Silent Witness - North Shore Community College

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• A Monthly Publication For The Students of North Shore Community College, Danvers, Lynn & Beverly, Massachusetts • 

MAY 2009 

XLI 

VOL. 

NUMBER 21 

THE PENNON IS ONLINE AT: www.northshore.edu/pennon 

BY: STACIA CHAMBERLAIN 

INSIDE 

GRADUATES NAMES 

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MICHEAL JORDAN 

TRIBUTE 

PAGE 4 

TALENT SHOW 

REVIEW 

PAGE 10 

MULTI CULTURAL 

FAIR 

PAGE 11 

SWINE FLU: 

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS 

PAGE 7 

RIHANNA RESPONSE 

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A MYRIAD OF POETRY 

PAGE 12 & 13 

Silent Witness 

North Shore 

Community College was host 

to the Silent Witness Project, a 

nationwide traveling exhibit, 

during April. The purpose of 

these models is to impress upon 

people the reality of domestic 

violence in family life through 

powerful three dimensional art. 

The project was 

brought to the college by our 

own organization, Resources 

Against Violence, or RAV. The 

organization is a derivative of 

HAWC—Healing Abuse 

Working for Change—and is in 

its third year running. 

Initiated by the college, 

President Wayne Burton 

and organized through HAWC 

volunteers, their objective is 

education through events and 

referral to shelters. 

RAV operates through 

student and administrative volunteers 

and student activists. 

Panel discussions with the 

police on awareness and police 

operations have helped the 

organization to connect with 

announcements will be a discussion 

group in Lynn on the 

book “Yes Means Yes.” 

For anyone interested 

in volunteering or finding 

referrals to shelters or support 

groups, Judy Gould at North 

Shore Community College is 

encouraging; “we’re very sincerely 

interested in helping students, 

particularly those without 

support, and I think too, 

Student Nutrition 

Is Lacking 

BY: PROFESSOR BERNADETTE 

LUCAS MS.RD. NUTRITIONAL 

SCIENCE AND DIET TECHNOLOGY 

Do you feel tired, lack energy 

and has your get-up-and-go got 

-up and gone? Do you get lots 

of colds and flues?? Well, 

maybe it’s your diet. 

As part of an assignment in one 

of NSCC’s nutrition classes, 

students had to evaluate their 

diet for nutritional quality using 

the USDA Food Guide. 

Students recorded everything 

they ate and drank over a twenty 

four hour period. Then they 

police resources and services. 

Students in the college have 

helped RAV by participating in 

contests which have yielded 

such creative solutions for RAV 

as the logo design and signs. 

Coming up in June 

and posted on Pipeline, 

campus police are very active 

in the Resources Against 

Violence Group. 

For more information 

about the Silent Witness 

Program or how to help end 

domestic violence, contact program 

advocates Judy Gould on 

the Danvers campus, or Kathy 

Faulkner on the Lynn campus, 

or go to www.reachma.org./ 

evaluated it for nutritional adequacy. 

This was a challenging 

project, but students did a great 

job assessing their diets. 

Before discussing the project 

results, let’s review the USDA 

Food Guide. The Food Guide 

consists of six food groups consisting 

of the grains, fruits, vegetables, 

meats, milk and oils. 

Each of these food groups provides 

valuable nutrients that 

contribute to our overall health 

and well being. 

Grains provide nutrients such as 

B complex vitamins, carbohy- 

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Strategies for 

the Economy 

BY: KYLE DONOGHUE 

On the morning of 

March 30, a small group of 

Student Government 

Association (SGA) members, 

the director of student life Lisa 

Milso and I were invited by 

North Shore Community 

College (NSCC) President 

Wayne Burton, to the State 

House in Boston to get a firsthand 

view of the legislative 

process. The SGA president 

Nick Medico, vice-president 

Rachel Sawyer, and Rupin 

Kuyumjian, our student trustee, 

may have been the main beneficiaries 

of the experience as 

some of them may be pursuing a 

career in politics. This is especially 

true for Medico who is 

currently a candidate for 

Constable in the Town of 

Ipswich. 

On the agenda for the 

day was a hearing by the Joint 

Committee on Higher 

Education. The committee consisted 

of several high-ranking 

senators and Representatives 

such as co-chairmen Rep. David 

Torrisi (D-Lawrence), and Sen. 

Anthony D. Gailluccio (D- 

Boston), and senior Sen. 

Stanley Rosenberg (D- 

Amherst), along with eight or so 

other members of the House and 

Senate from throughout the 

C o m m o n w e a l t h . 

The committee held the hearing 

to identify strategies for coping 

with budget cuts and to assess 

the financial resources necessary 

for the state’s community 

colleges going forward into the 

near future. 

With the economy 

being in the corrosive state that 

it is, lower cost community colleges 

are more attractive than 

ever to many people. Even 

though community colleges 

across the state are dealing with 

record enrollment increases, 

this does not fix problems with 

funding the schools adequately, 

let alone optimally. NSCC alone 

over the past five years has seen 

a 16% increase in enrollment, a 

12% increase in new students, 

and new transfer students 

increased by 47%. Even with 

the revenue generated by tuition 

and fees paid by all the new students, 

the state may have to 

increase the cost of academic 

credits, which will put added 

stress students already sorely 

stretched by the nation’s recession. 

Even though the school is 

seeing record increases, just this 

year alone President Burton 

reported internal NSCC budget 

cuts in excess of $1.2 million. 

These cuts adversely impact 

such necessary services such as 

campus security, faculty and 

staff positions, administrative 

services, and smart class rooms 

such as the much loved 

Macintosh computer labs, along 

with a number of other areas 

key to the academic experience. 

Even with the cuts and 

record enrollment increases, 

NSCC along with other community 

and state colleges across 

the Commonwealth are still trying 

to figure out a way to stave 

off new enrollment cost increas- 

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Page 2 – NSCC Pennon 

Campus Police: 

If you see something 

suspicious, 

report it at once! 

Lynn Campus 3/3/09 

1:36am: 

Sgt. Vaccaro was dispatched 

to the Lynn main 

parking lot because of a 

suspicious motor vehicle. 

The operator was identified. 

The operator was 

speeding, fishtailing, operating 

with an expired registration 

and suspended 

license. A warrant was 

issued out of Woburn 

District Court for his 

arrest. He was arrested by 

the Lynn Police. 

Danvers Campus 3/3/09 

5:50pm 

Ofc. Scouten reports that 

S.L. reported to him that in 

the third floor women’s 

bathroom, a female personal 

item dispenser had 

been pried open with all of 

the items and money having 

been removed. Ofc. 

Scouten took photographs 

of the damaged dispenser 

and cleared. 


12:57pm 

Student T.B. reported that 

his motor vehicle may 

have been hit on 3/3/9 

between the hours of 

10:45am and 12:20pm the 

Danvers lot. Officer 

Agneta reported. 


2:00pm 

R.J. reports that former 

student was continually 

falling asleep at the computer 

table and requested 

that she be removed. Ofc. 

Matton was dispatched 

and upon arrival found 

that the student had 

already left. 


4:32pm 

A student complained to 

the dispatch desk that a 

suspicious male party was 

touching her vehicle. She 

parked in a faculty spot 

because she felt uncomfortable 

parking near him. 

Corporal Eam was dispatched 

to the scene but 

the male party could not 

speak a word of English. 

He had no ID and was 

uncooperative. Corporal 

Eam cleared the scene. 

She was escorted to her 

vehicle after class at 

6:30pm by Corporal Eam. 


9:51pm 

Student reported that her 

vehicle had been broken 

into in Lot 3. Officers 

were dispatched. A rock 

was thrown into the drivers 

side window and a 

GPS unit was stolen. 


11:09am 

Mr. B reported an apparent 

theft of at least 1 case of 

printer paper along with 3 

full packages of paper. 

Lynn campus 3/9/09 

12:57pm 

D. K. stated that she 

believed a building that 

was on Exchange Street 

might be on fire. Corporal 

Pierre was dispatched to 

speak with her. Cpl. Pierre 

is investigating further. 


11:50am 

J.C. reported someone 

removed the faucet from 

its base and stuffed paper 

towels inside the pipe. The 

faucet no longer worked 

properly. 


8:16am 

A female student passed 

Lisa M. on the left as Lisa 

was turning into a faculty 

spot. There was no contact 

between the vehicles. Ofc. 

Bettencourt spoke with the 

student who in the end was 

very apologetic. 


9:05pm 

Campus police received a 

phone call from Lynn 

Police, who was inquiring 

to officers at the MBTA 

garage about an individual 

who reportedly had a 

knife. Ofc. Lorusso was 

flagged down by a party 

stating that he worked for 

the FBI. 


9:29am 

Ofc. Lorusso reported on 

an unresponsive male on a 

park bench at the Market 

Street MBTA area. Transit 

was notified along with 

EMS. Atlantic Ambulance 

transported party to Union 

Hospital. 


1:33am 

A student called dispatch 

requesting an escort to his 

M/V located in the student 

parking area. He was concerned 

A.M. was going to 

cause him problems over a 

check . The call turned out 

to be a verbal confrontation. 


6:53pm 

Cpl. Eam reports that a 

student who did not want 

to give his name reported 

that a party was attempting 

to solicit drugs. He 

described him as being a 

white male with a heavy 

build between the height 

of 5’8 and 5’10, wearing a 

gray sweat shirt and gray 

pajama pants. Officers will 

be searching the Berry 

Building for the party. 


2:35pm 

A female student walked 

up to the operator’s desk in 

the Berry Building to 

report that someone 

crushed a cheeseburger on 

her windshield and 

requested that they look at 

the camera and also help 

her clean it off. 


7:00pm 

A faculty member reported 

that his vehicle may have 

been broken into. He stated 

that the trunk was not 

closing properly. Ofc. 

Scouten was dispatched to 

take photos of the vehicle. 

The trunk latch was bent 

and it looked like someone 

tried to pry it open. Ofc. 

Scouten will be reviewing 

the camera footage. 


9:15am 

A student reported that his 

vehicle had been struck 

while it was parked in the 

main parking lot near 

Washington Street. It will 

be under investigation. 


11:38am 

A student reports being 

verbally confronted by a 

female student in the area 

of T-105. It escalated into 

an assault and battery. The 

male student reports the 

female grabbed him by the 

neck and attempted to 

strangle him. Photographs 

of the injury were taken, 

and the matter is under 

investigation. 


7:23pm 

A male party called the 

emergency line to report 

that a female party had 

passed out in the bathroom 

next to W203. Officers 

were dispatched to the 

scene. Lynn Fire and 

Atlantic Ambulance were 

called by the Lynn P.D. 

Sgt. Thomas reports that it 

may be a drug overdose. 

Sgt. Vaccaro reports that 

he observed the female 

suspect with a liquid in a 

syringe. She admitted it 

was heroine. She was 

placed under arrest by Sgt. 

Thomas. 


1:01pm 

Cpl. Pierre noticed flyers 

on the windshields of 

numerous vehicles. It is an 

advertisement for a barber 

shop located in Saugus. 

Dispatch tried calling the 

barber shop many times 

and got no answer. 


11:35am 

A party reported a fight. 

Fight occurred in the 

weight room of the gym. 

Incident will remain under 

investigation by Ofc. 

Bettencourt. 


11:15am 

Dispatch received a call 

from a student who was in 

lab tech room who reports 

that a 12 year old male was 

left in the computer room 

while his mother went to 

class. It turns out the youth 

was 15 years old and his 

mom was working at the 

Multi Cultural Fair. 

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BY: ALI SELMAN 

Lynn Gym Appreciation 

Here at the Lynn 

Campus of North Shore 

Community College, and a huge 

asset to the student body, is the 

Lynn Gymnasium. Many activities 

are offered and held in the 

gym. The environment is one 

which promotes healthy student 

to student socializing, exercising: 

cardio and weights, basketball, 

billiards, ping pong, 

games: chess, dominos, card 

games, and a place to meet your 

friends and study partners. 

The Lynn Gym has 

become the place where students 

look forward to going to 

whether before, between, after 

or even during days when students 

might not have classes. 

Especially with the crazy times 

and pressure we all might feel at 

certain parts of the semester, the 

gym is a place for great stress 

relief and offers a safe environment 

that should always be 

included at North Shore 

Community College. 

The motto of our 

school is “Real Opportunities” 

while we the students have 

come to embrace the real opportunity 

of the positive outlet of 

physical, mental, and healthy 

socializing held at the gym. 

