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Spitzer Scandal Shames
Statehouse
THE ONCE MORALISTIC GOVERNOR’S
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By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
To the country, he is known as Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
To New Yorkers, he is known as “The Sheriff of Wall
Street.”
To Kristen, a prostitute working for the Emperor’s Club
V.I.P, he was known as “Client No. 9.”
On Monday, the New York Times broke news that
Spitzer was involved with the prostitution ring that supplied
women to cities like Miami, Paris, London,
Washington D.C., New York and many more. After four
people were charged on Friday for running the Emperor’s
Club operation, the Times started looking into Spitzer’s
possible involvement.
According to the Times, the International Revenue
Service was already investigating Spitzer’s involvement
in shady activity.
Inside closed doors in an office on Long Island, the IRS
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was doing a normal investigation of odd transactions the
governor had made. The report states that Spitzer was taking
large sums of money and putting them into what is
known as a shell companies, corporations with no real
business. Although these types of transactions can usually
be linked to bribes, blackmail or unacceptable campaign
investments, in Spitzer’s case, they were going to private
sessions with prostitutes.
The IRS started working closely with the FBI in investigating
possible political corruption. What they found
was an official using money to pay for sex. Thanks to an
informant that once worked for the Emperor’s Club identifying
Spitzer as a client, the IRS and FBI were able to
wiretap several officials, including on the governor.
The wiretap revealed a Spitzer, or known to the escort
service as “Client No. 9”, having a discussion with the service’s
booking agent Tameka Rachelle Lewis. In their
conversation, the two discussed payment options, travel
accommodations for the escort and how she’d gain access
to the governor.
This was all documented in an affidavit that was
released last Thursday.
Spitzer addressed the allegations on Monday, in an
apologetic statement in front of packed press conference
at his office.
“I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to
my family and violates my, or any, sense of right or
wrong,” said Spitzer. “I apologize first and most importantly
to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I
promised better.”
Spitzer, best known for his crusades on cleaning up
Wall Street while attorney general, is currently serving his
first term as governor. Last year, the Democrat won the
office in a landslide, running on a ticket that said he’d
bring higher ethical standards to the statehouse. During
his short press conference, Spitzer addressed the immoral
factor of his current situation.
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Few, if any, college students know the reasons why the U.S.
government believed it was reasonably correct to invade Iraq.
That has changed at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, students of the new Political Science
Department guided Iraq course brought friends and met with
Retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson at a small classroom
in the Humanities Building in the 6th floor. As they listened to a
Washington senior administrative official who was involved in
key discussions and decisions that lead to the invasion of Iraq,
their faces illustrated both shock and concern.
The short, white haired, and middle-age retired Wilkerson
approached the room confidently and started to inform students
with a wealth of first hand government and military knowledge.
Col. Wilkerson spoke passionately and articulately, addressing
several issues and facts about what led to the war in Iraq. More
importantly, he was eager to answer students’ questions.
Col. Wilkerson explained in his short introduction to the class
that as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell during the
U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 he was a key member of the historical
speech that Colin Powell gave at the United Nations in 2002.
Then Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was the nation’s most
trusted figure, Powell addressed the entire international community
at the UN and declared that Iraq did possess weapons of
massed destruction (WMD) and the base of his speech came
from the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) and the
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Guest Speaker Gets Up Close and Personal
By Rony Enriquez
Staff Writer
By Mufsin Mahbub
Staff Writer
Has any student at this campus ever visited the W.R.A.C
swimming pool?
Some students have noticed it and tried some lessons
or come by for a quick exercise. But by and large, the pool
in the new athletics center has been underutilized.
David Gardiner, who is one of the lifeguards, said that
the aquatics center offers group or free swimming lessons
on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 5-6 p.m..
“There are about 3-4 students who show up at these
lessons,” Gardiner said.
Not what you would expect for the handsome facility
that was one of the key components of the $45 million athletic
center.
Bryna Gutner, the director of aquatics said that her
team offered some classes for credit this semester. She
said, “Some of these classes include beginning swim,
intermediate swim, lifeguard training, water safety instruction,
and scuba diving.”
Beginning swim and intermediate swim are one credit
courses while lifeguard training and scuba diving are three
credits as part of sports science for those who are in this
major or interested.
Beginning swim helps develop confidence and safety
skills in the water. The instructors introduce things like
front crawl, elementary backstroke, and deep water skills.
Intermediate swim gives front/back crawl and backstroke.
Further along, the instructors teach breaststroke and sidestroke.
They introduce you to doing butterfly and workout
swims. Students are required to be able to swim in deep
water and have a basic understanding of all strokes. They
also discuss the physiological benefits of swimming.
Lifeguard training teaches candidates the skills and
knowledge needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies.
The course content and activities help prepare
candidates to recognize and respond quickly and effective-
Intelligence Community (IC).
Dr. John Ehrenberg, chair of the Political Science department
asked, “What influenced an intellectual like Colin Powell to give
such a controversial and historical speech.” Mr. Wilkerson let
out a deep sigh and replied, “Powell’s speech was a lot more
complex then people think.”
Mr. Wilkerson believes that as a senior government official
you trust the information that the NIE and IC submit. They are
the best equipped agencies with the most modern technology
capable of detecting whether there were in fact weapons of
massed destruction in Iraq.
However, executive members in Washington such as Vice
President Dick Cheney and President Bush continuously pushed
and demanded assessments from government agencies seeking
support for the selling of the war in Iraq. Members of the government
such as Powell after lack the factual information necessary
to make smart choices.
Brooklyn Campus students in the Iraq course are becoming
better informed citizens as they analyze the key facts that led to
the war in Iraq. One student in the Iraq course stated that within
the past year or two, the American pubic is more aware that
many mistakes were made in the war in Iraq.
However, senior Alexis Riley, a political science major said,
“I just can not comprehend how citizens of the United States can
still support the war in Iraq today.”
In September 2002 The U.S intelligence community prepared
a summary called the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) titled,
“Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
This was distributed to congress so that they may vote on
ly to emergencies, and prevent drowning and injuries.
When they complete this class, students receive American
Red Cross certification in Lifeguard Training, First Aid,
and CPR for the professional in working as a lifeguard.
Next, the water safety instruction course helps students
learn on how to instruct people on swimming skills and
strokes that will enable them to feel safe and confident in
and around the water. The course provides the tools to
teach students about basic water safety, what to do to prevent
an emergency and how to respond.
Finally, in scuba diving, this course teaches student
divers the initial knowledge and skills they need to scuba
dive with a partner. Throughout this course, students will
learn the basics of scuba diving, including dive equipment
and techniques. This course covers breathing in an underwater
environment, underwater exploration, knowing your
limits, planning a dive and dealing with emergency and
special situations.
There are also mommy and me classes that allow
mothers or fathers who have a child from six months to
two years old to learn swimming. These classes are offered
on Sundays from 12:30--1:30 p.m.. Private swimming lessons
are also offered from 30-minute session for $30 or 10
pack for $250 and other packages. The instructors who
teach are American Red Cross certified water safety
instructors. There is free swimming allowed in the pool on
Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 10
a.m.-2 p.m..
A member at the pool named Alex spends much of her
free time swimming. She said that it gives her “good exercise
and workout.” She said if there were flyers out to tell
about using the pool, maybe more people will join.
Head athletic trainer, Danny Connor helps athletes with
injuries by having them move in the pool. He said,
“Walking in the pool helps when they injure their legs.”
One rehabilitating athlete named Albert gets help from
Connor to move his legs and make jumps on the pool to
heal his legs. Albert said, “I wasn’t able to run, so I work
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whether to go to war or not.
Miguel Arvelo, a Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
political science graduate student asked, with a puzzled look on
his face, “How long did it take for the development of the NIE
intelligence report and how long has it taken in the past to develop
such a document”?
Mr. Wilkerson shrugged and smirked before he responded, “It
should take about six months to a year to develop such a report,
but they did it in no more than three.”
Powell made it clear that he would rely on Wilkerson to find
intelligence documents with several references and resources to
support his speech to the UN. Wilkerson told the class that he
found none but the NIE report. Later Col. Wilkerson would
come to find out that the information the NIE claimed in the
report was not authentic.
Another student felt after hearing Col. Wilkerson’s talk, “It is
depressing to hear that such a small number of individuals, who
present themselves as intellectuals and well experienced, can
make such bad decisions and set up a future that puts our life and
country in jeopardy.”
Col. Wilkerson said that if you do not like what’s going on in
government-get involved. One way to change things is by
becoming informed citizens and joining in public discussion.
Brooklyn Campus students are aware of the effect of
Democratic procedures as tens to hundreds of students head to
Albany, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 to demand an increase in TAP
and Federal funding for all college students in New York.
New Pool Provides More than Just Swimming
Ann Marie Rose finishes her swim, leaving the pool empty.
(Photo Credit: Alexander/Gratereaux/Seawanhaka)
out here by using the ability in my legs and jumping.”
Director of Athletics John Suarez said that there might
be a possibility that LIU will add a swimming team to its
sports program. He explained that it will be a step-by-step
process starting with a women’s team.
“It might take about a year or so, but we are beginning
to start off as a club before we go on to become a varsity
team,” he said.
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Election 2008
Obama Inches Closer to Nomination, Wins Mississippi
By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
Chalk up another state for Senator Barack Obama.
On Tuesday night, the presidential hopeful saw
another state lean towards his candidacy as the people of
Mississippi voted for Obama 61-37.
The victory is Obama’s second straight in as many
primary’s. Just last Friday, the
Illinois senator claimed Wyoming’s
18 delegates. Include those 18 with
the 33 potential delegates Obama
can pull in from Mississippi, the
Columbia and Harvard Law grad
inches closer and closer to getting
the 2,025 delegates needed to win
the democratic nomination.
As of 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday
morning, Obama was projected to
earn 20 delegates from Mississippi.
Unfortunately it seems that race
was a factor in the vote in
Mississippi.
CNN reports that 36 percent of
Alabama is African-American, as
reported in a 2000 census report.
The black voters make up around 70
percent of the registered Democrats.
The percentage of votes towards
Obama from the African-American
community was astounding, as 91
percent of the black vote went
towards the senator.
Just as astonishing was the
response from the white voters.
Hillary Clinton, who recently won
the Ohio and Texas primaries to get
back into the race, took 72 percent
of the white vote in Mississippi. According to the
Associated Press, the only other two states where race
had such a difference was in Alabama and Clinton’s
home state of Arkansas.
Although most of the countries focus has been on
what the presidential candidates will do about the econo-
Obama Wins Caucus in Nation’s Least Populous State
By Dan Pasternack
Tufts Daily (Tufts U.)
Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) took the first contest
after Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-N.Y.) major victories last
week. He won the Wyoming caucus, the least delegateheavy
election in the Democratic primaries.
Obama received 61 percent of the vote on Saturday,
compared to the 38 percent that went to Hillary Clinton.
The difference only translated into a three-delegate difference.
In fact, neither candidate gained more than ten
delegates from the contest.
While the victory is small, Obama's camp hopes the
outcome will do something to counter the momentum
that Clinton amassed in her victories on Tuesday. She
won about 150 delegates overall in primaries in the populous
states of Ohio and Texas and the smaller Rhode
Island. Obama took the Vermont primary that day and
won about 140 delegates overall.
my and the Iraq war, Mississippi voters were primarily
concerned about what the democratic hopefuls are going
to do about helping the state recover from Hurricane
Katrina.
“Everything the candidates are talking about is
important to the candidates,” Mark Jones, president of
Urban Life Missions told CNN. “But I don’t believe it’s
hitting the pulse of what’s happening to the Gulf and the
In the map above, the grey states indicate victory for Senator Barack Obama. The stripped states signify a victory for
Hillary Clinton. The white states have either not had it’s primary yet, or may possibly revote. Texas is black because
although Clinton won the primary, Obama won the caucus.
people here.”
Both candidates had something to say about the situation.
“When Katrina and Rita struck the Golf Coast, the
president did not respond,” said Clinton. “I have said that
I will do whatever I can to make up for lost time as your
Obama's win in Wyoming reflects some trends. He has
won 12 of the 13 caucuses that have been decided thus
far and has taken the majority of western states, including
Idaho, Utah and Colorado.
Obama currently leads Clinton by over 100 delegates,
with 1,578 to Clinton's 1,468, according to the latest
Associated Press estimate. 2,024 delegates are needed to
win the race.
Both candidates spent a relatively large amount of
time in the lightly populated Freedom State. The entire
Clinton family made an appearance in the state this
week, with former President Bill Clinton and his daughter
Chelsea showing their support.
Obama, however, started his campaign effort in the
state two weeks earlier than Clinton.
David Plouffe, manager of the Obama campaign, said
that the Wyoming victory showed Obama's strength in
Western states. He accredited that strength to the support
of independent voters. "This is a big win for us," he said,
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president.”
On Monday, Obama said “the failed policies of the last
7 years” - including Katrina will be over in a year.
Prior to Tuesday’s Mississippi primary, Clinton found
herself only behind by 130 delegates. However, due to
Spitzer’s situation, Clinton may have lost a huge
superdelegate.
In the recent Texas primary, although Clinton won,
the state’s caucus was still undecided.
On Tuesday night, it was
released that Obama won the
Texas State caucus, and earned 38
delegates. Since the primary race
was so close, Obama ended up
coming out of Texas with 109 delegates
while Clinton was only able
to get 106, giving the Illinois senator
the final victory in Texas.
The next stop for the democratic
candidates is Pennsylvania, a
state that has 158 delegates up for
grabs.
All this comes off the heels of
Clinton suggesting that if she were
to become president, Obama could
be her running mate.
“With all due respect. I won
twice as many states as Sen.
Clinton,” said Obama. “I’ve won
more of the popular vote than Sen.
Clinton. I have more delegates
than Sen. Clinton. So, I don’t
know how somebody who’s in
second place is offering vice presi-
dency to the person who’s in first
place.”
Obama also added that if
Clinton doesn’t think he is ready
to be president, then why is it he is
ready to be vice-president.
With Florida and Michigan considering doing a
revote, and numerous states like Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Indiana and North Carolina yet to vote, the Democratic
race is still up for grabs.
according to Politico.com.
The Clinton campaign was proud of its efforts to fight
an "uphill" battle in the state. Maggie Williams, Clinton's
campaign manager, said her side had worked hard and
was satisfied. "We are thrilled with this near-split in delegates,"
Williams said, according to the Associated Press.
Voter turnout was noteworthy in Wyoming's
Democratic caucus. While only 675 voters attended the
2004 caucuses, over 1,000 voters showed up in one
county alone for this year's contest. In Cheyenne, the
state's capital, campaign workers actually had to turn
some of the 1,500 voters away due to the unexpected
numbers.
In recent years, the nomination has been decided
before Wyoming's caucus, but the contest is more significant
this year.
The next contest will be tomorrow's Mississippi primary.
The next major primary will come on April 22,
when Pennsylvania's 187 delegates are up for grabs.
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Election 2008
Race Clouds Democrats Voting Habits
By Steven Martinez
Daily Titan (CS-Fullerton)
The race for the Democratic Party nomination is
coming down to the wire and racial voting habits could
be the topic that puts either candidate in the top spot for
good.
Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by a significant
margin in the Latino community, according to a poll
cited in "The Emerging Minority" in the New York
Times Magazine Web site.
These polls are designed to indicate how specific
groups tend to vote, but the numbers do not always tell
the whole story.
Recently, a boiling pot of controversy was stirred
when a senior member of Senator Clinton's staff made a
general statement about the voting habits of Latino
Americans based on their polling numbers.
“The Hispanic voter -- and I want to say this very
carefully -- has not shown a lot of willingness or affinity
to support black candidates," Sergio Bendixen, a pollster
for the Clinton campaign said in an interview for the
"Minority Reports" in The New Yorker magazine's Web
site.
While it may be an innocent statement on the surface,
Bendixen is actually suggesting Latinos usually tend not
to vote for black candidates or in the current election
with Barack Obama.
"The evidence does not really support it, it doesn't
mean there isn't conflict between blacks and Latinos, but
there is no real evidence that it has been guiding voting
behavior over the years," said Raphael Sonenshein, a
political science professor at Cal State Fullerton.
However, the media spun Bendixen's statement, and
in the weeks after the New Yorker article came out, political
analysts began to focus their sights on the large
problem Obama and many black candidates seemed to
have with the Latino vote, Sonenshein said.
There is some evidence to
suggest long-standing racial
tension between the two communities,
Castro said.
"These populations kind of
embrace, internalize and popularize
racial animosities even
though those racial animosities
might be the by-product of
social fictions," said Robert
Castro, a professor of Chicana
and Chicano Studies.
Instead of racism, their conflict
could also be explained by
economics.
"Hispanics and blacks are
competing for the same jobs,"
said Jesse Smith, an emeritus
professor of the Department of
Afro-Ethnic Studies.
Latin Americans make up
the largest minority group in
the United States at around 44
million people, which constitutes
about 15 percent of the
U.S. population, according to
the U.S. Census Bureau. They
are a significant demographic
in the Democratic Party and like many minority groups,
they tend to vote in a block, Smith said.
In recent contests, Hillary Clinton showed the ability
to garner a majority of the Latino vote, which helped her
win in California and New York, according to a recent
National Public Radio article by Nancy Cook.
It is not that Latino voters do not want to vote for a
black candidate, however. They want to vote for a name
that they trust, Sonenshein said.
“The Hispanic voter -- and I
want to say this carefully -has
not show a lot of willingness
or affinity to support
black candidates.”
- Sergio Bendixen
Pollster for the Clinton Campaign
"There is not a lot of evidence that suggests either
group [Latinos or blacks] would pick out the other to
vote against," he said. "Hillary is very close to the Latino
community [and] very well regarded in the Latino community."
The Clinton name resonates with Latinos because of
her support of Latino issues.
"The Clintons have the reputation of pushing forward
sympathetic policies and laws for Latino voters," Castro
According to a poll done by the Hispanic PR Wire, presidential hopefully Hillary Clinton was receiving 70 percent of the hispanic
votes. This poll was taken on Nov. 5 of last year.
(Photo Credit: http://www.hispanicabilene.com)
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said.
Most of the animosities that do exist between the
communities would tend to be in the older generations
and Obama actually has a decent following with young
Latino voters, Castro said.
Still, the Clinton campaign is resolute in its findings,
saying that Bendixen was making "a historical statement."
Regardless of the reason for Bendixen's statement, the
idea that Latinos do not vote for black candidates has
already made its way into the national consciousness.
In an article by Los Angeles Times columnist Gregory
Rodriguez wrote that Bendixen's statement already
changed the way the Nevada Caucus was analyzed when
Hillary won the Latino vote by more than 2-1.
As proof of this, Rodriguez pointed to political news
pundit Tucker Carlson and articles from as far away as
the Agence France-Presse and the London Daily
Telegraph which referred to Latinos as a "voting bloc traditionally
reluctant to support black candidates."
Some see this as a political spin designed to weaken
Obama's electability on the national level.
"It starts spreading the thought that Latinos just don't
vote for black candidates and that [makes Latinos think]
'Well, maybe that's right, maybe we don't vote for black
candidates," Sonenshein said.
"It could make black voters more hostile to Latinos.
And Latinos who hear it might think that they somehow
ought to be at odds with blacks. These kinds of statements
generate interracial tensions," author Richard
Thompson Ford wrote in his published work "The Race
Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations
Worse."
This new way of thinking is boosting the Clinton campaign
by suggesting Hillary is the more electable candidate
because the Hispanic vote will defect to McCain or
Nader should a black candidate like Obama win the
nomination, Sonenshein said.
"They [the Clinton campaign] want to be able to skew
them [voters] to say 'Obama
will never win Latino votes,
therefore I better vote for
Clinton in the primary because
she is the only one who can
beat McCain,'" Sonenshein
said.
Sonenshein said the converse
is also not true.
Latinos will not vote for a
black candidate just because
they can relate to them on a
level as minorities. Latinos,
like all Americans, vote in a
way that best benefits themselves.
Right now, Latinos are merely
unfamiliar with Obama and
comfortable with Clinton,
Castro said.
"I think the mistake people
make is they generalize from
people being annoyed with
each other to thinking that's
how people vote. It really doesn't
always go that way,"
Sonenshein said.
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Kuhr’s
Corner
By Jonathan Kuhr
News Editor
Man, oh man, oh man, oh man. I could not believe it
when I heard about, now infamous, Client 9, our very
own Elliott Spitzer. I mean of all the ways to go! Not
that I’m suggesting that he will resign his position
because he very well may not. I personally have something
of mixed feelings about this particular point of
contention. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just as against
transporting prostitutes across state borders to engage in
illicit sexual acts as the next guy, but I have to admit that
I agree with Spitzer that there is a separation between the
personal and the professional. Spitzer did not do anything
wrong as far as upholding his responsibilities as
Governor. He simply made highly-offensive, personal
errors in judgment. Thusly, he did nothing to the role of
Governor and his actions in no way directly harmed the
State of New York.
All of that having been said, this guy should have
resigned already. I mean even Larry Craig had the
decency to resign his position fairly quickly, and he
denied all of his allegations. Here we have Spitzer, who
hasn’t denied a single thing, and he’s still waiting to
decide if he should stay. And my favorite part about it is
the Daily News reported that it is his wife and close
advisor that are the ones pushing him to remain in office.
There is no public outcry to stay; no suggestion that he
has been somehow wronged by the system and has done
nothing wrong. And how could there be considering that
Spitzer admitted to being Client 9?! If the only people
that want you to stay in office are your best friend and
your wife, then it is probably time to go. Pretty soon the
only support he’s going to have is from Barney the dog,
President Bush’s known consultant and compatriot.
I have a few more beefs with Spitzer’s scandal. For
one, I am totally confused by this whole thing. I
could have sworn that this kind of stuff
only happened to Republicans. I mean,
where did this come from? I can
only imagine that the GOP is angry
that they didn’t get to this scandal
first. I mean, glamorous prostitutes
and money laundering?
What could be sexier than
that to an old bitter
Republican with a passion
for denouncing the
lifestyles of others and
promoting their own
“good values?” It was
perfect and they missed
out. Well… better luck
next month. After all,
there’s always plenty
of room for another
disgusting scandal.
Another thing that I
simply can’t figure
out, and therefore
OP-ED
has bothered me is the connotation of Spitzer’s acceptance
speech. Now let me first begin by saying that what
I am about to describe is not something particular to
Spitzer, nearly every transgressor in the past year, of
which there have been quite a few, have, in most cases,
done the same thing. When Spitzer offered his public
statement, was it just me or did he make it sound like he
had just found out what he had done? Hasn’t he been
doing it for at least months and potentially years? Why
is he talking like all-of-a-sudden he’s discovered that
prostitution is bad and he’s been a part of it?!
His language was very retrospective especially where
he says, “But I have disappointed and failed to live up to
the standard I expected of myself.” If you expected
something of yourself at the time, why didn’t you work
to live up to it? This is an incredibly passive line. All it
sounds like to me is that the Governor knew that he was
doing things wrong and all he could do to stop himself
was to say shame on me.
Another thing that I find rich about this whole situation
is the Republican reaction to it. Most Republicans
over the past eight years have been used to handling
scandals that happened within their own ranks. During
these situations, everybody stayed quiet. There was no
barraging, no calling for resignations, but that’s exactly
what we have here. Seawanhaka even got an email about
an emergency meeting of a Young Republicans Club
because they were urgently going to vote on a resolution
to call for Spitzer’s resignation. The GOP is so united
against Spitzer that it will be nothing but constant
attacks and talks of resignation from their ranks. Nearly
all of the quotes used in the Daily News’ coverage of the
scandal have been State Republicans, because all of
them are eager to get rid of Spitzer.
So let’s say Spitzer steps down. Where does that leave
us? Although, the state might have
the national limelight due to its
connection with a sex scandal,
we would also be in a
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perfectly okay political position. Let’s not forget that we
have a Lieutenant Governor, David A. Paterson of
Harlem, who’s job it is to simply wait for something like
this to happen and take office replacing Spitzer. If that
were to happen, Paterson would become New York’s
first black governor and only the third of any state in our
nation’s history. Wouldn’t that be a great achievement?
Wouldn’t that leave us in a political state that is similar
to what we have today? Now obviously Paterson is not
exactly like Spitzer, but won’t he also act out Spitzer’s
mission of “progressive politics that would rebuild New
York and create opportunity for all?”
We have the chance to have an incredible Governor
who has accomplished so much so far. Not only is he
currently the first African American Lieutenant
Governor in New York State history, but he is also visually
impaired. In 2004, he addressed the National
Democratic Convention in Boston, Mas. and became the
first person to do so with a visual impairment. I think
that Paterson would be a strong leader to fill the shoes of
Spitzer. Besides if Spitzer does not resign, there has
already been talk of impeachment hearings, which
would take time away from his “progressive politics”
and have him and the senate bogged down in legal hearings.
Furthermore, it is obvious that he has in fact committed
a crime so the end result would most likely be
impeachment, and well before his term in office is up. If
I were Spitzer, I would have first made a comment about
how I question the correlation between myself and the
prostitution ring. I would have then graciously stepped
down, for the sake of my party and the sake of the state,
and handed it into the capable hands of Paterson.
That would have been a really gracious thing to do,
and may have quickly switched attention away from the
prostitution ring itself to the state of State government.
But none of that has happened as of yet. Maybe it will
over the next day or two, as I am writing this on
Tuesday, but one can only hope.
From Left to Right: Current Governor Eliot Spitzer, Lt. Governor David Paterson and current Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Spitzer Implicated in Prostitution Ring
continued from Page 2
“I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard
I expected of myself,” said Spitzer. “I must dedicate
some time to regain the trust of my family.”
Spitzer didn’t take any questions from reporters, who
were eager to know his side of the story and what happened
that fateful February night.
The affidavit states that on Feb. 13, there was a meeting
between the prostitute Kristen and a “Client No. 9.”
The Times reports that Spitzer traveled to Washington and
spent the night at the Mayflower Hotel. Although the affidavit
doesn’t mention the Mayflower Hotel, it does mention
a room 871. The night in question has a George Fox
staying in room 871 of the Mayflower. Spitzer’s has a
friend and a donor to his campaign named George Fox.
When asked by the Times, Fox said he was unaware that
Spitzer might possibly have used his name as a disguise to
reserve hotels for his activity with the Emperor’s Club
V.I.P. According to several women who worked for the
prostitution ring, they knew Spitzer as George Fox.
While Spitzer was attorney general, he oversaw organized
crime task forces that busted two prostitution rings.
One of the arrests took place in 2004, where 16 people
were charged for operating a high-end prostitution ring
Polytech’s Board Approves Merger
By Jane C. Timm
Washington Square News (NYU)
NYU's merger with Polytechnic University was
approved by the Brooklyn engineering school's Board of
Trustees Thursday, despite an ongoing state investigation
into whether the deal presents a conflict of interest for
some Polytechnic trustees.
The deal now awaits approval by regulatory state agencies,
which officials say will hopefully come in May. The
merger, which NYU President John Sexton has called an
"assimilation," would effectively give NYU control of
Polytechnic.
Despite the investigation, university spokesman John
Beckman said that NYU officials were not aware of anything
that would change their positive opinion of the
merger.
"We look forward to the completion of the due diligence
process and the other governmental processes in completing
this arrangement," he said.
University officials from both schools said the merger
agreement was exactly what they had hoped for.
"We at NYU are completely delighted with the vote
today at the Poly Board of Trustees. NYU is a leader in
science, but we have missed greatly a major presence of
engineering in our campus," Sexton told WSN. "The addition
of Poly will fill a hole in the heart of this institution
and allow us to do great things together."
NYU's board voted last week to allow Sexton and board
chair Martin Lipton to sign the merger agreement once
details are finalized, which they will do after reviewing
"pertinent financial and operational information," NYU
Provost David McLaughlin said in a statement.
Polytechnic President Jerry Hultin said that the Board
of Trustees "overwhelmingly" approved the merger.
The deal has faced continued opposition from
Polytech's Alumni Association. Last month, a group of
alumni alleged that some voting Polytechnic trustees
would personally benefit from the merger, prompting an
“But I have
disappointed and failed to
live up to the standard I
expected of myself. I must
dedicate some time to
regain the trust of my
family.”
- Eliot Spitzer
out of Staten Island. The same type of service Spitzer was
using.
The reports indicate that Spitzer used the Emperor’s
Club service before, but it doesn’t state how many times.
It didn’t take long for everyone to take actions.
investigation by the state's Higher Education Committee.
The alumni also alleged that NYU had agreed to stay out
of engineering in the 70's when it dissolved its original
engineering school; NYU officials say that it did not.
After the allegations, New York State Sen. Kenneth
LaValle, chairman of the state's Higher Education
Committee, asked Polytechnic's board to delay its vote
last month so his committee could investigate.
Hultin said that the schools had provided LaValle with
all the appropriate information, but The New York Times
reported that his investigation was still pending and that
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office began making
similar inquiries on Wednesday. The offices of LaValle
and the attorney general did not return phone calls.
While the state's investigation was discussed at the
meeting, Hultin said that the board had focused on moving
forward with the merger. He said that he and the board
felt comfortable that the deal was proper.
"We feel very proud of how we handled this," Hultin
said in an interview on Thursday night.
But Ed Sawchuck, the executive vice president of
Polytech's Alumni Association, expressed the alumni's
continued opposition.
"We're disappointed that none of our issues were really
considered," Sawchuck said. "None of the issues raised
in the position papers were considered, and to this day, the
definitive agreement remained secret."
The alumni association's position papers, sent to the
Board of Trustees in September 2007, were based on polls
of roughly 1,300 alumni. The papers voiced a strong
opposition to the deal, questioning NYU's lack of financial
commitment and saying that Polytechnic would lose
all autonomy under the deal.
The alumni have accused NYU of wanting Polytechnic's
valuable real estate in Downtown Brooklyn instead of its
engineering program. NYU officials say that NYU has no
intention of selling off real estate.
The existing space acquired in the deal is not included
in the 6 million additional square feet NYU plans to add
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Republicans immediately chimed in about the situation.
