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Philadlphia, PA Octob 2011
NEWS 2 STYLE 4 Opinion 6 Sports 8
JArreAu FreemAN‘11
Wks aft Hican In,and oth tontial downposinndatd th Philadlphia -ion, an Chstnt Hill Col-l stdnts hav concnssondin issd classs as aslt of th low pakin lotooding.
“I’ afaid that all of pofssos will incas th
wok load to ak p fo issdcasss,” said Faith Badini, ‘13.“If all of pofssos do thsa thin, it will b nba-ab. I hav on profssor whohas ivn s two ajo assin-mnts as mak-up work.”
John Nn,’12, is alsoconcrnd that th ooding wiaffct th acadmic candar. “Ihop that th adinistationdos not add o classs toth nd of th spin ss-tr,” said Ngun. “I don’t wantgraduation da pushd back.”
Th stdnts’ fas and con-cns a not lookd at lihtl b th cog administration.
Ths fa, th acadic dci-sions that hav bn ad wdon so with th coll co-munit in mind.
“As of iht now, th isno chan to th acadic cal-ndar,” said Dr. Knnth So-pano, Vic Psidnt fo Aca-dic Affais and Dan of thFacut. “W sti rsrv thpossibilit of addin ti at thnd of th a if wath dosnot cooprat. Howvr, at thispoint, addin classs will b aast rsort.”
Sinc stdnts hav lost twoclass das, as a slt of thooding, facut agrd thatxta assinnts wold b thbst wa to copnsat fo tiost. “I discussd with th Fac-lt Snat what wold b th
bst was fo stdnts to akup th missd casss,” said Dr.Soprano. “W discussd thpossibilit of doin awa withfall bak and/o addin an x-ta da o two to th nd of thsst, which wold xtndnas wk into a Saturda orth foowing Monda. How -v, an faclt bsthoht th bst soltion woldb fo stdnts to do xta as-signmnts.”
As a slt, ach pofssois qid to add an additionalassignmnt to thir sabus.
Th spplnta assinntis thn viwd and appovdb Dr. Soprano and th Studnt
Affairs Ofc. Th additionaassinnts a thn adavailabl to th stdnts andpants so that th a awaof how th ood das ar bing mad up.
Thoh xta wok is b-in distibtd, th is anxit aon stdnts and faclt as to how th will ain ontack if o sv wathntrs our ara. “Thr is a-
was th possibilit of ohav ain o a snow da atth nd of th sst,” saidDr. Soprano. “In ths cass
w wold ncoa faclt tos Blackboad to condct dis-cssions, to post adin at-ial, and cos assinnts tomak up for th ost cass tim.
But Dr. Soprano maks itcla that, “Jst bcas classsa not bin hld, dos notan w plac all of th -sponsibilit to ak p th losttim on th studnts’ shoudrs.
As alwas, pofssos will wok with thm to assist thm.”man pofssos hav al-
ad takn advanta of Blackboad and hav tilizdit during th two ood das tokp thir casss on track. Dr.
Loain Coons, Pofsso of Histo, conicatd withh stdnts thoh Black-boad adin chans to thsllabs and ak-p assin-mnts. “In two of m casss, Ihad th studnts sing a m,
which was oiinall schdldto b shown in class, otsidof cass tim,” said Dr. Coons.“In anoth class, I’v ovd ad trip to a Saturda and wis th class ti to ak pmissd work.”
In a siila wa, enlish Po-
fssor Dr. K McCarth, hasalso ad at s of Black-boad to kp h classs fofaing far bhind. “Not th da of th hican, bt lat inth wk, I aild stdntsan intodction to so of thajo ts that w w oin to covr in cass,” said Dr. Mc-Carth. “I aso rquird thmto watch a vido, and assindadins to intodc th tothir possib rsarch topics.”
Thoh th a b noth-in th coll can do to p-
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that sstm. Whn w don’ts th al that w p-paidfo din th allottd hos,
w t pnalizd and w losth val of that al, fov-r. Thr is no wa w can ap-pa to gt that mon back.
Considin that I al o to bakfast, that’s ov$30 dollas p wk that
Dinin Svics kps that Icannot vr rcaim.
Appantl I’ not thon on who’s takn notic.Fllow stdnts hav taknnotic of th incdibl pac
with which Dinin Svicshas chand polic with littl
Students deprived of meal money WeSTly MANDOSKe
‘13
As a jnio, I’v ptt ch bco a cat of habit. On man nights, I ndmsf in th Grifn’s Dn
with finds snackin andcarousing. On m rst visit toth Dn this a, I was s-
pisd b th chans to thswip sst: points onl aft9:30 p.m. Thos ft “x-dollas” ca in hand thn topa, but I was a itt confusd.
Aft xploin ths -cnt chans, I’ o thana itt miffd. In m opinion,th nw ls s dsindto con ot of th on that I’v alad pt into th
ti. Th rus svr rstrictal tis and o fdoof choic.
Ths fa, I hav spnt opoints pain fo lnch inth Dn sipl bcas thnw ls pvnt fo o-in th to s al swipbfor 1 p.m..
On th whol, this chan
sms strang. I can undr-stand that th iht b anancia motivation for Din-in Svics to sav on,bt I do not s how th canc povt whn sidnt st-dnts pa in advanc in thiroom and board chargs. Thataonts to abot $1600 psmstr.
Sothin is not iht with
From the Opinion Section
vnt ooding from occurring inth low lot, th coll dosplan to cat an indoo pakin aa, which can b sn in thMastr Pan for th cog.
