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Transportation,financialaid,studentswithdisabilities,andLackmann were among the top-ics discussed at the communitymeetingonNov.3. Senior Vice PresidentforAdministrationBillMcGrathbriefed those in attendance ofwhat was discussed and solvedsince the previous communitymeeting. “Lastyear,lotsofthingscameupaboutthedormswheth-er it’s plumbing, technology, orvarious problems and how longitwillgetthingsfixed,”saidMc-Grath. “In the first week of thesemesterwehad45issuesraisedandtheywereallcompletedthatweek. Unfortunately there were45 problems; the good news istheywerecompleted.” According to McGrath,Paceinstitutedaninspectionandmaintenancepolicyinthedormsand spoke about the renovatedDysonHall of Science,wirelessin thedorms,anddocumentser-vices and Information Technol-ogy’savailabilityinWillcoxHall. Orchaid Jones, seniorcommunication arts and journal-ismstudent,startedwiththefirstinquiryofthemeetingcomment-ing on the taxi service for Pacestudents once the University’sshuttle buses stop running aftermidnight. “The [current taxi ser-vice]havetakenuptotwohoursto pick up studentswhich I finda little bit ridiculous especiallyasitsminutesawayfromthe[El-msford]hotelsand13to16min-utesawayfromthePleasantvillecampus,” said Jones. “When Icallthem,theysaythattheyusu-ally have four tofive drivers ontheweekendsbetween thehoursof11pmand4amwhich is thetimes that most students haveto take the taxi when the busesaren’tpickingupanymore.Iwaswonderingifyouguyscandointoredoingacontractordiscussingitwiththemorperhapspickingupawholenewdifferenttaxiservicebecausetwohoursisalittlebitri-diculoustobewaitingoutinthecold.” Frank McDonald, the

AssociateVicePresidentofGen-eral Services, replied that itwashisfirsttimehearingthistypeofcomplaint.“Wecertainlywillad-dressit.Wepaythattaxicompany$12,000ayear and that cancer-tainlygosomewhereelse if theyaren’t providing the service thatwerequire.” Sharon Laviera, juniorinternational marketing major,addressedthelackofFrenchpro-fessorswhich conflictswith reg-isteringherclassesas shehas toadjustthemtoensureherclassespavewaywith theonlyandcur-rentFrenchprofessor.ChairoftheEnglishandModernLanguageStudies,Prof.RebeccaMartin, responded, “One of thedifficulties that we have on thiscampus is that we don’t havelargenumbersofstudentspursu-ingFrench.Icancertainlylookatrecruiting someone else to teachthe beginning courses to add tothedifferentfacultythatyou’llbeabletochoosefrom.Olivia Drabczyk, applied psy-chologyandhuman relations se-nior, questioned about students withdisabilities. “I’ve been noticing oncampustherearealotofstudentswithsometypeofsocialorlearn-ingdisorders,andI’mwonderingwhatyouaredoinginaccommo-datingthesestudentsintheclass-rooms.” Elisse Geberth, Coordi-nator of Disability Services, re-sponded toDrabczyk, “First andforemost, anyone who has anykindofdisability,learningorpsy-chiatricorphysical,needtoregis-terthroughmyofficesoIcanas-

sistthem.Thewaywehelpthemin the classroom is setting upsupport, anything fromextendedtimeandnotetakingservices.” Geberthannouncedtheyarecreatingasocial skillsgroupthat’s specifically designed forstudents who “have issues withsocial, interactions, communica-tions,andanxiety.” Drabczyk later spokeabout the offices such as finan-cialaidtheOfficeofStudentAs-sistance(OSA)accidentlygivingstudentsdifferentinformationre-gardingtheirfinancialaidawards,despiteastudenthavingthesamecredentialsasafellowpeer. “There’s no reason [a student] should be receiving thewrong information.We are talk-ing about thousands and thou-sandsofdollars.Second, Idon’tthink it’s acceptable that oneclass, just because we need toboostupenrollment, deserves tohave$2,000or$3,000addedontopofascholarshipthatI’vebeenworking for and earning for thepast four years,” saidDrabczyk.“…This is my family’s and mymoney,I’veworkedveryhardforthisandit’snotokaytogivemeashottyanswerandhavesomeonein financial aid orOSAworkersnot understand what I’m sayingandothersnot.There’snoreasonat a community meeting that Ishould be finding outwheremymoney iscomingfromandwhy.It’sunacceptable.” Vice President for En-rollment Management RobinaSchepp responded that they areworkingonbettermethodstoas-siststudents,especiallyinthefi-

nancialaidoffice,sincetherehasbeen growing concern with thisparticularoffice. Another question cameup regarding transportation tovoting sites for the recent elec-tions. Associate Director ofStudent Development and Cam-pus Activities (SDCA) ShawnLivingston did reply stating inprevious elections they did pro-vide transportation but has notfor this election; however, Liv-ingston reassured it’s somethingthey’llfocusonforthenextelec-tioncycle. VeerajKeshwala,seniorbusiness management student,spoke about the media groupswithinPaceandLackmannCuli-naryServices. “We have paper andradio but no television. I thinkthat’s extremely disappointingforacollege,”saidKeshwala.“IfoundoutthatBerkeleyCommu-nityCollege,whichisatwo-yearcollege, has a full-fledged tele-vision station and they actuallycontacted Cablevision and got ascholarshiptobroadcasttheirma-terial.Theyweregiventwochan-nels on Fiosm and I think that’saverygreatoutletforstudentstohaveespecially foramedia-cen-tric generation that is somethingweneedtoaddress.”In regards to Lackmann, “I amHindu, and in theHindu culturewe’re not allowed to eat beefandwhatIfindinthecafeteriaisthatwe don’t sanitize or changetheplatesasits(prepared)onthesameplatter.” He asked that cooks be

considerate in sanitizing theirkitchenware, not just for the re-ligiousaspects,butforvegansaswell. General Manager forLackmann,HeathBraunstein,en-suredhewilltalktothecooksinensuring cleanerkitchenutensilsandworkingareatosuitethespe-cificneedsforstudents. Sylvia Auguste, seniorhumanservicesstudent,spokeonthe timeliness of Lackmann ser-vicesspecificallyduringcommonhour. “IknowthatforwhenIcome here for common hour, ittakesmeabout30to45minutestomake a sandwich and I knowfor most students it’s their onlytime to actually grab somethingto eat. Is there anywaywe canspeed up the process but main-tainingqualityintheprocess?” Braunstein respondedthatithasbeensomethingLack-mann has been monitoring,particularly with the sandwichstation.Slatersays theyhave in-creasedtheamountofworkersinthesandwichstationandprovidedfurthertrainingtotheirworkers. Yeerang Jang, seniorEnglish major, commented onstrengthening faculty involve-mentincampusevents. PaulGriffin,chairoftheStudentAffairscommittee,“Thisis an issue thatwe acknowledgeasfaculty,atleastsomeofusdo.Ithinkthedifficultyiscoordina-tionofschedules...DeanLisaandIhavesentoutalettertoallfac-ultyandstaffencouragingtopar-ticipate[instudentevents].” RachelCarpenter,Direc-tor of SDCA, added that facultyparticipationhasbeensomethingshe’sbeenworkingonandplansontrainingfacultytobeadvisorsforthestudentorganizations. The availability of theinternetandthedelaystologintoPace associated websites suchas the Google mail and Black-boardwas a concernbrought upbyMikeMathews,seniorappliedpsychology and human relationsmajor. A representative for theInformationTechnologyServices(ITS) department responded that

Students Voice Concerns at the Community Meeting

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Administrators answer to student’s inquiry about diver-sity on campus.

President Stephen J. Friedman and VP of Administration Bill McGrath witness the dialogue between students, faculty, and staff.

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The Pace town hallmeeting attracted about 80 fac-ulty,staffandstudentsonOct.26.Racewasthesubjectofthemeet-ing, but hot topics included therelationshipbetweenthetownandthestudentsaswellastherecentdeathofDanroy“DJ”Henry. Withtherecentincident,relationsbetweenthestudentsandthe town are being questioned.SylviaAuguste,seniorandhumanservices major, noted the strainbetween the town and the stu-dents.ShetalkedofthelooksshegetsasaPacestudentandoutsiderintown.“AtMcDonald’stheoth-erday,everyonearoundgavemethat stare. I don’tknowwhat tosaytothem,theydon’tknowwhattosaytous—arewemadateachother?Wegointotheirspace,sowe should just point out the el-ephantintheroom.” PresidentFriedmansaid,“Withmanyuniversitytowns,therelationship between the schoolandtownisnegative. I’veneverheardthatfromhere. Imetwithall of the local officials, beforethis whole tragedy happened ofcourse, and it was always verypositiveontheadministrativelev-el.Iwasn’tfullyawareofthelack

ofaconnectionstudentshadwiththecommunity.Weneedtoworkonthat,andweare.” When Director ofMul-ticultural Affairs Cornell Craigasked about the overall feelingsofthePacecommunityregardingthe death of DJ Henry, StudentAssociation (SA) President Vin-nie Birkenmeyer said, “I thinkthere’s noway to encompass allthe feelings of the students. Itdepends on howwell you knewDJ,howwellyouknowhisclosefriends, whether you were therethatnightandhadagunpointedatyourfaceorsawyourfriends’tasered.Onepersonmightnotre-flecthowthewholestudentbodyfeels. There is really no way tounderstandhoweveryoneisfeel-ing.” Mount Pleasant’s popu-lationismadeupof84.5percentCaucasianand5.07percentBlackaccordingtothe2000Census. Due to the imbalancedmakeupofthetown,studentslikefreshmanandmediacommunica-tionsstudentEbonyTurnerques-tionwhether theshootingwasatall raciallymotivated. “A lotofstudents including myself can’thelpbutwonder,iftherewasan-other student behind the wheelofthatcar,would[thecop]havefelttheneedtodosomethinglikethat?”

