La Vie Collegienne: Lebanon Valley College Student Newspaper (September 28, 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 79, No. 4 An Independent Publication | Founded 1924 September 28, 2011
Progress on Mund College Center continues
THIS WEEK IN
LA VIE
Flooding sets construction back by just one week
S
portS Natosha Kreamer ’13 rooms, connected by a stark hall-
La Vie Staff Writer way. Other students have com-
mented on how great the bath-
Walking onto Lebanon Valley rooms look and function. And
College’s campus, one eyesore is while these positive changes are
evident amongst the typical beauty noticeable little by little, almost
this campus has to offer: Mund every student would agree that
College Center. At noon nearly ev- the negative outweigh the posi-
ery day, the cafeteria becomes im- tive at this point. And with the
possible and lacks seating for many recent flooding of the basement,
Football prevails against of the students that are hoping to many students are worried that
Stevenson in first ever meet get a quick bite to eat before their construction will continue to in-
next class. vade their daily lives for an extend-
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But while everything may seem ed amount of time.
negative now, positive changes are But Gregory H. Krikorian,
p
ErSpEctivES
coming from the renovations Vice President of LVC’s Student
and additions to Mund College Affairs, eases students’ worries.
Students share thoughts about the
Center. Students are already no- He admits that, “Flooding did
new dining hall
ticing these positive changes, present some challenges, but
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including a new layout in the the staff and High Construction
Photo by Nicole Shepski ’15 / LA VIE
cafeteria that creates a circle for employees responded quickly
MUND CONSTRUCTION As the construction on the outside of Mund College
students to walk around to view and efficiently.” While flooding
Center continues, student life goes on inside. With the dining hall coming towards
all of their food options. This cir- did present more inconveniences, completion, students impatiently await the finished project. Additional dining, the
cle-like layout creates more func- college store, student activities offices, and the outside entrances are scheduled for
A&E
completion in spring.
tionality than the old two dining See CONSTRUCTION | Page 3
Hispanic heritage celebration 2011
Nick Thrailkill ’14 Ricans and other Hispanic Ameri- Department to select four mov- shown on Oct. 12; and La Nana,
La Vie Staff Writer cans in the world today, and host- ies representative of Latin Amer- a Chilean movie about a Spanish
ing a Caribbean Night in the UG ica. Guzman herself selected the maid fighting to keep her job of 23
When Professor Guzman- on Oct. 20. movie Cayo, which deals with years, to be shown on Oct. 19. Guz-
Zavala started LVC’s Hispanic This year’s Hispanic Heritage three Puerto Rican friends fac- man hopes that these four movies
Heritage celebration in Fall 2010, celebration addresses Hispanic ing the challenges the real world will provide students with a mul-
Does Pottermore meet the high
expectations? Read our review she wanted to foster an open Americans living in the Caribbean, presents them and trying to keep ticultural perspective on the lives
Page 5 dialogue about important events and in particular Puerto Ricans. their friendship intact, which was of Hispanic Americans today.
and issues in Latin America to- By presenting the various activi- shown in Miller Chapel 101 on Noraliz Ruiz of Kent State
day. This year, Guzman is con- ties involved in the celebration, Sept. 15. Other Spanish professors University will give a presenta-
tinuing to bring Latin American Guzman hopes to teach her cur- suggested Morristown, a Mexican tion called “From the Mountains
INDEX culture to the college by showing rent students and all LVC students movie about Hispanic immigrants to an Online Presence: The Place
four Spanish-language movies about the Caribbean cultures that in America, to be shown on Sept. of Jíbaro Music in Contemporary
News ..................................1-3
between Sept. 15 and Oct. 19, in- they might not have been exposed 27; Princesas, a Spanish movie Puerto Rico at 11 a.m. on Oct.
Features ................................4
viting scholars Noraliz Ruiz and to otherwise. about two women struggling to 20 in Zimmerman Hall. Professor
Arts & Entertainment ............5
Perspectives...........................6 Yolanda Martinez San-Miguel to Guzman consulted with the secure comfortable lives through
Sports .................................7-8 speak about the roles of Puerto other members of the Spanish unconventional means, to be See CELEBRATION | Page 2
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CELEBRATION: Hispanic heritage month SPB Spotlight
Continued from Page 1 of Rutgers University will give a Chicano Studies” on Nov. 7.
presentation called “The Afro-Bo- Guzman chose San-Miguel as
Guzman said that she chose Ruiz ricua Mirror Stage: Down These a speaker because San-Miguel
to give a speech dur- specializes in Colonial
ing the celebration Literature, an upper-level
because she knew Spanish class Guzman
Ruiz’s work very well teaches, and Latino Sto-
and because she ries, a discipline that Guz-
wanted a speaker man wants to add to LVC’s
who was more close- curriculum.
