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In the aftermath of the tragic earth-quakes in Haiti, members of Long IslandUniversity’s Haitian Students Association,Helping Hands and Christian FellowshipClubs have joined together to hold afundraiser for Haitian relief.

Members of the three clubs man a tablein front of the Financial Aid Office, in theSloan Building. Volunteers are on hand from11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to collect money, cloth-ing or medical supplies that students arewilling to donate.

“We’re going to be collecting for aslong as it takes. Any donations, no matterhow small can really help out Haiti,” saidAudeline Couyote, Vice President ofHelping Hands and a junior psychologymajor.

According to Martine Andre, VicePresident of the Haitian Student

Association, all proceeds from the fundrais-ing efforts will be forwarded to the UnitedNations International Children’sEmergency Fund (UNICEF).

At the end of their first week collectingdonations, the clubs have managed to col-lect over $2,000. Despite the fact that theglobal economy is in the tank, charities allover the world have been reporting higherthan average donations in response toHaiti’s call for help.

According to the Huffington Post, justthree days after the earthquake, Americanshad donated almost $8 million to theHaitian relief efforts via texting alone.Barely two weeks later, the total for dona-tions via texting is now over $25 million.The American Red Cross reported that theyhave receivedmore donations for Haiti thanthey have for any other natural disasterincluding the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The small nation of Haiti was hit by a7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 16

miles west of its capital, Port-au-Prince.Many people were tragically killed ortrapped in collapsed buildings and many ofthe government buildings in Port-au-Princewere also destroyed, including thePresidential Palace, the National Assemblybuilding and the Port-au-Prince cathedral.

The offices for many of the internation-al charitable organizations in Haiti werealso destroyed, including the UnitedNations Stabilization Mission. In the midstof emergency efforts to find those trapped,the nation suffered a 5.9 magnitude after-shock on Jan. 20 that caused many precari-ously surviving structures to further or com-pletely collapse.

The death toll was initially estimated tobe between 100,000 – 250,000. However,on Jan. 24, the Haitian Communicationsminister confirmed that over 150,000 havebeen confirmed dead in Port-au-Princealone. The Haitian government officiallyended its search and rescue operations on

By Christina LongStaff Writer

Vol. LXXXV, Issue 1 Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Jan. 28, 2010

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Student oganizations across campus, including the Haitian Students Association and the Christian Fellowship Club are coming together to support the batterednation of Haiti. Above, an HSA member sells HSA t-shirts as part of the fundraising.

(Photo Credit: Justine Bach)

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BROOKLYN CAMPUSNEWS

Jan. 28, 2010

Dear Friends,I hope that you have all enjoyed your

Holiday seasons and got a much-deservedrest during the course of the break. As we allget set to start this Spring semester it isimportant that we keep the citizens of Haitiin mind, in light of the recent tragicEarthquake which occurred just a short twoweeks ago. Many of the basic necessities thatwe as Americans take for granted, such asclean water, food and clothes are runningextremely low over in Haiti. As privilegedAmerican citizens, I feel that it is all of ourresponsibilities to help those suffering inHaiti. The Student Government Associationwill be accepting monetary donations, allproceeds of which will be sent to theAmerican Red Cross Society. In addition todonations, I also ask that we all remember tokeep our Haitian brothers and sisters in ourprayers.

In other news, I would like to remind allof the graduating seniors to apply for gradu-ation before the February 5 deadline. Also, Iwould like to remind my fellow seniors thatthe job market is atrocious at this time,adding importance to the task of meticulous-ly searching for a career and/or internshipbefore you graduate. Waiting until May tostart searching for employment is only set-ting yourself up for failure and reducing yourchances of finding a stable career. It is essential thatyou use this time before you graduate to visit theOffices of Career Services and start applying for jobsof your choice.

For those of you who are new to Long IslandUniversity and are just embarking on this new andexciting journey, I would like to wish you the best ofluck. If I can give you a small piece of advice itwould be to “Dream Big andWork Hard.” At the endof the day you are the master of your own destiny so

in your free time always try to perfect your craft,whether that be modeling, science, painting, pharma-cy, etc.

Throughout the course of your college careeryou will happen to see a lot friends come and go,unfortunately, due to budget cuts and increasingtuition costs. No matter how hard we try, the tuitioncost is a factor that cannot be altered, but as far as therecent New York State budget cuts, we are preparedto take action. The Student Government Associationwill take a host of LIU students to Albany on

February 9th to fight against budget andfinancial aid cuts. SGA will provide trans-portation by bus to all students whom areseriously interested in joining us for therally. All students who join us for the rallywill be “officially excused” from class forthe day due to the importance of the task athand. However, only students who are edu-cated on the subject matter and have inten-tions of making a difference will be allowedto join us. So, if you have questions, feelfree to stop by SGA beforehand and ask us.We also ask that all students, staff, facultyand the families of all three to visit the web-site www.nystudentaidalliance.org andvoice your opinions on the recent New YorkState budget cuts.

Last, but certainly not least, I wouldlike to shout out to all of the Blackbird ath-letes and wish them luck throughout theseason. I would also like to remind all stu-dents to come out and support our Blackbirdathletic teams throughout the semester.They work extremely hard every game andalways seem to leave it all out on thecourt/field. Coming up this semester ourBlackbirds have an array of track and fieldmeets at the Armory located in Manhattan,home Basketball games in our WRACCenter, and lacrosse and baseball games onthe field. I look forward to seeing you allthere wearing LIU apparel.

Thank you all for your time and the best of luckthroughout this semester. Please feel free to visit theStudent Government Association at anytime. We arelocated directly above the Luntey Commons in roomM-208. You can contact me at the StudentGovernment Offices by calling (718) 488 -1607.