Ugochi Onyeukwu, aseniorpoliticalsciencemajorandWashingtonDCnative, said thatschoolsinherareasendtheirse-curitypersonnelallover thecitysothattheirownsecuritycanbethe first responders to any issueinvolving a university student.“Maybe if we have our securitypatrol around the bars—it’s nobigsecretwe’rethere,maybeweshouldhavethempatrolPaulie’s,Finnegan’sandMichael’s. AfterthisI’dmuchrathergotoaPaceUniversitysecurityofficerthanapoliceofficer.” Randolph McLaughlin,a Pace Law School professorsaid, “Not everyone in law en-forcementisbad.Therearealotofpeopletryingtogettothetruthof the matter. No matter whatthe end results of the investiga-tionare,somethingbadhashap-pened.” Reflecting on the TownHall meeting, President StephenFriedmansaid, “Iviewed thisasan opportunity for people to ex-press their feelings and views,andformetolearnfromthem.Iwastremendouslyimpressedwiththematurity of the students thatspoke.”

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I am confused. My friend told me she is doing a “practicum,” and my roommate is doing “fieldwork.” I was planning to look for an “internship,” am I looking for the wrong thing? What’s the difference?

Iunderstandyourconfusion!Yes,therearemanytermstodescribeaworkexperiencethatoneobtainsinconjunctionwiththeirstudies.Ultimately,regardlessofwhattheyarecalled,thatiswhattheyare:pre-professionalworkexperienceoutsidetheclassroom.Sometimesthetermsdifferbasedonyouracademicfield.Forexample,nursingstudentstypicallyparticipateina“practicum,”educationstudents

participatein“fieldwork,”andbusinessorliberalartsstudentsusuallyengagein“internships.”

IhaveincludedtheformaldefinitionsaccordingtoWikipediaforyourreference:

Aninternissomeonewhoworksinatemporarypositionwithanemphasisonon-the-jobtrainingratherthanmerelyemployment…makingitsimilartoanapprenticeship.Internsareusuallycollegeoruniver-sitystudents,buttheycanalsobehighschoolstudentsorpostgraduateadultsseekingskillsforanewcareer.Studentinternshipsprovideopportunitiesforstudentstogainexperienceintheirfield,determineiftheyhaveaninterestinaparticularcareer,createanetworkofcontacts,orgainschoolcredit.Aninternshipmaybepaid,unpaidorpartiallypaid(intheformofastipend).Internshipsmaybepart-timeorfull-time;typicallytheyarepart-timeduringtheuniversityyearandfull-timeinthesummer,and

theytypicallylast6–12weeks,butcanbeshorterorlonger.

Apracticumisacollegecourse,ofteninaspecializedfieldofstudy,thatisdesignedtogivestudentssupervisedpracticalapplicationofapreviouslyorconcurrentlystudiedtheory.AtPace,ourstudent

nursesparticipateinthistypeofexperience.

Wikipedia’sdefinitionoffieldworkdiffersquiteabitfromwhatitishereatPace,soIhavenotincludedit.AtPace,fieldworkequates tostudentobservationandstudent teachingfor theeducationmajors.Wherebythosestudentsventureintothefieldofeducationandhavetheopportunitytoreceiveonthejobtraining,gainexposuretotheircareerofinterest,andnetwork–justasstudentsinotherareas.

BemindfulthatWikipedia’sdefinitionsmayattimesdifferfromtheterminologyweuseatPace.YoucanalwaysmeetwithaCareerCounselortoclarifyandobtainassistanceinyoursearch.Thebottomlineis,it’sallaboutgainingexposuretoandexploringtheworldofwork!Ourstatisticsshowthosewhoparticipatedin“realworldworkexperience”weretwo-thirdsaslikelytobeemployedwithinsix

monthsofgraduation,sogetoutthere!

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Students may have no-ticedabnormallylargeprojectionscreen in the front of many oftheirclassrooms. ThesescreensarecalledCrestron Control Touch Panels.Along with the accompanyingpodium,theyserveastooldtotocontrolallthein-classmultimediapresentations.Thismeansthatthelocal computers, professors’ lap-tops, theDVDplayer,projectionscreen,roomvolumeandlightinginsomeroomscanbecontrolledfromthatpodium. Pace is equipped with33ofthem,13oftheminPleas-antville and 20 in NYC. Theyareworking on trying to get theCrestronControlTouchPanelsinevery classroom for the near fu-ture. Butwhatwasthereasonfor these technological advance-ments? Jason Silverstein, man-ager ofQualityAssurance at In-formation Technology Services(ITS) says, “As part of the ad-

vancement of pedagogy in themoderncollegeclassroom,ITSinconsultation and close coopera-tionwiththestudentsandfacultydesigned these Crestron ControlTouchPanel interfaces (which isa custom creation based on fac-ultyfeedback)fortheclassroom.” Headded“TheCrestronControl Touch Panels do awaywith piles of remote controls,cryptic control panels and clut-teredwallswitches,whilesimul-taneously expanding and simpli-fyingcontroloverabroad rangeof complex devices and systemsthat facultyuse to teachandde-livertheircurriculum.” As some professorsknowhowtoworkwiththenewpieces of equipment, many stilldonot,whichiswhyEducation-alMedia is offering to train theprofessors thathaveaclassroomequipped with the new screens.This includes Educational Me-dia services being available dur-ingthedayandnighttohelpthefacultythatneedsomeassistancewiththenewtechnology.

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Robert-Thomas Jones,the new Director ofGreekLifedescribeshimselfasaneducator,respectful,andamanwhovaluessocialjustice. “IreallylovethejobthatIdo.Iloveseeingstudentslearnand learningmyself,” said Jonesas he explains the educator sideofhislife,adding,“Respectful,Ivaluerespect,speakingtopeopleisapriorityandbeingpolite.” “I value social justice.I’m very interested in learningandunderstandingsystemsofop-pressionandhowwecanobstructthose oppressions. Either homeor work, I can always relate tosomething with social justice,”saidJones While an undergrad atElon University in North Caro-lina,Jonesstartedoffasadoublemusic major focusing on musicperformanceandmusiceducationbeforesteppingbackandbecom-ing a general music major andreceivedhisMaster’sasacollegestudent personnel in graduateschool. At Elon, Jones washeavilyinvolvedwithcampusac-tivitiesandwasalwaysinterestedinGreeklife. “I chatted with the di-

rectorofGreekLifeatmyschool,and I worked for her actually. Icametohersaying‘Howdoyoudowhatyoudo?Howdidyougetinto advising fraternities and so-rorities?’” Jones, a native fromCincinnati, had a lot of fam-ily members who were Greek.“GreekLifewasreallyabigdealinCincinnati.IwentintocollegeknowingthatIwantedthataspartofmycollegeexperience.” UponenteringElon,thefraternityhewantedtojoin,Kap-paAlphaPsi,wasnotoncampus,butdidn’tdeterhimfromseeingwhat other organizations wereabout. Jones joined Phi BetaSigmabecausethecoreprinciplesofPhiBetaSigmamatchthemanheaimstobe. “The core of who weare is service,” said Jones. “Wewere a tight-knit brotherhoodbut a diverse brotherhood. Theyvalued diversity extremely. Wehadafootballplayerandamusicmajorinthesamechapterwhichwas pretty odd.We had the stu-dent government treasurer andthe music major and the leaderofthemajorChristiangroupandtheheadoftheintramuralsinmychapter.”

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COSTARICA-Alandslideinasuburbofthenation’scapitalleft20peopledeadandmanymissing.CostaRicaNationalCommissionforEmergenciesstatesthat1,394peopleinthetownofSanAntoniodeEscazuhavesoughtrefugein27shelters.PresidentLauraChinchillarequestedhelpfromneighboringcountriestoreachre-moteareasofthecountrythathavebeenfloodedbythestorm.Roughly800-thousandpeoplearewithout

safewatersupplies,andweretoldtoboilanywatertobeusedfordrinkingorcooking.

CUBA-AnAeroCaribbeanplanecrashedincentralCubakillingall68peopleonboard.TheflightboundforHa-vanacrashedintomountainsinthecentralprovinceanhouraftertakeofffromSantiagodeCuba.Cuba’scivilaviationinstitutesaidsevencrewmembersand28foreigners,mostlyLatinAmericansandEurope-answereamongthedead.Thepilotreportedanemergencyandthenlostcontactwithairtrafficcontrol-lers.Witnessestoldalocalnewspaper“thattheplanemadeseveralbrusquemovementsandthencrashed,bustingintoflames.”Accordingtotheplane’smanufacturer,ATR,thecauseofthecrashisunknown.

PAKISTAN-TwosuicidebombattacksonmosquesinnorthwesternPakistankilledatleast55peopleandnearly100wereinjured.Accordingtogovernmentofficials,thefirstbombwasdetonatedduringmiddayprayers,

andthenanotherexplosionoccurredinamosqueinthesameareaduringeveningprayers.PakistannewsmediasaidtheTalibanclaimedaccountabilityforthefirstbombing,buttheoriginofthesecondblastisunknown.PrimeMinisterYusufRazaGilanidenouncedtheattacksstating,“Militantshavenoregard

foranyreligionorcreed…Theyarepursuingtheirownagendawhichisbasedonself-centeredideasanddogmas.”

SINGAPORE-AnengineonaQantasplanefailedshortlyaftertakeofffromSingapore.Withmorethan450passengers,theplanespent90minutescirclingwiththreeremainingengineswhilepreparingforanemergencyland-inginSingapore.AnAirbusspokesmansaidthis“wasthefirstuncontainedenginefailureandthemostseriousproblemexperiencedbytheA380s.”Thefailureoccurredduetocomponentsflyingoffthemain

engine.Therewerenoreportedinjuries.