Something has been 

interfering with this atmosphere 

of student camaraderie. It 

seems as though the place we 

students have found new talents 

along with new friends and 

stress reduction, our gym, has 

been closing more and more 

each semester. 

We are not trying to 

minimize the beneficial events 

for our community, our students, 

and our faculty; we are 

just tired of the gym being 

closed for no reason. For example, 

the gym will either be 

closed early or for the whole 

day when an event is taking 

place much later that night. For 

smaller events the whole gym 

will be closed when it could easily 

be open on one half. Also, 

what about the other rooms 

large enough to hold certain 

functions, such as the MBTA 

building and the other conference 

rooms? 

We are a student body 

at a community college. The 

bonding of students is crucial in 

order to have a healthy and 

memorable college experience. 

The students have banded 

together and started a petition 

with already over 100 signatures 

in less than 24 hours. If 

you want to get involved in the 

voice of the student body, come 

to the gym on the Lynn campus 

and make sure your opinion is 

expressed. 

Again, we are not trying 

to cancel out the importance 

of beneficial events such as The 

Health Fair or The Cultural Fair, 

and The PAC events, that is 

totally understandable. We are 

just asking for a compromise to 

be made and perhaps a better 

communication with all of us 

who have to come to expect our 

place of health and recreation to 

be available for us. 

North Shore 

Community College is always 

advocating for students to 

become more active, to be heard 

and to participate in the decisions 

of our school. Well we 

say to you North Shore, we are 

speaking out. Will what you so 

often encourage us to do, to get 

involved, be appreciated? Will 

our voices be taken seriously? 

Our money is taken seriously, 

that is heard; now we want out 

voices to be heard as well. 

Earth Day Event A Success 

Thank you to all who participated 

in Earth Day 2009!!! 

On Saturday April 25th 2009 


College celebrated the Earth 

Fest at the Lynn Woods. 

Between two and three hundred 

people participated in this annual 

event; including NSCC faculty, 

students, and staff in addition 

to residents of Lynn and the 

surrounding the communities. 

Selected areas of the Lynn 

Woods were cleaned of trash. 

This was the ninth year that 


College has joined in with the 

Friends of Lynn Woods and the 

Lynn Water & Sewer 

Commission in celebrating 

Earth Day. Over the years this 

event has resulted in tons of 

trash and other debris being 

removed from the Woods. The 

importance of holding the Earth 

Fest cannot be over stated, as 

the water supply for the City of 

Lynn is located in the Lynn 

Woods. 

This event takes a substantial 

amount of resources and materials. 

Thank you so much to 

those who helped out donated 

or spread the word. You were a 

huge help in making this event 

a success and it was greatly 

appreciated. 

AS YOU CAN SEE, DOING OUR PART OF 

CLEANING UP OUR EARTH WAS A LOT OF FUN! 

Dean’s Corner 

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION 

DR. JOANNE LIGHT & STEPHEN CREAMER 

Here is the latest news from 

Enrollment and Student 

Financial Services from Dr. 

Joanne Light, Dean of 

Enrollment and Stephen 

Creamer, Dean of Student 

Financial Services: 

Register now for Summer and 

Fall classes 

It is hard to think about summer 

because you may still be donning 

your winter jacket, but 

summer session is also a great 

time to get in some course work 

toward your degree or certificate. 

There are some new time 

offerings and various scheduling 

opportunities. Consider 

summer term a good time to 

take the prerequisite for a fall 

course or to study something of 

special interest, and to also 

move forward with greater 

speed toward graduation or 

transfer. Summer terms are 

shorter, so remember you are 

not giving up all your time at 

the beach or at work. Lots of 

parking is available. 

Remember, you must pay in full 

at the time of registration in 

order to secure your seat. Those 

who do not will be dropped for 

non-payment. However, financial 

aid may be available. If you 

would like more information, 

please stop by Student Financial 

Services today or contact us by 

e-mail 

at 

fin_aid@northshore.edu. 

Fall 2009 registration is open! 

Now is the time to build a flexible 

class schedule that supports 

your other life commitments 

such as work, family and 

friends. Advisors and faculty 

are available to talk to you 

about your plans and goals. Do 

not wait; the best class schedules 

are available now! 

Attention: Financial Aid 

Recipients 

The priority filing date for you 

2009-10 FAFSA is May 1, 

2009. There is more funding 

available to students who file by 

May 1st. This will maximize 

your financial aid for the Fall, 

Spring and Summer of next 

year. Do not procrastinate! 

Check out the Student Financial 

Services webpage at 

http://www.northshore.edu/serv 

ices/fa/index.html or stop by 

either of our offices in Danvers 

or Lynn with any questions 

about filing your FAFSA. 

May graduation 

Graduation processing is still 

happening in Enrollment. If 

you complete your requirements 

by the end of Summer I, 

you can graduate in May . If 

you have questions about your 

graduation progress, see an 

advisor or stop by the 

Enrollment Center on either 

campus. We hope many of you 

will participate in the ceremony; 

it is always a night to share 

with families and friends and is 

memorable for all who attend. 

As always, come see us with 

any questions or concerns. 

Both Enrollment and Student 

Financial Services staff on both 

campuses are eager to help you. 

Good luck with all your spring 

semester deadlines and final 

exams. We hope you have a 

safe and healthy summer! 

Those students who are graduating, 

we wish you the best in 

your future and congratulate 

you on your accomplishments. 

We hope to see you again…


Tribute to Michael Jordan 

BY: NELSON BAKER 

Arguably the greatest 

player to ever play the game of 

basketball, Michael Jordan is 

back in the news. This time, it is 

his son Marcus, and he has been 

passed the torch. Leading his 

team to win his high school 

championship with his father 

looking on, Marcus stole the 

show. Imagine the excitement 

Jordan must have felt, seeing 

his son follow in his footsteps 

and begin to prove himself as a 

potentially great basketball 

player. It looks as though it will 

only be a matter of time before 

Marcus is playing in the NBA. 

It’s no wonder Jordan had tears 

in his eyes when his son made 

that last shot to win the game. 

Jordan was unlike any 

player that has ever played 

before. He seemed to believe in 

himself more than others. He 

tried harder, pushed himself further 

than anyone expected, and 

in turn produced consistently, 

close to perfect games that mesmerized 

anyone who watched. 

His game was relentless. 

He broke records in several 

categories; was Rookie of the 

Year, led the league in points 

per game for most of his career, 

won defensive player of the 

year, dominated the Slam Dunk 

Contest, was a Finals MVP 6 

times, and an All Star MVP 14 

times. After having been inducted 

into the Basketball Hall of 

Fame this year, there is little 

Michael Jordan has not accomplished. 

Year after year, Jordan 

strived for improvement. At his 

peak, he learned to win games 

more strategically with his 

entire team; there was nothing 

to stop them. Even as players 

came and went, the Chicago 

Bulls won 6 championships in 8 

years. Many believed that 

Jordan was able to make good 

players great, by setting an 

example and showing his fierce 

effort and motivational leadership. 

They saw how he played, 

and it brought out in them 

things they never thought they 

could do. 

The game I will never 

forget was in 1998, his last 

game with the Chicago Bulls. It 

was Game 6 of the NBA Finals. 

With 40 seconds remaining in 

the game, the score was 86-83 

with the Utah Jazz in the lead. 

Jordan drove to the court and 

made a lay up over several Utah 

defenders. 86-85. Utah then 

came across court and passed to 

Karl Malone who was being 

guarded by Dennis Rodman. 

Jordan came from behind him 

and made a great steal, dribbled 

the ball up court, and made a 20 

foot jump shot after fooling 

defender Bryon Russell by 

switching directions. That was 

it. They took the lead, by only 

one point, and would not lose it 

over the last 5.5 seconds left in 

the game. 

It was a perfect ending 

to another great season, and a 

6th championship. What more 

could he have asked for? It is 

difficult to find the words to 

describe the inspiration with 

which he played. No matter 

how many millions he made, no 

matter how many records he 

broke, he kept challenging himself 

to play harder, to keep winning. 

The fire was always there, 

right up until the end of his 

career, and what a career. There 

has never been, to this day, a 

player like #23, Michael 

Jordan. 

BY: EMILY AMARO 

During the third week 

of this month, North Shore 

Community College hosted Arts 

in April Week where students, 

faculty, staff, and others outside 

of the school got to experience 

culture in the arts. This past 

Monday, I went to the Lynn 

campus and saw Professor 

Sherf’s class perform a theatrical 

presentation titled “The 

Wasteland” and listened to 

members of the class read 

poems that they have either 

written or read from another 

poet. Even though the class had 

limited resources to act out their 

presentation, they were able to 

do just as well as someone who 

had all the resources in order to 

bring the theatrical presentation 

to life. 

According to the professor, he 

told the audience that the class 

was doing an exercise called 

“chalk talk.” This exercise was 

to use a six by six method, 

which was creating six-word 

sentences. This method was 

based from Hemingway when 

he and his friends would challenge 

each other to create sentences 

with only six words. The 

students were to use this method 

by creating their own ideas of a 

wasteland and everyone thought 

of the trenches of World War I. 

The students were to 

then each write their own six by 

six for the script. In addition to 

writing their own six by six for 

the script, they even used a 

poem called “Dulce et Decorum 

est” by Wilfred Owen. This 

passage was read out loud by 

Matt, who was one of the cast 

members who presented this 

play. When watching the play, 

the lights were off and in the 

background they projected a 

silent documentary of WWI. It 

showed the harsh conditions 

and the trenches of the war. The 

cast was sitting in rows reading 

off their lines and in the background, 

Shannon, one of the 

cast members, wore black and 

“The Wasteland” and 

“Center Stool” Review 

represented the Angel of Death. 

Shannon’s portrayal of the 

Angel of Death gave the audience 

an understanding that 

death was coming for those who 

lost their lives in the wasteland. 

As they read their lines, I could 

actually understand the illustration 

of the awful conditions of 

the Great War. According to the 

script, “corpses in trenches line 

the field, innocent trees kill with 

mustard gas; gas masks equal 

live or die. Flame throwers look 

so cool; the color of death is yellow. 

Death by mustard gas really 

sucks: put the masks on or 

die. Gas masks to live or die” 

(“Wasteland” 2). This passage 

was read out loud by Pollyana. 

Her tone of voice gave a serious 

and sad atmosphere. The 

descriptive words in the script 

and the silent movie helped to 

create a depressing and terrible 

mood; the audience was able to 

witness the life of soldiers who 

fought in WWI. The wasteland 

symbolizes the sacrifices of 

those who fought for their country 

and it portrays the terrible 

effects of war. Cast members 

included Matt, Pollyana, Lilia, 

Dan, Marco, 

Eric, Cody, 

Shannon as 

the Angel of 

Death, and 

P r o f e s s o r 

S h e r f . 

Overall, they 

were able to 

create a theatrical 

production 

with 

limited props 

and resources 

such as when 

two of the 

cast members, 

Dan and 

Marco, used 

their voices 

to create 

s o u n d 

effects. The 

sound effects 

they used 

were the sound of explosions 

and whistling. These sound 

effects helped the audience to 

get a better idea of the setting. 

Only two people had shown up, 

including myself. If anyone 

wishes to see the recorded performance, 

Professor Sherf has 

temporarily made it available in 

the library, so feel free to stop 

by the library on your free time. 

Afterwards, the students 

had an option to read a 

poem that they created or found 

worth reading. The class calls 

this “Center Stool.” Dan for 

example, cited from one the 

writings of 

Shakespeare, 

and Marco 

wrote his own 

poem which 

was about his 

idea of the 

Greek island of 

Santorini. 

This student’s 

interpretation of 

the Greek island 

was a clear cool 

night, with 

ocean scenery 

and described 

the intimate kiss 

of two lesbian 

lovers. While 

he read his 

poem, he had us 

close our eyes 

so we could 

imagine the scenery. As I had 

my eyes closed I was able to get 

a visual picture of his depiction 

of the Greek island. It was very 

enjoyable to watch and listen to 

some of the gifted students of 


College. 

Sherf, Mark, et al., perf. The 

Wasteland. Professor Mark 

Sherf's Class. North 

Shore Community Coll. 13 

Apr. 2009.

BY BRAD O’LEARY 

As a candidate, Barack 

Obama was mostly relegated to 

filing complaints, threatening 

lawsuits and organizing angry 

mobs to intimidate dissenters. 