ly connected to the The Caribbean Night
musical culture of will take place in the
Latin America than UG from 7 to 9 p.m. on
Photo courtesy of Jay Black
to its literature or Oct. 20. During the event,
arts. Since last year’s students will be treated to Comedian Jay Black is coming to Leedy Theater this Friday,
presentations dealt Latin American music and September 30th at 9 p.m. Popular for being a keen observer of the
mainly with Latin food from diverse coun- absurd, Black has appeared on popular television networks such
American literature, tries. as Showtime, A&E, Fox, the CBC, and NBC as well as live perfor-
Guzman wanted to Guzman expects to mances at the Comedy Shop and Los Angeles Improv. Four years
broaden the appeal have more persons par- have passed since he left his job as a teacher to pursue writing and
of the celebration by ticipating in this His- stand-up comedy and he never wants to go back!
emphasizing a differ- panic Heritage celebra-
ent aspect of Latin tion than there were last
J. DAVIS [email protected]
American culture. year. She also hopes that
Ruiz will discuss by continuing to hold the L
how the jíbaro, a celebration in upcoming
peasant or rural years it will become an
C A M P U S
farmer, has since LVC tradition.
evolved into a sym-
bol of Puerto Rican FILM SERIES In celebration of hispanic heritage month, Profes-
sor Guzman-Zavala along with the rest of the spanish department
national identity and
will be showing the above films in hope of providing students with a
what role the jíbaro multicultural perspective on the lives of Hispanic Americans.
music genre plays in
contemporary Puerto Rico. Mean Streets as Foundational
Yolanda Martinez San-Miguel Narrative of Puerto Rican and N. THRAILKIL [email protected]
CRIMEWATCH
Student Government Update: 9.26.11
other’s work and prepare them- had broken off the pavement be-
Nick Thrailkill ’14 selves for the publication process. hind Mund will be filled in. All information courtesy of the LVC Department of Public Safety
La Vie Staff Writer Davis and Kurek also presented the In Food Services news, Metz
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club’s constitution to SG members. has now included straws in the caf-
On September 26th, Student After Davis and Kurek finished eteria. Furthermore, SG members 9-21-11 | Campus
Government convened for its their presentation, SG members discussed how the cleaning tubes Incident Services
fourth meeting of the school year granted the Draft full club status. for silverware seem to be overfilled Student reports drug use in house
to introduce the two new com- SG vice president Katie Seigen- many times, leading to some dirty
muter representatives, vote on the dall met with Vice President Greg dishes and silverware for students 9-21-11 | Campus
Draft’s club status, and discuss the Krikorian last week and Krikorian to use. Food Services also asks Drug Use
pool table cloth in the New Stu- said that Director of Residental students to limit their food con- Paraphernalia found
dent Center, new furniture for the Life Jason Kuntz will fix the pool sumption in response to student
lounges in Mund, Minithon, the table cloth in the New Student concerns about food unavailability.
pavement behind Mund, concerns Center. Katie also said that she will Accessibility Task Force chair
Please report any suspicious activity to Public Safety at x6111.
about Food Services, the accessi- talk to Krikorian about the new Roberto Valdes said that Facilities
Changes to the writing center bility of the Admissions building parking policies in the near future. is currently focusing on making the
and Funkhouser, and homecom- SG Advisor Jen Evans said that Admissions Building more acces-
ing. she and three other SG members sible to students with handicaps. Corrections
SG President Ryan Humphries will be meeting with a designer on Furthermore, Valdes said that Fa- & Clarifications
began the meeting by introducing October 4th to discuss new furni- cilities is planning to level the base-
the two new commuter reps, who ture to be placed in the lounge op- ment of Funkhouser to accommo- It is our continuing goal to provide readers with complete and accurate
information. To that end, we welcome and encourage notification of
are Doug Waterman ‘15 and Julio posite the cafeteria and the former date for students with handicaps.
any mistakes. Readers who wish to submit corrections should send an
Ferente ‘13. faculty dining room in Mund. The homecoming table will be
email to [email protected], subject line: Corrections.