INDONESIA-AneruptionofMountMerapikilled64peopleandsentmorethan160-thousandvillagerstoevacuationcamps.ThevolcanooncentralJavaIslandstartedemittingashonOct.26,bringingthedeathtollto109sincetheeruptionbegan.Thousandsrushedtoabandoncampspreviouslyconsideredsafe,andworkersarestrugglingwithcrowds.ThedeadlyimpactofthelatesteruptionimpelledPresidentSusiloYudhoyonotoallocatethedisasterresponseeffortfromlocalagenciestothenationaldisasteragency.Yudhoyonoorderedmorepoliceandsoldiersandplanstocompensateevacuatedvillagersforlostlivestock.

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bandwidth has been upgradedwhich helps deal with slow in-ternetconnectionbutif therearefurther cases of internet troublestocontactITS. Natalie Hinz, seniorcriminal justice student, com-mented on retention and theimportance of having familiesaroundPaceevents. “Asastudentleader,I’venoticed there’s a lot of retentionissues. Eitherwe have freshmenthat are transferring out of theirfirst semester or after the fresh-menyear they’vetransferred.Asaseniororientationleader,itwasmy biggest issue to make surethat the freshmen are involved.Oneofmybiggest issues is thatthey miss home and is there away, besides Homecoming, thatwe canhave families comeheremore.” According to Schepp,retention on the Pleasantvillecampushasimproved. “Themovementisintherightdirection,butwecanalwaysdomoreandwedowanttohearyour ideasas tohowwecangetthiscommunityasstrongaspos-sible,”saidSchepp. Dean Lisa supported Schepps’s response and stated

thatevents,includingGreekLifeevents,shouldbeutilizedtobringfamiliestogetherwithstudents. It was also announcedthatAssociate Director of Resi-dential Life, Sheila Taylor, will

beleavingPace.

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Professors voice their views on Pace’s approach on students with disabilities.

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Because of the dreaded“freshmanfifteen,”eatinghealthyis a goal for many college stu-dents. It can be confusing todistinguish healthy from un-healthy however, because manyfoods thatwe label as “healthy”arereallynothealthyatall. The trick is learninghow to recognize the foods thatmaynotbe asbeneficial as theyarebelievedtobe. A seemingly healthybreakfastchoice isgranola. Thenuts,oats,andfruitsareseeming-lytheperfecthealthysidetootherfoodslikeyogurt.Unfortunately,many companies add sugars tomakeitsweetandoilstomakeitcrunchy but together they makeit loadedwith unnecessary calo-ries.Abowlofgranolacanreachabout500calories,notincludingtheyogurt. In addition to the gra-nola breakfast, many peoplehaveabigglassoforange juice.Thinkingof all thevitaminsandnutrients within the juice, someitpartof theirmorning routines.Whattheydon’tknowisthatoneglass of orange or apple juice

canhaveabout55gramsofcar-bohydrateswhichbreakdowntoabout12spoonfulsofsugar.Un-lesssqueezinghomemadeOJ,becarefultonotethesugarinjuices,orjuststicktowater. Whenitcomestolunch,awrap isalwaysagreathealthyidea,right?Wrong.Thesewrapscan unfold to about a foot ofbread,which ismuchmore thantwoslices.Itdoesn’tmatterwhathealthy things go inside, awrapisn’t really a healthy alternativeforasandwich. Another seeminglyhealthy food is sushi. The sea-weedandveggiesareundoubted-lygoodtokeepinone’sdiet,butsometimestherearesneakycalo-rieshidinginsidetheroll.Manyrollshavemayonnaiseandcreamcheesesandtempurarollsarebat-teredanddeepfried.Thesehid-den calories combined with soysauce turn the once nutritiouslow-caloriemeal intoapotentialastomachbloater. When on a diet, a lotof people see rice cakes as lightsnacks. Although these are lowin calories and fat, but they arealsolowinfiberandprotein.Thebestwaytostopovereatingis toindulgeinfiberandprotein-filledfoods.Bothofthesehelpfilland

preventpeoplefromeatingmorelateron.Ricecakesleavepeoplehungryandcravingmoresatisfy-ingfoods. A quick, easy, inexpen-sivedinnerforcollegestudentsisadietmicrowavemeal.Thepor-tionsaresmallsopeopleassumethey are also healthy. However,oneofthebiggestcomponentsofthesemealsissodium.Althoughsodiumdoesnottranslateintofat,it causes retention of water andcancausebloating. When choosing healthyfoods,becarefultoavoidunnec-essary sodiumand sugar. Don’tjust look at calories, read thewholenutritionlabel.

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Although many Pacestudents are unaware of the new medical illnessdrunkorexia, it issteadilyincreasing. Although this is not anofficial medical term, drunkore-xiaisdefinedasstarvingyourselfall day so you can balance yourcalorieintakewithalcohol.Typi-callythisaffectscollegestudentsandmorespecificallyfemales. According to CBSNews, there are no statistics re-gardingdrunkorexia;however, ithas been found that “30 percentof young women with alcoholproblemsalsohavesomeformofeatingdisorder.” While this obsessionwithweightcontinues,longtermharm to the body is inevitable.CBSNewsalsostatesthatwom-enaremoresusceptibletophysi-calandsexualabusewhendrunk. “Females have nowmatched the binge-drinking pat-terns of males,” says DietBlog.com. But as pointed out byCBSNews,women’sbodieshavemore fat, which absorbs alcohol

andproduces lowerquantitiesofanenzymethathelptometabolizealcohol--puttingthematahigherriskforblackoutsandcirrhosisoftheliver. Dr. Dave Moore inter-viewedBillManvillefortheNY-DailyNews.com where he madean interesting comparison be-tween‘drunkorexics’andWeightWatcherdieters.Thedieterswillskiptheirthreemealssotheycanindulgeinahighfatandhighcal-oriefoodsbytheendoftheday,justasdrunkorexicsindulgeinal-cohol. It’s all about havingwhatyouwantat theexpenseofyourhealth.Theneedtostaythinprevails over recognizing bodilyharm. There is an on-going de-cline in women self-confidence,anddrunkorexia isoftenastressrelatedillnessbecauseoftheneedtobethin. Raising awareness ofthe hazardous effects caused bydrunkorexiaisastepintherightdirection. Although drunkorexiadoesn’tseemlikesuchtoorisky,it can worsen and permanentlydamagethebody.

Andrea Fox can be reached at af80804p@pace.edu.

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DrunkorexiaA New Illness on the Rise

Coffee can be a col-lege student’s best friend, es-peciallywhen it comes to latenight studying or early morn-ing classes.But coffee candomorethanjustkeepyouawake. Although coffee canbebadforyou,moreoftenthannot,itcanactuallybebeneficialtoyouandyourhealth. According to Li-veScience, coffee could killyou, but you would need todrink an excessive amount--about80to100cupsinashortamountof time. Itseemsabitunrealistic that this would behappening to anyone anytimesoon,buttherestillistherisk. “Itisalsopossibleforcoffee drinkers to experienceirritability,headachesandanxi-ety,”sayslivestrong.com. As for some healthbenefits,caffeine,whichis themost well-known basic ingre-dient in coffee, can be verybeneficial. According to Web-MD, studies have shown thatcaffeinecanhelplowertheriskofgettingParkinson’sdisease,liverdisease,colorectalcancerandtype-twodiabetes. Coffee can help withmental health as well. Twocups of coffee a day can de-crease risks of suicide in peo-pleby60percentaccordingtolivestrong.com. “Caffeine can also

helpawoman’ssexdrive,accord-ingtoastudydoneonrats,”saysLiveScience. It is important that cof-fee drinkers know that even de-caffeinated coffee contains caf-feine.AccordingtoLiveScience,thewaythatcaffeineisremovedfrom coffee is the “beans aresteamed, so that dissolved caf-feine rises to the surface, whereitiswashedoffusinganorganicsolvent called methylene chlo-ride.”Butevenafterthisprocess,about10cupsofcoffeewillequalthecaffeineofoneortwocups. People often correlatecoffeewithcausinginsomnia,butthisisnotthecase. “If a person drinks twocups of coffee in the morninghours, it usually takes the bodyabout ten hours to clear it fromyour system and should not in-terferewith sleep,” according toWebMD. However, if coffee orcaffeineisconsumedlateatnight,itismorelikelytointerferewithsleep.

Rose Fava can be reached at rf73611n@pace.edu.

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It isn’t rare that a topstudent fails a test or that a starathlete thatmesses up in an im-portantgame. There isa reasonthat overachievers sometimeschokeunderpressure. When people are understress theyrely toomuchonourworking memory, according toChoke:What the Secrets of theBrain Reveal About Getting ItRightWhenYouHaveTo,writ-tenbySianBeilock,anassociateprofessor of psychology at theUniversityofChicago. According to MSNBC,the working memory is usefulwhensolvingreasoningtasks,butindividualsshouldnotrelyontheworking memory for everythingtheydo. Beilock says that weshould not overthink things thatdon’t require extra thought.Whenworryingabouteverylittledetail, they are more likely tomake mistakes where they usu-allywouldnot. InthebookBeilocksug-gests to focus more on strategyandlessontechniqueasawaytoavoidchoking.Basically,individ-uals should be more concernedwithwhattheyaredoingandlessonhowtheyshoulddoit. Beilocksaysinherbookthatthiscouldexplainwhyafter-gameinterviewswithathletesarenotalwaysthemostinformation-

al. According to MSNBC, shesays “because these athletes op-erate at their bestwhen theyarenot thinking about every step ofperformance,theyfinditdifficultto get back inside their heads toreflectonwhattheyjustdid.” Beilock’s book alsotouchesuponthefactthatpeoplecould be prone to choking be-causeofstereotypes.

Rose Fava can be reached at rf73611n@pace.edu.

Choking Under PressureWhy Overachievers Can’t Seem to Take the Heat.

