Dolan, assistant pro- the Cornerstone Christian Fellow- soldiers. Kerry was shown wind-
Although freshness may be an to submit corrections should fessor of political science, conduct- ship in Lebanon, and LVC student surfing.
issue for some, the lack of infor- send an email to [email protected], ed a session in Leedy called “End Cassandra Kane ’10, English and Senior Kelly Brower ’09, art and
mation and notification of the stu- subject line: Corrections. of the Regan Era? The Potential for political science. art history, also agreed that cam-
dent body is a big issue for many. Regime Change in the 2008 Presi- The well-attended teach-in in- paign promotion is an important
from the previous issue
“Upon noticing the lack of the dential Elections.” cluded discussions about how faith topic to discuss.
peanut butter cookies, I was sad- October 1st | Vol. 76, No. 4 Dolan explained the reasoning can influence a voter’s decision “I thought it was a good idea
dened,” Alyse Canciello ’10, Span- behind his theme. to choose one candidate over the to talk about the imagery of the
ish, said. “There was no memo sent NEWS “My PSC 262: The Presidency in other and examined the religious campaign because we tend to not
out to inform the college. If things Page 2 the Political System class discussed principles of McCain and Obama. realize how images can affect our
are going to change, I believe the In the article “Stanson Hall whether the election of McCain or How do images shape presidential votes. I think it’s a shame that
students should be informed. Now brings living option changes,” the election of Obama would in- elections? Associate professor of art people are so focused on a candi-
I have one more reason to avoid the AJ Myers was incorrectly iden- dicate the end of the Conservative Dr. Michael Pittari, Dr. Grant Taylor, date’s image instead of their poli-
tified as the writer. Samantha
dining hall.” Politics that were established by and English lecturer Fran Seeger at- cies.”
Shober ’11 wrote the piece.
“The cookies were only the be- Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, similar tempted to answer this question in a N. YINGER [email protected]
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Features
Oktoberfest 2008
the ladies
Sarah Grodzinski ’10
La Vie Staff Writer
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Arts & Entertainment

Mario Super Sluggers
Laughter speaks louder than words
for Friday night entertainment
Jake King ’11 that teach the basic controls of the goals before each scouting mission.
Co-Editor game. However, the mere fact that one
Jon Wolff ’09 Programming Board (SPB) try to
Since he first appeared as a poor- However, with this attention is using a Wii remote makes these
La Vie Staff Writer attend the week-long conventions
ly animated, coin-grabbing plumb- to detail comes a price in that it is explanations seem less like a video
If you’re one of those students for the National Association for
er in 1981, Nintendo icon Mario virtually impossible to con- game and more like a tactical brief-
that begins your search for some- Campus Activities (NACA) and
has risen through adverse condi- trol a full baseball team ef- ing for the storming of Normandy
thing to do on campus Friday the Association for the Promotion
tions and in recent years, increas- ficiently with only Beach.
nights by saying, “Not another co- of Campus Activities (APCA).
ingly ridiculous plotlines, to one remote. It is worth noting though, that
median!” then listen up. At these conventions, between
protect the Mushroom King- playing with just the Wii remote
Director of Student Activities 35 and 40 performers get on stage
dom from the ruthless lord of (without the nunchuk attachment)
Jen Evans explains that when it to “show their stuff.” From these
the Koopas, Bowser. greatly simplifies the game, and is
comes to the free Friday night ac- performances and demo discs col-
In Mario Super Sluggers, his a good way for first time players to
tivities sponsored by the Student lected at the booths, the SPB de-
most recent incarnation, learn the basics. However, it also
Programming Board, the reason for velops a considerable list of poten-
Nintendo’s premiere removes a great deal of the strategy,
so many comedians this year has tial acts that is then weeded down
plumber returns yet as players can only run one base at a
nothing to do with the economy. to create the next year’s lineup of
again to the base- time and cannot steal bases.
