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IN THIS ISSUE

CARLOS VILLAMAYOR

MANAGING EDITOR

The Society of Fellows of Dy-son College of Arts and Sciences held its annual weekend seminar last weekend in Warwick, NY. The theme for the seminar was Cognitive Science and the Mean-ing of Life.

Some 60 people, including both alumni and current students, gathered at the Warwick Center from Fri., Oct. 10 to Sun., Oct. 12, and attended various talks and discussions centered around cognitive science and questions of the human mind, conscious-ness, and artifi cial intelligence. Two professors designed and led

this year’s seminar—Dr. Ross Robak, Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department, and Dr. Harold Brown, Professor and former Chair of the Philosophy and Religious Studies Depart-ment.

The seminar’s schedule be-gan with a screening of the 2013 science fi ction, drama fi lm Her on Friday night. The movie was followed by a discussion on the implications and diffi culties of Artifi cial Intelligence (AI), as well as what human conscious-ness is, and how machines do or do not achieve a human level of consciousness. On Saturday there were a series of talks on the history of cognitive science, the-

ories and research on conscious-ness, what AI is, and the brain and belief in God. Among the guest speakers were Dr. Robert Keegan, Professor at Pace’s Psy-chology Department; Dr. Paul Benjamin, Director of Pace’s Ro-botics Lab and Professor of Com-puter Science; and Dr. Michal Klincewicz, Pace alumnus and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

“The weekend seminar is meant to allow students to have a voice in the intellectual life of the university,” Robak said. “This is an opportunity for students to ex-change ideas, turn them over, and examine them carefully.”

“[The seminar] had a really

interesting dynamic; the students, alumni and professors were all connecting on a casual and re-laxed level that helped open up the discussions,” said Amanda Ghosh, a senior women’s & gen-der studies and theatre-dance ma-jor.

“The topics were outside of my major and comfort zone, so it really expanded my mind, it was an enriching weekend.”

“One of my favorite parts of the weekend was meal time when we were able to sit next to new people each time and discuss our lives, the seminar, and various other educational topics,” junior psychology major Vanessa Viti-ello said.

The seminar’s theme was in line with the development of a program on cognitive science that will begin with an interdisciplin-ary course and would eventually be offered as a minor, according to Robak. “Cognitive science is a fascinating fi eld, which has impact across many disciplines,” Robak said.

The Society will have follow-up events on the same theme throughout this semester, and next spring it will host its An-nual Meeting, where students will present scholarly research or artistic projects completed under the supervision of a Dyson fac-ulty mentor.

Dyson Society of Fellows Ponders Mind and Machine

Students Question Reasoning Behind Cancellation

HOMECOMINGFeature Page 4

Were you at Homecoming 2014? Check out what happened, from Step and Stroll to the very last Broadway show!

ADMINISTRATION PROTECTING THEMSELVESOpinion Page 6

Are administrators on campus covering up sexual assaults? Is the cancellatoin of Townhouse Day just another way to bury the truth?

GROUNDBREAKINGSports Page 8

Pace Athletics celebrated the groundbreaking of the new athletic fi elds this week. Many hope this will open new opportunities for the Setters.

TAYLOR LONGENBERGER

NEWS EDITOR

Harmful student actions, in-cluding a sexual assault and two hospital transports during Town-house Day 2013 on the Pleasant-ville campus, were only part of the reasoning behind the preven-tion of the event’s planning, ac-cording to school offi cials.

Rather, a pattern of bad be-havior over a the course of sev-eral years, capped by last spring’s actions caused Pace administra-tion to release that the university would no longer be able to sup-port the event due to student be-havior and mentality.

Many students were con-cerned that specifi c events that occurred during Townhouse Day in 2013 directly resulted in the in-vestigation. However, the sexual assault and two hospital trans-ports that did occur last year were said to be events that only added to the existing safety concern that administration has had in previ-ous years.

“It was not just one event or ‘spark’ that caused the evaluation of Townhouse Day. It was due to a culmination of events and con-tinuous violation of policy over the last few years,” Head of Secu-rity Vincent Beatty said.

Pace Security, Residential

Life Staff, and Townhouse Hall Council have worked together in previous years to provide a safe and happy environment in which to celebrate Townhouse Day. The continued use of alcohol by mi-nors and illegal drug use, howev-er, has forced the administration to create and enforce a stricter set of safety guidelines.

Students have been found consistently violating three of the Guiding Principles of Conduct on Townhouse Day, including “the unlawful use, possession, sale, distribution or manufacture of controlled substances and para-phernalia”, the “consumption of alcohol by any member of the University community…under the age of 21 which is illegal and prohibited on University prem-ises and at University-sponsored events,” and, even if otherwise lawful, “alcohol, in limited cir-cumstances… is also not per-mitted at University sponsored events.”

