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of plays and had us run each class. When it came time for the professor to finally teach, she had
us watch a video of herself giving an old lecture.
Brian Cognato [Editor-in-Chief]: Honors Intro to Government. I went in expecting a boring repeat
of my civics class. What I got was a bearded, sarcastic philosopher who made it his mission
to get me to completely change the way I thought about pretty much everything. Principles of
Communication. 8 a.m. Not in my major. Group projects. And I'm still not sure what the class was
actually about.
Ashley Troost [Editorial Intern]: Film, Form and Culture. “Studying” films involved my professor
ranting about his addiction to Diet Coke and me taking a long nap during the films. Probability
and Statistics. Problem one: I'm an English major in a math class. Problem two: My professor had
a thick Russian accent.
Evan Garcia [Editor]: Contemporary American Literature. Reading pivotal literature from Jack
Kerouac, Ken Kesey, John Updike and Allen Ginsberg from oft-romanticized periods of time
was a blast. Economics: Money & Banking. The class, taught by an elderly bore in constant
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Nick Mercurio [Account Exec]: Narrative Nonfiction Writing. You mean I can write up all the stories
of the dumb stuff I've done? A tie between all of my math classes. Since switching my major from
engineering to English, my graphing calculator makes one hell of a paperweight.
Anna Kowalczyk [Public Relations Intern]: Media, Self and Society. Guest speakers, lots of
movies, and free ice cream; this class was definitely a highlight of my freshman year. Biogenesis.
A history of rocks from the Big Bang to today, this class was filled with long PowerPoint
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sounds bad, even worse is that the class is Calculus 3 with some complicated Econ thrown in.
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as a professional. Philosophy of Science. The whole class was based on debating the merit of
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A Concoction of Classes
MIxING ANd MATChING YouR
WAY To CoLLEGE SuCCESS
by vALerie bonk > JUnior > JoUrnALism > University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk / photo by AndreW CoLe > senior > Fine Arts > toWson University
If you can’t find a major that fits you, plenty of schools allow students
to create and propose their own academic plans. By making
your own major, you’d follow in the footsteps of famous successes
like University of Maryland alum Jim Henson, who created a “puppetry”
major for those looking to release their inner muppet. Other
students have created majors ranging from science journalism to comic
book art to the bagpipes. Yes, the bagpipes.
Davey Winyall, a senior at Virginia Tech, chose to major in ocean
engineering, a hybrid of oceanography and engineering. “I chose
ocean engineering because I’ve always liked being on the water,
sailing and fishing, so this was a chance for me to combine that with
engineering, which is what everyone was telling me I should do since
I have always liked math and science,” says Winyall. To complement
his academic decision with real life experiences, Winyall joined his
school’s Sailing Club, the Sea Scouts, and has an internship at the Navy
Shipyard in Washington, D.C.
Alexander Stokes chose to major in psychology and minor in music
at McDaniel College. “I majored in psychology because I want to work
STRANGEST
SuBjECTS To
STudY>
CONCRETE MANAGEMENT: Middle
Tennessee State University offers a
concrete industry management (CIM)
major for those wishing to manage
construction sites. The CIM program
combines education in the technical
aspects of concrete construction with
broader studies in communication,
management, math and science.
WILDERNESS PROGRAM: Earlham
College in Richmond, Indiana, offers
a wilderness education program that
teaches students through outdoor trips
and courses such as rock climbing,
backpacking and kayaking. Pursing the
program's minors in outdoor education
or environmental studies can make you
a prime candidate for organizations
like Outward Bound, the National Park
Service and the National Outdoor
Leadership School.
with people,” says Stokes, “and I chose to minor in music because it’s a
great interest of mine, and I wanted to gain more of an appreciation for
music history and theory.” With his combined degree, Stokes wishes to
be a counselor at an arts school.
The place to start concocting your own career path is at your
college’s interdisciplinary or individual studies department. If you
aren’t sure that your school has one, check the course catalog,
which should list all available academic departments. Next, you’ll
have to actually create the major and get it approved by a faculty
review board. The application process for most colleges includes:
1) defining an area of concentration and making a course list; 2) finding
a faculty mentor; 3) writing a proposal; 4) completing and submitting
departmental notification forms; and 5) meeting with the board.
Before you go through all that, be sure to check that you can’t
already major in your chosen area—no matter how strange it may be
(see sidebar). With a little bit of creativity and determination, a puppetry
major with a minor in viticulture and enology could be waiting
for you.
Are you undecided about your major? Are you just plain sick of a typical “safe” major and want to spice
up your academic career, but aren’t sure if you have the creativity to make your own course of study?
Don’t settle. The opportunities to shape your degree to your personality are endless. From Egyptology to
poultry science, there is a major out there for just about everyone. Maybe some of these odd majors from
around the country are right for you.
GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT: This
four-and-a-half to five-year program
leads to a bachelor’s degree in
business administration with a major
in marketing and a specialization
in professional golf management.
What might seem like fun and
games is actually serious business
though: experienced golf course
superintendents and head pros can
earn over $100,000! Entry into these
PGA accredited programs, offered at
only twenty colleges in the country, is
extremely competitive.
VITICULTURE AND ENOLOGY: Want a
scholarly excuse to drink wine and
get graded for your reactions? Cornell
University offers a major in viticulture
and enology, the study of winemaking.
You’ll learn how to grow grapes, pair
wines with food and even take a class
with an age limit of 21—Understanding
Wine and Beer—because tasting is key
to really learning the ropes of the wine
business.
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RESUMES 101:
CoLLEGE MAGAZINE'S GuIdE To RESuMES
ThE RESuME:
FIRST-CLASS
TICkET To YouR
dREAM joB
by AshLey e. noLAn > senior > JoUrnALism >
University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk /
photo by Amy breesmAn
Consider your resume to be the first step
toward landing the job of your dreams. Want
to be a zoologist? You need a resume. An
environmental crusader? How else are they
going to know you helped save a rainforest
and planted trees in Brazil for two summers?
A dentist? Yes, you need a resume if you’ll be
performing root canals someday. The point?
Don’t mess it up.
Use correct spelling.
Double check. Triple check. Have your
mom check. The resume is a reflection of you
as a business professional, so its execution
should be flawless. Poor spelling will make
you stand out…in a very bad way. Ever hear
about that student who contacted the NBC
News Washington, D.C., bureau regarding a
position with “internship” spelled with a “t”
instead of a “p?” Needless to say, he didn’t
get hired.
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Be succinct.
According to Legal Authority, a legal consulting
and employment company, employers
spend 20 seconds on average looking at your
resume. Sending a text message, ordering
a Chipotle burrito or writing on someone’s
Facebook wall could take 20 seconds. It isn’t
a lot of time.
Choose your words
carefully.
Action verbs, like “create,” “manage,”
“spearhead” or “implement” convey leadership
or initiative at a past or current job.
Carefully chosen words bring you to life on
paper. The thesaurus is your friend, but don’t
go overboard using words like “proliferate,”
“contrive,” “actuate” or “engender” to
describe your accomplishments. You’ll sound
obnoxious, and you don’t want anyone reaching
for a dictionary. Again, 20 seconds.
Above all, be honest.
Touting your role as an intern on Capitol Hill
is important if you’re completely factual and
truthful about your experiences. Potential
employers may contact people you’ve worked
with to confirm information. Maintaining a
level of integrity in your resume is critical, so
be honest in representing yourself.
Reaching out to your campus career center
also provides a great support network
for resume building. With a little hard work
and some basic formatting skills in Microsoft
Check out Nick’s own
resume at collegemagazine.com
and see how a couple
hundred words can land
your dream job.
Word, you can have the perfect resume for
your upcoming career fair or interview.
You have your resume ready to go, but now
you need a cover letter too? What IS a cover
letter, anyway? We talked to a finance manager
from Wells Fargo about what companies
look for—and dread—in cover letters.
College magazine: What do companies
look for in cover letters?
Wells Fargo: The ability to communicate
clearly and intelligently. The cover letter is
a reflection of the person and what they are
going to bring to the job. People think they
need to describe their entire life history when
it’s really about the social graces. Including
“thank you so much for taking the time” or
“I look forward to speaking with you” within
your cover letter is very important, especially
for an applicant who doesn’t have a lot of previous
experience.
Cm: how long should a cover letter be?
WF: It should cover the middle half of the
page. Don’t make it any longer than the middle
of the page.
Perfect Resume, You’re Hired!
by niCk greene
I hAvE To
WRITE A CovER
LETTER Too?
by AshLey troost > JUnior > engLish >
University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk
There will always be an overachiever with a perfect GPA, an impressive job history and
a list of extracurriculars with enough humanitarian projects to put Mother Theresa to
shame. Resumes are the great equalizer. Using some creative phrasing, a white lie here
or there, a vivid imagination and these tips, you can appear as motivated and qualified
as anyone.