The Draft president Tim Davis SG members will be running a up in Mund until lunch on Wednes-
and vice-president Kyle Kurek pre- table for MiniThon in Mund every day.
sented for full club status. Davis other Thursday until the event be-
said that the focus of the Draft is to gins.
foster a community of writers on Facilities chair Roberto Valdes
campus who can meet to edit each said that the chunk of asphalt that N. THRAILKILL [email protected]
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CONSTRUCTION: Update on Mund College Center
Continued from Page 1
Photos by Nicole Shepski ’15 / LA VIE
DINING HALL OBSTACLES With the new dining hall almost complete, students anticipate additional seating to become availble to make navigating the dining hall easier and stress free.
like the UG being closed and the white walls between the dining changes, like the wall behind the of seating will be in the lounge that the communication to stu-
commuter lounge being inacces- room and the lobby of Mund pizza oven, will receive finishing area around the new fireplace. dents about the construction
sible, Krikorian states proudly that have been replaced with more touches. Later in the fall, students will is going well, but he understands
the construction schedule is only aesthetically-pleasing glass panels. Addressing the issue of dining begin to see a finished version of there are still concerns. He tells
a week behind. In retrospect, this Upgrades will also be taking place room seating, Krikorian wants stu- the old East Dining hall, and the students that if they have any ques-
will not affect students much lon- over fall break to lessen the stress dents to know that the rumors completed College Store. The vast tions or concerns, they should get
ger than expected. on students. The new and per- are not true. In fact, there will majority of the biggest changes will in contact with Student Govern-
Students get excited when they manent signage with begin to be be 145 new seats for students. be completed by the upcoming ment or himself and he wants to
can physically see the changes, hung and the new “tech nook,” One-third of these seats will Spring term. thank everyone for their patience
and Krikorian wants the stu- which is a lounge-like area with be in the dining room, while Krikorian says he already sees during this time.
dents to know that they will comfy seating and computer ac- another one-third will be high- positive changes, like a much
be seeing some in the imme- cess, will begin to be installed. top tables that can also be used better food program, including
diate future. The temporary In two to three weeks, little for meals. The last one-third the new pizza recipe. He hopes N. KREAMER [email protected]
New club on the up-swing
Class of ’15 elects officials
LVC swing dance club introduced
Russell Calkins ’14 about an issue,” Ashley Smith ’15
La Vie Staff Writer wrote. “I’ll do everything I pos-
Sarah Frank ’14 This club is intended for any- who “want to try something that is sibly can to correct a problem or
Circulation Manager one to join, “Including those with different and unique and meet a Each fall, a new graduating handle an issue to better the LVC
class chooses who will represent community.” 
two left feet.” says Vice President ton of awesome people.”
them for a one year term. The The new officers share a com-
If you happened to hear a rau- Sam Hoover. Clubs like the Swing The LVC Swing Dance Club
class of 2015 chose their student mon love for LVC and a desire to
cous party going on in the base- Dance Club are a great place to will remain on probation for fifteen
government officers in an elec- make the college even better.  Sam
ment of Chapel on the night of meet new people without the weeks and will meet with Student
tion held Sept. 14, 15, and 16. The Calabria ’15 said he likes “how
Wednesday September 21, it’s “ Government on May 2 in order
I’ve never really new officers are Ashley Smith, [LVC] is small, because you know
because there was one. The first to discuss becoming “official”. In
president; Jordan Bilicki, vice everybody.” Isaac Lu ’15 came to
meeting of the LVC Swing Dance that time they must draft a con-
president; Andy Kittleson, trea- LVC from Beijing, China. “When
Club (LVCSDC) took place at 9 stitution, hold ten meetings and
danced before, but
surer and Steph Price, secretary. I went here for a campus tour, I ab-
p.m. in Chapel 115 and 116. This attain twelve regular members.
There are four representatives: solutely fell in love with our cam-
new club applied for probation- The officers do not believe this
ary status at the beginning of this it was really easy. ”will be difficult, as there were al- Billy Lewis, Sam Calabria, Felicia pus,” he wrote.
Dragon and Isaac (Shen) Lu. The small size of LVC makes a
year. Spear-heading this cam- ready 24 people at the first meet-
Among other responsibilities, great opportunity for the officers
paign is Club President Jenn Red- ing, all of which agreed it was
this group of Student Govern- to interact directly with their con-
dig, Vice-President Sam Hoover, KIMBRE NEE ’14 a good time. “I’ve never really
ment officers will work with 26 stituents. “To be the best SG mem-
Secretary Spenser Prichard, and danced before,” said Kimbre Nee,
returning officials to plan events ber possible, the freshmen must
Treasurer Callie Wendell. The a participant in the first meeting,
and allocate funds to clubs. “I listen to the people they represent,
club will meet every other Wednes- pressures of what other people ex- “but it was really easy and every-
look forward to this time each the people who elected them,”
day and there will be a campus- pect. At Swing Dance Club you one was really nice.” The next So-
year,” wrote Ryan Humphries ’12, wrote Humphries. “They must
wide social every month. Swing are constantly switching partners cial will be on September 30 from
Student Government President, take what their constituents say to
dance moves will be taught at the so that you get to know and dance 8-11 p.m. in Chapel 115 and116.