Based on police reports, no more than two hospital transports due to intoxication have consis-tently occurred on each Town-house Day in the last four years. However, student hospital trans-ports on days other than Town-house Day have exceeded that amount.

“Our job is to provide a safe

environment for students to have a positive mentality about their own health and the way that they choose to have fun,” Dean of Stu-dents Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo said.

Security and Residential Life staff monitored the event for the past four years until the shooting

of a Pace student caused police presence to be unwelcomed by students.

“After the loss of DJ Henry, police presence on campus was a diffi cult situation because stu-dents felt uncomfortable with armed police offi cers on a cam-pus that doubles as their home,”

Beatty said.Police presence will be re-

quested for events exceeding par-ticipation of over one thousand people in the coming years as part of the Master Plan.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2“TOWNHOUSE DAY”

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Student Government As-sociation (SGA) met in Miller Lecture Hall Fri. Oct. 10.

SGA committees (Elections, Programming, Budget Alloca-tion Committee, Judicial Board, Constitution Committee, Unity Committee, Administrative Out-reach, and Academic Affairs) have set times and dates for meetings, and will begin action planning in the coming week.

Lisa Miles, Title IX Coor-dinator and Affi rmative Action Offi cer, presented to Senate re-garding the awareness of sexual assault on campus and the ways in which students can report an assault. A Sexual Assault Com-mittee has been formed and is in search of student voices to be a part of the sexual assault and consent discussions.

A New York Times represen-

tative provided Senate with a proposal for student assistance in the budget required in order to renew the subscription for digital and print copies of their paper. Senate will vote next week on a decision whether or not SGA will provide funding for the Times.

John Wrench, SGA Presi-dent, announced that there will be a Town Hall Meeting on Oct. 16 in the Goldstein VIP Room at 3:25 p.m.

SGA executive board pre-sented on the initiatives and ideas that they learned at the ASGA Conference in Washing-ton D.C. the weekend of Octo-ber 5.

Students with comments or questions can fi nd the SGA of-fi ce located near the Higher One offi ce in Kessel Student Center and can also attend the SGA mee ting this Fri. Oct. 17.

SGA Meeting Updates: Oct. 10

“TOWNHOUSE DAY”CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

GABRIEL SOLANOFEATURED WRITER

This past Sunday Cornell Craig, Director of the Offi ce of Multi-cultural Affairs, led Pace students to New York City as part of the offi ce’s City Satur-days program.

The trip, which took students to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, was postponed due to confl icting homecoming events. However, future scheduled events will return to their in-tended Saturday afternoons.

City Saturdays, which began last year, make use of Pleasant-ville’s Metro North station with round trip tickets provided at no cost to students.

These trips, according to Craig, are intended to give Westchester students an oppor-tunity to explore and experience NYC.

“I like going to the city, and walking the Brooklyn Bridge is always nice to do; especially with friends” said Pace student Susan Harris.

Craig urges students to take advantage of City Saturdays, which will include an upcoming visit to New York’s Tenement Museum.

For more information about these trips and how to get in-volved with the Offi ce of Multi-Cultural Affairs, visit the Multi-Cultural Offi ce in the upper level of Kessel.

Multicultural Affairs Leads City Saturdays

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The Mount Pleasant Police Department Chief of Police sug-gested that the school provide educational presentations to Pace students regarding alcohol and drug usage and sexual assault prevention in response to under-age drinking and unsafe student activity during Townhouse Day.

“Whenever there is a collabo-ration with Pace Administration, Security, and a third party for the purposes of educating, I believe that it should always be an op-tion,” Beatty said. “Police are a great source of training and edu-

cation for students, security, and administration. Students tend to listen more to police because they can ultimately affect their lives outside of Pace.”

Despite student understanding of safety issues, many are frus-trated by the lack of Administra-tive trust when expressing con-cern with Townhouse Day and were disappointed with the lack of student consultation.

Townhouse Hall Council con-tinues to create a proposal for a new event that can be held in the spring in order to start a new tra-dition for townhouse residents and the Pleasantville campus. The details of this event have yet to be released, but the goal is to have a safe, yet enjoyable, environment for all students, regardless of their age.

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JOSEPH TUCCI

FEATURED WRITER

This fall semester, Robert Mundy joined the Pace commu-nity as a full-time English profes-sor.

Mundy’s passion for teaching stems from his love of art. He felt that the best way to further his artistic pursuits was to explore the medium of writing with other people, namely his students.

“I always felt that I wasn’t getting nurtured in terms of writ-ing, being an artist, or even just exploring the arts as a student,” Mundy said. “[T]here were all these different conversations that could be had, and that really got me thinking about writing, talk-ing, and working with students. So, I [thought that teaching] was really the direction--to create

these communities of writers.” Mundy currently teaches Eng-

lish 120 and English 201. Before coming to Pace, Mun-

dy was a professor at St. John’s University and SUNY Old West-bury, and served as Assistant Director of the writing center at SUNY Old Westbury.