As President, Obama now has 

unbridled power to systematically 

destroy the only source of 

checks and balances to his radical 

policies: talk radio. 

While liberal bias permeates 

movies, television, print 

media, network and most of 

cable news, academia, art, and 

theater, talk radio has long 

served as one of the last bastions 

of alternative information. 

Studies have shown that listeners 

of talk radio are far more 

informed on issues than the general 

public. Talk radio also 

serves as a rallying point for 

grassroots activism. When a 

controversial immigration bill 

was set to pass under the radar 

of an unsuspecting public, it 

was talk radio that alerted the 

public and subsequently led to a 

congressional switchboard 

overload by angry constituents. 

According to an 

Associated Press report, Rep. 

Mike Pence (R-IN) wrote a letter 

to then FCC Chairman 

Kevin Martin in 2007 expressing 

his concern that Democrats 

may want to reinstitute the 

Fairness Doctrine. According to 

the AP, Pence relayed that 

“Democratic lawmakers suggested 

that Congress take another 

look at [it] after conservative 

talk radio show hosts aggressively 

attacked an immigration 

reform bill when it was on the 

Senate floor, contributing to its 

defeat.” The Democrat majority 

in Congress is all too eager to 

join Obama in the destruction of 

one of the last industries that 

Censorship Looms 

Over Talk Radio 

stands in the way of their agenda. 

In the spring of 1987 

both Houses of Congress voted 

to put the Fairness Doctrine into 

law, but President Reagan 

vetoed the measure. Without 

sufficient votes to override his 

veto, foes of free speech and 

open debate tried once more 

during the administration of 

George H.W. Bush. The elder 

Bush vetoed that legislation as 

well. Both times Congress had 

the votes to censor radio, so it 

should be no surprise that in 

2009 and beyond, Congress will 

have the votes once again to 

impose censorship. However, 

this time they will have a president 

whose party leaders and 

supporters are in favor of such 

an action. Undoubtedly, the 

president himself will support it 

as well. 

In a February 2009 

interview with CNSNews.com, 

President Obama-appointed 

interim FCC Chairman Michael 

Copps said, “We have to find a 

way to make radio reflect the 

public interest…I’m going to 

look at how we put public interest 

considerations and guidelines 

back into licensing for full 

power stations. I think that’s 

something we need.” In lockstep 

with Fairness Doctrine 

policies, Obama’s interim chairman 

would threaten station 

owners by not renewing their 

licenses unless they meet the 

public interest requirements 

concocted by Obama and the 

FCC. 

According to Copps, 

“mindless deregulation” has 

hurt localism and diversity. Socalled 

“public interest” requirements 

would put broadcasters at 

the mercy of local review 

boards, which would be better 

named “commissar committees.” 

Such boards would, of 

course, be politically charged 

entities with the power to bar 

any broadcast content that is not 

deemed to be in the “public 

interest” of the local community. 

“If markets cannot produce 

what society really cares 

about,” says Copps, “like a 

media that reflects the true 

diversity and spirit of our country, 

then government has a legitimate 

role to play.” 

The Fairness Doctrine 

is not about providing “diversity” 

in debate to the public; otherwise 

the doctrine would be 

applied to other media outlets 

such as network broadcasters, 

print media and academia. The 

Fairness Doctrine is about eliminating 

the voice of dissent, 

essentially burning talk radio at 

the stake. 

The Obama 

Administration and Democrats 

in Congress know that liberal 

talk radio has very little chance 

of success in America. 

The liberal radio network Air 

America filed bankruptcy a 

mere 2 years after its launching, 

and National Public Radio 

(NPR) can only survive with 

public funding. By demanding 

that broadcasters across the 

country yank “controversial” 

talk show programs and replace 

them with unpopular alternatives, 

Congress is essentially 

handing talk radio an economic 

death sentence. Radio stations 

would be forced to either provide 

bland, noncontroversial 

content or allow failed liberal 

talk show hosts equal time. 

Whichever nail in their coffin 

they choose, listenership and 

revenue will dwindle under the 

guise of “diversity” and “public 

interest”. 

All of these measures 

are designed to dismantle and 

control the “public” airwaves. 

Christian radio stations would 

be especially impacted. 

According to the American 

Center for Law and Justice, the 

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es. These budgetary issues will 

affect almost every aspect of 

our NSCC experience, so it is a 

good idea to stay updated and 

get involved at any level possible. 

There are many ways to get 

involved: students can either 

talk to SGA members or even 


Fairness Doctrine policies 

“would have significant and 

serious impact on Christian 

broadcasting.” Imagine 

Christian broadcasters being 

forced by local boards to grant 

equal time to proponents of 

abortion, gay marriage and 

prostitution on their stations for 

the sake of the “public interest”. 

If you think the antifree 

speech policies of the 

Fairness Doctrine will not pass 

muster in the Supreme Court, 

think again. Key provisions of 

the anti-free speech McCain- 

Feingold campaign financed 

reforms that were upheld by a 5 

to 4 decision by SCOTUS. 

Provisions in this assault on the 

First Amendment included making 

it illegal to mention a member 

of Congress running for reelection 

in an advertisement 

within 60 days of an election. 

Like campaign finance 

reform, the Fairness Doctrine is 

simply another means for certain 

politicians to maintain 

power by crushing opposition. 

Talk radio has been one of the 

few venues in America to provide 

alternative information and 

opinions, which is why it has 

enjoyed such enormous success. 

To the Obama Administration 

and Democrat-controlled 

Congress, talk radio is too big 

and must be censored. 

case for maximum state funding 

in order to impress on the hearts 

and minds of the representatives 

and senators. These statements 

were just one of the ways 

President Burton made his testimony 

stand out. 

As for me, one thing 

that stood out was the level of 

“green” initiatives on community 

college campuses throughout 

speak with President Burton’s 

staff via e-mail, or in-person. 

The NSCC community is lucky 

to have such a hands-on president 

as Wayne Burton, who is 

passionately committed to the 

students. 

President Burton 

proudly states that community 

college students are, “hard 

working, independent, gritty, 

courageous, and often work 

many hours to come to college.” 

He also believes that community 

college students’ character is 

greatly needed in the work 

force. President Burton used 

these descriptions to make his 

the state. It pleased me that even 

in a time of budget cuts we here 

in Massachusetts are still able to 

be environmentally conscious. 

You will be pleased that 

N.S.C.C. is building the states’ 

first net-zero building on the 

Danvers campus. This means 

that the new building should be 

able to produce enough power 

to sustain its own needs and also 

be able to sell power to the electric 

company. So even with the 

hard times there are some good 

stories out there as well. You 

just have to seek them out. As I 

mentioned before, get involved 

and educate yourselves on


The World 

of Science 

Today’s Media Environment: 

Keep Your Eyes WIDE Open! 


The world is always 

changing. These days, if you 

don’t have a computer, you are 

out of the loop. It seems like 

everything can be done online. 

Electronics are more efficient 

than ever. Robotics are very 

much in the works for our 

future. There are new state of 

the art inventions and remarkable 

original ideas that are setting 

the course for the field of 

science and technology. If you 

think science is boring, guess 

again. Many of the things scientists 

are working on have 

only recently been looked at as 

impossible, or that which could 

only be done in the movies. 

You might not know 

about what is currently in the 

works because very little has 

been spoken of. Discover and 

Scientific American are two 

very informative magazines 

that are full of the latest information, 

although Scientific 

American can at times, be difficult 

to understand. Still, you 

can learn a great deal. The following 

facts are bits and pieces 

of articles I have read in these 

magazines in recent months. 

A team of engineers 

developed a way of manipulating 

materials that have been 

created in a lab called metamaterials 

that can hide an object, 

just like an invisibility cloak. 

Even light and sound can be 

hidden in this way. When this 

breakthrough has come into 

play, wars will be fought in a 

much different way, both on 

ground and in the air. 

Submarines may even be able 

to hide from sonar. Incredibly, 

invisibility is now a scientific 

reality. 

The mysteries of the 

universe will always be a fascinating 

topic. Scientists believe 

that we will one day have the 

ability to travel to planets outside 

our solar system. To do 

this, we will need more speed 

and more efficient shuttles. It is 

only a matter of time. There is 

a very good chance that there 

are planets out there that have 

the ability to sustain life, and 

may have already. 

Traffic may eventually 

be eliminated from existence. 

In development are roads that 

are built with a type of rail system 

that will transport vehicles 

to a destination from a computer 

source. You will not have to 

steer, or even be awake. The 

Jetsons may not seem so futuristic 

in a few years. 

Scientists have discovered 

that time travel may be 

possible in the future. There are 

several theories that describe 

ways in which this may be 

done. Quantum mechanics play 

a large role, but it is unknown 

as to whether it would actually 

work. 

The field of science is 

vast and extraordinary. There 

are studies occurring that 

would give us the ability to 

generate entire limbs that have 

been severed, much like some 

reptiles. We are taking a closer 

look at black holes and other 

phenomena in space. Laser 

guns are plausible, and we are 

reaching jet speeds that soar 

past the speed of sound. There 

is even a study that is working 

on developing a telepathy chip. 

There seems to be no 

limits on the ideas that are out 

there. One way or another, it all 

is becoming a reality. 

Intelligent minds from all over 

the world are coming up with 

scientific theories that may 

soon change our world forever. 

Gradually, it is already happening. 

It is exciting to know that 

basically, anything really is 

possible. Given the right 

amount of thought, research, 

and testing, science will be able 

to do it all. 

BY SARAH KENNEDY, M.P.H., 

HEALTH QUARTERS 

Anyone who owns a 

TV, watches movies, reads a 

magazine…ok, just about 

everybody! – knows just how 

pervasive media images of sex 

are in our everyday life. And 

with the explosion of net surfing, 

sex seems always to be 

present – either as a direct subject 

or lurking in the background. 

In fact, sex is so common 

in the media that most of 

us don’t even notice it’s there. Is 

this a bad thing? 

Well, sex in the media 

isn’t necessarily a problem, as 

sexual activity can send both 

positive and negative messages. 

Trouble can arise, though, if 

your emotions, knowledge, values 

and attitudes about sex and 

relationships are being unknowingly 

influenced by the media. 

For example, The Real World, 

People Magazine, The Howard 

Stern Show, Girls Gone Wild 

and other popular entertainment 

vehicles project images that 

may not be realistic or healthy 

but can still affect the way you 

feel about sex and relationships. 

Here are some things 

to ask yourself while navigating 

our entertainment media that 

will help you keep your emotions, 

attitudes and values 

grounded in reality. (Some of 

these questions might seem like 

no-brainers, but if you consciously 

consider them, the surprising 

answers may help you 

deconstruct previously “hidden” 

messages.) 

Television and Film 

•What do the characters 

look like? Do they have a 

normal body, or do they represent 

an unrealistic, cultural 

“ideal? 

•Are sexual relationships 

“healthy” or “realistic” 

relationships? Is there trust, 

respect, and strong communication? 

Is any part of their story 

being left out? How do they 

relate to relationships in your 

life? 

•Are lesbian or gay 

relationships portrayed in a positive 

or negative light? 

•Is there any discussion 

of or steps toward safe sex? 

Internet 

•If you’re looking for 

information, only go to trustworthy, 

reliable websites. 

Health Quarters can help you 

find the web resource that will 

best answer your questions. 

•Porn is readily available 

online. Can you separate 

what’s erotic from what’s violent 

and demeaning? 

Music/Radio 

•Pay attention to the 

lyrics. What do they say about 

relationships and sex? Rap 

songs have a reputation as being 

especially misogynistic (though 

not all of them are). 

Print 

•If it’s a magazine 

you’re reading, who do you 

think is the targeted audience? 

How do you know? 

•Study the images and 

text in advertisements. What is 

being sold? Are they using sex 

to sell? Is being HOT the endall, 

be-all? How are men and 

women and their relationships 

portrayed? Advertisers often 

use traditional gender roles to 

sell products. 

Gulp! So should you 

just give up on the media altogether 

because it’s sending sexnegative 

messages? NO! The 

media is in fact an integral 

aspect of modern culture that 

offers people a wide variety of 

entertainment, relaxation and 

opportunity. As savvy individuals 

we can enjoy media and 

maintain autonomy over our 

own attitudes, actions and 

beliefs towards sex and relationships 

– we just have to get 

better at being media filters 

rather than media sponges! 