Howv, iht now, opactical pvntativ assar bing takn. “W ar con-stantl onitoin wat lvls
of th ck din a sto,”said Dr. Soprano. “Onc th
wat lvls of th ck achtn ft at th Ft. Washington
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THE
GRIFFINVol. II, Issue 2
The Free StudentNewspaper of
Chestnut Hill College
Olivia Marcinka ‘13
Editor-in-Chief Interim Opinions Editor
Mary Marzano ‘12Managing Editor
Westly Mandoske ‘13Business Manager
Zac Grubb ‘12News Editor
Jen Jones ‘12Style Editor
Bleu Lane ‘12Style Editor
Marilee Gallagher ‘14Sports Editor
Mary Frances Cavallaro ‘13Online Editor
Jess Veazey ‘13Photo Editor
Michael Bradley ‘14Design Director
Skyler Stillwaggon ‘14Layout Sta
Hannah Campbell ‘11Copy Editor
Dana Consalvo ‘12Copy Editor
Liz Campbell ‘12Copy Editor
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Campus Parking: The Big PictureeBONy WASHINgTON
‘11
Fo th past onth, stdntsat Chstnt Hill Coll havflt aitatd whn it cos to
parking on campus. Th park -in lots on caps w th ta-t fo not on bt two stos;Hican In, and topicalstorm Kata. Ths two stormscopltl dstod th lowpakin lot and had an ipacton who cold pak on capsand who coud not.
Bcas so an pakin spots w lost in th stos,
an stdnts flt th had nochoic bt to “cat” spots b pakin on th ass o otharas.
“W ndstand popl havto cat spots; howv, at a
ctain point saft ovidsconvninc,” said Krista Bai Murph, Dan of Studnt lif.“Whn stdnts catin spacsposs a that to th saft of othrs, th hav to b ticktd.Fo xapl, shttls had totak dtos aond th back nd of th schoo’s parking ot.
This ad th n lat, b-caus th coud not t through
The lower lot shortly after the ood waters receeded.
th front of St. Jo’s du to stu-dnts catin thi own pak-ing spacs.”
Anoth iss that mph pointd ot was that if th
was a r, th r trucks woud
not hav bn ab to t intoth piss bcas of how cuttrd th ntranc was.
Oth sidnt stdnts liv-in on ain caps w pstthat th had to pak at Sa-loaf and w ticktd fo pak-ing on main campus. Taking th shttl back and foth “wasti consin,” said DanillKnott ‘13.
mph fls that tpo-ail qiin all sidnt st-dnts to pak at Saloaf andtickting cars was important.
It hlpd to nfoc th polic and it catd spots fo th po-pl coin onto caps vsssidnts ainin in th saspot all wk and addin to thdifcut of nding graduatand acclatd stdnts pak-ing.
At Chstnt Hill Coll,th cost fo cot stdntparking is $5.95, foowd b ac-clatd and adat stdntsat $140; which copad tooth la schools in th aa,is actua rasonab. St. Jo-
sph’s univsit stdnts, foxapl, pa $730 fo svd
pakin, $202 fo cotand $318 fo sidnt, and ac-codin to a soc th, st-dnts sotis hav to walk at last a il to class fo thparking ot.
Apil Willias ‘13, was tick-td fo pakin b th tnniscourts. “I was upst that I r-civd th tickt,” said Willias,“bt I did not aliz that adstdnts paid th aont th do fo pakin, no that ca
was takin p spac fo othsin th ot.”
Sinc th low lot was -opnd on Spt. 26, th nd tocat pakin spacs has bnallviatd, bt pakin ainstight.
mph addd that pakin
is a pobl on alost v campus. “It’s not going to bpfct,” sh said, “bt th staff has don its bst to accoo-dat stdnts b allowin thwa whn crating spac.”
As pat of th coll’s mas-t Plan, th adinistationis hopin to bild two pak-ing garags. On garag woudb bilt at Saloaf and thoth will b locatd on thmain campus. Murph sas thatthis will allow o n aathohot caps instad of
on campus bing d withparking ots.
JILL mCFArLAND‘15
Anna St. Hiari ‘12 coudn’tba th anticipation sh flt
whil waitin fo h connct-ing ight from Charott, NorthCaroina to Dubin, Irand.Sh coldn’t slp, coldn’t -ax, and coud not wait. Anna
had alwas wantd to tavl toIrand, and sh had na hadh chanc to o with on of h clos finds, Caolin Sttz‘12. Th svn hour ight hadth both thinkin, “I wish Icold jst clos s and bthr.”
Caolin wantd to s asch of Iland as sh coldand aso kp hrsf bus. Toh, th was no ason to passp an oppotnit it had to of-fr. Anna mad a matur dci-sion bfo sh lft to pt all
xpctations asid and o intoh tip to Iland with a co-plt opn ind to th popl,th clt and th ovall s-snc of th countr. Sh stasid all stotps, all idas of
what an stt con o bild-in wold look lik and wntinto Iland with a sns of
wondr. Anna aso ft a con-nction to th cont bcasof h oots; pat of h fltlik sh was at a scond hoo a plac h sbconscios wascomfortab in.
Anna and Caolin stad inrathins Sqa which is as-il accssibl to shops and s-taurants. It was, howvr, ovr ami awa from thir univrsit.Nith of th was bothdb th walk to class, which in-cldd a sttch alon a canalna to fa’s akt pod-cts onc a wk, and a vait
of sights and sounds. Th ong walk to class hlpd both Annaand Caolin dvlop a sns of diction in th stts of Db-lin and accliat to thi ovallsurroundings.
Two classs w offd to Anna and Caolin; Iish Histo- and Politics and Iish Lita-tur. Th schoo itsf offrdxcsions btwn classs
wh th xplod placsth wr arning about. Visit-in th Jas Joc Tow and
That aft lanin all abot
th atho and his lif was a“show and t” of sorts.
Din a tip to th Cliffsof moh, Anna and Caolinhad lnch at O’Conno’s Pbin Dooin. Aftr a tip from alocal, th both odd thBf and Guinnss Stw. It wasslow cookd and dcd withginnss b, ixd with ca-ots, potatos and savo bf grav. Th both said it was thbst ma th had in Irand.