“The governor who was going to bring ethics back to
New York State, if he was involved in something like this,
he’s got to leave” said James N. Tedisco, minority leader
of the Assembly, to the NY Times, “I don’t think there’s
any question about that.”
The Democrats, however, didn’t have much to say.
“The allegations against the Governor are before the
public,” said Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver. “I have
nothing to add at this time.”
But politicians weren’t the only one’s putting their two
cents in about the governor’s situation. Late night talk
show host David Letterman incorporated it into his top ten
entitled “Top Ten Eliot Spitzer Excuses.”
“No. 8, just trying to help the economy,” said
Letterman, with the audience laughing behind him.
As of Wednesday morning, Spitzer hadn’t said whether
or not he would be stepping down form his position as
governor. If he did, Lt. Gov. David Patterson would step
in as the governor for the rest of Spitzer’s term. Patterson
could possibly become the state’s first ever black governor.
State Senator and the state’s top republican Joseph L.
Bruno would step in as lieutenant governor.
by 2031. But
any new space
NYU adds in
existing
Polytechnic
facilities
could count,
officials have
said.
NYU had
an engineering
school,
but it was dissolved
amid
financial difficulties
in the
1970s. Since
then, it has
only had dualdegreeprograms
with
other institutions,
such as
the current
NYU-Stevens
Institution of
Technology
The merger between Polytech and NYU
should be finalized in May.
(Photo Credit: Alexandra Gratereaux/
Seawanhaka)
program, which is already recruiting for the next incoming
freshman class, after which the future of the program is in
question.
"The administration has not made a completely final
decision on what will happen after that," said professor
Henry Brenner, director of the NYU-Stevens program.
Hultin said he was excited about the deal and that the
merger will boost the city's economy.
"This is a perfect fit between two universities because
we bring engineering to NYU, and NYU brings science
and arts to Poly and a global program," Hultin said.
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Arts & Entertainment
LIU Presents Play within a Play with a Message
By Jonathan Kuhr
News Editor
“All the world’s a stage.” It’s one of playwright
William Shakespeare’s most oft-quoted lines, from his
play As You Like It, and also one of the most telling lines
in the LIU Department of Communications Studies,
Performance Studies and Theatre’s upcoming production
of Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents
Richard III.
In The African Company, these famous words are
spoken by a different Shakespeare; a formerly enslaved,
African-by-way-of-the-Caribbean immigrant to New York
City, affectionately named Papa Shakespeare, as he claims
to be the brother of the better known William. For Papa
and his compatriots that form up the African Company,
these words from Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy have a
particularly strong significance as they attempt to navigate
a world of racial conflict.
“And what is that but acting,” says the character
James Hewlett, played by Mark Hackett, in regards to his
fellow company member Ann Johnson’s role as a maid.
“We’re all playing the part of the kindly Negro advancing.”
This is only one of the numerous compelling and
otherwise thought-provoking moments in the production.
Brown’s works are well known for their historical, yet
poignant commentary on race, especially in the context of
theater and entertainment, and The African Company does
not disappoint.
The work, which was first produced in 1987 by
the Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Min., offers a
historical look at the African Theater, the first African
American owned and operated theater in the United
States. Brown’s play within a play uses actual people and
events as a lens to examine the state of race relations at the
time, and their application today. The African Theater
offered the first example of “uncivilized” African
Americans performing “civilized” European artworks,
and as such served as a revolutionary force and a beacon
of change.
“Serious theater, like Shakespeare, for African
Americans at that time did not exist,” noted Hackett.
“People were intimidated.”
It’s that intimidation that sets the tone for most of
the plot, as we find the African Theater going at odds with
the rival, I need not say White-owned Park Theater, both
of which happen to be showing the exact same play,
William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Richard III, at the exact
same time. The Park is premiering its production featuring
a notable European star actor, and its owner, Mr. Stephen
Price, is worried about the threat the African Theater’s
production poses.
Hence conflict ensues as Price goes to great
lengths to bring an end to the run of the African Theater.
Played spectacularly by Kevin Hauver, Price presents an
interesting dichotomy of characteristics and motivations
for his devious actions. Unlike some of the performances,
which seemed to lack the depth of character one might
like to see, Hauver manages Price’s nuances with ease. At
once manipulative and scheming, he can just as quickly
act conciliatory and respectful. All of this provides for a
compelling performance that fuels the tension of the play
and provides some of its most heated and critical
moments.
Other stand-out performances include the
moments of comic relief provided by Adrian Coleman, as
Annie, and Wesley Belizaire, as Papa Shakespeare. In a
production with such heavy themes, it was nice to
have moments of relaxation and laughter to catch your
breath. One particularly funny scene involves
Shakespeare’s attempts to mediate James and Ann’s
reconciliation. Shakespeare acts as a griot, taking the
words of the one and presenting them to the other.
Papa Shakespeare also suggests that if his brother
William were around that he would also be a griot. By
attaching African traditions to English high-minded
cultural ones, we get a sense of the humanity that each
member of the African Company possesses.
The African Company’s cast contains four
LIU Theatre concentration students, who have worked
hard in an effort to properly portray their characters,
all of whom are based on actual, historical figures.
“We would each research our characters,”
said Hackett, “and then come together into group discussions
to share what we had learned.” This was one
exercise that Director Quiche Stone utilized to bring
the student-actors closer to their characters, but there
were others that were quite interesting.
About a week ago, the cast went together to
visit the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan.
A national historic landmark, the current memorial
commemorates around 2 million slaves who were
buried at the site. The burial ground, unlike a traditional
cemetery was treated with a type of disrespect that
really spoke to the cast.
“It definitely connected us more with the
experience our characters must have had,” said
Washington. “There were no names on any headstones,
and people were diminished to numbers. You could see
the way they must have been treated.”
Through their studying of the play and its
context, the cast has already grappled with attempting
to discern those compelling messages that make the play
such a strong statement.
For Washington, The African Company is primarily
about equality. “My character says ‘Our ideas be just
as good as there’s,’” said Washington. “He doesn’t say
they’re better, but they’re as good.” Washington went on
to note other examples of the promotion of equality in the
play, including the African Theater’s admittance of white
patrons.
This plot point of the play, the admission of white
theatergoers, is another strong point of contention in the
production. The African Company places their White
patrons behind a partition as to keep them separated from
the predominately Black audience, something of a reversal
of the typical arrangement at that time. This mild partition
scandal becomes fodder for Price and the Constable
as they work to put an end to the African Theater’s productions.
For these two White men, the partition is an outrage,
but Coleman, offers an interesting insight, “The partition
was necessary to maintain the segregation required,”
said Coleman. “In many ways it was meant as a friendly
gesture to ensure that Whites could see the show.”
Furthermore, it is interesting to note that it is an
outrage when whites are sitting behind a partition, but
when the shoe is on the other foot – in this case Blacks sitting
behind a partition – it is necessary and widely accepted.
This is only one of the many juxtapositions that makes
The African Company so compelling as a play.
Amidst all of this compelling subject matter,
however, elements of Brown’s story felt unnecessary;
weighing down the progress of what seemed to be the prevailing
message. One such element was the minor love
story between Ann and James. Ann clearly has feelings for
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After the Brooklyn Campus returns from Spring Break, they will be
treated by the LIU Communications Studies, Performance Studies,
and Theatre Department’s production of The African Company
Presents Richard III, Carlyle Brown’s historical play about race relations
during the first half of the 19 th-century.
(courtesy of Rick Pulos)
James that are not reciprocated, at least not fully, and she
acts out these feelings on a number of occasions. But this
sub-plot does not seem to complement the primary plot or
message of the play in any way. It seems to me that
Carlyle Brown could have just as well done without its
mention.
Ultimately, it is the interesting and entertaining
handling of the larger issues that absolutely makes The
African Company a must see. This play is not only creatively
staged, in our very own Kumble Theater, and presented
in an incredibly entertaining way, that actors clearly
have a rapport, but it also provides social commentary
that, although it is set in the first half of the 19th century,
is just as relevant to today’s day and age.
Hackett helps note this relevance. “It shows us
that there is so much that we can do now that we couldn’t
do then,” Hackett said. “It makes you realize that you need
to take advantage of all of the opportunities.”
“It’s clear that these issues continue to live and
breathe in our present bodies,” Washington close, and it’s
true. The African Company Presents Richard III remains
incredibly relevant and consistently thought-provoking.
The Department of Communication Studies, Performance
Studies and Theatre has done an excellent job in its production
and this is a must see performance for anyone who
is looking for an entertaining evening of live performance
that will offer plenty of discussion for dinner or dessert
afterwards.
The Deparment of Communication Studies, Performance
Studies and Theatre will present The Africa Company
Presents Richard III March 26-30, in the Kumble Theater.
Tickets are currently available at the Theater box office.
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Theater
For more information, call Rick Pulos (718) 780-4314
Thursday, March 13, 3:00 p.m./Kumble Theater
“Glory Box”
Tim Miller will perform in his acclaimed exploration of gay love.
Friday, March 14, 11:00 a.m./Humanities 105
Tim Miller
The author of “Glory Box” will conduct a free workshop
Wednesday-0Saturday, March 26-29, 8 p.m., Sunday, March 30, 2
p.m./Kumble Theater
“The African Company Presents Richard III”
The Department of Communications Studies, performance Studies and
Theatre presents a play based on a true story. In the 1820s, freed and
escaped slaves created a theater compnay in lower Manhattan, taking
the fight for civil rights to the stage. Tickets: $15.
Readings
The English Department’s multicultural “Voices of the Rainbow”
series is funded by the Provost’s office. For more information, call
Louis Parascandola at (718) 488-1109.
Monday, March 24th, 11 a.m. Location TBA
Kwame Dawes and Major Jackson
Honors Program
The conference is supported by the John P. McGrath and Andrew
Mellon Funds. For More Information, call (718) 488-1657
Wednesday, March 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library Learning Center
Spring Honors Conference: The Enviornment
Exhibitions
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
Saturday/Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Humanities Building Gallery is
closed on weekends.) Admission is free. For more information, call
Nancy Grove at (718) 488-1198.
March 3 to March 29/Humanities and Salena Galleries
“AbOrginial” Group Exhibition by Native American Artists
Reception: Thursday, March 6, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
March 3 to March 29/Resnick Gallery
Women’s History Month Celebration
“Women in Science,” curated by Professor Margaret Cuonzo
Healthy Women 19-29: Egg donors needed.
Help women with infertility create families. Be
compensated for doing good! To apply, email
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Campus Calendar
Seawanhaka
START YOUR WEEK OFF RIGHT
WITH HEALTHY MONDAYS!
At the Heilbrunn Center, the
Healthy Mondays program includes
free blood pressure check ups, like
this one administered by Nursing
professor and registered nurse,
Esther Brill.
The time for New Year’s resolutions may
seem long past – but the chance for afresh
start is always here.
That’s the idea behind “Healthy Mondays,”
the new campaign being waged by leading
supporters of public health. The Harriett
Rothkopf Heilbrunn’32 Academic Nursing
Center, located in the WRAC, is bringing this
program to Long Island University’s Brooklyn
Campus.
For help getting your week onto the right
track, try any of the free offerings at the
Heilbrunn Center! To find out what you can
do, check the calendar at
www.brooklyn.liu.edu/nursingcenter/calendar.html
or call 718-488-1281.
The inspiration behind Healthy Mondays is described in the column printed
in the December 23, 2007 issue of Newsday entitled “Henican: For auld
lang syneof resolutions.”
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Arts & Entertainment
Music Dept. Brings Latin/Czech Jazz Artist to Campus
Latin/Czech Jazz Artist Marta Topferova
(Photo Credit: Benjiman Kaufmann)
By Liza Eckert
Staff Writer
The LIU Music Department hosted a jazz clinic
last Tuesday featuring vocalist and cuatro player
Marta Topferova with her group, Trio Lyra.
Along with Topferova, the group consists of
Pedro Giraudo on bass, Roland Satterwhite on
violin, and Franco Pinna on percussion.
Topferova is a native of the Czech Republic
who has been living in the U.S. since the late
1980s. She was drawn to Latin American music
at an early age and began writing and performing
songs in Spanish along with her native Czech.
She has performed at many famous clubs and festivals,
including The Blue Note in New York and
the London Jazz Festival. Topferova has performed
for the United Nations as well as on multiple
international television and radio programs.
The group performed several of Topferova’s
original compositions. They opened with a piece
called “The Fireflies,” in the rhythm of cueca,
which is native to Argentina and Chile. This composition
combined jazz and the cueca’s rhythm
with classical influences apparent in the violin
solo. Another composition of Topferova’s was
called “La Amapola,” which means “The Poppy
Flower.” This piece was written in the zamba
style, which is a slower version of the cueca.
Both styles are part of Argentinean folklore.
“Corazon Monchado,” or “The Stained
Heart,” was written in the Venezuelan meringue
style. This style is a more complex five-eight
rhythm that heavily features the cuatro, a
Venezuelan instrument that resembles a small,
four-stringed guitar. To demonstrate the meringue
style, members of the group played their separate
parts. The bass and the cuatro each play on off
beats in meringue style, which initially began as
street music.
Topferova spoke of being influenced by different
musicians, especially Simón Díaz, a
Venezuelan composer. The group played a piece
by Díaz in the style of joropo. Joropo traditional-
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ly features cuatro, maracas, and South American
harps. Czech music plays a role in the group’s
sound as well. “If you pay close attention to the
melodies, my Czech influence is there” said
Topferova.
The group fielded questions from the small
audience. They were asked about their composition
methods, which Topferova said are a “mixture
of written things with space for improvisation.”
She also said she will sometimes write
parts for the group and will frequently allow for
collaboration, especially when writing in styles
more familiar to other musicians. Student participation
was encouraged during a Cuban song.
Two audience members, one playing the saxophone
and one playing the piano, joined the
group.
The last original composition the full group
played was a gaita, which is an instrumental piece
frequently played during Christmas. According to
Topferova, it has “similarities to other six-eight
rhythms but subtle differences with bass lines that
make it distinctive.” This piece had a rhythmic
opening that went into a strong violin melody. It
was soft and quiet at times with a crescendo into
being up-tempo. Topferova composed her first
English songs this year. She played one of them
at the clinic. It was a ballad played on a classical
six-string guitar, a departure from her Latin influenced
jazz.
The members of the group come from varied
musical backgrounds. Franco Pinna and Pedro
Giraudo are both Argentinean. Giraudo has his
own group, the Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra.
Roland Satterwhite is from Canada and was working
as a biologist when he joined a group playing
Cuban and South American music. He also
records and performs as a solo artist.
More information about the artist can be
found at www.martatopferova.com. The Music
Department will hold another Jazz Clinic on
April 1. The clinics are free and open to the
public.
Kate Weare Experiments Dance at Kumble
By Leonica Valentine
Staff Writer
Afternoons at LIU along with the Dance Department
hosted a performance by the Kate Weare Company in
Kumble Theater on March 5.
Weare, a young choreographer, has been described in the
New York Times as helping to define the next generation
of dance makers. She was recently awarded a Joyce Soho
Residency and in May, 2007, was also awarded top prize
at the A.W.A.R.D show for her duet Drop Down.