For more information 

on media literacy check out the 

New Mexico Media Literacy 

Project at: 

http://www.nmmlp.org/media 

_literacy/index.html, and the 

Media Education Foundation at 

http://www.mediaed.org/inde 

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Student Nutrition 

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Is Lacking 

drates and iron. They are our 

primary sources of energy. 

Without these, we feel tired and 

listless. We call them energy 

foods. 

Fruits and vegetables are our 

primary sources of vitamins A 

and C and protect our immune 

system and maintain healthy 

skin, eyes and bones. We often 

refer to these as protective 

foods. 

The meat group, including 

legumes and nuts is an invaluable 

sources of protein and iron 

along with many B vitamins and 

enable us to build and maintain 

our body’s muscle and organs. 

They are our bodies’ building 

blocks. 

Our primary source of 

calcium and vitamin D is found 

in dairy products. These nutrients 

contribute to strong bones 

and teeth. People may not feel 

the effects of inadequate intake 

of these nutrients right away, 

but one in four women will 

develop osteoporosis as a 

result. 

Lastly, oils contribute 

to overall meal enjoyment and 

help us feel full from one meal 

to the next. 

Although the students 

did a fabulous job analyzing the 

quality of their diet, the results 

of the project are sobering. 

Nearly all of the students completing 

this project failed to 

consume the six food groups 

and the vast majority was missing 

foods from four or more 

groups. This means that their 

diet is clearly lacking many of 

the nutrients discussed above. 

The specific results of the project 

are as follows: 

Percent of Students Missing 

Food Groups 

% OF STUDENTS # OF GROUPS 

21....................................5 

43....................................4 

7......................................3 

21....................................2 

7......................................0 

Food Groups Deficient in 

Students’ Diet: 

FOOD 

%DEFICIENT 

Milk .............................78 

Vegetables ...................71 

Oils...............................64 

Meats ...........................57 

Grains..........................57 

Fruit.............................21 

From the results of the 

project it seems that NSCC students 

are not eating well. A 

major diet upgrade may prevent 

fatigue and boost energy. To do 

this, eat all of the six food 

groups and minimize the junk 

food in your diet. To look and 

feel your best, choose foods 

wisely. 

For more information, you can 

go to www.mypyramid.gov. It 

is an excellent menu planning 

tool. 


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Swine Flu 

Prevention & Detection 

Swine flu is a respiratory 

disease of pigs that doesn’t 

normally impact humans. 

However, it is contagious and is 

currently spreading from human 

to human. This typically occurs 

the same way as seasonal flu: by 

coming in contact with infected 

people who are coughing or 

sneezing. 

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS 

The symptoms of swine flu in 

people are similar 

to the symptoms of regular 

human flu and 

include: 

Fever 

Cough 

Sore throat 

Body aches 

Headache 

Chills 

Fatigue 

Some people have 

reported diarrhea and vomiting 

associated with swine flu. 

In the past, severe 

illness (pneumonia and respiratory 

failure) and 

deaths have been reported with 

swine flu infection 

in people. Like seasonal flu, 

swine flu may cause a worsening 

of underlying chronic medical 

conditions. 

Take this condition 

seriously, as swine flu varies 

from mild to severe. If you feel 

sick, see a doctor. 

You may need to limit 

your contact with others so you 

don’t infect them. And avoid 

spreading 

germs by: 

Not touching your 

eyes, nose or mouth 

Covering your nose 

and mouth with a tissue when 

you cough or sneeze (and then 

throwing 

that tissue out!) 

Washing your hands 

often with soap and 

water, especially after coughing 

or sneezing, or 

using alcohol-based hand cleaners 

EMERGENCY SIGNS: 

Seek emergency medical care if 

you become ill and experience 

any of the following warning 

signs: 

In children, emergency warning 

signs that need urgent medical 

attention include 

Fast breathing or trou 

ble breathing 

Bluish skin color 

Not drinking enough 

fluids 

Not waking up or not 

interacting 

Being so irritable that 

the child does not want to be 

held 

Flu-like symptoms 

improve but then return with 

fever and worse cough 

Fever with a rash 

In adults, emergency warning 

signs that need urgent medical 

attention include: 

Difficulty breathing or 

shortness of breath 

Pain or pressure in the 

chest or abdomen 

Sudden dizziness 

Confusion 

Severe or persistent 

vomiting 

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GRADUATES 

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GRADUATES 

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Congratulations 

Graduates!!!


“The Last House on the Left” 

vs. “The Haunting in 

Connecticut” 


Both of these movies 

are superior depictions of horror. 

They are two very different 

stories that resonate longer than 

others because of their shock 

value and unpredictable endings. 

Not only that, aside from a 

lot of the other movies out there, 

these two keep you into it every 

step of the way, as long as you 

can handle it. 

The Last House on the 

Left begins with a young girl 

hanging out with her friends. 

Without any warning, a trio of 

strangers enter the scene, led by 

a man who has just escaped 

from prison. Director Dennis 

Lliadis brings to the screen a 

terrifying sense of realism in 

knowing life should never be 

taken for granted. They are 

cold, hostile, and cannot be convinced 

of anything outside their 

homicidal ways of thinking. 

The girls suffer a series 

of attacks that will inspire in 

you the need to jump into the 

film and help them out in any 

way you can. It becomes 

increasingly violent and emotionally 

wrenching, but soon the 

tables are turned as revenge 

becomes a factor. The battle 

rages on until some of them are 

dead. In the end, you feel some 

sense of satisfaction through the 

madness of what has happened. 

The Haunting in 

Connecticut also begins so that 

you get a feel for the actors and 

the atmosphere as a family is 

settling into a new home in a 

quiet town. Their son is battling 

cancer, with things not looking 

so good for him. At an almost 

perfect pace, the story plays out 

provocatively with just the right 

amount of clues given to you 

from time to time about why 

strange things are happening. 

The house that they have moved 

to has many secrets, and these 

secrets would make you want 

out of that house as soon as possible. 

They stay, but as death 

draws near to the one dying of 

cancer, he wonders if what he is 

seeing is real or just in his mind. 

When they find out their home 

was once a mortuary, he knows 

that he is not crazy, and he 

needs to do something about the 

evil that is taking over their 

home, or die trying. 

This film is directed by 

Peter Cornwell, who seems to 

know exactly how to build up 

your fears, and then surprise 

you when you least expect it. 

Without giving anything away, 

near the end of the movie, you 

will see dozens of bodies that 

have been dead for many years, 

be covered with flames. Even 

though this may sound tragic or 

disgusting to some, it actually 

strengthens the meaning of the 

story. 

Nobody likes to have 

horrible things happen to them, 

though they happen every day. 

In watching a film like these, 

your stomach may feel funny 

from all the brutality. You may 

jump in your seat or have to 

cover your eyes for a couple of 

seconds. Sometimes even, the 

bad guy wins. As long as you 

feel for the victims, there is 

nothing wrong with enjoying 

the action. 

You may even learn something; 

think of ways you would react 

that may have been more effective 

than what was in the movie. 

You can’t hide from horror your 

whole life. You might as well 

take a look once in a while. 

After all, a movie is often a 

replica of a true story. It is life. 

It is here with us, whether we 

like it or not. If by chance something 

happens to you, will you 

have the brains and the will to 

try and save yourself and maybe 

someone you love, or will you 

not be ready for something like 

this? The sad part is that people 

are being killed in this country, 

and you never really know 

when someone could tap you on 

the shoulder with a weapon, and 

a rage that has been surging 

inside of him since he was a 

teenager. You need to have the 

mindset where you can be ready 

for anything. Everyone is vulnerable 

at times, but acting 

when you know you have to 

could mean the difference 

between life and death. We all 

can agree that this is precious, 

and should not easily be given 

away, not to anyone. 

Talent Show Review 


The pressure was on. 

The night had finally arrived. 

The talent show performers 

were locked and loaded. The 

lights came on, illuminating the 

stage from within a dark room. 

Announcers Nicole Giunta and 

Matthew Liggiero walked onto 

the platform along with Mike 

Watt, who is running for 

Student Government president, 

while the judges remained seated 

close by. The show was 

underway. 

With so much variety 

coming from the performers, the 

night definitely had its 

moments. Popping is a unique 

style of dance that Marcus 

Canastaro and Sarto Yun has a 

love for. Though they were very 

different from one another, both 

did a solid job with their routines. 

Dancing to a Batman 

soundtrack, Rachel Sawyer had 

the most unique idea. There was 

no nervousness coming from 

her. She even found ways to 

make us laugh during her routine. 

There were two students 

who played instruments. 

Tanya Green performed 

Beethoven on her violin while 

Derek Bonia, who taught himself 

how to play, performed a 

piano medley. 

Singing was a popular 

act on this night. Nicole 

Broussard gave a heartfelt performance 

with her song “Send 

Me an Angel”. During Wade 

Sutherlands’ song, a young lady 

walked on stage, giving her 

hand to him. Regina Sayers 

sang the popular song by Taylor 

Swift called “Love Song”, with 

13 year old Olivia using sign 

language alongside her. They 

received a third place award. 

Also singing was 

Daniel Joseph, with two reggae 

songs that he sang with a vigorous 

and motivating energy. 

The only band to perform, 

named “A City Asleep”, 

exploded with their own vivacious 

force. Definitely in sync 

with each other, they played like 

a band with a desire to punch 

PHOTO BY: 

KYLE DONAHUE 

through into stardom without 

looking back. They got the second 

place nod. 

Winning first place 

was Jose Rivera and Sabrina 

Delance with two combined 

styles of salsa dancing. They 

mesmerized the audience with 

an almost perfect routine. Jose 

stayed focused and in control, 

while the beautiful Sabrina followed 

his every step. It was 

hard not to watch their every 

move because this kind of performance 

deserved its attention. 

Judge and 

Dean of Students Lloyd 

Holmes stole the show 

offstage. He gave his 

perspective on each performance, 

explaining in 

detail what he thought 

of their routines. People 

in their seats chanted 

“Simon” when he 

spoke, referring to 

Simon from American 

Idol. Though he said 

exactly what he felt to 

each of the performers, 

at the same time, he was 

fair. 

Not a fan of rock music, 

Lloyd said to the second place 

winners “For the first time in 

my life, I listened to that kind of 

music and didn’t think it was 

just noise”. For someone that 

has never liked this style of 

music, this was a huge compliment. 

It isn’t easy to change 

someone’s opinion. He also said 

that they were “true performers”. 

Of course he had plenty to 

say about the winners, including 

how great of a performance it 

was. 

On April 17th, the 

Talent Show was a Friday night 

that was well worth its time. The 

performers had a forum to display 

what they’ve learned with 

the things that they love to do. 

The crowd was into it, the 

judges gave their genuine opinions, 

and the winners went 

home with cash. Money is 

always something that will raise 

an eyebrow, but knowing that 

you have excelled in something, 

maybe even inspired a few people; 

this is the kind of prize that 

you will remember.

BY: CHRIS RICCI 

Multi-Cultural Fair 

On Wednesday the 

22nd, the gym at the Lynn campus 

was the host of a massive 

multi-cultural fair. The three 

hour gathering in the gym 

included food samples from all 

different ethnic backgrounds 

and entertainment that ranged 

from traditional song and dance 

to poetry. The fair, however, 

wasn’t all about the free food 

and entertainment. One of the 

main goals of this multi-cultural 

get-together was to raise awareness 

to various activist groups 

around the world that you may 

not have been aware of. 

“We just want people 

to be aware of what’s going on 

in the world,” said Mamadou, 

president of African 

Development Through Drum 

and Dance (A.K.A. “A3D”). 

“We’ve helped out underprivileged 

schools in Africa and we 

want to show that anyone can do 

it.” The members of A3D have 

gained recognition by helping 

schools in Senegal, by building 

computer labs and by working 

tirelessly to improve the condition 

in which students in 

Senegal learn. Currently, they 

are working on a school desk 

project that would help replace 

the poorly maintained desks in 

these schools with more durable 

desks. For more information 

regarding the A3D movement, 

you can check them out online 

at www.A3Dinc.org or by going 

to the Salem CultureFest on the 

25th and 26th of July. 

One of the other popular 

tables promoting activism 

revolved around the Cambodian 

Genocide in the late seventies. 

“We want to stir interest in the 

subject,” says Phanary, the head 

of the table. “We also hope that 

this interest will make people go 

to the library and read more 

about the events in Cambodia.” 

Another important table strove 

to bring awareness to African 

and Native American heritage 

and how they both relate. 

“About 70% of African 

Americans here in America 

have Native American relatives,” 

says Janis McManus. 