Also, th fsh podc Ilandoffd was nlik Aican
Students Experience the Irish Way of Lifefruits and vgtabs. Mad
with fw psvativs, it lastsfo a shot aont of tibut was, “dnit frshr.”
unlik oth contis, thIish w intstd to haabot Aica and th wa
Amricans iv. Anna mt anIish an at a staant who,aft lanin sh was Ai-
can, askd h to xplain thpolitics and histo of o na-tion. Anna and Caroin bothad th’v nv bnsompac quit so wcoming.
Anna flt Iland had anndlin sns of aic; v-on was opn-hatd, th
was a balanc btwn cit and countr and a rich histor.
Caolin lovd al Iland,th stic contsid and thraxd attitud of its pop.
Th both wish to o back toIland soda, ab vn toiv thr.
Both Anna and Caolinflt that thi indpndnt p-sonalitis as wll as th conv-ninc of th std aboad po-
a hlpd th fl iht athom in Irand.
Anna St. Hilaire ‘12 and Caroline Stutz ‘12 at the Cliff
of Moher.
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DANA CONSALVO‘12
Th enlish dpatnt of Chstnt Hill Coll into-dcd a nw cativ witin
ino this sst that al-lows stdnts t anoth wa to xpor thir crativ sids.
This ino focss on witin short ction, nonction, potr and vn graphic novs. Fac-lt bs hav oftn hadstdnts coplain abot how th a not abl to b cativ
in thir writing assignmnts. This ino is all abot witin and ipovin th skills that andd to bco a sccssflcrativ writr.
Th cativ witin ino isopn to all; o do not hav tob in th enlish o Coni-cations programs to participat.
“Th Coll is fll of talntd writrs in a ds, and th ar
wcom,” said Karn Gtzn,Ph.D., engish Profssor andCoodinato of th Cativ
Writing minor. “you wi b x-posd to so of th bst c-ativ witin and o will bildour own portfoio.”
Whil bildin a potfoliois possibl to do on o own,o will b at a at advan-
ta if o tak pat in this nw minor. “Most of us work bst
with a op, and with a opof lik-indd popl who asppotiv and focsd,” adddGtzn.
To coplt this ino ond to an 18 cdits o sixcasss. Som of th casssoffd a: cativ witin,
writing itrar non-ction,potr, writing short ction,
scipt witin and aphic novl
writing. you wi aso hav th
chanc to pblish o witin
in o Lita maazin, Th
gackl, and o nwspap,
Th Grifn.
If o a intstd, o
can t th mino ristation
form from th Rgistrar. you will b abl to coplt th
sall aont of papwok
qid b tin with both
our advisor and Dr. Gtzn
(Room 207 Saint Josph’s Ha).
Fo stdnts who think th
wold lik to wit bt a n-
ctain of thi skills o ddi-
cation, this is a pfct wa to
tr it. Tak a cass and nd out
if ou ar intrstd. For mor
information pas contact Dr.
Gtzn at [email protected].
creative writing minor hits chc
Ms. Nancy serving breakfast and love from behind the
egg station.
Kelly MCKAy ‘12
A o sick of th caftiaand th Grifn’s Dn offring th sa food niht aft niht?It is ti to t sothin nw,and it is vn within walkin distanc of th cog. If outn onto gantown Avnand had phill into town o’llvntall n into Chstnt 7,a il and a half p th oadon th ft. Chstnut 7 (CH7) isChstnt Hill’s nwst sta-rant and bar. It opnd ss thantwo onths ao and is alad apopuar hot-spot among ocas.NBC 10 nws ancho, Dawn
Tin, has vn stoppd b on a fw occasions to njo alat-niht cocktail otsid withfrinds.
CH7 is locatd wh Solaisgill sd to b; t th int-io has bn copltl d-signd. Upon waking into CH7o idiatl notic thuniqu ighting xturs, argat-scrn tvisions, historicaphotoaphs scattd acossth walls, hih-top conal
tabs and spacious bar. CH7has otdoo satin as wll asa qit dinin oo fo thos
who pf low satin anda mor srn atmosphr.
Th staant’s otsid dinin spac is th last cntl of-frd in town.
“On of th at thinsabot Chstnt 7 is that ocan co in with 15 findsand ith han ot at th bao ab a tabl,” said To Stoks, managr of CH7. “Whav la op svics thatan’t offd anwh ls inChstnut Hi.”
This pscal Aican pbis opn svn das a wk founch and dinnr. Th mnu
vais fo sipl apptiz-s and tpical ba food to thcatch of th da, which consis-tnt ss out ach night. Onth dinnr mnu ou wi ndon of CH7’s sinat app-tizs, “T’s mphis Nachos”
which has plld pok, colslaw and chdda chs on top of tortia chips. Thr ar aso
vaios tps of salads, b-s and pizza incldin th bf-
falo chickn pizza and shot ib
pizza. Brunch itms rang from
s bndict to sasa av
and chickn and dumpings.
Jo rid ’12, stoppd in a
fw wks ao to t CH7’s
margarita pizza. “Th pac
looks so ch nic than Sola-
is, and I lovd that I cold lax
and watch th gam,” said Rid.
“Th pizza was aazin too!”
Stoks shad that a fw
chans a b ad to th
outdoor patio in th futur.
Statin in Novb, th
cold possibl b liv acostic
music on th wknds.
Hours of operation:
monda-Fida:
11:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Satda:
11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Snda:
10 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Dinnr is srvd unti 10 p.m.
monda thoh Thsda and
Sunda, and unti 11 p.m. Frida
and Saturda.
A New Hot Spot in Town
The Solaris Grill has been transformed into Chetnut Hill 7 at 8201 Germantown Av -
enue, Philadelphia, PA 19118.