It’s really all about attendance. events. This process is done with
ball diamond in this Call me old-fashioned, but
Historically, comedians get minimal input from the admin-
sequel to the popular 2005 when I think of Mario, I think of a
the best attendance of any acts istration, so acts seen on campus
GameCube title, Mario Super nice little romp through mushroom
brought to LVC. It seems that this are really what the students (or at
Baseball. kingdom, collecting coins, eating
will again be the case this year, least those on the programming
Because of its mo- mushrooms, and dodging the oc-
Surprisingly, the game with over 550 in attendance at board) want to see.
tion-sensing tech- casional rogue Goomba, not flail-
designers do a decent job of the shows of comedians Ronnie A survey was conducted to see
nology, the con- ing my arms about like a maimed
allowing the player to really Jordan and TK Katara and 350 at what students on campus really want
trols of any game octopus.
get involved in the mechan- Owen Smith’s. to see on their Friday nights. They
on the Wii con- Ever since the advent of 3-D
ics of the baseball game. You can Evans says attendance drops were asked whether they would like
sole are video game platforms, the Ma-
bat, run, steal, make image courtesy gamesradar.com and Nintendo dramatically the weeks that bands to see comedians, musicians, mov-
tempera- rio franchise has increasingly
double-plays, triple- performed. According the Evans, ies, or magicians. Of the 25 students
mental and ill-planned at best, but lost the arresting simplicity that
plays, and even wail a curve ball at it’s hard to regain the momen- who responded, comedians were in
the game designers simply put too won over so many fans. How-
your opponent. Individual skills for tum after such dips in attendance. fact the most popular choice, but
much into this particular package. ever, times have changed, and it
each character allow you to build Even the last big musical act of only 40% of the total vote.
Besides trying to manage the would be unreasonable to think
a team to suit your preferences. the spring 2008 season, acapella For the 60% of you that wanted
standard mechanics of a ballgame, that Mario wouldn’t change with
Whether you want power-hitters to group “The Fault Line,” onlydrew music, movies, or magic, let Jen
the game designers also allow the them.
knock it out of the park or speedy a crowd of 150 people. Evans ([email protected]) know
batting team to shoot disrupting All in all, Super Sluggers is a com-
runners to round the bases before The search for acts begins at and then SHOW UP TO THE
items at the fielding players and petent take on the virtual baseball
the fielding team knows what hap- least a year before the entertainers EVENTS! These activities are for
add unique obstacles to each of the game, though when placed along-
pened, there are plenty of options ever set foot on campus. That way, LVC students and your voices will
stadiums. While all this adds to the side legendary titles like Super Ma-
to choose from. the lineup can be printed in the be heard…only if you are willing
gaming experience, it is simply too rio Bros. and even Super Mario 64, it
The Challenge Mode also al- much to handle. pales in comparison. LVC handbook. to speak up.
lows you to recruit new characters Nintendo at least has the cour- To find these acts every year,
for the final playoff against Bowser tesy to give diagrams and thorough Evans and eight to 12 of the stu-
by completing “scouting missions” instructions of how to execute these J. KING [email protected] dent members of the Student J. WOLFF [email protected]
Gallop on over to the movie theater for ‘Appaloosa’
Kevin Wisniewski ’09 to rid the small town of Appaloosa is going to say before he speaks. office.
La Vie Staff Writer of scurrilous ranchers and restore For that reason alone, this mov- Films about survival and char- It will be surpassed by many the-
Riding into town with an air of peace. After Virgil becomes active ie is worth watching, along with the acter study are so hard to come by atre goers, but I urge you to see this
chivalry and confidence and feared marshal and Everett becomes act- epic landscape cinematography and in 21st century American cinema. film. It’s a thoroughly intelligent
as the quick-draw McGraw’s of their ing deputy, things begin to improve riveting musical score. Both leads Westerns used to be the staple in and engaging film that audience
time is Ed Harris as Virgil Cole and with a little bloodshed along the are truly brilliant. Their dialogues every cinema junkie’s diet and an members will find themselves eas-
his partner Viggo Mortensen as Ev- way. When the seductive and vo- are simple but thoroughly charm- important part of American heri- ily engrossed on the lives of each
erett Hitch in the sweeping western luptuous Mrs. French enters the ing. This film benefits in sparse use tage. Appaloosa returns cinema to character. So what are you waiting
Appaloosa. picture, things start to heat up, lit- of dialog and in turn, makes char- this long awaited tradition. for? Get on your horse and giddy-
Ed Harris stars, directs, and erally. acter communication much more Mrs. French’s musical theme up to your local theatre.