• Round up your GPA, and not just to the next one-hundredth. It is a mathematically
sound way to get compensated for that semester you spent on the World
Flip-Cup Tour.
• When listing a truth-challenged employment history, make your old boss sound so
important that naturally they won’t have the time to provide a reference. Examples
include heads of state, film producers and astronauts currently orbiting Earth.
That, or have them be dead.
• Always list a print number at the bottom of your resume, like it’s art.
If they see 35/50, they’ll be quick to call you back before the other
49 employers looking to hire a NASA-trained go-getter who was
nursed at the teat of a ferocious hound.

Cm: What can applicants do to make their
cover letters stand out from others?
WF: Applicants should be professional, ear- ear
nest and personal. For example, a cover letter
should begin with, “I am very excited to work
for this company,” and include the position
the applicant is applying for and other experience
relevant to the job. Be sure to address
the employers by their first and last names.
Cm: any other advice?
WF: When you go in for an interview, get the
business card of the people you meet. Make
sure to send a thank you letter in the mail
right after the interview.
Resume Virgins
An UnderCLAssmAn’s gUide
by LAU L rA r gUrFein > sophomore > JoUrnALism >
University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk
When sitting down to write your first resume,
you might feel as lost as you did on the first day
of classes. Luckily, Susan Gordon, an advisor at
the American University Career Center, has some
tips to let students know what employers are
looking for.
Include experience from high school
if needed.
While jobs like waitressing and babysitting
might not seem very impressive to you, employers
like to see commitment and reliability. “I recom-
mend adding some accomplishment statements
that focus on transferable skills,” says Gordon.
“For example, babysitters develop supervisory
and tutoring skills, cashiers and waitresses hone
customer service skills and an ability to handle
multiple tasks simultaneously.”
Tailor your resume.
Make sure your resume matches the
qualifications the employer is looking for, even if
your experience is limited. Gordon suggests that
students put a profile statement at the top of their
resume to catch an employer’s eye. “These can
tell an employer in 5 seconds what your most key
qualifications are,” she said. It can include your
most important job and skills you’ve learned.
Use your extracurriculars to your
advantage.
If this is your first time looking for a job, play
up leadership experience from student organiza-
tions you’re currently involved in or were in high
school, along with significant achievements and
awards. Showing commitment to a particular
task can say a lot to an employer, especially if
the nature of your club ties into the job you are
looking for.
Caught in the Web
by briAn CognAto Ato A > senior > engLish And government And poLitiCs > University oF mAryLAnd
Google “Brian Cognato.” The third hit you should see is a Facebook group titled, “Brian
Cognato Has a Pedismile...Hide Your Kids!” Back in freshman year, I thought this group,
a good-natured (I think) dig at my tendency to smile constantly, was kind of funny. I even
joined myself. I graduate in four short months. I don’t smile quite as much anymore.
In hopes of redeeming my Internet employability, I begged Joel Cheesman, founder of
the award-winning, digital recruiting blog Cheezhead.com, for help.
read the interview at collegemagazine.com and
find out how to turn your Facebook page into
your advantage, market yourself online, or blog
to get the job you want.
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Worst Dates Ever:
SToRIES FRoM ThE
dARk SIdE
We’ve all been there. The plan is to
meet up with someone interesting
and attractive, have a great
time and maybe even meet up again. But that
doesn’t happen. It all goes horribly wrong.
Being in college doesn’t help. Oppressive
schedules and a party-centric culture conspire
against young couples and lead to stories
legendary in their horror.
mark A. Wilson, a senior criminology
major at the University of maryland, was interested
in a girl he thought was really nice. He
asked her out to a movie with dinner to follow.
Perfectly safe, right? They decided on Borat,
the mockumentary about an anti-Semitic
Kazakh. His date happened to be Jewish.
The movie starts. “Break the Jew eggs
before they hatch!” Borat screams.
Mark laughed, but he looked over to see
his date staring daggers at him. He desperately
tried to hold back.
“Look, I’m sorry, but I paid 20 dollars for
two tickets to a movie we agreed on,” he said
afterwards, “so I decided someone was going
to laugh.” And laugh he did. As did the audience,
he noted.
“During the drive home I was thinking
about the jokes, and I tried to keep quiet, but
I couldn’t, so I started laughing in the car. It
was awful.” He told his date that Sacha Baron
Cohen, the star and writer, was Jewish, and
that the jokes were actually making fun of
anti-Semites. She didn’t care.
sarah, a junior psychology major, got
lost on the way to her date’s house, a telling
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start for the nightmare ahead. She called, he
didn’t answer. And she was running out of
gas. Finally, she made it to his house. When
he opened the door, his two dogs went right
after her.
“One of them jumped up and hit me in
the nose, making me fall backwards,” she
said. The boy helped her up and put the dogs
away, but refused to spot her money for gas
when she asked.
“Okay,” she said, “he’s a bit cheap, whatever.”
Embarrassed, cashless and hungry, she
went inside, hoping they could get something
to eat. But instead, he wanted to watch
a movie.
She agreed, deciding she could wait for
food. Until she discovered the movie was
soft-core porn. To top it all off, Sarah says
that all he could talk about during the movie
was marijuana. She escaped, but not without
deep emotional scars.
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Hook-up Spot: UF boasts its own 81-acre
wildlife sanctuary. Get in touch with
nature, and that special someone.
THE HOT LIBRARIAN SCHOOL - NEW
2 YORK UNIvERSITY. New York is sexy
and smart. And NYU is in arguably
the most fashion-forward, swankiest
neighborhood in the Big Apple: Greenwich
Village. The average incoming GPA of
students in 2008 was 3.63, and the SAT
range was 1300 to 1440, so NYU students
are smart, but in Greenwich Village, that
makes them intellectuals, not nerds. Emo
glasses, poetry quotations and liberated
feminists make for a potent mix indeed.
Hook-Up Spot: NYU is home to one of the
largest libraries in the United States—
over 425,000 square feet. And the 5th
floor of the Bobst Library makes for a
much cheaper date than a NY bar.
THE LOCATION SCHOOL - UNIvERSITY
1 OF HAWAII AT MANOA. Two words: Lanikai
Beach. Just about half an hour from
campus, Frommer’s describes it as “a
mile of golden sand as soft as powdered
sugar bordering translucent turquoise
waters.” Not to mention the average
temperature in Honolulu varies from
75-85 degrees, ideal for outside hookups.
The hot sun, the hot lava, the hot beach
bods—clothes practically melt off.
Hook-up Spot: It’s Hawaii. Pick one.
Saved by the Group project: text message a friend to call you. When
the call happens, pretend it’s a classmate calling about an emergency
group project meeting. you can’t miss it.
The old pot Roast in the oven Trick: “oh my god, i left my
straightener on! i better get back to my room before it burns down!”
For guys, insert “Foreman grill” for “straightener.”
A Few Minutes of Embarrassment vs. a Night of Suffering: go to the
bathroom, wait 5 minutes, and then go back to your date. repeat until
he or she asks the inevitable. no, you are not okay.

YouR BACkpACkING EuRo-TRIp
The post-graduation-backpacking-in-Europe-trip has
become the final rite of passage from college to
the “real world.” There is no better way to reflect
on your college experience, and get ready to kick
ass after it. During my three-week quest, I figured
out where I wanted to work, who I was going
to marry and that I require two to three Döner
Kebabs per day. Results may vary.
The prospect of spending a couple weeks in
a foreign land may seem daunting, but resist
the temptation of buying a tour package—
you would be better off going to Disney
world. Tailoring your own trip is simply mandatory.
Here’s how to do it:
Pick a travel buddy.
All the wine in France won’t make up for a bad
travel buddy. Think of it as marriage, except
without that convenient divorce loophole.
Perhaps take a trial Euro-day trip to a nearby
destination. This simple step may illuminate
your potential travel buddy’s true colors. You
should also consider your own strengths and
weaknesses. Are you bad at navigation? Pick
someone who’s got bloodlines to both Lewis
and Clark. Hate talking to foreigners? Pick
someone who’s good with hand gestures.
Discuss your Euro-intensions.
Will your Euro-trip focus on the local nightlife,
culture, beach or all three? Are you the
type to sleep all day and party all night or
visit the museums and then relax with a wine
night? Check in with your travel buddy, he/
she may have a significantly different kind of
trip in mind.
Schedule the mofo.
Don’t underestimate the difficulty of this
step. You’ll be juggling graduation parties,
start-dates for work, starting lease dates,
etc. Take the time to check your obligations
for the few weeks after graduation. You’ll be
thankful when you don’t have any surprises
while you’re stuck in Europe.
Europ EuropE Not ENough for Ya?
Select your top
destinations.
Friends who have made the
trip before are an invaluable
resource, as is Wikitravel.com,
which gives you a concise,
user-generated overview of
anywhere you could want
to see. Once you’ve settled on your destinations,
don’t be afraid to do some real
homework to fine-tune your itinerary’s details.