of the arrival of new officers. “It heart and bring it up at meetings.”
meetings by Jenn Reddig and Andy with everyone. “It’s exercise and So keep your eyes open and you
is like a breath of fresh air comes Elections for upper class repre-
Beyer and there will be a different it’s social.” states president Jenn could be the next sensation on the
into our meetings.” sentatives will be held during the
instructor at every social so that all Reddig. When asked why some- dance floor!
“As president, I’ll listen to what spring semester.
the different styles of swing dance one would want to join the club she
can be learned. answered that the club is for people S. FRANK [email protected] everyone on campus has to say R. CALKINS [email protected]
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Features
LVC welcomes new faculty to campus community
Dr. Steven Buzinski, Psychology
Buzinski graduated with a B.S. in psychology from LVC and completed his master’s and his Ph.D. in social decision and organizational science
at the University of Maryland at College Park. Before returning to LVC, Buzinski worked as a teaching assistant and head lecturer in psychology at
the University of Maryland. His office is in Lynch 287-F and his e-mail is [email protected].
Dr. Kshama Harpankar, Economics
Harpankar received her master's degrees in economics and planning and development from the University of Mumbai and completed her Ph.D. in applied economics from the
University of Minnesota. Before she came to LVC, she worked as a visiting assistant professor of economics at Franklin and Marshall College. Harpankar says that she enjoys LVC's
hometown feel and that people are so warm and friendly here. Her academic goals for the semester include helping students understand how economics affects the world around us
and how to see the big picture. Her office is in Lynch 135 and her e-mail is [email protected].
Dr. Nikolai Karkov, Religion and Philosophy
Karkov graduated with a B.A. in political science and international relations from the American University of Bulgaria, received his master’s in
philosophy information from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at SUNY Binghamton. Be-
fore coming to LVC, he taught philosophy at the University of Scranton and philosophy and American studies at SUNY. His office is in Humanities
307-A and his e-mail is [email protected].
Dr. Samuel Kolins, Mathematics
Kolins graduated with a B.S. in mathematics from Bolin College in Maine and completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Cornell University.
When Kolins transferred from Cornell University to LVC, he says that he found a college that had really thought through what is important in
mathematics and worked to teach students the skill sets necessary to succeed in math. His office is in Lynch 283-E and his e-mail is [email protected].
Professor Jeffrey Lovell, Music
Lovell received his associate degree from Rich College in Idaho, graduated with a B.A. in music composition from Brigham Young University,
received his master’s in jazz history and research from Rutgers, and completed his Ph.D. in music theory at the University of Oregon. Before com-
ing to LVC, Lovell worked as a graduate teaching student at the University of Oregon. His office is in Blair 208 and his e-mail is [email protected].
Professor Jordan Lynch, Music
Lynch is serving in place of Dr. Eggert for this semester. Lynch graduated with a B.A. in Music Theory and Composition from LVC in 2009 and
received his Master’s in Music Theory from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Before coming to LVC, Lynch worked as a teaching assistant
in aural skills at Bowling Green University. His office is in Blair 216 and his e-mail is [email protected].
Dr. Minna Niemi, English
Niemi received her master’s degree in comparative literature from the University of Turku in Finland and completed her Ph.D. in English at the
University of Buffalo. Before coming to LVC, Niemi worked as a teaching assistant for English at the University of Buffalo. Her office is in Humani-
ties 207-D and her e-mail is [email protected].
Dr. Kathleen Tacelosky, Spanish
Tacelosky graduated with a B.A. in Spanish from Ursinus College, received her master’s in TESOL at West Chester University, and completed
her Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Arlington in Texas. Before coming to LVC, Tacelosky taught at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mis-
souri for ten years. Dr. Tacelosky is an associate professor of Spanish and the chair of the languages department. Her office is in Humanities 310-B
and her e-mail is [email protected].