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Greeklifeandmore. “I was looking for aposition that allowed me to doGreek Life stuff in addition tosomeotherstufftoo.Iwaslook-ing for a smaller campus feel togetbacktowhatIduringmyun-dergraduate experience. UT Ar-lington had 30,000 students, soitwashuge;wherenoteveryoneknowsyourname.Iwaslookingfor an increased student engage-mentandinteraction.”

What does he bring toPace? “I bring an understand-ingofGreeklifefromanationalperspective,” said Jones whenaskedwhatmakes him qualifiedtobe thenewDirectorofGreekLife. “[Pace] is the fifth schoolthat I’ve been part of for Greeklife.A lot of folks may look atmeandsay“Okay,hemayhavejoined a Black fraternity so heonlyknowsaboutaBlackfrater-

nities’andthat’sdefinitelynotthecase. It doesn’t matter if you’reBlack, White, Asian, or Latino.Anotherpartofmyjobisleader-shipdevelopmentandwearede-veloping a leadership certificateprogram on campus as part of[StudentDevelopmentandCam-pusActivities], and I see in thefuture a lot of leaders as I oncetaughtaleadershipcourse.” In theshort timehehasbeenwith Pace, Jones’ bestmo-ment outside theGreek commu-nitywaslastmonth’sHomecom-ing. “Ittrulyshowedmehowmuch of a family Pace is. Thecommunity really cares for eachother.Itwasagreatweekendwiththegame,arallyisgoingon,andeveryone and their families arehavingagoodtimeandevenwiththetragedy,itbroughtpeopleto-gether. Students, families, com-munity folks, and alumni werecomingtogether.” When asked about hisbest moment within the Greekcommunity, “Circle of Greekswasprettybigforme.Itwasmyfirst opportunity to see all thefraternities and sororities show themselves to other folks. I feltlikeIwasafreshmanwhodidn’tknow about those groups andwatching for the first time what

theirgroupswereabout.” According to Jones,whatmakesagoodGreekmem-berisonewhostrivestolivetheirrituals,daily. “PhiBetaSigmafor in-stance,atthecoreofwhoweare,itsBrotherhood,Scholarship,andService,andbeingthereforyourbrothers, care about your broth-ers, being your brothers’ keeper,going to class,making sure thatyou’regettingthehighestgradesandlearningsomethingandserv-ingthecommunity.IfIamdoingthat, then I amagreat fraternityman.” WhatadvicedoesJoneshaveforstudentsinterestedinbe-ingpartoftheGreekcommunity? “Youcannotlearnabouta fraternity or sorority withoutknowing the people. If you join[Greek Life], it involves gettingtoknoweveryoneinthatchapter.Fraternity,forme,isahomeawayfrom home and you can’t get toknowyour homewithout know-ingwhotheyare.Keepyoureyesopen at every opportunity that’shere.Lastly, the fraternityor so-roritythatdoesn’twanttoansweryourquestionsisprobablynotthesororityorfraternityforyou.”

Michael Oleaga can be reached at mo76078n@pace.edu.

“There are some frater-nitiesandsororities thatsay‘Ohyeah, we value academics, wewantyoutogetthebestgradesintheworld’butthentheyhavethelowestGPAoncampus.[Kappas]meantwhattheysaid.Therewasnoincongruence,”saidJones. When it comes to hisbestmomentswhileinhisfrater-nity,hespokeabouthisprobate,being president of his chapter,andgraduatingfromthechapter. “Myprobatewasapret-ty big deal, which wasApril 1,2003.Itwasprettygreat.Ireallyvalued the community comingouttosupportus.Iwasreallyex-citedtobeinafraternity,”Jonessaid.“Justasequalasthat,Iwasatwo-termchapterpresidentwhichiscrazyforafraternityorsoror-ity life. It’s almost like a full-timejob.Wewonbestchapterinthe state duringmy second yearas president and that was a phe-nomenal experience. The thirdmoment was graduation frommy chapter. I’m still very goodfriends with themen of my un-dergraduatechapteraswejoingoontojoinagraduatechapter.” Itwas at theUniversityofTexas inArlington that Jonesbeganlookingforapositionthatwouldexhibithisexperiencewith

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ProudToBeGreek

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Between True Bloodand The Vampire Diaries, vam-pires are currently one of thehottest things on television. Butwhat about other undead foes likezombies?Sure,they’reseeninmoviesallthetime,inclassicssuchasNightoftheLivingDead,DawnoftheDead,andResidentEvil,butrarelyaretheydepictedintelevision. Zombie fans can nowrejoice, as AMC has premieredits newest series, The WalkingDead, based on the comic bookseries.Theconceptisprettyeasyto follow: living people on aquest tostayaliveafterzombiesbegintotakeovertheworld. Aired on Halloween,thepilot followsRickGrimes,apolice sheriffplayedbyAndrewLincoln.Thefirstsceneofthese-ries showshimwalking througha field of cars, many of whichcontain dead bodies inside. Hesees a smallgirlwalkingwithastuffed animal. Horror fanaticscan instantly recognize that thisgirlwasundead.ButwhenRickrealizes this, he hesitates for amoment before shooting her inthehead. Mostly because he isdealingwitha littlegirlzombie,the scene is sad and uncomfort-able to watch. It is also, not tomention, extremely bloody. Be-ing that this is the first thingviewerssee,itshouldbetakenasawarning and audiences shouldexpectitineveryepisode. Sadly, it seems The

WalkingDeadmayberelyingtooheavilyonitsgrossfactortohidethe fact that it’s pace is slowerthanthezombies. In the hour-and-a-half-long premiere, there is a lot oftimespentonRickashediscov-erswhatishappening.Muchlikethe opening of 28 Days Later,Rickawakesinthehospitalonlytofindthatitisabandoned,alongwithmostofthetown. There is a lot of timespentshowingRickwalkaroundtheneighborhood, confused.Butit doesn’t take long for anotherlivingpersontoexplainwhathap-pened.Thiswillleavesomeview-ersbaffledastowhytherearen’tmore scary moments. There aretimes in which the zombies arecreepy, but there are practicallynojump-out-of-yourseatthrills. Yes, it’sa televisionse-riesonAMC,butifyou’regoingto make a show about zombies,you’ve got to go above and be-yond.Intensemake-upandbloodgushing isn’tenough toscare its

entire audience. Many viewersaredesensitizedtogoreintelevi-sionandmovies. Executive ProducerFrank Darabont, director of TheShawshankRedemptionandTheMist,directedTheWalkingDeadpremiere.While it may be slowandlackscares,heknowshowtocreateseriousandveryemotionalmoments. When Rick Grimes es-capes from the abandoned hos-pital, he goes to his home onlytofind that hiswife and son aremissing. He cries and screamstheirnames.Theaudienceknowsfrom thenon thatRickwill stopat nothing until he finds them.Viewers will follow his journeyfortheremainderoftheseason. If you think you canhandlebloodwithasideofless-than-scary zombies, watch newepisodesofTheWalkingDeadonWednesdaysat10p.m.onAMC.

Mark Robertson can be reached at mr94969n@pace.edu.

The Walking DeadNot as Scary as You May Think

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Just about everyone ei-ther seen the ads for or knowssomeonewhohasaniPad.Sell-ingthreemillionin80days,theyaresosuccessfulthattheyarebe-comingpartofourculture.The iPad,a tabletcomputerpro-duced and designed by Apple,was a sensation when it was re-leasedlastApril. Less popularly men-tioned is the potential threat tothe“ingenuous”iPad,theKindle.TheAmazonKindleisaneBookreader. The latestversionof theKindle,namedKindle3,wasre-leased onAug. 27, and was thefastestsellingkindleever. Its similarities to theiPadarequitenoticeable. Itusesan electronic paper display, al-lowing for easy readability andlong-lasting battery charge justas the iPad does. With a touchscreenandkeyboard,evenitsap-pearance is similar to that of aniPad.

Wenowknowthatboththe Kindle 3 and the iPad wereextremely fast-selling devices.But how comparable is the iPadto the Kindle specifically in re-gardtosales? Amazon, the carrier forKindle,hasbeenverycarefulnotto state specifically how manyKindleshavebeensold.Norea-son has been released for this,thoughmanyspeculatethatthisistohidethefactthatiPadsmaybesellingatafasterrate. While the Kindle defi-nitelyhadagreat“take-off,”salesseemtohaverelativelystayedthesame, even though this fact hasbeen kept quiet by many. TheiPad sales, however, continue toaccelerate–salesratesprovethatevery2.3seconds,aniPadispur-chased,asof lateOct.accordingtoCNN.com TheKindleandtheiPadsurelyhavemuchincommonyettheiPadreignsasanastonishingseller.

John Neiro can be reached at jn65047p@pace.edu.