A travel guide, like those sold by Frommers,
never hurts. The $30 they may cost is small
compared to the hundreds of dollars you’ll
have to blow on airfare and hostels. A good
travel book will help you determine what’s
going to be a waste of time, and what’s going
to make your trip. It can also help steer you
slightly off the beaten track (See our Nooks
of Europe).
Find a place to sleep.
Where you sleep can put you in touch with
interesting people from all over the world,
and set you up with info on the best spots
in town. The wrong one will leave you with
athlete’s foot and bed bugs. Hostelz.com
does the job. Just remember: location is key.
Super cheap hostels may save you money
at first but then end up costing you more in
cab fees. Check out Couchsurfing.com. The
website puts you in touch with locals who will
take you in. Though the idea of sleeping on
a stranger’s couch may be a bit too much to
palate, it’s a great way to meet people and
get a more “authentic” travel experience. Try
doing that in Disney World.
The League of Adventurists has a trip for you. This UK-based company organizes
massive road trips all over the world.
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more than a 1200cc engine—when you reach the end is really beside the point. Think Ford Fiesta.
THE RUTA DEL SOL: Runs from Ecuader to Rio de Janeiro. Each year the exact endpoints change in
case the trip itself isn’t interesting enough.
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NOOKS OF EUROPE
Berlin: Ostkreuz
The former heart of East Berlin still beats, even if
it’s pretty run down. Two blocks of Turkish, Italian
and German open-air restaurants, a cider brewery
and more micro-brews than you can shake a stick
at make this the embodiment of my happy place.
Prague: Strahov Monastic Brewery
This hilltop monastery opened its doors nearly
a millennium ago, and now it’s a brewery with
some of the tastiest beer this side of the Vltava.
The view is breathtaking, but the walk there may
induce cardiac arrest.
London: Hampstead Heath
Most people don’t go to London for the greenery,
but this sprawling sanctuary has remained
mostly untouched for centuries and offers a
bucolic break from London’s frenetic pace. Easily
reached by Tube, it also boasts a breathtaking
view of the city skyline.
Paris: Paris: La La Sainet-Chapelle
Sainet-Chapelle
This chapel, often overlooked thanks to its much
more famous neighbor—Notre Dame de Paris—
features wall-to-wall, 50-feet high stained glass
windows, generally regarded as some of the
finest in Europe. An intimate counterpoint to the
imposing Cathedral.
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Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman
SEEkING ThE TRuTh
IN FICTIoN
Enjoy every moment.
A lot of times there’s a belief
that ‘bigger’ means more
people, not more significant.
But some of my favorite
moments have come when no
one’s listening at all.
—Jon Foreman, lead-singer and
songwriter of Switchfoot, on his
advice for young bands trying
to “make it”.
In his 12 years with Switchfoot, Jon
Foreman’s experienced both kinds
of “big.” He’s authored a song that
peaked at fifth on Billboard’s Modern Rock
chart and an LP nominated for a Best Gospel
Rock Album Grammy.
“Mixing the profane with the profound,”
says Foreman, “I really think that’s always a
part of what I do.” As he heads back to the
studio to record a new album with Switchfoot
and wraps up a nationwide tour with Fiction
Family, his long-simmering side project,
Foreman refutes one of rock’s most durable
clichés: that the cost of making it big is, at the
very least, a good-sized chunk of your soul.
Foreman compares his songwriting style
to oil painting. He paints from a wide palette,
containing a surfer-San Diego upbringing, a
deeply-held belief in Christianity, an interest
in history and literature and philosophy as
practiced by both Bono and Kierkegaard—
each song a swirl of any, or all, of these.
Foreman, his brother Tim and his friend
Chad Butler formed Switchfoot—“the Foot”
to fans—while attending the University of
California-San Diego, which Foreman calls
“the most beautiful place you could ever go to
school.” All three founders surfed for UCSD—
Chad was the team’s captain—and the band’s
name actually derives from a surfing term
referring to a reversal in a surfer’s stance.
Though he hasn’t ruled out returning to
UCSD, Foreman left before getting his degree
to pursue his musical career. Switchfoot quickly
took off as one of the country’s most popular
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“Christian rock” bands, beginning with its
Grammy nomination in 2001 for the album
“Learning to Breathe.” In 2004, Switchfoot
and its album The Beautiful Letdown earned
four “Dove Awards,” handed out each year
by the Gospel Music Association to honor the
best in Christian and Gospel music. Its honors
included “Rock/Contemporary Album of the
Year” and “Rock/Contemporary Recorded
Song of the Year.”
The Beautiful Letdown also marked
Switchfoot’s mythical “crossover” album,
breaking into the mainstream charts and sell-
ing over 2.5 million copies. But for Foreman
and the band, the “Christian” label was never
that accurate. “Christian by faith, not by
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genre” is the line that shows up most in inter
views and on Switchfoot discussion boards.
In the words of Johnny Loftus of All Music
Guide, “Their CCM [Christian Contemporary
Music] inspirations had always been more
curious than self-righteous.”
What’s more obvious in Foreman’s work
than any specific creed is that general ear
nestness. Case in point: In 2007, Switchfoot
founded their own record label, lowercase
people (lcp), which also publishes an art
and literary magazine. The magazine’s most
recent issue featured a nearly 3,000-word
historical analysis of the firebrand abolitionist
John Brown, a Stationmaster on the
Underground Railroad, who was eventually

You have to do it
out of love, not
‘have to,’ and
treat it like the
gift that it is...
executed for leading a violent slave rebel-
lion at Harper’s Ferry in 1858. The article
comes complete with an imagined post-
humous interview patched together
from Brown’s speeches and writings. lcp
also administers the “lowercase people
Justice Fund,” a nonprofit dedicated to
developing communities and leaders in
impoverished developing countries.
Foreman admits he’s not very involved
in lcp’s day-to-day operations, but proceeds
from Switchfoot concerts have gone to benefit
organizations like Habitat for Humanity and To Write Love on
Her Arms, which advocates for depression and suicide awareness.
The very night Foreman was interviewed for this article,
he played a benefit concert for Invisible Children, which supports
education and poverty-reduction efforts in Uganda. His
favorite cause? The fight against modern slavery. He specifically
recommends the movie Call + Response to “get your
mind dirty with facts.”
This spring Foreman’s on the road not with Switchfoot,
but Fiction Family, a side project that’s been recording music
for several years now with Sean Watkins of the bluegrass-influenced
pop group Nickel Creek. Watkins and Foreman have
purpose, their next song might be about waking up drunk or some-
been recording off and on for almost three years now, whenever the thing.” The oil panting continues. “We have one song on this album
two can find the time. “Something Sean said,” explains Foreman, “was, that mixes The Sun Also Rises with the New Testament.” The duo’s first
‘Bluegrass is somewhere between Saturday night and Sunday morn- single “When She’s Near” is equal parts Switchfoot’s smooth, radioing’…The
people that do profound songs about life, love, existential ready pop-rock and rustic, laidback jam band, a little like vintage Gin
Blossoms. And there’s that familiar aspirational
theme: “When she’s near, the New
Year’s here/and there’s not a resolution that
I can’t keep.”
Foreman calls Fiction Family’s first
voN IvA
release “an accident,” and the band doesn’t
have any specific goals right now. After the
doES IT FoR
tour, Foreman will go back to the studio to
work on a new Switchfoot album. It may go
ThEMSELvES
multi-platinum, it may not, but Foreman
probably won’t care.
Getting your single on the
“You have to do it out of love, not ‘have
radio is so overrated. Why not a
to,’ and treat it like the gift that it is…Some
songs just scream ‘great’ and ‘electric gui-
movie? Why not Youtube? Becky “Bex”
tar,’ but some songs don’t need that. Some
Kuppersmith, the keyboardist in dance-pop
songs exist just for the four walls, the book-
threesome Von iva, talks to College
shelf and God.”
magazine about how the band, most
recently seen backing zooey deschanel in
the Jim Carrey movie Yes man,
combines a do-it-yourself work
Check out the threesome in action at
ethic, the World Wide Web and
collegemagazine.com. (We’re referring
to our exclusive interview with Von iva.)
a raucous live show in its pursuit
of fame.
photo CoUrtesy oF von ivA
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engLish > University oF mAryLAnd,
College Radio: CoLLege pArk / photo by JeFF kitson
ARE You LISTENING?
As a new DJ, I am lucky enough to
play my personal musical selections for others,
if anyone is listening. Which leads me to
wonder: why should you listen to my show? If
you already have iTunes, why listen to me?
Five years ago, before Adam “Bomb”
DeVore made his way to the top of his station,
he ran graveyard shifts (2-6 a.m.) for four
months. DeVore is now the station manager
and a DJ at Georgia State University’s WRAS,
considered the most powerful student-run
station in the country due to its 100,000-watt
transmitter. The station gets picked up by all
of North Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
even the Carolinas. One of his most popular
shows, “Georgia Music Show,” features
music from all over the Georgia underground
music scene and recorded performances by
local artists.