There, he taught classes like basic global literature, Ameri-can literature, Shakespeare, and a course about road novels from around the world.

Mundy identifi es his style of teaching as student-centered; he does not like to spend much of the class lecturing. He hopes that his courses will forge relationships between members of his class, and that they will learn as they go through the writing process together.

He also wants to bring out the

best of the students’ preexisting writing abilities.

“I want students to be able to articulate their writing process--to take something that is very natural, and sometimes becomes kind of convoluted, and be able to articulate what they do and why they do it well,” Mundy said. “I think we are all natural in terms of our writing; we need to just start thinking about what we do that’s effective, and play on strengths.”

Outside of the classroom, Mundy’s hobbies include paint-ing and playing with his Jack Russell Chihuahua.

He is also currently working on some personal writing projects on composition.

“I write about composition, and a lot of it presently focuses on the construction of writing through a class gender perspec-

tive,” Mundy said. “I’m inter-ested in working class identities, specifi cally working class male identities in writing classrooms.”

Mundy chose to work at Pace because he is very familiar with the New York area, having been born in Manhattan and lived in both Long Island and White Plains.

He feels that this familiarity will help him to serve the Pace community.

“Pace is interesting; it is very similar to Saint John’s where I went to graduate school, so I’m familiar with the area,” he said. “[Teaching here is] about me fi t-ting in with the population as much as the population fi tting into my classroom. I think I’ll translate well.”

DANDRE CHERY

FEATURED WRITER

Pace’s Speech and Debate Club is on the last legs of being established as a student organiza-tion.

Currently, the club has drawn up a constitution and set up the bylaws that the club will operate under.

“Our goal is to fi rst prac-tice and learn methods of public

speaking,” Speech and Debate Club President Alexis Neuville said, “after which, we can fi nally compete in meets with other col-leges.”

An introductory meeting took place on Sept. 29 to introduce in-terested students to the club. Two meetings have since been held, with the club assigning execu-tive positions and deciding on the structure of their meetings.

“Some members just want

to debate and some are just into public speaking,” Neuville said. “What we’ve been trying to do is fi nd a way to merge them both into our meetings.”

One last task for the club will be securing a faculty adv isor and a coach. The coach will mentor students on how to speak publicly and how to debate. One-on-one meetings outside of regular club meetings will be set up between the coach and club members to

individually help students with their communication prowess.

“We’re all about how to help students become more confi dent in communication skills in a fun way,” Neuville said.

Being that it is an academic club, a GPA requirement of 2.5 will be required of all members. Once the club is established, they will seek membership in the Na-tional Speech and Debate Asso-ciation which holds speech and

debate competition events. “Anyone can become a better

communicator, no one is perfect,” Neuville said. “What we’re do-ing is having a hands-on experi-ence in a fun way that interests people.”

A meeting time of Mondays at 12:15 p.m. has been set. The club will meet bi-weekly beginning Oct 13.

Pace Welcomes English Professor Robert Mundy

John Robb Squashes the Competition for King

Speech and Debate Organization Coming to Pace

SARA MORIARTY

FEATURE EDITOR

Saying “yes” to opportunities, from studying abroad to photo-

shopping his head to a piece of corn, is something John Robb has learned to do throughout his col-lege career.

Robb decided to say “yes” to

Photo courtsey of John Robb

Photo by Joseph Tucci

running for homecoming king; it was an opportunity to have some fun during his last semester at Pace, to “step out of his comfort zone,” to make fun of the contest itself.

Last Saturday, Robb won the title of homecoming king.

“It boils down to a popularity contest, and it’s stupid that some-one can win $500 for a popularity contest,” Robb, a native of New Paltz, New York, said. “I ran to make fun of it.”

Robb, a senior communica-tions major and co-author of a scholarly article on mobile app design, won the homecoming contest by photoshopping himself into scenes fi lled with vegetables.

His vegetable, pun-fi lled cam-paign began over the summer, when he came up with poster ideas just to make people laugh. Robb then decided to actually use the jokes as a real campaign; he spent hours on Photoshop to make the fl yers.

“I’ve known Photoshop since tenth grade,” Robb said. “I’ve used it numerous times as the public relations manager for WPAW.”

Robb’s technological and de-sign skills go beyond Photoshop. His career goal is to run his own development and design fi rm. He

established this goal after taking advantage of the opportunities available to him to enhance his knowledge of user experience de-sign during his time at Pace.

User experience design, basi-cally, is enhancing the usability of a certain product. In Robb’s case, the product is usually some sort of mobile app.

“I fi rst discovered that I like user experience design when I en-tered the Pace Pitch contest fresh-man year,” Robb said. “We (he and his team) won the Barcelona Mobile International Congress’s mobile app development compe-tition in 2012.