Yours Truly,

President Hackett

From the Desk of the Student Government Association President:

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Jan. 23, 11 days after the earthquake.The massive, widespread damage caused by the earth-

quake greatly hampered immediate rescue and reliefresponses, but as time has gone on, the various relieforganizations are slowly improving their ability to getsupplies to those in need. The airport in Port-au-Prince isnow semi-functional, and they have begun to develop asystem that allows for more flights in and out of Haiti.The port in Port-au-Prince is still in some disarray, butrelief organizations are working on improving theorganization to allow supplies to enter Haiti viafreighters. Despite the improvements in moving sup-plies to where they are needed, much work is neededbefore Haiti can even begin to get on the road to recov-ery.

Jeffrey Ulysee, President of the ChristianFellowship Club anda junior nursing major, believes thatdespite the horror and tragedy of the past weeks, peoplehere and in Haiti should not lose hope.

“There is hope for Haiti. There is a blessing out ofthis catastrophe. Nation after nation is reaching out toHaiti with supplies. Israel, Dominican Republic, evenpoor thirdworld countries are giving all that they have tohelp Haiti. Young people all over the world are uniting tohelp Haiti,” he said.

Helping Hands, the Haitian Students Association andthe Christian Fellowship Club are not the only ones onthe LIU campus working together for Haitian relief. OnFriday, Jan. 29 after Byronn Bain’s “Lyrics from theLockdown” performance in the Kumble Theatre, therewill be a silent auction to raise funds for relief efforts inHaiti. Other organizations and departments around cam-

pus are also pulling together in the com-ing weeks to host fundraisers to collectmoney for the Red Cross, UNICEF andother charities that are spearheadingrelief efforts.

Ulysee perhaps best summed upLIU’s Haitian fundraising efforts: “LIU isfinally uniting as one to bring hope tothe country of Haiti. Despite our countrybeing in debt, the RedCross andUNICEFhave collected over $200 million dol-lars. The most important thing is that wedo it together. The power of one can turninto the power of many.”

Couyoute agrees with Jeffrey andhopes that the feeling of kinship andcompassion invoked by this tragedydoesn’t end. “It’s not about beingHaitian. We are all one. I hope this willbring us together and make us closer.Maybe this will let us all finally get overour differences. I try to help whenever Ihear of a tragedy. This could happen toany country.”

For more information on how todonate or to help these clubs in theirrelief efforts, stop by their table in frontof Financial Aid, or call them at the fol-lowing numbers – Haitian StudentAssociation at (718) 488-1594; TheChristian Fellowship Club at (718) 488-1596; or Helping Hands at (908) 875-1495.

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Haitian Student Association Vice President Martine Andre and member Courtney Lewisselling club t-shirts to raise money for their Haitian relief efforts.

(Photo Credit: Ian Smith)

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What do you think about the accusationsmade against Wycleff Jean?

In My Opinion...

Jeffrey Ulysee

“I don’t like it, he’s always been known as a strongleader in the Haitian community. He’s a stand up

guy.”

“I wouldn’t put it past anyone, but I think it’s dis-turbing. I hope he didn’t because that would be like

taking food out of the people’s mouths.”

“I believe we don’t have enough information. Thereneeds to be further investigation.”

Audeline Couyoute

Ricardo Jean-Pierre

LIU Loses One of ItsOwn in Haitian

Earthquake Tragedy

IN MEMORIAMIt is with regret that we inform you of the passing ofDaiana Noel. Daiana, a 25-year old Haitian native was

a junior at the Brooklyn Campus of Long IslandUniversity. With hopes of becoming a physician,

Daiana actively pursued a degree in the area of Biology.Having a GPA of 3.73, she was a distinguished mem-ber of the national honor society Apha Chi and a dedi-cated student. She was an avid writer who enjoyedtraveling, spending time with family and friends andsharing memories of her childhood days in Haiti.

Daiana visited with family in Haiti during the winterrecess and, together with her parents, became a victimof the tragic earthquake. The Brooklyn Campus in

partnership with the Political Science club will be ded-icating the Bryonn Bain performance “Lyrics fromLockdown” in memory of Daiana Noel and the manypersons affected by the quake. The event will be heldon January 29, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., in the Kumble

Theater, and we encourage all students, faculty, admin-istrators and the community to attend.

Sincerely,Kim Williams Clark, Dean

Office of Institutional Advancement and Student Affairs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand lashedout at Harold Ford Jr. on Tuesday, accusing him of child-ish and "pathetic" attacks as he considers whether torun against her in the Democratic primary.

Gillibrand had harsh words for her potential oppo-nent during a telephone interview with The AssociatedPress, a day after Ford called her a "parakeet" who takesinstructions from the party leadership. It was one ofFord's many assaults on her independence in recentweeks.

"I wouldn't accept that kind of name-calling frommy 6-year-old, and I think it's a pathetic effort bysomeone who aspires to be a U.S. senator," Gillibrandsaid.

Ford has been traveling the state and meeting withelected officials and potential supporters as he exploresa possible run this fall.

Gillibrand was appointed last year to the seatvacated by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.Ford represented a Tennessee district in the U.S. Housefor 10 years and moved to New York after losing the2006 U.S. Senate race there.

In an unusually sharp attack, Gillibrand saidTuesday that Ford was "unable to convince Tennesseevoters to trust him or put their vote in him, and nowhe's moved to New York and thinks he should be sena-tor."

Ford spokesman Davidson Goldin said it makessense that Gillibrand is "on the attack."

"Her approval numbers are rock bottom, unem-ployment is rising and the economy around the stateisn't improving on her watch," he said.

A Marist College poll released Jan. 15 hadGillibrand beating Ford by double-digits in a primarymatchup, but her approval rating among Democratsstatewide was only 31 percent.