“We hope that knowledge 

regarding both African 

American and Native American 

heritage will stir interest in students 

and that this interest will 

spread.” 

Not all of the activism 

tables promoted activism in 

other countries, however. Some 

tables promoted activism a bit 

closer to home. One example 

was the “Upward Bound” table 

whose mission involves helping 

low income, first generation 

college-bound students from 

Lynn. “Upward Bound” provides 

assistance with tutoring, 

preparation courses and assistance 

with college and financial 

aid applications. The “La Vida” 

table explained how they assist 

students with a Hispanic background 

in citizenship courses, 

literacy courses and adult E.S.L. 

classes. 

One of the fair’s main 

attractions was, of course, the 

various acts that preformed on 

stage. “La Vida” provided various 

poetry readings throughout 

the day while the students of 

“Love Maya” entertained the 

crowd with traditional African 

dance. The Performing Arts 

Council impressed the crowd by 

giving everyone a sneak preview 

of their take on Carlo 

Gozzi’s tragicomic fairy tale 

“The King Stag.” The Lynn 

YMCA entertained the crowd 

by showing off their Zumba 

class which combines dance 

styles, such as Salsa and 

Meringue, with exercising. Olia 

Mikerticyan-timerhanova serenaded 

the crowd with various 

piano compositions while 

Sandra Huguet and her Students 

sang traditional Russian and 

Mexican songs. 

Overall, the fair succeeded 

in stirring interest in the 

minds of some of the fair-goers. 

The performances and the food 

helped show the diversities 

between the cultures of the 

world in an entertaining fashion 

that not only kept the students 

attention, but also led to crowd 

participation in various dance 

acts. The activist groups, whose 

universal mission was to cause 

awareness, succeeded by causing 

some students to not only 

think about what’s going on in 

our world, but also want to do 

something about it. “The booth 

that talked about helping less 

fortunate students in Africa was 

really eye-opening” said Dan 

Theriault, a student here at 

NSCC. “We really take everything 

we have for granted and 

it’s upsetting to know that there 

are people out there that can’t 

even afford safe desks for their 

local school.” 

BY: CHRIS RICCI 


“Evolution” 

Drops The Ball 

One of the seven deadly 

sins of movie viewing is 

going into a movie with astronomically 

high expectations. 

It’s also not the best thing to go 

into a movie with astronomically 

LOW expectations either. I 

was told to go into the following 

movie expecting it to be godawful 

so that it would seem a 

little bit better then my expectations. 

I have to say it worked 

wonders but what does that say 

about the movie? 

“ D r a g o n b a l l : 

Evolution” is the American 

movie adaptation of the highly 

popular “Dragon Ball” anime 

franchise from Japan. Though 

the focus of dozens of manga 

comic books and various television 

shows, it has yet to see an 

official live-action film. 20th 

Century Fox decided that 

enough was enough and an official 

live-action film NEEDED 

to be done nearly 10 years since 

the series itself ended in 

America (and 

nearly 20 in 

J a p a n ) . 

Two 

t h o u s a n d 

years ago, 

Lord Piccolo 

( J a m e s 

M a r t e r s ) 

attempted to 

destroy the 

world during 

an eclipse 

with his partner-in-crime 

O o z a r u . 

A n c i e n t 

monks didn’t 

take kindly to 

this so they 

imprisoned 

him in a “mafuba” (a powerful 

spell that binds whoever it is 

casted upon) and the world was 

at peace. Of course, in menacing 

villain style, Piccolo 

escapes the “mafuba” and hunts 

for the seven all-powerful 

“dragonballs” which, when collected, 

summon an ancient 

dragon that grants the collector 

one 

wish. 

It’s at this point that 

our hero, martial artist and typical 

young hero Goku (Justin 

Chatwin), makes his appearance. 

It’s Goku’s 18th birthday 

and he celebrates it by finding 

his grandfather, Gohan (Randall 

Duk Kim) dying after he was 

attacked by the ever-so-evil 

Piccolo because he owned one 

of those dragonballs. Goku now 

is out for vengeance and seeks 

to collect the dragonballs before 

the grandfather-killing Piccolo 

does. Anyone who has ever seen 

at least one kung-fu film can 

predict everything that happens 

from this point onward in the 

m o v i e . 

Now I understand that 

a good movie doesn’t necessarily 

mean it’s an entertaining 

movie. In the same vein, an 

entertaining movie doesn’t 

mean it’s a good movie. This 

movie is entertaining but in a 

very campy way. You will find 

yourself laughing at some of the 

very painful dialogue between 

actors, the poorly choreographed 

fight scenes and some 

of the lackluster effects without 

a doubt. On the topic of acting, 

the acting in “Dragonball: 

Evolution” is similar to that of a 

high-school play on opening 

night; the actors don’t seem all 

that comfortable, the lines are 

delivered either in a dry sense or 

melodramatically. One of the 

major names in this movie (and 

one of the reasons why I went to 

see this movie), Chow Yun-Fat 

(who plays Goku’s wise sense 

and trainer Master Roshi) overacts 

nearly every line in this 

movie. Yun-Fat is a major name 

in martial art films which are 

generally full of melodramatic 

dialogue but this movie single 

handedly puts them to shame. 

Generally when a 

movie based 

on some sort 

of series is 

r e l e a s e d , 

H o l l y w o o d 

tries to make 

it as non-fan 

friendly as 

possible to 

appease the 

general viewing 

audience 

who wouldn’t 

know the first 

thing about 

whatever it is 

the movie is 

based off of. 

It’s evident 

that they tried 

to make this 

movie as self-explanatory as 

possible but by the midway 

point it seems like they just 

stopped caring. Seeing that I 

know a tad bit about the series, I 

had no trouble understanding 

certain plot elements, but if you 

have absolutely no clue as to 

what is what in the “Dragon 

Ball” universe, you will find 

yourself asking the person who 

dragged you to this movie to 

explain what is actually going 

o n . 

All in all, it’s a very 

rag-tag movie full of lackluster 

CGI, kung-fu cliché’s, unbearable 

dialogue and a plot so predictable 

it will make you think 

you actually wrote this film. 

One has to take into account 

that this movie’s demographic 

mainly consists of fans of the 

“Dragon Ball” series, action 

movie fans with short attention 

spans or someone who likes to 

laugh at poorly done movies 

based off of something hugely 

successful. If you don’t fall into 

either category, I suggest finding 

another film.


END OF DAYS 

BY: ANNONYMOUS 

Reveal to us our earthly cage 

Hurricanes hath sound the horn 

Sprout the seeds of natures rage 

Chirping birds on sunny morn' 

Donate lies of peaceful play 

Observe the calm before the storm 

Humanity sleeps in the frey 

Of tranquil, subtle instinct lost 

Glowing souls regress to grey 

We ultimatly pay the cost 

Of paradise neglected so 

Touch the boney finger frost 

Final line of final page 

Twas Eden children, not a cage. 


What, may I ask, is I? 

They say, a man, but a human 

Created by a god, or one of them all 

If any at all 

Labeled I, He, Him 

What I see, if I is me 

Is what I feel 

Not what my eyes can see 

So that which is within 

Comes out here, in pen 

Confusing, of course 

Not much can be sure of 

But I try to focus it all 

Trying not to break, or fall 

To find my purpose 

Something I alone can do 

Something for me, indeed, is extreme 

That thing I need to find 

That which is mine 

That thing, I ask, is I 

I 

IN THE VETERAN’S DEATH 

BY: ROZI THEOHARI 

BOY AND GIRL: 

BY: AVRIL D.C. 

There’s a boy in the window, dressed in blue, 

He’s got a secret; it may not be true, 

Time and again, on many lonely days, 

He thinks about a girl while he’s in a daze, 

Imagines his girl with bright auburn hair, 

Loves her face, her lips, her stare, 

Hears her voice upon the wind, 

Imagines he’s good, imagines she’s sinned, 

She’s got lights like angels, from up above, 

But even in his dreams, she’s not in love, 

Her lips turn down and her stare has lost rule, 

But her eyes, he gets lost in a cerulean blue, 

He imagines she’s dangerous, don’t interfere, 

The look in her eyes is wicked, but sincere, 

And he a good boy, can’t help but fall, 

He wants her to live, and he wants it all, 

Now that he’s captured under her spell, 

The look in her eyes drags him to hell, 

Could hell be like love, if it were a dream? 

Even though passion separates the scream, 

Content with his name on the Devils scroll, 

Accomplished, he’s reached his final goal, 

Eyes all lit up as his girl is created, 

Before him is worth the time he has waited, 

Here is a girl with bright auburn hair, 

Exact same face, same lips, and same stare, 

Her eyes don’t show the same solemn glow, 

He thought he’d made the deal down below, 

Now he can see the angels above, 

And knows that God has granted his love. 

PHOTO BY: XTREME DIGITAL CHAOS 

MODEL: KAITLYN CROSS 

The flag finishes fluttering 

The monuments - echoing 

The ocean refrains from waving 

The wind ceases blowing 

Birds stop migrating 

Flowers stop blooming 

People quit moving 

The nation retreats from honoring 

The invalids wound begins cauterizing 

The friends tear lies freezing 

The candles dim shining 

Children no longer smiling 

When the veteran is dying 

I WANNA LOVE YOU 

BY: ERVIN SARAVIA 

I wanna love you 

I wanna love you unconditionally 

I wanna love you like Jesus loves his 

children 

like the flower loves the sun 

Want to love your secret garden that has 

been kept hidden for their pain and sorrow 

want to see the stars that you dream 

about under the starry sky 

feel your divine grace 

filled with compassion, love, and forgiveness 

in your eyes I see forever 

Let’s fly to wherever the wind takes us 

I wanna love you without bounds 

without limits 

I wanna love you 

for Carolina and the world

RANDOM THOUGHT 

BY: ANONYMOUS 

Deeply down within the core 

it eats at me with violent force 

frenzied focus on the source 

demented happiness the score 

Insanity is but a whim 

within a dream upon a cloud 

genius be my vacant shroud 

balanced on a fragile limb 

Yet somewhere hidden in the breach 

lay burning balls of suns ablaze 

illuminate the endless maze 

of happiness just out of reach. 

AMERICAN DREAMIN' 

BY: ANONYMOUS 

Waterfalls of dollars flow 

Crash upon the jagged rocks 

Mists of sage green resurrect 

As the Gods elite almighty 

Remove the Nike's, walk in skin 

Transform gold into a stone 

It matters not to where you roam 

cause there you are 

I AM 


I am more than just a face 

more than just eyes, ears, nose, and mouth 

I am a chained bird who wants to fly 

a caged lion who wants to roar 

a trapped panther fighting to survive 

I am the bright star in a dark night 

I am Ervin Saravia 

I am Finesse 

TO MY LEADING COUNTRYMEN 

BY: ANONYMOUS 

It is not so hard to see 

From the Aryan point of view 

If you do so choose don’t 

Take me down with you 

For I, I will surely spread the truth 

Long have you lied, laundered and lived large 

But claimed it is all true 

Given helplessness like Lenny 

You knew not what to do 

Too big a squeeze you’ve taken 

Your id got the best of you 

Shame on you, Shame on you 

Everyone in your world is a Jew 

You’re a Benzedrine-high Fascist 

Blitzkrieg in your business 

You don’t have time to realize 

The blood on your shoe 

The time has come for you to fall 

But who, are you? 

In your horrid, whorish, deceitful ways 

You’ve brought along a crew 

Now we just feel used 

And we put our trust in you 

So state your idealism, 8:14 as justification 

Bribery with nothing left to do. 

It’s just so sad the way you’ve been livin’ 

What’s even worse is what you’ve been given 

Now we look at you; 

You are to blame for the Cadillac, carelessly driven 

So keep on up, my leading countrymen 

Just don’t tell the truth 

For then they’ll know what you have done, 

They’ll know the truth 

That is bad for you my countrymen, 

That is bad for you 

Maybe now evil Fascist 

You’ll see things from the point of a Jew 

“THE LONG HAUL” - NEW BEDFORD, MA 

PHOTO BY: AVRIL D.C. 


The Lover's Words of Old 

By: Avril D.C. 

If Shakespeare had writ thee a note, 

He would perchance have told, 

The innocence of lovers, 

And how their passion un fold. 

Listen to the words by pen, 

And you will understand, 

How lovers words were meant to sound, 

When writ with steady hand. 

Wherefore hath it disappear, 

When verily was it used, 

Perchance it be the modern speak, 

With which it was confused. 