Besides his work in the station, DeVore
Adam “Bomb” Devore’s Playlist
Here’s my Top Ten of 2008.
the tragar and Note Labels -
eccentric soul
Goofer dust - Noot d’ Noot
directions to see a Ghost - Black angels
the Perception of obstacles -
Chris devoe
LP3 - ratatat
s/t - Lee harvey oswald
trappers mind - trappers Cabin
the supreme Genius of: Liverhearts -
ornament - King Khan
make the street by Walking -
menahan street Band
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often DJed his own weekly gigs. “I definitely
like DJing on the air [because] it’s more of
what I feel like playing,” he says. “If I’m spinning
at a party I have to gear my music to how
people react to what I play.” DeVore believes
that college radio is for “people who really
love music that isn’t made popular by mainstream
media.”
University of Colorado’s station KCSU only
has a 10,000-watt transmitter, but that doesn’t
stop it from reaching about 250,000 listeners.
KCSU prides itself on exposing new local artists
to listeners. The station is so popular that
one of its DJs, Steve “Maverick” Hendriksen,
was voted #1 DJ in 2007 by Collegiate
Broadcasters, Inc.
“The organization considers how you run
and program your show. I guess my show
came off as pretty diverse,” Hendriksen
explains. His show combines indie hip-hop
Claire “DJ Claire Mac” McEnrue’s
Playlist Here are some songs that are
good nonetheless and are mellow enough
to study while listening to.
Place of dreams - Jimkata
eyes - rogue Wave
Lullaby - the Cure
Francais - airwalk
hyper-Ballad - Bjork
Bright as Yellow - the innocence mission
sweet Potato Pie - domino
heartbeats - the Knife
Grown man sport - Pete rock and iNi
Karma Coma - massive attack
and sports coverage, a mix that appeals even
to listeners outside of Colorado.
In high school, Hendriksen’s boss dubbed
him “Maverick” because of a tendency to find
trouble. Now, Hendriksen advocates that DJs
brand themselves with nicknames because
“branding gives you an alias to hide behind
and can embody your attitude.”
“People know that I’m not going to be
a soft-spoken guy; I’m going to push the
boundaries if I can get away with it,” he says.
While many college DJs get to choose
their playlists, others do not have that creative
freedom. Claire McEnrue, better known as
DJ Claire Mac, a relatively new DJ at Ithaca’s
WICB station, explains that what she plays on
her modern rock show is pre-approved by the
music directors.
“I understand where
they are coming from in
terms of having one person
pick the music…the whole
point of a radio station is to have it be consistent,”
she says. This DJ uses her time on
the air to make listeners feel relaxed. “My
shift [Mondays from 6-8 p.m.] is when people
are just getting home from work, so I try to
make it light and funny and not have it be too
deep.”
To these students, college radio is kind of
a big deal, and being a DJ has some great
perks. “[You get] exposure to a whole bunch
of new music, music that you can’t find anywhere
else,” says Hendriksen. DeVore agrees,
“Great music comes across my desk every
day and I share it. It’s a labor of love.”
For new DJs out there, Hendriksen offers
this advice: “Don’t try to be something you’re
not. You’ll be surprised how entertaining you
can be. Give yourself time to find the char
acter that you’re going to be on the air and
stick to it.”
Steve “Maverick” Hendriksen’s
Playlist I’ve found these songs to give
me that little extra push when I’m out
running. They have infectious beats, and
will be stuck in your head well after you
finish that workout.
electric Feel - mGmt
White mystery - minus the Bear
Walcott - Vampire Weekend
teen Lovers - the Virgins
King arthur - the epilogues
(local from Colorado)
Jager Yoga - Css
olympic airway - Foals
Kim & Jesse - m83
sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
satellites - Longwave

Colette Young stands before the
NYC view from her apartment.
Colette Young
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by AshLey e. noLAn > JUnior > JoUrnALism >
University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk >
stAFF Writer / photos by > ryder hAske
Perched high above New
York City in her studio
apartment near Penn Station,
Colette Young snacks on
baked chicken and balsamic
sautéed Portobello mushrooms,
leftovers from the
night before. Just beyond
her left shoulder, a mannequin
is dressed impeccably
in a black and gold shift
dress, complemented by a
chic black hat a la Audrey
Hepburn in Breakfast at
Tiffany’s. Colette opts for
a more comfortable outfit,
wearing a gray tank top, her
sleek brown hair in a bun.
With a resume that includes co-founding
a contemporary women’s boutique in
her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, meeting
with manufacturers in Korea and designers
in Paris and attending cocktail parties at the
gossip-worthy Beverly Hills, you might think
Colette has been a fixture on the high-end
fashion scene for decades. In fact, she is
just 18 years old, a budding freshman at
the Fashion Institute of Technology in New
York City.
“My mindset isn’t that of an 18-yearold,”
she said laughing. “It’s 30.”
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Meet L’Colette
The transformation began when Colette was
only 14 years old, as a lack of high-end retail
in Tulsa and the city’s relative isolation left
Colette and her mother Chae fashion-starved.
“We have a mall and a Saks Fifth Avenue, but
why would you want to go there?” Colette
said. “Everyone has the same thing.” In 2004,
Chae secured a business loan and the pair
jointly opened L’Colette Boutique, challenging
the fashion landscape of
Midwestern Tulsa.
The clothing at L’Colette
caters to a score of personalities
ranging from “Business Savvy”
to “Hippie Chic” to “Romantic Garden,”
according to the boutique's website, all ranging
in price from $40 to $300. Keeping with
their creed of individuality and uniqueness,
only one or two of each size and style are
available at a time. For the fashion illiterate…
a translation: Business Savvy: geared toward
the working client, think slim pencil skirts,
soft cashmere cardigans and business suits.
Hippie Chic: just another name for linens, floral
prints and eco-friendly products. Romantic
Garden: chic, girly look, usually trimmed with
ruffles and lace.
hoMEToWN: tulsa, oklahoma
SChooL: Fashion institute of
technology
YEAR: Freshman
MAjoR: Fashion merchandising
management
FAvoRITE BookS:
The Great Gatsby and
The End of Poverty
SpoRTS: golf, yoga, ballet
and jogging
FAvoRITE CLASS: Anything
business- or law-related
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The Youngs have built the boutique from
the ground up: cleaning, buying inventory,
and staying up late in the stockroom to create
visuals, refine the mannequins’ dress and
adjust the décor. Colette calls the boutique
their “baby.” Though the recent economic
downturn has been challenging, Colette says
that business has remained steady—L’Colette
has over 15,000 clients in its database and
plans to launch Online this year. “My mom
The business has taken Colette to Los Angeles,
Beverly Hills, London, Paris and Korea.
always says that the sky is the limit and to follow
my dreams,” Colette said. “Go wherever
you need to go to follow them.”
Chae, a native of Korea and an NYC runway
model in the 1970s, has used her knowledge
of the language to work directly with Koreanbased
manufacturers, giving L’Colette an edge
on its competition. Her daughter has taken a
similarly international approach to life, as she
also speaks Korean. Already, various business
opportunities have taken Colette and Chae to
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, London, Paris and,
of course, Korea.
Colette gets some fresh
air in Central Park
Work and Play in NYC
Most recently, they’ve taken her to Chelsea
and the Fashion Institute of Technology. “It’s
really hard to be under 21 in the city, but there
are so many other things to see,” Colette said.
An active yoga and pointe ballet student, a
lover of the Dvorak Symphony Orchestra (the
DSO, if you’re cool enough), and a fan of dog
walking with girlfriends in artsy Gramercy
Park and SoHo, Colette’s interests extend
well beyond fashion. In fact, she
called a recent DSO performance
she attended with her brother
one of the best nights of her life.
On Friday evenings, she likes
to peruse Artslant.com for information on
upcoming contemporary gallery shows and
exhibitions, which have featured modern
masters Andy Warhol, Alec Soth and Judith
Miller. And forget browsing Blockbuster;
Colette likes to see which films are playing
at SoHo’s nearly 20-year-old Angelika Film
Center, which shows a mixed collection of
indie films and popular new releases.
Exploring small antique shops on the
Lower East Side (LES) for “hidden vintage
treasures” is yet another one of Colette’s pastimes.
To catch up with friends and clients,

she’ll often spend afternoons in some of New
York’s swankiest landmark hotel lounges, such
as The Mercer Hotel in the heart of SoHo and
Gramercy Park Hotel, where cocktails start at a
staggering $19. From thrilling bargain hunts on
the LES to top-notch leisure activities, she has
the city etched in the palm of her hand.
But surprisingly, she’s not a big shopper.