NICOLe HeIgL‘14
It is 7:30 in th onin and th doos to th caftiaa jst opnin at ChstntHi Cog. Strssd, sp-dpivd stdnts walk slp-il into th caftia and hadstraight to th back. Thr,Ms. Nanc awaits thm as hrda bgins. “Good morning,bab! What a a havin’?” shasks with a lovin and nticton. From 7:30 to 9:30 vr onin sh is bhind th o-lt station povidin s, ad-
vic, and bst of a, hr hugs.Ms. Nanc Ann Barrtt
was bon in aisd in gan-town, Pa., which is whr shaso raisd hr chidrn. Shhas iht andchildn, whosh lovs v ch, and njosall of th ti sh can t withthm. Ms. Nanc has workd atCHC for 21 ars. During thatti sh has not onl tochdth hats of thosands of st-dnts, sh was also psntd
with th Sistr of St. Josphawad; ivn to thos at CHC
who hav donstatd thmission of th Sistrs of St. Jo-sph. Sh was aso th spakrat th snio dinn a fw asao, sothin that sh was x-trm honord to do.
“Ms. Nanc is awsom,”said la Gavaris, ’15. “I cam
in sick stda and sh told
to dink hot ta with hon
and mons. I f a ot bttr.”
Th ost intiin thin abot
Ms. Nanc is hr sns of in-
tuition. Sh knows whn som-
thin is not iht with a stdnt
and picks up on it right awa.
Ms. Nanc rvisitd a past x-
pinc whn a stdnt ca
thoh h lin and sh cold
just t somthing was wrong.Sh askd th stdnt what was
wrong and sh condd in Ms.
Nanc. Sh spok with th stu-
dnt and hlpd h thoh
a vr difcut dcision. Af -
tr, Ms. Nanc gav hr a hug;
sh sas sh is tochd to hav
hpd somon in nd.
Sist Ala ros knows that
Ms. Nanc is on of th ra-
sons wh stdnts lov Chst-
nut Hi. Studnts hav tod Sis-
t Ala that th nd to stat
thi da iht v onin b
sing Ms. Nanc. But Ms. Nan-c dos not think of CHC as a
job. Sh thinks of ach studnt
as hr own. Sh spcia ovs
whn stdnts co back to
visit and tll h what th a
doing with thir ivs. evr -
on knows CHC wold b lost
without Ms. Nanc, hr moth-
r was and kind words. Sh
sas sh is blssd to b abl to
iv kids lov, advic and ood
food!
Staff Spotlight
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ia: Jss Vaz ‘13
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KRISSTEN APPENZELLAR
‘11
‘Tis the season to be frightened. Fa la la la la la la la. Ok, that’s not how the song goes, but it’s that time of year where we like to curl up on the couch on a brisk autumnnight and scream our heads off. Here are a few lms you should watch if you want a good scare:
Let the Right One In:
This Swedish lm based on a novel is a blend of
adolescent romance and murderous blood sucking vampires. If this description reminds you of “Twi-
light” get that thought out of your head. It has not a
single sparkly vampire. Rather, a young girl who be-
friends her neighbor. This girl just so happens to be a
vampire. When she sees that her friend is being bullied
at school, she attacks the bullies. Yes, just like many,
many horrors movies there is an American counter-
part to this lm. But reading subtitles is worth it be -
cause the movie just loses something in translation.
The Last House on the Left:
The trend in horror movies has recently been to
recycle the old ones and make them new again. “TheLast House on the Left” is an example of a well done
remake. The original was made in 1972. The updated
2009 version is much more bloody and graphic. The
plot is as follows: A young girl is beaten and shot by
a group of escaped convicts. Later, they are forced to
seek refuge in a house that just so happens to belong to
the young girl’s parents. Realizing that their daughter’s
attackers are in their home, they exact revenge on the
group. Just a warning: some of the scenes are really
graphic. Do not watch this if you have a weak stomach.
Drive-Thru:I don’t know about you but I love B-list horror mov -
ies. It’s like a car wreck. You want to look away but youcan’t. This particular lm is aimed toward the clown-fearing set. After a night of partying, some rowdy teen-
agers go to a fast food restaurant called “Hella-Burger.” There, they are murdered by the restaurant’s clownmascot. At the same time, a girl (Gossip Girl’s Leigh-
ton Meester) and her boyfriend are playing with a OuijaBoard. The board tells them the license plate number of the murdered teen’s car. After developing pictures fromher once lost camera, the girl nds photos of the deadteenagers. Later, Meester’s character and her friends aretaken by the clown. They somehow escape from himand all is right with the world. This is a great movie to
watch if you want to make fun of awful horror mov -ies. It’s not a great movie to watch if you are afraid of clowns or fast food.
BLEU LANE
‘12
When it comes to Halloween costumes, I feel likeLindsay Lohan when she goes to the costume party inthe movie Mean Girls . She shows up, in her over-the-top costume, while all of the other girls prance around
wearing next to nothing and gawk at her. I haven’t al- ways had such a bad relationship with Halloween cos-tumes. In fact, Halloween was always my favorite day asa child because my mom made me the best costumes.But alas, I’m 21 now and a home-made Loonette theClown costume is not quite socially acceptable.
I have to give up on Halloween costumes becausethe process of selecting one is too stressful. First of all, you have to decide what you want to be. Last Hal-loween, I really wanted to be Nancy Spungen. I wantedto go all out and smear red paint on my chest (because
I would have been Nancy after she was stabbed by Sid Vicious) but then, I was informed that might be a bitmuch. So, I settled for being a zombie. Even then I wastold that a zombie isn’t pretty. My second costume lastyear wasn’t so much a costume as it was an idea. My intent was to be one of the Huxtables from the Cosby Show (because I have a large collection of big, ugly sweaters) but I wound up just looking like some girl ina big, ugly sweater.
I don’t like buying costumes from party stores be-
cause no matter what the costume is supposed to be,all of the female ones are just different variations of tight, short dresses. Police ofcer? Tight blue dress with
a badge. Fireghter? Tight red dress with a hose to carry around. Scientist? Tight white dress that vaguely resem-
bles a lab coat. Halloween costumes for girls over theage of 18 are basically just as little clothing as possible
with one key accessory that allows you to call it a cos-
tume. Tight black dress? Throw a headband with earsattached and you’re a cat.