Compiled by Nick Thrailkill ’14
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Arts & Entertainment

Highly anticipated Pottermore revisits familiar world but lacks new magic
Rosemary Bucher ’14 back about the Pottermore experi- explain what it is. Users have ac- to get to the next page with no mu- There are mini-games like wiz-
Co-Editor ence, started in mid-August, and cess to the Harry Potter and the Sor- sic, sound effects, or anything new ard dueling and potion brewing,
Like most Harry Potter fans, runs until the site opens to every- cerer’s Stone section, and they click to do. The best parts, as I had an- but they really aren’t interesting
I’ve been wondering which of the one in early October. through “moments,” or significant ticipated, were being chosen by my and are only fun if the user wants
four “houses” I’d be in since I read I waited for what felt like for- parts of the story. Users need to wand (dogwood, 10 1/2 inches, to gain points for their house. Aside
the first book back in elementary ever, praying that I’d get my Pot- be familiar with the story to fully surprisingly springy) and getting from getting sorted and getting a
school. I always wondered if I’m termore e-mail soon. This is the part enjoy the experience, as each page sorted (Ravenclaw). wand, these mini-games are the
brave enough to be in Gryffindor, where people whined Also, when the user only really interactive parts of Pot-
smart like Ravenclaw students, about the lengthy clicks on certain ob- termore, which leaves it rather dry.
cunning like the Slytherins, or av- wait, resulting in some jects, they can see new Pottermore is still in beta testing,
erage like Hufflepuff (you know it’s very interesting videos content and thoughts so there’s hope that things will im-
true). on YouTube including by Rowling. The best prove after the developers review
So when J.K. Rowling an- songs and parodies. information is Pro- the feedback. Once they’ve decid-
nounced that her new website Finally, I received an fessor McGonagall’s ed if Pottermore is a game, encyclo-
would be interactive and include e-mail stating that “the backstory and Vernon pedia, or some hybrid between the
Sony
lots of new content-- including ac- magical world is now just a click only gives a quick quote to go with and Petunia Dursley’s “love” story, two, they can truly make it unique.
tivities like house sorting and get- away!” the coordinating part of the story. which are completely unexpected Until then, Pottermore is a nice way
ting a wand-- I signed up right away. So I clicked, and jumped into Pottermore is nice, but it doesn’t but still somehow new and refresh- to kill some time, but there’s no rea-
My journey began back at the Harry Potter’s world. add much to the Harry Potter ing. It’s nice to know that Rowling son to click through it more than
beginning of August during the The problem with Pottermore is world. It needs to be much more truly thought out every part of her once.
“Magical Quill” challenge. Beta that I’ve experienced all that it has interactive, as right now, the user world, and it’s even better now that
testing, or the chance to give feed- to offer so far, and I still can’t quite just clicks through pretty artwork she’s sharing it with her fans. R. BUCHER [email protected]
Gamer Zone:
Dead Island gives new twist on zombie slaying
lots of disgusting, shuffling zom- style! You can make anything from
Andrew Veirtz’12
A&E Editor bies. At the beginning the player spiked clubs from a baseball bat
can choose between four different and nails to electrified sledgeham-
Killing zombies has always been characters: Sam B, a once-famous mers with a few batteries and wires.
a mainstay of any kind of video rap star and blunt weapon expert; This adds a ton of damage to your
game. Series like Left 4 Dead and Logan, an alcoholic former NFL regular attacks, and can also cause
Resident Evil specialize in gory star and throwing expert; Xian some devastating effects if you
zombie mayhem. This month, Mei, a Chinese hotel reception- manage a critical hit, including the
Dead Island (developed by Deep ist and blade expert; and Purna, a zombie possibly catching on fire or
Silver) was released, adding lots of former police officer-turned-body- puking its guts out. The only draw-
nifty RPG elements and an open guard and firearms expert. Which back to this system is that weapons
world to the tried and true zombie- character the player chooses dic- degrade annoyingly fast, and break
killing mix. Despite some techni- tates the kind of skills that will ap- quite easily, rendering them nearly
cal issues and “borrowed” features pear on the skill tree. In true RPG useless. Sure, your cool new electri-
from other zombie games, Dead Is- fashion, every zombie the player fied katana might be intimidating, IGN
land does a lot of cool stuff and tons kills nets a certain amount of expe- but when it breaks after slicing up game tends to fall short on a few directly from the Left 4 Dead series,
of bloody fun. rience points, and enough XP will four or five zombies, it can get a specific areas. On the PC version with zombies that are bigger and
The game takes place on the is- raise the player’s level. And from little vexing. on which this review is based, the stronger, an acid spitting zombie,
land of Banoi, a tourist hotspot and there the player can choose differ- The bulk of the game is spent initial release of the game was ac- and even a zombie that explodes
island paradise populated by lots ent skills to develop, anything from doing missions for the survivors of cidently released as an unfinished in a shower of gore. While they
of surfer dudes, bikinis, and (later) simply increasing damage done by the zombie outbreak. These mis- version. While this problem was aren’t exactly the same, it is a clear
their weapons, to increased dura- sions are actually quite varied and patched quickly, it was a sloppy reference and is a lazy, cliché design
bility of those weapons, to doing interesting, and rarely fall into the move on the part of the developers. choice.