Ford recently took a leave of absence from his jobas a vice chairman at Bank of America Merrill Lynch toexplore a New York campaign.

He says he will decide next month whether to runand has been lobbing regular strikes on Gillibrand,seeking to cast her as the Washington insider afraid toassert herself.

He often calls her a friend just before criticizingher, and on Tuesday, Gillibrand said she does not con-sider him the same. They were once "social acquain-tances," she said.

Gillibrand also said Ford's claim that he is aWashington outsider "is a fraud."

She noted how he "grew up in Washington" whilehis father was in Congress, failed the bar exam and"walked into his father's congressional seat."

By Sara Kugler

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UNDERPPRREESSSSUURREE

By Ian SmithEditor-in-Chief

The disaster zone that is Port-au-Prince is atestement to the destructive power of nature.Never before have we seen so many lose so muchin such a short span of time; homes, infrastructureand untold numbers of lives gone in a virtualinstant. In Haiti’s darkest hour, the rest of theworld is both humble and defiant, the formerbecause we know well enough that such disastercould easily befall any other nation, and the latterbecause we believe that we can rebuild the crip-pled nation.

Like never before, support from the interna-tional community has been astounding, with mil-lions of dollars in private donations coming fromthe United States alone. While there is no amountof money in the world to ease the suffering of somany, it is comforting to know that so many stillbelieve in the concept of charity.

And that’s what the influx of private dona-tions has been - charity. As in, the selfless givingto someone (or, in this case, a nation) in more direcircumstances than yourself. It’s one thing to giveto a friend or a family member. It’s another thingentirely to give to someone you have not, andrealistically, probably will never, meet.

However, despite the desperation of theHaitians the willingess of those to give, I am alsoencountering a surprising amount of oppositionto the very thought of it, indeed, and outrightsense of anti-charity. Let me regale you with amessage that popped up on my Facebook feedthis morning:

“Shame on you America: the only countrywhere we have homeless without shelter, childrengoing to bed without eating, elderly going with-out needed meds, and mentally ill without treat-ment - yet we have a benefit for the people ofHaiti on 12 TV stations. 99% of people won't havethe guts to copy and repost this.”

Now, I’m not going to say that the UnitedStates doesn’t have its fair share of problems.We’ve got plenty of them: unemployment, over-hauling the financial system, healthcare, etc. I’vetalked about many of them on multiple occasions.However, one thing that the United States doesn’thave is being rended in two by the planet Earth. I’dsay that makes a pretty big difference.

Plus, Haiti wasn’t exactly the nicest place onthe Earth to live in anyway. As my friend Edwianilluminates in the column to the right of this one,

the United States has had a hand in Haiti’s affairsfor decades, mostly to ill effect.

The point I’m trying to make (well, one ofthem, anyway) is that charity-trashing of thisnature is completely uncalled for, if not outrighthateful. Newsflash: there are people in peril inevery country. It just so happens that, right now,Haiti has many, many more of them, en masse,due to a natural event they neither could havepredicted nor stopped. So yeah, have a heart, youknow?

It’s time we (and by we, I mean, everyone,everywhere) drop this “I’m only out to get mine”mentality. Fact is, due to the wonders of globaliza-tion, we’re all now part of a tight-nit global com-munity. We’re all neighbors, even if we’re thou-sands of miles away. And we should always striveto help out neighbors, especially when we’vemade a habit of digging up their backyards for acouple generations.

Have you ever stopped to think about why,exactly, there’s so much messed up stuff in theworld today? Why nations are constantly fight-ing, why corporations are constantly thieving,why the rich get richer and the poor only getdeader?

One of the multitudinous reasons is becausewe haven’t quite gotten the hint that our existanceas a species is not a zero sum game. We don’t allhave to be losers at the expense of others. If wewould simply cease our petty bickering we couldall concievably be winners! But in order to do that,we’d have to put aside our differences and worktowards empowering a global community thatrespects all nations and peoples equally.

Fat chance of that ever happening.My pessimism is gettig me off topic. Look,

here’s the deal. If you think that people shouldn’tdonate money to Haiti, you’re entitled to youropinion. Just keep it to yourself because your neg-ativity helps nobody, unlike the money beingdonated by more charitable individuals.

And on that note, if you’re going to donatethen do it now. Not “when you have the money,”not when you’re rich and famous. Now. Rightnow. Every little bit helps.

Feel differently? Send a response to [email protected] and you could endup here!

CharitableNotations

Episode 11:

By now we’ve all seen the images. We’ve heard thesounds and witnessed the carnage. Our eyes and heartscringe at the very mention of the devastation. Many havecontributed millions to the relief efforts and millions ofdollars in aid are pouring in from nations around the world.Though Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake on Jan. 12,the destruction of the nation has been in the works fordecades.

In 1957 Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier became presi-dent of Haiti and, with the help of the United States andHaitian elitists, helped transform the country into the poor-est country in the Western Hemisphere by driving out thesmall farmers, getting a hydroelectric company to flood thefarmland, destroy medical clinics and exposing workers tothe harsh conditions of sweatshop labor. Post Duvalierdeath in 1971, his son, Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalierassisted in the further deterioration of the country. Whileenriching themselves through United States and foreign aidmoney, the Duvalier’s were responsible for the deaths of60,000 Haitians, many at the hands of death squads. Underthe Duvalier’s, Haitians worked in sweatshops for penniesa day while foreign companies profited millions.

In 1986 a grass root rebellion removed Baby Doc frompower, leaving the U.S. to situate a military governmentthat only continued to kill and torture the citizens of Haiti.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s first elected president inthe democratic elections, was ill received by the westernworld including the United States and a month after his vic-tory a U.S.-backed military coup drove him out. In 1992,accepting conditions cooked up by the United States,Aristide returned to Haiti. In 2000 Artistide was re-elected sPresident with over 90% of the vote. Citing theOrganization of American States, the elections wereexploited and thus the U.S. began to pull aid out of Haiti.