I have to give up on Halloween costumes becauseI am a Halloween costume purist. By that, I mean thatI believe costumes are supposed to be crazy and overthe top. Dr. Frank-n-Furter from Rocky Horror PictureShow or Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice, those are cos-
tume ideas I like. When Cher went to a Halloween party as a mermaid in the movie Mermaids and was holding up her shiny tail all night, I knew that one day I had tocraft the perfect mermaid costume.
Even though I keep saying I have to give up on Hal -loween costumes, I’m sure I’ll change my mind and de-
cide to throw something together this year. Maybe this will be the year I make a metallic mermaid tail of my own and hope that somewhere out there, someone elseis keeping the creativity alive and not selling out to thetight dresses.
Why I am Giving Up on Halloween Costumes
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EVAN RODENHAUSEN‘15
We all remember Halloween as kids. We were ableto go to school dressed up as monsters, and later wentout to stalk the streets as our favorite creatures, grab -
bing candy for hours, and then eating until we were sick to our stomachs. Now, we’re older and though somemay still go Trick r’ Treating this year, the rest of us canturn off the lights, crank up the surround sound, andscare ourselves to death with these 10 icks that willmake our skin crawl.
10. The Shining (1980): Perhaps the nest adaptionof a Stephen King book, Stanley Kubrick’s classic taleof isolation and madness is a long one, but keeps yougripped with thrills from beginning to end.
9. The Birds (1963): This Alfred Hitchcock classictakes a seemingly benign animal and turns it into a crea -
ture to haunt your dreams. Crows still make me uneasy.8. Trick r’ Treat (2007): This collection of several
loosely connected tales serves terrically as a greatmesh of all the best types of horror lms. Scary, funny,
and downright weird, this lm is a modern classic.7. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Wes Craven’s
original ick about Freddy Krueger remains one of themost imaginative and haunting horror lms to date.
6. Shaun of the Dead (2004): Though it may be acomedy lm, this classic zombie spoof packs morethan enough scares to make this list.
5. Night of the Living Dead (1968): King of Zom-
bie icks, George A. Romero, turns the scare factorup to 11 in the movie that started them all. A denitemust.
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): Quite pos-
sibly the most visceral and downright scary lm onthis list, Tobe Hooper’s classic slasher ick had madeLeatherface one of the scariest, and most sought afterHalloween masks out there.
3. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966):
C’mon, how could it not qualify?2. The Exorcist (1973): So good that it has been one
of the few horror lms to escape the dreaded curseof having a bad remake, this lm will keep you up allnight…for days.
1. Halloween (1978): John Carpenter’s classic has setthe gold standard for what it means to produce a truly great horror lm. Unrelentingly scary and truly haunt-ing, Michael Myers is the complete embodiment of thepure evil that Halloween supposedly brings about.
Kick Of Halloween Season With our Staf’s Favorite Movies
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Tweets ofthe Month
“dressin up 4 fashion
week!!! ugg boots andspandex lyke WHOA”
-@FriendFromHS
“If the economy gets
any worse we’ll have tolearn Greek.”-@BetteMidler
“When I die, I just wantmy tombstone to read
‘George Clooney.’ Thatought to pull in some
visitors.”-@ConanOBrien
Jill McFarland ‘15
Cassandra Guttierez
‘14
Helena DeBald
‘14
Style Spotter: October 2011
Red Hot Chilli Peppers Release “I’m With You”
KYLE MICK ‘15
During their ve year hiatus, the Red Hot Chili Pep-
pers had a lot to think about since their last studio al -
bum, “Stadium Arcadium.” One of those thoughts be-
ing the departure of John Frusciante. John Frusciante
left the band in late 2009. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
stated that “Mentally, John checked out a long time ago.
He’s interested in doing his own thing, his own albums
– the whole big rock band machinery just doesn’t appeal
to him anymore.” Josh Klinghoffer is the replacement
guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and plays mostly
the same way as John Frusciante on the Red Hot Chili
Peppers new album, “I’m With You.”
The beginning of the album starts off with “Mon-
archy of Roses,” which gives the listener the eclectic,
pop rock, funky vibe that the Red Hot Chili Peppers
are known for in all of their other albums. But after that
the songs just sort of seep from one into another. The
problem with the new CD is not the guitar work, the
bass work, the drummer, or the singer. No, the problem
with this CD is that the band uses the same formula for
every song, a formula that the
Red Hot Chili Peppers just can’t seem to break out
of. I really tried to like this album, but their songs just
don’t seem to add anything interesting, new, or creative
to the sound of rock-and-roll or to their band. With
the addition of this new guitarist they could have really
taken a different approach and redened themselves as
a band not a brand.
While songs like “Monarchy of Roses,” “Ethiopia,”
and “Annie Wants a Baby” try to tie this album togeth-
er, other songs on this CD just seem to fall at to me.
However, even though some of these songs seem to go
nowhere, if you’re a Red Hot Chili Pepper purist this
CD is a must have.
“I just got my swaggerback... i totally put it in thefront pocket of my jans-
port and forgot #duh”-@diplo
images: Jessica Veazey ‘13
images: amazon.com
Rob Sannicandro
‘15
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OPINIONDAVID FORSTER
‘12
The Republican Party waspronounced dead by severalnational news sources on Nov.4, 2008. While the Republicansattempted to change the im-
age they had been given, theDemocrats were following ayoung, and charismatic leadernamed Barack Obama who hadachieved a Senate and Congres-sional super majority. Under
Obama’s banner of hope andchange, the people felt they werein safe hands going in to the fu-
ture.Fast forward just three years.
Now, the Democrats only have aslight majority in the Senate andthe people have lost faith in theman they thought would bring overnight change and an Amer-ica which would feature low prices, high employment, and aunicorn for every man, woman,and child. The economy is stag -nating, the jobs aren’t showing up, and, more disappointing still,
many nd themselves withoutunicorns. The Democrats havenot followed up on many of thestances that got them elected,leaving many of their formerfollowers bewildered.