“It’s a hassle in New York,” she said, “because
you’re fighting the crowds and the prices are
outrageous.” On a recent SoHo trip, she spotted
a sporty leather motorcycle jacket, but was
shocked to see the $1,400 price tag. “We have
practically the same thing in our store for about
$200,” she explained. The jacket didn’t make it
into her shopping bag.
Everyone hates me.
When Colette does shop, she purchases
from high-end designers like the Calvin Klein
Collection and Max Azria, where she currently
works as a stylist and PR ambassador. “Basically
we throw parties to get people hyped about the
clothes,” she said. At FIT, rather than pursue a
degree in fashion design, Colette opted for the
track of fashion merchandising management.
FIT’s is the oldest and largest program of its kind
in the nation.
“It doesn’t limit you to design. You can be
a stylist, buyer, manufacturer, the list goes on,”
Colette explained. She takes her studies seriously,
but admits she’s “getting a degree to get
a degree,” based on the advice of her mentor,
the late Andrew McKelvey, founder and former
Chairman and CEO of the company that owned
Monster.com, whom she met after earning a
$40,000 Entrepreneurial Scholarship sponsored
by McKelvey’s foundation. “Andy had a 2.0 in
college,” Colette said of her late mentor. “He
told me to never let school interfere.”
Fending off the real-life
Gossip Girls
Along with Colette’s myriad accomplishments,
jealousy and gossip have quickly followed.
“Once I say that I work in a boutique with my
mom at home, someone will ask what it’s called,”
she said. “The name L’Colette pretty much gives
it away.” Anonymous tipsters even bash her on
gossip websites.
Colette seems unrattled by the negativity,
declining to discuss it at all. “Everyone hates
me,” she said laughing, her Midwestern accent
making a rare appearance.
She doesn’t even stress over what you
might think would be her biggest concern, her
clothes—and this from a girl who says she used
to wear high heels every day in high school. “My
day is so crammed, so it’s a waste of time to
spend that much time in the bathroom,” Colette
said. Riding boots paired with leggings or velour
pants from L’Colette punctuate her classic, comfortable
on-campus style.
Colette credits her Catholic values with
teaching her to ignore naysayers. “Do unto others
as you’ve had them do unto you,” she said.
“I’m a Christian and I’m proud of what my mom
and I have accomplished.”
The Future of L’Colette
Don’t let the designer wardrobe and enviable
after-school job at Max Azria fool you—the
weight of her considerable success has not left
her jaded just yet.
Colette is an aspiring humanitarian. Following
a career in retail, she hopes to open a
nonprofit organization to benefit the needy children
of third world nations, but has yet to narrow
her sights on a particular country or region.
“A lot of people give money and I want to
give money, but also make change,” she said.
“They need to be more productive and build
infrastructure.”
As this fresh New Yorker learns to navigate
her way in an unforgiving urban landscape, she
seems prepared for anything.
"I'm hungry, I'm ambitious—this is just how
I am,” she said.
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color in all different
types of attire. the color
palate starts with deep jewel tones
such as cobalt blue, vibrant green,
navy, fuchsia red and lemon yellow.
these colors are going to be great
for late spring/resort wear from
dresses and skirts to blazers, cardigans
and trousers.
2
toga is in: live, learn and
love. anything from rope
detailing to draping off
the shoulder comes into play this
season. drape-y jackets, oneshoulder
looks and comfortable
jersey are key leaders in this pack.
asymmetric tops are definitely
something to show off for a flirty
lunch date or a nighttime social.
3
Gold is a hot accessory,
jewelry and color for the
season. skinny necklaces,
chunky belts and gold accents add
shimmer to any outfit.
4
menswear is key. mixing
light blazers over dresses
creates a polished and
sophisticated look. throw on
your mother's pearls for a classier
touch—an easy way to take your
outfit from day to night.
5
open-back anything.
Voluminous backs are hot
this season with subtle
ties, beading or just plain stitching
backs. show off your curves with a
little subtle sexiness.
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Sew Chic: ThE LIFE
oF A FAShIoN INTERN
by hAnnAh brUChmAn > FreshmAn > JoUrnALism > University oF mAryLAnd, CoLLege pArk
The fashion world: glamorous, fast-paced and alluring.
Fashion editors and designers command respect and
admiration from the everyday Americans who dream of
Prada and Gucci. But what about the lowly interns who
have just started in this glamorous fashion world?
the FashioN
iNdUstrY BY
the NUmBers
100,000
Number of apparel industry jobs in
New York City according to the Garment Industry
Development Corporation.
24%
Percentage of fashion designers who are
self-employed, according to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
$62,610
Median salary for a fashion designer,
according to the BLS.
$70,570
The BLS’ estimate of the median salary for a
manager in the design industry.
-8.4%
The percent decline in jobs in the apparel
manufacturing industry projected by the BLS
from 2006-2016, the largest projected drop in
any industry in that time period.
16
The number of colleges in the greater Los Angeles
metropolitan area with fashion design programs.
3
American cities in the Global Language Monitor’s
annual ranking of the world’s most fashionable cities,
based on media analysis. New York (1), Los Angeles (6)
and Las Vegas (9) were the honorees.
6%
Percent of US apparel sales comprised
of “intimate” apparel.
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Take Maddie Rakosky, a freshman at the
Fashion Institute of Technology in New York
City. Rakosky was able to land an internship
with New York-based designer Edwing
D’Angelo, where she helped design his Fall
2009 collection.
At the request of D’Angelo, Rakosky
designed a shoe that was iconic of New
York. Says Rakosky, “Naturally, I designed a
stiletto that looks almost exactly like a taxi
cab, and the sketch is now in Los Angeles
awaiting production. This is all very new and
exciting for me, and I love going to work for
him.” Working with D’Angelo, Rakosky is
actually able to design clothes for him while
learning “a lot about proportions of designing
and the way a designer thinks.”
Glamour Magazine’s fashion intern
Patty Haning works in a different part of the
fashion world, helping the executive fashion
editor-at-large Suze Yalof Schwartz and her
assistant Lauren Tardanico put together each
month’s articles. Haning ensures that everything
runs smoothly, helping the two women
with tasks ranging from checking e-mails,
to sending clothes back to their respective
fashion houses, to trying on clothes to see
how they look.
The best part, says Haning, is “browsing
through the racks of clothes, modeling and
seeing everything that goes into the final
product. Starting something from scratch
and then watching it develop into something
great is really rewarding.” Haning
chose to work at Glamour simply because
she has been reading Glamour Magazine her
whole life. “I have always wanted to work for
a major fashion magazine. I love that it is
always changing and always new,” she said.
A common thread in these women’s
internships is the fast-paced way in which
they landed the job. Rakosky was at a party
Adebisi Adebowale interned
with Lebanese designer
Elie Saad at Paris Fashion
Week. Read her story on
collegemagazine.com
MADDIE RAKOSKY { }
in downtown New York City when she met
a man working for D’Angelo, who told
Rakosky he could get her an internship with
the designer. That Monday, she was called in
for an interview.
In Haning’s case, she applied to an
online posting on a Friday, interviewed that
Monday and officially started two days later.
“Having confidence and convincing Lauren
that I would be perfect for this position really
helped. Most people get internships by
knowing someone on ‘the inside’ but I really
just took a chance and it worked out for the
best,” Haning explained.
It’s clear that Rakosky and Haning are passionate
about fashion. “Fashion and style are
so fun because everyone sees it differently
and has their own sense of it, it’s impossible
to get bored,” Haning said.
For Rakosky, fashion is about the individual
and her own designs. “I chose fashion
because I love and respect a person who can
dress well. The way one dresses gives off the
first impression he or she leaves on someone.
And there is never a prouder moment
for me than when I see something I designed
on somebody else.”

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Who’S WATChING oN
YouR CAMpuS?
What do you get when you mix solo cups, hookups,
frat parties, and sorority girls? ABC Family’s
GR∑∑ΣΣK:
A whole lot of drama and comedy.
With its ratings steadily climbing since its debut, the show’s third
season will air on March 30 and continue to follow fraternities and
sororities at the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University. And when nine
o’clock rolls around every Tuesday, you can be sure there are millions
of Greeks and non-Greeks waiting to see what happens next in the
party-filled episode.
The show focuses on the on-again off-again couple, Cappie and Casey (think Ross and Rachel), and with
GR∑∑K obsessed Facebook groups, fans can comment on their favorite Cappie-Casey moments. Recent University
of Virginia graduate and sorority member Laura Pall started one group because she wanted to get more people
into the show. “…I really wanted GR∑∑K to stick around,” she said.
Pall and the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi set up GR∑∑K nights in the sorority house. “Everyone would come downstairs
and watch it together.” She believes Greek members can appreciate the show because “it’s so extravagantly
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over the top.” Diana Martin, a sister of Delta Gamma at Syracuse
agrees; “I think the level of cattiness is to an extreme, and in a real
sorority it’s not really like that,” she said.