Robb would later take on two internships where he worked closely with mobile app design teams. He also continues to work on a series of mobile apps with the mobile app team at Pace. One of the apps they worked on was presented at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference.

While working on the app, Robb and his team co-authored a scholarly article called Alive Inside: Developing Mobile Apps for the Cognitively Impaired. In the article, Robb wrote about the effect of application design on both older and younger genera-tions.

Robb used all resources avail-able to him through Pace to gain more expertise in his subject. He learned to say “yes” to all oppor-tunities presented to him despite the fact that none of the profes-sors on the Pleasantville campus teach user experience design.

“It’s not what resources you have available, it’s how you use them,” Robb said.

When he’s not working on app development and user experience design, Robb can be found play-ing music. He plays the banjo, guitar, piano, and “a little bit of alto sax.”

“I like playing music because I don’t understand it,” Robb said after beat boxing into a glass. “You feel emotions from music and you don’t completely under-stand why.”

Robb does understand that he must leave Pace, even though he has enjoyed his time here and will miss it. He believes that it will be more benefi cial for him to go somewhere else for graduate school, considering Pace does not have a program specifi c to user experience design.

“I don’t think I’ll ever go to another place where I’ll be as well liked by as many people as here, and I say that gratefully,” Robb said.

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CRISTINA CUDUCOARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Kicking off this year’s Home-coming weekend was the Step and Stroll competition held in Goldstein gym on Thurs Oct. 9. The event featured performances from most of the cultural Greek organizations on campus as well as Pace’s very own step team, the 8-0-8’s.

The organizations represented this year included Alpha Phi Al-pha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, Omega Phi Beta, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta.

Each team was given the task of performing their own original step or stroll to the tune of three random songs given to them beforehand by Student Devel-opment and Campus Activities (SDCA). The fi nal round of the competition involved all competi-tors strolling to the same mystery song that was assigned the night of the competition.

First place in the stepping por-tion of the competition went to Delta Sigma Theta, while Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Lambda Upsilon took fi rst and second place in the strolling portion, re-spectively.

Each routine performed in the competition took roughly two

weeks to learn, while routines seen off the stage, like those per-formed by alumni, were older routines passed down to members over many years.

Judges for the competition included Dean of Students Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo, Director of Multicultural Affairs Cornell Craig, North Hall Resident Direc-tor Samantha Bassford, Martin Hall Resident Director Tiffany Bermudez, and Student Govern-ment Association President John Wrench.

First place teams were each rewarded with checks for $1000, while the second place stroll team took home their own check for $500.

SDCA hosted a trip on Fri, Oct. 10, to The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton on Hudson. The exhibit featured over 5000 hand carved and illuminated jack-o’- lanterns in a light show that spread over the grounds of the historic Van Cortland Manor estate.

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Homecoming King and Queen titles were announced during the in-termission of the Step and Stroll competition on Thursday night. After competitive campaigning, seniors John Robb and Helen Yu-Holguin took the wins for King and Queen.

The Gay-Straight Alliance, or newly known as Pace Pride, won the Chili Cook-off Competition with their Rainbow Chili. The fi rst place prize was $100. Students, families, and faculty were all invited to try the different chili, and members of the community voted on who made the best recipe.

Photo from Pace Pride’s Instagram

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SARA MORIARTY

FEATURE EDITOR

Pace sorority Nu Zeta Phi worked to “save second base” during homecoming last week. With events including “Take a bite out of cancer” and their an-nual “Think Pink fashion show,” Nu Zeta girls educated Pace stu-dents and raised money to fi ght against breast cancer.

Students fi lled Willcox gym for The Think Pink Fashion Show, their main event. They sat around the runway, prepared to watch their peers strut all dressed in pink.

Several students—both male and female—participated in the event by modeling in three cat-egories: professional, sleepwear, and sexy. Judges, comprised of Nu Zeta Phi alumnae and two professors, determined who was able to “strut their stuff” the best

in all three categories. Sophomore Diego Caro of

Delta Kappa Epsilon received fi rst place at the event, while ju-nior Steven Cosentino and sopho-more Damen Bonis of Alpha Phi Delta took second for their mod-eling of silly pink clothing that brought laughs and applause from the audience.

“Typically I’m a shy guy, but having the opportunity to do this event for a cause like breast can-cer awareness makes me proud I did it,” Cosentino said. “I had fun doing it, and the fact my pledge brother [Bonis] and I got second was just awesome.”

However, the show was not just about fashion. Sisters of Nu Zeta Phi also educated the audi-ence about breast cancer, what it is, what they can do to learn more, and how to help the cause. They spoke about their participation in the Susan G. Komen “Race For

The Cure” and presented statis-tics on breast cancer in both men and women.

“We raised a great amount of money for the philanthropy, and hopefully we raised more aware-ness,” Nu Zeta Phi sister and se-nior Sara Annese said.