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WaitingforSupermanisa much-acclaimed documentarydirected by Davis Guggenheim,which follows five young stu-dents with promising futures intheirparents’searchforaschoolsystemthatencouragesacademicsuccess. The schools they cur-rently attend or will attend arelabeledas“dropout factories”or“academicsinkholes”becauseoftheir inability tohavemore than60percentofstudentsgraduateorbeprepared for a thriving futureincollege. However, thedocumen-tary does not mention publicschoolsthataredoingwell,mak-ingitseemliketheydonotexist.It is highly unusual that charterschools, the school system thatthese five students are trying togetinto,areshownastheonlyop-tion foracademicsuccess.Char-terschoolsaretechnicallypublicschoolsthatarefundedbytaxes.However, it operates indepen-dently. America’s educationalsystemisanalyzedandcomparedtothoseinternationally.Thedoc-umentary illustrateshowscienceandmathstandardizedtestscores

havestagnated,andhowAmericacanno longercompeteacademi-callyinternationally.If viewersweren’t persuaded bythe various illustrations, charts,andgraphs, itpulls inBillGateswho emphasizes that America’sfuture depends on the ability to“compete”internationally.Amer-icanscannotcompeteinthiseco-nomic battlefield if they are noteducated by the best. However,this idea of having better teach-ersisnotemphasizedthroughoutthedocumentary.Itshouldfocusontherealissue,inwhichthees-sentialquestionsshouldbe:Whatmakesagood teacher?Howcanschools infrastructures be fixed?And, what kind of environmentdostudentsneedtosucceed?Instead, the focus is on how“amazing” charter schools areand why it is so different frompublicschools. Junior education andhistory major Emily Hoffmannstated,“Althoughthedocumenta-ryisgood,[one]mustbecarefulwhenwatchingit.” Thisisduetotheheavyrelianceon emotional stimuli bylabeling those who are the vic-tims, villains, and heroes. Here,thevillainsaresimplythe“wick-ed” teacherunions,whosuppos-

edly only care for their benefits,jobs,andcontractsinsteadofedu-cationandtheirstudents. It discusses the diffi-culty of firing a tenured teacherand also shows images of NewYork City’s infamous “rubberrooms.”Arubberroom,formallycalled the Temporary Reassign-ment Center, is where teacherswhoareaccusedofincompetenceorwrongdoing sit, receive a fullsalaryfromdoingso,andwaitforthe Department of Education todecidetheirfate. It also brings to lightthe “heroes” of educational “re-

form,”GeoffreyCanadaandMi-chelleRhee.Canadaisaneduca-tor from Harlem, who started acharter school as an alternativechoice for students and parents.Canada’s school is portrayed asthe ideal school system, whileRheeistheformerDistrictofCo-lumbia public school chancellorwho “fought” against the teach-ers union and fired incompetentteachers and administrators. Sheis also known for closing downseveralfailingschools. During Rhee’s inter-view,teacherunionsareshownasunyielding to change, unwilling

todiscussorvoteoncertainideasthatmight “harm” teachers.Andthey’re seen to also be “greedy”totheextentwheretheyrefusetogiveuptenure. Dr.ChristineD.Clayton,aPaceprofessorattheSchoolofEducation, states that “althoughthe documentary is thought pro-voking and worth seeing forpeople who care about publiceducation,Idoworrythatitper-petuates misunderstandings andmisconceptionsabouttherootsoftheproblemineducation.” The documentary high-lightsagreatideathatthereneedsto be recognition of the impor-tanceof“goodteaching,”andtheresultsofbadteaching.However,there needs to be concrete ideason how to fix the infrastructureofschoolsandwhatenvironmentstudentsthrivein,ratherthanad-vertise where one must “ship”their child to have a good edu-cation.Thedocumentary fails topush these big ideas and insteadmakesitselfpropagandaforchar-terschools.

Jennifer Nguyen can be reached at jn63359p@pace.edu.

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KELLY POVEROopinion Editor

Overthelastfewweeks,there has been a concern aboutthe Republicans gaining controlin the House and Senate. Nov.2 voting has come to pass, andit seems that results are, for themost part, unsurprising. Repub-licans won the House with 239seats,andtheDemocratsremainincontroloftheSenatewith51. A lot of attentionthroughoutthiscampaignwasonthe role of candidates supportedbytheTeaParty.IwasastoundedtoseesomanyhadweaseledtheirwayintostateslikeNevada,NewYork,andDelaware.It’sdifficultformetotakethispartyserious-ly.Whenyouvisittheirwebsite,jointheteaparty.us and click thelinkformoreinformation,you’reredirectedtoaWikipediapage. Howprofessional. Fortunately for our na-tion, the voters aren’t as stupidaswethinktheyare.Delaware’sRepublican candidate Christine“I’m not a witch” O’Donnell,

whowasbackedbytheTeaParty,fell short in the race for SenateagainstChrisCoons. One of the most con-cerning polls was Nevada andtheracebetweenDemocratHarryReid and Republican SharronAngle.ReidfirstwonaseatintheSenate in1986andhasbeen re-electedin1992,1998,2004,andnowin2010.ReidistheMajorityLeaderwithintheSenateandwillcontinue that role as long as hispartyremainsincontrol. TheHouseofRepresen-tativesisgoingtofaceadifficulttransition–atleastfortheDemo-crats.Beingthattheyarenolon-ger the majority, current HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi will havetostepdownandhandhergavelovertoRepublicanHouseMinor-ityLeaderJohnBoehner. Boehner addressed thecrowd inWashington after elec-tionresultswereannounced. “With their voices andtheirvotes, theAmericanpeopleare demanding a new way for-ward in Washington. The peo-

ple’sprioritieswillbeourpriori-ties.Thepeople’sagendawillbeour agenda. This is our pledgetoAmerica; this isourpledge toyou.” NewYorkhasremainedtrue to its colors andDemocratswill continue to lead. AndrewCuomo won with 62 percent ofthe votes in the gubernatorialelection againstCarl Paladino, aRepublicanheavilysupportedbythe Tea Party. We’ve also man-agedtokeepCharlesSchumerinhisthirdtermfortheU.S.SenatealongsideDemocratKristenGil-librand. The Democrats mayhave won New York, but thatdoesn’t mean too much in thelong run. However, that alsodoesn’tmeanthattheycan’tmakeacomebackinthe2012elections.Everything is dependent on theconditionsofthetimedependingon what happens between now andthen.

Kelly Povero can be reached at kp62819n@pace.edu

Donkeys Kick, Elephants Trample

Democrats and Republicans go head to head in the 2010 mid-term elections.

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New York’s HudsonRivercantrulybeabeautifulsite.Unfortunately, if one looks justbelowthesurface,environmentaland health hazards are evidentlypresent. GeneralElectric(GE)inFort Edwards and Hudson Fallschose this river as a dumpingground, releasing approximately1.3millionpoundsofPCBsoveraspanof30years,from1947to1977. Commonly known asPCBs, polychlorinatedbiphenylsare a carcinogenic chemical thatwaswidelyusedinindustrialac-tivitiesasacoolantandlubricantuntilitwasbannedin1977.Inad-ditiontocancer,PCBshavebeenassociated with developmentaldisordersandreproductiveissuesinhumans. Onceconsumed,thetoxicchemicalisstoredandaccu-mulatesinfattytissues. AreasoftheupperHud-son have already been closed tofishingtoavoidhumanconsump-tion of contaminated fish. Thisdoes not, however; impede thepollutionfromcontinuouslymov-ingdownriver. On Dec.11, 1980, Con-gress enacted a law commonlyknown as Superfund. This lawallows Federal authorities to re-spondtothereleasesofhazardousmaterials,whichcouldpotential-lycompromisepublicorenviron-mental health. In addition, thislawplacedataxonseveraltypes

of industries. Over a five-yearspan, $1.6 billionwas collected,fundingthecleanupofhazardouswastesites. AccordingtotheSuper-fund law, companies are respon-sible for cleaning up whatevermesses they make. Even withsuch a self-explanatory law, GEhas dodged fulfilling its respon-sibilities for a very long time.

GE argues that an in-dependent review panel recom-mendeditwouldbewisetofinishthecleanupnextyearandusethedowntimetocollectandanalyzemoredata.Thisdatawouldthenbe used to reestablish standardsfor Phase two, which makes upapproximately 90 percent of thetotal clean up. The proposal onthe data collection would mea-suretheextenttowhichcontami-nationexistsalongwiththelevelsofPCBsthathavebeenstirredupandre-suspendedintheriver.GEhasstressedthispointvigorously.All the toxic sediment that hassettled will inevitably be stirredup,allowingthetoxinstointeractwith a greater amount of water.However, studies done by NewYorkState’senvironmentalagen-cyhaverevealedthatdredginginPhase one did not significantlyraiselevelsofPCBsinriverwaterorfish. TheEPA is expected toannounce their decision some-time this fall. GEhas proposedthat the EPA carefully reviewthis proposition and announcetheirdecisioninNov.of2011,bywhen GE will know whether ornot to press forwardwith Phasetwo.Thecompanyhasspentap-proximately $561 million in thefirstPhase alone. IfGE fails tocontinuedredging,theEPAcouldtake over; costing GE triple theamount than if thecompany justdiditthemselves.

Diane Saraiva can be reached at ds82356n@pace.edu

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N.A.T.U.R.E. Speaks OutGeneral Electric

In the time of tragedyyouseesomanypeoplecometo-getherandtrytopickupthebitsoftheirlivesthathavebeenshat-tered into amillion little pieces.It takes amiracle for one to getonwiththeirlifewhenallthatisleft of them is a confusedmindandabrokenheart;youneeden-couragement,inspirationtogoonwithyourlife.Whenallyouhaveare unanswered questions, youseekhelpinotherstokeepfromgoingcrazy. When the awful eventhappened to our very own stu-dent,friend,teammateandbroth-er,wehadnoideawhattodo;noonearoundmeknewwhattodoeither.Forhourswestayedcon-fused. For days we stayed hurt.It’sbeenweeksnowandwestilldon’thaveanswers.Butthisisn’tabout stating the obvious or re-mindingeveryoneofthehurtweshare. This is about somethingmuchmore. The way the footballteamcarrieshiswonderfullegacyandthewayhisfriendsholdtheirhead up every day-- that is theinspirationwe, as a community,needtomakeitthrough. Watching our PaceSetters walk arm in arm ontothe football field for their firstgame or watching them honortheyoungmanintheirfirstplaywithouthim--thatisafeelingthatwill never leave my heart.AndI believe I am not the only onewhowill keep this feeling closeforever. We know that someteammatesandfriendsarehaving

a hard time keeping their headsup strong, so please listenwhenwesaythis:youallareaninspira-tion to thePacecommunity.Thewayyoukeepmovingwithyourlifeandthewayyouhonorhisev-eryday is suchan inspiration toallofus. Don’t give up this fightyou have going on. Don’t stopuntil the truthisheard.Butalso,don’teverquestionyourabilitytomotivateandinfluencethepeopleyou surround. Your smiles lightuparoom,yourmohawkshelpusremember, and the fact that youstill carry on your life the wayhewouldhavewantedyoutoim-pactsusmorethanyourealize. We can vouch for a lotof people when we say that wehave never been more proud tocall ourselves Pace Setters andyou,his teammates,housemates,brothers, friends and family, arethereasonforthis. You all are an inspira-tion,aforcetobereckonedwith.Youaresimplyamazing,andwethankyousomuch fordoingallthatyoudo.Gettingonthatfield,walking into that house, puttingflowersdown,or just remember-ing that handsome smile of his,wethankyou. Words in a letter to theeditor may not have the sameeffect on you as your smile hason us, but it’s a start.You haveproved to us such great charac-ter and sweet disposition, some-thingyouknowDJwillalwaysbeproudof.