more powerful attacks while jump- “fetch and carry” or “kill fifteen The game’s visuals are also hit or Overall, Dead Island is a fun
ing. It’s a satisfying system that of this kind of monster” kind of miss, as the zombies look awesome, game. It has some drawbacks that
should appeal to RPG aficionados. quests. Some missions might have especially when being split apart hold the game back from its true
The game also has a focus on you breaking into a police station with a flaming axe. The environ- potential, but it also does a lot of
weapon modification. As you ex- held by gang members to save a ments, however, could use some things that are new and interesting.
plore the game world you will young girl, finding a survivor’s in- work in some aspects. The interface The RPG elements and open world
collect all sorts of odds and ends: fected family and laying them to is also cluttered, awkward, and hard form add a new and fresh twist on
batteries, wires, nails, sawblades, rest, or breaking into bars to find to use. the zombie apocalypse simulator
cellphones, you name it, it’s there. cans of food. This evolves into a Unfortunately, a lot of gameplay genre. If you want lots of gory first
Once you find a workbench in the realistic depiction of a zombie out- and design aspects are borrowed person melee combat, Dead Island
gameworld (usually at the myriad break, and while the plotline isn’t from other zombie games. The is an awesome choice, if you can
of safe houses scattered through- particularly memorable, the mis- game features “special” zombies deal with a few annoying issues.
out the game), you can take your sions themselves are quite interest- that are more powerful than the
giant junk pile of random stuff and ing. others, and have different abilities.
Deep Silver modify your weapons Dead Rising Despite these cool features, the The problem is, they are borrowed A. VEIRTZ [email protected]
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P
ersPectives
Valley’s Voices:
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responsibility to check for factual in- Aislinn Dubell ’14 Chase Ferrario ’12 Katee Paone ’15 Laura Bremmer ’13
accuracies within submissions. The
editor will have the final determina- Open Actuarial Science German Music
tion concerning such matters.
Letters, columns, and opinion- “The food tastes a lot better. I “I like the spacious seating area “It’s chaotic. There’s not enough “I absolutely love that I can see
based articles are not necessarily
like how you can get a lot more and that there’s more food selec- space for everyone to congregate what’s going into my meal. I hate
representative of La Vie’s opinion or
choices than you could last year.” tion. They need more ice cream at the same time, so you have to the huge lines whenever it’s really
Lebanon Valley College.
Submissions may be e-mailed to toppings and a comment card sec- pick a specific time to go with your busy. But I can get to know the staff
[email protected], hand-delivered to our Compiled by tion needs to be somewhere.” friends.” more now that they’re not hiding.”
Mund office, or mailed to the address
below. N. SHEPSKI [email protected]
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Justin Roth ’14
FEATURES EDITOR
Nick Thrailkill ’14
Editorial Satire: “Double dipping” dilemma
A&E EDITOR
Andrew Veirtz ’12
PERSPECTIVES EDITOR
Sam Pabon ’12 Russell Calkins ’14 After noticing that the sign-in a student must leave their LVC dorms (unless they eat dinner in 3
SPORTS EDITOR La Vie Staff Writer kiosk has a cabinet beneath it, identification card in the loving minutes).
Dan Callahan ’14 Metz moved the takeout boxes out care of the Metz attendant at the Metz has also discovered
SENIOR COPY EDITOR Inundated with what one of sight behind these lime-green kiosk before taking a box. Once a that a six-foot-four, 300-pound
Alyssa Sweigart ’12 Metz worker has called doors. This measure is reported to box has been obtained, a student football player has been eating the

CIRCULATION MANAGER “double dipping,” Metz has been have at least doubled food security. has just five minutes to load it with equivalent of a five-foot-eight, 110
Sarah Frank ’14
increasing the security measures No longer could a lonely or hur- burnt spaghetti. pound English major’s breakfast,
BUSINESS MANAGER involved with its take-out boxes. ried student simply take a box of If the five-minute limit is lunch, and dinner all in one sit-
Eliott Bonds ’14
At first, the boxes were in plain food out without first asking the exceeded, a student is subject to ting. Measures are currently being
ADVISER sight. Lonely or hurried diners Metz attendant to reach into the punishments as yet unknown. drawn up to address this issue.