authored the screenplay of this A History of Violence was the last powerful. was as lovely as was she. It incor-
beautifully artistic piece. The film joint venture between Harris and Westerns are currently a dying porated a solo cello paired with
also stars Jeremy Irons as Randall Mortensen where their chemistry genre in Hollywood. Films have some light chaotic strings, a regal Final Rating:B
Bragg, the ruthless villain, and Re- was ignited on screen. In Appaloosa, become so laced with violence, trumpet, and a light saxophone. It
nee Zellweger as Allison French, they are a team that is able to evoke nudity, and profanity that directors was elegant and conservative with
Virgil’s love interest. the feeling of camaraderie of broth- who don’t strive toward creating a slash of spontaneity.
Appaloosa weaves the story of erhood even though they are not something with those elements in Without sounding too cliché,
two gunmen who are called upon related. One knows what the other mind their movies flop at the box this film is a diamond in the rough. K. WISNIEWSKI [email protected]
6 La Vie CoLLegienne OctOber 8, 2008
P
ersPectives
Debating the VP debate
Letters to the Editor
La Vie Collegienne requires all
submissions to contain the author’s
name, telephone number, address
and/or e-mail address. No letters can “In the left corner we have Jo-
be considered for publication unless
the above criteria are met. Tony Gorick ’11 seph ‘Ol’ Joe’ Biden. And in the
Telephone numbers and addresses La Vie Staff Writer right corner stands Sarah ‘The Bull-
will not be printed. Submissions will dog’ Palin.” I could almost hear Mc-
Poised and ready.
be strongly considered for publica- Mahon over the loud speakers.
tion if they contain the author’s rank, That was Alaska Gov. Sarah Pa-
After all this hype, the debates were
major, or professional capacity. lin’s attitude as she walked to meet
Letters should be no longer than relatively anti-climatic. Palin didn’t
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden in the cen-
200 words. All submissions to “Per- come off as a complete twit, despite
spectives” become property of La ter stage before the much-anticipat- the “Couric Interview,” and Biden kept
Vie Collegienne. La Vie reserves the ed 2008 Vice Presidential debate.
his notorious tongue in check, a move
right to edit submissions for space or As a Republican, I was hoping that
for content that is vague, repetitive, that may have been too cautious. Both
Palin’s intelligence would be apparent
libelous, or profane. It is not La Vie’s candidates skirted issues and avoided
responsibility to check for factual in- instead of the train-wreck catastrophe
questions while moving the dialogue
accuracies within submissions. The during Katie Couric interviews. Luck-
towards their respective strong points
editor will have the final determina- ily, she came out swinging.
tion concerning such matters. and scoring minor victories.
“Americans are craving a new
Letters, columns, and opinion- Ben Waltz ’11 / LA VIE All the buzz words, obviously
based articles are not necessarily energy,” she stated early in the de- GLOVES AND LIPSTICK COME OFF Tony Gorick (left) defends self-
prepared sound bites, and displays
representative of La Vie’s opinion or bate. Palin went on to attack Illi- proclaimed hockey mom Sarah Palin, while Patrick Salomon justifies Joe
of etiquette were present and ac-
Lebanon Valley College. Biden’s performance in last week’s vice presidential debate
nois Sen. Barack Obama, saying he
Submissions may be e-mailed to counted for. I lost track of how many
“went beyond poor judgment” in tacking Biden about his “clean coal” ing, and ultimately dull exchange
[email protected], hand-delivered to our times Palin said “maverick”: more
Mund office, or mailed to the address his dealings with foreign threats. record. between the presidential candidates
than necessary, really. Unfortunately,
below. My favorite line of Biden’s part Regarding climate change, Biden McCain and Obama. Palin did a lot
it seems that Palin’s “cute” persona is
of the debate was, “I have almost as gave a repeated (and defensive?) an- better than I expected, and since I
Advertise with here to stay, and that high pitched
many friends on the Republican side swer. believe in a lot of what McCain says,
voice makes me feel punchy.