Out of his millions of prom-
ises, Obama did his best to makethree of them stick. The healthcare bill, created with the intentto give anybody the best possiblecare, was watered down to nearpointlessness and still has yet tobe implemented. Guantanamo
Bay, a place under mass scrutiny due to its torture of people ac-cused of terrorism (even towardpeople with no evidence againstthem), is still open and still go-
ing about its normal business. Tax cuts implemented by theBush White House towards therich, which during his campaignObama called a “bad decision”,have been kept. He did, howev -er, end the war in Afghanistan…only to join in the attacks againstLibya, a country that may be
more dangerous and one weknow much less about. There is only one real op-
tion: Liberals need a Tea Party.For those of you who are not upto date on the current politicallandscape of America, the TeaParty is a group of Right wing activists following the ideals of Ronald Reagan and political phi-losopher Ayn Rand. They be-lieve that with less spending andgovernment intervention, moremoney would be available to thepeople therefore improving theeconomy. Furthermore, they
believe that by lowering taxes onthe richest of the rich, they willcreate jobs through their pur-chases and within the businessesthey personally own. As a few succeed in effort, many will beable to follow in their wake.
However, many on the Left wing of the political spectrumfeel very differently. They be-lieve that with less governmentintervention comes more cor-ruption. The more that cor-ruption inltrates top corpora-
tions, the more the commonman will suffer. To bolster theirclaim, they offer the bank meltdown of the early 2000’s. Asopposed to Ronald Reagan and
Ayn Rand, the Left believesin the practices of Franklin D.Roosevelt’s new deal. The 32ndpresident of the United Statesbelieved that if people were tosucceed once again, the pumpmust be primed. If the gov -ernment spends more money now, they will make more in the
long run. The Left and Rightare consistently at loggerheads, with both sides calling the oth-
er’s plans completely irrational. The Right claims the Left’s plangoes against logic while the Leftclaims the Right’s plans defy his-
tory. Neither side will give aninch.
As soon as a few politiciansassociated themselves with the
Tea Party movement, the politi-cal pendulum swung in favor of the Right. By simply remind-
ing politicians their constituentselected them for a reason and
would get angry if they don’tfulll their promises, a restruc-
turing of the budget based moreon what the constituents want-ed was created. By threatening to call people nasty names, the
Tea Party has successfully keptBush era tax-cuts under Barack Obama, who had previously been outspoken against them.
And the Democrats keep say -ing “We’ll get them next time.”
But when exactly is nexttime?
A Nice Cup of Tea: Left Wing in Need of a Tea Party
KAYCEE FLORE‘13
Short and to the point, that
to me is the simplest form of
communication. Reading be-
tween the lines, using the feath-
ery metaphor, this just leaves
room for hazy interpretation.
That being said, it seems to
me that professors are begging
us to write papers that are so
“uff- stuffed” that they can
double as a pillow.
You see dear students; it
seems to be that longevity and
not so much quality is expected
out of our papers. How many
ten-page papers have you pro-
duced? About how many of those were of topics that could
be simplied in four to ve
pages? I simply cannot grasp
why it is that we are forced to
write papers that are incredibly
long when we can sufciently
ll the requirement in a brisk
paper.
Now, don’t get me wrong,
I can see some legitimacy in
wanting a decent amount of
writing; we are in college and
it’s time to buck up. But the
quality of my paper is at risk.
Now, I need to ll my page with things that I have already
stated, simply reworded over
and over again. It could be de-
duced that in the end, what I’m
writing no longer matters.
Professors are asking us to
not only write what we think,
but additionally, to make sure
we include the thoughts of
others. Apparently recycling
ideas is going to strengthen
our original thought. When
push comes to shove, I’d rath-
er learn to stand on my owntwo feet then balance upon the
ropes others have left me. Per-
haps, dear friends, my paper is
taking the “road less travelled”
and I therefore am just inca-
pable of producing pages and
pages of what others thought.
I believe that my thoughts
should sufce.
Let’s be real though, writing
a two page paper isn’t gonna
cut it. But, if we were assigned
minimums of three pages, I’m
sure we would have more of an
opportunity to exceed expec-
tations. This way, we wouldn’t
be subjected to the stress and
strain of reaching an intimidat-
ing number. Not to mention
that less paper presents the op-
tion of “going-green,” which
our school is always looking to
achieve. So I say, let those pens
y and keyboards type, until
your thoughts run out. Then
you will have written a success-
ful piece.
Paper-Length
Tyranny
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to no notication to stu-
dents. And they’re also not hap-
py about their missing money.
Among those is Stephan
Wolfert ‘14 who is the SGA Vice-President of Student
Life. He’s dissatised with the
additional restrictions placed
on student’s meal plans and is
working to correct this turn
of events. He has already ap-
proached College ofcials
about what might be done con-
cerning the new policies. Either
way, I’m hoping that he can re-ally make a difference.
Despite all of the shenani-gans going on with Dining
Services, I think I might have
a feasible solution. The three
meal swipes should be usableat any time during the day from
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the
current meal exchanges. Af -ter 9:30 p.m., any remaining
meals should be converted into
points at half value: approxi-
mately $3.13 in points. It’s sort
of a compromise between the
existing rules and allows for a
lot more freedom and mobility in student’s dining options.
I’m hoping to see this
changed soon, because I amstill waiting on word about the
Social Room café. If they plan
on using some sort of swipe
or point system, being able to
convert that missed meal into
a late-night coffee sounds like
a win.
Subjective Scrutiny
“Campus Flooding”
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monitoring station, we know
we will ood within the nexthour or two and therefore needto clear the parking lots.