Breast cancer awareness is the philanthropy of the sorority, and all of the money raised during the fashion show will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

“All of the participants in the show had fantastic attitudes and showed off their vibrant person-alities in support of breast cancer awareness,” Kathryn Trujillo, junior and sister of Nu Zeta Phi, said. “We were so pleased with the responses we got from people that attended, and are thankful for everyone coming out to show support.”

Nu Zeta Phi Dares You To Think Pink

Right: Students and families were given the chance to travel to Agrabah and the Land of Oz on Sunday, October 12.

For a reduced price, families could see either one of two Broad-way shows: Aladdin or Wicked.

Both shows were sold out to the Pace community within the fi rst few days of the tickets being available.

Bottom Right: Director of SDCA Rachel Carpenter was just one of the many people who took to the mic at the Homecoming Extravaganza. The day featured tables from multiple student orga-nizations, as well as a live band, a barbecue, and the Chili Cook-Off.

Infl atables were also set up as the weather cleared. These included an infl atable bounce-house and a mechanical bull ride.

Photo from hearye.orgPhoto by Lesley Donelan

Students model "sexy pink" clothing to raise awareness for breast cancer at the Think Pink fashion show.

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PAGE 6OPINION

DANDRE CHERYFEATURED WRITER

The fall semester is synony-mous with the start of classes, leaves changing color, and of course, homecoming. Colleges across the country take part in this tradition that has become a staple of life on campus. There is the selection of homecoming king and queen, there are spe-cialized events like the step and stroll show, and the big home-coming game.

That is, unless you go to Pace, where we did not schedule a game this year.

Instead, our football team traveled to play Assumption Col-lege where we lost 52-0 before coming back home. That is not the purpose of homecoming. It is to celebrate our current student body and our alumni returning to campus. Homecoming games are traditionally played at home after our longest road stretch, when we nobly beat our oppo-nents, boosting school spirit for all.

We took the path less traveled by going on the road and taking the loss. In no way am I shaming the football team for their perfor-mance, but maybe if it had been a home game, the score wou ld’ve been different. Much like anyone else with any amount of school pride, I would like to see the

team turn things around and see them get a win every now and then. How can they do that if our school is not proud enough to schedule a homecoming game on their behalf?

Construction going on around campus can complicate things and make events harder to plan. Our football home games are more than 15 minutes away in Ossining. However, that is still closer than Assumption College, located in Worcester, MA.

With everything that is being put into the future of the school, I think we are forgetting the stu-dents who are here right now. I am all for improvement, but not at the cost of my enjoyment dur-ing my time at Pace. I do not want to be the sacrifi ce for the future students of our school. However, that is a feeling I get when events like the homecom-ing game are brushed away.

The current students of Pace are already putting up with a lot of changes, and most of us will be long gone before getting a chance to reap the benefi ts of those changes. Having a home-coming game may not matter that much in the grand scheme of things, but it is something that could have increased school spirit and boosted morale during a transitional time in our school’s history.

Homecoming 2014Missing in Action

Martin Mailroom A DowngradeCATHARINE CONWAYOPINION EDITOR

The charming melody of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” comes to mind when I think of the Pleasantville mailroom. “Three strikes, you’re out” is the lyric most befi tting in this scenario.

Three times this semester I have attempted to send and receive mail at the mailroom in the basement of Martin Hall. The fi rst time was during the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah. I had gotten an email informing me of my package’s arrival on the Thursday of the holiday. School was closed, so I called the mailroom at 3:30 that afternoon to ask them how late they were going to be open. I was told they were open regular hours, which meant they would be closing at 8 p.m. that evening.

I headed down to Martin from the townhouses at 6 p.m. just to fi nd out that they were closed. Two hours prior to their alleged closing time, the boards were already up. I turned and found a piece of paper lying face down that

stated, “Be Back in 2 minutes!” Two minutes passed, then 10 minutes. After the 20-minute mark, I went on with my life knowing I wouldn’t be able to get my package until the following week.

The second strike, small yet just as irritating, was being shut down for wanting to send a card. After asking three people where I can send my card and receiving three wrong answers, I was bewildered at what to do. I tried the mailroom to send my letter, but I had gone on the Jewish holiday, which had been ultimately fruitless. I ended up going to my grandparents’ house about 20 minutes from Pace and sending it there. At least there I knew it would be sent successfully.

The third strike was the delayed delivery of my second package of the semester. It was a care package, a wonderful gift to receive from my father; a gift full of goodies that remind you of home while you’re away.

In my excitement of receiving my package, I kept checking the

U.S. Postal Service website with the tracking number to make sure it arrived on campus safe and sound. When the tracking number told me the package had been delivered to 861 Bedford Road, I was ecstatic. After calling the mailroom to see when their deliveries were expected, I was informed that everything had already arrived. But how was that possible? The website told me otherwise, the Pleasantville Post Offi ce told me the same, therefore my package had to be in the mailroom in Martin. It was not. Days later, painfully excruciating days, my package still had not arrived. Only after many phone calls did my package fi nally fi nd its way home.