The picture worth a thousand words, 

Perchance a thousand more, 

Appreciation dissipates, 

Lost, forgotten and ignored. 

My quest to bring it back again, 

The words so oft were said, 

And use them in my morrow’s speak, 

Or sing those words instead. 

Nay, thou don’t agree with me, 

Fie thee fly-bitten lout! 

Thou would do me well, 

To help me bring it out. 

What say thee to this hither quest? 

Aroint this morrow’s dawn, 

To fetch thy lovers words of old, 

And the path to lead us e’er on. 

FINESSE 


As I walk blind through the dark, 

your heart is the only thing I see 

Trying to understand the man you 

need me to be 

Understanding that you are the lock 

and I am the key 

Dreaming of the day that I am finally 

free 

as the world tried to bury me 

Finesse 

UNTITLED 


What a mystery this all has become 

How did it all begin? 

Where did life come from? 

To look as far back as one can 

There lies but a single molecule 

Frozen in time 

It must continue on its path 

Taking risks 

Revealing its physics 

Until it has found something amazing 

Here, in the presence of unity 

Life is making its way 

A cloud will mist 

Water will flow in streams 

A flower is born 

SUMMER SUNDAY 

BY: ANONYMOUS 

Whiskey drinks of daytime dazzling 

Fumbling joy within the sun 

Risky numb completes the circus 

Stumble stomping in the scum 

Give me pleasure, give me treasure 

Take my thought and reason clear 

I fear... 

Nothing but my fun will end 

From the morning sunlight bend 

Descend... 

Into toxic taffee trickles 

Through my brain up to the void 

Paranoid... 

I feel annoyed 

Strike me down with rain-drop sicles


A Meeting With Death (Part 2) 


CONTINUED FROM MARCH ISSUE 

“Come, on. Let’s go,” he 

ordered. 

I looked around my cell but then 

I realized there was nothing I 

needed to bring with me. This 

was the last time I would be 

here anyway. I was going on a 

trip, but if I forgot to bring a 

jacket or brush my teeth, I don’t 

think it would matter so much 

this time. 

I guess I was saying goodbye to 

my room, my home. It was 

strange. I was never really an 

emotional guy. As I matter of 

fact, I felt very confused. I had 

known all along that this day 

would eventually come. Now 

that it had come, I felt different 

than I have ever felt before. I 

was not afraid of dying, rather, 

what was inside was already 

killing me. 

“I said now! I’m not kidding 

with you.” 

I needed more time to figure 

things out, but this guy felt the 

need to threaten me, even now. 

Why? Because I wanted to have 

one last minute to look around 

my cell before I die? Did he 

really think anything he had to 

say to me would frighten me in 

the least at this moment? I 

looked him in the eye and contemplated 

killing one last time, 

but then decided it wouldn’t 

take away what I was feeling. 

Something was taking over me. 

Taking over my thoughts, my 

emotions. Killing the guard 

would surely put a smile on my 

face, but it would have distracted 

me. 

One last look around, and we 

were on our way to the death 

chamber. With my hands cuffed 

behind my back, I walked with 

my head down, for maybe the 

first time in my life. I had very 

little time left on this planet, and 

these new feelings that have 

come over me, I could not get 

out of my head. Images of the 

ones I’ve killed still remained in 

my mind, but now, as I watch 

the blood wash away the smiles 

on their faces, I feel something 

peculiar. As those beautiful 

PHOTO BY: LOTHAR ADAMCZYK 

DREAMCA7CHER.DEVIANTART.COM 

women whose lives I have so 

forcefully taken plead with me 

to stop doing what I am doing, I 

am wishing I was once again 

there, in reality. And I realize 

now that there is no turning 

back. What I am feeling, this 

powerful thing that is ruling me, 

binding me and hurting me, is 

regret. 

Not much longer to go now, 

only a couple more turns. I can 

feel it. The room where I will 

be injected with a lethal dose of 

poison is close by. They are all 

set up I am sure, just waiting to 

take me out to the trash because 

of the things I have done. I 

guess I understand now that 

maybe, I am deserving of this. 

An explosion rocks the entire 

building as both the guard and 

myself are thrown against the 

walls. Something has gone terribly 

wrong. Either an explosion 

in the boiler room or maybe 

a plane crash landed. Whatever 

it was obliterated much of the 

prison. I got up, somehow unaffected 

by the disaster. There 

was little sound. More than 

likely, many had died. 

Smoke was everywhere, and it 

was beginning to burn my eyes. 

I continued on down the corridor 

and still, not a soul in sight. 

I turned the corner and saw an 

enormous gaping hole in the 

side of the building, and the 

night sky caught my attention. I 

knew I could walk outside at 

this moment, and possibly even 

escape undetected. They would 

have suspected I had been killed 

a l s o . 

There would be no question, 

not with the damage I was seeing. 

But something was holding me 

back. I could not exit the building. 

I knew I was going 

nowhere. Today was my day to 

be executed. This was my final 

hour. The things that I have 

done, the innocence that I have 

destroyed in those women, and 

their family’s, I need to be 

accountable for. I can no longer 

accept what I have done and 

continue on like it means nothing 

to me. Somehow, now, it 

does mean something to me. I 

cannot take back any of it, but 

what I can do, is take my punishment. 

I walked back where I had come 

from, beside the guard, and took 

his pistol out of its holster. He 

wouldn’t be needing it any 

longer. I brought it with me as I 

walked through the building 

where everything had changed. 

I covered my mouth with my 

hand, passing by body after 

body. Fragments of the broken 

building and all that inhabited it 

were scattered everywhere. I 

stepped over people, ones that I 

knew, and ones that I didn’t. 

Finally, I found the death chamber. 

The only thing left upright was 

the chair, with the straps on the 

arms and the cloth for my 

face. Bodies lied still on either 

side of it. I sat down, and the 

smoke was still ever 

present. I looked straight ahead 

through the smoke, remembering, 

regretting. Tears 

began to stream down my face. 

How could I have done those 

things? I began to raise the 

pistol toward my mouth but the 

smoke had already filled my 

lungs. The strength in my 

arm was now gone, and my eyes 

slowly closed. 

Short Story of the Month 

is a new section we’ve 

added due to all the wonderful 

short stories we 

have been getting. We will 

read and vote upon what 

we think the students and 

faculty will like. We would 

love to put them all in but 

only one will be chosen 

per month. 

If you would like to 

submit a short story for 

consideration, 

please send it to: 

Pennon@northshore.edu 

Dilbert 

COMICS 

Pearls Before Swine

Page 15 – NSCC Pennon


NSCC Green 

Curriculum Classes 

Green Curriculum courses 

incorporate discipline-related 

sustainability and/or environmental 

topics through a specially 

designed component, assignment, 

or learning activity. 

Green Curriculum courses seek 

to promote ecological literacy 

and responsible citizenship at 

NSCC and beyond. 

FALL 2009 COURSES: 

SPE 102 Speech 

(Yusef Hayes) 

EGS 206 Materials Science 

(Joyce Jeong) 

ECO 103 Principles of 

Macroeconomics (Moon Su 

Han) 

IDS 122 Music and Healing 

(Mary Beth Stemp) 

CPS 210 Computer Systems 

Development (Barbara 

Maccarone) 

IDS 106 Understanding 

Nutrition (Jacky Dick) 

CMP 101 Composition 1 

(Joseph Modugno) 

LIT 214 Literature of the 

American Peoples 1: American 

Indian Literature (Joseph 

Modugno) 

LIT 212 American Literature 

2: Civil War to the Modern Age 

(Joseph Modugno) 

FSN 104 Technology of Food 

Processing (Gregory Reppucci) 

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE ECONOMIC STUDENTS 

LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO 

ECONOMICS EDUCATION THROUGH 

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT 

Fifteen Economics Students from North Shore 

Community College’s Service Learning Program 

brought their academic experiences into the classroom at 

the Highland Elementary School in Danvers teaching 

basic economics to the children there using the Junior 

Achievement program. 

Quote from Cate, “These students are engaged in 

service-learning as a part of their Economics class with 

Professor Moonsu Han... Students participated as teachers 

of the Junior Achievement program to serve in their 

community as well as enhance their experience in their 

Economics course.” Cate is the Service-Learning 

Coordinator for North Shore Community College. 

About Junior Achievement 

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest in- and 

after-school practical business education program. JA 

has a proven long-term impact on youth giving them a 

stake in the free-enterprise system to create a better 

workforce for tomorrow. This year 1,000 business volunteers 

will use JA developed curriculum to educate 

40,000 K-12 students in Eastern Massachusetts, with a 

focus on reaching disadvantaged youth. The $900 per 

program cost is covered by donors and friends, making 

the program free for students, schools and organizations 

to participate. To learn more and to get involved visit: 

boston.ja.org. 

REMEMBER TO CLEAN OUT YOUR LOCKERS 

ALL LOCKERS MUST BE CLEANED 

OUT BY MAY 18, 2009 

ANY ITEMS LEFT IN LOCKERS AFTER 

MAY 18 TH WILL BE DONATED. 

DANVERS CAMPUS STUDENTS CAN CLEAN OUT LOCKERS AND RETURN THE 

LOCK TO THE STUDENT LIFE OFFICE (DB132) FOR A $2 REFUND. 

LYNN CAMPUS STUDENTS WHO HAVE REMOVABLE LOCKS CAN RETURN 

THEIR LOCKS TO THE STUDENT LIFE OFFICE (LW171) FOR A $2 REFUND. 

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRIO STUDENTS CELEBRATE 

“READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY” WITH BRICKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 

North Shore Community College TRiO student David Lopez answers questions about college 

life to Bricket Elementary students after reading a story to them. 

Twenty-three service-learning students from North Shore Community College’s TRIO program 

celebrate reading with students at Bricket Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts on Monday, March 

23, 2009, Although Read Across America Day was March 2 nd , a snow storm caused the delay to March 

23 rd . The students from NSCC read stories, engaged the school children in discussion, surrounding a 

series of positive character traits and encouraged the students to have goals including college. At the 

end of the day, on behalf of the TRiP program, Director, Sally Cohen presented the books that were 

read as a gift to the school. 

The NSCC students were there as part of the Trio program. The purpose of TRiO Student 

Support Services is to provide students with the skills to become successful, motivated learners, and 

ultimately, knowledgeable professionals. To be eligible for this program, students must meet one of the 

following criteria: first-generation college student, low-income, and/or disability. 

The students were also taking part in service-learning class at the college. Service-Learning is 

a teaching and learning methods that connects meaningful community service experiences with academic 

learning. Service-learning enhances what is taught in college by extending students learning beyond 

the classroom and providing opportunities for students to use their emerging and acquired skills and 

knowledge to meet real needs in the community. Over 50 faculty members teach service-learning courses 

on campus involving over 300 students annually in service-learning at NSCC. 

NSCC Student Literary/Art Magazine” SPARK” Launches 

Spark is a Literary & Artistic Review that is a work comprised of 

both student literary and artistic submissions. This publication is an 

opportunity for North Shore Community College’ s skilled and talented 

writers and artists, to showcase their work utilizing an interesting and 

visually dynamic format. 

This was a competitive 

process. A large number of 

wonderful submissions were 

received and it was challenging 

to narrow the selection 

down, but space was limited. 

Each submission was blindly 

reviewed by a combined 

committee of 3-5 students 

and faculty. Once submissions 

were scored, those 

submissions with the highest 

scores were selected for 

publication. 

The final product, a 

collection of our very own 

talented NSCC students, is 

on campus now! Please keep 

a look out for the NSCC 

SPARK magazine on campus.


We need your written opinions to fill up this page. 

Send us your opinion about anything! Up to 500 words. Preferably in MS Word Document. Send to pennon@northshore.edu or drop off at any Student 

Life Office or The Pennon Office (DM 127). It will be edited for spelling and grammar. Opinions and editorials are not necessarily those of The Pennon. 


THE PASSION WITHIN 

In life, we all have 

our own story. There are 

things that make us feel 

angry, and there are some 

that make us cry. We have 

failures, and we have 

achievements. We can 

look at it like a constant 

struggle to survive, or we 

can see each accomplishment 

as a notch on our 

belts, something to 

remember and feel good 

about, and maybe even 

motivate us to persevere 

further. 

I have found that at 

instances in my life, I have 

let my anger get the best of 

me. It could be that I have 

had a tough childhood, or 

maybe it is just a part of 

me. I know being angry 

can only hurt me in the 

end, in many ways. So I 

fight, against myself. 