Tina Pilla can be reached at tp56705n@pace.edu and Kim-berly Sieber can be reached at ks70963n@pace.edu.

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Letter to the EditorHonoring the Pace Football Team

However,GEmustbegivencred-itwhere credit is due. In 2006,GEagreedtocleanupthewastethat had been dumped and al-lowedtosettleintheHudson.Atwo-phase project was prepared,the first phase of which endedlastfall. Atotalof18spotshadbeen targeted for thispartof thecleanup, only 10 of which wereactuallydredged.Beforethesec-ond phase commenced, whichis scheduled for sometime nextyear,GEplanned toanalyzeandmendanycomplications thatoc-curred in phase one. All thissmoothsailingwashaltedinearlySept.whenGErequestedtheEPAto postpone the second phase ofdredginguntilnextyear.

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contaminated fish.”

Since2004,aSawmov-ie has graced the silver screenandstartedwhatistentativelygo-ingtobeasevenyeartradition. The seventh and sup-posed final installment of theSawfranchise,titledSaw3D,hittheaterswithabangtheFri.Oct29,andwrappedupagreatsuc-cession. As the title suggests,the seventh chapter is presentedin a third dimensionwhich, un-like some of the other 3D filmsoutthere,appearedtomakegreatuse of this strategy. Blood andgutsflyattheaudienceandgiveviewers many first person per-spectivesoftheterrorthatblazesthroughoutthepicture. Withthe3Daspectssetaside,thestoryofthefinalchap-terisalittleweakanduncreativewhencomparedtoprevious,bet-ter received installments includ-ing Saw II and Saw VI. Saw3D shares a very similar storyline with these films and fol-lowsaprotagonistonhisjourneythrough a series of painful testsandallegoricallyplacedtrapsthatweredesignedtogivehimandhisacquaintancesabetteroutlookonlife. As mentioned before,Saw II and Saw VI share thissimilarbasicplotstructure.How-ever, unlike the forth, Saw 3Dbringsmanyotheraspectstothetable in addition to the centralgame-sothisrepetitionisconsid-eredacceptablebythereviewer.Oneofthesenewaspectsincludethe returnofDr.LawrenceGor-don (Cary Elwes), whose char-acterhadnotbeenseensincehisescapefromtheindustrialwash-roomtrapofthefirstmovie. Senior and accounting

major Carmelo Parrino states,“It was great to have Dr. Gor-don back in the storyline. Hispresence in the film really gaveit awhole newmeaning, and ofcoursefiguringouthis fate fromthefirstchapterwassuchanim-mensedelightforfans.” The idea of bringingback past characters is a sig-nificant part of Saw 3D and re-ally gives it a push for tying uploose ends, which is somethingthat thisfilmdid to near perfec-tion.Whereas the victims in thepastfilmsweresounlikable thatthere is littleornosympathyfortheir pain anddemise, there is agreat amount of sympathy thattheviewermayfeelforthestrug-gling characters in Saw 3D, de-spite a lack of screen time witheachcharacter. Butitshouldnotgoun-said that there is still the tradi-tional array of low characters inthefilm,includingtheleadsingerofLinkinParkandhisNeo-Nazifollowers as they participate ina side plot of the film, inwhichoneofthemostshockingchainofeventsintheseriesplayedoutinamatterofseconds. This shock, along withmanynewcreativetestsandtrapscanonlyputpointsinthepluscol-umnofthisconcludingfilm.Withsuch a sincere combination oftraditionalSawhorrorandaction,alongwiththeaddedbonusofthethird dimensional facet, Saw3Ddoesexactlywhatitsetouttodo:eliminate all loose ends and un-explainedstorylines,whilekeep-ingwithallthetraditionalthemesandinspirationswhichhasgiventhis franchise the legacy itholdstoday.

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Thousands of at-homechannels,Netflix,andentiremov-ies available on YouTube havemade thefilmindustrydesperateforanynewideathatmightmeannew people—and money—com-ingtothetheaterseachnight. Several high profilemovies have been released in3D in 2010, including Alice inWonderland, Saw 3D, Jackass,and Toy Story 3, among others.Thesefilmshavebeenincrediblycommerciallysuccessful.Forex-ample,AliceinWonderlandmade$116.1 million in 3,728 theatersitsdebutweekend.Clearly,manypeopleenjoyfilmsin3D.Some people, however, questionwhetherenoughisenough.Brian Fitzmaurice, junior crimi-nal justicemajor, thinks that thetechnology is being overused intoday’sfilms. He mentions, “Withthehighemergenceof3Din themovie world, it is taking awaythegloryofwatchingamoviein3D.” While he notes thatsomefilms,particularlyanimatedones,douse3Dinoriginalwaysandarebetterthanothers,healsomentions that some just chargeextra for a movie that isn’t anydifferentormorefunthanatradi-tionalnon-3Dfilm. Senior biology majorConfidence Ekeanyanwu echoesthese sentiments, stating that3Dmoviescosttoomuchmoney. 3D television isanotherarea that is rapidly growing.As

of the summer, many brands,including Sony and Panasonic,weredemonstratingtheirnew3Dmodelstoconsumers. According to PCMag.com, the 3D television is not aspopularas3Dfilms.However,itis agrowing trendandwill pickup in the next few years. Onemanufacturer issued a report tothateffectinearlyOctober. DisplaySearch reportedthat while only 3.2 million 3DTVs are expected to ship thisyear, they expect to ship “morethan90millionby2014.” For3Dtelevisions,thereare the problems of high pricesandlimitedcontent.PCMagcom-paredtwomodelstotheir2Dsizeequivalents. “Panasonic’s 50-inch3D set, the TC-P50VT25, willput a $2,599.95-sized dent inthe old wallet. The company’s

2D TC-P50VT25 is the samesizeandcosts$1,100 less.Sam-sung’s 55-inch UN55C9000 3DTV,meanwhile, is$7,000,whileitsUN55C7000 is $3,299,” theynote. The DisplaySearch re-port claims that 3DTVswill be41percentofflatpanelshipmentsintheyear2014. Whilethepricesmaybedropping, the fact remains thatthere is notmuch towatchonceonegetsthetelevisionhome. PCMag comments thatoutsideofESPNcontentand3DDVDs, there is not much avail-able to consumers. Ifmore con-tentbecomesavailableandpricesdrop,consumerswillmorelikelypurchasethesesets.

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The Future is Now3D in Films & Television

In the musical realm,it would be nearly impossibleto discuss genre bending artistswithoutmentioningPharrellWil-liams, Chad Hugo, and Shay –collectively known as N.E.R.D.Their quirky space-funk soundhas blessed the ears of manyprivilegedlistenersforoverade-cade, with a discography whoseproductionwasmostlykeptveryinternal. Most would categorizetheN.E.R.Dsoundasanexperi-mentationofPharrellandChad’sproduction team, The Neptunes,butthatdemographicisinforanear bending surprise with theirmostrecenteffort,Nothing. Think less piano andmore drums vibrating throughyour chest and mariachi stylehorns when describing how thegroup’srecentalbumsounds.Allof this sounds like a recipe fora classic, especially if a teamofproducers who have generatedhits formany artists has opened

the door for electronic duoDaftPunktoproduceatrack. Unfortunately, the al-bumlosesitselfinasordidmessof belligerent hooks, randomlyplaced features and too manyinstruments. The minimalisticsoundandmelodic,softmelodieswithafewheavypoundsatabassdrumwiththeeversooftenguitarriftdaysaregone.Initsplaceareheaviersounds,lesssinging,andmoreshouting.Have Pharrell and company for-gotten their fans amidst theirconstant search to reinvent theirsound? ThetracksonthealbumNothing serve as a follow up tothesoundnot fullydeveloped inits predecessor, Seeing Sounds.Thekickoffsongforthealbum,“PartyPeople,”featuringhip-hopartistT.I, is lack luster,which issurprising because it is not thefirsttimeWilliamsandHugocol-laborated with T.I, penning hitsforhimonhisownsoloprojects.Theentiresongischanting,yell-ing, and an awkward verse byT.I.“HypnotizeU,”featuringthemeccaofallproductioncollabo-

rations between Daft Punk andTheNeptunes, disappoints in itselevator music worthy, dark un-dertones. The stand-out trackswere strategically placed in themiddle of the ten track album,providingaglimmerofhope forwhatatfirstlookedlikeadoomedalbum. “I’ve SeenTheLight/In-sideOfClouds”bringsbackrem-nantsofN.E.R.D’sfirstalbum,InSearch Of… -the classic albumthat made fans fall in love withtheirminimalisticsoundtobeginwith.“God Bless Us All” is tingedlightly with a nice balance be-tween theold andnewsoundofthe group, begging the questionofwhy this equilibriumwas notachieved throughout the rest ofthealbum. Ithasgottentothepointwherethetrionolongerfeelstheneed to dowhat they know andhavebecomefascinatedwithex-ploring sounds that serve no fa-miliarityforthefansorforthem-selves.After several listens, this albumcanbesummeduptooneofdis-

appointment. Stacked up to other al-bums of the same genre, theycertainly do not compare to thehistory, accolades and reputa-tionofPharrell andChadwhichis why fans hold them to suchhighesteem.Thesoundfanshavesearchedfor thatmadeus fall inlovewithN.E.R.Dtobeginwith

is lost in amistymusical fogofthe past. They expectmoremu-sically, and accept the soundchangetweakshereandthere.Nothing, unfortunately, was aFrankenstein gone worse whosebadoutweighedthegood.