La Vie of the aisle.” “I think it is man-made,” he said. it is good she breathed new life into
In all truth, the debate was more
Really? “I think it is clearly man-made…the the party. It was a party that started
of what we would have expected
Recruit for your student Please, Sen. Biden, show me cause is man-made, that is the cause.” to look like old white guys in suits.
had both candidates been regular
organization. Sell your old those Republicans. I’m fairly certain Biden thinks Fortunately, I think they can
politicians, which they are.
junk. Say hi to your lover. For some reason—maybe it is the cause is man-made, but I don’t bring real change, and that is the
This goes to show how the
my sense of “conservative close- know for sure. I think he could have change I want to believe in.
mainstream media and respective
(maybe not that last part.)
mindedness”—I feel like that isn’t possibly stated it for a fifth time.
T. Gorick [email protected] campaigns have high-jacked the
true. Well, I guess Biden does agree Gwen Ifill of PBS moderated the
[email protected] levity of the presidential election
with one Republican on an issue: debate. She kicked up some contro-
and turned them into a three-ring
President Bush and his plan for Iraq. versy by failing to tell the commission
rev. patrick salomon ’09 circus. All hail the mighty ratings
La Vie Collegienne “Bush is negotiating the plan conducting the debate that she had re-
La Vie Staff Writer and poll numbers and damn the
101 N. College Ave | Annville, PA 17003 Obama wants to do,” he stated. cently completed a book on racial poli- truth to hell. But, I digress.
Campus Extension 6169 or [email protected] “The odd-man out is McCain.” tics in the age of Obama. She asked the After watching the Vice Presi-
So who really won the VP debate?
Established 1924 I was surprised to see Arizona candidates a question about how an at- dential debates, I felt more than a
Biden did a somewhat better job of get-
Sen. John McCain as the odd-man tack on Palin is “lack of experience” and little disappointed.
ting his points across than Palin, and he
CO-EDITORS out, especially when the Democratic Biden is “lack of discipline.” I tuned in on Thursday night
Cassandra Kane ’10 also has the advantage of running on a
Party has tried so hard to link Bush “My connection to the heart- hoping for credibility and enter-
Jake King ’11 platform that is good for the country.
and McCain as one and the same. land of America” is what Palin stat- tainment and was found want-
FEKAaTtUie RZEwSie EbDel I’T12OR Both VP candidates agreed on not ed as her experience while Biden ing. They might as well have been youG hoaovde rjeopbla, cGedra ynodu rO “clrdu sPteyo-opllde-,
supporting same-sex marriage, closing used the cliché my-weakness-is- moderated by Ed McMahon, what
A&E EDITOR white-man” look with a margin-
any controversy over that topic while my-strength ploy saying he instead with all the vicious talking heads in
Emily Gertenbach ’11 ally hot hockey mom. Can we talk
both sparred on climate issues. had “excessive passion.” the mainstream media hyping the
PERSPECTIVES EDITOR “The alternative fuels need to be Overall the debate had energy. event like it was some sort of epic about the issues now?