Although the show has its over the top moments, there are some
aspects true to Greek life. Pall identifies with the episode where a recruitment
counselor comes to ZBZ and forces the sisters to take recruitment
more seriously. “It’s true. There are the recruitment counselors who
come to the sorority house and
try to make everyone follow
the rules, even though everyone
doesn’t follow the rules.”
Besides boasting over
500 members, Pall’s Facebook group also includes a GR∑∑K drinking
game. Pall explains, “In the first season, the characters were extremely
predictable. We loved when the characters acted a certain way, so we
decided to make it a drinking game.” For example, when Cappie hits
on Casey or Rebecca acts like a heinous bitch, you drink.
One of the members of Pall’s group is Aaron Pattison, a junior
at the University of Southern California. He started watching the show
SPENCER GRAMMER { }
Cm: i understand you majored in art
history and then switched to theatre
[while in school at marymount
manhattan College].
SG: I started off as an art history major,
it was what I really liked to do in high
school, and then I made the change to
theatre in my second semester. Then I
started to really focus on theatre and
acting… It was hard maintaining good
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I think the level of cattiness is to an extreme,
and in a real sorority it’s not really like that.
Yes, I've shotgunned a
beer and I've done that
funnel thing too.
grades and working as an actress...but
it does take a few years to really establish
yourself in the casting community
and just in general to get used to auditioning,
so I think it’s important to do
while you’re in school at least, because
when you get out you might have a
job. So I went [for] almost four years of
college and I ended up getting a soap
opera and I left.
Cm: What was your college rooming
situation like?
SG: My freshman year I lived in a
dorm. There were six girls in our
dorm, three girls per room, which
was a lot of people in a small space.
Cm: how was that?
SG: It was crazy! I mean we made it
work, I guess. You could ask them,
they probably [have] better judgment
of what it was like to live with
me. I was a lot different then than
I am now. I had short hair that was
when he noticed similarities between his fraternity and the ones on the
show. “There was a scene of an intramural floor hockey tournament,
and we had just had one ourselves. I thought that was pretty cool.” He
believes that the show is a positive depiction of fraternity life and is giving
fraternities “good press.”
In fact, Pattison says his fraternity identifies with GR∑∑K’s fraternity,
Kappa Tau. “My frat isn’t [made up of] the big social aristocrats
who have money. We try to
break the rules and mess with
other frats.” And what does
Pattison think about Kappa
Tau’s president? “Cappie is a
really cool guy and reminds me a lot of my brothers. I want him to be
my fraternity brother.”
If you think GR∑∑K is just for Greeks, think again. According to
Kelly Post, a freshman at Penn State University, “I think the show has
a lot of college situations that you can relate to that aren’t specific to
Greek life, like going to parties and making bad decisions. It’s more
about being at college than being in Greek life.”
COLLEGE MAGAZINE TALKS TO
SpENCER GRAMMER
Grammer, the daughter of Fraiser and Cheers star Kelsey Grammer,
plays Casey, the perfectionist President of Zeta Beta Zeta sorority.
bright red and I was kind of rebellious I guess
you could say, because that’s kind of like
how I was in high school and then as I transitioned
into college, I think in college you
start to find yourself—[you’re] independent
of your family and whatever you’re rebelling
from there…
Cm: have you been to any of the frat parties
that are like the parties on Gr∑∑K?
SG: My friend was in a sorority and she took
me to a party that was on a boat and Miami
Vice-themed. That’s kind of like what we do
on the show, except [for] the massive amount
of drinking. And we don’t have boats on our
show. If we did, it would be pretty awesome.

{ SCOTT MICHAEL FOSTER }
Cm: speaking of parties, how long can you
hold a keg stand for?
SG: I don’t know. Well, the first time I did it, it
didn’t work out so well. I was like, “Oh, I don’t
understand!” Then I did it again and I did the
whole beer I guess. Right it’s like the thing
with the…? Wait, what is a keg stand?
Cm: a keg stand is when two people hold
you upside-down and you drink from the tap.
SG: Oh! No, then I’ve never done that.
Cm: i think you’re talking about shotgunning
a beer.
SG: Yes, I’ve shotgunned a beer and I’ve
done that funnel thing too. So I haven’t done
a keg stand because we really didn’t have a
lot of keg parties when I was going to school
in New York. My school was really restrictive
about drinking in dorms and if anyone was
underage there was just no drinking allowed
at all. My friends at NYU had keg parties, so I
went to some of those parties.
Grammer’s Grammer’s College College Picks Picks
1. Guys Guys who who play play sports sports or or guys guys who who play play guitar? guitar? Guitar
2. Sorority Sorority House House of of single single in in the the dorm? dorm? Sorority Sorority house house
3. Beer Beer or or liquor? liquor? Beer
COLLEGE MAGAZINE TALKS TO
SCoTT MIChAEL FoSTER
Foster plays Cappie, the President of Kappa Tau
fraternity and Cyprus-Rhodes’ partier-in-chief.
Cm: so i want to start with something
really important—let’s talk
about your hair, everyone loves it, do
you have to keep it long for the show
or is it your own style?
SMF: Well, it was sort of my own style in
the beginning and now there’s no way I
could cut it because they would yell at
me. So it’s sort of become my style.
Cm: Your character seems like the kind of
guy who doesn’t care about academics
and just likes to party. When you were at
college [Collin County Community College
in texas] t did you focus on school or party
like a frat guy?
SMF: You know, I was honestly playing Halo in
my apartment from 10 a.m. 'til 3 p.m. I didn’t
party much when I was out there because I
was still pretty young. I did all that when I
moved to LA and I got that out of my system
early on. I like to go out with my friends and
have a good time, but I wouldn’t say I’m a
party animal or anything like that.
Cm: so when you go out with your
friends, do you have a favorite drink that
you order?
SMF: I wouldn’t say a favorite because I sort
of alternate between drinks. Maybe a nice
glass of wine, because I feel classy.
Cm: i’m sure you’ve been at parties with a
keg. how long can you hold a keg stand?
SMF: I’ve actually never done a keg stand.
Cm: What's been your favorite "on campus"
moment on the show so far?
Foster’s Foster’s College College Picks Picks
1. Flip cup or beer pong? Flip cup.
2. chipotle hipotle or or McDonalds? McDonalds? Chipotle Chipotle
3. Brunettes or blondes? You You know, know, it it doesn’t doesn’t really really matter. matter.
I’ve been attracted to both, so whatever.
4. What about redheads? Yeah, redheads too.
Read Grammer
and Foster's
full interviews on
collegemagazine.com!
You know, I was honestly
playing Halo in my apartment
from 10 a.m. 'til 3 p.m.
SMF: My favorite scene is the one with Casey
and Cappie in the first season when she asks
where he wants to be in ten years and he says
that he wants to be with her. When I read
that, I said, “Wow, that’s going to be incredible.”
When we shot it, it was really amazing
and then we got a lot of really good feedback
from that scene so it turned out to be a really
amazing scene. So I really dig that one.
Cm: and i kind of have a question about
the make out scenes—are they awkward
or hot?
SMF: When I first started it was a little
awkward, but after so many, it’s just another
day on the job.
Cm: do you have a closet obsession?
music? tV? t Like i’m secretly obsessed with
miley Cryrus.
SMF: It’s so funny that you say Miley Cyrus.
I went back home for the holidays and was
hanging out with my nephews who are like
6 and 7, and they watch iCarly. I sat down
and I watched that show, and I have to say
I enjoyed it. Is that weird for someone of my
age to enjoy a show like that?
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ExPERIMEnTATIon—be it radical idealism,
political activism, drugs, sex, rock and roll—you
name it, and you won’t be hard pressed to find a
student who has tried it. Recently, student experimentation
has taken a more expressive and
permanent turn. The tattoo, once marginalized
as a taboo forum for subversive counter-cultures,
is now as common a fixture on the student body
as sweats and a hangover.
According to a study published in 2006 by the Journal of the
American Academy of Dermatology, 36% of Americans ages 18 to
29 have tattoos, and the demographics of people inking up have
expanded drastically in the past few years.
“There are no bikers anymore,” says Mike “Shaky” Padavano,
a tattoo artist at Kingdom Tattoos in downtown Manhattan. “Now
everybody and their mother is getting tattooed.”
Some of the most popular tattoos on college campuses are stars,
roses and replicas of those seen on celebrities like Nicole Richie and
Rihanna, according to Shaky and Brad
Stevens, an artist at legendary Fun City
Tattoos on Saint Mark's Place, also in
New York. Whereas most guys ink up
their shoulders and upper-arms, for
women it’s all about the wrists and torso.
“Right now a lot of girls are getting their
ribs done,” says Stevens, who specializes
in traditional tattoos. “Ho handles.
It used to be the tramp stamp and now
it’s the ho handles.”