Weare did not perform during the show. Instead her
company performed excerpts of a work- in -progress titled
Bridge of Sighs. Performing for the crowd were dancers
Adrian Clarke, Douglas Gillespie (the newest addition to
the Kate Weare Company) and Leslie Kraus.
Kate Weare and Adrian Clark perform Drop Down, another one
of Weare’s pieces.
(Photo Credit: KateWeare.com)
Adrian Clark has been with the Kate Weare Company
since 2005. He majored in dance and choreography at
Connecticut College and has worked with many experts.
Clark performed most of the excerpts with Leslie Kraus, a
graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, who
holds a Bachelor’s in Dance and Choreography. Kraus also
joined the company in 2005 and recently participated in a
music video for Lauren Hoffman’s debut album
“Choreography”.
Douglas Gillespie started dancing when he was 17. He
went to Florida State University to refine his craft and
received a BFA. Afterwards he began working with choreographers
Ben Munisteri, Heather McArdle and Tennile
Lambert.
The talented dancers complimented the show’s interesting
music. Weare enjoys putting music she grew up with
see WEARE, Page 14
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Arts & Entertainment
The Bank Job More Than Just Stratham Violence
By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
When going into the cinema to see a Jason Stratham
film, it is easy to think of his recent streak of all fight, no
story action films. What tends to be forgotten are the story
driven movies that earned him his success. British movies
like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch utilized
Stratham’s acting skills and not his ability to be a
punching bag, like his Hollywood-esque movies War and
Transporter.
Well, with his new movie, Bank Job, Stratham has
returned to the movie type that made his name known
across the States.
And all he had to do was go back to his British roots.
The Bank Job takes place in 1970s England, where a
black activist, cleverly named Michael X, has some
incriminating photos of the Princess of England. When he
threatens to use this against the country, the government
gets involved and tries to make sure the pictures don’t see
the light of day.
So it dispatches car dealer and petty thief Stratham to
do it.
Stratham and his friends are brought on to set up the
heist, although they think it is only for the money and jewels
in the safety deposit boxes.
What ensues is a complex, yet easy to follow bank heist
movie filled with corruption, HAM radio operators, the
phrase pooh-pooh land and a kidney stone that passes at
the most inopportune moment.
The film had a nice pace to it, getting into the story right
The Bank Job
Local Showimes
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By Jordan Axt
The Chronicle (Duke)
Erykah Badu has always been one to buck trends and
create her own style, whether in her neo-soul music or
audacious and colorful fashion choices. Her newest
release, New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, continues
Badu's habit of defying expectations.
The album, Badu's first release in five years, is the initial
volume in a two (or perhaps three)part series in which
Badu attempts to "talk for my race and my planet."
Taking one look at the album's cover creates similar
hopes of passionate social commentary, as drawings of
weapons, syringes and dollar signs all float above the
singer's pensive head.
Unfortunately, Badu's work fails to make good on the
promises of her album cover. Not only do most of her
tracks seem uninspired and poorly produced, even her
best songs fall short of the ardent and relevant discourse
(Terry (Jason Statham), Kevin Swain (Stephen Campbell Moore), Guy Singer (James Faulkner),
Bambas (Alki David) and Dave Shilling (Daniel Mays) in THE BANK JOB.
(Photo credit: Jack English)
off the bat. The movie doesn’t hesitate and take its time
introducing everybody before getting to the reason the
audience paid $11 to see it. However, director Roger
Donaldson could’ve made the character introductions a little
more in depth. As quickly as the plot was thrown at the
audience, so were the characters. As the story moves forward,
the characters are quickly introduced, along with
their backgrounds and how they relate to the others. This
is juggled with attempting to keep up with the film’s story
line. I would’ve liked a quick five-minute scene that let me
know the relationships of everyone.
This missing fact didn’t hurt the film, but it could’ve
made it a little better.
The actors in the film did a nice job, but no performance
stands out as Oscar worthy. Daniel Mays delivers the
only noteworthy performance. Mays, who in America
would be best known as Pilot No. 3 in Pearl Harbor, plays
an actor and is definitely the comedy relief of the film. His
cheeky antics, quick comedy and childish smile make the
audience like this guy and really root for him. It also helps
she had guaranteed. "Soldier," with its smooth, simple
beat and perfect vocals, still remains too vague and broad
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that the films his character stars
in are the type parents shouldn’t
take their children to see.
The final part of the film that
struck me was the filming.
Donaldson, whose films credits
include Cocktail, No Way Out
and Dante’s Peak, has a tendency
to do close ups of the characters
during conversation. The
close ups Donaldson used
made the audience focus on the
character, but nothing else.
However, the shots didn’t do
anything to reveal who the
character was, and just seemed
like an attempt to do something
different. If so, it didn’t work.
The other part of the filming
was how Donaldson followed
characters going from point A
to point B. Normally in films
the director shows the character
going somewhere, and in the
next shot they are at the destination. In The Bank Job,
Donaldson follows the character up the stairs, through the
door down the hall, up the next stairs and onto the roof. It
is a shot back to Italian Neorealism films that made this
popular, but in this case, you want the story to move. This
type of filming really seemed that they were trying to fill
time to make the movie longer.
This film doesn’t jump off the screen like a heist movie
should, but it doesn’t put the audience to sleep either. In
fact, the audience I was with was yelling at the screen,
cheering when something went right, booing went something
went wrong, and laughing when it realized the type
of films Mays’ character makes.
Overall, I feel this is a movie worth seeing. I wouldn’t
put it top on the list, but one that should be seen for its historic
value if nothing else. And if you’re interested in
going because you want to watch Stratham headbutt somebody,
be patient, you’ll get your five minutes of Jason
Stratham being Jason Stratham.
Erykah Badu visits 'New Amerykah'
to be taken as a serious treatise on life in America. Badu
peripherally mentions "Iraqi fields," "falling towers" and
"broken levees," simply condemning every controversial
political situation without ever giving her own position or
solution to The nation's problems.
Furthermore, some of Badu's work is just bubbly pop
music-enjoyable, catchy music, but pop music nonetheless.
The album's first single, "Honey", offers "daring and
provocative" lyrics like "You're so sweet/All I gotta do is
add a little lemon/You're my favorite drink/You make me
think." In other words, this could easily be a Mariah
Carey song (yes, I know Mariah Carey also has a song
called "Honey").
By attempting to create an album that produces a serious
dialogue about issues in this country, Badu becomes
another example of an artist biting off more than she can
chew. Be sure to appreciate New Amerykah for what it is
-a nice soul album-and not for what it wants to be, a serious
and critical approach to modern America.
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Arts & Entertainment
STEVEN STRAIT as D’Leh in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic adventure “10,000 B.C.”
(Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
10,000 Below Average
By Michael Ng
Staff Writer
If you were wondering what life was like
in 10,000 B.C., apparently there was plenty
of trash talking, pep rallies, sarcasm and deep
romantic poetry, and it was all done in
English, with British accents. In spite of a
ridiculous and inaccurate portrayal of the
movie’s time period, 10,000 B.C. is a tale
about a young hunter’s quest to save the love
of his life.
The movie revolves around D’leh (Steven
Strait, The Covenant) a young hunter who
falls in love with Evolet (Camilla Belle,
When a Stranger Calls) the second he lays
his eyes on her. According to the Old Mother
of their tribe, the two are destined to be
together.
In the midst of a rather peaceful day, a
group of mysterious and powerful warlords
come into their village and begin to kill or
capture everyone. Amongst those caught
was Evolet, whose beauty draws the warlord’s
attention and quickly makes his intentions
known. With the love of his life in the
hands of a cruel warlord, D’leh and the few
remaining hunters of his tribe set forth on an
unforgettable journey to save the rest of their
tribe.
There were many moments that will crack
a smile on your face, not because anything
funny was said, but rather due to the movie’s
insanely ridiculous attempt at portraying life
in 10,000 B.C. which caused a lot of
“huh’s?” to run through the audience’s
minds.
If you block out the oversized creatures
and the 10,000 B.C. setting, the plot would
actually be quite interesting. But unfortunately
the movie doesn’t do that, and the
heroic tale of D’leh, whose character draws
some resemblance to Jack Bauer, was ruined.
The action scenes were lacking and poor
whenever there was a fight. You would
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expect to see some hardcore fight scenes
between armies of people similar to the
movie 300, but instead, giant elephants with
tusks take up most of the screen and become
the focal point, while the humans were barely
recognizable.
Also despite several big fight scenes in
the movie, it was a nosebleed from an elderly
woman that provided us with the only
glimpse of blood in the movie. The lack of
blood in a war with swords and arrows
seemed shameful, and would make the
WWE proud.
The movie is written, produced
and directed by Roland
Emmerich, who created The Day
After Tomorrow and
Independence Day. If you’re a
person that likes the CGI experience
then this movie will definitely
please you. The scenery is
amazing and the enormous creatures
in the movie looked realistic.
But the plot is weak and doesn’t
give you the edge of your seat feel
like Emmerich’s previous movies.
The movie also lacks any star
power with the most recognizable
actor being Cliff Curtis who
played the Deputy Director in
Live Free or Die Hard.
Screening
Room
Weekend Box Office
1. 10,000 B.C. - $35.7 Million
2. College Road Trip -$14 Million
3. Vantage Point - $7.5 Million
4. Semi-Pro - $5.9 Million
5. The Bank Job - $5.7 Million
6. Spiderwick Chronicles -
$4.8 Million
7. Other Boleyn Girl - $4 Million
Theater Releases
03/14
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
Doomsday
Funny Games
Never Back Down
DVD Releases
03/18
Enchanted
Atonement
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Mist
Southland Tales
Revolver
Recording
Studio
Top 5 Singles
1. Usher ft. Young Jeezy -
“Love In This Club”
2. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - “Low”
3. Chris Brown - “With You”
4. Rihanna -
“Don’t Stop the Music”
5. Sara Bareilles - “Love Song”
Top 5 Albums
1. Janet Jackson - “Discipline”
2. Erykah Badu -“New Amerykah:
Part One (4th World War)”
3. Jack Johnson -
“Sleep Through the Static”
4. Webbie - “Savage Life 2”
5. Alicia Keys - “As I Am”
Television
Ratings
Top 5
Week of February 25, 2008
1. American Idol - Tues. (FOX)
16 Rating - 28.6 Million
2. American Idol - Wed. (FOX)
15.7 Rating - 27.6 Million
3. American Idol - Thurs. (FOX)
14.9 Rating - 26.2 Million
4. Oprah’s Big Give (ABC)
9.5 Rating - 15.7 Million
5. Deal or No Deal - Mon (NBC)
9.2 Rating - 15.4 Million
Compiled by Nielsen Media Research
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March 12, 2008 Vol. LXXXI, Issue 7

Arts & Entertainment
Resnick Gallery Celebrates Women’s History Month
LIU ushered in Women’s History Month with the
Women in Science exhibit displayed in the Nathan
Resnick Gallery.
Incredible women such as Dorothy Crowfoot
Hodgkin, Grace Murray Hopper and Rachel Carson are
pictured with a summary of their life’s
work beneath the photo. Although
these photos vary in size the accomplishments
of the subjects are large
and have changed science and
improved life for woman all over.
This exhibit was put together by
LIU philosophy professor Margaret
Cuonzo. Some of the pictures displayed
were contributed by the history
department.
Cuonzo explained that there are a
series of stereotypes attributed to
women in the science field. Most people
believe that math and science are
more suited for men while English and
the arts are geared towards women.
Those stereotypes did not stop Ida
Henrietta Hyde, the first woman to
receive a PhD from the University of
Heidelberg. Hyde was also the first
woman allowed to do research at
Harvard Medical School. While there,
she developed the microelectrode
which changed neurophysiology for all time.
Contributions of women like her have helped make science
what it is today.
This exhibit also displays the founder of The American
Red Cross, Clara Barton. Philanthropist Madam C. J.
continued from Page 11
By Leonica Valentine
Staff Writer
in her pieces. She enjoys classical musicians, but blues and
jazz are also interests. She dislikes music with a constant
beat (which she calls “canned music” and does not use it
in her routines, as she feels it is too demanding on the
dancers
“Canned music” bluntly put by Weare does not breathe.
Although she believes choreography has its own music,
music that breathes allows the dancers a chance to interpret
the breath and put interesting steps in between. In her
previous piece, Drop Down (2006), “the music for that
was atmospheric, creating a dark space” Weare said.
Weare plays with music while working and listens to
contemporary composers to see how they think. The work
in progress was shown to the audience not just as a sampling
but more for her to get audience feedback and read
the reactions to movements purposefully placed in the
show.
The show on the surface looked like a couple dancing
and slapping each other but the more as it progressed, the
audience saw the meaning behind it. “The friction of relating
shapes you over time,” said Weare, who finds relationships
of all kinds intriguing.
Walker, thought to be the first African American millionaire,
who made her fortune by selling her own beauty
products was also featured.
Maria Sklodowska, also known as Madame Curie, was
the first woman to hold the position of professor of general
physics at Sorbonne in Paris. She was also the first
woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on
spontaneous radiation.
Madame C.J. Walker
(Photo Credit: HighBridNation.com)
The brilliant mind of Virginia Apgar, who was appointed
Director of the March of Dimes in 1959, is famous for
creating a newborn scoring system also called the Apgar
Score. The Apgar test is given immediately after birth, and
measures an infant’s appearance, pulse, grimace, activity
and respiration to quickly determine if a child needs med-
This project was put together mainly by improvising.
When the dancers hit one another “it felt stupid
and when something feels awkward I follow that feeling”,
said Weare. This caused her to step back and
observe instead of moving with the dancers. She
believes a choreographer needs to know how to move
but it’s important to observe. Most dancers consider
how dance looks and how the movement should feel to
be the same but Weare says no.
When she visualizes which movements to use in a
piece, “there is a lot of trial and error.” Often how she
imagines the movement to be is different from how it
feels in regards to the message of the show. Thus, here
is a dangerous line to walk when choreographers
observe (due to the risk of thinking of dance formulaically).
Contemporary choreographers jump in and
out, maintaining a balance.
The last piece in the show has a flare of unique
salsa, which was comically named “Slappy Dance” by
Weare. This routine had all three dancers on stage in a sort
of love triangle. In the planning of this routine, all of the
dancers put in their individual input which made this one
of the most unique, slap happy numbers in the show.
Through May, the Kate Weare Company will be in res-
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Madame Curie
(Photo Credit: Dept. of Chemistry/Michigan St.)
ical care.
One controversial addition to the exhibit according to
Cuonzo is that of Maya Lin, a famous architect. Seeing
that Lin is an architect, some felt she does not belong in
this exhibit because she is not a biologist, chemist or
physicist. In order to become an architect however, her
studies included mathematics, physics, and structural systems,
which gave Lin the same basics an acknowledged
scientist would have.
Besides this controversy, Lin has done
incredible works. In fact, while still in college,
Lin won the national competition for
a design idea of the Vietnam War Veterans
Memorial in Washington D.C.
At the end of the gallery. a few of LIU’s
own science professors are featured.