Jen Fontanez ’09
tapped into,” Palin stated, before at- It was far better than the dry, bor- cage match, chainsaws and all. p. salomon [email protected]
SPORTS EDITOR
Steve Wisner ’09
Letter to the Editor
SENIOR COPY EDITOR
Bekah Achor ’10
Many students at a disadvantage with new housing lottery system
CIRCULATION MANAGER
You Wrote
Ryan Zvorsky ’09
because that person will do a good athletes? What if that person has understand the want for encourag-
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Ben Waltz ’11 To the Editors: job or is it because that person is to take up 2 extra jobs and doesn’t ing students to get involved in the
In the Oct. 1st article “Stanson popular? Does the system take into have the spare time for activities? community but rewarding it with
BUSINESS MANAGER
Adam Brashear ’09 Hall brings living option changes” account that some students are very What about students who choose better housing doesn’t feel like the
Mr. Kuntz stated a new plan for a involved members of a few groups, to not get involved in the commu- best way to do it.
ADVISER
Robert E. Vucic housing/point system. I feel that while others are in many but rarely nity because they don’t want to? A good friend of mine pointed
many students are going to be at a participate? What happens if a student is very this out, “If you’re more involved
La Vie Collegienne is published every disadvantage because of this sys- What about a student who involved in the community, but not you’re gonna spend less time in the
Wednesday of the academic year.
tem. doesn’t have time to get involved in the LVC community? Does their house [anyway].”
Meetings are held Mondays at 6 p.m.
If a student is voted into a presi- some organizations due to a major? work not get recognized?
in our Mund office, activities room #3.
dential position can the student Does the point system take into ac- The point system would only Matt Oleyniczak ’09
We’re always looking for new writers!
body honestly say that it is always count that only a few students are serve a few and not the many. I Art
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Men’s soccer splits week
Scoreboard
By The
NumBers Nate Yinger ’09 Joe DiGirolomo scored, giving the Albright responded minutes later when
La Vie Staff Writer Cougars a 2-0 advantage. Mark Yost took advantage of a poor Football:
LVC regained momentum in the LVC counter-attack defense to tie.
10/4 at Wilkes W, 28-21
The men’s soccer team split its 69th minute off a goal by Jordan Au- The Valley came out strong in the
11/03
matches this week. man ’12, his second goal in as many second half. Chris Hall ’12 and Groff
Field Hockey:
The day the LVC football team Misericordia traveled to Herbert matches. Seven minutes later, Miseri- scored in the first ten minutes to give
reached 3 wins on the season Field on Wednesday, returing home cordia scored on a counter-attack and LVC a 3-1 lead. Albright answered to 9/30 at Elizabethtown W, 2-0
in 2007, nearly a month later
with a 4-1 victory. Mental lapses in the added a fourth goal in the 86th minute, give the Lions some momentum, but 10/2 vs. Shenandoah W, 9-0
than 2008.
back, an inability to defend a strong making the score 4-1. Steedle converted a breakaway for his
10/4 at Stevenson W, 4-0
Cougar counter-attack, and prob- On Saturday, tied at one at the half, second goal of the match three minutes
3 lems capitalizing on scoring chances the Dutchmen squad exploded for later to crush any regain control. Eric
Volleyball:
all contributed to the LVC loss. four goals in the second half en- route Woods ’12 scored his first collegiate
Number of LVC players earing
The Cougars took first half control to a 5-2 victory over conference ri- goal on the rebound of a goalmouth 10/1 vs. Widener W, 3-1
Commonwealth Conference
when Cody Hack took advantage of a val Albright. Leading the way for the scramble to cement the win for LVC. 10/3 St. Joesph’s W, 3-1
player of the week recognition
this week. turnover and scored on a breakaway Dutchmen was Travis Steedle ’10 with The Dutchmen (6-6, 2-0) travel to 10/3 E. Conn. State W, 3-1
in the 25th minute. two goals and one assist. Arcadia Saturday before hosting confer-
10/3 FDU-Florham W, 3-0
Just minutes into the second half, Steedle opened the scoring in the ence rival #2 Messiah next Wednesday.