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Asafirstgenerationstu-dent travelling from his nativecountry, Israel,MichaelFridmanhas settled comfortably in thePacecommunity. Besides being rankedsixth in thenation inDivisionIIfor200-yardfreestyle,Fridmaniscompletingadoublemajorinbio-chemistryandphysicswhilealsoworking for the tutoring centerandjugglinglife’sotherdemands. Duetoeligibility,the6’2sophomore and Pace SwimmingCoachBillNatloarebeingforcedto make decisions about his ca-reer thatwillbestbenefithimasaswimmer.TheNCAAhasonlyclearedFridmanfortwoyearsofcompetition,sohedidnotusehisfreshman year to compete. Themuch anticipated swimmer willcompete this year but is unsureof whether he will redshirt nextyearandjustworkonimprovingtocompeteagainhissenioryear. The swimming teamstarted their season on Oct. 21,and so far, Fridman has brokenonerecordandhasplacedfirstinthreeofthefourindividualeventswith theother racehaving takensecond. He specializes in the100-yard,200-yarddistancesand

is an important leg of themen’srelay. The record he set is nowthe school’s time to beat in the200-yardfreestylewithatimeof1:44.56.HecurrentlyholdsfirstplaceintheNE-10conferenceforthe200-yardfreestyle. “I am just trying to domy best right now,” Fridmansaid.“Iamnotlookingatitaboutbreakingrecordsoreventhinkingaboutmytimesyet.Itisallaboutcompeting anddoing the best toyourability.” InIsrael,aftertheageof18,oneeitherbecomesafull-timestudentorafull-timeathlete,notacombinationofthetwo.Attheearlyageof13,FridmanwontheIsraeliNationalsinhisagegroupforthefirsttime.Hecontinuedintheircompetitionmainlyinthe200-yardfreestyle,beforemovingtotheU.S. “WehadalotofcoachesfromRussia come to Israelwhogavetheirownapproachonwork-ingoutandswimmingandIthinkthat iswhat boosted the successof swimming in our area,” Frid-mansaid.“Insteadofswimminglong yardages for practice therewas a mix of more high tempoworkoutsandahigherqualityoftraining, which I recognized agoodmixofhere.” It was very clear thatcontinuingtocompeteinthesport

he loves was necessary whilecontinuingeducation.Comingtothe US has allowed him experi-enceanewplaceandsimultane-ouslycombinesportswithhighereducation. “Iamthankfulandgrate-fulI’mherenow,”saidFridman.“If I didn’t take the opportunitywhenIdidmylifewouldn’thavebeenthesame.” Pace had everythingFridman was looking for in aschool. Natlo, the team headcoach, was verywelcoming andmatchedthetypeofprogramFrid-manwas looking for. He knewcomingtothestatesthatheeitherwanted to be in warm weatheror inNewYork,where therearegreat academic programs. Afterdoing some researchonhis pro-fessor’scredentialsandspeakingwith advisement, Pace was theclearchoice. With a double major, a3.9 GPA, involvement in a fra-ternity,a jobinthetutoringcen-terandswimming to juggle,onewould think itwould be hard tofindtimetodotheessentials. Fridmansomehowfindstime inhisbusyschedule toeat,sleep,dolaundry,andsocialize. “Time management iskeybutIfeelthereisenoughtimetodoeverything,”Fridmansaid.“Academics are my top priority

but besides academics, my big-gestgoalthisyearistomakeittotheNCAAtournament.” FridmanwantstogoontogethisPhDafterhistimehereat Pace at either Columbia or aschool in Florida or California,where there are good academicsinscience. Hewouldultimatelyliketobecomeascientistorpos-siblyadoctorinabigcollegeset-tingorforaprofessionalteam. The part of Jerusalemwhere Fridman grew up he ex-plainsasveryAmericanized. “EventhoughNewYorkis twice the size of my entirecountry, I felt really good hereafterashortperiodoftime,”saidFridman. “IgrewupAmerican-ized in terms of TV and the in-ternet.Ihadalotoffriendsthatcamehere frommy country andknowingmypersonality they allsaidIwouldfitinwell.” There is a seven hourtime differential between Pleas-antvilleandJerusalem,wherehismotherandbrotherreside.Whenhe can, he enjoys talking withfamily and friends throughweb-cams. As far as swimming, inhis future after Pace, Fridmanismoredriven to succeed in thefieldofsciencethantotakemakeitintheswimmingprofession. “I used to swim with

a lot of Israeli Olympians but Idon’t think itwillbe inmypro-fessional road. If somethinghappened to where everythingworked out perfectly balancingwork and training, I would beveryhappybutIdothisforfun.” For someonewhocom-petes at this level for fun, at theintensity he is, hemakes it lookvery easy. With the amount ofworkonhisplate,hemakes lifelookeasy.

Amanda Shinn can be reached at as97771p@pace.edu.

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Nationally Ranked, InternationallyThe sixth in the nation freestyler has a much anticipated season ahead

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Thewomen’sbasketballteamtakescourtfor theirseasonopening tournament this week-end. The lady Setters will facethe University of Bridgeport onFri,Nov12andQueensCollegeonSat,Nov13. Four teams, includingPace,willbeplayingintheopen-ing tournament. Southern Con-necticut State University is thefourth and will face Queens onFriday andBridgeport on Satur-day. Pace is coming off ofan over-all 22-8 season, havingmade it to the first round of theNCAADivisionIIEastRegionalTournament. Two notable play-ers - Taylor Losey and LauraMooney, who have graduated,- contributedbignumbers to theSettersquad. LoseyfinishedherPacecareerwith1,239points,tyingfor

ninthplaceinschoolhistoryover-all and being the 23rd player tosurpassthe1,000pointmark.Shewas also third in three-pointerswith172whileshooting81.8per-centatthefreethrowlineforhercareer.Loseyalsoposted413re-bounds,164assistsand113stealsfortheSetters. Mooney ended her Set-tercareerfifthinschoolhistoryinthree-pointers with 93, and fifthinassistswith430.Mooneyalsototaled413points,368reboundsand136stealsforhercareer. Thereareninereturningplayers and only two freshmenunder Head Coach Carrie Sey-mourandAssistantCoachPatrinaBlow. One of those highly re-cruitedplayers,BrittanyShields,is coming off a year where shesufferedatornAchillestendoninthefirstweek thatkepther fromplayingtherestoftheyear.Shewillreturnthisseasontoplayherforwardpositionasasophomore.

“I am extremely ex-citedtoreturn,”Shieldssaid. “Ihave never sat out before so itwas a hard adjustment forme. IfeelI’vedoneeverythingIcantomakesureIamhealthy.Iexpect

to come back and have a betterindividual performance than lastyear andmore of a vocal leaderonthefloor.” Other returning play-ers are veterans in their position

hereatPace,havingplayedin28gamesormoreina28gamesea-sonincludingsophomoreAllisonCleary,juniorsCarolJohnsonandMaralJavadifarandseniorsBrit-tanyHuggins,LisaWelsomeandKristin Connelly. SophomoreAdriana Miller adds depth andexperience while FreshmenVic-toria Jones, 5’11 and 6’1 EmilyTrapaniaddheighttoteam.Pacehas also picked up junior guard,KerriWhite,atransferfromMan-hattanCollege.The Bridgeport Purple Knightsarecomingoffa loss in thefirstquarterfinal round game of theNCAADivisionIIEastRegionalTournament. They ended theirseason comparably with Pacewith a 20-10 over-all record.Queens College finished theirbasketballseason6-22over-all.

Amanda Shinn can be reached at as97771p@pace.edu.

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Lady Setters Anticipate Season Opener With the loss of two star players, the women’s basketball team shuffles

ALEXANDERSEVERUS,ANTONIUSPIUS,AUGUSTUS,CALIGULA,CARACALLA,CLAUDIUS,COMMODUS,DOMITIAN,GALBA,HADRIAN,HELIOGABALUS,JULIUSCAESAR,LUCIUSVERUS,

MACRINUS,MARCUSAURELIUS,NERO,NERVA,OTHO,PERTINAX,TIBERIUS,TITUSFLAVIUS,TRAJAN,VESPASIAN,VITELLIUS.

Aries(Mar.20--Apr.19):Duringthismonthapoliticaldramawillhavesignificanteffectsuponyoupersonally.Theelectionisoneofthosepossiblesitua-tions.Mainlythismessageiscomingtoyouthroughwhomeverisanauthorityinyourlife,andthatcouldbeapoliticalsituationatwork.Youarenotthecausehere,butmainlyonewhoexperiencesthefalloutofchangesaroundyou.

Taurus(Apr.20--May19):Everythingforyouisaboutthetopicofrelationship(s)atthistime.Youmayhaverecentlybackedoffofonesignificantrelationship.Thisweekyoulikelywillhaveanopportunitytostepbackintoit.Considerwhetherornotitiswisetorushbackinsoquickly.Maybeyouneedanother2-3weekstosimmer.

Gemini(May20--June20):Theremaybebothgoodnewsanddisappointingnewsthisweek.Thegoodnewsconcernsyourcareeroryourworkintheworldwhichgainssomerecognition.Thebadnewsisrelatedtothear-easoftravelorthelaw.Circumstancesinthoseareasaredelayedorconfused.Timewillresolveit.