Conditions in Haiti have remained desperate, withcrumbling roads and infrastructure and nonexistent publicservices, unemployment at 70%, half the adults illiterate,and the richest 1% of the population controlling nearly halfof all of the wealth.

What I’m trying to say is, although it seems to makesense to help Haiti in the here-and-now, we would do wellto remember that the United States, at least in part, wasresponsible for transforming Haiti into one of the world’spoorest nations. It’s all well and good that we’re doonatingour money and time now, after a major natural disaster, butwhere was all this support before? They needed it thenalmost as much as they do now.

Haiti, Before the Quake

By Edwian StokesStaff Writer


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The Book of Eli, the new movie starringDenzel Washington, tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world covered in desert, waste-land and cannibals. Yes, that’s right, canni-bals.

Eli, played by Washington, is a manheading west to deliver a book that hebelieves can save mankind. The book, ofcourse, is the last existing copy of the HolyBible. In his travels, Eli encounters a townoverseer name Carnegie, played by GaryOldman. Carnegie also seeks the Holy bookso that he may use its power to re-establish arudimentary human civilization.

Along the way Eli acquires a companion,Solara (Mila Kunis), Carnegie’s stepdaugh-ter; typically, he does not wish to have heraround but deals with her anyway. His com-panion, however, leads him into trouble.Being the hero of the movie, Eli saves Solarafrom the dangers she encounters and she cer-tainly does return the favor for Eli later on.What follows is a post-apocalyptic cat-and-mouse game of purportedly Biblical impor-

tance.Although you would expect any movie

with such blatant star power (aided, in addi-tion, by Milka Kunis, Malcolm McDowell,Michael Gambon and musician Tom Waits) tobe fantastic, The Book of Eli never quitelives up to its promise. The story is veryslow-placed and uneven, and pales in com-parison to recent post-apocalyptic fare,specifically John Hillcoat’s The Road.

As usual, Washington delivers a solidperformance, but in The Book of Eli it seemsthat age may finally be catching up to him.The fighting scenes are particularly unbe-lievable and audience members will easily beable to tell where computer graphics comeinto play.

When it comes to the storyline, thisfilm leaves the audience asking many ques-tions. Most frustratingly, we are left to pon-der what happened to the world. Why arethere no more Bibles? Why is it so importantto begin with? The films asks these ques-tions, but doesn’t answer them, leaving theplot somewhat muddled and weightless.However, there is one major twist in themovie that no one is going to anticipate

which, perhaps not coincidental, is probablythe part.

The Hughes brothers, who directed thefilm, did their very best to try to get the audi-ence to buy into the world they created, but itis safe to say that the film was just poorlywritten. However, there is a religious themeportrayed in the movie that tells how somepeople held onto faith long after the declineof the world.

Perhaps the movie would have been bet-ter if it showed, not told (kind of, sort of)what happened to put the world in such astate. The shabby answers given by the char-acters are not good enough explanation forthe audience to be pulled into the movie.

Overall, this movie could have been alot better if more time were devoted to reallythink out the storyline and giving some kindof concrete explanation to this particularapocalypse. As it is, The Book of Eli graspsmostly at straws.

Seawanhaka Rati ng : 3 / 5 Bl ackbi rds


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTWeekend Top 5

1. Avatar - $34.9M2. Legion - $17.5M3. The Book of Eli - $15.7M4. Tooth Fairy - $14M5. The Lovely Bones - $14.2M

(courtesy www.imdb.com)

DVD Releases2/2

ZombielandThe House of the Devil

Amelia

2/9The Time Traveller’s Wife

A Serious ManCouples Retreat(courtesy www.metacritic.com)

Theater Releases1/29

When in RomeEdge of DarknessNorth Face

Saint John of Las Vegas

2/5Dear John

From Paris With LoveFrozen

Music Charts

Television RatingsTop 10

Week of 1/11/10

1. AFC Division Playoff2. American Idol - Tuesday3. American Idol - Wednesday4. AFC Division Playoff Post-Game Show5. NCIS6. Two and a Half Men7. The Golden Glob Awards8. NCIS: Los Angeles9. The Mentalist10. 60 Minutes

(courtesy www.nielsenmedia.com)

Top iTunesDownloads

1. “Hallelujah (feat. Charlie Sexton)” - Justin Timberlake & Matt Moris

2. “TiK ToK” - Ke$ha3. “Today Was a Fairytale” - Taylor Swift4. “Imma Be” - Black Eyed Peas5. “Carryout (feat. Justin Timberlake)” -

Timbaland(courtesy www.apple.com)

At the Box Office

By Renica RamnathStaff Writer

Even With Denzel, Eli is Less Than Divine

Denzel Washington in his latest role as Eli in The Book of Eli, an Alcon Entertainment film.(Photo Credit: www.allmovephoto.com)


By Leonica ValentineArts & Entertainment Editor

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

1 ) Lo s i ng wei ght is the most frustrating resolution to havebecause after dayone you begin tolose the momen-tum. The bestway to maintaina workout routineis to do it with abuddy, one thatactually wants toworkout. Inalmost allaspects of lifeyou seek out assistance, so why try losing weight on your own.You will be more likely to stay on track when you have supportafter all your workout buddy gives you free encouragement/crit-icism.

2 ) Qui tti ng Smoking takes a lot of persistence, the onlydanger of quitting is gaining weight. The best way to preventadding unnecessary weight is having water, non caffeinated andor non carbonated drinks nearby. If stress is why you smoke,exercise instead.