Hannia Lujan-Upton graduated with a
Ph.D. from Polytechnic University here in
New York City. She is currently an assistant
professor in the Chemistry Department
with a specialty in organic and polymer
chemistry. Upton is a proud supporter of
the Mighty Mutts organization.
Denise Chung, a Biochemistry professor,
graduated from NYU where she
received her Ph.D. in biochemistry. Carole
Griffiths, an associate Biology professor,
received her Ph.D. from CUNY in evolution
and ornithology. Grazia Stagni, an
associate Pharmacy professor, received her
Bachelor’s degree from University of
Bologna and a Ph.D. from the University of
Texas at Austin.
The Women in Science exhibit shows women’s contribution
to the sciences. Without these women, science
would not be what it is today. This exhibit encourages
women to join the science field and proves that stereotypes
can be overcome.
Weare Performs Bridge of Sighs at the Kumble
Kate Weare and Adrian Clark perform Drop Down.
(Photo Credit: KateWeare.com)
idence at Dance New Amsterdam, in New York City. They
will be giving performances from May 1-4, 2008.For more
information about these shows you can visit
www.dnadance.org. It is sure to be one of the most interesting
things you see this year.
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Arts & Entertainment
Hollywood Happenings:
The Mid-Semester Edition
Heath Ledger’s family promised to take care of his 2year-old
daughter, Matilda and ex-girlfriend, Michelle
Williams after details of his will revealed that he made no
provisions for them upon his death. His last will was done in
2003, before his relationship with Williams and before the
birth of his only child. Since he never updated it, only his
parents and sisters are mentioned in the will. Ledger’s dad,
Kim Ledger, released a statement
to People.com, saying,
“Matilda is our absolute priority
and Michelle is an integral
part of our family. They will be
taken care of and that’s how
Heath would want it to be.”
Is Kimora Lee Simmons
pregnant? That’s what some
mainstream media outlets are
reporting. Simmons and actor
Djimon Hounsou have been
hanging tough for almost a
year now. In fact, there are
rumors that they are now
engaged. The lovebirds
appeared together at the premier
of Hounsou’s latest
movie, “Never Back Down”,
and Simmons did appear to
have a little baby bump.
Simmons already has two children,
Ming and Aoki, with her
ex-husband and rap mogul,
Russell Simmons.
Matt Damon and his wife
Luciana are expecting their
second child together. The
Bourne Ultimatum star, and
his bride of a little more than
two years, already have a
daughter, Isabella, born in
June 2006 and Luciana also
has a 9-year-old daughter,
Alexia, from her first marriage.
Don’t think you can call
Lisa Marie Presley “pudgy,”
and get away with it. The 40year
old Elvis heir was compared in several media outlets to
her father, who had also packed on the pounds during his
later years. Presley announced that she is in fact pregnant,
and expecting her first child with her fourth husband,
Michael Lockwood, later this fall. Presley, who also has two
By Kimtoya Williams
Staff Writer
Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou at Hollywood premier
of “Never Back Down.”
(Photo credit: Getty Images)
children from her first marriage, said she was, “Mortified by
the worldwide media badgering and harassing [her] when
they plastered unflattering photos of her everywhere.”
In fact, Presley was so unhappy with one news source in
particular that her lawyers reported she plans to sue British
newspaper the Daily Mail after it published an article suggesting
that the singer had developed an "unhealthy
appetite" and "has gained
weight like her father Elvis."
Jennifer Aniston was seen
poolside at the Mandarin
Oriental hotel in Florida this
weekend. In town to film,
Marley and Me with co-stars
Owen Wilson and Eric Dane,
Aniston was also seen shopping
at a nearby upscale mall with
two bodyguards.
Aniston’s co-star Owen
Wilson also seemed to be
enjoying the Miami social
scene. He was at a Miami
Heat’s basketball game, in the
Florida Room at club Delano
for a Petron Spirits party, and
welcoming a late night visitor
to his hotel room. Kate Hudson
was spotted visiting the actor
during the wee hours. The two
seem to be rekindling their
friendship after Wilson reportedly
attempted suicide after
breaking up with Hudson last
year.
Justin Timberlake used his
introduction of Madonna at her
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s
induction ceremony to take a
jab at his ex, Britney Spears.
Justin told the audience, “The
world has always been full of
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Madonna wannabes, I might
have even dated a couple.” That
Justin, sexy and funny too!
On the MTV show “Total
Request Live,” Kim Kardashian
said she has a girl crush on Jennifer Lopez. When audience
fans asked Kardashian who has the better butt, her or Ms.
Lopez, Kardashian said, “Me.” And she assured the audience
that her butt is not fake, as it has been rumored.
Next Edition
April Fool’s Special
The Basics
of Fashion
S
By
Millissa Mathai
Staff Writer
pring is almost here! It is time to pack away
the wool and the tweed and time to bring out
fun and flirty chiffon and linen. Here is what I’m
excited for this spring:
Beauty:
Fafi for MAC
M-A-C has done it again. Last Spring I was going
mad for the Barbie Loves MAC collection and
now I'm swooning over the Fafinette collection.
Fafi the French artist who has made her fame conjuring
up curvaceous, sexy and edgy characters
called Fafinettes, has joined forces with MAC to
create this fabulous new collection. Fafi's look is
all about color, provocation, and fun. I especially
adore this collection for two reasons. The first
being that it's extremely French with a modern
twist. Second being it's fresh, young and in sync
with the Spring 08 artsy trends. The line ranges
from violets and pinks to creams and blues. The
products are indeed strong but the consistency is
virtually weightless. This is one collection to get
your hands on.
Fashion:
Spring Notes
On the runway we saw lots of:
- Gladiator Sandals
- Indian Inspired jewelry (Big cuffs, Ostentatious
cocktail rings, Marchesa inspired snake motifs)
- Green, green and more green. Emeralds worn
alone. Limes paired with charcoal.
- Sheer fabrics
- One shoulder
- Tribal
Lifestyle:
The Lipstick Jungle
I was so elated to hear about the TV debut of one
of my favorite reads, The Lipstick Jungle. I love
this show, now this is coming from a girl who
seriously never watches T.V. I only sit down for
Project Runway to be honest and catch Ugly
Betty online (www.ABC.com) and now The
Lipstick Jungle (www.NBC.com) . I have to say
it's not as witty as Sex & The City but it's still fabulous.
Love the clothes, love the make-up and
love the issues they touch from infidelity to running
your own fashion line.
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Seawanhaka Games & More
“She is a monster too - that is off the record -
she is stooping to anything.”
-Samantha Powers, Former Foreign Policy Advisor for Barack
Obama, said to the Scotsman about Clinton stopping at nothing to
defeat Obama.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Today is definitely a day for pampering yourself as the
demands of the day could become just a little too much for you.
Give yourself something to look forward to: plan an evening of
a scented bath, followed by a massage, and don’t forget the all
important candles and music!
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
You are likely to be feeling more susceptible than usual to other
people’s emotions today, but thanks to natural good sense you
will be able remain impartial enough through the mini crisis to
offer practical help. Don’t let it absorb all of your time, though;
reserve some just for you!
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
It is likely to be one of those days where you feel split in two.
You’ll be able to deal with other people’s problems, but not
your own! On one hand you have that useful level of objectivity
that helps you use your analytical talents, but on the other you
have less patience with your own emotional uncertainty!
Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
A minor but negative influence from the planets could mean
that you’ll be feeling constrained and restless by this evening.
To counteract this arrange an evening with plenty of friends
away from the home. Avoid making any serious decisions and
just enjoy yourself!
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Relaxation is the order of the day for you. You may be feeling a
little under the weather today or simply exhausted from a very
busy week. It’s a great day for soaking in a relaxing bubble
bath and then spending the day curled up on the couch with
your favorite films and chocolate!
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Normally you are an extremely sensible and grounded individual,
sometimes even a little too sensible. Today the influence of
a more spiritual side is encouraging you to explore the more
unusual aspects of reality that would usually pass you by. You
may even find yourself investing in some tarot cards or some
similar New Age items!
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Thanks to the movement of some key planets your love life
comes under the spotlight yet again. However, this time you’ll
be determined to get to the bottom of a particular problem, and
woe betide anyone who tries to block your efforts. As negative
as it sounds this will actually be a positive day for you!
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Oh dear; normally such a composed sign you’re going to be
rather insistent about something, or even someone, today. A
romantic matter is going to get right under your skin, and the
most infuriating thing is no one will be inclined to see your
point. Listen to your more neutral friends on this one!
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Today could prove to be hard work, especially when it comes to
dealing with a certain family member. However, the planets
suggest that if you find a way forward and resolve this tension
you’ll be stronger and better forward, so hold on to the fact
that this particular cloud does indeed have a silver lining!
Capicorn (December 21 - January 19)
Today sees more dramatic and rather unhelpful developments
in your love-life! It is possible that someone will catch your eye
today and while you’re used to having the upper hand in most
cases, this time you’re going to have to work hard to keep the
balance of power on an even keel!
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
A challenging set of influences indicate that you’ll need to tend
to some chores or duties before you can start planning the fun
that you’re looking for. The notion of responsibility may feel
heavy but once you clear these minor annoyances out of the
way you’ll be able to relax again!
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
A piece of good news relating to an emotional issue is likely to
come your way today. In terms of progress in relationships,
however, you’re likely to push yourself too hard. Not only will
this be tiring for you, but it will be pretty exhausting for your
friends or your partner. Chill a little and relax!
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Tough
Love
Vs.
Man’s Point of View
Dear 4th Grade Crush;
What’s the matter? You don’t like it when guys hit you, pull your
hair and call you names. I know a ton of guys, particularly in
Congress, that pay extra for that kind of thing. And here you are
complaining about it. You know what I think you should do, show
him your affection right back. Tease him on the playground;
point, laugh and whisper in front of him to your friends and when
he asks just respond with, “Nothing.” Or even better, when you
two are playing spin the bottle and you get to do Seven Minutes
in Heaven, just stand there with the light on, chewing your gum
and say “gross” when he goes in for the kill. Seriously everyone,
GROW UP!
Seawanhaka Games & More
The Question:
A friend of mine has started to pull my hair randomly and tease me whenever
he can. He says that it's because I'm easy to annoy and he likes getting a
rise out of me. When I ask other people about it, they say he's trying to let
me know he likes me. How do I figure out what the real deal is?
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Woman’s Point of View
We all know that guys are a lot less mature than girls are.
Honestly though, with the way guys act, it's really hard to give
you a helpful answer. He could be flashing back to elementary
school and trying to piss you off to show his warped sense of
affection. Or he could just be the kind of guy who really enjoys
annoying his friends any way he can. The only way to truly figure
out how he feels is to take the adult route - ask him how he
feels. With any luck, he'll be mature and let you know the truth.
Last
Week’s
Solutions
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The Long Island University women’s
basketball team looks to end Robert
Morris’ 16- game winning streak and in
the process stop the Colonials from
repeating as NEC Tournament
Champions.
Sunday’s championship game puts the
top offense in the NEC, Robert Morris,
against the top defense in the conference
and 10th best in the nation, Long Island.
The matchup also puts last season's MVP,
Valerie Nainima, against this season's
MVP, Sade Logan. The two are also first
and second in scoring in the conference
and Logan is second and Nainima 10th in
the nation at 25.4 and 20.4 points per
game respectively.
Robert Morris holds a 29-15 edge in the
all-time series after defeating Long Island
twice this season. The Colonials beat the
Blackbirds, 76-68, on Feb. 9, in Moon
Township, Pa. Nainima scored 20
points to go with her nine
rebounds and five assists.
Mikaelar Whippy added 10
and Justine Stevenson had 11
points. Nainima also
scored her 1,000th career
point during the game.
Logan led all scorers
with 29 points on 13-of-18
shooting. Chinata Nesbit
added a double-double
with 20 points 10 rebounds
and a game high three
steals. Kendra Williams
had 10 points for the
Sports
Blackbirds Stun No. 1 Ranked Quinnipiac;
By Ria Charles
Assistant Sports Editor
The Long Island University women’s
basketball defeated Fairleigh Dickinson
and Quinnipiac during NEC Tournament
weekend to earn a spot in the NEC
Championship game for the third time in
team history.
Following last year’s devastating firstround
exit to St. Francis (N.Y.), the
Blackbirds were determined to stage a
turnaround and as tournament host, they
looked to use the home court to their
advantage.
“We have to win this season…I mean
the whole thing, not just the regular season
but the NEC Tournament,” Valerie
Nainima said at the beginning of the season.
“The way we went out last season
was just heartbreaking so it’s all out this
season. No holding back.”
So far the Blackbirds haven’t held anything
back, putting it all out on the court
this weekend and looking to do the same
in the championship game.
Long Island earned its place in the
championship with a 67-63 win over top
ranked Quinnipiac in the semifinal round.
The Blackbirds had four players in double
figures with Nainima leading the way,
scoring 23 points. Chelsi Johnson added
12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
for her third double-double of the season.
The game started slowly offensively for
both teams with the Quinnipiac taking
five minutes to score its first points and
Long Island only scoring four in the same
timeframe. Things picked up after that for
both teams with four ties and eight lead
changes.
The eighth and final lead change of the
game came with 0.7 seconds left in the
first half. With a 25-25 tie, Connie James
inbounded the ball to Johnson.
Quinnipiac had good ball denial on
Nainima but Johnson made them pay.
Grabbing the ball at her feet, she tossed up
a 3-point attempt. The ball went high in
the air and, as the clock expired, swished
Seawanhaka
into the basket to give the Blackbirds the
28-25 half-time lead.
The lead never reached double digits
for either team during the game, but after
the Blackbirds went up by nine with less
than three minutes left in regulation the
Bobcats mounted a late comeback. A 3pointer
by Erin Kerner with 49 seconds
remaining cut the lead to 64-61.
With the game on the line, Nainima,
one of the top free-throw shooters in the
nation, missed four consecutive foul
Colonials.
Robert Morris went up by as many as
19 points early in the second
half but LIU fought back
with a Nainima 3-pointer
cutting the lead to seven
with less than one minute
remaining. The Colonials
have won the past three
meetings dating back to last
season.
In the most recent
game on March 1,
Robert Morris went
up early using a 16-2
run in the first half
and leading by as
many as 15 in both
halves. Once again,
Long Island cut the
shots, keeping the Bobcats
in the game. Then she
made her next three freethrows
to put the
Blackbirds up by two possessions
for the victory.
The win ends a threegame
losing streak against
the Bobcats dating back to
last season.
Sara Oblak scored 13
points and pulled down
five rebounds while
Mikaelar Whippy had 12
points on a perfect 5-for-5
shooting and grabbed six
rebounds. James had a
team high eight assists and
eight rebounds.
Kerner lit up the
Blackbirds for 37 points on
53.8 percent shooting. She
also had six rebounds and
three steals. Krystal Lazos
added 12 points and
Kathleen Neyens had a
game high 11 rebounds.
The weekend started against Fairleigh
Dickinson, with the Blackbirds favored..
The ladies didn’t disappoint beating the
Knights, 64-53, in the quarterfinal round
of the Tournament.