Because of this, Dr. Sopranoencourages students to registertheir cars and sign up to haveemergency notications sent totheir cell phones for easy com-
munication. “Unfortunately,the three cars that were left inthe lower lot, during the ood-
ing, were not registered andtheir owners could not be con-
tacted to move them to higherground,” said Dr. Soprano.
For the students who arestill on edge anytime rain ispredicated in the ve day fore-
cast, Dr. Soprano offers thesereassuring words,“Because wehave been through this many times, we know what needs tobe done and when. We alwayshave student, staff and faculty safety in mind. The advantageof coming to a small school,like Chestnut Hill, is that we canidentify these problems quickly,discuss the situation and cometo a consensus on what needsto be done, inform the Collegecommunity of the decision, andkeep everyone safe.”
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SPORTS
MARILEE GALLAGHER
‘14
After an amazing season toboth watch and be a part of, thePhillies closed out their nalgame and their last four games
with wins to nish the season102-60 making them the win-
ningest team in Phillies fran-
chise history. The victory alsogave Charlie Manuel 646 wins
which puts him atop the list formost wins for a Phillies manag -er. The Phillies record breaking
season didn’t end there howev -er. Beating the Braves in theirnal game of the season, thePhillies nished ahead of theBraves in the NL East by a re-
cord breaking thirteen games. This is the largest margin thatthe Phillies have ever had whenbeating a divisional opponent.
The Phillies fairytale seasonreally began around December
when the baseball gods looked
with favor upon the team in theform of returning fan favoriteCliff Lee to the city where hebelongs. When the Lee sweep-
stakes began, the Phillies werea long shot to land him butGeneral Manager Ruben Am-
aro Jr. somehow made it hap-
pen. Fans after the initial shock didn’t question how Amaropulled it off because they werejust glad that Lee was back inthe red and white pinstripes.
The Phillies began the sea-son strong and almost out of the gate it was certain they
would make it to the playoffs. The hype that surrounded the“Four Aces” and one of thebest offenses in the game fol-
lowed the Phillies whereverthey went as the Phillies wereproving to everyone in baseballthat they were in Jimmy Roll-ins’ words, “the team to beat.”
Philadelphia had a rmhold over the NL East by thebeginning of May and sincethat time they never lookedback. They had momentumand unprecedented franchisesuccess at both home and on
the road. It was certainly a sea-son to remember if you were aPhillies fan.
As the Phillies move on to
their fth straight postseasonthey have a strong shot to onceagain, win it all. The Phillies
will have home eld advantagethroughout every round of the playoffs and that alone isa huge boost for a team whohas had over 150 consecutivesellouts at home. The teamsthat the Phillies could poten-
tially match up against favorthe Phils and their pitching and
with most of their players -nally healthy again, they will betough to beat.
Philadelphia Phillies 2011 Season Recap and Playo Preview
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VERONIKA WILSON
‘14
As many of the students
and faculty here at Chestnut
Hill College already know, our
sports teams play an integral
role within the college commu-
nity. Why, even a cursory glanceinto the dining hall indicates
the overall quantity of com-
petitive teams there are: men’s
and women’s lacrosse, soccer,
and tennis just to name a few;
each group donning a specic
jersey to represent their partic-
ular sport. However, to the un-
trained eye, one may not easily
recognize the usually unmarked
team that is, quite literally, run-
ning through this year’s myriad
of sporting challenges. The
Division II cross country team
at CHC, totaling seven unique
and crucial players, has carved
out a noteworthy niche for
themselves with their admirable
endurance, and the way they
push the physical limits of the
human body, mind, and spirit.
In order to shed more light
on the seemingly elusive rac-
ers, the following list provides
the names and current gradua-
tion year of each member: Rosa
Iott ‘13 and Isabella Murray ‘15
complete the women’s team,
while Adam Drabinski ‘15, Jer-
emy Goerlich ‘12, Joseph Tru-
jillo ‘15, Julius Twyman ‘12, and
Owen Ward ’12 comprise the
men’s team. Both divisions are
headed by the inspiring Coach
Kampf.
Every Saturday, the cross
country team competes in a re-
gional competition on various
courses located in Delaware,
Pennsylvania, and Boston.
Each course, whether local or
out-of-area, is designed based
on the natural landscape of
the state, which usually entails
plenty of hills, rocks, and theoccasional muddy trail. Hav -
ing assisted in some of these
meets, I witnessed the intensity
and determination the runners
must have in order to complete
the arduous journey from start
to nish.
A race held recently at the
University of Delaware was not
only exciting to watch, but was
an exhibition of how much this
sport demands from an athlete.
Large areas of the trail were
completely saturated from the
heavy summer rains, which was
another obstacle that the ath-
letes had to face in addition to
the already uneven path. Slip-
ping and splashing, the race be-
came a trek affected by nature
itself. Despite these unforeseen
occurrences, the team contin-
ued to push through their ex-
haustion, and crossed the nish
line in both individual, and col-
lective victory.
One of cross country’s ma-
jor challenges is that it is an ex-
tremely competitive sport. Of -
ten Division I contenders race
against our Division II team,
adding fuel to the driving force
of staying on top in the sport.
However, the cross country
team continues to beat the odds
by maintaining a top score.
With their relatively small
member-count, Chestnut Hill’s
cross country team remains
power-packed. Each runner
contributes to the “give-it-your-
all” attitude, individually prov -
ing that they have the stamina
and endurance for such a physi-
cally demanding sport. Further-
more, the team exercises a great
deal of determination to reach
the nish line each time, and to
complete daily training sessions
in preparation for an event.
An undeniably rigorous sport,
cross country is making its way
into the hearts and minds of
the very team members whom
exhibit such grit and vigor as
they strive each time to reach
the nish line.
Running Toward Glory: A First Hand Account of CHC’s Cross Country Team
Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillie’s rst baseman swings and hits a three-run homer to left-center eld in the seventh inning against the
Washington Nationals.
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SPORTS
MARILEE GALLAGHER
‘14
In 2003, Chestnut Hill Col-
lege made the decision to open
up its college to male students.