Cancer(June21--July21):Theremaybeamajordramaconcerningyourpartnerorsignifi-cantother(s) inyour lifeduring thisperiod. Youwant tomakeyourselfavailable tohelp inanywayyoucan. For some therewillbeinalterablechangesthateventuallycreateopeningsforde-velopmentofanewlifedirection.Ifthisistobeso,youalreadyknowwhatitistobe.

Leo(July22--Aug.21)Normallyyourattentionisrivetedonhome,hearthandfamilyatthistime.Youareusuallycleaningupdebrissoyoucanpreparefortheholidaystocome.Thisyearyoumaybedistractedbytheconcernaboutanabsenteememberwhohaswithdrawnfromtheusualactivities.Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthisandyouarenotguilty.Itsimplymustplayout.

Virgo(Aug22--Sep.22):Teaching,writingandeducationarefavoredatthistime.Useyourintuitionandgowiththeflowofyourmind.Thecaveatissueisthatyouareprobablymuchmoresensitive towhatothers thinkrightnow.Don’taskanyoneelsetoevaluateyouorcritiqueyourwork.Waituntilyouarefinishedwithyourcreativeefforts.

Libra(Sep.23--Oct.22):Youhavebeenindeepthoughtaboutthedirectionofyourlife.Duringthisseasontheremaybeimportantchangesinyourfamilythataffectyourthinkingprocess.Althoughitmaynotbeafamilymemberperse,theshiftofperspectivemaybetiedtohowyouseeyourselfintheframeworkofyourfamilyoforigin.

Scorpio(Oct.23--Nov.21):Whatever thecircumstancesofyour lifeatpresent, it is all comingtogetherforthepurposeofyourtransformation.Itmaynotbeatalleasy.Scorpiorarelytakesthesimpleroute. Youcanchoosedenialforalongtime,butultimatelytheScorpiomustdevelopandpracticepsychologicalhonesty.

Sagittarius(Nov.22--Dec.20):Mars,theaggressorplanet,continuestorideinyourhippocketasyoutravelthroughthedays.Usehisenergyifyouneedtosetboundariesaroundyouorcutsomethingoutofyour life. OnNov.8,Mercuryentersyoursignforthefollowingthreeweeks.Therelikelywillbegreater emphasis on communications, errands, and other short dis-tancetravels.

Capricorn(Dec21--Jan19):Althoughitisoutofcharacter,youmaybepronetoextremismoverthenextmonth.Peoplearelisteningtoyouandyourpersonalityhasimpact.Usethispowerverycarefullyandrememberthatthebestpathisusuallythatofmoderationforeveryoneinvolved.Confideinthoseclosetoyoubeforeyoutakeastepinthedirectionofmajordrama.

Aquarius(Jan.20--Feb.17):Keepyourattentionfastenedonthehigherpaththisweek.Otherwiseyourmindcouldbedrawndownintoworryordarkimaginings.Findsomeonewho is inneedandgive themahelpinghand. Enjoy theimaginationofothers,i.e.inbooks,movies,orplays.ItisOKtotreatoneselfnowandthen,whenwefeelalittleblue.

Pisces(Feb.18--Mar.19):Thisweekaspectsfavortheexpressionofyouropinionsandbeliefs.Youmayhavefortunatecircumstancesrelatedtotheinternet,travel,andpublishing.Helpandinformationcomesfromthoseatadistance.Meanwhileyouare concernedabout apersonal secret. Now is thetimetothinkcarefullyaboutaplantoreduceitsimpact.

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ThePawPrint:Whatisyourmajorandwhatdoyouplanondoingwithitaftergraduation?JasonWashington:Iamahistorymajorandwoulddefinitelyliketogoformymastersandpossiblyattendlawschool.

PP:Howmanyrunbacktouchdowns(TD)haveyouhadfortouchdownsafterkickoffre-turns?

JW:Thatisit,thegoldenegg.EverytimeIreturnakickoffIalwaysthinkthereisapos-sibilitythatIwillgetintotheendzonebutjusttogetthroughonthatoneitwasspecialbecauseofwhatwewereplayingfor.WewereplayingforDJandhisfamilysoitwasreallyspecialtogetthatone.

PP:Isthatthebestfeatforaplayerinyourposition?

JW:Ithinkachampionshipwouldbethebiggestbutindividuallyitranksupthere.

PP:YouhavethreeTD’sontheseasonandareaveraging17receivingyardsand60yardsrushingpergamewhichisthehighestontheteam.Thispastgameyourushedfor38andreceivedfor60-abitoppositeofwhatyourover-allstatssay-whydoyouthink that is?Whatwasdonedifferently?

JW:Wellthathastodowiththeteamweplay.NewHavenisaverygooddefensiveteamandtheyarenumberoneintheconference.Itgoestoshowhowwellwepreparedseeinghowwekeptmovingtheballbutthechangeofpositionsfluctuateslikethatdependingonthecompetition.

PP:YoutransferredherewithmanyotherplayersfromIona.WhydidIonadropthepro-gramanddidyouhaveotheroptionsofschoolstogoto?Didyouplayspecialteamsandrunningbackthere?

JW:Westillhavenoideawhytheydroppedit;theydidn’tgiveusareasonwhytheyde-cidedtodothat.IpersonallythinkitwasabigmistakebutthatbeingsaidluckilyIfoundPace, aplace thatwelcomedmewithopenarms. Imet a lotofgreatpeoplehereandwouldn’tchangeathingifIcould.

PP:Whatisthetoughestpartaboutyourpositionandwhatareyourstrengthsandweak-nesses?

JW:Thetoughestpartisprobablygettingbeatupeveryplay.Yougethitalot.Mystrengthsaremyspeed,visionandagility.I’dhavetosaymyweaknessisthatIamundersized.

PP:Isupposethatcouldbeusedtoanadvantageinsomeways.Didyouplayanyothersportsgrowingup?

JW:Iplayedbaseball,basketballandfootball,butonceIgottoMamaroneckHighSchool,Istucktofootball.

PP:WhoisyourfavoriteNFLteamandplayer?

JW:TheNewYorkGiantsandIusedtolikeBrandonJacobs,nowBradshawisoneofthebestintheleague.Idon’treallyhaveafavoriteplayer.

PP:Ifyoucouldplayinanystadium,collegeorprofessional,wherewoulditbe?

JW:I’dlovetoplayintheRoseBowlinPasadenaCalifornia.

PP:Whatwasthebestgameofyourcollegecareer?

JW:MybestgamewasagainstAIClastyear.Ihadagreatgameonthegroundandwecameoutwiththewin.Itwasagreatfeeling.

PP:WhoareyourprospectiveteamsinSuperBowlXLV?

JW:I’mnotsure-therearealotofteamsplayingreallywell.IthinktheGiantswillgototheplayoffs;IfeeltheycandefinitelymakeittotheSuperBowl.

PP:Whatdoyouliketodowhenyou’renotdoingfootballrelatedactivitieswiththeteam?

JW:Iliketojusthangingoutwithfriendsandfamily.They’resomeofthebesttimes;justlaughingandspendingtimewiththem.

PP:Youguyshaveacouplerunningbacksontheteam-inwhatcircumstancesdoyouswitchout-whatareyoubestat?Aretherecertainsituationswheretheywillstrategi-callyplayyou,JurrellHawkins,EshawnArmstrongorEddieSantos?

JW:JurrellandIsharethesameamountoftime.Wesplittime50/50sowegoinde-pendingonhowmanyplaysweeachhave.Eshawniscomingbackfromaninjurysohecomesintogetbackintogamemodeandexperience.

PP:Whataboutreturning?WhendotheydeterminewhetheryouorEricOrtegawillreturn?

JW:IamthestartingreturnerbutEricwillcomeindependingontheplaywearedoingorifwearerunningaspecialkindofreturn.

PP:Howhasyouroutlookonlifechangedinthepastcoupleweeks?

JW:Ithasmademerunfaster,trainharderandhelpedmetofocus.Itshouldn’thavehadtotakesuchatragiceventtomakemedothatbutithasmademebetterinalotofdifferentways.

PP:WhatwillbeyourgreatestmemoryofPace?

JW:TheeverydayconversationsanddifferentjokesthatIhavebeenabletosharewithmyfriendsthatIhavehere.

PP:Whoisthefunniestofyourfriends?

JW:Handsdown,JurrellHawkins.Therearealotoffunnyguysbutheisjusthilari-ous.

PP:Whatissomethingmostpeoplewouldnotknowaboutyou?

JW:I’mahugemoviefan.IlovemoviesandsomeofthemoviesI’veseen,andliked,somepeopleIknowwouldbescratchingtheirheadsat.

PP:Whatisgoingthroughyourheadthesecondsbeforetheballissnapped?

JW:Whatwesee,ourbodyreactstosoIjusttrytostayfocusedonwhatI’msupposedtodoforthatplay.Aftertheplayiscalleditisinstinctafterthat-wetrainsoourmusclememorytakesover.

PP:WhatdoyouthinkisthebestthingaboutPacefootball?

JW:Thecamaraderie.Ihaven’thadthiscloseofateamsincehighschool.Wehavebeenthroughdifferentsituationsandweallknowthattheguythatsitsnexttoyouwilldefinitelymakesacrificesforyou.

PP:Whatwillyouremotionsbelikeonyourlastgame,seniorday?Whatdoyouaimtoaccomplishthatday?

JW:Pre-gamewillbetoughthinkingaboutitbeingmylastgame.Duringthegame,Iwillbecompletelyfocused.I’mnotsurehowIwillfeelafterbecauseI’vealwayshadanextyearinfootballbutIwillbehappythatIwasabletoplayincollege.Ihopetowinonseniordayandjusttoplaymyhardest.Whenyougiveityourallgreatthingscome.

Amanda Shinn can be reached at as97771p@pace.edu.

The Paw Print gets to know the man behind the 95-yard touchdown, senior Jason Washington.

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