In another tough offensive start, things
picked up for the both teams with the
Blackbirds striking first. Anna
Dziadkowiec hit a 3 to give Long Island a
one-point lead, Fairleigh Dickinson came
right back hitting a three of its own to go
Women’s Basketball Hopes Third Time
By Ria Charles
Assistant Sports Editor
The Blackbirds nech goes nuts as the clock ticks down to their upset victory over No. 1 Quinnipiac.
(Photo Credit: David Gardiner/www.davidgg.com)
Where: Moon Township, PA
When: Sun., March 16 at 3:00 p.m.
Previous Meeting: RMU 63, LIU 55
lead down, this time to six, with less than
one minute remaining but was unable to
overcome the early drought, losing 63-55.
Although the Blackbirds played good
defense, they were ice cold offensively.
Nainima led the team with 21 points and
10 rebounds for her third career doubledouble.
Chelsi Johnson had a game-high
12 rebounds to go with eight points.
Chinata Nesbit led the colonials with 21
points, Sade Logan added 17 and Angela
Pace scored 10 points and grabbed nine
boards.
The last time the Long Island beat
Robert Morris, Whippy was the leading
scorer and she will be the key for the
Blackbirds on Sunday. Not only is her
offense much needed but she will likely
be the one guarding Logan, who went off
for 38 points in the Colonials’ semifinal
March 12, 2008 Page 20

ack up by two. Nainima then put
up a spinning jumper to tie the game
at 13.
The most impressive part of the
weekend was that the Blackbirds let
their offense dictate their defense
just as head coach Stephanie Gaitley
stressed they should be doing.
After missing two close-range
layup attempts, Oblak tapped the
ball out but FDU grabbed the loose
ball. Nainima was having none of
that, ripping the ball out of the FDU
player’s hands and popping a 3pointer.
On the Blackbirds’ next
possession, Nainima made the traditional
three-point play, hitting the
layup while getting fouled and making
the free throw that followed, to
give her team a 25-19 lead.
The Blackbirds also hustled on
every play; after a turnover by
Dziadkowiec, James raced downcourt
and jarred the ball loose to prevent
the FDU fast break.
Long Island also played smart,
team offense. Normally struggling
on the offensive end, the Blackbirds
kept looking for the open player and
took smart shots. On one possession
every player touched the ball. It
started off with a rebound by James.
She then threw the outlet pass to
Nainima who passed to Oblak under
the basket. Oblak gave it to Whippy
who finally found Johnson for the 3point
basket to increase the
Blackbird lead to 55-43.
On its next possession, LIU took
its largest lead of the game going up
15 off another Johnson 3-point shot.
FDU never recovered.
The Knights’ Christy Altamirano
scored a game-high 24 points and
Jennifer Walkling added 14 points.
They also had seven and nine
rebounds respectively.
In both games, rather than relying
on Nainima to score most of the
points, everyone got involved.
During their victory against FDU,
Nainima scored 20 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds while Johnson
had a career high 19 points. Whippy
added 10 points and James had a
game high 10 rebounds to go with
eight points.
"I thought we all stepped up as
a team," said Gaitley. "These guys
all brought something to the table so
that we could accomplish what we
did today."
Next up for the Blackbirds is the
defending NEC Tournament
Champions, Robert Morris. The
game is Sunday, March 16 at 3 p.m.
in Moon Township, Pa. It will be televised
on ESPNU.
Sports
Head to NEC Finals for First Time Since ‘02
Long Island 67
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Quinnipiac 63
is a Charm
win over Monmouth.
While Logan leads the Colonials
in scoring, Nesbit is second on the
team and seventh in the conference
at 15.6 points per game. Nesbit
leads the team and is second in the
conference in both rebounding at
nine a game and assists with 4.28 per
game. Teammate Angela Pace is
eighth at 7.5 rebounds per game
while Kendra Williams is second on
the team and fifth in the conference
with 3.45 assists per game.
Johnson leads Long Island in
rebounding and is sixth in the conference
at 7.7 rpg. Connie James is
second for the Blackbirds in both
rebounds and assists with 6.2 rpg and
3.19 apg. Nainima not only leads the
team in points but also in assists and
is eighth in the conference with 3.29
apg.
Robert Morris is the No. 2 seed
and it’s obvious why it is probably
the toughest team in the conference.
The Colonials are consistent on both
ends of the court. Long Island is the
No. 4 seed and, even with its inconsistency,
the Blackbirds are probably
the scariest. Even with their inconsistencies,
one thing other NEC
teams know is that when they are at
their best the Blackbirds are
extremely difficult to beat.
The Blackbirds and Colonials fight
for a spot in the NCAA Tournament
on Sunday, March 16 at 3 p.m. in
Moon Township, Pa. The game will
be televised on ESPNU.
Mikaelar Whippy made three key scores down the stretch, including two free throws that gave the Blackbirds a
seven point lead with little over a minute left. The senior finished with 12 points.
(Photo Credit: David Gardiner/www.davidgg.com)
Seawanhaka
March 12, 2008 Page 21
March 12, 2008 Vol. LXXXI, Issue 7

The magic finally ran out for the
Blackbirds, who will be watching the rest of
the NEC playoffs unfold without them for
the 11th straight year.
The men’s basketball team ended its season
early last Thursday, beaten by Wagner
71-62, in the NEC quarterfinals
match-up.
The Blackbirds surprised
everyone this season
by making the NEC
playoffs as the seventh
seed after being picked to finish last in the
coaches preseason poll. The 15-15 record is
also the first season the Blackbirds didn’t
finish with a losing record since 1997-98.
LIU showed some fight and played
aggressively throughout the quarterfinal
game but the team struggled to convert on
its field goal attempts. The Blackbirds shot
a dreadful 29 percent from the field, making
22 of their 75 shots. The team also shot an
atrocious 13 percent from three point range,
making only three of their 23 attempts.
Wagner, on the other hand, shot 48 percent
from the field. The difference was so
substantial that the Blackbirds couldn’t even
Sports
LIU Men’s Basketball disproved the critics, going 7-11 in conference play and making the tournament as the No. 7 seed. In the pre-season polls, the Blackbirds
were picked to finish last in the conference.
(Photo Credit: David Gardiner/wwww.davidgg.com)
Comeback Falls Short; ‘Birds Lose in NEC First Round
By Michael Ng
Staff Writer
Wagner 71
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Long Island 62
take advantage of the 16 additional shot
attempts they got over Wagner, through 17
forced turnovers and 18 offensive rebounds.
Their awful shooting was magnified when
they came back from a 13-point deficit at
halftime to tie the game at 58 with less than
two minutes to play, only to miss seven of
their last eight field goal attempts, including
consecutive lay-ups by senior Kellen Allen,
who finished the game with
nine points and five
rebounds.
Wagner hit all three of its
shots, while converting six of
nine free throw attempts in
the final two minutes to seal the win for the
Seahawks.
In his last game in a Blackbird uniform,
senior Eugene Kotorobai didn’t help the
team by missing all nine of his field goal
attempts. The 3-point specialist missed
eight long range attempts. During the season,
he led the team with 71 makes and was
shooting 34 percent for the season.
Sophomore Jaytornah Wisseh and junior
Ron Manigault gave the Blackbirds hope
down the stretch. Wisseh led all scorers with
22 points, while collecting eight rebounds
and dishing out four assists. Manigault finished
with a double double, scoring 13
Seawanhaka
points, while collecting 11 rebounds. The
duo shot an impressive 14 of 27 from the
field.
Wagner, on the other hand, had impressive
performances throughout the lineup,
with four Seahawks finishing in double figures.
They were led by senior guard Mark
Porter, who was one assist shy of a triple
double. The 6-2 guard finished with a team
high 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
He also had one block and a steal while
playing in all 40 minutes of the game.
If Porter had gotten one more assist, he
would’ve been the second player in the
NEC this season to get a triple double. The
first was senior guard Tony Lee of Robert
Morris who did it against the Blackbirds on
Feb. 9.
Junior James Ulrich and seniors Jamal
Smith and Durell Vinson each finished with
14 points apiece. Vinson also collected 15
rebounds while swatting away five shots.
The game was the finsl one for seniors
Allen, Kotorobai, Ren Azinge and Paska
Morkeliunas. Allen and Kotorobai were the
Blackbirds second and third leading scorers,
respectively, but the team returns seven letterwinners,
including Wisseh, its leading
scorer and passer.
Mutekanga Breaks Record
as LIU Track & Field
Compete in IC4A/ECAC
Courtesy of Sports
Media Relations
Long Island University sophomore
Julius Mutekanga (Fort
Portal, Uganda) set a new school
record in the 500-meter dash,
headlining a strong showing for
the Blackbirds at the ECAC/IC4A
Championships. Mutekanga
turned in a first-place time of
1:01.26 in the preliminary 500meter
dash race.
The newcomer finished second
in the finals with a time of
1:02.31. His preliminary time
bested the previous Long Island
mark of 1:02.08 set by Bryan Steel
in 2006. Junior Sheldon Goffe
(Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished 10th in
the finals with a time of 1:04.82.
Freshman Corryl Boyd
(Waldorf, Md.) placed sixth in the
finals of the 400-meter dash with a
time of 48.30. He also turned in a
12th-place leap of 6.70 meters in
the long jump. The 4x400-meter
relay team of Boyd, Mutekanga,
Goffe and senior Jeremy Alvarez
(Bronx, N.Y.) placed fifth in the
finals with a time of 3:11.94. In
other relay action, the quartet of
sophomores Dan Renahan
(Coram, N.Y.) and Norman Simms
(Upper Marlboro, Md.), senior
Craig Cocchio (Windsor, Ontario)
and Rafael Paredes (Harlem, N.Y.)
placed 24th in the distance medley,
finishing at 10:27.60. As a
team, the Blackbirds finished
17th.
In ECAC action, junior Denele
DeVerteuil (Arima, Trinidad and
Tobago) placed fourth inthe finals
of the 500-meter dash with a time
of 1:13.90. Senior Crystal
Strachan (Grand Bahama,
Bahamas) finished eighth in the
same event, at 1:14.64.
DeVerteuil, Strachan, senior Crista
Strachan (Grand Bahama,
Bahamas) and senior Leslie
Conley (Baltimore, Md.) combined
to finish fifth in the finals of
the 4x400-meter relay.
Junior Heather Patton (Bowie,
Md.) leapt to a 14th-place mark of
11.71 meters in the triple jump and
freshman #Danay Spencer (West
Babylon, N.Y.) finished 21st at
11.28 meters. As a team, Long
Island placed 27th.
March 12, 2008 Page 22

Sports
LAX Continues to Struggle, Drops Third Straight
By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
The lacrosse team continues to put up
a fight, but its opponents seem to be able
to score at will. In the Blackbirds match a
week ago against the Bucknell Bison,
LIU’s young team was exploited again,
losing 17-5.
The Blackbirds gave up 17 points in
their third game of the year, pushing their
three- game goals allowed total to 48;
three times more than
LIU has been able to
score.
For the Blackbirds,
five seems to be the magical
number as they have
finished the game with
the same total in each contest.
In the first half, it was six minutes
before the Blackbirds could put any
points on the board. Christie
Wienckowski netted her first unassisted
goal of the game; marking the fastest the
Blackbirds were able to get that first score
this season.
The only problem was Bucknell
already had three, thanks to Carol
Donohue who assisted
on the first score, and
scored unassisted a
minute later.
Six minutes in, and
the Blackbirds were
down 3-1.
Wienckowski was
able to put another
score in the back of
the net during the first
half, but Bucknell was
able to get three more,
including Donohue
and Julia Braun netting
their second goals
of the game. The
Blackbirds found
themselves in an early
hole, as the halftime
buzzer went off with the score in
Bucknell’s favor, 6-2.
Unlike their last game against
Longwood, it wasn’t the Blackbirds who
had the quick goal to start the second half.
Twenty seconds into the half, Bucknell’s
Lauren Peyser scored a goal on a pass
from Braun, increasing the lead to six.
But LIU would respond, senior Sam
Fischbeck, who has eight goals in her
two- year career here at LIU, scored her
first goal of the season and pulled the
Blackbirds within four.
That was as close as LIU was going to
get.
Only seconds after celebrating
Fischbeck’s score, the Blackbirds
watched as Bucknell scored a barrage of
Bucknell 17
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Long Island 5
goals, one after the other. The Bison
scored eight unanswered goals, including
two more from Braun. During the
onslaught of scoring by the Bison, junior
attacker Sarah Collins scored twice and
assisted on two other goals.
Kistina Scheerer was able to put backto-back
goals into the net in less than a
minute, but it was too little too late for the
captain.
For good measure, Bucknell added two
more goals in the final four minutes of the
game and sent the
Blackbirds back to
Brooklyn with another
loss.
For the Blackbirds,
this has been one of the
roughest starts in school
history. This season has been the worst
start in the short history of the program,
and the second straight year LIU has lost
to Bucknell by 12 points or more.
Freshman goalkeeper Kim Bostwick
had seven saves in the loss to Bucknell,
upping her season total to 36. The freshman
out of East Northport is struggling
during her on- the-job training, with a
save percentage under .500.
But the 0-3 start
can’t be put just on
Up Next
Where: Moraga, CA
When: Sat., Mar. 15
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Previous Meeting
St. Mary’s 13, Long Island 10
(2006)
Bostwick’s shoulders.
In just three
games, the
Blackbirds have
been outshot by
their opponents
102-58, with only
34 of those shots
being on goal.
Wienckowski
continues to move
up the ladder in LIU
lacrosse history.
Against Bucknell,
the Pennsylvania
attacker scored two
goals, increasing
her short career
total to 35. The two scores put her within
five goals of Kayleigh Graves who is fifth
on the all-time goals list. Wienckowski
has only played in 21 games since joining
LIU in the fall of 2006.
Scheerer also continues to move up the
rankings, scoring goals No. 27 and 28
against Bucknell. Thanks to her goal
against Davidson and her assist against
Longwood, the sophomore has a career
total of 31, eighth on the LIU all-time list
passing Ashley Cockram.
The Blackbirds have taken some much
needed time off and will looking to
rebound over spring break. The lacrosse
team heads to California for two matches,
the first against St. Mary’s on March 15.
Seawanhaka
Christie Wienckowski leads the Blackbirds in both goals (5) and points (6).
(Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
Tennis Dominates St. Peter’s
By Ria Charles
Assistant Sports Editor
The LIU tennis team earned its first
victory of the spring season with a 6-1
win over St. Peter’s. The Blackbirds won
five of the six singles matches and swept
all three in doubles.
Selma Babic continued her impressive
play with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Vanessa
Pangikas at No. 1 singles. Freshman
Dara Lahens earned her first career victory
taking out Kristy Bonner 6-1, 6-1.
Also winning singles matches for the
Blackbirds were Ashley Harvey, H’Ann
Johnson, and Amy Hosotsuji, all in
straight sets. All three doubles teams won
for the Blackbirds 8-0, 8-2, and 8-4.
The only Blackbird to lose a match was
Stephanie Elie at No. 3 singles. After
winning the first set, Elie went down in
three to Laurie Souksavath 6-2, 7-6, (8-
6).