4 10/3 Richard Stockton W, 3-1
the Dutchmen defense got caught 25th minute, converting a pass from
ball-watching in their own box, and Ethan Groff ’12 to give LVC a 1-0 lead. N. YINGER [email protected] 10/7 at Lycoming W, 3-0
Position finished by LVC golfer
Steve Garby ’10 last Wednes- Women’s soccer puts victory in the goal
day at the Messiah College Men’s Soccer:
Falcon Classic
10/1 vs. Misericordia L, 1-4
Tony Gorick ’11 Ely Kirkhoff ’11 added to the ,tying the game 1-1 after the break.
La Vie Staff Writer scoreboard late with a shot out of the With several shots just missing 10/4 vs. Albright W, 5-2
2-0
goalkeeper’s reach making it 3-0. The the mark, the Dutchmen eventu-
LVC women’s soccer team is mak- Monarchs scored minutes later after ally recorded two late goals. Women’s Soccer:
LVC men’s soccer conference
ing a statement: they are in it to win. beating a surprised LVC defense to Dana Thomsen ’10 sent a long ball
record after victories over 10/1 at King’s W, 3-1
Elizabethtown and Albright The Dutchmen continued their break the shutout. The Dutchmen left over the goalkeeper’s reach while King
9/23 vs. Albright W, 3-1
domination this week defeating with a 3-1 victory. added yet another goal for the season
King’s College on the road and Al- LVC’s real test came on Saturday heading the ball into the net minutes
Athletes bright at home on Herbert Field. against conference foe Albright. before the final whistle. Men’s Tennis
of the Erin McGarvey ’09 took advantage In the first half the Dutchmen LVC goalkeepers Stacy Ganley 10/5 vs. Susquehanna W, 5-4
Week of a hole in King’s defense and capped dominated the field but couldn’t take ’11 and Alyson Reitmeyer ’12 pro-
off her rapid breakaway with a goal ear- advantage of scoring chances. Adding vided the Dutchmen defense with a
Women’s Tennis
ly in the first half to get LVC rolling. to the frustration was Albright’s late solid backbone, making a combined
Charlie Parker 10/2 vs. Goucher W, 8-1
Lauren King ’11 scored an early first-half goal, putting LVC down 1-0. eight saves during the games.
Football goal to open the second half. King Kristen Mauser ’09 tied the game LVC (7-3-0) hosts Gettysburg 10/3 vs. Juniata W, 9-0
Parker took advantage in a defensive lapse with an arching far-out shot that today at 4 p.m. 10/5 vs. Susquehanna W, 7-2
touched as she sent the ball into the net. buried itself into the back of the net
T. GORICK [email protected]
the ball
44 times HOCKEY: Squad continues to dominate Men’s Cross Country
for a 10/3 at Paul Short Classic 28/41
school
Continued from Page 8
record one is there to back each other up, success against the conference rival
267 capped off the scoring. so any small breakdowns we have Messiah College in their next game. Women’s Cross Country
yards in The defense continued its strong don’t turn into big mistakes.” “The Messiah game is always 10/3 at Paul Short Classic 29/37
LVC’s
play behind goalkeeper Caitlin Baro The defense has not made any huge for us, especially since they
28-21
’10, who needed only two saves to re- mistakes over the last four games, beat us last year in the conference
win over Golf
Wilkes. He also scored twice cord her seventh shutout of the season. holding their opponents scoreless, championship,” said Wolfe.
and tallied 17 receiving yards. “We’ve been working really hard allowing the offense to outscore The Dutchmen will face the Fal- 10/1 at Messiah 10/16
and together as a unit both in games the opposition 20-0. cons at home on Sat., Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. 10/6 at F&M 16/17
and in practice,” said Baro. “Every- LVC will look to continue their S. WISNER [email protected] 10/7 at Gettysburg 11/11
alex WolFe
Journal of an LVC tennis player
Field hoCkey
Wolfe
Sarah Grodzinski ’10 We had four matches in the past the season when they won 5-4.