3 ) Getti ng Out o f Debtby prioritizing what youneed and what you want.More than 70% of purchas-es are made aren’t necessi-ties. Although it helps theeconomy, it hurts yourfinancial health in thelong-run because you willcontinue to make purchas-es. Try your best to have amonthly estimate of whatyou can afford to spend,factor in the bare minimumof what it takes to get you through the month and use the cashleft over to make emergency adjustments. Avoid paying onlythe bare minimum on a bill, the more you pay now the less yourbill will be, the less you will have to pay after interest.

4 ) Get o rgani zed, but remember that life will not run perfect-ly after. The key is to find a quiet place (not your bedroom)where you can take your time weeding through your to-do list.Do not put off the dry cleaning, laundry and balancing yourcheckbook for the weekend. There are 7 days in a week, allowsome items on your to-do list to fill in a small portion of thespare time you have in the week.

5 ) Making time fo r fami l y . Quality time with familyshould be free, play board games with your family instead ofgoing shopping or going to a movie theatre. Have movienight at home. The compulsive need to network is affectingquality familial interactions. Turn off the phones and spendtime with your family.

Legion Proves the End is Not Nigh

Paul Bettany plays the angel Michael in Legion, a product of Bold Films.(Photo Credit: www.allmoviephoto.com)

Scott Stewart is a director, writer and visual effects devel-oper, mostly known for being the senior staffer in a visual effectscompany called The Orphanage. His latest effort, Legion, is oneof the first movies he is going to be truly remembered for.

Not only did he portray the characters in such beautifullyclever ways, but the way he wrote the movie was amazing. Henot only had his audience buy into the world, but he had it feelfor the world too.

The plot of this movie was initially confusing, but viewerswill be rewarded if the pay attention and stick it out. It stands upon its own two legs. In a clever reversal, Legion is less about thefaith humans have lost in God and more about God’s lost faithin humanity.

Legion’s God is an angry one; frustrated with humanity’sdwindling faith, He decides to execute the Last Judgment, send-ing angels to Earth in order to exterminate the human popula-tion. Humanity’s only hope lies in the Archangel Michael (PaulBettany), now cast out of Heaven for refusing to take part inGod’s Armageddon. Arriving in a small New Mexico diner,Michael assembles a ragtag group of faithless miscreants inorder to thwart God’s wrath. These people are misfits in the mid-dle of Heaven’s war, yet despite their faults, you still root forthem.

Bettany’s Michael presents an interesting take on the tradi-tional angel; he comes in as something of a bad character, whichis definitely something you don’t normally expect from anangel. He’s there because he believes he is the only one that canprove to God that people are still good, yet he intends to do sothrough some not-so-peaceful methods.

Legion isn’t just about angels and demons and God beingangry. The film sends us a message about the way we live, theramifications of our destruction and the reasons we believe inthe first place. This isn’t an average horror flick; it’s actually full

of love, suspense and faith.Michael leads a group of strangers to defeat the angels who

were sent down to end the world. The most important of thesecharacters is Charlie (Adrianne Palicki), a pregnant womanwhose baby, if born, will lead the world out of darkness. Palickiplays a very spunky, if not morally corrupt Charlie. She’s youngwaitress with a bad attitude, a smoking problem, a baby she was-n’t prepared for and a life she wish she didn’t have.

Palicki successfully makes you feel for Charlie and thechanges she must go through. The deaths of the people aroundher make her stronger and hardens her will. The love of a naiveinnocent young man named Jeep (Lucas Black) leads her tobelieve in herself and her baby. Black does an amazing job inthis movie. Not only does he become an unlikely hero to every-one, including Charlie, but he finally believes in himself as well.

However, most impressive were the scenes betweenGabriel (Kevin Durand), God’s chosen angel, and Michael werecrafted in an amazing way. The scenery, even though it was justa dessert and rocks, was striking. The fight to the finish in thediner is unforgettable, full of power and emotion.

For a first time director, Stewart displays significant talent.He sets the characters up in such a way that the audience feelsfor them, joins them in the hunt for freedom and justice, causingthem to buy into the movie entirely. The plot of the movie is onethat really sticks out. It keeps the audience’s attention from startto finish.

The movie is absolutely amazing, one you will not want tomiss. Legion proves itself with emotions that are believable,strong and true. The story is one that needed to be written andtold.

Seawanhaka Rating: 4/5 Blackbirds

By Samantha VelazquezStaff Writer

Top 5 Most Frequently BrokenNew Year’s Resolutions



Let’s face it, the ending winter months are the mostfashionably frustrating. Sweaters cause you to overheatand are mainly itchy. Jackets, while necessary are bulkyand constricting. It is very difficult trying to anticipatesuitable footwear for the erratic weather.

The only solution is layering. Guys have layeringdown to a science, but there are always a few fashion vio-lations. For example wearing a white t-shirt over anotherwhite t-shirt or a cotton hoodie under a wool hoodie.Layers should have some kind of smarts about them.

The typical rule for layering is as simple as wearing

your favorite t-shirt over a matching thermal or longsleeved cotton shirt. The preppy collared shirt under a cot-ton sweater, recently popularized by celebrities, is proba-bly one of the more practical layering techniques. The pur-pose of layers is to allow you the ease of removing whatmakes you hot and/or adding that item when you’re cold.

When going out for an event, dinner or party a minidress made of primarily lace and/or chiffon in January isnot ideal. There aren’t wool tights thick enough to keepyour legs from frostbite in 20° weather. It is necessary tothink outside the restrictions of summer styles in winterwhen dressing up. Many stores sell items by color, sizeand what they see will be a fast sell, not by what is prac-tical wear.

When it comes to footwear celebrities have reintro-duced hooker boots, more kindly advertised as thigh highboots. Although not practical for the everyday woman it’sa tactic that helps keep you from freezing in the cold.Sweater dresses and tunic dresses paired with boots that goover and/or up to the knee high boots and wool tights area better dais for an outfit when going out.