We all know how frustrating this construction is for all of us, but when will Kessel be completed so we can have our proper mailroom back? When will the outgoing mailbox be reopened? When will the Pleasantville mailroom fi nally has its act together? Hopefully the January 2015 deadline will be met so we can fi nd out.

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EMILY WOLFRUMEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

TAYLOR LONGENBERGER

NEWS EDITOR

Pace University administra-tors continue to claim that the de-cisions and choices they make are in the best interest of the students. The administration, however, seems constantly to be misrepre-senting facts and hiding the truth in order to save their own reputa-tion, as well that of the university, in making these decisions public.

These decisions have been made in the wake of poor behav-io r on the part of the students, including a sexual assault, under-age drinking, and the mentality associated with Townhouse Day. However, the administration has provided little to no evidence or transparency for the actions that they have taken in regards to that behavior.

Why is it that the administra-tion hides the truth about sexual assaults that occur not only here on the Pleasantville campus, but also on the New York City cam-pus? Why are newspapers the only source of investigation into recent issues that can be present-ed to students?

With a sexual assault occur-ring last year on Townhouse Day and another occurring on the city campus, the administration turns the blame on students for acting irresponsibly. While that may be true, when does the adminis-tration ever mention the lack of understanding and apparent mal-treatment they gave to those in-volved?

Many have read the article published by the Huffi ngton Post regarding Pace’s unclear policies in reporting sexual as-sault, and how one unfortunate female victim from the New York City campus was forced to suffer

through a legal process that she did not seek.

And, what about the male and female involved in the sexual as-sault that occurred last spring during Townhouse Day on the Pleasantville campus? Few stu-dents were even aware of its existence when arguing for the event’s continuation, a fact which was deliberately withheld from all conversation and could have helped students develop more in-formed opinions.

We have yet to hear either story from someone of authority at the university.

When given the opportunity to address the matter in an e-mail sent to students in mid-September about sexual assault, our deans of students spoke only of federal agendas, failing to acknowledge its relevance on our own campus.

The resulting campus-wide efforts to “address” the issue of sexual assault have been futile at

best, speaking in broad and legal terms which ignore its very pres-ence at Pace. Presentations are purely conceptual, shying away from the topic’s severity and of-ten containing an element of uni-versity promotion.

Perhaps the most telling ini-tiative is the administration’s embrace of Step Up Bystander Training, a program that uplifts the passive bystander and diverts all attention from the parties in-volved.

The administration has tried to bury the events that took place by cancelling Townhouse Day under the umbrella rationale that the “university can no longer sup-port” the event and cannot “con-done the behavior” of students.

What response did they ex-pect from students with such vagueness? Did they truly think students would blindly assume responsibility for an event that the school had conspicuously fa-

cilitated for years?Why is it only now that they

are taking a stance?Yes, student safety is impor-

tant, but that is also why it is im-portant for students to understand the reasoning behind the cancel-lation.

When the administration makes a decision without student consultation (especially regard-ing an event that students plan), providing no evidence as to their reasoning, it is pretty clear that students will make waves to un-cover the truth.

In regard to sexual assault, we will see how the administration responds further. But, as for right now, they are doing a poor job of both helping students and cov-ering their butts. Perhaps, they should reevaluate which plan is more favorable.

Helping Students or Covering their Butts?Pace Administration Chooses the Latter

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The Pace Chronicle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014PAGE 7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CRISTINA CUDUCOARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

For the past three years, junior journalism major Rachel Weyhe has been documenting life with her camera.

The story of how she began her love affair with photography is a rather simple one.

“A friend of mine had a cam-era lying around so I started tak-ing photos of anything, really,” Weyhe said. “It’s simple, I know, but I was really inspired by every-thing around me.”

Weyhe is no stranger to the art world, having been surrounded and infl uenced by art her entire life. Her grandfather is notable New York-based sculptor Arthur Weyhe, and her great-grandfather was an art collector and trader.

“There’s always been a lot of artwork around me and in my home. Not quite photography, but certainly a lot of classic artwork,” Weyhe said.

Weyhe’s talents really fl our-ished after taking a class in the art

form, which allowed her to learn about more sophisticated camer-as and lenses, as opposed to the point-and-shoot models that she was already acquainted with.

“The best knowledge I ac-quired from taking that class was photographing on a manual set-ting, which I enjoy doing because it puts more of a challenge into getting the right picture. You re-ally have to manipulate a lot on the camera.”

When photographing, Weyhe focuses mostly on the people or interesting objects around her. This includes friends, strangers, architecture, and landscapes.

While she admits that candid photos are always nice, Weyhe’s favorite technique is something she calls “half-staged,” manipu-lating readily available objects in ways that she sees fi t.