But many students view skin ink as
a veritable art form, and treatments of
the subject in pop culture, like on the
TV show “Miami Ink,” have opened
up a new realm of possibilities by
exposing the artistry and imagination
available. “I feel like a lot of people
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are starting to get more artsy with their tattoos and not just getting run
of the mill things,” says Stevens. “A lot of people come in with original
artwork by their favorite artists.”
alanna martinez, a junior at sarah Lawrence College studying
visual arts, was inspired by her favorite childhood story for two
of her tattoos, the most striking a sleek arrow that extends from her
right shoulder to her elbow. “Peter Pan is a story I’ve always been
fascinated with,” says Martinez, who has gotten three tattoos since
her freshman year. “I think that tattoos can be very beautiful, and I like
having beautiful things on my body.”
I think the 18-year-old-age limit is
probably a good thing, because I made
stupid, stupid decisions.
For other students, getting tattooed is less an act of artistic
expression than a declaration of defiance and independence. Natalie
(who declined to give her last name and alma mater) got her first
tattoo in college, and was undergoing the process of covering up a
tattoo of her ex-husband’s name on her lower back when I met her
in Village Tattoo, a hole-in-the-wall parlor in Saint Mark’s Place. “My
family’s Jewish, and I like to piss them off,” said Natalie. “I was like the
black sheep and I knew they wouldn’t appreciate it.”

ALANNA MARTINEZ { }
soren roi, a sophomore at hunter College
and the lead singer of the punk band Thriller,
got his first tattoo when he was just 13. “I
knew I wanted tattoos since I was a little kid,
so the first chance I had, I just jumped at it,”
says Roi, who, like Natalie, has had many of
his early tattoos covered up. “I had a bunch
of rats done and they just were done really
badly, they really didn’t look good.”
Roi, who has since expanded his tattoo
collection to include traditional Japanese
designs and tattoo classics, like a skull he
wears as a momento mori—a reminder of
death—advises learning about the history
of tattoos and researching artists and shops
before going under the needle. “I think the
18-year-old age limit is probably a good thing,
because I made stupid, stupid decisions,” says
Roi. “Just from knowing about tattoos and
being friends with tattoo artists, I’ve learned
what kinds of stuff translates well.”
Like Roi, Stevens stresses the importance
of making careful (a.k.a sober) decisions
when it comes to permanent body art. Unlike
many of the dodgier establishments on Saint
Mark's, which teems with tattoo-seeking students
from nearby schools like Cooper Union,
New York University and the New School, Fun
City Tattoos closes at 10 p.m., discouraging
regrettable late-night decisions. “I usually
don’t tattoo people who are drunk; they don’t
know what they want so it makes it hard,”
explains Stevens. “[Fun City] is a better shop,
so we don’t need to prey on drunk people.”
But for some, spontaneity is half the fun
of getting tattooed. Kingdom Tattoos, open
until four a.m., holds no bars against drunken
whims. “After 13 years, I don’t care anymore,
I’ll tattoo anyone,” says Shaky. “I used to be
like, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t do this, cause you
might get a job someday, or your dad might
get mad or your boyfriend might get pissed.’
Now it’s like, whatever. It’s your decision.”
SOREN ROI { }
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A CLoSER Look
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“I was not immediately attracted
to this person.” That’s how Jesse Parnell,
20, of Sarah Lawrence College, described the
man who gave him his first tattoo. The man’s
name was Wolf (at least that’s what he was
called), and he was a portly, twenty-something,
homeless burnout with hair down
to his shoulders. He traveled the country couch-
Right now a lot of girls
are getting their ribs
done,” says Stevens,
who specializes in
traditional tattoos.
“Ho handles. It used
to be the tramp stamp
and now it’s the
ho handles.
JESSE PARNELL { }
surfing, photographing abandoned psych wards and, apparently, giving tattoos. It
was only by chance that this wanderer stumbled across quiet Sarah Lawrence in
the suburbs of New York City. Jesse was skeptical at first, but after watching a few
friends get tattoos, he noticed the care and attention Wolf put into his work. Plus,
the price was right. Jesse paid Wolf $30 and a 40 oz. bottle of beer to give Jesse the
“let go.” tattoo now emblazoned on his left bicep.
Jesse explained that he chose to have “let go.” tattooed because it best explained
a personal philosophy of his. “People spend too much time trying to direct their own
lives instead of letting things happen. Once you let go of your role as a director and
become the actor, then you can begin to live.” According to Jesse, a mutual friend
of Wolf’s and another student at Sarah Lawrence (for anonymity’s sake we’ll call
her Emily) had been diagnosed with terminal cancer a week earlier. The entire night
Emily had been out while Jesse was getting his tattoo in a marijuana and cigarette
smoke-filled dorm room. As soon as Wolf finished the tattoo, Emily opened the door
and announced the death of her friend. “People just sat around not really saying a
whole lot after that. Eventually, she asked to see my tattoo. I showed her and it said
‘let go.’” He explained, “I’m someone who always wants to play the director. This is a
constant reminder to me to remain the actor and take life as it comes.”
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Jeremy Koss (bottom left) and
his fraternity brothers
Ryan (he declined to use his last
name) is from Vero Beach, Florida:
a conservative, affluent community
that voted 80% Republican in the 2004 election.
When Ryan came to American University
four years ago, he decided to rush Delta
Tau Delta. But Delta’s rush week was not the
inebriating gauntlet most students attempt
to survive. During a pledge class lock-in, he
“came out” to his fellow brothers.
In the college world, the typical “fraternity
brother” is associated with images of
beer chugging and womanizing, sensationalized
by movies like “Animal House” and “Old
School.” Ryan’s story seems terrifying, and
John Belushi having a boyfriend seems inconceivable.
But the Greek world is knocking
down its stereotype as a homophobic institution;
the two polarized identities are gradually
losing their exclusiveness.
Shane Windmeyer, the founder and executive
director of Campus Pride, and one of
the few outspoken educators on sexual orientation
issues and Greek life, came out to his
fraternity Phi Delta Theta in 1994. At this time,
gay culture was surrounded in fear and uncertainty
due to the recent emergence of HIV.
“I was very much in the closet,” said
Windmeyer. “I was coming to terms with my
sexuality and decided to tell a few brothers.
They were very supportive, but it took a little
time for them to process it.”
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Trying to overcompensate for
his sexual orientation, Windmeyer
constantly worked harder than his
fellow brothers: organizing events,
raising money, cleaning up around
the house. He wanted to show that
his sexuality had nothing to do
with his work ethic. He became
an educator, teaching his fellow
brothers that as a homosexual,
he was the same as any other
brother, and could still contribute
in positive ways. “For myself,
it was a traumatic standpoint,”
said Windmeyer. “But if you
can understand the meaning of
brotherhood, you can deal with a
variety of issues.”
Sean Honick, a member of Pi Kappa
Phi at American University, says educating
his fellow brothers was one of the ways he
became more comfortable with his sexuality.
“They ask me stuff like who pays on a date,”
said Honick. “When I talk to them about it, it
opens their eyes.”
But discussing the logistics of dating is
not something that comes easily for homosexuals
who are considering coming out to their
fellow brothers. Before coming to American,
Ryan had not
told anyone
about his sexuality—
not even
his parents,
who still do not
know. “Coming
out was a process for me. I told my
friends in very sporadic time frames, based
mostly on when I felt comfortable sharing,”
said Ryan. “When I first came out it was relatively
difficult to talk about; however, after time
I just became more and more comfortable
and confident sharing it.” One of Ryan’s fellow
brothers, Boris Yampolsky, recalls the experience
with indifference. “I wasn’t shocked,”
said Yampolsky. “I was never closed-minded to
the situation so it wasn’t a big deal.”
The growing presence of GLBT life on
college campuses has helped assuage the
fear and uncertainty surrounding gay culture,
but the main shift in ideology has been the
result of the neutral attitudes of individuals at
the base of each chapter, such as Yampolsky,
who are making fraternities more accessible
for homosexuals. Chris Ashton, a junior at
American, was openly gay when he decided
to rush Sigma Phi Epsilon, and was drawn in
by the hospitality of the brothers. “You get
this image of a fraternity being homophobic,”
said Ashton. “Once you put yourself in the
system and start to get to know the guys, that
image disappears.”
However, the Greek world still has a long
way to go in defeating the homophobic
stereotype. Jeremy Koss, the programming
assistant for the GLBT resource center
at American, graduated in 2004 and was a
member of American’s chapter of Sigma Phi
Epsilon. Koss admits that there will always be
fraternities that don’t accept homosexuals,
but emphasizes that the conflict is essentially
artificial. “It’s not a question of [frat brother
and homosexual] compatibility; we’re talking
about a social identity and a sexual identity,”
said Koss. “There needs to be a strong understanding
that being gay has nothing to do
with being Greek.”
“I don’t take it as something that defines
who I am, it’s just a characteristic of who I am,”
said Ryan. “I
There needs to be a strong
understanding that being gay has
nothing to do with being Greek.
have brown
hair, brown
eyes, I’m gay
and so on.”