By going co-ed, the school was
able to increase its student body
and to transform its athletic pro-
gram. Shortly after going co-ed,
the CHC Athletic Department
added men’s baseball in 2007-
08 and men’s lacrosse in 2009.
With offerings of men’s soccer,
tennis and basketball added to
the mix, the next logical step
many thought, would be adding
a football team.
Although it would be nice to
have a football team according
to some students, its absence
allows CHC to focus on build-
ing up the athletic programs it
already has. “We went DivisionII in 2007,” said Athletic Direc-
tor Lynn Tubman, adding that
by moving up from Division III,
the current athletic offerings of
the school were “ramped up.”
Going Division II in and of
itself prevents challenges for
CHC if they ever did want to
add a football team. The Central
Athletic Collegiate Conference
of which Chestnut Hill is a part
of, does not sponsor football.
Other obstacles that stand in the
way include a place to play. Cur-
rently, CHC has a relationship
with PW to use Victory Field as
the home soccer eld and with
Latshaw Field in Norristown as
the home baseball eld. There is
not room on campus to build a
football eld and with no other
place to play, it is not practical.
Other issues include having theproper infrastructure, accom-
modations for a football team
and transportation. “We have
to ask ourselves if it is realis-
tic,” said Tubman adding that
although there are currently
no plans to establish a football
team that it is not entirely out of
the question for the future. “If
students showed interest, then
we would look into it.”
According to Tubman the
current mission of the Athletic
Department is to continue to
improve the Athletic programs
already in existence. “Our goal
is to build the programs we cur-
rently have to the national level,”
said Tubman. This commitment
is proven in the yearly improve-
ment of its programs including
hiring renowned lacrosse player
Brian Dougherty as head coachlast year and in the undefeated
record of the 2011 women’s ten-
nis team. Tubman also wants to
see club and intramural sports
grow at CHC. She believes that
is a way for students to get in-
volved without having to make
the intense commitment to join
one of CHC’s conference sport
teams.
In addition to the commit-
ment to an athletic tradition of
success is the overall health and
wellness of the students. Tub-
man believes that the state of
the art tness center that the
school just put in is a great way
to make this happen. “I would
like to see the student body
more active and involved,” said
Tubman. “I believe the new t-
ness center is a great way to do
this.” Tubman’s views partnered
with Chestnut Hill’s goals are
evidenced in the new tness
center which offers a conve-
nient location that is now open
to all students. It is much bigger
than the previous tness center
and it better allows the athletic
teams to work out together.
However, the school does
want to do their best to accom-
modate what the students want.
“We hope the tness center will
be good trafc to see what stu-
dents want,” said Tubman. She
emphasizes her hopes that the
entire student body will feel
welcome to use the center and
to provide ideas for the future
development of Chestnut Hill
College’s growing athletic tradi-
tion.
Commitment to Athletic Success Highlights College’s Goals for the Future
October 6
Men’s Tennis vs. Rider University
Tennis Courts
October 8
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Jack St. Clair Memorial Meet
Belmont Plateau
October 12
Women’s Soccer vs. Dowling CollegePlymouth Whitemarsh
October 13
Women’s TennisGoldey-Beacom College*
Tennish Courts
October 22
Men’s Soccer vs. Domincan College*
Plymouth Whitemarsh Women’s Soccer
vs. Domincan College*Plymouth Whitemarsh
October 23
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country CACC Championship Meet*
Belmont Plateau
October 25
Men’s Soccer vs. Philadelphia University*
Plymouth Whitemarsh
October 26
Women’s Tennis vs. La Salle University
Tennis Courts
October 27
Women’s Soccer vs. Bloomsburg University
Plymouth Whitemarsh
October 28
Men’s Soccer vs. Univeristy of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Plymouth Whitemarsh
October 31
vs. University of the District of Columbia Tennis Courts
Upcoming Game Schedule
LAUREN FREEDMAN
‘15
Contributing to the success
of Chestnut Hill College’s ten-
nis team with a score of 7-0
in women’s singles and 7-0 in
women’s doubles is freshman,
Morgan Oechsle. Her awless
technique has helped the CHC
team reach a perfect 7-0 over-
all and 4-0 in conference play
on the season. These numbers
currently put CHC in rst place
position in the Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference (CACC),
and has Oechsle ranked among
the top players.
Oechsle also participated in
an Intercollegiate Tennis As-
sociation (ITA) East Regional
Tournament, which took place
at the famed Arthur Ashe Sta-
dium in New York. Oechsle
played great tennis and man-
aged to make it all the way to
the seminals. Her doubles
team, which includes herself
and junior Maria Parapouras,
also made it to the tourna-
ment seminals. For this reason
Oechsle was honored as one of
CHC’s Athletes of the Week,
and as the CACC’s Honorable
Mention in the same week.
Oechsle is a Psychology
major who has loved tennis
since her dad bought her a ten-
nis racket for her tenth birth-
day, and began taking her out
to hit balls around. Although
her ideas about playing profes-
sionally have changed over the
years, Oechsle would love to
have the experience if given
the chance. Oechsle’s favorite
professional tennis players are
Maria Sharapova and Roger
Federer. Chestnut Hill’s tennis
team was a big deciding factor
when Oechsle was looking to
apply for colleges. She couldn’t
imagine not playing tennis be-
cause it has been such a big part
of her life for so long.
Making friends throughout
the years has been her favor-
ite part of being on a sports
team. She has fun playing with
her teammates because every -
day something new and funny
happens. Oechsle admits to the
hard work of playing tennis,
but to her it’s all worth it, andshe loves the girls on the team,
and getting to spend time with
them.
For Oeschle, tennis is more
than just a sport, because it has
played such a huge role in her
life. The CHC women’s tennis
team is lucky to have her, and
the school community wishes
her and the team continued
successimage: grifnathletics.com
Athlete Profle: Morgan Oechsle
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