The young photographer feels an overwhelming sense of gratifi -cation from photographing, citing her “art-high” for the main reason she keeps going.

“When I take a great picture, it energizes me and reminds me

Artist Spotlight: Photographer Rachel Weyhe

why I keep doing this,” Weyhe said. “It’s rather exciting, really.”

Weyhe is a transfer student from Pace’s NYC campus and is so far enjoying her fi rst semester

in Pleasantville. “I came up here because I was

told by many that the curriculum for journalistic studies is far bet-ter than down there [in NYC],”

Weyhe said. “I’m just trying to absorb as much as possible here and see where it takes me.”

MAYRA MARADIAGAFEATURED WRITER

October is here, and so are sweaters, pumpkin spice every-thing, and of course, all the hor-ror movies people can possibly watch. Those who frequent Net-fl ix can now fi nd the recently released remake of Carrie, along with the original 1976 take on Stephen King’s novel.

The story is the same in both novel adaptations: a bullied high school girl discovers she pos-sesses telekinetic powers and struggles to deal with them when

her deeply religious mother and high school peers start to push her too far. Sissy Spacek played the title character in the 1976 classic, and her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination. Chloë Grace Moretz, from Kick-Ass, took on the role in the 2013 remake.

The remake tries to modern-ize the story, adding elements of cyber bullying into Carrie’s ev-eryday torments. With the help of modern technology and CGI, the fi lmmakers were able to visu-ally enhance the destruction and chaos that Carrie causes on prom

night, as well as bring in elements from the novel that the original fi lm was not able to pull off at the time.

This being said, however, Moretz has nothing on Spacek. Concentrating more on just her facial expressions and head movements instead of putting her whole body into Carrie’s teleki-netic abilities, Spacek was able to heighten the audiences’ fear of what she would do next.

The value of any remake comes down to how it compares to its predecessor stylistically, and if it is able to stand on its

own. The 2013 Carrie changes some things, as most remakes do, but with these changes the re-make actually loses the eeriness that the original has to offer.

Director Brian De Palma’s original take on the horror story uses unique shots that would probably never be considered in a modern fi lm. This style, accom-panied by the music from horror movie classic Psycho, gives the original fi lm a much more sus-penseful feel, opening a world of frightening possibilities to the audience.

Kimberly Pierce’s remake

falls fl at and stoic, using the same lines verbatim and shots as the original. The prom scene—the movie’s meat and potatoes—ha s far more impact in the original fi lm with its no holds barred de-struction. Despite the new tech-nology and visual effects, the remake seems to hold back. The original ending, which has in-spired many horror movies since then, adds much more character to the fi lm, and is not something that could have been easily out-done. If you really want to have that creep factor this October, stick with the original.

Horror Movies Then and Now: A Carrie Comparison

Photo courtsey of Rachel Weyhe

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NATALIA ALVAREZ PAGAN

SPORTS EDITOR

Despite the current state of campus, a vision of the future was painted on Thurs. Oct. 9 at the Athletics Groundbreaking ceremony.

Many were in attendance, including President Stephen J. Friedman, William J. McGrath (Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Offi cer for West-chester), and Director of Athlet-ics Mark Brown, who gathered amongst their peers, students, and alumni to celebrate a historical day.

According to President Fried-man the new athletic facilities embody the very essence of Pace, which is the motto “Opportunitas.”The construction of new facilities shows the “commitment to Pace Athletics and the goals for the

program, ” as noted by Friedman. That goal, according to Fried-

man, is to have prospective stu-dents come to Pace with a com-petitive mindset for conference championships.

Pace has begun to reap the benefi ts of these new facilities with the recruitment of 190 ath-letes this past year.

“Imagine what could be done when there is an actual fi eld and building,” Friedman said.

There is also the addition of women’s lacrosse and women’s fi eld hockey teams, providing more opportunities for female sports.

Women’s lacrosse has brought in 20 new freshmen to Pace, in-cluding Najma Jones, a criminal justice major who spoke during the ceremony.

She noted that the opportunity to play lacrosse at Pace while also

being a part of history is what ul-timately drew her to the Setters.

The new facilities bring many benefi ts for student athletes in-cluding a new fi eld house with locker rooms for the teams, a strength center, and a new train-ing room. The multi-purpose fi eld will include lights, seating for 1,000 fans, and an enclosed press box.

Peter X. Finnerty Field will feature new dugouts as well as lights and an artifi cial turf sur-face, while the new softball fi eld will include a natural grass sur-face.

Completion of the baseball and multi-purpose fi elds are scheduled for the end of this year, while the new fi eld house and softball fi eld completion is sched-uled for the fall of 2015.

New Fields Bring New Promise to Pace Athletics

NATALIA ALVAREZ PAGANSPORTS EDITOR

JAMES MIRANDA

FEATURED WRITER

0-6. 1,130 days without a “W” next to the name “Pace Football.” That translates to about three years without a win, but it’s been even longer since Pace Football has seen any success.