If you are not a boots n’ dress girl wear double knitleggings under your jeans when it’s cold outside. Hoodedscarves are the latest must have accessory that go greatwith any winter wear and keep you looking stylish. Tryyour best to keep warm during these ending wintermonths. Don’t forget that spring is on the horizon.

FFaasshh ii oonn FFrruussttrraatt ii oonnss iinn 22001100By Leonica Valentine

Arts & Entertainment Editor

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TThhee AArrttss aatt LLIIUU...... ““CCaattaadduuppaa””Paintings by Madge Scott

Until February 25Salena Gallery

(Photo Credit: Justine Bach)


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For more information, call (718) 488-1624or v isit www.kumbletheater.org.

Tue. , February 2 , 1 0 :15 a.m. & 12 :15 p.m.Impact Repertory Theater - “The Long Walk to Freedom”Oscar-nominated group from Harlem examines the history of civil rights in Americathrough song, dance and spoken word. Tickets: $7. Contact Community Works at(212)353-2332 or [email protected].

Thurs . - Fri . , February 4 - 5 , 1 0 :30 a.m. & 12 :30 p.m.The Paper Bag Players’ Great Mummy AdventureFor grades K-4, this show will have audiences laughing, singing and dancing. Tickets:Contact The Paper Bag Players at (212) 353-2332 or [email protected].

Sat. - Sun. , February 6 - 7 , 3 :00 p.m.Dancewave Presents: Kids Cafe Goes to CollegeHigh school dancers get a first-hand look at professionally based college dance pro-grams, including those a Long Island University, the Juilliard School of the Arts at NYU,SUNY Purchase, Ohio State University, Marymount Manhattan, Adelphi University andHunter College. Tickets: $20 and $15 for students with ID; $12 for children 12 and under.

ExhibitionsGallery 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.

January 11 - February 25 - Humani ti es Bui l di ng Gal l erySculpture by Rebecca Welz

January 11 - February 25 - Sal ena Gal l eryPaintings by Madge Scott

DanceFor more information, call Mary Ann Wall 8) 488-3355.

Thurs . , February 4 and Fri . , March 5 , 4 :00 p.m. , Pratt Bui l di ng 6 th Fl oo rDance Studi oRising Artists Workshop SeriesInformal showing of student and faculty works in progress.

Sat. , February 27 , 1 0 :00 a.m. to 2 :00 p.m. , Pratt Bui l di ng 6 th Fl oo r DanceStudi oDance Department AuditionsHigh school seniors are invited to audition for the Campus B.F.A. and B.S. dance degreeprograms. Registration is required: www.brooklyn.liu.edu/dance.

Music“Jazz Clinic and Concert Series” features top names in jazz. Admission is free. For more information,

call Bob Aquino at (718) 488-1668.

Tue. , February 9 , 4 :00 p.m. , Humani ti es Bui l di ng Rm. 106Tabla v irtuoso Samir ChatterjeeMaster class on “Hindustani Indian Music.”

Tue. , March 30 , 4 :00 p.m. , Humani ti es Bui l di ng Rm. 106Composer/Pianist David BerkmanEducator will give master class on “How to Practice.”

BusinessFor more information, call (718) 488-1121

Tue. , February 2 & March 2, Wed. , February 17 & March 24, 6:30 p.m. , LibraryLearning Center Rm. 515 Toastmasters International Club MeetingPublic speaking club provides supportive and funway to become more persuasive. CallVanessa Gonzalez at (718) 488 - 1435.

Fri . , March 12 , 8 :15 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m. , Arno ld & Mari e SchwartzGymnas ium5th Annual Leadership Sk ills Development Program for Business StudentsOpen to college juniors and seniors majoring in business, this program includes presen-tations, simulations and an expert panel on leadership.

ReadingsThe English Department’s multicultural “Voices of the Rainbow” series is funded by theProvost’s Office. Admission is free. For more information, call Louis Parascandola at

(718) 488-1109.

Thurs . , February 11 , noon, Locati on TBAMichael ThomasAfrican-American author wrote the novel “Man Gone Down;” co-sponsored with theAfricana Studies program.

Mon. , February 22 , 11 :00 a.m. , Locati on TBAMerle Collins and Sandra Maria EstevesPoet/novelist Collins is from Grenada and Latina poet Esteves is from the Bronx; co-sponsored with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Gender Studies program.

Wed. , February 24 , 6 :30 p.m. , Kumbl e TheaterPaumanok Lecture: Lynn NottagePulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the drama “Ruined.”

Career ServicesWed., February 3, 4:00 p.m., Pratt Building Rm. 251Employer Spotlight: Harlem Children’s ZoneMeet with representatives from this prestigious education/social service agency and learnabout internship and job opportunities. All majors welcome, though the following majors areespecially encouraged to attend: Education, Counseling, Social Work and Liberal Arts.

Mon., February 1, 8, Tue., February 16, 11 a.m., Rm. HS 121Pharmacy Career Fair Preparation SessionTo prepare for the fair, attend one of the following informal sessions with a representativefrom the Office of Career Services, all in HS 121, from 11-noon: February 1st, February 8thand February 16th.

Wed., February 24, 10:00 a.m.Pharmacy Career FairTargeted to Pharm. D. P3-P6 students; meet with representatives from chains, small retailestablishments, hospitals and other companies. Business attire and copies of your resumestrongly recommended for entry.

TheaterFor more information, call (718) 488-1089.

Tue. - Wed. , March 30 - 3 1 , 7 :30 p.m. , Kumbl e Theater“Twelfth Night”Presented by the Department of Communication Studies, Performance Studies andTheatre. Tickets: $15 and $12 for seniors and students with ID.