"The girls played well and it's exciting
to get the first victory of the year," head
coach Asi Phillips said.
Long Island thought it would have two
chances for its first victory before the St.
Peter’s matchup but matches at St.
Francis (N.Y.) were canceled and
Fordham were postponed until Thursday,
April 10 at 1 p.m. in the Bronx.
The Blackbirds will spend their spring
break in Orlando, Fla. where they will
play five matches in as many days. The
first match will be Saturday, March 15
against Adelphi.
March 12, 2008 Page 23
March 12, 2008 Vol. LXXXI, Issue 7

Vanessa Mejia tallied one of the Blackbirds three RBI’s
against Purdue on Sunday.
(Photo Credit: David Gardiner/www.davidgg.com)
After having a week off, the LIU
baseball team returned to action and was
still unable to pick up its first victory of
the season, adding four more losses to
push their current record of 0-8.
Long Island began the week traveling
to Hofstra after a schedule change and
took a tough 4-3 loss. Starting pitcher
James Jones drove in a pair of runs in the
game, but also took the loss giving up all
four Hofstra runs.
The Blackbirds got off to a good start
and took an early lead, but could not hold
on. In the fourth inning, Hofstra executed
a double steal on a pitch that was
ruled a passed ball, and allowed the lead
run to cross the plate.
Long Island definitely had its opportunities
in this game, the biggest being in
the top of the seventh, with the bases
loaded and none out, the Blackbirds were
unable to score any runs as Hofstra
reliever Rob DiFalco worked out of the
jam unscathed and shut the door for the
Sports
Softball Loses 3 of 5 at USF Invitational
By Michael Ng
Staff Writer
It was an up and down weekend for
the LIU Softball team which followed
its first loss by winning two in a row,
only to lose the next two games. The 2-
3 record gives the team losing records
in two consecutive tournaments.
The Blackbirds
(5-10) lost a tight
one to Tennessee-
Chattanooga 1-0 on
March 6. The lone
run came on a solo
home run by senior Ashlan Clarkson in
the fifth inning. Blaire Porter took the
loss despite pitching an outstanding
game, giving up only three hits and two
walks, while striking out nine batters in
six innings.
The second game featured an offensive
outburst to start out by the
Blackbirds. Three singles and two
walks provided a 2-0 lead for LIU and
the team never looked back as junior
Jenny Giles put up another impressive
pitching performance to hold Central
Michigan to one run in a 3-1 victory on
Friday. Giles picked up her second complete
game victory of the season, while
striking out five batters.
The Blackbirds matched their season
save.
Next up for LIU was Ball State at the
Springmaid Beach Resort Tournament.
In familiar fashion to a game played earlier
this season against St. Bonaventure,
the Blackbirds fell behind 7-1 early on,
but were able to climb back in the game
and tie it. However, the effort once again
fell short as Ball State got a walk-off single
from Jeremy
Hazelbaker to win the
game. A key player for
Long Island in their comeback
was Frank DiMasi,
who went 4-for-5 with a
couple of RBIs.
After the devastating loss to Ball
State, the Blackbirds took the field once
again on Saturday against Toledo. This
one wasn’t pretty as Long Island took the
loss 20-8. Toledo was able to score in all
but two innings, with a big seven runs in
the fifth and 23 hits in total for the game.
Just as the game with Ball State was similar
to their game with St. Bonaventure,
this game with Toledo was reminiscent
to their contest earlier in the season with
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Long Island 4
Seawanhaka
high win streak of two by defeating
Villanova 3-2 on March 8. The game
was originally scheduled on Friday, but
was postponed after rain poured onto
the field in the bottom of the second
inning. The game was scoreless when
play resumed on Saturday but that
quickly changed when Villanova scored
a run off Giles in the third inning. The
Blackbirds would then
storm back with a run in
the fifth and two runs in
the sixth. Giles continued
her dominant play in the
tournament with a four
strikeout performance en
route to her second victory.
The Blackbirds finished the tournament
with a pair of losses to Missouri
and Purdue. In their extra-inning 5-4
loss to Missouri, they scored three runs
in the third with five consecutive hits,
all with two outs. The five-hit barrage
gave the Blackbirds a brief 3-1 lead
over the Tigers, but a solo shot by
Mizzou in the fourth cut the deficit in
half. Later in the game, the Tigers successfully
attempted a suicide squeeze in
the bottom of the seventh inning to tie
the game at 3 and send it to extra
innings.
In the extra frame, LIU senior Celina
Castillo knocked in the go-ahead run
Baseball Remains Winless, Lose 3 in S.C.
By Alex Garron
Staff Writer
Canisius when LIU lost 16-7. Long
Island was unable to get anything positive
from the pitching staff as Toledo was
able to score at will. Eight different
players for the Blackbirds picked up
RBIs in the loss.
LIU finished its weekend at the
Springmaid Beach Resort Tournament
with another contest against Toledo. The
game was closer, but
Toledo 10
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Long Island 3
it ended with the same
result, a Blackbirds
loss. LIU took an
early lead in the third
inning with an RBI
single by Danny Etkin, who went 3-for-3
with two RBIs, but after that, it all went
downhill. Toledo scored three runs in the
bottom of the fifth to take the lead, and
poured it on in the following two innings
for a 9-1 lead. The Blackbirds took the
loss 10-3.
The Blackbirds return to action on
Wednesday, March 12, playing at St.
John’s, and then travel to Philadelphia
for the weekend, taking on La Salle, St.
Joseph’s and Temple.
with a two-out RBI single. But the
Tigers Lindsay Ubrun hit a two-run
homer to give Missouri the walkoff victory.
The Blackbirds wrapped things up in
Tampa with another close game that
resulted in a loss, falling to Purdue 6-4.
Purdue came out swinging, grabbing a
4-0 lead in the first three innings. But
the Blackbirds mounted a comeback
with three consecutive singles in the
bottom of the third inning, scoring their
first run of the game.
The Blackbirds would play small ball
through the rest of the inning, scoring
their second run on a bases-loaded single
by senior Vanessa Mejia. A basesloaded
walk and a RBI groundout tied
the score at four apiece for the
Blackbirds in the third inning.
Purdue would quickly redeem itself
by regaining the lead in the very next
inning and put the game away with
another run in the fifth.
The Boilermakers’ Katie Mitchell
had a phenomenal game, going 3-for-4,
while driving in three runs, including
the go-ahead RBI single in the fourth.
The Blackbirds will continue their
tour of national competition as they’ll
stay in Tampa for a couple more weeks
to compete in the USF Under Armour
Showcase starting Friday, March 14.
Catcher Danny Etkin went 3-for-3 in Long Island
lost to Toledo on Sunday.
(Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
March 12, 2008 Page 24

Sports
LIU Adds Women’s Bowling Team
Courtesy of Sports Media Relations
The Long Island University Athletics
Department will be adding women’s bowling as a
varsity sport for the 2008-09 season it was
announced by Director of Athletics John Suarez on
Tuesday. Women’s bowling is one of the fastestgrowing
NCAA championship sports with 52
Division I, II and III schools currently competing.
“We hope to take advantage of our location and
be competitive nationally as other Northeast
Conference schools have done,” said Suarez.
“There are a great number of excellent female high
school bowlers in the New York City area and
hopefully we can attract some of them to the uni-
versity and help build a successful program.”
The Blackbirds will begin a search to hire a
coach for the program immediately. LIU will join
Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart and St. Francis
(N.Y.) to become the fourth NEC school to add
women’s bowling. Other schools in the area that
have programs include Adelphi University , Saint
Peter’s College and New Jersey City University .
The NCAA began sponsoring women’s bowling
as a championship sport in 2004. Fairleigh
Dickinson won the national championship in 2006.
The 2008 championship will be held in Omaha ,
Neb. , from April 10-12.
Women’s bowling will become the 18th varsity
sport sponsored by Long Island University and
first to be added since women’s lacrosse in 2003.
Seawanhaka
NOTHING BUT NET
March 26
April 2
SPRING ‘08 SCHEDULE
March 12, 2008 Page 25
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
Long Island’s
Intramural
Sports
Women 3 on 3 Tournament
BK Rebels vs. Moet
Dynasty vs. Team Smooth
New World Order vs. Royals
S.I. Bye
Dynasty vs. Royals
New World Order vs. Team Smooth
S.I. vs. Moet
BK Rebels Bye
BK Rebels vs. Team Smooth
S.I. vs. Royals
New World order vs. Moet
Dynasty Bye
All Star Game
Seed No.1 vs. Seed No. 4
Seed No. 2 vs. Seed No. 3
Championship Game
8: 30 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:10 p.m.
9:50 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:10 p.m.
9:50 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:10 p.m.
9:50 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
9:10 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
March 12, 2008 Vol. LXXXI, Issue 7

It’s March and there is reason to be
excited in Pittsburgh.
No, it’s not because the Pirates are currently
tied for first. No, ESPN Classic
isn’t replaying the Steelers five Super
Bowl victories.
The Penguins look to be the legitimate
powerhouse of the Eastern Conference.
With less than a month to go, the birds
of steeltown are on a role, clawing their
way up the standings and battling the New
Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadians for
first place. As of Monday morning, there
is only one point separating the top three
teams. The Devils got to this position
thanks to Martin Brodeur, one of the best
goalies to ever wear the pads. The
Canadians have done it with consistent
play, and a little help from the free falling
Senators.
The Penguins worked their way into
contention without two of their young
stars, including the best player currently
playing the game.
On Jan. 18, Sidney Crosby went down
with a high ankle sprain in a game against
the Tampa Bay Lightning. A month earlier,
the same injury took out goalie Marc-
Andre Fleury. The Penguins were leading
their division, but were seven points back
of the Eastern leading Senators. Hockey
fans would’ve understood if the Penguins
fell off a little and were battling for the
sixth and seventh spot in the final month.
But they didn’t. What Pittsburgh did
was continue their pace and go 12-7-5 in
the absent of the two No. 1 picks Crosby
and Fleury. Thanks in part to two men.
When Crosby went down, someone had
to jump up and take the Penguins on his
back. That man was Evgeni Malkin. The
Russian, who currently sits second in
Sports
The Birds of Steel Town Poised for Run at the Cup
By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
Marc-Andre Fleury had 36 saves in Sunday’s win over the Capitals.
(Photo Credit: Michael Layton/Getty Images)
points behind Alexander
Ovechkin, had 15 goals and
22 assists in the absence of
the “Next Great One.” The
21-year-old showed the
NHL why Pittsburgh spent
its second pick in the draft
on Malkin. In a game
against in-state rival
Philaselpha, Malkin had a
one-goal, three-assist night
and proved he could also
make the players around
him better.
Malkin is among the
league leaders in most categories.
The center out of
Magnitogorsk is fourth in
the league in goals (38),
second in points (92), third
in assists (54) and seventh
in power play goals (13).
While Malkin was picking
up the slack on the front
lines, someone had to man
the net and take a little bit
of pressure of the Russian.
That man was Ty
Conklin.
Conklin didn’t see much action at the
beginning of the season, and even when
Fleury went down, the Alaskan-born
goalie didn’t see significant ice time until
Dec. 20 against Boston. In that game he
made 37 saves, but gave up four goals.
Then, in the shootout, he stopped two
Bruins shots and earned his first win of
the year.
Since then, he has stopped everything
in his path. Conklin has a 17-6-5 record
when he guards the goal, is only allowing
2.35 goals against per game and has a save
percentage of .928, top in the NHL. This
is the most significant ice time that
Conklin has seen since the ’03-’04 season
with Edmonton. That year he played in 38
games with 17 wins. He has matched that
total in 11 fewer games this season.
As well as these two have done, the
Penguins couldn’t be happier to have their
two stars back in
the mix.
Last Sunday,
Pittsburgh took to
the ice to play the
team that will likely
be their nemesis
for the next
decade, Ovechkin
and his
Washington
Capitals. This was
the third game that
Crosby, Malkin
and Fleury have
been on the ice at
Seawanhaka
Sidney Crosby had his first two goals Sunday since returning from an ankle injury.
(Photo Credit: Michael Layton/Getty Images)
the same time.
Crosby scored 1 1/2 goals on Sunday,
getting a little assist on an own-goal by
the Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom. This
ended up being the game-winning score.
In his third game back since the ankle
injury, coach Michael Therrien was happy
with his star’s performance.
“There’s no athlete that could come
back to competition after such a long time
being out of the game,” said Therrien.
“There’s no doubt tonight that was the
best performance I’ve seen since he’s
been back.”
In 11 meetings between Ovechkin and
Crosby, the man known around the league
as “Sid the Kid” has the upper hand winning
10 of 11.
Fleury has a pretty good record against
the Capitals as well. In seven games, he
has yet to lose one. Since returning from
his injury, the No. 1 pick in 2003 has won
all three games in which he played goal
for the entire game. In those three games,
he has averaged 34 saves per game. On
March 4 against the Lightning, he earned
his third shutout of the season with 35
saves.
All the elements are in place for the
Penguins to make a run. But management
also knew that if they were going to make
a run at the Stanley Cup, they couldn’t just
sit on their hands and wait for players to
be healthy.
As the trade deadline came to a close,
the Penguins made a deal with the Atlanta
Thrashers and acquired right wing star
Marian Hossa.
Hossa was second on the Thrashers in
points, with 26 goals and 30 assists.
Although he suffered a sprained knee in
his first game with Pittsburgh, the Slovak
Republic-born star in only looking at
missing up to two weeks and he will be
back on the ice to help his team’s march to
the playoffs.
It’s a Stanley Cup the Pittsburgh fans
have been anticipating for a long time.
Penguin fans have sold out their arena. In
fact, there is currently a waiting list to get
season tickets. The fans of Pittsburgh have
been waiting since 1992 to get back to the
Stanley Cup finals.
Back then, the Eastern Conference was
known as the Prince of Wales conference
and Scotty Bowman coached the
Penguins.
One final thought:
Injuries are never an excuse for a losing
trend, but if the Red Wings want to use it,
they certainly can. Dan Cleary went down
on Feb. 9 with a broken jaw. Cleary was
third on the team in goals. The defense
lost three key elements. Chris Chelios
went down with a contusion, Nicklas
Lidstrom sprained his MCL and will be
out three weeks, while Brian Rafalski
went on injured reserved for a groin
injury. In the month of February, the
Wings fell back to the pack, going 4-8-2
with an astonishing 1-8-2 in its final 11
games of the month.
As of Monday, Detroit had won three in
a row and look to be back to the form that
made it so dominant in the beginning of
the season.
March 12, 2008 Page 26

Long Island 67, Quinnipiac 63
Long Island
## Name
14 Oblak
21 Johnson
02 James
05 Whippy
13 Nainima
04 Garcia
12 Pounds
23 Dziadkowiec
35 Hetting
51 Stevenson
Team
Totals.........
Quinnipiac
## Name
15 Duperron
31 Kaminski
03 Kerner
10 Rooney
23 Pennewell
22 Lazos
33 Neyens
Team
Totals.........