For the 2014 season, Pace plac-es eighth in the NE-10 with 18.5 points per game, while seven other NE-10 teams are scoring 25 points or higher per game. Their third-down conversions are at 27 percent (27-99), which places dead last.

And, a staggering statistic is that opponents score 52.0 PPG against Pace. The Setters have al-lowed 312 points in total to be scored against them; no other team in the conference has allowed more than 200 points against themselves.

Currently, the Setters are virtu-ally last in every category.

“We’ve got to celebrate the small victories. We’ve got to rec-ognize that’s the new standard,” new Head Coach Andrew Rondeau said.

One of those small victories, Rondeau says, has been the de-fense’s work with blocked kicks.

Pace leads the NE-10 conference in this statistic.

Eight sacks have been allowed against the team, putting Pace at second in the conference. Assump-tion and Pace are also tied with seven interceptions, right in the middle of the pack.

Rondeau acknowledged that the team has been left with a hole in the area of veteran leadership. With a whole new staff and 41 new players, the team was being built from the ground up.

“Everybody we play has a ros-ter of 85 guys minimum,” coach Rondeau said. “Most people have a hundred; we’ve got 60-some-thing.”

Nearly half of that roster now consists of freshmen, who have been forced to learn on the run, ac-cording to Rondeau. This has been a challenge for the team and con-tributes to the inconsistencies that have been seen, along with some injuries.

“Our number of offensive line-men is in the single-digits and those [players] go all the time,” Rondeau said. “We right now have two healthy quarterbacks on the roster. We’ve got so many young players who are stepping in and playing a lot.

However, all of these obstacles

have not deferred the players from coveting that elusive smell of vic-tory. The whole staff knows how badly everyone wants to see a win-ning football team. But Rondeau emphasized that it takes time.

He used the analogy of an over-weight person; that person doesn’t just magically shed the excess weight, they need to work and get rid of it all.

“The small victories are every-where,” Rondeau said. “It can be the second half of the [LIU] Post game, where our team took an adverse situation, and conquered adversity, and battled back. [The players] didn’t worry about the scoreboard, they just played. They got excited about the game; they removed the external infl uences of people challenging them for wins. They removed that and said, ‘Let’s just play.’”

Sometimes it isn’t easy to “stay the course,” as Rondeau and his staff saw this on Fri., Oct. 10 when the team took on Assumption and lost 52-0, a game that Rondeau sees as a set-back.

“People want to put it on a timetable, but there isn’t a timeta-ble;” Rondeau said. “We’ll be good when we’re good.”

GEORGE DE FEIS

FEATURED WRITER

In an effort to bolster athletics, Pace has hired a new Cross Coun-try Coach.

Alexander Bean has been a competitive runner since his days at Somers High School, where he ran both track and cross country. Bean attended Georgetown Uni-versity and graduated in 2011 with a degree in philosophy. Throughout his fi ve year college career, he participated and ex-celed in numerous track and cross country events, including a third place fi nish in the 1,000 meter in 2007 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship.

Coach Bean credits his high school coach and a teammate for his initial interest in running.

“I had a very enthusiastic coach who was very knowledge-able, along with a teammate who was also knowledgeable and en-thusiastic,” Bean said.

The traits that these two had helped attract many athletes to the sport, and, in his junior year, they won a state title.

After high school and college, Bean began his coaching career as the assistant cross country coach of SUNY New Paltz.

At New Paltz, Bean helped de-velop work outs, set up practices, and interacted with the runners.

As head coach of Pace’s pro-gram, there is much more respon-sibility, including booking hotels and making travel arrangements.

“There’s been a little bit of an adjustment-- just getting used to how things work here specifi -cally, as opposed to New Paltz,”

Bean said. “Every school has its own rhythm.”

In the past couple of years, Pace’s program has experienced a lot of turnover in terms of coach-es. With that, the program hasn’t really been able to accomplish as much as it would like, and it is still bouncing back.

Bean wants to be an integral part of turning around the cross country program.

“It’s exciting to me to have the opportunity to turn this into a good cross country program,” Bean said.

Bean believes there are a few members currently on the team who have the potential to help this program grow. He believes that no matter how hard he recruits, or how hard he makes them train, ultimately, it comes down to the attitudes of the team members.

“There’s only so much you can do as a coach. I remember when I was in school; I was more inspired by the older runners than the coaches,” Bean said. “I want to cr eate a culture of hard work and success. That’s what I’d like to build.”

Built from the Ground Up Alexander Bean

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Photo from Stockton Photo Inc.

Photo from pace.eduVarious members of the Pace community attended the Groundbreak-ing ceremony for Pace’s new athletic fi elds. President Stephen J. Friedman hopes that this will increase athletics’ competitiveness.