led the
squad to La Vie Staff Writer week, and we went 4-0. Today, we have one of the most im- Upcoming Games
its sixth After shutting out fellow confer- portant matches of the season, Messi-
straight There is nothing worse for an ath- ence team Arcadia 9-0 on Tuesday, ah. We finally beat E-Town, so now we For a complete
win, lete than waking up the day of a big we beat Goucher 8-1 on Thursday. have a chance to be seeded #1 for the
including match with a headache and fever. Juniata, which was supposed to be a conference playoffs in the spring. That schedule of
three in This happened to me not once, but tough match, proved to be one of the is, if we beat Messiah today. upcoming games
the same
week. three times in the past week. I did my best matches of the fall, as we blanked It will be a tough match, but we by team
She best to play through it, but it is awe- them 9-0. Sunday, we shared our have the home court advantage, so check out
scored some to know you have teammates to courts with the men’s team, as we both come cheer us on—the more sup- godutchmen.com
six goals and an assist, giving back you up and step in and play. took on Susquehanna. We won our port the better!
her 100 career points. It’s great to know there are peo- fourth match of the week with a 7-2
ple that have your back. win, and the guys gained a 1-0 start to S. GRODZINSKI [email protected]
Soccer scores big Football tied for
on weekend first in MAC
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Dutchmen outflank Colonels Flying high
Parker rushes to a record day Field hockey extends
shutout streak
Ryan Zvorsky ’09 pass to wideout Matt Donley ’10.
Circulation Manager The score stood at 14-0 heading Steven H. Wisner ’09
into halftime. La Vie Sports Editor
Jump in, fasten your seatbelts, After the Colonels scored early in
Three wins in two full games
and hang on for the ride during Mid- the third quarter, LVC turned to their
marks a successful week for the
dle Atlantic Conference action. defense for another big play.
LVC field hockey squad.
The LVC football team is for real. With Wilkes starting out on their
The team began the week beating
After a tough 23-16 loss to Mora- own five, Beverly again fumbled,
the Blue Jays 2-0 at #14 Elizabethtown
vian and a much-needed bye week, and Ochoa recorded his second
in a resumed game on Wednesday.
the Dutchmen were fired up to play fumble recovery of the afternoon.
The game orginally scheduled
conference foe Wilkes, and headed Two plays later, Parker scam-
for Tuesday was in a scoreless tie
home with a 28-21 victory, the first pered into the end zone and Ryan
with 24:52 remaining when play
win against the Colonels since 1992. made it 21-7.
was halted due to weather.
Head Coach Jim Monos knew With less than eight minutes to
It was just what the team needed,
this game started a brand new sea- play, the home team answered, but
as they came out strong on day two.
son for his team and that his team the Dutchmen secured the win on
With the clock at 53:10, Alex
needed a good start. Courtesy Sports Information a Parker 12-yard run after Trevor
Wolfe ’09 tapped in a goal off a
But on the first drive of the game, WHAT A RUSH Charlie Parker ’10 had another record day, rushing for Goodman ’09 recovered a Colonel
267 yards on 44 carries. shot by Nikki Bomberger ’10.
after a 48-yard return by the Wilkes fumble, the fifth Colonel turnover.
Shortly after, Shelly Lobach
special teams, quarterback Rob John- Another Wilkes touchdown
fourth and one chance. the 37-yard reception. ’11 knocked in the insurance goal,
son and his offense looked to score didn’t matter for LVC, who stand tied
Parker set school records with Kicker Brittany Ryan ’11 split the sending the Valley home with a
on a second and goal from the four. for first place in the MAC.
44 carries and 267 yards. With uprights with the PAT to make it 7-0. 2-0 conference victory.