MIN
32
40
38
35
36
0+
0+
11
0+
8
200
MIN
31
10
34
36
32
34
23
200
FG
M-A
6-9
5-9
0-3
5-5
6-21
0-0
0-0
0-3
0-0
2-4
24-54
FG
M-A
1-6
0-3
14-26
2-6
3-13
5-7
0-3
25-64
3-PT
M-A
0-0
2-4
0-0
0-0
1-9
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
3-14
3-PT
M-A
0-0
0-1
5-7
2-5
0-3
0-0
0-0
7-16
FT
M-A
1-2
0-1
3-4
2-2
10-14
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
16-23
FT
M-A
0-0
0-0
4-4
0-0
0-2
2-4
0-0
6-10
REBOUNDS
OF
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
12
OF
1
0
3
0
2
2
3
1
12
DE
4
13
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
29
TOT
5
14
8
6
2
0
0
1
0
3
2
41
Seawanhaka Stats Central
WOMEN’S LACROSSE STANDINGS
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
School
1. Quinnipiac
Monmouth
Mount St. Mary’s
Sacred Heart
Robert Morris
Central Conn. St.
St. Francis (PA)
Long Island
Wagner
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL STANDINGS
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
School
1. Sacred Heart
Quinnipiac
Long Island
Robert Morris
St. Francis (PA)
Mount St. Mary’s
Fairleigh Dickinson
Monmouth
Central Conn. St.
Wagner
REBOUNDS
DE
3
2
3
0
0
3
8
2
21
NEC
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
TOT
4
2
6
0
2
5
11
3
33
PF
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
11
PF
3
2
2
5
2
0
3
17
Pct.
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
PTS
13
12
3
12
23
0
0
0
0
4
67
PTS
2
0
37
6
6
12
0
63
Overall
A
0
2
8
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
14
A
1
0
1
1
1
3
0
7
5-4
7-6
5-10
1-3
3-12
3-16
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-4
TO
1
2
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
11
TO
2
0
2
0
4
0
0
8
Pct.
.556
.538
.333
.250
.200
.158
.000
.000
.000
.000
BLK
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
BLK
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
S
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
7
Streak
W1
L1
L2
L3
L2
W1
---
---
L1
L4
Home
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Recent NEC Results Blackbirds Upcoming Schedule
Norfolk State 10, St. Francis (PA) 7
Mount St. Mary’s 8, Stony Brook 5
Purdue 6, Long Island 4
Seton Hall 12, Mount St. Mary’s 0 (5)
Syracuse 10, Quinnipiac 0, (5)
Recent NEC Results Blackbirds Upcoming Schedule
Toledo 10, Long Island 3
Central Conn. St. 5, Navy 3
Fordham 9, Fairleigh Dickinson 6
Stephen F. Austin 4, Sacred Heart 2
Date
Fri, March 14
Sat, March 15
Sun, March 16
Opponent
La Salle
St. Joseph’s
Temple
Away
MEN’S BASEBALL STANDINGS
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
School
1. Wagner
Quinnipiac
Central Conn. St.
Fairleigh Dickinson
Monmouth
Mount St. Mary’s
Long Island
Sacred Heart
NEC
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
NEC
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pct.
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Pct.
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Overall
2-0
3-1
3-2
2-3
1-3
0-2
0-2
0-3
0-3
Date Opponent
Fri, March 14 Ball State
Fri, March 14Sam
Houston State
Sat, March 15 Georgia Southern
Overall
2-3
1-2
2-5
2-6
1-5
0-6
0-7
0-9
Pct.
1.00
.750
.600
.400
.250
.000
.000
.000
.000
Pct.
.400
.333
.286
.250
.167
.000
.000
.000
Streak
W2
W1
W3
L1
L3
L2
L2
L3
L3
Streak
W1
L2
W2
L4
L5
L6
L7
L9
Home
1-0
3-0
1-0
1-2
0-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-1
Recent NEC Results Blackbirds Upcoming Schedule
Marist 9, Sacred Heart 8
Monmouth 16, Binghamton 7
Villanova 9, Central Conn. St. 7
Mount St. Mary’s 9, Longwood 8
Date
Sat, March 15
Tue, March 17
Sat, March 22
Opponent
Saint Mary’s
UC-Davis
Central Conn. St.
Home
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Away
1-0
0-1
2-2
1-1
1-1
0-1
0-1
0-3
0-2
Location
Moraga, CA
Davis, CA
New Britain, CT
0-0
1-1
0-0
1-0
0-5
1-5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
Location
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Away
2-3
1-1
1-4
2-0
1-5
0-0
0-0
0-0
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
as of Monday
03/10/08
Neutral
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
Time
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
as of Monday
03/10/08
Neutral
5-4
6-5
5-10
0-3
3-7
2-11
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-3
Time
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
as of Monday
03/10/08
Neutral
0-0
0-1
1-1
0-6
0-0
0-6
0-7
0-9
Time
3:00 p.m.
Noon
1:00 p.m
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEC - SECOND ROUND
Team Leaders
POINTS
13 Nainima, Valerie
14 Oblak, Sara
05 Whippy, Mikaelar
REBOUNDS
21 Johnson, Chelsi
02 James, Connie
13 Nainima, Valerie
ASSISTS
13 Nainima, Valerie
02 James Connie
05 Whippy, Mikaelar
3 PTS
23 Dziadkowiec, Anna
13 Nainima, Valerie
21 Johnson, Chelsi
STEALS
02 James, Connie
13 Nainima, Valerie
BLOCKS
31 Sten, Minna
631
296
239
OFF
58
85
43
102
99
85
FG-FGA
17-45
83-231
30-104
53
52
17
AVG
20.4
9.5
8.2
TOT
232
191
178
PCT
.378
.359
.288
Seawanhaka
Bucknell 17, Long Island 5 - Lacrosse
Long Island
## Name
1 Scheerer
3 Wienckowski
5 Bernstein
6 Schauder
10 LaNoir
11 James
18 Kalata
19 Maricondo
21 Funk
23 Garcia
55 Gorbey
33 Bostwick
---Substitues---
13 Fischbeck
17 Reynolds
Totals.........
March 12, 2008 Page 27
Long Island
Bostwick
G
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
5
Min
60:00
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
GA
17
Pts
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
5
S
7
Sh
3
5
-
2
-
4
1
-
-
-
3
-
1
-
19
SOG
2
4
-
2
-
2
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
14
GB
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
1
Purdue 6, Long Island 4 - Softball
Long Island
Name
Kemp
Murphy
Castillo
DePippo
Mejia
Asman
Marker
Ervin
Martinson
MacIntosh
Giles
Porter
Totals.........
Long Island
Giles, Jenny
Porter, Blaire
Purdue
Rzeqocki, Suzie
Alcocer, Dana
AB
4
3
2
2
4
2
3
1
1
3
0
0
25
IP
2.1
4.2
2.1
4.2
R
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
H
6
4
4
3
R
4
2
4
0
H
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
7
ER
4
1
4
0
RBI
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
BB
2
2
2
1
SO
0
4
1
3
-
-
5
Purdue
Name
Cinadr
Barr
Curtis
Mitchell
Haupert
Alexander
Palmer
Rzeqocki
Trauger
Miller
Alcocer
Totals.........
AB
11
17
8
17
BF
14
21
13
19
Toledo 10. Long Island 3 - Baseball
Long Island
Name
Tingos
Kaminski
DiMasi
Sciamarelli
Jones
Neckar
Desantis
Kievit
Pirillo
Etkin
Hinkle
Benz
Slootmaker
Owens
Totals.........
Long Island
Benz
Slootmaker
Owens
Hinkle
AB
5
5
3
1
4
4
4
3
0
3
4
0
0
0
36
IP
5.1
0.2
1.0
1.0
H
8
1
3
1
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
R
6
0
3
1
H
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
6
ER
6
0
2
1
BB
0
0
0
0
RBI
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
SO
6
1
1
2
Wagner 71, Long Island 62
Long Island
## Name
01 Kotorbai
02 Manigault
33 Adomaitis
22 Wisseh
24 Hicks
05 Johnson
23 Udanoh
32 Allen
Team
Totals.....
Wagner
## Name
15 Ulrich
25 Vinson
05 Mundweiler
20 Smith
23 Porter
13 Elwell
33 Drummond
34 Radford
55 Orock
Team
Totals.........
MIN
32
32
14
37
36
19
4
26
200
MIN
32
30
31
37
40-
12
3
11
4
200
FG
M-A
0-9
5-8
2-5
9-19
2-12
1-8
0-2
3-12
22-75
FG
M-A
5-5
7-11
1-8
6-10
7-19
0-2
0-0
2-4
0-0
28-59
3-PT
M-A
0-8
0-0
0-0
1-5
1-6
1-4
0-0
0-0
3-23
3-PT
M-A
0-0
0-0
1-6
2-3
1-6
0-2
0-0
0-1
0-0
4-18
FT
M-A
0-0
3-3
0-0
3-5
4-4
2-2
0-0
3-6
15-20
FT
M-A
4-6
0-2
0-0
0-0
6-8
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
11-18
Toledo
Name
Colliver
Swint
Wierzba
Hoisington
Oester
Hoying
Dudley
Boley
Johnson
Sherwood
Satterlee
France
Zahel
Totals.........
Toledo
France
Zahel
REBOUNDS
OF
2
5
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
18
OF
2
3
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
8
DE
5
6
1
6
5
0
0
3
26
Bucknell
## Name
1 Deitrich
2 Collins
3 Donohue
7 DeLorenz
8 Buechel
15 Peyser
17 Braun
18 Flood
22 Thibeault
23 Barry
24 Fox
36 St. John
---Substitutes---
12 Heffernan
16 Van Schaack
21 Devine
Totals...
Longwood
DeLorenz
TOT
7
11
2
8
7
0
2
5
2
44
REBOUNDS
DE
3
12
2
5
9
2
0
2
3
1
39
TOT
5
15
2
6
10
2
0
3
3
1
47
AB
2
2
3
4
4
3
0
4
3
3
0
28
AB
4
4
1
5
47
1
4
4
3
3
4
0
0
37
PF
3
3
0
3
3
2
0
2
16
IP
8.0
1.0
PF
2
5
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
19
PTS
0
13
4
22
9
5
0
9
62
PTS
14
14
3
14
21
1
0
4
0
71
R
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
R
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
10
H
3
3
G
-
2
2
-
2
1
5
-
-
-
-
1
3
-
1
17
A
0
2
0
4
1
0
0
1
8
A
4
0
4
1
9
1
0
1
0
20
Min
60:00
R
1
2
H
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
H
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
13
TO
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
9
TO
3
4
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
17
A
-
2
3
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
ER
0
2
GA
5
Pts
-
4
5
-
2
2
6
-
-
-
-
1
3
-
1
24
RBI
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
RBI
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
9
BB
2
0
BLK
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
BLK
0
5
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
8
S
9
SO
5
1
S
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
7
S
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
6
Sh
-
5
6
-
5
1
7
1
-
-
-
2
4
1
2
24
SOG
-
3
4
-
3
1
5
1
-
-
-
2
3
-
2
24
GB
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
5
Team Leaders
GOALS
Wienckowski
Scheerer
Funk
ASSISTS
Schauder
Wienckowski
Scheerer
Funk
POINTS
Wienckowski
Scheerer
Funk
Schauder
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
6
4
3
3
GROUND BALLS
Garcia
6
Schauder
5
Scheerer
4
AVERAGE
Murphy, Brittany
Kemp, Laura
Mejia, Vanessa
RUNS
Kemp, Laura
RBI
Beauchman, Renae
Martinson, Chelsea
Castillo, Celina
DOUBLES
Asmna, Raylene
Kemp, Lauren
Beauchman, Renae
WINS
Porter, Blaire
Giles, Jenny
STRIKEOUTS
Porter, Blaire
Giles, Jenny
Giles, Jenny
Porter, Blaire
Team Leaders
ERA
AVERAGE
DiMasi, Frank
Amatucci, Anthony
Tingos, Gerard
RUNS
DiMasi, Frank
Tingos, Gerard
Pirillo, Dan
RBI
DiMasi, Frank
Jones, James
Amatucci, Anothony
DOUBLES
DiMasi, Frank
Tingos, Gerard
STRIKEOUTS
Cedel, Kenny
Johnson, Jesse
Benz, Couri
Johnson, Jesse
Iglesias, Dan
Yawger, Andy
Cedel, Kenny
Team Leaders
MEN’S BASKETBALL NEC - FIRST ROUND
ERA
Team Leaders
POINTS
22 Wisseh, Jaytornah
32 Allen, Kellan
01 Kotorbai, Eugene
REBOUNDS
01 Kotorbai, Eugene
02 Manigault, Ron
22 Wisseh, Jaytornah
ASSISTS
22 Wisseh, Jaytornah
02 Manigault, Ron
24 Hicks, David
3 PTS
05 Johnson, Kyle
01 Kotorbai, Eugene
22 Wisseh, Jaytornah
STEALS
22 Wisseh, Jaytornah
01 Kotorbai, Eugene
BLOCKS
01 Kotorbai, Eugene
.364
.300
.233
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
36
21
1.56
2.00
.462
.364
.333
5
4
3
5
5
2
2
2
6
4
4
0.00
0.00
4.15
5.40
473
402
305
OFF
57
61
23
153
40
36
FG-FGA
57-148
71-218
27-88
IC4A/ECAC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women’s 500M (Pre)
DeVerteuil, Denele
Strachan, Crystal
Women’s 500 (Final)
DeVerteuil, Denele
Strachan, Crystal
Women’s Triple Jump (Pre)
Patton, Heather
Spencer, Danay
Women’s 4x400M Relay (Pre)
DeVerteuil, Strachan,
Strachan, Conley
Place
4
5
4
8
14
21
9
Time
1:13.75
1:14.30
1:13.90
1:14.62
Distance
11.35m
11.71m
Time
3:48.37
Women’s 4x400 M Relay
DeVerteuil, Strachan,
Strachan, Conley
Men’s 4x400m Relay (Pre)
Boyd, Goffe, Mutekanga,
Alvarez
Men’s 4x400m Relay (Fin)
Boyd, Goffe, Mutekanga,
Alvarez
Men’s Medley (Pre)
Renahan, Simms, Paredes,
Cocchio
Place
5
8
5
24
Time
3:47.26
3:12.70
3:11.94
10:27.60
Men’s Long Jump (Pre)
Boyd, Corryl
Men’s 400m (Pre)
Boyd, Corryl
Men’s 400m (Finals)
Boyd, Corryl
Men’s 500m (Pre)
Mutekanga, Julius
Goffe, Sheldon
Alvarez, Jeremy
Men’s 500m (Finals)
Mutekanga, Julius
Goffe, Sheldon
Place
12
8
6
1
10
17
2
10
49
27
28
Distance
6.70m
Time
47.89
48.30
1:01.26
1:03.45
1:04.03
1:02.31
1:04.82
HITS
4
6
7
HITS
6
4
3
AVG
15.8
13.4
10.5
TOT
206
168
145
PCT
.385
.326
.307
March 12, 2008 Vol. LXXXI, Issue 7

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Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus March 12, 2008
Third Time’s
a Charm!
Blackbirds Shine, Defeat
No. 1 Quinnipiac in Second Round;
Face Robert Morris in the Finals
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