Within these conflicts in 

my mind, I see that surely 

there are things, and people, 

that make me smile 

through it all. I grasp onto 

the memories of those 

days when I feel my day is 

sliding off course. But 

there is something inside 

of me, a passion I have 

about my future, and it is 

this inspiration that eliminates 

any negative feelings 

I have within. This fire 

that I feel is my hope for 

the reality of my dreams. 

I am not one that 

can be happy with my life 

if I am not challenging 

myself or achieving some 

sort of advancement. 

There has to be goals, or I 

do not feel alive at all. 

During my adulthood, I 

have realized that all that I 

feel inside is in a way, 

poetic. My emotions are 

constant, either extremely 

happy and positive, or the 

opposite. There is no in 

between. What has kept 

me inspired, what has 

driven me, is my dream of 

being a writer. 

First and foremost, 

I like horror. I have always 

had a fascination for it. 

The unknown, the violent 

mind of a murderer, the 

paranormal; they all have 

peaked my interest. This is 

not to say that I condone 

violence, not at all. As for 

my articles, poetry, and 

some of my short stories, I 

write in a different way. 

My thoughts on the mind 

are prevalent, and the 

ways in which it can do 

the impossible. I feel compelled 

to inspire others as I 

have been inspired. There 

is nothing that can match 

the feelings of being that 

much alive. It is almost a 

feeling of invincibility, 

where anything is possible. 

It all comes down 

to one thing. We must hold 

onto our dreams. Even if it 

is something very small, it 

is significant to you, but 

there must always be 

something to look to the 

future for, something that 

there is a burning desire 

for. When you want something 

that bad, there is a 

good chance it can be a 

reality. 

During the difficult 

times in your life, it is 

important to shift your 

thinking toward what 

ignites your desires. These 

thoughts will burn out 

your anger and intensify 

your abilities to push forward 

with your dreams. 

The closer we get to them, 

the closer we are to feeling 

that constant rush of 

excitement in knowing 

you have succeeded. Even 

if the darkness has 

eclipsed you, there is a 

way out. There’s always a 

way to pull through, if you 

really want it. 

As I move closer to 

my dream coming true, I 

feel that much more confident. 

In my mind, it will 

happen. There is no doubt. 

My work is improving, 

RESPONSE 

TO RIHANNA 

ARTICLE 

I read the cover story 

“Speaking Of Rihanna” by 

Nelson Baker in the Pennon 

about the abusive relationship 

between Rihanna and Chris 

Brown. It's sad, but what scared 

me the most was how a lot of 

society perceived it. “46% of 

Boston teenagers thought that 

Rihanna was actually responsible 

for what had happened.” 

Wow. Her fist did that? Faces In 

The Hall section, much of the 

focus was on criticizing 

Rihanna, calling her “stupid” , 

weak, or a bad decision maker. 

If that's the case, then you might 

as well call every Silent 

Witness “stupid.” 

We, as a portion of 

society are blaming the victim, 

as usual. Maybe it wasn't a good 

idea for her to get back with 

Chris, but no matter what decision 

she makes, being abused is 

NOT her fault. Nobody “lets” 

someone hit them. Just as 

nobody “lets” someone steal 

their laptop as they are walking 

down the street in a shady 

neighborhood. Maybe it was a 

bad decision, but you don't steal 

your own laptop just as you 

don't hit yourself. We tend to 

focus on how there must be 

something wrong with the 

abused because its a scary 

thought to think it could happen 

to one of us. But nothing could 

be farther from the truth. Even 

those of us who aren't in an abusive 

relationship are a huge part 

of the equation. 

By being insensitive, 

we are more likely to let an 

abuser go free when we are 

called for jury duty, and less 

likely to do anything at all when 

witnessing an emotionally abusive 

conversation. We really 

can't do much about the whole 

Rihanna and Chris scenario, so 

let's work on fixing ourselves. 

and so are my thoughts. 

As this happens, I feel the 

need to help others find 

there own desires, there 

own dreams. We all have 

one out there somewhere, 

something that gives us 

those chills all over our 

bodies when we do it well. 

This high is addictive, and 

you will always want 

more. If you find it, you 

will have found your passion. 

Hold onto it as tight 

as you can. Don’t let go, 

not ever. 

COMMUNISM 

INFILTRATING THE 

WHITEHOUSE? 

YOU DECIDE! 

BY EDMOND HAYES 

"We now have not 

simply a friend, but a people's 

advocate in the White House." 

These words were uttered 

recently by Sam Webb, the current 

leader of Communist Party 

USA. So maybe Obama won't 

make America a Communist 

country immediately, but he is 

definitely laying the groundwork 

for making a transition to 

socialism. In socialism, society 

exerts control over the nation's 

wealth and property in pursuit 

of social justice (Definition 

from 

conservativeresources.com). 

Though some 

may argue against social justice, 

it is nonetheless a noble 

cause. But at what cost do we 

want Obama's way to "spread 

the wealth around?” 

Let's look at just one 

example. The New York Times 

wrote that Obama was considering 

converting the stock the 

government owns in our country's 

banks from preferred stock 

to common stock. To most, this 

seems trivial. Difference is, preferred 

stock gets first crack at 

dividends, while common 

stockholders get to vote on 

company management or policy. 

Why does Washington need 

to start controlling our banks? 

Because whoever controls the 

banks controls credit, and the 

economy as well. The companies 

that do not like being 

owned by the government are 

quickly realizing they can't 

return the money unless they 

can pass a so-called "stress 

test." 

At the same time, 

President Obama has asked the 

credit card companies to come 

down to DC for a chat about 

their rates and fees recently. Of 

course credit card companies 

have started charging astronomical 

rates - because there are a 

lot more people lately who are 

unable to pay! At this rate, credit 

card companies will be next 

SAWYER SAYS 

At this time of year, I 

would like to wish all those 

who are graduating, CON- 

GRATULATIONS! I wish you 

all the best with whatever you 

do. Party safe and long. You 

have earned it. Remember this 

word, as you embrace the 

world. NETWORK, NET- 

WORK, NETWORK! Make as 

many connections as possible. 

This will payoff in the long 

run. For those who are returning 

in the fall, I look forward 

to seeing you all. 

to line up for federal assistance. 

If he places a restriction on the 

rates and fees they can charge, 

they will simply start denying 

credit to some folks. In a market 

where credit is logjammed and 

trickling by, do we really want 

to further restrict the amount of 

credit available to us, the consumers? 

Perhaps few are outraged 

by the direction our 

nation is heading became the 

term "socialist" is no longer 

derogatory. Fewer are probably 

aware that the Germany was 

once a socialist dictatorship. 

Though socialists may clamor 

that their goals is social, justice 

that clearly did not work well in 

Germany. In the USSR, the 

Soviet socialist government 

killed over 30 million of its own 

citizens. These are extreme 

cases of socialism, but serve as 

a stern reminder of the dangers 

we may face maintaining our 

individual freedoms. Perhaps 

instead of social justice being 

forced down our throats, we 

should get more involved in our 

communities to make a difference 

in our world willingly, 

while we still can. 

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Club Directory 

African Society . . . . . . . .Love Maya . . . . . . . . . .LE219 .x.6693 

Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Bosco . . . . . . . . . .DB366 .x.5592 

B GLAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tiffany Magnolia . . . . .LW229 .x.6622 

Biological Science Club . .Scott Stimpson . . . . . . .LW288 .x.6288 

Christ On Campus . . . . . .John Tobey . . . . . . . . . .DB367 .x.5585 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lora Connelly . . . . . . .LW321 .x.6292 

Civic Engagement . . . . . .Laurie Messina . . . . . .LW366 .x.5512 

Criminal Justice . . . . . . . .Constantine Souris . . . .DB366 .x.5419 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Koshivas . . . . . .DB367C .x.5418 

Economics & Finance . . .Moonsu Han . . . . . . . .DB367 .x.5456 

Engineering . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Beth Steigerwald .LW321 .x.6650 

Food Science & Safety . .Ernie Vieira . . . . . . . . .DH216 .x.4322 

Gerontology . . . . . . . . . . .TBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Haitian Club . . . . . . . . . . .Minnette Lall . . . . . . . .LW325 .x.6657 

French and Spanish Club .Irene Fernandez . . . .DB367A .x.5442 

Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Manninen . . . .LE306 .x.6665 

Multi-Cultural Society . . .Espy Herrera . . . . . . . .LW113 .x.6274 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Downey . . . . . . . . .DB236 .x.5529 

Muslim Assoc . . . . . . . . . .Yusef Hayes . . . . . . .DB367B .x.5414 

Nursing Class 2009 . . . . .Lorinda Latza . . . . . . .DH206 .x.4427 

Phi Theta Kappa . . . . . . . .Fred Altieri . . . . . . . .DB267H .x.5556 

Philosophy Club . . . . . . . .Fred Altieri . . . . . . . .DB267H .x.5556 

Poets & Writers . . . . . . . .Joe Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . .LE232 .x.6238 

Psyched for Psych . . . . . .Wendy Gordon . . . . . .LW165 .x.6677 

Respitory Care . . . . . . . . .Len LeBlanc . . . . . . . .DH203 ..x4170 

SOTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patricia Banks . . . . . . .DH 203 .x.4174 

Student Art Club . . . . . . .James Chisholm . . . .DB366A .x.5548 

Surf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean Hanlon . . . . . . .DB367E .x.5467 

Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dawn Wendell . . . . . . .DH106 . .x4368 

Women In Transition . . . .Margaret Figgins-Hill. DB366b .x.5515 

Youth Group United . . . . .Alexander Guzman . . .LW157 .x.6601 

Organizations 

Pennon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471 

Performing Arts Council . Matthew Woods . . . . . .LW172 .x.6228 

Program Council . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto . . . . .DB125 .x.5471 

Student Government . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .LW171 .x.6242 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Milso . . . . . . . . . .DB126 .x.5490 

Women’s Center. . . . . . . . Victoria Pasciuto.............DB125 x.5471 

Join Program 

Council! 

THIS GROUP PLANS AND COORDINATES A VARIETY OF 

SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS FOR 

THE ENTIRE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. PAST ACTIVITIES HAVE 

INCLUDED AIR BRUSH T-SHIRTS, PSYCHIC READINGS, AND 

MASSAGE THERAPY. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT VICTORIA PASCIUTO AT 

(978) 762-4000 X5471 OR 

VPASCIUT@NORTHSHORE.EDU. 

Attention Club Advisors and Members! 

Information about your club 

can be featured here. 

This is YOUR page and if you want other people 

to know about your club or what your club 

is doing, then contact us! 

E-mail: pennon@northshore.edu 

The Student Government 

Association (SGA) Election 

Results Are In! 

A total of 322 unique votes were 

cast. As you can see from these 

results, one vote can and does 

make a difference. Thank you 

to all who voted in this particular 

election, and congratulations 

to those who were victorious in 

your pursuit of these leadership 

positions. Regardless of the 

results you should all be very 

proud of the contacts and manner 

in which you debated the 

issues, and ran your campaigns. 

Elections for the SGA Senator 

positions will be held in 

September. I welcome and 

Mark Your Calendars!!!!! 

BY TANYA GREEN 

Spring Fling is coming this month to both campuses. This is a must attend event. Don’t be 

left out! The Spring Fling will be held in Lynn from 10 to 1 on Tuesday May 5th and the same hours 

in Danvers on Wednesday May 6th. 

This year’s Spring Fling will feature many shared events as well as an exclusive event on 

each campus. The shared events will be Maui Wowi Smoothies for $2, Criss Cross Collision, Bungie 

Run, Bubble Bowl, music, and a barbeque style lunch for $2 that includes a hamburger or hot dog, 

soda, a bag of chips, and potato salad. 

The exclusive events will entail a dunk tank on the Lynn campus and cotton candy on the 

Danvers campus for $1. 

BY TANYA GREEN 

SGA ELECTION RESULTS 

Be there or be square!!!! 

Bamboo Plant Sale 

A Glowing Success 

As a kick off to the Earth Day clean up that is to take place in 

Lynn Woods on Saturday April 25 th from 9 to 1, the Program Council 

held a Bamboo plant sale on each campus. The event took place in 

Danvers on Tuesday the 21 st and Lynn on Wednesday the 22 nd . 

Students attending the event had a wonderful time and agreed that it 

was a great way to remind people of the importance of going green. 