However, Jeff Ochoa ’10, playing Monos spoke during his post-
both 2,364 career yards and 21 Wilkes continued to turn the ball The Dutchmen carried the mo-
outside linebacker in the 3-4 defense, game interview about the victory.
rushing touchdowns, he currently over and LVC capitalized again. mentum of their conference win
drilled Jamar Beverly as he coughed “It is a great win for our football
sits in second place all-time. With DiBona kicking off, Shawn into their game against Shenandoah,
up the ball, and Ochoa pounced on team,” said Monos, “but I am going
Dan DiBona ’10 then attempted Gregson returned and looked to take dominating the game 9-0 at home.
the pigskin for a touchback. to tell you that down the stretch,
a 28-yard field goal, but missed it it to the house, but DiBona stripped Shelly Lobach ’11 scored the
On LVC’s first possession, south- Charlie made some big runs. I’ve
wide left to keep the game scoreless. him of the football and Jurey Fowl- first two goals of the game. Jocelyn
paw Caleb Fick ’11 and the offense learned as I get older that a win is a
The Dutchmen defense created kes ’11 recovered on his own 26. Novak ’12 followed with her team-
went on an impressive 15-play drive, win is a win and we’ll take that win.”
another big play on a fumble recov- The Dutchmen were on the leading 12th goal of the season.
milking 6:42 off the clock. LVC (3-1, 1-0 MAC) travels to
ery in the second quarter by inside move again and with a 12-play, Wolfe recorded a hat trick in the
Tailback Charlie Parker ’10, who 16th-ranked Delaware Valley this Sat-
linebacker Will Keylor ’10. 74-yard drive, LVC went up 14-0. game, propelling her to conference
had a historic day on the ground, urday in a showdown for first place.
On the next play, Fick hooked During the drive, Parker took player of the week honors. Her goals
carried the ball seven times on the Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
up with wideout Joe Brennan ’10 the ball on six straight plays before came consecutively to close out the
drive and converted on a crucial
who beat the coverage to score on Fick tossed a five-yard touchdown R. ZVORSKY [email protected] half, just over seven minutes apart.
LVC led the game 6-0 at the break.
Eight seasons of winning for volleyball
Cait Eckenrode ’11 scored
twice and Allison Bicher ’11 also
Matt Martin ’09 ronment. Everyone wanted us to lose.”
scored, bumping the score to 9-0.
La Vie Staff Writer Erin Yost ’09 earned a spot on
“The team’s playing as well as I
the all tournament team tallying 95
could hope for,” said Wolfe. “Besides
The LVC women’s volleyball assists in the last two matches. Yost
executing the fundamentals, our team
team reached at least 20 wins for is currently ranked second in the na-
has become [better at] encouraging
the eighth straight season. tion in assists per set at 11.53.
each other on the field and maintain-
After cruising past Widener Uni- The team looks to move their
ing a high level of intensity.”
versity on Oct. 1, lifting their con- success off the court by sponsoring
That intensity continued as
ference record to 2-0, the girls are a non-perishable food drive for char-
they traveled to Stevenson on Sat-
working like a well-oiled machine. ity. All contributions will be sent di-
urday, coming away with another
Coach Wayne Perry praised his Courtesy Sports Information rectly to the Central PA Food Bank. shut-out victory, 4-0.
team for their defensive discipline SET FOR VICTORY The volleyball team has dominated to the Red collection barrels can be found
Wolfe recorded her 100th point
tune of a .909 winning percentage on the season
which has governed their play so inside Arnold Sports Center near the
of her career with two goals and an
far this season. The team’s success has been boun- Joseph’s-Long Island, Eastern weight room. Donations will con-
assist. The total makes her the sev-
“Our defense is incredibly sol- tiful, posting a 20-2 record. Connecticut State, and host FDU clude on Oct. 22, which also marks
enth LVC player to reach the mark.
id,” said Perry with admiration. The Dutchmen swept the compe- before ousting Richard Stockton the last regular season home match
Novak recorded her 13th goal
But that’s not their only strength. tition at their last tournament, The in the final match. for LVC against Messiah College.
of the year and Avery Carter ’10
“We have such a versatile crew,” Devils’ Classic at FDU-Florham, Perry recalled the games’ intensi-
Perry said, “We all take a little piece.” going 4-0 in two days. They beat St. ty, saying, “It was such a hostile envi- M.MARTIN [email protected] Please see HOCKEY | Page 7