Koss was in
the unique
position as one of the founding fathers of
American’s chapter of Sig Ep, and helped
send a message to prospective brothers that
discrimination would not be tolerated. As
Koss and his brothers brought more people
into the fraternity, the environment was gradually
established.
“I’m an outgoing person in general and
as a freshman my sexuality was more obvious.
People could see I was gay before I told
them,” said Koss. “[I told them] take me for
who I am or I’ll fight.”
Gay students aren't the only ones diversifying Greek life. Go to collegemagazine.com
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Mike and the Mad Dog
EAT YouR hEARTS ouT
tWo stUdeNts taKe oN the
WorLd oF sPorts BroadCastiNG
by ALyssA Wood > JUnior > engLish > george WAshington University
They may not be the famous Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy, but
these student sportscasters might just be the next big thing in
sports broadcasting. Greg Shapiro and Julian Gompertz, juniors
at George Washington University, are making their mark in the radio
broadcasting arena in hopes of one day breaking into the big leagues.
The two best friends met their freshman year and instantly realized
their shared passion for sports. Both are die-hard fans of the New York
Giants. New York native Julian roots for the Mets, and Greg, hailing from
New Jersey, supports the Yankees. For these dedicated roommates, a
Giants’ loss means a full week of moping before next Sunday.
Greg and Julian dove immediately into GW’s radio station, WRGW, their
first year on campus. They began by contributing show commentary and
helping with game broadcasts, but eventually earned positions as Assistant
Sports Directors. This year, Greg took on the role of Sports Director.
Greg’s show, “The Real Deal,” incorporates national, college and
international sports. Celebrity guests on the show have even included
NBC sportscasting star Bob Costas. GW junior Nick Provazza, a member
of “The Real Deal” commentary panel, says his host’s leadership
and sports knowledge are ESPN-worthy. “Both Greg and Julian’s careful
preparation results in two shows that are more entertaining and insightful
than most of what you find in major media outlets,” Nick said. Julian
hosts “Half-Jewish Sports,” aimed at listeners interested in Atlantic-10
and GW basketball.
Julian spends time at the station each day logging audio, cutting
highlights, creating commercial spots for broadcasts, or outlining for his
next show. He also prepares weekly
tapings for his work as a TV personality
on GWTV’s most viewed show,
“Unstoppable,” a debate program for
sports topics.
johN MAddEN
Madden works alongside Al
Michaels and Tony Kornheiser on
NBC’s Sunday Night Football. In
the NFL Hall of Fame for his stint
as head coach of the Oakland
Raiders in the 1970’s—he has
the highest winning percentage
ever for coaches of more than
100 games—Madden began
to coach while studying for his
Master of Arts in physical education
at Cal Polytechnic. As an
undergrad, he played offense
and defense on the football
field, and started at catcher in
baseball.
MIkE ANd
ThE MAd doG
Mike Francesca and
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo
hosted the pioneering
sports radio show Mike
and the Mad Dog from
1989 until August 2008,
based out of WFAN in
New York City. The two are also
known for their close ties to their
native city. Francesca grew up
in Long Beach, and attended
St. John’s University. Russo also
grew up on Long Island, in suburban
Syosset, but graduated from
Rollins University near Orlando.
As Sports Director,
Greg not only manages
the thirty students who
co-host six radio shows
per week, but also trains
young broadcasters. Oh,
and both he and Julian
personally broadcast nearly
every men’s and women’s
GW Colonials basketball
game. Home and away.
They have gone every-
where from Cincinnati to St. Louis to Philadelphia, even Hawaii for the
Rainbow Classic tournament. “I’ve met many of my friends here…from
having been through 10-hour Greyhound trips, multiple city layovers and
hotel stays together,” says Greg.
After the boys first away game at a women’s basketball tournament at
Stony Brook University, they headed out for a late-night snack to celebrate
a successful broadcast. It was a fifteen-minute walk in the bitter cold, as
they trudged along the highway and through woods—to Hooters. The
duo spent their entire trip stipend, over $60. Exhausted and full, they
returned to their hotel and called the WRGW Director to fill him in on
their evening. Apparently there had been a McDonald’s thirty seconds
from the hotel. Needless to say, the supervisor was not pleased.
Greg and Julian plan to advance in the broadcasting field post-
GW. Greg, a Sports Management and Marketing major, hopes to make a
career in radio/TV broadcasting or work for a team’s front office. Julian, a
Journalism and Mass Communication major, sees himself launching into
media of any kind, whether it’s writing for an internet publication or working
on-camera. Jerry Remy had better not get too comfortable.
John Madden Has a Masters Degree
CoLLeGe maGaziNe taKes a LooK BaCK at the Careers oF some oF
sPorts BroadCastiNG’s BiGGest stars:
photos: CoUrtesy oF nbC neWs
ChRIS BERMAN
Popularly known as
“Boomer,” this sportscaster
anchors ESPN
shows such as SportsCenter,
Monday Night Countdown and
Baseball Tonight. His tenure with
ESPN began in 1979, when the
Cheshire, Connecticut, native
joined the network, based in
nearby Bristol, just one month
after its inception. Berman’s
success should surprise no one—
he’s an Ivy League grad, Brown
University class of ’77.
GREG SHAPIRO & JULIAN GOMPERTZ
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BoB CoSTAS
Bob Costas hosts NBC
sports programs for
Major League Baseball,
the NFL and the NBA,
and has lead TV broadcasts for
seven different Olympics. While
attending Syracuse University, he
announced for the Syracuse
Blazers, a minor-league hockey
team. Costas, like any precociously
gifted sports figure, left
school early for the pros, specifically
to call games for the ABA’s
Spirit of Saint Louis.
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ThE BAR
PJ’s Pub – Baltimore’s college bar par excellence, PJ’s Pub is literally across the
street from JHU. Depending on the night, it’s a cross between a dive and the
“place to be”—on weekends after 11 p.m., you can expect to find the majority of Hopkins
bargoers there. Nightly specials include Thursday night’s “Sparks Night,” featuring the Sparks
girls, complete with free gear and free drinks. Overall, a pretty typical college bar, but on
those special nights when attendance is under 100 but over 30, it’s the BEST thing to do near
JHU. –From Chad at JhU
ThE ALBuM
she & him: Volume one – Actress Zooey Deschanel teams with underground
rock mainstay M. Ward in She & Him. Paste Magazine called their debut Volume
1 the top album of 2008, but, while it’s certainly awesome, it’s mostly breakup songs and nothing
new to the music scene. On “Thought I Saw Your Face Today,” Deschanel croons, “No, I
couldn’t help but fall in love again” with M. Ward plunking his piano underneath her ordinary
voice. Volume I is for those who have just experienced a break up. –Ashley troost at Umd
ThE LoCAL BANd
imperial China – Imperial China is a three-piece experimental post-punk band
quickly gaining in popularity. Their music has a Dischord Records feel and is
laden with heavily distorted and energetic guitar riffs complimented by a rhythm section with
mad chops. Imagine a slightly updated combination of the Minutemen and Fugazi with longer,
more transition-intensive songs and arguably more interesting instrumental sections. Imperial
China’s live show is one to be reckoned with. Online: http://www.myspace.com/imperialchina
–Jaren Love at Umd
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Health at the University of Maryland, Dr.
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Q: A lot of girls complain that the pill
makes them go crazy. does it actually
affect their personalities?
A: Well, for some, it does. For others it has no
effect. “Affect their personalities” might
be a bit strong, but it can create things
like mood swings, depression, anxiety. It
certainly can make a difference.
Q: does the pill affect a girl’s sex drive?
A: Unfortunately, yes. For some girls it can.
One of the side effects of the pill—and
again, all these effects are for some ‘yes,’
for others maybe not—is it can reduce
libido, or sex drive. So it’s an unfortunate
fact that you don’t want to do the very
thing you’re taking it to do. Maybe that’s
how it works (laughing), but I doubt it.
Q: how about condoms—do they really
decrease sensitivity or is it just in
guys’ heads?
A: That’s the number one complaint I hear
from men, that condoms don’t feel the
same. Some guys have even said they
don’t even know if they’re having sex.
Now, one of the advantages of this is if you
suffer from premature ejaculation, it can
desensitize things and help you out some.
Q: Any tips for minimizing a condom’s
effect on sensitivity?
A: Generally this effect is worse with typical
latex condoms than it is with all-natural
lambskin condoms, so if you’re really
having issues, you may want to invest in
the more expensive lambskin, which are
a bit more porous and help with things
like heat transfer. But because these have
slightly bigger pores than your normal
latex condoms, they don’t protect as well
against HIV and other STIs.
Editor’s note: Professor Sawyer advises that the
difference in protection is significant and does NOT
recommend using lambskin condoms unless you
are in a committed, monogamous relationship and
certain of your own and your partner’s sexual health.

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