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SPORTS



SPORTSPalmer’s Record Weekend

Lifts ‘Birds to Fourth Straight

Ashley Palmer pulled down a career-high 19rebounds and scored 21 points to lead the Blackbirdspast Mount St. Mary’s 59-48, on Saturday, extendingtheir winning streak to four games.

Hanging on to a one point lead, the sophomoresensation scored five points during a 10-0 run in thesecond half to give Long Island a commanding 54-43lead.

Juniors Heidi Mothershead and Chelsi Johnsonadded 11 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman KiaraEvans led the team with six assists.

The Blackbirds struggled shooting the ball buttheir aggressive play allowed them to overcome theirwoes. Long Island went to the line 32 times comparedto the 11 Mount St. Mary’s took. They also grabbed 18offensive rebounds that led to nine second chancepoints.

The Blackbirds won their previous game againstWagner 67-60, on Thursday.

LIU struggled early on, trailing by seven points on

multiple occasions during the first half but Palmer camealive in the second half and scored 23 of her 27 pointsto carry the Blackbirds to victory.

Palmer made 14 of her 16 free throws and grabbedseven rebounds.

Palmer’s impressive weekend earned her NECPlayer of the Week honors.

Long Island took 34 free throw attempts, while theSeahawks only managed eight attempts. The Blackbirdsalso had a 39-25 rebound advantage. Johnson and senior Connie James scored 12 pointsapiece.

It was the second time Long Island defeated Wagnerin a week. The previous win came on Jan. 14, when theBlackbirds left Staten Island with a 74-60 victory.

The Blackbirds are now 6-2 in the NortheastConference and are sitting in third place.

Long Island will now travel to Pennsylvania for apair of matchups. The first game is against RobertMorris on Thursday and then they’ll play St. Francis(Pa.) on Saturday.

Their next home game is an afternoon contestagainst St. Francis (NY) on Feb. 7.

Balanced Effort Leads BlackbirdsBack to Winning Ways

LIU displayed some defensive toughness downingMount St. Mary’s 67-58 to improve to 8-11 and 6-2 inNEC play.

The Blackbirds were led by senior JaytornahWisseh and freshman Kenny Onyechi, who scored 15points apiece.

After a see-saw start with a number of lead changes,Long Island started gaining the momentum and opened a13-point lead late in the first half. LIU was up by 34-25at the break.

The Mount could not solve LIU’s defense in the sec-ond half and the Blackbirds maintained a comfortablelead that built to as much as 17 points. That was a solidmargin to hold off the visitors the rest of the way.

It was an important conference win for theBlackbirds who next face the NEC’s No. 1 team, RobertMorris, on Thursday.

The victory over Mount St. Mary’s followed anovertime loss to Wagner, 65-59. Long Island had a goodopportunity to take the win in regulation when DavidHicks’ attempt at a game-winning shot scraped the rimand forced the game to overtime.

The first half was a three-point shooting show withLIU making four of 12 and Wagner nailing five ofseven. Wagner led by two points at the half. TheSeahawks withstood an 11-2 LIU run and got plenty ofhelp from their bench which contributed 14 points.

It was all Wagner in overtime. The visitors scoredthe final nine points of the game and only allowed theBlackbirds to three points.

The Blackbirds next two games will be againstRobert Morris and St. Francis (Pa.).

By John TolisStaff Writer

By Michael NgSports Editor

Kiara Evans dished out six assists in Long Island’s 59-48 victoryover Mount St. Mary’s.

(Photo Courtesy of Sports Media Relations)

Freshman Kenny Onyechi scored 15 points to help lead theBlackbirds to victory over Mount St. Mary’s 67-58.

(Photo Courtesy of Sports Media Relations)

SPORTS


By John TolisStaff Writer

After a decade of retirement, MLB slugger Mark McGwire revealed his deep, dark secret.In a painful interview with Bob Costas, McGwire was in tears. “It’s time for me to talk aboutthe past,” he said.

McGwire admitted he used steroids during the 1998 season, the year he passed RogerMaris for the most home runs in a single season, hitting 70, the centerpiece of a 17-yearcareer with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals.

When McGwire began his career, everyone saw his talent, almost god-like, hitting homeruns at distances no one could believe. At the age of 23, he hit 49 home runs with Oakland.

He joined the Cardinalsin 1997 and the nextyear, he hit 70 home runsand had 147 runs battedin. The next year, he hit65 home runs, whichstarted raising questionsfor everyone, where isthis power coming from.

In the interview,McGwire stated he wasintroduced to steroids inthe winter of 1989-1990, “I was given a cou-ple weeks' worth. I triedit, never thought any-thing of it, just movedon from it.”

Later in theinterview, he saidsteroids were commonfor him through the mid90’s, but believed didn’treally help him. “Theonly reason I tooksteroids was for myhealth purposes, ’’ hesaid. ``I did not takesteroids to get any gainfor strength purposes.”Bob Costas went back toMcGwire’s series ofinjuries in the mid 90’s,McGwire felt as his career

was coming to a close. He said his use of steroids was just for him to get back into shape andbe at the top where he started out.

McGwire’s use of steroids has impacted his chances for the Hall of Fame. The view ofmany voters is that his use of performance enhancing substances inflated his home run num-bers and gave him an advantage that Maris did not have in 1961.

His confession adds him to others who have admitted steroid use like Alex Rodriguez,Andy Pettite, and Miguel Tejada.

“I'm not here doing this for the HOF. I'm doing this for me, to get this off my chest. Iplayed this game of baseball because I was given an ability to play. If I'm lucky enough to getin there, it's just icing on the cake. But I played this game because I loved it” he said.

Now another question remains for writers and fans, will we ever see a player with naturalpower in our generation? Some may tab Ken Griffey Jr. but could it be a player that playsMcGwire’s position now and who McGwire will coach this season with the Cardinals -- AlbertPujols.