Robert E. Vucic
could grab a box and load it up cabinet for a box (and a fork if the Rather than writing an official no- Preliminary plans involve weigh-
with some processed food and student was early enough). tice to make students aware of the ing students before and after they
burnt spaghetti (seriously, who Students continued to double changes, Metz has opted simply to eat and charging them for double
La Vie Collegienne is published every burns spaghetti?) before going on dip. Something more needed to be inform students in person when dipping if their weight difference
Wednesday of the academic year. their way. done. In a stroke of genius, Metz they ask for boxes. This measure, indicates that they have consumed
Meetings are held Mondays at 5:15 Metz found that this method devised a brand new system. Us- so far, has been highly successful more than one meal.
p.m. in our Mund office, activities made taking food out of the cafete- ing a recently-developed security in curbing double dipping. No
room #3. We’re always looking for new ria far too easy. Something needed technique called “collateral,” Metz longer can students eat dinner
writers! to be done. has implemented a system where and take fourth meal back to the R CALKINS [email protected]
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Athlete Volleyball takes down Alvernia
of the Schedule
Week
Improve to a 10-3 record; 2-0 in MAC
Wednesday, 9/28
Men’s Tennis
at Juniata, 3 p.m.
Alex Beard ’14
La Vie Staff Writer
Women’s Tennis
at Scranton, 3:30 p.m.
Jamie Hawk led the way and
Lebanon Valley hit an impressive
.312 to move to remain undefeat- Women’s Soccer
ed in the Commonwealth Confer- vs Haverford, 4 p.m.
Nicole SNyder ence in a convincing 3-0 (25-10,
WomeN’S Soccer 25-20, 25-15) over Alvernia. Women’s Volleyball
Sophomore Sasha Birosik at Messiah, 7 p.m.
ran the show early on, serving
This week, Snyder ‘13
the match’s first 14 points as the
was named CC Player of Men’s Soccer
Dutchmen (10-2, 2-0 CC) got off
the Week for women’s at Misericordia, 7 p.m.
to a flying start.
soccer for the first time
Senior Jamie Hawk recorded
Thursday, 9/29
in her career. She has 14 kills along with seven digs and
Men’s Golf
scored four goals in the four of LVC’s 11 aces. Sophomore
last three games, and Sarah Godfrey added nine kills Photo courtesy of godutchmen.com at Gettysburg Invitational
of her own and freshman Kacey five kills and nine digs. Steph Klunk led the way in the 12:30 p.m.
also added three assists.
Musselman contributed 33 assists Despite the lopsided LVC win run, sealing a narrow 25-20 win.
Nicole is currently on a
and four kills. in the first game, pesky Alvernia LVC came out firing in the Friday, 9/30
five-game scoring streak,
Birosik had three aces and led much of the second game, third game, with Godfrey pound- Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
and leads her team and
served 26 attempts throughout spurred on by a good service run ing five kills as LVC hit .424 and at Paul Short Run
conference in scoring. the match. by Alyssa Soltis, but could not completed the sweep. Men’s: 1:45 p.m.
Kristen Rupp led the way for fend off a Dutchmen comeback.
Women’s: 2:30 p.m.
the Crusaders (5-6, 0-2 CC) with Musselman, Hawk, and freshman A. BeArd [email protected]
Field hockey Ice Hockey falls to IUP in shootout
sits at .500
Chloe Gunther ’13 Caitlin Vasey scored Lebanon
La Vie Staff Writer Valley’s final goal.
In a 6-2 win, the Dutchmen
A good win followed by a
held a shots advantage, 31-20,
tough loss put the Dutchmen at
but Haverford had the advan-
a 4-4 record.
tage in corners, 14-11. Chris-
Jess Cox and Jocelyn Novak
tine Poletti added 12 saves in
both had a two-goal game in
the win.
a Lebanon Valley win against
In their first conference
Haverford College.
game of the season, the Dutch-
Cox scored 24 minutes into
men fell to rival Messiah, 5-1.
the game to tie it at 1-1, and No-
Taking the lead eleven min-
vak, assisted by Cox, notched
utes into the game, Novak
her first of the game less than 10
scored her 111th career goal
minutes into the second half to
off Jenni Walker’s assist. The
put the Dutchmen ahead.
goal tied the MAC record for
Cate Cusack added the even-
all-time scoring, as well as put
tual game winner three minutes
Novak tied for second on the
Photo courtesy of godutchmen.com
later when Mandi Albright as-
NCAA all time scoring list.
sisted her. Haverford scored dan Callahan ’14 LVC faced a 2-0 hole in the play.