The plants sold for two dollars each and the students were able 

to choose their own bamboos and gravel to pot them in from the variety 

of gravels offered. The gravel offerings ranged from the traditional 

brown stone (the most popular) to a colorful rainbow mixture. There 

were also many other solid colors to choose. 

The event was a sell out on both campuses. 

encourage all students to consider 

picking up Senator 

Nomination Papers in the fall 

for Student Government. Please 

feel free to contact me for more 

information on how you can 

become a North Shore 

Community College Student 

Leader at lmilso@northshore.edu 

. 

President: 

Zachary Anderson - 71 votes 

Victoria Nickerson - 81 votes 

Michael Watt - 127 votes 

Abstention - 43 votes 

************************ 

Vice President: 

Rachel Sawyer - 247 votes 


Treasurer: 

Frank Carolan - 252 votes 


Secretary: 

Katie Brewer - 68 votes 

Jephthe Francois - 82 votes 

Patricia Ready - 83 votes 


************************* 

Student Trustee: 

Eulises Tirado - 227 votes 


************************* 

MassPirg 

Yes - 173 votes 

No - 105 votes 

Blank - 44 votes 

The Mathematics Department, and the Engineering and Industrial Technology Department 

presented awards to outstanding students in a joint meeting on May 5. The Math Department gave its 

Departmental Award to Aline Elad and Michael Guiffre. 

The Engineering Science Transfer Award recipient is Aline Elad. In addition, Aline is also the recipient 

of The Joseph H. Smith Jr. ‘45 Award. This award is sponsored by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

to recognize community college graduates of selected Engineering Transfer Programs who have 

demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement. Aline will receive $10,000 per year for two 

years should she choose to attend RPI. 

Math Team Awards went to Giang Nguyen (top scorer), Michael Guiffre, Chimere Neboh, Jon 

Phillips, Ken Bechard, and Matt Fredrick. 

The Math Team participates in a national competition sponsored by the American Mathematical 

Association of Two-Year Colleges. Giang Nguyen will also receive an award from the New England 

affiliate of AMATYC. 

Engineering Department and Mathematics Department Awards: Aline Elad 

Mathematics Department and Math Team Awards: Michael Guiffre 

Math Team Award: Jon Phillips, Giang Nguyen, Matt Fredrick 

Math Team Award: Chimere Neboh 

Math Team Award: Kenny Bechard


Graduation Information 

Congratulations to the graduating 

class of 2008-2009! We 

encourage you to attend your 

Commencement, an event we 

strive to make a joyful celebration 

of your accomplishment, 

both for graduates and the family, 

friends, faculty and staff who 

may have played a role in your 

success here at NSCC. Read on 

for important information about 

the day and events leading up to 

it. We look forward to seeing 

you on May 21st. 

The Commencement 

Committee 

INFORMATION FOR GRAD- 

UATES 

GRADUATION HOTLINE: 

978-762-4052 

WHERE IS IT HELD? 

The Commencement ceremony 

takes place at Salem State 

College in the Richard B. 

O'Keefe Sports Center at 6:00 

p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO 

PARTICIPATE? 

Students who completed degree 

requirements in August 2008, 

January 2009, and those completing 

them by June 2009 are 

eligible to participate in the ceremony. 

WHERE DO I GET INVITA- 

TIONS? 

Invitations (3) may be picked up 

at both bookstores beginning 

April 21st. (Invitations are not 

needed for admission to the ceremony.) 

CAP & GOWN SETS 

A complete cap & Gown Set is: 

Regular - $15.25 

Full Figure - $22.90 

They will be available at the 

College Bookstores on the following 

dates: 

April 21- 30 T-TH 8:30 AM- 

4:00 PM 

April 24 F 8:30 AM-3:45 PM 

May 1 F 8:30 AM-3:45 PM 

May 4-7 M-TH 8:30 AM-4:00 

PM 

May 8 F 8:30 AM-3:45 PM 

May 11,12 M,T 8:30 AM-4:00 

PM 

May 13,14 W,TH 8:30 AM-6:30 

PM 

May 15 F 8:30-AM-3:45 PM 

May 18-20 M-W 8:30 AM-6:30 

PM 

May 21 TH 8:30 AM-4:00 PM 

*No checks after May 8 - Cash 

or credit card only 

HONORS DESIGNATION 

AND COMMENCEMENT 

CORDS 

All students with a 3.30 or higher 

will receive an Honors 

Certificate with their diploma. 

Those graduating with Honors 

are required to have earned at 

least 30 credits at North Shore 

Community College. At 

Commencement, students earning 

a 4.0 cumulative average 

will receive a Gold Cord and 

students receiving Highest 

Honors (3.9 or above) will 

receive a Silver Cord. For May 

graduates, Honors are based on 

a cumulative average through 

the Fall 2008 semester. 

WHEN WILL DIPLOMAS 

BE RECEIVED? 

Diplomas will be available at 

the conclusion of the ceremony. 

(Note: Diploma availability is 

not guaranteed for May candidates 

who applied after the 

graduation application deadline 

of February 15, 2009.) For those 

unable to attend 

Commencement, diplomas must 

be picked up in person at the 

Danvers Enrollment and 

Student Records Office. You 

may make arrangements for 

your diploma to be sent to Lynn 

Enrollment office where you 

may pick it up in person. 

WHERE & WHEN DO CAN- 

DIDATES ASSEMBLE? 

Candidates should report to the 

gymnasium at the O'Keefe 

Center by 4:30 p.m. with academic 

cap & gown. Marshalls 

will line up the candidates and 

lead them to their seats in the 

arena. Please do not plan on 

leaving pocketbooks, packs or 

other valuables unattended at 

any time. The dressing area is 

not secured, and neither North 

Shore Community College nor 

Salem State is responsible for 

lost or stolen articles. 

REHEARSAL 

Rehearsal will take place 

Thursday morning, May 21st, at 

9:30 a.m. at Salem State's 

O'Keefe Center. Details of the 

ceremony will be explained by 

the College Marshalls. 

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 

PERSONS WITH DISABILI- 

TIES 

Individuals needing special 

accommodations should contact 

the Student Life office by May 

20, 2008, to request accommodations. 

781-593-6722 x 2164. 

PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY 

Guest seating is without reservation. 

Family and friends 

should plan to arrive early to 

avoid traffic delays. Tickets are 

not required 

Spring & Summer Calender 

Spring 2009 

5/8 ....................................................................................................................................Day classes end5/11 Evening classes end 

5/11 .................................................................................................................................................. Final Exam period, day classes 

5/21 ..................................................................................................................................................................................Graduation 

5/25 ..............................................................................................................................................................Memorial Day, Holiday 

Summer 2009 

5/13 ...................................................................................................................Summer 1 courses with low enrollments cancelled 

5/14 ......................................................................................................................$10.00 per credit late fee assessed for Summer 1 

5/14-5/20 ......................................................................................................Late Registration for Summer 1 and 10-week courses 

5/18 ..............................................................................................................................Summer Session 1 and Session 10.1 begins 

5/20 ...............................Deadline to withdraw and receive 100% refund of tuition/fees for Summer 1 and Session 10.1 courses 

5/21 ...........................................................................................................................Commencement – Evening Classes cancelled 

5/25 ............................................................................................................................................................Memorial Day – Holiday 

5/28 ......................................Summer Session 1 and Session 10.1 course deadline to change from audit to credit, credit to audit 

6/1 ......................................................................................................................................................................Session 10.2 begins 

6/4 .........................................................Deadline to withdraw and receive 100% refund of tuition/fees for Session 10.2 students 

6/11 ..........................................................................................Last day to withdraw, Summer Session 1 and receive a “W” grade 

6/17 ........................................................................................................................................................Bunker Hill Day – Holiday 

6/25 ..............................................................................................................................................................Summer Session 1 ends 

6/29-7/3 ............................................Summer Break – no credit classes in session unless otherwise informed by your Instructor 

7/1 .....................................................................................................................Summer 2 courses with low enrollments cancelled 

7/2 ..........................................................................................................$10.00 per credit late fee assessed for Summer Session 2 

7/2-7/8 ..................................................................................................................Late Registration for Summer Session 2 courses 

7/4 .......................................................................................................................................................Independence Day – Holiday 

7/6 .............................................................................................................................................................Summer Session 2 begins 

7/8 .............................................................Deadline to withdraw and receive 100% refund of tuition/fees for Summer 2 students 

7/9 ......................................................................................Last day to withdraw from 10-week courses and receive a “W” grade 

7/16 ..............................................................................Last day to withdraw from Session 10.1 courses and receive a “W” grade 

7/16 ..............................................................................Summer Session 2 deadline to change from audit to credit, credit to audit 

7/30 .........................................................................................Last day to withdraw, Summer Session 2 and receive a “W” grade 

8/4 .......................................................................................................................................Priority deadline for summer graduates 

8/13 ..............................................................................................................................................................Summer Session 2 ends 

8/21 ....................................................................................................................................................................Summer graduation


Alumni Corner - 1991 

Shawn Lerner is a 

1991 grad of NSCC’s 

Fire Protection & Safety 

Technology program. He 

attended Salem State 

College for a bachelor 

degree and since then has 

used his education and 

training to work as an 

EMT and a dispatcher at 

Salem Fire Department, 

and has also started his 

own company, When 

Seconds Count. 

When Seconds 

Count is a training company 

that he started in 

2000 which provides 

CPR/First Aid training 

and credentialing for professionals 

working in the 

field as well as trainings 

for the general public, 

schools and businesses. 

Shawn’s fondest 

memory of NSCC’s fire 

safety program is the 

attention that the faculty 

gave students. He recalls 

receiving individualized 

attention and says his 

professor and advisor 

Frank Ryan was instrumental 

in helping him 

with career and educational 

goals- “he had the 

knowledge and experience 

to be a good 

resource.” 

Shawn has maintained 

his connection 

with NSCC by teaching 

as an adjunct faculty 

member here 

and serving on the 

A l u m n i 

Association Board 

to raise scholarship 

funds for 

NSCC students 

and alumni. 

Shawn was 

Alumni Board 

President for two 

terms and views 

these activities as 

an opportunity to 

give back to the college 

that has assisted him in 

meeting his academic and 

career goals. Shawn 

Lerner ’91 is pictured 

with one of his CPR training 

mannequins. 

Faces In The Hall 

This issue we asked students what they plan to do after graduation. 

BY KYLE DONOGHUE 

Abdikher Farah also plans 

on going to Salem State to 

pursue a bachelor’s degree 

in history. When I asked 

Abdikher what specific history 

he was planning on 

studying he said, “Well you 

probably don’t want to pick 

your specific degree until 

you get your masters, so I 

will be basically studying 

world history until then.” 

Over the summer Abdikher 

is going to be a businessman 

working for the committee 

for Boston Public 

Housing and he will be 

looking for a second job as 

well. 

Aguste Noel, like many other 

Associate degree students, 

plans on continuing his education 

once he leaves North 

Shore. Aguste is finishing up 

his Business Administration 

degree and planning to go to 

Salem State and pursue a 

Business Management degree. 

For his immediate plans for 

the summer Aguste said, “I 

plan on working for the outward 

bound program at Salem 

State College.” 

Andrew Gilfillan plans on 

going to Salem State or one of 

the state schools here in 

Massachusetts to finish his 

degree in History. Andrew said, 

“I have been told that with the 

classes I have taken here at 

North Shore, I will be a second 

or third year student once I get 

to Salem State. Then once I finish 

there, I plan on going back 

to my Almamater, Saugus High 

School to teach history for my 

career.” 

Con-graduations 

Andrew Nieman is finishing 

his business management 

degree this year and has immediate 

plans for his own landscaping 

business out of 

Swampscott called Any Season 

Landscaping. When I asked 

Andrew what he was going to 

do specifically, he replied, “I 

want to focus on making my 

business bigger and more profitable 

by adding a few more 

clients.” Even though Andrew 

is graduating, he still is planning 

on coming back to North 

Shore to finish his Horticultural 

degree next semester. 

Jason Madruga has been 

a busy man inside and outside 

North Shore. While 

Jason has got his Liberal 

Arts degree, he also is 

receiving a certificate in 

criminal justice, working 

at B.M.W. of Peabody and 

coached his own youth 

boy’s soccer team. Now 

that Jason is finished here 

at North Shore, his busy 

schedule is far from over. 

Jason said, “I plan on 

going to Salem State to 

study Sports Management 

and also minor in Business 

Management.” 

Class of 2008! 

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