The Truth Comes Out Offensive AffairBy Edwian Stokes

Staff WriterIt took 22 weeks to get here, but finally, Superbowl XLIV has arrived. Perhaps it’s fit-

ting that the two most vaunted offenses in the N.F.L. are squaring off for the VinceLombardi trophy in Miami on Feb. 7.

The Indianapolis Colts, coming off a superb regular season including knocking offthe wily Jets in the A.F.C championship game to ascend to the final dance, are looking towin another Superbowl in Miami. They previously defeated the Chicago Bears, makingthen head coach Tony Dungy the first African American to win a Superbowl. Though nohistorical implications of that magnitude are in play this time around, what is historicalis the man who will be quarterbacking the Colts: Peyton Manning. Manning recentlyreceived his fourth N.F.L leading M.V.P award, passing N.F.L. legend and future Hall ofFamer Brett Favre.

The New Orleans Saints, who blitzed through the regular season with such dominanceas if it was a precursor of what was to come in the postseason, are averaging 403.8 yardsper game and are anchored by M.V.P candidate Q.B. Drew Brees. Brees passed for 34 TD’sthis season including 272.2 yards per game.

If nothing else the Superwbowl over/under will probably top 60, giving the oddsmakers much room to salivate over the spread. Both Colts and Saints fans have to liketheir teams chances of winning the title because of the jaw dropping, damn near fantasystats both teams have compiled. Of course the old adage goes “defense wins champi-onships” but in this instance both teams will rely on their offense as well as their defense.

The Saints average 31.9 points per game compared to the Colts 26.0, but the key tothe Colts offensive barrage will focus on their running game. Averaging only 80 yards onthe ground, the Saints defense, coached by Greg Williams, will definitely construct agame plan that will call for LB blitzes, similarly to what the Jets employed, and morethan likely rely on manto man coverage in orderto bring additionalblitzes, for those not incoverage.

The Colts mayemploy more of a covertwo defensive schemeand probably stackeight in the box to deterthe Saints from runningthe ball down theirthroats to the tune of131.6 yards per game.

One key stat tolook out for during theSuperbowl will be third-down conversion.Manning and Co. com-plete close to 50% oftheir third-down conver-sions which means theSaints defense will beout of gas if they cantslow down their mightyO.

Let the gamesbegin.

Mark McGwire finally comes clean just as he makes his return to theMLB.

(Photo Credit: Wilson/Getty Images)

Drew Brees leads the New Orleans Saints to its first ever Super Bowlagainst the Indianapolis Colts.

(Photo Credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty)


SPORTSWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Team

Sacred HeartRobert MorrisLong IslandMonmouth QuinnipiacCentral Conn. St.St. Francis (PA)BryantMount St. Mary’sWagnerFairleigh DickinsonSt. Francis (NY)

NEC

7-17-16-24-44-44-44-44-43-53-52-60-8

Overall

14-512-712-79-109-107-117-117-127-116-136-131-18

Pct.

.875

.875

.750

.500

.500

.500

.500

.500

.375

.375

.250

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Home

7-37-46-56-45-52-53-44-52-33-25-41-10

Away

7-25-35-22-62-45-43-73-65-82-111-90-8

Neutral

0-00-01-01-02-10-21-00-10-01-00-00-0

Recent Results01/23/10

01/21/10

Team

QuinnipiacRobert MorrisSt. Francis (NY)Long IslandSacred HeartMonmouthFairleigh DickinsonSt. Francis (PA)Central Conn. St.Mount St. Mary’sWagnerBryant

NEC

7-17-16-26-25-35-34-43-52-62-61-70-8

Overall

13-612-89-108-1112-79-115-155-145-145-143-180-20

Pct.

.684

.600

.474

.421

.632

.450

.250

.263

.263

.263

.143

.000

Home

8-06-25-57-28-17-35-45-43-22-30-60-4

Away

4-65-54-51-83-62-60-90-101-113-112-110-14

Neutral

1-01-10-00-11-00-20-20-01-10-01-10-2

Pct.

.737

.632

.632

.474

.474

.389

.389

.368

.389

.316

.316

.053

Pct.

.875

.875

.750

.750

.625

.625

.500

.375

.250

.250

.125

.000

Streak

W1W2W4L1L3W2L2L1L1W1W1L11

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W7W5W2W1W2L1W1L2L2L2L1L20

Blackbirds Upcoming Schedule

Recent Results

Blackbirds Upcoming Schedule

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7.8.9.

11.12.

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Long Island 67Mt. St. Mary’s 58

Wagner 65Long Island 59 OT

01/23/10

01/21/10

Long Island 59Mt. St. Mary’s 48

Long Island 74Wagner 60

Date

01/28/10

Opponent

Robert Morris

Location

Moon Township,Pa.

Time

7:30pm

Date

01/28/10

Opponent

Robert Morris

Location

Moon Township,Pa.

Time

5:00pm

Richards Takes Home Second NEC Rookie of the Week Honor

Brooklyn, N.Y. – For the second time in threeweeks, Long Island University freshman BrianRichards of the men’s indoor track and field teamwas named Road Runner Sports/NortheastConference Rookie of the Week, as announced by

the league office on Tuesday.Richards excelled at the Great Dane Classic in

Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 23. After another IC4Aqualifying mark in the long jump with a leap of7.10 meters, Richards turned in another qualifyingtime in the 200-meter dash. The freshman’s 200-meter time of 22.08 was good for second in the

NEC for the 2009-10 year. In the event, Richardstook second out of a field of 43 competitors.

The Blackbirds return to the track at theMetropolitan Championships in New Haven,Conn. on January 30.

Courtesy of Sports Media Relations

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NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ASHLEY PALMER LEADS ASHLEY PALMER LEADS

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