Messiah answered by adding
the teams’ second goal, but the Sports Editor first period, and tied it up off LVC went into overtime, and
two goals before the half, and
Dutchmen reacted by scoring In their season opener at the goals from seniors Matt Kisiday then into the shootout. The Crim-
added three in the second half
three goals in the final five min- Giant Center in Hershey, the ice and Shaun Stamm. son Hawks sealed the win with a
to win the game.
utes. hockey team lost to Indiana Uni- After IUP scored their third slapshot in the seventh round.
Poletti made seven saves in
Novak started the rally with versity of Pennsylvania in a shoot- goal and took the lead, Shaun The icers will take on SUNY
the loss. Messiah held the ad-
her second of the game, followed out, 4-3. Stamm was ejected for miscon- Canton Friday at 7pm and Satur-
vantage on shots, 29-9, and cor-
by Cox’s’ second of the game, as- The game was tied at three a duct. The Dutchmen would re- day at 2pm in Canton, NY.
ners, 12-7.
sisted by Nicole Vasiliu. With piece, and went into the seventh spond, however,with a goal from
only 15 seconds left in the game, C. Gunther [email protected] round of the shootout. junior Cole Bell with 5:38 left to d. CAllAhAn [email protected]
Ice Hockey has shootout
Volleyball gets 10th win
with IUP
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Football dominates Stevenson
dan Callahan ’14
Sports Editor
In a first-ever meeting be-
tween the programs, the Leba-
non Valley Dutchmen football
team routed the Stevenson Uni-
versity Mustangs by a score of
61-37.
LVC (3-1, 1-1 MAC) scored
eight touchdowns, three of
which were rushing scores by
senior Ben Guiles, who pen-
ciled himself into the record
books once again, becoming the
school’s leader in career rushing
touchdowns. Guiles wasn’t the
only player to break a record on Photos courtesy of godutchmen.com
Saturday, as kicker Sean Fakete Brendan Kain ’14, who ran for
scored the most points in a game 47-yards.
by a kicker with 13. The defense got in on the ac-
Quarterback Colt Zarilla ’12 tion as well, when Andrew Bur-
went 17-25 for 236-yards and kholder ran back an interception
two touchdowns before junior for an 88-yard touchdown, the
Leo Kyte replaced him in the 4th second longest pick-6 in LVC
quarter, who also added a pass- history. Jason Gigous led the de-
ing touchdown. fense in tackles with seven, fol-
With the scoreboard reading lowed by four other players with
41-6 at the half, the starters did five.
their jobs and the back-ups were The Dutchmen will rest up
about to get theirs. this weekend during their bye
Yahya McIntyre ’13, Conrad week and prepare to bang hel-
Heisey ’13, and Jimmie Miller mets next Saturday, October 8th
’14 all had their first career against MAC rival Albright in
touchdowns. Heisey led the Reading.
Dutchmen on the ground with
72 rushing yards, followed by d. CAllAhAn [email protected]
Men’s soccer ends winning streak at six games
Two tough losses in final minutes of play
Alex Beard ’14 The Dutchmen (6-3), masters needed only three more minutes one in the last 25 minutes. Junior match, giving the Bulldogs the
La Vie Staff Writer of the crunch-time win, fought to level the score after senior keeper made one save in the loss. win, 3-2.
back after going down 2-0, but Brendan Steele converted a pass In the contest on Mon- The team will play tonight at
The Lebanon Valley men’s were undone by an 89th-minute from freshman Kyle Fronk. day against DeSales, LVC was Misercordia University at 7pm,
soccer suffered two last-minute winner from the Colonels’ (3-3) The Dutchmen looked to be stunned in the final minutes of and will come home for a MAC
defeats this past week, to Wilkes Nicholas Patricia. headed to overtime for the third the game. Travis Miller ‘13 and game Saturday at 1pm against ri-
and DeSales, both by a score of LVC desperately looked for time this season until Patricia freshman Kevin Doty both net- val Elizabethtown.
3-2. Wilkes ended the Dutchmen a comeback, taking 15 shots to netter the winner a minute be- ted goals, giving the Dutchmen
winning streak at six games, and Wilkes’ five, and were finally on fore the final whistle. a 2-1 lead. DeSales mounted a
DeSales gave them a two-game the board in the 82nd minute LVC took eight shots in the comeback, and scored two goals
losing streak. through junior Kelly Hess and second half but managed just in the last seven minutes of the A. BeArd [email protected]